Word: successful
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...seen. Mr. MacMillan made a great deal out of the Baron, and the ladies were lovely. On Thursday night the performance commenced with "The Follies of a Night," which was well acted and interesting. In conclusion came "Your Life's in Danger," which we must regard as the greatest success of the week. Messrs. Clark, Bowditch, and Shaw are really remarkably good amateur actors, and the parts in this little farce were such as to bring out the talent of each in its best light, and the audience justly rewarded them with unusual applause and enthusiasm. At the matinee...
...affair was a great success altogether, which result is in great part owing to the exertions of the Business Manager, Mr. Godfrey Morse, and of the Acting Managers, Mr. G. H. Lyman and Mr. J. J. Minot, and to the talent and skill of the Musical Director, Mr. T. W. Moses...
...getting mania of the nineteenth century rules even men of genius, and much rubbish is cast upon the world in the shape of carelessly executed work. Still, we here find much of the highest excellence, and the better understanding of technicalities gives men of moderate ability many facilities for success. But art as an educator and an active power in the elevation and refinement of mankind no longer makes itself felt. Its best productions, instead of enriching the people at large, are sold to private individuals who can afford to pay the fancy prices asked, and are thus lost...
...pleasures of life in Santo Domingo, and the opportunities for gain afforded by that delightful island, are so clearly set forth, that we may safely predict an immediate influx of "settlers," and the ultimate success of the Samana Bay Company...
...muscle, is the first means to this end. With Tully he sets a higher estimate on the intellect of a Pythagoras than on the mere brute strength of a Milo of Croton. As far as exercise conduces to health, he takes it, since health is an important element of success in his chosen vocation. Beyond this he cannot go without loss...