Word: playing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Shakespeare." Victor Hugo in his "Preface de Cromwell" defined the drama as a mixture of the tragic and the comic with an historic stage setting and with out the three unities. But these are not the real signs of the romantic drama. In fact there was a style of play which was increasing in popular favor as tragedy declined; this was the melodrama. Romantic drama is merely well written melodrama. We shall show this by the example of Victor Hugo's plays...
Melodrama is the play of the people fashioned by them to suit their own taste. The people does not trouble itself with logic. They like their sensibility touched and their nerves shaken. They are in revolt against every form of authority...
...FRENCH PLAY.- There will be a rehearsal of the second act in Ware Hall Gymnasium at 7.30 this evening. All men are expected to know their parts in this...
...last two parts in the French play, those of Thebaut and Perrin have been assigned to F. W. Morrison 1900, and R. S. Holland 1900, respectively...
...year it was thought that if these games were held before the class championships greater interest might be shown, and the surmise, thanks in measure to Mr. Leiter's offer of prize cups, proved correct. Twenty nines were formed and the series was productive of some creditable and exciting play. As announced, Mr. Leiter makes the same offer again this year, and it is hoped that with notice of the series given thus early many nines will be organized...