Word: riding
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...exception of J. B. Camp '15 and W. W. Kent '16, the latter still being bothered by stomach trouble, while the former's ankle has shown but slight improvement. It is still doubtful whether either will be able to compete. The afternoon was devoted to taking a boat ride...
...Claude Rains, Granville Barker's manager, who is handling the productions in the Stadium, when interviewed concerning the rehearsals, spoke very strongly of the difficult work involved. "In Mr. Barker's ideal school for acting," he said, "the actors would all be taught to fence, to ride, to wrestle, to run across country, to raise, lower, and modulate the voice for a period of at least four years. The feeling of colors, tones, and rhythms, melodies, harmonies, all that sort of thing would be developed in each student to the limit of his individual capacity. Physical perfection is, of course...
...program for the Pop Concert in Symphony Hall this evening is as follows: Wagner Night. 1. Selection, "The Merry Widow," Lehar 2. Waltz, "Artists' Life," Strauss 3. a. Minnehaha's Dream, (For strings). A. Maquarre b. Indian March, (For strings). A. Maquarre 4. March from "Tannhauser," Wagner 5. Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner 6. Siegfried Idyl, Wagner 7. Albumblatt, Wagner 8. Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner 9. Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner 10. Waltz, "Barcarolle," Waldteufel 11. Entr'acte from "Lakme," Delibes 12. March, "Merry Soldiers," Sabathil
...Deutschmeister,"Ertel 2. Intermezzo, Act III., the Madonna," "The Jewels of Wolf-Ferrari 3. Faun Dance from the Pantomime, "Pan and the Star," E. B. Hill 4. Selection, "La Boheme," Puccini 5. Prelude to "Lohengrin," Wagner 6. Isolde's Liebestod, Wagner 7. Selection from "Die Meistersinger," Wagner 8. Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner 9. Overture, "Sea-calm and Prosperous Voyage," Mendelssohn 10. Meditation, Bach-Gounod Violin, Mr. Hoffmann; Harp, Mr. Holy; Organ, Mr. Marshall. 11. Waltz, "Artist's Life," Strauss 12. March, "Fairest of the Fair," Sousa
From St. Petersburg Mr. Mears began the longest single part of his expedition, when he boarded the Trans-Siberian Express for a 10-day ride over 15,000 miles of Prussian and Siberian territory. A washout caused a delay of 18 hours at one point, and Mr. Mears said that American workers could have repaired it in 3 hours at most. By offering the engineer 20 roubles or $10 for every hour he made up, Mr. Mears was able to cut down the delay by about 8 hours, but the remaining loss was enough to make him miss his boat...