The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-26
A NOTABLE EVENT.
AIa. FnANKnkNNIe AseuAMLET,o
Al The Opera Hpuss Yesterday AitoruoOa
and Last evening, Supported BY Local
Amstsars-A ctsditAbIo Production,
and one alshly Appreciated.

shaksspeare's tradegy Of Hamlet" was
produced at the Opera House, yesterday
afternoon and evening, by an imPIo vised
company Of young people Of this city,
The play was handsomely dressed, the
players were for the most part well
up in their lines; the movement
was rapid, and there was n
nicer attention to the smaller details OF
stage business than is usually seen in the
work OF amateurs. Most OF the roles wesr
sustained by young people who had had
no experiences whatever bsiOre the pub
lie, For the considerable measure Of sue.
cess achieved, therefore, the credit il
mainly due TO the larger experience and
the intelligent instruction OF Mr., Frank
Hennig, who not only played the star
part but has been the inspiration Of the
company, The following was the cast:
Hemlet,...,.,.,,..,,r..,, .,,,.,,Mr, Flank Hennlg
King ClaudliS. Roeelt Dar.ah
lihost, MT s4m Bll "
ltrr MT. Wilbur wight
EE9 It.i i.,.v, p,u,. Jacob sehsrkOpi
OFAliO.a.,. ,,...,.,..,,,..,,,.,.Mr Ott1 SChulz
commonwealth. Barry Odbrri
GuildcnAte tI.,,.,,, ,,,.,.,,Mr, Dent a, Taylor
MlrOellus. ...,u-,.,,,,.,,,,.,,, NJ Dave q pl1ger
Flint ActOi,,.,....'.. Mr. Fred seamon
f SSis.i Ap.'' Mr. Edgar Hennlg
bernardo. ...,,Ar saui, Hickey
Second Grave Digger ,,,,,...'',.,. M Dave VappAn
OaEc '',,i,,r hRlph heymAu
Queen Gertrude, Lottie waters
Opheli SlSs Rena Alt
Player ,,,,,,"u,, Mia Meta SChatROpl
II it bs borne in MUD that wa arc not
critiCiSing L. l.. Davenport, ChSrleR
Fechter, Edwin booth, OFT, W. Keener
bat very young man OF comparatively
littls stage experience, We shall have
cleared the boards for bringing on Mr.,
Frank Hennig in part which tests the
capabilities OF the best actors; which re'
quires q liner intelligence, = subller Sp-
probation, than any other OF Shakes
peare'a creations. The coast ia AtraWn
with wrecked HamlstI, yet the strauga
part loses none OF it's fascination for young
ambition, and continues to be the hope Of
the Young men in the profession. Though
htr. Frank Hennig made yeaterdGy his
lirst public appearances az Hamlet, ana
does not Intend at this time to seek q
place among the stars, he 10 no Longer an
amateur, Three years ago he left Wheel.
ing 10 take to the etsge a. means Of
livelihood; has had Two seasons with
Catharine Rogers and nearly AZ long q
time with Keene. At the last Dramatic
Festival in Cincinnati he played the
juvenile part O'ric in Hamlet. He has
played Gholl to ksens's Hamlet.
Remembering what Mr., Hennig iF, aud
what he does not profess obe, 1t IL posi-
BILE to speak Of his performance without
comparison and even without partially,
First OF all, then, 1t must be said that MIR,
Hennlg's impersonaLlon Of Hamlet is = re-
lief and . surprise,-s relief because so
young man and novice avoids 80 many
Of the pitfalls that boset the young TRACE.
diana surprise that he shows such grasp
and execution. lie enters into the spirit
OF the part with alert intelligence. He
delivers shRkspsarG's lines Ss though he
thought and felt thepi, and brings out
their beauty IN dlStinGt, well-mOdUlated
tones. His cultivated voice has good COM
pass, and he knows how TO produce nice
effects in shading. His bearing Ia grace.
ful in motion, cxpreSsiye at rest, always
seli-po2sOssed, manly, noble. MIR. Hennig
knows what to do with his feet and his
Understanding which some actors
never lesrn. Some OF his gestures are
beautiful. There are situations in which
no shows strength and reaches a very
credilable height; but he has it in him to
make more OF the 6rras scene and oil his
own death scene.
In fine, Mr.. Hennig's Hamlet Is inlelli-
gent, artistic, very pleaning, but lacking
in power. Something Of this lack is due,
doubtless, 10 the young actors commGnds.
bio desire to avoid ranting--whiCh lie
does ayoid-and to produce bis effects
with delicate touches. These are among
the reasons why Mr.. Hennig achieves q
promising success, which would DO the
more pronounced II he we're to lot out
some OF the power which he seems to
have in reserve, and internally those situR.
lions which, we think, we're contrived by
the author to be so treated,
The house at the matinee was fair; nj
the night performance large and rspresen.
tatiye Of the intelligence Of Wheeling
tleatrs.goers. Mr. Hennig commanded
the close attention Of his audience and
ita frequent and always hearty applause,
given occauSe. it was thought to BIO de-
served,