Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-07
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wW. FAVERSHAM- 'Julius Casar"

buzzing away buslly in their bonnetS.
10 those who have won distinction
hove risen to the higher level of dra-
matte worth, there comes a realization
If this long wished for dream. It is
with them not so much the intrinsic
idea of coaxing dollars as to merely
satisfv personal ambition. Some seek
satisfaction of this craving through
oHamlet' others 'Shylock', anon there
are those who have essayed Mac
bcth": again there have been those
who chose Romeo and Juliet" while
not few have chosen number OF the
classics, tragedies and comedies.
William Faversham chose Julius
Caesar as his medium of bid for
classic fame.
Mr.. Faversham, an Englishman, but
so long in America a greater portion
the land of the stars and stripes.
came to this country some fifteen
wears ago, an unknown. Through
various hard knocks, he finally be-
came member of the Empire Stock
Company, that great organization
from which Charles Frohman turned
out SO many worthy actors and so
many who have become stars. 1t can
be said that a greater portion of the
in s+o M
or other been members of this great
organization.
Since this is day when the classic
drama has often-times proven to be
burial ground for fortune eXpend
ed in a production, and the mind of
the public turns blythly toward musi
cal comedy and farce, it is little Won
der that there was not a packed aud
fence at the Elks Theatre last night.
Those who did go, witnessed a fin
ished production, carried out on q
splendid scale, involving the star be-
ing surrounded by a clever corps OF
supporters. There has been no stint
to the Faversham production in any
sense. ..,t
Naturally the center of interest lies
in the appearance of Mr.. Faversham
in the role of Marc Antony. 1t is an
ambitious feat he has attempted, and
while one does not wish to be harsh
or hypocritical with the splendid
young star and throw stones at the
glass house of his ambition, Mr..
Faversham does not seem just exactly
fitted for the classics. Possibly it Is
his long association with comedy and
romantic roles, and in these he is past
master, that makes his step to the
Shakespearean realm seem so far
fetched, yet nevertheless, the fact is
apparent.
Now that Mr.. Faversham is not a
good Marc antony. Far from it, for
he is extremely thorough, the minute
details attest to this, but there is that
something lacking in the portrayal
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ton over the dead body of Caesar,
and the play of the human voice at
this juncture of the play surely tests
the actor, whether or not, the classic
realm can claim him for it's own. The
grafton as delivered by Mr.. Faver-
sham was a good effort, one of much
study. The long schooling behind the
footlights has learned him every
trick of tone, still his voice lacks the
impressiveness that one usually as
sociates with such roles. In physique,
Mr.. Faversham is indeed we'll fitted by
nature and it was his manly appear
ance and bearing that made him such
favorite with Broadway audiences.
But physique alone will not carry g
star to success. The filler in the clas-
sizes may be of inestimable benefit to
him, may add polish and give greater
experience, but the public would in
definitely moreso rather see him cast
in roles more suited 20 his personality
1t would be pleasure to see him in
romantic roles and roles that have
strength.
In selecti1 his cast, Mr.. Faver-
sham chose for two of his leading
roles, persons who have had long
and varied career in classic drama
They have been stars off and on for
years, and while possibly they have
not risen on account of changing con-
ditions of the time to so great re-
nown as some opponents, they have a.
firm foothold. This is in reference 70
r. d. Mclean, as Brutus, and MISS
Odette Tyler, as Portia, the wife OF
Brutus.
Mr.. Mclean plays carefully stud
led role, he would be out OF place IN
anything save a classic role, and has
more of them down to stellardom
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