The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
MANTELL.

ye>m SaAAk A1SostA. nurdesan0 49,
ths hills q sooeAaaA. Robsr< y xanssai
turseA yesterday afbssnssn - the smssesss.
"a shyiock. ursing tie ezusi letter q ~
bond bssids the canals Of Venice. A1es
WHARF NJ, vss gloom and death the nisns
be fore, with actors. costumes Ana ssnH
lending small aid 70 the efforts OF 1easy
the ecmsAy q rns nsss cssss ana 2. s,vs,,
not only the actors who. with thsir sseS'
presented the unAying play. but also the u.
animate furnishinss that were usss. In IN cor On.
shtne alone, but With the added light Of the
supportins company. and. In further conce-
auenes the performance was most so"'
AZ With Macbeth" the eomedy vas acted
from the prompt hook Of Edwin Booth.
with the Same cutA omissions ana ttens
positions: hoshinx OF impofsaaos. ~. ' I'M.
Forwarded" the progress OF the play: VINE mn
the last act. commonly omitteA until the
time OF Irvinc-aeecrainc :: the StSE !,
with q happy curtain."
Msnteirs ehyiock - . snssecterisafion
tons e BE- rsmembersd WIN vnisenins
stead Of the reddish hue that is usually
associated with the thought Of ehyiock. ne
is no eringins viliain. He bends no nnee.
m. consumma.ion Of his Ossh. but. rather
he stands upright and faces the sneers ans
tsunts giving them back 70 those VINO Bins
them. Bearing In hts heers hatrSs roy "a
makes no fawninS effort to conceei IL. eot
IN the very makins q his bona gives open
evidence OF his intent. and when ne sex
the enforcement Of its penalty. he stands
upon his rights ana asks no favors hate
s1i character. OF course. but ono not desp!c-
able through deeeit or syeophanev. but only
revenge for hts innumerabie miseries and
wrongs. Indeed. he invested the prototype
OF money sharks with such twisted sym
pathy that. when he was baked OF his prey
by wise young Portfa, one was ashamed 20
realize within himself spark OF feeling
akin to that-os the child who weps bsfore
the picture Of Daniel In the Lions Den
because one poor lion haA no Christian.
And this In spite Of the fact that the An
tonic Of Brigham Royce was . noble figure
in his misfortune calm and undismayed.
Bassanio, too, was well played by Fritz
Leiher . handsome man. peculiarly fitted
by nature to play the Italian lover, though
he persisted IN breaking his speeches where
was excellent In the BIT Of selarino, while
salenio's earrings nttinsiy accumulated the
eneminacy OF eppearenee ana speech OF
Thomas created the CUSTOMARY amusement
as the leader and younger Gobbo.
Portals lighter character bStter suited
Florence Rockweirs astainnnents than did
the role Of Lady Macbeth. and the young
"panie, come TO judgment" was altogether
satisfactory. Agnes E'i.ote Scott vas de-
I;ghtfully merry a. Nerissa- and 0enev.evs
Hamper made q pretty and appe aIing Jes-
sica
Then. IT night back again to tragedy. Tn
relieved in King Richard the Third" Ga
bardine for CHARTERED doublet. whetted knife
for warl.ke sword. cap for crowned helmet.
reyengefui Shylock for wicked Richard. wers
exchanged
According 70 tho program the version
used was Coiley Cihbers Ere. bu, prac-
ticabie perversion OF the tragedy" The
Opening scenes were evolved from matter
contained in the third part Of King Henry
the Sixth and several Of the scenes from
THAI tragedy were used. while. ehrough ou.
the performance. many trans positions. ellis
IONS adaptations. and even lengthy inter
remained. and what . Richard was shownI