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About 500 people witnessed the dress rehearsal of the "Agamemnon" yesterday afternoon in the Stadium. Weather conditions were ideal. The chorus and the speakers could be heard distinctly from all parts of the auditorium, and the simple music was very effective. The entire performance went off smoothly, and, except for some minor changes in the grouping, no improvement seemed necessary...
...public dress rehearsal of the "Agamemnon" of Aeschylus, which is being produced under the auspices of the Classical Department by members of the University, will be held in the Stadium at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon...
...play opens with the scene at the palace of Agamemnon at Argos, when the Watchman sees the beacon light that announces the fall of Troy. As he proclaims the good news to the people in the palace, twelve old men of Argos, who form the chorus, come on the stage, chanting as they march. They remain on the stage throughout the play, and in their choral odes express the popular feeling of the men of Argos in regard to the events portrayed there. Agamemnon soon returns from Troy, bringing in his train the Trojan captive, Cassandra, of whom Clytaemnestra...
...cast, which is made up exclusively of students in the University, is as follows, the principal actors being arranged in the order of their appearance on the stage: Watchman, M. C. Clapp '07 Clytaemnestra, H. S. Wyndham-Gittens '06 Herald, D. Gardiner '07 Agamemnon, P. H. Noyes '06 Cassandra, A. S. A. Brady '08 Aegisthus, A. L. Benshimol '07 Leader of Chorus, F. H. Birch...
...stage background, representing the palace of Agamemnon at Argos, was finished yesterday, and is now being given its final coat of paint. It should be fully completed this afternoon. The stage itself will not be prepared for the final performance until tomorrow morning...