Word: vagabonder
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...given such an accurate account of the show. At the opening night the price of admission for those who insisted on seeing (and hearing) Mr. King immediately, was five dollars but has subsequently been reduced to one dollar for all seats. This expresses the situation exactly--and uniquely; "The Vagabond King" is well worth one dollar but scarcely worth five...
...excellently except at those times when she is inveigled into singing, which spoils the dramatic effect entirely; be it said, however, that her voice completely makes up for any momentary loss of prestige. Lillian Roth, in a role which has excellent possibilities, gives at best an amateurish performance. "The Vagabond King" is not a master-piece, but taken all in all, it will well repay the time, the dollar, and even the car-fare, necessary...
...Vagabond particularly recommends another one of Mr. Hersey's delightful lectures on the Theatre, in Emerson J at 2 o'clock today, this time on "The Art of the Modern Theatre in Europe". The lecture will, as usual, be illustrated with lantern slides showing modern and ancient types of stage setting and the more mechanical features of production. For those who have attended the recent lectures in the new Cambridge School of the Drama, Mr. Hersey offers the pleasing contrast of a similar subject treated in a slightly more academic manner; and for vagabonds less inclined to specialize, a natural...
Once again the Vagabond finds a group of special lectures to lure him forth from his cozy construction shack in the Lowell House yard into the cool of the evening air and the aloofness of Harvard Yard. The week's extra-curricular lectures open rather appropriately with "The Wandering Scholars and Mediaeval Latin Songs" by Professor Hilka of the University of Gottingen. Professor Hilka's discussion is scheduled for five o'clock this afternoon in Emerson...
...calendar for the balance of the week is equally attractive, and the Vagabond will report on it tomorrow morning if Mr. Vallee's new book is not too intriguing...