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...vivid interpretation of this character of Pedro is given by Edouardo Sanchez, whose performance is particularly noteworthy in its expression of the high breeding, the grace and charm of the king. The impersonation is always commanding, and in the climax reaches real depth of emotion. It is certainly one of the outstanding pieces of acting that the Dramatic Club has given us. On the whole the support is also good, and the performance maintains its interest throughout. It is good to see some real excitement in some of the battle scenes, which offer great difficulties on the small stage...
...characters were perfectly delineated. Their universality and individuality are brought out from Rickety Anne to Seth Perkins, the Hoboken Terror. Not a stroke was missed in the production, for the sets of the "Old Homestead", "The Street in front of Grace Church: N. Y." and "The Kitchen" were no less perfect than the Swanzey, New Hampshire, Annual Band Concert. Strange to say, even the old jokes which had been dusted off for the occasion were greeted with vociferous laughter and prolonged applause. Handkerchiefs which went up more than once to wipe away a tear were suddenly used to stifle laughter...
...sister of mercy by the deathbed of its mother, the ancient Culture. Protestantism was the nurse of a lusty child, modern civilisation." Passing a huge Dissenters' "chapel," he says: "It is becoming impossible for those who mix at all with their fellow men to believe that the grace of God is distributed denominationally...
...largest university in the world: William B. Persons (civil engineer), Chairman; Nicholas M. Butler (Columbia President) ; Marcellus H. Dodge (firearms) ; the Rt. Rev. William T. Manning (New York Bishop) ; Willard V. King (banks) ; Stephen Baker (banks) ; Frederic R. Coudert (lawyer) ; Newcomb Carlton (telegraphs) ; John G. Milburn (lawyer) ; Joseph P. Grace (banks, ships, merchandise) ; Alfred E. Marling (realty) ; Albert W. Putnam (lawyer) ; Ambrose D. Henry (railroads) ; Jackson E. Reynolds (banks) ; Frederick Coykendall (steamboats) ; Newbold Morris (lawyer) ; the Rev. Caleb R. Stetson (rector) ; Frederick A. Goetze (Columbia engineering dean...
...opinion next morning proclaimed that "Madame Karsavina is a very beautiful woman who gives much pleasure" (The New York Times) ; that "Madame Karsavina is one of the best dancers actively extant" (The New York Herald-Tribune) ; that "Madame Karsavina is an artist of the first rank. She possesses technique, grace and eloquence of gesture and pose" (New York American). But no one suggested that the epithet that has adorned, in small black letters, so many billboards, should be one tittle altered-the epithet which inspires the most arrogant advertisement in the world...