Word: portia
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...would be impossible to accuse the creator of Portia, Lady Macbeth, and Rosalind of being hostile to "women's rights." Yet "The Taming of the Shrew" is a healthy antidote for the overdose of feminism we are getting today. It is somewhat startling to hear a magnificent woman of Miss Marlowe's mould declaim: "The husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper." It might be profitable for young men to acquaint themselves with the strategy of shrew taming as employed by the Elizabethans, and depicted by Mr. Sothern...
...become stranded in a rustic town without their money. The second act act is a modernized version of Shake speare's "Merchant of Venice," the burlesque taking its name from the fact that Shylock takes a mortgage on Antonio's fattest calf instead of the conventional pound of flesh. Portia's defense is grounded on the claim that the calf cannot be moved without a permit from the board of health, on account of the prevalence of the foot and mouth disease. The book was written by D. C. Josephs '15 and J. A. Richards '15; the lyrics...
...business of the second act is occupied with a modernized version of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice," the burlesque taking its name from the fact that Shylock takes a mortgage on Antonio's fattest calf instead of the conventional pound of flesh. Portia's defense is grounded on the claim that the calf cannot be moved without a permit from the board of health, on account of the prevalence of the hoof and mouth disease. While Shylock is debating this phase of the case the frantic manager comes rushing down the aisle declaring that the train leaves in 10 minutes...
...girl, J. P. Spang, Jr., '15 A. Drummer, R. Cutler '16 A. Hobo, D. R. Sigourney '15 Station Agent, Harold Amory '16 Manager, R. P. Baldwin '16 Steve, J. S. N. Sprague '16 Bassanio, C. F. Farrington '16 Shylock, J. S. N. Sprague '16 Antonio, D. R. Sigourney '15 Portia, F. S. Allen '16 Duke, R. Cutler '16 Othello, W. T. S. Thorndike '16 Jurors, J. Harper '16 F. Brooks '15 Clerk of Court, S. E. Guild '15 Alienist, E. H. Heminway '15 Cook's Manager, H. S. Sturgis...