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...Austin did not show the speed and accuracy that he exhibited in the Dartmouth Freshman game, but the rest of the team showed up well. The work of Beals was especially noticeable, three times caging the puck for points and twice breaking through the whole Middlesex defense with a bit of clever skating and stick work...
...vegetation was too rich for their constitutions, and dried grass was not available. Therefore one of the natives ingeniously suggested that the bunches of leaves be used for feed. He proceeded to pick up a bunch and give it to a mule hitched nearby. The animal sniffed at it, bit off one leaf and drew it into his mouth, then ejected it in evident distaste...
...mankind since the beginning of the world--mistaken identities--Goldsmith's old story of the heiress who wins, as a barmaid, the love of a youth too bashful to court her in her proper surroundings possesses a curious perennial freshness. Granted that some of the stage devices seem a bit clumsy and outworn to the present generation of theatre-goers, the underlying humor of the play has as wide an appeal today as it did in the reign of George the Second. It is this fact, together with its characterization and wittiness of line, which has kept "She Stoops...
...Diggory" (Mr. Johnston) were toned down to the proper key. "Mrs. Hardcastle" was exceptionally well played by Miss Esden. Unfortunately the performance was a long time reaching this level, and some of the earlier scenes were--sad to say--badly over-played. In contrast to the former productions, the bit where the two travelers drain the pot of ale dry in spite of the efforts of their supposed host to get a swallow himself, was rendered purely for its farce values, and the very rich comedy in it wholly neglected. Above all, the incident where "Diggory" delivers a letter stuck...
...drama and a striving toward better dramatic standards. In this movement Harvard has taken its part: the activities of its organizations have more and more frequently come to take the dramatic form. Boston has been called the poorest "show city" in the country; just now, Cambridge is doing its bit to redeem the balance...