Word: humorous
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...give a fair show to both sides of the question. "The Little Cards," by John Redhead Froome, Jr., is a play of Ellis Island, immigration and the Binet test is superficially the most effective of the plays from the theatric point of view, though it lacks the genuine humor and human quality of Miss Hinkley's play...
...male parts are only fair, and in one of them we find a jarring element; for the humor of Mr. Irving Brooks, when not machine-like, is a coarser element than should ordinarily be found in a production of so delicate finish...
...sixth and last of a series of lectures on modern German literature by Dr. Frederick Schoenemann, of the Department of German, will be given in Room 22, 688 Boylston street, Boston, tonight at 8.15 o'clock. The subject of the lecture will be "Deutscher Humor" and it will be given in German. Tickets for students may be gotten at the Co-operative and the Co-operative Branch for 50 cents each...
...tender age and inexperience, "The Brat" is remarkably surefooted and bright. Heralded by no great blare of publicity and sneaking into town under cover of a blizzard came this little comedy, chuck full of laughter and flesh and blood humor. It came as manna in our wilderness of "shows." The play for some moments seems about to trail off into the ordinary ruck of "he be-friends, she loves, they marry" playlets, but the characters meant more to the author than did gentle stage tradition, so she let them work out their salvation. The result was a sincere little play...
...play was exceptionally well acted in every detail. Miss Fulton, the author, lived the title role. Never once did she lose her grasp on character or audience. Her slang was never forced, her humor was always delicate and unflagging, and she extracted every particle of sympathetic enjoyment from a splendid characterization. The supporting company was a wonderful relief from those we usually see here in "the provinces." Mr. Stone as the genius played a none too clearly written role with fine care and insight, while the young brother was kept simple and unaffectedly sincere by Mr. Lowe. Miss Ives played...