Word: plot
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Elder Brother" was first produced about 1620 and was such a success that it held the English stage down to the present century and was revived in America as late as 1848. The main plot of the play is as follows: Two brothers, Charles and Eustace, are exactly the opposite in character: Charles cares for nothing but books and is a great scholar; while Eustace despises learning and spends most of his time at court. A marriage has been arranged by Brisac, the father of the two young men, and Servis, the father of Angelina. One of the brothers...
...PLOT OF THE PLAY...
...printing such a story as "Snakes in Ecclesiastical History" the Advocate again seems to be in danger of falling a bit below its level. The plot is effectively brought out but there is some question as to whether a vivid three paged account of drunkenness does not endanger the standard of refinement which the Advocate has heretofore set for itself...
...urging a new bridge on Boylston street. The need of this improvement has doubtless been felt by every man who has listened to the creaking chains and rusty joints of the present structure. "At the Gate" by R. W. Child '03, is very obvious as far as the plot goes, after the first page. The effort to introduce more of the college element into college stories, however, is commendable and does much toward making it acceptable to undergraduate readers. "From Oxford to Henley-on-Thames," by F. R. Dickinson '03, is pleasantly written, but drags toward the end. A sketch...
...stories in the present number are hardly as good as those in the last. "Duck-Shooting," a sketch by F. R. Dickinson, is an attempt at word painting. The plot of "A Stranger in a Strange House" by Roy Pier, is a familiar one and the writing seems rather mechanical in places. G. S. Franklin's story, "Was it an Hallucination?" is told in a convincing way and moves steadily from beginning to end. The best piece in the number is "Hank Peters' Code," by F. R. DuBois. Aside from being a clever character study, it shows a thorough knowledge...