October 28, 1905

Prior to its New York City opening, the English acting company under the direction of Ben Greet performed Shakespeare’s Henry V, in Poughkeepsie before a large crowd, the greater part of it Vassar students.

“Mr. Greet’s production, without the elaboration of heavy sets of scenery, allows time for an employment of all of the text, and the occasion was therefore of unusual interest to students….”

The New York Times