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Last evening "Twelfth Night" was produced in Sanders Theatre, in the Elizabethan manner, with a cast headed by Miss Maude Adams. The same scenery was used that gave the Harvard production of "Hamlet" its unique and historic charm. As far as possible Sanders Theatre was transformed to reproduce the Globe, the Fortune, or some other theatre of Shakespeare's time, the boxes being occupied by "gallants" in the costume of the period...
...Miss Adams, as Viola, showed her usual charm and originality. Her characterization as a whole was carefully thought-out; and her comedy scenes especially were most gracefully and delicately handled. All her points were enthusiastically received by an audience which delighted in applauding her. The Olivia of Miss Josephine Victor was marked by warmth and a keen perception of the romantic phases of the character--a conception which not only gave the part its true dramatic value, but which offered the actress a chance to display her utterly fascinating personality...
...whole, the play was presented strictly for its own value, and was in no way distorted to emphasize the relative importance of the various parts. At the close of the performance Miss Adams was presented with a wreath of laurel, and, after several curtain-calls, a regular Harvard cheer was given...
Harvard welcomes Miss Adams; and this being undergraduate night, this welcome will be extended to her by those for whom the performance was arranged. "The committee, too, should come in for its share of appreciation, for without them the performance would have been impossible...
...TWELFTH NIGHT" ON AN ELIZABETHAN STAGE. Miss Maude Adams and her Company, under the auspices of the Department of English. Sanders Theatre, & P.M. Admission by ticket only. Tickets, with reserved seats, at $1.50 each, on sale at Kent's University Bookstore. A limited number of admission tickets, at $1.00 each, may be obtained at the Auditor's Office, Memorial Hall, this evening after...