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...analyst to a cross-section of his society. Titled ladies, including the Countess of Essex and Somerset, consulted him. So did churchmen, merchants, seafarers, servants and prostitutes. A grandson of Thomas More was one of his clients, as were Shakespeare's landlady and Emilia Bassano, the mysterious Venetian who Rowse claims (in Shakespeare the Man) was the "Dark Lady" of the sonnets...
Here is Tiepolo's delight in wide, airy high space working as effectively in a brisk pen-and-wash sketch as on a Venetian ceiling...
...Merchant of Venice. A very good production indeed" of Shakespeare's not-so-funny comedy about the struggle between justice and mercy in a Venetian courtroom, according to Crimson reviewer Paul K. Rowe. Jon Epstein delivers a commanding performance as Shylock, more sinned against than sinning, and the supporting cast is fine as well. A good bet for the weekend if you can't make it to Yale. At the Loeb, November 19-22, at 8 p.m. Tickets...
...Coriolanus. Epstein was the only actor in the entire cast to successfully master the art of speaking verse on stage and achieving a Shakespearean voice. Although at all times he was eloquent, Epstein, in a proper attempt to make Shylock a genuine foreigner in the midst of the Venetian oligarchy, overdid his accent to the point where--combined with the wheezing and spluttering of old age--it obscured his lines. In a sense Epstein's commanding talent determined the production's orientation. As the only member of the cast who rose above the congenital American inability to speak Shakespeare, Epstein...
...Merchant of Venice. The Loeb takes on Shakespeare's not-so-funny comedy about the struggle between justice and mercy in a Venetian courtroom. Jon Epstein's performance as Shylock should be good. At the Loeb, November 13-16 and 19-22, at 8 p.m. Tickets...