Word: scene
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...give to the museum a cast of Adam Kraft's relief of the "Town Weigher" from the facade of the Wool Merchants' Guild Hall in that city. It portrays the town weigher standing in the midst of a group watching the balancing of his scales, thus rendering a graphic scene from primative German burgher life...
...past this stage. Mr. A. W. Murdoch's dramatic sketch, "In a Park," seems to me a mistake in form. The theme would have lent itself better to treatment in a short story, where the author could, by more narrative and description, have helped the reader to visualize the scene with more ease...
...original play in two short acts, entitled "A Chinese School," which has been written by one of the Chinese students, will then be given. The first act will present a typical class-room scene in a Chinese school. The conversation during this scene will be carried on in the Chinese languages. The second act will represent the recess hour. Music on native instruments with singing and a game of Chinese shuttle-cock will be introduced in this act, during which the dialogue will be given in English. The cast of characters will be as follows...
Both the music and the libretto were written by Professor Paine. The story is founded on the old Provencal tale of "Aucassin et Nicollette, and the scene is laid in Provence at the time of the early Crusades. Azara is a Moorish princess, who was brought from Spain in her infancy, and with whom, Gontran, the son of the King of Provence, falls in love. Rainuls, the King, separates the two lovers, as he desires Azara for himself. Malek, a Moorish chief, whom Gontran has conquered in battle but set at liberty again, finds that Azara is the daughter...
...Kaltenborn '09, as Nipphard, a sharp-dealing merchant, spoke excellent German, and his acting with voice, gesture and facial expression, was at once delicate and forcible. His scene with Bastelmeier in the second act, and his subsequent soliloquy are the best acted bits in the play. P. N. Crusius '09 as Bastelmeier, a travelling salesman, did a distinct and clever bit of characterization; and he as well as von Kaltenborn was quick at taking up his cues. C. A. Neymann '09 as Dicke, the other travelling salesman, did his part well, and P. M. Piel '10 with his broad...