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...First time in America"--reads the Dramatic Club's announcement of its presentation this evening of Lady Gregory's "The Dragon." The policy of introducing new plays has proved an unqualified success. Too often college dramatic societies are thought of as producers of hilarious "girl and music" shows, in which closely shaven youths in feminine habiliments trip lightly over the stage after the recognized manner of chorus girls. The University's reputation in this line is in no way impaired by the existence of organizations that recognize the serious side of the drama. If the 47 Workshop is the outlet...
...theatrical world by choosing its productions altogether from plays unknown on this side of the Atlantic. Some may criticize the club for proceeding along these untried lines; still there is a certain newness and charm in these plays which quite outweighs the audience's lack of familiarity. "The Dragon' should be especially happy in this respect, for Lady Gregory writes with the delicacy of Barrie and the humor of Dickens...
Those who saw the elaborate and highly amusing "Governor's Wife" last spring will affirm that the Dramatic Club has only to live up to its past reputation to make the "Dragon's" first appearance a notable...
...Humour is the note of the play, but humor does not exclude the gallant swagger of romance, and when the cook sallies out to fight the dragon, and . . . the right note is struck by a master hand; . . . the conversion of the Dragon to vegetarianism is a stroke of genius. Dickens at his best never contrived a better ending than Lady Gregory, or one more in keeping with the tone of the right kind of fairy story...
...Sport," of Dublin, the reviewer writes of "The Dragon," "It is the strongest mixture of ancient and modern fun ever concocted, . . . I have not heard so much genuine hilarity for years", while the critic for the "Stage" of London, says, "'The Dragon' must rank as a distinctive achievement...