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This is the first time that "The Scarecrow" has been presented by the present company. Henry B. Harris secured the dramatic rights and is now starring Edmund Breese in the play. Mr. Breese has the role of Dickon, whom the author describes as "a Yankee improvisation of the devil" and gives a very sardonically humorous and picturesque interpretation of the part...
...role of the Scarecrow will be acted by Frank Reicher, the son of the famous German actor, Ferdinand Reicher. Miss Alice Fischer is Mr. Breese's leading woman and she will be seen as Goody Rickey, the witch...
...unnecessary to remind an academic public that Lessing's "Nathan" is the finest artistic achievement of the Period of Enlightenment in Germany, and that particularly the title role of this drama offers unusual opportunities for great acting of the psychological sort. But it may be said that it seems particularly fitting that a large number of Harvard men should attend this performance, since for the last 10 years the Irving Place Theatre Company has given its services almost annually for the benefit of the Germanic Museum of Harvard University. The performance on Thursday will be given under the auspices...
...Witch," a tragedy written by H. Wiers-Jenssen, a Norwegian, and adapted for the American stage by H. Hagedorn, Jr., '07, of the English Department, was given for the first time yesterday evening at the New Theatre in New York. Joan, the leading role, was taken by Mme. Bertha Kalich...
...curiously vague and indecisive in his movement. He has a trick of handling things, putting them down, only to take them up again immediately before renouncing them for good. His face shows the effect of sleeplessness, and his grey flannel shirt and coarse clothing are crumpled and neglected." The role of Michaelis is in striking contrast to that of Steven Ghent in "The Great Divide," but like Ghent's it calls for Mr. Miller's repressed style of acting and quiet authority. Mr. Miller as Michaelis, will be supported by a company as strong as the original cast which appeared...