Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-05

attend 20 another guest who mani
tested disposition TO speak with her. 1
crossed ne ~oom TO where the Rev. 4
Mr.. Price stood talking with Miss
Marsh-with whom had not had more 1
than two or three minutes conversa- I
ton. and that OF formal sort. immedi- /
asely on my arrival-Aut hc adroitly I
placed his tail. broad figure 50 rs To
exclude, her from my view. at tho same
time show Ing her with much ap7ar-
ent interest some jewel he held In his
hand. SO that my purpose was for the
present defeated.
Come here. Ernest" my uncle called
out: and 1 ut once went 10 where he
was sitting with Mr.. Rosenberg and
Mr. Dennis O'Connor. the three APP
parently being engaged in some close
argument What do yen think we
were talking about
Can't say" replied: some matter
OF business. no doubt"
Now there you are wrong lt is
only on rare occasions We speak OF
business out Of the street, mean
Wall street. No: we were discussing
| Shakespeare-whet any one OF his
plays is 50 much better than the rest
rs 10 entite IL to be considered his
masterpiece: and II SO. what particu-
/ lar play deserves such distinction"
You must remember" said Mr.. Ros-
enberg. that know Shakespeare only
in Schlegcl-S translation
And that have not read a line OF
Shakespeare Tor about twenty-one
years added uncle SSm.
Hamlet i his finest play" l ven
turcd 20 observe.
Good, that is what l said Quoth
Mr.. Rosenberg triumphantly.
Wei. don't think So" said uncle
sam ener-etically. "and am inclined
TO accept Hnmlet's definition OF him
self. that he was dun. muddy mcttlcd
rascal who didn't know his own mind.
or who had very little mind TO know
The whole play Is nothing more than
m ingenious sermon against the lazy
, habit Of taking an afternoon nap. with
interesting examples of the evils which
arose out of particular instance
You have seen Hamlet per
r formedt' I inquired. astoniShcd AT my
? uncle's extraordinary opinion.
oh. yes. several times, by Irving
in London. Barnay in Berlin and Booth
! in New York. And some years ago
2 ! saw il performed 10y o company oil
i stroling players in mining town IN
, Colorado. The performance was given
q in q barn. and in the interval between
the first and second acts Hamlet and
O. Ophelia danced 90 a jiS-lke melody
played on TN whistle by the King
d while Polonius and the Queen sol,
whisky TO the audience.
= How horrible" / exclaimed. viii
s undisguisud disgust ut would posi-
b lively make me SD TO see the fines
i production of human genius prcsentc,
n ID such a fashion"
70 DO you regard Hamlet as the fines
~ production o. human genius" aske'
i uncle sam.
n Undoubtedly. AMI FOR the secon'
.v best production OF human genius
h. should turn TO another play by ID
N same hand"
J. Well I'm glad 20 End you've ia
n courage of your opinions, sometime
.. I've felt disposed 10 kick you FOR YOU
lnvariabIe agreement with my n
marks. Now / think 'Timon 81 Athens
Shakespeare greatest play.
--Tlmon OF Athens why. IL is II,
much read and seldom or never pc
10 formed Surely you arc Testing. VI
ed Gle. Why 90 YOU prefer itt's
10 Because il teaches q lesson whic
'n. many men spend che greater part
their lives iu learning. and lot a &C.
fail 90 learn az an
rs What lesson il that. AT Truman
lce inquired Mr. Dennis O'Connor.
is That 10 matter how great have be-
ire the services OF "A man 10 his countr
I'D 10 matter Low exceptional and yari'
his ability. n he bee without money u
ere world is either actively against hi
lss o. what is worse. ignores him utterl
Ms IN 'Tlmon o. Athens Shakespea
IL shows that understanding the mul
piclty OF creeds professed by IN
csc the world over. money is the idol vs.
.lss SHIPPED by the vast majority OF INA
au- | kind. and that too. with a devoti
lck unknown ia the tabernacles OF I
hypocrites Let MIN who doubts ,
red assertion study the faces Of the peol
on IN an audience and the traders in
me bourse. and. having compared the
Ar. note which set betrays most earnc
ness OF purpose"
Don You observe other things besl'
this prices current. Mr Truman
lear marked Mr.. Rosenberg.
my Too exclusive devotion TO art
hat not conducive 10 success in g. c