Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-28
''Passers-by" at the Newark.
"F0rty-five Minutes from
Broadway" at Orpheum.
PROCTOR'S PROGRAM is
pROTEAN PRIZE PACKET
Gayety, Miners, Washington,
Jacobs and Others to Have
Great New Years Week Bills.

William Faversham's spectacular
production of Julius Caesar" which
will be seen at the Shubert Theatre
next week, with an all-star cast, in
cluding Mr.. Faversham, Tyrone
Power, Frank Keenan,, Fuller Mel
lish and Miss Julia Opp. ss far and
away the most notable Shakes
pearean presentation of modern
times.
Not since the days of Booth. Bar
rett and Davenport had there been
assembled in any one permanent Or
ganization group of players so cal
culated to establish a new standard
Of perfection of histrionic interpre-
tation as this one of Mr.. Faversham's s
achieving.
Modernity Pervades All.
Much of the universally of appeal
Is due to spirit of modernity, of hu-
manity which Mr.. Faversham has
infused into the representation, and
which is often almost totally lacking
IN OUdkeSpSdIGeiu PlOuuCbAOAS. = u
once, in a performance of one of the
dramas of the Immortal bard" ira
ditional pose and inflated bombast are
eliminated One able critic has
spoken of the presentation as being
Julius Caesar for 1912" Yet in
nowise has Mr. Faversham violated
the best Shakespearean traditions.
For several seasons Mr.. Fayersham
has been widely recognized as the
most eminent actor manager on the
English speaking stage. If any sin
gle triumph were still necessary to
clinch permanently his claim to that
title it has most certainly been won in
this presentation of Marc Antony in
Julius Caesar" OF recent years
Mr. Favershams impersonations have
been marked by a surprising versa
tility, ranging from the romantic in
THE Squaw Man." through tragedy
in Stephen Phillips's poetic drama of
'fHerod." to satire realism in THE
World and His Wife" and to fantas-
tic comedy in 1.-The Faun." Mr..
Faversham's most noteworthy preyi-
ous Shakespearean Interpretation
was as Romeo to the Juliet of Miss
Maude Adams in the special Froh-
man production of Romeo and
Juliet" a decade ago.
Tyrone Power as Brutus.
Tyrone Power. who plays Brutus
IA Julius Caesar" has long been
acclaimed one of the most powerful
Of English-speaking actors, his per-
formance as the Drainman in "The
Servant in the House" attracting
widespread attention. Frank keenan,,
who enacts Cassius this season. was
for several years a David Belasco
star, who won enthusiasm as the
gambler in 1.-The Girl of the Golden
West" and as General Warren in
''The Warrens of Virginia" Mr.
Mellish, who plays the Inflated
Caesar, is an actor of scholarly bent
and distinct achievement. Last sea-
son he played in the all-star revival
.of "Oliver Twist"
Miss Julie Opp, the Portia of the
cast, is one Of the most beautiful and
talented women upon the modern
stage, and for several seasons she
has been the featured member Of Mr..
life Miss Opp is Mrs. William Fayer-
sham, and she prefers to occupy the
somewhat less luminous position of
leading support to her husband in
his stage career than to seek an in
dividual starring career for herself
in other fields.
Its Wonderful Scenic Equipment.
Besides the histrionic attractiveness,
the popularity Of the play is greatly
Enhanced by the magnificent scenic
equipment that Mr.. Faversham has
provided. Upon costumes and seem
cry alone the ambitious actor-mana-
ger has expended nearly $4,000. The
seven massive stage settings were all
designed by the late Sir Alma Ta-
|dema, the greatest authority upon
Boman painting that the modern
world has produced, and were exc
|ented from the Tadema designs in the
London ateller Of Josep II. Harker,
who painted the orld-renowned
Aecenery for "Kismet.'.
Another feature of more than pass
moment Is the musical setting
hich Mr.. Faversham has had ar
hanged In all there are more than
prty selections, and they were com
eed for Mr.. Faversham by Christo-
ef Wilson, the weil-known English
iposers and by tho talented negro