Word: spectacular
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There is a wealth of spectacular grandeur, color, magnificence, in Sir Herbert Tree's version of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII," which opened at the Hollis Theatre last night. The parts, are in the main, well played, the costumes highly effective, and it is indeed a great pity that better settings could not have been designed, for many of the otherwise impressive scenes. Why in a play so impressionistic as this, a play where the attention is focused not upon the scenery, but on the players, should this attention of ours be diverted by a wavering tree trunk, grotesque lillies jutting...
...Rosener, probably the most brilliant end-rush candidate on the squad, disappeared after the first week of practice with a minor injury, and has not yet returned. He was freshman end two years ago, and his spectacular play last year as a member of the Yale Ineligibles was a feature of the daily defeat of the varsity...
...expenses entailed by the production of the opera will be well over $25,000, including cost of the stage lighting effects, stage settings, scenery, and many minor details, all of which will result in one of the most brilliant and spectacular effects in the history of opera staging in this country...
...Mahan, coupled with the errorless support and opportune hitting of his team-mates. The University twirler was decidedly stingy with his hits, allowing but six well-scattered ones and whiffing nine of the opposing batsmen. In addition he headed off a dangerous rally of the opposing team by a spectacular barehanded stop of Hoyt's sizzling grounder just in time to stop Lee at the plate. Hoyt's contribution, as it was with only one man down, would undoubtedly have gone for a clean bingle had not Mahan gotten in the way of it and thus would have tied...
...spectacular exhibit is to be held in the new Technology buildings upon their completion in June. This exhibit, "Fifty Years of Technology," has been arranged under the direction of Mr. J. P. Munroe of Technology, and will attempt to show in display Technology's progress during the last half-century...