Word: fashion
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present lecture undertakes to assume, at first, the Realistic attitude towards the world, and to re-examine the fundamental questions of philosophy from this point of view. This change of point of view will in the end prove instructive, and will lead to a return to Idealism in a fashion whereby that doctrine will be enriched, and rendered more concrete...
Beethoven's Overture to "Corilanus," beginning with the huge chords on C, was impressively played. The suite, "Peor Gynt" by Grieg was the novelty. The fourth movement, which obtained an encore, has a clumsy, grotesque, theme worked up in a theatrical fashion and very much a la Wagner. After a fourth hearing one is convinced that this movement does not deserve so much applause. The Italian Symphony of Mendelssohn was simply delicious. Mr. Nikisch led the work in an exhilarating manner...
...central figure of the cast, was taken by Mr. J. H. Gilmour very creditably. His personality was strong, and his acting forceful. Mr. Russell Bassett made a hit as "Patrick Doolan," a British sailor. Miss Isabelle Evesson did the part of "Dorothy," Jack's sweetheart, in a very taking fashion. Her stage presence is good, and added much to the success which she scored by her acting alone...
...game now was still a very crude affair compared with the game we play. "The scrimmages were," Mr. Camp goes on to say, "simply writhing masses of vigorous kickers, and no man escaped. The rushers were not scientific enough to carry the ball along with their feet, English fashion, while pushing their way ahead through the opponents, but one and all, at the word, started forward violently kicking everything in the way. Upon the practice fields, which is in reality where the rules receive their best test, the 'varsity players were stronger and heavier than the 'scrub' teams which played...