Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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28 WELLESLEY COLLEGE Among Reasons for its unprecedented success may be noticed Its Admirably Trained Chorus DISPLAYING ALL TYPES OF BEAUTY AND PLEASING VARIETY OF COSTUME Its All Star Cast WITH Specialties of Every Description INCLUDING ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES EXHIBITIONS OF MUSCULAR STRENGTH SONGS, CLASSICAL AND POPULAR!! GRACEFUL DANCING 0 EVERY VARIETY!! WITTY MONOLOGUES, DIALOGUES AND M U LT RO LOGU ES !!!!! POWER OF KEEPING THE CENTRE OF THE STAGE ON ALL OCCASIONS AND OF BEING POPULAR AT ONCE WITH THE PIT, THE GALLERY AND THE BOXES

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THELEGENDA 27 This play is perfectly fitted for the perusal of the Young Person, and yet, by the range and depth of its experience, it holds spellbound the Sage and Veneral)le. It is a brilliant and ingenious combination of the Romantic, the Poetic, the Musical, the Tragic, the Humorous, and the Problem drama. Its Management has been Brilliant and Successful ! THE ORGANIZATION of its wonderfully gifted cast has marked an epoch in American Dramatic History ! It has had a Phenomenal Run of Four Years in THE Eastern Metropolis of Wellesley !

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THELEGENDA 29 The attention of the audience is called to the magnificent scenery, designed for the convenience of this particular cast. It is of immense size, although the fact that it can be encircled by an able-bodied policeman in forty-eight hours, — at a rapid gait, — fully provides for the safety of the company. The massive and beautiful buildings, including every known variety of architecture, (some specimens still under dispute); the luxuriant foliage, particularly that of the silver-leafed maple; the lake completely furnished with light winds, soft breezes, whispering zephyrs, sparkling ripples, gentle waves and danc- ing waters for the benefit of all crew songs, combine to place it far ahead of the scenery of any other known dramatic production. These attractions have united to make THE GALLANT ADVENTURES OF 1904 BY FAR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PLAY EVER PRESENTED IN WELLESLEY ! It is confidently expected that its tremendous success will be repeated On the Stage of the World ' ' !! The management, thinking that some description of this brilliant dramatic suc- cess would be of interest to an impatient and expectant audience, present the follow- ing account of the first-night performance in Wellesley. Owing to the magnitude of the task, it does not pretend adequately to cover the subject, but merely to give some idea of the scope of the drama, and to call attention to its special features. It does, however, modestly claim the virtue of complete impartiality.