Word: humorically
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...into apartments which are in temporary use by a young lord, and are discovered there by two of his men friends, while they are paying him a visit. The complications that ensue are deftly handled with consummate skill, and the result is a delicate little comedy bubbling over with humor of delicious spontaneity...
...audience, Boston has taken more than a passing fancy to both comedian and production. Unlike too many of the musical comedies which are offered through successive seasons, "He Came From Milwaukee" still possesses a remarkable air of freshness and snap. That this is due rather to the contagious good humor of Mr. Bernard himself than to the accomplishments of his supporting company or a not too bright book and score is a compliment to his ability all the more sincere. In the present case, Mr. Bernard is the particular light and very justly...
...view "From a Graduate's Window" does not interest a graduate of but two years' standing. Perhaps older eyes than ours will see humor there. The list of Harvard confederates who fell in the Civil War is a very valuable contribution to University statistics, and the characterizing bits of comment quoted from the war dispatches of their commanders bring pride as well as regret...
...attention of the undergraduate body to the performance of Humperdink's opera, "Haensel and Gretel," at the Boston Opera House, tomorrow afternoon. This opera is one of the most delighful of the modern German productions, the text being taken from a well-known German fairy-tale which combines both humor and pathos. The music abounds in light, sparkling tunes, and the orchestration is notable both for its richness and variety, Humperdink being acknowledged one of the most gifted of the modern writera...
...opera suffers from three things. A comedian or Mr. Powers's or Mr. Daniels's type should have the part of Felix; Mr. McCloskey sings well but his humor is rather disappointing. The thing which provoked the heartiest laughter was his unintentional tripping over his sword and his sudden descent upon the leading lady, who was expecting an embrace and not a flying tackle...