Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-03
mr.. Hill and she Critics. IN Ap,
OEOgy.

oIsgy.
EDrToR HERALD. Sir;--I have read
the apology of the critic Of the Time
contained 10 Thursdays edition, and
consider it decorous in him to have con
fess,d his fault. and i'm aacsntiny this
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.''e"ae nono'"o'e = ''e' |" 'u', 'o'o'
graduate the distinguished snalyst on
his courtesy to my COMPANY by awaiting
their recuperatiys forces before they be.
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sue~ VIZ" .'' ''
In tho course OF his apology the gen
tleman states she has been London
nlavooer for twenty years" aud meekly
.su..a..,i N. %,
'"sses'' NO ."o s
Grams. And why nou Having ia'ieu
at any time to charge his memory with
the t.xt. and being lmpudently ignorant
:, AZ. ha.,,,a. If n. NAV ba w..
Wv rp
frank" enough throughout the evening
to carry copy in his hand. the lines OF
which he saws he could not follow.
m. .,,. ..v,.. h;,,..,f +. "v.t-
cram rms Is uo' very mia ior" o'
self-assertivsness. and awing the good
ly people Of Los Angeles by announcing
~. .arr;h,e fact that bs had be.n . NAV.
''o 'e'',''' ,'o' ~ - - - p'-y
goer in London ior twenty years rsminds
one oil the oh,ia that ihnoeen.y carioA
lures animal ire ana underwrites'
Inns !" HORSE.
Inc gentleman states tnat ought 10
know that Shakesperes Romeo ana j D.
let Is now nei"k piaysu Ia us eht'rety I'D
London. ms 1 40 nor KNOW; ne''her
does me- onakespsre pay was pre-
sented In Lohooh ny mr. henry irving
aud his company the original IN i!s
snurety' puc the sanohS ana aRreenpie
scenes were aoSed' WINE tds less
attractive anu unnecessary ones
were expurgated from .he teht
BY Mr.. Irving and nus thoroughly
able cou nseiiors, the arusts OF LONDON
The original play wouid require D hours
IN representation even IL sue hnes,
many oil when wouiu Do opposed Dy sne
deiicacy OF the present age, stnougn
they might have passed current IN the
peculiar coinage OF the klzaoetnan
period) were cut from the text. Ihis
physical fact precludes the possible rep
rsssntation oil the original ID one night
as an entirety, and thus all managers
aud actors, artists and writer's, nave
ever favored the Iarrick adaptanon.
The gentleman challenges me TO produce
an sndorser OF the Garrick version.
Since l75O, at Drury Lane, when ths
great genius gave the world MS Best
adaptation, every dramatist, artist and
manager in England and America has
preferred to exercise their respective
powers before admiring audiences IN
both hemispheres through this authority,
aud what better defense OF the Garrick
altsration and amendments could be
found than IN the choice compliments
bestowed upon 1t by hundreds OF htera-
tours. artists. painters, sculptors, IN TACT
all denixens OF the world OF fame. Had
Lord Byron, In his letters, any expressed
admiration Tor Garr'ck! Had sir wal
ter Scott, Sheridan or Tom Moore! or
do their expression, belle their Judg,
ment aud docs the critic deem them not
men OF ietters' That Garriek was prefer
red and endorsed over all rsoedlng auth,
GRITTY is proven thus: in 1877, In LORD
hunsdon's time, one edition was acted;
another at the Globe In i5Ss; again al'
other In l609; another IN 1857. Cibber's
edition in l744 afterwards At Drury