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Word: plays (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Dean Hudson's orchestra will play at the Lowell House Spring Dance, May 18, R. E. Lewis '40, chairman of the committee announced. The dance will be the customary costume party, music from 10 to 3 o'clock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News from the Houses | 4/26/1939 | See Source »

First presented in England during the 1937 Coronation season, the play presents a new theory as to the fate of the Dauphin, son of the unhappy Marie Antoinette, and heir to the former throne of France...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dramatic Club Prepares to Present "He Was Born Gay" | 4/25/1939 | See Source »

...Council would seem to misinterpret the fundamental difference between House and Varsity Athletics. House Athletics are for those who wish to engage in a sport with a minimum of practice and training. Those who take part in House Athletics play for the game's sake and enjoy it. Varsity Athletics, on the other hand, in any sport, are for those who desire to acquire skill through a great deal of practice, training, and personal effort. That there are these two schools of Athletic thought in the college, cannot be denied. To mix them would be ruinous. Cyrns C. Marden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MAIL | 4/25/1939 | See Source »

Violently anti-intellectual in his first play, as in most of his stories, Saroyan relies not on ordered thought but on a kind of surrealist association of words and moods. If his play is sometimes picturesque and tender, it is far too often soft, like a slushy Chopin nocturne: seeking to evoke something, never mind what; to bring tears to the eyes, never mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Play in Manhattan: Apr. 24, 1939 | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

...children, they are punctual, straightforward, "good at memerizing, but talk about love affairs too early," ask silly questions about China, and "the way they play scares...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Lin Gossips | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

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