Word: peculiar
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...members of the Castle Square Opera Company will be happily cast. Mr. Wolff bears the chief burden of the piece on his sturdy shoulders in the title role of Rip. In every way this part should suit Mr. Wolff and his peculiar robust style. Mr. Persse, Mr. Murray and Mr. Wooley will be seen in character parts, while charming and dainty Clara Lane plays the dual role of the wife in the prologue and the child grown to womanhood...
...dress rehearsal of Le Malade Imaginaire which took place last evening was on the whole a capital performance. Of course there were the usual hitches peculiar to dress rehearsal; but all the defects were slight and can readily be remedied...
...said as has been of Henry James's novels that "the characters lounge, and the plot proceeds out of their mouths." The interest in the story is all in the dialogue and in the subtle shades of feeling which are connoted with great nicety. The story has a peculiar charm in that the interest in it lingers after the last word has been read. Understanding as we do that "Tangent" was written some years ago, we can not help bewailing that the author has not been more often heard from...
...benefit of new members of the University it may be said that the peculiar charm of Mr. Copeland's lectures lies in the fact that his subjects are invariably interesting and that his treatment of them is informal and of such a nature as to stimulate his hearers to read along the lines suggested. Mr. Copeland always addresses his talks distinctively to the college men in his audience, but though in justice to the latter the public are not usually invited, when that privilege is extended there are always a large number who avail themselves...
...which her representatives have won such widely-noticed success. While athletic interests are hibernating it would certainly not be amiss for the body of students to turn their unoccupied loyalty and enthusiasm to these contests, more distinctly academic in their nature and apparently more suited to Harvard's peculiar talents than athletics. Why should our representatives in these events not share in the glory of champions in the University, and more general interest on the part of students meet the growing interest of the public in the contests where for the time being brain is as important as brawn...