Word: portia
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...York City stood to lose another member of its investigation-harried judiciary last week. She was Magistrate Jean Hortense Norris, 54, the city's first female judge, a strongminded lady who was accused of combining too much of the Wife of Bath's recklessness with Portia's astuteness. A report recommending her removal from office was filed by Referee Samuel Seabury, inquisitor of the lower courts of Manhattan and The Bronx for the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court. Referee Seabury's four specific charges against Magistrate Norris, brought out in her hearing before...
...self. You learn that Antonio's pound of flesh was safe all the time. Shylock's "knife would not have gone very deep into the bosom of his adversary.'' He would only have nicked him, got him good & scared, then shown the Christian dog he knew as much as Portia about the quality of mercy...
Another excellent point in this production is the finesse of the technique of Mr. Moscovitz, and for that matter, that of Miss Selena Royle as Portia. The great lines of Shylock are spoken with such sureness and understanding that their greatness is of strike their bargain with Shylock, Mr. Moscovitz very subtly insinuates the true hate and venom of one who has been "spurned as a strange cur". He mingles his fawning and bitterness with laughter of the very cruelest variety. The play remains a dell-part of the character and not mere genius in the poet. In other words...
...Portia, as soon as she becomes sure of herself, she is a very charming and vivacious young lady who was worthy of the most superlative of Bassanios. Miss Royle being a very lovely young woman in her own right, she plays her part with such sensitive appreciation that she very adequately balances Mr. Moscovitch. It seems to be the intention of the producers to emphasize only one star, but Miss Royle happily prevents such a narrow intent from becoming real...
...cast did not render sufficient support to keep this production from becoming mediocre. The sets were by far the worst that have been' shown thus far. Bassanio, played by Hart Jenks gave the most satisfactory characterization excepting that of Mr. Leiber. Vera Allen did fairly well as Portia although she gave the "Quality of Mercy" in an attitude which suggested that she was trying to count the seats in the extreme rear of the balcony. Although the role of the Merchant was dwarfed more than usual, John Burke made the best of the opportunities offered him, particularly in the trial...