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There was just the proper touch of comedy in the acting, although the dialogues were wont to drag at times. The opening scene between Miss Roach and Miss Laying, two country spinsters, was thoroughly amusing, yet without exaggeration. Mr. Kent as Eben Gooch furnished an excellent bit of acting, with his dry humor, kindliness, and philosophy. Mr. Gilbert's part was not difficult and he handled it creditably, giving just the proper touch of nonchalance to his role. Miss Bushnell deserves special commendation, for the understanding way in which she portrayed the loving high-spirited, proud, spiteful Elizabeth Her lines...
Miss Anne Hamilton and Harry Bond carry off the leading roles with their usual skill, although at times the dialogues tend to drag. Mrs. Hibbard adds a touch of comedy but is handicapped by a rather cumbersome part...
...these cases, all the blue-book phrases-and pen-point terms of the undergraduate are rendered useless; in fact, he might have slept through all his brain fresh. Neo-platonism, Transcendentalism, and all the other pat lecture-room labels go by the board--to drag them into a psychological test would only prove that he had not "the brains he was born with". Nor is the graduate better served. Experience, practice in practical affairs, greater maturity get him no more than a gentlemanly "satisfactory" when he competes with his children or grandchildren...
...does not out-shadow the rest of the company, as stars are wont to do There is no great chance for art here: it is the whole-heartedness, the vigor, and the liveliness of the whole cast that makes the play so appealing. If the humor seemed to drag in spots, it was only because it needed a responsive audience to echo it and buoy it up. There was plenty of it, spontaneous and without archaism. For settings, which required frequent shift, curtains and flats were used with artistic and appropriate effect, and proved readily adaptable to the varied action...
...endeavoring to make repairs. Occasionally she would get her engines going, steam along a short distance, then stop, when continued hammering indicated further efforts at repairs. Additional depth charges were dropped, resulting in further damage to the doomed sub, which was now resting on the bottom and able to drag herself along only a few yards at a time. The listeners could follow these events as clearly as though they could seen, for every effort that involved a noise of any kind was registered on the ear pieces of the delicate listening instruments. All one night and part...