Word: fire
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Sanders Theatre, was magnificent. Typical of Kilty's directive imagination was the decision to perform the coronation scene in the transept of Memorial Hall. The audience moved out of Sanders and became the congregation; the scene was played on a specially constructed altar at the north end, while fire-department searchlights outdoors focussed on the stained-glass windows over-head. The consensus was reflected in the comment of one critic, "From every conceivable standpoint Saint Joan is a high-water mark in Harvard dramatics...
Investigations by the Cambridge Fire Marshal's office have uncovered infringements of regulations in the Varsity Club, which was partially burned out Monday morning. The City will take no action, and the cause of the blaze remains officially undetermined...
Investigation of Monday morning's two-alarm blaze at the Varsity Club by the Fire Marshal's office continued yesterday. Officials of the Fire Department emphasized that the investigation is routine and normally takes several days. The Fire Marshal's office is usually called in on multiple alarm fires, Deputy Chief William Crimmens of the Cambridge Fire Department explained. He does not expect that any criminal charges will be brought as a result of the investigation...
Most of the music belonging to the Band, which was stored in a room adjoining the stairwell, was destroyed or damaged beyond use by the fire and water. Officials of the Band said yesterday that the music was worth about $10,000, since it included virtually all of the Band's medleys, which were hand copied from exclusive manuscript scores...
Prior to June a "one-hour parking" rule was in effect on all Cambridge streets from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Because this law was never posted and seldom enforced, acute traffic problems arose with respect to one-way streets, fire and emergency calls, and snow removal. Attempts to resolve the problem through enforcement of the little-known law aroused the ire of students when they discovered that sufficient overnight parking accommodations were not available at any cost...