THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10674, 14 December 1896, Page 2

THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB.

TO THE EDITOR. ,: . .:.'". ...,'•' Sir,—^^Allow mo to express the hope that yon will publish the powerful ■ oration which was giveu by Professor Salmond at the Shakeipearo Club'a recent performance. . . It seems evident that; there is a danger o£ Shakespeare becoming known ooly to a select few, though be happens to be fashionable at prefent. I hmve been aaVed, " Who the dickerjs is Randolph ? " Three local critics report that I represented that chavacter at the public reading of "King John" in the Choral Hall on Friday last. Sorely the l! intelligent printers " should cot be blamed this time. The.character was Cardinal P&ndalph, '.'the holy legate of the Pope," and as such I bad to escoaiiriunicate King John. I gave the curse scsne »s powerfully as I could, but the critics had evidently gone to sleep before my appearance. As an old' pressman I thought I should ignore their blunders, but it seemt unreasonable so to do. Let me add that fchongh the lady who was cast as Constance on Friday last made an excellent representative, yet I often think oE the extraordinary success attained by the amateur who first personated th«t character for the club snd woo afterwards joined Miss Pomeroj'* pro* fessiocal company.—l am. &c., ', AY. A. W. Wathek. ' Dunedin, December 12. [Our correspondent liuonld put the blame on the right shoulders. On the clab's programme he is set down as representing " Randolph and Chatillon." With tha printed programme of; the Shakespeare Club before them the critic and reader not unreasonably deemed their own memories »t fanlt rather than doubt tha •'official print."—Ed. O.D. T.]