Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-27
The Times and Othello.

In our turn we own that we were al
most "astounded" at the enthusiasm Of
our amiahic. cultivated. piously bred
friend OF the Times over the mirroring Of
life and nature In Othello. With "spec-
tacles on nose" well wiped, he read MS
three times and laid us down and pom
dered. He wondered that we should re-
gard the play as concentration OF
horrors and disgusts. etc" We wonder
that fashion or authority even Lord Ma
caulay's) should bring an amlable good
man or woman 10 spend an hour or 50
over such acts and scenes az are there
presented. Only We have heard OF dis
tineushed divine announcing from his
pulpit that he admired the intellectual
superiority OF the devil" Doubtless
TRAGEDY. realistic. performed by the devil
and real inps would be largely attended
in our big centers And the power OF
that tragedy would throw Othello in TIE
shade. May be our friend would be sur
prised that we should not pay So to see IT,
And yet we would not.
Bat Il requires an artistic taste
u cultivated mind, and high
style to appreciate things Ike Othel-
10. There am, a good many things in life
thai REQUIRE glasses OF IA special Kind to
he admired To our mind the "wiping
of our spectacles'' 60 see things as they
are n u great part OF the business OF
Me: and Il seems to us that the devil has
much 10 do with much Of life's great
mesa 49, = '+'
Othello Is a nondescript: and authorities
differ As TO whether he was an African
PRINCE. IKE Hannibal; a Moorish sultan, an
EnglIshman painted black, or regular
dsrksy. 1.-The constant. noble, loving ma
G,re" that Iago allows him was English:
all the rest anything Eastern; great
warrior Ike his fellow-citizens, and
pretty savage one. with weakness for
the ladies He was pretty highly ard
strongly coiored. full of barbaric virtues,
but with not much head to brag OF. who
will as tenderly be led by the nose as
asse. are" He was easily fooled out OF
lbs constant. noble. loving nature" and
murdered his gentle. loving. beautiful
wife"
Had he lived In these days. no time
would have been allowed for splendid
netrical speech; but ne would have been
strung w TO the nearest lamp-post. This
slfair winds up with some splendid poetry;
whip me. ye devils,
From the possession OF this Heavenly
sight.
Blow me about in winds! Roast me in
sulphur
Wash me In steep down CULTS OF LIQUID
fire.
The play makes q beautiful, high-born
lady fail ia love with this brute or nom
eesonp, And this is her excuse
al saw othello's visage In his mind.
And TO his honors and his valiant parts
Did my soui and fortunes consecrate."
Abng this line OF logic Yankee white
woman married Fred Douglass. No doubt
he wooed quite after the style OF otheilo.
etc. And 80 Miss Mehi married her faith
ers muiatto hostler. And. after the same
style m the North and West, many BESIDE
moaas are their souls and fortunes con-
pecraiing. ana living 10 rue their crime
against nature.
The thing II horrible; and we ponder
and wonder that our friend Of tho Times
should 20 abhor tho reality and enjoy the
p&slure Of II.
Iaso 10 euch horrid human devil. ~
vile ~ he b coidiy intellectual. that It ID
, sssd ~ " "a saucation. . proof OF