Word: modernizations
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...production of the Cercle Francais will be given to night at 8.30 o'clock in Jordan Hall, Boston. This year the two plays are Moliere's, "Le Medecin Malgre Lui," a satirical comic opera, with a musical score composed by Charles Gounod; and "Le Chapeau d'un Horloger," a modern farce by Mme. Girardin. Music for the ballet and songs will be provided by an orchestra, composed mostly of members of the University. The farce will be presented first, followed by Moliere's comedy. At the end of the performance an Address to Moliere will be recited...
...MODERN LANGUAGE CONFERENCE. "Formulas and Nostrums in Modern Education." Professor Kittredge. Common Room, Conant Hall...
Professor Baker then described the stages in the theatres and discussed the use of curtains in the performances. Nearly all of the mechanical appliances of modern theatres were known in the days of Shakespeare. Although the stages were bare and were equipped with but little scenery, this very simplicity made the conditions for the dramatist nearly perfect, for everything could be subordinated to the development of a perfect plot...
Professor William James '69 will deliver a lecture on "Pragmatism and Humanism," in Huntington Hall, Boston, at 8 o'clock this evening. This lecture is the seventh of a course of eight Lowell Institute lectures by Professor James on the general subject: "The Movement Called 'Pragmatism' in Modern Philosophy." The last lecture in the course will be delivered Saturday at the same place and hour on "Pragmatism and Religion." Tickets for the course may be obtained free at the Rogers Building, 491 Boylston street, Boston...
...MODERN LANGUAGE CONFERENCE. "Sainte Beuve's Theory of the Master Faculty." Professor Babbitt. Assembly Room, Conant Hall...