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'The Only Way' was first produced produced at the Lyceum on February 16th 1899, with Martin Harvey in the lead role of Sydney Carton. It was to become Harvey's most famous role, uttering the lines "It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done". A review in the NYT (1902) titled "Mr. Harvey Reveals a Temperament of Poetic Charm and Refined Artistry" comments: "He has a fine and musical voice, and his elocution is finished and expressive. It is a strong and manly impersonation: it has tenderness and sentiment without sentimentality". The reviewer adds that Mr. Harvey gradually gains "a firmer hold upon the audience", climaxing in the trial scene when his address to the jury is "full of passion and fervor."
