Photo Title

1912: Julius Caesar

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Production Title

Julius Caesar

Production Date

1912

Photograph Caption

Assassination of a dictator. Rehearsal on a bare stage of an all-star stage production of Julius Caesar" which opened November 4th, 1912 at the Lyric Theatre, New York." From left to right: Brutus (kneeling); Decius Brutus; Julius Caesar; Casca (holding knife); Cassius. Original caption notes that Frank Keenan was the father-in-law of Ed Wynn and maternal grandfather of Keenan Wynn.

Dialogue

Cassius: "How many ages hence
Shall this our lofty scene be acted over
In states unborn and accents yet unknown!" (III.i.112-113).

Play Title

Julius Caesar

Venue

Stage

Place of Production

New York (N.Y.)

Creator

Genre

Roman

Character

Brutus: Tyrone Power, Sr.
Decius Brutus: Arthur Elliot
Julius Caesar: Fuller Mellish
Casca: Berton Churchill
Cassius: Frank Keenan

Object Type

black-and-white photographs

Size of Original

9 x 7 in.

Donor

Cole, Joseph E.

Repository

Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.

Format

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