New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-10
Il, AR1HUR BUHI.

Bs AR1HUR 'RUHI-
-s..e was very unconventional
sal, and entertaining performance q
....,,,a-e.s "Otheuo" AZ the Lyric
~....rs las, nish,. II was fun Of vim
,ogrce and even gsyety. AMI sanN
,-,,,sv only in the final scene and IN
80 occasional moments when
l.. ,.os5 deep-throated. taJrine Moor
IN the stage. But even he could
,s,rsss the audience for long, for
..v always Iago quickly returned.
-, sls fine figure and quick step and
..,s,ns eve His good spirits were
..,,s,ous and the audience could not
laugh N spite OF the poor, stupid
~ Minors jealousy at one who carried
%, -. our vilanv so gracefully and so
lightly -,.i-1,,
..a ys,sl malignant villain. and one
-, 10 permitted 10 doubt that II was
-, rsro Of Shakespeare, hut there IL no
s,,h, At All that il was vastly entertain
=. ~ lis own type IL was consistent
-...o.s and vivid. and whatever intel
- quarrel the spectator might have
-, n was forgotten the moment MI
v.~.,shern strobe on the stage with MS
-,.,,,r rheerfulness and confidence anu
-. commandments that constantly
,.,tssd the eye
NJ Fsvershsm used 10 be A mere
,,,,.s IDOL with a bulldog ana the
-.,,,.-ing air Instead OF petriiying IN
III. sb.pe or merely drifting out OF
,,,, he has done much. including MS
,,-,ormance last evening 10 develop NM
80 ard serve the public.
nv,s he who presented. in The World
and gs Wife an English version OF
r,h,rsrsv's "El Gran Galeoto and
cav. most Of the Americans who saw
N. NAV their frst glimpse Of the Woik OF
famous Spanish author. Re produced
s,.,sss Phiuips's "Herod, one OF the
few eonttnporsry attempts al poetic
srams IN which poetry adapted itself 10
ssspecla needs OF the stage. Two years
40 he Produced Julius Caesar
NJ Fayersham played Antony al that
n. and PLAYED him not particularly well.
4. was vigorous and graceful and at
-tcive-there IS always something OF the
4rrgy. thoughtless faun about Nj. a
r.-,ham-tut so far as any intellectual
gs,sstlon was concerned. his face might
,no., have been that OF man looking
or Of car window or juggling glass
sa.S And Antony was clever ana
s.sie man
% vas lago. or al least clever enough
10 deceive the smpie-minded, impetuouS
Moor Il Is generally assumed, indeed
Tat he was the very arch type OF ma
-uant craft Mr.. Faversham. doubtless
nth his own special gifts and also. per
taps. his own deficiencies in mind. keeps
lagos indlrections but destroys all MS
unpessantness and malignity-makes
sort Of romantic hero Of him. IN fact as
Il we're created by Dumas or Mr..
Anthony Hope instead Of Shakespeare.
Il is a little inconceiVable that man
,ogld DO such completely dastardly things
iad stu be 50 gracefully jolly about it
Isftaps II is quite inconceivable-and yet
ne general effect last evening was not
- odd as one might imagine.
For Othelio was PLAYED in thoroughly
sound, oli-fashioned style An Othello
lts that which Forbes-Robertson showed
. few weeks ago an Othello quite
Asnrg in the physical characteristics OF
~ Moor. but one fun OF imaginative
''cersisnding and leaping spiritual FIRE
ms would have been horrible, indeed
hostslde Mr. Favershsms drollery. But
~ r. ID. MacIean's Othello was thick
'eeked, deep-Voiced and slow. a lowering
s-lVltied. very bull OF man. The two
"a no, fl 80 badly there was even a
'isin pathos wholly absent from
fofees-Robertson Othello) in the ruin
his simple. slow-thinklng fighter. by
Ts 80 much more nimble and clever than
a'n'sf And there should be such a
Nihos IN the play
~ MacLean's performance was de-
Htoly an able one. He looked the part
sntciy. Tor one thing. and Forbes
A'stfison, with an his dignity and OK
f'SNe speech and imaginative fire. could
" more look Ike a man who would
'tengle his wife than Miss Maude
ADAMS. IN spite Of "Chanticler." could
'~g rooster. His voice was cavernous
20 had way Of sinking down TO splen-
-a depths. and II at times he seemed
''ns"ha, slow and uninspIred he was al
avs solid, powerful and emphatically a
IAN simple thinking. fighting man.
"'sghng IN the chains OF subtle cir
INSTANCE. There was a fine sincerity
e' all % Nj MacIean's performance
's'ucularly moving was his thick
oeeo farewell 10 the glory Of war
V'aslos occupations gone
NE minor characters Mr. Pedro de
s'0'oas Cassie was noticeable. especial
!" me scene IN which Iago steals away
Wis with drink Miss Cecilia Lotus
instances OF pathos as Desdemona,
AZ the earlier part Of her perform
Nes vague and uucertain-sn al
"Aphazard collection. Il seemed. Of
s without significance and wistful.
ss'ess smiles. Miss Constance Col
~. 'V''oed picturesque figure as lago' =
a.. '"''e eloquent when silent, perhaps.
~ Snsn she was speaking.
q =, alh amount Of fun was got out
he. "'orse {. .Somnes's Roderigo. al
49, " does seem absurd quite so to
No s mis- unhappy young Venetian.
IN, ~"ays earicatured enough. lut in
sh.,s one could scarcely have told
a. me part was taken by girl Or
asS .he scenes we're rich. agreeable
OF lively color. Lively. indeed.
- wa wnicn sppliss a. the whole