Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-15

frurth act in the Merchant of Venice. -"
II was a wonderful performance. But, oh!
the COSTUMES. ShylOCk was arTayed in 4
discarded dressing gown of the Queen
Anne style of architecture, with his feet
and legs cncased in a pair Of Job lot stock
inps. For all this | must say he looked
Semitic enough 10 carve OIL two instead OF
one pound of flesh with the shoemaker
knife which he osteutatiously displayed.
Portia needed no particular disguise eN-
cept a very close shave. Gratlano looked
lovely in a borrowed masquerade suit.
His knocking cries of a Daniel colne 10
Judgment" though, reminded one more
of the snail boy on the SUI seats hootlhg
at q disgusting decision oi me umpire
Rut he did worse. When he came to al
dres, the Venetian money lender III anger
"Oh. be thou damned. in@NOrabIe dog,
he cot nurried, forgot the ltNt,
and exclaimed, ooh, you be damned,
which provIucialism c~opHuIsed The
audience and caused ShylOck to drop his
scales in terror. Soon after, however, all
was uuict on the Rialto. The ghost scene
in Hamlet was next initiated for the edih
cation of q large aud eNpectant audience.
Hamlet in his determination to follow the
appaTition would not be detained by his
friendly counsellOrs, and i'll tlourishing his
sword cat the wire that sustained the mus
lin curtains, letting them down aud dig
closing the vGnquished ghost placidly sit
ting on u chair sucking q leGJa by which
be hoped to rlse his strained vocal chords.
These things added TO the enjoyment Of
the audience, but seriously drtracted rom
the pc iuruaGce IL an artistic sense. The
last Shakespelrgau Mort Vas the p5e,eu
tati0u OF the guIug, hrl"ryE ECGtus
and Cassius III connection with i
literary performance giTrn 10y the
Society At the Opera House. HIutu5 APP
peared with a Eheini,h win complexion
and Il tOga uI auch geu,!Gus Dimensions a.
to conceal tuy physical drInrmitles hemay
have had Ct-,.u Us WIS lean amt hungry
vnuu-h iOcRiug ic enable auy person III ,hr
audiyaoe to !arA,, Iii '..uutn" house with
out referring 10 thc directory. The tuGLIr
rushed fiOm tie wings with 90 pr'IIg'ED.'
that suggested . phi light instead ii So
wordy spirring match. Ca,,,u8 looked
feminine IN his costume, closely resembling
q Piut~hurg HIT in actions. and marTing
ths perspective 10y handling his toga - q
woman would her train in crossing Il gut
ter. Eoth ella FL tho cir Tor the allotted
time. appearing ts Il there wa" 10 brlm in
Gilead aud The ingenious liver pli ot Gem
merrc q pooG remedy ior the Ills thy
suffered. With this thrdronatic rerioI Of
the Society drew to l. olo.e.
VI.
Leaving the mock heroic with the dust
OF their memory | approach the practical
period. At every public performance 4
paper cillei rha HocD'q C,j',. edited by
by tmo mrmb,ra of the Society, was read.
This ioUrndl aimed to b. .pTjEhtly ana
witty, aDd was designed 10 he the saUCy
Of the literary lcas.. How well il accom-
plish,d TINT end / cmaot s.7. Atany
rate il amused at that time, the u@rs5nlll-
ties mainly provoking laughter In I Tish
moment two members of tho SJCicty con
ctivcd the idea Of preserving the brightest
thoughts IN pamphlet ioiuhr aud negotiated
and closed " contract Tor Uue h1uiI,d
col les Of - p!2r bUyk. ! have It before
IN. nov ..itfI tGTH it. le2ye' | cannot
Tvplts, -.uIir after smile in reading the
matter il contains. I; all sounds very
silly now, and | sympathizr with IT all
with a sympathy that il truly pathetic
Typ0gTaphiGally il was All eminent success,
but According II ny flt - worth ii
recollection, which wac my share Of the
deficiency after all sales had been made,
/ an painfully reminded thl' there did
MT exist at that time i long let want igr
il ID Eli. The experience, However was
worth the suia.
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