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Yesterday's parade was smaller than those before the Yale game, but no less enthusiastic. As the men swarmed out into the Stadium the cheer that broke out from the crowd showed in no uncertain manner the confidence of the college...
...Milan, Signer Giulio Gatti-Casazza, a marine engineer by profession, had taken hold of La Seal a Opera House in a time when that historic institution was in a bad situation, in a couple of years had rehabilitated it in an extraordinary manner, had brought a regime of order and economy, at the same time had increased the quality of performances immensely. Here was the obvious man for the internationally minded Directors of the Metropolitan. Many of their customers thought that they should have patriotically selected an American, but they seemed of the opinion that it was better to save...
...Prayer. Papini* has sent to America " The Prayer of Papini for the Second Coming of Christ." It is in the manner of a dramatic soliloquy. Thus...
...such a manner does Professor Wise avow his intentions of lighting the tortuous labyrinth of dramatic production for the lowly Torchbearer. The book, haphazardly and inappropriately illustrated, is divided into twelve chapters which deal with practically every phase of amateur production, and includes in addition a general directory containing information about available plays for amateur presentation, with bibliographies of the authors--and further still a list of costuming houses in the Middle West...
...disadvantages are interesting chapters on 'set construction"; on "Problems of Presenting Plays" (a clever alliterative phrase, which could well have been the book's title), and on Pageants and Masques. Especially to be recommended is the chapter on "Problems of Presenting Plays". here the duties of the director, his manner and methods, are clearly shaped and defined. Nothing is more difficult in an amateur theatrical group than to decide who shall be the dominant force in the production. Definitely and decisively does Professor Wise settle the question, and dramatic organizations should profit by his statements...