Word: liking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Madame Eleanora Duse, who was first seen in this country only two years ago, is not less remarkable, in her own most modern way, than the two players already named. The completeness with which she lives her character in the Cavalliera Rusticana; her quick, vehement, peasant-like gestures; her clumping across the stage in awkward peasant shoes; her subsidence toward the end of the play into a hooded statue of grief, are exhibitions of her talent which will be remembered even longer than the untheatric pathos of her "Camille," or the bewitching gaiety and extraordinarily mobile skill of the coquettish...
...seems to me that this is the course which has the most probabilities about it, and the most sensible thing which can be done now is to urge against it. What I would like to propose is this: that the presidents of the three upper classes and a number of graduates and undergraduates to serve as a committee representative of the athletic interests, which committee should draw up a statement of the reasons why the Faculty vote, if allowed to prevail, would do harm to the University and have this statement signed by the influential graduates and undergraduates who should...
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Sargent's new game was played for the first time in the Gymnasium. The game has not yet been named; it is very much like basket-ball except that more men can play, and the opening through which the ball must be put is perpendicular instead of horizontal. This gives a chance for defensive work which basket-ball does not give...
...Trilbys differ in sex. Nodier's Tri by is the fairy, the elf, yet like the model. Singularly enough both are ruined by their love...
...freshman class is showing an unfortunate tendency to neglect its baseball team, at least as far as subscriptions for its support are concerned. The running expenses of the team are necessarily considerable, and they must be in large part defrayed by contributions from the class. It is in matters like this that the real strength of class feeling can be tested, since students generally part reluctantly with money, unless for some object in which they feel a live interest. Ninety-eight, if she lacks in class interest, should yet have class pride enough to prevent her from leaving any deficit...