Word: lucretia
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...music, written by A. T. Davison '06, F. H. Grey '06, and H. R. Pratt '06, is of especial merit, being varied from the spirited opening choruses to the light individual songs. These songs naturally follow the development of the plot and are tuneful and catchy, especially "Lucretia," "Marjorie Dale," "The Wedding of the Widow and the Jew," and the spinning song. The fault in several of the other songs was the indistinct enunciation of the words...
...succeeds in interesting Caleb Sweet, leading citizen of the village, and the three selectmen. But by flirtation with Priscilla Sweet, reported by Nehemiah Obadiah Brown, he incurs the jealousy of his wife, Belle Equestria. At this point Nehemiah Brown's guardian, Ikey Ikklehopper, sues for the hand of Lucretia Smart, a gay grass widow, and his advances are received to the point of accepting his ring, but no further, for Lucretia's heart is set on Goodbert Swift, a New York lawyer at the village tavern. In the interval, Belle Equestria has plotted her revenge, and carried...
...cast is as follows: I. Will Ketcham, showman, P. Whorf '05 Caleb Sweet, wealthy farmer, W. Fisher '05 Priscilla Sweet, H. LeS. Andrews '06 Lucretia Smart, a gay grass widow, D. P. Cook '05 Goodbert Swift, a city lawyer, H. R. Pratt '06 Nehemiah Obadiah Brown, a foolish schoolboy, W. S. Hall '05 Ikey Ikklehopper, the Jew, F. E. Shirk '06 Belle Equestria, the showman's wife, W. M. Jopling '06 Dr. Eza Pill, physician, J. Dignowity '06 John Berry undertaker, F. E. Whitney '06 Rev. Dr. Soule, parson, R. Olmsted '05 The Village Bass, N. B. Wales '05 Country...