Word: sheridan
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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During vacation the Hasty Pudding Club presented its 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...
...cadets' ball at West Point depends on General Sheridan's condition. If he is alive, the ball will take place in the mess-hall on Friday evening. If he dies before that time, there will be no ball...
...General Sheridan lectured before the students of the Ohio Wesleyan University last week, his subject being "An Attack on Ingersoll...
There are only four men living who have personally received the thanks of the Congress of the United States: Sherman, Sheridan, Howard and Terry, Yale...
...very different nature is the last essay which deals with Macaulay's Writings. One or two inaccuracies there are, and, for instance, the statement that he left no great amount of literary work behind him. Did Sheridan leave more? All the essays, the poetry, the unfinished history, which I confess seems to me much of the partisan hackwork style of literature, make up a considerable bulk of remains - and then much of his work was in the form of speeches. For the rest, the essay seems to me good, especially as I agree thoroughly with the writer, and never more...