Word: heralding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...April 9, 1907, the words, "Arrest Six Harvard Men at Theatre Riot" appeared as the feature headlines on the front page of the Boston Herald. Similar caption came out in the Advertiser and the other morning papers. The occasion for this riot which caused so much disturbance and comment, both in the University and around Boston, was the opening performance at the Majestic Theatre on Monday night, April 8, 1907, of the play "Brown at Harvard," which the Dramatic Club has recently chosen for its spring production...
...consistent with the tenor of the play, the advance manager had conceived the idea of a Harvard night, and had sent out invitations to Harvard men to occupy the boxes on both sides of the stage. This hospitality on the part of the manager was, according to the Boston Herald, "well meant but positively disastrous." Harvard students were in no mood to give the play a favorable reception. They had heard altogether too much about the seriousness with which its exaggerated representations of many of the worst and most ridiculous sides of college life had been taken as an accurate...
Whiting has recently taken the place of the reverend writer on all and sundry and religion, and uses the first column of the Herald to describe various New England towns. So, enjoying New England towns, I have watched faithfully for some mention of my own. I have found none. Out of respect for my native haunts, therefore, I think it only just that I here and now do unto Charlotte as he has done unto Dancers...
Even the concert last night has failed to cure my cold and after I have munched my coffee roll and duly recognized the decadence of these times as reflected on the front page of the Herald I shall be in no mood for ought but snuffling. "Le Misanthrope" should fit my temper at 10 o'clock and in Sever 23 I shall be able to think of a dinky little provincial troupe of actors who once played their Moliere at Grenoble in such a way that I minded not my complete ignorance of the tongue. Or I can find...
...Collier spoke at the Union last year where his drawings were very popular. He has been making cartoons for 20 years and Otto Grow for eight. He has worked almost entirely on New England publications. The Boston Herald enjoyed his services until last fall when he transferred to the American. A CRIMSON reporter, where he interviewed him recently, was received in his office in the American building. Mr. Collier and the office gave an atmosphere of both art and business. Mr. Collier was kind enough to bring out his various pictures and cartoons and show them to his interviewer...