Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01

Shakespeare's comic characters He
was So sOlCitOus for the success OF the
piece that he spent a thousand dollars
of his own money on the scenery. but
Shakespeare improved was not the
success anticipated
When David GarriCk took Drury
Lane Theater one of his earliest enter
pr.ses was production of King
Henry w. lie disclosed this play To the
public In l4i and for some reason
perhaps the genius of the brilliant
young artist, then only thirty-one years
OF age-it then entered on a career OF
popularity equal To many of the most
popular Shakcsprarian plays, There
was the most intense rIvilry between
GarriCk iu pruy Lane and Sprancer
Barry, who was set up by the manage
mrnt of C0yent Garden % rival him. OF
course Barry had TO meet GarriCk on
his own ground. so GarrIck's continued
success with Henry Y" inevitably
called Tor a new Henry at Coyeut Car
den I'm li5l. Barry had acted IL with
success IN Dublin several years be-
fore lie was ideal iu most roles. but
Garrlck eclipsed him IN this one
Toward The end OF the century every
one was playing Henry V, Attention
Us attracted 10 one OF tncse productions
IN particular for IL seems 10 have been
"a pioneer In the introduction Of a GER
tain feature which has since marked
several reyiyals of this drama. In May.
liiG, Lewis appeared as King Henry
v az COyeut Garden. and the play bill
disCl0sas tho name Of the celebrated
Edwin shutter as "Falstan." Now In the
original text Of Shakespeare, as the
F.IrU uINarf IH4HgrnfT
no. appear There are. % be sure. Nym.
Bardolph. Pistol and Dame Quickly.
hgt the only reference 10 Sir John by
his erstwhie cr0uies Is the speech de-
ciarng his death For Falstaff ne Is
dead IN such acting rs show Falstaff
King Henry of course appears as
Prince Hal But the instances have
been infrequenJ and the result unsatis-
factory. The spirit OF Shakespeare
seems 20 defy meddling with his plays.
KEMBLE's PRODUCTION.
Reference has been made 20 John
Philip Kembles production OF Henry V,
which was first given at Covent Gar
den on October ]. 1889 At the top OF
his play bill was the line mot acted
these twenty-five years. The enter
prising management overlooked Lewis
performance in that very theater only
thirteen years before OF this per
Torrance Dr. Doran says: In the first
piece Nienry W. In which Kemble
played the king better than he aid his
other kings Richard and John, he
made a fine point In starting up from
prayer and expression OF pentence. at
the sound OF the trumpet Indeed this
achievement was so fine that Earl Gull.
ford wrote an essay by way OF eulOgy.
On March % 1911, on this identiCa!
stage, this great actors son. Charles
Kemble essayed this role with brilliant
success. and he retained Il IN his re-
pertoire.
Three other notable presentations were
those % Robert William Eliston's. al
The Haymarket IN 1903. Faulkners. AT
the Scarb0r0 theater on the 25th OF
September. 1903 and William Conway's.
at COvcnt Garden. Nov. /. 1913.
American instances OF the acting Of
King Henry v are not very numerous.
One Of the first conspicuous and note
worthy efforts was that OF an English
actor who spent a large part u his pro-
fesl0nal life in this country on Deem
Der H. 1904. Thomas Apthorpe Cooper
played the role with enormous success
az the Park theatcr. In this city. Ire
land notes that business was remarka-
bly, good and adds This play has sell
dom been represented here, though Mac
ready revived 1t on his first visit in
lsge.' The Park Theattr stood on Park