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...side by side with Scott and Dickens. "Pendennis," "The Newcombes" and "Vanity Fair" were in the tall black volumes with the double columns and Thackeray's own drawings. The lecturer recalled among these the scenes of Colonel Newcombe meeting Rumum Lal at his sister-in-law's party, Sir Pit Crawley kneeling at Becky's feet, and Becky herself reading in the nursery, while the young Crawleys fought and clawed each other upon the floor...
...Boxing Committee of the Boston Athletic Association yesterday afternoon decided not to hold the big intercity boxing tournament which had been slated to take place in Mechanics' Hall in January next. At this meeting it was proposed, as was the case last year, to pit the best amateur boxers to be found in New England in the various classes against a team selected by Harry Cornish of the Chicago Athletic Association. These tournaments have been very popular and successful in the past...
...circles of Hell are formed by converging rocks, which ended in the centre with a deep pit. The ledges of Purgatory, on the other hand, are formed by the retreating of the walls. On the very summit of the mountain of Purgatory is the earthly Paradise, through which the purified soul must pass before it can enter Heaven. In Hell sinful deeds are punished, but in Purgatory it is not an action but a disposition, of which the sinner is purged. Here the soul welcomes suffering as an approach to the utmost felicity. There is terrible suffering, but suffering always...
...some respects the Swan was like Sanders Theatre. It had an additional gallery, and the stage, instead of being behind the proscenium arch, was in front of it. The orchestra of Sanders Theatre, if cleared out, would correspond to the pit of the Swan. The fops and gallants, who did not care to go on the stage, used to send ahead their pages to hire stools and reserve good places in the pit. On either side of the pit were the Lords' boxes...
...audience of the Elizabethan theatre was very interesting. The fops and gallants came to show themselves off rather than to enjoy the play. They set the latest fashions. Some reclined on the stage, while others sat in the pit and boxes. The coming production of "The Silent Woman" will give an excellent idea of the appearance of the pit and stage of an Elizabethan theatre...