Connecticut western news., 1901-10-17
MACBETH BY DARRACH

The writer of these lines is not a member of the "Cranford Club, nor an ,dvertising agent to any one, therefore, so far at least, in measure qualified to say few words regarding Mir Darrach's recital of Macbeth in the Town Hall last Friday evening.
 Very truthfully has it been said that the three best books in the world are: The Bible-God's revelation to man the Book of Common Prayer-an order ly system of worship;a ;and Shak speare-a revelation of human nature. If therefore f. is true that the greatest study of man. kind is man, it naturally would follow that the disciples of Shakespeare are drinking at the very source of know ledge. It is for this very reason that his plays are having such universal hold on the people, because they so ac- curately portray human nature. The 0 .lebratsd Shakspearisn actors inyari- ably make their work the study of lite time, therefore their success in this line ! of teaching.
 Mir Darrach, however, did not appear before his audience on Friday evening as leading actor in one of Shakspeare's greatest tragedies, portraying some prominent character, but much rather was a troupe all in himself, every char acter of which he took admirably. The very fact of committing play like Macbeth, so as to recite it intelligently 4 before an audience, in itself bespeaks g -ems rksble memory, and to portray any one character true to life requires an artist, but for one man to take the entire role, representing the widely diversified characters with such dignity, grace and eloquenoe as he did, requires true artist, genius.
 | Abraham Lincoln at one time heard Booth recite the Lords Prayer. He afterwards told friend that he thought for years he had known this prayer but that he had been mistaken, he only knew it after he heard Booth recite it. We doubt not in the least but there were quite few in that audience in the Town Hall on Friday evening who have read Macbeth again and again and think they knew the play quite vel indeed, yet after listening to MT Oar rach's interpretation, also might have said as Lincoln did regarding the Lords Prayer.
 Macbeth, simply because it is such g master production, such an artistic i picture of what is in the heart of man is all the more complex and difficult te interpret. The description of the : witches, for instance, where at best we have to grope our way Tn darkness is ar unusually difficult part, yet Mir Oar rach introduced those weird women made them talk and take their parts ir . manner almost marvellous. The, 1 were not simply stage witches. but req witches, those unearthy creatures on, reads about, at least so they appeared in the artists pictures. He also pictur ed eloquently the murdering scene il the second act; Macbeth's guilty con science in the third act; and Mscduf' behaviour on the murder of his wife ant children in the fourth act.
 Mir Darrach certainly understand Macbeth and in addition possesses tn, happy faculty of making others under stand Macbeth. The recital through out was xn intellectual treat and th, Crsnford Club has done a public ser vice to this community in bringing st instructive and elevatinR an entertain msnt in our midst Every town need entertainments occasionally and vii have them, therefore why not hay, more of a similar type? Why not hay, Mir Darraoh come back to Canaan som, time and give us the Merchant o Venice, or Richard III? Let the goot work move on.
 M. HI NJ.