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arausea .
The merry-anarew" - Goethe's "Lujti^s, r'ers -n" - MJ .ears to
be ..in&field, although ^cott's cetera /cion of ^oet, i < n; Oer
end Cloit quite correct, j.owever,
tr.e restraint of The Jaily Tele^ra^h v/ay ciisctrood in a
brief notice &p et rin^ anonymously in The Theatre (December
1864) -n the general editorial section, 'wur ^mriious-.o;: 1'.
Although unsigned, this appears to be by Scott, presenting in
a ra >re direct manner the criticisms of hi,, first-nibht revie. :
The ;uebtion is no longer ho this or that
character is ^h; kospe; re ou6ht to bo ^layeo,
but ho., much rr^auy c; :i be spent onthi:.; or
that scene.. .Juliet mry smirk va.^n snu should
bu n.'tur&l; Roiaeo be sulky ,};ero iound tu; ti;etic ;
but £'11 these f'.ro :; ,thiii£, in thos-. u; JL , ],on
a play by oh. ke^pe .- rs is reducec to the level
of t:ii ordinary s..o j'l y or noloc«rc-.n; .
rih^ i.ctinto ..!e-s of the poo.e^t, andthe critic i.. a liov^i- o_;n
ti:e play "roav-oroo in sucr. a listless aiio uair; Oiru
fts-i>it"» The letoin laay, er fault- liste,. rut,
10 ooscriu^o &ia "an a:.i>itijs, popular, beautiiul ana selicoaiicerit
laay, but m> f r from Juliet a- o t rK^es^ ir n o. n n
- in The Dei ly Te ly.^r ....... -i . > I-USus ^nuerson wat> iiioiutc.!.^^- to bo
!:« . . .st iiu._,t; tj aiio f ; ultj. in
1.1 jvurjent' of .: 11 nooer.i actixs. e, , c..»^ ".inytLia^ out Juliet
iu appeart-iic.-, ^nt j-x^rus ion, or in ruture". In toot., .uvie s
it vfc.ii sug^eotoa t:i t irviii.,,'^ .u'ouuction h; u o.ui- ,11 that
vjt!i> c^tsrtble for the .jlt-y, end, elio ia^, j. JT ti o unu^.iiaol'j
be, uty of .irt^iielc. 's &.nc. u'Joi.nor's Gusi 0Uo, yht; iiu cost..
Sc;t.- and . cti jn er^ & subotit.t- ior oCtin^ - f< c- :j:^oicni,,
..ot a play".
If Scott cic. ,»ot . i'ite.. ti.e n;tic~ in j,j..e__> ..PC tr^., he
cei tfr.ialy c ^.iiteitfiicou its c!p_;eru-t. ce in an e^it u-_c 1
col.n,n. iss /vnderson hiu. , >a dia :-.,.. rr-jtt auc ..c.a.-.izeic>- , t
conviction tri; t ti",e critic u?b s^ujrnuc L>y .irvij'^ into \ r^ti
do. n t..-i off rts jf r.Vcl^. In «U.nu- ry Jti4 sha h? •. v.ritton
to winter:
Gle;.ient Scott n;^ tre tec .ci r,^ -..ef usly iron
tiio first. I con't kuo - i^ nor uo 1 i.ioh
to - he -c-a rccuboG o; -,e_ix. l're,j._ t '.
:.;o r;y dosurts In r cK-b r .or;, L ;.- ovc
ago ...