New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30

Tomorrow night, at the Herald Square The
etre Richard Mansfield will appear in his elab-
crate revival OF Julius Caesar" beginning an
engagement that will positively terminate on
the 18th Of January. The production has been
drawing tremendous houses in the West, and
the advance sale here has been heavy.
The other day Mr. Mansfield was asked how
long he had been preparing this production.
His eyes twinkled, they have a fashion of
doing before he makes one of his laconic state
rents fun ot meaning and he replied:
Twenty years"
It was almost shame TO add anything TO so
compact a statement of truth, but possibly one
may be pardoned the reflection that in addition
10 the technical training. the maturity Of power,
the ripened intelligence and scholarship which
these twenty years Of training brought. and
without which such Shakespearian revival as
Mr. MansheId's would hardly be justified, per-
haps the achievement of a position as popular
star was not the least important feature of the
long preparation" In other words, how far
IS It Shakespeare adequately presented that
fills the theatres. and how far Shakespeare plus
Mr. Mansfield?
The actual preparations for Julius Cesar"
have been under way the greater part of two
years. The production was made ready in Eng
land, for the second time only in Mr.. Mansfeld's
career for he has always made it a point to
have his work American in almost every detail.
The reason for his going to England for the COS
tune plates and scenery this time something
than the fame of Alma-Tadema de-
nneator Of classic Roman life and architecture.
The actor has always preferred TO spend his
summers in this country in some spot near the
water of which ne is very fond, and also near
New-York so that he up TO the city
and superintend the preparations for his fall
production. To the question. How do you
spend your summers?" he has often replied,
Worrying how / shall spend the winter" But
Mrs. Mansfield has been equally DESTROYS of
spending her summers abroad. So last winter
Mr.. Mansfield consented to pass the summer in
England with his wife and son. They had a
pleasant cottage the Thames, but the actor
was always running up TO London, just here,
from his cottage in Connecticut, he runs up TO
New-York. II must he admitted. by even Mr..
Mansfield however. that we have no Alma-Ta-
dena here nor any such place to study the set
tiEgs Of Roman life as the British Museum. The
costumes were made by Nathan & Co, and
there are AZ Of them The duty alone amount
I'd TO $1,000. Mr.. Mansfield. as Brutus has hve
changes Of costume, and the other principals
nearly as many.
Mr. Mansheld's acting version does not depart
radically so il is said from the version used by
Edwin Booth The Ghost does not appear be-
lore the audience. and by those who have seen
his production, its appearance 10 the Roman 3
'ancy Is declared 10 be one OF the finest mo-
tents in the play. Marc Antony is TO be played
2 Arthur Forrest: Cassius. by Barry John
zone; Decius, by Ernest Warde. ana Treboni-
-. by A. g. Andrews These and Messrs. All
fendt. Holland and Laurent among the leading
layers are all Americans Portla Will De playeo
by Dorothy Hammond Of Terry's Theatre; Cal
phurnia, by Maud Hoffman. an American who
mas made her career abroad save for season
here Mr.. Wizards leading woman; Lucius
boy 10 Brutus. by Mona Harrison. who played
this role in Trees revival at Her Majesty's
London; Casca 10y 4. w. Denny, OF the Hay
market. and Metelus Climber. by Leslie Ken