Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-16
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month, but his friend Antonio is re
quired TO sign a bond TO forfeit one
pound of his Sampson-like locks to be
cut next the brain If the pony is not
returned within one month.
Scene two represents a room in
Portals home Portia and her friend
= Nerissa Maud Spear are discussing
the different suitors for her hand Ne.
rissa mentions Goulding Houk, Clyde
Bell. Leon Rachofsky and Temple Cor.
relius and dwells at length upon their
pleasing qualities. In the eyes of Por-
tia. Bassanio's attractions are so evi.
dent hat she only sees in exaggeration
The faults of the others and she dis
misses in contempt the Jocular sug-
gestions of her friend
AT this point, Polly (Nettie Blu
Bassanio and Gratiano are al the door
and Portia directs her to show them
in. While POrtia and Bassino con
slider their affairs, Nerissa entertains
( both
During the visit Bassanio is shown
I the three caskets which hold the
dreaded examinations The first is la
beled. He who chooses me gets it in
the neck" the second. He who chooses
me Will he in Miss Aston's favor" and
the third. He who chooses me must
know a lot" After a lengthy delibera-
I tion he decides to try his luck with the
first, as he trusts it indicates that he
will feel Portals arms around his
neck. As lie has the Caesar pony with
him he is overjoyed to find IT con.
tains the Caesar test.
The other members of The party re.
tire from the room and Miss Three
dice tOra Peterson), an ancient teach
er, comes in to conduct the ordeal.
Bassanlo makes many efforts TO engage
her in conversation. but each time is
promptly squelched. To make her dis
approval more effective she turns her
back toward him and he grasps his
opportunity to consult his pony. With
It's aid he gets along famously scan
ming Caesar" as he designates his eff.
forts.
In the meantime Shylock is hav.
ing troubles of his own. He makes a
most impassioned appeal for the hand
of Jessica (Mercedes Phelan), his
ward. in marriage She replies Nit"
He is so angered by her refusal that
he imprisons her in his castle.
! The presence of Launcelot Gobbo
(Harry McEwen), Shylock's servant,
proved to be a veritable blessing. He
is youth who is glancing toward
future advancement, but at all times
bis eyes are eagerly searching for
quantities OF food for his present en-
joyment. Many things he cannot do
because conscience is forever tugging
at his coat tail During one of his
evening strolls when he is enjoying
huge piece of candy he meets his
mother, washerwoman edith O'Con-
nell), but she fails to recognize him
AT first he determines not to make
his identity known, but later thinks
that this is not a wise thing to do
as his mother may be able to become
Antonio's servant, one of his pet am
bitions. So he declares that he is,
Her kid that was, her boy that is and
her son that shall be"
While searching for food Launcelot
discovers the imprisoned Jessica and
she dispatches him with a note to
Antonio, the football captain, her
lover Antonio returns Immediately
with Launcelot but they acnnot find any
way to enter the castle. kntonio as a
last resort utilizes his football ex
perience. He makes a center rush, the
door collapses and he rescues Jesslca
and they elope,
While Shylock is discussing the com
ing football game with Tubal, his
friend and captain of the Belmont
football team. he discovers that Jes
Slch mas lieu, anu lie ID III Bieht u'
spair, but he VOWS he will have his
revenge on Thanksgiving day when
the great football game is to take
place. by demanding the pound OF hair
from Antonio, because the Caesar pony
has not been returned.
! 1t was the painful duty of Miss
Threedice TO announce to Portia that
that empty-headed. addle-brained foot
ball player" had successfully passed
the Caesar examination. Surely ar
gued Miss Threedice. "a man who
cannot appreciate Caesar cannot ap-
preciate wife" The delight OF Por-
tia and her friend Nerissa is proper
tionate to Miss Threedice's sorrow.