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...prize-fighter, and had retired from the ring as lightweight champion of the world under the name of "Gunboat Williams." Into this atmosphere, thick with rock-bound English traditions and customs. William introduces his slangy, breezy, Americanized presence, and thus furnishes the material for three acts of comic dialogue and situations, which approaches a sort of unintentional horse-play toward...
...Jimmie Barry present a humorous and well-acted skit, "The Rube." The Baroness de Hollub (Harriett Lorraine) is most entertaining in a comic sketch with Harry Crawford entitled "Fifty Loves." Songs, dances, a running fire of jokes, and an exhibition of different types of vamping compose this act, which receives considerable applause...
...story of a democracy in which one man can lead millions through the great power of his wealth, or they will tell an altogether different story. They will reveal that people will buy red ink with enthusiasm, devour the Sunday scandal supplement with gusto, and chuckle gleefully over the comic section but, having nibbled the lurid bait they will shy from the hook...
...remedying can American and constitutional measures by taken to improve conditions. I firmly believe in the maxim, 'Put they house in order.' If we do not do so, matters will grow worse and cause revolts resulting in unconstitutional means of remedy. The Congressional Record has more humor than any comic paper; it is indicative of the inefficient methods of Congress which is 100 yeard behind American progress...
...entertainment of the evening will consist of moving pictures, the head-liner being a five-reeler entitled "The Life Line." The comic picture will be a Mack Sennett production, "A Lady's Taylor." There will be music during the picture supplied by an eight-piece orchestra headed by H. DeC. Ward '20 and J. V. Spaulding. '20. In addition to this F. Trainer '19 will entertain the class, and there will be singing by entertainers from Waterson, Berlin and Snyder...