The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

Nearly. If not al. OF the critical element
amang Chicago writer's on things dramatic
feiAnpon Mansfeld's Julius Caesar with
= trsise that would tsrn the head OF a
plase ,ess used TO public compliment.
FEom sticks TO columns. and from that 10
thelength Of a page. is the record of space
thai was set aside by the busy editors II
Chicago papers on the night OF the actors
first appearance as Brutus. 1t is difficult
10 md a lire that does not treat OF the
faz1eus player and his production IN teens
the sound ex~travasant.
II there has been no mistake. the Julius
Caesar OF this year Is the dramatic tTi-
umeh OF many seasons. A paragraph from
tbs Record-Herald. whose critic is the tai
entd James oDonnell Bennett, is in1lcu-
tive OF the tone OF all the articles that came
forG on the morning after the first night.
Tat keynote Is the note Of inedsble pRthos.
The Mansfield Brutus Is the saddest. sHpetest.
geutest creature that destiny ever played with
and then czst piulessiy aside. Almost never
e-ccs1tuate the more p0ignantly the bitter sor-
row OF Brutus's fate-is the ncte OF e1ultai7n
sounded Ihts d not a Brutus TO brinE tears to
your eyes while you are actually watching him
IN the theater. II VIII make too severe demands
upon your thinking powers for that. Eut later.
WheH you have pondered over the noble outlines
believe. discover the overwhelming pathos % g..
q pSthos Uznich Is the more heart-searchlns be-
CELS II Is 50 EsEHles - EuAlrelN nee from RVS
terra, There Is a phrase. noble gritf. and the
Erisf OF this Brutus lies IN It's nobility. its emo
tio1al chastity. its disdBin o. the easy and i'm
mediate methods for compelling sympathy.
All Of these phases OF Nj. Mansaeld's con-
ceptton are intensified by the lavishness OF the
invesuture he hRs given the play. In a way
one is sarfefted and 6aszled with splendors. The
temples. the streets. the interiors OF imperial
Rone have been reproduced on 3 massive and
gorgeous scale. The blaze OF the Italian sun.
the yellow glow OF torches. the rash OF iight-
Rings iiiufuiaea the scents.
PaSeants. mobs. troops Of s1idlery. move
across the radiant backgrounds. But standing
out above them all. serene, pensive. E-ntie. Is
the figure Of Brutus. eNultinE In no triumph. be-
smirched BY no hint % greed, and-Rnd this tn
rarebly-saddened by the ~fntclticn that the
great sacrifice will be In vain. that the be-
loved people will cling TO. the false gods. that
TIE end OF the strife and the suffering viii be-
nothinE save the setting Of an example.
Treasurer cave OF the Century Theater
mad the Interesting announcement on Fri
day night that the Century's engagement
with Mr.. Oicott had proven one of great
proht. Nr. Oicott IS one OF the few p'awrrs
Of old-fashioned ITish-ebmedy drama. He
SEEMS IN a fair way TO take the place of and
as fine a fortune as that ofJoseph Murpay.
Ar- oicott has many years ahead 81 hini.
he Is giving a new play each year and his
voice Is better than ever.
The growth OF his business Is only proof
that stsEe decsncy and simplicity are TO De
VrefsEred by the big and compelling crowd
tc The UNLICENSED incacency OF your present.
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