New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
PLAYS OF SHAW KSPEARE.
M'BETH.
From Punch

speare He maintains that the intelligent play
may reasonably desire time goes on, to see his
plots and characters rehandled in the light OF modo ID
ciamors for Shawkspeare, The tragedy OF Mac
vision The dcplorable lack of any trace Of Scots
idiom must entirely prevent II from beng accePleu
reca In the shawkspearia version this defect
has it is hoped been crafv compressed
Act i"Sccne-Gamis Castle. McBeth, who, it will
be remembered, was Thane OF Glamis, IS ,5I HlSI
covered sitting by the Fe and m 'He Maer ereat at ~ his
elbow Ii is nearly midnight. Enter Lady Nc
o9! rs Fsy are yg WI P0f Dodnsaa sSa SG9 an ben
M5B.-I:h woman. yere. jist Pgfiit up wi pride
70 Ilaiy .it Ne MLAwseI. 3'ar' tis great honor
Mci3-Ay. an vera expensive. VIII he gang the
LADY N (darkiy)-I hope to see that morrow.
MeB. Gaking some more whiskey>-I2h wife yer
face is buke whaur mon may read strange
Lady M.-Ts vera like.
MeBmAt the same Tim Time dnna ma Ken Ken why ye
LADY NJ Qmpatiently)a mon. mon. yere nae bet
to ye when ye met them? . .,,,,n.
Lady M-And when ye ged it to them?
MeB-They said l wad be Thane o Cawdor an
Lady M,-Aweel. are ye. noe Thane 0, Cawdor?
head through takin' the wrang side in the war wi
Lady M.-And wad ye like to be King o
Lady M~Ye Shall hae #. guidmon! Ye shall
McB, Shaking his head,-woman. woman. I'm
thnkin' ye,re too ambeetious o.s.
McB.-Nae. nae, I'm noe afeard- But I'm noe sac
spcetss M @ bddy Ye be etn daur he w s
upon Il wad. like the puir bit pussie in the story
McB. Csulkiy)-Tve as muckle courage as my
Lady M.-Then we've gran gift for conceal
McB.-what wad ye hae me do? Gamma murder
Dooncan; 'Iwad be mast inhospitable.
Lady M.-'Twill be necessary. (Soemny)
DO y3 Ken whaur Dooncan sleeps the ncht?
Lady NJ. (trumphantly)-In the haunted cham
McB. (alarmed)-The haunted chamber? Hecht
woman, his meejesty will like that
ady MMon Non mon w6aur 5I' hae ye lTii yer inteeI
shak the lie DOT Of him An then ye may tax
McB. (struck with admiration at his wifcs su-
perior cunning)-Eh. wife. but ye're gran
Lady NJ. (complacently)I Wilma say nae to
haa,o fnaI; But & whaqr wad be the the Gnid of havin
couidna' max use Of him when We enter
McB. Cneryously)-And ye noe think the King will
be aye the en- morn n and spearin why he waur set to
McB nee Mf HS5r2r Thane Fife will hae
somethin to say aboot it a, l reckon. And If we
aE fan Rl Eo2aS saFex sFoe od eeas aS
McBTs gey aWsom thocht TO set the G family Ii
ghaist on yer Lawful sovereign.
Lady M (cheerfully).Ay Dooncan will hae a
terrible time wi KeUfe
Mob. Qhoughtfuly)-BanquO will be sac
sorry to have me King o Scotlan.
Lady M--Are ye sure o that?
McB (nodding his headl-The Weird Seesters
gaberunAes had had twa guild shillin' fra me
and had said wad be King, mon Banquo inter
ruptit them vera unceevly. speirn' If he wadna
his BARNS wad be kings after him.
Lady M. philosophcally)-Aweel.y ye just
McB1Sae dPot. But / dinna like the luke of it
dirthy beesiness. I'm thinkin, dirthy
beesiness draws whiskey toward him absentlyD
Lady M uaking il from him)-Ye've had enough
daggers in the air and sic onwhoesom fulishness
..act .MeBhtMaybe ! will IYe but a puir .sickIy
think of oor Kelpie gettin' his teeth in the guild
I reckon.
Lady NJ. (srimly)-IIe will hae muckle sleep the
morrow. But will ye noe gang to the haunted
chamber and spy hoo frcn' Dconcan Is speedin?
wall an the door viii noe be open.
Lady M-Ie might leesten in the corridor.
McB-Eh. woman. Ne'Te altogether too nqueesi-
tive. But l maun humor ye.
Lady NJ. (caling after him in ronica under
tone)-Nak Dooncan wi thy knockin', Yen noe
90 mat! Nhlsht, mon. can We noe keep yer boots
frae creakn'? "a pause. Then a scream is heard
Ne-enter McB, pale with terror Mon, lis
a gran NIGHT for Gamis. Dooncan skirled fine
McB (snling into "A chair)-'Twas Dooncan
Lady Nj. (contemptuously) Twas vera fullsb
proceedn'. ~
Mob overcome with terror)-Eh woman wadna
ye hae skirled yerse if ye Dooncan and
Kelpie sittin' the bed and havin' a frien;iv
al tic