Word: pedantic
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...first public performance of Le Pedant Joue will be given by the Cercle Francais, tonight in Brattle Hall, at 8 o'clock. The tickets entitling the holder to a reserved seat are $1.50. The new edition of Le Pedant Jone by H. B. Stanton '00 will be sold at the door. This edition contains, besides the text of the play, a story of the life of Cyrano de Bergerac and his works...
...cast: Granger, pedant, A. S. Dixey '02. Chateaufort, capitan, H. B. Stanton '00. Mathieu Gareau, paysan, F. W. Morrison '00. De La Tremblaye, gentilhomme amoureux de la fille du Pedant, B. F. Bell '00. Charlot Granger, fils du Pedant, R. Goelet '02. Corbineli, valet de jeune Granger, fourbe, A. S. Hills '00. Pierre Paquier cuistre Pedant, faisant le plaisant, J. A. Dix '02. Fleury, cousin du Pedant, R. W. Goelet '02. Manon, fille du Pedant, R. B. Bowler '02. Genevote, soeur de M. de la Tremblaye, F. Watson '02. Cuistres...
...Dixey '02, Granger, as the pedant, hardly had enough of the manner of an old man to make his acting harmonious. His state presence was easy but his delivery was indistinct and his pronunciation hurried and poor. H. B. Stanton '00, as Chateaufort, the bullying captain, played a rather difficult part with a great deal of credit. His manner was necessarily extravagant, but he was inclined to overdo his part and to rant. F. W. Morrison '00 played the part of a peasant girl with much spirit, and kept in complete harmony with his character throughout. He delivered a difficult...
...Bell '00, as De la Tremblaye, the lover of Manon, had but little to do. His acting, however, was so consistently good that it is to be regretted that he was not assigned to a more important part. Charlot Granger, son of the pedant, was well-played by R. Goelet '02. The most natural and consistent actor was A. S. Hills '00, as the valet of Charlot Granger. His manner was always easy and his pronunciation clear. J. A. Dix '02, as the servant of Granger, was very droll and pleasing at times in spite of his extravagant part...
...extremely clever writer, but by no means a genius. He has neither the touch not power of staging plays which most French writers possess, but he sets his works forth in a way that have an undeniable charm and grace. It was Cyrano's idea, in "Le Pedant Joue," to make his audiences laugh, and he has succeeded admirably. The play is similar to, but on a much higher plane than the modern vaudeville...