Word: manner
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Sargent, the stage manager for the evening, and the Committee have reason to be congratulated on the manner in which the entertainment went...
...performance opened with a sprightly dialogue between Cebes and the inimitable Clown. After a few side-splitting mathematical conundrums, Socrates in his most facetious manner asked Cebes, "Would you not be cautious in affirming that the addition of 1 to 1, or the division of 1, is the cause of 2?" * Cebes, after mature deliberation, gave it up, whereupon the Clown convulsed the audience by the following witty reply: "Then you would loudly asseverate that you know of no way in which anything comes into existence except by participation in its own proper essence, and consequently...
...dramatic entertainment given by the Everett Athenaeum at the Boston Union Hall on the evening of May 13 was a decided success in every way. The programme was judiciously made up of interesting farces, all of which were put on the stage in a very creditable manner. In "Thirty Minutes for Refreshments," which was the opening farce, the leading parts were admirably taken. As "John Dumley" Mr. Strobel was excellent, and his careful rendering and excellent acting were noticeable. The character "Clarence Fitts," colored servant, was taken by Mr. Millett, who was fully up to the standard in his impersonation...
Immediately after the conclusion of this farce Mr. Babcock sang, in his usual excellent manner, a new bass solo, "The Bell-Ringer," which was enthusiastically applauded, securing for him an encore...
...female characters were taken by Messrs. Hosford, Harris, and Tiffany. Mr. Hosford as "Betsy Perks" was certainly in his element, and deserves much praise for the manner in which the part was carried out. This farce was the best one of the evening, and besides being the most interesting was much the most difficult...