The Modern Stage and Historical Costume Realism
A discussion on stage realism in modern theater highlights the shift toward authentic period dress and lavish costumes. It notes audiences demand illusion, from wigs and uniforms to miniver, ermine, and thirteenth century garb, while acknowledging the high cost of authentic staging and the tendency to favor spectacle over bare simplicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Moliere
Atting
Caesar
Mignard
Macbeth Garrick
Julia Marlowe
Eleanora Duse
Francesca da Rimita
Francesca
Second Generation of the American Colony in Paris
A Paris piece reviews the rise of American marriages into French aristocracy, focusing on Miss Rita Bell and Comte Paul d'Aramon, and tracing a second generation of Americans intertwining with Faubourg society. It notes prominent American families, shifting social dynamics, and a lively but often dull aristocratic circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Aris
Autun
France
Waterloo
St. Helena
Faubourg
Thore
de Sagan
Baroness de Sellieres
John O'Brien
New York
Miss Singer
doHor
Phere
Comtesse
d’Aramon
Comte Lepic
Andree Whitcomb
Brench
Gabrine
America
W. K. Vanderbilt
Tom” Walsh
Boon
Delamar
George’ Law
Parkhurst
John
Labusquiere
Paria
Duty to perform when time comes
The passage reflects on daily duties as inevitable responsibilities. It suggests work and recreation are duties owed to self and others, and urges not to procrastinate. It emphasizes that time brings its own duties, implying timely action is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levevou
Saenoy
Fasok
Rela Boy Bank
Broome
Ranoog Boy Ban Owadadet
Football's Brute Power Costs Lives and Crowds
The piece questions whether the pay and public thrill of football justify the deaths and injuries. It notes Yale's $59,000 gate receipts this season and cites 13 young men killed and 70 seriously hurt in three months. The author argues colleges bear responsibility for continuing a perilous sport that fascinates the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshallfield
Canbridge
New Haven
Ann Arbor
Yale University
Ohio
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Rae
Frange
Comtebse D'Aramon
Aida
W. A. Bartlett
First Congregational Church
Chicago
Roy
Jasper County
Palto ‘Alto
Buena
Vista
Elk
Creek
Lynn Grove
Newton
Reasnor
Globe Land, Loan @ Immigration Co
Mershon Block
Lows
Vega
H.F. Johnson
Ake
Rollin Building
Nlgovus
Deg Moines, Iowa
Matt J. Johnson
MS I, Jonnaon Co. Bi
Foul
Minn
Aumatiem, T Mlomons Nave Bona Panatue
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