New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-08

Surrey II was more gracious ard moro kirG n re-
vcwng Miss Arthur's performance If E,sand. 80
ascrihe foolish and vulgar misroadin'; rather -
nervous nrcstration thaI 10 deliberate Gosicn. An
accidental error t. Of Importance hut error
indicative Of coarse Taste and dul mind may
carry with II deep Significance and may b, At
tended with lasting consequences. To make Rosa-
lind. while yet her love for Orlando il nciprnt.
refer to him as already tho father of Il chill thu;
she IL 10 bear would be TO smash tho poetic and
beautiful ideal Of the character INTO flinders. at
the very outset OF impersona ton Il IL no de-
fence cite the Folio text because the bunGcr in
the Folio text Ia palpabe. ard has been notorious
ever since Rowe directed attention to It, near.y
two hundred years ago Every careful c;itor %
Shakespeare, since Rowe's time, has mentioned II.
and almost every competent authority Is arraye,.
against It. The notion that Miss Arthur is
gagged In restoring the Folio r2aCing ~ Shakespeare
may, perhaps. impress t." Inhabitants % BALI
more IN this capital. wherc her mental calhr-
* pretty well known. 1t seems comic. Aesurccly
1t never entered into the mind Of any Of h"r
hearers on the occasion Of her production Of "As
You Like It. that any such operation WAS In
progress. Miss Arthur is pretty performer. nni
talented within a narrow limit bat her proceed
ings. thus far. have not been such as TO awaken
expectation OF ShakcsQercan lore. &c" that The
ady's erudlte purpose is dvulced. however # m;'y
be well 10 keep n sharp lookout for the other bad
Folio readings In As You Like IT. which are
;ust rs authentic rs the On" she has chosen. and
Just as well entitled 10 be restored.
The Shakespeare Fcllos. indeed. are well known
to be copousy furnished with hlunders: worse
proof reading probably YVES never donc.--ii in
deed any proof-.eldinc at MI WAS attcr,p'cd.-
than was done In preparing the first Folio: and II
such shakcspearcan experts rs Miss Julia Arthur
md Miss Mary SHAW (whose sudden irruption
Shakcspenrcan pLndt comes on the gstOnssh"d
vision Ike niyht Of slSy-rockcts) to bc Lex
loose as rcstorcrs Of thc original" text there Will
doubtless be q marked increase In the gayoty II
nations" For the rest an old dramatic hack. who
has profanoly manglcI almost every oil Shake
speare's p,ays.-incJding AS You Like it"-for
theatrical representation. necessarily must be I'M
ncqua lnted with the subject ana In tho absence OF
his sworn affidavit 10 any and every little point
OF common knowledge. his gross ignorance may
always be taken for granted. Besides ;ho Grcp ami
tranquil delight tina; irresponsible people feel. when
they think they have discovered flaw In the
rapid writing Of night worker in journalism. is
n thing SO sweet TO contemplate. and II docs 500
deepen respect for human nature. that amy at
tempt 70 disturb It would lie mnlevolent cruelty.
Keightlcy's note. - usual with that excellent
editor covers the case OF the misleading:
No. some of 1t is for my chics father
Rove properly read fathers child Sense. taste
and delicacy alike commend this simple and natural
transportation. Some editors. however, think other
wise" W. w.