Word: reade
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Copeland gave a biographical sketch of Sheridan, and read Macaulay's famous description of the scene of the trial of Warren Hastings when Sheridan made one of the most brilliant speeches ever made in English, but the body of the lecture was on his qualities as a play-wright. He was characterized as possessing singular dramatic talent and shining wit, but as lacking the imagination and humanity of Goldsmith...
Next Monday evening, in commemoration of Lincoln's birthday, Mr. Copeland will read from Lincoln's own works, and the writings on him by James Russell Lowell and other poets. On Tuesday evening the course of eight lectures on the novelists will begin...
...last amendment which will be made is a change of one section of the rules regulating the awarding the championship cup. As changed it will read as follows: "In bicycle as well as field event points shall be counted as follows: A first place shall count five points; a second place shall count three points; a third place shall count two points; a fourth place shall count one point." However there will be no fourth prize...
...readings included a criticism of Miss Rehan's acting last year in Boston in "The Wonder," which was the play in which Garrick made his last appearance. The selection from "Tom Jones" describing the visit of Partridge and Jones to see Garrick play "Hamlet" was also read...
...last of the readings given by the Cantabrigia Club for the Radcliffe College Scholarship Fund will be in Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock this evening. Mr. John Fox, Jr., will give a brief talk on the southern mountaineer as New England's ally in the Civil War, and will read passages from "The Kentuckians"; "Courtin' on Cutshin'," "Hell fer Sartain," "A Trick o' Trade," "Preachin' on Kingdom Come," "The Passing of Abe Shivers," and "The Message on the Sand." Mrs. May Alden Ward will preside...