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O'Brien, Fitz-James. "Dramatic Feuilleton." New York Saturday Press. 1 Jan. 1859: 2-3.
Type: newspaper ; Genre: theater criticism
Abstract
O'Brien devotes the column to the discussion of the role of Hamlet. This discussion is prompted by Barry Sullivan's appearance in this role at Burton's. O'Brien engages in a lengthy character study of Hamlet and claims that Hamlet would have been a Bohemian if he hadn't been a prince. After examining some scenes and briefly discussing pre-Raphaelitism, O'Brien claims that Sullivan is "not Hamlet on the stage" and laments that he does not have more space to critique his performance.
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- Heron, Matilda [pages: 3]
- O'Brien cites her as an example of an actor "who has the courage to utterly and entirely lose himself in his part" (3).
- Wallack, John Lester [pages: 3]
- (Unclear if O'Brien is referring to this Mr. Wallack) O'Brien cites him as an example of an actor "who has the courage to utterly and entirely lose himself in his part" (3).
