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...very real person, may lie the seeds of a possible renascence of interest in the study of Greek. Dr. Breasted believes from examinations which he has been conducting among the entombed records of Tut-ankh-amen that Helen of Troy actually lived, and that the much doubted Trojan war was considerably more than a mere fight of fancy on the part of Homer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE | 5/6/1924 | See Source »

...about the captivity of Israel--Tut-Ankh-Amen may have been the persecuting Pharaoh--and a new version of the Flood are among the discoveries anticipated. And the "Aten hereay" with Tut-Ankh-Amen as the religious hero, may open a literary field as stupendous as that of the Trojan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "LOOK ON MY WORKS, YE MIGHTY!" | 2/20/1923 | See Source »

...poem "Cassandra" is possibly the most interesting and arresting one in the book. It is the story of the Trojan priestess from a short while before her dedication to Apollo, until the coming of Agamemnon's hosts. The subject and the art are more nearly Greek than anything we have seen attempted in this country for many years. In the contrast between Cassandra's secret love for Corebus and her unwilling surrended to the God, the writer subtly shows the tryanny of those beings whom Homer certainly did not over-much respect. Greek too is the feeling, dimly sensed throughout...

Author: By C. Macv., | Title: THE CRIMSON BOOKSHELF CHRISTMAS 1921 POETRY BURLESQUE HISTORY BIOGRAPHY | 12/16/1921 | See Source »

...subject matter and execution. The first is a typical Chinese act, and the second is a farce entitled "Beating the Village God". The actors are all Chinese students at the University. The English, and also the American number is a one-act play, "X-O, A Night of the Trojan War," by Mr. John Drinkwater. Philippine songs, Russian music, and an Egyptian Slave Dance complete the program...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COSMOPOLITAN CLUB TO HOLD ENTERTAINMENT | 5/7/1921 | See Source »

...Night of the Trojan War".-- CAST Greeks Pronax, H. D. van den Arend '22 Salvius. R. T. Westermark '23 Trojans Ilus, J. M. Begg '24 C. P. Berelyhemier '23 A Greek Sentinel, J. H. Craigie '24 A Greek Servant, R. M. C. Greenidge '24 Siamese Songs.--T. Juptarak Sp. G.S. in charge. "Beating the Village God".-- CAST First Beggar, Hung-Cheu Chen '21 Second Begger, Mr. Yung-che Chen The Scholar, Tonjou Luen Hai 1G. The Girl, Miss Mabel Chen Fone The Butcher, Mr. Ko-chi Chang...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COSMOPOLITAN CLUB TO HOLD ENTERTAINMENT | 5/7/1921 | See Source »

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