Word: sleight
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Last year, with J. L. White '06 as chairman, the committee gave sixty-five entertainments. These entertainments are given free of charge to various philanthropic institutions in the vicinity of Cambridge, and consist of vocal and instrumental music, reading and sleight-of-hand performances. The kind of entertainment offered is simple and informal, and no great ability is required. Men who are willing to take part and can give one or two evenings a month to this service are requested to send their names to N. C. Nash '07, Claverly...
...been used. The musical part of these entertainments has been provided by the members of the University musical clubs, but there is a scarcity of men who can perform specialties. Any men in the University who are willing to do Social Service work and who have ability in performing sleight-of-hand tricks, reciting monologues, or in reading aloud, should send their names to J. L. White, Grays...
About 175 men have volunteered their services and they will be assigned sections according to their qualifications. Mandolin players will be divided into three clubs under the direction of J. L. White '06, N. C. Nash '07, and J. B. Husband '08. Men who are experienced readers, or sleight-of-hand performers, and are willing to do this work, are requested to send their names to J. L. White...
...undertaking which reached a high degree of development last year is the sending out of "entertainment troupes," made up of volunteer readers, musicians, sleight of hand men, etc., which give entertainments in hospitals, poor houses, and other social institutions. Men who have ability to entertain, who are willing to do this work and have not already registered for it, should send their names to J. L. White '06, Grays...
...communicates with men who have volunteered, securing from these a troupe of from three to ten for the occasion. The entertainments, being generally before audiences of working-people, are very informal, and the programs are seldom arranged in advance. These programs consist mainly of musical numbers, reading, and sometimes sleight-of-hand. Evening dress is never required. Men are called upon for service for week-day evenings only, on an average of twice a month. Car-fares and other expenses are paid by institutions for which the entertainments are furnished...