Julius Caesar, circa 1910, with Ethel Dane as the page Lucius (far right).

[l. to r.] P. Owen, Decius; H. Clark, Metellus; P. Sanders, Trebonius; C. Keithley, Cassius; H.O. Nicholson. Casca; A. Withy as Brutus; Ethel Dane as Lucius.The historically apt costumes remain an important part of the staging. The use of a chair is typical of the Elizabethan stage, but the casting of a girl as the page Lucius typifies an Edwardian tendency to create roles for women by such casting of Shakespearean characters suitable for actresses. HMR