The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-27
1NTSE,fElNTS.
The Dramatic Nature OF Things.


shadow OF religion and the outline Of supersti-
ton-that. believe. it is possible for histrion-
ism to produce
1t was Winkleman. II I mistake not. who
said that the LAGOON had more science. and
the Apollo Belvidere more art. and find my
self making the Same distinction when i think
OF the two great plays Of Shakespeare.
To me. Hamlet" is the Apollo Of dramas
Shakespeares imagination scared into the in
finite but once; and even then his finite intelli-
gence Intercepted heaven In awe and amaze
ment.
"Othello" is the LAGOON OF plays. II is rear
ed on the facts OF mans passion, and II Is the
profund formulation OF essential truths that
entities it to the distinction OF being scientific.
Mr.. Booths Idoo IL. I believe. n more remark
able performance than his Hamlet his Richard.
or his Othello. II is. In a word. the most dis
tnctly original the most deeply philosophical
and artistically true of all his impersonations.
Toassert this is one thing. to make 1t good ls
another. and l shall not spread my exegesis
over THE sun this morning
Art is long. and newspapers are like the play
crs themselycs-the brief chronicles OF the
time If | sometimes seem 20 be assertive rath-
or than argumentative II II because you VIII
take the sum Of my convictions. andthe column
would not hold the processes by which arrived
at them.
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