Word: reindeer
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stories, "American Beauties" and "The Great Question," are somewhat alike in containing excellent ideas and sharply-drawn characters, yet falling in workmanlike construction. Regarded from this point of view, their amateur authorship is plain. But the Swedish servant, whose one accomplishment is milking reindeer, and the stumbling thoughts of the rose-growing old lady contain many striking touches...
...settlement by dog-teams, caring for the sick and needy fishermen who comprise most of the population of this region. On one of these trips he made the first authentic chart of the Labrador coast. This winter he is going to introduce into the country a herd of reindeer from Lapland in the expectation that these animals will fulfill the domestic needs of the people...
...Union tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. With his four hospitals and his steel hospital ship, the "Strathcona," in which he cruises up and down the Labrador coast, Dr. Grenfell has been of great help to the people of this desolate region. At present he is endeavoring to introduce reindeer into the Labrador country to serve the people as domestic animals...
...scene of the first and third acts of the play is laid in the polar regions and gives an opportunity for effective stage settings, including icebergs, snow huts, reindeer, the aurora borealis and the midnight sun. The scene of the second act is laid at the Sheepshead Bay race track, a parody on Sheepshead...
...rendering the music, which is exceptionally good this year, that there is every indication of a well finished performance. The scenes of the first two acts of the play represent the Polar Regions, which gives an opportunity for effective stage settings, such as ice-bergs, snow-huts and reindeer. A feature of the first act is the Polar Bear Ballet by eight of the largest and most athletic members of the club. This ballet, if not especially musical, will be sufficiently lively and uproarious...