Word: shrink
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Dates: during 1894-1894
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...only was the entrance of many of these students boisterous in the extreme, but the disheveled appearance, and language of one or two at least was such as to make a young girl at my side shrink in disgust. During the whole performance not only was a constant noise kept up, but the actors and actresses were guyed and annoyed, often most insultingly, and had it not been for the courage of the chief actress, who finally refused to proceed with her part until quiet had been restored, the performance might have ended in dire confusion...