Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that the Mask and Wig performances are over until Commencement week, a great deal of interest is centering in the Garrick Club's presentation of Farquhar's "Inconstant," which will be given next Wednesday. The Garrick Club is a dramatic organization working upon somewhat different lines than the Mask and Wig, and whose purpose is to present plays of recognized literary worth and to foster among the undergraduates an interest in real dramatic art. The club has been eminently successful in its work and has presented several old English comedies of the 17th century...
...Harvard representatives, F. R. Steward '96, A. M. Sayre '98, and W. B. Parker '97, were somewhat delayed in their work: First, owing to a caange in the method of choosing the men, and second, on account of Sayre's illness. They are nevertheless thoroughly prepared to debate the question in a way to reflect credit upon themselves and Harvard...
...action of the play has been quickened and improved since last Saturday by the omission of several songs which, although excellent in themselves, caused the performance as a whole to drag somewhat. The principal omissions are Princess Mirabelle's song in the second act, the King's song in the last act when he casts off his disguise, and several verses of the final sextette. Otherwise the production was the same as last Saturday...
...simple country houses of Pliny and the somewhat more elaborate villas of Cicero would form a not unfitting background to the life of today. In the Italian villa we find brought into subjection the main ideas and features of its Roman predecessor. On the borders of Lake Como we find the best examples of these houses. Here the blue waters of the lake contrast strongly with the pure white country houses with which the lake is bordered. Art and nature seem to have combined to make a paradise. During the Renaissance the art of building was continually changing, largely owing...
...fielding of the 'varsity was lamentably weak, especially at the beginning of the game when the men seemed unable to hold the ball or to field it cleanly. Towards the end, however, the fielding was somewhat better and the men showed better judgment in throwing the ball...