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...Harvard Dramatic Club will resume its public theatricals tonight when it presents its 19th production, the first since the spring of 1917. The performance which is to be given in the Pi Eta Theatre at 8 o'clock consists of two plays, Holberg's "Erasmus Montanus" and Dunsany's "Fame and the Poet." Lord Dunsany, who is at present visiting the country, is planning to make a special trip to Cambridge to see the play on Wednesday evening...
...Erasmus Montanus" an Older Play...
...Erasmus Montanus" is a much older play than the other, and as such is de- pendent for its effect largely upon a vivid portrayal of character. Erasmus, the principal character, is a young man who has been educated out of his station, and returned, priggish and conceited to his humble parents. The fall of his pride and his final humility are the themes around which the play is built. V. P. Williamson Unc., as Peer, who is a pretentious deacon, also plays an important role. Jeppe, Nille, and Jacob, in the parts of rustic country people, take a large share...
...considered the first writer of his time with the exception of Voltaire. Before his death he had founded a theatre in which his comedies were played. All his plays are of universal interest, as he has travelled and studied conditions in every country. The production of "Erasmus Montanus" by the Dramatic Club tonight marks the first time that any of his plays have been presented in America as far as can be ascertained...
There will be informal dancing following both of the performances of the Dramatic Club plays, "Fame and the Poet" and "Erasmus Montanus," to be given in the Pi Eta Theatre on December 9 and 10. Music for the dancing will be furnished by Jefferson and Johnson...