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...story of the play is that of a modern family of the French aristocracy. Helene, the youngest daughter, although very independent, is finally persuaded to become engaged to the Baron Houzier. Robert, the new family secretary, saves the family fortune, which had been endangered by a plot of the baron and a friend, and finally marries Helene against the wishes of her family...
...consideration the varied frames of mind of the audience, which was no doubt divided between the low brow, the high brow and the tired business man, one can come to the conclusion that the performance was appreciated by some as low spice and by others as high spice. The plot is a negligible quantity, as in all musical shows, and warrants no criticism...
...another exception for the benefit of American novelists. For if the poet were right what would become of the Western novel? Hamlet with Hamlet left out would be complete compared to the Western novel if East and West could not meet. The play thus robbed would still have a plot but the novel would have neither plot nor character...
Contestants for the competition should bear in mind the limitations of the Hasty Pudding Club performances. It is not advisable to plan complicated scenery, or to suggest scenic effects. The play should be limited to as few acts as the plot permits. Any female roles which are not adaptable to a male cast are to be avoided. No restrictions will be made on the source of the plot, except that archaic or over-fanciful settings are not us acceptable as those of a strictly modern nature...
...last I have found it: the Novel Without a Plot! Poe maintained that certain dank gardens cried aloud for murder. And murders we have had until the very edgings of the pages turned red. Naturally, the concerse of the proposition should be true. Mr. Hudson has been the first to make it so. Certain bright gardens cry for nothing at all. To be sure, "Abbe Pierre" has a binding thread the romance of David Ware, an American professor "from the department of Ohio", and Germaine Sance, a daughter of Gascony. Yet that is not "Abbe Pierre". For "Abbe Pierre...