Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-10
MIN rs HAMLET.


A Successful Representation of the Melan-
Tcholy Dane by Ex-Rev. George c. Min
The truest compliment, all things con-
sicered, that could be paid Mr.. George c.
Min, upon the occasion of his appearance
at the Opera house yesterday evening, is
the air of naturalness with which his i'm
personationlof Hamlet impresses the be
holder. Leaving aside the accident of his
recent and somewhat sensational debut
upon the enchanting scene. the casual audi
tor would have accredited the actor with a
much larger and more varied experience
upon the stage.
When his limited experience with the
relative appointments of the stage is con-
sidered, his success, while not marked by
the consummate grace and skill of the per-
feet artist, is almost phenomenal. That he
only a matter of time. and for the present
his approximations, so far as seen, are sub
iects for graduation and pleasuarble sur
prise.
It was to have been expected that the in
itiaI performance of the ex-divine and
young actor would be greeted with curios-
ity, and the good sized audience which as
sembled at the Opera house last night man
ifested some eagerness on this score, the
novelty of his appearance, however, soon
giving way to earnest attention and dis
elimination. The appearance of Mr. Mir
in Hamlet is most pleasing.
To manly and dignifed form he adds
mobile and expressive face, a perfectly
modulated, rich and sonorous voice an6
graceful carriage. His rhetoric is good
but in the stronger passages of deciama
ton he is apt to become too stormy. Thu
accent and emphasis is almost Away.
faultless, this charm having been cult
waited in calling where the gift of sym
me real expression is mora pacticed thai
in any other profession.
His conception of Hamlet is that of
thoughtful, reflective soul, whose subtl
and strong intellect is swayed by the moo
or circumstance, subject at last to tn
dominance of a terrible grief. The Grim
of his uncle and sin of his mother, broo
on his keen mind until it is driven to tn
brink of distraction, and almost at time
undergoes the gloom of eclipse.
Nothing can exceed the fury Of hi
wrath upon the discovery of the truth, am
his wild agony coupled with the thirst fo
revenge, in the second act. after the intel
view with the ghost is an admirable bit c
acting. Here as with the seance with hi
mother and the interview with Ophelia th
scene was profoundly realistic.
In the passage where the line read
''hen itself doth gape,' the auditor ma
almost picture before him the bottomle:
pit, so forcible is the pantomime. In som
| of the other deciamatory scenes his gestul
is too rampant. Col. John G. Burleigh
; impersonation of the ghost was adnirabl
the spectre being sepulchral enough for
grave yard, and his lines were perfect.
Outside of the latter the support W;
only fair the characters of Ophelia, Pc
onius, Horatio and the gravedigger bein
occasionally marked by spasms of exec
lence. One thing in conclusion, while I'll
tCAt 40 SuI, hLO P1ct OAoSo wv 0iuSii. ~ "
ing few minutes before midnight whe
the curtain went down
Othello will be produced tonight, vii
Col. John C. Burleigh in the title role an
Mr.. Min as Iago. There are many WI
think the crafty Iago is more attracti1
character than the jealous Moor. and not
few who prefer Mr.. Minis Iago to h
Hamlet. Be that as it may, Col. Burleigh
Othello has ATTRACTED the attentio
of Shakspearean scholars wherever it h
been produced. He appears in the unifor
of Venetian general, and as man in tt
vigor of old age-'in the vale of years."
the text has it. The added age readily a
counts fer his intense jealousy of b
, young wife, as well as
, the readiness with which he is fooled
2 the more youthful and slippery Iago. T
following extracts from the press W
show what the general opinion is:
1t must he set down as a general verdict Il
> Col. Burleigh's Othello was an even, CONSISTS
scholarly and grand imphrsonation.
a Tribune.
To commanding stage presence this gent
man adds fine voice which he has learned
s use reasonably well throughout its entire ram
D the capacity to appreciate the force of his lin
] | and, generally to convey their meaning, ant
I rather remarkable boldness in striking out
- own Interpretation of character.-Chicdgo Tin,
, Col. Burleigh will make valuable acditi
;, to the small catalogue of cultivated and sch
- orly opponents of the higher order of the dram
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