Word: madrid
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...photographs, representing the Tapestries of the Spanish Crown at Madrid, placed yesterday in the cases in the Periodical Room of the Union. The main subjects from which the scenes are drawn are as follows: the Acts of the Apostles, the conquest of Tunis, the true story of David and Bathsheba, the founding of Rome, and the history of John the Baptist...
...amusing circumstances of the play are well set off by a background of modern Madrid. Don Narciso, wishing to make his friend, Don Ramon, believe that he is very attractive to the ladies, invites him to breakfast. Narciso arranges with Juana, a flower girl, to bring in three bouquets, one of roses, one of violets and one of hyacinths. They are supposed to be sent by Rosa, Violante and Jacinta...
...scene of the play is laid at Seville; the time is 1775. The Count Almaviva is infatuated with Rosine, whom he first saw at Madrid six months previous to the opening of the play. After a long search he discovers that Rosine lives at Seville with her guardian, Bartholo, a retired physician, who is very anxious to marry her. Upon Almaviva's arrival at Seville, he learns from Figaro, a barber, who was formerly in his service, but who is now employed by Bartholo, that Bartholo, proposes to marry Rosine on the next day against her will. Figaro advises Almaviva...
Professor Strobel graduated from Harvard with the class of 1877, and from the Harvard Law School in 1882. He has seen much diplomatic service, having been secretary of the United States legation in Madrid, third Assistant Secretary of State during the second Cleveland administration, Minister to Ecuador, and later Minister to Chile...