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The Drama.
cenary advocate , than the simple unsophisticated soldier pleading in the language of nature , and scarcely conscious of the beauty of the sentiment he utters . Again , the meeting with Desdemona at Cyprus after the clangers of the storm , is a scene of happiness , too deep , even for the beautiful language of Shakspeare to convey , unless the feelings of the actor can embodthe sentiment of the poet ; he should remember that although
y pleasure may sometimes be boisterous , happiness is of a more placid character . Mr . Denvil ' s feeling was that of an excited mind , not the deep sentiment of an o ' erflowing heart . The third act should be a chaos—but not of passion only , for jealousy and love—doubt , despair , hatred , revenge , and confidence , are finely mingled ; it is a masterpiece of conception , and we regret to add , the actor ' s genius fell rebuked beneath it . The sliht exquisite chords that display the workings of
g Othello ' s mind , were either slurred by violence , or too slightly struck to respond to the actor ' s skill . It would be unjust to deny that amid so many opportunities for effect some few beauties were elicited , but they failed to redeem the whole , and were rendered prominent perhaps only by the dark background of defect . The best scene was the interview with Desdemona ; it was more subduedconsequently more natural . The last scenes of the
, play dragged heavily , and for the first time appeared " weary , stale , flat , and unprofitable . " The fall of the curtain afforded us much relief . Mr . Vanclenhoff as logo reaped additional reputation . The frankness of the soldier and the subtlety of the villain were finely pourtrayed . One great error , perhaps the only one , was the ungraceful familiarity of his bearing . Iago is a soldier , and ivould have , no matter how unrefined Ms manners , the carriage of his profession .
The idea of stabbing Roderigo with Ms own sword was original , and deserves our highest commendation . Richard the Second has since been revived for this gentleman , in wMch he has been miserably supported . In the earlier scenes he seemed depressed by the unfavourable circumstances under which the play was produced ; eventually he rallied nobly , —the scene prior to the interview with Bolingbroke was nearly perfect ; the unstable character , the " weakness , and finer feelings
of the unfortunate monarch were admirably pourtrayed ; had the tragedy been properly produced and supported its run would have been assured ; but such is the spirit of the present disgraceful management , that a thousand pounds is squandered to produce some disgusting spectacle , while Shakspeare is slurred over , or vilely neglected . At the ADELPHI another domestic translation , called Agnes De Vere , in wMch Mr . Yates and his wife play the interestings , has been produced . It is by Buekstone , and has been successful . —Selby , an actor we understand at the Victoria , is the author of the amusing farce of
the Unfinished Gentleman . The OLYMPIC has become the most amusing little theatre in town : Listen , Vestris , ancl Keeley , are nightly to be seen to great advantage . From the talented manner in ivhich trifles are produced at this theatre , the strict attention to the appointments and properties of the stage , we doubt not but the present season will prove as profitable as the proceeding ones .
Captain Maryatt ' s delightful book of " Jacob Faithful" has been dramatised at the SURREY . Old Tom Beazly is exquisitely pourtrayed by Mr . Davidge , whose talent as an actor , if it had been properl y ap-VOJL . I . $ S
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Drama.
cenary advocate , than the simple unsophisticated soldier pleading in the language of nature , and scarcely conscious of the beauty of the sentiment he utters . Again , the meeting with Desdemona at Cyprus after the clangers of the storm , is a scene of happiness , too deep , even for the beautiful language of Shakspeare to convey , unless the feelings of the actor can embodthe sentiment of the poet ; he should remember that although
y pleasure may sometimes be boisterous , happiness is of a more placid character . Mr . Denvil ' s feeling was that of an excited mind , not the deep sentiment of an o ' erflowing heart . The third act should be a chaos—but not of passion only , for jealousy and love—doubt , despair , hatred , revenge , and confidence , are finely mingled ; it is a masterpiece of conception , and we regret to add , the actor ' s genius fell rebuked beneath it . The sliht exquisite chords that display the workings of
g Othello ' s mind , were either slurred by violence , or too slightly struck to respond to the actor ' s skill . It would be unjust to deny that amid so many opportunities for effect some few beauties were elicited , but they failed to redeem the whole , and were rendered prominent perhaps only by the dark background of defect . The best scene was the interview with Desdemona ; it was more subduedconsequently more natural . The last scenes of the
, play dragged heavily , and for the first time appeared " weary , stale , flat , and unprofitable . " The fall of the curtain afforded us much relief . Mr . Vanclenhoff as logo reaped additional reputation . The frankness of the soldier and the subtlety of the villain were finely pourtrayed . One great error , perhaps the only one , was the ungraceful familiarity of his bearing . Iago is a soldier , and ivould have , no matter how unrefined Ms manners , the carriage of his profession .
The idea of stabbing Roderigo with Ms own sword was original , and deserves our highest commendation . Richard the Second has since been revived for this gentleman , in wMch he has been miserably supported . In the earlier scenes he seemed depressed by the unfavourable circumstances under which the play was produced ; eventually he rallied nobly , —the scene prior to the interview with Bolingbroke was nearly perfect ; the unstable character , the " weakness , and finer feelings
of the unfortunate monarch were admirably pourtrayed ; had the tragedy been properly produced and supported its run would have been assured ; but such is the spirit of the present disgraceful management , that a thousand pounds is squandered to produce some disgusting spectacle , while Shakspeare is slurred over , or vilely neglected . At the ADELPHI another domestic translation , called Agnes De Vere , in wMch Mr . Yates and his wife play the interestings , has been produced . It is by Buekstone , and has been successful . —Selby , an actor we understand at the Victoria , is the author of the amusing farce of
the Unfinished Gentleman . The OLYMPIC has become the most amusing little theatre in town : Listen , Vestris , ancl Keeley , are nightly to be seen to great advantage . From the talented manner in ivhich trifles are produced at this theatre , the strict attention to the appointments and properties of the stage , we doubt not but the present season will prove as profitable as the proceeding ones .
Captain Maryatt ' s delightful book of " Jacob Faithful" has been dramatised at the SURREY . Old Tom Beazly is exquisitely pourtrayed by Mr . Davidge , whose talent as an actor , if it had been properl y ap-VOJL . I . $ S