Word: toning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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HARVARD CORNELL Walker, l.w. r.w., Davidson Larocque, c. c., Burnett Beals, r.w. l.w., Brockway Crosby, l.d. r.d., Nesbit Owen, r.d. l.d., Tone Bigelow, g. g., Stainton...
...Groceries come enclosed with recipes for cooking them. Advertising is carried on in every conceivable place, and the only force which causes a ray of hope is the "movies", and they after all, only convert a story of words into a story of action, without improving on the literary tone...
...found, I think, that the prologue was just a bit too long to say what it did. The "Being in Gray" had a rather difficult role--especially in the play proper--and Mr. Jackson executed it well, although a more resonant quality in the voice and a lower speaking tone would have heightened the effect of mystery. The candle of the Prologue was interesting, and fairly conveyed the impression of the ebb and flow of life...
...Oenslager, whose scenery designs were in a large measure responsible for the success of the play--and to Mr. Stralem for his lighting effects, go the honors. Mr. Salinger's music deserves great credit, especially that written to precede the second act, which was particularly in keeping with the tone of the acting. Mr. Brown, who has kept the Dramatic Club steadily rising in the standard of its productions, may feel assured that this play, in its Boston production, will arouse interest to an unusual degree
...singer was in unusually good voice, and his rich, resonant tone, his superb artistry, and his general pressence make one realize that America is right in showering with encomia this son of the Volga. Challapin is a master of all phases of the art of singing, and his legate work, his use of the portamento, and his planissimo are unexcelled today. Although he could easily do so, he never commits the sin which the French call "chantant pour la galerie"; when the composer has written a low note Challiapin doesn't take a high one for the sake...