Word: graceful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Cyrano himself and of his works. He was an extremely clever writer, but by no means a genius. He has neither the touch not power of staging plays which most French writers possess, but he sets his works forth in a way that have an undeniable charm and grace. It was Cyrano's idea, in "Le Pedant Joue," to make his audiences laugh, and he has succeeded admirably. The play is similar to, but on a much higher plane than the modern vaudeville...
...Class Day Committee: Miss Grace W. Landrum, Miss Kate D. Griswold, Miss A. F. Stratton...
...cast of "The Chorus Girl," at the Boston Museum, includes among other favorites, dainty Merri Osborne, best remembered here for her delightful work as Little Miss Muffet, in "Jack and the Beanstalk;" Grace Greenwood, Minnie Ashley, late of the De Wolf Hopper Company, May Donahue, William Norris, Eddie Garvey, Lawrence kearney and Lon Brine. All of these principals and others as well will doubtless receive a very cordial and enthusiastic reception from the Harvard men on next Tuesday evening. Harvard night, when, in compliment to Mr. Emerson Cook, Harvard '93, the college colors will wave triumphant at the Museum...
...Faunce, D. D., of New York, conducted last evening's chapel service. He spoke of the necessity of faith as a foundation for virtue and grace, likening them respectively to a pillar and the tracery it upholds. The choir sang "As Shine the Sun's Declining Rays," by Joseph Barnby...
This is one of the proofs that Mr. Fox has chosen a simple theme, almost perilously simple in its freedom from machinery of any kind. But the story is told with a directness and grace that give it a charm, lacking in many more elaborate literary structures...