Word: oedipus
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...Bosis is a student of Roman Archaeology and the Greek theatre. He has also translated into Italian verse the Greek tragedies, "Oedipus Antigone," and also Shakespeare's "Hamlet...
...dressing-room glimpse of the show, which only opened officially in scene 2. In scene 3 Allan Prior sang with much volume, but little distinctness, in "Flowers of Evil." Then came two pieces of royal buffoonery, introducing--first Queen Bess and Will Shakespeare, and second a red-haired Oedipus Rex. The act ended with "Her Wedding Day" buffoonery rather less royal, but more effective. The second act was very much in keeping with the first; while throughout the play were comic interludes, with all varieties of horse play, and a good many really original jokes...
...Paine's "Oedipus Tynannis" prelude is far ahead of the work of most American acedemicians. A less matter-of-fact reading of it would have made this clear to many who remained untouched by yesterday's performance...
...number on this evening's program of unusual interest will be the prelude to the "Oedipus Rex" of Sophocles, which was composed by John Knowles Paine, h. '69, after whom Paine concert hall in the Music Building is named. Professor Paine, now dead, composed this prelude especially for a production of "Oedipus Tyrannus" by Harvard students in 1881: This production was given that year in Sanders Theatre, and in the original Greek...
Monsieur Pierre Monteaux, who is with the Boston Symphony for his last year, will conduct. The program for this evening's concert follows: Overture to "Der Freischutz" Weber Concerto No. 2 in B flat major for Pianforte and Orchestra, Opera 83 Brahms Intermission Prelude to the "Oedipus Tyrannus" of Sophocles Paine "Pelleas and Melisande," Suite from the Stage Music to Maeterlinck's Tragedy, Opera 80 Faure Polovtsian Dances from the Opera "Prince Igor" Borodin