Word: musical
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...singing, on the other hand, is not quite up to that of some former years; there are no really excellent voices. This is to be regretted as the music is exceptional. It is admirably orchestrated, and so well fitted to the book that the songs actually further the plot instead of interrupting it. There is a distinctly traceable plot, and the dialogue is not only witty but all means something, and there are one or two real dramatic moments. This show is much less like the Follies and much more like a Fall or a Lenar production than anything...
...Legend of Loravia," is a two-act musical comedy written by J. K. Hodges '14, and E. Streeter '14. The plot centers in the mythical land of Loravia, a mountainous principality of Europe, and depicts the struggle for the throne between the twin princes Louis and Ferdinand. The scene of the first act is laid in the Grand Salon of the Pre Catalan restaurant in Paris; and the second act is staged at an inn outside of Rontevest, the capital of Loravia. The features of the play are the lyrics, which are more closely connected with the plot than those...
Last night the fifth performance was given before a large audience in the Quincy Music Hall. The members of the cast were entertained by the Quincy Tennis Club under whose auspices the play was presented...
Hearing good music is usually attended with the rigors; physical and financial, of ticket-getting, more or less personal preparation, more or less personal preparation, more or less cross-town travelling. And when one is uncomfortably ready for the business of being edified, he takes a large, measured dose,--heroically. Perhaps that is why so many of us do not make the most of our opportunities to hear good music. Perhaps that is also why informal recitals such as those which are being given in the Union on Friday nights find in us especial appreciation...
...Edwin Grasse, of New York City, one of the most prominent of the present day violinists, will give a recital under the auspices of the Music Department in the New Lecture Hall on Thursday, April 2, at 8.15 o'clock. In addition to his prominence as a violinist, Mr. Grasse has won fame as a pianist, and has written several well-known compositions. His program here will include some of his own works. Mr. Grasse gave an unusually varied and entertaining concert in Cambridge last year as the guest of the Division of Music...