Word: farcially
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...those who do not know Latin well a translation has been prepared by E. C. Weist '30 and R. W. Hyde '30. The play, on which Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" is indirectly based, is a story of two twins, the Menaechmi, constantly being mistaken for each other; the farcial action can be followed by an audience not acquainted with the text...
...terms of this purely farcial rider, the Deputies themselves would be required to file the following information with the Government, which must then publish it in the Journal Officiel: 1) A statement of their total wealth on the day that France entered the War and on the day that the Armistice was signed. 2) A statement of their present total yearly incomes from all sources. 3) A list of every article which they own together with a declaration of its value and a statement of how many horses they own and the horsepower of their automobiles...
...feature which served to liven the contest was a double steal by Babson and Wingate in the fourth inning. It was a farcial play, both the Harvard and Colby players showing a lamentable lack of baseball brains. With Babson on third and Wingate on second, a "squeeze" play was in order, but caption Potter, who was at bat, did not hit and Babson was caught off the base. He finally managed to get back safely, but Wingate had taken too great a lead from second, and was trapped between second and third, almost forcing Babson. The play resulted in Babson...
...graduates' night rehearsal of the French plays, given last night in Brattle Hall, was a decided improvement over all previous efforts of the Cercle. "Crispin Medecin" and "Un Jeune Homme Presse" are both modern farcial comedies, and are more suited to the inexperienced actors than the plays of previous years. They are both decidedly funny. The French of most of the actors is remarkably clear and fluent, and is easy to understand. The first play is full of ridiculous situations and the second contains considerable witty dialogue. All of the men show the results of careful training...
...Misses Bentley's Telescope" the hero is engaged in preserving "a pleasing amatory equilibrism" at home, while developing a genuine love affair abroad. The device by which the author reaches his climaxes is of course farcial, but his climaxes are none the less climaxes, and the story moves toward them with amusing and unhalting life and go. Verses, College Kodaks, a short sketch by G. H. Scull and couple of forceful editorials pointing out to Freshmen "that the broad opportunties for good fellowship with the solid good men of their class cannot be taken advatage of too early, and that...