Word: oedipus
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...average New York critic seems to have as much understanding of what the "OEdipus" means, as Sophocles would have of "Joshua Whitcomb...
Probably the only thing in last evening's Star that was not a reprint of the morning's news was a long tirade against the "OEdipus" and Mr. Riddle's acting. Mr. Riddle must feel crushed...
Professor Paine leaves for Brooklyn this afternoon to hear his "OEdipus" music performed by the Thomas Orchestra...
...western editor informs his readers that "OEdipus Tyrannus" is a very interesting little musical drama in Greek, written for the Harvard boys by two of the professors, "Sophocles and Paine." - [World...
They had reached the well-known paragraph where OEdipus exclaims: "O city, city!" and an unprepared junior was called up. In the emergency he replied: "Here we have an example of a word in English taken almost without change from the Greek. OEdipus being in desperate circumstances called loudly, "Police! Police!" The professor fainted and his condition is still critical. - [College Cabinet...