Word: oedipus
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...success of the "OEdipus" in Boston does not fulfil the expectations of the manager. It will probably meet with more favor in other cities which have not had an opportunity of seeing it before...
...bills announce that the "OEdipus Tyrannus" was "originally produced at Harvard College." Probably its presentations some thousands of years ago in Greece are only regarded as rehearsals. - [Post...
When the "OEdipus Tyrannus" of Sophocles was given last winter in Sanders Theatre by George Riddle and students of Harvard college, it was appropriate that the play, being a representation of the drama in its earliest stages, and given almost exclusively for the advantage of the students, should be rendered in the original Greek. But when the same play is given at a city theatre by professional actors, and for the benefit of the public at large, that the principal part should be delivered in Greek and the rest in English, seems but a poor and incongruous imitation...
...music, which forms so prominent a part in the production of the "OEdipus," was but fairly interpreted, the chorus being especially weak; but after the experience of an evening's performance, much improvement will undoubtedly be shown in the subsequent representations. That the performance was received with much favor was shown by the fact that after the final scene the audience remained seated until Mr. Riddle and Miss Cayvan reappeared on the stage, when they were greeted with round after round of applause...
...management have spared no expense to make the production of the "OEdipus" at the Globe superior if possible to its production at Harvard last year, and as a Greek play is an event which one has an opportunity of seeing only once in a lifetime, we cannot too strongly urge every member of the university to attend at least one of the performances this week, feeling sure that no one will ever regret having seen...