Word: operas
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...theatre, then, because everybody else does. It has been your misfortune to see ballets in Italy, and opera bouffe in Paris; consequently the clumsy amazons and pages, and the crude, undrilled comedians, do not amuse you at all. You yawn and look about you. Not far off is Smith, with open eyes and open mouth, enjoying himself to his heart's content. He catches your eye as the comic man gets off a pun as stupid as the jokes of a circus clown; and he leans across and remarks that it is bully. You smile and nod, and are pleased...
...long as our guests are confined to the friends of the students, there seems to be no real objection to their coming to look at us from the distant gallery, even though they may see fit to use an opera-glass; but, unfortunately, the strangers out-number the friends, and far too large a number of objectionable characters find their way into the Hall...
...mangled my opera boots...
...whatever that may mean - soon became common. These sins, horrible as they were, affected only the sinners, but at length, hardened by their vicious habits into a callous disregard of the feelings of their neighbors, the Sabbath-breakers began to sing and play snatches from college songs and the Opera Bouffe on Sunday. This final straw broke the Record camel's back, and the lament of the injured animal culminates in a prayer that the sinners may be induced to "rest their lungs on the Lord...
...with much spirit, and the burning desire to do one another bodily injury was vigorously portrayed in the duet which followed. The Serenade between the two was a decided hit, and the audience and the audience was completely overpowered by the fascinating manner in which Mr. Bowditch manipulated his opera(hat)ic accordion, and by the proficiency, together with the wonderful delicacy of touch, which Mr. Gray exhibited in playing on his novel guitar. The singing of Mr. Hooper throughout the evening was very creditable, and the gentlemen may well congratulate themselves on their success in bringing out such...