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...VEGETABLE-F. Scott Fitzgerald-Scribner ($1.75). An Alger theme Fitzgeralded through three acts of a mildly amusing play. Jerry Frost was one of the 9,999 who, according to insurance statistics, would fail to be self-supporting at the age of 70. A meek and henpecked failure, he cherished two secret ambitions 1) to be President of These States or, failing that, 2) to be the very best postman in the world. Synthetic gin enabled him to gratify both desires, the first in what psychoanalysts call " the dream-life," the second in reality. In the act, where Frost thinks...
...been added to give a slight impression of up-to-dateness, a certain amount of modern "atmosphere". Two characters save the play from utter artistic oblivion; Lady Clarissa's aunt, who gives the audience a hearty laugh about once every half hour, and John Cordway's brother, a meek little man who worships, loves, and fears his younger brothers as if he were the Almighty himself...
...Parker Jr. 3L. and G. A. Brownell 3L., representing the Kent Club, defeated C. C. Parlin 3L. and W. McK. Meek 3L. of the Langdell Club in one of the semi-finals matches. The judges were Judge A. M. Morton '90 of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, presiding, Mr. C. P. Curtis Jr. '14, Assistant Federal District Attorney, and Mr. Mal- colm Donald '99 of the Boston...
...interminable demands for "an explanation" of each wayward act, William had fled to America fifteen years before; now he fails to find the fatted calf awaiting--in fact he receives a decidedly frosty welcome from all but his mother and sister. One brother, David, has become a meek and cringing rector, while George, the other, is a Conservative candidate for Parliament; both represent the views and ambitions of his father. The horror of the family reaches a climax upon the discovery that Brother William had adopted the career of a prize-fighter, and had retired from the ring as lightweight...
...action moves swiftly throughout the entire play; to Miss Elizabeth Moffat much credit is due for awakening, in the first scene, the risibilities of the expectant audience. The butler, Donald Meek, was an admirable foil to the harrassed hero and featured an amusing scene portraying the economic emancipation of the modern servant...