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...Liar", a comedy by Carlo Goldoni of the 18th century, has been selected for the fall production of the Dramatic Club, and will be discussed at the open meeting of the club this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the Faculty Room of the Union. Active work on the play will begin this evening. In order to give new candidates and students interested an insight into the activities of the Club, Professor G. P. Baker '87 will give the leading address of the evening; "The Club and Its Activities" being his subject. Professor Baker, famous for his 47 Workshop...
...Scenery and Designing of Sets" by Professor Arthur Pope '01 of the Fine Arts Department. Other speakers are Professor J. T. Murray '99, who will give a history of the club, and J. W. D. Seymour '17, who will say a few words on "The Production of 'The Liar...
...Liar" is one of the dramatized stock stories which were produced on the stage of the 18th century. In that period certain companies of actors were accustomed to select one of their ten or twelve stock stories on hand, two or three hours before the public production, and then produce it on the stage, improvising the speeches. Goldoni conceived the idea of dramatizing such a play, and "The Liar" is one of his successes. It was first produced in 1750. In brief, it is the tale of a young man who lies himself into a tremendous tangle of love affairs...
...Thomas Jefferson: . . . "looked upon (by his enemies) as an atheist, a liar, and a demagogue...
...Bridger, the famous scout and liar, and his friend Jackson are wonderfully portrayed. The scene where they get "lickered up" together, and then each take a shot at a mug of whiskey perched on the other's head, just to snow that a man can always trust an old friend, is perfect. We fear though that the hero and the villain left us totally unconvinced. Will Banion was about as graceful as the average opera star, and Sam Woodhull was just too lazy to live. The cast was not up to the setting as a whole, and this seems...