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her heart" (III.2.47-50), as Oct. via v/aiL-pers to Caesar, was
followed by the continurtion of II.3 '. ith their go anights.
Before reverting to the text of tie earlier scene Ci Ivert, in
a ^ iniU r arrr.rv cmcnt, included Enobarbus 1 "Will Caesar weep?
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and Agrippa'a answer, "He has a cloud in*s fcce", and Caesar's
spoken answer to the unheard query of Octcvin. Both versions
proceeded ..ith the Soothsayer's .-monitions to Antony, but
ordtted most of the ganing inr, es - more general observations
on the conduct of life, c.- Ivert included Antony's exit-lines
and the short ccene, II,4, which follows. The Captious Critic,
in The_ Illuotrated opqrting c.nd ^ranatic Ilcvvc, recreated the
curtailment of Qctavia's pr rt, and felt that che would have
provided an important contrast »,ith Clco^rtra* In Iho LV-ily
•' raphic Prances Ivor's performance of the role was described
as "the one complete success of the evening" (20 November 1890),
but The. Stage (3lender.-eC, her as "a colourless cli.r;/cter, prettily
and sympathetically plrycd", and found no n irtic tlar Ei:Tiificance
in I'.or.
The concluding scene of t:io act -.vas a conflation of two
Alexandri n scenes, II.5 and 1. I.3» located in Joseph !!(;:r/:cr«L>
set of "A H; 11 in Cleo :xtrr.*s °;.lrce n . LiV:o the exterior
designed by iir.ce Snici, this nppCL-rs to hove taken up the
full depth of the t . c. Ml the ccenes between the two liere
oi-j-yioyed were o^it-fced: 11*6 (Pornpey), II.7 (the calley scene)
lil.l (Ventidius) and tliocc pi rts of III«2 which had not rlrc•: dy
been used.
After the oniscdon of the reference to bil3-irrcls aacl, ;;a
rai-yht oal.y be expected, '"nrcli; n's shortcomin^o, t...e new cceno
viro-vre.'.ced witi'iout further ..'Itor'.ition to the nor.r.,enrer f s
delivery of his ne\vs that \ntony ic married to Get -.vie. The
quibble "For v;li t good turn? - For the beet turn i f bh» ,;cd"
v/as cut, but Cloo •• tra ut orod a throat ••.vhich C: .Ivert hr C
rejected as too Luiui^iiii'ied for a ro ,"•! E-; yiti; 11:
Thou oh'^lt be ./hipper"1 -.ith wire, and Gtov;ecl i\i hri.ie,
jin rtin in lii- 'r'.ing .ickle.
(C5f.)
Cleopttra's 1 tor as. u.'Q nce tiv t she '."ill not bite the :.ies:--
eri'-er (II.5.'-0) \r\a dir.c, r^led. 2ho reception of the MO. cen ; or
v/;.'D one of re Lan.-try'c bc:.t ov'.: e c^s - c notice in The or lin.;;