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...supernatural in "One" has not gone just a bit too far. The daring treatment of the theme results here in a sacrifice of plausibility to uniqueness--for the plot is certainly unique if nothing else. The ordinary mortal has no difficulty in experiencing the definite thrills of such "spook" dramas as "The Ouija Board," but in comparison, "One" is a very ambitious attempt which is not so easy to understand. The convenient method of communication between the sisters does not seem quite in keeping with customary procedure in such matters, but the exigencies of the theatre may easily account...
...story free from serious defects is "The Aristocrat." As it stops when its logical end is reached, it has the unusual distinction of leaving something to the Willing imagination of the reader. "Nathaniel," though rather fantastically improbable, is interesting and clever. "Fog and Sunlight," "Old Humphry's Spook" and "Samuel" are all of the bad dream variety and are all of the bad dream variety and are inferior in treatment because their authors had nothing...
Miles and Thompson have just published the musical score of the Hasty Pudding play, "Hamlet or The Sport, the Spook and the Spinster" by P. G. Atherton '93 and E. H. Abbott '93. The book is attractively gotten up and is sure to find favor not only with those who have sung the music or heard it sung, but also with others who enjoy the spontaneity and spirit of college songs...
...third and last performance of "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark or The Sport, The Spook and The Spinster" will be given at the Pudding Club House tonight at 8.30. This performance is for the benefit of the 'Varsity Crew and every ticket will be so much toward defraying the expenses at New London. A few tickets are on sale at Thurston...
...commendation from the theatrical critics. The success in Boston has been equally encouraging. These three Cambridge performances will afford a last chance to see the famous play of "Hamlet" in a nineteenth century parody. It may not be an aid to men in English 2, but "The Sport, The Spook, and The Spinster" is certainly up to the average of Pudding shows and well worth seeing...