Word: text
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1880
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
AMONG the courses of Evening Readings given in the various departments of the University, one of the most popular is Professor Child's course of Readings from Shakspere. Professor Child, however, confines himself almost wholly to explanations of the text, doing little to bring out the individuality of Shakspere's characters. As a supplement to his valuable instruction, could not Mr. Riddle be induced to read one or more of these plays in Sanders Theatre, with a view to giving us a clear understanding of each character...
...RIDDLE'S students in elocution are reminded that the subscription which is being raised to heat Sanders Theatre requires less money than is expended in other courses for text-books...
...Figaro, in a very tasteful manner; the last of these was particularly appreciated by the audience, and won a merited encore. The first is a very remarkable piece of tone-painting, in which the orchestration of the accompaniment plays an prominent part as a means of interpreting the text...