New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
By Heywood Broun

~ GTRESSES generally neglect the
VA opportunity to play Katharine
49, in such way as TO show that
a the joke was really not on her
but upon Petruchio. OF recent Kath-
srinas we remember none except Miss
Asrlowe who brought any trace of such
Ss humorous conception to the role. And
sEet the suggestion has been developed
cdsrmingly and convincingly by Anglia
Josephine Burr in her poem "Petruchio's
Wife," published by G. H. Doran in 1914
ia the volume called In Deep Places.
We did not know this poem when we saw
Hampden's production of "The Tanning
Of the Shrew," but we take this oppor-
unity now to recommend it to all ac-
tresses playing and about to play Kath-
&rina.
Az. go your ways, my lord' Look
how he struts
bndTpffles Il along the sunny street
I His doubiet's broken at the seam again!
y look TO that when he comes home.
He's worse
Than any wantop youngiing on his gear.
He has gallant bearing-well worth ten
% y my fair sisters pretty mumraer-bah3
fiaying the schoolmaster to win a bride
= he might have had by knocking at
INA shaking a fat purse. Petruchio
s Measures more nearly to a mans degree,
i was ever M mar + so S', easily deceived?
What, did he think that he could mas
ter me
shanins it : with iti Vile vile rsinents Bless
Ana ret / swear ala not bless him
could have killed him rather--but
Kate, thou art marrisd---maks ths
best OF 1t.
But since thou hast thy cup of folly
poured
Tsere at Bianca's feast, where he
as power so braggartly. / had weilnigh
DeAed him 10 his face, when recalled
q Norteusto's fine madam and her taunt
Waat other way to sting SO we'll
~ show iayseit the model her the
oh did I sweetly play the pattern wife,
4 y nsk of Petruchio's pouch, where rnerriiy
MS isilow- -bridegrooms golden forfeits
s yil Hatil spent the better half of them
spon cap richer an hundredfold
t1aa that ] Epurned 60 please him
Am I tanned?
Il Thus much, perhaps--that now 7 play
my part
go, Spt bitterly. but laughing in tho sleeve
n3t now is fashioned 80 my own desire
praying his approvat--and instead
M anger az his braggart boyishness
~ ~ something neither pity nor yet love-
q 1ns enid Of both, belize. used to
g That when held the lsraer keys
. himself
Should fast some day. to pay that fast
2 at vhen the tins came. no longer
FOR little vengeance on 1ittls wrong.
we'll
ge MI, when he meets
Hs trends he vaunts the merits OF
49, his wife
Nhlls they All marvel at the mastered
k3hs The comes home, Hes never
sesTrs n1T nOyist gay hs waves an eager hand
49, sSsng g.. ne waiting at the WINDOW here.
-. Fast thee merry, good Petruchio.
spuid love thee-WerA tho9
more q MAR -.
~ Feturnedg
as9 g.sn.l1. y the day grown bright Tor
'ne serves to date Shakespeare, TOO
ssanstdsr that squabble on the Padus
e1 81. road about the sun and moon. Te
a4s0etaan audiences it may have
.saea mere caprice upon the part oi
sssaen'o, but to-day we are apt to
,a q 'ne point Of the incident by as
A,.ng that padus had just adopted
nsat saving, and that Petruchic
ssss Aatharina actually were in doubt.
s.. s. shs days Of Shakespeare clowns
] spsOiy we're cast for the various
4 q sa psrts which he wrote. To-day
8 re good ones are much too busy II