New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03

The American actor-manager-an un-
usual parsonage I'm affairs of the local
stage-comes into prominence In the
theatrical interest Of the week in the per
son of William Fayersham, who will pre-
sent his much heralded production OF
Julius Cesar" at the Lyric Theatre De-
ginning tomorrow evening and continu-
ing for a limited season Of four weeks.
Besides Mr.. Faversham the cast VIII IN
clude the following well known players;
Tyrone Power, Frank keenan,, ruler
Melish and Julie Opp, while the COM
pany numbers in all more than two num-
drcd persons, including Arthur Elliot
Berton Churchill, Lionel Belmore and
Jane Wheatley-
Seven changes OF scene will be made,
and special advance interest is asked for
i'm the settings, all Of " mich were designed
bv the late Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema
and painted in Joseph Harkers studios III
London. from which the scenes for 'kls-
met" came to New York last year.
An effort viii be made in one OF the
scenes to represent Roman street life dur
ing a festival as it existed just before the
empire. and for this purpose dancers
singers and speciality performers have
been engaged. Accompanying and incl
dental music has been composed by Chris
topher Wilson and Samuel COleridge-Tay-
Tor. Edwin Booths acting version Of
Sbakespeare's play has been used.
Walter Damrosch's entry into the field
Of musical comedy has roused consider
able speculation among those familiar
with his more serious musical work. With
the well known humorist and verse
writer. Wallace Irwin. as his librettst'
Mr.. Damrosch has produced musical
satire" called The Dove Of Peace the
first New York presentation Of which VIII
take place tomorrow night at the Broad
way Theatre. The theme satirizes the
state of universal peace. The composer $
effort has been to produce legitimate
comic opera on American topics and with
American ideas
The scenes will show the veranda Of a
fashionable hotel in New Hampshire, d
waterfront on the Island Of Guam, the
Palace of Universal Peace, the ramparts OF
a fortress on the Island Of Guam, tropi-
cal Jungle scene, and finally the United
States Senate Chamber at Washington.
The cast includes Arthur DEACON, Alice
Yorke. Jessie Bradbury Henriette Wake
field, Jack Henderson, William Welp, Err
nest Terrence Frank Pollock, Thomas
Hardie and others. The chorus is com
posed Of more than a hundred singers. A
special orchestra, under the direction Of
Max HirschheId. will interpret Mr. Dam
rosch's score. Both book and lyrics are
the work Of Wallace Irwin.
Al the Astor Theatre tomorrow night
Messrs. Conan and Harris will present
Douglas Fairbanks, in Hawthorne, OF
the L. S. A." a romantic farce, which
sets forth the adventures Of an American
i'm the Balkans. Hawthorne, of the L. 5.
A.. Is by James Bernard Pagan, play
wright, better known as yet in London
than here The new play Is said to pro-
vide Mr.. Fairbanks with better oppOrtuni-
ties than any in which he has recently
appeared. In the supporting company are
Miss Irene Fenwick, Ruth Allen, Annie
Hughes, Allan Pollock, Ivan Simpson,
Walter Howe Louis lie Boy. Sam b.
Hardy, Martin L. Alsop, Rapley Holmes,
w. Leonard Howe, A. Holton, W. Mayne
LINTON. Eric Blind and Frederick Powell.
The now popular Oriental note " Al again
be sounded at the Fulton Theatre to-mor-
row afternoon with the first presentation
here of THE yellow Jacket" a Chinese
play. by George Hazleton and j. Harry
Benrimo. The play tells a characteristic
story OF love. jealousy and the attainment
of civic greatness in the winning Of the
yellow Jacket emblem Of power, and the
sponsors Of the drama say that every eff
fort has been made 20 produce in this
Oriental play by Occidental writer's the
genuinely Oriental form and spirit.
The principal male role is played By
George Ralph, who made his debut in
America last year as Kaju in "Kismet'
Another prominent actor I'm the cast Is
signor Perugini. who returns to the stage
in this play, after an absence OF many
years Juliette Day, saxone Morland'
Grace Barbour, Antoinette Walker and
twenty-slx others are included in the cast
An augmented orchestra will render incl
dental and EXTRACT music. composed by
william Furth.