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presses her astonishment—changes her position instantlydeclares that " Olivia took the , ring of her , and she will n ^ mt of it " - ~ tand reserves until he is gone the arrangement of the fancies that are crowding through her mind .
These—beauties and defects alike—may be little things ; and this , small criticism ; but so much is left out in the Haymarket performance , that it is to no purpose to criticise it as a whol e * The greatest sin of the omissions is their injury to the play as a whole . Sir Toby and his troop—the vein of whose revelry was scarcely reached—were forced disproportionately forward . The background and accessories of the picture were made intrusively prominent , and marred the effect of the superior sentiment of the piece .
Therefore it is desirable to take extraordinary means for pro-Tiding , at least for once , a course of representation of ShakspeareVplays , without any omissions at all . This will be expensive—to be met by subscription . High remuneration to secure services of the very best performers for every character—leading and last—also by subscription . Proposed rule , that no applause or disapprobation be allowed - ¦ r-thus , if any part should prove tedious , the rest will not be injured by the interruption . Numerous rehearsals previous to exhibition , and costume apd scenery to be well provided . The funds which would secure the
manager from loss to be raised by a subscription—the admissions to belong to subscribers , provision being made for the sale of them , at not below a given price to non-subscribers . What more annoying than hitches in scenery , and in losses of cues ? I always give my assistance to keep down hissing , by applause , on these occasions ; they are sufficiently annoying , nevertheless .
And I would have a play of Shakspeare thus perfectly restored— « revived " indeed—be the whole evening ' s entertainment : most of the plays would occupy , acted on my plan , at least double the time they now fill ; attention would be more concentrated ; and some of the anxiety for rapid progress being removed , feveriahneas of mind would be allayed . TUe experiment might , at little cost , be made on one play : we should at least have the satisfaction of knowing what soft of
au evening a amusement Queen Elizabeth could sit throug h * And what of Twelfth TSlight ; or , What you Will , as represented at the Hay market I I was gratified—highly , deeplygratified ; but the omissions went to my hean . Viola and Olivia- —Ellen Tree aad Miss Taylor . I thought I understood the play , read to myself and studied lonelily ; yet there are be % utie& in it which I had never felt worthily , and therefore never understood .. I understand them now . One such " expe-
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1836, page 627, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2662/page/39/
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