For a long time the patronage of the drama was viewed almost as a sin at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. Even amateur performances by the students were looked upon with disfavor. But a new era now appears to have dawned Under the liberal rule of Professor Jowett, the Oxford students are now attacking such plays as "The Merchant of Venice," and the "Vic" Theatre, well known to old Oxonians as the scene of many a friot and unlimited uproar, is again reopened in term-time and the "Shakesperian and English Comedy Company" is now giving English plays in it. The company has been organized by Mr. F. Benson, who made a reputation a few years ago as Clytemnestra in the "Agamemnon."
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