New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
THE DRAMA.
~ ,1,NsEIELp AS BRUrUs.

s,,.s ,,roduction Of Shakespeare's trag-
MI "I--li,-s Cesar" which made at the
edy - 80 House. Chicago. on October IL, is the
Grahu =. General eucomium in the principal news
s1oe - tbat city. The settins Of the play is de-
palE as magnificent The Journal says;
,s.rea as a production. Mr.. Mansfeld's
g3is 'Crsar' is the finest thlns ne mas done: II
Jul moro complete tRan .s iieidg but pq ~ us Is
more sllei,,.tions We hardly needed 10 be told
,icus ~ 'S.nary was designed by Alma Tadems.
that the ,,sirta~ bat him could have designed
for no - n Nf4iterranean blue sky, its orange col
- temples its bright Ye' haTin@Rious, m neas ana
greens a. narilcularize where an We're splendid.
But no.l'st - night iu tho garden OF Brutus, with
ne So ,eiliug her face from the stern conspira-
tors a. a. INST as nothing could have been more
rtaI than the scene m the capitol, with
Impress imnorial purple. the golden leaves OF
CasaI rsafhins his mighty head. so blazing in the
MLLts as almost 10 blid US
-. Nsnsheld's representation Of Brutus is ad-
= FOR originality and warmly commended for
ln,, and tenderness The Record Herald" says:
II sirsv-v figure Of a man leaned against
ue ,V az sV-stched the freemen Of Rome throw high
q - ~ cans Tor JOY at CRsar's triumphal progress
theH "a smile that was sadder than tears.
y NSsrk waving hair was bound with circle of
NJ over his tuiic and robe Of white was thrown
sou. ~ dgU red. 4 gold chain hearing a
son was huns about his neck. His naked fore
arms The dark figure was very still The pene-
Ting gaze took IN every aspect Of the scene the
.fsak
sis,S ss. the golden statue OF Cesar, which rose
srh above the heads of The multitude the pale,
hasSire and gold. the suave and gracious Antony,
--risnering compliments IN taeSars ear, the popu-
ace erghS e,at man swept the scene again and again
once he shifted his pose slightly 10 eaten glimpse
slaves ina iT,tss The crowd dissolved at a eest
e el'ss sror antony The dark figure advanced from
- ehsdoNy corner and MAS stopped by Cassius
,icD ns yyil YOU go see the order of the course
,1n1f frgn ne Si
s originality which. next TO its gentleness is
.ss prime quality OF this Brutus was denoted by
- ieurious and wonderfully effective entrance.
Eon5 70 nGrinI Inn n 80 note Of recognition from the
sa6ers Of the republic marked his coming he
a- 81 the spectacle which was in progress as he
~ his stand Wei 10 The rear Of the stage, VAS
r,rshing an eyes. But il Viii be VEL for those
W. sttend performances Of the Mansfield re-
viva Of Julius cesar - marx that hIst IN
,-sra OF BrgIus FOR in II he strikes ne keEn9ie
a. re part T-at keynote is the note OF inefiahle
5lax This MAJ si.ela Brutus Is me saGoeSt; aS.7;
sEssest gentest creature that destiny ever PLAYED
rth and Then cast pitessly aside. Almost never
r,oentuste the bitter sorrow ot Brutus taLe-is me
rSis o. exul,ation sounded. The tenn,
pes the streets. ne interiors OF iI1pertai li,si
srd gorgeous scale. The blaze or the Italian
3 81; ';irb,rinr fIumnt the scenes Paseants. mobs
roogs Of soldier. move across the radiant back
a.oeEgs ae.o.iys gentle IS me as're ot Brutus
FWben ths curtain lifted on the Senate Chamber
With ossST S y.s 6isrnsS 5e senator's We're
seated along two rising tiers IF marble benches 10
Mr.. Mansfeld only suggested The presence OF the
sbost IN the scene. But -he suggestion was
sIc'fo hn fSop a1yhing? The lines in MS face deep
sned his hands shook and he gazed hNealy into
tas That was all; but il WAS slperlauvely poetic
'T Mem r5ev closed around Cesar 10 plunge their
6aggers into his body BrUtus mounted 20 the top
mOst step Of the tribune Mhsn he struSk ne
EomeHt across ms tsatuGeSi ana ah4 save W. 20 dsv
oiee utters prayer, Brutus detained eNlltanty
'Iibsrfy, Freedom, Tyranny is dead.'
From that point onward the dreamer walked,
-srrsI S scene Was done with adamantine strength
F-rus stood ike a rock before the hectorings Of
Sss,ss nine he drew his silver shield before him.
s-i bis hands hidden 10y the shield. he plunged
hssVord into his body. He expired without gasp
guan. His head sank slowly forward. the eyes
arsd and. with convulsve movement, he threw
n dagger from him.
The Chicago Journal says;
'Manshelds Brutus is mouomaniac. suffering
WITH meancholia "nich mas .nteINals ~ hysterla; y
been infioted on himseif bv cesar. over what he
thinks are the perils with which Cesar threatens
Rome-ab0ve all. over that phantom which has
oisordered 50 many noble minds. the idea or ho-
srty-thst he has become transformed into an
aut0maton, which can move in only one direction
and which no considerations of reason can turn
ie from its predestncd course.
II We can have no sympathy with BrutuS the
patriot. with Brutus the Conspirator. with BTutus
he murderer. with Brutus the suicide Mr.. Mans
field that must inevitably sympathze with
Brutus driven hv. and Vet struggling with, the
t1ries-the flries. driving him. against his Will,
10 Hades. And such Brutus he has shown
He has removed Rrutus out OF the cold light Of
reason into the gloom Of the madhOuse; and ne
has done this by the actors art-5y a melancholy
bearing by a stately, ghostlike carriage. by gest-
ufes such the Cumasan slbyl might nave us'a
BY sudden startngs opt of absorbing melanehohe
% an m i ca,-arrr.Is voice Such is
NanshelQs BrutUE remote and aOStracted MINI
dwelling upon idea. the idea OF liberty sell
hypnotiZed into melancholia and hypnottzed by me
active Cassius into a crime he would have ao,
horTed and cid abhOr when he returned 70 tuIi
Consciousness. tortured by Authorizations ana
driven Ia 10 seek peace at the SWORDS point;