The times., 1901-03-10
Tho Na,iounI-E. n. Sothern.

The curtain will rise at the National
Theatre tomorrow evening with what is
safe TO term an eventful revival of
Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet,
cvcntful because il is over fifteen years
since any pretension at aan elaborate pre-
sentation of this famous play has been
made in America. SO TO the younger eie-
ment Of playgoeTs it partakes of the ma
turc of d novelty. 1t viii be important
also because ii will be the debut here in
the role Of the Danish Prince of E l..
Sothern. Besides this. II will be Virginia
I5arued's : first appearance IN washington
as Opholia
Hamlet is the height Of ambition of
almost every English speaking aspirant OF
the stage. The greatest geuUSes known
IN dramatic history have marSlned the
prompt book, celebrating the stage Dusl-
ness. cutting the lines. and making more
effective the more exciting episodes that
have thrilled millions of people OF all IAN
guaEes within the past three hundred
years.
Commentators have complied contradic-
ti0n after contradiction as to the motives
Of Hamlet his sanity and his madness,
but no one in the field of dramatic litera-
ture has equaled. i'm the combined elements
Of construction interest. and subHnlty Oh
language, this master work or the author
actor Shakespeare, whose plays were orig
inally produced without scenery and
whose female characters were impersona-
ted for the first time by men. Juhets an
terpreter was young man. and also
Ophelia, the character Miss Harmed Will
essay Monday night
Pictorially Mr.. Sothern promises a pro
duction archeolOgically accurate, according
10 ShakeSpeare's date of the incidents of
the tragedy, but not according 20 the
period of the legend upon which Hamlet
is founded.
over 200 people will be employed before
and behind the curtain IN this revival Of
taITsTr174r The costumes for the extras
alone cost a sum that would mount at
least half a dozen modern comedies.
What the merit of the performance of
Hamlet tomorrow night will be is
sealed book, but the production will be,
as has been before said, an event-really
orc Of the first big novelties Of the sea-
sor. a fun list Of the cast is as follows:
Ch-dius, King Of Denmark, -...o.
TIa alet. son of the late and nephew
O. the present King......E L. II. Sothern
Po-3nius, Lord Chamberlain,.
Laertes. son of Polonius.
Horatio, friend of Hamlet,
Henry Carvin
Osric. Richard Lambart
ROseucrantz, courtier......T Taylor Holmes
Guildenstern, courtier.....E. F. Bostwick
y iIitst-s. DASH " est
MarCsllus, officer. George +. Bryant
bernardo. officer. ....... sydney c. Mather
Francisco a soldier. ......... Daniel Jarrett
Beynaldo, servant Of Polonius,
z. Raymond
First PLAYER. Leonard Outram
Second Player. Arthur Scott
First Gravedigger. Rowland Blackstone
Second GTavediggor. John J. Collins
Ghost Of Hamlet's Father.
William Harris
Fortinbras, Prince Of Norway,
George Z. Bryant
Gertrude. Queen Of Denmark. and
mother of Hamlet Charlotte Deane
Ophelia. daughter Of Polonius,
Virginia Harmed
Player Queen.--.............A Adelaide Keim
Lords, Ladies, Officers. Soldiers, Messen-
gers, Followers Of Fortinbras, and other
attendants.
II is specially noted that owing 10 the
elaborate nature of the production the
curtain viii rise At 7.45. This is done TO
enable the management to get through
the performance by the usual hour.