Word: humorists
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...humorist divided his address into three parts, concerning himself with the literature of the Victorian Age, of the late 19th century, and with modern literature, and described the hero, heroine and general plot which characterized each. In the Victorian period, we knew at the outset of the book that the hero and heroine would be married, and we were satisfied, for that's what we wanted. And when the novel ended with the sweet wedding bells, we were glad we read...
...many ways. Notable among the latter are the frequent addresses held by the management in the Living Room. These have given the student body an opportunity to hear such men as Commander Read, and Walter Hampden ' 00. Hugh Walpoie, the British novelist, comes tonight, and Professor Stephen Leacock, the humorist and economist, Viscount Grey, the new British Ambassador, and Donald MacMillan, the Arctic explorer, have all promised to address the club some time in the near future...
Besides the delegation from England a large number of men of letters will be present from Canada. Among them are Mr. Stephen Leacock, the humorist, Mr. Duncan Campbell Scott, the poet, and Sir Robert Alexander Falconer, President of the University of Toronto. The meeting is intended both as a memorial of the birth of James Russell Lowell, and as a celebration of the realization of his hopes for the Anglo-American entente cordiale...
...only a few injured, and these few have recovered. The Artillery Regiment baseball team, which included on its list of regulars eight Battery A men, most of them former stars at the University, won the championship of the National Guard of Massachusetts and was only beaten once in the humorist games it played with teams from other regiments, some of them in the regular army...
...begin the competitions the next day. An excellent program has been prepared by the entertainment committee, which includes motion pictures and an act of vaudeville. The first of the moving pictures will be "Work," with the well known comedian, Charlie Chaplin, as the star. Following this William Foote, a humorist, will take up a half hour in providing more fun. The feature of the evening will next be given, "My Lady's Slipper," with Anita Stewart in the leading role. This is expected to be the most popular number of the evening. The last number of the program will...