The Washington herald., 1910-07-24
SHAKESPEARE
IN ESPERANTO

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One Of the unique features of the Es-
peranto Congress that is 10 be held in
Washington the week OF August u. a
feature that will be intensely interesting
especially in theatrical circles and TO
patrons of the theater. will be perform
anee of Shakespeare's ''As You Like 1t, -
which Will be given entirely in Esperanto.
1t will be presented by the Hickman
Players under the personal direction Of
Mr.. Hickman, who staged some of the
well-known Frohman successes in which
such players as William Gillette and An
ME Russell appeared.
This will be the first Esperanto Con-
gress ever held in America. and il will
be the first time on earth that an at
tempt has been made to present one Of
Shakespeare's plays in what the Es-
perantists cali the universal language,
II can be imagined what difficulties had
TO be overcome In the first place
Shakespeare's play had to be translated
into Esperanto and then the Hickman
Players. most OF whom had given no
thought TO Esperanto at all. had to re-
commit the well-remembered lines II Is
said that the Esperanto translation re-
tains TO a marked degree the meuicaI
form of Shakespeare. and this aids the
players good deal in rehearsals. But
all the same. 10 listen to a rehearsal IN
Mr. Hlckmans studio Is an experience
not TO be forgotten. Among the players
taking part in the special performances
OF AS You Like It. viii be Mr.. Maurice
Jarvis. late OF the Ben Gree. Players. who
viii play the part OF the melancholy
Jarvis. iate Of the Ben Greet Players. who
ence Esperanto makes In Shakespeare
play here is the principal speech OF
Jaques the one that every schoolboy has
recited at some time or another:
All the worlds a stage
And all the men and women merely
players;
They have their exits and their entrances:
And one man in his time plays many
His acts being seven ages. At first the
infant
MewIing and puking in the nurses arms.
And then the whining scho0lbOy with
his satchel
And shining morning face. creeping like
Unwllingiy to school And then the
lover
Signing like a furnace. with a wofm
ballad
Made to his mistress eyebrow Then
the soldier,
Full Of strange oaths and bearded ike
the pard.
Jealous in honor. sudden and quick in
quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even In the lannon's mouth And then
the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon
lined,
with eyes severe and beard Of formal
cut.
Full Of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part The sixth age
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon.
With spectacles on nose, and pouch on
side;
His youthful hose. well saved. a world
too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his hig manly
voice
Turning again toward childish treble,
And whistles in his SCUM. Last scene
That ends .this strange eventful history
Is second childishness and mere oblivion
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans
y
AS it will be spoken in Esperanto by
the Hickman Players, this is how it
looks-and it sounds just like that too;
La tuta monde estas ia teatro.
La viroj kaj virinoj, nur aktoroj:
Havante jen elirOin jen enirOjn:
Kaj unu homo Judas multajn rolojn
En- STA Wv KUN agOi ser, pOr aktoJ
Unue la infanO. ploradante
&c l. brakoi de la vartistinO, Tam
La juna lernejknabO. plendetante.
Hayante librosakon, kun YiZago
| Matenopura, Tampetante kiel
LimakO neVOlante al leTnejO.
kaJ tam la amantO. SOpiTante
Kiel foTnega, kun ballad malgaja
Al brovO de la amatino. Tam
Soldato, plena je mirirgaj juror,
Havante baFbOn kvaZau leaopardO,
Jaluza pri honor, subita je I malpaco.
| Celante tiun aerglobon, glOron,
Ec &c la fauko de la pahlego.
Kaj tam. Ia jugistO. dikakOrpa,
Pro mute da donaCoi de kaponoj
Severokula. kun tondita barbo
L.au profesio Tia. kaj dirante
SentencoJn gravaJn. kaj ekZemloJn
Modernajn. Tel Ii la r0lon Judas.
! La sesa ago tranSmovigas tam
Je grimacul' maldika, en- pantOfiOj.
POrtante OkuiVitrOin, kun saketo
&c / fiankO; liaj strumpoj, kOnsercitaj
Ankorau de junecO. estas jam tro largaj,
Por la malgrassaj kruroi LA voco
Ne plu vireca base, sangiginte
En- infanecan sopranaCOn, pepas
| Kai fajfas en- la SON. La lasta sceno
! De thu stranga 0kaZplena historic
| MaljunegeCO estas.-nurd f0rgesecO,
/ Sans deutOi sans OkuiOi gtISto clio.