Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-02
UNITY CLUB
Will AXE Up Subject Of Shakespeare
During the Coming Season.
The Club Will Open It's 2ist Year On no,d,v
Oct. ~.

Oct. ~.
Inc programs for the next Season NJ
oh''y club are now ready for cIuh
members. The 2lst year will open oct
IL. Ihe study will be Shakespeare .nd
inc method of work will be milk. mo
NlouS Years of the club The memhers
- me executive committee are largely
ihuepted to Prof. Arthur ii. Mason of
."e Mainc wesleyan Seminary. who
mas given much thought and time to
arranging Il program which would give
TO cub as large as Unity. both an in.
.erestinE and comprehensive study Of
Shakespcare's development as dra-
matist.
Inc nrSt five evenings will be devot-
de TO preparatory lessons conducted by
Frof. Mason. The club members will
do preparatory reading and take notes
pn the lecture each evening. The sub
tects OF the lessons will be as follows:
e. , l.
g FIRST LESSON.
.kfrt 1. The Development of the English
Drama previous to Shakespeare.
t&rt IL. Shakespeare's Environment.
read Titus Andronicus
ana Loves Labours LOST
H. SECOND LESSON.
Period of Apprenticeship.
49, l5S6-1524
ca Ifepara ton. read Henry ", Part l..
SENI and Twelfth Nisht)
ssSs THIRD LESSON.
Period of Growing Power.
81 = >, 159i-16ol.
real Hamlet and Cthc.loD J
FOURTH LESSON
Period of Maturity, l6l-
Tin review, read Lear; in advance. read
The Tempest
FIFTH LESSON.
Part L. Shakespeare's Period of Retire
mcnt 1905 la5
Part H. Shakespeare Unborn Genius
Following these lessons the club will
60 over the same ground studying it in
greater detail by means of questions
and discussions, readings and topics.
The last evenings will be devoted to a
review of the years work by means
Of essays.
The remainder of the program is as
follows:
Tin preparations read Midsummer
Nights Dream.b
THE PERIOD or APPRENTICESHIP:
GENTEEL COMEDY.
Questions and Die-ussion-A Midsummer
Nights Dream.
adinGS-Seccted Scenes.
Assigned Topic-John I.yly. ana his Inriu-
Sh,l-
VII.
On preparation. read Richard Illo
THE PERIOD OF APPRENTICESHIP
CHRONICLE HISTORY.
Questions and scussion-Itichard III.
RcadinGs-Seloctcd Scenes.
Assigned Topic-Christophe MarlowC
and his Influence upon Shake spcarc.
VIII.
I'm preparation, read The Merchant Of
Venice
THE PERIOD OF GROWING POWER
Questions and Discusaion-Thc Merchant
of Venice.
Rcadings-Selected Scenes
Assigned Topic-Dramatic interpretations
of the character of ShNloCk.
IN.
'Un preparation. read Romeo and JulctD
THE PERIOD OF GROWING POWER
Questions and Discussion-Romeo and Ju-
Iict.
Rcadins<-Se!ected Scenes.
Assigned Topc-How Shakespeare I'M
proves upon his Materials, a. SHOW q
by comparing Romeo ana Juliet with
its sources.
On preparation rcread Othellol
THE. PERIOD OF MATT RITY.
Questions and DiscIssion-Othclo.
Readings Scenes.
ASSIGNED 'IpDir-Shd kcSpparcS Mastery
OF Technique As illustrated in Othell".
NJ
la preparation, read Macbeth
THE. PERIOD OF MATURITY.
Questions and Discussion-Macbeth.
Readings-Sclected Scenes.
Assigned Topic-The Witches: Shake
spearcs and Middlcton's
XII
On preparation. read Antony and Geo
patrd.b
THE PERIOD OF NATL RlI1.
Questions and Discus>ion-Antony and
Cleopatra
Readjpcs- Selected Scenes.
Assigned Topic-Cleopat Shakespeare -
Greatest Female CHARACTER
XIII.
On preparations rcread Lear. ana fead rs
You Like IT.
STUDIES IN REVIEW.
t,sSdN-FdmOuS ShakcSpcdiidiH -NI'N'H 60 :
Actresses.
| Essav-'rhe Fools of Shakespeare
XIV.
Un preparation. rcrcad Hamlet, and rcad
King john
STUDIES IN REVIEW.
| Essav-Trsanity. Real and FciGned, as de-
| pcted by Shakespeare. ,, j.,
| ESsav-Shakespcares USe OF Huih'' III
Tragedy.
| In preparation, rcread Henry ~ II" ~,
| l.. aud read Henry ". Part - an"
| The Merry Wives of Windsor
STUDIES IN REVIEW.
| Essay-Sir John Falstaf.
| Summary OF the Year Work
| The calendars may be obtained Oh tiie
ScCI et8ry.
Labor Day al the Post Office.
, Monday. Labor Day. September -hd
being a National holiday. VIII be op-