Word: mob
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...time past. The play is of the sensational kind, being therefore dependent in a moderate degree on scenic effects. Most of the scenes, which were very varied, were distinctly better than one usually sees, and some of them were very effective. The sleeping encampment was quite impressive; and the "mob in Trafalgar Square" quite true to life...
...class series, yesterday the seniors defeated the freshmen by timely batting and good mob work in the tenth inning. The freshmen took the lead in the third inning and held it till the ninth, when they weakened considerably...
...thrown open, bowls of free wine were everywhere and it was considered a solemn duty to get intoxicated. The streets were filled with mountebanks and jugglers and the whole population completely abandoned themselves to pleasure. One man who was found drinking water at this time was dragged by the mob into the street and made to put on woman's dress and dance and sing...