Word: sweetness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...lovers of Du Maurier's tale have imagined the real Trilby to be. Clothed in garments well suited to acentuate her statuesque beauty she moves through the piece, at times merry, and mischievous, at times pitifully sad. And in the scene, where under the influence of Svengali she sings "Sweet Alice Ben Bolt" her voice won the hearts of the audience even as that of Du Maurier's heroine won the hearts of the audience he describes...
...Have Pity, Sweet Eyes...
...been post-poned until Monday afternoon. An invitation has been received from Radcliffe to stage the contest in front of Agassiz as an open Idler, but modesty forbids, and Soldiers Field will be the scene of the struggle. Blood and beer will flow freely, and everything will be sweet and gay as the editors flit around the bags...
Following is a list of the Workshop productions to date in the order of their production: "Lina Amuses Herself," by Fenimore Merrill; "Educated," by Miss Winneck; "Molly Make-Believe," an adaptation by Miss Eleanor Hallowell Abbott of her successful novel (repeated for two public performances); "Home, Sweet Home," by Miss Violet B. Robinson; "The Romance of the Rose," by Sam Hume and T. M. Spellman, 2d, '13; "Maitre Patelin," a revival of the old French farce; "The Call of the Mountain," by E. C. Ranck '12; The Revesby Sword Play; "The Chimes," by Miss Elizabeth McFadden; "Yvon, the Daring...
...well. Of them, P. R. Mechem's "Burley knows a Cubist" alone is done with any particular skill. The style in description and conversation is light and the characters are cleverly sketched, although the close is distinctly weak. W. D. Crane in "Bully" and L. Wood, Jr., in "Short, Sweet and Bitter" do not succeed so well in following the difficult master. Both attempt what few people can accomplish skilfully in clearing up their mysteries by means of a letter, and both lack vigor and compactness. Whatever the merits and demerits of the stories, however, the Advocate has been unwise...