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...genuine "production" by Granville Barker, it is probably the most enchanting piece of clowning that has visited Boston for many theatrical moons. We know it could never be real, so we take refuge in "Mediaeval," and that is exactly the word. The spirit, the quaint vigor, the broad underlined humor of the situations mark it so for the spectator, even if he has his eyes shut. Robert Edmond Jones '10 has dressed the play and players in the colorful riot of an eastern bazaar. The very rags of the beggars have been schemed with an artist...
...notable personages who have been well known visitors at the University in past years. There will also be some allusions to past historical events in which the United States and England were mutually concerned. The Marquis will end his speech with a brief discourse on national types of humor, including English, Scotch, Irish, and American...
...Young America" is a distinctly American comedy in three acts. Mr. Bellard has not lost the deep sense of humor that he showed in "Believe Me. Xantippe." the Craig Prize Play of two years ago. The present play began life in Atlantic City as "Me and My Dog," being first produced at Nixon's Apolio Theatre on July 12. Renamed, it began its New York run on Saturday, August 28. Without exception, the critics hailed the play as a distinct success. It is the dramatic story of the adventures of two bad boys and a clever dog, the latter being...
...pages. Mr. Rhodes finds in the steadfastness, humility, and humanity of Lincoln during the dark days of our Civil War an example which may be of value to present European statesmen. The picture which he gives of Lincoln is intimate, kindly yet critical, and suffused with a genial humor. The address should receive a place in the row of classics numbered among previous Phi Beta Kappa orations...
...Sessions, emphasizing the vitality, as opposed to the "classicism" of Greek drama. Mr. Sessions, however, takes it for granted that too much of Mr. Barker's productions is "emotionally rather than archaically correct." No doubt the costumes of the barbarians were fantastic to the point of humor; but why the caviling at the temple? The temple was not a Parthenon, certainly; it was of the Minoan stage of culture, and as such it was quite correct...