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| ... ills of which the opponents of government complained. Great open meetings were held every Sunday evening in the recital hall of the then new auditorium, presided over by such representative citizens as Lyman Gage, and every possible shade of opinion was freely expressed. A man who spoke constantly at these ... |
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| ... permitted to retire. As this finished his part of the entertainment he afterward came around in citizen's dress, and took a seat in the auditorium beside Phil. "How did you like me, Mr. Brent?" he asked complacently. "I thought you did well, Signor Orlando. You were much applauded." "Yes, the ... |
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| ... before Rob finally reached a small room in the body of the church. This room proved to have two doors, one connecting with the auditorium and the other letting into a side street. Both were locked, but Rob pointed the electric tube at the outside door and broke the lock ... |
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| ... spirit of the second-nighter, and came rather to be seen than to see. He liked the knowledge that here and there in the auditorium, when he entered it, some one would be saying `Who is that?'' and receiving the answer `Oh, don''t you know? That''s "Savonarola" Brown.'' ... |
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| ... of his church are the faithful, for it was a large audience that came to listen to him; hardly a seat in the great auditorium was vacant. And it should be added that, although it was in his own church, it was not a free lecture, where a throng might ... |
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| ... long ago." "Long ago?" exclaimed Carlton. "I only saw her four days since." "She is certainly very beautiful," said Miss Morris, looking across the auditorium. "But she isn't there," said Carlton. That's the eldest sister; the two other sisters went out on the coach this morning to Versailles, and were ... |
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| ... their opinions and prejudices ready-made from some unseen and omnipotent Areopagus. The careful study of an opera audience from different parts of our auditorium has brought me to the conclusion that the public there may be loosely divided into three classes - leaving out reporters of fashionable intelligence, dressmakers in ... |
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| ... of multi-colored water. We had purposely chosen places on the highest and most remote benches, to test the vaunted acoustic qualities of the auditorium, and to obtain a view of the half-circle of humanity, the gigantic wall back of the stage, and the surrounding country. As day softened ... |
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| ... famous Kirsch. She had heard of him, naturally. She was there out of curiosity, like any other newcomer to Chicago. The beauty of the auditorium enchanted her--a magnificently proportioned room, and restful without being in the least gloomy. Then she had been interested in the congregation as it rustled ... |
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| ... times. But it was what is known as uneven playing. He was torn emotionally, nervously, mentally. His playing showed it. Fanny, seated in the auditorium, her hands clasped tight, her heart hammering, had a sense of unreality as she waited for Theodore to appear from the little door at the ... |
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| ... walked swiftly away, and stumbled a little as she groped for the stairway. The bell in the foyer rang. The audience strolled to the auditorium. They lagged, Fanny thought. They crawled. She told herself that she must not allow her nerves to tease her like that. She looked about her, ... |




