Word: deacons
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Little's acting was remarkable for its restraint and his understanding of the part. He never got "out of character" and, save in the drilling scene, he did not over-act. Mr. Williams, as Peer, the Deacon, and Mr. Packard, as the bailiff, showed real talent and never failed to make the most of their opportunities. Mr. Skinner was wholly delightful as Erasmus's younger brother. One could go on through the whole cast-- the acting was good throughout. From start to finish, it was a most artistic production of a highly entertaining play...
...young man who has been educated out of his station, and returned, priggish and conceited to his humble parents. The fall of his pride and his final humility are the themes around which the play is built. V. P. Williamson Unc., as Peer, who is a pretentious deacon, also plays an important role. Jeppe, Nille, and Jacob, in the parts of rustic country people, take a large share in the plot...
...other leading parts of those of Peer, an omniscient deacon, whose pretensions to learning afford comic opportunities; Jeppe, the father of Erasmus, whose paternal pride adds a sympathetic touch to the play; Nille, an old peasant woman; and Jacob, a country bumpkin. They are played by V. P. Williamson Unc., D. T. Eaton Unc., Miss Tripp of Radcliffe, and R. H. L. Skinner '22, respectively...
...about the inscription. Stevenson gave the volume in 1886 to his dear friend and collaborator in his dramatic works, William Ernest Henley. Four plays were written by the two writers, but most of the plays of Stevenson were unsuccessful. The four works were "Admiral Guinea," "Bean Austin," "Macaire," and "Deacon Brodie." The inscription Stevenson wrote on the fly-leaf is as follows...
William Cunningham, D.D., F.B.A., fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, England, and arch deacon of Ely, will deliver the seventh of his series of lectures on "Christianity and Politics," at the Lowell Institute this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The specific topic of discussion this afternoon will be "Positive Christian Duty." The lecture is free and open to the public...