Word: scene
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...always pleased when the Stadium is picked as the scene of the Intercollegiate Track Meet. There is a tribute in its choice for the second successive year, however, which few recognize: beyond a tribute to its physical excellence and its location among a sport-supporting people, a tribute to the management of previous meets. Very few people realize the immense amount of work which falls on the University track management when the meet is in Cambridge. Very few people have thought of the smoothness with which the meets of 1911 and 1913 were operated, because there were no blunders...
...important question to be decided is the location of the Intercollegiate track games to be held May 29 and 30. The choice is thought to lie between Harvard, Pennsylvania and Syracuse. The latter, however, will probably not get the games for a few years. Although the Stadium was the scene of the I. C. A. A. A. A. games last year, the general approval of the management of the meet and the facilities here, may succeed in convincing the committee that the meet should be held here for the second consecutive time. Pennsylvania, however, is well located...
...scene of the plot is laid in a small Sultanate of the Turkish Empire, and it deals with the stirring and humorous adventures of a young American multimillionaire, who is attempting to gain from the Sultan the exclusive purchasing rights of all royal rugs made in the country. After many thrilling events have taken place, including the placing of a death penalty upon his head, the adventurous young American not only corners the Turkish rug market, but wins the hand of the Sultan's daughter...
Pennsylvania is also desirous of securing the meet, but Franklin Field will be the scene of the big relay carnival on April 25. The efficient management of the meet last year, together with the fact that one world's record was broken and two tied, are strong arguments in favor of Harvard...
...play was in four acts and was given a most gorgeous Oriental setting. Notably beautiful was the mountain scene in the third act with its atmosphere of eeriness and unreality. The simplest means were employed but the effect was all there. And, by the way, it is very significant that a practical manager like William A: Brady, who produced the play, should use the new settings...