Word: mannered
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...gentlemen of the troupe we cannot speak with such unqualified praise. Herr Hablemann is a fair actor, and has many good tones in his voice, when he happens to hit them; but his old weakness for singing false has become chronic, and sometimes exhibits itself in a most exasperating manner: witness, the sextette in "Lucia," on Monday night. Mr. Joseph Maas is not a good actor as yet, but has a serviceable tenor voice, fresh, strong, and reasonably well cultivated. Mr. Clarke, the third tenor or falsetto or whatever he is to be called, acts poorly and walks...
...Yale Seniors are dissatisfied with the manner in which Mr. Warren, their photographer, is fulfilling his engagements. The Hartford Nine intend helping Yale to win the college championship, as the Bostons assisted the Harvards last year. - Yale Record...
...every author who has to speak of the Jesuits mingles with his commendations," says: "Among American authors, Parkman is notably culpable in this respect. The minds of the younger scions of Parkman's circle of readers, or of such of them as read the Harvard Magenta, are in like manner carefully poisoned by such writings as those of 'V. J. R.' on Education in France, in that paper." We shudder at the thought of the moral responsibility we are under for having published such articles. The warning comes too late, however, for we are under contract to publish a long...
Having found some fault with Rembrandt, no fuller reparation can be made than by turning our attention to the world-renowned Hundred Guilder piece. Here Rembrandt makes himself immortal, and uses his chiaro-oscuro in a most effective manner. Professor Lubke has called Rembrandt, as compared with Vandyck or Rubens, a demagogue. This may be admitted, unless the bad sense of demagogue is too much insisted upon. It was most natural for Rembrandt, who lived and died in Holland, to depict what he had before him, and that was a government by the people. In this truly superb impression...
...most remarkable points in this picture is its unity of composition. There is not a figure in the whole which you cannot bring into relation with the central one. Each betrays his character in the manner of presenting himself to Christ's attention. But when you examine this figure which commands the whole assemblage, you are disappointed. M. Blanc declares that the Christ has the serenity of a God. He says: "Be not surprised if the Son of God is more beautiful than those who surround him; for though issued from the people, he is still of David's race...