Word: rosalind
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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First editions of Dryden's "Dramatick poesie," Defoe's "Journal of the Plague Year," Shelley's "The Revolt of Islam," and "Rosalind and Helen." The latter is a presentation copy from Shelley to Leigh Hunt...
...Comedy of Errors" can efface. If possible, the second performances were more charming than the first:--they certainly lost none of their beauty for those who saw them twice; and for those who were so fortunate as to be in the audience last night, Miss Matthison's "Rosalind" will serve as a standard by which to appreciate other interpretations of the part. Indeed the last audience seemed the most sympathetic of the four, and plainly showed its pleasure at the exquisite simplicity and sincerity of the players and their work...
...acting, scarcely too much can be said. Graceful, and charming, appealing alike in moments of seriousness and gaiety. Miss Matthison gave a portrayal of Rosalind that satisfied one's desires and ideas for the character, even while it enlarged the consciousness of what these ideals might be. Mr. Greet, as Jaques, though somewhat more meditatively good-humored than suits the customary idea of the "melancholy" Jaques, was consistently excellent in his acting of the part as he interpreted it. Mr. Henry Hadfield played the part of the banished Duke with dignity and effectiveness: Mr. Stanley Drewitt, as Orlando, though inclined...
...Adriana," wife to Antipholus of Ephesus, Miss Matthison repeated her success of the afternoon in a part as different from that of "Rosalind" as could well be found in comedy. That the latter was better suited to her there can be little doubt; yet the courage and naturalness with which she carried through the stormy scene with her supposed husband has seldom been equalled. Even more striking was the depth and purity of her voice, which, without apparent effort, easily reached the entire audience. In her lines, as in Mr. Greet's, the rhythm of the words was retained without...
...audience is requested to remain until after the epilogue is spoken by Rosalind...