Word: frump
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...back; he had to create them; and, in a country which for centuries had reveled in kingly glory, the lack was unusually difficult. It was said that he ate peas with his knife, that he was illiterate, that he dressed like a navvy, that his wife was "an old frump." A thousand jokes at his expense were born. Some said that Frau Ebert would sweep the Presidential Palace herself and that he would polish his own doorknobs. All these jokes he and his wife wisely ignored and soon they ceased...
...Hasty Pudding Club gave "The Duenna, or the Freak, the Frump, and the Friar" before an audience which crowded the club's theatre. The play was exceedingly well presented and acting, singing, scenery and costumes combined to make it most successful. Mr. Weaver as Sir Barney E'Claire made the hit of the evening. His rich humor, good acting and typical songs called forth loud applause. Olivia, his promised bride was well taken by Mr. V. S. Sears, whose dancing and acting were also very good. Mr. Prescott acted the part of the Duenna to perfection. The love scene between...
...boat for New York on Wednesday evening, April 3d, and will play at the Berkeley Lyceum, on April 4, 5, and 6. On April 25, 26, and 27, public entertainments will be given in Boston in Union Hall, Boylston street. The play is called "Duenna, or the Freak, the Frump and the Friar...