Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-29
THE DRAMA.
Rooth and Barrctt i'm sHamiet.''

RO0th and Barrett I'm sHamiet.'
1t is needless to say that the Grand Opera
House was again crowded last pight. Hamlet
was placed upon the stage with Mr. Booth
in the title role and Mr.. Barrett as "Laertes" !"
Take it all in all, from beginning to end, it
was the most evenly well-played piece we
have had the pleasure of seeing in many a
day. Mr.. Booth was up to his bett, and gave.
us more complete and rounded presenta
ton of the inscrutable Prince than he did
when he was here q year ago. Indeed he
Of expression, infused into it SO much feel
ing and pathOs and brought out its salient
points with so much power as to render his
entire Interpretation rare triumph of his
sas t1iSn5s sr a Sooshs %s n Rs.hssp' as
dition last night to the fact
his support was more than usually meritori
GUS throughout. Whilst "Laertes" is very
fine role, yet he has SO little to do that 1t
Barrett to cast him in it. 1t is true that in
the last act he divides the honors of pre-
miership in Importance with Hamlet"
but the character is really not worthy
logs rendition of "Ophelia" was an
was responsive to her merit. She was
especially touching in the fourth act, when
ueI mluu udu UcCOnt Ill TcdllJy WudJ BIG
had conceived !" Hanlet's" to be-"like
sweet bells, tangled, out of tune and harsh. ;"
The tender and the dutiful daughter, the
modest maiden whose heart is touched with
holy love for the the Ssd detection dss
Of manly worth" the glass Of fashion and
Si EsssOa ,ui her 5ssli;so pisstSIs pssS!s
great calamity-each of these phases of a
most beautiful and gentle character were
presented with so much mature in art as
to receive the unstinted recognition Of her
nndertooI the % part Of "Polonius,S and ra &C.
quilted himself with. distinguished credit
Il is the fashion among stock players
to make of Polonius" harsh and
irascible father. Nj. Rogers, on the
loving and tender parent, giving his ad-
monitions in q tone of kindness and par
entail concern that at once assured the cor
rectness of his conception. Mr.. Buckley's
BE- desired. His deep, sepu. chral aud musi-
cal voice, added to his dignity Of carriage
and grvce of movement, invested his rend-
ering of this important role with more than
Lawrence Hanley as the "First actor,
with good elocutionary effect. We should
not omit nit, to- say that Miss Is. Gall, Gale
as the queen, Messrs. owen fawcetI
and Charles Collins as the 'Gravediggers,"
and Mr.. Royle as Guildenstein," all &C
quilted themselves creditably. The weak
est in the cast was that of ''Horatio" by Mr..
John Lane. But, as we have said before,
the whole piece was played so well that it
was the source of the highest intellectual
enjoyment to sit it out.
We would remind our readers that during
this Booth -Barret season when the bills say
the pei Iformance will commence at 8
n, This ic hint IN
those people who come late aud disturb
the audience by shutting into their seats
when the play is on.
At noon to-day the troupe will give a
matinee, producing Julius Cesar: Mr.. Booth
as "Brutus," Mr.. Barrett as "Cassius."
To night Shakespeare's masterpiece, King
Lear, will be produced. with Mr.. Booth as
Lear" and Mr.. Barrett as Edgar"