Word: formerely
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...Club Table, and the other from Bixby's. The game was full of interest and excitement, and showed much individual good play. It was called at the end of the seventh inning, when the score stood: Bixby, 10; Brown, 7. Mr. C. T. Tyler was captain of the former, and Mr. H. H. Crocker of the latter Nine...
...really remarkably good amateur actors, and the parts in this little farce were such as to bring out the talent of each in its best light, and the audience justly rewarded them with unusual applause and enthusiasm. At the matinee we had "Virginia Mummy" and "Anne Boleyn." The former is a decidedly weak farce, which was only relieved by the excellent negro delineation of Mr. Sturgis. The burlesque is new, we believe, and is probably destined to be a favorite. All the parts were well taken, and all should be equally praised; but we must again compliment Messrs. Thomas, Devens...
...being asked the similarity between Rubinstein and Samson, our Biblical Editor vouchsafed in reply, that the former seemed to him to emulate the latter in conquering with his hair, likewise in bringing down the houses with his hands...
...greater admirer than myself of Bulwer's writings, and I consider "Eugene Aram" at least one of his average productions. Still, I see no reason to correct a former opinion expressed concerning a story, a great part of which is occupied in narrating the events leading to, connected with, or growing out of a murder...
...Yale Lit. for April has been received. In accordance with its custom of publishing in every number a love or ghost story, it furnishes this time one of the former class, "That Freshman," better than the average which are published in its columns, although open to much censure. The plot, of course, is not elaborate, and the characters are not so distinctly drawn as we could wish. Regarding the character of its sentiment, many different opinions are expressed. The chief fault, by no means an unusual one in such compositions, is the fact that the conversation is all carried...