Reminiscences of a Dramatic Critic : With An Essay On the Art of Henry Irving
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Sothern, the elder, — is peculiarly worthy of remembrance and of being freshly re- called to the minds of all who witnessed the performance. I am inclined to believe that the records of the theatre furnish no parallel with the experience of the actor and the public in respect of this imper- sonation.
Mr. Sothern was a player of ability, recognized in his profession, before he became celebrated. The received story concerning the original production of Tom Taylors Our American Cousin appears to [... 93 ] A DRAMATIC CRITIC be substantially true. The manager was very anxious for the triumph of the new play, hoping for a reestablishment of pros- perity upon the basis of its success, and, in order to increase the strength of a very strong cast, purchased the reluctant con- sent of Mr. Sothern to accept the unim- portant part of a stage fop by giving him full leave to " gag ; " that is to say, to en- large and vary his assigned text with new matter of his own interpolation. Out of this acceptance and this license a unique histrionic product was evolved.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Sothern, the elder, — is peculiarly worthy of remembrance and of being freshly re- called to the minds of all who witnessed the performance. I am inclined to believe that the records of the theatre furnish no parallel with the experience of the actor and the public in respect of this imper- sonation.
Mr. Sothern was a player of ability, recognized in his profession, before he became celebrated. The received story concerning the original production of Tom Taylors Our American Cousin appears to [... 93 ] A DRAMATIC CRITIC be substantially true. The manager was very anxious for the triumph of the new play, hoping for a reestablishment of pros- perity upon the basis of its success, and, in order to increase the strength of a very strong cast, purchased the reluctant con- sent of Mr. Sothern to accept the unim- portant part of a stage fop by giving him full leave to " gag ; " that is to say, to en- large and vary his assigned text with new matter of his own interpolation. Out of this acceptance and this license a unique histrionic product was evolved.
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