Word: clytaemestra
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Aeschylus' "Agamemnon," which will be given in the Stadium on June 16 and 19, is the tragic tale of the great leader of the host against Troy. Agamemnon, after ten years of absence from Troy, returns at the beginning of the trilogy to find his queen, Clytaemestra, living with her paramour, Aegisthus. The king, however, brings the captive Trojan priestess, Cassandra, in his train, and if the queen is guilty, her lord is not free from blame. The most dramatic scene of the play is that in which Cassandra before the palace doors vividly foresees the fate that awaits both...
...play. In cases where two names follow the characters in the following provisional assignment of parts it has not yet been decided to which of the two men the part will finally be assigned: Agamemnon, A. L. Benshimol '07 P. H. Noyes '06 R. A. Moore 1G. Clytaemestra, H. S. Wyndham-Gittens '06 Cassandra, A. S. A. Brady '08 Coryphaeus, F. H. Birch 2L. Herald, D. Gardiner '07 H. C. Washburn '06 Aegisthus, A. L. Benshimol '07 L. Carroll 1G. Watchman, M. C. Clapp '07 B. H. Gordon...
...result of the second trial, held yesterday afternoon, candidates for parts in the "Agamemnon" of Aeschylus, the Greek play to be given by the Department of the Classics in June, 1906, are being considered provisionally in the following order: Agamemnon--P. H. Noyes '06; Clytaemestra--H. S. Wyndham-Gittens '06, R. A. Moore '05; Cassandra--A. S. A. Brady '08, H. G. Beyer, Jr., '06; Aegisthus--A. L. Benshimol '07, L. Carroll '06; watchman--B. H. Gordon '08, M. C. Clapp '07; herald--D. Gardiner '07; coryphaeus--H. C. Washburn '06, W. H. Freeman '06, A. L. Benshimol...
...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...
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