Othello, The Moor

James Kay Applebee is interestins ;: his personality, in his picturesque man ñer of expression and, most of all, i. thought. Personally he is a eonundrum until liis words raise his andience above all thouglit of personal appearance and the apparent toughness of exterior is lost siglit of amid the wealth of thouglit and verbal expression. Until tlien his hearers, at least those who listen to him for the first time, are wondering wbetber the personality of the speaker is to be an index of his thonght. In some measure it is, for the ruggedness of the man is crystallized in his expression. As to his mode of expression, .Mr. Applebee cannot fail to be of interest. His interpretation of Shakespeare's characters is not ouly translated in his thouglit, it is apparent in his expression. His elocution is dramatic. He gives his hearers the picture of Othello telling the story of his love and Othello ranting out his jealous passion, with a gentleness of expression in the one case that melts the hearts of everyone into love, and with a dramatic violence in the other that puts everyone in sympathy with the terrible mental anguish of the upparently deceived and wronged husband. And then the pitiful and plaintive tone that accoinpanies Desdemona's mournful enquiry of lago, "Am I that tainted name, lago?" drives the audience into deepest sympathy for the ieceived and wronged woman. Bat in his interpretation of ShakesI peare's cliaracters, Mr. Applebee is most interesting of all. No matter how familiar one maybe with Othello, or lago, or Desdemona, his interest deepens, new thoughts are created and old and imperfect conceptions are destroyed by the new light thrown upon the characters. The strength and heroism of Othello, the wise and inimitable craftiness of lago, the gentleness and sweetness of Desdemona, and the dronken foolishness of Cassio are displayed in a new light. Mr. Applebee's interpretation of the play and his closing words were masterly and masterful. His interpretation of Othello was this: The terrible consequences of man's lack of faith. Au unwarranted jealousy drove Othello to mnrder. It is far better to have too mach faith than too little. Man's lack of faith in man is the greatest bane of human life. Mr. Applebee will lecture to-night in ! the Unitarian churoh on Hamlet.