Word: scenes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...dramatic evolution in France thus: The drama is clearly inclining more and more toward truth of character, toward an accurate copy of real life; and yet at the same time there comes from all sides an imperious call for beauty. On the one hand, the acting and the miseen-scene, as well as the talent of the playwrights, contribute to reality; on the other, magnificence of scenery and nobleness of acting contribute to a material and a moral beauty. This intimate union of Truth and Beauty will be extremely beneficial to the French Drama. The stage will become more...
...scene of the first act is laid in Villabossia, the capital of Cantalusia, a mythical but by no means ideal kingdom. It is governed by an incapable king under the control of a tyrannous "Boss," Count della Croca; it is patrolled by a corrupt police force, and terrorized by a band of ruthless anarchists. These conspirators, incensed by one of the king's proclamations, decide to put an end to him. The assassin is chosen by lot, and turns out to be Nitro, the leader of the band. Meanwhile Della Croca, while attempting to coerce his daughter, Trivia, into...
...Exploration Fund, though carefully and thoroughly carried out, have covered but a very small part of the territory, and the valuable archaeological relics scatte red over the rest of it are being destroyed or carried away by business companies or by the Arab traders. The country has been the scene of some of the greatest events and periods of the world's history, and traces and records of these periods, now being obliterated, could be brought to light by careful scientific search. Caverns hewn in the rock and various stone implements of a prehistoric age have been discovered, and relics...
...Marine," 41, and "Towing Out," 45,--a sketchy bit in sepia effect,--by H. W. Eliot '02; "Boats on Italian Lake," 90, by J. A. O'Reilly '02; "A Little Puritan," 109, and "Portrait: Miss H.," 110, by Professor Charles R. Sanger; "A Deserted Camp," 121,--a snow scene in the spruce woods,--by R. W. Shapleigh '02; and "On a City Yard," 145,--a picturesque pin-hole study by Mr. W. H. Tillinghmt...
...twelve advanced students in the Chemical Department,--is interesting. Some of the best pictures of the exhibition are shown by W. Babcock Swift '01, but were not entered in the competition. Of these, number 134, an enlargement entitled "In green pastures and by the still waters," is an English scene, showing two calves drinking from a pool beneath a spreading tree. A twilight effect pervades the picture. "The Frog Pond," 139, is another English scene, of unusual merit. "A Country Bridge," 138, "The Trout Brook," 142, and a portrait of John the Orangeman, 140, are worthy of special notice...