The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-18
|eof. cLARk'S LECTURE
.7He DRAMA, AND lagos
fHtt AMY THE THEME.
,,vsis OF the Characters and
Cruz A. Reading Of Certain Pass
y op'e"I,' .,,ure on Job" Tonight.

ri .oernoon at saeugcrbund hal
3ies'eluos r,os Of lectures which have for
fah =, Non the allabsorbing theme III
'eN md artistic circles. THESE zee
F''s d,amatic readings, are given ny
~" n. clark, under the auspices OIL
q ~ rsdsratiou of Clubs :,
a ~ -. ,n,roduelng Mr.. Clark, Mrs. Ii. y.
y 3 president of the orsan'natlon' S.a.eu
- NJ proceeds of these entertainments
n !. y applied to the furtherancc OF tniS
eaiu mo clubs-that is to the beginning
@A . = fund so as to relieve the cIup
- responsibility in securing lee
H.. Ring stated also That the sur
|4ue's p,of Clnrk's lectures last year
II y aow enabling the ladies to furnish
"A -. room In the new Carnegie Library
a She then introduced Prof Clark
mus e,tinp remarks. There was, IN
~ IeN titGe Introduction necessary, Tor
No. 'SisrL's unusual ability as ara
N w. w, reader and speaker Is known not on'y
n his wide reputation put Hiap W 81"
s =, inc personal bcnent ana pleasure
icuu1 ~ derived from his sp!endld inter-
1feie.vttoog This is Mi CMrk's third visit
81 Ietssnton aud he seems each llnle as
~ hhVsststIded 20 be chosen by the FEEDER
~ a. tbe ladies are 10 secure ms luleht'
sgu subject for his first lecture was
ine Prof. Clark usually selects
& Vtnei..yn.a ,sdy on account OF its great spir-
49, ~! sIgnincnnce. In fact he does not con
w ". Sssth or tragic ending, necessarily
w., Ue reckons triumph ana fallNre
eiss 10 good or evil Of ones acts
q y influence. Applying this TO tue drama
Il ,Ssr consideration, Prof. clark said lha'
Nv would chose lago for the meme oil uls
N.s,slon hut not because he was the lead
"A er central dgurc-for he represented
HIIls ~ OWL. and Othello and Desdemona
~ aood Hence Othelo Is the leading
& " e for he and Desdemona each tn
Nrm,yhsd in conquering evil forces. III ni'
$rammepts on the characters ana prot 1 ~.
is,a,I Hrst drew parallel between thl'
Hand Shakespeare other trnseu t',,i,,io 10
~ inc witches were not Responsible 10
ss,nsing about the ruin Of Macbeth. nethe
w. iaen responsible for Othello's destruc
~, Each was individually responsible
81 md each wrought his own practical rul,
4 Nv Welding 10 faults. But the chlei par
n ,iei drawn was between lago ana klchar
lin He regards lago as far more cYll ina
~ pInbsrd. saws there was shadow of eE
Il crse Tor the deformed king. He was dc
3 siss love aud go yielded 10 his ambition
#hrt lagos malice was without excuse, ;
n M Clark names this the tragedy OF vi
II mItigated evil
q We don't know why such people as Tag
u live. and yet It is Just as strange that W
n have such characters as Cordelia and Ant
Il rome We take the good as matter
"A course. and wonder at the evil. Our mort
q code Is verbally large. hut practically yer
& small. So. to study tragedy Is to cont"h
N pIate the real In life. and find the sur
& plIsh is purpose, Iago himself assumes ia
Il mise OF virtue. not boldly but surrepttlou
II ly-thus admitting that good Is more cuec
"a us than evil. He promises Roderigo
help him win Desdemona and afterwart
n promises othello TO be his true friend an
Il serve him in any capacity. What audacit
q In his vlllainy.
4 The first opportunity for dramatic effe
n Is in the third scene of act !, Prof. Clan
q renders this entire scene admirably. Re
on the American stage have attained SUI
II excellence In the dramatic art rs to rend
n these cifnaSes as did MIR. Clark. FirS
Fl there was the sudden change from Braba
Fl tlos rawlings to Othello's famous speech
q the council chamber, beginning; Most p
tent grave and reverend signors.' TIL
Desdemona's pathetic. appeal to her fath'
81 and after that lagos soliloquy, It's
VI ourselves we are thus aud thus" etc, co
II Guiding ID his argument with Roderi
Il which wins him to his cause: Put mon
n IN my purse" etc. All OF these i've d
b tlnct lntonations and effects are given fau
4 lessly.
n Then the speaker passes to the meeti
n q Othello and Desdemona upon his retu
IL from the war. This is the climax, and,
may be said, the end OF the romance.
,."if after every tcmpest comes such cali.
n May the winds blow till they have awake
81 ed death.
q III It were not to die, 'twere not to
n most happy for I fear my soul hath l
n content SO absolute that not another 60
4 iort Ike 10 this succeeds IN unknown fat
Here Mr.. Clark explained the develt
ment OF the plot instigated by lnGo causi
tle downfall Of Cassie, the fight hetYs
PIN and Roderigo resulting in Roderig
Il 9eath and Casslo's escape and despite
aeMh'sentence pronounced upon Iago, he
.ne only one Of Shakcspeare's villains W
Il survives
Although othello and Desdemona
treated secoDdarilr. the strong points
each are thoroughly brought out. Dcs
q nonss pleading in the last scene Y
sIandly nathetic The speaker claims Il
nef Influence for purity and good remail
II YIN utlello and twas that which dr.
n MN to desperation.
Il me subject for the night lecture y
81 ,n raasI this afternoon Hamlet" ;