Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-04-22

characters of Cicero and Catiline,
though they may live to "three genera
tons of men will never forget the i'm
preston left by their superb rendition.
In the words of one present on that
night, 81 can see and hear them yet, d"
Scene III, the longest of the evening,
will be the trial of the five conspirators.
Whether the yielding of Volturcius, the
anger of Cethegus, the detection of Stat
illus, the wild fury of Gabinius, or the
impressive confession of Lentulus as he
removes his purple robes of office, will
be the most impressive, it is difficult to
say. To many the abdication and dis
robln2 of Lentulus were the most strik-
ing Of the pictures of the whole repres-
entatiOn.
Scene " will be the Verdict scene in
which, after a stormy debate, the white
robed senators will pass to one side or
the other in approval or disapproval of
Cato's proposal that the guilty ones be
Immediately put to death.
Scene Y will be in the Roman Forum
at the end of the year 49, in which,
after much bantering of citizens, Cicero
enters to give an account of his year of
consulship. As he begins, the tribune
Metullus in stentorian voice shouts the
fateful 'NetO". But the famous con-
sui IN impressive tones utters his oath
that he has saved the state and its citi-
zens.
Scene VI, in the Temple, will witness
the putting on of the toga virilis on the
part of a young citizen.
Scene VII, one of the most impressive
of the evening, will be the choosing of
the new Nestal and the administration
to her of the oath by the PontifeX Max
linus. In the former presentation the
delight of the audience seemed to know
no limit in their admiration of the
picture of the white clad Nestals.
Scene VIII, in the house of Cicero,
will be in the year So, as rumors are
heard in the air of the attempts of Clo-
dius to pass the bill for banishment on
the ground that the consul had sent into
exile, or put to death, Roman citizens
without due form of trial. Whether
Cicero exceeded his authority or not,
the Roman jursts could not then tell,
nor have all the lawyers in the
centuries since then been able to
decide. This scene is made very
beautiful through the brilliant set
ting of the house appointments, not to
speak of the dazzling tunicas and pallas
of Terentia, Tullia and other Roman
danes.
Scene TX, some eighteen months
later, in the house of Quintus Cicero,
gives a suggestion of the rejoicing that
came to the consul's friends as the
first ~ of the vote of recall is an
nounced to them. Again the house |
scene is made as brilliant as possible.
In scene X we get a suggestion, |
which must fall far short of the reality,
Of the Joy that attended the triumphant
home coming of the returning consul.
He writes to Attcus shortly after that
there was mo man in Rome of any con-
sequence whatever that did not come
to the city gates to meet him. As
he walks down the Forum in this scene,
and as they throw their roses and I
their lauerel at his feet, we leave him
and them in their wild eXultation.
Scene XI, shows the combined
choruses of all the singers chanting
A second Apollo Hymn, hymns to Diana,
and other echoes of Roman music.
The above is the briefest outline only
and does not indeed give all of
even the important details. But it
S enough to suggest that all
who intend to be present on either the
or the evening of June 2lst
should read carefully the whole conspir-
acy and correlated history that belongs
with it. Have you ordered your
ticket?
Tickets are now being sold for the
Drama. No seat reservations will be !
good after June 1st unless paid for in
full. The prices of the seats for both |
the morning and the evening perform
ances (June) 21 will be $40 ST. so and
Sl.00, but better seats at the two lower
prices are available at the morning pre-
sentation. All applications for tickets
or reservations should be made to Egg |
bert C. Hadley, Committee on Tickets,
Pleasant street, Middlebury, Vt.