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...irritable temper of his master. has bribed the chambermaid to say nothing about it, and also to secure a clockmaker to fix it. The clockmaker comes and examines the clock, but on his departure leaves his hat. The butler hides the hat, but it is found by another servant and brought, to the master, to whom the butler tells many lies to clear himself. He again hides the hat, which, however, is found and brought to the mistress. This is repeated several times, the butler inventing new excuses on each occasion, until he becomes so involved that he is forced...
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, "Merchant, president of industrial corporations, ambassador to Russia, and since 1899 Secretary of the Interior; an upright, influential man of business, and a fearless and patriotic public servant...
...Marconi Bluebell, a Yankee wireless telegraph and telephone solicitor, F. H. Van Orman '08 Sigaret, hotel maid, afterwards maid-in-waiting to May Lifter, Morgan Jopling '06 Nami Kami, a geisha girl, H. L. Murphy '08 Adolph Haschaus, a hotel manager, F. W. Olmsted '08 Tu Lung, a Chinese servant, H. L. Olmsted '08 Messenger Boy, P. P. Marion...
...first Boston performance in Jordan Hall last night the play went off smoothly. There was a noticeable improvement in the dancing of the choruses and in the enunciation of the songs. W. M. Tilden, as "Lucrezia" and G. H. Field, as "?," De Trop's absent-minded servant, were enthusiastically received...
...Maiden Never Raised Her Eyes" with a graceful charm and captivating expression. The Machiavelli of A. E. Hutchinson '06, though a difficult part played commendably well, showed less originality than some of the other characters. G. H. Field '06, in the part of "Hazy." or "?," DeTrop's absent minded servant, was in action and facial expression an extremely laughable figure. He spoke his excellent line with an inimitable drawl, and convulsed the audience by his solo "Absent-Minded," R. N. Baldwin '05 sang "The Ghost" and "Guidarello Gidarelli" with ease and snap. His burlesque of the sate ghost was amusing...