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...That they receive it from an undergraduate publication, is in itself no small achievement. The most pretentious work in this issue is Mr. Ludlam's "King of Dougal Court". Mr. Ludlam's choice of words is generally so good, and he is so skillful in the management of his plot, that we rarely feel inclined to remember that the story is not actually new. It is effective from an emotional standpoint, and not by any means bad prose. For description, Mr. Cleaves' account of a bull fight is vivid, and effective. For sheer nonsense, "Hicks the Half Back" is undeniably...
...Youngstown for only three months, having arrived there with a barrel of potatoes an his total assets, yet in that time he has built up the largest food business in the city. He discussed polities in his advertisements of cheaper onlong. If this sounds more like a musical comedy plot than an actual occurrence, his campaign methods will seem like pure farce. No one but his wife aided him in his campaign, his advertisements as a vegetable dealer were the only means by which he acquainted the citizens of his existence: a few days before the election he began holding...
...Forza del Destino: unfortunately is clumsily put together. The plot is dull, the music to a great extent uninteresting. The revival was entirely justified, however, by two exceeding impressive pieces of composition. The overture, which preceded the prologue, was a gloriously romantic combination of contrasting motifs, which in itself told the story of the opera, more interesting than the piece itself. The second act, a scene in a monastery, was both musically and dramatically effective. The composition here was in Verdi's more religious vein, and this, through the medium of a well trained chorus was presented most satisfactorily...
...Danville, Kentucky, where the effects of their presence on football are immediate and profound. Form there on it is a story of one gridiron success after another, with an interlude caused by the war, until finally the team comes against Harvard in 1920. There is the semblance of a plot with a real villain and there is also a little love interest...
...club suggests that contestants bear in mind the limitations of the Hasty Pudding Club performances. Accordingly it is inadvisable to plan complicated scenery, or to employ a plot that requires elaborate scenic effects. It must be adaptable to a male cast. No restrictions will be made on the source of the plot, except that archaie or over fanciful settings are not as acceptable as those of a strictly modern nature...