Word: scenic
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...painstaking and -- traditional. The author has not yet quite released himself from his models,--for a guess, Tennyson in poetry and Pater in the prose. Of the poems, "The Death of Penelope" is by far the longest flight; and it is well sustained. The poet's observation of the scenic world is close and sympathetic, and it is matched by considerable skill of descriptive phrase. Of briefer compass, the lyrics are not without charm, notably, "Weitschmerz," "The Vision of Heart's Delight," and "Laughter and the Rain." The ethical impulse is strong in the author; but it is genuinely striving...
...time within the memory of the present generation that this greatest of German plays will be presented in Boston. Mr. Rudolf Christians of the Irving Place Theatre in New York and his German company who will give the play are noted for their skillful interpretation and minute attention to scenic effects so characteristic of the modern German stage. The great success of the performance in New York is assurance for a worthy rendering of this masterpiece of modern literature. Circulars giving full information about the preliminary sale of tickets open to all members of the University...
...entertainment committee for tonight's celebration consists of J. W. Hallowell '01, C. Swan '01, and J. S. Seabury '04. Everything has been suspended, even the regular dinner service, to give place to the special Yale game festival to be held in Harvard Hall. There will be a scenic vaudeville show, the exact nature of which will not be revealed until 8 o'clock, the entertainment committee having planned a complete surprise. The members of the Harvard Club of New York have been extended a special invitation. The vaudeville performance will be supported by special music and the celebration will...
Owing to the difficulties of scenic production it has been found necessary to substitute new playlets for two of the four already announced for performance by the Harvard Dramatic Club in the week of May 5. The pantomime, "The Romance of the Rose," by J. S. Hugh '13 and W. F. Merrill '13, and Percy MacKaye's New England sketch "Chuck" will be dropped. In their places will be acted "The Three Strangers," an adaptation by Leonard Hatch '05, of Thomas Hardy's like-named story of Wessex, and "Ygraine of the Hillfolk," a poetic drama by R. E. Rogers...
...performance this evening will be the sixth revival of this early Shaksperian comedy. The presentation, in which special emphasis has been laid on the scenic effects and costuming, was to have been given in the Union, but the cost of such a production led the Delta Upsilon managers to offer the use of Brattle Hall for the occasion...