Word: things
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Were I the Thing," the burlesque on "If I Were King," introduced between the second and third acts, contains some good wit, but not enough to justify its length. H. L. Movius '02, J. A. Dix '02 and H. M. Gittings '02 showed ability as burlesquers...
...burlesque which will be put on in a separate scene between the second and third acts has been worked up with a great deal of care. It is entitled "Were I the Thing," and is a burlesque on Mr. Sothern's last play at the Hollis Street Theatre. The four principal characters are H. L. Movius '02 as "Loois Onze," J. A. Dix '02 as "Frank the Villain," H. L. Riker '03 as "Katherine d'Ivorced Sell," and S. Waller '03 as 'Hug--it de Camel." The staging and dressing of this burlesque are very elaborate...
...showed that non-enforcement of the excise law would result in breeding disrespect for law in general among the citizens. He then brought out the fact that lax enforcement of law lies at the root of the great evil of black-mail and that when the law says one thing and the policy of the administration another, the patrolman on his beat may collect blood money to his heart's content. For when an executive assumes discretionary powers with regard to the enforcement of law, this discretion must in the last analysis be exercised by the police force. He brought...
...been hard and steady. The batteries have continued working principally for form and accuracy in throwing, with a gradual increase in speed. Batting practice, coached by Keeler, has been held every morning between 10 and 12, and for a short time in the afternoon. At present the main thing required is good form in meeting the ball. The men have a tendency to try to hit too hard, and do not time the ball well...
...major -- contained some beautiful passages for the strings, with flute obligato, that were perfectly rendered. Chausson's Symphonic Poem, "Viviane," brought out some very pleasing effects with the brass and a harp. The composer has caught the weird spirit of Vivian's enchantment of Merlin, but the one thing lacking was the element of coquetry that comes out so strongly in the literary conceptions of Vivian...