Word: jocasta
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...Said of Oedipus by the chorus at the close of Oedipus Tyrannus. Finding his native Thebes terrorized by a Sphinx that slew all who could not answer her riddles, Oedipus answered her correctly, and the Sphinx destroyed herself. He then married Jocasta, by whom he had four children, not knowing she was his own mother, or that he had killed his own father. *The Greek god of love, better known these days as Cupid...
Paul Tibbetts' strong bass voice appeared to excellent advantage in the role of Creon. While Oscar Henry's lyric tenor lacked the force required by the dramatic role of Oedipus, it was none the less appealing. Miss Alberts made Jocasta's fascinating aria one of the evening's high points. The "Oedipus" was marred only by a badly written narration which broke up the tenseness of the work...
...music reviewer discussing a new ballet must limit his comments mainly to its musical aspect. The subject of "Night Journey" is the Jocasta of the Oedipus legend foreseeing her destiny. It is a theme of dark and unrelieved tragedy, and its prevalent emotional atmosphere is reproduced with general conviction on Mr. Schuman's score. The score is expertly wrought in the treatment of its musical ideas, and in the atmospheric contribution of its scoring and instrumental hues. It gives a sense of portentousness, while it seemed at times rather less revealing of the full scope of the emotions...
Slowly, inexorably, the evidence as it piles up points to Oedipus himself-to Oedipus who, foredoomed to commit atrocious crimes, has despite all precautions unknowingly murdered his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta. When the last nail of proof is driven solidly home, Oedipus, in an agony of guilt and horror, blinds himself and goes forth, a beggar, to roam the world...
...Theban king will be portrayed by Henry P. Robbins '48, and playing opposite him in the role of Jocasta will be Anna Prince, seen previously this year before Idler footlights in "The Importance of Being Earnest...