The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
SATURDAY, MARCH 2e, 1904.

look me and will prompt you turnedsto
her with glance of whitening .sho!" all
he said, but the monosyllable most expressive.
One moment more and the curtain rose, disclosing
the Venetian council room with Ralph in dukes cos
tune and Eliot as senator seated by the table, while
Hal Brabantio STOOD Othello beside him The
picturesque, Mr.. Griffith had taken great pains
with colorng and the audience was absorbed
in noting the general effect that not until Othelo
stepped forward to confront his did they
preciate the. hunlor of the situation With stately
of mingled defiance and meekness Othello began:
Mos potent, grave, and reverend signiors--?.
: There sudden spasm Of surprise visible
among the portion the audience while Mrs
Jenkins gave wild 1chucle. Its Nose! it's Mose!
then nodding to right and left
like mandarin and giving occasional quick bounces
from other spectators listened with flat
teng stiffness while the sonorous sentences roed from
the little black lips in unmistakabe negro dialect put
with and spirit which showed that the boy was
for time far removed from his own identity he
fairly poured his words in the eloquent phrases
mindful rhythm expression--to such a degree
that actors exchanged quick chances OF JOY
pride. ..s:,. z..:: Il. $3.50 >ezs*
The other parts we'll taken, but one paid
any attention to them. Othello was the hero OF the
When he stood beside Alice as Desdemona, gaz-
ing with rapturous DEVOTION fairness enpha-
sizing his hlackness and her musical voice in sharp con-
trast his thick the audience were enchanted
with the tablea at the end of his farewell speech
there shouts of applause that to the eager
grown behind the it seemed as if Booth himself
could not had greater ovation
FINALLY, in response to repeated calls pesdemona
othello before the curtain Desdemona,s eyes
brilliant excitement, her cheeks ike peonles' as
she r,ede a little speech. 80
"My friends" she said eve grateful to
YOU for giving performance such warm anpreca-
ton. and wish to tell Yo that the nare ~ ,,ri'o
was to have been taken by Mr.. Walter Griffith When
on account illness, had decided to give UP the
scene Mr. Moses Jenkins, who is the junior member OF
who had been. present at our rehearsas
kindly volunteered to take the part at TOUR hours no
tice and rendered it as you nave seen It, WIN pu W
hurried rehearsal" :@as#s 1@ 49, -! >s:@ =
: Here the audience shouted and stamped and APP
pauded with all their might and Alice continued:
" I1nde he: circumstances
terest in member of our club and also IN the de-
ison to which we have Just come that If he contn-
ues to lie as the future he has been IN the
past his desire knowledge does not groM any
than it is at present othelo Will tne
future represent Hampton where his educa
ton be the result work from year to year
IN this way may have aschance not only Of becoming
intelligent citizen. but of fty iustfying his title OF
innior member of the Seave Shakespere Society.
while Alice spoke 0thello had for in
slant ceased looking her. but his eyes grew larger
and larger and before she had ended her last
he was dancing and round her like small Wr-
wind shouting, Say missy, say! 1t dat DE TRUE? IS
gwine hab schoon' in place yo pa done toe me
bout? Say, missy, is /? Isl? Is--I?
With each word he grew wild, and his
pride rebened against such antics in public.
Rising stamped her foot and waved her hand i'm
periously: = ~ $z@es= -
~ .shet up yo, Nose, yo'," she commanded Min
yo manners yo'll git %waloped" = szss
The maternal voice brought Nose down" to the
real of with cruel jerk and he became
seious that there people watching him. He skunk
behind Alice in cresfallen manner and would have
darted STAGE if she had not held him there until
stopped
to rise Then as he and walked back to the barn,
her hand tightly with solemn little SMILE
use mighty gad!" he said and she knew that he
meant it. 4, -.
That evening they all sat together the piazza,
they very tired subdued party, with the
exception of Nose whose spirits were apparently mex
haustibe He whistled, he he danced, he stood
on his until he forced to sit down for
moment to catch his breath 81
Fifty dollars-only think Of it! It seems too good
to true! 1t certainly great, glorious
ing SUGGEST! Hal saying
certainly was" answered Eliot happily,
jolly fun, too! = The only thing afraid of Isl
that some of mistakes would have made Shakes.
pere his grave if he had heard them"
"Well" said Mary, with her usual happy philoso-
ply, 1--WE surely did the best knew how and that's