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With the exception of that of $CEdipus all the parts are rendered in English; we had expected, with many others, that this use of two languages would seriously mar the beauty of the work, but we find that for a promiscuous audience it will only enhance the interest and enable them to better gain the needful understanding of the tragedy. The actors, all carefully chosen, enter thoroughly into the spirit of the great work which they are to perform. It is needless for us to speak of the wonderful acting of Mr. George Riddle, whose fame has already been established...
...Especial interest, of course, centres upon Miss Georgia Cayvan, who appears before her Boston friends for the first time in tragic acting. We do not think that a better selection could have been made for the difficult part of Jocasta. While at the Madison square Miss Cayvan has been recognized as an actress of undoubted talent, but we think that the perfection with which she rendered her part in this play will surprise even her most ardent admirers. She displays throughout a strength and, at the same time, a delicacy of feeling that is equalled only by her superior gesture...
...carpets, and increase the danger of setting fire to buildings two-fold. It seems to us that if the college authorities should provide a good steamheating system, and charge the occupant of each room $25 per year for the benefit of it, they would reap a very large interest on their investment. If they can do nothing this year we hope that they will not let another year go by without furnishing us this much needed improvement...
...report: "The most serious foes to health are late hours, late suppers, insufficient clothing, and imprudent exposures to heat and dampness and cold. * * * The provisions for heating so many of our public and private apartments by steam is, and has proved to be, an important security against disease. The interest in athletic sports is, on the whole, an advantage to health and morals and good manners...
...Interest in the game of tennis is increasing rapidly in New York...