Word: background
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...silver cup, having at its top the arms of England, with the English and American flags crossed below. Beneath, supported by two female figures, is a globe showing two hemispheres connected by a cable. Below the globe is represented the American eagle, and on a shield which forms the background of the whole are, on one side, the shields of the four American universities, and on the other those of Oxford and Cambridge. A laurel wreath surrounds...
...Greek tragedy and comedy, and of the theatre so far as a knowledge of these subjects is necessary to an appreciative understanding of a Greek play; the known facts in the life of the author; his plays in chronological order, as far as possible, with attention to the historical background and to the social and intellectual movements of the times; the poet's relations with contemporary and rival poets, his characteristic merits and defects as a poet, and his attitude towards the problems of life. The design of the course is to give students access to the dramatic literature...
...preparation for every contest there are always individuals who, although keeping in the background, deserve a share of the credit of victory if victory be won, and in any case the thanks of their fellows. Such men are those who have assisted the Harvard team in their training for the debate with Princeton, and their services in furnishing practice to the principals and in bringing out fine points in rebuttal, could not have been spared...
...natural and showed that they were fitted for their parts. Parker kept up the spirit of the play throughout, showing marked ability to act a comical character. R. M. Mahoney 1900 as Sporticus, attendant to the King, over acted, and put Bungus, one of the principal characters, in the background. The chorus showed lack of training and were not sure of their parts besides, not getting into the spirit of the play...
...window seats are called for, while the society rooms are to be finished in light paint to recall the old colonial buildings. This same treatment will be carried out in the Assembly Hall. Throughout the building the plaster walls are to be painted in plain harmonious color as a background for portraits and prints...