Word: trusting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...plot of the play is as follows: James Higdig, president of the Ice Trust, discovers that his men in Hugglesland have struck, thereby tying up the American ice supply. Henry Chalkstones, in love with Gloriana Griggs, who is in turn loved by Dardanelles Bixby, persuades Higdig to send his rival to Hugglesland to break the strike, leaving Gloriana...
...cast of "Below Zero" is as follows: James Higdig, president of the American Ice Trust, J. Munroe '13 Adolphus Chalkstones, New York manager of the American Ice Trust, G. S. Silsbee '13 Henry Chalkstones, his son, F. R. Hancock '12 Dardanelles Bixby, ward of James Higdig and office man in Chalkstones' office, R. C. Benchley '12 Pinkering Snaffles, ex-roommate of Bixby and ex-bookseller of New York, P. M. Hollister '13 Stolid Steve, Hugglesland manager of the Ice Trust, T. W. Barnes...
...general. To be a successful detective requires nothing more than good, common sense coupled with persistence and resourcefulness. The greatest drawback to the profession is rampant dishonesty, the readiness of the operatives to "sell out," as Mr. Burns expressed it. In the San Francisco graft investigation where implicit trust in his co-workers was imperative, Mr. Burns employed Stanford University students...
...Below Zero" is a musical comedy in two acts and is a satire on the modern trusts. The book and lyrics are by E. L. McKinney '12 and the music by F. R. Hancock '12 with incidental pieces by F. L. Allen '12 and C. D. Clifton '12. I. C. Bolton '12 is manager of the production. The cast is as follows: James Higdig, president of the American Ice Trust, J. Munroe '13 Adolphus Chalkstones, New York manager of American Ice Trust, G. S. Silsbee '13 Henry Chalkstones, his son, F. R. Hancock '12 Dardanelles Bixby, Ward of James Higdig...
...simplifies the task of exposition, and the audience is left in no doubt as to the state of affairs when he walks out of the play promising his assistance to the distressed wife. The lesson of the play is that there can be no perfect love without trust; the love of wife for husband broke when his pistol put an end to her brother's life. She is alternately torn between her love for her husband and her love for her brother; and the struggle is not without its tragic interest. Melodramatic touches serve to hold the attention...