The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Metropoli tan-"Twelfth Night.

metropolitan Twelfth Night =
In Twelfth Night, shakspere for
once restrained that exuberance Of fun
comedy MEX NisRt Y IS possible osa ln
Even the coolly analytical audience of
the present day will grant that, within
inc lines I, Of light comedy, it is almost
lively feeling Of satisfaction in the be-
holder. He feels that he is looking
upon picture which is wholesome and
good while it is cheering and enliven-
ing. Sir Toby. Belch and his merry
FRANKS, undertaken without motive ap-
Parent!iy except to set down a coxcomb,
work IN admirably with the plot and
me assistance rendered him by Maria,
Slr Andrew and the clown are most
excellent G foolingO indeed.
ne love plot Of Twelfth Night
as gallant man and as hot lover as
Inc duke would do his own wooing, but
II was necessary to the play that Cesa-
RIO 40 1t, and did not John Alden WOO
Tor Miles Standish and did not Priscilla
say to him what Olivia said to Cesario
The opportune production of Sebas,
tlan not only extricates the plot but
hYelghtens the fun Immensely by giving
the cowardly lion, Sir Andrew, a real
| II. H.. r# .
The only Earring note in 'tTwelfth
Night is the Malvolio incident, which
from modern standards Of criticism ap-
pears to be carried too far, and when
this character is put in the hands of
such a vlrlle actor as Mr.. Sothern his
very capacities appear to heighten the
unpleasant effect. The prison scene as
handled by Mr.. Sothern became lust q
little painful, but. perhaps it was neces-
ssary to the actor s purpose to re-estab-
llsh Malvolio in his selfresnect. The
dlsdaln with which he laid down his
commission as steward was certainly
timely. done. 1t resulted in the Jury
carrying away the impression that NAL
vollo had suffered more than his share
Eand gave a sympathetic note to the
duke s exclamation 20 Pursue him and
entreat him to a peace. ''a :,
We can easily picture Malvolio rein
stated as steward to the countess a
wiser and a better servant, his sense of
fun sharpened and his self-conceit held
experience. ~
The play is lavishly mounted. Pic
lures Of extravagant completeness have
been painted to- set off scenes of a
dozen short speeches and no ransack-
ing of museums and galleries appears
to have been spared to have the mount
ing and costuming correct to the last
degree. The contrast between the
sumptuous mounting here and the bare
outline. Of stage as shown by Ben
Greet in the same play not long since
affords a fruitful field for thought as to
the proper interpretation Of Shakspere
| The language Of, SHAKESPEARE calls fol
pictures, not boards and signs, and I'm
questionably SHAKESPEARE would have hao
them in his own day had they been at
tainable:H AT any rate, the pictures il
last night s production were never OBJ
trusive and always in keeping with
the mellow sense: of wholesome 10y in
! duced by the play itself. ....
Miss -MarlOWe:s Was, as :, always. {
| sweet, sympathetic and sly Viola,: ont
whose mann 2! a3 :, Is not put on will
MED with the sgagsstiyenegg Of mod =, q
est grace, Miss SMarlowe ass reading %
Shaksperean lines is one of the marvel
; Of the present-day stage. She. can ant
| does read, blank verse with the sappar
ent nonchalance Of one expressing =.
r conventional thought in prose, and ye
, the poetry is there. The stilted, ton
which most actresses assume in, TIN
presence Of speech by Shakspere ha
4 never seized her in it's destroyin.
III grasp. LIE cudrdcCcI VI VIOlt Iudhc
livery few demands upon the strength O.
: an actress, and Miss Marlowe is con
tent to leave it where Shakspere in
o. tended it should end, a breath of fra
l GRANGE, a rose glow Of young, beauti
full life. ~. ..--s= -. .--..,,.s
3 Rowland Buckstone's Sir. Toby is
very rollfcking Characterization Of tina
8 abandoned knight whose sense of re
: sponsibility was that of a Huckleberr:
Finn. Sir Toby lis needed to. hel
one to many good laugh. It is MI
;, Buckstone's art to pick out the tim
q and manner with u1rerring precision.
It An excellent foil TO Mr.. Blackstone
r more robust fooling is the pale, peake
wit of Sir Andrew. Mr.. Bradle.
played this character well. Miss Nc
Laughlin 3 Maria. was strictly enjoy
able, except when she took the 1ibert
/, to swallow, as she occasionally dig
4 the half Of sentence. This was tn
= more annoying as the speeches OF Mari
: are at times the keY:to the whole Of til
$ farce side Of the plot. One Of the mos
g enjoyable portrayals is Mr.. Relcher
:. presentation of the clown. j. G..
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