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 The demand for burlesque apparently dropped off in the following decade, as there were no documented burlesque performances until February 5, 1889, when the Trinity Dramatic Association put on a production of “The Shakespeare Water-Cure” by pseudonymous author, The Larks. The play combined five of Shakespeare’s plays into what the //Tablet// deemed “a piece of profanity rarely enjoyed.” ((//The Trinity Tablet//, 1889-02-09)) The Trinity Dramatic Association included some 'local' college numbers among the songs between acts, which brought the production much praise from the audience. As per tradition, all female roles were performed by male students, and no expense was spared on their costuming and make-up. Mrs. A. B. Bull was once again costumer and patroness as in the previous burlesque show, as well as several other local women, and two new accompanists furnished the musical numbers. Once again, the proceeds were in service to the College’s sports teams, this time split between the [[baseball|Baseball]] and [[football|Football]] Associations. The show was such a success that the Dramatic Association received an invitation to perform at Wesleyan, though the offer was declined due to impracticability. “Shakespeare Water-Cure” would be performed by Trinity students once again in November 1889.
-For the next several years, the Dramatic Association primarily occupied itself with performing shorter non-musical plays. A proper burlesque show was not undertaken again until June 1898, when yet another production of “Shakespeare Water-Cure” was put on, nearly a decade after its first two performances. Unfortunately, the production value had declined since years prior. A scathing review in the //Tablet// expressed heartfelt dismay at the selection of songs interpolated throughout this particular rendition of the show. There was no lack of potential in the players though, according to this reviewer, the Dramatic Association simply needed to take advantage of its “good material.” ((//The Trinity Tablet//, 1898-06-03)) In June 1903, the Senior Dramatics performed a four-act burlesque comedy entitled “Miss Duzenberry; or, Murder Will Out,” adapted from Eugene Labiche’s French exclusively for the Trinity players.
+For the next several years, the Dramatic Association primarily occupied itself with performing shorter non-musical plays. A proper burlesque show was not undertaken again until June 1898, when yet another production of “Shakespeare Water-Cure” was put on, nearly a decade after its first two performances. Unfortunately, the production value had declined since years prior. A scathing review in the //Tablet// expressed heartfelt dismay at the selection of songs interpolated throughout this particular rendition of the show. There was no lack of potential in the players, though, as according to this reviewer, the Dramatic Association simply needed to take advantage of its “good material.” ((//The Trinity Tablet//, 1898-06-03)) In June 1903, the Senior Dramatics performed a four-act burlesque comedy entitled “Miss Duzenberry; or, Murder Will Out,” adapted from Eugene Labiche’s French exclusively for the Trinity players.
 In 1907, the old classic “The Sweets of Matrimony” was brought back by the Glee Club for Senior Week. By this time, however, the vogue of burlesque had mostly worn off, and the production was tinged with an air of nostalgia rather than innovation. By the second decade of the twentieth century, burlesque had been replaced by the zeitgeist with farce and vaudeville.