The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-21
DRAMATIC SEASON
OPENS IN BLAZE OF
GLORY AT GRAND
FREDERICK WARDE PRESENTS
~TlMoN OF ATHENS" TUES
DAY NIGHT.
PLAY By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Entire Cast Of Characters Made Up Of
Excellent Actors, and Mr.. Wande
Pleases Good Audience immensely.
Story Of che Play.

! ResurrecFed from the shades OF
seventy years ago, Shakespeare's I'll
mon OF Athens" was produced on the
stage at the Grand Opera House Tues
day night The play was adapted for
modern use by the leading man, Fred
erick Warde, who played the role OF
Timon to perfection.
/ Second only to Timon himself was
the dark and frowning visage of Al
ciabiades, an Athenian general, ana
the strong personality Of Brigham
Royce shown all through the play as
one of the leading actors Of the COM
pany. Flavius, played by Horace Por-
ter, Timon's steward, had an excel
lent opportunity to display his talent
as an emotional actor The entire
company was composed of excellent
players.
The play shows Timon, a wealthy
Athenian, who has lavished his for
tune upon his friends. Finally his
steward informs him that his fortune
has all been squandered, creditors be-
gin to importune him for the payment
or his debts, and his establishment and
grief are great when he finds that he
has no money. He dispatches his SER
wants to some Of his friends, to ask Of
them the loan of money-and they all
refuse in tantalizing manner.
Timon spreads one last banquet,
and the reports are that it will far
surpass all others. All his false
friends flock again to his table to par
take Of his hospitality. Only one seat
is vacant, that of Alcibiades, who has
been banished from Athens. He Uses
to give thanks to the gods, and in an
speech tells the assembly
that they are dogs, false friends, and
deserve to be cast from the doors Of
his house. Then his servants uncover
the steaming dishes-they are empty.
Timon throws the dishes at his part
Ing guests.
Timon then flies to the woods near
Athens. His faithful servants and
steward hold an affceionate parting,
and the next scene portrays Timon in
his cave, digging In the earth, and
bitterly bemoaning the fall from his
high estate of fe wdays before. Sud-
lenly, his spade strikes a hidden for
une, and golden talents roll out over
he stage in glittering array. While
n this condition Alciabiades happens
o come into his cave with two mis-
resses, who make some cutting re-
mark abouC Timon's lost estate. They
all on their knees before him, how
yer, when they find that he has gold
0 give them. Alciabiades entreats
i'm to leave, but he will not.
The citizens of Athens, once the
riends Of Timon, come to his cave to
ntreat him to come to Athens to gave
be city from the wrath of Alciabisdes.
imon cries out:
Let Alcia5iades destroy my coun-
cares not But let Al
destroy my native, and tell
cares mott"
While they are discussing the scOrn-
IL words of Timon, who has retired
} his cave, Alciabiades at the head
his army enters the wood, and they
-e all forced to fall upon their knees
J implore him to save the city. He
spatches a soldier to bring Timon
ON his cave, but a moment later
10 man dashes forth to shout-"Lord
lmon is dead" Timon is carried
1t of his cave on the shoulders OF
s unfaithful friends.
When the curtain rang down on the
ose of the third act, the applause
at was bestowed upon Frederick
arde was deafening. Three times
Q curtain was raised and finally Mr..
arde stepped to the front Of the
age, and in a feeling manner. said:
Although It has been many years
Ice l appeared before you in charac-
r on the stage, l seem to recognize
3 same old hearty welcome that ex-
ed for me then"
This is the first Shakespearean Llay
1t has been shown in the South In
Veral years. While II fully descrv-
a packed house, the theatre was
t filled, probably two hundred seats
ing vacant in the lower floor and