Word: soliloquy
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...solemn. In "The Modern World," Mr. Wheelock dreams of a day "when Socialism, like another Christ, shall shatter the old world," and in an "Epilogue" his spirit reels, "Drunk with a defiance stronger than the tyranny of death!" In Mr. Miller's "The Aged Poet's Soliloquy" a bard of seventy-five long years grieves that men shall never know the richer veins of gold that lay below the inmost marvel of his poet's heart. Mr. Dickerman in "Romance" is not quite so worldworn as the others, but even for him "The Rose Perhaps grows sweeter in these garden...
...Kaltenborn '09, as Nipphard, a sharp-dealing merchant, spoke excellent German, and his acting with voice, gesture and facial expression, was at once delicate and forcible. His scene with Bastelmeier in the second act, and his subsequent soliloquy are the best acted bits in the play. P. N. Crusius '09 as Bastelmeier, a travelling salesman, did a distinct and clever bit of characterization; and he as well as von Kaltenborn was quick at taking up his cues. C. A. Neymann '09 as Dicke, the other travelling salesman, did his part well, and P. M. Piel '10 with his broad...