Women of Troy
SUPPOSE most of us are familiar with The Trojan Women,:but even fore-knowledge is’ powerless against its tragic impact. I rather resent the power it has over me-the Women of Troy are alien both because of the magnitude of their tragedy and their abandonment to it, their continuing ability to respond to the exhortations of the chorus to "Lament, ye women of Troy." Actually, I felt that the new translation, The Women of Troy, heard from 2YC on October 10, gave me _ slightly more chance to keep my head above water, for the unfamiliar is easier to resist. But this advantage was offset by the marshalling of all the resources of the BBC to heighten the tragedy by skilful production. I leave to others the praise of Dame Sybil Thorndyke’s Hecuba, reserving mine for Menelaus, whose entrance line, "How brightly the sun shines on this day of days," was a brisk breeze dissipating the damp mists of female emotionalism; and for Helen, the warmth of whose voice had a similarly
clearing effect.
M.
B.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 796, 22 October 1954, Page 11
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176Women of Troy New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 796, 22 October 1954, Page 11
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