Word: oedipus
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...wings of the Boston Opera House were crowded at 7 o'clock last night, when over 200 students from Harvard and Radcliffe, who had been engaged to act as the Theban mob in Sir John Martin-Harvey's production of "Oedipus Rex" appeared for their first performance...
...fore, possessing, as it does, the Marlowe Society which produces Elizabethan plays; the "Footlights" which works in the realms of Musical Comedy; and the A. D. C. which concerns itself with good plays of almost any nature. This term we have been provided with a number of plays. "Oedipus Tyrannus" had a very successful run of about nine nights. Its object was to pay off the debt incurred by the Greek play of last year which was produced almost regardless of expense. The debt must by now have been paid off, judging by the crowds which attended the "Oedipus...
...reason for the insignificance of the scholar in undergraduate affairs during such a large part of the year is a problem which thwarts the insight of any ambitious Oedipus who hopes to settle the question, but certain conclusions may be drawn safely, as in most cases the blame can best be laid to both parties--the average undergraduate, and the scholar...
...student representing "Oedipus" recited "The Isles of Greece," and "Maid of Athens...
...about the Oedipus complex. Or what is it called when the ingrowing bond is between mother and daughter? The Medea complex? Well, no matter--for, after all, the common, unread run of us can relish the new piece at the Little Theatre and, as its somewhat uncomfortable story develops, will wriggle and chuckle with many a spasm of recognition...