Word: york
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...Harvard Theatricals given on the 8th of May in New York, by the Harvard Club of that city, were a success. The burlesque of William Tell formed the chief part of the performance, and was preceded by the farce of "The Morning Call." Mr. S. H. Hooper, '75, played the part of Gesler, and was very funny, although he did not make the hit of the evening. That was left for Tell to do. The burlesque was followed by dancing...
...Record has gladdened our soul. It announces that the policy by which it has been governed from its birth is to be renounced. After heaping abuse upon that "scurrilous sheet," the New York Sun, it actually declares: "We beg the pardon of our readers for anything which may seem like Billingsgate in this article." It then adds: "We shall endeavor to keep our columns free from that offence in future. The issue of May 3 is remarkable in many respects, but nothing has startled us more than the editorial which begins: "It is the boast of all Yale men, that...
...entertainment in aid of the Harvard University crew will be given under the auspices of the Harvard Club of New York City, at the Theatre of the Union League Club, Monday, May 8, at 8 o'clock. Tickets can be procured by addressing Montgomery D. Parker, 21 Brevoort Place, or at G. P. Putnam's Sons, Twenty-third Street and Fourth Avenue. Price, two dollars. Committee: M. D. Parker, F. G. Ireland, E. Szemelenyi, H. H. Crocker, Thomas Kinnicutt, F. M. Weld, F. R. Appleton...
...present moment makes a good showing. The payment of the subscriptions already made is, however, very much desired, as the end of the college year is at hand. Theatricals are soon to be given to increase the fund; in Boston, beginning next Thursday evening, and in New York, a week from next Monday. The last theatricals in aid of the crew did not bring a large sum into the treasury of the H. U. B. C.; we hope in this respect the next ones will be more successful...
...habit," has been abandoned. "Joy beams from many a face," while on the countenances of the few unconverted sits "solemn, introverted repression." This state of things is due partly to the efforts of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, partly to those of a number of Rev. Presbyterian Drs. from New York, and partly to the "strengthening influence of room prayer-meetings." These latter consist of gatherings of twenty friends or so, who converse on religious topics with cheerful earnestness, who utter "heartfelt prayers," and indulge in "hearty singing." The Lit. has described these proceedings at great length, first, because "this theme...