Word: laughter
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...effect. It was first produced in London nearly two years ago and is still being presented at the Vaudeville, Theatre, where it was originally done. It is entirely dissimilar in construction and locality to any of the humorous plays lately presented in this country and as a study of laughter it is said to be the most perfect, not that kind of laughter that succumbs to buffoonery, but that which yields to pure, jovial fun evolved by legitimate methods from the supremely humorous complications originating from a well-told, consistent story...
...greet the players at every performance. No one should lose the opportunity of seeing him as General Josiah Limber, the greatest success of his professional career. He shows up in the most ludicrous light the defects in our political system, so that politicians themselves are kept in a constant laughter. The satirical view in which the comedy is written and the clever manner in which the leading character is developed make the entertainment especially attractive. Miss Rush, as Cleopatra Sturgis, the Twentieth Century Woman, is undoubtedly a great success. Combining with beauty the talents of a truly delightful comedian...
...they are poignantly different. Viola was a tender, delicate creature, almost sentimental. Rosalind also had some sentiment, but with it was combined so much humor that it was rather lost sight of. She laughed on every occasion, perhaps because she was conscious of being the cause of so much laughter in others. Beatrice had little sentiment; just enough for a great lady, of which she is Shakspere's best type. In this she differed from Viola and Rosalind. She was extremely witty, the wittiest character, except perhaps Benedict, in English literature. Portia was a very 'nice' personage...
...till about mid-night when Mr. Sol. Smith Russell came in and took a seat at the table. There was no such thing as time. Mr. Russell and Harvard's funniest man took turns at telling stories and the merriment ceased only when there was sheer incapacity for further laughter. This was one of the best things of the trip...
...Boston's made their seventh and last run in the fourth. Duffy led off with a single out by Hovey and a wild pitch let him to second. Kelly struck out amid much laughter on all sides. Lowe hit a sharp one to Cook who threw wild, letting Duffy score and Lowe to second. An error by Dickinson let Lowe to third and Tucker to first. While Lowe tried to score on the latter play, and was being run out between the bases, Tucker went to third. Stovey went out for the third out on a grounder from Hovey...