Word: evening
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...publishers of the Magazine of American History are certainly to be congratulated on the excellence of the November number. The sequel of the "City of a Prince," which was begun in the Octorber number, is even more interesting than the first chapter. The contrast between this story and the next "Boston in 1741 and Governor Shirley" is exceedingly marked. "The Treaty of Ghent" by Hon. Thomas Wilson, is full of fresh information, and contain the picture of the house where the famous treaty was made. "A New France in New England" is a tale which will provoke discussion...
...highest aim of the comedian's art. It is that which is at all times necessary, especially when one appears to the public. The theatre is not a room: it is necessary to speak loudly and audibly on the stage, and never in a tone of every day conversation. Even if you recite, do not speak as if you were addressing friends. Art without style is no art at all. Play a character as the author intended it should be played: give life to every scene, make it full of fire and a variety of passions at all times...
...fourth and last of the Dudleian lectures was given last evening by Professor George P. Fisher, D. D. of Yale University. Paul Dudley. the founder of the course, was a Harvard graduate and became a Chief Justice of Massachus tts. According to his instructions the lecture was purely defensive. The theory has been advanced that episcopacy is the only lawful method of church government, and that there can be no true church with-out bishops. No man not ordained by a bishop has any warrant for his ministry. This idea is based on the supposed unbroken succeseion of bishops from...
...election of a captain for the team. We hope that he will infuse a little more vigor into the team and make the men trying for the team begin practice at once. The Princeton team has been hard at work ever since the fall term began, and have even gone so far as to play two or three match games with strong amateur clubs. Unless our lacrosse players are anxious to compete next spring heavily handicapped, it behooves them to give up the lack-a-daisical spirit which they have hitherto shown and practice daily from now until Thanksgiving...
...general ticket system unjustly gives the balance of power to a small majority, or even a plurality, in a larger state; (e. g., Pennsylvania in 1840.- Am. Almanac...