Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-21
college STUDENTS
TO PRESENT PLAY
Dramat C Clubs of Delaware
Will Give ELECTRA"
Out OF Doors
LARGE CASTE HAS
BEEN CHOSEN

NEWARK, May H.-The first Greek
play ever staged in Delaware will be
presented by the Footlighis Club Of
Delaware College and The Dramatic
Club OF the Women's College Of Della
ware, tomorrow evening, at Newark.
The play will be given out Of doors on
the terrace in front OF Wolf Hall. In
case Of rain. the performance Will
postponed until the following evening.
In order 20 accommodate visitors from
Wilmington and noighboring points. the
play will begin az O'Clock and end in
time TO permit spectators TO reach the
9.57 train for Wilmington.
The Electra OF Euripldes. in the OK
cellent translation OF Professor Gilbert
Murray, Of oxford University, is the
play chosen for the occasion. Or. John
Robert Moore. Of the English Depart
mont OF Delaware College. is directing
the production. Or. Moore Is the au-
thor OF The Fairies OF Kilmarney."
which was presented at the Women's
COLLEGE last spring, and has previously
been connected with dramatic work at
the Universities OF Wisconsin and Mis-
souri,. and at Harvard University.
The cast OF fOrty-three has been
chosen from the student body OF both
colleges, and all details OF the play have
been worked out especially for this pro-
duction. The elaborate costumes. de-
signed by Misses Marion Grahln. q. l..
Dikeman, and Florence Hubbard, have
been made by students in the Home
Economics classes at the WOmcn's Col
lege. Students in Electrical Engineer
ing and shOpwork at Delaware College
have worked out the stage illumination
and made the heavier properties. The
choral dances have been devised by
Miss Marion Watson, instructor I'm ply
steal Education at the Women's College:
and the music has been written by Miss
Helen Millikin, Of the Women's College.
and by Mr.. Alexander Blair, Of Della
ware College.
The action Of the play Is continuous.
being interrupted only by The choral
songs and dances which make one NJ
the most picturesque features Of the
performance. The scene Is laid before
The hut Of q peasant on a lonely noun
tain side near Argos, a Greek town be-
tween Athens and Sparta, at date about
twenty years after the Trojan War. The
queen Of Argos has slain her husband
On his return from the Trojan War and
married the usurping king. Her infant
son has been carried 10 safety by q
faithful servant. but her daughter.
Electra, has remained at the palace until
az last she has been degraded by being
compelled TO marry the peasant, before
whose house the play begins.
Electra's brother. now grown TO man
hood. has been told by the oracle Of
Apollo that he must slay his mother
and stcpfaiher. He returns 10 Argos,
slays the usurping king, and is urged
10y Electra 30 slay their mother. At last
he consents. but after the crime both OF
them are overcome by remOrse. Then a
god appears in cloud, blames the
raclc for prompting them TO such a
crime. and promises divine forgiveness
after they have aiOned for their sin.
The action Of the play is intense, and
the analysis Of character, particularly
that Of the heroine, is unsur passed. The
cast is as follows:
Electra ...................Em Emile Nundy
Orcstes ....................J. w. OlcOtt
Clytemnestra .......... Margaret Layton
Peasant. Thomas w. MulrOoney
Castor. William T. Broughall
old Man. Robert A. Colpitts
Messenger ...................A lNlu Allen
Acglsthus ................J Joseph Wood
pvlades jefferson T. Pool
pOIydcuces Walter Ritz
Chorus Of Argive Women-Helen
Grves. their leader: Gladys Walton,
Elizabeth Howell. Elizabeth Houston
Kathryn Robbins. Calysia Feehly, Cath
crime Woodman, Louise Francis, Grace
NIarvil. Elizabeth Jones, Eleanor Can
non, Mildred Jefferis, Dorothy Ford,
Mary Davis, Ruth Messick.
Captives from Troy, handmsidens TO
Clytemnestra-Ann Van SAINT, Elizabeth
TAYLOR, Margaret Reynolds, Mary Denni-
son. Marion Grafln, Ruth Bennett, Dora
McElwain, Lillian Butt, Dorothy New
ton. Mary Jane Mason.
Followers Of Orcstes, George f.
NAPLES and others.
frICtE kN.n NV GTnuEG YESTERDAY.