The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
Some Iearg

The following little bit OF history is taker
from the New York Dispatch: There ba,
been many Lears seen upon the New Yorl
stage. Some were Lears of intent which
Jailed III their purpose; some were the din
bolic and inscrutable work of amateu,
parents, and few. who have left to thos,
VINO might come after them, and to thos,
who beheld their work the memsrv of III,
grandeur with which they invested III,
character. The few can be reckoned easily,
the many are not worthy the counting.
me ilrst performance Of liking Lear in
TINS city was given in what was then know
AZ The New Theatre in Nassau street },
Mr.. Malone being the Lear.
his performance was spoken of Mt IN,
time by n critic ms good and yiolen,
representation of father goaded to mad,
ness by the ingratitude Of his daughters
who should have comforted his old age"
There were critics even in those days OF
knee breeohes. and cooked hats, long pipes
and seel shoe buckles.
lhere was another performance of this
tragedy AZ the John Street theater, on Jan
nary 10, l7SS, wherein Hallam impersonated
the character, OF which an astute news.
paper commentator-no doubt very wise
anu honest crltio In his day and generation
wrote that Ellis disguise of old ace and
yet stout vigor was so perfect that its do.
ception was only made plain by the nm.
natural redness OF the paint upon his face
winch the false beard could not conceal
Again, Mr.. Hallam, then himself an.
proaching the "sere and yellow leaf of
age, repeated his performance of the old
king on March y, 1875, at the same thea.
tre-with his son in the cast.
In 1923, on the 18th of October, MFR. Ed.
win Forrest played Lear for the first time
In this city, at the Park theatre. Ina letter
to friend, written few dnys after tbis
performance, he said; III had fashioned
IN mind the nature and demands of Lear
and did my best with the part. When I
lett the theatre thet night and road il over
again, came to the conclusionI had com.
passed nothing Of its greatness. | had
learned the words, not the meaning. [
know now that Lear Is not n thing Of
points and sounding phrases
Later on there came another great renre.
sentative-the greatest the English stage
ever had except Edmund kean William &.
Maeready. On September q, 1874, nj tho
tark theatre, he appeared as the represent.
awe OF the character, and gave, for the first
Time IN this city, the tragedy in very nearly
lts original form, with only such necessary
notifications and changes as the business
OF the stage required. In this form the
character Of the Fool was restored. Mr.
John Dyott personated Edgar, and Mr.
Ryder, Macready's professional fldus
,Aehates, the part of Edmund, Miss Char.
,otte Cnshman being the Cordeia. Mr..
Macready alterward repeated Ills mar.
imSrmance OF the character at tho Astor
riace opera-house, In 1917. Mr.. Booth. In
isiS played the character, this heinz
the last representation given TO any Shake.
sperian play upon the stage Of the Old Park,
under m Mr.. simpsons management.
During Mr.. Forests time there camo
3tner representatives Of the much.nbnsaS
Ksmg, IN Dibdin Pitt. Gustavus Brooke. and
n. Ia; Davenport. And still later have
come com. Edwin booth, Lawrence Barrett, AMI
y ,' .MoOullouEh.. the two last named : "A.
ing echoes: and faint at that, OF Tho \,
master, Edwin Forrest. " Wv NJ"
Then from Italy dawned upon la
o'snor Rossl. Then within thsr Ia