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...Head of the Poet Laureate" is a tale in which Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, and one Giles Hemming plot, preach, and elope, respectively. The idea is well bandled; Mr. Nes is perhaps least fortunate in his dialogue, a strange mixture of modern phrases and what is apparently intended for seventeenth-century English. It may be doubted whether a Devon peasant ever could have said "how him an' me kin write verses an' ring a bell t' any tune." The story is nevertheless entertaining...
...production, "The White Elephant," was held at the club theatre last night. Probably never before in its history of over a hundred productions has a "Pudding" play met with such a complete and deserved success. From start to finish the audience was highly enthusiastic over the cleverness of the plot and dialogue, the beauty of the music, and the ability of the cast. It is undoubtedly the best show the Hasty Pudding Club has produced for many years...
...plot of "The White Elephant" deals with the efforts of three circus men from the United States to capture the sacred elephant of Siam. An American missionary, his wife and a frenzied "soul-mate" introduce complications into the plot. The whole idea is based on the old Siamese custom of setting aside an annual day on which women may select their own husbands...
...last-named play was the first choice of the three judges of the play competition: Walter Pritchard Eaton '00, Louis Evan Shipman, and Professor G. P. Baker '87. It was written by Rachel Butler, a Radcliffe graduate, and is a fantasy, light in plot, and with the dreamy characters of a fairy story. The chief character is a French pastry cook who delights in being an expert matchmaker. "America Passes By," by K. L. Andrews 1G., the judges' second choice, deals with the problems that affianced couples face today. The two engaged couples in the play sensibly decide that they...
Throughout the play and interwoven with the plot are several Scottish ballads which Mr. MacFarlane sings in a most admirable way. His voice is pleasantly mellow in tone; one almost wishes he would sing some more...