Word: gracing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Many gala caps and gowns rustled in the church. One so garbed rose from her seat by the old walnut-paneled wall as President Murlin read: "Grace Goodhue Coolidge; Student, university graduate, teacher; daughter, wife, mother; in every station exemplifying the finer qualities of mind and heart we most admire in women; your own works praise you; you have gained the confidence, admiration and love of the American people . . ." Going forward, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge received in her hands a script, and upon her shoulders a purple hood faced with red and white, that proclaimed her an honorary Doctor of Laws...
...shame of his color, and all the more so when she impulsively sent him a picture of her lovely sister, in place of her own likeness. When Hebe discovered David's secret, she loved him notwithstanding. When he discovered hers, his bitterness was vile. He recovered, but without much grace, and this second climax is shaky. The baseless sentimentality with which it breaks off, cannot, however, alter the validity of the black Elisha...
...vivid interpretation of this character of Pedro is given by Edouardo Sanchez, whose performance is particularly noteworthy in its expression of the high breeding, the grace and charm of the king. The impersonation is always commanding, and in the climax reaches real depth of emotion. It is certainly one of the outstanding pieces of acting that the Dramatic Club has given us. On the whole the support is also good, and the performance maintains its interest throughout. It is good to see some real excitement in some of the battle scenes, which offer great difficulties on the small stage...
...characters were perfectly delineated. Their universality and individuality are brought out from Rickety Anne to Seth Perkins, the Hoboken Terror. Not a stroke was missed in the production, for the sets of the "Old Homestead", "The Street in front of Grace Church: N. Y." and "The Kitchen" were no less perfect than the Swanzey, New Hampshire, Annual Band Concert. Strange to say, even the old jokes which had been dusted off for the occasion were greeted with vociferous laughter and prolonged applause. Handkerchiefs which went up more than once to wipe away a tear were suddenly used to stifle laughter...
...sister of mercy by the deathbed of its mother, the ancient Culture. Protestantism was the nurse of a lusty child, modern civilisation." Passing a huge Dissenters' "chapel," he says: "It is becoming impossible for those who mix at all with their fellow men to believe that the grace of God is distributed denominationally...