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...finely appreciated the role of Barbara, and does more than justice to the part. From enthusiasm to discouragement, she is always the artist, and the noticeable suppression of ranting and rank melodrama is quite evident. Barbara is a dignified character and Miss George makes her fascinatingly so. Mr. Ernest Lawford as Adolphus Cusins is very successful, and his interpretation of the Greek professor could not well be improved upon by the present generation of actors. Two members of the cast as originally played in New York were missing, Mr. Louis Calvert, whose voice so suggested the power of Andrew Undershaft...
...volleying lobs. Dabney was excellent on short pick-ups, however, and slightly excelled his partner in everything but serving. Both men preferred to receive serves on the fall of the ball, while Niles and Dana generally took them on the top of the bound. Niles's fore-hand Lawford was not so effective as in previous contests. Several times he worked a trick serve with success, which caught his receiver way out of position. Both he and Dana used especially good judgment on outside balls. The latter was a trifle weak on up-net work...
Both Miss Josephine Victor as Olivia, and Mr. Ernest Lawford as Malvolio, entered into their parts more vigorously, and carried out their characterizations with greater care and emphasis than on the preceding night...
...Ernest Lawford, as Malvolio, accented the comic side of the role far more than the pathetic or grotesque, but carried out his interpretation with taste and distinction...
...friend to Sebastian, Frank Burbeck A sea captain, friend to Olivia, W. H. Gilmore Valentine, gentleman attending on Duke, T. L. Coleman Curio, gentleman attending on Duke, W. H. Claire Sir Toby Belch, uncle to Olivia, Fred Tyler Sir Andrew Aguecheek, R. P. Carter Malvolio, steward to Olivia, Ernest Lawford Fabian, servant to Olivia, E. W. Morrison Feste, a clown, servant to Olivia, G. H. Trader Olivia, Josephine Victor Viola, Maude Adams Maria, Lizzio Collier