Word: amsterdam
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After a long search, the Semitic Library has secured a copy of the unrevised Talmud which was published in Amsterdam in 1645. The Talmud was subjected to revision by Christian censors who expunged from it all disrespectful references to Christianity, and copies not so treated are very rare...
Ludwig van der Bloomer, burgomaster of New Amsterdam, A. H. Parker...
Hans van Courtlandt, leader of the "younger set" of New Amsterdam, W. Woodward...
...Pitts '97, has arrived and has been used at the last few rehearsals. The Harvard Square scene, used in the second act, is a remarkably clever piece of work and should make a decided hit among people acquainted with Cambridge. But from an artistic point of view the Nieu Amsterdam public square scene (the first and third acts) is the better of the two. The colors in this scene are bright and the arrangement is graceful and effective...
...back to Holland she suggests that they visit some American city as it will be in 200 years. They finally decide upon going to Cambridge, Mass. In the second act the discontents are just ariving in Harvard square. They, however, find their lot still less independent than in New Amsterdam and soon return. With the aid of the Fairy Godmother they once more reappear at the beginning of the third act in New Amsterdam. They take with them a Harvard student who is captivated by a Dutch maiden. The Burgermeister, distressed at the absence of his entire community, welcomes them...