![]() There were two journalists in that night, and both critics filed rapturous write-ups of his performance. The atmosphere in the theatre was electric, the audience screamed their approval and clapped feverishly.Įdmund Kean wowed that small audience, but how did he conquer all of London so fast? Well, not only was he benefiting from Drury Lane's desperate casting experiment, but he also got lucky with the audience. ![]() Kean howled and roared, then whispered and lamented his gestures were frenzied and bold, his eyes were crazed. From the outset his performance was radical – even the opening line had the small crowd pricking up their ears. Kean took to the stage in January 1814 to play one of Shakespeare's most compelling characters, Shylock, the Jewish moneylender whose complexity dominates The Merchant of Venice. ![]() John James Halls (1776–1853) Paintings Collection Edmund Kean (1787–1833), as Richard in 'Richard III' by William Shakespeare ![]()
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