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...students of the University, and in the future plans to give plays by great European dramatists, of which few have ever been produced before in America. This year the club has chosen two plays, Lord Dunsany's one-act comedy, "Fame and the Poet," and Holberg's "Erasmus Montanus," a comedy translated from the Danish by the late Frederick Schenk '09 and O. J. Campbell. Both plays will be given at each performance...
After a two weeks' competition, the final casts for the Dramatic Club's productions of "Erasmus Montanus" and "Fame and the Poet" has been selected. In the first play B. K. Little '23 has won the title role. As Erasmus, Little will be by far the most important character in the play. Erasmus is a young man who has been educated out of his station, and returns to his humble parents with considerably enlarged conceit. The fall of his pride and his ultimate humbling form the theme of the play...
...complete cast of "Erasmus Montanus" follows: Jeppe, D. T. Eaton Unc. Nille, Miss F. Tripp Erasmus, B. K. Little '23 Jacob, R. H. L. Skinner '22 Jeronimous, A. T. Hill '20 Magdelone, Miss J. Webster Lisbed, Miss C. Cole Peer, V. P. Williamson Unc. Jesper, F. C. Packard, Jr., '20 Lieutenant, F. S. Stranahan '21 Niels, D. P. Ferguson...
...Fame and the Poet," and "Erasmus Montanus," although both are comedies, require entirely different types of acting. The former, by Lord Dunsany, requires almost no strong delineation of character, but the subtlety of dialogue demands a nice rendition of the lines. "Erasmus Montanus," on the other hand, being an old comedy, is dependent for its effect almost entirely on vivid portrayal of character...
...retained for the cast of "Fame and the Poet" are as follows: M. Dill '20, W. V. M. Fawcett '21, F. S. Stranahan '21, and P. Robinson Occ. Miss Louise Jennison of Radcliffe, president of the Idler Club, is the leading candidate for the part of "Fame." For "Erasmus Montanus" the candidates retained are as follows: B. K. Little '23, P. R. Harmell '23, R. H. L. Skinner '22, D. T. Eaton Unc., P. Williams Unc., A. P. Hill '20, B. Boyce '22, F. E. Parker...