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...been welcome in Boston, ever since her first appearance there, when she was the most accomplished of her accomplished family. Miss Vokes hardly has her equal in a certain line of assumptions. The three short plays which were given at the Tremont last night, entitled respectively "The Old Musician," "Wig and Gown," and "My Lord in Livery," afforded many opportunities for Miss Vokes to display her talents, and she neglected none of them. The same triple bill will be given throughout the week...
...players' efforts have fulfilled. It is well worth while to commend such a play as The City Directory. The next is its last week. The next attraction will be the charming comedienne, Miss Rosina Vokes, who will for her opening bill give three new plays: "The Old Musician," "Wig and Gown," "My Lord in Livery," all said to be clever and bright...
...necessity of a thorough reform of the laws governing national elections is whown by, (a) Frands and corruption in elections in New York. "The Wig and the Jimmy on a Leaf in the Political History of New York," by J. J. Davenport. (b) Intimidation and illegal counting out in the south-Stanwood's History of Presidential elections, chapter 24; Forum, vol. v. p. 517; "Recent Elections in South Carolina," pp. 65, 365-366, 418-419, 447, and pp. 26 and 162-163 of the appendix. (c) By the late election in Montana-Public Opinion, October 26, and November...
...sperian tradition as regards the actor's dress. Whatever would be gained in historical interest would be counterbalanced by the loss of all that was Roman in the play. Thus it is related of Garrick in Macbeth, that he played the part of the Moor in a powdered gray wig; and it is probable that in Shakspere's time there was an equal conformity with the prevailing English fashions. This feature of the play the Shakspere club does not care to reproduce. The attempt will be made, instead, to imitate with historical fidelity the costume of the Romans...
These applied to all the students. For the freshmen still harder rules were made. The lives of that class must have been made miserable by the exactions and duties which were required of them. Everyone from the president in his wig and gown down to the newly fledged sophomore could make those poor mortals do their bidding. The freshmen then had to eat "humble pie" such as they have never since tasted, even when nowadays their fondest hopes are blasted. How low they were held by their betters these last rules will show...