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...theatre-goer who loves good dramatic literature or who takes pleasure in contemplating an eminently well-bred and well-dressed gentleman cannot but be delighted with "Beau Brummell" as Richard Mansfield shows him to the Globe Theatre audiences. There is an exquisite artistic delicacy in his impersonation of this most noted of English swells, and throughout the play the dialogue is admirable in its terseness and its polish. The delineation of the minor characters is excellent, and "Beau Brummell," as a play, is a piece of work at once literary and effective...
...Sever Hall. We can never tell when we enter whether at that moment some one will not be coming out and so slam the door in our face. This is especially grievous, as the two steps in front of the door give an impetus to the push which the goer-out gives to the door, preparatory to jumping down these steps, and often cause the goer-in to experience the spicy relish of being knocked over backwards. It seems as if a change in the direction in which the doors swing would obviate the annoyance. But certainly glass panes ought...
...endeavor in the last day, perhaps hour or two, before an examination to learn what others have taken care to study as it came. An interruption at such a time is often fatal to the success of the hard worker, and a cause of entire failure to the easy-goer; and since it is mostly through this class of non-workers that the custom is made necessary, it is upon them that we would impress the fact that there are times when it is impossible for a man to study to advantage unless he feels entirely free from chance...
...Vandals are among us. Yesterday morning the virtuous prayer-goer was shocked at the sight of sundry inscriptions about the entrance of the Chapel, and, it is believed, the matutinal meditations of many were disturbed by the circumstance. We tender the authors of this brilliant joke our congratulations on their glorious achievement. We should like to be introduced to them...