Word: role
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...hours late in coming from Concord to Lexington, which interfered with the proposed order of ceremonies at the latter place; but, as far as success lay within the power of the town, so far success was most certainly attained. Our nation's President carried off his one great role of sphinx-like and dignified silence with great effect. We believe that he was not observed to smile during the whole course of the day, except, indeed, when a Harvard cheer saluted him, given by a party of undergraduates with great effect - considering. He then gracefully removed his plug...
About ten weeks ago there appeared three lines in the Advertiser, to the effect that fifty supers were wanted at the "Boston"; and the next day three bold youths applied to the proper authority, and were promised a role in the Saturday matinee. In "Faust" they had a grand chance to display their military training. On Monday "Il Trovatore" found five already in the secret. But the triumph was reserved for Friday night, when "Aida" brought them out twenty strong. With what pride did the standard-bearers look upon the rowing men, who were selected to bring in the victorious...
...COMPLAINT has been made to us which would occupy in its full statement more space than we can give. The subject of it, however, may be given in a few words. Some ladies, in the role of visitors in Cambridge, knocked at a student's door, and to the repeated summons of "Come in!" only knocked again, when they were finally greeted with an oath. It is perfectly clear to all that swearing is a vulgar and useless habit, and we are sorry that one of our number has been betrayed into it, especially before ladies; and we hope that...
Other branches of labor have indeed furnished favorite characters; it was not many years ago that in a college epic of celebrity the part of heroine was assigned to a Goody, and although in the degenerate year 1873 we would not select a Goody to play the role of youth and beauty, we do boast of one possessing a knowledge of ancient college lore and a fluency in communicating it that can be explained only by the fact that she is a garrulous Goody, and the daughter of a garrulous Goody. She has been dubbed the "historical," and is thought...