Word: trojan
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...DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION. "The Trojan Women of Euripides." (Professor Gilbert Murray's Translation). Miss Dorothea Spinney. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...
...spirit of the "Iliad" is not savage, but essentially chivalrous. The spirit in which it is written is too human to permit torture and practically the only instance we have of human sacrifice is when Achilles slays the twelve Trojan youths over the body of Hector. This, however, is passed over hurriedly, and Achilles still remains a noble hero, and the "Iliad" the book of heroes...
...afternoon in the Stadium by more than three thousand people. The weather conditions were perfect, so that the elaborate costuming of the cast and the brilliant stage setting appeared to the best advantage. The acting, likewise, showed noticeable improvement over that of Saturday's performance, particularly that of the Trojan princess, Cassandra, and the queen, Clytaemnestra. F. H. Birch 2L., in the long and difficult role of Leader of the Chorus, executed the part admirably...
...chorus, come on the stage, chanting as they march. They remain on the stage throughout the play, and in their choral odes express the popular feeling of the men of Argos in regard to the events portrayed there. Agamemnon soon returns from Troy, bringing in his train the Trojan captive, Cassandra, of whom Clytaemnestra is jealous. Despite the king's request to have the prisoner treated gently, the queen orders her roughly into the palace. Cassandra foresees her tragic fate, but is unable to persuade the men of Argos that she is being lured to death. In despair, she enters...
...addition there will be about 90 supernumeraries, including Greek captains and soldiers, Trojan captives, charioteers, grooms, a priest, a flute-player, and an attendant...