Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
AMCSENENTS
BOOTH AND BARRETT,


! The long expected and much anticipated
amusement event Of the season was the
/ Booth Barrett engagement yesterday.
Never was there a larger audience at the
! Crawford Grand than last night greeted
| these two great actors; and never, it may
be safely stated. was there given in the
city a performance more finished, more
/ artistic and grander than their production
| of OthellO.
Not only were all the seats in avery part
of the house taken but many persons were
| compelled 10 remain standing in the rear of
| both the parquett and balcony. The laudi-
| ence included the cultured theatre goers,
not only of Wichita, but of the whole
south and southwestern kansas-it was in
! fact, a representative Kansas audience.
Almost every town and city OF the section
had representatives who came to pay their
respects TO these princes OF the histronic
art. 1t was, too, an audience highly APP
! preciative; one that caught the point OF
/ the performance and gave them the marks
of deserving appreciation.
| The production of this great tragedy
was such as might be expected from two
/ such actors as Mr.. Booth and Mr.. Barrett,
matchless, perfect, complete. The former
impersonated Iago, the latter Othello; OF
their performance nothing can be added to
the praise that has already been bestowed
upon them by both the press and people
wherever they have appeared. Mr.. Booth S
Iago has been considered one Of his great
| if not his greatest representation; and that
Mr.. Barrett stands as an equal II not su-
perior to any who are today essaying the
/ character of the Moor those who have seen
him will admit. The supporting company.
too, seen TO an excellent advantage.
| The Desdemonia OF Miss Gale was that of a
| sweet, loving, confiding woman, and
gained her the highest opinion, she being
| at the end of the fourth act recalled She
dressed the part exquisite, the robes worn
! by her being rich and elegant. This is an
| observation that might well be made Of
all the parts. Miss Kellogg made everything
Possible out of the character OF Emelia.
| The Cassie Of Afr. Lane and the Roderigo
of Mr. Weston were both worthy OF COM
mend2tion.
At the matinee in the afternoon was
given the historical tragedy OF Julius
( Cesar. This. too, was given IN the same
faultIess manner that marked the produc-
ton of Othello. Mr.. Booths impersona-
ton of Brutus was that OF man OF
thought rather than action. a man
Of high and lofty principles,
and one that stands out among the ether
! conspirators as the central figure of the
tragedy. The garden scene is one Of the
finest passages in Booths Brutus; the So
| Glocuy he rendered with tiawless ease
and grace: his authority and gravity in
the conversation with the conspirators is
profoundly impressive, and the interview
with Portia IS invested with moving tan
derness and eloquence The address in
the forum, the encounter with Casslns and
the death scene are all illuminated By the
personal charm. the keen dramatic iDtelii-
gence and the exquisite elocution Of the
actor.
Mr.. Barrett's Caszius Is the actors mas
teraiece and well worthy place with Mr.
Booths Brutus. The quarrel scene was
grandly done and met with marks q mer-
tied appreciation
TIE engagement was throughout an en-
inently successful one. That II was sue
cess financially the large audience, both
matinee aud night. Is the best evidence;
that IL was 50 artisIIcally every attendant
VIII most willingly bear testimony.
TIE DICKENs READING.
The retort 6iscourteous was once made
TO a representative of tie eminent family
OF Adams 70 this effect: We don't go
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