Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-17

What are the prospects for Hamlet
Encouraged by the great success oil
Julius Ca.sar and educated somewhat BY
its experience, we feel confident Of making
this par excellence. Our rehesrssls assure
success, and each and every person has
been selected with special view and ntness
for his or her character. We have some
ladies in our caste that will astonish the
public by their ability
How ss regards your patrons
81 sm of the belief that curiosity more
lhatan expect itiou of merit in the rendition
of this great play will induce the lovers OF
Shakespeare 10 attend We have shown
lhem what we Can do in the subGmest OF
). skespeare's n g die Julius Cesar,
and now il is for us TO support our reputa.
rIUn IN this one, OF which
EVERY READER HAS An IDEAL
Ny word for it and speak knowingly,
s:tsI and agreeable surprise awal,s taen
IN this respect.
Have you ever played Hamlet"
Not the entire play, but do you know
that question awskens pleasant memories
il brings me back to the days, the scenes,
ai4G the faces lit up with hire that burned
in the soul of each WsYerly boy, IN which
the bellows Of hope blew the tire, and the
hammer OF perseverance, and the riHgins
anvil OF rivalry, forged the great future OF
success that has been attained by many OF
them. IL wss there first attempted any
part of Hamlet Why you remember tue
society lad TO make special approprls
ton for globes for the chandelier. Fsr as
whipped out my rspier in the ghost scene,
LID broke away from HOratio' anu Mar
Illus struck too high and striking tho
D. lcsnr, smashed every CLONE To smith
eGeers amid great excitement"
What time have you given to the study
of Hamlet"
We'll, am almost ashamed to acSnowl'
edge that, For when II is reported mat
great actors give rs long as three to live
Years 10 the study Of a Shakespearian char
aCter the assertion is generally ridiculed,
50 may il be in Inc, when tell you my
study of Hamlet commenced with my read
ing Of Shakespeare some six or eight wears
sgo. In that time | have read II i know
~, how oft, and each reading
REVEALED SOME NEW BEAUTY.
The study of il has been my pleasantest
psst lime, vet ever felt dearth OF salts
iaCtiCn, for have but known but the image
ii d he story, in my silence. l have longed
70 1--we the hero, Cif only for night and
70 this end have undertaken this labor
aith great disadvantages to encounter and
heavy expense 10 meet, but 1 shall WIN at
tie odds.
What is yourinterpretation Of the char
4Cter'
All, there's the rub. You have not an
entire edition OF your paper, | kaoy. to
1eyote to this interview, and could not in
space less give q full and lucid description.
| IL would require the quoting Of every line
| If Hamlet explanation thereon and the
ac;ion to b. suiled to the word, so you must
zee ne ay il TO get my full interpreta.
len. But will tell you briefly by coc,'
parison what my study and seeing have
oetn- | have read the criticisms oa the
'Hsmlets' OF Betterton, Cooper, Wallack,
Conway, the keenes, Young, Macready,
Ktmbls, Garrick. q e elder Booth, Wander
hoff and Edwin Forrest. | have seen the
'Hamlets' of Murdoch, Davenport. Sullivan,
Barrett, Booth and Fechter, and oh, shades
Of the immortal, must / remember Frank
Msyo and Anna Dickinson? They all had
| ;heir pointS of merit even TO Mayo IN his
ine, manly figure, but when coupled with
his peculiar swagger and voice it suited the
irontiersman better than the Prince. From
nv readings conclude that Bstterton was
If the old school the great Hamlet Yet
;arrick approached within few steps Of
aim. in ire and frenzy surprising him,
Ut wanting in psthos. OF what | have
,een never shall forget
The GREAT But UNFORTUNATE FECHT&B.
In + Y judgment OF Hamlet, be truly "neld
the mirror up TO nature" he played Han
tie confoTmed strictly TO the national Gus
toms and personal pecu,iarities Of the
| Danes. Not only did he interpret the play
IS Shakespeare wrote il, but went back
| true with modesty enough AID likeli-
hood TO lead him into the original story
| upon which the tragedy was founded.
| night say his private life in every phase OF
| Z, even AZ the zenith OF his glory-when
! the elite OF London adored him, and he and
his Hamlet was the worlds wonder, his
| private surroundings had ths sad reflection
| Of the melsnc holy Dane. He is now dead,
hut his memory shall live. When Booth
| Barrett and McCollogh will be remem Der.
/ ed as the ideals OF other great characters he
/ will stand pre-eminently supreme as the
Monumental Hamlet"
How about Hsmlet's insanity"
About my brain? l might go into q
senseless syllogism TO define what true
madness is, such as Polonius tires the King
and Queen with, but will be brief in fact.
in the play in the most exciting scenes
that he becomes irresponsible, but there is
nothing strange in this or justihable to the
claim Of madness in him, unless you say
humanity is, for il is human nature in all
of Us at times to forget ourselves, and it IS
even necessary for the good actor of Ham
let TO work himself into such q condition,
Hamlet, is an impulsiye, refined, sensitive,
loving nature, but above all scrupulously
conscientious, reverential and religious, be-
ing ruled BY the
'CANoSs or THE EVERLASTING
He has satisfaction in his heart strong
as proofs from writ" Of his uncle's guilt.
Nor is the ghost q fantastic or delusion OF
"Hamlets" brain; such an interpreta-
ton might be drawn, had Shakespeare so
constructed the play as only to reveal the
ghost to Hamlet; but the fact Of the
Vision being seen as often as three or four
times to Bernardo" "Msrcellus," and
"Horatio" win not admit of such posi-.
bility. Critics in their condemnation OF
'Hsmlet's" delay
IN sEyESGISG HIS FAITH ER's DEATH
forget the fact that "Hamlet's" proof is
but Of Q spiritual nature, not such As could
be produced at court in proof and iustiica.
ton for bis killing the King. He wants
grounds more relative than this; and again,
the killing Of King is terrible thing; be
divinity doth hedge him that treason can
but peep at what it would" i hold it
Hamlet is noble and brave, but above
all, conscientious, and make this point /
claim the key Of the mystery, the inten-
ton OF Shakespeare, and the point OF the
play: Shakespeare desired to make Ham
lett paragon Of conscience. Such crimes
q the world has proof of. moss willing
and ready Ii be to revenge, for does he not
on the instant whsn his mother, the
Queen, has been poisoned By drinking OF
the cup prepared and intended for him
self by the King ''on wings q swift a
meditation and thought OF love sweep 70
his revenge" and In face Of ths OPEN court
and tho Kings body guard revenge her
death most horribly Could Q coWardly,
weak. and drivslipg idiot perform such an
oct under such circumstancss5 / do not
believe Shakespeare would ever have
ALLOWED HAMLET TO KILL TIE KrNa