Word: shylocking
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...stock company to devote itself to serious Yiddish drama. He discovered Playwright Jacob Gordin, had him write vehicles for the troupe, among them The Wild Man. From time to time he played other engagements at home and abroad, once touring the U. S. in The Merchant of Venice, as Shylock, whose lines he spoke in Yiddish while the other actors used English. Because adler means eagle in German, admirers dubbed him "The Eagle." Meanwhile the Eagle's brood increased. Suckled in the stage wings, they have all become capable actors. Son Charles ran away from home and joined...
...company is for the delectation of the tolerant second school. Mr. Leiber's settings and costumes often suggest a theatrical rummage sale; his supporting cast is apt to make up in exuberance what it lacks in finesse. But Mr. Leiber, with energy enough to play Hamlet, Macbeth and Shylock on successive nights, has also gusto enough to concentrate attention on himself, a worthy and gifted player. He sometimes skims his roles but never tortures them...
...presents Shakespeare that lacks glamour but makes sense. His Hamlet and Shylock are thoroughly understandable men beset by "equally perceivable woes. His Petruchio is an excruciating shrew-tamer. During his first Manhattan week he also played Macbeth, Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Richard...
...very typical of the career of the Earl of Balfour, is the fact that he died in the estimation of Jews their greatest friend. He also died esteemed and mourned by most U. S. citizens, yet he did more to loose the storm of European hatred against "Uncle Shylock" than any other...
...spite of Mr. Leiber's fresh and unconventional interpretation of the part of Shylock the rest of the 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...