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...succeeded by subscriptions and proceeds from plays in swelling the sum to a little over that required. Another fund of $20,000 is in process of raising for the furnishings of the library, of which $5000 has already been raised by subscriptions. It is intended to give an operetta this year as formerly in conjunction with graduates of Radcliffe and Harvard to aid in making up the amount. Last year the operetta, "The Pirates of Penzance," netted over $2000 for the endowment fund...
...Cercle Francais will present this year, as its twentieth annual production, Moliere's "Le Medecin Malgre Lui," as set to music by the famous composer, Gounod. This will be the first operetta ever presented by the society. In addition there will be a short one-act play, entitled "Le Chapeau d'un Orloger," which has been substituted for the play first selected, "Le Bonhomme Jadis," as it is of a more humorous character...
...annual production the Cercle Francais will present in December as an operetta Moliere's play, "Le Medecin Malgre Lui," as set to music by the famous composer, Gounod. This will be the first operetta presented by the society. In addition, there will be a short one-act play by Murger, entitled "Bonhomme Jadis...
...Radcliffe Glee Club operetta, "A Copper Complication," was presented last night in Brattle Hall before a large audience. Altogether, the performance was far above the ordinary college the-atricals, both in the music and the book of the play. Miss Josephine Sherwood and Miss Mabel Daniels carried their parts particularly well. Miss Rebecca Hooper as Charles River acted a man's part very consistently throughout...
...Radcliffe Glee Club will present this year an operetta entitled "A Copper Complication." The performances will be held in Brattle Hall on the evenings of May 1, 3, and 4, at 8 o'clock. Miss Mabel W. Daniels '00 has composed the music and lyrics, and Miss Rebecca L. Hooper '00 has written the libretto. Reserved seats may be obtained at seventy-five cents each from Miss Marjorie Dewey, 10 Garden street, or at the door on the nights of performances...