Word: trojan
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...addition there will be a chorus of 12, led by F. H. Birch 2L., and about 90 supernumeraries, including Greek soldiers, Trojan captives, handmaidens, attendants, charioteers, grooms, a priest, and a flute-player. The actors are being trained by Mr. G. Riddle '74, who played the title role in the production of "Oedipus" under the auspices of the Classical Department in 1881, and Mr. B. G. Willard, instructor in public speaking, and the Chorus is being developed by Mr. Willard and Mr. J. E. Lodge, who composed the music for the play. Mr. A. S. Hills '00, instructor in public...
...June 16 and 19, is the tragic tale of the great leader of the host against Troy. Agamemnon, after ten years of absence from Troy, returns at the beginning of the trilogy to find his queen, Clytaemestra, living with her paramour, Aegisthus. The king, however, brings the captive Trojan priestess, Cassandra, in his train, and if the queen is guilty, her lord is not free from blame. The most dramatic scene of the play is that in which Cassandra before the palace doors vividly foresees the fate that awaits both herself and Agamemnon within. She is helpless, however, to avert...