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...work is being continued this year, and it is hoped that it will be on a larger scale. As the number of applications for entertainments always far exceeds the power of the Committee to fill them, and as the range of work admits of a great variety of talent, all men with any ability at all in entertaining can be of great service. Men who wish to take part in this work should send their names to D. Parson, 54 Dunster street...
...with one talent, in Christ's parable, was perhaps devout enough in thought, but he did nothing; if he had any religion he kept it to himself, and made it useless. Full and complete religion is the realization that one has his mission of work to do for God, and the determination to do it earnestly, hopefully and with consecrated spirit...
...committee neglected to consider two other possible sources of income. The musical clubs and the Pierian Sodality, during the year, might each give at least one concert, the proceeds of which could be devoted toward reducing the annual expenses of the Union. Then, as there is plenty of talent among us, an annual play could be produced. The date of its performance could be arranged so that it would not interfere with the various club performances. For instance, it might be produced in December, just before the Christmas vacation, as the latter plays come in the spring. The various parts...
...drama is clearly inclining more and more toward truth of character, toward an accurate copy of real life; and yet at the same time there comes from all sides an imperious call for beauty. On the one hand, the acting and the miseen-scene, as well as the talent of the playwrights, contribute to reality; on the other, magnificence of scenery and nobleness of acting contribute to a material and a moral beauty. This intimate union of Truth and Beauty will be extremely beneficial to the French Drama. The stage will become more and more a large tribune, from which...
...heritage of Labiche has been divided among M. Georges Feydeau, M. Gandillot, M. Alexandre Bisson, and M. Courteline. Of these, Courteline seems to have the most talent. He is a writer of considerable power, with a copious and spontaneous wit. The military officer is one of his stock characters, but he has not the tact, according to M. Deschamps, to treat him with the dignity due him as the protector of his country. "Les Gaietes de l'Escadron" is an excellent parody -- albeit full of philosophy--on the less attractive sides of military life. "Le Train de 8:47," "Boubonroche...