Word: ralph
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Rehearsals for "Ralph Roister Doister," the comedy which the Harvard Chapter of Delta Upsilon will revive this year, will begin immediately after the mid-year period, under the direction of Mr. Francis Powell, for many years stage director for Sothern and Marlowe...
...complete cast has not yet been selected, but it has been decided that the principal parts will be taken by R. C. Benchley '12, as "Ralph Roister Doister," R. F. Duncan '12 as "Merry Greek," O. W. Hausserman '12 as "Dominick Doughtie," and H. W. Miller '12 as "Goodlack...
...first performances of "Ralph Roister Doister" will be in Cambridge in the early part of March. The play will also be produced in Boston, Exeter, Newton, and Wellesley...
...Harvard Chapter of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity has decided to present this year for its fourteenth annual dramatic revival, the earliest Elizabethan play extant, "Ralph Roister Doister", by Nicholas Udall. This comedy has been successfully revived by various college dramatic clubs in recent years and has been selected for the present revival because of its significance in the history of drama and for its excellent staging qualities...
...Ralph Roister Doister" marks the combination of classical and native elements in the English drama. The play follows the "Miles Gloriosus", of Plautus, but interprets the characters in the vein of Elizabethan comedy. The plot of the story centres about a town gallant who is made to believe that he is in love with a fascinating young widow. The climax comes with his disillusionment...