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...well known at Harvard, where, two years ago, he delivered a series of Lowell Institute Lectures, and gave several readings. At Princeton, his readings and lectures gained him such popularity that he was offered a professorship, which he now holds. His works, "Collected Poems," "Tales of a Mermaid Tavern," "The Wine Press," and "Rada," need no introduction to our readers...
Further, "No scholar shall unnecessarily frequent any tavern or Victualling House in Cambridge to eat or Drink there without leave from ye President or one of the Tutors." Immediately after this order was repealed a number of eating houses, probably exceeding the present multitude, sprang up and did an excellent business...
...found there eight or ten young, fellows, sitting around, smoking tobacco, with the smoke of which the room was so full that you could hardly see; and the whole house smelt so strong of it that when I was going upstairs I said: 'It certainly must be a tavern.' We excused ourselves, that we could speak English only a little, but understood Dutch or French well, which they did not. However, we spoke as well as we could. We inquired how many professors there were, and they replied not one, that there was not money enough to sup- port...
...concert of the trip was given Monday evening, December 23, in Witherspoon Hall, Philadelphia. A smoker at the Racquet Club followed. The next day was spent in travelling to Louisville which was reached Christmas morning. During the afternoon the clubs were entertained by the Louisville Harvard Club at the Tavern Club. The following day was spent in Louisville. In the evening a concert was given at the Women's Club followed immediately afterwards by a dance...
This thoroughgoing wholesomeness has rightly been made much of in the present revival: and the genuineness and sincerity of the play become doubly real. Clem, the tavern apprentice, is a gleefully "fresh" youngster, and gleefully done, without being overdone, by Mr. Randall--which is matter for praise. Mullisheg, King of Fez, has a fairly bootless existence, and Mr. Snedeker deserves compliment for acting with discrimination and genuineness this part of difficult rapidness. Captain Goodlack, Spencer's friend, and even Spencer himself, are not in the play specially "convincing" persons: they are chiefly the means of proving to us that Bess...