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...Cory, a Boston amateur. This opera is said to have made a hit when given previously some years ago. The scene is laid on the renowned shores of Cape Cod when unusual visitors in the shape of pirates and smugglers, cut capers and make love. The songs are bright, the wit not buffooning, and the music much above that of the average Comic Opera Perhaps the greatest attraction is that the leading parts are all taken by prominent singers, such as Miss Edmunds and Miss Starkweather, Messrs. Babcock, Brine, Fessenden and Bartlett. Mr. Cary has been induced to give this...
...Prunette undertakes to bring this about, and the scene in which she coquettes with the teller of unpleasant truths was especially well acted. The parts were very well sustained throughout, and everything went very smoothly without the delays and hitches which usually characterize amateur acting. The dialogues were especially bright and interesting, and the play was very Parisian in tone. Mr. Davis as the Auverguat, and Mr. Blossom as the French maid deserve great praise. The girls were all pretty and very well made up, and Mr. Copeland's costumes were extremely stylish. The coaching of Mr. H. H. Furness...
...second paper on "Class Crews Past and Present" is as bright and interesting as the first. These twin articles have been a great addition to the Advocate's column and we regret to hear the author's announcement that he has "crossed the line...
...lines are graceful and the metre is smooth, but the idea is obscure and hard to grasp. "Arcady" is a charming sketch of a bit of New England country life as seen from the car window. It brings clearly to our mind the typical New England farm. "Nemesis," a bright little poem of love, cards and capricious fortune, follows...
There are three short pieces in verse in this number. The first two are translations from the German which are only moderately successful; in one of them there is a noticeable lack of rhythm. The verses entitled "A Leap-Year Warning" are as seasonable as they are bright...