, 1881-10-06
IlOOLEY's THEATRE,


Tho nttcnhn,lec Ut lIooscy's Thuatre at the
matiuGc yesterday afternoon WIS very light.
Mr.. kecne Alpcnrcl III tho character OF Shy eEk
tn Shukspunr0's cun,cdy Of .The Merchant of
venicc." The part Is Il difficult one, StlIrr tho
lcast exaygcration spoils all effect. As
Mr.. Koene has himself said. "1t Is
necessary tu hold constantly III u,nd the nu-
ttnrs insunt." Whit kind Of ,nA,, h,,,l shaxs-
pcMre In his ulful when he drew tho chntacter OF
Shyt'el:' 4 crafty and cruel INIT. n,ean tn his
revetHc, fierce III his purposc to grItify 1t; ono
whosu abusu etUps short Of inycctIyc, whose
anger IL curba1 before It leads to dis
pluy Ut Violent wrath. Il tttspIay of Judaism
With sotnu dignity OF port rs tho fa,ccl avcla9er
Ut Il nHtion's wrnngs. and yet cluisnlnR sofne
sympHthy as II futhor outraged by tho act Ut his
ewn child. ShWork is Il tynu nf nuti0nal suffer-
ings, sympathies, and ant!pathlcs. "Il'rnsuif
I'M object u bitter iEhuit unl scorn to
thusD ubuut hlul-surroundet by enemies
wha,n h1 ls at onco too proud to
conclntc md too wenk 10 oppose-he can hnvc
ITO l!fo among them but n!sery. 10 hold on them
but interest, nU fccllng tnwards th0tn but hHtc.
no Indemnify out OF them but ruveEgo.' lie Is
thoroughly. and Intensely jewish; full Of the
1i!tst complicated slcngAtH or chHrCtor. Iu hla
n!alic0 uven hc is almost sublime And tho
uy wsh e o y systx yeasx re ,af tnsR
spcAr0's mnst perfect works: aiit Hudson ultis
thnt tho tnnro tho work u studied, "tho moro
VIZ EulIlklIk HNk k@4Ak l4uElI VI uHL1lnu
tintMre Ii, 81 Rrcnt v4floty nf devc!oUment
shp',Id By CROWDED into 80 stnal! sp.eo."
such. ti'on. the character Df ShyftHh, md atich
tflb play lIl which he pl1iys tho Mlt,st nruMnCHt
aaar,ictaFsaiIon @ rsquircs the ,lnisiiod ars or
p5st s.Sf es II r Ksss ,ss 9a a Gsy Es
IN i'lea svu,els would be to cain. that Il, ol,u
short Aeusutl h0 has s,lsterud 0no ur the must
anraecrs st of ans s'"kisarSs 1ssrS E5yna E5y ae1 sa
IN that ln which years ot study aisd cxpGrluute
rsnISce h , wy 70 dob
Il il was u Marti'n that i'anc wrots: - 'D' ''' V
THIS IL this jew
Tunt Shakespeare drew,
and sinco thut, tho ,pralse has been aoldou,
repeated. Mr.. Keeno's rendering or lte ct,arnc.
cxl,cnsctl nr ono wilt, Is striving Tor fAao II, So
nanr differing roles It tno sa.l!o .in!s. L y
u ~ ho ssao DNe Sas
where tho JOY ut hearing OF tHtoAtos lossus Anl
tho nn9er aud Borrow ut hla dal,shtcrs Hight a-
uetbr utmost n,eutA tho requirements ur tho
p"rt, lsnt, ns whole. thoro IL \ tt,sl, lacking,
,"o ,pps .a s,r's,ax for afees yikor 9f
III abssAcu of light and sha.,u which brsA94 the
performances, boluw tho standard fixed for IL
Er"at "etas @ rnSso - nso n,np M ,ma; r.
Sas aat co I'll ,eis to u ceSo ss ,na: lie TSa sSas
pdges VI tho impurso,atlon nrc worn tiuwn atiA
parl. ii viii 10 ihAt 10 whcl. Ay, KoSi,a Will OK.
ce! aud sh1w most Enthusiastically the Rreat
,s's"t n bis nnr trondi 20 Ss'a far
iakci to pruporly sllount tho pleco. III stvv II
sre1lc III fa,llco With Il stroct having deop wagon
trucks IL piooo ot caresess work to say the
I,l,st ovo,,tns "Ilamct" was tho attraction,
anu lrew very fMlr holsc. In this. u IN DEher
pieces, Mr. KruMu bAs substituted much thlt Ia
uriEsnAl Tor what Inns bU0i lanuea IoWll IN tIA'
tlon s1'd the i T. IL nos n.says ts
, ~ Ahuu ,rn$Hr ftA tlfthHHtHtl{H ut