Word: worked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...blackboard talk opened the afternoon session and was followed by individual instruction: The Crimson passing attack then came in for its share of attention as Coaches Horween and Casey continued the work of ironing out the rough spots in the Harvard aerial game. Lateral passing, which has not played such a prominent part in the Crimson offensive this year, was emphasized...
...members of the debating team will lend their services to Phillips Brooks House when the occasion demands. By this arrangement, it is expected that both groups will profit. The speakers will gain valuable experience delivering lectures before strange audiences, while Phillips Brooks House will be aided in is outside work. Although the teams have not yet spoken, their first opportunity will probably come within two weeks...
These men come to Harvard after having spent some time in their English universities, in many cases after receiving a degree there, and carry on research work here. Their status is slightly different from that of most visiting scholars in that they are afforded more freedom in choice of work than are the bulk of graduate students...
...natural to attend anything popular-priced rather hesitantly, especially when the epithet is applied to no refined an object as the opera, but the work of the Cosmopolitan Opera Company, at the Arlington for two weeks, leaves absolutely no basis for this fear. A small theater and stage, simple settings, singers not yet widely known--these might be handicaps for such an organization; instead they are transformed into positive aids. The grandiose atmosphere that surrounds the Chicago Company's midwinter performances is lacking; in its place is an enthusiastic group of singers and a fully appreciative audience...
...opera was sung and acted make the strongest impression of the evening: from the lighthearted courtly dance as the curtain rose, to the tragic closing duet of Gilda and Rigoletto, Mr. Franchetti conducted a group of singers that understood not only the musical but the dramatic possibilities of the work. Joseph Royer as Rigoletto, after passing easily through the opening scene, played his role with tremendous power. Mr. Onofrel was appealing as the Duke, Tina Paggi lovely as Gilda; both with clear, sure voices, though Miss Paggi's had little volume. Mr. Challis sang the part of Sparafucile with remarkable...