, 1870-03-06
NJ" 1nEATR1cAL ENTER,
TAIEMEHT.
alr. J. n. Bcllexs,s Hamlet,


nu1s be described - new entessa!hnen,, the
scale Rnd method Of its execution being duly con.
ffdered. Public readings have for some time past
ca! performances Mr. Marx Lemon brought
aeont close union Of the desk aud The EtaEe
perouated Fatst5S IA selection or scenes from
he dIse and AecoLl palts OF "k1nR uenry ", u
TnA successful entertainment only etcapeA ciasai.
,s;l nsaaon = as -, "stase pay. and re:aiued some
no conpele drama was represenied, and that Nj,
Lemon dispensed with scenic accessories uf
moda1n kl1d. ccnlsnt!hR hlnselr with repro
G.zsbeihau theatre. Readers Of less note hayo
sometimes sought 70 crhance the interrst Of
tne!t saassperlan headings BY assuming the
ally "ade Us their iAce. ia Imitation Of nis EN-
C;es. Even renders or keycrer tchool fuve OF
late permitted themselses more psy Of tra'ure
6eottug their position At the desk. certain bis
ers' readtngs, AID though he a,,rRetner nosta,ns
RON enpoJirg the arts Of the sceue painter and
ire costoneF. ne does not hesitate 10 avail him
&eif ow AID tben OF What ara wu Il, A. pruprr-
ssss" wheD, By euch means, be eau the better H.
luAt1ate sid entotce hla text.
In he ant century John Palmer, the ortsi1al
Joseph Surface. Who was an impressive elo.ntor-
~. va wont OF special occasions 10 attire hi1,-
handkerchief In his hand and s4>u1iDg an as~ect
Of deep eo1emni.y. 70 rec:te "GrayB E.egy" il
mont OF Atcete Representing Village canrcs-
Mucn, II AL from hA legitimate vocation, but
nay &c y!eweu as simply delivering speech or
mn1 o!epue AID ttyeaubgit It With dramatic coar-
ton ~ the sole reader Or reclter Of she evening.
~u..r cu,lJ II snc q mute ac'ofH and complete
theatrical apFEaIcss 70 enrich and lottuy nls
enors. He y a. .he fpeAkef II mano9e = 1os.
Tns aecoun, q 1hs drana OF "Snpoleon AZ St
aeasss" psppsn Ta manDer De iee Wap-
though time va when ths autnot Of :" Gil ALI, !;
etote plays tot them IN PArts, and Addison apd
steele oesea1ted upon thc!r achievements In Lon-
them. AID Goldsmith !rture bis sh.ns By alteunt-
log 70 ne With the agility Of Que OF tnu doiIs Ia
Jumping over auck. AI. Helicsh msnoneltes,
eoHaEsI, afe r11g men asd inc
oriy row acd then Biggest a1sccia:io1 with tne
nstQ!e ot taef wooden prototypes. Ar. RelleH
aIat ~ Iae orchestra w1:h h1s oaex to the sp.c.
ioas stage oi :. Georges HAL A. hs resds, he
curtain behind him 11le4, the scenes Of " HA,uies !"
are disclosed, aud the characters 10 the tragedy
present 'he1se!vez The actors pass to sn1 10.
Of their faces, but the Voice ausys proceeds ftom
me o1cleatta, and is always the Tu.ce OF Ns Bel.
leE: TIE scsuery, dretast. and stage n-tlng1 arc
2 - satd As oncs tnas " Hamlet " hss reyer
ben ~ no.,. tho atsRe after 80 complete and
oTna,e ea "a iasa,oo "'ks u production In MS
curious way Ut St p-o7. 1ausriv uncce,.,n, :,
The experiment. vss no.. .eaciencea a1t,tS. n
1ta1Ie 70 tnsdeqaase 1tepsFauoe 7ce1ror -
renea1aal, which ce:ayed me peTfo. 'na..'os 70
i EnAt be carset-uutu >orz past mltc cRaE -
quality, and probably reada hamlet" VIZ more
ekM AID intelligence than are posssased By any
ac&os EoT upon The toa1da. In speeches densl4-
ceecs, He can enucc1a:e win rzp!d1iy, while Ye.
pteserVtrg diltnctnesa Of ar1tcolat.oa n1I the
mose I; = s. o. tae sese ~ eoeMrh an3segsng. and
oi nl1 feadi12n Of certalo paessgea mAJ BE open
70 Question. nat that he renders there .heali-
ally efecu7e y without dount. IL Distinguishing
Ion.s lacx o. variety Ia lis method or delivery.
fhns hls Polonious WAS corupalsuvtlJ weak. anc1
NJ s eIsye. .d,gSess ve5e humorous o1iy al:cr an
tforo the plaJ with the burial OF Oraelta aupore.x-
rE os1ic AZ q the fencing 4ce0e While ffo1I tie
eAflie1 acts hs on,:s all mention Of Rosene.antz
aLu GalIcet te1eIn- On the other hand, he restorea
any rEes IN the play which are ABSENT from he
ordinary stage versions Of Hamlet
~ eolecutE hls COMPANY o. Eaates, Nr Beilsv
q dmcoluef, Who cau readily secure mode;s that
Ior eosAdeIAtlo1, viii atrcrc bis art the assist.
q e 1St "a a1
sndoW their n Hemoers-tne minds they du MOI hap
Een 70 Possess. The mines ~ ST Georke's Hall
50 toIerah5 ven what tnoy we1e rsqa.red g do.
Ses at tl1ea there were dsc1epaoctes besxesn the
orchestra ard 1he atsge. In tho o1e WAS uvacity. |
sron the other apathy. 1na reading Wis Rdu.rs- |
,.e bul The accompanying aci.oa cams 1auely OF,
i naJ be doubted whether an ACTOR, the most |
.iised 10 The ruiMetc srt, can express, iot nuy |
,t1sr, aLd win t5s ZEN sssn,essncs Of which be
La1 LOT be lMpIeE1ad. Il certainly happened.
,oT ,1ass ssa .aen -. NJ geI!sxs eot xe,s gate
tansseuons Of tie stage. a1d 1hat rne ItstaR o.
be cnltan vas fslt . g ds.ltnentsl 10 the eaect
spsesen; ason,, vi dad.. eipeasns espseaTly
1 the play, % di.ps4e III
I'd I'd VIII itsn1ct ne@ noe than .t pze,sss Is
he production Of tAalea1x Of the lesdlnR hltrz-
ions, ayolelng, Of course, q much IS poss!nie-
1n,ht.lou which even no n1un.s at intervals
ns Eisd of 'ae 1pee:ator. In any esse It T. CT
~ that 9e ac;ors anouid ee subsidiary 70 rae
1op 10 thetf exhibitions.
Thn EaEes OF ne mines h2ve not haea fgr-
e.s sses H. Feeoter ,a
s1-ous. aad y costume Hnteh, in regard to i(s
-ntte c1oss EaEseE11g, u runre fantastic tnan pc
I'd re ease CT movement reqai1sa by ina Dan.
laudt1s was 3 splendid figure: AID lie pnost. II
nstlt tco substantial n tia matter Of Ms Amor.
eoe.s e sas ,s1 u ;oa a1a .ss
1e clnecs seeoe 4 Msy be uo:ed tie 2t1s: 40
:,s :aseo> Ios u eoppiste steel a neseto.
r!ea I'd !Daaa 99.sao,ss 0s'els aies4.son .5a''t
;f1otuction 81 eaued music AID taa exterior
! eaapel Y tho Gce1e u tbs relcoie [
. j.. 9aiendea ha,:1 On the plea ina: The enost
~ =, p1nnoeeeed Ihe '.mssna " to be ueH-follov-
y ksaa1 VeEston Of tbs plsy-ard TIA: Hamlet
~ ~ declared that he wu't 60 pray" Unaouos-
,,S.s ~ : Sase enect Of senl-opesatle k1ud 4 a..
sna1speare1 inIenuora. Tse nonk wnS
ne1Res rom tha cospel II not to be- excose1,
ossyst-ne Il d:s:a1otng nSufo IN sne ,[o S!oop
y of rae scece- Tno state room a. Gnfo Gta1f ,h1
ac1nsd with tapestry OF tbs EaJta1 ~. r,rsn.
4 AnRtr n ct the queens closet hst19 sone sI lin
les ia1sr in dts,zn. Tha poIAl Of Opoena = 49,
inSsstsd Htts uoTo solemnisJ toaa us3A
y lie ttsae. me casto9asJ "a s9a ,s soma aaau ~
se1 VIE is fslle,oas pso;senioa,r ~ y 1se
snhon ~ 1cspe nsle peculiarly impressive.
itsssS oConfor. Caucost aaa Gnese, naye pIo.
,de11 yns play 1lta lew Eceoefgs e1Gusnu(
AZ r. AID elSborA:elJ 4{rApHed-
ms eu,cftainEent Est viii IN a2thnhk1.ic
c. n,iou, u certainly caEous ana, tn Is NAY, tn
c9esaEr 1t viii probably be iou1d ast1AcIye |
or ean.e tina 10 CONE, |
3ne HUNDRED and Forty Mayors all