Word: playlets
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Dates: during 1912-1912
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...encouragement of the development of play-writing by undergraduates in the University, Frederick A. Wilmot '10 has authorized the CRIMSON to offer a prize of $100 to the undergraduate who submits before May 1, 1913, an acceptable comedy or dramatic playlet, taking not longer than half an hour in action. No restrictions are placed upon the writers as to the make-up of the cast. All unused manuscripts will be returned to their owners, and the same courtesies will be shown the successful author as in the John Craig contests. If several of the manuscripts prove worthy, influence will...
...very interesting to compare Miss Crimmins's new play "She Knows Better Now" with Miss Lewis's new playlet "That Case of the Joneses." The former is a play of a small central idea expanded with fair success into a three-act play by means of Miss Irwin's broad and contagious humor. The latter is a play of a strikingly original idea cut down or rather left undeveloped till its effect is jeopardized. One is the play of moderately successful expansion; the other the play of unfortunate contraction...