A plucky experiment was tried successfully last Saturday, and again
on Tuesday in the present week, at Bradfield' College. This was the presentation of the Alcestis of Euripides in the original Greek. The play was acted partly by the boys at school at Bradfield, and partly by the young Oxford men whose- performance of the Agamemnon last year was so successful. The Head Master (Mr. H. B. Gray) took the part of Admetus, Mr. Lawrence (the Cassandra of last year) actedDeath, and Mr. W. L. Courtney personated Hercules. The two last- mentioned gentlemen were extremely successful in their acting, Mr. Lawrence performing his small part with great ability. There were several small innovations introduced, of which the chief was the funeral procession carrying the body of Alcestis towards the tomb. The boys acted fairly well, and the only noticeable defect of the play was in the making-up of the faces and the stage management, both of which were done with little knowledge of dramatic requirements. The attendance upon the Saturday was very large, and the play, as a- whole, was wonder. fully successful.
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