The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-12
THE DRAMA.


The play of julius Caesar calls for
three actors of high ability. The ROM
an ruler whose name furnishes the
title is a secondary character, whileJ
Marc Antony, Cassius and Brutus
are characters which great actors may
apportion among themselves and each
win equal honors. with Frederick
Warde as Antony, Charles d. Herman
as Brutus and Barry tombstone as Cas-
sius, the presentation of the great ira
sedy counted among Shakespeare
best on Saturday evening, was every
bit as successful as "Virginius' on
Thursday evening, which is saying
much.
Interest in the play and in the actor
who takes the part of Marc Antony
centers largely in the great forum
scene, where Antonys Grafton follows
that of Brutus, rOusing the populace to
a fury of Indignation over the murder
Of Caesar, and letting loose the dogs
of war to finally avenge his taking off.
This is the scene that great actors re-
peat into monographs, and the Grafton
is one that schOolboys practice, yet 1t
is always of thrilling interest on the
stage. Warde's presentation is one
which, with it's stage detail and by
play of the Roman populace, bring out
to the full the wonderful power of the
ords the dramatist has put into the
mouth of Antony. OF Warde's own
part in the scene, his speaking of the
splendid lines, it is needness to say
anything adding to the praise the
world has already given. At the close
of the act he was called before the cur
tain. He responded with a character
istic speech of thanks, giving voice to
an interesting thought suggested by
lines but a few moments before spoken
as a part of the play Warde quoted
the lines of Cassius in the scene where
Caesar meets his fate.
How many ages hence,
Shall this out lofty scene be acted
over,
I'm states unborn, and accents yet
unknownr
The actor said that as he had heard
| those words of the dramatist he had
thought of how little even Shakes
peares prophetic vision could have
forseen the reproduction of the play in
| far-off Honolulu, and with such sur
| roundings.
In the same scene, as in fact through
out the play, the Brutus of Mr.. Her
man was a finished piece of work. The
| character is about as important as that
or Antony. Brutus is the patriot OF the
| tragedy, the man who, if he stoops to
| assassinati ton, does it only with an un-
selfish and patriotic motive. With Cas-
sius BARRY Johnstone) he dominates
the stage through most of the six acts
Mr.. tombstone looked the lean and dan
| gerOus, er-thoughtful Cassius to per-
lection and though there may be those
who think that there was too much
business" in his quarrel scene with
Brutus, he deserved high praise for his
| conception of the part.
AS julius Caesar, Harry NJ. O'Connol
showed to better advantage than as
| Numitorius on the first night. Mighty
Caesar is not at his greatest in the
rlay bearing his name, but during The
three acts in which he appears, the
part was well assumed by Mr.. O'Con
nor.
julius Caesar is a mems play, tn,
women of the company having littl
t. do. Miss Aileen Bertelle, as Luciu
and as Servius, did very well, and Mis-
Virginia Drew Prescott as Caesar
wife, and Miss Antoinette Ashton, a
Portia, wife of Brutus both deserve,
praise. They will have more to do il
plays that are coming, and will un
doubtedly sustain the harder part
equally well.
Tomorrow evening Frederick Ward
and company will give King Lear"