Word: quaint
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stories "The Guvnor" by J. A. Macy, is quaint and somewhat touching but not very well sustained; "A Painter of Portraits" by Robert Peabody Bellows, is decidedly clever, and "As it Happened" by H. M. Adams is well written but on a rather worn out theme. For the verses, a sonnet by J. A. Macy has real strength and meaning, "The Summer's Death" by Rupert S. Holland is pleasant to say the least, but "The Cry of the Violets," while good in conception is somewhat clumsy in form. The usual College Kokaks complete the number...
...Healy, Chicago. The fact that this volume contains a list of the old violins offered for sale by Lyon and Healy, and will therefore be sent free upon application, does not detract from its literary value nor from the keen interest with which its facsimile labels and other quaint illustrations will be viewed...
...humor is spontaneous, his methods original. his action brisk, and there is never a dull moment when he is on the stage. Most of his associates in the cast who won so much favor during his former visit, are still with him, including, of course, William DeVere, the quaint Arizona editor. The Queen of Burlesque is this season played by Miss Ada Dare. Mr. Hoyt has introduced a number of new and exceedingly amusing scenes. The engagement is for two weeks...
...humor is spontaneous, his methods original. his action brisk, and there is never a dull moment when he is on the stage. Most of his associates in the cast who won so much favor during his former visit, are still with him, including, of course, William DeVere, the quaint Arizona editor. The Queen of Burlesque is this season played by Miss Ada Dare. Mr. Hoyt has introduced a number of new and exceedingly amusing scenes. The engagement is for two weeks...
...humor is spontaneous, his methods original. his action brisk, and there is never a dull moment when he is on the stage. Most of his associates in the cast who won so much favor during his former visit, are still with him, including, of course, William DeVere, the quaint Arizona editor. The Queen of Burlesque is this season played by Miss Ada Dare. Mr. Hoyt has introduced a number of new and exceedingly amusing scenes. The engagement is for two weeks...