Word: offer
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Hamlet is the most popular of all of Shakespeare's plays, and managers are always sure of filling their theatres when they offer it for presentation. This is not wonderful, for the work is a melodrama pure and simple. It is a "tragedy of blood," and is a play in which action is the predominant feature. The plots and conspiracies; the play within a play; Hamlet's journey to England and return; the madness of Orphelia; all are full of action, and form a potent attraction for the popular mind. Throughout the play there is a bleak, cold humor, which...
...have received a number of complaints to the effect that the CRIMSON is not delivered with perfect regularity. We wish it understood that such complaints are regarded as favors, since they offer us our only opportunity to judge of the efficiency of the service we have secured for the delivery of the paper. This service we would gladly take pains to improve, if only the direction for improvement were pointed...
...elimination of private profits is the only practical method to diminish the evils of the liquor traffic. - (a) This is shown by the working of the Gothenburg system: New Eng. Mag. XI, 785-797. - (1) This plan if extended to malt liquors would offer a satisfactory solution of the liquor problem. - (x) It takes away the incentive to large sales. - (y) Liquor saloons would cease to be the headquarters for corrupt politicians. - (z) Saloons would cease to be centres for violation of laws...
...Indeed, an additional argument for our movement is the fact that facilities at present existing in New England for the collegiate education of women are insufficient. With the outfit asked for, Brown University will offer women better educational opportunities than are now open to them anywhere in New England, and may expect many women students from neighboring states...
...hoped that $50,000 will be raised for the purpose of erecting a new building for the Semitic Department. A provisional offer of $25,000 has been made. The building would be located somewhere near the University Museum and would contain a library, lecture rooms, and exhibition rooms...