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...from any new or sensational proclamations. Said the London Times of Mr. Baldwin: "Not a good stage manager." It added that in a modern democracy, a certain amount of "publicity," even if it is of a "modest" sort, is absolutely necessary. Said The Observer: "He spoke in the reassuring vein of a cultivated Micawber." There was a general feeling, however, that the convention had endorsed most of the Conservative leader's views by rising and cheering him loudly as he declared: "When the party wants to change its leader, I'll step down, but not till then...
...Paraclete" carries this idea out in a somewhat modified vein. There will be a cast of twenty-four and the parts will afford a most interesting variety. The competitions for the club as previously announced. The try-outs will start next Tuesday, October 20, for parts in the play will be held on Thursday, October 22, in the Music Building. All men wishing to try out for the acting end of the Dramatic Club are asked to sign up on Wednesday in the Blue Book placed at Leavitt and Peirce's for that purpose, in order that the try-outs...
Recognizing that the organization has for the past few years found difficulty in securing some very desirable engagements, the management has decided to adopt a new policy, and to conform to the modern demand by including in its programs representative music of a lighter vein than has been customary, modelling its selections somewhat after those of the Symphony "Pops...
...first installments dealt mainly with his early days. The vein was light but not without its grimmer turns, as when he told about his father, a country doctor...
Significance. Stories so simple and unimposing, so "sentimental", as this one are very rarely told in public. When they are they seldom ring true. Sir James Barrie can do them, child that he is. Bonn Byrne's wistful blarney gets astonishing effects. Christopher Morley's vein is more magical; the tail of his kindly eye is almost mystically acute. This Barry Benefield, whom one cannot help identifying with Jim Pickett, seems to have no unusual gifts or tricks. Yet he is quite as irresistible as the others. An unforgettable book...