New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-21

Tor. ard the leaders have not vet found co,-.
ere for facing Il and reconsidering the financial
postion OF the unions.
NJ. Tree Is receiving the CONGRATULATIONS Of
his friends and the compliments OF the dra-
--stic critics upon the most sur,ptrous ana
artistic of his recent shakespearian revivals e.
Fis MaJestys Theatre. Richard II" has beer
frequently enacted by the Benson co-,parv dr.
inr the last decade. but il has been rnodes.l,,
staged and produced as good nghtlrC niece
To- provincial audiences. a-r. Tree has con
vs-tcl Il. rot iuto stirring drama. but into hin
--l-cue and spectacle. with incidental s+usyos
a. character. heral5ry and archsolorv re b,.
rearranEcl tie play a. tArce acts. one re-,-a-
se1tns the q,e1i,ude q tLe Kings power. an
other the decline OF royai fortunes. and the
thfr5 The catastrophe OF ab6ication and death.
-he example q Charles Kean IS followed and
BoIinrhroks's entry into London is converted
into q splendid tsbleau which brings before the
ewes o. the spectators the wei known se-c-fn-
t.7r embodied iu che stately text. At .he close
of The thir6 act there is a brilliant tableau OF
she coronation C Henry " ~ Westminster Alb
rer ~ las the eject O. arti-ciiraax after The
death scene IN the dungeon. but il is pains
taking -l1-o6uction q the MEDIEVAL ceremonial
which is douoly interesting En- view % the re-
cea- coronation. The eleven scenes and two
--blc1us have seldom been -ivalled IN the his
tory &C che stage Certainly the lists - Cow
entry with tie thronr Of gay spectators. the
-c-sl throne. the rlt-e-i1g arrror and the brill
sanity cspa-isoned horses. can never have been
done equally wei. The production IS not only
t.rhly artistic. hut also an exceedingly
learned work. Every detail OF heral5ry ard
Archaeology has teel studied with paInstskiag
Gre
,-- Trees voice may -o- ~ el.sfes n % d.
clluatorv 2 part as the vaclllating Richard,
tut bis talent FOR byplay has fun scope. The
kings efeminacy. uest.essness, hesrtlessuess,
la-r-c-. lack % self-con-rol under sudden ex-
c.te--ert and unexpected outbreaks q energy
are Indicated by many small expe6ients and
touches iu the opening court scene. the lists a
Coventry and John o. CaUnts beochanher in
Ky House and The cumulative effect OF this
byplay is considerable. II is. st least, helpful
81 the Interpretation q one Ct Shakespeare
most subtle character studies. In the sbdica-
ton scene at West-i-s-e- Han Nj Tree in-
vests TIE part with pathos, puts keen edge
o- che i~c-ical passages. produces a striking
sfec, In the mirror episode and invents sone
fresh and excellent byplay az the close. wher
p takes leave Ct sore % his faithful supporters
and bcsto0-s upon Them tokens OF his affection
ate remembrance. lie IS also tender and pa
rhe-{c ir the parting scene with TIE Queen, and
has q highly original method in the dungeon
scene. Ee is Wen supported. especially by Mr
Oscar Asche rs Bo.inEbroke. Mr. Brandon
Thomas as JOHN of Caur-. III. william Havi-
land as NIowbray ard Miss B-ayton as the
Queen Er Lionel BrouEh usually gets every
ounce out Of part that there is In IT, bat he
missed che phloscphic dignity and serenity o,
the gardener in the beautiful scene with the
oueen-one OF the finest bits Of Shakespeare.
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