Word: modernness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...value of modern ships of war is doubtful:- Edinburgh Review, vol. 162, p. 234. (a) They have not been tested in any great naval engagement:- Porter in North American Review, January and February, 1889; (b) they are constantly being rendered useless by new inventions:- Forum, vol., 6, p. 370; Lippincott's, vol. 29, p. 346; (c) other means of warfare would be more serviceable to the United States:- Porter, North American Review for February, 1889, p. 213; Speech of Ingalls, Congressional Record, vol. 18, p. 108; speech of King, Congressional Record...
...half-holiday, and at the conclusion of the matinee witnessed by them, they gave loud calls for the author. In the Boston production at the Hollis Street Theatre, there will be shown as perfect a reproduction of the ancient Greek theatre of Sophocles time as is possible on a modern stage. Yet under Mr. David Belasco's stage management, the "Electra" will have a complete theatrical finish, with a thoroughness of stage effects, lights, casting and ensemble never before attempted in a classic play. The music and choral movements are as near to the Greek models as possible. The latter...
...acted. In should be mentioned that in addition to the principal actors, "mute persons" could be brought on the stage. On account of their wearing masks, the actors could not use facial expressions, but relied utterly upon action to enforce the meaning. The costuming lacked the variety of the modern stage. The dress of the tragic actor was always the same, and in comedy there was not much more variety...
...cannot make a comparison between the modern and Greek theatre. The Greeks went to the theatre in the morning and stayed all day. The theatre was only open for three days in the spring, on the occasion of the Dionysias festival. It was a religious duty for the people to attend at this time, as it was a period of utter abandonment to pleasure...
...especial interest, "Le Buddhisme en Occident" by Em. Burnouf, and De I'Etude et de I'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes by Panl Berry. The latter article is one of especial interest to members of such a university as Harvard, in which so much attention is paid to modern languages. The number as a whole is very bright and contains several interesting stories as well as two or three bright bits of verse...