Word: euripidean
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Dates: during 1915-1915
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...these troubled days the production of one of the first "war plays" ever written, the "Trojan Women" of Euripides, is an especially timely one. Mr. Granville Barker, in his presentation of the great Euripidean drama, held in the Stadium yesterday afternoon, achieved a remarkable success. As Professor Gilbert Murray, the translator of the original text, says: "judged by common standards the 'Trojan Women' is far from a perfect play; it is scarcely even a good play," but it must be admitted that as a dramatic spectacle it is an impressive production. What little plot there is, is soon lost sight...