Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...success of the burlesque in New York. But to all who took part, and to Mr. Arthur Sherwood in particular, is due great praise for the energy displayed in carrying out so difficult an undertaking. The report in a New York paper that Mr. Sherwood was the author of "Fair Rosamond" is not so far wrong after all, for he has rewritten it almost entirely, and those of us who have ever attempted to reconstruct a single scene can, in a measure, estimate his labor. He has, however, as a recompense for his trouble the common assent that the dialogue...
Speaking of the crews, the Gazette says: "The material, taking the men separately for their physique, is fair, but nothing exceptionally strong; here lies the weak point of Oxford this season. We do not mean to say that the men are a weakly lot. There are plenty of good No. 3's and No. 2's, but there is a dearth of those first-class giants of which a good crew should always have three or more." Then follows a criticism of the men individually, which suggests that there is material in the boats that can be improved and developed...
...Crimson, she had sent us her description, as is customary nowadays, beforehand. Unfortunately, an entirely unexplainable circumstance prevented the concert she describes from taking place, although all the arrangements for it had been made, and seven hundred tickets had been sold. But out of respect for our fair correspondent we have concluded, notwithstanding, to print her letter...
...performances were held under the patronage of the Harvard Club of New York, for the benefit of the University Crew. The burlesque of "Rosamond the Fair" was the attraction; and the intermissions were rendered lively by an amateur orchestra under the direction of Mr. Max Vogritsch...
...negotiations with England; she seizes on this as a pretext for withdrawing her challenge. All the "Spirit's" correspondent can say in his accusations of cowardice and unfairness will never convince any one but his sympathizers that Harvard has acted, or desired to act, in other than an open, fair, and manly way in this or any other matter. His accusations of unfairness and faint-heartedness are, in view of Cornell's withdrawal of her challenge, particularly ill-timed...