Word: chorus
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Winsor, our leading scholar in American history, and additional efforts will be made in the musical parts of the service. For this purpose we have been requested to insert a notice to the following effect: That all singing members of the university who are willing to sing in the chorus at the Centennial service in the chapel tomorrow morning, are requested to meet in the chapel after prayers this morning for a short rehearsal...
...Sears, whose dancing and acting were also very good. Mr. Prescott acted the part of the Duenna to perfection. The love scene between the Duenna and Sir Barny was one of the best parts of the play. The principals were good in their parts. Of the choruses the best were the Flunkeys at the beginning of the second act, the chorus of monks and nuns in the third act, and the ensemble at the end. The third act is very elaborate for an amateur performance but it was carried through with great energy and enthusiasm. With the exception...
...songs which were sung in worship of Dionysus at the festival of that god. The choral hymn sung on these occasions was called the dithyramb, and from it sprang both tragedy and comedy. The simple choral hymn soon took the form of a dialogue between the leader of the chorus and the chorus; then the chorus was improved in organization; next the number of principals in the dialogue was increased to three, and thus the complete action of the drama could be presented. In this development the chorus gradually became subordinated to the dialogue, but remained an important feature during...
After describing the chorus and its duties, the lecturer said that the limiting of the number of actors to three had one important result: it insured that the parts would be well acted. In should be mentioned that in addition to the principal actors, "mute persons" could be brought on the stage. On account of their wearing masks, the actors could not use facial expressions, but relied utterly upon action to enforce the meaning. The costuming lacked the variety of the modern stage. The dress of the tragic actor was always the same, and in comedy there was not much...
...annual spring theatricals in New York. The operetta-an adaptation of Sheridan's "Duenna"-was well received, and the pretty little theatre of the Berkeley Lyceum was crowded each evening by enthusiastic admirers of Harvard and their friends. The stage of the Lyceum is so small that the choruses were serionsly hampered, and consequently did not appear to the best advantage. However, the performers did themselves more than justice in spite of all obstacles. To quote from one of the best New York newspapers: "It is hard to point out any weak points in last night's performance. The chorus...