Word: goode
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...dance was in progress when we arrived, and I was much surprised to see one old gentleman dancing gravely around alone. I inquired the reason. "He fancies himself the Pope," said one of the attendants, "and thinks that no one here is good enough to dance with him; and so he dances all by himself...
There were also two men dressed in white that excited my curiosity. One of them, I was told, imagined, curiously enough, that good manners had died out at Yale, and that he was the Ghost of Manners! The other imagined himself the devil, and had on a sign, "The Devil is More often White than He is Painted." His capitals were peculiar, but the idea was good...
...play of Princeton was characterized by fine passing to the half-backs, and by a general discipline prevailing throughout the team, which made their playing more effective than ours. The utmost good-feeling was displayed on either side, - an agreeable contrast to the treatment experienced by our team at New Haven. The teams were as follows...
...same time, there is a pathos, running through the two principal parts, of an exceedingly refined quality. To say that Mr. Sothern brings this out to its fullest extent, is simply to repeat that he is a finished actor and a gentleman. The support is not very good, the tendency being to overact the comic parts...
BOSTON MUSEUM. " Dr. Clyde," a play translated from the German of L'Arronze, the author of "Mein Leopold" ("My Son"), was produced here last Monday evening. Of the piece itself, little that is favorable can be said. The acting is good, on the whole, especially that of Mr. Warren. "Dr. Clyde" will be continued next week...