Fanny's Farewell Fares Well

Ben Jonson's famous remark about Shakespeare's reported practice of never blotting out a line ("Would he had blotted a thousand") might have been all wrong as applied to The Tempest, but seems a propos with Mrs. Kemble's Tempest. There is too much here, and it should have been cut more. But even burdened with an over-burdened script and indifferent acoustics, the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival's production still makes for an entertaining evening of theater. Fanny Kemble is well worth getting to know.

Through March 24. Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, St. Mary's Church, 3900 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21211. Phone (410) 366-8596 . Adults $25, Seniors (62 and over) $20, Students (with ID) $10.