Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
AS TO SHAKESPEAR
PLAYS OF THE GREAT AUTHOR
AS REGARDED HERE.
What Fort Worth People Think OF Them.
Hamlet seems to he the Fayorite-A
Number of Opinions Expressed.

attain tne NO-U upon the puDlC IOr genera
ton after generation that has been given
to be mis- as long as the English
language is spoken. Two gentlemen
were in TIRE GAZETTE Office Friday night.
discussing Shakespeare and his works and
the assertion was made that out Of given
number of men interviewed as
to their preference for any
Of his plays, one-thad would name plays
not mis-, suCh as Richelieu To test the az
curacy of this statement a GAZETTE re-
porter was assigned TO the task of inter
viewing the business men upon his run as
TO which of Shaaespeare's plays they
We're most pleased with. Many
of them were divided as to
the conversation. but invariably correct in
regard TO the authorship. One gentleman.
who was anxious not to be quoted, stated
that he did not know which to admire
most, Richard H., julius Caesar Macbeth
or Hamieet, Each had its partic-
undivided as to AS You Like It."
Merry Wives Of Windsor. or Ais Well
that Ends Well" Another gentleman said
that he was not sufficiently familiar with
ShakeSpeare'S plays, and, though he had
read them all, had not had sufficient oppor-
tunity of seeing them on the stage.
OF those interviewed the majority seemed
TO favor Hamlet. though Macbeth. Othello,
Richard III. and julius Caesar had their
admirers.
D. d. Bryan. secretary of the Texas
Worlds fair-"I prefer Hamlet While it,
probably. has not as much dramatic fire as
Richard III 0r Macbeth, it gives more Op-
pOrtunitieS for dramatic work"
j. T Lamont prefer Hamlet. ! think
it Is the best Of mis- plays
Gen. K. A. CamerOn-''H Hamlet is a good
play. but am considerably stuck on Mac
beth In the hands of capable people Mac
beth is a splendid play
y. X. WasEcr-.I prefer Hamlet. posi-
blv because, have seen Booth in that role.
and his Hamlet is creation that is hard to
excel. All of Shakespeare's plays are
good. hui | think Hamlet IS the most subtle
of any of his works
d. =, Hirshfield the ticket broker
''Wen. l must express my preference for
Hamlet 1t has not as much blood and
thunder as some others, but it is a reveal
ton of dramatic possibilities in the hands
OF competent people"
n S Davis-'Wen. | can't say. [ be
lieve As You Like 1t is possibly the best"
Capt. J. p. Moore-"Othello. The mig
ger is nv man every time Othello. the
Moor, is a play that can be butchered or
can be made an artistic triumph
course. | like ali Shakespeare's PLAYS, but
Hamlet is my favorite"
Frank Wheelban-''W Well. don't know
much about Shakespeare. | ike Venus
and Adonis.'
j. ! Niullaue-s,I don't know whether |
like OtheIlo or Julius Cesar the most It's
a difficult matter TO express a preference
for any one of Shakespeare's plays"
William Dohertv-'I vote in favor of
Richard Ill For delineation of crafty
cunning and genuine diabolism | think it is
a masterpiece
J. d. Read-.I prefer Hamlet. The play
is one that can be made simply wonder.fuI' -
Max tser-'.That's a nice question TO
ask Il man. It's a hard one to answer, and
] don't know which do really prefer. Ju-
Illus Caesar is, perhaps. my favorite.''
+. c. Ray: Well don't know that l
can answer that question | think though
that Twelfth Night is his best"
J. F. Smith: What's the matter with
Romeo and Juliet"
c. c. Shakespeare wrote sew
eral kinds of PLAYS. For the tragedy pre-
fer julius Caesar. for the spectacular. rs
YOU might say, Midsummer Nights Dream,
for a comedy, As You Like It,
A. j. Ratcliffe-"My choice is for trag-
edy. Julius Caesar. then y Midsummer
Nights Dream, and for a comedy, AS You
Like tt
j. f. Lehane-.'As a tragedy, Hamlet,
as a comedy, Merry Wives of Windsor,