New-York tribune., 1896-10-27
JOHN HARE AS ECCLES.

The impcrsor,tion OF Eccles BY Mr. John Hare
which will b, given at the Garrck Theatre. by-and.
by bids fal 70 be one OF the chief delights OF tns
dramatic season. now so briskly begun MI. nA"
wa. the original representative OF sam EeH'ase
in Rober,son's fine comedy of Caste" when 'na'
play was first produced at the theatre IN Iot'ehhAm
cour, Road. London. on April 8. 1867. lie now paN
Eecles and assigns Sam Gsrrdge 10 his son. ~"
Gilbert Haze caste will be a prominent ieA'uis
OF Mr. Hare'> reper,ory during his secoha A".''
can tcui. which is 10 begin al Mohtred' y" Nv
vemb,r lS Mr. Iiare's FIRST London performance 7"
Ecclcs was given at the Isington Theatre ." ~
tober I6 ani the following excellent account '" "
by M Cien'~Lt Scott, appeared III Inc l~A
Telegraph" Of the next day: John Hare conesnes
Ecclos as = man who is not so much pu'' ~
chan ana laughter as sad and pathetic shADo"'
ever lowering over that little house In stahsa"
lie becomes part and parcel OF Tragedy OF huH'eA
life He dc,s not make us sad. ON the co"
he maxi laugh. But We keep contshui'! '
ing I, ourselves, oh. the pity of H. we iee' ,".,
the mar a played by John Hare. must n"'e ~
some good qualities before he became useassu 49,,
vanity and soddened with drink IL was nav 10, 49,
that the temperament OF an Esther wouiu y.
,,rs, sucb n r,ture as that OF Ecces, bus Pony
- nor cltogether a humbug when she mas 'e'
suot in her heart for her disreputaoie oiu i" 49,
and asserts that with all his iauI's nc - -,
and supe. ior man. The quaities VI VI. II.,.
wracL 50 admirably brought out by Johh i'a no..
ara the d.se,Je OF vanity and the disease Oh u,"
we do no, laugh a, Eccles as we have done p''
w., iau~h with him. The disease OF 'ah'"' -,
displayed In tho new Eccles. comes ou' " -
sketches OF pothouse speech, his bits OF ups! ss,
his authority Is an ex-chairman at con'N'i
inps and his rotten opinions on social '"'''
that affect the worktngman. .,u,,,,, a primo
'.The EccIes OF John Hare Is evidently cavern
fovorite M the pot house debate ana tnirnoint w
forum They iatter his vanity 10 pu, has taken
The me kind of gift OF the gan wiz" nn"gh-and-
IN All The working gmen who have not tNe Ss 10 q
ready common-sense OF sam Ger i,,,i, hoiise at
rorta,n extent been felt In the little littl no"T 81 ex.
Stangate He has, with the fatal tas'hs ny narlor.
preston awed both the pothouse atiu ,nn u In the
'rhe,e s certain indescribable distinct@ to,n @ hser
old scoundrel We feel that he nas Hmo M The dirty
Javs. thar there is some breeding IN nv .ne shown
oi hulk. and that becoming sol. ne a ma' Ecces
tha nitiable weakness of human natare , ts rsnty
nj one time might have been saved ou' ~ course,
,o,ned him of the pedestal: and then. oi sre Oh
there is on the ton OF this VANITY '.h IN mastery
drink. which Mr.. hare eHp,rs,,nctiveiy that the
touches Even here We see insthc.'r,s, ns,ure fhe
roan has fallen away from better na'u,.r, of
smad.m gusts OF irritability. the proud 81 rcc.es
surprise when any familiarity Is sho"h ~ was not
such a bad sort OF fellow But tne aissde sim Hence
COMPLETES the tragic and appalling ,ad rud pathos.
come the maudlin sentiment the r aev.St ~ 6iarreL
tba ra,Jv Gift OF tears. the instant power "suance
Tho sudden outbursts OF anger. anu ,'e ,isrs has
aa dme y" rink-drowned nature Mr. hsf Ia never
u,. n, ,nsde the skin Of the part ana naars ms cn
can scs 10 be Eccles from the time ne uyPgsoodwl.
tho stage to the moment ne leaves ". hsree a neW
afYcction and gratitude could secure nnirssdy as
h Triumph Enr m America like England knows anu whsa
,,rac,ates a good artist-an exceptional Az
pre.,sod pr END one over to her hosptable shores