Word: neglected
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There seem to be two causes for this neglect. The first is that the action of the amusement committee on the proposed Christmas trip cooled the interest of the members, and the second is that many men in the Glee club expect to sing in the Hasty Padding theatricals, and cannot give time to both clubs. Neither of these reasons is valid. Before last year the club never went on a Christmas tour and the local concerts were quite sufficient to keep up a strong interest in the rehearsals. The disappointment this year was undoubtedly discouraging, but the success...
...standard of the play. Both play and acting have faults, but neither are failures. While few in the audience were blind to the faults of either, few would change them for fear of making them worse. Mr. George W. Wilson received applause which no audience could neglect from habit, or deny to desert. Sir Charles Pomander does not furnish much tribute to Mr. Mason and a flat part got a flat rendering from Mr. Boniface. Miss Annie M. Clarke did not act well enough to make Peg Woffington affecting. but fully well enough to make her amusing. Peg, no doubt...