Word: scene
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...death of the old sea captain in the prologue. There is a lapse of twenty years between the prologue and first act, and it seems strange that all the other characters but Tom Badger, Mr. Boniface, should grow old; but this is a very minor point. The fire scene in the fifth act is, as stated on the programme, "one of the most realistic scenes on the stage." The other members of the company are only fairly good...
...scene that ensued was worthy the victory; a thousand men rushed upon the field, and the members of the nine were borne upon their shoulders to the gymnasium, where each was honored with nine rousing cheers...
...Yale correspondent of the N. Y. Times writes as follows concerning the announcement of the result of the Harvard-Yale freshman game: "Plenty of rumors got afloat early in the evening, and they were very conflicting, but no authentic news came from the scene of war. The '89 blood simmered, then bubbled, and finally boiled. The freshmen could stand it no longer. Encouraged by a new rumor that the Harvard fielders had burst bloodvessels in chasing home runs, they descended upon the coveted fence and took possession. They had not been there long. however, when a party of sophomores arrived...
...accordance with Greek traditions. The front was the "Orchestra," with a white marble altar or thymele, where the prompter's box is in the opera. Back of this, the "proscenium" or regular stage of the Greeks, was elevated four feet, with marble steps leading to the "orchestra." The back scene had the three doors required in all Greek plays, the buildings being of yellowish marble, shaded and stained with age. Above the roofs of the houses rose the storied Acropolis. All the conventional rules were observed. Characters coming from the city entered on the left hand side. Those coming from...
...barn, situated on Kirkland St., belonging to Prof. G. M. Lane, was destroyed by fire on April 7. The attendance of college men at the scene of the conflagration was large...