The Sunday globe., 1901-06-09
NAT GOODWIN.
His ShylOck Short of Jew Shake
Speare Coined.

Alice Nelson is reported to have
accepted contract from Charles Froh-
man to begin next fall.
Sensational fakirs are doubtless
studying the possibilities Of a new
and up-to-date Lady Macbeth in the
event Of an escape from the tolls Of
Justice on the part of our present lead.
ing lady criminal.
Henry Wolfsohn will direct the
American tour of Josef Hofmann. the
young pianist, next season. The con.
tract is for fifty concerts in the prin.
cipal cities.
Nat Goodwin took a shy at Shylock
recently at the National Theatre. in
presence Of an audience Of well wish
ers, who appreciate him as a come
dian and who were not unwilling to
aid and abet him in this his first at.
tempt to break into Shakespeare.
The gentlemen who counted up the
receipts said the performance was
great
The box office is the most influential
critic nowadays. Perhaps Mr. Good
wins was not quite the Jew that
Shakespeare drew but it carried coin
to the ticket vender, and what more
could star or manager desire?
His makeup was artistic and de-
ceptiye enough to fool even his own
pet pup, but the essence Of the great
ideal that stood for the poets image
and embodiment Of the Stunned and
accursed race was lacking. The lines
were carefully intoned the stage busi.
ness studiously performed, the part
was reverently played. But it was
Goodwin, not ShylOck who clamored
Historically for his pound of flesh"
1t was Goodwin, not the naughty, Graf.
" speculator who, when caught in his
own avaricious trap, turned livid and
IN abject despair beat the air and cried
piteously for that mercy which he had
denied to his erstwhile victim.
As Fagin Mr.. Goodwin might have
seemed more at ease.
And there would have been Just as
much money in it.
The Syndicate's thinker ought to
think it over when pondering upon
what neXt?" for their new set of one.
night stands.
Mr., Charles Frohmau seems bent upon
working out his own managerial saliva.
ton on the lines similar to those lately
disclosed by Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan in
wall street. lie believes in the policy
OF absorption. So does Mr. Morgan.
Both follow the example Of the natural
sponge. a well-watered stock, theatri-
cal or industrial, affords each an oppor-
tunity for adroit and effective suction.
Or course Morgan is the bigger sponge
OF the two; but Charles +. has remark
able capacity just the same. According
To late report from London, he has
mopped up the dainty and talented lyric
lngenue, Alice Nielsen, together with the
American rights to an untred comic
opera He has also acquired the damp
ness distilled by the art process Of Sir
Henry Irving and his retinue of num-
mers for "a tour of these benighted states
as they are considered in and about King
Edwardsville. OF course he will play a
stream Of comedy with w. II. Crane as
David Harum and will tap the tank of
romance with little Maude Adams. the
most beautiful bluff now on the boards.
Then there is his Empire Stock Com
pany and the ever-yOuthiul and courtly
John Drew, whom age cannot wither
nor custom STALE Meantime he is re.
treshiDg the parched London public with
a trick.ling connection labeled "The Gill
From Up There and exudng an occa.
sonal comedy splash in New York en-
titled " Captain Jinks of the Horse
Marines"
Many people think that Morgan is all
rig5t; everybody knows that Frohman
is commercially correct; and We haven't
a word to say against the Sponge.