Word: plot
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Confession," R. W. Atkinson treats a phase of life which to many is entirely new. He tells of the social conditions and customs at Panape, one of the Ladrone Islands in the Pacific. His story is not skillfully written, but is vigorous and full of life. The plot deals with the passionate and unselfish love of a native woman for a white adventurer. The story was, perhaps, inspired by Kipling's "Without Benefit of Clergy," but the author's development of the idea has many original merits. "A Circus Madonna," by Murray Seasongood '00 is a feeble attempt at delineation...
Very different is Richard Edwards's storiette, entitled "Beans." In it there is dash and movement, but no plot, and only half-sketched people. "Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men," is rather amusing, but decidedly thin. "Mademoiselle Lesperance," by Witter Bynner '02, and "A Camp Fire Yarn," are short sketches. A poem, entitled "Ambition." by A. C. White '02, verses on "Seadown" and "Cras Ingens Iterabimus Aequor," printed anonymously, and two book reviews complete the number...
...plot consists of four main incidents--the arrival of Hilda Wangel, the approval of the builder's plans, the death of Knut Brovik, and the fall of Solness. It is incoherent and is, throughout, illogical, almost trivial. The crack in the wall, designedly neglected to cause the death of two children and destroy the happiness of half a dozen people, seems too small a peg on which to hang such tragic events. The abrupt and meaningless transition, in the scene between Hilda and Solness in the first act, from church steeples to the kingdom of youth, and back again...
This play, written in 1596, is among the first of Shakespere's works comprising his second period--that of the comedies. It naturally divides itself into two parts, the story of the bond and the story of the casket, and the plot centres about Portia and Bassanio. The story of Shylock, although often considered the centre of the plot, in reality forms merely a supporting set of incidents. There is unhappily one great defect in the play, the anticlimactic effect of the last act. It was recognized by Booth, who omitted it in all his performances, and is generally attributed...
...Mask and Wig Club will produce this year "Mr. Aguinaldo, Jr.," by Mr. William Ernst ex '96 L., the author of last year's play. The plot deals with the vagaries, disappearances and reappearances of Aguinaldo. As nine men of last year's cast will again try for parts, the prospects for a successful performance are very good. The first performance will be on April 14 at Atlantic City, and will be followed by two performances in Philadelphia...