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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1919

Page

4

First Night Talk on Hamlet and the Public Voice

A master mechanic and his friend discuss Hamlet after a First Night outing. The man finds Hamlet dull with the ghost scene early and an overused throne theme. He jokes that gravediggers and Ophelia fail to impress and questions the public duty to comment on theater costs and politics.

Hamlet Mar Gall Shakespeare Bernard Slaw George Cohan Hamtet Ophelia

Dramatic Critics and a First Night in New York

A male narrator recalls a backstage night at a musical comedy opening in New York. He and a mechanic friend note dramatic critics hidden in the audience and debate whether critics understand theater. They discuss performances, staging rules, and the lure of Broadway’s urban scene.

New York Newport Metropolitan Drama New England Boston The Transcript Greenwich Village Shakespeare Mary Wilkins Freeman

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