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...Reading. Aeschylus' "Prometheus Bound." Professor Clifford H. Moore. Harvard...
...Dramatic Verses," by J. Trumbull Stickney '95, is a collection of poems, many of which have appeared in magazines, and a dramatic fragment, entitled, "Prometheus Unbound...
...first scene between Peithetaerus and Prometheus was skilfully done; Prometheus has stolen down from the realm of Zeus, and his attempts to hide himself from the latter's sight under a huge umbrella called out much laughter. In the second scene the embassy from Zeus appears, and here the haughty Poseidon, the gluttonous Herakles and the barbarian Triballos were well portrayed by the respective actors...
...complete cast is as follows: Leader of the chorus, J. W. Hewitt 2G. Peithetaerus, an Athenian, D. J. Clark 4G. and (in the chorus at the end), E. M. Waterhouse '97. Prometheus, C. W. Harvey 2G. Poseidon, D. Cameron 2G. Herakles, F. W. Doherty 1G. Triballos, a Barbarian God, P. Barry 1G. A Messenger, O. S. Tonks 3G. Royalty, a hand-maiden of Zeus, A. H. Rice '01. A. E. Hoyle '02. Attendants, I. J. Uhrich...
...first scene Prometheus steals down from heaven to the realm of the "Birds," and, after placing a large umbrella over himself, so that he may not be seen by Zeus, suggests that Peithetairos come to terms with the Gods, under condition that he receive Zeus's sceptre, and his favorite hand-maiden, Royalty, in marriage. Peithetairos naturally agrees to these terms. A choral passage takes place, and then, in the second scene, Poseidon, Herakles and Triballos, as ambassadors from Zeus, appear and find Peithetairos roasting some of the rebellious "Birds." Herakles, whose gluttonous instincts are at once aroused, makes...