Word: scandal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...very air we breathe and for most people they are the sole source of information about what is going on in the world. However, there are two tendencies to be contended against--the bad stimulation to the mind that the "yellow" papers give by laying undue emphasis on crime, scandal and sensation; and the evil influence of papers that stand for moneyed interests...
...last two hundred years, said Mr. Jones, English dramatists have produced only three permanent pieces of literature, "The Rivals," "She Stoops to Conquer," and "The School for Scandal." French dramatists, on the other hand, have been producing and are now producing dramatic works that are a part of the literature of France. This is because their drama and literature are wedded, and the French audiences know that their drama is intended to depict life, and not to amuse them by clownery...
...Robertson in 1895 went into management and produced "Romeo and Juliet" and "The School for Scandal" with Mrs. Patrick Campbell. At the Lyceum a year later when he played in his present part, he reached a reasonable ideal, and a distinguished critic and Shakesperian scholar exclaimed, "That man was born to play Hamlet." His company was taken to Germany, where the Emperor saw Macbeth and Hamlet, and received Mr. Robertson twice in the Imperial box. On his return "Macbeth" was given with an all-star cast...
This evening at 8 o'clock, in Sever 11, Mr. Copeland will read "The Critic," a farce in three acts, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, author of "The School for Scandal" and "The Rivals." The reading will be open only to members of the University...
...Reading. "The Critic," a Farce in Three Acts, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, author of "The School for Scandal" and "The Rivals." Mr. Copeland, Sever 11, 8 p. m. The reading will be introduced with a few remarks on Comedy, Farce, and Burlesque...