The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-20


It ranks among the greatest cial''1'0'-
cations Ol tne ase.
LAG Ouelus lOr tuesday hlbAl - e@~i1-
INK ..sluOsL al much interest 40 NlnS L-''4'
10 see d great tragedlan ia u comedy anu
tragedy IA Oue nIsnt - very M1en o. d.
n,,.iCv. esu.fIally ia america, where
versatlAty ~ i-n artist - not 80 thorough
~ alyrgclaled as ~ Europe. AS Cardlnai
,yo,sev. Alr. Ward MADE profound lm-
preston i've years ago ana the revival
tni5 season viii undoubtedly prove Al6n4y
oAtlI talnlng.
Jhe supporting company this year IS SAID
10 he fuzzy equal 10 any OF the past, and
includes Messr5. Chas. sutton, Darrell
>Inton. beverly Turner, Chas. Clarke
Ernest Ward, Harry q. barton, Grant
FOREMAN ". Nj. baker, IhOs. Alison,
MnIedge Sherwood. and me Misses Flor
ence Nnburnam, Reta Nlllers, and Ma
rela Ireadwen.
THE STORY OF KING LEAR.
The story oil King Lear IS most IN
terestlug one, and varies somewhat nom
Shal<espeares tale. Ii goes back into
Inc history Of britain nearly a thousand
wears. and in the early chronicles was
eneued .lier." According 10 these, Lier
was the son Of Bladud. After Bladud S
death. I.er became Ans ana hODly gov
erned his country Tor sixty years.
lie had three NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lie
ean and CordeMa Then follows tle tale
OF yielding to false hattery ana "Ia"
against the simple words Oh truth. But
Lier divided only half ms realm between
his two false daughters ana thelr nus
bands. the dukes OF Cornwall ana Albany
Tor North Butain). the other half 10
keeps. which will be divided by them aIlef
his death. Afterwards COrdclia was CIV
en- dowerless to Aganippus, King q inc
Franks. who ruled over third part OF
Gaul. Iier then remained for a long ume
King of that half Of Britain wnicn no
mad reserved for himself, but wien he
became lnnrm with Old age. the dukes OF
A,ranv and Cornwall rose in insurrecuon
against him and deprived him OF MS King
dom and Of all his regal authorlty' Al
leneth. by mutual agreement Masiahus'
Duke Of Albany, one OF his sols-lh-Id" W.
WAS TO allow him maintenance at MS
home with sixty soldiers OF MS OWL
VINO were 20 be kept for state. 80 l-er
lived for two years. when his daughter
Gonoriue. whom Albany mad married ne-
prudgod re number Of her iathers men
who complained of their scanty allowance.
she caused the number 10 be reuucel
70 thirty. Rcselting TINS LieI i14.
Maclanus and went 20 Henunus' Duke OF
cornwall 10 whom he had married ms
daughter Regain. Here he was honofaDy
received but before the end OF anotNeE
wear a quarrel arose between the ioiio"
49, 80 Ter and those Of the house. which
raised Regain anger so that she com
,noodod for father 10 dismiss all or his
lta
Tor venT hack IN misery 10 Gonorile,
49, now rcouircd that he should dismiss
an ~ his followers but one. lie was
oh-fred 20 assent. and with single fol-
iovyer remained with Gonorille lamentng
his Injustice TO Cordelia
Al last he resolved TO 20 across the sea
~ her and waited before the city or
Corita fralais-l while he sent a messenger
n ,ou her OF the misery and want into
which he had fallen. Cordelia went AZ once
ana selrt him money. clothes. and food.
ana ordered him a retnue Of forty men.
and when he was royalty arrayed. she
and her husband Aganippus. received
Ter honorabl They raised an army
and went with him 70 Britain. where they
restored the whole kingdom 10 his power.
Ter reigned then until his death, three
wears afterwards: Acaninpus also died.
and cordcTa succeeded 70 her fathers
rule She governed peacefully FOR five
years. after which she was warrod against
bv ne two sons OF her sisters-Morgan.
son 81 Gonorille. and Maglanus, with
runedsg ius. son Of REGAIN and Henunus.
They had each succeeded 20 their fathers
rukedom. and we've not content that Brit
am should be snhiect 70 n woman. They
ovcrcame Cordelia and shut her IN prison,
where sn- Killed herself.