Word: seemed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Obviously there is little new in the plot. In fact many of the situations, particularly in Act III, seem trite. But the unusual excellence of the dialogue and the careful perfection of scenic detail make the performance fascinating. Some of the apparent bricks in the house on Pomander Walk would do credit to the north side of Holworthy...
...comedy and of a very light and pleasant sort. Avery Hopwood wrote "Nobody's Widow" and David Belasco put it on the stage. Consequently it is very difficult to say who is the more responsible for the grace and brightness of dialogue and atmosphere that almost make the play seem high comedy instead of very superior farce. It has little body, to be sure, but it has a light touch in the writing and many amusing turns of situation. Miss Bates plays the part of an American who marries the Duke of Moreland while on a trip to England...
...clock. Each manuscript must bear an assumed name and must be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing both the assumed and the real name of the composer. The committee will select a few of the best songs, which will be tried at the football mass meetings. If these seem to be well received, they will be used in the final football games of the season...
...Brown appears to be the strongest. The material is the best in years, but it has not been rounded into a smooth team as yet. Sprackling, at quarter, is easily the star of the team, and puts a great deal of life into the men. The line does not seem to be strong on the defence, and although the large scores that Brown has rolled up against, its opponents would seem to indicate strong offensive work, a large part of the high scoring ability has been due to Sprackling's phenomenal work at quarter
...undergraduate circles everywhere there is apt to be a large amount of thoughtless denunciation of the rival college, for no other reason than that it is the rival college. Graduates are the men who seem most appreciative of the good qualities of the side to which they do not belong; they usually take the trouble to find out what the rival's claims to greatness are. Undergraduates are far too apt--especially during the heat of an athletic season--to attribute anything but virtue to the members of the sister institution...