Word: grandes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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BOSTON THEATRE. - 7.30 P.M.; Matinee, Saturday at 2. On Tuesday evening, "the event of the season," a grand spectacular play, founded on Jules Verne's novel, "Voyagers in Southern Seas, or the Children of Captain Grant," was produced at this theatre, and will be continued until further notice. As a spectacular play it is a great success, and fulfils the expectations raised by the announcement of the play. The tableaux, the ballet, and the costumes are all remarkably good. The ballet, in particular, is the best that has been seen here for a long time. The feats of Ariel...
...drummers in the College should offer their services for the grand procession, as it is necessary to make it a success...
...capital idea of Dick's to secretly connect the telephone with the parlors of Mrs. B.'s house. On the night of the grand reception, half a dozen of us gathered in his room, anxious to hear what we might of the doings at the reception. Dick had so arranged that we could all hear at the same time; which was a great convenience, since ordinarily, owing to the want of magnitude of the ear-piece, but one person at a time can have his ear at it, while the rest, his companions, must wait in tantalizing suspense, watching...
After his entrance examination in Greek, Percy, pursuing his grand idea, addressed his neighbor on the subject of Greek verbs; but to his astonishment the man did not enter into a general discussion of the subject with him, and then, overcome by Mr. Villiers' superior knowledge, conceive a violent admiration, and desire the pleasure of his acquaintance. No; this ill-mannered and peculiar young man merely stared and turned away. A little dashed, but not crushed, Percy persevered in his laudable efforts...
...Tuesday evening, March 30, it is proposed to give in Sanders Theatre a Grand Popular Concert. The programme is to be of a popular character; the price of tickets, 75 cents, is obviously within the reach of all. The object of the concert is to remove the deficit in the proceeds of the University Symphony Concerts recently concluded. Hence we would urge upon the College at large the importance of a numerous attendance. We would particularly bring this concert to the notice of that large class of students who ask for popular music, and who have done little or nothing...