The Hattiesburg news., 1911-04-28

you see the more you understand. 1t
has been well said, Get wisdom, but
also get understanding" 1t would
take a wonderfully fertile imagination
to read into the beautiful love-making
of Rosalind and Orlando, more pure
delight than Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn gave
in the charming scenes in the Forest
of Arden,
The principal characters Of CAS- Iol
Like It," are Rosalind and ORLANDO
and the dominant interest Of the PLAY
is In them and their love AFFAIR.".
Love" is the subject of their story,
and Mr. and Mrs. Coburn are the low
ers; and what pair Of lovers tfey |
are. The bright speeches of Rosali I'd,
are with those of Beatrice, in much |
Ado About Nothing" the clevercst
that Shakespeare has given to women.
"As You Like 1t" is all bright AID
happy; the little shadow is just enough
to temper the shine. Mrs. Cobur1
Qvan Wills) as Rosalind is delightful
ly charming, vivacious and essentia ] T
feminine, and never more so th2l
when in "doublet and hose" The lorc
making is all mock-counterfeiting, but
wonderful counterfeiting. Every O.,
knows but Orlando that Ganymede is
Rosalind, and at every opportunity,
Rosalind shines forth. The kissing OF
her own hand, when Orlando's back is
turned, is, as Barry would say, "just
DEAR" Orlando, too makes us feel and
know that all his love and devotion are
for the real Rosalind, and that he only
pours out his soul to Ganymede be-
cause forsooth, he must tell someone,
and Ganymede is willing listener.
Love inspiring, though with much
chiding, Rosalind has many beautiful
lines which we often hear quoted with
out realizing their origin; Beauty
provoketh thieves sooner than gold; "
3 "Men have died from time to time and
. worms have eaten them, but not for
{ love-"
s The Jaques Of Howard Kyle, was
J. most pleasing. He possesses beauti
b full voice and his enunciation is espe
|. cially fine and delightful to lovers Of
Shakespeare. "Jaques" has many
n good lines, and in most of them Mr.
Kyle gave a perfect Interpretation
q The familiar Seven ages Of man;
e his moralizing and all of his speeches
left but little to be desired by thos'
familiar with the play. His most pei
feet work was when he reported hi
Is meeting with the fool "Touchstone," Il
le the woods In this his facial expires
" sion was truly wonderful. For a fee
N ing moment, Jaques was Touchstont
re transformed before your eyes, who IL
le stantly rang out again the laugh
es Jaques. 1t was a clever bit of worl
,r- Mr.. Kyle had a number of admire1
ne present who remembered him in IN
than Hale" Rosemary" and "Diplor
el acy."
ID Why do we always love the Fool
.e- Shakespeare? Why does he alwal
"get it over" as the critics say? The
a are many reasons for this. First the
m is the wonderful playwright behind
all-the master mind VIII knew so we
re how to touch all mankind; the seriou
f,.tx "a inUnnQ tho Sal
r., youth and old age. Then there is Il
X. appeal to the eye in the fantastic
sic costume, with its cap and bells. al
ID. the ever present distaff, which no wi
fool would think of discarding. It
make, up too, is not to be forgotten, f
the drawn look about the eyes, b;
ed droop to the lips reminds one of t
at sad heart that is oftimes concealed
et- smiling face. Last of all the quel
es- lous voice which all good fools posse
nd or assume. The Touchstone of ls
inc night was Mr.. Royden Erlynene, t
its English actor who was with Mrs. Fis
vas in Becky Sharpe" last season. \
v. Erlynene was an luedl louchSCoi
the meeting all the requirements, exec
[rs. occasionally when he read his lines
eir little too rapid for those not famil
per with the play. However, he pleas
Irs. all with his wise foolishness and
Irs. foolish wisdom. Miss Amelia Barle
as Celia, was as Rosalind said of
ed, pretty sweet coz She is a dain
v. charming young woman, of pleasi
personality. Miss Dorothy Turner
ere Phoebe and Miss Helen Harrington
aw- Audrey, were well received and m,
ms. could be said in praise of their art.
A. A pleasing feature of the even
X was the singing of the male quartz
d. led by Mr.. Haley Knowles, the Engl
6 tenor. Mr. Hamilton, who by-the-w