Word: performance
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...believe that the social system is merely a more extensive and complicated contrivance for the mass production of that commodity, happiness. At no point of my bodily structure, however, can I detect the slightest evidence that it was placed there for happiness, but rather to bear heavy burdens and perform irksome operations. Happiness hunting is not worthy of man or woman, and still less of civilization...
...most startling imaginable. While that in the second act is most gorgeous and elaborate, the first act is played on an undecorated stage. The comedy skit "Antony and Cleopatra" is the high spot of the first act and yet the colored comedians perform as if in rehearsal, on the bare boards...
...past years, the custom has been too much to perform Brooks House duties as necessary and unavoidable routine--tedious work which one owes to the community. That is a totally false idea,--Brooks House work can be made more interesting than any other activity in the University, if once it can be made to strike the fancy of the undergraduates, and if once the officers make it their sole "outside" activity...
...became Secretary of the Navy. One of his first acts was to order all Navy athletes to Annapolis, to prepare for the Olympics. In a few days he was offered and had accepted a Vice Presidency on the American Olympic committee. It does not appear that he will personally perform in the games. Nevertheless, he is shortly to be presented with a tambourine-long the property of Matthew Strohm, for 42 years instructor of gymnastics at the Naval Academy. The Secretary of the Navy, then a Cadet at Annapolis, tickled this tambourine with his toe on June...
...under the charge of Arthur J. Gaines, associate manager, this famous orchestra is to play in 20 states. New York City will hear; as will also Manhattan, Kan, Auburn, Ala., Vermillion, S.D., Pittsburgh, Pa. Henri Verbrugghen is the conductor. Concerts will Vary Greatly; soloists and a chorus will perform with the orchestra in some places; oratorios will be given...