New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-07
rheseu. we Do obtain glimpse o, the poet. per-

sonaIIty.
As to the measure Of popularity TIA, The Tenn
pest" enjoyed IN the lifetime 81 is author there IL
n, authentic information. since the revival 0f ne
English drama Al the Restoration. :, hss never been
favorlfe IN the theatre Genest records cry eleven
revlvaIs Of II, upon me Lon1on stage lef9esl iN7
and lisa period of ~ years.-aDl sir o. ia0ze
eleven productions Offered not shakespeare's con-
edy. but a CARRIED version n %. made ~ Dryfsn
and Davenant $50. That alteration o. 81 nitro
duces a sister 10 Mlrsnda youth wno has never
seen woman and female monster Vh3 % sister
70 Ca'Ibar I, also much augment TIE musical part,
and II ends with Masque. Portions ~ me Dryden
Dayenani piece appear ~ have been "c0ny yei"
from earlier play by Ca.deron. Garrlck tIrred
The Tempest" into A musical piece 10 10. ard
Sheridan made a musical piece ~ it .n IN. John
Philip Kenbie made Two acting TcTs.o1s - g.. uIOn
the basis Of the Dryden AZ Dayenan- BOOK. n 10
and lsG-pro1uc.ng ;as frr a. Drlry Lane am re
second a. C0yent Garden. MaTeady brought g. fr-
ward, in a magnificent way a. C0yent Garden "a
October y, 1875 ard IL then held the stage irisr-
n!itenily for hfiyfve nights. and drew IN aye-ars
income exceeding en- a might Recording i's WITH
dra~a. on June g. ~ Mscreafy wrote y ok
back upon is production ui.h satisfaction. for It
has gwen the public play NJ SaazesDe4res wtich
has never been seen before. and BE- has proved ne
charm Of simplicity anI poetry" Char.es Kan -.
lcc.od beautiful rel-.ai ~ The Tempest n IRE
season 81 1873, a. the Pr.ncesss Theatre PsGs
4
years IL has not been offered la London.
on the American stage thi7 comedy vas e-.,
presented May g. l-sf. 20 tIe John Street Taea.re
Now-YOrk. with Ha-.am Pr1spero ed i re-
Cured a, tae me house On December = ~
Hallam Sun acting the Magician. as he ai.o
dl1 when the piece was first given 20 TIE on
Park Theatre. June - IN. J-G rs.1 e-s-s-
father q the present joseph Jererr5- -layes
St1p1an1 that occasion. on June rs u
was performed ~ the park f1- bench Arr
that near no more u i- tiu Nay g. when 4
was produced the Cd B3wery Theatre IN tie
days Of the promising trae=d.an. Das5 Inger-
sol. AMI the admired comedian. Gates. re fer
mer played Prosper. The latter Trncl1 Yearly
twenty years later On AprI q. -s-f. Burton e.
fectei superb production ~ The Te-n1est" al
Ms thea r. using ne original text ard -1e muse
By Arne and Purcell Burton played Ca.iaan-a
great Performance. TIC cas-, Included Cra-ics
Fisher a. Pr0sper3. George jordan ~ Fer,
nanf. Tom Johnston as Tr.n-e.o P.ac.te IS
Stephano ana Miss Raymond as Miranda. Jonn
Gilbert enacted C4-oa1. 6It never IN New-Yo-k:
that fine performance is one n the trezs1-et leg
ends OF the Boston sage on Nasca 81. ls11 TIE
Tempest" was well presented a. zee Grand Opera
House. Nex-York hy g. " Tayle1re. win T. l.
Dayenp5r, Pr0spe-o and william Dav1Hse
a. Ca!iosn. MIRANDA "as assumed by Kiss Joe
ph-ae EIddes and Ferdinand 1y Frank Mzya
The imperial dignity ot >--k-s p11.-s -1!-d 3
nowhere more conspicuous than 3D. -re comedy Of
The Tempest HIS mood - tre final. essential
completely victorious and magn1riro-s moo Of
the Poe',-gho. universal IL PERCEPTION ard
af.uent in sympathy. desires nothing Tor hi-lzet
but looks or al things rs q gentle observer, ezs
speaks only the word tcat Will al once glorf.y tbs
word and soothe .ts human Inhabitants The
plan and the drifr OF human lie are 70, 70 fs
comprehende1. but all the creatures involved IN s.
mysterious scheme are TIE g, objects Of gympatly
tolerance and cheer: and whatever Il may an
mean Il Will a.. be over. = strain OF fnenste
Pity and tenderness runs through The Ter-oz.";
bur even more touching than t1is Is rs scleIn.
undeTtone Of conviction q the evanescencc @. nor
tai things. The visitor 70 Westminster Abby
standing in Poets Corner secs the statue CT
Shakespeare. which was paced there more thar
q hundred and fifty years ago. and as he rad
The written scroll IL The marble hand OF the pct
e moro than ever touched and impressed b. the
lofty words a Prospero. which have been t,Iy
chosen 20 voice the mora OF AL philosophy al
the lesson o; all experience.
Ire d.-1-call-4 towers tie Gorgeous Taiacea
Tie solemn temples ,as great g.cle !,seL
Yea a.. which - inherit. shall dissolve
AID Ike tAis lnsubsran,a. pagan, 1ated
Leave not q rack behind
Il IS upon this Shakespeare monument that II.
familiar m.sreading OF the last TWO lines OF this
fine passage first occurs:
And. Ike IRE basei@s= fas-.c @: yis.ou
Lave 70, a week behind
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