Word: generale
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...past with the Radcliffe Choral Society is a significant commentary upon the public reception accorded them in recent years. For it has been avowed by various members of the organization that the scanty audiences of the past have made a combined program more desirable from a standpoint of general reception aside from finances...
...this is the case, it is unfortunate that the high quality performance that has largely developed under the leadership of Dr. Davison should face the possibility, however general this possibility always is, of empty seats before them. Dr. Davison has performed a Herculean task in educating a great number of Harvard men to the enjoyment of high class choral music. His inspiring leadership has been common knowledge to those who have come in contact with him or with his pupils...
...unfortunately Dr. Davison's performance has been uncompromising in its idealism. Thus far, he has failed to educate the general public up to the level of his chorus. He has proved that the term "college glee club" does not necessarily imply the group of barber shop choristers of a decade ago; but, he has proved these things only to a small group of more or less sophisticated music lovers, whose appreciation already educated to the level of classic music is reached to the height of satisfaction...
...after all, it is often this old graduate who makes up a considerable proportion of the audience, the gate receipts and in general the solid support of the Glee Club...
...rise of professional tennis which has been so noticeable for the past two years seems somewhat out of accord with the decline of pro sports in general. We now have two pro tennis players who are considered to be on a par with the cream of the amateur group in Karel Kozeluh, the Czech wonder, and Vincent Richards, formerly of amateur fame in this country. These two recently engaged in a match which according to eye witnesses produced tennis of a far higher brand than the Tilden-Hunter final of the national singles championship held within the last few weeks...