Word: agamemnon
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...READING. "The Agamemnon of Aeschylus," Professor Goodwin. Fogg Lecture Room...
Professor W. W. Goodwin will translate at 8 o'clock this evening in the Fogg Lecture Room the chief portions of the "Agamemnon" of Aeschylus; which will be presented in the Stadium by the Department of the Classics in June...
...play gives opportunities for splendid acting in the parts of Clytaemestra, Cassandra, Agamemnon, Aegisthus, a watchman and a herald. It is hoped that all students who intend to compete for the acting parts or for the chorus will take the opportunity of hearing Professor Goodwin's reading in order to form a clear idea of the play. The competition is open to any one and no special ability in Greek scholarship is required, nor is previous experience in acting demanded. A trial of candidates will shortly be held, when passages selected by the candidates will be recited. Further information...
...play falls naturally into two scenes, the first round Agamemnon's tomb, the second at the palace gates. In the first scene the action will take place in the circular pit at the front and the second scene on the raised stage behind it. The orchestra will consist of four reed instruments and a harp. These pieces were chosen as they seem to accord more nearly with the prevailing feeling about Greek music. Mr. J. E. Lodge will have charge of this part of the program. An attempt will be made to follow as nearly as possible the Greek method...
...three plays on the fortunes of the house of Atreus which form the trilogy of the "Oresteia," the last and greatest work of Aeschylus. The play deals in the main with the death of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra at the hand of Orestes, in revenge for the death of Agamemnon, and has never been staged in modern times before. The stage in Sanders Theatre will be an exact reproduction of a quarter in an ancient Greek city, and the costumes, acting, and stage properties will be in accordance with the customs of the time of Aeschylus...