Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-10
MIN is H-lMLET.

A Successful Representation of the Melan-
Mcholy 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
personationIof 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
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
will achieve all that the latter implies is
only a matter of time, and for the present
his representations, so far as seen. are SUBJ
jects 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. Min
in Hamlet is most pleasing.
IT, n ,,,onIx- ord 1irpifio1 form, bo oddc
a mobile and expressive face, a perfectly
modulated, rich and sonorous voice and
graceful carriage. His rhetoric is good
but in the stronger passages of deciama
ton he is apt to become too stormy. The
| accent and emphasis is almost always
faultless, this charm having been cult
| vated in calling where the gift of sym
me real expression is mora pacticed thar
! in any other profession.
F.! His conception of Hamlet is that of ;
Thoughtful, reflective soul, whose subtl
and strong intellect is swayed by the moot
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, ant
his wild agony coupled with the thirst TO
revenge, in the second act, after the inter
view with the ghost is an admirable bit O
acting. Here as with the seance with hi
mother and the interview with Ophelia tn
scene was profoundly realistic.
In the passage where the line read
''hell itself doth gape.' the auditor ma
almost picture before him the boltomles
pit, SO forcibie is the pantomime. In som
OF the other deciamatory scenes his gestur
! is too rampant. Col. John c. Burleigh
impersonation of the ghost was adnirabl,
the spectre being sepuichral enough for
grave yard, and his lines were perfect.
Outside of the latter the support Wa
only fair the characters of Ophelia, Pol
onius, Horatio and the gravedigger bein
occasionally marked by spasms of exec
lence. One thing IN conclusion, while til
text is cut, the play drags too much, it b.
ing few minutes before midnight whe
the curtain went down
Othello will be produced tonight, wit
Col. John c. Burleigh in the title role an
Mr.. Min as Iago. There are many VIII
taink the crafty Iago is more attractiy
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 hi
, been produced. He appears in the uniforl
of Venetian general, and as a man in til
vigor of old age-''in the vale of years."
the text has it. The added age readily a.
= counts fer his intense jealousy of h
, young wife, as well as II
> the readiness with which he is fooled +
? the more youthful and slippery Iago. II
t following extracts from the press wi
show what the general opinion is:
1t must he set down as a general verdict tn
, Col. Burleigh's Othello was even, consiste1
scholarly and grand mphrsonation.-Chicd
o Tribune.
;, To commanding stage presence this gent
man adds fine voice which he has learned
S use reasonably well throughout its entire rang
D the capacity to appreciate the force of his lint
! and, generally to convey their meaning, anG
I | rather remarkable bOldness in striking out
p owa Interpretation of character.-ChicagO TIM
, Col. Burleigh will make valuable acditi
;, to the small catalogue of cultivated and sch
- orly opponents of the higher order of the dram
Chicago Neirs