The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-19
West Side Shakespeare Club.

This week the West Side Shakespeare
club took a change of venue" and met
with Mrs. A. j. Daum, 521 West Diamond
street The evening was an unusually
interesting one. Current events discus
sion was a lively one, and embraced a
wide variety Of subjects, from the
crowned heads of Europe to the capture
of Miss Stone.
The club received a letter several
weeks ago from the Outlook club of
Weiser Idaho, asking the club to send
some little article to be sold at a fair
they will hold the latter part Of this
month. the proceeds of the fair to go
towards purchasing and identifying a
little public park in Weiser. 1t was de-
cided to levy small assessment on the
club members and send the proceeds on
to the Outlook club. If other federated
clubs act as promptly as this club the
Outlookers will secure their park.
The discussion of the lesson, the club
reading the third act Of Macbeth, was
unusually animated, and every member
had something to say-some opinion to
offer. The new system of outlining the
lesson by set Of questions given to
members. all of which they must study
up, is proving most advantageous. The
ssN
those who were absent can govern them
selves accordingly:
What is the significance of the
speech, by the pricking Of my thumbs.
something wicked this way comes;" Mrs.
Shelby, Mrs. Campbell.
2-Explain: Urchin, venom. mummy;
Mrs. Cutting. Miss Crossman.
$40 what story does the incident Of
the moving forest correspond; Mrs.
Berry. Miss Fosselman.
4-What miraculous powers was King
Edward supposed to possess, 53-146? Mrs.
Ingle, Mrs. Dunston.
ga golden stamp" referred to what
custom? Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. Woodbury..
6-Why, in answer to L. Macbeth's
question, What's to be done?" does
Macbeth reply, BE innocent" etc.: Mrs.
Yosman, Mrs. A. ]. Lewis.
Explain, THAT of an hours age:"
Mrs. Daum. Mrs. Whitcher.
8-Explain "Old Seward, blood-bolt-
ered;" Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Jackman.
9-"It would be my Disgrace" Miss
Coffin. Mrs Yancey.
1O-"Stay his cure. The chance" etc.;
Mrs. Lindsey. Mrs. Mullins.
II - Portable, continent. summer,
seeming syllable foisons;" Mrs. Dickson.
Mrs. c. S. Lewis.
Mrs. George H. Berry read the paper
of the evening, Macbeth" and she
yielded to the desire of the members,
who asked her to allow it to be published
In full. 1t is, as will be seen, a very able
paper.
The club will meet next time with Mrs.
Arthur H. Whitcher at the Lenox.
Mrs. Berry's paper follows, and it is
well worth reading:
Macbeth.
The date of the composition of Macbeth
seems to be about the year 1904. the
period of the union of Scotland and
England under James. The play gives a
typical view of Scotland and the char
acter of Its people, with its superstitions,
virtues and vices. This is not an historic
cal play, though the chief personages
that appear in it have place in history.
Macbeth was a cousin of Duncan, the
king Of Scotland. and the king having no
heir. he was the next claimant of the
throne. He was valiant soldier, a great
captain ana In the field bold and skill
full leader. He was ambitious and rest
less vnder the oonstraint Of an inferior
position. He liked the stir and hustle of
an active life. no was essentially the man
Of action. all his impulses ana emotions
had q tendency to rush into perform.
anceS.
Shakespeare in depicting this character
shows In him . man who. having saved