Julius Caesar (1913) 2

Julius Caesar (1913), dir. unknown/Famous Players Films

No IMDb entry

Cast:
Julius Caesar: William Faversham
Portia: Julie Opp

“Of Interest to the Trade: Will Faversham Sign Contract?” Motography 10, no. 12 (Dec. 13. 1913):445. URL: http://www.archive.org/stream/motography10elec#page/444/mode/2up/

William Faversham, now appearing on the Pacific Coast in “Julius Caesar,” is the latest of the world’s great actors to be approached by a moving picture concern with a rich offer for his services before the moving picture camera. Thomas H. Ince, managing director and vice president of the New York Motion Picture Corporation, has been negotiating for the last two weeks
with the actor to consent to appear in six photoplays, one of which shall be a presentation of Julius Caesar. According to Mr. Faversham’s manager, $50,000 was the offer made the star to appear in these plays.

Mr. Ince is prepared to erect a mammoth representation of a Roman Forum and Capitol on the Plateau near the Santa Monica studio for the big scenes in the Shakespearian drama and to provide mobs of upwards of one thousand supernumeraries for the crowd scenes. The contract Mr. Ince has offered Mr. Faversham calls for his return to Los Angeles at the conclusion of his present tour. It is understood that the deal will hang fire until Mr. Faversham’s present engagement is closed.

Advertisement: Variety 29, no. 1 (Dec. 6, 1912 ):183. URL: http://www.archive.org/stream/variety29-1912-12#page/n259/mode/2up/

Advertisement: Moving Picture World 14, no. 12 (Dec. 21, 1912 ):1217. URL: http://www.archive.org/stream/movinwor14chal#page/n1221/mode/2up/

“Famous Players Films,” Variety 21, no. 8 (Jan. 24, 1913):8. (excerpt) URL: http://www.archive.org/stream/variety29-1913-01#page/n127/mode/2up/

The Zukor Company plans elaborate film displays of Blanche Bates, who will likely follow Miss Barrymore’s picture, Henry E. Dixey, Sir Herbert Beerbohm-Tree, William Faversham and Julie Opp in “Julius Caesar,” Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, Weber & Fields and others.