Antony and Cleopatra: Beerbohm Tree - Antony; Constance Collier - Cleopatra
in Tree's 1906 production at His Majesty's Theatre,

"The revival is most remarkable by reason of the wealth of its display, in which artistic taste has play, and which everywhere shows good managerial judgment directed by the practised hand of Mr. Percy Macquoid. In the beautiful scenes painted by Mr. Joseph Harker, in the lovely Eastern costumes (made by Messrs. B. J. Simmons and Co.), in the marble terraces, and cooling waters, and lofty pillars, and picturesque crowds, the eye is delighted, and imagination is stirred, until the spectators almost begin to give way to the enervating influence of the luxury that abounds. The arrival of Cleopatra in her beautiful barge was but the beginning of a series of wonderful stage effects that reached the topmost point of grandeur in the tableau of the third act, showing the return of Antony to Alexandria, and his joyous welcome by Cleopatra and her people. Before this there was another striking picture showing Pompey's galley with revelry in progress, and beautiful women dancing and poor Lepidus very drunk, quite an impressive contrast coming later with the darkness that followed the putting out of the lights and the rumbling thunder that seemed to tell of coming catastrophe." Lloyds Weekly News [London, UK] - 30th December, 1906 (Text reproduced courtesy of Don Gillan (Copyright). www.Stagebeauty.) Photographer: Burford; Shakespeare Program postcard, published by Rotary Photo, London.