New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-21

Hackett ar the Criterion Theatre.
TIE CAST
SIR Jo.a Fs.var ....-....'. T~. a .e
,ir Pas. ............ la.r ,r.a.
il,,I., ~la.or - o.e, SIZE.
SIR lfl.. Ila.s ...... rr... l..
Dr. cais .......... ......... E...r ra.o. cto
F'sto. ........ ........... E.NsrI kImr
NtW ..... ......... Forrest H..
Robin ........ ................. . Reggie Shelf. a
Simple ........ ......... Eal. N.tI.tr
Rugby ........... ......... Ralph E-t'.,
Robert ................ .......... Join S4.Ivs
Nl--rca, icrl .......... ........ Viola = ion
Irs,.es. Tase ............. Henrietta C,o.ua.
Mistress Ql..aie, ............'' Aaa.e Hus6e-
A spirited, handsome and intelligent
= presentation of The Merry Wives Of
Windsor" is the most recent addition
to the ways and means iu which tho
metropolis may pay obc.sance 70 the
memory of Shakespeare uUou the oc.
sion Of the tcrcentenary Of bis death
The moving spirit IN this production
is Mr. James K 'ackett. and the whole
was planned with the idea that Mr.
Hsckett should assume for the first
time the role Of Falstaf Mr. IIacketts
ca,t,or b.,.;,, scb;o,.od fs,,o IN tho
part. the sons Interpretation Of the
role was accounted q matter Of consid-
cradle interest.
But an urrcasoning allmcnt laid Mr..
Hackett lcv upon the eve Of his vent
urc. and .t was another actor VINO last
light reaped The benefit Of Nh Hack
o,,,s ro,rs.sti,e, nominations Tbor,a.
~.
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was cNuoup.'dit inc la'otile WIN last
night audience AAe' WIN al. re-
poet tor me histrloa'c power or Mr'
uacHel'' one 'o"in "'l snare our W Use
ny OF t'c
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Na.i' i'-Ie.a @'t ID. Su'JeeJ dnder
cDns'oeraioN' le" or mem must ne
expressed inal Mr. ISchetJ mas seen
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inc Iac' ID nc ,ue '''.e "''
oaI'ooH ou"ooH''y ma aIpld'9 ~ ~
meagre'y TO, u modern audience. al
staH' instead OF oel"g WY PEI ~
IN whose pIeasH'''ieS one 80 naS
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sne pu' Oi 49, 49, 49,, g. &c os 80
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80, 49,. t,~ ,.o-..c stst,or
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."t i0'i -, ra,,,or. Tho
-eai i.s' was ~. PC V:cbarJ
IIouuV on % 'o'l'' ;a
Nfdyh5hI' itiI'i''DtiVU HO'' ~
staging OF Suhui "H' ~ "lS
ambitious c'0rt since l"e ..,I u,
plaY' ana Ienect7 Rreay Sieu.1o uPu"
MIN. or ~ ~ ~
c\h9t' retains -, e,,,~
IsiAo. ana pisseI '''' .;- ..
scenes VII e-"' a.. ~,
scene arc pl"Fcd as oAe' ana ."I'e
consequential scenes are eliminated. IH
the main. however, the piece has been
cut hy the deletlOn Of portions Oh
speeches. I'm this manner the coHtinu-
ity Of the whole is retained. II would
seem. however. that further cuts can
no made. particularly IN the second