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...first presentation of Corneille's "Le Menteur" was given by the Cercle Francais last night in Brattle Hall before a large number of graduates and friends of the club. It was rather a bold step taken by the Cercle Francais when they decided to produce such a play as "Le Menteur." This is by far the most ambitious piece ever presented here and its success was by no means assured, as the play is not easy...
...play is a comedy of Corneille in five acts entitled "Le Menteur," and is written in Alexandrine verse. The Banjo Club will play at tonight's performance. No hallet will be given this year owing to the length of the play. The cast is as follows: Geronte, pere de Dorante, A. C. Champollion '03. Dorante, le Menteur, F. B. Thompson 1L. Alcippe, ami de Dorante, W. D. Haviland '03. Philiste, ami d'Alcippe, J. V. Blanchet '05. Clarice, maitressed' Alcippe, E. C. Edson '04. Lucrece, amie de Clarice, G. Jones '05. Isabelle, suivante, H. D. Brandyce '04. Sabine, femme...
...Cercle Francais will give next week its sixteenth annual dramatic performance, presenting Corneille's "Le Menteur," a comedy in five acts. The graduates' night performance will be given in Brattle Hall, Cambridge, on Thursday, December 11, and the Cambridge public performance on Friday, December 12. There will be a Boston performance for the Boston schools on Saturday afternoon, December 13, in the Bijou Theatre, at which the price of admission will be reduced to 75 cents for the orchestra, and 50 cents for the gallery. The regular Boston performance will take place on Monday night, December...
...scene of "Le Menteur" is the Tuileries in Paris; the time, the seventeenth century. The action of the play centers about the character of Dorante, a young man who has recently returned to Paris from school in Poitiers. Geronte, father of Dorante, is anxious to have his son marry Clarice. The young lady is not unwilling, but would like to see her suitor before deciding. She is loved by Alcippe, but their marriage being constantly delayed by his father, who finds no time to come to the ceremony, she is willing to accept another suitor. Isabelle proposes...
...cast of the Cerole Francais play, "Le Menteur," to be held early in December, is as follows: Gerante,A. C. Champollion '03 Dorante, F. B. Thompson '03 Aleippe, W. D. Haviland '03 Philiste, J. V. Blanchet '03 Clarice, E. C. Edson '04 Luciere, A. C. Benton '06 or W. C. Titcomb '04 Isabelle, G. R. Jones '05 Sabine, H. P. Brandyce '04 or P.G.Henderson '05 Clitar, H. K. Gibson '04 Lycas, H. N. Straus...