Word: grecian
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...costumes were very elaborate and in perfect harmony with the play. The men wore white tunios, and were wrapped in togas of various colors in true Grecian style. The chorus was very well trained and deserves particular mention for the swing with which the closing song was given...
...Grecian actor held a high place in Grecian society, and in the middle ages the stage was supported by the Church. Later, the standards of the stage became lowered and by the time of Moliere, when French comedy reached its culmination, the stage was held in general disrepute. Moliere himself was banished by the Church. This prejudice has decreased but even now some of it remains. Comedians are admired but are held at a distance...
...head is beautifully proportioned, and the face has the regular Grecian features. With the exception of the back of the neck, it is in a perfect state of preservation. It is of a later date than the Meleager, the other piece of original sculpture in the Museum, but no definite conclusion has as yet been reached as to its exact...
...clock this evening in Sever 11, Mr. Copeland will read from Coleridge, Keats, Scott and Shelley. The selections will include "The Skylark," the "Ode on a Grecian Urn," a passage from "Marmion" and "Kubia Khan." The reading will be open to members of the University...