Word: entertainment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...them. Suddenly her entire audience scuttled and scampered off to escape the American Mercurial twins, Twaddle-dum and Twiddle-dee, now that you mencken it, one with H. L. M. embroidered on his collar, and the other, G. J. N. They conversed solemnly with Alice, and tried to entertain her. But Alice declared herself bored, and immediately the two little men vanished, leaving her to walk the Primrose Path...
Today and tomorrow the Theological School will entertain visiting alumni. All classes will be omitted on the afternoons of these two days. This afternoon Dean W. L. Sperry will conduct the devotional service. At 2.45 o'clock Dr. Alfred Worcester '78 will deliver the Dudleian Lecture on "The Validity of Non-Episcopal Ordination...
Today at 1.15 o'clock the Liberal Club will entertain at lunch Miss Evelyn Ellis, leading lady of "Porgy", the drama of Negro life now playing at the Hollis Street Theatre. This luncheon is in connection with the Harvard Night performance of "Porgy" Tuesday evening, tickets for which are on sale at the Coop. Dr. and Mrs. William Worthy will be patrons at the luncheon...
...Harvard cafeteria near the square recently multiplied its revenues by employing a band to entertain its patrons. For years the Hollywood director has made use of music to spur the actors to greater emotional heights on the principle that music has charms which do more than soothe. It remained for the ever ingenious French nation to apply the principle yet further...
...Wensley, Westinghouse electric engineer, had an invitation to entertain the National Masonic League Level Club in Manhattan last week with his televox system, wherein tones of certain pitch affect electrified diaphragms, which cause electromagnets to go this way & that, which make machinery go & stop...