, 1881-05-15

or four tinles a week, so that it vii be seer
| there has been much labor HOE only 1or, tue
professors but for the students VINO n"s M1i aet
las been taken BY Mr.. T. George Riddle, in
structor OF eIocution ut Harvard. Mr. Kid
| die is all accomplished actor, and Boston au'
tliences have had the privilege OF seeing nm
more than once OIL the stage. only few ~
months ago lie supported Mary Anderson as :
| Claude 1icl7,ottc iii ''The Lady of Lyons
! III addition to nleinorizing his own part OF
| 500 or 600 tines Of Greek poetry. he has hatl
much TO do in drilling the other actors. ~ Il
| the other characters, except the two little
| children OF Gaipus,- are represented by stu
| dents who haye been chosen for their
classical ability and fine physical appear
ance The Greeks permitted no woman to
appear on the stage and so the part OF .Jocnstn
is taken by Il young man. All that an all
cie,t Greek had to do in ordcrlng.a costume
was to give his. tailor his hight and
the shape OF hls foot Ills sole r gar-
a innation. which was simply 4 rec
| tang.,lar piece Of cloth gracefully draped
| over the body, sandals, girtlie, and occa-
sionally a little cillanlys worn over the
Greek play are Of fine texture, bright colors,
and arnanlented with more or less embrold-
cry. it is an art to wear these costumes
gracefully, but, afterlEucl study and drilling
/ from Mr.. 1iillet, the young men walk the
stage with their linnatia draped about them
aJ,r,; 80 jr,cc Eraaf prnisa f. d,,t, Mr.
Millet for the interest he has shown in every
detail: by his care lie has greatly reduced
ule ~ ~ +fn io c,.r;,,,s fohr;cs wic,, he
1'ra,,',t fol,n f,o " tha East xxhich imnceI #
,E nronEfi ~ ''n ,,,,ost; s ' IT, ohtm Gn here Ths
costume Of the leading characters IS exceed
ingly rich, the C0lOrs, crimson. yellow, pllr-
se,nant.sr;.. p.s, ,n.i clec1rntal with roii ar
!'a,,,onts ria minor rl,aracters have gar
aa,e ~ s;,,,,elar t,xtnra an, onietnr cnnrs
tn1'n t!,t III ore ,,i"turesnne in tie extreme,
VI r - ,an,. tE,nIs ;r,.ran,ns vas chosen
IT,, ie ~ p"st ,',,,. ga,n..t not n,'v hacasr + is
r. i, l,o ,,,s,ar,aca of Snnhorias hnt hrcansn
+ : mmnsunly rich in effective dramatic sit
uations This viii BE- seen by . brief synopsis
;i,,,,s n! liz Vas the en-, ot Tui1.s and .Iocnsfn.
E;,r ant nnaan n ;rhehas pravio,,s n lie
1';,1G 5r a." an oTacin had forefold IN his narenfs
th,t nst" he he son Who wo,,iI he horn te them
n', ..la o o,.o.t,,a,i" Xii, lie fstt,er arrs. his
,"other MoHe and hesa1 race Of chiIdren Horri.
Ky +,,a u .,oIs srarof,ea w.a, tEt3;,,e
~ ~ 1orn he 1,ara,,ts sert servant r.
.he H.a' c ch;I1 IT 70 MINT Cith~rnn' wl,ere he
shoui.i he evnosed lii he died. rhe servant.
i,erd ,rha ~ ,vas i, tha service If E;,,n Po1,,-
i,us of )" Gorintn' t " Pn1uhus' cnildiess KIM.
onontei ado m % 9Ei3;nus 1, yhn Srew to na,ihooi
hafipviny his adonted ,,arents tu he in
h,nino 1ruin MS OWE lext Utilised m
ta"rtI,o t.,,', ' coronaninn nnd faiIino to oh.
~, eat;sfsntnr,' rari;as ROW lie srnnosnd
nnrt.nts h.. want nf ~ cans"It the I1yti,a,,
oracle ', concerning his birth. There again
o,. uau % t,E NV "aar ,efor. h, ;nencaG t,i"s
~ uaa5 t.; t,,font nau so M,5;a,,c 49,,
no - haarT II, 1 a}fr;nht the tarrhl wors 81 n
nriar tn frustratn IT. . ti,a,, w,nt far oav fron,
yham ha considepey tia ' marents s wi,on, tht,
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