Word: talismans
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Such is the major value of Richard the Lion-Hearted. Readers of Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman will recall the story as somewhat diffuse of dramatic transposition. There are central characters in superfluity. The King figures in the spotlight but he is too ancient for throbbing sentiment. Accordingly, Sir Kenneth, Knight of the Leopard, is included to play foil for Lady Edith Plantagenet. An amazing trick dog is present. Many hundreds of film feet are devoted to the Sultan Saladin, Saracen opponent of Richard in the Third Crusade. The scene is Palestine...
...Fulda is one of the most famous of the present German dramatists. Among his works are "Ein Meteor", "Die Wilde Jagdt", "Der Talisman", "Jugendfreunde", and "Die Zwillingsschwester...
...conventionality of the subject. "The Rags of Chivalry," by W. R. Blake, is a very tedious imitation of the Romance style and "One o'Bills" by Simon Greenfield scarcely rises above a kind of bold nonsense; its originality and action alone save it from unjustified absurdity. In conception, "His Talisman," by A. B. Merrill, is good--certainly original but the treatment is unskillful. The editorials, dealing with eligibility rules and the Faculty trouble with signs, impress one as being ill-chosen, though the subjects are treated with discrimination...
...dissertations in Greek and Latin there are two prizes of fifty dollars each offered to undergraduates. One is for a translation into Attic Greek of the passage in Scott's novel. The Talisman, chapter XII, from the beginning of the chapter to the words "Every minute that thou tarriest is a crime against thy allegiance." The other is offered for a translation into Latin of the passage in Webster's reply to Hayne beginning "And now, Mr. President, let me run the honorable gentleman's doctrine a little into its practical application" to the end of the speech...
...entertainment took place in the concert hall of the Metropolitan Opera House before a large audience. An original extravaganza in three acts, entitled "The Talisman; or, the Maid, the Monk and the Minstrel," was produced. The burlesque told the story of a marquis of the old regime, who sought to marry his daughter Marguerite to a certain Count Fleurdelis. The lady, however, loves a poor minstrel called Florimel. The minstrel, who is taken under the care of the Goddess of Truth, succeeds, with the aid of the Abbe Kakatoes, in setting at naught the designs of the marquis...