Word: playfulness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...FRENCH PLAY-Rehearsal of the first act in Brattle Hall at 3; second and third acts...
PIERIAN SODALITY.- Rehearsal on Monday, at 7 p. m. All must attend. French play music must be learned. Mr. C. M. Loeffler will be present. Return all parts...
...contrast to Harvard's style of play, the Andover team got into the game in rare form, displaying an unusual amount of vim and dash. The 'Varsity, on the other hand, exhibited decided listlessness. They secured but four hits to Andover's six, and for some unaccountable reason seemed entirely under the control of the Andover pitchers. Attempts at sacrifice hits were nearly always complete failures, and instead of hitting the ball at the proper time, the men repeatedly waited for bases on balls, which to be sure were in many cases forthcoming. In fielding, the team exhibited the same...
...star play of the game was a onehanded catch of a line drive over first by McCornick. For Andover, Quinby made a brilliant stop in the fifth inning on a throw to second, recovering in time to catch Foster at the plate. Waddell played a steady game behind the bat, making seven put-outs, five assists and no errors, together with two of Andover's six hits...
...play represents the sudden awakening of a Harvard professor 2000 years in advance of his birth, and his futile efforts to regulate events in a fanciful country called Spontania, according to a history he has written. In his history he finds that the king is to marry on the following day, but can discover only the initials of the future queen. This leads to complications. Meanwhile, two neighboring old maids arrive with forged proposals of marriage and demand the king's hand. The professor also finds the king's son about to marry otherwise than his book prescribed, and tries...