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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Massachusetts militia. Mr. Snedeker, in his "Pity Women," shows power to portray persons vividly and to convey a sense of sadness. Professor Neilson's appreciation of Mr. Hagedorn's important volume "A Troop of the Guard" is sympathetic and just. The review of Mr. Zangwill's "Melting Pot" is discriminating. Evidently, the prose in the number is alive with interest in matters of present concern within and without the College world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Monthly Review by Prof. Schofield | 10/30/1909 | See Source »

...line of humor," have profited in their business to such a degree that they were able to offer Hans Wagner a fabulous sum to play for them. Although he refused, being unwilling to associate with such an unscrupulous body, these wielders of the shears and paste-pot will undoubtedly pull of some equally delicate bit of delicious humor to maintain their dubious reputation. It is rumored that F. Beets Boodle, notorious in sporting circles, and a former Philadelphia star, will attempt to fill the gap between second and third base, while the unearned increment will be devoted to pumping...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Contest for Journalistic Supremacy | 5/25/1909 | See Source »

...Death and the Dicers," by F. Schenck '09 is an adaptation of Chaucer's "Pardoner's Tale." There roisterers go forth to kill Death, but become embroiled in an altercation concerning the division of a pot a gold which they have found. In the dispute all are killed. The play ends with the specter of Death standing over the three, symbolic of the fate of those who seek gold with evil intent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DRAMATIC CLUB PLAYS AT 8 | 5/18/1909 | See Source »

...Rideout's books have lately appeared in such quick succession that with each new one we are inclined to say. "This must be a pot-boiler," and then we take it up and to our surprise find again fresh, well-balanced work. "Admiral's Light" is no exception. It is a breath, all to short, of down-east air, tingling with the strong, salt flavor of sea-girt downs and long, pebbly beaches; a tantalizing glimpse of gray ocean and pine-clad islands. The story, as a mere story, amounts to little, but why should it? The book does...

Author: By W. R. Castle ., | Title: Review of "Admiral's Light" | 4/7/1908 | See Source »

Following is the program for the Pop Concert at Symphony Hall this evening: 1 March, "Tannhauser," Wagner 2 Dream Music, "Hansel and Gretel," Humperdinck 3 Pot Pourri of Austrian Melodies," Koschat 4 Waltz, "Harlequin en Voyage," Zach 5 Overture, "Etoile du Nord," Meyerbeer 6 Ballet, "Giaconda," Ponchielli 7 Overture, "Poet and Peasant," Suppe 8 Serenade, Moszkowski 9 Selection, "Faust," Gounod 10 Waltz, "Estudiantina," Waldteufel 11 Selection, "Erminie," Jakobowski 12 March, "Hungarian," Moldauer

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Pop Concert | 5/11/1905 | See Source »

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