Word: stale
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...agree with the general talk of the team being stale to any great degree. Some of the men may need a rest, notably Captain Williams and Minds, but nearly all of the rest of the team have been laying off for a day or so every once in a while, and rather than needing a rest we are inclined to think that some of them need more work...
...Henrietta." Volumes have been written in praise of this play, and a large part of its commendation has been bestowed upon Mr. Robson's brilliant impersonation of the role "Bertie, the Lamb." Every one will welcome back Mr. Robson, and especially in "The Henrietta." Custom does not stale this brilliant play, and it bids fair to go on in its prosperous career until the copyright expires, and it shall take its place among the masterpieces of American literature. A long stage career is the more assured because the interest does not depend upon the rendering of any particular part...
...endeavoring to teach them, but it is as yet too early to look for any great improvement in that direction. The daily practice in the cage is omitted on Saturday and the men who pitched last year are given very light work in order that they may not get stale before their real work begins. The new men are being worked somewhat harder in order to bring out what they really have in them...