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Of the one hundred and nineteen persons employed in the production of the "OEdipus" last evening, especial interest, of course, was centered upon Mr. George Riddle as OEdipus, and Miss Georgia Cayvan as Jocasta. Of Mr. Riddle's acting we may say that, though he appeared in the leading role...
With no desire to limit or cramp the poet's inspiration, a few suggestions may not be out of place, as the music will be composed for the words, and not selected. Let the character of the words be cheerful and spirited as far as possible, and not melancholy or...
...Boston, the perennial Denman Thompson appears as Joshua Whitcomb. The house will be crowded at every performance, as is the wont whenever Mr. Thompson presents his laughable characterization of the New England farmer. Season after season he "continues to delight crowded audiences," as the show bill says, until it has become a wonder in the theatrical world, that a piece of such trifling character, or rather a conglomeration of such commonplace incidents, should meet with such uninterrupted success...
Miss Anna Dickinson made her first appearance in a male character at Rochester, N. Y., last evening. She made her debut as Hamlet, and her success is regarded as only qualified. Her action was feminine and her manner constrained, but her performance was warmly received by the audience.
You may wonder what had become of the sophomores and freshmen who were not invited to this reception. They did not stand on the upper floors, looking longingly over the balustrades at the scene below. No, they went like good children to the gymnasium, where they had a little character...