The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-17

asked the reporter.
IF l am studying It myself l
FIRST read 1t through If It is his /
torical play l take history in con-
nection with it. always read a play .
first without notes-iust as | like /
to go to the theatre on first night |
and folm my own opinion before
critics have have a chance to begin.
After have read the play through
| make a study of the characters.
Then l take the play again, line by
line and word for word
I'm the Fortnightly Shakespear-
ian Club, of which | am the
leader, we read the acting edition
only. | never but once tried read
ing the regular edition in a mixed
club, and | found that it would not
do. At our last meeting we read
three acts of The Tanning of the
Shrew. | cast a different set of
persons for the leading characters
for each act so as to bring as many
as possible into the reading. We
have about sixty members, SO of
course only a part of the club can
read in one evening
What doyou think about teach
ing Shakespeare in the schools?
DO you think an eXpurgated edi-
ton should be used?'
Generally, yes. If l had a
school of my own, with only girls
b as pupils, l should use the general
edition. But it is hard to deal
, with people. l know OF a woman
who requested that her daughter
be excused from the literature class
while Shakespeare was the subject
l of the study. She didn't want her
A daughters morals corrupted. She
| was about OH a plain with the
. woman who wrote to Mrs. Lozier
, Mrs. Lozier had a private school,
and had introduced physiology
D among the studies. The woman
wrote that she did not want hel
daughter to learn anything about
O her insides. I've seen that at
= tributed to other people, but Mrs
+ Lozier told me the story herself.
/ 81 sometimes write letters, every
o line of which is made up of quota
= tons from Shakespeare. 1t is no
# so difficult as you might think
. Here is an invitation to the annua
% dinner we had i'll June
III The invitation read:
1t ''1is hot June (but) there ar
d sweet roses i'll the summer air
=" We hold a feast. 1t will be pas
time passing excellent. The beaut,
! of the kingdom will be there.
re PLEASE grace us with your com
lie pany; you shall be welcome. EX
.. Cuses shall not be permitted fai
# not our feast That you do low
-, me l am nothing jealous, and SO,
u pray you. come sit down and d
e your best.
y 1--WE know each other well
Let's take the instant by the for
ward top, frame our minds to mirtl
+ and merriment, which bars a thou
/ sand harms and lengthens life, b.
even red with mirth, and fleet tn
: time as carelessly as they did il
y the golden world. But wherefor
e waste time to counsel thee Brie
a let me be. If it were done whei
- It's done, then 'twere well it wer'
3 done quickly.
IS Write it straight. A rar
r. letter, fine volley of words anC
1t quickly shot off. (Say) it is nea
"a dinner time. l am as constant a
the northern star and will be there
II III drink the words you send ant
e thank you for your pains. Whel
IT all's done leach shall say nigh
i hath been too brief
Il am yours forever,
"Adieu until we meet,
r GAMMA RANDALI-DIEHL
Yet here's a postscript.
- open they purse that the none.
II may be at once delivered. Defe
'r no time delays have dangerou
lie ends. a. RID.