Word: scene
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...great trouble in case of fires in the college buildings (spectators of the Matthews holocaust must have noticed it) is the absence of a hydrant in the yard and the consequent necessity of extending a line of hose from the engine stationed a block or more away from the scene of the conflagration. As things now are, the firemen have to run the hose around corners of buildings and through the entries to take a short cut to the fire. Harvard Square becomes the repository of a mass snaky house, which blocks cars and brings this great business centre...
...himself largely under the influence of the "Oedipus Tyrannus." These canons are the so-called "three unities" of space, time, and action. The strict limitation of the play to one spot is not authorized by Aristotle. The simplicity of the Greek plays, and the few possible changes of scene, rendered extremely difficult by the fact that there was no curtain, limited the Greek dramatists to one place. These conditions also rendered the unity of time necessary, as the events must follow in consecutive order. Aristotle remarks that this unity is only a characteristic of dramatic art, distinguishing it from epic...
...well attended, and the audience showed their appreciation of an interesting and admirably executed performance, by liberal applause. The programme was as follows:- Symphony in D major No. 2, Haydn; Tamino's aria from the "Magic Flute," Mozart; Symphonic poem "Tasso," Liszt; song "Adelaide," Beethoven; introduction and closing scene from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner. The soloist was Mr. Charles F. Webber...
...undeniable merit. The editorials are forcible and upon subjects of interest to every college man. The remarks about a prospective rowing tank are especially noteworthy and the suggestions deserve to be put into practice without delay. "A Knight of Today" is a graphic recital of a romantic episode, the scene of which is connected with the recent presidential election. The story is admirably constructed in form of dialogue, and although the effect is heightened by the repeated use of unmentionable expletives, the same end could be attained by a less realistic means. Two subjects are discussed under the Topics...
...audibly on the stage, and never in a tone of every day conversation. Even if you recite, do not speak as if you were addressing friends. Art without style is no art at all. Play a character as the author intended it should be played: give life to every scene, make it full of fire and a variety of passions at all times...