New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-20
By ARTHUR ri HI.

Mr.. Faversham turned from his lively
and unconventional Iago last evening TO
put on the stage again the tragedy or
Julius Cesar" which he first produced
here two years ago. The scenery, all in
teresting and atmospheric, was In the
main the same as that used before, the
mob scenes similarly we'll contrived and
yivacious Mr.. Faversham again appeared
as Marc Antony, but his supporting COM
pany was quite new
In a curtain speech Mr.. Faversham
said that If he and his company had sue
ceeded lin making this old play OF julius
Caesar entertaining" they we're very glan.
, This is exactly what they did do Livery
and entertaining il was throughout, what
ever IT may have lacked i'm individual
subtlety-and on the whole rather more
homogeneous and well rounded presenta-
ton than that Of the autumn of 1912.
Mr. Faversham was again very noble
Antony-a fine. outstanding, graceful
warrior and orator. full of that 1.-the
power and sureness which are always
his. There are few figures on our stage
| pleasanter or more cheering 10 look on.
There is generally little mobility or sug-
gestion OF Intellectual activity in Mr.
! Faversham's face. and there was little
last night. His effects were principally
those Of fine. sweeping stride and Sest-
ure, of IA voice rich and powerful. and
delivery of the sounding lines intelligent
and stirring, if lacking in subtlety.
Antonys big scene over Caesars body
was worked up, as il was before, with a
great deal of color and vivdness. In sus-
costing the cleverness and insinuatins
quality of Antony Mr.. Faversham was
not particularly rich or resourceful-he
was at his best in such bit of action as
that quick rallying gesture accompanying
| the phrase. Here it was that Cesar
overcame the Nervii," Here was the
skilful orator watching his crowds tenn
per and lust at the psychological instant
| pushing them over the emotional brink.
/ His Mephistophelan laughter as he
stood alone on the stage watching the IN
famed mob rush off to do its worst struck
me as rather forced and Inappropriate.
II made an effective "curtain.' TO be sure
but was an echo of some OF his lagos
light hearted devitry. After all, IT was
| q funeral. and Antony was fond OF MS
friend. He might we'll have INDUCED IN
bitter chuckle 10 see men moved so easily
but scarcely in the glad "Ha Ha !" OF the
villain of melodrama.
| Mr.. r. D. MacLean who is the Othelo
TO Mr.. Faversham's Iago, was Brutus'
and the impression he made was very
satisfying indeed. Mr.. MacLean is what
used TO be called sterling actor, and
1 n
per cent pure. His voice had scarcely the
volcanic rumblng of that or Mr.. Tyrone
Power. who played Brutus before, but AT
! the same time he did not give the notion
| Mr.. Power sometimes gave. that he was
listening to his own astonishing vocalza-
ton rather more than thinking OF the
lines. Mr.. MacLean is a bit heavy DOM
i'm action and utterance, but ne Is unusu-
ally sincere and genuine and there was
a moving note of tenderness In his Bru-
FMS ALL the more moving because of the
somewhat sluggish, inarticulate person
ality from which 1t came.
The greatest difference in the new cast
Law in the Cassius OF Mr.. Pedro De Cor
doba Frank Keenan, played TINS before
in the extreme naturaistic manner ana
WAS much criticised for his lack OF
classic manner. although ] must CONFESS
that his performance was, TO me- the
| most impressive part OF the Whole pro-
duction. Mr.. keenan, has the gift' almost
uuedualled among our actors, OF gNihs
| "hite" TO whatever lie does. lie mas pu'
IN stand still on the stage and for some
reason every eye is on him. The wilson
ho,1bt when Julius Caesar" was pro-
duced-it was on Election afternoon 1t
self that | happened TO see the perform
.nce-and the effect OF Mr.. Keenan, !
rasping when was II that the wails OF
Rome encompassed but yohe man. VIII
thousands OF editorial writers and STUMP
sneakers shouting the same thing out
side had a startling reality that thos.
who heard it then will not soon forget
Sh,kespeare might, indeed, that after
noon have been laundering the question
from some cart-tail outside the theatre.
Mr. Pedro De Cordoba. on the other
hand Is a SLIM dark eyed young man OF
romantic, rather aesthetic turn. H'
vhitened his glossy black hair BIT and
nlayed for all he was worth To be SIN
q
,cIligent and in good taste. and more II
rhythm with the rest thas was MT
t,oeran-but OF the latter's ScFid NOR
dant force there was little tra.e.
Mr. Thomas F. Tracy's "Csesar' was
nassable, no more. and ths women
narts. il one except the little Lucius OF
Miss Elise oldham, not particularly vel
done. Miss Constance Collier was bead
tiful. classic statue. but unhappil'
Brutus's wife must speak. and when Miss
Collier did that the beautiful picture wa;
broken. A fresh note of color was added
by making two OF the messengers scanti,
clothed. shiny black Africans.
The visual effect was all well enough
but TO have supposedly cne-syllsbl'
barbarian bring Antony's message Il
Brutus and the other conspirators, ans
trembling in the approved slave fashion
with head bowed. talk sounding Shake
spearian eloquence TO the length o
several hundred winged words. did No
al. Ill