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...think that the Harvard students made a very creditable mob of Thebans", said Sir John Martin-Harvey to a CRIMSON reporter on Monday night after the first performance of "Oedipus Rex" at the Boston Opera House. The noted British actor was resting after his first appearance as Oedipus, king of Thebes in this classic tragedy of Sophocles, which was produced for the first time on Monday evening...
...this play there are several scenes in which a mob of over 200 Thebans swarms down the aisles of the theatre and climbs up on the stage. This mob is largely composed of students from the University and from Radcliffe...
...always draw our mobs from Universities," he said, "Very frequently, on the other side, students from various British dramatic societies take the mob parts as a part of their stage apprentice-ship; but frequently, also, members of British Universities have, as here, composed our mobs...
...never see the mob in action before the opening night,--my assistant, Colonel Campbell always acts as my proxy in the few rehersals which precede the opening...
When questioned as to the merits of his mob before the performance last night, Sir John declared, "I really haven't seen them in action yet, but I hear that we have obtained a very intelligent mob from Harvard...