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THE present is the fifth edition of Who's Who in the Theatre, and
perhaps I may be pardoned if I dwell with some satisfaction on
the fact that no other work dealing with theatrical biography
has ever succeeded as this work has succeeded.
During the nineteenth century there must have been thirty
or more works devoted to dramatic biography, and none of these
publications reached a third issue. The best was undoubtedly
Charles Pascoe's Dramatic List, published in 1879 and again in
1880. During the nineties of the last century, there were not a
few such ephemeral publications. Half-a-dozen works made
their appearance and vanished.
Players of the Day was issued in 1902, and then, in 1906, came
The Green Room Book, which I was able to pilot to a fourth issue,
when, owing to the death of my publisher, the series came to an
end.
In 1912 Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., undertook for me the
publication of Who's Who in the Theatre. Everywhere since that
date the work has been received with the greatest appreciation.
It is as popular in the United States, Australia and South Africa
as it is in England.
The present edition contains between 2,000 and 3,000 biogra-
phies, over 350 of which appear for the first time. I should like
to take this opportunity of again drawing attention to the
extraordinary difficulty which I experience in persuading a great
many members of the Profession to give anything like accurate
details of their early theatrical careers. Players of both sexes
seem to have an inordinate dislike of revealing facts and dates,
and quite a number appear to have no compunction in striking
years off the date of a production in which they have appeared,
ignoring the fact that I am able to trace these incorrect state-
ments quite easily, from my files. Others, quite calmly, inform me
that I must have mixed them up with someone else of the same
name, but somehow these other persons always seem to disappear.
A good actor or actress is like a good vintage of wine. The
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public adores it, but likes to know the year of the vintage all the
same. The difference is that usually the player puts the date
forward, the vintner does not.
Since the last issue of Who's Who in the Theatre, death has once
more taken a full toll, and over 100 biographies disappear from the
book. It is melancholy to reflect that among those who are now
only memories, and will never delight us more, are Meggie
Albanesi, Rutland Barrington, Kate Bishop, Louis Calvert,
Malcolm Cherry, Albert Chevalier, Charles Collette, Kenneth
Douglas, Winifred Emery, H. V. Esmond, Charles Glenney, Lucien
Guitry, Sir Charles Hawtrey, Agnes Hewitt, Alfred Lester, Letty
Lind, Marie Lloyd, Robert Pateman, Mrs. Raleigh, Lilian Russell,
Kate Santley, Herbert Standing, Kate Terry, Genevieve Ward,
Arthur Whitby, Charles Workman, Cowley Wright, and many
more.
Among others whose loss we have to lament, authors, com-
posers, managers and critics, are Austin Brereton, John Crook,
A. E. Drinkwater, Herbert E. Haines, Cyril Harcourt, Victor
Herbert, H. G. Hibbert, Louis A. Hirsch, Aaron Hoffman, Walter
Howard, Gustave A. Kerker, Lionel Monckton, J. B. Mulholland,
George R. Sims, and Herbert Trench.
In the present issue I have included a synopsis of play-bills of
the principal productions and revivals in London, from the
beginning of 1922 to 15th July, 1925, which I hope will prove
useful. The biographies are corrected to the end of December,
1924, the synopsis of playbills brings the record up to date.
Once again I would call attention to the genealogical tables
dealing with theatrical heredity, compiled by Dr. J. M. Bulloch,
the esteemed critic of the Graphic. These now number over ninety
and are well worthy of study. They have involved research
through records from the early eighteenth century, and form a
remarkable index to hereditary talent in the theatre. My sincere
thanks are due to Dr. Bulloch for his ever ready help in this work.
Again I have to acknowledge my thanks to Mrs. Gabrielle
Enthoven, who has supplied me with many notes of early appear-
ances, from her vast collection of play-bills ; and to my daughter,
Mrs. George Carpenter, Mr. J. R. Platt and Mrs. Stanley Penny,
who have helped in the reading of certain proofs.
No one who has not engaged in a similar undertaking can
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appreciate the immense amount of work involved in the compila-
tion of a volume of this description, for, with the exception of the
genealogical tables, it has been a single-handed task. However,
I trust the result will prove of some value to those who are
interested in the world of the Theatre and its people.
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CONTENTS
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PREFACE ........
THEATRICAL CALENDAR ......
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS .....
BIOGRAPHIES, BRITISH AND AMERICAN SECTION .
WHO'S WHO AMONG THE CRITICS ....
HEREDITARY THEATRICAL FAMILIES, BY JOHN MALCOLM BULLOCH . 1019-1076
NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS AND PRINCIPAL REVIVALS OF THE LONDON
STAGE 1077-1195
LONG RUNS ON THE LONDON STAGE 1196-1216
COMMAND PERFORMANCES ........ 1217-1218
THE KING AT THE THEATRE 1218-1220
KING GEORGE'S PENSION FUND FOR ACTORS AND ACTRESSES . 1221-1228
WEST END THEATRES, MANAGERS, ETC 1229
TABLE OF DIMENSIONS OF STAGES OF LEADING THEATRES . . 1230-1231
LONDON SUBURBAN THEATRES 1232
OPENING OF EXISTING LONDON AND SUBURBAN THEATRES . . 1232-1233
LIST OF NEW YORK THEATRES ....... 1234
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL OBITUARY ...... 1235-1292
ROLL OF HONOUR (THE GREAT WAR, 1914-18) .... 1293-1295
THEATRICAL WILLS 1296-1300
SEATING PLANS OF THE PRINCIPAL LONDON THEATRES . . i-xlvi
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
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1. Lester Wallack, born 1819. Tornmaso Salvini, born 1829. Ellen Terry created
[Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire, 1925.
2. " The Wedding Gown," produced at Drury Lane, 1834. " Donna Diana,'* at
[Princess's, 1864.
3. Douglas Jerrold, born 1803. J. Maddison Morton, born 1811. Mrs. Chas. Calvert,
[born 1336.
4 . Madame Vestris, born 1797. " The Sign of the Cross," produced at the Lyric, 1 896.
5. " King Henry VIII," revived at Lyceum by Irving, 1892.
6. " The Danischeffs," produced at St. James's, 1877.
7. " The Cricket on the Hearth," produced at City of London, 1846.
8. Mrs. Glover, born 1781. H. J. Byron, born 1835.
9. George Colman, born 1 732. T. W. Robertson, born 1 829. E. S. Willard, born 1 853.
10. Richard Savage, born 1698. Charles Young, born 1777. Opening of Charles
[Fechter's Management, Lyceum, 1863,
11. Charles Kean played " Hamlet," at Windsor Castle, 1849.
12. Lady Bancroft, born 1839. " Diplomacy," produced at Prince of Wales's, 1878.
13. " Belphegor," produced at Adelphi, 1851.
14. " The Cynic," produced at Globe, 1882.
15. Moliere, born 1622. " The Dancing Girl," produced at Haymarket, 1891.
16. " Our Boys," produced at Vaudeville, 1875.
17. " The Rivals," produced Covent Garden, 1775. " The Wife's Secret," produced
[at Haymarket, 1848.
18. R. W. Honner, born 1809. Charles Kean, born 1811.
19. " The Country Squire," produced at Covent Garden, 1837.
20. " The Omadhaun," produced at Victoria, 1840. Mary Eastlake, born 1856.
21. Mrs. Frederick Yates (Elizabeth Brunton), born 1799.
22. " Mary Stuart," produced at Drury Lane, 1840. " Chilperic," at Lyceum, 1870.
23. " Our Miss Gibbs," produced at Gaiety, 1909.
24. Paul Bedford, born 1792. Beerbohm Tree revived " Much Ado About Nothing,"
[H.M., 1905.
25. David James, born 1836. " Nero," produced at H.M., 1906.
26. " The Nervous Man," produced at Drury Lane, 1833.
27. Samuel Foote, born 1720. " The Green Bushes," produced at Adelphi, 1845.
28. " The Stranger," revived at New Olympic by Wilson Barrett, 1891.
29. " The Beggars' Opera," produced at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1728.
30. Dr. Westland Marston, born 1820. Dutton Cook, born 1829.
3 1 . The Bancrofts opened the Haymarket with " Money," 1 880. Sir George Alexander's
[Management of St. James's Theatre commenced 1891.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
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1. John Philip Kemble, born 1757. " Ulysses,5' produced at H.M., 1902.
2. Nell Gwyn, born 1651. " Jane Shore," produced Dniry Lane, 1714.
3. Felix Mendelssohn-Bar tholdy, born 1809.
4. Sir William Davenant, born 1606. " Good for Nothing," produced Hayt, 1857.
5. " Carmen" (English version by Hersee) performed at Her Majesty's, 1879.
6. Sir Henry Irving, born 1S38. " Becket," produced at Lyceum, 1893.
7. "The Gamester," produced DruryLane, 1753. Charles Dickens, born 1812.
8. Thos. Killigrew, born 1611. " Lohengrin," first performed at H.M., 1880.
9. Theatre Royal, Dublin, burnt down, 1880.
10. " The New Babylon," produced at the Duke's Theatre, 1879.
11. " The Blot in the 'Scutcheon," produced at Drury Lane, 1843.
12. Marie Lloyd, born 1870. " A Fool's Paradise," produced at Gaiety, 1889.
13. Samuel Phelps, born 1804, Pavilion Theatre burnt down, 1856.
14. 1st English Com. prod. " Ralph Roister Doister," 1530. John Clayton, born 1843.
[Sydney Valentine, born 1865.
15. " The Lady of Lyons," produced at Covent Garden, 1838.
16. American Theatre, San Francisco, burnt down, 1868.
17. Edwin Forrest appeared Princess's, 1845. " The Maid of the Mountains," produced
[Daly's, 1917.
18. Wilson Barrett, born 1847. C. D. Marius, born 1850. "Back to Methuselah,"
[produced 1924.
19. David Garrick, born 1716. Richard Cumberland, born 1732.
20. William Terriss, born 1847. " Lady Windermere's Fan," pro. St. James's, 1892.
21. " The Lilac Domino," prod, at The Empire, 1918. " The Lady of the Rose," prod.
[at Daly's, 1922.
22. " A Pair of Spectacles," produced at Garrick, 1890. " Baby Mine," produced at
[Criterion, 1911.
23. " Les Cloches de Corneville," produced at Folly, 1878.
24. Drury Lane burnt down, 1809. " The Corsican Brothers," produced at Princess's,
[1852.
25. Garrick Club founded, 1831. " Walker, London," produced at Toole's, 1892.
26. Victor Hugo, born 1802. "The Idler," produced at St. James's, 1891.
27. J. R. Planche, born 1796. " For the Crown," produced Lyceum, 1896.
28. McKean Buchanan, born 1S23. Charles Calvert, born 1828.
29. G. A. Rossini, born 1792. " Charley's Aunt," produced at Bury St. Edmunds, 1892.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
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1. Samuel Phelps's last appearance on the stage, Imperial Theatre, IS7S.
2. Hermann. Venn, born 1S29.
3. W. C. Macready, born 1793. Lilian Adelaide Neilson, born 1848.
4. Charles Dibdin, born 1745. " London Assurance," produced at Covent Garden, 1841 .
5. Covent Garden Theatre burnt down, 1856. " Milestones " produced at the Royalty,
[1912.
6. " Life for Life," produced at Lyceum, 1869. " Peer Gynt," produced at Old Vic,
[1922.
7. " Richelieu," produced at Covent Garden, 1839.
8. "The Beaux' Stratagem," produced at Drury Lane, 1707. Florence St. John ,
[born 1854.
9. Edwin Forrest, born 1806.
10. Nell Gwyn first appeared at Duke's Theatre, 1667. Lionel Brough, born 1S36.
[Edward Terry, born 1844.
11. Vincent Wallace, born 1812. " The Farmer's Wife," produced at Court, 1924.
12. John L. Toole, born 1830. New Theatre opened with " Rosemary," 1903.
13. John Doel, born 1804. J. K. Ernmett, born 1841.
14. " The Mikado," produced at Savoy, 1885.
15. " She Stoops to Conquer," first produced at Covent Garden, 1773. J. H. Hackett*
[born, 1800-
16. First Meeting of the Actors' Association held at Lyceum, 1891.
17. John Douglass, born 1814. Edmund Phelps, born 1838.
18. " Becket " performed at Windsor Castle by Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, and Co.,
[1893.
19. " Old Heidelberg," produced at St. James's, 1903.
20. Henrik Ibsen, born 1828. tl Captain Brassbound's Conversion " revived at the
[Court, 1906.
21. Tom Dibdin, born 1771. " Sweet Lavender " produced at Terry's, 1888.
22. Henry Compton, born 1805. Carl Rosa, born 1843. " Arrah-Na-Pogue,"
[produced at Princess's, 1865.
23. 1st Irish Theatre opened in Dublin, 1635. Sir Chas. Wyndham, born 1837.
[Dame Genevieve Ward, born 1837.
24. Mdme. Malibran, born 1808. Alfred Wigan, born 1818. Mdlle. Rachel, born 1821.
25. " The Physician," produced at Criterion, 1897. Drury Lane stage burnt, 1908.
26. The second Drury Lane Theatre opened, 1674. " Saint Joan," produced at New
[Theatre, 1924.
27. City of London Theatre, Norton Folgate, first opened, 1837.
28. J. B. Buckstone assumed management of Haymarket Theatre, 1853. H. Kyrle
[Bellew, born 1855.
29. " The Princess and the Butterfly," produced at St. James's, 1897.
30. " Olivia," produced at Court Theatre, 1878.
31. Henry H. Howe, born 1812. " Pink Dominos," produced at Criterion, 1877.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
Hpril
1 . Thomas Betterton, bora 1635, E. A. Sothern, bora 1830. Fred Leslie, born 1855.
2. " Merrie England," produced at the Savoy, 1902.
3. Tom Taylor, born 1817. Laura Keene, born 1820.
4. Queen's Theatre, Edinburgh, burnt down, 1877.
5. William Congreve, born 1670. John Ryder, born 1814.
6. " Caste," produced at Prince of Wales's Theatre, 1S67.
7. Henry Pettitt, born 1848. Sir Herbert Tree's revival of " The School for Scandal/'
[at His Majesty's, 1909.
8. Hon. Geo. Coppin, born 1819. Frank Celli, born 1841. i
9. " The Heart of Maryland," produced at the Adelphi, 1898. " Othello " revived at i
[His Majesty's, 1912. !
10. " Madame Sans- Gene," produced Lyceum, 1897. " Anna Christie," produced !
[Strand, 1923. |
11. Leonard Boyne, born 1849. New Theatre Royal, Torquay, opened, 1880.
12. " Madame Favart," produced at Strand Theatre, 1879.
13. Globe Theatre, Bankside, demolished, 1644. " Tons of Money/' produced
[Shaftesbury, 1922.
14. Lawrence Barrett, born 1838. " Potash and Perlmutter," prod, at Queen's, 1914.
15. Charles Wyndham assumed the management of Criterion Theatre, 1876.
16. Vaudeville Theatre first opened under Thomas Thome, David James, and H. J.
[Montague, 1870.
17. George Frederick Cooke, born 1756. " Tom Jones," produced at Apollo, 1907.
18. George Henry Lewes, born 1817. Bath Theatre burnt down, 1862.
19. " Faust and Marguerite," produced at Princess's, 1854. " Kismet," produced at
[the Garrick, 1911.
20. H. Beerbohm Tree commenced management at Comedy Theatre, 1887.
L" Quinney's," prod, at Haymarke't, 1915.
21. Kate Terry, born 1844. " Lord and Lady Algy," produced at the Comedy, 1898.
22. Henry Fielding, born 1707. E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe season at Waldorf
[commenced, 1907.
23. Shakespeare, born 1564. T. P. Cooke, born 1786.
24. Sir John Hare opened the Garrick Theatre, 1889.
25. G. V. Brooke, born 1818. " The Geisha," produced at Daly's, 1896.
26. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Bankside, first opened, 1594.
27. " The Emerald Isle," produced at the Savoy, 1901.
28. H. Beerbohm Tree opened the present His Majesty's Theatre, 1897. " The
[Arcadians," produced at Shaftesbury, 1909.
29. Shirley Brooks, born 1S16. " On Trial," produced at Lyric, 1915.
30. " David Garrick," produced at Haymarket, 1864.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
1. Joseph Addison, born 1672. Charles Macklia, born 1690.
2. Robert Reece, bom 1838. Clyde Fitch, born 1865.
3. Stephen Kemble, bora 1758. " Masaniello," produced at Drury Lane, 1829.
4. "A Story of Waterloo," produced at Lyceum for first time, 1895.
5. " Fedora/' produced at Hayrnarket, 1883.
6. Shakespeare entered into part proprietorship of Blackfriars Theatre, 1589.
7. First Drury Lane Theatre opened with " The Humorous Lieutenant," 1663.
[Mrs. Centlivre, born 1680.
8. " The School for Scandal," produced Drury Lane, 1777. J. R. Anderson, bora
[1811.
9. John Brougham, born 1810. " Bertram," produced at Drury Lane, 1816.
10. Riot at Astor Place Theatre, N.Y., to prevent Macready from playing, 1849.
11. Coburg Theatre opened, 1811, with " The Trial by Battle."
12. " Mrs. Gomnge's Necklace," produced at Wyndham's, 1903. " Raffles," at
[Comedy, 1906.
13. William Farren (2nd), born 1786. Sir Arthur Sullivan, born 1842.
14. " Still Waters Run Deep," produced at Olympic, 1855.
15. " The Girls of Gottenburg," produced at Gaiety, 1907.
16. Sir John Hare, born 1844. " Rosemary," produced at Criterion, 1896.
17. " Virginius," produced at Covent Garden, 1820. Command Performance, Drury
[Lane, 1911.
18. " Veronique," produced at the Apollo, 1904.
19. Last night of the old Princess's, 1880. "The Lyons Mail," produced at Lyceum,
[1877.
20. Operas first introduced into England by Sir W. Davenant, 1656. " The Count of
[Luxembourg," produced at Daly's, 1911.
21. " Judah," produced at Shaftesbury, 1890. " A Runaway Girl," at the Gaiety,
[1898.
22. Isabel Dallas Glyn, born 1823. " The Lion and the Mouse," produced at Duke of
[York's, 1906.
23. " Wheels Within Wheels," produced at the Court, 1899. " Man and Superman."
[at Court, 1905.
24. Richard Mansfield, born 1857. Henry Irving, created a Knight, 1895.
25. " H.M.S. Pinafore," produced at Opera Comique, 1878.
26. " Ion," produced at Covent Garden, 1836.
27. " The Ticket of Leave Man," produced at Olympic, 1863.
28. James Fernandez, born 1835. " My Wife," produced at Haymarket, 1907.
29. " Colonel Newcome," produced at His Majesty's, 1906.
30. Charles Mayne Young's farewell, as Hamlet, Covent Garden, 1832.
31. Sir Henry Irving recited selections from " Becket," in Canterbury Cathedral, 1897.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
June
1. "The Silver Slipper," produced at the Lyric, 1901. " Troilus and Cressida,"
[revived at Gt. Queen Street, 1907.
2. " Drink,'* produced at Princess's, 1879. " The Ambassador/* at St. James's, 1898
3. Barton Booth, born 1681. " L'Aiglon," first produced in London at H.M., 1901.
4. Royal General Theatrical Fund established. 1839.
5. " A Marriage of Convenience," produced at Haymarket, 1897.
6. Corneille, born 1606. " Black-Eyed Susan," produced Surrey, 1829.
7. Ira Aldridge, born 1804. " A Doll's House," first produced in London, at Novelty,
[1889.
8. Chas. Reade, born 1814. " The Merry Widow," produced at Daly's, 1907.
9. George Farquhar, born 1678. T. W. Robertson, born 1829.
10. David Garrick's farewell at Drury Lane, 1776.
11. " His Excellency the Governor," produced at Court, 1898.
12. Ellen Terry " Jubilee " Matinee at Drury Lane, 1906.
13. Mrs. Siddons, bom 1755. " Our Flat," produced at Prince of Wales's, 1889.
14. Siddons Statue, Paddington Green, unveiled by Sir Henry Irving, 1897.
15. Lionel Brough "Jubilee" Matinee at H.M., 1905, when Sir Henry Irving
[made his last appearance on London stage, in " Waterloo."
16. " Monna Vanna," produced at Bijou, Bayswater, 1902. " Hindle Wakes " first
[produced Aldwych, 1912.
17. Charles Frohman, born 1860. " The Toreador," produced at the Gaiety, 1901.
IS. Wilson Barrett produced " Quo Vadis ? " at Kennington, 1900.
19. Sir George Alexander, born 1858.
20. John Braham, born 1774. Henry Neville, born 1837. " Captain Swift," produced
[at Haymarket, 1888.
21. " Pelleas and Melisande," produced at P.O.W., 1898.
22. Sir Squire Bancroft knighted, 1897. Sir George Alexander knighted, 1911.
23. Clement Scott Matinee, at H.M., 1904.
24. First Actor's Benevolent Fund Dinner given, Henry Irving, Chairman, 1891.
25. " The Professor's Love Story," produced at Comedy, 1894.
26. Sir Charles Wyndham knighted, 1902. Sir Herbert Tree and Sir A. W. Pinero
[knighted, 1909.
27. Daly's Theatre opened, 1893. Gala performance His Majesty's Theatre, 1911.
28. Charles Mathews, the Elder, born 1776.
29. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre burnt down, 1613.
30. Mrs Siddons' farewell benefit, Covent Garden, 1812. " Henry V," played entirely
[by women, Queen's, 1916.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
1. Mrs. Charles Kean, born. 1S05.
2. " Set " scenes, invented by DC Loutherburgh, first used in 1777.
3. " Divorgons," first produced in London, at Gaiety, 18S2.
4. Duke's Theatre, Holborn, burnt down, 1880. Last night of the old Gaiety, 1903.
5. Sarah Siddons, born 1755. P. T. Bamum, born 1810. Barry Sullivan, born 1821.
6. Farewell benefit to Mr. and Mrs, Wigan, Drury Lane, 1S72.
7. Henry Irving created Doctor of Letters, University of Dublin, 1892.
8. Fanny Brough, born 1854. u Victims," by Tom Taylor, produced at Hayniarket,
[1857.
9. " Lena " (u As in a Looking Glass "), produced by Mine. Bernhardt, Lyceum, 1889.
10. "El Capitan," produced at Lyric, 1899. " Oliver Twist," at H.M., 1905.
11. !i The Casino Girl," produced at Shaftesbury, 1900.
12. Avonia Jones (Mrs. G. V. Brooke), born 1S39.
13. M. Jules Claretie delivered an address on Shakespeare and Moliere, Lyceum, 1899.
14. Edmund Yates, born 1831. Lyceum Theatre first opened, 1834.
15. Haymarket Theatre re-opened, 1821. Termination of Harrison and Maude.
[partnership at Haymarket, 1905.
16. Cyril Maude received £20,000 compensation from S.E.R. for Playhouse Calamity,
[1906.
! 17. Bradford Theatre burnt down, 1878.
18. Pauline Lucca first appeared in England, 1863. Sir Henry Irving's Knighthood
[ceremony, Windsor Castle, 1895.
19. Daly Company first appeared in England at Toole's Theatre, 1884.
20. The Bancrofts retired from management of Haymarket Theatre, 1885.
21. Frederic Lemaitre, born 1800.
22. John L. Toole first appeared in London, Haymarket, 1852. " Chu-Chin-Chow "
[ended its record run of 2,238 performances, His Majesty's, 1921 .
23. Charlotte Cushrnan, born 1816.
24. George Conquest relinquished management of the Surrey, 1904.
25. Edward Solomon, born 1858.
26. W. J. Florence, born 1831.
27. Huntley Wright made his first appearance in London, 189 1 .
28. Kitty Clive, born 1711. Caroline Heath (Mrs. Wilson Barrett), born 1835.
29. Jerrold Memorial Night at Adelphi Theatre, 1857.
30. Samuel Foote's last appearance on the stage, at Haymarket, 1777.
31. Colosseum, Regent's Park, opened, 1829.
B— (2140)
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
Hugust
1. "The Streets of London," produced at Princess's, 1864.
2. Sydney Brough, born 1867. "What the Butler Saw," produced at Wyndham's,
[1905.
3. Frederick Clay, born 1839.
4. Percy Bysshe Shelley, born 1792. " The Better 'Ole," produced at the Oxford,
5. Ambroise Thomas, born 1811. H. B. Irving, born 1870.
6. Madame Celeste, born 1811.
7. " Bombastes Furioso," produced at Haymarket, 1810.
8. Samuel Foote, born 1720.
9. John Dryden, bom 1631.
10. Blackfriars Theatre pulled down, 1655. Samuel Arnold, born 1740.
11. " Little Jack Sheppard," revived at Gaiety, 1894.
12 Surrey Theatre destroyed, by fire, 1805. " Ready Money" produced at the New,
[1912.
13. Philip Massinger, bora 1584.
14. " Hard Times," produced at the Strand, 1854. W. H. Chippendale, born 1801.
15. " The Tailors' " riot, at the Haymarket, 1805.
16. " The Dandy Fifth," produced at Duke of York's, 1898.
17. Richard Lalor Shiel, born 1791. " The Sleeping Partner," produced at Criterion,
[1897.
18. Robert Buchanan, born 1841.
19. Lyceum Theatre, Sunderland, burnt down, 1880.
20. " Married Life," produced at Haymarket, 1834.
21. " Forget-me-not," produced at Lyceum, 1879.
22. The Theatres Registry Act passed, 1843.
23. Grand Theatre, Fulham, first opened with " The Geisha," 1897.
24. " A Royal Rival," produced at Duke of York's, 1901.
25. " The Fatal Wedding," produced at Princess's, 1902.
26. " Boys Together," produced at Adelphi, 1896.
27. " The Middleman," produced at the Shaftesbury, 1889.
28. " In the Soup," produced at the Strand, 1900.
29. Charles Kean terminated his management of Princess's, 1859.
30. " Sweet Nell of Old Drury," produced at Haymarket, 1900.
31. " The Degenerates," produced at Haymarket, 1899. " Chu- Chin-Chow," produced
[at His Majesty's, 1916.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
September
1. Edward Alleyn, born 1566. Mary Anderson first appeared in England, Lyceum
[1883. " Sir Herbert Tree's revival of" King Henry VIII," His Majesty's, 1910.
2. " When we were Twenty-one," produced at Comedy, 1901.
3. Benjamin Webster, born 1798. John Drew, Senior, born 1825. " Drake " prod.
[at H.M., 1912.
4. Joseph Jefferson first appeared in England, Adelphi, 1865.
5. First play, " The Merchant of Venice," produced U.S.A., at Williamsburg, Pa., 1752.
6. Robb Harwood, born 1869. " The Green Goddess," produced St. James's, 1923.
7. " Trilby," produced at Theatre Royal, Manchester, 1895.
8. " Merely Mary Ann," produced at Duke of York's, 1904.
9. " Sherlock Holmes," produced at Lyceum, 1901. " The Whip," produced at Drury
[Lane, 1909.
10. Samuel Anderson Emery, born 1817. " The Chocolate Soldier," produced at
[Lyric, 1910.
11. J. Forbes- Robertson revived " Hamlet," at Lyceum, 1897.
12. " Everywoman," produced at Drury Lane, 1912. " Our Betters," prod. Globe, 1923.
13. W. H. Betty ("The Young Roscius "), born 1791. "Paul Pry," produced at
[Haymarket, 1825.
14. J. B. Buckstone, born 1802. " The Boy," produced at Adelphi, 1917.
15. H. Beerbohm Tree assumed management of Haymarket Theatre, 1887.
16. William Macready made his first appearance at Covent Garden, 1816.
17. " Quality Street," produced at the Vaudeville, 1902.
18. " 0. P." riots commenced at Covent Garden Theatre on re-opening of Theatre, 1809.
19. " The Prayer of the Sword," produced at the Adelphi, 1904.
20. Covent Garden Theatre burnt down, 1808. " Hassan " prod. His Majesty's, 1923.
21. William Terriss made his first appearance on London stage, Prince of Wales's, 1868.
[Sir Charles Hawtrey, born 1858.
22. " The Elder Miss Blossom," produced at St. James's, 1898.
23. Mrs. Charles Kean (Ellen Tree) made her first appearance in London at Drury
[Lane, 1826.
24. Sir Henry Irving made his first appearance on London stage at Princess's, 1859.
25. " Dorothy," produced at Gaiety, 1886. " The Dollar Princess," produced at
[Daly's, 1909.
26. H. Beerbohrn Tree appeared at Waldorf Theatre in " Oliver Twist," 1905.
27. " The Wedding Guest," produced at the Garrick, 1900.
28. Charles Kean and Robert Keeley commenced management of the Princess's, 1850.
29. Sir Henry Irving made his first appearance on the stage, Lyceum, Sunderland, 1856.
30. R. B. Sheridan, born 1751. John Philip Kemble first appeared in London at
[Drury Lane, 1783.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
©ctober
1. Charles Kean made his first appearance in London, Drury Lane, 1827.
2. " The Eternal City," produced at His Majesty's, 1902.
3. Eleonora Duse, born 1859. " The Yeomen of the Guard," produced at the Savoy,
[1888.
4. Spranger Barry first appeared in London, at Drury Lane, 1746.
5. Mrs. Bernard-Beere, born 1856. Farm}7 Kerable made her first appearance on
[stage, Covent Garden, 1829.
6. " The Liars," produced at Criterion, 1S97. " Romance," produced at Duke of
[York's, 1915.
7. " Man and His Makers," produced at Lyceum, 1899.
8. George Edwardes, born 1852. Great fire at Chicago, U.S.A., eight theatres burnt
[down, 1871.
9. " Mrs. Dane's Defence," produced at Wyndharn's, 1900. Lena Ash well opened
[Kingsway Theatre, " Irene Wycherley," 1907.
10. Drury Lane Theatre (present structure) opened 1812. Charles Warner, born 1846.
[" Peg o' My Heart " prod, at Comedy, 1914.
11. " The Adventure of Lady Ursula," produced ai Duke of York's, 1898. The Little
[Theatre opened, 1910.
12. Madame Modjeska, born 1844. u The Immortal Hour," produced Regent, 1922.
13. Sir Henry Irving's last appearance on the stage, at Bradford, 1905.
14. " A Gaiety Girl/' produced at Prince of Wales' s, 1893.
15. Mrs. Inchbald, bora 1753. Fanny Brough first appeared in London, St. James's,
I [1870.
I 16. " The Christian," first produced in London, at the Duke of York's, 1899.
j 17. Edwin Forrest first appeared in England, Drury Lane, 1836.
j 18. Peg Woffington, born 1720. " The Fool's Revenge," produced Sadler's Wells, 1859.
j 19. David Garrick first appeared in London, at Goodman's Fields, 1741. Leigh
! [Murray, born 1820.
i 20. Shaftesbury Theatre opened, 1888.
i 21. Jenny Lind, born 1821. " The Wreck Ashore," produced Adelphi, 1830.
i 22. " The Rose of Castile," produced at the Lyceum, 1857.
j 23. Charles Fechter, born 1824. Sarah Bernhardt, born 1844.
| 24. " The Last of the Dandies," produced at His Majesty's, 1901.
25. " New Men and Old Acres," produced at Hayrnarket, 1869.
26. The New Gaiety opened with " The Orchid," 1903. " Lady Frederick," produced
[Court, 1907.
27. Charles Fechter made his English-speaking debut at Princess's, 1860. " A Little
[Bit of Fluff," produced Criterion, 1915.
28. Dryden's play, " Amphytrion," produced at Court, 1872.
29. New Grecian Theatre opened, 1877.
30. " Manfred," produced at Covent Garden, 1824.
31. Sir Charles Young, born 1839. " The Pilot," produced at Surrey, 1825.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
November
1. Harriet Coveney, born 1827. " John Bull's Other Island," pro. at the Court, 1904.
2. Tyrone Power, bora 1797. John McCuUough, born 1837.
3. " Fra Diavolo," produced at Covent Garden, 1831. Lewis Waller, bom 1860.
4. Edmund Kean, born 1787. Alfred Wigan first appeared in London, Covent Garden.
[1839.
5. " The Squire of Dames," produced Criterion, 1895. " The Quaker Girl," produced
[at Adelphi, 1910.
6. Colley Gibber, born 1671. Mrs. John Wood, born, 1831. "The Little Minister"
[produced at Haymarket, 1897.
7. " The Voysey Inheritance," produced at the Court, 1905.
8. " Adriana Lecouvreur," opera by Cilea, produced Covent Garden, 1904.
9. Sir John Hare and Cyril Maude appeared Sandringham, 1907.
10. Oliver Goldsmith, bom 1728. "The Jest," produced Criterion, 1898.
11. •' Florodora," produced at the Lyric, 1899.
12. " The Flute of Pan," produced at Shaftesbury, 1904. " The Thief," produced St.
[James's, 1907.
13. Edwin Booth, born 1833. Lewis Waller appeared in " A Marriage of Convenience,"
[at Sandringham, 1903.
14. The first melodrama produced, " A Tale of Mystery," at Covent Garden, 1802.
15. " The Jewess," produced at Drury Lane, 1835. " Twelfth Night/7 revived by
[Granville Barker at Savoy, 1912.
16. Lewis Waller appeared in " Robin Hood," at Windsor Castle, 1906.
17. H. Beerbohm Tree appeared in " A Man's Shadow," at Windsor Castle, 1904.
18. Sir W. S. Gilbert, born 1836. W. S. Penley, born 1851. " The Octoroon," prod.
[at Adelphi, 1861.
19. Curtain Theatre, Holy well Lane, Shoreditch, first opened, 1576.
20. " The Enchanted Isle," produced at the Adelphi, 1848.
21. John Ford's tragedy, " The Broken Heart," revived at Royalty, 1904.
22. " A Message from Mars," produced at the Avenue, 1899.
23. Thomas Thome, born 1841.
24. " The Shop Girl," produced at Gaiety, 1894.
25. Charles Kemble, born 1775. " Caesar and Cleopatra," produced Savoy, 1907.
26. Theophilus Cibber, born 1703. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Hicks at Sandringham, 1901.
27. Frances Anne Kemble, born 1809. " Mr. Wu," produced at Strand, 1913.
28. " Major Barbara," produced at the Court, 1905.
29. Burnand's burlesque, " Black-Eyed Susan," produced Royalty, 1866.
30. Mark Lemon, born 1809. H. V. Esmond, born 1869.
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
December
1. W. H. Betty (The Young Roscius) first appeared in London, at Covent Garden, 1804.
2. " The Unforeseen," produced at the Hayrnarket, 1902.
3. " Cupboard Love," produced at the Court, 1898.
4. John Vollaire, born 1820. Wilson Barrett opened new Olympic Theatre, 1890.
5. Avenue Theatre destroyed by collapse of Charing ^ Stn., 1905. Sir Henry Irving* s
[Statue unveiled, 1910.
6. " The Brixton Burglary," produced at Terry's, 1898.
7. Covent Garden Theatre first opened, 1732. Violet Cameron, born 1862.
8. Actresses appeared on stage for first time, Killigrew's Theatre, Vere Street, in
[" Othello," probably Mrs. Hughes was Desdemona, 1660.
9. John Milton, born 1608. Geo. Grossmith, born 1847. " Bella Donna," produced
[at St. James's, 1911.
10. Thomas Holcroft, bora 1745. " The Man Who Stayed at Home," produced
[Royalty, 1914.
11. E. L. Blanchard, bora 1820.
12. Marylebone Theatre (now West London) first opened, 1842.
13. " The Mystical Miss," Sousa's opera, produced at Comedy, 1899.
14. Sale of Sir Henry Irving's relics, 1905 : £18,500 realised.
15. Hayrnarket Theatre first opened, 1720. Mrs. Lewis Waller born, 1862. The last
[" Britannia Theatre Festival," 1902.
16. W. H. Kendal, born 1843. William Terriss murdered, 1897.
17. Sir Herbert Tree born 1853. " Lady Madcap," produced at the Prince of Wales's,
[1904.
18. Joe Grimaldi, born 1778. Tennyson's play " The Falcon," produced St. James's,
[1879.
19. John L. Toole made his last appearance on the stage at T. R., Rochdale, 1896.
20. " Madame Pompadour," produced at Daly's, 1923.
21. Racine, born 1639. Laurence Irving, born 1871. " Charley's Aunt," produced
[at Royalty, 1892.
22. Pantomime first performed in England, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1716. " Lilac Time,"
[produced Lyric, 1922.
23. " Prunella," produced at the Court, 1904. " Treasure Island," prod. Strand, 1922.
24. Eugene Scribe, born 1791. William Holland assumed management of the Surrey,
[1873.
25. Christmas Day. Mrs. Dion Boucicault, born 1831. Brandon Thomas, born 1856.
26. Charles J. Mathews, born 1803. Dion Boucicault, born 1820.
27. William Creswick, born 1813. " Peter Pan," produced at Duke of York's, 1904.
28. " The Darling of the Gods," produced at His Majesty's, 1903.
29. Mrs. Siddons made her first appearance in London, Drury Lane, 1775.
30. Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, burned down, 1903 : 588 lives lost.
31. "A Little Ray of Sunshine," produced at Royalty, 1898.
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
1922-1924
* Signifies a revival.
1922
PRINCE'S
2 JANUARY, 1922
* "HJLS. PINAFORE"
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT; composed by
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sir Joseph Porter H. A. Lytton
Captain Corcoran Leo Sheffield
DickDeadeye Darrell Fan court
Bill Bobstay Sydney Granville
Ralph Racks traw ".Derek Oldham
Bob Becket Robert McQueen
Josephine Elsie Griffin
Hebe Catherine Ferguson
Buttercup Bertha Lewis
PRINCE'S
9 JANUARY, 1922
* " IOLANTHE ; or the Peer and the Peri "
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT ; composed by
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Earl of Mountararat Darrell Fan court
Earl of Tolloller Leo Darnton
Private Willis Leo Sheffield
Lord Chancellor H. A. Lytton
Strephon Sydney Granville
Phyllis Helen GiUiland
lolanthe Catherine Ferguson
Fairy Queen Bertha Lewis
SHAFTESBURY
10 JANUARY, 1922
"THE RATTLESNAKE"
A romantic pay, in three acts, by J. E. HAROLD
TERRY and RAFAEL SABATINI
Mrs. Brewton Carrie Unett
Mrs. Ralph Izard Lesley Winter
Major Sykes Norman B. Cannon
Ralph Izard Lawrence Anderson
Captain Devenant Cecil Cameron
Colonel Harvey F. G. Thurstans
Sir James Gaspard Arthur Goullet
Lady Gaspard Kate Carew
Captain Mandeville Franklin Dyall
Andrew Carey J. Fisher White
Myrtle Carey Cathleen Nesbitt
John Rutledge Edward O'Neill
William Moultrie Aubrey Mather
Lord William Campbell. . Jevan Brandon-Thomas
Lady William Campbell Eleanor Street
Harry Latimer Milton Rosmer
Hannibal H. Williams
Mr. Trevor Jack Skilton
Captain Lee W. Douglas
Lieut. Shubrick John Dene
Ensign Laurens tdward C. Benfield
Captain Shenston Christopher Foster
Play produced by LESLIE FAEER
ROYALTY
16 JANUARY, 1922
"THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT"
A play in three acts by BRANDON FLEMING
Lady Barchester Grace Lane
Marian Barchester Dorothie M. Pidcock
Benson Martin Sands
Robert Ransome H. G. Stoker
Sir Noel Barchester Dawson Milward
Norman Barchester Noel Goodwin
John Lynton Frank Esmond
Ruth Carleon Viola Tree
James Mountford Edmund Breon
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
STRAND
19 JANUARY, 1922
"OLD JIG"
A sensational play by SYDNEY BLOW and DOUGLAS
' HOARE
Sir Anthony Cranford Allan Aynesworth
Geoffrey Cranford Francis Lister
Captain Jonathan Tallboys Felix Aylmer
Stuart Palmer D. A. Clarke-Smith
Philip Morton George Desmond
Hake Paddy Dupres
Jill Meredith Jessie Winter
Play produced by ALLAN AYNESWORTH
"ME AND MY DIARY"
A one-act play by GERTRUDE E. JENNINGS
Lady Adela Boxgrove Ellis Jeffreys
The Hon. Mrs, Cheneys Lettice Fairfax
Phyllis Awkwright Phyllis Stuckey
Patience Marlowe Beatrice Quennell
Miss Tibbits Mary Sumner
Humphrey Wood Colin M. Johnston
Play produced by SYDNEY BLOW
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
ST. JAMES'S
23 JANUARY, 1922
"THE BAT"
Mystery play by MARY ROBERTS RHINEHART
and AVERY HOPWOOD
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Eva Moore
Miss Dale Ogden Nora Swinburne
Lizzie Allen Drusilla Wills
Billy Claude Rains
Anderson Arthur Wontner
Richard Fleming C. Stafford Dickens
Brooks George Relph
Dr. Wells A. Scott Gatty
Reginald Beresford Herbert Bolingbroke
An Unknown Man Allan Jeayes
Play produced by COLLIN KEMPER
EVERYMAN
23 JANUARY, 1922
* "MIXED MARRIAGE"
Play by ST. JOHN G. IRVINE
John Rainey Fred O'Donovan
Hugh Rainey Parker K. Lynch
Michael O'Hara John C, Bland
Tom Rainey Desmond O'Donovan
Mrs. Rainey Sara Allgood
Nora Murray Muriel Allen
Play produced by SARA*ALLGOOD
PRINCE'S
23 JANUARY, 1922
* "PRINCESS EDA"
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT ; composed by
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
King Gama Henry A. Lytton
King Hildebrand Leo Sheffield
Prince Hilarion Derek Oldham
Cyril Leo Darnton
Florian Sydney Granville
Arac Darrell Fancourt
Princess Ida Winifred Lawson
Lady Blanche Bertha Lewis
Lady Psyche Elsie Coram
Melissa Catherine Ferguson
DUKE OF YORK'S
23 JANUARY, 1922
"THE NIGHTCAP"
Play in two acts bv GUY BOLTON
and MAX MARGIN
Anne Maynard Anita Elson
Mrs. Lester Knowles Margaret Halstan
George Rainsford Clarence Blakiston
Chief Inspector Watrous James Carew
Jerry Hammond Spencer Trevor
Lester Knowles Alexander Bradley.
Fred Hammond Garry Marsh
Mr. Forbes Wilfred Payne
Selden J. Delacy
Charles Arthur Hamblin
Police Officer J. W. Austin
CoL James Constance Harry Frankiss
Robert Andrew Robert Loraine
Play produced by MAX MARGIN
LITTLE
25 JANUARY, 1922
"AMENDS"
An Episode by E. CRAWSHAY- WILLIAMS
Robert Maynard George Bealby
Millicent Wentworth Sybil Thorndike
" CHANGING GUARD "
A fantasy, in one act, by W. G. NOTT-BOWER
Peter Forrest Marie Vinten
Nurse Cicely Gates
Doctor Lewis Casson
Mrs. Forrest Sybil Thorndike
The Doll Elizabeth Arkell
The Wooden Soldier Russell Thorndike
Spirit of Death Ralph Neaie
"DE MORTUIS"
A play, in one act, by STANLEY LOGAN
Bill Higgins George Bealby
Alf Nicholas Hannen
Mrs. Shuntle Cicely Gates
Fred Margin Ralph Neale
Herbert Cripps StockweU Hawkins
Mrs. Cripps Barbara Gott
Emily Cripps Ivy Williams
Katie Cripps Sybil Thorndike
Grandfather Russell Thorndike
The Driver Andrew Churchman
A Paper Boy Master Denning
** THE REGIMENT "
A drama, in two acts, from the French of
ROBERT FRANCHEVILLE, adpated by LEWIS CASSON
Colonel Schemnitz George Bealby
Major Mauser Nicholas Hannen
Trooper Miloch Petrowitch Russell Thorndike
Colonel Deutsch Cyril Cattley
Doctor Wolff StockweU Haw-fans
Corporal Glauben Ian Fleming
Captain Graff Lewis Casson
Captain Ebermann Ralph Neale
Trooper Gottlieb George Owen
Trooper Hertz Andrew Churchman
A Peasant Woman Barbara Gott
"CUPBOARD LOVE"
A comedy by E. CRAWSHAY-WILLIAMS
Stephanie Meyrick Sybil Thorndike
May Stannard Sibell Archdale
Derek Lane Nicholas Hannen
Plays produced by LEWIS CASSON
SHAPTESBURY
29 JANUARY, 1922
* "THE CHANCES"
Comedy by JOHN FLETCHER
Presented by THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Duke of Ferrara Felix Aylmer
Petruchio George Zucco
Don John Edmund WiUard
Don Frederick George SkiUan
Antonio Bruce Winston
Three Gentlemen, Friends
to the Duke
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Two Gentlemen, Friends $ Royston Wood
to Petnichio ( Philip Cimingham, inn
Francisco Richard Grenville
Petevr Charles Staite
Anthony Victor Tandv
A Surgeon Campbell Fletcher
A Man Guv Bolton
A Constable Stockwell Hawkins
A Shopkeeper Cedric Osmond
Constantia (the 1st) Isabel Jeans
Gentlewoman Miele Maund
Old Gentlewoman Clare Greet
Constantia (the 2nd) Muriel Pratt
Bawd Margaret Yarde
Kinswoman Margaret Carter
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
GAERICK
30 JANUARY, 1922
* " THE BIRD OF PARADISE "
Hawaiian play, in three acts, by
RICHARD WALTON Ttrixy
L^2 Evadne Price
Makia Margaret Mitchell
Mahumlaha Lindsay Gray
Kaia .John Sharman
Lemuele David Hallam
Hoppe Marjorie Lindsay
Konia Elsie Whybrow
Hewahewa Jerrold Robertshaw
Luana. Wilette Kershaw
Paul Wilson W. Cronin Wilson
Captain Hatch James Lindsay
Mr. Sysonby Alfred Harding
Mrs. Sysonby Florence Harwood
Diana Lamed Maud Cressall
Ten Thousand Dollar " Dean Henry Wolston
Hoheno Harold French
Tamoro Charles Hartopp
Mrs. Crothers Elinor Grant
Play produced by SAM LYSONS
ALDWYCH .
31 JANUARY, 1922
"MONEY DOESN'T MATTER"
A comedy, in three acts, by GERTRUDE E. JENNINGS
Maid Dorothy Fane
Miss Cardew Henrietta Watson
The Hon. Pansy Berkeley Doris Lytton
Lady Beatrice Munroe Gladys Gray
Sir Hugh Chiswick Evan Thomas
Phinp Berkeley Donald Calthrop
Lady Belton Kate Cutler
Lord Belton Eric Lewis
Mrs. Mozer Margaret Murray
Mrs. Piper Betty Ward
Play produced by DONALD CALTHROF
APOLLO
1 FEBRUARY, 1922
"THE WHEEL "
Play, in three acts, by J. B. FAGAN
Colonel John Dangan Robert Horton
George Faraker Frank Denton
Capt. Leslie Yeullat Philip Merivale
Lieut. Buckmaster Walter Menpes
Lieut. O'Reilly .Cyril Hardingium
Lieut. Maclaren c. T. Davies
Lieut. Manners Feiiz Irwin
Tsenng Lama Randle Avrton
Ruth Dangan Phyllis Neilson-terrv
Mrs. Faraker , ." Edith Evans
An Ayah. .Lydia Audre
Play produced by J. B. FAGAN
AMBASSADORS
2 FEBRUARY, 1922
"nas SON"
Play, in four acts, by HERBERT THOMAS
Mary Hollo-way Frances Ivor
Bernard Hollo way Townsend Whitling
Kenneth Holloway Arthur Pusey
Kkfcy Harry Bristow
Play produced by HERBERT THOMAS
KDfGSWAY
5 FEBRUARY, 1922
"LADY LABCOMBE'S LAPSE'*
Play, in three acts, by MRS. JESSIE PORTER
Presented by THE PLAY-ACTORS
Lady Larcombe Irene Rooke
Sydney Larcombe Henry Kendall
Sir Roland Wyse Arthur Mather
Lord Merrilees Ben Webster
Canon Hucklebridge Hubert Harben
Isabel Hucklebridge Molly Harben
Archie Hucklebridge Charles Maunsell
Pipkin Anthony Holies
Barnes Beatrice Marsden
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
EVERYMAN
6 FEBRUARY, 1922
* "FANNY'S HKST PLAY"
Comedy by G. BERNARD SHAW
Footman Richard Bird
Cecil Savoyard C. Vernon Proctor
Count O'Dowd Gordon Bailey
Fanny jsabel Jeans
Trotter Reginald Denham
Vaughan Walter Herbage
Gtinn George F. Wray
Bannel George G. Carr
Mr. Gilbey H. R. Hignett
Mrs. Gilbey Maud Joliffe
Juggins Geoffrey Bevan
Darling Dora Hazel Jones
Mrs. Knox Margaret Carter
Mr. Knox Brember Wills
Margaret Knox Dorothy Massingbam
Duvallet Leslie J Banks
Bobby Gilbey Richard Bird
COURT
7 FEBRUARY, 1922
* "JUSTICE"
Play by JOHN GALSWORTHY
James How E. Lyall Swcte
Walter How John Howell
Robert Cokeson Lawrence Hanray
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
William Falder ................... Leon M. Lion
Sweecile ......................... Alec Snowden
Wister .......................... Noel Allinson
Cowley ...................... Arthur K. Phillips
The Judge ........................ Acton Bond
Counsel for the Prosecution ....... F. B. J. Sharp
Counsel foi the Defence ......... Mouckton Hoffe
The Clerk of the Arraigns .............. J. Caire
An Usher ........................ Barry Moore
Foreman of the Jury ............... Dirk Daniel
The Governor of the" Prison ..... Douglas Jefferies
The Chaplain ..................... Harold Scott
The Doctor ........................... J. Carre
The Chief Warder ................ Ernest Woods
A Warder Instructor ............... Dirk Daniell
Moariey ............................ F. Gremlin
Clipton ...................... Arthur K. Phillips
O'Cleary ......................... Barry Moore
Ruth Honeywill ................. Edyth Goodall
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
ROYALTY
15 FEBRUARY, 1922
" ENTEE MADAME "
Comedy, in three acts, by
GILDA VA.RESI and DOLLY BYRNE
Gerald Fitzgerald .Dennis Eadie
Mrs. Flora Preston Gladys Mason
Tarnamo to Toshi Komori
John Fitzgerald John Williams
Alice Chalmers Sylvia Oakley
Rice Michelette Burani
The Doctor Francis M. Verdi
Miss Smith Minnie Milne
Archimede William E. Hallam
Madame Lisa Delia Robbia Gilda Varesi
Play produced by BROCK PEMBERTON
EMPIRE
10 FEBRUARY, 1922
"JENNY"
Musical play by HARRY G RATTAN
Music by HAIDEE DE RANOE
Jenny ............................. Edith Day
Mrs. Wagg ....................... Maidie Hope
Miss Cloc-t ..................... Kittle Kirwan
Regina ............... . ........ Maidie Andrews
Patricia ........................ Edna Bellonini
Lady Maud ..................... Cyllene Moxon
Lady Alice ...................... Phyllis Sellick
Mozart Orpheus Wagg ........... Shaun Glenville
William Rowan .................. Billy Leonard
Jack Trender ................ Reginald Sharland
Joe Wibbs ....................... Alfred Austin
Fred Carrol .................... F. Kitchen, jun.
Philippe ............................ J. A. Reid
Play produced by WILLIAM J. WILSON
COMEDY
12 FEBRUARY, 1922
"THE YELLOW POPPY"
Romantic play by D. K, BROSTER
and W. EDWARD STIRLING
Play presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
The Prologue
Duchesse de Trelan ................. Doris Lloyd
Mdlle. Magny ................. Louise Hampton
Comte de Brencourt ................. Eric Lugg
Suzon Camain .................... Olive Walter
Due de Trelan ................... William Stack
The Play
Viscomte de Celigny ............. Henry Kendall
Artamene de la Vergue ............ Richard Bird
Comte de Brencourt .................. Eric Lugg
Abb*. Pierre Chassin .............. Leo G. Carroll
Chariot ....................... C. Osborn Adair
Mdlle. Magny ................. Louise Hampton
Marquis de Quersaint ............. William Stack
Marthe de la Vergue ............... Faith Liddle
Mdme. Vidal ...................... Doris Lloyd
Suzon Tessier ..................... Olive Walter
Deputy Georges Camain ........ Harold B. Meade
Thiebault ................... Kendrick Huxham
Two Officers .................. |M?&»
Bernard ........................ Arthur Goullet
Captain Guibert ................. George Morgan
Play produced by TRISTAN RAWSON
LYRIC
20 FEBRUARY, 1922
"THE EISE OF SILAS LAPHAM"
Adapted from the novel by
W. DEAN Ho WELL
Silas Lapham James K. Hackett
Persis Lapham Grace Lane
Penelope Lapham Joan Vivian Rees
Irene Lapham Lila Maravan
Bromfield Corey Athol Stewart
Anna Bellingham Corey Helen Ferrer*
Tom Corey Cyril Raymond
Nanny Corey Colette O'Neil
Lily Corey Dorothy Field
Milton A. Rogers Basil Mitchell
James Bellingham W. Stanislas Remain
Batty Hubbard Hubert Woodward
The Rev. Mr. Sewell Alban Atwood
Mrs. James Bellingham Margaret Scudainore
Charles Bellingham Lambert Plummer
Ethel Kingsbury Elsie Latimer
Robert Chase Matthew Norgate
Mr. Seymour Frank Woolfe
Mr. Dunham Annesley Hely
Katie lima Barnes
Play produced by J. K. HACKETT
DALY'S
21 FEBRUARY, 1922
" THE LADY OF THE ROSE "
Musical play by FREDERICK LONSDALE (adapted
from the Austrian) : lyrics by HARRY GRAHAM;
music by JEAN GILBERT
Colonel Belovar Harry Welchman
Count Adrian Beltrami Roy Royston
Baron Sprotti-Sprotti Leonard Mackay
Captain Stogan Ronald Adair
Dostal Teddy Arundel
Mirlo Leonard Trevor
Count Isolani .Adrian Burgon
Suitangi Huntley Wright
Sophie Lavalle Ivy Tresmand
Rosina Winnie Collins
Mariana Phyllis Dare
Play produced by FRED J. BLACKMAN
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SAVOY
23 FEBRUARY, 1922
« SAEAH OF SOHO »
Comedy, in three acts, by DOUGLAS MURRAY
Sarah Giliman Gertrude Elliott
Steven Ranee C. V. France
Mrs. Ranee Lottie Venne
Dick Ranee James Dale
Fred Gurran Leslie Banks
Marquis de Morento William Mollison
Marquise de Morento Violet Graham
Watson Roger Livesey
Miss Butt Ethel Oliver
French Maid Margot Chalfont
Play produced by ROBERT COURTNEIDGE
KINGSWAY
26 FEBRUARY, 1922
"SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH
OF AN AUTHOR "
Comedy, in three acts, by LUIGI PIRANDELLO ;
translated by MRS. W. A. GREENE
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
The Father Franklin Dyall
The Mother Lilian Moubrey
The Stepdaughter Muriel Pratt
The Son William Armstrong
The Boy Freddie Peisley
The Little Girl Sylvia Spagnoletti
Madame Pace (Evoked) Margaret Yarde
The Members of ih? Company
The Manager and Leading Comedian . Alfred Clark
The Leading Man George Hayes
The Leading Lady Sylvia Young
The Juvenile Man Maurice Colbourne
The Juvenile Lady Elizabeth Arkell
The Heavy Lady Muriel Hope
The Third Actor Hugh Owen
The Fourth Actor D. A. Clarke Smith
The Stage Manager Matthew Forsyth
The Prompter J. Leslie Frith
The Stage Doorkeeper Gilbert Davis
Play produced by THEODORE KOMISARJEVSKY
COURT
27 FEBRUARY, 1922
* "THE PIGEON"
Play by JOHN GALSWORTHY
Christopher Wellwyn Leon M. Lion
Ann Ursula Millard
Guinevere Megan Muriel Pratt
Rory Megan Alec. Snowden
Ferrand Ernest Thesiger
Timson Ernest Hendrie
Canon Bertley E. Lyall Swete
Professor Calway Harold Scott
Sir Thomas Hoxton John Howell
Police-constable Dirk Danieli
First Humble-man Douglas Jefferies
Second Humble-man Barry Moore
Third Humble-man Alfred Wood
A Loafer Arthur K. Phillips
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
DUKE OF YORK'S
1 MARCH, 1922
"THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE"
A " fable," in three acts, by SIR ARTHUR \V. PINERO
Oliver Bashf orth Owen Nares
Mrs. Small wood Winifred Emery
Rupert Smallwood Smallwood .... Xorman Forbes
Major Murray Hillgrove, D.S.O., M.C.
Nicholas Hannen
Rev. Charles Corsellis O. B. Clarence-
Mrs. Corsellis May Whitty
Laura Pennington Laura Cowle
Mrs. Minnett Jean Cadell
Rigg Ronald Simpson
First Married Couple
Second Married Couple
Third Married Couple
The Second Witch
The Third Witch
The Three Bridesmaids .
f Gladys Hervey
Geoffrey Be van
Margot "BarS
I William Cuiff
Marjorie Hopkins
Cedric Osmond
Viola Marsh
Dorothy Millar
Sybil Hawkes
K. Stanley- Alder
f Lila Maravan
The Fourth Bridesmaid Dorothy Stephen
Cherubs, Imps, Children
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QUEEN'S
2 MARCH, 1922
" DAVID GARRICK"
Comedy-opera by REGINALD SOMERVILLE,
founded on T. W. ROBERTSON'S play
David Garrick Leonard Ceiley
Simon Ingot Herbert Cameron
Chivy Miles MaUeson
Smith Sidney Groom
Browne Charles Wingrove
Jones E. H. Kelly
George Garrick H. B. Carr
T. Davies Sinclair Scott
Thomas Harold Lester
Stage Manager Sydney Elliot
Stage Door-keeper William Ravenscroft
Old Actor George Richardson
Young Actor W. Echols
Ada Ingot Madeline Collins
Araminta Gladys Godwin
Mrs. Smith Florence Vie
Belinda Rose Hignell
Clorinda Janet Eccles
Flormda Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Actress Hilda Glynn
A Dancer Cherry Carver
Play produced by A. E. FILMER
THE OLD VIC
6 MARCH, 1922
"PEER GYNT"
A dramatic poem by HENRIK IBSEN, translated by
WILLIAM and CHARLES ARCHER
Grieg's music adapted by CHARLES CORRI
Peer Gynt Russell Thorndike
Ase Florence Buckton
Aslak Wilfrid Waltei
The Bridegroom Maxwell Wray
The Bridegroom's Father Ernest Meads
The Bridegroom's Mother Nancy Harker
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Solveig Stella Friston
Her Father Reyner Barton
Her Mother Joyce Cathie
Helga Iris Roberts
The Hegstad Farmer Austin Trevor
Ingrid Gladys Dale
( Esther Whitehouse
Three Saeter Girls < Jane Bacon
( Mary Hamilton
The Green Clad One Frances Petersen
The Troll King Andrew Leigh
A Troll Courtier D. Hay Petrie
The Brat Agnes Carter
Kari Katherine O'Dwyer
Herr Trumpeterstrale Wilfrid Walter
Mr. Cotton. John Garside
Monsieur Ballon Austin Trevor
Herr von Eberkopf Reyner Barton
«, ( Douglas Hutchison
biaves ' ( Guy Martineau
An Officer Hilton Edwards
A Thief Francis Sullivan
A Receiver Alan Watts
Anitra Althea Glasby
The Captain Ernest Meads
The Look Out Henry Cohen
The Mate Francis Sullivan
The Cook Hilton Edwards
The Cabin Boy Joyce Cornish
The Strange Passenger Austin Trevor
The Button Moulder Rupert Harvey
Peasants, Trolls, Troll Imps, Dancing Girls, etc.
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
EVERYMAN
6 MARCH, 1922
* "AKMS AND THE MAN"
Comedy by G. BERNARD SHAW
Major Paul Pettoff Michael Sherbrooke
Nicola. Aubrey Mather
Major Sergius Saranofi Gordon Bailey
Captain Bluntschli Milton Rosmer
Katherine Pettofi Frances Wetherall
Louka Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Raina Isabel Jeans
An Officer Reginald Denham
KINGSWAY
7 MARCH, 1922
* " THE YELLOW JACKET "
Chinese play by GEORGE C. HAZELTQN
and J. H. BENRIMO
Property Man Holnian Clark
Chorus John Tresahar
Wu Sin Yin Jevan Brandon-Thomas
Due Jung Fah Betty Loraine
Tso Julia Kean
Tai Fah Min Edmund Kennedy
Chee Moo Doris Lloyd
Lee Sin. Malcolm Morley
Suey Sin Fah Daisy Thimm
Wu Hoo Git Ivor Novello
Wu Fah Din Seton Blackden
Yin Suey Gong Cecil Cameron
Yong Soo Kow Doris Kealy
Moy Fah Loy „ Ann Trevor
See Noi Ellie Royter
The Widow Ching Ethel Ross
Git Hok Gar Dickson-Kenwin
Kom Loi Robert Young
ST. MABTIN'S
8 MARCH, 1922
" LOYALTIES "
A drama, in three acts, by JOHN GALSWORTHY
Charles Winsor Edmond Breon
Lady Adela Dorothy Massingham
Ferdinand de Levis Ernest Milton
Treisure Gilbert Ritchie
General Canynge Dawson Milward
Margaret Orrne Cathleen Nesbitt
Captain Ronald Dancy. D.S.O Eric Maturin
Mabel " Meggie Albanesi
Inspector Dede Griffith Humphreys
Robert Clifford Mollison
A Constable Ian Hunter
Augustus Borring J. H. Roberts
Lord St. Erth Ben Field
A Club Footman Ian Hunter
Major Colford Malcolm Keen
Edward Craviter Clifford Mollison
A Young Clerk Ian Hunter
Gilman Ben Field
Jacob Twisden J. H. Roberts
Ricardos Griffith Humphreys
* " SHALL WE JOIN THE LADIES ? "
First act of a new play, in three acts,
by J. M. BARRIE
Sam Smith Leslie Faber
Lady Jane Raye Meggie Albanesi
Mr. Preen J. H. Roberts
Lady Wrathie Muriel Pratt
Sir Joseph Wrathie Ben Field
Mrs. Preen Lady Tree
Mr. Gourlay Dawson Milward
Mrs. Castro Dorothy Massingham
Mr. Vaile Edmond Breon
Mrs. Bland Dorothy Warren
Miss Isit Cathleen Nesbitt
Mr. Jennings Eric Maturin
Miss Vaile Elizabeth Pollock
An Officer Ian Hunter
A Maid Marda Vanne
Dolphin Malcolm Keen
The plays produced by BASIL DEAN
NEW OXFOED
9 MARCH, 1922
MAYFAIR AND MONTMAETRE "
Revue, in twenty scenes, by
JOHN HASTINGS TURNER
A. W. Baskcomb
George Hassall
Tubby Edlin
Albert Bruno
George Bishop
Charles Brooks
Alice Delysia
Lady Tree
Nelly Taylor
Anita Elson
Joyce Barbour
Mabel Green
Gwendoline Floyd
Sascha Piator and Lois Natalie
Nikitina and Stowitts
Charlie Poley and partner
Fred Sylvester and company
Play produced by BJENRIMO
Revue produced by FRANK COLLINS
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SHAFTESBUBY
11 MARCH, 1922
"IN NELSON'S DAYS"
A play of adventure, by MRS. CLIFFORD MILLS,
In a prologue and four acts
Characters in ike Prologue
Napoleon Adrian Byrne
Marshal Soult Tarver Penna
General O'Connor King Fordham
Lord Desmond Fitzgrattan. . .Lawrence Anderson
Brian O'Farrel Lionel Scott
Mechet Philip Valentine
Characters in ike Play
Admiral Lord Barham, First Lord of the Admiralty
Alfred Bishop
Commodore Tiverton, R.N Bellenden Clarke
Captain Charles Carrington, R.N. Percy Hutchison
Lord Desmond Fitzgrattan . . . Lawrence Anderson
Doctor Bosty, R.N Charles Vane
Seaman Goliath Barnes F. G. Thurston
The Marquis of Queenstown .... Randolph McLeod
The Marchioness of Queenstown Hetta Bartlett
Lady Honors Fitzgrattan Marie Hemingway
Lady Patricia Fitzgrattan Elsie Stranack
Masson Tarver Penna
Arnould Alfred Brandon
Nanterre Lewis Gilbert
Courville Bellenden Clarke
Lord Castleton Ben Webster
Lady Bracebridge Mildred Cottell
Lieut. Anthony Bracebridge, R.N. Wilfred Fletcher
Routh Donogan Jack Fortescue
Michael McCarthy Christopher Steele
Lavinia Lavender Florence Rutter
The Man in Black Ernest W. Parr
Julie Prescott Adele Wessely
Jenerfers F. G. Thurstans
Play produced by PERCY HUTCHISON
COMEDY
12 MARCH, 1922
"IF FOUR WALLS TOLD"
A village tale, in three acts, by EDWARD PERCY
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
David Rysing Reginald Bach
Benjy Sturgis Richard Bird
Liz Rysing Muriel Alexander
Mrs.Tibbett Louise Hampton
Jan Rysing. . . . .Tristan Rawson
Mrs. Sturgis Maud Jollifie
Clare Sturgis Gipsy Ellis
Toby Crouch William Stack
Hope Tregoning Faith Liddle
Ned Mason Claud Allister
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
SHAFTESBtTRY
18 MARCH, 1922
* "NIGHTIE NIGHT"
Comedy by MARTHA H. STANLEY and
ADELAIDE MATHEWS
Billy Moffat Percy Hutchison
Jimmy Blythe King Fordham
Philip Burton J. Cranstoun Nevill
Dr. Bentley Bryan Powley
Porter Donald Walcott
MolUe Moffat Elsie Stranack
Ernestine Dare Joan Chaloner
Trixie Lorratine Dorothy Miato
Xorah Rita Otway
* "MASTER WAYFARER"
Play, in one act, by J. E. HAROLD TERRY
Songs by ARTHUR SCOTT CRAVEN ; music by
HOWARD CARR
The Maid Elsie Stranack
The Man Bryan Powley
The Villain Wilfred Fletcher
The Wayfarer C. Hayden Coffin
Plays produced by PERCY HUTCHISON
SHAFTESBIJRY
19 MARCH, 1922
* "ALL FOR LOVE"
Tragedy by JOHN DRYDEN
Presented by THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Marc Anthony Ion Swinley
Ventidius Campbell Fletcher
Dollabella Hugh Miller
Alesas Felix Aylmer
Serapion Eugene Leahy
Myris John. Collins
Servants to Anthony { *£*S Gordon Craig
Another priest John H. Moore
Cleopatra Edith Evans
Octavia Ellen O'MaUey
Charmion Muriel Dole
Iras Clare Harris
Anthony's two ( Barbara Dale
little daughters ( Alma Priest
Prologue and Epilogue spoken by
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Play produced by EDITH CRAIG
COURT
20 MARCH, 1922
* "THE SILVER BOX"
Play by JOHN GALSWORTHY
John Barthwick Arthur Whitby
Mrs. Barthwick Margaret Carter
Jack Barthwick Hugh Wakefield
Roper F. B. J. Sharp
Mrs. Jones Louise Hampton
Marlow Douglas Jefferies
Wheeler May Haysac
Jones Leslie Banks
Mrs. Seddon Ethel Ramsay
Snow C. R. Norris
A Police Magistrate John Howell
An Unknown Lady Auriol Lee
Livens Dirk Daniell
A Relieving Officer Arthur K. Phillips
A Magistrate's Clerk Arthur Chishohn
An Usher 1 Harry Chance
A Bald-headed Constable Alec Snowden
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
STRAND
21 MARCH, 1922
"THE LOVE MATCH"
Play by ARNOLD BENNETT
Hugh Russ Arthur Bourchier
Adrian Dibble '. . .E. Holman Clark
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Straker Campbell Guilan
Nina Kyrle Bellew
Anne Nadine March
St. Pancras Margaret Watson
Play produced by FRANK VERNON
GARRICK
22 MARCH, 1922
" THE MAN IN DRESS CLOTHES "
A comedy, in three acts, from the French of
ANDRfc PICARD and YVES MIRANDE,
by SEYMOUR HICKS
Louis John J. Hooker
Foxtrot Joan Vivian Rees
Lucien Seymour Hicks
Henri de la Tour Stanley Logan
Pierre Lazarre J. C. Buckstone
Perdu Hubert Fraser
Helene Frances Doble
Germaine Barbara Hoffe
Gustaye Harry Jameson
Odderitto Laurence Caird
Marie Elizabeth Watson
Edith Adeline Roze
Lily Osa March
Pimpernell Fred Fenton
Mile. Champicniol Grace Denbigh Russell
Rosenthal J. W- Keighley
Andre de Landal Frederick Worlock
Severin Louis Palgrave
Celeste Vivienne Whitaker
Jeannette . Adela Measor
Play produced by SEYMOUR HICKS
AMBASSADORS
22 MARCH, 1922
"THE CURATE'S EGG"
Revue, in two acts, by ARTHUR WIMPERIS
Music by HERMAN FINCK and VIVIAN ELLIS
Henry Kendall
Charles Groves
Nelson Keys
Charles Trevor
lago Lewys
Leslie Irvine
Violet Aubert
Sylvia Haidee
Irene Russell
Ethel Wagstaff
Flora Ashe
Ethel Maude
Revue produced by NELSON KEYS
KINGSWAY
24 MARCH, 1922
** WHEN EYES ARE OPENED "
A play in one act by MRS. ST. CLAIR STOBART
Heloise Beverley Sitgreaves
John Ranger Allan Jeayes
Perdita Hilda Bruce-Potter
"SLINGS AND ARROWS"
A play, in three acts, by BETTY BOWER
Ellen Matthews Laura Smithson
Arnold Matthews William Armstrong
Annie Elizabeth Williams
Harris Rothbury Evans
Katherine Matthews Marie Royter
Rev. David Springfield Eric Cowley
Jarvis J. Smith- Wright
Mrs. Somers Margaret Scudamore
Bryan Somers Ivor Barnard
Ernest Swynton Leslie Banks
PALACE
24 MARCH, 1922
" PRIDE AND PREJUDICE "
A dramatized version, by EILEEN H. A.
and J. C. SQUIRE, of Jane Austen's novel
Elizabeth Bennett Mary Jerroid
Jane Bennett Joyce Carey
Lydia Bennett Mary Merrall
Kitty Bennett Ltla Maravan
Mar}T Bennett Margery Holman
Mr. Bennett Alfred Clark
Mrs. Bennett Dame May Whitty
Hill Ethel Hodgson
Rev. William Collins Hubert Harben
George Wickham Jevan Brandon Thomas
Caroline Bingley Ruth Bower
Charles Blingley Ivor No vello
Fitzwilliam Darcy Ben Webster
Lady Lucas Margaret Yarde
Charlotte Lucas. . Jean Webster Brough
Sir William Lucas .Fewlass Llewellyn
Gardener Charles Dodds
Footman Robert Craig
Mrs. Hurst Honor Bright
Mrs. Long Ellen Terry
Lady Catherine de Bourgh Helen Ferrers
Play produced by EDITH CRAIG
KINGSWAY
26 MARCH, 1922
" THE AFRIKANDER »
Play, in three acts, by R. HENDERSON BLAND
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Ellen Stonor Madge Mclntosh
John Fairleigh Harold Deacon
George Bainbridge Peter Bassett
Charles Banting Frederick Moyes
James Courtenay Robert Minster
Vivien Ramsay Viva Birkett
Edna Stonor Hilda Maude
Beatrice Courtenay Marion Lind
Frank Hardy Langhorne Burton
Danvers Hugh Higson
Aubrey Norton Wilfred Fletcher
Sharpe Beatrice Willoughby
Teal D. A. Clarke Smith
Cheetle D. J. Williams
Play produced by HENDERSON BLAND
EVERYMAN
27 MARCH, 1922
* "GETTING MARRIED"
Play by BERNARD SHAW
Mrs. Bridgenorth Maud Jolliffe
Collins Aubrey Mather
General Bridgenorth Frederick Moyes
Lesbia Grantham Mabel Terry Lewis
Reginald Bridgenorth Alfred Grey
Leo (Mrs. Reginald Bridgenorth) . . .Moyna Macgill
The Bishop of Chelsea Felix Aylmer
St. John Hotchkiss Milton Rosmer
Cecil Sykes Harold Scott
Edith Bridgenorth Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Soames (Father Anthony) H. R. Hignett
The Beadle Reginald Denham
Mrs. George Collins Gertcude Kingston
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
COMEDY
29 MARCH, 1922
" OTHER PEOPLE'S WORRIES "
Comedy, in three acts, by R. C. CARTON
Sir William Conroy, Bt Herbert Ross
Lord Robert Blantyre Charles Maunsell
Hon. Digby Rawes" C. M. Lovrne
Percy Glanfield, M.P Arthur Phillips
Major Ryecroft Edmund Willard
Bromley Dalmore Forrester Harvey
Swabey Compton Coutts
Deedle's Edgar Ashley Marvin
Lady Conroy Miss Compton
Mrs. Ryecroft Athene Seyler
Mrs. Ormandy Browne Ruth Maitland
Eugenia Ormandy Browne Mercia Cameron
Alice Cope Dorothy Edwards
Leader of Ladies' Orchestra Dorothy Powell
Play produced by LEON M. LION
GAIETY
1 APRIL, 1922
"HIS GIRL"
Musical play, in two acis, by AUSTEN HURGON and
F. W. THOMAS ; lyrics by CLAUDE E. BURTON ;
and music by ERNEST LONGSTAFFE and
MAX DAREWSKI
Earl of Laughden Walter Gay
Lady Diana Mellows Patricia Malone
Lady Anne Mellows Dorothy Bourn
Lady Sarah Mellows Doreen Deanng
Lady Jane Mellows Julie Hartley-Milburn
Lady Harriet Mellows Violet Marley
Lady Mary Mellows Vesta Sylva
Lord Algernon Mellows Bobby Blythe
Count Attilio del Rossi Tony de Lungo
Bodkin Bryn Gwyn
Susan Buckett Hilda Bayley
Hon. Geoffrey Custance Arthur Margetson
Mr. Longdon Sanders Warren
Miss Sandys Helen Beltramo
Burleigh Charles McConnell
Ninette Maria Minetti
Barbara Hicks Margaret Bays
James Hicks Stanley Lupino
Play produced by AUSTEN HURGON
EINGSWAY
2 APRIL, 1922
"WASHED ASHORE"
Play, in one act, by DOROTHY MASSINGHAM
The Man Leslie Banks
The Woman Margaret Carter
First Savage Margaret Yarde
Second Savage Ivor Barnard
"THE GIRL AND THE CITY"
Fantasy by BEATRICE MAYOR
A Girl Betty Potter
" THIRTY MINUTES IN A STREET "
Play, in one act, by BEATRICE MAYOR
A Stray Man Brember Wills
A Man with a Bag Ralph Neale
A Rich Lady Margaret Yarde
A Curate William Armstrong
A Frenchwoman Dulcie Leggatt
First Charwoman Brasilia Wills
Second Charwoman Margaret Carter
A Girl Florence Saunders
A Visitor Marjory Holman
A Housewife Ray Litvin
A Young Man Matthew Xorgate
A Child Susan Mayor
A Professor Ivor Barnard
A Student Geoffrey Dunlop
First Shop Girl Dulcie Leggatt
Second Shop Girl Elsa Lan Chester
An Old Lady Sybil Thorndike
An Elderly Gentleman J. Fisher "White
A Musician Allan Watts
A Husband Walter Schofield
An Actor Russell Thorndike
Plays presented by THE PLAYWRIGHTS' THEATRE?
and produced by EDITH CRAIG
LITTLE
3 APRIL 1922
"AMELIA'S SUITORS;
or, Colonel Chutney's First Defeat "
A farce of " the good old days," by H. F. MALTBY
Jeremiah Jellybrook Ian Fleming
Colonel Christopher Chutney Brember Wills
Nathaniel Niven Leslie Perrins
Amelia Angelfield Sybil Thorndike
Araminta Cicely Oates
Linkrnan Stockwell Hawkins
" PROGRESS"
A drama, in one act, by ST. JOHN ERVINE
Professor Henry Corrie, D.Sc Lewis Casson
Mrs. Meldon Sybil Thorndike
Hannah Cicely Oates
"THE NUTCRACKER SUITE"
A play, in two acts, by E. CRAWSH AY-WILLIAMS
Rosalie Sybil Thorndike
Max . . . . k Ian Fleming
Nicolas Franklin Dyall
Marie Olivia Burleigh
Balthazar Stockwell Hawkins
* "COLOMBINE"
A fantasy by REGINALD ARKELL
Prologue Lewis Casson
Dan'l Brember Wills
Nathan'l Andrew Churchman
Harlequin Ian Fleming
Pierrot Leslie Penrins
Colombine Elizabeth Arkell
Old Man Stockwell Hawkins
* "AT THE TELEPHONE"
Drama, in two acts, by ANDRE DE LORDE and
CHARLES FOLEY
Andre Marex Franklin Dyall
Rivoire Lewis Casson
Blaise Stockwell Hawkins
Justin Ralph Neale
Martha Marex Sybil Thorndike
Lucienne Rivoire Olivia Burleigh
Nanette Barbara Gott
A Boy Brember Wills
Pierre Marie Vintea
The plays produced by LEWIS CASSON
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
WYNDHAM>S
5 APRIL, 1922
"BUNKING WATER"
A play, in four acts, by A. E. W. MASON
Gabriel Strood (alias Garrett Skinner) Gilbert Hare
Reggie Barstow Spencer Trevor
Archie Parmittter Max Leeds
Walter Mine Edward Combermere
Captain Hilary Chayne Wilfrid Seagram
Sidney Jarvice .Clifford Heatherley
Telegraph Boy Alfred Ayre
Sylvia Strood Edna Best
Mary Billie Hill
Play produced by NORMAN PAGE
GLOBE
6 APRIL, 1922
* "ME. PIM PASSES BY "
Comedy, in three acts, by A. A. MILNE
George Harden, J.P C. Aubrey Smith
Olivia Harden Irene Vanbrugh
Dinah Helen Spencer
Lady Harden Ethel Griffies
Brian Strange Jack Hobbs
Carraway Pirn Dion Boucicault
Anne , Ethel Wellesley
Play produced by DION BOUCICAULT
ALDWYCH
8 APRIL, 1922
* " TMf) WHITE-HEADED BOY "
Comedy by LENNOX ROBINSON
Mrs. Geoghegan , Mignon O'Doherty
George George Dillon
Peter John C. Bland
Kate Kitty Kirwan
Jane Kathleen Moran
Baby Muriel Allen
Dennis Parker K. Lynch
Donough Brosnan Desmond O'Donovan
John Duffy Fred O'Donovan
Delia Una O'Neill
Hannah Kitty McVeigh
Aunt Ellen Sara Allgood
Play produced by SARA ALLGOOD
KINGSWAY
9 APRIL, 1922
"THE RETUKN OF SYBIL"
Play by W. LEMON HALL
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Sybil Hetherington Barbara Everest
Violet Hetherington .Ann Desmond
Mrs. Redfern Hilda Sims
Victor Hetherington Geoffrey Bevan
Reuben Gibbs Ernest Haynes
Hon. James Crofton Wilfred Forster
Reggie Mortimer Leonard Upton
Saunders Marie Ault
Parker Honor Bright
Isaacson. H. Naylor Grimson
SHAFTESBURY
13 APRIL, 1922
"TONS OF MONEY"
Farce, in three acts, by WILL EVANS
and VALENTINE
Sprules George Barrett
Simpson Ena Mason
Benita Mullett Mary Brough
Louise AUington Yvonne Arnaud
Aubrey Henry Mankind Allingtou Ralph Lynn
Giles Willie Warde
James Chesterman J. Robertson Hare
Jean Everard Madge Saunders
Henry Tom Walls
George Maitland Sidney Lynn
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
ROYALTY
13 APRIL, 1922
* "IF FOUR WALLS TOLD"
Play, in three acts, by EDWARD PERCY
Jan Rysing Tristan Rawson
David Rysing Reginald Bach
Toby Crouch Ambrose Manning
Ned Mason Francis Lister
Benjy Sturgis Roger Lyvesey
Liz Rysing Edyth Goodall
Mrs. Sturgis Ethel Coleridge
Clare Sturgis Mary Forrester
Mrs. Tibbitt Louise Hampton
Hope Tregoning Moyna MacGill
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
NEW
15 APRIL, 1922
* ' MR. WU "
Chinese play by H. M VERNON and
HAROLD OWEN
Mrs. Gregory Lilian Braithwaite
Holman W. F. Grant
Mr. Gregory Herbert Bunston
Compradore Campbell Fletcher
Nang Ping Nona Wynne
Basil Denys Blakelock
Ah Wong Marian Lynd
Tea Servant Horton Cooper
Simpson Donald Young
Chinese Singer Brian Buchel
Chinese Clerk David Gill
Low Loong Gwynne Whitby
Hilda Dorothy Turner
Carruthers A. W. Tyser
Ah Sing Herbert Young
Mr. Wu Matheson Lang
Play produced by MATHESON LANG
EVERYMAN
17 APRIL, 1922
"THE BARGAIN"
Play, in one act, by WALTER MEADE
Abdul Hussain Michael Sherbrooke
Captain Bruce Felix Aylmer
Private Soldier Laurence Foley
Major Phillips Walter Meade
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
"IIJ5W
Play, in one act, by EUGENE O'NEILL
The Steward Michael Sherbrooke
Ben Harold Scott
Captain Keeney Frank Vosper
Mr. Slocum Aubrey Mather
Mrs. Keeney Mary Merrall
Harpooner Joe Felix Aylmer
" DAILY BREAD "
Play, in one act, translated from the French of
JULES RENARD, by VAUGHAN THOMAS
She Isabel Jeans
He Milton Rosmer
« DEFEAT "
Play, in one act, by JOHN GALSWORTHY
The Officer Herbert Marshall
The Girl Mary Merrall
EVERYMAN
18 APRIL, 1922
* "mSALLIANCE"
Comedy by BERNARD SHAW
John Tarleton Alfred Clark
Mrs. Tarleton Maud Jolliffe
Johnny Tarleton Frank Vosper
Hypatia Isabel Jeans
Lord Summerhays Felix Aylmer
Bentley Summerhays Ivor Barnard
Lina Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Gunner '. Harold Scott
Percival Milton Rosmer
EMPIRE
19 APRIL, 1922
«• LOVE'S AWAKENING "
Light opera adapted by ADRIAN Ross from the
original of HERMAN HALLER and DR. RIDEAMUS,
with music by EDUARD KUNNEKE
Countess Francesa Delia Rosa Juliette Autran
Tonio Marjorie Gordon
Veronika Amy Augarde
Nella Betty Chester
Marietta Vera Pearce
Lorenzo Edouard Lestan
Father Filippo Harry Brindle
Dr. Pedantius Billy Leonard
Play produced by CHARLES Ross
DRURY LANE
20 APRIL, 1922
" DECAMERON NIGHTS "
A romantic play,, in three acts, by ROBERT
MCLAUGHLIN, adapted (with lyrics) by BOYLE
LAWRENCE
Ricciardo Liberati H. A. Saintsbury
Amato Horace Corbyn
Bessano Arthur Lewis
Torello d'Istria Hugh Buckler
Azaro Tom Barrett
Loretto Frank Haylett
Saladin Cowley Wright
Imliff David Miller
Alatiel Willette Kershaw
A Minstrel Ernest Pitt
The Lady Theodora Gladys Ancruxn
The Lady Viplante Ellis Jeffreys
The Lady Lisetta Verita Vivien
Ciacco Ivan Berlyn
Alfredo Raymond Metcalf e
Brunal Louis Wilson
The Soldan of Egypt Jefferson Gore
Merandon Winifred Davis
Arendan David Hodder
Koor. Carlito Ackroyd
The Doge of Venice John Keating
Zucco Charles Mond
Geronimo Stanley Hay
Pietro Frank Walsh
Matteo George Bourne
Beno Augustus Bowerman
Marta Babara Hannay
The King of Algarve Arthur Lewis
The play produced by ARTHUR COLLINS
COMEDY
23 APRIL, 1922
"ZACK"
A character comedy, in three acts, by
HAROLD BRIGHOUSE
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Mrs. Munning Louise Hampton
Sally Teale Jean Webster-Brough
Paul Munning W. Edward Stirling
Virginia Ca vender Joyce Kennedy
Zachariah Munning Henry Kendall
Martha Wrigley Marjorie Harwood
James Abbott .Dan F. Roe
Joe Wrigley Harold B. Meade
Thomas Mo watt Geoffrey Hammond
Harry Shoebridge William Pringle
Play produced by TRISTAN RAWSON
COURT
25 APRIL, 1922
"WINDOWS"
A comedy (for idealists and others), in three acts
by JOHN GALSWORTHY
Geoffrey March Herbert Marshall
Joan March Irene Rooke
Mary March Janet Ecdes
Johnny March John Howell
Cook Clare Greet
Mr. Bly Ernest Thesiger
Faith Bly Mary Odette
Blunter Leslie Banks
Mr. Barnabas C. R. Norris
The play produced by LEON M. LION
SAVOY
26 APRIL, 1922
"THE CARD PLAYERS"
A play, in three acts, by C. HADDON CHAMBERS
Wilford Ashfield Godfrey Tearle
The Rev. Geoffrey Chepstone C. V. France
James Ledbury, ., E. Lyall Swete
Harry Cockburn Martin Lewis
Sir Richard Paynton, Bart John Williams
Ellen Viola March
Eileen Ashfield Pepita Bobadflla
The play produced by DION BOUCICAULT
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
QUEEN'S
29 APRIL, 1922
"LASS 0' LAITGHTEB"
A comedy, in three acts, by EDITH CARTER and
NAN MARRIOTT-WATSON
Ronald, Earl Maxwell Frederick Worlock
Hon. Ian Maxwell P. Percival Clark
Charles Dennis Nicholas Hannen
Davie Nicholson Frank Pettingell
Sandy Macdougal George Desmond
Martin Cox F. B. J. Sharp
Richards Lionel Williams
Mrs. Nicholson Jean Cadell
Lady Ailsa Weyman Henrietta Watson
Jean Stirling Nan Marriott- Watson
The play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
PALACE
I MAY, 1922
* "THE TROJAN WOMEN"
Tragedy by EURIPIDES
Poseidon Lewis Casson
Pallas Athena Saba Raleigh
Hecuba Sybil Thorndike
Talthybius Lewis Casson
Cassandra Muriel Pratt
Andromache Beatrice Wilson
Menelaus Nicholas Hannen
Helen Mary Grey
Astyanax Mary Casson
Chorus Leader Lilian Mowbray
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
WYNDHAM'S
6 MAY, 1922
* "DEAR BRUTUS"
Play by SIR JAMES BARRIE
Mr. Dearth. Gerald du Maurier
Mr. Purdie Ronald Squire
Mr. Coade Norman Forbes
Matey Alfred Drayton
Lob Arthur Hatherton
Mrs. Dearth Madeleine Seymour
Mrs. Purdie Moyna Macgill
Mrs. Coade Mabel Terry Lewis
Joanna Trout Joyce Carey
Lady Caroline Lancy Audrey Carten
Margaret Faith Celli
The play produced by GERALD DU MAURIER
STRAND
6 MAY, 1922
* "TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY"
Comedy by IAN HAY
Abel Main waring Campbell Gullan
Mr. Milroy Charles May
Sylvia SibeU Archdale
Lady Mary Main waring Helen Ferrers
Rev. Adrian Rylands Christopher Steele
Constance Darner Dorothy Overend
Richard BasilFoster
Tilly KyrleBellew
Percy. Arthur Denton
Amelia Ena Grossmith
Grandma Banks Gladys Hamilton
Mr. Metha Ram Christopher Steele
Mrs. Welwyn Connie Ediss
Lucius Welwyn E. Holman Clark
Mr, Stillbottle Arthur BourcMer
Mr. Pumpherston David Clarkson
The play produced by E. HOLMAK CLARK
DUKE OP YORK'S
9 MAY 1922
" NUTS IN MAY "
Farce, in three acts, by E. LAWRENCE PRENTICE
(From the French)
Valentine Vervier John Deveiell
Dubois Dan Rolyat
Hercules Chplet Arthur Burne
Major Martin Clive Currie
Pierre Charles Vane
Vicomte de Roche en Fair Geoffrey Saville
Pommier Harold Clemence
Captain Bessier Louis Goodrich
Sergeant de Ville Henry Holland
Claire Vervier Isabel Jeans
Lola Edie Graham
Eugenie Evelyn Kerry
Marcelle Audrey Cameron
Marie Ann Desmond
Seraphine Noel Stephens
Susette Mollie Hartley Milburn
The play produced by NORMAN PAGE
EVERYMAN
14 MAY, 1922
* "YOU NEVER CAN TELL"
Comedy by G. BERNARD SHAW
Mrs. Clandon Gertrude Kingston
Gloria Clandon Jeannette Sherwin
Dolly Clandon Nadine March
Philip Clandon William Mollison
Fergus Crampton H. 0. Nicholson
Finch McComas Douglas- Jefferies
Valentine Milton Rosmer
Bohun, K.C Aubrey Mather
The Waiter O. B. Clarence
A Parlourmaid Irene Chandley
Cook Harold Scott
ALDWYCH
17 MAY, 1922
"A PRODIGAL DAUGHTER"
A play, in three acts, by HAROLD ALFRED GURKEY
Trevor Henry Ford
Mrs. Kennedy Ruth Maitland
Mr. Kennedy Lauderdale Maitland
Maid Phyllis Stuckey
Arthur Parker Garry Marsh
Doris Kennedy Mary Merrall
Ralph Grantham Donald Calthrop
Mr. Green J. Leslie Frith
Mrs. Green Helena Millais
Chauffeur Eugene Leahy
Henry Jack H. Bligh
Carrie Irene Hentschel
Inspector Johnson Victor Fairley
The play produced by DONALD CALTHRO*
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
KINGSWAY
18 MAY, 1922
"LIFE'S A GAME"
A comedy, in three acts, by " MICHAEL ORME "
Lady Raunds Dame May Wfaitty
Sir Thomas Raunds Stanley Turnbull
Joyce Cieeve Nina Oldfield
Cordelia Cieeve Margaret Halstan
Mr. Penis tone Norman Harle
Peter Winscombe Lawrence Andersen
Dickie Cieeve Garry Marsh
Fratton Stella Rho
Lady Pamela Farres Mary Merrall
Leonard Heriot Ben Webster
Amy • Muriel Lecornii
Judith Brecon Helen Morris
The play produced by BEN WEBSTER
LYRIC
18 MAY, 1922
*' WHCBLED INTO HAPPINESS "
A musical farce, in three acts, adapted by
HARRY GRAHAM from the book of
ROBERT BODANZKY and BRUNO HARDT-WARDEN
Albert Horridge Tom Walls
Horace Wiggs Austin Melford
Duke of Dulchester Hastings Lynn
Marquis of Brancaster Reginald Palmer
Captain Montagu Lush Lawrence Phillips
Doctor Carter Noel Colne
Antoine Frank Atkinson
Commissionaire Joe Grand
Page Boy Arthur Budd
Matthew Platt Billy Merson
Delphine de Lavalliere Mai Bacon
Lily Brown Wfynne Bronte
Mrs. Horridge Frances Wetherall
Duchess of Dulchester Gladys Hirst
Florence Lily St. John
The play produced by FRED J. BLACKMAN
COURT
21 MAY, 1922
"AT THE GATES OF THE KINGDOM
Play by KNUT HAMSUN
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
Elina Jeanne de Casalis
Ingeborg Madeline White
Ivar Karerjo Franklin Dyall
Professor Gylling Eugene Leahy
Calsten Jerven, Ph.D Leslie Banks
Natalie Hovind Dulcie Leggatt
Endre Bondesen Harcourt Williams
Taxidermist J. Leslie Frith
The play produced by THEODORE KOMISARJEVSKY
EVERYMAN
22 MAY, 1922
* "HEDDA GABLER"
Play, in three acts, by HENRIK IBSEN
Judge Brack Athole Stewart
Ejlbert Lovborg .Charles Quartermaine
George Tesman Ivor Barnard
Hedda Tesman Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Thea Elvsted Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Juliana Tesman ' .Maud Jolliffe
Bertha Sinna Sinclair
The play produced by J. H. ROBERTS
GLOBE
27 MAY, 1922
" EILEEN "
A light comedy, in three acts (from the French of
JACQUES BOUSQUET and PAUL ARMONT), by
H. M. HARWOOD
Eileen Bellamy Irene Vanbragh
" Bobby " Bates Heather Thatcher
Lucette Helen Spencer
Miss Cole (" Coley ") Rosina Filippi
Montague Bax Dion Boucicault
Ronald Gore A. E. Anson
Father O'Rourke Paddy Dupres
Edward*. Jack Hobbs
Archie Patricia Hayes
Taylor Kitty De Leigh
The play produced by DION BOUCICAULT
HIS MAJESTY'S
28 MAY, 1922
* "L'AVARE"
Comedy by MOLIERE
Presented by THE COMEDIE FRANCAISE
Harpagon MM. De Feraudy
Cleante Dehelly
Valere Dessonnes
La Fleche Charle jGranval
Ansehne Paul Numa
Maitre Jacques Lafon
Le Commissaire Roger Monteaux
Maitre Simon Falconnier
Brind'avoine Chaize
La Merluche Chevalier
Elise Mme. Huguette Duflos
Frosine Catherine Fonteney
Marianne Madeleine Renaud
DALY'S
28 MAY, 1922
* " AJMPHYTRYON ; or, The Two Sosia's "
Comedy by JOHN DRYDEN
Presented by the PHOENIX SOCIETY
Jupiter Harvey Braban
Mercury George Desmond
Phoebus Tristan Rawson
Amphitryon Eugene Leahy
Sosia Ben Field
Gripus H. Athol Forde
Polidas Charles Staite
Tranio Matthew Forsyth
Alcmena Dorothy Massingham
Phsedra Marda Varmes
Bromia Helena Millais
Night Saba Raleigh
Play produced by AI&AN WADE
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
mS MAJESTY'S
29 MAY, 1922
* "LE MISANTHROPE"
Comedy by MOLIERE
Alceste M. Raphael Dufios
Acaste M. Dehelly
PMlinte M. Dessonnes
Dubois M. Charles Granval
Oronte M. Paul Numa
Clitandre M. Fresnay
Un Garde M. Falconnier
Basque M. Chaize
Celimene Mme. Cecile Sorel
Eliante Mme. Huguette Dufios
Arsino6 Mme. Catherine Fonteney
APOLLO
30 MAY, 1922
* "TRILBY"
Play, in four acts, by PAUL M. POTTER
Madame Vinard Joan Pereira
Talbot Wynne (" Taffy "). . .Lauderdale Maitland
Alexander M'Allister ("The Laird") Handle Ayrton
William. Bagot (" Little Billee ") , .Wilfred Fletcher
Trilby O'Ferrall PhyUis Neilson -Terry
Svengali Lyn Harding
Gecko Alexander Sarner
"Die Rev. Thomas Bagot Cecil King
Mrs. Bagot Maud Stuart
Angele Lydia Audre
Honorine Rita John
Zouzou George A. Temple
Dodor C. T. Davis «
Anthony Walter Menpes
Lorimer Felix Irwin
Colonel Kaw John H. Moore
The play produced by CECIL KING
LITTLE
31 MAY, 1922
" A HAPPY NEW YEAR "
A merry thought, from the French of
GUSTAVE Du CLOS, adapted by SEYMOUR HICKS
music specially composed by ALBERT Fox
The Father George Bealby
The Mother Cicely Gates
The Bride Elizabeth Arkell
The Bridegroom Cyril Cattley
The Son Leslie Perrins
The Old Year Brember Wills
The New Year - Marie Vinten
*' TBTR SISTERS* TRAGEDY "
A play, in one act, by RICHARD HUGHES
Philippa Ivy Williams
Charlotte Olivia Burleigh
Lowrie. . . .- Elizabeth Arkell
John Lewis Casson
Owen Brember Wills
" TO BE CONTINUED "
A comedy, hi one act, by M. JEAN BASTIA :
adapted by SEWELL COLLINS
The Novelist Lewis Casson
The Typist Auriol Lee
The Valet Stockwell Hawkins
The Messenger Ralph Neale
A Lady * Barbara Gott
** xufci BETTER HALF "
A comedy, in one act, by NOEL COWARD
Alice Auriol Lee
Marion Ivy Williams
The Husband Ian Fleming
* « THE HAND OF DEATH "
A drama, in two acts, by ANDRE DE LORDE and
ALFRED* BINET
Professor Charrier George Bealby
Henri Louis Casson
Elise Auriol Lee
Marie Barbara Gott
The Visitor Brember Wills
1st Doctor Stockwell Hawkins
2nd Doctor Andrew Churchman
The plays produced by LEWIS CASSON
COURT
1 JUNE, 1922
* " THE RABBI AND THE PRIEST "
('•The Little Brother")
Play, in prologue and three acts, by
BENEDICT JAMES
Prologue
Marie Mary Grey
Thaddeus Vinogradoff David Bain
Blume Molly Tremaine
Mordecai Louis Merton
Uncle Tulpin E. Howard Templeton
Isaac Elkantrovitch Ernest Munro
Schmul E. Lewis
Shlomke Nat Blake
Komavof Harry Norris
The Play
Bridget Marie Munro
Judith Sylvia Morris
George Lubin David Bain
Vanderlinde Ernest Munro
Rabbi Elkan M. D. Waxman
Shinovitch Nat Blake
Rube Samuels E. Howard Templeton
Father Petrovitch J. Fisher- White
Marie Mary Grey
The play produced by M. D. WAXMAN and
J FISHER-WHITE
ROYALTY
2 JUNE, 1922
"THE GREEN CORD"
A play, in three acts and four scenes, by
MARION BOWER and ANTHONY ELLIS
Colonel Sylvester Starling, D.S.O., F.R.S.
Aubrey Smith
Clementina Mary Merrall
. Emma Talbot Grace Lane
Ada Lockford. Lettice Fairfax
Sir Mortimer Isleworth Felix Aylmer
Captain " Planty " Ffoliott Arthur Wellesley
Lucas Chadacre G. H. Mulcaster
Kennett William Home .
Duncan Ross Ian. Fleming
Suleiman Bertram Terry
Zarab-el Mahayll George Hayes
Majid Frank Vosper
Hindoo Servant Cyril Twyford
Arab Soldier John Killner
The play produced by ANTHONY ELUS
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
PLAYHOUSE
3 JUNE, 1922
* "THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY"
Play, in four acts, by SIR A. W. PINERO
Paula Tanqueray Gladys Cooper
Aubrey. Dennis Eadie
EUean'. Molly Kerr
Cayley Dnimmle Gilbert Hare
Mrs. Cortelyon Fay Davis
Hugh Ardale Philip Desborough
Gordon Jayne E, Vivian Reynolds
Frank Misquith H. R. Hignett
Sir George Orreyd Ernest Thesiger
Lady Orreyd Olwen Roose
Morse Ernest Haines
COMEDY
6 JUNE, 1922
"QUARANTINE"
A comedy, in four acts, by F. TENNYSON JESSE
Tony Blunt Owen Nares
Mackintosh Josephs Tom Reynolds
Mr. Burroughs Compton Coutts
Mr. Dobson Bruce Winston
The Doctor H. G. Stoker
The Steward Edward Mervyn
The Waiter Paul Gill
The Silent Passenger Stafford Milliard
Cyrus P. Honks Ernest Leeman
Pamela Josephs Muriel Pope
Lola de la Corte Tonie Bruce
Mrs. Burroughs Margaret Scudamore
Miss Larpent Christine Jensen
Pinsent Louise Hampton
Dinah Partlett Edna Best
The play produced by TOM REYNOLDS
HAYMARKET
7 JUNE, 1922
"THE DOVER ROAD"
A comedy of to-day, in three acts, by A. A. MII/NE
The House
Dominic Allan Aynesworth
/Donald Fergusson
V Kitty Strudwick
Mr. Latimer Henry Ainley
The Guests
Leonard Nicholas Hannen
Anne Nancy Atkin
Eustasia Athene Seyler
Nicholas John Deverelj
The play produced by SIR CHARLES HAWTREY
ALDWYCH
7 JUNE, 1922
" THE STOP-GAP "
A farce, in three acts, by FLORENCE N. H. ATACK
Presented by THE PLAYWRIGHTS' THEATRE
Doctor Hemer Charles Maunsell
Mrs. Swindells Helen Millais
Mrs.Chantwich Ruth Maitland
Amelia Chantwich Audrey Cameron
Sir Henry Jones \V. E. Langley
M. Belhouse Muriel Pratt
Albert Elijah Muggles JackMelford
Smith Christopher Steele
The play produced by the Author
DUKE OF YORK'S
8 JUNE, 1922
"POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE"
Comedy, in three acts, by MONCKTON HOFFE
Angelo Pageant Robert Loraine
Doria Irene Browne
Wilfred Inkstanley Thomas Weguelin
Seymour Revelsent James Lindsay
Wemyss Dorothy Monkman
Belvoir Hubert Harben
Asphodel Forres Ursula Millard
The play produced by the Author
STRAND
11 JUNE, 1922
" YOUTH AND ITS BETTERS "
An episode, in one act, by DONALD ROY YOUNG
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Youth. Gerald Andersen
Innocence Doris Mason
Father Tristan Rawson
Mother Rita John
The play produced by the Author
"BITERS BITTEN"
Comedy, in three acts, by NOEL SHAMMON
Claire Armstrong Dorothy Overend
Sir Henry Osborne William Kershaw
Jennings Noel AUinson
Lady Osborne Stella Rho
John Osborne Ian Hunter
Dorothea Osborne Joyce Kennedy
The play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
and NOEL SHAMMON
ADELPHI
20 JUNE, 1922
" THE WAY OF AN EAGLE "
A play, in three acts, by ETHEL M. DELL
Lieutenant-Colonel Roscoe Clifton Boyne
Indian Orderly K. R. Soloman
Major Marshall -. Howard Rose
Captain Blake Grange, V.C Darby Foster
Captain Nick Ratcliffe Godfrey Tearle
Muriel Roscoe Marjorie Gordon
A Tribesman Austin Camp
Lady Bassett May Warley
Abdullah S. A. Huck
Daisy Musgrave Jessie Winter
Mrs. Gybbon Lois Stuart
Ellen Lois Carruthers
Olga Ratcliffe Lila Maravan
Dr. Jim Ratcliffe Drelincourt Odium
Lieutenant Bobbie Fraser Leonard Upton
Sir Reginald Bassett, K.C.B Howard Rose
The Rajah. ;.;... Austin Camp
The play produced fry STAGEY BELL
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
KINGSWAY
21 JUNE, 1922
" SPANISH LOVERS "
A play, in three acts, by J. FELIUNY CODINA
Anton Jevan Brandon -Thomas
Rpque Geoffrey Dunlop
Vincent Herbert Lugg
Andres Hugh Williams
Tonete J. Drew-Carran
Manrico Albert Digney
Pepuso John Tresahar
Don Fulgencio Seton Blackden
Fuenseptica Julie Kean
Maria del Carmen Doris Lloyd
Conception Ethel Adrian-Ross
Migalo R. Chie
Domingo Dickson-Kenwin
Javier Ivor Novello
Pencho. Malcolm Morley
Carlos C. N. Attwater
Romero P. E. Tass
Juan , F. Bourne
Alvarez F. Broad
Father Pelato Henry Flanagan
Dolores Betty Loraine
Teresa Ellie Royter
Isabella Minnie Blagden
Juanita Nina Fenella
The play produced by BENRIMO
SAVOY
28 JUNE, 1922
* " CONCERNING MARY DEWHIRST "
A Lancashire play,in three acts by
F, MARRIOTT- WATSON and GRACE EDWIN
Jim Dewhirst Wilfred Babbage
Graham Prior George Morgan
Stephen Mills Frank Pettingell
Lizzie Dewhirst Nan Marriott-Watson
Mary Dewhirst Mrs. F. Marriott- Watson
Joe Dawson P. Percival Clark
Noel Seaton Wilfred E. Payne
Michael Kelly Edmund Willard
The play produced by CECIL G. CALVERT
GLOBE
3 JULY, 1922
* "BELINDA"
Comedy, in three acts, by A. A. MILNE
Belinda Tremayne Irene Vanbrugh
Delia. Helen Spencer
Harold Baxter. Dion Boucicault
Claude Devenish Jack Hobbs
John Tremayne Herbert Marshall
Betty Ethel Wellesley
The play produced by DION BOUCICAULT
STRAND
5 JULY, 1922
" THE RISK "
A play, in four acts, adapted by JOSE G. LEVY,
from " Le Caducee," by ANDRE PASCAL
Doctor Annand Revard Arthur Bourchier
A Patient St. John Hamund
Doctor Cnarrier, Halliwell Hobbes
Leroy Gordon Richards
A Servant John Christopherson
Fernande Revard Buena Bent
Constantin Leroux Reginald Bach
Madame Cordler Ivy Williams
La Comtesse d'Orsant Carmen Nesville
Jessie Watson Kyrle Bellew
Le Marquis D'Avranchcs Percy Rhodes
Harry Lachman Nat Madison
La Marquise D'Avranchcs Beatrice Wilson
D' Arras Arthur Eldred
Professor Godefroy Frank Petley
Baron Schwartz St. John Hamund
The Minister Christopher Steele
A Woman Violet Cecil
Doctor Javelin Edmund Kennedy
Nurse Rose Ivy Williams
Dufort Christopher Steele
First Reporter Oswald Roberts
Second Reporter , Lawrence Anderson
Madame D'Hermont Shelley Calton
Madame de Clessy Kathleen Blake
The play produced by ARTHUR BOURCHIER
LYCEUM
12 JLLY, 1922
* " OLD BILL, M.P."
A play, in two acts and fourteen scenes, by
BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER
Mr. Wm. Busby (" Old Bill ') Edmund Gwenn
Alf Sinclair Cotter
Bert Laurence Barclay
Lord Torrymore Lord Lyveden
Captain Lord Presentdale Brian Gilmour
Lieut. Cheerio, M.C Philip Simmons
Mr. Clayton Vincent Lawson
Maxwell J. P. Kennedy
Lincoln Alec Johnstone
Cholmondeley Edward Foster
Mr. Montague Chas. Aldred
Baxter Frank A. Wood
Carter George Fox
Jim Rawson Stanley Brown
Joe Preston Jack Marquand
Bob Lee Harry Walsh
Mrs. Desmond Doreen Errol
Mrs. Maxwell Minnie Willett
Lady Rose Presentdale Cyllene Moxon
Maggie Busby Mildred Cottell
Aggie Edna Bellonini
Mr, Park, Sidney Benson
Pit Boy Fred Tripp
Mr. Belcher Johnny Danvers
Flag Seller Ida Lorraine
Sentry Jack Hall
Verger Edward Firth
Policeman George Hubert
Reichner Charles Aldred
Photographer Clarence Bode
Railway Guard Jack Don
Interviewer Dai Griffiths
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather Himself
The play produced by SEYMOUR HICKS
NEW
25 JULY, 1922
* "ROUNDING THE TRIANGLE"
A comedy, in one act, by E. CRAWSHAY WILLIAMS
He Lewis Casson
His Mistress Gwladys Gaynor
His Betrothed Sybil Thorndike
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
* "JANE CLEGG"
A play, in three acts, by ST. JOHN ERVINE
Jane Clegg Sybil Thorndike
Henry Clegg Leslie Faber
Mrs. Clegg Clare Greet
Johnnie Ciegg Master Sydney Rudston
Jenny Clegg Sylvia Haidee
Sir. Morrison Lewis Casson
Mr. Munce Thomas Warner
The plays produced by LEWIS CASSON
VAUDEVILLE
11 AUGUST, 1922
*' SNAP "
Revue, in two acts, by RONALD JEANS and
DION- TITHERADGE ; musicby KENNETH DUFFIELD
Clarice Mayne
Cicely Debenham
Marjorie Spiers
Mary Leigh
A. W. Baskcomb
Herbert Mundm
Roy Royston
Denis Cowles
The revue produced by HERBERT MASON
AMBASSADORS
3 AUGUST, 1922
"HUSBANDS AEE A PROBLEM"
Alight comedy, in three acts, by F. HARRIS DEANS
Mrs. Humphreys Ethel Coleridge
Abbott Evelyn O'Connor
Reggie Frampton E. Pirie Bush
Mrs. Ripley Kate Cutler
Joan Ripley Agatha Kentish
Donald Carter Frank Freeman
George Frampton Stafford Milliard
Joe C. V. France
The play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
LITTLE
4 AUGUST, 1922
" ZOZO "
A farce, in three acts, founded on the French of
E. GRENET DANCOURT and MAURICE VAUCAIRE,
by JOSE G. LEVY
Georges Marchand J. Farren Soutar
Louis Chamousset Arthur Helmore
Henri de Parvis Jerrold Robertshaw
Maurice de Parvis Jack Melf ord
Pierre Larridel Adrian Byrne
Darcourt Penn Hamilton
Francois Andrew Churchman
Joseph Penn Hamilton
Sophie Marchand Margaret Yarde
Rose Chamousset Helen Kinnaird
Zozo Auriol Lee
Yvonne Marchand Ursula Hughes
Estelle de Parvis Isobel Ohmead
Marie Gladys Dale
Clara Evelyn Culver
The play produced by MARCEL VARNEL
E3NGSWAY
7 AUGUST, 1922
" THE LIMPET "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
VERNON WOODHOUSE and VICTOR MACCLURE
Edward Devson Hubert Harben
Mrs. Devson , . .Sybil Arundale
Dick Devson Edward Combermere
William Fordyce Robert Minster
Percy Sheepwell Stanley Turnbull
Daphne Sheepwell Phyllis Shannaw
Perkins Clifford Desboro
Spence Leslie Perrins
The play produced by ALFRED BARBER
DUKE OF YORK'S
15 AUGUST, 1922
"THE BROKEN WING"
A comedy, in four acts, by PAUL DICKEY and
CHARLES W. GODDARD
Captain Innonencio dos Santos Thurston Hall
Inez Villera Dorothy Dix
Philip Marvin Francis Lister
Sylvester Cross Eddie Vogt
Cecilia Dorothy Hansom
Ouichita Hope Tilden
Luther Farley Alfred Harding
Bassilio Joseph Spurin
General Panfilo Aguilar Henry Latimer
Harry Edwin Underbill
Marco George Thome, junr.
Earnshaw Winkle By Himself
The play produced by ALAN BROOKS
LONDON PAVILION
16 AUGUST, 1922
"PHI-PHI"
Musical production (book and lyrics) by
FRED THOMPSON and CLIFFORD GREY
(French version by ALBERT WILLEMETZ and
F. SOLLAR) ; music by CHRISTINE,
Phidias (" Phi-Phi ") Clifton Webb
Captain Ardimedon Walter Williams
Mercury Stanley Lupino
Meander Jay Laurier
A Charioteer Arthur Roberts
Timon J. Mullaney
Perseus Leonard Rich
Xenops Arthur Treacher
Cyclops Alfred Mansfield
Dancers Trini and Wojcikowsky
Prologue Evelyn Laye
Dido Vera Freeman
Helen Evelyn Laye
Mrs. Meander Alice O'Day
Aspasia June
Hebe Audrey Bentham
Flora Phyllis Sellick
Sapho Meum Stewart
Psyche Innis Shawen
Aphrodite Babs May
The play produced by FRANK COLLINS
CRITERION
22 AUGUST, 1922
** THE DIPPERS "
Farcical comedy, in three acts, by BEN TRAVKRS
The Porter W. Wilson Blake
The Old Woman Hermione Gingold
Theodore Dorothy Debenham
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Henry Talboyes Cyril Maude
Chauffeur Arthur Hambhng
Lord Mellingbam Henry Wenman
Miss Carter AilsaGrahame
Wattle George Bellamy
Peter Algernon West
Minnie Christine Rayner
Stella Violet Graham
Helen Winifred McCarthy
Pauline Dipper Binnie Hale
William Arthur Hambling
Alma Norton Dorothy Debenham
Leader of the Coon Band Ernest Trimmingham
Hank P. Dipper Jack Raine
The play produced by SIR CHARLES HAWTREY
SAVOY
26 AUGUST, 1922
"LAWFUL LARCENY"
Melodramatic comedy, in prologue and three acts'
by SAMUEL SHIPMAN
Judge Perry Lee Baker
Mrs. Davis. , Jean Robertson
Mrs. French Clara Louise Chapman
Vivian Hepburn Catherine Calvert
Celeste Jacqueline Biron
Guy Tarlow Morgan Wallace
Marion Sylvester RuthShepley
Andred Dorsey Forrest Winant
Mr. French Wyn Weaver
Mr. Davis George Harcourt
Nora Peggy Klein
Detective Farrell Peter Delhanty
The play produced by BERTRAM HARRISON
ALDWYGH
4 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"DOUBLE OE QUIT"
A farce, in three acts, by THEOPHILUS CHARLTON
Edward Dereham, llth Baron Barsham
Robert Horton
The Hon. Edward Dereham Donald Calthrop
Sir Francis Honing, Bart Arthur Eldred
Ellis Dooley Frank Cellier
Edwin Drake C. W. Somerset
Dorking Eric Lewis
The Hon. Celia Dereham Pamela Cooper
Ella Medlicott Gina Graves
Blanche Bacton Ruth Maitland
Mrs. Ellis Dooley Winifred Izard
Madame D'Orlay Agnes Imlay
The play produced by DONALD CALTHROP
EVERYMAN
4 SEPTEMBER, 1922
* "WIDOWERS' HOUSES"
A play by G. BERNARD SHAW
Waiter Harold Scott
Dr. Harry Trench Richard Bird
William De Burgh Cokane Milton Rosmer
Blanche Sartorius Clare Harris
Sartorius Douglas Jefferies
Porter Raymond Massey
Lickcheese Brember Wills
Parlourmaid Henzie Raeburn
The play produced by MILTON ROSMER
QUEEN'S
26 AUGUST, 1922
** BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE"
A play, in three acts, by ARTHUR WIMPERIS,
from the French of ALFRED SAVOIR
John Brown Norman McKinnel
Count Hubert de Linancourt Hugh Wakefield
The Marquis de Monferrat C. M. Hallard
Detective Dupre Arthur Cleave
Secretary Ivan Samson
Matard Henry Ford
Waiter George Desmond
Servant Cyril Fairlie
Lucienne Doris Macintyre
Miss George Peggy Rush
Monna Madge Titheradge
, The play produced by STANLEY BELL
HIS MAJESTTS
2 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"EAST OF SUEZ"
A play/in seven scenes, by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Harold Knox ; Henry Kendall
W* „ Ivor Barnard
Henry Anderson Malcolm Keen
The Amah Marie Ault
George Conway Basil Rathbone
Daisy.. .. '. .Meggie Albanesi
Lee Tai Cheng C. V. France
Sylvia Knox Ursula Millard
The play produced by BASIL DEAN
0LOBE
5 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"THE RETURN"
A play, in a prologue and three acts, from the
French of ROBERT DE FLERS and FRANCIS DE
CROISSET, by ARTHUR WIMPERIS
Jacques Vandieres George Tully
Balthazar Dion Boucicault
Marcel Vaucroix Jack Hobbs
Jean Alfred Bishop
Dumont E. A. Walker
D'Estreuil Stanley Pearce
Dounan Cyril Cunningh&xn
Bringard Tim Ryley
Sernoise Frederick Leister
Colette Vandieres Marie Lohr
Madame Tourrare Lottie Venue
Berthe Kitty Gordon-Lee
Justine Ursula Tremayne
The play produced by MARIE LOHR
and ARTHUR WIMPERIS
EMPIRE
6 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"THE SMITH FAMILY"
A musical play, in two acts and twelve scenes, by
CLIFFORD GREY, STANLEY LOGAN, and
PHILIP PAGE
Sammy Smith Harry Tate
Mrs. Sammy Smith Connie Ediss
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Edna Smith - Ella Retford
Carrie Smith Cora Coffin
Albert Smith Tom Tweedley
Horace Smith. Harry Beasley
Marjorie Dene Mabel Green
Crown Prince of Hylaria Billy Caryl!
King of Hylaria. . ." Paul Daly
Prime Minister Robert Nainby
Mr, Tag?s Mr. Kennedy
Frank Upton Basil S. Foster
Charlie Charles Brooks
The Spirit of the Post Phyllis Bedells
Lodou Hilda Mundy
Mr. Pennebotham Frank Leslie
Librarian Herbert Vyvyan
A Professor Paul Daly
Mrs. Huggins Millicent Marsden
A Typist. Norah Howard
David Luxmoore Hockin
Archibald Ronald Tate
Adolph Charles Weaver
The play produced by STANLEY LOGAN
and Gus SOHLKE
COMEDY
7 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"SECEETS"
A play, in prologue, three acts, and epilogue, by
RUDOLF BESIER and MAY EDGINTON
Prologue, 1922
Lady Carlton. Fay Compton
Lady Lessington Doris Mansell
Audrey Carlton Fabia Drake
John Carlton Bobbie Andrews
Robert Carlton Cecil Trouncer
Doctor Arbuthnot Henry Vibart
Act I.— 1865
Mary Marlowe Fay Compton
William Marlowe Hubert Har ben
Mrs. Marlowe Margaret Scudamore
Elizabeth Channing Louise Hampton
Susan Dorothy Holmes-Gore
John Carlton Leon Quartennaine
Act II.— 1869
Mary Carlton Fay Compton
John Carlton Leon Quartennaine
Doctor McGovern Tom Reynolds
Bob Norman Page
Act III.— 1888
Lady Carlton Fay Compton
Sir John Carlton Leon Quartermaine
Blanche Doris Mansell
Audrey Rosemary Clifford
John Bobbie Andrews
Robert Robert Henderson
A Footman John Hamilton
William Marlowe Hubert Harben
Mrs. Marlowe Margaret Scudamore
Elizabeth Channing Louise Hampton
Mrs. Eustace Mainwaring Helen Haye
Epilogue. — 1922
As in Prologue, and
Nurse Martin. .* Grace Seppirtgs
The play produced by NORMAN PAGE
STRAHD
10 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR"
A comedy, in three acts, by AUBREY COLLEN ENSOR
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Kate Lloyd Elspeth Dudgeon
Sara Ann Muriel Minty
Mrs, Hopkins Ethel Ramsay
Myra Pryce Marie Royter
Evan Hugh Richard Bird
Ebenezer Hopkins George Morgan
Morgan Hopkins Dan F. Roe
Davydd Pryce W. Edward Stirling
Ethel Mary Nora Nicholson
Lewis " Gilbert Ritchie
The play produced by REGINALD BACH
REGENT
11 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"BODY AUD SOUL"
A play, in four acts, by ARNOLD BENNETT
Blanche Nixon Nan Marriott Watson
Lady Mab Infold. Viola Tree
Mrs. Clews Dora Gregory
Edith Tunniclin" Doris Ormond
Parlourmaid Hilda Davies
Aaron Draper — Martin Walker
Ezra Clews Charles Groves
Procope Baliol Hollo-way
Waiter Michael Hogan
A Voice from the Crowd Atholl Douglass
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
APOLLO
14 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"THE TORCH"
A play, in four acts, by JOHN KNITTEL
Henry Winkelried. Nat Madison
Suzanne Winkelried Olga Lindo
'Peter Gabel Garry Marsh
Marianne Violet Penule
George Winkelried Leslie Banks
Margaret Veitel Muriel Alexander
Alma Dalia Dorothy Cheston
Alexis Markoff Frank Lindo
Jurg Winkelried Maurice Moscovitch
Mr.Flint Henry Ludlow
Ursula Miller Margaret Halstan
Councillor Moser N. Natoff
Councillor Gschwind W. T. Elworthy
Councillor Ruf Leonard Calvert
Councillor Weber Edwin Greenwood
Mr. Holt Richard Carfax
Rossli Christopher Steele
Veitel Edmund Kennedy
Boris Christopher Steele
A Girl , Phyllis de Lange
A Porter Richard Carfax
Abel Winkelried Cyril Raymond
Play produced by THEODORE KOMISARJEVSKY
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
KINGSWAY
14 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"I SERVE"
A play, in three acts, by ROLAND PERTWEE
Tom Whiteley Sam Livesey
Shirley Terrell Roland Pertwee
Walter Harding Stockwell Hawkins
Arthur Preece Edmund Phelps
Frank Pollock Charles Garth
Elizabeth Raeburn Dorothy Thomas
Mary Cassie King
Kate Harding Edith Evans
Play produced by ROLAND PERTWEE
NEW
19 SEPTEMBER 1922
"THE SCANDAL"
A play, in foirr acts, adapted by LADY BELL from
the French of HENRY BATAILLE
Feriol Leslie Faber
Jeannetier Lawrence Anderson
Berieux Charles Maunsell
Admiral Gravieres Lewis Casson
Charlotte Feriol Sybil Thorndike
Philip Edith Softly
Marda Sylvia Haidee
Mademoiselle Rosemary Thorndike
Artanazzo William E. Hallman
Maridou Gwladys Gaynor
Parizot Brember Wills,
Madame Feriol Rosina Filippi
Chauffeur Thomas Warner
Adeline Lilian Moubrey
The Prefet Lewis Casson
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
WINTER GARDEN
19 SEPTEMBER, 1922
"THE CABARET GIRL"
A musical comedy, in three acts ; book and lyrics
by GEORGE GROSSMITH and P. G. WODEHOUSE;
music by JEROME KERN
Marchioness of Harrogate Miss Fortescue
Marquis of Harrogate Peter Haddon
Effie Dix Vera Lennox
Miss Simmons Dorothy Hurst
MissTompkins Dorothy Field
Miss Witmore Cecile Maule-Cole
Miss Brownlow Eileen Seymour
Commissionaire. Jack Glynn
A Customer Dorothy Bentham
Mr. Gripps George Grossmith
Mr. Gravvins Norman Griffin
James Paradene Geoffrey Gwyther
Harry Zona Thomas Weguelin
March. Seymour Beard
April Enid Taylor
Little Ada Heather Thatcher
Lily de Jigger Molly Ramsden
Marilynn Morgan Dorothy Dickson
Feloosi Joseph Spree
Quibb Leigh Ellis
Mrs. Drawbridge Muriel Barnby
The Mayor of Woollam Chersey Claude Horton
Laburnum Brown Molly Vere
Lilac Smith Vera Kiikwood
Poppy Robinson Dorothy Deane
Hyacinth Green Monica Noyes
Tulip Williams BettyShields
The Vicar of Wooilam Chersey Ernest Graham
Box Office Keeper Fred Whitlock
Cabaret Dancer Mr. Jinos
Play produced by GEORGE GROSSMITH
AMBASSADORS
21 SEPTEMBER 1922
* "CHARLES I"
Play, in four acts, by W. G. WILLS
King Charles I Russell Thorndike
Queen Henrietta Maria Miriam Lewes
Lady Eleanor Davys Amy Brandon-Thomas
Marquis of Huntley Jevan Brandon-Thomas
Lord Moray Cyril Hardingham
Oliver Cromwell H. St. Barbe West
Ireton Malcolm Morley
Princess Elizabeth Marie Vinten
Prince James Sidney Bromley
Prince Henry M. Mackay
Earl of Hertford Seton Blackden
Sir Thomas Killigrew J. Drew Carran
Lord Lindsey C. N. Attwater
King's Page Julie Kean
Queen's Page Ronald Core Graham
Play produced by BENRIMO.
KINGSWAY
24 SEPTEMBER, 1922
" THE PHILATELIST "
Play, in three acts, by E. LYALL SWETE
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Mr. B. Mustapha Vivash E. Lyall Swete
Miss Phillippa Vivash Lily Brough
Miss Daphne Vivash Una Dysart
Jeannie Grieve Jean Cadell
Willie Robb Walter Garner
Vice-Admiral George Crawford, C.B. . Bryan Powley
Lieut. Jack Crawford, R.N P. Perceval Clark
Play produced by F. GERARD CLIFTON
EVERYMAN
25 SEPTEMBER, 1922
44 MARY STUART"
A play, in a prologue and two acts, by
JOHN DRINKWATER
John Hunter Richard Bird
Andrew Boyd H. O. Nicholson
Mary Stuart Laura Cowie
Mary Beaton Clare Harris
David Riccio Harold Scott
Darnley E. Harcourt- Williams
Thomas Randolph Douglas Jefferies
Bothwell F. Randle Ayrton
Play produced by the Author
COURT
29 SEPTEMBER, 1922
" MR. GARRICK"
A play, in three acts, by Louis N. PARKER
Mr. James Boswell H. de Lange
Doctor Samuel Johnson Roy Byford
Doctor Oliver Goldsmith Richard Andean
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Sir Joshua Reynolds George Mallett
David Garrick Gerald Lawrence
Plunkett. Sidney Comptpn
Sir William Dunstable .Arthur CuUin
Sir Harrv Fenton, Bart Geoffrey Amedee
jjoUv ; Diane Brooke
Miss" Rose Cavendish Joan. Druce
Proudman Vernon Kingsley
Alderman Thomas Hoskin lago Lewys
Mrs. Hoskin Blanche Ripley
Miss Belinda Hoskin Helen Gosse
Miss Euphemia Blight Eleanor Street
Mr Job Fairjohn Gordon Allison
Mr." Dixon-Plimpit Ralph Astor
Mrs. Dixon-Plimpit Joan Byford
Mr James Dixon-Plimpit Frank Henderson
Miss Pamela Dunstable Madge Compton
Pastern Charles Wilson
Play produced by GERALD LAWRENCE
THE OLD VIC
2 OCTOBER, 1922
"HENRY IV" (Parti)
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
King Henry the Fourth Reyner Barton
Henry Prince of Wales ) Sons to < Rupert Harvey
John of Lancaster > theKing ( Aubrey Fielding
Earl of Westmoreland Kingsley Baker
Sir Walter Blunt Maxwell Wray
Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester. .Hilton Edwards
Henry Percy," Earl of Northumberland John Laurie
Henry Percy (Hotspur), his son. .Douglas Burbidge
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. .Guy Martineau
Owen Giendower John Garside
Sir Tohn Falstaff Wilfrid Walter
Poiis .Alan Watts
Lady Per;y, wife to Hotspur Jane Bacon
Lady Mortimer, daughter )
to" Giendower, and wife > Margot Sieveking
to Mortimer )
Mistress Quickly Ethel Harper
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
ROYALTY
3 OCTOBER, 1922
"ME. BUDD (OF KENNINGTON, S.E.) "
A comedy, in three acts, by H. F. MALTBY
Herbert G. Budd Tubby Edlin
Mrs, Brodie Rosalind Wyn Weaver
Mildred Brodie Dorothy Rundell
M. Simeon Ristitch William Lugg
Baron Kosta Ian Fleming
M. Nilovan S. Major Jones
M. Velimer William Pringle
M. Protitch George Goodwin
M. Poncin Arthur Vezin
M. Strossmeyer Reginald Dane
Countess Zeta Marie Mansfield
Servants
Prince Carl Kenneth Kove
M. Haidu Eric Lugg
Princess Natalie Helen Coram
Play produced by the Author
UTTLE
3 OCTOBER, 1922
"THE TOILS OF YOSHIT0MO"
A tragedy of Ancient Japan, in three acts and an
epilogue, "by TORAHIKO KORI, in English version,
assisted by Miss HESTER SAINSBURY
Genshin Geoffrey Dunlop
Ryoi George Owen
Shoson A. Corney Grain
Norinaga George Skiilan
Tameyoshi J- Fisher White
Yoshitomo Milton Rosmer
Yorikata Walter Schofield
Yorinaka J. Richard Traynor
Tamenari George Owen
Tamenaka Kenneth Kennt
Chihaya Muriel Pratt
Sada Hazel Jones
Yoritomo Sophie Lewis
A Maidservant Olga Slade
Nurse Olga Slade
Masakiyo Frank Vosper
Tametomo George Sicilian
A Retainer Walter Schofield
Motomori Guy Preston
Sukemori Geofirey Dunlop
Kiyomori A. Corney Grain
Shinzel Frank Henry
Play produced by EDITH CRAIG
GAIETY
7 OCTOBER, 1922
"THE LAST WALTZ"
A musical comedy, in three acts ; music and
orchestration by OSCAR STRAUS ; English
version by ROBERT EVETT and REGINALD ARKELL
General Krasian Alfred Wellesley
Baron Ippolith Mekchwitch Billy Leonard
Prince Paul Bertram Wallis
Lieutenant Jack Merrington Kingsley Lark
Captain Kaminski Pop Cory
Lieutenant Labinski C. H. Raymond
Ensign Orsinski Geoffrey Startin
Vladek Leonard Russell
Officer of the Guard Frank Perfitt
Countess Alexandrowna Amy Augarde
Annuschka Violet Marley
Haunuschka Cecile Bishop
Petruschka Molly Harben
BabuscJhka Vesta Sylya
Countess Vera Lisaveta Jose Collins
Play produced by SIR CHARLES HAWTREY
ADELPHI
10 OCTOBER, 1922
" THE ISLAND KING "
A musical comedy, in two acts ; book and lyrics
by PETER GAWTHORNE ; music by HAROLD GARSTIN
Chief Petty Officer Hopkins ('Oppy). .W. H. Berry
Admiral Lord John Fairchilde, R.N..C. M. Lowne
Commander John Fairchilde, R.N.. George Bishop
Vivienne Fairchilde Phyllis Joyce
Estelle Gladys Tudor
General Sir George Baynham Alfred Clark
Lady Baynham Louie Pounds
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Mary Baynham ................... Xancie Lovat
Captain Hon. Tiny Pimme .......... Robert Child
Williams ....................... Chas. F. Cooke
Count Renault .................. Marston Garsia
The Dean .......................... Fred Vigay
The Curate ........................ Ernest Hill
Baby ............................ Fred Forrest
Watson .......................... Austin Camp
Stumper ............................ J. Elleson
Islanders
Princess Poppala of Etaria ........ Dorothy Shale
Prince Ozama ................... Conway Dixon
Maru ...................... Townsend Whitling
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
STRAND
11 OCTOBER, 1922
"ANGEL FACE"
A musical farce, in three acts ; the book by
HARRY B. SMITH ; the lyrics by ROBERT B. SMITH,
and the music by VICTOR HERBERT
Tom Larkins ........................ Eric Blore
Arthur Griffin ..................... Tyler Brooke
Sandy Sharp ................... Tommy Tomson
Hugh Fairchlld .................. William Denys
Rickwell Gibbs .............. Fred Kitchen, junr.
Professor Barlow ................. Miles Malleson
Ira Mapes ........................ Ellis Holland
Slooch ......................... George Gregory
Irving ........................ John W. Wilson
Mrs. Zenobia Wise ................. Violet Elliott
Betty ......................... Winifred Barnes
Vera ............................... Enid Sass
Paula ............................. Sylvia Cecil
Lily .............................. Roy Wilson
Pearl ............................. Dot Temple
Mrs. Larkins ..................... Kate Phillips
Tessie Blythe ..................... Mabel Sealby
Play produced by FRED FARREN
REGENT
13 OCTOBER, 1922
"THE IMMORTAL HOUR"
A music drama, by RUTLAND BOUGHTON ;
the libretto adapted from the play by " FIONA
MACLEOD " (WILLIAM SHARP)
Eochaidh .............. . .W. Johns tone-Douglas
Etain .................. Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Midir ........................ William Heseltine
Dalua ......................... Arthur Cranmer
Manus ...................... Herbert Simmonds
Maive ....................... Margaret Chatwin
Old Bard .................... Herbert Simmonds
Spirit Voice ................... Dorothy D'Orsay
Play produced by BARRY JACKSON and
REGINALD GATTY
NEW
16 OCTOBER, 1922
* "MEDEA"
(Euripides' Tragedy)
Jason, chief of the Argonauts, )
nephew of Pelias, King of ..... > Leslie Faber
lolchos )
Creon, ruler of Corinth Lawrence Anderson
jEgeus, King of Athens Brember Wills
Nurse to Medea Rosina FiMppi
Attendant Charles Maunsell
Messenger Lewis Casson
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
GARRICK
17 OCTOBER, 1922
** DEDE "
A musical comedy, in two acts, by
ALBERT WILLEMETZ, adapted by RONALD JEANS
Gaby Jill Williams
Marise Evelyn Wade
Loulou Velma Deane
Lucette Ethel Stewart
Leroydet John Doran
Denise Gertrude Lawrence
Chausson Stafford Hilliard
Robert Le Bas Guy de Feuvre
Andre (Dede) Joseph Coyne
Jacqueline Adeline Roze
Odette Joyce Gammon
Policeman Claude Cooper
First Delegate Donovan Parsons
Second Delegate Griflen Campion
Third Delegate Alex Lambton
The Commissaire de Police Haddon Cave
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
AIDWYCH
22 OCTOBER, 1922
"LITTLE LOVERS"
A comedy, in three acts, by ESME WYNNE-TYSON
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Paul Myse Hugh Wakefield
Freddy Fane Neil Curtis
PaulineMyse Muriel Alexander
Mrs. Aston-Hooper Ethel Crimes
Veronica Mendle Joyce Kennedy
Laurie Chalmers Henry Kendall
Dennis Wode Henry Oscar
Vera Wode Jean Webster-Brough
Maid June Wyndham
Angela Pemberton Dorothy Rundell
Mrs. Griswell Olive Walter
John Griswell William Pringle
KINGSWAY
22 OCTOBER, 1922
" THE SNOBS "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by HARRIS DEANS
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Mary. „ Audrie Haynes
Maud Bartlett. . . 4 Ella Daincourt
Carrie Withers Dora Gregory
George Bartlett Stanley Lathbury
Jane Welling Mildred Evelyn
Guy Milton-Watson Jack Raine
Arthur Bartlett Guy Leigh Pemberton
Gladys Heatherley Kathleen Stuart
Sir Edmund Milton-Watson J. Smith Wright
Lady Mil ton -Watson Jose Brooks
Simpson Alan Mowbray
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
APOLLO
24 OCTOBER, 1922
« GLAMOUR "
A play, in three acts, by PETER GARLAND
(From 'the story by VIOLET TWEEDALE and
PETER GARLAND
Sir George Knowsley, K.C.B C. Aubrey Smith
Lord Charteridge ..." E. Holman Clark
Ralph Hampdeh Frank Freeman
Roberts Raymond Massey
Doris Reade Frances Carson
Hilda Barker Marjorie Holman
Lady Knowsley Maud Cressall
Play produced by E. HOLMAX CLARK
STRA23D
26 OCTOBER, 1922
"THE BALANCE"
A drama, in four acts, by FRANK Dix and
LEON M. LION
Theodore Cornell George Bealby
Stephen Hicks George Elton
Richard Arthur Porter Tristan Rawson
Sophie Hicks Ethel Craske
Uncle Abel J. Sebastian Smith
Rainy Mullins Edward Rigby
Mary Denton Mary Clare
Esther Morrison Lila Maravan
Rev. Peter Rock Geoffrey Bevan
Doctor Gordon Alex. G. Hunter
Mrs. Dart Ethel Coleridge
Perkins Guy Preston
The Judge J. H. Barnes
Clerk of the Court Phil Williams
Counsel for the Prosecution. . .Stephen Wentworth
Counsel for the Defence Rothbury Evans
Usher Frederick Castleman
Play produced by TOM WALLS
LITTLE
25 OCTOBER, 1922
" THE NINE O'CLOCK REVUE "
By HAROLD SIMPSON and MORRIS HARVEY
Music by MURIEL LILLIE and J. ORD HAMILTON
Irene Browne Morris Harvey
Joan Emney H. Tripp Edgar
Beatrice LilHe Bobby Blythe
Mimi Crawford Clifford Cobb
, Helen Beltramo
Revue produced by DION TITHERADCE
ROYALTY
30 OCTOBER, 1922
* "MID-CHANNEL"
A play, in four acts, by ARTHUR PINERO
Theodore Blundell ............. Scott Sunderland
The Hon. Peter Mottram ........... Leon M. Lion
Leonard Ferris .................... Martin Lewis
Warren ......................... Gerald Clifton
Cole ............................. Peter Upcher
Rideout .......................... Paul Ashwell
Zo8 Blundell ................... Irene Vanbrugh
Mrs. Pierpoint , M. Clarke-Jervoise
Ethel Pierpoint Janet Ecdes
Mrs. Annerly Helen Morris
Lena Gladys Dale
A Maidservant Joyce Burnett
Play produced by LEON M. LION
KIHG'S, HAMMERSMITH
30 OCTOBER, 1922
" COMIN' THRO' THE RZE "
In a prologue and three acts, a dramatized version
of HELEN MATHER'S novel, adapted by
CONSTANCE STUART
Nell Ena Grossmith
Alice Ada Wingard
Mffiy Kathleen Grace
Jack Denys Blakstock
Dolly Frances Davis
Daisy Elaine Harper
Larry Edith Farmer
Mary Fay Joyce
Colonel Adair Harry Hanner
George Tempest Owen Cassidy
Charles Lovelace Geoffrey Hickson
Captain the Hon. Basil Vestris . .A. Pistarn Wright
Sylvia Fleming Gladys Newton
Henry Patrick Turnbull
Maid Minnie Browning
Mason Elizabeth Ponsonby
Nurse Beatrice West
Paul Vasher Frederick Sargent
Play produced by GODFREY TEARLE
SHAFTESBDRY
31 OCTOBER, 1922
"THE CAT AND THE CANARY"
A three-act play by JOHN WILLARD
Roger Crosby Morton Selten
" Mammy " Pleasant Esme Beringer
Harry Blythe S. J. Wannington
Susan Sillsby Auriol Lee
Cicely Young Shiela Courtenay
Charles Wilder *. . .Evan Thomas
Paul Jones Frank Denton
Annabelle West Mary Glynne
Hendricks J. C. Aubrey
Patterson Caleb Porter
Play produced by PERCY MOORE
AMBASSADORS
2 NOVEMBER, 1922
"THE SECRET AGENT"
JOSEPH CONRAD'S play, in three acts, dramatized
by the author from his novel of the same name
Winnie Verloc Miriam Lewes
Stevie Freddie Peisley
Winnie's Mother Ellie Royter
Mr. Verloc H. St. Barbe West
Mr. Vladimir Frank Vosper
Ossipon Russell Thorndike
Michaelis Malcolm Morley
Karl Yundt George Barran
The " Professor " Clifton Boyne
Waiter Eric Attwater
Assistant Commission r Seton Blackden
Inspector Heat Jevan Brandon-Thomas
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Lady Mabel Amy Brandon-Thomas
A Maid *. Julie Kean
First Lady Guest Natalie Moya
Second Lady Guest Minnie Blagden
Third Lady Guest Theodora Morrison
First Gentleman Guest Hugh Williams
Detective J. Drew-Carran
First Policeman Edward Manning
Second Policeman E. Adams
Play produced by BENRIMO
DALY'S
5 NOVEMBER, 1922
* " THE JEW OF MALTA »
A tragedy by CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
Presented by THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Machiavel ........................ Frank Cellier
Barabas ....................... Baliol Holloway
Ferneze ......................... Howard Rose
Selim Calymath ................ Alfred A. Harris
Don Lodowick .................... Frank Vosper
DonMatbias ..................... Ivan Sampson
Martin del Bosco ................. Austin Trevor
Ithamore ...................... Ernest Thesiger
Barnardine ...................... Charles Staite
Jacomo ....................... A. S. Homewood
Pilia-borsa ....................... Frank Cellier
First Merchant ................. A. Corney Grain
Second Merchant ................ John H. Moore
First Jew ........................ George Owen
Second Jew ................... Vernon Kingsley
Third Jew .................... A. Edward Barrs
An Officer ......................... John Collins
Messenger ..................... A. Corney Grain
of Malt,
Bassoesoi the Turk ..........
Abigail ........................... Isabel Jeans
Katharine ....................... Helena Millais
Bellamira ...................... Margaret Yarde
The Abbess .................... Margaret Carter
A Nun ...................... Margaret Manning
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
ST. JAMES'S
6 NOVEMBER, 1922
"THE BEATING ON THE DOOR"
A play, in three acts, by AUSTIN PAGE
Stepan E. Ashley-Marvin
Anton James Lindsay
Princess Natalia Rosanova Mary Jerrold
Prince Feodor Rosanof A. Scott-Gatty
Katusha Nancye Kenyon
Princess Tatiana Rosanova Doris Lloyd
Prince Alexander Arnielef Arthur Wontner
Count Nikolai Palitzin Athole Stewart
Volsky Franklin Dyall
Krasnochaikof Allan Jeayes
Count Svirin Fred Lewis
Maria Balenko Marie Royter
Masrak Fewlass Llewellyn
Petroff Frank Wolfe
B3NGSWAY
12 NOVEMBER, 1922
" YETTA POLOWSKI "
A play, in three acts, by F. C, MONTAGU
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Sir Hubert Symonds Robert Minster
Lady Symonds Isobel Ohmead
Mrs. David Symonds Dora Gregory
Arthur Symonds Philip Easton
Reuben Polowski Frank Vosper
Yetta Polowski Hilda Bayley
Babs Kimber Winifred McCarthy
George Radford A. S. Homewood
CecilStanton George Hayes
Miss Burke Marjoiie Lindsay
Albert Goring Alfred A. Harris
Smith Knighton Small
NEW
13 NOVEMBER, 1922
* "THE CENCI"
A tragedy by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
Camillo Brember Wills
Count Francesco Cenci Robert Farquharson
Andrea Andrew Churchman
Beatrice Sybil Thorndike
Orsino Duncan Yarrow
Lucretia Beatrice Wilson
Prince Colonna Hugh Bayly
Bernardo Rosemary Thorndike
Orsino's Servant Thomas Warner
Giacomo Lawrence Anderson
Orympio Geoffrey Dunlop
Marzio Victor Lewisohn
Savella Leonard Shepherd
Judge Lewis Casson
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
APOLLO
16 NOVEMBER, 1922
"DEVIL DICK"
A play, in a prologue and three acts, by
A. SCHOMER
James Brookes Stanley Dre\vitt
District Attorney Elvin Lionel Gadsden
Doctor Henry Simmons Cecil Fowler
Hon. Theodore Johnson Edward Petley
Lina Mary Merrall
Jack Nat Madison
Fritz Kopfer Michael Sherbropke
Richard Bolger Maurice Moscovitch
Elsie Muriel Pratt
Bobbie Lorna Hubbard
Mrs. Warrington Mary Lincoln
Mr. Warrington Robert Horton
Raymond. . . Rex Caldwell
Rose Edwin Muriel Alexander
Constantino Granilo Nathan Natoff
Pascalo Tony de Lungo
Charlie Edwin Greenwood
An Idler Cyril Twyford
Play produced by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN
Play produced by MAURICE MOSOOVITCH
xliv
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
GLOBE
17 NOVEMBER, 1922
" THE LAUGHING LADY "
A comedy, in three acts, by ALFRED SUTRO
Hamilton Playgate Herbert Ross
Ellis E. A. Walker
Caroline Playgate Heniietta Watson
Cynthia Dell Edith Evans
Sir Harrison Peters, K.B.E Julian Royce
Daniel Farr, K.C Godfrey Tearle
Esmee Farr Violet Vanbnagh
Lady Marjorie Colladine Marie Lohr
Sir Hector Colladine, St., D.S.O Brian Gilmour
Rose Kitty Gordon Lee
Play produced by SIR CHARLES HAWTREY.
NEW
19 NOVEMBER, 1922
"THE SMITHS OF SURBITON"
A play, in three acts, from his own novel,
by KEBLE HOWARD
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Ellis ........................... Nora Nicholson
Jack Hassocks .................... Richard Bird
Phyllis Bickenhall ............... Joyce Kennedy
Enid Smith ........................ Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Bickenhall ................... Ethel Grimes
Ralph Smith .................... Harvey Adams
Mrs. Hassocks .................. Laura Smithson
Louisa ........................... Olive Walter
Lizzie ......................... June Wyndham
Phyllis Smith ................... Joyce Kennedy
Peter Murray ........................ Eric Lugg
George Smith ...................... Noel Allison
DUKE OF YORK'S
20 NOVEMBER, 1922
"THE MERCHANT OF VENICE"
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S play, with Shakespeare's
original text set to music for the first time by
ADRIAN WELLES BEECHAM
Portia .............................. Ena Riess
Jessica ........................ Desiree Ellinger
Nerissa ............................. Ella Milne
Antonio ........................ Webster Millar
Lorenzo ........................ Frank Webster
Salario .......................... Dewey Gibson
Gratiano .......................... Howard Fry
Bassanio ....................... Gregory Stroud
Prince of Morocco ............ , Norman Williams
enice ................. John Van Zyl
Stephano ........................... Leslie May
Tubal ............. . ............... A. Halstead
Shylock ....................... Augustus Milner
Play produced by SIR FRANK BENSON
THE OLD VIC
20 NOVEMBER, 1922
* "A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS"
By PHILIP MASSINGER
Lord Lovell ..................... Rupert Harvey
Sir Giles Overreach ............... Robert Atkins
Frank Wellborn Douglas Burbidge
Tom Allworth Alan Watts
Greedy D. Hay Petrie
Marrail John Garside
Order Reyner Barton
Amble Guy Martineau
Furnace Henrj' Cohen
WatchaU Hilton Edwards
Willdo Hugh McNeil
Tapwell Ernest Meads
Lady Allworth Althea Glasby
Margaret Nancy Harker
Froth Ethel Harper
Chambermaid Molly Francis
Waiting Woman Joyce Cathie
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
"BRITAIN'S DAUGHTER"
Poetic play by GORDON BOTTOMLEY
Roman Soldier Ernest Meads
Widan Ethel Harper
Nest Florence Buckton
Soldier Hilton Edwards
Girl Esther Whitehouse
Madror John Garside
Ellin Jane Bacon
Child Iris Roberts
Placidius Wilfrid Walter
Centurion Douglas Burbidge
Cadvan D. Hay Petrie
Young Man Alan Watts
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
E3NGSWAY
26 NOVEMBER, 1922
" BED AND BREAKFAST »
A farce, in three acts, by F. C. WITNEY
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Forde Entwhistle Alan Mowbray
Nell Courteline Evadne Price
Chauffeur Clive Currie
Rev. Erasmus Penticoat Bryan Powley
Mrs. Penticoat Eva Brooke
Jack Murray P. Percival Clark
Reginald Birch Ronald Ward
Lena Murray Mary Hill-Mitchelson
Peggy Birch Helen Gosse
Bernard Corteline Geoffrey Amedee
Anne Gran ville Dorothy Wordsworth
Police-sergeant Gilbert Davis
Policeman Winston Seymour
GAERICK
28 NOVEMBER, 1922
" BIFFY "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
VERA BERINGER and WILLIAM RAY
Susan Peggy Ross
Amelia Brunner Maidie Hope
Doris Piggott Dorothy Fane
John Brunner Stanley Cooke
Charles Piggott Lewis Willoughby
Edward de Burg A. G. Poulton
Bibsie de Burg Edna Bellonini
Biffy J. Robert Hale
Miquette Teddie Gerard
Inspector Horton Lawrence Phillips
Mayor of Heybridge Roy Byford
Play produced by TOM REYNOLDS
xlv
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
ST, JAMES'S
30 NOVEMBER, 1922
" THE HAPPY ENDING '*
A comedy, in three acts, by IAN HAY
Denny Cradock John WiUiams
Harold Bagby Miles Malleson
Simmons Gwladys Gaynor
Joan Cradock Elizabeth Irving
Sir Anthony Fen wick Fred Kerr
Mildred Cradock Ethel Irving
Molly Cradock AdeleDixon
Laura Meakin Jean Cadell
Dale Conway Robert Loraine
Mr. Moon F. B. J. Sharp
Sir Thomas Mobberly Frederick de Lara
Lady Mobberley Elizabeth Rosslyn
Phyllis Harding Joan Clarkson
Play produced by SAM LYSONS
GLOBE
3 DECEMBER, 1922
"THE RUMOUR"
A play, in a prologue, four acts, and an epilogue
by C. K. MUNRO
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
Ned Gilbert Ritchie
Ruby Edith Evans
Hon. Algernon Moodie Edmond Breon
Mr. Lennard A. S. Homewood
Jones Reginald Dance
Smith Alfred A. Harris
Jackson A. Caton Woodville
Aramya Margaret Yarde
Torino Edmund Willard
Deane Harcourt Williams
Prime Minister Frederic Sargent
La Rubia Claude Rains
M. Raffanel Milton Rosmer
Lena Jackson Elizabeth Arkell
Ranskaya Louise Hampton
Sir George Darnell Douglas Jefieries
Sir Robert Mortimer Fred Lewis
Banker Howard Ross
Mr. Grange Alfred Clark
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
ROYALTY
4 DECEMBER, 1922
"DESTRUCTION"
A play, in three acts, by AGNESE DE LLANA
Jenny Grayson Marjorie Graeme
Ella Singleton May Whitty
Bertha Ramsden Una Dysart
Katherine Rendle Agnese de Liana
Betty Carpenter Frances Clare
Alec Crauford H. C. Carey
Bobby Redford Shayle Gardner
Clara Evelyn Esmond
Miss Strathfield Margaret Watson
Mrs. Cummer Polly Emery
James Green R. S. Comber
PbHip Monson, M.P Ben Webster
George Carpenter Allan Jeayes
Play produced by BEN WEBSTER
THE OLD VIC
4 DECEMBER, 1922
* "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA"
(Shakespeare Tragedy)
Pfailo Alan Watts
Demetrius Hilton Edwards
Antony Wilfrid Walter
Alexas Maxwell Wray
Soothsayer John Garside
Enobarbus Rupert Harvey
Roman Messenger Ralfe Davies
Octavius Cassar Douglas Burbidge
Lepidus Reyner Barton
Mardian Hugh McNeill
Pompey Alan Watts
Menas Henry Cohen
Varrius Aubrey Feilding
Ventidius Hilton Edwards
Mecaenas Sidney Scott
Agrippa John Laurie
Messenger Hubert Hine
1st Servant D. Hay Petrie
2nd Servant Guy Martineau
Eros Alan Watts
Scarus Ernest Meads
Dolabella Reyner Barton
Thyreus Henry Cohen
Euphronius John Garside
Diomedes Guy Martineau
The Clown D. Hay Petrie
Dercetas Ralfe Davies
Proculeius Henry Cohen
Cleopatra Esther Whitehouse
Ghanaian Jane Bacon
Iras Margot Seiveking
Octavia Joyce Cathie
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
APOLLO
5 DECEMBER, 1922
" HAWLEYS OF THE HIGH STREET "
An eccentric comedy, in three acts, by
WALTER W. ELLIS
Augustus Percival-Hawley Edward Irwin
Nicholls R. A. Beaton
Mrs. Barclay Elsie Craig
Mrs. Hawley Clare Greet
Millicent Alice Mpflat
Dennis, Viscount Roxton Francis Lister
Keppel Marie Clayton
Mr. Busworth Maitland Marler
Mrs. Busworth Winifred Dennis
Stanley Hawkins Bertram Fryer
Edith Ethel Hodgson
Mr.Tweedie Reg. Hunter
Mrs.Tweedie Muriel Johnston
Edward Reece Arthur C. Bowers
Play produced by the Author
NEW OXFORD
8 DECEMBER, 1922
" BATTLING BUTLER "
A musical farce, in three acts ; the book by
STANLEY BRIGHTMAN and AUSTIN MELFORD ; the
lyrics by DOUGLAS FURBER ; and the music by
PHILIP BRAHAM
Mr. Dumble Frederick Ross
Mrs. Dumble Beryl Harrison
xlvi
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Mrs. Alfred Butler Sydney Fairbrotiier
Sweeting Vena Galt
Marigold -Peggy Kurton
Mr Hired Butter Jack Buchanan
Mr. Algernon Hozier Austin Melford
Mr. Hugh Brvant Fred Leslie
Landlord of the "Four Crowns" Stockwell Hawkins
Ted Spink Douglas Furber
The Flapper Vena Gait
Battling Butler Fred Groves
Bertha Butler Sylvia Leslie
A Gipsy Mariamna Karelina
The Two Boxers > ( Mr. Alexander
Seen in Ring 5 ( -Mr. Hurley
Play produced by DION TJTHERADGE
and JACK BUCHANAN
KINGSWAY
10 DECEMBER, 1922
« WIDOWS WEEDS "
A comedy, in three acts, by EDGAR WILFORD
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Jemima Blow Margaret Watson
Harriet Stock Ethel Coleridge
William Small J. Leslie Frith
Mrs. Esau Tibbett Margaret Carter
Miss Emma Tibbett Hilda Sims
The Rev. Esau Tibbett Gerald Jerome
Mr. Albert Tibbett Ivor Barnard
Mr. Simpson A. Corney Grain
Mr. Blair Harold Scott
Tina St. Clair Sybil Arundale
Play produced by MELTON ROSMER
WIMBLEDOBT
11 DECEMBER, 1922
"ARCHIBALD'S AFTERNOON"
A farcical comedy in three acts, by IAN HAY
Oenone Pontifex Nan Marriott Watson
Herrnia Pontifex Joan Castle
The Rev. Septimus Pontifex Frank PettingeH
Mr. Tickle Fred Knight
Mrs. Tickle Esme Hubbard
Miss Moxon Buena Bent
Harriet Bupp Sophie Lewis
Capt. Archibald Wade, M.C Arthur Wellesley
Capt. James Prior Nigel Bruce
Lionel Gillibrand George Hayes
Dorothy Venner Jean Webster Brough
P.C. Garmet Gordon Marker
Play produced by ANTHONY L. ELLIS
AMBASSADORS
14 DECEMBER, 1922
* " SWEET LAVENDER "
A comedy, in three acts, by ARTHUR PINERO
Mr. Geoffrey Wedderburn Wilfred Forster
Clement Hale Jack Hobbs
Dr. Delaney E. Lyall Swete
Dick Phenyl E. Holman Clark
Horace Bream Henry Caine
Mr. Maw Gerald Clifton
Mr. Bulger Denier Warren
Mrs. GilfilUan Ada Ferrar
Minnie Isobel Elsom
Ruth Rolt Lilian Braithwaite
Lavender Ann Trevor
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
SHAFfESBURY
17 DECEMBER, 1922
1 AKTONY SETTLES DOWN "
A farcical comedy, in four acts, by
JOHN OSWALD FRANCIS
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Bentley C. Osborn Adair
Lady Ferris Elspeth Dudgeon
John Tre veridge A. Harding Steerman
Evelyn Ferris Mane Rosier
Gertrude Seatle Louise Hampton
Emily Laurence Mary Lincoln
Arthur Baynton Neil Curtis
Margery Wayne Margot Drake
Jane Brown Gipsy Ellis
Antony Ferris William Kershaw
Sir Simon Ferris Alfred Clark
Daphne Chisholm Faith Liddle
Play produced by RICHARD BIRD
B3NQSWAY
17 DECEMBER, 1922
«* SHARES "
A play, in three acts, by the
MARCHIONESS TOWNSHEND
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Augustus Peacey Clive Currie
Mrs. Peacey May Nightingale
Margaret Una Dysart
Elizabeth Julie Keen
Lord Stranmore Albert Raynor
Silas Bird Tom Shelford
Lady Charlotte Foster Ruth Maitland
Lady Diana Olivia Burleigh
Lieut. Anthony Denison Ronald Ward
Mr Poynter Henry Walton
Dr. Ferguson J. Smith Wright
Mr. Cowden Gilbert Davis
Dawson Reginald Gosse
Footman Claude Horton
Inspector Sharp .Alan Mowbray
APOLLO
18 DECEMBER, 1922
* "THROUGH THE CRACK"
By ALGERNON BLACKWOOD and VIOLET PEARN
Revived by THE ACTORS' COMMONWEALTH, LTD.
Mother Muriel Pratt
Uncle Paul Farren Soutar
Jonah Gerald Anderson
Colonel Stumper EricLewis
Thompson Frank Cellier
Policeman H. St. Barbe West
Tramp J- Leslie Frith
Father Hugh Owen
Aunt Emily Margaret Carter
Nixie Marian Watson
Toby Lorna Hubbard
Misty Love Elsie Judge
Mrs. Horton Clare Greet
The Night Wind Joan Luxton
Play produced by EDITH CRAIG
C—(2I40)
xlvii
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
ROYALTY
19 DECEMBER. 1922
* "CHARLEY'S AUNT"
By BRANDON THOMAS
Colonel Sir Francis Chesney Lewis Broughton
Stephen Spettigue , James E. Page
Jack Chesney Jevan Brandon -Thomas
Charles Wykeham Xorman Pierce
Lord Fancourt Babberley Jack Heliier
Brassett ' Gerald Merrielees
Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez Violet Elliott
Kitty Verdun Marjorie St. Aubyn
Ela Delahay Margaret Riddick
Amy Spettigue Gwynne Wfaitby
NEW
19 DECEMBER, 1922
"THE GREAT WELL"
A play, in four acts, by ALFRED SUTRO
Annette Haverfield Agatha Kentish,
Sparkes Horton Cooper
Simon Banks Michael Sherbrooke
Camilla Starling Laura Cowie
Mrs. Challenor Mary Jerrold
Peter Starling Matheson Lang
Major Arnold Dareath Reginald Owen
Srnithers Alick Chumley
Bentley Frank Vosper
Sir Wilmot Canfield Athole Stewart
Granville Tracy A. W. Tyrer
Milford Clifton Boyne
Play produced by MATHESON LANG and
STANLEY BELL
PLAYHOUSE
20 DECEMBER, 1922
* ** THE PRIVATE SECRETARY "
By CHARLES HAWTREY
Mr. Marsland Grahame Herington
Harry Marsland Stanley Lloyd
Mr. Cattermole Fred Lewis
Douglas Cattermole George Morgan
Rev. Robert Spalding Charles Windermere
Sydney Gibson A. Corney Grain
John W. Ellythorne
Knox George Russell
Edith Marsland Molly Williams
Eva Webster Rita Lynn
Mrs. Stead Bertha Northam
Miss Asbiord Dora Gregory
REGENT
20 DECEMBER, 1922
"TEE CHRISTMAS PARTY"
By BARRY V. JACKSON
Christopher Sidney Bromley
Evangeline Kathleen Hewetson
Nurse Alice Rene
Dustman Scott Sunderland
Santa Glaus Martin Sands
Fine Lady from Banbury Cross . . Margaret Chatwin
Bo-Peep Ina Carleton
Red Riding Hood Doris Delorme
Anthony Rowley Ivor Barnard
Cinderella Marjorie Bartlett
Colonel Mac Mashit . . .Hedley Briggs
The Lady Clara Cecilia Twyford
Gollywog William Dester
Sairy Jane Cathleen Orford
Mr. Noah . Charles Stone
Mrs. Xoafa Kathleen Beer
Old King Cole Charles Stone
Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Alice Rene
Conjuror Jack Rowlands
Clown Scott Sunderland
Pantaloon Ivor Barnard
Harlequin Hedley Briggs
Columbine Cecilia Twyford
Fairy Joan Panter
Play produced by H. K. AYLIFF
ST JAMES'S
21 DECEMBER, 1922
* "PETER PAN"
By SIR J. M. BARRIE
Peter Pan Edna Best
Jas. Hook Lyn Harding
Mr. Darling C, Stafford Dickens
Mrs. Darling Prudence Vanbrugh
Wendy Moira Angela Darling Sylvia Oakley
John Napoleon Darling Leonard Hibbs
Michael Nicholas Darling Marie Vinten
Nana Gordon Can-
Tinker Bell Jenny Wren
Tootles Joan Maude-Price
Nibs Jill Esmond-Moore
Slightly Donald Searle
Curly Stella Freeman
First Twin Ursula Moreton
Second Twin Dorothy Lynne
Smee George Shelton
Gentleman Starkey Charles Trevor
Cookson Walter C. Lake
Mullins F. Rawson Buckley
Cecco William Luff
Jukes James English
Npodler John Kelt
First Pirate S. Grenville Darling
Second Pirate William D'Arcy
Black Pirate Donald Walcott
Great Big Little Panther Garrett Hollick
Tiger Lily Nancy Pawley
Play produced by LICHFIELD OWEN
EMPIRE
21 DECEMBER, 1922
"ARLEQUIN"
A comedy fantasy, in three acts and two dreams,
by MAURICE MAGRE. Freely translated by
Louis N. PARKER ; music by ANDRE GAILHARD ;
choreography by LEONIDE MASSINE ; scenery and
costumes designed by JEAN-GABRIEL DOMERGUE
First Dream
Arlequin Godfrey Tearle
Pierrot Dennis Neilson -Terry
The Dancer .Dorothy Green
A Nun (Order of the Visitation) Eleanor Street
Louisa Netta Westcott
Columbine Jane Graham
Elvira of Florence Edith Savile
Manon of Venice Sybil Hook
Characters in the Play
Arlequin Godfrey Tearle
The Archbishop Leonard Shepherd
The Doge J. H. Barnes
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
The Green Dancer Edith Kelly-Gould
The Marquis Dennis Xeilson -Terry
Barbarino Cecil Mancering
Pasquillo Norman Partrlesre
Cloputo Rothbury Evans
Cinthio Stanley Vine
Bassanino DreliD court Odium
Sea Captain Jack Vincent
Aurelio Cynl Sworder
Postillion Stanley Vine
Officer Cyril Sworder
The Duchess Rosina Filippi
Gaetama Viola Tree
Michaela Moyna Macgill
Rosetta .' Lois Sturt
Bartela Mona Grey
A Fair Lady Sybil Hook
A Dark Lady Edith Savile
The Woman Eleanor Curran
A Domino Eleanor Street
Second Dream
Arlequin Godfrey Tearle
Old Man in Grey J. H. Barnes
Michaela ~ Moyna Macgill
The Youth with Blue Hair Dorothy Green
The Girl with the Silver Dagger Netta Westcott
Play produced by ALBERT DE COURVILLE
Israel Hands Reginald Bach
Job Andersen David Clark son
Johnnv Alfred Hams
Dirk Harry Danby
O'Brien George Edwards
Ben Guan Charles Groves
Tom Watkins Randolph McLecd
Dick Edmund Kennedy
Ate Gray Stanley Lathbury
Harry Paige Lawrence
Squire Trelawney Bellenden Powell
Ned Graham Stuart
Jack Roy Lennol
Mary Gwen Evans
Joyce John H. Mcore
Hunter Alan Stevenson
Redruth Claude Edmunds
Dr. Livesey Halliwell Hobbes
Captain Smollett Harvey Adams
Mr. Arrow Graham Stuart
Supervisor Dance Edmund Kennedy
Tip Paige Lawrence
Joe Crossley Graham Stuart
Mrs. Hawkins Beatrice Wilson
Jim Frederick Peisley
Captain Flint A Parrot
Play produced by J. B. PAGAN
LYRIC
22 DECEMBER. 1922
"LILAC TIME"
A new play, with music, from the melodies of
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Franz Schubeit Courtice Pounds
Baron Franz Von Schober Percy Heming
Mortiz Von Schwind Herbert Cameron
Kappel Jack Kelly
Johann Michael Vogl Eric Morgan
Count Scharntorff Jerrold Robertshaw
Christian Veit Edmund Gwenn
Marie Veit Florence Vic
Tilli Moya Nugent
Willi Roy Wilson
Lilli Clara Butterworth
Demoiselle Fiametta Marini (La Marinella)
Doris Clayton
Andreas Brauu Michael Cole
Ferdinand Binder Griffin Campion
Novotny Robert Nainby
Schani Master Websdale
Rosi Ethel Wellesley
Mrs. Grimm Barbara Gott
Mrs. Weber Gladys Hirst
Sally Queenie Young
Stingl Ronald Pomeroy
Play produced by DION BOUCICAULT
STRAND
23 DECEMBER, 1922
" TREASURE ISLAND »
A play, in four acts, adapted by J. B. FAGAN from
ROBERT Louis STEVENSON'S romance
Long John Silver Arthur Bourchier
Captain Billy Bones Frank Bertram
Pew Reginald Bach
Black Dog Charles Groves
George Merry Frank E. Petley
Tom Morgan Leonard Calvert
Deadeye Christopher Steele
WYNDEAM'S
26 DECEMBER, 1922
* "BULL-DOG DRUMMOND"
Play, in four acts, by " SAPPER "
Captain Hugh Drummond Gerald du Maurier
Algy Longworth Ronald Squire
Peter Darrell Basil S. Foster
Carl Peterson Alfred Drayton
Doctor Henry Lakington Norman Forbes
James Handley George A. Bran dram
W. Hocking W. Boyd Davis
Hiram G. Travers Guy Fletcher
Denny Lichfield Owen
Derbyshire Alfred Ayre
Marcovitch H. W. Furniss
Brownlow William Kershaw
Irma Peterson Madeleine Seymour
Phyllis Benton Audrey Garten
Play produced by SIR GERALD Du MAURIER
DTJKE OP YORK'S
26 DECEMBER, 1922
* " EHE BLUE BIRD '»
By MAURICE MAETERLINCK
Mummy Tyl Gwendolen Hill
Daddy Tyl Drew Mackintosh
Tyltyl Joan Duan
Mytyl Phyllis Jay
The Fairy Berylime Lily Brought
Tylo, the Dog Ernest Hendrie
Tylette, the Cat Norman Page
Water Elsie Craven
Light Ethel Carrington
Night Nora Johnston
Bread Herbert Russell
Fire Dirk Daniel
Milk Lena Lloyd
Sugar Ernest Leverett
Gaffer Tyl Vincent Sternroyd
Granny Tyl Daisy England
Time Drew Mackintosh
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
The Oak Vincent Stetnroyd
Neighbour Berlingot Lily Brough
Play produced by ERNEST HENDRIE
KINGSWA?
30 DECEMBER, 1922
* "POLLY"
Opera by JOHN GAY ; re-written by CLIFFORD BAX
Macheath (sometimes disguised as Moranol
Pitt Chatham
Mr. Ducat E. Thornley-Dodge
Vanderbluff Percy Parsons
Jenny Diver Adrienne Brune
Mrs. Trapes Muriel Terry
Mrs. Ducat Winifred Hare
Polly Lilian Da vies
Laquerre Muni Moncrieff
Hacker Frank G. Ogg
Culverin Louis Garnett
Capstan Granville Hayes
Cutlace Edward Jones
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
EVERYMAN
1923
10 JANUARY, 1923
"MEDIUM"
A play, in six scenes, by LEOPOLD THOMA
Husband Franklin Dyall
First Warder Raymond Massey
Wife Mary Merrall
She Winifred Izard
Raoul George Hayes
Judge George Merritt
Doctor Perron Fred O'Donovan
Second Warder Douglas Jefferies
" Ttffo PEEFEGT DAY "
Translated by MRS. ALFRED SUTRO
from the French of EMILE MAZAUD
Mouton George Merritt
Picque Harold Scott
Marie Margaret Yarde
Truchard — , Fred O'Donovan
Plays produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
APOLLO
16 JANUARY, 1923
" A ROOP AND FOUR WALLS "
A comedy, in four acts, by E. TEMPLE THURSTON
Mr.Bollon H. R. Hignett
Mrs. Fry Laura Smithson
Mrs. Stenning Phyllis Neilson-Terry
Peter Stenning Nicholas Hannen
Freddy Parmeter Frank Freeman
Mr. Moody Lauderdale Maitland
Parker Olga Slade
Giffard Lydia Audre
Mr. Hemming 0. B. Clarence
Mrs. Moody Mrs. Arthur WMtby
Lord Quihampton Allan Jeayes
Miss Van Ruyon Olive Campbell
Play produced by CECIL KING
HAtMARKET
17 JANUARY, 1923
"PLUS FOURS"
A comedy, in three acts, by H. A. VACHELL and
HAROLD SIMPSON
Wilbur Nuthall Denys Blakelock
Mrs. Hazard Clare Greet
Josephine Nuthall Peggy O'Neil
Mark Maturin C. Aubrey Smith
Arthur Goddard Robert Horton
Ellen Cathleen MacCarthy
Mrs. Carmichael Athene Seyler
Richard Maturin John DeveriE
Mrs. Plumbridge Una O'Connor
Play produced by SIR CHARLES HAWTREY
STRAND
21 JANUARY, 1923
"COLOMAN"
A prose play, in four acts, by EDWARD PERCY and
WALLACE B. NICHOLLS
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Coloman William Stack
Almos Harvey Adams
Busella Ethel Griffies
Stephen (aged 10) Iris Roberts
Stephen (aged 20) Hugh Dempster
Ilona Louise Hampton
Bela Gerald Anderson
Matthias Odey William Pringle
Gabriel Eguon Tristan Rawson
Guyon Rakovscy Henry Kendall
Otto Csupor W. Edward Stirling
Peter Ittakar Donald R. Young
Archbishop of Gran Alfred Clark
John Csaba Tom Heslewood
Aladar Marsty Jevan Brandon -Thomas
Simon Szvela Reginald Bach
Krisch Alfred Clark
Rosalys Marie Royter
Another Court Lady Jean Webster-Brough
A Tanner William Kershaw
Else Margaret Vaughan
An Old Woman Nora Nicholson
A Courtesan Muriel Minty
An Old Shepherd C. Osborn Adair
His Son George Hamilton
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
CRITERION
25 JANUARY, 1923
"ADVERTISING APRIL;
or, The Girl Who Made the Sunshine Jealous "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
HERBERT FARJEON and HORACE HORSNELL
April Mawne Sybil Thorndike
Edmund Hobart Frank Cellier
Mrs. Trimmer Margaret Yarde
Poppy Gwladys Gaynor
Horace Thomas Warner
Tom Ralph Neale
Potts Andrew Churchman
Mervyn Jones Lawrence Anderson
Rachel Shaw Elizabeth Pollock
A Princess Elinor Foster
A Lady-in Waiting Lilian Moubrey
Lord Peveril Ashton Pearse
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SHAJTESBUBY
28 JANUARY, 1923
* " 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE "
By JOHN FORD
Presented by THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Bonaventura Fred O'Donovan
A Cardinal Campbell Fletcher
Soranzo Henry Oscar
Florio Howard Rose
Donado Orlando Barnett
Gnmaldi Ivan Samson
Giovanni Ion Swkdey
Bergetto Harold Scott
Richardetto A. S. Homewood
Vasques Michael Sherbrooke
Poggio J. Leslie Frith
Annabella Moyna Macgill
Hippolita Florence Saunders
Philotis Nell Carter
Putan Barbara Gott
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
EVERYMAN
29 JANUARY, 1923
* ** ^HFf PHILANDERER, "
A topical comedy by G. BERNARD SHAW
Leonard Charteris Milton Rosmer
Mrs.Tranfield Doris Lloyd
Julia Craven Hilda Moore
Col. Daniel Craven Reginald Dance
Mr. Joseph Cuthbertson Fred O'Donovan
Sylvia Craven Nadine March
Dr. Paramore Douglas Jefferies
The Club Page Patrick Harvey
The play produced by MILTON ROSMER
THE OLD VIC
29 JANUARY, 1923
* "HENRY VI"
(Part I and first half of Part H)
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
King Henry VI Guy Martineau
Duke of Bedford Henry Cohen
Duke of Gloucester Wilfrid Walter
Duke of Exeter Kingsley Baker
Earl of Warwick Hilton Edwards
Bishop of Winchester, Beaufort .... Maxwell Wray
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Rupert Harvey
Edmund Mortimer .D. Hay Petrie
Earl of Suffolk '. . .John Laurie
Earl of Somerset Reyner Barton
Duke of Burgundy Rolfe Davies
Earl of Salisbury Kingsley Baker
Charles the Dauphin Douglas Burbidge
Reignier. Duke of An jou John Garside
Duke of Alencon Hugh McNeill
Bastard of Orleans Sidney Scott
Lord Talbot Ernest Meads
John Talbot M. Francis
Woodville Robert Glennie
Vernon Henry Cohen
Messenger D. Hay Petrie
Servant to Gloucester Aubrey Fielding
French Messenger Douglas Mattinson
Bassett D. Hay Petrie
Servant to Winchester Richard Green
Sir William Lucy Ronald Nicholson
Duke of Buckingham Douglas Burbid^e
Lawyer Ronald Nicholson
John Hume John Gar*ide
John Southwell Huyh McNeil!
Bolingbroke Ernest Meads
Peter S.dney Scott
1st Petitioner Robert 'Glennie
2nd Petitioner Rolfe Dfvies
Thoma* Homer Henry Cohen
Mayor of St. Albans Aubrey Fielding
Simpscn D. Hay Petrie
Beadle Richard" Green
1st Neighbour Robert Glennie
2nd Neighbour Douglas Mattinson
1st Prentice .". . .M. Francis
2nd Prentice J. Laird-Hcssack
Sheriff Rolfe Davies
Herald Aubrey Fielding
1st Murderer Ernest Meads
2nd Murderer Henry Cohen
Vaux Sidney Scott
Spirit Evelyn Neilson
Joan, La Pucelle Jane Bacon
Margaret Esther Whitehouse
Duchess of Gloucester Althea Glasby
Margaret Tourdain Eileen Adams
Mistress Simpcox Ethel Harper
COURT
30 JANUARY, 1923
"THREE'S A CROWD"
A farce, in three acts, by EARL DERR BIGGERS
Tims J. E. Stevenson
Josephine Vincent Dora Barton
Phoebe Enid Cooper
Billy King Bromley Challenor
Sir Allan Forbes Colston Mansell
Peter Whitney J. R. Tozer
Kathleen Kent Marie Hemingway
Johnny Blair Charles Kenyon
Mr. Philip Kent Eric Lewis
Mrs. Kent Nellie Bouverie
Wadleigh George Mitchell
The Rev. Mr. Tillymoss Frederick Leister
Play produced by B. CAMPLIN SMITH and
HARRY HAMPSON
ST. JAMES'S
31 JANUARY, 1923
" IF WINTER COMES "
A play, in four acts, from A. S. M. HUTCHINSON'S
novel
By A. S. M. HUTCHINSON and
B. MACDONALD HASTINGS
Mrs. Sabre Grace Lane
Rebecca Jinks Margaret Reeve
Major Millet Ernest Mainwaring
Rev. Sebastian Fortune Frederick Volpe"
Mr. Twyning Tarver Penna
Mark Sabre Owen Nares
Harold Twyning Jack Minster
Erne Bright Helen Spencer
Mr. Bright Frank Moore
Lady Tybar Barbara Hofie
Sarah Jinks Iris Vandeleur
A Coroner Stafford Hilliard
A Solicitor Eric Stanley
A Chemist Paul Gill
Coroner's Officer Frank Forder
A Girl Clerk Maisie Barrel!
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SAVOY
1 FEBRUARY, 1923
•THE YOUNG IDEA"
A comedy of Youth, in three acts, by NOEL COWARD
George Brent .................. Herbert Marshall
*s children .............
Jennifer (his first wife — divorced) ..... Kate Cutler
Cicely {his second wife) .............. Muriel Pope
Rodney Masters ................... Leslie Banks
PrisciUa Hartlebeiry ............... Phyllis Black
Claud Eccles ..................... Ronald Ward
Julia Cragworthy ................ Naomi Jacob
Eustace Dabbit ................... Clive Currie
Sibyl Blaith .................... Moffle Maitland
Hiram J. Walkin .............. Ambrose Manning
Huddle ...................... Walter Thompson
Maria ......................... Irene Rathbone
Play produced by ROBERT COURTNEIDGE
GABEICK
5 FEBRUARY, 1923
"VIA CRUCIS"
Adapted from the Jedermann of Hofmaimstalil by
THE HON. SYBIL AMHERST and
DR. C. E. WHEELER
The Voice of the Almighty
Prologue ..................... Reginald Tippett
Death ......................... Philip Hewland
The Devil ................... Michael Mackenzie
Everyman ...................... Martin Harvey
Everyman's Mother ................ Maud Milton
Everyman's Comrade ............. Walter Pearce
A Debtor ...................... Alfred Ibbetson
A Debtor's Wife ..................... Mary Gray
Everyman's Mistress ............. Lilian Christine
Everyman's Fat Cousin .......... Arthur Chesney
Everyman's Thin Cousin ............. David Bain
Mammon ........................ George Cooke
Belief ........................... Marie Linden
Good Deeds ........................ N. de Silva
Play produced by MARTIN HARVEY
EOYALTY
7 FEBRUARY, 1923
** THK LOVE HABIT "
" A piece of impertinence," in three acts
From the French of Louis VERNE UIL,
by SEYMOUR HICKS
Mathilde ..................... Elizabeth Watson
Julie ........................... Frances Carson
The Upsetter ................... Seymour Hicks
Alphonse Du Bois. ... ............. Dennis Eadie
Rozanne Pom Pom ................. Alix Dorane
Max Quantro ..................... Claude Rains
Play produced by SEYMOUR HICKS
THE OLD VIC
12 FEBRUARY, 1923
* *SHEHBY VI"
(Completion of Part ns and Part HI)
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Rupert Harvey
George Bevis .................... Robert Glennie
John Holland ............... , , . » , , Henry Cohen
Jack Cade Wilfrid Walter
Dick, the butcher Hubert Hine
Smith, the weaver D. Hay Petrie
Sir Humphrey Stafford Ralph Davies
King Henry VI John Garside
Duke of Buckingham Douglas Burbidge
The Lord Say Maxwell Wray
Lord Clifford Ernest Meads
Duke of Somerset Hugh McNeil
Alexander Iden Ralph Davies
Edward > , +-. ^ T.a ^ Vrt, •,, < Reyner Barton
Richard 5 sons to the Duke Of * Olk I Robert Atkins
Young Clifford, afterwards Lord Clifford
John Laurie
Earl of Warwick Hilton Edwards
Earl of Salisbury Kingsley Baker
Duke of Norfolk Sidney Scott
Marquess of Montague Ralph Davies
Earl of Northumberland Hugh McNeil
Earl of Westmoreland Henry Cohen
Duke of Exetei Kingsley Baker
Prince of Wales Agnes Carter
Rutland, son to the Duke of York. Evelyn Nielson
Tutor to Rutland Ronald Nicholson
George, son to the Duke of York. Douglas Burbidge
A Son that has killed his Father. . .Guy Martineau
A Father that has killed his Son Ernest Meads
Lewis XI, King of France D. Hay Petrie
Earl of Oxford Hugh McNeil
A Post Guy Martineau
Duke of Somerset Henry Cohen
Lord Rivers Ronald Nicholson
Lord Hastings John Laurie
Young Earl of Richmond Grace Keyte
Lieutenant of the Tower Robert Glennie
Sir John Soraerville Sidney Scott
Queen Margaret Florence Buckton
Lady Grey Jane Bacon
Lady Bona, sister to Lewis XI. .. .Dorothy Druce
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
DUKE OF YORK'S
14 FEBRUARY, 1923
"GOOD GRACIOUS, AOfABELLE ! "
A romantic farce, in three acts, by
CLAIRE BEECHER KUMMER
George Wimbledon Graham Browne
John Rawson Henry Hallatt
Harry Murchison Ivo Dawson
William Gosling J. C. Buckstone
Wilbur Jennings Harold French
Alfred Wetherby Frank AUanby
James Ludgate Arthur Styan
Wickham Arthur Hatherton
Titcombe Steff Macdonald
Alec Charlie Rider
Ethel Deane Dorothy Hamilton
Gwendoline Morley Lilian Cavanagh
Lottie Pollie Emery
Annabelle Leigh Marie Tempest
Play produced by GRAHAM BROWNE
WYNDHAM'S
15 FEBRUARY, 1923
"THE DANCERS"
A play, in four acts, by HUBERT PARSONS
The^adof Chieveiy } Gerald du Maurier
Billy H. W. Furniss
SYXOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Maxine .... ................. Tallulah Bankhead AMBASSADORS]
t^aiV.V.-.V.-.V.V.V.V.V.-V.V.V.lfe^aSrr .9 FEBS,AEv, 1923
\n Entertainer .................. Frank Esmond * " A LITTLE BIT OF FLUFF 51
Bukc ......................... Ernest Bucalossi . , . ,, ^ . „, _
Station Agent ........... . ...... William G. Fay A f arce> m three acts> b>' ™ - ^ • ELLIS
Nat .......................... Ward McAllister John Avers ..................... Fernley Bishop
Wai .............................. Lyn Perring Bertram Tully .................. Ernest Thesiger
Nellie ........................ Juliette Compton Nixon Trippett ................... Arthur Fayne
John Carruthers ................. Basil S. Foster Dr. Bigland .................... Frank Pettingeli
Hon. Charlie Paxton ............ Edwin Underbill Pamela Avers ............. Nan Marriott Watson
Mrs. Mayne .................. Lilian Braithwaite Mamie Scott ..................... Peggy Hyland
Miss Pnngle ...................... Una Venning Aunt Hannah .............. Constance Robertson
James Pothering ................ Norman Forbes Ursula ......................... Esme Hubbard
Evan Carrathers ................... Jack Hobbs Chalmers .......................... Joan Castle
Una Lowry ...................... Audry Carten
The Duke of Winfield ............. A. Scott-Gatty EVERYMAN
Such Waiter ...... //"^""T^^ 19 F™' '«*
French Stage Manager 5 * " AT MRS. BEAM'S "
Jeanne ........................... J°an Perdra A comedy, in three acts, by C. K. MUNRO
Miss Shoe .......................... Jean CadeU
SHAFTESBUEY Mr- Durrows ................... Fred O'Donovan
, _ _ , ^rtn Miss Cheezle .................. Margaret Watson
18 FEBRUARY, 1923 Mrs> Bebb ................... Frances Wetherall
" THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION " James Bebb .................. Raymond Massey
, . _ „ _ Mrs. Stone ..................... Phyllis Stuckey
A play, m four acts, by THOMAS STIRLING Bo YD Miss Newman .................... Judith Fowler
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS Mrs. Beam ....................... Maud Jolliffe
Tr „ _ rr _ Mr. Dermott .................... Franklin Dyall
Rev. John Valley .............. Geoffrey Bevan Laura Pasquale .................... Hilda Moore
5°tie-A ..... : ................... M°U*r LumJey Colin ........................... WiUiam Monk
Mabel Carnegie ................... Dora Barton
Alan Carnegie ................. Herbert Marshall Play produced by FRANKLIN DYALL
Roger Heathcote ................. Cecil Trouncer _
A Police Officer ................... Hugh Higson VAUDEVILLE
LiHan Melville ................. . .Muriel Barnby 21 FEBRUARY 1923
Mr. Eldridge .................. Arthur Hamblmg *
Sir James Walker Blain, K.C ...... Reginald Dance " RATS "
^Ir- J\R> Seft°n> K'C ............. A i1' 4?^" A '*'»« by RONALD JEANS ; music by
An Usher ........................ Alan Edmiston PHILIP BRAHAM
Mr. Justice Worringham ........ Rothbury Evans PHILIP GRAHAM
Mr. Haddon ................... Charles Maunsell Gertrude Lawrence Alfred Lester
Clerk of the Assize ................. Alan Trotter Norah Blaney and Herbert Mundin
Foreman of the Jury ................ H, Hughes Gwen Farrar Rex O'Malley
Mr. Sernple ................... Raymond Massey Marjorie Spiers " Robert Hobbs
Play produced by HENRY MILLAR ena alt
PRINCE'S
LYRIC, HAMMERSMITH 24 FEBRUARY, 1923
18 FEBRUARY, 1923 "THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE"
« THE MENTAL ATHLETES » A musical comedVj in three acts? adapted by
A comedy, in four acts, by GEORGES DUHAMEL FRED THOMPSON ; music by EDWARD KUNNEKE
Translated by GRAHAM and TRISTAN RAWSON Julia Van Osten . ." ............... Helen Gilliland
PreseBted by THB Srxo. SOC..TV ^Edam: '. '. '. '. '. '. '. 1 '. '. '. '. ! ! ! '.?^S?SddS
Arnedee ........................... Roy Byford Wilhehnina .................... Stella St. Audrie
Denis .......................... Freddie Peisley Adrian Van Piffel ................. Roy Royston
Lea ........................ Herrnione Baddeley A Stranger .................... Walter Williams
Mathilde ........................ Nadine March Another Stranger ................. John E. Coyle
Madame Auboyer ................. Barbara Gott Carl ........................... Alec Johnstone
Auboyer ........................ Brember Wills Jan .............................. Alec Lennox
Aupiez ......................... J. Drew-Carran
Michel Ch6ry ...................... Harold Scott
M. Mondos ...................... J. Leslie Frith
Van Schaff .................. Bert E. Evremonde
Errand Boy .................... Patrick Harvey
The Maid ........................... Olga Slade
Photographer ................. , . .Howard Rose
Head Waiter ...................... John Collins
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
25 FEBRUARY, 1923
„ T AXTWWT\T?T? T anTirc »
LAVENDER LADIES
A play, in four acts,by DAISY FISHER
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Anne Lavender .................... Cicely Gates
Rose Lavender .................. Christine Silver
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Alice May Kendal
Tabitha Harrow Elspeth Dudgeon
Mrs. Cress Laura Smithson
John Giggs ,..,...,. Gerald Anderson
April Clear Olga Lindo
Peter Carr Henry Kendall
Capper Aileen Simonsen
Gay Morrison Isabel Jeans
Hayward Clear Harvey Adams
Play produced by LOUISE HAMPTON
PRINCE OF WALES
26 FEBRUARY, 1923
" IAEFY "
A Welsh comedy in three acts, by
CARADOC EVANS
Twmi Roy Byford
Josi. J. Nelson Ramsay
Essec Alec Thompson
Rhys Reginald Bach
Ben Watkin Ben Field
Spurgeon Evans Lawrence Anderson
Captain Shacob Ivor Barnard
Ester Hannah Jones
Marged Edith Evans
Play produced by MILES MALLESON
GARRICK
28 FEBRUARY, 1923
"PARTNERS AGAIN"
A comedy, in four acts, by MONTAGUE GLASS and
JULES ECKERT GOODMAN
Marks Pasinsky Arthur Ewart
First Workman Frank Snell
Second Workman Lionel Williams
Mawruss Perlmutter Robert Leonard
Abe Potash Phillip White
Dan Davis Edward Combermere
Leon Sarnrnett Sidney C. Sinclair
Mrs. Sammett .- Frances Clare
Mozart Rabiner Naylor Crimson
Officer Miller Guy Saunders
Rosie Potash Lize Silbert
Tillie Friedman Marie Ault
Hattie Friedman Joyce Carey
Gibbs Fred D. Daviss
Bates Bertram Burleigh
Schenckmann H. St. Barbe West
Kennedy Harry Raynor
Smith Melville Phillips
Feldman D. A. Clarke-Smith
U.S. Commissioner Wilfred E. Payne
Play produced by BERTRAM HARRISON
LYCEUM
28 FEBRUARY, 1923
"THE ORPHANS"
Play, in four acts, from the French Lss Deux
OypMines (" The Two Orphans "), by
MM. D'ENNERY and CORMON
Henrietta Colette O'Niel
Louise Mary Merrall
Countess de Limeres Nora Kerin
Marianne Jessie Belmore
Sister Genevieve Valerie Crespin
Florette. Molly Vyvyan
Julie Esme Shirley
Jean Gladys Grey
Francoise Evelyn Culver
Gaston Chas. Stern
M. Bonhomme Chas. Barrett
Pierre Kenneth Kent
Jacques Sam Livesey
The Chevalier de Vaudrey . . .Dennis Neilson Terry
Count de Limeres Alfred Goddard
Picard Billie Owen
Lafleur, Wingold Laurence
Martin H. G. Wright
Duval Percy Baverstock
Marest Eric Lugg
Marquis de Presles Albert Ward
De Mailly Frank Elsworthy
D'Estrees Frank Percy
La Frochard Lady Tree
Play produced by WALTER and FREDK. MELVILLE
DUKE OF YORK'S
1 MARCH, 1923
* " THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY "
A play, in three acts,from the French of
MME. FRED. DE GRESAC and FRANCOIS DE CROISSET
by COSMO GORDON LENNOX
Sir Reginald Belsize, Bart Graham Browne
John Travers Athole Stewart
Norbury Norman Loring
Hampton Frank Allanby
Madame de Semiano Hilda Moore
Rosalie Saba Raleigh
Miss Katherine Silverton Marie Tempest
Play produced by GRAHAM BROWNE
COURT
2 MARCH, 1923
" CARTE BLANCHE "
Revue by R. P. WESTON and BERT LEE
Tubby Edlin Odette Myrtil
The Two Bobs Billie Hill
Reginald Palmer Mildred Nicholl
Revue produced by DION TITHERADGE
NEW
3 MARCH, 1923
" THE BAD MAN "
A melodramatic comedy, in three acts, by
PORTER EMERSON BROWNE
Henry Smith H. O. Nicholson
Gilbert Jones W. Boyd Davis
Lucia Pell Florence Saunders
Morgan Pell Alfred Drayton
" Red " Giddings Dennis J. Hogan
Jasper Hardy William E. Hallman
Angela Hardy , .Elma Royton
Pedro Clifton Boney
Venustiano Fred Russell
Alvarado Frank Vosper
Sancho Reginald Gosse
Pancho Lopez Matheson Lang
A Mexican Cook Granville Darling
Bradley A. W. Tyrer
Blake, Walter Plinge
Indian Tracker Horton Cooper
Play produced by^ MATHESON LANG
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
KING'S HALL, COVENT GAEDEH
4 MARCH, 1923
** D3HERITANCE "
A play, in three acts, by E. ALMAZ STOUT
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Georgiana Elizabeth Arkell
Hon. Edward Elliott Ronald Sinclair
Eleanor Graham Haidee Gunn
Sir John Main waring Lewis Broughton
Molly Main waring Cicely Chance
Gerald Richards Geoffrey Amedee
Namie Kathleen Stuart
Violet Vivian Ellen Hare
Play produced by G. FORT BUCKLE
BRIXTOH
5 MARCH, 1923
"A FAMILY AFFAIR"
Play, in four acts, by AGNES BLAKE
Rev. the Hon. John Mainwaring. .Reginald Dance
Joe Mainwaring Antony Holies
Rev. Lincoln Con way Jevan Brandon -Thomas
Peter Bower William Holies
Eric Bower Hubert Woodward
Captain Henry Richards Jan Loveday
Davies Aileen Wyse
Mary Mainwaring Dorothy Peters
Martha Mainwaring Edyth Goodall
ST. MARTDPS
6 MARCH 1923
"THE GREAT BROXOPP"
A comedy, in four acts, by A. A. MILNE
Nancy Broxopp Mary Jerrold
Mary Margaret Carter
Broxopp Edmund Gwenn
Benham J. H. Roberts
Alice Gwen Hubbard
Honoria Johns Marjorie Gabain
Jack Broxopp Ian Hunter
IrisTenterden Faith Celli
Sir Roger Tenterden Dawson Milward
NorahField Beatrix Thomson
Ronny Derwent Richard Bird
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
KING'S, HAICMERSMITH
12 MARCH, 1923
** THE BORDERER "
A romantic play, in four acts, by
MADGE and LESLIE HOWARD GORDON
Mary of Scots Julia Neilson
Mary Seaton Elsie Shelton
Mary Beaton Evelyn Stafford
Mary Fleming Irene Arnold
Mary Livingstone Grace Brodie
Lady Argyle Stella Pearce
Lady Stirling Madge Escombe
Lady Carwood Grace Arnold
Jean Mercer Caroline Keith
Ronald Susan Richards
Earl of Moray Frank Royde
Lord Darnley Alfred Wild
Lord Gordon Hugh F. S. Casson
Lord Lindsay Cyril Cobb
Captain Ramsey Frank Canello
Maitland of Lethington W. H, Garbois
Captain Mactarn Tom Roydan
Captain Erskine Edmund Grogan
Captain Faldonside A. Mayhew
Riccio Barry Q'Neiil
Ivan Mercer James Carter-Edwards
Earl 01 Bothwell Fred Terry
Play produced by FRED TERRY
EVERYHAH
12 MARCH, 1923
"THE ALTER1ATIVE"
A play, in three acts, by LUCY WILSON and
ADRIAN ALINGTON
Cynthia Agatha Kentish
Ros Elizabeth Milner
Mrs. Hare Lola Duncan
Rev. James Hare Alec F. Thompson
Ann Fen ton Lucy Wrilson
Anthony Whitehead Percy Rhodes
Geoffrey Fenton Gordon Bailey
Hon. Freddy Gillingham Arthur Vezin
Robert Mortimer J. J. Bartlett
Play produced by GORDON BAILEY
THE OLD VIC
12 MARCH, 1923
"ARTHUR"
A play, in eight scenes, by LAURENCE BINYON
Incidental music by SIR EDWARD ELGAR, O.M.
Sir Bernard of Astolat John Garside
Lavaine Guy Martineau
Sir Torre John Laurie
Sir Launcelot Douglas Burbidge
Elaine Jane Bacon
King Arthur Wilfrid Walter
Sir Bedivere Kingsley Baker
Queen Guenevere Florence Buckton
Sir Gareth Hugh McNeill
Sir Gaheris M. Francis
Sir Mordred Rupert Harvey
Sir Agravaine Hilton Edwards
Sir Gawame Reyner Barton
Sir Bors Maxwell Wray
Sir Kay Sidney Scott
Sir Colegravance Ernest Meads
A Lad y-in- Waiting Nancy Barker
Sir Lucan Ronald Nicholson
Sir Patrice Robert Glennie
Sir Mador Rolfe Davies
Dumb Simon Henry Cohen
1st Guard Douglas Mattinson
Man-at-Arms Henry Cohen
The Damsel of Peace Eileen Butler
A Bishop Rolfe Davies
Lynned, a Nun Ethel Harper
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
REGENT
18 MARCH, 1923
* "THE ALCHEMIST"
A comedy by BEN JONSON
Presented by THE PHCENIX SOCIETY
Subtle Baliol Holloway
Face , . , . .George Desmond
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Dol. Common Margaret Yarde
Dapper J. Leslie Frith
Abel Drugger Andrew Leigh
Love-Wit Orlando Barnett
Epicure Mammon Frank Celiier
Surly Rupert Harvey
Tribulation H. R. Hignett
Ananias Stanley Lathbury
Kastril Charles Staite
Dame Pliant Nell Carter
Play produced by ALLAN* WADE
ST. JAMES'S
21 MARCH, 1923
" THE INEVITABLE "
A play, in three acts, by ISABEL JAY
Marie Rosalind Wyn Weaver
Parker H. Halladay Hope
Mrs. Vince Ethel Coleridge
Carlo Pascali Denier Warren
Angela West Cecilia Cavendish
Anne West Isabel Jay
James Hathaway Frank Curzon
Lady Greene Elizabeth Tanner
Bobby Ponsonby -Arthur Eldred
Henry K. Pollock Henry Caine
Augustus Browne Howard Sturge
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
ALDWYCH
23 MARCH, 1923
" BELTANE MGHT"
A play, in three acts, by VERA BERINGER
Marjorie Abbott Joyce Carey
Dennis Arrnigan John Williams
Martin J. C. Buckstone
Mrs. Timperley Mary Brpugh
Janet Hargrove Esme Beringer
Myrtle Deakyns Drusilla Wills
Rose Deakyns Alice Wills
Nigel Hargrove S. J. Warmington
Dr. Rossiter Frank Moore
Michael Armigan Sam Livesey
Dr. Willoughby Frank Petley
Play produced by W. G. FAY
PLAYHOUSE
24 MARCH, 1923
* "MAGDA"
A play, in three acts, by HERMANN SUDERMANN
Translated by Louis N. PARKER
Leopold Schwartz Franklin Dyall
Magda Gladys Cooper
Marie Lila Maravan
Augusta Adela Measor
Franziska von Wendlowski Mona Harrison
Lieut. Max von Wendlowski Louis Goodrich
Hefterdingk William Stack
Doctor von Keller Gilbert Hare
Frau von Klebs Florence Harwood
Frau von Ellrich Francis Ruttledge
Frau Schumann Edith Johnston
Theresa ,,,,.,..,,.,,.», .Cicely Chance
STEAM)
25 MARCH, 1923
"THE LUBE"
A play, in three acts, by " MAJOR " (James Sabben)
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
William Rock Richard Bird
Julian Cress well Tristan Rawson
Dorothy Cresswell May Kendal
Mr. Dane William Stack
Clement Vascard Harvey Adams
Merritt Reginald Bach
Lady Lillian Waring Rita John
Play produced by HUGH WAKEFIELD
DRUKY LANE
28 MARCH, 1923
" ANGELO "
A play, in prologue and three acts, founded on
The Life of Hoffman by CARL MEINHARD and
RUDOLF BERNAUER, by Louis N. PARKER ; music
by E. N. REZNICEK
Prologue
Pietro ..................... Augustus Bowerman
Silvestro ........................ Hector Abbas
Cipriano ...................... Gerald Lawrence
Vincenzo ........................ David Hodder
Bruno ....................... Owen Roughwpod
Luigi Lamberti .................... David Miller
Deodato ........................ Jack Stephens
Maestro Angelo ............. Maurice Moscovitch
fJf}
ignor Sa
MacGill
Signor Sammarco .............. Rothbury Evans
Signora Sammarco ........... Beatrice Grosvenor
Act I— "GIULIA"
Maestro Angelo ............. Maurice Moscovitch
Undine ......................... Moyna MacGill
Padre Ignazio ................. Gerald Lawrence
Village Schoolmaster ............... Nat Madison
Signor Sammarco .............. Rothbury Evans
Signora Sammarco ........... Beatrice Grosvenor
Giulia Sammarco ................ Moyna MacGill
The Rich Man ................... Nathan Natoff
Bruno ....................... Owen Roughwood
A ct II— "EUFEMIA"
Grand Duke of Tuscany ......... Rothbury Evans
Baron Delia Torre .......... Augustus Bowerman
Bartoni ......................... David Hodder
Marchesa Benzoni .................. Essex Dane
H. E. Count Seconda .............. Vincent Clive
Lord Chamberlain .............. Gerald Lawrence
Eufemia ........................ Moyna MacGill
Florio ............................ David Miller
Footman ........................ Jack Stephens
Maestro Angelo .............. Maurice Moscovitch
Call-Boy ........................ Aubyn Bourne
Bruno ....................... Owen Roughwood
Bolla ........................... Hector Abbas
Stage Manager ................... Frank Haylett
Fisherman ....................... Teddie Barrie
His Wife ....................... Gladys Erskine
Fisher Boy ......................... Lilian May
Act III— "UNDINE"
Pietro ..................... Augustus Bowerman
Vincenzo ........................ David Hodder
Cipriano ...................... Gerald Lawrence
Silvestro ........................ Hector Abbas
Luigi Lamberti .................... David Miller
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
0eodato Jack Stephens
Bruao Owen Ro-aghwood
Maestro Angeio Maurice Moscovitch
Undine Moyna MacGill
Ulbrando Edward Bartlett
Berthalda Rosa Lilian
Mario ^at Madison
Play produced by ARTHUR COLLINS
LONDON HIPPODROME
28 MARCH, 1923
"BRIGHTER LONDON"
Revue by LAURI WYLIE ; music by HERMAN FINCK
Lupino Lane
Billy Merson
Reginald Sliarland
Charles Stone
Bernard Dudley
Annie Croft
Elsie Prince
Ruth French
Lena Russell
Eddie Jay
PAUL WHITEMAN and his Band
Produced by JULIAN WYLIE and Gus SOHLKE
AMBASSADORS
29 MARCH, 1923
"MARRIAGE BY INSTALMENTS"
A comedy, in three acts, by BERNARD MERIVALE
and RICHARD BIRD
John Wiltshire Henry Kendal
Phyllis Wiltshire Muriel Alexander
Mrs. Carlton Clare Greet
Giovanni Zanetti George Hayes
Babs Nadine March
Mr. Gossage Frank Bertram
Mr. McPherson Alec Hunter
Mr, Weekes Windham Guise
Brown Gerald Andersen
Play produced by ANTHONY ELLIS
CHELSEA PALACE
31 MARCH, 1923
"POLLY"
Adapted from JOHN GAY'S opera by
W. E. B. HENDERSON and R. B. SALISBURY ;
music arranged and composed by HUBERT BATH
Mrs. Trapes Violet Gould
Mr. Ducat Alfred Clark
Damaris Jean Aylwin
Flimzy Dorothy James
Polly Winifred O'Connor
Mrs. Ducat Elizabeth Hay
Capstern Haydn Hemery
Hacker Sydney Elliot
Cutlace Jerome Murphy
Vanderbluff George Curzon
Morano Foster Richardson
Jenny Diver Phyllis Harding
Pohetohee Jack Desmond
Play produced by CHAS. B. WILLIAMS
HAYMARKET
31 MARCH, 1923
"ISABEL, EDWARD, AND ANNE"
A comedy, in three acts, by GERTRUDE JENNINGS
The Hon. Edward Carew Allan Aynesworth
Isabel Lilian Braithwaite
Anne Margaret Bannennan
Alice Joyce Kennedy
Matthews .\V. \V. Palmer
Stephen Audley Harold French
Mrs. Bucket . ." Athene Seyier
Lady Massingham Dorothy Overend
KINGSWAY
31 MARCH, 1923
"LOVE INPAWH"
A play, in iour acts, by ROY BORNIMAN
Mrs. Luttrel Browne Annie Hill
Captain Harry Yarborough J. Oliver Twiss
Colonel Yarborough F. Kinsey Peile
Rev. Henry Luttrel Fewlass Llewellyn
Lilian Luttrel Doris Lloyd
Maid Miss Newnham-Davis
Lady Ingleby Vane Featherston
Mr. Evan Jones Leo G. Carroll
Samuel Levi Arthur Wontner
Miss Tallant Muriel Cox
Willoughby Heriot Brian Buchel
Mr. Carhampton -L. Robin Irvine
Solomon Levi Morris Rubin
Rachel Levi Winifred Jzard
Jacob Dacosta William Farren
Sarah Levi Nora Kingsley
Ike Levi Roger Livesey
Play produced by ROY HORNIMAN and
LEWIS SLODEN
ROYALTY
2 APRIL, 1923
* "AT MES. BEAM'S"
A comedy, in three acts, by C. K. MUNRO
Miss Shoe Jean Cadell
Mr. Durrows Fred O'Donovan
Miss Cheezle Margaret Watson
Mrs. Bebb Frances WetheraH
James Bebb Raymond Massey
Mrs. Stone Phyllis Stuckey
Miss Newman Judith Fowler
Mrs. Beam Maud Joliffe
Mr. Dermott Dennis Eadie
Laura Pasquale Adela Mavis
Colin William Monk
Play produced by FRANKLIN DYALL
EVERYMAN
2 APRIL, 1923
* "THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA"
A comedy by BERNARD SHAW
Redpenny Dirk Daniell
Emmy Esme Hubbard
Ridgeon " Reginald Bach
Schutzmacher Michael Sherbrooke
Sir Patrick Cullen Ivor Barnard
Cutler Walpole Reginald Dance
Sir R. B. Bonnington Brember Wills
Blenkinson Harold Scott
Mrs. Dubidat Cathleen Nesbitt
Louis Dubidat Claude Rains
Minnie Tinwell Madge Compton
Newspaper Man Harold Scott
Mr Danby Thurlow Finn
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
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HIS MAJESTY'S
3 APRIL, 1923
* " THE GAY LORD QUEX "
A comedy, in four acts by ARTHUR PINERO
The Marquess of Quex George Grossmith
Sir Chickester Frayne Nicholas Hannen
Captain Bastling Alan Hollis
" Valma " (otherwise Frank Pollitt) Malcolm Keen
The Duchessof Strood Viola Tree
Julia, Countess of Owbridge Rosina Filippi
Mrs. Jack Eden Rosemary Corry
Muriel Eden Nancy Atkin
Sophy Fullgarney Irene Browne
Miss Moon Norah. Robinson
Miss Huddle Laura Wallis Mills
Miss Claridge Nancy Pawley
Miss Limbird Shiela Courtenay
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
STEANB
10 APRIL, 1923
"ANNA CHRISTIE"
A play, in four acts, by EUGENE O'NEILL
Johnny-the-Priest James C. Mack
First Longshoreman G. O. Taylor
Second Longshoreman Eddy Reed
Larry Eugene Lincoln
A Potnian Arthur Hurley
Chris Christopherson George Marion
Marthy Owen Mildred Beverly
Anna Christopherson Pauline Lord
Mat Burke Frank Shannon
Johnson Ole Anderson
C A. Reilly
Three Sailors •] C. Hansen
( and B. Kennedy
Play produced by ARTHUR HOPKINS
GLOBE
10 APRIL, 1923
"AREFT WE ALL?"
A comedy, in three acts, by FREDERICK LONSDALE
Morton E. Vivian Reynolds
Hon. Willie Tatham Herbert Marshall
Lady Frinton Ellis Jeffreys
Arthur Wells Charles Hickman
Martin Steele Patrick Cover
Kitty Lake • * "CylleneMoxon
Lord Grenham Julian Royce
Hon. Margot Tatham Marie Lohr
Roberts E. A. Walker
Angela Lynton Elizabeth Chesney
Rev. Ernest Lynton EricLewis
John Willocks Martin Lewis
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
PKOTCE OF WALES'S
11 APRIL, 1923
"SO !EHIS IS LONDON"
A comedy, in three acts, by ARTHUR GOODRICH
Hiram Draper Raymond Hackett
The Hon. Elinor Worthing Dorothy Tetley
Lady Amy Ducksworth Amy Brandon -Thomas
Hiram Draper, senior Edward H.Robins
Mrs. Hiram Draper Eleanor Woodruff
A Waiter Donald Fergusson
Lord Worthing Fred Kerr
Lady Worthing Gertrude Sterroll
Alfred Honeycutt A. S. Homewood
Thomas George Ricketts
Jennings Vincent Sternroyd
Play produced by JOHN MEEHAN
LYCEUM
14 APRIL, 1923
" A NIGHT OF TEMPTATION "
A play in four acts, by PERCY GORDON HOLMES
Paul Azario Deinis Neilson -Terry
Countess Volumnia Lydia Mannington
Madame Irma Casimir Molly Vyvyan
Carlotta Willoughby Jessie Belmore
Sir Bem'amin Graysdale Albert Ward
Dick Riddle Bertie Wright
Queen Catherine Violet Farebrother
General Damaros Alfred Goddard
Count Olif Eric Lugg
Princess Viola (of Zavaria) Mary Merrall
Susan Mary Booth
Carlo Talti Percy Baverstock
Maxine Violet Penule
Hawkins Harry Hartley
Prince Rudolph Frederick Leister
Sergeant Arkadi Harry Wingate
Gregory Branco Edmund Kennedy
Severin Wingold Lawrence
Lascaria Frank Elsworthy
Bathori Fred Watson
Play produced by
WALTER and FREDERICK MELVILLE
AMBASSADORS
16 APRIL, 1923
" TRESPASSES "
A play, in four acts, by EDWARD PERCY
Quintin Coomber Francis Lister
Ovidius Thimblewick J. Sebastian Smith
Andrew Grayling Lyn Harding
Dora Grayling. ." Doris Lytton
William Doufflas Webster
Miles Grayling Reginald Denham
Jeremy Bean weed George Mallett
Patience Carey Jane Grahame
Virginia Grayling Ethel Grimes
Greatorex Boddy-Boddy George Goodwin
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
SHAFTESBURY
17 APRIL, 1923
" MERTON OF THE MOVIES '
HARRY LEON WILSON'S story dramatized by
GEO. S. KAUFMAN and MARC CONNELLY
Merton Gill Tom Douglas
Amos G. Gashwiler W. T. Elworthy
Tessie Kearns Evadne Price
Elmer Huff Scott Harrold
Casting Director Margaret Moffat
Lester Montague J. H. Barnes
The Montague Girl. Patiicia Collinge
Sigmund Rosenblatt Clive Currie
J. Sloane Henshaw Henry Wenman
Weller Walter Brodie
Jeff Baird James Carew
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
The Cross-eyed Mail Scott Harrold
A Sheik . . . ". George Walsh
Harold Parmalee Walter Sondes
Beolafa Baxter Lilian Cavanagh
Mrs. Patterson Mabel Youngc
Mr. Patterson John \Vheatman
The Man from Bigart Give Currie
Felice Alton Goodrich
Muriel Mercer Eve Eadon
>lax Jacques de Bois
A Mysterious Visitor Leslie Stiles
Togo Percy Andrews
Jimmy Edward Morgan
Eddie Ronald Ward
Play produced by HUGH FORD
CRITERION
18 APRIL, 1923
* "JACK STRAW"
A comedy by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Lady Wanley Helen Ha ye
Ambrose Holland E. Holman Clark
Jack Straw Charles Hawtrey
Mrs. Withers Ella Milne
Rev. Lewis Abbott Jack Raine
Mrs. Abbott Christine Rayner
Count Adrian von Brerner Clarence Blakiston
Mrs. Parker Jennings Lottie Venue
Mr. Parker Jennings David Miller
Ethel Parker Jennings Olwen Roose
Vincent Parker Jennings Jack Esmond
Lord Serio Forrester Harvey
Footman Walter Menpes
Play produced by CHARLES HAWTREY
KINGSWAY
22 APRIL, 1923
" THE? FIRST STILE "
A comedy, in three acts, by ELSIE HAYES
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Anthea Sherry Phyllis Stuckey
Robin Sherry Ivan Samson
Diana Leadbitter Winifred Evans
Freddie Briggs Antony Holies
Mrs. Farrol Marjorie Clarke- Jervoise
Mr. Farrol Henry Walton
Sybil Farrol Frances Clare
Captain Leadbitter Sydney Paxton
Audrey Smythe Peggy Evans
Mabel Bateman Doris Scott
Mr. Cator Charles Maunsell
A Maid Lilie Garde
Play produced by BEN WEBSTER
ST. MARTIPS
24 APRIL, 1923
"R.U.R"
(Rossum's Universal Robots)
A fantastic melodrama by KAREL CAPEK
Translated by PAUL SELVER adapted by
NIGEL PLAYFAIR
Harry Domain Basil Rathbone
Sulla Beatrix Thomson
Marius Gilbert Ritchie
Helena Glory Frances Carson
Dr. Gall Charles V. France
Mr. Alquist Brember Wills
Jacob Herman Clifford Molliscn
Emma Ada King
Radius Leslie Banks
Helena Olgo Lindo
Primus Ian Hunter
{Austin Trevor
Leslie Perrms
Alan Rowland
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
GLOBE
28 APRIL, 1923
"THE VOICE OUTSIDE"
A drama, in one act, by GERTRUDE E. JENNINGS
Mary Protheroe Marie Lohr
Evelyn Kerr Susan Claughton
Alec Kerr Herbert Marshall
KINGSWAY
29 APRIL, 1923
" SOUTH WIND "
A play, in a prologue and two acts, by
NORMAN DOUGLAS and ISABEL C. TIPPET
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Bill Harrison Reginald Denham
Mrs. Harrison Mary Barton
Mary Harrison Edith Smith
Rev. Mr. Bruce Jevan Brandon -Thomas
The Bishop Ben Webster
Maid June Wyndham
Peter Gerald Andersen
Mrs. Cornish Doris Lloyd
Arthur Cornish Frank Vosper
Hugh Lawrence Tristan Rawson
Italian Servant Noel Allinson
Mr. Phillips Leo G. Carroll
EVERYMAN
30 APRIL, 1923
"T'MAKSDENS"
A comedy, in three acts by JAMES R. GREGSON
Ezra Marsden Reginald Bach
Olive Marsden Nadine March
Cecil Ellis Frank Pettingell
John Marsden : . . . . Ivor Bernard
Ann Marsden Dora Barton
Rev. Philip Moore Gordon McLeod
Sim Umpleby Charles Groves
Alex. Wright Edward Rigby
A Boy Arthur Karnon
Ethel Marsden Muriel Alexander
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
REGENT
5 MAY, 1923
"THE INSECT PLAY"
(*' And so ad inftnitum ")
A play, in three acts, a prologue, and epilogue, by
the BROTHERS CAPEK ; translated by PAUL SELVER ;
freely adapted by NIGEL PLAYFAIR and
CLIFFORD BAX
Prologue
The Tramp Edmund Willard
Lepidopterist. -Claude Rains
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
A d I— ' ' THE BUTTERFLIES ' '
Clytie . Anne Hyton
Otto F. Kinsey Peile
Felix John Gieigud
Iris Xoelle Sonning
Victor Algernon West
Act II— u CREEPERS AND CRAWLERS"
Chrysalis Joan Maude
Mr. Beetle A. Bromley-Davenport
Mrs. Beetle Maire O'Neill
Robber Beetle Algernon West
Ichneumon Fly Ivan Berlyn
Larva Elsa Lanchester
Mr. Cricket Andrew Leigh
Mrs. Cricket Angela Baddeley
Parasite Claude Rain
Act III— "THE ANTS"
Blind Timekeeper Geoffrey Wilkinson
Chief Engineer Claude Rains
Second Engineer Harvey Adams
Inventor Ivan Berlyn
1st Messenger W. M. Norgate
2nd Messenger Brandon Philp
Signal Officer R. Atholl-Douglas
Flag Seller , Maire O'Neill
Yellow Commander Harrison Maude
Epilogue—" DEATH AND- LIFE "
1st Snail Geoffrey Wilkinson
2nd Snail Andrew Leigh
Woodcutter A. Bromley-Davenport
Country Woman Anne Hyton
A Girl Alice Mason
A Boy George Aylward
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
KIN6SWAY
6 MAY, 1923
"THE MACHINE-WRECKERS"
A drama, in a prologue and eleven scenes, by
ERNEST TOLLER
Translated by ASHLEY DUKES
Lord Chancellor of England John H. Moore
Lord Byron George Hayes
Lord Castlereagh Reginald Dance
Jimmy Cobbett Herbert Marshall
John Wibley Edward Rigby
Albert Harold Scott
Charles Stockwell Hawkins
Ned Lud Tristan Rawson
Pedlar A. Corney Grain
A Beggar Michael Sherbrooke
Bob Lud Raymond Massey
William Arthur Vezin
An Officer Matthew Forsyth
Henry Cobbett Matthew Boulton
His Mother Esrne" Hubbard
Old Reaper H. R. Hignett
Mary Wibley Muriel Pratt
Mr. Ure Reginald Dance
First Woman Esme" Hubbard
Second Woman Elizabeth Arkell
Margaret Lud Louise Hampton
A Government Representative A. Corney Grain
The Engineer George Hayes
Play produced by NUGENT MONCK
DUKE OP YOBK'S
8 MAY, 1923
"HEB TEMPOEARY HUSBAND"
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
EDWARD A. PAULTON
Dr. Gordon Spencer Edmond Breon
Kate Tanner Ena Grossmith
Judd George Elton
Blanche Ingram Edna Best
Tom Burton George Tully
Clarence Topping A. E. Matthews
Rev. T. Tuffit L. Frederic
Play produced by RALPH LYNN
DRTJKY LANE
9 MAY, 1923
* "NED KEAN OF OLD DRURY"
A play, in four acts, by ARTHUR SHIRLEY
Edmund Kean H. A. Saintsbury
Mary Kean Louise Regnis
Howard Kean Gabrielle Casartelli
Charles Kean Violet Aubert
Bob Clifford Thomas Pauncefort
Dr. Drury William Farren
The Earl of Essex Henry Hallatt
Lord Byron Edward Cooper
Mrs. David Gamck Haidee Wright
Captain Gaskell Frank E. Petley
Squire Willett Henry J. Twyford
The Squire H. Halladay Hope
Jennifer Fred J. Little
Mrs. Pengelly Constance Robertson
Miss Williams Margaret Yarde
Play produced by ARTHUR COLLINS
KINGSWAY
13 MAY, 1923
"HEY PRESTO!"
A quaint adventure, in three acts, by
WALTER R. MATTHEWS
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Albert Presto Fred O'Donovan
Mrs. Presto May Hallatt
Nellie Presto Mildred Evelyn
Fred Summers P. Perceval Clark
William Alan Edmiston
Montague Dorker Charles Dodd
Miss Nixon Evelyn Griffiths
Constance Bland Phyllis Joyce
Victor Bland Albert Raynor
Dudley Smart Guy Leigh-Pemberton
Hon. Mrs. Musson Kathleen Stuart
Geraldine Musson Nancy Pawley
Bertie Hastings Claude Horton
Miss Bellows Marjorie Young
Mr. Rocksmith W. Wilson-Barrett
Mrs. Rocksmith Grizel Lang
Mr. Widdersley Henry Walton
Eulalie B. Keroup Dorothy Leveson-Larie
Mrs. Bosomworth Ella Dain court
Play produced by FRED O'DONOVAN
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
AMBASSADORS
14 MAY, 1923
" THE PICCADILLY PUEITAH "
A comedy, in four acts, by LECHMERE WORRALL
Charles Langhome Burton
Enid Alex. Frizcll
Miss Marmenng Dorothy Hall
Mrs Pa ynter Kate Carew
Florence Rita Page
Lord Batte James Lindsay
Hostess Eileen Munro
>Iaid Daisy Elston
Xlice Dorothy Minto
Play produced by NORMAN PAGE
NEW
23 MAY, 1923
"A DISTURBER OF TBAFFIC "
A comedy, in three acts, by HERBERT SWEARS
Betty Daventry Lila Maravan
Mrs. Amyot Mary Jerrold
Lady Matravers Miriam Lewes
Rayner Evelyn Dane
Eilen Ann Lynton
Hugh Warrington Tristan Rawson
Lester Warwick Edmond Breon
Peter Garth Vincent Clive
Mr. Cambus Rothbury Evans
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAH
PALACE e HIS MAJESTY'S
15 MAY, 1923 29 MAY, 1923
" THE MUSIC BOX REVUE " " OLIVER CROMWELL "
By IRVING BERLIN A play, in eight scenes, by JOHN DRINKWATER
Gregory Stroud Ethelind Terry Mrs. Cromwell Irene Rooke
Fred Duprez Three Brox Sisters Elizabeth Cromwell Clare Harris
Solly Ward Renie Riano Bridget Cromwell Mary O'Farrell
Joseph Santley Ivy Sawyer John Hampden Harcourt Williams
Arthur Finn Henry Ireton Milton Rosmer
Revue produced by HASSARD SHORT < Set^Tarmer^ M ?-rpm 7,
Mr. Stanley Howard Rose
DALY'S Sir Thomas Payne S. Alexander
i o *r i QOO Amos Tanner Hayden Coffin
19 MA\ , 1 92,3 A Member of Parliament Douglas Jefferies
* ** TPTTC MERRY WIDOW " The Speaker of the House of Commons
A musical play, in three acts (adapted from the Bassett Svdnev Bland
Viennese) ; music by FRANZ LEHAR Th; Mayo; '0fEly. '.'.".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '. W. E. Langley
Baron Popoff George Graves General Fairfax Douglas Jefferies
Prince Danilo Carl Brisson Colonel Staines J. Adrian Byrne
Vicomte Camille de Jolidon Derek Oldham Colonel Pemberton H. Fisher White
Nisch W. H. Rawlins Neal Alexander Sarner
Marquis de Cascada Somers Bellamy Charles I William J. Rea
M. de St. Brioche Claude GoodcMld play produced by the Author
General Noviko\ich Clifford Seyler J r J
M. Khadja Ronald Adair
Head Waiter Edwin Dodds SHAFTESBURY
Frou Frou Ivy Tresmand
Natalie Nancie Lovat 30 MAY, 1923
Prascovia Kate Welch « STOP FLIRTING "
Sonia Evelyn Laye
Olga Cecily Saxe Wyndham A musical farce, m two acts, by FRED JACKSON ;
Sylvaine Laurie Newton music by WILLIAM DALY and PAUL LANNIN
Play produced by FRED J. BLACKMAN Perry Reynolds Jack Melford
Vivian Marsden Marjorie Gordon
Marjorie Leeds Mimi Crawford
APOLLO ' Suzanne Hayden Adele Astaire
9J. MA v i Q?q Count Spinagio George de Warfaz
24 MAY, 1923 Teddy Lawrence Fred Astaire
* '* WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS " Geo_ffrey Dangerfield H_enry Kendall
A comedy, in four acts, by J. M. BARRIE
David Wylie Norman Macpwan
James Wylie. Frank Pettingell «m •
Maggie Wylie Hilda Trevelyan DJ" '
The Hon. Mr. Venables Athole Stewart 31 MAY, 1923
Mr. Feikie, of Glasgow John Kelt « mm* OUTSIDER "
Comtesse de la Briere Lady Tree
Lady Sybil Tenterden Marie Hemingway A play, in three acts, by DOROTHY BRANDON
Maid MadSe Murray Anton Ragatzy Leslie Faber
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK Jasper Sturdee, M.S Dawson Milward
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Sir Montague x ,
Tollemache } ( E. Lyall Swete
Sir Nathan Israel J.F.R.C.S. . 4 Randolph McLeod
Vincent Helmore \ I Charles Kenyon
Frederick Ladd * ^ Cecil Fowler
Basil Owen Evan Thomas
Madame Klost Stella Rao
Pritchard Ruth Maitland
Lalage Sturdee Isobel Elsom
Play produced by LEON M. LION
LONDON PAVILION
31 MAY, 1923
" DOVER STREET TO DIXIE "
A revue by MORRIS HARVEY, HAROLD SIMPSON,
and LAURI WYLIE ; music by HERMAN DAREWSKI, e
NAT D. AYER, etc.
Gordon Bailey
Stanley Lupino
Hugh Dempster
Mabel Green
Madge Cornpton
Odette Myrtil
Florence Mills
Revue staged by FRANK COLLINS
MEW OXFORD THEATRE
4 JUNE, 1923
"UN SUJET DE ROMAN"
By SACHA GUITRY
Theophile Levaille M, Lucien Guitry
Jacques Bourny M. R. Maupre
Ancelm M. Valbret
Denis Guyot M. Hieronimus
Un valet de chambre M. G. Lemaire
Madame Levaille Mme. Grumbach
Mademoiselle Levaille MHe. Y. Pierryl
" COMMENT ON ECRIT L'HISTOIRE "
By SACHA GUITRY
Le Roi Jerome M. Lucien Guitry
Le Prince Louis-Napoleon M. Sacha Guitry
Jtfariette de Ronceray Mile. Yvonne Printemps
Hippplyte. M. Valbret
Jasmine Gueroult Mile. Betty Daussmond
Victorin Gueroult M. Hieronimus
Un Journalist M. Sacha Guitry
AMBASSADORS
5 JUNE, 1923
** 'J'tp^ LILIES OF 'i'liJK] FIELD "
A comedy, in three acts, by J. HASTINGS TURNER
The Rev. John Head J. H. Roberts
Ann Hilda Bruce-Potter
Violet Gwynne Whitby
Mrs. Rooke-Walter Gertrude Kingston
Catherine Edna Best
Elizabeth Meggie Albanesi
Barnaby Haddon Austin Trevor
Withers John Garside
Bryan Ropes Clifford Mollison
The Hon. Monica Flane Ruth Taylor
Lady Susan Rocker Margaret Carter
A Maidservant Nancie Parsons
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
LYCEUM
6 JUNE. 1923
"DAVID C03PPEEEJELD "
Adapted by WALTER FREDERICK EVELYN
Miss Betsy Trotvrood Minnie Watersford
Mr. Wickfield Charles Leighton
Agnes Ethel O'Shea
David Copperfield Leslie Barrie
Uriah Heep Fred E. Derrick
Steerforth Frederick Keen
Mr. Micawber Bransby Williams
Mrs. Micawber Nellie Hook
Mrs. Gummidge Grace Lester
Emily Katharine Carlton
Ham William Lorrimer
Peggotty Bransby Williams
Littimer Eric B. Williams
Mrs. Crupp -Madeleine Temple
Traddles Douglas Ives
Servant Betty Booth
Play produced by BRANSBY WILLIAMS
NEW OXFORD
7 JUNE, 1923
* " LA DONNA DEL MARE "
(" The Lady from the Sea ")
By HENRIK IBSEN
Dottor Wangel Alfredo Robert
Ellida Wangel Eleonora Duse
Bolette Enif Robert
Hilde Letizia Bertramo
Lyngstrand Gino Fantoni
BaUested Calittp Bertramo
Arnholm Giro Galvani
Uno Stranlero Memo Benassi
NEW
9 JUNE, 1923
* "CARNIVAL"
A play, in three acts (adapted from the Italian),
by H. C. M. HARDINGE and MATHESON LANG
Silvio Steno Matheson Lang
Count Andrea Scipione Dennis Neilson -Terry
Ottavia, Baroness Delia Torre . . . .Margaret Damer
Simonetta Mary Glynne
Ettore, Baron Delia Torre Ernest Bodkin
Nella Mary May
Tomasso Cecil G. Calvert
Colia Beity Beiloc
Clelia Nona Wynne
Dionigi George Walker
Grazzo A. W. Tryer
Sandro Reginald Gosse
Cecco Alec S. Clunes
Teresa Norma Varden
A Doctor Alexander Denby
Play produced by MATHESON LANG
NEW OXFORD
11 JUNE, 1923
"LE VEILLEUR DE NtJIT"
A comedy, in three acts, by SACHA GUITRY
Monsieur M. Lucien Guitry
Jean M. Sacha Guitry
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
£iie Mile. Yvonne Prinlemps
La bonne Mile. Betty Daussmond
Gerard de Maubert M. R. Maupre
Henri Martin M. Hieronimus
Daval-Levy M. L. Keriy
Marguerite des Champs Mile. Jeanne Veniat
Violette de Parme. .". Mile. Yvette Pierry
HEW OXFOED
12 JUNE, 1923
{" Ghosts ")
By HENRIK IBSEN
Mrs. Helen Alving ................ Elecnora Duse
Oswald Alving ................... Memo Benassi
Pastor Manders ................ Calls to Bertrami
Jacob Engstrand ......... . ........ Giro Galvani
Regina Engstrand ............. Letizia Bertramo
SAVOY
12 JUNE, 1923
« THE MAH WHO ATE THE POPOMACK "
A tragi-comedy of love, in four acts, by
W. J. TURNER
Man about Town ............... J. Smith-Wright
Old Man ........................ Wilfrid Walter
A Woman .................... Margot Sieveking
A Man ......................... Alistair Wright
First Young Man ................. Percival Clark
Second Young Man ............ Reginald Denham
Muriel Raub ....................... Isabel Jeans
Lord Belvoir .................. Herbert Marshall
Lady Olivia ........................ Jean Cadell
Sir Solomon Raub ................. Frank Royde
Lady Phaoron .................. Ethel Coleridge
Sir Philo Phaoron ................... Hay Petrie
Harringham ...................... Alan Trotter
Nosegay ........................... Leo Carroll
Hon. Rupert Clavelly .............. Arthur Vezin
Captain Anthony ................ Wilfrid WTalter
Mandarin ........................ George Hayes
Second Chinaman .................. Alfred Clark
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
"FATHER NOAH"
A mystery of the Ark, by GEOFFREY WHITWORTH
Noah Wilfrid Walter
Rachel Joan Pitt-Chatham
Shem Percy Parsons
Ham Harold Scott
Japhet Hilton Osbourne
Play produced by JAMES WHALE
NEW OXFORD
14 JUNE, 1923
"COSI SIA"
By TOMMASO GALLARATI-SCOTTI
The Mother Eleonora Duse
The Father Calisto Bertramo
The Doctor Alfredo Robert
Angela Letizia Bertramo
The Son. Memo Benassi
DUKE OF YOEK'S
14 JUNE, 1923
"HA-HA! »
A play, in one act, by HUGH E. WRIGHT
Cyril Carthews Donald Calthrop
Dr. Mattinson Edmond Breon
Peters •. Arthur Hambling
* "ELIZA COMES TO STAY"
A comedy, in three acts, by H. V. ESMOND
Hon. Sandy Verrall Donald Calthrop
Alexander Stoop Verrall Charles Groves
Montague Jordan John Devereli
Herbert Arthur Hambling
A Porter Henry HiUyard
Lady Pennybroke Naomi Jacob
Vera Laurence Rosemary Corry
Mrs. Allaway Dora Gregory
Dorothy Dorothy Mintb
Play produced by ARTHUR HAMBLING
KINGSWAY
17 JUNE, 1923
"THE K.C."
A play, in three acts, by DION TITHERADGE
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Sir Benjamin Qddington, K.C. . Jerrold Robertshaw
Arthur Dawson Kenneth Kent
David Hyslop J. Smith Wright
Beagle ~ Sydney Paxton
Inspector Hitchin Alan Stevenson
Dorothea Oddington Elma Royton
Lilian Alvin Olivia Burleigh
Play produced by JERROLD ROBERTSHAW
and EVELYN ROBERTS
EVERYMAN
IS JUNE. 1923
* " CANDIDA "
By BERNARD SHAW
The Rev. James Mavor Morrell Allan Jeayes
Proserpine Garnett Hazel Jones
Ihe Rev. Alexander Mill Harold Scott
Mr. Burgess Alfred Clark
Candida Ellen O'Malley
Eugene Marchbanks Frederick Cooper
NEW OXFORD
18 JUNE, 1923
"NONO"
By SACHA GUITRY
Robert ChapeUe .M. Sacha Guitry
Nono Mile. Yvonne Printemps
Jacques Valois M. Hieronimus
Jules M. L. Kerly
Emile M. G. Lemaire
Madame Weiss Mme. Jeanne Veniat
Maria Mme. Yvette Pierryl
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
REGENT
20 JUNE, 1923
"EGBERT E. LEE"
A play, in three parts and nine scenes, by
JOHN DRINKWATER
Major Perrin Harvey Adams
An Orderly Geoffrey Wilkinson
General Scott F. Kinsey Peile
Robert E, Lee Felix Aylmer
Tom Buchanan Tristan Rawson
Ray Warrenton Harold Anstrather
David Peel Claude Rains
Dufi Penner Henry Caine
John Stean Atholl Douglas
A Girl Alice Mason
Elizabeth Anne Hyton
Mrs. Stean Margot Sieveking
General J. E. B. Stuart Leo G. Carroll
His Aide Geoffrey Wincott
An Aide to General Lee John Gielgud
A Sentry Frank Martin
Captain Mason Atholl Douglas
Captain Udall Maurice BraddeU
General " Stonewall" Jackson. . .Edmund Willard
Colonel Hewitt Harvey Adams
Jefferson Davis Gordon Harker
His Secretary Geoffrey Wilkinson
Mrs Meadows Natalie Lynn
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR and the Author
HAYMARKET
21 JUNE, 1923
" SUCCESS "
A play, in three acts, by A. A. MILNE
The Right Hon, R. Selby Mannock, M.P.
Charles Cherry
Lady Jane Mannock .Grace Lane
Arthur Mannock John Williams
Freda Mannock Joyce Kennedy
Digby Eugene Leahy
Parlourmaid Mildred Barnes
Edward Eversley Halliwell Hobbes
Bertie Capp Reginald Owen
John Reader Reginald Bach
Lord Carchester Eric Stanley
Nite Sydney Bromley
Squier Lewis Shaw
Buteus Maiden Rita Seymour
Sally Moyna Macgill
SHAFTESBURY
24 JUNE, 1923
* ** t*fmi FAITHFUL SHEPHERDESS "
By JOHN FLETCHER.
Presented by THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Perigot Harcourt Williams
Thenot Murray Kinnell
Daphnis Basil Howes
Alexis Henry C. Hewitt
God of a River Frederick Ranalow
Satyr Harold Scott
Priest Ben Webster
Old Shepherd Frederick Harker
A sullen Shepherd Edward Rigby
Amoret ,,,,..,, , , , , , .Mary Merrall
Clorin Nell Carter
Amarillis Cathleen Nesbitt
Cloe. Isabel Jeans
A Singer Leonie Zifado
Music arranged and conducted by
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM
Play produced by ETHEL CRAIG
LYRIC
28 JUNE, 1923
** AIMER "
By PAUL GERALDY
Henri ........................... M. Alexandra
Challenge ....................... M. Jean Herve
Helene ........................... Mme. Pierat
EEGENT
29 JUNE, 1923
* « VOLPONE ; or, The Foxe "
By BEN JONSON
Presented by THE PHCENIX SOCIETY
Volpone ....................... Baliol Holloway
Mosca ......................... Rupert Harvey
Voltore .................... D. Lewin Mannering
Corbaccio ..... ............... Stanley Lathbury
Corvino .......................... George Zucco
Politique Would-Bee .............. Eugene Leahy
Peregrine ..................... Charles Maunsell
Bonario ........................ Murray Kinnell
Fine Mada, Would-Bee .......... Margaret Yarde
Celia ............................. Isabel Jeans
/ Roy Byford
\ Howard Rose
Notario ...................... Matthew Forsyth
Nano ......................... Edward Garrett
Castrone ....................... Bruce Winston
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
WYNDHAM'S
2 JULY, 1923
"THE WRITING ON THE WALL"
A play, in four acts, by W. J. HURLBUT
Irving Lawrence ............... Edmund Willard
Lincoln Schuyler ................. William Stack
John Trainor ................... Tarver Penna
Gordon Payne .................. Hugh Wakefield
Harry ......................... Peter du Calion
Barbara Lawrence .............. Olga Nethersole
Stella Trainor .................. Madge Mclntosh
Muriel Lawrence ................... Joyce Carey
Maid ............................... Sybil Hale
Doctor ......................... W. E. Langley
Butler ....................... Alexander Sarner
Play produced by SYDNEY BLAND
NEW OXFORD
2 JULY, 1923
"LITTLE NELLIE KELLY"
A song and dance show by GEORGE M. COHAN
WeUesley ................... Clifford Heatherley
Matilda ..................... Dorothy Monkmaii
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Harold Westcott Arthur Denton
Sidney Potter Sonnle Hale
Jack Lloyd Roy Royston
Francois'de Vere Henry de Bray
Jean Marie Lee
Nellie Kelly Miss June
Mrs. Chesterfield Lan^ford Maidie Hope
Marie Anita Elson
Jerry Coaroy Ralph Whitehead
Capt. John Kelly James B. Donovan
Miss Spendington Constance Worth
Ambrose Swift Frank Masters
Play produced by FRANK COLLINS
CRITERION
4 JULY, 1923
"SEND FOR DR. O'GRADY"
A comedy, in three acts, by "GEORGE BIRMINGHAM"
Lord Rathconnell Holman Clark
Harding Clarence Blakiston
Kerrigan Arthur Sinclair
Lady Rathconnell Helen F^gers
Sybil Mainwaring Margaret Bannerman
Lucius O'Grady Charles Hawtrey
Clark Edith Savile
Mary Gallagher Ursula Tremayne
Molly Kerrigan Sheila Maloney
Mrs. Kerrigan Maire O'Neill
Play produced by CHARLES HAWTREY
ST. MARTIN'S
10 JULY, 1923
" MELLONEY HOLTSPUR ;
or, The Pangs of Love "
A fantasy, in four acts, by JOHN MASEFIELD
Presented by THE PLAYBOX
Kezia Spinfield Mary Jerrpld
Bethia Parkins Ada King
The Man in Armour Malcolm Keen
Melloney Holtspur Laura Cowie
Myrtle West Olga Lindo
Lonny Copshrews S. Esme Percy
Jake Holtspur Ivor Barnard
Minnie Brackncll Hilda Bruce- Potter
Aline Copshrews Fabia Drake
Lady Men to Margaret Carter
Bunny Mento Ian Hunter
Jemima Jones Betty Hearn
Peter Jones Master Neil O'Brien
Susan Jones Gabrielle Casartelli
Maria Jones Mimi Charpentier
Lenda Copshrew* Meggie Albanesi
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
NEW
10 JULY, 1923
"COME THROUGH A CRANFORD DOOR"
A play, in four acts, a prologue, and epilogue, by
FRANK LIND and IRENE Ross
The Spirit of Cranford (" Mrs. Gaskell ")
Kathleen Rind
Miss Matty Dora Gregory
Miss Deborah Jenkyns Edith Clive
Captain Brown Henry Hallett
Miss Jessie Brown Sylvia Willoughby
Miss Brown Mary Douglas
Mary Hoggins Gwladys Evan Morris
Fanny Shelley Calton
The Rector Fewlass Llewellyn
Thomas Hoibrook Rupert Harvey
Peter Andrew Leigh
Miss Pole Ethel Grifees
Mrs. Forrester Lilian Tweed
Mary Jane Bacon
Martha Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Sammy Ins Roberts
Phosbe Alice Darch
Jem Edward Cooper
The Aga Jenkyns Norman V. Norman
Dream Child.". Elsie Judge
Play produced by BEATRICE WILSON
ADELPffl
13 JULY, 1923
* "ROSALIND"
A play, in one act, by J. M. BARRIE
Mrs. Page Lilian Braithwaite
Mrs. Quickly Dora Gregory
Charles (her friend) Donald Calthrop
* "THE YOUNG PERSON IN PINK"
A comedy, in three acts, by GERTRUDE E. JENNINGS
Emily de Voysey Pamela Cooper
Penelope Norah Robinson
Leonora Joyce Carey
The Woman with Balloons Laura Smithson
The Chair Man Arthur Hambling
Mrs. Badger Sydney Fairbrother
Ada Katherine Wilson
Miss Winch Betty Ward
Lord Stevenage Donald Calthrop
Lady Tonbridge Kate Cutler
Lady Sara Aldine Jessie Bateman
Mrs. Courtenay- Millar Ormonde Wynne
Louisa Mollie Hewitt
Lady's Maid Dora Gregory
Plays produced by DONALD CALTHROP
KINGSWAY
16 JULY, 1923
"TANCRED"
A play, in three acts, by EDITH MILLBANK ;
adapted from DISRAELI'S novel
Mrs. Cassilis Beresf ord Innes
Mr. Ormsby Charles Dunbar
Lord Fitzheron Charles Bennett
Lord Valentine Basil Howes
Club Servant Sidney T. Pease
Lord Eskdale Frank MacRae
Mons. Leander Dennis Esmonde
Duchess of Bellamont Joy Chatwyn
Duke of Bellamont C. F. Cooke
Tancred Charles Carson
The Bishop Orlando Barnett
Lady Hampshire Phyllis Fabian
Lady Bertie Hildegard Walker
Lady Constance Rawleigh Daisy Cordell
Katherine Mavis Thelma
Eva Henzie Raeburn
Besso Hector Abbas
Fakredeen Lawrence Hanray
Astarte Diana Bourbon
Cypros Francis Cave
Keferinis „ Orlando Bamett
Play produced by M. J. LANDA
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
ST. JAMES'S
17 JULY, 1923
" THE COMIHG OF &&BBIELLE *'
A comedy, in three acts, by GEORGE MOORE
Lewis Davenant Leslie Faber
Sebastian Dayne Nicholas Hannen
Jim Godby Gerard Clifton
Mr. Meyer CecilFowler
Lord Carra Charles Maunsell
Lady Letham Aimee de Burgh
Martin Ruth Maitland
GabrieUe Athene Seyler
Play produced by LEON M. LIOK
COMEDY
31 JULY, 1923
"PEACE AND QUIET"
A play, in three acts, by HORACE HODGES
Marniaduke Seaford Horace Hodges
Grant Seaford Douglas Burbidge
David Oaten Tom Reynolds
.Mr. Simpson Franklyn Bellamy
A Police-constable George Hewetsoa
Mrs. Oaten Louise Hampton
Margaret Oaten \\ inifred Izard
Play produced by BEXRIMO
GLOBE
18 JULY, 1923
" RECKLESS EEGGffi "
A iarce, in three acts, by ERIC HUDSON
Reggie Merral John Deverell
Gerald Beaufort Austin Melford
Sir George Weston E. Vivian Reynolds
" Vasquez" William Luff
Gregson E. A. Walker
Kitty Merral Peggy Rush
Margot Beaufort Mary Leigh
Lady Weston Elizabeth Chesney
" Juanita Vasquez " Kathleen Vincent
Dr. Freda Richmond Tonie Bruce
Rogers Kitty Gordon Lee
Annie Ethel Coleridge
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
DUKE OP YOKE'S
25 JULY, 1923
*' (inriLIAN CLOTHES "
A comedy, in three acts, "by THOMPSON BUCHANAN
Billy Arkwright Martin Lewis
Nora Amy Veness
General Mclnerny Albert Ward
Jack Rutherford Denys Blakelock
Florence Lanham. Olwen Roose
Mrs. Lanham Saba Raleigh
Elizabeth Lanham Kathleen Cope
Mr. Lanham Frank Adair
Sam McGinnis. Thurston Hall
Bessie Henderson Gladys Godwin
Zack Hart William Devereux
Mrs. Margaret Smythe* Gladys Webster
McGinnis, Sen Sydney Compton
Bell Boy Ernest Lindsay
Play produced by THURSTON HALL
EVERYMAN
30 JULY, 1923
* "MARY STUART"
By JOHN DRINKWATER
John Hunter Richard Bird
Andrew Boyd .Ivor Barnard
Mary Stuart Cecily Byrne
Mary Beaton Clare Harris
David Riccio Harold Scott
Darnley. Harcourt Williams
Thomas Randolph Douglas Jefieries
Bothwell Milton Rosmer
Play produced by the Author
PLAYHOUSE
2 AUGUST, 1923
"ENHER HBI! "
A play, in three acts (adapted from the French of
ANDRE PICARD), by SYDNEY BLOW and*
DOUGLAS HOARE
Vi^pr Leroux Ivor Novello
Baron Peron Paul Arthur
Alphonse Buonuo Henry Wenman
Charles Bonipard Jack Raine
Henri Lamotte Geoffrey Hammond
Dr. Benoit Drelincourt Odium
Lucien Frank Verner
Marie Hannah Jones
Germaine Delpeche Madeline Seymour
Juliette Daisy Elbstoa
Anita Marie Nixon
Lucie Eileen Earle
Kiki Gladys Cooper
NEW THEATRE
8 AUGUST, 1923
"THE EYE OF SIVA"
A mystery play, in three acts, by SAX ROHMER
Paul Harley Arthur Wontner
Norris Clay Reginald Bach
Captain Barton S. J. Warmington
Bill Haversham Edmund Breon
Rama Dass Malcolm Morley
Ah Fu Forrester Harvey
Inspector Wootton D. A. Clarke-Smith
Bird Joseph Boddy
His Boy Reginald Freeman
Mrs. Marsh Kate Phillips
Chris Haversham Agatha Kentish
Hilda Norbury Cathleen Nesbitt
Play produced by BENRIMO
ST. MAETDTS
15 AUGUST, 1923
** fDjffe UKES OF HER "
A play, in three acts, by CHARLES McEvoY
Mrs. Small Barbara Gott
Mrs. Kemp Olga Lindo
Florrie Small Hennione Baddeley
Mr. Bray Gilbert Ritchie
Mrs. Pool Ada King
Sally Winch Mary Clare
Alfred Cope Leslie Banks
Jim Sears Ian Hunter
Samuel Bilson Ben Field
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
The Man In the Coffee House Alan Howland
The Other Man in the Coffee House. .Francis Hope
A Boy Charlie Rider
Tea Small Ivor Barnard
George Miles Allan Jeayes
* "THE WILL"
A play, In three scenes, by J. M. BARRIE
Mr. Devizes Allan Jeayes
Robert Devizes Clifford Mollison
Snrtees Gilbert Ritchie
Philip Ross Malcolm Keen
Mrs. Ross Olga Lindo
Sennett Robert Harris
Creed Alan Howland
Plays produced by ESME PERCY
Colonel Sapt Allan Aynesworth
Fritz von Tarlenheim Gerald Ames
Captain Hentzau Eric Maturin
D&ichard Eugene Leahy
Marshall Strakenez Gordon Bailey
Lorenz Teppich, Chancellor of Ruritania
Frederick Volpe
Franz Teppich Wilfred Fletcher
Lord Topham, the English Ambassador
Frederick de Lara
Ludvig)
Toni )• Retainers at Tarlenhein
Josef } I HollidayAttlay
Princess Flavia Fay Compton
Antoinette de Mauban Stella Arbenina
Frau Teppich Renee de Vaux
(W-J
ieim J N. G
(Holl;
W. J. Kemp
N. Goodwin
Play produced by Louis N. PARKER
EVEKYMAH
20 AUGUST, 1923
* "MAGIC"
A fantastic comedy, in a prelude and three acts,
by G. K. CHESTERTON
The Duke ....................... Brember Wills
Dr. Grimthorpe .................. Milton Rosmer
The Rev. Cyril Smith ........... Douglas Jefferies
Morris Carleon .................... Richard Bird
Hastings (the Duke's secretary) ...... Harold Scott
The Stranger ................. Harcourt Williams
Patricia Carleon .................... Clare Harris
Play produced by HARCOURT WILLIAMS
COURT
21 AUGUST, 1923
* "OMAR KHAYYAM"
An Oriental fantasy by C. S. M. RAIKES
Omar Khayyam ................. Edward Dykes
Waving Cypress ...................... Lily Clare
A Young Man ........... . ....... Edward Nichol
Silverfoot ..................... Mary Armstrong
A Phantom ................... Eileen Winterton
Persian Rose ...................... Daphne Day
Hunter of the East ........... Dorothy Shearwood
Play produced by NORMAN CASTY
HAYMABKET
23 AUGUST, 1923
* "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA"
A romantic play, in a prologue and four acts
(adapted from ANTHONY HOPE'S story),
by EDWARD Ross
Characters in the Prologue
Prince Rudolf ................... Robert Loraine
Duke Wolfgang .................. Franklin Dyall
Gilbert, Earl of Rassendyll ........ Henry Wolston
Horace Glyn ..................... Edgar Norfolk
Jeffreys ......................... Gordon Bailey
Giffen .............................. Alec Alves
Amelia, Countess of Rassendyll ....... Peggy Rush
Period of the Prologue: 1733
Characters in the Play
Rudolf V ....................... Robert Loraine
Rudolf Rassendyll ............... Robert Loraine
Michael, Duke of Streslau ......... Franklin Dyall
COMEDY
28 AUGUST, 1923 "
" THJE ELOPEMElfT "
A comedy, in three acts (from the French of
ARMONT and GERBIDON), by ARTHUR WIMPERIS
Gerald Freyel Ronald Squire
Justin Fleury John Deverell
Max Giverny John Astley
Marcel Martin Hubert Harben
Captain Fuseller Franklyn Bellamy
A Sailor Mervyn Johns
A Steward Terence Downing
Simone Martin Edna Best
Christiane Martin Helen Haye
The Princess Origani Tonie Bruce
Elsa Marie Ault
Play produced by GEORGES DE WARFAZ
SHAFTESBUEY
30 AUGUST, 1923
"KATIKKA"
A musical play, in three acts, by
OTTO HAUERBACH and BERTRAM DAVIS ;
music by RUDOLF FRIML
Varenka Irene Lister
Petrov Philip Phillips
Ivan Dimitri .- George Bishop
Boris Strogofi Peter Gawthorne
Katinka Helen Gilliland
Tatiana Cissie Thompson
Thaddeus T. Hopper Joseph Coyne
M. Knopf Fred Wright
Abdul Albert Chapman
Arif Bey Dennis Hoey
Halil Robert Lacey
Olga (Nashan) Evelyn Drewe
Mrs, Helen Hopper Binnie Hale
A Spy Thomas Berry
Pierre Richard Teasdale
Play produced by TOM REYNOLDS
GARRICK
1 SEPTEMBER, 1923
" AMBUSH "
A play, in three acts, by ARTHUR RICHMAN
Walter Nichols George Elton
Harriett Nichols Auriol Lee
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Harry Gleason Charles Courtneidge
Margaret Nichols Madeleine Marshall
Seymour Jennison James Carew
Mrs. Jennison Muriel Dole
A Chauffeur Fred Tnpp
Alan Kraigne Frederick Keen
Howard Kraigne Robert Minster
George Lithridge Cyril Sworder
Play produced by EDITH CRAIG
DUKE OF YORK'S
4 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"LOHDON CALLING"
Revue by RONALD JEANS and NOEL COWARD;
lyrics and music by NOEL COWARD ; additional
numbers by PHILIP BRAHAM, SISSLE, and BLAKE
Tubby Edlin
Noel Coward
Billy Fry
Tony Williams
L. and W. Childs
Maisie Gay
Gertrude Lawrence
Eileen Molyneux
Sybil Wise*
Winifred Satchell
Rome staged by HERBERT MASON
ADELPE1
8 SEPTEMBER 1923
" HEAD OVER HEELS '
A musical comedy, in two acts, by
SEYMOUR HICKS ; lyrics by ADRIAN Ross and
HARRY GRAHAM ;
music by HAROLD FRASER-SIMSON
Duke of Craigeilerkie Laurence Caird
Dick Bythesea Arthur Pusey
Hon. Montague Jephson Dennis Noble
Vel\reteeni Bobbie Comber
Margarine Ralph Roberts
Chevalier Sanguinetti Marston Garcia
Hurricane Harry Fred Vigay
Gisardi Alfred Beers
The Dwarf Edward Garratt
Skeleton Dude Hugh Whitwam
Bearded Lady Jennie Richards
Alf. Wigg W. H. Berry
Little Bounce Mabel Sealby
Duchess of CraigeUerkie Helen Ferrers
Lady Diana Oban Pamela Cooper
Mrs. Wigg Pollie Emery
Sylvia Scoop Cecile Stevens
Spirit of the Circus DoreenShaw
Jenny Mary Ellis
Play produced by SEYMOUR HICKS
WINTER GARDEN
5 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"THE BEAUTY PRIZE"
A musical comedy, in three acts, by
GEORGE GROSSMITH and P. G. WODEHOUSE
Music by JEROME KERN
Hon. Dud Wellington Peter Haddon
Meadow Grahame Dorothy Field
Mrs. Hexal Shiela Cqurtenay
Shinny Fane Marjone Spiers
Gypsy Lorrimole Dorothy Hurst
Flutey Warboy George Grossmith
John Brooke Jack Hobbs
Hector Ernest Graham
Kitty Wren".'.". Vera Lennox
Carol Stuart Dorothy Dickson
Lovey Toots Heather Thatcher
Mr. Odo Philpotts Leslie Henson
Quartermaster Leigh Ellis
Marconi Boy Winifred Shotter
Play produced by GEORGE GROSSMITH
ST. JAMES'S
6 SEPTEMBER, 1923
« THE GREEN GODDESS "
A play, in four acts, by WILLIAM ARCHER
The Raja of Rukh George Arliss
Watkins Arthur Hatherton
Major Antony Crespin Owen Roughwood
Lucilla Isobel Elsom
Dr. Basil Traherae George Relpn
Lieut. Cardew C. Stafford Dickens
The High Priest Campbell Gnllan
The Temple Priest Giulio Bacchia
An Ayah Helen Nowell
Play produced by MAUDE T. HOWELL
KINGSWAY
9 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"HARWOOD BLOOD"
A play, in four acts, by FRANK A. RUSSELL
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Barton Reginald Gosse
Polly Nell Carter
Anderson Dick Dolman
Mitza Doris Lloyd
Bartender Reginald Bach
John Harwood (alias Bill West) . . . .William Stack
Sheriff George Morgan
Jack Elliott Leo G. Carroll
Zick Hales Raymond Massey
Emily Harwood Marjorie Harwood
Edward Harwood Fred O'Donovan
Mrs. Gerdle Ethel Griffies
Robert Gerd]e Harold Scott
Jerry Richard Bird
Alaric Harwood Reginald Denham
Patricia Harwood Gwynne Whitby
Dr. Shelley William Kershaw
Mrs. Harwood Louise Hampton
Play produced by FELIX AYLMER
GLOBE
12 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"OUR BETTERS"
A comedy, in three acts, by
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Elizabeth Saunders Alice Mosley
Pole E. A. Walker
Lady George Grayston Margaret Bannerman
Fleming Harvey Stuart Sage
Thornton Clay Yorke Stephens
Duchess de Surennes Constance Collier
Gilbert Paxton Reginald Owen
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Prmcipessa Delia Cercr-la Marion Terry
Lord Bleane John Stuart
\rthur Fen wick Alfred Drayton
Ernest Henry Ford
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
EVERYMAN"
17 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"OUTWARD BOU1D"
A fantasy, ia three acts, by SCTTON VANE
Scrubby Stanley Lathbury
Ana Diana Hamilton
Henry William Stack
Mr. Prior Frederick Cooper
Mrs. Cliveden-Banks Gladys fiolliott
The Rev. William Duke Frederick Leister
3»Irs. Midgett Clare Greet
Mr. Lingley -Arthur Page
The Rev. Frank Thomson Roy Byford
Play produced by the Author
NEW
19 SEPTEMBER, 1923
* "CYMBEUNE"
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Cymbeline George R. Foss
Queen Margaret Yarde
Imogen Sybil Thorndike
Cloten Lawrence Anderson
Posthumus Leonatus Charles Carson
Belarius Ashton Pearse
Guiderius Ian Fleming
Arviragus Lewis Casson
Cains Lucius Victor Lewisohn
Philario Lewis Casson
lachimo Robert Farquharson
Pisanio Beckett Bould
Cornelius George Barran
Helen Juliet Mansel
A Singer Maud MacCarthy
Court Steward Victor Lewisohn
Chamberlain Chris Walker
Lord-in-Waitingto Cloten Leonard Trollope
^ Ai e. XT. /•* 4. ( Andrew Churchman
Gentlemen of the Court . . . . J Alfred Farreu
A Roman Captain Godfrey Baxter
A Roman Senator Andrew Churchman
A Frenchman Godfrey Baxter
A Lady attending on the Queen .... Lilian Moubrey
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
HIS MAJESTY'S
20 SEPTEMBER 1923
"HASSAN"
A play, in five acts, by JAMES ELROY FLECKER
arranged for stage production by BASIL DEAN
Hassan Henry Ainley
Selim S. Esme Percy
Yasmin Cathleen Nesbitt
A Porter Sydney Bland
The Caliph Malcolm Keen
Ishak Leon Quartermaine
Jafar Frank Cochrane
Masrur Edmund Willard
Ran Basil Gill
Alder Rita Page
Willow Kitty McCoy
Juniper .Maureen Dillon
Tamarisk Eileen Raven
The Chief of the Police Alfred Clark
The Captain of the Military Tarver Penca
Pervaneh Laura Cowie
Ail Ivor Barnard
Abdu Andrew Leish
A Herald - - - .Douglas Burbidge
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
GAIETY
22 SEPTEMBER, 1923
*' CATHERINE "
A musical play by REGINALD ARKELL and
FRED DE GRESA'C ; music by TSCHAIKOWSKY
selected by ROBERT EVETT and J. KLEIN
Peter the Great Bertram Wallis
Field-Marshal Menshikofi Robert Michaelis
General Stepanovitch Mark Lester
Count Wasili Bronin Billy Leonard
Burgomaster of Marienburg Edward D'Arcy
General Serge ff Saunders Warren
A Sentry Walter Lindsay
Sonya . " Amy Augarde
Varinka Faith Bevan
Gipsy Cressie Leonard
Marta, afterwards Catharine Jose Collins
Play produced by MATHESON LANG
THE OLD VIC
22 SEPTEMBER, 1923
* "LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST "
A conaedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Ferdinand, King of Navarre Reyner Barton
Biron Ion Swinley
Longaville Ronald Nicholson
Dumain Neil Curtis
Bo yet Hilton Edwards
Mercade Kingsley Baker
Don Adriano de Armado George Hayes
Sir Nathaniel John Laurie
Holofernes Wilfrid Walter
Dull Henry Cohen
Costard D. Hay Petrie
Moth Guy Martineau
A Forester John Maclean
The Princess of France Jane Bacon
Rosaline Florence Saunders
Mara Dorice Fordred
Katharine Molly Francis
Jaquenetta Ray Litvin
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
LYCEUM
26 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"WHAT MONEY CAN BUY"
A drama, in four acts, by ARTHUR SHIRLEY
and BEN LANDECK
The Rev. Denzil Norton Dennis Neilson-Terry
Stepehn Loriner Jefferson Gore
Albert Hooper. Robert Gilbert
Philip Dugdale Norman Howard
Luigi Ferroni Fred Morgan
Hoskins Charles Stern
Mr. Weston Victor Lusk
Mr. Politski, * ...,..,, Herbert Landed*.
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Sal Rickets Sybil Arundaie
Miranda Vane Ethel Warwick
The Hon. Herbert-Lyne Bertie Wright
Harry Hart J. T. MacMillan
Inspector Griffiths Raymond Wood
Stephanie Swish Joan Castle
Grannie Mayhew Marjorie Battis
Rhoda Pearson Jessie Belmore
Sam Palmer Wingold Laurence
Richards Frank Elsworthy
Play produced by WALTER and FRED MELVILLE
DRURY LAKE
27 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"GOOD LUCK"
A sporting drama, in four acts, by SEYMOUR HICKS
and IAN HAY
Hon. Jane Ambledon Kathlyn Clifford
Vivi Cannichael Edna Bellonini
Hon. Mary Carstairs Joan Maude
Hon. Anne Belben Carlito Ackroyd
Capt. Travers Jevan Brandon -Thomas
Hon. Hughie Weldon Alan Lister
Strysson Sydney Benson
Lady Larkhall Vivienne Whittaker
Grieg Augustus Bowerman
D*Arcy Bristowe Julian Royce
Derek Vale, Earl of Trenton Claude Rains
Lady Patricia Wolseley Ellis Jeffreys
Rev. Godfrey Blount Henry Hallatt
Mr. Maloney Arthur Mack
Sir Anthony Wayne Langhorne Burton
Leo Swinburne Edmund Gwenn
Lewis Harris C. W. Somerset
Rose Collett Dorothy Overend
John Collett Gordon Harker
Lady Angela Vale Joyce Carey
Sir Percy Ford Arthur Treacher
Belsey Rothbury Evans
Play produced by ARTHUR COLLINS
VAUDEVILLE
29 SEPTEMBER, 1923
"YES"
Revue written and staged by DION TITHERADGE
and DOUGLAS FURBER
Norah Blaney
Gwen Farrar
Fay Cole
Elspeth Dudgeon
A. W. Basoomb
Herbert Mundin
George Hestor
Robert Hobbs
Ewart Scott
Revue staged by HERBERT MASON
LYRIC, HAMMERSMITH
30 SEPTEMBER 1923
* " THE WINTER'S TALE "
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Leontes Frank Cellier
Mamillius .Elsie Judge
Camillo Arthur Ewart
Antigonus. Tristan Rawson
Officer Eugene Leahy
Polixenes Maurice Colbourne
Florizel Robert Harris
An Old Shepherd, , ,, H. Tripp Edgar
Clown George Howe
Autolycus Baliol Holloway
Time ._ Tom Heslewood
Hemiione Lilian Braithwaite
Perdita Joyce Carey
Paulina Louise Hampton
Play produced by BEN GREET
EYERYMAN
1 OCTOBER, 1923
"AKCIENT LIGHTS"
A comedy, in a prologue and three acts by
EDWARD PERCY
Agatha Blest Violet Gould
Robert Blest Nicholas Hannen
Annie Aileen Wyse
Ambrose Blest Milton Rosmer
Stella Langridge Irene Rooke
Louisa Langridge Louise Holbrook
Stephen Langridge Alfred Harris
Kate Grainger Dorothy Peters
Benton Douglas Jefferies
Raoul Blest Walter Hudd
Sir Bulwer Cymby-Tutt Reginald Dance
Miss Wimple Laura Walker
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
LITTLE
2 OCTOBER, 1923
** LITTLE REVUE STARTS AT 3OTE "
By HARRY SIMPSON, REGINALD ARKELL. and
DOUGLAS FURBER ; music by HERMAN FINCK
Dollie Dolman
Thomas Weguelin
Harold French
Jack Hulbert
Bobbie Howes
Mai Bacon
Cicely Courtneidge
Vesta Sylva
Jack Waller
Revue produced by JACK HULBERT
KINGSWAY
7 OCTOBER, 1923
"NOT YET"
A play, in three acts, by GEOFFREY WHITWORTH
James Raymond Massey
Barbara Lacy Susan Richmond
Lady Muriel Spane Brenda Harvey
Walter Pete George Morgan
Sir Montague Rennart. William Stack
Mrs. Pete Cicely Oates
Mr. Bryant John Howell
Maid -of -all-work Marjorie Harwood
Play produced by HAROLD SCOTT
PRINCE'S
9 OCTOBER, 1923
"THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES"
A drama, in four acts, by J. E. HAROLD TERRY
and ARTHUR ROSE ; founded on the stories of
SIR ARTHUR CONAN-DOYLE
Sims E. Mervyn
Cecilia Hilda Moore
Mortimer Profennis Stafford Hilliard
Lady Frances Carfax Molly Kerr
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Rev. Dr. Shl.'S5:ii?er Arthur Gallic
Charles A^ustus Mil verier: Eric Stanley
Sherlock Holmes. Eilie Norwood
Dr. Watscn ,, H. G. Stoker
jenny Sarnders Ann Desmond
Cart-wright Master Victor Evans
Col. Sebastian Moran Lauderdale Maitland
Old Meff LichSeid Owen
Scottie C. Lander
John Willie* Harley Mercia
Pat J. S. Carre
Froggle Jack Minster
Ike - Edward Mervyn
John Clay Geoffrey Bevan
Hon. PMlip Green Noel Dainton
M. Oscar Meunier J. S. Carre
Det.-Insp. Lestrade Paul Gill
Mrs. Hudson Esme Hubbard
Play produced by EILLE NORWOOD
CRITERION
10 OCTOBER !9£3
"TRUST EMILY"
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by MAY EDGINTON
Cyril Ambrose Trevor Grantharn
Angela Lupton Laura Wailis Mills
Steers Tom Reynolds
Parks Edna Best
Lady Hunter Helen Haye
Mrs. Delaney Athene Seyler
Gwen Lupton Nadine March
Sir William Hunter Victor Stanley
Arthur Netherby Hugh. Wakefield
The Cook Connie Ediss
Mrs. Stoker Ursula Tremayne
Stoker Wilson Blake
Play produced by SYDNEY BLOW
THE OLD VIC
8 OCTOBER, 1923
* « TITUS AM3SONICUS"
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Saturninus Ion Swinley
Bassianus Hilton Edwards
Titus Andronicus Wilfrid Walter
Marcus Andronicus John Maclean
Lucius Neil Curtis
Quintius Guy Martineau
Martius Ronald Nicholson
Mutius Richard Blake
Young Lucius Grace Keyte
Publius Ronald Nicholson
jEmilius Henry Cohen
Alarbus M. Francis
Demetrius Reyner Barton
Chiron John Laurie
Aaron George Hayes
A Captain Robert Glennie
Sempronius Edmund Frank
Caius Richard Blake
A Clown I . . .D. Hay Petrie
1st Goth Hilton Edwards
2nd Goth Kingsley Baker
3rd Goth M. Francis
Tamora Florence Saunders
Lavinia Jane Bacon
A Nurse Dorothy Druce
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
KING'S, HAMMERSMITH
8 OCTOBER, 1923
"DULCY"
A comedy, in three acts, by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
and MARC CONELLY
Dulcinea Renee Kelly
Gordon Smith Hylton Allen
William Parker Henry Caine
C. Roger Forbes Morton Selten
Mrs. Forbes Violet Campbell
Angela Forbes Dorothy Manville
Schuyler Van Dyck Algernon West
Tom Sterrett. . ." Arthur Eldred
Vincent Leach Ernest Milton
Blair Patterson Arthur Vezin
Henry P. H. Alexander
Play produced by A, HYLTON ALLEN
NEW
13 OCTOBER, 1923
"THE HE*'
A play, in four acts, by HENRY ARTHUR JONES
Sir Robert Shale, Bt O. B. Clarence
Noll Dibdin Robert Horton
Gerald Forster Lawrence Anderson
Hamp Frank Bertram
Dick Elsie Judge
Elinor Shale Sybil Thorndike
Lucy Shale Mary Merrall
Miss Pinsent Margaret Yarde
Gibbard Margaret Manning
Mrs. Callard Lilian Moubrey
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
GARRICK
15 OCTOBER, 1923
* "OUTWARD BOUND"
A fantasy, in three acts, by SUTTON VANE
Ann Diana Hamilton
Scrubby Stanley Lathbury
Henry William Stack
Mr. Prior Leslie Faber
Mrs. Cliveden-Banks Gladys Ffolliott
Rev. William Duke John Howell
Mrs.Midgett Clare Greet
Mr. Lingley Arthur Page
Rev. Frank Thompson E. Lyall Swete
Play produced by LESLIE FABER
EVERYMAN
19 OCTOBER, 1923
* "WHAT TEE PUBHC WANTS"
A comedy, in three acts, by ARNOLD BENNETT
Saul Kendrick Reginald Dance
Sir Charles Worgan Milton Rosmer
Francis Worgan « Harold Anstruther
Page Boy Roy Graham
Simon Macquoid Douglas Jefferies
Emily Vernon Irene Rooke
Holt St. John Leonard Shepherd
Mrs. Cleland Beatrice Smith
Samuel Cleland Gerald Jerome
Mrs. Downes Elizabeth Williams
Annie Worgan .Laura Walker
Ixxi
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
John Worgan Douglas Jefferies
Mrs. Worgan, Louise Holbrook
James Brindley Reginald Dance
Edward Brindley Richard Coke
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
COMEDY
24 OCTOBER, 1923
"THE LAST WARNING"
A play, in three acts, by THOMAS F. FALLON
Revised for the English Stage by ARTHUR ROSE
Josiah Bunce Joynseri Powell
Gene Nancye Kenyon
Robert Bunce D. A. Clarke-Smith
McHugh Thurston Hall
Quaile Franklyn Bellamy
Tommy Wall Stanley Arthur
Mike Brember Wills
Evelynda Olive Sloane
Dolly Lymken Frances Carson
Carltoa Herbert Bolingbroke
Wilkins J. Henry Twyfoid
Barbara Nancy Atkin
Mac J. R. Cunningham
Jeffirys George Hewetson
Play produced by EDWARD ROBINS
ST. MARTIN'S
1 NOVEMBER, 1923
"FLEDGLINGS"
Adapted by MARGUERITE REA from the French
(" Les Noces d1 Argent ") of PAUL GERALDY
Presented by THE PLAYBOX
Anna Cecily Gates
Leontine Sybil Archdale
A Shop Assistant Alan Howland
A Waiter David Hallam
Max Robert Harris
Mme. Eveline (" Memee ") Marguerite Scialtiel
Jeanne Hermione Baddeley
Mme. Hamelin Mary Jerrold
Suzanne Gwynne Whitby
M. Hamelin Gilbert Ritchie
Henri Lehrissier Austin Trevor
A Workman Lawrence Baskcomb
Another Workman Walter Hudd
Louise Margaret Carter
Play produced by ESME PERCY
CRITERION
1 NOVEMBER, 1923
" THREE BIRDS "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by H. F. MALTBY
Sir Thomas Parsons H. F. Maltby
Sir Ralph Warne A. G. Poulton
Clyde Rowland Leslie Perrins
A Taxi Driver Edward Swinton
Lady Parsons (" Sally ") Mabel Sealby
Billie Bruce Bibi Delabere
Mary Phyllis Black
Play produced by the Author
EINGSWAY
3 NOVEMBER, 1923
* "TWELFTH NIGHT"
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Urstno Ralph Truman
Sebastian Bruce Belfrage
Antonio S. J. Warmington
A Sea Captain Andrew Churchman
Valentine Harold Scott
Curio Basil Cunard
Sir Toby Belch Frank Cellier
Sir Andrew Aguecheek Nicholas Hannen
Malvolio Baliol Holloway
Fabian B. A. Pittar
Feste, a Clown Henry Caine
Olivia Viola Tree
Viola Dorothy Cheston
Maria Sydney Fairbrother
Play produced by DONALD CALTHROP
SING'S HALL, COVENT GARDEN
4 NOVEMBER, 1923
* "THE TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN"
A drama, in four acts, by TOM TAYLOR
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Robert Brierley Eric Lugg
James Dalton Bryan Powley
Melter Moss T. Ireby Cape
John Hawkshaw Clive Currie
Mr. Gibson A. Harding Steerman
Sam Willoughby Eric Gray
Mrs. Willoughby May Hallatt
Emily St. Evremonde Kathleen Gordon
May Edwards Lilian Cavanagh
Green Jones Claude Horton
Maltby George Cunningham
Play produced by CLIVE CURRIE
REGENT
4 NOVEMBER, 1923
"HAVOC"
A play, in four acts, by HARRY WALL
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Bennett Kathleen Blake
Mr. Stephens Jevan Brandon -Thomas
Alice Derring Ethel Griffies
Violet Derring Norah Robinson
Tessie Dun ton Marie Royter
Dick Chappell Henry KendaU
Smithy William Kershaw
Biddle Forrester Harvey
Sergeant-Major Paley Alfred Clark
The Babe Richard Bird
Roddy Dunton John Howell
Lance-Corporal Higgins Raymond Massey
Private Jones Reginald Gosse
Captain Taylor Claud AUister
Battalion H. Q. Runner Noel Allinson
Hospital Orderly F. Malcolm Rignold
Play produced by LEO G. CARROLL
Ixxii
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
THE
VIC.
5 NOVEMBER, 1923
* * !TROILUS AND CEESSIBA"
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Joim Maclean
...... :::::.':.'.V.'.V.'.V.V. Rupert Harvey
...... ............... Ion Svnnley
............. ...... Ronald Nicholson
^s ...... ........... Douglas Mattinsou
....... ........ Hilton Edwards
'OT ............ ...... Oswaid S&ibeck
e.cTK . . . ........... ....... Cohea
. to Pa. is .......... - . ..... .. Bakgr
V ................. .Edmmd Frank
Ach
Walter
.George Hayes
.
.V. ......... Florence Sanders
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
QUEEN'S
7 NOVEMBER, 1923
* "TEE LITTLE MINISTER"
A romance, in four acts, by J. M. BARRIE
............... Walter Roy
- - Edmund Beresiord
The Eairi of "Rintoul'. ".*.'.* Allgi Jeayes
^ta^et^u::::::::::::::::CF-^*
Sergeant Davidson .'.". .V. . ." Paul Ashwell
Andrew Mealmaker David Donaldson
Siva Tosh Alec Hunter
Thwaites '.'.".".V. .". Howard Sturge
Felice Nancie Parsons
Play produced by BASIL DEA.N
EVERYMAN
8 NOVEMBER, 1923
" THE SECOND EOTJND "
A play, in three acts, by HALCOTT GLOVER
Captain Ardwick George Merritt
Smith Peter Godfrey
Barbara Hatteras Nan Marriott-Watson
Professor Murgatroyd Reginald Dance
Catherine Hatteras Louise Hampton
Sam Livingstone Edward Rigby
Father Bollard Granvjlle Darling
Paul Hatteras Michael Sherbrooke
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
K3NGSWAY
IS NOVEMBER, 1923
* «A M3DSUMMEE BIGHT'S
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Theseus - Ralph Truman
;ggeus Andrew Churchman
Lx-sander .' .' . ." Bruce Belfrage
Demetrius S. J. WarmiDgtcn
Phzlostrate Caswell Garth
Quince Frank Cellier
Snug. .V B. A, Pit tar
Bottom".".". .". Balioi Hollo way
Flute John Hamilton
Snout Cecil Calvert
Starveling Harold Scott
Hippolyta Joan Chard
Hermia Joyce Carey
Helena > ^la Tree
Oberon Nicholas Hannen
Titania Athene Seyler
puck George Howe
Play produced by DONALD CALTHROP
COURT
14 NOVEMBER, 1923
"OUR OSTRICHES"
A play, in two acts, by DR. MARIE STOPES
Lady Carfon Ethel Royale
Lord Reginald Simplex Harold Anstruther
Brother Peter Roy Byford
Evadne Carillon Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Mrs Carillon Winifred Evans
Dr. Verro Hodges Leo G. Carroll
Mrs. Flinker Minnie Rayner
Professor Beverley Black Fred. W. Pennain
Bishop of Chelmgate Kinsey Peile
Lady Highkno Ethel Griffies
Sir Theodore Ravage Arthur Burne
Bishop of Oxbridge William Kershaw
Mrs. Sweetholm Katie Johnson
Rev. Godfrey Pritchard Noel Shammon
Mr. Nathaniel Facer Arthur Ewart
Play produced by REGINALD BACH
REGENT
18 NOVEMBER, 1923
* "EDWARD II"
Tragedy by CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
Presented by THE PHOSNIX SOCIETY
King Edward the Second Duncan Yarrow
Prince Edward, his Son )
after wards KingV Guy Martineau
Edward the Third )
Earl of Kent, Brother 1
of King Edward the > Tristan Rawson
Second j
Piers Gaveston Ernest Thesiger
Warwick Victor Lewisohn
Lancaster Alexander Sarner
Pembroke Douglas Burbidge
Arundel Fred O'Docovan
Leicester Talhot Homewood
Berkeley A. Corney Grain
Young Mortimer Edmund Wlllard
Hugh Spencer Lawrence Anderson
Baldock Harold Scott
Lightborn Michael Sherbrooke
Ixxiii
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Queen Isabella Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Margaret de Clare Clare Harris
Mortimer, the Elder Talbot Homewood
Spencer, the Elder A. Corney Grain
Archbishop of Canterbury Fred O'Donovan
Bishop of Coventry A. Corney Grain
Bishop of Winchester John H. Moore
Abbot of Neath Douglas Burbidge
Beaumont John H. Moore
Trussel Raymond Massey
Gurney Alexander Garner
Matrevis Victor Lewisohn
Levune Cecil Melton
Rice ap Howel Victor Lewisohn
Herald Talbot Homewood
James. Howard Cochran
Mower Alexander Garner
Champion Matthew Forsyth
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
THE OLD VIC
19 NOVEMBER. 1923
* "THE TWO GENTLEMEN OP VERONA"
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Duke of Milan Reyner Barton
Valentine George Hayes
Proteus Ion Swinley
Antonio John Maclean
Thurio Ronald Nicholson
Eglamour Guy Martineau
Host Henry Cohen
1st Outlaw Hilton Edwards
2nd Outlaw Robert Glennie
3rd Outlaw Kingsley Baker
Speed John Laurie
Launce D, Hay Petrie
Panthino Henry Cohen
Julia Florence Saunders
Silvia Jane Bacon
Lucetta Dorice Fordred
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
CRITERION
20 NOVEMBER, 1923
* "DULCY"
A comedy, in three acts, by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
and MARC CONELLY
Dulcinea Renee Kelly
Gordon Smith Hylton Allen
William Parker Richard Bird
C. Roger Forbes Morton Selten
Mrs. Forbes Jessie Bateman
Angela Forbes Norah Robinson
Schulyer Van Dyck Algernon West
Tom Sterrett Arthur Eldred
Vincent Leach Ernest Milton
Blair Patterson Arthur Vezin
Henry P. H. Alexander
Play produced by A. HYLTON ALLEN
HAYMARKET
21 NOVEMBER, 1923
* "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST"
A trivial comedy for serious people by OSCAR WILDE
Lane Douglas Jefferi.es
Algernon Moncrieff John Deverell
John Worthing, J.P Leslie Faber
Lady Brackneil Margaret Scudamore
Hon. Gwendoline Fairfax Doris Kendal
Miss Prism Louise Hampton
Cecily Cardew Nancy Atkin
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D H. O. Nicholson
Merriman Walton Palmer
Maid Betty Sturgess
Play produced by ALLAN AYNESWORTH
COURT
25 NOVEMBER, 1923
" THISTLEDOWN "
A romantic play, in three acts, by GEORGE WODEN
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Cyril Marsh Lawrence Anderson
Thomas Reid Campbell Gullan
Henry Otherwood Fewlass Llewellyn
Dreda Smith Mary Merrall
Margaret Reid Dorothy Hal]
Play produced by FRED O'DONOVAN
EVERYMAN
29 NOVEMBER, 1923
"THE MORALS OF VANDA"
A comedy, in three acts, by HAZEL MAY MARSHALL
Binns Greville Darling
Leonard Mortimer Cyril Nash
Vanda Mortimer Cecily Byrne
Joseph Mortimer George Merritt
Elsmere Grant Julian Bainbridge
1st Detective Alexander Field
2nd Detective Ernest Haines
Ellen Phyllis Morris
Charles Alexander Field
Leeson Edith Harley
Dr. Carlyon Reginald Dance
Lady Gruber Agnes Thomas
Rev. Robert Checksfield Ernest Haines
Elizabeth Checksfield Lilian Tweed
Mr. Mather George Merritt
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
REGENT
2 DECEMBER, 1923
* "RICHARD DI"
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
King Edward IV Tom Heslewood
Prince of Wales .Gwen Evans
Duke of York Alice Darch
Duke of Clarence Frank Darch
Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III)
Baliol Holloway
Richmond Edmund Willard
Bishop of Ely A. Corney Grain
Buckingham Douglas Burbidge
Lord Stanley Frederick Harker
Lord Lovell Cecil Trouncer
Sir Richard Ratcliffe Bruce Belfrage
Sir William Catesby Alfred A. Harris
Sir Robert Brackenbury Tristan Rawson
First Murderer Oliver Crombie
Queen Elizabeth Mary Barton
Queen Margaret Esm6 Beringer
Duchess of York Rose Yule
Lady Anne Dorothy Rundell
Play produced by BALIOL HOLLOWAY
bcxiv
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SHAJTESBURY
3 DECEMBER, 1923
"THE RISING GENERATION"
A comedy, in three acts, by WYN WEAVER and
LAURA LEYCESTER
Emily Entwhistle Sybil Carlisle
Puddif er Lawrence Hanray
GeoSrey Entwhistle , Holman Clark
Warwick Entwhistle Robin Irvine
Winnie Entwhistle Elizabeth Arkell
Vane Harpenden Joan Barry
George Breese Lawrence Ireland
Walter Morell J. Cranstoun Nevill
Seliaa Morell Ena Grossmith
Mrs. Doddrell Ethel Coleridge
Felix Andrews J. Sebastian Smith
John Morell Griffith Humphreys
Mrs. Barrett Laura Graves
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
HEW
9 DECEMBER, 1923
"BINGO"
A comedy, in four acts, by JOHN KENDALL
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
First Flunkey William Stack
Second Flunkey. — Henry Kendall
Edrys, Prince Regnant of Nuria Felix Aylmer
Captain Gogar Reginald Gosse
An Officer J. Phillips-Roberts
Colonel Gregorien Tristan Rawson
John Peard William Kershaw
The Chancellor Frank Vosper
The Prime Minister Campbell Gullan
Princess Mira Olgo Lindo
Emily Enid Revel! Reade
Gladys Sebright Mary Barton
Johnson Raymond Massey
Peters Arthur Goullet
Scroggins Leo G. Carroll
Williams Peter Godfrey
Miss Singleton Nora Nicholson
Sir James Horden Fred O'Donovan
Captain Heron Algernon West
Leader of the Opposition Arthur Goullet
Head of the " Council of Seven " . Raymond Massey
Play produced by RICHARD BIRD
HAYMARKET
12 DECEMBER, 1923
* "THE GOAL"
A play, in one act, by HENRY ARTHUR JONES
Sir Stephen Famariss Leslie Faber
Daniel Famariss EugeneLeahy
Adams Terence Downing
Sir Lydden Crane, M.D H. O. Nicholson
Peggie Lovel Stella Bonheur
Nurse Clandon Louise Hampton
THE PLAYHOUSE
17 DECEMBER, 1923
* "THE PRIVATE SECRETARY"
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
CHARLES H. HAWTREY, adapted from the German
Mr. Marsland Robert Chester
Harry Marsland Harold Young
Mr. Cattencole Frederick Volpe
Douglas Cattermole Alec Finlaysoa
The Rev. Robert Spaldmg Charles R. Walenn
Mr. Sydney Gibson A. Comev Grain
Jo&n W. EUythorne
Knox George Field
Edith Marsland Irene Wallace
Eva Webster Xadine March
Mrs. Stead Bertha Northam
Miss Ashford Alice Beet
COMEDY
18 DECEMBER, 1923
* "CHARLEY'S AOTT"
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
BRANDON-THOMAS
Colonel Sir Francis Chesney, Bart ...... Arthur Bell
Stephen Spettigue ................ James E. Page
Jack Chesney ..................... Henry Hoare
Charles Wykeham ................. John Gielgud
Lord Fancourt Baberley .......... Richard Cooper
Brassett ............. '. . .Walter Hook-Raymond
Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez ............. Rita John
Kitty Verdun ................... Nora Robinson
Ela Delahay ..................... Jane Grahame
Amy Spettigue ............. Honor Aubrey-Smith
REGENT
19 DECEMBER, 1923
* "BEHQJEHEM"
A music drama by RUTLAND BOUGHTON
The Virgin Mary ......... Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Gabriel ......................... Colin Ashdown
Joseph .................. W. Johnstons-Douglas
i Herbert Simmonds
The Three Shepherds ...... J H. Solly
( Ewart Cooke
$ Ruby Boughton
-| Mary Bartlett
Zarathustra .................... Arthur Cranmer
Nubar ........................... Tom Goodey
Merlin .................... Frederick Woodhouse
women i Margaret Arnold
Women .................... | Marjorie Bartlett
Believer ....................... Nancie Williams
Unbeliever ................... Herbert Simmons
Calchas ............................ J. Creegan
Herodias ..................... Dorothy D'Orsay
Herod ......................... Frank Titterton
Play produced by BARRY V. JACKSON
19 DECEMBER, 1923
* " THE ROSE AKB THE RING "
By WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
Adapted as a pantomime by HARRIS DEANS ; music
by ROBERT Cox ; lyrics by DESMOND CARTER
Fairy Blackstick ................. Marian Wilson
Valoroso ........................ J. Leslie Frith
Emma ......................... Minnie Rayner
Princess Angelica ................. Evadne Price
Prince Giglio .................. Charles Lascelles
King Padella ................... Frank J. Arlton
Prince Bulbo .................... Miles MaUeson
Princess Rosalba .................. Rose Hignell
Baron Glumboso ................. F. B. J. Sharp
Jenkins Grufianufl .............. Johnny Danvers
Ixxv
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Countess Gruff anuff Margaret Yarde
Count Hedzoff StockweU Hawkins
Count Hogginarmo Johnny Danvers
Jones Raymond Masse y
Smith Hugh Sinclair
A Woodcutter Leonard Calvert
His Wife Muriel Aked
First Child Mabel Crosbie
Second Child Edith Softly
Third Child Lydia Craddock
The Archbishop Leonard Calvert
Footman , . . .F. J. Arlton
First Clown Thomas Warner
Second Clown Sam Pickles
A Lion Guy Helbrough
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
DALY'S
20 DECEMBER, 1923
"MADAME POMPADOUR"
A musical play, in three acts, adapted by
FREDERICK LONSDALE and HARRY GRAHAM from
the Viennese ; music by LEO FALL
Bang Louis XV Bertram WaUis
Rene, Comte D'Estrades Derek Oldham
Maurepas Leonard Mackay
Poulard Leonard Russell
Prunier Fred Pedgrift
Coliin Edmund D. La Touche
The Austrian Ambassador C. E. T. Harrison
Lieutenant in Command of Guard . Donald Mather
Boucher Noel Colne
Tourelle Desmond Roberts
Jacques Stanley Rendall
Joseph Calicot Huntley Wright
Madeleine Enid Stamp Taylor
Mariette Kitty Attfield
Madame Pompadour Evelyn Laye
Play produced by FRED J. BLACKMAN
ADELPHI
20 DECEMBER, 1923
* "PETER PAN"
By J. M. BARRIE
Peter Pan Gladys Cooper
Jas. Hook Franklin Dyall
Mr. Darling Jack Raine
Mrs. Darling Stella Patrick Campbell
Wendy Moira Angela Darling Lila Mara van
John Napoleon Darling Patrick Harvey
Michael Nicholas Darling John Seeker
Nana Gordon Can-
Tinker Bell Jenny Wren
Tootles Joan Maude
Nibs Jill Esmond-Moore
Slightly Donald Searle
Curly Diana Beaumont
First Twin Sunday Wilshin
Second Twin Nancy Burt
Smee George Shelton
Gentleman Starkey Charles Trevor
Cookson Walter C. Lake
Mullins F. Rawson Buckley
Cecco William Luff
Jukes James English
Noodler John Kelt
First Pirate S. Granville Darling
Second Pirate Joseph Owen
Black Pirate ................... Donald Walcott
Great Big Little Panther .......... Robert Gilbert
Tiger Lily ....................... Nancy Pawley
C Stella Freeman
Rosemary Bamber
«_.,.„ j Jill Sanders
Bnues .................... 1 Hilda Russell
Nancy Kirby
[Joan Harrison
Liza ............................ Violet Aubert
Ostrich
Joseph Owen
Norman Phillips
James Gilbert
Leslie Dwyer
Joseph D'Arcy
Ba " "
Pack of Wolves
Basil Green
Leonard Nibbs
Philip Morgan
The children in the play trained by
Miss ITALIA CONTI
Play produced by LICH FIELD OWEN
EVERYMAN
21 DECEMBER, 1923
* "LOVE IN A VILLAGE"
A comic opera by ISAAC BICKERSTAFFE, with
music composed and selected by DR. ARNE
The book and music arranged by JULIAN HERBAGE
Rosetta Raymonde Colignon
Lucinda Evelyn Roselle
Young Meadows David Brynley
Hawthorn Arthur Wynn
Justice Woodcock Orlando Barnett
Hodge Charles A. Staite
Eustace Cyril Cunningham
Deborah Woodcock Mrs. A. B. Tapping
Margery Phoebe Hodgson
Sir William Meadows Fred O'Donovan
Play produced by HAROLD SCOTT
LYRIC, HAMMERSMITH
22 DECEMBER, 1923
* "THE MERRY "WIVES OF WINDSOR"
A comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Sir John Falstaff Roy Byford
Fenton George Manship
Shallow Alfred Harris
Slender Frank Darch
Ford Randle Ayrton
Page Wilfred Shine
Sir Hugh Evans Reginald Bach
Dr. Caius Muni Moncrieff
Host of the " Garter Inn " Nigel Playfair
Bardolph John Collins
Pistol Seton Blackden
Nym Arnold Pilbeam
Robin Betty Scorer
Simple Mark Turner
Rugby Geoffrey Wincott
Mistress Ford Dorothy Green
Mistress Page Edith Evans
Anne Page Phyllis Shannaw
Mistress Quickly Elsie French
Play produced by W. BRIDGES ADAMS
Ixxvi
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
PALLADIUM
24 DECEMBER, 192t:!
"DICK WHITTESGTON "
Dick Clarice Mayne
Alice Hilda Glyder
The Cook Nellie Wallace
Idle Jack Harry Weldon
The Captain Audrey Thacker
Fairy Queen Xita Underwood
Princess Alice Pollard
Fiizwarren Gus Sharland
The Cat Fred Whittaker
Premiere Danseuse Delia de Meroda
Produced by ALBERT DE COURVILLE
GAERICK
24 DECEMBER, 1923
* "THE BLUE BIRD"
By MAURICE MAETERLINCK
Mummy Tyl Jane Kidner
Daddy "Tyl Drew Mackintosh
Tyltyi Joan Duan
Mytyl Phyllys Jay
The Fairy Berylune Annie Stalman
Bread ." Herbert Russell
Fire Dirk Daniell
Tylo Ernest Hendrie
Tylette Norman Page
Water Noreena Feist
Milk Nesta Woodall
Sugar Ernest Leverett
Light Maud Cressall
GaSer Tyl Charles Aldred
Granny Tyl Annie Stalman
Night ." Nora Johnston
Time Drew Mackintosh
The Oak Charles Aldred
Neighbour Berlingot Annie Stalman
Neighbour Berlingot's little Daughter
Prunella Page
Play produced by NORMAN PAGE
Dick .,,.,...„.... IMmurid Kennedy
Abe Grey c. V. Wallace
Harry. . . Roy Lenaoi
Allan Harry Daub v
JOVCH Grafcan> Stuart
Hunter Alec Snowden
Redrurb Claud Edn.cnus
Mr. Arrow Ian McCarthy
Supervisor Dance Percival Coyte
Tip C. V. Wallace
Joe Crossley Graham Stuart
Play produced by JAMES BERNARD FAGAN
ALDWYCH
26 DECEMBER, 1923
* "BLUEBELL IN FAIRYLAND"
By SEYMOUR HICKS ;
music by WALTER SLAUGHTER
In the Play
Dicky Geoffrey Saville
Mr. Joplin George Zucco
Will F. Owen Baxter
Wont Vincent Lawson
Mrs. Hearty Madge Mclntosh
Peter the Cat Baron Salomons
Mab Lorna Hubbard
Winnie Doris Mason
Bluebell Phyllis Black
In the Dream
The Reigning King George Zucco
The Reigning Queen Madge Mclntosh
Blib F. Owen Baxter
Blob Vincent Lawson
Peter the Cat Baron Salamons
The Water-lily Lilian Granville
Will o' the Wisp Lorna Hubbard
The Yellow Dwarf R. S. Bailey
The Owl J. Oliver Twiss
Bluebell's Good Fairy Laura Wallis Mills
Bluebell Phyllis Black
The Sleepy King Geoffrey Saville
STRAND
24 DECEMBER, 1923
* "TREASURE ISLAND"
(Adapted from ROBERT Louis STEVENSON'S story
by JAMES BERNARD FAGAN)
Long John Silver Arthur Bourchier
Captain Billy Bones Henry Wenman
Pew Edmund Kennedy
Black Dog Charles Groves
Israel Hands D. Lewin Mannering
Ben Gunn Charles Groves
Squire Trelawney Bellenden Powell
Dr. Livesey J. R. Tozer
Captain Smollett Alice Chumley
Mrs. Hawkins Maud Garth
Jim (her Son) Frederick Peisley
George Merry Frank E. Petley
Tom Morgan Claude Edmonds
Deadeye Christopher Steele
Job Anderson James Arnold
Johnny. F. Owen Chambers
Dirk Cyril Jarvis
O'Brien Percival Coyte
Tom Watkins James Arnold
NEW SCALA
26 DECEMBER, 1923
"ALMOND EYE"
A musical play in three acts and ten scenes
book and lyrics by FARREN SOUTAR and
ARTHUR VEASEY ; music by FREDERICK ROSSE
Abdul Kozan Ivan Berlyn
Komari Hilda Antony
Prince Moohan Howard Radleigh
A Merchant W. Yeldham
Amarak el Deeb Farren Soutar
Knei-Shen G. Volaire
Chiang-Tang Victor Oliver
Ya-Mao Hubert Eisdell
Cha-Ku Gracie Leigh
Ta-Wei Thomas Pauncefort
Princess Ai-Lien Lilian Davies
Ho-Yeh Dorothy Lane
Chi-Fu .Maureen Moore
The Emperor Shu Ta-Chen Reginald Dane
A Dancer Temple Bell
Play produced by C. BARNARD MOORE
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SAVOY
26 DECEMBER, 1923
* "PADDY THE KEXT BEST THING
A comedy, in four acts, by
GAYER MACKAY and ROBERT" ORD
General Adair ................... Frank Atherley
Dr. Davy Adair .................... Clive Currie
Eileen Adair .................. Josephine Wilson
Miss O'Hara ..................... Una O'Connor
O'Hara ................ Moya O'Hara
Jack O'Hara ..................... Brian Alierne
Laurence Blake ................ Herbert Marshall
Doreen Blake ................... Minnie Bla^den
Gwendolin Carew ........... Rosaline Courtneidge
Lord Sellaby .................. H. V. Tollemache
Micky ........................ Ernest Plumpton
Webb .......................... Ethel Callanan
Mx*- Bingle ....................... Beatrice BeU
Mrs. Putter ...................... Lindsay Gray
Paddy ........................... Peggy O'Neil
LYCEUM
26 DECEMBER, 1923
"JACK AMD TEE BEANSTALK"
By LEEDHAM BANTOCK ; music by Guy JONES
King Klondike ................. Dick Henderson
Dame Dimple .................... Bertie Wright
Demon Mischief Robert Woollard
Fairy Sunstar May Carpenter
Felix ."Jack Hurst
Sir Percy Vere Winifred Yorke
Sir Randolph Iris Field
Mr. Hops Fred Savers
Clara Stern and Austin
Old Moore Chas. Wilton
Poor Flo Betty Ray
Horatio Fred'Stone
Mrs. Pussyfoot Eileen Dagmar
Sir Archi bald Harry Farmer
Willie Watkyn Welks Bertram Dench
Bill George Jackley
'Erb Frank Attree
Venus Miss Came
Mercury Mr. Kellaway
Mars Frank Lampton
Spirit of the Moon Connie Wilde
Cupid Baby Love
Blunderbore Raymond Wood
The Giant's Cooks The Boganny Troupe
Officer Charles Sparrow
The Giant's Juggler Master Kiddy King
Bobby Peeler John Brown
Pickles Percy Mead
Princess Alice Sybil Coulthurst
Jack Sybil Arundale
Produced by WALTER and
FREDERICK MELVILLE
1924
ST. MARTETS
1 JANUARY, 1924
"A MAGDALEN'S
A play, in three acts, by MILTON ROSMER and
EDWARD PERCY ; adapted from VINCENT BROWN'S
novel
Presented by THE PLAYBOX
Roger Clifford Mollison
Nicholas Draicott Robert Harris
Janet Treeves Barbara Gott
Joan Potten Moyna Macgill
Martin Potten Malcolm Keen
Effie Draicott Ada King
Zeekel Draicott Ian Hunter
Jim Anscombe Leslie Banks
The Squire Ivor Barnard
A Country Policeman Lawrence Baskcomb
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
VAUDEVILLE
2 JANUARY, 1924
"PUPPETS"
Revue by DION TITHERADGE ; music by
IVOR NOVELLO
Stanley Lupino
Arthur Chesney
Paul England
Binnie Hale
Connie Emerald
Fav Cole
Nita Underwood
Revue produced by DION TITHERADGE
WYKDHAM'S
7 JANUARY, 1924
** THE FLAME "
A play, in four acts, by CHARLES MERE ;
Adapted into English by JAMES BERNARD FAGAN
A Footman Gerald Cross
Lord Blantyre Dawson Milward
Cleo D'Aubigny Violet Vanbmgh
Fanny Olive Sloane
The Brazilian Tony de Lungo
Mdme. Laura Rita Ricardo
Auguste Gino Galvani
Barman Stanley Groomy
Victor Boussat Sam Livesey
Middleton Ernest Leeman
Hugo Blantyre Ralph Forbes
Waiter Gerald Grose
Chambermaid Jenny Miller
Helen de Lys Prudence Vanbrugh
Claire Astier Margaret Duff
Jean de Lorges Maurice Braddell
Henry Astier John Wise
Maitre d'Hotel Tony de Lungo
M. de Lys Albert E. Raynor
Mdme. de Lys Annie Esmond
A Gentleman Gordon Tompkins
Play produced by NORMAN PAGE
KINGSWAY
11 JANUARY, 1924
* "THE VERY IDEA1"
A farce, in three acts, by WILLIAM LE BARON
Gilbert Goodhue Donald Calthrop
Edith Goodhue Noelle Sonning
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SYXOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Georae Green .....
Man5n Green
Dorotbv Green
'
Baliol Holloway
.Natahel-yim
Monica
.................
o ' 'I'. ................ Waller Milliard
\bc C ~ mp ...................... Percy Parsons
Miss Duncan ................ Sydney Fairbrother
Play produced by DONALD CALTHROP
EVERYMAN
12 JANUARY, 1924
"THE PAINTED LADY"
A farcical comedy, In three acts.byVER*. BERIXGER
H'lg^ins ...................... Master Roy Rich
Mr. Chapman ................... George Howard
Ambrose ...................... Harry Hampson
Sain Garden ..................... Jobn Williams
Violet Borradaile ............... Dora Barton
Professor Borrodaile ............. Ernest Thesiger
\nnabe! ....................... Nora Nicholson
pisker ......................... Frank Moore
Petunia" Barton .................. Violet Graham
Pussv Meadows ................... Pegsry Abbot
John Barton .................. .Evelyn Roberts
Trixie Carpenter .................. Daisy Cordell
NEW
13 JANUARY, 1924
"THE STEPMOTHER"
A pla}% in a prologue and three acts, by
GlTHA SO WERE Y
Presented by THE PLAY ACTOR?
Charlotte Gaydort ................... Esme Duff
Mary ........................ Dorothy Martin
Eustace Gaydon ............... Campbell Gullan
Monica ........ - ............. Griselda Hervey
Betty .............................. Hilda Case
Mr. Bennett .................... Hubert Harben
Lois Relph ......................... Jean Cadell
Cecil Bennett ............... Treven Grantham
Peter Holland .................. Tristan Rawson
Mrs. Geddes ..................... Renee de Vaux
Butler ........................... Hugh Higson
Play produced by CAMPBELL GULLAN
HAYMARKET
16 JANUARY, 1924
* "HAVOC"
A play, in four acts, by HARRY WALL
Mr. Stephens ................. W. Walton Palmer
Bennett ....................... Kathleen Blake
Alice Derring ..................... Ethel Griffies
Violet Derring .................. Frances Carson
Tessie Dunton ................. Norah Robinson
Dick Chappell ................ Henry Kendall
Smithy ..................... William Kershaw
Biddle ....................... Forrester Harvey
Sergeant-Ma jor Paiey ........... Vincent Holman
The Babe ........................ Richard Bird
Roddy Dunton .................... Leslie Faber
Lance-Corporal Higgins .......... Donovan Maule
Private Jones ................ J. Phillips-Roberts
Captain Taylor ____ . .............. Claud Allister
Battalion H.Q. Runner ......... Malcolm Rignold
Play produced by LESLIE FABER
ST. MAKEDTS
20 JANUARY, 1924
The Piaybox Gala Perfonntanre
"GRDACE"
A play, in two scenes, by GORDON BOTTOMLEY
Conan Felix Aylmer
An Envoy. f Malcolm Keen
Domnn?! Gilbert Ritchie
First Serving Man Lawrence Baskcomb
Second Serving Mail Clifford Mollison
Boy Walter Hudd
Morag Esme Beringer
Fern Hilda Bruce Potter
Gruach Sybil Thomdike
Marget Olga Lindo
First Serving Woman Sibell Archdale
Second Serving Woman Gwynne Whitby
Kitchen Girl Hermione Baddeley
" PHCENIX »*
A tragic farce, in three acts, by
LASCELLES ABERCROMTJIE
First Soldier Tan Hunter
Second Soldier Austin Trevor
The Queen Barbara Gott
Amyntor Leslie Banks
Rhodope Mary Clare
Phoenix Robert Harris
Play produced by BA.SIL DEAN
NEW
20 JANUARY, 1924
« PROGRESS »
A play, in two parts, by C. K. MUNRO
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
The Count Alfred Clark
Bert Harold Scott
Bole Dan F. Roe
Boom Douglas Jefferies
Slump Edward Rigby
George Overton, Prime Minister. .Nicholas Hannen
Lord Mang J. Fisher White
Prime Minister's Secretary John H. Moore
Rev. L. Soames Fred O'Donovan
Mrs. Boom Martita Hunt
Mrs. Slump Helena Millais
Peacock Henry Ford
Conductor of Choir Andrew Leigh
Sergeant Matthew Forsyth
Secretary of Kokol & Co Victor Lewisohn
French Ambassador Orlando Barnett
Mr. Armstrong Hubert Harben
President of French Republic Charles Carson
Mr. Rattner Michael Sherbrooke
M. Hausse Milton Rosmer
M. Dudos Andrew Leigh
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
GARRICK
21 JANUARY, 1924
* "BUNTY PULLS THE STRINGS"
A comedy, in three acts, by GRAHAM MOFFAT
Bunty Biggar WinifredMoffat
Rab Biggar Gregory Whiteford
Susie Simpson Mrs. Graham Mofiat
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Tammas Biggar Graham Moffat
Weelum Sprunt David Clyde
Eelen Dunlop Jean Clyde
Teenie Dunlop Xornia Fleming
Jeems Gibb George W. Simes
Maggie Mercer Nan Taylor
Dan Birrell Jixnmie Lennie
Play produced by GRAHAM MOFFAT
COMEDY
23 JANUARY, 1924
* "ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIBE "
A comedy by J. M. BARRIE
Mrs. Grey Marie Tempest
Amy Elizabeth Irving
Leonora Peggy Rush
Richardson Helen Samtsbury
Nurse Ada Palmer
Colonel Grey Graham Browne
Steve Rollo Herbert Marshall
Esme Leslie R. French
Fanny Doris Mansell
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
EMPIRE
26 JANUARY, 1924
"THE THREE GRACES"
A musical play, in three acts, by BEN TRAVERS ;
adapted from the Viennese. Music by FRANZ LEHAR
A Walter Jack Pierce
Sergeant of Police Harry Pringle
Tonneau Ralph Roberts
Count Pommery A. Scott Gatty
Moustique Pope Stamper
Petilleau Albert Warwick
Tutu Vera Freeman
Charlotte Sylvia Leslie
Helene Winifred Barnes
WiEem van Vuurwater Morris Harvey
Charles, Duke of Nancy Thorpe Bates
A Cabman Stephen Frayne
Bouquet Johnny Dooley
Play produced by TOM REYNOLDS
COURT
27 JANUARY, 1924
" THREE DAYS "
A play, in three acts, by C. E. OPENSHAW
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Constance Somersby Rita John
Elsie Davenant Irene Holmes Kelly
Guy Somersby Oliver Johnston
Usher Donald R. Young
William Doleford Arthur Goullet
Archie Bickerstaffe H. G. Stoker
Fanny Trevanion Nell Carter
George Trevanion. Leo G. Carroll
Mr. Montrose Frank Vosper
Mr. Dixon Escot Robson
Play produced by FRED O'DONOVAN
STRAND
28 JANUARY, 1924
"THE DAREDEVIL"
An entertainment, in three acts, by
AUSTIN MELFORD
Joyce Margot Barff
Daisy Patricia Siems
Paula Marcelle Roche
Alexander Wilson Denis Cowles
Audrey Bollington Todd Madge Stuart
Gordon Bright Ivan Samson
Mrs. Bollington Todd Margaret Scudamore
Major Shorter J. J. Bartlett
L. Walker-Farr Robert Cunningham
Ann Pym Jean Cadell
Krashoff Ivan Berlyn
Baby Sorbo Betty de Laune
Molly Sorbo Dorothy Daw
Amelia Bright Helen Ferrers
Bertram Bright A. W. Baskcomb
Thompson Frederick Annerley
Phillips Evelyn Moore
Play produced by the Author
ROYALTY
29 JANUARY, 1924
"THE ETERNAL SPRING"
A comedy, in three acts, by PETER GAJILAND
Stephen Gretton Dennis Eadie
David Chauntrell Athole Stewart
Pat Robert Andrews
Nockles . .Reginald. Dance
Mrs. Denniss Lilian Braithwaite
Babs Ann Trevor
Mary Faith Celli
Play produced by ATHOLE STEWART
THE PLAYHOUSE
31 JANUARY, 1924
"THE CAMEL'S BACK"
A farce, in three acts, by
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Hermione Madge Tltheradge
Enid Lefevre Rosaline Courtneidge
Mrs. Lefevre Nina BoucicauJt
Sarah Olive Sloane
Annie Betty Tanner
Valentine Lefevre Frank Cellier
Denis Armstrong Jack Hobbs
Dr. Dickinson E. Holman Clark
Play produced by H. F. MALTBY
ALDWYCH
1 FEBRUARY, 1924
" IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE "
A farce, in three acts, by Roi COOPER MEGRUE
and WALTER HACKETT
Mary Grayson Doris Kendal
Johnson Martin Sands
Comtesse de Beaunen Cecilia Gold
Rodney Martin Ralph Lynn
Sir Henry Martin Tom Walls
Ambrose Peale Will Deniing
Marie Alex Frizell
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
\Vi£iam Smith J- Rooer^scn Hare
Miss Burke Jessica Jarvis
George McChesenay Syiney Lyr.c
E"'*rv Cl-rk ". Kenneth Kove
George Broascn Sydney Seaward
Play produced by TOM WALLS
AMBASSADORS
2 FEBRUARY, 1924
"THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN"
A play, in three acts, by CLEMESCE BASE
Mrs. Farren Haidee Wright
Shirley Pryde .Hilda Bayley
Martin Farren Robert Harris
Harness Cicely pates
Muriel Hanburv Olea Lmdo
Chussie Hare. /. Walter Hudd
Bennett Lomax Leslie Banks
Mrs. Hanbury Ada King
Dr. Rodson Austin Trevor
An Outside Porter Alan Rowland
Play produced by BASIL. DEAN
WYOTDHAM'S
4 FEBRUARY, 1924
"NOT IN OUR STARS"
A play, in four acts, by DOROTHY MAS^IXGHAM ;
adapted from MICHAEL MAURICE'S novel
Felix Menzies Gerald du Manner
Thorpe Savile Eric Maturin
Dr. Toller Charles Carson
Lord Ansterdale Nigel Bruce
Parminter Frank Esmond
Hetty Temple Cerily Byrne
Lady Symster Una Venning
Mrs. Temple Jes?ie Bateman
Jennie Elizabeth Pollock
Freda Patricia Wyndham
Sylvia Mildred Barnes
Cynthia Muriel Lawrence Kellie
Play produced by GERALD DU MAURIER
PRINCE'S
4 FEBRUARY, 1924
* "IOLANTHE"
Fairy opera by W. S. GILBERT ; music by
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
The Lord Chancellor Henry A. Lytton
Earl of Mountararat Darrell Fancourt
Earl Tolioller Sidney Pointer
Private Willis Leo Sheffield
Strephon Sydney Granville
Queen of the Fairies Bertha Lewis
lolanthe Eileen Sharp
Celia Kathleen Anderson
Leila Renee Cadell
Fleta Dorothy Gites
Phyllis Winifred Lawson
EVERYMAN
5 FEBRUARY, 1924
"THE MASK AND THE FACE"
A comedy, in three acts, by C. B. FEKN&LD ;
freely adapted from the Italian
Pier Zanotti ,Erember Wills
Ugo Praga George Merntt
Delia Fambra Margaret Swallow
Wanda Borelli Helen Spencer
Georses Alrnaire Noel Daintcn
Xiaa'Zanotti Dorothy Warren
Lnigi Buxichi M'chael Sberbrooke
Franco Spina Edrnond Brecn
Savina Graaa Athene Seyler
Coar.t .Mario Grazia Franklin Dyall
Andrea Ernest Haines
Teresa Esme Hubbard
Tifo". '...'. Charles Thomas
Plav produced by NORHAX MACDERMOTT
APOLLO
6 FEBRUARY, 1924
" THE FAIRY TALE "
A play, in a prologue and three acts, by
M<VY EDGINTON
Prologue
Mrs. Star Mary Jerrold
Alfred Star Colston Mansell
John Star Lewis Shaw
The Play
John Star Godfrey Tearle
Smlthers Rothbury Evans
Sir Henry Stanley C. V. France
Lord Lander Eugene Leahy
Pollock Stanley Terence de Marney
Bertram Hurst W. Cronin Wilson
Morton J. Smith Wright
Mrs. Star Mary Jerrold
Lesley Stanley Moyna Macgili
Lady Delph. " Lady Tree
LYRIC, HAMMERSMITH
7 FEBRUARY, 1&24
* "THE WAY OF THE WORLD"
Comedy by WILLIAM CONGREVE
Fainall Harold Anstnither
Mirabell Robert Lorame
Witwoud Nigel Playfair
Petulant Norman V. Norman
Sir WilfuU Witwoud Scott Russell
Waitwell, Servant to Mirabell Harold Scott
Another Servant to Mirabell Arnold Pilbeam
Servant to Lady Wishtort Geoffrey Wincott
Lady Wishf ort Margaret Yarde
Mrs. Millamant Edith Evans
Mrs. Marwood Dorothy Green
Mrs. Fainall Ruth Taylor
Foible Hilda Sims
Mincing Kathlyn Hilliard
Peggy Elsa Lanchester
Betty Miss Dixon
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
STRAM)
10 FEBRUARY, 1924
* "MACBETH"
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Duncan Tom Heslewood
Malcolm Frank Darch
Donalbain Frederick Peisley
Macbeth Edmund Willard
Banquo Shayle Gardner
MacdufL Douglas Burbidge
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Lennox Talbot Homewood
Ross Eugene Leahy
Fleance Sybil Hertz
Siward Tristan Rawson
Young Siward Douglas Hutchison
Seyton Harvey Adams
Boy Alice Daren
A Doctor Frederick Marker
A Sergeant Tristan Rawson
A Porter J. Leslie Frith
A Messenger Alan Trotter
First Murderer Ronald Kerr
Second Murderer Colin Ashdown
Third Murderer George Howe
Lady Macbeth Beatrice Wilson
Lady Macduff May Kendal
Gentlewoman Fabia Drake
Hecate Marjorie Clarke Jervoise
First Witch Elspeth Dudgeon
Second Witch Grace Edwin
Third Witch Madge Whiteman
First Apparition Tristan Rawson
Second Apparition Muriel de Castro
Third Apparition Rosemary Clifford
Play produced by ERNEST MILTON
SAVOY
12 FEBRUARY 1924
"LORD 0' CREATION"
A comedy, in three acts, by NORMAN MACOWAN
Janet Gray Mona Harrison
Mrs. Gray Lindsay Gray
Petei Sloag E. H. Brooke
Robert Gray Horace Hodges
Frederick Mathison Frederick Leister
John Alec Baird Ian Fleming
Mrs. Baird Mary Jerrold
Peggy Baird Helen Coram
Mrs. Long Margaret Halstan
Alan Maurice Ronald Simpson
Lady Esther Prmgle Molly Tompkins
Susan Paula Adair
MacPherson Brian Buchell
Lord Leithing Leon M. Lion
Play produced by LEON M. LION
REGENT
17 FEBRUARY, 1924
* "THE COUNTRY-WIFE"
Comedy by WILLIAM WYCHERLEY
Presented by THE PHCENIX SOCIETY
Mr. Horner Baliol Holloway
Mr. Harcourt Henry C. Hewitt
Mr. Dorilant Douglas Burbidge
Mr. Pinchwife Howard Rose
Mr.Sparkish Ernest Thesiger
Sir Jaspar Fidget Stanley Lathbury
Mrs. Margery Pinchwife Isabel Jeans
Mrs. Alithea Nell Carter
My Lady Fidget Athene Seyler
Mrs. Dainty Fidget Joan Vivien-Rees
Mrs. Squeamish Colette O'Niel
Old Lady Squeamish Louise Holbrooke
Servant Frederick Peisley
A Quack Orlando Barnett
Lucy Theodora Birkbeck
COURT
18 FEBRUARY TO 22 FEBRUARY, 1924
"BACK TO METHUSELAH"
A play cycle, in five parts, by G. BERNARD SHAW
" IX THE BEGINNING "
18 FEBRUARY, 1924
Adam Colin Keith- Johnston
Eve Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
The Serpent Caroline Keith
Cain Scott Sunderiand
" THE GOSPEL OF THE BROTHERS
BARNABAS "
19 FEBRUARY, 1924
Franklyn Barnabas Wallace Evennett
Conrad Barnabas Frank Moore
The Parlourmaid Margaret Chatwin
The Rev. William Haslara Cedric Hardwicke
Savvy Barnabas Eileen Beldon
Joyce Burge Leo Carroll
Lu'bin Osmund Willson
" THE THING HAPPENS "
20 FEBRUARY, 1924
Burge-Lubin (President of British Isles)
Terence O'Brien
Barnabas ( Accountant-General) Frank Moore
Voice of Telephone Operator Phyllis Shand
Confucius (Chief Secretary) Paul Smythe
Negress (Minister of Health) Chris Castor
Archbishop of York Cedric Hardwicke
Mrs. Lutestring (Domestic Minister)
Margaret Chatwin
"THE TRAGEDY OF AN ELDERLY
GENTLEMAN "
21 FEBRUARY, 1924
The Eldeily Gentleman Scott Sunderiand
Fusima Caroline Keith
Zozim Albert Ingle
Zoo Eileen Beldon
General Aufsteig (Napoleon) Osmund Willson
The Oracle Evelyn Hope
Badger-Bluebin (The British Envoy)
Melville Cooper
Mrs. Badger-Bluebin Louise de Lacy
Miss Badger-Bluebin Phyllis Shand
" AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH "
22 FEBRUARY, 1924
Strephon Osmund Willson
Chloe Yvette Pienne
He-Ancient Cedric Hardwicke
Acis Raymond Huntley
She-Ancient Caroline Keith
Amaryllis Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Ecrasia Frances Doble
Arjillax Albert Ingle
Martellus Terence O'Brien
Pygmalion Colin Keith- Johnston
Ozymandias Scott Sunderiand
Cleopatra-Semiramis Evelyn Hope
Ghost of Adam Colin Keith- Johnston
Ghost of Eve Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Ghost of Cain Scott Sunderiand
Ghost of the Serpent Caroline Keith
Ghost of Lilith Margaret Chatwin
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
The whole produced by H. K. AYLIFF
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
PBfflCE'S
IS FEBRUARY, 1924
* "EUDDIGOBE"
Opera by W. S. GILBERT ; music by
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sir Ruthven (disguised as Robin Oakapple)
H. A. Lytton
Richard Dauntless Charles Goulding
Sir Despard Leo Sheffield
A-Iam Goodheart Joseph Griffin
Sir Roieric Darrell Fancourt
Rose Alaybud Elsie Griffin
Mad Margaret Eileen Sharp
Dame Hannah Bertha Lewis
Zorah Hilary Davies
Ruth Kathleen Anderson
CRITERION
19 FEBRUARY, 1924
"THE AUDACIOUS MR. SQUIRE"
A plav, in thr^e acts, by SIDNEY BOWKETT and
ELIOT STANNARD
Tom Squire Bromley Challenor
Morton Evelyn Roberts
Bessie Smallwood Enid Cooper
Stanley Pitt Raymond Massey
Constance Smallwood Grizelda Hervey
Henry Small wood, J.P C. M. Lowne
John' Howard Fewlass Llewellyn
Edgar Howard Hugh Sinclair
Jupp Herbert Vyvyan
Garbett Escott Robson
Bates Jack H. Vyvyan
Reynolds Andrew Churchman
Play produced by REGINALD BACH
THE OLD VIC
20 FEBRUARY, 1924
"FAUST"
A new version of Goethe's tragedy by GRAHAM
and TRISTAN RAWSON
Raphael Wilfrid Walter
Gabriel Molly Francis
Michael John Laurie
Mephistopheles George Hayes
The Voice
Faust Ion Swinley
Wagner Reyner Barton
A Young Peasant (with song) Robert Glennie
An Old Peasant Victor Lewisohn
AScholar D. Hay Petrie
Frosch Hilton Edwards
Siebel Henry Cohen
Altmeyer John Maclean
Brander Ernest Meads
He-Ape Neil Curtis
She-Ape Guy Martineau
The Witch Ray Litvin
Margaret Jane Bacon
Martha Ethel Harper
Elizabeth Dorice Fordred
Valentine Wilfrid Walter
Evil Spirit Jean Downs
Ignis Fatuus D. Hay Petrie
Lynceus Oswald Skilbeck
A Wayfarer Victor Lewisohn
First Mighty Comrade Kingsley Baker
Want Grace Keyte
Care jeacDcvvn
Guilt Dorothy Druce
Misery Rav Litvin
First Lemur Hilton Edwards
Penitents,
C Doris Westwood
. 4 Grace
. _jace Keyte
| Doris Kealy
Mater Gloriosa Frances St. Barbe West
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
STRAND
23 FEBRUARY, 1924
* " MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE "
Romantic comedy, in four acts, by
BOOTH TARKINGTON and MRS. E. G. SUTHERLAND
Monsieur Beaucaire Gerald Lawrence
The Duke of Winterset Philip Hewland
Mr. Rakell Oliver Johnston
Beau Nash J. Fisher White
Major Molmeux Stanley Vine
Lord Townbrake Clarence Hurst
Mr. Bicksit George de Lara
Mr. Bantison Gerald Saffery
Captain Badger Charles Kean
The Marquis de Mirepoix Geoffrey Chate
Francois Geoffrey Chate
Lucy Rellerton Anna Russell
Lady Mary Carlisle Madge Compton
Play produced by EDWARD RIGBY
KCNGrSWAY
25 FEBRUARY, 1924
" KATE ; or, Love Will Find Out the Way "
A fantastic ballad-opera in two acts ;
lyrics selected and adapted by F. G, WESTON ;
music arranged and composed by
GERRARD WILLIAMS
Kate Sylvester Marjorie Gordon
Deborah Maydew Natalie Lynn
Abigail Swayne Cyllene Moxon
Hester Swayne Noelle Spnning
Hannah Maydew Nellie Briercliffe
Fanny Findon Sunday Wilshin
Patty Frant Hilda Hoyes
Sally Besom Louise Wmttock
Ruth Maydew Marjorie Shoosmith
The Ballad Singer Mavis Bennett
Diana, Lady Bagstow Sydney Fairbrother
Jack Manley Gregory Stroud
Joe Gunnel Rupert Bruce
Larry Lightfoot Newman Willis
Timothy Maydew Sidney Groom
The Constable Eric Lewis
The Footman Jack E. Timrns
Christopher Gunnel Monica Disney
Martin Kelson Horace Witty
Sir Gregory Galhouse, Bart Percy Parsons
Jack-in-the-Green James Topping
Simon Maydew Donald Osborne
Ben Bobstay Frederick Ranalow
ALDWYCH
24 FEBRUARY, 1924
"THE DAEK LITTLE PEOPLE"
A comedy of the Welsh Tribes by
JOHN OSWALD FRANCIS
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Seth Prilcliard Tristan Rawson
Teleri Thomas Gipsy Ellis
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
John Pritchard Frank Vosper
Rebecca Pritchard Elspeth Dudgeon
Sarah Pritchard Xorah Nicholson
Dai Williams Fred O'Donovan
Mary Ellen Buena Bent
Shenkin Morris George Morgan
Dicky Bach DwI Harold Scott
Rachael Parry Susan Ciaughtpn
Powell Douglas Jeffries
Olwen Evans Kathleen Blake
Griff Hughes William Kershaw
Dilys Davies June Wyndham
Professor Hughes-Lewis Raymond Massey
Play produced by GEORGE MORGAN
GAKBICK
2 MARCH, 1924
"BIRDS OP PREY*'
A play, in one act, by LYDDON SURRA.--E
Presented by THE SUNDAY PLAYERS
Snoop Frank Irish
Angela Carrington Madge Brmdiey
Gladys Ca> rington Beatrix Templeton
Percy Meech Geoffrey \Vincott
James Hodge Arthur Ewart
Sarah Hodse Irene Sinclair
Josiah Datchett Cedric Whyte
Caroline Binstead .Mrs. A. E. Drinkwater
Abel Penayweather J. Drew-Carran
Play produced by ARTHUR EW-VRT
"REPRISALS"
A play, in three acts, by CHRISTOPHER ELMWAS
Captain Tresbar Arthur Treacher
JackFoster Robin Irvine
Mrs. Woollett Dora Gregory
Dr. Foster Frank E. Petley
Sheila Sylvia Willoughby
Simpson Margaret Nicholls
A Maid Prudence Russell
Vera D'Albery Madge Burbage
Major Fortnee, V.C Gordon Richards
Claire Plantaganet Mabel Twemlo vv
Play produced by HENRY HALLATT
PRINCE'S
3 MARCH, 1924
* "PRINCESS IDA"
Opera by W. S. GILBERT :
music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
King Hildebrand Joseph Griffin
Hilarion Charles Goulding
Cyril Loe Damton
Florian Sydney Granville
King Gama Henry A. Lytton
Arac Darrell Fancourt
Guron. Henry Blam
Scynthius Charles Leslie
Princess Ida Winiired Lawson
Lady Blanche Bertha Lewis
Lady Psyche Kathleen Anderson
Melissa . • .Eileen Sharp
LYCEUM
5 MARCH, 1924
"UNDER HIS PROTECTION"
A play, in four acts, by ANDREW EMM
Don Delago , , Young Buffalo
Father Pius , William Lugg
Brother Andria Arnold Winters
Juan A. Griffiths
Don Lirgo? E. W. Bretton
Don Daro Jefferson Gore
Captain General Fred Morgan
Don Mallistas Ray Wallace
Carello Bert White
Petro S. J. Chapman
Valario Francesca Sylviaz
Benito Jackie Montgomery
Carmencita Dora Dare
Floss Knight Sybil Artmdale
Pablo Pete Simpson
Jake Harry Elliston
China Chink Bertie Wright
Herska Waxnbai Chief Eagle Elk
Pech-Necala Black Calf
Sapa J. Frarusso
Blue Sky Ca'aska
Running'Stream Tan tana Wyossa
Rubba Wamba Red Eagle
Dawn By Himself
Rose Deering Cynthia Gordon
Play produced by WALTER and
" FREDERICK MELVILLE.
ST. MARTIN'S
6 MARCH, 1924
"THE FOREST"
A play, in four acts, by JOHN GALSWORTHY
Tregay Nicholas Hannen
Farreil J. H. Roberts
Adrian Bastaple Franklyn Dyall
Lord Elderleigh A. Carlaw Grand
Stanforth Campbell Gullan
Paul Revers Felix Aylmer
Robert Beton Edward Irwin
Baron Zimbosch Edward Rigby
John Strood Leslie Banks
Samway William E. Hallman
Herrick John HoweJl
Amina Hermione Baddeley
Sadig David Hallam
Captain Lockyer Ian Hunter
Dr. Franks H. R. Hignett
James Collie Campbell Gullan
Mahmoud Qwashie
Samenda Felix Aylmer
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
ADELPHI
8 MARCH, 1924
* "DIPLOMACY"
A play, in four acts, originally adapted by
CLEMENT SCOTT and B. C. STEPHEKSON from
VICTORIES SARDOU'S " Dora "
Henry Beauclerc Dawson Milward
Julian Beauclerc Owen Nares
Count Orloff Boris Ranevsky
Baron Stein Nonnan Forbes
Algy Fairfax Muni Moncrieff
Antoine. Tony Jowitt
Sheppard Herbert Ross
Lady Henry Fairfax Lady Tree
Marquise de Rio Zares Annie Schletter
Countess Zicka Irene Browne
Mion Madge Snell
Dora Gladys Cooper
Play produced by GERALD DU MAURIER
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
GAERICK
10 MARCH, 1924
* "A SCEAPE 0' THE PEN"
A comedy, in three acis, by GRAHAM MGFFATT
Fbra M'Gilp Jean Clyde
Epp;e Oliphant In-flis .Margaret Neescn
Seeaie Ssot: Mattin MacLeilan
Agaes Winifred Willard
Mrs. Baikie Nan Taylor
Geordie Pow Georse \V. Simes
Hugh Meazies David Clyde
Shepherd W. S. Stevenson
Leezie Inglis Mrs. Graham Moffatt
Mattha Inglis Graham iloSatt
Jean Menzies Winifred Mofiatt
Miss Pringle Belle Russell
Peter Dalkeith Jimmie Lennie
Taffy Knot Jean Wilson
Alec* Inglis A. \\ . Thompson
Play produced by GRAHAM MOFFATT
APOLLO
13 MARCH 1924
"THE FAKE"
A play In three acts, by FREDERICK LONSDALE
Heskeih Pointer, M.P Rothbury Evans
Sir Thomas Moorgate, M.D Hesketh Pearson
Ernest Stan ton, M.P Allan Jeayes
Clifford Hope Francis Lister
Mrs. Besketh Pointer .Helen Have
Mavis Muriel Alexander
Mrs. Stanton Henrietta Watson
The Hon. Gerrard Piilick Franklyn Bellamy
Watkins J. Smith Wright
Geoffrey Sands Godfrey Tearle
A Parlourmaid Josephine Dixon
A Waitress Una O'Connor
Play produced by GODFREY TEARLE
in association with MARLOWE, I TD.
PRINCE'S
10 MARCH, 1924
* "THE GONDOLIERS"
Comic opera by W. S. GILBLRT ;
music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Duke of Plaza Toro Henry A. Lytton
Luiz - Henry Miilidge
Don Alhambra Leo Sheffield
Marco Sidney- Pointer
Giuseppe Sydney Granville
Antonio Ivan'J. Menzies
Francesco Herbert Aitken
Giorgio Charles Leslie
Aanibalo T. Peary Hughes
Duchess of Plaza 1 oro Bertha Lewis
Casilda Winifred Lawson
Gianetta Elsie Griffin
Tessa Eileen Sharp
Fiametta Kathleen Anderson
Vittoria Renee Cadell
Giulia Aileen Davies
Ines Anna Bethel!
COUET
11 MARCH, 1924
"THE FARMER'S WIFE"
A comedy, in three acts, by EDEN PHILLFOTTS
Churdles Ash Cedric Hardwicke
Araminta Dench Evelyn Hope
Thirza Tapper Maud Gill
Samuel Sweetland Melville Cooper
Sibley Sweetland Phyllis Shand
George Smerdon Colin Keith -Johnston.
Petronell Sweetland Eileen Beldon
Richard Coaker Scott Sunderland
Louisa Windeatt Margaret Chatwin
Susan Maine Iris Kember
Sarah Smerdon Amy Veness
Sophie Smerdon Baby Love
TeddySmerdon Evelyn Turner
Valiant Dunnybrig Paul Smythe
Dr. Rundle. . ." Frank Moore
Mrs. Rundle Yvette Pienne
Henry Coaker Wallace Evennett
Mary Hearn Isabel Thornton
The Rev. Septimus Tudor Raymond Huntley
The Hon. Mrs. Tudor Frances Doble
PALLADIUM
14 MARCH, 1924
"THE WHIRL OF THE WORLD "
A revue by ALBERT DE COURVILLE,
EDGAR WALLACE, and WILLIAM K. WELLS ;
music by FREDERICK CHAPPELLE
Billy Merson Nellie Wallace
Walter Williams Norah Delaney
Fred Groves Ethel Hook
Neryo and Knox Nattova and Myrio
Leslie Sarony Hilda Denton
Revue produced by ALBERT DE COURVILLE
STRAND
16 MARCH, 1924
"THE ADDING MACHINE"
A play, in seven scenes, by ELMER L. RICE
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
Mr. Zero Brember Wills
Mrs. Zero Louise Hampton
Daisy Diana Dorothea Devore Edith Evans
The Boss Fewlass Llewellyn
Mr. One Andrew Leigh
Mrs. One Louise Holbrook
Mr. Two J. Adrian Byrne
Mrs. Two Margaret Manning
Mr. Three Raymond Massey
Mrs. Three Ann Desmond
Mr. Four Lawrence Ireland
Mrs. Four Juliet Mansel
Mr. Five A. Corney Grain
Mrs. Five Honor Bright
Mr.Six Walter Schofield
Mrs. Six Muriel Dole
Policeman Bert Evremon.de
JudyO'Grady Olive Sloane
Young Man Raymond Massey
Shrdlu Harold Scott
A Head J. Adrian Byrne
Lieutenant Charles Roy Byford
Joe Andiew Leigh
Play produced by A. E. FILMER
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
EVERYMAN
17 MARCH. 1924
"YOUNG EHESON"
A comedy, in three acts, by JAMES R. GREGSON
Kenneth Imeson Frank Freeman
Lama Imeson Louise Hampton
Harry Clough Philip Wade
Joan Merrill. Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Andrew Wetheredge James R. Gregson
Asenath Wagstafi Margaret Watson
Nathan Wagstafi George Merritt
Joe Smith J. Hubert Leslie
Bella Buckley Nadine March
Jackson Pinnef ether Cecil Cameron
Clifford Charles Rider
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
IITTLE
18 MARCH, 1924
" SECOM) LITTLE REVUE STARTS AT HIKE "
By HAROLD SIMPSON, REGINALD ARKELL,
and DOUGLAS PURSER : music by SYDNEY BAYNES
Jack Hulbert
Thomas Weguelin
Harold French
Bobby Howes
Herbert Darsey
Cicely Courtneidge
Nancy Atkin
Marie Arnold
Muriel Montrose
Celia Glynn
Revue produced by JACK HULBERT
QUEEN'S
19 MARCH, 1924
''CONCfflTA"
A romantic drama by EDWARD KNOBLOCK
Lorenzo Miles Malleson
Tio Miguel Charles Groves
Ben Tristan Rawson
Affrodita Barbara Gptt
Don Pablo Lyn Harding
Conchita Tallulah Bankhead
La Rubia Mary Clare
Pepito Clifford Mollison
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
LONDON HIPPODROME
20 MARCH, 1924
"LEAP YEAR"
A revue by LAURI WYLIE : lyrics by
CLIFFORD HARRIS ; music by HERMAN FINCK
George Robey | Betty Chester
Laddie Cliff '
Maud Fane
Revue produced by JULIAN WYLIE
and Gas SOHLKE
SAVOY
21 MARCH, 1924
" BLINKERS "
A comedy, in three acts, by
HORACE ANNESLEY VACHELL and LEON M. LION
Barbara Issell Alice O'Day
Amos Sydney Murrey
Adam Issell Horace I~ "
Miles Purdie Tan Fleming
Miianda Renee Kelly
Ralph Somervell Ronald Simpson
Mrs. Merrytree Mary Jerrold
Emily Kathleen Cope
Rev. Alfred Merrytree Cecil Fowler
Col. Somervell. . ." C. V. France
Mrs. Somervell Molly Tompkins
Play produced by LEON M. LION
ALDWYGE
23 MARCH, 1924
«!EHE CONQUERING HERO"
A play, in four acts, by ALLAN MONKHOUSE
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Margaret Iredale Florence Buckton
Helen Thorburn Joyce Kennedy
Captain Francis Iredale Claud Allister
Christopher Rokeby Nicholas Hannen
Stephen Rokeby Perceval Clark
Dakin Alan Stevenson
Colonel Rokeby Reginald Dance
Sir John Romer J. Smith Wright
Lady Romer Isobel Ohmead
A German Soldier % . . .Hugh Higson
Megson Frank Allanby
A Prussian Officer Alexander Sarner
Perkins A. Corney Grain
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
THE OLD VIC
24 MARCH, 1924
* "CORIOLANTJS"
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Caius Marcius, afterwards Caius Marcus
Coriolanus ...................... Ion Swinley
Titus Lartius ..................... John Maclean
Cominius ....................... Reyner Barton
Menenius Agrippa ................ Wilfrid Walter
Sicinius Velutus ................. . . .John Laurie
Junius Brutus .................... Ernest Meads
Young Marcius .................. Evelyn Neilson
Tullus Aufidius ......... . ......... George Hayes
( Ronald Nicholson
Conspirators ................ K Hilton Edwards
( Robert Glenn ie
A Volscian Senator ............... Arthur Blanch
1st Roman Citizen ................ D. Hay Petrie
2nd Roman Citizen ........... Douglas Mattinson
3rd Roman Citizen ................ Henry Cohen
A Roman ^Edile .................. Michael Watts
First Roman Officer ........... Kingsley Baker
Second Roman Officer ............ Robert Glennie
A Roman Senator, . ............... Claude Ricks
First Volscian Serving-man ........... Neil Curtis
Second Volscian Serving-man ...... Guy Martineau
Third Volscian Serving-man ........ John Maclean
Two Volscian Guards .........
Volumnia ....................... Hutin Britton
Virgilia ...................... Florence Saunders
Valeria ............................ Jane Bacon
Gentlewoman .................. Doris Westwood
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
PRINCE'S
24 MARCH, 1924
* "TRIAL BY JOEY"
By W. S. GILBERT and ARTHUR SULLIVAN
judge Leo Sheffield
Counsel Henry Miliidge
Defendant Leo Darnton
Foreman Penry Hughes
Usher Sydney Granville
Associate "• - Ivan Menzies
Plaintiff Kathleen Anderson
First Bridesmaid Aileen Davies
* "THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE."
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT ;
music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Major-General Henry A. Lytton
Pirate King Darrell Fancourt
Samuel Joseph Griffin
Frederic Charles Goulding
Sergeant of Police Leo Sheffield
Mabel Elsie Griffin
Edith Aileen Davies
Kate Renee Cadell
Isabel Hilary Davies
Ruth Bertha Lewis
NEW
26 MARCH, 1924
" SAINT JOAN "
A chronicle play, in six scenes and an epilogue, by
G. BERNARD SHAW
Robert de Baudricourt Shayle Gardner
Steward Francis Hope
Joan Sybil Thorndike
Bertrand de Poulengy Victor Lewisohn
Archbishop of Rheims Robert Cunningham
La Tremouille, Constable of France. Bruce Winston
Court Page Sam Pickles
Gilles de Rais (Bluebeard) Milton Rosmer
Captain La Hire Raymond Masse y
The Dauphin (later Charles VII) . . .Ernest Thesiger
The Duchesse de la Tremouille Beatrice Smith
Dunois, Bastard of Orleans Robert Horton
Dunois's Page Jack Hawkins
Richard de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick
E. Lyall Swete
Chaplain de Stogumber Lewis T. Casson
Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais. Eugene Leahy
Warwick's Page Sidney Bromley
The Inquisitor O. B. Clarence
D'Estivet, Canon of Bayeux Raymond Massey
De Courcelles, Canon of Paris Francis Hope
Brother Martin Ladvenu Lawrence Anderson
The Executioner Victor Lewishon
An English Soldier Kenneth Kent
A Gentleman Matthew Forsyth
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
under the direction of the Author
COMEDY
27 MARCH, 1924
"FAR ABOVE RUBIES"
A comedy, in three acts, by ALFRED SUTRO
Clara Kitty Gordon Lee
Ruth Tedcastle Marie L6hr
Freda Fortnum Joyce Carey
Sir Charles Haggerstcn A. Bromley-Davenport
Lady Messilent Marie Tempest
Benjamin Trevor, M.P Ralph Forbes
Constantine Tedcastle Herbert Marshall
Miss Tomlyn Grace \\ilson
Richards Mervyn Johns
Mr. Martindale E. Vivian Reynolds
Sir Algernon Ambrose Robert Minster
Parker Evelyn Roberts
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
REGENT
30 MARCH, 1924
* "KING LEAR"
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE PHCESLX SOCIETY
Lear, King of Britain Hubert Carter
King of France Charles Carson
Duke of Burgundy Grcsvenor North
Duke of Cornwall Eugene Leahy
Duke of Albany Tristan Rawson
Earl of Gloster Frank Cochrane
Earl of Kent Frank Celn'er
Edgar Duncan Yarrow
Edmund Henry Oscar
Curan Walter Schofield
Doctor Orlando Barnett
Fool Leon Quartermaine
Steward to Goneril Alexander Sarner
A Knight Fred O'Donovan
Old Man A. Comey Grain
Goneril Constance Robertson
Regan Stella Arbenina
Cordelia Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
ALDWYCH
30 MARCH, 1924
"THE PUPPET SHOW"
A play, in four acts, by HARRY WALL
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Maggie Hilton Elspeth Dudgeon
Annie Wainwnght Minnie Rayner
Thomas Wainwnght Campbell Gullan
Teddy Hilton Gerald Andersen
Dinah Hilton Dorothy Overend
Emily Hilton Louise Hampton
Bella Esme Hubbard
Maurice Dean Claud Allister
John Hilton Douglas Jeffries
Wood Reginald Gosse
Foster Leo G, Carroll
Play produced by LEO G. CARROLL
PRINCE'S
31 MARCH, 1924
* "PATIENCE"
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT ;
music by ARTHUR SULLTVAN
Colonel Calverley Darrell Fancourt
Major Murgatroyd .- J. Ivan Menzies
Lieut, the Duke of Dunstable Sidney Pointer
Reginald Bunthorne Henry A. Lytton,
Archibald Grosvenor Sydney Granville
Mr. Bunthorne's Solicitor .Harry Arnold
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
The Lady Angela Eileen Sharp
The Lady Saphir Renee Cadell
The Lady Ella Elsie Griffin
The Lady Jane Bertha Lewis
Patience Winifred Lawson
AMBASSADORS
1 APRIL, 1924
"COLLUSION"
A comedy, in three acts, by J. E. HAROLD TERRY
Heatly Mary Forrester
Wing-Commander Ridgewell, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Hugh Wakefield
Major Wibley, M.C S. J. Wanmngton
Owen Ffolliott Brian Gilmour
Diana Ridgewell Iris Hoey
Mr. Archer Allan Aynesworth
Play produced by ALLAN AYNESWORTH
(JAREICK
2 APRIL, 1924
"SUSIE KNOTS THE STRINGS"
A play, in four acts, by GRAHAM MOFFATT
Jeems Gibb Graham Moffatt
Wull Todd Jimmie Lennie
Tammas Biggar at age of 26 Geo. W. Simes
Rev. Malcolm Hislop David Clyde
Nannie Ormiston Winifred Moffatt
George Dalrymple A. W. Thompson
Susie Simpson Mrs. Graham Moffatt
Lizanne Jean Clyde
Bunty Biggar Margaret Neeson
Sarah Glen Jean Wilson
Play produced by GRAHAM MOFFATT
QUEEN'S
3 APRIL, 1924
* " THE CONQUERING HERO "
A play, in four acts, by ALLAN MONKHOUSE
Margaret Iredale Florence Buckton
Helen Thorburn Joyce Kennedy
Captain Francis Iredale Austin Trevor
Christopher Rokeby Nicholas Hannen
Stephen Rokeby Perceval Clark
Dakin Alan Stevenson
Colonel Rokeby Frank Atherley
Sir John Romer Edward Rigby
Lady Romer Margaret Carter
A German Soldier Hugh Higson
Megson Frank Allanby
A Prussian Officer Austin Trevor
Perkins A. Corney Grain
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
EVERYMAN
4 APRIL, 1924
"MONICA"
A comedy, in three acts, by ERNEST CECIL
Coleman Granville Darling
Mary > Phyllis Morris
Muriel Allenby Louise Hampton
Madeline St. John Browne Maud Jolliffe
Monica St. John Browne Dorothy Holmes-Gore
The Earl of Dexter, , , Reginald Denham
Philip Daneside, K.C., M.P Ivan Samson
The Rev. Herbert Clegg George Merritt
Arthur St. John Browne Brember Wills
Head Alexander Field
A Girl Nora Nicholson
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
ROYALTY
5 APRIL, 1924
" POLLY PREFERRED "
A play, in three acts, by GUY BOLTON
Jimmie Eileen Wilson
Waiter at the c> Automat " Owen Flower
Polly Brown Justine Johnstone
Joe Rutherford James Carew
Bob Cooley Ted Trevor
Mr. X E. Stwind
Owen Kennedy Eddie Morris
Pierre Jones Ernest Leeman
Sophie Frances Doble
Harold Nathan Nathan Natoff
Morris David Burns
Crawford Boswell Reginald Dane
Baker Eddie Gilday
Farelly Herbert Ballard
Kito Ken Yanaguchi
Play produced by DION TITHERADGE
SHAFTESBURY
10 APRIL, 1924
" A PERFECT FIT "
A play, in three acts, by ARTHUR WIMPERIS
and HARRY M. VERNON
(Freely adapted from the play by
GABRIEL DREGELY)
Thomas Gray Ernest Hendrie
Sydney Arthur Cleave
Stewart Alick Chumley
Pettigrew Ernest Milton
Mary Gray Dorothy Tetley
Robert Bassett Francis Lister
Wichelow Cyril Twyford
Sir Albert Parvin Morton Selten
Lady Parvin Rosemary Cony
Mr. Cattestock Ernest Mainwaring
Mrs. Cattestock Lydia Bilbrooke
Stella Parvin Mabel Stewart
Vane Edward Scott-Gatty
Sir Rupert Gresley Terence Downing
Col. Dudgeon George Elton
Mr. Kettering James Lindsay
Mrs. Armitage Isabel Jeans
Matthew Cragg Tom Reynolds
Doddles Beaumont Ewart Scott
Footman J. Collins
Parker Clifford Desboro
Commissionaire Herbert Barrs
Page Boy Willie Goodchild
Williams J. Edward Martin
Ex-Inspector Dane Sydney T. Pease
McLean Alex. G. Hunter
D'Arcy Thomas Pauncefort
Play produced by FELIX EDWARDES
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SAVOY
12 APRIL, 1924
* ^BREWSTEE'S MILLIONS "
A comedy, in four acts, by BYRON ONGLEV
and WINCHELL* SMITH
Monty Brewster Percy Hutchison
Joseph McCloud Frank Lacy
Charlie Harrison R. Claude Pascoe
Frank Bragdon Frank Henry
Archie Gelding Ronald Simpson
Tommy Smith Arthur Gouiietts
Horace Pettingill A. Miller
Rawles (Butler) The Lord Lyveden
Mr. Grant (of Grant & Ripley) Walter H. Dibb
Colonel Drew Gerard Clifton
Office Boy Terence De Marney
Swearengen Jones Edward Batt
Mons. Bargie H. Saxon Snell
Captain Perry Geo. Raven
Mrs. Dan de Mille Lilias Earle
Miss Janice Armstrong Kate Carew
Miss Barbara Drew Eleanor Street
Miss Trixie Clayton Nina Oidfield
Miss Boynton . ". Joan Chaloner
Miss Gray (Peggy) Betty Nelson
Play produced by PERCY HUTCHISON
STRAND
13 APRIL, 1924
* "MEASURE FOE MEASURE"
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Vincentio W. Earle Grey
Angelo Ernest Milton
Escalus Cecil Brooking
Claudio Duncan Yarrow
Lticio Baliol Holloway
Provost Philip Desborough
Elbow Wallace Evennett
Froth J. Leslie Frith
Pompey • Andrew Leigh
Barnardine Colin Ashdown
Isabella Grizelda Hervey
Mariana Mary Barton
Juliet Nancy Harker
Mistress Overdone Helena Millais
Play produced by ANDREW LEIGH
PRINCE'S
14 APRIL, 1924
* "THE MIKADO"
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT ;
music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
The Mikado of Japan Darrell Fancourt
Nanki-Poo Leo Darn ton
Ko-Ko Henry A. Lytton
Pooh-Bah Leo Sheffield
Pish-Tush Sydney Granville
Yum- Yum Winifred Lawson
Pitti-Sing Eileen Sharp
Peep-Bo Aileen Davies
Katisha Bertha Lewis
GAIETY
16 APRIL, 1024
"OUR NELL"
A musical play, in three acts, by Louis N. PARKER
and REGINALD ARKELL ; music by
HAROLD FRASER-SIMSOK and IVOR NOVELLO ;
lyrics by HARRY GRAHAM
Charles II Arthur Wontner
Tom Miles Robert Michaeiis
Jericho Mardyke Walter Passrnore
Timothy. ..." Miles Malleson
Duke ol Buckingham Kingsley Lark
Old Soldier Reginald Bach
Ear! of Rochester Sanders Warren
William Edward Darcy
Irish Dancer Espmosa
De Croissy Walter Lindsay
Prudence Mardyke Amy Augarde
Mary Faith Bevan
Louise de Kerouailles Muriel Pope
Rose Barbara Deane
Daisy Kathleen Darcy
Nell Gwynne Jose Collins
Play produced by ARTHUR BOXJRCHIER
LYCEUM
17 APRIL, 1924
"HER MARKET PRICE"
Play, in three acts, by FRANCES NORDSTROM
Vere Hamilton Lauderdale Maitland
Anthony Davis Peter Upcher
Richard Brooks Ivan Samson
Harvey Durant D. A. Clarke-Smith
Nancy Durant Jessie Winter
Kitty Maynard Buena Bent
Evans Richard Fonting
Bernice Hamilton Phyllis Relph
Claudia Barton Violet Graham
Policeman Garry Grenville Darling
Policeman Murphy E. Seymour
Inspector Nolan Kenneth Carlisle
Adams Henry Williams
Sawyer Charles Moore
Play produced by WALTER and
FREDERICK MELVILLE
CRITERION
19 APRIL, 1924
" CARTOONS "
A revue by MORRIS HARVEY, HAROLD SIMPSON,
and TOM WEBSTER ; music by NAT. D. AVER
Morris Harvey
Reginald Sharland
Frank Hector
Stafford Hilliard
Cicely Debenham
Greta Fayne
Phyllis Harding
Marion Peake
Revue produced by DION TITHERADGE
WINTER GARDEN
21 APRIL, 1924
* "TO-NIGHT'S THE NIGHT"
A musical comedy, in two acts, by
FRED THOMPSON ; music by PAUL A. RUBENS
Lady Ridgmount Harry Hilliard
Lady Pussy Preston Dorothy Field
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Robin Carraway BasilFoster
Perkins Dorothy Daw
Angela Lovitt Lovitt SteUa St. Audrie
Montague Lovitt Lovitt Roy Byford
Beatrice Carraway Ethel Baird
Henry Leslie Henson
June Adrienne Brune
Pedro Albert Brouett
Hon. Dudley Mitten George Grossmith
Victoria Heather Thatcher
Alphonse Leigh Ellis
Albert Guy Fane
Daisy de Men the Sylvia Hawkes
Policeman Ernest Graham
Lady Ayice Carlton Molly Vere
Lady Mimi Skeats Fay Carton
Edith Tapiow Phyllis Swinburne
The Hon. Baby Vereker Eileen Seymour
Yvette La Plage LeliaFarmar
Miss Pangbourne Monica Noyes
Miss Canford Cliff Winifred Shotter
Alice Dorothy Deane
Play produced by MR. GEORGE GROSSMITH
WYNDHAM'S
22 APFIL, 1924
"TO HAVE THE HONOUR"
A comedy, in three acts, by A. A. MILNE
Simon Battersby H. 0. Nicholson
Angela Faith Celli
Jennifer Madge Titheradge
Parlourmaid Doris Cooper
Captain Holt Basil Loder
Ethel Holt Una Yenning
Mrs. Faithfull Grace Lane
Imogen Faithfull Joan Clement Scott
Dr. AinsHe Eric Stanley
Prince Michael Gerald du Maurier
James Oliver George Penn
Play produced by GERALD DU MAURIER
EVERYMAN
26 APRIL, 1924
" IN AND OUT "
A farce, in three acts, by BRANDON FLEMING
Hercules P. Shooter George Merritt
Mrs. Hercules P. Shooter Sybil Arundale
Mr. Shutley Ernest Haines
Hon. Horace Simminger Claude Beerbohm
Abraham Lombard E. H. Brooke
Percival Peregrine Custard Edmond Breon
Professor Horatio Bowe Clifford Heatherley
Smedley Alexander Field
Lt.-Col. Laney Faitour Ben Webster
Crystal Carey Cecily Byrne
Mrs. L. Smythe-Smith Gnzelda Hervey
Hamilton Fortesque Philip Wade
Robin Hall Reginald Denham
SirMaximus Leverton, K.C.B Leo G. Carroll
Maud Leverton Emmie Arthur Williams
Furniture Dealer's Man Alexander Field
Archdeacon Milfew A. S. Homewood
Police Inspector George Merritt
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
PRINCE'S
28 APRIL, 1924
* "H.M.S. PINAFORE"
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT ;
music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
SL Joseph Porter Henry A. Lyttc-n
Captain Corcoran Leo Sheffield
Ralph Rackstraw Sidney Pointer
Dick Deadeye Darrell Fancoprt
Bill Bobstay Sydney Granville
Bob Beckett T. Penry Hughes
Josephine Elsie Griffin
Hebe Eileen Sharp
Little Buttercup Bertha Lewis
QUEEN'S
1 MAY, 1924
"COME IN"
A revue by HARRY GRATTAN, with music by
CLAY SMITH
Clay Smith
Reggie Purdell
Reggie Dandy
Bob Cory
Gus MacNaughton
Fred A. Leslie
Lee White
Betty Bolton
Fayette Perry
Ella Milne
Billee Lockwood
Mae Baird
Revue produced by HARRY GRATTAN
ROYAL ACADEMY OF
DRAMATIC ART THEATRE
4 MAY, 1924
* "THE DISCOVERY"
A comedy, in five acts, by FRANCES SHERIDAN ;
revised by ALDOUS HUXLEY
Presented by THE THREE HUNDRED CLUB
Betty Val Hovenden
Susan Joan Castle
Lady Medway Dorothy Massingham
Lord Medway Randle Ayrton
Sir Harry Flutter Richard Bird
Footman Ivan Samson
Loisa Fay Yeatman
Colonel Medway Andrew Shanks
Creditor Harold Scott
Lady Flutter Isabel Jeans
Sir Anthony Branville Herbert Waring
Mrs. Knightly Margaret Yarde
Mrs. Richly Joyce Kennedy
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
PRINCE'S
5 MAY, 1924
* " THE SORCERER "
Comic opera by W. S. GILBERT ;
music by ARTHUR SUILIVAN
Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre Darrell Fancourt
Alexis Charles Goulding
Dr. Daly Leo Sheffield
Notary Joseph Griffin
John Wellington Wells Henry A. Lytton
Lady Sangazure Bertha Lewis
Aline Elsie Griffin
Mrs. Partlet Anna Bethell
Constance Eileen Sharp
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
DALY'S
5 MAY, 1924 (mafar.&e}
"BY CHANCE"
A play, in one act, by LADY VIOLET GREVILLE
Captain Chance Harold Anstratfaer
Hudson Leo Carroll
Taxi -driver Geoffrey Wrncott
Peggy Agatha Kentish
"THE SYBARITE"
Play by F. KINSEY PEILE
Carlos de Martinez Ernest Milton
Major Hall Philip Desborougfa.
Robert Buxton Arthur Chesney
Gommissaire of Police Leo Carroll
Countess Devereus Auriol Lee
Rosemary Buxton Cecily Byrne
Felice MarceUe Roche
PRUfCE'S
12 MAY, 1924
* " TEE YEOMEN OP TEE GUARD '»
Opera by W. S. GILBERT ;
music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sir Richard Cholmondeiey Joseph Griffin
Colonel Fairfax Sidney Pointer
Sergt. Meryl! Darrell Fancourt
Leonard Meryl! Leo Darnton
Jack Point Henry A. Lytton
Wilfred Shadbolt Leo Sheffield
First Yeoman Herbert Aitken
Second Yeoman Henry Millidge
First Citizen J. Ivan Menzies
Second Citizen Harry Arnold
Elsie Maynard Winifred Lawson
Phcebe Meryll Eileen Sharp
Dame Carruthers Bertha Lewis
Kate Elsie Griffin
COMEDY
7 MAY, 1924
"THIS MARRIAGE"
A play, in four acts, by
ELIOT CRAWSHAY WILLIAMS
Vera Farington Cathleen Nesbitt
Christopher Maitland Herbert Marshall
James Farington A. Bromley Davenport
Yvonne Taylor Tallulah Bankhead
Nan Courtfield Auriol Lee
Goodson Tom Reynolds
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
SAVOY
8 MAY, 1924
* "THE LURE"
A play in three acts by JAMES SABBEN
William Roques Evan Thomas
Philip Cresswell Garry Marsh
Henry Dane Martin Lewis
Clement Vascard Cecil Humphreys
Merritt John McNally
John Merritt E. Scott Gatty
Dorothy Cresswell Nancye Kenyon
Marie Edna Arnold
Lady Jean Waring Hilda Bayley
Play produced by THOMAS PAUNCEFORT
ALDWYCH
11 MAY, 1924
« A MARRIAGE OP mCONVENIENCE "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by HENRY LUSSAC
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Mummer Oliver Johnston
Renee MarceUe Roche
Walter Tredley Henry Kendall
Ronnie Fulton » Algernon West
Lady Freebrook Ethel Grimes
Sir John Freebrook Claud Allister
Evelyn Tressington Isabel Jeans
Chambermaid Violet Penule
Night Porter Forrester Harvey
Hotel Manager Guy Boulton
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
SHAJFTESBDRY
12 MAY, 1924
"TONI"
A farcical musical comedy, in three acts, by
DOUGLAS FURBER and HARRY GRAHAM ;
music by HUGO HIRSCH
Anthony Prince (known as Toni) . .Jack Buchanan
Hector Bobby Blythe
Tscharkeff Douglas Furber
Von Koompf Charles Stone
Prince Paul Fred Groves
Col. Chance Noel Colne
Lieut. Holer Edward Jones
Bilch HastingsLynn
Miss Andrews Ethel Stewart
Miss Jamison Beryl Stackard
Folly Elsie Randolph
Carnille Veronica Brady
Princess Stephanie June
Play produced by HERBERT BRYAN
THE PLAYHOUSE
15 MAY, 1924
"WHITE CARGO"
A play, in three acts, by LEON GORDON
The Doctor Horace Hodges
Weston Franklin Dyall
Ashley Templer Powell
The Missionary Frank Lacy
The Skipper William Matthews
The Engineer George D. Ayre
Langford Brian Aherne
Tondeleyo Mary Clare
Worthing Treven Grantham
Jim Fish Chief Luale
Play produced by IDA MOLESWORTH
NEW
18 MAY, 1924
" MAN AND THE MASSES "
A fragment of the Social Revolution, in seven
pictures, by ERNST TOLLER ; translated by
Louis UNTERMEYER
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
First Workman Raymond Massey
Second Workman Victor Lewisohn
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
The Woman Sybil Thorndike
The Man Milton Rosmer
First Banker Chris. Walker
Second Banker Fewlass Llewellyn
Third Banker Bruce Winston
The Guide Lewis Casson
The Nameless One George Hayes
Officer Shayle Gardner
First Prisoner '. Marie Ault
Second Prisoner Brasilia Wills
Workmen, Farm Hands, Prisoners, Sentries etc.
Play produced by LEWIS T. CASSON
ALDWYCH
20 MAY, 1924 (matinee)
"BEFORE SUNSET"
A play, in three acts, by NAN MARRIOTT-WATSON
Bill Smith John McNally
Rotoiti Lilian Tweed
" Duke " Grey Frank Vosper
Chloris Grey Nan Marriott-Watson
Dr. Fayne Charles Mortimer
James Garrett Frederick Leister
Lady Josephine Wycombe Joan Castle
Sir Cyril Medley. . ." Reginald Denham
Leon Findlayson E. Watts-Phillips
Lady Medley Vivienne Whitaker
Johns Edward S. Petley
Lord Wycombe Geoffrey Bevan
Chloris Morgan Nan Marriott-Watson
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
DUKE OF YORK'S
21 MAY, 1924
4 THE PUNCH BOWL"
A revue in three parts
Alfred Letter
Billy Leonard
Sonnie Hale
Hermione Baddeley
iSorah Blaney
Gwen Farrar"
Marjorie Spiers
Revue produced by ARCHIBALD DE BEAR
BEGEM
22 MAY, 1924
"ROMEO AND JULIET" *
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Escalus George Manship
Paris Rex O'Malley
Montague Grosvenor North
Capulet Charles Vane
Romeo John Gielgud
Mercutio Scott Sunderland
Benvolio Osmund Willson
Tybalt Eric Lugg
Friar Laurence Campbell Gullan
Friar John Walter Schofield
Peter Ernest G. Cove
An Apothecary Eric H. Messiter
Chorus Gerald Jerome
Lady Montague Cicely Gates
Lady Capulet Marie Housley
Juliet Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Nurse Barbara Gott
Play produced by H. K. AYLIFF
EVERYMAN
23 MAY, 1924
" TEE TROPIC LIKE "
A play, in three acts, by NOEL SHAMMON
Ronald Brandon Randolph McLeod
Cynthia Warburton Celia Marlow
Irene Maunsell Mary Forbes
Jack Chumley Wilfrid Seagram
Marie ' Doris Dean
Sir Neville WTarburton Charles Quartermaine
Lady Warburton Helen Ferrers
Watkins Claude Graham
Play produced by NOEL SHAMMON
ALDWYCH
25 MAY, 1924
" TWO WOMEN AND A TELEPHONE "
Playlet by RICA BROMLEY TAYLOR
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Pauline Knight Irene Rooke
Madge Ashley Sybil Thorndike
" WIFE TO A FAMOUS MAN "
An English verson, in two acts, by
HELEN and HARLEY GRANVILLE-BARKER,
of a Spanish play by G. MARTINEZ SIERRA
Mariana Mary Clare
Sekora Andrea Florence Wood
The Apprentice Olivia Burleigh
Carmen Molly Lumley
Lola Henzie R^eburn
Julieta Dorothy Hamilton
Jose Maria Milton Rosmer
Senor Ramon J. Sebastian Smith
A Reporter H. R. Hignett
Senor Julian J. Leslie Frith
A Postman Douglas Ross
A Neighbour Raymonde Amy
Second Neighbour Georgette Thierry
Plays produced by A. E. FILMER
CRITERION
27 MAY, 1924
* «' THE MASK AND THE PACE "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, adapted from
the Italian by C. B. FERNALD
Pier Zanotti Brember Wills
The Judge George Merritt
Delia Fambra Hope Tilden
Wanda Borelli Jane Graham
George Almaire Ivan Sampson
Nina Zanotti Joan Hay
Luigi Bunghi Michael Sherbrooke
Franco Spina Leslie Banks
Savina Grazia Athene Seyler
Theresa Esme Hubbard
Count Mario Grazia Frank Cellier
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
LYCEUM
28 MAY, 1924
* "THE MERRY WIDOW"
A musical comedy in three acts
Lyrics by ADRIAN Ross ; music by FRANZ LEHAR
Prince Danilo Carl Brisson
Marquis de Cascada A. W. Russell
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
M. de St. Brioche Claude GoodcMId
General Novikovich Clifford Seyier
M. Khadja William, Cavanash.
Nisch W. H. Rawiins
Walter at Maxim's Edwin Dodds
Vicomte Canaille de Johdon James Hay
Baron Popoff George Graves
Natalie Pamela Baselow
Olga Barbara Bradfield
Sylvaine , M. Hier-Evans
Loio Cecily Quids
Praskovia Olga Chester
From Frou Flora "Courtenay
Sonia Xancie Lovat
Play produced by FRED J. BLACKMAN
REGENT
1 JUNE, 1924
* "THE OLD BACHELOR"
Comedy by WILLIAM CONGREVE
Presented by THE PHCENLX SOCIETY
HeartweU William J. Rea
Bellmour Esme Percy
Vainlo ve Duncan Yarrow
Sharper Charles Carson
Sir Joseph Wittol Alfred Clark
Captain Bluffe Roy Byford
Fondlewife D, Hay Petrie
Setter Leo G". Carroll
Belinda Laura Cowie
Araminta Cecily Byrne
Latitia Isabel Jeans
Silvia Stella Arbenina
Lucy Gracie Leigh
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
ROYALTY
2 JUNE, 1924
" BACHELOR HUSBANDS "
A comedy, in three acts, by AVERY HOPWOOD
Tom Morgan Farren Soutar
Sam Hargrave James Duncan
Artie Lorimer Jack Hellier
Billy Reynolds Henry Kendall
Barker Doane Gardiner
Grandma Sutton Daisy England
Nina Hargrave Margaret Halstan
Betty Lorimer Gladys Mason
Sybil Sutton Stella Bonheur
Doirs Ketcham Elsie Judge
Marv Irene Barnett
Fifi Morgan Betty Ross Clarke
Play produced by NORMAN P\GE
DRURY LANE
3 JUNE, 1924
"LONDON LIFE"
Play, in three acts, by ARNOLD BENNETT
and EDWARD KVOBLOCK
Pidduck J. H. Roberts
Scaife Clifford Mollison
Simon Blackshaw Henry Ainley
Doris Blackshaw (in 1913) Gabrielle Casartelli
Maria Blackshaw Mary Jerrold
Howard Nathan Frank Cochrane
Stono Gordon Harker
Hayward Arthur Page
Georgie Dream Olive Sloaae
A Barman D, A. Clarke-Smith
Captain Maurice Oppletree Edmcad Breon
Major the Hon.. Arthur Riggs-Faikiner
(afterwards Lord Plinhmnion) , Graham Browne
Oriana Oppletree Lilian Braithwaite
Brunton G wynne Whitby
Dons (in 1924} Helen Spencer
Edgar Dart Ian Hunter
Lady Coningsby Kate Phillips
A Butler D. A. Clarke-Smith
Holyoke Henry Vibart
Marshall D. A. Clarke-Smith
Miss Mountaspen Nancy Parsons
Miss Lacey Gwynne Whitby
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
HAYMARKET
5 JUNE, 1924
* "THE GREAT ADVENTURE"
A play of fancy, in four acts, by
ARNOLD BENNETT
Albert Shawn George Bellamy
Ilam Carve Leslie Faber
Dr. Pascoe Cecil Fowler
Edward Horning W. W. Palmer
Janet Cannot Hilda Trevelyan
Cyrus Carve Hubert Harben
Honoria Looe Dorothy Cheston
Father Looe Acton Bond
Peter Homing Ian Fleming
A Waiter Alan Stevenson
Ebag Lewin Mannering
John Shawn Matthew Norgate
James Shawn Ronald Simpson
Mrs. Albert Shawn Dora Gregory
Lord Leonard Alcar Felix Aylmer
Texel CecilBrooking
A Servant Edmund Gordon
Play produced by LESLIE FABER
ST. MARTIN'S
6 JUNE, 1924
"IN THE NEXT ROOM"
A play, in three acts, by ELEANOR ROBSON and
HARRIET FORD
Parks Clifford Heatherley
Lorna Webster Nora Swinburne
Philip Vantm-e H. R. Hignett
James Godfrey Francis Lister
Rogers Gilbert Ritchie
Felix Armand Nicholas Hannen
Inspector Grady H. St. Barbe West
Simrnonds ". Walter Hudd
Morel Alan Howland
Julia May Ward
Madame de Charriere Stella Arbenina
Colonel Piggott Nicholas Hannen
Play produced by SEWELL COLLINS
PRINCE OF WALES'S
9 JUNE, 1924
"THE RAT"
A play, in three acts, by " DAVID L'ESTRANGE "
America Dorothy St. John
Mere Colline Hannah Jones
Rose Jean Webster Brough
Mou-Mou Kathleen Grace
Detective-Inspector Cailliard James Lindsay
Herman Stetz W. Cronin Wilson
Odile Dorothy Batley
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Pierre Boucheron Ivor NoveUo
ZeliedeChaumet Isabel Jeans
Madeline Sornay Nancy Pawley
Paul Maurice Braddell
Therese (Zelie's maid) Kathleen Grace
Play produced by CONSTANCE COLLIER
NEW OXFORD
9 JUKE 1924
* " THfe TAMING OF THff SHREW "
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THE INDUCTION
Hostess Ethel Harper
Christopher Sly D. Hay Petrie
A Lord Kingsley Baker
1st Huntsman Douglas Mattinson
2nd Huntsman John MacLean
1st Servant Robert Glennie
2nd Servant Claude Ricks
3rd Servant Arthur Blanch
Bartholomew Ronald Nicholson
THE PLAY
Lucentio Ion Swinley
Tranio Neil Curtis
Baptista Reyner Barton
Gremio John Laurie
Hprtensio Alan Watts
Biondello Guy Martineau
Petruchio George Hayes
Grumlo Henry Cohen
Curtis Claude Ricks
A Pedant John MacLean
A Tailor Arthur Blanch
A Haberdasher Douglas Martinson
Vincentio Robert Glennie
Katherine Florence Saunders
Bianca Dorice Fordred
A Widow Molly Francis
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
COMEDY
10 JUNE, 1924
"PETER WESTON"
A drama, in four scenes, by FRANK DAZEY
and LEIGHTON OSMUN
Isabella Weston Nora Johnston
James Weston Richard Bird
Jessie Weston Isobel Elsom
The Maid Ivy Williams
Peter Weston Norman McKinnel
John Weston Henry Oscar
Henry Vannard George Bealby
Paul Vannard Wyndham Goldie
Police Officer Stockwell Hawkins
The Butler George Owen
William Harris H. G. Stoker
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
EINGSWAY
11 JUNE, 1924
" YOICKS 1 "
A revue Edited by J. HASTINGS TURNER
Donald Calthrop Marjorie Gordon
Louis Goodrich Ruth Haitian d
Mark Lester Mary Leigh
Revite produced by DONALD CALTHROP
NEW OXFORD
16 JUNE 1924
* "AS YOU TJKUl IT"
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Duke Reyner Barton
Frederick John Laurie
Jaques Rupert Harvey
Le Beau Neil Curtis
Charles Hubert Hine
Oliver George Hayes
Jaques Ronald Nicholson
Orlando Ion Swinley
Adam John MacLean
Dennis Claude Ricks
First Lord Kingsley Baker
Amiens Robert Glennie
Touchstone D. Hay Petrie
Sir Oliver Martext Arthur Blanch
Corin Henry Cohen
Silvius Guy Martineau
William Hubert Hine
Rosalind Florence Saunders
Celia Jane Bacon
Phoebe Doris Kealy
Audrey Frances St. Barbe-West
p < Evelyn Neilson
Fa°es < Agnes Carter
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
COUET
22 JUNE, 1924
«A BAG OF NUTS"
A play, in one act, by CLIVE CURRIE
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
John Kent CliveCurric
James HoUister P. Percival Clark
Servant Kathleen Stuart
Dolly Kent Dorothy Waring
"PUNCHINELLO"
Comedy by LAURA WILDIG
Terence Denvers Campbell Gullan
Bartholomew Bax Frederick Annerley
Herbert Charles Cullum
Jane Nancy Atkin
Peggy Buena Bent
Charwoman Dora Gregory
Produced by CLIVE CURRIE
NEW OXFORD
23 JUNE, 1924
* " HAMLET "
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Claudius Rupert Harvey
Hamlet Ion Swinley
Polonius , Henry Cohen
Horatio George Hayes
Laertes Neil Curtis
Voltimand Claude Ricks
Cornelius M. Francis
Rosencrantz John Laurie
Guildenstem , Ronald Nicholson
Osric Guy Martineau
A Priest Claude Ricks
Marcellus Robert Glennie
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Bernardo Douglas Mattiason
Francisco Michael Watts
First Player Arthur Blanch
Second Player Claude Ricks
Player Queen . , Ray Litvin
First Gravedigger D. Hay Petrie
Second Gravedigger John MacLean
Fortinbras Kingsley Baker
A Captain Michael Watts
Gertrude Florence Saunders
Ophelia Jane Bacon
Ghost of Hamlet's Father Re yner Barton
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
EVERYILAN
24 JUNE, 1924
" HER DAUGHTER "
A comedy, in three acts, by JOHN PETERSON
Mathew Philip Wade
Richard Bent William Kershaw
Mrs. Wintonley Vivienne Whitaker
Lady Hadley. " Irene Rooke
Doris Xorah Robinson
Captain Allister Algernon West
Sir Robert Hadley Alfred Clark
Thomson Ivor Barnard
Irene Silver Margot Sieveking
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
GARRICK
25 JUNE, 1924
"THE OTHER MR. GIBBS"
A farce, in three acts, by WILL EVANS
and R. GUY REEVE
Chairman (at the Eccentric Club) . .Frank Leonard
Tippitt Arthur Stanley
Henry Gibbs > Rob t H le
Vernon Williams >
Income-tax Man Bert Monks
Amelia Gibbs Kate Cutler
James George Barrett
Marie Phyllis Beadon
Mrs. Winkle Mary Brough
Marguerite Wangle Pollie Emery
Augustus Wangle Harry Taylor
John Clutterbuck Eric Lewis
Nora Williams Gladys Jennings
Sharp Jack Durant
Phipps Aubrey Fitzmaurice
Green Julian Herbage
Algy Bert Byrne
Waiter Frank Leslie
Robert Arthur Cooper
Reception Clerk Winifred Nathan
Manager Robert Green
Play produced by RALPH LYNN and
RONALD SQUIRE
SAVOY
26 JUNE, 1924
"TIGER CATS"
A play, in three acts (adapted from the French of
MDME. KAREN BRAMSON), by MICHAEL ORME
Andre Chaumont . , Robert Loraine
Susanne Edith Evans
Count Bernard de Vauzelle Nicholas Hannen
Yvonne Nadine March
Jacqueline Valerie Wyngate
Clement .Charles Maunsell
Marianne Rjacda S vinous
Jules Claud Graham
Henrietta Iris Derbyshire
A Clerk to Clement H. A. H. Russell
Play produced by LEON M. LION
LYRIC
27 JUNE, 1924
** THE STREET SINGER "
A musical play by FREDERICK LONSDALE ;
music by H. FRASER-SIMSON
Yvette Phyllis Dare
Bonui Harry Weichman
Francois A. W. Baskcomb
Armand Henry Caine
Marie Sylvia Leslie
Violette Julie Hartley Milbum
Levi Alfred Beers
Estelle Kathlyn HiUiard
Pierre Marcel de Haes
Mile. Briant Dorothy Fane
Mme. Rossignol Esme Biddle
Andre Levaux Franklyn Ives
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
29 JUNE, 1924
** THE CHASTENING "
A play by CHARLES RANN KENNEDY
A Carpenter Charles Rann Kennedy
His \Vife Edith Wynne Matthison
Her Son Margaret Gage
REGENT
29 JUNE, 1924
" THE PLEASURE GARDEN "
A play, in four acts, by BEATRICE MAYOR
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
A Student D. Hay Petrie
A Gentlewoman Mary Barton
A Man Smoking Felix Aylmer
A Woman Sewing Florence Saunders
An Actor Stephen T. Ewart
A Girl Ray Litvin
A Wife Marjorie Gabain
A Husband Charles Staite
A Poet Raymond Massey
A Rich Lady Margaret Yarde
A Housemaid Elsa Lanchester
A Young Man Richard Bird
Topsy Athene Seyler
A Clergyman's Wife Jean Cadell
A Poet's Wife Doris Ormonde
A Retired Major , Eugene Leahy
A Girl with a Smile Winifred Oughton
A Waitress .Drusilla Wills
AMan in Black Raymond Huntley
A Child Teresa Mayor
A Girl with a Smile Winifred Oughton
A Waitress Drusilla Wills
A Tripper Raymond Huntley
His Young Woman Margot Sieveking
First Factory Girl Elsa Lanchester
Second Factory Girl Marjorie Gabain
The play produced by ALLAN WADE
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
NEW OXFORD
30 JUNE, 1924
* " TWELFTH NIGHT "
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Orsino Ion Swinley
Sebastian Ronald Nicholson
Antonio Kingsley Baker
A Sea-Captain John MacLean
Valentine Rotert Glennie
Curio Claude Ricks
Sir Toby Belch Robert Atkins
Sir Andrew Aguecheek D. Hay Petrie
Malvolio Reyner Barton
Fabian Guy Martineau
Feste Jokfr Laurie
A Priest Arthur Blanch
Olivia Jane Bacon
Viola Florence Saunders
Maria Ethel Harper
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
LYRIC, HAMMERSMITH
3 JULY, 1924
" MIDSUMMER MADNESS "
A comedy with music, in three acts, by
CLIFFORD BAX ; composed by ARMSTRONG GIBBS
Pat Nolan Frederick Ranalow
Chloe Mobin Marjorie Dixon
Harley Quinn Hubert Eisdell
Mrs. Nolan Marie Tempest
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
SAVOY
4 JULY, 1924
" IN THE SNARE "
A romantic play, in three acts, by
RAFAEL SABATINI and LEON M. LION
Lieut. Richard Butler Cecil Cameron
Count Jeronym. de Samoval Gerald Ames
Countess of Valmaior Mona Harrison
Captain Carruthers Archibald Batty
Colonel Colquhoun Grant Hylton Allen
Sir Terence O'Moy George Tully
Lady O'Moy Renee Kelly
Captain Edward Tremayne Wilfrid Seagram
Diana Armytage .' Frances Doble
Don Miguel Forjas Rudolph de Cordova
Arthur Wellesley (Lord Wellington) .Clifton Boyne
Major Swan Peter Gawthorne
General Sir Harry Stapleton Peter Cresswell
Sergeant Flynn Terence O'Brien
MuUins Sydney Compton
Corporal Bates Peter Baxter
Colonel Fletcher H. A. H. Russell
Captain Martin Alan Borthwick
Hamilton Maurice Berkeley
An Orderly Officer John C. Laurence
Play produced by TOM WALLS
COURT
6 JULY, 1924
" A COMEDY OF GOOD AND EVIL "
By RICHARD HUGHES
Presented by THE THREE HUNDRED CLUB
The Rev. John Williams Leslie Banks
Minnie Louise Hampton
Gladys Hermione Baddeley
Scraggy Evan the Post Raymond Huntley
Owain Flatfish Eric Messiter
Mari Jones Henzie Raeburn
Mrs. Jones Bakehouse Amy Veness
Timothy Ysgairnolwen • . .Wilfred Fletcher
Mr. Gas Jones Leslie Frith
Mrs. Resurrection Jones Margaret Yarde
REGENT
6 JULY, 1924
* " AS YOU LIKE IT "
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Orlando Henry Kendall
Jaques Milton Rosmer
Touchstone Andrew Leigh
Duke Tristan Rawson
Frederick Douglas Ross
Le Beau Wallace Evenett
Charles Shayle Gardner
Oliver de Bois W. Earle Grey
Adam Arnold Pilbeam
Dennis Edmund Gordon
First Lord Kingsley Baker
Amiens Ernest Butcher
Sir Oliver Martext Harold Young
Cprin A. Corney Grain
Silvius Robert Harris
William. „ V\ allace E\eriett
Rosalind Sybil Thorndike
Celia Joyce Carey
Phosbe Verita Vivien
Audrey Nellie Robscn
Play produced by NORMAN V. NORMAN
EVERYMAN
9 JULY, 1924
* " GETTING MARRIED »
A disquisitory play by BERNARD SHAW
Mrs. Bridgenorth Irene Rooke
Collins Aubrey Mather
General Bridgenorth Frederick Me yes
Lesbia Granthani Auriol Lee
Reginald Bridgenorth Claud Allister
Leo Beatrix Thomson
The Bishop of Chelsea Campbell Gullan
St. John Hotohkiss Claude Rains
Cecil Sykes Harold Scott
Edith Bridgenorth Margot Sieveking
Soames (Father Anthony) W. Earle Grey
The Beadle Thurlow Finn
Mrs. George Collins Edith Evans
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
AMBASSADORS
13 JULY, 1924
" TEE MAN IN THE NEXT ROOM"
A play, in three acts, by
ELIOT CRAWSHAY WILLIAMS
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Sally Street Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Street Joy Chatwyn
Jim Street Roger Livesey
Arthur Street Herbert Leonard
Ralph Manners FelixAylmer
A Waiter Edgar Dickeson
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
A Society Girl Nancy Pawley
A Society Youth Reginald Denfaam.
A Pale Girl Gnzalda Hervey
A Flufiy Girl Cherry Hardy
A Provincial Gentleman Clive Currie
His Wife Eva Brooke
Eustace Brent P. Perceval Clark
Freddy Marshall John Williams
Edward Gribble Claud Morton
Sir Stanley Morrison, K.C.B..A. Harding Steerman
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
VAUDEVILLE
30 JULY, 1924
«« THE ODD SPOT "
A revue, in two acts, by DION TITHERADGE
John Deverell
Paul England
Arthur Chesney
Albert Wallace
Jack Raine
Revue produced by DION TITHERADGE
Madge Stuart
Vera Bryer
Elsie Percival
Binnie Hale
COURT
21 JULY, 1924
" A SURPLUS MAN "
A farce by SYLVIA EARL
Mrs. Dawson Mary Brough
Mary Facey Irene Rooke
Fred Rattray Aubrey Mather
Jack Vaughaa Claud Ailister
Oswald Swan J. Smith- Wright
Xinian Shelton Ernest Thesiger
Vabntina Stella Arbenina
Paul Kosloff Ernest Milton
A Book-keeper Zillah Carter
A Manicurist Edith Harley
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
EVERYMAN
"LOW TIDE"
12 AUGUST, 1924
A dramatic incident, in three acts, by
ERNEST GEORGE
Pat Donovan Claude Rains
Nora Bailey Ethel Coleridge
Mary Donovan Olive Sloane
Dan Donovan Ivor Barnard
Joe Briggs Gordon Harker
A Policeman Aubrey Mather
Father Doyle Granville Darling
Detective Thurlow Finn
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
COMEDY
22 JULY, 1924
"THE CREAKING CHAIR"
A mystery play, in three acts, by
ALLENE TUPPER WILKES
Revised by ROLAND PERT-WEE
Essaie Aissa J. Phillips Roberts
Angus Holly Nigel Bruce
Sir John Prestich, M.D.,
F.R.C.S C. Disney Roebuck
Anita Latter Tallulah Bankhead
Rose Emily Winch Olga Slade
Edwin Latter C. Aubrey Smith
Sylvia Latter Fabia Drake
Mrs. Carruthers Rita John
John Cutting EricMaturin
Philip Speed Reginald Dance
Oliver Hart Sam. Livesey
Hsnley Matthew Boulton
Jim Bates Joseph French
Play produced by SIR GERALD Du MAURIER
MARY WARD HALL
30 JULY, 1924
" THE ADMIRAL "
A play by CHARLES RANN KENNEDY
A Queen Edith Wynne Matthison
A £irl Margaret Gage
A Sailor Charles Rann Kennedy
Play produced by the Author
AMBASSADORS
13 AUGUST, 1924
"STORM"
A comedy, in three acts, by C. K. MUNRO
Miss Gayler Jean Cadell
Miss Kale Margaret Watson
Mrs. Bolland Lindsay Gray
Professor Bolland Alan Napier
Hon. Arthur Blount Hugh Wakeneld
Dennis Welch Arthur Pusey
Storm Elissa Landi
Mrs. Blount Joyce Kennedy
Lord Early Ernest Mainwariag
Mr. Newbury Alan Stevenson
Mrs. Newbury Esme Duff
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
QUEEN'S
16 AUGUST, 1924
« PANSY'S ARABIAN NIGHT "
A play, in a prologue and three acts, by
WALTER HACKETT
Pansy Forde Marion Lome
Argo Attawater J. H. Roberts
The Woman Mary Clare
Joaquin Sylvester Campbell Gullan
Lystrom J. C. Aubrey
The Butler Malcolm Keen
Benton Clifford Mollison
Captain Wallace Henry Wenman
Chinese Charlie Edward Rigby
Lady Milanenos Cecily Byrne
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SAVOY
1 SEPTEMBER, 1924
* " THE BELLS "
A play adapted from the French by
LEOPOLD LEWIS
Mathdas Henry Baynton
Walter Oswald D. Roberts
Hans Geoffrey Lovatt
Christian Basil Howes
Mesmerist Kenneth Wicksteed
Dr. Zimmer Jack Twyman
Notary Lionel Ridpath
Judge of the Court Arthur Ridley
Clerk of the Court William Houghton
Ghost of the Jew Walter Plinge
Ghost of Mathias John Tanner
Catharine Isa Bowman
Annette Dorothy Turner
Sozel Tillia Goldberg
* « A COMEDY OP ERRORS "
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus Geoffrey Lovatt
Mg&on Oswald D. Roberts
Antipholus of Syracuse Eric Portman
Antipholus of Ephesus Basil Howes
Dromio of Syracuse Kenneth Wicksteed
Dromio of Ephesus John Tanner
Balthazar Jack Twyman
Angelo Arthur Ridley
Pinch Lionel Ridpath
Gaoler William Houghton
JEmilia Sylvia Shaw
Adriana Florence Saunders
Luciana Lilian Temple
Luce I Isa Bowman
Courtezan Anne Featherstone
Plays produced by HENRY BAYNTON
BRIXTON
1 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY "
A light comedy, in three acts, by
ST. JOHN G. ERVINE
Mrs.Considine Margaret Emden
Sheila Juliet Mansell
Geoffrey James Raglan
Sir Henry Considine, K.C.M.G TomShelford
Canon Peter Considine, M.A Edward Petley
Mary Westlake Eva Moore
Mr. Hobbs Frank Bertram
Jenny Ella Daincourt
Miss Mimms Lucie Evelyn
Mr. Beeby George Child
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
GAIETY
4 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" POPPY "
A musical comedy, in three acts, by
DOROTHY DONNELLY ;
music by STEVEN JONES and ARTHUR SAMUELS
Poppy Annie Croft
Countess Vronski Helen Ferrers
Sarah Tucker Mabel Durrani
Bessie Zeiia Raye
Sally \ ( Vesta Sylva
Dora / J Terri Storri
Molly f / Muriel Montrose
Rose ) \ Cecile Maule-Cole
Mary Lueila Gear
William Herbert Reginald Sharland
Mortimer Pottle Eddie Morris
Sergeant Amos Sniff en Albert Le Fre
Judge Delafield, J.P William Lugg
Professor Eustace McGargle W. H. Berry
Play produced by JULIAN ALFRED
SAVOY
9 SEPTEMBER, 1924
"THE SPORT OF KINGS"
A domestic comedy, in three acts, by IAN HAY
Algernon Sprigge Basil Foster
Sir Reginald Toothill, Bart Frank Denton
Dulcie Primrose Rosaline Courtneidge
Mrs. Purdie Mary Jerrold
Amos Purdie, M.P E. Holman Clark
Bates Hugh E. Wright
Joe Purdie Robin Irvine
Katie Purdie Ena Grossmith
Tweeny Hilda Scarlett
Jane Adele Dison
Cook Minnie Rayner
Albert Arthur Harding
Panama Pete Griffith Humphreys
A Barmaid Cecily Walper
Police-sergeant W. T. Elworthy
Play produced by ROBERT COTJRTNEIDGE
COURT
10 SEPTEMBER, 1924
* «« BACK TO METHUSELAH "
By G. BERNARD SHAW
Parti. " IN THE BEGINNING "
Adam Colin Keith- Johnston
Eve Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
The Serpent Edith Evans
Cain Scott Sunderland
QUEEN'S
11 SEPTEMBER, 1924
"THE CLAMANT"
A play, in three acts, by M. F. WATTS
Steadman Clifford Mollison
Charles Cleghorne Edmond Breon
David Cleghorne Fewlass Llewellyn
Lavender George Elton
Diana Tunstall Fay Compton
Mrs. W. Tunstall (Amelia) Marie "Wright
Mrs. H. Tunstall (Anna) Ada King
Edith Usherwood Margaret Carter
Oswald Usherwood A. Bromley Davenport
Lolita, Lady Tunstall GildaVaresi
Roger Leon Quartermaine
Footman Carleton Hobbs
The Duchess of Penny Lottie Venne
Play produced by BASII, DEAN
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
EVERYMAN
11 SEPTEMBER, 1924
'« FALSE VALUES "
A serious comedy, in three acts, by
LECHMERE WORRALL
Mr. Smith C. J. Barber
Mrs.Smith Louie Harvey-James
Edna Smith Frances Clare
Jane Smith Muriel Hewitt
William Perkins Paige Lawrence
Eric Dodd Mehan
Captain Count Vulcan Guy Cooper
Maisie Roberts Billy Casson
Play produced by the Author
WINTER GARDEN
11 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" PRIMROSE "
A musical comedy in three acts
Book by GEORGE GROSSMITH and GUY BOLTON ;
Lyrics by DESMOND CARTER ; music by
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Jason Ernest Graham
Freddie Falls , . .Claude Hulbert
May Rooker Vera Lennox
Sir Benjamin Falls Guy Fane
Joan Margery Hicklin
Hiliary Vane Percy Heming
Toby Mopham Leslie Henson
Michael Thomas Weguelin
Manager of Hotel Harold Bradley
Pinkie Peach (Mdme. Frazeline) . Heather Thatcher
Lady Sophia Mopham Muriel Barnby
Pritchard Sylvia Hawkes
Play produced by GEORGE GROSSMITH
COURT
11 SEPTEMBER 1924
* "BACK TO METHUSELAH"
By G. BERNARD SHAW
Part V. " AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH "
The She-Ancient Edith Evans
Remainder of cast as on original production
22 February, 1924 (q.v.)
AMBASSADORS
15 SEPTEMBER, 1924
"FATA MORGANA"
A play, in three acts, by ERNEST VAJDA
English version by J. L. A. BURRELL
and PHILIP MOELLER
George Tom Douglas
His Mother Annie Esmond
Annie Flora Robson
His Father Reginald Bach
Peter Guy Boulton
Rosalie Ethel Coleridge
Blazy Alfred Paumier
Mrs. Blazy Dorothy Hall
Therese. Lilian Oldland
Katharine Violet Penule
Henry Roger Livesey
Franciska Audrey Cameron
Charley Blazy Reginald Denhom
Mathilde Fay Jeanne de Casalis
Gabriel Fay Ion Swmle}
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
LITTLE
15 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" MORALS "
A play, in three acts, by
JULES ECKERT GOODMAN
John Mowbray C. V. France
Dick Herbert Marshall
Harry Robert Andrews
Maud Helen Haye
Grace Marjorie Mars
Jean Trowbridge Edna Best
Play produced by MILES MALLESON
ST. JAMES'S
17 SEPTEMBER, 1924
« TB3J NERVOUS WRECK"
A farcical adventure in the Far West, in three
acts, by OWEN DAVIS
(founded on a novel by E. J. RATH)
Sally Morgan Mary Duncan
Henry Williams Charles Lawrence
Tim William Foran
Chester Underwood William Phelps
Jerome Underwood Alber Andruss
Harriett Underwood Anne Lee
Andy Nabb William Bearwald
Mort J. Elmer Thompson
Dan George Rou:nson
Bob Wells Curtis Cooksey
Jud Morgan Frank W. Taylor
Play produced by ALBERT LEWIS
APOLLO
18 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" THE FOOL »
A play, in four acts, by CHANNING POLLOCK
Mrs. Henry Gilliam Dame May Whitty
Mrs. Thornbury Cathleen MacCarthy
" Dilly " Gilliam Joan Morgan
Mr. Barnaby Arthur Grenville
Mrs. Tice Clare Harris
" Jerry" Goodkind Franklyn Bellamy
Rev. Everett Wadham Morton Selten
Clare Jewett Mary Merrall
George F. Goodkind Julian Royce
" Charlie " Benfield Edward Irwin
Daniel Gilchrist Henry Ainley
A Poor Man Frank Sylvester
A Servant George Hewetson
Max Stedtman Alex. Sarner
Joe Hennig Ernest G. Cove
Umanski Edmund Willard
" Grubby " Arthur Grenville
Mack Frank Sylvester
Mary Margaret Sara Sothern
Pearl Hennig Olga Lindo
Play produced by the Author
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
STRAND
21 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by JAMES SABBEN
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Major Eustace Bird ................. Eric Cowley
Corporal Goodman ............. Walter V. Tobias
Captain William Jones .............. Philip Wade
Lieut .-Co mmander Percy Bird ....... J. W. Austin
Mattie Weyburn .................. Helena Pi card
Mrs. Bird ....................... Katie Johnson
Maud Bird ....................... Nadine March
Winifred Bird .................... Dolores Deane
Maggie ........................ Dorothy Clifton
Play produced by CAMPBELL GULLAN
GOLDER'S GREEN
22 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" ALF'S BUTTON »
An extra vanganza, in three acts, by
W. A. DARLINGTON
Private Bill Grant .............. Ambrose Thorne
1st Territorial ..................... Charles Steel
2nd Territorial ....................... H. Adams
Lance-Corporal Greenstock ........... Fred Kemp
3rd Territorial ....................... H. Phipps
Sergeant Lees ........................ S. Stuart
Private Alf. Higgins ............... Tubby Edlin
Slave of the Button ............... S. L. Chapman
Captain Richards ................ Emerton Court
Lieut. Dsnis Allen ................. Chas. Cullum
Orderly .............................. D. Scott
Lady Isabel Fitz-Peter ............ Joan Clarkson
Mrs. Rudd ...................... Frances White
P.C. Arthur Jobling ................. Fred Baker
Bobby Rudd .................... Teddy Brogden
Liz Walker .................. Dorothy Monkman
Rev. Julian Davies ................. Jack Denton
Mrs. Davies ........................ Ada Palmer
Mustapha .......................... Arthur Pitt
Lord Dunwater ..................... Chas. Vane
( H. Thomas
OI
Slaves
I W. Bentley
Play produced by MARTIN HENRY and E. DAGNALL
GRAND, FTJLEAM
22 SEPTEMBER, 1924
** THE LETTER OF THE LAW "
A play, in four acts, by KENNETH BARNES
Presented by THE PARTNERSHIP PLAYERS
Cynthia Ogilvy .............. Prudence Vanbrugh
Guy Dissington .................. Brian Gilmour
Gertrude .................. Georgette de Serville
Miss Grey ..................... Frances Petersen
Edith Ogilvy .................. Violet Vanbrugh
Right Hon. Sir Simon Mallory,
G.C.B ....................... • Athole Stewart
Hon. Penelope Foxglove ....... Marjorie MacLean
Lionel Rivers .................. George Thirlwell
Lady Oglivy ...................... Mary Forbes
Cora, Lady Rorke .................. Nancy Price
Sir Edward Tryon, K.C .......... J. Smith Wright
Two Junior Counsel ............ ( *™™£vyn
The Examiner .................... J. Leslie Frith
Reeves ......................... Philip Brandon
James Sharman, K.C .............. Percival Clark
Play produced by ANTHONY L. ELLIS
PRINCE OF WALES'S
23 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" CHARLOT'S REVUE "
Book by RONALD JEANS
Morris Harvey j Maisie Gay
Henry Kendall Phyllis Monkman
Peter Haddon Queenie Thomas
W. H. Senior Kitty Attfield
Leonard Henry Sybil Wise
Produced by DION TITHERADGE
and LADDIE CLIFF
EVERYMAN
24 SEPTEMBER, 1924
* " THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE "
A melodrama, in three acts, by BERNARD SHAW
Mrs. Dudgeon Cicely Gates
Essie Elizabeth Arkell
Christopher Dudgeon Harold Scott
The Rev. Anthony Anderson Campbell Gullan
Judith Anderson Hazel Jones
Lawyer Hawkins Ivor Barnard
Uncle William Aubrey Mather
Uncle Titus C. J. Barber
Richard Dudgeon Claude Rains
A Sergeant Aubrey Mather
Major Swindon Frederick Moyes
General Burgoyne W. Earle Grey
Chaplain Brudenell Michael Hogan
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
HIS MAJESTY'S
27 SEPTEMBER, 1924
" THE ROYAL VISITOR "
A comedy in three acts
Adapted from Le Roi by ROBERT DE FLERS
and G. A. DE CAILLAVET
Boudier Oscar Asche
Rivelot Anew McMaster
Suzette Zoe Palmer
Marthe Yvonne Arnaud
Sernin de Chamarande Denys Blakelock
Cruchet Leonard Calvert
Blond George Grossmith
Marquis de Chamarande Fred Lewis
Therese Marnix Diana Wilson
William Donald Neville
Langlois Gordon Harker
King John IV of Kurdania Malcolm Keen
Gabrier George Robins
Cormsau Hubert Carter
Francine Dorothy Field
Angele Dorothy Seacombe
Usher Vincent Clive
The Prefect Charles R. Stone
Play produced by OSCAR ASCHE
STRAND
28 SEPTEMBER, 1924
* « MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING "
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Don Pedro Duncan Yarrow
Don Jolin John Laurie
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Claalio Ivan Samson
Benedick Nicholas Harnen
Leonato Douglas Ross
Antonio E. A. Walker
Boraehio * E. Boddington
Conra.de Victor Lewisohn
Balthasar Geoffrey Wilkinson
Sexton Cecil Trouncer
Dogberry Alfred A. Harris
Verges . .* Horace Sequeira
Friar Francis A. Corney Grain
Boy Sidney Bromley
Two Watchmen | SSSST
Messenger Tristan Rawson
Hero Molly Veness
Beatrice Athene Seyler
Margaret Tonie Bruce
Ursula Vera Lennox
Play produced by BEATRICE WILSON
VAUDEVILLE
2 OCTOBER, 1924
" THE LOOKING GLASS "
A revue by ALBERT DE COURVILLE
and EDGAR WTALLACE ;
music by FREDERICK CHAPPELLE
Mark Lester
D. Hay Petrie
Fred Hearne
Seymour Beard
Harry Milliard
Edith Kelly-Gould
Mabel Green
Clarice Hardwicke
Enid Stamp-Taylor
Connie Ediss
Stanley and Birnes
Revue produced by ALBERT DE COURVILLE
NEW
3 OCTOBER, 1924
* « THE TROJAN WOMEN "
Tragedy by EURIPIDES
Poseidon Lewis T. Casspn
Pallas Athena Ray Litvin
Hecuba Sybil Thorndike
Talthybius Lewis T. Casson
Cassandra Jane Wood
Andromache Beatrice Wilson
Menelaus Lawrence Anderson
Helen Mary Grey
Astyanax Ann Casson
Play produced by LEWIS CASSON
AIDWYCH
5 OCTOBER, 1924
« THE OCTOPUS "
A play, in four acts, by E. W. D. COLT-WILLIAMS
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Dr. Eraser H. A. Saintsbury
Lady Greatorex Gwladys Evan-Morris
Johnson Percival Coyte
Monica Marsh Dorothy Green
Ronald Marsh H. Worrall-Thompson
Arthur Herd D. A. Clarke-Smith
Jacqueline Marie Dainton
Amelia Montague Di Forbes
Play produced by H. A. SAINTSBURY
NEW OXFORD
11 OCTOBER, 1924
*' FRATRICIDE PUNISHED ;
or HAMLET, PRINCE OP DENMARK "
Elizabethan drama, produced for the first time
in London
Night (prologue) Florence Saitnders
Ghost J .Fisher White
Erico (brother to King) H. de Lange
Hamlet Esme Percy
Sigrie (Queen) Margaret Scudamore
Horatio Orlando Baraett
Corambus Michael Sherbrooke
Leonhardus Andrew Leigh
Ophelia (Columbine) Miss B. Livesey
Phantasmo (Harlequin) Christine Rosslyn
Francisco George E. Bancroft
Jens (Pantaloon) Alison Maclaren
Carl (Principal Actor) George S. Wray
Corporal of the Guard Noel Allmson
Play produced by WILLIAM POEL
PRINCE'S
11 OCTOBER, 1924
" THE BLUE PETER "
A play, in four acts, by E. TEMPLE THURSTON
Edward Formby Charles Kenyon
John H. Quashie
Serakin Donko Aingo Barbahjaba
David Hunter George Tully
A Native Girl M. Bombabastii
Harold Plevin Henry Oscar
Richard Walmsley George Zucco
Mrs. Hunter Mary Barton
Emma Cathleen Nesbitt
A Carrier's Man Arthur Byron
A Barmaid Fanny Dowson
James Callaghan Fred. O'Donovan
Mr. Lucas Douglas Osborne
A Street Girl Kathleen Blake
Harry S. Victor Stanley
Rosie Callaghan Dorothy Minto
Mr. Murray John Woolford
Play produced by F. REGINALD BACH
WYNDHABFS
18 OCTOBER, 1924
* " THE WARE CASE "
A play, in four acts, by GEORGE PLEYDELL
Sir Hubert Ware, Bart Gerald du Maurier
Sir Henry Egerton Robert Minster
Michael Adye, K.C., M.P Eric Stanley
Sir John Murless, K.C., M.P A. Scott-Gatty
The Hon. Sir Richard Petworth. . . J. Fisher-White
Marston Gurney - Basil Loder
Eustace Ede Wilfred Fletcher
Tommy Bold . : George Elton,
A Doctor Guy Fletcher
Rate George A. Brandram
Footman J. PatricCurwen
Celia Wilson Doris Lytton
Lady Ware Marie Lo'hr
Play produced by GERALJD DU MAURIER
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
COURT
19 OCTOBER, 1924
« IT HAPPENED IN ARDORA3? "
A Scottish comedy, in three acts, by
ANN STEPHENSON and ALLEN MACBETH
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Peggy Vor Dorothy Hall
Colin Maclean Walter Hudd
Morag Maclean Esme Hub bard
Angus MacCormic Campbell Gullan
Rev. Hamish Munro Aubrey Mather
Kirsty Macintyre Olga Lindo
Duncan Campbell Fred O'Donovan
Sandy Machride Nigel Bruce
Geordie Paterson Guy Boulton
Play produced by CAMPBELL GULLAN
AMBASSADORS
20 OCTOBER, 1924
" THE PELICAN "
A play, in four acts, by F. TENNYSON JESSE
and H. M. HARWOOD
General Sir John Heriot, Bart Fred Kerr
Lady Heriot Mabel Terry Lewis
Hermione Blundell Elizabeth Pollock
Beadon Stafford Hilliard
Marcus Heriot Herbert Marshall
Charles Cheriton Charles Cherry
Wanda Heriot Josephine Victor
Anna Rosina Filippi
Paul Lauzun Nicholas Hannen
Robin Robert Andrews
Shaw Paul Gill
Play produced by H. M. HARWOOD
QUEEN'S
20 OCTOBER, 1924
** THIS? SHOW-OFF "
A Comedy drama, in three acts, by GEORGE KELLY
Clara Myrtle Tannehill
Mrs. Fisher Clara Blandick
Amy Ellis Baker
Frank Hyland Graham Velsey
Mr. Fisher Charles Martin
Joe Frank Rowan
Aubrey Piper Raymond Walburn
Mr. Gill Myron Paulson
Mr. Rogers George Warrington
Play produced by the Author
GRAND, FULEAM
20 OCTOBER, 1924
"ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE"
A play, in three acts, by FREDERICK WITNEY
Presented by THE PARTNERSHIP PLAYERS
Delia Woodroffe Griselda Hervey
Mrs. Woodroffe Sybil Arundale
Basil Woodroffe George Tbirlwell
Welby J. Leslie Frith
Evan Meadow Brian Gilmour
Sylvia Meadow Marjorie Maclean
Melbury Chubb Philip Brandon
Sir Joshua Meadow A. Bromley-Davenport
.A Clerk Percival Clark
.Play produced by ANTHONY L. ELLIS
HAYMARKET
21 OCTOBER, 1924
"OLD ENGLISH"
A play, in three acts, by JOHN GALSVQRTHY
Sylvanus Heythorp ........... Norman McKinnel
Gilbert Farney .................. Austin Trevor
Bob Pillin ....................... Reginald Bach
Charles Ventnor ............... Lawrence Hanray
Mr. Brownbee .................... Charles Garry
Rosamund Lame ................... Irene Rooke
Phyllis ............................ Joan Maude
Jock .............................. Lewis Shaw
Joseph Pillin ..................... H. R. Hignett
Adela Heythorp ................ Louise Hampton
T ot i.e
TwoClerks
< Cecil Trouncer
{Godfrey Wixm
A Director ...................... Carteret Maule
Mr. Westgate ................ A. Blundell Murray
Mr. Winkley ................. W. Walton Palmer
Mr. Budgen ..................... Gerald Jerome
Mr. Appleby ............... A. Harding Steerman
A Reporter .................... Charles Maunsell
Letty ........................ Kitty Gordon-Lee
Meller .......................... Cecil Brooking
Molly ........................... Ethne Honan
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
LYRIC, HAMMER SMITH
23 OCTOBER, 1924
* « THE DUENNA "
A comic opera, in three acts, by
RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN
The music composed and arranged by
ALFRED REYNOLDS (after Linley)
Don Ferdinand .................... Michael Cole
Don Jerome ..................... Nigel Playfair
Don Antonio ...................... Denys Erlam
Don Carlos ....................... Guy Lefeuvre
Isaac Mendoza .................. Frank Cochrane
Father Paul ...................... Scott Russell
Lopez ........................... Alfred Harris
Donna Louisa ................ • .Elsa Macfarlane
Donna Clara .................... Isobel McLaren
The Duenna ...................... Elsie French
Lewis ........................ Angela Baddeley
Sancho ........................ Elsa Lanchester
XT e < Joan Pitt Chatham
Nuns ..................... I Marjorie Dixon
First Dancer ..................... Rupert Doone
Opera produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
THE OLD VIC.
25 OCTOBER, 1924
* " OTHELLO "
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Duke of Venice ................. Kingsley Baker
Brabantio ..................... John Macfarlane
Gratiano ......................... Henry Cohen
Lodovico ......... . ................ John Laurie
Othello ........................... Ion Swinley
Cassio ............................. Neil Porter
lago ............................ George Hayes
Roderigo ......................... John Garside
Montano ....................... Hilton Edwards
First Officer ...................... Claude Ricks
Second Officer ................ Ronald Nicholson
Third Officer ........................ Neil Curtis
Fourth Officer ................... Roy Ncwlands
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Clown Andrew Leigh,
Desdem-jna Marie Xey
Emilia Olivia Burlei^li
Bianca Dorice Fordred
Play produced by ROBERT AT KISS
ALDWYCH
26 OCTOBER, 1924
" THE HAYLOTG FAMILY »
A play, In three acts, by ALLAN MONKHOUSE
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Godfrey Hayling Herbert Waring
.Mrs. Hayling Edyth Olive
John Hayling John Wyse
Rhoda Hayling Valerie Taylor
Bobby Hayling Frederick Cooper
Felix Blair Eric Serle
Dr. Grimston Reginald Dance
Maid Kathleen Stuart
Detective Noel Allinson
Play produced by LEWIS T. CASSON
EVEEYMAN
27 OCTOBER, 1924
* « MISALLIANCE "
A debate, in one sitting, by G. BERNARD SHAW
Johnny Tarleton Frank Vosper
Bentley Summerhays Ivor Barnard
Hypatia Tarleton Leah Bateman
Mrs. Tarleton Margaret Yarde
Lord Summerhays Felix Aylmer
Mr. Tarleton Alfred Clark
Joey Percival Claude Rains
Lina Szczepanowska Dorothy Green
The Man Harold Scott
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
NEW
28 OCTOBER, 1924
" THE HOTJK AND THE MAS "
A drama of to-day, in four acts, by
FRANK STAYTON
Grassett F. G. Thurstans
Sir Robert Goode Ernest Bodkin
Lord Severn C. M. Lowne
Lady Ruth Goode Dorothy Thomas
Lucille Gracie Leigh
Lord Launceston Henry Wolston
The Hon. Archie Fortescue Walter Menpes
LadySevern Mrs. Arthur Whitby
Major Boyle Henry C. Hewitt
The Hon. Muriel Fortescue Jessie Winter
Sir John Faussett Rothbury Evans
Julian Wear Matheson Lang
Phillips Betty Belloc
Club Waiter Arthur Bush
Dowse A. S. Homewood
Effie Nora Robinson
Blagden Ernest Bodkin
Fergusson Walter Plinge
Play produced by MATHESON LANG
HIS MAJESTY'S
31 OCTOBER, 1924
" PATEIdA "
A comedy, with, music, in three acts, by
DENIS MACKAIL, ARTHUR STANLEY, *
and AUSTIN MELFORD ;
music by GEOFFREY GWYTKER
Humpherey Willie Warde
Crabbe George Robins
Augustus Wentworth Arthur Chesney
Mrs. Wentworth Stella St. Audrie
Elizabeth Mary Leigh
Alexandra Park Fay Martin
Primrose Hill Josephine Quest
Miss Snaythe Cicely Debenham
Peter Rumble Ambrose Manning
Ogden Scales Billy Leonard
Patricia Dorothy Dickson
John Bradshaw Philip Simmons
Henri Ducros Max Rivers
Play produced by DION TITHERADGE
HOLBOBN EMPIBE
3 NOVEMBER, 1924
« HERACUUS "
An historical play, in four acts, by
T. E. ELLIS
Heraclius Tristan Rawson
Theodore Michael Hogan
Martina Buena Bent
Constantine (Act I) Ann Trevor
Constantine (Act IV) • Carol Reed
Sergius Eugene Leahy
Nicetas Victor Lewisohn
Diagoras George Skillan
Bonus Robert Glennie
Ducas Alexander Field
Antinadore Eric Albury
Pyrrhus Osborne Adair
Theophanes Duncan Yarrow
Zeno CasweU Garth
Cleisthenes Chris Walker
Justin Carol Reed
Simeon Walter WaUis
Deucalion Henry Cass
Persian Officer Alexander Field
Messenger. Robert Glennie
Mahomet ." Victor Lewisohn
Characleia Beatrice Smith
Play produced by BRUCE WINSTON
FORTUNE
8 NOVEMBER, 1924
" SINNEKS"
A play, in three acts, by LAURENCE COWEN
Ellen Foster Cherry Hardy
Martin Cornelius William Lorrimer
George Foster Stephen T. Ewart
Maggie Blanche Romney
Joan Prudhoe Mary Buckingham
Dr. Louis Kovalovitch H. A Saintsbury
Rev. Aaron Watson Ivan Berlyn
Harriet Cornelius Molly Veness
Colonel Stephenson Harold Meade
John Prudhoe George Cooke
Mrs. Prudhoe Madge Flynn
cm
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
STRAND
9 NOVEMBER, 1924
* "KING JOHN"
Historical play by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
King John Ernest Milton
PrinceHenry Alan Webb
Prince Arthur Sidney Bromley
William Marshall Graveley Edwards
Geffrey Fitzpeter Gilbert Hudson
William Longsword Raymond Massey
Robert Bigot Alan Edmiston
Hubert De Burgh Stanley Drewitt
Robert Faulconbridge E. A. Walker
Philip Faulconbridge Norman V. Norman
Peter of Pomfret Horace Sequira
Philip Austin Trevor
Lewis Charles Carson
Archduke of Austria Cecil Calvert
Pandulph Tom Heslewood
Melun Cecil Brooking
Chatillon Arnold Pilbeam
Elinor Barbara Gott
Constance Esme Beringer
Blanch Joan Hopegood
Lady Faulconbridge Rose Yule
Play produced by STANLEY DREWITT
Gladys Smith Ruth Povafa
Harry Firth Carlton Hobbs
Joshua Wilson Terence O'Brien
Play produced by NORMAN PAGE
GRAND, PULHAM
10 NOVEMBER, 1924
"HUSBAND LOVE"
A play in three acts, by GUY NEWALL
Jim Valentine Guy Newall
Sandy David Hawthorne
Professor Budd A. Bromley-Davenport
Bob Skitston John Alexander
Paula Valentine Ivy Duke
Tony Leslie Sparkes
Maria Guiseppe Fred Raynham
Bittista Signer Lorenzini
Jellis Cecil Morton York
Paula's Mother Mary Rorke
Maid Helen Saintsbury
Englishman Basil Cunard
Englishwoman Rosamonde Down
Play produced by GUY NEWALL
NEW OXFORD
10 NOVEMBER, 1924
"THE FIRST EISS"
A musical play, in two acts,
adapted from the Spanish by BOYLE LAWRENCE
Music by PABLO LUNA
Mussulman Roy Deveraux
The Caliph Clifton Alderson
Prince Nurriden Gregory Stroud
Mustafa Roy Emerton
RaLfo V. Barrett-Lennard
Carambo • Dimitri Vetter
Almond Eye Betty Bolton
Maranda Carlito Ackroyd
Fatima Aimee Bebb
The Veiled One Lolita Hamilton
Ali Mon Denier Warren
Ben Ib-ben Courtice Pounds
Pranza Gertrude McCoy
Mariposa Desiree Ellinger
Zu-f ar Percy Parsons
Lola and Lula Dolores Sisters
Play produced by WILLIAM J. WILSON
EVERYMAN
10 NOVEMBER, 1924
«« CLOGS TO CLOGS »
A Lancashire comedy, in three acts, by
JOHN WALTON
Martha Simister Sydney Fairbrother
William Simister Fewfass Llewellyn
Charles Simister Clifford Mollison
Mary Simister Evelyn Culver
Fanny Simister Margaret Moffat
Tom Simister F. B.Sharp
REGENT
16 NOVEMBER, 1924
* " EPICCENE ; or, THE SILENT WOMAN "
A comedy by BEN JONSON
Presented by THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Morose Cedric Hardwicke
Davp. Eugenie Raymond Massey
Clerimont Henry C. Hewitt
True-wit George Zucco
Epicoene Godfrey Winn
loh. Daw Melville Cooper
Amorous La Foole Harold Scott
Thorn : Otter Alfred Clark
Cutberd Wallace Evennett
Mute A. Corney Grain
Mad. Haughty Ethel Lodge
Mad. Centaure Hilda Sims
Mrs. Mavis Winifred Evans
Mrs. Otter Marion Lind
Parson Adrian Byrne
Page David Brynley
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
HOLBORN EMPIRE
17 NOVEMBER, 1924
"ANGEL GRAYCE"
A play, in three acts, by BRUCE WINSTON
" Sqwug " Higson Michael Hogan
Thompson Victor Lewisohn
Bryan Brett Duncan Yarrow
Angel Grayce Beatrice Smith
Bromley Browne Alexander Field
The Cook Margaret Guinness
Frank Frome Tristan Rawson
Rene Brett Buena Bent
Play produced by BRUCE WINSTON
CIV
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
THE OLD VIC
17 NOVEMBER, 1924
* *6 A ffiDSUMMEB EIGHT'S DREAM "
Comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Theseus - Neil Porter
E^eus John Macfarlane
Lvsander John Laurie
Demetrius Ronald Nicholson
Hermia Dorice Fordred
Helena Mary Ney
Hippolyta Molly Francis
Quince' John Garside
Bottom George Hayes
Flute Neil Curtis
Snout Michael Watts
Starveling Henry Cohen
Snug David Mackane
Qberon Ion Swinley
Titania Frances St. Barbe West
Puck Andrew Leigh
Philostrate Kingsley Baker
Cobweb Rosamond de Perinello
Pease Blossom Iris Roberts
Moth Myrtle Peters
Mustard-seed Topsy Harris
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
AMBASSADORS
18 NOVEMBER, 1924
* "THE GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED"
A play in three acts, by H. M. HARWOOD
Emily Corbett Dierdre Doyle
Marjorie Corbett Cattdeen Nesbitt
Jane Strood Mabel Terry Lewis
Eric Thorburn Jack Hobbs
George Corbett, M.P Stafford Hilliard
Jerry Weston, M.P Nicholas Hannen
Rt Hon. Lord Henry Markham, M.P Fred Kerr
Captain Rivers * J. W. Austin
Mr. Morris Harley Merica
Mr. Cornthwaite. ., Paul Gill
Tuck Henry Caine
Mr. Salterthw ite Carleton" Hobbs
John Garforth, M.P Fewlass Llewellyn
Play produced by H. M. HARWOOD
SCALA
23 NOVEMBER, 1924
"JUDAS ISCARIOT"
A play in seven scenes, by E. TEMPLE THURSTON
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Simon Iscariot Frank Vosper
Anna Louis Hampton
1st Chaldean Raymond Massey
2nd Chaldean Douglas Ross
3rd Chaldean Oliver Johnston
Lois Joyce Kennedy
Judas Iscariot Campbell Gillian
Huldah Nora Robinson
Girl of Nain Violet Penule
1st Man of Nain Oliver Johnston
2nd Man of Nain Ro >er Livesey
3rd Man of Nain Douglas Ross
Boy of Nain Peter Godfrey
Rabbi of Nain Fred O'Donovan
Widow of Nain Margot Sieveking
1st Man of Jerusalem Nigel Bruce
2nd Man of Jerusalem Waiter Hurld
3rd Man of Jerusalem. Guy PMIlips
Girl of Jerusalem Alison Leggatt
Priest of Sanhedrin Gordon Barker
Maid Kathleen Blake
Messenger F. V. Owen
Play produced by E. TEMPLE THURSTON and
CAMPBELL GULLAN
GRAND, FDLHAM
24 NOVEMBER, 1924
" MARIGOLD "
A romantic comedy, in prologue and three
acts, by DAVID GILL
Chase Oliver Johnston
A Footman Philip Brandon
Naomi Lucy Rosemary Corry
Miss Patience Lowrie Mary Forbes
Rose Joan Castle
Revd. Peter Lowrie Basil Gill
Miss Prudence Lowrie Georgette de Serville
Miss Marigold O'Reilly Grizelda Hervey
Tom Percival Clark
Martin Lucy George Thirlwell
Sir Thomas Overmoor Frederick Moyes
Sir Eustace Warne Frederick Annerley
Play produced by ANTHONY L, ELLIS
UTTLE
25 NOVEMBER, 1924
"FALLING LEAVES"
A play, in three acts, by SUTTON VANE
Hammenvay Stanley Lathbury
Sylva Diana Hamilton
Piiilip Allan Jeayes
Pennington Frank Vosper
Lord Chalk Button Vane
Play produced by WILLIAM ABINGDON
EVERYMAN"
25 NOVEMBER, 1924
" THE VORTEX "
A play, in three acts, by NOEL COWARD
Preston Claire Keep
Helen Saville Mary Robspn
Pauncefort Quentin F. Kinsey Peile
Clara Hibbert Millie Sim
Florence Lancaster Lilian Braithwaite
Tom Veryan Alan Hollis
Nicky Lancaster Noel Coward
David Lancaster Bromley Davenport
Bunty Mainwaring Molly Kerr
Bruce Fairlight Ivor Barnard
Play rehearsed by the Author under the
direction of NORMAN MACDERMOTT
NEW
26 NOVEMBER, 1924
* " THE WANDERING JEW "
A play, in four acts, by E. TEMPLE THURSTON
Judith .......................... Hutin Britton
Winifred Izard
.........................
Matatblas, the Jew ............. Matheson Lang
Du Guesdin ................... « • Arthur Bush
CV
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Boemond, Prince of Tarentum. . .Henry C. Hewitt
Godfrey, Duke of Normandy. R. Campbell Fletcher
Pages Leslie Paine and Brian Hayes
Raymond of Toulouse George SkiUan
Issachar, an old Jew Ernest Bodkin
Joanne de Beaudricourt Isobel Elsom
The Unknown Knight Matheson Lang
Phirous, a Man at Arms Donald Wolfit
Mario, a Servant Hector Abbas
Andrea Michelotti Leonard Shepherd
Matteo Bottadio Matheson Lang
Gianella Bottadio Jessie Winter
Pietro Morelli George SkiUan
Al Kazar Henry C. Hewitt
Lazzaro Zapportas Hector Abbas
Maria Zapportas Nona Wynne
Arnaldo Xapportas Brian Hayes
Matteos Battadios Matheson Lang
Olalla Quintana Dorothy Holmes- Gore
Gonzalez Ferara ."George SkiUan
Alonzo Gastro Ernest Bodkin
Juan de Texeda,
Inquisitor General Leonard Shepherd
Councillor Owen Cassidy
Councillor Stephen Denby
Officer of the Inquisition R. Campbell Fletcher
Officer of the Inquisition Walter Menpes
A Man at Arms Walter Plinge
Play produced by MATHESON LANG
SCALA
30 NOVEMBER, 1924
" DEAR FATHER "
A comedy about nothing, in three acts,
"by MICHAEL ARLEN
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Minx H. R. Hignett
James Berridge H. St. Barbe West
Pamela Crawford Jane Grahame
Captain Miles Winter Brian Gilmour
George Crawford, M.P Herbert Marshall
Mrs, Berridge Isabel Jeans
Geoffrey Allen G. H. Mulcaster
An Old Waiter Leonard Calvert
A Woman Olga Slade
Play produced by FRANKLIN DYALL
CENTUEY
30 NOVEMBER, 1924
"BYEON"
A play, in seven episodes, by ALICE LAW
Byron Henry Oscar
Lady Byron Esme Biddle
Hobhouse A. Harding Steerman
Thomas Moore Fred O'Donovan
Madame Benzoai Marjorie Clarke- Jervoise
Countess Guicioli Hazel Jones
Count Gamba Douglas Osborn
Prince Mavrocordato Tristan Rawson
Dr. Bruno John Redmond
Lieutenant Parry George Blackwood
Fletcher Fred Piper
Greek Admiral J. Hurnal
Colonel Stanhope A. Harding Steerman
Cox Pauline de Wet
Zita Noel Allinson
Suliot Officer Lawrence Olivier
Play produced by HENRY OSCAR
ST. MARTIN'S
2 DECEMBER, 1924
"NO MAN'S LAND"
A play, in three acts, adipted from, the French,
by ASHLEY DUKES
Anna Marie Wright
Pauline Parisot Haidee Wright
Schreiner Derlincourt Odium
Augusta Betty Ross-Clarke
Captain Hartig Vincent Clive
Paul Parisot Malcolm Keen
Camille Kenneth Kent
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
QUEEN'S
4 DECEMBER, 1924
"ORANGE BLOSSOM"
A comedy, in three acts, adapted from the
French, by HARRY GRAHAM
Raymond de Meri court Francis Lister
Sacha Genia Ratmirova
Madeleine Fay Compton
Madame Vinet Helen Haye
Monsieur Pidoux Henry Wen man
Madame de Mrricourt Sybil Carlisle
Monsieur de Mericourt Allan Aynesworth
Mile. Renee Bonchamps Dorothy Tetley
" " s Fougasse Marie Tempest
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
HEW
7 DECEMBER, 1924
" THE MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF"
A comedy, in three acts, by ASHLEY DUKES
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
An Innkeeper Wallace Evennett
His Wife Esme Hubbard
A Lady Laura Cowie
Her Maid Eileen Beldon
A Nobleman Allan Jeayes
His Man Leon Quartermain
Play produced by A. E. FILMER
REGENT
8 DECEMBER, 1924
" THE JEFFERSQNS "
A comedy, in three acts, by VINCENT DOUGLASS
Christopher Jefferson Wilfred Shine
Helen Jefferson Edith Devonshire
Rosie Jefferson Mary Anthony
Stephen Anthony Fred Grove
Joseph Forshaw Albert Williams
Nathaniel Mosscrop George Dewhurst
Geoffrey Mosscrop Dennis Renton
Silas P. Mallinson John Rockey
Elizabeth Dorothy Lawrence
Play produced by WILFRED SHINE and
AUBREY DEXTER
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
GRAHD, FULHAM
8 DECEMBER, 1924
" THE HAN WHO CAME HOME "
A play, in a prologue and three acts, by
HENRY EDWARDS and EDWARD IRWIN
Grosvenor Wentworth Henry Vibart
Richard Wentworth Wilfred Caithness
Mr. Tamplin Basil Dyne
Hawkins Gordon Tomkins
Monte Witchcombe Tom Ronald
Bob Hatchett .Cecil Warwick
Inspector of Police Alan Trewen
Denis Trevor Henry Edwards
Bella Hilda Bruce Potter
Lady Macmichael Dulcima Glasby
Lydia Macmichael Sarah Dartry
Mary Lattimer Chrissie White
Play produced by HENRY EDWARDS
OLD VIC
8 DECEMBER, 1924
* "HAHNELE"
A dream poem by GERHART HAUPTMANN
Translated by WILLIAM ARCHER
Tulpe Cecilia Nono
Hedwig (Hete) Dorice Fordred
Pleshke Neil Curtis
Hanke Neil Porter
Gottwald Ion Swinley
Seidel Henry Cohen
Harinele Evelyn Neilson
Schmidt Sidney Buckman
Berger. , John Laurie
Dr. Wachler H. Fisher White
Martha Marie Ney
Mattern George Hayes
A Figure Olivia Burleigh
1st Angel Ursula Garvin
2nd Angel Barbara Leake
3rd Angel Margaret Smalden
Black Angel Michael Watts
Tailor Andrew Leigh
A Boy Ernest Nichols
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
REGENT
14 DECEMBER, 1924
* " THE MERRY WIVES OF WMDSOR "
A comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Sir John Falstaff Roy Byford
Fen ton Philip Cunningham, Jun.
Shallow Frederick Harker
Slender J. Leslie Frith
Ford Douglas Burbidge
Page Tristan Rawson
Sir Hugh Evans D. Hay Petrie
Dr. Caius Cecil Brooking
Host of the Garter Inn Oliver Crombie
Bardolph Leonard Walker
Kstol Percy Rhodes
Nym Arnold Pilbeam
Robin Peter Dean
Simple Alan Edmiston
Rugby R. Rathboae
Mistress Ford Jean Cadell
Mistress Page Margaret Scudamore
Anne Page Sybil Faye
Mistress Quickly Helena Millais
Play produced by HUBERT HIKE
COMEDY
15 DECEMBER, 1924
" JUST MARRIED "
A farcical comedy, in taree acts, by
ADELAIDE MATTHEWS and ANN NICHOLS
Mrs. Johnnie Walker Leila Langley
Second Steward Harry J. Schaefer
Victoire Bertin Marcelle Carroll
Ship's Officer Robert Peter Davis
Mr. U. Makepeace Witter Willard Foster
Mrs. U. Makepeace Witter Ruth Maitland
First Steward Charles Hamilton
Mrs. Jack Stanley Dorothy Mortimer
Jack Stanley Jack Melford
Percy Jones Bobby Blythe
Robert Adams Lynne Overman
Roberta Adams Vivian Martin
Taxi Driver Arthur Page
Play produced by CLIFFORD STORK
FORTUNE
15 DECEMBER, 1924
* " WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD "
A farce, in three acts, by CHARLES MARLOWE
Sir Guy de Vere Bromley Challenor
Isaac Isaacson Charles F. Lloyd
Hon. Charles Widdicom.be Frank Atkinson
Rev. Peter Pottlebury, D.D George Child
Sir Bryan Ballymote Richard Summers
Wittle Reginald Tippett
Barker Jack Fytche
Herald James Craig
Hon. Mrs. Waldegrave Violet Ellicott
Miss Sarah Isaacson Gwen Llewellyn
Lady MUlicent Egginton Helene Simon
Lady Marjorie Egginton Lesly Birks
Katie Pottlebury Sheila Birks
Alice Barker Doris Francis
Lady Rowena Egginton Enid Cooper
Play produced by BROMLEY CHALLENOR
EVERYlffiAN
16 DECEMBER, 1924
" THE Tm&NNY OP HOME "
A domestic comedy, in three acts, by
W. LEMON HALL
Randal Fred O'Donovan
Olive Weatherby Joan Vivian- Rees
Rev. Bernard Weatherby Campbell Gullan
Mrs. Glanville Clare Greet
Winnie Glanville Beatrix Thomson
Vera Burton Marie Dainton
Mrs. Elphingham Margaret Carter
Major Elphingham Eliot Makeham
Andrew Cobb George Merritt
Gerald Weatherby Frederick T. Cooper
Cyril Durlston Cyril Nash
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
ROYALTY
16 DECEMBER, 1924
* ** ¥nto VORTEX "
A play, in three acts, by NOEL COWARD
Preston Kathleen Blake
Helen Saville Mary Robson
Pauncefort Quentin F. Kinsey Peile
Clara Hibbert Millie Sim
Florence Lancaster Lilian Braithwaite
Tom Veryan Alan Hollis
Nicky Lancaster Noel Coward
David Lancaster Bromley Davenport
Bunty Mainwaring Molly Kerr
Bruce Fairlight Ivor Bernard
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
SHAFTESBURY
16 DECEMBER, 1924
* "CHARLEY'S AONT"
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
BRANDON THOMAS
Col. Sir Francis Chesney Arthur P. Bell
Stephen Spettigue James E. Page
Jack Chesney Jevan Brandon -Thomas
Charles Wykeham Malcolm Neville
Lord Fancourt Babberley Richard Cooper
Brassett Walter Dolphin
Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez Margaret Murray
Kitty Verdun Dorothy Barclay
Ella Delahay Jane Graham
Amy Spettigue Gwynne Whitby
ADELPHI
18 DECEMBER, 1924
* "PETER PAN"
Fairy play by SIR JAMES BARRIE
Peter Pan Gladys Cooper
Jf-^ook > lanHunter
Mr. Darling 5
Mrs. Darling Stella Patrick Campbell
Wendy Moira Angela Darling. .Angela du Maurier
John Napoleon Darling Gerald Andersen
Michael Nicholas Darling Brian Glennie
Nana Gordon Carr
Tootles Audrey Lucas
Nibs Jill Esmond-Moore
Slightly Harold Scott
Curly Diana Beaumont
First Twin Phil Buchanan
Second Twin Agatha Kentish
Smee George Skelton
Gentleman Starkie Charles Trevor
Great Big Little Panther Francis L Sullivan
Tiger Lily Nancy Pawley
Liza Winifred Sutton
Play produced by LICHFIELD OWEN
ST. JAMES'S
18 DECEMBER, 1924
" POLLYANNA »
A glad play in three acts
By CATHERINE CHISHOLM GUSHING
Founded on the novel by ELEANOR H. PORTER
Mrs. Cannody Alice Beet
Miss Caroll Elizabeth Watson
Mrs. Gregg Mary Brough
Nancy Maire O'Xeill
Polly Harrington Grace Lane
Ppllyanna Whittier Joan Barry
Jimmy Bean Hugh Dempster
John Pendleton Lyn Harding
Blinker Jones Tom. Reynolds
Dr. Chilton Athole Stewart
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
HAYMARKET
20 DECEMBER, 1924
* "A KISS FOR CINDERELLA"
A fancy, by J. M. BARRIE
Mr. Bodie J. H. Roberts
Policeman Norman McKinnel
Cinderella Hilda Trevelyan
A Coster Charles Maunsell
Mrs. Maloney Cicely Gates
A Gentleman A. Harding Steennan
Marie Terese Marjorie Brook
Gladys Ivy Raymond
Delphine Lucia Jones
Gretchen Olive Drew
Godmother Madge Murray
Page Victor Tunwell
The Lord Mayor Charles Garry
The Censor Cecil Trouncer
The King Austin Trevor
The Queen Lady Tree
Penguin James Gilbert
Cinderella's Rival Dorothie Thomas
Ellen Ethne Honan
Dr. Bodie Louis Hampton
Danny Reginald Bach
The Probationer Pamela Dartrey
Play produced by CHARLES LA TROBE, under the
personal direction of the Author
GARRICK
24 DECEMBER, 1924
" SIX CYLINDER LOVE "
A comedy, in three acts, by W. ANTONY
McGuiRE
Mr. Burton Sebastian Smith
Mrs. Burton Sybil Arundale
Phyllis Joyce Carey
Mary Marcelle Roche
Margaret Louise Prussing
Bertram Ian Fleming
Harold Joan Raglan
Gilbert Stirling Bobby Howes
Marylin Stirling Edna Best
Donroy Ernest Leeman
Mrs. Stapleton James Lindsay
Smith John Collins
Johnson Frank Leslie
Play produced by JOHN COLLINS
PRINCE'S
24 DECEMBER, 1924
" ALP'S BUTTON "
An extravaganza by W. A. DARLINGTON
Private Bill Grant Ambrose Thorne
Lance-Corporal Greenstock Edward Ouston
Sergeant Lees E. C. Hawken
Private Alf Higgins ' .Tubby Edlin
The Slave of the Button George F. Ida
Captain Richards Emerton Court
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Lieutenant Deals Alien George Thirwell
Lady Isabel FItz-Peter Jane Welsh
Mustapha Arthur Pitt
Liz Walker Hazel Jones
Anis-al- Jalis (Lucy) Esme Fitz-Gibbon
Zubaidah (Agnes) Doris Jolmstone
Sitt-al-Hush (Dancer) Mile. Petreska
Rev. Julian Davies James Carrali
Mrs. Davies Ada Palmer
Lord Dunwater Forbes Dawson.
Play produced by HOLMAN CLARK and
E. DAGNALL
MEW OXFORD
24 DECEMBER, 1924
* ** DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT "
King Rat (and the Native) George Crossley
Fairy Bowbell Mary Douglas
The Spirit of the Chimes Helen Cooney
The Cat Fred Whittaker
Bill (and Bo'sun) Seth Egbert
Alf (and Mate) Albert Egbert
Alderman Fitzwarren Alfred Wright
The Captain Phyllis Heryet
Alice - Vera Bryer
Eliza Douglas Byng
Dick Whittington Mabel Green
Idle Jack Wilkie Bard
Prima Ballerina Derra de Moroda
The Emperor Roy Emerton
The Princess Helen Cooney
Children Terry's Juveniles
Pantomime produced by ALBERT DE COURVILLE
LYCEUM
26 DECEMBER, 1924
" THE' FORTY THIEVES "
A pantomime by LEEDHAM BANTOCK
Music by GUY JONES
AM Baba (A Woodcutter) Stan Paskin
Cogia (His Wife) Albert Letine
Donald (His Donkey) Freddy Austin
Ginger (His Dog) George Green
Cassim (His Rich Brother) Rolf Slater
Mrs. Cassim (His Wife) Will Richards
Prince Hakki Eileen Dagmar
Princess Hadgi Dorita Behnont
Rtrano I Ba§dad Police- - -Tiie Hengler Brothers
Hassan (An Auctioneer) Louis Gaye
Abdallah (Captain of Thieves) Doris Clayton
Hassarac (Chief of Staff) George Jackley
Cassarac (Second Chief) Archie McCaig
The Caliph of Bagdad Robert Woollard
Mustapha (A Cobbler) Harry Hartley
Sesame (Genii of the Cave) Frank Elsworthy
Spirit of Youth Baby Love
Shahrazad (A Dancer) Connie Wilde
Onyx Leon Kellaway
Dubas (A Wazir of Bagdad) George Sparrow
Kafur (A Magician) Zellini
Morgiana (Slave of Cassim) Connie Browning
Ganem (AH Baba's Son) Irene Shamrock
Pantomime produced by WALTER and
FREDERICK MELVILLE
LONDON HIPPODROME
26 DECEMBER, 1924
" MOTHER GOOSE "
Mother Goose .................. Shaun Glenville
Jack ....................... Wee Georgie Wood
Jill .............................. Isobel Eisom
Maisie ....................... Clarice Hardwicke
Squire Longacres ............... Bernard Dudley
Viscount Discount ................ Tom E. Head
Robbie ......................... Dorothy Ward
The Golden Goose ............... Fred Conquest
.............. Tte Shanks Bros.
Fairy Heartsease ............. Florence Saunders
Demon Discordo ............... St. John Medley
The Duchess ...................... Mary Dibley
A Witch .......................... May Norton
Pantomime produced by JULIAN WYLIE
STRAND
26 DECEMBER, 1924
* " TREASURE ISLAND "
A play adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's
romance, by JAMES B. FAGAN
-Arthur Bourchier
James Carew
Edmund Kennedy
. . .Charles Groves
James Carew
.Claude Edmonds
Harry Danby
Edmund Kennedy
. . . .James Arnold
..William Dxeter
Cyril Jarvis
. . .Percival Coyte
.Charles Groves
Long John Silver
Captain Billy Bones
Pew
Black Dog
George Merry
Tom Morgan
Deadeye
Israel Hands
Job Anderson
Johnny
Dirk
O'Brien
Ben Gunn
Tom Watkins James Arnold
Dick Becket Bould
Abe Gray Edward E. Silk
Harry Leslie Norman
Allan Eric Fowler
Squire Trelawney Fred Lewis
Joyce Graham Stuart
Hunter Robert Haslam
Redruth Claude Edmonds
Dr. Liyesay S. A. Cookson
Captain Smollett Alec Chumley
Mr. Arrow Vincent Carlyle
Supervisor Dance Percival Coyte
Tiu Douglas Graham
Joe Crossley Graham Stuart
Mrs. Hawkins Mary Raby
Jim Hawkins Terence de Marney
DRURY LANE
26 DECEMBER, 1924
* " A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM "
A comedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Theseus Allan Jeayes
Egeus Brember Wills
Lysander Leon Quartermaine
Demetrius Frank Vosper
Philostrate Douglas Burbidge
Quince Frank Cellier
Snug Alfred Clark
Bottom Wilfrid Walter
Flute Clifford Mollison
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Snout .......................... Miles Malleson
Starveling ...................... H. 0. Nicholson
Hippolyta .......................... Mary Clare
Hermia ......................... Athene Seyler
Helena ........................... Edith Evans
Oberon ......................... Robert Harris
Titania ................ Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
Puck ........................... D. Hay Petrie
First Fairy ..................... Lorna Hubbard
Pease Blossom .................. Monica Disney
Cobweb ......................... Peggy Livesey
Moth ......................... Margaret Neason
Mustard Seed ...... ........ Violet Aubert
Singing Fairy ................. Sylva van Dyck
Prepares Daaseuses
Premier Danseur ................ Jack Renshaw
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
EVEKYMA3S
26 DECEMBER, 1924
* ft 'fH'W PHILAKDEEER "
A comedy by G. BERNARD SHAW
Leonard Charteris ................ Claude Rains
Joseph, Cuthbertson ............ Fred O'Donovan
Colonel Craven Stanley Drewitt
Dr. Paramore Felix Aylmer
Page George Waller
Sylvia Craven Xadine March
Julia Craven Dorothy Massingham
Grace Tanfield Cecily Byrne
Play rehearsed by MILTON ROSMER under the
direction of NORMAN MACDERMOTT
LITTLE
30 DECEMBER, 1924
" YOU AND I "
A comedy, in three acts, by PHILIP BARRY
Veronica Duane Nora Swinburne
Roderick White Robert Mawdesley
Nancy White Margaret Moflat
Maitland White Gerald Ames
Etta May Ward
G. T. Warren Michael Sherbrooke
Geoffrey Nicols Tristan Rawson
Play produced by SEWELL COLLINS
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
1925
MEW
4 JANUARY, 1925
**THE FAIRWAY"
A comedy, in three acts, from the French, by
NOEL SCOTT and AURIOL LEE
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Hired Waiter Frank V. Leveson
Madame Sezeres Olga Slade
Arlette Muriel Alexander
Jacqueline Nadine March
Guest Ewart Scott
Baronne de Claches .Margot Sieveking
Baron de Claches Algernon West
jfax Kenneth Kent
Serge Raymond Massey
Spadeili Guy Boulton
Lady Guest Grizelda Hervey
Journalist H. E. Stoker
jean Aubrey Mather
Pacome Oliver Johnston
Play produced by GEORGES DE WARFAZ
ST. JAMES'S
6 JANUARY, 1925
" MEDDLERS "
A farce in three acts, by NORMAN S. PUGH
and AGNES PLATT
Dr Vivian Ashton Farren Soutar
Enid Hastings Mimi Crawford
Miss Bishop Gladys fiolliott
Aloysius Longredge Edwin Greenwood
Geoffrey Lee John Wyse
Alice Wynne Margaret Swallow-
Miss Twitter Buena Bent
Annie. Honor Bright
James Charles Vane
Play produced by REGINALD BACH
"NUMBER 24"
A play, in one act, by DAVID AMHERST MINLORE
Dr. Sir Parker Domville J. Henry Twyford
Silent Sam Charles Vane
Play produced by CHARLES VANE
GLOBE
7 JANUARY, 1925
" CAMILLA STATES HER CASE "
A play, in three acts, and an epilogue
by GEORGE EGERTON
Loaring E. A. Walker
Ronald Lanchester George Relph
Anne McCarthy Dora Gregory
Major William Leighton George Tally
Emmet N. Tandy William Phelps
Violet Leighton Lilian Cavanagh
Lady Sophie Dundas Mary Rorke
Major-General Sir John Leighton, Bt. K.C.B.,
D.S.O C. M. Lowne
Lady Leighton Margaret Bannerman
Monty Gordon Ivan Berlyn
Freeman Henry Vibart
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
£—(2140) 24 pp. C:
CENTURY
8 JANUARY, 1925
** THE SHIP "
A play, in three acts, by ST. JOHN G. ERVINE
Old Mrs. Thurlow Lena Ashwell
John Thurlow Frederick Leister
Janet Katie Johnson
Jack Clive Woods
Hester Daphne Heard
Captain Cornelius Philip Reeves
George Norwood Geoffrey Dunlop
Maid Joan Handfield
** Q " THEATRE
13 JANUARY, 1925
* " A MESSAGE FROM MARS "
A play, in three acts, by RICHARD GANTHONY
Minnie Templar Dorothy Dix
Aunt Martha Mrs. Arthur Whitby
Horace Parker Terence O'Brien
Bella Edith Harley
Mr. Dicey Cyril Nash
Tramp EHot Makeham
Messenger from Mars H. A. Saintsbttry
Policeman Robert Crosby
Woman Outcast Pelia de Leon
Mrs. Clarence Laura Walker
Wounded Man Alexander Field
Polly Beatrice Lewisohn
Sir Edward Vivian Cecil Cameron
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
REGENT
14 JANUARY, 1925
* «ST JOAN"
A play, in seven scenes, by G. BERNARD SHAW
Robert de Baudricourt Shayle Gardner
Steward Stockwell Hawkins
joan Sybil Thorndike
Bertrand de Poulengey Victor Lewisohn
The Archbishop of Rheims. . .Robert Cunningham
La Tremouille Bruce Winston
Court Page Godfrey Winn
Gilles de Rais Milton Rosmer
Captain La Hire Matthew Forsyth
The Dauphin Ernest Thesiger
The Duchesse de la Tremouille Beatrice Smith
Dunois Robert Horton
Dunois's Page Jack Hawkins
Richard de Beauchamp E. Lyall Swete
Chaplain de Stogumber Lewis T. Casson
Peter Cauchon Eugene Leahy
Warwick's Page Sidney Bromley
The Inquisitor O. B. Clarence
D'Estivet Raymond Massey
De Courcelles Francis Hope
Brother Martin Ladvenu Lawrence Anderson
The Executioner Victor Lewisohn
An English Soldier Stockwell Hawkins
A Gentleman • Osborne Adair
Play produced by LEWIS T. CASSON
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
EVEEYMAN
20 JANUARY, 1925
"HOME AFFAIRS"
A comedy, in three acts, by LADISLAS FODQR
English version by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
Justin Frederick Moves
Adolphe Harold B. Meade
Brigitte Clair Keep
Lionel d'Avencourt Claude Rains
Susanne Hilda Bayley
Jacques Morrell Felix Aylmer
Duvert Mervyn Johns
Poulin Andrew Wight
Baron Martin Harold B. Meade
Margot Latreux Nadine March
Lucien Tirlemont Lauderdale Maitland
Dechamps George Merritt
Robert Charles Thomas
Adrienne Elizabeth Arkell
Vaubert William Bradford
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
ST. JAMES'S
21 JANUARY, 1925
"GROUNDS FOE DIVORCE "
A comedy, in three acts, by GUY BOLTON
From the Hungaiian of ERNEST VAJDA
Marte Pamela Carme
Felix Roget Lawrence Grossmith
Marianne Regnault Jane Wood
Denise Sorbier Madge Titheradge
Labelle '. Lawrence Hanray
Maurice Sorbier Owen Nares
Marie Roget Violet Graham
Henriette Deschamps Alice O'Dea
Marchese Guido Longoni Dino Galvani
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
APOLLO
22 JANUARY, 1925
"BY THE WAY"
A revue by RONALD JEANS and HAROLD SIMPSON
Lyrics by GRAHAM JOHN
Music by VIVIAN ELLIS
Betty Chester
STB AND
24 JANUARY, 1925
Jack Hulbert
Eddie Childs
Harold French
Winnie Meyeri
Dorothy Hurst
Cicely Courtneidge
Babs Valerie
Marie Arnold
Celia Glynn
Revue produced by JACK HULBERT
VAUDEVILLE
23 JANUARY, 1925
"POSSESSIONS"
A play, in three acts, by N. F. GRANT
Sir William Jesmond, Bt., J.P., M.P..Sam Livesey
Talbot Matthew Boulton
David Arnott Ian Fleming
Lady Jesmond Helen Haye
Colonel Wedderburn, C.B., D.S.O. . C. Aubrey Smith
Monica Jesmond .' Fabia Drake
The Earl of Northallerton Ernest Main waring
Mrs. Arnott Irene Rooke
A play, in three acts, by HENRY BERNSTEIN
Adapted by COSMO GORDON-LENNOX
Richard Chelf ord .............. Arthur Bourchier
Raymond Leyton ................. James Carew
Harry Leyton ..................... Jack Hobbs
Mr. Prothero .................... Alick Chumley
Butler .......................... Beckett Bould
Footman ....................... Robert Young
Isabel Leyton ........... Stella Patrick Campbell
Marise Chelford ................... Kyrle Bellew
Play produced by NORMAN PAGE
ALDWYCH
25 JANUARY, 1925
* ** THE ASSIGNATION "
Comedy, by JOHN DRYDEN
Presented by the PHOENIX SOCIETY
Duke of Mantua ................. Charles Carson
Prince Frederick ............... Charles Horderti
Aurelian ......... . ............. Oliver Johnston
Camillo ....................... RaymondMassey
Mario ......................... Tristan Rawson
Ascanio ...................... Frederick Peisley
Benito ......................... Melville Cooper
Valerio ....................... Matthew Forsyth
Fabio .......................... John H. Moore
A Captain .................... Campbell Fletcher
Sophronia ..................... Margaret Carter
Lucretia .................. Dorothy Massingham
Hippolita ....................... Eileen Beldon
Laura ............................ Vera Lennox
Violetta .................... Hermione Baddeley
Frontona .......................... Olga Slade
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
NEW OXFORD
26 JANUARY, 1925
" THE MONKEY HOUSE "
A farce, in three acts, by WALTER W. ELLIS
Stanley Cruikshank ............... David Miller
Colonel Algernon Browne .......... Frank Arlton
Doctor Hobson .................... Henry Ford
Professor Hatchett .............. Denis J/Hogan
Window Cleaner ................ Dundas Walker
Julie Browne .................... Mimi Crawford
Mary Cruikshank ................... Elsie Craig
Saunders ....................... Elsie Goulding
"Mrs. Widdicombe ................ Gladys ffolliott
Little Mary ............... . ......... Ena Leger
Play produced by the Author
GRAND, FULHAM
26 JANUARY, 1925
" JITTA'S ATONEMENT "
A tragi-comedy, in three acts, by S. TREBITSCH ;
translated by G. BERNARD SHAW
Professor Bruno Haldenstedt ....... Vincent Clive
Agnes Haldenstedt ................. Nancy Price
Edith Haldenstedt ........... Prudence Vanbrugh
Professor Alfred Lenkheim ....... J. Leslie Frith
Jitta Lenkheim ................ Violet Vanbrugh
Doctor Ernest Fessler ............ Leonard Upton
Mrs. Billiter .................... Muriel Johnston
Girl from the Florists ........... , Margaret Davey
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
SHAFTBSBUBY
27 JANUARY, 1925
"IIGHTNIF"
A play, In a prologue and three acts,
by WINCHELL SMITH and FRANK BACON*
Lightnin' Bill Jones Horace Hodges
John Marvin Donald Foster
Raymond Thomas Owen Rough-wood
Lemuel Townsend Charles Evans
Rodney Harper Walter Pearce
Everett Hammond Louis Goodrich
Nevin Blodgett George Zucco
Oscar Nelsen. Henry Carlisle
Fred Peters David Hallam
Walter Lennon Gus Wheatman
Zeb Crothers E. H. Paterson
Teddy P. Cunningham., Jun.
Liveryman Donald Fergusson
Mildred Buckley Nora Robinson
Mrs. Jones Ruth Chester
Margaret Davis Diana Wilson
Mrs. Harper Kay Thomas
Freda Dora Travers
Emily Jarvis Sarah Dartrey
Mrs. Moore Eileen Munro
Mrs. Jordan Mabel Gower
Mrs. Preston Adelaide Grace
Mrs. Starr Doreen Whitten
Mrs. Cogshall Lenore Caulfeild
Play produced by WINCHELL SMITH
QUEEN'S
28 JANUARY, 1925
" SILENCE "
A melodrama, in three acts, by MAX MARGIN
Deputy Warden Mallory G. Clifton Boyne
Prison Guard Wilson Gunning
Andrew Pritchard A. S. Homewood
Jim Warren Godfrey Tearle
District Attorney Clarke Clayton Greene
Priest F, Booth Conway
Mollie Burke Mary Clare
Mamie Josephine Dixon
Rose Catherine Drago
Phyllis Pamela Williams
Francine Joan Garstin
Harry Silvers Alexander Sarner
Nolan Rothbury Evans
Policeman Wilson Gunning
Nonna Powers > Helen Spencer
Norma Drake $
Phil Powers H. St. Barbe West
Dr. Thorpe George Hewetson
Alderman Connors Vincent Holman
Arthur Lawrence James Raglan
Cora Part Buchanan
Father Ryan Rothbury Evans
Play produced by the Author
Lady Jaae Walton Dorothie Pidcock
Archie Wells. Edmund Brecon
Bobby Williams Dertys Blakelock
Coanie Gillies Xancie Parsons
Willie Somers H. G. Stoker
Richard Sones Ian Hunter
Mona Cathle«n Nesbitt
Play produced by BASEL DEAN
SCA1A
I FEBRUARY, 1925
"PETER AND PAUL"
A play, in three acts, by H. F. RUBINSTEIN
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Peter J. H. Roberts
His Mother Lucy Milner
Ruth Molly Lumley
Tom Cecil Trouncer
Edith Ann Desmond
Paul Franklin Dyall
Eva Hilda Moore
Gerda (as child) Marjorie Brooke
The Same (as adult) Hilda Moore
A Landlady Winifred Oughton
A Nurse Margaret Carter
A Reporter Walter Hudd
A Housekeeper Adah Barton
A Pianist Doreen Enroll
f Matthew Forsyth
I J. H. Roberts
Voices J Brember Wills
1 John Wyse
Franklin Dyall
I Mary Barton
An Angel Evelyn Dane
Play produced by FRANKLIN DYALL
FORTUNE
2 FEBRUARY, 1925
* "ARE YOU A MASON?"
A farcical comedy, in three acts
(adapted from the German)
Amos Bloodgood ....... . ..... Bromley Challenor
Frank Perry ..................... Martin Lewis
George Fisher ................... Richard Cooper
Ernest Morrison ....... Derek Bromley Challenor
Hamilton Travers ................ Arthur Jenner
John Halton ...................... J- J. Stadden
P.c. X.X.X ........................ James Craig
Caroline Bloodgood ............... Muriel Kidner
Eva Perry ..................... Elizabeth Arkell
s Sisters
ST. MABTDTS
29 JANUARY, 1925
"SPRING CLEANING"
A comedy, in three acts, by
FREDERICK LONSDALE
Margaret Sones Cecily Byrne
Ernest Steele Ronald Squire
Walters Claude Graham
Fay Collen , , -Edna Best
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Fanchon Annitage ............... Doris Francis
Mrs. Halton ................... Florence Trevor
Lottie ........................... Maire O'Neill
Play produced by BROMLEY CHALLENOR
LYRIC
2 FEBRUARY, 1925
* "CTE LADY PROM THE SEA"
A drama, in five acts, by HENRIK IBSEN ;
translated by WILLIAM ARCHER
Presented by THE INDEPENDENT PLAYERS
Ballested ...................... Malcolm Morley
Boletta ...................... Josephine Wilson
Lyngstrand ...................... Ernest Miltoa
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Hilda Fanny Dowson
Doctor Wangei Arthur Wontner
Arnholm George Skillan
Ellida Wangei Lillebil Ibsen
A Stranger Cyril Hardingham
Play produced by ERNEST MILTON
DALY'S
4 FEBRUARY, 1925
* " THE DOLLAR PRINCESS "
A muscial play, in two acts,
adapted by BASIL HOOD ; lyrics by ADRIAN Ross ;
music by LEO FALL
Harry Q. Conder Carl Brisson
Freddy Fairfax Paul England
John Earl of Quorn Horace Percival
Dick Coningsby Brierley
Sir James McGregor Edmund D. La louche
Bulger Edward D'Arcy
Duke of Stonehenge Fred Pedgrift
Olga Mai Bacon
Daisy Mary Leigh
Alice Evelyn Laye
Play produced by FRED J. BLACKMAN
VAUDEVILLE
4 FEBRUARY, 1925
" SOMETIME "
A musical comedy, in two acts, by
RITA JOHNSON YOUNG
Music by RUDOLF FRIML
Mabel Yvonne Mertens
Betty Hilda Cowley
Ailsa Miriam Sabbage
Sonia Joan Carroll
Stella- \ Dolores Sisters
Aiiets y
Phyllis Grey Josephine Earle
Mamie Dean Bibi Delabere
Hank Vaughan J. Farren Soutar
Frank Frank Tinney
April-May Carlotta Ackroyd
Enid Vaughan Desiree Ellinger
AUegretti Albert Goodwin
Mazetti Jack Frost
Sylvia Sardona Joan Hay
Dick Carter Robert Chisholm
Fanny Verita Vivien
Derry Geoffrey Startin
Apthorp Franklin Davies
Risco Dodd A. Mehan
Larky Leslie Benson
Mr. Jones William Parry
Play produced by WILLIAM J. WILSON
GAERICK
5 FEBRUARY, 1925
* "OLD HEIDELBERG"
A play, in four acts, by
WILHELM MEYER-FORSTER ;
adapted by RUDOLF BLEICHMANN
Von Metzing Robert Haslam
Von Breitenberg Charles Hordern
Scholermann ) ( Ronald Simpson
Glanz V Footmen 4 Peter Barrie
Reuter ) ( Frederick Moreton
Von Haugk Ashton Pearse
Von Passarge A. E. Raynor
Lutz Ernest Benham
Dr. Juttner E. W. Thomas
Karl Heinrich Ivor Novello
Ruder Tatten Hall
Frau Ruder Hannah Jones
Frau Dorffel Betty Sturgess
Kathie Dorothy Batlev
Biltz William Kendall
Engelbrecht Charles Hordern
Von Asterberg Alexander Onslow
Kellermann Ian O. Will
Von Wedell Basil Howes
Play produced by ERNEST BENHAM
PRINCE OF WALES'S
6 FEBRUARY, 1925
"CHARLOT'S REVUE"
A new version
Laddie Cliff Claire Romaine
Henry Kendall Phyllis Monkman
Morris Harvey Nellie Bowman
Peter Haddon Queenie Thomas
ADELPHI
6 FEBRUARY, 1925
"LOVE'S PRISONER"
A musical play, in three acts, written and composed
by REGINALD HARGREAVES
Black George Tregonning Russell Macaulay
Abel Polperro Fred Withers
Uncle Willy Pen worthy Albert Hayzen
Jennifer Kathleen Beldon
Joe Miskin John E. Coyle
Susan Dorothy Lane
Lurgan E. Percy Parsons
Lieutenant Quorn, R.N W. F. Hall
Ephraim Bunkle Fred Vigay
Licette Betty Faire
Sir Barnaby Breeze Ewart Scott
Barbara Helen Gilliland
Sir RogerTrevannion, Bart James Lindsay
Gaston de Senlis Harry Welchman
Screed Dimitre Vitter
Lord Broadwater Henry Crocker
Captain Gascoigne Con way Dixon
Cornet Streatley Grant Maclean
Play produced by the Author
NEW
7 FEBRUARY, 1925
* " CARNIVAL "
A play, in three acts, by H. C. M. HARDINGE
and MATHESON LANG
Guiseppe Leonard Shepherd
Lelio Walter Menpes
Nino Elsie Judge
Camilla Dorothy Fane
The Porter Arthur Bush
Count Andra Scipione Dennis Neilson -Terry
Silvio Steno Henry Hewitt
Ottavia Ethel Carrington
Simonetta Mary Glynne
Ettore Ernest Bodkin
Nella Winifred Izard
Tomasso Donald Wolfit
Colia Betty Belloc
Clelia Nona Wynne
Dionigi '. George Walker
Grazzo A. W. Tyrer
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Sandro Owen Cassidy
Cecco Alec S. Cluaes
Teresa Nbrma Varden
The Call Boy Horatio Gorringe
A Doctor Alexander Denby
Play produced by MATHESON LANG
ALDWYCH
8 FEBRUARY, 1925
" TBTR BROBjEST THREAD **
A play, in three acts, by NOEL SCOTT
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Alice Esme Hubbard
Mark Caradean Frank Vosper
Dr. David Maxwell George Morgan
Helen Esther Whitehouse
" Bidge " Barr Raymond Massey
Billy Fairfax Reginald Gardiner
William. George Harker
John Fairfax, K.C., M.P Austin Trevor
Marjorie Bartlett Helen Gosse
Play produced by HENRY KENDALL and
RAYMOND MASSEY
REGENT
8 FEBRUARY 1925,
* " KING HENRY IV " (Part H)
Historical play by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Rumour the Presenter Madge Whiteman
King Henry the Fourth Edmund Willard
Prince Henry Robert Harris
Prince John of Lancaster Godfrey Kenton
Humphrey of Gloucester Patrick Gover
Thomas of Clarence Lawrence Olivier
Northumberland Douglas Burbidge
Warwicke Graveley Ed wards
Westmorland Frederick Burtwell
Surrey Harrison Lawson
Gowre Herbert Whitman
Lord Chiefe Justice Eugene Leahy
Pointz Michael Hogan
Falstaffe Alfred Clark
Bardolfe Ernest Meads
Pistol! Tristan Rawson
Page Audrey Cameron
Shallow Horace Sequeira
Silence D. Hay Petrie
Dauie. Roger Livesey
Mouldie Roger Livesey
Shadow Godfrey Kenton
Wart Peter Ridgeway
Feeble Hubert Woodward
BuHcalfe Noel AUinson
Lord Bardolfe Robert Glennie
Travers Godfrey Kenton
Morton Patrick Gover
Peto Herbert Whitman
Phang Leonard Calvert
Snare Lawrence Olivier
Northumberland's Wife Flora Grey
Percie's Widow Mariam Rathbone
Hostesse Quickly Dora Gregory
Doll Teare-Sheete Dorothy Green
Epilogue Muriel de Castro
Play produced by L. E. BERMAN
" Q " TfflSATBE
9 FEBRUARY, 1925
" THE FRAUD »'
A play, in three acts, by LEONARD MERRICK
and MICHAEL MORTON
Charlie Owen Gerald Ames
Mary Fenton Dorothy Dix
A Waiter Cecil Cameron
Valet Don Gemmell
Mrs. Fowler Buena Bent
Chambermaid Edith Harley
Mrs. Walford Aida Jenoure
Mr, Walford. Morton Selten
Blake Walford Edmund Willard
Dodswell Constance Foljambe
Mr. Hampton Donald Young
Mrs. Owen Viola Roache
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
EVERYMAN
10 FEBRUARY, 1925
" YVELLE"
A play, in three acts, outlined by
MARGARET CLEMENT-SCOTT
and elaborated by C. B. FERNALD
Thomas Herrick Charles Carson
John Landfield Stephen Ewart
Willis Farnbam Ernest Mainwaring
Prince Yakovieff Boris Ranevsky
Charlie Kountz Albert Brouett
Jules Randolph McLeod
Gervaise Nancye Kenyon
Dollie Chaleuray Phyllis Stuckey
Tillie Kountz Clare Harris
Bella Farnham Lettice Fairfax
Patricia Landfield Diana Hamilton
Yvelle ' Stella Arbenina
ALDWYCH
15 FEBRUARY, 1925
** THE BRIGHT ISLAND "
A comedy, in three acts, by ARNOLD BENNETT
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
Susan Maddox Isabel Jeans
James Maddox Frederick Lloyd
Capitan Felix Aylmer
Doctor Michael Sherbrooke
Harlequin Alan Trotter
Pierrot Arthur Pusey
Columbine Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Pantaloon Brember Wills
Isabella Jeanne de Casalis
Play produced by THEODORE KOMISARJEVSKY
HAYMARBET
19 FEBRUARY, 1925
* "HAMLET"
A tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Claudius Malcolm Keen
Hamlet , . .John Barrympre
Polonius Herbert Waring
Horatio George Relph
Laertes Ian Fleming
Rosencrantz Jevan Brandon-Thomas
Guildenstern Michael Hogan
Osric Frederick Cooper
A Priest .Harding Steerman
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
A Messenger ................... Stanley Roberts Leander Billoroff ................. Gene Gerrard
A Gentleman ..... ..... ........ Edmund Gordon Katja Karina .................... Lilian. Davies
Bernardo ......................... Roy Travers Ivo ............................ . .Dennis Hoey
Marcellus ........................ John Michael Bpscart ....................... Vincent Dawson
Francisco ........................ A. E. Ppuiton Simon ......................... Leonard Russell
Player King .............. E. Harcourt Williams Detective ........................ Jack Livesey
Player Qaeen .................... Arnold Bowen Police Inspector ................... Roger Head
Player King ................... Burnel Lundbec Andre ........................ Norman Leyland
Player Queen ...................... Byazn Shaw
The Poisoner ................... Vadim Uraneff Hay produced by FRED J. BLACKMAN
First Grave Digger ................... Ben Field
Second Graire Digger ..... Michael Martin-Harvey
Fortinbras ..................... Sbayle Gardner COURT
Ghost ....................... Courtenay Thorpe „ _ -00_
Gertrude ..................... Constance Collier 22 FEBRUARY, 192o
Ophelia .......................... Fay Compton « SMARAGDA'S LOVER "
Gentlewoman .............. .... .Peggy Webster A dramatic phantasmagoria by w. j. TURNER
Play produced by JOHN BARRYMORE Presented by THE THREE HUNDRED CLUB
Voice of Smaragda's Lover ........ Ernest Milton
_ Sir Edward Leo Meyer ......... Alexander Sarner
CENTUKY Dumbell ...................... Osmund Willson
TO WWBOTTAWV 109* Arthur Medulla ................. Melville Cooper
19 FEBRUARY, 192o percy parsons ...................... Cyril Vane
"FIVE MINiniBS FAST " Mr. Fortnight-Taylor ............. Cecil Brooking
A plav, in three acts, by MICHAEL MORTON JJrs. Fortnight-Taylor ........... . Amy Veness
^ * ' ' J Mr. Pilbeiy Fkwer .............. John H. Moore
Miss Harry Cave-Orme, O.B.E ...... Esme Church Lady Torrent .................. Madge Mclntosh
Kerwin ..... . .................... Eileen Leslie Miss Maud Torrent ............ Elizabeth Pollock
Mrs. Cave-Orme ................. Katie Johnson Sylvester Snodgrass ............... Godfrey Winn
Clementina Compton ........... Mercia Cameron bliss Smaragda Snodgrass ........... Mary Kellas
Caryl Cave-Orme .............. Paula Trevanion Mr. A. de Bomph ................ S. Esm6 Percy
Osborne .................. Edith Barker- Bennett Lord Simon Snodgrass ....... D. A, Clarke-Smith
Billy Compton ................ Frederick Leister Sebastian Snodgrass .............. Peter Creswell
Richard Cave-Orme ............... Dan F. Rowe The Prime Minister ............... Harold Scott
Produced by FREDERICK LEISTER P^Y produced by A. E. FILMER /"
Under the direction of the Author ,+*
GLOBE
20 FEBRUARY, 1925
"THE GRAND DUCHESS "
A romantic farcical-comedy, in three acts,
adapted by HARRY GRAHAM
From the French of ALFRED SAVOIR
Albert Lawrence Anderson
Matard E. Vivian Reynolds
Princess Zelia Margaret Bannerman
Prince Paul Alfred Drayton
Countess Avaloff Enid Sass
Prince Peter Arthur Wellesley
Cloche E. A. Walker
President Hess Herbert Ross
Henriette Mercia Swinburne
Baron Stahler Cyril Cunningham
Count Basoulin Norman Loring
Baroness Stahler Lilian Cavanagh
Nanette Lois Carruthers
Play produced by STANLEY BELL
GAIETY
21 FEBRUARY, 1925
* KATJA, THE DANCER"
A musical comedy, in three acts, adapted by
FREDERICK LONSDALE and HARRY GRAHAM ;
lyrics by HARRY GRAHAM ; music by
JEAN GILBERT
Prince Carl of Koruja Gregory Stroud
Count Orpitch Bobbie Comber
Patricia Ivy Tresmand
Maud Rene Mallory
FORTUNE
5 MARCH, 1925
"L.S.D."
A rarue by EVE KELLAND ; music by
TOMMY ATKINSON
George Mozart
Michael Martin-Harvey
Harry Helmsley
Junior Espinosa
Bernard Wells
Vesta Sylva
Yvette
Olive Handley
Noreen Bush
Revue produced by ESPINOSA
LYRIC, HAMMEESMITH
5 MARCH, 1925
* « THE RIVALS "
A comedy by RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN
Sir Anthony Absolute Norman V. Norman
Captain Absolute Douglas Burbidge
Faulkland Claude Rains
Acres Nigel Playfair
Sir Lucius O' Trigger Guy Lefeuvre
Fag Geoffrey Wincott
David Miles MaUeson
Thomas Scott Russell
Mrs. Malaprop Dorothy Green
Lydia Languish Isabel Jeans
Julia Beatrix Thomson
Lucy Angela Baddeley
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
PRINCE'S
8 MARCH, 1925
"TUNNEL 3!RENCH"
A play, In three acts, by HUBERT GRIFFITH
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Major Redfern Nigel Bruce
Captain Carrington Richard Cooper
Captain Sandys Austin Trevor
Captain Fox. " Oliver Johnston
Lieut. St. Aubyn Henry Kendall
Lieut. Smith James Raglan
Lieut. Gaythorne Raymond Masse y
2nd Lieut. Roberts Reginald Gardiner
Lieut. O'Brien Leonard Thompson
Lieut. Evelyn Roger Livesey
Private Grace Guy Pelharo Boulton
Private Williams Gordon Marker
Private St. Aubyn Kenneth Kent
Private Torrins Robertson Hare
Private Leatham Walter Hudd
An Elderly German Private Henry Oscar
A Young German Private William Kendall
Lieut.-General Mallory Aubrey Mather
Brig.-General Llovd Felix Aylmer
Major Digby. . . . ." H. G. Stoker
Captain Perris Algernon West
Play produced by RAYMOND MASSEY
EMPIRE
10 MARCH, 1925
«« BOODLE "
A musical farce, in three acts, adapted from " The
Xew Clown," by SYDNEY BLOW and DOUGLAS
HOARE ; lyrics by DOUGLAS FURBER ; music by
PHILIP BRAHAM and MAX DAREWSKI
Lord Algernon Kenilworth, " Boodle "
Jack Buchanan
Bino Marchont Denis Co\vles
Chips Rickaby Russell Gorton
Jorkins Hastings Lynn
Alfred Frank Attree
Baker Sam Wilkinson
Dixon Douglas Ferber
Daphne Drew June
Clematis Drew Elsie Randolph
Matilda Veronica Brady
Rosie Ethel Stewart
Georgette Willy Zaalberg
Play produced by SYDNEY BLOW
PALACE
11 MARCH, 1925
"NO, NO, NANETEE"
A musical comedy, in three acts, adapted from
** His Lady Friends "
Book and lyrics by FRANK MANDEL, OTTO
HARBACH, and IRVING CAESAR ;
music by VINCENT YOUMANS
Pauline Gracie Leigh
Sue Smith Marie Hemingway
Billy Early George Grossmith
Lucille Irene Browne
Nanette Binnie Hale
Tom Trainor Seymour Beard
Jimmy Smith Joseph Coyne
Betty Joan Barry
Winnie Florence Bayfield
Flora Vera Pearce
Play produced by WILLIAM MOLLISON
Dances and ensembles by P. A. LEONARD
AMBASSADORS
12 MARCH, 1925
"ANYHOUSE"
A play, in three acts by F. TENNYSON JESSE
Jenny Doris Scott
Postman Harley Merica
Milkman Carlejon Hobbs
Torquil Blaize Tom Xesbitt
Agatha Blaize Dora Gregory
Simon Blaize Fewlass Llewe lyn
Maidie Blaize Hilda Moore
Rupert Blaize Lewis Shaw
Professor Amber Rudolph de Cordova
Cook Laura Smithson
Lizzie Olive Sloane
JuUa Lamotte Margaret Scudamore
Benjamin Madder Walter Hudd
Michael Ivor Bernard
Edward Waters E. Percival Clarke
A Woman Barbara Hannay
Play produced by H. M. HARWOOD
LITTLE
13 MARCH, 1925
"PERSEVERING PAT"
Irish comedy, in four acts, by LYNN DOYLE
Widow Dougherty Maire O'Neill
Mary O'Connor Kathleen O'Regan
Rose Dorrian Ethel O'Shea
Pat Murphy Arthur Sinclair
Peter O'Hare Fred O'Donovan
Brian O'Connor Sydney Morgan
Thomas Dorrian Grenville Darling
Billy Rourke David Morris
Hughey Rogan Christopher Steele
Play produced by ARTHUR SINCLAIR
WYNDHAM'S
14 MARCH, 1925
" A MAN WITH A HEART "
A play, in four acts, by ALFRED SUTRO
Wilberforce East Gerald du Maurier
Captain Christopher Evesham. . .Dawson Milward
Sir Harvey Greyshott George Elton
Dr. Rock G. A. Brandram
Charles J°kn Burton
Nancy Last Marie Lohr
Mrs. Hambledon Athene Seyler
Lady Greyshott (Gisele) Louise Prussing
Mrs. Treyman Janette Steer
EVERYMAN
16 MARCH, 1925
"THE PAINTED SWAN"
A play, in three acts, by ELIZABETH BIBESCO
Thompson Harold B. Meade
Lord William Cathcart Felix Aylmer
Selina Elissa Landi
Mrs Martineau , Muriel Pope
Mr. Molyneux Clifford Mollison
Timothy Carstairs Robert Harris
Philip Jordan Allan Jeayes
Ladv Emily Cathcart Margaret Carter
Anrf y Edith Evans
Ninian". '/.'.".".".'."".".". Frank Cellier
Play produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
CXVli
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
** Q " THEATRE
16 MARCH, 1925
"THE BOOTD TABLE"
A ** comic tragedy," in three acts, by
LENNOX ROBINSON
Mis. Drennan ...................... Clare Greet
De Courcy Drennan .............. Philip Cressweil
Daisy Drennan .................... Dorothy DIx
Bee Drennan ................ Beatrice Lewisohn
Jonty Drennan ..................... John Wyse
Christopiier Pegum ............... Austin Trevor
Mrs. Pegum. ..... , ................ Aida Jenoure
Miss Pegum ....................... Buena Bent
Miss Williams- Williams ........... Laura Walker
Philip FlaMve .................. Eliot Makeham
Fan Franks ..................... Edith Harley
A Woman ...................... Delia Delvina
Tom Breen ---- . ................ Donald Young
''
TTO Middle-Aged Iba
An Elderly Woman. . . ...... Constance Foljambe
Railway Porter .................. Don Gemmell
Play produced by MILTON KOSHER
QUEEN'S
17 MARCH, 1925
" DANCING MOTHERS "
A play in four acts, by EDGAR SELWYN and
EDMUND GOCJLDING
Andrew Rothbury Evans
Mrs. Zola Massarene Lucile Watson
Ethel Westcourt Gertrude EUiot
Catherine (Kittens) Westcourt
Jean Forbes-Robertson
Kenneth Cobb Walter Butler
Hugh Westcourt Godfrey Tearle
A Young Woman Sybilla Stuart
A Young Man E. Scott Gatty
McGuire Vincent Holman
Blondy Phyllis Black
Irma Raymond Elsie Lawson
Charley Albert Brouett
Mrs. Barnes Vivienne Whitaker
Mr. Williams Reginald Dane
Second Waiter George Hewetson
Gerald Naughton Leslie Faber
Second Young Woman Daisy Cordell
Second Young Man Gerald Cross
Clarence Houston Robert Haslam
Third Young Woman Esme Fitzgibbon
Third Young Man Felix Irwua
Davis Edmund Gordon
Play produced by EDGAR SELWYN
NEW
18 MARCH, 1925
** ^tjtk TYRANT**
A romantic play, in four acts, by
RAFAEL SABATINI
Panthasilea Degli Speranzoni Isobel Elsom
Giulia Nona Wynne
Count Guide Degli Speranzoni Wilfred Walter
Santafiora Douglas Ross
D'Aldi A. W. Tyrer
Gianluca Delia Pieve Frank Vosper
Del Campo Ernest Bodkin
Paviano Anderson Melrose
Feranl. Oliver Moore
Morando J. H. Murray
Seneschal of Solignola D. Morrison
Prince Ercoie Sinibaldi Edmund Willard
Mariano Walter Lake
Ferranti R. Elmson-Reed
Capello Ernest Bodkin
Xiccolo Macchiavelli Leonard Shepherd
A Swiss Soldier Donald Wolfit
Sinibaldi' s Page Hugh Williams
Ramirez Henry C. Hewitt
Scipione Owen Cassidy
A Chamberlain Walter Menpes
Giacopo Edmund Clowes
Tolomeo Wallace Bosco
Cardinal Remolino William Magiil Martin
Gasparo Henry James
A Courier Arnold Rooke
Michelletto Do Coralla R. Campbell Fletcher
Agabito Gherardi Cecil Cameron
Cesare Borgia Matheson Lang
Giovanni Alec. S. Chines
Play produced by MATHESON LANG
LONDON HIPPODROME
19 MARCH, 1925
** BETTER DAYS"
A revue, book by LAURZ WYLIE ; lyrics by
CLIFFORD HARRIS ;
music by HERMAN FINCK
Stanley Lupino Maisie Gay
Bertram Dench Madge Elliott
George Baker Connie Emerald
Bernard Dudley Ruth French
Anatole Wiltzac Phil Phillips
Revue produced by JULIAN WYLEE
DRTJRY LANE
20 MARCH, 1925
** ROSE MARIE "
A romance of the Canadian Rockies, in two acts ;
book and lyrics by OTTO HARBACH and
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ;
music by RUDOLF FRIML and HERBERT STOTHART
Sergeant Malone John Diinsmure
Lady Jane Clarice Hardwicke
Black Eagle Percy Parsons
Edward Hawley Brian Gilmour
Emile La Flamme Michael Cole
Wanda Mira Nirska
Hard-Boiled Herman Billy Merson
Jim Kenyon Derek Oldham
Rose-Marie La Flamme Edith Day
Ethel Brander Marjorie Chard
Dances arranged by J. KATHRYN SCOTT
Play produced by FELIX EDWARDES
ADELPHJ
21 MARCH, 1925
* "IRIS"
A play, in four acts, by AJRTHUR PINERO
Frederick Maldonado Henry Ainley
Laurence Trenwith Anew McMascer
Crocker Harrington Norman Forbes
Archibald Kaye. Gerald Ames
Colonel Wynning C. Disney Roebuck
Servant at Mrs. Bellamy's, Kensington, George Ide
Servant at the Villa Prigno J. Smith Wright
Iris Bellamy. Gladys Cooper
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Fanny Svl vain Winnie Griffiths
Aiirea Vyss Joan Maude
Sirs. WvTining Barbara Dearse
kiss Plf.sent.1". Violet Campbell
Woman Servant at the Villa Prigno
Hannah Kello^
Woman Servant at Park Lane . . . Gwendoline Floyd
GAERICK
23 MARCH, 1925
* "POSSESSIONS"
A play, ia three acts, by NEIL F. GRANT
Sir William Jesmond, St., J.P., M.P.
Norman McKinnel
Talbot J. Phillips Roberts
David Arnott Ian Fleming
Lady Jesmond Grace Lane
Colonel Wedderburn, C.B., D.S.O. . C. Aubrey Smith
Monica Jesmond Fabia Drake
The Earl of Northallerton Ernest Main waring
Mrs. Arnott Irene Rooke
WIMBLED03ST
23 MARCH, 1925
" THE MAELBOROUGHS "
A romantic play in four acts, by P. F. W. RYAN
Earl of Marlborotigh Fred Terry
Robert Harley Alfred Kendrick
Captain St. John Frank Royde
Colonel Parke Hugh F, S. Casson
Captain Masham Robert Gilbert
Jack Churchill Roy Raynor
Henry St. John Frank Cariello
Tony James Carter-Edwards
Abigail Hill Madge Escolme
Queen Anne Gwendoline Jesson
Mary Churchill Irene Arnold
Sarah, Countess of Marlborough Julia Neilson
Play produced by FRED TERRY
HIS MAJESTY'S
24 MARCH, 1925
"THE BAMBOULA"
A musical play, in three acts, by
H. M. VERNON and GUY BOI.TON
Lyrics by DOUGLAS FURBER and IRVING CAESAR
Music by ALBERT SIRMAY and HARRY ROSENTHAL
Schmaltz James B. Carson
Donna Juanita Da Costa Dorothy Shale
Oliver J. Oosenberry Frank Lalor
Charles Vincent Clive
Sadie Oosenberry Mimi Crawford
Larry Wyndham Billy Leonard
Jimmy Roberts Harry Welchman
Prince Robert W. H, Berry
Prince Ivor Tom Barratt
Prince Noel Gerald Kent
Prince Francis Roy Leaker
Prince Michael K. Stewart
Prince Olgar Leslie Benson
Prince Tahloof Gordon Baskerville
Larranaga Roy Byford
Morales. Arthur Argent
Princess Muria Beppie de Vries
Madura Harry Pringle
Marsuma Ivy Booker
Prince Nestor George Bishop
Play produced by WILLIAM J. WILSON
Dances and ensembles by J. W. JACKSON
EA— (2140) cx
EEGEHT
29 MARCH, 1925
*' THE VEB0E "
A play, ia three acts, by SUSAN GLASPELL
Presented by THE PIONEER PLAYERS
Anthony 0. B. Clarence
Harry Archer Charles Carson
Hattie Margaret Manning
Claire Sybil Thorndike
Dick Kenneth Kent
Tom Edgeworthy Lewis T. Casson
Elizabeth '. Ruth Bower
Adelaide Gertrude Kingston
Dr. Emmons Osborne Adair
Play produced by EDITH CRAIG
PALLADIUM
30 MARCH, 1925
" SKY HIGH "
A revue by ALBERT DE COURVILLE,
HAROLD SIMPSON, and PAUL GERARD SMITH
Lyrics by ADRIAN Ross
Music by FREDERICK W. CHAPELLE, etc.
George Robey Nellie Wallace
Robert Chisholm Marie Blanche
Gordon Keith Lorna Pounds
Natavo and Myrio Toots Pounds
Revue produced by ALBERT DE COURVILLE
PBINCE OF WALES
30 MARCH, 1925
" CHABLOT'S REVUE "
(As played in America)
Herbert Mundin ] Gertrude Lawrence
Peter Haddon J Beatrice Lillie
Robert Hobbs | Hazel Wynne
AMBASSADORS
30 MARCH, 1925
* "A COMEDY OF GOOD AND EVIL "
A play, in three acts, by RICHARD HUGHES
Rev. John Williams Allan Napier
Minnie Mary Grey
Gladys Gemima Fagan
Scraggy Evan R. S. Smith
Owain Flatfish Richard Goolden
Mari Jones Gwendolen Evans
Mrs. Jones Bakehouse Kathleen Moseley
Timothy Ysgairnolwen Herbert Lugg
Mr. Gas Jones James Whale
Mrs. Resurrection Jones Virginia Isham
Play produced by J, B. FAGAN
VAUDEVILLE
30 MARCH, 1925
" TARNISH "
A play, in three acts, by GILBERT EMERY
Josephine Lee Tevis Grace Edwin
Lizzie Healey Ine Cameron
Apolline Stutts Ethel Coleridge
Joan Lee Tevis Nora Swinburne
Emmet Can* Francis Lister
Adolph Lee Tevis Aubrey Mather
Nettie Dark Olga Lindo
Aggie Christine Silver
Play produced by REGINALD BACH
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
** Q " THEATRE
30 MARCH, 1925
"ADAM AND EVAr
A comedy, In three acts, by GEORGE MIDHLETON
and GUY BOLTON
Mr. Kin? H. St. Barbe West
Adam Smith Alick Chumley
Mrs. Bertram Aida Jerioure
Clinton Dewitt Hubert Woodward
Julia Dewitt Nancy Pawley
Eva Kins; Nadine March
Aunt Sofie Martita Hunt
Dr. Larimer Douglas Je Series
Uncle Horace Sebastian Smith
Hon. Andrew Gordon Eliot Makeham
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
STRAND
31 MARCH, 1925
** TH'-R SEA URCHIN "
A comedy, in three acts, by
JOHN HASTINGS TURNER
Mary Wynchebek Helen Have
Minnie Wynchebek Margaret Watson
The Rev. Richard Penny Arthur Bawtr^e
Polpert Lena Haihday
Guy Trebarrow Arthur Pus^y
Fay Peggy O'Xeii
Sir'Trevor Trebarrow Athole" Stewart
Augustus Sullivan Clifford Heatherley
Beach Marcus Baron
A Maid Rosalind Russell
PLay produced by JOHN HASTINGS TURNER
FORTUNE
2 APRIL, 1925
* "YETTA POLOWSKI"
A play, in three acts, by F. C. MONTAGU
Sir Herbert Symonds, M.P Eille Norwood
Lady Symonds Ruth Mackay
Arthur Symonds Philip Easton
Reuben Polowski Hector Abbas
Yetta Polowsk: Hilda Bayley
Babs Kimber Jane Graham
George Radio ra Edward O'Neill
Cecil Stanton J. H. Roberts
Miss Burke Susan Novak
Albert Caring Tom Reynolds
Smith A. Henderson Storie
Play produced by EILLE NORWOOD
ALDWYCH
5 APRIL, 1925
"THE COLONNADE"
A play, in four acts, by STARK YOUNG
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
Major Dandridge Reginald Dance
Mr. Stedman A. Harding Steerman
Oscar James Dyrenforth
Miss Ellen Dandridge Jean Cadell
Miss Mary Dandridge Dora Gregory
Mr. Bobo R. S. Smith
Cousin Tom H. R. Hignett
John Dandridge Henry Oscar
Evelyn Dandridge Veronica Turleigh
Play produced by REGINALD DENHAM
CEM'UKY
6 APRIL, 1925
* " GOOD FBEDAY "
A clr.oru, in three acts, by JOHN MASEFIELD
Pilate ........................... Philip Reeves
Procula .......................... Esme Church
Longinus ....................... Robert Gl^nnie
Joseph of Anmathea ............. A. Corney Grain
The Madman .................... Brember Wills
Chief Citizen .................... Harold Gibson
Herod ............................ John Killner
Sentry ........................ Frederick Leister
First Ciiiz?n .................... Harold Pay ton
Second Citizen .................. F. Napier Jones
Third Citizen ..................... Olive Walter
A Woman ..................... Mereia Cameron
A Voice ...................... Colin A. Gorman
Pilate's Servant .................... Alan Webb
Play produced by BEATRICE WILSON
NEW OXFORD
8 APRIL, 1925
* "KISMET"
A play, in three acts, by EDWARD KNOBLOCK
Ha j j ............................. Sam Livesey
The Muezzin ................... Buchanan Wake
The Imam Mahmud .............. Ernest Ruston
A Mufti ........................... C. E. Cooke
The Guide Nasir .................... Neil Curtis
The Sheikh Jawan ................ A. V. Bramble
The Beggar Kasim .............. Wilson Gunning
Amru ............................. Fred Vigav
Zayd ........................ J. Henry Twyford
The Caliph Abdaliah ............. Robert Harris
The Wazir Abu Bakr ............. Patric Curwen
The Wazir Mansur ........... Herbert Grimwood
Kafur ....................... Dennis Wyndham
Afif e .......................... Wilson Gunning
Captain of the Watch .............. C. F. Cooke
An Attendant of Mansur .......... James Arnold
A Chamberlain of the Caliph ...... Henry le Grand
The Gaoler Kutayt ................. Fred Vigay
WOMEN
Marsinah ......................... Elissa Landi
Narjis .......................... Lena Maitland
Kabirah ......................... Pollie Emery
The Almah .................... Barbara Roberts
Miskah .......................... Benita Hume
Kut-al-Kulub ...................... Mary Clare
BEFORE THE CURTAIN
The Man ......................... Dodda Mehan
The Woman .................... Nayan Ardayne
The Story Teller ................. Patric Curwen
The Juggler ................... Edward Swinton
The Dancer ......................... Pola Belas
Play produced by the Author
EVERYMAN
11 APRIL, 1925
'* OVERTURE "
A play, in four acts, by SUTTON VANE
Lady Jasmine Dell ............. Diana Hamilton
Mrs.' Bagleigh ..................... Nancy Price
A Cockney ........................ Cicely Gates
Miss Prudence ..................... Clare Harris
Grace ............................. Madge Snell
Elsie Bagleigh .................. Dorothea Seton
Rosie ......................... Nancye Ken yon
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
youth ...................... Betty Maude Princess of France .................. Jane Bacon
Mr Justice Plush ................. Allan Jeayes Rosaline ............... Marjone Clarke Jervoise
t,-.y . . . . ~ ................. James Raglan Maria ....................... Rosemary Clifford
Mr.'SmdaiV.V.". V. ."..." ........ Randolph McLeod Katharine ............. . ....... Norman Varden
Another Cocknev ................ Gordon Harker Jaquenetta ........................ Viola Lewis
Sir William Fravne ............. Douglas JeSeries plav produced bv GEORGE R. Fosa
Oonre ........ ' ............... Harold B. Meade ' F
jilkes" ! ....................... Ronald Simpson « Q « THEATRE
Mr. James Bagleigh ............. .. Edwin Morton
Rev Walter Land .............. Douglas Jefienes 20 APRIL, I92»
Mr.Greyfield ...................... Roy Graham * « BELTANE NIGHT"
\riinr Clavton ............. Charles A. Straite „ _.
\\liS. . .. ."- ....... ........ Harold B. Meade A play, in three acts, by VERA BERINGER
Hoiman ........................ Edwin Morton Dennis Armigan ...... - ......... Malcolm Neville
Footnnn ......................... Roy Graham Marjorie Abbott .................. Lila Maravan
Mr, Charon, Junior ............. Clifford Moliison Martin ......................... Gerald Jerome
Play produced by the Author Mrs. Timperley .................. Marie Ault
3 r Janet Hargrove .................. Esme Bennger
WVWTO&TVP* M>Ttle Deakyn* .................. Drusilla Wills
WYKBHAM S Rose Deakyns ...................... Alice Wills
15 APRIL 1925 Nigel Hargrove ............... P. Perceval Clark
-lOOX MISS BLTOBEAED" %^^""\\"\\\\"^&%v£
A comedy, in three acts, by AVERY HOPWOOD Dr. Willougfaby ................... Charles Vane
Larry Charters ............... Arthur Margetson Play produced by W. G. FAY
F va \Vinthrot) ..... - ........ Oss. Marsh
Mihers. :::.::. . . . . ......... George Elton AMBASSADORS
Sir John Barstow ................. C. M. Lowne 20 APRIL 1925
Sb T5£iedgeM: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :^^ml - THE TORCH BEABEBS «
Colette ...................... • • • • Irene Bprdom A pl in three acts, by GEORGE KELLY
Gloria Talmadge ............ ^orThflDebeSm Mr. Frederick Towers ........ W. Graham Browne
**'**>*: .................... Burton Bro™ S^auia¥owers\\\\\v:::::.DTuSJi^nd0enr
_ _ „ Mrs. J. Duro Pampinelli .......... Marie Tempest
R.AJD.A. Mr. Spindler ..................... Frank Allenby
19 APRIL, 1925 Mrs. Nelly Fell ................... Athene Seyler
"THE NATURE OF THE EVIDENCE" T^dy^peaWg^.^?f^\\\\\\'c^iVCu:oi^^m
A. ulav in three acts, bv HOWARD PEACHY Miss Florence Corbett .......... Phyllis Shannaw
* - ' J T , _. . , Ralph Twiller ................... Norman Loring
Ted Hewitt ..................... . John Gielgud Mr< Stage Manager .............. George Bellamy
George Haviland ................. Noel Goodwin Mrs> Clara sheppard ............... Hope Tilden
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Robert Haviland ................ Michael Hogan
Agnes Ha\iland .................. Flora Robson
Dr. Pumphreys ................. Osmund Wilson 20 APRIL, 1925
Mexican Maid .................. Dorothy Hughes (t mTTRTm« „
Harold Xorcrof t ................. Algernon West COURTING
Mexican Clerk ..................... Ronald Kerr A comedy, in three acts, by
Hospital Nurse ................. Marjorie Collett A. KENWARD MATTHEWS
Play produced by GUY PELHAM BOULTON Mrs. Grant ....................... Lindsay Gray
Elsie Furgerson ................ Marjorie Graeme
APOLLO Kenneth Grant ................... Angus Adams
79 APRIL 192S Andrew Grant ................ J. Nelson Ramsay
it* APRIL, lyzo Rev^ Kilmarnock ................. john Duncan
* " LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST " Jeannie Grant ...................... Jean Clyde
Comedy bv WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Maggie Houston ......... . . . . . . . . Denzil Mather
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS Robert Lmdsey ......... Jevan Brandon-Thomas
Ferdinand ....." ................ Duncan Yarrow Pla>r produced by ARCHIBALD FORBES
Biron ........................... Frank Vosper fl-LnBF
LongaviUe ................... Harold Anstruther UiAJai^
Dumain ....................... Hubert Langley 21 APRIL, 1925
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Don Adriano de Armado .......... George Zucco A comedy, in three acts, by NOEL COWARD
Sir Nathaniel ................... HoraceSequeira sterroll. . ." ............. Tallulah Bankhead
H«dofemes ...................... .Alfred Hams ^redericksterroll ............... Arthur WeUesley
*1" ......................... Saunders ....................... Mona Harrison
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Second Lord ..................... Donald Wolfit Play produced by STANLEY BELL
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
E33TCSWAY
21 APRIL, 1925
* " CAESAB AM) CLEOPATRA "
A play, in a prologue and nine scenes
By BERNARD SHAW
The Great God Ra. LHWIH il-armerinjj
Belzanpr. Reginald Desant
A Persian ."Eric Messiter
A Nubian Sentinel J. A. Bentham
Bel Affns Philip Desborough
Ftatateeta Florence Marriott Watson
Cleopatra. Gwen Ffrangcon-Dayies
Caesar. Cedrlc Hardwicke
Centurion Terence O'Brien
Potbinus Stanley Lathbury
Ptolemy. Gerald Anderson
Theodoras Oriando Barnett
Achillas Paul Smythe
Woman Official Agnes Imlay
Rufio Frank Moore
Britannus Scott Simderiand
Lucius Septirmiis Howieson Culfi
Wounded Roman Soldier Harold Wright
Roman Sentinel Donald Finlay
Apollodonis George Hayes
First Porter J. E. Martin
Boatman Paul Smythe
Charmian Helen Saintsbury
Iras May Ward
Musician Eric Messiter
Major Domo Charles Leighton
Play produced by H. K. AYLIFF
HAYMABKET
22 APRIL, 1925
** T'RR THREE ROGFOES "
A morality, in one act, by IAN CQLVIN
Simeon H. R. Hignett
Johannes Austin Trevor
Pedro Reginald Bach
Roderigo Frank Cellier
" ARIADNE ; or BUSINESS FIEST "
A comedy, in three acts, by A. A. MILNE
Ariadne Winter Fay Compton
John Winter Ion Swinley
Mary Barbara Everest
Hector Chadwick John Deverell
Hester Chadwick Louise Hampton
Janet Inglaby Joyce Kennedy
Horace Meldrum Allan Aynesworth
Plays produced by E. LYALL SWETE
PRINCE'S
23 APRIL, 192.5
"FSASQUITA"
A new musical comedy, in three acts, by
FRED DE GRESAC ; lyrics by REGINALD ARKELL ;
music by FRANZ LEHAR
General Girot Spencer Trevor
Dolly Ethel Baird
Armand Thorpe Bates
Hippolyte Gallipot Edmund Gwenn
Sebastiano Charles Quartennaine
Luisa Amy Augarde
Juan Sanders Warren
Sancho. Wallis Walters
Pedro . LindseU Stuart
Paolo Emiie de Vellen
Auguste George Hayes
Franc-' ni Walter Lindsay
Inez. Phyllis Xt-al
Andrea* Derek Water lew
Frasquita Jose Collins
Play produced by OSCAR ASCHE
ALDWYCH
26 APRIL, 1925
"THE PASSIONAL ADVENTUEE"
A plav, in three acts, by FRANK STAVTON
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Adrian St. Clair Charles Ken yon
Brasilia St. Clair Barbara Everest
Pamela Xancy Atkin
Sir Felix Sladen Percy Rhodes
Emmett Geoffrey Clarke
Lady Rolls Cherry Hardy
Vicky Norah Robinson
Julia* Mary Xewnham-DAvis
Bill Roger Livesey
Herbert Harris Brian Powley
Play produced by FRED Of DONOVAN
** Q " TEEATRE
27 APRIL, 1925
"MAGIC HOUBS"
A play, in four acts, by HOWARD PEACHEY
Captain Wray J. Fisher White
Tom lumber Milton Rosmer
Harry Fenton Lawrence Anderson
Chow Kit Ivor Bernard
Ah Meng Julian D'Albie
Barbara Mercia Swinburne
Colonel Buckmaster Reginald Dance
Mr. Joyce Julian D'Albie
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
LONDON PAVILION
30 APRIL, 1925
" ON WITH THE DANCE "
A revue by NOEL COWARD
Music by PHILIP BRAHAM and NOEL COWARD
Nigel Bruce Alice Delysia
Ernest Thesiger Eleonora Maria
Leonide Massine Hermione Baddeley
Douglas Byng Betty Shale
Revue produced by FRANK COLLINS
BARNES
2 MAY, 1925
" FATHERHOOD "
A play, in four acts, by HAROLD OWEN
Claude Burton Anthony Holies
Brenda Burton Dorothy Peters
Kathy Burton Esther Whitehouse
Millie Edyth Goodall
Summers Hazel Jones
Bradenham James Lindsay
Burton Sam Livesey
Romer Patric Curwen
A Waiter Russell Sedgwick
Sturgis Jack H. Bligh
Lady Shoreham Lilian Christine
Ray produced by WILFRED EATON, in association
with the Author
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
STRAHD
3 MAY, 1925
"NATHAN THE WISE"
A play, In four acts, by
GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSIXG
T-dZSJated from the German by R. DILLO* BOYLAS
""Arranged for the stage by M. J. LANDA
Presented by the JEWISH DRAMA LEAGUE
na;a .............. Dora Landau
Xa£a:' " " ". .................... Wilfrid Walter
Recha*. ........................... AM ?reV?r
Al-Hafi ........................... M- J- Lail^a
The Templar .................... Walter Butler
Tb» Frar .................. Frederic De Lara
Sittah" ........... . ......... Margaret Halstan
Saladln ................... • ____ Edmund \\ illar
A Slave ........................... Chief Luale
The Patriarch ................ Fewlass Llewellyn
Play produced by FRANKLIN DYALL
3 MAY, 1925
" SO UTHEKNWOOD "
A comedy, in three acts, by HARRY WALL
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Mary Smith .................... Mary O'Farrell
Miss" BeHa Melladew ............. Katie Johnson
Miss Melladew .................... Dorothy Hall
Annie ............................. Buena Bent
Emily Baxter ................ Winifred Oughton
Philip Smith ................. Reginald Gardiner
Daphne Jerrold ................... Fabia Drake
Alec Temple .................. Douglas Jefferies
Dick Jerrold .................. E. Watts- Phillips
Play produced by NORMAN PAGE
KEGrENT
3 MAY, 1925
"OT33 SIGN IN TEE SUN"
A play, in three acts, by VERE SULLIVAN
Presented by THE CATHOLIC PLAY SOCIETY
Duchess of Slough ............... Sybil Amndale
Jakes ......................... S. VictorStanley
Colonel Boromore ................ Sydney Bland
Lady Jane Staniforth ............ Francesca Hall
Montague Duke .................. Douglas Ross
Hon. Lilah Cresswell ............... Esme Biddle
Major Reginald Bailey ........... William Home
George Cresswell ................... R. S. Smith
Billy Welby ...................... Francis Hope
Nick Harvey ...................... Henry Oscar
Viscount Gaisford (" Pips") ..... Ronald Simpson
Father Lacey ............. Brenchley Wightwick
Capt. Harold Staniforth ........... Howard Rose
An Angel ........................ Winston Ross
Archangel ...................... Sebastian Shaw
Play produced by HENRY OSCAR
SCAIA
3 MAY, 1925
" FORBIDDEN FLUIDS "
A comedy, in three acts, and a prologue, by
RUSSELL G. JONES
Presented by THE INTERLUDE PLAYERS
Shorty ........................ Albert E. Turner
Al Foreman ................... J. Smith Wright
Slim ........................... Heather Evans
Gene Anderson .................. William Daunt
Dad Lara bet Charles Wirivlijrrnere
Tillie Weemi Yolande Xoble
Abe Jones Philip Brandcr;
Marv Carson -Stella Florance
Jeff Weems Roland Culver
The Sheriff C. Disnev-Rcebuck
Whalen. Albert E. Turner
Mrs. Livingstone Joaa Wellman
HenrvSharkby A. Corney Grain
Rev. Mr. Daniels - Frederick Burtwell
John Doe Alan Rowland
Play produced by SYDNEY WALLACE
VAUDEVILLE
4 MAY, 1925
" SUN-DP "
A play, in three acts, by LULA VOLLMER
Widow Castle Lucille La Verne
Pap Todd Owen Meech
Emmy Sara Haden
Bud William Edwards
Sheriff Weeks Ed. H. Loeffler
Rufe Cagle Kevett Allen
Preacher Charles Macdonald
The Stranger Glen Burdette
Bob Murray Bennett
Play produced by HENRY STILLMAX
STRAND
4 MAY, 1925
"THE SIGNAL"
A mystery play, in three acts, by
ROLAND DANIEL
The Yokel H. Humberston Wright
Herbert Bronson Fewlass Llewellyn
Edna Darling Hilda Bayley
alary Amy Fanchette
Harry Harding John Hamilton
Hilda Harding Olwen Roose
Jim Baxter Martin Lewis
Edith Baxter Kitty de Legh
Roberts Grant Edwards
Play produced by MARTIN LEWIS
LYRIC
5 MAY, 1925
"JUST A E3N6"
A comedy, in four acts, by CYRIL HARCOURT
(Founded on a story by FRANK STAYTON)
The King of Purgatrania Langhorne Burton
Prince Borigo A. Bromley-Davenport
Prince Turpsera Charles Cullum
Baron Ora Percy Rhodes
Carlo Hertz Arthur Layland
Verbnigger Brian Powley
Jimmy Burke Alec. F. Thompson
Brunton Chas. Leveson-Lane
Waterfield J. J. Bartlett
Quaritch F« G. Thurstans
Ferguson EricCowley
Ambassador Julian Wyn thorp
1 st Officer of the Guard ". . . . Peter Varelst
2nd Officer of the Guard Fred Hewetson
Waiter Stanley Groome
Val Chantess Mary OTarrell
Madge Dorothy Leveson-Lane
Kitty Buena Bent
Baroness Ora Violet Blyth Pratt
Princess Borigo Cynthia Fane
Play produced by REGINALD BACH
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
EVERYMAN
8 MAY, 1925
** THE SWALLOW "
A play, in thr-e acts, by VIOL*. TREE
The He::. Dilys Hape-Surbit-y. . Barbara T. *.]>rrruii
L'idy Snrbiton Margaret Carter
John Shattering Basil Loder
Warwick Phyllis Morris
SIddcns Peiz^y Carter
Lord Sarbitoii A. Scott-Gatty
Joseph Elw'trs , Tristan Rawson
Mary Elwos Hilda Moore
Doctor Murray Gerber George Elton
Simone D-anti Leslie Banks
Xannie Margaret Yarde
Emma Una Vermin?
Gilda , Audrey Garten
Mario Eric Lug %
Cesare Reginald Gardiner
Rossi William Kendall
A Fascist Leader A. Bettini
Clock Winder Victor H. Leslie
QUEESTS
7 MAY, 1925
" BEGGAR ON" HOBSEBACK "
A play, in two parts, by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and
MARC CONNELLY ; music by DEEMS TAYLOR
Dr. Albert Rice Frederick Lloyd
Cynthia Mason Dorothy Tetfey
Xeil MacRae A. E. Matthews
Mr. Cady Martin Adeson
Mrs. Cady. Laura Smithson
Gladys Cady Olive Sloane
Homer Cady Eric Maturin
A Butler. . .* J. C. K. Harbord
Jerri,* W. 0. Fazan
Check Boy W. Ashley Sinclair
A Business Man Charles Denman
Miss Hey Nora Howard
Miss YOB Doris Scott
A Waiter Robert Easton
A Dancing Teacher H. H. Matthews
A Reporter T. Duff
A Juror W. Hyde White
A Sightseer W. G. Mann
A Novelist Alick Crane
A Song Writer L. Mitchell
An Artist Allan Blakelock
A Poet John Wyse
THE PANTOMIME
H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Xanadu. Kim Peacock
H.R.H.the Crown Princess of Xanadu KyraAlanova
First Lady in Waiting Norah Howard
First Lord of the Bedchamber. . . . Lewis Broughton
A Lamplighter M. G. Barton
A Policeman W. D. Fazan
Play produced by WINTHROP AMES
SCALA
10 MAY, 1925
"BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST"
A play, in three acts, by MICHAEL MORTON
and PETER TRAILL
Presented by THE PLAY ACTORS
Ronald Short Nicholas Hannen
Madge Ellis Dora Barton
Irene Short Mary Merrall
Doctor Brassey Martin Sands
Annie - - - L'na O'Connor
Dick R«ist >n . . . . . • - • Brian Gilmnur
Mr. Setort-D.ivk'5. - Reginald Dar.ee
Plav pr-'luo.'d by ATHOLE STEWART
ALDWYCH
10 MAY, 1925
* " THE OBFHAM "
A tragedy by THOMAS OTWAV
Preseziled by THE PHOENIX SGCIETV
Acasto , Melville Cooper
Castalio • John Gielgud
Polydcre Henry C. Hewitt
Cfaamoiint Douglas Burbidge
Ernesto - Mark Turner
Paulino Ronald Kerr
Cordelio Peggy Livesay
Chaplain A. Comey Grain
Momma Ray Litvin
Serina Hazel Jones
Florella Eileen Beldon
Play produced by ALLAN* WADE
WYNDHAM'S
11 MAY, 1925
* "THE BOUND TABLE"
A play, in three acts, by LENXOX ROBI.VSON
Mrs. Drcnnrm Clare Greet
De Courcy Br^nnan Arthur Hambling
Daisy Dre'nnan Sybil Thomdike
Bee Drennan Winifred Qughton
Jonty Drennen Raymond Massey
Christopher Pegum Henry Caine
Mrs. Pegum Henrietta Leverett
Miss Pegum Ann Howse
Miss Williams- Williams Ada King
Philip Flahive Eliot Makeham
Fan Franks Vere Shepstone
A Woman Beatrice Smith
T^.«D^ecoCT ( StockweU Hawkins
Two Passengers J 3^^ T_ Casson
An Elderly Woman Elsa Palmer
A Railway Porter Thomas Warner
Play produced by Lewis T. Casson
With acknowledgments to Mr. Milton Rosmer's
Production at the " Q " Theatre.
REGENT
11 MAY, 1925
« EDUCATIHG A HUSBAND "
A comedy, in three acts, by EDITH CARTER
Sir Philip Wortlcy Garrett HoUick
Cynthia Canfield Elizabeth Grayson
Mrs. Carnaby Lottie Venne
Philip Wort ley Garry Marsh
Rosemary. ..." Muriel Martin Harvey
Mason . . " Tom Dowson
Saunders Yarrow J. Oliver Twiss
GARBICK
12 MAY, 1925
"KAIN"
A play, in three acts, by JOHN COLTON and
CLEMENCE RANDOLPH
(From the story by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM)
Native Girl Mariamna Karelina
Native Policeman Papai
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
( Fred Kia Judee of the City Court ....... .... Julian D'AIbie
Tiree Xat: VPS .................. -' W. Kamoka Bailiff ......... ' .................. Don Genunel!
f Polaali Mrs. \V,sI .... ................ ... Viola Conipton
•SteaGVi??5::::::::::::::::jamla&ort" <*««. °*««. ««•
Corporal Hcdgeson ................ John Rockey Play produced by \V. G. FAY
S-rseact O'Hara ................... Stuart Sage
lofcn Horn ......................... Shep Camp PLAYHOUSE
Mrs. McPhail ................ Hilda Brace-Potter . fi ,, iqo.
Dr. McPhail ..................... J. H. Roberts 1S MA*' iy~s
."•Irs. Davidson .................... Marda Vanne " THE EIGHT AGE TO MAERY "
^arterpiaster Bites ............. Gilbert Ritchie A comed in three act b H F_ MxLTBy
Sadie Thompson .................... Olga Lmdo - ' ' J
Rev. Alired'Davidson ............ Malcolm Keen Lamas Ramsden ................. Terence Byron
™ , i i. , r> , T T^T, . v. Ellen Marburv .................. Jessie Belmore
Piay produced by BASIL DE A.N Qara ....... ; .................. J Vlo}et M ff at
Stephen Burton .............. Douglas Hutchison
T?nvAT Hnv George Xodell ................... Watson Hume
EOYALTY Jack Adams ........................ T. H. Solly
13 MAY, 1925 Bob Ingrem .................... George Mitchell
" TAfWR'Q I ATVIWR » Esther Surra v ................... Victoria Marsh
IAC50B S LADDEE M Carlisle.' ........................ Enid Sass
A play, in four acts, by NORMAN MAcOwAN Major Locke .................... A. \V. Chappell
David Maston .................... Dennis Eadie ^ob Tetley .................... Henry Eglmgton
Captain Pet_er Blazeby ........... Robert Morton Play produced by TERENCE BYRON
Tommy Whistler ............... Rothbury Evans
Mr. Do'rrincourt ................ Sebastian Smith STEAND
Lord Xevern .................. Frederick Leister .
Esther ..................... ... .Elizabeth Colls 19 MAY» 192°
Barnes ........................... Helen Green ** OEDEAL "
-^ethea .......... " ............ Madame Ed^na A play, in three acts, by DALE COLLIXS
Ted Steward ...................... Lyn Hardins.'
SCALA Lady Daley ..................... Ha/dee Wright
17 MAY, 1925 \lola Thorpe ................. Madeline Seymour
- « ™™, »!*«.» ..... , «^^,, ., Dorothy Dalev ..................... Toan Welsh
•* " THE MAID'S TBAGEDY -' paul Thorpe. .' .................... Felix Aylmer
A tragedy by JOHN FLETCHER Petersen ........................... Arnold Bell
Presented bv THE'RE.VAISSANCE THEATRE Murphy ........................ Joseph French
Ambrose ......................... Yves Renaud
^ng ............. , .............. George Zucco Elijah ......................... Donald Walcot
Lisippus ...................... Henry C. Hewitt Vasey Howard .................. George Curzon
Amintor .......................... Ion Swinlev „, ,
Evadne .......................... Edith Evans Pla>" Produced by ATHOLE STEWART
Melantius ...................... Baliol Holloway « -^ «.
Diphilus ........................ Duncan Yarrow COMEDY
Aspatia ........................... Rose Quong 20 MAY, 1925
Callianas ..................... Stanley Lathbury ., mywt fm^^^nrr,n ^^^ „ „
Cleon .......................... Michael Hogan THE CBOOKED FEEDAY "
Strato ........................... Charles Staite A play, in a prologue and three acts, by
Diagoras ...................... A. Corney Grain MONCKTON HOFFE
Aniiphila ......................... Clare Harris . . j^.^ T T _ _ T .
Olimpias ....................... Beatrix Filmer Alexander Tristan ......... . . John R. TurnbuJl
Dula ............................ Marda Vanne ^IldpT .................... Master Brian Glennie
< Fne-pnp T^ahv Bagley ......................... Cecil Brooking
Gentlemen ................... ) iSSh TraMoSi Michael Tristan ............. Dennis Neilson-Terry
Lady ............... , ........ : . . . . Paula Kemp Howard Lampeter ............... .Morten Selten
Amin tor's Servant ............. Matthew Forsyth Charles Lampeter .............. Kenneth Kent
* Roger Petermore .............. Alexander Sarner
Play produced by FRANK CELLIER Felix ....................... Terence de Marney
A Deputy Inspector ........... John R. TurnbulJ
*' O »» THEATRE A Police Officer .......... Albert Chevalier, Jun.
^ Second Police Officer ............ William Arnold
18 MAY, 1925 A Servant ..................... Ronald Buchanan
" COMMON CLAY " Friday ........................... Mary Glynne
A drama, in four acts, by CLEVES KINKEAD Hay produced by DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY
Edwards ........................ Julian D'Albie BARNES
Mrs. Fullerton ............... Mrs. Arthur Whitbv 01 ,, ,no.
Richard FuUerton ............... Charles Carson 21 MAY» 192°
Anne Fullerton ............... Beatrice Lewisohn " THE LAVENDER GARDEN "
Ellen Neal ..................... Frances Carson . ,
Arthur Coakley ................... Ivor Barnard A Pla^- ij?, three ^ct^ a Prologue, and an
HughFullerton ................. Malcolm Neville epilogue, by GERALD LAKE
Judge Samuel Filson ......... H. St. Barbe West Marjorie Dale .................. Agatha Kentish
Miss Warren ............... Constance Foljarabe Edward Tupping ................... Dan F. Roe
W. H. Yates .................. Victor Lewisohn Betty ........................... Mary Lincoln
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Dan Meriilian .Arthur Wontner
Michael Tremiyr.c .Antony Holies
Susan. ". Xincy de Syhv
Lavender Prescott. D- re thy Peter?
Mrs. MerJIian Gertrude "Sterro'l
Janet Prescott. Dora Barton
Xixcn H. B. Mead*
Anderson Jack H. Bligh
Hester. Nancy Burl
Play produced by WILFRED EATON
LYEIC, HAMMERSMITH
25 MAY, 1925
* ** THE CHEERY OBCHASD "
A comedy, In four acts, by ANTON TCHEHOV
(Translated by GEORGE CALDERON)
Madame Racevsky Mary Grey
Anya Gwendolen. Evans
Barbara Virginia Isham
Leonid Gave! Alan Xapier
LopakMn Fred O'Donovan
Peter Trophimof John Gielgnd
Simeonof-Hshtchik R. S. Smith
Charlotte Jane Ellis
Ephikhodof Jaraes Whale
Dunyasha Kathleen Moseley
Firs O. B. Clarence
Yasha Byam Shaw
Tramp Herbert Lugg
Play produced by J. B. PAGAN
" Q, " THEATRE
25 MAY, 1925
"IDLE HANDS"
A satirical comedy, in three acts, by
FREDERICK WITNEY
Miss Rita Clough Martita Hunt
Mrs. Rossiter Aida Jenoure
Arthur Rossiter, Esq., J.P Alfred Clark
Sally Hazel Jones
A Parlourmaid Constance Foljambe
John Humphrey Pringle Lawrence Anderson
Harry Latton Neville Brooke
Isobel Latton Jeannette Sherwin
Mr. Rogers Victor Lewisohn
Mr. Scott- Robinson .Douglas Jefferies
Mr. Wilkins Easten Pickering
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
HOLDER'S GREEN, HIPPODROME
25 MAY, 1925
* " SLEEPING PARTNERS"
A comedy, in three acts, adapted from the
French by SEYMOUR HICKS
He Seymour Hicks
She Eilaline Terriss
The Husband Vincent W. Lawson
The Servant. . , Lawrence Caird
Play produced by SEYMOUR HICKS
WINTER GABBEH
26 MAY, 1925
** TELL ME HOEE ^
A ruuidal comedy, in two acts
Jiock I,-" FRED THOMPSON and WM. K. WELLS
Music by GEORSE GERSHWIN
Lyrics by B. G. DE SYLVA DESMOND CARTER
and IRA GERSHWIN
Gertrad'"- - - . - .Dorothy Flel 1
Harry. George Hamilto;:
Kenneth Dcnniscn Arthur Margetson
Billy , Claude Hulbert
Peggy Van de Leur .Elsa Macfarlane
Bonnie Reeves Vera Lennox
Estelle .-• Bubbles Ryan
Lucy. Oueenie Ash ton
Marmot Beryl Murray
Toots Phyllis Garton
Brenda Geraldme Aylmer
Susan Phyllis Swinburne
Miss Cleveland ." .Marjorie Hall
Miss Parke Winifred Shorter
Miss Ames Margot St. Leger
Miss Hines Margaret Moore
Mrs. Pennyfeather Ada Palmer
A Doorman Edward Arundell
Monty Sipkin Leslie Benson
Molyaeux Master James Croome
Miss" Knight Betty Schuster
A Customer Yvonne O'Beare
Jane Wallace Heather Thatcher
Mamie Sylvia Hawkes
Mrs. Wallace Muriel Barnby
Cyrus P. Tyler Ernest Graham
Cerise ". George de Warf az
Patsy Pavola Peggy Beaty
A Waiter William Alexander
George B. Wallace Guy Fane
Play produced by FELIX EDWARDES
PRINCE OP WALES'S
24 MAY, 1925
** HAMLET "
Tragedy by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Presented by THE FELLOWSHIP OF PLAYERS
Hamlet Godfrey Tearle
Claudius Charles Carson
Fortinbras Herbert Whitman
Horatio Tristan Rawson
Polonius Alfred Harris
Laertes Robert Glennie
Voltimand Ronald Kerr
Cornelius Donald Wolfit
Francisco Herbert Whitman
Norwegian Captain Noel AUinson
Rosen crantz Geoffrey Wilkinson
Guildenstern Sir Timothy Eden
Reynaldo Noel AUenson
Osric Reginald Denham
A Priest Michael Raghan
Marcellus Philip Reeves
Bernardo Michael Raghan
1st Gravedigger Tom Reynolds
2nd Gravedigger Roger Uvesey
A Player Duncan Yarrow
An Attendant Anthony Clark
A Sailor Donald Wolfit
Ghost. John Howell
Gertrude Beatrice Wilson
Ophelia Evelyn Dane
Play produced by L. E. BERMAN
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
WXBDBAJTS
30 MAY, 1925
* "THE HE"
A play, in four acts, by HENRY ARTHUR JONES
Sir Robert Shale, Bart Lawrence Hanray
Noil Dibdin • - Robert Horton
Gerald Forster „ Lawrence Anderson
Haxap Stockwell Hawkins
Mck Ivy Rayment
Elinor Shale Sybil Thorndite
Lacy Shale, . . . . Vere Shepstone
Miss Pensent Winifred Oughton
Gibbard Margaret Manning
Mrs. Cattard „ Lilian Moubrey
Play produced by LEWIS T. CASSQK
!CHE " OLD "VIC *»
1925
OF
WELLS *
A play, in four acts, by ARTHUR PIKERO
THEATRICAL FOLK
James Telfer .................... Robert Atkins
Mrs, Telfer ..................... Olivia Burleigh
Augustas Colpoys ................ Andrew Leigh
Ferdinand Gadd .................... Neil Porter
Tom Wrench .................... Ernest Milton
Avoaia Bunn ................... Dorice Fordred
Rose Trelawny ...................... Marie Ney
Imogen Parrott .................. Katharine Pole
OTDwyer ......... - ............ Charles Marford
NON-THEATRICAL FOLK
Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower, Knt,
John Garside
Miss Trafalgar Gower ........ Elizabeth Addyman
Arthur Gower .............. Hilary Fisher- White
Clara de Foenix .................... Joy Spring
Captain de Foenix ............. Ronald Nicholson
Mrs. Mossop ........................ Dora Hole
Mr. Ablett ....................... Henry Cohen
Charles ...... , .................. Michael Watts
Sarah ............................. Doris Kealy
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
DALY'S
2 Jmre, 1925
"dJBOPATRA"
A musical comedy, in three acts, adapted by
JOHN HASTINGS TURNER
Lyrics by HARRY GRAHAM
Music by OSCAR STRAITS
Additional numbers by ARTHUR WOOD
Victorian Silvius Alec. Fraser
Prince Beladonis John E. Coyle
Mark Antony , Shayle Gardner
Nephros Henry Hallatt
Aa Egyptian Soldier Draper Kendall
A Roman Soldier Alan Dale
Pamphylos Jay Laurier
Charmian Neta Underwood
Iras Ninon Zaria
Lalage - Laurie Newton
Phryne Peggie Lovat
Lais Alma Lee
Slave to Cleopatra. Marjorie Blareau
Cleopatra Evelyn Laye
Play produced by OSCAR ASCHE
ST.
2 JUKE, 1925
*«fHE RIVER"
A play, in three acts, by PATRICK HASTINGS
Digby Grant Eric Stanley
Snowball ,E, Moses
William Clifford Mollison
Silvera William Hailman
John Carew Leslie Faber
Mrs. Francis Helen Ferrers
Anthony Walford Owen Nares
Mary Jessie Winter
Theodore Messeli D. Lewin Mannering
Cecil Graham Ewart Scott
Servant J. Yorke
Soldier David Hawthorne
Doctor Cecil Fowler
Sergeant Henry Hoare
Play produced by LESLIE FABER
BINGr'S HAMMEBSMKH
3 JUNE, 1925
"THE DANCE OF HFE"
A play, in nine scenes, by HERMON OULB
Mrs. Harrowfield Muriel Aked
Olga Heath Mary Merrali
Beresford Harrowfield Charles Koop
Mr. Harrowfield WilMam Page
Maggie Mary Kellas
Harry Wickthorpe Douglas Jefferies
Carrington Oliver Crocobie
Mrs. Brendle Reba Inglis
Mr. Fletcher J. Rice-Cassidy
Plain-clothes Policeman Ronald N. Sinclair
George Brendle D. A. Clarice-Smith
A Warder Stewart Kern
The Piper Ralph de Rohan
The Bobbed-Hair Girl Gwen Kinross
Hannah Ethel Lodge
Play produced by MADGE MC!NTOSH
GRAND, FCTLHAM
3 JUXE, 1925
"THE "ADVENTUROUS AGE"
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
FREDERICK C, WITNEY
Leonard Rivers Herbert Thomas
Barbara Rivers Betty Moore
Nicholas Rivers „ Onniston Miller
Mavis Gore Catherine Lacey
Dr. Hamish Melhuish David Clyde
Hodder, Walter Fitzgerald
Adela Rivers Mrs. Patrick Campbell
BARNES
6 JUNE, 1925
"MAKE YOUR FORTUNE"
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
ELIZABETH RAE
Dick Wyatt Antony Holies
Mary Wyatt Mary Royter
Agatha Sutton Nancye Kenyon
Jim Treherne Atholl Fleming
Franklyn Bates H. B. Meade
Anne... Dorothy Peters
Richards Phyllis Manners
Humphrey Wyatt I>aa F. Roe
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
Mrs. Bates .Mary Lincoln
Maggie Irene Barnett
Matthew Lyster. Cecil G. Calvert
Williams Bernard Glasson
Wilson Claude Green
Florence Nancy Burt
Lady Chevening Gertrude Sterroll
Broker's Men
< M. R. Ward
Ellis Dee
Play produced by PHILIP RIDGEWAY and
CECIL G. CALVERT
WYTOHAJffS
7 JUNE, 1925
" KALEIGH "
A play, In four acts, by D. A. BARKER
Presented by THE STAGE SOCIETY
Lady Raleigh. . . .................. Evelyn Hope
Mad Tom ........................ Harold Scott
Sir Walter Raleigh ............ Nicholas Hannen
Henry, Prince of Wales ............ Walter Hudd
Sir Nicholas Carew ............... Brember Wills
Meg Raleigh .................. Gwendolen Evans
Richard Carew ..... . ............... John Wyse
Wat Raleigh ..... . .............. Alan Rowland
Keymis ...................... Frederick Leister
Trenchard ....................... Charles Staite
Thornis ........................ Tristan Rawscra
Parker .................. . ____ Matthew Forsyth
Fortune ........................ Leah Bateman
Fame .......................... Moyna MacGill
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
AMBASSADORS
8 JUNE, 1925
"HAY FEVER"
A comedy, in three acts, by NOEL COWARD
Jttdeth Bliss .................... Marie Tempest
David Bliss .................... Graham Browne
Sprel Bliss ....................... Helen Spencer
Simon Bliss .................. Robert Andrews
Myra Arundel ..................... Hilda Moore
Richard Greatham ............... Athole Stewart
Jackie Coryon ............. , ....... Ann Trevor
Sandy Tyrell ................... Patrick Susands
Clara ---- . ..................... Minnie Raynor
Play produced by the Author
SHAFTESBURY
9 JUNE? 1925
"CLO-CLO"
A farcical musical comedy, in three acts, by
DOUGLAS FERBER and HARRY GRAHAM
Music by FRANZ LEHAR ;
additional numbers by MAX DAREWSKI
Clo-Clo ....................... Cicely Debenham
Melousine .................. Sydney Fairbrother
Briggtta .......................... Glory Edgar
Tricolet ........................ Reginald Dane
Flipeur ......................... Frank Lawtob.
Mazzagran .......................... W. Mason
Commissioner of Police ............. Ellis Holland
Petitpouf .......................... Harry Cole
Chablis ......................... Robert Nainby
Maxime ......................... Paul England
William ......................... Billy Leonard
Severin ....................... A. W. Baskcomb
Play produced by CLIFFORD SEYLER
9 JUKE, 1925
** MfXEOD DOUBLES "
A farcical comedy, in three acts, by
FRANK "STAYTON
Barrett. Matthew Boulton
Rev. Arthur Escott, M.A Ernest Main waring
Sir John Dorle, Bt C. Aubrey Smith
Lady Dorle Yvonne Arnaud
Rose Honor Aubrey Smith.
Reggie Irvine George Tully
Lady Audrey Irvine Faith Celli
Howell James Guy Newali
Ian McConochie Ian Fleming
Play produced by MARTIN SABINE
HAYMARKET
11 JUNE, 1925
* " THE HAH W.i'i'H A LOAD OF MISCHIEF **
A comedy, in three acts, by ASHLEY DUKES
An Innkeeper Alfred Clark
His Wife Clare Greet
A Lady Fay Compton
Her Maid Joyce Kennedy
A Nobleman Frank Celtier
His Man Leon Cjuartermaine
Play produced by E. LYALL SWETE
**Q" THEATRE
12 JUNE, 1925
** SOUTH OF TH.fr' LINE! "
A play in a prologue, and three acts, by
RALPH STOCK
James Everett Victor Lewisohn
Amy Everett Martita Hunt
Daniel Everett Milton Rosmer
Higgins Raymond Massey
Punkah Boy J. Hubert Leslie
A Customer Irene Howe
Felissi Delia Dellvina
Ronald Leslie Perrins
Dorothy Allitsen Violet Penule
Lady Violet Taunton Dame May Whitty
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER and
RAYMOND MASSEY
EVERYMAN"
12 JUNE, 1925
A play, in two acts, by EUGENE O'NEILL
Emma Crosby ..................... Jean Cadell
Caleb Williams ..................... Ion Swinley
Jack Crosby ..................... Roger Livesey
Harriet Williams ................ Margaret Carter
Alfred Rogers. . . ............... Leslie J. Banks
Mrs. Crosby ...................... Alda Jenoure
Captain Crosby .................. George Merritt
Benny Rogers .......... , ....... Leslie J. Banks
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SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
** THE LQ1TC VOYAGE HOME "
A play, in one act, by EUGEXE O'NEILL
F-t Toe • George Herritt
xtck.?!,' '.'. .Alexander Field
«-,rr " " Margaret Carter
gu^n Leslie J. Banks
Drlsco'lL.; I.!.... Felix Aylmer
Cocky • Harold Scott
lvaa Roger Livesey
j£a£e" " " " Gwendolen Hill
Freda.".' ".'.".""" Dorothy Hope
Plays produced by NORMAN MACDERMOTT
** PRDf CE!*S
14 JUNE, 1925
"HAHGO ISLAM) "
A drama of the Pacific, in three acts, by
REGINALD BERKELEY
Presented by THE REPERTORY PLAYERS
Safairas William Kendall
A Vegetable Seller Donald Neville
A Native Woman Kate Aitken
Another Native Woman Kathleen Rackstraw
John Harman Edmund Willard
Amos Leonard Thompson
Father Emmanuel Gaspard Brember Wills
Nora Harman Ellen Hare
Charles Sefton, C.M.G Aubrey Mather
Peter Annitage Frank Vosper
Davis Claude Horton
Tiorji Woodgate Guy Pelham Boulton
Henderson. Robertson Hare
Mrs. Sefton Alex Frizeli
Saiiosi E. St. Lo
Therese Lenoir Mary Newnham-Davies
Sergeant of Police Gordon Richards
Lopez George Hamilton
Cooic Robertson Hare
Play produced by HENRY OSCAR
SAVOY
16 JUNE, 1925
* "MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY"
A light comedy, in three acts, by ST. JOHN ERVINE
Mrs. Considine Margaret Emden
Sheila Jill Esmond Moore
Geoffrey James Raglan.
Sir Henry Considine Evelyn Roberts
Rev. Canon Peter Considine Edward Petley
Mary Westlake Eva Moore
Mr. Hobbs Frank Bertram
Jenny Ella Daincourt
Miss Minims Lucy Evelyn
Mr. Beeby George Child
Play produced by MILTON ROSMER
BARNES
18 JUNE, 1925
"JUNGLE LAW"
A play, in three acts, by I. A. R. WYLIE
Mrs. Janes Pollie Emery
Mops Margaret Swallow
Geoffrey Faraell Leslie Perrins
Mr. Hardcastle Alfred Paumler
Wallace Douglas Phillips
Bell , . . . , Reginald Gosse
Lord Ross-Fa yne Sydney Compton
Reynolds. . . .'. Cecil G. Calvert
Lady Eleanor Ross-Fayue Clare Harris
Commissionaire . . , . M, R. Ward
Play produced by PHILIP RIDGEWAY and
CECIL G, CAL.VERT
ST. JAMES'S
20 JUKE, 1&25
"THE GUARDSMAN"
A play, in three acts, by FRANZ MOLNAR ;
translated by GRACE I. COLBRON and
HANS BARTSCH
The Actor Seymour Hicks
The Actress Madge Titheradge
The Critic Morton Selten
" Mama " Margaret Yarde
liesl Betty Seymour Hicks
A Creditor Willie Warde
An Usher Adela Measor
Play produced by SEYMOUR HICKS
"Q" THEATRE
22 JUNE, 1925
" THE CZARINA "
A romantic comedy, in three acts, by
MELCHOIR LENGYEL and LUDWIG BIRD
Yvonne Edith Harley
Marie. Beatrix Thomson
Annie Jashikofi Beatrice Lewisohn
Lieut. Nicholas Jashikoff Cyril Nash
Prince Sortikoff William Devereux
Vicomte de Roncourt Ivan Samson
Baron Dymov Victor Lewisohn
Colonel Ronsky Alexander Sarner
Captain Kaschumowsky Peter Godfrey
Count Alexei Czerny Henry Kendall
The Czarina Dorothy Dix
General Malakoff Frederick de Lara
Play produced by REGINALD BENHAM
ALDWYCH
22 JUNE, 1925
** THE VERDICT "
A play, in. three acts, by OLIVE LETHBRIDGE
Lady Lornchester Netta Westcott
The Gay Girl Griselda Harvey
The Young Man Walter Butler
Parker .Noel Goodwin
Mrs. de Coursy- Jones Minnie Rayner
Miss de Coursy- Jones Marie Slade
Major Molyneux Hugh Higson
Hon. Philip Hallerton , Walter Hudd
Mrs. Merrivale Margaret Halstan
Sir John Verney .Herbert Marshall
Caroline, Duchess of Cheltenham. . .Marie Wright
Lady June Westerby Joan Maude
Peters ". A. Harding Steerman
Ronald Bevilleville Major Browning
Dr, Adamson A. Corney Gram
Play produced by A. B. IMESON
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
LITTLE
22 JUKE, 1925
** MARCH HARES '*
A fantastic satire, in three acts, by
HARRY WAGSTAFF GRIBBLE
Mrs. Janet Rodney Dame May Whitty
Ethel .Millicent Hope
Edgar Fuller Ronald Simpson
Geoffrey Wareham Alexander Onslow
Oliver William Kendall
Janet Rodney Adrienne Morrison
Claudia Kitts Millie Sim
The Cook Nellie Griffin
Mr. Brown Robert Metcalfe
LYRIC, HAMMERSMITH
23 Jura, 1925
* "THE BEGGAR'S OPERA"
by MR, GAY
The music arranged and composed by
FREDERIC AUSTIN
Captain Macheath Frederick Ranalow
Peachum -Scott Russell
Polly Peadium Kathlyn Hi'liard
LocMt Arthur Wynn
Filch Miles Malleson
The Beggar Arnold Pilbeam
Mrs. Peachum , . -Sara Allgood
Lucy LocMt Fedora Bernard
Diana Trapes Beryl Freeman
Jenny Diver Nonny Lock
Opera produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
QUEE3TS
24 JUNE, 1925
"SALOHY JANE"
A play, in four acts, by PAUL ARMSTRONG
Colonel Starbottle Alan Jeayes
Low Eugene Leahy
Yuba Bill Tom Reynolds
Willie Smith • Lewis Shaw
Mary Ann Heath Peggy Livesey
Anna May Heath Becky Woolf
Salomy Jane Clay Dorothy Seacombe
Rufe Waters Franklyn Bellamy
Jack Marbury Claude Rains
Larrabee Gordon Harker
Madison Clay H. St. Barbe-West
A Man Godfrey Tearle
Lize Heath Miriam Lewes
Red Pete Heath Edward O'Neill
Play produced by GODFREY TEARLE
R.AJXA. THEATRE
28 JUNE, 1925
"THE GOLDEN BALLOT"
A Eght-hearted comedy, in three acts, by
C. DAVID STELLING
Susan Linacre Jane Bacon
Nathan Beggs Douglas Phair
Fred O^way Alan Stevenson
Dick Campion Hilary Fisher White
Sir Francis Campion, Bt Alex. Scott Gatty
Huntington K. Da vie John Rockey
Rosaline van Tromp. Violet Campbell
Vicomte de la Panne Howieson CuHff
Hon. Bertie Ciarges Reginald Gardner
Mrs, Shoemaker Gipsy Ellis
Hodder Kenneth Webb
Play produced by MARGARET YARBE
SCALA
28 JUKE, 1925
* "BULK A WIPE AMD HAVE A WIPE"
A comedy by FRANCIS BEAUMONT and
JOHN FLETCHER
Play presented by THE RENAISSAKCE THEATRE
Leon Henry Oscar
Michael Perez Baliol Hoiloway
Duke of Medina Ernest Thesiger
Cacafogo D. Hay Petrie
Don Juan de Castro Eugene Leahy
Sanchio Ralph Truman
Alonzo Reginald Jarman
Margarita Jeanne de CasaHs
Estifania Muriel Pratt
f Lilian Cavanagh
Three Old Ladies 1 Margaret Carter
( Marie Ault
An Old Woman Margaret Yarde
Altea Nell Carter
Clara Clare Harris
Maid Hilda Sims
Ladies f Beatrice Fiinaer
in •{ Paula Kemp
Attendance ( Brenda Harvey
Lorenzo Anthony Clark
Servant W. Hyde White
Play produced by FRANK CELLIER
KINGSWAY
29 JUNE, 1925
* "THE NEW MORALITY"
A comedy, in three acts, by HAROLD CHAPIN
Betty Jones Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Lesceline Louise de Lacy
Alice Meyne Francis Clare
Colonel Ivor Jones Scott Sunderland
E. Wallace Wister Wallace Evennett
Wooton Cedric Hardwicke
Geoffrey Belasis, K.C Edgar Norfolk
Play produced by H. K. AYLIFF
DUKE OF YORK'S
29 JUNE, 1925
* " BUBBLY"
A revue by JOHN HASTINGS TURNER
Music by PHILIP BRAHAM
Edmund Gwenn Laura Cowie
Reginald Bach Nellie Bowman
Cyril Ritchard Poppy Redgrove
Ralph Coram Teddie Gerrard
George Pughe Madge Elliott
Revue produced by J. HASTINGS TURNER
and HERBERT MASON
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
EVEBYJffAlf
30 Juxa, 1925
* **DBDS WH«D DTTGK**
A plav, in four acts, by HENHIK IBSEN
Petterson..' J- Hubert Leslie
O'd Etaial . • - .Brember \\ills
Mrs. SSrby - Mary Robson
Councillor Flor Charles A. Staite
Councillor Balle Harold Scott
Councillor Kaspersen Victor H. Leslie
Wcrle George Merritt
Gregers \Verle Ion Swinley
Hialmsr Milton Rosmer
Giua Ekdai Sybil Arundale
Hedvig Angela Baddeley
Dr, Rellig Sydney Bland
Molvik Harold Scott
Play produced by SYDNEY BLAND
HEW OXFORD
30 JL-SB, 1925
"THE GORILLA"
A play, in three acts, by RALPH SPENCE
Jeiferson Lee Kate Busby
CyrtisStevens Henry Wolston
Alice Denby Mimi Crawford
Arthur Marsden G. H. Mulcaster
Mr. Mulligan Harry O'Neal
Mr! Garrity Lew Kelly
" Simmons Dennis Dennison
Hie Stranger .Wilfred Payne
A Sailor Fenner Irving
Shakespeare Edward Siliward
Dr. Wilner Vincent W. Lawson
Play produced by DONALD GALLAHER
ST, MARTDPS
1 JULY, 1925
"THE SHOW"
A drama, in three acts, by JOHN GALSWORTHY
Anne Morecombe Molly Kerr
A Maid Eileen Sliarp
A Detective. Leslie Banks
A Divisional Surgeon Marcus Barren
A Cook Una O'Connor
Daisy Odiham Hermione Baddeley
A Reporter Clifford Mollison
Colonel Roland Felix Aylmer
Geofirey Darrel Ian Hunter
An Editor Aubrey Mather
A Secretary Ethne Honan
A News Editor . .Eliot Makeham
Lady Morecombe Haidee Wright
Mr. Odiham Ben Field
A Coroner's Clerk Lawrence Baskcomb
Lieut. Oswald, R.N Robert Harris
Foreman of the Jury Bryan Powley
A Lady Mary Forbes
Officer of the Air Ministry Eliot Makeham
Press Association Reporter Vere Bennett
Play produced by BASIL DEAN
AIDWYCH
2 JULY, 1925
** AT THE SAM?. TIME w
A play, in three acts, by A. P. HERBERT
David Grange Alexander Onslow
Mary Heather Angela Baddeley
Page Girl Ann Trevor
Sam Drew Frank Ailanby
Joirn Sturdy Dawson Milwara
Sir Anthony Fairfield Norman V. Norman
Alderman Albert Banks Scott Russell
Marian Sturdy Athene Seyler
Stisaa Sheena Campbell
Bert Arnold Pilbeam
James Moon Claud Rains
Timothy Spratt J, Leslie Frith
Mr. Well-Beloved Harold Scott
Miss Potts Minnie Blagden
Miss Quilt. Frances Vine
Mr. Harrow „ Julian Browne
Play produced by NIGEL PLAYFAIR
COMEBST
2 JULY, 1925
"THE GENTIiESIAN IN WAITING"
A comedy, in three acts, by HARRISON OWEN
Felicia Lyons Olwen Roose
Elsie Dorothy Leveson Lane
Margaret Lindsay Kitty de Legh
Clementine Moore .Jane Wood
Marion Collingwood Gwenda Wren
Lyle Gordona Cecil Humphreys
David Neilson C. Leveson Lane
James Mortimer Moore Brie Blore
Greig H. Saxon-Snell
Play produced by GERARD CLIFTON
2 JtmY, 1925
* "BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK"
A play, in two parts, by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
and MAS.C CONNELLY
Music by DEEMS TAYLOR
Dr. Albert Rice Frederick Lloyd
Cynthia Mason Norai Howard
Neil McRae. A. E. Matthews
Mr. Cady Martin Adeson
Mrs. Cady. Laura Smithson
Gladys Cady Olive Sloane
Homer Cady .Eric Maturin
A. Butler J. C. K. Harbord
jerry • W. D. Fazan
Check Boy W. Ashley Sinclair
A Business Man Charles Penman
isl^SJ EtaaRoytcn
A Waiter Robert Easton
A Dancing Teacher Alick Crane
A Reporter T. Duff
A Juror W. Hyde-White
A Sightseer W, G. Mann
A Novelist Alick Crane
A Song Writer L. Mitchell
An Artist Alban. Blakelock
A Poet John Wyse
H.S.H. The Crown Prince of Xanadu. Kim Peacock
H.S.H. The Crown Princess of Xanadu
Kyra Alanova
1st Lady in Waiting Luna Lisle
1st Lord of the Bedchamber Lewis Broughton
A Lamplighter Gerard Barton
A Policeman W. D. Fazan
Caesar M. Hughes
Pompey It. 'Bell
Play produced by WJNTHKOP AMES
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
COUET
5 JULY, 1925
"HBI&OMERS OF WAS"
A play, In three acts, by J. R. ACXERLEY
Presented by THE THREE HUNDRED CLUB
Second Lieutenant Grayle Robert Harris
Lieutenant Tetford. ....... .Colin Keith- Johnson
Captain Rickmin Raymond Massey
Marie Joan Pitt-Chatham
Lieutenant Adelby Ivor Bernard
Captain Conrad George Hayes
Jeilertoa James Whale
Mrs. Preadergast Marie Ault
Madame Louis Leah Bateman
Dr. Croz Eliot Makeham
Play produced by FRANK BIRCH
6OIJ>EE*S GREES HEPPOBEOME
6 JULY, 1925
WIHE GHOSf TB&IH **
A " non-stop " thriller, in three acts,
by ARNOLD RIDLEY
Saul HodgMn Hugh E. Wright
Richard Winthrop Haddon Mason
Elsie Edith Saviie
Charles Murdock Basil Howes
Peggy Murdock Beatrice Quennell
Miss "Bourne - Florence Harwood
Teddy DeaMn Antony Holies
Julia Prince Ruby Miller
Herbert Price J- W. Austin
John Sterling Vincent Holman
Jackson H. B, Meade
Smith , Aiick Pape
Play produced by E. HOLMAN CLARK
REGENT
5 JULY, 1925
* " THE REHEARSAL**
A comedy by GEORGE VILLIERS, Duke of
Buckingham
Presented by THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Bayes Melville Cooper
Johnson. Fred O'Douovan
Smith Alfred Clark
Drawcansir Keith, Pyott
~ * Y% x* ^ < Harold Scott
Two Kings of Brentford | Ewart Scott
Prince Prettyman Godfrey Winn
Prince Volsdus Patrick Gpver
Pallas • - Beatrice Wilson
Amaryllis Vera Lennox
Cloris Gwendolen Evans
Partfafinope ) Angela Baddeley
Lightning 5
Thunder Tristan Rawson
Sun Charles Staite
Moon Etea Lanchester
Earth. Eileen Beldon
Physician Wallace Evennett
General Douglas Ross
Lieutenant-General Tristan Rawson
Cordelie Stephen Jack
Tom Thimble Alfred Ayre
Play produced by ALLAN WADE
**Q" THEATRE
6 JULY, 1925
"COMFORT"
A comedy, in three acts, by MARION BOWER
Creazie Cutts Edith Harley
Beulah Pashler Louise Hampton
Comfort Tuke Cathleen MacCarthy
Nat Tuke Lawrence Anderson
Davy Rhyes Cyril Nash
Mrs. Vidal Leah Bateman
Lady Chantiston Winifred Oughton
Bennett Mollie Tyson
Sir Brooke Wickham Victor Lewisohn
Play produced by MATTHEW FORSYTH
HEW
7 JULY, 1925
"WE MODERNS"
A comedy, in three movements, by
ISRAEL ZANGWILL
Robert Sundale, K.C Hubert Harben
Katherine Sundale Mary Jerrpld
Beamish Stockwell Hawkins
John Ashlar Vernon Sylvaine
Richard Sundale Walter Hudd
Mary Sundale Olga Jocelyn
DoUy Wimple Jane Welsh
Joanna Herzberg Dora Gregory-
Oscar Pleat Robert Holmes
Madame Moskowski May Agate
Sir William Wimple, Bart Frederick Culley
Play produced by ROBERT ATKINS
LITTLE
8 JULY, 1925
"TEDS 9-11 REVUE"
Revue by HAROLD SIMPSON and MORRIS HARVEY
Music by HERMAN FINCK
Morris Harvey
Olin Howland
Frank Hector
John Clifford
Revue produced by FRANK COLLINS ;
dances by JACK HULBERT
Julie Hartley-Milburn
Josephine Quest
Phyllis Harding
Wyn Clare
SCALA
12 JITLY, 1925
"THE SON OF HEAVEN"
A tragic melodrama, in three acts, by
LYTTON STRACHEY
Li Denis Robertson
Wang Fu Geoffrey Webb
Prince Tuan G. G. Tomlin
Duke Lan Hilary Waddington
Jung Lu T. Marshall
The Empress Dowager Gertrude Kingston
The Emperor of China Dennis Arundell
Ta-he Miss B. Howe
Li Hung Chang A. Davidson
SYNOPSIS OF PLAYBILLS
EVERYMAN
15 JULY, 1925
"HEHEY IV"
% tragedy. In three acts, by LUIGI PIRANDELLO ;
"translated by EDWARD STORER
«' Hear\- I V " Ernest Milton
Baron Tito Belcredi Frank Vosper
Doctor Dion ysius Genoni Stanley La thbury
The Marchioness Matilda Spina Nancy Price
Fjicfa Beatrice Filmer
L-indolpii (Lolo) Grosvenor North
0. dulph (Momo) Godfrey Winn
Harold (Franco) Robert Gletmie
Bertfaold (Fino) Geoffrey Wincott
loisB Geoffrey Dunlop
Marquis Charles Di-Nolli Ronald Nicholson
, , < Herbert Anstey
Attendants J Dennis Hosking
Play produced by A. E. FILMER
LYCEUM
15 JULY, 1925
* ** THK; FAKE "
A play, in four acts, by FREDERICK LONSDALE
Hesketh Pointer, M.P Edward O'Neill
Sir Tfaos. Moorgate, M.D Hesketh Pearson
Ernest Stan ton, M.P Allan jeayes
Clifford Hope John Williams
Mrs. Hesketh Pointer Louise Pmssing
Mavis Dorothy Seacombe
Mrs. Stanton Miriam Lewes
The Hon. Gerrard Pillick Franklyn Bellamy
Watkins Wilson Gunning
Geoffrey Sands Godfrey Tearle
A Parlourmaid Josephine Dixon
A Waitress Una 0 Connor
Play produced by GODFREY TEARLE
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WHO'S WHO IN THE
THEATRE
ABE;
A critic ; b.
£\ Ashton-on-Mersey, 9 Jan., 1881 ;
e. Malvern College and Manchester
University ; Is adviser and reader of
plays to" the Lii-erpool Repertory
theatre ; lias written several books of
verse and some short plays ; notablv
"The Adder/* 1913; "The End of
the World/* 1914; " The Staircase/*
; " Phoenix/' 1923, Address :
Rvton, Dymock, Gloucestershire.
ACTON-BOXD, Aeton, Hon. R.A.M.,
actor ; b. Toronto, Canada ; m. Eve M.
Donne : made his first appearance
on the stage at the St. James's
Theatre, in 1887, In " Lady Clan-
cart v " ; toured with Osmond Tearle
for a year, and with Mrs. Band-
Tnann Palmer in " Tares " ; in
1889, toured as Wilfred Denver in
" The Silver King " ; appeared at
Drury Lane, May, 1890, in " Paul
Kauvar " ; toured in "A Man's
Shadow/' 1S90-1 ; appeared at the
Globe, 1891, In " The Bookmaker" ;
appeared at Lyceum, Jan., 1892, in
** King Henry VIII/' also in " King
Lear/* " Richelieu/' " Becket,"
"' Louis XI " ; at the Opera Comique,
1893, played lead in " A Question of
Memory " ; at Terry's, 1895, in " A
Modern Hvpatia " ; at the Gaiety,
1896, with'Olga Nethersole in "Car-
men " ; at the Lyceum, 6 Feb., 1899,
was the original Marquis d'Evrenionde
in tl The Only Way " ; at the Court,
1903-4, played lead in " The Tempest/'
" The Two Gentlemen of Verona," etc. ;
at the Garrick, 1906, played in " Mac-
beth " ; during 1908 toured as " Clan-
carty " ; at His Majesty's, 1910, played
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[ACT
Antonio in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at the Globe, 1910, appeared as Joseph
Brideau in ** Parasites " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1910, played the
Surveyor to Buckingham, in " Henry
VIII " ; appeared at the Kingsway,
Mar., 1913, as Father Looe in " The
Great Adventure " ; hon. genera!
director of the British Empire Shake-
speare Society ; joint author of " Pilate
and Ovid's Daughter/' " A Lunatic at
Large/' etc., etc. ; was organiser and
secretary of the Ellen Terry Jubilee
Benefit Matinee at Drury Lane, 1906 ;
in 1905, produced " The Courage of
Silence," for the Hon. Mrs. Henniker,
at King's, Hammersmith ; in 1908,
E reduced " Lanval/' at the Playhouse,
)r Lord Howard de Walden ; at
Stratford-on-Avon, has produced
st The Merchant of Venice," 1907 ;
" Twelfth Night/' 1908 ; and " Much
Ado About Nothing/' 1909; at the
Court, 1911-2, produced "The Win-
ter's Tale " and " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; at the Kingsway,
Mar., 1913, played Father Looe in
" The Great Adventure " ; at His
Majesty's, 5 July, 1915, the Surveyor
to Buckingham in the " all-star "
revival of " King Henry VIII/* given
in aid of King George's Actors* Pension
Fund ; in 1916, was Hon. Sec. and
Organiser, with the Lord Mayor
(Sir Charles Wakefield), of the Shake-
speare Festival of Mercy, to celebrate
the Tercentenary ; during 1918-19
gave performances of " Henry VIII "
and " The Merchant of Venice " to
the troops in London, and in Hut and
Camp ; in 1919 toured in France and
Belgium with a similar object ;
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1920, produced " Hamlet " at the
Strand Theatre with a cast composed
entirely of ladies, his wife appearing
as Hamlet; at the Court Theatre,
Feb., 1922, appeared as the Judge in
" Justice " ; in 1923, was the first to
" I Broadcast " Shakespeare, on Apr.
23rd, the Birthday celebration ; at
the Hay market, June, 1924, again
played Father Looe in " The Great
Adventure " ; in 1912 was appointed
a Professor of the Royal Academy of
Music, and Director of the Dramatic
performances ; granted the diploma
of Hon. R.A.M. in 1915, being the first
person, not a professional musician,
to gain the distinction ; Chairman of
the After-Dinner Club, from 1922 ;
Member of the Executive Committee,
National Theatre, Shakespeare Mem-
orial. Hobbies : Golf, punting, swim-
ming, cycling. Address: Avon House,
King Henry's Road, N.W.3. Tele-
phone : 6775 Hampstead. Chibs :
Green Room, Neasden and Stage
Golfing Society.
ADAMS, Ida, actress ; made her
first appearance in New York, at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, 27 April, 1909,
as Miss Glick in " The Candy Shop " ;
during the same year toured in " Three
Twins " ; at the New Amsterdam,
New York, Mar., 1911, played Desiree
in "The Pink Lady," subsequently
touring in the same part ; at the
Moulin Rouge, New York, Apr., 1912,
played Tony in " A Winsome Widow,"
and Oct., 1912, appeared there in
" The Ziegfeld Follies of 1912 " ; made
her first appearance in London at the
London Hippodrome 1915 ; appeared
at the Comedy, May, 1916, in " Half-
Past Eight " ; at the St. Martin's
Theatre, Nov., 1916, played Ada Eve
in " Houp-La ! " ; at the Apollo, May,
1917, appeared as Jane Gerson in
" Inside the Lines."
ADAMS, Maude (Kiskadden) , actress ;
6. at Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.,
11 Nov., 1872; d. of James Adams,
actor, and Annie Adams, a celebrated
actress in the United States ; made
her first appearance on the stage as
a baby in arms at the age of nine
months, in her native city, in " The
Lost Child1' ; as a child she made a
o-reat success as Little Schneider in
^' Fritz " with the late J. K. Emmett,
1877 ; slie was a*so ni§nly successful
iri *•' A Woman of the People," " Little
Susie0," " Tne Stepmother," and as the
child' Adrienne in "A Celebrated
Case "*' made her first appearance
on' the' "'\Tew York sta§e at the Star
Theatre," i? S^" 1888> as Mo^na
Sullivan in\^ The Paymaster ; at
the Grand Op^ H°US,?v1 Feb;;.1f89;
played Louisa Vn JhC R^llQ^
Bidder," and during t]f same week,
Jessie Dean in " L vord Chumley ;
was next engaged for trt e Bij ou Theatre
where she appeared on ^ ^Marrv 1889,
as Dot Bradbury in " :\ Midnight
BeU"; at Proctor's,Twenty-tiXrd *™?*
Theatre, New York, 8 Sept./^J8™,
she played Evangeline in " All ^Jr6
Comforts of a Home," and on 21 Oq*?-'
1890, appeared as Dora in " Men an^
Women/' by H. C. De Mille and
David Belasco ; on 16 Nov., 1891,
she played Nell in " The Lost Para-
dise " ; was next engaged at Palmer's
Theatre, New York, as leading lady
with John Drew, and made her first
appearance in that capacity on 3 Oct.,
1892, when she made a great hit in
the part of Suzanne in " The Masked
Ball " ; she continued to play lead
with John Drew, under the manage-
ment of Charles Frohman, until
1897 ; during that period she played
the following parts : Miriam in
" Butterflies " (Palmer's, 5 Feb.,
1894) ; Jessie Keber in " The Bauble
Shop" "(Empire, 11 Sept., 1894);
Marion in " That Imprudent Young
Couple" (Empire, 23 Sept., 1895)";
Dora in " Christopher, Jun." (Em-
pire, 7 Oct., 1895) ; Dorothy in
"Rosemary" (Empire, 31 Aug.,
1896) ; and on 9 Dec., 1896, she
played in " Too Happy by Half " ;
she was promoted to the rank of
" star " by Charles Frohman in 1897,
and made her first appearance in New
York in that capacity at the Empire
on 27 Sept., 1897, when she appeared
as Lady Babbie in " The Little
Minister " ; she has since played that
part several hundreds of times ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, on 3 Dec.,
1897, she played Mrs. Hilary in " Mrs.
Hilary Regrets " with John Drew ;
at the Empire, on 8 May, 1899, she
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appeared for the first time as Juliet
in " Romeo and Juliet " with great
success ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, 22 Oct., 1900, she appeared
as the Duke of Reichstadt in " I/
Aiglon," and 11 Nov., 1901, as Phcebe
Throssell in " Quality Street " ; at the
Empire, New York, 10 Nov., 1903,
she played Pepita in " The Pretty
Sister of Jose"; and 6 Feb., 1905,
Amanda Affleck in " 'Op o' Me
Thumb " ; 6 Nov., 1905, at the same
Theatre she appeared as Peter Pan
in Barrie's play of that name, with
such success that the piece was
played throughout the New York
season of 1905-6 ; the play also formed
the chief attraction for her season of
1906-7, though she also gave a few
performances of " Quality Street,"
" L' Aiglon/' "The Little Minister,"
etc. ; in Sept., 1907, commenced
another tour with " Peter Pan " ;
appeared at the Empire, New York,
Jan., 1908, as Rene in " The Jesters" ;
at Cambridge, Conn., 3 June, 1908,
appeared for the first time as Viola
in a special performance of " Twelfth
Night"; in Oct., 1908, appeared at
Atlantic City, as Maggie Wylie in
" What Every Woman Knows " ;
after touring in the same play, ap-
peared in it at the Empire Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1908 ; at the Harvard
Stadium, 21 Jun., 1909, she played Joan
of Arc in a version of Schiller's play ;
during season of 1909-10 continued
to play " What Every Woman
Knows " ; at the Greek Theatre,
Berkeley, Cal., 6 June, 1910, appeared
as Rosalind in " As You Like It " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, 23 Jan.,
1911, appeared as Chantecler in Louis
N. Parker's version of Rostand's
romantic play; during 1911, toured
in the same part, subsequently reap-
pearing in " Peter Pan," with which
she toured throughout 1912-3 ; at the
Empire Theatre, New York, 5 Jan.,
1914, played Leonora in " The Legend
of Leonora " ; at Rochester, N.Y.,
Oct., 1914, played Rosalind in Barrie's
play of that name, subsequently called
" The Ladies' Shakespeare," at the
Empire, New York, 11 Jan., 1916,
reappeared as Lady Babbie in " The
Little Minister"; 25 Dec., 1916,
played Miss Thing in "A Kiss for
Cinderella " ; subsequently, 1917-18,
toured in the same part. Favourite
recreation : Riding. Address : Sandy
Garth, Ronkonkoma, Long Island",
New York.
ADAMS, W. Bridges (see BRIDGES-
ADAMS, W.).
ADE, Oeorge, American dramatist ;
b. Kentland, Indiana, U.S.A., 9 Feb.,
1866 ; was engaged on the staff of
the Chicago Record from 1890 to
1900 ; has written the following
plays : " The Sultan of Sum,"
" On his Uppers " (adapted from
"Fables in Slang"), "Peggy from
Paris," " The County Chairman,"
"The Sho-Gun," "The College
Widow," " The Night of the Fourth/'
" The Bad Samaritan," " Just Out of
College," " Marse Covington," " Mrs.
Peckharn's Carouse," " Artie,"
" Father and the Boys," " The Fair
Co-Ed.," "The Old" Town," "U.S.
Minister Bedloe," " The Slim Princess,"
" Speaking to Father," " Nettie " ;
visited London in 1906 ; has written
works on American slang and argot ;
also " Pink Marsh," " Doc Home,"
" The Girl Proposition," " People You
Know/' " Breaking into Society," and
" True Bills." Address : Hazelden
Farm, near Brook, Ind., U.S.A.
ABLER, Jacob P., actor ; b. Odessa,
Russia, 1855 ; was for a time in the
Russian Civil Service, and subse-
quently was a journalist ; is probably
the best known exponent of the
Yiddish drama in the world ; has
played in Rumania, Germany,
Russia, the United States of America,
and England ; at the American
Theatre, New York, May, 1903,
played Shy lock in " The Merchant of
Venice," with an English company ;
appeared at the Pavilion Theatre,
London, in 1906 ; and again in Aug.,
1908, when he appeared in " Met-
uroff," " The Jewish King Lear/'
" Uriel Acosta," " Solomon the Wise,"
"Broken Hearts," and "The Wild
Man " ; after a further tour in the
United States, 1909-11, again appeared
at the Pavilion Theatre, Aug., 1911, in
several plays ; again appeared there
in Oct., 1919, when he played in
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" Elisha Ben Abuyah." Was for some
years manager of the Grand Theatre,
New York City. Address : Thalia
Theatre, New York City, U.S.A.
AGAR, Ban, actor ; b. Birmingham,
4 Oct., 1881 ; s. of Susan (Andrews) and
Edwin Davis ; e. King Edward's
Grammar School, Birmingham ; m.
Irene Bagot ; was formerly engaged
in his father's printing business and
as a professional footballer ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Town Hall, Redcar, 16 June, 1898,
as Weary Marsden in " From Scotland
Yard " ; for several years toured in
drama and musical comedy ; under the
management of Robert Courtneidge
toured from July, 1907, to May, 1915,
as Sam Brudenell in " The Dairy-
maids," Simplicitas in " The Arca-
dians/' Alphonse in " Oh 1 Oh !
Delphine," Jecks in " The Pearl Girl " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, 20 May 1915,, as Simplicitas
in " The Arcadians " ; appeared at
the Alhambra, Oct., 1916, in ''The
Bing Boys are Here " ; July, 1917, in
" Round the Map " ; Feb., 1918, in
" The Bing Boys on Broadway " ;
went to Australia in 1919, where he
appeared in " The Bing Boys on
Broadway/' and " The Passing Show
of 1920." Favourite pavt : Simplicitas
in *' The Arcadians." Recreations :
Football and all sports.
AGATE, James Evershed, dramatic
critic and author ; 6. 11 Sept., 1877 ;
formerly dramatic critic on The
Manchester Guardian ; dramatic critic
of The Saturday Review, 1920-22 ;
Sunday Times since 1923 ; author of
"L. of C." ("Lines of Communication") ;
" Buzz-Buzz " (criticism), 1918 ; " Re-
sponsibility " (novel), 1919 ; " Alar-
ums and Excursions " (criticism), 1920;
" Half-Past-Eight " (criticism), 1921 ;
" Fantasies and Impromptus " (criti-
cism), 1922 ; " White Horse and Red
Lion/' 1923 ; " On an English Screen/'
1924 ; " Blessed are the Rich "
(novel), 1924 ; " The Contemporary
Theatre/' 1924 ; is a member of the
Council of the Critics' Circle. Club :
Savage. Address : 55 Doughty Street,
W.C.I.
AINLEY, Henry, actor ; 6. Morley,
near Leeds, 21 Aug., 1879 ; was origin-
ally a bank accountant ; m. (I) Suzanne
Sheldon (mar. dis.), (2) Elaine Titus
Fearon ; meeting George Alexander
in a northern town, he walked on
with, his company as an amateur,
subsequently adopting the stage as
a profession ; he joined F. R. Benson,
with whom he remained for two
years ; his first London appearance
was at the Lyceum 15 Feb., 1900,
as Glo'ster in " Henry V " ; he was
next engaged by George Alexander to
play Paolo in " Paolo and Francesca/'
6 Mar., 1902, for which part he was
physically and otherwise admirably
suited ; he next appeared at the same
theatre as Noel le Solys in " If I Were
King," 30 Aug., 1902, also playing
Fran9ois Villon during a part of the
run of the same piece; at the same
theatre, Mar., 1903, played Von
Wedell in " Old Heidelberg " ; at the
Imperial, 8 June, 1903, for the Stage
Society, played the First Student in
" The Golden Rose/' and at His
Majesty's Theatre, on the same date,
appeared as Donald Grey in " Flodden
Field " ; he then went to America,
and made his first appearance in New
York, at the Empire Theatre, 10 Nov.,
1903, under the management of Charles
Frohman, playing the part of Sebastian
in " The Pretty Sister of Jose/' as
leading man with Maude Adams, and
he also played the Rev. Gavin Dishart
in " The Little Minister " ; returning
to England in 1904, he appeared at
the Duke of York's, Sept., 1904,
as Lancelot in " Merely Mary Ann " ;
at His Majesty's, Nov., 1904, played*
Little Billee in " Trilby," revived for
the Actors' Benevolent Fund ; at
Terry's, Mar., 1905, played Bassanio
in " The Merchant of Venice " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1905, Cassio
in " Othello " ; at the Adelphi, July,
1905, played the Creature in " Aylmer's
Secret" ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1905,
Paul Martin in " The Duffer " ; at
the Scala Theatre, Sept., 1905, Sir
Beavise of Degrevant in " The Con-
queror"; Nov., 1905, Constantine
Brancomir in " For the Crown " ;
Nov., 1905, Jack Broxton in " Dodo" ;
at the St James's, Dec., 1905, Lord Hay
in " Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush " ;
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paid a flying visit to Paris, Dec., 1905,
to appear at the Opera Comique, as
Romeo in the balcony scene from
"Romeo and Juliet"; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1906, appeared as
Orlando in "As You Like It" ; at
the Scala, Jan., 1906, as Nils Lykke
in " Lady Inger of Ostrat " ; at the
Court, under Vedrenne and Barker,
Feb., 1906, played Neanias in " Pan
and the Young Shepherd " ; Mar.,
1906, Orestes in " The Electra " of
Euripides ; Mar., 1906, Hippolytus
in " Hippolytus " of Euripides ; then
joined Miss Lena Ashwell, as leading
man, at the Savoy, Apr., 1906, playing
the Chevalier de Bellorme in " The
Bond of Ninon," and May, 1906,
Robert Waring in " The Shulamite " ;
at the Lyric, May, 1906, appeared as
Cassio in the "all-star" revival of
" Othello," given by Lewis Waller ;
at the Court, July, 1906, appeared as
Valentine in " You Never Can Tell " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1906, as Michael
Sunlocks in " The Bondman " ; at
the Comedy, Dec., 1906, succeeded
Gerald Du Maurier as Raffles in the
play of that name ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1907, played Captain
Roger Crisenoy in " The Great Con-
spiracy" ; May, 1907, Prince Victor Con-
stantine in "A Royal Family " ; at the
St. James's, July, 1907, Rupert Trevor
in " The Eighteenth Century " ; Sept.,
1907, Joseph Surface in " The School
for Scandal " ; at His Majesty's, with
Oscar Asche and Lily Braytoii, Oct.,
1907, Orlando in " As You Like It " ;
at the Queen's, Feb., 1908, played
Greville Dare in " Stingaree " ; at
the Playhouse, Mar., 1908, the Vis-
comte de Selac in " Marjory Strode " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1908, the
Bishop of Chelsea in " Getting
Married"; June, 1908, Tikipu in
" The Chinese Lantern " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1908, Faust in Sir
Herbert Tree's production of that
play ; Dec., 1908, Gottwald and the
Stranger in " Hannele " ; Jan., 1909,
Bashville in " The Admirable Bash-
ville" ; at the Criterion, Feb., 1909,
Hugh Graham in " The Real Woman ";
at the Aldwych, May, 1909, Dudley
Keppel in " One of the Best " ; at
His Majesty's, May, 1909, Fritz
Lobheimer in " Light o' Love " ; at
the Adelphi, June, 1909, Don Julian
in " The World and his Wife " ; at
Stratford-on-Avon, June, 1909, Shy-
lock in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, July, 1909,
Basil Delaine, K.C., in " His Borrowed
Plumes"; rejoined Tree at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1909, to play Satni
in " False Gods " ; Nov., 1909, again
played Little Billee in " Trilby " ;
Nov. 1909, Anton Schindler in " Beet-
hoven," and Paul Vanoff in " A
Russian Tragedy " ; at the Hippo-
drome, Dec., 1909, appeared as Mr.
Vane in " Kiddie " ; at His Majesty's,
Feb., 1910, played the Earl of Sedge-
mouth in " The O'Flynn " ; during the
Shakespearean Festival at that theatre,
Mar.- Apr., 1910, played Fenton in
" The Merry Wives of "Windsor,"
Cassius in " Julius Caesar," the
Clown in " Twelfth Night," Laertes
in " Hamlet," Bassanio in " The
Merchant of Venice," and John
of Gaunt in " King Richard II "; at
the Garrick, May, 1910, played
Dandy in " The Dawn of a To-
Morrow " ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1910, Buckingham in " King Henry
VIII " ; at the Aldwych, Jan., 1911,
played Talma in " The Passing of
Talma " ; at the Lyceum, Mar., 1911,
Rudolf in " The Prisoner of Zenda " ;
at the Comedy, Jun., 1911, Mark
Melstrode in " The Crucible " ; at the
Duke of York's, Aug., 1911, played
Gabor Arany in " The Concert " ; at
the Aldwych, Mar., 1912, played
Neil Mac Alpine in " Proud Maisie " ;
at the Lyric, May, 1912, David in
" The Five Frankforters " ; he next
appeared at the Savoy, Sept., 1912,
when he played Leontes in " The
Winter's Tale"; in Nov., 1912,
scored a success as Malvolio in
" Twelfth Night " ; in Mar., 1913,
at the Kingsway Theatre, made a
further success, when he played Ham
Carve in " The Great Adventure " ;
at the St. James's, 27 June, 1913,
appeared as Max Harkaway in the
" all-star " revival of " London
Assurance," given in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
His Majesty's, 22 May, 1914, played
Samuel Baxter in the " all-star "
revival of " The Silver King/' in aid
of the same fund ; at Covent Garden,
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Nov., 1914, played Philip in "Philip
the King " ; at the Kingsway, Nov.,
1914, appeared as the Reader in
" The Dynasts " ; at Covent Garden,
2 Feb., 1915, as Joseph Surface in the
" all-star " revival of " The School for
Scandal,1' given in aid of The Actors'
Benevolent Fund ; at the Kingsway,
Feb., 1915, as Juggins in " Fanny's
First Play " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1915, as Joseph Quinney in
" Quinney Js " ; at His Majesty's,
5 July, 1915, as the Earl of Surrey in
the " all-star " revival of " King
Henry VIII," given in aid of King
George's Actors* Pension Fund ;
July, 1915, as Colonel Ibbetson in
" Peter Ibbetson " ; at the Haymarket,
Dec., 1915, played Mr. Parker in
" Who is He ? " ; Apr., 1916, Major
Solomon Hymen Toogood in "The
Mayor of Troy " ; at Drury Lane,
2 May, 1916, on the occasion of the
Shakespearean Tercentenary perform-
ance, played Mark Antony in the
" all-star " cast of " Julius Caesar " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1916, played
Benoni Fishpingle in " Fishpingle " ;
at the Coliseum and London Opera
House, June, 1916, appeared asThomas
in the " all-star " cast of " The Admir-
able Crichton " ; Sept., 1916, joined
the Army, obtaining a Commission
in the R.G.A., he served in England,
France, and Italy ; demobilized, Feb.,
1919 ; in Mar., 1919, commenced a
tour with his own company, as Edward
Graham in " Uncle Ned " ; in Aug.,
1919, toured as Fedya in " Reparation";
returning to London, in conjunction
with Gilbert Miller, assumed the
management of the St. James's
Theatre, opening on 26 Sept., 1919,
as Fedya in " Reparation " ; Jan.,
1920, played Mark Antony in a revival
of " Julius Caesar " ; Mar., 1920,
Edward Graham in " "Uncle Ned " ;
at Wimbledon, Aug., 1920, played
Neri in " The Jest," subsequently
touring in the same part ; at the St.
James's, Dec., 1920, played Mr.
Darling and Captain Hook in " Peter
Pan ' ' ; he then terminated his con-
nection with the St. James's ; at the
Aldwych, Feb., 1921, played Prospero
in " The Tempest " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', May, 1921, appeared as John
Beal in " If " ; at the Haymarket,
June, 1922, played Mr. Latimer in
" The Dover Road " ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1923, under his own management,
produced John Drinkwater's " Oliver
Cromwell/' in which he played the
title-role ; at the same theatre, Sept.,
1923, appeared in the title-role in
" Hassan " ; at Drury Lane, June,
1924, played Simon Blackshaw in
" London Life " ; in July, 1924,
toured in variety theatres in" Snobs " ;
at the Apollo, Sept., 1924, in conjunc-
tion with Frank Curzon, produced
" The Fool," in which he appeared as
Daniel Gilchrist ; at the outset of his
career and for many years, one of the
most capable and successful of our
" juvenile " actors, for some four
years, 1912-16, he devoted himself to
r' character " parts, and developed into
one of our soundest " character "
actors. Recreations : Cricket and golf.
Address : Chart Lodge, Seal Chart,
near Sevenoaks, Kent. Telephone No. :
Kemsing, Iy3.
AKINS, Zoe, dramatic author and
novelist ; b. Humansville, Missouri,
U.S.A., 30 Oct., 1886 ; d. of Thomas J.
Akins and his wife Elizabeth (Green) ;
e. privately and at Hosmer Hall, St.
Louis ; is "the author of the following
plays : " Papa," 1919 ; " The Magical
City," 1919 ; " Declasee," 1919 ;
" Foot-Loose " (011 " Forget-Me-Not "),
1920 ; " Daddy's Gone-a-Hunting,"
1921 ; " The Varying Shore," 1921 ;
" The Texas Nightingale," 1922 ; " A
Royal Fandango," 1923 ; " The Moon-
Flower " (from the Hungarian), 1924 ;
has also written poems, and " Cake
Upon the Waters," novel, 1919. Ad-
dress : 20 Fifth Avenue, New York
City, U.S.A.
ALBERT, William, business mana-
ger ; b. Kingston, Jamaica, 4 Mar.,
1863 ; s, of Janet (Scott) and Joseph
Pennell Wakeford ; e, Falmouth Aca-
demy, Falmouth, Jamaica, and Rich-
mond House College, Margate ; was
formerly a sailor on a sailing vessel,
and subsequently employed in a
wholesale drapery warehouse ; his first
engagement as business manager was
with the late Dan Leno, for a tour of
" Orlando Dando " in 1900 ; was sub-
sequently engaged as manager with
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Auguste Van Biene, Mrs. Lewis Waller,
Mrs. Langtry, and Haldane Crichton ;
was manager for Mrs. Lewis Waller
and Mrs. Langtry on their South
African tours ; business manager for
"The Follies" for over ten years;
has also held similar appointments at
the Globe, Prince of Wales's, St.
Martin's, and other West End theatres.
Recreation : In, on, or by the sea. Club :
Royal Automobile and Country Club,
Epsom. Address : 15 Selby Road,
Anerley, S.E.20.
ALBERT, Bronson, manager ; 6.
Greenhithe, Kent, 6 Mar., 1881 ; s.
of the late James Albery and his wife
Mary (Moore) ; e. Uppingham and
Balliol College, Oxford ; m. Una G.
Rolleston ; was formerly a barrister-
at-law ; his first venture as a manager
was made in conjunction with Allan
Aynesworth at the Criterion, Feb.,
1914, with " A Pair of Silk Stockings " ;
subsequently produced " An Indian
Summer " at Prince of Wales's, 1914 ;
"From 9 to 11," Wyndham's, 1914;
" The Knight of the Burning Pestle/'
Kingsway, 1920; "David Garrick "
(musical version), Queen's, 1922; in
Jan., 1923, entered into partnership with
Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike,
since which date they have produced
" Advertising April/' Criterion, 1923 ;
" Cymbeline," New, 1923 ; " The
Lie/' New, 1923 ; " The Rose and the
Ring," Wyndham's 1923 ; " Saint
Joan," New, 1924 ; is joint managing
director with Howard Wyndham, of
the Wyndham Theatres, Limited,
controlling the interests of the late Sir
Charles Wyndham's trustees, and Miss
Mary Moore, in respect of the New,
Wyndham's and Criterion theatres ;
representative of the Society of West
End Theatre Managers on the Execu-
tive Committee of the Entertainment
National Industrial Council, 1920-1.
Recreations : Lawn tennis, chess. Club:
Garrick. Address : New Theatre, St.
Martin's Lane, W.C.2. Telephone No.:
Regent 284.
AIDERSON, Clifton, actor; b.
Stockton-on-Tees, 13 Aug., 1864 ; s,
of Thomas Alderson and his wife.
Elizabeth ; e. Gateshead ; m. Maxine
Hinton ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Prince's Theatre,
Manchester, 1882, as a Waiter in the
old farce, " Sudden Thoughts " ; sub-
sequently engaged at the Opera House,
Leicester, under Eliot Galer, and at the
Theatre Royal, Birmingham ; toured
in Osmond Dearie's company for some
time, and in 1883, at Stratford-on-
Avon, appeared with William Creswick
in the Memorial performances of " King
Henry IV" (part I), " Macbeth," and
'* Richelieu " ; toured for some time
as Captain Holcroft in " In the Ranks/'
Ned Drayton in the same play, and
Jack Medway in " The Union Jack " ;
made his first appearance in London
at the old Pavilion Theatre, Mile End,
with Frederick Wright's company,
with whom he played a " stock "
season ; in 1892, proceeded to Austra-
lia, making his first appearance there
at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne,
25 July, 1891, as the Duke of Guisebery
in " The Dancing Girl " ; subsequently
appeared as Herre Lorance in " Proof/'
Job Armroyd in " Lost in London/'
Wilfred Denver in " The Silver King/'
etc. ; on his return to England, toured
the English provinces in the last-
mentioned part ; returned to Australia
in 1894, playing in (C The New Boy/'
"The Foundling," "A Night Off,"
" Joseph in Canaan," etc. ; returned
to England, 1896, and at the Princess's,
4 Apr., 1896, appeared as Captain
Stanmore in " The Star of India " ;
subsequently toured as Jamesa Ralston
in " Jim the Penman," Mark Cross in
" The Idler/' Mr. Owen in " Liberty
Hall " ; toured with his own company
in " A Soldier and a Man," 1898 ; at
Drury Lane, Apr., 1902, played Hor-
tator in " Ben Hur " ; appeared at the
Queen's, Manchester, 1907, as lago in
" Othello," and 1908, as Jaques in
" As You Like It " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, played John Anthony in
" Strife " ; at the Criterion, Jan., 1910,
played Isaacson in " When Knights
Were Bold " ; at the Savoy, June,
1911, appeared as Dombey in " Dom-
bey and Son/' and Dec., 1911, as the
Dragon King in " Where the Rainbow
Ends " ; at Drury Lane, Apr., 1912,
played Balthazar in " Ben Hur " ;
at the Criterion, May, 1913, Jacques
Laverdet in " Oh, I Say i " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1913, Joe Allan in
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" Sealed Orders " ; at the Court,
Jan., 1914, and Queen's, Feb., 1914,
Herr Pappelmeister in " The Melting
Pot"; at the Little Theatre, Feb.,
1914, M. Lochesin " Damaged Goods";
at the Comedy, May, 1914, Sir John
Archmundham in " Plaster Saints " ;
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1914, Holman in " Mr.
Wu " ; at the Lyric, London, Apr.,
1915, Gerald Trask in " On Trial."
Spent two seasons in America, with
Henry W. Savage, Comstock and Gest,
and in 1916, joined the Charles Froh-
man (Inc.) Company, and took part
in revivals of Sir J. M. Barrie's plays ;
returning to London, appeared at the
Gaiety, May, 1918, as John Gordon in
" Going Up " ; at the Globe, Nov.,
1918, played Prince Mettternich in
" L'Aiglon" ; at the Garrick, July,
1919, Dr. Randall in "Nobody's
Boy " ; at the Kingsway, May, 1920,
Inspector Burke in" Within the Law" ;
at the Apollo, Dec., 1920, produced
" Where the Rainbow Ends/' and
played the Dragon King, for the eighth
season ; at the Prince of Wales's,
May, 1921, was business manager for
the production of " The Gipsy
Princess " ; at the New Oxford, Nov",
1924, appeared as The Caliph in " The
First Kiss." Favourite part : lago.
Recreations : Punting and golf. Club :
Yorick, Address : 3 Hurlingham
Court Mansions, Hurlingham Road,
S.W. .
ALEXANDEB, Janet, actress; b.
Ewell ; d. of Charles D. Alexander ;
e. London ; m. Lauderdale Maitland ;
was for some time a pupil at St. John's
Wood Art Schools ; prepared for the
stage at Neville's Dramatic Studio :
made her first appearance profession-
ally at the Queen's Opera House,
Crouch End, 1898, in " The Prisoner
of Zenda " ; spent the next three
years in various touring and " stock "
companies ; made her first appearance
in -file West End at the Imperial
Theatre, 21 Aug.,1901 , as KateMeredith
in " A Man of His Word " ; appeared
at Terry's, 1902, as Maud Chesterton
in *' The New Clown " ; Avenue,
1902, as Lucy Brandon in "The
Little French Milliner " ; Criterion,
Mar., 1903, as Mary Pinner in " The
Altar of Friendship " ; Terry's, Jan.,
1904, as Lady Eileen in " Love in a
Cottage " ; Court, Mar., 1904, as
Eulalia in "A Soul's Tragedy " ;
Criterion, June, 1905, as Mary Brooke
in " Brooke of Brazenose '* ; subse-
quently toured as Pierre in " Geoffrey
Stirling " ; at the Waldorf Theatre,
Mar., 1906, played Caroline Dormer in
"The Heir-at-Law" ; Criterion, July,
1906, Claudia in " The Prince Chap " ;
Duke of York's, Mar., 1907, Hortense
in " The Great Conspiracy " ; in 1909
toured as the Countess von Szalras
in " An Unpardonable Sin " ; at the
Prince's, Feb., 1912, played Mary
Andrews in "BWoman and Wine " ;
at the Lyceum, Feb., 1913, Lady
Amberley in " Nell Gwynne " ; July,
1913, Nancy in " Oliver Twist " ; at
the Aldwych, Sept., 1913, May in
" The Ever-Open Door " ; at the same
theatre, Apr., 1914, Hetty Preene in
"The Lights o' London"; in July,
1914, toured as Lady Gerania in
" Dr. Wake's Patient"" ; in 1915
toured in a sketch, " The Contemptible
Little Army " ; since 1916, has mainly
devoted herself to the cinema stage.
Address : 3 Rivercourt Road, W.6.
Telephone No. : Riverside 2814.
ALEXANDER, Muriel (nee Marsh),
b. Dublin, 12 Sept., 1898 ; e. Lowther
College; m. Dr. J. Reid-Banks; was
a student at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art prior to making her
first appearance on the stage at Belfast
in 1916, in " My America " ; subse-
quently toured in " Julyann," " A
Kiss or Two," " Peg o' My Heart,"
" Under Cover," and " The Odd Man
Out " ; made her first appearance in
London, at the St. Martin's Theatre,
Feb., 1920, as Dot Carringtxm in
" Over Sunday " ; subsequently under-
studied Mary Clare and Meggie
Albanesi in " The Skin Game " ; was
then engaged by J. E. Vedrenne for
the Haymarket, where she understudied
Fay Compton in " The Circle," Mar.,
1921 ; at the Haymarket, Aug., 1921,
played Fanny Willoughby in " Quality
Street " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1922
(for the Repertory Players) , played Liz
Rysing in " If Four Walls Told " ; at
the Apollo, Sept., 1922, Margaret Veitel
in " The Torch " ; Nov., 1922, Rose
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Edwin in " Devil Dick " ; at the
Ambassadors1, Mar., 1923, Phyllis
Wiltshire in " Marriage By Instal-
ments " ; at the Everyman, Apr.,
1923, Ethel Marsden in " T'Marsdens " ;
next toured with Matheson Lang in
" The Bad Man " and " The Phantom
Ship " ; at the Apollo, Mar., 1924,
played Muriel in " The Fake." Favour-
ite parts : Peg in " Peg o* My
Heart " and Lisbeth Rysing in " If
Four Walls Told." Recreations :
Swimming and riding. Address : 31
Bridge Avenue, W.8. Telephone No. :
Riverside 898.
ALLAN, Maud, classical dancer ; b.
Toronto, Canada ; originally intended
to be a pianist, and studied at San
Francisco, Berlin, and Vienna ; made
her debut as a dancer at Vienna,
1903 ; subsequently appeared at many
of the leading Continental cities ;
first appeared in London at the Palace
Theatre, Mar., 1908, and created a
sensation with her famous " Vision
of Salome " and various other
classical dances ; appeared at the
Palace without a break until Nov.,
1908 ; subsequently toured in the
provinces and during 1909 appeared
with great success at St. Petersburg
and Moscow ; in Jan., 1910, proceeded
to America, making her first appear-
ance at the Carnegie Hall, New York,
20 Jan., 1910 ; reappeared at the
Palace Theatre, Feb., 1911 ; subse-
quently visited South Africa ; visited
India in 1913, opening at Bombay
Nov., 1913, and proceeding thence
to Calcutta ; subsequently visited the
Malay States, Burmah, China, Manila,
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania,
and United States, returning to Eng-
land in 1916 ; in 1916-17, again toured
in the United States ; appeared at
the St. Martin's Theatre, Oct., 1917 ;
at the Court Theatre, 12 Apr., 1918,
appeared as Salome in Oscar "Wilde's
play of that name ; in May, 1918,
appeared at the London Pavilion ;
toured in provinces 1918-19; again
toured in America, 1919-20, and
visited Argentine, Chili, and Brazil ;
returned to England, Oct., 1920 ;
toured the British Isles until Apr.,
1923 ; visited the Near East, Apr.-May,
1923 ; appeared in Paris, Dec., 1924.
Address : West Wing, Outer Circle,
Regent's Par-k, N.W.I. Telephone
No. : Paddington, 788.
ALLEN, A. Hylton, actor; b. Pul-
borough, Sussex, 25 Oct., 1879 ; s. of
Alfred Allen and his wife Ellen (Ham-
mond) ; e. King's College School and
Brighton Grammar School ; m. Renee
Kelly ; made his first appearance on
the stage, at the Theatre Royal,
Tyldesley, Lanes, in " Work and
Wages," 1899 ; after several years'
touring joined Edward Terry in 1902,
and for three years toured with him in
South Africa, United States, etc., as
Clement Hale in " Sweet Lavender,"
and other juvenile parts ,* at the
Avenue, Feb., 1904, played in " A Man
of Honour " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1904, appeared as Abbot in " Sunday ";
during 1905, toured with Ellen Terry
as Cosmo in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire " ;
was then engaged by Nat Goodwin
and at the Shaftesbury, Feb., 1906,
played Jack Duval in "A Gilded
Fool," and Otto Stroble in "An
American Citizen " ; at the Comedy,
Apr., 1906, appeared as Stewart in
" The Drums of Oude " ; then joined
Forbes - Robertson's company, and
toured as Lorenzo in " The Merchant
of Venice," Appollodorus in " Caesar
and Cleopatra," etc., accompanying
him to the United States in the same
year ; at the Savoy Theatre, New York,
Mar., 1908, played Freddy Gunner in
" Toddles " ; subsequently, 1908-9,
toured with Ben Greet in the United
States, in Shakespearean and old
comedy repertory ; at the Lyric, New
York, Oct., 1909, appeared as Aristo-
bulus in " Herod " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Oct., 1910, as Paul Lowell
in " Keeping up Appearances " ; at
the Hackett Theatre, Dec., 1910, as
Paul Hammond in " Daddy Dufard " ;
at the Bijou, Sept., 1911, played
Howard Elliot in " Modern Marriage ";
at the Lyric, New York, Nov., 1911,
Lyngstrand in " The Lady from the
Sea," and Mr. Denyear in " The
Thunderbolt " ; appeared at the Cri-
terion, London, June, 1912, as Billy
Lloyd in " Ann " ; at the Fulton, New
York, Sept., 1912, as Frederick H.
Hollis, jun., in " June Madness " ;
subsequently toured as Octavius in
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" Man and Superman " ; at the Court,
London, Sept., 1913, played Reginald
Huntingdon in " The Fugitive " ; at
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1914, Will Cannon in " Don't
Weaken"; at Toledo, Dec., 1914,
Jimrnie McBride in " Daddy Long-
Legs," and appeared in the same part
in the United States, 1915-16, prior to
producing the play for Gilbert Miller
at the Duke of York's, London, May,
1916, when he appeared in the same
part; at the Globe, July, 1920,
played Captain Harry Glenister in
" French Leave " ; at the Kingsway,
Mar., 1921, in conjunction with J.
Herbert Jay, produced " The Heart
of a Child " ; subsequently toured as
Frederick Fellowes in the last-men-
tioned play ; at the King's Hammer-
smith, Oct., 1923, played Gordon
Smith in " Dulcy," and the same part
at the Criterion' Nov., 1923 ; at the
Savoy, July, 1924, appeared as
Colonel Colquhoun Grant in " In the
Snare " ; in Oct., 1924, went to South
Africa, with Leon M. Lion's company,
playing in " The Chinese Puzzle,"
" Tiger Cats," " Outward Bound,"
and ** The Mask and the Face."
Club : Green Room. Address : HE
Hyde Park Mansions, N.W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Padd. 7748.
ALLEN, H. Marsh, actor ; b. Lanca-
shire; made his first appearance on
the stage in Aug., 1895, at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Blackpool, in
" Vanity Fair," with Miss Kate
Santley ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Adelphi Theatre, 5Aug.,
1897, as Wilfred Varney in " Secret
Service " ; at Terry's, in 1898, played
Clement Hale in " Sweet Lavender " ;
at the Court, 1899, appeared as Father
Anselm in " A Royal Family," sub-
sequently playing Prince Victor Con-
stantine in the same play ; at the
Criterion, Feb., 1900, played Captain
Carew in " His Excellency the
Governor*'; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1900, as Philip Graham in " A
Debt of Honour " ; at the Comedy,
Apr., 1901, Lieut. Von Vazelberg in
" Count Tezrna " ; at the Great Queen
Street Theatre, June, 1901, Lord
Gerald in " A Lady from Texas " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1901, Frank
Perry in " Are You a Mason ? " ; at
the Haymarket, Aug., 1902, appeared
as Henri de Flavigueul in " There's
Many a Slip " ; accompanied Mrs.
Langtry on her American tour, 1903,
playing Jimmy Foster in *' Mrs.
Dering's Divorce " ; at the New
Theatre, Aug., 1904, appeared in
" Beauty and the Barge " ; at the
Criterion, Aug., 1905, in " Lucky Miss
Dean " ; at the Comedy, Nov., 1905,
in " The Mountain Climber " ; at the
Scala, Dec., 1905, played in "The
Firefly"; during 1906 toured in "'A
Waste of Time " and " His Excellency
the Governor " ; at the Royalty, Nov",
1906, played in " The Electric Man " ;
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1906,
played Mr. Darling in " Peter Pan " ;
during 1907, appeared at the Hay-
market, in Apr., as Peter Dove in
" The Palace of Puck," and in May,
as Rene Falandres in " My Wife " ;
and at the Apollo and Haymarket,
Oct. and Nov., as Harry Fairfax in
" The Education of Elizabeth " ; at
the Haymarket, Jan., 1908, played
Frank Morris in " Her Father " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1908, played
Christopher Penny in " The Passing
of the Third Floor Back " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1909, played Gerald
Boyle in " The Best People " ; at
the Queen's, Jan., 1910, appeared as
James Wellaby in " Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde " ; at Wyndham's, 1910-11,
played Bernard Darrell in " The
Naked Truth " ; Will Lennard in
" Nobody's Daughter," and Lord
Peter Wildmore iii " Mr. Jarvis " ;
subsequently appeared at various
music halls in " And it Happened in
Sagonia " ; at the Globe Theatre,
Nov., 1911, played Maurice Polignac
in " The Glad Eye " ; appeared at the
Empire, Mar., 1913, as Guy Ren wick
in " Thirteen " ; at the Comedy, Aug.,
1913, as Jack Ho well in " The Scarlet
Band " ; at the Oxford, July, 1914, as
Edgar Bannister in " Dinner Together " ;
at the Strand, Oct., 1914, as Maurice
in a revival of " The Glad Eye " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1914, as
Jack Chesney in "Charley's Aunt";
subsequently toured in various variety
theatres, as He in " A Bridal Suite " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1915, played Jack
Paulton in "Striking"; at the New
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Theatre, Oct., 1915, appeared as
James Cluney in " Stop Thief " ; at
the Playhouse, 1916, succeeded Charles
Hawtrey, for a time, as Richard
Trotter in " Please Help Emily " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1916, played M.
Davigny in " The Girl from Giro's " ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1917, Piet Van-
derdarn in *' Double Dutch " ; at the
Ambassadors', Apr., 1918, Thomas
Broadley in " Too Much Money " ;
at the Playhouse, 1918, succeeded
Charles Hawtrey as Hilary Farrington
in " The Naughty Wife " ; in 1919,
toured as Steve Crawley in " Asking
for Trouble" ; at the Bijou Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1920, played Mr.
Hillcrist in " The Skin Game " ; at
the Princess, New York, Dec., 1921,
Henry Matthewson in " The Married
Woman " ; at the Ritz, New York,
Feb., 1922, Ferdinand Brochot in
'" Madame Pierre " ; at the Times
'Square, New York, Sept., 1922, Hilary
Rand in " The Exciters " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Nov., 1922, Mr.
JKnowle in " The Romantic Age." Ad-
.dress : Green Room Club, W.C.
ALLEN, Viola, actress; d. of C.
Leslie Allen ; b. Huntsville, Ala., 27
Oct., 1869 ; e. at Boston, Wykham
House, Toronto, and boarding school
at New York ; m. Peter Duryea ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Madison Square Theatre, 4 July, 1882,
when she succeeded Annie Russell in
the title-rdle of " Esmeralda " ; in 1884
appeared with the late John McCul-
loughin "Virginius," "The Gladiator,"
" Othello," and " Richard III " ; she
was next seen in " Alpine Roses," and
as Pompon in " La Charbonnie're " ;
she was leading lady for a time with
W. E. Sheridan; at the Star, New
York, 10 May, 1884, she played Lucy
Golden in " The Pulse of New York " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, 7 Apr.,
1885, she appeared as Madeleine in
" Dakolar " ; during 1886 she played
lead with Tomasso Salvini ; at the
Grand Opera House, New York, 19
Mar., 1888, she played Nance and
Jess in " Hoodman Blind " ; and at
the Star, New York, 9 Sept., 1889,
she created the part of Gertrude
Ellingham in " Shenandoah " ; she
next played Lydia Languish in " The
Rivals," with the late Joseph Jefferson
and \V. J . Florence, and also appeared
in the same company as Cicely Home-
spun in " The Heir-at-Law " ; in
1891 she appeared in " The Merchant "
at Madison Square, and in 1892 was
in the cast of " Aristocracy " at
Palmer's ; in 1893 she joined the
famous Empire Stock Company,
under Charles Frohman, where she
appeared hi the following plays in
all the leading parts : " Liberty
Hall," " The Younger Son," " The
Councillor's Wife," " Sowing, the
Wind," " Gudgeons," " The " Mas-
queraders," " John-a-Dreams," " The
Importance of Being Earnest,"
" Michael and His Lost Angel," " A
Woman's Reason," " Marriage,"
" Bohemia," " The Highwayman,"
" Under the Red Robe," " A Man and
His Wife," and " The Conquerors " ;
her long connection with the Empire
Company came to a conclusion in
1898, and in Sept. of that year she
started her career as a " star," when
she appeared at Albany, New York,
as Glory Quayle in " The Chris-
tian " ; since that date she has
" starred " in the following plays :
" In the Palace of the King," " The
Hunchback," " The Eternal City,"
" Twelfth Night," " The Winter's
Tale," " The Toast of the Town,"
" Cymbeline," and " As You Like
It " ; at Buffalo, New York, in
Feb., 1907, she appeared for the
first time as Sylvia in " Love in
Livery " and Jeanne in " The Coun-
tess Jeanne " ; again passed under
the management of Liebler and Co.,
in the autumn of 1907 ; opened her
season at Baltimore on 30 Dec., 1907,
as Irene Wycherley in the play of that
name ; appearing at the Astor Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1908, in the same
part ; at Chicago, Apr., 1908, ap-
peared in " Illusions " ; during 1909-
11, toured in "The White Sister,"
in which play she appeared at Daly's,
New York, 27 Sept., 1909, playing the
part of Sister Giovanna ; at the Metro-
politan Opera House, New York, 27
Feb., 1911, played in "The Woman
and the Sheriff " ; at Daly's, New
York, 21 Nov., 1911, played Lady
Dorothea in " The Lady of Coventry " ;
at Boston, Jan., 1912, played in " The
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Herfords " ; at the Century Theatre,
12 Oct., 1912, played the title-rdle in
" The Daughter of Heaven " ; during
1915-16, toured with J. K. Hackett,
as Lady Macbeth ; at the Criterion,
New York, Feb., 1916, played this
part, and Mar., 1916, appeared as
Mistress Ford in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the New Amsterdam,
Dec., 1918, played Margaret Russell in
" When a Feller Needs a Friend."
Recreations : Riding, driving, and
collection of old books.
ALLGOOI), Sara, actress; b.
Dublin, 31 Oct., 1883 ; d. of Margaret
(Harold) and George Allgood ; e. at
Marlborough Street Training College,
Dublin ; m. Gerald Henson (d. Nov.,
1918) ; prepared for the stage by Frank
J. Fay ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Molesworth Hall,
Dublin, Feb., 1904, as a member of
the Irish National Theatre Society,
in a one-act play, entitled " Twenty-
five " ; made her first appearance on
the London Stage, with this company,
at the Royalty Theatre, 26 Mar.,
1904, as Bridget in " Broken Soil/'
appearing on the same evening as
Cathleen in " Riders to the Sea,"
and Princess Buan in " The King's
Threshold " ; at the opening of the
Society at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin,
27 Dec., 1904, appeared as a Young
King in " On Baile's Strand " and
Mrs. Fallon in " Spreading the News " ;
since then has appeared in nearly all the
principal plays produced under the
auspices of the Society at the Abbey
Theatre, and at various London
Theatres during the annual season of
performances which are given ; among
these may be mentioned Molly Byrne
in "The Well of the Saints," 1905;
Sheila O'Dwyer in " The Building
Fund," 1905 ; Mrs. Catherine Dempsey
in "The Eloquent Dempsey," 1906;
Mrs. Delane in " Hyacinth Halvey,"
1906; Deirdre, 1906; Widow Quin
in "The Playboy of the Western
World," 1907; The Angel in "The
Hour Glass," 1907 ; Julia Shea in
" The Country Dressmaker," 1907 ;
Dervorgilla, 1907 ; Kate Moore in
" An Imaginary Conversation," 1909 ;
Feemy Evans in " The Shewing-up
of Blanco Posnet," 1909 ; Ellen
McCarthy in " The Cross Roads,"
1909 ; Mary Coppinger in " The
Images," 1909 ; Lavarcham in
" Deirdre of the Sorrows," 1910 ;
Emer in " The Green Helmet," 1910 ;
Mildred in "Harvest," 1910; Mrs.
Broderick in " The Full Moon," 1910 ;
Queen Athurlia in " King Argimines
and the Unknown Warrior," 1911 ;
Betty Cronin in " The Love Charm,"
1911; Mrs. Rainey in "Mixed
Marriage," 1911 ; Ann Nugent in
"Patriots," 1912; Ellen Harte in
" Maurice Harte," 1912 ; Delia Hessian
in " Darner's Gold," 1912 ; Maggie
Gather in " The Magnanimous Lover,"
Kathleen in " Kathleen Ni Houli-
han," 1913 ; joined the company
of the Liverpool Repertory Theatre,
Feb., 1914, and appeared there
as Miss Vaughan in " The Riot
Act," Nan Pargetter in " Nan,"
Mrs. Burden in " Love — and What
Then ? " Beatrice Ebernoe in " The
Liars," Mrs. Bryce in " Profit — and
Loss " ; she has also played with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, at the New Theatre,
Nov., 1908, the First Musician in
" Deirdre," and Chrysothemis in
" Electra," at the Hicks Theatre, July,
1909, Lady Mary Trianon in " Her
Borrowed Plumes " ; at the Duke of
York's, Sept., 1914, Nannie Webster
in " The Little Minister " ; at the
opening of Miss Horniman's repertory
company at Manchester, Isabella in
" Measure for Measure," and the same
part at the Shakespearean Festival
at Stratford-on-Avon ; in Aug., 1913,
went on tour, playing Janet Cannot in
" The Great Adventure," and July,
1915, Peg in "Peg o' My Heart,"
went to Australia, 1916, and toured as
Peg in " Peg o' My Heart " ; in 1917,
as 'Aunted Annie in " Out There " ;
in 1919 as Angy in " Old Lady 31 ";
returned to England, July, 1920 ; at
the Ambassadors' Theatre, Sept., 1920,
played Mrs. Geoghegan in " The White
Headed Boy " ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, Dec., 1920, Mrs. O'Flaherty in
" O'Flaherty, V.C. " ; in 1921, toured
in " The White Headed Boy " ;
at the Court, July, 1921, played
Widow Quin in " The Playboy of the
Western World " ; at the Everyman
Theatre, Jan., 1922, appeared as Mrs.
Rainey in " Mixed Marriage " ; at the
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Aldwych, Apr., 1922, Aunt Ellen in
" The White Headed Boy " ; at the
Abbey, Dublin, Sept., 1924, played
Irish Nannie in " Nannie's Night Out/'
and Ellen Keegan in " Autumn Fire."
Favourite part : Mrs. Rainey in
"Mixed Marriage." Recreations:
Music, singing, dancing, reading, walk-
ing, cycling, swimming, and golfing.
Address : 28 Claude Road, Drum-
condra, Dublin, and 34 Walpole Street,
S.W.3.
ALT, Natalie, actress and vocalist ;
b. "New York ; 'studied singing at the
Metropolitan Opera School, New York;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, 20 Oct., 1908, in " Little Nemo ";
at the New York Theatre, Mar., 1911,
appeared as Elsie Buchanan in " Jump-
ing Jupiter " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
11 Sept., 1911, appeared as Ivy Tracy
in " Fascinating Flora " ; she then
understudied Ina Claire as Prudence in
" The Quaker Girl," at Park Theatre,
1911, occasionally playing the part,
and in the following year toured as
Prudence; at the Forty-fourth Street
Roof Garden, June, 1913, played
Carmen in " All Aboard " ; at the
Longacre Theatre, Aug., 1913, ap-
peared as Adele in the musical comedy
of that name, and made a great success
in the part ; at the Columbia Theatre,
Washington, Jan., 1915, played Cora
Dale in " The Girl of Girls " ; at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, New
York, Apr.-May, 1915, appeared as
Elsie Maynard in " The Yeomen of
the Guard/' Yum- Yum in " The
Mikado," and Aline in " The Sor-
cerer " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Aug., 1915, appeared as Marie in " The
Girl Who Smiles " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, Apr., 1916, played
Madeleine D'Orsay in " Come to
Bohemia/' and at the Liberty Theatre,
Dec., 1917, appeared as Denise in
" The Grass Widow."
AMBIENT, Mark, dramatic author ;
b. Rastrick, 20 June, 1860 ; e.s. (Harold)
of the late Rev. Robert Harley, M.A.
(Oxon), F.R.S., and his wife Sara
(Stroyan) ; e. Mill Hill, University
College, London, and King's College,
Cambridge (B.A. Math, honours) ;
m. Evelyn Cole ; Vice-President, Cam-
bridge Union, 1883 ; studied elocution
and voice production under Hermann
Vezin and Emil Behnke ; made Ms
first appearance on the stage at the
Princess's, London, 10 Dec., 1883, in
" Claudian " under the late Wilson
Barrett ; created the part of Johnny
Twite in " Hoodman Blind," Princess's
Aug., 1885 ; appeared as Bernardo
Cenci in Shelley's " Cenci," Grand,
Islington, May, 1886 ; Lecturer on
the Art of Speaking at the Man-
chester New College (University Hall,
London), 1886-7; Ms first play,
" Christina" (drama, in collaboration
with Percy Lynwood), was produced
at the Prince of Wales's, London,
22 Apr., 1887, and was revived at
the Olympic, Mar., 1888 ; since that
date, has written the following, among
other plays, either alone or in collab-
oration— " The Anonymous Letter/'
Lyric, 1891 ; " Baron Golosh," comic
opera, Trafalgar Square, 1895 ; " Oh !
Susannah/' Royalty, 1897 ; " A Little
Ray of Sunshine/' Royalty, 1898;
" A Snug Little Kingdom/' Royalty,
1903 ; " The Arcadians/' Shaftes-
bury, 1909 (which ran for over two
years in London) ; " The Light Blues,"
Prince of Wales's, Birmingham, Sept.,
1915, and Shaftesbury, Sept., 1916;
" The Net," Scala, 1919; is the author
of many well-known songs including
" The Old Soldier " (Fred Bevan) ;
" Chorus, Gentlemen ! " (Hermann
Lohr) and " Love's Return " (Sir
Paolo Tosti), etc. Recreations : Golf,
Badminton, and Lawn Tennis,
Address : 87 Buckingham Road,
Brighton. Telephone No. : Brighton,
4668.
AMES, Gerald, actor ; m. Mary
Dibley ; made his first appearance
on the stage in 1905, at Stratford-on-
Avon, in Sir Frank Benson's company,
with which he remained for two and a
half years ; in 1907, toured as Valborne
in " My Wife " ; made Ms first appear-
ance in London, at Terry's Theatre, 26
Feb., 1908, as Jervis in " The Lord
of Latimer Street," and in Apr., 1908,
appeared at the same theatre as
Richard in " The Marriage of William
Ashe " ; he then toured for eighteen
months in Sir George Alexander's
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touring company in " The Thief," and
" The Builder of Bridges " ; appeared
at the St. James's, May, 1910, as John
Worthing in " The Importance of Being
Earnest," and played the part for six
months ; appeared at the same theatre,
Sept., 1910, as Tripp in " D'Arcy
of the Guards/' and Nov., 1910,
as Winton in " The Eccentric Lord
Comberdene " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Mar., 1911, played Morange
in " Inconstant George/' and Apr.,
1911, Brevannes in " Better Not
Enquire " ; appeared at the Lyceum,
Nov., 1911, as Buckingham in "The
Three Musketeers " ; at the New
Theatre, May, 1912, as James Risby
in " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ; at the
St. James's, Feb., 1913, again played
John Worthing in " The Importance
of Being Earnest " ; at the Comedy,
Apr., 1913, played in " The Inferior
Sex/* and in May, 1913, appeared at
His Majesty's, as the Fencing Master
in " Ariadne in Naxos " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1913, played Cecil
Drummond in " Sealed Orders " ; at
the Royalty, Sept., 1916, appeared
as Richard Phillimore in " The Hawk" ;
for nearly seven years appeared mainly
in " motion pictures " ; returned to
the London stage, at the Haymarket,
Aug., 1923, when he played Fritz Von
Tarlenheim in the revival of " The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; in Jan., 1^24,
toured as Tony and the Earl of Chievely
in '* The Dancers " ; at the Savoy,
July, 1924, played Count de Samoval in
" In the Snare " ; in Aug., 1924,
toured as Geoffrey Sands in " The
Fake " ; at the Little Theatre, Dec.,
1924, played Maitland White in " You
and I " ; was for some time hon, sec.
of the Foil Club. Address : 19 Grey-
coat Gardens, Westminster, S.W.I.
Club : Savage. Telephone No. :
Victoria 5031.
AMES, Robert, actor ; b. Hartford,
Conn, U.S.A., 1893 ; m. Vivienne
Segal ; gained his first experience with
the Hunter-Bradford " stock " com-
pany at Hartford, and next toured in
" The Great Divide " ; spent three years
with the Municipal Company at
Northampton, Mass. ; made his first
success in New York at the Cohan
Theatre, 23 Oct., 1916, when he played
Charles Daingerfield in " Come Out of
the Kitchen," with Ruth Chatterton,
and played this throughout 1917 ;
at the Henry Miller, Apr., 1918, played
Jack Forsythe in " The Fountain of
Youth " ; at the Criterion, New York,
Jan., 1919, Keith Oliphant, Jun., in
" Pietro " ; subsequently toured with
Otis Skinner in " Mister Antonio " ; at
the Klaw Theatre, Mar., 1921, played
Billy Wade in " Nice People " ; at
the Longacre, Mar., 1921, Oswald Lane
in " The Hero/' and the same part at
the Belmont, when the play was
revived in Sept., 1921 ; at the Vander-
bilt, Aug., 1922, Egbert Winslow in
" Lights Out " ; at the Sam H. Harris,
Sept., 1922, Chester Blake in " It's a
Boy ! " ; Feb., 1923, Ben Jordan in
" Icebound " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Aug., 1923, David" Farnum in
" We've Got to have Money " ; at
the Longacre, Nov., 1924, Randolph
Conway in " The Desert Flower."
AMES, Winthrop, manager ; b.
North Easton, Massachusetts, 25 Nov.,
1871 ; s. of Oakes Angier Ames, and
his wife Catherine (Hobart) ; e. Har-
vard University ; m. Lucy Fuller ;
originally engaged in editorial work in
connection with art and architecture ;
in 1904, took over the management
of the Castle Square Opera House,
Boston ; was appointed managing
director of the New Theatre, New
York, 1908, where he made numerous
productions, notably, " Antony and
Cleopatra," " The Castle in the Air/'
"The School for Scandal/' "The
Winter's Tale/1 "Vanity Fair/'
"Strife," "Twelfth Night," "The
Merry Wives of Windsor/' " The
Thunderbolt," " Old Heidelberg/'
" Don," " The Blue Bird," etc. ;
built the Little and the Booth Theatres,
New York, both of which he manages,
and where he made several notable pro-
ductions, among which may be men-
tioned, "Prunella," "Pierrot the Prodi-
gal," " The Pigeon," " Children of
Earth, " " Truth, " " Hush/ ' " The Green
Goddess," etc. Address : 244 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
ANDERSON, John Murray, pro-
ducer, author, and lyricist ; 6. St.
John's, Newfoundland, 20 Sept., 1886 ;
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s. of the Hon. John Anderson and his
wife Amelia (Murray) ; e. Edinburgh
Academy and Lausanne University ;
m. Gene vie ve Lyon (dec.) ; was
formerly engaged "as an art dealer ;
his first production was " The Green-
wich Village Follies/' at the Greenwich
Village Theatre, New York, July, 1919,
and has written and produced a new
version of the " Follies " each year
since ; wrote and produced " What's
in a Name ? ", Maxine Elliot, 1920 ;
produced " Jack and Jill," Globe, New
York, 1923 ; " Music Box Revue,"
Music Box, 1924 ; wrote and pro-
duced " The League of Notions " at
the New Oxford, London, Jan., 1921.
Recreation : Fishing. Address : 15
Park Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.
ANDERSON, Lawrence, actor ; &.
Hampstead, 1893 ; a nephew of Miss
Mary Anderson ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Globe Theatre,
walking on, in 1910 ; at the Playhouse,
May, 1912, played Ian Lindsay in
" Love and What Then ? " ; Sept.,
1912, Oliver in " The Little Cafe " ; at
the Court, Dec., 1912, Victor Karenin
in " The Man Who Was Dead " ;
during 1913-14, was engaged at the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1914, played John
Watson in " The Golden Fleece " ;
after the war, appeared on the cinema
stage from July, 1920 ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Jan., 1922, played Ralph Izard
in "The Rattlesnake"; Mar., 1922,
Lord Desmond Fitzgrattan in " In
Nelson's Days " ; at the Kingsway,
May, 1922, Peter Winscombe in
" Life's a Game " ; he then joined
Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson
in Sept., 1922, and has remained with
them since that date, playing Jean-
netier in " The Scandal/1 Creon in
"Medea," Giacomo in "The Cenci,"
Mervyn Jones in " Advertising April,"
Clotenin " Cymbeline," Gerald Forster
in " The Lie," Brother Martin Ladvenu
in " Saint Joan." Address : 97 Beau-
fort Mansions, Beaufort Street, S.W.3.
Telephone No. : Kensington 398.
ANDERSON, Mary, actress; b. Sa-
cramento, California, 28 July, 1859 ;
d. of C. H. Anderson ; e. Ursuline
Convent and the Academy of the
Presentation, Louisville, Kentucky ;
m. Antonio de Navarro ; studied elocu-
tion under George Vandenhoff ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Macauley's Theatre, Louisville, 27
Nov., 1875, as Juliet in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; secured her first professional
engagement at the same theatre, ap-
pearing on 20 Jan., 1876, as Evadne in
the old tragedy of that name ; subse-
quently appearing there as Bianca in
" Fazio," and Julia in " The Hunch-
back " ; at St. Louis, in Mar., 1876,
played Pauline in " The Lady of
Lyons," and at New Orleans appeared
as Meg Merriles in " Guy Mannering " ;
at the California Theatre, San Fran-
cisco, Sept., 1876, played Parthenia
in " Ingomar," and at Washington,
Jan., 1877, played Lady Macbeth in
" Macbeth " ; she made her first
appearance in New York, at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, 12 Nov., 1877, as
Pauline in " The Lady of Lyons,"
subsequently appearing as Juliet, 19
Nov., 1877 ; Evadne, 26 Nov., 1877 ;
Meg Merriles, 29 Nov., 1877 ; Par-
thenia, 3 Dec., 1877 ; Bianca in
" Fazio," 17 Dec., 1877, and Lady
Macbeth, 20 Dec., 1877 ; appeared
at the same theatre, 5 Sept., 1878,
as Julia in " The Hunchback " ;
at Washington, Nov., 1878, played
Berthe in " The Daughter of Roland,"
and during 1879 appeared as the
Countess in " Love," and the Duchess
de Torrenueva in " Faint Heart Ne'er
Won Fair Lady " ; at the Opera House,
Detroit, 30 Oct., 1880, played Ion in
the tragedy of that name ; at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York,
20 Dec., 1880, played the Countess in
" Love," and 2 Jan., 1881, Ion ; at
Troy, N.Y., 26 Sept., 1881, appeared as
Galatea in " Pygmalion and Galatea,"
playing the same part at Booth's
Theatre, New York, 7 Jan., 1882 ; at
the same theatre, 14 Jan., 1882, played
Berthe in " The Daughter of Roland " ;
at Cincinnati, 3 May, 1883, appeared
as Desdernoiia in " Othello " ; she
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Lyceum Theatre,
1 Sept., 1883, as Parthenia in " Ingo-
mar," scoring an immediate success ;
at the same theatre she played Pauline
in " The Lady of Lyons," 27 Oct.,
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1883, Galatea in " Pygmalion and
Galatea/' 8 Dec., 1883 ; Clarice in
" Comedy and Tragedy," 26 Jan.,
1884 ; Jnliet in " Romeo and Juliet,"
1 Nov., 1884; and Julia in "The
Hunchback," 24 Feb., 1885 ; at
Stratford-on-Avon, 29 Aug., 1885,
she played Rosalind in " As You Like
It," and returned to America the same
year ; she returned to England in
1887, and at Liverpool, May, 1887,
appeared as Bianca in " Fazio " ; at
the Lyceum Theatre, London, 10
Sept., 1887, appeared as Hermione and
Perdita in " The Winter's Tale," which
secured a run of 166 performances ; in
1888 she returned to America, opening
at Palmer's Theatre, New York,
13 Nov., 1888 ; appeared for the last
time on the professional stage in
America, at Albaugh's Theatre, Wash-
ington, 7 Mar., 1889, when she ap-
peared in " The Winter's Tale " ; she
then returned to England, and was
married in 1890, having definitely
announced her retirement ; she was
absent from the stage for twenty-
seven years ; at the Theatre Royal,
Worcester, 7 Mar., 1916, in aid of a
war charity, she made her reappear-
ance as Clarice in " Comedy and
Tragedy," and repeated the perform-
ance at the Memorial Theatre, Strat-
ford-on-Avon, 23 June, 1916 ; appeared
at His Majesty's Theatre, London,
20 Oct., 1917, as Clarice in " Comedy
and Tragedy," and Galatea in " Pyg-
malion and Galatea " ; at the Coli-
seum, 29 Jan., 1917, played Juliet in
the balcony scene from " Romeo and
Juliet," and at the same theatre, 23
Apr., 1917, again played Galatea in
" Pygmalion and Galatea." She is
part-author, with Robert S. Hichens,
of the dramatization of that author's
novel, " The Garden of Allah," first
produced at the Century Theatre, New
York, 21 Oct., 1911, and revived at
Drury Lane Theatre, London, 24 June,
1920. Address : Court Farm, Broad-
way, Warwickshire.
ANDREWS, Robert, actor; 6. Lon-
don, 20 Feb., 1895 ; s. of Walter
Andrews ; e. Lewes ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Waldorf (now Strand) Theatre, 22
May, 1906, as Bob Barren in " Shore
Acres " ; in the autumn of the same
year, toured as Dick in " Olivia,"
and next appeared at the Playhouse,
Mar., 1907, as Min in " Her Son " ;
at the Duke of York's, May, 1907,
played Prince Charles in "A Royal
Family " ; at the Adelphi, Sept., 1908,
played Ib in " Ib and Little Christina,"
and in Oct. played Henry Ashton
in " The Last Heir " ; at the Afternoon
(His Majesty's) Theatre, Apr., 1909,
appeared as Eilif in " An Enemy of
the People/' and at the Playhouse,
during the same year, played Serafine
in " A Merry Devil," and the Boy's
Friend in " The Toymaker of Nurem-
berg " ; at the Garrick, Dec., 1909,
played David in " Where Children
Rule " ; at the Apollo, Apr., 1910,
played Jackson Mauleverer in " The
Islander " ; at the Comedy, Nov.,
1910, appeared as Chawner in " Vice-
Versa " ; then sailed for America,
and in Jan., 1911, appeared at the
Studebaker Theatre, Chicago, as
Chummy Bosanquet in " The Back-
sliders " ; reappeared in London, at
the Playhouse, Sept., 1910, as Hans
Vedder in " Rip Van Winkle " ; at
the Aldwych, Dec., 1911, played
Prince Richard in " The Magician's
Home " and " Cinderella " at the
Strand, Feb., 1913, played Cecil
Chilworth in "The Son and Heir";
in 1915, joined the R.N. Air Service,
and served until the Armistice, Nov.,
1918 ; reappeared on the London
stage, at the Aldwych, Feb., 1920,
as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in " Pyg-
malion " ; at the Kingsway, June,
1920, played Marcel in " The Children's
Carnival"; at Kennington, Oct.,
1920, Maurice Avery in " Columbine " ;
at the Gaiety, Jan., 1921, Tyltyl in
" The Betrothal " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Nov., 1921, Charles Deburau in
" Deburau " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1922, John in " Secrets " ; at the
Royalty, Jan., 1924, Pat in " The
Eternal Spring " ; at the Little,
Sept., 1924, Harry in " Mortals " ;
at the Ambassadors', Oct., 1924, Robin
in " The Pelican." Favourite part :
Min in " Her Son." Address : 101
Gloucester Road, S.W.7.
AN G LIN, Margaret, actress; b.
Ottawa, 3 Apr., 1876 ; d. of the late
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Hon. T. X. Anglin, Speaker of the
Canadian House of Commons ; m.
Howard Hull ; one of the most brilliant
actresses on the American stage ; for
a short period was a pupil of the
Empire Dramatic School, in New York,
which is run in connection with the
Empire Theatre ; at the very first
performance in which she took part
she was fortunate enough to attract
the attention of Charles Frohinan,
and he immediately offered her an
engagement to play the part of
Madeleine West in " Shenandoah/'
which he was just about to send on
tour ; naturally the young actress
accepted this offer, and it was in
this part that she made her first
appearance, at the Academy of Music,
New York, 1894 ; she next played a
season in the company of James
O'Neill, during which period she played
Ophelia in " Hamlet " and Virginia
in " Virginius " ; she then joined
E. H. Sothern's company, and played
in " Lord Chumley " ; she was next
engaged by Richard Mansfield to play
the part of Roxane in " Cyrano de
Bergerac," at the Garden Theatre,
on 3 Oct., 1898 ; she was next seen
at the Broadway Theatre, on 13 Mar.,
1899, as Constance in " The Muske-
teers " ; at Miner's, Fifth Avenue,
12 Apr., 1899, she appeared as Heloise
Tison in " Citizen Pierre " ; and at
the Herald Square Theatre, 16 Sept.,
1899, she played the part of Mimi in
" The Only Way " ; she next joined
Charles Frohman's company at the
Empire Theatre, as leading lady,
and in that capacity played the follow-
ing parts : Baroness Roydon in
" Brother Officers " ; Millicent Den-
bigh in " The Bugle Call " ; Mrs
Dane in " Mrs. Dane's Defence/' in
which she made an enormous hit ;
Dora in " Diplomacy " ; Mabel
Vaughan in " The Wilderness " ;
Guiditta in " The Twin Sister " ;
Gwendolen in *' The Importance of
Being Earnest " ; and Margaret
Fielding in " The Unforeseen " ; she
then joined forces with Henry Miller,
and in the autumn of 1903 toured in
" The Devil's Disciple/' " Camille/'
" The Aftermath/* " The Taming
of Helen," and " Cynthia " ; she
appeared in New York, at the Hudson
Theatre, IS Apr., 1904, as Camille ;
she next appeared at New Haven,
Conn., in Nov., 1904, in " The Eternal
Feminine " ; and at Albany, New
York, in Jan., 1905, in " A Wife's
Strategy " ; at Buffalo, New York,
Mar., 1905, she played Zira ; and then
fulfilled a " stock " engagement at
San Francisco, where she played
in " The Marriage of Kitty," " The
Lad}'' Paramount/' " Frou-Frou/'
" The Crossways," " Mariana," " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and several
other plays ; at the Princess Theatre,
New York, 21 Sept., 1905, she ap-
peared as Hester Trent in " Zira " ;
at the Broadway, New York, 8 Dec.,
1905, she was seen in " The Correct
Tiling " ; at Chicago, 12 Apr., 1906,
in " The Sabine Woman " ; and
at Boston, 28 May, 1906, as Carey
Fernald in " Young Fernald " ; at
the Princess Theatre, New York, 3
Oct., 1906, she appeared as Ruth
Jordan in " The Great Divide " ; at
the Lyric Theatre, New York, 15 Nov.,
she appeared as Lady Eastney in
" Mrs. Dane's Defence," with Lena
Ashwell in the part of Mrs. Dane,
and on the following afternoon ap-
peared in her old part of Mrs. Dane,
Lena Ashwell appearing as Lady
Eastney ; the two impersonations
were most successful ; " The Great
Divide " ran throughout the season of
1906-7, and was revived at Daty's, New
York, in Aug., 1907 ; at New Haven,
Conn., Feb., 1908, appeared as Helen
Richie in a new play entitled " The
Awakening of Helena Richie " ; sub-
sequently proceeded to Australia under
the management of J. C. Williamson,
where among other parts she appeared
as Katherine in " The Taming of the
Shrew," and Viola in " Twelfth
Night " ; on her return to America,
appeared at Savoy Theatre, N.Y.,
20 Sept., 1909, in "The Awakening
of Helena Richie " ; at the Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, CaL, 30 Jun., 1910,
she appeared with great success in
the title-rdle of Dean Plumtree's
translation oE Sophocles' " Antigone " ;
at Seattle, 5 Aug., 1910, played in
" Shifting Sands " ; at New Britain,
2 Jan., 19 11, appeared as Celia Faraday
in " Green Stockings " ; at Detroit,
3 Mar. 1911, played Barbara Milne in
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" The Rival " ; at Boston, 24 Mar.,
1911, appeared as Phaedra in " Hippo-
lytus " ; subsequently toured in " Green
Stockings" and "The Rival"; re-
appeared in New York, at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, 2 Oct., 1911, in
"Green Stockings"; at the Lyceum,
Feb., 1912, played Lydia Gilmore in a
play of that name ; at Albany, N.Y.,
Sept., 1912, appeared as Egypt
Komello in "Egypt"; in 1913-14,
toured with " Twelfth Night/1 " As
You Like It/' " The Taming of the
Shrew," and t( Antony and Cleopatra " ;
appeared at the Hudson Theatre, New
York, Mar., 1914, as Rosalind in " As
You Like It/' Katharine in " The
Taming of the Shrew/' Viola in
" Twelfth Night/' and Mrs. Erlynne
in " Lady Windermere's Fan " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Apr., 1915,
played Beverley Dinwiddie in " Bever-
ley's Balance "~; at the Greek Theatre,
Berkeley, Oakland, Cal., Aug., 1915,
appeared with great success as
Iphigenia in " Iphigenia in Tauris/'
and Medea in the tragedy of that name;
at the Columbia, San Francisco, Oct.,
1915, played Mary of Magdala in
" The Divine Friend " ; at the Alvin,
Pittsburgh, Feb., 1916, Ida Compton
in " The Voice of Gold " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1916, played Mrs. Arbuthnot in " A
Woman of No Importance " ' ; at the
Empire, New York, Sept., 1916,
Caroline Ashley in " Caroline " ; in
1917, toured as Ida Conipton in " The
Lioness " (" The Voice of Gold "), and
in "vaudeville/* in "The Wager";
at the Playhouse, New York, Dec.,
1917, appeared as Betty Tarradine in
" Billeted " ; at the Carnegie Hall,
New York, Feb., 1918, appeared as
Electrain " The Electra " of Sophocles,
and as Medea ; at Powers1 Theatre,
Chicago, Jan., 1920, played Mrs.
Vivian Hunt in " The Woman of
Bronze " ; at the Columbia, San
Francisco, Apr., 1920, Joan in " The
Trial of Joan of Arc " ; at the Frazee
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1920,
Vivian Hunt in " The Woman of
Bronze " ; at the Century Theatre,
Mar., 1921, Joan in " Joan of Arc " ;
at the Manhattan Opera House, Apr.,
1921, Clytemnestra in " Iphigenia in
Aulis " ; at Rutland, Vt., Sept., 1924,
Iris Bellamy in " Iris " ; in Oct., 1924,
toured as Stephanie de Mohrivart in
" Foot-Loose." Address : 67 East
93rd Street, New York City, U.S.A.
ANSELL, John, composer and con-
ductor ; b. London, 26 Mar., 1874 ;
e. London ; studied music at the
Guildhall School, and continued his
studies under Hamish McCunn ; has
composed the music for several comic
operas, ballets, songs, and orchestral
pieces, also incidental music to all the
plays produced at the Playhouse,
1907-13, during which period he was
musical director at that theatre ; ap-
pointed musical director of the Alham-
bra, Nov., 1913, remaining there in
that capacity until 1920 ; joined
Messrs. Grossmith and Laurillard at
the Shaftesbury Theatre, Apr., 1920,
for " The Little Whopper " ; was then
appointed musical director at the
Adelphi Theatre, Oct., 1920, for " The
Naughty Princess " ; engaged by
Messrs. Grossmith and Malone as
musical director for the Winter Garden
Theatre, 1921 ; also composed inciden-
tal music for " The Taming of the
Shrew " ; " The Finding of the
Sword " (1908) ; composed the scores
of " The Toy maker of Nuremberg,"
produced at the Playhouse, 16 Mar.,
1910 ; " Rip Van Winkle/1 Sept., 191 1,
and " The King's Bride," produced at
Kennington, 19 June, 19.11 ; which
was reproduced as " Violette," at the
Lyric Theatre, 1918 ; " Eastward
Ho ! " (with Grace Torrens), 1919 ;
arranged the music for " The Young
Visitors," at the Court Theatre, 1920;
is the composer of several popular
orchestral suites, overtures, etc., not-
ably " Danses Miniatures de Ballet,"
" The Elves' Wedding/' " Three Irish
Dances," " Plymouth Hoe," " Chil-
dren's Suite," <c Le Print emps," " Pri-
vate Orthers," etc. Clubs : The Green
Room and Savage. Address : Thorn
Lodge, Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey.
Telephone No. : Sutton 297.
ANSON, A. E., actor ; b. 14 Sept.,
1879 : s. of G. W. Anson ; m. (1)
Deidre Doyle ; (2) Mary Mallison ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Court Theatre, 27 Apr.,
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1895, in " Vanity Fair " ; subsequently
returned to school for three years,
and then studied engineering ; re-
turned to the stage in 1899, touring
in " Jim the Penman " ; subsequently
toured as Hawtree in " Caste," and
in "A Brace of Partridges/' and
had much experience with provincial
and American companies and various
London theatres ; carnein to promi-
nence by his performances in Sir
Herbert Tree's repertory company in
1904 ; then toured with Haidee Gunn,
and in " The Walls of Jericho " ;
at the Lyric Theatre, 1905, played
Brabantio in " Othello," and the
same year toured in America with
Viola Allen ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1906, played Super Punch in Barrie's
" Punch," and the part of Eustace
Marrillier in " The Barrier," at the
Comedy, Oct., 1907 ; at the New
Theatre, 1908, played the Prince
of Wales in " The Scarlet Pimpernel,"
George Armitage in " Matt o' Merry-
mount," and at the same theatre,
Jan., 1909, played the Due de Guise
in " Henry of Navarre " ; at the
Court Theatre, Feb., 1909, appeared
as Sir Desmond Antrobus in " Strangers
Within the Gates " ; appeared at the
New Theatre, New York, Nov., 1909,
to Nov., 1910, as Octavius Caesar in
" Antony and Cleopatra," Edgar
Anthony in " Strife," Joseph Surface
in " The School for Scandal," Ford
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
and Thaddeus Mortimore in " The
Thunderbolt " ; in Feb., 1911, appeared
at the same theatre, as John Frampton
in " Nobody's Daughter," subse-
quently playing Stephen in " Don "
and Leontes in " The Winter's Tale " ;
in Apr., 1911, in conjunction with
Frank Gillmore, played a " stock "
starring engagement at Buffalo, New
York, appearing in " The Liars,"
" Jack Straw," " The Walls of Jericho,"
" The Warrens of Virginia," " Old
Heidelberg," and " Romeo and Juliet " ;
in the autumn, toured with Ethel
Barrymore, as Henry Thresk in " The
Witness for the Defence," appearing
in the same part at the Empire
Theatre, New York, 4 Dec., 1911;
at the Hudson Theatre, Feb., 1912,
played Geoffrey Rudel in " The Lady
of Dreams " ; subsequently played
in " vaudeville/' in sketch " 1690,"
of which he was the author ; appeared
at the Duke of York's, London,
Oct., 1912, as Sir John Hunslett in
" The Widow of Wasdale Head " ;
returned to America, and at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York,
Feb., 1913, played Cornelius Van
Tuyl in " Romance " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Nov., 1913, Red Mike in
" The Man Inside " ; at the Harris
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1914, Judge
Massingale in " The Salamander "
at the Comedy, New York, Nov., 1914
Kenneth Maxwell in "At the Barn "
at the Booth Theatre, Jan., 1915, Peter
Hale in " Children of Earth " ; at
the Duke of York's, London, Oct.,
1915, played Cornelius Van Tuyl
in " Romance " ; in 1916, took his
own company to South Africa, playing
" The Barton Mystery," " Dorothy
o' the Hall," " The Hawk," and
" Children of Earth " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Oct., 1917, played Beverley
in " The Barton Mystery " ; at the
Liberty Theatre, Nov., 1917, Sir
Philip Graf ton in " The Wooing of
Eve"; at Washington, Aug., 1918,
played in " Among those Present " ;
at "the Harris Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1918, appeared as Count Erik
Helsinger in " The Riddle, Woman " ;
at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre,
Dec., 1919, as Andrea in " Carnival " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, Mar., 1920,
as The Piper in the play of that name ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Feb.,
1921, reappeared as Van Tuyl in a
revival of " Romance " ; at the Globe
Theatre, London, May, 1922, played
Robert Gore in " Eileen " ; again
returned to America, and at the
Lyceum, New York, Dec., 1922, played
the Duke of Venice in " The Merchant
of Venice " ; at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, Apr., 1923, Jaques in
"As You Like It"; at Greenwich
Village, Nov., 1923, Witzel in " White
Cargo " ; at the Frazee, Jan., 1924,
Wallace Kent in "The Road
Together."
ANSPACHER, Louis K., dramatic
author ; &. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1 Mar.,
1878 ; e. New York and Columbia Law
School ; m. Kathryn Kidder ; is the
author of the following plays : " Tristan
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and Isolde/' 1904 ; " Apartments
to Let," 1905 ; " The Embarrassment
of Riches," 1906 ; " Anna and the
Archduke John," 1907 ; "A Woman
of Impulse/' 1909;" The Glass House/'
1911 ; " The Washerwoman Duchess/'
1913 ; " Our Children," 1914 ; " The
Unchastened Woman/' 1915 ; " The
Ghost Between," 1920 ; " That Day/'
1922 ; " Dagmar " (from the Hun-
garian), 1923 ; was formerly an actor,
and for some years was known as a
lecturer on political matters and
dramatic literature.
ANSTEY, F. (pen name of Thomas
Anstey Guthrie), novelist, humorist,
and dramatist ; b. London, 8 Aug.,
1856 ; e.s, of Thomas Anstey Guthrie,
Kensington ; e. King's College School
and Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; called
to the Bar, 1880 ; author of " Vice-
Versa/' dramatised by the late Edward
Rose, " The Tinted Venus/' " The Man
from Blankley's," first produced at the
Prince of Wales's, 1900, and revived
at Haymarket, 1906 ; " Lyre and
Lancet/' produced at the Royalty,
1902, "The Brass Bottle/' produced
at Vaudeville, 1909, and a new version
of " Vice- Versa," produced at the
Comedy, 1910 ; his book, " Love
Among the Lions," was dramatised
and produced in America during 1910 ;
has written novels, including " The
Giant's Robe," " A Fallen Idol," " The
Pariah," " The Talking Horse," " Lyre
and Lancet," " A Bayard from Ben-
gal," and humorous tales and sketches,
most of which have appeared in Punch.
Recreation ; Cycling. Address : 60
Duke Street, Grosvenor Square,
W.I.
ANSTRUTHER, Harold, actor ;
b. London ; made Ms first appearance
on the professional stage with the
Orpheum Players, at Chestnut Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, May, 1909 ;
made Ms first appearance in New
York, Mar., 1910, in small parts in
" Macbeth," with Ben Greet's company ;
subsequently played with J. K.
Hackettin '* Monsieur Beaucaire," and
with Fred Terry and Julia Neilson
appeared at the Knickerbocker, New
York, in "The Scarlet Pimpernel "
and *' Henry of Navarre " ; made his
first appearance on the London stage,
at the New Theatre, 2 Jan., 1911,
as Harry Waite in " The Scarlet
Pimpernel " ; at the Playhouse, Feb.,
1912, appeared in " The Second in
Command " ; and he then fulfilled
several provincial engagements ; ap-
peared at the Court Theatre, June,
1913, as Roux in " The Question " ;
after being invalided out of the Army,
July, 1917, appeared at the Chelsea
Palace, Sept., 1917, as Captain Von
Kellner in " The Doctor's Duel," and
subsequently toured in " My Uncle the
J.P." ; during 1918, was touring with
Violet Vanbrugh as Archer Kingston
in " Trimmed in Scarlet," and Sir
Granville Pomeroy in " Mrs. Pomeroy's
Reputation " ; made a great success
when he appeared at the Court Theatre,
Feb., 1920, as Bernard Clark in " The
Young Visiters " ; at the Kingsway,
May, 1920, played George Demarest in
a revival of " Within the Law," and at
the Apollo, July, 1920, Lord Lad-
borough in " Cherry " ; subsequently
went to the United States, and made
his first appearance in New York, at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, 29
Nov., 1920, as Bernard Clark in " The
Young Visiters " ; in 1921-2, toured in
the United States in " The Haunted
House," " Tangerine," and " Desert
Sands " ; on returning to London,
appeared at the Regent, June, 1923,
as Ray Warrenton in " Robert E,
Lee " ; at the Everyman, Oct., 1923,
played Francis Worgan in " What the
Public Wants " ; at the Court, Nov.,
1923, Lord Reginald Simplex in " Our
Ostriches " ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, Feb., 1924, Fainall in " The
Way of the World " ; has written
several short stories. Recreations :
Tennis, riding, and fishing. Club :
Authors'. Address : 24 A Gloucester
Road, S.W.7. Telephone No.: Western
2934.
ANTONY^ Efflda, actress ; b. Santi-
ago, Chili, 13 JuL, 1886 ; d. of Grace
(Bolton) and Cav. Daniele Antonietti ;
e. privately ; m. Owen Roughwood ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Vaudeville Theatre, 26 Dec.,
1900, as The Red Knight in the
revival of " Alice in Wonderland " ;
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subsequently toured as Bluebell in
" Bluebell in Fairyland " ; toured as
Lady Mabel in " An English Daisy/'
1902 ; at Terry's, 1903, played Lavinia
in "A Lille Princess " ; appeared at
the Vaudeville in " Quality Street "
and " The Cherry Girl " ; toured as
Aurora Brue in " Sergeant Brae," and
Carlotta in " The Morals of Marcus " ;
at the Haymarket Theatre, 1907, ap-
peared as Elizabeth in " The Educa-
tion of Eh'zabeth " ; at the Queen's,
Feb., 1908, played Hilda Bouverie in
" Stingaree " ; at the Playhouse, Apr.,
1908, played Odette in " Pro Tern." ;
and at the Aldwych Theatre, Sept.,
1908, appeared -as Emma Brooks in
" Paid in Full " ; at the Garrick, Oct.,
190$, played Kitty Bailey in " Mrs.
Bailey's Debts " ; appeared at the
Empire, Feb., 1909, in "A Blank
Cheque " ; at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1909, played Guiliettain " Beethoven,"
antf in Dec., appeared as Molly in
" Pinkie and the Fairies " ; at the
Kingsway, Oct., 1910, played Lydia
Neale in " Company for George " ;
at His Majesty's, Dec., 1911, played
Venus in " Orpheus in the Under-
ground " ; at the Adelphi, May, 1912,
played Lady Ulleswater in " Autumn
Manoeuvres " ; at the New Theatre,
Aug., 1912, Grace Tyler in "Ready
Money " ; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1913, Katherina Ivanovna in " The
Brothers Karamazov " ; at His Ma-
jesty's, Sept., 1913, played A Singer
in " Joseph and His Brethren " ; at
the Globe, Oct., 1913, Princess Toren-
tini in " People Like Ourselves " ; in
1914, toured with Lewis Waller as
Anne of Austria in " The Three Mus-
keteers " ; at the Duke of York's
Theatre, Mar., 1916, played Pearl
Burke in " Jerry " ; at Kennington,
Sept., 1916, Hortense Drake in
" Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model " ;
from 1917-19, toured as Constance
Morel in " Seven Days Leave " ; at
the Scala, Dec., 1923, played Komari
in " Almond Eye " ; in Aug., 1924,
toured as Clare Wilding in " The
Under Dog." Favourite part : Car-
lotta in " The Morals of Marcus."
Recreations : Music, tennis, and boat-
ing. Address : 5 Rosernont Mansions,
Lithos Road, Hampstead, N.W.3.
Telephone No. : Hampstead 401.
AEBEMSA, Stella, actress; b.
Petrograd, 27 Sept., 1890; d. of
Robert Cattley Whishaw and his wife
Emily Mary (Law-Gisiko) ; is a great
grand- daughter of the late Lord
Ellenborough ; e. Petrograd ; m. Baron
Paul Meyendorff ; studied elocution
under Osarovsky, producer at the Im-
perial Alexander Theatre, Petrograd,
and singing, with Madame Slavina,
of the Imperial Opera; prior to the
revolution in Russia, 1917, was well
known as an amateur actress ; after
the revolution adopted the stage
professionally, and made her first
appearance at the late Imperial
Alexander Theatre, Petrograd, 30
Apr., 1918, as Catherine in " The
Storm " ; in Oct., 1918, was arrested
and imprisoned by the Bolsheviks, but
escaped in Dec., 1918, and crossed to
Esthonia ; appeared at Reval, Esthonia,
from Dec., 1918, to July, 1921, playing
a repertory of over one hundred parts,
ranging from Liza in " Pygmalion "
to " L'Aiglon," " Salome " and " La
Dame aux Camelias " ; appeared in
Berlin, 1921-22, at Max Reinhardt's
theatres, and at the Renaissance,
Berlin, Dec., 1922, to June, 1923 ; she
made her first appearance on the Lon-
don stage at the Haymarket, 23 Aug.,
1923, as Antoinette de Mauban in
" The Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the
Regent (for the Phoenix Society), Mar.,
1924, played Regan in " King Lear " ;
June, 1924 (also for the Phoenix),
Silvia in " The Old Bachelor " ; at
the St. Martin's, June, 1924, played
Madame de Charridre in " In the Next
Room " ; at the Court, July, 1924,
Valentina in " A Surplus Man " ; has
also appeared on the cinema stage.
Recreations : Motoring, tennis, and
riding. Address : 72 Greencroft
Gardens, Hampstead, N.W.6. Tele-
phone No. : Hampstead 1214.
AEBUCKLE, Maclyn, actor; b. in
Texas, July 9, 1866; e. Glasgow,
Scotland, and Boston, Mass.; m.
Elizabeth Sheldon Carlisle; called
to the Bar in 1887, but forsook the
law for the stage in the following year,
making his first appearance on the
stage at Shreveport, La., 25 Dec.,
1888, in " The Emigrant,'* with Peter
Baker ; for several seasons from
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1888 to 1892, supported R. D. McLean
in a round of " legitimate " roles ;
1892-4, with Charles Frohman's com-
pany, playing in " Men and Women "
and " The Girl I Left Behind Me " ;
1895-6, played with the Frawley
Stock Company in San Francisco ;
1896, toured as Marc Antony with
Louis James ; 1896-7, toured in " The
Man from Mexico " under Charles
Frohman ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Strand Theatre,
May, 1898, in " Why Smith Left
Home," subsequently appearing in
the same part in New York ; after
playing a " stock " engagement at
San Francisco, made his d6but as a
star, at the Republic Theatre, New
York, in Dec., 1900, in " The Sprightly
Romance of Marsac " ; was next seen
at the Garden Theatre, Feb., 1901,
as the Earl of Rockingham in " Under
Two Flags," with Blanche Bates ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, 24 May,
1901, appeared as Antonio in "The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Garrick
Theatre, 4 May, 1903, played George
Washington Skipper in " Skipper and
Co., Wall Street " ; at Wallack's, 24
Nov., 1903, appeared as Jim Hackler
in " The County Chairman," in which
he continued to play until 1907 ;
meanwhile, however, he appeared
for a single performance, at the
Criterion, New York, 8 Feb., 1904, as
Noah Quale in " The Triumph of
Love " ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, 26 Aug., 1907, appeared as
" Slim Hoover " in " The Round
Up"; at Chicago, 28 Aug., 1909,
played Hime Look in " The Circus
Man " ; at the Bijou, New York,
12 Sept., 1910, appeared as Colonel
Jim Scott in " Welcome to our City " ;
subsequently toured in the " vaude-
ville " theatres in a sketch entitled " The
Welcher"; at Washington, D.C., Dec.,
1911, played Art. C. Hoke in "The
Reform Candidate"; in 1912 again
toured in " The County Chairman " ;
at Boston, Sept., 1913, played in
" The Merry Martyr " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Chicago, Dec., 1914, appeared
in " The New Henrietta " ; from
1915-17, toured in the same play,
with W. H. Crane ; at the Broadhurst
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1917,
played John Tarleton in " Mis-
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alliance " ; Dec., 1917, Brabazon
Tudway in a revival of " Lord and
Lady Algy " ; at the Playhouse,
New' York, Nov., 1918, " Doc "
Townsend in " Home Again " ; at
the New Amsterdam, Dec., 1918,
Fairfax in " When a Feller Needs a
Friend " ; at the Republic, Nov.,
1920, Henry Daniel Dumplins in
" Daddy Dumplins " ; at the Century,
Jan., 1921, Commander Mowbray in
" In the Night Watch " ; at the
Broadhurst, Sept., 1922, Father Joe
in " Wild Oats Lane " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, May, 1923, Sir
Anthony Absolute in " The Rivals " ;
at the Empire, New York, June, 1924,
Stingo in " She Stoops to Conquer."
Club : Lambs'. Recreations : Fishing,
sketching, and farming. Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City.
ARKELL, Elizabeth, actress; b.
Maidstone ; d. of Edwin Evans ; e.
Hamont and Louvain, Belgium ; m.
Reginald Arkell ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Royalty,
Glasgow, with the Glasgow Repertory
Company, as Prunella in the play of
that name ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Strand Theatre,
1914, as Colombine in the one-act play
of that name ; subsequently succeeded
Hilda Bayley as Nang-Ping in " Mr.
Wu " ; did not act during the war ;
in 1919, joined the Reandean Company,
and in Feb., 1920, appeared at the
Little Theatre, under Vedrenne and
Vernon ; was one of the original
members of the " Grand Guignol "
company at the Little Theatre, Sept.,
1920, playing Cinders in " Oh, Hell ! ",
the child in " The Shortest Story of
All," the child in " The Sisters'
Tragedy " ; Victoria in " The Man in
Mary's Room," Polly in " The Tragedy
of Punch," Louise in " The Old
Women," etc. ; at the Royalty, 1922,
appeared in " The Green Cord " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Dec., 1923, played
Winnie Entwhistle in " The Rising
Generation " ; at the Everyman, Sept.,
1924, Essie in " The Devil's Disciple."
Recreation : Riding. Address : 17
Selwood Terrace, Onslow Gardens,
S.W.7. Telephone No. : Kensington
2988.
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ARKELL, Regifiald, dramatic author
and lyrist ; b. Lechlade, Gloucestershire,
14 Oct., 1882 ; s. of Daniel Arkell;
m. Elizabeth Evans ; contributed light
verse and articles to all the leading
magazines, and notably to London
Opinion, Bystander, Pan, etc. ; for the
last-mentioned wrote a successful series
of articles entitled " Somebodies and
Nobodies " ; his first play, " Colom-
bine," was produced at Brighton in
1912, and subsequently at the Strand,
London, 1913, and in New York;
during the war served with the King's
Own Yorks L.I. and Norfolk Regt. ;
was demobilised in 1919 ; part author
of " Oh, Hell ! " and " The Tragedy of
Punch " (with. Russell Thorndike),
1920 ; lyrics of " Jumble Sale," 1920';
" Now and Then/' 1921 ; " Kiki "
(" The Glad Eye "), 1921 ; part
author (with Robert Evett) of " The
Last Waltz," 1922 ; (with Fred de
Gresac) " Catherine," 1923 ; (with
Harold Simpson and Douglas Furber)
" Little Revue Starts at Nine o'Clock,"
1923 ; (with Louis N. Parker) " Our
Nell," 1924 ; author of the lyrics of
" Frasquita," 1924 ; several volumes of
his light verse have been published.
Recreations : Walking and talking.
Club : Savage. Address : 17 Selwood
Terrace, Onslow Gardens, S.W.7. Tele-
phone No. : Kensington 2988.
ARLISS, GEORGE, actor ; b. Lon-
don, 10 Apr., 1868 ; 5. of William
Arliss-Andrews, printer and pub-
lisher of London ; e. in London ; m.
Florence Montgomery, at Harrow
Weald, England, 16 Sept., 1899;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Elephant and Castle
Theatre, London, in 1887, under the
management of J. A. Cave ; his first
play was entitled " The Wild Rabbit,"
and was produced at Wolverhampton,
England, Jan., 1899, being subse-
quently produced at the Criterion,
London, 25 July, 1899 ; as an actor
he gained experience in all kinds of
parts, playing throughout the English
provinces. Eventually he returned to
London, engaged by Messrs. A. and
S. Gatti, who were then managing
the Adelphi and Vaudeville theatres ;
while playing with Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, at the Royalty Theatre,
he determined to visit America, and
toured as a member of her company
(1901) ; he signed a contract with
David Belasco to join his forces at
the close of the American tour with
Mrs. Campbell, and he assumed the
rdle of the Japanese potentate, Zak-
kuri, in " The Darling of the Gods,"
with Blanche Bates, at the Belasco
Theatre, 3 Dec., 1902 ; later he passed
under the management of Harrison
Grey Fiske, and appeared with Mrs.
Fiske in " Becky Sharp," " Leah
Kleschna," " Hedda Gabler," " Eyes
of the Heart " (written by Mrs. Fiske),
and " The New York Idea." Engaged
for the season of 1907-8 to play with
Mrs. Fiske in repertoire ; at the Lyric,
New York, 30 Dec., 1907, played Ulric
Brendel in " Rosmersholm " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, 18 Aug., 1908,
appeared as The Devil in the play
of that name ; at the Hackett Theatre,
22 Nov., 1909, played the title-rdle in
" Septimus " ; at Chicago, 9 May,
1910, appeared in " When We Two
Write History " ; at Montreal, 23 Jan.,
1911, played the titlz-rdle in Louis
N. Parker's play, " Disraeli," subse-
quently touring in the same play, and
appearing at Wallack's Theatre, New
York, in the same part, 18 Sept., 1911 ;
during 1912-15 toured in the same play ;
at the Blackstone Theatre, Chicago,
Dec., 1915, appeared as Nicolo Pag-
anini in " Pagaiiini " ; he toured in
this during 1916, and also appeared
in the same part at the Criterion
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1916 ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, Feb.,
1917, played Professor Goodwillie in
" The Professor's Love Story " ; Sept.,
1917, appeared as Alexander Hamilton
in " Hamilton," and toured in this,
1918 ; at the Century Theatre, May,
1918, appeared as the Doctor in
" Out There " ; during 1919, toured
as Tom Kemp in " The Mollusc," and
Mr. Don in "A Well Remembered
Voice"; at the Park, New York,
Sept., 1920, appeared as Poldekin in
a play of that name ; at the Booth
Theatre, Jan., 1921, played the Rajah
of Rukh in " The Green Goddess " ;
reappeared in London, after an absence
of twenty-two years, at the St. James's,
6 Sept., 1923, in the same part, when
the play ran for twelve months ; again
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returned to America, and at the Ritz
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1924,
played Sylvanus Heythorp in " Old
English " ; is the author of " Widow's
Weeds," produced at the Empire, Lon-
don, 5 Dec., 1910 ; also of " There and
Back," " The West End/' " Hamilton"
(with Mrs. Harnlin). Clubs : Players3
and Coffee House (New York), Garrick
and the Green Room (London).
A ddress : The Cottage, Wealdstone,
Middlesex, England.
ARMSTRONG, William, actor; b.
Edinburgh, 30 Nov., 1882 ; s. of John
Armstrong and his wife Annie (Tait) ;
e. Edinburgh University ; studied for
the musical profession, and was for
some time a schoolmaster ; secured
his early tuition with F, R. Benson,
and made his first appearance on the
stage at the Stratford Memorial Thea-
tre, Apr., 1908, as Jamy in " Henry
V " ; made his first appearance on the
London stage at His Majesty's Theatre,
26 June, 1909, as Cinna In " Julius
Caesar " ; subsequently toured in
Germany with Mdme. Meta Illing's
English company ; during 1910-12 was
a member of the Glasgow Repertory
Theatre Company, also officiating as
stage-manager ; toured in the United
States in "Milestones," 1912-13;
appeared at the Ambassadors' Theatre,
1913, in " Mdlle. Fifi," and " A Daugh-
ter of France " ; at the Little Theatre,
Jan., 1914, played Lord Reginald
Fitzambey in " The Music Cure " ;
was engaged at the Liverpool Reper-
tory Theatre, 1914-16, playing such
leading parts as Eugene Marchbanks
in " Candida," Dubedat in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " ; Don in the play
of that name, Malise in " The Fugi-
tive " ; Welwyn in " The Pigeon,"
Hialmar in " The Wild Duck," etc. ;
appeared with the company at the
Kingsway Theatre, May, 1915, in
" The Kiss Cure," " Cousin Kate,"
" A Bit o' Love," etc, ; appeared at
the Birmingham Repertory Theatre,
1916 ; at the Ambassadors', June, 1917,
played Lignol in " The Three Daugh-
ters of Monsieur Dupont " ; during
1917-19, toured the Camp Theatres
under the N.A.C.B., management;
during 1919, toured with J. B. Fagan's
Company as Aguecheek in "Twelfth
Night," and Crabtree in " The School
for Scandal"; in Sept., 1920, was a
member of the Everyman Theatre
Repertory Company ; at the Court,
Dec., 1920, played Flute in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," and Feb.,
1921, Davy and Poins in " King Henry
IV " (part II) ; at the Everyman,
May, 1921, played Octavius in " Man
and Superman " ; at the Lyceum,
July, 1921, Slaney in " Abraham
Lincoln " ; at the New, Aug., 1921,
the French Nobleman in " Christopher
Sly " ; during 1922, toured with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, playing Lovborg in
" Hedda Gabler " ; appointed pro-
ducer to the Liverpool Repertory
Theatre, Aug., 1922, and was made
Director of the theatre, 1923. Address:
Green Room Club, Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
ARNA.UD, Yvonne, actress and
vocalist ; b. Paris, 20 Dec., 1892 ;
d. of Antoinette (de Montegut) and
Charles Leon Arnaud ; e. Paris ; m.
Hugh McLellaii ; in 1905 gained
first prize for piano playing at
Paris Conservatoire, subsequently
touring in Europe and the United
States as a youthful prodigy ; had
no special preparation for the stage
and made her first appearance on
any stage at the Adelphi Theatre,
7 Aug., 1911, when she played the part
of Princess Mathilde in " The Quaker
Girl," and remained at the Adelphi,
three months ; she made an immediate
success when at the Lyric, 5 Sept.,
1912, she appeared as Suzanne in
" The Girl in the Taxi " ; appeared at
the same theatre, Sept., 1913, as Zara
in " Love and Laughter " ; Nov.,
1913, as Suzanne in a revival of " The
Girl in the Taxi " ; Dec., 1913, as
Etelka Von Basewitz in " The Girl
Who Didn't " ; Apr., 1914, as Noisette
in " Mam'selle Tralala " ; at the
Garrick, Jan., 1915, as Suzanne in a
further revival of " The Girl in the
Taxi " ; Mar., 1915, as Yvonne Dau-
vray in " Excuse Me " ; June, 1915,
as Noisette in " Oh ! Be Careful ! "
(" Mam'selle Tralala ") ; at the Duke
of York's, Nov., 1915, played Phry-
nette in a revival of " L' Enfant
Prodigue " ; subsequently played the
pianoforte accompaniment to the piece
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at several performances ; Mar., 1916,
played Kitty Pearson in " Jerry " ;
at the Garrick, Feb., 1918, Clara in
" La Volonte de I'Honime" ; at the
Kingsway, Sept., 1918, Lucille de
Vivonne in " A Week-End " ; at the
Winter Garden, May, 1919, Georgette
St. Pol in " Kissing Time " ; at the
Adelphi, Oct., 1920, Chiquette in
" The Naughty Princess " ; at the
Duke of York's, June, 1921, Mrs.
Rosalind Fessenden in " The Wrong
Number"; Nov., 1921, Teresa,
Countess Guiccioli in " The Pilgrim
of Eternity *' ; at the Shaftesbury,
Apr., 1922, Louise Allington in " Tons
of Money," which ran there and at the
Aldwych for nearly two years ; at
His Majesty's, Sept., 1924, played
Marthe in " The Royal Visitor " ;
subsequently appeared in variety
theatres in " You Can't Beat Them."
Address : 1 Hinde House, Manchester
Square, W.I. Telephone No. : May-
fair, 4737.
ARTHUR, Julia, actress; b. in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 3 May,
1869; d. of T. J. Lewis; m. B. P.
Cheney, Jun. ; had some experience as
an amateur before she made her pro-
fessional d&but in 1883 ; she made her
first appearance on the stage with the
late Daniel E. Bandmann, and during
her early touring days she was very
successful as Portia, Juliet, Desdemona,
and Ophelia, all played under that
actor's management ; she toured all
over the United States before she was
twenty ; one of her earliest appear-
ances in New York was at the Union
Square Theatre, 24 Aug., 1891, when
she played the part of Queen Fortu-
netta in " The Black Masque " ; at
Palmer's Theatre, 3 Feb., 1892, she
appeared as Jeanne Torquenie in " A
Broken Seal " (" A Village Priest ") ;
29 Mar., 1892, she appeared at Palmer's
as Madame Dupres in "A Modern
St. Anthony " ; 5 Feb., 1893, as
Lady Windermere in " Lady Winder-
mere's Fan " ; and 1 May, 1893, as
Mercedes in T. Bailey Aldrich's play
of that name ; at the American
Theatre, 22 May, 1893, she played
Rose in " The Prodigal Daughter " ;
and 15 May, 1894, Mary Lisle in
" Sister Mary " ; she then came to
England, and made her first appearance
on the London stage at the Lyceum
Theatre, under the late Sir Henry
Irving, on 1 July, 1895, as Rosamund
de Clifford in a revival of " Becket " ;
on 4 July, she played Hero in " Much
Ado About Nothing " ; and 15 July
she appeared as Emilie de L'Esparre
in " The Corsican Brothers " ; she
then accompanied the Lyceum Com-
pany to America, and at Abbey's
Theatre, New York, 4 Nov., 1895,
she played the part of Elaine in
" King Arthur " ; at Chicago, 13
Mar., 1896, she played in the first
production of Laurence living's play,
" Godefroi and Yolande " ; on her
return to England she played the
following parts at the Lyceum
Theatre : Lady Anne in " King
Richard III " (19 Dec., 1896) ; Imogen
in " Cymbeline " (26 Dec., 1896) ;
Sophia in "Olivia" (30 Jan., 1897) ;
and Princess Elisa in " Madame Sans-
Gene " (10 Apr., 1897) ; she then
returned to America and made her
first appearance as a " star," at Detroit,
Mich., on 4 Oct., 1897, as Clorinda
Wildairs in "A Lady of Quality " ;
she played the same part, for the
first time in New York, at Wallack's
Theatre, 1 Nov., 1897 ; at the same
theatre in Nov., 1898, she appeared
as Parthenia in " Ingomar," and
Rosalind in "As You Like It " ; and
the following month played the part
of Galatea in " Pygmalion and Gala-
tea " ; at the Broadway Theatre,
24 Sept., 1899, appeared as Josephine
in " More than Queen " ; she then
retired from the stage, and was not
seen again in public until she appeared
at the Boston Theatre, Boston, 6 Nov.,
1914, as Mercedes in the play of that
name ; reappeared on the professional
stage at the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, 25 Oct., 1915, as the
Woman in " The Eternal Magdalene,"
appearing in the same part at the
Forty- eighth Street Theatre, New
York, 1 Nov., 1915 ; at the Criterion,
New York, Jan., 1917, appeared as
Seremonda in a tragedy of that name ;
at the Palace, New York, May, 1917,
played in " Liberty Aflame " ; at
the Century, May, 1918, appeared as
The Nurse in " Out There " ; at the
Princess, Chicago, Nov., 1918, as Mrs.
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Cheveley in " An Ideal Husband " ;
at the Apollo, New York, Feb., 1921,
as Lady Macbeth in " Macbeth " ;
in 1924, toured as Joan of Arc in
" Saint Joan."
ARTHUR, Paul, actor, 6. 19 July,
1859 ; made his first appearance on
the stage with the late Edwin Booth,
subsequently played with Lotta, etc.
At the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, 2 Apr., 1883, he played in
" Cinderella at School " ; in 1887
he toured in *' Held by the Enemy " ;
and at the Bijou Opera House, New
York, 12 Sept., 1887, he played in
" A Circus in Town " ; at the Bijou,
1891, he played in "The Nominee"
(" The Candidate ") ; at Madison
Square, 3 Aug., 1891, he appeared as
Charles Shackleton in the first Ameri-
can performance of " Jane/' and in
Oct. played the part of Tom Rayner
in " The Better Part " ; at Palmer's,
New York, 14 Nov., 1892, he appeared
as Sheridan in Bronson Howard's
" Aristocracy " ; in 1893 he played
in " Squirrel Inn/' " Shadows/' and
" Hal o' the Hall," and in 1894 toured
in " The Sleep-walker " ; in the same
year he was also seen at the Casino,
New York, in " The Passing Show "
and " The Little Trooper " (" Trooper
Clairette ") . He made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at the
Gaiety, 13 July, 1896, when he ap-
peared as Theo in " My Girl " ; at
the Garrick, in Feb., 1897, he was
seen in " My Friend the Prince,"
and then returned to New York,
where he appeared at the Manhattan
Theatre in Oct., 1897, in " A Night
Session " ; returning to London in
1898, he was seen at the Court Theatre
in " Trelawney of the Wells," " His
Excellency the Governor," and "When
a Man's in Love " ; at the Vaudeville,
1 Dec., 1898, he appeared in "On and
Off/* and returned to the Court the
following year to play in " A Royal
Family"; in 1901 he joined the
Haymarket company under Cyril
Maude and Frederick Harrison, and
played Young Marlow in " She Stoops
to Conquer," Captain Absolute in
" The Rivals," and Charles Surface in
"The School for Scandal"; at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 12 Sept., 1901,
he made a great success as George
Fisher in " Are You a Mason ? " ;
at the Shaftesbury, June, 1902, played
Oliver Bunson in " The Grass Widow " ;
he was seen at the Criterion on 24
Mar., 1903, in " The Altar of Friend-
ship," and then joined Mrs. Langtry
for a provincial and American tour ;
at the Camden Theatre, 14 Nov.,
1903, he played Captain Bering in
" Mrs. Bering's Divorce/' and at the
Prince of Wales's, 2 Jan., 1905, he
succeeded Aubrey Fitzgerald as Bill
Stratford in " Lady Madcap " ; at the
Waldorf Theatre, 17 Feb., 1906, he
was once more seen as Young Marlow
in " She Stoops to Conquer " ; at
the Apollo Theatre, 22 Jan., 1907,
he made a hit by his playing of the
part of Oliver Thorpe in " The
Stronger Sex " ; appeared at the
Aldwych, 1908, in " Paid in Full,"
and at the New in " Bellamy the
Magnificent " ; at Terry's, Apr., 1909,
played the Hon. Alaric Dawley in
" Artful Miss Dearing " ; at the
Adeiphi, Dec., 1909, appeared as
Walter Brand in " The King's Cup " ;
at the Criterion, 4 Jan., 1911, appeared
as Frank Bolt in "Is Matrimony a
Failure ? " same theatre, Nov., 1912,
played Richard Temple, K.C., in
"Where there's a Will — "; at the
Globe, Apr., 1913, appeared as Dick
Broderick in " Vanity " ; at the
Kingsway, Apr., 1915, played Wil-
loughby Woods in " Advertisement " ;
at the Playhouse, Jan., 1916, Cyrus P.
Murdoch in " Please Help Emily " ;
at the Haymarket, Sept., 1916, Ira P.
Blodgett in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ;
Nov., 1916, Joseph Tollinder in " The
Widow's Might " ; at the Queen's,
Sept., 1917, played Cornelius Jeff coat
Bay ne in " The Off-Chance " ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1918, Clarence
Van'Dusen in "Nothing but the
Truth " ; at the St. Martin's, Dec.,
1919, Eustace Pennington in "A
Dear Little Lady " ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1921, " Commo-
dore" Bob Barker in "Polly With
a Past"; at the Lyric, Oct., 1921,
Eb. Hooker in " Welcome Stranger " ;
at the Playhouse, Aug., 1923, Baron
Peron in " Enter Kiki ! " Address :
17 John Street, Adeiphi, W.C.2.
Telephone : 7718 Gerrard.
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ARTHUR, Robert, manager ; began
Ms theatrical career at T.R., Glasgow ;
was for some time acting manager for
H. Cecil Beryl ; in 1885, was business
manager for Miss Jennie Lee ; at
Christmas, 1885, produced " Guy Man-
nerinR " at Her Majesty's, Dundee, after-
wards becoming lessee of T.R., Wolver-
hampton, H.M. Theatres, Aberdeen
and Dundee, T.R., Newcastle-on-Tyne,
Court, Liverpool, and T.R., Not-
tingham ; subsequently formed the
Robert Arthur Theatres Company ;
in 1899 built and opened the Kenning-
ton Theatre, and acquired the Coronet,
Camden, and Fulharn Theatres ; sub-
sequently relinquished the manage-
ment of all these theatres ; subse-
quently engaged with Mr. Robert
Courtneidge in a managerial capacity ;
Manager of the Croydon Grand Theatre
1924. Address : Croydon Grand
Theatre.
ARTHUR-JONES, Winifred; b.
Exeter, 28 Oct., 1880 ; d. of Henry
Arthur- Jones, the well-known dram-
atist ; e. in Paris ; studied for the stage
with M. Coquelin Aine, and with Miss
Bateman (Mrs. Crowe); m. Leslie Faber
(mar. dis.) ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Brighton, 1897, with Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal, in the small part of a maid-
servant ; has appeared at various
West End theatres, and on tour in
several of her father's plays, notably
as Lady Jessica in " The Liars,"
Drusilla Ives in " The Dancing Girl/'
Lady Joyce Fanmere in " Joseph
Entangled," Jane Nangle in " The
Manoeuvres of Jane/3 Julia in
" Whitewashing Julia/' Mrs. Linnell
in " The Hypocrites/1 also in " The
Masqueraders," "Mrs. Dane's De-
fence," " The Silver King/' etc. ; has
also appeared in " A Royal Family/'
" The Second in Command," as
Aphrodite in " Ulysses " (His Majesty's,
Feb., 1902), Flavia in " Nero " (same
theatre, Jan. 1906), etc., etc. ; at
the Vaudeville, Jan., 1909, played
Margery in " The Dramatist at
Home," subsequently playing the
same piece' in various music halls,
with her husband ; at the Alhambra,
Oct., 1910, played Cherry Gedge in
In, Rookies ! " ; in 1912, went
to Xew York, and at the Lyceum,
Feb., 1912, played Agnes Rennie in
" Lydia Giimore " ; at the Empire,
Nov., 1912, appeared as Mrs. March-
mont in " Bella Donna " ; at the
Strand Theatre, Sept., 1914, played
Olive Skinner in " The Silver King " ;
at the Playhouse, Sept., 1916, Mrs.
John W. Cannell in " The Misleading
Lady " ; at the St. James's, Sept.,
1917, Lady Rosamund Tatton in
" The Liars " ; at the Theatre Royal,
Huddersfield, Sept., 1920, played the
Hon. Ursula Rugeley in " The Heart
of a Child." Favourite parts : Lady
Jessica in " The Liars," and Jane
Nangle in "The Manoeuvres of Jane."
Recreations : Riding and music. Ad-
dress : 19 Kidderpore Avenue, Hamp-
stead, N.W.3. Telephone No. : Hamp-
stead, 3870.
ABTHUES, George, author and
lyrist; b. Manchester, 13 Apr., 1875 ;
was formerly an accountant ; wrote
lyrics for " The Belle of Mayfair,"
1906 ; " Havana," 1908, etc. ; author
of lyrics fox the revue " Hullo, Tango ! "
1913 ; book and lyrics of " The
Honeymoon Express," 1914 ; " The
Million Dollar Girl " ; " Don't Tempt
Me ! " 1915 ; part-author of " The
Whirl of the Town," 1914 ; and " She's
a Daisy," 1915 ; " We're All in It,"
1916; " Seeing Life/' 1917 ; " Hanky-
Panky," 1917 ; " Suzette," 1917 ;
"Arlette," 1917; "Yes, Uncle,"
1917 ; " The Girl for the Boy," 1919 ;
author of " Peri, the Slave of Love/'
1921 ; " Many Happy Returns," 1922 ;
part-author of " Archie," 1924 ;
author of the following sketches :
" An Amateur Anarchist " ; " The
Key of the Situation " ; " The White
Knight," " Building the Chicken
House," " The Public Library," "An
Arabian Night," etc. ; part-author and
composer of the following, among other
songs : " You've got to sing in rag-
time," " The Wriggley Rag," " Chrys-
anthemums," " I want to sing in
Opera/' all sung by Wilkie Bard ;
" Joshua " (Clarice Mayne), " A little
of what you fancy does you good "
(Marie Lloyd), " A different girl again "
(Whit Cunliffe), " The Caddie," and
" The Ne'er~dae-weel " (Neil Kenyon),
etc. Clubs : Playgoers' and Yorick.
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Address : " Fairhurst," Surrey Road,
Harrow, Middlesex. Telephone Xo. :
Harrow 1069.
ABUKDALE, Uraee (Kelly), actress ;
appeared first In " Sweet Nancy " on
tour, followed by an engagement at
the Haymarket under Beerbohm
Tree ; she next played with Hermann
Vezin in Shakespearean parts ; later
was engaged to tour in musical comedy ;
appeared in the original production
of " My Lady Molly/' with her sister ;
also in the reoue at the Empire,
" Rogues and Vagabonds," playing
Columbine, and understudied her
sister as Venus ; at the Lyceum,
Christmas, 1907, played Sally Hopkins
in " Robinson Crusoe " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, Christmas, 1916,
Elsie in " Old King Cole."
ARUNDALE, Sybil (Kelly), actress ;
b. 20 June, 1879 ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Assembly Rooms, Worthing, 28
Sept., 1891, in "Claimants/' with
Hermann Vezin ; next appeared at
Brury Lane Theatre, Christmas,
1891., in the pantomime, " Humpty
Dumpty " ; the following Christinas,
appeared at the Olympic, in " Dick
Whittington " ; in 1893 appeared
at various music halls with her
sister Grace, as the Sisters Arundale ;
made her reappearance on the
regular stage, at the Gaxrick Theatre,
15 Sept., 1896, as Marion Forsyth in
" Lord Tom Noddy " ; appeared at
the Alhambra, 1898, as Naomi in
" Jack Ashore " ; and the same year
appeared at Edinburgh and Glasgow,
as Oberon in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at Christmas, 1899, ap-
peared at the Court, Liverpool, in
" The Babes in the Wood " ; at the
Alhambra, 1900, in " Soldiers of the
Queen " ; subsequently toured as
Rosa in " The Messenger Boy " ;
appeared at the Gaiety, 1902, in " The
Toreador " ; at the Theatre Royal,
Brighton, 11 Aug., 1902, played Lady
Molly Martingale in ' ' My Lady Molly, ' '
and at Terry's, 14 Max., 1903, appeared
in the same part ; at Daly's, 5 Mar.,
1904, played Nanoya in " The Cinga-
?~ " • appeared in 1905, at the Em-
lee '
pure as La Commere in the revue
" Rogues and Vagabonds," and later
in " Venus, 1906 '* ; at the Waldorf
Theatre, Mar., 1907, appeared in " The
Gipsy Girl/' written and composed
by her brother ; subsequently returned
to the variety stage ; at the Lyceum,
Christmas, 1907, played Polly Hopkins
in " Robinson Crusoe " ; appeared
at the Empire, 1908, as Fluffy Ruffles
in " Oh, Indeed ! " ; at Christmas,
1908, appeared at the Theatre Royal,
Birmingham, as Dick Whittington ;
at the Strand Theatre, 23 Oct., 1909,
played Annamiri in " The Merry
Peasant"; during 1910-11 appeared
in a music-hall sketch, " A Ward
in Chancery *' ; appeared in Aus-
tralia, 1912-13, playing among other
parts, Juliette in " The Count of
Luxembourg ; on her return to
England appeared at the New Theatre,
Feb., 1914, as Prisca von Erdody in
" The Joy-Ride Lady" ; during 1916
toured as the Cub in " Tiger's Cub " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Manchester,
Christmas, 1916, played Prince Ardent
in " Old King Cole " ; at Kennington,
Christmas, 1917, Dick in "Dick
Whittington " ; fulfilled several music-
hall engagements in *' The Clock " ;
at the Gaiety, Manchester, Nov., 1918,
appeared as Diana Quest in " The
Farringdon Case " ; at the Empress,
Brixton, Feb., 1919, as Barbara in
" Ladies and Gentlemen " ; at the
Winter Gardens, Blackpool, June,
1920, played in " Sparks and Flashes" ;
subsequently toured as Lady Boost in
" As You Were " ; at Coliseum, Glas-
gow, Dec., 1920, played Maid Marian in
" The Babes in the Wood " ; during
1921 toured as Lady Lytharn in " The
Heart of a Child " ; at the Kingsway,
Aug., 1922, played Mrs. Devson in
" The Limpet " ; at the Lyceum.,
Sept., 1923, Sal Ricketts in " What
Money Can Buy " ; Dec., 1923, Jack
in " Jack and the Beanstalk " ; Mar.,
1924, Floss Knight in " Under His
Protection " ; at the Everyman, Apr.,
1924, appeared as Mrs. Hercules P.
Shooter in " In and Out " ; at the
Grand, Fulham, Oct., 1924, as Mrs.
Woodroffe in " All's Fair in Love " ;
at the Garrick, Dec., 1924, as Mrs.
Burton in " Six Cylinder Love." Ad-
dress : 6 Holly Hill, Hampstead,
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N.W.3. Telephone Xu. : Hampstead
7503.
ASCHEj Oscar, actor; b. Geelong,
Australia. 26 June, 1872 ; e. at
Melbourne Grammar School; m. Lily
Brayton ; is of Norwegian descent,
and studied for the stage at Chris-
tiania ; made Ms first appearance on
the stage at the Opera Comique
Theatre, 25 Mar., 1893, as Roberts
in " Man and Woman/* with the
late Arthur Dacre and Amy Roselle ;
subsequently joined F. R. Benson,
with whom he remained eight years,
playing numerous parts in the varied
Shakespearean and Old Comedy re-
pertory presented by that manager ;
appeared with Benson during his
season at the Lyceum, opening on
15 Feb., 1900, as Pistol in " Henry
V " ; also appeared with him, during
his season at the Comedy, 1901 ;
made a pronounced success at the
Garrick Theatre, 21 Sept., 1901, when
he appeared as Frederick Maldonado
in " Iris," and appeared at the
Criterion Theatre, New York, the
following year in the same part ;
joined Sir Herbert Tree, 1 Feb., 1902,
and appeared as Antinous in " Ulys-
ses," and 10 June, Ford in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; 21 June,
1910, played Talbot Wynne in
"Trilby"; 17 Feb., 1903, played
Vladimir Simoiison in " Resurrec-
tion " ; at the Imperial, Apr., 1903,
with Ellen Terry, played Sigurd
in " The Vikings," and in May
Benedick in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; also appeared at His
Majesty's in " Flodden Field," and
as BoHngbroke in " King Richard
II " ; in 1904 toured with Sir Herbert
Tree's company, playing Marcus
Brutus in "Julius Caesar," Falstaff
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Antonio in " Twelfth Night," etc. ;
in conjunction with Otho Stuart
assumed the management of the
Adelphi Theatre, opening 19 Sept.,
1904, as Braccio Scoria in " The
Prayer of the Sword " ; subsequently
appeared there as Christoper Sly and
Petruchio in " The Taming of the
Shrew," Claudius in " Hamlet," Col.
Eversdale in " Under Which King ? " ;
Bottom in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," Angelo in " Measure for
Measure," Thomas Frankland in " The
Lonely Millionaire," Mark in " Tris-
tram and Iseult," Hsephestion in
" The Virgin Goddess," entered into
the management of His Majesty's
Theatre, Sept., 1907, producing
Laurence Binyon's " Attila," and ap-
pearing in the Htle-rdle ; in Oct.
produced " As You Like It," and
appeared as Jaques ; during his ten-
ancy also produced " Othello " and
revived " The Taming of the Shrew " ;
produced " The Two Pins " at the
Aldwych, 1908 ; at Bristol, Mar.,
1909, played Count Hannibal in the
play of that name; subsequently
proceeded to Australia, opening at
the T.R., Melbourne, 17 July, 1909,
in " The Taming of the Shrew " ;
during the tour appeared for the first
time as Shylock, and as the Duke
Aranza in "The Honeymoon";
reappeared in London at the New
Theatre, 20 Oct., 1910, in " Count
Hannibal " ; at the Garrick, 25 Feb.,
1911, appeared as Falstafi, and 19
Apr., 1911, as Haaj in "Kismet";
in 1912-13 again visited Australia, sub-
sequently proceeding to South Africa ;
during his South African tour, played
Antony in " Antony and Cleopatra "
for the first time ; reappeared in
London, at the Globe Theatre, Mar.,
1914, as Haaj in a revival of " Kismet";
same theatre, Sept., 1914, played
Saduka in " Mameena," of which he
was also the adaptor ; made his first
appearance on the variety stage, at
the Hippodrome, Newcastle-on-Tyne,
8 Feb., 1915, as Haaj in a short play
of that name, appearing in the same
part at the Palace, London, 22 Feb.,
1915 ; at Stratford-on-Avon, Apr.,
1915, played Shylock in "The Mer-
chant of Venice"; at Wimbledon
Theatre, 6 Sept., 1915, played Captain
Patrick O'Gorman in " The Spanish
Main," subsequently appearing in the
same part at the Apollo Theatre, 21
Dec,, 1915 ; in Jan., 1916, revived
" The Taming of the Shrew " ; at
Drury Lane, 2 May, 1916, on
the occasion of the Shakespearean
Tercentenary celebration, appeared as
Casca in "Julius Caesar1'; on 31"
Aug., 1916, entered on a season at His
Majesty's Theatre, with his own play
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" Chu-Chin-Chow," in which he ap-
peared as Abu Hasan ; the success of
the play was remarkable ; on 17 Oct.,
1919, it "broke the record for the greatest
number of consecutive performances
of any play (" Charley's Aunt," 1,466
performances), on that night reaching
its 1,467th representation ; on 1 Dec.,
1920, it broke the record for the longest
continuous run (" Our Boys," 4 Years
and 3 months) ; on 29 "Dec., 1920,
it reached its 2,000th performance ;
the play ran until 22 July, 1921, when
it was played for the 2,238th time ; at
the same theatre, Oct., 1921, appeared
as AH Shar in his own play " Cairo " ;
went on another Australasian tour in
July, 1922, playing " Chu-Chin-Chow,"
" Cairo," " The Taming of the Shrew,"
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
"Othello," "Iris," "The Spanish
Main," and "The Skin Game," in
which he appeared as Hornblower;
reappeared in London at His Majesty's
Theatre, Sept., 1924, as Boudier in
" The Royal Visitor " ; is part-
author, with F. Norreys Connell, of
the play " Count Hannibal," 1910 ;
author of " The Spanish Main," under
the noni de plume of Vasco Marenas,
1915 ; " Chu-Chin-Chow," 1916 ;
" Eastward Ho ! " (with Dornford
Yates), 1919; "Mecca," 1920, pro-
duced at His Majesty's, 1921, as
" Cairo " ; he also produced " The
Maid of the Mountains," at Daly's
Theatre, Feb., 1917, which ran 1,352
times ; and " A Southern Maid," at
Daly's, June, 1920. Recreations :
Swimming, boating, golf, and cricket.
Clubs : Savage and Green Room.
Address : Savage Club, Adelphi
Terrace, W.C.2.
ASH, Gordon, actor ; m. Eva Leon-
ard. Boyne ; made his first appearance
in London, at Wyndham's Theatre,
22 June, 1909, as the First Officer in
" Brewster's Millions " ; first came into
prominence as a member of Miss
Horniman's Company at the Gaiety
Theatre, Manchester, where he was
engaged from 1912 to 1916 ; with this
company he appeared at the Duke of
York's Theatre, 10 Jan,, 1916, as
Humphrey Dix in " The Parish Pump/'
and in Feb., 1916, as Hartley Warren
in '* The Joan Danvers " ; at the
Garrick, June, 1916, played Cecil Dane
in " Bluff," and July, 1916, Charles
Berry in " The Rotters " ; at the
Haymarket, Nov., 1916, appeared as
Teddy Maynford in " The Widow's
Might " ; Feb., 1917, as Felix Delany
in " Felix Gets a Month " ; at the
New Theatre, Apr., 1917, as Captain
Rattray, R.N., in " Seven Women " ;
at the Oxford, June, 1919, appeared
as Lieut. Walter Hope in "A Tem-
porary Gentleman " ; subsequently
went to the United States, and at the
Playhouse, New York, 17 Feb., 1920,
played Donald Mannerby in " The
Wonderful Thing " ; at the Vanderbilt
Theatre, May, 1922, played Alan
Jeffcote in * " Fanny Hawthorn "
(" Kindle Wakes ")
Theatre, Nov., 1923
" Spring Cleaning "
'at the Eltingc
Archie Wells in
in 1924, toured
as Bob Talmadge in " Little Miss
Bluebeard."
ASHWELL, Lena, actress; b. 28
Sept., 1872 ; d. of Captain Pocock,
R.N., who subsequently was a clergy-
man in the Church of England in
Canada ; sister of Captain Roger
Pocock, the well-known traveller and
author ; e. Toronto, Switzerland, and
Royal Academy of Music ; abandoned
music for the stage on the advice of
Ellen Terry; m. Sir Henry J. F,
Simson, 1908 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, 30 Mar., 1891, as
Martin in " The Pharisee/* with
Miss Wallis ; after appearing at
Cambridge, in June, 1891, in "That
Dreadful Doctor," she appeared in the
same piece at the old Opera Comique
in July, and was then seen at the Globe
Theatre in Nov., 1891, as Jessie Chad-
wick in " Gloriana," and subsequently
as Mrs. Chilcot in " The Reckoning " ;
the following year toured in " Lady
Windermere's Fan " ; at the Opera
Comique, Mar., 1893, played Dora
Prescot in " Man and Woman " ;
subsequently understudied Winifred
Emery at the Comedy Theatre, as
Rosamund in " Sowing the Wind " ;
and went on tour playing the same
part; at the Comedy, she played in
" The Piper of Hamelin," " Dick
Sheridan " and " Frou-Frou " ; in
May, 1894, played at the Court Theatre
as Lady Belton in " Marriage " ;
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at the Lyceum, Jan., 1895, played
Elaine in " King Arthur " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1895, played Nellie
Morris in " The Prude's Progress " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1895,
made a " hit " as Blanche Ferraby
in " Her Advocate " ; subsequent!}'
appearing at the Shaftesbury, May,
1896, as Margaretta in " The Match-
maker/' at the Gaiety, June, 1896, as
Dolores in ' ' Carmen " ; at the Lyceum,
Dec., 1896, as the Prince of Wales in
" Richard III " ; during 1897 played
at the Criterion in " The Sleeping
Partner," and at the Metropole, in
" The Vagabond King " ; in 1898
played at the Comedy in " The Sea
Flower," at Terry's in " The Broad
Road," and at the Princess's in " The
Crystal Globe " ; appeared at the Hay-
market, 1899, in " Grierson's Way," at
the Court, in " Wheels Within Wheels/'
and at Lyceum in " Man and His
Makers " ;" at the Adelphi, Mar., 1900,
appeared in " Bonnie Dundee," and
in May, in " Quo Vadis ? " ; at Her
Majesty's, in Sept., played Portia in
"Julius Caesar " ; appeared at Wynd-
ham's, Oct., 1900, in "Mrs. Dane's
Defence/* in which she made a great
impression ; also appeared at Wynd-
ham's, Oct., 1901, in "The Mummy
and the Humming Bird," and Sept.,
1902, in " Chance the Idol " ; at the
Lyric, Dec., 1902, played Emilia in
" Othello " ; at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1903, played in " Resurrection " ;
at Drury Lane, with Sir Henry Irving,
Apr., 1903, appeared in " Dante " ;
returned to His Majesty's, Dec., 1903,
to play in " The Darling of the Gods " ;
at the Coronet, Sept., 1904, played in
" Marguerite " ; at the New Theatre,
May, 1905, appeared as Leah Kleschna
in the play of that name ; entered
on the management of the Savoy
Theatre, 19 Apr., 1906, opening as
Ninon de L'Enclos in " The Bond of
Ninon"; on 12 May, 1906, played
Deborah in " The Shulamite,"
achieving a remarkable success in the
latter ; in the autumn of the same
year went to America, playing in
" The Shulamite " and " Mrs. Dane's
Defence," repeating her London
success in the latter ; at Chicago, Jan.,
1907, appeared as Alga Mitruny in
" The Undercurrent " ; on her return
to England secured a lease of the Great
Queen Street Theatre, which she
successfully reopened on 9 Oct.,
as the Kingsway Theatre, with a new
play, entitled " Irene Wycherley,"
with great success ; in Feb., 1908,
produced " Diana of Dobson's," also
with success ; in Oct., produced " The
Sway Boat," and in Nov., " Grit " ;
in Feb. 1909, produced " The Truants,"
and in Apr., " The Earth " ; appeared
at the Globe Theatre, Sept., 1909, as
Jacqueline in " Madame X," and
Nov., 1909, in "The Great Mrs.
Alloway " ; at the Duke of York's
Theatre, 1910, played in " Misalli-
ance," " Old Friends/' and " The
Twelve Pound Look " ; at the end of
the year again went to America,
appearing in Jan., 1911, at the Astor
Theatre, New York, in " Judith
Zaraine " ; on her return appeared
at the Royalty Theatre, 26 Apr., 1911,
playing Annys in " The Master of
Mrs. Chilvers " ; at Stratford-on-Avon,
2 May, played Rosalind in "As You
Like It " ; at the Kingsway, 8 May,
played in " The First Actress " ; at
His Majesty's, on the occasion of the
Gala performance, 27 June, appeared
as Phantasy in " The Vision of
Delight " ; at the Palace, 2 Oct., 1911,
appeared in " The Man in the Stalls " ;
at the New Theatre, May, 1912,
appeared as Mrs. Dane in a revival of
" Mrs. Dane's Defence " ; at the
Coronet Theatre, 8 Dec., 1913, played
Ther&se in " Woman on Her Own " ;
at the Kingsway, 15 Feb., 1915,
Margaret Knox in " Fanny's First
Play " ; at the Coliseum, 19 Apr.,
1915, Sarah Mann in "The Debt";
at the Kingsway Theatre, 16 Oct.,
1915, played Iris Olga Iranovna in
" Iris Intervenes " ; at the same
theatre, 29 Dec., 1915, produced
" The Starlight Express " ; subse-
quently relinquished the management
of the Kingsway ; in 1916 organised
several companies for the purpose of
entertaining the troops in France ;
for her services during the war, received
the Order of the British Empire ; since
the war has organised theatrical
companies, playing at various halls and
institutions, under the title of the
" Lena Ashwell Players," which have
achieved much success ; in 1924
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acquired the old Bijou Theatre,
Bayswater, which she re-named the
Century Theatre, and where she has
produced several new plays ; appeared
at the Century, Apr., 1924, in " A
Mirror for Souls." Address : 44 South
Molton Street, W.I. Telephone No, :
Mayfair, 1002.
ASTAIRE, Adele, actress and dancer;
6. Omaha, Nebraska, 1896 ; d. Fred-
erick E. Astaire and his wife Ann
(Giles) ; made her first appearance in
New York, in vaudeville, in 1912 ;
was not seen again until 1916 when
she toured in vaudeviEe in the United
States and Canada ; in 1917 appeared
at the Riverside Theatre, New York ;
appeared at the Forty-fourth Street
Roof Garden Theatre, New York, 1
Dec., 1917, in " Over the Top " ; at
the Winter Garden Theatre, New York,
July, 1918, appeared in " The Passing
Show of 1918," in which she continued
1918-19; at the Globe, New York,
Oct., 1919, played Molly in " Apple
Blossoms," and continued in this, in
New York and on tour, until 1921 ;
at the Globe, New York, Oct., 1921,
played Aline Moray in " The Love
Letter " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Feb., 1922, Suzanne Hayden in " For
Goodness Sake " ; at the Globe, New
York, Nov., 1922, Judy Jordan in
" The Bunch and Judy " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 30 May, 1923, as
Suzanne Hayden in " Stop Flirting "
(" For Goodness Sake ") ; with her
brother Fred, their dancing became
the great feature of the production,
and they continued to play in this
piece in London and the provinces
until 1924 ; on returning to New York,
appeared at the Liberty Theatre,
Dec., 1924, as Susie Trevor in " Lady,
Be Good ! "
ASTAIRE, Fred, actor and dancer ;
b. Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A., 10 May
1900 ; s. of Frederick E. Astaire and
his wife Ann (Giles) ; e. privately ;
made his first appearance in New York,
in vaudeville, in 1912, but was forced
to abandon performance, being under
age ; was not seen again until 1916,
when he toured with his sister, in
vaudeville, in the United States and
Canada ; reappeared in New York,
1917, at the Riverside Theatre ; at
the Forty-fourth Street Theatre, New
York, I "Dec., 1917, played in "Over
the Top " ; at the Winter Garden
Theatre, New York, July, 1918,
played in " The Passing Show of 1918,"
m which he continued 1918-19 ; at
the Globe, New York, Oct., 1919,
played Johnnie in " Apple Blossoms " ;
and continued in this in New York
and on tour until 1921 ; at the Globe,
New York, Oct., 1921, played Richard
Kolnar in " The Love Letter " ; at
the Lyric, New York, Feb., 1922,
Teddy " Lawrence in " For Goodness
Sake " ; at the Globe, Nov., 1922,
Gerald Lane in " The Bunch and
Judy " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
30 May, 1923, as Teddy Lawrence in
" Stop Flirting " (" For Goodness
Sake ") ; continued to play in this,
with his sister, in London and the
provinces until 1924 ; on returning to
New York, appeared at the Liberty
Theatre, Dec., 1924, as Dick Trevor
in " Lady, Be Good ! "
ASTLEY, John, actor; b. near
Preston, Lanes ; made his first
appearance on the stage at Boston,
Mass., U.S.A., in Ben Greet's Shake-
spearean company, 1910 ; on returning
to England, was engaged with the
Liverpool Repertory Company ; sub-
sequently appeared in " The Blue
Bird," at the Haymarket Theatre ;
appeared at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, Mar., 1913, as Lord Brandon
in " The Handful " ; at the Kingsway,
Mar., 1913, as John Shawn in " The
Great Adventure," and Nov., 1914, as
Lieut. Dandignon and An Officer in
" The Dynasts " ; at the Criterion,
June, 1915, played Sir Cecil Rae in
" The Road to Raebury " ; at Wynd-
ham/s, Dec., 1916, appeared as Menzies
in " London Pride " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Aug., 1917, as Victor Hewlett
in " Green Pastures and Piccadilly " ;
at the Royalty, Jan., 1920, as the
Hon. Edward Woolley in " The Admir-
able Crichton " ; at the Aldwych,
Nov., 1920, as Harry Handley in
" The Dragon " ; subsequently went
to America, and at the George M.
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Cohan Theatre, New York, Oct., 1921,
played Kit Pumphrey in "A Bill of
Divorcement," subsequently touring
in the same part, 1922-3 ; returning
to England, appeared at the Comedy,
Aug., 1923, as Max Giverney in " The
Elopement." Address : 12 James
Street, Oxford Street, W.I.
ATKIN, Nancy? actress ; b. London,
4 *Jan., 1904 ; * d. of Rt. Hon. Sir
James Richard Atkin, Lord Justice of
Appeal, and his -wife Lucy Elizabeth
(Hemmant) ; e. privately ; m. John
Douglas Trustram Eve ; " was a pupil
of Lady Benson's School of Dramatic
Art, before making her first appearance
on the stage at the Repertory Theatre,
Liverpool, Sept., 1921 ; made her first
appearance in London, at the Hay-
market, 2 June, 1922, as Anne in
" The Dover Road " ; at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1923, played Muriel Eden in
" The Gay Lord Quex " ; at the
Comedy, Oct., 1923, Barbara in " The
Last Warning " ; at the Haymarket,
Nov., 1923, Cecily Cardew in " The
Importance of Being Earnest " ; at
the Little Theatre, Mar., 1924, played
in " Second Little Revue Starts at
Nine o'Clock." Recreations : Golf and
tennis. Address : 65 Palace Gardens
Terrace, \V.8. Telephone No. : Park
5657.
ATKINS, Robert, actor and stage
director; b. Dulwich, 10 Aug., 1886;
s. of Robert Atkins and his wife Annie
(Evans) ; e. privately ; m, (1) Mary
Sumner (mar. dis.) ; (2) Ethel Davey ;
was a pupil at the Academy of
Dramatic Art, 1905-6, and walked
on at His Majesty's Theatre, Jan.,
1906, in the production of " Nero " ;
at a public performance of the pupils
of the Academy at His Majesty's
Theatre, Apr., 1906, made quite a hit
as Shylock in the trial scene from
" The Merchant of Venice," and as
M. Pierrot in " L'Enfant Prodigue " ;
on the strength of this performance-
was engaged by the late Sir Herbert
Tree for His Majesty's, and remained
under his management for three years ;
he made Ms first appearance in a
speaking part there, 24 Apr., 1906, as
Henry Percy in " King Henry IV "
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(Part I), and subsequently he played
Marcellus in " Hamlet/' BowMns in
" Colonel Newcome," Bishop of Car-
lisle in " Richard II," Ventidus in
" Antony and Cleopatra," the Old
Shepherd in " The Winter's Tale," the
Sea Captain in "Twelfth Night,"
Metellus Cimber in " Julius Caesar,"
the Dean of Cloisterham in " The
Mystery of Edwin Drood," M. Dubois
in"" The Beloved Vagabond," Duke of
Venice in " The Merchant of Venice,"
Master Page in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," First Actor in " Hamlet,"
the Burgomaster in " Faust " ; played
for one season at the Repertory Theatre,
Glasgow : subsequently toured with
Martin Harvey, and appeared with
him at the Lyceum Theatre, May,
1911, as the Public Prosecutor in
" The Only Way " ; he then joined
Forbes Robertson, and after touring,
appeared with him at Drury Lane
Theatre, Mar.-May, 1913, as Marcellus
and the First Player in " Hamlet,"
Phil Raynor in "The Light that
Failed," Centurion in " Caesar and
Cleopatra," Balthazar in " The Mer-
chant of Venice," and Ludovico in
" Othello " ; he then accompanied
Forbes Robertson to the United States;
also toured for some time with Sir
Frank Benson's Shakespearean com-
panies ; in Oct., 1915, he joined the
company of the " Old Vic," and
appeared as Jaques in " As You Like
It," Prince of Verona in " Romeo and
Juliet," Antonio in " The Merchant
of Venice," lagoin " Othello," Richard
in " Richard III," Macbeth, Sir Toby
Belch in " Twelfth Night," Prospero
in " The Tempest," Cassius in " Julius
Caesar," etc. ; he also appeared with
the company at the Memorial Theatre,
Stratford-on-Avon ; after being demo-
bilised from the Army, 1919, he toured
with Ben Greet's company ; he re-
turned to the " Old Vic." in Sept.,
1920, as stage-director, and also
appeared there as King Lear, Caliban
in " The Tempest," Richard III, Sir
Toby Belch in " Twelfth Night," etc. ;
went with the company to the Pare
Theatre, Brussels, June, 1921, at the
invitation of the Belgian Government ;
at the " Old Vic," Nov., 1922, played
Sir Giles Overreach in a revival of
" A New Way to Pay Old Debts " ;
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at the same theatre, he also revived
Shakespeare's " King Henry VI "
(parts I, II, and III), " Titus Androni-
cus/' and " Troilus and Cressida,"
plays but rarely revived during the
past century, besides several original
plays ; in addition he staged " Peer
Gynt," for the first time in England ;
at the New Oxford Theatre, June, 1924,
with the " Old Vic " company, pro-
duced " The Taming of the Shrew,"
" Hamlet/' " As You Like It," and
" Twelfth Night/' Recreation : Golf.
Address : 51 Cornwall Gardens, S.W.7.
Telephone No, : Western 6649.
ATTEEIDGE, Harold JL, dramatic
author; b. Lake Forest, 111., U.S.A.,
9 July, 1886; 5. of Richard H.
Atteridge and his wife Anna (O'Neill) ;
e. Chicago University ; m. Mary Teresa,
Corless ; has written the libretti of
the following musical plays : "A
Winning Miss," 1905 ; " The Girl in
the Kimona," 1907 ; " Vera Violetta "
(with Leonard Liebling), 1911 ; " The
Whirl of Society/' (lyrics), 1912 ; " Two
Little Brides " (with A. Anderson and
J. T. Powers, 1912) ; " From Broad-
way to Paris " (with G. Bronson-
Howard), 1912; "The Passing Show
of 1912" (with G. Bronson-Howard),
1912 ; " The Passing Show of 1913 " ;
" The Honeymoon Express " (with
Joseph Herbert), 1913; "The Whirl
of the World/' 1914 ; " The Passing
Show/' of 1914-1924 ; " Dancing
Around, 1914 ; " Made in America "
(lyrics), 1915; "The Peasant Girl13
(lyrics), 1915 ; " A World of Pleasure/'
1915 ; " Robinson Crusoe, Jun." (with
Edgar Smith), 1916; "The Show of
Wonders," 1916 ; " Doing Our Bit/'
1917; "Sinbad," 1918; "Monte
Cristo, Jun./' 1919; "The Little Blue
Devil" (from "The Blue Mouse"),
1919; "The Mimic World" (with
James Hussey and Owen Murphy),
1921 ; " Bombo/' 1921 ; " The Rose
of Stamboul/' 1922 ; " Make It
Snappy/' 1922 ; " Topics of 1923 " ;
" The Dancing Girl/' 1923 ; " Inno-
cent Eyes," 1924 ; " Marjorie " (with
Fred Thompson and Clifford Grey),
1924 ; " The Dream Girl " (with Rida
Johnson Young), 1924. Address :
440 Riverside Drive, New York City,
U.S.A,
AT WILL, Lionel, actor ; 6. Croydon,
1 Mar., 1885 ; s. of Alfred Atwill ;
e. Mercer's School, Holborn ; m.
(1) Phyllis Relph; (2) Elsie Mackay ;
was originally intended for an archi-
tect and surveyor ; studied elocution
under S. L. Hasluck, and early in 1905
took part in several Shakespearean
costume recitals in and round London ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Garrick, Sept., 1905, as a Foot-
man in " The Walls of Jericho," being
also engaged as understudy ; subse-
quently toured with H. V. Neilson as
Dr. Horster in " An Enemy of the
People," and Johann Tonnesen in
" The Pillars of Society " and with
Courtenay Thorpe, as Dr. Rank in
" A Doll's House," and as Philip Selwyn
in " A Fool's Paradise " ; subsequently
in autumn of 1907, toured as Michael
Sunlocks in " The Bondman," for
eighteen months ; during 1 908-9 toured
as Dicky Lascelles in " The Flag
Lieutenant " ; subsequently toured in
" The Prisoner of the Bastille " ; at
the Strand, Feb., 1910, played De
Mauprat in " Richelieu " ; in the
spring of the same year sailed for
Australia, under engagement with
J. C. Williamson, Ltd., playing The
Earl of Brancaster in " The Whip,"
Henry in " Henry of Navarre," Lieuten-
ant Sommers in " Via Wireless," etc. ;
at the Royalty, Mar., 1912, played
Arthur Preece in " Milestones," a part
he played throughout the run of over
600 performances ; at the St. James's,
May, 1912, played James Kynaston in
" Kynaston 's Wife " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1913, he played the part of
Michael Doyle in " Years of Discre-
tion " ; New, Dec., 1913, Father in
" The Poor Little Rich Girl " ; Prince's,
Apr., 1914, Paul Romaine in " The
Story of the Rosary " ; Queen's,
July, 1914, Prinzevalle in " Monna
Vanna " ; Duke of York's, Sept., 1914,
Captain Halliwell in " The Little
Minister " ; Lyric, Oct., 1914, Leonard
Scribner in " The New Shylock " ;
joined Miss Horniman's company at
Gaiety, Manchester, Jan., 1915, and
played Young Mario w in " She Stoops
to Conquer/' Clitandre in " The Blue
Stockings," Hylton Leverson in " The
One Thing Needful," Rupert Lijffayne
in "Whimsies," Jack Frobisher in
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" The Wails of Jericho/* etc. ; at the
Playhouse, June, 1915, appeared as
Arthur CuLLem in " Mater " ; at
Eastbourne, July, 1915, played Dick
Marsden in " Mrs. Thompson/' with
Mrs. Langtry ; subsequently rejoined
Miss Horniman's company at the
Gaiety, Manchester, Aug., 1915 ; in
Oct., "1915, accompanied Mrs. Langtry
to the United States and toured as
Dick Marsden in " Mrs. Thompson " ;
at the Colonial, New York, Nov.,
1915, appeared in " Ashes " ; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1917, under his own management,
appeared in the title-role of " The
Lodger " (" Who is He ? "), subse-
quently touring in the same part ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Aug.,
1917, appeared as the Hon. Courtenay
Urquhart in " Eve's Daughter " ; Nov.
1917, as Louis de Genois in " L'Eleva-
tion " ; at the Hudson, Jan., 1918,
as James Ordway in " The Indes-
tructible Wife " ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Mar., 1918,
played Hjalmar Ekdal in " The Wild
Duck," and Apr., 1918, George Tesman
in " Hedda Gabler," and Torvald
Helmer in " A Doll's House " ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Sept.,
1918, Dick in " Another Man's Shoes ";
at the Belasco Theatre, Nov., 1918,
appeared as Clive Couper, M.P., in
" Tiger ! Tiger !! " ; and toured in
this part during 1919-20 ; at the
Belasco Theatre, Dec., 1920, appeared
as Jeari-Gaspard Dcburau in " De-
l)urau " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Nov., 1921, played the Grand Duke
Feodor in " The Grand Duke " ; same
theatre, Mar., 1923, The Comedian in
the play of that name ; at the Forty-
ninth 'Street Theatre, Mar., 1924,
Anton Rogatsky in " The Outsider."
Recreations : Motoring, golf, and out-
door sports. Club : Green Room. Ad-
dress : Belasco Theatre, West 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A. •
AUGrARBE, Amy, actress ; aunt of
late Adrienne Augarde ; 6. London,
7 July, 1868 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1884, in the chorus
of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ;
in 1885, went, with this company to
New York, and on returning from
America, to Berlin ; she was then
engaged at the Savoy, understudying
Jessie Bond, and, on occasions, playing
her part in " The Mikado," and, in
1888, Mad Margaret in " Ruddigore " ;
appeared at the Lyric Theatre, as
Lydia in " Dorothy/' 1888, and
Lady Anne in " Doris/' Lyric, 1889 ;
Mdlle. Lange in "La Fille de Madame
Angot," Criterion, 1893 ; in 1893,
toured as Marguerite in " Faust
Up-to-Date " ; toured in a number
of leading parts in opera and musical
comedy in provinces ; at the Gaiety
Theatre, Aug., 1894, played Thames
Darrell in " Little Jack Sheppard " ;
in 1895, toured as Ethel Joy in " The
New Barmaid" ; at the Shaftesbury,
Sept., 1897, played Simoona in " The
Wizard of the Nile " ; at Criterion,
Aug., 1898, Duchess of Adstock in
" Bilberry of Tilbury " ; at the
Adelphi, Dec., 1898, played Dick in
" Dick Whittington " ; reappeared in
town in " The Little Michus/* Daly's,
1905-6 ; in Dec., 1908, toured as
Friedrike in "A Waltz Dream";
appeared at the Chelsea Palace, Apr.,
1910, as Malfia in "The Sicilians";
at the Lyric 10 Sept., 1910, played
the part of Aurelia in " The Chocolate
Soldier " ; at the Lyric, Sept., 1912,
appeared as the Baroness Delphine
Dauvray in " The Girl in the Taxi " ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1913, the
Queen of Magoria in " Love and
Laughter " ; Dec., 1913, Lucinda in
" The Girl Who Didn't " ; Apr., 1914,
Madame Richard in " Mam'selle Tra-
lala " ; at the Empire, Nov., 1914,
Lady Eftmgton in " By Jingo if we
Do — " ; at the Adelphi, Apr., 1915,
the Comtesse de Champ Azur in
" Veronique " ; at the Comedy, Aug.,
1915, appeared in the revue " Shell
Out"; at the Palace, Oct., 1917,
played Lady Upright in " Cash on
Delivery " ; at the Lyric Theatre,
May, 1918, Princess Fruzelda in
" Violette " ; at the Garrick, July,
1919, Mrs. Bunting in " Nobody's
Boy " ; at the Empire, Dec., 1919,
Bertha in " The Red Mill " ; at the
Adelphi, Oct., 1920, Countess Kittisch
in " The Naughty Princess " ; at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1921, Madame St.
Martin in " The Little Girl in Red " ;
at the Empire, Apr., 1922, Veronika
in " Love's Awakening " ; at the
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Gaiety, Oct., 1922, the Countess
Alexandrowna in " The Last Waltz " ;
Sept., 1923, Sonya in " Catherine " ;
Apr., 1924, Prudence Mardyke in
" Our Nell " ; at the Lyceum, Edin-
burgh, Dec., 1924, Luisa in " Fras-
quita." Address : 55 Treguntur
Road, S.W.10. Telephone No. :
Kingston 8034.
AULT, Marie, actress ; 6. Wigan,
Lanes, 2 Sept., 1870 ; d. of Thomas
Cragg and his wife Jane Anne (Aultl ;
e. Wigan and Southport ; m. James
Alexander Paterson ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Lincoln, Dec., 1891, in " The
Babes in the Wood " ; spent twenty
years touring the provinces, playing in
farce, musical comedy, drama and
pantomime ; scored several successes,
notably as Sophonisba Bousies in
" The Little Widow," Mary Mopps
in " Cissy," etc. ; made her first appear-
ance in London at the Little Theatre,
18 Mar., 1912, as Mrs. Henderson in
" Rutherford and Son " ; went to
America with the same play, making
her first appearance in New York, at
the Little Theatre, 23 Dec., 1912;
on her return to London, appeared at
the Comedy, May, 1913, as Mrs. Rous
in " Strife " ; she then toured in
England and South Africa, as Fifi in
" The Chinese Honeymoon," and a
repertory of musical comedies ; during
and after the war, played with the
Lena Ashwell Players in France and
occupied Germany ; made a great
success when she appeared at His
Majesty's Theatre, Sept., 1922, as the
Amah "in " East of Suez " ; at the
Garrick Theatre, Feb., 1923, played
Tillie Friedman in " Partners Again " ;
at the Comedy, Aug., 1923, Elsa in
" The Elopement " ; at the Queen's,
Nov., 1923, Nanny Webster in " The
Little Minister " ; during 1924, toured
as Christina in " The Lonely House."
Favourite parts : The Amah in " East
of Suez," Nanny in " The Little
Minister." Address : 24 Gledstanes
Road, Baron's Court, W.14. Tele-
phone No, : Western 6136.
AYER, Nat. D., composer ; first
came into prominence by his associa-
tion with J. W. Bratton in the score
of " The Newly Weds and their Baby/'
1909 ; first became known in England
by his composition of several popular
songs, among which may be noted
" You're my Baby," " Oh ! You
Beautiful Doll," etc. ; contributed
numbers to the scores of several revues
from 1914 onwards, among which were
" Did You Ever ? " " Charlie Chaplin
Mad," " So Long, Lucy ! " 1915 ;
composer of " The Bing Boys are
Here," " Pell Mell," " Look Who's
Here ! " " Houp-La ! " (with Howard
Talbot), " Oh ! Caesar " (with Arthur
Wood), 1916; "Yes, Uncle," 1917; "The
Bing Boys on Broadway/' 1918 ;
' ' Baby Bunting, "1919; " Dover Street
to Dixie/' 1923 ; " Cartoons/' 1924 ;
appeared at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, Mar., 1915, as Washington
Demming in " He Didn't Want to
Do It " ; at the Ambassadors', June,
1916, played in " Pell-Mell " ; at the
St. Martin's, Nov., 1916, as Peter
Carey in " Houp La ! "
AYLIFF, Henry Kiell, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. Grahamstown, South Africa ;
5. of the Hon. John Ayliff and his wife
Susannah (Wood) ; e. in South Africa,
London, and Paris ; m. Gertrude
Homewood ; was formerly an artist,
but studied for the stage under the
late Hermann Vezin and Mrs. Emil
Behnke ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Lincoln, as Silva Tosh in " The Little
Minister " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Lyceum Theatre,
29 Aug., 1908, as Postman Kelly in
" Pete " ; he was also seen at the
Criterion, where he succeeded to the
part of Sir Brian Ballymote in " When
Knights Were Bold " ; at the Court,
Apr., 1909, played Walter Foster in
" Chains " ; Feb., 1910, George Sala-
mandro in " The Marriage of Colum-
bine "; at the Little, Apr., 1911,
Juggins in " Fanny's First Play " ;
at the Comedy, May, 1914, Purvis in
" Plaster Saints " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1917, Sir James Stuart Boyd in
" Wild. Heather " ; at the Kingsway,
Feb., 1921, Mr. Durrows in " At Mrs.
Beams " ; he is best known in his
capacity of Stage Director and
producer of the Birmingham Repertory
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Company, with, which he has been
connected since Jan., 1922, and where
his productions have included Shaw's
" Heartbreak House " and " Back to
Methuselah " (at Birmingham and the
Court, London), and "Candida";
"A Woman Killed by Kindness,"
11 The New Morality," ""The Marriage
of Columbine," " The Romantic Age/'
" Mary Stuart," " Gas," " The Lan-
guage* of the Birds," " The King,"
" Yetta Polowski," " Twelfth Night,"
" Cymbeline " (in modern dress),
" Romeo and Juliet " (at the Regent),
"Love's Labour's Lost" (O.U.D.S.),
"The Farmer's Wife" (Court), etc.
Recreation : Gardening. Address : 24
Rose Street, Long Acre, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Gerrard 6012.
AYLMER, Felix, actor ; b. Corsham,
Wilts, 21 Feb., 1889 ; 5. of Lieut.-Col.
Thos. Edward Ay liner- Jones, R.E., and
his wife Lilian (Cookworthy) ; e.
Magdalen College School, and Exeter
College, Oxford; m. Cecily Byrne;
studied for the stage under Rosina
Filippi ; made his first appearance on
the stage with Seymour Hicks, at the
Coliseum, Mar., 1911, as the Italian
in " Cook's Man " ; subsequently
played small parts with Fred Terry's
company, and with Sir Herbert Tree ;
appeared at the Savoy, 1912, in " The
Winter's Tale " and " Twelfth Night " ;
then in 1913, he joined the Bir-
mingham Repertory Company, play-
ing, among numerous other parts,
Dick Gurville in " The Tragedy of
Nan," Kira in " The Faithful," Subtle
in " The Alchemist," Orsino, Malvolio,
Prospero, Bassanio, Jaques, Morell in
" Candida," Valentine and Bohun in
" You Never Can Tell," Sergius in
" Arms and the Man," Inca in " The
Inca of Perusalem," Lord Illingworth
in " A Woman of No Importance/'
Joseph Surface, Henry in " The Return
of the Prodigal," etc. ; at the Kings-
way, Apr., 1919, played The Messenger
in " Judith " ; June, 1919, Sir Moran
Tremayne in " St. George and the
Dragons " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1920, he appeared as Paul de
Musset in " Madame Sand," subse-
quently touring as Dalman in " The
Choice " ; at the Everyman Theatre,
in 1921, played a round of parts in
several revivals of Shaw's plays, and
was then seen at the Lyceum, July,
1921, as William Seward in " Abraham
Lincoln " ; at the Strand, Jan., 1922,
played Captain Jonathan Tallboys in
" Old Jig " ; at the Royalty, June,
1922, Sir Mortimer Isleworth in " The
Green Cord " ; then went to New York,
and at the Gaiety Theatre, Sept., 1922,
played General Canynge in " Loyal-
ties " ; on returning to London, ap-
peared at the Regent Theatre, June,
1923, in the title-Ko^ of " Robert E.
Lee " ; at the St. Martin's Theatre,
Oct., 1923, succeeded Allan Jeayes
as Devizes in " The Will," and George
Miles in " The Likes of Her " ; Jan.,
1924, played Conan in " Gruach " ;
Mar., 1924, Paul Revers and Samehda
in " The Forest " ; at the Haymarket,
June, 1924, Lord Leonard Alcar in
" The Great Adventure " ; at the
Everyman, Oct., 1924, Lord Summer-
hays "in "Misalliance"; Dec., 1924,
Dr. Paramore in " The Philanderer."
Favourite- fcarts ; Malvolio, Joseph
Surface, Robert E. Lee. Recreations :
Tennis and golf. Club : Green Room.
Address : S The Mount, Heath Street,
N.W.3. Telephone No. : Hampstead
11,
AYLWIN, Jean, actress ; b. Hawick,
10 Oct., 1885 ; e. George Watson's
College, Edinburgh ; m. Colonel Alfred
Rawlinson (mar. dis.) ; made her first
.appearance on the stage at the Gaiety
Theatre, Apr., 1904, in the chorus of
" The Orchid " ; in 1905, she appeared
in " The Spring Chicken," and also
understudied Gertie Millar ; in 1906,
she played Cissi in " The Spring
Chicken " ; at the same theatre, Sept.,
1906, she appeared as Fossettein " The
New Aladdin " ; same theatre, May,
1907, appeared as Minna in " The Girls
of Gottenburg " ; at Christmas, 1907,
at the Prince's, Manchester, played
Clementine in the same piece ; subse-
quently appeared at the Palace Theatre ;
at the Gaiety, Apr., 1908, appeared as
Anita in " Havana " ; at the New
Theatre, Oct., 1908, played Nell in
" Nell Gwynne the Player " ; at the
Gaiety, 23 Jan., 1909, played Jeanne
in " Our Miss Gibbs/' and crossing to
America in Aug., 1910, appeared in
the same part at the Knickerbocker
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Theatre, New York ; on her return to
England, appeared at the Palace
Theatre, Sept., 1911 ; at the Hippo-
drome, Apr., 1912, played Margaret
McCurdie in " Arms and the Girl " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Jean Lowther in f< A Scrape o' the
Pen ** ; subsequently toured in the
same part ; in May, 1913, appeared in a
music-hall sketch entitled " A Careless
Lassie/1 and subsequently toured with
this ; at the Garrick Theatre, Nov.,
1913, made a great success as Gobette
in " Who's the Lady ? " ; during 1914
again toured in " A Careless Lassie " ;
in 1915, toured in the revue " All
Scotch," subsequently appearing in
the same piece, at the Apollo Theatre,
July, 1915 ; at the Euston Theatre of
Varieties, May, 1918, played Helena
Day in " Something to His Advan-
tage " ; at the Metropolitan, May,
1919, Maggie in " Maggie Lauder,"
in which she subsequently toured ;
at Kennington, Mar., 1920, Stella de
Gex in " The Love Flower " ; in
June, 1920, toured in variety theatres
in " Just Like a Woman " ; was absent
from the stage from 1920 to 1923 ;
reappeared, at the Chelsea Palace,
Mar , 1923, as Damaris in " Polly."
Address : Gourock, N.B.
AYNESWORTH, AUan (E. Abbot-
Anderson), actor ; b. at Royal Military
College, Sandhurst, '14 Apr., 1865;
s. of General E. Abbot- Anderson ;•
brother of General Abbot-Anderson,
Commanding Legation Guard at Pekin,
Sir Maurice Abbot- Anderson, physician
to H.R.H. the Princess Royal ; e. at
Chatham House, in France and Ger-
many ; m. Edith Margaret Le Gros ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Comedy Theatre, 20 Apr.,
1887, walking on in " The Red Lamp ";
he next played at Margate, with Miss
Sarah Thome's " stock " company ; at
the St James's, Nov , 1887, appeared
in " The Witch " ; in 1888, joined
Messrs. Hare and Kendal at St.
James's Theatre, appearing there,
Apr., 1888, as General de Pontac
in " The Ironmaster " ; appeared at
the same theatre with Rutland
Barrington, Oct., 1888, in " The
Dean's Daughter " ; appeared at the
Court, 1889, in " The Weaker Sex " and
" Aunt Jack " ; in 1890, n " The
Cabinet Minister/' and 1891 in "The
Volcano," and "The Late Lamented" ;
at the Avenue, 1892, played in " The
Crusaders/' and at the Criterion,
Jan., 1893, appeared in " The Bauble
Shop " ; appeared with Augustin
Daly's company, at Daly's Theatre,
Oct", 1893, in " The Orient Express/'
and Jan., 1894, in " The Country
Girl " ; at the Garrick, May, 1894,
played Sir Frederick Blount in
" Money " ; Jan., 1S95, Percy Gold-
finch in "A Pair of Spectacles " ; at
the St. James's, Feb., 1895, appeared
as Algernon Moncrieff in " The Import-
ance of Being Earnest " ; in the autumn
toured with the St. James's company,
and in Sept., 1895, appeared at
Balmoral Castle, in " Liberty Hall " ;
at the St. James's, Nov., 189~5, played
Jack Humeden in " The Divided Way/ '
and Charlie Denison in " The Misogy-
nist " ; Jan., 1896, Bertram Bertrand
in " The Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1897, Vignon in
"Never Again " ; at the Metropole,
Camberwell, May, 1898, Claude in
" Teresa " ; at the Court, June, 1898,
Sir Montague Martin in " His Excel-
lency the Governor " ; at the Garrick,
Oct., 1898, Lieut. Pleydell in " Brother
Officers " ; at the Court, Jan., 1899,
the Chevalier de Matignon in "A
Court Scandal " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct. 1899, Lord Robert Ure
in " The Christian " ; Dec., 1899,
Percival Kingsearl in " Miss Hobbs " ;
Apr., 1900, Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton
in " Madame Butterfly " ; Sept., 1900,
Thomas Tarboy in " The Lackey's
Carnival " ; at the Haymarket, Nov.,
1900, Lieut.-Col. Miles Anstruther in
" The Second in Command " ; also
appeared at the Haymarket in " Frocks
and Frills/' " Caste," " The Clandes-
tine Marriage," " The Unforeseen,"
etc. ; at the Criterion, Sept.,' 1903,
played Jack Frere in " Billy's Little
Love Affair " ; played leading parts
with Marie Tempest, 1903-7, in
" The Freedom of Suzanne," " All-
of-a-Sudden Peggy," " The Truth,"
" Angela," and " The Barrier," at
the Comedy Theatre ; at Hay-
market, Apr., 1908, played in "A
Fearful Joy " ; at the Garrick, Sept.,
1908, appeared in " Idols " ; at the
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Criterion, 1909, played in " The Real
Woman " ; at the Kingsway, 1909,
appeared as Denzil Trevena in " The
Earth " ; at the Playhouse, Mar.,
1911, appeared in " One of the Dukes " ;
in May, 1911, appeared at Glasgow in
" Sally Bishop/' subsequently tour-
ing in the same part ; in the autumn
of the same year went to America ;
returned to London, and appeared at
the Palace Theatre, Dec., 1911, in " A
Man in the Case " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1912, appeared as
Captain Nicholas Jeyes in " The
« Mind-the-Paint ' Girl " ; he then
entered on the management of the
New Theatre, opening on 12 Aug.,
1912, as Jackson Ives in " Ready
Money/* which ran over 200 perform-
ances ; in Mar., 1913, produced
11 Bought and Paid For/' in which he
appeared as Robert Stafford ; was then
in management at the Garrick Theatre,
Aug., 1913, as Charles Herio in " The
Real Thing/' which he also produced ;
entered on the management of the
Criterion Theatre, with Irving Albery,
Feb., 1914, and appeared as Major
Bagnal in " A Pair of Silk Stockings " ;
they also produced at the Prince of
Wales's Theatre, June, 1914, "An
Indian Summer/' in which he played
Nigel Parry, K.C., and at Wynd-
hani's, July, 1914, " From 9 to 11," in
which he played Lawson ; appeared
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1914, as
Major William Thesiger in " The Flag
Lieutenant " ; Mar., 1915, as Leonard,
Lord Perth in " Five Birds in a Cage " ;
at the New Theatre, July, 1915, again
appeared as Jackson Ives in " Ready
Money " ; at the St. James's, Sept.,
1915, played Sir Randle Filson in
" The Big Drum " ; May, 1916, the
Earl of Bradstock in " Pen " ; at
the Haymarket, May, 1916, played
Sir Geoffrey Pomfret in " Fishpingle" ;
at the New Theatre, Sept., 1916, Stuart
Randolph in " Her Husband's Wife " ;
at the Queen's, Feb., 1917, John
Dennison in " The Double Event " ;
at the New, June, 1917, Sir Montague
Martin in " His Excellency the
Governor " ; at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1917, Baron Stepan Andreyeff in
" The Yellow Ticket " ; at the Globe,
May, 1918, appeared as Maynard in
" Press the Button " ; at the Comedy,
Jan., 1919, appeared in " Tails Up " ;
at the Apollo, July, 1919, played
Lucien Welwyn in " Tilly of Blooms-
bury " ; at the Globe/ Oct., 1920,
Jean de Siriex in the revival of
" Fedora " ; at the Haymarket, Mar.,
1921, Lord Porteous in "The Circle" ;
at the Strand, Jan., 1922, played Sir
Anthony Cranford in " Old Jig " ; at
the Haymarket, June, 1922, Dominic
in " The Dover Road " ; Mar., 1923,
the Hon. Edward Carew in " Isabel,
Edward and Anne " ; Aug., 1923,
Colonel Sapt in " The Prisoner of
Zenda " ; at the Ambassadors', Apr.,
1924, Mr. Archer in " Collusion," which
he also produced ; at the Queen's, Dec.,
1924, M. de Mericourt in " Orange
Blossom." Favourite part : Charles
Surface. Hobbies and recreations :
Shooting, riding, motoring, gardening,
golfing, fishing. Address : " Charn-
wood," Epsom. Telephone : Epsom,
486. Clubs : Garrick, Beefsteak ; and
Union, Brighton.
AYRTON, Bandle, actor ; &. Chester,
9 Aug., 1869; 5. of William Francis
Ayrton ; e. King's School, Chester, and
Geneva University ; studied for the
stage under Miss Kate Phillips ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
old Avenue Theatre, under the man-
agement of George Alexander, 25 Sept.,
1890, in " The Struggle for Life " ;
subsequently spent many years touring
in the provinces and fulfilled engage-
ments with the late Osmond Tearle
and the late Hermann Vezin in Shake-
sperean repertory and with Minnie
Palmer in " My Sweetheart " ; also
played in "A Man's Shadow," " A
Royal Divorce," F. R. Benson's
Company, etc., and a tour under his
own management, with " Bachelors " ;
in 1913, returned to the Benson
Company as stage-director, and in
that capacity toured with the com-
pany in the United States and Canada,
also playing prominent parts ; in
conjunction with Miss Irene Rooke,
entered on the management of the
Criterion Theatre for a short season,
June, 1915, when he played in " Fol-
lowers," " The Hillarys," " The Road
to Raebury " ; appeared at the
Apollo, Dec., 1915, as Ah-Wi in " The
Spanish Main/' and Jan., 1916, as
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Grumio in " The Taming of the
Shrew*'; at the Haymarket, 1916,
played William Toogood in " The
Mayor of Troy/' Burglar Bill in
" Elegant Edward," Bonsor in " Fish-
pingle," and Van der Foot and Ah Lim
in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ; at Lyceum,
Edinburgh, Dec., 1916, played in
" Oh S Caesar " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Feb., 1917, appeared in
" Peter's Mother," " Alice-Sit-by-the-
Fire" ; at the Kingsway, Aug., 1917,
under his own management, appeared
as John Parable in " Cook" ; at the
St. James's, Nov., 1917, played Mild-
may in " Loyalty " ; at the Criterion,
Dec., 1917, the Inca of Perusalem in
the play of that name ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1918, Richard Farndon
in " Uncle 'Anyhow " ; June, 1918,
Christopher Deacon in " Marmaduke,"
and Aug., 1918, Harry Jackson in
" The Freedom of the Seas " ; in
Dec., 1919, appeared in Holland and
Belgium with Miss Rosa Lynd's
company, in " Mid-Channel " and
" Candida " ; at the Empire, Feb.,
1920, appeared as the Great Moghul in
" The Sunshine of the World " ; at
the St. James's, Mar., 1920, as Sir
Robert Graham in " Uncle Ned " ;
appeared at the Belasco Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1920. as Di. Noah Petch
in " One " ; on his return to London,
appeared at the Apollo, Feb., 1922,
as Tsering Lama in " The Wheel " ;
May, 1922, as The Laird in " Trilby " ;
at the Everyman, Sept., 1922, played
Bothwell in"" Mary Stuart " ; at the
Lyric, Hammersmith, Dec., 1923,
Ford in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor " ; at the R.A.D.A. Theatre,
May, 1924, Lord Medway in " The
Discovery " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1924,
Hassan in the play of that name.
Favourite part : Benedick in " Much
Ado About Nothing." Recreation :
Golf. Address : c/o W. H. Savery,
27 Glasshouse Street, W.I.
B
BACH, Reginald, actor ; 6. Shepper-
ton, 3 Sept., 1886 ; 5. of Frederick
Watson Bach and his wife Elizabeth
(Ley) ; e. Cheltenham ; m. Kathleen
Blake ; had experience as an amateur
before making his first appearance on
the professional stage at the Opera
House, Cheltenham, 23 Dec., 1905, as
Major Rattan in *" Ici on Parle
Francais " ; subsequently toured in
" The Octoroon," " Nicholas Nic-
kleby," " The Taming of the Shrew,"
etc. ; his first engagement in London
was at the Garrick Theatre, Dec., 1912,
when he understudied the part of the
Geni of the Carpet in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; appeared at the
Apollo Theatre, Nov., 1913, played
Captain Talpin in " The Wife Tamer " ;
from 1914 to 1917 was engaged at the
Haymarket as stage manager and
also playing small parts in " Driven,"
" Five Birds in a Cage," " Who is
He ? " " The Mayor of Troy," " Fish-
pingle," " Mr. Jubilee Drax," " Felix
Gets a Month " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1917, played the Patient in
" Damaged Goods " ; at the conclu-
sion of his national service work, June,
1919, was appointed stage director at
the New Theatre, and also appeared
there as Albert in " Time to Wake
Up," and Ahab Meedy in " Jack o'
Jingles," also at times appearing as
Chi-Lung in "The Chinese Puzzle" ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1920,
played the Park-keeper in " The
Young Person in Pink " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1920, Launcelot Gobbo in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; at the
Duke of York's, Apr., 1920, Spyokin
in " The Government Inspector " ; at
the Garrick, Sept., 1920, Professor
Dancourt in " Her Dancing Man " ;
at the Devonshire Park Theatre,
Eastbourne, Dec., 1920, Edward Dray-
ton in " Teddy Wants a Wife " ; at
the Strand, Jan., 1921, played Aloy-
sius Vereker in " A Safety Match " ;
at the Comedy, Mar., 1921, Stuart
Montague in " The Ninth Earl," and
June, 1921, the Journalist in "A
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Family Man " ; at the Ambassadors',
Dec., "1921, Jim Bradley in "Clothes
and the Woman " ; at the Comedy
(Repertory Players), Mar., 1922, and
at the Royalty, Apr., 1922, David
Rysing in " If Four Walls Told " ; at
the Strand, July, 1922, Constantin
Leroux in "The 'Risk"; Dec., 1922,
Blind Pew and Israel Hands in
" Treasure Island " ; at the Every-
man, Apr., 1923, Ridgeon in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " and Ezra Marsden
in " T'Marsdens " ; at the Haymarket
June, 1923, John Reader in "Success " ;
at the New, Aug., 1923, Norris Clay
in " The Eye of Siva " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1923, Sir Hugh
Evans in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the Gaiety, Apr., 1924,
the Old Soldier in " Our Nell " ; at
the Ambassadors', Sept., 1924, the
Father in " Fata Morgana " ; at the
Haymarket, Oct., 1924, Bob Pillin
in " Old English " ; Dec., 1924,
Danny in "A Kiss for Cinderella " ;
has acted as producer of several
well-known plays. Club : Green Room.
BACON, Mai, actress ; made her
first appearance in London at the Globe
Theatre, 19 Dec., 1913, as Freda in
" The Shepherdess Without a Heart " ;
spent several years touring in musical
comedy in the provinces ; at the
Shaftesbury, June, 1920, played Mari-
ette in " Oh ! Julie " ; appeared at
the Gaiety, Dec., 1921, as Lili Touplin
in " The Little Girl in Red " ; at the
Lyric, May, 1922, made a success,
when she played Delphine de Lavallie"re
in " Whirled Into Happiness " ; at
the Little Theatre, Oct., 1923, ap-
peared in " The Little Revue Starts
at Nine o'Clock " ; at the King's
Theatre, Glasgow, Dec., 1924, played
Olga in " The Dollar Princess."
BADDELEY, Heraione, actress ; 6.
Broseley, Shropshire, 13 Nov., 1906 ;
e. privately ; at an early age joined
Margaret Morris's School of Dancing ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, 24 Dec.,
1918, as Paste in " Make Believe,"
at the Kingsway, Nov., 1920, played
Michael in " The Knight of the Burning
Pestle " ; at Christmas, 1922, played
Balk in " Balk and the Bighead " ;
she next travelled with the Arts League
of Service ; at the Lyric, Hammersmith
(for the Stage Society), Feb., 1923,
played Lea in " The Mental Athletes " ;
at the St. Martin's, Aug., 1923, made
a remarkable success when she played
Florrie Small in " The Likes of Her " ;
Nov., 1923, played Jeanne in " The
Fledglings " ; Mar., 1924, Amina in
" The Forest " ; at the Duke of York's,
May, 1924, appeared in " The Punch
Bowl"; at the Palace, Sept., 1924,
joined " The Co-Optimists." Recrea-
tions : Reading, dancing and games.
Address : 45 Bramham Gardens,
Kensington, S.W.
BAILEY, Gordon, actor; b. Birm-
ingham, 26 July, 1875; s. of Dr.
Thomas Bailey ; e. Bromsgrove College
and Mason's College, Birmingham ;
m. Lucy Wilson ; made his first ap-
pearance on the stage at Birming-
ham, 1894 ; for five years played
numerous parts in the provinces ;
made his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
1899, as Egeus in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; at the Lyceum,
Oct., 1900, appeared in " For Auld
Lang Syne " ; and Dec., 1900, in
"Henry V"; in 1901, toured in
Australia, with George Musgrove's
company, playing in " Sweet Nell of
Old Drury," " Moths," etc. ; in 1902-3,
toured in the United States, with
Charles Warner, in " Drink " ; at
the Royalty, Aug., 1904, played
George Devereux in " The Chetwynd
Affair ' ' ; appeared at the Imperial,
1905, with Lewis Waller ; during
1905-6, toured with William Mollison
in " Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush " ;
at the Court, Mar., 1906, played Osman
in " Captain Brassbound's Conver-
sion " ; Apr., 1906, Callow in " Pru-
nella "; in 1907, toured in "The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at the
Lyceum, Mar., 1908, Paris in " Romeo
and Juliet," subsequently appearing
as Mercutio and Romeo ; at the
Haymarket, Sept.-Oct., 1909, appeared
in " King Lear/' and " Don " ; at
the Prince's, Mar., 1913, played
Mercutio in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
at the Vaudeville, Oct., 1913, in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; during 1915,
toured as Carl Sanderson in " The Man
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Who Stayed at Home " ; for a time
was a member of the Glasgow Reper-
tory Company ; in 1916, toured as
Professor Higgins in " Pygmalion " ;
at the Globe, Dec., 1916, played St.
George in " Where the Rainbow Ends";
at the Playhouse, 1917, appeared in
"The Yellow Ticket'*; at the St.
James's, 1918, played Jerry in " Peg
o' My Heart"' ; subsequently toured
as Svengali in " Trilby " ; at the
Garxick, Mar., 1919, played in " Cyrano
de Bergerac " ; at the Duke of York's,
Dec., 1919, in " Arms and the Man " ;
at the Aldwych, Nov., 1920, played
Lennox in " Macbeth " ; at the
Comedy, Sept., 1921, Fazio in " The
Love Thief " ; at the Duke of York's,
Nov., 1921, Giovanni and the Duke
of Villa Acquse in " The Pilgrim of
Eternity"; at the Everyman, Feb.,
1922, Count O'Dowd in " Fanny's
First Play " ; at the London Pavilion,
May, 1923, in " Dover Street to
Dixie " ; at the Haymarket, Aug.,
1923, Jeffreys and Marshal Strakenz
in " The Prisoner of Zenda." Club :
Green Room. Address : 6 Suffolk
House, Dartmouth Park HiU, N.W.5.
Telephone No. : Hornsey, 2680.
BAINTEB, Fay, actress; b. Los
Angeles, California, 1892 ; m. Com-
mander Reginald Venables ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1909,
with the Belasco " Stock " Company,
Los Angeles ; made her first appear-
ance on the New York stage, at Daly's,
22 Jan., 1912, as Celine Marinter in
" The Rose of Panama"; appeared
at Thirty-Ninth Street Theatre, Feb.,
1913, as Alice Weston in " The Bridal
Path " ; in 1914, toured with Mrs.
Fiske in *' Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh " ;
in May, 1914, joined the " stock "
company at Albany, where she ap-
peared very successfully in " Stop
Thief/' " The Temperamental Jour-
ney/* " The Seven Sisters/' " Baby
Mine," " Fine Feathers," " The Ghost-
Breaker," " The Girl in the Taxi,"
" Ready Money/' " Fifty Miles from
Boston " ; in 1915-16 appeared in
" stock " companies at Des Moines,
Toledo, etc., playing lead in such
plays as " Within the Law," " Seven
Keys to Baldpate/' " Madame Sherry,"
etc. ; made a success when she appeared
at the Fulton Theatre, New York,
Sept., 1916, as Ruth Sherwood in
" Arms and the Girl," and further
enhanced her reputation when she
appeared at the Cohan and Harris
Theatre, Mar., 1917, as The Image and
Mary Temple in " The Willow Tree " ;
at the Geo. M. Cohan Theatre, May,
1918, played Aline in " The Kiss
Burglar," "and at the Astor Theatre,
Dec., 1918, made another great success
as Ming Toy in " East is West ; "
at the Broadhurst Theatre, Dec., 1922,
played the title-role in " The Lady
Cristilinda " ; at the Morosco, Dec.,
1923, Rose Coe in " The Other Rose " ;
at the Ambassador, New York, Aug.,
1924, Elspeth in " The Dream Girl."
BAIEB, Dorothea, actress; b. at
Teddington, 20 May, 1875 ; d. of John
Forster Baird, barrister-at-law ; m.
H. B. Irving, 1896; her nrst appearance
on the stage was with the Oxford
University Dramatic Society, as Iris
in " The Tempest," Feb., 1894 ; June,
1894, joined Ben Greet's company,
playing Hippolyta, Helena, Hermione,
Rosalind, and" other Shakespearean
roles ; her nrst London appearance
was at the Metropole Theatre, Camber-
well, 17 Feb., 1895, as Hippolyta in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
created something of a sensation when
she appeared at the Haymarket,
30 Oct., 1895, with Beerbohm Tree, in
the title-rdle in " Trilby " ; at the
St. James's, Dec., 1896, played
Phoebe in "As You Like It *' ; ap-
peared at Her Majesty's Theatre, 1897,
in revival of " Trilby," and in " The
Ballad Monger " ; at the Duke of
York's, Dec., 1897, played Evelyn in
" The Happy Life " ; appeared at the
Lyceum with Henry Irving, 1898,
in " The Medicine Man," " The
Merchant of Venice," " The Lyons
Mail," " The Bells/1 and " Louis
XI " ; at the Court, 1899, played
in "A Court Scandal " ; at Her
Majesty's, Jan., 1900, appeared as
Helena in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at the Lyceum, June, 1900,
played Sophia in " Olivia " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1900, played Margaret
in " The Wedding Guest " ; at the
Grand, Islington, May, 1901, appeared
in " The Mandarin " ; at the Duke
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of York's, 1904-5, played Mrs. Darling
in " Peter Pan " ; at His Majesty's,
Jan., 1906, appeared as Acte in
;' Nero " ; played the title-role in
" Mauricette," Lyric, in the same
year ; then went on tour with her
husband, playing Francesca in " Paolo
and Francesca/' Henrietta Maria
in " Charles I," etc. ; went to
America in the autumn with her
husband, appearing with him in reper-
toire ; on her return to England,
again toured the provinces ; in Nov.,
1907, she appeared with great success
as Lavinella Orsini in " Caesar Bor-
gia " ; at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
Oct., 1908, appeared as Jeannette in
" The Lyons Mail/* and in Dec.
as lothanthe in " King Rene's
Daughter " ; at the Shaftesbury, 1909,
played Ophelia, Queen Henrietta in
" Charles I," and Marie in " Louis
XI " ; at the Queen's, 1909-10, played
in " A Maid of Honour/' " Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde," and " The Princess
Clementina " ; appeared at His Ma-
jesty's, Apr., 1910, as Portia in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; accom-
panied her husband to Austrah" a, 1911 ;
in 1913, was elected a member of the
Poor Law Guardians of St. Pancras ;
has since retired from the stage, and
devoted herself to infant welfare work.
Address : 18 Cumberland Terrace,
N.W.I. Telephone No. : Museum, 4845.
BAIRD, Ethel, actress ; b. London ;
e. Belgium ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Shubert Theatre,
New York City, 24 Dec., 1914, in the
chorus of " To-night's the Night,"
with George Grossmith ; subsequently
succeeded Iris Hoey as Beatrice
Carraway in the same play ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Apollo Theatre, 25 Sept., 1915, as
Jane McMurray in " The Only Girl/'
in which she made an instantaneous
success ; during 1916-17, toured as
Lolotte in " Mr. Manhattan " ; at
the Alhambra, July, 1917, played in
" Round the Map " ; at the Vaude-
ville, May, 1918, in " Tabs " ; at
the Criterion, Mar., 1919, appeared as
Nancy in " Oh 1 Don't, Dolly " ; at
the Royalty, Oct., 1919, as Daisy
Tapping in " Summertime " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1920, as Susan in
" Her Dancing Man "^afSie Winter
Garden, Apr., 1924fplaye<^6eatrice
Carraway in " To-Night's tn^Ni^t " ;
in Sept., 1924, toured witll Miss Jose
Collins, as Mary in " Our Nell/' and
Dolly in "Frasquita."
BAKER, Elizabeth, dramatic author ;
b. London ; d. of John Alexander
Baker and his wife Elizabeth T.
(Reavell) ; m. James E. Allaway ;
first attracted attention by the
production of her play " Chains/'
under the auspices of the Play Actors
at the Court Theatre, Apr., 1909,
and subsequently revived by Charles
Frohman at the Duke of York's
Theatre, 1910 ; is also the author of
" Miss Tassey " and " Cupid in
Clapham," 1910; "Edith," 1912;
"The Price of Thomas Scott/' 1913;
" Beastly Pride/' 1914 ; " Over a
Garden Wall/' 1915 ; " Edith " ;
41 Partnership/' 1917 ; " Miss Robin-
son," 1918 ; is also a contributor to
several magazines and journals. Rec-
reations : Books and country walks.
Clubs : Writers, and Dramatists.
Address : 16 Flanders Road, Bedford
Park, W.4.
BAKER. Lee, actor ; for some years
was a member of " stock " company
at Milwaukee ; was a member of the
company of the New Theatre, New
York, when it opened for the first
time on 8 Nov., 1909, on which occa-
sion he appeared as Menas in " Antony
and Cleopatra," and he also appeared
at that theatre, 1909-11, as George
Rous in " Strife," Senator Long in
" The Nigger," Moses in " The School
for Scandal," Antonio in " Twelfth
Night," Antigonous in " The Winter's
Tale," H.M. King George IV in
" Vanity Fair," Master Page in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," Jacobus in
" The Piper," Daddy Tyl in " The
Blue Bird," etc. ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Feb., 1912, played Richard
Benham, K.C., in " Lydia Gilmore " ;
at the Century, Mar., 1912, succeeded
Lewis Waller as Boris AndrOvsky in
" The Garden of Allah " ; at the
Century Theatre, Oct., 1912, Prince
Fidelity in " The Daughter of Heaven";
at the Lyric, New York, Jan., 1914,
Hasan Ben Sabbah in " Omar the
Tentmaker " ; at the Comedy, New
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York, Sept., 1914, Harry Hamilsohn in
" A Modem Girl " ; " subsequently
toured as Strickland in " On Trial "
and Pbineas K. Bennett in " The Song
of Songs " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Dec., 1916, appeared as John Rawson
in " Shirley Kaye " ; at the Cohan
Theatre, Apr , 1918, as Colonel Eulin
in "Service"; at the Forty-Eighth
Street Theatre, Aug , 1918, as Police-
Captain Zenlon and Robert Alden in
" The Woman on the Index " ; at the
Harris Theatre, Nov., 1918, as Lars
OWk in " The Riddle — Woman " ;
at the Bijou, Sept., 1919, as Archibald
Hay in " An Exchange of Wives " ;
at the Republic, Dec., 1919, appeared
as " Lafe " Regan in " The Sign on the
Door " ; at the Plymouth Theatre,
Aug., 1921, played Walter Greenough
in " Daddy's Gone-a-Hunting " ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Savoy Theatre, Aug.,
1922, as Judge Perry in " Lawful
Larceny " ; at the Cohan Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1922, played Paul
Brander in " The Love Child " ; at
the Gaiety, New York, Apr., 1924,
Philip Flagg in " Garden of Weeds/'
Address : The Lambs' Club, 130 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
BANCROFT, Sir Squke Bancroft,
cr. 1897 ; actor-manager (retired) ;
is now the doyen of the English stage ;
b. 14 May, 1841 ; e. privately in England
and France ; m. Marie Erne Wilton, the
famous actress, 1867 ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Birmingham, Jan., 1861, as
Lieutenant Manley in "St. Mary's
Eve " ; remained in the provinces
four years, appearing at Cork, Devon-
port, Dublin, Liverpool, etc. ; during
that period played no fewer than three
hundred and forty-six parts ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
15 Apr., 1865, as Jack Crawley in
** A Winning Hazard/' under the
management of his future wife, Marie
Wilton and H. J. Byron; on the
secession of Byron in 1867, joined his
wife in management and with her,
raised the theatre to the eminence
it subsequently attained ; played
many leading parts in the various
productions, notably Sidney Daryl in
" Society/' 1865 ; Angus Macalister
in " Ours," 1866 ; Captain Hawtree
in " Caste/' 1867 ; Chevalier Brown
in " Play/' 1868 ; Jack Poyntz in
" School/"' 1869 ; Talbot Piers in
" M.P.," 1870 ; Hugh Chalcot in
" Ours/' 1870 ; Sir Frederick Blount
in " Money," 1872 ; Speedwell in
"Man and Wife," 1873; Joseph
Surface, 1874 ; The Prince of Morocco
in " The Merchant of Venice/* 1875
Triplet in " Masks and Faces/* 1875
Sir George Ormond in " Peril/* 1876
Dazzle in " London Assurance," 1877
Blenkinsop in " The Unequal Match/
1877 ; Count Orloff in " Diplomacy/'
1878 ; at the Haymarket, 1880-5,
appeared as Sir Frederick Blount in
" Money," Lord Henry Trevene in
" Odette/' Fouche in " Plot and
Passion," Tom Dexter in " The
Overland Route," Jean de Siriex and
Loris Ipanoff in " Fedora," Tom
Jervoise in " Lords and Commons,"
Dr. Thornton in " Peril," Faulkland
in " The Rivals," Henry Beauclerc
in " Diplomacy " ; retired from man-
agement 1885 ; reappeared on the
stage at the Lyceum, 28 Sept., 1889,
as the Abbe Latour in " The Dead
Heart," with Sir Henry Irving ;
also appeared at the Garrick, 1893,
as Count Orlofi in " Diplomacy " ;
appeared by Command of the late
Queen Victoria at Balmoral Castle,
26 Oct., 1893, in this part ; has since
raised over .£20,000 for distribution to
hospitals by his readings of Dickens's
" Christmas Carol " ; gave his final
reading on 11 Mar., 1913, at the St.
James's Theatre ; at His Majesty's
Theatre, 17 Dec., 1918, in aid of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors,
he appeared as Triplet in ** Masks and
Faces " ; President of the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art ; is a
member of the Advisory Board for
the licensing of plays ; received the
Hon. Degree of LL.D. at St. Andrew's
University, May, 1922 ; part-author
of " Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft, On and
Off the Stage " ; author of " The
Bancrofts : Recollections of Sixty
Years " ; " Empty Chairs." Clubs :
Green Room, of which he is President,
Athenaeum, Garrick. Address : Al
The Albany, W.L Telephone No. :
Gerrard, 3206.
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BANCROFT, George Pleydell, dra-
matic author and novelist ; b. London, 1
Nov., 1868 ; s. of Sir Squire and Lady
Bancroft ; e. at Eton and Brasenose
College, Oxford, taking B.A. degree
with honours in law in 1892, and after-
wards M.A. ; called to the Bar in
1893 ; m. Erne, elder daughter of Sir
John Hare, 1893 ; appeared on the
stage at the St. James's under George
Alexander, in 1896, as Lord Topham
in " The Prisoner of Zenda " ; after-
wards in Pinero's " The Princess and
the Butterfly/' as Adrian My Us ;
author of the following plays : ' ' The
Birthday/' 1894 ; " Teresa/' 1898 ;
" What Will the World Say ? " 1899 ;
" The Little Countess," 1903 ; " Lady
Ben/' 1905; "The Princess Clemen-
tina" (with A. E. W. Mason), 1910;
" One of the Dukes/1 1911, and of the
novel, "The Ware Case/' 1913;
appointed in 1906 Administrator of
the Academy of Dramatic Art by
its Council ; resigned 1910 ; was
appointed Clerk of Assize for the
Midland Circuit, 1913 ; writes under
the name of George Pleydell. Club :
Garrick. Address : White Lodge,
Westgate-on-Sea, and 3 Harcourt
Buildings, Temple, E.C.4.
BANKS, Leslie, J., actor; b. West
Derby, near Liverpool, 9 June, 1890 ; $.
of George Banks and his wife Emily
(Dalby) ; e. Trinity College, Glen-
almond, and Keble College, Oxford ;
m. Gwendoline Haldane Unwin ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Town Hall, Brechin, Oct., 1911, with
F. R. Benson's Company, as Old
Gobbo in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
during 1911-12 was with the Benson
(South) company ; during 1912-13,
toured with George Dance's company
in " The Hope " ; toured with H. V.
Esmond and Eva Moore, 1913-14, in
United States and Canada ; made his
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Vaudeville, 5 May, 1914, as
Lord Murdon in " The Dangerous Age";
during the war, from 1914-18, served
with the Essex Regiment ; after de-
mobilisation, joined the Birmingham
Repertory Company, May- June, 1919 ;
during 1919-20, played leads with
Lena Ashwell's Repertory Company ;
from Feb., 1921, appeared at the
Everyman Theatre, Hampstead, in
" Candida/* " The Doctor's Dilemma,"
" Major Barbara/' etc. ; at the Ambas-
sadors', May, 1921, played Archie Beal
in " If " ; at the Everyman Theatre,
Oct., 1921, Benny" Rogers in
" DifFrent "; at the Ambassadors', Nov. ,
1921, Laurent in " Deburau " ; Dec.,
1921, Claude Goring in " Clothes and
the Woman " ; at the Everyman, Feb.,
1922, Duvallet in " Fanny's First
Play " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1922,
Fred Gurran in " Sarah of Soho " ;
at the Court, Mar., 1922, Jones in
"The Silver Box"; Apr., 1922,
Blunter in " Windows " ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1922, George Winkelreid
in " The Torch " ; at the Savoy, Feb.,
1923, Rodney Masters in "The" Young
Idea " ; at the St. Martin's Theatre,
Apr., 1923, Radius in " R.U.R. " ;
Aug., 1923, Alfred Cope in " The Likes
of Her " ; Jan., 1924, Jim Anscombe
in "A Magdalen's Husband/' and
Amyntor in " Phoenix " ; at the
Ambassadors', Feb., 1924, Bennett
Lomax in " The Way Things Happen" ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1924, John
Strood in " The Forest " ; at the
Criterion, May, 1924, Franco Spina in
" The Mask and the Face " ; he then
went to America, and made his first
appearance in New York, at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Nov., 1924,
as Captain Hook in " Peter Pan."
Recreations : Painting and golf. Club :
Green Room. Address : 31 Lancelot
Place, Knightsbridge, S.W.7.
BANKHEAD, Tallulah, actress ; b.
Duntsville, Alabama, U.S.A., 31 Jan.,
1902 ; d. of William Brockman Bank-
head and his wife Adeline Eugenia
(Sledge) ; e. Virginia, Washington,
D.C., and New York City ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Bijou Theatre, New York, 15 Mar.,
1918, as Gladys Sinclair in " Squab
Farm. " ; at the Greenwich Village
Theatre, May, 1919, played Rose de
Brissac in " Footloose " ; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, Aug., 1919,
succeeded Constance Biiiney as Pen-
elope Penn in " 39 East " ; at the
Klaw Theatre, Mar., 1921, played
Hallie Livingston in " Nice People " ;
at the Bijou, Nov., 1921, Phyllis
Nolan in " Everyday " ; at the
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Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Jan.,
1922," played Mary Hubbard in " Dan-
ger,'* and subsequently at the Frazee
Theatre , succeeded to the part of
Blanche Ingram in " Her Temporary
Husband " ; at the Times Square,
Sept., 1922, " Rufus " Rand in " The
Exciters " ; she then came to England
and made her first appearance on the
London stage at Wyndham's Theatre,
15 Feb., 1923, as Maxine in ''The
Dancers " at the Queen's, Mar., 1924,
played Conchita in a play of that
name ; at the Comedy, May, 1924,
Yvonne Taylor in " This Marriage " ;
July, 1924, Anita Latter in "The
Creaking Chair." Recreations : Danc-
ing, painting and swimming. Address :
78 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square,
W.I. Telephone No. : Mayf air 5305.
BANIfEBMAN, Margaret, actress;
b. Toronto, Canada, 15 Dec., 1896;
d. of Charles Le Grand and his wife
Margaret (Hurst) ; e. Convent of
Mount St. Vincent, Halifax, N.S. ;
m. Pat Somerset (mar. dis.) ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Adelphi Theatre, 2 Nov., 1915, as
Julia in " Tina," subsequently suc-
ceeding to the part of Pomona ;
appeared at the Apollo, Dec., 1916,
when she succeeded Doris Lytton as
Lady Clara Twist in " Poached Eggs
and Pearls " ; next appeared at the
Strand Theatre, Jan., 1917, as Nora
Ruttledge in " Under Cover " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1917,
played Joan Stark in " Yes, Uncle " ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1918, Blanche
Hawkins in "Be Careful, Baby " ;
at the Playhouse, Aug., 1918, Eloise
Farringdon in " The Naughty Wife " ;
at the Vaudeville, Dec., 1918, appeared
with success in the revue " Buzz-Buzz" ;
was next seen at the Comedy, July,
1919, when she played Miss Fairchild
in " Three Wise Fools " ; at the
Vaudeville, Mar., 1920, appeared in
"Just Fancy!"; at the Winter
Garden, Oct., 1920, played Marcelle in
" A Night Out " ; at the Strand
Theatre, Aug., 1921, Angela Bassett
in " The Trump Card " ; at the Lyric,
Oct., 1921, Mary in "Welcome
Stranger " ; at the Gaiety, Dec., 1921,
Suzette Borel in " The Little Girl in
Red " ; at the Vaudeville, Mar., 1922,
appeared in " Pot Luck " ; at Drury
Lane, June, 1922, succeeded Wilette
Kershaw as Alatiel in " Decameron
Nights"; at the Haymarket, Mar.,
1923, played Anne in "Isabel, Edward
and Anne " ; at the Criterion, July,
1923, Sybil Mainwarmg in " Send for
Doctor O'Grady " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1923, scored a striking success,
when she played Lady George Grayston
in " Our Betters." Hobbies : Furni-
ture and antiques. Recreation : Music.
BARBEE, Richard, actor ; b. Lafay-
ette, Indiana, U.S.A., 1887 ; has been
prominent on the New York stage
during the past few years, having
appeared at the Hudson Theatre, July,
1918, as William Pfeiffer in " Friendly
Enemies " ; at the New Amsterdam,
Dec., 1918, as Jarvis Russell in " When
a Feller Needs a Friend " ; at tho
Manhattan Opera House, Dec., 1919,
as Lieut. John Booth Lawrence in
" Forbidden " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Jan., 1921, played Jean Bernard in
" Transplanting Jean " ; at the Broad-
hurst, Sept., 1922, The Up-and-down
Kid in " Wild Oats Lane " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Dec., 1922,
Leonard Light in " Gringo " ; at the
Ritz, Nov., 1923, Ray Warrenton in
" Robert E. Lee " ; at the Broadhurst,
Feb., 1924, Dr. Albert Rice in " Beggar
on Horseback."
BARBOUR, Joyce, actress ; b. Bir-
mingham, 27 Mar., 1901 ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Gaiety Theatre, 28 Apr., 19i5, in the
chorus of " To-Night's the Night " ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1916,
played Ethel Emily in " Theodore and
Co." ; at the Prince of Wales's, Dec..
1917, played in " Yes, Uncle " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1919, played
Phyllis Vesey in " Baby Bunting " ;
the following year she went to the
Empire, to understudy Edith Day in
" Irene," and played the part for eight
weeks ; was then engaged for the
Vaudeville, where she appeared from
1920-21, in " Jumble Sale," " Puss-
Puss," and " Now and Then " ; at
the New Oxford Theatre, Dec., 1921,
played Maid Marian in " The Babes
in the Wood," and also appeared there,
Mar., 1922, in " Mayfair and
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Montmartre ; she next toured as Sally
in the musical play of that name, and
on her return to London appeared at
the Duke of York's, Dec., 1923, in
" London Calling " ; went to America
Aug., 1924, and appeared at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, 1 Sept., 1924, as Violet
Dering in " Havoc." Recreations :
Tennis and reading. Address : 6 King
Edward's Mansions, Fulham Road,
S.W.6. Telephone No. : Putney 749.
BARING, Hon. Maurice, dramatic
author ; b. 1874 ; 5. of Lord Revel-
stoke; e. Eton, and Trinity College,
Cambridge ; was originally in the
Diplomatic Service, where he remained
with various appointments, 1898-1904 ;
was war-correspondent in Manchuria
to the Morning Post, 1904 ; special
correspondent to the Morning Post, in
Russia, 1905 ; has written the follow-
ing plays : " The Grey Stocking,"
1908 ; "A Tea Party at the House of
Calphurnia," 1910 ; "The Green Ele-
phant," 1911; " Katherine Parr,"
1912; "The Double Game," 1912;
has written the following among other
books : " Hildesheim," " Ouatre Pas-
tiches/* " The Black Prince," " Gaston
de Foix," " With the Russians in
Manchuria," " Mahasena Desiderio,"
"A Year in Russia," sonnets and
poems. Address: 3 Gray's Inn Square,
W.C.I. Telephone No. : Chancery
7862.
BARKER, H. Granville, actor, dra-
matic author, and manager ; 5.
London, 1877 ; s. of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Barker, the latter a well-known
reciter ; m. (1) Lilian McCarthy (mar.
dis.) ; (2) Helen Huntington (Gates) ;
first appeared in Harrogate in 1891 ;
joined Miss Sarah Thome's Company
at Margate for six months, making his
first appearance in Wilks's old drama,
" Ben the Bo'sun " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at the
Comedy Theatre, 19 May, 1892, as the
Third Young Man in " The Poet and
the Puppets " ; at the same theatre,
he appeared on 5 Dec., 1892, as
Claudie in " To-Day " ; played with
A. B. Tapping in stock seasons at
Hastings ; in 1894, toured with Lewis
Waller in " A Sorceress of Love " ;
toured with Ben Greet in Shake-
spearean repertoire, 1895 ; appeared
at the Haymarket in " Under the
Red Robe,'1 1896 ; played for the
Elizabethan Stage Society in " Richard
II," 1899, and in " Edward II," 1903 ;
was with Mrs. Patrick Campbell on
tour, and in " The Canary " at the
Prince of Wales's, 1899 ; at Royalty,
in " Magda," 1900 ; appeared in
" English Nell " at the Prince of
Wales's, 1900, and in " Becky Sharp "
at the same theatre, 1901 ; was associ-
ated with the work of the Stage Society
for several years, appearing in " The
League of Youth," 1900 ; " Candida,"
1900 ; " Captain Brassbound's Con-
version/' 1900; "The Man of Des-
tiny," 1901; "Mrs. Warren's Pro-
fession," 1902 ; " The Marrying of
Ann Leete," 1902 ; "A Man of
Honour," 1903; "The Good Hope,"
1903 ; " Man and Superman," 1905 ;
" Waste," 1907 ; also acted as pro-
ducer for several of the performances ;
at the Court, Apr., 1904, played Speed
in " The Two Gentlemen of Verona " ;
in 1904 joined J. E. Vedrenne in the
management of the Court Theatre,
producing there many plays, notably
the " Hippolytus " of Euripides, "Agla-
vaine and Selysette/' " John Bull's
Other Island," " Prunella," " You
Never Can Tell," " The Trojan
Women" of Euripides, "The Thieves'
Comedy," " Man and Superman/'
The " Electra " of Euripides, " The
Return of the Prodigal/' " Major
Barbara," " The Voysey Inheritance,"
" The Silver Box/ ' The Charity that
Began at Home," " The Doctor's
Dilemma," " The Campden Wonder/1
" Votes for Women," and revivals
of " Candida," " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion," " The Wild Duck," " The
Philanderer " and " Hedda Gabler " ;
the " Vedrenne-Barker " management
of this theatre was one of the most
notable theatrical enterprises of the
modern stage ; in Sept., 1907, with
J. E. Vedrenne, undertook the manage-
ment of the Savoy Theatre, and in
Oct. appeared there as General
Burgoyne in " The Devil's Dis-
ciple " ; on the transference of the
play to the Queen's Theatre, in
Nov., appeared as Dick Dudgeon ;
at the Savoy Theatre, Dec., 1907,
appeared as Major Saranoff in " Arms
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and the Man " ; during 1908 toured
with a repertory of the plays connected
with the Vedrenne-Barker regime ;
during 1910, was prominently associ-
ated with Charles Frohman's repertory
scheme at the Duke of York's ; be-
tween 1911-14, was responsible (with
Miss Lilian McCarthy) for the pro-
duction of the "Anatol" duologues,
Palace and Little Theatres, 1911 ; a
revival of " The Master Builder,"
Little, 1911 ; "Fanny's First Play/'
Little, 1911; "The Winter's Tale,"
Savoy, 1912 ; " Twelfth Night/' Savoy,
1912 ; " The Great Adventure/' Kings-
way, 1913 ; " Androcles and the Lion,"
St. James's, 1913; "The Harle-
quinade," St. James's, 1913 ; revivals
of " The Wild Duck," " Nan," " The
Witch/' "The Doctor's Dilemma,"
" Le Mariage Force," St. James's,
1913-14 ; • " A Midsummer Night's
Dream/' Savoy, 1914 ; " The Dynasts,"
Kingsway, 1914 ; subsequently pro-
ceeded to America, and at Wallack's
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1915, pro-
duced " Androcles and the Lion/' " A
Midsummer Night's Dream/' etc. ; at
the Royalty, Sept., 1920, was respon-
sible with his wife for the production of
" The Romantic Young Lady," for
the translation of which play, from
the Spanish, they were also jointly
responsible ; is the author of " The
Marrying of Ann Leete," " The Voysey
Inheritance," " The Madras House,"
" Rococo," " Waste," " The Weather
Hen " (with Berte Thomas) ; " The
Harlequinade " (with Dion Clayton
Calthrop) ; " The Morris Dance "
(from Robert Louis Stevenson and
Lloyd Osbourne's " Wrong Box ") ;
" Vote by Ballot " ; " The Secret
Life " ; " Prunella " (with Laurence
Housnian) ; " Deburau " (from the
French of Sacha Guitry) ; the stage
version of Hardy's play " The Dyn-
asts " ; adapted Schnitzler's play
" Das Marschen," with C. E. Wheeler ;
was responsible for the English version
of Schnitzler's " Anatol " ; four plays
from the Spanish of G. Martinez-Sieria
(with Helen Granville-Barker) ; is
co-author, with William Archer, of
the work " Scheme and Estimates
for a National Theatre " ; author of
" The Exemplary Theatre/' " Souls
on Fifth," " The Red Cross in France/'
also the prefaces to " The Players'
Shakespeare." Club : Garrick. Ad-
dress : Garrick Club, Garrick Street,
W.C.2.
BARLOW, Billie, actress and
vocalist; b. London, 18 July, 1862;
e. West Kensington ; m. E. M.
Stuart ; made her first appearance
on the stage, under her own name of
Minnie Barlow, at the Opera Comique
Theatre, 25 May, 1878, in "H.M.S.
Pinafore " ; the name of " Billee "
was bestowed upon her by the late
Sir W. S. Gilbert; when the late
D'Oyly Carte sent his company to
New York, in 1879, with " The Pirates
of Penzance," she went out to play
the part of Isabel, and appeared in that
part at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
New York, on 31 Dec., 1879; she
returned to England in 1881, and in
Oct., 1881, appeared at the opening of
the Savoy Theatre, in " Patience " ;
she again returned to the United
States in 1882, under D'Oyly Carte,
opening at the Standard, New York,
26 Sept., 1882, as Gomez in "Les
Manteaux Noirs," followed by the
part of Tom Tit in " Rip Van Winkle ";
next toured with E. E. Rice in " Orphee
aux Enfers " ; joined the J. A.
McCaull opera company, and played
Konrad in " Falka," Rochester in
" Nell G wynne," Bernard in " The
Little Duke," Gaston in " Nanon,"
Peppina in " Amorita," Ottokar in
"The Gypsy Baron," etc.; returned
to London with H. E. Dixey, and
appeared at the Gaiety, 31 May, 1886,
as Lady Mattie in " Adonis " ; same
theatre, Dec., 1886, played Carconte
in "Monte Cristo, Jun.," subsequently
playing the late Nellie Farren's part
of Edmond Dantes in the same piece ;
in 1887, appeared at the Grand,
Islington, and on tour, as Jack in
"Little Jack Sheppard " ; made her
first appearance on the variety stage
at the Metropolitan, 2 Apr., 1888,
when she sang among other songs, " See
me dance the polka " ; her earliest
successes in the halls were gained
with such songs as " It's English, quite
English, you know," " Bubbles," etc.,
and she fulfilled several successful
engagements at the Alhambra, London
Pavilion, Tivoli, Canterbury, Paragon,
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etc. ; at Christmas, 1891, she went to
Australia, where she played Dick in
"Dick Whittington," Jack in "Little
Jack Sheppard," and Randolph in
" Randolph the Reckless," for ten
months ; her first pantomime en-
gagement was at the Theatre Royal,
Newcastle-on-Tyne ; in 1900, she
toured in Australian music halls, also
playing in " Puss in Boots," subse-
quently proceeding to South Africa ;
in 1917, toured in South Africa, in
" Theodore and Co.," "So Long,
Letty," and " A Country Girl " ; in
1919, toured South Africa in variety ;
in 1920, toured the English provinces,
as Mrs. Welwyn in " Tilly of Blooms-
bury " ; in 1924 toured as Baronne
de Boeuff in " Gabrielle." Among her
more successful songs may be men-
tioned " Do buy me that, Mamma
dear " ; "I want to look as well as
you " ; " Mashing the Band " ; " Save
a nice one for me," etc.
BARNES, J. H., actor ; d. 26 Feb.,
1850 ; first appeared on the stage
at the Lyceum, 25 Nov., 1871, as
Irving's double in " The Bells " ;
played Captain Lewis in " The Lady
of the Lake," Drury Lane, 1872 ;
Gordon Lockhart in " Old Soldiers,"
Strand, 1873 ; appeared at the opening
of the Criterion in 1874, as Gordon
Lockhart in " An American Lady " ;
and next toured as leading man
with Miss Neilson in America in
1874, and took his own company to
Canada the following year ; returning
to England, he appeared at the
Princess's in " The Corsican Brothers "
and " Abel Drake," 1876 ; in 1877
he was at the Globe in " Jo " ; toured
the following year in " Diplomacy " ;
in 1879 was at the Lyceum with Miss
Genevieve Ward, remaining at that
theatre to appear with Irving in " The
Iron Chest " and as Bassanio in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; and the follow-
ing year in " lolanthe " ; the same
year he joined the Kendals and John
Hare at the St. James's ; in 1882 he
supported Madame Ristori as leading
man at Drury Lane, playing in
" Macbeth " and " Elizabeth " ; ap-
peared at the Lyceum with Mary
Anderson in " Ingomar," " The Lady
of Lyons," " Pygmalion and Galatea,"
1883 ; subsequently touring with her
in America ; again appeared with
the Kendals at the St. James's, 1886,
playing Rigaud in " Antoinette
Rigaud " ; was Phedaspes in Miss
Clo Graves's " Nitocris," at Drury
Lane, 1887 ; the same year joined
Miss Grace Hawthorne at the Prin-
cess's, playing in " The Shadows of
a Great City " and " Siberia " ; he
appeared in " The Mystery of a
Hansom Cab," 1888 ; " Master and
Man," 1889 ; " Proof," and in "A
Convict's Wife," 1890 ; he then went
to America, where he remained for
some years ; returning, he appeared
at the Duke of York's in " Her Advo-
cate," 1895 ; supported Willard at
the Garrick in " The Rise of Dick
Halward," 1895; in 1896 appeared
with Wyndham at Criterion as Jog-
ram in " Rosemary " ; rejoined Irving
at Lyceum, 1901, playing in " Corio-
lanus," " Madame Sans Ge*ne,"
" Charles I," etc. ; at Drury Lane,
1903, appeared in " The Flood Tide " ;
has played leading parts in productions
at the Court under Vedrenne and
Barker ; returned to America under
Charles Frohman, 1905 ; at the Hud-
son Theatre, New York, 30 Aug., 1906,
appeared as Mr. Willmore in " The
Hypocrites," and returned to London
to play his original part in the same
play at the Hicks Theatre, 27 Aug.,
1907 ; at the Comedy, Feb., 1908,
appeared in " Lady Barbarity " ;
subsequently appeared at the Hippo-
drome in " The Sands o' Dee " ; at
the Globe, Sept., 1909, appeared in
" Madame X " ; at the Adelphi, in
Oct., 1909, in " The Servant in the
House " ; at the Garrick, May, 1910,
in " The Dawn of a To-morrow " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1910, played
in " D'Arcy of the Guards/' and
subsequently in " Eccentric Lord
Comberdene " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1911, played M. Joulin
in " Better Not Enquire " ; at the
Command performance at Drury Lane,
17 May, 1911, played Tabouret in
" Money " ; at the Gala performance
at His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911,
appeared as the Beefeater in " The
Critic " ; at His Majesty's, 5 Sept.,
1911, played Banquo in " Macbeth " ;
and 8 Nov., 191 1, the Duke of Pomberg
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in i4 The War God " ; at the Aldwydi,
Max., 1912, played the Earl of Pitcour
in " Proud Maisie " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1913, played the Em-
peror of China in " Turandot, Princess
of China "* ; supported Forbes-Robert-
son during his farewell season at
Drury Lane, Mar.- June, 1913, playing
Polonius in " Hamlet " and lago in
" Othello " ; in the autumn of 1913,
again visited the United States, playing
the Marquis of Beverley in " The
Whip/' appearing in this part at the
Manhattan Opera House, Nov., 1913 ;
after his return to England, appeared
at the Comedy Theatre, Oct., 1914, as
Montgommery Hawkes in " Peg o1 My
Heart " ; appeared at the Empire,
Nov., 1914, in " The Woman Inter-
venes " ; at Drury Lane, Apr., 1915,
played Fritz Scowcroft in " Happi-
ness " ; at the Queen's Theatre, Sept.,
1917, Sir George Rainsford in "The
Off-Chance " ; at the Strand, Feb.,
1918, Edward Palmer in " Cheating
Cheaters"; Apr., 1918, Sir Charles
Fellowes in " Betty at Bay " ; at
the Scala, May, 1919, Sir George
Caxton in " The Black Feather " ;
Aug., 1919, Colonel Damas in " The
Lady of Lyons " ; at the Savoy, Apr.,
1920, General Adair in " Paddy the
Next Best Thing " ; has written a
quantity of serious verse, and magazine
articles for the Nineteenth Century, etc.',
contributed his reminiscences, "Forty
Years on the Stage," to The Stage,
from Oct., 1913, subsequently pub-
lished in book form ; was the recipient
of a complimentary benefit matinee at
the Palace Theatre, 17 Mar., 1922,
to celebrate his Jubilee on the stage ;
at the Strand, Oct., 1922, played the
Judge in " The Balance " ; at the
Empire, Dec., 1922, the Doge in
" Arlequin " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Apr., 1923, Lester Montague in " Mer-
ton of the Movies " ; was an original
member of the Green Room Club.
Address : 53 Fordhook Avenue, Ealing
W.5.
BARNES, Ralph Kenneth, adminis-
trator, Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art; b. Heavitree, Exeter, 11 Sept.,
1878; s. of Prebendary Reginald
Barnes and his wife, Frances M. E.
(Nation) ; brother of Irene and Violet
Vanbrugh ; e. Westminster School and
Christ Church, Oxford, where he
obtained his M.A. degree ; formerly
engaged in Civil Service and journal-
ism ; appointed Administrator of the
Academy of Dramatic Art, 1909;
served in the War from Oct., 1914, to
Dec., 1919 ; Captain 1/9 Hampshire
Regt. in India, Mesopotamia, and
Siberia, and was mentioned in des-
patches ; author of " Glass Houses "
(from the French), 1909; "War
Pageant," Simla, 1918 ; " The Sisters,"
Simla, 1918; "Undercurrents," pro-
duced by the Academy ex-students,
1921 ; " The Letter of the Law,"
1924. Favourite play : " Hamlet."
Recreations : Tennis and golf. Club :
Garrick. Address : 9 Campden House
Chambers, Kensington, W.8. Telephone
No. : Museum 1328.
BARNES, Winifred, actress and
vocalist; b. 18 Dec., 1894 ; e. Con-
vent of Notre Dame; m. Roy
Faulkner ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Gaiety
Theatre, 1909, in a minor part in " Our
Miss Gibbs " ; subsequently toured
in George Edwardes's companies ;
during 1913 understudied Miss Sari
Petrass in " The Marriage Market," at
Daly's Theatre ; at the Prince's,
Manchester, 24 Dec., 1913, played
Mariposa Gilroy in " The Marriage
Market " ; at Daly's, 28 Oct., 1914,
appeared as Marjory Joy in the revival
of "A Country Girl " ; at Prince's,
Manchester, 24 Dec., 1914, appeared
as Betty in the play of that name,
subsequently appearing in the same
part at Daly's Theatre, 24 Apr., 1915 ;
at Daly's, May, 1916, played Mary,
Princess of Valaria in " The Happy
Day " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Feb., 1917, Aloiiey in " Anthony in
Wonderland"; at the Shaftesbury,
Sept., 1917,thetitle-rtJtein" Arlette " ;
at the Apollo, June, 1918, appeared
as Marlene de Launay in " Soldier
Boy"; at the Oxford, Oct., 1919,
as Maggie Maynell and Nellie Hay in
"Maggie"; at the Aeolian Hall,
Dec., 1920, gave a Vocal Recital ;
at the Strand, Oct., 1922, played
Betty in " Angel Face " ; at the
Empire, Jan., 1924, Helene in "The
Three Graces,"
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BARRATT, Augustus, hrist and
composer ; b. England ; studied at
the Royal College of Music, where he
gained a Scholarship ; composed the
music of " Kitty Grey/' 1902 ; " The
Girl Behind the Counter," 1906 ;
" Fancy Free," 1918 ; " Miss I-don't-
know," 1918 ; " The League of No-
tions," 1921 ; " The Fun of the Fayre/'
1921 ; " The Fun Worshippers/' 1924.
BARRETT, tteorge, actor ; (Charles
Frederick Barrett) ; b. Leeds, 1869 ;
s. of the late George Barrett, and his
wife, Bessie (Brooke), and nephew of
the late Wilson Barrett ; e. King's
College, London, and Naval College,
Portsmouth ; m. Betty Rutherford
(mar. dis.) ; for some time followed
the vocation of a sailor ; made his
first appearance on the stage at
the Lyceum, Edinburgh, 1890, in
" Claudian," with the late Wilson
Barrett, and he remained with this
company for three years ; he then
toured in " A Sailor rs Knot," 1892 ;
in 1893-4 he was a member of Charles
Hawtre3T's comedy company which
visited South Africa ; on his return
to England, in 1894, was touring with
the Milton-Rays, playing Donna
Betsiana in " Don Quixote " ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Parkhurst Theatre, Christmas, 1896,
as Mrs. Sinbad in " Sinbad the Sailor " ;
was again, for some years, a member of
his uncle's company, playing comedy
parts ; made his first appearance in
the West End of London at the Lyceum,
1899, playing Corkett in ' " The
Silver King," Monty Missit in
" The Manxman " ; at the Adelphi,
Dec., 1902, played Gurth in " The
Christian King," and took part
in Wilson Barrett's production of
" In the Middle of June " (1904),
and "Lucky Durham"' (1904);
during 1905, toured as Crookie
Scrubbs in " Sergeant Brue " ;
made a substantial hit when he
appeared at Wyndham's Thea.tre,
Apr., 1906, as A Waiter in " The Girl
Behind the Counter " ; at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Jan., 1907, played
Simon Slinks in " Miss Hook of Hol-
land/' and Sept., 1908, Bran in " King
of Cadonia " ; appeared at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1909, as Tom Lambert in " The
Whip"; Dec., 1910, as Rupert in
" Jack and the Beanstalk " ; Mar.,
1911, as James Hogg in "The Sins
of Society " ; subsequently appeared
in a music-hall sketch, " Two Flats " ;
at the Globe, Oct., 1911, played the
Constable in " The Love Mills " ;
appeared at the Gaiety, Feb., 1912,
as Commodore Parker in " The Sun-
shine Girl," and Apr., 1913, as Corne-
lius Clutterbuck in " The Girl on the
Film " ; at the Marlborough Theatre,
Christmas, 1914, played King Solumn
in " Humpty Dumpty " ; at the
Adelphi, Apr., 1915, appeared as
Loustot in " Veronique " ; subse-
quently again toured in " Two Flats " ;
at Olympia, Liverpool, Aug., 1915,
appeared in " The Sports Girl " ; at
the Apollo Theatre, Oct., 1915, suc-
ceeded to the part of Andrew McMur-
ray in " The Only Girl " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1916, played
Odkin in " Mr. Manhattan " ; at the
Kingsway, Oct., 1916, played in
" Extra Special " ; at the Middlesex,
Oct., 1917, played William Binks in
" All the Fun of the Fair" ; at the
Lyric, May, 1918, Baron Pepsicorn in
"Violette""; at the Winter Garden,
May, 1919, Brichoux in " Kissing
Time " ; at the Gaiety, Apr., 1921,
Seltzer in " Faust on Toast " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Apr., 1922, Sprules in
" Tons of Money," which lie played for
nearly two years ; at the Garrick,
June, 1924, played James in " The
Other Mr. Gibbs." Address : c/o
Akerman May Agency, 7/8 Leicester
Place, W.C.2.
BARRETT, Oscar, Jim., manager ;
b. London, 19 Mar., 1875 ; s. of Oscar
Barrett, the well-known composer
and manager ; assisted in the front of
the house at the Olympic Theatre,
Dec., 1892, when his father produced
" Dick Whittington " ; was at the
Lyceum, 1893, during the " run " of
" Cinderella," and also piloted the
U.S.A. tour, 1894 ; was then engaged
with Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum,
and on tour ; he was also assistant
business manager at the St. James's,
under Sir George Alexander, 1895, and
the following Christmas went to Drury
Lane Theatre, representing his father
for " Aladdin " ; at Christmas, 1896,
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was business manager at the Garrick,
with " Cinderella " ; was engaged at
the Shaftesbury, 1898-1900, during the
runs of " The" Belle of Xew York,"
" An American Beauty," " Are You a
Mason ? " etc., business manager for
Frank Curzon, at the Comedy, Avenue,
and Prince of Wales's ; was business
manager for Charles Frohman at the
Aldwych and Globe (formerly Hicks)
Theatres for several years up to 1911 ;
in 1913, appointed business manager
of the Empire Theatre, Leicester
Square ; in addition, is general man-
ager for Sir Alfred Butt at the Queen's
Theatre. Club : Eccentric. Address :
122 Coleherne Court, S.W.5. Tele-
phone Xo. : Kensington 4187.
BARRIE, Sir James, Matthew, Bart.
(cr. 1913), OJL, M.A., LL.D., Edin.,
dramatic author and novelist ; b. Kirrie-
rnuir, N.B., 9 May, 1860 ; e. at
Dumfries and Edinburgh University ;
was for a time leader-writer of a
Nottingham newspaper, and on coming
to London contributed to the St.
James's Gazette, The Speaker, and
The National Observer; author of
the plays, " Becky Sharp," Terry's,
1891 ; " Ibsen's Ghost/1 Toole's, 1891 ;
"Richard Savage/' Criterion, 1891;
"Walker, London," 1892; "Jane
Annie/1 Savoy, 1893; "The Pro-
fessor's Love Story," Comedy, 1894 ;
" The Little Minister/' Haymarket,
1897 ; " The Wedding Guest/'
Garrick, 1900 ; " Quality Street," at
Vaudeville, 1902; "The Admirable
Crichton," Duke of York's, 1902 ;
and " Little Mary," Wyndhain's,
1903; "Peter Pan," Duke of York's,
1904 ; " Pantaloon " and " Alice Sit-
by-the-Fire," at the same theatre,
1905; "Josephine," a revue, and
" Punch," a toy tragedy, comedy,
1906 ; " What Every Woman Knows,"
Duke of York's, 1908 ; " Old Friends/'
41 The Twelve Pound Look," " A
Slice of Life," Duke of York's, 1910 ;
" Rosalind," Duke of York's, 1912 ;
" The Will," Duke of York's, 1913 ;
" The Adored One," Duke of York's,
1913 ; " Half-an-Hour," Hippodrome,
1913; "Der Tag," Coliseum, 1914;
"The New Word," Duke of York's,
1915 ; " Rosy Rapture, the Pride of
Ifae Beauty Chorus " (revue), Duke of
York's, 1915 ; "A Kiss for Cinderella/'
Wyndham's, 1916 ; " The Old Lady
Shows her Medals," New, 1917~;
" Dear Brutus," Wyndham's, 1917 ;
" A Well-Remembered Voice/' Wynd-
ham's, 1918 ; " The Truth About the
Russian Dancers," Coliseum, 1920 ;
" Mary Rose/' Haymarket, 1920 ;
among his books may be noted
" Auld Licht Idylls/' " When a
Man's Single," " A Window in
Thrums/' " My Lady Nicotine," " The
Little Minister," "The Little White
Bird/' " Peter and Wendy," etc. ; was
created a Baronet on the occasion of the
King's Birthday, June, 1913, and
received the Order of Merit on the
occasion of the bestowal of the New
Year's Honours, 1922 ; Rector of St.
Andrews University, 1922. Address :
1/3 Robert Street, Adelphi, W.C.2.
Club : Athenaeum.
BARRY, Joan, actress ; b. 5 Nov.,
1902 ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the St. James's, Aug., 1920,
when she played the part of Eva Johns
in " His Lady Friends " ; at the Duke
of York's, June, 1921, played Dorothy
Fessenden in " The Wrong Number " ;
at the Lyric, Mar., 1922, succeeded
Mary Glynne as Mary in " Welcome
Stranger " ; at the Globe, July, 1922,
succeeded Helen Spencer as Delia
in " Belinda " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Dec., 1923, played Vane Harpenden in
" The Rising Generation " ; at the St.
James's, Dec., 1924, Pollyanna in the
play of that name. Address : 24
Corringham Road, Golder's Green, N.W.
BARRYMORE, Ethel, actress ; d. of
the late Maurice Barrymore and
Georgie Drew-Barrymore, and niece of
John Drew ; b. Philadelphia, 15 Aug.,
1879 ; m. Russell Griswold Colt (mar.
dis.) ; made her first appearance on the
stage on 25 Jan., 1894, at the Empire
Theatre, New York, as Julia in " The
Rivals " ; at the Empire Theatre,
New York, during the autumn of
1894, she played the part of Kate
Fennell in " The Bauble Shop/' in
which her uncle, John Drew, was
playing the leading part ; at the same
theatre, 25 Sept., 1895, she appeared
as Katherine in " That Imprudent
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Young Couple," and at Palmer's
Theatre in Jan., 1896, she played Zoe
in " The Squire of Dames " ; at the
Empire, 31 Aug., 1896, she appeared
as Piiscilla in " Rosemary/' and in
1897 proceeded to England. At the
Adelphi, London, 15 May, 1897, she
made her English debut as Miss Kitt-
ridge in " Secret Service/' with
W. H. Gillette ; she was then engaged
by the late Sir Henry Irving for the
Lyceum Company, and went on tour,
playing Annette in " The Bells " ;
on her return to London she appeared
at the Lyceum, on 1 Jan., 1898, as
Euphrosine in " Peter the Great " ;
she then returned to America, and
was next seen at the Garrick, New
York, on 24 Oct., 1898, as Madeleine
in " Catherine," with Annie Russell ;
at the same theatre, 16 Feb., 1900, she
figured as Stella de Gex in " His
Excellency the Governor " ; she was
next promoted to the rank of " star "
by Charles Frohman, her first play
being " Captain Jinks of the Horse
Marines," in which she appeared as
Madame Trentoni, at the Garrick
Theatre, on 4 Feb., 1901 ; since that
date she has appeared as Carrots
in the one-act play of that name,
Angela Muir in "A Country Mouse/'
Kate Curtis in " Cousin Kate,"
Sunday in the play of that name,
Gwendolyn Cobb in " The Painful
Predicament of Sherlock Holmes,"
Nora Helmer in "A Boll's House,"
Mrs. Grey in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire,"
and in " Miss Civilization " ; at
Wyndham's Theatre, London, 16 May,
1904, she appeared as Cynthia in H. H.
Davies' play of that name ; in 1905-6
she again toured in " Alice-Si t-by-the-
Fire " ; in Dec., 1906, she again
appeared in " Captain Jinks of the
Horse Marines " ; at the Empire, New
York, 18 Mar., 1907, she played the
part of Mrs. Jones in " The Silver
Box " ; subsequently appearing at
the same theatre in sundry revivals ;
in Sept., 1907, she started on a tour
with a new play entitled " Her Sister,"
written by Clyde Fitch and Cosmo
Gordon-Lennox ; appeared in this
play in New York at the Hudson
Theatre, 25 Dec., 1907 ; same theatre,
Nov., 1908, appeared as Lady Frede-
rick in the play of that name; at
the Empire, New York, 31 Jan., 1910,
appeared as Zoe Blundell in " Mid-
Channel," subsequently touring in
the same play ; at the Empire, New
York, 1 Jan., 1911, played the part of
Rose Trelawney in " Trelawney of
the Wells"; "and 13 Feb., 1911,
played Kate in " The Twelve Pound
Look " ; at Trenton, NJ., 19 Sept.,
1911, played Stella Ballantyne in
"The Witness for the Defence,"
appearing in the same part at the
Empire, New York, 4 Dec., 1911;
same theatre, 29 Jan., 1912, played
Kate Spencer in " Cousin Kate " ;
Feb., 1912, appeared in "A Slice of
Life " ; at the Palace, New York,
Apr., 1913, played in " Miss Civiliza-
tion " ; at the Empire, New York,
28 Oct., 1913, played Madame Okraska
(Xante) in " Tante " ; 11 May, 1914,
Suzanne de Ruseville in "A Scrap
of Paper " ; subsequently toured in
"vaudeville," in "Drifted Apart";
at the Empire, New York, 25 Jan.,
1915, played Berthe Tregnier in " The
Shadow"; at the Lyceum, New
York, Oct., 1915, Emma McChesney
in " Our Mrs. McChesney," and
toured in this during .1916-17 ;
at the Empire, New York, Dec., 1917,
appeared as Marguerite Gautier in
" The Lady of the Camelias " ; Feb.,
1918, as Lady Cardonnell in " The
Off-Chance"; May, 1918, as Belinda
Harrington in " Belinda " ; Oct.,
1919, as Lady Helen Haden in
" Declasee " ; toured in this part,
1920-1 ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1921, played The Queen in
" Clair de Lune " ; at the Longacre
Theatre, Sept., 1922, Rose Bernd in
the play of that name ; Dec., 1922,
Juliet in " Romeo and Juliet " ; Feb.,
1923, Lady Marjorie Colladine in
" The Laughing Lady " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, June, 1923, Lady
Teazle in " The School for Scandal " ;
at the Plymouth Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1923, Princess Amelia in " A
Royal Fandango " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Oct., 1924, Paula in " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Recreations :
Riding and driving.
BARRYMORE, John, actor; b. 15
Feb., 1882 ; s. of the late Maurice Barry-
more and Georgie Drew (Barrymore) ;
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m. (I) Katherine Corri Harris
(mar. dis.) ; (2) Airs. Leonard M.
Thomas (Blanche Oelrichs) ; made
his first appearance on the stage
at Cleveland's Theatre, Chicago, 31
Oct., 1903, as Max in " Magda " ;
made his first appearance in New York
at the Savoy Theatre, 28 Dec., 1903,
as Corley in " Glad of It " ; sub-
sequently played the part of Polk
in the same play ; at the Criterion,
4 Apr., 1904, appeared as Charley
Hine in " The Dictator/* and at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, in May, 1904,
played Signor Valreali in " Yvette " ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Comedy Theatre, 3 May, 1905,
in his original part in " The Dictator " ;
on his return to America, toured as
Jacky in " Sunday " ; at the Criterion
25 Dec., 1905, appeared as Stephen
Rollo in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire " and
the Clown in " Pantaloon " ; at the
Broadway, Jan., 1906, appeared in
" Miss Civilization," subsequently
•visited Australia, in the company
of William Collier ; at the Lyceum,
New York, May, 1907, succeeded
Arnold Daly as Tony Allen in " The
Boys of Company B," subsequently
touring in the same play ; at the
Savoy Theatre, New York, 16 Mar.,
1908, played Lord Meadows in
" Toddles " ; at Chicago, May, 1908,
appeared as Mac in "A Stubborn
Cinderella/' appearing at the Broad-
way, New York, 25 Jan., 1909, in the
-same part ; at the Gaiety, New York,
4 Sept., 1909, played Nathaniel
Duncan in " The Fortune Hunter/'
subsequently touring in the same part
throughout 1910-11 ; at Reading, Pa.,
28 Aug., 1911, appeared as Robert
Hudson in " Uncle Sam," and played
the same part at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1911 ; subsequently
toured as Pete in " Princess Zim-
Zim " ; at the Empire, New York,
Feb.,^ 1912, played in "A Slice of
Life " ; subsequently toured in " Half
a Husband " ; at the Little Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1912, played Anatol
in " The Affairs of Anatol " ; at
Chicago, Mar., 1913, played in "A
Thief for a Night ; at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, New York, Aug., 1913,
appeared as George Macfarland in
"Believe Me, Xantippe " ; at ihe
Eltinge Theatre, Jan., 1914, as Julian
Rolfe in " The Yellow Ticket " ; at
the Longacre Theatre, Oct., 1914, as
Chick Hewes in " Kick In " ; at the
Candler Theatre, Apr., 1916, as William
Falder in " Justice " ; at the Republic
Theatre, Apr., 1917, Peter Ibbetson
in the play of that name ; at the
Plymouth Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1918, appeared as Fedor Vasilyevich
Protosov in " Redemption " ; Apr.,
1919, as Giannetto Malespini in " The
Jest " ; Mar., 1920, as the Duke of
Glo'ster in " Richard III " ; at the
Empire, New York, Apr., 1921, as
Gwymplane in " Clair de Lune " ;
at the Sam H. Harris Theatre, Nov.,
1922, appeared as Hamlet ; during
1923-4, toured in the same part.
Address : Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
BARBYMOKE, Lionel, actor ; b. 28
Apr., 1878 ; s. of the late Georgie
(Drew) and Maurice Barrymore ; m.
(1) Doris Rankin, (2) Irene Fen wick ;
made his first appearance on the
stage in 1893, in " The Rivals,"
in which his grandmother, the late
Mrs. John Drew, was appearing as
Mrs. Malaprop ; he also appeared
with her in " The Road to Ruin/*
and was then absent from the stage
for a couple of years ; reappeared in
1896, playing in " Squire Kate " ;
in 1897, played in " Cumberland
'61 ," and also appeared in a number
of plays with Nance O'Neil's company ;
during 1898-9, played in " Uncle
Dick," " The Hon. John Grigsby/'
and " Arizona " ; the following year
toured with the late J. A. Herne in
" Sag Harbor," subsequently playing
in " Arizona " and " The Brixton
Burglary " ; he then played two
seasons with John Drew in " The
Second in Command," and " The
Mummy and the Humming Bird " ;
in 1903, he played in " The Best of
Friends," and in 1904 in " The Other
Girl " ; in 1905, played the title-rdle
in J. M. Barrie's play, " Pantaloon " ;
he was then again absent from the
stage, through ill-health, for three
years ; in Dec., 1909, reappeared, at
Chicago, playing in " Fires of Fate " ;
in 1912, toured in "vaudeville/* in
" The Still Voice " ; his next appearance
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was at the Republic Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1917, when he played
Colonel Ibbetson in " Peter Ibbetson"
at the Shubert Theatre, Feb., 1918
Milt Shanks in "The Copperhead"
at the Plymouth Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1919, appeared as Neri in " The
Jest " ; at the Criterion, New York,
Feb., 1920, as Mouzon in " The Letter
of the Law " ; at the Apollo, New
York, Feb., 1921, appeared in the
title-* die of " Macbeth " ; at the
Broadhurst, Oct., 1921, played Achille
Cortelon in " The Claw " ; at the
Belasco, New York, Nov., 1923, Tito
Beppi and Flik in " Laugh, Clown,
Laugh ! " Address : Lambs' Club, 130
West 44th Street.New York City, U.S. A.
BARTH> Cecil, general manager
5. of W. H. Walenn, C.E., F.C.S.
F.I.C. ; b. of Chas. R. Walenn, actor
e. City of London School ; made first
professional appearance at Gaiety
Theatre, 11 Mar., 1881, as the Marquis
in " Les Cloches de Corneville "
(children's company) and continued
playing light comedy and juvenile
parts for five years at the Criterion,
and on tour ; was appointed manager
of musical section for Sir Augustus
Harris, at Olympia, 1896 ; general
manager Alexandra Palace, 1897-8 ;
general manager Promenade Concert
season at Covent Garden Opera House,
1900 ; toured H.M. Guards' Bands,
1899-1900 ; general manager Palace
Pier, Brighton, 1901-2 ; general mana-
ger at I3rincess's Theatre for " The
Fatal Wedding " and " An Actor's
Romance " and for provincial tours,
1903-5 ; toured own companies, au-
tumn, 1905 ; business manager, " Peter
Pan,1' spring tour ; general manager,
" The Four Just Men/' autumn, 1906.
Since that date has managed the
tours and annual revival of " Charley's
Aunt " at various London theatres ;
also acquired the rights of " The
Private Secretary/' and toured same,
with revivals at West End theatres ;
produced " Betty at Bay " at the
Strand, 1918, " Ned Kean of Old
Drury " at Kennington, 1920 ;
" Bachelor Husbands," at Royalty,
1924. Hobbies : Music, swimming,
tennis, chess, bridge. Address : 37
King Street, W.C.2.
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BARTHOLOHAE, Phillip H., dra-
matic author, librettist, and manager ;
is the author of the following plays and
musical comedies, several of which
he produced under his own manage-
ment : " Over Night," 1911 ; "Little
Miss Brown," 1912 ; " And They Lived
Happy Ever After " (from the Ger-
man)/ 1912 ; " When Dreams Come
True," 1913 ; " Kiss Me Quick," 1913 ;
(t Glorianna," 1913 ; " The Model
Maid," 1914 ; " Miss Daisy/' 1914 ;
" At the Ball," 1914 ; " One of the
Boys," 1915 ; " AU Night Long "
(with Paul Sipe), 1915 ; " Very Good
Eddie/' 1915 ; " Girl o' Mine," 1918 ;
" Over the Top " (with Harold Atter-
idge), 1918 ; " The Greenwich Village
Follies " (with J. Murray Anderson),
1919; ''Tangerine" (with Guy Boi-
ton), 1921; "Personality" (with J.
Ewing Brady), 1921 ; " Barnurn Was
Right" (with John Meehan), 1923.
BARTON, Dora (Dora Brockbank),
actress ; b. London ; d. of John B,
Brockbank ; m. 1908, Anthony Caton
Woodville ; e. Bedford Park High
School ; made her first appearance on
the stage at Court, Liverpool, 2 Sept.,
1892, as Suzanne in "A Man's
Shadow " ; in London she has appeared
in ** The Black Cat," Opera Comique,
1893 ; in " Eclitha's Burglar," at the
Haymarket, 1894; "Cherry Hall,"
Avenue, 1894 ; " The Puritan," Tra-
falgar Square, 1894 ; " The Girl I Left
Behind Me," Adelphi, 1895 ; " For the
Crown," Lyceum, 1896 ; " My Inno-
cent Boy," Royalty, 1898 ; " Brother
Officers," Garrick, 1898; Dora in
" Hearts are Trumps," Drury Lane,
1899 ; " The Wilderness/' St. James's,
1901 ; Joan in " Sweet and Twenty";
Vaudeville, 1901 ; Bonitain "Arizona,"
Adelphi, 1902 ; toured in the United
States with Mrs. Langtry, 1902 ;
appeared in " Glittering Gloria/'
Wyiidham's, 1903 ; " The Rich Mrs.
Repton," 1904 ; " Winnie Brooke,
Widow," Criterion, 1904; "Master
of Kingsgift," Avenue, 1904 ; " The
Mountain Climber," Comedy, 1905-6 ;
" Monsieur Beaucaire/' and " Clan-
carty," Lyric, 1907 ; autumn tour,
1907, with Lewis Waller in " Robin
Hood " and " Monsieur Beaucaire " ;
at the Comedy, 1908, in " Lady
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Barbarity " ; " Mr. Preedy and the
Countess,'1 Criterion, 1909 ; " The
House Opposite " and " Louis XI,"
Queen's, 1909-10; "Just to Get
Married," and " The Saloon," Little
Theatre, 1910-11; "Fanny's First
Play," Kingsway, 1912 ; " at the
Criterion, Sept., 1912, played Cora in
" A Young Man's Fancy " ; Oct.,
1912, Rose in "Tantrums"; Nov.,
1912, Hilda Burchell in " \Vhere
There's a Will " ; at the Prince's,
Feb., 1913, Ghuz-nah in " The Indian
Mutiny " ; at the Comedy, May, 1913,
Annie Roberts in " Strife " ; at the
Globe, Sept., 1914, Princess Nandi in
" Mameena " ; during 1915-16, mainly
devoted herself to the cinema stage ;
during 1917-18, was with the N.A.C.B.,
and acted all round the various camps
in England ; at the St. Martin's
Theatre, Apr., 1919, played Marion
Greene in " The Very Idea " ; during
1920, toured as Claire in " The Heart
of a Child " ; at the Kingsway, Mar.,
1921, appeared in the same part;
at the St. James's, Aug., 1921, played
Parsons in " Threads " ; at the Court,
Jan., 1923, Josephine Vincent in
" Three's a Crowd " ; at the Everyman
Apr., 1923, Ann Marsden in " T'Mars-
dens " ; Jan., 1924, Violet Borradaile
in " The Painted Lady " ; subsequently
toured as Eh" nor Shale in " The Lie."
Address : 35 Digby Mansions,
Hammersmith, W.6. Telephone No. :
Riverside 2926.
BARTON, Mary, actress; b. War-
wickshire ; e. Royal College, Birming-
ham ; m. Tristan Rawson ; was a
pupil at the Academy of Dramatic
Art ; made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Court Theatre,
under Vedrenne and Barker, Feb.,
1907, as Julia Craven in " The Phi-
landerer," subsequently playing Gloria
Clandon in " You Never Can Tell,"
and Mrs. Pratt in " The Return of the
Prodigal " ; next appeared at the
Savoy, Sept., 1907, as Letty in " Joy ";
at the Imperial, Nov., 1907, played
Simson in " Waste " ; in Feb., 1908,
went to the Kingsway, to understudy
Lena Ashwell in " Diana of Dobson's ";
at the same theatre, Oct., 1908, played
Mrs. Van Buskirk in " The Treasure " ;
she then became a member of Charles
Frohman's Company at the Duke of
York's Theatre, and appeared there,
Mar., 1909, as Annie Roberts in
" Strife " ; Aug., 1909, as the Concierge
in " Arsene Lupin " ; was a member
of the Frohman Repertory Company,
Mar.-June, 1910, playing Lady Sims
in " The Twelve-Pound Look " ; Mrs.
Brigstock in " The Madras House " ;
Quaint in " Prunella," and Miss
Gilletson in " Helena's Path " ; at the
same theatre, Oct., 1910, played Miss
Hall in " Grace " ; Feb., 1911, Louise
Railing in " Loaves and Fishes " ;
at the Queen's, Dec., 1911, appeared
as Light in " The Blue Bird " ; she
then went to America, making her
first appearance in New York, at the
Comedy Theatre, 16 Sept., 1912, as
Mrs. Knox in " Fanny's First Play " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, Jan., 1913,
played Jenny Pargetter in " Nan " ;
paid a second visit to America at the
end of the following year, and appeared
at Wallaces Theatre, Feb., 1915, as
Hippolyta in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream," also playing in " Fanny's
First Play," and " Androcles and the
Lion " ; on returning to England,
joined Lena Ashwell' s Company, and
visited France during the war ; ap-
peared at the Kingsway Theatre, Dec.,
1915, as Miss Waghorn in " The Star-
light Express " ; was absent from the
stage for some time ; at the " Old Vic,"
Sept., 1920, played Hermione in " The
Winter's Tale " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1920, Maria Grimshaw in " The Cross-
ing " ; at the Kingsway, Nov., 1920,
Mistress Merrythought in " The Knight
of the Burning Pestle " ; at the
Comedy, June, 1921, Julia in " A
Family Man " ; at the Haymarket,
Aug., 1921, Miss Willoughby in
" Quality Street " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith (for the Phoenix
Society), Nov., 1921, Cinthia in " The
Maid's Tragedy " ; at the Everyman,
Dec., 1922, Viola in " Twelfth Night " ;
July, 1923, Mrs. Knox in " Fanny's
First Play " ; at the Regent (for the
Fellowship Players), Dec., 1923, Queen
Eizabeth in " Richard III " ; April,
1924 (for the same society), Mariana
in " Measure for Measure " ; at the
Apollo, Aug., 1924, Mrs Stanton in
" The Fake " ; at the Prince's, Oct.,
1924, Mrs. Hunter in " The Blue Peter."
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Favourite pwt : Hermione. A ddrez>s :
70 Church Street, Chelsea, S.W.3.
Telephone No. : Kensington 8489.
BASKCOMB, A. YT., character come-
dian ; b. London, 5 July, 1880 ; s. of
William Alfred Baskcomb, former!}*
chief clerk to King Edward, when
Prince of Wales ; e. at Christ's Hos-
pital ; m. Ninon Dudley ; prepared for
the stage at Miss Sarah Thome's
dramatic schools at Chatham and
Margate theatres ; first appeared at
Margate, 1896, as dumb negro in " The
Octoroon " ; his subsequent engage-
ments include a season with Edward
Terry at Terry's Theatre, 1898 ; two
tours in " The Tyranny of Tears/'
1899 ; tour with Henry Neville in
"Mrs. Dane's Defence," 1901; tour
with " The Adventures of Lady
Ursula " and " The Swashbuckler/'
1901 ; two tours in " The Little
Minister/' 1902 ; South African tour
for six months with Edward Terry,
and English tour with " Quality
Street," 1903 ; Peter in "Merely
Mary Ann," 1903 ; Peter Boll in
" The Jail Bird," Wyndham's ; tour
with " Little Mary"; played Slightly
over 1,100 timesin " Peter Pan," (1904,
and each subsequent revival at Duke
of York's, to 1911) ; Clown in " Pan-
taloon," Duke of York's ; Johann in
"Leah Kleschna," New; toured as
Cosmo in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire,"
1906 ; Edmund Siddons in " The
Gay Gordons," at the Aldwych, Sept ,
1907 ; at Wyndham's Sept., 1908, ap-
peared as the Cabin Boy in " The
Early "Worm " ; toured as Hamilton
Preedy in " Mr. Preedy and the
Countess/' 1910 ; appeared at the
Prince of Wales's, July, 1911, as Mr.
Arthur in " Sally Bishop " ; at the
Globe, Oct., 1911, played Hans in
" The Love Mills " ; at the Lyric,
Dec., 1911, appeared as Mattoni in
" Nightbirds " ; played the same part
at the Casino Theatre, New York,
Aug., 1912, when the piece was re-
named " The Merry Countess " ; ap-
peared at the Tivoli, 1912, in "The
Staff Dinner " ; at the Lyric, Sept.,
1913, played Alfred Harris in "Love
and Laughter " ; at the Vaudeville,
Aug., 1914, Aubrey Braxton in "My
Aunt " ; reappeared at the Puke of
York's, Dec., 1914 ; as Slightly in
" Peter Pan " ; at the Kennington
Theatre, Apr., 1915, played in " Hot
and Cold," in which he toured for
two and-a-half years, without a break ;
after eighteen months' war service,
again toured the music-halls, in "A
Week-End " and " Hustle " ; at the
Oxford, Jan., 1921, appeared in " The
League of Notions " ; Dec., 1921, the
Governess in " The Babes in the
Wood " ; • Mar., 1922, appeared in
" Mayfair and Montmartre " ; at the
Vaudeville, Aug., 1922, in " Snap " ;
at the Lyric, Feb., 1923, succeeded
Edmund Gwenn as Christian Veit
in " Lilac Time " ; at the Vaudeville,
Sept., 1923, appeared in "Yes";
at the Strand, Jan., 1924, played
Bertram Bright in ' ' The Dare-devil J ' ;
at the Duke of York's, Feb., 1924,
appeared in " London Calling " ; at
the Lyric, June, 1924, appeared as
Fran9ois in " The Street Singer."
Recreation : Golf. Address : Green
Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
BATEMAN, Jessie, actress; b. 2
Aug., 1877; m. (1) Captain G. A.
Ashfordby Trenchard, died 1902 ;
(2) Wilfred G. Chancellor ; made her
first appearance on the stage as a
small child of ten, appearing as a
dancer in several ballets at the Alham-
bra, 1887-9 ; she then appeared
at the old Globe Theatre, 12 Dec.,
1889, as Cobweb in F. R. Benson's
revival of "A Midsummer Night' s
Dream " ; subsequently appeared at
the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Dec.,
1890, in " The Rose and the Ring " ;
next appeared at the Royal English
Opera House (now the Palace Theatre) ,
Jan., 1891, as a child in " Ivanhoe " ;
subsequently toured with F. R.
Benson for some five years, playing
such parts as the Prince of Wales in
" Richard III/' Puck in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Robin in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor/'
Lucius in " Julius Caesar/* etc., and
later, Titania in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Celia in " As You
Like It," Lucy in " The Rivals," etc. ;
made her reappearance in London,
at the Comedy Theatre, 8 Apr., 1896,
in " The Guinea Stamp " ; at the
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same theatre, in 1897, played Mona
Carew in " Mr. Martin " ; subse-
quently toured in South Africa, as a
member of George Edwardes's Com-
pany, playing the leading parts in
" The Little Minister," " A Marriage of
Convenience/* " Secret Service/'
" "Under the Red Robe/' etc. ; on her
return to England was engaged by
H. Reeves-Smith for an American tour
in "A Brace of Partridges/' and
made her first appearance in New York,
at Hoyt's Theatre, 7 Sept., 1898,
as Peggy Stubbs in that play ; reap-
peared in England at the Royalty
Theatre, 31 Dec., 1898, as Connie
Markham in "A Little Ray of Sun-
shine " ; at the Avenue, 22 Nov.,
1899, played Minnie Templar in "A
Message from Mars " ; accompanied
Charles Hawtrey to America to play
in the same piece ; at the Prince of
Wales's, 25 Apr., 1901, played Miss
Seaton in " The Man from Blank-
ley's " ; at the Garrick, 7 June,
1902, Barbara Arreton in "The
Bishop's Move " ; at the Haymarket,
Max., 1903, Fanny in " The Clandes-
tine Marriage " ; at the Garrick, Sept.,
1903, played Olivia Mills in "The
Golden Silence " ; Dec., 1903, Dot
in "The Cricket on the Hearth";
May, 1904, the Fairy Rosebud in
" The Fairy's Dilemma " ; at the
New Theatre, Aug., 1904, played
Ethel Smedley in " Beauty and the
Barge " ; subsequently played the
same part at the Haymarket Theatre ;
at the last mentioned theatre, Mar.,
1905, played Nell in " Everybody's
Secret " ; in May, 1905, played
Hortense in " The Creole " ; in
June, 1905, Imogen in " The Cabinet
Minister " ; in Sept., 1905, appeared
as Norah Concannon in " On the
Love Path " ; in Nov., 1905, as
Acacia Dean in " Lucky Miss Dean " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Feb., 1906, played
Nell Ruthven in " A Gilded Fool " ;
at the Comedy, May, 1906, appeared
as Gwendoline Conran in " Raf9.es."
Shortly after the termination of the
run of that play in 1907, she sailed
for Brazil to be married ; reappeared
on the London stage at the Playhouse,
3 June, 1909, as Madame Dei Tassinari
in " The Merry Devil " ; at Drury
Lane, 9 Sept., 1909, played Lady
Diana Sartoris in " The Whip " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1911,
played her old part of Minnie in " A
Message from Mars " ; at the Lyceum,
Edinburgh, Apr., 1915, appeared as
Lady Mjlverdale in " Forked Light-
ning " ; at Wyndham's Theatre, Oct.,
1917, played Mrs. Purdie in " Dear
Brutus" ; at the Oxford, Dec., 1918,
Alice Perlet in " In the Night Watch " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1920, Mrs. Deane
in " Peter Ibbetson " ; at the St.
James's, Aug., 1920, Catherine Smith
in " His Lady Friends " ; at the
Adelphi, July, 1923, Lady Sara
Aldine in " The Young Person in
Pink"; at the Criterion, Nov., 1923,
Mrs. Forbes in " Dulcy " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Feb., 1924, Mrs. Temple in
" Not in Our Stars." Address : 20
Warwick Road, Earl's Court, S.W.5.
BATEMAN, Leah, actress; 6.
London, 15 Apr., 1892 ; d. of Sidney
(Crowe) and Harrison Hunter ; g.-d,
of Miss Bateman (Mrs. Crowe) ; e.
London ; m. James Ernest Richey
(mar. dis.) ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the St. James's Theatre,
July, 1899, impersonating Lady Teazle
in the quarrel scene from " The School
for Scandal " ; at the Court Theatre,
July, 1907, played Glaucea in " Medea
in Corinth " ; at the Kingsway, Mar.
1908, appeared as Ann in " Off the
Cornish Coast," and at the same
theatre appeared as Juliet in " Rorneo
and Juliet," being the youngest actress
to play that part ; in 1909, she went
to America and joined the company
of the New Theatre, New York,
appearing there on the opening night
of the theatre, 8 Nov., 1909, as Iras in
" Antony and Cleopatra," and re-
mained a member of the company
during the two seasons of its existence,
playing, among other parts, Ann
Sinclair in " Don," Olivia in " Twelfth
Night," Perdita in " The Winter's
Tale," Anne Page in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," Bright Water in
"The Arrow Maker," etc.; in 1912,
toured in the English provinces as
Dora Delaney in " Fanny's First
Play " ; subsequently played the
same part at the Kingsway Theatre ;
at the Savoy, Nov., 1912, played
Maria in "Twelfth Night"; From
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1914-16, served as a V.A.D. ; in
1917, toured as Regina in " Ghosts " ;
at the Court, Oct., 1918, appeared as
Viola in " Twelfth Night " ; Mar.,
1919, as Lady Sneerwell in " The
School for Scandal " ; during the
autumn of 1919, appeared at Manches-
ter and Edinburgh, as Lady Teazle
in " The School for Scandal/' and
Viola in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Playhouse, Liverpool, 1920, as Mistress
Ford in "The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor"; at the Court, Dec., 1920, as
Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream"; Feb., 1921, as Doll Tear-
sheet in " King Henry IV " (part II).
from Oct., 1921, to Dec., 1923, toured
as leading lady in the Bernard Shaw
Repertory Co., playing Anne White-
field in " Man and Superman," Jennifer
in " The Doctor's Dilemma," Margaret
Knox in " Fanny's First Play,"
Aurora Bompas in " How He Lied" to
Her Husband," Proserpine Garnett in
" Candida," Gloria Clandon in " You
Never Can Tell," Jenny Hill and Lady
Britomart in " Major Barbara " and
Mrs. Pearce in " Pygmalion " ; at
the Everyman, Oct., 1924, played
Hypatia Tarleton in " Misalliance."
Address : 50o Leinster Gardens,
Hyde Park, W.2. Telephone No. :
Paddington 155 ; and " Waterside,"
Crawley Down, Sussex.
BATEMAN, Virginia Francis (see
COMPTON, MRS. EDWARD).
BATES, Blanche, actress; b. in
Portland, Ore., 25 Aug., 1873 ; d. ot
F. M. Bates ; m. George Creel, former
Police Commissioner of Denver, Col. ;
made her first appearance on the stage in
San Francisco, 17 Sept., 1894, playing
Mrs. Willoughby in " The Picture " ;
subsequently appeared in a stock com-
pany in the same city, under the direc-
tion of T. D. Frawley ; she made her
first appearance on the New York stage
at Daly's Theatre, under the man-
agement of the late Augustin Daly,
autumn of 1897, as Bianca in " The
Taming of the Shrew " ; with the
Daly Company she also appeared as
Celia in "As You Like It," Lady
Sneerwell in " The School for Scan-
dal," Countess Charkoff in " The
Great Ruby," etc. ; at the Broadway
Theatre, 13 Mar., 1899, she appeared
as Miladi in " The Musketeers " ;
and at the Herald Square Theatre,
16 Oct., 1899, she made a great hit
as Hannah Jacobs in *' The Children
of the Ghetto " ; at the same theatre,
9 Jan., 1900, she played Cora in
'* Naughty Anthony/* under David
Belasco ; she was next seen at the
Herald Square Theatre, 5 Mar., 1900,
as Cho-Cho-San, in " Madame Butter-
fly," in which she scored another big
success ; at the Garden Theatre, 5
Feb., 1901, she played Cigarette
in " Under Two Flags," and at the
Belasco Theatre, 3 Dec., 1902, she
was the original Yo-San in " The
Darling of the Gods " ; she played
this part for two years ; during the
spring of 1904, at Chicago, she played
Hedda Tesman in " Hedda Gabler,"
Katherine in " The Taming of the
Shrew," etc. ; at the Belasco Theatre,
14 Nov., 1905, she appeared as the
Girl in " The Girl of the Golden West,"
a part in which she subsequently
toured with the greatest success ;
at the Stuyvesant Theatre, 22 Sept.,
1908, played Anna in " The Fighting
Hope " ; " at the Hudson Theatre,
New York, 15 Nov., 1910, appeared
as Roxanna Clayton in " Nobody's
Widow " ; subsequently toured in the
same part ; in 1913, toured as Stella
Ballantyne in " The Witness for the
Defence " ; appeared at the Palace,
New York, Feb., 1914, as Lilian
Garson in " Half-an-Hour " ; at the
Empire, New York, Oct., 1914, played
the Comtesse Zicka in " Diplomacy " ;
at the Tremont Theatre, Boston, Apr.,
1917, played Lady Isabel in " East
Lynne " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Mar., 1918, Mrs. Palmer in " Getting
Together " ; at the Palace, New York,
Dec., 1918, played in " The World
Mother"; at the Liberty Theatre,
Mar., 1919, the Marquis de Montespan
in " Moliere " ; at the Broadhurst,
Mar., 1919, Medea in the tragedy of
that name ; at Henry Miller's Theatre,
Dec., 1919, appeared as Nancy Fair
in " The Famous Mrs. Fair " ; Sept.,
1923, as Karen Aldcroft in "The
Changelings." Address : 105 East
39th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
BATES, Thorpe, actor and vocalist ;
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b. London, 11 Feb., 1883 ; 5. of Fred-
erick Bates and his wife Elizabeth
(Lewis) ; studied music at the Guildhall
School of Music and afterwards at the
Royal Academy of Music ; originally
intended for the legal profession but
relinquished the idea for concert work,
and for several years was well known
on the concert platform and at various
musical festivals ; made his first
appearance on the stage proper, at
Daly's Theatre, 13 May, 1916, when
he played the Earl of Anglemere in
" The Happy Day " ; at the Prince's
Theatre, Manchester, Dec., 1916, ap-
peared as Beppo in " The Maid of the
Mountains/' and played the same part
when the piece was presented at Daly's,
10 Feb., 1917 ; he continued to play in
this piece until 1920, when just before
the end of the run he went to the
Gaiety Theatre, and in Mar., 1920,
appeared there as the Hon. Bobbie
Blake, R.N., in the revised version
of " The Shop Girl " ; at the Empire,
Mar., 1921, played Derek Lanscoinbe
in " The Rebel Maid " ; at the Adelphi,
Oct., 1921, Captain Paul D'Artois in
" The Golden Moth " ; he then went
to America, and appeared at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1922, as Prince Radjami of
Lahore in " The Yankee Princess " ;
at the Empire, London, Jan., 1924,
played Charles, Duke of Nancy, in
" The Three Graces." Recreation :
Golf. Address : " Westerley," Salmon
Street, Kingsbury Hill, N.W.9.
BATH, Hubert, composer ; b. Barn-
staple, Devon, 6 Nov., 1883 ; 5. of
C. J. Bath ; e. Barnstaple ; studied
music privately and at the Royal
Academy of Music, where he gained
a scholarship for composition • com-
posed the incidental music for " Han-
nele," produced at His Majesty's
Theatre, Dec., 1908 ; conductor for
the Thomas Quinlan Opera Co. from
1912-13, and at the Shaftesbury, 1915 ;
part-composer (with G. H. Clutsam)
of " Young England," Daly's Theatre,
23 Dec., 1916, and subsequently
transferred to Drury Lane ; composer
of "The Girl in the Bath," King's,
Hammersmith, Apr., 1918 ; " Bub-
bole," grand opera, produced by the
Carl Rosa Opera Company, 1923,
at Belfast ; arranged the score of
" Polly," produced at Chelsea Palace,
Mar., ~ 1923; was Conductor at the
Gaiety Theatre, 1922-23 ; Conductor
of the Carl Rosa Opera Company,
1923-4 ; has composed many orches-
tral works, and nearly 300 songs and
choral works. Address : 19 Church
Crescent, Muswell Hill, X.10.
BATLEY, Dorothy, actress; b.
London, 18 Jan., 1902 ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
age of six, at Folkestone, as Little
Willie in " East Lynne " ; in the
provinces on tour she has played
leading juvenile parts in " Nobody's
Daughter," " Within the Law," " The
House of Peril," " White Heather,"
" Wanted, a Husband," and *' The
Chinese Puzzle " ; she has also played
the leading parts in " Bull-Dog -Drum-
mond," " Out to Win," " The Naughty
Wife," " The Cat and the Canary/'
and " The Romantic Young Lady " ;
in 1924 toured as Odile in " The Rat,"
and when the play was produced at
the Prince of Wales's, June, 1924,
appeared in the same part. Recrea-
tions : Golf, tennis, mah-jongg and
bridge ; is a member of The Stage
Guild. Address : 24 Rodney Court,
Maida Vale, W.9. Telephone No. :
Paddington 6420.
BAUGHAN, Edward Algernon, dra-
matic critic of The Daily News ; b.
London, 2 Dec., 1865 ; s. of W. F.
Baughan, C.B., late Assistant Director
of Transports, Admiralty ; e, at North
London Collegiate School, and after-
wards privately ; m. Mary Eleanor
Saunderson ; began journalistic career
as free lance, contributing to a variety
of newspapers ; appointed editor of
The Musical Standard in Oct., 1892,
and musical critic of The Morning
Leader in 1898, and held those posts
until Nov. , 1 902, when he was appointed
musical critic of The Daily News ;
at the beginning of 1904 undertook
dramatic as well as musical criticism ;
resigned musical criticism on The
Daily News, 1911 ; was London
musical and dramatic critic of the
Glasgow Herald, 1908-18; criticises
films as well as plays for The Daily
News ; lectured before the Musical
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Association (1892) and Incorporated
Society of Musicians (1905) and
Manchester Playgoers' Club (1920) ;
President of The Critics' Circle,
1925 ; has contributed to Monthly
Musical Record, Musical Opinion,
The Outlook, Monthly Review, Fort-
nightly Review, Nineteenth Century
Review, Albany Review, English Re-
view, Nation, The Sunday Chronicle,
Saturday Review, etc. ; author of
"Music and Musicians" (1906); a
biography of Paderewski (1907), pub-
lished by John Lane. Address : Daily
News Office, Bouverie Street, E.C.,
and 9 Woodstock Road, Golder's
Green, N.W.4. Telephone No. : Speed-
well, 1863.
BAX, Clifford, dramatic author ; b.
London, 1886 ; has written the follow-
ing, among other plays: " The
Poetasters of Ispahan," 1912 ; " The
Marriage of the Soul," 1913 ; " The
Sneezing Charm/' 1918; "Polly"
(adapted from Gay), 1922 ; " The
Insect Play " (adapted with Nigel
Playfair, from the Hungarian), 1923 ;
" Midsummer Madness," 1924. Ad-
dress : 24« St. Petersburgh Place,
W.2. Telephone No. : Park 87.
BAYES, Nora, actress and vocalist ;
b, Milwaukee, 1880 ; m. (1) Otto
Gressing ; (2) Jack Norworth (mar.
dis.) ; (3) Harry Clarke (mar. dis.) ;
(4) Arthur Gordoni ; (5) Benjamin
Lester Friedland ; made her first
appearance on the stage as a " vaude-
ville " artiste in New York, where she
gained great popularity ; first appeared
in London, at the Palace Theatre, 27
Nov., 1905 ; after her return to America
she appeared at the Jardin de Paris,
New York, June, - 1908, in " The
Follies of 1908," and the following
June, in " The Follies of 1909 " ; at
the Broadway, New York, Jan., 1910,
played Astarita Vandergould in " The
Jolly Bachelors " ; at the Globe, New
York, Apr., 1911, Delia Wendell in
" Little Miss Fixit " ; at Weber and
Fields, Nov., 1912, La Frolique in
" Roly-Poly " ; reappeared in London,
at the Victoria Palace, 1 June, 1914,
and appeared at the Empire, 10 June,
1914, in " The Merry- Go- Round " ;
at the Winter Garden, New York,
Feb., 1915, played Nettie in " Made in
America " ; at the New Amsterdam,
Dec., 1917, appeared in " The Cohan
Revue of 1918 "; at the Broadhurst
Theatre, Oct., 1918, played Betty Burt
in " Ladies First " ; this was trans-
ferred to the Nora Bayes Theatre,
then opened for the first time, in Jan.,
1919 ; toured in " Ladies First." 1919-
20 ; at the Lyric, New York, Dec.,
1920, played Nevada Nell in " Her
Family Tree " ; appeared at the
Lyric Theatre, London, 1921, in
" After Dinner " ; at the Selwyn
Theatre, June, 1921, played in " Snap-
shots of 1921 "; at" the Cohan
Theatre, Oct., 1922, played Elizabeth
Bennett in " Queen o' Hearts " ;
appeared at the Palladium, London,
1923, for thirteen weeks; in 1924,
appeared at the New Oxford ; is
recognised as one of the leading
Vaudeville " stars," on either side of
the Atlantic. Address : 624 WTest End
Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.
BAYLEY, Caroline, actress ; b. Dub-
lin, 1890 ;, d, of Clara (Donovan) and
Thomas Bayley ; e. Hendon ; m.
Ewan Brook ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1909, at the King's
Theatre, Hammersmith, walking on in
Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton's com-
pany in "As You Like It " ; went to
Australia, June, 1909, with the same
company, playing Jessica in " The
Merchant of Venice," Audrey in "As
You Like It," and understudying Lily
Brayton ; on her return, in 1911,
understudied Miss Brayton as Marsinah
in " Kismet," at the Garrick, Apr.,
1911, and played the part for five
weeks ; again went to Australia at
the end of 1911, with the Haymarket
Company, playing Light in " The
Blue Bird " ; also appeared there as
Mrs. Clandon in " You Never Can
Tell " ; on her return, appeared at the
Haymarket, Nov., 1912, as Grace
Kennion in " The Younger Genera-
tion " ; at the Aldwych, Mar., 1913,
played Leocadie in " The Green
Cockatoo " ; at the Globe, Apr., 1913,
appeared as Hope in " Vanity " ; at
the Ambassadors' Theatre, June, 1913,
played Cynthia in " Panthea " ; in
the autumn of 1913, toured as Dora in
" Diplomacy " ; at the Little Theatre,
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New York, Oct., 1914, played Molly
Thornhill in " A Pair of Silk Stock-
ings " ; at the Empire, Finsbury Park,
July, 1916, Lady Algernon Chetland
in " Lord and Lady Algy." Favourite
part : Grace in " The Younger Genera-
tion." Recreations : Golf and reading.
Club : Three Arts. Address : Three
Arts Club, IBa Marylebone Road,
X.W.I.
BAYLEY, Hilda, actress; b. Lon-
don ; made her first appearance on the
stage at the Duke of York's Theatre,
27*Mar., 1913, as Chow Wan in " The
Yellow Jacket0; at the Strand
Theatre, Nov., 1913, played Nang
Ping in " Mr. Wu " ; since then has
appeared at the Haymarket, May, 19 14,
as Elsa in " The Great Gamble " ; at
the New Theatre, June, 1914, as
Virginia Bullivant in " Grumpy " ;
at the Haymarket, Sept., 1914, as
Karen Woodruff in " The Impossible
Woman " ; Prince of Wales's, Mar,,
1915, as Susan Clarke in "He Didn't
Want to Do It " ; and May, 1915, as
Mabel Greig in "The Laughter of
Fools"; at the Comedy Theatre,
Aug., 1915, appeared in the revue
" Shell Out " ; at the Savoy Theatre,
Mar., 1916, played Phyllis Grey in
" The Barton Mystery " ; at the
Strand, Jan., 1917, Amy Cartwright
in " Under Cover " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1917, Helen O'Neill
in " The Thirteenth Chair " ; during
1919, toured as Simonetta in " Car-
nival," and Desdemonain " Othello,"
with Matheson Lang ; at the New
Theatre, Feb., 1920, appeared in
the same parts ; at the Shaftesbury,
May, 1921, played Auriol Craven in
" Out to Win " f at the Gaiety Theatre,
Apr., 1922, Susan Buckett in " His
Girl '* ; at the Kingsway (for the
Play Actors), Nov., 1922, played the
title-fd/e in " Yetta Polowski " ; dur-
ing 1923, toured as Lalage Sturdee in
" The Outsider " ; at the Ambassadors'
Feb., 1924, played Shirley Pryde in
" The Way Things Happen " ; at the
Savoy, May, 1924, Lady Jean Waring
in " The Lure." Club : New Century.
Address : 10K Portraan Mansions,
W.I. Telephone No. : Mayfair 3633.
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manager of the " Old Vic " ; b.
London, 9 May, 1874 ; d. of Newton
Baylis and his wife Liebe (Konss) ;
her father was a baritone, and her
mother a contralto vocalist and
pianist ; educated for a musical career,
and was a pupil of J . Tiplady Carrodus
for the violin ; was for many years
engaged in the concert world as violin-
ist ; toured throughout England, Ca-
nada, Australia, and South Africa ;
was one of the first teachers of music
on the Rand, and managed a ladies'
orchestra there for five years ; was
assistant-manager of the Royal Vic-
toria Hall (" The Old Vic ") under her
aunt, the late Emma Cons, for some
years, and on the death of that lady
in 1898 succeeded her in the manage-
ment of the house ; under her direction
the theatre has become world-famous
for the production of Shakespearean
and standard plays, opera in English,
and the notable lectures which have
been delivered there ; in 1914 she
made the boldest experiment in
theatrical historj?" ; against the advice
of every London manager consulted,
she essayed what was regarded as the
impossible task, in the conditions and
at the low prices charged, of producing
Shakespeare permanently throughout
the long annual season; since then
there have been performed at the Old
Vic, under her direction all the works
in the First Folio of Shakespeare,
with the addition of " Pericles," a
feat which has never been equalled in
the history of the stage, and this within
a period of nine seasons ; in June, 1921,
the " Old Vic " Company received the
honour of an invitation from the
Belgian Government to appear at the
Pare Theatre, Brussels, when six
Shakespearean plays were presented
with the greatest success ; received
the hon. degree of M.A., at Oxford
University, May, 1924, in recognition
of her work at " The Old Vic," being
the first woman outside the University
to be given an Honorary M.A. of
Oxford. Address : The " Old Vic,"
Waterloo Road, S.E.I. Telephone No. :
Hop 6837.
BAYNTON, Henry, actor and mana-
ger ; 5. Warwick, 23 Sept., 1892 ; s. of
Charles Summers Bay n ton and his wife
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Eleanor (Rowton) ; e. Hurstpierpoint
College, Sussex ; was a pupil at the
Academy of Dramatic Art ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Garrick Theatre, 20 Jan., 1910, as an
artist in " Dame Nature " ; at the
Haymarket, Dec., 1910, appeared in
" The Blue Bird " ; in 1911, appeared
in Oscar Asche's Company, and subse-
quently he joined F. R. Benson's No.
3 Company, with which he remained
some time, playing a variety of parts,
including Hamlet ; in 1915, appeared
at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre,
playing in a round of Shaw plays, and
rejoining F. R. Benson, appeared at
the Court, Dec., 1915, as Demetrius in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1916, played
Sergeant Beckett in ~" Elegant Ed-
ward/' and the same year appeared at
Stratford-on-Avon, with Mary Ander-
son ; in 1917, was engaged by H. B.
Irving, and appeared at the Savoy,
26 Apr., 1917, as Laertes in " Hamlet ";
in May, 1917, played Christian in " The
Bells " ; later in the same year organ-
ised his own company, and toured in
" Merely Mary Ann," " David Gar-
rick/' " The Melting Pot," " John
Glayde's Honour," " The Walls of
Jericho"; during 1919-20 toured as
Hamlet, Orlando in " As You Like It,"
Romeo, Henry V, Pygmalion, Bardelys
in " Bardelys the Magnificent," Shy-
lock, Brutus, King Lear, Othello,
Falstaff, Petruchio, and Mathias in
" The Bells " ; appeared at the Savoy,
during Christmas week, 1920, as David
Quixano in " The Melting Pot," and
also as Hamlet ; at the Savoy, Sept.,
1924, appeared as Matthias in " The
Bells." Recreations : Golf, tennis,
and swimming. Club : Reunion. Ad-
dress : Westmoor, Moor Green, Mose-
ley, near Birmingham.
BEALBY. George, actor; 5. Wolla-
ton, near Nottingham, 20 Jan., 1877 ;
s. of William Wright and his wife Mary-
Jane (Saunders) ; e. Bilton Grange,
near Rugby, and at Eton College ; m.
Mabel Beardsley, sister of Aubrey
Beardsley ; was formerly an engineer ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Kennington Theatre, 29 May,
1899, as a Footman in " Jim the
Penman " ; he was then engaged with
A. B. Tapping and Charles Cart-
wright's Company, with which he
remained two years ; made his first
appearance in the West End, at
Terry's, Apr., 1901, as De Saint-
Reault in " Lion Hunters " ; appeared
at the Vaudeville, June, 1904, with
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, in " Warp and
Woof " ; at the Criterion, May, 1906,
played the Earl of Ellingham in " The
Whirlwind " ; at the Queen's, Nov.,
1907, the Rev. Matthew Pennington in
" The New York Idea " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Jan., 1909, Reggie Brown in
" An Englishman's Home " ; at the
Garrick, Jan., 1910, RousseUin " Dame
Nature " ; at the Globe, Feb., 1910,
appeared in " The Tenth Man " ;
May, 1910, in " Parasites " ; June,
1910, in " Glass Houses " ; at the
Globe, Nov., 1911, played Ferdinand
Floquet in " The Glad Eye " ; at the
Garrick, Aug., 1913, Leo Vannaire in
" The Real Thing " ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1916, Ben Hnmore in
" Jerry" ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1916,
Monsieur Lamerte in " The Girl from
Giro's " ; at the Criterion, June, 1918,
M. Toumel in " You Never Know,
Y'Know " ; at the opening of the
Little Theatre, as the Grand" Guignol,
Sept., 1920, was engaged to play
Professor Charrier in " The Hand of
Death " ; subsequently appeared there
in several other plays ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1922, played Theodore Cornell in
" The Balance " ; at the Comedy,
June, 1924, Henry Vannard in " Peter
Weston." Recreations : Literature,
Roman history, and Elizabethan
drama. Club : Savage. Address : 8
Pembroke Studios, Pembroke Gardens,
Kensington, W.8.
BEATTY, Hareourt, actor; s. of
John Harcourt Beatty, actor ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage with the Compton Comedy Com-
pany, at the Strand Theatre, 25 Oct.,
1886, as Snake in " The School for
Scandal " ; subsequently toured for
some years ; appeared at Trafalgar
Square Theatre (now Duke of York's),-
Feb., 1893, as Jack Wilding in " The
County Councillor " ; at Terry's
during 1895, played Jack Summer-
ville in " An Innocent Abroad,"
Arthur Vereker in " Margate," Cyril
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Strawthwaite in " The Blue Boar,"
etc. ; he then went to Australia,
where he remained some years ; in
1899-1900 toured in the United States
with Mrs. Langtry in " The Degen-
erates " ; in 190 1," toured in Australia
as King Charles the Second in
" Sweet Nell of Old Drury " ; he
again appeared in London, at the
King's, Hammersmith, Apr., 1904, as
Walter Everest and the Electric Man
in " The Electric Man," after which
he again went abroad ; reappeared in
London, at the Strand, 17 July, 1913,
when he played Dan Stark in " The
Barrier " ; Nov., 1913, played Holman
in " Mr. Wu " ; at the Globe, Sept.,
1914, Allan Quatermaine in " Ma-
meena " ; he then joined the Army
and served five and a half years ; made
his reappearance in 1920, when he
toured as Frederick in " Home and
Beauty." Address: 7 Guildford Lawn,
Ramsgate.
BEATTY, May. actress and vocalist ;
b. Christchurch, New Zealand ; m.
Edward Lauri ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, in her native town
at the Theatre Royal, in the chorus
of a comic-opera company ; subse-
quently played Bettina in " La
Mascotte," Nell in " Nell Gwynne,"
Violet Gray in " The Belle of New
York," Yum- Yum in '4 The Mikado,"
etc. ; made her first appearance
in England, when she appeared at
the County Theatre, Kingston, Apr.,
1908, as Lady Diana Grosvenor
in " The Lady Bandits " ; appeared
at the Broadway, New Cross, Dec.,
1911, and King's, Hammersmith,
Dec., 1912, as Dick in " Dick Whitting-
ton " ; at the Prince's, Manchester,
Dec., 1915, and London Opera House,
May, 1916, played Lady St. Mallory
in " The Miller's Daughters " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1917, played
Frasquita in " Carminetta " ; subse-
quently toured as Vittoria in " The
Maid of the Mountains " ; at the
Prince's, Nov., 1918, played Mrs, Fleet
in " Jolly Jack Tar " ; in 1919, toured
in " Hotch-Potch " ; at the Comedy,
Feb., 1920, appeared as Dame Agatha
Boot in " Wild Geese " ; at the Gaiety,
Mar., 1920, as Ada Smith in " The
Shop Girl " ; at Daly's, Feb., 1921, as
Margot in " Sybil " ; returned to
Australia, 1923, when she appeared
in " Little Nellie Kelly." Address : c/o
Akerman May Agency, 7-8 Leicester
Place, W.C.2.
, BEAUMONT, Muriel, actress ; b. 14
Apr., 1881 ; m. Sir Gerald du Maurier ;
first appeared on the stage, at the Hay-
market Theatre, Apr., 1898, in a non-
speaking part in " The Little Minister,"
subsequently touring as Felice in the
same play ; returning to Haymarket,
appeared in " The Manoeuvres of
Jane " and " The Black Tulip " ;
appeared at the Criterion Theatre,
1900, as Lucy Pillenger in " Lady
Huntworth's Experiment," after
which she again returned to the Hay-
market, playing in " The Second
in Command " and " Frocks and
Frills " ; in 1903 she was engaged
at the Duke of York's, and played the
part of Lady Agatha Lazenby in
" The Admirable Crichton " ; in 1904
she appeared at the Garrick Theatre as
Lady Lucy Derenham, in " The Walls
of Jericho " ; Nerissa in " The Mer-
chant of Venice," 1905 ; Apr., 1906,
appeared as Aggie Coles in " The
Fascinating Mr. Vanderveldt," and at
the Comedy, Oct., 1907, played Lady
Dumaray in " The Barrier " ; at
the Playhouse, in Nov., appeared as
Lady Cynthia Corfe in "A Lesson in
Shakespeare " ; at Vaudeville, Jan.,
1908, played Agnes in " Dear Old
Charlie " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1908, reappeared in " The
Admirable Crichton " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1908, appeared as Sybil
Annesley in " The Early Worm " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1909, played
the Hon. Mrs. Trenning in " Making
a Gentleman " ; at the Queen's, Nov.,
1909, appeared as Mrs. Calthorpe in
" The House Opposite " ; at the Globe,
June, 1910, played Mrs. Goring in
" Glass Houses " ; has not appeared
since that date. Address : Cannon Hall,
Cannon Place, Hampstead, N.W.3.
BECKLEY, Beatrice Mary, actress ;
b. Roedean, 1885 ; e. Roedean ; m,
J. K. Hackett ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the St. James's
Theatre, 11 Apr., 1901, when she
walked on in " The Wilderness " ;
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subsequently she appeared there as
Ethel Glyndon in the same play ;
she also" appeared there, 14 Mar.,
1902, as Maddalena in " Paolo and
Francesca " ; appeared at the same
theatre, 30 Aug., 1902, playing
Denise in "If I were King '' ; sub-
sequently played Cecily Cardew in
" The Importance of Being Earnest " ;
at the Duke of York's, 27 Feb., 1906,
played the Hon. Millicent Keppell in
" AU-of-a-Sudden Peggy " ; at Daly's,
New York, 23 Dec., 1907, appeared as
Mrs. Rennick in " John Glayde's
Honour," with J. K. Hackett, and
subsequently she toured for some time
as the Princess Flavia in " The Pri-
soner of Zenda," Anne Marie in
" Samson," Lad}- Mary Carlisle in
" Monsieur Beaucaire " and in " The
Pride of Jennico " ; at the Comedy,
London, Sept., 1911, played Lucienne
de Jussy in " The Marionettes " ; she
returned to America and again joined
J. K. Hackett, playing in " A Grain
of Dust " ; and she also toured as
Desdemoiiain " Othello," Lady Alithea
in " The Walls of Jericho," etc., at the
Criterion Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1916, appeared as Anne Page in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; at the
New Bijou Theatre, Apr., 1917, played
Dr. Louise Meredith in " The Knife " ;
at the Criterion, New York, Apr., 1917,
Vivie in " Mrs. Warren's Profession " ;
at the Astor, Dec., 1917, Luc}.T in
" Why Marry ? " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Sept., 1918, Lady Chiltern
in " An Ideal Husband " ; at the
Empire, New York, Oct., 1919,
Charlotte Ashley in " Declassee." Ad-
dress : 58 West 71st Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
BEDELLS, Phyllis, dancer ; b. Bris-
tol, 9 Aug., 1893 ; studied dancing
under Mdrne. Cavalazzi and Alexander
Genee ; m. Ian Gordon Macbean ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Nov.,
1906, as the First Oyster in " Alice in
Wonderland " ; was associated with
the productions at the Empire Theatre
1907-15, and appeared there in " The
Debutante," " The Belle of the Ball,"
" A Day in Paris," " Round the
World " ; " Ship Ahoy ! " " Sylvia,"
" New York," " Titania," " The Danc-
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ing Master," " Europe," " Watch
Your Step." Suceeded Adeline Genee
and Lydia Kyasht as premiere dansettse
at the Empire, Jan., 1914, and ap-
peared in " The Merry-Go-Round,"
" Nuts and Wine," " All the Winners ";
at Drury Lane, June, 1916, appeared in
" Razzle-Dazzle " ; at the Hippo-
drome, May, 1917, in " Zig-Zag " ;
at the Garrick, June, 1917, in " Smile ";
at Duke of York's, May, 1918, in
" Hotch Potch " ; " Hippodrome,
1918, in " Box o' Tricks " ; Mar., 1919,
in " Joy-Bells " ; at the Duke of
York's, 1920, in a season of Russian
dances ; at the Alhambra, June, 1920,
appeared in " Johnny Jones and his
Sister Sue " ; at the Empire, Sept.,
1922, played the Spirit of the Past in
" The Smith Family."
BEECHEE, Janet, actress ; b. Jeffer-
son City, Mo., U.S.A., 21 Oct., 1884 ;
d. of the late Herr Meysenburg, for-
merly German Vice-Consul in Chicago ;
sister of Olive Wyndham ; e. Chicago
and New York ; m. (1) Harry R.
Guggenheimer ; (2) Dr. Richard H.
Hoffmann ; student at the Art Stu-
dents' League, New York ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York,
8 Nov., 1904, walking on in a revival of
" The Two Orphans " ; made her first
appearance in a speaking part at the
Majestic, Utica, 11 Feb., 1905, as Ida
Pipp in " The Education of Mr. Pipp,"
which part she played two seasons ;
appeared at Wallack's, New York,
Sept., 1908, as Ollie Parsons in " The
Regeneration," and Oct., 1908, as
Trixie Knox in " His Wife's Family " ;
subsequently toured with Nat Goodwin
as Annie in " Cameo Kirby " ; at
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Mar., 1909,
played Hilda Flint in " The Bachelor " ;
at the Bijou, Sept., 1909, Dorothy
Chase in " The Intruder," and Dec.,
1909, Helen Heyer in " The Lottery
Man " ; at the Belasco Theatre, Oet,
1910, was the original Helen Arany in
" The Concert," and continued playing
this part until 1912 ; in Sept., 1912,
toured as Eleanor Sawyer in " The
Man Higher Up " ; at the Thirty-
Ninth Street Theatre, Jan., 1913,
appeared as the Hon. Mrs. Bayle in
" The Woman of It " ; at the Liberty,
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Apr., 1913, as Empress Josephine in
" The Purple Road " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Oct., 1913, as Janet Cannot
in " The Great Adventure " ; at Wash-
ington, May, 1914, as Jennie Brown
in " Believe Me, Xantippe " ; at Long
Branch, July, 1914, as Letty von
Berndorff: in " The Vanishing Bride " ;
at Majestic, Boston, Sept., 1914, Janet
Carson in " The Trap " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Jan., 1915, played
Christine Valdencini in " The Fallen
Idol " ; Q,t the Eltinge Theatre, Nov.,
1915, Laura Bartlett in " Fair and
Warmer " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Oct., 1916, appeared as Katherine in
" Under Sentence," and at Baltimore,
Dec., 1916, played in " A Woman of
To-day " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1917, appeared as
Valentine Ferris in " The Pipes of
Pan " ; at the Longacre Theatre, Mar.,
1918, as Minnie in " Yes or No " ;
at the Bijou, Aug., 1918, as Sybil
Norton in " Double Exposure " ; at the
New Amsterdam, Dec., 1918, as
Katherine Knowles in " When a
Feller Needs a Friend " ; at the Booth,
Jan,, 1919, Laura Bruce in " The
Woman in Room 13 " ; at Maxine
Elliott's, Feb., 1920, Mrs. Fay Crosby
in " The Cat-Bird " ; at the Empire,
New York, Aug., 1920, Joan Deering
in " Call the Doctor " ; at the George
M. Cohan Theatre, Oct., 1921, Margaret
Fan-field in " A Bill of Divorcement " ;
Nov., 1922, Laura Thome in " The
Love Child " ; at the Princess, New
York, Nov., 1924, Amelia in "The
Steam Roller."
BEERBOHM, Max, author, artist
and critic ; b. London, 24 Aug.,
1872 ; y. son of the late Julius Beer-
bohm and his wife, Eliza Draper ;
half-brother to Sir H. Beerbohm
Tree ; e. at Charterhouse and Merton
College, Oxford ; m. Florence Kahn ;
succeeded Bernard Shaw as dramatic
critic of the Saturday Review ; author
of sundry works ; is a well-known
caricaturist, and has drawn cartoons
for Vanity Fair, etc. ; author of
" The Happy Hypocrite," produced
by Mrs. Patrick Campbell at Royalty,
1900; "The Fly on the Wheel"
(with Murray Carson), Coronet, 1902 ;
" A Social Success," 1913 ; also " The
Works of Max Beerbohm," " More,"
" Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentle-
men," " The Poet's Corner," " Zuleika
Dobson." Club : Savile.
BEET, Alice, actress ; b. Hull ; e.
at Bayswater ; m. Fredk. Volpe ;
made her first appearance, in the
provinces, as Ermyn trade in " The
Schoolmistress," at Bideford, Sept.,
1888 ; toured the provinces for some
time as Barbara in "In the Ranks,"
Lina Nelson in " The Harbour Lights/*
etc. ; made her first appearance in
London as Susan in " The New Boy/'
at the Vaudeville Theatre, 1894 ; sub-
sequently played in " The Ladies'
Idol " and " Poor Mr. Potton," 1895,
at Vaudeville ; has since played under
the management of Sir George Alex-
ander, Charles Frohman, Charles
Hawtrey, Weedon Grossmith, W. S.
Penley, Brandon Thomas, the Gattis,
Frederick Harrison, Otho Stuart, at
various West-End Theatres ; at the
Royalty, Dec., 1898, played Polly in
" A Little Ray of Sunshine " ; toured
in America 1900-2 with E. S. Willard,
playing in " The Professor's Love
Story/' " Tom Pinch/' " David Gar-
rick," etc. ; appeared at Shaftesbury,
1902, in " All on Account of Eliza " ;
appeared at the St. James's, Apr., 1904,
as Miss Skeat in " Saturday to Mon-
day " ; at the Criterion, Nov., 1904,
Miss Fanny Minching in " The Free-
dom of Suzanne " ; Wyndham's, Sept.,
1906, Georgina Crewys in " Peter's
Mother"; Vaudeville, Apr., 1907,
Miss Judith in " Mr. George " ; Cri-
terion, July, 1907, Angelique in "A
Night Out " ; Apollo, Oct., 1907, Mrs.
Shipley in " The Education of Eliza-
beth " ; Duke of York's, Oct., 1907,
Miss Linker in " Miquette " ; Court,
Dec., 1907, Mrs. Creek in " The House";
at the St. James's, May, 1908, appeared
as Louisa in " The Thunderbolt," and
Nov., 1909, played Miss Prism in " The
Importance of Being Earnest " ; at
the Adelphi, July, 1910, played Mrs.
Staunton in " The Speckled Band";
at the Criterion, Jan., 1913, appeared
as Mrs. Thomsett in " Billy's Fortune";
at the Royalty, Apr., 1913, as Miss
Latimer in " Thompson " ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1914, as the Frau
Professor in " The Great Gamble " ;
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at the St. James's, Oct., 1914, as Lady
Ridgeley in " His House in Order "";
at the Queen's, Feb., 1917, played
Mrs. Bennington in " The Double
Event " ; at the Ambassadors', June,
1917, Madame Mairaut in " The
Three Daughters of M. Dupont " ;
at the Playhouse, Dec., 1923, Miss
Ashford in " The Private Secretary " ;
at the St. James's, Dec., 1924, Mrs.
Carmody in " Pollyanna." Address :
" Beverley," 100 Mortlake Road, Kew
Gardens.
BELASCO, David, dramatic author
and manager ; b. in San Francisco, 25
July, 1859 ; 5. of Abraham Belasco,
and his wife Reina (Martin) ; e. at
Lincoln College, Cal. ; m. Cecilia
Loverich ; was call-boy at the Metro-
politan Theatre, San Francisco, 1873 ;
he was subsequently stage manager at
the Baldwin Theatre, 1876, and later
at the Grand Opera House and Metro-
politan Theatre, San Francisco ; in
1882 went to New York, where he was
placed in charge of the Madison Square
Theatre, and where he remained until
1884 ; in 1886 he went to the Lyceum,
New York, under Daniel Frohman ;
in 1890, he became a producing
manager on his own account, his first
production being " The Ugly Duckling31
with Mrs. Leslie Carter in the leading
rdlet 1890 ; he is one of the most popu-
lar and successful dramatists in the
United States, and has written the
following plays produced in New York —
" Hearts of Oak " (1880) ; " La Belle
Russe" (Wallack's, 1882), "The
Stranglers of Paris " (1883), " May
Blossom " (Madison Square, 1884),
" The Highest Bidder " (Lyceum, 1887) ,
" The Wife " (with the late H. C. de
Mille, Lyceum, 1887)," Lord Chumley "
(with de Mille, Lyceum, 1888), "The
Charity Ball " (with de Mille, Ly-
ceum, 1889), " Men and Women "
(with de Mille, Proctor's, 23rd
Street, 1890), "The Senator's Wife"
(1892), "The Girl I Left Behind
Me " (with Frankly n Fyles, Empire,
1893), " The Younger Son " (Empire,
1893), " The Heart of Maryland "
(Herald Square, 1895), " Zaza "
(from the French, Garrick, 1899),
" Naughty Anthony " (Herald Square,
1900), "Madame Butterfly" (Herald
Square, 1900), " Du Barry " (Cri-
terion, 190!}, " The Darling of the
Gods " (with J. Luther Long, Belasco,
1902), "Sweet Kitty Bellairs "
(1903), " The Music Master," with
Charles Klein (Belasco, 1904), " Adrea "
(with J. Luther Long, Belasco, 1905),
" The Girl of the Golden West "
(Belasco, 1905) ; " The Rose of the
Rancho " (with Richard Walton
Tully (Belasco, 1906) ; " A Grand
Army Man," with Pauline Phelps
and Marion Short (Stuyvesant, 1907) ;
" The Lily/' adapted from the French
(Stuyvesant, 1909) ; " The Return
of Peter Grimm" (Belasco, 1911);
The Governor's Lady," with Alice
Bradley (Belasco, 1912) ; " Van
der Decken," 1915 ; " The Son-
Daughter," with George Scarborough
(Belasco, 1919) ; " Kiki," adapted
from the French (Belasco, 1921) ;
" Timothy," with W. J. Hurlbut
(Shaftesbury, London, 1921) ; " The
Comedian," adapted from the French
(Lyceum, New York, 1923) ; " Laugh,
Clown, Laugh ! " (with Tom Cushing,
Belasco, 1923) ; in addition, he has
made many other notable productions
in New York, among which may be
mentioned " The First Born " and
" A Night Session," 1897 ; " The
Auctioneer," 1901 ; " Under Two
Flags," 1901 ; " The Warrens of Vir-
ginia" at the Stuyvesant Theatre, 1907 ;
" The Fighting Hope " (Belasco,
Washington, 1908) ; " The Easiest
Way" (Stuyvesant, New York, 1909) ;
" The Concert " (Belasco, 1910) ;
" Nobody's Widow " (Hudson, 1910) ;
" Just a Wife " (Belasco, 1910) ; " The
Woman" (Republic, 1911); "The
Caseof Becky" (Belasco, 1912) ; " Years
of Discretion" (Belasco, 1912); "A
Good Little Devil " (Republic, 1913) ;
" The Temperamental Journey" (Bel-
asco, 1913);" The Phantom Rival"
(Belasco, 1914); " Marie-Odile " (Bel-
asco, 1915) ; " The Boomerang" (Bel-
asco, 1915) ; "Little Lady in Blue"
(Belasco, 1916) ; " Polly with a Past"
(Belasco, 1917) ;" Tiger Rose" (Lyceum
1917); "Daddies"' (Belasco, 1918);
Tiger ! Tiger ! " (Belasco, 1918) ;
"Dark Rosaleen" (Belasco, 1919);
" The Gold Diggers " (Lyceum, 1919) ;
" One " (Belasco, 1920) ; " Deburau "
(Belasco, 1920) ; " The Wandering
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[EEL
Jew " (with A. L. Erlanger), Knicker-
bocker, 1921 ; " The Grand Duke,"
Lyceum, New York, 1921 ; " Shore-
Leave," Lyceum, New York, 1922 ;
" The Merchant of Venice/' Lyceum,
New York, 1922 ; " Mary, Mary,
Quite Contrary/' Belasco, 1923 ; " The
Other Rose" (with Win. Harris, Jr.),
Morosco, 1923 ; " Tiger-Cats," Bel-
asco, 1924 ; " The Harem/' Belasco,
1924 ; " Ladies of the Evening,"
Lyceum, New York, 1924. He is the
owner and manager of the Belasco
Theatre, which he opened in Sept.,
1902, and also controls many theatres
in other cities of the United States ;
for many years he was the manager
of Mrs. Leslie Carter's attractions, and
that lady only severed her connection
with him after an association of six-
teen years ; he built the Stuyvesant
Theatre, New York City, which he
opened on 16 Oct., 1907, with the pro-
duction of " A Grand Army Man" ; in
addition, has adapted something like
200 plays for the " stock " companies
he was connected with in his earlier
days. Address : Belasco Theatre,
44th Street, near Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
BELLAMY, Franklyis, actor; b.
Kwala Lumpur, F.M.S., 7 Mar., 1886 ;
s. of Henry Franklin Bellamy and his
wife Laura Constance (Wade) ; e.
Plymouth College, Devon ; m. Dorothy
Tetley ; was formerly engaged as a
civil engineer ; studied for the stage
under the late Edmund Tearle ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 5 Sept.,
1908, as Simple in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor"; subsequently toured
with the Benson company ; during the
next four years gained experience in
various touring companies, playing in
Shakespeare, drama, farce and revue ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the London Opera House, 19 Apr.,
1913, in the revue " Come Over Here" ;
appeared at the Lyceum, Sept., 1914,
.in " Tommy Atkins " ; and at the
Kingsway, Nov., 1914, in " The
Dynasts " ; served in the Army
1914-18 ; reappeared on the stage in
1918, at the Victoria Palace, in a
sketch, " Switch No. 7 " ; at the
Gaiety, May, 1918, played James
Brooker in " Going-Up " ; at the
Royalty, Jan., 1920, played the Rev.
Mr." Treherne in a revival of " The
Admirable Crichton " ; later in 1920
joined Arthur Bourchier at the Strand
Theatre, where he played in " The
Crimson Alibi," " At the Villa Rose,"
and " The Safety Match " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1921, played Peter Darrell in
11 Bull-Dog Drummond " ; during
1923, toured as Leonard in " The Dover
Road " ; at the Comedy, July, 1923,
played Mr. Simpson in " Peace and
Quiet " ; Aug., 1923, Captain Fuselier
in " The Elopement " ; Oct., 1923,
Ouaile in " The Last Warning " ; at
the Apollo, Mar., 1924, made a sub-
stantial success when he played the
Hon. Gerrard Pillick in " The Fake " ;
Sept., 1924, played Jerry Goodkincl
in " The Fool." Favourite parts :
Leonard in " The Dover Road " and
Gerrard. Pillick in " The Fake."
Recreation : Motoring. Address : I
Palace Gate, W.8. Telephone No. ;
Kensington 5437.
BELDON, Eileen, actress ; b. Brad-
ford, 12 Sept., 1901 ; d. of Albert
Beldon and his wife Bertha (Nichol-
son) ; e. Bradford Grammar School,
and Hendoii County School ; made her
first appearance on the stage, at
Drury Lane Theatre, 26 Dec., 1917,
in the chorus of " Aladdin " ; gained
early experience at the " Old Vic,"
where she appeared in a variety of
parts, including Maria in " Twelfth
Night," Audrey in " As You Like It,"
Mopsa in " The "Winter's Talc," etc.,
from 1917-19 ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1919, played Lucy and Spring Onions
in " The Great Day " ; next toured
as Jocelyn in " Sacred and Profane
Love," followed by a tour as Kitty
Cranford in " The Great Day," 1920";
at the Garrick Theatre, Dec., 1920,
succeeded Edna Best as Lady Sloane
in " Brown Sugar " ; at the " Comedy
Theatre, Oct., 1921, played Ararninta
Perry in " Araminta Arrives " ; at
the Court, Dec., 1921, Constance
Neville in " She Stoops to Conquer " ;
then joined the Birmingham Repertory
Company, in Mar., 1923, where she
played Ellie Dunn in " Heartbreak
House," Imogen in " Cymbeline,"
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Zoo in " Back to Methuselah," Donna
Louisa in " The Duenna/' Comtesse
Zicka in " Diplomacy," Petronel in
" The Farmer's Wife," etc. ; appeared
at the Court Theatre, London, with
the same company, Feb., 1924, as
Savvy Barnabas and Zoo in " Back
to Methuselah," and Mar., 1924, as
Petronel Sweetland in " The Farmer's
Wife " ; at the New Theatre (for the
Stage Society), Dec., 1924, played The
Maid in " The Man with a Load of
Mischief." Recreations : Reading,
hockey, and outdoor sports. Address :
21 Rotherwick Road, Hampstead
Garden Suburb, N.W.ll. Telephone
No. : Speedwell, 2708.
BELL, Enid, actress ; b. London,
30 July, 1888 ; d. of Arthur Barrows ;
e. at convent in London and in
Belgium; m. (1) David Wellesley
Bell (mar. dis.) ; (2) D'Arcy Baker ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in 1904, in George Dance's company,
as Zoie in " Veronique," under
the name of Enid Leonhardt ; the
following year visited the United
States in the same piece, making
her first appearance on the New
York stage, at the Broadway
Theatre ; on returning to England,
appeared at the Gaiety, Mar., 1906,
as La Feuillette in " The New
Spring Chicken"; Sept., 1906, as
Di Tollemache in " The New
Aladdin " ; May, 1907, as Barbara
Brief mark in " The Girls of Gotten-
burg"; Apr., 1908, as Teresa in
" Havana " ; at Christmas, 1907,
appeared at the Prince's, Manchester,
as Elsa in " The Girls of Gottenburg " ;
after her marriage, retired from the
stage for three years ; made her re-
appearance, at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1911, as Kalleia in "The Perplexed
Husband" ; same theatre, Feb., 1912,
played Princess Amenset in " The
Dust of Egypt " ; Sept., 1912, Ella
Grant in " A Young Man's Fancy " ;
at the Savoy, May, 1913, appeared as
Katinka in " The Seven Sisters " ; and
June, 1913, as Beatrice Castelli in " A
Cardinal's Romance " ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1913, played Helen
Burton in " Officer 666 " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1913, Pamela
Gordon in " Girls " ; at the Court,
Dec., 1913, Mary Morier in " The
Fixed Idea " ; at the Criterion, Feb.,
1914, Molly Thornhill in "A Pair of
Silk Stockings " ; in July, 1915,
toured with Sir Herbert Tree in
Variety Theatres, as Trilby ; at
Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Nov.,
1915, played Violet in " Whose Wife ? ";
at the Marlborough, Holloway, Dec.,
1916, appeared as the Prince in
" Cinderella " ; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1917, as JosettedeValmoudoisin " The
Spring Song." Address : Three Arts
Club, 19a Marylebone Road, N.W.L
BELL, Stanley, stage director ; b.
Nottingham, 8 Oct., 1881 ; s. of the
Rev. Frederick Bell and his wife Annie
(Gatenby) ; e. Leeds School of Science ;
was formerly an analytical chemist ;
his connection with the theatre com-
menced in 1897, when he was engaged
as a scenic artist ; commenced acting
in 1900, when he appeared at Deal in
" A Message from Mars " ; in 1906, he
joined Sir Herbert Tree at His Ma-
jesty's, to assist with his various
productions, and designed a number of
scenes for the theatre ; was subse-
quently appointed associate stage-
manager ; and later, stage-manager,
supervising several notable produc-
tions ; joined the Flying branch of
the Navy early in the war, subse-
quently transferring to the R.A.F.,
awarded Air Force Cross (A.F.C.),
was twice mentioned in despatches,
and retired with the rank of Lieut.-
Colonel ; joined Gilbert Miller as
general stage-director and producer at
the St. James's, 1919 ; produced
" Reparation/' " Julius Caesar,"
" Uncle Ned," and " Daniel," 1919-21;
at the Globe, Apr., 1921, produced
" The Knave of Diamonds," for Miss
Violet Vanbrugh ; succeeded Henry
Dana as general manager for Marie
Lohr and Anthony Prinsep at the
Globe Theatre, Sept., 1921 ; produced
" The Way of an Eagle," Adelpbi,
1922 ; " Bluebeard's Eighth Wife,"
Queen's, 1922 ; " The Great Well,"
New, 1922 ; " The Inevitable," St.
James's, 1923 ; " Aren't We All,"
Globe, 1923 ; " Reckless Reggie/'
Globe, 1923 ; " Our Betters," Globe,
1923 ; " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire,"
Comedy, 1924 ; " Far Above Rubies/'
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Comedy, 1924 ; " Orange Blossom,"
Queen's, 1924. Chtbs : Green Room,
and Royal Air Force. Address :
Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue,
W.I.
BELLEW, Kyrie, actress ; 6. Hamp-
stead, 23 Mar., 1890; e. London,
Normandy and Germany ; m. Arthur
Bourchier; prior to making her first
appearance on the regular stage had
had considerable experience in cinema
acting, both in comedy and drama ;
made her first appearance on the
regular stage, at Wyndham's Theatre,
23 Dec., 1914, as Lady Gwendolen in
a revival of " Raffles " ; appeared at
the Vaudeville, June, 1915, as Lady
Brandreth in " The Green Flag " ; at
His Majesty's, July, 1915, as Lady
Diane Vivash in " Peter Ibbetson " ;
in 1915 toured with Arthur Bourchier
as Mrs. Howard Jeffries, sen., in " Find
the Woman," Mrs. Clavering in " The
Exchange Hotel," and Helen Pretty
in " The Division Bell " ("Mrs. Pretty
and the Premier" ) ; appeared at the
Coliseum, Jan., 1916, in "A Pair of
Knickerbockers"; at His Majesty's,
Jan., 1916, played Helen Pretty in
"Mrs. Pretty and the Premier";
Feb., 1916, Yanetta in " The Arm of
the Law " ; Mar., 1916, Berinthia
Opie in " Stand and Deliver " ; during
1917 toured in Variety Theatres with
Arthur Bourchier in " Between 12
and 3," and " Pistols for Two " ;
appeared at the Strand Theatre, Feb.,
1918, as Grace Palmer in " Cheating
Cheaters " ; at the Comedy, Apr., 1918,
as Kate Tarleton in " The Knife " ; at
the Strand, Dec., 1918, as Hon.
Beatrix Hinchcliffe in *' Scandal " ;
when "her husband entered on the
management of the Strand Theatre she
appeared there on 27 Nov., 1919, as
Mary Garrison in " The Crimson
Alibi " ; June 1920, as Sally in " Tiger !
Tiger ! " ; July, 1920, as Celia Harland
in " At the Villa Rose " ; Nov., 1920,
as Manetta in " The Storm " ; Jan.,
1921, as Daphne Vereker in " A Safety
Match " ; Aug., 1921, The Great
Carmen in " The Trump Card " ;
Dec., 1921, Mrs. Mowbray in " The
Thing That Matters " ; Mar., 1922,
Nina in " The Love Match " ; May,
1922, Tilly in " TiUy of Bloomsbury " ;
July, 1922, Jessie Watson in " The
Risk " ; was absent from the stage
for two years, owing to serious illness ;
reappeared, July, 1924, when she
went on tour, playing Marise Clifford
in " The Thief." Favourite pa*t ;
Beatrix in " Scandal." Recreations :
Politics and reading. Address: Strand
Theatre, Aldwych, W.C.2, or 10 Hove
Seaside Villas, Western Esplanade,
Hove, Sussex.
BEN-AMI, Jacob, actor; b. Minsk,
Russia, 1890 ; made a great impression
when he appeared in New York, 1920,
at the Jewish Art Theatre ; was then
engaged by Arthur Hopkins, who
caused him to study English ; made
his first appearance on the English
speaking stage, at the Greenwich
Village Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1920, as Peter Krumback in " Samson
and Delilah " ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1921, played
Eisik in " The Idle Inn " ; at the
Apollo, New York, Dec., 1922, Johannes
Kreisler in the play of that name ; at
the Garrick, New York, Nov., 1923,
He in " The Failures " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Mar., 1924,
Michael Cape in " Welded " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Apr., 1924, The
Nameless One in " Man and the
Masses."
BENNETT, Arnold, dramatic author,
journalist and novelist ; b. Shelton,
Staffordshire, 27 May, 1867; 5. of
Sarah Anne (Longson) and Enoch
Bennett ; e. Newcastle-under-Lyme ;
m. Mdme. Solie ; in his early days
studied law, but abandoned the pro-
fession in 1893, to take up the post of
sub-editor of Woman ; Editor 1896,
1900 ; author of the following plays :
" Cupid and Commonsense," 1908 ;
" What the Public Wants," 1909 ;
" The Great Adventure," 1911 ; " The
Honeymoon," 1911; "Milestones"
(with Edward Knoblock), 1912;
" Rivals for Rosamund," 1914 ; " The
Title," 1918 ; " Judith," 1919 ;
" Sacred and Profane Love," 1919 ;
" The Love Match," 1922 ; " Body
and Soul," 1922; "London Life"
(with Edward Knoblock), 1924; has
written over twenty novels, including
" The Old Wives' Tale," " Hilda
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Lessways/1 "Anna of the Five Towns/'
" Sacred and Profane Love," " Whom
God Hath Joined," " Pretty Lady,"
"The Roll-Call," "Mr. Prohack,"
" Riceyman Steps " ; is Chairman of
Directors of the Lyric Theatre,
Hammersmith. Address: 75 Cadogan
Square, S.W.I. Clubs: Reform,
Royal Thames Yacht, Garrick.
BENNETT, Richard, actor; b.
Deacon's Mills, Indiana, 21 May,
1873 ; 5. of Eliza Leonora and George
Washington Bennett ; &. at Logans-
port and Kokomo, Ind. ; m. Mabel
Morrison ; made his first appearance
on the stage, at the Standard Theatre,
Chicago, 10 May, 1891, as Tombstone
Jake in " The Limited Mail " ; made
his first appearance in New York,
at Niblo's Garden, 16 Nov., 1891,
in the same part ; subsequently toured
in " The Waifs of New York," " The
Railroad Ticket," " The Fatal Card,"
" Jane/* " Charley's Aunt," " Edge-
wood Folks," " The Post Master,"
" Miss Frances of Yale," etc. ; also
played two stock seasons of sixteen
and twenty weeks respectively, with
a change of bill each week ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, May, 1897,
appeared as Spaulding in "A Round
of Pleasure," subsequently appeared
atHoyt's, Oct., 1897, in " The Proper
Caper/' and at the Academy of Music,
Nov., 1897, as Dick Beach in " The
White Heather " ; during 1899
appeared at the Academy of Music in
" Her Atonement," and at Wallack's
in "At the White Horse Tavern " ; in
1900, appeared in " Twelve Months
Later " (Hoyt's) ; at the Lyceum,
Sept., 1900, played Father Anselm in
" A Royal Family," and " His Excel-
lency the Governor " ; at Madison
Square, Jan., 1902, Eustace Lloyd in
" Sweet and Twenty " ; at Chicago,
in Mar., played in 'v Jim Bludso/' and
at the Empire, in Oct., appeared as
Jimmy Greaves in " Imprudence " ;
next played with Robert Edeson in
" The Rector's Garden " ; at the
Academy of Music, 20 Oct., 1903,
played Paul de Lahne in " The Best
of Friends," and at the Criterion,
New York, 29 Dec., 1903, Mr. Taylor
in " The Other Girl " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, 5 Sept., 1905, appeared as
Hector Malone in tc Man and Super-
man," and at the Lyceum, 20 Nov.,
1905, as Jefferson Ryder in " The
Lion and the Mouse " ; made his
first appearance in London, 22 May,
1906, at the Duke of York's Theatre,
in the same part ; at the Hudson
Theatre, 30 Aug., 1906, played Leonard
Willmore in " The Hypocrites " ;
re-appeared in London, at the Aldwych
Theatre, 8 May, 1907, as Dick Living-
ston in " Strongheart " ; next ap-
peared at the Duke of York's, 1 1 June,
1907, as Adhemar in " Divorgons " ;
returning to America, proceeded on
tour, playing the Rev. Mr. Lindon
in " The Hypocrites " ; during 1908
appeared in New York, in " Twenty
Days in the Shade," " Diana of
Dobson's," and " Going Some " ; 1909-
10, in " What Every Woman Knows " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, 11 Aug.,
1910, played Horace Ventimore in ' ' The
Brass Bottle " ; at the Lyric, New
York, 9 Jan., 1911, appeared as
William Lake in " The Deep Purple " ;
played a " stock " season at Los
Angeles, May to July, 1911; at the
Criterion, New York, 14 Sept., 1911,
he played Peter Waverton in " Passers-
By " ; played a " stock " season at
San Francisco, May, 1912 ; subse-
quently toured in " The Stronger
Claim " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
25 Dec., 1912, played Jack Doogan in
" Stop Thief ! " ; at the Fulton
Theatre, 14 Mar., 1913, George Dupont
in " Damaged Goods " ; at the Prin-
cess Theatre, 7 Jan., 1914, Julien
Brignac in " Maternity " ; at Boston,
Feb., 1915, Harry Lindsay in " Nearly
Married " ; in the autumn of 1915,
toured as Chick Hewes in " Kick-In,"
and appeared in that part at the
Standard, New York, Nov., 1915 ;
at the Empire, New York, Apr., 1916,
played Colonel Bannard in " Rio
Grande" ; at the Little, New York,
Feb., 1917, Michael Finsbury in " The
Morris Dance"; at the Liberty
Theatre, Apr., 1917, Henry Mather in
" Bosom Friends " ; at the Astor,
Aug., 1917, Alan Camp in " The Very
Idea " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Sept., 1918, appeared as Peter March-
mont in " The Unknown Purple " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Dec.,
1919, as Christopher Armstrong in
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[BEN
" For the Defense " ; at the Morosco
Feb., 1920, as Robert Mayo in
" Beyond the Horizon " ; at Baltimore,
Feb., 1921, played in " The Ghost
Between " ; at the Belmont, New York,
Sept., 1921, played Andrew Lane in
" The Hero " ; at the Ganick, New
York, Jan., 1922, He in " He Who Gets
Slapped " ; at the Broadhurst, Oct.,
1923, Tony and Lord Anthony
Chieveley in " The Dancers " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Nov., 1924,
Tony in " They Knew What They
Wanted." Recreations : Polo, golf,
yachting, motoring, and all outdoor
games. Clubs : Lambs' and Players',
New York. Address : Lambs' Club,
130 West 44th Street, New York City.
BENNETT, Wilda, actress ; 6. Asbury
Park, New Jersey, 19 Dec., 1894 ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Lew Fields' Herald Square Theatre,
New York, 27 Feb., 1911, as Conscience
in " Everyman/' and was so success-
ful that she appeared in the same
part at Drury Lane Theatre, London,
12 Sept., 1912 ; on her return to New
York she appeared at the Republic
Theatre, 8 Jan., 1913, as Queen Mab
in " A Good Little Devil/' and ap-
peared in this part for two seasons ;
at the Thirty-Ninth Street Theatre,
2 Nov., 1914, she appeared as Ruth
Wilson in " The Only Girl/' and toured
in the same part during 1915-16 ; in
1917 she succeeded Julia Sanderson
as Sybil in the operetta of that name,
on tour ; at the New Amsterdam, 24
Sept., 1917, played the part of Sylva
Vareska in " The Riviera Girl " ; 16
Sept., 1918, Lucienne Lambrissac in
" The Girl Behind the Gun " (" Kissing
Time ") ; at the Globe, New York,
6 Oct., 1919, Nancy in " Apple Blos-
soms," and toured in this part through-
out 1920 ; at the Music Box, Sept.,
1921, appeared in " The Music Box
Review " ; at the Ambassador, New
York, Oct., 1922, played Mariana in
" The Lady in Ermine " (" The Lady
of the Rose ") ; at the Martin Beck
Theatre, Nov., 1924, Madame Pom-
padour in the musical play of that
name. Address : 124 West 55th
Street, New York, U.S.A.
BENEIMO, J. Harry, dramatic
author and stage-director ; . b. San
Francisco, 21 June, 1874 ; m. Katherine
Kaelred ; was formerly an actor, and
made his first appearance on the stage
at San Francisco in 1892, and played
a number of parts in that city, remain-
ing there until 1897 ; made his first
appearance on the New York stage,
at the Manhattan Theatre, 5 Oct.,
1897, as Hop Kee in " The First Born";
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Globe Theatre,
1 Nov., 1897, in the same part ; at the
Empire, New York, Jan., 1898, played
Major Von Wolfshagen in " The
Conquerors " ; Feb., 1899, Crosby
Jethro in " Lord and Lady Algy " ;
Dec., 1899, Ludovico in " My Lady's
Lord " ; in 1900, he appeared with
Viola Allen as Captain de Mendoza in
" In the Palace of the King " ; ap-
peared at the Belasco Theatre, Nov.,
1905, as Jackrabbit in " The Girl of
the Golden West " ; at the Belasco,
Nov., 1906, appeared as Sunol in
" The Rose of the Rancho " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Mar., 1909,
played Prince Yoland in " An English-
man's Home," and in the same year
was seen as O'Day in " The Rene-
gade " ; he appeared at the Adelphi,
London, Sept., 1909, as Lon in " The
Great Divide," with Henry Miller ; at
the Savoy, New York, Jan., 1910,
played Pietro Pacello in " The
Heights " ; at Red Bank, N.J., Mar.,
1910, appeared in " The Detective " ;
at the New Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1910, appeared as Anton Schindler in
" Beethoven " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Oct., 1910, as Frederick Lowell
in " Keeping Up Appearances " ; at
the Harris Theatre, Aug., 1911, as
James Durkin in " Maggie Pepper " ;
is co-author of " The Yellow Jacket "
(with Geo. C. Hazelton, jun.), 1912 ;
" Taking Chances " (with Agnes
Morgan), 1916 ; and " The Willow
Tree " (with Harrison Rhodes), 1917 ;
at the Kingsway Theatre, London,
Mar., 1922, revived " The Yellow
Jacket," and appeared in it as The
Property Man ; in June, 1922, pro-
duced " The Spanish Lovers " ; at
the Ambassadors', London, Sept.,
1922, revived Wills's " Charles I," and
in Nov., 1922, producexl Joseph
Conrad's play " The Secret Agent " ;
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at the Comedy, London, July, 1923,
produced " Peace and Quiet " ; at the
New Theatre, London, Aug., 1923,
produced " The Eye of Siva."
BENSON, Sir Frank R. (cr. 1916) ;
Croix de Guerre, LL.D., actor and
manager ; 5. Alresford, Hants, 4 Nov.,
1858 ; s. of the late William Benson ;
e. Winchester and New College, Oxford;
m. Constance Featherstonhaugh (nee
Gertrude Constance Sanrwell) ; while
at Oxford was a prominent member of
the O.U.D.C., and with them appeared
in a number of parts including the
female role of Clytemnestra in " Aga-
memnon " of Aeschylus, produced bv
him in the original tongue ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Lyceum Theatre, 2 Sept., 1882, as
Paris in " Romeo and Juliet/1 under
Henry Irving' s management ; next
toured with Miss Alleyne and Walter
Bentley ; in 1883 took over the latter's
company and started touring his own
company, which he has maintained
ever since ; his repertory for his first
tour comprised " Romeo and Juliet/'
" Hamlet," " The Lady of Lyons,"
" The Corsican Brothers/' "" Still
Waters Run Deep/' " Black-Eye'd
Susan/' and " The Merchant of Ven-
ice "; since 1883, he has produced all
of Shakespeare's plays excepting only
" Titus Andronicus " and " Troilus
and Cressida " ; his first London
season was at the Globe Theatre,
where he opened 19 Dec., 1889,
with " A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
subsequently producing *c Hamlet,"
" The Taming of the Shrew," etc. ;
he has also played seasons at the
Lyceum and Comedy Theatres, 1900-1,
and Adelphi, 1905 ; has played many
seasons at Stratf ord-on-Avon Memorial
Theatre, since 1886 ; was presented
with the freedom of that city in 1910,
in recognition of his services ; appeared
at His Majesty's Theatre, 1909, and
subsequently, at Sir Herbert Tree's
Shakespearean Festivals, in " King
Richard III," " Coriolanus," and " The
Taming of the Shrew " ; appeared
at the St. James's Theatre, Dec., 1910,
in "The Piper"; in Sept., 1913,
sailed with his company for Canada
and the United States, opening at His
Majesty's, Montreal, 6 Oct., 1913, in
"Much Ado About Nothing"; at
the Shaftesbury, 26 Dec., 1914, re\ived
" King Henry V," and played the
title-role ; at the Court Theatre, 20
Dec., 1915, appeared as Theseus in
"A Midsummer Night's Dream";
at Drury Lane Theatre, 2 May, 1916,
on the occasion of the Shakespeare
Tercentenary Performance, played the
title-rdle in " Julius Caesar," and at
the conclusion of the performance,
was Knighted by H.M. the King ;
he did not act again until 1920, when
he appeared at the St. Martin's
Theatre, 21 Jan., 1920, as Cneius
Pompeius Magnus in " Pompey the
Great," and in Feb., 1920, as Hamlet ;
subsequently he again toured in the
provinces ; appeared at the Kenning-
ton Theatre, Sept., 1920, in " The
Merchant of Venice," etc; in 1921,
went to South Africa ; has toured
provinces regularly since 1922, with
occasional seasons at Hammersmith,
Wimbledon, etc. ; his companies were
recognised as nurseries of acting, and
many prominent London actors and
actresses gained early experience under
his management ; is a Governor of
the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre,
and a trustee of Shakespeare's Birth-
place. Clubs : Garrick, Green Room.
BENSON, Lady, n£e Gertrude Con-
stance Sainwell ; d. of the late Captain
Morshead Samwell ; under the stage
name of Constance Featherstonhaugh
first appeared with the " Lyceum
Company" in "Romeo and Juliet,"
with Kyrle Bellew, 1883 ; after several
other important engagements joined
F. R. Benson's company, playing lead,
and marrying her manager in 1886 ; has
since played lead with him all over
England, including London, and at
the special performances in honour
of Shakespeare at Stratford-on-Avon ;
has appeared with her husband during
London seasons, at Globe, 1889 ;
Lyceum, 1900 ; Comedy, 1901 ; Adel-
phi, 1905 ; appeared at His Majesty's
Theatre, during the Shakespearean
Festival of 1909, as Lady Anne in
"King Richard III," and 1910, as
Virgilia in " Coriolanus," and Kath-
erine in " The Taming of the Shrew " ;
appeared at the Prince's Theatre, May,
1912, as Dona Sirena in " The Bias
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of the World " ; at the King's Hall,
Nov., 1912, played Rachel in " The
Dreamer ' ' - made her first appear-
ance on the Variety stage, at the
Chelsea Palace, June, 1913, as Veronica
in " Women's One Weakness " ;
resumed touring with her husband's
company in 1915 ; is author (with
H. O. Nicholson) of the play " A
Midnight Bridal," produced at the
Coronet Theatre, 1909 ; has opened a
School of Instruction at Pembroke
Hall, Kensington, S.W. Address :
1 Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, W.8.
Telephone No. : Western 6048.
BENSON, Ruth, actress; b. 26
June, 1873 ; daughter of Henry
McKinley Benson, Major in the
United States Army ; b. Fort Logan,
Montana ; e. in Honolulu and in
California ; m. Holbrook Blinn ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Alaska, playing in " Love on Crutches "
and in " The Yellow Curtain " ; first
appeared in New York in " The Cat
and the Cherub " at Hammerstein's
Olympia (1897), "afterwards going to
England ; made^her first appearance
in London, at the Lyric Theatre, 30
Oct., 1897, as Ah Yoi in " The Cat
and the Cherub " ; subsequently sup-
ported Martin Harvey in " The Only
Way" (1899), "Don Juan's Last
Wager," 1900, and understudied lead-
ing parts ; next played at the Coronet
Theatre in " The Great Silence "
(1900) ; in " The Little French
Milliner/' at the Avenue, 1902, and
in " Captain Kettle," at the Adelphi,
1902 ; re-appeared in New York, 1905,
in " The Duchess of Dantzic " ;
appeared with Miss Grace George
in America in "Abigail" (1905),
in " Clothes " (1906), and " Divor-
£ons " (1907), going to London with
the company in June, 1907, appeared
at the Duke of York's Theatre in
the last mentioned play ; at the
Astor Theatre, New York, Jan., 1911,
played Mrs. Cuyler in " The Boss " ;
at Baltimore, Feb., 1913, appeared
with Robert Loraine in " Not for
Sale " ; at the Playhouse, New York,
Aug., 1913, played Mrs. Clement
Harding in " The Family Cupboard " ;
at Cleveland, May, 1915, appeared in
" Moloch " ; at the Selwyn Theatre,
Aug., 1919, appeared as the Nurse in
" The Challenge/' Recreations : Golf,
riding, and swimming. Residence :
Journeys' End, Croton-on-Hudson,
New York, U.S.A.
BENT, Buena? actress ; b. London,
7 Apr., 1890 ; d. of Walter James Bent
and his wife Clara (Gray) ; e. London,
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Playhouse, 31
Aug., 1909, as Margaret Ellerton in
" The Mobswonian," and Stanner in
" A Sense of Humour " ; appeared in
most of the leading variety theatres
with Alfred Lester in " The Amateur
Hairdresser," " The Village Fire Bri-
gade," " Longshoreman Bill," and
" Simpson's Stores," appearing in the
latter at the Royal Command per-
formance at the Palace, 1912 ; during
1913 toured as Fanny Blaine in
" Bought and Paid For " ; during 1914
toured as Aggie Lynch in " Within the
Law " ; appeared at the Alhambra,
Apr., 1916, in " The Bing Boys are
Here"; July, 1917, in "Round the
Map " ; at the Lyceum, Sept., 1919,
appeared as Maggie Brooklyn in " The
Wild Widow " ; at the Prince of
Wal'es's, 1920, appeared in "Bran
Pie"; at the Devonshire Park The-
atre, Eastbourne, Nov., 1920, played
Blanche Roselle in " Teddy Wants a
Wife " ; at the Strand, July, 1923,
played Fernande Revard in " The
Risk " ; at the Lyceum, Apr., 1924,
Kitty Maynard in " Her Market
Price " ; subsequently appeared at
the " Q " Theatre, Kew. Favourite
part : Aggie Lynch in " Within the
Law." Recreations : Motoring and
walking. Address : 87 Marchmont
Street, W.C.I. Telephone No. : Museum
314,
BENTLEY, Irene, actress and
vocalist; b. Baltimore; m. (1) J. T.
Sothoron, (2) Henry B. Smith, the
famous librettist ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Palmer's
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1895, in
" Little Christopher " ; next appeared
at the Casino, in June, 1895, in " The
Merry World," and she speedily be-
came a popular attraction ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 12 Apr., 1898,
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as Gladys Glee in " The Belle of New
York " ; at the Casino, 25 June,
1900, appeared in " The Rounders " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, 24
June, 1901, she appeared as Bertha
in " The Strollers " ; in 1902, she
" starred " in " The Wild Rose " ;
at Madison Square, Dec., 1903, she
played Kitty Calvert in "The Girl
from Dixie " ; during 1905-6 toured
in " It Happened in Nordland," and
at Daly's Theatre, N.Y., 3 Dec., 1906,
she appeared as H.S.H. Princess Carl,
of Ehrenbreitstein, in " The Belle of
Mayfair " ; at the Casino, July, 1908,
appeared as Sonia in " The Mimic
World." Address : 319 West 107th
Street New York City, U.S.A.
BERESFORD, Harry, actor; 6.
London, 4 Nov., 1867 ; s. of Harry M.
Beresford and his wife Sara (Christie) ;
m. Edith Wylie ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1885, at
the Gaiety Theatre, in the chorus of
" Little Jack Sheppard " ; went to
America, 1886, with H. E. Dixey, and
for thirty years played all over the
United States in " stock " and touring
companies ; made a notable hit at
the Belmont Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1919, when he played Peep o'
Day in " Boys will be Boys " ; at the
Knickerbocker, Feb., 1920, played J.
Edward Winslow (Shavings) in a play
entitled " Shavings " ; at the Ply-
mouth Theatre, New York, Aug., 1922,
made a great success when he appeared
as Clem Hawley in " The Old Soak,"
which he continued to play for two
years ; at Ford's Theatre, Baltimore,
Oct., 1924, played Eggleston Stern in
" Out of Luck." Clubs : Lambs' and
Players'. Address : 375 Riverside
Drive, New York City, U.S.A.
BERINGER, Esine; 6. London, 5
Sept., 1875 ; d. of Oscar Beringer,
composer and musical professor, and
Mrs. Oscar Beringer, dramatic author
and novelist ; sister of Vera Beringer ;
first appeared at Terry's as Dick
Tipton in " The Real Little Lord
Fauntleroy/' 14 May, 1888 ; appeared
at Gaiety in " The Prince and the
Pauper," 1891 ; " Hypatia," Hay-
market, 1893 ; " Foreign Policy/'
" Bud and Blossom/' and " The Three
Wayfarers," Terry's, 1893 ; " The New
Boy," Terry's, 1894 ; " The Ladies'
Idol " and " The Strange Adventures
of Miss Brown," Vaudeville, 1895 ; at
the Comedy under Comvns Carr in
" The Benefit of the Doubt," " The
Late Mr. Castello," " A Mother of
Three " ; created some sensation by
her impersonation of Romeo at a
matinee at the Prince of Waies's,
1896, to the Juliet of her sister Vera ;
at the Olympic, played in " The
Pilgrim's Progress," 1896 ; at Terry's,
played Guiletta in * ' The White Knight/ '
1898 ; subsequently played Miladi
in " The Three Musketeers " ; ap-
peared at the St. James's, 1899, as
Lady Agatha in "In Days of Old,"
Antoinette in "The Prisoner of Zenda,"
Claire in " The Man of Forty " ; at
the Court, 1901, appeared as Lady
Lashbrooke in "A Woman in the
Case " ; in 1902 with Murray Carson at
Adelphi in "Captain Kettle," and under
the same management in " The Wheat
King," 1904, subsequently visiting
America ; played at Palace Theatre
in sketch " At the Point of the
Sword," in which she made a big
success ; at Drury Lane, May, 1907,
played Lashota in " The Last of his
Race," and in the autumn toured in
" Among the Brigands " ; at the
Apollo, Dec., 1907, played Gipsy
Vandelier in " The Night of the
Party " with Weedon Grossmith ;
at the Aldwych, 1908, appeared in
" Fanny and the Servant Problem,"
and at the Court, 1908, as Evadne in
a revival of " The Maid's Tragedy " ;
during 1909-10, played in various
music-hall sketches ; at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1910, appeared as the Queen in
"Hamlet"; at the Queen's, 1910,
played Marie in " Robert Macaire "
and Jeannette in " The Lyons Mail " ;
at the Royalty, Apr., 1911, appeared
as Rose Merton in " The Master of
Mrs. Chilvers " ; in Nov., 1911, toured
with Laurence Irving as the Queen in
" Hamlet " ; at the Savoy, Sept., 1912,
played Paulina in " The Winter's
Tale"; at the Court, Mar., 1913,
played Sarah Steere in " The Cradle " ;
at the Comedy, May, 1913, Madge
Thomas in " Strife " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Sept., 1913, played Lucille in
"The Girls"; at the Globe, Nov.,
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1913, Armande in "The Blue Stock-
ings " ; at the St. James's, Dec., 1913,
Mrs. Barthwick in " The Silver Box " ;
at the Kingsway, Nov., 1914, Strophe
in " The Dynasts " ; at the Chelsea
Palace, May, 1915, the Crown Princess
Sonia in "Set a Thief " ; at the
St. James's, Oct., 1916, Mrs. Tidman
in " Lucky Jim " ; at the Pavilion,
Glasgow, Oct, 1917, appeared in the
title-role of "Darling"; at the
Empress, Brixton, June, 1918, played
Gertrude in " The Hon. Gertrude " ;
at the Strand, Dec., 1918, Mrs. Lee
Reeves in " Scandal " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1920, Calpurnia in
" Julius Caesar " ; in 1921 toured with
Henry Baynton's Shakespearean com-
pany ; at the Shaftesbury, Oct.,
1922, played " Mammy " Pleasant in
" The Cat and the Canary " ; at the
Aldwych, Mar., 1923, produced her
sister's play, " Beltane Night," and
appeared in it as Janet Hargrove ;
at the Regent (for the Fellowship of
Players), Dec., 1923, played Queen
Margaret in " Richard III " ; at the
St. Martin's, Jan., 1924, Morag in
" Gruach " ; subsequently again
toured with Henry Baynton ; at the
Strand (for the Fellowship of Players),
Nov., 1924, played Constance in
" King John." Address : 6 Lawrence
Mansions, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, S.W.3.
BERINGER, Mrs. Oscar (nee Aimee
Daniell) , dramatist and authoress ;
b. Philadelphia, Mass., U.S.A., 1856 ;
d. of the late Edward Lynch Daniell,
of the 44th Regiment (King's Own) ;
m. Oscar Beringer, musician and
composer ; mother of Esme and Vera
Beringer ; e. privately ; author of
" Tares," 1888, " Katherine Kava-
nagh," 1892, " Holly Tree Inn,"
1891, " The Prince and the Pauper/'
1890, "That Girl," 1890, "Salve/'
1895, "Bess," 1891, "A Bit of Old
Chelsea," 1897, "The Plot of his
Story/' 1899, " The Agitator," 1907 ;
the novels " Beloved of the Gods,"
"A Left- Handed Marriage," " The New
Virtue " ; has also written several
short stories and essays. Recreations :
Driving, skating, and fencing. Ad-
dress : Ladies' Army and Navy Club,
Burlington Gardens, W., and Headley,
ilants. Clubs : Lyceum, Ladies*
Army and Navy Club, Society of
Women Journalists.
BERINGER, Yera, actress ; b. Lon-
don, 2 Mar., 1879 ; d. of Oscar Beringer,
composer and musical professor, and
Mrs. Oscar Beringer, author and
dramatist ; sister of Esme Beringer ;
made her appearance as Jack, the
child, in her mother's play, "Tares/'
31 Jan., 1888 ; she was the original
LittleLord Fauntleroy in Mrs. Burnett's
dramatisation of her own story, 1888,
and afterwards created the parts of
the Prince and Tom Canty in " The
Prince and the Pauper," Gaiety,
1890 ; Harry in " The Holly Tree
Inn," 1891 ; Florimonde in " The
Pilgrim's Progress," 1896; Olaf in
Ibsen's " Pillars of Society," 1899 ;
Juliet at Prince of Wales's matinee,
1896 ; played for a season with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, Mr. Edward Terry,
Mr. Paul Arthur, Mr. George Edwardes,
etc. ; has also had several important
provincial engagements ; appeared at
the Princess's, Jan., 1902, as Miss
Gerard in " The Broken Melody " ;
appeared at the Aldwych, 1908, in
" Fanny and the Servant Problem " ;
during 1910, toured as Mrs. D'Aquilla
in " The Whip " ; appeared at Shep-
herd's Bush Empire, 1912, in "The
Odd Woman " ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, Feb., 1914, played Philamente
in " The Blue Stockings " ; at the
Chelsea Palace, May, 1915, the Coun-
tess Olga Rozoff in "Set a Thief " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, July,
1915, the Countess of Wytham in
" Lucky Jim " ; at the Duke of York's,
Dec., 1915, Philamente in " The Blue
Stockings " ; is the author of a
farcical comedy entitled " The Boys,"
written under the pseudonym of Henry
Seton, and of a play entitled " False
Dawn," written in collaboration with
Morley Roberts, 1910 ; also " Pierrot's
Little Joke," 1912; "A Penny
Bunch," 1912 ; " The Absent Minded
Husband," 1913; "The Morning
Post," 1913; "The Blue Stockings"
(adaptation), 1913; "Set a Thief,"
1915 ; " Lucky Jim," 1915 ; " Pair "
(with Randal Roberts), 1917 ; " Dar-
ing/' 1917 ; " The Hon. Gertrude,"
1918; "Biffy" (with William Ray),
1920 ; " Beltane Night/' 1923 ; " The
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Painted Lady," 1924. Address : 6
Lawrence Mansions, Cheyne Walk,
Chelsea, SAV.3.
BERKELEY,, Reginald Cheyne, dra-
matic author ; b. London, 18 Aug.,
1890 ; s. of Humphry George Berke-
ley and his wife Agnes Mary (Cheyne) ;
B. privately, Bediord Modern School
and Auckland College, N.Z. ; m. Gwen-
doline Louise Judith Cock ; barrister-
at-law oi Middle Temple, and Auck-
land, N.Z. ; his first play " French
Leave," produced at the Globe, July,
1920, met with immediate success ;
also author of " Eight o' Clock," Little
Theatre, 1920. Recreations : Golf,
cricket, and tennis. Clubs : Savage,
Sunningdale, Maidenhead Golf Club, and
R.A.C. Address : 4 Carlisle Mansions,
S.W.I. Telephone Xo. : Victoria 9098.
BERLIN, Irving, composer ; b.
Russia, 11 May, 1888; s. of Moses
Baline and his wife Lena (Lipkin) ;
e. New York ; m. Dorothy Goetz (dec.) ;
first wont to the United States in 1893 ;
commenced his career at the age of
sixteen, singing and playing in res-
taurants in New York ; his first pub-
lished song was " Marie from Sunny
Italy/' and he scored his first notable
success when he published " Alexan-
der's Rag-Time Band," 1905 ; other
popular songs have been " My Wife's
Gone to the Country," " I want to go
back to Michigan," " Everybody's
doin' it," " Ragtime Violin," " I want
to be in Dixie," " When the Midnight
Choo-Choo leaves for Alabam,"
" Snooky-Ookums," " Down in Chat-
tanooga," " The International Rag,"
" When I Lost You," " When
I Leave the World Behind " ; at
the Casino, New York, July, 1910,
appeared in " Up and Down Broad-
way " ; composer of the following
revues and musical plays : " Watch
Your Step," 1914 ; " Stop ! Look !
Listen ! " 1915, produced in London,
at the Empire, 1916, as " Follow the
Crowd " ; " The Century Girl " (with
Victor Herbert), 1916 ; " The Cohan
'Revue, 1918 " (with George M. Cohan),
1917 ; " The Ziegfeld Follies of 1918 " ;
" The Canary " (with Ivan Caryll),
1918 ; " The Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 " ;
author and composer of " The Music
Box Revue," each season 1921 to
1924, produced at The Music Box
Theatre, New York ; is the President
of the music-publishing firm, Irving
Berlin Inc. Address : 1607 Broadway,
New York City, U.S.A.
BERLIN, Alfred, journalist and
dramatist ; b. London, 1860 ; e.
King's College School ; author of
" The Violin Makers/' play, produced
by E. S. Willard, at Shaftesbury,
1891, and also by Professor von
Herkomer at his Art Theatre, Bushey ;
was dramatic critic to the National
Observer, 1894-5 ; has also contributed
articles and dramatic and other
criticisms to the Morning Leader,
Sunday Sim, The World, The Outlook,
To~Dav, The Stage, etc. Address :
c/o The Stage, 16 York Street,
Covent Garden, W.C.2.
BERNARD, Sam, actor ; 6. Birming-
ham, 3 June, 1863 ; m. Florence
Deutsh ; made his first appearance
at Henderson's Music Hall, Coney
Island ; for some years has success-
fully played German character parts
in musical comedy in New York ;
in 1885, appeared in various English
music halls ; returned to U.S.A.,
1886, and appeared in " The Corner
Grocery," and subsequently, for two
years, toured in " Lost in London " ;
from 1888 to 1891 toured with " The
Night Owls " ; then toured with the
Russell Brothers ; in New York, one
of his earliest successes was gained
at the Bijou Theatre, where on 21
Sept., 1898, he appeared as Hermann
Engel in " The Marquis of Michigan " ;
since then he has played the fol-
lowing parts : Schmaltz in "A
Dangerous Maid," Conan Boyle in
" The Man in the Moon," the Khe-
dive of Egypt in " The Casino Girl/*
Adolph Klotz in "The Belle of
Bohemia," Twanks in " The Silver
Slipper," Max Hoggenheimer in " The
Girl from Kay's," Schmaltz m " The
Rollicking Girl," Mr. Hoggenheimer
in " The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer,"
and Ludwig Knoedler in " Nearly a
Hero " ; at the Casino, New York,
27 Sept., 1909, played Herman
Scholz in " The Girl and the Wizard " ;
and 21 Sept., 1910, played Herman
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von Schellenvien in " He Came from
Milwaukee'1; during 1911-2, toured
in the same part ; at the Lyric, New
York, 30 Dec., 1912, appeared as
Leo von Laubenheim in " All for
the Ladies " ; appeared at the Forty-
fourth Street Music Hall, Oct., 1913, in
" The Modiste Shop " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, 30 Mar., 1914, played Max
Hoggenheimer in " The Belle of Bond
Street " ; made his first appearance
on the London stage, at the Adelphi,
8 June, 1914, in the same part, when
he scored a great personal success ;
at the Century Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1916, played in " The Century
Girl " ; at the Hudson Theatre, July,
1918, played Henry Block in " Friendly
Enemies " : at the Central Theatre,
Jan., 1920, appeared in " As You
Were " ; at the Music Box, Sept.,
1921, played in " The Music Box
Revue " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
Sept., 1923, in " Nifties of 1923,"
of which he was also part-author.
BERRY, William Henry, actor and
comedian ; b. London, 23 Mar., 1872 ;
e. London ; m. Kitty Hanson ; was
originally engaged in commercial life
in the City, and for twelve years was
well known as a concert singer and
entertainer in the winter months, and
at seaside piers, etc., in the summer;
with his wife, he appeared at the
London Pavilion, 16 Jan., 1905 ; while
at Broadstairs, in 1905, was seen by Mr.
George Edwardes, who gave him and
his wife a three years' contract, and
was seen at the Empire, Leicester
Square, Oct., 1905, when he appeared
in " Rogues and Vagabonds " revue,
and also in the excerpt from " Madame
Sherry " ; was next seen at the Prince
of Wales's, 1906, as Shingle in " The
Little Cherub/' also appearing at the
same time at the Empire in the
revue, " Venus " ; has since played
Cheoo in " See-See " at the Prince of
Wales's, St. Amour in " Les Merveil-
leuses," at Daly's, 1906, subsequently
playing Tournesol in the same piece ;
at Daly's, June, 1907, played Nisch
in "The Merry Widow"; at the
Gaiety, Apr., 1908, appeared as
Reggie in " Havana " ; at Daly's,
Sept., 1909, played Mr. Bulger in
"The Dollar Princess"; Jan., 1911,
Count Lothair in " A Waltz Dream " ;
May, 1911, Brissard in " The Count of
Luxembourg " ; June, 1912, Dragotin
in " Gipsy Love " ; May, 1913,
Blinker in " The Marriage Market " ;
Oct., 1914, Barry in "A Country
Girl " ; Apr., 1915, Achille Jotte in
" Betty " ; at the Adelphi, Nov.,
1915, appeared as William Van Dam
in " Tina " ; Aug., 1916, as Dr. Wilkie
Thorne in " High Jinks " ; Sept.,
1917, as Mr. Meebles in " The Boy " ;
Sept., 1919, as Valentine Hooper in
" Who's Hooper ? " ; Oct., 1920, as
Michael the First in " The Naughty
Princess " ; Oct., 1921, as Dipper Tigg
(The Marquis) in " The Golden Moth ";
Oct., 1922, as Chief Petty-officer
Hopkins in " The Island King " ;
Sept., 1923, as Alfred Wigg in " Head
Over Heels " ; he then left the Adelphi,
after having played there for nine
years ; was next seen at the Empire
Theatre, Feb., 1924, when he took up
the part of Bouquet in " The Three
Graces " ; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1924,
played Professor Eustace McGargle in
" Poppy." Favourite parts : Reggie
the Yacht's Boy in " Havana," Valen-
tine Hooper in " Who's Hooper," and
" Hoppy " in " The Island King."
Recreations : Golf, walking, and fish-
ing. Club : Green Room. Address :
Elm Croft, Palmer's Green, N.I 3.
BERTRAM, Arthur, business man-
ager ; b. Blackheath, 24 Mar., 1860 ;
e. at Blackheath ; business manager
with Forbes-Robertson, and Kate
Rorke, 1893, Corny ns Carr, 1894 ;
Arthur Bourchier, 1895-1896 ; lessee
Strand Theatre, 1897 ; business man-
ager for Forbes- Robertson, 1898 ;
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, 1899-1902
(London and America) ; for Marie
Tempest, 1903-1904 ; for Sir John
Hare, 1904; Weedon Grossmith,
1905 ; Olga Nethersole (America),
1905-6; Mrs. Brown Potter, 1906;
Frank Curzon, 1911; H. B. Irving,
1915 ; represented the H. B. Irving
Estate at the Savoy Theatre until 1923.
Hobby : Golf. Address ; " The Two
Brewers " Inn, Whitstable, Kent.
Telephone No. : Whitstable 150.
BERTRAM, Eugene, business mana-
ger ; b. Greenwich, 16 Dec., 1872 ; s. of
Arthur Wilson Bertram and his wife
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Maria ; e. Blackheath ; m. Marie
Alexander ; formerly an actor, and
made his first appearance on the stage
at Colchester, 1895, as Dixon in
" Caste " ; was the original secretary
and manager of the Moody-Manners
Grand Opera Co. ; subsequently man-
ager for Lewis Waller, Martin Harvey,
and Viola Tree. Recreations : Photo-
graphy, golf, and gardening. A ddress :
c/o Arthur Bertram, " The Two
Brewers " Inn, Whitstable, Kent.
BESIER, Rudolf, dramatic author ;
b. Java, 2 July, 1878 ; 5. of Margaret
(Collinson) and Rudolf Besier ; e. at
Elizabeth College, Guernsey, and at
Heidelberg ; m. Charlotte Woodward ;
has written the following plays, " The
Virgin Goddess, "Adelphi, 1906 ; " Olive
Latimer's Husband," Vaudeville, 1909 ;
" Don/' Haymarket, 1909 ; " The
Crisis " (from the French), New, 1910 ;
" Lady Patricia," Haymarket, 1911 ;
" Kipps " (with H. G. Wells), Vaude-
ville, 1912 ; " Kings and Queens,"
St. James's, 1915 ; " Buxell," Strand,
1916 ; " Kultur at Home " (with
Sybil Spotiswoode), Court, 1916 ;
" Robin's Father " (with Hugh Wai-
pole), Liverpool, 1918 ; " The Prude's
Fall " (with May Edgiiiton), Wynd-
ham's, 1920 ; " The Ninth Earl "
(with May Edginton), Comedy, 1920;
" Secrets " (with May Edginton),
Comedy, 1922. Address : Plumpton,
Sussex.
BEST, Edna, actress ; b. Hove,
Sussex, 3 Mar., 1901 ; d. of Leonard
William Best and his wife Claire
(Romaire) ; e. Brighton ; m. Seymour
Beard ; was prepared for the stage by
Miss Kate Rorke ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Grand
Theatre, Southampton, 30 Sept., 1917,
as Amy Spettigue in " Charley's
Aunt " ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the St. James's
Theatre, 15 Dec., 1917, as Ela Delahay
in " Charley's Aunt " ; during 1918-19
tom-ed as Blanny Wheeler in " Fair
and Warmer," and in Mar., 1919,
appeared at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, in the same part, succeeding
Fay Compton, and later in the same
year, at the Royalty Theatre, appeared
as Violet Little in " Caesar's Wife " ;
at the New Theatre, Dec., 1919, played
Nibs in " Peter Pan " ; appeared at
the Little Theatre, Feb., 1920, as
Paulette in " Mumsee " ; at the
St. James's, Mar., 1920, as Gypsy
Graham in " Uncle Ned " ; at the
Little Theatre, May, 1920, as Coral
Edison in " Husbands for All " ; at the
Duke of York's, July, 1920, as Lady
Sloane in " Brown Sugar " ; at the
St. James's, Dec., 1920, as Peter in
"Peter Pan"; Mar., 1921, Polly
Shannon in " Polly with a Past " ;
at Wyndham's, Apr., 1922, played
Sylvia Strood in " Running Water" " ;
at the Comedy, June, 1922, Dinah
Partlett in " Quarantine " ; at the
St. James's, Dec., 1922, Peter Pan ;
at the Duke of York's, May, 1923,
Blanche Ingram in " Her Temporary
Husband " ; at the Ambassadors',
June, 1923, Catherine in " The Lilies
of the Field " ; at the Comedy, Aug.,
1923, Simone Martin in " The Elope-
ment " ; at the Criterion, Oct., 1923,
Parks in " Trust Emily " ; at the
Little, Sept., 1924, Jean Trowbridge in
" Morals " ; at the Garrick, Dec.,
1924, Marylin Stirling in " Six-Cylinder
Love." Recreations : Dancing and
tennis.
BETTELHEIM, Edwin Simmer,
dramatic critic, editor and journalist ;
b. Albany, N.Y., 28 Sept., 1865 ; s.
of Anna (Tausik) and Charles Alexan-
der Bettelheim ; e. Albany and
Cornell College ; m. Emma Hutcheson ;
was formerly Clerk in the Senate
Chambers, 1885-7 ; Secretary of the
Railroad Committee, 1888 ; became
editor of the Albany Mirror, 1890 ;
publisher of The Dramatic Times,
New York, 1891 ; secured the New
York Dramatic News, 1894, and
combined both publications ; has
acted as editor and publisher ever
since ; is also editor of the Chicago
Dramatic News. Recreations : Boat-
ing and golf. Chibs and Associations :
Liberal, and West Side, New York,
and D.K.E. Society, New York. Ad-
dress : 75 West 44th Street, New
York City, U.S.A. Telegraphic
Address: " Dramnews," New York.
BEITS, Edward William, dramatic
critic ; b. London, 27 Mar., 1881 ; m.
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Elizabeth Annie West ; lias been
engaged in journalism since 1902, and
held various appointments on pro-
vincial newspapers, commencing 011
the Kent and Sussex Courier ; was
acting-editor of the Malt on Gazette.
1904-12 ; assist ant- edit or and dra-
matic critic Birmingham Gazette, 1912-
19 ; assistant London editor of Bir-
mingham Gazette and associated papers,
1919-21 ; dramatic critic of West-
minster Gazette, 1923 ; contributor of
theatrical notes to Weekly Westminster
and other journals. Address : c/o
Westminster Gazette, 104 Shoe Lane,
E.C.4 ; or 8 Cambridge Park, St.
Margaret's, Twickenham. Telephone
No. : Central 7600.
BEV AN, Faith, actress and vocalist ;
6. North Wales, 4 Apr., 1896 ; d. of
John Bevan and his wife Hannah
Marie ; e. privately ; made her first
appearance on the stage in 1913, when
she played Toinette in " The Quaker
Girl/' subsequently playing the part
of the Princess Mathilde ; she next
toured as Franzi in " A Waltz Dream " ;
made her first appearance on the Lon-
don stage at Daly's Theatre, Sept.,
1916, when she succeeded Miss Wini-
fred Barnes as the Princess Valeria in
" The Happy Day " ; at the Prince's,
Manchester, 23 Dec., 1916, appeared as
Angela in " The Maid of the Moun-
tains," and appeared in the same part
when the piece was produced at
Daly's, 10 Feb., 1917, and continued
playing the part for over three years ;
appeared in the same part at Daly's,
Dec., 1921 ; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1923,
played Varinka in " Catherine " ;
Apr., 1924, Mary in " Our Nell " ;
in Dec., 1924, went on tour playing the
title-vole in "Poppy." Favourite part
Franzi in " The Waltz Dream."
Recreations : All outdoor sports. Ad-
dress : 7 Kent Terrace, .Regent's
Park, N.W.I.
BEVERIBGE, J. D., actor ; b. Dublin,
28 Oct., 1844; 5. of J. Beveridge ;
e. Dublin ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the T.R., Oldham, 31
Aug., 1861, as a soldier in " Pizarro " ;
for eight years played in various
provincial theatres, at Newcastle-on-
Tyne, Glasgow, Plymouth, etc. ; made
his first appearance in London, at
Adelphi, 2 Oct., 1869, as Lord Alfred
Colebrooke in " Lost at Sea " ; at
the Princess's, 29 Nov., 1869, played
Laertes to Fechter's Hamlet ; sub-
sequently appeared there in " After
Dark " \ at the Adelphi, 1870, played
in " Blow for Blow/' " The Prompter's
Box," " The Green Bushes," etc. ;
toured for three years in Robertson's
comedies with Richard Younge's com-
pany ; at Charing Cross, May, 1873,
played in " Time's Triumph " ; at
the Lyceum, Oct. 1874, played the
First Player in " Hamlet " with Henry
Irving, and he also toured \vith
Irving as Cromwell in " Charles I,"
and Baradas in " Richelieu " ; at the
Globe, 1876, appeared in " Jo,"
" Hunted Down," " Cora " ; at Opera
Comique, 1877, pla}red in " Liz " ;
toured as Henry Beauclerc in " Diplo-
macy," 1878-9 ; during 1879-80, at
the Gaiety, played in " The Poor
Gentleman," " The Castle Spectre,"
etc. ; supported Madame Modjeska at
the Court, 1880-1 ; joined the Adelphi
company, Dec., 1881, and remained
there until 1892 ; appearing in
" Taken from Life " (in which he also
toured in America), " In the Ranks,"
" The Harbour Lights/' " The Bells
of Haslemere," " The Union Jack/'
" The Silver Falls," " The Shaugh-
raun," " London Day by Day," " The
English Rose," " The Trumpet Call,"
" The White Rose " ; at Terry's,
1894, played Felix Roach in " The
New Boy " ; returned to Adciphi,
1896, playing in " Boys Together,"
" Black Eyed Susan," "All that
Gutters is not Gold," "In the Days
of the Duke," " Secret Service " ;
at the St. James's, 1898, played
Antonio in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; Wolfshagen in " The
Conquerors " ; appeared at the Garrick,
1898* in "Teresa," and "Brother
Officers " ; at Her Majesty's, 1899,
in " Carnac Sahib " ; at the Hay-
market, 1900, played Sir Lucius in
" The Rivals " ; at Her Majesty's,
Casca in "Julius Caesar " ; at the
Vaudeville, 1901, Rev. James Floyd
in " Sweet and Twenty " ; at the
P.O.W., 1902, John Bowlby in "A
Country Mouse " ; at the St. James's,
Mar., 1903, played Dr. Jiittner in
" Old Heidelberg " ; at the Comedy,
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Apr., 1904, played Tom Oxley in
" Sunday/* subsequently touring in
same part ; appeared at the Court,
1905, in " John Bull's Other Island,"
" You Never Can Tell," " In the
Hospital," and " Man and Superman" ;
went to America under Charles Froh-
rnan, 1905 ; toured the United States
in " Man and Superman," 1906 ;
reappeared in London at the Duke
of York's in June, 1907, as 3M. Cravy-
nac in " Divorcons " ; subsequently
appeared at the Savoy, in Sept., as
William in " You Never Can Tell " ;
at the St. James's, May, 1908, played
Mr. Elkin in " The Thunderbolt/'
and at Wyndham's, Nov., 1908,
appeared in "Sir Anthony " ; at the
Lyric, Aug., 1909, played Rev. Samuel
Roden in " The Fires of Fate " ;
toured in " John Bull's Other Island " ;
at the Garrick, 1910, played in " Dame
Nature " and " The Bishop's Son " ;
at the Playhouse, 1910, in " The Toy-
maker of Nuremberg " ; at the
Comedy, 1911, appeared in "Playing
with Fire," and " The Crucible " ; at
the Command performance at Drury
Lane, 17 May, 1911, played Kite in
" Money," and at the Gala performance
at His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911,
appeared as Lord Burleigh in " The
Critic"; at the Court, 16 Sept., 1911,
played George Winthrop, F.R.S., in
" Married by Degrees " ; at the
Playhouse, Nov., 1911, played
Parson Grylls in '"Dad"; at the
Royalty Theatre, May, 1912, appeared
as Father Bentley in " Peter's Chance " ;
at the St. James's, Oct., 1912, as
Monseigneur Jussey in " The Turning
Point " ; at the Kingsway, Dec,,
1912, again played Father Dempsey
in " John Bull's Other Island " ; at
the Ambassadors' Theatre, June, 1913,
appeared as Pablo Centeno in
" Panthea " ; at the St. James's,
27 June, 1913, appeared as James
in the " all-star " revival of " London
Assurance/* given in aid o[ King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
the New Theatre, Aug., 1913, pla}red
Dr. Doyle in "The Big Game"; at
the St. James's, Oct., 1913, Absolon
Pedersson Beyer in " The Witch " ;
Dec., 1913, Sir Patrick Cullen in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " ; at His Majesty's
22 May, 1914, Daniel Jaikes in the
" all-star " revival of 4< The Silver
King," given in aid of King George's
Actors' Pension Fund ; at the King's,
Hammersmith, Mar., 1915, Antoine
Jadot in " The Kommandatur " ; at
the Finsbury Park Empire, Nov., 1915,
played Mr. Sullivan in " A Quiet
Rubber," with Sir John Hare ; at
the Globe, July, 1917, appeared as
Father Brady in " Julyann " ; is a
member of the Committee of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors and
Actresses. Address : 5 Shaftesbury
Road East, Ravenscourt Park, W.6.
BIOGERS, Earl Derr, dramatic
author ; b. Warren, Ohio, 24 Aug.,
18S4 ; 5. of Robert J. Biggers and his
wife Emma (Derr) ; e. Harvard Univer-
sity ; m. Eleanor Ladd ; formerly
editor of The Lampoon ; engaged on
the Boston Traveller, 1908-11 ; is the
author of the following plays : "If
You're only Human," 1913 ; "Thieves "
(with Grover Harrison), 1913 ; " Inside
the Lines/' 1915 ; "A Cure for Cur-
ables " (with W. T. Hodge), 1917 ;
" See-Saw," 1919 ; also author of the
story " Seven Keys to Baldpate."
Address : 411 Wynnewood Road,
Pelham Manor, N.Y., U.S.A.
BILBBOOKE, Lydia, actress; b. 6
May, 1888 ; m. Reginald Owen (mar.
dis.) ; was a pupil of the Academy of
Dramatic Art ; made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the Duke
of York's Theatre, 4 May, 1907, as
the Countess Carini in "A Royal
Family " ; at the Comedy, Dec.,
1907, played Tiny Montague in
" Angela," and Apr., 1908, Nellie
Sellenger in " Mrs. Dot " ; was then
engaged by George Alexander for the
St. James's, where, in Feb., 1909,
she played the Countess of Rassendyl
in " The Prisoner of Zenda," and Apr.,
1909, Madge Rockingham in " Colonel
Smith " ; at the Globe, Sept., 1909,
played Helene in " Madame X," and
at the Comedy, in the same month,
Mrs. Otto Rosenberg in " Smith " ;
at the Adelphi, 1910, played Ethel
Morley in " The House of Teinperley " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1910,
appeared as Adele in "A Bolt from
the Blue " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1910, played Odette de Versannes
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in " Inconstant George " ; Sept., 1911,
appeared as Stephanie Julius in " The
Great Name " ; at the Savoy, Dec.,
1911, appeared as Mrs. Carey in
" Where the Rainbow Ends " ; at
the Queen's Theatre, Mar., 1912,
played Kathleen Stuart in "The
Chalk Line " ; at the Garrick, Apr.,
1912, Helen Mitchener in " Improper
Peter"; June, 1912, Mrs. Howard
Jefferies senior in " Find the Woman ";
at the Kingsway, Mar., 1913, Honoria
Looe in " The Great Adventure " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1915,
Paula Wainwright in " He Didn't
Want to Do It " ; at the Comedy,
June, 1915, Mrs. Chesterton in " Mr.
and Mrs. Ponsonby " ; at the Apollo,
June, 1916, appeared as Alice Hobson
in " Hobson's Choice " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Feb., 1917, as Sybil
Clatterby in " Anthony in Wonder-
land " ; at the Royalty, June, 1917,
as Lady William Dromondy in " The
Foundations " ; at Wyndham's, Oct.,
1917, Lady Caroline Laney in " Dear
Brutus" ; at the St. Martin's, Mar.,
1919, played She in " Sleeping Part-
ners " ; at the Criterion, Nov., 1919,
Sylvia Gayford, in " Lord Richard in
the Pantry " ; accompanied Mr. Cyril
Maude to America, 1923, and at the
Gaiety, New York, Apr., 1923, played
Lady Tybar in "If Winter Comes " ;
at the Prince's Theatre, Nov., 1923,
succeeded Miss Molly Kerr as Lady
Frances Carfax in " The Return of
Sherlock Holmes/'
BILLING, H. Chiswell, business
manager ; b. Penarth, Wales, Nov.,
1881 ; was formerly a law student ; has
had extensive experience in theatrical
management, first as advance agent,
and subsequently as business manager ;
has fulfilled engagements as business
manager for Mr. Cyril Maude, 1906-
10 ; at Olympia with " The Miracle,"
1912 ; Miss Horniman, at Coronet and
The Playhouse, 1912 ; Robert Loraine,
United States, 1912 ; C. B. Cochran at
Olympia, 1912-13; Oscar Asche and Lily
Brayton, on tour and at Apollo
Theatre, 1914 ; Moody-Manners Opera
Co.; 1914 ; Sir Charles Wyndham and
Miss Mary Moore, at the New and
Criterion, 1915-18 ; Duke of York's,
1918-21 ; was manager for Robert
Loraine at Drury Lane, with " Cyrano
de Bergerac," 1920 ; appointed general
manager to the Carl Rosa Opera
Company, 1922 ; was general manager
for the Palace of Dancing, Grand
Dance Pavilion and Island Dance
Floor at the British Empire Exhibition,
1924 ; toured in Canada, 1922-24.
Favourite play : " The Blue Bird."
Recreations : Sculling, gardening, and
fishing. Club : Royal Automobile,
A ddress : 7 Bracken Gardens, Barnes,
S.W.13. Telephone No. : Putney 2710.
BINGE AM, Amelia, actress; b.
Hicksville, Ohio, U.S.A., 20 Mar.,
1869 ; e. Ohio Wesleyan University ;
m. Lloyd Bingham ; first appeared
on the stage on the Pacific Coast,
California, with McKee Rankin's com-
pany ; made her first appearance in
New York, at the People's Theatre,
18 Dec., 1893, in " The Struggle for
Life " ; at Niblo's Garden, Mar., 1894,
played in " The Power of Gold " ;
at the American Theatre, Mar., 1896,
she played Claire Ffolliott in " The
Shaughraun," and Anne Chute in
" The Colleen Bawn," and in Apr.,
1896, appeared at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre as Mary in " The Village
Postmaster " ; at the Garden Theatre,
2 Nov., 1896, she played in " The
Mummy/' and at the American Theatre,
Jan., 1897, in " Captain Impudence " ;
at the Academy of Music, 1897, she
appeared in " Nature/* and subse-
quently played the part of Marion
in " The White Heather " ; during
1898 played Lady Maggie in " The
Pink Dominos," at Herald Square
Theatre, and Madeline in " On and
Off," at Hoyt's; during 1899 she
appeared at Wallack's Theatre as
Josepha in "At the White Horse
Tavern/' and at the Empire, as
Stella, in " His Excellency the
Governor ", ; at the Garden Theatre,
Feb., 1900, she was the Winifred
Crosby in " Hearts are Trumps " ;
she entered into the management
of the Bijou Theatre, New York, 17
Dec., 1900, when she produced Clyde
Fitch's play " The Climbers," in which
she played the part of Mrs. Sterling.
This play had a most successful
run ; in 1902 she produced " Lady
Margaret," "The Modern Magda-
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ten," and in 1903 " The Frisky
Mrs. Johnson," which latter play
was also highly successful ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, 18 Jan.,
1904, she appeared as Olympe de
Cleve in " Olympe," and later, at
Wallack's, 6 Mar., 1905, she played
the part of Fabienne Marni in " Mdlle.
Marni " ; in Sept., 1905, she joined
the stock company at Proctor's Fifth
Avenue Theatre, and appeared in an
extensive round of leading parts ;
she was subsequently seen as Emily
Painter in " The Lilac Room/' under
Charles Frohman, and appeared in
that play in New York, at Weber's
Theatre, 3 Apr., 1907. In May and
June she played a " stock " season
at St. Louis, Mo., appearing in " One
of Our Girls," " A Contented Woman,"
" The Eternal City," and " A Modern
Lady Godiva." In September, 1907,
commenced a tour with the last-men-
tioned play ; at St. Louis, May, 1909,
played a " stock " engagement in
" My Wife's Husbands," " Her Other
Self," etc. ; made her first appearance
in England, at the Palace Theatre, 19
July, 1909, in an entertainment entitled
" Big Moments from Great Plays " ;
played " stock " engagements at
St. Louis in 1910 and 1911 ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1913, played Mrs. Cornelia
Opdyke in " The New Henrietta " ; at
the Academy of Music, May, 1914,
reappeared as Mrs. Sterling in " The
Climbers " ; during 1915-16, toured in
" The New Henrietta " ; at the Gar-
rick, Washington, Jan., 1920, played
Mrs. Bundy in " Mamma's Affairs,"
subsequently appearing in the same
part at the Little Theatre, New York.
Address : 103 Riverside Drive, New
York City, U.S.A.
BINNEY, Constance, actress ; b.
Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A., 1900; e.
Brearly, Westover, Conn., and in
France ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Bijou Theatre, New
York, 1 Oct., 1917, as Lucy Delaney
in " Saturday to Monday " (" Over-
Sunday ") ; at the Princess Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1918, played Parker
in " Oh ! Lady, Lady ! " ; at the
Broadhurst Theatre, Mar., 1919, played
Penelope Penn in "39 East " ; she
next appeared on the cinema stage with
great success, in such pictures as
" Sporting Life/' '* Erstwhile Susan/'
" Something Different/3 " Such a
Little Queen," " The Case of Becky,"
" A Bill of Divorcement/1 etc. ; "re-
appeared on the stage at the Astor
Theatre, Jan., 1924, when she played
Virginia Araminta Culpepper in " Sweet
Little Devil."
B I N Y 0 N 9 Laurence, dramatic
author ; b. Lancaster, 10 Aug., 1869 ;
s. of Mary (Dockray) and the Rev.
F. Binyon ; m., 1904, Cicely Margaret
Powell ; e. St. Paul's School and
Trinity College, Oxford, where he
gained the Newdigate Prize, 1890 ;
entered the British Museum Depart-
ment of Printed Books, 1893, and is
now Deputy Keeper in the Depart-
ment of Prints and Drawings ; is the
author of five plays, " Paris and
Oenone," produced by Miss Gertrude
Kingston at the Savoy Theatre, 8 Mar.,
1906, and " Attila," produced by
Oscar Asche at His Majesty's, 4
Sept., 1907 ; also of the English
version of Kalidasa's " Sakuntala,"
produced at the Winter Garden,
Nov., 1919; "Arthur" (in collabora-
tion with Sir J. Martin Harvey), Old
Vic, Mar., 1923 ; " Ayuli," published
by the British Drama League, 1923 ;
" The Young King," produced by
John Masefield, at Boar's Hill, Oxford,
Nov., 1924 ; has also published
several books of poems and prose
since 1894. Address : British Museum,
W.C.I. Telephone No.-: Museum,
4317.
BIRD, Richard, actor; b. 1895;
made his first appearance on the stage
as a member of the Liverpool Repertory
Company, 1917, and remained there
for three years ; coming to London, he
joined the company of the Everyman
Theatre, where he played a number
of parts ; at the Queen's, Oct., 1921,
played Bill Tankerville in " The Hotel
Mouse " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1922
(for the Repertory Players), played
Bengy Sturgis in "If Four Walls
Told " ; at the Everyman, Sept.,
1922, Dr. Harry Trench in " Widowers'
Houses," and John Hunter in " Mary
Stuart " ; at the New (for the Reper-
tory Players), Nov., 1922, Jack Has-
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socks in " The Smitlis of Surbiton " ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1923, Ronny
Derwent in " The Great Broxopp " ;
at the Strand (for the Repertory
Players), Mar., 1923, William Rock in
*' The Lure " ; at the Everyman,
Aug., 1923, Morris Carleon in " Magic " ;
at the Regent (for the Repertory'
Players), Nov., 1923, The Babe in
" Havoc/' in which he made a great
success ; at the Criterion, Nov., 1923,
William Parker in " Dulcy " ; at the
Haymarket, Jan., 1924, repeated his
success as The Babe in " Havoc " ;
at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art, May, 1924, played Sir Harry
Flutter in " The Discovery " ; at the
Comedy, June, 1924, James Weston
in " Peter Weston " ; then went to
America, and at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1924,
again played The Babe in " Havoc " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Dec., 1924, Eugene Marchbanks in
" Candida " ; at the Princess Theatre,
Dec., 1924, Commander Ridgewell in
" Tame Cats " (" Collusion "). Favour-
ite part : The Babe in " Havoc."
Address ; 31 Grove End Road, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Paddington 3849.
BIEKETT, Viva, actress ; b. Exeter,
14 Feb., 1887 ; e. Exeter and London ;
m. Philip Merivale ; studied for the
stage under Miss Kate Bateman (Mrs.
Crowe) ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Lyric Theatre,
28 June, 1906, as a guest in the revival
of " Monsieur Beaucaire " ; made her
first appearance on the American stage
at the Hudson Theatre, New York,
30 Aug., 1906, as Helen Plugenet
in " The Hypocrites " playing the same
part at the Hicks (now Globe) Theatre,
27 Aug., 1907 ; she next appeared at
Terry's Theatre, Dec., 1907, as
Beatrix Worthing in " Is Marriage a
Failure " ; after understudying the
part of Hilda Bouverie in " Stingarre,"
at the Queen's, 1908, went on a ten
months' tour, playing Lady Hermione
Wynne in " The Flag Lieutenant,"
1908-9; at the Vaudeville, Sept.,
1909, appeared as Sylvia Futvoye
in " The Brass Bottle " ; at the
Coronet Theatre, Aug.-Nov., 1910,
appeared as Ada Ingot in " David
Garrick/' Bella in "School/' Muriel
Peyton in " Sister Anne," Margaret
Courtenay in " Behind the Veil " ;
was then engaged at the Duke of
York's, Dec., 1910, playing Mrs.
Darling in " Peter Pan," and Feb.,
1911, Gwendolen Durant in "Loaves
and Fishes " ; joined Sir Herbert
Tree's company at His Majesty's,
June, 1911, playing Viola in " Twelfth
Night," and in July, Anne Page in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
Sept., 1911, appeared there as Lady
Macduff in " Macbeth " ; returned
to the Duke of York's, Dec., 1911,
to again play Mrs. Darling in " Peter
Pan " ; at the Whitney (now Strand)
Theatre, May, 1912, appeared as the
Countess Sophie Vyneck in " The
Jew of Prague " ; at the Globe, Oct.,
1912, as Helen Burton in " Officer
666 " ; at the Garrick, Feb., 1913,
as Lady Violet Ainslie in " Trust the
People " ; at the Lyric, New York,
28 Sept., 1914, played Lady Una in
" Evidence " ; at the Opera House,
Boston, Mass., Feb.-Mar., 1915, played
with Henry Jowett's company in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
" Twelfth Night," " Julius Caesar,"
" The Merchant of Venice," " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; at the
Plymouth Theatre, Boston, played in
"The Sin of David," "The Younger
Generation," etc. ; at the Empire,
New York, Sept., 1916, played Isabella
Trench in " Caroline " ; at the Repub-
lic, Apr., 1917, Madame Pasquier DC
La Marie" re in " Peter Ibbctson " ;
during 1919, toured in the United
States, as Mrs. Baxter in " The
Mollusc," with George Arliss ; re-
appeared in London, at the Aldwych
Theatre, Feb., 1921, as Ceres in " The
Tempest " ; in Dec., 1923, went to
U.S.A. to play Ruth Rolt in " Sweet
Lavender," at the Selwyn Theatre,
Boston ; in 1924, toured in Canada,
in the same part. Address : 19
Seymour Road, Hampton Wick. Tele-
phone : Kingston, 2635.
BIRMINGHAM, George (Rev. J.
O. Hannay, M.A.) ; dramatic author
and novelist ; b. Belfast, 16 July,
1865; s. of Emily (Wynne) and
Robert Hannay ; e. Haileybury and
Trinity College, Dublin ; m. Adelaide
Susan Wynne ; is Canon of St.
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Patrick's Cathedral ; had written
some successful novels prior to writing
his first play, entitled " Eleanor's
Enterprise," produced at the Gaiety
Theatre, Dublin, Dec., 1911 ; his
play, " General John Regan/' pro-
duced by Charles Hawtrey at Apollo
Theatre, Jan., 1913, was an immediate
success ; also the author of " Send for
Dr. O'Grady," Criterion, 1923 ; author
of " My America," Coliseum, 1917.
Recreation : Yachting. Clubs : Uni-
versity, Dublin, and Authors' Society.
BISHOP, Alfred, actor ; b. Liverpool,
7 Feb., 1848; s. of Charles Bishop and
his wife Charlotte (Woulds) ; m. Rose
Egan ; his grandfather, James Woulds,
shared the management of Bath
Theatre with Macready ; first appeared
on the stage at Theatre Royal, Bristol,
Jan., 1855, in the pantomime
" Gulliver's Travels " ; after several
years' provincial experience made his
first appearance in London at Sadler's
Wells Theatre, 2 Apr., 1866, as the
Marquis de Courgemont in " Belphe-
gor," also appearing as Bacchus in the
burlesque " Ixion," and as Jasper in
" Miss in Her Teens/' on the same
evening ; was for a time a popular
actor in burlesque ; appeared at the
Royalty, 7 Sept., 1870, as Augustus
Coddleson in " Our Nelly " ; then
played Muley in " Whittington Junior,"
in " Dora's Device," and " Little Robin
Hood " ; he also appeared at the Court,
1872, and appeared in burlesque at the
Gaiety, 1873 ; was a member of the
German Reed Company at St. George's
Hall for over five years ; appeared
at the Gaiety, 1876-7, in " William
Tell," " Our Babes in the Wood/'
etc. ; at the Court, 1877, played
in " The House of Darnley " ; at
the Opera Comique, 1881, played
in " Princess To to," and " Mother-
in-Law " ; Hayinarket, 1882, under
the Bancrofts, playing Solomon Fraser
in " The Overland Route," Beau
Farintosh in " School," Sir Woodbine
Graf ton in " Peril," and Sir Lucius
O'Trigger in "The Rivals/' Smee
in " Lords and Commons," etc. ;
appeared at Olympic, 1886, in " The
Churchwarden " ; at Toole's, 1887,
in " Dandy Dick " ; at Terry's, 1888,
in " Sweet Lavender " ; at Shaftes-
bury, 1890, with Willard, in " Dick
Yenables/* " The Middleman," etc. ;
joined Henry Irving at Lyceum, Sept.,
1890, and played there in " Ravens-
wood," " Much Ado About Nothing,"
" King Henry VIII," " King Lear,"
" Becket," "" The Lyons Mail,"
" Charles I " ; also accompanied Irving
on his American tour ; at Haymarket,
1895, in " An Ideal Husband " ; at
Criterion, 1895, played with Charles
Wyndham in " The Home Secretary,"
and " The Squire of Dames " ; also
appeared there in " Rosemary," " Bet-
sy," " The Physician," " The Liars,"
" The Tyranny of Tears," " My Daugh-
ter-in-Law " ; at Wyndham's, 1900, in
" Dandy Dick," " Mrs. Dane's De-
fence " ; 1902 in " The End of a
Story " ; 1903, in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace " ; at the New Theatre,
1904, in "My Lady of Rosedale,"
" David Garrick " ; at the Duke of
York's, 1906, in " All-of-a-Sudden
Peggy," and " Toddles " ; at the Play-
house, 1907, in " Toddles " ; at the
Hicks Theatre, in Aug.. in " The
Hypocrites " ; and at the Playhouse,
in Nov., in "A Lesson in Shake-
speare " ; appeared at the Playhouse,
in 1908, in "The O'Grindles " and
" Marjory Strode," and at Wynd-
ham's in " The Early Worm " ; at
the Comedy, 1909, in " Penelope " ;
at the Vaudeville, Sept., 1909, played
Professor Futvoge in " The Brass
Bottle " ; during 1910, at the Criterion,
played in revivals of " The Case of
Rebellious Susan " and " The Liars " ;
at the St. James's, Feb., 1911, played
in " The Witness for the Defence " ;
at Wyndham's, Apr., 1912, played Sir
Jonathan Dunne in " Jelfs " ; Oct.,
1912, Uncle Rufus in " Doormats " ;
at the Comedy, Feb., 1914, Colonel
Armitage in " The Tyranny of Tears " ;
at the St. James's, May, 1914, the Earl
of Caversham in " An Ideal Husband ";
subsequently went to America, and at
the Harris Theatre, New York, 24 Dec.,
1914, played Sir Robert Shale in " The
Lie " ; on his return to London, ap-
peared at the St. James's, Apr., 1915,
as Colonel Glad win in " The Panorama
of Youth " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
May, 1915, played John Bassett Grieg
in " The Laughter of Fools " ; at the
Coliseum, Aug., 1916, appeared as
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Captain Joseph Truelove, R.N., in
" A Court of Enquiry " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Dec., 1916, as Alfred Tunks in
" London Pride " ; at the Haymarket,
July, 1917, played Joyce in " A Pair
of Spectacles " ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1917, again played Archibald
Coke in " The Liars " ; at the Queen's,
Apr., 1918, Andrew McTavish in
"Lot 79"; Aug., 1918, Admiral
May bridge in " The Luck of the Navy";
at the Royalty, Jan., 1920, the Earl
of Loam in " The Admirable Crichton. " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Mar., 1922, played
Admiral Lord Barham in " In Nelson's
Days " ; at the Globe, Sept., 1922,
Jean in " The Return " ; he was then
compelled to relinquish his profession,
owing to loss of sight. Clubs : Garrick
and Green Room. Address : 15
Addison Road, Chiswick, W.4.
BISHOP, Will, stage dancer, ballet
master and producer ; b. London,
6 Mar., 1867 ; s. of W. Bishop ;
fulfilled various music-hall engage-
ments before appearing at the Empire
in 1893, in the ballet " The Girl
I Left Behind Me " ; appeared at
the Empire for several years in
the ballet produced there ; also
arranged dances for a number of
George Edwardes's productions at
Daly's and Gaiety ; on leaving Empire
became ballet master at Coliseum ;
afterwards in " The Beauty of Bath/'
at Aldwych and Hicks Theatres, and
1907 in " My Darling," at the Hicks,
and in " The Gay Gordons," at the
AWUwych ; produced " Alice in Won-
derland/' at Apollo Theatre, for Mr.
Seymour Hicks, Dec., 1907 ; was pro-
ducer at the Metropol, Berlin, 1909-13.
Club : Eccentric.
BLACKMAN, Fred J., producer ; b.
Arundel, Sussex, 29 Aug., 1879 ; m.
Dolly Dombey ; formerly an actor,
and made his first appearance in
London at Daly's, 15 Jan., 1902, in
" A Country Girl " ; at first played
small parts and understudied in the
various productions at Daly's Theatre,
subsequently became stage-manager,
then stage-director, and finally pro-
ducer ; was in charge of the produc-
tions for all tours of Daly's productions
since 1907 ; at Daly's Theatre, pro-
duced " The Lady of the Rose/' 1922 ;
" The Merry Widow/' 1923 ; " Mad-
ame Pompadour," 1923 ; produced
''Whirled Into Happiness," Lyric,
1922. Recreations: Golf and gardening.
Club : Stage Golfing Society. Address:
Hill Cottage, Ewell, Surrey. Telephone
No. : Gerrard 3130.
BIAKIST0N, Clarence, actor; b.
Giggleswick, 23 Apr., 1864 ; 5. of
J. R. Blakiston, e. at Rugby ; joined
H.M.S. Conway and trained for the
sea ; made his first appearance on the
stage at Rotherham, 1883 ; toured
for several years with Edward Comp-
ton ; made his first appearance on
the London Stage at the Strand
Theatre, 6 Sept., 1886, in " The
Rivals " ; appeared also at the Opera
Comique, 1890 ; appeared at the
Haymarket, 1896, in " Under the
Red Robe " ; "A Marriage of
Convenience" and "The Little
Minister," 1897; "The 'Manoeuvres
of Jane," 1898 ; " The Black Tulip/'
1899 ; " The Second in Command,"
1900, " The Rivals," " She Stoops to
Conquer/' "The School for Scandal,"
etc. ; has since appeared at Wyncl-
ham's, Terry's and other theatres ;
was seen in " The Blue Moon,"
Lyric, 1905 ; at the Playhouse, 1908,
appeared in " The Flag Lieutenant " ;
at the Queen's, 1909, played in " The
Persian Princess " ; toured 1910, as
Lord Strathpeffer in " The Man from
Blankley's " ; at the Empire, Dec.,
1910, played in " Widow's Weeds,"
and in 1911, appeared there in the
revue " By George 1 " ; at the Lyric,
May, 1912, played Ernest in " The
Five Frankforters " ; at the Vaude-
ville, July, 1912, Andrea Campiani in
" The Ideal Wife " ; at the Palladium,
Feb., 1913, Arthur St. Lodger in
"Westward Ho!"; in Sept., 1913,
sailed for South Africa, playing lead
in " Milestones," " Ready Money/'
" Get-Rich-Quick Wai ling ford/' * A
Butterfly on the Wheel " ; on return-
ing to London, appeared at the Coronet,
Dec., 1913, as Vincent in " Woman on
Her Own " ; at the New Theatre, Dee.,
1913, played the Dancing Master in
" The Poor Rich Little Girl " ; in
1914, went to Australia, playing the
lead with Nellie Stewart in " Ma-
dame Du Barry/' " Sweet Nell o£ Old
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Drury," etc. ; subsequently toured
through New Zealand, India, Egypt,
Malay States, etc., and did not return
to England until 1920 ; reappeared
in London at the Court Theatre, Feb.,
1920, when he played The Prince in
" The Young Visitors " ; at the Kings-
way, May, 1920, played Edward
Gilder in " Within the Law " ; at
the Aldwych, Aug., 1920, Dr. Mac-
farlane in " The Unknown " ; at the
Duke of York's, Jan., 1922, George
Rains ford in " The Night Cap " ; at
the Criterion, Apr., 1923, Count
Adrian Von Bremer in " Jack Straw " ;
July, 1923, Harding in " Send lor
Dr. O'Grady," and on the death of
Sir Charles Hawtrey, played Dr.
O'Grady in the same piece ; in 1924,
toured in " The Lie." Hobby : Yacht-
ing. Address : 79 St. George's Square,
S.W. 1. Club : Green Room.
BLANCHE, Ada, actress ; 6. London;
IB July, 1862; d. of late Cicely
(Nott) and Sain Adams ; first ap-
peared in Adclphi pantomime " Little
Goody Two Shoes," 20 T)cc., 1876 ;
played Polly Flamboroughin" Olivia,"
on tour, with the late Charles Calvert,
1878 ; appeared at Drury Lane, 1878,
as Dandini in " Cinderella " ; appeared
at Imperial, 1879-80, with Miss Litton,
in " The Vicar of Wakeliekl " and
" As You Like It " ; at Drury Lane,
Christmas, 1880, played the Princess
in. " Mother Goose " ; subsequently
toured, with the late Dion Boucicault,
in " The Shaughraim," " Arrah-Na-
Pogue," etc. ; next toured in 1886, in
" Little Jack Shoppard " ; at the
Gaiety, 1887, played in " Miss Esraer-
alda " ; in 1890, toured as Ruy
Bias in " Ruy Bias ; or the Blase
Roue " ; same theatre, Oct., 1891,
played Joan of Arc in the burlesque
of that name ; Dec., 1892, at Drury
Lane, played Boy Blue in " Little
Bo-Peep " ; 1893, " Robinson Cru-
soe " ; 1894, " Dick Whittington " ;
1895, " Cinderella " ; 1896, " Alad-
din " ; 1897, " Babes in the Wood " ;
from 1897-1900, toured with "The
Telephone Girl " ; appeared, Sept.,
1898, at the Prince of Walcs's in "A
Royal Star " ; was in " The Medal
and the Maid " at the Lyric, 1908 ;
played pantomime engagements with
Robert Courtneidge, 1903-5 ; toured with
"What the Butler Saw," 1906-8; at
the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1909, played
Mrs. Smith in " The Arcadians/'
all through the long run of that piece,
extending to Aug., 1911 ; on 9 Sept.,
1911, appeared there as Mitsu in " The
Mousme " ; at Harrogate, Feb., 1913,
played Miss Carruthers in " Seven
Days " ; at the Shaftesbury, Sept.,
1913, played Mrs. Baxter-Browne in
" The Pearl Girl " ; at the Aldwych
Theatre, Feb., 1917, appeared as
Madame Morney in " The Spring
Song"; at the Empire, Mar., 1921,
as Lady Elizabeth Weston in " The
Rebel Maid." Hobbies : Reading and
needlework. Address : 63 Louisville
Road, Tooting, S.W. 17.
BLANCHE, Marie, actress and
vocalist ; b. Scarborough, 5 Nov.,
1893 ; d. of William Peacock and his
wife Addie (Blanche) ; niece of Ada
Blanche, and Robert Courtneidge ; e.
at home ; in. Edmund Lewis Waller ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at the Theatre Royal, Worth-
ing, July, 1911, as Priscilla in " Pris-
cilla Runs Away " ; subsequently
toured as Mary Gibbs in " Our Miss
Gibbs " ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, 11 May, 1912, as Anna in
" Princess Caprice " ; then toured as
the Princess Helen in the same piece ;
in 1914, appeared at the New Theatre,
as Fifi in " The Joy-Ride Lady " ; at
the Palladium, 20 July, 1914, played
Doris Graham in " The Chorus Girl,"
subsequently touring in the principal
variety theatres in the same part ; at
the Apollo Theatre, July, 1915, played
Maggie in " All Scotch " ; at the
Playhouse, Nov., 1915, played in
"Samples"; at the Adelphi, Aug.,
1916, appeared as Mrs. Thorne in
" High Jinks " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Aug., 1917, as Lady Susan in
" Carminctta" ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, May, 1918, played Phyllis
Chester in "" Phyl " ; at the Am-
bassadors', Aug., 1918, Sidonie in
" Telling the Tale " ; at Drury Lane,
Christmas, 1918, Robin Hood in " The
Babes in the Wood " ; at Wyndham's,
[mie, 1919, appeared as Blanche
Hale in " His Little Widows"; at
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Drury Lane, Christmas, 1919, as
Prince Charming in " Cinderella " ;
in 1920, toured as Clara Borstwick in
'* The Great Day " ; at the Apollo,
July, 1920, played Cherry in the
musical play of that name ; at Co vent
Garden, Christmas, 1920, again played
• the Prince in " Cinderella " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1921, played in " Ring
Up " ; at the Little Theatre, Mar.,
1923, in " The Nine o'Clock Revue " ;
at the Palace, Manchester, Dec., 1924,
in " Leap Year/' Recreation : Motor-
ing. Address : 26 Audley House,
Margaret Street, W.I.
BLANEY, Charles E., manager and
playwright ; m. Cecil Spooner ; is
manager of Blaney's Theatres in
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark,
Brooklyn, New Orleans, New York
Theatre, Pittsburg ; also author of
many melodramas popular in the
United States, among which are
" The Boy Behind the Gun," " My
Tom-Boy Girl," " The Millionaire
Detective," " The King of the Wild
West," " The Curse of Drink," " The
Factory Girl," "The Child Slaves
of New York/' " For His Brother's
Crime," " Across the Pacific," " King
of the Opium Ring," " More to be
Pitied than Scorned," " Mr. Blarney
from Ireland/' " A Run on the Bank,"
" A Bad Man from Mexico," " The
Child of the Regiment," "The Girl
Raffles," " Her First False Step,"
" Kidnapped for Revenge," " Big
Hearted Jim," " A Woman's Scorn,"
" Old Isaacs from the Bowery," " The
Great Jewel Mystery," " Parted on
her Bridal Tour," "The Hired Girl's
Millions," " Lottie the Poor Sales-
lady," " From Sing-Sing to Liberty "
(with Harry Blaney), " His Terrible
Secret," " The Dancer and the King "
(with J. Searl Dawley), "The Girl
and the Detective," " Tess of Ten-
nessee/' "The Sheriff of Angel
Gulch," " My Wife's Gone to the
Country " (with Cecil Spooner) ,
BLANEY, Norah, actress, pianist
and composer; b. 'London, 16 July,
1896 ; e. Royal Academy of Music,
and Royal College of Music ; made her
first appearance at the age of six ; at
the R.A.C., and R.C.M., gained scholar-
ships and gold medals ; as a child gave
ci series of piano recitals ; made her
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Court Theatre, 26 Dec., 1910,
as Bo-Peep in " Little Boy Bluebeard";
during the war, was a member of the
Lena Ashwell Concert Party, in France
and Belgium ; she then formed her
partnership with Gwen Farrar, and
together they appeared at the leading
London and provincial variety theatres
over a period of four years ; has
appeared with Gwen Farrar, at the
Vaudeville, Dec., 1921, in " Pot-
Luck " ; Feb., 1923, in " Rats " ;
Sept., 1923, in " Yes ! " ; at the Duke
of York's, May, 1924, in " The Punch
Bowl " ; is the composer of many
songs. Hobby : Collection of antique
furniture. Club : Giro's. Address :
160 Earl's Court Road, S.W.5.
BLAYNEY, May, actress ; /;. 6
July, 1875 ; e. Dusseldorf, .Brussels,
and Paris ; m. A. E. Matthews ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Grand Theatre,
Islington, 29 Aug., 1892, as Kate
Cunliffe in " Lady Fortune/' under
the management of Charles Haw-
trey ; appeared at the Gomocly,
Dec., 1892, as the American Tourist's
Daughter in " To-Day " ; at the
Criterion, Dec., 1893, playcci Lydia
Marchmont in " The Headless Man " ;
in 1895, toured as Lady Susan Harabiu
in " The Case of Rebellious Susan " ;
at the Court, Jan., 1896, played
Bessie Bell in " All Abroad " ; spent
many years under the managements of
Charles Frohman, George Edwardes,
Cyril Maude, Sir Charles Wyndham,
Sir Herbert Tree, etc. ; in 1903-4,
toured as Mrs. Ivor Crosbie in " Lotty " ;
in 1905, went to the United States,
and made her first appearance in
New York, at the Savoy Theatre,
25 Sept., 1905, playing Lacly Lucy
in " The Walls of Jericho/' with
J. K. Hackett ; after returning to
England, appeared at the Playhouse,
Jan., 1908, as Nan Brian in " The
O'Grindles " ; at the Court, July,
1908, played Mary O'Donoghue in
" The Boys " ; at the Comedy, Aug.,
1909, appeared as the Maid in " The
Pin and the Pudding " ; made a great-
success at the Prince of Wales's, 21
Oct., 1909, when she assumed ' the
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part of Julie Alardy in "The Little
Darnozel," in which she had the
honour of appearing by Command
of the late King Edward at Windsor
Castle, 5 Dec., 1909 ; in 1910, she again
returned to America, and at the Garrick
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1910,
played Mdlle. Leonie in " Love Among
the Lions " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Nov., 1910, appeared as Cecily
Cardew in " The Importance of Being
Earnest " ; was next engaged by
Charles Frohman to support Maude
Adams, and at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1911,
appeared as the Hen Pheasant in
" Chantecler " ; on her return to
London, appeared at the Duke of
York's Theatre, Aug., 1911, as Flora
Dallas in " The Concert " ; at the
Coronet, Sept., 1912, appeared with
.Robert Loraine as Ann Whiteneld
in " Man and Superman," and ac-
companied him to America to play the
same part ; on her return to England,
appeared at the Strand Theatre, July,
1913, as Nocia in " The Barrier " ; at
the Vaudeville, Oct., 1913, played Liz
Higgius in " Between Sunset and
Dawn " ; Jan., 1914, Mary Shepperd in
" Mary Girl " ; at the Garrick, Oct.,
1917, Ada Parsons in " The Saving
Grace." Favourite part : The Little
Daiiinzcl. ItC'Gvtuition : Gardening.
Address : Prospect Cottage, Busliey
Heath, Herts. Tekpliwe. : 265
Bushcy Heath.
BONN, Holbrook, actor; b. San
Francisco, 23 Jan., 1872 ; s. of Nellie
(Holbrook), actress, and Colonel
Charles H, Blinn, surveyor, of San
Francisco ; e. Stanford Universit)?" ;
m. Ruth Benson ; first appeared
on stage 1878, as a child in " The
Streets of London " ; at the Broad-
way Theatre, N.Y., 2 Jan., 1893, he
played Corporal Ferry in " The New
South," and at Hoyt's Theatre, Aug.
of the same year appeared as
Jefferson Gwyrme in the same play ;
next pi ay (id Captain Crosby in " The
Wrong1 Mr, Wright " ; at Hammer-
stein's Olympia, N.Y., Sept., 1897, he
played the part of Wing Shee in
" The Cat and the Cherub," and
crossing to England, made his first
appearance on the London stage,
30 Oct., 1897, at the Lyric Theatre,
in the same part ; at Lyceum, 1899,
played in " The Only Way " ; at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 27 Feb.,
1900, he played in " Don Juan's Last
Wager/' and at the Coronet Theatre,
23 July, 1900, appeared as Ib in " Ib
and Little Christina," and Rain-in
the- Face in " The Great Silence " ;
at Hoyt's Theatre, N.Y., 8 Sept.,
1900, he played in " Ib and Little
Christina " ; at Louisville, Kentucky,
29 Nov., 1900, he played in " The
Battle of the Strong," with the late
Maurice Barry more ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, 4 Mar.,
1901, he played Lord Carnalin "To
Have and to Hold " ; returning to
London he appeared at the Vaudeville
Theatre, 24 Apr., 1901, as Eustace
Floyd in " Sweet and Twenty," and
10 Oct., 1901, played the Ghost of
Jacob Marley in " Scrooge " ; at
Adelphi, 1 May, 1902, he played
Flamant in " Sapho " ; at the Lyric,
17 Oct., 1903, he appeared as Napoleon
in " The Duchess of Dantzic," and
he appeared at Daly's, New York,
16 Jan., 1905, in the same part ;
at the Liberty Theatre, N.Y., 8 'Jan.,
1906, he played Austin Stoneman
in " The Clansman," and at Phila-
delphia, 30 Apr., 1906, he appeared
in " The Plainsman " ; at the Lyceum,
Rochester, N.Y., 31 Aug., 1906, he
pla}^ed David Tryne in " Man and his
Angel," and at Hackett's Theatre,
New York, 18 Sept., 1906, he appeared
in the same part ; at the Liberty
Theatre, 19 Jan., 1907, he played
Jack Marbury in " Salomy Jane,"
and 27 Feb., Peter in " Merely Mary
Ann " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
9 Apr., he appeared as "A Man "
in "A Blaze of Glory " ; and at the
Savoy Theatre, New York, 20 May,
played the part of Alwyn Bennett
in " The Man of the Hour." At the
Berkeley Lyceum (Theatre Antoine),
under the management of Arnold
Daly, appeared in Oct., 1907, in " The
Shirkers " and " How He Lied to Her
Husband," and subsequently in " The
Van Dyck," " After the Opera/'
" The Hour Glass," and " Candida " ;
next appeared with Arnold Daly in
" The Regeneration " ; at Hackett's
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1908,
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played Jim Platt in " Salvation Nell " ;
toured during 1909-10 in the same
part ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Mar., 1910, played in " The Pillars
of Society," " Hannele," and " The
Green Cockatoo"; toured, 1910,
as the Marquis of Steyne in " Becky
Sharp"; at Chicago, Nov., 1910,
played in " Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh "
and " The Shadow of the Glen " ;
opened " starring " engagement under
Harrison Grey Fiske, at Astor Theatre,
30 Jan., 1911, as Michael R. Regan
in " The Boss " ; at Lyric, New York,
1 May, 1911, played Seth Preene in
" all-star " revival of " The Lights
o' London " ; in the autumn again
toured in " The Boss " ; at Baltimore,
Mar., 1912, played in " The Romance
of the Underworld " ; at the Princess
Theatre, New York, Mar., 1913,
appeared as Beverley in " Fear,"
Ethebert in " Fancy Free," and as a
Policeman in " Any Night " ; Oct.,
1913, played in four one-act plays,
" A Pair of White Gloves," " En
Deshabille," " The Black Mask," and
" The Bride " ; in Dec., 1914, played
Ib in " Ib and Little Christina " ; Jan.,
1914, in " The Hard Man," " The
Fountain," and "It Can Be Done*';
in Oct., 1914, played in " Phipps,"
" The Cat and the Cherub," and " The
Goal"; Nov., 1914, in "The Fog,"
" Nettie," and " Across the Border " ;
at the Booth Theatre, Feb., 1915,
played Edward Fallon in " The Trap ";
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Sept.,
1915, played Robert in " Moloch " ;
at the Fulton, Apr., 1916, Lord
Illingworth in "A Woman of No
Importance " ; at the Playhouse,
New York, Nov., 1917, Professor
Andre Cartier in " L' Elevation ";
at the Empire, New York, Dec., 1917,
Georges Duval in " The Lady of the
Camelias" ; at the Lyric, New York,
Mar., 1918, appeared as Orrin Palmer
in " Getting Together " ; at the
Liberty, Mar., 1919, as Louis XIV in
" Moli&re " ; at the Selwyn, Aug.,
1919, as Henry Winthrop "in " The
Challenge '* ; at Miller's Theatre, Apr.,
1920, played Jeffrey Fair in " The
Famous Mrs. Fair " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Aug., 1920, Pancho Lopez
in " The Bad Man " ; " starred " in
the same play all over United States
and Canada, 1921-3 ; subsequently,
1923-4, engaged on the cinema stage.
Recreations : Riding, tennis, painting,
farming, and collecting Napoleana.
Clubs : Green Room (London) and
Lambs' (New York) ; is a Life Gover-
nor of Charing Cross Hospital. Ad-
dress : Journey's End, Croton-on-
Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
BL0RE, Eric, actor and author ;
b. London, 23 Dec., 1887 ; 5. of Henry
Blore, M.A., and his wife Mary
(Newton) ; e. Mills School, Finchley ;
m. Violet Winter (dec.) ; made bis
first appearance on the stage at the
Spa Theatre, Bridlington, 1908, in
"The Girl from Kay's •'; in the same
year went to Australia, where he
appeared with the Merrymakers ; dur-
ing 1910 toured in " The Arcadians " ;
during 1911 was with " The March
Hares," and Dec., 1912, as the Owl in
" Fifinella " at Liverpool ; made his
first appearance in London at the
Empire, 10 Apr., 1913, in the revue
"All the Winners"; also appeared
at the Empire, in " Nuts and Wine " ;
was in the Army 1915-19 ; ran the
38th Divisional Concert Party in
France ("The Welsh Wails"),
1917-19 ; made his reappearance on
the stage, at Wynclham's Theatre,
16 June, 1919, as Biff Hale in " His
Little Widows " ; at the Gaiety, 1
Jan., 1920, succeeded G. P. Huntlcy as
Allsop Bibby in " The Kiss Call " ; at
the Alhambra, June, 1920, appeared
as the Hon. H. Buff-Orpington in
" Johnny Jones " ; at the Vaudeville,
Dec., 1920, appeared in " Jumble
Sale"; at the Royalty, Sept., 1921,
played in " Ring Up " ; at the Queen's,
Nov., 1921, in " Fantasia " ; during
1922, appeared in variety theatres in
" My Friend Woodbine " ; at the
Strand, Oct., 1922, played Tom
Larkins in "Angel Face""; at the
Winter Garden, Apr., 1923, appeared
in " The Cabaret Girl " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1923,
played the Hon. Bertie Bird in " Little
Miss Bluebeard " ; is the author of
" Alice-up-to-Datc," 1912 ; " Violet
and Pink," 1913 ; " A Burlington
Arcadian," 1914 ; " The Admirable
Fleming," 1917 ; " Yes, Papa," 1921 ;
" French Beans," 1921 ; part-author
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[BLY
(with Austin Melford) of " Ring Up,"
1921 ; author of " My Friend Wood-
bine," 1922 ; and many lyrics for
revues and musical comedies. Club :
Green Room. Address : 2 Springfield
Road, St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Maida Vale 1880.
BLOW, Sydney (Jellings-Blow),
dramatic author ; b. London, 6 Mar.,
1878 ; brother of the late Mark
Blow, theatrical manager and actor ;
e. Westminster School ; m. Hilda
Treyelyan ; formerly an actor,
and made his first appearance on
the stage at Stockport, Lanes, 1893,
as Marshal Strakenz in " The " Pris-
oner of Zcnda " ; subsequently
toured with Mr. and Mrs. Kendal,
and in " The Little Minister " ; ap-
peared at Terry's Theatre in " The
Passport," and has played at many
other West End theatres ; is the
author o£ the following, among other
plays, revues, and sketches : " What
Women, clo for Men," 1908 ; " Artful,"
1909 ; " The Queen of the Fairies,"
1909 ; " The Motor Chase," 1909 ; " The
Penalty " (with G. E. Bellamy), 1909 ;
" No. 9 " (adapted from " The Lady of
Ostencl," with Lawrence Brough), 1909,
"The Half-Caste" (with G. E.
Bellamy), 1909; "Where Children
Rule" (with Douglas Hoare), 1909;
" The Arctic " (with Hoare), 1909 ;
" The Cowboy Girl " (with Hoare),
1910 ; " I'lya way's Derby " (with
Hoare), 1910; "For the Cause"
(withG. E. Bellamy), 1910 ; " Honour-
ably Mentioned " (with Hoare), 1910 ;
" Mr. Jollicoe and the Fairy " (with
Hoare), 1910; "Spies of the "
(with Hoare), 1910; "The Little
Lieutenant" (with Hoare), 1911;
" The Girl in Possession " (with
Hoare), 1912; "The Persian Slave"
(with Hoare), 1912; "Little Miss
Llewellyn" (with Hoare, adapted
from the Belgian), 1912; "Oh I
Say I " (with Hoare), 1913 ; " Yours "
(with Wilfred T. Coloby), 1913; with
Douglas Iloarc be also wrote "This
Way, Madame ! " (from the French),
1913 ; " My Aunt " (adapted front
the French), 1914; "Nurses" 1915;
"Peaches," 1915; "Brides," 1915;
" The Reel Heads," 1915 ; " Sugar and,
Spice/1 1915 ; " Back to Blighty/'
1916; "The Spring Song" (from the
French), 1916 ; " The Double Event,"
1917 ; " The Live Wire," 1918 ;
" Telling the Tale " (from the French),
1918 ; " The Officers' Mess," 1918 ;
" Lord Richard in the Pantry " (from
the novel), 1919 ; " Old Jig," 1921 ;
" Enter Kiki " (adapted from the
French), 1923 ; " Boodle " (founded
on " The New Clown "), 1924. Club :
Authors' Society. Address : High-
moor, Henley-on-Thames.
BLITHE, Bobby, actor and vocalist ;
b. Melbourne, Australia, 29 Apr., 1894 ;
s. of Robert Ely the and his wife Lulla
(Carpenter) ; e. Scarisbrick, Southport ;
m. Dorothy Monkman ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Chatham, 1908, in a small part
in " A Chinese Honeymoon" ; made
his first appearance in London at the
St. James's, 9 Dec., 1911, in "Bella
Donna " ; spent some time touring
in the provinces ; at the Garrick,
June, 1915, played Georges Dieu-
donne in " Oh ! Be Careful " ; after
the war, appeared at the Oxford, Oct.,
1919, as Bob Brassey in " Maggie " ;
at the Lyric, Oct., 1921, played Bije
Warner in " Welcome, Stranger " ; at
the Gaiety, Apr., 1922, Lord Algernon
Meadows in " His Girl " ; at the Little
Oct., 1922, played in " The Nine o'Clock
Revue " ; at the Shaftesbury, May,
1924, Hector in " Toni," and in Aug.,
1924, played Anthony Prince in the
same piece ; at the Comedy, Dec.,
1924, played Percy Jones in " Just
Married." Recreations : Riding and
mo tor- boats. Club : Eccentric. Ad-
dress : 6 Craven Road, W.2. Telephone
No. : Packlington 768.
BLITHE, Coralie, actress ; b. 1880 ;
d. of W. Blythe, jun., and his wife
Jennie, actress ; m. Lawrence Gros-
smith ; first appeared on the stage at
Lyceum Theatre, 26 Dec., 1894, in
Oscar Barrett's pantomime " Santa
Claus " ; subsequently appeared on
the music-hall stage lor some time ;
was then engaged by George Edwardes
for the Gaiety, where she appeared in
" The Circus Girl," " A Runaway
Girl," " The Messenger Boy " ; was
next at Daly's in " A Greek Slave,"
1898, " A Gaiety Girl," 1899, and
"San Toy," 1899; at the Lyric,
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played in " The Silver Slipper/'
1901 ; went to Gaiety, 1901, as
Maisie in "The Toreador " ; in 1902,
toured as Suza in " The Gold Diggers ";
in 1903, toured as Ada in " Three
Little Maids"; appeared as Louise
in " Mr. Popple," at the Apollo,
1905, and as Gretchen in " Two
Naughty Boys/' Gaiety, 1906 ;
appeared as Susie in " The Girl
Behind the Counter/' Wyndham's,
1906 ; afterwards toured in America,
opening at Lew Field's Theatre in
" About Town " ; subsequently
appeared in " The White Chrysanthe-
mum " ; at the Apollo Theatre in
Aug., 1907, appeared as Ethel Trevor
in " The Three Kisses " ; and at the
New Theatre, Dec., 1908, as Phyllis
Tuppit in the revival of " Dorothy " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, Feb., 1909,
played Cesarine de Noce in " The
Dashing Little Duke " ; in Sept.
toured as Consuelo in " Plavana " ;
in 1911, toured as Martje in "The
Girl in the Train."
BLYTHE, Violet, actress and vocal-
ist ; m. Lupino Lane ; first attracted
notice in London, when she appeared
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 25 Sept.,
1913, as Miss Fitzroy in " The Pearl
Girl," followed by her appearance
there, June, 1914, "as Miss Emden in
" The Cinema Star " ; appeared at the
Empire, Feb., 1916, as Gretna Greene
in " Follow the Crowd " ; and in
July, 1916, appeared in " We're all
in It " ; at the Adelphi, Aug., 1916,
as Madame Rabelais in " High Jinks " ;
at Theatre Royal, Leeds, Christmas,
1916, as Prince Charming in " Cinder-
ella," subsequently returning to the
Adelphi ; during 1918 toured in " Any
Lady " ; at the Adelphi, Nov., 1919,
played Mrs. Vincent Hichens in
" Who's Hooper ? " ; went to New
York, Sept., 1920, where she appeared
in " Afgar " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Oct., 1924, played Petronel
Sweetland in " The Farmer's Wife/'
BLYTH-PRATT, Violet, actress ; d.
of C. Blyth-Pratt; made her first
appearance at the Oxford, 19 Feb.,
1912, as Juliette in " N— G— " ;
appeared at the Savoy, Apr., 1913, in
" Brother Alfred " ; at the Oxford,
June, 1913, as Cissie Neat in " Step
this Way " ; Oct., 1913, as Chris
Whittuck in " The Double Event " ;
at the Globe, Apr., 1916, played Miss
Donohue in " The Show Shop " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1916, Muriel
Amersham in " The Best of Luck " ;
appeared at the Empire, Mar., 1917,
in "Hanky-Panky "; .subsequently
toured as Luciemie Bocard in " The
Glad Eye " and Gobette in " Who's
the Lady ? " ; during 1919 toured as
. Lulu in " Just a Wife or Two."
BOBADILLA, Pepila, nle Nelly
Burton, actress ; b. Ecuador ; m.
(1) C. Haddon Chambers ; (2) Capt.
Sidney G. Reilly ; made her first
appearance on the London stage at
the Empire Theatre, where she was in
the chorus ; she was then engaged by
C. B. Cochran for the opening of
the St. Martin's Theatre, 23 Nov.,
1916, when she playccl the part of
Gladys in " Houp La ! " ; appeared
at the London Pavilion, Aug., 1918, in
" As You Were " ; at the Haymarket,
Sept., 1919, played Madame Leviguc in
" Daddies " ; at Drury Lane, Juno,
1920, appeared as Suzanne in " The
Garden of Allah " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1922, played Eileen Ashfield in
" The Card Players."
BODE, Milton, manager ; b. Birming-
ham, 7 Jan., 1860 ; 5. of Elizabeth
(Austin) and William Henry J Joclo ;
e. Birmingham Grammar School ;
his first production was at the Public
Hall, Taunton, July, 1886 ; has since
toured many popular London plays,
including " Dr. Bill," " Liberty Hall,"
"Gentleman Joe," "The French
Maid," " Orlando Dando " (in which the
late Dan Leno appeared, at a salary of
^225 per week), " The English .Daisy,"
" Tommy Atkins/' " Woman and
Wine/' " A Chinese Honeymoon/'
" The Belle of May fair/' " The* Best
of Friends," " The Great Millionaire " ;
he has produced over one hundred
pantomimes and is now proprietor
of theatres at Lecicstcr, Reading,
Northampton, Chester ; is a director
of Robert Courtneiclge, Ltd., and the
Theatres Mutual Insurance Co., Lid.
Hobbies : Pigeon and horse-racing, and
poultry breeding. Clubs : Green Room,
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Eccentric, Constitutional, and Welling-
ton Clnb, Reading. Address : Cliff e
House, Mapledurham, Oxon. Tele-
phone No. : Reading, 390.
BOLAND, Mary, actress ; b, Detroit,
Michigan, 28 Jan., 1880 ; d. of W. A.
Bolancl, of Detroit ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Detroit,
24 Jan., 1901, as Elinor Burnham in
" A Social Highwayman " ; the follow-
ing season she played a " stock "
season at Cincinnati ; during 1902-3,
played with the Boyle " stock " com-
pany at Nashville, Tenn. ; during
1903 toured successfully as Marigold
Towers in " Sky Farm " ; during 1904
played lengthy " stock " engagements
at Los Angeles, Cal., and Providence,
R.I. ; at the Savoy Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1905, played the part of
Dorothy Nelson in " Strongheart "
with Robert Kdcson ; continued in
this part for two seasons ; during June,
1906^ played in " The Dictator," ""Lord
Chum Icy/' etc., at Cleveland, Ohio ;
made her first appearance in London
at the AUlwych Theatre, 8 May,
1907, as Doroihy Nelson in " Strong-
heart " ; ou her return to America,
engaged to support; Dustin Fariuim,
and at the 1 Icrtxld Square Theatre,
2 Sept., 1907, she appeared with him
as Dorothy Osgood in " The .Ranger " ;
subsequently toured with Francis
Wilson as Lady Rowena Eggington in
" Whoa Knights Were Bold " ; at the
Kmpire, New York, Sept., 1908,
appeared as Ethel in " Jack Straw/'
as leading lady with John Drew, with
whom she also played at the Empire,
Sept., 1909, as Mieholine in " Incon-
stant George " ; Sept, 1910, as Smith
in the play of that name ; Sept., 191 1,
as Miss Headline in " A Simple Man " ;
accompanied Mr. Drew on tour 1909-1 1;
played a " stock " season at Denver,
May, 1912, when she played lead in
" The Professor's Love Story," " The
Gentleman, from Mississippi/' " Sam-
HOU," " The*. Groat Name/' " The Great
Divide " ; rojoin<jd John Drew at the
Empire, New York, 2 Sept., 1912,
when she played Kalleia in " The
Perplexed Husband/' subsequently
touring with him in the same -part;
at the Kmpire, Now York, 1 Sept.,
1013, played Hero in "Much Ado
About Nothing " ; 29 Sept., 1914,
Mrs. Ross in " The Will/' and Hyacinth
Woodward in " The Tyranny of
Tears"; 11 May, 1914, Louise de la
Glacier e in " A Scrap of Paper " ; at
the Playhouse, 10 Oct., 1914, Anne,
Nina, Annette, Antje, Annie and Anna
in " My Lady's Dress " ; during 1915
played some " stock " engagements ;
at the Thirty- ninth Street Theatre,
Oct., 1916, played Lydia Page in
" Backfire " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Mar., 1917, Lady Camber in
" The Case of Lady Camber " ; at
the Gaiety, New York, Feb., 1918,
appeared as Miss Durant in " Sick-a-
Bed"; at the Hudson, Sept., 1919,
as Mrs. Wheeler in " Clarence " ; at
the Vanderbilt, Oct., 1919, as Blanche
Langlais in " The Matinee Hero " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1921,
played Mrs. Webster in " Alias Jimmy
Valentine " ; at the Ritz, May, 1922,
Kate Blackwell in " The Advertising
of Kate " ; at the Forty-Eighth Street
Theatre, Aug., 1922, Paula Ritter in
" The Torch Bearers " ; at the Klaw
Theatre, Nov., 1923, Gertrude Lennox
in "Meet the Wife." Address: 21
West 58th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
BOLTON, (*uy Reginald, dramatic
author ; b. England ; m. Marguerite
Namara ; was formerly an architect ;
his first play was " The Drone,"
written in collaboration with Douglas
J. Wood, and produced at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, New York, 17
Nov., 1911 ; since that date has written
" The Rule of Three/' 1914 ; " The
Fallen Idol," 1914; "Ninety in the
Shade/' 1915 ; " The Sea-Wolf" (with
Joseph Noel), 1915 ; " Nobody Home "
(with Paul Rubens), 1915 ; " Her
Game/' 1915 ; " Hit-the-Trail Holli-
day " ''with George Middleton), 1915;
" Very Good, Eddie " (with Philip
Baxtholomac), 1916 ; " Children "
(with Tom Carl ton), 1916 ; " A Happy
Thought " (with George Middleton),
1916; " Miss Springti me, " 1916;
" Have a Heart " (with P. G. Wode-
housc), ' 1917 ; " Oh ! Boy " (" Oh !
Joy/' with Wodehouse), 1917 ; " Leave
it to Jane " (with Wodehouse), 1917 ;
" The Riviera Girl " (with Wodehouse),
1917; "Polly with a Past" (with
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Geo. Middleton), 1917 ; " Miss 1917 "
(with Wodehouse), 1917 ; " Oh ! Lady,
Lady " (with Wodehouse), 1918 ; " See
You Later " (with Wodehouse), 1918 ;
" The Girl Behind the Gun " (" Kissing
Time," with Wodehouse), 1918 ; " Ask
Dad " (" Oh ! My Dear," with Wode-
house), 1918; "The Five Million"
(with Frank Mandel), 1919 ; " Adam
and Eva " (with Geo. Middleton), 1919;
" The Rose of China," 1919 ; " The
Light of the World " (with Middleton),
1920 ; " The Cave Girl " (with Middle-
ton), 1920 ; " Sally," 1920 ; " The
Night Cap " (with Max Marcin), 1921 ;
" Tangerine " (with P. Bartholomae),
1921 ; " The Hotel Mouse " (from the
French), 1922 ; " Daffy Dill " (with
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd), 1922 ;
" Polly Preferred," 1923 ; " Chicken
Feed," 1923 ; " Nobody's Business "
(with Frank Mandel), 1923 ; " Sitting
Pretty" (with P. G. Wodehouse),
1924 ; " Grounds for Divorce " (from
the Hungarian), 1924 ; " Primrose "
(with George Grossmith), 1924 ; " Lady
Be Good " (with Fred Thompson),
1924 ; is a member of the Society of
British Authors ; Dramatists' Guild of
America. Address : Lotos Club, 110
West 57th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
BOOR, Frank, manager ; b. of
English parents at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil ; e. at Wey mouth and Dulwich
College ; m. Constance Drever ; com-
menced life on the Stock Exchange,
but soon relinquished his position and
joined the theatrical profession ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Vienna in " Faust Up-to-Date," 1890,
with an English company, subse-
quently touring through Austria, Hun-
gary, Rumania, Belgium, and part of
Germany ; made his first appearance
on the London stage at the Prince of
Wales's Theatre, 11 Apr., 1893, in
" The Magic Ring " ; at the same
theatre, June, 1893, appeared as Isidor
Notador in " Poor Jonathan " ; sub-
sequently joined the D'Oyly Carte
Opera Co., touring in " Utopia," and
appearing in this opera also in New
York, Boston, etc. ; appeared at
Daly's, in 1897, in " The Geisha," and
June, 1898, in " A Greek Slave " ; in
conjunction with Mervyn Dene ran
" flying " concert matinees at a number
of provincial and seaside towns ; sub-
sequently became Director of Ashton's
Royal Agency for five years ; was for
some years business manager for Moss
Empires, Ltd., in their purely theatri-
cal ventures ; is now manager of the
London Hippodrome. Favourite play :
" General Post." Recreations : Golf
and music. Address : 19 Garrick
Street, W.C.2. Telephone No. : Gerrard
2626.
BOEDONI, Irene, actress and vocal-
ist ; m. Edgar Becman ; had appeared
with success in Paris for some years,
prior to making her first appearance
on the New York stage at the Winter
Garden Theatre, 20 Nov., 1912, in the
revue, " Broadway to Paris " ; subse-
quently appeared in "vaudeville";
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Palace Theatre,
16 Feb., 1914, in " L' Impresario " ;
on returning to New York, at George
M. Cohan Theatre, Oct., 1915, played
Elaine Foazane in " Miss Informa-
tion " ; at the Cohan and Harris
Theatre, June, 1917, appeared in
" Hitchy-Koo," and at the Globe
Theatre, New York, June, 1918,
appeared in " Hitchy-Koo, 1918 " ;
at the Bijou Theatre, Oct., 1918,
played She in " Sleeping Partners *' ;
during 1919 toured in " As You Were,"
and appeared in this revue at the
Central Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1920 ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Feb., 1922, played. Georginc Masculicr
in "The French Doll" ; Aug., 1923,
Colette in " Little Miss Bluebeard " ;
toured in the latter part, 1924.
BOTTOMLEY, Gordon, dramatic
author and poet ; b. Keighley, Yorks,
20 Feb., 1874 ; s. of Alfred Bottomlcy
and his wife Maria (Gordon) ; ti.
Keighley Grammar School ; nt. Knrily
Burton ; has written the following
plays : " King Lear's Wife," first
produced at the Repertory Theatre,
Birmingham, 1915, and at Mis
Majesty's, London, 1916 ; " The Crier
by Night," 1916 ; " Britain's Daugh-
ter," 1922 ; " Gruach," first produced
at Glasgow, 1923, and at the St.
Martin's, London, 1924 ; this play
was awarded the Jfemina- Vic Heurcuse
prize, Paris, 1923 ; " Midsummer
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Eve" 1924; is also the author of
" The Gate ol Smaragdus " (poems),
" Chambers of Imagery " (poems) ,
"The Riding to Lithend " (play),
" Laodice and Danae " (play), ""A
Vision of Giorgione," " Poems of
Thirty Years." Hobby : The Theatre.
Address : The Shelling, Silverdale,
Carn forth, Lanes. Telephone No •
Silverdale 11.
BOUCICAULT, Dion G., stage
director and actor ; b. New York,
23 May, 1859 ; s. of Dion Boucicault'
dramatist and actor ; e. at Esher,
Cuddington, and in Paris ; m. Irene
Vanbrugh ; made his first appearance
on the stage in New York, at Booth's
Theatre, 11 Oct., 1879, as the Dauphin
in " Louis VI "; made his first ap-
pearance on the London stage, at the
Gaiety Theatre, 25 Nov., 1880, as
Andy in " Ancly Blake " ; next
appeared at the Court Theatre, 24
Sept,, 1881, as Bob Nettles in "To
Parents and Guardians"; in Feb.,
1882, he appeared as Bertie Durnford
in " My Little Girl " ; subsequently
appeared at that theatre in " The
Manager," " Comrades," " Devotion,"
etc. ; subsequently toured with Charles
Hawtroy in " Stage-Land," " Vice-
Versa," and in Nov., 1883, at Cam-
bridge, was in the original cast of
" The .Private Secretary," as Marry
Marsland ; at the St. James's, Dec",
1883, appeared as Archie Hamilton
in "A Scrap oC Paper"; returning
to America, he appeared at Wallack's,
New York, in the leading character in
" The Omadhaun " and other plays by
his father ; in 1885 he sailed for
Australia with his father, and at the
end of their tour decided to remain ;
and in Oct., 1886, entered into partner-
ship with the late Robert Brough ; they
took the Bijou Theatre, Melbourne,
where they produced all the principal
successes of Pinero, H. A. Jones, and
other leading dramatists of the day ;
the partnership terminated in 1896,
and Mr. Boucicault then returned to
London ; made his reappearance at
the Court Theatre, 13 Oct., 1897,
as the Minstrel in " The Children of
the King " ; on 20 Jan., 1898, played
Sir William Gower in " Trelawney pi
the Wells " ; also appeared there in
[SOU
^ His Excellency the Governor,"
" When a Man's in Love/' " Cupboard
Love," " Wheels Within Wheels/'
" A Royal Family " ; at the Criterion,
1899, played in " Lady Huntworth's
Experiment"; at the Garrick, 1901,
in " Iris " ; at the Duke of York's.
1903, in " Letty " ; 1904, in " Captain
Dieppe," " The Rich Mrs. Repton " ;
at Wyndham's, 1904, in "A Wife
Without a Smile " ; at the Comedy,
1906-7, in " Josephine/' " Punch," •
" Raffles/' " Truth " ; at the Duke
of York's, 1907, in " Miquette " ;
1^910, in " Justice " and a revival of
" Trelawney of the Wells " ; at the
Comedy, 1911, in "Preserving Mr.
Panmure " ; at Drury Lane, Command
performance, 17 May, 1911, played
Crimson in " Money " ; at the Royalty,
6 Oct., 1911, appeared as Mr. Reach
Haslam in " The Honeymoon " ;
at the Duke of York's, Feb., 1912,
played Lionel Roper in " The ' Mind-
the-Paint' Girl" ; June, 1912, Andr£
in " The Amazons " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Feb., 1913, played the Hon.
Vere Queckett in /'The School-
mistress " ; was responsible for the
stage production of the " all-star "
revival of his father's comedy,
" London Assurance/' given at the
St. James's, 27 June, 1913, in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Coliseum, Nov., 1915, played
Dr. Brodie in " Half-an-Hour " ; he
then entered on the management of
the New Theatre, opening on 29 Dec.,
1915, with a revival of " Peter Pan " ;
he then appeared at this theatre,
Feb., 1916, as Dr. Cornish in " Car-
oline "; June, 1916, as James
Stronach in " The Riddle " ; Sept.,
1916, as John Bcklen in " Her Hus-
band's Wife " ; Apr,, 1917, as Denis
Chiton in " Wurzel-Flmnmcry " ; June,
1917, as Henry Baverstock' in " His
Excellency the Governor " ; July,
1917, as Sir William Gower in " Tre-
lawney of the Wells " ; Apr., 1918,
as Harold Baxter in "Belinda";
during his management of the New
Theatre, in addition to the plays in
which he appeared, he also produced
"The Land of Promise" (revival),
1917; "The Old Lady Shows her
Medals," 1917; " The Freaks," 1918;
" Monica's Blue Boy," 1918 ; besides
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reviving " Peter Pan," each year ;
during 1918-19, toured in repertory
of plays ; at the Gaiety, Manchester,
Nov., 1919, played the Duke of St.
Olpherts in a revival of " The Notorious
Mrs. Ebbsmith," and Dec., 1919, ap-
peared as Carraway Pirn in " Mr,
Pirn Passes By," and appeared in the
same part at the New Theatre, Jan.,
1920 ; in Feb., 1921, in conjunction
with Mr. A. B. Limpus, assumed the
management of the Duke of York's
Theatre, and produced " Mis' Nell o'
New Orleans " ; in the autumn, 1921,
he toured in this play, as Pere Clement,
also in " Mr. Pirn Passes By " ;
resumed management, at the Globe,
Dec., 1921, when he appeared as
William Blayds-Conway in " The
Truth About Blayds " ; Apr., 1922,
again revived " Mr. Pirn Passes By " ;
May, 1922, played Montague Bax ia
" Eileen " ; July, 1922, again appeared
as Harold Baxter in " Belinda " ;
he then brought his management to a
close; at the Globe, Sept., 1922,
appeared as Balthazar in " The
Return " ; in Dec., 1922, he produced
" Lilac Time " aib the Lyric ; in Feb.,
1923, sailed for South Africa, appear-
ing in " His House in Order," " Mr.
Pirn Passes By/' " Mis' Nell o' New
Orleans," " Belinda " and " The Sec-
ond Mrs. Tanqueray " ; he next went
to Australia and New Zealand, where
he played from 1923 to end of 1924,
appearing in addition to the last-
mentioned plays, in " Aren't We All ? "
" The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," and
" The Truth About Blayds " ; from
1901-15 was engaged as producer of
plays for the late Charles Frohman ;
author of the plays " My Little
Girl " and " Devotion/' both adapted.
Hobbies : Riding and driving. Clubs ;
Garrick, Beefsteak. Address : 4
Wyndham Place, Bryanston Square,
W.I. Telephone: Paddington 283.
BOUCICAULT, Nina; b. London,
1867 ; d. of the late Dion Boucicault ;
sister of Dion and Aubrey Boucicault ;
m. (1) G. D. Pitman ; (2) E. H. Kelly ;
(3) Donald Innes Smith ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at Kentucky, 1885, as Eily O'Connor
in " The Colleen Bawn," in her father's
company ; then accompanied him to
Australia on tour, and remained there
for three years ; returning to America
in 1888, appeared at Madison Square
Theatre, in "A Legal Wreck " and
" Beauty Abroad " ; subsequently
played with William Gillette ; made
her first appearance in London, at
the Strand Theatre, 9 Jan., 1892,
as Flossie Trivett in " The New Wing,"
with the late Willie Edouin ; at the
Royalty, 21 Dec., 1892, played Kitty
Verdun in " Charley's Aunt/' and
continued to play this part nearly
two years ; she was then seen at the
Criterion, Oct., 1894, as Elaine Shrimp-
ton in " The Case of Rebellious
Susan " ; at the Shaftesbury, 189(5,
played in " The Matchmaker " ; at
the Comedy, 1896, was Tiny Merridew
in " Mr. Martin " and Emily Rawston
in "A White Elephant"; at the
Royalty, 1897, in " A Court of Hon-
our " ; at the Gaiety, 1897, in " Fro-
licksome Fanny" ; at the Court, 1898,
played in "Cupboard Love"; at
Terry's, 1899, played titlc-n5/<? in
revival of " Sweet Lavender " ;
at Strand, 1900, in " The Myste-
rious Mr. Bugle " ; made a great
"hit" at the Strand, Feb., 1901,
as Suzanne de Villiers in " Le
Monde ou L'On S'JSnnuie/' and
repeated her performance in an English
adaptation of the work, at Terry's,
Apr., 1901; at Garrick, Dec., 1901,
played in " Shock Headed Peter " ;
at Terry's, 1902, appeared in " The
New Clown " ; at Comedy, 1902, in
" The Lord of His House " ; made
a striking success at Lyric, 1903, as
Bessie Broke in " The Light that
Failed " ; scored further success at
Wyndham's, 1903, as Moira Loiney
in " Little Mary " ; was the original
Peter Pan in the play of that name,
at Duke of York's, Dec,, 1904 ; at
Haymarket,. 1905, played iu " The
Indecision of Mr. Kingsbury " ; at
the Apollo, 1907, appeared in " The
Stronger Sex " ; at Terry's, 1908, in
" The Lord of La timer Street " ; at
Wyndham's, 1908, in " Sir Anthony " ;
at the Queen's, 1910, played in
" The Man from the Sea " ; at
Wyndham's, Oct., 912, played Aunt
Josephine in " Doormats " ; at tho
Duke of York's, Nov., 1913, played
Susan Throssel in " Quality Street " ;
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at the New Theatre, Dec., 1914, Rosie
Platt in " The New Clown " ; at the
St. James's, Apr., 1915, Mrs. Gordon-
Trent in " The Panorama of Youth" ;
at the Queen's, May, 1916, played
Mrs. Creighton Wooclbridge in " The
Boomerang " ; at VVyndham's, Sept.,
1916, Mrs. Fountain in " The Old
Country " ; at the Victoria Palace,
June, 19 J 7, Mrs. Lane in "When the
Clock Strikes Nine " ; at Wyndham's,
Sept., 1920, Mrs. Carey in "The
Prude's Fall " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Oct., 1921, Mary O'Flynn in " Tim-
othy " ; at the Playhouse, Jan.,
1924, Mrs. Lefevre in " The Camel's
Back." Address : c/o Daniel Mayer,
Ltd., Graf ton House, Golden Square,
W.I. Telephone No. : Western 1024.
BOUGHTON, Rutland, composer ; b.
Aylesbury, 1878 ; $. of William Rut-
land Boughton and his wife Grace
Martha (Bishop) ; e. Aylesbury and
Royal College of Music ; has com-
posed the following, among other,
works : " The Birth of Arthur,"
" Snow White," " The Round Table,"
" The Moon Maiden," " The Queen
of Cornwall," " The Immortal Hour,"
" Bethlehem," " Alkestis," and many
songs and choral works ; after its
initial production at Glastonbury,
" The Immortal Hour " was produced
for the first time in London, at the
Old Vic, 31 May, 1920 ; was then
produced at the Repertory Theatre,
[Birmingham, 23 June, 1921, and at
the Regent Theatre, London, 13 Oct.,
1922, where it was revived again in
the following year ; " Bethlehem "
was also first' produced in London, at
the Old Vic ; founder of the Glaston-
bury Festival School of Music-drama,
1914 ; director of the Glastonbury
Festival players. 'Recreation : Idling.
Address: Festival School, Glastonbury.
ji Arthur, actor-man-
ager ; I), Spoon, Berks, 22 June, 1863 ;
o.s. of Captain Charles Bourchier,
late 8th Hussars ; in. (1) Violet Van-
brugh (mar, dis.) ; (2) Kyrlo Bellow ; &.
Eton and Christ- Church, Oxford; while
at the University was instrumental in
founding the O.U.D.S., and played a
number of parts in various productions,
notably Shy lock, Hotspur, Kalstaff,
Brutus, etc. ; was also a member of the
Windsor strollers and Old Stagers ;
made his first appearance on the
professional stage at the T.R., Wolver-
hampton, 2 Sept., 1889, as Jaques
in ''As You Like It," with Mrs.
Langtry ; during the subsequent tour
also played Olivier Deschamp in
" Esther Sandraz," and also appeared
in " 'Twixt Axe and Crown/' " The
Honeymoon " and " Clancarty " ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the St. James's, 24 Feb., 1890,
as Jaques in "As You Like It " ;
became lessee of the St. James's for
a short period, opening on 26 June,
1890, as Jack Daryll in " Your Wife " ;
subsequently toured with Miss Fortes-
cue's company ; appeared with her
at Grand, Islington, 20 Oct., 1890,
as Romeo ; joined Charles Wyndham
at the Criterion, 27 Nov., 1890, to
play Charles Courtley in " London
Assurance " ; also appeared at the
Criterion, Apr., 1891, as Joseph Surface
in " The School for Scandal " ; was
then engaged by George Alexander for
the St. James's, and appeared there
in " Lord Anerley " and " Forgive-
ness " ; at the Shaftesbury, Mar.,
1892, appeared in " Mr. Richards,"
of which he was part author with J.
Blair ; next joined Augustm Daly's
company, opening at Daly's, New
York, 6 Oct., 1892, as Ned Candid
in " Miss Million " ; also played
during the season in " Dollars and
Sense," " A Test Case," " The Hunch-
back," " As You Like It," " The Belle's
Stratagem," " The School for Scandal "
and " The Foresters " ; reappeared
in London, 11 July, 1893, at Daly's
Theatre, when 'he appeared as Sir
Thomas Clifford in " The Hunch-
back " ; also played in " Love in
Tandem," " The Foresters," " The
Ring of Polycrates," " The School for
Scandal " ; at the Garrick, 1894,
played in " Money " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1894, played in "The Derby
Winner " ; at the Garrick, Dec., 1894,
in " Slaves of the Ring " ; in 1895,
became lessee of the Royalty Theatre,
opening on 7 Sept., as Sir Reginald
Delamere in " The Chili Widow,"
subsequently producing " The New
Baby," " The Queen's Proctor," " The
Liar," etc. ; in 1896-7, toured in
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America ; at the Strand, 1897, played
in " Dr. Johnson " and " All Alive,
Oh ! " ; at the Garrick, 1898, played
in " 22a Curzon Street " ; at the
Metropole, 189S, produced " Teresa/'
also appearing in the play at the
Garrick ; also at the Garrick, 1898,
appeared in " Brother Officers " ;
at the Court, 1899, played Jim Blagden
in " Wheels Within Wheels " ; at the
opening of Wyndham's Theatre, Nov.,
1899, played Squire Chevy in " David
Garrick " ; in Feb., 1900, entered
into joint management of the Criterion,
with Charles Wyndham, opened as
Sir Montague Martin in " His Excel-
lency the Governor " ; also appeared
there in " Lady Huntworth's Experi-
ment," " The Noble Lord/' " Mamma"
and " The "Undercurrent " ; entered
into the management of the Garrick
Theatre, Sept., 1900 ; his productions at
this theatre have included " Pilkerston's
Peerage/' 1902 ; " The Bishop's
Move," 1902 ; " My Lady Virtue/'
1902 ; " Whitewashing Julia/' 1903 ;
" The Soothing System," 1903 ; " The
Golden Silence," 1903 ; " The Cricket
on the Hearth," 1903 ; " The Arm of
the Law," 1904 ; " The Fairy's
Dilemma," 1904; "The Chevaleer,"
1904 ; " The Walls of Jericho," 1904 ;
" The Merchant of Venice," 1905 ;
" Down Our Alley," 1906 ; " Mac-
beth/' 1906; "Mr. Sheridan," 1907 ;
" The Duel/' 1907; " Simple Simon,"
1907 ; " Samson," 1909 ; " Making
a Gentleman," 1909; at the Hay-
market, Jan., 1908, played in " Her
Father," and Apr., 1908, in " A Fearful
Joy " ; during 1908 toured in " The
Man on the Box," " An Outsider,"
and " John Glayde's Honour " ;
after appearing at the Palace Theatre,
Dec., 1909, in " The Knife," appeared
at the Globe, 1910, in " The Tenth
Man/' " Parasites," and " Glass
Houses " ; joined Sir Herbert Tree at
His Majesty's, 1 Sept., 1910, and made
a notable success as King Henry VIII ;
during 1911, appeared at the same
theatre, as Bottom in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Brutus in " Julius
Caesar," Sir Toby Belch in "Twelfth
Night/' Master Ford in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor/' Macduffin "Mac-
beth," Count Tor grim in " The War
God " ; at the Command performance
at Drury Lane, 17 May, 1911, played
Stout in " Money " ; at the Gala
performance at His Majesty's, 27 June,
1911, played Puff in "The Critic";
was the organising secretary of the
Gala performance ; appeared at the
Palace Theatre, Dec., 1911, as Harold
in " A Man in the Case " ; returned
to the Garrick, Feb., 1912, when he
appeared as Horace Travers in " The
Fire Screen " ; Apr., 1912, played
Peter Everest in " Improper Peter " ;
June, 1912, Richard Dexter in " Find
the Woman " ; Nov., 1912, Phipps
in a one-act play of that name ; Feb.,
1913, John Greenwood in " Trust the
People " ; Mar., 1913, Father O'Leary
in " The Greatest Wish " ; May, 1913,
Comte Sorbier in " Croesus " ; at the
St. James's, 27 June, 1913, appeared
as Mark Meddle in the "all-star"
revival of "London Assurance,"
given in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at the Coliseum, Feb.,
1914, played Jim Haslett in " The
Eleventh Hour " ; at the Garrick,
Sept., 1914, King Henry VIII in
" Bluff King Hal " ; Oct., 1914, Judge
Hallers in " The Double Mystery " ;
at the Coliseum, Feb., 1915, Thomas
Challenger in " Divorce While You
Wait"; at the Lyceum, Edinburgh,
Apr., 1915, Sir Hugh Brandreth, K.C.,
in " Forked Lightning " ; at His
Majesty's, May, 1915, Mehmecl Pasha
in "The Right to Kill"; at the
Vaudeville, June, 1915, Sir Hugh
Brandreth, K.C., in " The Green Flag "
(" Forked Lightning ") ; at His Ma-
jesty's, 5 July, 1915, reappeared as
King Henry in the " all-star " revival
of " King Henry VIII," given in aid
of King George's Actors' Pension
Fund ; at the Pavilion, Glasgow,
2 Aug., 1915, appeared in " A Pair of
Knickerbockers, " and subsequently
toured ; in Jan., 1916, entered on a
season of management at His Majesty's
Theatre, appearing there in Jan,, 1916,
as William .Power in " Mrs. Pretty
and the Premier " ; Mar., 1916, as
Claude Duval in " Stand and Deliver" ;
also revived " The Arm of the Law,"
Feb., 1916 ; at Drury Lane, 2 May,
1916, on the occasion of the Shakespeare
Tercentenary performance, played
Brutus in the " all-star " east of
" Julius Caesar " ; at the Coliseum and
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at the London Opera House, June,
1916, at matinees in aid of the " Star
and Garter " Fund, and King George's
Pension Fund for Actors; played
Crichton in " The Admirable Crichton/'
during 1916-17, toured in variety
theatres, playing in "A Pair of
Knickerbockers/1 " The Fourth of
August," " Between Twelve and
Three," " Pistols for Two " ; at the
Oxford, Aug., 1917, appeared as Old
Bill in " The Better 'Ole/' which was
performed over 800 times ; he then
appeared at the Strand Theatre, Dec.,
1918, as Pel ham Franklin in " Scan-
dal " ; at the Apollo, July, 1919, as
Mr. Stillbottle in " Tilly of Blooms-
bury J* ; in Nov., 1919, he assumed
the management o C the Strand Theatre,
opening with " The Crimson Alibi/'
in which, however, he did not appear ;
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1920,
appeared as lago in " Othello," with
Mathcson Lang ; at the Strand, July,
1920, played Hanaucl in " At the Villa
Rose"; Nov., 1920, Burr Wilton in
"The Storm"; Jan., 1921, Sir John
Carr in "A Safety Match " ; in
addition, he produced " Tiger ! Tiger ! "
June, 1920, and " The Trump Card/'
Aug., 1921, without taking any part
in them; at the Strand, Dec., 1921,
played Sir Alfred Pelham in " The
Thing that Matters " ; Mar., 1922,
Hugh Ritss in " The Love Match," ;
May, 1922, Stillbottle in a revival of
"Tilly of Bloomsbury " ; July, 1922,
Dr. Armaud Reva,rcl in " The "Risk " ;
Dec,, 1922, Long John Silver in
" Treasure Island " ; toured the prov-
inces, 1923, in the same part, and again
appeared in it at the Strand, Dec.,
1923 ; in July, 1924, toured as .Richard
Cholforcl in '"The Thief"; at the
Strand, Dec., 1924, reappeared in
" Treasure Island " ; he also produced
"Our Nell," at the Gaiety, Apr,,
1924 ; appeared by Command be-
fore King Edward at Santlrmgham,
14 Nov., 1902, in " Or Johnson/'
and at Windsor, 16 Nov., 1905, in
"The Merchant of Venice " ; adapter
of " Femmes qui Pleurent," " Jean
Marie," " Dor Rabenvater," " Mon-
sieur Ic Directetir " (" The Chili
Widow"), with Alfred Sutro ; "Mr.
Richards/' with J. Blair; " Crain-
quebillo" (" Down Our Alley"), and
" The Duel/' Recreations : Cricket,
golf, cycling, tennis. Clubs : White's,
Beefsteak, Garrick, Lord's, I Zingari.
Address : 10 Hove Seaside Villas,
Western Esplanade, Hove, Sussex.
BOURNE Adeline, actress; b. in
India ; e. private schools at Eastbourne
and Blackheath ; was prepared for
the stage by the late Sarah Thorne ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Chatham, Apr., 1898, as Anne
Chute in " The Colleen Bawn " ;
remained with Miss Thome's company
at Chatham and Margate until 1899 ;
toured with several companies until
in 1901, she made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Grand
Theatre, Islington, 15 July, 1901, as
Lucy Gleaning in " The Little Out-
cast " ; she then joined Mrs. Patrick
Campbell's company, and appeared
at the Royalty Theatre, Nov., 1901,
as Aajot in " Beyond Human Power " ;
she remained with Mrs. Campbell
until 1903, playing in " Lady Tetley's
Divorce," " Mariana," " Magda,"
" The Joy of Living," etc. ; made her
first appearance in New York, at the
Republic Theatre, Jan., 1902, as Lady
Sybil Cleve in " The Notorious Mrs.
Ebbsmith " ; at the Carnden Theatre,
Feb., 1904, played Florence Hastings
in " An Actor's Romance " ; at the
Lyric, May, 1904, played Aphrodite in
" Hippolytus " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Nov., 1904, appeared as Madame Von
Rauser in " The Flute of Pan " ; at
the New Theatre, Apr., 1906, appeared
as Mary Stuart in " Dorothy o' the
Hall," and subsequently she accom-
panied Forbes-Robertson to America,
playing Ftatateeta in " Caesar and
Cleopatra," Nerissa in " The Merchant
of Venice," the Queen in " Hamlet,"
etc. ; she then joined Olga Nethersole,
and appeared with her in Paris, June,
1907, as Ellean in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," Teresa in " Carmen/1 etc. ,
accompanied her on American tour,
1907-8 ; at the PlajKhouse, June, 1909,
played Semiramis in " A Merry Devil " ;
at His Majesty's, Sept., 1909, played
Tayii in " False Gods " ; at the Globe,
Nov., 1909, appeared as Neska in
" The Great Mrs. Alloway " ; at the
Aklwych, Dec., 1910, played Antistia
in " Pompey the Great " ; at the
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Court, during 1911, played Salome,
in Oscar Wilde's " Salome," and the
title-rdle in " Monna Vanna/' in the
first production of Sutro's translation
of Maeterlinck's play ; at the Kings-
way, Feb., 1912, produced and played
Medea in the tragedy of that name ;
at the London Pavilion, Apr., 1912,
played Mary Trarne in " The Next
Religion " ; supported Forbes-Robert-
son in his farewell tour in the provinces
and at Drury Lane, Mar.- June, 1913,
playing the Queen in " Hamlet," the
Red-Haired Girl in " The Light
that Failed," Joanna in " Mice and
Men," Ftatateeta in " Caesar and
Cleopatra," and Emilia in " Othello " ;
accompanied him on his American and
Canadian tours, 1914-15 ; returned to
England, June, 1915; in July, 1915,
founded the British Women's Hospital
which raised £150,000 for totally
disabled men at the Star and Garter,
Richmond ; served overseas as an
officer in Queen Mary's A.A.C. ; is one
of the founders and Hon. Sec. of the
Actresses' Franchise League, and the
founder of the New Players Society.
Recreations : Dancing, skating, and
painting. Address : 52 Lower Sloane
Street, S.W.I, or c/o Messrs. Grindleay
& Co., 54 Parliament Street, S.W.I.
Clubs : Ladies' Army and Navy,
Women's Club, and Ex-Service.
BOWER, Marian, dramatic author ;
has written the following plays : "A
Chinese Puzzle " (with Leon M. Lion),
1918; " The Altar of Liberty " (with
Leon M. Lion), 1919 ; " Homespun,"
1919 ; " The Green Cord " (with
Anthony Ellis), 1922. Club : Garden.
Address : 77 Park Mansions, Knights-
bridge, S.W.I. Telephone No. :
Kensington 3795.
BOWERS, Robert Hood, composer ;
6. Chambersburg, Pa., U.S.A., 24 May,
1877 ; s. of Oliver Cromwell Bowers
and his wife Ellen Graham (Heyser) ;
m. Virginia Belvin ; was the winner
of the Gold Medal at the Chicago
Conservatory of Music, 1902 ; has
composed the scores of the following,
among other, musical plays : " "Rubes
and Roses," 1903; "The Paraders,"
1903 ; " The Maid and the Mummy,"
1904 ; " The Vanderbilt Cup," 1906 ;
"The Hoyden," 1907; " A Grecian
Garden," 1908; " The Silver Star/'
1909; "The Wife Tamers/' 1910;
"The Scarecrow," 1911; "The Red
Rose," 1911; "California/' 1911;
" A Certain Party," 1911. ; " The Little
Parisienne," 1912 ; " The Red Heads,"
1913 ; " The Hasty Wedding/' 1914 ;
" Model's Abroad," 1915 ; " A Daugh-
ter of the Gods," 1916; " A Lonely
Romeo," 1919 ; " Hail and Farewell,"
1923 ; " The Open Road," 1923.
Clubs : Lambs, Friars, Baton. Ad-
dress : 1819 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
BOWES, Alice, actress ; 6. London ;
e. London'; d. ol Walter John Bowes
and his \vife Sarah Elizabeth. (Franks) ;
m, D. A. Clarke- Si-pith ; made her first
appearance on the stage as a small
child at the Terriss Theatre, Rothcr-
hithe, in 1904, as Willie Carlylc in
" East Lynnc " ; she remained under
the management of Frederick and
Walter Melville for ten years, playing
all sorts of children's parts, and was
subsequently promoted to juvenile
roles ; made her first appearance in the
West End of London, at the Prince's
Theatre, 17 Apr., 1912, when she
played Winifred Crcsson in " The Apple
of Eden " ; subsequently toured as
Liane in " The Monk and the Woman,"
and as Sylvia Dresden in. " The Worst
Girl of All " ; at the AldwycJi Theatre,
Jan., 1914, played Maura in " The
Queen's Champion/' and at the Little
Theatre, Apr., 1914, appeared as the
Child Bride in "Dusk"; during
1915-16 toured as Virginia in
" Grumpy " ; at the Gaiety, Hastings,
June, 1916, was the original Sal in
" My Old Dutch," with Albert Che-
valier, with whom she toured for a
long time ; during 1919 was a member
of the Repertory Theatre Company at
Birmingham, where she played Mrs,
Baxter, in " The Mollusc," and also
appeared in " Miss Prism," " Good
Deeds," etc. ; at Brixton, CluistmaH,
1919, appeared as Cinderella " ; ap-
peared at the Lyceum, Mar., 1920, as
Jane Ellen Brown in " Boy of My
Heart," and in July, 1920, resumed her
original part of Sal Gratton in "My
Old Dutch"; in 1921, toured as
Glory Quayle in " The Christian/'
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and Kate in " The Manxman " ; at
the Apollo, July, 1921, played Skittles
in the play of that name ; in Apr.,
1922, toured as Phoebe Throssel in
" Quality Street " ; she played that
part until Oct., 1923 ; Dec., 1923,
toured as Dolly Lymken in " The Last
Warning " ; has also played various
sketches in music-halls. Recreation :
Fishing. Address : 18 Streatham Place,
S.W.2. Telephone No. : Streatham
1133.
BOYD, Frank Mv dramatic critic
and journalist ; b. Edinburgh, 1863 ;
s. of the late Very Rev. A. K. H.
Boyd (A.K.H.B.) ; e. St. Andrews and
Germany ; m. Agnes Hewitt, 1898 ;
commenced life as an artist ; subse-
quently engaged in insurance business
at Lloyd's ; engaged in journalism
for some years ; in 1889 founded The
Pelican, of which he was the editor
Cor nearly thirty years.
BOYNE, CHIlon, actor ; b. 1874 ; e.
London and Paris ; m. Lallie Forsyth ;
cousin of the late Leonard Boync ;
was a pupil of the late Miss Sarah
Thoruo ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Theatre Royal Mar-
gate, 1892, as Captain Levison in
" East Lymio " ; made his first ap-
pearance in London, at the old
Standard Theatre, 1893, in " Fun on
the Bristol " ; has played many
leading parts in. the provinces, includ-
ing tho Duke of St. Olphcrts in " The
Notorious Mrs. Kbbsmith," Sir Peter
Lund in " A Fool's Paradise," Randal
O'Mara in "The English Rose/' Sir
John Hawker in " The House of
Teuipcrley," Dr. Isaacson in " Bella
Donna," Aubrey in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," Shylock, Julius Caesar ;
lago, Holman in "Mr. Wu," Mrs. May
in "A Sister to Assist 'er," etc. ; has
toured in Australia, New Zealand, and
South Africa, playing leads, for six
years ; at the Lyceum, Feb., 1915,
Roche fort in " The Three Musket-
eers " ; during the war, served in the
marine section of the R.A.F. ; at the
St. James's, Jan., 1920, Julius Caesar
in '? Julius Caesar " ; at the Oxford,
Apr., 1920, Charles Reisling in " The
Man Who Came Back " ; at the
Gaiety, Manchester, Nov., 1920, played
Jerome in " Daniel " ; at the Play-
house, Sept., 1921, Ferguson in " The
Sign on the Door " ; at the Adelphi,
June, 1922, Lieut.-Col. Roscoe in
" The Way of an Eagle "; at the
Ambassadors', Nov., 1922, The Pro-
fessor in " The Secret Agent " ; at
the New, Dec., 1922, Milford in " The
Great Well " ; at the Savoy, July,
1924, Lord Wellington in " In the
Snare." Recreations : Fly-fishing,
shooting, sailing, riding, swimming,
etc. Club : Royal Largs Yacht Club.
Address : 140 Long Acre, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Regent 1761.
BRADBURY, James H., actor; b.
Old Town, Maine, U.S.A., 12 Oct.,
1857 ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Boston Museum, 1882 ;
in his early years was a member of
several notable companies, and sup-
ported such well-known " stars " as
William Warren, Edwin Booth, Dion
Boucicault, Edwin Arden, etc. ; ap-
peared Nov., 1898, in " The Village
Postmaster," and toured in this play
throughout the following year ; during
1900 played in " Naughty Anthony,"
1901-2, as Tip Taylor in " Eben
Holden " ; 1903-4, as Antrim Jack
in "Robert Emmett " ; 1904-5, in
"Captain Harrington"; 1905, as
Burnett in " The Measure of a Man " ;
at the Criterion, New York, Jan., 1907,
played Rufus Vandewatcr in " The
Aero Club " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Feb., 1908, Nathan Westcott in
" Fifty Miles from Boston " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, Aug., 1909, Frank
Bolt in " Is Matrimony a Failure ? "
and toured in the same play, 1910-11 ;
at the Folies BergeTes, New York,
Sept., 1911, appeared as John Morris
in " A la Broadway " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, Aug., 1912, as the
Hon. Jas. H. Tyler in " Ready
Money " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Jan., 1913, as Howard Crocker in
" Blackbirds " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
Oct., 1913, played Bruno Schwartz in
" After Five " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Feb., 1914, Israel Putnam
Hubbard in " Along Came Ruth " ; at
the Longacre Theatre, Feb., 1915,
appeared as Henry J. Sherman in
" Inside the Lines " ; at the La Salle
Theatre, Chicago, Aug., 1915, played
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in " Molly and I " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Jan., 1917, appeared as
Matthew Pyne in " Have a Heart" ;
during 1917-18 toured in " Oh ! Boy " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, Feb.,
1920, played Captain Sam Hunniwell
in "Shavings"; at the Bijou, New
York, Aug., 1923, Henry Simmons in
"The Whole Town's Talking"; at
the Punch and Judy, Apr., 1924, John
Gordon in " Two Strangers from
Nowhere " ; at the Liberty, Dec.,
1924, Rufus Parke in " Lady, Be
Good ! " Address : Lambs' Club, 128
West 44th Street, New York.
BRADY, Alice, actress and vocalist ;
b. New York, 1892 ; d. of William A.
Brady and his wife Rose Marie (Rene) ;
e. Fort Lee, Madison, N.J., and Con-
servatory of Music, Boston, where she
studied for grand opera under Theo-
dora Irvine ; m. James L. Crane ; made
her first appearance on the stage, under
the name of Mary Rose, at New Haven,
Conn., Jan., 1911, as Olga in "The
Balkan Princess," in which part she
made her first appearance on the
New York stage, under her own name,
at the Herald Square Theatre, 9 Feb.,
1911 ; she then appeared at the
Casino, New York, May, 1911, as Hebe
in " H.M.S. Pinafore " ; the following
year she appeared at the Lyric and
Casino, New York, as the Lady Saphir
in " Patience," Kate in " The Pirates
of Penzance," and Pitti-Sing in " The
Mikado " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Oct., 1912, appeared as Meg in
" Little Women " ; same theatre, Aug.,
1913, played Alice Nelson in " The
Family Cupboard " ; at Maxine El-
liott's Theatre, Dec., 1913, Beulah
Randolph in " The Things that Count" ;
during 1914 toured with De Wolf
Hopper in " The Mikado," " lolanthe,"
etc. ; at the Playhouse, New York,
Aug., 1914, Sally Driscoll in " Sylvia
Runs Away " ; at Maxine Elliott's,
Sept., 1914, Lucy Gordon in " What is
Love ? " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Jan., 1915, appeared as Mary
Horton in " Sinners " ; at the Forty-
Eighth Street Theatre, May-June,
1915, appeared as Mabel in " The
Pirates of Penzance," Josephine in
" H.M.S. Pinafore," and lolanthe in
the opera of that name ; she then
appeared in various " picture plays " ;
returned to the stage proper in 1918
and appeared at the Central Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1918, as Jennie in
" Forever After " ; toured in the
same play during 1919-20; at the
Playhouse, New York, Sept., 1920,
played Anna Ayyobb in " Anna
Ascends"; at Brooklyn, May, 1921,
Cassie Cook in " Drifting " ; at the
Globe, New York, Oct., 1921, Marie
in " The Love Letter " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Jan., 1922,
Cassie in '^Drifting " ; at the Empire,
New York, Apr., 1923, Mamie in
" Zander the Great." Address : 137
West 48th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
BRADY, Veronica, actress and vocal-
ist ; 6. Dublin, 1890 ; d. of John
Albert Brady and his wife Marion
(Johnson) ; e. Convent of Notre
Dame, Liverpool, and in London ;
m. Hugh Nolan ; studied for the stage
at Stedmaii's Academy, and also
received tuition from her parents ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Lyceum Theatre, 22 Feb., 1900,
as a fairy dancer in Benson's revival
of " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
she toured for some years in the
provinces, playing such parts as Emma
in " Gentleman Joe," Mrs. Pineapple
in "A Chinese* Honeymoon," Mrs.
Smith in " The Arcadians," Anita in
" Havana," etc. ; appeared at the
Prince of Walcs's, Nov., 1913, as Miss
Bing in " Are You There ? " ; at the
Comedy, Nov., 1916, played in " Sam-
ples " ; at the Prince of Walcs's, Mar.,
1918, Mrs. Brapwick in " Flora " ;
at the Palace, May, 1918, Madame
Matroppo in " Very Good, Eddie " ;
at the Alhambra, Sept., 1919, played
in " Eastward Ho ! " ; at the Shaft es-
bury, May, 1924, played CamiHe in
" Toni " ; in Dec., 1924, went on
tour playing Matilda in " Boodle " ;
has also appeared frequently in the
principal London music-halls, Jt&crea™
tions : Golfing and music. Address :
61 Larkhall Rise, Clapham, S.W,
BEADY, William A., manager ; $. of
Terence A. and Catherine Brady ;
b. San Francisco, 19 June, 1863 ; m.
(1) Rose Marie Rene ; (2) Grace George ;
made his first appearance on. the stage
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at San Francisco in 1882, in " The
White Slave " ; in 1888 started
a repertoire company, wnich proved
highly successful ; subsequently
toured in " After Dark/' and at
a later period produced " The Cot-
ton King," " Humanity/' and " Old
Glory " ; at Drury Lane Theatre,
London, 1894, produced " Gentleman
Jack/' with James J. Corbett in the
cast ; toured with " Trilby/' for a
considerable period, and in 1896
undertook the management of the
Manhattan Theatre ; here he produced
" The Turtle," " Mdlle. Fifi," " The
Burgomaster," " Woman and Wine,"
" Papa's Wife," " 'Way Down East,"
etc, ; he has been responsible for <f all
star " productions of " Uncle Tom's
Cabin," " The Two Orphans," " Tril-
by/' " The Lights o' London," etc. ;
the most notable productions under
his management have been " Pretty
Peggy," " Foxy Grandpa," " The
Pit,"" " The Law and the Man,"
" IBaby Mine," " The Boss," " Bunty
PnJls the Strings," " Clothes," and
" The Man of the Hour " ; built and
opened the Playhouse, New York,
1911, with "Sauce for the Goose" ;
also manager of the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre ; has also managed the
following, among other " stars " :
Grace George (Mrs. .Brady), Wilton
Lac.kaye, R. B, Mantell, Wright
Lorimer, Al Leach, Holbrook BHnn,
Henry K, Dixoy, Alice Brady, etc.
Address : 137 " West 48th "Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
BEA HAM, Philip, composer and
conductor ; b, London, 18 June, 1881 ;
5. of Edward Braham ; e. Charterhouse
and Clare College, Cambridge ; m.
Faith Lonnon ; is the composer of
" Alicc-up-to-Date " (his first stage
composition), London Pavilion, Dec.,
1913 ; composer of " Violet and Pink/'
1914 ; " Beauties/' 1914 ; " Sugar and
Spice," 1915 ; " Nurses," 1915 ;
" Peaches," 1915 ; " Brides/' 1915 ;
contributed various numbers to '* Mr.
Manhattan/' 1916 ; " The Bing Boys
are Here," 1916 ; " Back to Blighty,"
1916 ; " See-Saw," 1916 ; " The Hula
Girl," 1916 ; composer of <f Bubbly,"
1917 ; " Tails Up," 1918 ; " Telling
the Tale/' 1918 ; " The Officers' Mess,"
1918; "The Latest Craze/' 1919;
" Jumble Sale," 1920 ; " Now and
Then," 1921 ; " Battling Butler/'
1922 ; " Rats," 1923 ; " Boodle,"
1924. Favourite play : " The School
for Scandal." Recreations : Golf,
motoring, and gardening. Club :
Royal Automobile. Address : 26
Charing Cross Road, W.C.2. Tele-
phone No. : Gerrard 7167.
BEAITHWAITE, Lilian, actress;
gained her first experience with
amateurs, and appeared on many
occasions with the Irving and Romilly
A.D.C/s, also with the Strolling Players
and the O.U.D.S. ; she also appeared
at the Avenue, 5 July, 1894, as Daisy
Rainer in " Such is Love," prior to
making her first appearance on the
professional stage in South Africa with
William Haviland and Gerald Law-
rence's Shakespearean Company, 1897,
with whom she played Jessica in " The
Merchant of Venice," Hero in " Much
Ado About Nothing," Olivia in
" Twelfth Night," etc. ; at Stratford-
on-Avon, Apr., 1900, appeared, at
twenty-four hours' notice, as Marina
in " Pericles " ; made her first profes-
sional appearance on the London stage
at the Opera House, Crouch End,
4 June, 1900, as Celia in " As You
Like It," with Julia Neilson and
William Mollison ; was then seen
at the Haymarket, 30 Aug., 1900, as
Lady Olivia Vernon in " Sweet Nell
of Old Drury " ; subsequently joined
F. R. Benson's company, and appeared
at the Comedy, 1901, as Bianca in
" The Taming of the Shrew," Virgilia
in " Coriolanus," Phoebe in "As You
Like It/' the Queen in " Richard II,"
etc. ; at the Imperial, 1901, in "A
Royal Necklace " ; toured with George
Alexander in " Liberty Hall," " The
Importance of Being Earnest," " The
Wilderness," and " The Idler " ; ap-
peared at the St. James's, 1901-4, in
" The Wilderness/' " Liberty Hall,"
" Paolo and Francesca," " The
Importance of Being Earnest,"
" If I were King," " Saturday
to Monday," " Old Heidelberg/'
" Lady Windermere's Fan," etc. ;
at the Adelphi, 1905, in " Dr. Wake's
Patient " ; St. James's, 1905-6 in
" Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush/'
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and " As You Like It " ; Ethel New-
come in " Colonel^ Newcome," His
Majesty's, 1906 ; created parts in
" The Amateur Socialist " and " The
Collaborators/' 1906 ; appeared in
" The Stronger Sex " and " The Peace-
maker/' Apollo, 1907, and at the St.
James's in Sept., as Lady Teazle in
" The School for Scandal " ; in Nov.,
she appeared as Isobel Leyton in " The
Thief " ; at the Playhouse, June,
1908, played Lady Hermione Wynne
in " The Flag Lieutenant " ; at the
Court, 1909, in " New Pilgrim " ;
toured 1909, as Sadie Adams in " The
Fires of Fate " ; at the Lyric, 1909,
in "Sir Walter Ralegh"; at the
Garrick, 1910, played the Princess de
Chaubran in " Dame Nature " ; at
Wyndham's, 1910, appeared as Mrs,
Frampton in " Nobody's Daughter " ;
at the Comedy, 1911, as Mrs. Panmure
in " Preserving Mr. Panmure " ; at
the Gala performance at His Majesty's,
27 June, 1911, played Laughter in
" A Vision of Delight " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Aug., 1911, played Margaret
Summers in " Passers-By " ; at the
St. James's, 22 Sept, 1911, she ap-
peared as Lady Mary Duncan in " The
Miniature"; and" in Oct., again
played Lady Windermere in " Lady
Windermere's Fan " ; at Olympia,
13 Feb., 1912, appeared as the
Madonna in " The Miracle " ; at the
Repertory Theatre, Liverpool, Sept.,
1912, appeared as Iris Bellamy in a
revival of Pinero's play, " Iris " ;
Oct., 1912, as Mrs. Mandover in
" Instinct," in which she also appeared
at the Duke of York's, Nov., 1912 ;
at Brighton, Mar., 1913, played
Margery Ashmore in " Margery
Marries " ; made her first appear-
ance on the Variety stage, at the
Pavilion, Glasgow, Apr., 1912, as
Madge in " The Odd Woman " ; at
the Strand, Nov., 1913, played Mrs.
Gregory in "Mr. Wu," which she
played over a year ; at Drury Lane,
Dec., 1914, played Lady Amersham in
" A Social Success " ; at the Play-
house, Dec., 1914, Mrs. Errol in " Little
Lord Fauntleroy " ; at the Coliseum,
Jan., 1915, the Spirit of Culture in
" Der Tag " ; at the Kingsway, Apr.,
1915, Ellen Sufan in " Advertisement " ;
at the Vaudeville, June, 1915, Janet
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Grierson in " The Green Flag " ; at
His Majesty's, July, 1915, Mrs. Deane
in " Peter Ibbetson " ; at the Royalty,
Dec., 1915, played Helen Townsend
in " Mouse " ; at the Strand, Jan,,
1916, Portia in "The Merchant of
Venice " ; at Drury Lane, 2 May,
1916, on the occasion of the Shake-
speare Tercentenary celebration, played
Portia in the " all-star " revival of
"Julius Caesar"; at Stratford-on-
Avon, Aug., 1916, Queen Katherine
in " King Henry VIII " ; at the
Coliseum, Oct., 1916, Rosalind in the
play of that name ; at the Hay market,
Mar., 1917, appeared as Lady Brough-
ton in " General Post " ; at Wynd-
ham's, June, 1918, as Mrs. Don in
"A Well Remembered Voice"; at
the New, July, 1918, as Lady do la
Haye in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
Sept., 1919, as Laetitia Dak in " Jack
o' Jingles"; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1920, as Portia in *" Julius
Caesar"; at the Oxford, Apr., 1920,
played Isabel Gaynes in " The Man
Who Came Back"; at Birmingham,
July, 1920, with Henry Baynlon,
played Portia, Viola, Rosalind,
Ophelia, and Lady Macbeth ; at
Wyndham's, Sept., 1920, played Latira
Wrestonry in " The Prude's Fall " ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1921,
Margaret Fairfielcl in " A, Bill of
Divorcement " ; at the New Theatre,
Apr., 1922, Mrs. Gregory in a revival
of " Mr. Wu " ; at tlic Ambassadors',
Dec., 1922, Ruth Rolt in " Sweet-
Lavender " ; at Wyadhatu's, Feb.,
1923, Mrs. Mayne in'" The Dancers " ;
at the Haymarket, Mar., 1923, Isabel
in " Isabel, Edward and Anne " ; at
the Adelphi, July, 1923, .Rosalind in
" Rosalind " ; at the Lyric, Hanrmer-
smith, Sept., 1923 (for the Fellowship
of Players), Hermione in " The Winter's
Tale"; at the Royalty, Jan., 1924,
Mrs. Denniss in " The Ktenial Spring" ;
at Drury Lane, June, 1924, Oriana
Oppletree in " London Life " ; at the
Everyman, Nov., 1924, and Royalty,
Dec., 1924, Florence Lancaster in
" The Vortex." Address : 2 Polham
Crescent, SAV.7. 7 >/<'/>//•< w ; 1533
Kensington.
BRANDON, Dorothy, dramatic
author ; has written the following
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plays : " Venus on Earth," 1913 ;
" Wild Heather," 1918 ; " Araminta
Arrives" (with J. C. Snaith), 1921;
" The Outsider," 1923.
BRANDON-THOMAS, Amy Mar-
guerite, actress ; b. London, 9 Mar.,
1890 ; d. ol Marguerite B. (Leverson)
and Brandon Thomas, the well-known
actor and author ; e. privately ; m.
W. Deane Brand ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Preston, 2 May, 1907, as Alice
Ormerod in " A Lancashire Sailor,"
and Ela Dclahay in " Charley's Aunt ";
made her first appearance in London, at
the New Royalty Theatre, 26 Dec.,
1907, as Alice in " A Lancashire Sailor,"
and Kitty Verdun in " Charley's
Aunt " ; appeared at the Garrick, June,
1908, as Lucy Lorirner in "A Pair of
Spectacles," with Sir John Hare,
subsequently toviring with him ; at
the Court, "Feb., 1909, played Kate
Dalliscm in " Strangers Within the
Gates " ; in Mar., 1909, went on tour
with Forbes-Robertson, playing Vivien
O' Hussy in " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back " ; at the Haymarket,
Nov., 1909, appeared as Barbara
Tracy in " Might is Right " ; in Feb.,
1910, played Vortia in " The Merchant
of Venice," at the Court Theatre ;
appeared at His Majesty's, with Sir
Herbert Tree, Apr,, 1910, as Olivia
in " Twelfth Night/' subsequently
touring as Portia in " The Merchant
of Venice," with Arthur Phillips 's
company ; at the Lyceum, Sept., 1910,
played Millie Anderson in " The Sins
of London " ; appeared at the London
Pavilion, Dec,, 1910, as Nan in " Good
for Nothing " ; at Wyndham's, Feb.,
1911, appeared as Lady Margaret
Beauchamp in " Mr. Jar vis " ; at the
Palace, Nov., 1911, played Odette in
"The Choice"; at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1912, played Elizabeth
Sydenham in, " Drake " ; at Drury
Lane, Apr., 1913, appeared as Vivien
in " The Passing of the Third Floor
.Back " ; at His Majesty's, June, 1913,
again played Olivia in " Twelfth
Night " ; at the New Theatre, Man-
chester, Aug., 1913, Renee de Coche-
fordt in " XJudcif the Red Robe " ; at
the St. James's, May, 1914, Mabel
Chiltern in " An Ideal Husband " ;
at His Majesty's, Aug., 1914, re-
appeared as Elizabeth Sydenham in
"Drake"; July, 1915, as Madame
Pasquier de la Man ere in " Peter
Ibbetson " ; at the Comedy, May,
1916, appeared in " Half-Past Eight" ;
at the Haymarket, Feb., 1917, played
Evelyn Garland in " Felix Gets a
Month " ; at the St. James's, Dec.,
1917, Kitty Verdun in " Charley's
Aunt" ; at the Queen's, Apr., 1918,
Marion Fenton in " Lot 79 "; at the
Lyric, July, 1918, Valentine Boudet
in "The Purple Mask"; at the
Garrick, Jan., 1919, Mary Willmore
in "The Purse Strings"; during
1920, played in variety theatres in
" The Odds " ; at the' St. James's,
May, 1921, played Lady Emma Jones
in " Emma " ;' at the "Ambassadors',
Sept., 1922, Lady Eleanor Davys in
" Charles 1 " ; Nov., 1922, Lady
Mabel in ' ' The Secret Agent " ; at
the Prince oC Wales's, Apr., 1923,
Lady Amy Ducksworth in " So This
is London." favourite parts : Vivien
in " The Passing of the Third Floor
Back," and Nan in " Good for Noth-
ing." Recreations : Reading, sewing,
and motoring. Address : 95 Bedford
Court Mansions, W.C.I. Telephone
No. : Museum 6770.
BEAYTON, Lily ; b. Hindley, Lanes,
23 June, 1876; d. of the late Dr.
Bray ton ; m. Oscar Asche ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1896,
at Manchester, when she walked on
in " Richard II," in F. R. Benson's
company ; her first part was the Fairy
Queen in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," at Glasgow, Feb., 1897 ;
made her first appearance in London
at the Lyceum Theatre, with Benson's
company, 15 Feb , 1900, when she
appeared as Alice in " Henry V " ;
also played there as Helena in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream/' Player
Queen in " Hamlet," Julia in " The
Rivals," Queen in " Richard II,"
Olivia in " Twelfth Night," Iras in
" Antony and Cleopatra," Iris in
" The Tempest " ; appeared at Her
Majesty's, Nov., 1900, as Mariamne in
" Herod " ; Feb., 1901, made a " hit "
as Viola in " Twelfth Night," toured
with Tree in "Trilby," " A Man's
Shadow," " Captain Swift/' etc. ;
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appeared at Her Maresty's, Oct., 1901,
in " The Last of the Dandies " ; at
the Duke of York's, Jan., 1902, played
Giuditta Delia Torre in " The Twin
Sister " ; at His Majesty's, June,
1902, played Trilby ; Jan., 1903, Anne
Page in " The " Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; Feb., 1903,' Thedosa in
" Resurrection " ; subsequently play-
ing Loyse in " The Ballad Monger " ;
in Sept., 1903, played the Queen in
" Richard II " ; in 1904^ toured
as Yo-San in " The Darling of the
Gods," subsequently playing the part
at His Majesty's ; at the Adelphi,
under the management of her husband
and Otho Stuart, 1904-6, appeared in
the leading parts in " The Prayer of the
Sword," " The Taming of the Shrew,"
" Hamlet," " Under Wrhich King," " A
Midsummer Night's Dream," " Mea-
sure for Measure," " The Lonely
Millionaire," " Tristram and Iseult,"
" The Virgin Goddess " ; at His Majes-
ty's Theatre, 4 Sept., 1907, under the
joint management of her husband and
herself, appeared as Ildico in " Attila,"
and 7 Oct., as Rosalind in "As You
Like It " ; subsequently appeared as
Desdemona in " Othello " and in a
revival of " The Taming of the
Shrew " ; at the Aldwych, 1908, ap-
peared in " The Two Pins " ; toured
in Australia, 1909, as Katherine in
" The Taming of the Shrew," Portia
in " The Merchant of Venice," Mistress
Ford in ' ' The Merry Wives of Windsor/ '
Rosalind in "As You Like It,"
Juliana in " The Honeymoon," and
Desdemona in " Othello " ; reappeared
in London, at the New Theatre, 20
Oct., 1910, as Clotilde in " Count
Hannibal " ; at the Garrick, 25 Feb.,
1911, played Mistress Ford in "The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; 19 Apr.,
1911, Marsinah in "Kismet"; at
the Gala performance at His Majesty's,
27 June, 1911, played Delight in
" The Vision of Delight " ; again visited
Australia, 1912-3, subsequently pro-
ceeding to South Africa ; during the
South African tour, appeared as
Cleopatra in " Antony and Cleopatra" ;
reappeared in London, at the Globe
Theatre, 10 Mar., 1914, as Marsinah in
"Kismet"; same theatre, Sept.,
1914, played Mameena in the play of
that name ; at the Palace, Feb., 1915,
appeared as Halifah in " Haaj," sub-
sequently touring in variety theatres
in the same part ; at the Apollo
Theatre, Dec., 1915, appeared as
Juanita in " The Spanish Main " ;
Jan., 1916, again played Katherine in
"The Taming of the Shrew"; in
Aug., 1916, in conjunction with her
husband, entered on the management
of His Majesty's Theatre ; on 31
Aug., 1916, they produced " Chu-
Chin-Chow," which ran uninterrup-
tedly at that theatre until 22 July,
1921 ; the play was performed 2,238
times, and broke all records, and she
pla}red the part of Zahrat-al-Kulub
in the play nearly 2,000 times ; at
His Majesty's, Oct., 1921, played
Sharazad in " Cairo." Address : 50F
Cornwall Gardens, S.W.7. Telephone
No. : Western 681.
BREESE, Edmund, actor ; b. Brook-
lyn, 18 June, 1871 ; 5. of Josephine
(Busby) and Renshaw Broese ; e. at
Brooklyn public schools and privately ;
m. (1) Genevieve Landry ; (2) Harriet
A. Beach ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Opera
House, Eureka Springs, Arkansas,
in the summer of 1895, in the part
of Adonis Evergreen in " My Awful
Dad " ; from 1896 to 1898 played lead
with Mdme. Rhea, appearing as
Charles II in " Nell Gwymie,"
Napoleon in " Josephine," Earl of
Leicester in " Marie Stuart," de Sar-
torys in " Frou-Frou," Benedick in.
" Much Ado About Nothing," Shy lock
in " The Merchant of Venice," and
Chrysos in " Pygmalion and Galatea " ;
in 1898 joined James O'Neill's com-
pany, play ing in " Monte Cris to," " Vir-
ginius," " When Greek Meets Greek " ;
made his first appearance in New
York, at the Grand Opera House,
7 Nov., 1898, as Noirtier in " Monte
Cristo " ; appeared at the Broadway
Theatre, Mar., 1899, as Rochefort
in " The Musketeers " ; remained
with James O'Neill for four years ;
next played a stock season at Castle
Square, Boston ; appeared in the
"all star" cast of "Monte Cristo/'
and at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, 25 May, 1903, played
Prince Escalus in the " all star " cast
of " Romeo and Juliet " ; during 1903
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appeared at Worcester, Mass., in the
leading parts in " Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde/' "Trilby," " Christopher Jun.,"
" Hazel^ Kirke," " A Parisian Ro-
mance," " Sowing the Wind/' etc. ;
subsequently in the same year played
with Otis Skinner and Ada Rehan,
as Bassanio, Joseph Surface, and
Lucentio in " The Taming of the
Shrew " ; later rejoined James O'Neill
to play Napoleon in " The Adven-
tures of Gerard " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, 5 Apr., 1904, played
Prince Phalti in " The Shepherd
King " ; during the summer played
" stock " engagements at Worcester,
Mass., and Hartford, Conn., appear-
ing in the leading rdles in " The Fool's
Revenge," " The Middleman," " A
Bachelor's Romance," " Dora/'
" Parsifal," etc. ; in the autumn
of 1904 toured with Robert Edeson
in " Ranson's Folly " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, 30 Jan., 1905, played Buck-
ley and Black Eagle in " Strong-
heart " ; at Hartford, Conn., July,
1905, played Tom Dorgan in " The
Bishop's Carriage," and then at the
Lyceum, New York, 20 Nov., 1905,
appeared as John Burkett Ryder
in " The Lion and the Mouse " ;
made his first appearance in London
at the Duke of York's Theatre, 22
May, 1906, in the same part, repeating
his American success ; returning
to New York he again appeared
in the same play ; at the Lyceum,
New York, 20 Nov., 1907, played
in " The Mallet's Masterpiece " ;
reappeared in London, at the
Aldwych Theatre, 8 May, 1907,
playing his original parts of Buckley
and Black Eagle in " Strongheart " ;
on his return to America toured
the country in " The Lion and the
Mouse " ; during 1908 appeared as
Carson Bland in " The Invader," and
Richard Brcwster in " The Third
Degree " ; appearing at the Hudson
Theatre, Now York, 1 Feb., 1909,
in the latter part ; in 1909, toured
as Sir Felix Janion in " The Earth " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, 1 Feb., 1910,
played John Emerson in " Just a
Wife"; at the Hudson, 13 Apr.,
1910, Richard Ward in "The Spend-
thrift " ; at the Garrick, New York,
17 Jan,, 19H, played Dickon in " The
Scarecrow"; at Chicago, Apr., 1911,
played Roger Delaney in " The Fox " ;
at Weber's Theatre, New York, 14
Sept., 1911, appeared as Judge Amos
Kingsley in "A Man of Honour " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, 26 Mar., 1912,
played James Morehouse in " The
Right to be Happy " ; at Pittsburgh,
Sept., 1912, Bill Sykes in "Oliver
Twist " ; at the Harris Theatre, New
York, 17 Feb., 1913, Andrew in " The
Master Mind "; subsequently, 1913-14,
toured in the same part ; at the
Bronx Opera House, 5 Sept., 1914,
played Frederick Wagner in " To-
Day " ; at the Boston Theatre, Boston,
6 Nov , 1914, played in " Mercedes " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Sept.,
1915, played the Corporal in " Mo-
loch " ; at the Booth Theatre, Jan.,
1916, Major Stone in " The Fear
Market " ; at Castle Square, Boston,
June, 1916, Daniel Halifax in "The
Scapegoat " ; at the Shubert, Boston,
Apr., 1917, Daniel O'Neill in " The
Woman thou Gavest Me " ; at the
Booth, New York, Aug., 1917, Godfrey
Mayhew in "Friend Martha" ; sub-
sequently toured as John in " Why
Marry ? " and appeared in the same
part at the Astor Theatre, Jan., 1918 ;
toured in the same part 1918-19 ;
in Dec., 1919, appeared at Chicago as
Ichabod Whitsoii in " Welcome
Stranger/' and appeared in the same
part at the Cohan and Harris Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1920 ; toured in the
same part till June, 1921 ; at the Ritz,
New York, Sept., 1921, played John
Brandon in " Bluebeard's Eighth
Wife " ; at the Hudson, Aug., 1922,
Hiram Draper in " So This is London ";
he played this part (or one year, arid
then toured in it in the principal cities
of the United States, until Mar., 1924 ;
has also appeared in several cinema
plays ; is part-author (with Anna S.
Richardson) of the play, " The Love
Leash/' produced 1912, and " A Man's
Home," produced 1917. Recreations :
Athletic sports of all kinds, principally
golf, and reading. Clubs : Lambs',
N.Y. Athletic, Automobile Club of
America, Westport Golf, Norwalk
Country, Actors' Fund of America,
Actors Order of Friendship, Authors
League of America ; is a Councilman of
Actors Equity Association, Dunwoodie
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Golf, and Actors' Society. Address :
Edmund Breeze Farm, Norwalk,
Conn., U.S.A.
BREON, Edmond, actor ; b. Hamil-
ton, Scotland, 12 Dec., 1882 ; s. of
E. V. Maclaverty and his wife Eleanor
(McCall) ; e. Mostyn House and United
Services College'; made Ms first
appearance on the stage at the Comedy
Theatre, 1906, succeeding Courtenay
Foote as Viscount Crowley in "Raffles";
at the Court, Oct., 1907, played Sir
Gerald O'Mara in " Lady Frederick " ;
was a member of the Glasgow Reper-
tory Company, 1910-11 ; at the
Aldwych, May, 1911, played Yasha
in " The Cherry Orchard " ; at the
Criterion, July, 1911, Vincent in " The
Girl Who Couldn't Lie " ; at the
Court, Jan., 1Q12, John in " Ruther-
ford and Son " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Sept., 1912, Algernon Gossa-
more in " Art and Opportunity " ; at
the Queen's, Dec., 1912, Lieut-Col.
Whithair in " The Tide " ; at the
Globe, June, 1913, Sir Bevis Glaston-
bury in " The Gilded Pill " ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1913, Bill Higgins
in " Between Sunset and Dawn/' and
Francois in " The Green Cockatoo " ;
Nov., 1913, Captain Edstaston in
*' Great Catherine " ; Dec., 1913, Amos
Jordan in " Robina in Search of a
Husband " ; reappeared after the
war, at the Royalty, Jan., 1922, when
he played James Mountford in " The
Eleventh Commandment " ; at the
St. Martin's, Mar., 1922, played
Charles Winsor in " Loyalties " ; at
the Duke of York's, May, 1923, played
Dr. Gordon Spencer in " Her Tempor-
ary Husband " ; at the New, Aug.,
1923, Bill Haversham in " The Eye
of Siva " ; at the Everyman, Feb.,
1924, Franco Spina in " The Mask
and the Face " ; at Drury Lane,
June, 1924, Captain Maurice Oppletree
in " London Life " ; at the Queen's,
Sept., 1924, Charles Cleghorne in
" The Claimant." Recreations : Riding
and motoring. A ddress : Green Room
Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
BRIAN, Donald, actor and vocalist ;
b. St. John's, Newfoundland, 17 Feb.,
1877 ; s. of the late D. F. Brian ; e.
Boston ; m. Margaret Sylvia (Gleeson
Pope) ; made his first appearance on
the stage at Lawrence, Mass., 26
Nov., 1896, as Hardie Grant in
" Shannon of the Sixth " ; made
his first appearance on the New
York stage, at the People's Theatre,
20 Feb., 1899, as Spangler in " On
the Wabash " ; subsequently appeared
in "The Man from Mexico," "The New
Boy," " Three Little Lambs," etc. ;
played a stock engagement at Rich-
mond, Va. ; toured as Tom Schuyler
in " The Chaperones " ; at the New
York Theatre, appeared in " The Supper
Club," " The Belles of Broadway,"
" Florodora," and subsequently played
in " The Silver Slipper " ; next toured
in " Myles Aroon," and appeared with
George M. Cohan as Henry Hapgood
in " Little Johnnie Jones," 1904 ;
he next played Tom Bennett in
" Forty-five Minutes from Broadway,"
and in 1907, played Joe Westcolt in
" Fifty Miles from Boston " ; he made
his first striking success in New York,
when at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
21 Oct., 1907, he appeared as Prince
Danilo in " The Merry Widow " ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, 6 Sept,
1909, he played Freddy Smythe in
" The Dollar Princess " ; at the same
theatre, 28 Aug., 1911, appeared as
the Marquis de Ravaillac in " The
Siren " ; 22 Sept., 1913, as Jack
Fleetwood in " The Marriage Market ";
24 Aug., 1914, as Sandy Blair in <f The
Girl from Utah " ; at tlic Liberty
Theatre, Jan., 1916, played The Gnuul
Duke in " Sybil " ; at the Broad-
hurst, Nov., 1917, Andre tic Courcy in
" Her Regiment " ; at the New
Amsterdam, Sept., 1918, Robert
Lambrissac in " The Girl Behind the
Gun"; at the Selwyn, Oct., 1919,
Sunny in " Buddies " ; loured in
this, 1920-21 ; at the Century, New
York, Dec., 1921, played Bumerli in
" The Chocolate Soldier " ; at the
Playhouse, Nov., 1922, Albert Bennett
in " Up She Goes " ; at the Frassoo,
Mar., 3923, Fred Farrell in " JBarnum
Was Right." Club : Tlio Lamias',
New York. Address : Lambs' Club,
128 West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
BRIDGES-ABAMS, W,, stage-direc-
tor; b. Harrow, 1 Mar., 1889; s. o,f
Walter Bridges-Adams and his wife
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Mary (Daltry) ; e. Bedales and Worces-
ter College, Oxford ; in. Muriel Pratt
(mar. aimllued) ; was a member of the
O.U.D.S., witli whom he appeared as
Prospero in " The Tempest " and
Leontes in " The Winter's Tale " ;
gained experience as an actor in the
provinces, and in 1910 was assistant
stage- manager to William Poel ; in
1911 joined the late Laurence Irving,
and played GromofC in " The Unwrit-
ten Law," and Laertes in " Hamlet " ;
appeared at the Kingsway Theatre, 19
Mar., 1912, as Pylades in " Iphigenia
in TaurJ.s " ; subsequently played
in Shakespearean repertory with Pa-
trick Kirwan ; during 1913 toured as
Reggie in " The Younger Generation ";
was part-manager and producer for
the Bristol Repertory Theatre, 1914-
15, producing " The Doctor's Di-
lemma," " The Scarecrow," " Helen
of the High Hand," " The Truth,"
" Mrs, Gorringe's Necklace," " There" se
Raqum," etc., and played a variety of
parts ; appeared at the St. James's,
(-> Jan., 1916, under the late Sir George
Alexander, as J ticliard de Lacorfe in
" TJie Basker " ; his first production
in London was at the King's Hall,
Co vent Garden, 28 Nov., 1912, when
he produced " Job," for the Norwich
Players ; subsequently produced " Iris
Intervenes " at the Kingsway, Oct.,
1915, for Lena Ashwell, and " Judith,"
•for the Stage Society, Jan., 1916 ; was
manager aiid producer of the Liverpool
Repertory Theatre, 1916-17, where he
made a number of productions, and
changed the name of the theatre to the
Playhouse ; produced " The Loving
Heart " at the New Theatre, June,
1918 ; in 1919, undertook the direction
of the Stratford-on-Avon Shakesperean
Festivals, and founded and organised
the New Shakespeare Company, under
the auspices of a joint committee of the
Shakespeare Memorial. National Thea-
tre, and the governors of the Memorial
Theatre, StratJTord-on-Avon ; at the
Memorial Theatre, produced " The
Tempest," " Julius Caesar," " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," "The Winter's
Tale," " Romeo and Juliet " ; at the
Memorial Theatre, 1 920, produced
" Cymbeiine/' " Richard U," " Ham-
let/*' " Much Ado About Nothing/'
" The Taming of the Shrew/' " The
Merchant of Venice," "Twelfth Night/'
" As You Like It," " Macbeth,"
"Henry V"; in 1921, "Richard
III/' " " Antony and Cleopatra,"
" Henry IV " (part 11), " The School
for Scandal," etc. ; in 1922, " All's
Well that Ends Well," " The Rivals,"
" Othello " ; in 1923, " Measure for
Measure/' " She Stoops to Conquer/'
" Henry IV " (part I) ; in 1924,
" King Lear " ; London seasons at
King's Hammersmith, 1923-4 ; he also
produced the Oxford Millenary Pageant
1912 ; Abergavenny Pageant, 1913 ;
" Mid-Channel " at the State Theatre,
Amsterdam, 1919 ; several produc-
tions for the O.U.D.S., 1921-2 ; pro-
duced " Much Ado About Nothing,"
" The Taming of the Shrew " and
" Twelfth Night " at the National
Theatre, Christiania, 1922; "The
Merry Wives of Windsor/' at Lyric,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1923 ; designed
the scenery for the Gilbert and
Sullivan revivals at the Prince's
Theatre, 1919-24. Clubs : Savile,
and Garrick.
BBIERC1IFFE, Nellie, actress and
vocalist ; m. Major Thirlwall Philip-
son ; gained a good deal of experience
on tour in the provinces ; during
1915-16 toured in the D'Oyly Carte
Opera Company ; appeared at the
Adelphi Theatre, 1917, as Joy Chatter-
ton in " The Boy " ; at the Palace
Theatre, May, 1918, played Elsie
Darling in " Very Good, Eddie " ; at
the Prince's Theatre, Sept., 1919, to
Jan., 1920, played Tessa in " The
Gondoliers," lolanthc, Pitti Sing in
" The Mikado," Lady Angela in " Pa-
tience/' PhoeSe Meryll in " The
Yeomen of the Guard," Melissa in
" Princess Ida," Hebe in " H.M.S.
Pinafore," and Constance in " The
Sorcerer " ; at the Comedy Theatre,
Feb., 1920, played Sylvia Saltmarsh
in " Wild Geese " ; at the Shaftesbury,
June, 1920, appeared as Dulcinea in
" Oh ! Julie " ; at the Garrick, Dec.,
1920, played Christoel in " The Shep-
herdess Without a Heart " ; at the
Kingsway, Feb., 1924, Hannah May-
dew in " Kate." Address : 60 Duke
Street, Grosvenor Square, W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Mayfair 3355.
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BRIGrHOUSE, Harold, dramatic au-
thor ; b. Eccles., Lanes, 26 July, 1882 ;
e. Manchester Grammar School ; is
the author of the following plays
originally produced by Miss Horni-
man's Repertory Company at the
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, and else-
where: "The Doorway," 1909;
" Dealing in Futures," 1909 ; " The
Polygon," 1911; "Lonesome Like,"
1911 ; " Spring in Bloomsbury," 1911 ;
has also written " The Price of Coal,"
Playhouse, Nov., 1911; "The Oak
Settle," Liverpool Repertory, Jan.,
1912 ; " The Odd Man Out," Royalty,
Apr., 1912; "Little Red Shoes,"
Prince of Wales's, May, 1912; "The
Game," Liverpool Repertory, 1913;
" Garside's Career," Gaiety, Manches-
ter, 1914 ; " The Northerners/' Gaiety,
Manchester, 1914; "The Road to
Raebury/' Prince's, Manchester, 1915 ;
" Followers," Prince's, Manchester,
1915; " The Hillary's ' ' (with Stanley
Houghton), Kelly's, Liverpool, 1915;
" Converts," Gaiety, Manchester, 1915 ;
" Hobson's Choice/' Apollo, 1916 ;
" The Clock Goes Round," Globe,
1916; " Zack," Syracuse, N.Y., 1916 ;
" Maid of France," Coliseum, 1918 ;
" Lonesome Like," Comedy, N.Y.,
1918; "The Bantam V.C.," St. Martin's,
1919 ; " Other Times," Little, 1920.
" Mary's John/' Playhouse, Liverpool,
1924. Clubs: Savage and Dramatists'.
Address : 67 Parliament Hill, Hamp-
stead, N.W.3. Telephone No. : Hamp-
stead, 4074.
BRISSON, Carl, actor; b. Copen-
hagen, Denmark, 24 Dec., 1895 ;
e, Copenhagen ; before adopting a
stage career was a familiar figure in
the sporting world in Denmark, under
his real name of Carl Pederson, and
at the age of 15 won the amateur
light-weight boxing championship of
Denmark ; subsequently won the
welter-weight championship of Middle
Europe and Scandinavia ; made his
first appearance on the stage in Sept.,
1916, as a dancer, with his sister, in
Denmark ; subsequently appeared on
the cinema stage, visited Sweden as
a cabaret-singer, and appeared in
revue at Stockholm, in " Hallo !
America," " Zig-Zag," and " Brisson's
Blue Blondes " ; toured in South
Africa and was engaged by Moss
Empires Ltd. ; made his first appear-
ance in London, at the Finsbury
Park Empire, 28 May, 1921, appearing
in a sketch, entitled " The Clown ";
subsequently toured in provincial
music-halls ; was then engaged for
the part of Prince Danilo in the
revival of " The Merry Widow/' and
appeared at Daly's, 19 May, 1923 ;
after touring in the same part, again
played it at the Lyceum, May, 1924 ;
in Aug., 1924, toured as Prince Karl
in " Katja the Dancer " ; at the King's,
Glasgow, Dec., 1924, played Harry
Conder in " The Dollar Princess,"
Favourite part : Danilo. Recreations :
Motoring, golf and boxing. Address ;
Daly's "Theatre, Cranbourn Street,
W.C.2.
BBITTON, Hutin (Nellie), actress ;
b. Reading, 24 Apr., 1876 ; m. Mathe-
son Lang ; studied singing and acting
at the Royal Academy of Music ; made
her first appearance on the stage with
F. R. Benson's B Company, at Brigh-
ton, Sept., 1901, in " King Henry
V " ; played a wide range of parts
during her stay with this company ;
first came into prominence in 1903,
when at the Imperial, 15 Apr., 1903,
she appeared with Ellen Terry,
as Dagny in " The Vikings " ; at
the same theatre, May, 1903, she
played Hero in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; subsequently toured with
Ellen Terry in the same parts, and as
Gisela in " The Mistress of the Robes ";
made a notable success at the Grand
Theatre, Croydon, June, 1905, as
Mehalah in a play of that name ; toured
in the West Indies, 1905, playing lead
in the company sent out by F. R.
Benson ; in the autumn of the same
year, toured with Beerbohm. Tree, as
Nancy in " Oliver Twist " ; at the
Adelphi, Sept., 1906, appeared as
Arganthailin " Tristram and Lseult " ;
in the autumn of 1907, toured with
Beerbohm Tree, as Blanquettc do Veau
in " The Beloved Vagabond," and
Helena Landless in " The Mystery of
Edwin Droocl " ; appeared at His
Majesty's Theatre, Feb., 1908, as Blan-
quette in " The Beloved Vagabond *' ;
at the Playhouse, May, 1908, played
Guinevere in " Lanval " ; she was
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next seen at the Lyceum, where in
Aug., 1908, she played Kate Cregeen
in $' Pete/' and Mar., 1909, Ophelia
in " Hamlet " ; appeared at His
Majesty's, June, 1909, as Lady
Elizabeth in " Richard III " ; the
following year visited Australia with
her husband, opening at Sydney,
21 May, 1910, as Kate in "Pete";
also appeared there as Stasia in " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back " ;
at Stratford-on-Avon, Apr., 1911,
played Lady Macbeth ; in May, 1911,
sailed for South Africa with her
husband, playing Roxalanne in
" Bardelys the Magnificent/' " Kath-
erinc in " The Taming of the Shrew/'
Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Juliet, Portia,
Beatrice, Stasia in " The Passing of
the Third Floor Back/' and Nell
Gwynnc in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury" ;
at Cape Town, Oct., 1911, played
Lctitia Dale in " Jack o' Jingles/'
and Lady Blakeney in " The Scarlet
Pimpernel"; in Nov., 1911, pro-
ceeded to India ; on her return to
England in 1913, was made an
Associate of the Royal Academy of
Music; reappeared in London, at
the Palladium, Feb., 1913, as Aya-
canora in " Westward Ho ! " ; in the
autumn of 1914, she, with her husband,
assisted Miss Lilian JBaylis to start her
first Shakespearean season, at the
"Old Vic " ; she produced " The
Merchant of Venice " herself, and
played Portia, and with her husband,
she produced " Hamlet " ; during
1915 toured with her husband, as
Mrs. Gregory in " Mr. Wu " ; at the
Aldwych Theatre, July, 1915, re-
appeared as Kate in " Polo " ; sub-
sequently toured with her husband ;
at the St. James's, Dec., 1915, played
Portia in "*Thc Merchant of Venice " ;
in 1916, she was taken ill, and left
the stage for four years ; reappeared,
at the Strand Theatre, July, 1920,
when .she played Hdlenc Vauquier in
" At the Villa Rose " ; at the Mew
Theatre, Sept,, 1920, played Judith
in " The Wandering Jew " ; at the
" Old Vic/' Mar., 1924, Volumnia in
" CoriolanuH " ; at the New, Nov.,
1924, again played Judith in " The
Wandering Jew," Address : 11 Ger-
rarcl Street, W.I. Telephone No. :
Regent 2920.
BROADHURST, George H., dramatic
author ; b. England, 1866, but left
in 1886 for the United States; he
entered on a theatrical career by
assuming management of theatres in
Milwaukee and Baltimore, and sub-
sequently became manager of the
Bush Street Theatre, San Francisco ;
was for some time editor of a news-
paper at Great Forks, North Dakota ;
he has written many popular plays
on both sides of the Atlantic. Among
his pieces are the following : " The
American Lord/' " The Coward/'
" The Duke of Duluth/' " A Fool
and his Money/' " The Garden of
Lies," " The House that Jack
Built," " The Last Chapter," " The
Crown Prince/' " The Lady from
Lane's " (with Gus. Kerker), " The
Man of the Hour," " The Specu-
lator/' " What Happened to Jones/*
" Why Smith Left Home," and
" The Wrong Mr. Wright " ; the
three last-mentioned pieces each had
very long runs when produced in
London ; he was also responsible for
the libretto of " Nancy Brown " ;
during Mar., 1907, " The Mills of
the Gods/' a revised version of
" The Coward," was produced at the
Astor Theatre, and a new play, " The
Man and the Woman," was pro-
duced in May, at Milwatikee ; at
Cincinnati, in Sept., 1907, " Wild-
fire," written in collaboration with
George V. Hobart, was produced
by Miss Lillian Russell ; during 1908,
three plays from his pen were pro-
duced, " The Easterner," " The Call
of the North," and " An International
Marriage " ; in 1909, " The Dollar
Mark " ; 1910, " The Garden of Lies,"
"The Captain" (with C. T. Dazey),
and " Bought and Paid For " ; during
1911, "The Price"; during 1912,
" Just Like John " (with Mark Swain) ;
during 1913, "To-Day" (with A. S.
Sehomer ; during 1914, " Innocent "
(from the Hungarian) ; " The Law of
the Land " ; during 1915, " He Didn't
Want to Do It " (with Walter Hackett);
"What Money Can't 'Buy," 1915;
" Fast and Grow Fat/' 1916 ; " Rich
Man, Poor Man " (from a novel), 1906 ;
"Over the 'Phone" (from the Hun-
garian), 1917 ; " The Woman on the
Index " (with Lilian Trimble Bradley),
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1918; "The Crimson Alibi," 1919;
"Wild Oats Lane" (on "The Gam-
bling Chaplain"), 1922; "Izzy"
(with Mrs. Trimble Bradley), 1924 ;
" The Red Falcon " (with Mrs. Trimble
Bradley), 1924 ; is the manager of the
Broadhurst Theatre, New York. Club :
Lambs', New York .City.
BEOCrDEN, Gwendoline, actress and
vocalist; b. Hull, 28 Sept., 1891;
d. of Thomas Brogden and his wife
Gertrude (Walsh) ; e. Versailles ; m.
Basil Foster (mar. dis.) ; made her first
appearance on the stage, as a child, at
the Vaudeville Theatre, 18 Dec., 1901,
as The Water Lily in " Bluebell in
Fairyland " ; she then remained at
school until 1906 ; next appeared at
the Prince of Wales's, 31 Jan., 1907, as
Freda Voos in " Miss Hook of
Holland " ; appeared at Daly's, 1908-9,
in " The Merry Widow," and in Feb.,
1909, played Frou-Frou in that piece ;
at His Majesty's, 16 Dec., 1909, played
Cinderella in " Pinkie and the Fairies" ;
at the Duke of York's, 26 Dec., 1910,
played in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Comedy, 23 Sept., 1911, Madame Briey
in " The Marionettes " ; at the Duke
of York's, 17 Feb., 1912, " Jimmie "
Birch in " The 'Mind-the-Paint' Girl";
at the Gaiety, 1912-13, succeeded Olive
May as Lady Rosabelle Merridew in
" The Sunshine Girl " ; 5 Apr., 1913,
played Signora Maria Gesticulata in
" The Girl on the Film " ; at the
Palace, 15 Dec., 1913, the Hon. Lily
Eaton - Belgrave in "A Pantomime
Rehearsal " ; at the Gaiety, Apr.,
1914, Fay in " After the Girl " ; at the
Palace, Sept., 1914, Kitty O'Hara in
" The Passing Show " ; at the Empire,
Nov., 1914, appeared in " The Doubt " ;
at the Palace, Apr., 1915, played in
the 1915 "Passing Show"; at the
Palace, Sept., 1915, played in "Bric-
a-brac " ; Nov., 1916, appeared in
"Vanity Fair"; in 1917, in "Airs
and Graces " ; Oct., 1917, played
Pamela Bright in " Cash on Delivery ";
at the Comedy, Apr., 1918, appeared
in " Bubbly " ; at the Coliseum,
Aug., 1918, played in " The Voice of
Duty " ; she then went to the Palace,
Paris, Apr., 1919, and appeared in
" Hullo, Paris ! " ; at the Gaiety,
Oct., 1919, played Pauline Deare in
"The Kiss Call"; at Daly's, May,
1920, Chiquita in " A Southern Maid " ;
at the London Pavilion, July, 1923,
succeeded Madge Compton in " Dover
Street to Dixie." Address : 33
Springfield Road, N.W.8. Telephone
No. : Maida Vale 12 11.
BEOMLEY-DAVENPOET, Arthur,
actor ; b. Baginton, Warwickshire, 29
Oct., 1867 ; s. of the late Colonel
William Bromley-Davenport, M.P. ;
e. Eton ; m. Mdme. Adelaide Marie
Burdillat ; after considerable experi-
ence as an amateur made his first
appearance on the professional stage
at the Theatre Royal, Margate, 6 June,
1892, as Ivan Nordoff in " Siberia,"
with the late Sarah Thome's " stock "
company, remaining there some time,
and playing a variety o£ parts ; made
his first appearance in London at the
Trafalgar Square (now Duke of York's)
Theatre, 8 May, 1893, as Count Achille
Czernocski in a revival of " Time will
Tell " ; was then engaged by George
Alexander for the St. James's Theatre,
and in the autumn of 1893 appeared
there as Doctor Jayne in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at the same thea-
tre, Apr., 1894, played Sharland in
" The Masqucraders " ; subsequently
toured in " The New Woman,"
"Caste" (as Sam Gerridge), "The
Late Mr. Castello," etc. ; accompanied
the late E. S. Willard to America, and
made his first appearance in New
York, at Palmer's Theatre, 7 Dec.,
1896, as Sir Thomas Dovergrceii in
" The Rogue's Comedy " ; ho also
played Jesse Pcgg in '"' The Middle-
man," and in " Tlie Professor's Love
Story," etc. ; appeared at the Court
Theatre, 1898, in " His Excellency the
Governor " ; at Terry's, 1898, in " The
Broad Road " ; appeared at the
Prince of Wales's, 1901, with Forbes-
Robertson in " The Moonlight Blos-
som " and " The Sacrament of Judas ";
at the Duke of York's, 1900, in " The
Lackey's Carnival " ; appeared at the
Royalty, with Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
1901, playing Sir George Orreyd in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and
also appearing in " Magcla/1 and subse-
quently accompanying hot to the
United States ; on his return ho turned
his attention to farming, though he
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was frequently engaged producing for
amateurs ; in May, 1912, made his re-
appearance in London, at the Adelphi,
playing Colonel Aimesley in " Autumn
Manoeuvres " ; at the outbreak of
war served in the Staffordshire Yeo-
manry ; served in Egypt, 1915-16 ;
after "being demobilised in 1919, ap-
peared at the Criterion, Apr., 1919, as
Sir Nicholas Parfitt in " Our Mr.
Hepplewhite " ; at the West Pier,
Brighton, Nov., 1919, played Gabb in
" Just a Wife or Two " ; at Wynd-*
ham's, Feb., 1920, succeeded Gilbert
Hare as Lord Sandhills in " The
Choice " ; at the Comedy, Oct., 1920,
played Henry Knowlc in " The Roman-
tic Age " ; lie then appeared on the
cinema stage for some time ; at the
Regent Theatre, Apr., 1923, played
Mr. Beeke and The Woodcutter in
" The Insect Play " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1924, Sir Charles Haggerston in
" Far Above Rubies " ; May, 1924,
James Farington in " This Marriage " ;
at the Queen's, Sept., 1924, Oswald
Usherwood in " The Claimant " ; at
the Everyman, Nov., 1924, and at
the Royalty, Dec., 1924, David Lan-
caster in " The Vortex." Recreations :
All outdoor sports. Club : Green
Room. Address : 24 Pelham Street,
S.W.7. Talc-phone No. : Kensington
2583,
BROOK, Olive, actor; b. London,
1891 ; made his first appearance on
the stage in the provinces, 1918,
after leaving the Army, when he
played the part of Philip Evans in
" Fair and Warmer " ; made his first
appearance in London, at the St.
Martin's, 11 Feb., 1920, when he played
Hugh Crauford hi" Just Like Judy " ;
later in the same month, played
Foxcroft Grey in "Over Sunday";
in Aug., 1920, appeared on the cinema
stage in " Trent's Last Case " ; lie
then toured with Iris Hoey in " The
Harbury Pearls " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Doc., 1921, played Dr. Lomax
iu " Clothes and the Woman " ; then
returned to the cinema stage, and has
since made several successful pictures.
Recreations : Riding, tennis and writ-
ing, Address : 12 Abercorn Place,
N.W.3, or <?/o Akerman May Agency,
7/8 Leicester Place, W.C.2.
BROOKE, Cynthia, actress; b.
Australia, 15 Dec., 1875 ; e. privately
in London ; m. F. G. Latham ; made
her first appearance on the stage, at
the Adelphi Theatre, 19 Apr., 1890, in
a revival of " The Green Bushes " ;
was next engaged by Willie Edouin at
the Strand, as understudy in " Niobe ";
subsequently toured with Edouin in
" Turned Up," " The Sleep-walker/'
" The New Wing," etc. ; made a great
success when she appeared as Paula in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," on
tour, 1894-5 ; appeared at the Adelphi,
1895, as Lucy in ''The Girl I Left
Behind Me " ; subsequently toured as
Agnes in " The Notorious Mrs.
Ebbsmith " ; at the Criterion, 1897,
appeared with Charles Wyndham as
Beatrice Ebernoe in " The Liars " ;
went to the United States, 1898 ;
appeared at Drury Lane, Sept., 1900,
in " The Price of Peace " ; at the Great
Queen Street Theatre, June, 1901,
played Lady Walter Bective in " The
Lady from Texas " ; in 1903, went
to Australia, under J. C. Williamson,
Ltd., playing in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," etc. ; appeared
at the Crown, Peckham, May, 1904,
as Maud Sullivan in " The Rake's
Wife " ; supported Edward Terry
during his New York season, at the
Princess Theatre, New York, 1904-5,
playing Marion Burnside in " The
House of Burnside/* Abigail Bright in
" Love in Idleness/' Minnie in " Sweet
Lavender " ; appeared at the Garrick,
London, Dec., 1909, as Mrs. Penny-
father in " Where Children Rule " ; at
the Queen's, Jan., 1910, played Lady
Hilda Holden in "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde " ; appeared at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1913, as Rachel in " Joseph and
His Brethren " ; at the Devonshire
Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Feb., 1914,
played Mrs. Laura Silvester in " Love
and the Law " ; again crossed to
America, 1914, and appeared at the
Playhouse, New York, Sept., 1914, as
Mary Willoughby in " The Eldest
Son " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Feb., 1915, played Mrs. Sanderson in
"The White Feather" ("The Man
Who Stayed at Home ") ; at the
Shubert theatre, Mar., 1916, appeared
as Mrs. Crosby in " The Great Pursuit "
(" The Idler ") ; at the Empire, New
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Lacorfe in " The Basker " ; at the
Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1917, as
Lady Broughton in " General Post " ;
at the Bijou, Oct., 1920, Mrs. Hillcrist
in " The Sldn Game."
BROOKE, Emily, actress ; d. of Sir
George Brooke, Bt., and his wife Emily
Alma (Barton) ; m. Henry S. Persse ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Garrick Theatre, 10 Oct., 1917,
as Susan Blaine in " The Saving
Grace"; at the Savoy, Mar., 1918,
appeared as Gwendolyn Ralston in
" Nothing But the Truth " ; at the
Queen's, Mar., 1919, as Sylvia Bailey
in " The House of Peril " ; at the
Haymarket, Sept., 1919, as Ruth
Atkins, in " Daddies " ; at Wyiidham's,
Sept., 1920, as Beatrice Audley in
" The Prude's Fall " ; Mar., 1921,
Phyllis Ben ton in " Bull-Dog Drum-
mond."
BROOKE, Sarah, actress; born in
India, the daughter of an officer, sta-
tioned there ; m. Ronald Hamilton, 5.
of Lord George Hamilton ; was pre-
pared for the stage by the late Sarah
Thorne, with whom she made her
first appearance on the stage ; toured
with Thomas Thorne in " Miss Tom-
boy," 1895 ; made her first appear-
ance in London, at the Lyceum,
15 Jan., 1896, as Rose Gibbard in
" Michael and His Lost Angel " ; also
played Anna in " For the Crown,"
Maria in " The School for Scandal/'
etc. ; toured with Forbes- Robertson,
as Militza in " For the Crown," Des-
demona in " Othello," etc. ; at the
Criterion, 1897, played Dolly Coke
in " The Liars " ; at the Avenue, 1899,
played in " An Interrupted Honey-
moon " ; at Her Majesty's, 1899,
played in " King John " ; 1900,
Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at the Lyceum, Dec., 1900,
Katherine, in " Henry the Fifth " ;
at the Royalty, 1902, Cecily in " Mixed
Relations " ; at the Duke of York's,
1903, played in " Letty " ; at the
Imperial, 1905, played Katherine in
"Henry the Fifth"; at the Court,
1905, played Violet in "Man and
Superman " ; at the Scala, 1905, played
lead in " Dodo " ; appeared at Imperial
in " Harlequin King," 1906 ; Mrs.
Vidal in " Raffles " Comedy, 1906 ;
Guinevere Penfold in the revival of
" The Cuckoo," Vaudeville, 1907 ;
appeared at the New Theatre, Oct.,
1908, as the Hon. Mrs. Challoner
in "Bellamy the Magnificent"; in
1909, appeared at the Kings way,
as Lady Susan in " The Earth " ;
during 1910, appeared at the Aldwych,
as Ninon in " Champions of Morality,"
and at the New, as Renee Serval in
" The Crisis " ; at the Royalty, 1911,
played Mrs. Villiers in " The Master
of Mrs. Chilvers " ; entered on the
management of the Globe Theatre,
10 Feb., 1912, when she appeared as
Laura Murdoch in " The Easiest Way, "
which she subsequently transferred to
the Queen's, and then toured in the
same part ; at the Little Theatre,
Feb., 1913, played Lucia Coventry in
" A Matter of Money " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Oct., 1913, played Sev6rine in
" The Green Cockatoo " ; at the
Coronet, Dec., 1913, Madame Chanteuil
in " Woman on Her Own " ; made her
first appearance in the variety theatres,
at the Tivoli, 15 Dec., 1913, as Mrs.
Whiting in " The Goldfish " ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1914, played Mrs,
Pomfleet in " The Great Gamble " ;
at the Garrick, Mar., 1915, played
Mrs. Jimmy Wellington in " Excuse
Me ! " ; at The Repertory Theatre,
Liverpool, May, 1915, Baroness Louisa
Sangioyi in " Countess Coquette,"
playing the same part at the Hippo-
drome, Croydon, Aug., 1915. Favour-
ite parts : Militza, Dodo, and Laura
Murdoch iu " The Easiest Way,"
A ddress : 9 Stanhope Street, Sussex
Square, W.2. Telephone. No, :
Paddington, 2358.
BROOKS, Virginia Fox, actress and
vocalist ; b. New York, 1893 ; d,
of the late Joseph Brooks ; studied
music in Europe 1910-14 ; first ap-
peared on concert platform, at the
Bechstein Hall, London, 1912, with
Yvette Guilbert ; first appeared on the
operatic stage, May, 1914, at Poitiers,
France, as Iphegenie in " Iphegeiiie et
Tauride " ; made her first appearance
on the regular stage at the "Shubert
Theatre, New York, 15 D<fe., 1914, in
" The Constant Lover " ; at the
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Maxine Elliott Theatre, Mar., 1915,
played Dorothy Fenton in " The
Adventure of Lady Ursula " ; at the
Shubert, Apr., 1915, Angele in
" Trilby " ; at the Longacre, Apr.,
1915, Regina Engstrand in " Ghosts " ;
Oct., 1915, Ethel Warren in " The
Great Lover " ; at the New Amster-
dam, May, 1916, appeared as Anne
Page in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor/' with Beerbohrn Tree ; at the
Booth Theatre, Nov., 1916, as Edith
Bridgeworth in " Getting Married " ;
at the Winter Garden, Feb., 1918,
appeared in " Sinbad," and July, 1918,
in " The Passing Show of 1918 " ;
appeared at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
London, Oct., 1920, in her original
part of Ethel Warren in " The Great
Lover."
BROUGH, Mary, actress ; b. London,
16 Apr., 1863 ; e. London ; d. of the
late Margaret (Simpson) and Lionel
Brough ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Haymarket
Theatre, 15 Dec,, 1881, as the Maid
in " She Stoops to Conquer," on
the occasion of Mrs. Lang try's tUbut
as an actress ; has played all lines of
business, and has fulfilled several
engagements with the late John L.
Toole, Beerbohm Tree, Harrison and
Maude, Charles Frohman, Cyril Maude,
and has played in a number of Drury
Lane dramas ; at the Royalty, May,
1909, played Mrs. Downes in " What
the Public Wants " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Sept., 1909, appeared as Mrs.
Rapkin in " The Brass Bottle," sub-
sequently toured in the same part;
at the Comedy, Feb., 1912, played
Lady Tuddenharn in " The Bear
Leaders " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1912, Greed in " Every woman " ; at
the Queen's, Jan., 1913, played Mrs.
Dempsey in " Get- Rich-Quick Wal-
lingfbrcl " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1913, Mrs. Rogers in " The New
Duke " ; at the Vaudeville, Jan., 1914,
Mrs. Finch in "Mary Girl"; at
Wyndham's, Apr., 1914, Mrs. Small in
" The Clever Ones " ; at His Majesty's,
Aug., 1914, played Mother Moone in
" Drake " ; Nov., 1914, Mrs. Quickly
in " King Henry IV" (part I) ; Dec.,
1914, Clara Peggoty in " David Copper-
field " ; Apr., '1915, Mrs. Bedwin in
" Oliver Twist " ; at the Coliseum,
June, 1915, Mrs. Jupps in " The Way
to Win " ; at the Aldwych, July,
1915, Nancy in "Pete"; at the
Aldwych, Oct., 1915, Margaret Neilson
in " The Prodigal Son " ; at the Strand
Jan., 1916, Ah Wong in " Mr. Wu " ;
at Finsbury Park Empire, July, 1916,
Mrs. Vokins in " Lord and Lady Algy ";
at the Apollo, Feb., 1917, Mrs. Delaport
in " Monty's Flapper " ; Apr., 1917,
Betje in "Double Dutch"; subse-
quently, at Wyndham's, succeeded
Ada King as Mrs. Tunks in " London
Pride " ; at the Ambassadors', Apr.,
1918, appeared as Mrs. Crow in " Too
Much Money " ; then toured in
variety theatres in " The Hon. Ger-
trude * * ; at the Kings way, June,
1919, played Sarah in " St. George and
the Dragons " ; at the Ambassadors',
Aug., 1919, Mrs. Robinson in " Green
Pastures and Piccadilly " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1919, Mrs. Airey in " The
Great Day " ; at the Royalty, Oct.,
1919, Mrs. Vokins in " Summertime" ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1920,
The Woman with the Balloons in
"The Young Person in Pink"; at
the Little, Apr., 1920, Mrs. Jaikes in
" Other Times " ; at the Comedy,
Nov., 1920, Mary in " Will You Kiss
Me ? " at the Aldwych, May, 1921,
Mrs. Plummet in " Love Among the
Paint Pots " ; at the Apollo, Sept.,
1921, Mrs. Grist in " Crooked Usage " ;
at the Queen's, Nov., 1921, played in
" Fantasia " at the Shaftesbury, Apr.,
1922, Benita Mullet in " Tons of
Money " ; at the Garrick, June, 1924,
Mrs. Winkle in " The Other Mr.
Gibbs " ; at the St. James's, Dec.,
1924, Mrs. Gregg in " Pollyanna."
Favourite parts : Dot in " The
Cricket on the Hearth," and Barbara
in " The Widow Woos." Recreations :
Reading, gardening, and sight-seeing.
Address : 47 Binfield Road, Clapham,
S.W.4.
BROUOH, Mrs. Robert, actress;
prior to her marriage to Robert Brough
was known by her maiden name of
Florence Trevelyan, and made her
first appearance in the West End of
London, at the Avenue Theatre, 3
June, 1882, as Clorinda in " Les
Manteaux Noirs " ; subsequently went
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to Australia, where her husband, in
partnership with Dion Boucicault,
was manager of the Bijou Theatre,
Melbourne, and the Criterion Theatre,
Sydney ; she acquired a great reputa-
tion in Australia, and remained there
until after the death of her husband in
1906 ; she returned to the London
stage at the Royalty, 10 Dec., 1914,
when she played the part of Mrs.
Sanderson in " The Man Who Stayed
at Home " ; appeared at the New
Theatre, Feb., 1917, as Mrs. Sharp
in " The Land of Promise " ; Sept.,
1917, appeared as Mrs. Mossop in
" Trelawney of the Wells " ; at the
Royalty, Mar., 1919, played Mrs.
Appleby in " Caesar's Wife " ; sub-
sequently returned to Australia and
played Mrs. Welwyn in " Tilly of
Bloomsbury " during 1920 ; at Sydney,
June, 1921, played in "Scandal";
during 1924, played in " Aren't We
All ? " and " The Notorious Mrs.
Ebbsmith," with Dion Boucicault and
Irene Vanbrugh.
BROUGHTON, Phyllis, actress; d.
of the late William Wright Broughton ;
and his wife Emily (Jecks) ; was
trained as a dancer, making her
first appearance at the Canterbury-
Music Hall, 1876, then famous for its
ballets ; Miss Broughton attracted the
attention of Mr. John Hollingshead,who
invited her to join the Gaiety company,
and for five years she played a range
of characters previously associated
with the name of Miss Kate Vaughan ;
first appearing there on 24 Dec., 1880,
as one of the Thieves in " The Forty
Thieves " ; she also figured there in
" Whittington and His Cat," " Alad-
din," " Little Robin Hood," " Ariel,"
" Camaralzaman," etc. ; proceeding
to the Avenue Theatre, Miss Brough-
ton. appeared as Lady Prue in " Indi-
ana," produced on 11 Oct., 1886 ;
in " The Old Guard," produced at the
same theatre, 26 Oct., 1887 (after a
few performances at , Birmingham),
Miss Broughton played " Follow the
Drum " ; in a burlesque of " Little
Lord Fauntleroy," on 18 June, 1888,
she figured as Mrs. Hairoil ; an
engagement with the Carl Rosa Light
Opera Company ensued, at the Prince •
of Wales's, where she played Chop-
inette in " Paul Jones," 12 Jan.,
1889 ; she played Cicely in the en-
suing production of " Marjorie," 18
Jan., 1890, and Marceline in " Cap-
tain Therese," 26 Aug., of the same
year ; in " Joan of Arc," produced
.at the Opera Comique, 17 Jan., 1891,
she played Catherine of Rochelle ;
at a tentative morning performance of
" Richard Savage," at the Criterion, 18
Apr., 1891, she played Prue ; was
the Virginia Squeeze in " The Swiss
Express," Princess's Theatre, Christmas
season of 1891-1892 ; she next went
to the Prince of Wales's for the
production of " Blue-Eyed Susan,"
6 Feb., 1892 ; during the long run
of "In Town," produced at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, on 15
Oct., 1892, and eventually removed
to the Gaiety, she played Lord Clan-
side ; took part in a revival of " La
Mascotte " at the Gaiety, and at the
Criterion during the autumn of 1893 ;
in " All My Eye-Vanhoe," produced at
the Trafalgar Square Theatre, 31 Oct.,
1894, she was the Rebecca in " Hot
House Peach " ; during the long run
of " Gentleman Joe," at the Prince
of Wales's, she succeeded to the part
of Miss Ralli Carr ; at the same theatre,
Apr., 1896, played Tcssie Carcw in
" Biarritz " ; at the Vaudeville, May,
1897, Nora Lawledge in " Solomon's
Twins " ; at the Strand, June, 1897,
Mrs. Bordle in " All Alive, Oh ! " ;
at the Vaudeville, July, 1897, suc-
ceeded to the part of Marcelle in "A
Night Out " ; at the Metropolc, Oct.,
1897, played Princess Zea in " The
Vagabond King " ; since that date has
appeared but rarely, and her only
appearances have been, at the Royalty,
Dec., 1901, as the Princess in " The
Swineherd and the Princess " ; at the
Adelphi, Dec., 1903, as Miss Virginia
Bliss in " The Earl and the Girl " ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1906, as Lady
Brudenell in " The Dairymaids " ;
at the Aldwych, Nov., 1914, in her old
part in "The Earl and the Girl."
Address : 1 Swallow Street:, W.I ; and
India House, Margate. Telephone. No. :
Gerrard, 7331.
BROUN, Hoywood,, dramatic critic
and author ; b. Brooklyn, New York,,
U.S.A., 7 Dec,, 1888 ; s. of Heywood
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Cox Broun and his wife Henriette
(Brose) ; e. Harvard ; m. Ruth Hale ;
was 011 the staff of The Morning Tele-
graph, New York, 1908-12 ; New York
Tribune, 1912-21 ; dramatic critic of
tlivNew York World, since 1921 ;
served as correspondent with the
American Expeditionary Force, 1917 ;
dramatic editor of Vanity Fair, New
York ; is well known as a lecturer on
the Drama ; is the author of " With
General Pershing and the American
Forces " ; " Seeing Things at Night " ;
" Pieces of Hate " ; " The Boy Grew
Older " ; " The Sun Field," etc. Clubs :
Harvard and Coffee House, New York.
Address : c/oNew York World, Pulitzer
Buildings, New York City, U.S.A.1
BROWN, Martin, dramatic author;
was formerly a professional dancer, and
appeared in " He Came from Mil-
waukee," " Up and Down Broadway,"
" The Belle of Brittany," " The Motor
Girl," " Three Twins," " The Girl
Behind the Counter," etc. ; author of
the following plays : "A Very Good
Young Man," 1918 ; " The Ballyhoo,"
1918 ; " Penny," 1919 ; " An Innocent
Idea," 1920 ; " The Exciters," 1922 ;
" The Love Child " (from the French),
1922; " The Lady," 1923 ; "Cobra,"
1924 ; " Great Music," 1924.
BROWNE, Irene, actress; 6. 29
June, 1892 ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, 24 Sept., 1906,
as one of the Dutch Children in " The
.Red Mill," and played in this three
years ; at "Now Theatre, New York,
1 Oct., 1910, played My til in "The
Blue Bird " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Queen's
Theatre, 28 May, 1910, as a dancer in
" Robert Macaire," with ,H. B. Irving;
she was also engaged there under-
studying, and appeared in Mar., 1911,
in " Princess Clementina " ; in Mar.,
1911, she also appeared as the Player
(juiien in "Hamlet"; she accom-
panied II. B. Irving to Australia, where
she appeared at Sydney, 24 June, 1911,
as the Player Queen, followed, by
appearances as Julie Lesurques in
" The Lyons Mail," Annette in " The
Bells," Martha in " Louis XI," etc. ;
she remained in Australia for three
years playing a round of leading parts
in " Bella Donna," " Milestones,"
" Man and Superman," " Monsieur
Beaucaire," " The Scarlet Pimpernel,"
etc. ; reappeared in London at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 21 Sept.,
1915, when she played Agnes Meredith
in "The Dummy"; at the Hay-
market, Dec., 1915, played Irene
Harding in " Who is He ? " ; at the
Shaftesbury, 17 Mar., 1916, appeared
as Vivien Ingoldsby and the Countess
of Frayle in " My Lady Frayle " ;
appeared at the London Coliseum,
Nov., 1916, with G. P. Huntley, as
Geraldine in " Selling a Pup " ; at the
Savoy, Sept., 1919, as Ella Mayer in
" Too Many Cooks " ; at the London
Pavilion, Oct., 1921, appeared in " The
Fun of the Fayre " ; at the Duke of
York's, June, 1922, played Doria in
" Pomp and Circumstance " ; at the
Little Theatre, Oct., 1922, appeared
in " The Nine o' Clock Revue " ; at
His Majesty's, Apr., 1923, played
Sophie Fullgarney in " The Gay Lord
Quex " ; at the Adelphi, Mar., 1924,
the Countess Zicka in " Diplomacy."
Address ; c/o Barry O'Brien, 18
Charing Cross Road, W.C.2.
BBOWNE, Pattie, actress ; b. Syd-
ney, New South Wales, 10 May, 1869 ;
m. Hamilton A. Stoneham ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1882,
playing a round of parts under William-
son and Musgrove ; was for some
years a member of Brough and
Houcicault's Company at the Bijou,
Melbourne, playing such parts as
Honor in " Sophia," Naomi Tighe in
" School," Mary Netley in " Ours,"
Betsy, Jane, Polly Eccles in " Caste,"
Eily O'Connor, Moyain " The Shaugh-
raun," etc. ; made her iirst appearance
on the London stage at the Court
Theatre, 7 Mar., 1893, as Lady Thom-
asin Belturbet in " The Amazons,"
in which she made a great hit ; sub-
sequently appeared there as Charlotte
in " The Other Fellow " ; at the
Comedy, Feb., 1894, played Mrs.
Lappet in " Dick Sheridan " ; at the
Criterion, May, 1894, played Mrs.
Martlett in " The Candidate " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept,, 1894f appeared
in " The Derby Winner " ; at Daly's,
May, 1895, played Madame Amelie in
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" An Artist's Model " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1895, in " Cheer, Boys
Cheer ! " ; at the Vaudeville, 1896,
played Victorine in " A Night Out " ;
at the Court, 189S, played Avonia
Buiin in " Trelawne}^ of the Wells " ;
toured with Arthur Roberts, 1899, in
" On the Move " ; succeeded Ada
Reeve at the Lyric, 1899, as Lady
Holyrood in " Florodora " ; returned
to Australia in 1900, and appeared
under the management of J. C.
Williamson, playing in " The Little
Minister," " Sweet Nancy," and " The
Dovecot " ; at Terry's, Jan., 1901,
played in " The Thirty Thieves " ;
subsequently toured as Bella Gimper
in " The Silver Slipper " ; at the Gaiety,
1902, appeared in " The Toreador " ;
appeared as Tweeny in " The Admir-
able Crichton " at Duke of York's,
1902 ; appeared at Terry's, 1908,
in "The Three of Us"; at the
Aldwych, Nov., 1912, played Susan
in " The Price " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Sept., 1913, played Angdle
Galipaux in " Madam President "
("Who's the Lady?"); in 1917,
toured in " The Girl from Giro's."
Address : 27 Cavendish Road West,
N.W.I. Telephone No. : Paddington,
2096.
BROWNE, Porter Emerson, dramatic
author ; b. Beverley, Mass., U.S.A.,
22 June, 1879 ; s. of Joseph E. Browne,
dramatic author ; e. Beverley and
Newton, Mass. ; was formerly a jour-
nalist and novelist ; has written the
following among other plays : "A Fool
There Was," 1909; "The Spend-
thrift," 1910 ; " Waste," 1910 ; " Wild
Oats," 1914; "A Girl of To-Day,"
1915 ; " Rich Man, Poor Man," 1915 ;
" Don't Shoot," 1915 ; " The Bad
Man," 1920. Clubs: Players', Lambs',
and American Dramatists, New
York. Address : " Morenmore,"
Norwalk, Conn., U.S.A.
BROWNE, W. Graham, actor; b.
1 Jan., 1870 ; m. (1) Madge Mclntosh
(mar. dis.) ; (2) Marie Tempest ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Haymarket
Theatre, 1891, walking on in " The
Dancing Girl," and remained with
Beerbohm Tree for two years, appear-
ing in " Hamlet," " Hypatia," etc. ;
in 1893, he toured in " A Woman of No
Importance/' and the following year
toured with F. R. Benson ; appeared
at the Court Theatre, 14 July, 1896,
as Williams in " An Honourable
Member " ; at the Lyceum, Sept.,
1897, played Rosen crantz in " Harn-
let " ; in 1898, accompanied Forbes
Robertson to Berlin, Hanover, Ham-
bourg, and Amsterdam, playing in
" Hamlet," " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray " and " Macbeth " ; and
Sept., 1898, Donaldbain in " Macbeth";
subsequently with Olga Nethersole's
company, and with her visited America,
playing Luis in " The Termagant,"
Sir -George Orreyd in "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " ; on his return,
produced " The Weather Hen " at
the Comedy, 1899 ; at the St. James's,
1901, played in " The Wilderness " ;
toured with George Alexander in
" The Idler/' " Liberty Hall," " The
Awakening," and " The Importance
of Being Earnest " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, 1902, played in " All on
Account of Eliza " ; at Wyndham's,
1902, in " Chance the Idol " ; at the
Lyric, 1902, played Roderigo in
" Othello " ; at Hammersmith, 1903,
played in " The Cure " ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1904, played the Duke
in " The Duke of Killicranldc " ;
appeared in " Mr. Hopkinson " at
New, 1904 ; at the Court, 1904,
played in " John Bull's Other Island " ;
played in " What the Butler Saw,"
at New and Savoy, 1905 ; " The Moun-
tain Climber," Comedy, 1905 ; Pierrot
in " Prunella," Court, 1906 ; played in
" The Little Stranger/' Criterion, 1906 ;
*' Josephine," Comedy, 1906 ; Bunny
in " Raffles," Comedy, 1906 ; Howard
Collingham in " John Glaycle's
Honour," St. James's, 1907 ; pro-
duced for Otho Stuart, at the Court
Theatre, 1907, and played m, " Barry
Doyle's Rest Cure/* " Lady Frede-
rick," " Hamilton's Second Marriage/'
" Menders of Nets," " The House/'
etc. ; at the Comedy Theatre, 1908,
played in " Lacly Barbarity " and
" Mrs. Dot " ; 1909, in " Penelope " ;
at Criterion, New York, Oct., 1009,
played Thibault in " Israel " ; at
the Empire, New York, Apr., 1910,
played Sam Gerridge in " Caste " ;
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at Atlantic City, Sept., 1910, played
in " A Thief in the Night " ; at the
New Theatre, New York, Jan., 1911,
played Rawdon Crawley in " Vanity
Fair"; returning to England, 1911,
appeared at Edinburgh with Marie
Tempest in Apr., in " Lily, the Bill
Topper " ; appeared with her at the
Hippodrome in May, in two sketches
of which he was the author ; at the
Duke of York's, in June, played Sir
Reginald Belsize in " The Marriage
of Kitty " ; at the Royalty, 6 Oct.,
1911, appeared as Cedric Haslam in
" The Honeymoon " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Apr., 1912, played Lord
Clonbarry in " At the Barn " ; Sept.,
1912, Algernon Horatio Gossamore in
" Art ancl Opportunity " ; Nov., 1912,
Robert Emmctt in "An Imaginary
Conversation " ; Joe Henderson in
" The Dumb and the Blind " ; Malice
in "The Malingerer " ; Jan., 1913,
John Farrington in " Esther Cast-
ways " ; Mar., 1913, Sir Arthur
Wcthcral, K.C., in " The Handful " ;
at the Playhouse, Sept., 1913, Felix
Galpin in " Mary Goes First " ; Feb.,
1914, Scmpil in " Thank Your Lady-
ship " ; May, 1914, William Carington
in " The Wynmartens " ; June, 1914,
Ian. Douglas MacBayne in " The Duke
of Killicrankie " ; again visited Canada
ancl America with Marie Tempest,
Oct., 1914, playing " Mary Goes
First," "Art and Opportunity," "At
the Barn," " The Marriage of Kitty,"
" The Dumb and the Blind " ; at the
Garrick, Chicago, Mar., 1915, played
Harry in " Nearly Married " ; at the
Lyceum, Now York, Sept., 1915, played
in " The Duke of Killicrankie " ; at
the Shubcrt Theatre, Mar., 1916,
played General Merry weather in " The
Great Pursuit" ("The Idler"); at
the Maxinc Elliott Theatre, May, 1916,
Noel Corkoran in " A Lady's Name " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Jan., 1917,
Stuart Randolph in " Her Husband's
Wife " ; in 1917, went to Australia
with Miss Marie Tempest, where he
added the part of Edward Smith in
"General Post" to a number of
previously mentioned parts ; toured
in Australia, 1917-18; visited South
Africa, 1918-19 ; India, Straits, China,
ancl Japan, 1919-20; returned to
Australia, 1920; during 1921, played
Hani Carve in " The Great Adventure *' ;
at the Little Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1922, Morgan Trendell in '* A Serpent's
Tooth " ; returned to England in
Dec., 1922 ; reappeared on the London
stage, at the Duke of York's, Feb., 1923,
as George Wimbledon in " Good
Gracious, Annabelle ! " ; Mar., 1923,
again played Sir Reginald Belsize in
" The Marriage of Kitty " ; at the
Comedy, Jan, 1924, Colonel Grey in
" Alice Sit-by ~the-Fire " ; at Drury
Lane, June, 1924, Lord Plinlimmon in
" London Life." Clubs : Garrick, and
Green Room. Address : 29 Chester
Terrace, N.W.I. Telephone No.:
Museum 4934.
BROWN-POTTER, Mrs. (see Potter,
Cora Urqnhart).
BEUCE, Nigel, actor; b. 4 Feb.,
1895 ; s. of Sir William Waller Bruce,
Bart., and his wife Angelica Mary
(Selby) ; m. Violet Campbell ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
the Comedy Theatre, 12 May, 1920,
as a Footman in " Why Marry ? " ;
in Oct., 1920, went to Canada, as
stage-manager to H. V. Esmond and
Eva Moore, also playing Montague
Jordan in " Eliza Comes to Stay " ;
on returning to England, toured in
the same part ; he next appeared at
the Haymarket, Aug., 1921, as Ensign
Blades in " Quality Street " ; at the
Royalty, July 1922, played Kennet in
" The Green Cord " ; at Wimbledon,
Dec., 1922, played Captain James
Prior in "Archibald's Afternoon";
at Wyndham's, Jan., 1923, played
Denny in " Bull-Dog Drimimond " ;
Feb., 1923, played Mack in " The
Dancers " ; Feb., 1924, Lord Amster-
clale in " Not in Our Stars " ; at the
Comedy, July, 1924, Angus Holly in
" The Creaking Chair." Address : 39A
Philbeach Gardens, S.W.5. Telephone
No. : Western 2083.
BKUCE, Tonic, actress ; b. London,
4 June, 1892 ; d. of the late Edgar
Bruce, actor-manager, and his wife
Lucy (Windham-Lukin) ; e. Le Clos
Dumas, Pays, France ; studied for
the stage at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art ; had also had experience
as an amateur before making her first
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appearance on the professional stage
at the Garrick Theatre, 19 Apr., 1912,
as Susan Torrence in " Improper
Peter " ; at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1912, played Pamela in " The Little
Cafe " ; subsequently spent several
years touring in " Milestones," " The
Angel in the House," " The Case of
Lady Camber," and " Grumpy " ;
appeared at the Duke of York's, 1919,
in " Peter Pan " ; at the St. Martin's,
Dec., 1919, played in " A Dear Little
Lady " ; at the Little Theatre, May,
1920, played Lady Florence Haye in
" Husbands for All " ; at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1921, Mrs. Shenstone in
" The Circle " ; at the Queen's, Oct.,
1921, Nesta Tankerville in " The
Hotel Mouse " ; at the Comedy, June,
1922, Lola de la Corte in " Quaran-
tine "; at the Globe, July, 1923,
Dr. Freda Richmond in " Reckless
Reggie " ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1923,
Princess Origiani in " The Elope-
ment " ; has also appeared in several
cinema plays. Recreations ; Reading
and riding. Address : Prince's Cham-
bers, Coventry Street, W.I. Telephone
No. : Gerrard 4633.
BRUCE-POTTER, Hilda, actress;
b. Seftoii, Lanes, 16 Apr., 1888 ; d. of
Jeanie Bruce (Gunn), and Austin
Churton Potter ; e. London, Gorleston,
and Homburg ; m. (1) Charles Bibby
(killed in action, 1917) ; (2) Eric
Cowley ; was prepared for the stage by
the late Richard Temple ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Pier Pavilion, St. Leonard's-on-Sea, 30
July, 1906, as Olivia in " The Good-
Natured Man," with William Poel's
Company ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, in the same part,
at the Coronet Theatre, Notting Hill,
11 Oct., 1906 ; then joined the English
Drama Society, playing in Shake-
speare, Morality plays, and old English
Masques, etc. ; joined Miss Horni-
man's Company, Aug., 1907, at
the Midland Theatre, Manchester,
and remained a member of that lady's
repertory company, at that theatre
and the Gaiety, Manchester, until the
end of 1911, during which period she
played a great variety of parts, notably
Luce in " The Knight of the Burning
Pestle," Mrs. Barton in " Cupid and
the Styx," Clara in " The Three Bar-
rows," Hordis in " The Feud," Helene
in " The Vale of Content," Edith in
" Woman's Rights," Colombina in
" The Dove Uncaged," Lady Teazle
in " The School for Scandal," Hero in
" Much Ado About Nothing," Erne
Marsden in " Effie," Janie Baisbrown
in " Miles Dixon/' Miss Dempsey in
" Our Little Fancies," The Unknown
Lady in " The Silver Box," etc., etc. ;
she also played Celia in "As You Like
It," at the Queen's, Manchester,
Jan., 1908 ; then played Ann White-
field in " Man and Superman," at the
Criterion, Nov., 1911, with Robert
Loraine ; at the Court Theatre, Nov.,
1912, appeared as Kitty Vockcrat
in " Lonely Lives " ; and Jessie
Grant in " Beastie," at the Little
Theatre, Dec., 1912 ; rejoined Miss
Horniman's company at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Dec., 1913, playing Lady
Teazle in " The School for Scandal,"
Eve Wellington in " Loving as We
Do," Mrs. Collins in " Consequences,"
Helen Julian in " The Mob," Mrs.
Hansforcl in " Love Cheats," Maria in
"Twelfth Night," Mrs. Henderson in
" Rutherford and Son," Lizzie. Faw-
thorp in " The Devil's Star," Rose
Shannon in "A Man and Sonic
Women," Matilda Evans iu '* Over the.
Wall," Mrs. Wolvorton in " The Play-
thing," Beliscin " The Blue Stockings ";
Ah Yoi in " The Cat and the Cherub " ;
at the Hay market, Apr., 1916, played
Miss Marty Toogood in " The Mayor
of Troy"; in Sept., 1916, wont' to
Oswcstry, where the first Camp
Theatre was opened, under the direc-
tion of Basil Dean ; returned to the
Gaiety, Manchester, Feb., 1917, play-
ing Sarah in " Peter's Mother," Amy
Grey in *' Alice Sit-by ~thc-Fire," Lady
Orreyd in " The Second Mrs, Tau-
queray " ; at the Kingsway, Aug.,
1917, played Miss Dorton in " Cook " ;
at the Ambassadors', Apr., 1918,
Lilian Roselca fin " Too Much Money" ;
at the Aldwych, Nov., 1919, Mary
Ispenlove in " Sacred and I'rofanc
Love"; at the Prince's, Nov., 1920,
May Raeburn in " Columbine;," sub-
sequently playing Jenny Pearl in the
same play; in 1921, at the Gaiety,
Manchester, played in " HincUo Wakett"
and " The Younger Generation " ;
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during 1922-23, toured with Henry
Baynton, playing leads in Shakes-
pearean repertory ; at the Ambas-
sadors' Theatre, June, 1923, played
Ann in " The Lilies of the Field " \ at
{he St. Martin's, July, 1923, Minnie
Bracknell in " Melloney Holtspur " ;
Jan., 1924, Fern in " Gruach " ; at
the Grand, Fulham, Dec., 1924, Bella
in " The Man Who Came Home."
Favourite parts : Lady Teazle and The
Unknown Lady in " The Silver Box "
and Emilia in " Othello." Recreations :
Gardening, swimming, and riding.
Address : 3a Eton Road, Hampstead,
N.W.3.
BRUNE, A (Incline, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. in Australia, 27 Oct., 1897 ;
e. Convent in Australia ; m. Arthur
Pusey ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Princess Theatre,
Melbourne, Dec., 1904, as Mustard
Seed in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; toured in English provinces
under the name ol Billie Browne in
" Irene," " Mary," and " Betty " ;
made her first appearance, on the
London stage, at the Kingsway
Theatre, 30 Dec., 1922, as Jenny Diver
in " Polly " ; at the Adelphi, Nov.,
1923, played Jenny in " Head Over
Heels " ; at " the Winter Garden
Theatre, Apr., 1924, June in " To-
Night' s the "Night " ; at the Lyceum,
July, 1924, played Sonia in ""The
Merry Widow." Recreation : Gar-
dening. Address : The Loft, Down
Street Mews, W.I. Telephone No. :
Grosvenor 1573.
BttUNK, Minnie TiltoII, actress ;
b, San Francisco, CaL, U.S.A., 3 Mar.,
1883 ; d. of Minnie St, Marie (Tittell)
and George W. Anthony ; e, Notre
Dame Convent, San Francisco, and in
Paris ; m. Clarence M. Brune, LL.D.,
Litt.l). ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the California Theatre,
San Francisco, 1887, as Tim in " Lights
o1 London " ; gained great experience
in " stock " companies before going
to Now York ; between 1893 and J895,
appeared with tho lato Charles Hoyt,
and subsequently toured under Charles
Frohman in "Mr .Wilkinson's Widows";
tourod for many years in repertory,
playing Juliet, La Tosca, Theodora,
Cleopatra, Rosalind, etc. ; in 1904,
visited Australia, where she remained
some years, 1904-9, pla}ring under the
management of J. C. Williamson, the
leading parts in " Sunday," " L'Aig-
lon," " The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,"
" Romeo and Juliet," " Peter Pan,"
" The Girl of the Golden West,"
" Diana of Dobsons," " Theodora,"
etc. ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the New Theatre,
20 Dec., 1909, as Claire Forster in
" The Woman in the Case," meeting
with immediate success ; she next
appeared at the Queen's Theatre,
Jan., 1910, as Lady Carew in " Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde " ; at His
Majesty's Theatre, 21 Apr., 1910,
appeared with Lewis Waller, as
Chorus in " King Henry V " ; at the
Garrick, Aug., 1910, played Donna
Roma Volonna in " The Eternal
Question " ; at the Coronet Theatre,
Oct., 1911, played Claire in "The
Woman in the Case," and Sally Bishop
in the play of that name ; at East-
bourne, Dec., 1911, appeared as Franky
Manners in " Dwellers in Glass Houses ";
returned to America, 1912, and ap-
peared at the Manhattan Opera House,
18 Sept., 1912, as Zoan Ze Isobel in
" An Aztec Romance " ,* reappeared
in London, at the Lyceum, Feb., 1913,
as Nell Gwynne in the play of that
name ; in May, 1913, played Rebecca
in "Ivanhoe"; Oct., 1913, Cigarette
in " Under Two Flags " ; at the
Kenningfcon Theatre, Apr., 1915, again
played Claire in "A Woman in the
Case " ; in Aug., 1915, toured as May
Dean Strickland in "On Trial";
at the Strand, May, 1916, played
Planchette Madiot in " The Girl from
Upstairs " ; in 1917, toured in variety
theatres, as Annie Moran in " Brace-
lets "; in 1921, toured as Cavallmi
in " Romance." Favourite part :
L'Aiglon. Recreations : Riding and
singing. Clubs : Pioneer and Forum,
London, and " Peter Pan " Club,
Sydney, of which latter she was presi-
dent. "
BKIJNS, Julia, actress ; b. St. Louis,
Mo., U.S.A., 1895 ; made her first
appearance in New York, at the
Broadway Theatre, 3 Mar., 1913, as
Helen in " The American Maid " ;
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made her first appearance in London
at the Queen's Theatre, 14 Apr., 1914,
as Miss Cohen in " Potash and Perl-
mutter " ; at the Cohan Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1915, played Marie in
" Miss Information " ; at the Bijou
Theatre, Mar,, 1918, Dixie De Vere in
" Squab Farm " ; at the Longacre,
Aug., 1918, appeared as Sybil Kent in
" The Blue Pearl " ; reappeared in
London, Apr., 1919, as Rita Sismondi
in " Business Before Pleasure."
BRUNTON, Dorothy, actress and
vocalist ; b. Melbourne, Australia ; d.
of John Brunton, scenic artist, and
his wife Christine (Neilsen) ; e. Presby-
terian Ladies College, Melbourne, and
Alford House, Sydney ; studied singing
under Madame Grace "Ward ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Adelaide, as a Flower
Girl in " The White Heather" ; sub-
sequently became a great favourite
on the musical comedy stage, and from
1914-18 played the leading parts in
" The Girl in the Taxi," " The Girl on
the Film," " The Waltz Dream,"
" The Merry Widow," " Canary Cot-
tage," " High Jinks/' " So Long,
Letty " ; made her first appearance
in London at Drury Lane Theatre,
28 Aug., 1918, as Fan Tan in " Shan-
ghai " ; at the Apollo Theatre, Dec.,
1918, succeeded Winifred Barnes as
Marline de Launay in " Soldier Boy " ;
at the St. Martin's Theatre, July, 1919,
appeared as Daisy Maliphant in " The
Bantam V.C." ; and at the Shaftesbury,
Sept., 1919, played Janet Chester in
" Baby Bunting " ; returned to Austra-
lia, in 1920, and at His Majesty's
Theatre, Sydney, Oct., 1920, played
Mabel Mannering in " Yes, Uncle/'
and Nov., 1920, Janet Chester in
"Baby Bunting"; during 1924, ap-
peared in " Battling Butler," " The
Rise of Rosie O'Reilly," and " Tons
of Money." Recreation : Reading or
classical music. Address : c/o J. C.
Williamson, Ltd., His Majesty's Thea-
tre, Sydney, N.S.W.
BRYANT, Charles, actor ; b. 1879 ;
s. of Edward Bevan ap Rees Bryant ;
is a brother of Miss Mary Grey (Mrs. J.
B. Fagan) ; m. Alia Nazimova ; was
formerly engaged in commercial life in
the City ; made his first appearance on
the stage, Oct., 1900, with Mrs. Band-
man-Palmer's Company ; subsequently
toured with Mrs. Patrick Campbell
as Gerald in " Lady Tetley's Divorce " ;
made his first appearances* on the
London stage at the Garrick Theatre,
21 Sept., 1901, when he appeared
in the part of Laurence Trenwith
in " Iris " ; subsequently toured for
three years in England and America ;
in Mar., 1905, appeared at the Hay-
market Theatre, as Lieutenant Richard
Parkes in " Everybody's Secret,"
and in June, as Valentine White in
" The Cabinet Minister " ; at the
opening of the Scala Theatre, Sept.,
1905, played Sir Geoffrey Claren-
ceaux in " The Conqueror " ; at the
Comedy, Nov., 1905, appeared as
Sepp Rheinthaler in " The Moun-
tain Climber " ; next appeared at the
Duke of York's, Feb., 1906, as Jack
Menzies in " All-of-a-Sudden Peggy " ;
in 1907, returned to America, ; on his
return to England, toured with Arthur
Bourchier ; at the Garrick, Feb., 1909,
played Jerome Le Govaine in " Sam-
son " ; in Mar., played Maccluff in
" Macbeth," and in May, Etcheparre
in " The Arm of the Law " ; at the
New Theatre, Sept., 1909, appeared as
Julian Rolfe in " The Woman in the
Case " ; appeared at the Palace, Dec.,
1909, as Archie Kingsford in " The
Knife"; at the Duke of York's,
repertory season, Feb. to May, 1910,
played the Counsel for the Defence
in " Justice," Joseph Pcrdval in " Mis-
alliance," Major Hippisley Thomas in
" The Madras House," and Lord
Lynborough in " Helena's Path " ; at
the Comedy, Sept., 1910, appeared as
Clive Hatton in " A Woman's Way " ;
at the Criterion, Jan,, 1911, played
Skelton Perry in "Is Matrimony a
Failure ? " ; at the Queen's, Mar.,
1911, appeared as Tom Blake in "A
Fool There Was"; at the Duke of
York's, Aug., 1911, played J)r. Fred-
erick Dallas in " The Concert " ; at
the Kingsway, Oct., 1911, appeared as
Nablotsky in " The Groat Young Man";
at the St. James's, Dec., 1911, played
Mahmoud Baroudiin " Bella Donna " ;
went to New York, at the condusion
of the run of that play, and appeared
at the Empire, New York, 11 Nov.,
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1912, as Dr. Meyer Isaacson in the
same piece, subsequently touring in
the same part ; at the Harris Theatre,
Nov., 1914, played Dr. Maxwell in
" That Sort " ; at the Empire, New
York, Dec., 1914, John H. Stafforthin
" Driven " ; at the Palace, New York,
Jan., 1915, played in "War Brides" ;
at the Princess Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1917, played Blake in " 'Ception
Shoals " ; at the Plymouth, New
York, Apr., 1918, Judge Brack in
" Heclda Gabler " ; later, he turned
his attention to the cinema stage ;
reappeared on the dramatic stage, at
the Selwyn Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1923, when he produced " Dagmar,"
and appeared in. the part of " Andre
Belisar." Address : 8080 Sunset
Boulevard, Hollywood, Cal. U.S.A.
BUCHANAN, Jack, actor and dancer;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Grand Theatre, Glasgow, 1912 ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Apollo Theatre, 7 Sept., 1912,
as M. Deschamps in " The Grass
Widows " ; first came into prominence
when he toured during 1916-17 as
Dudley Mitten in " To-night's the
Night " ; he then appeared at the
Comedy, May, 1917, in " Bubbly " ;
appeared at the Alhambra, July, 1917,
in " Round the Map " ; at the Comedy
Theatre, June, 1918, appeared in
" Tails Tip*" ; Feb., 1920, played the
Hon. Bill Malcolm in " Wild Geese " ;
at the Prince of Walcs's, June, 1920,
appeared in " Bran Pie " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1920, played Max
Roper in ** Tier Dancing Man " ; at the
Gaiety, Apr., 1921, Faust in " Faust
on Toast " ; at the Strand, Aug., 1921,
Peter Bassett in " The Trump Card " ;
at the Prince of Walcs's, Oct., 1921,
appeared in " A to Z " ; lie then went
into management on his own account,
and at the Now Oxford, Dec., 1922,
played Alfred Butler in " Battling
Butler"; in Dec., 1923, went to
America, and opened at Times Square
Theatre, Jan., 1924, in " Andre
Chariot's Revue of 1924 " ; on his
return to England, at the Shaftcsbury,
May, 1924, he produced " Toni," in
which lie appeared as Anthony Prince ;
in Dec., 1924, went on tour, playing
Lord Algernon Kemlworth in "Boodle."
Address : 74 Seymour Street, Portman
Square, W.2. Telephone No. : Pad-
dington 1779.
BUCHANAN, Maud, actress ; made
her first appearance at the Court
Theatre, 15 May, 1905, as Miss Nina in
" Belinda," subsequently appearing
at the same theatre as Mabel in
" Alice " and Summer in " Beatrice " ;
at His Majesty's (Afternoon) Theatre,
Feb., 1909, appeared as one of the
American tourists in " The High Bid " ;
at the Garrick, May, 1910, played
Mimi in " The Dawn of a To-Morrow" ;
at the Playhouse, Oct., 1910, appeared
as the Parlour Maid in " Between the
Soup and the Savoury " ; toured with
Forbes- Robertson, 1911-12; appeared
at Drury Lane, Mar.-May, 1913, during
Forbes- Robertson's farewell season, as
Miss Kite in " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back " ; a French Bonne in
" The Light That Failed," Bianca in
" Othello," etc. ; toured in the United
States, 1913-14, in these parts, and
as Bessie Broke in " The Light That
Failed " ; at Wyndham's, Sept., 1914,
appeared in "Outcast"; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1918, played Rita
Ashling in *' The Eyes of Youth " ;
at the Strand, Mar,, 1920, appeared as
Elizabeth Dangerfield in " Come Out
of the Kitchen " ; at the Court, June,
1920, Florrie in " The Old House " ;
at Eastbourne, Dec., 1920, Emmie
Dennison in " Lonely Lady," and
played the same part at the Duke of
York's, Jan., 1921 ; subsequently
accompanied Miss Gertrude Elliott to
South Africa.
BUCHANAN, Thompson, dramatic
author ; b. Kentucky, 21 June, 1877 ;
s. of Willia (Thompson) and the Rev.
Anselan Buchanan ; e. public schools
at Jamestown, Knoxville and Louis-
ville (Kentucky) ; m. Katherine S.
Wintcrbotham ; from 1897-1900, was
engaged as a journalist on the Louis-
ville Commercial ; was dramatic critic
of the Louisville Herald, 1902-3; on
the staff of the New York Evening
Journal, from 1904 ; served as a
soldier in the Porto Rico campaign,
was a Lieutenant of the Kentucky
State Guard, 1900 ; has written the
following plays: " The Castle Comedy,"
" Nancy Don't Care," " The Intruder/1
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1908 ; " A Woman's Way," 1909 ;
" Mrs. Partner/' 1910 ; " Lulu's
Husbands/' 1910 ; " The Cub/' 1910 ;
"The Rack," 1911; "The Bridal
Path/' 1913 ; " Life," 1914 ; " Let
us Divorce/' 1917 ; " Our Daily
Bread," 1917 ; " Civilian Clothes,"
1919 ; " The Sporting Thing to Do/'
1923 ; " Pride," 1923 ; " Bluffing
Bluffers " (with John Meehan), 1924.
Address : The Players' Club, 16
Gramercy Park, New York City, U.S.A.
BUCKIAWj Alfred, actor ; made his
first appearance on the stage in the
seventies of the last century ; in
1878-9 was touring as Charles Grey-
thorne in " Pink Dominos," under the
management of Charles Wyndharn ;
from 1882-4 toured as Harold Armitage
in "The Lights o' London," and the
Spider in " The Silver King/' under
the direction of the late Wilson
Barrett ; appeared at the Globe
Theatre, Apr., 1883, as John Middleton
in " Lady Clare " ; after touring as
Jack Yeulett in " Hoodman Blind,"
1886, appeared at Opera Comique,
May, 1887, in " As in a Looking-
Glass " ; at the Princess's, Nov., 1888,
played Count de Renal in " Hands
Across the Sea " ; toured in Australia,
1889-90 ; appeared at Lyric, July,
1890, as Frank Musgrave in " Sweet
Nancy," and at the Avenue, Sept.,
1890, as Vedrine in " The Struggle for
Life " ; at the Garrick, Nov., 1892, .as
Gilliatt Grenfell in " David " ; at
the Princess's, Dec., 1892, in " Eagle
Joe " ; subsequently toured \vith
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in the provinces
and in the United States ; at the Court,
Jan., 1894, with Olga Nethersole in
" The Transgressor " ; at the Olympic,
Mar., 1896, played Lieut. Grey Mait-
land in " True Blue " ; toured for
some time as Marcus Superbus in
" The Sign of the Cross " ; appeared
at Drury Lane, May, 1898, as Lord
Angus Cameron in " The White Hea-
ther " ; Apr., 1902, as Arrius in " Ben
Hur"; in 1903, toured in Australia,
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
etc. ; at Wyndham's, Sept., 1906,
as Dr. Blundell in " Peter's Mother " ;
Sept., 1909, as Marquis of Beverley in
" The Whip " ; Apr., 1912, as Arrius
in the revival of " Ben Hur/1
BUCKLEK, Hugh C., actor; m.
Violet Paget ; made his first appearance
in London at the Adelphi Theatre,
4 Sept., 1906, when he played Sir
Tristram's Squire in " Tristram and
Iseult," and in Oct., 1906 he played
a Warrior in " The Virgin Goddess " ;
he was then engaged for His Majesty's,
and appeared there, Dec., 1906, as
Eros in " Antony and Cleopatra," and
during the Shakespearean Festival,
1907, played Antonio in " The Tem-
pest," Sebastian in " Twelfth Night,"
First Citizen in " Julius Caesar," and
Master Page in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the Royalty, June,
1907, played Dick Power in " The
Pocket Miss Hercules " ; at the Play-
market, July, 1907, Charlie in " Charlie
the Sport " ; during 1909 toured with
Weedon Grossmith, and in 1910 went
to Australia, opening at Melbourne, in
" The Night of the Party " ; in 1913
he became head of a syndicate which
opened the Little Theatre, Sydney, and
here he played the leading parts in
" The Man on the Box," " Bobby
Burnitt," " Fanny's First 'Play,"
" The Great Adventure," " Sweet
Lavender," " The School for Scandal,"
etc. ; during 1914 toured in Australia
and New Zealand with his wife in their
own company, playing Hilary Jcssou
in " His House in Order," etc, ; after
discharge from the Array, reappeared
on the London stage, at the Garrick,
30 Mar., 1918, as Major Pierre Van dry
in " By Pigeon Post " ; at the St.
Martin's, Apr., 1919, played George
H. Green in " The Very [den, " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1919, played "The
Man in The Great Day " ; at the
Scala, Mar., 1920, appeared as Captain
Jack Smith in " Society, Ltd." ; sub-
sequently toured as Boris Androvski
in " The Garden of Allah " ; at Drury
Lane, Apr., 1922, played Torello
d'lstria in " Decameron Nights " ; at
the Thirty-Ninth Street Theatre, Now
York, Sept., 1923, Sir Nevil More ton
in " A Lesson in Love."
BUCKLEY, May (Uhl), actress; b.
San Francisco, California, 15 Dec.,
1875 ; first appeared on tlie stage as
a child, in San Francisco, in "May
Blossom " ; subsequently toured with
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the late Lawrence Barrett and Edwin
Booth for two years, and then joined
the " stock " company at the Alcazar
Theatre, San Francisco ; scored her
first success by her performance of
the part of Loey Tsing in " The First
Born " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Globe
Theatre, 1 Nov., 1897, in this part ;
on her return to America played
with John Drew in " One Summer's
Day " and with Annie Russell in
" Catherine " ; also in " On and Off,"
" Hearts are Trumps," " The Price of
Peace," etc. ; toured with James
O'Niell in " The Manxman," etc.,
Wright Lorimer, in " The Shepherd
King," and William Collier in " On
the Quiet," and Walker Whiteside in
" The Magic Melody " ; reappeared
in London, at the Comedy Theatre,
Sept., 1905, as Mrs. Clay Willard in
" A Man of the World " ; during
1906, appeared in " The Galloper,"
and in 1907 played Rosalie in " The
Right of Way " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1909, played
in " Cameo Kirby " ; at Weber's,
Feb., 1910, in " Where There's a Will";
at the Comedy, New York, Sept.,
1910, played Julie Alardy in " The
Little Damozel " ; at Philadelphia,
March, 1911, played Mar j one Arnold
in " Little Miss Fix-It " ; at Cleveland,
Aug., 1912, played in " The Harvest " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, New York,
Feb., 1913, appeared as Kate Wilson
in " The Unwritten Law " ; at Brook-
lyn, Dec., 1913, played in "The Con-
spiracy " ; at the. Princess, Now York,
Jan., 1914, played The Girl in "A
Kiss in the Dark," and A Woman in
" It Can Bo Done " ; in May, 1914,
played " stock," at the Colonial
Theatre, Cleveland, appearing in " Stop
Thief I " " Her Own Money," " The
Temperamental Journey," " The Case
of Becky " ; at Albany, N.Y., Aug.,
1915, played in ''The Miracle Man,"
"The Tliird .Party," and "The Big
Idea"; at Cleveland, June, 1916,
played Polly Shannon in " A Happy
Thought"; in 1916-17, toured as
Luana in " The Bird of .Paradise " ;
in 1917-18, toured as Kate Tarloton in
" The Knife " ; at the Little Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1924, played Ellen
Atkins in " Pigs." Address : c/o
Low's Exchange, 1123 Broadway, New
York City, U.S.A.
BUCKTON, Florence, actress; b.
London, 27 Apr., 1893'; d. of Alfred
Ernest Martin Wollersen and his wife
Clotilde Frances Therese (Buckton) ;
e. Sydenham High School, and Girton
College, Cambridge, where she took
her degree of B.A. in modern languages ;
studied for the stage at the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York ;
made her first appearance on the stage
under her own . name of Florence
Wollersen, at the Greek Theatre,
Berkeley, California, 6 Sept., 1913,
as the Leader of the Chorus in the
" Elcctra " of Sophocles ; made her
first appearance in New York, at the
Hudson Theatre, 16 Mar., 1914, as
Phoebe in " As You Like It," with
Margaret Anglin ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Apr., 1914, appeared during
Margery Maude's absence as Lady
Winderrnere in " Lady Winclermere's
Fan " ; during the autumn of 1914,
toured as Mrs. Harrington in " Under
Cover " ; at the Hudson, New York,
Aug., 1915, played Mrs. Stephen
Falconer in " Under Fire " ; during
1916-17, played leading parts for the
Portmanteau Theatre, at the Princess,
New York, and on tour ; at the Play-
house, New York, Oct., 1917, played
Kate Simpson-Bates in " Eve's
Daughter," and Nov., 1917, Madame
de Sauvaige in " L' Elevation," with
Grace George ; at the Carnegie Hall,
New York. Feb., 1918, played Clytcm-
ncstra in " Elcctra," and the Leader
of the Chorus in " Medea " ; at the
Cort Theatre, New York, 1918, also
played Helena in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," and subsequently
toured as Adriana in " The Comedy of
Errors " ; at the Henry Miller Theatre,
Oct., 1918, played in " Perkins " ;
she then came to London, making
her first appearance at the Lyric,
Hammersmith (for the Pioneer Play-
ers) 1 June, 1919, as Dorothy Mertens
in " The Rising Sun. " ; in Oct.,
1919, appeared at the Old Vic,
as Andromache in " The Trojan
Women " ; in Dec,, 1919, played the
same part at the Holborn Empire, also
the Leader of the Chorus in " Medea " ;
at the Duke of York's, Apr., 1920,
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played in " The Government Inspec-
tor " ; she next toured with Henry
Ainley as Cintia in " The Jest " ; at
the Comedy, July, 1921, played Miss
Bateman in " The Parish Watchman" ;
in Sept., 1921, joined the Old Vic
company, as leading lady, opening as
Beatrice in " Much Ado About Noth-
ing " ; she remained there for two
seasons, playing among other parts,
Bet Marlowe in " Wat Tyler/' Countess
of Rousillon in " All's Well that Ends
Well," Ase in " Peer Gynt," Nest in
" Britain's Daughter,," Queen Guene-
vere in " Arthur," and many leading
parts in Shakespearean plays ; in
Oct., 1923, joined J. B. Fagan's
Repertory company at the Playhouse,
Oxford ; at the Aldwych (for the Play
Actors), Mar., 1924, and at the Queen's,
Apr., 1924, played Margaret Iredalc
in " The Conquering Hero ; has also
played at various times, for the
Phoenix and Stage Societies, Repertory
Players, Pioneers, etc. Recreations :
Tennis and reading. Clubs : Albe-
marle and Women's University. Fa-
vourite parts : Beatrice and Andro-
mache. Address : Avenue Lodge, Ham
Common, Surrey. Telephone No. :
Richmond 2053.
BULLOCH, John Malcolm, dramatic
critic of The Graphic ', &. Aberdeen,
26 May, 1867 ; e.s. of John Bulloch ;
e. Grammar Schools of Aberdeen, and
Aberdeen University (M.A., 1888) ; m.
Edith Roach ; was first assistant editor
and afterwards editor of The Sketch,
1893-9 ; joined The Sphere, 1899, of
which he was assistant editor ; dra-
matic critic of The Toiler from 1901 to
1906 ; dramatic critic of The Sphere,
1906-9 ; editor of The Graphic, 1 July,
1909 to Nov. 1924 ; literary critic of
Allied Newspapers, Nov., 1924 ; wrote,
and acted in, a musical farce, " The
Chair," produced by Aberdeen Uni-
versity amateurs, 1889 ; is keenly
interested in Gordon genealogy ; pub-
lished " The Gay Gordons/' 1908 ;
author of " College Carols " ; four
privately piinted volumes of verse, and
a book on " Grangerising " ; compiler
of the Genealogical Tables of Theatrical
families in " The Green Room Book,"
1906-9, and " Who's Who in the
Theatre," 1912-22 ; on 29 Dec., 1924,
witnessed his 2,466th play of more
than one-act ; has all his programmes
bound and illustrated in thirty-nine
volumes ; in 1921, the degree of LL.D.
was conferred on him by Aberdeen
University ; is a member of the
Council of the Critics' Circle. A ddress :
45 Doughty Street, W.C. ? .
BUNSTON, Herbert, actor ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 24 Feb.,
1897, in "La Poupee," comic opera ;
subsequently toured in the provinces ;
appeared at the Lyceum, Christmas,
1899, in " The Snow Man " ; joined
F. R. Benson's company, and appeared
at the Lyceum during the 1900 season,
his first part, in Feb., 1900, being the
Bishop of Ely in " Henry V " ; the
same year toured first as Fabius and
subsequently as Nero in " The Sign
of the Cross " ; also toured as Bruno
Rocco in " The Eternal City," Bernard
Dufresne in " Zaza," Gouget in
" Drink " (with Charles Warner in
England and the United States),
Orsino in " Twelfth Night," Cassius in
" Julius Caesar," in the Tree Repertory
Company, etc. ; appeared at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1905, as the First
Citizen in " Julius Caesar " ; subse-
quently toured as Jack Frobisher in
" The Walls of Jericho," 1905 ; at the
Duke of York's, Mar., 1907, played
Marshal Duroc in " The Great Con-
spiracy " ; at the Lyceum, Mar., 1908,
Escalus in " Romeo and Juliet " ; at
the Haymarket, Nov., 1908, the Rev.
James Pilcher in " Dolly Reforming
Herself " ; at the Duke of York's,
Aug., 1909, The Examining Magistrate
in " Arsene Lupin " ; Sept., 1910,
Chagnard in " A Bolt from the Blue " ;
at the Kingsway, Oct., 1910, in
" Company for George " ; Dec., 1911,
in " The Lower Depths " ; at the
Garrick, 1912-14, under Arthur Bour-
chier, played in " The Fire Screen/'
" Find the Woman/' " Trust the
People," " Croesus," " Bluff King
Hal " ; at the Strand, Nov., 1916,
played in " Btixell," and subsequently
Mr. Gregory in " Mr. Wti " ; at the
New Theatre, Feb., 1917, James Wick-
ham in " The Land of Promise " ; at
the Playhouse, Sept., 1917, John Seaton
in " The Yellow Ticket " ; Apr,, 1918,
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Bishop Kenelly in " The Naughty
Wife " ; at the Strand, Nov., 1919,
Professor Bristol in " The Crimson
Alibi " ; at the Strand, June, 1920,
Bartlett in " Tiger ! Tiger ! " ; sub-
sequently toured as Mr. Le Roy in
" Hanky- Panky John " ; appearing in
the same part at the Playhouse, Jan.,
1921 ; at the Comedy, Oct., 1921,
played Marchbanks in " Araminta
Arrives " ; subsequently went to
America ; at the Ritz Theatre, New
York, Mar., 1923, played Rupert
Smallwood in " The Enchanted Cot-
tage " ; at the Morosco, Sept., 1924,
Sir Charles Vaughan in " That Awful
Mrs. Eaton " ; at the Klaw, Nov.,
1924, Major Langton in " Simon
Called Peter." Favozwite part : Cas-
sius. Recreations : Cycling and chess.
Clubs : Green Room and A. A.
Address ; 37 Barrowgate Road, Chis-
wick, W.4.
BURBIDOK, Douglas, actor; b.
Sheffield, 20 Dec., 1895 ; e. Repton ;
served in the army for four-ancl-a-half
years ; studied for the stage under
Lady Benson ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at Stratford-on-Avon,
23 Apr., 1919, as Sicirdus Velutus in
" Coriolanus " ; from Oct., 1919,
played for two and a half years with
Sir Frank Benson's company, playing,
among other parts, Romeo, Orlando,
Macduff, Bassanio, Laertes, etc. ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at the St. Martin's
Theatre, 21 Jan., 1920, as Lucius
Lucceius in " Poxnpey the Great " ;
toured with Benson in South Africa,
1921-22 ; in Sept., 1922, joined
the Old Vic company, playing, among
other parts, Hotspur, Brutus,
Caesar in " Antony and Cleopatra/'
Clarence in " Henry* VI " and "Richard
Til," Sir Launcclot in " Arthur,"
etc. ; at the Comedy, July, 1923,
played Grant Seaford in " Peace
and Quiet" ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1923, the Herald in " Hassan " ; in
Sept., 1924, appeared at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, as Raii
in " Hassan " ; at Prnry Lane, Dec,,
1924, played Philostrate in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; has also
played leading parts for the Phoenix
Society and the Fellowship of Players.
Recreations : Music, literature, tennis
and golf. Favourite parts : Brutus
and Ford, Address : " Broombank,"
King's Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
BUEOHILL, William, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. Bath ; s. of Chas. Britton
Burchill ; e . Bristol ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1897, with
Maggie Morton's Company in " Dangers
of London " ; was for three years a
member of Forbes-Robertson's Com-
pany : six years with Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, also toured with Olga
Nethersole, Sarah Bernhardt, and Sir
Herbert Tree ; was also stage-manager
for Sarah Bernhardt, Charles Frohman,
Liebler & Co., Arthur Bourchier, etc. ;
has toured twice through the United
States ; was general manager for
Arthur Bourchier at the Garrick
Theatre for some years ; appeared at
His Majesty's Theatre, Sept., 1910, in
"Henry VIII," and Sept., 1911, in
" Macbeth" ; during the war, joined
the R.A.F. ; on demobilisation, joined
Clifford Heatherley's Company, and
produced " Trimmed in Scarlet," also
playing Benjamin Ebbing in the play ;
appeared in this part at the Globe
Theatre, July, 1919 ; at the Savoy,
Feb., 1920, appeared as Major Du-
quesnois in " Peter Ibbetson." Rec-
reations : Gardening and riding. Ad-
dress : 35 Downshire Hill, Hampstead,
N.W.3. Telephone No.: Hampstead,
6926.
BURKE, Billie, actress ; b. Washing-
ton, 7 Aug., 1885 ; d. of the late
William E. and Blanche Burke ;
e. in France ; m. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jun. ;
toured through Austria, Germany,
Russia, and France, 1898-9 ; was
engaged at London Pavilion, 1902 ;
subsequently appeared in pantomime
at Glasgow and Sheffield ; made - her
first appearance on the regular stage
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
9 May, 1903, as Mamie Rockefeller
in " The School Girl " ; next played
Lizette in " The Duchess of Dantzic "
at Lyric, 17 Oct., 1903 ; subsequently
toured in the same piece as Renee ;
appeared as Evelyn Ormsby in " The
Blue Moon " at the Lyric, 1905 ;
" La Cornmere " in the revue at the
Coliseum, 1906 ; sang at the Palace
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Theatre, 1906, afterwards taking up
principal part in " The Belle of May-
lair," succeeding Phyllis Dare ; at
the Vaudeville in 1907 played lead in
" Mr. George " and " Mrs. Ponder-
bury's Past " ; left for the United
States in Aug., and at the Empire
Theatre, New York, 31 Aug., made
a hit by her performance of the part
of Beatrice Dupre in " My Wife,"
with John Drew ; made her d6but
as a " star " in New York at the
Lyceum Theatre, 27 Aug., 1908, as
Jacqueline in '* Love Watches," with
great success ; appeared at the Hay-
market, London, in the same part,1
1 1 May, 1909, when the play was not
so successful ; returned to America
and resumed tour in the same part ;
at the Lyceum Theatre, New York,
24 Jan., 1910, played Mrs. Worthley
in " Mrs. Dot," subsequently toured
in the same piece ; at the Lyceum,
New York, 26 Dec., 1910, appeared
as Suzanne Beulemans in " Suzanne " ;
at Atlantic City, N.Y., 11 Sept., 1911,
played Colette in " The Runaway " ;
appearing in the same part at the
Lyceum, New York, Oct., 1911;
at the Lyceum, New York, 9 Sept.,
1912, played Lily Parradell in " The
' Mind-the-Paint ' Girl," subsequently
touring in the same part ; at the
Empire, New York, 28 Apr., 1913,
appeared as Lady Thomasine in " The
Amazons " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, 25 Dec., 1913, as Norah Marsh
in " The Land of Promise " ; 28 Mar.,
1914, Jerry in the play of that name ;
2 May, 1914, Miss May in "The
Philosopher in the Apple Orchard " ;
subsequently, 1914-15, toured in
" Jerry " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Oct., 1917, played Angela in " The
Rescuing Angel " ; at Henry Miller's
Theatre, May, 1918, the Comtesse de
Candale in "A Marriage of Con-
venience"; at the Liberty, Nov.,
1919, Violet in " Caesar's Wife " ; at
the Henry Miller Theatre, Nov.,
1921, played Isabel in " The Intimate
Strangers " ; at the Empire, New
York, Dec., 1922, Rose Briar in
the play of that name ; at the Times
Square, Nov., 1924, Annabelle Leigh
in " Annie Dear " ; of late years
has devoted much time to the
cinema stage. Recreations : Motor-
ing, cycling, and riding. Address : c/o
Florenz Ziegfeld, New Amsterdam
Theatre Building, New York City,
U.S.A.
BURNABY, G. Davy, actor and
author ; 6. Buckland, Herts, 7 Apr.,
1881 ; 5. oC Henry Fowke Burnaby
and his wife Louisa Jane ; e. Hailey-
bury and Pembroke College, Oxford ;
m. Mabel Woof ; as a child took part
in amateur theatricals from the age of
seven ; made his lirst appearance on
the stage at the Imperial Theatre,
8 Dec., 1902, as William in " The
Cross ways," at a command perform-
ance by the late King Edward, given
by Mrs. Langtry ; he accompanied
Mrs. Langtry to the United States,
making his first appearance in Now
York, at the Garrick Theatre, in 1903,
in the same part ; on his return he
toured with George Eclwardes' com-
pany and then in Sept., 1903, appeared
at Drury Lane, as Roderick O'Grieff
in " The Flood Tide " ; he again toured
with George Edwardes* Company,
playing the Hon. Guy Scrymgeour In
" The Orchid." for some 'time ; ap-
peared at the Queen's Theatre, Oct.,
1907, as Munroe Tompkins in '* The
Sugar Bowl"; Oct., 1908, as the
Comte de Casserole in " The Belle of
Brittany " ; at the Criterion, Apr,,
1909, played the Earl of Kushmere in
" Mr. Preedy and the Countess," and
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1909, played
in " The Education of Elizabeth " ;
appeared at the Empire, Feb., 1910, as
the Duke of Strcathaiu in " Hullo I
London"; from 1910-13 appeared
with "The March J lares" Concert
Party ; appeared at the London
Pavilion, Dec., 1913, in " Alice up-to-
Date " ; in 1914 was engaged' by
Messrs. Grossmith and Laurillard, and
went to America, appearing at. the
Shubert Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1914, as Robin Carraway in " To-
Night 's the Night/' and played the
same part at the Gaiety, London,
Apr., 1915 ; at the Apollo Theatre,
Sept., 1915, appeared as Sylvestro
Ayre in " The Only Girl " ; at the
Vaudeville, March, 1916, appeared in
" Samples " ; at the Gaiety, Sept,,
1916, played the Duke of Shetland in
" Theodore and Co, " ; at the Prhice
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of Wales's, Dec., 1917, Brabazon
Hollybone in " Yes, Uncle " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1919, Samuel
Giggles wick in " Baby Bunting " ;
Apr., 1920, Butts in " The Little
Whopper " ; June, 1920, General Zonzo
in " Oh ! Julie "; at the Winter
Garden, Sept., 1920, Matthieu in
"A Night Out"; since 1921, with
" The Co-Optimists," at the Royalty,
Palace, Prince of Wales's, etc. ; has
written the lyrics of several popular
songs, and is part-author with Edward
Lauri of the opera, " The Maid of the
East," 1919. Recreations : Golf,
cricket, and motoring. Clubs : Green
Room and M.C.C. Address : 13 Palace
Gardens Terrace, W.8. Telephone No.:
Park 6980.
BURN SIDE, K. H., dramatic author
and stage director ; has written the
following, among other plays and
spectacles : " Sporting Days/' " The
Girl from Vienna," " The Girl I Love,"
" The Earthquake," " Private Patsy,"
" Sergeant Kitty," 1903 ; " The Tour-
ists," 1906 ; " Fascinating Flora "
(with Joseph Herbert), 1907 ; " The
Battle in the Skies," 1908 ; " The
Land of Birds," 1908 ; " The Pied
Piper " (with Austen Strong), 1908 ;
" A Trip to Japan," 1909 ; " Inside the
Earth," 1909 ; " The Battle of Jewels,"
1909; "The Three Romeos," 1911;
" Chin-Chin " (with Anne Calclwell),
1914 ; " The Dancing Duchess " (with
C. V. Kcrr), 1914; " Hip- Hip-
Hooray ! " 1915 ; " The Big Show,"
1916 ; " Cheer Up ! " 1917 ; " Jack
O' Lantern " (with Anne Caldwell),
1917 ; " Happy Days," 1919 ; " Miss
Millions," 1919; "Tip-Top" (with
Anne Caldwell), 1920 ; " Good Times,"
1920 ; " Some Party," 1922 ; " Better
Times," 1922 ; " Stopping Stones "
(with Anne Caldwell) , 1923"; was the
general producer at the New York
Hippodrome, which boasts the largest
stage in the world. Address : The
Hippodrome, West 43rd Street and
Sixth Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.
BURRELli, Daisy, actress and vo-
calist ; first attracted attention when,
during the latter part of 1910, she
appeared at the Vaudeville, in " The
Girl in the Train " ; she made quite a
hit when she appeared at Daly's, 24
Apr., 1915, as David in " Betty " ;
at the St. Martin's, Nov., 1916, played
Aggie in " Houp-La ! " ; at Prince's,
Manchester, Christmas, 1916, appeared
as Cinderella ; at the Ambassadors',
Apr., 1917, appeared in " ^150 " ;
again played Cinderella at the Theatre
Royal, Birmingham, Christmas, 1917 ;
at the Garrick, July, 1919, played
Mollie Maybud in " Nobody's Boy " ;
at the Empire, Sheffield, Christmas,
1920, was again seen as Cinderella ;
in July, 1924, went on tour in " Little
Nellie Kelly." Address : c/o Akerman
May Agency, 7/8 Leicester Place,
W.C.2.
BUET, Laura, actress ; b. Ramsay,
Isle of Man, 16 Sept., 1875 ; d. of
Captain Brown Burt and his wife Ann
Lloyd (Burt) ; m. Henry Stanford ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Academy of Music, New York,
25 Sept., 1889, in "The Old Home-
stead " ; afterwards studied at the
American Academy of Dramatic Art ;
first attracted notice at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1890, by her performance as Nell
Tutewiler, and subsequently as June
in Joseph Arthur's play, " Blue
Jeans " ; she then played Madge in
" In Old Kentucky " ; at Palmer's
Theatre, Nov., 1893, appeared as
William in " As You Like It," played
entirely by ladies ; at Fourteenth
Street, 17 May, 1897, played Iza
Simpkins in " Widow Goldstein " ;
made her first appearance in London, at
the Shakespeare Theatre, Clapham,
28 Feb., 1898, as June in " Blue
Jeans " ; at the Casino, 12 Nov., 1898,
appeared in " A Dangerous Maid " ; at
the Bijou, Apr., 1899, played Peggy
Proudfoot in " The Purple Lady " ; at
the New York Theatre, May, 1900,
appeared in " The King's Carnival " ;
subsequently played in "In the
Palace of the King," " Under Two
Flags," etc. ; in 1903 joined the
company of the late Sir Henry Irving,
and appeared with him at Drury Lane
Theatre, 30 Apr., 1903, as Helen ol
Swabia in " Dante " ; during 1903-4
toured in the United States with
Irving, playing also Martha in " Louis
XI " ; in Dec., 1904, at St. Louis,
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Ma., played Dolores in "In the Palace
of the King," also appearing in
''Soldiers of Fortune3'.; in 1905
played a short " vaudeville " engage-
ment ; during 1906-7 toured with
Henry Stanford in " Dorothy Vernon
of Haddon Hall " ; in Oct., 1907,
played Lady Alethea in " The Walls
of Jericho " ; at Washington, D.C.,
June, 1909, played Aline Anderson in
" Success " ; appeared in " vaude-
ville," 1909-10 ; with her husband in
a sketch entitled " The Order of the
Bath " ; toured 1910, as Jacqueline
in " Madame X " ; at the Fulton
Theatre, Mar., 1913, played the Nurse
in " Damaged Goods " ; at the Band-
box Theatre, Mar., 1917, played Marie
in " Nju " ; at the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, Oct., 1917, played in
" Under Pressure " ; toured in " vaude-
ville," 1918, in " Reclamation " ; at
the Criterion, New York, Oct., 1918,
played Mrs. Lewiston in " The
Awakening " ; during 1919-20, toured
as the Mother of Ben Hur in " Ben
Hur " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, New York, May, 1923, played
Tiffin in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury."
Clubs : Professional Women's League
and Twelfth Night, New York City.
Address : Stanford Lodge, Great Kills,
Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.
BURTON, Frederick, actor; b. In-
diana, U.S.A., 20 Oct., 1871 ; m. 26
Dec., 1894, Lor a Katherine Osgood ;
e, at Public School and Central Normal
College of Indiana, U.S.A. ; was
previously occupied as a bank clerk ;
first appeared on the stage at Indiana-
polis, Indiana, in minor parts, 1900 ;
from 1900-3 was engaged in stock
companies ; 1903-4 toured in " Sky
Farm " ; 1904-7 in " The College
Widow " ; he then came to London,
making his first appearance at Terry's
Theatre, Apr., 1907, as Hiram Stubbins
in " Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch"; at the Adelphi, Apr., 1908,
played in " The College Widow " ;
ia July, 1908, appeared at Springfield,
Mass., as Hiram Perkins in " I Take
this Man " ; at the Lyric, New York,
1909, played Browning in " Ganton
and Co." ; at Maxine Elliott's, Aug.,
1909, played Kingsley McElroy in
" The Ringmaster " ; at the Belasco,
Feb., 1910, appeared as Wellesley in
" Just a Wife " ; next played in
" The Member from Ozark " ; at
the Bijou, Nov., 1910, played Wiley
Bassett in " The Nest Egg " ; at
Baltimore, Feb., 1911, played in
" Homeward Bound " ; subsequently
toured in " The Dollar Mark " ; during
1912, toured as Dr. Mahler in " The
Unwritten Law," and appeared in the
same part at the Fulton Theatre, New
York, 5 Feb., 1913; at the Astor
Theatre, Mar., 1913, appeared as John
McCloud in " A Man's Friends " ; at
the Hudson Theatre, Nov., 1913,
Horace P. Billing in " General John
Regan " ; at the Belasco Theatre,
Washington, May, 1914, played George
H. Smith in " What's Wrong " ; at
the Comedy, New York, Sept., 1914,
Matthew Judson in " A Modern Girl " ;
at the Booth Theatre, Feb., 1915,
Henry Carson in " The Trap " ; at the
Olympic, Chicago, Apr., 1915, Colonel
Bradford in "Along Came Ruth";
at the Fulton Theatre, Dec., 1915,
Egbert Floud in " Rugglcs of Red
Gap " ; at Dayton, IncL, Sept., 1916,
Doc. Sifers in " An Old Sweetheart
of Mine"; at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York, Feb., 1917, Man-
asseh in " The Wanderer " ; at the
Cohan Theatre, May, 1917, Richard
Welles in " Get-Rich-Quick Walling-
ford " ; at the Vandcrbilt, Mar., 1918,
Jackson Ives in " Oh, Look I "
at the Forty-Eighth Street Theatre,
Dec., 1923, Mr. Hicks in " Neighbours " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, June, 1924,
Senator Cordwood in " Her Way
Out"; Dec., 1924, Dr. Robbins iu
" Close Harmony," Club : The
Lambs', New York City, U.S.A.
BURTON, Langhorno, actor ; b,
Somersby, Lines, 25 Dec., 1880 ; s. of
Langhorne Burton ; &. Malveru Col-
lege ; m. Marjorie Chard ; was formerly
a soldier and a miner ; made his
first appearance on the stage, at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 21 Aug.,
1900, in a small part; in " English
Nell"; at the Garriok, Sept,, 1900,
played Mr. Menxios in " The Wedding
Guest" ; in 1901, was at the Royalty,
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell ; at the St,
James's, 1901, in " The Wilderness " ;
at the Imperial, 1902, in " Mcllie.
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Mars " ; subsequently toured in the
provinces for some time with Edward
Terry, as Clement Hale in " Sweet
Lavender," with Henry Neville, as
Lionel Carter et in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence/' and Edward Falkner in
" The Liars " ; toured in Charles
Frohman's company, as Ernest Woolley
in " The Admirable Crichton," the
Duke in " The Duke of Killicrankie,"
and Paul Sylvaine in "Leah Kleschna ";
appeared at His Majesty's, Apr., 1907,
as Lord Alfred Rufford in " A Woman
of No Importance " ; in 1907-8,
toured in the United States with Miss
Olga Nethersole in " The Awakening,"
" Adrienne Lecouvreur," " I Pag-
liacci," etc., making his first appearance
in New York, at Daly's Theatre, 10
Feb., 1908, as Roger de Farmont in
* ' The Awakening ' ' ; toured in the pro-
vinces", 1908-9, as Dicky Lascelles in
" The Flag Lieutenant " ; in 1909, went
to Australia and New Zealand under
the management of Messrs. Williamson
and Musgrove, playing in " Sweet
Kitty Bellairs " and " As You Like
It " ; at the Globe, Apr., 1913,
appeared in revival of " Lady
Frederick"; at* Drury Lane, Sept.,
1913, Dennis Willoughby in " Sealed
Orders " ; at the Haymarket, 1914,
in " The Impossible Woman " ; at
the Court, Oct., 1914, played Tom in
" The Sphinx " ; Haymarket, Nov.,
1914, Walter Crutchley in " The Flag
Lieutenant " ; Drury Lane, Apr,, 1915,
Dennis Willoughby in " Sealed
Orders " ; Savoy, June, 1915, Basil
Malet in " The Angel in the House " ;
at the Queen's, Apr., 1916, Lieut.
David Graham in " Kitty Mackay " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1916, The Mac-
Leod of Glenayr, and Kenneth, Lord
Glcnayr in " The Best of Luck " ;
at the Queen's, Feb., 1917, Charles
Swizcl in ""The Doable Event";
at the St. James's, Sept., 1917,
Edward Falkner in " The liars " ;
at the Queen's, 1918, appeared for some
time as Lieut, ("live Stanton, V.C., in
"The Luck of the Navy"; subse-
quently devoted himself to the cinema
stage ; at Daly's, New York, Oct.,
1922, appeared as H.H.H. the Duke of
Clarence in " Dolly Jordan " ; at the
Ambassadors', London, May, 1923,
played Charles in " The Piccadilly
Puritan " ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1923,
Sir Anthony Wayne in " Good Luck " ;
has also toured as Brigadier Gerard
in the play of that name, Captain
Harry Peyton in " Miss Elizabeth's
Prisoner," Roger Collingwood in " The
Butterfly on the Wheel," Ben Hur, etc.
Recreations : Riding and fishing.
Club : Green Room.
BURTON, Richard P., theatrical and
business manager ; b. Tarn worth, 7
Mar., 1878 ; 5. of the Rev. E. Burton ;
e. Bath ; m. Eve, Baroness de Grand-
court ; has been an actor, purser, and
journalist ; joined Sir Charles Wynd-
ham at opening of Wyndham's Thea-
tre, 1899, in the capacity of assistant-
manager and private secretary ; re-
mained with him at Wyndham's and
the New Theatre, for about six years
intermittently ; was assistant-manager
and press representative with the late
Wilson Barrett for two years prior to
his death in 1904 ; served in a similar
capacity with the late Sir Henry Irving,
1904-5 ; was general-manager to Sir
John Hare during his farewell tours
in the provinces and last appearances
in London ; general manager to Sir
Johnston Forbes-Robertson for seven
years and during his American and
provincial tours, and for his farewell
season at Drury Lane, 1913 ; business
manager in the United States for Sir
Herbert Tree, 1915-17 ; was manager
for the production of the. cinematograph
representation of " With Allenby in
Palestine ' ' at Covent Garden Theatre,
1919 ; has contributed numerous
articles to newspapers and magazines ;
collaborated with Sir John Hare in the
latter's " Reminiscences and Reflec-
tions ' ' ; has also adapted two or
three plays. Address : Old East Hax-
ted, Eclenbridge, Kent, and Ste
Marguerite-sur-Mer, Seine Inferieure,
France. Telephone No. : Edenbridge, 59.
BUSLEY, Jessie, actress ; b. Albany,
N.Y., 10 Mar., 1869 ; m. Ernest Joy ;
made her first appearance on the stage
with R. B. Mantell's company, 1888 ;
made her earliest success in New York,
at the Windsor Theatre, Dec., 1889,
as Mary Northcote in " The Bells
of Haslemere " ; at the Empire
Theatre, Aug., 1894, appeared as
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Ada Delahay in *' Charley's Aunt/'
next played in " The New Boy " ;
and at the Academy of Music,
in 1895, played Annette Donelly in
" The Sporting Duchess " ; at the
Garrick, 1896, Delia Rimple in
" Thoroughbred," and at the Academy
of Music, 1896, Fan-Fan in " Two
Little Vagrants " ; at Hoyt's Theatre,
1898, appeared as Tupper in "Oh
Susannah ! " ; at Daly's, 1899, played
Pamela in " The Manoeuvres of
Jane " ; at the Garden, 1900, Maude
St. Trevor in " Hearts are Trumps " ;
at Herald Square, 1901, played
Petunia Perkins- in "The Brixton
Burglary " ; during 1903, played in
" The Girl with the Green Eyes " ; at
the Empire, 4 Jan., 1904, appeared
as Moira Loney in " Little Mary " ;
during 1904, at Chicago and San
Francisco, appeared in "A Business
Man," " Mice and Men," and " Joseph
Entangled/' subsequently touring
with William Gillette as Tweeny
in " The Admirable Crichton " ; at
the Savoy, New York, Jan., 1905,
played Nora in " Mrs. Leffingwell's
Boots " ; at the Criterion, Apr., 1905,
Gwendolyn Cobb in " The Painful
Predicament of Sherlock Holmes " ;
at Boston, in May of the same year,
made her dibut in " vaudeville," in
a sketch entitled "In an Artist's
Studio " ; at Philadelphia, Oct., 1905,
played in " Woliville " ; during 1906,
toured as Dulcie Harrington in "A
Strenuous Life " ; at the Grand Opera
House, Feb., 1907, appeared as
Nance Olden in "In the Bishop's
Carriage," subsequently touring in
the same play ; toured during 1909,
as Beverley Calhoun in " Beverley
of Graustark " ; appeared at the
opening of the New Theatre, New
York, 8 Nov., 1909, as Charmian in
" Antony and Cleopatra " ; and during
1909-10, appeared at the same theatre
in " The Cottage in the Air," " Liz,
the Mother," " Twelfth Night," " The
Winter's Tale," and " Old Heidelberg " ;
during 1912 appeared in " Half a
Husband," and in " vaudeville," in
" Miss 318 " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
Nov., 1914, played Maria in " Twelfth
Night " ; at Detroit Opera House,
Aug., 1915, appeared as Nancy in
" Polly anna/' playing the same part
at the Hudson Theatre, New York,
Sept., 1916 ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Oct., 1919, played Miss Carter
in " A Young Man's Fancy."
BUSSfi, Margaret, actress ; m.
Frank Halford ; first appeared at the
Botanic Gardens in July, 1903, as
Amarillis in " The Faithful Shepher-
dess " ; subsequently appeared at the
Court, Mar., 1904, as Rose Jordan in
" 'Op o' Me Thumb" ; at His Majesty's,
June, 1904, appeared in " Flower of
the Rose " ; was next seen at the St.
James's Theatre, Sept., 1904, as
Fifine in " The Garden of Lies " ; at
the Court, Dec., 1904, appeared as
Doll in " Prunella " ; and Mar., 1905,
as Pilar in " The Dancer " ; at 'the
Scala, Nov., 1905, played Miss Gran-
tham in " Dodo " ; at Terry 's,a Mar.,
1906, made a substantial success by
her assumption of the part of Lady
Judith O'Hara in "A Judge's Mem-
ory " ; at the Criterion, Oct., 1906,
played Cora Moberley in " An Ama-
teur Socialist " ; at the Garrick, Apr.,
1908, played the part of Miss Huddle
in the revival of " The Gay Lord
Quex " ; and at thfe Scala, in May,
Coba in " Links " ; next toured with
Sir John Hare, as Polly Eccles in
" Caste " ; during 1909, played at
the Kingsway in " The Rights of the
Soul " and " Fifth Queen Crowned " ;
at the Afternoon Theatre (His Majes-
ty's), in " Light o' Love " ; at the
Court, in " Loyalty " ; at His Ma-
jesty's, played Nerissa in " The Mer-
chant of Venice " ; at the Scala, played
in " Master " ; during 1910, appeared
at the Shaftesbury in " The Return " ;
at His Majesty's, in " The Two
Gentlemen of Verona " ; at the Court,
in "A Likely Story " ; appeared at
the Aldwych, Mar., 1913, as Lolo
Langhuber in " Comtdsse Mizzi " ;
at His Majesty's, Apr,, 1914, played
Miss Eynsford-Hill in " Pygmalion."
Address : 63 Prince's Square, W.2,
BUTLER, Eiehard William, journal-
ist, critic, and dramatic author ; b.
London, 21 May, 1844 ; e. City of
London School; from 1871 to 1877
was a proof-reader on The Daily
Telegraph ; sub-editor of The Referee
from 1877 to 1891 ; editor of that
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paper from 1891 to 1922 ; has also
contributed to several other papers
and periodicals ; in conjunction with
Henry Chance Newton, under the
pseudonym of Richard-Henry, has
written several farces, burlesques,
etc., among these are " Queer Street,"
" Adoption/' " Jubilation," " Opposi-
tion," " Crime and Christening," " A
Happy Day," " Lancelot the Lovely,"
" Game," " Jaunty Jane Shore," " A
Silver Honeymoon," "First Mate,"
" Frankenstein," " Monte Cristo, Jr.,"
etc.
BUTT, Sir Alfred, M,P, (or. 1918) ;
manager ; e. Westminster ; was origin-
ally an accountant at Harrod's Stores,
but in 1898 became connected with the
Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue,
as Secretary ; remained in this position
about a year, eventually succeeding
Mr. Philip Yorke as assistant-manager,
and on the death of Mr. Charles
Morton, in 1904, was appointed
manager ; in 1906, took a seat on the
Board, and became Managing Director,
and Chairman, and retained this posi-
tion until 1920 ; subsequently became
Managing Director of the Gaiety
Theatre, Empire Theatre, and the
Adelphi Theatre ; was also head of a
large provincial circuit ; is head of the
syndicate leasing the Globe and Queen's
Theatres, and is usually interested in
the productions at the last mentioned
theatre ; is Managing Director and
Chairman of Drury Lane Theatre ;
Chairman and Managing Director of
the Victoria Palace and Glasgow
Alharnbra ; in 1919, disposed of his
interest in the Gaiety and Adelphi
Theatres ; was knighted in June, 1918,
in connection with his services during
the War, at the Food Control Dept. ;
returned as Conservative M.P. for
Balham, 1923. Recreations : Country
life, tennis, shooting, golf, etc, Club :
Royal Automobile. Address : Drury
Lane Theatre, Catherine Street, W.C.2.
BUTTJSRWORTU, €lara, actress and
vocalist ; b. Manchester ; d, of Samuel
Buttorworth and his wife Emma
(Shut tic worth) ; e. Royal Academy of
Music under Agnes Larkcom ; m.
Montague Phillips, composer ; made
her first appearance on the regular
stage at Daly's Theatre, 28 Oct., 1914,
as the Princess in the revival of "A
Country Girl " ; at the same theatre,
Dec., 1916, appeared as Betty
Sydenham in " Young England," and
appeared in the same part at Drury
Lane, the following year ; at the Em-
pire, Feb., 1918, appeared as Georgine
in " The Lilac Domino," which she
played throughout the long run ;
at the Palace, Oct., 1919, played
the same part in a revival of the piece ;
at the Alhambra, Feb., 1920, succeeded
Miss Ada Reeve in the part of Medorah
in the opera of that name ; subse-
quently appeared in the leading Variety
Theatres; at the Empire, Mar., 1921,
appeared as Lady Mary Trefusis in
" The Rebel Maid," a romantic light
opera, composed by her husband ;
at the Lyric, Dec., 1922, played Lilli
in " Lilac Time," which ran for
eighteen months. Recreations : Walk-
ing and golf. Address : " Homeside,"
Esher, Surrey. Telephone No. : Esher
219.
BYFORD, Eoy, actor; b. London,
12 Jan., 1873 ; s. of Robert Smith
Byford and his wife Rhoda (Aiford) ;
e. Cowper Street School, City Road ;
m. Doris Hunt ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the New Theatre,
Oxford, Jan., 1889, as the Inspector
in " Kleptomania " ; made his first
appearance in London at the Novelty
Theatre, 27 Jan., 1890, as Mr. Gather-
moss in the same play ; spent his earlier
years touring in numerous farces and
dramas, also playing many " stock "
engagements ; in 1899 was engaged at
Adelphi Theatre, understudying in
" The Man with the Iron Mask " ;
subsequently toured as the Professor
in " What the Butler Saw," Cattermole
in " The Private Secretary," Flambart
in " The Night of the Party," Spettigue
in " Charley's Aunt," etc. ; appeared
at the Royalty, Dec., 1907, as Spet-
tigue in " Charley's Aunt," playing
the same part at the Aldwych and
Royalty, 1908-9 ; was engaged by the
late Sir Herbert Tree for His Majesty's
Theatre, 1912, and remained there
till 1915, playing Bright in " Drake,"
Sir Toby in " The School for Scandal,"
Sir Toby Belch in " Twelfth Night,"
First Citizen in " Julius Caesar," the
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Master of Philosophy in " The Perfect
Gentleman," Serseru in " Joseph and
his Brethren," the Bystander in
" Pygmalion," Waiter in " David
Copperfield," Bumble in " Oliver
Twist," Bristol in " Mavourneen " ;
at the Aldwych, July, 1915, played
Black Tom in " Pete " ; at His
Majesty's, with Arthur Bourchier,
1916, played Pontet in " The Arm of
the Law," Arkinshaw in " Stand and
Deliver," and Doctor Johnson in the
play of that name ; at the St. James's,
Oct., 1916, Alaricus Wiffles in " Lucky
Jim " ; at the Apollo, Jan., 1917,
played Cattermole in " The Private
Secretary " ; at the Kingsway, Oct.,
1917, Mr. Onions in " Cook " ; in Nov.,
1917, appeared at the Coliseum, with
Ellen Terry, as Sir John Falstaff in an
excerpt from " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the Ambassadors', Feb.,
1918, played Uncle Tulpin and Rube
Samuels in " The Little Brother " ;
at the Gaiety, May, 1918, Sam Robin-
son in " Going Up " ; at the Aldwych,
Nov., 1919, Snape in " Sacred and
Profane Love " ; at the Scala, Dec.,
1919, Mr. Willoughby Jones in " Fifi-
nella " ; at the Prince of Wales's, Aug.,
1920, Captain Fountain in " The Blue
Lagoon " ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, Dec., 1920, General Sir Pearce
Madigan in " O'Flaherty, V.C. " ;
at the Aldwych, May, 1921, played
'Arry in " Love Among the Paint
Pots"; at the Comedy, Oct., 1921,
the Duke of Brancaster in " Araminta
Arrives " ; at the Court, Sept., 1922,
Dr. Samuel Johnson in " Mr. Garrick ";
at the Garrick, Nov., 1922, the Mayor
of Heybridge in " Biffy " ; at the
Everyman, Sept., 1923, the Rev. Frank
Thomson in " Outward Bound " ; at
the Court, Nov., 1923, Brother Peter
in " Our Ostriches " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1923, Falstaff in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " ; at
the Winter Garden, Apr., 1924,
Montague Lovitt-Lovitt in " To-Night's
the Night " ; at the Regent, June,
1924 (for the Phoenix Society), Captain
Bluff e in " The Old Bachelor " ; at the
Palace, Manchester, Sept., 1924, Peter
Rumble in " Patricia." Clubs : Green
Room and Actors' Association. Ad-
dress : 249 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's
Bush, W.12.
BYNG, George W., conductor and
composer ; his musical education com-
menced at the age of seven at Dublin,
where he entered the Royal Academy
of Music ; at the age of eleven joined
the orchestra at Theatre Royal,
Dublin, and remained there six years ;
subsequent engagements in orchestras
were Gaiety, Dublin ; Theatre Royal,
Edinburgh ; Prince's, Manchester ;
Gaiety, London ; Shaftesbury and
Royalty ; for three years officiated as
sub- conductor at the Empire ; musical
director at Prince of Wales's, 1896-7 ;
musical director at Alhambra, 1897-
1910 ; Gaiety, 1913 ; composer of
many ballets, divertissements, and
musical comedies ; his principal com-
positions are " Jack Ashore," " Inspir-
ation," " Gretna-Green," " Santa
Claus," " The Devil's Forge," " On
the Heath," "Our Flag," " H.M.S.
Irresponsible." Address : 80 Hamlet
Gardens, Hammersmith, W.6.
BYRNE, Cecily, actress; b. Bir-
mingham ; e. Birmingham ; m. Felix
Ay Imer- Jones ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, 15 Feb., 1913, in
" Twelfth Night," with the Birming-
ham Repertory Company, under the
direction of Barry V. Jackson, a
relative ; played with that company
from 1913 to 1917 ; has appeared
there as Viola in " Twelfth Night,"
Lady Teazle in " The School for
Scandal," Ethel Berritlge in " The
Cassilis Engagement," etc. ; under-
studied Madge Tithcraclgc in " Gam-
blers All," Wyndham's, 1915 ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage, at the Ambassadors' Theatre,
6 Feb., 1918, as Judith in " The Little
Brother " ; at the Hay market, Jan.,
1920, played Phyllis Harcourt in " The
Freedom of the Seas " ; at Duke of
York's, June, 1920, appeared as Mdlle.
de Fleury in " Madame ,Sand " ; sub-
sequently toured as Lady Clarissa in
" The Choice " ; at the Globe, Apr.,
1921, played, Dot Waring in " The
Knave of Diamonds"; at the Scala,
Oct., 1921, Mrs. Othcrloy in " Abraham
Lincoln " ; at the Everyman, July,
1923, Mary Stuart in Drinkwater's
play of that name ; Nov., 1923, Vanda
Mortimer in " The Morals of Vanda " ;
at Wyndham's, Feb., 1924, Hetty
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Temple in " Not in Our Stars " ; at
the Everyman, Apr., 1924, Crystal
Carey in " In and Out " ; at the Regent
(for the Phoenix Society), June, 1924,
Araminta in " The Old Bachelor " ;
at the Queen's, Aug., 1924, Lady
Milanenos in" Pansy's Arabian Night " ;
at the Everyman, Dec., 1924, Grace
Tranfield in " The Philanderer." Ad-
dress : 8 The Mount, Hampstead,
N.W.3. Telephone No. ; Hampstead
BYRON, Arthur, actor ; b. Brooklyn,
N.Y., 3 Apr., 1872; 5. of Oliver
Doud Byron and Kate Byron, both
players ; e. St. Paul's School, Garden
City, L.I. ; m. Kathryn Keys ; made
his first appearance on the stage in
his father's company, Feb., 1889,
remaining with him two years ; then
followed a year with Sol Smith Rus-
sell, and a season in stock at San
Francisco ; first New York appear-
ance in " Capt. Hearne, U.S. A/' ;
then for successive seasons with John
Drew in " The Butterflies," " Chris-
topher, Jr.," "The Bauble Shop,"
" The Squire of Darnes," " Rose-
mary," " Marriage of Convenience,"
" The Liars," " The Tyranny of
Tears/' and " Richard Carvel " ;
starred in " Petticoats and Bayon-
ets," leading man with Amelia
Bingham and with Mary Mannering
in " The Stubbornness of Geraldine,"
1902; starred in Clyde Fitch's
*' Major Andre," 1903 ; leading man
with Maxine Elliott in " Her Own
Way," 1903 ; starred in " Jack's
Little Surprise," 1903; leading man
with Maude Adams in " The Little
Minister," 1904, " 'Op o' Me Thumb,"
1904-5 ; took the leading male v6U
in " The Lion and the Mouse,"
1906-8 ; appeared with Florence'
Roberts in " The Struggle Ever-
lasting," 1907 ; and afterwards be-
came leading man with Ethel Barry-
more, 1907-8 ; appeared at the
Criterion, New York, Oct., 1908, as
Jerome Le Go vain in " Sarnson " ;
at the Bijou, Sept., 1909, played John
Chase in " The Intruder " ; at Daly's,
Jan., 1910, appeared as Charles
Winslow in " The Inferior Sex " ;
at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley, Cal.,
June, 1910, played Jaques in "As
You Like It " ; next toured with
Maude Adams, as John Shand in
" What Every Woman Knows " ; in
Apr., 1911, played "stock" engage-
ments at Minneapolis and Toronto ;
at the Lyceum, New York, 5 Sept.,
1911, appeared as John Robbins in
" Thy Neighbour's Wife " ; in May,
1912, at Newark, N.J., played "Sher-
lock Holmes " ; at Chicago, Sept.,
1912, " Fine Feathers " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, 19 Nov., 1912, ap-
peared as John Stephen Maddock in
" The High Road " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, Mar., 1914, played Lord Dar-
lington in " Lady Windermere's Fan '* ;
at the Playhouse, Wilmington, Apr.,
1915, played Dr. Gerald Sumner in
" The Boomerang," appearing in the
same part at the Belasco Theatre, Aug.,
1915 ; at the Princess, Chicago, Sept.,
1915, " starred " in " To-day " ; at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Sept.,
1918, played The Friend in " Tea for
Three " ; toured in the same part
1919-20 ; at Chicago, Aug., 1920,
played the Comte de Larsac, and
Charmeuil in " Transplanting Jean,"
playing the same parts at the Cort
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1921 ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Mar.,
1921, played Dr. John Dillard in " The
Ghost Between " ; at the Garrick,
Chicago, 1922, John Brandon in
" Bluebeard's Eighth Wife " ; sub-
sequently at the Playhouse, Chicago,
played in "The Twist"; at the
Broadhurst, New York, Dec., 1922,
Christopherson in " The Lady Christil-
inda " ; at the Eltinge Theatre, Nov.,
1923, Richard Sones in " Spring
Cleaning." Clubs : The Lambs', The
Players', and the New York Athletic
Club. Address : 451 East 57th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
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L, Jean, actress ; b. Edin-
W burgh, 13 Sept., 1884 ; d. of the
late Dr. Francis Cadell ; e. Edinburgh
and Paris ; m. P. Perceval Clark ; had
a varied amateur experience before
making her first appearance on the
professional stage at the Scala Theatre,
17 June, 1906, as the Sergeant's Wife
in " The Inspector General " with the
Incorporated Stage Society ; her first
regular engagement commenced at
Reading in Feb., 1907, when she
played the part of Mdlle. Thome in
" His House in Order " ; she remained
with Sir George Alexander's touring
company for two years playing in
" His House in. Order," and " The
Thief"; joined the Glasgow Reper-
tory Theatre, Apr., 1909, where she
played a number of juvenile and
character parts, including Janet in
" Barbara Grows Up," Louka in
" Arms and the Man," Miss Ramsden
in " Man and Superman," Isabel in
" Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace," Dinah
Kippin in " The Fountain," Edna
Beech in " Cupid and Commonsense/'
etc. ; made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Court Theatre,
13 June, 1911, as Margaret Leigh in
" The Chair of Love," and Mary in " A
Blind Woman " ; she was next seen
at the Hay market, 18 July, 1911,
as Maggie Mercer in " Bunty Pulls
the Strings"; then crossed to New
York, making her first appearance
there, at the Comedy Theatre, 10
Oct., 1911, as Susie Simpson in
the same play ; on her return from
America, appeared at the Criterion
Theatre, 18 June, 1912, as Evaii-
geline Lipscombe in " Ann " ; at
the Little Theatre, 12 Nov., 1912,
played Janet in " Barbara Grows Up " ;
at the Strand, 1 Feb., 1913, Miss
Chil worth in " The Son and Heir " ;
at the Queen's, 19 Nov., 1913, Meeks
in "If We had only Known " ; at the
Royalty, 28 Feb., 1914, Marion Ilbert
in " Peggy and her Husband " ; at the
Little, 24 Apr., 1914, Jane Burjoice in
" Account Rendered," and 21 June,
1914, Miss Chapman in " Idle Women "
at the Duke of York's, 3 Sept., 1914,
Jean in " The Little Minister " ; at
the Royalty, 10 Dec., 1914, Miss
Myrtle in " The Man Who Stayed at
Home" ; at the Queen's, Apr., 1916,
Mrs. McNab in " Kitty Mackay " ;
at the Duke of York's, May, 1916, Mrs.
Lippett in " Daddy Long-Legs " ; at
Wyndham's, Dec., 1916, the Matron
in " London Pride " ; at the New,
Apr., 1917, appeared as Mrs. Dowey in
" The Old Lady Shows her Medals " ;
at the Gaiety, Dec., 1917, as Troika in
" The Beauty Spot " ; at Lyric,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1918, as Miss
Pinniger in " Make Believe " ; at the
Kingsway, June, 1919, as Miss Nash-
Pomeroy in "St. George and the
Dragons" ; at the Playhouse, Aug.,
1919, as Miss Montmorency in " Home
and Beauty " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Feb., 1920, and at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1920, played Miss Winch
in " The Young Person in Pink " ; at
the Haymarket, Apr,, 1920, Mrs.
Otery in " Mary Rose " ; at the Every-
man Theatre, Oct., 1921, Emma Crosby
in " Diff rent," and subsequently at
the same theatre, Mrs. Borkman in
" John Gabriel Borkman," and Pru-
nella ; at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1922, played Mrs. Minnett in " The
Enchanted Cottage " ; at the Queen's
Apr., 1922, Mrs. Nicholson in " Lass
o' Laughter " ; at the St. James's,
Nov., 1922, Laura Meakin in " The
Happy Ending " ; at the Everyman,
Feb., 1923, and at the Royalty, Apr.,
1923, Miss Shoe in " At Mrs. Beam's " ;
at the Strand, Jan., 1924, Ann Pym in
" The Daredevil " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Aug., 1924, Miss Gayler in
" Storm " ; at the Regent (for the
Fellowship of Players), Dec,, 1924,
Mistress Ford in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor." Address : 13 Clifton Hill,
N.W.8. Telephone No. ; Hampstead
6296.
CABMAN, Ethel, actress and voca-
list; b. Hill Top, Staffs, 5 Jan.,
1886 ; d. of Annie (Dawson) and
Frederick Cadman ; e. High School,
Enfield ; m. Donald Arthur ; studied
singing at Guildhall School of Music,
and acting under Hugh Moss ; made
her first appearance on tile stage with,
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the Moody-Manners Opera Company
at Kennington, 1905, as Michaela in
" Carmen " ; in 1906, toured with the
same company in leading parts
in " La Traviata," " Lohengrin/'
" Faust/' " Rigoletto/' " Philemon
and Baucis/' " Tannhauser," " Mari-
tana/' " The Daughter of the Regi-
ment/' " I Pagliacci/' " The Marriage
of Figaro/' etc. ; in 1908 appeared at
Daly's Theatre, as Natalie in " The
Merry Widow " ; subsequently played
the Princess Helene in "A Waltz
Dream " ; subsequently went to the
United States and made her first
appearance in New York, at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Dec., 1910,
as Sombra in " The Arcadians " ;
subsequently appeared in America
in " The Siren " and " The Three
Romeos " ; appeared at the Alhambra,
1912, in " The Guide to Paris " ; dur-
ing 1913-14, toured in variety theatres
in England ; from 1915-18, was en-
gaged in Australia, playing in Musical
Comedy ; at the Criterion, New York,
Sept., 1918, played Zuleika in "Mr.
Barnum " ; during 1919-20, toured in
the English provinces, as Marjanah in
" Chu-Chin-Chow " ; in 1920-21, toured
as Teresa in " The Maid of the Moun-
tains " ; and in 1921, also toured as
Sylvia in " The Gipsy Princess " ;
during 1923, toured in South Africa,
and during 1924, again toured in " The
Gipsy Princess " ; has also figured in
numerous musical festivals. Favourite
parts : Sombra in " The Arcadians "
and Violetta in "La Traviata." Rec-
reations : Golfing, motoring, and riding.
Address : 19 Decoy Avenue, N.W.ll.
CAHILL, Marie, actress and voca-
list ; b. Brooklyn, New York ; m.
Daniel V. Arthur ; made her first
appearance on the stage in her native
town, in " Kathleen Mavourneen " ;
made her first appearance on the
New York stage at Poole's Eighth
Street Theatre, 1 July, 1889, in
" C.O.D." ; subsequently she played
Patsy in "A Tin Soldier " ; during
1893, appeared at the Gatte, Paris ;
made her first appearance in London,
at the Trafalgar Square Theatre, 20
Jan., 1894, in " Morocco Bound " ;
on her return to New York, in 1897,
played in " Sporting Life " ; the same
year she played in " A Runaway Girl/'
and at the Herald Square Theatre, 21
Mar., 1898, she played Gertie Gelatine
in "Monte Carlo" ; at Miner's Fifth
Avenue, 25 Dec., 1899, she played in
" Three Little Lambs," and in 1900, at
the Victoria Theatre, in " Star and
Garter " ; during 1902 she played in
" The Wild Rose " and " Sally in
Our Alley/' and during the following
year she " starred " in " Nancy
Brown "' ; in 1904, at Lew Field's
Theatre, she appeared in " It Happened
in Nordland," and in 1905 played
Molly Moonshine in " Moonshine " ;
at Daly's, N.Y., 27 Aug., 1906, she
appeared as Mary Montgommery in
" Marrying Mary," and at Wallack's,
Nov., 1908, as Betty Barbeau in " The
Boys and Betty " ; at the Broadway
Theatre, 6 Oct., 1910, she played
Judy Evans in " Judy Forgot " ; at
the Casino, 29 May, 1911, she appeared
as Buttercup in a revival of " H.M.S.
Pinafore"; at Syracuse, N.Y., Dec.,
1911, played Celeste Deremy in " The
Opera Ball " ; played the same part at
the Liberty Theatre, New York, 12
Feb., 1912 ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Jan., 1915, played Polly
Bainbridge in " Ninety in the Shade" ;
at the Longacre Theatre, Feb., 1919,
played Phoebe Larrimore in " Just
Around the Corner."
CAINE, Derwent Hall, actor and
manager ; b. Keswick, 12 Sept., 1892 ;
s. of Hall Caine, the well-known novel-
ist and dramatist ; e. Isle of Man and
Eastbourne ; made his first appearance
on the stage, at the Adelphi Theatre,
5 Jan., 1907, as a Convict in the revival
of " The Bondman " ; toured as Oscar
in " The Prodigal Son," David Rossi
in " The Eternal Question," Dan
Mylreain " The Bishop's Son " ; under
his own management has toured as
Pete in " The Manxman," Jason in
" The Bondman," Bill in " The Devil's
Keg," John Storm in " The Christian,"
etc. ; at the Aldwych Theatre, Aug.,
1915, appeared as Pete in the play of
that name ; at the Lyric Theatre,
Oct., 1915, played John Storm in
" The Christian " ; he then went to
America ; at the Shubert, Boston,
Apr., 1917, played Martin Conrad
in " The Woman thou Gavest Me " ;
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at the Palace, New York, Apr., .1918,
played in " The Iron Hand." Club :
National Liberal. Address: 62 Avenue
Road, Regent's Park, N.W.8.
€A1NE, Sir Hall, (cr. 1918), novelist
and dramatic author; b. 14 May,
1853 ; his father being Manx and
his mother of Cumberland origin ;
educated at Liverpool ; intended for
an architect, in which profession he
was trained, but did not practise ;
became a journalist and leader-writer
on the staff of the Liverpool Mercury ;
came to London on the invitation of
the poet and artist, D. G. Rossetti,
with whom he lived until his death,
pursuing a literary career on the
staffs of The Athen&um, Academy,
and other papers ; his first novel was
" A Shadow of a Crime," 1885 ; follow-
ing this was " A Son of Hagar,"
1886 ; " The Deemster," 1887 ; " The
Bondman," 1890 ; " The Scapegoat/'
1891 ; " The Manxman," 1894 ; " The
Christian," 1897; "The Eternal
City," 1901 ; " The Prodigal Son,"
1904; "My Story," 1908; "The
White Prophet," 1909 ; " The Woman
Thou Gavest Me," 1912 ; " The Master
of Man," 1921 ; " The Woman of
Knockaloe," 1923 ; " The Deemster "
and " The Manxman " were dramatised
by the author in conjunction with
Wilson Barrett, who produced them in
1888 and 1895 respectively ; " The
Christian " was dramatised by himself
and produced first in the United States
and afterwards at the Duke of York's
in 1898 ; " The Eternal City," which
he also dramatised, was produced by
Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's,
1902, the piece being simultaneously
produced in New York ; his plays,
" The Prodigal Son " and " The
Bondman/' were respectively pro-
duced in 1905 and 1906, at Drury
Lane, where they proved highly
successful ; a re-written version of
" The Christian," produced at the
Lyceum, 31 Aug., 1907, furnished
a sensation and ran 182 nights ;
a re- written version of " The Manx-
man/' with Louis N. Parker, entitled
" Pete," was produced at the Lyceum
29 Aug., 1908, and was equally success-
ful ; " The Bishop's Son " (a new
version of " The Manxman ") was
produced at the Garrick, 1910, and
" The Eternal Question " (based partly
on " The Eternal City ") was pro-
duced at the same theatre, 1910;
a new play, " The Quality of Mercy/'
was produced at Manchester, Sept.,
1911 ; at the New Amsterdam, New
York, Jan., 1916, " Margaret Schiller "
was produced ; in Feb., 1916, " The
Iron Hand " was produced at the
Coliseum ; at the Shubert, Boston,
Apr., 1917, " The Woman thou Gavest
Me," and at the Royalty, London,
Mar., 1918, "The Prime Minister"
(" Margaret Schiller ") ; was a frequent
contributor to the Daily Telegraph ;
has paid several visits to the United
States, and one to Canada, the first
visit being in order to negotiate
terms as to copyright with the
Dominion Government on behalf of
the Author's Society, being thanked
for his services by the Colonial Office ;
has more than once assisted H.M.
Queen Alexandra in her works of
charity ; was largely instrumental in
putting an end to the three-volume
novel at 31s, 6d. ; is a J.P. in the
Isle of Man ; in June, 1918, was created
a Knight of the Order of the' British
Empire. Recreations : Motoring and
mountaineering. Address : Greeba
Castle, Isle of Man.
CAINE, Henry, actor ; b. Leaming-
ton Spa, 19 Jan., 1888 ; s. of the late
William Hawken ; m. Laura Sammons ;
originally intended for an accountant ;
made his first appearance in public as
a member of Paul Mill and Wallis
Arthur's concert party ; then joined
Sir Frank Benson's Company, remain-
ing some time, and eventually playing
leading comedy parts ; accompanied
him to the United States and Canada,
1913-14 ; on the outbreak of war,
joined the 7th Batt. Royal Warwick-
shire Regiment, serving four-and-a-
half years, three of them in France ;
gained his Captaincy in 1917 ; on
being demobilised appeared at the
Ambassadors' Theatre, Dec., 1919, as
Amadeo in " Sylvia's Lovers " ; Apr,,
1920, played Tuck in " The Grain of
Mustard Seed " ; at the Kingsway,
Sept., 1920, appeared in the title-rdle
in " The Daisy " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1921, played Holdford ia " The
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Ninth. Earl " ; at the Ambassadors',
May, 1921, Bill and Hafiz el Alcolahn
in " If " ; at the London Pavilion,
Oct., 1921, played in " Fun of the
Fayre " ; toured in the United States
in " The Three Bears," 1922 ; on
returning to London, appeared at the
Ambassadors', Dec., 1922, as Horace
Bream in " Sweet Lavender " ; at the
St. James's, Mar., 1923, Henry K.
Pollock in " The Inevitable " ; at the
Regent, June, 1923, Buff Penner in
" Robert E. Lee " ; subsequently
toured as William Parker in " Dulcy " ;
at the Kingsway, Nov., 1923, played
Feste in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Lyric, June, 1924, Armand in " The
Street Singer." Recreations : Golf,
tennis, and motoring. Club ; Green
Room. Address : " The Flat," Leigh
Place, Cobham, Surrey. Telephone
No. : Cobham 250.
C AID WELL, Anne, dramatic author
and composer ; m. James O'Dea ; has
written the following plays produced in
America : " The Top o' the World "
(part music) ; " A Model Girl," " The
Nest Egg," 1910 ; " Uncle Sam "
(with James O'Dea), 1911; "The
Lady of the Slipper " (with Laurence
McCarty), 1912 ; " When Claudia
Smiles," 1913 ; " Chin-Chin " (with
R. H. Burnside), 1914 ; " Pom-Pom,"
1916 ; " Go to It " (with John Golden
and J. E. Hazzard), 1916 ; " Jack o'
Lantern " (with R. H. Burnside), 1917 ;
" A New Girl," 1919 ; " The Lady in
Red," 1919 ; " She's a Good Fellow,"
1919 ; " The Night Boat," 1919 ; " The
Sweetheart Shop," 1920 ; " Tip-Top "
(with R. H. Burnside), 1920 ; " Hitchy-
Koo " (with Glen McDonough), 1920 ;
" Good Morning, Dearie," 1921 ; "The
Bunch and Judy " (with Hugh Ford),
1922 ; " vStcpping Stones " (with R. H.
Burnside), 1923 ; lyrics of " Peg o' My
Dreams," 1924 ; " The Magnolia
Lady," 1924.
CALBWELL, Marianne (Marianne
Lipsett) , actress ; b. Dominica, West
Indies ; d. of Henry Caldwell Lipsett,
sugar planter ; e. at Passy, Paris, and
in London ; studied music at London
Academy ; prepared for the stage at
Neville's studio and by Sarah Thorne ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Vaudeville Theatre
in 1 886 ; in the same year was
engaged to play Molly Seagrim in
" Sophia " ; at the Vaudeville,
appeared at the Court, Sept., 1888, as
Watson in " Mamma," and Babette
in " Hermione " ; at the opening of
the Garrick, Apr., 1889, played
Priscilla in " The Profligate " ; at
the Court, 1890, played Angele in
"The Cabinet Minister"; 1891, in
" The Volcano," " Pamela's Prodigy ";
1893 in "The Amazons" and "The
Other Fellow " ; at the Lyceum,
1896, in " Magda " ; also with Mr.
Forbes-Robertson for several seasons
at the Lyric, New, Avenue, and Scala
Theatres ; appeared at the Prince of
Wales's, 1903, in " The School Girl " ;
and at the Lyric, in " The Light that
Failed " ; at the Garrick, 1906,
in " The Morals of Marcus " ; in 1907,
at His Majesty's, appeared as Audrey
in Oscar Asche's revival of "As You
Like It " ; at the Scala, 1909, played
in " The Pot and the Kettle " ; at
the Aldwych, 1910, in " The Home
Coming"; at the Globe, 1911, in
" The Butterfly on the Wheel " ; at
the Playhouse, 1912, in " Billy " ; at
the Criterion, 1912, in "A Young
Man's Fancy " ; accompanied Lewis
Waller on his Australian tour, 1913,
and^ to South Africa, 1914; after
returning to England, appeared at the
Court, Oct., 1914, as Hortense in
" The Sphinx" ; Mar., 1916, as Frau
Kolbeck in " Kultur at Home";
from Aug., 1916 to July, 1921, was
under engagement with Oscar Asche,
at His Majesty's Theatre, during
the run of " Chu-Chin-Chow." Club :
Pioneer. Address : 20 Disraeli Road,
Putney, S.W.I 5.
CALTHEOP, Dion Clayton, dramatic
author, artist, designer, and litterateur ;
b. London, 2 May, 1878 ; s. of the late
Eve (Boucicault) and John Clayton
(Calthrop) ; e. St. Paul's School ; m.
Mary Violet Marsden ; is the author
of the following plays : " The Great
Man," 1910 ; " The Gate of Dreams,"
1911 ; "The Mask," 1912; "'Frisco
Sal " (with Cosmo Gordon-Lennox),
1913; "Trapped," 1913; "The
Harlequinade " (with Granville Bar-
ker), 1913 ; " The Other Side of Love "
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(with Harold Bourne), 1914 ; " The
Old Country," 1916 ; " The Popular
Novelist/' 1916 ; "A Southern Maid "
(with Harry Graham), 1917 ; " The
Daughter of Madame Angot " (new
version), 1919; "The Storm-Bird"
(with Roland Pertwee), 1920 ; " Out
to Win " (with Pertwee), 1921 ; has
designed dresses and productions for
several West End theatres ; is an
artist of some distinction and has
written several novels, etc. Club :
Garrick. Address : 54 Warwick
Gardens, W.14. Telephone No. :
Western 6299.
CALTHROP, Donald, actor; b.
London, 11 Apr., 1888 ; 5. of the late
Eve (Boucicault) and John Clayton
(Calthrop) ; nephew of Dion Bouci-
cault ; e. St. Paul's School ; m.
Margaret Ledward ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the
Comedy Theatre, 18 Dec., 1906, as
Josiah Spragge in " A Wire Entangle-
ment " ; at the Imperial, May, 1907,
played Bob Henslowe in " Clothes and
the Woman " ; at Duke of York's,
Oct., 1907, in " Miquette " ; Comedy,
Dec., 1907, Maurice Keating in " An-
gela " ; at His Majesty's, Feb., 1908,
played the President of the Villon Club
in " The Beloved Vagabond," and
Apr., 1908, Salanio in " The Merchant
of Venice " ; at the Duke of fork's,
Mar., 1908, played in " The Admirable
Crichton," and Aug., 1909, in " Arsene
Lupin " ; toured in Germany, 1909,
with the late Meta Illing ; toured in
the United States with Maxine Elliott,
Dec., 1909, as Benjamin Corella in
" Deborah of Tods/' and in " The
Inferior Sex " ; first appeared in New
York, at Daly's Theatre, Feb., 1910,
in the last mentioned play ; returning
to England, appeared at the Duke of
York's, Feb.-Apr., 1910, as Bentley
Summerhays in " Misalliance," Mr.
Belhaven in " The Madras House/'
the Boy in " Prunella," and Percy
Massey in " Chains " ; at the Hay-
market, June, 1910, played Sir Augus-
tas Shuttleworth in " Priscilla Runs
Away" ; at the Criterion, Feb., 1911,
appeared very successfully as Alfred
Hardy in " Baby Mine " ; at the Duke
of York's, Dec., 1911, played Mr.
Darling in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Comedy, Feb., 1912, played Edward
Pet worth in " The Bear Leaders " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1912,
Charles in " Rosalind," and at Wynd-
ham's, Mai-., 1913, appeared as Algie
Fairfax in " Diplomacy " ; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1913, as Harlequin in
" The Harlequinade," and Lentulus
in " Androcles and the Lion " ; Dec.,
1913, Alcidas in " Le Mariage Force,"
and Jack Barthwick in " The Silver
Box " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1914, Puck
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, June, 1914,
Vivian Parry in " Indian Summer " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1914,
the Rev. Gavin Dishart in " The Little
Minister " ; Dec., 1914, Mr. Darling in
" Peter Pan " ; at the Garrick, Mar.,
1915, Harry Mallory in " Excuse
Me ! " ; at Daly's, Apr., 1915, Gerard,
Earl of Beverley in " Betty " ; at the
Apollo, Apr.', 1916, succeeded A. E.
Matthews as Jerry in " Peg o' My
Heart"; at the Palace, June, 1917,
appeared in " Airs and Graces " ; at
the Adelphi, Sept., 1917, played
Hughie Cavanagh in " The Boy " ; at
the St. Martin's, Aug., 1918, Wilfred
Carpenter in " The Live Wire " ; at
the Holboru Empire, Feb., 1919,
H.R.H. Prince Alfred in " His Royal
Happiness " ; at the St. Martin's, Apr.,
1919, Gilbert Goodhuc in " The Very
Idea"; at the Garrick, July, 1919,
Dick in *' Nobody's Boy " ; at Covent
Garden, Dec., 1919, Osric in "Hamlet" ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1920, Peter
Keppell in " Just Like Judy " ; in
Mar., 1920, he entered management
for the first time, and at the Hay-
market in that month produced
" The Young Person in Pink," in
which he appeared as Lord Steven age ;
he next entered on the management
of the Comedy Theatre, commencing
in Sept., 1920, with " The Crossing,"
in which he did not appear ; in Nov.,
1920, produced " Will You Kiss Me ? "
in which he played Alexander Y.
Hedges ; he next appeared at the
St. James's, Mar., 1921, when he
played Rex Van Zile in " roily With
a Past" ; again entered management
at the Queen's Theatre, Aug., 1921,
producing a musical play, " My
Nieces " ; and in Dec., 1921, appeared
in that play as the Hon. Percival
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Todhunter ; in Jan., 1922, assumed
the management of the Aldwych
Theatre, and appeared as Philip
Berkeley in " Money Doesn't Matter " ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1922, played
the Hon. Edward Dereham in " Double
or Quit " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1923, appeared as Cyril Carthews
in " Ha-Ha 1 " and the Hon. Sandy
Verrall in " Eliza Comes to Stay " ;
at the Adelphi, July, 1923, again
played Lord Stevenage in " The Young
Person in Pink " ; in Nov., 1923,
assumed the management of the Kings-
way Theatre, and revived " Twelfth
Night," " A Midsummer Night's
Dream, " and " The Very Idea " ; in
June, 1924, produced the revue
" Yoicks," in which he appeared, and
'which ran several months. Favourite
part : Eugene Marchbanks in " Can- e
dida." Recreation : Riding. Clubs :
Green Room, Savage, and M.O.B.C.
Address : 8 Leicester Place, Leicester
Square, W.C.2. Telephone No. :
Gerrard, 6019.
CALVEBT, Catherine, actress (nee
Cassidy) ; /;. Baltimore, Maryland,
U.S.A., 20 Apr., 1890; rn. Paul
Armstrong ; made her first appearance
on the stage at Albany, New York,
7 Sept., 1908, as Evelyn Kcnyon in
"Brown ol Harvard," in. which she
toured for nine months ; made her
first appearance in New York, at the
Lyric, New York, 9 Jan., 1911, as
Laura Moore in " The Deep Purple " ;
in 1912, toured in " A Romance ol the
Underworld"; at the Lyric, New
York, Sept., 1913, played May Joyce
in " The Escape " ; subsequently
devoted herself to the cinema stage
with great success ; at the Empire,
New York, Sept., 1921, played Dona
Sol in " Blood and Sand " : made her
first appearance on the London stage
at the'Savoy, 26 Aug., 1922, as Vivian
Hepburn in " Lawful Larceny."
CALVERT, Cecil G., actor ; b. Heald
Grove, Rushohne, Manchester, 14 June,
1871 ; s. of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Calvcrt ; brother of Leonard
William, Louis, and Alexander Cal-
vert; e. Beverley House School,
Barnes, and on the training ship
Worcester ; m. Alice Maud May Evans ;
afterwards served in the mercantile
marine ; first appeared at Her Majesty's
Theatre, Sydney, N.S.W., 1890 ; was
six years with George Rignold as stage
manager, then four years with Alfred
Dampier ; also stage manager to Lewis
Waller for "Monsieur Beaucaire " ;
appeared under Beerbohm Tree in
" The Eternal City " and " The
Tempest " ; was also with William
Haviland's Shakespearean repertoire
company in South Africa ; toured as
Brown in " An Englishman's Home " ;
in 1911 toured with Anna Pavlova;
in 1913, played a number of parts at
the Gaiety, Manchester, under Miss
Horniman ; in 1915, toured in " On
Trial " ; at the Duke of York's, Dec.,
1915, played Dromio of Syracuse in
"The Comedy of Errors"; in 1916,
toured in South Africa ; on returning
to England, produced " Where the
Rainbow Ends," with Miss Italia
Conti, at the Gaiety, Manchester,
Dec., 1916 ; during 1917, toured as
Count OrlofE in " Diplomacy " ; in
1918, toured as Anthony in " The
Jeffersons " ; during 1919, toured as
Mr. March in "Little Women"; at
the Apollo, 1921, played Gaspar in
" Don Q." ; from 1921-3, toured with
Matheson Lang's Company, in " Car-
nival " and " The Wandering Jew " ;
at the New Theatre, June, 1923,
played Tomasso in " Carnival " ; at
the Kingsway, Nov., 1923, Snout in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
during 1924 toured as Shlessinger in
" The Return of Sherlock Holmes."
Club : Green Room. Address : 29
Paddington Green, W.2.
CAMPBELL, Margaret, actress and
vocalist ; b. Manchester, 14 Aug., 1894 ;
d, of George Ramsey Campbell and his
wife Elsbeth (Jamieson) ; e. privately ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Euston Theatre, 5 Apr., 1915, as
Beatrice Darling in "It had to be
Done," and played the same part at
the London Pavilion ; appeared at the
Comedy, 1915, in " Shell Out" ; at the
London Hippodrome, Dec., 1915,
appeared in " Joyland " ; at the Globe,
Apr., 1916, played Miss Farrington in
" The Show Shop " ; returned to the
Hippodrome, Sept., 1916, to play in
" Flying Colours " ; appeared at the
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Comedy, May, 1917, in " Bubbly " ;
at the Vaudeville, May, 1918, in
" Tabs " ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept., 1919, scored a great success as
Cooper in " The Girl for the Boy " ;
at the Alhambra, Jan., 1920, played
Mrs. Violet Manston in " Medorah " ;
at the Empire, Apr., 1920, appeared as
Helen Cheston in " Irene " ; at the
Lyric, June, 1922, succeeded Lily St.
John as Florence Horrocks in " Whirled
Into Happiness."
CAMPBELL, Mrs. Patrick (Beatrice
Stella Campbell), actress ; b. at Ken-
sington Gardens, W., 9 Feb., 1865 ;
y. d. of John Tanner and his wife
Luigia (Romanini) ; e. Brighton,
Hampstead and Paris ; carried off
a scholarship for music for the Guildhall
School ; m. 1884, (1) Patrick Campbell
(d. 1900) ; (2) 1914, George Cornwallis-
West ; in 1886, she joined the Ano-
malies Dramatic Club ; made her
first appearance on the professional
stage at the Alexandra Theatre, Liver-
pool, 22 Oct., 1888, as Sophia Moody
in " Bachelors," in Frank Green's
Company ; subsequently toured with
Mrs. Bandmann-Palmer, as Rachel
Denison in " Tares " ; next joined
Ben Greet's company, playing Rosalind
in "As You Like It," Viola in
" Twelfth Night," Helena in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," The Princess
of France in " Love's Labour's Lost,"
Queen Eglamour in " Love in a Mist,"
etc. ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the Adelphi,
13 Mar., 1890, as Helen in "The
Hunchback " ; appeared at the
Vaudeville, 5 June, 1890, as Stella
Maris in "A Buried Talent " ; at
the Adelphi, 9 Feb., 1891, played
Lady Teazle in " The School for
Scandal " ; and at the Shaftesbury,
18 June, 1891, played Rosalind in
" As You Like It " ; was then engaged
by the Gattis for the Adelphi, and on
1 Aug., 1891, made a startling success
there, as Astrea in " The Trumpet
Call " ; subsequently she appeared
at the same theatre in " The White
Rose," 1892 ; " The Lights of Home,"
1892 ; " The Black Domino," 1893 ;
was then engaged by George Alexander
to play the part of Paula Tanqueray
in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray"
at the St. James's, 27 May, 1893,
which set the seal on her reputation ;
at the same theatre, Apr., 1894, played
Dulcie Larondie in " The Masquer-
aders " ; was then engaged by Beer
bohm Tree for the Haymarket, where
in Nov., 1894, she played Kate Cloud
in " John- a- Dreams " ; next appeared
at the Garrick, 13 Mar., 1895, as Agnes
in " The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith,"
again scoring a triumph ; returned
to the Haymarket, 25 May, 1895,
to play Fedora in a revival of that
play ; was next associated with
Forbes-Robertson at the Lyceum,
where on 21 Sept., 1895, she played
Juliet to his Romeo ; on 27 Feb.,
1896, played Militza in " For the
Crown " ; 3 June, 1896, appeared as
Magda; 20 June, 1896, as Lady
Teazle in " The School for Scandal " ;
at the Avenue, 23 Nov., 1896, played
The Rat Wife in " Little Eyolf " ;
at the Avenue, 11 Feb., 1897, appeared
as Lady Hamilton in " Nelson's
Enchantress"; at the Lyceum, 11
Sept, 1897, as Ophelia in " Hamlet " ;
in Feb., 1898, accompanied Forbes-
Robertson to Berlin, and played in
" Hamlet " ; " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " and " Macbeth " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, 21 June, 1898,
played Melisande in " Pelleas and
Melisande " ; at the Lyceum, 17
Sept., 1898, appeared as Lady Macbeth ;
at Kennington, June, 1899, played
Vera in " Carlyon Sahib " ; entered
into management at the Prince of
Wales's, 21 Sept., 1899, opening as
Inamura Nanoya in " The Moonlight
Blossom " ; in Oct. played Jeink
Guillou in " The Sacrament of Judas " ;
in Nov., Mrs. Temple Martin in " The
Canary " ; leased the Royalty in
Feb., 1900, and played Dora Jordan
in " Mrs. Jordan " ; in May played
Percinet in " The Fantasticks " ; in
Oct., played in " Mr. and Mrs. Daven-
try " ; in May, 1901, played Mariana
in a revival of Echegaray's play ; in
Nov., 1901, played Mrs. Clara Sang
in " Beyond Human Power " ; in
the same month went to America,
made her first appearance on the New
York stage, at the Republic Theatre,
13 Jan., 1902, as Magda ; again
toured in America in the autumn,
and at the. Garden Theatre, Sept,,
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1902, played Beata in "The Joy of
Living " and " Aunt Jeannie " ; re-
turned to England and appeared at
the New Theatre, June, 1903, in " The
Joy of Living " ; at the Imperial
Theatre, Feb., 1904, played Dona
Maria de Neuborg in "A Queen's
Romance " ; at the Camden Theatre,
in June, played Theodosia Hemming
in " Warp and Woof/' subsequently
produced at the Vaudeville ; at the
latter theatre, 1 July, 1904, played
Melisande to the Pelleas of Mdme.
Sarah Bernhardt, playing in French ;
in the autumn again toured in America,
played in " La Sorciere " ; reappeared
in London at the Coronet Theatre,
July, 1905, in " Pelleas and Melisande"
with Sarah Bernhardt ; at the Crite-
rion, May, 1906, played the Countess
of Ellingham in " The Whirlwind "
and Undine in a play of that name ;
in June, played Margaretta Sinclair
in " The Macleans of Bairness " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1906, played
Greeba in " The Bondman " ; at
the Court, Mar., 1907, played Hedda
Tesman in "Hedda Gabler " ; dur-
ing 1907, toured in the provinces
until the end of Nov., again visited
the United States, touring under
the direction of Liebler and Co. ;
playing at the Garden Theatre, New
York, "in Feb., 1908, in " Electra " ;
on her return to England, 1908,
again went on tour, when she played
Phyllis Mortimore in " The Thunder-
bolt " ; appeared at the New Theatre,
in Nov., 1908, as Electra and as
Dierdre in plays of those names ;
at the Vaudeville, 9 Jan., 1909, played
Olive in " Olive Latimer's Husband " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, July, 1909,
played Fabia in " His Borrowed
Plumes " ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1909, appeared as Mi&ris in " False
Gods," and in Nov., as Sonja in " A
Russian Tragedy " ; in 1910, again
went to America and in May played
a " vaudeville " engagement in " Ex-
piation " (A Russian Tragedy) ;
at Chicago, in May, 1910, played in
"The Ambassador's Wife," a play
written by her son, Alan ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
19 Dec., 1910, played Fanny Armawry
in " The Foolish Virgin " ; on her
return to England, appeared at the
Haymarket, 22 Mar., 1911, as Lady
Patricia Cosway in " Lady Patricia " ;
at the Gala performance at His
Majesty's, 27 June, 1911, recited the
prologue to " The Vision of Delight " ;
at the Lyceum, 11 July, 191 1 , appeared
in a revival of " Pelleas and Melisande" ;
28 Aug., 1911, at the Hippodrome,
Brighton, played Olga Weather in
" The Bridge," subsequently appearing
in this piece at a number of provincial
music halls ; at the St. James's, 9
Dec., 1911, appeared as Mrs. Chepstow
in " Bella Donna," and at the same
theatre, 4 June, 1913, reappeared
as Paula in the revival of " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at the Duke
of York's, 4 Sept., 1913, played Leo-
nora in " The Adored One " ; at His
Majesty's, 11 Apr., 1914, Eliza Doo-
little in " Pygmalion " ; subsequently
proceeded to America, and at the Park
Theatre, 12 Oct., 1914, appeared in
the same part; during 1914-15, toured
in the United States in the same play ;
at San Francisco, Aug., 1915, played
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and
Mrs. Blaine in " Searchlights " ; re-
turning to England in 1916, she was
seen at the St. James's, May, 1916, as
Mrs. Chepstow in a revival of " Bella
Donna " ; at the London Opera
House, Oct., 1916, played Enid Vane
in " The Law of the Sands " ; at the
Coliseum, Feb., 1917, as Therese
Bonnet in " Pro Patria " ; Aug.,
1917, in the title-role of " Simaetha " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1917,
played Madame Rosalie la Grange in
" The Thirteenth Chair " ; at the
Aldwych, Feb., 1920, Eliza Doolittle
in a revival of " Pygmalion " ; at the
Duke of York's, Jane, 1920, George
Sand in " Madame Sand " ; in Oct.,
1920, she visited Cologne, and played
in " Pygmalion " ; at the Aldwych,
Nov., 1920, played Lady Macbeth to
the Macbeth of Mr. J. K. Hackett;
at the Everyman Theatre, May, 1922,
played Hedda Tesrnan in " Hedda
Gabler"; at Blackpool, July, 1922,
appeared in " Voodoo " ; during 1923-
4, toured with her own company, play-
ing " The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,"
" Magda," " The Thirteenth Chair."
Amusements : Music and reading.
CAMPBELL, Stella Patrick, actress j
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6. Norwood, 27 Sept., 1886; d. of
Patrick Campbell and his wife Beatrice
Stella (Tanner) ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at Terry's
Theatre, Feb., 1907, in " Abdullah's
Garden " ; accompanied her mother
on two provincial tours and to the
United States, and made her first
appearance in New York at the
Lyceum Theatre, 11 Nov., 1907, as
Ellean in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " ; subsequently played Marie
in " Magda/' Nella in " The Notorious
Mrs. Ebbsmith," and Mrs. Elvsted in
" Hedda Gabler " ; at the Garden
Theatre, Feb., 1908, played Chryso-
themis in " Electra," and later,
Murasakiin " The Flower of Yamato " ;
on her return to England, appeared
at the St. James's Theatre, May.
1908, as Helen in " The Thunder-
bolt " ; subsequently toured in the
same part with her mother ; at His
Majesty's, Dec., 1908, played Molly
in " Pinkie and the Fairies " ; at
the St. James's Theatre, Feb., 1909,
appeared as Princess Flavia in " The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the Hicks
Theatre, July, 1909, played Alma
Dorset in " His Borrowed Plumes " ;
at the St. James's, Nov., 1909, played
Gwendoline Fairfax in " The Import-
ance of Being Earnest " ; at the
Queen's, Dec., 1910, played the title-
rdle in " The Princess Clementina " ;
in May, 1911, sailed for East Africa
where she was married in June ;
reappeared on the London stage, at
Haymarket, 28 Nov., 1914, as Lady
Hermione Wynne in <( The Flag Lieu-
tenant " ; at the St. James's, May,
1915, played Mona Cresfield in " The
Day before the Day " ; at Wyndham's,
Sept., 1915, played Celia Wilson in
" The Ware Case " ; Mar., 1916, the
Godmother in " A Kiss for Cinderella,"
at the Royalty, Sept., 1916, Beatrice
Cope in " The Hawk" ; at the New
Theatre, Dec., 1916, played Mrs.
Darling in " Peter Pan,'J and played
the same part during the seasons of
1917-18 and 1918-19; at the St.
James's, Ju , 1917, appeared as
Sybil Carde in " Shelia " ; Sept.,
1917, as Beatrice Ebernoe in " The
Liars " ; at the Garrick, Mar., 1919,
as Roxane in " Cyrano de Bergerac " ;
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1919, as
JRaina in " Arms and the Man " ; at
the Strand, June, 1920, as Evelyn
Greer in " Tiger ! Tiger ! " ; at the
Gaiety, Jan., 1921, as Light in " The
Betrothal"; from 1921-3, toured in
the provinces as Lady Carfax in
" K-nave of Diamonds " ; in 1923
toured as Daisy Musgrave in " The
Way of an Eagle " ; at the Adelphi,
Dec., 1923, again played Mrs. Darling
in " Peter Pan " ; in 1924, toured as
Vivien Ramsay in " The Afrikander,"
subsequently touring as Isabel Ley ton
in " The Thief." Address : 52 Hogarth
Road, Earl's Court, S.W.
CAMPBELL, Violet, actress ; ft. Here-
fordshire, 24 Apr., 1892 ; d. of the laic
Colonel W. Shelton, D.S.O., and his
wife Florence (Campbell) ; e. Caldecole
Towers, Bushcy Heath, and Convent
of the Sacred Heart, Rome ; m, William
Nigel Bruce ; was a student at the
Academy of Dramatic Art before
making her first appearance on the
stage at Harrogate, 19 July, 1915,
as the Maid in " When We were
Twenty-one," with H. V. Esmond
and Eva Moore ; toured with them
the following year in " Eliza Comes to
Stay," and " The Punctual Sex " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Savoy, 7 Sept.,
1916, as the Dowager Lady Gilding in
" The Professor's Love Story " ; May,
1917, played Annette in " The Bells '; ;
June, 1917, Nancy Delamothc in
" Humpty-Dumpty " ; at the Play-
house, Sept., 1917, played Margery
Seaton in " Tho Yellow Ticket " ;
during 1919, toured as Edie Le Has in
" The Law Divine " ; at the Criterion,
Nov., 1919, played Lady Violet Elliott
in " Lord Richard in the Pantry " ;
during 1920, toured in Canada with
H. V. Esmond and Eva Moore ;
at the Royalty, Nov., 1921, played
Elfreda Morgan in " Two Jacks and a
Jill " ; at the King's, Hammersmith,
Oct., 1923, Mrs. Forbes in " Duley."
Address : c/o Akerman May Agency,
7-8 Leicester Place, W.C.2,
CANNAN, Gilbert, dramatic author ;
b. Manchester, 25 June, 1884 ; s, of
Henry Cannan and his wifck, Violet
(Wright) ; e, Manchester, and King's
College, Cambridge ; m. Mary Barrie ;
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studied for the Law, and was called
to the Bar, 1908 ; was dramatic critic
of The Star, 1909-10 ; has written the
following among other plays : ' ' Miles
Dixon," 1910 ; " James and John,"
1910; "The Perfect Widow/' 1912;
"Mary's Wedding," 1912; "Three/'
1913; "Wedding Presents/' 1913;
"The Arbour of Refuge," 1913;
"A Short Way with Authors/' 1913;
"The Right to Kill" (with Francis
Keyzer), 1915 ; " Comtesse Coquette "
(from the Italian), 1915 ; " Every-
body's Husband/' 1917 ; at the
King's Hall, May, 1918, appeared as
Mirabel in " The Way of the World " ;
is also the author of " The ]oy of
the Theatre," published 1913/ Rec-
reations : Motoring, swimming, and
reading. Club: Savage. Address:
The Mill-House, Chorlesbury, Tring.
Telegraphic Address : Chorlesbury,
Tring.
CANTOR, Eddie, actor; 6. New
York, U.S.A., 1894; in 1916, toured
in the United States as Sam Beverlcy
Moon in " Canary Cottage " ; at the
Winter Garden, New York, Sept.,
1920, played in " Broadway Beauties
of 1920 "; Apr., 1922, "played in
" Make it Snappy " ; made a great
success at the Earl Carrol Theatre,
Dec., 1923, as Kid Boots in a play of
that name, which he continued to play
throughout 1924.
CAEEW, James, actor ; 6. Goshen,
Indiana, U.S.A., 5 Feb., 1876 ; m. Dame
Ellen Terry ; first appeared on the
stage, at the Irving Theatre, Chicago,
10 May, 1897, as Dionysius in " Damon
and Pythias " ; during next two years
played a variety of parts in various
" stock " companies ; next toured for
thirty weeks as Sir John Oxon in " A
Lady of Quality " ; first came into pro-
minence as a member of Amelia Bing-
ham's company in " The Climbers " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, N.Y., 9 Dec.,
1903, played the part of Tom Staff or d in
" Sweet Kitty Bellairs " ; ho was next
seen at the Academy of Music, N.Y.,
2 May, 1904, when he played Lieuten-
ant Richard Redstone in " Two Little
Sailor Boys " ; and he next joined
Maxine Elliott to play the part of
Sam Coast in " Her Own Way " ;
he made his first appearance on the
London stage in this part at the Lyric
Theatre, 25 Apr., 1905 ; at Terry's
Theatre, 12 Sept., 1905, he played
Frank Bruce in " An Angel Un-
awares," and at the Court, 23 Oct.,.
1905, ho played Hector Malone in
" Man and Superman " ; at the
Criterion, 14 Feb., 1906, he played
the part of Alec Howard in " The
Little Stranger," and then returned
to the Court Theatre, on 20 Mar.,
1906, to play Captain Hamlin
Kearney in " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion " ; he returned to America
in Jan., 1907, with Miss Ellen Terry
to play Captain Brassbound in " Cap-
tain Brassbound's Conversion," and
the part of Geert in " The Good Hope.1'
At Pittsburg, Pa., 22 Mar., 1907,
was married to Miss Terry. Re-
appeared on London stage at the
Coronet Theatre, Netting Hill, Sept.,
1907, as Captain Brassbound, sub-
sequently touring in the same part,
and as Henry of Lancaster in the play
of that name ; at the Coronet, June
and July, 1909, played in " School,"
" Ours " and " Caste," appearing in
the "Bancroft" parts; in Sept.
toured as Arnold Faringay in " The
Builder of Bridges " and Filmer Jesson
in " His House in Order " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1909, played Sir Henry
Cheyiiley in " Lorrimer Sabiston,
Dramatist " ; at Stratford-on-Avon,
May, 1910, played Shylock in " The
Merchant of Venice," to the Portia
of Ellen Terry ; at the Coronet,
June, 1910, again appeared in a series
of revivals of Robertson's comedies ;
in Oct., 1910, played in various music
halls, as Hugh Bagshot in " The Odd
Number " ; at the Coronet in Sept.,
1911, played the Hon. Victor Brether-
ton in " Diana of Dobson's," and
Laroque in " Madame X " ; at the
Garrick, Apr., 1912, appeared as
Elliott Hay, in " Improper Peter " ;
June, 1912, as Captain Clinton in
" Find the Woman " ; Nov., 1912,
as Richard Craig in " The Havoc " ;
Dec., 1912, as Captain Carey and the
Geni of the Carpet in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; in Apr., 1913,
played Sam Houston in " The
Westerner," at various music halls,
at the Aldwych, Jan., 1914, played
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Prince Andreas of Dalitza in " The
Queen's Champion " ; at the Little,
Apr., 1914, D. Q. Gershon, M.P., in
" Account Rendered " ; at the Coli-
seum, July, 1914, Inspector Tricky
Ryan in ' ' The Case of Johnny Walker " ;
during the remainder of 1914-15, toured
in the same part ; at the Palladium,
Sept., 1916, played John in " The
Moment Before " ; at the Strand,
Jan., 1917, Daniel Taylor in " Under
Cover " ; May, 1917, appeared as
Frederick in a revival of " The Jew " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1917,
as Inspector Donohue in " The Thir-
teenth Chair " ; at the Hayrnarket,
Aug., 1918, as Nils Bergstrom in " The
Freedom of the Seas " ; at the Comedy,
Feb., 1919, as King Aswapati in
"Savitri"; at the Lyric, Sept.,
1919, as Captain Hatch in " The Bird
of Paradise " ; at the St. James's,
Aug., 1920, played Edward Early in
" His Lady Friends " ; at the Queen's,
Mar., 1921, Jimmie Blythe in " Nightie
Night " ; at the Shaft esbury, June,
1921, Ezra P. Hipps in " Out to Win " ;
at the Duke of York's, Jan., 1922,
Chief Inspector Watrons in " The
Nightcap " ; at the Shaftesbury, Apr.,
1923, Jeff Baird in " Merton of the
Movies " ; at the Garrick, Sept, 1923,
Seymour Jennison in " Ambush " ; at
the Royalty, Apr., 1924, Joe Ruther-
ford in " Polly Preferred " ; in July,
1924, toured as Raymond Ley ton in
" The Thief " ; at the Strand, Dec.,
1924, Captain Billy Bones and George
Merry in " Treasure Island " ; during
the past ten years has also devoted
much time to the cinema stage, appear-
ing in many notable productions.
Address : 15 Burleigh Mansions, Char-
ing Cross Road, W.C.2. Telephone :
Regent 3456.
CAREY, Joyce, actress ; b. London,
30 Mar., 1898 ; d. of Gerald Lawrence
and his wife Lilian (Braithwaite) ;
e. Westgate-on-Sea and London ; stu-
died for the stage under Miss Kate
Rorke at the Florence Etlinger Dra-
matic School ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Queen's
Theatre, 30 June, 1916, when she
played the Princess Katharine in
" Henry V," in an " all- woman "
cast; at the Strand Theatre, 14 Oct.,
1916, made her professional dibut as
Hilda Gregory in a revival of " Mr.
Wu " ; she was then engaged by Sir
George Alexander for the St. James's
Theatre, and appeared there Jan.,
1917, as Jacqueline in " The Aristo-
crat," and June, 1917, as Miss Hooker
in " Sheila " ; appeared at the Kings-
way, Oct., 1917, as Miss Phelps in
" One Hour of Life " ; at the Royalty,
July, 1918, as Hildegarde Culver in
" The Title " ; at the Savoy, Apr.,
1919, as Gwendolyn Ralston in " No-
thing but the Truth " ; at the New,
May, 1919, as Lucie in " The Altar of
Liberty " ; she appeared at Stratford-
on-Avon, summer season, Aug., 1919,
as Anne Page in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," Perdita in " The Winter's
Tale," Titania in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Miranda in " The
Tempest " and as Juliet ; at the New
Theatre, Nov., 1919, played Meg in
" Little Women " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Feb., 1920, appeared as
Leonora in " The Young Person in
Pink " ; at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1920, as Jessica in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Hay market, Mar.,
1920, in her original part in " The
Young Person in Pink " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1920, played Rosario
in " The Romantic Young Lady " ;
at the Aldwycli, Feb., 1921, play eel
Miranda in " The Tempest " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1921, Elsie
Challoner in " The Charm School " ;
at the Strand, Apr., 1921, again played
Princess Katharine in " Henry V,"
with a cast entirely composed of
ladies; subsequently toured in "The
Charm School " ; at Wymlham's, May,
1922, played Joanna Trout hi " Dear
Brutus " ; at the, Garrick, Feb., 1923,
Hattie Friedman in " Partners Again";
at the Adelphi, July, 1923, again
played Leonora in " The Young Person
in Pink " ; at Drury Lane, Sept, 1923,
Lady Angela Vale in " Good Luck " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith (for the
Fellowship of Players), Sept, 1923,
Perdita in " The Winter's Tale " ; at
the Kingsway, Nov., 1923, Hermia in
A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at the Comedy, Mar,, 1924? Freda
Fortnum in " Far Above Rubies " ;
at the Regent, July, 1924 (for the
Fellowship of Players), Celia in "As
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You Like It " ; at the Garrick, Dec.,
1924, Phyllis Burton in " Six Cylinder
Love." Recreations : Dancing and
swimming. Address : 2 Pelham
Crescent, S.W.7. Telephone No. :
Kensington 1533.
CABLE, Richard (Charles Nicholas
Carleton), actor and dramatic author ;
b. Somerville, Mass., U.S.A., 7 July,
1871; e. Somerville High School;
made his first appearance 011 the
stage at the Bijou Theatre, New York,
20 Sept., 1891, in " Niobe " ; at the
Bijou Theatre, N.Y., 27 Feb., 1893, he
played Worthington in "A Mad Bar-
gain " ; at the same theatre, in Dec.,
1893, he played Washington Strutt in
" A Country Sport " ; at the Lyric
Theatre, N.Y., 25 Nov., 1895, he
played De Reske in " Excelsior,
Jr.," and at the Casino, 3 Feb., 1896,
he was the Lord Lavender, in " The
Lady Slavey" ; in 1897 he was seen
in "A Round of Pleasure," and in
1898 he appeared as Sykes in " The
Lady Slavey " ; at the Herald Square
Theatre, 1899, he played Schossi
Schmendrik in " The Children of
the Ghetto " and Heliodorus in
" The Greek Slave " ; he appeared
at the Victoria Theatre, N.Y., on
26 Feb., 1900, as Jonathan in his
own musical comedy " Ma'm'selle
'Awkins " ; first appeared on the
London stage at the Shaftesbury,
25 Apr., 1900, as Bayley Bangle
in " An American Beauty," and
subsequently played there in " The
Casino Girl " ; at the opening of the
Apollo Theatre, 21 Feb., 1901, he
played Algy Cuffs in " The Belle of
Bohemia " ; in 1903-4 he was playing
Professor Zachary Pettibone in " The
Tenderfoot," and during 1905-6 he
played Marcus Orlando Kidder in
" The Mayor of Tokio " ; at Daly's,
N.Y., 8 Oct., 1906, he appeared as
Girdle in " The Spring Chicken," in
which he scored a big hit ; at the New
York Theatre, May, 1908, appeared as
Lcandcr Lamb in " Mary's Lamb,"
adapted by him from the French play,
" Madame Mongoclin " ; toured in
this piece from 1908-10 ; at Chicago,
Apr., 1910, played in " The Echo " ;
at Chicago, Aug., 1910, appeared as
Professor Jupiter Goodwillie in
" Jumping Jupiter " ; played the same
part at the New York Theatre, Mar.,
1911; at the Criterion, New York,
Aug., 1912, played Dr. Petypon in
" The Girl from Montmartre " ; subse-
quently toured in the same part ;
at the Globe, New York, Aug., 1913,
played the Marquis de Tourelle in
"The Doll Girl"; during 1913-14,
toured in the same part ; at Hartford,
Conn., June, 1914, played in "The
Red Fez " ; subsequently toured in
" vaudeville," as Mr. Hyphen-Brown
in (t A Slice of Life " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, New York, Jan., 1915, ap-
peared as Willoughby Parker in
" Ninety in the Shade " ; in Apr.,
1915, toured in "vaudeville, "in "If We
Said What We Thought"; at the
Astor, New York, Feb., 1916, played
Dr. Booberang in " The Cohan Revue";
at the Fulton, Dec., 1917, appeared as
a Theatrical Manager in " Words and
Music " ; during 1920, toured in
" Sunshine," and " The Sympathetic
Twin " ; at the Times Square Theatre,
June, 1921, appeared in " The
Broadway Whirl " ; at the Cohan
Theatre, May, 1923, played John Grey
in " Adrienne " ; in addition to
" M'ani'selle 'Awkins," he is the
author of " The Tenderfoot,", " The
Mayor of Tokio," " The Maid and the
Mummy," written in collaboration
with R. H. Bowers, and produced
in Chicago in May, 1904 ; and " The
Hurdy-Giirdy Girl," produced at
Boston, June, 1907, and at Wallack's,
New York, 23 Sept., 1907; part
author (with Sydney Rosenfeld) of
"Jumping Jupiter"; adaptor of
" The Spring Chicken," and " The
Chief Nut," and author of " The Boy
and the Girl." Clubs : Lambs', New
York; Eccentric, London. Address:
" Lakeholmc," Long Branch, N.J.,
U.S.A.
CABLISLE, Alexandra (n&e Swift),
actress ; b. London, 15 Jan., 1886 ; m.
Dr. Albert Pfeifler, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Lowther Lodge, Kensington, 13
July, 1903, with Patrick Kirwan,
playing Audrey in "As You Like It,"
and Maria in scenes from " Twelfth
Night ' ' ; she was then seen at the
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 3
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Aug., 1903, as Rosie in " White-
washing Julia," appearing in the same
part at the King's, Hammersmith, 24
Aug., 1903 ; subsequently played on
tour in " Joseph Entangled/' " Love's
Magnet," and " The New Clown/' with
James Welch; during 1904 appeared
at the Vaudeville in " The Catch of
the Season " ; at the Court, 7 Nov.,
1905, played Ethel Voysey in "The
Voysey Inheritance " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, 2 Jan., 1906, appeared as
Honorine in " The Jury of Fate " ;
was next engaged at the same theatre
as leading lady with Nat Goodwin,
and played Margaret Ruthven in
"A Gilded Fool" (10 Feb.) and
Beatrice Carew in " An American
Citizen " (22 Feb.) ; at the Garrick,
30 Aug., 1906, made a great success by
her assumption of the rdle of Car-
iotta in " The Morals of Marcus " ;
same theatre, 6 Mar., 1907, appeared
as Esther Ogle in " Mr. Sheridan " ;
next appeared at the Duke of York's,
4 May, as Angela in "A Royal
Family," and at the Playhouse,
25 June, as Harriet Fordyce in " The
Eari of Pawtucket " ; same theatre,
Jan., 1908, played Kathleen Fitz-
Gerald in " The O'Grindles " ; at
His Majesty's, Apr., 1908, appeared
as Portia in Sir H, Beerbohm Tree's
revival of " The Merchant of Venice,"
and as Olivia in " Twelfth Night " ;
subsequently proceeded to America,
where she appeared at the Garrick,
New York, Sept., 1908, as Mrs.
Baxter in " The Mollusc " ; returned
to England in Dec., 1908; at the
Adelphi, Apr., 1909, played in " The
Devil " ; at the Duke of York's, Aug.,
1909, appeared as Sonia in " Ars6ne
Lupin " ; at the Comedy, Map., 1910»
played Rose in " Alias Jimmy Valen-
tine "; Sept., 1910, Effie Waidron
in "A Woman's Way " ; at the
Playhouse, Mar., 1911, played in
" One of the Dukes " ; at the Comedy,
Apr., 1911, in " Playing With Fire " ;
at the Command performance at Drury
Lane, 17 May, 1911, played Georgina
Vesey in " Money " ; at the Hay-
market, June, 1911, appeared as
Roberte de Boismartel in " Above
Suspicion " ; at the Playhouse, Nov.,
1911, appeared as Georgina Cardew in
" Dad " ; at the Aldwych, Mar., 1912,
played Lady Maisie in " Proud Maisie " ;
at the Haymarket, Apr., 1912, the
Hon. Sylvia Larne in " Pitch and
Soap " ; at the St. James's, May,
1912, Lady Barbara Carshalton in
" Kynaston's Wife " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1912, Every woman in the play
of that name ; at the New Theatre,
Mar., 1913, played Virginia Blaine in
" Bought and Paid for " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Oct., 1913, ap-
peared as Mrs. Oliver in " The Marriage
Game " ; at the Haymarket, London,
June, 1914, played Diana Staff urth in
" Driven " ; at the Booth, New York,
Oct., 1914, Emily Rodman in " The
Money Makers " ; at the Empire, New
York, Dec., 1914, Diana Staffurth in
" Driven "; Jan., 1915, Dorothy
Cruickshaiik in " Rosemary " ; at the
National, Washington, Nov., 1915,
played in " Behold Thy Wife " ; then
joined E. H. Sothern, and at the Booth
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1916, played
Ada Ingot in " David Garrick " ; Apr.,
1916, Katherine in " If I Were King " ;
at the Colonial, New York, Mar., 1917,
appeared in " Let us Divorce " ; at
the Stadium, Boston, June, 1917,
played Miranda in " Caliban " ; at
the Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1917,
appeared as Nancy Price in " The
Country Cousin " ; continued to play
this part 1918-19; at Boston, May,
1918, produced Masefield's "Nan,"
playing the name part ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1920, appeared in the same part ; at
the Harris Theatre, May, 1920, played
Mrs. Kenyon in " The Respect for
Riches " ; made her reappearance in
London, at the St. James's, Jan,, 1921,
as Marguerite in " Daniel " ; at the
Comedy, Mar., 1921, played Stella in
" Three " ; at the Booth Theatre, New
York, Mar., 1922, Isobclin " The Truth
About Blayds " ; at the Maxinc Elliott
Theatre, Aug., 1922, Greta Ellis in
" Fool's Errant " ; during the Ameri-
can Presidential election period, Aug.-
Nov., 1920, was the principal woman
speaker, elected from the State of
Mass., and addressed the Convention
in Chicago, seconding the Republican
candidate.
CARLISLE!, Sybil ; b. Cape Colony,
South Africa, 10 Feb., 1871 ; made
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her first appearance on the stage
at the Globe, 24 Jan., 1891, under
the management of Norman Forbes,
as Emily Pettibone, in " All the
Comforts of Home " ; appeared at
the Criterion, 1892, as Bella in " Haste
to the Wedding " ; at Terry's, Nov.,
1893, played Persis Harrison in
" Gudgeons " ; was then engaged
by the late Augustin Daly and
crossed to New York in 1894, play-
ing Olivia in "Twelfth Night,"
Margery in " Love on Crutches/'
Lucetta in " The Two Gentlemen
of Verona/' Oberon in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream/' etc. ; appeared with
the Daly company in London, 1895,
and remained with the company until
1896 ; at the Garrick, 1897, played in
" My Friend the Prince " ; in 1898,
appeared in New York in " A Brace of
Partridges " ; at the Haymarket, 1900,
played Julia in " The Rivals/' subse-
quently touring with Cyril Maude as
Lady Sneerwell in " The School for
Scandal " ; was next seen in London at
the Haymarket, Nov., 1900, when she
played the part of Muriel Mannering in
" The Second in Command " ; at the
Imperial, Aug., 1901, played in "A
Man of His Word " ; appeared at
Terry's, Apr., 1902, as Violet Fanshawe
in " My Pretty Maid " ; at the Duke
of York's, Nov., 1902, played the part
of Lady Catherine Lasenby in " The
Admirable Crichton " ; at the New
Theatre, May, 1904, played Lady
Wyvern in " The Bride and Bride-
groom " ; during 1904 played in the
United States with Mr. William
Gillette in " The Admirable Crich-
ton"; at His Majesty's, July, 1905,
played Rose Maylie "in " Oliver
Twist " ; appeared at the Comedy,
1906, in " The Alabaster Staircase '* ;
at Wyndham's, 1906, in " The Candi-
date " ; also appeared at Waldorf
in revival of " The Second in Com-
mand," and production of " Mrs.
Temple's Telegram," 1906; as Mrs,
Darling in revivals of " Peter Pan,"
Duke of York's, 1906-8, and as Laura
Fraser in " The Truth," at the Comedy,
Apr., 1907 ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1908, again appeared in " The
Admirable Crichton " ; at the Lyric,
Sept., 1908, appeared as Princess
Gabrielle in " The Duke's Motto " ;
at Toronto, Dec., 1910, and at Wai-
lack's, New York, in the same month,
played Madame Lucie Lachesnais
in " Pomander Walk " ; at the
Little Theatre, Nov., 1912, played
Margaret Morrison in " Barbara
Grows Up " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Jan., 1913, Miss Lechmere in " Esther
Castways " ; at the Globe, Sept., 1913,
played Mrs. Margaret Brinton in
" Years of Discretion " ; at the Little
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1914, played
Irene Maitland in "A Pair of Silk
Stockings " ; she continued to appear
in this part in New York, and on tour,
1915-16 ; during 1917-18 toured in
the provinces as Lady Broughton
in " General Post " ; reappeared in
London, at the St. Martin's Theatre,
Nov., 1918, as Mrs. Hardbottle in
" The Officers' Mess " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Nov., 1919, played in
" The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith " ;
Dec., 1919, played Lady Marden in
" Mr. Pirn Passes By " ; at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1920, Lady Sara Aldine
in " The Young Person in Pink " ;
at the St. James's, Dec., 1920, again
played Mrs. Darling in "Peter Pan,"
also appearing in the same part, Dec.,
1921 ; went to South Africa, with Dion
Boncicault and Irene Vanbrugh, 1923,
playing in " His House in Order " and
" The Twelve Pound Look " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Dec., 1923, played Emily
Entwhistle in " The Rising Genera-
tion " ; at the Queen's, Dec., 1924,
Madame clc Mericourt in " Orange
Blossom." Address : 6 Inverness
Place, W.2. Telephone No. : Park,
2876.
CARPENTER, Edward Cliilds, dra-
matic author and novelist ; b. Phila-
delphia, 13 Dec., 1871 ; m. Helen AWen
Km'pe ; is the author of the following
plays : " The Dragon Fly " (with
J. Luther Long), 1905 ; " Captain
Courtesy," 1906 ; " Remembrance,"
1906 ; " The Order of the Rose " ;
" The Barber of New Orleans," 1908 ;
" Bread Upon the Waters " ; " The
Challenge," 1911; "The Tongues of
Men," 1913 ; " The Cinderella Man,"
1915 ; " The Pipes of Pan," 1917 ;
" The Three Bears," 1917 ; " Bab,"
1920 ; " Romeo and Jane," 1920 ;
" Potluck," 1921 ; " Connie Goes
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Home," 1923 ; President of The
American Dramatists, 1922-24 ; Presi-
dent of the Dramatists' Theatre, Inc.
Address : 220 West 42nd Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
CARE, Alexander, actor; b. Rumni,
Russia, 7 Mar., 1878 ; m. Helen
Cressnian ; taken to the United States
when a child ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at St. Paul, Minn.,
in a music hall ; subsequently ap-
peared at Nashville, Louisville, and
Buffalo, where he played in " The
Stroke of Twelve " ; next proceeded
to Chicago and appeared at the
Trocadero ; went to New York, and
appeared at the Circle Theatre, 1904,
in " Wine, Women and Song," in
which he gave an imitation of David
Warfield in " The Music Master,"
which created a sensation ; was then
engaged for the Casino Theatre, by
Messrs. Shubert and appeared at that
theatre, 7 Oct., 1907, as Montgomery
Bernstein Brewster in " The Gay White
Way " ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Palace Theatre, 9 Aug.,
1909, as Abraham Levy in " Toplitsky,
or the End of the World " ; at Chicago,
Aug., 1910, played Cabosso in " The
Sweetest Girl in Paris " ; during
1911-12, toured in " Louisiana Lou " ;
at the Geo. M. Cohan Theatre, Aug.,
1913, played Mawruss Perlmutter in
" Potash and Perlmutter " ; during
1916 played in " vaudeville," in
*' An April Shower " ; at the El tinge
Theatre, Aug., 1917, played Mawruss
Perlmutter in " Business before
Pleasure"; at Chicago, Oct., 1920,
played Emil Behr in " The Dreamer " ;
reappeared in London, in variety
theatres, 1921, at the Selwyn Theatre,
New York, May, 1922, played Mawruss
Perlmutter in " Partners Again."
Clubs : Green Rcom, Comedy, and
White Rats.
CARR, Howard, composer and con-
ductor ; b. Manchester, 26 Dec., 1880 ;
s. of Edward Carr and his wife Lillie
(MunMttrick) ; e. St. Paul's School and
Central Technical College, Manchester ;
m. Beatrix Dagmar Tracy ; was
trained for the career of civil engineer ;
commenced his career as conductor,
1898, at Her Majesty's Theatre, Car-
lisle, was for some years engaged with
George Edwardes's companies on tour ;
in 1 903 was appointed musical director
of the Vaudeville Theatre for " The
Cherry Girl " and " The Catch of the
Season " ; at Criterion, 1905, Wynd-
ham's, 1906 ; was then engaged by
J. C. Williamson, Ltd., to conduct
light opera in Australia, for two years,
and while there composed interpolated
numbers and ballets for many of the
productions ; on his return to England,
1910, was appointed conductor for the
Beecham "Opera Comique" tours;
subsequently conductor at the Empire,
1914; Adelphi, 1915-16; Prince of
Wales's, 1916; Empire, 1918-19;
Ambassadors', 1919; Empire, 1920;
has specialised in theatrical orchestra-
tion, having scored many of the light
operas produced in London since 1905 ;
has composed " Under the Greenwood
Tree," 1906; " In the Jungle," 1917 ;
" Master Wayfarer," 1919 ; " Any Old
Thing," 1917 ; additional numbers to
" The Lilac Domino," 1918 ; " Shan-
ghai," 1918 ; part-composer of " Gay
Bohemia,"- 1919; "The Girl for the
Boy," 1919 ; has also conducted his
own orchestral compositions at the
Albert Hall, Queen's Hall, etc. Recrea-
tions : Cycling, swimming, and chess.
Club : Savage.
CARR-COOK, Madge, actress ; b.
Yorks, England, 28 June, 18S6 ; is
a sister of T. Morton Powell, theatrical
manager, and of the late Waiter
Morton Cameron ; m. (1) Charles Rob-
son ; (2) Augustus Cook ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
age of three, at Sunderland, as
Fleance in " Macbeth " ; during 1881-2
toured with Roberts and Archer's
Standard Pantomime Company ;
during 1882-3, appeared at the Pavilion,
Mile End, in " It's Never Too Late
to Mend," " Rebecca," " Dark Deeds
of London," " Mankind/* " Poor Jo,"
" Proof," etc. ; appeared at Drury
Lane Theatre, 14 July, 1882, as Lady
Annie Burleigh in " Elizabeth," with
Madame Ristori ; appeared at Sadler's
Wells as Billie Taylor in " Robinson
Crusoe," Christmas, 1882 ; in the
spring of 1883, toured under the man-
agement of Augustus Harris as Ellen in
" Pluck " ; subsequently toured with
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Charles Cartwright and Henry Ham-
ilton as Lady Dolly Vanderdecken
in " Moths/' and Lady Knelling in
" No Coronet " ; left England for the
United States in 1887; at Niblo's
Gardens, New York, 12 Oct., 1891,
played Corsine in " The Beautiful
Star " ; subsequently joined the
Lyceum " stock " company under
Daniel Frohman, and appeared there,
Dec., 1892, as Madame Olivares in
" Americans Abroad " ; Apr., 1893,
as Thompson in " The Guardsman " ;
Feb., 1894, as Keziah Mapletoft in
" A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing," etc. ;
was next seen in various " stock "
companies ; in 1896-7 was with T. D.
Frawley's " stock " company at the
Columbia Theatre in San Francisco,
and it was here that her daughter,
Miss Eleanor Robson, made her first
appearance on the stage, 1897 ; also
visited Honolulu with this company ;
continued to appear in " stock " until
1900 ; at the Bijou Theatre, New
York, Dec., 1900, appeared as Mrs.
Hunter in " The Climbers " ; it
was not until she assumed her famous
part of Mrs. Wiggs in " Mrs. Wiggs
of the Cabbage Patch/1 that she
came into prominence ; this play
was first produced at Louisville,
Ky., 5 Oct., 1903 ; was first seen
in New York, at the Savoy Theatre,
3 Sept., 1904, and presented in London
for the first time at Terry's Theatre,
27 Apr., 1907, being subsequently
transferred to the Adelphi, where it
ran until Dec. ; subsequently toured
in the same part ; in Oct., 1909, toured
as Mrs. Jim in "If I had Money " ;
after her daughter's marriage in 1909
quitted the stage. Address : 44 East
34th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
CARRICK, Hartley, M.A., dramatic
author; b. 15 Nov., 1881 ; s. of Ed-
ward and Emma Carrick ; e. Leys,
Cambridge, Hertford College, Oxford,
and Inner Temple ; was formerly a
law lecturer ; has written, either alone
or in collaboration, " John Berkeley's
Ghost/' 1910 ; " Two Merry Mon-
archs," 1910; "The Grass Widows,"
1912; "The H'Arum Lilley," 1912;
" What Ho ! Daphne/' 1913 ; " The
Joy-Ride Lady," 1914 ; " The Rajah's
Ruby/' 1914 ; " By Jingo if we do/'
1914; "The Little Lamb," 1914;
Passing Show," 1915 ; " Follow the
Crowd," 1916 ; second edition of
" Bric-a-Brac," 1916 ; " Hanky-
Panky," 1917 ; " Stunts/' 1919. Rec-
reations : Cricket, tennis, billiards,
and verse writing. Club : Savage.
Address : 5 Westbury Road, Ealing,
W.5. Telephone No. : Ealing 941.
CARRINGTON, Ethel, actress; b.
London, 29 Mar., 1889 ; d. of George
A. McDowall, J.P., of Loughton, Essex,
and ex-Mayor of West Ham, and his
wife Emily (Walker) ; e. St. Michael's
Hall, Brighton ; m. Murray Carrington ;
studied for the stage under Miss Kate
Rorke ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Kennington Theatre,
21 Oct., 1907, as Vere Herbert in
" Moths " ; for the next five years she
was a member of F. R. Benson's
Company ; made her first appearance
on the London stage at the St. James's
Theatre, 21 Dec., 1910, as Martin's
Wife in "The Piper"; subsequent! v
played leading parts with Benson's
Company, and at Stratford-on-Avon,
1911, appeared as Hero in " Much Ado
About Nothing," Anne Page in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," Jessica in
" The Merchant of Venice," Veronika
in " The Piper," Viola in " Twelfth
Night," Helena in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Bianca in " The
Taming of the Shrew " ; in 1913
toured in Canada and United States
with the Benson Company ; during
1915 toured with Arthur Bourchier
in " The Double Mystery " and " The
Green Flag " ; appeared at His Ma-
jesty's, Jan., 1916, as Mabel Cusack in
" Mrs. Pretty and the Premier " ;
Feb., 1916, as Madame Bunerat in
" The Arm of the Law " ; Mar., 1916,
as the Countess of Shrewsbury in
" Stand and Deliver " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1917, as the Player Queen in
" Hamlet " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1917, played Helen Trent in
" The Thirteenth Chair " ; at the
Court, Mar., 1919, Maria in " The
School for Scandal " ; at the Savoy,
Feb., 1920, Madame Pasquier in
" Peter Ibbetson " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1920, Giamella Botta-
dio in ** The Wandering Jew " ; Dec.,
1921, Dona Emilia in " Blood and
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Sand " ; at Stratford-on-Avon, July,
1922, with, the New Shakespeare Com-
pany, played in " Twelfth Night,"
" Cymbeline," " Othello/' " Hamlet,"
" Julius Caesar " ; at the Duke of
York's, Dec., 1922, played Light in
" The Blue Bird." Recreations : Read-
ing and bridge. Address : 52 St.
George's Road, Golder's Green, N. W. 1 1 .
Telephone No. : Speedwell 2485.
€ARRINGTON? Murray, actor; 6.
Upper Norwood, 13 Mar., 1885 ; s. of
Henry Pryce Hamer, M.A., and his
wife Beatrice Angela Carrington. (Pym);
e. Eastbourne College ; m. Ethel
McDowall ; his mother was a well-
known actress under her stage name
of Cecil Cromwell ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the St.
James's Theatre, 3 Sept., 1904, in
" The Garden of Lies " ; at the
Queen's, Manchester, Oct., 1905, ap-
peared as Pharaoh in " Jevan, the
Prodigal Son," and also appeared at
the same theatre in " Cymbeline " ;
then spent many years touring, and
was for eight years with F. R. Benson's
Company, during five of which he
played leading parts ; at the Kingsway,
Nov., 1914, played in " The Dynasts " ;
at Wyndham's, Dec., 1914, appeared
as Bunny in " Raffles " ; during 1915
toured with Arthur Bourchier ; at His
Majesty's, Jan., 1916, played Vernon
Harrington in " Mrs. Pretty and the
Premier " ; Feb., 1916, Vagret in
" The Arm of the Law " ; Mar., 1916,
Chevalier de Pontac in " Stand and
Deliver " ; May, 1916, Lear in " King
Lear's Wife " ; he then joined the
R.N.A.S., and after serving three years
was demobilised Feb., 1919, as Major
in the R.A.F. ; made his reappearance
on the stage at the Globe Theatre,
Mar., 1919, as Mr. Heyst in " Victory ";
at Stratford-on-Avon, Aug., 1919,
played Caliban in " The Tempest,"
Mark Antony in " Antony and Cleo-
patra," Oberon in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Ford in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," Leontes in " The
Winter's Tale/' Mercutio in " Romeo
and Juliet " ; at the Queen's .Theatre,
Oct., 1919, played General Dubois in
" Napoleon " ; subsequently appeared
at the Court, as Bassanio in " The
Merchant of Venice"; at the New
Theatre, Feb., 1920, Cassio in
"Othello"; at Stratlord-on-Avon,
Apr., 1920, played Shylock, Richard II,
Hamlet, Benedick, Jachimo, Orsino,
Orlando, Henry V, and Macbeth ; at
the Strand, Oct., 1920, played Henry V ;
at Portsmouth, May- June, 1922, ran
a " stock " company and played
" David Garrick," " The Ballad Mon-
ger," " The Three Musketeers,"
" Charles I," and " Paolo and Fran-
cesca " ; in 1923 toured in " If 1 Were
King," " Charles I," and " The Three
Musketeers " ; in Aug., 1924, went on
tour, playing Western in " While
Cargo." Recreations : Golf, cricket,
and hockey. Clubs : Green Room and
Stage Golfing Society. Address : 52
St. George's Road, Golder's Green,
N.W.ll. Telephone No. : Speedwell
2485.
(JAJMIOLL, Ktwrl, author and man-
ager ; 6. Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.;
commenced his career as a programme
seller at the Alvin Theatre, Pittsburgh ;
is the author of the following plays :
" Canary Cottage " (lyrics and music),
1916; "The "Love Mill," 1918;
" Flora Bella," 1920 ; " The Lady of
the Lamp," 1920 ; " Daddy Dunxp-
lins " (with George Barr McCutcheou),
1920 ; " Bavu," 1922 ; " Vanities of
1923," 1923; produced "The Rat,"
at the Earl Carroll Theatre, 1924 ;
the Earl Carroll Theatre, Mew York,
is named alter him.
CARROLL, Leo Cu, actor ; 6. Woo-
don, Northants ; had had experience
as an amateur prior to making his
first appearance on the professional
stage at the Scarborough theatre, in
July, 1911, when lie walked on in
" The Prisoner oE Zenda " ; made his
first appearance in London, in Mar.,
1912, at the Little Theatre, in " The
Blindness of Virtue " ; in the autumn
of the same year, went to America,
and at the Little Theatre, Now York,
Dec,, 1912, played Dick Rutherford
in " Rutherford and Son"; at 'the
Children's Theatre, Mar., 1913, played
Confessyon in " Everyman," with
Edith Wynno-Matthison, subsequently
appearing in " The Terrible Meek,"
"Peg o' My Heart/1 "Milestones,"
etc. ; on returning to England, spent
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several years touring in the provinces ;
at the Kingsway, Mar., 1923, played
Evan Jones in " Love in Pawn " ;" at
the Regent, June, 1923, General
Stuart in " Robert E. Lee," ; at the
Court, Nov., 1923, Dr. Verro Hodges
in " Our Ostriches " ; Feb., 1924,
Joyce Burge in " The Gospel of the
Brothers Barnabas " (" Back to Meth-
uselah ") ; at the Everyman, Apr.,
1924, Sir Maximus Leverton in " In.
and Out " ; at the Haymarket, Aug.,
1924, Roddy Dunton in " Havoc " ;
went to America, and at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, Sept., 1924, played
the same part ; at the Cort Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1924, played Matyas
Oez in " Carnival " ; has also appeared
in several productions lor the Repertory
Players and Phoenix Society. Recrea-
tions : Golf, walking, and playgoiiig.
Club : Playgoers'. Address : 25
Lonsdale Road, Wanstead, Essex.
CARSON, Charles, actor ; &. London,
16 Aug., 1885 ; s. of George Augustus
Carson and his wile Margaret (Ryan) ;
e. Mount St. Mary's, Heidelberg and
Boston, U.S.A. ; m. Bertha Kathleen
Elmes ; was formerly a civil engineer ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at the Court Theatre,
Oct., 1919, as Salarino in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; from Mar. -Nov.,
1920, toured with the New Shake-
speare company ; in Nov., 1920, was
at the Everyman Theatre ; at the
Strand, Jan., 1921, played Mr. Walker
in " The Safety Match " ; at the
Garrick, Aug., 1921, Ted Burnett in
" The Edge o' Beyond " ; then went
to South Africa, where he toured until
Dec., 1922 ; appeared at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1923, as Leonatus
Posthumous in " Cymbeline " ; at the
same theatre (for the Stage Society),
Jan., 1924, played the President of
the French Republic in " Progress " ;
at Wyndham's, Feb., 1924, Dr. Toller
in " Not in Our Stars " ; at thck Regent
(for the Phocsnix Society), June, 1924,
Sharper in " The Old Bachelor."
Recreations : Reading, travel, motor-
ing, riding. Address : 67 Belsizo Park
Gardens, N.W.3. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 4052,
CARSON. Frances, actress ; b. Phila-
delphia, 1 Apr., 1895 ; made her first
appearance on the stage in a stock
company at Ottawa ; subsequently
fulfilled similar engagements at Phila-
delphia, San Francisco and Toledo ;
next appeared in " vaudeville " ; made
her first appearance in New York, at
the Bandbox Theatre, 21 Dec., 1914,
as Suzanne in '* Poor Little Thing " ;
at the Comedy, New York, Feb., 1915,
played Daphne Kidlington in " The
White Feather " (" The Man Who
Stayed at Home"); during 1916-17
toured all over the United States as
Judy Abbott in " Daddy Long-Legs " ;
subsequently played in " Barbara's
Wedding " ;" at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, Mar., 1920, played Peggy
Fairfax in " The Hottentot " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Aug., 1920,
played Lucia Pell in " The Bad Man " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Feb., 1921,
Viola in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Sept., 1921,
appeared as Mary Talbot in " The
Scarlet Man " ; at the Astor, Sept.,
1921, Emmeline in "The Blue La-
goon " ; made her first appearance on
the London Stage, at the Apollo
Theatre, 24 Oct, 1922, as Doris Reade
in " Glamour " ; at the Royalty, Feb.,
1923, played Julie in ""The Love
Habit"; at the St. Martin's, Apr.,
1923, Helena Glory in " R.U.R. " ; at
the Comedy, Oct., 1923, Dolly Lymken
in " The Last Warning " ; at the
Haymarket, Jan., 1924, Violet Dering
in "Havoc." Address: 18 Berners
Street, W.I. Telephone No.-: Museum
2894.
CARSON, Lionel., Editor of The
Stage and " Stage Year Book " ; 6.
30 May, 1873 ; s, of the late Charles L.
Carson. Address : 16 York Street,
Covent Garden, W.C.2. Club : Savage.
Telephones : 2992 and 5213 Gerrard.
CARTEN, Audrey, actress ; b. Lon-
don, 6 Jan., 1900 ; d. of Edwin Hare
Bieker-Caorten and his wife Catherine ;
e. Caldccotc Towers, Bushey Heath ;
studied for the stage at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art ; made her
first appearance on the stage, at the
Court Theatre, 4 "Dec., 1920, as Helena
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at Wyndham's, May, 1922, played
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Lady Caroline Lancey in " Dear
Brutus " ; Dec., 1922, Phyllis Benton
in " Bull-Dog Drummond " ; Feb.,
1923, Una Lowry in " The Dancers.5'
Address : 19 Thorney Court, W.8.
Telephone No. : Kensington 240.
CARTER, Hubert Edward, actor;
6. Yorks ; e. Bradford ; studied for
the stage, under Albert Alberg, of
the Court Theatre, Stockholm ; made
his first appearance on the stage
in 1889 ; toured in 1894, in Edmund
Tearle's Company, and in 1895, with
Miss Alleyn's Company, in an extensive
repertory ; toured as Rob Dow in
" The Little Minister," Defarge in
" The Only Way ; also toured with
Forbes- Robertson ; made his first
appearance on the London stage, at the
Adelphi Theatre, 21 Dec., 1895, as the
President of the Court-Martial in
" One of the Best " ; at the Lyceum,
Sept., 1897, played Francisco in
" Hamlet " ; appeared at the Adelphi,
1902, in " Captain Kettle " ; first
attracted attention in 1903 when he
supported Miss Ellen Terry at the
Imperial Theatre, where he appeared
as Gunnar Headman in " The Vik-
ings/' Borachio in " Much Ado About
Nothing/' etc. ; subsequently scored
a success as Othello, Shylock, Macbeth
and other parts ; in 1907, appeared
at the Savoy, as Jason in " Medea/'
and toured in " Punchinello," and
in 1908, played David Garrick ;
toured with Weedon Grossmith in
" Billy Rotterford's Descent " ; during
1909-10, appeared at His Majesty's,
as Pistol in "The Merry Wives of
Windsor/' Metellus in "Julius Caesar/'
the First Player in " Hamlet/' the
Prince of Morocco in " The Merchant
of Venice/' Manager Kaw in " Trilby/'
Antonio in "Twelfth Night," Pharaoh
in " False Gods," Zmeskall von
Domanovecz in " Beethoven," Bur-
den in " The O'Flynn," Antonio
in " Twelfth Night," Edmund of
Langley in " Richard II ";
appeared at the Coliseum, Nov., 1910,
as Richmond in a condensed version
of "Richard III"; in 1911, toured
as Black Michael in " The Prisoner
of Zenda," and as Branscornbe
in " Stephen Maquoid, M.P." ; ap-
peared at Covent Garden, Jan., 1912,
as the Leader of the Chorus in
" CEdipus Rex " ; at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1912, as Montano in " Othello " ;
May, 1912, Sir Toby Belch in
" Twelfth Night," and the Cham-
berlain in " King Henry VIII " ;
June, 1912, the Host of the Garter in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
and Bumble in " Oliver Twist " ;
subsequently toured as Haaj in
" Kismet " ; at the Lyceum, Apr.,
1913, played Isaac of York in
" Ivanhoe " ; at His Majesty's Theatre,
Sept., 1913, played Juclah in " Joseph
and his Brethren " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1914, King Mpande in " Ma-
meena " ; at the New Theatre, Man-
chester, Jan., 1915, Shylock in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; Mar., 1915,
Othello ; at His Majesty's, June, 1915,
appeared as the Sergeant in " Marie-
Odile"; at the Queen's, June, 1915,
Bjorn in " Eyvind of the Mountains " ;
at His Majesty's, 5 July, 1915, played
the Duke of Suffolk in the " all-star "
revival of " King Henry VIII," given
in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at His Majesty's, Dec.,
1916, played Abdullah in " Chu-Chin-
Chow," and from thence played
throughout the run of that play ;
on several occasions appeared in Oscar
Asche's part of Abu Hasan, during
that gentleman's absence ; during
this period he appeared at special
performances at King's Hall, Covent
Garden, Jan., 1919, as Sir John Brute
in " The Provoked Wife " ; Apr.,
1919, as Kira in " The Faithful,"
and at the New Theatre, May, 1919,
as Pierre Joubert in " The Altar of
Liberty"; at His Majesty's, Oct.,
1921, played Kataf in " Cairo " ;
toured in United States with Sir John
Martin Harvey, 1923 ; at the Regent
(for the Phoenix Society), Mar., 1924,
played King Lear ; at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1924, played Cormsau in " 'hie
Royal Visitor " ; at the Theatre Royal,
Glasgow, Dec., 1924, played the
Emperor in " Aladdin." Address :
Actors' Association, 79 St. Martin's
Lane, W.C.2.
CARTER, Mrs. Leslie., actress ; b. at
Lexington, Kentucky, 10 June, 1862 ;
m. (1) Leslie Carter, 26 May, 1880 ; (2)
W. L. Payne, 13 July, 1906 ; made her
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debut at the Broadway, New York, 10
Nov., 1890, as Kate Graydon, the lead-
ing part in " The Ugly Duckling " ; at
the old Star Theatre, 3 Nov., 1891, she
appeared as Miss Helyett in the
musical comedy of that name, which
was played at the Criterion, London,
under the title of " Miss Decima " ;
she appeared in this piece in New
York and on tour until 1893 ; for
the next two years she was not seen
in public, though she studied closely;
then at Washington in 1895 she ap-
peared as Maryland Calvert in " The
Heart of Maryland," and appeared
at the Herald Square Theatre, Oct. 22,
1895, in the same part ; she continued
in this play for three years ; she made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the Adelphi Theatre, 9 Apr.,
1898, in the same part ; at Washing-
ton, Dec., 1898, and at the Garrick
Theatre, New York, 9 Jan., 1899, she
was seen as the heroine of " Zaza/'
and she also played the same part at
the Garrick, London, on 16 Apr., 1900 ;
at Washington, Dec., 1901, she
appeared as Du Barry in Belasco's
play of that name, and appeared
in the same part at the Criterion
Theatre, N.Y., 25 Dec., 1901 ; she
continued to appear in this play for
another three years ; at Washington,
26 Dec., 1904, and Belasco Theatre,
New York, 11 Jan., 1905, she
appeared in the name part of Belasco
and Long's play " Adrea " ; she
severed her connection with David
Belasco in the summer of 1906, on the
occasion of her marriage with W. L.
Payne ; up to that period she had
appeared under Belasco's management
only ; in Apr., 1907, commenced a
tour under her own management,
playing " Du Barry " and " Zaza."
Her next production, in Nov., 1907,
was a revival of "La Tosca " ; at
the Liberty Theatre, New York, 1909,
she appeared in " Kassa " ; at St.
Paul, Sept., 1909, in " Vasta Herne " ;
at the Lyric, New York, 29 Nov., 1910,
played Jeannette and Jeannine in
" Two Women " ; in Jan., 1913,
toured under the management of John
Cort, in " Zaza/' " Carnille," " Magda,"
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and
" The Gay Lord Qucx " ; during 1915
toured in *' vaudeville " in " Zaza" ;
at the Coliseum, London, July, 1917,
appeared in " The Lady in Red " ;
she then retired from the stage, and
was not seen again until she reap-
peared in New York, at the Selwyn
Theatre, Sept., 1921, as Lady Catherine
in " The Circle " ; during 1923, toured
in " The Circle/5 " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray/' " Madame X," and
" Zaza." Address : c/o Edgar Selwyn,
229 West 42nd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
CARTER, Margaret, actress ; b.
Clifton, Bristol ; d. of R. Thomas
Carter and his wife Amy Chatfield
(Seager) ; e. Badminton House School,
Clifton ; in. (1) Wilson Pembroke
(deed.) ; (2) Brember Wills ; studied
for opera under Joseph Rocckel ; made
her first appearance on the stage on
tour with the Moody-Manners Opera
company, and also appeared with that
company at the Lyric and Drury
Lane ; subsequently she toured in
musical comedy for some years, playing
Henri in " La Poupee," Linda in " The
Girl on the Film," the Lion Queen in
" The Dollar Princess," etc. ; in 1914
appeared at the Lyceum Theatre, in
" Tommy Atkins," and " The Sol-
dier's Wedding " ; during the war
was at the Admiralty ; reappeared on
the stage at the Everyman Theatre,
1920, and played numerous parts in
the various productions there ; at the
Court, Mar., 1922, played Mrs. Barth-
wick in " The Silver Box " ; at Daly's
(for the Phoenix Society), Nov., 1922,
The Abbess in " The Jew of Malta " ;
at the St. Martin's, 1922, succeeded
Lady Tree as Mrs. Preen in " Shall We
Join the Ladies ? " ; Mar., 1923,
played Mary in " The Great Broxopp ";
at the Ambassadors', June, 1923,
Lady Susan Rocker in " The Lilies
of the Field " ; at the St. Martin's,
July, 1923, Lady Mento in " Melloney
Holtspur " ; Nov., 1923, Louise in
" Fledglings " ; Jan., 1924, Mrs. Pool
in " The Likes of Her " ; at the
Queen's, Apr., 1924, Lady Romer in
" The Conquering Hero " ; Sept.,
1924, Mrs. Usherwood in " The
Claimant" ; at the Everyman, Dec.,
1924, Mrs. Elphingham in " The Tyr-
anny of Homo." Recreation : Motor-
ing. Address: 31 Lancelot Place,
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Knightsbridge, S.W.7. Telephone No. :
Kensington 7183.
CARTEE, Nell, actress; made her
first appearance on the stage in
musical comedy, at the Aldwych,
23 Dec., 1905, playing Peal-a-Belle in
" Blue Bell " ; in Apr., 1908, toured in
" Sweet and Twenty " ; appeared at
the Garrick Theatre, May, 1909, as
Donaldbain in " Macbeth " ; at the
Duke of York's, Mar.-Apr., 1910,
played Jane Huxtable in " The
Madras House," Clara de Foenix in
" Trelawney of the Wells/' and the
Coquette in " Prunella " ; at the
Playhouse, Mar., 1911, appeared as
the Countess of Milverton in " One of
the Dukes," and Apr., 1911, as
Evangelinein " Our Nervous System" ;
at the Duke of York's, Aug., 1911,
played Claire Fowler in " The Con-
cert " ; during 1912, played at the
Kingsway, in " Fanny's First Play " ;
and at the Prince's, in May, appeared
as Silvia, in " The Bias of the World " ;
at the Vaudeville, Feb., 1913, played
^rmyntrude Johnson in " The School-
mistress " ; during 1914, toured in
Canada, with Lawrence Irving ; on
returning to England, toured in the
Variety Theatres, in " A Girl in Pos-
session " ; at the Strand, Apr., 1915,
played Mary Masuret in " The Argyle
Case " ; during 1917, toured as Helen
Grace in " Booties' Baby " ; during
1919, toured as Esther Eccles in
" Caste," Bella in " School," Blanche
Hayes in " Ours," and subsequently, as
Mrs. Calthorpe in " The Man from
Toronto"; during 1920, toured as
the Hon. Jane Bagley in " Our Mr.
Hepplewhite " ; at the Lyric, June,
1920, played Th6rese in " The S.S.
Tenacity " ; during 1921, toured as
Dominie Enfielden in " The Garden of
Allah " ; at the Regent (for the
Phoenix Society), Mar., 1923, played
Dame Pliant in " The Alchemist " ; at
the same theatre (also for the Phoenix) ,
Feb., 1924, Mrs. Alithea in " The
Country Wife " ; at the Everyman
Theatre, Aug., 1924, played Lesdia
Grantham in " Getting Married."
Address : 3 Great Ormond Street,
W.C.I.
CARTER-EDWARDS, James
(James Edwards), actor; b. Birming-
ham ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the old Garrick Theatre,
Leman Street, 17 Sept., 1859, as
Leonardo Gonzaga in " The Wife " ;
in 1861, was at the Queen's Theatre,
Hull, as a member of the " stock "
company ; subsequently played sea-
sons, at Birmingham, Hull, Leeds,
Edinburgh, etc., where he played
leading parts ; from 1873-9, was a
member of Madame Beatrice's Com-
pany, and when on the death of that
lady, the company was taken over
by the late Frank Harvey, he remained
with that manager until 1901, appear-
ing in " The Wages of Sin," " The
Workman," " The Woman of the
People," " A Ring of Iron," " Bxiilt on
Sand/' " Married, not Mated," " The
World Against Her," " Life and Death/'
" A Mad Marriage," " Judge Not/' etc.,
winner of " The Scottish Nights
Weekly " prize for an all-Scotch play,
entitled, " Life's Mistakes," produced
at the Princess's Theatre, Glasgow,
July, 1885 ; subsequently joined the
late Wilson Barrett, 1901, with whom
he appeared in " The Christian King/'
" Lucky Durham," etc. ; he toured
twice round the world with Barrett,
playing all the second leading parts,
including lago, Claudius, Holy 01 em out
in " Claudian," The Bishop in " ,Beu
My Chree," etc. ; joined Fred Terry and
Julia Neilson in 1904, and has remained
a member of their company ever since,
playing Davy in " Sunday/' 1904 ;
Sir George Vernon in " Dorothy o' the
Hall," 1904 ; Captain of the Guard
in "The Scarlet Pimpernel," 1905;
Gamaliel Fotheringham in " Matt
o' Merry mount," 1908 ; Marshall de
Tavannes in " Henry of Navarre/'
1909 ; Brogard in " The Scarlet
Pimpernel/' 1910 ; Duke von Rosen
in "The Popinjay/' 1911 ; The Duke
in "As You Like It," 1911 ; Captain
Clavering in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury," 1912 ; John Goodman in
"Peg and the 'Prentice," 1913;
General Diego de Qucsacla in " The
Duchess of Suds/' 1914 ; "John
Goodman in "Mistress Wilful/' 1915 ;
Leonato in " Much Ado about Noth-
ing," 1919 ; Sir John Chester in " The
Hon. Mr. Tawnish/' 1920 ; Ivan
Mercer in " The Borderer," 1923,
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CARTON, R. C. (R. C. Critchett),
dramatic author ; b. London, 10 May,
1853 ; 5. of the late Dr. G. Critchett,
the well-known oculist ; m. Katherine
Compton, daughter of Henry Comp-
ton ; commenced his career as an
actor, making his first appearance
at the New Theatre Royal, Bristol,
29 Mar., 1875, in " The Sea of Ice/' ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Lyceum, 19 June, 1875, as Osric
in " Hamlet " ; played in " Queen
Mary/' 1876 ; " New Men and Old
Acres/' 1878 ; " Truth/' 1879 ; " The
Rivals/' 1880 ; " Low Water/' 1884 ;
" The Private Secretary," 1884 ; " Bad
Boys," 1885 ; retired from acting,
1885 ; his first plays were written in
collaboration with Cecil Raleigh, and
included " The Great Pink Pearl,"
at the Prince's, 1885 ; " The Points-
man/' at the Olympic, 1887 ; and
" The Treasure," at the Strand, 1888 ;
his first play written alone, was
" Sunlight and Shadow," produced
at the Avenue, 1890, by George
Alexander ; then followed " Liberty
Hall," St. James's, 1892 ; " Robin
Goodfellow," Garrick, 1893 ; " The
Fall of the Leaf," 1893 ; " The Home
Secretary," Criterion, 1895 ; " The
Squire of Dames," Criterion, 1895 ;
" A White Elephant," Comedy, 1896 ;
" The Tree of Knowledge," St. James's,
1896 ; " Lord and Lady Algy,"
Avenue, 1898 ; " Wheels Within
Wheels," Court, 1899 ; " Lady Hunt-
worth's Experiment," Criterion, 1900 ;
" The Ninth Waltz," Garrick, 1900 ;
" The Undercurrent," Criterion, 1901 ;
" A Clean Slate," Criterion, 1902 ;
"The Rich Mrs. Repton," Duke of
York's, 1904 ; " Mr. Hopkinson/'
Avenue, 1905 ; " Public Opinion,"
Wyndham's, 1905 ; " Lady Barbarity/'
Comedy, 1908 ; " Mr. Preedy and
the Countess," Criterion, 1909 ;
" Lorrimcr Sabiston, Dramatist," St.
James's, 1909 ; " Eccentric Lord
Comberdcne," St. James's, 1910 ;
"An Eye-Opener/' Coliseum, 1911;
"The Bear Leaders," Comedy, 1912;
" A Busy Day," Apollo, 1915 ; edited
the y&vue, " See-Saw/' Comedy, 1916 ;
"The Off-Chance," Queen's, 1917;
"Nurse Benson" (with Justin Hunt-
Icy McCarthy), Globe, 1918 ; " Other
People's Worries/' Comedy, 1922.
Address : The Red Lodge, Acton, W.3.
Club : Garrick. Telephone No. :
Chiswick 1200.
CAR.US, Emma, actress and vocalist ;
b. 18 Mar., 1879 ; d. of Carl Cams and
his wife Henrietta (Rohland) ; e. Brook-
lyn. ; m. Harry James Everall ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Proctor's, Twenty-third Street Theatre,
New York, 1894 ; appeared at the
New York Theatre, Oct., 1899, in the
burlesque, " Nell Go-In " ; played her
first important part at the New York
Theatre, 1900, when she appeared as
Lady Muriel in " The Giddy Throng " ;
subsequently in "King's Carnival"'
and " The Supper Club " ; in 1902 she
succeeded Marie Cahill in " The Wild
Rose " ; at the Broadway Theatre,
1904, appeared in " The Medal and
the Maid " ; played Lady Peacock in
" Woodland " ; subsequently played
in " The Defender " ; at the New
Amsterdam, 1907, succeeded Fay
Templeton as Mary in " Forty-five
Minutes from Broadway " ; at the
Jardin de Paris, July, 1907, played lead
in " The Follies of 1907 " ; at the
Casino, July, 1910, appeared as Mel-
pomene in " Up and Down Broad-
way " ; at the Herald Square Theatre,
Nov., 1911, played Mrs. Homer Van
Pelt in " The Wife Hunters " ; sub-
sequently " starred " in " The Broad-
way Honeymoon " and " Listen,
Lester " ; since 1915, has appeared
only on the Vaudeville stage. A ddress :
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.A.
CASARTELLI, ftaMelle, actress ; b.
Liverpool, 20 Nov., 1910 ; was a pupil
of Italia Conti at the age of 5 ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Gaiety Theatre, 8 Jan., 1921, as the
Smallest Of Them All in " The Be-
trothal " ; at the Royalty, May, 1921,
played in "Pins and Needles";
at the Empire, July, 1921, played
Beryl Meredith in " Some Detec-
tive " ; at the St. James's, Dec.,
1921, Liza in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Holborn Empire, Dec., 1922, Will-
o-the-Wisp in " Where the Rainbow
Ends " ; at Drury Lane, May, 1923,
Howard Kean in " Ned Kean of Old
Drury " ; at the St. Martin's, July,
1923, Susan Jones in " Melloney
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Holtspur " ; at the Holborn Empire,
Dec., 1923, again played Will-o-the-
Wisp in " Where the Rainbow Ends " ;
at Drury Lane, June, 1924, Doris
Blackshaw in " London Life." Hobby ^ :
Reading. Address ; c/o Miss Italia
Conti, 38 Great Ormond Street, W.C.I.
CAS SON, Lewi_s T.? actor and stage
director ; 6. Birkenhead, 26 Oct.,
1875 ; s. of Thomas Casson and his
wife Laura Ann (Thomas) ; e. Ruthin
Grammar School ; m. Sybil Thorndike ;
as an amateur he appeared at the St.
George's Hall, and Albert Hall Theatre,
principally with Charles Fry, with
whom in Nov., 1900, he played Sebas-
tian in " Twelfth Night " ; Dec., 1900,
Dtunain in "Love's Labour's Lost";
Nov., 1901, Hotspur in " King Henry
IV ' ' (part I) ; made his first pro-
fessional appearance at the Royalty
Theatre, 1 Nov., 1903, as Polixines in
" The Winter's Tale/' and during the
same month, appeared there as Cassius
in " Julius Caesar " ; toured with
Leigh Lovel in " The Duke of Killi-
crankie," and with Harcourt Williams'
Pastoral Players ; appeared at the
Court Theatre, under J. H. Leigh,
Apr.- June, 1904, as the First Outlaw
and Eglamourin " The Two Gentlemen
of Verona," and Servilius in " Timon
of Athens " ; subsequently toured in
Ben Greet's company ; at the Adelphi,
Sept., 1904, with Oscar Asche,
played Pico del Amare in " The
Prayer of the Sword " ; appeared at
the Court Theatre, 1904-7, during the
Barker- Vedrenne regime, as the Statue
of Love in " Prunella," Octavius Robin-
son in " Man and Superman," Castor
in the " Electra " of Euripides, Sidi
el Assif in " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion," Mr. Danby in " The
Doctor's Dilemma," the Magistrate's
Clerk in "The Silver Box," Allen
Trent in " Votes for Women " ; at
the Adelphi, Apr., 1905, played
Rosencraiitz, and in May, 1905,
Laertes in " Hamlet," with H. B.
Irving, Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton ;
at the Court, May, 1905, appeared as
Dante in " Beatrice " ; at the Great
Queen Street Theatre, June, 1907,
played Troilus in " Troilus and Cres-
sida " ; at the Savoy, Oct., 1907, played
Chaplain Brudenell in " The Devil's
Disciple," and the Messenger in
" Medea," of Euripides ; appeared with
Miss Horniman's Company at the
Gaiety, Manchester, from Sept., 1908,
as John Abel in " Marriages are Made
in Heaven," Captain Underwood in
" The Postern Gate," Dr. Hope in
" Cupid and the Styx," Robert Frith in
" The Three Barrows," Bue Asbirning
in "The Feud," the Hon. Cyril Hinmers
in " Trespassers will be Prosecuted,"
the Hon. Percy Wilton in " The Few
and the Many " ; at the Hay market,
Aug., 1909, played James Roden in
" The Fires of Fate " appeared at the
Duke of York's, during Charles
Frohman's repertory season, Feb.-
June, 1910, as the Doctor in "Justice,"
Mr. Brigstock in " The Madras
House," Osier in " The Sentiment-
alists " ; in " Trelawney of the Wells " ;
the Statue of Love in " Prunella,"
and Fenwick in " Chains " ; in the
same year went to America, and at
the Empire, New York, 5 Sept., 1910,
played Fletcher in " Smith " ; was
appointed director of the Gaiety,
Manchester, 1911, and appeared
there as John Curtis in " Elaine,"
Love in " Prunella," Veruon Hoddcr
in " Revolt " ; during his engagement
here, was the original producer of
" Hindlc Wakes," " The Marriage of
Columbine," " Jane Clegg," " The
Shadow," " Revolt," " The Whisper-
ing Well," " The Golden Fleece,"
" Marigold," " The Threshold," etc. ;
appeared at the Court, May, 1913, as
John Curtis in " Elaine," and at
the Gaiety, Manchester, Oct., 1913, as
Brutus in " Julius Caesar " ; in Nov.,
1913, tendered his resignation as
Director of the Gaiety, Manchester ;
in 1914, appointed "Director of the
Royalty (Repertory) Theatre, Glasgow,
where he played John Tanner in
" Man and Superman " ; served in
the R.E., 1915-18, awarded the M.O.,
August, 1917; after being demobilised,
appeared at the King's Hall, Covent
Garden, Jan., 1919, as Constant in
" The Provoked Wife " ; at the Oar-
rick, Mar., 1919, played Le 'Bret in
" Cyrano de Bcrgcrac '*' ; at the Grand,
Croydon, Jan., 1920, Paul Marketel in
" A Chinese Puzzle " ; at the Holbom
Empire, Feb. -Mar., 1920, in conjunction
with Bruce Winston, was responsible
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for the season of Greek Tragedy,
etc. ; he appeared there as Poseidon
and Talthybius in " The Trojan
Woman/' the Messenger in " Medea,"
Rev. JamesMorrellin " Candida," etc.,
etc. ; at the St. James's, May, 1920,
played Robert Darzac in , " The
Mystery of the Yellow Room " ; was
then appointed stage-director of the
Grand Guignol at the Little Theatre,
opening in Sept., 1920, where he made
several notable productions, and played
many parts in them ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1922, in conjunction
with his wife, produced " Jane Clegg,"
in which lie played Mr. Morrison,
followed by Admiral Gravieres and the
Prefet in " The Scandal," Sept., 1922 ;
and the Judge in " The Cenci," Nov.,
1922 ; at the "Criterion, Jan., 1923, pro-
duced " Advertising April " ; at the
New, Sept., 1923, produced " Cymbe-
line," also playing Arviragus and
Philario ; in Oct., 1923, produced
" The Lie " ; Mar., 1924, " Saint
Joan," in which he played de Stogunx-
ber ; at the New Theatre (for the Stage
Society), May, 1924, produced " Man
and the Masses," also playing the
Guide. Address : 6 Carlyle Square,
S.W.3. Telephone No. : Kensington
3073.
CATLETT, Walter, actor; b. San
Francisco, California, 4 Feb., 1889 ;
s. of George C. Catlett and his wife
Mary (Noonan) ; e. San Francisco ;
m. Zanetta Watrous ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Cali-
fornia Theatre, San Francisco, as
Uncle Sam in " Brownies in Fairy-
land," 1906 ; played in all the principal
" stock " companies in California,
including the Tivoli Opera Company,
Alcazar, San Francisco ; Princess Opera
Company ; JBurbank " Stock " Com-
pany, Bclasco Theatre ; subsequently
toured through United States and
Canada with the late Denis O' Sulli-
van in Irish drama ; and with
McKee Rankin and Nance O'Neil in
Shakespearean and Dickens repertory ;
subsequently toured with the Columbia
Minstrels ; made his first appearance
in New York, at the Lyric Theatre,
4 Aug., 1910, as Artie in " The Prince
of Pilsen " ; also toured in " Madame
Sherry/' 1911, and "The Red Hose,"
1912-13 ; appeared at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1916, as
Harry Miller in " So Long, Letty " ; at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, June,
1917, appeared in " The Ziegfeld
Follies of 1917 " ; at the Forty-fourth
Street Roof Garden, Mar., 1918, played
" Buck " Sweeney in' "Follow the
Girl " ; at the Cohan Theatre, in " The
Kiss Burglar," 1918; at the Astor
Theatre, Nov., 1918, Professor Eras-
mus Duckworth in " Little Simplicity";
made his first appearance on the Lon-
don stage, at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
27 Sept., 1919, as William Pye in
" Baby Bunting " ; at the Hippo-
drome, Brighton, Apr., 1920, played
in " Keyhole Kameos," with which he
subsequently toured ; on his return to
New York appeared at the New
Amsterdam, Dec., 1920, as Otis Hooper
in " Sally " ; at the Times Square
Theatre, Sept., 1924, played Andrew
Bloxom in " Dear Sir " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Dec., 1924, J. Watterson
Wat kins in- " Lady, Be Good ! "
Favourite Part : Lord Fancourt Bab-
berly in " Charley's Aunt." Recrea-
tions : Sketching, baseball, golf and
fishing. Clubs : Lambs', Green Room,
and Elks. Address ; Lambs' Club, 128
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
CAVANAGH, Lilian, actress; b.
London ; e. London and in Germany ;
m. Norman Loring ; was a student at
the Academy of Dramatic Art ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Comedy Theatre, 23 Sept., 1911,
walking on in '* The Marionettes " ;
during the spring of 1912, toured as
Greeba in " The Bondman/' and
during the autumn of the same year,
played Molly Blair in "At the Barn " ;
subsequently joined Miss Horniman's
company at the Gaiety, Manchester,
1913, where she played Kathie in " Old
Heidelberg," Jeannot in " The Dream
Child," etc. ; subsequently toured as
Flora Lloyd in " The Honeymoon " ;
at the Playhouse, 28 Nov., 1913, ap-
peared as Columbine in " The Marriage
of Columbine," and she also played
Mary in " Mary Goes First," and Kitty
in " The Marriage of Kitty," in the
absence of Miss Marie Tempest, at the
same theatre ; she also appeared at the
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Playhouse, Feb., 1914, as Nali in
" Dropping the Baby," and May, 1914,
as Janet Amery in " The Wynmartens" ;
at the Garrick, July, 1914, played
Mrs. Anstruther in " A Collection will
be Made " ; she then accompanied
Miss Marie Tempest on her American
tour, making her first appearance in
New York, at the Comedy Theatre,
2 Nov., 1914, as Ella Southwood in
" Mary Goes First," subsequently
appearing there as Linda Moore in
<l At the Barn," and Liz in " The
Dumb and the Blind " ; during 1915-
16, toured with Walker Whiteside, as
Mary Ainsleigh in " The Ragged
Messenger," also in " Typhoon " and
" The Melting Pot " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, New York, May, 1916,
played Maud Bray in "A Lady's
Name " ; retired from the stage 1916-
22 ; reappeared, at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1923, when she played Gwen-
doline Morley in " Good Gracious,
Annabelle ! " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Apr., 1923, Beulah Baxter in " Merton
of the Movies " ; at the Globe, Aug.,
1924, for a time played Miss Margaret
Bannermaii's part of Lady George
Grayston in " Our Betters." Favourite
parts : Kathie in " Old Heidelberg,"
and Columbine in " The Marriage of
Columbine. ' ' A ddress : 1 62c Adelaide
Road, N.W.3.
CAWTHORN, Joseph, actor ; b. New
York, 29 Mar., 1867 ; s. of Alfred
Cawthorne and his wife Sarah (Willett);
m. Queenie Vassar ; made his first
appearance on the stage as a child at
Robinson's Music Hall, New York,
1871 ; in 1872 was with Haverly's
Minstrels ; at the age of nine he was
taken to England, and for four years
appeared in various music halls ;
during 1883 toured the United States
in " Little Nugget " ; has for many
years been a prominent comedian in
musical plays ; his most noted appear-
ances have been made in " Excelsior,
Jr./' " Nature," " Miss Philadelphia,"
" The Singing Girl," and " The Fortune
Teller " ; reappeared in London, at
the Shaftesbury Theatre, 1901, as Boris
in " The Fortune Teller " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1903, played Mother Goose in the piece
of that name ; in 1905, played Fritz
Von Swobenfritz in " Fritz of Tam-
many Hall " ; at the New Amster-
dam Theatre, 16 Apr., 1906, played
Siegmund Lump in " The Free Lance,"
subsequently touring (1906-7) in the
same piece ; in Nov., 1907, appeared
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, in
" The Hoyden " ; Oct., 1908, appeared
at New Amsterdam Theatre, as Dr.
Pill in " Little Nemo " ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, 1910, played
Oscar Spiel in " Girlies " ; at the Globe,
New York, 1911, played Louis Von
Schloppenhauer in " The Slim Prin-
cess "; and same theatre, 1911,
Marky Zinsheimer in " A Star for a
Night " ; in 1912, toured in " The Slim
Princess " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Feb., 1913, played Schlump
in " The Sunshine Girl " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Aug., 1914,
played Trimpel in " The Girl from
Utah " ; at the Liberty Theatre, Jan.,
1916, Otto Spreckles in " Sybil " ;
at the Empire, New York, Sept.,
1917, Joseph Guppy in " Rambler
Rose"; at the Globe, New York,
Nov., 1918, Timothy in " The Canary";
and toured in this part, 1919-20 ;
at the Liberty, Nov., 1920, appeared as
the Hon. Hudson Hobson in " The
Half-Moon " ; subsequently played in
" The Bunch and Judy " ; at the
Selwyn Theatre, Jan., *1922, playccl
Theodore Vanderpop in " The Blue
Kitten " ; at Chicago, Mar., 1923,
played in " Light Wines and Beer."
Address ; Deal, N.J., U.S.A.
CECCHJGTTI, Eurico, dancer and
motive de ballet ; b. Italy, 1847 ; made
his first appearance on the stage as a solo
dancer, 5 Jan., 1872 ; made his first
appearance in London, at Her Majesty's
Theatre, 22 May, 1885, under the
management of Charles Hawtrcy, in
the ballet of " Excelsior," subsequently
was closely associated with the Imperial
Russian Ballet, at Petrograd, for many
years ; numerous leading dancers have
figured as his pupils, among whom may
be mentioned Tatnara Karsavina,
Lydia Lopokova, Margaret; Morris,
etc. ; returned to Italy in 1924,
Hobby : Dancing.
CELLI, Faith, actress ; 6, Kensington,
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27 Nov., 1888 ; d. of the late
Frank Celli (Francis Standing) and
his wife Margaret (Birr ell) ; e, in
Belgium and at St. Michael's College.
St. Albans ; was a pupil at the
Academy of Dramatic Art ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at the Duke of York's Theatre,
16 Dec., 1907, as Tootles in " Peter
Pan " ; at the St. James's, Sept., 1909,
appeared as the Maid in " Mid-
Channel " ; at the Haymarket, June,
1910, appeared in " Priscilla Runs
Away"; at the Strand, Sept., 1910,
played Nettie Majors in " The Man
i'rom Mexico " ; at the Playhouse, May,
1912, Sheila Morris in " Love — and
What Then ? " ; at the Little Theatre,
June, 1912, Pauline in " Very Much
Married " ; at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1912, Amelie in " The Little Cafe " ;
at the Savoy, Apr., 1913, Stella in
" Brother Alfred " ; at the Little
Theatre, Nov., 1913, Violet in " Gemi-
nae " ; the Damsel in " The Three
Wayfarers," and Addle in " The
Impulse of a Night " ; made a sub-
stantial success when she appeared at
Wyndham's, Oct., 1917, as Margaret
in " Dear Brutus " ; at the same
theatre, June, 1918, played Laura Bell
in "A Well-remembered Voice " ; at
the New Theatre, Dec., 1918, appeared
as Peter in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Aldwych, Feb., 1920, played Miss
Eynsford-Hill in " Pygmalion " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1920,
Emmeline in " The Blue Lagoon " ;
at the St. James's, Aug., 1921, played
Olive in " Threads " ; at the Globe,
Dec., 1921, Septima Blayds-Conway
in " The Truth About Blayds " ; at
Wyndham's, May, 1922, Margaret in
a revival oC " Dear Brutus " ; at the
St. Martin's Theatre, Mar., 1923, Iris
Tenterden in " The Great Broxopp " ;
ut the Royalty, Jan., 1924, Mary in
"The Eternal Spring"; at Wynd-
hunVs, Apr., 1924, Angela in "To
Have the Honour." luwourite part :
Margaret in " Dear Brutus." Club :
New Century. Address: 11 Hyde Park
Chambers, Knightsbriclge, S.W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Kensington 2440.
CJ2IXIER. Frank, actor and manager ;
b. Surbitoa, 23 Feb., 1884 ; s. of the
late Fl'anois Collier and his wife Clara
(Short) ; e. Cranleigh ; m. Florence
Glossop-Harris (mar. dis.) ; was engaged
in commercial life for three years,
before making his first appearance on
the stage at the Town Hall, Reigate, on
Easter Monday, 1903, as Clement Hale
in " Sweet Lavender " ; in the autumn
of 1903 went on tour with William
Poel, playing in "Dr. Faustus " ;
subsequently played two tours with
Ian Maclaren in a repertory of Shake-
spearean and classical plays, appearing
as Laertes, Jaques, Romeo, Athos in
" The Three Musketeers," etc. ; was
engaged for two years with Edward
Terry, playing Clement Hale in " Sweet
Lavender," Cis Farringdon in " The
Magistrate," Gerald in " Liberty Hall/'
etc. ; from 1907, toured in conjunc-
tion with Florence Glossop-Harris in
a Shakespearean and modern repertory,
during which time he played Hamlet,
Othello, Macbeth, Romeo, Mercutio,
Malvolio, Benedick, Orlando, Jacques,
Touchstone, Shylock, Richard III, Bru-
tus, Bottom, Caliban, Petruchio, and
Antipholus of Syracuse ; also Sir Peter
Teazle, D'Artagnan 'in " The Three
Musketeers," Henri de Lagadere in
" The Duke's Motto," Charles II in
" The Royal Oak," Richard Evesham
in " Angela," etc. ; during 1912,
appeared as Wallenstein in a transla-
tion of Schiller's play; during 1913,
played Sir Peter Teazle and Shylock
in a number of the principal German
cities, and during the same year
toured in the West Indies, with a
repertory of Shakespearean plays ; in
conjunction with his wife, assumed the
management of the Prince's Theatre,
17 Oct., 1914, opening as Reginald
Fitz Davis in " Cheer Boys ! Cheer I "
and 16 Nov., 1914, played Shylock in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; during
1915, toured as Micawber in "David
Copperrield " ; he then went to
America, where he toured as Bernard
Dufesne in " Zaza," with Mrs. Leslie
Carter ; in Nov., 1915, went to South
Africa, with Miss Ethel Irving, playing
lead in " The Witness for the Defence,"
" The Ware Case," " Danie Nature,"
" Lady Frederick," and " The Turning
Point " ; in 1916, toured in South
Africa, with A. E. Anson, as Tom
Armstrong in " Romance," also appear-
ing in " Children of Earth," " The
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Hawk," " The Barton Mystery/' and
" Dorothy o* the Hall " ; with the
African Theatres Trust, 1917, also
played several parts ; in 1918, played
lead with Leonard Rayne's Company,
and 1919, with Madge Fabian ; re-
appeared in London, at the Aldwych
Theatre, May, 1920, as Henry Higgins
in " Pygmalion," and at the Duke of
York's, June, 1920, played Heinrich
Heine in " Madam Sand " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1921, appeared as King
Henry IV in " King Henry IV "
(part II); Apr., 1921, as Cassio
in " Othello " ; at the Aldwych,
Sept., 1922, played Ellis Dooley
in " Double or Quits " ; at Daly's,
Nov., 1922 (for the Phoenix Society),
played Machiavel and Pilea-Borsa in
" The Jew of Malta " ; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1922, Thompson in " Through
the Crack " ; at the Criterion, Jan.,
1923, Edmund Hobart in " Advertis-
ing April " ; at the Regent, Mar., 1923
(for the Phoenix Society), Epicure
Mammon in " The Alchemist " ; at
the Lyric, Hammersmith, Sept., 1923
(for the Fellowship of Players), Leontes
in " The Winter's Tale " ; at the
Kingsway, Nov., 1923, Sir Toby Belch
in " Twelfth Night " and Quince in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
the Playhouse, Jan., 1924, Valentine
Lefevre in " The Camel's Back " ; at
the Criterion, May, 1924, Count Mario
Grazia in " The Mask and the Face " ;
at Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Quince in
"A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Favourite part : Hamlet. Clubs :
Green Room and Road. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 2269.
CHAMBERS, H. Kellett, dramatic
author ; b. Sydney, Australia, 28
Nov., 1867 ; 5. of Frances (Kellett)
and John Ritchie Chambers ; m. New
York, 29 Apr., 1901, to Mrs. Mary
Davison (" Kate Carew," mar. dis.) ;
<?. Newington College, Stanmore (Aus-
tralia) ; became a newspaper man,
working in Australia and in England
(1888) ; thence to New York (1891)
and San Francisco (1895) ; returned to
New York (1896) ; his first play,
" Abigail/' was produced in 1905 by
William A. Brady, with Grace George
in the title-rdle ; later in the same
season, under the same manager,
he produced his second play, entitled
" A Case of Frenzied Finance " ;
in the following year Charles Cart-
wright produced in England Mr.
Chambers's dramatic version of " David
Copperfield " ; then followed " The
Butterfly/' written for Lillian Russell,
who, under the management of Joseph
Brooks, toured in it from Dec., 1906,
until June, 1907 ; "An American
Widow/' 1909, and "Betsy," 1911;
" The Right to be Happy," 1912.
Recreations : Swimming, boxing, play-
writing. Club : American Dramatists.
Residence : 142 East 18th Street, New
York.
CHAPLIN, Charles Spencer, actor;
b. London, 16 Apr., 1889 ; s. of Charles
Chaplin and his wife Hannah (pro-
fessionally known as Lily Harley) ;
e. London; w. (1) Mildred Harris
(mar. dis.) ; (2) Lita Grey ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the age
of seven in a music-hall sketch ; in
1899 he appeared in music halls all
over the United Kingdom as one of the
" Eight Lancashire Lads/' with whom
he remained some time ; subsequently
toured in the provinces as Billy, the
page, in " Sherlock Holmes " ; he
appeared at the Duke of York's Theatre,
3 Oct., 1905, as Billy in " The Painful
Predicament of Sherlock Holmes/' with
William Gillette and Irene Vanbrugh ;
subsequently joined Fred Karno's
Company, playing' in " The Football
Match," " Jimmy the Fearless,"
" Mumming Birds," etc. ; in 1910
went to the United States as loading
comedian in repertory of Fred Karno's
sketches; in Nov., 1913, started pic-
ture work with Messrs. Kcrsal and
Bauman, playing Keystone come-
dies ; from 1915-17 was engaged with
the Essanay and Mutual Productions,
Ltd. ; in 1918 formed the Charlie
Chaplin Film Company, and built his
own studios in Hollywood ; has since
produced several notable pictures,
including " Shoulder Anns," " The
Kid/' " Idle Class/' " Pay-Day,"
" The Pilgrim," " A Woman of" Paris ";
is a member of the United Artists
Corporation, consisting of Douglas
Fairbanks, Mary Pick ford, I). W.
Griffith and himself ; is a Life Member
of the Actors Fund of America ;
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Officier de 1' Instruction of France.
Club : Congressional Country Club,
Washington, D.C. Address : Charlie
Chaplin Studios, 1416 La Brea Avenue,
Hollywood, CaL, U.S.A.
CHAPPELLE, Frederick W., com-
poser ; b. London, 18 Jan., 1895 ; 5. of
Henry Chappelle and his wife Louise
(Taylor) ; e. privately ; m. Bertha
Jones ; formerly engaged in the Civil
Service (Savings Bank Dept.) and was
a teacher of mathematics and che-
mistry, holding degree of B.Sc. ; has
composed the music for the following,
among other, productions : " Smile,"
" Here and There," " Ocean Waves,"
1917 ; part composer of " Hotch-
Potch," " Box o' Tricks," " Soldier
Boy," " Happy-go-Lucky," 1918 ;
composer of " Joy-Bells," " Tip-Top,"
" Keep 'cm Alive," " The Whirligig,"
1919; " Rat-tat-tat," " Jig-Saw,"
1920 : " Pins and Needles," 1921 ;
" The Whirlwind," 1923 ; " Vanities,"
1923 ; " Dick Whittingtoii " (Palla-
dium), 1923; "The Whirl of the
World," 1924 ; " Love and Kisses,"
1924; "The Looking Glass," 1924.
Hobby : Worrying. Address : 53
Fairholme Road, West Kensington,
W.14.
CHABLOT, Andre, manager; b.
Paris, 26 July, 1882 ; e. Paris ; gained
his earlier experience in Paris, where
he was engaged as press manager,
business manager or manager of
various Parisian theatres and music
halls, including the Chatelet, Palais-
Royal, Femina, Folies-Bergeres, Am-
bassadeurs, Alcazar, etc. ; appointed
joint manager of the Alhambra, Lon-
don, July, 1912, and was manag-
ing director of that establishment until
1915 ; made a speciality of the produc-
tion of revues, and the following were
produced at the Alhambra under his
direction : " Kill that Fly " ; " Eight-
pence a mile " ; " Keep Smiling " ;
" Not Likely " ; " 5064 Gerrarcl " ;
" Now's the Time " ; at The Play-
house, Nov., 1915, produced " Sam-
ples " ; subsequently transferred this
to the Vaudeville, where he also
produced "Some," 1916; "Cheep,"
1917; "Tabs," 1918; " Buzz-Buzz,"
1918 ; " Just Fancy ! " 1920 ; " Jum-
ble Sale," 1920; " Puss-Puss," 1921 ;
" Now and Then," 1921 ; " Pot Luck,"
1921 ; " Snap," 1922 ; " Rats," 1923 ;
tc Yes," 1923 ; in 1916 he produced
" See-Saw " at the Comedy Theatre,
followed by " Bubbly," 1917 ; " Tails
Up," 1918; "Three Wise Fools,"
1919 ; The Punch and Judy Players,
1919; "Wild Geese," 1920; at the St.
Martin's, produced " The Live Wire,"
1918 ; " The Officers' Mess/' 1918 ; at
the Prince of Wales's, " Flora," 1918 ;
produced "Bran Pie," 1919; "AtoZ,"
3921; "Chariot's Revue," 1924; at the
Garrick, produced " Dede," 1922 ; at
the Duke of York's, " London Calling,"
1923 ; is the licensee of the Prince of
Wales's Theatre. Address : Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Coventry Street,
W.I. Telephone No.: Gerrard 923.
CHART, Henry Nye, b. Brighton, 30
Apr., 1868 ; 5. of Henry Nye Chart and
his wife, Ellen Elizabeth (Rollason) ;
e. Brighton and Cambridge (where he
was a member of the Cambridge
Amateur Foolights Club) ; m. Violet
Raye ; made his first appearance on
the stage as a ten-months' old baby,
being carried on the stage of the Theatre
Royal, Brighton, in " The Old Post-
Boy " ; made his grown-up d^but with
Mr. and Mrs. Kenclal, at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, 29 Oct., 1890, in
" The Queen's Shilling " ; at the same
theatre he played in " All for Her,"
" A Scrap of Paper," " The Iron-
master," and " Gather wool/' and
toured with the Kendals in this
repertory ; made his first appearance
on the London stage, at the Globe,
4 July, 1892, as Ned Feilowes in
" Ned's Chum " ; appeared at the Court
Theatre, Oct., 1894, as Johnny Dan-
ford in " A Gay Widow " ; Apr., 1895,
as Harold Brabazon Tegg in " Vanity
Fair " ; Nov., 1895, as Fag in " The
Rivals " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Mar., 1896, in " On the March" ; at
the Strand, Sept., 1897, Harry Quintin
in " The Greek Soprano " ; Oct., 1897,
James Fanshawe in " The Fanatic " ;
at the Globe, Jan.- June, 1898, with
John Hare in " The Master " ; at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1899, played the. Mar-
quis de St. Evremonde in " The
Only Way " ; at the Avenue, 1900, in
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" A Message from Mars " ; at the
Court, 1901, played in " Just a Man's
Fancy," and "John Dunford, M.P. " ;
at the Adelphi, Oct., 1902, played the
Rev. John Ranalow in " Captain
Kettle " ; at the Avenue, Dec., 1903,
Norris James in " All Fletcher's
Fault " ; Jan., 1904, Edgar Leach in
" The Perils of Flirtation " ; at the
New Theatre, Feb., 1904, Charles
Murray in " My Lady of Rosedale " ;
at the Court, Mar., 1904, Horace
Greensmith in " 'Op o3 My Thumb,"
also playing the same part at the St.
James's ; at the Ganick, Aug., 1904,
played Sir John Kellond in " The
Chevaleer " ; Oct., 1904, Harry Dallas
in " The Walls of Jericho " ; at the
Scala, Nov., 1905, Lord Chesterford in
" Dodo " ; at the Garrick, Dec., 1906,
First Witch in " Macbeth " ; Aug.,
1907, Richard Marshall in " Fiander's
Widow " ; at the Shaftesbury, Jan.,
1908, Ralph Emery in " Cupid and
Commonsense " ; at the Hicks, June,
1909, Howard Townley in " Eunice " ;
at the Playhouse, Nov., 1909, William
Thesiger in " The Flag Lieutenant " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Feb., 1910, John
Holroyd in " The Way the Money
Goes " ; at the Court, Nov., 1910, Dr.
Tom Courtney in " False Dawn " ; at
the Nazimova Theatre, New York, Dec. ,
1910, played Sir Ralph Newell in " We
Can't Be as Bad as All That 1 " ; sub-
sequently toured with William Faver-
sham in " The Faun," and later, with
Doris Keane in " Romance/'
CHASE, Pauline, actress ; b. Wash-
ington, U.S.A., 20 May, 1885 ; d. of
Dr. E. B. Bliss, of Washington ;
e. at the Convent of the Sisters of the
Holy Cross, Washington ; m. Alexander
V. Drummond ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in " The Rounders,"
at the Casino Theatre, 1898 ; also
played boys' parts in " The Belle of
New York," " The Lady Slavey,"
etc. ; at the Herald Square, Theatre,
25 July, 1900, played Jeannette in
" The Cadet Girl " ; made her first
appearance in London, at the Duke of
York's Theatre, 23 Apr., 1901, as
Sybilla in " The Girl from Up There " ;
on returning to America she created a
sensation as the Pink Pyjama Girl in
" The Liberty Belles " ; coming back
to London, was engaged by George
Edwardes and Charles Frohman to
appear in " The School Girl," at the
Prince of Wales's, 1903 ; she also
appeared at this theatre Feb., 1904, as
Madame Insani in " The Darling of the
Guards " ; she also played for a
short time in " Veronique " at the
Lyric, 1904, and toured in " Alice
Sit-by-the-Fire " ; the same year she
appeared as First twin in " Peter
Pan," at the Duke of York's, and
subsequently played Columbine in
Barrie's " Pantaloon," at the same
theatre ; she appeared twice in the
last-named piece before the King and
Queen at Windsor and Sanclringharn,
her performance being much admired
by their Majesties ; vshe appeared
in the leading part in Chevalier's
wordless play, " The Scapegrace/'
in the autumn of 1906, and was
specially engaged by Charles Frohman
to play the title-rtfte in revival of
" Peter Pan " at Christmas ; at
the Duke of York's, Aug., 1907,
played in "A Little Japanese Girl "
with great success ; created the name-
part in " Miquette," Duke of York's,
Oct., 1907 ; this latter play, however,
was not successful ; again appeared
as Peter Pan at Duke of York's
Theatre, Christmas, 1907 ; played
the same part at the Vaudeville,
Paris, June, 1907-8 ; appeared at the
Theatre des Arts, Paris, in Oct.,
1908, in " Pantaloon " ; at the Duke
of York's, each Christmas, 1908-13,
appeared as Peter Pan ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, 29
Aug., 1910, played Mary Gibbs in " Our
Miss Gibbs " ; appeared at the
Coliseum, July, 1911, in "The Little
Japanese Girl " ; at the Criterion,
28 Sept., 1911, played Ann Whitefield
in " Man and Superman " ; at the
Duke of York's, June, 1912, played
Lady Wilhelmina in a revival of " The
Amazons." Address : Bassetts, Mark
Cross, Sussex.
CHATTERTON, Kulh, actress; b.
New York City, 24 Dec., 1893 ; d. of
Walter Chatterton and his wife Liliati
(Reed) ; e. Pelham, Manor, New York ;
m. .Ralph Forbes ; made licr first
appearance- on the stage at the
Columbia Theatre, Washington, D.C,f
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2 May, 1909, as Polly Trippett in
" Merely Mary Ann " ; she remained
at that theatre five months, playing
Claudia in " The Prince Chap," Mary
in " Are You a Mason ? " Jane in
" Cousin Kate/' Amy in " Charley's
Aunt/' etc.; during 1910-11 played
" stock " seasons at Milwaukee and
Worcester, Mass. ; made her first
appearance on the New York stage, at
the Lyric Theatre, 4 Oct., 1911, as
Isolde Brand in " The Great Name" ;
at Chicago, Dec., 1911, appeared in
"Standing Pat"; at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, Mar., 1912,
appeared in the leading part of Cynthia
Sumner in " The Rainbow " ; at
Atlantic City, Feb., 1914, played Judy
Abbot in " Daddy Long-Legs," sub-
sequently " starring " all through the
States in the same part ; appeared at
the Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1914,
in the same part ; appeared at Hollis
Street, Boston, Mar., 1916 ; appeared
as Madeleine in " Frederic Lemaitre " ;
at the Cohan Theatre, Oct., 1916, as
Olivia Dangerneld in " Come Out of
the Kitchen " ; at the Columbia, San
Francisco, July, 1917, played in " A
Bit o' Love " ; at the Henry Miller
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1918, played
Mrs. Calthorpo in '' Perkins " (" The
Man from Toronto ") ; Nov., 1918,
appeared as Judy in a revival of
" Daddy Long-Legs " ; subsequently
" co-star rod " with Henry Miller, play-
ing the Coxntcssc dc Candale in " A
Marriage of Convenience " ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Sept., 1919,
appeared as Judith Baldwin in " Moon-
light and Honeysuckle " ; at the
Empire, New York, Dec., 1920,
appeared as Mary Rose in the play of
that name ; Sept., 1922, played Martha
Dellicres in " La Tenclresse " ; at the
Henry Miller, Sept., 1923, Kay Faber
in " The Changelings " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, Nov.; 1924, Lily-Lou Ravenel
iu " The Magnolia Lady " ; she was
responsible for the translation of " The
Man in Evening Clothes," produced at
the Henry Miller Theatre, Dec., 1924.
Recreations : Music, riding, swimming,
and all outdoor sports.
CIIATWIN, Margaret, actress; b.
Btlgl »astou, Birmingham ; d. of Alfred
Chatwiu and his wife Mary Elizabeth
(Swift) ; studied for the stage at the
Royal Academy of Music ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1901, at
Portsmouth, with the D'Oyly Carte
Opera company, in " The Rose of
oPersia," and remained with that com-
pany for two and a half years ; sub-
sequently toured in musical comedy
with George Edwardes and Sir George
Dance's companies, playing in "A
Country Girl/' " Kitty Grey," etc. ;
from f 907- 12 was with the Pilgrim
Players at Birmingham, from which
sprang the Birmingham Repertory
company, and she has been identified
with the latter company since its
first performance in Feb., 1913, down
to date ; she has played an enormous
number of parts (about one hundred
and sixty, in all) in the various
productions which have been made,
including Nan in " The Tragedy of
Nan," Candida, Lady Macbeth, Medea,
Katherine in " The Taming of the
Shrew," Mrs. Cassilis in " The Casilis
Engagement," Constance in " King
John," etc. ; in Oct., 1918, she played
the First Chronicler in " Abraham
Lincoln," and when that play was
performed at the Lyric, Hammersmith,
Feb., 1919, she played the same part,
continuing throughout the run ; at
the Regent, Oct., 1922, played Maire
in " The Immortal Hour " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1924, played The Parlour-
maid, Mrs. Lutestring and the Ghost
of Lilith in " Back to Methuselah" ;
Mar., 1924, Louisa Windeatt in " The
Farmer's Wife " Address : 6 Clarendon
Crescent, Leamington Spa, Warwick-
shire.
CHERRY, Charles, actor ; b. Green-
wich, Kent, 19 Nov., 1872 ; 5. of James
Frederick Cherry and his wife Lady
Emily Cherry ; m. Grace Dudley ;
e. St. Paul's School, London, and
Chatham House Cottage, Ramsgate ;
before making his first appearance on
the stage was engaged as a bank clerk ;
made his first appearance on the stage
in 1892, with John Hare ; in 1893 was
touring with Grace Hawthorne, as
Timocles in " Theodora/' and made his
first appearance in London, at the
Pavilion Theatre, Mile End, 1 May,
1893, in that part; in 1895, toured
in W. J. Lancaster's Company, play-
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ing Douglas Cattermole in " The
Private Secretary " and in "A Love
Game " ; at the Avenue, Jan., 1897,
played Ralph Fenton in "A Man
About Town/' and Apr., 1897, ap-
Esared as Captain Berkeley in " On
eave " ; then engaged by John Hare;
and at the Globe, Jan., 1898, played
Harold Reynolds in "A Bachelor's
Romance," and Apr., 1898, Walter
Dugdale in " The Master " ; appeared
at the same theatre, Feb.- July, 1899,
playing Captain Samprey in " Ours,"
Captain Bastling in " The Gay Lord
Quex " ; his career is mostly identified
with the American stage, and he made
his first appearance in New York, at
Wallack's Theatre, 28 Aug., 1899, as
Dick Markham in " A Little Ray of
Sunshine " ; at the Broadway Theatre,
1901, played Harold Vincent in " The
Price of Peace " ; subsequent engage-
ments were with Mary Mannering,
and Henrietta Crosman, with the
latter he appeared in " The Sword
of the King," 1903; the following
season he was engaged with Elsie
de Wolfe in " Cynthia," and he played
in this piece at Wyndham's Theatre,
with Ethel Barrymore, May, 1904 ;
he joined Maxine Elliott as leading
man the same year, and played
Richard Coleman in " Her Own Way,"
in which he was also seen at the Lyric,
London, in Apr., 1905 ; at the Astor
Theatre, 1907, played Richard Win-
throp in " The Ambitious Mrs. Alcott " ;
he appeared at the Lyric, also, in
Sept., 1907, as J. G. M. Hylton in
" tinder the Greenwood Tree," sub-
sequently touring in America with
Miss Elliott in the same part ; at
Daly's, New York, Mar., 1908, played
Edgar Holt in "Girls," and at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York,
in the next year, appeared as a " star,"
in " The Bachelor " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Feb., 1911, played Count
Feri Horkoy in " Seven Sisters,"
subsequently touring in the same part ;
at Daly's, New York, May, 1912,
played Richard Lomas in " The
Explorer," with Lewis Waller ; in
Sept., 1912, toured as Peter Waverton
in " Passers- By " ; at the Lyceum,
Jan., 1913, Robert Levaltier in " The
New Secretary " : at the Lyric, Apr.,
1913, Elliot Grey in "Rosedale";
at the Empire, Oct., 1913, Gregory
Jardine in " Tante " ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; played a
" stock " season at the Columbia, San
Francisco, 1914 ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Sept., 1914, appeared as Andre
D'Eguzon in " The Beautiful Adven-
ture " ; at same theatre, Nov., 1914,
as Geoffrey in " Outcast " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, Mar., 1916, played
Mark Crosby in " The Pursuit " (" The
Idler ") ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Aug., 1916, Richard Trotter in " Please
Help Emily " ; at the Booth Theatre,
Nov., 1916, St. John Hotchkiss in
" Getting Married " ; at the Harris,
Nov., 1917, appeared as Hilary Farring-
ton in " Losing Eloise " (" The Naughty
Wife ") ; at Henry Miller's Theatre,
Dec., 1918, as John Baker in " Back
to Earth " ; at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, Sept.,1919, as Pelham
Franklin in " Scandal " ; daring 1920-
21, toured in the same part ; at the
Cort Theatre, New York, May, 1921,
played Dr. George Edwards in " The
Tyranny of Love " ; at the Bijou
Theatre, Dec., 1921, Mr. Latimer in
" The Dover Road " ; he returned to
London in 1923, and appeared at the
Haymarket Theatre, June, 1923, as the
Rt. Hon. R. Selby Mannock, M.P., in
" Success " ; returned to New York,
and at the Vanderbilt, Nov., 1923,
played Valentine Lefevre in " The
Camel's Back"; again returned to
London, and at the Ambassadors',
Oct., 1924, played Charles Cherrtxm in
" The Pelican."
CHEERY, Malcolm, actor and dra-
matic author ; b. Liverpool, 17 May,
1878 ; 5. of James Frederick Cherry
and his wife Lady Emily Cherry ;
m. (I) Kathleen Doyle ; (2) Una Vane-
Percy ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Queen's Theatre,
Manchester, 1897, 'as Mardian in
" Antony and Cleopatra," with Louis
Calvert, subsequently playing in
" Hamlet," " King Henry IV," etc, ;
hi Jan., 1898, appeared at the Queen's
Theatre, Manchester, as Lennox in
"Macbeth"; in 1899, toured as
Walter Blackmore in " The Black
Mask"; in 1900, lie toured with
Julia Neilson and William Mollison
in " As You Like It " ; at the Hay-
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market, 30 Aug., 1900, appeared in
" Sweet Nell of Old Drury," and from
1900-12 was identified with the various
productions made by Fred Terry and
Julia Neilson ; appeared at the Globe,
Feb., 1902, as Vernon Foljambe in
" The Heel of Achilles " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Jan., 1903, as John in
" For Sword or Song " ; at the
Comedy, Apr., 1904, as Arthur Brin-
thorpe in " Sunday " ; at the New,
Jan., 1905, as Lord Anthony Bewhurst
in " The Scarlet Pimpernel " ; Apr.,
1906, as Sir William St. Loe in
" Dorothy o' the Hall " ; Jan., 1909,
as Charles IX in " Henry of Navarre " ;
at the Court, Feb., 1909, played
Aylmer Forsyth in " Strangers within
the Gates " ; at the Apollo, July,
1910, Lord Charles Howard in " His
Lordship's Cure " ; at the New,
Feb., 1911, Count Herbert von Rosen
in "The Popinjay"; May, 1911,
Oliver in " As You Like It," and Dec.,
1911, Charles II in "Sweet Nell of
Old Drury " ; at the Royalty, Feb.,
1912, and subsequently at the Criterion
played Jim Benziger in " The New
Sin " ; at the Royalty, Apr., 1912,
Dick Carrington in " The Odd Man
Out " ; at the Criterion, May, 1912,
The Stranger in " The Kiss " ; in
Sept., 1912, went to the United States,
and appeared at Chicago, as John
Rhead in " Milestones/' subsequently
touring in the same part ; at the
Strand, London, July, 1913, appeared
as Mcade Burrel in " The Barrier " ;
at the Vaudeville, Oct,, 1913, as
Kashir Rain Choula in " Collision/'
and the Due. de Cadignan in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; at the Queen's,
Nov., 1913, as Robert Vale in " If We
had Only Known " ; at the New
Theatre, Dec., 1913, as The Doctor in
" The Poor Rich Little Girl " ; at the
Coronet, June, 1914, as Sir Horace
Wclby in " Forget-Me-Not " ; at the
Haymarket, Sept., 1914, as Claude
Drew in " The Impossible Woman " ;
at the Vaudeville, Nov., 1914, as
Charles Middlewick in " Our Boys " ;
at the Royalty, Dec., 1914, as Carl
Sanderson in " The Man Who Stayed
at Home " ; at the Queen's, July, 1915,
as Raymond in " The World of Bore-
dom " ; at His Majesty's, Oct., 1915,
played King Charles II in "Mavour-
neen"; at the Royalty, Dec., 1915,
Paul in " Mouse " ; at the Court,
Mar., 1916, Lieut. Kurt Hartling in
Kultur at Home " ; at Drury Lane,
Shakespearean Tercentenary Perform-
ance, May, 1916, appeared as Cinna
in " Julius Caesar " ; at the Playhouse,
Sept., 1916, played Jack Craigen in
" The Misleading Lady " ; at the
Savoy, Apr., 1917, Christian in " The
Bells " ; at the Playhouse, May, 1917,
Captain Noel Corkoran in " Wanted,
a Husband " ; May, 1919, succeeded
Charles Hawtrey as Hilary Farrington
in " The Naughty Wife " ; Aug.,
1919, played Frederick in " Home and
Beauty " ; Apr., 1920, John in " My
Lady's Dress " ; at the Little Theatre,
May, 1920, John Eastwood in " Hus-
bands for All " ; at the Court, June,
1920, Wilfred Whitebriar in "The
Old House " ; is the author (with
Leon M. Lion) of " Mr. Jarvis," pro-
duced at Wyndham's, Feb., 1911, and
" Jack o' Jingles/' produced at Cape
Town, Oct., 1911, and New Theatre,
London, Sept., 1919. (Died 13 Apr.,
1925.)
CHESNEY, Arthur, actor; b, of
Edmund Gwenn ; m. Estelle Win wood ;
appeared at the County, Bedford,
Aug., 1903, as Bilson in " Held Up " ;
at the Garrick, Feb., 1904, played
Gervais in " The Arm of the Law " ;
Aug., 1904, appeared as Sellars in
" The Chevaleer " ; at King's Hall,
Co vent Garden, Mar., 1905, as M.
Mairaut in " The Three Daughters of
M. Dupont " ; at Croydon, Oct., 1906,
as the Rev. Peter Pottlebury in " When
Knights were Bold " ; the Savoy, 14
Oct., 1907, as Lawyer Hawkins in
" The Devil's Disciple," and 30 Dec.,
1907, as Joseph Peterson in "The
Convict on the Hearth " ; at the
Royalty, 27 Dec., 1909, appeared as
Lord Fancourt Babberley in " Charley's
Aunt " ; at the Garrick, June, 1910,
played Zampassain " Billy's Bargain ";
at the Queen's, Trooper Beales in
" Mrs. Skeffington " ; at the opening
of the Repertory Theatre, Liverpool,
Nov., 1911, appeared as the Earl of
Loam in " The Admirable Crichton,"
and during the following year, appeared
there as Morris in " The Situation at
Newbury," Mr. Surrage in "The
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Education of Mr. Surrage," etc. ; at
the Savoy, Apr., 1913, played Billy
Marshall in " Brother Alfred " ; at
the Queen's, Sept., 1913, played Louis
Faribol in " This Way, Madam ! " ; at
the Repertory, Liverpool, Dec., 1913,
played in " Shock-Headed Peter " ;
at the King's, Hammersmith, Mar.,
1915, played Spickaert and Fraigneux
in " The Kommandateur " ; at the
Kings way, Apr., 1915, Bert Pym in
" Advertisement " ; at the Repertory,
Liverpool, May, 1915, Jasper Phipps
in " Walker, London," and Dick
Phenyl in " Sweet Lavender " ; subse-
quently toured in the revue, " Sugar and
Spice " ; at the Criterion, Sept., 1915,
appeared as Admiral Heathersea in
" The Stormy Petrel" ; subsequently
toured in variety theatres, as Sir
Harry Sims in " The Twelve-Pound
Look " ; in 1916, went to the United
States; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1916, played
John Ayres in " A Little Bit of Fluff " ;
at the Empire, New York, Sept.,
1916, Dr. Cornish in "Caroline";
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Jan., 1917,
Sir George Langworthy in " Gamblers
All " ; at the Hudson, Mar., 1917,
Ernest in "Our Betters " ; returning
to London, appeared at the St.
James's, Sept., 1917, as the Red-Haired
Shopman in " The Pacifists " ; at the
Palace, Dec., 1917, played Huggins
in " Pamela " ; at the Gaiety, May,
1918, appeared as F. H. Douglas in
" Going- tip " ; at the Scala, Jan.,
1919, as Claus in " The Burgomaster of
Stilemonds " ; at the Oxford, Oct.,
1919, as Marcel in " Maggie " ; during
1920 toured as Sir Montague Martin
in " The Love Flower," and with
Sir Martin Harvey in " The Only
Way," " David Garrick," " The
Breed of the Treshams," etc. ; also
accompanying him to Canada,
1920-21 ; appeared at the Lyceum,
Oct.-Dec., 1921, in " The Only Way,"
" The Burgomaster of Stilemonde,"
and " The Breed of the Treshams " ;
at the Garrick, Feb., 1923, played the
Fat Cousin in " Via Crucis " ; at the
Vaudeville Theatre, Jan., 1924, ap-
peared in " Puppets " ; July, 1924, in
" The Odd Spot" ; at His Majesty's
Theatre, Oct., 1924, played Augustus
Wentworth in " Patricia." Address :
Green Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
CHESTER, Betty, actress; 6. Tor-
quay, Devon, 12 Oct., 1896 ; d. of
Charles Grundtvig and his wife Mary
(de Jonville Pocklington) ; e. London
and Paris ; m. Captain Giles Edward
Sebright, 4th Dragoon Guards ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
1916 with Give Currie's Young Shakes-
pearean Players ; made her first-
regular appearance at the Garrick
Theatre, 8 June, 1917, in the revue
" Smile " ; next appeared at the Lon-
don Pavilion in " Any Old Thing " ;
in 1918 appeared at Rolf's Cabaret,
Stockholm ; appeared at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1918, in " Make
Believe," and Jan., 1919, in " The
Younger Generation " ; at the Strat-
ford-on-Avon Memorial Theatre, 1919,
appeared in " As You Like It " and
" Candida " ; at the Birmingham
Repertory Theatre, Aug., 1919, played
the Citizen's Wife in " The Knight of
the Burning Pestle " ; at the Ambas-
sadors' Theatre, Dec., 1919, played
Princess Clementine in " Sylvia's
Lovers"; at the Vaudeville, Mar.,
1920, appeared in " Just Fancy ! " ;
at the Kmgsway, Nov., 1920, played
the Citizen's Wife in " The Knight of
the Burning Pestle " ; at the Knvpirc,
Mar., 1921, Abigail in " The Rebel
Maid"; at the Royalty, June, 1921,
appeared as one of " The Co-Opti-
mists " ; at the Empire, Apr., 1922,
played Nello in " Love's Awakening " ;
subsequently rejoined the Co-Opti-
mists ; at the London Hippodrome,
Mar., 1924, appeared in " Leap Year."
Recreation : Cricket. Club : Ladies'
Athenaeum. Address : 27 Chaster
Square, S.W.
CHILD, Harold Hannyngtou,
dramatic critic ; b. Gloucester, 20
June, 1869 ; 5. of Florence (Grossman)
and the Rev. Thos. Hanrxyngton
Irving Cliild ; e. Winchester and
Brasenose College, Oxford, 33. A., 1892 ;
m. Drusilla Mary Cutler ; was an actor
from 1894-6, appearing with Sir John
Hare, Harry Paulton, etc. ; in 1895,
toured in " Niobe," and the same
year appeared at the old Strand
Theatre, in "In a Locket," " The
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Lord Mayor/' " Niobe," etc. ; was
Secretary of the Royal Society of
Painters, Etchers and Engravers,
1902-5 ; Literary and dramatic con-
tributor to The Times, since 1902;
Assistant Editor of The Academy,
1905-7 ; Assistant Editor, the
Burlington Magazine, 1907-10 ;
was the dramatic critic of the
Observer, 1912-20 ; is the author of
" Phil of the Heath/' a novel ;
" Thomas Hardy " ; " The Yellow
Rock " (poems) ; " Love and Unlove "
(essays) ; " Hugh the Drover " (an
opera, music by R. Vaughan Williams);
many stories and articles in newspapers
and magazines ; chapters on the
mediaeval drama, the Elizabethan
Theatre and other subjects in " The
Cambridge History of English Litera-
ture " ; contributions to " The Cam-
bridge Modern History/' the Quarterly
Review, the Burlington Magazine, and
the Life of Sir Henry Irving, in the
" Dictionary of National Biography."
Club : Garrick. Address : 17 A, 36
Buckingham Gate, S.W.I. Telephone :
Victoria 8873. " Sand Pit," Thake-
ham, Pulborough, Sussex. Telephone
No. : Storrington 3.
CHILD 3, Gilbert, actor ; appeared at
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, 28
Aug.; 1911, as Grion in " The Siren " ;
appeared at the Comedy, London,
5 May, 1917, in " Bubbly " ; June,
1918, in " Tails Up " ; Feb., 1920, in
" Wild Geese " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, June, 1920, in " Bran Pie " ;
at the Vaudeville, Dec., 1920, in
" Jumble Sale " ; at the Royalty,
June, 1921, was one of " The Co-
Optimists," and has appeared con-
tinuously in that company to end of
1924.
CHUDLEIGH, Arthur (Lillies), the-
atrical manager ; b. Chudleigh, Devon-
shire, 8 Dec., 1858 ; s. of Charlotte
Welch (Collyns) and George William
Lillies, ,M.D. ; b. of Leonard Lillies ;
c. Allhallows, Honiton, and Royal
Medical College, Epsom ; appeared
as an actor for some time, making his
first appearance at the Globe, 30
June, 1883, as Gilbert in " The
Flowers of the Forest," and was
also seen at Drury Lane, 15 Oct.,
1883, as Hurt in " A Sailor and
His Lass " ; was joint proprietor,
with Mrs. John Wood, of the Court
Theatre from Sept., 1888, and during
their management produced the follow-
mg, among other plays : " Mamma/'
" Aunt Jack/* "The Cabinet Minister/'
" The Amazons," The " Triple " Bill,
" The Children of the King/' " The
Guardsman," " Vanity Fair/' " Wheels
Within Wheels/' " A Court Scandal,"
" A Royal Family," " His Excellency
the Governor/' etc. ; now lessee and
manager of the Comedy Theatre,
where, among other productions, may
be noted, " Raffles," " The Truth/'
" Mrs. Dot," " Penelope," " Smith,"
" Alias Jimmy Valentine," " A
Woman's Way," " The Marionettes,"
etc. ; secured a smoking licence from
the Lord Chamberlain, Aug., 1915, and
presented a revue on 24 Aug., 1915,
entitled " Shell Out." Favourite play :
" The Cabinet Minister." Recreation :
Motoring. Clubs : Beefsteak and
Garrick. Address : Garrick Club,
Garrick Street, W.C.2.
CLAIRE, Ina, actress and vocalist ;
b. Washington, D.C., 15 Oct., 1892;
d. of Joseph Fagan, of Topeka, Kansas ;
e. Washington Public Schools and at
the Holy Cross Academy ; made her
first appearance on the stage as a
"vaudeville" entertainer, in 1907, and
scored an instantaneous success by her
impersonation of Mr. Harry Lauder ;
she appeared on the Orpheum Circuit,
then in the Keith and Proctor halls,
and finally, under William Morris ;
was next engaged with Richard Carle,
and at the New York Theatre, New
York, 6 Mar., 1911, appeared success-
fully as Molly Pebbleford in " Jumping
Jupiter " ; made a further success at
the Park Theatre, New York, 23 Oct.,
1911, when she played Prudence in
" The Quaker Girl " ; at the Winter
Garden Theatre, New York, 28 Apr.,
1913, made another hit, when she ap-
peared in " The Honeymoon Express ';
appeared at Hammerstein's Music
Hall, New York, July, 1913 ; made her
first appearance in England, at the
Adelphi Theatre, 18 Oct., 1913, as
Una Trance in " The Girl from Utah " ;
same theatre, 8 June, 1914, played
Winnie Harborough in " The Belle of
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Bond Street " ; subsequently re-
turned to America, and at the Casino
Theatre, New York, 25 Dec., 1914,
played Eloise Van Cuyler in " Lady
Luxury " ; returned to the " vaudeville "
stage, at the Palace, New York, Feb.,
1915 ; at the Winter Garden, New
York, June, 1915, appeared in " The
Follies of 1915," in which her mimicry
was again the leading feature ; at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, June, 1916,
appeared as Juliet in " The Ziegfeld
Follies of 1916 "; at the Belasco
Theatre, Sept., 1917, played Polly
Shannon in " Polly With a Past " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Sept.,
1919, appeared as Jerry Lamar in
" The Gold-Diggers," which she played
continuously for nearly two years ;
at the Ritz Theatre; Sept., 1921,
played Monna in " Bluebeard's Eighth
Wife " ; at the Henry Miller Theatre,
Sept., 1922, Lucy Warriner in " The
Awful Truth " ; at the Empire, New
York, Sept., 1924, Denise Sorbier in
" Grounds for Divorce." Address :
Pelham, N.Y., U.S.A.
CLARE, Mary, actress ; b. London,
17 July, 1894 ; m. Lieut L. Mawhood,
3rd Battn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in 1910, on tour, and continued in the
provinces for two years ; first appeared
in London at the St. James's Theatre,
Jan., 1913, as Muley-Wa in " Turan-
dot," and Mar., 1913, as The Mistress
in " Playgoers " ; at the Vaudeville,
Oct., 1913, played L£ocadie in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; Jan., 1914, Emily
in " Mary-Girl " ; Feb., 1914, Georgina
in " Helen with the High Hand,"
subsequently playing Helen in the
same play ; Mar., 1914, May Williams
in " The Rest Cure " ; at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1914, Martha in " David Copper-
field " ; Apr., 1915, Betsy in " Oliver
Twist " ; at the Vaudeville, July,
1915, Helen Grant in " Enterprising
Helen " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Birmingham, Sept., 1915, played
Mildred Petrie in " The Light Blues " ;
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1916, Miss
Evans in " Postal Orders " ; at the
Aldwych, Apr., 1917, Angelica in
" Love for Love " ; at the Strand,
May, 1917, Eliza Ratcliffe in "The
Jew"; at the Coliseum, Aug., 1917,
Charlotte Bell in " The Marriage Will
Not Take Place " ; she was not seen
again until Jan., 1919, when she
appeared at the King's Hall, Covent
Garden, as Belinda in " The Provoked
Wife"; at Kennington, Mar., 1919,
played Katharine Strickland in " The
Governor's Lady " ; at the Savoy,
1919, succeeded Julia Bnms as Rita
Sismondi in " Business Before Plea-
sure " ; at the St. Martin's, Apr., 1920,
Chloe in " The Skin Game " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Nov., 1921, Mary Fitton
in " Will Shakespeare " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1922, Mary Denton in " The
Balance " ; at the Comedy, Jan., 1923,
succeeded Helen Hayes as Mrs. Eustace
Mainwaring in " Secrets " ; at the St.
Martin's, Aug., 1923, Sally Winch in
"The Likes of Her"; Jan., 1924,
Rhodope in " Phoenix " ; at the
Queen's, Mar., 1924, La Rubia in
" Conchita " ; at the Playhouse, May,
1924, Tondeleyo in " White Cargo " ;
at the Aldwych (for the Play Actors),
May, 1924, Mariana in " Wife to a
Famous Man " ; at the Queen's, Aug.,
1924, The Woman in " Pansy's Arabian
Night " ; at Drury Lane, Dec., 1924,
Hippolyta in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream." Address : 49 Queen Alex-
andra Mansions, Judd Street, W.C.I.
CLARENCE, 0. B., actor ; b. London ,
25 Mar., 1870 ; c. Dover College and
University Hospital ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the Now
Olympic Theatre, 4 Dec., 1890, in
" The People's Idol " ; next played in
" stock " at the Parkhurst ; was
for four years with Sir Frank Ben-
son's company, and appeared in
numerous parts under that gentle-
man's management ; toured with
Miss Fortescue, Miss Muriel Wylford,
and in Africa with Mr. Leonard
Rayne; toured with Mr, Ben Greet
as the Rev. Gavin Dishart in " The
Little Minister " ; rejoining Sir Frank
Benson, appeared at the Lyceum
(1900) and Comedy (1901), Junder
that gentleman's management ; ap-
peared at Covent Garden Theatre,
May, 1901, as Verges in Sir Charles
Villiers-Stanford's operatic version of
" Much Ado About Nothing " ; in
1902 appeared at His Majesty's
Theatre, under H. Beerbohm Tree, play -
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ing Simple in the "Coronation" revival
of " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
Starveling and Quince in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," at Man-
chester ; and in Sept., 1902, played
Adam in "As You Like It," ; at the
Imperial, Feb., 1903, appeared as
James Bush in " A Man of Honour/'
and in Apr., as Cobus in *' The Good
Hope ' ' ; was next seen at the Criterion
in June, 1903, as Dr. Hare, in " Just
Like Callaghan " ; toured with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell ; appeared at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 1904, in
" The School Girl " ; joined the
Garrick Theatre Company, under
Arthur Bourchier, in Feb., 1904, and
appeared there as Pontet in " The
Arm of the Law/' the Rev. Aloysius
Parfit and Harlequin in " The Fairy's
Dilemma," the Hon. Harcourt Cran-
age in " The Chevaleer," the Marquis
of Steventon in "The Walls of
Jericho," Old Gobbo in " The Merchant
of Venice," Colonel Stapleton in
" Brother Officers/' and Sir Bartholo-
mew Cardick in "The Fascinating
Mrs. Vanderbilt " ; at the Court,
Nov., 1905, played Mr. Booth Voysey
in " The Voysey Inheritance " ; at
His Majesty's, Sept., 1906, played
the Clown in " The Winter's Tale " ;
at the Court, Jan., 1907, appeared
as General Carew in " The Reformer " ;
at the Criterion, Feb., 1907, as Andrew
Lavender in " Three Blind Mice " ;
at the Vaudeville, Apr., 1907, as
Timothy Finny in " Mr. George,"
as Mr. Quilter in " A Sentimental Cuss "
(Oct., '1907), and Thomas Penfold in
" The Cuckoo " (Nov., 1907) ; at the
Garrick, 1908, in " The Woman of
Kronstadt " ; at the Playhouse, in
" Pro Tern." ; at the Haymarket, in
" The Chinese Lantern " ; and at the
Hicks, in " The Hon'ble Phil " ;
appeared at the Gaiety, Jan., 1909,
as the Earl of St. Ives in " Our Miss
Gibbs " ; at the end of the year went
to America with Mazine Elliott, and
played in " Deborah of Tod's " and
" The Inferior Sex " ; at the Coronet,
1910, played in a round of Robertson's
Comedies ; returned to America to
play in " The Inferior Sex," Oct.,
1910 ; reappeared in London, at the
Savoy, June, 1911, playing Lord
Feenix in " Dombey and Son/' and
subsequently Jingle inj" Two Peeps
at Pickwick " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Oct., 1911, played Remy in
" The Uninvited Guest," and at the
Court, Dec., 1911, " Crook" Perkins in
" The Great Gay Road " ; at the
Globe, Feb., 1912, played Jim Weston
in " The Easiest Way " ; at the
Vaudeville, Mar., 1912, Kipps in the
play of that name ; at the Hay market,
Apr., 1912, Adolphus Hazel in " Pitch
and Soap " ; at the Criterion, Oct.,
1912, Mr. Halstead in " Tantrums ";
Jan., 1913, Mr. Thomsett in "Billy's
Fortune " ; at the Comedy, Apr,,
1913, appeared as Bennett in " The
Inferior Sex " ; May, 1913, as Henry
Tench in " Strife " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1913, played Mr.
Devizes, Sen., in " The Will " ; at the
Playhouse, Feb., 1914, the Earl of
Havant in " Thank Your Ladyship " ;
and Hampton in " The Marriage of
Kitty"; May, 1914, the Earl of
Wynmarten in " The Wynmartens " ;
at the Hay market, Nov., 1914, General
Gough-Bogle in " The Flag Lieuten-
ant " ; at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1915, Father in " The New Word " ;
at His Majesty's, June, 1915, Peter in
" Marie-Odile " ; subsequently toured
in variety theatres in " The Will " ;
at the Royalty, Dec., 1915, played
Reggie Hernrmng in " Mouse " ; at
Wyndham's, Mar., 1916, Mr. Bodie in
" A Kiss for Cinderella " ; at the
Coliseum, Nov., 1916, Kirsty Stewart in
" Getting Acquainted " ; at the Hay-
market, Feb., 1917, appeared as
Alderman Twentyman in " Felix Gets
a Month " ; at the Ambassadors',
June, 1917, as M. Dupont in " The
Three Daughters of M. Dupont " ;
at the Palace, Nov., 1917, as Jacob
Smith in " A Night at an Inn " ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1918, the Rev. Mr.
Doran in " Nothing But the Truth " ;
at Glasgow, June, 1919, played Eccles
in " Caste," Beau Farintosh in
" School," and Prince Perovsky in
" Ours " ; he then went to America,
and at the Criterion, New York, Jan.,
1920, played Peyton in " Pietro " ;
at the Empire, New York, Dec., 1920,
Mr. Morland in " Mary Rose " ;
returned to England, 1921 ; at the
Duke of York's, Mar., 1922, played
the Rev. Charles Corsellis in " The
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Enchanted Cottage " ; at the Every-
man, May, 1922, William in " You
Never Can Tell/' subsequently playing
the same part in Zurich and Geneva ;
at the Apollo, Jan., 1923, played Mr.
Hemming, the Tax Collector in " A
Roof and Four Walls " ; at the New
Theatre, Oct., 1923, Sir Robert Shale
in " The Lie " ; Mar., 1924, The
Inquisitor in " Saint Joan." Address :
28 Wycombe Gardens, Golder's Green,
N.W.2. Telephone No. : Speedwell,
3599.
CLABK, Alfred, actor ; b. Calcutta,
India ; $. of Alfred Clark ; e. privately ;
studied voice production under the
late Professor John Millard and
Richard Temple ; was formerly engaged
on the concert platform, making his
first appearance in 1901 ; at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, May, 1912,
played Mathaeus in " Princess Ca-
price " ; during 1913, toured as Blinker
in " The Marriage Market," and Mr.
Bulger in " The Dollar Princess " ;
during 1917, toured as General Malona
in " The Maid of the Mountains," and
1918, as Prosper Woodhouse in " The
Lilac Domino/1 and appeared at the
Empire in the same part ; at the Em-
pire, Feb., 1920, played Josiah Hatha-
way in " Sunshine of the World " ;
at the Court, Dec., 1920, appeared as
Bottom in *' A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; Feb., 1921, Sir John
FalstafE in " King Henry IV " (part
II) ; Apr., 1921, Brabantio in
" Othello " ; Sept, 1921, Tom Broad-
bent in " John Bull's Other Island " ;
Oct., 1921, Boss Mangan in " Heart-
break House " ; Dec., 1921, Tony
Lumpkin in " She Stoops to Conquer ";
at the Everyman, Apr., 1922, John
Tarleton in " Misalliance " ; at the
Adelphi, Oct., 1922, General Sir George
Baynham in " The Island King " ; at
the Everyman, June, 1923, Mr. Burgess
in " Candida " ; at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1923, the Chief of Police in
" Hassan " ; at the Regent (for the
Repertory Players), Nov., 1923, Ser-
geant-Major Paley in " Havoc " ; at
the New (for the Stage Society), Jan.,
1924, The Count in " Progress " ; at
Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Snug in " A
Midsummer Night's Dream." Favourite
part : FalstafL Recreations : Draw-
ing and reading. Address : 15 Stern-
hold Avenue, Streatham Hill, S.W.2.
CLARK, E. Holman, actor ; 6. East
Hothley, Sussex, 22 Apr., 1864 ; e. at
Winchester and New College, Oxford,
where he was a prominent member
of the O.U.D.S., with whom he
appeared in " Julius Caesar/' and
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
he made his first appearance on
the professional stage at Colchester,
in Nov., 1891, as Burdock in " Masks
and Faces/' with Ben Greet ; he
remained with this company some
time, playing in " Hamlet," " Twelfth
Night/' "" Money/' etc. ; he joined
Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket 2
Jan., 1893, making his first appearance
there in " Hypatia " ; he also ap-
peared with Tree in "A Woman
of No Importance," " An Enemy of
the People/' " The Tempter/' " Cap-
tain Swift/' "The Charlatan,"
" Trilby/' " King Henry IV," etc, ;
in 1896 he enlisted under the banner
of Messrs. Harrison and Maude, and
played Clon in " Under the Red
Robe," Jasmin in "A Marriage of
Convenience," Andrew Mealmaker
in " The Little Minister " ; " The
Rivals," "The School for Scandal/'
etc. ; in 1900 he also played in " Bon-
nie Dundee," at the Adelphi ; he also
played Lord Datchetin " The Freedom
of Suzanne," 1904 ; Count Polo in
" Miss Wiugrove," 1905 ; Professor
Warren in " The Axis," 1905 ; Percival
Chaney in " Lucky Miss Dean/' 1905 ;
the Earl of Cardiff in " The Indecision
of Mr. Kingsbury," 1905 ; Jeremiah
Ditchwater in " The Man from Blank-
ley's," 1906 ; at the Vaudeville, Nov.,
1907, played Colefax in " The Cuckoo";
Jan., 1908, played Thomas Dumpliic in
"Dear Old Charlie"; at the Hay-
market, 1908, in " Getting Married " ;
appeared there also, in Feb., 1909, as
Hardcastle in " She Stoops to Con-
quer " ; at the Royalty, 27 May, 1909,
played John Worgan in " What the
Public Wants " ; at the Vaudeville
Theatre, 16 Sept., 1909, appeared as
Fakrash-El-Aamash in f< The Brass
Bottle"; at Wyndham's, July, 1910,
he played Mr. Hayter in " The Naked
Truth," and at Christmas, at the Duke
of York's, he appeared as Captain
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Hook in " Peter Pan " ; he was next
seen at the Prince of Wales's, where on
20 Apr., 1911, he played Gaston le
Hautois in " Better Not Enquire,"
and 25 July, 1911, Charles Devenish in
" Sally Bishop " ; at the Playhouse,
21 Sept., 1911, he appeared as Dominie
Van Shaick in "Kip Van Winkle";
at the Kings-way, Dec., 1911, appeared
as Luka in " The Lower Depths," and
at Christmas again returned to the
Duke of York's to play Captain Hook
in " Peter Pan " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Feb., 1912, played his
original part in " Dear Old Charlie " ;
at the Criterion, June, 1912, appeared
as the Very Rev. Samuel Hargraves in
" Ann " ; at the Duke of York's,
Dec., 1912, again played Hook in
" Peter Pan," and in Mar., 1913,
appeared as the Property Man in
" The Yellow Jacket " ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1913, Dr. Galesby in "Never
Say Die " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1914, Antonin Frepau in " The
Attack " ; at Wyndham's, Apr., 1914,
David Eiuck in " The Clever Ones " ;
at the Apollo, Dec., 1914, The Mes-
senger in "A Message from Mars " ;
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1914,
Captain Hook in " Peter Pan " ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1915, Sir Aldabert
Schmaltz in " Searchlights " ; June,
1915, Sir Rupert Bindloss in "The
Angel in the House " ; at His Majesty's
5 July, 1915, played Griffith in the
" all-star " revival of " King Henry
VI 11," given in aid of King George's
Actors' Pension Fund ; at the Savoy,
Oct., 1915, played Sir Bedford Shifter
in " The Case of Lady Camber " ;
Mar., 1916, Sir Edward Marshall in
" The Barton Mystery " ; Sept., 1916,
Cosens in " The Professor's Love
Story " ; May, 1917, Polinius in
" Hamlet " ; June, 1917, General the
Hon. Henry Delamothe in " Humpty-
Dumpty " ; at the Hayrnarket, July,
1917, appeared as Bartholomew in
" A Pair of Spectacles " ; at the Savoy,
Aug., 1917, as Dr. Latham in " The
Invisible Foe " ; at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1917, played Jeremiah Ditch-
water in " The Man from Blankley's,"
in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at the New Theatre,
Dec., 1917, again played Hook in
" Peter Pan " ; at the Hay market,
Aug., 1918, Daniel Harcourt in " The
Freedom of the Seas " ; at the Queen's,
June, 1919, D. Romney Evans in
"The Cinderella Man"; Jan., 1920,
Willoughby Todd in " Mr. Todd's
Experiment " ; Apr., 1920, Sir Charles
Brackenbury in " The Fold " ; at the
New, July, 1920, Daniel Davis in
" I'll Leave it to You " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1920, Dr. Miller in
" The Right to Strike " ; at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1921, Clive Champion-
Cheney in " The Circle " ; at the
Queen's, Oct., 1921, "Godfather" in
" The Hotel House " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1921, Sir William Gordon -Taylor
in " The Thing that Matters " ; at the
Kingsway, Mar., 1922, again played
the Property Man in " The Yellow
Jacket " ; at the Strand, Mar., 1922,
Adrian Dibble in " The Love Match " ;
May, 1922, Lucius Welwyn in " Tilly
of Bloomsbury " ; at the Apollo, Oct.,
1922, Lord Charteridge in " Glamour ";
at the Ambassadors', Dec., 1922, Dick
Phenyl in " Sweet Lavender " ; at the
Criterion, Apr., 1923, Ambrose Holland
in " Jack Straw" ; July, 1923, Lord
Rathconnellin"SendforDr. O'Grady" ;
at the Shaftesbury, Dec., 1923, Geoffrey
Entwhistle in " The Rising Genera-
tion " ; at the Playhouse, Jan., 1924,
Dr. Dickinson in " The Camel's
Back " ; at the Regent (for the
Phoenix Society), May, 1924, Sir
Joseph Wittol in " The Old Bachelor ";
at the Savoy, Sept., 1924, Amos Purdie
in " The Sport of Kings " ; of late
years has also acted as producer of
many successful plays. Address : 244
Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, W.2.
Telephone : Park 3139.
CLARK, Marguerite, actress and
vocalist ; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 22 Feb.,
1887; d, A. J. Clark; e. Brown
County Convent, Ohio ; m. Lieut.
H. Palrnerson-Williams ; made her
first appearance on the stage at
Baltimore in 1899, under the man-
agement of Milton Aborn ; next
engaged in New York at the Casino,
1900, as understudy in "The Belle
of Bohemia " ; during 1901 played in
" The Burgomaster " and, at Herald
Square, Oct., 1901, in "The New
Yorkers " ; subsequently appeared at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, May, 1902,
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in " The Wild Rose," and was next
engaged by De Wolf Hopper to play
Polly in "Mr. Pickwick"; in July,
1903, appeared at the Crystal Gardens ;
played in " The Babes in Toyland " ;
she then rejoined De Wolf Hopper
to play Prince Mataya in " Wang " ;
at the Lyric, New York, 2 Oct., 1905,
appeared as Sylvia in " Happyland,"
and toured all over the United States
with the De Wolf Hopper Company ;
at the Majestic, Dec., 1908, appeared
in " The Pied Piper " ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, 10 Apr., 1909, appeared
as Nadine in " The Beauty Spot " ;
subsequently toured as Peter Pan ;
at St. Louis, Aug., 1909, played
Zaidee in " The Golden Garter " ;
at the Princess, Montreal, 18 Oct.,
1909, appeared as Sally in " The
Wishing Ring " ; at Daly's, New York,
10 Jan., 1910, played the Princess
Marie in " King of Cadonia," and
20 Jan., 1910, Sally in " The Wishing
Ring " ; at the Lyric, New York,
10 May, 1910, was the Agnes Ralston
in a revival of " Jim the Penman " ;
at Chicago, 8 June, 1910, was the
original Zoie in " Baby Mine " ;
at St. Louis, July and Aug., 1910,
played the title-rdles in " Merely
Mary Ann " and " Baby Doll " ;
at Daly's, New York, 23 Aug., 1910,
resumed her original part in " Baby
Mine " ; at the Lyric, New York,
1 May, 1911, played Shakespeare
Jarvis in " The Lights o' London " ;
at St. Louis, July, 1911, appeared in
" When All the World was Young " ;
at the Little Theatre, New York,
14 Oct., 1912, played Hilda in " The
Affairs of Anatol" ; 7 Nov., 1912,
appeared as Snow- White in the fairy
play of that name ; at the Long-
acre Theatre, May, 1913, played Amy
Herrick in " Are You a Crook ? " ;
at the Little Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1913, Prunella in the play of that
name ; at the Academy of Music, May,
1914, Mary Ann in "Merely Mary
Ann ' ' ; since that date has devoted
herself to the cinema stage, and has
appeared in numerous successful pro-
ductions. Address : 50 Central Park
West, New York City, U.S.A.
CLARK, Perceval (see PERCEVAL-
CLARK, P.).
CLARKE, Cuthbert, musical director
and composer ; b. London, 25 Jan.,
1869 ; e. London and Boulogne ;
studied music at the Guildhall School
of Music, and under the private
tuition of M. Herv6, Alfred Richter
(piano), and Leopold Wenzel ; for-
merly musical director at the Palace
Theatre, Manchester, and subsequently
sub-conductor at the Empire (Leicester
Square) ; subsequently appointed
musical director at the Empire,
a position he retained for many
years ; composed the music of many
ballets for this house, including
" High Jinks " ; " The Debutante " ;
" The Dancing Doll " ; "A Day in
Paris," etc. ; also for revues " Come
Inside," 1909 ; " Hullo, London,"
1910 ; " By George ! " 1911 ; "Every-
body's Doing It," 1912 ; " All the
Winners," 1913 ; is the composer of
numerous songs, including " The
Voice of the Storm," "Anchorsmith,"
etc. ; has arranged the music for
several other ballets ; composed the
music for " School Days," 1916 ; " The
Pretty 'Prentice " (for Adeline Genee),
1916 ; " The Happy Family," 1916.
Recreations : Cycling, rowing, motoring,
shooting. Address : 22 Central Hill,
Sydenham, S.E.19. Telephone No. :
Sydenham 1955.
CLARKE, Sir Rupert, Bart., man-
ager ; b. 16 Mar., 1865 ; 5. of Mary
(Walker) and the late Hon. Sir William
John Clarke, 1st Bart., cr. 1882 ;
succeeded to title, 1897 ; m. Aimee
Mary Cumming ; entered into partner-
ship with the Australian theatrical
firm of Meynell and Gunn, 1905, and
on the death of the latter, became
senior partner in the firm of Clarke
and Meynell ; they secured the Theatre
Royal, Melbourne, and the Criterion,
Sydney, on long leases and produced
several comic operas ; it was under
their management that Oscar Asche
and Lily Brayton made their first
Australian visit; in July, 1911, the
firm amalgamated with J. C. William-
son, Ltd., and both partners took
their seats on the directorate of the
new firm, which controls one of the
largest theatrical businesses in the
world, covering most of the leading
theatres in Australia and New Zealand.
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Address : Her Majesty's Theatre,
Sydney, N.S.W.
CLARKE-SMITH, Douglas A., actor ;
6. Moiitrose, Forfarshire, N.B., 2 Aug.,
1888 ; e. Blackheath and Pembroke
College, Oxford ; m. Alice Bowes ;
was a member of the O.U.D.S., 1910 ;
also had considerable experience as an
amateur before making his first ap-
pearance on the professional stage at
the Kingsway Theatre, 1913, in " The
Great Adventure"; in Sept., 1913,
toured as Ebag in this play, and in
1914, as Ham Carve ; then joined the
Army and served 1915-18 ; returned
to the stage in Feb., 1919, joining the
Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, where
he played, among other parts, Mr.
Baxter in " The Mollusc," Young
Marlowe in " She Stoops to Conquer,"
John Worthing in " The Importance
of Being Earnest," Joseph Surface,
Malvolio, Benedick, Shylock, Hotspur,
etc. ; at the Lyceum, Sept., 1919,
played Bertie Brooklyn in " The Wild
Widow " ; from Dec., 1919, for nearly
a year, acted as producer for the Lena
Ashwell company of War Players,
producing over twenty plays ; at
the Comedy, Mar., 1921, joined Norman
McKinnell's company, and appeared
there as the Rev. Hugo Bush in " The
Ninth Earl " ; Colcman in " A Matter
of Fact," and Topping in "A Family
Man"; at the Apollo, July, 1921,
played Lawrie Cateley in " Skittles " ;
at "the Strand, Jan,, 1922, Stuart
Palmer in " Old Jig " ; in the autumn
of 1922 toured as Frank Devereux in
" The Sign on the Door " ; at the
Garrick, Feb., 1923, played Fcldman
in " Partners Again " ; at the New,
Aug., 1923, Inspector Wootton in
" The Eye of Siva " ; at the Comedy,
Oct., 1923, Robert Bunco in " The
Last Warning " ; at the Lyceum, Apr.,
1924, Harvey Durant in " Her Market
Price"; at'Orury Lane, June, 1924,
Marshall in " London Life." Hobbies :
Reading and foreign languages. Rec-
reations : Fishing, golf, cricket, and
rowing. Address ; 18 Stroatham Place,
S.W.2. Telephone: Streatham 1133.
CLARKSON, W., costumier and
pewuquier ; b. London, 31 Mar.,
1865; s. of William Clarkson,
wigmaker ; e. Paris ; joined his
father when a boy and on his death
succeeded to Ms business ; has been
the leading pevruquier to the principal
London theatres and opera houses
for many years ; has also designed
and supplied costumes for many
productions, and for the Military
Tournament and fancy dress balls
at Co vent Garden. Recreations :
Rowing, shooting, swimming, and
walking. Clubs : Playgoers', O.P.,
Eccentric, Address : 41-3 Wardour
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : 612
Gerrard.
CLAU&HT0N, Susan, actress; b
London ; d . of Thomas Legh Claughton
and his wife Henrietta (St. John
Mildmay) ; e. privately and Worcester
High School ; studied for the stage
under Miss Kate Rorke and F. R.
Benson ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Memorial Theatre,
Stratford-on-Avon, Aug., 1911, as
Titania in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," and remained with the
Benson Company some time ; she
made her first appearance in London,
at the St. James's, 18 Jan., 1913, play-
ing the part of Kin in " Turandot " ;
she then appeared at the Garrick
Theatre, 22 May, 1913, as Helene de
Grandcourt in "Croesus"; in 1913
she went to America and made her
first appearance in New York at
the Manhattan Opera House, 23 Oct.,
1913, as Efrie Pemberton in " The
Blindness of Virtue " ; subsequently,
in 1914, joined the Bristol Repertory
Company, and appeared as Dolly
Clandon in " You Never Can Tell,"
Cecily Cardew in " The Importance
of Being Earnest," Jennie Pargetter
in " Nan," Flora in " The Honey-
moon," Lady Jessica Nepean in " The
Liars/' Isobel in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace," Madame Raquin in " Th6r-
ese Raquin," etc. ; at the Devonshire
Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Feb., 1917,
was the original Betty Broughton in
" General Post," and understudied
Madge Titheradge for the same part
at the Haymarket ; during 1918
played in France with Lena Ashwell's
Company; at the Globe, 1919, suc-
ceeded Marie Lolir as Lady Caryll in
" The Voice from the Minaret " ; at
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the Court, June, 1920, played Ann
Whitebriar in "The Old House";
during 1921 toured as Lady Gary 11 in
" The Voice from the Minaret " ; dur-
ing 1922 played with the Lena Ashwell
Players ; at the Globe, 1923, under-
studied Marie Lohr in " The Laughing
Lady/' and subsequently toured as
Cynthia Dell in the same play. Recrea-
tions : Reading, swimming, and punt-
ing. Address : 1 Harley Gardens,
S.W.10.
CLAYTON, Herbert, actor, vocalist,
author, and manager ; b. London, 1
Dec., 1876 ; s. of John Clayton and
his wife Louise (Keane) ; e. St.
Augustine's College, Ramsgate ; was
originally intended to be an architect
and surveyor, but abandoned that
profession for the stage ; made Ms
first appearance on the stage at the
Gaiety Theatre, 5 Dec., 189S, in the
chorus of " The Circus Girl " ; at the
Gaiety, June, 1901, appeared in the
titlQ-rdle of " The Toreador " ; toured
the English provinces for some years,
playing lead in the late George
Edwardes' Company in " San Toy,"
" The Greek Slave," " The Duchess
of Dantzic," and " The Count of
Luxembourg"; at the Prince of
Wales' s, Jan., 1907, played Captain
Adrian Paap in " Miss Hook o£
Holland " ; at the Hicks Theatre,
Oct., 1908, Captain Jules de Valery
in " The Hoii'ble Phil " ; appeared in
New York, under the management of
the late Charles Frohman, in " The
Rose of Persia " ; toured in Australia,
with J. C. Williamson, Ltd., in " The
King of Cadonia " and " The Dollar
Princess " ; was the producer of " The
Musketeer Concert Party " ; is the
author or part-author of " The Hon'ble
Phil," " Sister of Suzanne," " Our
Liz," and several sketches and one-act
plays ; part-owner and producer of
" It Pays to Advertise," Aldwych,
1924 ; " No, No, Nanette." Recrea-
tion : Golf. Club : Eccentric. Ad-
dress : Faraday House, Charing Cross
Road, W.C.2. Telephone No, ; Regent
5720.
CLEATHER, Gordon, actor and
vocalist ; 6. Cagliari, Sardinia, 1872 ;
s. of Gabriel Gordon Cleather ; g.-s.
of General Gabriel Gordon (1762-
1855) ; has played the following
among other parts in London : Captain
Harry Romney in " My Lady Molly/'
at Terry's ; Old Henrik in " Ib and
Little Christina," at Daly's ; Flores-
tan de Valaincourt in " Veronique,"
at the Apollo ; Harry Vereker in
" The Cingalee," at Daly's ; Captain
Harrington in " Lady Madcap," at
the Prince of Wales's ; Aristide in
" The Little Michus," at Daly's ;
Jack Wiiloby in " The Gipsy Girl,"
at the Waldorf ; Saint Brioche in
" The Merry Widow," at Daly's ;
Count Boris Rimanow in. " The Grass
Widows," at the Apollo, 1912 ; subse-
quently toured as Augustin Hofcr in
" Princess Caprice " ; at the Hay-
market, July, 1915, played the Lord
High Chamberlain in " The Princess
and the Pea " ; at the Prince's Theatre,
Sept., 1919-Jan., 1920, appeared with
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as
Florian in " Princess Ida," Sir
Marmaduke Pointdextrc in " The
Sorcerer," and Counsel for the .Plaintiff
in " Trial by Jury." Address : 32
Hogarth Road, Earl's Court, S.W.5.
Telegrams : " Cleather, London." Tele-
phone : Western 3634.
CLEAVE, Aiiluir, actor ; b. Ufra-
combe, 6 Apr., 1884 ; s. of John R.
Cleave and his wife Augusta (Dawson) ;
e. Marlborough College and Exeter
College, Oxford ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1905 at the Town
Hall, Witney ; made his first appear-
ance in London at His Majesty's
Theatre, 14 Sept., 1909, as the Cripple
in " False Gods " ; remained under Sir
Herbert Tree some time, playing
various small parts ; appeared at the
Savoy, June, 1912, in " Donibey and
Son," and July, 1912, as Sam Weller
in " Two Peeps at Pickwick " ; at the
Playhouse, Apr., 1912, played in
" Billy " ; joined the Liverpool Reper-
tory Company for a short season, 1913 ;
at the Savoy, May, 1913, played, in
" The Seven Sisters," subsequently
appearing at the Vaudeville in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; served with the
2nd Batt. Suffolk Regt. from Aug.,
1914-15 ; invalided out of the Army,
1915 ; in Dec,, 1915, toured with Irene
Vanbrugh in " Rosalind " ; appeared
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at the New Theatre, 1915-19, as
Slightly in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Globe, Apr., 1916, played Granby
Smith in " The Show Shop " ; at the
Garrick, July, 1916, Percy Clugston in
" The Rotters " ; at the New, Feb.,
1917, played Ben in " The Land
of Promise " ; at WyndhanVs, Apr.,
1917, Bunting in "London Pride";
at the New, Sept., 1917, played
Charles in " Trelawney of the Wells" ;
rejoined the Army, July, 1918, and
served in the R.A.F. until Nov., 1918 ;
at the Globe, July, 1920, played
Rifleman Jenks in "French Leave";
at the Queen's, Aug., 1922, Dupre in
" Bluebeard's Eighth Wile " ; at the
Shaftcsbury, Apr., 1924, Sydney in
" A Perfect Fit." Hobbies : Collecting
old engravings, and dogs. Recreation :
Tennis. Club: Green Room. Address:
7 King Street, St. James's, S.W.I.
Telephone No. : Gcrrard 2109.
CLEMENT-SCOTT, Joan, actress ; b.
London, 23 Apr., 1907 ; d. of Edmund
A. Footman and his wife Dora (Clem-
ent-Scott) ; g. d, of the late Clement
Scott, the well-known dramatic critic ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Memorial Theatre, Stratford-
cm- Avon, Feb., 1923, playing small
parts and understudying ; subse-
quently played Toinette in " The
Three Musketeers," and Denise in
" If I Were \King " ; in Oct., 1923,
played Rose v in " Marigold of the
Garden " ; at Wyndham's Theatre,
Apr., 1924, as tmogen Faithfull in
" To Have the Honour " ; from Dec.,
1924, to Mar. 1925, was studying in
Vienna with Max Reinhardt, and
appeared as the First Fairy in his
production of "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," at the Josef stadt Theatre,
Vienna ; at the Little Theatre, Apr.,
1.925, succeeded Nadine March as Eva
King in " Adam and Eva." Address :
36 Oxford Terrace, W.2. Telephone
No. : Pacldhigton 1784.
CLEMENTS, Miriam, actress; m.
Major Cecil Ainsley Walker-Leigh,
formerly of the Gordon Highlanders,
now of the 17th Royal Fusiliers ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Theatre Royal, Margate, under
the late Miss Sarah Thorne, in 1893,
as a slave-girl in " The Octoroon " ;
subsequently p^ed there as Juliet,
Lady Teazle in " The School for
Scandal," Eily O'Connor in " The
Colleen Bawn," Arrah Meelish in
" Arrah-Na-Pogue," Kate Hardcastle
in " She Stoops to Conquer/' etc. ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Strand Theatre,
21 Dec., 1893, when she appeared
as Beauty in " Beauty's Toils,"
scoring an immediate success ; she
next toured as Alma Somerset in
" The Gaiety Girl " ; at the Criterion,
May, 1894, appeared in a revival of
" The Candidate/' subsequently ap-
pearing at the same theatre in a revival
of " Hot Water " ; in 1896, she toured
the provinces as Trilby in the play
of that name ; at the Garrick, Feb.,
1897, played the Princess of Pannonia
in " My Friend the Prince " ; was
next seen at the Duke of York's, in
1898, where she played Clara Bam-
iord in " The Dove-Cot " ; at the
Court, Jan., 1899, appeared as the
Duchesse de Burgoyne in "A Court
Scandal " ; at Her Majesty's Theatre,
Jan., 1900, appeared as Hippolyta
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
and was next seen at the Vaudeville
Theatre, in the same year, as Kitty
Grey in the comedy of that name ;
at the Duke of York's, 1901, played
Mary Venger in " The Sentimentalist,"
and at the Prince of Wales's, Apr.,
1902, played Gwendolene Fox in " The
President " ; at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1903, appeared as Princess Marie in
" Resurrection " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1904, as Emilia, Countess
of Fieramondi in " Captain Dieppe " ;
at the Comedy, Oct., 1904, played
Sonia in " His Highness, My Hus-
band " ; at His Majesty's, Jan.,
1905, appeared as Hero in " Much Ado
About Nothing " ; at the St. James's,
May, 1905, played Mrs. Chilcote in
" John Chilcote, M.P/' ; during 1907
appeared at the Haymarket, in Apr.,
as Rhodanthe in " The Palace of
Puck " ; at the Garrick, in Aug., as
Mrs. Fiander in " Fiander's Widow,"
and at the Apollo, in Oct., as Elizabeth
Banks in " The Education of Eliza-
beth " ; her next appearance was in
Mar., 1908, at the Duke of York's, as
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Lady Mary in " The Admirable Crich-
ton" ; she was not seen again till
Aug., 1911, when she went on tour with
Charles Kenyon's company, playing
Princess Flavia in " The Prisoner of
Zenda " ; in Aug., 1912, went to New
York with Lewis Waller's Company,
and at Daly's, New York, 7 Sept.,
1912, appeared as the Princess
Teodolinda Fabriani in " Discovering
America " ; at the Empire, New
York, Apr., 1913, played Lady
Noeline Belturbet in a revival of " The
Amazons."
CLIFF, Laddie, actor and dancer ;
b. Bristol, 3 Sept., 1891 ; s. of Alfred
Henry Perry and his wife Henrietta
(Williams) ; e. privately ; m. May belle
Parker (mar. dis.) ; first appeared as
a child in 1897 as a member of the Cal-
vestos Concert Party at the Town Hall,
Lerwick, Shetland Isles ; first appeared
in London, Dec., 1900, at the Crystal
Palace, at the Cafe Chantant, in the
pantomime, " Blue Beard " ; appeared
at the Tivoli and Oxford Music Halls,
and in 1906 went to Australia ; the
following year went to America,
making his first appearance in New
York, at the Colonial Music Hall,
23 Dec., 1907 ; toured all over the
United States ; appeared at the Folies
Bergeres, New York, 1911 ; at the
Illinois Theatre, Chicago, Dec., 1915,
played Henry in " To-night's the
Night," and toured in this in 1916 ; at
the Alhambra, Feb., 1917, played in
" The Bing Girls are There " ; at
Wyndham's, June, 1919, played Pete
Lloyd in " His Little Widows " ; at
the Hippodrome, June, 1920, appeared
in " Jig-Saw," making a great success
with tiie song "Swannie"; at the
Royalty, June, 1921, was one of
" The Co-Optimists " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Oct., 1923, succeeded Joseph
Coyne as Hopper in " Katinka " ; at
the London Hippodrome, Dec., 1923,
succeeded Lupino Lane in " Brighter
London " ; in Mar., 1924, appeared in
" Leap Year/' Recreations : Writing
and any constructive work. Clubs :
Eccentric and R.A.C., London, ; and
Lambs', Adventurers' and Friars', New
York. Address : 85 Carlton Hill,
N.W.8. Telephone No, : Maicla Vale
4054.
CLIFFE, H. Cooper, actor ; s. of the
late Clifford Cooper, brother of late
Frank Kemble Cooper ; b. 19 July,
1862 ; made his first appearance in
the late D'Oyly Carte's company in
the provinces, appearing for the first
time at Grimsby, 21 July, 1879, in
the chorus of " H.M.S. Pinafore " ;
made first London appearance at the
Olympic, 24 Aug., 1881, as Podge in
" Claude Duval " ; at the Globe,
22 July, 1882, played Tommy Merton
in " The Vicar of Bray " ; at the
Novelty in 1884, appeared as Colonel
Tussell in " Polly " ; and at the
Opera Comique in the following
year, was in " The Fay o' Fire " ;
at the Comedy, 1886, he played Sandy
Dyson in " Sister Mary " ; he next
joined the late Wilson Barrett, with
whom he remained eight years, dur-
ing which period he played, among
other parts, Captain Skinner in
" The Silver King," Harcourt in
" Ben-My-Chree," Laertes, Glavis in
" The Lady of Lyons," Crosby
Glaudas in " Clito," Theorus in
" Clauclian," etc. ; at the opening of
the New Olympic in. 1890, he played
Arthur St. Aubrey in " The People's
Idol," also appealing in revivals of
" The Silver King," " The Stranger/'
" The Lights o' London," " Ben-
My-Chree/' " Hamlet," etc, ; in 1894
visited the United States with the
Kendals ; at the conclusion o£ that
engagement, appeared at the Ameri-
can Theatre, New York, as Captain
Chandos in "Bur mail" ("A Life of
Pleasure"), and as Dudley Keppcl in
" One o£ the Best " ; on his return to
England, appeared at the Lyric, July,
1896, as Marcus (Superbus "in " The
Sign of the Cross" ; 1896-9 was en-
gaged by Sir Henry Irving for the
Lyceum, where he played Caius
Lucius in " Cymbelme," Clarence in
" King Richard HI," lachimo in
" Cyrnbeline," Saint-Marsan in " Ma-
dame Sans~G6nc," Menshikoff in
" Peter the Great," Sir Clement
Hope in " The Medicine Man,"
Lorenzo in " The Merchant of
Venice," Colonel Midwinter in " Water-
loo," Coitier in " Louis XI," and
Benjamin Vaughan in " Robes-
pierre " ; at the Lyceum with Forbes-
Robertson, 1897, played Claudius in
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" Hamlet " ; at Drury Lane, 1899-
1900, appeared in " Hearts are
Trumps " and " The Price of Peace " ;
played five "starring'* engagements
in Manchester, as Benedick, Shylock,
Wolsey, Richard III, and Dante ; at
the St. James's, Oct., 1904, played
Prince Carol in " The Garden of Lies " ;
toured in the United States with
E. S. Willard ; in 1906 appeared at the
Shaftesbury, with Nat Goodwin in
" A Gilded Fool/' and " An Ameri-
can Citizen," and at the Waldorf
in " Shore Acres " ; toured as Rawdon
Crawley in " Becky Sharp," and as
Kleschna in " Leah Kleschna " ; sub-
sequently again visited the United
States, and appeared in " The Squaw
Man," and " The World and his
Wife " ; in the autumn of 1907 joined
Robert Mantell's company to play
Antonio in " The Merchant of Venice,"
Claudius in " Hamlet," and as lago
in " Othello " ; at Daly's, New York,
Nov., 1908, played Don Julian in
" The World and his Wife " ; same
theatre, Jan., 1909, played Luiz Deli-
cado in " The Barber of Orleans " ;
at the Lyric, New York, Oct., 1909,
appeared as Gadias in " Herod " ; at
Indianapolis, Mar., 1910, played
Stephen Kimberlin in " The Winding
Way " ; at the Herald Square Theatre,
New York, Feb., 1911, played Nobody
in " Every woman " ; at the Shubert,
Boston, Dec., 1913, Cupocomico in " A
Thousand Years Ago " ; at Chicago,
Feb., 1914, Sherlock Holmes in " The
Speckled Band " ; at the Garrick,
Detroit, Dec., 1914, Mr. Greartin "In
the Vanguard " ; at the Cohan and
Harris Theatre, New York, Sept., 1916,
played the Stranger in. " The Intruder";
at the Garrick, New York, Mar., 1917,
Colonckl Pocklington in " Stranger than
Fiction " ; at the Park Theatre, Jan.,
1918, Colonel George Sharrow in
" Seven Days' Leave" ; at the Harris
Theatre, Dec., 1918, Dr. Latham in
" The Invisible Foe " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Dec., 1919, Mr. Justice
Milburne in " One Night in Rome " ;
at the Cohan Theatre, Sept., 1920,
Harrison Lloyd in " Genius and the
Crowd " ; at the Astor, Dec., 1921,
Malcolm Petric in " The Squaw Man " ;
at the Empire, New York, Sept., 1922,
Fernal in "La Tendresse " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Mar., 1923,
Mounet-Pombla in " The Comedian " ;
at the Morosco, Oct., 1923, Florimond
Binet in " Scaramouche " ; at the
National, Nov., 1924, The Priest in
" Silence." Address : Whitestone
Landing, Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A.
CLIFFORD, Camffle, actress; b.
Denmark; m. (1) Hon. Lyndhurst
Henry Bruce; (2) Capt J. M. J.
Evans, M.C. ; when quite young was
taken to the United States ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
1902, in the chorus of " The Defender,"
at the Broadway Theatre, New
York ; 17 Mar., 1903, appeared in
a non-speaking part in " The Prince
of Pilsen " ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
14 May, 1904, in the same piece ;
first attracted attention as a " Gib-
son Girl " in this piece ; at the
Lyceum, Jan., 1905, sang a song
entitled " A Gibson Girl " ; at the
Vaudeville Theatre, 1905, appeared
in " The Catch of the Season," and at
the same theatre, 11 Apr., 1906,
played the Duchess of Dunmow in
" The Belle of Mayfair " ; reappeared
on the London stage, Oct., 1916, at
the Finsbury Park Empire, in " The
Girl of the Future," in which she
toured for a time. Address : 171
Cromwell Road, S.W.5. Telephone
No. : Western 2027.
CLIFFORD, Kathleen, actress and
vocalist ; b. Charlottesville, Va., U.S.A.,
16 Feb., 1887; e. Brighton, England;
made her first appearance on the
" vaudeville " stage, as a male imper-
sonator ; appeared on the regular stage
in New York in 1903 in " The Girl
from Kay's," subsequently appearing
in " Little Dorrit," etc. ; at the Lincoln
Square Theatre, 28 Jan., 1907, played
Betty in " The Belle of London Town";
at the Casino, May, 1907, Rose Gayboy
in " Fascinating Flora " ; at the
Majestic, Oct., 1907, Maida in " The
Top o' the World " ; at the Bijou,
Oct., 1909, appeared as Amy in " The
Debtors " ; at the Folies Bergexes,
New York, Apr., 1911, played Dolly
Tx>ngreen in " Gaby," and the Prima
Donna in " Hell " ; at the Moulin
Rouge, Apr., 1912, played Willie Grow
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in " The Winsome Widow " ; made her
first appearance in London at the
Victoria Palace, June, 1914, as a male
impersonator ; Nov., 1914, appeared
at the Empire in " By Jingo if we
Do — . i " • at the Longacre Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1916, played Polly
Webb in " A Pair of Queens " ; in 1917
played in " Business before Pleasure/'
and Sally in " The Heart of a Child " ;
subsequently turned her attention to
the cinema stage. Address : Virginia
Hotel, Long Beach, Cal., U.S.A.
CLIFFORD, Mrs. W. K., author and
playwright ; has written the following
plays : " An Interlude " (with W.
H. Pollock)," A Honeymoon Tragedy/'
" A Supreme Moment/' " The Likeness
of the Night," " A Long Duel/' " The
Searchlight/' "The Latch/ '"Hamilton's
Second Marriage," "A Woman Alone/'
" Two's Company " ; is the author of
the following, among other books :
" Mrs. Keith's Crime," " The Love
Letters of a Worldly Woman," " The
Last Touches/' " Aunt Anne/' " A
Wild Proxy/' " A Flash of Summer,"
" Woodside Farm/' " The Getting Well
of Dorothy," " Anyhow Stories," " The
Modern Way/' " The House in Mary-
lebone," " Miss Fingal." Address :
7 Chilworth Street, W.2. Telephone
No. : Paddington 2562.
CLIFT, Ernest Paul, manager; b.
London, 26 Apr., 1881 ; s. of William
Paul Clift and his wife Rhoda ; m.
Denise Zaleski ; formerly an actor and
made his first appearance on the stage
at the old Princess's Theatre, Dec.,
1897, in a revival of " Two Little
Vagabonds," also playing in " How
London Lives " ; engaged for many
years in a managerial capacity in
London and the provinces, finishing
with Clifford Heatherley and Violet
Vanbrugh's tour of " We Can't be as
Bad as All That " and " Mrs. Pomeroy's
Reputation," 1916-17 ; was business
manager at the Queen's Theatre, 1917 ;
served with the Entertainment Branch
of the Navy and Army Canteen Board,
1917-19 ; joined Reandean as general
manager Aug., 1919 ; joint Managing- '
Director of Dee Cee Tours, Ltd., 1923 ;
is the author of several plays. A ddress :
St. Martin's Theatre, West Street,
W.C.2.
CLIVE, Vincent, actor ; b. Upper
Norwood ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Hay market Theatre,
under the management of Cyril Maude
and Frederick Harrison ; appeared at
the Lyric, Aug., 1905, as Captain
Calthorpe in " The Blue Moon/" and
at the Scala Theatre, Apr., 1907, as
Jevanin " The Judgment of Pharaoh " ;
first came into prominence by his
performance of the part of Dudley
Gore in " Marriages of May fair," at
Drury Lane, Sept,, 1908 ; subse-
quently he appeared at the Lyric
Theatre, Mar., 1909, as the Duke
of Buckingham in " The Three
Musketeers " ; at the Aclelphi, Apr.,
1909, played Maurice Dufaure in
" The Devil " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1909, he appeared as the Earl
of Brancaster in " The Whip," and
at the same theatre, Mar., 1911, he
played Sir Dorian March in a revival of
" The Sins of Society " ; at the
Aldwych, May, 1912, appeared as
Captain Frank Porches in " Looking
for Trouble " ; at the Globe, Nov.,
1912, as Donald Blakiston in " Playing
the Game " ; at the Court, Sept., 1913,
as the Young Man in " The Fugitive " ;
from 1904-19, was engaged in experi-
mental aircraft working, and was not
seen on the stage again until Mar.,
1919, when he toured as Jack Le Ba,s
in " The Law Divine " ; in 1920,
toured as Mario Cavarodossi in " La
Tosca " ; during 1920-21 toured as
the Bishop and Tom Armstrong in
" Romance " ; at Drury Lane, Mar.,
1923, played Count Seconcla in
" Angelo " ; at the St. Martin's, Doc.,
1924, Captain Hartig in " No Man's
Land." Address : " Northway," 35
Belsize Square, N.W.3. Telephone No,;
Hampstcad 2896.
COBURN, Charles Bouvllle, actor
and manager ; b. Macon, Georgia,
U.S.A., 19 June, 1877 ; e. Savannah ;
m. Ivah Wills ; commenced his career
as a programme seller at Savannah
Theatre, 1891, and at the age of 17
was appointed manager of the theatre ;
lie then went to Chicago, where he
played in. a " stock " company, and
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subsequently toured in many plays ;
in 1903 toured in the leading part in
" The Christian " ; in the same year,
organised his own company, as the
Coburn Shakespearean Players, and
which he and Mrs. Coburn maintained
for many years ; he appeared as
Orlando, Romeo, Benedick, Othello,
Macbeth, Hamlet, Shylock, Petruchio,
Malvolio, and in other Shakespearean
vdles ; and has also played Chaucer in
" The Canterbury Pilgrims," Orestes
in " Electra," etc. ; appeared at Madi-
son Square Theatre, Nov., 1907, as
Dudley Birmingham in " The Coming
of Mrs. Patrick " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, 1911, played Orestes in
" Electra " ; in 1916^ produced " The
Yellow Jacket " at The Cort Theatre,
New York, playing the part of Chorus ;
at the Harris Theatre, Feb., 1917,
Argan in " The Imaginary Invalid " ;
at the Greenwich Village Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1918, appeared as Old Bill
in " The Better 'Ole," which he con-
tinued to play until 1920 ; at the
Belmont Theatre, Nov., 1920, played
Brigadier-General Archibald Root in
" French Leave," which he produced
in association with Mark Klaw Inc.,
and Jan., 1921, Chorus in " The Yellow
Jacket " ; at the Astor Theatre, Apr.,
1922, played David Hungerstolz in
" The Bronx Express " ; in 1922, at
Chicago, appeared, with his wife, in the
leading parts in " So This is London,"
and during 1923-4, toured in the same
play ; at the Comedy, New York, Oct.,
1924, produced " The Farmer's Wife/'
in which ho played Samuel Sweetland.
Clubs : Players', National Arts, and
MacDowel. Address : Players' Club,
16 Gratncrcy Park, New York.
COCHEAN, Charles B.? manager;
b. Lindfield, Sussex, 25 Sept., 1873;
s. of Mathilda (Walton) and James
Elphiiistone Cochran ; e. Eastbourne
and Brighton ; m. Evelyn Alice Dade ;
was formerly an actor, and made his
first appearance on the stage at
Niblo's Gardens, New York City,
9 Aug., 1892, in " Around the World
in Eighty Days," under the manage-
ment of Alexander C. Comstock ; also
toured with the late Joseph Jefferson
in " Rip Van Winkle " ; subsequently
attached to various theatres, circuses
and exhibitions in the United States ;
was for three years personal repre-
sentative to the late Richard Mansfield;
as an agent, was instrumental in intro-
ducing to England the famous wrestler
Georges Hackenschmidt, Houdini, the
Handcuff- King, Odette Dulac and
others ; introduced roller-skating into
France, Belgium, and Germany ; was
the promoter and general manager
of the production of " The Miracle,"
at Olympia, 1911-12; Hagenbeck's
Wonder Zoo ; assumed the manage-
ment of the Ambassadors' Theatre,
Oct., 1914, where he produced " Odds
and Ends/' 1914; "More," 1915;
" Pell-Mell," 1916 ; " The Man Who
Married a Dumb Wife " (adapted from
Anatole France), 1917 ; " The Three
Daughters of M. Dupont " (from
Brieux), 1917 ; was, for a time, during
1914, also manager of the Empire,
Leicester Square ; opened the St.
Martin's Theatre, 23 Nov., 1916, with
" Houp-La," followed by " Damaged
Goods" (from Brieux), 1916; became
responsible for the productions at
the Oxford Theatre from Aug., 1917,
when he produced " The Better 'Ole,"
which was played over 800 times ;
this was followed by "In the Night
Watch," 1918 ; " The Man Who Came
Back," 1920 ; rebuilt the theatre
and opened same Jan., 1921, with
" The League of Notions " ; became
responsible for the productions at
the London Pavilion, from Aug., 1918,
opening with " As You Were " ; sub-
sequently produced " Afgar," 1919;
" London, Paris and New York,"
1920 ; " Fun of theFayre," 1922 ; was
also interested in (either as lessee or
licensee) the Apollo, Aldwych, Garrick,
London Pavilion, New Oxford, and
Prince's Theatres; during 1921, be-
came joint managing-director of the
Palace Theatre ; produced " Cyrano
de Bergerac," at Garrick and Drury
Lane, 1919 ; brought the Chauve
Souris to London, at London Pavilion,
1921 ; introduced the Guitrys at the
Aldwych, 1920, Prince's, 1922, and
New Oxford, 1923, and Eleonora
Duse at the New Oxford, 1923^;
also produced " Anna Christie "
at the Strand, 1923; from 1914 to
1924, made over sixty productions
which he personally supervised ; was
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also responsible for the promotion of
the Rodeo at the British Empire
Exhibition, at Wembley, June, 1924 ;
he was also responsible for the arrange-
ments of several important boxing
matches at Olympia and the Holborn
Stadium, 1919-20 ; has written his
reminiscences, under the title of
" Recollections of a Showman."
Address : 49 Old Bond Street, W.I.
hone No. : Gerrard 444 to 446.
COCHKANE, Frank, actor ; Z». Dur-
ham, 28 Oct., 1882; s. of Thomas
McLean Cochrane and his wife Kate
(Cattermole) ; m. Evelyn Gordon
Titheradge ; made his first appearance
on the London stage at the Imperial
Theatre, 3 Jan., 1906, as An Old Peas-
ant in " " The Harlequin King/' under
the management of Lewis Waller ; Mar. ,
1906, appeared as M. Bassompierre in
" Brigadier Gerard " ; at the Lyric,
Oct., 1906, appeared as Much-the-
Miller in " Robin Hood " ; the follow-
ing year he joined H. B. Irving's
Company on tour and played Francois
in " Louis XI," Pandolfo Orsini in
" Caesar Borgia," Ghost in " Hamlet,"
etc. ; appeared at the Shaftesbury,
Oct., 1908, as Dorval in " The Lyons
Mail," subsequently playing Ebn
Jahia in " King Rene's Daughter,"
Ghost in " Hamlet," Fran£ois de Paule
in " Louis XI " ; at the Queen's, Sept.,
1909, played the Mesmerist in " The
Bells " ; from 1910-14 was with F. R.
Benson's Company, which he also
accompanied to the United States ;
in 1916 joined Oscar Asche to play
Ah-Wi in " The Spanish Main,"
and Biondello in " The Taming of the
Shrew" ; appeared at His Majesty's,
31 Aug., 1916, as Baba Mustafa the
Cobbler, in " Chu-Chin-Chow," and in
the same play under the name of James
Herbert played Kasim Baba ; he
has also appeared at special per-
formances, since that date, at the
St. Martin's, Mar., 1917, as Willem
in " The Hired Girl " ; at the Aldwych,
Apr., 1917, as Ben in " Love for Love ";
at the St. Martin's, June, 1917, as
Peter Mortensgard in "Rosmersholm " ;
in 1920, went to Australia, and pro-
duced " Chu-Chin-Chow," for Oscar
Asche ; on returning to England, ap-
peared at His Majesty's, Oct., 1921,
as Wei-San-Wei in " Cairo " ; during
1922, appeared at the Coliseum and
other variety theatres, in a Chinese
Fantasy " Wun-Tu " ; at His Maj esty's,
Sept., 1923, played Jafar in " Hassan";
at Drury Lane, June, 1924, Howard
Nathan in " London Life " ; at the
Lyric, Hammersmith, Oct., 1924, Isaac
Mendoza in " The Duenna." Favourite
part : Feste in " Twelfth Night."
Club: Green Room. Address: 12 The
Drive, Golder's Green, N.W.I 1.
COFFIN, C. Hayden, actor and
vocalist ; b. Manchester, 22 Apr.,
1862: 5. of the late Sarah (Powell)
andC. R. Coffin, D.D.S., Maine, U.S.A.;
e. University College, London ; m.
Adeline, d. of Friedrich de Leuw,
Grafrath, Germany ; first appeared
at the Empire, 17 Apr., 1884, in the
chorus of " Chilperic " ; he played
his first part, when he succeeded to the
rdle of Captain John Smith in " Poca-
hontas," 19 Jan., 1885, at the Empire ;
in Mar., 1885, played in " The Lady
of the Locket," ; next at the Avenue
in " Falka," 1885 ; then played in
"The Lily of Leoville" at Comedy
in the spring of 1886, and in Sept.,
of that year at the Gaiety created
the part of Harry Sherwood in
" Dorothy," his song, ""Queen of My
Heart/' being the groat feature
of the performance ; he played in
" Dorothy " throughout its long
run at the Gaiety, Prince of Walcs's
and Lyric Theatres, 931 times in all,
and he also appeared at the Lyric
in " Doris," Apr., 1889, as Sir Philip
Carey and in " The Red Hussar,"
Nov., 1889, as Sir Harry Leighton ;
he next appeared at the Prince of
Wales's, Jan., 1890, as the Earl ol
Chestermere in " Marjorie," also
appearing there as the Visc.onito
Tancrede in " Captain Ther^se," Aug.,
1890, and as the Earl of Huntingdon
in "Maid Marian," Feb., 1891; he
also appeared at the Lyric, 1891, as
Vincent Knapps and subsequently as
Franz in "La Cigale," and at the
Prince of Wales's, 1891, as Peter Paul
Rolleston in " Miss Dccima " ; he
then went to America, making his
first appearance in New York, at
Miner's Fifth Avenue Theatre, 28
May, 1892, as Waldemar in "The
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Robber of the Rhine " ; subsequently
toured with Lillian Russell, playing
in "La Cigale," " Girafie-Girofla " ;
at the Garden Theatre, New York
Jan., 1893, played Alfredo in "The
Mountebanks " ; returned to England,
1893, and joined George Edwardes's
company at Prince of Wales's, appear-
ing as Charles Goldfield in " A Gaiety
Girl " ; appeared at Daly's under
Edwardes from 1895 to 1903, playing
Rudolph in " An Artist's Model/'
1895; Reginald Fairfax in "The
Geisha/' 1896 ; Diomed in " A Greek
Slave," 1898 ; Captain Preston in
" San Toy/' 1899 ; Geofirey Challoner
in " A Country Girl/' 1902 ; he then
toured as John Ridd in " Lorna Doone,"
1903 ; returned to Daly's, to play
Harry Vereker in " The Cingalee/'
1904 ; at the Apollo, 1904, played
Florestan in " Veronique " ; appeared
at Wyndham's in " The Girl Behind
the Counter/' 1906 ; afterwards tour-
ing in the same piece ; this was the
first time Mr. Coffin had toured the
provinces ; in Feb., 1907, appeared
at the Palace, Shaftesbury Avenue ;
at the Apollo in Apr., 1907, appeared
as Tom Jones in the opera of that
name ; during 1907 accepted an
engagement with the Moss and Stoll
Empires for a long tour of their halls
in concert work ; appeared at the re-
opening of the Coliseum, Dec., 1907 ;
at the Apollo, May, 1908, played Max
in " Butterflies " ; subsequently toured
as Harry Sherwood in a revival of
" Dorothy," and reappeared in the
same part at the New Theatre, Dec.,
1908 ; at the Hicks Theatre, Feb.,
1909, appeared as the Chevalier de
Matignon in " The Dashing Little
Duke " ; in Sept., 1909, toured as
Sidney Carton in " All for Her " ;
at the Strand (now Whitney), 30 Apr.,
1910, played Prince Charmis in " Two
Merry Monarchs " ; at the Adelphi,
5 Nov., 1910, played Captain Chart eris
in " The Quaker Girl " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Birmingham, May,
1912, played Lieut. Richard Meredith
in " The Boy Scout " ,* appeared at
the Savoy, Nov,, 1912, as'Feste in
" Twelfth Night " ; and at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1913, as Careless in
" The School for Scandal " ; at the
Oxford Music Hall, Sept., 1913, played
Nobby in "Nobby, V.C.," subse-
quently touring in the variety theatres
in the same piece ; appeared at the
Savoy, Dec., 1913, as the Mad Hatter
in " Alice in Wonderland " ; at the
Little Theatre, Apr., 1914, as Mr.
Kildee in " Brer Rabbit and Mr. Fox ";
at the London Pavilion, June, 1915,
as the Best Man in a playlet of that
name ; at the New Theatre, Oct.,
1915, played Dr. Willoughby in " Stop
Thief ! " ; at Daly's Theatre, Dec.,
1916, appeared as John Oxenham in
" Young England " ; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1917, as The Wayfarer in " Mas-
ter Wayfarer " ; at the Savoy, Dec.,
1917, as the Mad Hatter in "Alice
in Wonderland " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1918, played Gaston Dulacq in
" Valentine " ; at the LondonPavilion,
Aug., 1918, appeared in "As You
Were " ; during 1919, toured as
Raphael de Correze in " Gay Trou-
ville " ; during 1919-20, toured as
the Comte de Trevieres in " The Purple
Mask"; at the Empire, Mar., 1921,
appeared as Lord Milverton in " The
Rebel Maid " ; at the Garrick, Dec.,
1921, again played the Mad Hatter in
" Alice in Wonderland 3> ; at the
Shaftesbury, Mar., 1922, the Way-
farer in " Master Wayfarer " ; at His
Majesty's, May, 1923, Amos Tanner in
"Oliver Cromwell "; at Golder's
Green, Apr., 1924, The Examiner in
" Outward Bound." Address : 55
Campden Street, Kensington Park,
W.8. Telephone : Park 3623. Club :
Green Room.
COGHLAN, totrude, actress ; d.
of the late Charles Coghlan ; b. Hert-
fordshire, England, 1 Feb., 1879 ; e. at
Kensington ; m. Augustus Pitou, Jun. ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Lyceum, Detroit, 15 Jan.,
1893, as Mion in " Diplomacy ";
first appeared in New York at Miner's
Fifth Avenue Theatre, 21 Dec., 1897,
as Juliet in her father's play, " The
Royal Box " ; in 1901 she " starred "
as Celia in the same play ; she made
a striking success in 1901, when she
" starred " in her father's play " Becky
Sharp " ; in 1903 she was " starring "
in " The Sword of Justice " ; in 1904
she played Manuela in " The Sor-
ceress " wtik Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
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and " Alice of Old Vincennes " ;
during 1905 she appeared as Donna
Ana in " Once Upon a Time," Clara
Hunter in " The Climbers," Mrs.
Morley in " The Frisky Mrs. John-
son," as Mary in "The Sporting
Duchess/' and in a revival of Bron-
son Howard's comedy, " One of Our
Girls/' and subsequently made a
hit as Shirley Rossmore in " The
Lion and the Mouse " ; during 1906
she played Celia Pryse in " The
Royal Box," and then again toured
in " The Lion and the Mouse " ; at
the Liberty Theatre, Aug., 1908,
played Beth Elliott in " The Travelling
Salesman " ; at the Criterion, New
York, 20 Sept, 1909, played Marion
Nairne in " The Noble Spaniard " ;
during 1909-10, toured in " The
Travelling Salesman " ; at Milwaukee,
May, 1914, appeared in " The Call of
Youth " ; subsequently toured in
" vaudeville," in " Food."
COGHLAN, Eose, actress ; b. Peter-
borough, England, 18 Mar., 1850 ;
m. C. J. Edgesly ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage at Theatre Royal,
Greenock, in 1866, as one of the
Witches in " Macbeth " ; made her first
appearance on the London stage at the
old Gaiefcy Theatre under the late John
Hollingshead on 13 Sept., 1869,
as Pippo in " Linda of Chamouni " ;
she also played, at the Gaiety, Bianca
in " The Life Chase/' Marguerite in
" Uncle Dick's Darling," and Richard
II in " Wat Tyler, M.P." ; at the
Royalty Theatre, 12 June, 1871, she
played Charles II in " Nell Gwynne/'
and at the Court, 26 Dec., 1871,
appeared as Tilda Price in " Dothe-
boy's Hall " (" Nicholas Nickleby ") ;
she made her first appearance on the
New York stage, on 2 Sept., 1872,
as Mrs. Honey ton in "A Happy
Pair " and Jupiter in " Ixion," at
Wallack's Theatre ; she was also
seen at Wallack's in " Kenilworth,"
and with the late E. A. Sothern in
" Our American Cousin," " Brother
Sam," and " Dundreary Married and
Settled " ; she returned to England
in 1873, and appeared with the late
Charles Mathews ; she then toured
the English provinces in " The School
for Scandal," " Twelfth Night," and
" East Lynne " ; at the St. James's,
8 June, 1874, she appeared as Lady
Isabel in the last-mentioned play ;
she was next seen as leading lady with
the late Barry Sullivan ; at the
Holborn Theatre, 27 Sept., 1875, she
played Florence Talbot in " Self," and
on 18 Oct., 1875, was the original
Lady Marsden in the production of
" All for Her " ; at the Princess's, in
1876-7, she played in " Abel Drake,"
" A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing/'
" Lost in London," and " Rip Van
Winkle " with the late Joseph Jeffer-
son ; she returned to New York in
the following year, and reappeared
at Wallack's, 1 Oct., 1877, as Mrs.
Constant Tiffe in " Marriage " ; she
remained at Wallack's Theatre until
1879, appearing as Magdalen in
" False Shame," Zicka in " Diplo-
macy " ; Clarissa in " Clarissa Har-
lowe " ; also in " The School for
Scandal," " Our Club," " My Son,"
" At Last," " Spellbound," " A Scrap
of Paper/' and " The Snowball " ; in
1879 she played a short engagement
at Booth's Theatre, in " Rescued "
and " Louis XI," with the late Dion
Boucicault ; she returned to Wal-
lack's in 1880, and played Rosalind
in "As You Like It/' Stephanie in
" Forget-me-Not," " Camille/' etc,,
etc. ; she remained at Wallack's as
leading lady until 1888, playing in
numerous notable productions ; among
these may be mentioned, " The
Money Spinner/' " Youth/' " La
Belle Russe," " The Queen's Shil-
ling," " The Silver King/' " Masks
and Faces/' " Moths," " Lady Clare/'
" London Assurance," " Impulse/'
" Our Joan," " The Mousetrap " ("A
Fool's Paradise"), ''Caste/' "Town
and Country," " Money," etc., etc. ;
in 1885-1887 she toured the United
States in " Our Joan/' "Princess Glga,"
and " The Idol of the Hour " ; in, 1889
she appeared in " Jocclyn " ; in,
1891, " Dorothy's Dilemma/"' " Nance
Oldfield/' and " Lady Barter " ; in
1893 in " A Woman of No Import-
ance " ; in 1894 in " The Check
Book," " Peg Woffmgton/' and " To
Nemesis " ; 1896, " For the Crown/'
" Nance Oldfieicl/' and " Madame " ;
1897, "The White Heather" and
"The Sporting Duchess"; 1899,
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"Mdlle. Fifi"; 1900, "The Great
Ruby " ; 1903, " Ulysses," " The
Greatest Thing in the World " ; " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and " Alice
of Old Vincennes " ; 1904, " The Ace
of Trumps " ; and 1905, " The Duke
of Killiecrankie " ; subsequently de-
voted her time to playing in " vaude-
ville " sketches, notably in " The Ace
of Spades " and " The Higher Law " ;
in Apr., 1907, commenced a tour
of the United States, playing Mrs.
Warren in " Mrs. Warren's Pro-
fession " ; at the Empire, New York,
Sept., 1908, appeared as Mrs. Parker-
Jennings in " Jack Straw " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Sept., 1909,
played Lady Proudfoot in " The
Noble Spaniard " ; she then joined
the company of the New Theatre, and
during 1909-10, appeared there as
Lady Shuttle worth in " The Cottage in
the Mr," Mrs. Candour in " The
School for Scandal," Paulina in " The
Winter's Tale," Mistress Page in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " and
Mrs. Major O'Dowd in " Vanity Fair " ;
at Hammerstein's Victoria Music
Hall, Apr., 1911, appeared in a con-
densed version of " Forget-Me-Not " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1911,
played Lady Angela Merry in " The
First Lady in the Land " ; at the
Cort Theatre, Chicago, Aug., 1912,
and at the Astor Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1913, played Mrs. Collins in
"'' Fine Feathers " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, Apr., 1915, appeared as
Madame Vinarcl in " Trilby " ; during
1916, appeared in " vaudeville," in
" Her Realisation " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, Mar., 1917, played the
Duchess oi" Saurcnues in " Our Bet-
ters " ; at the Royal, New York,
Jxdy, 1917, played in " The Deserter";
at the Empire, New York, Dec., 1917,
appeared 'as Madame Prudence in
" The Lady of the Camolias " ; at
the Morosco Theatre, May, 1919,
played Mrs. Raplcy in " Pretty Soft " ;
at "the Standard, New York, Dec.;
1919, Mrs. Forrest in " The Whirl-
wind " ; at the Bclasco, Dec., 1920,
Madame Rabouin in " Deburau."
Address: 303 Kast 161st Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
t'OHAN, George, M., actor, dra-
matic author, composer, and manager ;
b. Providence, R.I., U.S.A., 4 July,
1878 ; 5. of Jeremiah John Cohan and
his wife Helen F. (Costigan) ; m. (1)
Ethel Levey (mar. dis.) ; (2) Agnes
Nolan ; first appeared on the stage 19
Feb., 1888, at Haverstraw, Rhode
Island, in "Daniel Boone " ; two
years later he toured in the title-role
of " Peck's Bad Boy " ; at the Savoy
Theatre, N.Y., 25 Feb., 1901, he
appeared as Algy Wheelock in "The
Governor's Son " ; at Fourteenth
Street Theatre, 27 Apr., 1903, as
Augustus Wright in " Running for
Office " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
7 Nov., 1904, as Johnny Jones in
" Little Johnny Jones " ; and at the
Herald Square Theatre, 12 Feb., 1906,
as George Belgrave in " George
Washington, Jr." ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, Apr., 1908, appeared
as Percy Springer in " The Yankee
Prince " ; at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, Mar., 1911, he appeared in
the leading rdle of " Get-Rich-Quick
Wallingford " ; on 25 Sept., 1911,
he appeared as Robert Spencer in
" The Little Millionaire " ; same
theatre, 14 Mar., 1912, played Kid
Burns in " Forty- Five Minutes from
Broadway " (originally produced at
Columbus, 25 Sept., 1905) ; 23 Sept.,
1912, appeared as Jackson Jones in
" Broadway Jones," which ran until
Mar., 1913 ; at Hartford, Conn., 15
Sept., 1913, played William Hallowell
Magee in " Seven Keys to Baldpate " ;
at the Astor Theatre, Dec., 1914,
played the Patriarch in " The Miracle
Man," and same theatre, 25 Dec., 1914,
appeared as George Babbit, the Defen-
sive Attorney, and Leo. Getrichstein
in "Hello, Broadway!"; after an
absence of nearly four years as an
actor, reappeared at the Century
Theatre, 17 May, 1918, as the American
Soldier in " Out There " ; at the
George M. Cohan Theatre, 1919, played
Charles Martin in " A Prince There
Was " ; at the Hudson Theatre, Oct.,
1920, played Richard Clarke in " The
Meanest Man in the World " ; May,
1921, played the Vagabond in " The
Tavern " ; at the Hudson, Dec., 1923,
played John Farrell in " The Song and
Dance Man " ; he is the author of "The
Governor's Son," " Runningfor Office,"
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f ' Little J ohnny J ones, ' * " George
Washington Junior," " The Yankee
Prince," " Get-Rich-Quick Walling-
ford," " The Little Millionaire/3
" Forty-five Minutes from Broadway,"
" Broadway Jones," " Seven Keys to
Baldpate/' " The Miracle Man,"
" Hello, Broadway ! " in all of which
he played the leading part ; in addition,
he has written " Popularity," produced
at Rochester, N.Y., 3 Sept., 1906 ;
" Fifty Miles from Boston/' produced
at Springfield, Mass., Mar., 1907 ;
" The Honeymooners " (revised version
of "Running for Office"), New Am-
sterdam-Gardens, New York, June,
1907 ; " The Talk of New York," at
the Star, Buffalo, N.Y., Sept., 1907,
subsequently produced at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, 3 Dec., 1907 ; " The
American Idea/' produced at the
New York Theatre, Oct., 1908 ; " The
Man Who Owns Broadway/' produced
at the New York Theatre, 11 Oct.,
1909 ; " 'Hit-the-Trail ' Holliday,"
Astor Theatre, Sept., 1915 ; " The
Cohan Revue 1916," Astor, Feb.,
1916; "Honest John O'Brien," De-
troit, Oct., 1916 ; " The Cohan Revue,
1918," New Amsterdam, Dec., 1917 ;
" A Prince There Was," George M.
Cohan Theatre, Dec., 1918 ; " The
Voice of McConnell," Manhattan Opera
House, Dec., 1918 ; " Madeleine and
the Movies," Gaiety, New York, Mar.,
1922 ; " Little Nellie Kelly," Liberty,
Nov., 1922 ; " The Rise of Rosie
O'Reilly," Liberty, Dec., 1923 ; " The
Song and Dance Man," Hudson, Dec.,
1923 ; part-composer of " The Royal
Vagabond," George M. Cohan Theatre,
Feb., 1919 ; is the proprietor of the
new Gaiety Theatre, New York, which
was opened in Sept., 1908, in conjunc-
tion with Sam H. Harris, and of the
George M. Cohan Theatre, opened in
1910 ; his partnership with Sam H.
Harris, was dissolved in June, 1920 ;
has numerous companies touring, pre-
senting plays of which he is the author.
Address : 1482 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
COHAN, Georgette, actress; b. Los
Angeles, 26 Aug., 1900 ; d. of George
M. Cohan and his wife Ethel (Levey) ;
studied music at the Paris Conserva-
toire ; w. J. William Sottther ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, 1 Dec.,
1919, playing the part of Dinah in
" Mr. Pirn Passes By " ; she was then
selected to play Peter Pan, and made
her first appearance on the London
stage, at the New Theatre, 18 Dec.,
1919, in that character ; at the New
Theatre, Jan., 1920, resumed her part
of Dinah in " Mr. Pirn Passes By " ;
subsequently went to the United
States, and appeared on the " vaude-
ville " stage ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Mar., 1922, played Madeleine in her
father's play, " Madeleine and the
Movies." Address : c/o George M.
Cohan, 1482 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
COLE, Edith, actress ; d. of Charles
Cole; 6. 27 May, 1870; M. W. W.
Kelly ; made her first appearance on
the stage at Drury Lane Theatre, 26
Dec., 1889, as the second housemaid
in the pantomime " Jack and the
Beanstalk"; in 1890, was touring
as Neptune in " Vomis," under
the management of the late Sir
Augustus Harris, and appeared at
the Grand Theatre, Islington, in that
part on 22 Sept., 1890 ; in 1891 played
principal boy in pantomime at Theatre
Royal, Bradford, at one hour's notice ;
toured as the Earl of Shrewsbury in
" Joan oi Arc/' and Kscamillo in
"Carmen Up-to-Date," 1891-2; ap:
peared at the Adelphi, May, 1894, as
Marianne in the revival of " The Two
Orphans " ; toured very successfully
for many years as Josephine in "A
Royal Divorce " ; tnade an enormous
success, when she appeared at; the
Adelphi Theatre, Mar., 1903, as Frances
Vcre in " The Worst Woman in
London"; in Aug., 1909, toured
as Claire Forstcr in "A Woman
in the Case " ; at Kelly's Theatre,
Liverpool, June, 1910, appeared as
the Duchesse cle Vervier in "The
Broken Melody ; at Kelly's Theatre,
Liverpool, 1911, made a big success,
when she played Madge Thomas in
" Strife " ; at the Shakespeare, Liver-
pool, Aug., 1914, played Milacliin " The
Three Musketeers " ; at the Shake-
speare Theatre, Liverpool, Nov., 1919,
appeared as Margaret "Rossi tor Strick-
land in her own play, " The Fires of
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Youth " ; reappeared as the Empress
Josephine in "A Royal Divorce/' at
the New, Birkenhead, Feb., 1920,
subsequently again touring in the
same part ; during 1915, published
a book entitled " Scarlet and Grey,"
in connection with the Red Cross
Work of the war. Address : 3 Holly-
bank Road, Birkenhead.
COLEKIDdE, Ethel, actress; b.
South Molton, Devon, 4 Jan., 1883;
d. of Henry Coleridge-Tucker and his
wife Edith Jane (Chant) ; e. Black-
heath, Clifton, and Bristol University ;
made her first appearance on. the stage
at the Coronet Theatre, Netting Hill,
Aug., 1905, in the chorus of " Carmen " ;
spent many years touring in the
provinces in all sorts of characters ;
made her first appearance on the West-
end stage, at the Royalty, 8 June,
1920, as Mrs. Moss in " My Lady's
Dress " ; Nov., 1920, played Nancy
Sibley in " Milestones " ; at the
Ambassadors', May, 1921, Liza in
"If"; Dec., 1921, Mrs. Pershore in
" Clothes and the Woman " ; at the
Royalty, Apr., 1922, Mrs Sturgis in
"If Four Walls Told " ; at the
Ambassadors', Aug., 1922, Mrs. Hum-
phreys in " Husbands Arc a Problem" ;
at the Strand, Oct., 1922, Mrs. Dart
in. " The Balance " ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1923, Mrs. Vincc in
" The Inevitable " ; at the Globe,
July, 1923, Annie in "Reckless
Reggie " ; at the Sliaftcsbiiry, Dec.,
1923, Mrs. Doddrell in " The Rising
Generation " ; at the Ambassadors',
Sept., 1924, Rosalie in "Fata Mor-
gana." Favourite parts : Nancy in
" Milestones," and Mrs. Sturgis in
"If Four Walls Told." Recreations :
Golf, walking, and swimming. Ad-
dress : 37 Norland Square, Holland
Park, W.1L Telephone No. : Park
6278.
COLLET, Richard, manager; b.
Worthing, 12 Mar., 1884; 5. of
Augustus Henry Collet, M.D. ; e.
Worthing College ; was engaged as a
bank clerk prior to joining Arthur
Qmdleigh at the Comedy Theatre, as
assistant manager, in 1906 ; in 1908,
toured as manager with " The Flag
Lieutenant," " Tantalizing Tommy,"
etc. ; business manager at the Fulham
Theatre, 1911 ; King's, Hammersmith,
and Wimbledon Theatres, for J. B.
Mulholland, 1912 ; New Theatre, for
Dion Boucicault and Irene Vanbrugh,
1914 ; appointed General Manager of
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and
Secretary of the Savoy Theatre, Ltd.,
1919. Clubs : Royal Air Force and
Garrick. Address : Savoy Hotel,
Strand, W.C.2. Telephone No. :
Gerrard 4343.
COLLIER, Constance, actress; b.
Windsor, 22 Jan., 1878 ; d. of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Hardie; m. Julian L'Es-
trange ; first appeared as Cissy in
" The Silver King," with Wilson
Barrett's company, at the Theatre
Royal, Hull ; at the Gaiety Theatre,
28 Oct., 1893, played Fernando,
the child, in "Don Juan " ; ap-
peared at Daly's in " A Gaiety Girl,"
and at the Gaiety in " The Shop
Girl," 1894 ; toured in "An Ideal
Husband," 1895, and in the same
year, in Sept., 1895, migrated to
the Duke of York's, and appeared
in ing&nue parts in " Her Advocate "
and " Tommy Atkins " ; rejoined Wil-
son Barrett, "appearing Jan., 1896, at
the Lyric in " The Sign of the Cross "
as Ancaria, and in which she played
Mercia on several occasions in the
absence of Miss Maud Jeffries ; in
1897, played in " The Daughters of
Babylon " ; at the Opera Comique,
June, 1897, played the title-rdle in
" The Maid of Athens " ; next toured in
George Alexander's Company, played
Belle in " The Tree of Knowledge " ;
made a great success as Chiara, the
Gipsy, in " One Summer's Day," at
the Comedy, 1898 ; she then appeared
at the Avenue, 1899, in "The
Cuckoo " as Lady Alexandra Park ;
played Rachel in " The Ghetto," at
the Comedy, 1899 ; Lady Castlemaine
in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury," Hay-
market, 1900 ; Firefly in " When We
Were Twenty-one," Comedy, 1901 ;
engaged by Beerbohm Tree, 1901 ;
she remained at His Majesty's Theatre
nearly six years, appearing as Minerva
in " Ulysses," Roma in " The Eternal
City," Mistress Ford in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," Millicent in " The
Man Who Was," Olivia in " Twelfth
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Night," Julie de Noirville in "A Man's
Shadow/' Portia in " Julius Caesar/'
Trilby, Viola in " Twelfth Night/'
" The Man Who Was/' Nancy in
" Oliver Twist" ; during his engage-
ment, she also appeared at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1902, as Iris in " Ben Hur " ; at
His Majesty's, she created the part
of Poppoea in" Nero/' 1906, and after
touring with Beerbohm Tree in the
title-rdle of Trilby and in " Colonel
Newcome/' returned to His Majesty *s
and played Ethel Newcome in " Col-
onel Newcome/' and Cleopatra in his
splendid revival of " Antony and
Cleopatra " ; in Apr., 1907, accom-
panied him to Berlin, where she ap-
peared as Cleopatra in " Antony and
Cleopatra," the German Ex-Emperor
being present on two occasions ; during
1907 also played Princess Claudia
in " The Red Lamp/' and at Drury
Lane, Adulola in " The Last of His
Race," and Lady Marion Beaumont
in " The Sins of Society " ; returned
to His Majesty's Theatre, Jan., 1908,
to play Helena Landless in "The
Mystery of Edwin Drood " ; at the
Kingsway, May, 1908, played Char-
lottQ in " The Latch " ; subsequently
went to America, where she made
her first appearance at the Garrick
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1908, as
Anne-Marie in " Samson," with
William Gillette ; on returning to
England, appeared at Stratford-on-
Avon, Apr,, 1909, as Portia in " The
Merchant of Venice," after which
she appeared at His Majesty's, in
June, as Mistress Ford in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor " and Portia in
"Julius Caesar"; in Aug., she ap-
peared at the Coliseum, she played
Mrs. Brandt in "The Robber";
returned to America, and at the Cri-
terion, New York, 25 Oct., 1909,
played the Duchess of Croucy in
" Israel " ; appeared at the Globe,
London, 5 May, 1910, as Flora Brasier
in " Parasites " ; again returned to
America and toured in " Israel " ; at
the Empire, New York, 1 Jan., 1911,
played Imogen Parrott in " Trelawney
of the Wells " ; at the Criterion, New
York, 14 Mar., 1911, played Thais
in a play of that name ; on returning
to England, appeared at the Gala
performance at His Majesty's, 27
June, 1911, as Love in "The Vision
of Delight " ; subsequently returned
to the United States to tour in
" Thais " ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, Feb., 1912,
played Nancy Sykes in the " all-
star " revival of " Oliver Twist " ;
at Daly's, New York, May, 1912,
appeared with Lewis Waller as Lucy
Allerton in " The Explorer " ; re-
turned to England, and appeared at
His Majesty's, June, 1912, as Nancy
in the revival of " Oliver Twist " ;
again returned to America in Sept.,
to tour in the same part ; at Lowell,
Mass., Apr., 1913, appeared as Sara
Fennell in " 'Frisco Sal " ; in Oct.,
1913, joined William Faversham's
company in the United States, to play
Portia in " Julius Caesar " ; appeared
at the Lyric, New York, Feb., 1914,
as Emilia in " Othello," and Portia in
" Julius Caesar " ; at the Duquesne
Theatre, Pittsburg, Mar., 1914, played
Donna Roma in " The Eternal City,"
Trilby, and Nancy in " Oliver Twist " ;
on her return to London, toured in
variety theatres, June, 1914, as Alice
Hawke, in " Getting Out Of It " ; at
the Queen's Theatre, July, 1914, played
Monna Vanna in the play of that name;
at Covent Garden, 2 Feb., 1915, played
Lady Sneerwell in the " all-star "
revival of "The School for Scandal/'
given in aid of the Actors' Benevolent
Fund ; at His Majesty's, Apr., 1915,
reappeared as Nancy in " Oliver
Twist " ; at the Vaudeville, June, 1915,
played Lady Milverdale in " The Green
Flag"; at His Majesty's, 5th July,
1915, Patience in the " all-star " revival
of " King Henry VIII," given in aid
of King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
July, 1915, Mary, Duchess of Towers,
in " Peter Ibbctson " ; she then
returned to America ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, May, 1916, ap-
peared as Mistress Forcl in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," with Sir
Herbert Tree ; at the Park, New York,
Jan., 1917, played the same part, with
T. A. Wise as Falstaff ; at tho Republic
Apr., 1917, again played the Duchess
of Towers in " Peter ibbotson/' with
which she afterwards toured ; in the
summer of 1918, played a " stock "
engagement at the Pabst Theatre,
Milwaukee ; at the Comedy, New
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York, Sept., 1918, appeared as Mrs.
Cheveley in " An Ideal Husband " ;
returned to England, 1919 ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1920, appeared as the
Duchess of Towers in ' ' Peter Ibbetson' ' ;
during 1922, toured as Princess Claudia
in " The Red Lamp " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1923, played the Duchess de
Surennes in " Our Betters,51 which ran
until Jan., 1925 ; she is part-author
(with Ivor Novello, as " David
L'Estrange ") of " The Rat," pro-
duced at the Prince of Wales's, June,
1924. Address : 2 York House, York
Street, Baker Street, W. Telephone
No.: Paddington 1144.
COLLIER, William, actor and play-
wright ; s. of Edmund Collier, actor
and Henrietta Engel (Collier) , actress
b. 12 Nov., 1866 ; m. (1) Louise Allen
d. 1909 ; (2) Paula Mart ; has been on
the stage since childhood, and made
his first appearance in 1879 in a
children's opera company playing
" H.M.S. Pinafore " ; from 1883 to
1888 he was a member of the famous
Daly company at Daly's Theatre,
New York, and took part in the
revival of " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," playing Simple, in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream/' as
Starveling, and in " The Taming of
the Shrew," as the Page ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Gaiety Theatre, with the
Daly Company, 29 May, 1888, in the
last mentioned part ; next joined
David Henderson and played in
" Bluebeard Junior " ; he made a
notable hit at the Bijou Theatre on
10 Feb., 1892, when he played John
Smith, Actor, in " The City Directory";
and at Harrigan's Park Theatre, in
Nov., 1891, appeared with great
success in " Hoss and Hoss " ; subse-
quently " starred " in "A Back Num-
ber," " Little Christopher," "Miss
Philadelphia," and " My Friend from
India " ; at Herald Square, 28 May,
1896, lie played Bob Acres in the
" all-star " cast of " The Rivals " ;
and at Hoyt's Theatre, 19 Apr., 1897,
appeared as Benjamin Fitzhugh in
" The Man from Mexico " ; at the
Manhattan Theatre, 2 Sept., 1899, he
appeared as Mr. Smith in a play
of that name ; and at Hoyt's, 1 1
Feb., 1901, as Robert Ridgway in
" On the Quiet " ; was seen at Madi-
son Square, 20 Mar., 1902, in " The
Diplomat," and subsequently played
with Weber and Fields ; during a
season at the Bijou Theatre, com-
mencing Sept., 1903, he appeared as
Jack Heritage in " Personal/' Japhet
Newland in " Are You My Father ? "
and Percy Merril in " A Fool and His
Money " ; New Haven, Conn., 4
Feb., 1904, he appeared as Brooke
Travers in " The Dictator " ; and
was subsequently seen in the same
part at the Criterion, New York,
on 4 Apr., 1904 ; he made his re-
appearance on the London stage,
at the Comedy Theatre, 3 May, 1905,
when he made a great success in the
same play ; at the same theatre,
25 Sept., he scored another hit, when
he appeared as Robert Ridgway in
" On the Quiet " ; on his return to
America in Nov. of the same year
he again appeared at the Criterion,
New York, in "On the Quiet " ; at
Hollis Street Theatre, Boston, 15
Jan., 1906, he appeared in " The
Heart of a Sparrow " ; during the
same year made a successful trip to
Australia, playing " The Dictator "
and " On the Quiet " ; at Atlantic
City, 12 Nov., he appeared in " Caught
in the Rain " as Dick Crawford ;
produced the same piece at the
Garrick, New York, on 31 Dec., 1906 ;
the piece was most successful, and ran
throughout the season ; toured in
the same play, Sept., 1907 ; at the
Garrick, New York, 23 Nov., 1908,
appeared as Sir Augustus Plantaganet
in " The Patriot " ; in May, 1909,
played in a revival of " The Man from
Mexico " ; subsequently toured in
" The Patriot " ; at Atlantic City,
10 Dec., 1909, appeared as Ronald
Lester Starr in "A Lucky Star,"
playing the same part at the Hudson
Theatre, New York, 18 Jan., 1910;
appeared at the Comedy, New York,
28 Nov., 1910, as Percival Kelly in
" 111 be Hanged if I do " ; in Apr.,
1911, appeared there in a revival of
" The Dictator " ; at the Fulton
Theatre, 27 Nov., 1911, played
William Ogdenin " Take My Advice " ;
at the Broadway Theatre, 8 Feb., 1912,
played, Josh. Kidder in " Hokey-
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Pokey," and Tammas Biggar in
" Bunty Bulls and Strings/1 with
Weber and Fields' ; at Utica, N.Y.,
12 Oct., 1912, and at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, New York, 12 Nov.,
1912, played Dionysius Woodbury in
" Never Say Die " ; at the Criterion,
New York, 11 Sept., 1913, Lester Ford
in " Who's Who ? " at the Hudson,
6 Jan., 1914, James Abbott in " A
Little Water on the Side " ; at Atlantic
City, 13 Apr., 1914, appeared in " For-
ward, March " ; at the Astor Theatre,
New York, 25 Dec., 1914, played Bill
Shaveriam, Judge Reizenstein and
Innocent in " Hello, Broadway ! " ;
at the Longacre Theatre, Sept., 1916,
played Robert Bennett in " Nothing
But the Truth"; Oct., 1918, George
Washington Cross in " Nothing But
Lies"; at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, Mar., 1920, Sam Harrington
in " The Hottentot " ; at the Music
Box, Sept., 1921, played in " The
Music Box Revue " ; at the Fulton,
Sept., 1923, played in " Nifties of
1923 " ; he is the author of " Mr.
Smooth," " Miss Philadelphia/'
" Caught in the Rain/' and " The
Patriot," and part author of " I'll be
Hanged if I do/' " Take My Advice,"
" Never Say Die," " The Hottentot/'
and " Nifties of 1923." Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
COLLINGE, Patricia, actress ; b.
Dublin, 20 Sept., 1894; d. of F.
Chamon Collinge and his wife Emmie
(Russel) ; e. Dublin ; m. James
Nicholas Smith ; made her first appear-
ance 011 the stage at the Garrick
Theatre, London, 21 Dec., 1904, as
Ching-a-Ling in " Little Black Sambo
and Little White Barbara " ; at the
Circle Theatre, New York City, 7 Dec.,
1908, appeared as a Flower-girl in
" The Queen of the Moulin Rouge " ;
at the Casino, Sept., 1909, appeared in
" The Girl and the Wizard " ; appeared
at the New Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1910, as one of the Unborn Children
in " The Blue Bird," and Nov., 1910,
as Joyce in "The Thunderbolt" ; at
the Herald Square Theatre, Feb., 1911
appeared as Youth in " Every woman";
she then returned to London, and
appeared at Priory Lane Theatre,
12 Sept., 1912, in the same part; on
returning to America, in 1913, she
made a success when she played
the Princess Irma in " Hawthorne
of the U.S.A." ; at the Knicker-
bocker, New York, Dec., 1913, played
Agnes Gates in " The New Henrietta "
at the Liberty, Sept., 1914, "Billy'
Bartlett in "He Comes up Smiling "
at the Hudson, Dec., 1914, Bettina
Dean in " The Show-Shop " ; in 1915
toured with Douglas Fairbanks in
" A Regular Business Man " and " He
Conies Up Smiling " ; at Blackstone
Theatre, Chicago, Aug., 1915, was the
original Pollyaiina Whittier in " Polly-
anna " ; after the Chicago run, the
piece was produced at the Hudson
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1916, when
she played the same part ; toured in
the same play 1917-18 ; at the Henry
Miller Theatre, New York, Jan., 1919,
played Tillie Getz in " Tillie " ; at the
Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, 1920,
played in " Golden Days " ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1 920, appeared as Linda Lee Stafford in
" Just Suppose " ; at the Empire, New
York, June, 1922, played Lucy in
" The Rivals " ; reappeared in Lou-
don, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 17
Apr., 1923, as the Montague Girl in
" Mcrton of the Movies." Address:
39 Fifth Avenue, New York City,
U.S.A.
COLLINS, A. Orovillc, manager ; h.
London, 5 'Sept., 1896; e. St. Ed-
mund's College, Old Hall, Ware ; m,
Betty Ross-Clark ; has produced the
following plays in London : " Fata
Morgana," Ambassadors', 1924 ; " No
Man's Land," St. Martin's, 1924 ;
" Tarnish/' Vaudeville, 1925 ; " Sun
Up/' Vaudeville, 1925. fteweations :
Cricket, football, and tennis. Address ;
Vaudeville Theatre, Strand, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Regent 4303.
COLLINS, Arthur, late joint managing
director Theatre Royal, Drury Lane ; 6.
London, 10 May, 1863 ; $, of the late
H. H. Collins ; m. Jette Them ; com-
menced business life in his father's
office; subsequently, in 1881, appren-
ticed with the well-known scenic artist,
Henry Kmden, at Drury Lane, where
he was engaged under the late Sir
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Augustus Harris ; subsequently
became stage manager at Drury Lane,
and produced all the dramas and
pantomimes there from 1887 to 1896 ;
in 1897 obtained a lease of Drury
Lane, and formed a limited company
to run the concern, with himself as
managing director ; during his manage-
ment, he produced all the pantomines,
and the following dramas, most of which
proved highly successful: " The White
Heather," 16 Sept., 1897 ; " The Great
Ruoy," 15 Sept., 1898; "Hearts
Are Trumps/' 16 Sept., 1899 ;
" Marsac of Gascony," 21 Apr., 1900 ;
" The Price of Peace/' 20 Sept/,
1900; "The Great Millionaire," 19
Sept., 1901 ; " Ben Hur/' 3 Apr.,
1902 ; " The Best of Friends," 18
Sept., 1902 ; " Dante/' 30 Apr., 1903 ;
" The Flood Tide," 17 Sept., 1903 ;
" The Prodigal Son," 7 Sept., 1905 ;
" The Bondman/' 20 Sept., 1906 ;
"The Last of His Race," 18 May,
1907 ; " The Sins of Society," 12 Sept.,
1907 ; " Marriages of Mayfair," 21
Sept., 1908; "The Whip," 9 Sept.,
1909, which ran through two seasons ;
" The Hope," 14 Sept., 1911 ; " Every-
woman," 12 Sept., 1912 ; " Sealed
Orders," 11 Sept., 1913; "The Best
of Luck," 27 Sept., 1916 ;" The Great
Day/' 12 Sept., 1919 ; " The Garden
of Allah," 24 June, 1920 ; " De-
cameron Nights," 20 Apr., 1922, in
the reconstructed theatre ; " Angelo/'
28 Mar., 1923 ; " Ned Kean of Old
Drury," 9 May, 1923 ; " Good Luck,"
27 Sept., 1923; produced "Carmen"
at Windsor Castle, before the late
Queen Victoria ; superintended the
Command performance at Drury Lane,
17 May, 1911, when the total receipts
realised ^10,129, and was enabled after
defraying all expenses, to hand over the
sum of ^2,000, for distribution to the
Theatrical Charities ; in Sept., 1918,
he was the recipient of a testimonial,
in the shape of a special perforaianct)
at Drury Lane, to celebrate bis twenty-
one years management of the theatre,
on which occasion " The Pageant of
Drury Lane Theatre," 1663-1918,"
written by Mr. Louis N. Parker, was
presented ; retired from his position
in Feb., 1924, and was awarded a pen-
sion of £2,000 per annum in recognition
of his services, Hobby ; Painting.
Address : Tythe Barn, St. George's
Avenue, Wey bridge. Clubs : Green
Room and Savage.
COLLINS, Frank, actor and pro-
ducer; b. London, 18 Sept., 1878;
5. of Henry Hyman Collins and his
wife Matilda (Marcus) ; e. University
College School and Heidelberg ; m.
Rita Carr ; was for a short while
a clerk on the Stock Exchange ; had
a good deal of experience with amateur
dramatic clubs before making his
first appearance on the professional
stage at Drury Lane Theatre, 16 Aug.,
1897, when he walked on in " The
White Heather " ; at the Duke of
York's, 1898, appeared in " The
Adventure of Lady Ursula/' and at
the Avenue, 1899, in " Pot-Pourri " ;
has fulfilled engagements at most of
the West-end theatres, and appeared
at Drury Lane in " The Great Million-
aire," 1901; "Ben Hur," 1902;
" The Best of Friends," 1902 ; " The
Flood Tide/' 1903 : was continuously
engaged as an actor until 1914, when
he became stage-director and pro-
ducer for Charles B. Cochraii at the
Ambassadors', and has remained with
him since that date ; among his
productions may be noted " Pell-
Mell," 1916 ; " Houp-La," 1916 ;
" £"150," 1917 ; " Jolly Jack Tar,"
1917
" In
" Maggie," 1918 ; " As You Were,"
1918
1920
York
1921
" The Better 'Ole,"
the Night Watch,"
1917 ;
1918;
" Afgar," 1919 ; " Cherry,"
" London, Paris, and New
1920 ; " Fun of the Fayre,"
" The League of Notions,"
(comedy scenes), 1921 ; " Phi-Phi,"
1922 " Mayfair and Montmartre,"
1922 "Little Nellie Kelly," 1923;
" Dover Street to Dixie," 1923 ; is a
younger brother of Arthur Collins,
late joint-managing Director of Drury
Lane Theatre ; has been Master and
treasurer of the Drury Lane Theatrical
Fund since 1915. Recreations : Read-
ing and the river. Club : Green Room.
Address : " Rosemead/' Chalk Hill
Road, Wembley Park, Middlesex.
Telephone No. : Wembley 1647.
COLLINS, Jos 6, actress and vocalist ;
b. London ; d. of the late Lottie Collins,
actress, vocalist and dancer ; in.
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Lord Robert Innes-Ker ; studied
voice-production under Mrs. Jack
Thompson (Geraldine Ulmar) and
Olga Lyn ; made her first appearance
on the stage as a child, appearing with
Harry Lauder, as the little Bluebell,
illustrating his song " I love a Lassie " ;
in Aug., 1904, toured with George
Dance's Company, as Mrs. Pineapple
in " A Chinese Honeymoon " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Christmas,
1905, appeared as Saucee in " Alad-
din/' Harry Lauder appearing as
Mr. Twankey ; appeared at the London
Pavilion, as a vocalist, 29 Oct., 1906,
and the following year fulfilled engage-
ments at the Holborn Empire, Oxford
and London Pavilion, etc. ; appeared
at the Waldorf Theatre, 28 Nov., 1908,
as Iris Fenton in " The Antelope " ;
subsequently toured in other musical
comedies; in 1911 went to America,
and made her first appearance in New
York at the Winter Garden, 20 Nov.,
1911, as Mdme. Von Gruenberg, the
title-rile, in " Vera Violetta " ; ap-
peared at the same theatre 5 Mar.,
1912, as Angela in "The Whirl of
Society/' and 22 Apr., 1912, as
Zuricka in " The Rose of Ispahan " ;
at the Casino, 20 Aug., 1912, played
the Countess Rosalinde Cliquot in
" The Merry Countess " ; at the New
Amsterdam, 16 June, 1913, appeared
as Mrs. Playfair and Marie in " The
Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 " ; she next
appeared at the Palace Theatre, New
York, 1913, in " vaudeville," with the
late Maurice Farkoa, and played a
further engagement at the same place,
Apr., 1914; appeared at the Winter
Garden Theatre, 10 June, 1914, as
Kitty McKay and Shireen in " The
Passing Show of 1914 " ; at the
Casino, 3 Nov., 1914, appeared as
Suzi in a piece of that name ; re-
appeared at the Palace Theatre, Feb.,
1915, in " vaudeville " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, 19 Oct., 1915, appeared as
Tilly Dachau in " Alone at Last " ;
early in 1916 she appeared in a screen
version of " The Light that Failed/'
and in March, 1916, sailed for England ;
reappeared in London, at Daly's
Theatre, 13 May, 1916, as Camille
Joyeuse in " The Happy Day " ; at the
Prince's Theatre, Manchester, 23 Dec.,
1916, played Teresa in " The Maid of
the Mountains " ; and played the same
part when the piece was produced at
Daly's Theatre, 10 Feb., 1917 ; she
made a great success in this part, and
the piece secured a run of over three
years ; during the run o! the play she
was seen at the Prince's, Manchester,
24 Dec., 1917, as Dolores in " The
Southern Maid," and 24 Dec., 1919, as
Peg Woffington in " Our Peg " ; at
Daly's Theatre, 15 May, 1920, played
her original part of Dolores in " The
Southern Maid " ; at the Prince's,
Manchester, 27 Dec., 1920, played
Sybil Renaud in " Sybil " ; appearing
in the same part, at Daly's, 19 Feb.,
1921 ; in Dec., 1921, again played
Teresa in a revival of " The Maid of
the Mountains " ; at the Gaiety, Oct.,
1922, played the Countess Vera Lisa-
veta in '"' The Last Waltz " ; Sept.,
1923, Marta, afterwards Catherine, in
" Catherine " ; Apr., 1924, Nell
Gwynnc in " Our Nell " ; at the
Lyceum, Edinburgh, Dec., 1924,
Frasquita in " Frasqnita." Address :
4 Sussex Square, W.2.
COLLINS, So well, producer, dra-
matic author and journalist ; b.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 1 Sept.,
1876 ; 5. of Sewell T. Collins and his
wife Edith (Hughes) ; c. Minnesota,
University o£ Notre Dame, Indiana and
West Point Military Academy ; w.
Margaret Moffat ; was originally a
cartoonist on the Chicago Tribute ;
subsequently dramatic critic oa the
New York Journal ; was special writer
and illustrator on Life, Collier's Weekly
and other American magazines ; served
as war correspondent for the Chicago
Tribune, also contributed to the
London Daily Express and Sunday
Express; author ol "Miss Patsy,"
Nazimova Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1910 ; " Just Like a Woman," 'London
Coliseum, 1912 ; " Supposing," 1913 ;
"The Scrub Lady," 1913; "Bracelets,"
1914; " Getting Acquainted," 1914;
" G.H.Q. Love," 1920 ; " Rescuing
Anne," 1921 ; " Gaspers," 1921 ; " To
be Continued," 1922 ; " Shepherd's
Pie," 1922 ; " Haricot Beans," 1922 ;
iu Dec., 1923, took " Outward Bound,"
and "The Outsider" to the United
States ; at the St. Martin's, June,
1924, produced " In the Next Room " ;
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at the Little Theatre, Dec., 1924,
produced " You and I " ; served in
the United States forces throughout
the War ; was Chief Intelligence
Officer in British Isles for the U.S.A.
Army ; was decorated with the
British M.C. in 1919. Favourite plays :
"Cyrano do Bergerac " and "Out-
ward Bound." Clubs : Lambs and
Players, New York. Address : 18
Boundary Road, St. John's Wood,
N.W. Telephone No. : Regent 2133.
COILISON, "Wilson, dramatic au-
thor ; has written the following among
other plays : " Kitty Comes Home/'
1915 ; " Up in Mabel's Room " (with
Otto Harbach), 1919; "The Girl in
the Limousine " (with Avery Hop-
wood), 1919; "The Girl with the
Carmine Lips," 1920 ; " Gertie's
Garter" (with Hopwood), 1921 ; " A
Bachelor's Night," 1921 ; " Desert
Sands," 1922.
COMBEIIMEEE, Edward, actor; b.
Chislehurst, 30 May, 1888 ; was a pupil
at the Ben Greet Academy for some
time before making his first appearance
on the stage at the Queen's Theatre,
Manchester, 26 Dec., 1905, as Mingelli
in " The Eternal City " ; he toured for
some time with Ben Greet, Edward
Compton, and Martin Harvey ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Adelphi Theatre, Oct.,
1908, as Boissec in Martin Harvey's
revival of " The Corsican Brothers " ;
appeared at the Lyceum, May- June,
1910, with Martin Harvey, as Sir
Richard Ratcliffe in " Richard III,"
and Captain Stanhope in " The Breed
of the 'Treshams/' and May, 1911, as
the Viscomte de St. Evremonde in
" The Only Way " ; at the Kingsway,
Aug., 1912, appeared as Bobby in
" Fanny's First Play " ; at the Play-
house, Jan., 1913, played Jack Strahan
in " The Headmaster " ; then toured
with Cyril Maude, and at the Royal,
Glasgow, Sept., 1913, played Ernest
Heron in " Grumpy " ; accompanied
Cyril Maude to America, and made his
first appearance in New York, at
Wallack's Theatre, 3 Nov., 1913, as
Lieut. Sir Walter Mannering in " The
Second in Command " ; subsequently
played Lieut. Seton Boync in " Beauty
7— (3140)
and the Barge " ; at the New Theatre,
London, May, 1914, appeared in his
original part of Ernest Heron in
" Grumpy " ; at the Haymarket, Nov.,
1914, played Horatio Hood in "The
Flag Lieutenant" ; joined the Army
in Nov. 1914, and was invalided out
after nearly two years' service ; re-
appeared on the stage, at the Globe,
Oct., 1916, as Philip Mitchell in " The
Clock Goes Round " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1917, played the Count
of Avantignan in " The Aristocrat " ;
at the Savoy, Aug., 1917, Hugh Pryde
in " The Invisible Foe " ; at the
Apollo, Apr., 1918, Harry Hawkins in
" Be Careful, Baby " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Nov., 1918, Philip Evans
in " Fair and Warmer " ; in 1919
toured in Holland and Belgium in
" Mid-Channel " and " Candida " ; at
the Comedy, May, 1920, Rex in " Why
Marry ? " and Nov., 1920, Billy Brook
in " Will You Kiss Me ? " at the Gaiety,
Dec., 1921, Captain Maximilian Laroche
in " The Little Girl in Red " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Apr., 1922, Walter Hine in
" Running Water " ; at the Kingsway,
Aug., 1922, Dick Dewson in "The
Limpet " ; at the Garrick, Feb., 1923,
Dan Davis in " Partners Again."
Club : Green Room.
COMPTON, Mrs. Edward (nte Virginia
Frances Bateman) ; actress and man-
ageress ; b. 1 Jan., 1853 ; d. of the
late Colonel Bateman ; m. Edward
Compton ; first appeared on the
London stage at Her Majesty's
Theatre, 22 Dec., 1865, as Little
Daisy in a play of that name ; at
the Haymarket, 1868, appeared as
Madalena in " Leah " ; at the Lyceum,
1872, played Glaucea in " Medea in
Corinth ""; same theatre, Apr., 1876,
played Princess Elizabeth in " Queen
Mary," and in June, 1876, Mrs.
Racket in " The Belle's Stratagem " ;
in Apr., 1878, same theatre, appeared
as Marie de Commines in " Louis
XI " ; at Sadler's Wells, Dec., 1879,
played Lady Teazle in " The School
lor Scandal " ; after her marriage
with Edward Compton in 1882, played
leading parts with the Compton
Comedy Company, touring all over the
provinces, and appearing in London
daring 1883, and 1886, at the Strand
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Theatre ; on the death of her husband,
assumed control of the Compton
Comedy Company ; opened the Reper-
tory Theatre, Nottingham, Sept., 1920 ;
has five children, four of whom have
appeared on the stage, the remaining
one, the eldest, being Compton
Mackenzie, the novelist. Address : 1
Nevern Square, S.W.5.
COMPTON, Fay, actress ; b. London,
18 Sept., 1895 ; d. of Edward Comp-
ton and his wife, Virginia (Bateman) ; e.
Leatherhead Court, Surrey, and in Paris;
m. (1) H. G. Pelissier (d. 1913), (2) Lauri
de Freece, (3) Leon Quartermaine ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Apollo Theatre, 20 Aug., 1911,
with the Follies ; she played with The
Follies until May, 1913 ; appeared at
the Garrick Theatre, Nov., 1913, as
Denise in "Who's the Lady ? " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Mar,, 1914, succeeded
Iris Hoey as Miranda Peploe in " The
Pearl Girl," and in June, 1914, ap-
peared as Cissie in " The Cinema Star ";
she then went to America, and at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, 24 Dec.,
1914, played the part of Victoria in
" To-Night 's the Night/' subsequently
touring in the same part ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1915, played RuthWilson
in " The Only Girl " ; at the Empire,
Feb., 1916, Lady Di in " Follow the
Crowd"; at the Queen's, May, 1916,
Virginia Xelva in " The Boomerang " ;
at the Coliseum, June, 1916, Annabel
in " Innocent and Annabel " ; at
the Savoy, Sept., 1916, appeared as
Lucy White in " The Professor's Love
Story " ; Apr., 1917, as Annette in
" The Bells " ; at the St. James's,
June, 1917, as Sheila West in " Sheila" ;
at the Savoy, Aug., 1917, as Helen
Bransby in " The Invisible Foe " ; at
the New, Dec., 1917, played the titlc-
rdle in " Peter Pan " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, May, 1918, Blanche
Wheeler in " Fair and Warmer " ;
at the Victoria Palace, Dec., 1918,
Sylvia in " The Harbury Pearls " ;
at the Royalty, Mar., 1919, appeared
as Violet Little in " Caesar's Wife " ;
Oct., 1919, as Silvia in " Summertime";
at the Hay market, Feb., 1920, as
the Wife in " Tea for Three " ; Apr.,
1920, as Mary Rose in the play of
that name ; at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1920, as Juliet in the Balcony scene
from "Romeo and Juliet"; at
the Haymarket, Mar., 1921, as
Elizabethan " The Circle " ; Aug. 1921,
as Phoebe Throssel in " Quality
Street " ; at the Comedy, Sept. 1922,
played Mary and Lady Carl ton in
" Secrets " ;" at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1923 (in aid of King George's Pension
Fund for Actors), Loyse in " The
Ballad Monger " ; at the Haymarket,
Aug. 1923, Princess Flavia in a revival
of " The Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the
Queen's, Nov., 1923, Lady Babbie in
a revival of " The Little Minister " ;
Sept., 1924, Diana Tunstall in " The
Claimant " ; Dec., 1924, Madeleine in
" Orange Blossom." Favourite part :
Mary Rose. Recreations : Motoring
and tennis. Address : 4 Trevor
Square, S.W.7. Telephone No. :
Kensington 533 ; or " Spicers," Tver
Heath, Slough, Bucks.
COMPTON, Katherine, actress; b.
London ; d. of the late Henry Compton
(Mackenzie) ; m. K. C. Carton ; was
originally intended for a musical
career, but abandoned the idea and
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre JRoyal, Bristol, Oct.,
1874, as Maria in " The School for
Scandal " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Gaiety
Theatre, 2 Apr., 1877, in " Our Babes
in the Wood " ; she was then seen in,
May, 1877, as Julia in " The Rivals " ;
in 1878, was engaged at the St. James's
Theatre, appearing as .Lucy in, " Such
is the Law," Princess Lyclia in " The
Danischclis," etc. ; in 1881, was at
Toole's, as Mrs. Parminter Blake
in Pincro's " Imprudence," and ap-
peared at the Globe, 1884, in the*
same author's comedy, " Low Water ";
since 1885, she has appeared almost
exclusively in plays written, by her
husband, who invariably writes the
leading female rdles in his works,
with a view to her performing thorn, ;
she has played the following parts
in her husband's plays: Princess
Peninkoff in " The Great Pink Pearl/'
Olympic, 1885 ; Juno Johnstonc in
"the Treasure/' Strand, 1888; Mrs,
Bute Curzon in " Robin Gooclfellow/'
Garrick, 1893 ; Lady Gwendoline in
" A White Elephant,"" Comedy, 1896 ;
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Lady Algy in " Lord and Lady Algy,"
Comedy, 1898; Mrs. Buhner in
" Wheels Within Wheels," Criterion,
1899 ; Lady Huntworth in " Lady
Huntworth's Experiment," Criterion,
1900 ; Countess Zechyadi in " The
Undercurrent," Criterion, 1901 ; Mrs.
Auberton in "A Clean Slate," Criterion,
1903 ; Mrs. Repton in " The Rich
Mrs. Repton," Duke of York's, 1904 ;
the Duchess of Braceborough in " Mrs.
Hopkinson," Avenue, 1905 ; Lady
Diana Caldershaw in " Public Opin-
ion," Wyndham's, 1905 ; Joanna,
Countess of Rushmere in " Mr.
Preedy and the Countess," Criterion,
1909 ; The Marchioness of Glenmoray
in " Eccentric Lord Comberdene,"
St. James's, 1910 ; Mrs. Stanhope
Molyneux in " The Bear Leaders,"
Comedy, 1912 ; Mrs. Cosmo Gar-
rington in "A Busy Day," Apollo,
1915 ; at the Coliseum and London
Opera House, June, 1916, appeared at
special performances, as Mrs. Perkins
in " The Admirable Crichton " ; at
the Queen's, Sept., 1917, played
Lady Cardonucllin " The Off-Chance";
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1919, Lady
Jemima Ballardaile in " The Choice" ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1921, Lady
Hammcrgallow in "The Wonderful
Visit"; at the Comedy, Mar., 1922,
Lady Conroy in " Other People's
Worries." Address : The Red Lodge,
Acton, W.3. Telephone No. : Chiswick
1200.
COMPTON, Madge, actress; m.
George Graves (mar. clis.) ; appeared
at the Shaftesbury, 1 Mar., 1916, as
Cardelia in " My Lady Fraylo " ;
Sept., 1916, as Lady Phyllis in*" The
Light Blues " ; at the Haymarkct,
Nov., 1916, as Gladys Graham in
"Postal Orders"; at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, Nov., 1920, as
Penelope in " The Hon. Mr. Tawnish" ;
at the Shaftesbury, June, 1921, as
Isabel Irish in " Out to Win " ; at the
Court, Sept, 1922, played Miss Pamela
L) unstable in " Mr. Garrick " ; at the
Everyman, Apr., 1923, Minnie Tinwell
in " The Doctor's Dilemma " ; at the
London Pavilion, May, 1923, played in
" Dover Street to Dixie " ; at the
Strand, Feb., 1924, played Lady Mary
Carlisle in a revival of " Monsieur
Beaucaire " ; subsequently toured in
the same part. Club : Three Arts.
Address : c/o Akerman May Agency,
7/8 Leicester Place, W.C.2.
COMPTON, Viola ; b. London, 1886 ;
d. of Edward Compton and his wife
Virginia (Bateman), actress ; e. at
St. Catherine's, Holland Park ; m.
Henry Crocker ; studied for the
stage with Miss Bateman for three
months ; first appeared at Leamington
Opera House, 26 Dec., 1904, in
character part of Selina Sowerberry
in " David Garrick " ; she then
toured for nine months with Mr.
Edward Compton as his second
lead, and for fifteen months as
leading lady ; in 1907 was under-
study to Miss Suzanne Sheldon as
Lady Anthony Frayle in " The
Eighteenth Century," at the St.
James's, and played the part for a
fortnight ; subsequently she was seen
as Lady Sneerwell in " The School for
Scandal " at the St. James's ; at the
Coronet, 16 Nov., 1909, appeared as
Nell Gwyn in " An Impudent Come-
dian " ; subsequently went to Amer-
ica ; at the Boston Opera House, Jan.,
1915, appeared as Mistress Page, Viola,
Titaiiia, etc. ; at the Castle Square
Theatre, Boston, Dec., 1915, played a
" stock " season ; at the Selwyn
Theatre, Boston, Oct., 1918, played
Ivy Druce in " Information, Please " ;
1920-23 acted as joint-manageress,
with her sister Ellen, of the Repertory
Theatre, Nottingham ; appeared at
that theatre, as Rosalind, Portia, Mrs.
Erlynne in " Lady Windermere's Fan,"
Paula in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,"
Gloria Clandon in " You Never Can
Tell," etc. Recreations: Riding, swim-
ming, and rowing.
COMSTOCK, F. Ray, manager; b.
Buffalo, New York, 1880 ; 5. of David
B. Comstock and his wife Emma
(Dean) ; e. Buffalo ; his first production
was " The Runaways," 1907 ; since
that date has produced " Mr. Crew's
Career," " The Love Route," " Kitty
Mackay," " Wild Oats," " Leave it to
Jane," " Very Good, Eddie," " Oh !
Boy," " On ! Lady, Lady," " Oh ! My
Dear " ; in association with Morris
Gest has produced " Adani and Eva,"
" Chu - Chin - Chow," " Aphrodite,"
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" Mecca," " The Light of the World,"
" The Wanderer," " The Cave Girl,"
" The Checkerboard," " The Rose of
China," " Sitting Pretty," and " Polly
Preferred," "TheChauve-Souris," "The
Miracle," Eleanor Duse in repertory ;
in association with Morris Gest and
William A. Brady has produced " The
Whip," " Stolen Orders," and " 'Op o'
my Thumb." Clubs : The Lambs',
City Athletic, and International Sport-
ing, New York. Address : Princess
Theatre, West 39th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
COMSTOCK, Nanette, actress; b.
Albany, N.Y., 17 July, 1873; m.
Frank Burbeck ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, New York, on 12 Sept.,
1887, as a Telegraph Operator in " A
Hole in the Ground " ; at Madison
Square Theatre, 5 Dec., 1888, she
played Kate in " Kerry," and at
Tompkins' Fifth Avenue, 4 Mar.,
1889, she played Una Foxwood in
" A Gold Mine " ; at Madison Square,
Aug., 1889, she played in " Booties'
Baby," and at the Star Theatre, 9
Sept., 1889, she appeared as Madeleine
West in " Shenandoah " ; subse-
quently she played Jenny Buckthorne
in the same piece ; in 1891 she appeared
as Lady May in " Mavourneen," and
was then seen at the Standard Theatre,
31 Oct., 1892, as Valentine in " The
Family Circle " ; at the same theatre
in 1893 she played in " No. 3A " and
in " Charley's Aunt " ; she made her
first appearance on the London stage,
in May, 1895, at the Adeiphi Theatre,
when she succeeded Marie Montr oso as
Wilbur's Ann in " The Girl I Left
Behind Me " ; at the Garden Theatre,
N.Y., 11 Jan., 1897, she played in
" Heartsease/' but was again seen in
London, in Jan., 1898, at the Globe
Theatre, when she played Sylvia in
" A Bachelor's Romance " ; at the
Broadway, N.Y., May, 1898, she was
again seen in " Shenandoah " ; she
next toured with Otis Skinner as
Lady Jessica in " The Liars," Prin-
cess in " Prince Otto," and Anna-
belle in " Lazarre " ; she next toured
with John Mason as Sally Sartoris
in "The Altar of Friendship," with
Wilton Lackaye in " Charles O'Mal-
ley," and with " Nathan Hale " ;
she returned to New York, to the
Manhattan Theatre, 6 Feb., 1901,
to play Mary Larkin in " Lover's
Lane " ; in 1902 she played in " The
Diplomat " ; in 1903 she appeared
as Molly Wood in " The Virginian,"
and as Ethel Willing in " Personal " ;
in 1904 she played Lucy in " The
Dictator," and subsequently toured
as Virginia Carvel in " The Crisis " ;
she appeared at the Garden Theatre,
N.Y., 22 Jan., 1906, as Grace Whitney
in " The Galloper " ; re-appeared in
London, at Duke of York's, 22 May,
1906, in " The Lion and the Mouse " ;
at the Garrick, New York, 31 Dec.,
1906, played the part of Muriel Mason
in " Caught in the Rain " ; and she
then toured in the same part ; at
Washington, Sept., 1908, appeared
as Jet in a play of that name, subse-
quently touring throughout the coun-
try in this piece ; at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, 24 Mar., 1909,
played Mrs. John Schuyler in " A
Fool There Was," subsequently tour-
ing in the same part ; at Boston,
May, 1913, played Marguerite in " The
Gentleman from No. 19 "; at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre, 19 Sept, 1914,
played Celeste Gordon in " What is
Love ? " ; at the Playhouse, New York,
Mar,, 1922, Mary in*" Up the Ladder."
CONN ELI, I'1. < Norreya (Cotial
O'Riordan), dramatic author; b. Ire-
land, 1874 ; e. Clongowes ; has
written the following among other
plays : " The Piper," 1908 ; " Count
Hannibal" (with Oscar Ascho), 1909
" Fifth Queen Crowned," 1909
" Time," 1909 ; " An Imaginary Con
versation," 1909 ; " Thalia's Teacup/
1909 ; " Thank Your Ladyship," 1915
"The King's Wooing," 1915; " His
Majesty's Pleasure," 1915 ; " Married
Life," 1924;, is intimately connected
with the Irish National Theatre
Society ; was formerly an actor.
Address : 106 Meadvale Road, Ruling,
W.5. Telephone No.: Kaimg2136
CONNELLY, Marc, dramatic author ;
b. McKeesport, Pa., IJ.S./Y,, 13 Dec.,
1890 ; s. of Patrick Joseph Gonolly
and liis wife Mabel Fowler (Cook)*;
e. Washington ; was originally a
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reporter on the Pittsburgh Sun ; in
collaboration with G. S. Kaufman has
written the following plays : " Dulcy,"
1921; "To the Ladies," 1922;
" The '49-crs," 1922 ; " Merton of the
Movies," 1922 ; " Helen of Troy,
New York/' 1923 ; " The Deep-
Tangled Wildwood," 1923 ; " Beggar
on Horseback," 1924 ; "Be Yourself,"
1924. Clubs : Players and Dutch
Treat, New 'York. Address: 152 West
57th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
CONQUEST, Arthur, actor and gym-
nast ; b. London ; third son of the
late George Conquest, actor and man-
ager ; made his first appearance on
the stage under his father's manage-
ment at the Surrey Theatre, where
he played all sorts of characters in
the dramas and pantomimes produced
there ; has also, for some years past,
appeared at Drury Lane in various
pantomimes ; on Boxing Night, 1906,
at only forty-eight hours' notice
played the part of Mrs. Sinbad in
" Sinbad the Sailor," at Drury
Lane (owing to the sudden illness of
Mr. Harry Randall), and scored a
big success ; was presented with a
handsome cheque by the Directors of
Drury Lane, and with a gold en-
graved cigarette-case by Mr. Arthur
Collins, in recognition of his valuable
assistance in the emergency ; appeared
as The Dog, Grip, in " The Babes
in the Wood," Christmas, 1907 ; as
Sarah Stapp in " Dick Whittington,"
1908 ; as Kassarac in " Aladdin,"
1909 ; as Priscilla, the Cow, in " Jack
and Iho Boanstalk," 1910; as the
Amber Witch's Kami liar in " Hop
o' My Thumb," 1911 ; as The Dog in
" The Sleeping Beauty," 1912-14 ;
as the Parrot in " Puss in Boots,"
1915 ; during 1920, toured as Timothy
Tippctts in " Biffy " ; at Covcnt
Garden, Dec., 1920, played Dr. Crowley
in " Cinderella " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Birmingham,, Dec., 1924, played
the King in " Jack and the Beanstalk."
CONQUEST, Fred., actor and gym-
nast ; second son of the late George
Conquest ; b, London, 9 June, 1870 ;
m, Kate Olga Vernon ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Grecian Theatre, Christmas, 1877, as
a juvenile policeman in the " Harle-
quinade " ; made his appearance as
an adult at the Surrey Theatre in
1889, when he played small parts in
the various plays produced by his
father's famous " stock " company,
among which were all the popular
melodramas of the day ; he also took
part in twelve pantomimes at the
Surrey, playing many " animal "
parts ; his .greatest dramatic success
was gained in his father's famous
role of Zacky the Monkey, in " For
Ever " ; on the death of his father in
1901, he took over the management
of the Surrey Theatre, but relin-
quished it during the same year ;
during the past seven or eight years
has appeared only in pantomime
and music-hall sketches ; at Christmas,
1905, he played at Prince's, Bristol,
in " The Sleeping Beauty " ; during
1909, he played in a sketch, " Some-
thing for Nothing " ; at Christmas,
1909, appeared at the Prince's, Bristol,
as Fido in " Mother Hubbard " ; at
Christmas, 1910, appeared at the
Grand Opera House, Belfast, in the
same part, and Christmas, 1911, the
same part, at the Shakespeare,
Liverpool ; in 1914, toured in variety
theatres, in " What a Dog Jl ; at
Christmas, 1914, appeared at the
Theatre Royal, Glasgow, in " Little
Miss Muffet " ; from 1914-23 has played
in variety theatres, spending each
Christmas season in pantomime, under
the management of Mr. John Hart ;
at the London Hippodrome, Dec., 1924,
made a great hit when he played the
Golden Goose in " Mother Goose."
Address : Island Cottage, Lane End,
Bembridge, I.W.
CONQUEST, George, actor and
manager ; b. London, 9 Jan., 1858 ;
5. of George Conquest, acrobat, and
former manager of the Grecian in
the City Road ; appeared as a child
at the Grecian in a number of dramas
and pantomimes, making his first
appearance in 1868 ; made his first
appearance at the Surrey, 1881, where
he played innumerable parts in the
popular dramas and pantomimes pro-
duced there ; succeeded his brother
Frecl, at the Surrey, as lessee and
manager for three years until 1904 ;
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produced there several plays and
pantomimes ; made his first appear-
ance at Drury Lane, 1889 ; lessee and
manager Terriss's Theatre, Rother-
hithe, 1902 ; managing director
Empire Theatre, Southend, 1905-6 ;
co-lessee and manager of Britannia
Theatre, Hoxton, 1910, where he
appeared at Christmas as Cogia in
" The Forty Thieves."
CONQUEST, Ida, actress ; b. Boston,
1876 ; d. of Alfred John Moriner and
his wife Eliza (Curpless) ; m. Cavalier
Riccardo Bertelli ; made her first
appearance on the New York stage
at Miner's Fifth Avenue Theatre,
25 Jan., 1893, as 1st Girl Friend
in " The Harvest " ; she was next
seen at Palmer's Theatre, N.Y.,
with Olga Nethersole, where she
appeared, on 15 Oct. 1894, as
Constance in " The Transgressor,"
and 29 Oct., 1894, as Nanine in
" Camille " ; she next joined the
Empire Theatre Company, under
Charles Frohman, and on 3 Dec., 1894,
appeared there as Clarice in " The
Masqueraders " ; at Hoyt's Theatre,
25 Feb., 1895, she played Alice May-
nail in " The Foundling," and then
returned to the Empire, where she
appeared on 14 Jan., 1896, as Rose
Gibbard in " Michael and his Lost
Angel " ; other parts she played
at the Empire were Musette in
" Bohemia/' Madame de Cochefore"t
in " Under the Red Robe," Adela
in "A Man and his Wife," Babiole
de Grandpr£ in " The Conquerors,"
Hyacinth in " The Tyranny of Tears,"
and Dorothy Manners in " Richard
Carvel " ; meanwhile she also ap-
peared at the Garrick, N.Y., in Mar.,
1897, in " 1 + 1 = 3, or the Sins of
the Fathers " ; made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Garrick Theatre, 18 Apr., 1898, when
she played the part of Mrs. Augustus
Billings in " Too Much Johnson " ;
at Hoyt's, in Jan., 1899, played
Gertrude West in " Because She
Loved him So " ; at the Empire,
Sept., 1901, she also played Muriel
Mannering in " The Second in Com-
mand," as leading lady with John
Drew ; in 1903 she appeared at the
New Amsterdam Theatre as Helena
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at the same theatre in 1904 she
appeared with Richard Mansfield
in " Ivan the Terrible," " Old
Heidelberg," " Beau Brummel," " A
Parisian Romance," " Beaucaire,"
etc., etc. ; at the Garrick, N.Y.,
1904, she played in " Military Mad " ;
at the Liberty, Jan., 1905, appeared
as Dot in " The Moneymakers " ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, 1905,
she played Grace Harkaway in " Lon-
don Assurance " ; she made her re-
appearance on the London stage,
25 Sept., 1905, as Agnes Colt in " On
the Quiet," and returned to New York
to play the same part ; at the Hudson
Theatre, N.Y., 5 Feb., 1906, she
played Ann Whitefield in " Man
and Superman," and at Wallack's,
1 Sept., 1906, she appeared as Maquita
in " The Judge and the Jury " ;
at the Savoy, New York, 5 Nov.,
she appeared as the Comtesse de
Roquelaure in " Brigadier Gerard " ;
during 1907 played a " stock " engage-
ment at Denver, Col., appearing1 in
" Leah Kleschna," " The Girl with
the Green Eyes," " Her Great Match,"
etc. ; at the Majestic, 16 Sept., 1907,
appeared as Emily Miller in " The
Spell"; at Cincinnati, Feb., 1908,
appeared as Joanna Ruslxworth in
" The Beloved Vagabond " ; at the
Bijou Theatre, 18 Apr., 1908, played
Hilda McTavish in " The Wolf " ;
at Montreal, Nov., 1908, played
Berthe Planat in " Divorce " ; at
the Hackett Theatre, New York, 31
May, 1909, played Bertha Clark in
" The Narrow "Path " ; at Maxine
Elliott's, 7 Sept., 1909, appeared as
Dorothy Dean in " The Revellers " ;
at Wallack's, 27 Dec., 1909, as Sylvia
Castle in "A Little Brother of the
Rich " ; at the Nazimova Theatre,
18 Apr., 1910, played Rita Alimers
m " Little Eyolf "" ; at Rochester,
N.Y., Jan., 1911, played Virginia
Blaine in " Bought and Paid For " ;
at Cleveland, Ohio, July, 1911, ap-
peared in " The Knd of Eustace Ecle,"
and " The Talker " ; lias since retired
from the stage.
DON ROY, Frank, actor ami manager;
h. Derby, 14 Oct.,' 1890 ; s. of Joseph
Henry Conroy and his wife Anna
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Bertha (Brunner) ; e. Derby ; m.
Helen Robbins ; studied for the stage
under Lady Benson, and made his
lirst appearance on the stage at the
Spa Theatre, Scarborough, Oct., 1908,
as the Second Murderer in " Macbeth" ;
was for a time a member of Miss
Horniman's Company, at the Gaiety,
Manchester ; made his first appearance
in London, at His Majesty's Theatre,
1 Sept., 1910, walking on in " Henry
VIII," and understudying Henry
Ainley as Buckingham ; " during 1911
appeared at the same theatre, in
" Julius Caesar," " The Merchant of
Venice," " Twelfth Night," " Mac-
beth " ; appeared at the Palace, Jan.,
1912, as Ralph Osbourne in " The Man
Who Was " ; at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1912, played Oliver in "Trilby";
at the Savoy, Sept.-Nov., 1912, played
in " The Winter's Tale " and " Twelfth
Night " ; made his first appearance
on the New York stage, at the Bandbox
Theatre, 4 Oct., 1915, as Menelaus
in " M elena's Husband " ; organised
and built the Greenwich Village
Theatre, New York, which he opened
in Oct., 1916 ; here he directed and
acted in repertory, producing a number
of one-act plays, also reviving the
Chester Mystery Plays, " Pan and the
Young Shepherd," " The Lost Leader,"
" Sakuntala," " Efficiency," " The
Festival of Bacchus," etc. ; he re-
mained there for over three years ;
appeared at the Plymouth Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1921, as Julien Fields
in " Daddy's Gone-a-hunting " ; at
the Empire, New York, Dec., 1922,
played Valentine in " Rose Briar " ;
at the Klaw Theatre, Oct., 1923, Paul
Gregory in " Nobody's Business " ; at
the Hudson, Oct.,' 1924, the Hon.
Gerranl Pillick in " The Fake."
Recreations : Pkiywriting and riding.
Address : 3 Sheridan Square, New York-
City, U.S.A.
CONTI, Italia, actress ; b. London ;
d, of Luigl Conti and his wife Emily
Mary (Castle) ; e. Brighton and Ken-
sington Academy ; is a great-niece of
Madame Catalan! the famous operatic
singer ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Lyceum Theatre, as a
child, 19 Sept., 1891, walking on in
" The Last Word," and subsequently
in " As You Like It " ; joined the
Benson Company in 1892, and played
pages and small parts in an extensive
repertory ; at the Garrick, Jan., 1894,
played Eliza in " An Old Jew " ; in the
autumn of 1894 toured with Forbes-
Robertson and Kate Rorke in " Diplo-
macy " ; at the Lyceum, June, 1896,
Elayed Lady Teazle's Maid in " The
chool for Scandal " ; at the Savoy,
June, 1896, played in " Her Father's
Friend," and " The Pity of It " ; sub-
sequently went to Australia and played
juvenile leads with the Robert Brough
Comedy Company ; on her return to
England toured with Otho Stuart as
Bazilide in " For the Crown," etc. ; at
the Royalty, Dec., 1900, played in
"The Happy Hypocrite"; in 1901,
toured as Mrs. Dane in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence " ; at the St. James's, Mar.,
1902, played Mirra in " Paolo and
Francesca " ; in 1903 made a success
as Rosalind in "As You Like It " ;
at the Royalty, Dec., 1904, played
Anisya in " The Power of Darkness " ;
at the Scala, Sept., 1905, Black Nell
in " The Conqueror " ; at the King's
Hall, Covent Garden, Mar., 1905,
played Caroline in " The Three Daugh-
ters of M. Dupont " ; at the King's
Hall, Apr., 1906, Marie Gaubert in
" Maternite " ; at the Court, Oct.,
1907, Mrs. Firlands in " Hamilton's
Second Marriage " ; at the Scala, Apr.,
1908, Tulpe in " Hannele " ; May,
1908, Giulia in "At Santa Lucia " ;
at the Savoy, 1911, produced the Fairy
scenes in " The Two Hunchbacks,"
and was then engaged by Charles
Hawtrey to train the children and
arrange the fairy scenes and dances
in " Where the Rainbow Ends," Savoy,
Dec., 1911 ; since that date has devoted
herself to the stage- training of children,
in which work she has met with great
success ; among those whom she
numbered among her pupils were Mavis
Yorke, Roy Royston, Odette Goim-
bault (Mary Odette), Madeleine Robin-
son, Ivy Pike, Gertrude Lawrence,
Gabrielle Casartelli, Harold French,
Noel Coward, Nora Robinson, Doris
Patston, Margery Hicklin, etc. ; at the
Ambassadors'", June, 1917, reappeared
as Caroline in " The Three Daughters
of M, Dupont " ; in 1918 was invited
by the Minister of Education to
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sit on an Advisory Committee to the
Board of Education, in connec-
tion with the licensing of stage-
children, and secured an amendment
to the Act of 1918, granting travelling
licences for children on tour. Hobby :
dogs. Recreations : Cycling and
walking. Address : 38 Great Ormond
Street, W.C.I.
COOKE, Stanley, actor ; b. Liver-
pool 16 Jan., 1868 ; m. Amy Francis ;
made his first appearance on the stage
in Wales, at Christmas, 1885 ; first
appeared in London at the Elephant
and Castle Theatre, Sept., 1886, in
the small part of a Potman in " Mar-
garet Catch/pole " ; in 1887, toured
under Sir Augustus Harris's manage-
ment in " A Run of Luck " ; subse-
quently toured in " Confusion/' " The
Golden Ladder/7 " Frivolity/' etc. ;
spent several years touring the
provinces, where he appeared over
2,500 times as Lord Fancourt
Babberley in " Charley's Aunt/1
which part he has also played in Lon-
don at the Globe, 1893 (succeeding
the late W. S. Penley, for a time),
Comedy, Terry's, Aldwych, etc. ; has
also toured in " The New Clown,"
" The Toreador/' " Facing the
Music/' " The Lady of Ostend,"
" The Electric Man/' " The Private
Secretary," etc. ; was manager of the
Criteiion for a short time in 1899,
where he produced " The Wild
Rabbit," in which, lie appeared as
Christopher Nobbs ;• at Wyndham's,
Feb., 1900, played in " Dandy Dick " ;
at the Court, Sept., 1901, played in
" John Durnford, M.P.," and " The
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown " ;
at the Criterion, Mar., 1903, appeared
in " The Altar of Friendship " ;
undertook the management of the
Strand Theatre, Sept., 1910, and
produced " The Man from Mexico,"
in which he appeared as Benjamin
Fitzhugh ; toured in the same play
1911-12 ; in 1913, toured as Marcel in
" Oh ! I say ! " ; at the Hay market,
May, 1914, played the German Pro-
fessor in "The Great Gamble";
during 1915, toured as Eccles in
" Caste " ; at the St. James's, Sept.,
1914, played Collingham Green in
" The Big Drum " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, 1916-17, was a member
of Miss Horniman's Company ; at
the Court Theatre, 1917, played Lord
Tweenwayes in " The Amazons " ;
at the Globe, May, 1918, appeared as
Macclesneld in " Press the Button " ;
has also toured in " The Girl from
Giro's/' " Cook," and as Billy Bartlett
in " Fair and Warmer," which he
played nearly five hundred times ; in
1921, toured as Charles in his own farce
" The Girl from Upstairs " ; in 1922,
toured as Crosbie in " The Night of
the Party " ; at the Garrick, Nov.,
1922, played John Brunnerin " Billy";
subsequently toured in " Oh, I Say ! ",
" Mrs. Brown Turns Up," etc. ; is
the author of " The Devil's Mate,"
" The Girl from Upstairs," " The
Muddle-Through/ ' " The Week-end,"
" Crooked Usage," " Pals," etc. Re-
creations : Golf and music. Club :
Green Room. Address : Temple
House, Golder's Green, N.W.I 1. Tele-
phone No. : Speedwell, 2057
COOPER, Frederick, actor ; if). Lon-
don, 1897 ; made his first appearance
on the stage iu 1914, at the Kennin&ton
Theatre ; he appeared for some time
with the Liverpool Repertory Theatre ;
at the Kingsway, 13 May, 1915, played
Lord Alfred Ruff 01 din"" A Woman of
No Importance " ; after the war
he played for some time in the pro-
vinces ; at the St. Martin's, Apr,,
1920, played Rolf in " Thn Skin
Game"; at the Comedy, July,
1921, Sir Gerald Dyver in "The
Parish Watchman " ; at the Kvory-
man Theatre, May, 1923, Stephen
Undershaft in " Major Barbara " ;
June, 1923, Eugene Marehbanks in
" Candida " ; July, 1923, Mr, Vaughau
in "Fanny's First Play"; Sept.,
1923, Mr. Prior in "Outward Bound/1
in which he made a great success, and
played the same part at the Garriok
Theatre, Nov,, 1923 ; at the Kvoryman
Dec., 1924, played Gerald Weatiiorby
in " The Tyranny of 1 lomc." Addwss :
c/o Barry O'Brien, 18 Charing Crews
Road, W.C.2.
COOPER, Gladys, actress ; ft. 18 Dec.,
1889 ; m. H. J. Buckmaster (mar. dis.) ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Christmas, 1905, when she toured
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with Messrs. Murray King and Clarke's
Company, as Bluebell in " Bluebell in
Fairyland " ; made her first appear-
ance in London, at the Vaudeville
Theatre, 6 Oct., 1906, when she played
Lady Swan in " The Belle of Mayfair ";
gained further experience in the chorus
at the Gaiety and Daly's Theatres,
under Mr. George Edwardes ; when the
" Girls of Gottenberg " was produced
at the Gaiety, May, 1907, she appeared
as Eva, and she made a " hit " in
" Havana," produced at the same
theatre, Apr., 1908 ; Jan., 1909,
she played Lady Connie in " Our
Miss Gibbs " ; subsequently she
played with Seymour Hicks in " Papa's
Wife " ; at Daly's, Sept., 1909, played
Sadie Von Tromp in " The Dollar
Princess " ; in Dec., 1909, returned
to the Gaiety and appeared as Lady
Elizabeth in " Our Miss Gibbs " ;
at the Royalty Theatre, May, 1911,
she appeared as Ethel Trent in
" HaU-a-Crown " ; she was then en-
gaged for the St. James's Theatre,
and in June, 1911, appeared there
as Cecily Cardew in the revival of
" The Importance of Being Earnest " ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1911, she
played Sylvia Fawsitt in " The Ogre,"
and at the Criterion, Oct., 1911,
appeared as Violet Robinson in " Man
and Superman " ; at the Royalty,
Jan., 1912, played Ann in "The
Pigeon"; Feb., 1912, the Novice
Columbina in " The Dove Uncaged " ;
Mar., 1912, the Hon. Muriel Pym in
" Milestones " ; Apr., 1912, Barbara
Weir in " The Odd Man Out " ; at the
Criterion, May, 1912, Catherine
Hervey in " The Kiss " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1912, played Beauty in
" Every woman " ; at Wyndham's,
Mar., 1913, appeared as Dora in a
revival of " Diplomacy " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Bradford, Sept., 1913,
played Josie Richards in " Broadway
Jones " ; at the Royalty, Nov., 1913,
Pamela in " The Pursuit ol Pamela " ;
Feb., 1914, Mrs. Rodney Carlish in
" Peggy and her Husband " ; Apr.,
1914, Anne, Nina, Annette, Antje,
Annie, Anna, and Anita in " My Lady's
Dress " ; at His Majesty's, 22 May,
1914, played Susy in the " all-star "
revival of " The Silver King," given in
aid of King George's Actors' Pension
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Fund ; at the Coliseum, Aug., 1914,
appeared as She in " The Bridal
Suite," in which she subsequently
toured ; in Dec., 1914, accompanied
the Seymour Hicks concert party to
the British Front in France, giving
songs, etc. ; at the Coliseum, Nov.,
1915, played Lady Lilian Garson in
" Half-an-Hour " ; at the Playhouse,
Jan., 1916, played Emily Delmar in
" Please Help Emily " ; at the Coli-
seum, and London Opera House,
June, 1916, appeared at special per-
formances for charities, as Lady
Agatha Lasenby in " The Admirable
Crichton " ; at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1916, played Helen Steele in " The
Misleading Lady"; she then joined
Mr. Frank Curzon in the management
of the Playhouse, commencing May,
1917, as Mabel Vere in " Wanted a
Husband " ; at the New Theatre,
July, 1917, played Clara de Fcenix in
" Trelawney of the Wells " ; Sept.,
1917, at the Playhouse, appeared as
Mary a Varenka in " The Yellow
Ticket"; at His Majesty's, Dec.,
1917, played Marjory Seaton in the
" all-star " cast of " The Man from
Blankley's," given in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
the Playhouse, Apr., 1918, played
Elpise Farrington in ' ' The Naughty
Wife"; Aug., 1919, Victoria in
"Home and Beauty"; Apr., 1920,
Anne in " My Lady's Dress," and
appeared in the same part at the
Royalty, June, 1920; at the Play-
house, Aug., 1920, appeared as Rosalie
in " Wedding Bells " ; she was then
specially engaged to appear at the
Gaiety, Jan., 1921, as Joy in " The
Bethrothal " ; at the Aldwych, Apr.,
1921, appeared as Olivia in a revival
of the play of that name ; at the
Ambassadors', May, 1921, as Miralda
Clement in " If " ; returning to the
Playhouse, appeared there Sept., 1921,
as Anne Hunniwell and Mrs. " Lafe "
Regan in " The Sign on the Door " ;
in June, 1922, achieved a remarkable
success when she played Paula ia a
revival of " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray," followed in Mar., 1923, by
another fine performance as Magda in
the play ol that name ; in Aug., 1923,
played Kiki in " Enter Kiki " ; this
terminated her connection with that
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theatre ; she was then seen at the
Adelphi Theatre, Dec., 1923, as Peter
Pan ; in Mar., 1924, again appeared as
Dora in a revival of " Diplomacy,"
which ran ten months ; in June, 1924
(in aid of King George's Pension Fund
for Actors), played Celia Wilson in a
revival of " The Ware Case " ; at
Christinas, 1924, again played Peter
Pan. Address : The Manor House,
Charlwood, Horley, Surrey.
COOPEB, Violet Kemble, actress;
b. London, 1890 ; d. of the late Frank
Kenible Cooper ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage at the Comedy
Theatre, 5 Dec., 1904, in " Charley's
Aunt," and was next seen, at the same
theatre, Mar., 1905, as Ethel Dash-
wood in " Lady Ben " ; at the Harris
Theatre, New York, 3 Dec., 1912,
appeared as Kate Stirling in " The
Indiscretion of Truth " ; after ful-
filling an engagement in a "stock"
company, understudied Blanche Bates
as Stella in " The Witness for the
Defence," on tour ; she then joined
Laurette Taylor, and at the Cort
Theatre, 1913, succeeded Christine
Norman as Ethel Chichester in " Peg
o' My Heart " ; and Mar., 1914, played
Mrs. Chrystal-Pole in " Happiness " ;
made her reappearance on the London
stage, at the Comedy, 10 Oct., 1914, as
Ethel Chichester in " Peg o' My
Heart " ; after returning to America
toured in " The Wooing of Eve " ; at
the Knickerbocker, New York, Feb.,
1917, played Lady Gilding in " The
Professor's Love Story " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Nov., 1917,
Muriel Eden in " The Ga,y Lord
Quex " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Nov., 1918, appeared as
Arline in " The Long Dash " ; at the
Empire, New York, Dec., 1918, as
Lady Caroline Lancy in " Dear
Brutus," and toured 1919 in the same
part; at the Empire, New York, Apr.,
1921, played the Duchess of Beaumont
in " Clair de Lune " ; at the Maxine
Elliott, Sept., 1921, Helen Quitter in
" The Silver Fox " ; at the Longacre,
Feb., 1923, Cynthia Dell in " The
Laughing Lady " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, June, 1923, Lady Sneerwell
in " The School for Scandal " ; at the
Vanderbilt, Nov., 1923, Hermionc in
" The Camel's Back " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, Sept., 1924, Pervaneh in.
" Hassan."
COOTE, Bert, actor; b. 1868-;
s. of Rob. Cootc, composer ; g.s. of
Charles Coote ; brother of Charles,
Carrie and Elizabeth Coote, all con-
nected with the dramatic profession ;
m. Ada Russell ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage, at Sadler's Wells
Theatre, 26 Dec., 1873, as one of the
Babes in " The Babes in the Wood " ;
he also appeared there in " Under Two
Flags," "East Lynne," etc.; ap-
peared at the Surrey, Apr., 1874, in
" Cherry and Fair-Star," and also
appeared in pantomimes at Exeter,
Bath, York and Leeds ; appeared at
the Adelphi, 20 Dec., 1876, in "Little
Goody Two Shoes," also playing there
in " The Enchanted Barber," " Robin
Hood," etc. ; appeared at the Prin-
cess's, Sept, 1876, in " Jane Shore " ;
appeared at the Gaiety, Christinas,
1878, in " Gulliver's Travels " ; was
at Drury Lane, in 1879 ; toured in the
United States with Lotta in 1880 ;
toured in the United States, 1895, as
Archibald in " The New Boy " ; then
turned his attention to the "vaudeville "
stage and scored a great success in
" A Lamb on Wall Street " ; also
toured in the United States in "A
Battle-scarred Hero " ; " The Wrong
Mr. Wright " ; " The Man of Ideas " ;
" Supper for Two," etc. ; was responsi-
ble for the production of " The Fatal
Wedding " at the Princess's, Axig.,
1902; appeared at the Apollo, 1912,
in " The Grass Widows " ; at the
Hippodrome, Oct., 1912, in " The
Blue House," and at the Playhouse,
Nov., 1915, in " Samples " ; during
1917 toured in " Ocean Waves " ; at
Drury Lane, Aug., 1918, played Alger-
non Day in " Shanghai " ; at the
Ambassadors', Nov., 1918, played in
" U.S." ; Aug., 1919, in * Back
Again " ; at the Prince's, Manchester,
Dec., 1919, appeared as Triplet in
" Our Peg " ; at the Now Oxford, Jan,,
1921, appeared in " The League of
Notions " ; at the Vaudeville, May,
1921, in " Puss-Puss." Address :
14 Abercon Place, N.W.8, Telephone
No. : Maida Vale 3103,
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CORBIN, John, novelist and dra-
matic critic ; 6. Chicago, 2 May, 1870 ;
s. of Calvin Rich Corbin and his wife
Caroline Elizabeth (Fairfield) ; e. at
Chicago, Harvard University, and
Balliol College, Oxford University ; m.
Amy Foster ; was assistant editor of
Harper's Magazine from 1896-9 ;
dramatic critic of Harper's Weekly,
1898-9 ; dramatic critic of New York
Times, 1902 ; dramatic critic of
Morning Sun (N.Y.), 1904-1907 ;
New York Times, 1917-19 ; editorial
staff New York Times, since 1919 ;
has published " The Elizabethan
Hamlet/' 1895 ; " Schoolboy Life in
England," 1898 ; "An American at
Oxford," 1903 ; " The First Loves of
Perilla/' 1903, and " The Cave
Man " ; has written two plays,
" Husband," and " The Forbidden
Guests," 1910; retired from journalism
for a time, to devote his time to the
writing of books, and has also con-
tributed numerous articles on the
drama to many periodical publica-
tions ; was appointed literary adviser
to the New Theatre, New York,
1908-10 ; was secretary of The Drama
Society, New York, 1913-16. Address :
131 East 15th. Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
COKCOJtAN, Jane, actress ; b. San
Francisco, California ; m. ]. Emmett
Baxter ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, as a child, at
San Francisco, with the late Frank
Mayo ; subsequently was sent to the
Institute of Holy Angels, Fort Lee,
N.J., to complete her education; on
leaving school was engaged by
Arthur C. Alston, and toured in
several of his attractions, notably as
Tennessee in " Tennessee's Pardner "
for three years, and for two years as
Annabel in " At the Old Cross Roads " ;
subsequently played Matilda in "A
Stranger in a Strange Land," Florence
in " Mdlle. Fifi " ; from 1904 " starred"
in " Pretty Peggy " for two seasons ;
in Oct., 1906, appeared as Nora
Helmer in " A Doll's House " ; during
1907 toured ia "The Freedom of
Suzanne " ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Duke of York's
Theatre, 12 June, 1907, as Josepha
in " Divorgons " ; subsequently ap-
peared at the Savoy Theatre, New
York, in " The Man of the Hour " ;
later in 1907 toured the United States
as Nora in " A Doll's House " ; during
1909, toured in " Commencement
Days," and in 1910, toured as Elizabeth
Terhune in " Mother " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, New York, 7 Sept., 1910,
played the same part, subsequently
playing the role of Katherine Wetherill
in the same play ; at the Harris
Theatre, Nov., 1912, played Florence
in " A Rich Man's Son " ; at the Man-
hattan Opera House, Oct., 1914, played
Tessie Macginnis in " Life " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Jan., 1922,
Mrs. Cook in " Drifting " ; at the
Jolson Theatre, Oct., 1922, the Female
Beetle in " The World We Live In "
(" The Insect Play").
CORNELL, KatheriBe, actress ; d. of
Peter C. Cornell, manager of the
Majestic Theatre, Buffalo, N.Y. ; m.
Guthrie McClintic ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Comedy
Theatre, New York, 13 Nov., 1916,
with the Washington Square Players,
in " Bushido " ; and remained with
this company some time, playing in
" The Death of Tintagiles," " Plots
and Playwrights/' etc. ; in 1918 was
with the Jessie Bonstelle " stock "
company at Buffalo, where she ap-
peared in " The Gypsy Trail," " Day-
break," " Broken Threads," " Fanny's
First Play," " Captain Kidd, jun.,"
" Lilac Time," etc. ; subsequently
toured in " Cheating Cheaters/' and in
1919 toured with W. A. Brady's
Company in " The Man Who Came
Back " ; made her first appearance on
the London stage at the New Theatre,
10 Nov., 1919, when she played Jo in
" Little Women," scoring an imme-
diate success ; on her return to Amer-
ica, 1920, toured in " The Man
Outside " ; at the Klaw Theatre, New
York, Mar., 1921, played Eileen
Baxter-Jones in " Nice People " ; a1
the George M. Cohan Theatre, Oct.
1921, Sydney Fairfield in " A Bill o:
Divorcement " ; at the National, Jan.
1923, Mary Fitton, in " Will Shake-
speare"; at the Ritz, Mar., 1923
Laura Pennington in " The Enchantec
Cottage " ; at the Empire, New York
Sept., 1923, Hemiette in " Casanova "
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at the Lyceum, New York, Jan., 1924,
Shirley Pride in " The Way Things
Happen " ; at the Forty-ninth Street,
Feb., 1924, Lalage Sturdee in " The
Outsider " ; at the Belasco, Oct., 1924,
Suzanne Chaumont in " Tiger Cats " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street, Dec., 1924,
Candida in the play of that name.
GORKI, Ohaiies Montague, conductor
of " The Old Vic " ; b. London, 22
June, 1861 ; 5. of William C. C. Corri ;
is a descendant of Domenici Corri ;
as a boy had a fine soprano voice, and
at the age of nine and a half visited the
United States as a solo singer ; on his
return a year later sang such songs as
" The Death of Nelson," " Tom Bow-
ling," etc., at the old Middlesex music-
hall, London Pavilion, etc. ; for many
years from 1886, travelled with the
Carl Rosa opera company, as 'cellist ;
played under the late Eugene Goossens
for some years ; he also played at
Co vent Garden Theatre, for the Royal
Italian Opera ; has had over forty
years' experience of opera ; has been
musical director and conductor at
the Old Vic for twenty years. Rec-
treations : Swimming and cycling.
Address : 123 Gleneagle Road, S.W.16.
Telephone No. : Streatharn 1578.
CORRIftM, Emmett, actor; &.
Amsterdam, Holland, 1871 ; his real
name is Antoine Zilles ; e. Ilch ester Col-
lege. U.S.A. ; was originally intended
for the priesthood ; made his iirst
appearance on the stage at Baltimore,
at the age of fourteen in " Esmeralda,
The Cigar Girl of Cuba " ; subsequently
played in " stock " companies at
Denver, Chicago, Montreal, etc. ; at
Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1890, played Arnold
Kirke in " Men and Women " ; Nov.,
1891, Benzil in " The Lost Paradise " ;
at the Empire, New York, Mar., 1893,
Morton Parlow in " The Girl I Left
Behind Me " ; at Miner's Filth Avenue,
Sept., 1893, Robert Travers in " In
Mizzoura," and also played in "A
Gilded Fool " ; at the Academy of
Music, 1895, played Barry L/ Estrange
in " Rory of the Hills " ; at Miner's
Fifth Avenue, Sept., 1897, Beverley
Johnstone in " A Southern Romance ";
at the Broadway, Sept., 1899, appeared
in " The Ghetto " ; Nov., 1899, Sheik
Ilderim in " Ben Hur " ; in 1900,
played Sirnonides in the same play, and
during 1901, the title-role in the same
piece ; during 1902 toured in "A
Prince of Dreams " ; during 1909,
" starred " in " Keegan's Pal " ; at
the Hackett Theatre, Dec., 1909,
played Larkin Bunce in " Cameo
Kir by " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Jan., 1911, played Gordon Laylock in
" The Deep Purple " ; at the Astor,
Jan., 1911, Conrad Borinski in " Judith
Zaraine"; at Weber's, Oct., 1911,
Ivan Barzias in " Mrs. A very " ; at
the Republic, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Daniel S. Slade in " The Governor's
Lady " ; at Chicago, Sept., 1913, as
Spider in " The Double Cross " ; at the
El tinge Theatre, Jan., 1914, as M. Zou-
batoii in " The Yellow Ticket " ; at
the Booth Theatre, Oct., 1914, as
James Rodman in " The Money-
makers " ; at Wallack's, Oct., 1914, as
Daniel Peggotty in " The Highway of
Life " ; at Maxine Elliott's Theatre,
Sept., 1915, played Willybald Engol in
" Our Children " ; at the Korty-cighth
Street Theatre, Nov., 1915, Elijah
Bradshaw in " The Eternal Magda-
lene " ; at the Cohan and Harris
Theatre, Aug., 1918, appeared as
Valdar in " Three Faces Kast " ; at
the New Amsterdam, Dec., 1918, as
Captain Everett in " When a Feller
Needs a Friend " ; at the .Broad Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, Mar., 1920,
appeared as Chris in a play of that
name ; at the Eltinge Theatre, New
York, Apr., 1920, as Pere Benedict in
" Martinique " ; at Chicago, Nov.,
1920, played John Ferguson in the
play of that name; at the Hudson
Theatre, Apr., 1921, played Mr. Kalian
in " Nemesis " ; at the Gaiety, Now
York, Dec., 1921, Doyle in a revival
of " Alias Jimmy Valentine " ; at the
Hudson, Dec., 1924, George Dadrient
Moare in "The Bully" ; has played
innumerable " stock " engagements
and has played everything from Lord
Fancourt Babberley in ' " Charley's
Aunt " to Rip Van Winkle. Address :
Players' Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New
York City, U.S.A.
COTTON, Wilfred, actor and man-
ager ; b. Birmingham, 1873 ; previously
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in the Civil Service ; m. Ada Reeve ;
first appeared with the Leslie Crotty
and Georgina Burns company, 1893 ;
managed Theatre Royal, Bournemouth,
Opera House, Crouch End, Theatre
Royal, Dublin, for Messrs. Morel! and
Mouillot, 1899 ; manager for Forbes-
Robertson at Lyric, 1902-3 ; was
manager for Sousa's band, 1904 ;
lessee of Eden Theatre, Brighton,
1904; produced and toured "Winnie
Brooke, Widow," with Ada Reeve in-
the titlQ-rdle, 1904 and 1906; also
producing the piece at the Criterion
Theatre ; managed Miss Ada Reeve's
extraordinarily successful tour in
South Africa in 1906 ; in May, 1908,
produced W. J. Locke's musical
comedy " Butterflies " at the Apollo
for Miss Ada Reeve, which ran until
Dec.; during 1909-11, toured two
companies with " Butterflies," and
managed Ada Reeve's second African
and first American tour, 1911 ; in
1917-18, was manager for her during
her Australian tour ; in 1918-19,- was
manager for Miss Marie Tempest in
South Alrica ; was manager at the
Queen's, Cor Lee White and Clay Smith,
1924. Clubs : Eccentric and Motor.
Address : 6 Cork Street, W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Gcrrard 6021.
COURTENAY, William, actor; b.
Worcester, Mass., 19 June, 1875 ;
e. Worcester ; m. Virginia Harned ;
made his first appearance on the stage,
at Portland, Maine, in 1892 ; he first
attracted notice as a member of the
late Richard Mansfield's company,
1896, and during the three years he
was associated with that actor, he
played a great variety of parts,
including Lorenzo in " The Merchant
of Venice," the Rev. Mr. Brudenell in
" The Devil's Disciple," Vaumartin
in " A Parisian Romance," Reginald
Courtney in " Beau Brummell," etc. ;
for two years he played under Daniel
Frohman at Daly's, and appeared at
the Empire, under Charles Frohman,
in " The Wilderness," " The Twin
Sister," etc. ; during 1902-4, he played
lead with Virginia Harned in " Iris,"
"Camille," "The Light that Lies in
Woman's Eyes," etc. ; at the Lyceum,
New York, 1905, played Walter
Cor bin in. " Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots,"
and at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
May, 1905, he played Little Billee in
" Trilby " ; the following season he
toured in " Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots/'
and appeared at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Nov., 1905, in " La Belle
Marseillaise " ; in Oct., 1906, at the
Lincoln Square Theatre, he played
in " The Love Route " ; subsequently
played in " The Love Letter," and in
" Anna Karenina " ; in 1907, he
played in " The Truth " and " The
Secret Orchard " ; during 1908,
played Jules Beaubleu in " The Wolf " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1909,
he scored heavily as the Duke of Char-
merace in " Arsene Lupin " ; at San
Francisco, June, 1910, with Virginia
Harned, he appeared in ' ' Anna
Karenina," and " An American
Widow"; at Baltimore, Feb., 1911,
played in " Homeward Bound " ; at
the Lyric, New York, May, 1911,
appeared as Harold Armytage in
" Lights o' London " ; at the Fulton
Theatre, Feb., 1912, played Tom in
" Making Good " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, Aug., 1912, Stephen
Baird in " Ready Money," and Feb.,
1913, Bishop Armstrong in " Ro-
mance " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Oct., 1913, played Copley Reeves in
" The Girl and the Pennant " ; at the
Plymouth Theatre, Boston, Dec., 1913,
Steven Denby in " Under Cover " ;
Apr., 1914, District Attorney Ellis in
" The Force " ; at the Court Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1914, Steven Denby
in " Under Cover " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, Aug., 1915, Captain Redmond
in "Under Fire"; at the Fulton
Theatre, Feb., 1917, played Danny in
" Pals First " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Dec., 1917, Edward .Smith in
" General Post " ; at the Casino,
Sept., 1918, appeared as Baldasarre in
" The Maid of the Mountains " ; at
the Morosco, Jan., 1919, as Matt
Peasley in " Cappy Ricks " ; during
1920, appeared in " Civilian Clothes " ;
at Boston, Feb., 1921, played John
Leighton in " Honors Are Even,"
playing the same part at the Times
Square Theatre, Aug., 1921 ; at the
Booth Theatre, Feb., 1922, played Jim
Thome in " The La,w Breaker " ; at
the Frazer, Aug., 1922, Tom Burton in
" Her Temporary Husband " ; at the
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Belasco, Dec., 1924, Roland Valetti in
" Tlie Harem." Address : Lamb's
Club, New York City, U.S.A.
OOURTLEIGH, William, actor; b.
Guelph, Ontario, 28 June, 1869 ;
e. St. Louis, Mo. ; originally intended
for the Law ; m. Edna Conroy ; made
his first appearance on the stage in
1889, in " Brother and Sister," under
the management of John Dillon ;
made his first hit as an actor while
playing " juvenile lead " with the late
Fanny Davenport in "La Tosca,"
" Fedora/' and " Cleopatra " in 1891 ;
at Boston in 1892 he played Sam
Warren in " Shore Acres " ; at
Daly's, 1893, played Robin Hood in
" The Foresters," and was subse-
quently seen as Perry Bascom in
" Blue Jeans " ; he was also seen as
Frank Lay son in "In Old Ken-
tucky " ; at the Standard, N.Y.,
30 Apr., 1894, he appeared as Jack
Cheviot in " Sam'l of Posen " ;
at the American Theatre, 23 Dec.,
1895, he made a big success when
he played the part of John Swift-
wind in " Northern Lights," and
again scored at the same theatre
on 21 Dec., 1896, when he played
Leo Donelli in " The Great North
West " ; in Nov. of the following year
he joined the Lyceum Company in
New York, and played there in
" The Princess and the Butterfly,"
" The Tree of Knowledge," " Tre-
lawney of the Wells," " Americans
at Home/' and " John Ingerfield " ;
during 1898, appeared at Miner's,
Fifth Avenue, as Judge Brack in
" Hedda Gabler/' and at the Academy
of Music as the Earl of Woodstock
in " Sporting Life " ; in 1899 he was
with W. H. Crane, playing in " Peter
Stuyvesant " and " A Rich Man's
Son " ; in 1900, toured with Hen-
rietta Crosman in " One of Our Girls "
and " Mistress Nell " ; in 1900 he
played Robert Blessing in " Lost
River," and in 1901 he was the Prince
of Morocco in Nat Goodwin's revival
of " The Merchant of Venice " ;
next toured with Virginia Harned in
" Alice of Old Vincennes " ; in 1902, at
the Empire, played Bartolommeo Valla
in " The Twin Sister/' and in " The
Wilderness " and " The Unforeseen " ;
next played Laurence Trenwith
in Pinero's " Iris " at the Cri-
terion ; during 1903 and 1904 toured
in " Lady Rose's Daughter " and
" Her Own Way " ; played in " The
Coronet of the Duchess " (Garrick,
N.Y., 1904), and toured with J. K.
Hackett in " The Fortunes of the
King " ; during 1905, appeared at
the Savoy, New York, in " Friquet,"
at the Empire, as Dr. Watson in
" Sherlock Holmes " ; and (1906) in
" The Redempton of David Corson,"
" The Lucky Miss Dean," and
" Marrying Mary " ; at the Astor,
New York, Feb., 1907, played in
" Genesee of the Hills," and in Apr.
at Atlantic City, played in " Cleo " ;
in May he appeared in the principal
"vaudeville" theatres, playing in
" Peaches " and subsequently in " The
Man Next Door " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Mar., 1909, played Tom in
" A Fool There Was " ; at Albany,
N.Y., Oct., 1910, appeared in " The
Prosecutor " ; at Washington, D.C.,
Apr., 1911, played the Hon. Jim Blake
in " The Woman " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Aug., 1912, played Emile
Bergeret in " The Model " ; at Boston,
Oct., 1912, Martin Boldt in " Coming
Home to Roost " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Nov., 1912, Terence Medill
in " What Ails You ? " ; at the Play-
house, New York, Apr., 1913, De
Prunelles in " Diver £ons " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1913,
played The Actor in " Where Ignor-
ance is Bliss " ; at the Boston Theatre,
Boston, Nov., 1914, played in '* Mer-
cedes " ; at the Hudson, New York,
Nov., 1914, appeared as Charles
Gilmore in " The Big Idea " ; at the
Grand Opera House, Chicago, Apr.,
1915, played in "The Song Bird";
at the Lyceum, New York, Feb., 1916,
' played Quanriah in " The Heart of
Wetona " ; at the 'Lyric, New York,
Sept., 1916, Geronimo Zabina in " The
Flame " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Oct., 1917, Dan Cusick, M.I)., in
" Tiger Rose " ; returned to the New
York stage, after four years absence,
at the Fifty-ninth Street Theatre,
Apr., 1922, appearing in " Some
Party " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
May,' 1922, played " Cutty " in " The
Drums of Jeopardy " ; at the Klaw,
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Oct., 1922, Arthur McHugli in " The
Last Warning " ; at the Henry Miller,
Apr., 1924, James Truesdell in
" Helena's Boys " ; June, 1924,
McKenna in "So This is Politics1'
(" Strange Bed Fellows "). Address :
The Lamb's Club, New York Citv.
COURTNEIBGE, Cicely, actress; b.
Sydney, N.S.W., 1 Apr., 1893 ; d. of
Rosie (Nott) and Robert Courtneidge ;
m. Jack Hulbert ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Prince's Theatre, Manchester, 1901,
as Pcasblossom in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; she then returned to
Australia with her lather, and was not
seen in England again until she ap-
peared at the Prince's, Manchester, 30
Mar., 1907, as Rosie Lucas in " Tom
Jones," and made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Apollo
Theatre, 17 Apr., 1907, in the same
part ; at the Shaftesbury, July, 1909,
she played Chrysea in " The Arca-
dians," and in 1910 appeared as
Eileen Cavanagh in the same piece ;
same theatre, Sept., 1911, appeared
as Miyo Ko San in " The Mousme " ;
May, 1912, as Princess Clementine in
" Princess Caprice " ; Sept., 1913, as
Lady Betty Biddulph in " The Pearl
Girl"; June, 1914, Phyllis in "The
Cinema Star " ; May, 1915, Eileen
Cavanagh in " The Arcadians " ; at
the Pavilion, Glasgow, July, 1915,
Mabel in " A Lucky Escape " ; subse-
quently again toured in " The Pearl
Girl " ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
Birmingham, Sept., 1915, played
Cynthia Petrie in " The Light Blues,"
and played the same part at the
ShaCtesbury Theatre, Sept., 1916 ;
at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, Dec., 1916,
played Margaret Potts in " Oh,
Caesar ! " ; she then appeared in
variety theatres with great success ;
at the Theatre Royal, Manchester,
Christmas, 1918, appeared as Cinder-
ella ; subsequently appeared in variety
theatres in songs and sccnas ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1921, appeared in
" Ring Up " ; then returned to variety
theatres ; at the Little Theatre, Oct.,
1923, appeared in " Little Revue
Starts at Nine o'Clock " ; in 1924
toured in " By-the-Way." Address :
14 Portland Court, W.I. Telephone
No. : Museum 4189.
COURTNEIDGE, Kobert, author and
manager; &. Glasgow, 29 June, 1859;
s. of Jane (Wight) and Charles Court-
neidge ; e. Edinburgh ; m. (1) Rosie
Nott, daughter of the late Cicely
(Nott) and Sam Adams, and sister
of Ada Blanche ; (2) Louie Lockner ;
formerly an actor, and made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Prince's Theatre, Manchester, Christ-
mas, 1878, in the pantomime " The
Babes in the Wood " ; made his
first appearance in London at the
Adelphi Theatre, 28 July, 1887, as
Patrick Desmond in " The Bells of
Haslemere " ; at the Olympic, 1888,
played Gibson in " The Ticket of
Leave Man " ; supported Jennie Lee
as Snagsby in "Jo," and Barry
Sullivan in Shakespearean repertoire
on various tours ; at the Court, 1889,
played Mr. Juffin in " Aunt Jack " ;
visited Australia in 1892, with the
Gaiety Company, playing Valentine in
'' Faust Up-to-Date," Gringoire in
''Miss Esmeralda/' etc. ; on his return
from Australia, in 1894, toured with
Kate Vaughan, Miss Fortescue, etc. ;
subsequently toured as the Governor
in " His Excellency," etc. ; was for
seven years managing director of the
Prince's Theatre, Manchester (1896-
1903), and from 1899 to 1903 was
managing director of the Theatre
Royal, Manchester ; his first London
production was " The Duchess of
Dantzic " for Mr. George Edwardes
at the Lyric ; next produced " The
Blue Moon " at the Lyric Theatre,
Aug., 1905, followed by " The Dairy-
maids " at the Apollo, Apr., 1906 ;
" Tom Jones," Apollo, Apr., 1907 ;
" The Dairymaids," Queen's, 1908 ;
became lessee of the Shaftesbury,
1909, producing " The Arcadians/'
which ran over two years ; in
1911, produced "The Mousme " ;
"Princess Caprice," 1912; "Oh!
Oh!! Delphine!!!" 1913; "The
Pearl Girl," 1918 ; " The Cinema
Star," 1914 ; season of English Opera,
1915 ; produced " The Light Blues"
at the Prince of Wales' s, Birmingham,
Sept., 1915, and Shaftesbury, Sept.,
1916 ; " Vivien/' at the Prince of
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Wales's, Birmingham, Dec., 1915,
produced at the Shaftesbury, as "My
Lady Frayle," Mar., 1916 ; " Young
England," at the Prince of Wales's,
Birmingham, Nov., 1916, and at Daly's,
Dec., 1916 ; produced " The Boy,"
for Sir Alfred Butt, at the Adelphi,
Sept., 1917 ; produced " Petticoat
Fair," and " Fancy Fair," at Newcastle
on-Tyne, 1918 ; produced " The Man
from Toronto," at the Royalty, May,
1918, subsequently transferred to the
Duke of York's ; " Too Many Girls,"
Hippodrome, Liverpool, Dec., 1919 ;
" Daddies," at the Hayniarket, Sept.,
1919 ; " Paddy the Next Best Thing,"
Savoy, Apr., 1920; in Apr., 1920,
took out comedy company with George
Tully, to Australia ; returned home
via New York, where he produced
" Paddy the Next Best Thing " ; on
his return to London, produced
" Sweet William/' at the Shaftesbury,
May, 1921, and " Out to Win," at
the same theatre, June, 1921 ; " The
Thing that Matters," Strand, Dec.,
1921 ; " Gabrielle," on tour, 1921 ;
" Sarah of Soho," Savoy, Feb., 1922 ;
" The Little Duchess," tour, 1922 ;
" The Young Idea," Savoy, Jan., 1923 ;
" The Sport of Kings," Savoy, Sept.,
1924 ; among notable productions at
the Prince's, Manchester, were " A
Midsummer Night's Dream," 1901, and
" As You Like It," 1902 ; is author of
" Kitchen Love," produced at Olympic
1888 ; is part author, with A. M.
Thompson, of " Bread Upon the
Waters," " The Dairymaids," " Tom
Jones," and "TheMousme"; with
A. M. Thompson and Mark Ambient,
of " The Arcadians " ; with Jack
Hulbert and Harold Simpson, of " Too
Many Girls," and part-author of
" Gabrielle " ; and has also written
many pantomimes, which were pro-
duced at the Prince's, Manchester.
Club : Savage. Address : Savoy
Theatre, Strand, W.C.2. Telephone
No. ; Gerrard 8117.
COURTNEIDGE, Rosaline, actress;
6. London, 19 Aug., 1903 ; d. ol Robert
Courtneidge and his wife Kosaline
May (Adams) ; e. Queen's College,
London ; m. Peter Haddon ; made her
first appearance on the stage at Great
Malvern, 14 Oct., 1919, as Ada Wim-
bush in " The Man from Toronto " ;
she then joined Ben Greet Js Shake-
spearean company, playing Nerissa in
" The Merchant of Venice," Phoebe
in " As You Like It," etc. ; made her
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Hayniarket Theatre, Feb., 1920,
as Bobctte in " Daddies," playing
the part at four hours' notice ; she
then went to Australia and New
Zealand, playing her original part in
" The Man from Toronto " ; on return-
ing to London, appeared at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 4 May, 1921, as
Paxton in " Sweet William " ; in
June, 1921, joined the Hucldersficld
repertory theatre, and in Aug., 1921,
the Henry Baynton Shakespearean
company, with which she appeared as
Bianca in " The Taming of the Shrew,"
Player Queen in " Hamlet," Lucius
in " Julius Caesar," and, on occasions,
Juliet and Desdcmorui ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1921, played Joyce Pelham in
" The Thing that Matters " ; at the
Savoy, Dec., 1921, also played at
Shakespearean matine&s ; in Jan.,
1922, rejoined the Bayntou company
on tour, playing in Shakespearean
repertory and in " The Molting Pot " ;
in the autumn, toured as Portia, Viola,
Beatrice, and, subsequently, Juliet,
Ophelia, Dcsdemona, etc. ; in July,
1923, toured as Stella iix " Brown
Sugar"; at the Savoy, Dec., 1923,
played Gwendoline Carew in " Paddy
the Next Best Thing " ; at the Play-
house, Jan., 1924, Euicl LcCovrc in
" The Camel's Back " ; at the Savoy
Sept., 1924, Dulcie Primrose in " The
Sport of Kings." Favour lie par Is :
Rosalind, Ophelia, Juliet, and the
Boy in " Henry V." Recreations :
Reading, riding, and swimming, Ad-
dress : 21 A Marylcbono Lane, W,l,
Telephone No, : MayCair 4859.
COURTNEY, William Leonard, M.A.,
LL.I).? dramatist, journalist' and
literary reviewer ; b. Poona, India,
5 Jan., 1850 ; $. of William Courtney,
formerly of the I.S.C,, and his wife,
Anne Edwardcs Scott ; m, (1) Cornelia
Blanche, d, ot Commander Lionel
Place, R.N. (d. 1907) ; (2) Janet
Elizabeth, d. of late .Rev. licorgc
Hogarth; e. Somerset College, Bath,
and University College, Ox Corel
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(Scholar, 1868), First Class First Public in "Where the Rainbow Ends";
Examination, 1870 ;
1872
1872
1876
First Class Greats
Fellow of Merton College
Fellow of New College, Oxford,
published several works on
Ethics and Metaphysics ; also author
of a Life of John Stuart Mill, 1899 ;
" The Idea of Tragedy/' 1900 ;
" Studies at Leisure," 1892 ; " The
Development of Maeterlinck," 1904 ;
" The Literary Man's Bible," 1907 ;
" Rosemary's Letter Book," 1909 ;
" In Search of Egeria," 1911 ; " Old
Saws and Modern Instances " ; edited
Murray's Magazine, 1894 ; is editor
of The Fortnightly Review : has
written a large number of dramatic
criticisms and literary reviews for The
Daily Telegraph and other papers, as
well as magazine articles on the
drama and kindred subjects ; among
his acted plays are " Kit Marlowe,"
produced at the St. James's, 1893 ;
" Gaston Bonnier," 1£93 ; " The
Labyrinth," version of " Le Dedale,"
produced by Miss Olga Nethersole in
Canada and America, 1906 ; " Undine,"
played by Mrs. Patrick Campbell in
Manchester, Liverpool, Dublin, and at
the Criterion, 1906; " Markheim,"
played by H. B. Irving in London and
the provinces, 1906 ; "On the Side of
the Angels," four-act modern play, pro-
duced at the Royalty by the Pioneers,
16 Dec., 1906 ; " Pericles and Aspasia,"
produced at the Royalty, 26 June,
1911; " Simaetha," Coliseum, 1917;
also author of " A Woman's Revolt " ;
a collection of his plays was published
dining Dec., 1908, under the title of
" Dramas and Diversions." Address :
2 Luxborough House, Northumberland
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : Mayfair
4009. Clubs : ' Garrick, Beefsteak,
Authors'.
COWARD, Noel, actor ; b. Tedding-
ton, 16 Dec., 1899 ; 5. of Arthur Coward
and his wife Violet (Veitch) ; e. Croy-
clon and privately ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the
Playhouse, 3 Mar., 1910, as Prince
Mussel in a children's fairy play, " The
Goldlish"; in 1911 was engaged by
Charles Hawtrey, and appeared at the
Prince of Walcs's, Sept., 1911, as
Cannard in " The Great Name," and
at the Savoy, Dec., 1911, as William
during 1912 appeared at the Liverpool
Repertory Theatre, in " Hannele " ;
appeared at the Palladium, July, 1913,
as Tommy in " War in the Air " ; at
the Duke of York's, Dec., 1913, played
Slightly in " Peter Pan" ; then quitted
the stage for two years ; reappeared at
the Garrick, Dec., 1915, in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; in 1916 toured as
Charley Wykeham in " Charley's
Aunt " ; appeared at the Shaftesbury,
Sept., 1916, as Basil Pyecroft in " The
Light Blues " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Dec., 1916, as Jack Morrison in " The
Happy Family " ; at the Garrick, Oct.,
1917, as Ripley Guildford in " The
Saving Grace " ; he then joined the
Army ; made his reappearance after
the war, at the Strand Theatre, Dec.,
1918, as Courtney Borner in " Scan-
dal" ; at the New Theatre, July, 1920,
played Bobbie in his own play, " I'll
Leave it to You " ; at the Kingsway,
Nov., 1920, appeared as Ralph in " The
Knight of the Burning Pestle " ; at
the St. James's, Mar., 1921, as Clay
Collins in " Polly with a Past " ; went
to the United States, May, 1921, and
played Sholto Brent in his own play,
" The Young Idea " ; toured English
provinces, autumn, 1922, in the same
part, and appeared in it at the Savoy
Feb., 1923 ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept,, 1923, appeared in " London
Calling," of which he was also part-
author and composer ; at the Every-
man, Nov., 1924, and Royalty, Dec.,
1924, played Nicky Lancaster in his
own play " The Vortex," which
achieved great success ; is also part-
author of *' Chariot's Revue," 1924 ;
author of " The Rat Trap," 1924 ;
author of three volumes, " A Withered
Nosegay," " Terribly Intimate Por-
traits," and " Poems of Herina Whittle-
bot." Address : 111 Ebury Street,
Eaton Square, S.W.I. Telephone No. :
Victoria 2965.
COWEN, Laurence, dramatic author
and novelist ; Commendatore, Royal
Serbian Order of Takobo ; b. Hull," 12
Feb., 1865 ; 5. of Frances (Levy) and
the Rev. Ephraim Cohen ; e. New-
castle-on-Tyne ; m. Baroness H61dne
Gingold ; began commercial life at the
age of thirteen ; drifted into journalism
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under the csgis of Israel Zangwill ;
founded and edited the journals
Commerce and Finance (1893-1904) ;
acquired and edited the Topical
Times, (1893-1905) ; published The
Contemporary Review (1895-1900) ; was
Liberal parliamentary candidate for
Harrow, 1897-8 ; Liberal candidate for
Coventry, 1898-1900, defeated at the
General Election, 1900 ; built the new
Philharmonic Hall, 1907; became lessee
of the Pavilion Theatre, E., 1907-11,
where his first play, " The World,
the Flesh and the Devil " was
produced, Feb., 1909 ; is also the
author of " Before and After," 1912 ;
(with his wife) wrote " Looking for
Trouble/" produced at the Aldwych,
May, 1912, " The Joneses," Strand,
1913 ; " Double Dutch/' Apollo, 1917 ;
" Good Goods ! " St. James's, 1917 ;
"The Hidden Hand/' Strand, 1918;
two of his plays, " The Pity of It "
and " Tricked," were refused a licence
by the Lord Chamberlain, 1912, and
aroused a great controversy in the
press, parliament and the police-court,
terminating in the resignation of
the then Lord Chamberlain (Earl
Spencer) and the Examiner of Plays
(Mr. G. A. Redford) ; a licence granted
by (Earl Sandhurst) Lord Chamberlain,
1913 ; built the Fortune Theatre,
Russell Street, which was opened on
8 Nov., 1924, with his own play,
" Sinners " ; has written several novels,
a number of which have been adapted
for the cinema stage, with success.
Address : 10 Staple Inn, Holborn,
W.C.I. Telephone No. : Holborn 1154.
COWIE, Laura, actress; 6, Aber-
deen, 7 Apr., 1892 ; d. of the late
Alexander Cowie, of Turtory, Aber-
deenshire ; m. John Hastings Turner ;
made her first appearance in London
at the Playhouse, 4 May, 1908,
as Dolly in "The Bridegroom";
she appeared at His Majesty's Theatre,
under Sir Herbert Tree, from. 1908-11,
in the following parts : Laine in
" Faust/' Sept., 1908 ; the Maid in
" The School for Scandal," Apr., 1909 ;
Hajiou in " False Gods/' Sept., 1909 ;
Anne Boleyn in " King Henry VIII,"
Sept., 1910 ; Hermia in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Apr., 1911 ;
Jessica in " The Merchant of Venice,"
June, 1911 ; the Gentlewoman in
"Macbeth," Sept., 1911; Princess
Elsa in " The War God," Nov., 1911 ;
Angele in "Trilby," Feb., 1912;
Bianca in " Othello/' Apr., 1912 ;
Nerissa in " The Merchant of Venice,"
May, 1912; Anne Page in "The
Merry Wives of Windsor," June, 1912 ;
Rose'Maylie in " Oliver Twist," June,
1912 ; she was then seen at the
Aldwych Theatre, Sept., 1912, as
May Rating in " The Great John
Ganton " ; in 1913, toured as Lady
Maisie in " Proud Maisie " ; at the
Savoy, May, 1913, played Mioi in " The
Seven Sisters," at the Globe, June,
1913, Kitty Tyson in " The Gilded
Pill " ; at the Theatre Royal, Man-
chester, 10 Nov., 1913, played Renee
in " The Attack " ; at the Savoy, Feb.,
1914, Hermia in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; at the Apollo, May,
1914, Mimi Barribal in " The Little
Lamb " ; was then engaged by Sir
Johnston Forbes-Robertson for his
American tour, 1914-5, when she
played Stasia in " The Passing of the
Third Floor Back " ; Maisie in " The
Light that Failed," Ophelia in
" Hamlet," Cleopatra in " Caesar and
Cleopatra " ; made her reappearance
on the London stage, at His Majesty's,
5th July, 1915, as Anne Boleyn in the
" all-star " revival of " King Henry
VIII," given in aid of King George's
Actors' Pension Fund ; at the Lyric,,
July, 1916, appeared as Margharita
Cavallini in " Romance " ; at the
Queen's, Sept., 1916, as Ruth Perl-
mutter in " Potash and Porlmutter in
Society " ; at the Playhouse, Apr.,
1917, played Vivien Tompkins in
"The Passing of the Third Moor Back";
at the Comedy, May, 1917, played in
" Bubbly " ; at the Now Theatre,
Feb., 1918, played Rosa Batmano in
" The Freaks " ; after a somewhat
prolonged absence, reappeared on the
stage, at the Vaudeville Theatre, Sept.,
1921, as Queen Kli/abeth in " Now
and Then '" ; at the Duke oC York's,
Mar. 1922, played Laura Pcumm^tou
in " The Enchanted Cottage " ; at the
Everyman, Sept., 1922, Mary Stuart
in John Drinkwater's play of that
name ; at the New, Dec., 1922, Camilla
Starling in " The Great Well " ; at the
St, Martin's, July, 1923, Melionoy
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in " Melloney Holtspur " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1923, Pervaneh in
" Hassan " ; at the Regent (for the
Phoenix Society), June, 1924, Belinda
in " The Old Bachelor "; at the
Kingsway, Nov., 1924, Lucrezia Borgia
in " The Terror/' introduced into the
revue " Yoicks " ; at the New Theatre
(for the Stage Society), Dec., 1924,
The Lady in " The Man with a Load
of Mischief." Address : 6 Elm Tree
Road, St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Paddington 628.
COWL, Jane, actress and dramatic
author ; b. Boston, Mass., 14 Dec.,
1887; d. of Charles A. Cowles ; e.
Brooklyn and Columbia University ;
m. Adolph Klauber ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Belasco
Theatre, New York, 10 Dec., 1903, in
" Sweet Kitty Bellairs " ; at the same
theatre, Sept., 1904, played Octavis
in " The Music Master " ; Nov., 1906,
played Trinidad in " The Rose of the
Rancho " ; at the Stuyvesant Theatre,
Oct., 1907, appeared as Mrs. Pettingill
in "A Grand Army Man " ; same
theatre, 1909, succeeded Emma Dunn
as Annie in " The Easiest Way " ; at
the Belasco Theatre, Aug., 1909, played
Fanny Perry in "Is Matrimony a
Failure ? " ; at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Sept., 1910, Beatrice in " The
Upstart/' and Oct., 1910, Catherine
Darwin in " The Gamblers " ; at the
El tinge Theatre, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Mary Turner in " Within the Law " ;
at the Republic, Aug., 1915, Ellen Neal
in " Common Clay " ; at Morristown,
New Jersey, Jan., 1917, appeared as
Jeannine in " Lilac Time," and played
in this 1917-18 ; at the Princess
Theatre, Chicago, Apr., 1918, played
the Duchess of Towers in " Peter
Ibbetsoii " ; at the Selwyn Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1918, played Lady
Betty Desmond in " Information,
Please " ; Nov., 1918, Mary Lawrence
in " The Crowded Hour " ; at the
Broadhurst Theatre, Dec., 1919, Kath-
leen Dungannon and Moonyeen Clare
in " Smilin' Through," which she
played throughout 1920 ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Oct., 1922,
played Malvaloca in the play of that
name ; at the Henry Miller Theatre,
Jan., 1923, appeared as Juliet in
" Romeo and Juliet," which was per-
formed 157 times successively ; at the
Times Square, Dec., 1923, played
Melisande in " Pelleas and Melisande ";
at the Lyceum, New York, Feb., 1924,
Cleopatra in " Antony and Cleopatra" ;
at the Selwyn Theatre, Boston, June,
1924, played Anna in " The Depths " ;
at Chicago, Nov., 1924, in "Who
Knows ? " ; is part-author (with Jane
Murfin) of " Lilac Time," " Daybreak,"
and " Information, Please. Address ;
110 West 42nd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
COYNE, Joseph, actor; b. New York
City, 27 Mar., 1867; e. New York
City ; made his first appearance on
the stage at Niblo's Gardens, New
York, 21 Apr., 1883, in the Kiralfy
Brothers' production of " Excelsior " ;
for many years played in " vaude-
ville" with a partner, appearing as
Evans and Coyne ; reappeared on
the regular stage as a member of the
Rose Lyall Dramatic Company ; at
the American Theatre, New York,
appeared in Jan., 1895, as Corrigan
in " The District Attorney " ; at the
Garrick, New York, in "The Good
Mr. Best " (1897), and " A Stranger in
New York " (1897), subsequently
touring in the latter piece ; at the
Garrick, New York, Oct., 1899, played
Paul Roland in "The Girl in the
Barracks " ; at the Victoria, Nov.,
1900, played in " Star and Garter,"
and Jan., 1901, appeared as Keenan
Swift in " The Night of the Fourth " ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Duke of York's Theatre, 23 Apr.,
1901, as Bertie Tappertit in " The
Girl from Up There," with Miss Edna
May, under the management of
Charles Frohman ; on his return to the
United States, appeared with Francis
Wilson in " The Toreador," for two
years ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
Sept., 1903, played with " The Rogers
Brothers in London " ; at the Liberty,
Dec., 1904, appeared as Percy Van
Alstyne in "In Newport " ; at the
Savoy, New York, Feb., 1905, as the
Duke of Gadsbrook in " Abigail " ;
at the Herald Square, May, 1905, as
Panagl in " The Rollicking Girl " ;
at the Casino, Apr., 1906, as Artie
Endicott in " The Social Whirl," and
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Sept., 1906, as Croya Brown in " My
Lady's Maid '* (" Lady Madcap ") ;
at the Aldwych Theatre, London,
Jan., 1907, appeared as Billy Ricketts
in " Nelly Neil/* with Miss Edna
May ; at Daly's, June 8, 1907, played
the part of Prince Danilo in " The
Merry Widow " ; in Sept., 1908, re-
appeared in New York, at the Garrick
Theatre, as Tom Kemp in " The
Mollusc " ; on his return to London,
reappeared at Daly's, Dec., 1908, in
" The Merry Widow " ; at Daly's,
Sept., 1909, played Harry Q. Conder
in " The Dollar Princess " ; at the
Adelphi Theatre, Nov., 1910, played
Tony Chute in "The Quaker Girl/'
and he also played this part at the
Chatelet, Paris, in June, 1911 ; at the
Adelphi, Oct, 1912, appeared as
Teddy Cavanagh in " The Dancing
Mistress " ; Oct., 1913, Sandy Blair
in " The Girl from Utah " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1915, played
O. Vivian Smith in " He Didn't Want
to Do It " ; at the Empire, May,
1915, appeared in " Watch Your
Step " ; at the same theatre, Feb.,
1916, played Ivan Armlett in " Follow
the Crowd " ; at the Globe Theatre'
Oct., 1916, played Ronald Clibran in
" The Clock Goes Round " ; at the
Coliseum, Dec., 1916, Lawyer Gooch
in " Step in the Office " ; at the
Alhambra, Feb., 1917, appeared in
" The Bing Girls are There " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1917, played Prince
Paul of Perania in " Arlette " ; at
the Gaiety, May, 1918, Robert Street
in " Going- Up " ; went to Australia,
Dec., 1920, under engagement with
J. C, Williamson, Ltd., and appeared
with great success in ' Wedding Bells,"
" Nightie Night," and " His Lady
Friends ; made his reappearance on
the London stage at the Garrick, Oct.,
1922, as Andre in " Ded6 " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Aug., 1923, played Thad-
deus T, Hopper in " Katinka." Re-
creation : Driving. Address : Heath-
field, Maidenhead Thicket, Berks.
CRAIG, Edith ; d. of Ellen Terry ;
s. of Gordon Craig ; b. 9 Dec., 1869 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Court Theatre, 1878, during
the run of " Olivia " ; she appeared
in New York, in 1888, as Barbara
in the play of that name ; at the
Grand, Islington, in 1890, with the
late Sir Henry Irving, played Polly
Flamborough in " Olivia," and toured
as Donaldbain in " Macbeth " ; at
the Lyceum, 1892, played in Henry
VIII '"'; at the St. "James's, Dec!,
1892, played in " Liberty Hall " ;
at the Adelphi, 1894, as Cora in " The
Two Orphans " ; at the Lyceum,
1895-6, appeared in " Bygones," " Don
Quixote," "The Bells" (as Sozel),
" The Merchant of Venice " (as
Jessica), "King Arthur" (as Clar-
issant), " Much Ado About Nothing "
(as Ursula), "Richard III" (as the
King's Page) ; in 1897, toured with
Mrs. Brown-Potter ; in 1898, toured
as Bianca in " Othello," with Ellen
Terry ; appeared at Lyceum, 1899,
in " Robespierre " ; at the Imperial,
1903, played in " When We Dead
Awaken," and " The Good Hope " ;
at the Duke of York's, 1905, played
Fanny in " Alice Sit-by- the- Kire " ;
toured with her mother in America,
1907, in the capacity of stage-manager ;
at His Majesty's, Jan., 1909, played
Aunt Imogen in " Pinkie and the
Fairies " ; at the Queen's, Oct., 1919,
played Nan in " Napoleon " ; studied
music at the Royal Academy of Music
and in Berlin ; at one time designed
and made costumes for many London
productions, but of recent years has
been engaged in stage-management
and play-productions ; as stage-director
of the Pioneer Players, from
1911-21, she produced nearly sixty
plays, for many of which she designed
the scenery ; she produced three plays
for Mr. Anthony Ellis ; hi 1920-21, was
engaged as producer at the Kveiyman,
Theatre, Hampslead ; produced "ptoytt
at York and Letelrworth, 1923-4, 'in
connection with the little Theatre
movement ; has also directed the pro-
duction of several plays for the cinema
stage, iu several of which she has also
taken part. Address; 31 .Bedford,
Street, Strand, W.C.2. Telephone :
3873 Gerrarcl.
CRAIG, Edward Gordon ; b. near
London, 16 Jan., 1872 ; 5, of Ellen
Terry ; &. at Bradftelcl College and
Heidelberg College ; made his first
appearance on any stage at the Court
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Theatre, 1878, in " Olivia " ; his next
appearance was made in Chicago, in
1885, when he appeared in " Eugene
Aram " ; his grown-up dfbut was
made under Sir Henry Irving at
the Lyceum Theatre as Arthur St.
Valery in " The Dead Heart/' 28
Sept., 1889, Miss Ellen Terry playing
Catherine, his mother ; remaining
under Sir Henry Irving until 1897
he acted in " Henry VIII," " King
Lear," "Becket," " Cymbeline," "Mac-
beth," " Ravens wood," " Olivia,"
" Much Ado About Nothing," " The
Corsican Brothers," " Merchant of
Venice," " The Lyons Mail," " Richard
III " ; he acted also in the provinces
and in the neighbourhood of London
the vdles of Romeo, Macbeth, Hamlet,
Cassio, Charles Surface, Biondello,
Mercutio, Petruchio, Caleb Deecie,
etc. ; in 1897 he acted Hamlet for six
performances at the Olympic Theatre,
London ; in 1898 he commenced to
study drawing and engraving on
wood, and published his wood
engravings in a magazine called The
Page ; in 1900 he produced Purcell's
" Dido and ^Eneas," and in this opera
made some important and artistic
innovations in scenery and costumes,
lighting and stage management ; pro-
duced in quick succession PurceJl's
" Masque of Love," 1901 ; " Acis and
Galatea," 1902; "Bethlehem," 1902;
two acts of " Sword and Song," 1902 ;
"The Vikings," 1903; "Much Ado
About Nothing," 1903 ; he was in-
vited to Berlin, produced " Das
Gerettete Venedig," German version
of " Venice Preserved," at the Less-
ing Theatre, 1904, and prepared de-
signs for Madame Eleonora Duse for
the production of " Electra," 1905 ;
" one-man " exhibitions of his work
were held in Berlin, Vienna, Munich,
Dresden, Weimar, London, Rotter-
dam, Florence, 1905 and 1907 ;
author of " The Art of the Theatre "
(Poulis, London), 1905, which book
has also been published in German
(Seemann Nachfolger, Berlin), Dutch
(van Looy, Amsterdam), and Russian
and Japanese; produced, Dec., 1906,
for Madame Eleonora Duse, in the
Pergola Theatre, Florence, Ibsen's
" Rosmersholm " ; author and illus-
trator of a large portfolio on the art
of " Miss Isadora Duncan," published
in Leipzig, 1906 ; illustrator of a play
by Hugo von Holmannsthall, entitled
"'The White Fan," published 1907 ;
author of " Portfolio of Etchings "
(Florence) ; a collection of his designs
for a production of "Macbeth," were
exhibited in London, during the
autumn of 1911 ; his book, entitled
" On the Art of the Theatre," was
published by Heinemann, 1911, and
was translated into French, and
published in Paris, 1920 ; in 1913,
published " Towards a New Theatre "
(Dent & Sons), which contained forty
full-page plates of Designs for Shake-
speare, Ibsen, and other dramas ;
in 1918 published " The Marionette "
at Florence ; in 1921, published
" The Theatre Advancing " (Constable
& Co.) ; in 1923 " Scene " (Oxford
University Press) ; in 1924, " Wood-
cuts and Some Words " (Dent & Sons) ;
in 1924 " Nothing " (Chatto & Windus) ;
in Dec., 1911, he produced " Hamlet "
at the Art Theatre, Moscow ; is
keenly interested in The Mask, a
monthly journal of the Art of the
Theatre, published in Florence. Ad-
dress : P.O. Box 444, Florence, Italy.
CRANE, W. H., actor ; 6. Leicester,
Mass., U.S.A., 30 Apr., 1845 ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Utica, N.Y., 13 July, 1863, as A
Notary in " The Daughter of the
Regiment," under the management
of Mrs. H. Holman, with whom he
remained eight years ; he made his
lirst appearance on the New York
stage at the Broadway Academy of
Music, 23 May, 1864, in " Cinderella " ;
then for four years he was with the
Oates Opera Company ; in 1874 he
was at Hooley's Theatre, Chicago,
and in 1875 at San Francisco ; in 1877
he entered into partnership with the
late Stuart Robson, and the alliance
continued until 1889 ; the combination
proved a most popular and prosperous
one, and during the partnership many
popular plays were produced ; the
first of these was '* Our Boarding
House," produced for the first time
at the Park Theatre, on 31 Jan.,
1877, when Crane appeared as Colonel
M. T. Elevator ; at the Park, 25 Feb.,
1878, he appeared as Judge Fowler in
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" Our Bachelors " ; 25 Nov., 1878,
as Dromio of Ephesus in " The
Comedy of Errors " ; at the Standard,
N.Y., 8 Nov., 1880, Dullstone Flat in
" Flats and Sharps " ; at Haverley's
Fifth Avenue, 31 Oct., 1881, Sir Toby
Belch in "Twelfth Night"; 11
Dec., 1882, Sergeant Buster in " For-
bidden Fruit " ; and at Grand Opera
House, 26 Feb., 1885, he played in
" The Cherubs " ; in 1885 he also
played Falstaff in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " ; the last joint produc-
tion of Stuart Robson and W. H.
Crane was " The Henrietta/' which
was first produced in New York at
Union Square, 26 Sept., 1887, when
Crane appeared as Nicholas Vanal-
styne; at the Star Theatre, N.Y., 13
Jan., 1890, he played the part of
Senator Hannibal Rivers in " The
Senator " ; 19 Nov., 1890, he played
in " On Probation " ; 12 Jan., 1892,
" For Money " ; and Apr. 4, 1892,
" The American Minister " ; since
that date he has appeared in " Brother
John," "The Pacific Mail," "His
Wife's Father," " The Governor of
Kentucky," " The Fool of Fortune,"
"The Rivals" ("all-star" cast), "A
Virginian Courtship," "His Last Ap-
pearance," " His Honor the Mayor,"
" Worth a Million," " The Head of the
Family," " Peter Stuyvesant," " A
Rich Man's Son," " David Harum,"
" The Spenders," " Business is Busi-
ness," " The American Lord," and
" The Price of Money " (" The Per-
fect Lover ") ; Mr. Crane during
1906-7 was playing Old Hardcastle
in " She Stoops to Conquer," with
Miss Ellis Jeffreys; in Oct., 1907,
he went on tour, playing Lemuel
More wood in " Father and the Boys " ;
appeared in that part at the Empire
Theatre, New York, Mar,, 1908 ;
at Trenton, N.J., Dec., 1910, he ap-
peared in the title-rdle of "U.S.
Minister Bedloe," subsequently touring
in this piece ; at the Garrick, New
York, 27 Nov., 1911, he appeared as
Christopher Larkin in " The Senator
Keeps House " ; subsequently, in 1912,
revived " The Fool of Fortune " ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1913, appeared as Nicholas Van-
alstyne in. " The New Henrietta," in
which he toured, 1914-15 ; made his
first appearance on the " vaudeville "
stage, at the Palace, New York, 26
Nov., 1917, in " Winter and Spring."
Address: Cohasset, Mass., U.S.A.
Clubs : Lambs' and Players', New
York City.
CRAUFORD, J. E. (Cornock), actor ;
b. London, 13 Feb., 1850 ; m. Alice
Ingram ; studied for the stage under
Walter Lacy ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Prince of
Wales's Theatre, 4 Apr., 1874, as Sir
Harry Bumper in the Bancrofts'
revival of " The School for Scandal " ;
appeared at the Princess's Theatre,
Edinburgh, 29 Aug., 1874, as the
Usher in " The Crown Prince " ; made
his next appearance on the London
stage, at the Mirror Theatre, Holborn,
16 Aug., 1875, as Luther in " The Dogs
of St. Bernard " ; subsequently play-
ing Lord Edendale in " All for Her " ;
in 1876, appeared at the Gaiety, St.
James's, Princess's and Olympic
theatres, and then went to the Corin-
thian Theatre, Calcutta, where he
played leading parts in " stock "
season ; during 1877-9, toured with
the late Henrietta Hoclson, E. A.
Sothern, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, and the
" Diplomacy " company ; at the
Gaiety, Apr., 1880, he played the
titl&-rdle in " George Barn well," Percy
in " The Castle Spectre," etc. ; at the
Court, Oct., 1880, with Mdme. Mod-
jeska, played Sir Edward Mortimer
in "Mary Stuart"; in 1881, he
became a member of the Vaudeville
company, and played there from 1881-3
in " Tom Pinch," " Punch," " The
Half-way House," " The School for
Scandal," " London Assurance," " The
Rivals," " Confusion," etc. ; in 1884
he visited America, where he played
in " In the Ranks," and " ConfuHion " ;
on his return to London, appeared
at the Princess's, with Wilson Barrett,
Oct., 1884, as Horatio in " Hamlet " ;
from 1886-8, was principally engaged
in touring, but returned to London
to appear at the opening of the Shaftes-
bury Theatre, Oct., 1888, as the
Banished Duke in " As You Like It " ;
from 1889-1894, was again touring ;
playing in " Master and Man," " Dr.
Bill/' " Jim the Penman," etc. ;
at the Adelphi, Sept., 1895, played
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in " The Swordsman's Daughter " ;
resumed touring 1896-9 ; from
1900-1910, was engaged in the United
States, where he played engagements
with Nat Goodwin, Margaret Anglin,
Henrietta Crosrnan, Maxine Elliott,
and Charles Frohrnan, appearing in
" When We Were Twenty-one,"
" Toddles," " The Chaperons,"
" Zira," " Antigone," " Mrs. Dane's
Defence," etc. ; reappeared in London,
at the Duke of York's, 1911, with
Marie Tempest, as Travers in " The
Marriage of Kitty " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Dec., 1913, played Sir Francis
Chesney in " Charley's Aunt " ; toured
in the same part, 1914, and played it
at a further revival of the play at the
Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1914 ; subse-
quently toured in the same part ;
author of " Recollections of a Mum-
mer." Address : Green Room Club,
46 Leicester Square, W.C2.
CRAVEN, Elisc (nee Elise Barbara
Alleyne-Barrett), actress and dan-
seiise ; b. London, 31 Oct., 1898, d. of
Vernon and Lilian Barrett; e. privately;
m. Eustace Cyril Bethel ; was a
pupil of Mdlle. Elise Clerc ; made her
first appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's Theatre, 18 Dec., 1908, as
the Queen of the Fairies in " Pinkie
and the Fairies," in which she scored an
immediate success ; her engagements
since that date have been at the
Coliseum, Feb., 1909, in " The Queen
of the Fairies," and Jan., 1910, in
" Jellicoe and the Fairy," with Mr.
Cyril Maude ; subsequently appeared
as a dancer in various leading music
halls ; at the Aldwych Theatre, Dec.,
1911, played Snowdrop in " The Golden
Land of Fairy Tales " ; in May, 1912,
appeared at the Folies Bergere, Paris,
starring in " La Revue de Printemp " :
at the New Prince's Theatre, Dec.,
1912, played Cinderella in the panto-
mime of that name ; she was then
engaged by George Edwardes and
appeared at Daly's, May, 1913, as
the Middy in " The Marriage
Market " ; Oct., 1914, appeared in
" A Country Girl " ; at the Adelphi,
Apr., 1915, played Denise in " Veron-
ique " ; in Aug., 1915, went on tour,
playing Estelle in " Betty " ; at the
Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1915,
played Dollie in " The Miller's
Daughters," and appeared in the same
part at the London Opera House,
May, 1916 ; in Aug., 1916, toured as
Ma Petite in " The Happy Day " ; at
the Olympia, Shoreditch, Christmas,
1917, played Jill in " Mother Goose " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1919,
appeared as Mary in " The Girl for
the Boy " ; at the Alhambra, Paris,
Jan., 1920, appeared in various dances ;
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1922,
played Water in " The Blue Bird ; is
now a well-known teacher of dancing,
in connection with which she has a
school. Address : 81 Highbury New
Park, N.5. Telephone No. : Clissold
1065.
CRAVEN, Frank, actor and pro-
ducer ; 6. Boston, Mass., 1875 ; s. of
John Craven and his wife, Ella
(Mayer) ; m. Mary Blythe (Mazie B.
Daly) ; appeared at the Garrick, New
York, Oct., 1907, as Walter Marshall in
" Artie " ; subsequently played
" Stock," at Ford's Theatre, Balti-
more ; at the Liberty Theatre, New
York, Dec., 1908, appeared as Mr.
Burrett in " Ticey " ; at the Savoy,
New York, Apr., 1909, played John
Trainor in " The Writing on the Wall ";
at McVickers's Theatre, Chicago, Aug.,
1909, played Wat Mayo in "The
Circus Man " ; appeared at the Bijou
Theatre, New York, 17 Oct., 1910, as
Chris McKnight in " New York " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, 26 Sept.,
1911, made a great success as James
Gilley in " Bought and Paid For/'
which ran over a year, and in which
he subsequently toured ; made his
first appearance in London, at the New
Theatre, 12 Mar., 1913, in the same part ;
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
New York, 25 Feb., 1914, played the
gart of Albert Bennett in " Too Many
ooks," of which play he was also the
author ; at the Hudson Theatre, 12
Aug., 1915, played Charlie Brown in
" Under Fire " ; at the Cohan Theatre,
Aug., 1916, played Jimmie Shannon in
" Seven Chances " ; at the George M.
Cohan Theatre, Aug., 1917, Joe
Franklin in his own play, " This Way
Out"; at the Liberty, Dec., 1917,
appeared as Robert Street in " Going-
Up " ; reappeared in London, at th$
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Savoy, Sept., 1919, as Albert Bennett
in " Too Many Cooks " ; at the Globe,
New York, May, 1920, played Brook
Traver? in " The Girl from Home " ;
at the Little Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1920, Thomas Tucker in his own
play, " The First Year " ; is the author
of " Spite Corner/' 1922 ; "Up She
Goes " (musical version of " Too Many
Cooks "), 1922 ; " New Brooms,1' 1924 ;
is also part- author with George V.
Hobart of " The Little Stranger."
Address : Lambs' Club, 128 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
CRAWFORD, Alice, actress ; b. Aus-
tralia, 5 Jan., 1882 ; m. Valentine
Williams ; was for some time under
the management of the late Wilson
Barrett in her native country in 1901-2;
came to England with Mr. Barrett,
and toured the provinces ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Adelphi Theatre, 18 Dec., 1902, as
Marget in " The Christian King " ;
subsequently appeared in " The Silver
King," etc. ; in 1903 toured with
Barrett as Springbourne in "In the
Middle ol June/' also appearing in
" Claudian " ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1904, played Iris in " The Tempest/'
subsequently playing Miranda in the
same play ; Jan., 1905, played Ursula
in " Much Ado About Nothing " ;
Mar., 1905, appeared as Mrs. Bob
Meyrick in " Agatha " ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1905, made a great
success as Josephine in " The
Creole " ; Sept., 1905, played Mrs.
Knipp in " A Privy Council " ; at the
Waldorf Theatre, May, 1906, Helen
Barron in *' Shore Acres " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1906, Constance
Joblyn in " Toddles " ; she then
returned to His Majesty's, and in
Dec., 1906, appeared as Charmian
in " Antony and Cleopatra " ; Mar.,
1907, played Olga Marakoff in " The
Red Lamp " ; accompanied Tree
on his German visit, Apr., 1907 ;
at His Majesty's, during the Shake-
spearean festival, Apr., 1907, played
Miranda in " The Tempest," Paulina
in " The Winter's Tale," Countess
Olivia in " Twelfth Night," and Cal-
purnia in " Julius Caesar " ; at the
Lyceum, Aug., 1907, played Glory
Quayle in " The Christian " ; at the
New Theatre, Feb., 1908, played
Diana Frothingham in " Matt o'
Merrymount " ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1908, appeared as Vivian Tornp-
kins in " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back " ; at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1909, played Drusilla Ives in a revival
of " The Dancing Girl " ; in Oct.,
1909, went to America, and toured
as Lady Effington in " These Are My
People " ; appeared at the Palace,
London, Feb., 1911, as Lona in " The
Wedding Morning " ; at the Coronet,
Apr., 1911, played Rosalind in "As
You Like It," followed in May, by
performances of Beatrice in " Much
Ado About Nothing/' and Katherine
in "The Taming of the Shrew";
at His Majesty's, Apr., 1912, appeared
as Emilia in " Othello " ; May, 1912,
as Jessica in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; June, 1912, Mistress Ford
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
at the New Theatre, Mar., 1913,
played Fanny Blame in " Bought
and Paid For " ; at the Vaudeville,
Oct., 1913, Imogen Daunt in " Col-
lision " ; at His Majesty's, Oct., 1915,
played Lady Castlcmainc in " Mavour-
neeii." Address : c/o The Stage or
Era.
CRAWFORD, Mimi, actress, vocalist,
and dancer ; /;. London ; d. of Alfred
George Fordo Pigott and his wife
Louise Caroline (Bryant) ; c. Liddon
Convent ; studied classical dancing
under Elise Clcrc and singing at the
Guildhall School of Music ; made her
first appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's Theatre, as a small child,
16 Dec., 1909, when she played Klf
Whisper in " Pinkie and the Fairies " ;
in 1914, she toured as the Middy in
"The Marriage Market"; at the
Prince of Wales 's, Dec., 1916, Clayed
Barbara Pennithorne in " The irlappy
Family," playing the same part at
the Strand, the following year ;' at the
Shaftcsbury, 1918, succeeded Lily St.
John as Nichettc in " Yes, Uncle " ;
subsequently toured with Seymour
Hicks, as Angela in " The Catch of the
Season " ; at the Winter Garden,
1922, during the absence of Dorothy
Dickson, played the titlo-ydfe in
" Sally " ; subsequently appeared as
one of the principals in " The Midnight
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Follies " at the Hotel Metropole ; at
the Little Theatre, Oct., 1922, played
in " The Nine o'Clock Revue " ; at
the Strand, May, 1924, played Marjorie
Leeds in " Stop Flirting/' Recreation :
Golf. Club : Giro's. - Address : 1
Lissenclen Mansions, N.W.5. Tele-
phone No. : Mountview 2837.
CRESS ALL, Maud, actress; b.
Demerara, British Guiana, 5 Dec.,
1886 ; e. Demerara ; was a pupil at
Sir Herbert Tree's Academy of Drama-
tic Art, Gower Street, 1904-5 ; made her
first appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's Theatre, 24 Jan., 1905, when
she walked on in the production of
" Much Ado About Nothing," and
Mar., 1905, appeared as the Player
Queen in " Hamlet " ; at the Criterion,
May, 1905, played in " What Pamela
Wanted," and Paulina in " Comedy
and Tragedy " ; at the Great Queen
Street (now Kingsway) Theatre, 1905,
played Zeolide in " The Palace of
Truth," and in the same year toured
as Miranda in " The Tempest," appear-
ing in the same part at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1906 ; in 1906, at the Haymarket,
played Miss Seaton in " The Man from
Blankley's," and at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1906, played Octaviain " Antony
and Cleopatra " ; in 1907, toured with
Leonard Boyne, as Gwendoline in
" Raffles " ; succeeded Miss Muriel
Beaumont at the Vaudeville, 1908, as
Agnes in " Dear Old Charlie," and at
the same theatre, followed Miss Dagrnar
Wiehe, as Ethel Parker- Jennings in
" Jack Straw " ; at the Hippodrome,
Mar., 1909, played in " The Motor
Chase " ; at Wyndham's, Apr., 1910,
played Mrs. Hayter in " The Naked
Truth " ; at the Little Theatre, Oct.
to Nov., 1910, played Lampito in
" Lysistrata," and Mrs. Macartney
in " Just to get Married " ; at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1911, appeared as
Helena in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
July, 1911, played Miss Standish Roe
in " Sally Bishop " ; at the Aldwych,
Dec., 1911, appeared in "The Magi-
cian's Home " ; at the Adelphi, Oct.,
1912, played Lady Margrave in " The
Dancing Mistress " ; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1912, Kate Craig in "The
Havoc " ; at the Globe, Feb., 1913,
Fanny Trmrston in " Ask Quesbury " ;
at the Savoy, Apr., 1913, Mamie
Foster in " Brother Alfred " ; at the
Garrick, May, 1913, Antoinette de
Fougerolles in " Croesus " ; at the
Queen's, Sept., 1913, Annette Faribol
in " This Way, Madam ! " ; during
1914, toured in variety theatres in
" The Night of the Wedding " ; at
His Majesty's, May, 1915, played
Edith Falkland in " The Right to
Kill " ; at the Chelsea Palace, Aug.,
1915, Clara Ferguson in " The Manne-
quin," in which she toured 1915-17 ;
at the Queen's, Apr., 1916, played
Mrs. Grayson in " Kitty Mackay " ;
at the Grand, Croydon," Mar., 1918,
played Maud Robertson in " Come
What May " ; during the same year
turned her attention to the cinema
stage ; appeared at the Lyric, Sept.,
1919, as Diana Larned in " The Bird
of Paradise " ; played the same part
when the play was revived at the
Garrick, Jan., 1922 ; at the Apollo,
Oct., 1922, Lady Knowsley in " Gla-
mour " ; at the" Garrick, Dec., 1923,
Light in " The Blue Bird " ; during
1924, toured in the same part. Favour-
ite part ; Rosalind in "As You Like
It." Recreations : Golf and racing.
Address: 27 Welbeck Street, W.I.
Telephone : 5233 Paddington.
CEEWS, Laura Hope, actress; b.
San Francisco, 1880 ; e. San Francisco ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
at Woodward's Garden, San Francisco,
when only four years of age ; subse-
quently toured in " Editha's Burglar ";
after completing her education, she
reappeared on the stage in 1898,
appearing in a " stock " company at
the Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco ;
she remained there two years and
then joined the Donelly Stock company
at the Murray Hill Theatre, New York,
where she appeared 1901-3 in several
prominent parts with Frances Starr,
a member of the same company ; she
then played in " Ranson's Folly "
with Robert Edeson ; at the Garrick,
New York, Dec., 1903, appeared as
Rosie Leadbetter in " Merely Mary
Ann"; she joined Henry Miller to
play in " Joseph Entangled " at the
Garrick, New York, Oct., 1904; at
the Princess Theatre, New York, Feb.,
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1906, appeared as Evelyn Kenyon in
" Brown of Harvard " ; she then
appeared with Henry Miller as Nellie
Garthorne in " Zira," 1906 ; as Polly
Jordan in " The Great Divide," 1906 ;
" Mater/' 1908 ; " The Faith Healer/'
1909 ; " The Havoc/' 1910 ; at the
Liberty Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1912, played Betsey Sumner in " The
Rainbow " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Jan., 1913, Leonie Sobatsky
in " Blackbirds " ; at Syracuse, Apr.,
1913, Mrs. Ethel Wfflmott in " Her
First Divorce " ; at the Empire, New
York, Sept., 1913, played Beatrice in
" Much Ado About Nothing/' and
Mrs. Parbury in " The Tyranny of
Tears " ; at the Belasco Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1914, Louise Marshall in
" The Phantom Rival " ; in Aug.,
1915, toured with W. H. Crane, as
Cornelia Opdyke in " The New
Henrietta " ; at the Empire Theatre,
New York, 1915, played Cynthia
Vansittart in " The Chief " ; at the
Colonial, July, 1916, appeared in
" Her Husband's Wife " ; at Hollis
Street, Boston, Oct., 1916, played
Mistress Page in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor/' with Sir Herbert Tree ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Jan., 1917,
played Irene Randolph in " Her
Husband's Wife " ; at the Republic,
Apr., 1917, Mrs. Deane in " Peter
Ibbetson " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Oct., 1917, Arabella Cadenhouse in
"Romance and Arabella"; at the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre, May,
1918, Mrs. Rockingham in "A Pair
of Petticoats " ; at the Empire,
New York, Sept., 1918, Mrs. Blinn-
Corbett in " The Saving Grace " ;
at the Criterion, New York, Oct., 1919,
appeared as Mrs. Sherman Fessenden
in " On the Hiring-Line ' ' ("The
Wrong Number ") ; during 1920,
toured as the Wife in " Tea for Three ";
at the Garrick, New York, Feb., 1921,
played Olivia Marden in " Mr. Pirn
Passes By " ; at the Henry Miller,
Sept., 1923, Dora Faber in "The
Changelings " ; Jan., 1924, Annie
O'Tandy in " The Merry Wives of
Gotham " ; at the Forty-ninth Street
Theatre, Aug., 1924, the Duchess of
Capablanca in " The Werewolf " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Adelphi, 15 Sept.,
1909, as Polly Jordan in " The Great
Divide/' Recreations : Music, reading,
and swimming.
CRICHTON, Madge, actress; d. of
Haldane Crichton ; b. Scarborough,
31 Oct., 1881 ; e. Sacred Heart
Convent, Brighton ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Pleas-
ure Gardens, Folkestone, at Christmas,
1897, as Suzette, the title-role, in
" The French Maid/1 and toured in
this piece during the following year ;
next toured as Chiquita Joyce in
" Miss Chiquita/' and appeared in this
part at the Coronet Theatre, Netting
Hill, 14 Aug., 1899 ; she was then
engaged at Manchester, in panto-
mime, and at the Theatre Royal, Shef-
field, Christmas, 1900, as Dandini in
" Cinderella " ; appeared as Cin-
derella at Bradford Royal, Christmas,
1901 ; in the following year she ap-
peared as the Princess Enchanting in
"Aladdin," at Prince's, Manchester;
joined George Edwardes's company on
tour, playing Rosa in " The Messenger
Boy," and Susan in " The Toreador " ;
she came to London again in 1902
and appeared at the Apollo, 10
May, 1902, as Ada in " Three Little
Maids " ; toured America and Aus-
tralia, 1903-4, playing leading parts in
" Three Little Maids," " The Girl from
Kay's/' and " Kitty Grey " ; her next
appearance in London was as Lady
Madcap at Prince of Walcs's, 1905 ;
in 1905, she was engaged as Angela in
" The Catch of the Season," at the
Vaudeville ; joined Cyril Maude in the
spring of 1906, at Waldorf, appearing
as Cicely Homespun in " The'Heir-at-
Law " ; in autumn of same year starred
in New York as Lady Madcap ; sitbse-
quently toured in the United States
in " The Tourists " and " The Orchid" ;
she next toured as Peggy Quainton
in " The Gay Gordons " ; at the
Coronet, dxiring June and July, 1910,
played Naomi Tighe in " School,"
Mary Netley in ""Ours," and Polly
Eccles in " Caste " ; in 1910, toured
in " The Artfulness of Ada/' and
as Polly in " Caste " ; at Christmas,
1910, appeared at the Grand Theatre,
Leeds, as Alice in " Dick Win ttington ";
during 1912, toured as Ann in the play
of that name ; at the Theatre Royal,
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Bradford, Christmas, 1912, appeared
as Charity in " The House that Jack
Built " ; at the Pier Pavilion, Wey-
mouth, June, 1914, played Alvina
Pond in " The Beautiful P.G. " ; at
the New Theatre, Apr., 1915, Mary
Hildebrand in " The Joker " ; in
Oct., 1916, went to America ; at
Copley Square Theatre, Boston, Dec.,
1917, played Molly Preston in "The
Man who Stayed at Home." Address :
120 West 60th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
CROFT, Annie, actress and vocalist ;
b. Hull ; d. of Michael Croft and his
wife Emma (Harland) ; e. privately ;
m. Reginald Sharland ; studied music
at the Hull School of Music, and was
a member of the Hull Amateur Oper-
atic Society ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage as a vocalist at an
early age ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Shaftesbury, 27
Aug., 1914, succeeding Cicely Court-
neidge as Phyllis in " The Cinema
Star " ; subsequently and during 1915
toured as Miranda Peploe in " The
Pearl Girl " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Dec., 1915, played Virginia Des-
borough in " Vivien," and played the
same part at the Shaftesbury, Mar.,
1916, when the play was renamed " My
Lady Fraylc " ; at the Empire, Aug.,
1917, played in " Topsy-Tnrvey " ;
then appeared at the Alhambra,
Glasgow, in " Jack and the Beanstalk,"
Dec,," 1918 ; during 1919-20, toured
in Wylie and. Tatc's"" Follies of 1919,"
and during 1920-21, in " Follies of
1920 " ; at the London Plippodrome,
Apr., 1921, played in "The Peep
Show " ; Mar., 1923, played in
" Brighter London " ; at the Gaiety,
Sept., 1924, played Poppy in the play
of that name. Recreations : Motoring
and fishing. Clubs : Giro's, Mayfair,
and Graf ton. Address : 29 Finchley
Avenue, N.3. Telephone No. : Finchley
2928.
CROKB, Went worth, manager ; b.
London, 19 Mar., 1871 ; 5. of Emily
Sheepshanks (Burgess) and Charles
John Croke ; e, Evesham Grammar
School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge ;
m. Grace Chalmers ; after leaving
the University entered the service of
the Great Western Railway Company,
ultimately becoming connected with
the Stock Exchange ; subsequently
became a journalist, and later became
connected with the theatrical profes-
sion as business manager for Minnie
Palmer and Kate Vaughan ; his first
production as a manager was made in
conjunction with Clyde Meynell when
he toured " Three of a Suit " ; was
subsequently appointed general mana-
ger of Tom B. Davis's tours of
" Florodora " and " The Medal and
the Maid/' subsequently toured the
same pieces himself; since 1899 has
continuously toured Hall Caine's play
" The Christian," and later produc-
tions have been the same author's
plays, " The Bondman/' " The Pro-
digal Son," " The Bishop's Son " ; at
Christmas, 1907, assumed the manage-
ment of the Lyric Opera House, Ham-
mersmith ; was also managing direc-
tor of the Shakespeare Theatre, Liver-
pool ; was associated in the manage-
ment of Garrick Theatre, June to
Dec., 1910 ; general manager of the
Grand, Croydon, Aug., 1914 ; subse-
quently resident manager of the
Theatre Royal, Nottingham. Clubs :
Constitutional and Eccentric. Ad-
dress : 1 Russell Place, Nottingham.
CROKER-KING, C. H., actor; 6.
Rook Holme, Yorks, 30 Apr., 1873 ;
5. of Colonel Croker-King, J.P. ; e.
Cheltenham College and Lincoln Col-
lege, Oxford ; was a prominent mem-
ber of O.U.D.C. while in residence ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Grand, Croydon, 6 Apr., 1895,
as Snout in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; made his first appearance
in London at the Olympic Theatre,
24 May, 1897, as Diomedes in " Antony
and Cleopatra," subsequently ap-
peared there as the Second Witch in
" Macbeth " ; spent many years tour-
ing, playing with the Benson company,
W. J. Holloway, Ben Greet, Louis
Calvert, Janet Achurch, etc. ; toured
in Australia, South Africa, and New
Zealand with George Musgrove ; at the
Court, Apr., 1906, played Hawk in
" Prunella " ; at His Majesty's, 1909-10,
played Lorimer in " Trilby," Adolf
Schimon in " Beethoven," James II
in " The O'Flynn," Decius Brutus in
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" Julius Caesar," the Priest in " Ham-
let/' Scroop in " Richard II " ; Slender
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
appeared at the Kingsway, Nov., 1914,
in " The Dynasts " ; at the Lyric,
July, 1918, played Brisquet in " The
Purple Mask " ; "during 1919-20, toured
in the United States and Canada in
" The Luck of the Navy " ; in 1921,
went to America, to play Carl Peterson
in " Bull-Dog Drummond," and ap-
peared in New York, in this part, at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, Dec., 1921;
at the Frazer Theatre, Sept., 1924,
played The Lawyer in " The Little
Angel " ; of late years has devoted
much time to the cinema stage.
Address : Green Room Club, 46
Leicester Square, W.C.2.
CROSMAN, Henrietta, actress; b.
at Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.A.,
2 Sept., 1865 ; d. of Mary (Wick) and
Major (U.S.A.) G. H. Crosman ;
m. Maurice Campbell ; made her
first appearance on the stage, 13
Aug., 1883, at the Windsor Theatre,
New York, as Lily in " The White
Slave/' under the management of
the late John W. Ellsler ; subsequently
she toured with Robert Downing,
appearing as Parthenia in " Ingomar/'
Virginia in " Virginius/' etc. ; she
appeared at Daly's Theatre, 17 Dec.,
1889, as Celia in "As You Like It/'
and then joined the Lyceum stock
company under Daniel Frohman,
making her first appearance there on
9 Apr., 1890, as Phyllis Lee in " The
Charity Ball " ; at Niblo's Garden,
in Oct. of the same year, she appeared
with the late William Terriss in
" Roger La Honte " ; returning to
the Lyceum, she played in " The Idler,"
and at Hermann's Theatre in 1891-2
played in " The Junior Partner "
and " Gloriana " ; she also played at
Proctor's, Twenty- third Street, during
1891, in " Mr. Wilkinson's Widows " ;
under the management of the late
A. M. Palmer she appeared as Gladys
in " The Rajah " ; from 1892 to 1894
she was under the management of
Charles Frohman ; at the American
Theatre, 28 Jan., 1896, she played
Norah in " Burmah/' subsequently
appearing at Miner's Fifth Avenue
Theatre as Gwynne in " A House of
Cards 3> ; in 1899-1900 she was seen
as Kate Shipley in a revival of " One
of Our Girls " ; she was raised to
the rank of " star " in 1900, her first
venture being at the Bijou Theatre,
9 Oct., 1900, when she played Nell
Gwynne in " Mistress Nell " ; in
1902 she played in " Joan of the
Shoals/' " As You Like It/' and
"The Sword' of the King"; 1903,
" Sweet Kitty Bellairs " ; 1905,
" Nance Oldfield/' " Madeline," and
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary";
and at Glen Falls, N.Y., 4 Sept.,
1906, appeared for the first time
as Peggy O'Mara in " AU-of-a-Sud-
den Peggy," appearing at the Bijou,
New York, 11 Feb.,"" 1907, in the
same part. At Denver, Apr., 1907,
appeared as Beatrice Stuyvesant in
" The Almighty Dollar " ; and at
the Garrick, Philadelphia, Oct., 1907,
as Christian in " The Christian
Pilgrim." She was seen in this latter
production at the Liberty Theatre
New York, in Nov., 1907 ; during
1909, she toured as Katharine Vaii
Riper in " Sham," and appeared in
that part at Wallack's, New York,
27 Mar., 1909; during 1910, played
Mildred in " Anti-Matrimony," in
which she appeared at the Garrick,
New York, on 22 Sept., 1910 ; at
Philadelphia, 21 Nov., 1910, played
in " The Duchess of: Suds " ; at Detroit,
May, 1911, appeared in. " The Peacock
and the Goose," and at Atlantic City,
24 July, 1911, played Jess Loraine
in " The Real Thing/' in which she
subsequently appeared at Maxine
Elliott's, New York, on 10 Aug., 191 1 ;
at the Harris Theatre, Nov., 1913,
appeared as Jane Bartlotl in " The
Tongues of Men " ; in 1914, loured in
"vaudeville," in "One Word," and
"Thou Shalt not Kill"; at; the
Denham Theatre, Denver, Aug., 1915,
played in " Anti-Matrimony " ; toured
in " vaudeville," 1915-16, in " Cousin
Eleanor"; at the Criterion, New
York, Mar., 1916, played Mislmss
Page in "The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
with J. K. Ihickott and Viola
Allen ; at the Now Amsterdam, May,
1916, played the same part with Sir
Herbert Tree ; at the Booth Theatre,
Nov., 1916, appeared as Mrs. George
in " Getting Married " ; toured in
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1917-18 in " Erstwhile Susan " ; in
1919 in " Our Pleasant Sins " ; at
the Palace, New York, May, 1920,
played Mrs. Hartley in " Every Half-
Hour " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Aug., 1923, Madame " Atherton in
" Children of the Moon." Recreations :
Golf, riding, and rowing. Address :
c/o U.S. Mortgage and Trust Co.,
Broadway and 73rd Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
CROSS, Julian, actor ; b. London,
9 July, 1851 ; e. at City of London
College ; m. Sophia Henrietta Smith ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Cabinet Theatre, King's Cross,
Sept., 1868, as Careless in " The
School for Scandal " ; in June, 1870,
was engaged at the Theatre Royal,
Scarborough ; appeared at the St.
James's, 15 Oct., 1870, in " Fernanda/'
under Mrs. John Wood, with whom
he remained five years, and accom-
panied her to the United States, 1871 ;
he played in America and the provinces
for some years, and during that period
appeared in numerous melodramas
and comedies; in 1881, he toured as
Major McTurtlo in " Mother-in-Law " ;
in 1883, appeared at the Surrey Theatre,
as Pepin Cardel in " The Crimes
of Paris " ; at His Majesty's, 1883,
played Jem Dal ton in " The Ticket
of Leave Man," and King Clashbang
in " A Trip to the Moon " ; at the
Globe, 1884, played Mr. Gibson in
"The Private Secretary"; at the
Standard, 1886, played in " A Dark
Secret," and at the Princess's, 1886,
in " A Noble Vagabond " ; appeared
at the Princess's, 1888, in " Hands
Across the Sea " ; at Drury Lane,
1891, in "A Sailor's Knot"; at
Toole's, 1893, in " Mrs. Othello,"
and at the Vaudeville, in the same
year, in " Uncle John " ; at the
Adelphi, 1895, played in " The Girl
T Left Behind Me," " The Swords-
man's Daughter," and " One of the
Best " ; appeared at the Standard
Theatre, 1899-1903 in "The Worst
Woman in London," " The Girl Who
Took the Wrong Turning," " A Girl's
Cross Roads," etc. ; in 1904, appeared
at the Vaudeville in " The Catch of the
Season " ; in 1909, toured as Mr.
Brown in " An Englishman's Home " ;
1910, as Papa Bertholdy in " The
Little Damozel," Colonel Sapt in
" The Prisoner of Zenda," and Thorkell
Mylrea in " The Bishop's Son " ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1912, played Joe
Creek in " The House," and Harlequin
in " Pantaloon " ; at the New Theatre,
Manchester, May, 1913, played Oliver
in " Washington " ; at His Majesty's
1914-15, played small parts in " Drake,"
"King Henry IV" (part I), ''Oliver
Twist," " David Copperfield," " The
Right to Kill," " Marie-Odile " ; ap-
peared at the same theatre, with
Arthur Bourchier, Mar., 1916, as
Fender in " Stand and Deliver " ;
with Martin Harvey, May, 1916, as
the Bishop of Ely in " Richard III,"
and the Duke of York in " Henry
V " ; Aug., 1916, with Oscar Asche,
played Khuzaymah in " Chu-Chin-
Chow," which he played throughout
the entire run ; it is stated that he
did not miss a single one of the 2,238
performances ; at His Majesty's, Oct.,
1921, played Wazir Abu Shamah in
" Cairo " ; is the author of several
plays. Address : 13 Eglantine Road,
Wandsworth, S.W.
CROTHERS, Eaehcl^play wright ; b.
Bloomington, 111., 1878 ; d. of Dr.
Eli Kirke Crothers and his ^vife
Marie Louise (de Pew) ; e. State
Normal University of Illinois, Bloom-
ington ; when still in her teens made
an attempt at playwriting ; sub-
sequently joined an amateur dramatic
society in her native city ; she then
joined the Stanhope- Wheatcroft School
of Acting, and while a student here
several short plays from her pen were
produced ; these included " The Rec-
tor," " A Water Color," " Elisabeth,"
" Mrs. John Hobbs," " Which Way,"
etc. ; subsequently joined the late
Felix Morris's company and made her
first appearance on the stage under his
direction ; next joined the company
of Madame Rhea and she also toured
in "The Christian"; then at the
Savoy, New York, Sept., 1903, her
play " Nora " was produced, and
at the Manhattan, in Mar., 1904,
" The Point of View " ; since that
date she has been responsible for
" The Three of Us," 1906 ; " The
Coming of Mrs. Patrick," 1907 ;
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" Myself/' " Bettina," 1908 ; " Kid-
die/' 1909 ; " A Man's World," 1909 ;
"He and She," 1911; "The Her-
fords," 1912 ; " Young Wisdom/'
1913; "Ourselves," 1913; "The Heart
of Paddy Whack," 1914 ; " Old Lady
31 " (from a novel), 1916 ; " Mother
Carey's Chickens " (with Kate Douglas
Wiggin), 1917 ; " Once Upon a Time,"
1918; "A Little Journey," 1918;
" 39 East," 1919 ; " Nice People,"
1921 ; " Everyday," 1921 ; " Mary
the Third," 1923 ; " Expressing Willie,"
1924 ; at the Little Theatre, Feb.,
1920, played Ann Herford, the leading
part, in her own play " He and She " ;
directs and stages all her own plays.
Clubs : Society of American Dra-
matists, Cosmopolitan, Zonta, Authors'
League, P.E.N., and Colony Club.
Address : 125 East 57th Street, New
York City.
CROXTON, Arthur, manager ; b-
Manchester, 22 Sept., 1868; 5. of
William A. Croxtoii ; e. Whalley
Range and Owens College, Man-
chester ; m. Edith Miriam Garden ;
was actively engaged in the journalistic
world from 1891-1911 ; was for many
years engaged with the famous Spottis-
woode firm, and was prominently
connected with the publication of
" Printers' Pie," which he suggested ;
was manager for the Cambridge
University edition of Encyclopaedia
Britannica, 1911 ; was lecturer on
English Humour in Paris, for the
Berlitz School ; revised the theatrical
section of Nelson's Encyclopaedia, etc. ;
in 1912, was appointed manager of the
London Coliseum by Oswald Stoll.
Address : 68 Elsham Road, Kensing-
ton, W.14. Telephone No. : Park 3327.
CRUIKSHANKS, Charles, actor ;
b. 15 Nov., 1844 ; secretary of the
Royal General Theatrical Fund ; made
his first appearance, as a lecturer, as
far back as 1865, subsequently went in
for acrobatic business, but abandoned
this, and from 1868 to 1874 was vari-
ously engaged as a concert artist and
amateur actor ; made his first profes-
sional appearance on the stage, at the
old Park Theatre, under the manage-
ment of John Douglas, and remained
there some years; he joined George
Conquest at the Surrey Theatre in 188 1 ,
and for seventeen years remained a pro-
minent member of the " stock " com-
pany at that theatre ; he played
innumerable parts during this lengthy
engagement, among the more pro-
minent (during two years only, 1882-3),
being Sharpley in " Mankind," in which
he also appeared at the Globe Theatre,
Feb., 1882 ; Meadows in " It's Never
Too Late to Mend," Old Sammie in
" The Hoop of Gold," Alex Grey in
" Real Life," Abel Rockley in " For
Ever," Rev. William Brocklehurst in
" Jane Eyre," George Dashington in
" The Miracle," Gnatbrain in " Black-
eyed Susan," Dr. Grace in " Blow for
Blow," Joe Heckett in " Romany Rye,"
Pierre Pelport in " The Crimes of Paris,"
Nicholas Quadling in " The Green
Lanes of England," Michael Lombard
in " Dead to the World," Peter Crotoii
in " The Worship of Bacchus," Aaron
Ollendorff in " The King of Diamonds,"
Joshua Fullalovc in " Bound to Suc-
ceed," etc. ; he also appeared in
leading parts in such dramas as " The
Silver King," " In the Ranks," " Hood-
man Blind," "The Harbour Lights,"
" The Bells of Haslemere," " Hands
Across the Sea," " Human Nature,"
" The English Rose/' " London Day
by Day," and many others ; on leaving
the Surrey, became Secretary of the
Actors' Association, a post he retained
until taking over a similar office to the
Royal General Theatrical Fund, and
which he still retains ; in 1908, was
appointed a Professor of Elocution at
the Guildhall School of Music ; is a
trustee of the Actors' Orphanage and
a member of the Committee of the
Actors' Benevolent Fund ; Treasurer
of the Touchstone Club ; is a prom-
inent Freemason, and an officer in
Grand Lodge. Address : 12-13 Hen-
rietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2.
CUMBERLAND, ^ Gerald, dramatic
and musical critic, and dramatic
author ; b. Manchester, 7 May, 1879 ;
e. Victoria University, Manchester ;
m. Esther Innes Luff man ; musical
and dramatic critic of the Manchester
Courier, 1908-13; has contributed
various articles to the Contemporary
Review, Academy, English Review,
Cornhill Magazine, etc. ; author of
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" Imaginary Interviews with Great
Composers " ; his play " The Chivalry
of Dreams," was produced at the
Gaiety, Manchester, in Nov., 1911 ;
critic of the Daily Citizen, 1913.
Recreation : Swimming. Clubs :
Swan, Manchester, and Press.
CUMBERLAND, John, actor ; b. St.
John, N.B., 1880 ; made his first
appearance on the stage, in June,
1900, in "A Poor Relation," with
Sol Smith Russell; from 1907, was
engaged for several seasons, playing in
" stock " at Worcester, Mass. ; first
attracted attention in New York, when
he appeared at the Hudson Theatre,
4 Sept., 1911, as Bradley Fairfax in
" Snobs " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Nov., 1912, played the Rev. Budthorpe
Barrett in " A Rich Man's Son " ; at
Atlantic City, Apr,, 1913, Tubby
Johnson in " Cooper Hoyt, Inc." ; at
the Fulton Theatre, Nov., 1913, ap-
peared as Stephen Weatherbee in
" The Misleading Lady " ; Aug., 1914,
as Andrew Larkin in " Twin Beds " ;
at the Eltinge Theatre, Nov., 1915, as
Billy Bartlctt in " Fair and Warmer " ;
at the Republic Theatre, Dec., 1917,
played Reginald Irving in " Parlor,
Bedroom, and Bath " ; at the Bijou,
Aug., 1918, Jimniie Norton in " Dou-
ble Exposure " ; at the Eltinge, Jan.,
1919, Garry Ainsworth in " Up in
Mabel's Room " ; Oct., 1919, Tony
Hamilton in " The Girl in the Limou-
sine " ; Aug., 1920, Jimmy Walters in
" Ladies' Night " ; at the National,
Washington, June, 1921, Wilbur Law-
rence in " The Scarlet Man," appearing
in the same part at the Henry Miller
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1921 ; at the
Apollo, New York, Apr., 1922, played
Tutwiller Thornton in " Lady Bug " ;
at Cleveland, Ohio, July, 1924, Jimmy
Oeering in " Service for Husbands."
CONING HAM, Philip (Philip
Harold Booscy), actor ; b. London, 12
Aug., 1865 ; s. of Edward Cuning-
ham Boosey, music publisher ; e. at
Uppingham ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Lyceum, 19
Dec., 1885, walking on in " Faust " ;
for many seasons was a member of the
" stock " company at the Surrey
Theatre, under George Conquest,
where he played " heavy " parts ; for
over three years toured the provinces
as Marcus in " The Sign of the Cross,"
and also toured as David Rossi in
" The Eternal City " for some two
years ; toured in America with Mr.
and Airs. Kendal ; at the Comedy,
1904, played Sandor in " His Highness
My Husband " ; in 1905, toured with
Ellen Terry as Colonel Grey in " Alice
Sit-by-the-Fire " ; appeared at the
Scala, 1906, with Jessie Millward in
" The School for Husbands " ; toured
in 1907, as John Glayde in " John
Glayde's Honour," and in 1908, toured
as Paradine Fouldes in " Lady Freder-
ick," with Mrs. Brown-Potter ; ap-
peared at Wyndham's, 1909, in " The
Best People " ; during 1910, toured as
manager of " The Grotesques " ; at
Hastings, Sept., 1911, played in
" Down Stream " ; in Jan., 1912,
toured with Mrs. Langtry, as the
Duke of Orme in " The Degenerates " ;
at the Whitney (now Strand) Theatre,
Feb., 1912, played Carl Sampson in
" A Member of Tattersall's " ; at the
Little Theatre, Oct., 1912, appeared
as Sidi el Assif in " Captain Brass-
bound's Conversion " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1913, played Count Fritz von
Coslin in " Brother Alfred *' ; at the
Prince of Wales/s, June, 1914, the
Rt. Hon. Charles Vernon in "The
Bill " ; in 1914-15, toured in variety
theatres, in " The Night of the
Wedding." Address : 4b Hyde Park
Mansions, Marylebone Road, N.W.I,
or Green Room Club, Leicester Square,
W.C.
CURBIE, Clivc, actor and producer ;
b. Birmingham, 26 Mar., 1877 ; 5. of
Forrest George Currie and his wile
Amelia (Ridgway) ; e. Latymer School,
Birmingham ; was formerly an articled
clerk to a firm of chartered account-
ants ; mad,e his first appearance on
the stage, at the Lyric Theatre, Jan.,
1896, walking on in " The Sign of the
Cross " ; toured the provinces for
several years with Miss Fortescue,
Olga Nethersole, Ben Greet, etc. ;
also toured with his own repertory
company in Shakespeare ; appeared at
the Savoy, 1917, with H. B. Irving in
" The Bells," " Humpty-Dumpty,"
" Hamlet," etc. ; at the same theatre,
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Apr., 1920, played Dr. Davy Adair in
" Paddy the Next Best Thing," con-
tinuing in this for two years ; at the
Duke of York's, May, 1922, Major
Martin in " Nuts in May " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1923, Eustace Dabbit in
" The Young Idea " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Apr., 1923, Sigmund Rosenblatt
and" Walberg in " Merton of the
Movies " ; at the Savoy, Dec., 1923,
played his old part in " Paddy the
Next Best Thing " ; was one of the
founders of the Play Actors ; founder
of the Repertory Players, the Interlude
Players, and the Young Players
(children's Shakespearean Company) ;
for eleven years conducted a Shake-
spearean School of Acting for children,
1904-15. Recreations : Fishing, walk-
ing, and dogs. Address : 26 Birch-
ington Road, West Hampstead.
CURZON, Frank (Francis Arthur
Deeley), theatrical manager ; b: Waver-
tree, Liverpool, 17 Sept. ,1 868 ; e. Man-
chester ; m. Isabel Jay ; was originally
connected with his father's business,
The Dee Oil Company ; made his
first appearance on the stage at
Yarmouth, playing in " Uncle " ; he
then toured in " Two Roses," " Blow
for Blow/' " Saints and Sinners "
and " Our Boys " ; *he next toured
for nearly a year with F. R. Ben-
son's company, and played several
parts in various productions ; he also
toured during 1891, in "In the
Ranks " ; he made his first appearance
in London, at Terry's, 3 Oct., 1892,
as Wilson in " Queer Street," sub-
sequently appearing there as Tom
Conyers in " Withered Leaves " ; at
the Trafalgar Square Theatre, Nov.,
1893, he played in " Tom, Dick and
Harry," and with this play made his
first venture into management ; in
partnership with Charles Hawtrey at
Avenue, 1899, produced " A Message
from Mars," " Lord and Lady Algy,"
etc. ; manager of the Strand Theatre,
1901, where he produced "A Chinese
Honeymoon," etc. ; manager of the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 1901,
producing "The Man from. Blankley's,"
" Becky Sharp," " A Country Mouse/'
etc. ; in 1903, controlled the Avenue,
Carnden, Coronet, Prince of Wales's,
Comedy, Criterion, Wyndham's, and
Strand ; his lease of the Prince of
Wales's terminated in Aug. 1915 ; now
confines his attention to Wyndham's
Theatre, of which he became manager
in 1902 ; at the Prince of Wales's pro-
duced among other pieces " Three
Little Maids," "The School Girl,"
" Lady Madcap," " The Little
Cherub," " See-See," with George
Edwardes ; also " Miss Hook of
Holland," "My Mimosa Maid,"
"King of Cadonia," "Dear Little
Denmark/' and " The Balkan
Princess " ; associated with Charles
Hawtrey there in " Inconstant
George," " Better Not Enquire," " The
Great Name " ; at Wyndham's, has
produced " The Marriage of Kitty,"
"Mr. Hopkinson," " Public Opinion,"
"The Girl Behind the Counter,"
" Peter's Mother," " An Englishman's
Home," " The Best People " ; with
Charles Hawtrey produced " The
Little Damozel " and " The Naked
Truth " ; with Gerald Du Mauri er, has
produced " Nobody's Daughter/'
"Passers-By," " The Perplexed Hus-
band " ; " Jelf's/' " Doormats/'
" Diplomacy " ; " The Clever Ones/'
" Outcast," " Raffles," " Gamblers
All " ; " The Ware Case," " A Kiss
for Cinderella," " London Pride/'
"The Old Country," "Dear Brutus,"
"The Law Divine," "The Choice,"
" The Prude's Fall," " Bull-Dog Drum-,
mond," " The Dancers," " Not in Our
Stars/' " To Have tho Honour " ; he
assumed the management of the Play-
house, Jan., 1916, producing " Please
Help Emily/' and " The Misleading
Lady " ; in May, 1917, lie was joined
in the management by Miss Gladys
Cooper; they have produced " Wanted
a Husband," " The yellow Ticket,"
" The Naughty Wife," " Homo and
Beauty/' " My Lady's Dress," " Wed-
ding Bells/' " The Sign on the Door,"
"The Second Mrs. Tauqueray,"
"Magda," Enter Kiki " ; also pro-
duced " The Camel's Back " ; lie was
associated also for sonic time with, Mr.
Dennis Eadic in the management of
the Royalty Theatre ; after many
years' absence from the stage, re-
appeared as an actor, at Hastings,
Feb., 1923, as James Hathaway in Ixis
wife's play, " The Inevitable/' and
played the same part at tho St. James's
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Theatre, in Mar., 1923 ; is a well-
known owner of racehorses. Recrea-
tions : Hunting and country life.
Address : Wyndham's Theatre, Char-
ing Cross Road, W.C., or 37 Bury
Street, St. James's, S.W.I.
CUSHING, Catherine Chisholm, dra-
matic author ; was formerly editor of
Harper's Bazaar; has written the
following plays, all of which have
proved successful ; " The Real Thing,"
1911; "Widow by Proxy," 1913-
" Kitty McKay," 1913 ; " Jerry,"
1914; " Pollyanna," 1916; " Glori-
anna," 1918 ; " Lassie," 1920 ; " Mar-
jolaine " (founded on " Pomander
Walk "), 1922 ; " Julio and Romyette,'
1924 ; " Marge," 1924 ; " Topsy and
Eva " (-founded on " Uncle Tom's
Cabin "), 1924.
CUSHING, Tom, dramatic author;
adapted " Blood and Sand " (from
Ibanez' novel), 1921 ; author of
" Thank You " (with Winchell Smith),
1921; " Laugh, Clown, Laugh ! " (with
David Belasco, from the Italian), 1923.
CUTLER, Kate, actress ; b. London,
14 Aug., 1870 ; first appeared at Toole's
Theatre, as Inez in Lecocq's " Pepita,"
30 Aug., 1888; at the Prince of
Wales's Theatre, was the original
Malaguene in Planquette's " Paul
Jones," 1889 ; appeared at Gaiety
in " In Town," 1893 ; appeared
at Prince of Wales's and Daly's in
" A Gaiety Girl," 1893 ; " The Shop
Girl," Gaiety, 1895 ; " Gentleman
Joe," Prince of Wales's, 1895; Con-
nie in " All Abroad," 1895, at the
Criterion ; Trilby in "A Model Trilby,"
Opera Comique, 1895 ; Dorothy in
" Monte Carlo/' 1896, at the Avenue ;
Suzette in "The French Maid," at
Terry's, 1897; Elsie Crockett in
" Little Miss Nobody," at Lyric,
1898 ; Catarma in " L' Amour Mouille,"
Lyric, 1899 ; Angela in " Florodora,"
Lyric, 1899 ; Victoria Chaffers in
" H.M.S. Irresponsible," Strand, 1901 ;
Princess Soo-Soo in "A Chinese
Honeymoon," Strand', 1902 ; Norah
Chalmers in " The Girl from Kay's,"
Apollo, 1902; at the Savoy, 1904,
she played Grace Rockingham in
" The Love Birds " ; appeared at
Windsor Castle, 17 Nov., 1904, as
Victoire in the Command performance
of "A Man's Shadow," and played
the same part at His Majesty's Theatre,
in the following year ; at the Gaiety,
May, 1905, played the Baroness
Papouche in " The Spring Chicken " ;
she then quitted musical comedy and
appeared at the Palace, 1906, in a
melodramatic absurdity, " Hero and
Heroine," and she was then seen at
His Majesty's Theatre, 28 Feb., 1907,
as Felise in a revival of " The Red
Lamp," followed on 22 May, 1907,
by her appearance as Lady Stutfield
in *' A Woman of No Importance " ;
in 1908, she toured as Peggy in " All-
of-a- Sudden Peggy " ; played Nan in
" Good for Nothing," in the leading
music halls, and toured as Dorothy
in "Her Son," 1908; at the New
Theatre, 6 Oct., 1908, she made a hit
as Madame Henriette in " Bellamy
the Magnificent " ; at the Criterion,
25 Feb., 1909, played Diana Woodham
in " The Real Woman " ; at the
Royalty, 20 Mar., 1909, appeared as
Marion Nairne in " The Noble Spani-
ard " ; at the Comedy, 30 Sept., 1909,
as Mrs. Dallas-Baker in " Smith " ;
at the Lyric, 4 Apr., 1910, played
Lydia Languish in " The Rivals " ;
toured in various music halls, 1910-11,
in: "An Episode" and "A Cup of
Coffee " ; at the St. James's, 8 May,
1911, succeeded Ethel Irving as Stella
Ballantyne in " The Witness for the
Defence," with great success ; at
the same theatre, 11 Sept., 1911,
played Dorinda Fawsitt in " The
Ogre " ; at the Garrick, Feb., 1912,
played Angela Verrinder in " The Fire
Screen " ; appeared at the Palace
Theatre, Jan., 1913, in "A Social
Success," with Sir George Alexander;
at the Tivoli, Sept., 1913, played Lady
Tollemachein " The Pink Nightgown',';
at the Savoy, Oct., 1913, Odette in
" The Grand Seigneur " ; during
1914-15 played in variety theatres in
" The Pink Nightgown " and " Lucifer
ancl His Angel " ; at the Royalty,
Glasgow, Dec., 1915, played Mrs.
Lathbury in " The Duchess's Dia-
monds " ; at the Court, Feb., 1917,
Mary Lavender in " Tlie Immortal
Memory " ; at the Kingsway, Sept.,
1918, Alethea Keats in " A Week-end";
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at the Criterion, Apr., 1919, appeared
as Marchesa Di Candia in " Our Mr.
Hepplewhite " ; subsequently toured
in Holland and Belgium, in " Mid-
Channel " ; at the New, July, 1920,
played Mrs. Dermott in " I'll Leave it
to You " ; at the Hippodrome, Mar-
gate, Sept., 1920, Henrietta Dyke in
"By All Means, Darling"; at the
Gaiety, Manchester, Nov., 1920, Mad-
ame Girard in " Daniel " ; at the
Playhouse, Jan., 1921, Lady Lepard
in " Hanky-Panky John " ; at the
-Mdwych, May, 1921, Betty Jones in
" The New Morality " ; at the Comedy,
July, 1921, Henrietta Dyke in " By
All Means, Darling " ; at the Aldwych,
Jan., 1922, Lady Belton in " Money
Doesn't Matter " ; at the Ambassa-
dors , Mrs. Ripley in " Husbands Are
a Problem. " ; next toured as Jennifer
in "The Young Idea," and at the
Savoy, Feb., 1923, played the same
part ,: at the Adelphi^ July, 1923,
played Lady Tonbridge in " The Young
Person in Pink " ; at the Garrick,
June, 1924, Amelia Gibbs in " The
Other Mr. Gibbs." Address ; 19
Onslow Square, S.W.7. Telephone No.:
Kensington 7584.
D
D AGNAIL, Ells m (Dagnall-Ells),
actor and stage director ; b. Surrey,
13 July, 1863, ; e. Southgate College,
King's College, London University ;
commenced his career as an enter-
tainer, and had much experience as an
amateur, playing leading parts in a
company organised by himself ; made
his first appearance on the professional
stage, in May, 1883, at the Theatre
Royal, Paisley, in " Crutch and
Toothpick '* ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Standard Theatre, Bishopsgate, -25
Aug., 1884, as Pitcher in " The Area
Belle," and Sir James Medhurst in
" The Nightingale " ; his first West
End engagement was at the Adelphi,
Apr., 1885, when he played Rainbird
in " The Last Chance " ; subse-
quently played there in " Arrah-Na-
Pogue " and " The Colleen Bawn " ;
at the same theatre, Dec., 1885, played
[ack Lirriper in " The Harbour Lights,"
and July, 1887, Toby in " The Bells
of Haslemere " ; he next played
Squire Chivey in " David Garrick "
and Our Mr. Jenkins in " Two Roses/'
at the Criterion, under Charles Wynd-
ham, and this was followed by engage-
ments at the Strand, 1889, and Comedy,
1890, under the joint management of
Charles Wyndham and William Duck,
where he played Brisket in " Pink
Dominos," Grumley in " Domestic
Economy/' etc. ; in 1891, toured as
Jesse Pegg in "The Middleman";
at the Strand, 1891, played Richard
Fluffy in " Katti/' and at the Globe,
Bob Clancy in " Ned's Chum " ; at
the Avenue, 1892, appeared as Pap-
worthy in " Judah/' subsequently
touring as Brown in " David Garrick " ;
at the Criterion, 1894, played Mr.
Jaconib in " The Case of Rebellious
Susan " ; at the Avenue, 1896, ap-
peared as M. Bonsor in " The New
Barmaid " ; he then appeared in
farcical comedy at the Vaudeville,
Globe, Opera Comique and Royalty ;
at the Gaiety, 1897, played in " The
Circus Girl/' and then returned to
the Criterion, afterwards going to the
Shaftesbury, Mar., 1897, to play
Bustapha Pasha in " The Yashmak " ;
at the Comedy, 1898, played in " The
Topsy-Turvey Hotel " ; at Drury
Lane, 1898, played in " The White
Heather " ; 1899, in " Hearts are
Trumps," and 1900, in " Marsac of
Gascony " ; at the Hay market, 1900,
played Diggory in " She Stoops to
Conquer," " The Rivals/' and Moses
in " The School for Scandal " ; at
Terry's, 1901, appeared in, " The
Thirty Thieves " ; at the Lyric, 1901,
in " The Silver Slipper " ; at the
Haymarket, 1902, played Eccles in
" Caste " ; at the Lyric, 1903, j)layed
in " The Medal and the Maid " ; at
the Duke of York's, 1904, appeared
in " Merely Mary Ann " ; at Terry's,
1906, played Hobday in " The Heroic
Stubbs/' and Thomas Baker in " The
New Clown " ; at the Aldwych,
Jan., 1907, played Nordhehn in
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" Nelly Neil " ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1907, appeared as
Regnier in ** The Great Conspiracy " ;
at the Garrick, June, 1909, played
Louis Klauffsky in " The Woman in
the Case " ; at Drury Lane, Aug.,
1910, appeared as the Marquis of
Beverley in " The Whip " ; at the
Globe, Nov., 1911, played Galipaux in
" The Glad Eye " ; at the Strand,
Mar., 1913, reappeared as Klauffsky
in "A Woman in the Case " ; Apr.,
1913, played Christopher Pottinger,
M.P., in " The Chaperon " ; at the
Garrick, Nov., 1913, M. Tricointe in
" Who's the Lady ? " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1914, Galipaux in a revival of
" The Glad Eye " ; at the Comedy,
Feb., 1915, Amos Bloodgood in a
revival of " Are You a Mason ? " ; at
the Vaudeville, July, 1915, Don Luis
del Panza in " Enterprising Helen " ;
at the London Hippodrome, Dec., 1915,
played in " Joyland " ; at the Apollo,
Feb., 1917, appeared as Major Howard
Plunkett in " Monty's Flapper " ; May,
1917, Henry J. Sherman in " Inside the
Lines " ; at the St. James's, Sept., 1918,
Paolo Salvo in " The Eyes of Youth " ;
at the Playhouse, July, 1921, Joe
Green in " M'Lady " ; as a stage
manager has produced over one
hundred plays of all descriptions ;
has been lessee and manager of many
London Theatres, the last of these
ventures being at the Shaftesbury,
1907-8, where he produced " Lady
Tatters," " The Christian," etc., and
introduced the Grand Guignol company
from Paris, Mdme. Suzanne-Despres
and company, Mdme. Bartet and
company, and Mdlle. Tariol-Bauge
and company in comic opera ; was
also instrumental in introducing
the Sicilian players to this country,
also at the Shaftesbury; has writ-
ten many farces, comedies, etc. ,*
was business manager for Mr. Albert
De Courville at the Royalty Theatre,
May, 1921, and has also made pro-
ductions for Mr. De Courville at the
Palace, Gaiety, Palladium, etc. ; at
the Prince's, Dec., 1924, was associated
with the production of " Alf's Button."
Recreations : Sports, sketching, and
engineering. Club : Green Roomr.
Address ; Green Room Club, 46
Leicester Square, W.C.2, or 6 Wildwood
Rise, N.W.I 1. Telephone No. : Speed-
well 2893.
D AGNAIL, Thomas C.s manager;
m. Evelyn Ormonde ; was formerly a
mining engineer ; his first managerial
venture was a tour of " The Land of
Promise/' and subsequently for several
years he toured " Bunty Pulls the
Strings " ; he then took the Criterion
Theatre, and in Nov., 1919, produced
" Lord Richard in the Pantry," which
ran over a year ; in Mar., 1921, re-
vived " Grumpy " at the same theatre ;
in July, 1921" produced " Ambrose
Applejohn's Adventure," which also
ran over a year at the Criterion and the
Savoy ; in 1922, produced " The
Dippers/1 on tour, and produced it at
the Criterion, Aug., 1922 ; produced
" Collusion/3 at the Ambassadors',
Apr., 1924 ; at the Criterion, May, 1924
revived " The Mask and the Face " ;
at the St. James's, Dec., 1924, pro-
duced " Pollyanna " (in conjunction
with Macdonald and Young). Address :
British Columbia House, 1 Regent
Street, S.W.I. Telephone No. : Regent
411.
BAINTON, Marie, actress; b. Rus-
sia, 30 June, 1881 ; d. of Jenny (Daw-
son) and Robert E. Sharlach ; made her
first appearance 011 the stage at the
Theatre Royal, York, 24 Mar., 1894,
as Buonavista in " Little Red Riding
Hood," giving imitations of popular
artists ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Metropolitan Music
Hall, 6 Aug., 1894, as a mimic, and
meeting with immediate success ; after
sundry music-hall engagements, ap-
peared at Opera Comique, 24 Dec.,
1894, as Mr. Falsehood in " The House
that Jack built " ; subsequently toured
as Flo in " Buttercup and Daisy " ; at
Christmas, 1897, at the Shakespeare
Theatre, Liverpool, played the Princess
Allfair in " The Yellow Dwarf " ; at
the Avenue Theatre, June, 1899,
played in " Pot-Pourri," in which she
scored a signal success with her
imitations of popular actors and
actresses ; at the Casino, New York,
Sept., 1900, she played Paquita in
" The Belle of Bohemia," and appeared
in the same part at the Apollo, London,
on 21 Feb., 1901 ; during the same
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year toured in Austria, as Fifi in " The
Belle of New York " ; on her return
to England, was engaged for the
Strand, 1902, where she followed Miss
Ellas I)ee as Mrs. Pineapple in " A
Chinese Honeymoon," which she played
over 1,000 times ; at Wyndham's, Dec.,
1904, played Peggy in"" Peggy Mach-
ree " ; appeared at the Empire, 1905-6
in revues ; at Wyndham's, Apr., 1906,
played Minetta in " The Girl Behind
the Counter " ; subsequently ap-
peared at various music halls ; at
Christmas, 1908, appeared at the King's,
Hammersmith, in " The Babes in
the Wood"; in 1909, toured in the
United States; at Philadelphia, Oct.,
1909, played in " The Silver Star " ;
at Chicago, Apr., 1910, appeared as
Pepita in " Madame Sherry " ; in
Aug., 1910, toured the English pro-
vinces as Clarice in " The Mountain-
eers " ; in 1911 toured in music halls,
as Suzanne Dupres in " The Little
Lieutenant " ; appeared at the
Empire, Leicester Square, July,
1911, in the revue "By George!"
in 1912, toured as Lady Larkins in
" Autumn Manoeuvres " ; at the Palace,
Aug., 1913, appeared in "I Should
Worry," subsequently touring in
variety theatres, in the same piece ;
at the Scala Theatre, Mar., 1920,
appeared as Lady Whyte-Chappelle
in " Society, Ltd.""; again appeared in
Variety Theatres, 1920-24 ; at the
Everyman Theatre, Dec., 1924, played
Vera Burton in " The Tyranny of
Home." Address : 607 Finchley Road,
N.W.3. Telephone No. : Hampstead
7248.
DAIE, Alan (Alfred J. Cohen), dra-
matic critic and author ; &. Birming-
ham, England, 14 May, 1861 ; e. King
Edward's School, Birmingham ; m.
Carrie Livingston Frost ; dramatic
critic of the New York Evening
World from 1887-1895, and of the
New York Journal, from 1895 to
1915 ; now critic of the New York
American ; his criticisms probably
carried more weight than any others in
New York ; is the author of the fol-
lowing works : " Jonathan's Home/'
" A Marriage Below Zero," " An
Eerie He and She," " My Footlight
Husband," "Miss Innocence/' "Fami-
liar Chats with Queens of the Stage/*
" An Old Maid Kindled," " A Moral
Busybody," " Conscience on Ice/'
" His Own Image/' " A Girl who
Wrote," and " Wanted : a Cook,"
and of the play " The Madonna of
the Future," produced at the Broad-
hurst, New York, 1918. Address :
110 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York
City.
BALE, James Littlewood, actor ;
b. London, 27 Feb., 1887 ; s. of Bernard
Dale and his wife Katharine (Jacomb-
Hood) ; e. Haileybury College ; m.
Marguerite Adamson ; was formerly a
portrait-painter ; studied for the stage
under the tuition of the late Allen
Beaumont at the Guildhall School of
Music ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Botanical Gardens,
Edgbaston, June, 1908, as Silvius in
" As You Like It " ; made his first
appearance 011 the London stage at
Drury Lane Theatre, 21 Sept., 1908,
as the Hon. Sidney Lascelles in " Mar-
riages of Mayfair " ; joined Fred Terry
and Julia Neilson's Company 1909 ;
appeared with them at the New
Theatre, Mar., 1910, as Lord Grcnvillc
in " The Scarlet Pimpernel," and
accompanying them to America, made
his first appearance on the New York
stage, at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, 24 Oct., 1910, in the same
part, subsequently playing the Due
de la Rochefoucauld in " Henry of
Navarre " ; on returning to England,
appeared at the New Theatre, Feb.,
1911, as Boscovitch in "The Popin-
jay "; in 1912, was engaged by Cyril
Maude for the Playhouse, and appeared
there, May, 1912, as Jack Garth in
" Love — and What Then ? " ; Sept.,
1912, as Plouvier in " The Little Caf6" ;
at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sept.,
1913, played Merridcw in " Grumpy/'
and then toured with Cyril Maude in
America, as the Duke of Hull in " The
Second in Command," Ted in " Beauty
and the Barge," Merriclew in " Grum-
py," and the Hon. Manford Wilton in
" The Headmaster " ; appeared at the
New Theatre, May, 1914, in his old
part of Merridcw in " Grumpy " ;
again toured in America with Cyril
Maude 1914-15, and then left to join
the Army (Liverpool Scottish. Regt.) ;
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made his reappearance on the stage at
the Stratford-on-Avon Festival, July,
1920, playing Brutus in " Julius
Caesar/' Tybalt in " Romeo and
Juliet," and Pistol in " King Henry
V " ; at the Duke of York's Theatre,
Sept., 1919, he succeeded to the part of
the Comte de Guiche in " Cyrano de
Bergerac " with Robert Loraine ;
appeared at Co vent Garden, Dec.;
1919, as Laertes in " Hamlet," and
Jan., 1920, as Charles Darnay in
" The Only Way " ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1920, played Bassanio
in " The Merchant of Venice " ; at
the Globe, Apr., 1920, the Hon. Rupert
Herringham in " Birds of a Feather " ;
at the Garrick, succeeded Arthur
Wontner as Richard Oak in " One
Night in Rome " ; at the Strand, Oct.,
1920, played the Dauphin in " King
Henry V " ; Nov., 1920, David Stewart
in " The Storm," and Dec., 1920,
Henry Wethermill in "At the Villa
Rose " ; at the Globe, Feb., 1921,
played Lord Loring in " The Hour and
the Man " ; at the Criterion, Mar.,
1921, Mr. Jarvis in " Grumpy " ; at
the Court Theatre, Sept., 1921, Larry
Doyle in " John Bull's Other Island " ;
Oct., 1921, Hector Hushabye in
" Heartbreak House " ; Dec., 1921,
Young Mario w in " She Stoops to
Conquer " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1922,
Dick Ranee in " Sarah of Soho " ; he
then went to the United States, and at
the Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1922,
played Ferdinand De Levis in " Loyal-
ties " ; at the same theatre, Mar.,
1924, Oscar Pleat in " We Moderns " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, Sept.,
1924, Caliph Haroun Alraschid in
" Hassan " ; at Newark, N.J., Nov.,
1924, Samuel Levi in " The Money
Lender " ; is the author of " A Con-
versation at the Styx," produced at the
Court Theatre, 1913. Favourite part :
Brutus in " Julius Caesar." Recrea-
tions : Painting and writing. Clubs :
Green Room and Arts. Address : c/o
Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, Piccadilly,
W.I.
DALE, Margaret, actress ; b. Phila-
delphia, 1880 f made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Girarcl Avenue
Theatre, Philadelphia, 1897 ; subse-
quently she toured with Henry
Miller in " Heartsease " ; she made
her first appearance in New York
at the Garden Theatre, 15 Feb.,
1898, as Mary Faber in " The Master " ;
and at Herald Square, 16 Sept., 1899,
she played the part of Lucie Manette
in " The Only Way " ; she then joined
the Empire Company under Charles
Frohman, and on 31 Dec., 1900, ap-
peared as Janet Colquhoun in " Mrs.
Dane's Defence " ; she also appeared
at the Empire as Kate Johnston in
" Brother Officers," Mion in " Diplo-
macy/' Edith Thorold in " The
Wilderness," Lisa in " The Twin
Sister," Cecily Cardew in " The Im-
portance of Being Earnest," and
with John Drew in " The Mummy
and the Humming Bird," also as
Muriel Mannering in " The Second in
Command," Countess Lucia in " Cap-
tain Dieppe," Lady Henrietta in
" The Duke of Killiecrankie," and
Jacqueline Marple in " De Lancey " ;
at the Garrick Theatre, New York,
29 Aug., 1906, she played Lillian
Tremblett in " The Price of Money " ;
and later she played Constance
Neville in a revival of " She Stoops
to Conquer," with W. H. Crane,
Ellis Jeffreys, etc. ; at Hartford, Conn.,
Mar., 1907, appeared with Lawrance
D'Orsay in " Lord Doncaster," and
at the Lyceum, Rochester, N.Y.,
11 Oct., 1907, played the part of
Bessie Bray ton in " Father and the
Boys " ; appeared at Empire, New
York, 2 Mar., 1908, in the same part ;
at Montreal, 23 Jan., 1911, she played
Mrs. Noel Travers in " Disraeli,"
playing the same part at Wallack's,
New York, 18 Sept., 1911 ; in 1916,
toured with E. H. Sothern, as Kath-
arine in "If I Were King " ; at the
Harris Theatre, Aug., 1917, played
Hilda Stanton Browne in " Day-
break "; at Chicago, Nov., 1917,
played in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ; at
the Princess, New York, Jan., 1918,
appeared as Mrs. Farrington in " Oh !
Lady, Lady ! " ; at the Shubert,
Feb., 1919, as Millicent Meebles in
" Good Morning, Judge" ("The Boy") ;
at the Bijou, Sept., 1919, as Margaret
Armitagein " An Exchange of Wives ";
at the Liberty, Nov., 1919, as Mrs.
Etheridge in " Caesar's Wife " ; at
the Bijou, Aug.,, 1920, played Miss
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Hays in " The Charm School " ; at
the Century, Jan., 1921, Alice Perlet
in "In the Night Watch " ; at the
Bijou, Mar., 1921, Emily Johnston in
" The Tyranny of Love " ; at the
Princess, New York, Dec., 1921, Alice
Matthewson in ' ' The Married Woman ' ' ;
at the Times Square, Apr., 1922,
Florence Gilly-Smythe in " The Char-
latan " ; at the Playhouse, New York,
Sept., 1922, Elsa Carroll in "On the
Stairs " ; at the Dresden Theatre, New
York, Apr., 1923, Mrs. Horatio Win-
throp in " Cinders " ; at the Lyceum,
Aug., 1924, Mrs. Bronson Lenox in
" The Best People."
D ALTON, Charles, actor; b. 29
Aug., 1864 ; made Ms first appear-
ance on the stage in the English pro-
vinces in 1883 ; for three years he
toured with the late Alice Lingard,
playing lachimo in " Cymbeline,"
Gaston de Varville in " Camille,"
Abbe Chazeuil in " Adrienne Lecouv-
reur," Mercutio in " Romeo and
Juliet," Beauseant in " The Lady of
Lyons/' Bassanio in " The Merchant
of Venice," etc. ; he made his first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Comedy, 11 Sept., 1886, as Jack
Maddison in " Sister Mary " ; he
toured with Miss Lingard from 1887
until 1889 ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Birmingham, 18 Mar., 1889, he
played Robert Carl ton in " Master
and Man " ; at the Grand Theatre,
25 Nov., he played Jem Burleigh
in the same play, and at the Princess's,
16 Dec., again played Robert Carlton ;
at the Adelphi, in Mar., 1890, he played
Frank Muller in " Jess " ; the same
year he toured with Ben Greet's
company, playing Henri de Flavigneul
in "The Ladies' Battle," and
Prosper Couramont in "A Scrap of
Paper"; at the Royalty, Glasgow,
23 May, 1890, he appeared as Pietro
Casella in "A Buried Talent " ;
at the Adelphi, 2 Aug., 1890, he
played Randal O'Mara in " The
English Rose." He also appeared at
this theatre as Captain Fairweather
in " The Streets of London," Richard
Featherston in " The Trumpet Call,"
Roger Wildrake in " The White
Rose,1' Edgar Garfield, and subse-
quently Philip Carrington in " The
Lights of Home," and Schwarz in
" The Lost Paradise " ; he then went
to America, and made his first ap-
pearance on the New York stage at
the American Theatre, 22 May,
1893, as Maurice Deepwater, in " The
Prodigal Daughter " ; returning to
England, he appeared at the Prin-
cess's Theatre, 22 Feb., 1894, as
Sir Clement Huntingford, in " The
World " ; at the Adelphi, 20 June,
as Neil Garth in " Shall We Forgive
Her ? " ; and at Drury Lane, 15
Sept., as Rupert Leigh in " The
Derby Winner " ; subsequently, in
Nov., he succeeded Charles Cart-
wright as Major Mostyn in the same
play ; at Drury Lane, 19 Sept., 1895,
he played Reginald FitzDavis in
" Cheer ! Boys, Cheer ! " ; at the
Lyceum, 27 Feb., 1896, he played
Prince Michael Brancomir in " For
the Crown " ; at the Gaiety, 6 June,
Don Jose in " Carmen " ; he then
went on tour, playing Marcus Super-
bus in " The Sign of the Cross,"
also crossing to America to play the
same part at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, N.Y., 9 Nov., 1896 ; he
played this part until 1901 ; at the
National, Washington, 4 Nov., 1901,
he appeared as Count Etienne in
" The Helmet of Navarre," and
played the same part at the Criterion,
New York, in Dec., 1901 ; at Daly's,
New York, in 1903, he played Prince
Dimitri in " Resurrection/' and in 1904
toured as Charles Brandon in " When
Knighthood Was in Flower " ; later
in the same year he joined Nance
O'Neil as leading man, and played
Hefterdinck in " Magda," Holof ernes
in " Judith of Bethulia," George Van
Harten in " The Fires of St John,"
Macbeth, Earl of Essex in " Eliza-
beth, Queen of England," and in
" Hedda Gabler," and " The Jew-
ess " ; in 1904 he also toured in
" The Gentleman of France " ; in
Oct., 1905, he played Caesar in " The
Nazarene " ; during May, 1906,
played the Rev. Gordon Clavering
in " Zira," and in Sept., 1906,
appeared as King Ahasuerus in
" Mizpah " ; he appeared at the
Academy of Music, New York, in
the latter part, on 24 Sept., 1906 ;
at the Astor Theatre, New York,
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7 Jan., 1907, played Bill Hubbell
in " The Straight Road " ; and in
the autumn joined the company
of James O'Neill ; at the Lyric,
New York, 16 Sept., 1907, appeared
as Appius Claudius in a revival of
" Virginius " ; appeared at the
Garden Theatre, 11 Feb., 1908, in
" Electra " and " The Flower of
Yamato " ; at the Savoy, 23 Mar.,
1908, played Rev. William Smythe
in " The Servant in the House " ;
subsequently toured as Richard Voysin
in " The Thief/' and in " The Servant
in the House " ; at the Empire, New
York, 31 Jan., 1910, played Theodore
Blundell in "Mid-Channel"; 1 Jan.,
1911, appeared as Tom Wrench in
" Trelawney of the Wells " ; 13 Feb.,
1911, played Colonel Grey in " Alice
Sit-by- the-Fire/' and Sir Harry Sims
in "The Twelve Pound Look1';
at Washington, Oct., 1911, played
Professor Balzamo in " The Case of
Becky " ; appeared at the Belasco
Theatre, 1 Oct., 1912, in the same part ;
at the Criterion, New York, 11 Nov.,
1913, played James Poor in "The
Man Inside " ; at the Empire, New
York, 11 May, 1914, Baron de la
Glacidre in " A Scrap of Paper " ; at
the Palace, New York, Aug., 1914,
Sir Harry Sims in " The Twelve Pound
Look " ; in Sept., 1914, went on tour,
playing Haaj in " Kismet " ; subse-
quently toured in, " vaudeville," with
Ethel Barry more in " Drifted Apart " ;
at Hartford, Conn., Mar., 1915, played
John Larsen in " The Sea Wolf " ; in
Aug., 1915, toured as Tafiy in" Trilby,"
with Phyllis Neilson-Terry ; at the
New Amsterdam, Mar., 1916, played
the Duke of Buckingham in " King
Henry VIII," with Sir Herbert Tree ;
at the Empire, New York, Sept., 1916,
Robert Oldham in " Caroline " ; at
the Manhattan, Feb., 1917, Gaal in
" The Wanderer "; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Feb., 1919, Dr. Morris
in "The Net"; during 1919-20,
toured as Old Bill in " The Better
'Ole " ; at Greenwich Village Theatre,
Sept., 1920, appeared as Briggs in
" Three Live Ghosts " ; at the Henry
Miller Theatre, Jan., 1921, as Jonathan
Blake in "Wake Up, Jonathan!";
at the Garrick, New York, May, 1922,
played Sir Charles Worgan in " What
the Public Wants " ; at the Selwyn
Theatre, Mar., 1923, Mr, Seaton Da vies
in " The Guilty One " ; at the Klaw
Theatre, Nov.," 1923, Harvey Lennox
in " Meet the Wife." Address: Lambs'
Club, 130 West 44th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
DALTON, Dorothy, actress ; b. Chi-
cago, 22 Sept., 1893 ; e. Sacred Heart
Academy, Chicago ; m. (1) Lew Cody
(mar. dis.) ; (2) Arthur Hammerstein ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Holyoke, Mass., 5 Sept., 1910, with
the Empire Stock Company, under
Monte Thompson and Walter Woods ;
subsequently appeared at Eitch's
Grand Theatre, Denver, 1912 ; she then
toured with Virginia Harned, and next
played " stock " engagements at St.
Paul, Portland, Maine, etc. ; for two
years toured with her own sketch in
" vaudeville," on the Keith and
Orpheum circuits ; also appeared in
"vaudeville" with Lewis 9J. Cody;
then turned her attention to the cinema
stage, in 1914, and for five years played
leading parts for Thomas H. Ince ; she
then appeared at the Century Theatre,
New York, 1 Dec., 1919, as Aphrodite
in the spectacular play of that name.
Address : 229 West 42nd Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
DALY, Arnold, actor ; b. at Brooklyn,
New York, 4' Oct., 1875 ; s. of Joseph
J. and Marjr Daly ; e. at the Sacred
Heart Academy ; after leaving school,
he was employed as an oince boy
in the office of Charles Frohman ;
has sprung into prominence in New
York as the producer of the various
plays written by George Bernard
Shaw ; made his first appearance
on the stage in 1892 in -"The Jolly
Squire," with Fanny Rice; sub-
sequently toured in " Married Not
Mated/' and "La Belle Marie,"
" Aristocracy/' and " The Girl I
Left Behind Me " ; made his New
York d&but at Herald Square Theatre,
Apr., 1895, as Chambers in " Pudd'n-
head Wilson " ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at the
Garrick, 18 Apr., 1898, as Henry
Mackintosh in " Too Much Johnson " ;
at Hoyt's, New York, Jan., 1899,
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played Thomas Weatherby in " Be-
cause She Loved Him So " ; at the
Criterion, New York, 23 Oct., 1899, he
appeared as Jack Negley in " Bar-
bara Frietchie," with Julia Marlowe ;
at Wallack's, 1 Apr., 1901, as Hamilton
Travers in " Are You a Mason ? " ;
he appeared at the Comedy, London,
2 Sept., 1901, as the Imp in " When
We were Twenty-one " ; on his
return to America played in " Lady
Margaret/' and " The Way of the
World " ; in 1902 he played in
" Hearts Aflame " ; in 1903, in " Cyn-
thia," " The Bird in the Cage," and
" Major Andre " ; in the latter year
he also produced Shaw's " Candida/'
and in 1904 " The Girl from Dixie " ;
then produced " Mrs. Warren's Profes-
sion " and '* You Never Can Tell " ;
in 1906 he was touring with " Arms
and the Man/' " Candida," " The
Man of Destiny/' also " How He
Lied to Her Husband/' " The Mon-
key's Paw," and " The Lemonade
Boy"; at « the Lyceum, New York,
8 Apr., 1907, he appeared as Tony
Allen in " The Boys of Company B/'
under the management of Daniel
Frohman, and at the same theatre,
later in the month, played in " The
Flag Station," " The Lemonade
Boy," and "The Monkey's Paw";
on 15 Oct., 1907, he opened the
Berkeley Lyceum, New York, as the
Theatre Antoine, and on that day
appeared for the first time in " The
Shirkers " and as Washington in
" Washington's First Defeat." In
Nov., he appeared as Arthur Blair
Woldingham in " The Van Dyck,"
and George Rouve in " After the
Opera " ; subsequently passed under
the management of Messrs. Liebler
and Co., and continued to appear
at the same theatre ; appeared at
Wallack's, 1 Sept., 1908, as Owen
Conway in " The Regeneration " ;
and 6 Oct., 1908, as Major Patrick
Sarsfield Desmond in " His Wife's
Family " ; in Dec., toured in " The
Pickpockets " ; at the Berkeley
Lyceum, New York, 27 Dec., 1909,
appeared as General de Siberan in
" Know Thyself " ; at Philadelphia,
Mar., 1910, played John Rutherford
in " The Penalty " ; subsequently
played in " The Wedding Journey "
and " Homeward Bound " ; appeared
at the Criterion, London, 18 May,
1911, as Bluntschli in "Arms and
the Man " ; at the Palace Theatre,
Nov., 1911, played Jack Lightbody
in " Comedy for Wives " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1912, played Michel Aubier in " The
Return from Jerusalem " ; at the
Harris Theatre, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Steve in a play of that name ;
in Dec., 1912, toured with Madame
Simone ; at the Hudson, New York,
Nov., 1913, played Dr. Lucius O'Grady
in " General John Regan " ; at the
Garrick, New York, April, 1915, Dr.
Valentine in " You Never Can Tell " ;
at the Park, New York, May, 1915,
Captain Bluntschli in " Arms and the
Man," and Eugene Marchbanks in
" Candida " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
Nov., 1915, played Hyacinth Petavel
in " The Angel in the House " ; at
the Cort Theatre, Apr., 1916, Beau
Brummel in the play of that name ;
at the Fulton, Dec., 1916, Arthur
Wessley in " The Master " ; at the
Belasco, Apr., 1917, Francis Cramner
in " The Very Minute " ; at the
Knickerbocker, Jan., 1918, Napoleon
in " Josephine " ; at the Hudson, Feb.,
1918, appeared as William in his
own play, "Democracy's King"; at
the Cohan Theatre, Sept., 1920, as
the Vagabond in " The Tavern " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Nov., 1921,
played M. Beudet in " The Wife with
the Smile," and Bourbouroche in a
play of that name ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Mar., 1922,
Voltaire in a play of that name ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Sept., 1922,
Swami Ahbukevanda in " On the
Stairs " : at the Lyceum, New York,
July, 1923, appeared in " Fashions oC
1924 " ; at the Lyric, New York, Apr.,
1924, Kleschna in a revival of " Leah
Kleschna " ; is the author oC " The
Dominant Male," published in 1921.
Recreations : Golf, fencing, and riding.
Clubs : Lambs' and Players', New
York City.
DANCE, Sir George (cr. 1923) ;
dramatic author and theatrical man-
ager ; commenced Ms theatrical con-
nection by writing songs for various
music-hall celebrities ; has written the
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following musical comedies and libretti :
" Oliver Grumble," 1886 ; " The Bar-
maid," 1891 ; " The Nautch Girl/'
1891 ; " Ma Mie Rosette/' 1892 ; " A
Modern Don Quixote," 1892 ; " The
Lady Slavey,'" 1893 ; " The Gay
Parisienne," 1894 ; " Buttercup and
Daisy/' 1895 ; " Lord Tom Noddy/1
1896 ; " The New Mephisto," 1897 ;
" The Gay Grisette," 1898 ; " A
Chinese Honeymoon," 1899 (played
over 1,000 times successively, at
the Strand, 1901-4); "The Ladies'
Paradise/' 1901 ; " The West End/'
1902 ; is also manager of a number of
touring companies playing musical
comedy; during 1911, toured "Kis-
met " ; since that date has sent out
touring companies, playing most of
the musical-comedy successes from the
Adelphi, Gaiety, Daly's, and Prince
of Wales 's Theatres ; has also toured
Drury Lane dramas ; was knighted in
1923, in recognition of his munificent
gift of ^30,000, in aid of the fund to
save " The Old Vic/' Address : 48
Leicester Square, W.C.2. Telephone :
3730 Gerrard.
DANE, Clemence, dramatic author
and novelist ; nee Winifred Ashton ;
b. Blackheath ; formerly an artist and
actress ; under the name of Diana
Portis, appeared at the Criterion
Theatre, 12 Feb., 1913, as Vera
Lawrence in " Eliza Comes to Stay,"
and at the Queen's, Sept., 1913, as the
Barnoness des Herbettes in " This Way,
Madam 1 " ; her play, " A Bill of
Divorcement," was an instantaneous
success when produced at the St.
Martin's, Mar., 1921 ; author of " Will
Shakespeare/' Shaftesbury, Nov., 1921;
" The Way Things Happen," Ambassa-
dors', Feb., 1924 ; has also written the
following books : " Regiment of Wo-
men/' " First the Blade," " Legend,"
" Wandering Stars," etc. Recreation :
Painting. Address : c/o Curtis Brown,
Ltd., 6 Henrietta Street, Covent
Garden, W.C.2.
DANE, Ethel, actress; m. Cyril
Keightley ; made her first appearance
on the stage with F. R. Benson's com-
pany, with which she remained for
three years ; in 1906, toured with her
husband's Company, playing Miss
Neville in " She Stoops to Conquer,"
Maria in " The School for Scandal " ;
appeared at the Opera House,
Cheltenham, Sept., 1906, as Clara
in " Miles Carew, Highwayman " ;
toured with Mr. and Mrs. Kendal
in 1908, playing Gertrude Van
Stuyler in " The Whirlpool," Mar-
guerite Armie'res in " The House of
Clay " ; appeared in London, at the
Marlbbrough and Coronet Theatres,
Sept.-Oct., 1908, in these plays;
toured in Germany with a repertory
company, and then rejoined the
Benson company, appearing at His
Majesty's, June,' 1909, as the Prince
of Wales in " Richard III " ; at
the Royalty, Apr., 1911, played
Phoebe Mogton in " The Master of
Mrs. Chilvers," and May, 1911, in
" Half-a-Crown " ; at the Globe,
Nov. 1911, made a "hit" as Kiki in
" The Glad Eye " ; at the Strand
Theatre, Feb., 1913, played Amy
Chilworth in "The Son and Heir,"
and Apr., 1913, Rosamond Gaythorne
in " The Chaperon " ; at the New
Theatre, Aug., 1913, Rita Morrison in
" The Big Game " ; at the Devonshire
Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Feb., 1914,
Maude Darchester in " Love and the
Law " ; subsequently went to America :
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, Feb., 1917, appeared as the
Dowager Lady Gilding in " The
Professor's Love Story " ; at the
Vanderbilt Theatre, in 1919, succeeded
Estelle Winwood as Julie Rutherford
in "A Little Journey " ; at the
Republic Theatre, Dec., 1921, played
Lady Ottery in " The Fair Circassian" ;
is the author of " The Woman Who
Mattered," produced at the Pavilion,
Glasgow, Jan., 1912.
DANIELL, Henry, actor ; b. London,
5 Mar., 1894 ; e. St. Paul's School and
at Gresharn's School, Holt ; made his
first appearance on the stage in the
provinces in 1913, as Edward Har-
graves in " Ann " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at the
Globe Theatre, 10 Mar., 1914, walking
on in the revival of " Kismet " ; at the
Queen's Theatre, July, 1914, played
Vedio in " Monna Vanna," and at the
Court, Oct., 1914, Herr Schmidt in
" The Sphinx " ; then joined the 2nd
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Batt. Norfolk Regiment, but was
invalided out in 1915 ; appeared at the
New Theatre, Oct., 1915, as Police
Officer Clancy in " Stop Thief ! " ;
after touring with Allan Aynesworth
as Sam Welch in " Ready Money,"
appeared at the Hay market, May,
1916, as P. C. Hodson in " Elegant
Edward," and subsequently played
there in " Mr. Jubilee Drax," " The
Widow's Might," and " General Post" ;
at the Royalty, May, 1918, played
Bobby Gilmour in " The Man from
Toronto " ; at the Lyric, Sept., 1919,
Hoheno in " The Bird of Paradise " ;
at the Empire, New York, Apr., 1921,
played Prince Charles of Vaucluse in
" Clair de Lune " ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, Aug., 1923, Fred Masters in
" The Woman on the Jury " ; at the
Cort Theatre, Oct., 1924, Aubrey
Tanqueray in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray/' Recreation : Literature.
DANIELS, Frank, actor and vocalist ;
b. at Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A., 1860 ; e.
at Boston ; made his first appearance
on the stage in 1879 at Chelsea, Mass.,
as the Sheriff in "The Chimes of
Normandy " ; he was then engaged
at the Gaiety Theatre, Boston ; after
leaving Boston, toured for three years
in " An Electric Doll," as Johnnie Bull,
Junior ; this was first produced in
England at the Prince's, Manchester,
28 May, 1883, as " The Electric Spark,"
when he made his first appearance on
the English stage ; at Haverley's,
New York, 16 Aug., 1884, he ap-
peared as Old Sport in "A Rag
Baby/' in which he toured for three
years ; in 1887 he played Packing-
ham Giltedge in " Little Puck," in
which he was seen for the first time
in New York, at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, on 16 Jan., 1888 ;
he played in this piece for seven years,
almost continuously ; he also played
in " The Attorney " and Shrimps
in " Princess Bonnie " ; at the
Casino Theatre, 2 Nov., 1895, he
appeared as Kibosh in " The Wizard
of the Nile " ; at the Broadway, 25
Oct., 1897, in " The Idol's Eye " ;
and at Wallaces, 4 Dec., 1899, as
Iffe Khan in " The Ameer " ; during
1903 he toured in " Miss Simplicity " ;
at the Victoria, N.Y., 2 Nov., 1903, he
played Noah Littler in "The Office
Boy " ; and at the Knickerbocker,
24 Apr., 1906, Sergeant Brue
in the piece of that name; at the
Criterion, New York, 18 Feb., 1907,
appeared as Omar Khayyam, Jr.,
in " The Tattooed Man," with which
he subsequently toured ; during 1909,
he toured as Mr. Hook in " Miss
Hook of Holland," and as the Marquis
de St. Gautier in "The Belle of
Brittany," in which he appeared at
Daly's, New York, on 8 Nov., 1909;
during the latter part of 1911, toured
in " The Pink Lady " ; at Weber and
Fields', 21 Nov., 1912, played Hiram
Fitzsimmons in " Roly-Poly," and
Edward Pilfer in "Without the
Law." Address : Rye, New York
U.S.A.
DANVERS, Johnny, actor; b.
Yorkshire, 19 Nov., 1870 ; s. of John
Harold Danvers and his wife Elizabeth
(Mallinson) ; e. Yorkshire ; has been
on the stage since childhood, having
made his first appearance in 1876, at
the Alexandra Theatre, Sheffield;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Surrey Theatre, 24 Dec., 1885,
playing Silly Billy in the pantomime
" Robinson Crusoe " ; then joined the
Mohawk Minstrels, with whom he
remained nearly twenty years ; he
succeeded Walter Howard as corner-
man with the Mohawks, and for many
years was one of the leading attrac-
tions, in conjunction with Johnnie
Schofield ; some notable songs which
he sang were " A Tale of Woe " ("A
little peach in the orchard grew ") ;
" His father's boot " ; " I've got the
ooperzootic " ; "I know a gal dat lubs
a coon," etc. ; he appeared in nine
pantomimes at Drury Lane Theatre
with great success ; also appeared in
musical comedy with Seymour Hicks,
in comic opera, drama, and in musical
sketches with Walter Passmore, such
as " Sweet Williams " ; " The Soldiers*
Mess " ; " Queer Fish " ; " Ducks and
Quacks " ; at the Prince's Theatre,
Dec., 1916, played Wont and Blib in
" Bluebell in Fairyland " ; Feb., 1917,
Lord Dundreary in " The Catch of the
Season " ; at the Palace, Oct., 1917,
Sergeant Duff in " Cash on Delivery " ;
during 1919-20 toured as Wellington
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Clover in " Cash on Delivery " ; at the
Gaiety, Mar., 1920, appeared as Mr.
Hooley in " The Shop Girl " ; during
1921, toured as Stillbottle in " Tilly of
Bloomsbury " ; at the Lyceum, Dec.,
1921, appeared in " Cinderella " ; July,
1922, appeared there as Mr. Belcher in
" Old Bill, M.P. " ; at Wyndham's,
Dec., 1923, played Jenkins Gruff anuff
and Count Hogginarms in " The Rose
and the Ring " ; during 1924, toured
as Old Bill in " 'Ullo " ; is an uncle of
the late Dan Leno. Recreations :
Painting and writing.
DARE, Phyllis, actress ; b. 15 Aug.,
1890 ; second daughter of Arthur
Dones ; e, privately ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at Christmas,
1899, when she appeared as one of
the two children in the pantomime,
" The Babes in the Wood, " at the Coro-
net ; she was next engaged by Martin
Harvey to appear in " Ib and Little
Christina," as Christina, at the Prince
of Wales's, 1900; at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, Christmas, 1900,
played Little Red Riding Hood in the
pantomime of that name, and in Apr.,
1901, at the St. James's, she appeared
as Marjorie in " The Wilderness " ; she
was then engaged by Seymour Hicks
to appear in his piece " Bluebell in
Fairyland*' at the Vaudeville, 1901,
playing the part of Mab ; in 1905,
succeeded Miss Ellaline Terriss as
Lady Angela in " The Catch of the
Season " ; her next appearance was
in pantomime at Newcastle in 1905-6
as Cinderella ; early in 1906 she went
to the Belgian Ardennes to complete
her education ; on her return to Eng-
land, she appeared at the Vaudeville
in May, 1906, when she succeeded to
Miss Edna May's part in " The Belle
of Mayfair " at the Vaudeville ; at
Christmas appeared in a provincial
pantomime, and subsequently toured
the provinces in " The Dairymaids " ;
at Christmas, 1907, appeared at
Theatre Royal, Birmingham, as Cin-
derella ; appeared at the Queen's,
May, 1908, in " The Dairymaids/'
and at Christmas, at the Adelphi, as
Cinderella; at the Shaftesbury, 28
Apr., 1909, appeared as Eileen Cav-
anagh in " The Arcadians," continuing
in this piece over a year ; at the
Vaudeville, 4 June, 1910, played Gonda
Van der Loo in "The Girl in the Train " :
at the Gaiety, 4 Mar., 1911, appeared
as Peggy Barrison in " Peggy " ;
appeared at the Chatelet Theatre,
Paris, 19 June, 1911, as Prudence in
" The Quaker Girl " ; at the Gaiety,
1 Feb., 1912, played Delia Dale in " Tne
Sunshine Girl " ; subsequently toured
in the same part, 1912-13; at the
Adelphi, May, 1913, succeeded to the
part of Nancy Joyce in " The Dancing
Mistress " ; at the Adelphi, 18 Oct.,
1913, played Dora Manners in "The
Girl from Utah " ; appeared at the
Victoria Palace, 14 Sept., 1914, in a
selection of songs ; at the Prince of
Wales's, 27 Oct., 1914, appeared as
Sally Hook in "Miss Hook of Holland " ;
during 1915 toured in variety theatres
with a repertory of songs ; at the
Adelphi Theatre, Nov., 1915, played
Tina in the musical play of that name ;
at the Empire, Mar., 1917, appeared
in " Hanky-Panky " ; at the Winter
Garden, May, 1919, played Lucienne
Touquet in " Kissing Time " ; at the
London Hippodrome, Dec., 1920,
played the Princess in " Aladdin."
at the Royalty, Sept., 1921, appeared
in " Ring-up " ; at Daly's, Feb., 1922,
played Mariana in " The Lady of the
Rose " ; in 1924, toured as Yvette in
" The Street Singer," and played the
same part at the Lyric Theatre, June,
1924. Address : 119 Gloucester Place,
W.I. Telephone Aro. : Paddington
2816.
BARE, Zena, actress ; b. London,
4 Feb., 1887 ; e. d. of Arthur Bones ;
s. of Phyllis Dare ; e. at Maida Vale
High School and Brussels ; m. the
Hon. Maurice Vyner Baliol Brett,
2nd s. of Lord Esher ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at the Coronet
Theatre, Christmas, 1899, in " The
Babes in the Wood," understudying
the part of the Boy Babe ; appeared
at Edinburgh and Glasgow under
F. Wyndham in pantomime, 1900-3 ;
toured, under Mr. Seymour Hicks
in his musical comedy, " An English
Daisy," 1902, playing the title-rdle,
Daisy Maitland, and next appeared
as Cinderella in the pantomime at
the Shakespeare, Liverpool, 1903-4 ;
on returning to London, 1904, was
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engaged by Frank Curzon to appear in
" Sergeant Brue," at the Strand and
Prince of Wales's ; she was released
from this engagement by Mr. Curzon
to create the part of Angela in " The
Catch of the Season " at the Vaude-
ville, 9 Sept,, 1904 ; she left at Christ-
mas to play Beauty in " Beauty and
the Beast/' at Bristol ; in 1905, was
engaged by George Edwardes at the
Prince of Wales's, playing title-rdle
in " Lady Madcap " in succession to
Adrienne Augarde, until the end of
the run of the piece ; afterwards played
Lady Elizabeth Congress in " The
Little Cherub" and "The Girl on
the Stage/' Jan., 1906; released by
her manager, she resumed with Sey-
mour Hicks, playing Betty Silver-
thorne in " The Beauty of Bath " at
the Aldwych ; toured in the autumn
of 1906 in her original part in " The
Catch of the Season " ; was engaged
to play Peter Pan, at Christmas,
1906, at Manchester; at the Ald-
wych, 12 Sept., 1907, appeared
as Victoria Siddons in " The Gay
Gordons/* and accompanied Mr. Sey-
mour Hicks on a "frying matinee"
tour, playing in one-act plays ; at
Christmas, 1907, appeared at Glasgow
as Peggy Quainton in " The Gay
Gordons " ; during 1908 toured in
" The Gay Gordons/' " Sweet and
Twenty/' etc. ; in Mar., 1909, ap-
peared at the Coliseum, in " Papa's
Wife " ; at the Hippodrome, Nov.,
1909, played Princess Amaranth in
" Mitislaw, or the Love Match " ;
during 1910, toured as the Due de
Richelieu in " The Dashing Little
Duke " ; at the Hippodrome, Aug.,
1910, played in " The Model and the
Man " ; retired from the stage after
her marriage. Address : Chilston,
Windsor Forest, Berks. Telephone
No. : Winkfield Row, 27.
BAREWSKI, Herman, composer ;
b. Minsk, Russia, 17 Apr., 1883 ; 5. of
Edouard Darewski ; e. London ; m.
Madge Temple ; at the age of fourteen,
he went to Vienna to study, and re-
mained there three years ; on his return
to England he became a very prolific
composer of songs and band marches ;
his first popular success was " Au
revoir, my Little Hyacinth," written
ior Ellaline Terriss in " The Beauty
of Bath," 1906 ; has since composed a
great number of successful songs and
music for revues and musical plays ;
among the latter may be mentioned
" Business as Usual/' 1914 ; " Push
and Go," 1915 ; " Rosy Rapture,"
1915 ; " Joyland," 1915 ; " The Chorus
Girls," 1914 ; " Happy Days," 1914 ;
" On Duty," 1914 ; " Shell Out,"
1915 ; " Keep to the Right," 1915 ;
" Fads and Fancies," 1915 ; "All
Scotch," 1915; " Razzle-Dazzle,"1916;
" Three Cheers ! " 1916 ; " As Irish as
Ever," 1916 ; " The Better 'Ole/' 1917;
" Follow the Flag," 1917 ; " Topsy-
Turvey," 1917 ; " Carminetta," 1917 ;
"Any Old Thing," 1917; "Flora,"
1918 ; " As You Were," 1918 ; " Jolly
Jack Tar," 1918 ; " Buzz-Buzz," 1918 ;
" Laughing Eyes," 1919 ; " Oh, La !
La ! " 1919 ; " The Great 1919 Victory
Revue," 1919 ; " On the Wing," 1919 ;
" The Eclipse," 1919 ; " Just Fancy ! "
1920 ; new numbers in " The Shop
Girl," 1920 ; " Oh ! Julie," 1920 ;
"London, Paris, and New York,"
1920 ; " Dover Street to Dixie,"
1923 ; in 1904, he joined the staff
of Francis, Day and Hunter, music
publishers, and remained with them
until he established his own firm,
the Herman Darewski Publishing
Co. ; among his songs, " My Brown-
Eyed Loo," " Make Me the King of
your Heart," " Now are we all here,
YES ! " " Mary from Tipperary,"
" Sister Susie's sewing Shirts for Sol-
diers/' " Mother's sitting knitting little
mittens for the Navy/' " Which switch
is the switch, Miss, for Ipswich ? "
" The Villain still pursued her," "When
we've wound up the Watch on the
Rhine," " I used to Sigh for the
Silvery Moon," " Mamie May," " Sue,
Sue, Sue," " Somebody knows, some-
body cares," " If you could care for
me," " Helen of Troy," " Smoke-
Clouds," " And we'll walk a little bit,"
" Tulip Time," " Whispering," and
others, have proved highly popular.
Address ; 6 New Compton Street,
W.C.2. Telephone No. : Gerrard
6428-9.
BAREWSKI, Max, composer, con-
ductor, and pianist ; b. Manchester,
3 Nov., 1894 ; s, of Edouard Darewski ;
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was an infant phenomenon, and at the
age of five, composed a waltz, "Le
Reve " ; at the age of seven, com-
posed " England's Crown," in honour
of the Coronation of King Edward ;
at the age of eight conducted a full
orchestra, playing his own composi-
tions; and in 1905, in commemora-
tion of the centenary of Trafalgar,
composed " Nelson's Victory " ; in
the same year conducted the massed
bands at the Brass Band Festival at
the Crystal Palace ; has toured through
France, Belgium, Rumania, Italy,
and Germany as a pianist ; has com-
posed mus^c for several revues, notably
" Oh ! Molly/' 1912 ; " Ragmania " ;
" Step this Way," 1913 ; " Full Inside,"
1913 ; " Venus, Ltd.," 1914 ; " Good
Evening," 1915 ; " The Other Depart-
ment," 1915 ; " Now's the Time,"
1915 ; " Little Miss Mustard," 1916 ;
" Seeing Life," 1917; "Suzette," 1917 ;
" Hanky-Panky," 1917 ; " Jack-in-the-
Box," 1918 ; " Jolly Times," 1918 ;
" On the Wing," 1919 ; " Funbeams,"
1919 ; " His Girl," 1922 ; " Boodle,"
1924 ; also the composer of several
songs, including " The Dawn of Love."
Club : Wells. Address : 4 Waverton
Street, W.I.
DARLINGTON, William Aubrey,
dramatic critic and author ; 6. Taun-
ton, 20 Feb., 1890 ; s. of Thomas
Darlington and his wife Annie Edith
(Bainbridge) ; e. Shrewsbury School
and St. John's College, Cambs. (clas-
sical scholar) ; m. Marjorie Sheppard ;
was a schoolmaster for a short time
before taking up a Territorial com-
mission in the Army during the war ;
began writing in 1916 for Punch, The
Passing Show, and other periodicals ;
was appointed assistant-editor and
subsequently editor of The World,
1919 ; joined the staff of The Daily
Telegraph as dramatic critic, Feb.,
1920 ; is the author of " Alfs Button,"
1919, which was produced as a film-
play, 1920, and as an extravaganza in
1924 (first in the provinces, and in
Dec., 1924, at the Prince's Theatre) ;
" Wishes, Limited," 1922 ; " Through
the Fourth Wall," critical essays, 1922 ;
" Egbert," 1924 ; is a member of the
Council of the Critics Circle. Recrea-
tions : Cricket and golf. Club ; Savile.
Address : 75 Beaufort Mansions,
Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone No. :
Kensington 7052.
D'ABYILLE, €amille, actress and
vocalist ; b. Overrysel, Holland, 21
June, 1863 ; m. E. W. Crelin ; studied
music at Amsterdam ; coming to
England, in 1882, she made an appear-
ance at the Oxford Music Hall, London,
early in 1883 ; she made her first
appearance on the regular stage at the
Strand Theatre, 24 Mar., 1883, as
Cymbia, in the comic opera of that
name ; at the Comedy Theatre in
1884 she figured as Gretchen in a
revival of " Rip Van Winkle/' and
at the Empire, 17 Apr., 1884, she
played Fredegonde in a revival of
" Chilperic " ; then followed an ex-
tensive tour in " Falka " ; at the
Comedy in 1887 she appeared in
" Mynheer Jan " ; at the Strand,
1888, In " Babette " ; at the Opera
Comique, 1888, in " Carina " ; at the
Prince of Wales 's, 1889, in " Paul
Jones," and in 1890 in " Marjorie " ;
she made her first appearance on the
New York stage at the Broadway
Theatre, 2 May, 1888, as Anita in
" The Queen's Mate " ; at the Casino
Theatre, 14 Aug., 1890, she played
Mdlle. Lange in "La Fille de Madame
Angot," and at the Broadway, 9 Feb.,
1891, played Edith in " Ogallallas " ;
she then joined the " Bostonians," a
famous American opera troupe, and
in 1892 appeared as Maid Marian in
" Robin Hood " and as Bettina in
" The Mascot " ; in 1893 she appeared
at the Garden Theatre in " The
Knickerbockers," and later, at the
Casino, played in " Prince Kam " ;
at the Bijou, in 1895, she appeared
in the title-rdle of " Madeleine ; or
the Magic Kiss " ; and in the same
year, at the Broadway Theatre,
played in " A Daughter of the Revolu-
tion " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Sept., 1896, she played the title part
in " Santa Maria " ; and at Wallack's
in 1897, she played the title-rdle
of " Kismet " ; at the Broadway,
1 Feb., 1898, she played Lady Con-
stance in " The Highwayman " ; she
was married in 1901, and made her
reappearance on the stage, after an
absence of two years, at San Francisco,
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20 July, 1903, in the last-mentioned
rdle ; at the Shubert Theatre, Newark,
N.J., 12 Nov., 1906, she appeared
in the leading role of " The Belle of
London Town," appearing in the
same piece at the Lincoln Square
Theatre, 28 Jan., 1907. Later in the
year she appeared in some of the
leading " vaudeville " houses ; during
1908, toured as Mrs. Dane in " The
Great White Way."
BAYEY, Peter, theatrical manager ;
b. London, 11 Nov., 1857; e. King's
School, Rochester, and on the Conti-
nent ; m. 1888 ; originally engaged in
commerce in London ; built Royal
County Theatre, Kingston-on-Thames,
1897, and managed it until July, 1912 ;
then joined the staff of Moss Empires,
Ltd., as Manager of the Broadway
Theatre, New Cross ; is now general
manager of the Portsmouth Theatres,
Ltd. Hobby : The theatre. Address :
Theatre Royal, Portsmouth. Clubs :
Constitutional, Green Room.
BAVIB, Worton, dramatic author;
author of innumerable songs, and of
the following revues and musical plays :
" Daylight Robbery," " A Knight for
a Day," 1914 ; " The Whirl of the
Town," 1914 ; " Good Evening," " The
Sports Girl," " Seconds Out," " Look
Out!" "The Radium Girl," "Who's
Who," " The Other Department,"
1915 ; " Three Weeks and a Bit,"
" Little Miss Mustard," " Look Who's
Here!" 1916; "The Bing Girls are
There," " Hanky-Panky," " Topsy-
Turvy," "Any Old Thing," 1917;
" Afgar," " Baby Bunting," 1919.
Address : 1 Grove Court, N.W.3.
Telephone No. : Hampstead 3181.
BAYIES, Ben., operatic vocalist;
b. in Swansea Valley, 6 Jan., 1858;
s. of an engineer ; e. Swansea ; sang
in church choir at an early age, and
decided to adopt music as a profession ;
entered the Royal Academy of Music,
1879, and gained several medals ;
joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company,
1882, making his first appearance in
London at Her Majesty's Theatre
in that year as Thaddeus in " The
Bohemian Girl " ; he remained with
this company three years, singing all
the leading tenor rdles ; at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, 19 Feb., 1887, he
took up the part of Geoffrey Wilder
in " Dorothy," and continued to play
the part nearly 800 times ; at the
Lyric, Apr., 1889, played Martin
Bolder in " Doris," and Nov., 1889,
Rodney in " The Red Hussar " ; at
the opening of the Royal English
Opera House (now the Palace) 31
Jan., 1891, played the title-rdle in
Sir Arthur Sullivan's opera " Ivan-
hoe " ; since that date has practically
devoted himself to the concert plat-
form, but appeared at the Lyric and
Daly's, 1904, as Ib in " Ib and Little
Christina"; during 1911, toured in
Australia ; at Covent Garden, 2 Feb.,
1915, appeared as Sir Harry Bumper
in the " all-star " revival of " The
School for Scandal," given in aid of
The Actors' Benevolent Fund. Ad-
dress ; 33 Compa3me Gardens, West
Hampstead, N.W.6. Telephone : 400
Hampstead.
BAVIES, Lilian, actress and vocalist;
b. Lynmouth, N. Devon, 18 Jan.,
1895 ; d. of Edward Davies and his
wife Helen (Burgess) ; e. Cardiff ; m,
Stephen Wentworth Robinson (mar.
dis.) ; made her first appearance on the
stage at Drury Lane Theatre, 28 Aug.,
1918, in the chorus of " Shanghai " ;
subsequently toured in the music halls
with Mr. Nelson Keys ; at the Prince's,
Apr., 1919, sang "in the chorus of
" Monsieur Beaucaire " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Nov., 1919, in the chorus
of " Bran Pic " ; subsequently toured
as Lucy in " Monsieur Beaucaire " ;
then went on the concert platform,
appearing in London and the provinces;
at the Kingsway, Dec., 1922, made an
instantaneous success when she ap-
peared as Polly in the revival of Gay's
old opera; at the New Scala, Dec.,
1923, played Princess Ai-Licn in
" Almond Eye." Favourite par I :
Polly. Recreations : Singing, boating,
and the theatre. Address: 11
Elsworthy Terrace, Hampstead, N.W.3.
Telephone No, : Hampstead 8012.
BAVIS, Fay, actress; b. Boston,
Mass., 15 Dec., 1872; e, Boston;
m. Gerald Lawrence ; commenced
her professional career as a reciter,
and toured in the United States ;
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came to England in 1895 where she
was very favourably received ; ap-
peared as a reciter at the Criterion,
2 July, 1895 ; was invited by Sir
Charles Wyndham to become a mem-
ber of his company, and made her
first appearance on the stage as Zoe
Nuggetson, in " A Squire of Dames,"
at Criterion, 5 Nov., 1895 ; joined
Sir George Alexander to play Antoin-
ette de Mauban in " The Prisoner of
Zenda," at St. James's, Oct., 1896,
and remained there five years ; during
that period she played Celia in " As
You Like it," 1896 ; Princess Flavia
in " The Prisoner of Zenda," 1897 ;
Rosalind in " As You Like It," 1897 ;
Monica in " The Tree of Knowledge,"
1897 ; Hero in " Much Ado About
Nothing," 1898 ; Babiole de Grandpre
in "The Conquerors/' 1898; Juliet
Gainsborough in " The Ambassador,"
1898 ; Dulcie Larondie in " The
Masqueraders," 1898 ; Elsie in " The
Man of Forty," 1898 ; Lilian Beddart
in "In Days of Old," 1899 ; Queen
Flavia in " Rupert of Hentzau,"
1900 ; Gipsy Floyd in "A Debt of
Honour," 1900 ; Georgina, Duchess
of St. Asaph in " The Wisdom of the
Wise/1 1900 ; Olive Lawrence in
" The Awakening," 1901 ; leaving the
St. James's, she next appeared at
the Garrick, Sept., 1901, as Iris
Bellamy in " Iris " ; at Wyndham's,
Mar., 1902, she played Gisele in
" Caesar's Wife " ; then went to
America, where she made her first
appearance at the Empire Theatre
nnder Charles Frohman, in 1902,
as Wilhelmina in " Imprudence "
(" Billy's Little Love AfiCair ") ; in
1903, toured as Julie Le Breton in
" Lady Rose's Daughter," appearing
at the Garrick, New York, in that
part in Nov., 1903 ; at the Garrick,
in Dec., 1903, played Julia Wren
in " Whitewashing Julia," and Dec.,
1903, Gipsy Floyd in " Gipsy " ("A
Debt of Honour ") ; at the Criterion,
New York, Nov., 1904, she played
Mrs. Jack Repton in "The Rich
Mrs. Repton," and at the Savoy,
New York, Jan., 1905, was Mabel
Ainslee in " Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots ";
at the Hudson, Sept., 1905, played
Ann Whitefield in " Man and Super-
man," and at Broadway, Dec., 1905,
Florence Elderton in " The Ninth
Waltz " ; at the Hudson, Feb., 1906,
appeared as the Duchess de Chailles
in " The Duel," with Otis Skinner ;
at Detroit, Michigan, Sept., 1906,
appeared as Lily Bart in " The House
of Mirth " ; reappeared in England
at the Devonshire Park Theatre,
Eastbourne, 19 Apr., 1907, as Marjory
Graham in " The Coping Stone " ;
at the Prince's Theatre, Manchester,
12 Aug., 1907, played Rosalind in
Mr. John Hart's revival of "As You
Like It " ; at the Lyric Theatre,
Nov., 1908, appeared as Chorus
in Lewis Waller's revival of " King
Henry V " ; with her husband,
appeared at the Court Theatre, Apr.
and May, 1909, in " Romeo and Juliet,"
" The Merchant of Venice " and
"Twelfth Night," playing Juliet,
Portia and Viola ; in Oct., 1909,
played the same parts in Germany ;
appeared at the Duke of York's
Theatre, Mar. and Apr., 1910, as
Astra:1 a in " The Sentimentalists,"
Jessica in " The Madras House," and
Imogen Parrott in " Trelawney of
the Wells " ; at the Criterion, June,
1912, appeared as Mrs. Hargraves in
" Ann " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1915,
played the Hon. Mrs. Blaine in
" Searchlights " ; at the Duke of
York's, May, 1916, played Miss Pritch-
ard in " Daddy Long-Legs " ; in the
Autumn of 1917, toured in variety
theatres as Fay Zuliani in an episode
of that name, taken from " The
Princess and the Butterfly " ; at the
Kingsway, Mar., 1921, played the
Hon. Ursula Rugeley in " The Heart
of a Child " ; at the Playhouse, June,
1922, Mrs. Cortelyon in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray." Address : 11 Oman
Road, N.W.3. Telephone : Hampstead
6809.
DAVIS, Owen, dramatic author ; £>.
Portland, Maine, U.S.A., 29 Jan.,
1874 ; s, of Owen Warren Davis and
his wife Abbie (Gould) ; e. University
of Tennessee and Harvard ; m.
Elizabeth Drury Breyer ; commenced
his career as a dramatic author, 1898 ;
his earlier efforts consisted of sen-
sational melodramas, including " Alone
in the World," " Among the Poor,"
" Driftwood," " Driven from Home,"
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" Drugged/' " The Gambler's Daugh-
ter,'* " Gringo," " Her One False
Step," " My Mother's Rosemary/'
" At Yale/' " Big Jim Garrity/5 etc. ;
then turned his attention to comedy,
and wrote " The Wishing Ring/' 1910 ;
"My Lady Nell/' 1911; "Lola/'
1911 ; " An Every Day Man," 1912 ;
" The Family "Cupboard," 1913 ;
" Beggars on Horseback," 1914 ;
" Sinners," 1915 ; " Mile-a-Miiiute
Kendal," 1916 ; " Any House," 1916 ;
" The Scrap of Paper," 1917 ; " The
Arabian Nights," 1918 ; since that
date, has written " For Ever After,"
1918; "The Flaming Soul," 1919;
" Those Who Walk in Darkness,"
1919 ; " Peggy, Behave," 1919 ; " At
9.45," 1919 ; " The Alibi," 1919 ;
" Opportunity," 1920 ; " Marry the
Poor Girl/' 1920 ; " The Detour,"
1921 ; " Up the Ladder," 1922 ; " The
Bronx Express," 1922 ; " Dreams for
Sale," 1922; "The World We Live
In " (adapted from " The Insect
Play "), 1922 ; " Icebound/' 1923 ;
" Home Fires/3 1923 ; " The Nervous
Wreck," 1923 ; "The Haunted House,"
1924; " Lazybones," 1924. Address:
987 Madison Avenue, New York City,
U.S.A.
DAYIS, Tom Buffen, manager;
b. London, 1867 ; commenced man-
agement at Lyric Theatre in 1898 ;
his first production was " Little Miss
Nobody," Sept., 1898, followed by
" LJ Amour Mouille," Apr., 1899, in
which he introduced Miss Evie Greene
to London ; he brought over from
America, De Wolf Hopper and his
company, and presented them at the
Lyric, July, 1899, and he then gave
Leslie Stuart his first theatre com-
mission, which resulted in " Floro-
dora," produced at the Lyric, on 11
Nov., 1899 ; he also produced " The
Silver Slipper," by the same composer,
1901 ; " The Medal and the Maid,"
music by Sidney Jones, 1903 ; " The
Belle of Brittany/' music by Howard
Talbot, Queen's, 1908 ; also produced
" The Education of Elizabeth " at the
Apollo, 1907, and " A Place in the
Sun," at the Comedy, 1913 ; was also
responsible for " The Follies " becom-
ing a full-time attraction at- the Royalty
and the Apollo ; produced " Arizona,"
at the Adelphi, 1902 ; erected the
present Theatre Royal, Birmingham,
1904 ; is a Director of that theatre, and
also of the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
Birmingham ; in Nov., 1915, was
elected President of the Theatrical
Managers' Association. Recreations :
Golf and cycling. Address: "Ravens-
gill/1 Hodford Road, Golder's Green,
N.W.ll. Telephone: Speedwell 3300.
DAVIS, William Boyd, actor ; b. in
California, U.S.A., 19 June, 1885;
made his first appearance on the
professional stage in America in 1907 ;
spent several years with " stock " and
touring companies in the United States;
made his first appearance on the Lon-
don stage at the Little Theatre, 15
Oct., 1912, as Captain Hamilton
Kearney in " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion " ; at the Queen's, 1913,
played in " Get-Rich-Quick Walling-
ford," and in " The Fortune-Hunter " ;
also appeared at the Ambassadors',
with Lydia Yavorska ; at the Queen's,
1914, played in " Potash and Perl-
mutter " ; subsequently supported
Seymour Hicks in " Broadway Jones "
and " Cash on Delivery " ; toured for
two years in the title-^d^ in " The Man
from Toronto " ; in 1921, appeared at
Wynd ham's, in " Bull-Dog Drurn-
mond " ; in Aug., 1922, toured with
Sydney Fairbrother in " Mrs. Winter-
botham's Woes " ; at Wyndham's,
Dec., 1922, played Hocking in a revival
of " Bull-Dog Drummond " ; at the
New Theatre, Mar., 1923, Gilbert Jones
in " The Bad Man " ; at the Frazer
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1923,
Captain Hippisley Trenchard in " The
Wild Westcotts " ; at the Hudson,
Oct., 1924, Watkins in " The Fake."
Address: c/o 6 Hayrnarket, S.W.I.
DAWE, Thomas F., manager; b.
Dublin, 1881 ; m. Ella Retford ; com-
menced his career in a junior capacity
with Mr. George Dance ; subsequently
became a variety agent ; in conjunc-
tion with Mr. Paul Murray and
Mr. Donald Calthrop was interested in
the production of " The Crossing " and
" Will You Kiss Me ? " at the Comedy
Theatre, 1920 ; with Paul Murray,
produced " The Charm School " at the
Comedy, Dec., 1920 ; in conjunction
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with Austen Hurgon produced '* The
Golden Moth " at the Adelphi, Oct.,
1921 ; subsequently, for a time, direc-
tor of the Adelphi, Gaiety, and Apollo
Theatres. Address : I Wellington
Court, Knightsbridge, S.W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Kensington 1367.
DAWN, Hazel, actress and vocalist ;
b. Ogden, Utah, U.S.A., 23 Mar., 1891 ;
d. of Edward Tout and his wife Sarah
E. (Emmett) ; e. London and Munich ;
appeared at the Prince of Wales' s,
London, 1 Sept., 1909, as 'Xandra
in " Dear Little Denmark," and
19th Feb., 1910, as Olga in "The
Balkan Princess " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, 13
Mar., 1911, made a huge "hit,"
when she played Claudine in " The
Pink Lady " ; repeated her success,
when she appeared in the same
part, at the Globe Theatre, London,
11 Apr., 1912 ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, 10 Nov, 1913,
played Gaby Gaufrette in " The Little
Cafe " ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
7 Dec., 1914, played Elaine in " The
Debutante " ; at the Century, Nov.,
1916, appeared in " The Century
Girl " ; during 1917-18, was engaged
in acting for the cinema stage ; at
the Eltinge Theatre, Jan., 1919,
played Mabel Essington in " Up in
Mabel's Room1 " ; at Chicago, Oct.,
1920, appeared in " The Great Illu-
sion " ; at the Plymouth Theatre,
New York, Mar., 1921, played Gertie
Darling in " Gertie's Garter " ; at the
Times Square, Oct., 1921, Gloria
Graham in " The Demi- Virgin " ; at
the Fulton Theatre, Sept., 1923,
appeared in " Nifties of 1923 " ; at the
Morosco, May, 1924, in " Keep Kool."
Address : Amityville, Long Island,
U.S.A.
DAWSON, Forbes, actor and dra-
matic author ; b. Alfrick, Worcester-
shire, 1 July, 1860 ; s. of Rev. W.
Vaucrosson Dawson, M.A., vicar of
Alfrick, afterwards a convert to Rome,
through Cardinal Manning ; e. at
Yvetot, Normandy ; m. Helen Leices-
ter, d. of Geo. F. Leicester ; made
his first appearance on the stage
at Niblo's Gardens, New York, 1882,
in " Youth " ; he next toured through
Canada, and with Horace Lingard,
through New Mexico and California ;
next joined Madame Modjeska,
and accompanied her on a pro-
longed tour ; returned to London
and made his first appearance on the
London stage, 24 Mar., 1884, at the
Gaiety, as Sneer in " The Critic " ; at
Edinburgh, Sept., 1884, he played
in "In Chancery," and subsequently
he produced this play in New York,
with the late John T. Raymond in
the cast ; appeared during 1885-6
at the Haymarket in " Dark Days "
and " Nadjezda " ; also played with
Kate Vaughan at the Opera Comique,
1887, as Sir Lucius in " The Rivals,"
Hastings in " She Stoops to Conquer,"
Joseph in " The School for Scandal,"
etc. ; appeared at the Princess's, in
" Siberia," 1887, at the Strand, in
" ^Esop's Fables," 1889 ; at the
Globe, in " Gloriana," 1891 ; at the
Strand, in "Niobe," 1892, etc.; has
fulfilled engagements at several leading
London theatres ; at Wyndham's,
Jan., 1909, played Sergeant Garth in
" An Englishman's Home " ; at the
Queen's, Apr., 1917, Freddy Burke
in " The Double Event " ; at the
Prince's, Dec., 1924, Lord Dunwater
in " Alf's Button " ; is the author of
" The Outsider," " The Diamond
King," " The Days to Come," " The
New World," " Cherry Hall," " Re-
ported Missing," " Glorie Aston,"
"The. World, Flesh and Devil,"
" The Father of Her Child " (with
Arthur Shirley), " The Man from
Ceylon," " Three of a Suit," " The
Triumph of the Blind," " On the
Rocks," etc. Address : 16 Courthorpe
Villas, Wimbledon, S.W.I 9.
DAY, Edith, actress and vocalist;
b. Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A., 10 Apr.,
1896 ; d. of Oscar Day and his wife
Ella (Mania) ; <?. Minneapolis ; m. [I]
Carle E. Carlton (mar. dis.) ; (2) Pat
Somerset ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Shttbert Theatre,
St. Paul, Mmn., Sept., 1915, in " Danc-
ing Around " ; made her first appear-
ance in New York at the George M.
Cohan Theatre, 28 Feb., 1916, as
Evelyn and Gina in " Pom-Pom " ;
at the Casino Theatre, Nov., 1916,
played Denise in " Follow Me," with
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Anne Held ; during 1917 toured as
Blanche Hale in " His Little Widows" ;
at the Liberty Theatre, Dec., 1917,
appeared as Grace Douglas in " Going
Up," and continued in this part, 1918-
19 ; at the Vanderbilt Theatre, Nov.,
1919, played Irene O'Dare in " Irene " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Empire Theatre,
7 Apr., 1920, in the same part, scoring
an instantaneous success ; at the
Empire, London, Feb., 1922, appeared
as Jenny in the musical play of that
name ; at the Fulton, New York, Sept.,
1922, played Kitty in " Orange Blos-
soms " ; at the Casino, Feb., 1923,
Nina Benedetto in " Wildflower," and
in the autumn of 1924, toured in the
same part ; has also appeared in the
leading parts of the film plays, " The
Grain of Dust," " Romance of the
Air," and " Children Not Wanted."
Recreations : Horseback riding, golf,
and yachting.
BAY, Marjorie, actress ; b. Auckland,
N.Z., 17 July, 1889; d. of Mary
(Jennings) and William John Sydney
Day ; m. George Desmond ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Shaftesbury Theatre, 20 Dec.,
1902, as Zarabie Sinclair in " A Little
Un-Fairy Princess " ; subsequently
she appeared at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1905, in " The Prodigal Son " ;
Royalty, Apr., 1906, in "Castles
in Spain " ; Drury Lane, Sept., 1906,
in " The Bondman " ; Scala, Apr.,
1907, in " The Judgment of Pharaoh " ;
at the Lyceum, Aug., 1907, played
Jennie in " The Christian " ; at the
Queen's, Oct., 1907, Essie in "The
Devil's Disciple " ; at the Garrick,
Feb., 1908, appeared as Vera in " The
Woman of Kronstadt " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1908, as Mary Bandeleur
in " The Marriages of Mayfair," and
Sept., 1909, as Miss Fordyce in " The
Whip"; at the Lyric, Jan., 1910,
played Meda Borinski in " The Strong
People " ; toured in one-act plays
with Anna Pavlova, and as Gwennie
in " The Man from Blankley's " ;
at the Criterion, Oct., 1912, played
Virginia Halstead in " Tantrums " ;
at the Royalty, Apr., 1913, Jenny
Blashford in "The Harbour Watch" ;
at the Shaftesbury, Dec., 1913, played
Mabel Fleming in "In and Out " ; in
1914, went to the United States, and
appeared at the Manhattan Opera
House, Sept., 1914, as Wilhelmina in
" The Story of the Rosary," subse-
quently touring in the same part ; in
1915, toured in Canada in " The White
Feather " (" The Man Who Stayed at
Home ") ; at the Coliseum, Feb.,
1916, played Madge Creighton in
" What a Bargain " ; toured from
1917-19, as the Wife in " Damaged
Goods " ; at the Kings way, Theatre
May, 1920, played Aggie Lynch in
" Within the Law " ; at the Garrick,
Sept., 1920, Mary Miller in " The
Right to Strike/' Favourite part :
Essie in " The Devil's Disciple."
Recreations : The river and motoring.
Address: 16 Long Acre, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Gerrard 4694.
BAZEY, Charles Turner, American
playwright ; 6. Lima, 111., U.S.A.,
12 Aug., 1853 ; e. Lexington, Ky.,
and Harvard University ; m. Lucy
Harding ; is the author or part author
of the following among other plays :
" Rustication," " An American King,"
" For a Brother's Life," " The Little
Maverick," " In Old Kentucky,"
" That Girl from Texas," " Rival
Candidates," " The War of Wealth,"
" The Suburban," " Home Folks,"
" In Mexico," " That American,"
" The American Lord," " A Tarry-
town Widow," " The Burglar and
the Waif," The Higher Law," " A
Son of the South," " The Captain,"
" The Stranger," " Captain Lafrtte,"
" My Partner's Girl," " Nobody's
Girl," " When Fran Came Home,"
" The Court Martial." Clubs: Lambs',
and American Dramatists'. Address :
The Lambs' Club, New York City,
U.S.A.
BAZIE, Mdllc., dancer ; n6e Daisy
Peterkin; b. St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.,
18 Sept., 1882 ; e. Cairo, 111. ; m. (1)
Mark A. Lueschcr ; (2) Cornelius
Fellowes ; studied dancing at St.
Petersburg in 1898, and joined the
Imperial Ballet in 1899; returning to
New York, she appeared at the
Casino Theatre, Jan., 1900, in " The
Belle of New York " ; subsequently
appeared at leading music halls in
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London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, etc.,
remaining in Europe for two years ;
returned to New York, 1904, and
during the summer of that year
appeared at Wistaria Grove, as La
Domino Rouge, creating something of
a sensation ; in 1906, she appeared as
principal dancer at the Metropolitan
Opera House ; at the Jardin de Paris,
June, 1907, appeared in " The Follies
of 1907," and at the same theatre the
following year in " The Follies of
1908"; during 1909-11 appeared in
" vaudeville," with her own company
of dancers ; at the Winter Garden,
New York, Mar., 1911, played La
Sylphide in " La Belle Paree " ; at the
Casino, Aug., 1912, in " The Merry
Countess " ; at the Winter Garden,
Feb., 1915, appeared as Romance in
" Made in America " ; at the Century
Theatre, Nov., 1919, played Aphro-
dasia in " Aphrodite."
DEAN, Basil, O.B.E., actor, manager,
stage director and dramatic author ;
b. 1883 ; m. Esther Van Gruisen (mar.
dis.) ; was originally intended for the
Diplomatic Service ; subsequently
trained as analytical scientist, and was
also for two years engaged in the City ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Opera House, Chelten-
ham, Sept., 1905, as Trip in " The
School for Scandal " ; joined Miss
Horniman's Repertory Company at
the Midland Theatre, Manchester,
1907, at its commencement, and re-
mained a member there and at the
Gaiety, Manchester, for four years,
during which period he appeared in the
following, among other parts : Jack
Bar th wick in " The Silver Box,"
Hon. Percy Wilton in " The Few
and the Many," Walter King in
"When the Devil was 111," Cyril
Unwin in " Bringing it Home/'
Jasper in " The Knight of the Burning
Pestle," Dr. Garside in " Cupid and
the Styx/' Geoffrey Parker in " The
Three Barrows," Dangel in " The
Vale of Content/' Charlie Harrobin
in " Woman's Rights," Edgar Forsyth
in " Independent Means," Don John
in " Much Ado About Nothing/'
Walter Travers in " Subsidence " etc. ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Coronet Theatre,
8 June, 1909, as Dangel in " The Vale
of Content " ; appeared at the Little
Theatre, Dec., 1910, as Captain
Arthur Watts in " Lucifer " ; in the
spring of 1911, conducted an experi-
mental Repertory season at Kelly's
Theatre, Liverpool ; appointed
director of the Liverpool Repertory
Theatre, autumn, 1911, and remained
there until May, 1913; was the
technical advisor in charge of stage
construction work at the Birming-
ham Repertory Theatre, 1912-13; for
twelve months was associated with His
Majesty's Theatre, as assistant stage-
director to Sir Herbert Tree ; in Oct.,
1914, joined the Cheshire Regiment;
gazetted as Captain, 1916 ; in Jan.,
1917, was transferred to the War
Office, and appointed head of the
Entertainment branch of the Navy
and Army Canteen Board, assuming
control of all the War Office Theatres
and cinemas in training camps, and
including ten touring companies ; in
1919, was appointed Managing-Direc-
tor of Reandean, Ltd., theatrical
producing syndicate ; in 1922, ap-
pointed advisor on stage lighting
installations to the General Electric
Co., Ltd. ; in Feb., 1924, appointed joint
Managing- Director, Theatre Royal,
Drury Lane ; resigned Jan., 1925 ;
has made the following productions :
" Sacred and Profane Love," Aldwych,
1919 " Just Like Judy," St. Martin's,
1920 " Over-Sunday," St. Martin's,
1920 " The Skin Game," St. Martin's,
1920 " The Blue Lagoon," Prince
of Wales's, 1920 ; " The Wonderful
Visit," St. Martin's, 1921 ; " A Bill
of Divorcement," St. Martin's, 1921 ;
" Love Among the Paint Pots,"
Aldwych, 1921 ; " The New Morality,"
and " The First and the Last,"
Aldwych, 1921 ; " Will Shakespeare/'
Shaftesbury, 1921, " Shall We Join the
Ladies ? " and " Loyalties," St. Mar-
tin's, 1922 ; " East of Suez," His
Majesty's, 1922 ; "The Great Broxopp,"
St. Martin's, 1923 ; " The Gay Lord
Quex," His Majesty's, 1923; "R.U.R.,"
St. Martin's, 1923 ; " The Lilies of the
'Field/' Ambassadors', 1923; " Mel-
ioney Holtspur," St. Martin's, 1923;
" Hassan," His Majesty's, 1923 ; " The
Little Minister," Queen's, 1923 ; "A
Magdalen's Husband," " Gruach," and
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"The Phoenix," St. Martin's, 1924;
" The Way Things Happen," Ambas-
sadors', 1924 ; " The Forest," St.
Martin's, 1924 ; " London Life,"
Dmry Lane, 1924 ; " Pansy's Arabian
Night," Queen's, 1924 ; " The Claim-
ant/' Queen's, 1924 ; " Peter Pan,"
New York, 1924 ; "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," 1924 ; is the author of
" Marriages are Made in Heaven,"
1909; "Effie," 1910; "Mother-to-
be," 1910; "Love Cheats," 1914;
part-author of " FifineJla," 1912 ;
arranged " Hassan " for stage repre-
sentation, 1923 ; received the Order
of the British Empire, 1918. Recrea-
tion : Golf. Address : Berkeley House,
Hay Hill, W. Telephone No, : Gerrard
6032.
DEAN, Julia, actress ; b. St. Paul,
Minn., U.S.A., 13 May, 1880 ; e. Salt
Lake City ; m. Orme Caldara ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Salt Lake City in a " stock " company ;
subsequently played with the late
Joseph Jefferson, and after a short
season in " vaudeville," in 1899, joined
James O'Neill ; made her first appear-
ance on the New York stage, at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, 1902, in " The
Altar of Friendship," with the late
Nat Goodwin ; at the Garden Theatre,
Dec., 1903, played Lady Gladys
Foxwell in " Merely Mary Ann " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1904,
Marcelle in " The Serio-Comic Govern-
ess " ; at the Garrick, New York, Jan.,
1906, Anna Gray in " The Little Gray
Lady " ; at Wallack's, Apr., 1907,
Lady Ratcliffe in "A Marriage of
Reason " ; at the New Amsterdam,
Aug., 1907, Polly Hope in "The
Round-up " ; during 1908 toured as
Emma Brooks in " Paid in Full " ;
at the Stuyvesant Theatre, Dec., 1909,
appeared as Christiane de Maigny in
" The Lily," and toured in the same
part, 1910-11 ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Sept., 1911, played Virginia
Blaine in " Bought and Paid for,"
touring in the same part, 1912-13 ; at
the Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Sept.,
1914, played Mrs. Harding in " The
Law of the Land " ; at the Palace,
New York, Feb., 1916, appeared as
Marie-Rose in a playlet of that name ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Aug., 1917, played Sylvie Angot and
Helen Maber in " The Woman on the
Index" ; at the Republic, Oct., 1917,
Fay Esmond in " On with the Dance ";
at "the Princess, Chicago, May, 1918,
played in " Over There " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1919, played Madame Jessonda in
" The Magic Melody " ; at the Park
Theatre, Sept., 1920, Blanche in
" Poldekin." Address ; 320 West 51st
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
DEANE, Barbara, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Pembroke Dock, South Wales,
20 Feb., 1886 ; e. Winchester ; m.
Basil Loder ; made her iirst appearance
on the stage at the Vaudeville Theatre,
21 Dec., 1903, as the Spirit of Dawn
in " The Cherry Girl " ; Sept., 1904,
played Miss Caw in " The Catch oC the
Season " ; at the Aldwych, Mar., 1906,
the Hon. Dorothy Quorn in " The
Beauty of Bath " ; at the Hicks (now
Globe) Theatre, Mar., 1907, Daphne
Bell in " My Darling " ; at the Ald-
wych, Sept., 1907, Mary McLeocl in
" The Gay Gordons " ; subsequently,
on her marriage, retired from the stage,
and was not seen again until she
appeared at the Gaiety Theatre, Apr.,
1924, when she played Rose in " Our
Nell."
DE ANGELIS, Jefferson, actor and
vocalist ; b. San Francisco, 30 Nov.,
1859 ; e. at San Francisco, Phila-
delphia, and New York ; has been
on the stage since childhood, having
made his first appearance at the
Odeon, Baltimore, in " vaudeville,"
May, 1871 ; toured the world with
his own company from 1880 to 1884 ;
from 1887 to 1889 was with Colonel
McCauU's opera company, and ap-
peared at Wallack's Theatre during
that period as Girafo in " Jac-
quette," Menander in " The Lady or
the Tiger," Cyprian in " Prince
Methusalem," D'Effiat in " Lorraine,"
Jhust-Naut in " The Begum," Sir
Mulbery in " Indiana," Clausen in
" The Bellman," Scalza in " Boc-
caccio," Giles in " The May Queen/'
and Don Cristoval in " Clover " ; from
1891 to 1895 was almost continuously
engaged at the Casino Theatre, where
he appeared as Adrastas in " Apollo/*
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Baron Puck in " The Grand Duchess/1
All Baba in " Indigo," Tipple in
" The Tyrolean," Pontaillac in " Uncle
Celestin," Tristan in " The Child of
Fortune," Punto in "The Vice-
Admiral," Fitz Ranger in " The
Passing Show," and Gibard in " The
Little Trooper " ; at Abbey's, 16 May,
1895, he appeared as Vassili in " The
Tzigane"; at Palmer's, 29 Aug., 1895,
as Count de Escarbilles in " Fleur-de-
Lis " ; at Broadway, 21 Dec., 1895,
as Pat O'Hara in " Brian Boru " ;
at the Casino, 8 Apr., 1897, as Polycop
in " The Wedding Day " ; and in
1899 went on a lengthy tour in " The
Jolly Musketeers " ; in 1903 he was
touring in " The Emerald Isle " ; in
1904 with his own company he toured
in " The Toreador " and " Fantana,"
appearing at the Lyric, New York,
14 Jan., 1905, as Hawkins in the
latter mentioned piece ; in 1906
toured with great success in " Fan-
tana " and " The Girl and the
Governor," appearing in the latter
piece at the Manhattan Theatre, 4 Feb.,
1907; at the Casino, 7 Oct., 1907,
he appeared as George Dane in " The
Great White Way " ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, 10 Apr., 1909, played
General Samovar in " The Beauty
Spot " ; at the Casino, 30 May, 1910,
played Ko-Ko in " The Mikado " ; at
St. Louis, July, 1911, played in " The
Royal Rogue " ; at Chicago, Sept.,
1911, appeared in " The Ladies' Lion ";
at Rochester, N.Y., Dec., 1911, played
Pinkerton Kerr in "The Pearl
Maiden " ; at the New York Theatre,
22 Jan., 1912, appeared in the same
part ; subsequently toured in the same
play ; at the Liberty Theatre, New
York, 15 Sept., 1913, played Dugald
MacWheeble in " Rob Roy " ; at the
Colonial Theatre, Cleveland, 16 Mar,,
1914, Gabriel Smudge in " Mme.
Moselle " ; in 1915, toured in " Some'
Baby " ; at the Garrick, Philadelphia,
Dec., 1916, played in " Husbands
Guaranteed " ; at the Winter Garden,
New York, Apr,, 1917, played in
" The Passing Show of 1917 "; at
the Forty-fourth Street Theatre, May,
1917, played Foxy Quiller in " The
Highwayman " ; in 1918, toured in
" The Passing Show of 1917," and
as Welland Strong in "A Trip to
Chinatown " ; subsequently toured in
" Rock-a-bye, Baby" ; in 1921, with
the New Bostonians, toured as Bumerli
in " The Chocolate Soldier " ; at the
Knickerbocker, New York, Sept., 1921,
played Nish in a revival of " The Merry
Widow " ; at the Fifth-ninth Street
Theatre, Apr., 1922, played in " Some
Party " ; is the author of " The Jolly
Tar," produced at Pittsburg, Apr.,
1910. Clubs : Lambs', New York,
Yonkers, Corinthian Yacht, Yonkers
City Club. Address : 69 Sunny side
Drive, Yonkers, New York, U.S.A.
DEANS, F. Harris, dramatic critic,
author and novelist ; b. Woolwich, 10
Apr., 1886 ; e. Collegiate School, Black-
heath ; m. Connie Kay ; joined the
R.F.A., 1914 ; discharged 1917 ; since
1917 has written dramatic criticism
for London Opinion, as " The Playful
Stallite " ; is also dramatic critic for
The Sunday Herald ; author of the
following plays, " The Doubt," Empire,
1914 ; " Returned Empty," Palace,
1915 ; " Apron Strings," Liverpool
Repertory, 1922 ; " Husbands Are
a Problem," Ambassadors', 1922 ;
" Snobs," Kingsway, 1922 ; " The
Magic Sword," Liverpool Repertory,
1923 ; " The Rose and the Ring,"
Wyndham/s, 1923 ; has also written
novels, " Business Rivals," 1912, and
" Looking for Trouble," 1914. Club :
Savage. Address : 65 Queen's Road,
Richmond, Surrey.
DEARTH, Harry, actor and vocalist ;
b. London, 1876 ; e. St. Mark's College ;
was for some time a pupil at the Royal
College of Music, and made his first
appearance on the concert platform
in 1894 ; made his first appearance
on the. stage at the Lyceum Theatre,
1897, as II Commendatore in " Don
Giovanni " ; as a member of the
Beecham Opera Company, appeared
at Covent Garden, Feb., 1910, as
Manz in " The Village Romeo and
Juliet " ; at His Majesty's, May- July,
1910, played Klosz in " Muguette,"
Jorg Poschel in " Fuersnot/' and
Messer Niccolo in " A Summer Night ";
at Covent Garden, Oct., 1910, appeared
as Francois in " Le Chemineau,"
and Dec., 1910, as the Soldier in
" Salom6 " ; he appeared at the
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Coliseum, Mar., 1912, as St. George in
Sir Edward Elgar's " Crown of India " ;
then engaged by George Edwardes for
Daly's Theatre, and appeared there
June, 1912, as Andor in " Gipsy
Love " ; May, 1913, as the Captain
of the " Mariposa " in " The Marriage
Market " ; at Drury Lane Theatre,
June, 1916, appeared in " Razzle-
Dazzle"; at Daly's, Dec., 1916,
appeared as Francis Drake in " Young
England " ; at Drury Lane, Aug.,
1918, as Kin Foo in " Shanghai " ; in
1919, went to Australia ; returned to
England, 1920 ; has frequently ap-
peared with the Royal Philharmonic
and Royal Choral Societies. Favourite
part : Klosz in " Muguette."
Recreation : Golf. Club : Savage.
Address : 2 Fairfax Mansions, Finch-
ley Road, N.W.3. Telephone No. :
4386 Hampstead.
DE BEAK, Archibald, manager,
author, and producer ; b. London,
31 Mar., 1889 ; 5. of the late Bernard
de Bear, and his wife Hannah (Bobbe) ;
e. Paris and London ; was formerly a
journalist, and then became private
secretary successively to Sir Basil
ZaharofT, Sir Wilfred Laurier (then
Prime Minister of Canada), and Lord
Riddell ; served in the Army from
1914-17, being invalided out ; in 1917,
joined Albert de Courville at the
London Hippodrome as Publicity
manager, and remained there three
years ; was a founder, one of the
original directors and part-author of
"The Co-Optimists" in 1921, at the
Royalty Theatre, and subsequently at
the Palace and elsewhere ; made his
first production, as an independent
manager, at the Royalty, Apr., 1924,
when he presented " Polly Preferred " ;
subsequently produced " The Five
o'Clock Follies," at the Prince's
Restaurant ; he then produced " The
Punch Bowl " at the Duke of York's,
May, 1924, and was author of " Punch
and Judy Up-to-date," in part II of
this revue. Favourite play : " Man
and Superman." Recreations : Tennis
and Cut-throat Bridge. Clubs : Royal
Air Force and Savage. Address : 116
Whitehall Court, S.W.I.
DEBENHAM, Cicely, actress and
vocalist ; b. Aylesbury, 17 Apr., 1891 ;
d. of Harry Burt Debnam and his
wife, Ellen (Stevens) ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Apollo Theatre, 23 Dec., 1907, as one
of the Oysters in a revival of " Alice in
Wonderland " ; appeared at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, Apr., 1909, in
the chorus of " The Arcadians " ;
subsequently toured in the provinces in
the same play ; appeared at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, Sept., 1911, as
Ume in " The Mousme," followed by
her appearance there, May, 1912, as
Cecile in " Princess Caprice " ; at the
Shakespeare, Clapham, Dec., 1912,
played Nancy Lee in the pantomime,
" Robinson Crusoe " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Feb., 1913, appeared as Fernando
in " Oh ! Oh ! ! Delphine ! ! ! " ; at
the Globe, Dec., 1913, played Mary
Pope in " The Night Hawk " ; at the
Criterion, May, 1914, played Rose in
" The Blue- Mouse," and Annie in
" Hide and Seek " ; at the Coliseum,
May, 1915, played in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace"; at the New, July, 1915,
played Ida Tyler in " Ready Money " ;
at the Prince of Wales' s, Brinungham,
Sept., 1915, appeared as Lady Peggy in
" The Light Blues " ; same theatre,
Dec., 1915, as Vera de Vere in "Vivien,"
playing the same part at the Shaftes-
bury, Mar., 1916, when the piece was
re-narned " My Lady Frayle " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1916, appeared as
Topsy Devigne in " The Light Blues " ;
at the London Hippodrome, Jan.,
1917, appeared in " Zig-Zag " ;
same theatre, Mar., 1918, in " Box o'
Tricks " ; at the Adclphi, Sept., 1919,
Nancy Rudd in " Who's Hooper ? " ;
at the Lyric, Dec., 1920, Countess
Eloise de Goussy in " A Little Dutch
Girl"; at the Adelphi, Oct., 1921,
Rose in " The Golden Moth " ; at the
Gaiety, May, 1922, succeeded Hilda
Baytey as Susan in " My Girl " ; at
the Vaudeville, Aug., 1922, appeared
in "Snap"; at the Prince's, Feb.,
1923, played Fricla in " The Cousin
from Nowhere " ; at the Century, Now
York, 4 Oct., 1928, made her first
appearance op. the American stage, in
" Hammerstein's Nine o'Clock Revue " ;
on returning to London, appeared at
the Criterion, Apr., 1924, in " Car-
toons " ; at His Majesty's, Oct., 1924,
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played Miss Smythe in " Patricia."
Address : 34 Montpelier Street, S.W.7.
Telephone No. : Kensington 1124.
DE BRAY, Henry, actor and vocal-
ist ; 6. Paris, 15 Aug., 1889 ; s. of
Alejandro Narifio and his wife Blanca
(De Blest-Gana) ; e. Paris and Lau-
sanne ; was formerly foreign corre-
spondent in a bank ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Putney
Hippodrome, 15 Feb., 1910, as Spooner
in a sketch entitled " Spooner's Baby" ;
appeared at the Coronet Theatre, 1911-
12, in French seasons, and during 1913
appeared at various variety theatres,
in London and provinces, in " The Cat
and the Cherub " ; at the Palladium,
1914, played in " Ma Gosse " ; then
went to India, where he toured 1915-
16 ; on his return appeared at the
London Pavilion, Feb., 1917, in
" Cheerio ! " ; and subsequently toured
in " Giro's Frolics " ; at the Gaiety
Theatre, May, 1918, scored a success
as Jules Gaillard in " Going Up " ; at
the same theatre, Oct., 1919, played
Emile de Valentine in " The Kiss
Call " ; during 1921-22, was touring in
Australia ; at the New Oxford, July,
1923, played Francois de Vere in
" Little Nellie Kelly " ; has since
appeared in Variety theatres. Recrea-
tions : Motor-cycling, dancing, litera-
ture,, and history. Club : Road.
DE BUBGH, Aimfo, actress; 6.
Aberdeen ; d. of Airnee (Marshall) and
Robert Wilkie de Burgh ; e. privately ;
m. (l)LeonQuartermaine (mar. dis.); (2).
Gilbert Frankau ; first appeared on the
London stage with Mrs. Patrick
Campbell at the Royalty Theatre,
Feb., 1900, as Lady Betty in " Mrs.
Jordan " ; in the same year toured
with Forbes-Robertson in " The Devil's
Disciple " ; at the Adelphi, May,
1902, appeared with Olga Nethersole as
Tina in " Sapho " ; rejoining Forbes-
Robertson, appeared at the Lyric, Dec.,
1902, as Bianca in " Othello," and Feb.,
1903, as the Model in " The Light that
Failed " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1904, played the Ayah in " The
Edge of the Storm " ; at the Great
Queen Street Theatre, Mar., 1906,
played Solange de Marennes in
" Parlez-vous Francais " ; appeared
at the Imperial, Nov., 1907, as Mrs.
O'Connell in Granville Barker's
prohibited play " Waste " ; subse-
quently fulfilled engagements with
Nat Goodwin, Frederick Harrison,
Tom B. Davis, etc. ; appeared at the
Royalty, June, 1911, with Madame
Lydia Yavorska, as Adele in " The
Paris! enne," Aspasia in " Pericles and
Aspasia " ; same theatre, Oct., 1911,
played Baroness Bilderingshoff in
" The Great Young Man " ; at the
Little Theatre, Dec., 1912, played
Mrs. Vaughan Thompson in "If
We Had Only Known " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1913, appeared as
Lizzie in " The Greatest Wish " ;
at the Little Theatre, Apr., 1915,
played Nina Gicquellein " The Blow " ;
in Jan., 1916, joined Miss Horniman's
company at the Gaiety, Manchester,
where she appeared as Letty in the
play of that name, Theophila in " The
Benefit of the Doubt," Kate Hard-
castle in " She Stoops to Conquer,"
etc. ; at the Ambassadors', June, 1917,
played Angele Dupont in " The Three
Daughters of M. Dupont " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Brighton, Mar., 1920,
played Princess Orlaniain "La Tosca,"
subsequently touring in the same
part ; from Sept., 1920, toured as
Lady Jill Lytham in " The Heart of
a Child," and appeared in the same
part at the Kingsway, Mar., 1921 ;
at the St. James's, July, 1923, played
Lady Letham in " The Coming of
Gabrielle." Recreations : Riding and
sailing. Address : 9 Lancaster Gate
Terrace, W.2. Telephone No. : Pad-
dington, 7175.
DE CA8ALIS, Jeanne, actress ; b.
in Basutoland, South Africa, 22 May,
1897 ; d. of Dr. Georges Casalis de
Pury and his wife Lily (Grandvaux) ;
e. in Paris ; was originally trained as
a pianist, studied for the stage under
Mdme. Thenard of the Comedie
Fran9aise, and by Theodore Komis-
arjevsky, of Moscow ; made her first
appearance on the professional stage
at the Casino, Cannes, in 1919, as
Mdlle. Malingear in "La Poudre aux
Veux ' ; at the Central Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1920, played Amina
in " Afgar " ; made her first appear-
ance in London, at the Ambassadors'
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Theatre, 3 Nov., 1921, as Clara in
" Deburau " ; she appeared at the
Court Theatre, with J. T. Grein's
French Players, on 2 May, 1922, as
Anne-Marie in " Boudu Sauve des
Eaux," and in the same month ap-
peared there as Diana in " Les Petites
Curie-uses," and for the Stage Society,
as Elina in " The Gates of the King-
dom. " ; she then went to New York
for the Theatre Guild, and at the
Garrick, New York, Dec., 1922, played
Violaine in " The Tidings Brought to
Mary " ; from Apr., 1923, was engaged
at the Comedie des Champs-Elysees,
Paris, playing a variety of parts, includ-
ing the First 'Actress in " Six Characters
in Search of an Author " ; Louise in
" Liliom " ; Louisa and the Duenna
in " The Duenna," Helen and the
Female Robot in " R.U.R.," and the
Queen in '* Le Club des Canards
Mandarins " ; on returning to London,
appeared at the Everyman Theatre,
Aug., 1924, as the Strange Lady in
" The Man of Destiny " ; at * the
Ambassadors', Sept., 1924, played
Mathilde Fay in " Fata Morgana."
Favourite parts : Low comedy and
eccentric parts. Recreations : Tennis
and music. Address : 6 Duke Street,
Manchester Square, W.I. Telephone
No.: Mayfair 1164.
DE CORDOBA, Pedro, actor ; b. New
York, 28 Sept., 1881 ; e. New York ;
m. Antoinette Glover ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Majestic
Theatre, Utica, N.Y., 29 Sept., 1902,
as De Nantoilet in " If I Were King,"
with E. H. Sothern, in whose company
he remained until 1904 ; appeared at
the Herald Square Theatre, New York,
12 Oct., 1903, as Zal in " The Proud
Prince " ; was a member of the
Sothern-Marlowe Company from Sept.,
1904 to 1907, playing a variety of
parts in Shakespearean repertory ;
during 1907-8 toured with John
Griffith, playing Macduff, lago, Don
Jose in " Don Caesar de Bazan,"
Valentine in " Faust/' etc. ; in 1909
toured as Lancelot in " Merely Mary
Ann " ; at the opening of the New
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1909, joined
the company to play the Messenger
Diomedes, in " Antony and Cleopatra,"
and remained a member until 1911 ;
during this period played a consider-
able number of varied parts ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Aug.,
1912, played Theodore Sevigne in
" The Master of the House " ; at
Wallack's, Nov., 1912, Boehmer in
" The Paper Chase " ; at the Century
Theatre, Jan., 1913, appeared as Heru
in " Joseph and his Brethren " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Mar.,
1913, as Jacob in " The Five Frank-
forters " ; then toured with William
Faversham's Company, and at the
Lyric, New York, Feb., 1914, played
Cassio in " Othello," and Cassius in
" Julius Caesar " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, Mar., 1914, with Margaret
Anglin, played Orlando in " As You
Like It," Orsino in " Twelfth Night,"
and Lord Windermere in "Lady
Windermere's Fan," subsequently
touring in the same parts ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Jan., 1915,
played Mozi in " Ninety in the Shade ";
at the Lyceum, New York, Apr., 1915,
Watt Dinwiddie in " Beverly's Ba-
lance " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Nov., 1915, Prince Luigi Pallavicini in
" Sadie Love " ; at the Republic, Aug.,
1916, Lent Trevett in " His Bridal
Night " ; at the Manhattan Opera
House, Feb., 1917, The Prophet in
• " The Wanderer " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Oct., 1917, Pierre La Bey
in " Tiger Rose " ; at the Court
Theatre, Jan., 1918, Dethe in " Every-
man " ; at the Republic, Aug., 1918
Rene in "Where Poppies Bloom"
at the Lyric, New York, Jan., 1920
Anton Rendel in " The Light of the
World" ; at the Hudson, Apr., 1921,
Mr. Jovaine in " Nemesis " ; at the
Greenwich Village Theatre, Sept.,
1921, S^r Launcelot in " Launcelot and
Elaine " ; at the Playhouse, New York,
Nov,, 1921, Count Axel Fcrsen in
" Marie Antoinette " ; at the Empire,
New York, June, 1922, Faulkland in
" The Rivals " ; at the National, New
York, Aug. 1923, Adam Trent in " The
Jolly Roger " ; at the Greenwich
Village Theatre, Jan., 1924, Richard
Bain in " The Gift " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Dec., 1924,
Rev. James Mavor Morell in " Can-
dida." Address : Players' Club, 16
Gramercy Park, New York City,
U.S.A., or 64 East 86th Street.
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BE CORDOVA, Rudolph, dramatic
author, journalist, and actor ; b. Kings-
ton, Jamaica ; 5. of the late Katherine
(Lewis) and Altamont de Cordova ; e.
University College School and Uni-
versity College, London ; m. Alicia
Ramsay ; originally intended for
the medical profession, but adopted
the stage as a profession in 1884 ;
is best known as a dramatic author,
mostly in collaboration with Alicia
Ramsey, with whom he has written
the following plays, produced in
London : " Monsieur de Paris,'1
" The Password," "As a Man
Sows/' " The Mandarin " (in which
he played one of the leading parts),
" Honor," " Edmund Kean," " The
Price of a Hat," " The Organ
Grinder/' and several of the Hippo-
drome melodramatic sketches, includ-
ing " The Bandits/' " The Redskins,"
" The Golden Princess/' " The Earth-
quake/' " The Typhoon/' " The Vol-
cano," and " The Sands o' Dee."
Productions in America : " The
Shadow Behind the Throne," " John
Hudson's Wife," " The Quicksands,"
" The Password," " The Mannikin " ;
has written many stories and magazine
articles in Great Britain and the United
States.
BE COURVILLE, Albert P., manager
and producer ; b. London, 26 Mar.,
1887 ; s. of Charles de Courville ; e.
London and Lausanne ; m. Shirley
Kellogg ; was formerly a journalist,
then became assistant to the managing
director of the London Hippodrome,
a position he retained until 1920 ;
part-author and producer of the revues
" Hullo, Ragtime ! " 1912 ; " Hullo,
Tango 1" 1913 ; " Business as Usual/'
1914 ; " Push and Go," 1915 ; " Shell
Out," 1915 ; " Joyland," 1915 ; " Fly-
ing Colours," 1916 ; " Fun and
Beauty," 1916 ; " Razzle-Dazzle,"
1916; "Smile," 1917; " Zig-Zag,"
1917 ; " The Big Show," 1917 ; " Here
and There," 1917 ; " Hotch-Potch,"
1918 ; " Box o' Tricks," 1918 ;
" Happy-Go-Lucky," 1918 ; " Joy-
Bells/'' 1919 ; " Tip-Top," 1919 ; " The
Whirligig," 1919 ; " Rat-Tat-Tat,"
1920 ; " Jig-Saw," 1920 ; " Pins and
Needles/' 1921 ; " The Whirl of the
World," 1924 ; " The Looking Glass,"
1924 ; he was also responsible for the
production of " Cheating Cheaters,"
Strand, 1918 ; " The Thirteenth
Chair," Duke of York's, 1917 ; " Arle-
quin," Empire, 1922, "The Rainbow/'
Empire, 1923, etc, ; author and pro-
ducer of " Merry Moments," " Made
in England," " Hullo, Everybody 1 "
etc. Recreation : Motoring. Club :
Devonshire. Address: 32 Shaftesbury
Avenue, W.I. Telephone No. : Gerrard
301.
DE LANGE, Herman, actor; 6.
Amsterdam, 6 Dec., 1851 ; m. Annie
Hill ; made his first appearance
on the London stage at the Strand
Theatre, 12 Apr., 1879, as the Sergeant
in " Madame Favart," and in Sept.,
1880, appeared at the same theatre
as Marvejol in " Olivette " ; at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, Nov., 1880,
played Kwakin " Anne-Mie/' and also
assisted in the production of the
play ; he has appeared at nearly all
the principal London theatres, and
taken part in many notable produc-
tions ; at the Olympic, Jan., 1881,
played Reginald Vere de Vere in
" Lola" ; at Drury Lane, Mar., 1881
the Secretary in " The Stores "
Globe, Apr., 1884, Hobbs in " Dick "
Comedy, Feb., 1887, Grenados in
" Mynheer Jan," and June, 1888,
Baron von Schnorr in " Woodbarrow
Farm " ; at the St. James's, May,
1890, Boisgommeux in " Esther
Sandraz," and June, 1890, Arminius
Appenburg in " Your Wife " ; at the
Globe, Jan., 1891, Augustus McDonald
in " All the Comforts of Home," and
Olivier in " Gringoire " ; Royalty,
Oct., 1891, Grivet in " Therdse
Raquin," and Lawyer Dill in " East
Lynne"; St. James's, Dec., 1891,
Abraham Plack in " Forgiveness " ;
Terry's, Apr., 1892, Achille Blond
in " The Magistrate " ; Criterion,
Nov., 1892, the Croupier in " The
Old Lady " ; Comedy, May, 1893,
Bouillabaisse in " The Great Unpaid " ;
Garrick, Jan., 1894, Mr. Polak in " An
Old Jew"; Criterion, Mar., 1894,
M. Cordognac in "An Aristocratic
Alliance " ; Toole's, Sept., 1894,
Ben Gay in " A Trip to Chinatown " ;
at the Criterion, May, 1895, Mr.
Thorpe-Didsbury, M.P., in "The
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Home Secretary," Aug., 1895, Baron
Fontenay in " All Abroad," ; Nov.,
1895, Lord Eustace Chetland in " The
Squire of Dames " ; at Terry's, Oct.,
1896, Eugene Gondinot in " Love in
Idleness," and Dec., 1896, Alberto de
Bologna in " The Eider- Down Quilt " ;
at the Duke of York's, Apr., 1897,
Godard in " Lost, Stolen or Strayed " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1897, Edgar
Trefusis in " The White Heather " ;
at the Royalty, May, 1898, M. de
Moulin in " My Innocent Boy," and
Nov., 1898, M. Ruze in " Young Mr.
Yarde " ; at the Comedy, Oct., 1902,
Mr. Bicksett in " Monsieur Beaucaire,"
and Oct., 1904, the Minister of War
in " Has Highness My Husband " ;
at the New, Dec., 1905, the Earl of
Strongitharn in " The Assignation " ;
at the Lyric, Aug., 1906, Antonio in
" The Sin of William Jackson/'
and Mar., 1907, Baron von Loewe in
" The Little Admiral " ; at the Court,
June, 1907, Guiseppe in " The Man of
Destiny " ; at the Comedy, Aug.,
1909, Brutus P. Streak in " The Pin
and the Pudding," and Mar., 1910,
Blickendolfenbach in " Alias Jimmy
Valentine " ; toured with Marie
Tempest, Apr., 1911, as Nunkie
Fuchs in " Lily the Billtopper " ; at
the Comedy, July, 1911, played
Professor Norman Nutt in " The
Green Elephant " ~; at St. George's
Hall, with Maskelyne and Devant,
Jan., 1913, played Axel Nebelson in
" A Fallen Idol " ; at the Ambassa-
dor's Theatre, Sept., 1913, played
Sacristan in " Mademoiselle Fin," and
Giles in " I Love You " ; at the Queen's
Apr., 1914, appeared as the Mysterious
One in " Potash and Perlmutter " ;
July, 1915, the Baron de Saint Reault
in " The World of Boredom " ; at th-?
Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1915,
played Miller Branscombe in "The
Miller's Daughters " ; at the Hay-
market, Apr., 1916, Aristide Dupin
in " The Mayor of Troy " ; at the
Queen's, Sept., 1916, Sol Klinger in
" Potash and Perlmutter in Society " ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1917, Draykoop
in " Double Dutch " ; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1918, appeared as
Picquard in " The Eyes of Youth " ;
at the Coliseum, Mar., 1920, as the
Maestro in " The Truth About the
Russian Dancers " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1920, as Mr. Rush in
" Priscilla and the Profligate " ; Dec.,
1920, Dr. Beetle in " Teddy Tail " ; at
the Queen's, Aug., 1921, M. Emile
Defos'sez in " My Nieces " ; at the
Court, Sept., 1922, James Boswell in
" Mr. Garrick " ; during 1924, toured
as M. Popeau in " The Lonely House " ;
for some time acted under the name of
Harvey Long. A ddress : 1 1 Elrn
Gardens, Brook Green, W.6. Telephone
No. : Hammersmith 209S.
DE LA PASTURE, Mrs. Henry
(Lady Clifford), novelist and dramatic
author ; b. Naples ; d. of the late
Edward Bonham, H.M. Consul at
Calais, and g.-d. of E. Walter Bonham,
C.B., late Consul- General at Naples ;
m. (1) H. de la Pasture, J.P., of Llan-
dogo Priory, Monmouthshire ; (2) Sir
Hugh Clifford, K.C.M.G., Governor of
the Gold Coast ; author of " The Little
Squire," dramatised and played at the
Lyric Theatre ; "A Toy Tragedy,"
" Deborah of Tod's," "Adam Grigson/
" Catharine of Calais," " Cornelius,"
" The Man from America," " Erica,"
" Master Christopher," " Michael
Ferrys," etc. ; has written the follow-
ing plays : " Peter's Mother," Wynd-
ham's, 1906; "The Lonely Million-
aires," Adelphi, 1906; "Her Grace
the Reformer," Hay market, 1906 ;
" Deborah of Tod's/' produced at
Boston, Mass., Dec., 1909.
DEL Y SI A, Alice, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Paris, 3 Mar., 1891 ; d. of Henri
Lapize and his wife Mathilde (Douce) ;
e. Paris ; was formerly a midinette ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Vari£tes, Paris, 1910, in " La
Revue des Vari6t6s," in the chorus,
and subsequently she sang in the
chorus at the Opera Comique and
Gaite-Lyrique ; at Olympia, Paris,
1912, she appeared in *' The Quaker
Girl " and " La Revue de TAnn^c,"
and in Oct., 1913, appeared as Corn-
mere in " La Revue d'Olympia " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Ambassadors'
Theatre, 17 Oct., 1914, as Lfiontine in
" L'Ingenue " and in the revue, " Odds
and Ends," scoring an immediate
success ; same theatre, June, 1915,
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played in " More," and June, 1916, in
" Pell-Mell " ; at the London Opera
House, June, 1916, took part in the
" all-star " performance of " The
Admirable Crichton," before the King
and Queen ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Aug., 1917, appeared in the title-rdle
of " Carminetta " ; at the London
Pavilion, Aug., 1918, played in "As
You Were," and Sept., 1919, appeared
as Zaydee in " Afgar " ; in 1920, went
to the United States, making her first
appearance in New York, at the Central
Theatre, 8 Nov., 1920, in the same
part ; on returning to London, ap-
peared at the New Oxford, Mar., 1922,
in " Mayfair and Montmartre " ; this
she left owing to loss of voice ; on her
recovery went to New York, where she
appeared at the Broadhurst Theatre,
Nov., 1923, in " Topics of 1923 " ;
during 1924, toured in the same
piece Recreations: Riding and lawn
tennis.
DE MILLE, Cecil Blonnt, actor ; b.
12 Aug., 1881 ; s. of the late Henry C.
de Mille, dramatist ; e. H. C. de Mille
Memorial School, and the Pennsylvania
Military College ; his professional
education was received at the Ameri-
can Academy of Dramatic Arts ; m.
Constance Adams, 16 Aug., 1902;
made his first appearance as an
actor as Arthur Dyson in " Hearts are
Trumps," at the Garden Theatre,
New York, 21 Feb., 1900 ; his first
play, written in conjunction with
his brother, was called " The Genius " ;
also collaborated with him in " The
Royal Mounted," 1908 ; is also part
author of " The Stampede," 1910 ;
author of " The Reckless Age," 1913 ;
part author of "After Five," 1913;
he has appeared in the following
plays : " Hearts are Trumps," 1900 ;
" To Have and to Hold/' 1901 ;
" Are You a Mason ? " 1901 ; " Alice of
Old Vincennes," 1902 ; " If I Were
King," 1902-3; "Hamlet," 1902-3;
" A Gentleman of France/' 1904 ;
" The Missourians," 1904 ; " Lord
Chumley," 1905 ; " The Wishing
Ring," 1909 ; he has supported E. H.
Sothern, Virginia Harned, Amelia
Bingham, Charles Dal ton, etc. ; since
1913, has devoted himself entirely to
production for th$ cinema stage, and
is now Director-General of the Famous
Players-Lasky Corporation. Clubs :
The Lambs', National Arts, American
Society of Dramatic Authors. A ddress:
Paramount Picture Corporation, Vine
Street, Hollywood, Cal., U.S.A.
BE MILLE, William €., dramatic
author ; s. of the late Henry C. de
Mille, dramatist, and of Beatrice de
Mille, authors' representative ; b. 25
July, 1878, Washington, N.C. ; e.
Columbia, A.B., 1900 ; Freiburg in
Baden, Germany ; professional educa-
tion received at the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts in 1901 ; m. Anna
George, daughter of Henry George ;
has written the following among
other plays : " Strongheart/1 1905 ;
" The Genius," 1906 ; " Classmates,"
1907 ; " The Warrens of Virginia/*
1907 ; " The Royal Mounted," 1908 ;
" The Land of the Free," and " The
Woman " ; " After Five " (with C. B.
De Mille), 1913; "Forest Flower,"
1916 ; " Food," 1917 ; is a Director
of the Famous Players-Lasky Cor-
poration, and now devotes himself
entirely to writing and producing plays
for the cinema stage. Clubs : American
Dramatists', the Lambs', Columbia
University, West Side Tennis, Man-
hattan Single Tax, Heights Casino.
A ddress : Paramount Picture Corpora-
tion, Vine Street, Hollywood, Cal.,
U.S.A.
DENHAM, Reginald, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. London, 10 Jan., 1894 ;
s. of Harry Barton Denham and his
wife Emily Constance (Chapman) ;
e. City of London School ; m. (1)
Moyna McGill (mar. dis.) ; (2) Lilian
Oldland ; studied music and singing
at the Guildhall School of Music ;
made his first appearance on the stage,
at His Majesty's Theatre, 2 Sept.,
1913, walking on in " Joseph and his
Brethren " ; remained at His Majesty's
for two years, playing small parts, and
then joined the Benson Shakespearean
company, with which he also remained
two years, playing over fifty character
and juvenile parts ; his first engage-
ment after the war, was at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Feb., 1919, when he
played Hawkins in " Abraham Lin-
coln " ; at the Lyric, Apr., 1919, played
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Paris in " Romeo and Juliet ; at
the Queen's, July, 1919, in " The
Cinderella Man " ; played for nine
months under the management of
J. B, Fagan, at the Court and Duke of
York's, 1919-20 ; at the Garrick,
Sept., 1920, played Sidey in " The
Bight to Strike"" ; at the Apollo,
Jan., 1921, Lieutenant Graham in
" French Leave " ; at the Duke of
York's, Nov., 1921, Count Pietro
Gamba in " The Pilgrim of Eternity " ;
at the Everyman Theatre, 1922,
played a round of parts in plays by
Bernard Shaw ; since that date has
been prominent as a producer ; among
his productions may be noted " If
Four Walls Told," 1922 ; " The Smiths
of Surbiton," 1922 ; " Biters Bitten,"
1922; "Coloman," 1922; "Tres-
passes," 1923 ; " The Man Who Ate
the Popomack," 1923 ; was appointed
producer to the Oxford Players, by
J. B. Fagan, Oct., 1923, and during the
next six months produced and played
in eighteen plays ; during 1924, he
appeared at the Lyric, Hammersmith,
for some time, playing Witwoud in
" The Way of the World " ; at the
Ambassadors', Sept., 1924, played
Charley Blazy in " Fata Morgana,"
which he also produced ; produced
" No Man's Land," St. Martin's, 1924,
and " Pollyanna," St. James's, 1924 ;
is a member of the Committee of the
Fellowship of Players, and of the
Repertory Players. Recreations :
Musical composition and swimming.
Address: 30 Percy Street, W.I.
Telephone No. : Museum 9013.
DEMY, Ernest, dramatic author;
b. 20 July, 1869 ; s. of Henry Denny,
scientist ; e. privately ; has written
the following plays : " Man Pro-
poses," produced in New York, 1904 ;
" All-of-a-Sudden Peggy," Duke of
York's, 1906, and in New York,
1907 ; " Vanity," Globe, 1913 ; " Mar-
maduke," Hayrnarket, 1918 ; and
B ston, U.S.A., 1919 ; " Just Like
Judy," St. Martin's, 1920 ; " The
Mountebank" (with W. J. Locke),
Lyceum, New York, 1923 ; is also well
known as a Shakespearean reciter.
Club : Garrick. Address : 36 Loudoun
Road, St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : 823 Hampstead.
DENTON, Frank (Bellamy), actor;
b. Louth, Lines, 1878 ; e. Louth ;
was originally intended for an architect,
and was articled to the late James
Fowler, architect ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1898, at
the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, as
the Hon. Harold Inglis in " A Bunch
of Violets " ; made his first appearance
on the London stage, at Wyndham's
Theatre, 2 Aug., 1905, as Sidney
Clifford Weinstein in " What the Butler
Saw " ; at Terry's, Mar., 1906, played
Mr. Warburton in "A Judge's
Memory " ; at the Apollo, Dec., 1907,
played Roundle in " The Night of
the Party " ; subsequently proceeded
to Australia where he remained three
years ; at the Garrick, June, 1910,
made a notable hit, when he played Mr,
Polting in " Billy's Bargain " ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1911, played Jasper
Stark in " Is Matrimony a Failure ? " ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1911, played in
" Playing with Fire " ; at the Duke
of York's, Feb., 1912, played Herbert
Fulkerson in " The ' Mind-the- Paint '
Girl"; at the New, Aug., 1912,
William Stewart in " Ready Money " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1913,
played Mr. Devizes, Jun., in " The
Will," and Mr. Tovey in " The Adored
One " ; at the Vaudeville, Aug., 1914,
Anthony in " My Aunt " ; at Wynd-
ham's Dec., 1914, Viscount Crowley in
" Raffles " ; during 1916, toured as
Bertram Tully in " A Little Bit of
Fluff"; at the Apollo, Feb., 1917,
played the Hon. Montague Fcnniker
in " Monty's Flapper " ; at the New,
Sept., 1917, Ferdinand Gadd in
" Trelawney of the Wells " ; at the
Queen's, Apr,, 1918, William Carleton
in "Lot 79" ; at Eastbourne, Sept.,
1919, Guy Roxton in " The Mark of
a Man " ; at the Strand, Mar., 1920,
Thomas Lafterts in " Come Out of
the Kitchen " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1920, Jimmy Forde in
" Priscilla and the Profligate " ; at
the Duke of York's, June, 1921, Rome
Oliver in " The Wrong Number " ;
at the Apollo, Feb., 1922, George
Faraker in "The Wheel";" at the
Shaftesbury, Oct., 1922, Paul Jones in
" The Cat and the Canary " ; during
1923, toured in the same part ; at the
Savoy, Sept,, 1924, played Sir Reginald
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Toothill in " The Sport of Kings."
Recreations : Country life and garden-
ing. Address : 37 Craven Road,
Lancaster Gate, W.2.
BESBOROTJGH, Philip, actor; b.
London, 23 June, 1883 : 5. of Miguel
del Riego and his wife Clara Lizzie
(Bcall), is a brother of the well-known
composer, Teresa del Riego ; e. Clifton
House School, Eastbourne, etc. ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
27 Feb., 1902, as the Footman in
" A Country Mouse " ; spent many
years touring the provinces and in
various London productions ; at Drury
Lane, Apr., 1913, played Metellus
in " Ben Hur," and eventually
played the title-role ; toured with
Sir George Alexander as Baroudi in
" Bella Donna " ; appeared at the
St. James's, Jan., 1914, as Daniel
Merital in " The Attack " ; after the
war, appeared at the New Theatre,
Sept., 1919, as Lord Slayde in " Jack
o' Jingles " ; at the Ambassadors',
Mar., 1920, as Captain Aynesley
Murray in " Grierson's Way " ; at the
Belasco Theatie, New York, Sept.,
1920, played Theodore Beverley in
" One " ; at the Playhouse, London,
June, 1922, appeared as Hugh Ardale
in " The Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, May, 1924,
succeeded Robert Loraine in " The
Way of the World," subsequently
touring in the same part. Recreations :
Golf, swimming, architecture, and
scenic designing. Club : Green Room.
Address : 26 Wellington Road, St.
John's Wood, N.W.8. Telephone No. ;
Hampstead 5324.
BE SELINCOUBT, Hugh, dramatic
critic, journalist and novelist ; 6.
London, 15 June, 1878 ; 5. of Dora
Bruce (Bendall) and Charles Alex-
ander de Selincourt ; e. Dulwich
College, and University College,
Oxford ; m. Janet Wheeler ; was
formerly engaged as a schoolmaster,
and in commerce ; appointed dramatic
critic of The Star, 1910 ; resigned
1912 ; has written several novels, " The
Strongest Plume," "A Boy's Marriage,"
" A Daughter of the Morning," " The
Way Things Happen," " A Fail-
House," "The High Adventure11;
has also written " Oxford from Within/'
a book on Sir Waiter Raleigh and
Elizabethan Times, etc. ; has written
some short plays, including " Getting
What You Want," 1912 ; " Beastie,"
1912. Favourite play : ' * The
Master Builder/' Recreations : Lawn
tennis, Muller exercises, chess.
BE SILVA, N. (Angelita Helena),
actress ; b. 28 Aug., 1868 ; d. of the
late Don Ramon de Silva Ferro ; m.
Sir John Martin Harvey ; for many
years from 1883, was a member of the
Lyceum company, under Sir Henry
Irving, and appeared at that theatre,
among other parts, as Polly Flam-
borough in " Olivia," 1890 ; Marie in
" The Corsican Brothers," 1891 ; Alice
in " Faust," 1894 ; Antonia in " Don
Quixote/' 1895, etc. ; when her
husband went into management at
the Lyceum, Feb., 1899, appeared as
Mimi in " The Only Way " ; has since
appeared with him in "A Cigarette
Maker's Romance/' " After All/1
" The Exile/' " The Breed of the
Treshams," " Hamlet/' " Boy O'Car-
roll," " Great Possessions," " The
Tragedy of Truth," " The Last Heir/'
" The World and His Wife," " Richard
III," "The Lowland Wolf/' "The
Taming of the Shrew," " The Corsican
Brothers," " Armageddon," etc. ; ap-
peared at His Majesty's, with her
husband, May, 1916, as Ophelia,
Katharine in " The Taming of the
Shrew/' Princess Katharine in " Henry
V," and Lady Anne in " Richard III " ;
in the autumn of 1916, toured as Ada
Ingot in " David Garrick " ; in 1917,
toured as Dorothy Cruikshank in
" Rosemary " ; in 1918, as Isabelle in
" The Burgomaster of Stilemonde,"
and played the same part at the Scala,
Jan., 1919, at Covent Garden, Dec.,
1919, Ophelia in " Hamlet," and Jan.,
1920, Mimi in " The Only Way " ;
in 1921, accompanied her husband on
his Canadian tour ; at the Lyceum,
Oct. -Dec., 1921, again played in " The
Only Way," " The Burgomaster of
Stilemonde " and " The Breed of the
Treshams " ; at the Garrick, Feb.,
1923, played Good Deeds in " Via
Crucis ' ' ; subsequently toured in
Canada, with her husband's company ;
has also appeared in several of Pinero's
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comedies. Address : " Parkhulme,"
Fife Road, East Sheen, Surrey.
DE SOTJSA, May, actress ; b. Chicago,
1887 ; d. of John and Carrie de Sousa ;
m. E. A. Haines (mar. dis.) ; (2) Ray-
mond G. Grant (mar. dis.) ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1901,
in the chorus of " The Chaperons/'
and first came into prominence in
America in 1903 by her performances
in " The Tenderfoot/' " The Wizard
of Oz," and " The Land of Nod " ;
in the latter piece, produced at Chicago
in June, 1905, she made quite a hit as
the Queen of Hearts ; during 1904
played Soo-Soo in "A Chinese
Honeymoon " and Contrary Mary in
" Babes in Toy land " ; she made
her first appearance on the London
stage at Drury Lane Theatre, 26 Dec.,
1905, as Cinderella in the pantomime ;
at the Royalty, 18 Apr., 1906, she
appeared as Violet Stanford in
" Castles in Spain/' subsequently
appearing in the same part at Terry's
Theatre ; at Daly's Theatre, 18 June,
1906, she played O Mimosa San in
the revival of " The Geisha " ; at
the Gaiety, 15 May, 1907, appeared
as Elsa in " The Girls of Gottenburg " ;
subsequently appeared in Paris ; re-
appeared at the Gaiety, Nov., 1908, as
Consuelo in " Havana " ; in Dec.,
1908, started a tour as Franzi in " A
Waltz Dream " ; in 1909, she toured
in America in " The Air King " ; at
Weber's, New York, 22 Dec., 1909,
played Phyllis Crane in " The Goddess
of Liberty " ; at the New York Theatre,
14 Apr., 1910, played Christine Parling
in "A Skylark/' and at Chicago,
in June, 1910, appeared as Yum- Yum
in " The Mikado " ; at the Criterion,
New York, 15 Aug., 1910, appeared
as Hetty in " The Commuters " ; at
Rochester, N.Y., Nov., 1910, played
in " The Mayoress " ; she then re-
turned to England, and went on tour,
playing Gonda Van der Loo in " The
Girl in the Train " ; at Daly's, London,
20 May, 1911, appeared as Juliette
in "The Count of Luxembourg";
subsequently toured in the tit\Q-r6le
of " Peggy " ; appeared at the
Hippodrome, Apr., 1912, as Elsie
Manners in " Arms and the Girl " ;
subsequently appeared at the Tivoli in
" Phyllis " ; at the Casino, New York,
6 Sept., 1913, played Princess Helen
in " Lieber Augustin " (" Princess
Caprice "), subsequently touring in the
same part, when the play was re-named
" Miss Caprice " ; at the Grand Opera
House, Dec., 1913, appeared as Mari-
posa Gilroy in " The Marriage Market";
in Sept, 1914, toured as Celia Gill in
" The Queen of the Movies " ('* The
Cinema Star ") ; at Los Angeles,
Feb., 1915, played Sombra in " The
Arcadians," Sally Hook in " Miss
Hook of Holland," and Tillie in
" Tillie's Nightmare " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Sept., 1915, played Lulu
La Grange in " Two is Company " ;
went to Australia in 1918 ; appeared
at Sydney, N.S.W., 1919, in " Goody
Two Shoes."
BE V ALOIS, Ninette, dancer ; 6.
Ireland ; d. of the late Colonel Staiinus,
D.S.O. ; studied dancing under Enrico
Cecchetti ; first appeared as a dancer
at the Lyceum Theatre, in the panto-
mime of 1914, and continued to appear
there annually until 1919 ; was also
engaged as dancer with the Boecham
Opera Company, 1918 ; appeared at
Covent Garden, 1919 ; appeared at
the Strand, June, 1919, in " Laughing
Eyes " ; also appeared at Covent
Garden with Leonide Massino and
Lydia Lopokova.
DEVERELL, John W., actor, b. 30
May, 1880 ; had had some experience as
an amateur, before making his first pro-
fessional appearance, in May, 1900,
with a touring company, as Faulkland
in " The Rivals " ; subsequently
toured in " My Soldier Boy," " The
White Heather," " With Flying
Colours," " The J.P.," " In the Soup,"
etc. ; made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Lyric Theatre,
in Jan., 1902, in " Mice and Men " ;
was next seen at Wyndham's Theatre,
Mar., 1902, as John in " Irish Assur-
ance/' and the Tramp in " Heard at
the Telephone " ; subsequently toured
for six months as Jack Chesncy in
" Charley's Aunt," and later as ColbsofE
in " Resurrection " ; at the Court
Theatre, Dec., 1904, played Callow in
" Prunella " ; during 1905, toured as
Tom Stringer in " The Little Stranger/'
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at Terry's, Mar, 1906, played Young
in " A Judge's Memory," and Figgis in
" The New Clown " ; at the Royalty,
Jan., 1908, appeared as Lord Herbert
Wayne in " Susannah — and some
others " ; subsequently toured as
Cecil Ramsden in " The Fortunes of
Fan " ; at His Majesty's, Sept., 1908,
played Brander in " Faust " ; during
1909-10, toured in Australia with
Meynell, Clark & Co., playing in
" The Hypocrites," " Lucky Durham,"
" Pete," " The Girl Behind the Coun-
ter," etc. ; at the Haymarket, July, 1911,
appeared as Jimmy Bray in " The
Touch of Truth " ; at His Majesty's,
Nov., 1911, played Lord Garth in
" A Jug of Wine " ; at the Lyric,
Dec., 1911, Prince OrlofEsky in " Night-
birds " ; at the Criterion, Oct., 1912,
Cranley Fordyce in " Tantrums " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, Nov., 1913, Prince Max in " The
Little Cafe " ; at the Playhouse,
London, Sept., 1914, Peter Gershaw in
" Young Wisdom " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Nov., 1914, Talbot Champneys in
" Our Boys " ; in 1915, secured a
commission as Second Lieutenant in
2nd Batt. 8th Hants Regiment ; served
in France and Palestine, and was
demobilised as Captain, Aug., 1919 ;
reappeared on the stage, at the
Ambassadors', Aug., 1919, as Spencer
Wyle in " Green Pastures and Picca-
dilly " ; at the St. Martin's, Dec.,
1919, "played Harold Wilmot in " A
Dear Little Lady " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1920, the Earl of Clincham in
" The Young Visiters " ; at the
Playhouse, Sept., 1920, Spencer Wills
in " Wedding Bells " ; at the Royalty,
June, 1921, Eugene La Musotte in " The
Cinema Lady " ; at the Strand, Aug.,
1921, Dr. James Simpson in " The
Trump Card " ; at the Apollo, Nov.,
1921, Jim Hawley in " Thank You,
Phillips ! " ; at the Duke of York's,
May, 1922, Valentine Vervier in " Nuts
in May " ; at the Haymarket, June,
1922, Nicholas in " The Dover Road " ;
Jan., 1923, Richard Maturin in " Plus
Fours " ; at the Duke of York's, June,
1923, Montague Jordan in " Eliza
Comes to Stay " ; at the Globe, July,
1923, Reggie Merral in " Reckless
Reggie " ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1923,
Justin Fleury in " The Elopement" ;
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1923, Alger-
non Moncrieff in " The Importance of
Being Earnest " ; at the Theatre
Albert Premier, Paris, May, 1924,
Nicholas in " The Dover Road" ; at
the Vaudeville, July, 1924, appeared
in " The Odd Spot." Address : IS
Newcastle House, Northumberland
Street, W. Telephone No. : Mayfair
5317.
BE YEREUX, William, actor and dra-
matic author ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage, at Stratford-on-
Avon, in " The Two Gentlemen of
Verona," with the late Osmond
Tearle ; he appeared at the Lyric
Theatre, Hammersmith, 13 Feb., 1893,
as Kyrle Daly in " The Colleen Bawn ";
in 1897, toured as Stephen Lyle in
" When the Lamps are Lighted " ;
first attracted attention in London, by
his performance of the part of Basil
Gillespie in " Hearts are Trumps,"
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1899 ; at the
Lyceum, Oct., 1900, played Van
Reinen in " For Auld Lang Syne" ;
Nov., 1900, De Rochefort in " The
Three Musketeers " ; he appeared in
" The Mummy and the Humming
Bird," at Wyndham's Theatre, Oct.,
1901 ; at the Imperial, Apr., 1902,
played Isidore dc Lorano in " The
Degenerates " ; at His Majesty's,
Oct., 1902, played Charles Minghelli
in " The Eternal City " ; Jan., 1903,
Master Page in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at Kennington, Nov., 1903,
appeared as Tristan Sand in " A Man
and Himself " ; at the Court Theatre,
played Luitolfo in " A Soul's Tragedy "
(Mar., 1904), and Proteus in "The
Two Gentlemen of Verona " (Apr.,
1904) ; at the Savoy, Mar., 1905,
played Lebel in " Du Barri " ; at
the New Theatre, May, 1905, made
a substantial success by his perform-
ance of Schram in " Leah Kleschna " ;
at the Scala, Dec., 1905, played
Vladimir Pyltowitz in " The Firefly";
at the Imperial Theatre, Jan., 1906,
played Bohemund in " Jhe Harlequin
King " ; at the Lyric, Oct., 1906,
appeared as Prince John in " Robin
Hood " ; same theatre, Nov., 1908,
played the Constable of France in
" King Henry V " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1911, appeared as
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Escalus in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
subsequently went to America ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, New
York, June, 1915, played Williams
in " The Three of Hearts " ; at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Oct.,
1915, the Financier in " What Money
Can't Buy " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Dec., 1915, the Hon. Everard Barran-
dine in " The Devil's Garden " ; at
the Astor, Aug., 1916, Dr. Berlier in
" The Guilty Man " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Feb., 1917, Corners in " A
Successful Calamity " ; at the Empire,
New York, Sept., 1918, William Hogg
in " The Saving Grace " ; at the
Harris, May, 1920, Sir Robert Ches-
leigh in his own play, " The Respect
for Riches " ; at the Empire, New
York, Jan., 1922, Ronsky in " The
Czarina " ; at the Garrick, New York,
Oct., 1922, Dr. Gall in " R.U.R. " ;
reappeared in London, at the Duke of
York's, July, 1923, when he played
Zack Hart in " Civilian Clothes " ; is
co-author, with Henry Hamilton, of
" Robin Hood " ; is also the author of
" Henry of Navarre," played by Fred
Terry, 1908, " Sir Walter Raleigh,"
produced by Lewis Waller, 1909 ; "A
Fair Highwayman," produced by
Lewis Waller in Australia, 1913 ; " The
Elton Case," New York, 1921. Ad-
dress: 78 Elm Park Road, S.W.3.
Telephone : Kensington 2406.
BE WARFAZ, George, actor; b.
Spa, 2 Dec., 1889 ; s. of Camille
Goffin ; e. Paris Conservatoire ; for-
merly poet, journalist, and dramatic
author ; made his first appearance on
the stage, 1903, at the Varietes,
Antwerp, as Loris Ipanoff in " Fe-
dora " ; subsequently toured for ten
years, all over Belgium and France ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at the Haymarket
Theatre, 1914, as Lolo di Venere in
a special performance of " Don Juan " ;
at the New Theatre, May, 1915, ap-
peared with Mdme. Rejane in " Ma-
dame Sans-Gene " ; at the Playhouse,
Jan., 1916, played Ren6 Dufour in
" Please Help Emily " ; at the Garrick,
Aug., 1916, Aime Dufour in " Laber-
gette," of which he was part-author ;
at Lyceum, Edinburgh, Dec., 1916,
played Count Caesar in " Oh,
Caesar ! " ; during 1917 toured in
this piece and in " Fanny's First Play";
in the same year founded the Plough
Society and produced Maeterlinck's
" Joyzelle," and the following year at*
the Court, played Oswald Alving in
" Realities," a sequel to " Ghosts " ;
at the New Theatre, July, 1918,
appeared as Armand in " The Chinese
Puzzle " ; at the Court, Nov., 1918,
played Don Carlos in " Philip II ";
at the Victoria Palace, Dec., 1918,
played in " Where the Rainbow
Ends " ; at the Globe, July, I9204
played Jules Marnier in " French
Leave"; at the Queen's, Oct., 1921,
Pedro de Costa in " The Hotel Mouse ";
at the Shaftesbury, May, 1923, Count
Spinagio in " Stop Flirting " ; played
the same part at the Strand, Mar.,
1924, when the piece was revived ;
is frequently engaged as a producer
of plays ; artistic director of the
French Players. Recreations : Music
and reading. Address : 69 Finborough
Road, London, S.W.10.
BE WINTON, Alice, actress; b.
London ; d. of Major Wilson ; sister
of Dora de Winton and Lucy Wilson ;
e. privately ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Princess's Theatre,
5 May, 1890, as Macedonia in " Theo-
dora " ; subsequently toured as Kitty
in " Nixie," Mary Blenkarn in " The
Middleman," Evelyn Carew in " Lord
Anerley," and Mrs. Cowper-Cowper
in " Lady Windermere's Fan " ; at
the Avenue, May, 1892, she played
Alice Verney in " Forget-Me-Not " ;
at the Vaudeville, Sept, 1892,
played Mary Melrose in " Our
Boys " ; at the Op6ra Comique,
Oct., 1892, she made a great success,
when she appeared as Julia in " The
Duchess of Malfi," revived by the
Independent Society ; she appeared
at the Vaudeville, 1893, in "The
Guv'nor," " A Trip to Chicago " and
" A Screw Loose " ; in 1895 toured
in " Uncle Silas " ; appeared at the
Strand, 1895, in "In a Locket,"
and " The Lord Mayor " ; she then
toured as Trilby, and after appearing
at the Royalty in " A Court of Honour, "
toured in " The Sorrows of Satan " ;
at the Strand, 1897, appeared in
" The Triple Alliance " ; then toured
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as Beatrice in "An American Citizen " ;
appeared at Wyndham's, Apr., 1900,
as Lise in " Cyrano de Bergerac,"
and later as Mrs. Crespin in a revival
of " The Liars " ; during the run of
" Mrs. Dane's Defence," she under-
studied and at various times played
the three leading female rdles ; ap-
peared at the Criterion, as Mrs.
Steinberg in " The Noble Lord/' and
Lady Curtoys in " Wheels Within
Wheels," followed by her appearance
at the Lyric, Jan., 1902, as Joanna
Goodlake in " Mice and Men " ; in
1903, played in the United States with
Charles Hawtrey, as Marjory Seaton
in " The Man from Blankley's " ;
of late years has turned her attention
to the cinema stage. Address : 124
Queen's Road, Bays water, W.2.
BIAGHILEFF, Serge, Russian man-
ager ; b. near Novgorod, 19 Mar., 1872 ;
on terminating simultaneously his
studies at the University and Conserva-
toire, commenced writing criticism on
Art, and held an exhibition of pictures ;
from 1899-1905, was Editor of the
Petrograd Art World ; when the revo-
lution broke out in Russia in 1905,
migrated to Paris, where he gave an
exhibition of Russian Art, 1906 ; in
1907 gave a season of Russian sym-
phony concerts ; in 1908 was respon-
sible for the first season of Russian
opera ever given in Western Europe ;
organiser of the new Russian ballet,
since 1909 ; was responsible for the
prodtiction of the Russian ballet in
Paris, 1910, and at Covent Garden,
London, and elsewhere since June,
1911 ; under his direction were pro-
duced " Le Pavilion d'Armide," "Prince
Igor," " Le Festin," " Le Lac des
Cygnes," 1909 ; " Scheherazade,"
" The Fire Bird," " Carnaval," " Gis-
elle," " Cleopatra," " Les Sylphides,"
1910 ; " Sadko," " Le Spectre de la
Rose," " Narcisse," " Petrushka,"
1911; "Le Dieu Bleu," " Thamar,"
" L'Apres-Midi d'Un Faune," " Daph-
nis and Chloc," 1912 ; " Le Sacre du
Printempp," " Jeux," " La Tragedie de
Salome," 1913 ; " Papillons," " The
Legend of Joseph," " Midas," " Le
Coq d'Or," 1914 ; " The Midnight
Sun," 1915 ; " Parade," " Children's
Tales," " The Good-Humoured Ladies,"
1917 ; " Les Jardins d'Aranjuez,"
1918; "La Boutique Fantasque,"
^The Three-Cornered Hat," 1919;
" Pulcinella," " Le Chant du Rossig-
nol," 1920 ; " Le Astuzie Femmimli,"
1920 ; " Chout," " The Sleeping Prin-
cess," 1921 ; Enrico Cecchetti, Fokine,
Lydia Lopokova, Seraphina Astafieva,
and many other notable dancers have
appeared in his company.
BICKSON, Dorothy, actress and
dancer ; b. Kansas City, Mo,, U.S.A. ;
26 July, 1898; e. Chicago; m. Carl
Hyson ; was well known as an expon-
ent of ball-room dancing in the United
States, prior to appearing at the Princess
Theatre, New York, 20 Feb., 1917, in
" Oh, Boy ! " ; at the Bijou, Jan.,
1918, played Betty in " Girl o' Mine " ;
at the Astor, May, 1918, Dorothy Man-
ners in " Rock-a-Bye Baby " ; at the
New Amsterdam, June, 1918, in " The
Ziegfeld Follies " ; at the Cohan and
Harris Theatre, Feb., 1919, played
Carlotta in " The Royal Vagabond " ;
subsequently, in conjunction with her
husband, directed the Palais Royal
Dance Club, New York ; appeared at
the Nora Bayes Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1920, as Lady Gwendolyn Spen-
cer-Hill in " Lassie " ; she made her
first appearance in London, at the
London Pavilion, June, 1921, in
" London, Paris, and New York,"
dancing with Carl Hyson ; was then
engaged for the Winter Garden
Theatre, where she appeared, Sept.,
1921, as Sally in the musical comedy
of that name ; at the same theatre,
Sept., 1922, played Marilynn Morgan
in " The Cabaret Girl " ; Sept., 1923,
Carol Stuart in " The Beauty Prize " ;
at His Majesty's, Oct., 1924, played the
tit\e-rdle in " Patricia."
DILLINGHAM, Charles B., theatrical
manager ; b. Hartford, Conn., U.S.A.,
30 May, 1868 ; s. of Edward B.
Dillingham and his wife Josephine
(Potter) ; m. Eileen Kearney (mar.
dis.) ; from college became a journalist
in Hartford, Washington, and Chicago ;
was then engaged as dramatic editor
of the New York Evening Sun ; be-
came a producing manager iix New
York in 1898, presenting Julia Marlowe,
and has since then produced over one
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hundred and fifty plays, and managed
many stars, including Maxine Elliott,
Henry Miller, Margaret Anglin, Fritz
Scheff, Elsie Janis, Montgommery and
Stone, Frank Daniels, Robert Loraine,
Nance O'Neil, Kyrle Bellew, etc. ; he
has produced all the musical comedies
in which Fred Stone has appeared over
a period of twenty years ; is now owner
and manager of the Globe Theatre,
New York, and has interests in twenty
other theatres throughout the United
States. Recreation : Athletics. Ad-
dress : Globe Theatre Building, Broad-
way and Forty-Sixth Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
DILLON, Frances, actress; m.
Hubert Druce ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage at the Court
Theatre, 27 Apr., 1895, as Mrs. Chet-
wynd in " Vanity Fair " ; during
1896 toured under F. G. Latham as
Minnie in " Dr. Chetwynd," and
Lucy Hawksworth in " The Girl I
Left Behind Me " ; joined Ben Greet 's
company in 1897, pla)dng Pauline in
" The Lady of Lyons," Berenice and
Mercia in " The Sign of the Cross " ;
was subsequently seen as Esther
Eccles in " Caste/' and Marie de Fon-
tanges in " Plot and Passion " ; at Her
Majesty's Theatre, 1898, in " Julius
Caesar " and " Captain Swift " ; next
toured with Edward Terry in rtyer-
toire ; in May, 1899, went to South
Africa, under the management of
W. J. Holloway, playing in " Henry
V," " The Three Musketeers," " The
Prisoner of Zenda," " Richard IJI,"
etc. ; on her return in Dec., 1899,
toured with Leonard Boyne in " Cap-
tain Leigh, V.C. " ; subsequently
toured in " The Money Spinner " and
" A Fool's Paradise " ; in 1900 toured
as Ruth Halstead in " The Scarlet
Sin " ; at Her Majesty's Theatre,
Oct., 1900, played in " Herod," and
for a time played Salom6 ; subse-
quently played Viola in " Twelfth
Night " for a time ; toured subse-
quently with Jerrold Robertshaw
in Shakespearean repertory, playing
Ophelia, Beatrice, Portia, Desde-
mona, etc. ; during 1902 toured with
F. R. Benson ; at His Majesty's, Oct.,
1902, appeared as Elene in " The
Eternal City " ; in 1903-4 toured as
Katusha in " Resurrection," under the
management of Beerbohm Tree, sub-
sequently playing Donna Roma in
" The Eternal City " and Yo-San in
" The Darling of the Gods " ; at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1905, appeared as
Portia in " Julius Caesar " ; at the
Adelphi, Mar., 1906, played Mariana
in " Measure for Measure " ; subse-
quently at the St. James's, appeared
occasionally as Nina in " His House
in Order " ; during 1908 toured with
the Vedrenne-Barker company as
Ann Whitefield in " Man and Super-
man " and Louka in " Arms and the
Man " ; she appeared at the St.
James's, Feb., 1909, as Antoinette in
" The Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the
Lyric, Apr., 1909, played the Comtesse
de Cerny in " The Conquest " ; then
played at the Lyceum, in " Two
Little Vagabonds," " The Proud
Prince " and " East Lynne " ; at the
Globe, Feb., 1910, appeared as Cath-
erine Winter in " The Tenth Man " ;
appeared at the Duke of York's, Sept.,
1910, as Agathe in "A Bolt from
the Blue " ; returned to His Majesty's,
Apr., 1911, and played Hippolyta in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
in May, appeared as Calpurnia in
"Julius Caesar"; in June, 1911,
played Olivia in " Twelfth Night,"
and Sept., 1911, appeared as the
Third Witch in f< Macbeth " ; at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1912, played Mdme.
De Vigne in " The Monk and the
Woman " ; at the Prince's, Oct.,
1912, Mercedes in " Monte Cristo " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Nov., 1912,
Caprice in " The Malingerer " ; at
Bury, Dec., 1912, appeared as Paula
Tueski in " By Right of Sworcl " ; at
His Majesty's, Mar., 1913, played Lady
Agatha Pangbourne in " The Happy
Island"; Apr., 1913, Lady Sneerweil
in " The School for Scandal " ; at the
Aldwych Theatre, June, 1913, played
Violet Harvey in " The Duchess's
Necklace '* ; at the Court, June, 1914,
Lady Coverdale in " Compensation " ;
in Aug., 1914, toured as Lady Castle-
maine in " Sweet Nell of Old JDrury " ;
at the Lyric, Apr., 1915, played Mrs.
Trask in'" On Trial " ; at the Lyceum,
Sept., 1915, appeared as Carmen de
Faveraux in " Between Two Women" ;
at the Garrick, Jan,, 1916, as Hilda
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Tempest in " Tiger Cub " ; from
1917-20, toured with, great success as
Margherita Cavallini in " Romance."
Address: 101 Lexham Gardens, Ken-
sington, W.8. Telephone No. : Western
6041.
BINEHABT, Alan, actor; b. Mis-
soula, Montana, U.S.A., 1889 ; first
attracted attention at Chicago, in
1918, by his performance of the part
of Michael in " The Gypsy Trail " ;
he then appeared at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1918, as
Elmer Erdwurxn in "A Very Good
Young Man " ; at the Al. Woods
Theatre, Chicago, Oct., 1918, played
Billy Laidlawin " The Crowded Hour";
returning to New York, appeared at
the Selwyn Theatre, Aug., 1919, as
Richard Putnam in " The Challenge " ;
at the Cort Theatre, Dec., 1919, played
Captain John Blair in " Three's a
Crowd " ; at the Plymouth, New
York, Doc., 1919, Vaska Pepel in
" Night Lodging " ; at the Fulton,
Jan., 1920, Larry Smith in " Big
Game " ; at the Shubert, Mar., 1920,
John Varnum in f' The Blue Flame " ;
at the Times Square, Sept., 1*920, Al.
Manning in. " The Mirage " ; at the
Republic, Jan., 1922, Andrew Dorsy
in " Lawful Larceny " ; at the Times
Square, Sept., 1922, Dan MacGee in
" The Exciters " ; at the Empire,
New York, Dec., 1922, Paradee in
"Rose Briar " ; at the Vanderbilt,
July, 1923, Jim Dale in " Two Fellows
and a Girl " ; at the Forty-ninth
Street, Apr., 1924, Charles Tyler in
" Cheaper to Marry " ; at Stamford,
Conn., Aug., 1924, Bill McAllister in
" Apple Sauce."
DISHEK, Maurice Willson, dramatic
critic and author ; b. London, 10 Jan.,
1893 ; 5. of Thomas Joseph Disher and
his wife Emily S, H. (Rhodes) ; m. Eve
Bedford ; commenced writing music
hall notices for The Standard and
Evening Standard, 1911 ; appointed
deputy dramatic critic of the latter
in 1912 ; succeeded Mr. John Palmer
as dramatic critic to the Evening
Standard, 1920-1 ; was also " Mr. Pry "
of the Sunday Herald and " Christo-
pher Sly " of the Weekly Scotsman ;
is the author of two plays, " There
Remains a Gesture " and " Joan of
Memories," produced by the Stage
Society at the Shaftesbury, 1920 ; and
a children's play, " Rupert's Revenge,"
produced at Olympia, 1923 ; author of
" Clown," a novel of the Harlequinade,
1924 ; " Clowns and Pantomimes," a
historical study, 1924 ; has contributed
to the Quarterly Review, Nineteenth
Century, Daily Telegraph, and many
other papers ; is a member of the
Critics' Circle and Authors' Society.
Hobby : Old Furniture. Address : 41
Gordon Square, W.C.I. Telephone
No. : Museum 3976.
BITEICHSTEO, Leo, actor and
dramatic author ; &. in Temesbar,
Hungary, 6 Jan., 1865 ; s. of the late
Sigismund Ladislav, Count Ditrichstein
and g.s. of the famous Austrian
novelist, Joseph Von Etooes ; m«
Josephine Wehrle ; made his first
appearance on the stage in Berlin,
where he remained some years ; went
to America, 1890, making his first
appearance in New York, at the
Amberg Theatre, 12 Mar., 1890, in
"Die Ehre " ; he soon mastered
the English language, and in 1893
he played his first English speaking
part in " Mr. Wilkinson's Widows " ;
in 1895 he made a distinct " hit "
as Zou-Zou in " Trilby " ; -was next
seen as Otto Wisky in "A Stag
Partjr " ; in 1896 as Achille Rabon
in " Under the Polar Star " ; in
1897 as Andre in "A Southern
Romance " and Count Bareneff in
" Dr. Claudius " ; in 1898 as George
Tesman in " Hedda Gabler " ; in 1899
as Arthur Sutro in "At the White
Horse Tavern " ; 1901 as George
Fisher in " Are You a Mason ? " ;
1904, as Andre de Granville in " Tit
for Tat " ; Lieutenant Von Hoheneck
in " Military Mad," and on tour 1906
as Dr. Page in " Before and After,"
and in his own play, " The Writing
on the Wall " ; at the Astor Theatre,
New York, 1 Apr., 1907, he played
Lawrence Winthrop in " The Am-
bitious Mrs. Alcott," and 25 Apr.,
1907, Dr. George Page in " Before
and After " ; at the Bijou, 19 Mar.,
1908, appeared as Carl Himmelhoch
in his own play, " Bluffs," subse-
quently played under the title of
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" Sham Battles " ; at the Stuy-
vesant Theatre, 23 Dec., 1909, played
Bernard in " The Lily " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, 4 Oct., 1910, appeared
as Gabor Arany in " The Concert " ;
at San Francisco, June, 1913, appeared
in his own play, " Such is Life " ;
at the Belasco, New York, 4 Sept.,
1913, played Jacques Dupont in " The
Temperamental Journey " ; at the
Belasco, New York, 6 Oct., 1914,
played Sascha Taticheff in "The
Phantom Rival " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, 3 Apr., 1915,
resumed his original part of Zou-Zou
in " Trilby " ; at the Longacre Theatre
Nov., 1915, played Jean Porel in " The
Great Lover," and during 1916-17
toured in the same part ; at the
George M. Cohan Theatre, Nov., 1917,
played Serge IV in " The King " ;
at the Vanderbilt Theatre, Oct., 1918,
Richard Leroy in " The Matinee Hero,"
and toured in this during 1919 ; during
1919 also toured as the Marquis
in '* The Marquis de Priola " ; at
the Booth Theatre, Jan., 1920, ap-
peared as Armand in " The Purple
Mask " ; at the Bijou Theatre,
Mar., 1921, appeared in " Toto " ;
at the Forty-ninth Street Theatre,
Dec., 1921, played Jose Henriquez in
" Face Value " ; at the Thirty-ninth
Street, Dec., 1922, Felix Tarbell in
" The Egotist " ; at the Ritz, New
York, Dec., 1923, Paul Bucklaw in
" The Business Widow " ; has written
numerous plays which have been per-
formed both in the United States and
England with success ; his works in-
clude " Gossip " (with Clyde Fitch,
1895), " A Fool's Errand," 1895 ; " A
Superfluous Husband," (with Clyde
Fitch, 1897), " A Southern Romance,"
1897, " The Head of the Family " (with
Clyde Fitch, 1898), " Mdlle. Fifi "
(from the French, 1899), " The Song
of the Sword/' 1899 ; " All on Ac-
count of Eliza " (from the German,
1900), " Unleavened Bread " (with
Robert Grant, 1901), "Are You a
Mason ? " (from the German, 1901),
" The Last Appeal," 1901 ; " Vivian's
Papas," 1903 ; " Harriet's Honey-
moon," 1903 ; " Tit for Tat," 1904 ;
" What's the Matter with Susan ? "
1904; "Military Mad," 1904; "Be-
fore and After," 1905 ; " Nocturne "
(with Percival Pollard, 1906), "In
God's Country," " E Pluribus Unum,"
" The Ambitious Mrs. Alcott," 1907 ;
" Bluffs," 1908 ; "Is Matrimony a
Failure ? " (from the German, 1909),
" The Concert " (from the German,
1910); "The Million" (from the
French, 1911); "The Wise Rabbi,"
1912 ; " The Temperamental Jour-
ney " (" Such is Life "), 1913 ; " High
Jinks" (with Otto Harbach), 1913;
" When Claudia Smiles," 1914 ; " The
Phantom Rival " (adaptation), 1914 ;
" The Great Lover " (with Frederick
and Fanny Hatton), 1915 ; " The
King " (adapted from the French),
1917 ; " The Matinee Hero " (with
A. E. Thomas), 1918 ; " The Marquis
de Priola" (from the French), 1919;
" Toto " (adapted from the French),
1921. Clubs : Lambs' and Players',
New York. Address : Stamford,
Conn., U.S.A.
BIX, Dorothy, actress ; b. London,
27 Feb., 1892 ; m. Thomas Jameson
(mar. dis.) ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Lyric Theatre,
2 Dec., 1907, in " Monsieur Beaucairc,"
under the management o f Lewis Waller;
she made a great success when she
appeared at the same theatre, 11 Jan.,
1908, as Nat-u-Ritch in "A White
Man " ; at the same theatre she also
appeared as Miss Presbury in " Mon-
sieur Beaucaire," Feb., 1909 ; as Toin-
ette in " The Three Musketeers," Mar.,
1909 ; Claire de Paves in " The Con-
quest," Apr., 1909 ; Gablielle de Chains
in " The Three Musketeers," May,
1909 ; Mrs. Belmont in " Fires
of Fate," Aug., 1909; Judith Grant
in " The Strong People," Jan., 1910 ;
Julia in " The Rivals," Apr., 1910 ;
at the Globe Theatre, under the same
management, Feb., 1911, played
Andree de Marsac in " Bardelys the
Magnificent " ; subsequently went to
Australia, where she played leading
parts under the management of J. C,
Williamson, Ltd. ; returned to England,
1913 ; during 1913-14, toured as Vir-
ginia Blaine in " Bought and Paid
for " ; during 1914-15 toured as Eliza
Doolittle in " Pygmalion " ; at the
Globe Theatre, in 1915, appeared as
Ethel Chi Chester in " Peg o' My
Heart " ; at the Duke of York's,
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May, 1916, as Julia Pendleton in
" Daddy Long-Legs " ; during 1918,
toured as Mary a Varenka in " The
Yellow Ticket"; at the Prince of
Wales's, Nov., 1918, as Laura Bartlett
in " Fair and Warmer " ; at the Lyric,
Sept., 1919, as Luana in " The Bird
of Paradise " ; at the Apollo, Mar.,
1921, as Dona Dolores in " Don Q " ;
at the Duke of York's, Aug., 1922,
played Inez Villera in " The Broken
Wing." Favourite part : Luana. Recrea-
tions : Motoring -and reading, and
house decorations. Address : 45
Upper Gloucester Place, N.W.2. Tele-
phone No. : Paddington 7883.
DIXEY, Henry E., actor; 6. at
Boston, 6 Jan., 1859 ; m. Marie
Nordstrom ; made Ms first appearance
on the stage at the Howard Athen-
aeum Theatre, Boston, in 1868, as the
boy, Peanuts, in Augustin Daly's
play, " Under the Gaslight " ; he
was in the cast of " Evangeline," at
the Globe, Boston, 7 June, 1875, and
subsequently appeared in " The
Corsair," " Hiawatha/' " Horrors,"
" Robinson Crusoe," " Cinderella at
School " ; subsequently he played
John Wellington Wells in " The
Sorcerer," and Sir Joseph Porter in
" H.M.S. Pinafore " ; at Union Square
Theatre, New York, May, 1879, played
the Physician in " The Babes in the
Wood " ; at Booth's, 27 Sept., 1880,
appeared as Mustapha in " Fatinitza" ;
subsequently played Sir Mincing Lane
in " Billee Taylor," Bunthorne in
" Patience," Peter Papyrus in " The
New Evangeline," etc. ; at Booth's
Theatre, 16 Sept., 1882, he played the
part of Boss Knivett in " The Romany
Rye " ; at the Standard, N.Y., 25
Nov., 1882, he appeared as the Lord
Chancellor in " lolanthe " ; and at
Stetson's, Fifth Avenue, 19 Mar.,
1883, was seen as La.urent in " The
Mascot " ; he was again seen at
the Standard, 8 Sept., 1883, this time
as Brabazon Sykes in " The Merry
Duchess " ; at Haverley's, 17 Mar.,
1884, he was the Christopher Blizzard
in " Confusion " ; at Hooley's
Theatre, Chicago, 6 July, 1884, he
was seen for the first time as Adonis
in the burlesque of that name, which
made him famous ; lie played this
part for the first time in New York
at the Bijou Theatre, 4 Sept., 1884,
and made his first appearance in
London at the Gaiety Theatre, 31
May, 1886, in the same part ; the play
will be remembered on account of the
imitation which Mr. Dixey gave of the
late Sir Henry Irving ; he continued
to play Adonis for some time ; at the
Standard, N.Y., 7 Oct., 1889, he
played " The Seven Ages," and
at Hermann's in 1891 was seen in
"The Solicitor" and "The Man
with a 100 Heads " ; at Palmer's, in
1892, he was seen in " Patience "
and " The Sorcerer," and in 1894
joined Augustin Daly's Company, at
Daly's, N.Y. ; he was seen here in
" A Night Off," " Seven Twenty-
Eight/' " Twelfth Night," " A
Tragedy Rehearsed " (" The Critic "),
and " Nancy and Co." ; at the
Garrick, N.Y., 20 Apr., 1896, he
played John Rimple in " Thor-
oughbred " ; and at the Casino, in
1898, he appeared as Ravennes in
" Enninie " ; during 1899, he ap-
peared as David Garrick in " Oliver
Goldsmith " ; and in 1900 toured
in " The Adventures of Francois " ;
at the Manhattan Theatre, 31 Dec.,
1900, he played Peter Stuyvesant in
" The Burgomaster " ; reappeared on
the London stage at the New Century
(Adelphi) Theatre, 11 Sept., 1901, as
Willie Badboy in "The Whirl of
the Town " ; 'returned to New York,
and at the Bijou, in 1902, appeared
in "A Modern Magdalen " ; in 1903
he toured in " Over a Welsh Rarebit "
and " Facing the Music " ; and at
the Empire, 4 Jan., 1904, he played
the Earl of Carlton in " Little Mary " ;
later in the same year he was seen in
" The Art of Acting," and in 1905, at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, he
appeared as the ex-King of Ingra
in " The Prince Consort " ; at
Madison Square Theatre, 3 Oct., 1905,
he appeared as Lieutenant Robert
Worburton in " The Man on the Box,"
a piece in which he toured for some
time; during 1907 he was playing
in the principal " vaudeville " houses
in a sketch entitled " David Gar-
rick " ; appeared at the Bijou, New
York, Apr., 1908, as Papa Lebon-
nard in the play of that name ; at
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the Garden Theatre, Nov., 1908,
appeared in the Htle-rdle of " The
Devil/' and in Dec., 1908, as Hiram
Perkins in " Mary Jane's Pa " ;
he toured during 1909 in the last
mentioned play ; at Weber's, 20 Jan.,
1910, played John Henry Buttles in
" Mr. Buttles " ; at Toronto, 3 Oct.,
1910, he played Bernard Darrell in
" The Naked Truth " ; at Rochester,
N.Y., Jan., 1911, played Robert
Stafford in " Bought and Paid For " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, with Mrs.
Fiske, he played on 20 Mar., 1911,
the Marquis of Steyne in " Becky
Sharp," and 3 Apr., 1911, Peter
Swallow in " Mrs. Bumpstead-
Leigh " ; at the Casino, 29 May, 1911,
he reappeared as Sir Joseph Porter
in "H.M.S. Pinafore"; at Phila-
delphia, Oct., 1911, he appeared as
Pierre Niklas in " Gipsy Love " ;
at Atlantic City, July, 1912, played
Madison Atwood in " Room 44 " ;
at the Shubert Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1914, played Capocornici in
" A Thousand Years Ago " (" Turan-
dot ") ; at the Liberty Theatre, Nov.,
1914, Malvolio in "Twelfth Night/'
with Phyllis Neilson-Terry ; at the
Shubert Theatre, Sept., 1916, appeared
as Mrs. Lazarus in a play of that
name ; at the Punch and Judy Theatre
Oct., 1916, as Long Tom Silver in
" Treasure Island " ; at the Hudson,
Aug., 1917, as O'Neill in " The Delu ge"
at the Manhattan Opera House, Oct.,
1917, played Ali Baba in " Chu-Chin-
Chow " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Nov., 1918, Sartoni in " The
Long Dash " ; Oct., 1920, Brandon
Sullivan in " The Outrageous Mrs.
Palmer " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Aug., 1921, Leary in " Person-
ality " ; at the Empire, New York,
June, 1922, played Fag in f< The
Rivals " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
June, 1923, Sir Benjamin Backbite in
" The School for Scandal " ; at the
Empire, New York, June, 1924,
Diggory in " She Stoops to Conquer " ;
subsequently at Chicago appeared in
" Tarnish." Address : Lambs' Club,
New York City.
BOBLE, Frances, actress ; b. in
Canada ; first attracted attention in
London, when she appeared at the
Garrick Theatre, Mar., 1922, as Helene
in " The Man in Dress Clothes " ;
joined the Birmingham Repertory
company in Jan., 1923, and remained
with the company for fifteen months,
playing, among many other parts,
Lady Mabel in " The Cassilis Engage-
ment," Dora in " Diplomacy," Patricia
Carleon in " Magic," also playing in
" The Romantic Age/' " The Return
of the Prodigal," " The Importance
of Being Earnest/' ' The New Mor-
ality," " Back to Methuselah," " The
Farmer's Wife," etc. ; appeared at
the Court, Feb., 1924, as Ecrasia in
"As Far as Thought Can Reach"
(" Back to Methuselah ") ; Mar., 1924,
as the Hon. Mrs. Tudor in " The
Farmer's Wife " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1924, played Sophie in " Polly
Preferred " ; at the Savoy, July, 1924,
Diana Armytage in " la the Snare " ;
in Aug., 1924, went on tour with Owen
Nares, playing Dora in " Diplomacy."
BOBB, Lee Wilson, dramatic author;
b. Franklin, Pa., U.S.A., 11 July, 1879 ;
s. of Samuel Calvin Tate Dodd and
his wife Melvina Eliza (Smith) ; e. Yale
and New York Universities ; m. Marion
Roberts Canby ; admitted to Bar, 1902,
but renounced law for literature in
1907 ; is the author of the following
plays : " The Return of Eve," 1909 ;
" Speed," 1911 ; " His Majesty Bunker
Bean," 1916 ; " The Jackknife Man/'
1917 ; " Pals First/' 1917 ; " The
Changelings/' 1923 ; has also written,
poems, essays, books, etc. Address :
New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.
BOBBS, Jamieson, actor and vocal-
ist ; 5. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 17 Sept.,
1884 ; m. Moya Chance ; first appeared
in public at concerts and oratorios ;
first appeared on the regular stage at
the Empire, 11 Feb., 1911, in the revue,
" By George ! " ; was then seen at the
London Hippodrome, Dec., 1912, in
" Hullo, Ragtime " ; next appeared
in " Hullo, Tango," at the same
theatre ; appeared at the Lyric The-
atre, Feb., 1915, as Frank Abercoed
in " Florodora " ; at the Hippodrome,
May, 1915, in " Push and Go " ; in
1916 toured in " The Blue-Room Girl" ;
appeared at the Empire, Aug., 1916,
in " Razzle-Dazzle " ; appeared at the
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King's, Hammersmith, Christmas,
1917, as Robinson in " Robinson
Crusoe " ; during 1917, at Plymouth
and elsewhere, played the Marquis in
" Les Cloches de Corneville," Pippo in
" La Mascotte," Boleslas in " Falka " ;
at the Empire, Feb., 1918, scored a
great success when he appeared as
Andre d'Aubigny in " The Lilac
Domino," which he played throughout
the run ; at the Alhambra, Jan., 1920,
played Vernon Grant in " Medorah " ;
in Sept., 1920, went to Australia to
play his original part in " The Lilac
Domino,'* and at Melbourne, Apr.,
1921, appeared in " The Firefly " ; on
returning to England, appeared at the
Savoy Theatre, July, 1923, when he
took up the part of Morano in " Polly."
Address : 127 The Ridgway, Golder's
Green, N.W.I 1. Telephone No. :
Speedwell, 3789.
BOBGE, Henry Irving, dramatic
author ; b. Kasoag, N.Y., 1861 ; e. New
York ; m. Margaret M. Small ; a direct
descendant of Washington Irving, his
grandmother, Anne, being a sister of
the famous writer ; was intended for
an engineer, and pursued this calling
in Texas ; then studied law in New
York, and was subsequently a journal-
ist ; is the author of the following
plays : " Counsel for the Defence,"
1908; "The Higher Court," 1912;
" The Whirlpool," 1913 ; " The Love
Thought," 1914. Address : 242 Lexing-
ton Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.
BOBSON, John E., actor; b. 25
Sept., 1857 ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Prince's Theatre,
Manchester, Sept., 1876, in " The
Spelling Bee," with the late John L.
Toole ; subsequently played at Paign-
ton, Manchester, Dublin, and Worces-
ter, as low comedian with the late T. C.
King ; also supported the late J. K.
Emmett in " Fritz," and the late
Joseph Jefferson in " Rip Van
Winkle/1 during their respective
tours in England; played numerous
engagements under various manage-
ments all over the United Kingdom,
creating a number of original parts ;
toured in " Imprudence," also as
Jacky in " It's Never Too Late to
Mend," and Peter Crawley in the
same play ; subsequently toured in
" The White Slave," in which he
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Grand Theatre,
Islington, 18 Aug., 1884, when he
played the part of P. H. Stitch ;
subsequently toured in " Twins," and
in " Turned Up/' as Carraway
Bones ; he also toured as the Hon.
Vere Queckett in " The School-
mistress," Posket in " The Magis-
trate," also in " Kleptomania " ; in
1889 he joined the Kendals, with
whom he remained four years ; he
accompanied them to America on
their first tour in that country, ap-
pearing with them as Dr. Penguin
in " A Scrap of Paper/' Moulinet in
" The Ironmaster," Bargus in " The
Weaker Sex," Sam in " The Queen's
Shilling," Gunnion in " The Squire,"
Radford in "All for Her," Alfred
Hart in "It was a Dream," and Mr.
Barker in " Uncle's Will " ; he ap-
peared with them in England, during
1891, as Hoell Brinnilow in " Kather-
ine Kavanagh," and again accom-
panied them to America in 1892 ;
during 1892, in the English pro-
vinces, he also played with them
the parts of Major Putnam in " The
Senator's Wife," George Synnot in
" Marriage," 1892, Mr. Banham in
" Prince Karatofi " (" The Silver
Shell"), and in 1893 played at the
Avenue Theatre during their season,
in " The Ironmaster " and " The Sil-
ver Shell " ; returning to the United
States after another tour with the
Kendals, he joined the Empire com-
pany, New York, under Charles
Frohman, opening there on 11 Sept.,
1894, as Mathew Keber in " The
Bauble Shop " ; subsequently he
played there in " The Masqueraders,"
" John-a-Dreams," "Michael and his
Lost Angel," " A Woman's Reason,"
" Marriage," " Bohemia," and " Un-
der the Red Robe " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre 24 May, 1901, he
played Launcelot Gobbo in " The
Merchant of Venice/' with Nat
Goodwin ; at the Manhattan Theatre,
in Sept., 1901, he played in " Miranda
of the Balcony " ; at Drury Lane, 3
Apr., 1902, he played Simonides in
" Ben Hur " ; in 1902, he " starred " in
the United States in "An American
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Invasion/' produced at the Bijou
Theatre, New York, in Oct. of that
year ; in 1904, he toured in the
United States as Pierre in the " all-
star " revival of " The Two Or-
phans," and in 1905, at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, as
Diggory in a similar revival of " She
Stoops to Conquer " ; same theatre,
4 Sept., 1905, he appeared as Oscar
Neilsen in " The Prodigal Son," and
at Proctor's, Fifth Avenue, in Nov.,
played Fagin in " Oliver Twist " ;
at the Colonial Theatre, Chicago, 5
Feb., 1906, he played The Wanderer
in " The Prince of India," and at
Cleveland, 15 Oct., 1906, he played
in " The Truth " ; during 1907 he
was playing in the leading " vaude-
ville " theatres as Corporal Brewster
in " Waterloo " ; at Philadelphia,
29 Mar., 1909, he played Sir John
Cotswold in " The Majesty of Birth " ;
this piece was produced at the Gaiety,
New York, 12 Apr., 1909, as " The
House Next Door/' when he sus-
tained his original part ; subsequently
went on a long tour in the same play.
Clubs : Lotos, Players', Lambs', and
N.Y. Whist, New York ; Green Room,
London. Address : Lotos Club, New
York City, U.S.A.
DOLLY, Jennie, danseuse ; b. in
Hungary, 25 Oct., 1892 ; d. of Julius
Dolly (Deutsch) and his wife Margaret
Wise (Weiss) ; m. (1) Jerome Schwartz;
(2) Harry Fox ; her real name was
Jancsi, or Janszieka Deutsch ; was
taken to New York as a child, with
her twin-sister Roszicka, and together
they made their first appearance
as the Dolly Sisters, at Keith's
Union Square Theatre, New York,
1909 ; subsequently appeared in the
principal " vaudeville " theatres all
over the United States ; at the Globe,
New York, 15 Aug., 1910, played
Dorothy Silvester in " The Echo " ;
at the Jardin de Paris, June, 1911,
appeared in the " Ziegfeld Follies of
1911"; at the Moulin Rouge, Apr.,
1912, appeared in "A Winsome
Widow " ; at the Casino, Aug., 1912,
played Addle in " The Merry
Countess " ; she then appeared apart
from her sister, with Harry Fox, in
" vaudeville" for some time; at the
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Winter Garden, Feb., 1915, played
Marguerite in " The Honeymoon Ex-
press " ; at the Winter Garden, Feb.,
1915, played Gaby in " Made in
America " ; at the Republic, Aug.,
1916, Tiny in "Her Bridal Night";
during 1919-20 toured in " Oh, Look !" ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, June, 1920, when with
her sister she appeared at the London
Hippodrome, in " Jig-Saw " ; Jan.,
1921, appeared at the New Oxford,
in " The League of Notions " ; at the
London Pavilion, Oct., 1921, played
in " Fun of the Fay re " ; at the Mew
Oxford, Dec., 1921, played Douglas in
" The Babes in the Wood " ; subse-
quently appeared in Paris, and then
returned to New York ; at the Shubert
Theatre, Sept., 1924, played in " The
Greenwich Village Follies."
DOLLY, Rosie, danseuse ; b. in
Hungary, 25 Oct., 1892 ; d. of Julius
Dolly (Deutsch) and his wife Margaret
Wise (Weiss) ; her real name was
Roszicka Detitsch ; was taken to New
York as a child, with her twin-
sister, Jancsi, and together they made
their first appearance as the Dolly
Sisters, at Keith's Union Square
Theatre, New York, 1909 ; subse-
quently appeared in the principal
" vaudeville " theatres, all over the
United States ; at the Globe, New
York, 15 Aug., 1910, played Edith
in " The Echo " ; at the Jardin de
Paris, June, 1911, appeared in the
"Ziegfeld Follies of 1911"; at the
Moulin Rouge, Apr., 1912, appeared
in "A Winsome Widow " ; at the
Casino, Aug., 1912, played Felice in
" The Merry Countess " ; Mar,, 1913,
appeared there in " The Beggar
Student " ; at the Studcbakor, Chi-
cago, Nov., 1913, played Clementine
in " Miss Caprice " ; at the Winter
Garden, Jan., 1914, played Olivia in
" The Whirl of the World " ; at the
Astor, Dec., 1914, Chin -Chin in
" Hello, Broadway " ; at the Republic
Aug., 1916, Vi in " Her Bridal Night "
during 1919-20 toured in. " Oh, Look ! ",
subsequently returned to " vaude-
ville " ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, June, 1920, when
with her sister she appeared at the
London Hippodrome, in " Jig~Saw " ;
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Jan., 1921, appeared at the New
Oxford, in " The League of Notions " ;
at the London Pavilion, Oct., 1921,
played in " Fun of the Fayre " ; at
the New Oxford, Dec., 1921, played
Mary in " The Babes in the Wood " ;
subsequently appeared in Paris, and
then returned to New York ; at the
Shubert Theatre, Sept., 1924, played
in " The Greenwich Village Follies."
DONNELLY, Dorothy Agnes, actress
and dramatic author ; b. New York
City, 28 Jan., 1880 ; d. of Thomas •
Lester Donnelly, manager of the
Grand Opera House, New York,
and of his wife Sarah (Williams),
actress ; e. Convent of the Sacred
Heart, New York ; studied classical
rdles with her uncle, Fred Williams ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, Aug., 1898, at the Murray
Hill Theatre (New York) ; remained
with the Murray Hill Theatre, 1899-01,
playing juvenile and leading vdles ;
played Mme. Alvarez in Richard
Harding Davis's "Soldiers of Fortune,"
1901-02 ; Kathleen na Houlihan in
W. B. Yeats's play of that name,
1902-03; also the part of Candida
in George Bernard Shaw's play of
that name, with Arnold Daly as
Marchbanks, 1903-4 ; The Lady in
Shaw's " Man of Destiny," 1904 ;
Maja in Ibsen's " When We Dead
Awaken," 1905 ; played Ruth Jordan
in Channing Pollock's " Little Gray
Lady/' 1906 ; Louise Stolbeck in
Charles Klein's " Daughters of Men,"
1906 ; Marion Manners in Martha
Morton's " The Movers," 1907 ; sub-
sequently toured as Shirley Rossmore
in " The Lion and the Mouse " ;
at McVickers's Theatre, Apr., 1909,
played Lady Marion Beaumont in
" The Sins of Society " ; at Chicago,
Sept., 1909, and New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, 2 Feb., 1910,
played Jacqueline in " Madame X " ;
subsequently toured in the same play ;
in 1911, loured as Tessio in " Princess
Zim-Zim " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Mar., 1912, appeared as Janet Van
Roof in " The Right to be Happy " ;
in 1913, toured as Dominie EnfieJden
in "The Garden of Allah'"; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, Jan., 1914,
played Maria Rosa in a play of that
name ; at the Eltinge Theatre, Dec.,
1914, Anna Markle in " The Song of
Songs " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Oct., 1915, Sarah Lusskin in " The
Bargain " (" The New Shylock ") ;
since that date has devoted herself to
playwriting, and is the author of
" Flora Belle " (with Cosmo Hamilton),
1916 ; " Fancy Free," 1918 ; " The
Riddle, Woman " (with Charlotte E.
Wells^, 1918 ; " Forbidden," 1919 ;
"Blossom Time" ("Lilac Time"),
adapted from the German, 1921 ;
" Poppy," 1923 ; " The Student
Prince " (musical version of " Old
Heidelberg"), 1924. Address: 111
East 34th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
DOEAN, Charles, actor; b. Cork,
1 Jan., 1877 ; s. of Charles Jenkins
Doran ; e. Cork, and privately ; made
his first appearance on the stage, with
F. R. Benson's company at the Theatre
Royal, Belfast, Jan., 1899, in " Julius
Caesar " ; first appeared in London,
at the Lyceum, 15 Feb., 1900, as
Captain Mac Morris in " Henry V,"
with Benson's Company ; remained
with Benson two and a half years ; in
1903, toured in " Resurrection " ; was
then engaged with Fred Terry and
Julia Neilson, and appeared at the
New Theatre, Jan., 1905, as the Comte
de Tournai in " The Scarlet Pimper-
nel " ; in 1906 toured with H. B.
Irving in the provinces and United
States ; in 1907 toured in South
Africa with Mrs. Brown-Potter ; re-
turning to England toured in leading
parts with one of F. R. Benson's
companies ; in 1908 toured with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell in " The Thunder-
bolt," and " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " ; during 1909-10 toured with
Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton in
England and Australia ; appeared at
the New Theatre, Oct., 1910, as La
Tribe in " Count Hannibal " ; at the
Garrick, Feb., 1911, as Pistol in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; Apr.,
1911, Imam Mahmud in " Kismet " ;
appeared at the Duke of York's, Feb.,
1912, in "The ' Mind-the-Paint '
Girl " ; at His Majesty's, Sept., 1912,
in " Drake/' also understudying the
leading part, which he occasionally
played ; at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
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1913, played Lee Sin in " The Yellow
Jacket " ; at the Ambassador's, Dec.,
1913, Constantine Levin in " Anna
Karenina"; at His Majesty's, Aug.,
1914, reappeared in " Drake," and
Nov., 1914, played Douglas in " King
Henry IV " (part I) ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Dec., 1914, appeared as the Con-
stable of France in " Henry V " ; sub-
sequently toured with Oscar Asche and
Lily Bray ton in " Haaj " ; at His
Majesty's, Oct., 1915, played Sir
Charles Berkeley in " Mavourneen " ;
Mar., 1916, the Duke of Tyrconnell in
" Stand and Deliver/' and the
Prosecutor in " The Arm of the Law " ;
subsequently toured the Camp Theatres
under the N.A.C.B. ; duiing Aug.,
1919, appeared at the Memorial
Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, in a num-
ber of Shakespearean parts ; at the
Scala, Nov., 1919, played Montano
in " Othello " ; in Feb., 1920, com-
menced touring with his own Shake-
spearean company, playing Hamlet,
Shylock, Brutus, Malvolio, Prospero,
Petruchio, Macbeth, Falstaf , Henry V,
Jaques, etc., and has continued to
tour since that date. Club : Green
Room. Address : Green Room Club,
46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
D'ORME, Aileen, actress and vocal-
ist; b, London, 14 Feb., 1877; d. of
A. D, Burke and his wife E. Jane
(Outhwaite) ; studied music in Paris
under Madame Marchesi and Jean
Bouhy ; m. George Earle Baker ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 31 Mar., 1897,
when she played Zillah in " The
Yashmak " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Sept., 1893, played Lucy Jebb in
"A Royal Star"; Feb., 1899, Nella
in " The Coquette " ; at Daly's, June,
1899, appeared as Mina in " A Gaiety
Girl," and at the same theatre, Mar.,
1900, played Yung-Shi in " San Toy,"
and Sept., 1902, Princess Meheleneh
in " A Country Girl " ; she retired from
the stage on her marriage, and did not
appear again until 1914, when she
made her reappearance at the Royal
Albert Hall ; in 1916 was engaged by
Oscar Asche and appeared at His
Majesty's Theatre, Aug., 1916, as
Alcolom in " Chu-Chin-Chow," in
which she scored a signal success ;
she played this part throughout the
record run of this play.
DOKO. Marie, actress ; b. Dun-
cannon, Pa., U.S.A., 25 May, 1882;
d. of E. H. Stuart, Attorney ; e.
Kansas City ; m. Elliot Dexter ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at the Criterion Theatre, St.
Paul, Minn., 9 June, 1901, as Kath-
erine in " Aristocracy " ; she played
several parts there, and then toured
in " Naughty Anthony " ; in 1902
toured with Jerome Sykes, as Rosalba
Peppercorn in " The Billionaire " ;
in 1903 she appeared at San Fran-
cisco in "A Runaway Girl " and
" The Circus Girl/' and was seen
in New York during the same year
as Rosalba Peppercorn in " The
Billionaire " ; at the Herald Square
Theatre, 2 Nov., 1903, she played
Nancy Lowly in " The Girl from
Kay's " ; and at the Empire Theatre,
N.Y., 4 Jan., 1904, she appeared
as Lady Millicent in " Little Mary " ;
subsequently played with William
Gillette in " The Admirable Crich-
ton " ; at the Lyceum, N.Y., 24
Oct., 1904, she played the part of
Dora in " Granny " with the late
Mrs. G. H. Gilbert ; and at the
Savoy, N.Y., 31 Jan., 1905, appeared
in the title-rdfe of " Friquct " ;
she made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Comedy Theatre,
3 May, 1905, as Lucy Sheridan in
" The Dictator," with William Collier ;
she was next seen at the Duke of
York's Theatre, 13 Sept., 1905, as
Clarice in W. H. Gillette's play of that
name, and in the revival of " Sherlock
Holmes " at that theatre, on 17
Oct., 1905, she played the part of
Alice Faulkner ; at Boston, Mass.,
25 Dec., 1905, she again played
Clarice, and at the Garrick Theatre,
New York, 16 Oct., 1906, was again
seen in the same rdh ; at Boston,
7 Oct., 1907, she was promoted to
the rank of " star," when she appeared
as Carlotta in " The Morals of Mar-
cus " ; appearing at the Criterion,
New York, 18 Nov., 1907, in the
same part ; at Boston, Sept,, 1908,
played Benjamine Monnier in " The
Richest Girl," appearing at the Cri-
terion, New York, 1 Mar., 1909, in
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the same part ; at the Majestic, Jersey
City, 5 Jan., 1910, played Adelina in
" The Climax " ; appeared at the
Comedy, London, 26 Feb., 1910, in
the same part ; at the Lyceum, New
York, 31 Oct., 1910, played Emeline
Twimbly in " Electricity " ; Sept.,
1911, toured as Peggy in " A Butterfly
on the Wheel " ; at the New Amster-
dam Theatre, 26 Feb., 1912, appeared
as Oliver in " Oliver Twist " ; at
the Lyric, New York, 6 May, 1912,
as Patience in the comic opera of that
name ; at the Lyceum, New York,
23 Jan., 1913, played Helene Miran-
Charville in " The New Secretary " ;
at the Comedy Theatre, London, 27
Aug., 1913, appeared as Margaret Holt
in " The Scarlet Band " ; at Wynd-
ham's Theatre, Oct., 1913, appeared
as Dora in " Diplomacy " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, 25 June, 1914, as
Lady Corisande Lamson in " The
Bill " ; then returned to America, and
at the Empire, New York, 20 Oct.,
1914, again played Dora in " Diplo-
macy " ; at the Plymouth Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1917, Barbara
Craydon in " Barbara " ; at the Klaw
Theatre, Oct., 1921, Mildred Harker in
" Lilies of the Field " ; of late years
has devoted herself principally to
the cinema stage.
DOKJR, Dorothy, actress; b. at
Boston, Mass., U.S.A., 28 Dec., 1867;
d. of the late James Colby Dorr,
Brigade-Surgeon in the U.S.A. Army ;
e, Wellesley College; m. H. J. W.
Dam (d. 1906) ; studied for some time
at the American Academy of Dramatic
Art ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Opera House, Chicago,
in June, 1886, as Rachel McCreery
in " Held by the Enemy " ; made her
first appearance on the New York
stage, at Stetson's Fifth Avenue
Theatre, 11 Apr., 1887, as Ethel
Gray in " The Golden Giant " ; at
the Standard Theatre, 9 Apr., 1888,
she appeared as Ethel Sorrero in " A
Possible Case " ; at Madison Square,
21 Dec., 1888, she played Madeleine
Bright in " Honor Bright " ; at
Union Square, 29 Apr., 1889, she
appeared as Catherine Elsmere in
" Robert Elsmere " ; and at the Star
Tkeatre, 9 Sept., 1889, she played the
part of Mrs. Constance Haverill in
" Shenandoah '* ; she made her first
appearance on the London stage at
the Vaudeville Theatre, 18 Mar.,
1891, as Mary Dennison in " Diamond
Deane " ; she also played at this
theatre Clara Douglas in " Money,"
Mrs. Hemsley in " Happy Returns,"
Molly Heathcote in " Dick Wilder,"
Mrs. Doring in " The Honourable Her-
bert/' and Letty Fletcher in " Saints
and Sinners " ; at the Princess's
Theatre, 9 June, 1892, she appeared
as Norah McShane in " Strathlogan " ;
at the Adelphi, 11 Nov., 1892, she
succeeded Mrs. Patrick Campbell as
Tress Purvis in " The Lights of Home,"
and 22 Dec., she appeared as Mar-
garet Knowlton in " The Lost Para-
dise " ; at the Comedy Theatre,
17 Apr., 1895, she played the part
of Mrs. Venables in " Delia Hard-
ing " ; subsequently she returned to
the United States ; at Daly's, New
York, 7 Jan., 1902, she played in
" Frocks and Frills " ; at the Garrick,
in May, she appeared in " Hearts
Aflame," and in 1903 she toured in
" Mr. Sheridan " and " The Runa-
ways " ; at the Park, Boston, 5 Jan,,
1904, she appeared as Kitty Mont-
morency in " Mr. Sheridan " ; at the
Knickerbocker, New York, 13 May,
1904, she played the Marquise Obardi
in " Yvette " ; and at the Hudson,
30 Jan., 1905, she played Claire
Forster in "A Woman in the Case " ;
at Milwaukee, 9 Oct, 1906, she played
in " The New York Idea.'* At the
Astor Theatre, New York, 7 Jan.,
1907, played Miss Thompson in " The
Straight Road " ; 1 Apr., 1907, Mrs.
Louise Alcott in " The Ambitious
Mrs. Alcott " ; and at the Garrick,
New York, 14 Oct., 1907, Mrs. Hamp-
ton in " The Step Sister " ; at Phila-
delphia, May, 1908, played Julia in
" Falling Leaves " ; at the Garden
Theatre, N.Y., Aug., 1908, played
Olga Hoffmann in " The Devil " ;
at the Columbia, Washington, 26 Apr.,
1909, played Sadie Meekin in "The
Whirlpool " ; at the Harvard Uni-
versity stadium, 21 June, 1909,
appeared as Queen Isabel in " Joan of
Arc " ; at the Hackett Theatre, New
York, 14 Dec., 1909, played Mrs.
Dakon in a play of that name ; at
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the Savoy, New York, 21 Feb., 1910,
played Mrs. Richard Hamlin in
" Children of Destiny " ; at the
Comedy, New York, 13 Apr., 1910,
appeared as Angele in " The Three
Daughters of Monsieur Dupont " ;
subsequently toured as the Comtesse
de la Briere in " What Every Woman
Knows " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, 23 Jan., 1911, played the
Guinea Hen in " Chantecler " ; in
1913, toured with John E. Keller d,
as the Queen in " Hamlet " ; at
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, 14 Aug.,
1913, played Madam in " The Lure " ;
at the De Kalb Theatre, Brooklyn,
14 Sept., 1914, Mary Darcy in " the
Stronger Magnet " ; at the Fulton
Theatre, Oct., 1915, Augustine Ritter
in " Sherman was Right " ; during
1917-18, toured in " The Man who
Stayed at Home."
D'ORSAY, Lawrance (Dorset Wil-
liam Lawrance), actor ; 6. in North-
amptonshire, 1860 ; s. of G. Lawrance ;
e. at Merchant Taylors' School ; m.
(1) Marie Dagrnar : (2) Susan Rusholme ;
was originally intended for the Law ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Marylebone Theatre,
1877 ; spent five years touring in the
provinces ; in 1882 appeared at the
old Philharmonic Theatre as Lord
All-cash in " Fra Diavolo " ; at the
Imperial, 1883, he played Hawksley
in " Still Waters Run Deep," Alder-
man Ingot in " David Garrick/' Ashley
Merton in " Meg's Diversion," Digby
Grant in " The Two Roses/' and
Alonzo in " Prospero " ; was engaged
by Minnie Palmer, 1883, to support
her as Dudley Harcourt in " My
Sweetheart/' in London and in
America, where he made his first
appearance at Haverley's Theatre,
6 Oct., 1884 ; he remained with
Minnie Palmer until 1887 ; in 1889
he played Captain Trevor in " A Run
of Luck," on tour, and also ap-
peared in " The Barrister " ; for two
years he was understudy to John
Hare, 1889-90, at the Garrick, and for
some time played Lord Dangars
in " The Profligate " ; joined Violet
Melnotte in 1890, and appeared as
Private Manners in " The Solicitor " ;
was next engaged with Norman
Forbes at Globe, 1891, in " All the
Comforts of Home," and then joined
Thomas Thorne at the Vaudeville
to play in " Diamond Deane,"
" Money " " Miss Tomboy," and
" Dick Wilder " ; at the Strand in
1892 played Milton Jones in "A
Lucky Dog," and at the Globe he
played in " Ma Mie Rosette " ; at
the Vaudeville in 1893 he appeared
as Peter Penarth in " Uncle John,"
and as Charlie Bleeter in " A Trip to
Chicago," and at the Prince of Wales's,
in Oct., 1893, he appeared as Romney
Farquhar in " A Gaiety Girl " ; was
"next seen at Daly's in Feb., 1895,
as the Earl of Thamesmead in " An
Artist's Model " ; played the same part
in New York in Dec., 1895 ; at the
Gaiety, July, 1896, he appeared as
Lord Barum in " My Girl " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Mar., 1897, as Hon.
Fitzroy Lende in " The Yashmak " ;
at the Criterion, Aug., 1897, as Mon-
tague Brabazon in " The Sleeping
Partner " ; at the Princess's, Nov.,
1899, he played Algy Bellew in
"The Absent-Minded Beggar " ; and
at the Globe, Mar., 1900, Lord Col-
chicum in " Nurse " ; he then went to
America, and since that date has
been entirely identified with the
American stage ; since 1900 he has
played there, as Louis VII in "A
Royal Family," in " My Lady
Dainty," 1901 ; Lord Cardington in
" The Wilderness," 1901 ; the Earl
of Pawtucket in a play of that name,
produced at Madison Square Theatre,
5 Feb., 1903, and which he played
for two years, and Captain Howarden
Kellie in " The Embassy Ball," pro-
duced at New Haven, Oct., 1905, and
at Daly's New York, 5 Mar., 1906 ;
at Hartford, Conn., 11 Mar., 1907,
played Lord Doncaster in Cecil
Raleigh's play of that name ; in
June, made his d&but in. " vaude-
ville,"" appearing at Keith's, Boston,
in a sketch entitled " The Crafty
Earl " ; at the Belasco Theatre,
Washington, 30 Sept., 1907, appeared
as Captain Cecil Fitz Herbert in
" The Lancers," subsequently ap-
pearing in the same play at Daly's,
New York, on 2 Dec., 1907 ; at
Philadelphia, Sept., 1908, played
Captain Mont joy in " Miss Innocence,"
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supporting Anna Held ; appeared
at the New York Theatre, 30 Nov.,
1908, in the same part ; in 1910,
toured as James Blenkinsopp in " Mrs.
Dot " ; at the Empire, New York,
1 Jan., 1911, played Captain Foenix
in " Trelawney of the Wells " ; at
the Garrick, New York, 13 Feb., 1911,
appeared as Lieutenant Agincourt in
" The Zebra " ; at the Lyric, New
York, 1 May, 1911, played Percy De
Vere in a revival of " The Lights o'
London"; in the autumn of 1911,
again toured in " The Earl of
Pawtucket " ; at the Winter Garden,
New York, 5 Mar., 1912, played the
Archduke Frederich in " The Whirl
of Society," subsequently touring in
the same part ; at Weber and Fields'
Roof Garden, June, 1913, played the
Captain of the Ship in " All Aboard " ;
at the Shubert Theatre, 30 Mar,, 1914,
appeared as the Hon. Percy Fitz-
thistle in " The Belle of Bond Street " ;
at the Empress, Vancouver, 31 Aug.,
1914, as the Earl of Carmondale in
" The Rented Earl," subsequently
appearing in " The Mummy and the
Humming Bird " ; at the Maxine
Elliot Theatre, 8 Feb., 1915, appeared
in his original part in " The Rented
Earl"; at Wilmington, Del., Sept.,
1915, played in " Ruggles of Red
Gap " ; subsequently toured in " vau-
deville/' in " The Rajah's Ruby " ;
at the Winter Garden, New York,
Feb., 1916, played Captain Chi Chester
in " Robinson Crusoe Jr." ; Feb.,
1918, the King of Serendib in " Sin-
bad " ; at the Hudson Theatre, Aug.,
1922, Sir Percy Beau champ in "So
This is London " ; returned to Eng-
land during 1924. Clubs : Green Room
London; Lambs', New York. Ad-
dress : c/o Akerman May Agency, 7/8
Leicester Place, W.C.2.
DOUGLAS, Tom, actor; b. Louis-
ville, Kentucky, U.S.A., 4 Sept., 1903 ;
s. ot William Lee-Uoolan and his wife
Ellen (Douglas) ; e, Louisville and
New York ; studied for the stage at
the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts ; made his first appearance on
the cinema stage, at the D. W.
Griffith studios, Mamaroneck, N.Y.,
in May, 1917, as the Boy in " The
Country Flapper " ; subsequently
played in other cinema plays, such as
" Footfalls/' " Free Air," " Cynic
Effect," " Up in the Air," etc. ; made
his first appearance on the regular
stage at the Palace Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1920, as Milton in " When Love
is Young " ; made his first appearance
on the London stage, at the Shaftes-
bury Theatre, 17 Apr., 1923, as Merton
Gill in " Merton of the Movies," scoring
an immediate success ; subsequently
toured in Variety theatres, appearing
at the Palladium, July, 1923, as Milton
in " When Love is Young " ; at the
Ambassadors', Sept., 1924, made a
further sue cess when he played George
in " Fata Morgana." Hobbies : An-
tiques and ships. Address : 13 Bruton
Street, Berkeley Square, W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Mayfair 1586.
DOUGLASS, Vincent, dramatic
author ; 6. London, 25 Sept., 1900 ; 5. of
Albert Douglass, theatrical manager ; e.
New Brighton and Liverpool ; made an
immediate success with the production
of his first play, " The Jeffersons,"
produced at the Winter Gardens
Theatre, New Brighton, 25 June, 1917,
since which date it has been performed
over 2,000 times in the English pro-
vinces, and has also been played in
Australia and New Zealand ; it was
produced in London for the first time,
at the Regent Theatre, 8 Dec., 1924 ;
is also the author of " An Honourable
Deception," 1918; "A Christmas
Dream," 1918; "Princess Posy,"
1919 ; " The Partners," 1920 ; " Punch
and Judy," 1920 ; " The Optimist,"
1923. Recreations : Reading, walking,
and golf. Address : 8 Sandringliam
Drive, New Brighton. Telephone No. :
Wallasey 826.
DOVEY, Alice, actress and vocalist ;
b. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, U.S.A., 2 ;
Aug., 1885 ; m. John E. Hazzard ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
1903, in the chorus of " The Strollers " ;
during 1906 toured as Turtle Dove in
" Woodland " ; during 1908-9 toured
as Dorothy Willetts in " The Vander-
bilt Cup " ; at the Broadway Theatre,
New York, 25 Jan., 1909, played Lois
in " A Stubborn Cinderella " ; at the
Herald Square Theatre, Nov., 1909,
Liza Streusand in " Old Dutch " ; at
the Broadway, June, 1910, Celia Carew
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in " The Summer Widowers " ; at the
New Amsterdam, Mar., 1911, Angele in
" The Pink Lady >} ; she made her first
appearance in London at the Globe
Theatre, 11 Apr., 1912, in the same
part, and on returning to America, she
toured in the same part during 1912-
13; at the Globe, New York, Jan.,
1914, played Anne Clutterbuck in
" The Queen of the Movies " (" The
Cinema Star ") ; at the New Amster-
dam, Nov., 1914, Germaine in " Papa's
Barling " ; at the Princess, Apr., 1915,
Violet Brinton in " Nobody Home " ;
at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre,
July, 1915, Helen Fudge in " Hands
Up"" ; at the Princess, Dec., 1915,"
Elsie Darling in " Very Good, Eddie."
DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan, cr. 1902 ;
physician, novelist, and dramatic
author ; &. Edinburgh, 22 May, 1859 ;
e.s. of Charles Doyle, artist, nephew of
Richard Doyle, the famous Punch
artist, and g.-s. of John Doyle, best
known as " H.B.," also a famous
caricaturist ; e. Stonyhurst and Edin-
burgh University ; M.D., Edin. ;
practised as a doctor at Southsea
from 1882 to 1890, and he then aban-
doned his profession and adopted
literature ; is the author of several
novels, some of which have become
famous, notably his " Sherlock
Holmes " series ; " The White Com-
pany/' " Rodney Stone," " The
Tragedy of the Korosko," " The
Exploits of Brigadier Gerard," " Uncle
Bernac/' " The History of the Great
Boer War " (having served through a
great portion of the campaign as
Senior Physician of the Langman
Field Hospital) ; also wrote a pam-
phlet, " The Cause and Conduct of the
Boer War," 100,000 copies of which
were given away on the Continent ;
unsuccessfully contested Edinburgh as
a Liberal-Unionist, 1900 ; has written
the following plays ; " Foreign Policy/'
1893 ; " A Story of Waterloo," 1894 j
" Halves," 1899 ; " Sherlock Holmes "
(with William Gillette), 1901 ; " Briga-
dier Gerard," 1906 ; " Fires of Fate,"
1909 ; " The House of Temperley,"
1909; "A Pot of Caviare/' 1910;
" The Speckled Band," 1910. Recrea-
tions : Golf, cricket, and cycling.
Address : Monkstown, Crowborough.
Clubs : Athenaeum, Authors', National
Sporting, M.C.C.
D'OYLY CARTE, Bupert, manager;
6. Hampstead, 1876 ; s. of the late
Richard D'Oyly Carte, manager ; e.
Winchester College ; m. Lady Dorothy
Milner Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd d. of the
Earl of Cranbrook ; assisted his father
at the Savoy Theatre, with his various
productions from 1894 to 1901 ; sole
proprietor and manager of the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Companies since 1913 ;
has given three seasons of revivals of
Gilbert and Sullivan operas at the
Prince's Theatre, 1919, 1921, and 1924.
Club : Garrick. Address : Savoy
Hotel, Strand, W.C.2. Telephone No. :
Gerrard 4343,
BRAYCOTT, Wilfred, actor; b. 13
May, 1848; e, Oxford University ; was
originally intended for the Church ;
made his first appearance on the stage
in Oct., 1876, with Craven Robertson's
" Caste " Company, in the provinces ; in
1879, toured with Mr. and Mrs. Kendal,
as Algy Fairfax in " Diplomacy " ;
" made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the St. James's
Theatre, 4 Oct., 1879, as Le Baron in
" Monsieur Le Due " ; subsequently
appeared there in " The Queen's
Shilling " ; " Still Waters Run. Deep " ;
" Black-Eyed Susan," and " The
Squire " ; went to America, 1882,
with Charles Wyndham, playing in
" Brighton/' " Fourteen Days,"
" Where's the Cat ? " " The Lancers,"
etc. ; returning to England, appeared
at the St. James's Theatre, Oct., 1883,
in " Young Folks' Ways " ; at the Globe,
1884, succeeded Charles Hawtrey, as
Douglas Cattermole in " The Private
Secretary/' and in 1886, he appeared at
the Globe Theatre, under Charles Haw-
trey in " The Sins of the Fathers " ;
Mar., 1887, played Harry Prendergast
in " The Snowball " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Nov., 1887, Fred Armitagein " In
Danger " ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1888,
played in " Uncles and Aunts " ; in
1890 he was at the Criterion with
Charles Wyndham in " She Stoops to
Conquer," and the following year at
Terry's and the Court, in the '"' Triple
Bill/' " A Commission/' " A Panto-
mime Rehearsal," etc. ; from 1892-5,
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[DBA
at the Court, played in " The Guards-
man," " The Other Fellow," " A Gay
Widow," " Vanity Fair," etc. ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1895, was in " Poor
Mr. Potton" ; at Terry's, June, 1896,
in " The Sunbury Scandal " ; Globe,
Dec., 1896, in " Jedbury Junior " ; at
the Comedy, 1897, in " Saucy Sally "
and " A Sheep in Wolfs Clothing " ;
at the Avenue, May, 1901, appeared in
" The Night of the Party " ; subse-
quently toured in the same play in
America, with Weedon Grossmith ; in
1904 toured in Australia, in " The
Marriage of Kitty," " The Duke of
Killicrankie," " Cousin Kate," and
" His Excellency the Governor " ;
reappeared in London at the Hay-
market, Dec., 1905, in " The Inde-
cision of Mr. Kingsbury " ; in June,
1907, was at the Vaudeville, as
Captain Rumford in " Mrs. Ponder-
bury's Past " ; at the St. James's,
May, 1908, as Colonel Ponting in " The
Thunderbolt " ; at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1908, as Sir Wilfred Mayton in " The
Early Worm " ; at the Vaudeville,
Jan., 1909, played Col. Mapleson Finch
in " Olive Latimer's Husband " ; the
same year went to America with Marie
Tempest's company, and at the
Lyceum, New York, Dec., 1909, played
Davenport Barlow in " Penelope " ;
in 1910 toured as Sir Charles in " The
Girl in Waiting " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Dec., 1910, played Loftus
Wai ford in " The Impostor " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Feb., 1911, Baron
Radvanyi in " Seven Sisters " ; Feb.,
1912, Tom Rendle in " Lydia Gil-
more " ; at the Garrick, New York,
Sept., 1912, Garancier in " The At-
tack " ; at the Empire, New York,
Mar., 1913, Brigginshaw in " Liberty
Hall " ; at the Cort Theatre, New
York, Aug., 1914, Michael Harrington
in " Under Cover," which he played
for two and a half years ; at the Play-
house, London, Sept., 1916, played
John W. Cannell in " The Misleading
Lady " ; at the Strand, Jan., 1917",
Michael Harrington in " Under Cover";
he then went to France, and worked
with the Church Army, with the
British Expeditionary Force, and after
the Armistice, went to Cologne with
the Army of Occupation, remaining
until May, 1921, including four months
with the Plebiscite Force in Schleswig ;
received the Schleswig Medal, Mar.,
1920, from the King of Denmark.
Club : Beefsteak, London ; Lotos,
New York. Address : The Gate
House, Hatfield, Herts.
DRAYTOK, Alfred, actor ; 6. Brigh-
ton, 1 Nov., 1881 ; s. of Walter Charles
Varick and his wife Christine (Baker) ;
e. Polytechnic ; m. Enid Sass ; is a
brother of Dorotlry Varick, the enter-
tainer and Ethel Varick, violinist ;
had had considerable experience as an
amateur before making his first appear-
ance on the professional stage, at the
New Theatre, Cardiff, 10 Aug., 1908,
as Lord Rushworth in " The Beloved
Vagabond " ; made his first appearance
on the London stage, at the Haymar-
ket, 8 June, 1909, as the Footman in
"Peter's Mother"; in the following
year appeared at the Garrick, in
" Dame Nature," and Hon. Toffy
Dillingharn in " Billy's Bargain " ;
was subsequently engaged with Fred
Terry in " The Scarlet Pimpernel,"
and James Welch in " Judged by
Appearances " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1913, played in " The New Duke,"
and at the Palace, Dec., 1913, Sir
Charles Graiidison in " A Pantomime
Rehearsal " ; at the Apollo, Jan., 1915,
played the Hon. Slingsby Rooke in
"A Busy Day"; at the Criterion,
Oct., 1915, Dr. Bigland in " A Little
Bit of Fluff," a part he played over
1,400 times ; June, 1918, Etienne in
" You Never Know, you Know " ;
at the Holborn Empire, Feb., 1919,
appeared as Sir Bute Rivers in " His
Royal Happiness " ; at the Oxford,
June, 1919, as Sir Herbert Hudson in
" A Temporary Gentleman " ; at the
Kingsway, Dec., 1919, Rene Levardier
in "In the Night " ; at Wyndham's
Theatre, Mar., 1921, played Carl
Peterson in " Bull- dog Drummond " ;
May, 1922, Matey in a revival of "Dear
Brutus " ; Dec., 1922, Carl Peterson
in a revival of " Bull-Dog Drum-
mond " ; at the New Theatre, Mar.,
1923, Morgan Pell in " The Bad Man " ;
at the Globe, Sept., 1923, Arthur
Fenwick in " Our Betters." Recrea-
tion : Golf. Club : Green Room.
Address : 14lA Park Road, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Paddington 7134.
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DBESSEE, Louise, actress; b.
Columbus, Ohio, 5 Oct., 1882 ; e.
Columbus ; m. John Gardner ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
" vaudeville '* in 1900 ; made her first
appearance on the regular stage in
1902, when she toured as Ernie in
" California " ; she made her first
appearance in New York, at the Herald
Square Theatre, Aug., 1906, as Ger-
trude Gibson in " About Town " ;
same theatre, Oct., 1907, played Millie
Mostyn in " The Girl Behind the
Counter," and subsequently appeared
in " The Girls of Gottenburg " ; during
1909, toured as Daphne Dusseldorf
in " The Golden Widow " ; at Chicago,
Feb., 1910, played in " Dick Whitting-
ton " ; at Daly's, New York, Apr.,
1910, appeared as Mrs. Burton in " A
Matinee Idol " ; in Nov., 1911, toured
in " A Lovely Liar " ; at the Winter
Garden, New York, 20 Nov., 1912,
played Leonora Longacre in " Broad-
way to Paris " ; at George M. Cohan's
Theatre, 13 Aug., 1913, played Ruth
Snyder in " Potash and Perlmutter " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, 31 Aug.,
1914, Cordelia in " Cordelia Blossom " ;
subsequently appeared in " vaude-
ville/' in " A Turn of the Knob " ; at
the Astor Theatre, 25 Dec., 1914,
appeared as Patsy Pygmalion and
Aunt Laura in " Hello Broadway ! "
at the Republic Theatre, Oct., 1915,
as Ruth Perlmutter in " Abe and
Mawrus " ; at the Cort Theatre, July,
1916, Mrs. Turner in " Coat Tales " ;
at the Liberty Theatre, Jan., 1917,
Dolly Brabazon in " Have a Heart " ;
at the Palace, New York, May, 1917,
played in " For Country " ; at the
Astor Theatre, May, 1918, appeared
as Aggie Jinks in " Rock-a-bye-Baby."
DRESSIER, Marie (Lelia Koerber);
actress and vocalist ; b Cobourg,
Canada, 9 Nov., 1869 ; d. of Rudolph
Koerber and his wife Annie (Hender-
son) ; e. Toronto ; m. J. H. Dalton ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
in 1886, as Cigarette in " Under Two
Flags " ; subsequently played on tour
as Katisha in " The Mikado " ; made
her first appearance in New York, at
the Fifth. Avenue Theatre, 28 May,
1892, as Curugonde in " The Robber of
the Rhine/' on which occasion Mr.
Hayden Coffin made his debut in New
York as Waldemar ; subsequently
toured with the Bennett Moulton Opera
Company, playing a number of rdles ;
at the Casino, New York, Nov., 1893,
appeared as the Duchess in " The
Princess Nicotine/' and Mar., 1894,
as Aurore in " Girorle and Girofia " ;
at the Bijou Theatre, Feb., 1895,
she appeared as Mary Douclee in
" Madeleine, or the Magic Kiss/' and
the same year played the Queen
in " 1892 " ; at Chicago, played
in " Robinson Crusoe," and at the
Garden Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1895, appeared as Georgia West
in "A Stag Party " ; at the Casino,
Feb., 1896, scored a great success when
she appeared as Flo Honeydew in
" The Lady Slavey " ; she played
this part for some time ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, May, 1896, played
Mrs. Malaprop in " The Rivals/' and
Oct., 1898, played Flora in " Hotel
Topsy Turvy " ; at the New York
Theatre, Apr., 1899, appeared as Viola
Alum in " The Man in the Moon " ;
May, 1900, played in " The King's
Carnival " ; at the Victoria Theatre,
Dec., 1900, played Helen Print in
" Miss Print " ; at the New York
Theatre, 1902, played in "The Hall
of Fame " ; in 1905 joined Joe Weber
at Weber's Music Hall, and played
in " Higgledy-Piggledy," " The Col-
lege Widower," " Twiddle Twaddle,"
" The Squaw Man's Girl of the Golden
West " ; during 1906 toured with
Weber ; made her first appearance
in London at the Palace Theatre,
28 Oct., 1907, meeting with instan-
taneous success ; took the Aldwych
Theatre, London, opening on 27 Feb.,
1909, with " Philopoena," and " The
Collegettes/' but the venture proved
unsuccessful ; on returning to America,
toured in " The Boy and the Girl,"
and at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
New York, 31 May, 1909, played
Gladys de Vine in that piece ; at
Herald Square Theatre, 5 May, 1910,
played Tiilie Blobbs in " Tillie's
Nightmare"; at Weber and Fields',
21 Nov., 1912, played Merry Urncr
in " Without the Law/' and Bijou
Fitzsirnrnons in " Roly-Poly " ; in
1913, appeared in " vaudeville," in
" The Banqueteers " ; at the Gaiety,
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San Francisco, 2 Feb., 1914, played
Mrs. Ned Radcliffe in " The Merry
Gambol " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, New York, 28 Dec., 1914,
appeared as Gladys Lorraine in "A
Mix-up " ; during 1919-20, again
toured in " Tillie's Nightmare " ; at
the Winter Garden, New York, Dec.,
1920, played in " The Passing Show
of 1921 " ; at the same theatre, Jan.,
1923, played Gloria Seabright in " The
Dancing Girl " ; during the same
year reappeared in London, at the
Alhambra.
DBEVEB, Constance, actress and
vocalist ; b. Coonoor, Neilgherry
Hills, Madras ; d. of late Colonel W. S.
Drever, C.S.I., Madras Staff Corps ;
e. Brussels and Paris ; m. (1) Frank
Boor (mar. dis.) ; (2) Robert Randall
Stevens ; made her first appearance on
the stage, at the Savoy Theatre, 22
Jan., 1903, as Kenna in " A Princess of
Kensington " ; returned to Paris in
1904, to resume her musical studies ; in
1905, accompanied George Alexander
on a Recital tour ; appeared in the
title-rdle of " Amasis," on tour, 1907 ;
during 1908, appeared at Daly's as
Natalie in " The Merry Widow/' and
later as Sonia ; at the New Theatre,
Dec., 1908, appeared as Dorothy
in the revival of the opera of that
name ; appeared at the Apollo
Theatre, Paris, June, 1909, in the
leading part in " The Merry Widow " ;
at the Lyric Theatre, 10 Sept., 1910,
made an enormous success, when she
undertook the part of Nadina in " The
Chocolate Soldier/' which ran on
throughout 1911; Dec., 191 1, appeared
as the Countess Rosalinda in " Night-
birds " ; at the Apollo, Sept., 1912,
played Tatjana in " The Grass
Widows " ; at Daly's, 30 Nov., 1912,
took up the part of Lady Babby in
" Gipsy Love " ; made her first
appearance on the Variety stage, at
the Coliseum, 6 May, 1912, as Mrs.
Millie Mcrridcw in "A Heart Case/'
subsequently appearing there in July,
1912, as Lizzi Fiora in " The Dancing
Viennese " ; at the Palladium, 8 June,
1914, played Stella in a playlet of that
name ; subsequently, in 1915, toured
in the principal variety theatres;
during 1916 toured in South Africa,
in the principal variety theatres ; on
her return to England, during 1917-18,
toured in variety theatres in " Love
and War/' " The Play- Actress/' and
" A Wife's Dilemma "~; at the Palla-
dium, Nov., 1923, played in " The
Mask " ; during 1924 again toured in
variety theatres. Recreations : Tennis,
yachting, and golfing.
BBEW5 John, actor ; s. of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John Drew, who for
many years managed the Arch Street
Theatre, Philadelphia; b. in Phil-
adelphia, 13 Nov., 1853; e. at the
Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia,
and by private tutors ; m. Josephine
Baker ; made his first appearance
on the stage at Arch Street Theatre,
Philadelphia, on 22 Mar., 1873, as
Plumper in " Cool as a Cucumber " ;
he remained at this theatre until 1875,
when the late Augustin Daly engaged
him ; he made his first appearance on
the New York stage at Daly's Fifth
Avenue Theatre, on 17 Feb., 1875,
as Bob Ruggles in " The Big Bon-
anza " ; he remained under Daly's
management until 1892, except for
a tour in 1878-9, when he played in
." Diplomacy " ; during this period
he appeared in the following, among
other plays : " Saratoga " (" Brigh-
ton "), " Hamlet/' " Richelieu,"
" Othello," " Richard II," " The
Apostate," " The Lady of Lyons,"
" The Merchant of Venice," " King
Lear," " The Taming of the Shrew,"
" The New Leah," " Pique," " Weak
Women," " Money," " As You Like
It," " The Princess Royal," " The
Dark City," " Newport," " Divorce,"
" An Arabian Night," " The Way
We Live/' " Tiote," " Our First
Families/* " Needles and Pins,"
" Odette/" " The Squire," " She
Wou'd and She Wou'd Not,"
" Serge Panine," " Dollars and
Sense/' " Seven Twenty-Eight ; or
Casting the Boomerang/' " The
Country Girl," " Lords and Com-
mons/' " Love on Crutches," " The
Recruiting Officer," " The Magis-
trate," " The Merry Wives of
Windsor/* " Nancy and Co/' " After
Business Hours," " Love in Harness,"
" Dandy Dick," " The Railroad of
Love," " A Midsummer Night's
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Dream/' " The Lottery of Love/'
" A Tragedy Rehearsed/' " The
Inconstant/* " An International
Match/* " Samson and Delilah/ '
" The Golden Widow/' " The Great
Unknown," " A Priceless Paragon/*
" Haroun Alraschid and His Mother-
in-Law " ("The Arabian Nights"),
" New Lamps for Old/' " The Last
Word/' " The School for Scandal,"
" Love's Labour's Lost/' " The
Cabinet Minister/' " Love in Tandem/'
and " The Foresters " ; in 1892 he
was engaged by Charles Frohman
as " star/' and remained under
that manager until 1915; he com-
menced his engagement at Palmer's
Theatre, 3 Oct., 1892, when he ap-
peared as Paul Blondet in " The
Masked Ball " ; at the same theatre,
25 Feb., 1894, he played Frederick
Ossia in " Butterflies " ; at the Empire,
N.Y., 11 Sept., 1894, Lord Clive-
brook in " The Bauble Shop " ; 23
Sept., 1895, John Annesley in " That
Imprudent Young Couple " ; 7 Oct.,
1895, Christopher Colt, Jr., in " Chris-
topher, Jr." ; at Garrick, Jan.,
1896, Mr. Kilroy in " The Squire of
Dames " ; Empire, N.Y., 31 Aug.,
1896, Sir Jasper Thorndyke in " Rose-
mary " ; 8 Nov., 1897, Comte de
Condale in " A Marriage of Conveni-
ence "; at Wallack's, 4 Feb., 1898,
Dick Rudyard in " One Summer's
Day " ; at the Empire, 26 Sept.,
1898, Sir Christopher Dering in " The
Liars"; 11 Sept., 1899, Mr. Parbury
in " The Tyranny of Tears " ; 1 1 Sept.,
1900, Richard Carvel in the play of
that name ; Sept., 1901, Christopher
Bingham in " The Second in Com-
mand "; Sept., 1902, Lord Lumley
in " The Mummy and the Humming
Bird " ; at Herald Square, 14 Sept.,
1903, Captain Dieppe in the play of
that name ; at the Empire, 5 Sept.,
1904, the Duke of Killiecrankie in
the play of that name ; 4 Sept., 1905,
James De Lancey in " De Lancey " ;
3 Sept., 1906, Hilary Jesson in " His
House in Order " ; 31 Aug., 1907,
Gerald Eversleigh in " My Wife " ;
14 Sept., 1908, Jack Straw in the play
of that name ; 21 Sept., 1909, George
BalHn in " Inconstant George " ; 5
Sept., 1910, Thomas Freeman in
"Smith"; 4 Sept., 1911, Robin
Worthington in "A Single Man " ;
2 Sept., 1912, Thomas Pelling in " The
Perplexed Husband " ; 1 Sept., 1913,
Benedick in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; 29 Sept., 1913, Philip
Ross in " The Will/' and Mr. Parbury
in " The Tyranny of Tears " ; 11 May,
1914, Prosper Couramont in " A Scrap
of Paper " ; 7 Sept., 1914, Michel
Giroux in " The Prodigal Husband " ;
12 Jan., 1915, Sir Jasper Thorndyke in
" Rosemary " ; 22 Nov., 1915, the Earl
of Yester in " The Chief " ; at the
Stadium, New York College, 24 May,
1916, in connection with the Shake-
spearean Tercentenary celebration, ap-
peared as Shakespeare in " Caliban
by the Yellow Sands " , at the Crite-
rion, New York, Oct., 1916, played
Major Arthur Pendennis in " Major
Pendennis " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Nov., 1917, the Mar-
quis of Quex in " The Gay Lord Quex";
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Feb.,
1920, Martin Gloade in " The Cat-
Bird " ; at the Playhouse, New York,
Sept., 1921, Lord Porteous in " The
Circle " ; at the Lyceum, June, 1923,
Sir Peter Teazle in " The School for
Scandal " ; he made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at Toole's
Theatre, 19 July, 1884, as Courtney
Corliss in " Casting the Boomerang ;
or Seven Twenty-eight " ; he also
played engagements with the Daly
Company at the Strand, 1886, at
the Gaiety, 1888, and at the Lyceum,
1890. Address : Racquet and Tennis
Club, New York City, U.S.A. Clubs :
Beefsteak, London ; Players', Lambs',
Racquet, Brook, Westchcster Country
Club, and Maidstonc Club, East-
hampton, Long Island.
DOEWITT, Stanley, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. in South America, 7 Oct.,
1874 ; s. of George Drewitt ; ft.
Bannister Court School, Hants. ; m.
Helen Clement ; originally read Law,
with the intention of becoming a
barrister ; studied for the stage under
Mrs. John Billington ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Winter
Gardens Theatre, Shoreham, Nov.,
1897, as Dixon in " Caste J' ; made his
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Pavilion, Mile End, 1899, as
Lord Earleswood in " A Run of Luck ";
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was for four years a member of Ben
Greet's Company ; went to the United
States with. Ben Greet 's Company,
1902, and played Orlando in " As You
Like It " and Death in " Everyman " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, New York,
1903, played Mallow in " Sweet Kitty
Bellairs," under David Belasco ;
toured for some time in F. R. Benson's
company ; 1907-9, toured in the
United States with Ben Greet's
company, playing Macbeth, Cassius
in " Julius Caesar/' lago in " Othello/'
Prospero in " The Tempest/' etc. ;
played a " stock " season at the
Castle Square Theatre, Boston ;
for three years from 1909 was engaged
as actor and producer with Miss
Horniman's Repertory Company at
the Gaiety, Manchester, during which
period he appeared in the following,
among other parts : An Outcast in
" Unemployed/' David Roberts in
" Strife/' Don Pedro in " Much Ado
About Nothing/' Tantal in " Before
the Dawn/' Mr. Barker in " The
Purse of Gold/' Laurence Dale in
" Gentlemen of the Press," The Prior
in " The Cloister/' James Henry *
Kennion in "The Younger Generation/'
etc. ; at the Savoy Theatre, Sept.,
1912, appeared as Camillo in Granville
Barker and Lilian McCarthy's pro-
duction of " The Winter's Tale " ; at
the Haymarket, Nov., 1912, played
his original part of James Henry
Kennion in " The Younger Genera-
tion," being also responsible for the
production of the play ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Sept., 1913, appeared in the
same part and also as Dr. Brodie in
" Half-an-Hour " ; after returning to
England, rejoined Miss Horniman's
company at the Gaiety, Manchester,
playing William Corder in a revival of
"Maria Martin," Sir Christopher
Deering in " The Liars," Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer," ^Egeon in
" The Comedy of Errors," Dr. Fane
in "The One Thing Needful," The
Duke of Paddington in " Whimsies,"
the Marquis of Steventon in " The
Walls of Jericho," Sir Charles Dedmond
in " The Fugitive," etc. ; at the Duke
of York's, Dec., 1915, played ^Egeon
in " The Comedy of Errors," and
Chrysale in " The Blue Stockings " ;
subsequently played there in " Drift-
wood," and " The Parish Pump " ;
at the New, June, 1916, played Pro-
fessor Beveridge in " The Riddle " ;
at the St. James's, Oct., 1916, Lord
Wytham in " Lucky Jim " ; toured
in 1918, as Paul Paviac in " The Yellow
Ticket " ; at the Strand, July, 1918,
Montmorency Fortescue Curzon in
" The Hidden Hand " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1918, appeared
in " Make Believe " ; at the St.
Martin's, July, 1919, played James
Enderwick in " The Bantam V.C." ;
at the Queen's, Apr., 1920, Mr.
Pullen in " The Fold " ; at the Apollo,
Nov., 1922, James Brookes in " Devil
Dick " ; during 1924 was producing
plays in South Africa, including a
production of " The Merchant of
Venice," with Maurice Moscovitch as
Shylock ; on returning to England,
appeared at the Everyman Theatre,
Dec., 1924, as Colonel Craven in " The
Philanderer " ; he acted as producer
of " The Hidden Hand," " Lucky
Jim," " The Fold " ; also produced
" Runaway Will," and " Columbine "
at the Prince's Theatre. Favourite
part : David Roberts in " Strife."
Recreations : Cricket, rowing, walking,
Hobby : Furniture collecting. A d-
dress : Green Room Club, 46 Leicester
Square, W.C.2, or 157 Eastern Road,
Brighton.
DBINEWATEE, John, dramatic au-
thor, actor and poet ; b. Leytonstone,
Essex, 1 June, 1882 ; s. of A. E.
Drinkwater and his wife Annie Beck
(Brown) ; e. Oxford High School ;
m. (I) Cathleen Orford (nie Kathleen
Walpole) (mar. dis.), (2) Daisy Ken-
nedy ; was engaged in the insurance
world for twelve years ; was co-
founder of the Pilgrim Players, 1907,
which subsequently became the Bir-
mingham Repertory Theatre ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Birmingham, with this company, 1907,
as Charity in " The Interlude of Youth";
made his first appearance on the Lon-
don stage, at the Court Theatre,
during 1909, as Seanchan in " The
King's Threshold " ; was producer and
general manager of the Repertory
Theatre, Birmingham, and played over
sixty parts there ; is the author of the
following plays: " Cophetua," 1911;
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" Rebellion/1 1914 ; " The Storm,"
1915 ; " The God of Quiet," 1916 ;
" X = O ; a Night of the Trojan
War," 1917 ; " Abraham Lincoln/'
1918 ; " Mary Stuart/' " Oliver Crom-
well," and " Robert E. Lee " ; his
play, " Abraham Lincoln," was pro-
duced in London, at the Lyric, Ham-
mersmith, 19 Feb., 1919, and ran over
a year ; on the opening night he played
the part of Burnet Hook in the play ;
in Aug., 1919, played the title-role ;
took the play to America, 1920, and on
its opening at the Cort Theatre, New
York, appeared as the Chronicler ;
appeared at the Odeon, Paris, June,
1921, as Banquo in " Macbeth/' with
J. K. Hackett. Club : Garrick.
Address : 44 Evelyn Gardens, S.W.
DEUCE, Hubert, actor and pro-
ducer ; &. Twickenham, 20 May, 1870 ;
5. of Mary (Jackson) and S. B. L.
Druce, barrister-at-law ; e. University
College School, London ; m. Frances
Dillon ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Novelty Theatre,
Great Queen Street, 12 Sept., 1887,
as Sanderson in " The Blue Bells
of Scotland " ; at the Globe Theatre,
1888-9, played in " Alice in Wonder-
land/' "The School for Scandal/'
" King Richard III," etc. ; in 1889,
accompanied the late Richard Mansfield
to the United States, making his first
appearance in New York at Palmer's
Theatre, Nov., 1889, as Catesby in
" Richard III " ; appeared at the
Princess's, 1890, in " Antony and
Cleopatra " ; from 1891 to 1893
toured in " The Late Lamented " and
" The Grey Mare " ; joined the first
touring company of " The Sign of the
Cross " to play Glabrio, and has since
played that part in England, Africa,
and America, 987 times ; in 1899
visited Africa with W. J. Holioway's
company; since 1901 has been busily
engaged in play-producing for Weedon
Grossmith, Tom B. Davis, Beerbohm
Tree, and Frank Curzon ; included
in these productions were " The
Night of the Party," "The Cure/'
"The Duffer," "Billy Rotterford's
Descent/' " The Darling of the Gods "
(provincial production), " Mr Hopkin-
son" (New York, 1906), etc. ; during
1905 appeared at Wyndham's Theatre,
in " Mr. Hopkinson " and " Public
Opinion " ; at Criterion, 1907, in
" Three Blind Mice " ; at Royalty,
under his own management, July,
1907, " The Pocket Miss Hercules " ;
in Sept., 1908, appeared at Lyric
Theatre as M. Peyrolles in " The
Duke's Motto," and in Nov., as
Charles VI in " King Henry V " ;
during 1909 appeared at the Lyric
as Abdullah in " Fires of Fate " ;
appeared at Wyndham's, Oct., 1910,
as Papa Bartholdy in " The Little
Damozel " ; at the Prance of Wales's,
Oct., 1910, as Adolphe in " Incon-
stant George " ; at same theatre,
Apr., 1911, played the First Waiter
in " Better Not Enquire " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-Tyne,
Nov., 1911, appeared as Reuben
Fearon in " Kit " ; at Wyndham's,
Feb., 1912, played Billings in "The
Dust of Egypt " ; Apr., 1912, Charles
Perkins in " Jells " ; went to the
United States to support John Drew,
and at the Empire, New York, Sept.,
1912, played Clarence Woodhouse in
" The Perplexed Husband " ; Sept.,
1913, appeared as Dogberry in " Much
Ado About Nothing," and Colonel
Armitagein " The Tyranny of Tears "
at the Comedy, New York, Oct., 1914
played Mr. Collins in " Consequences "
at the Empire, New York, Jan., 1915
Professor Jogram in " Rosemary "
at the Playhouse, New York, Mar.,
1916, Leslie Ranldn in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1916,
George Delmar in " Please Help
Emily " ; at the Globe, Now York,
Mar., 1917, The Canadian in " Out
There " ; at the Criterion, New York,
Dec. 1917, John Snowcroft in " Happi-
ness " ; at the Cort Theatre, Apr.,
1918, appeared as Bottom in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at the
Longacre, Aug., 1918, as Stokes in
" The Blue Pearl " ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1918, as Ivan
Petrovich Aloxandrov in " Redemp-
tion " ; at the Astor, Oct., 1920, as
General Howe in " The Unwritten
Chapter " ; at the Belasco, Dec,,
1920, as Robillard in " Deburau " ;
at the Greenwich Village, Feb., 1922,
Timson in " The Pigeon " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Aug., 1922,
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Paget in " Manhattan " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Oct., 1922, Boul' in " Seventh
Heaven." Clubs : Green Room and
Yorick. Address : 62 Sherman
Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y., U.S.A.
DRUMHOND, Dolores, actress; b.
London, 3 Feb., 1834; d. of Charles
Green and his wife Eliza (Drummond) ;
g.-d. of Samuel Drumrnond, A.R.A. ;
mother of W. G. R. Sprague, theat-
rical architect ; m. W. A. Sprague
in Melbourne, Australia ; made her
first appearance on the stage at Iron
Theatre, Melbourne, as the Slave
in "Timour the Tartar," 1856;
in 1858 played Desdemona to the
Othello of G. V. Brooke ; returned
to England, 1874, and made her
first appearance in London, at the
Standard, 23 Nov., 1874, as Her-
mione in " The Winter's Tale" ; ap-
peared at the Globe, 1876, as Hortense
in " Jo," with great success ; at the
Standard, 1878, played Lady Isabel
in " East Lynne " ; at the Princess's,
1878, played Lisa in " ELfinella " ;
Eliza in " Uncle Tom's Cabin," etc. ;
in 1881, toured with her own company
ia " Single Life " ; in 1883, toured with
Edward Terry in "In Chancery," and
" The Rocket," and also appeared
at the Gaiety Theatre, in the last
mentioned play ; in 1888 appeared
at the Princess's in " The Mystery
of a Hansom Cab," and " Dorothy
Gray " ; at the Olympic in " The
Scarlet Letter " ; at the Adelphi
in " The Union Jack " ; in 1889
she played Mrs. Veale in " That Doctor
Cupid " at the Vaudeville ; Mrs.
Falshawe in " The Love Story " at
the same theatre, and Madame
Deprets in " Proof " at the Princess's ;
in 1890 she played at the Princess's
in " Theodora," and at Terry's in
a revival of " Sweet Lavender " ;
subsequent engagements include ap-
pearances at Garrick, 1891, in " Lady
Bountiful " ; St. James's, 1891, in
" Forgiveness " ; Adelphi, 1894, in
" The Two Orphans " ; Lyceum, 1895,
" Romeo and Juliet " ; toured in the
United States, 1896, with John Hare,
as Mrs. Jannaway in " Mamma " ;
during 1896-7, toured in " The New
Baby/' " Nerves," etc. ; 1898,
Lyceum, in " The Medicine Man " ;
1899, Adelphi, in " The Man in the
Iron Mask"; 1899, Drury Lane,
in " Hearts are Trumps " ; 1903,
Garrick in " Whitewashing Julia " ;
1906, Wyndham's, in " Peter's
Mother"; 1909, Garrick, "The
Adventure of Lady Ursula " ; made
her last appearance on the stage at
Brighton, 7 Dec., 1912, at a charity
matinee ; is the oldest living English
actress. Hobby : Gardening. Address :
17 Southfield Gardens, Strawberry
Hill, S.W.19.
DBUBY, Lieut-Col. William Price,
C.B.E. Royal Marines, dramatic author ;
b. 1861 ; e. Brentwood School, Essex,
and Plymouth ; has written the
following among other plays : " H.M.S.
Missfire," 1895 ; " The Figurehead,"
1905 ; "A Privy Council " (with
Richard Pryce), 1905 ; " The Flag
Lieutenant " (with Leo Trevor), 1908 ;
" The Admiral Speaks," 1910 ; " Cal-
amity Jane," 1912 ; " The Play-
wright," 1912 ; " The Porter of Hell " ;
is also author of " The Tadpole of
an Archangel," " Bearers of the
Burden," " The Passing of the Flag-
ship," " The Shadow on the Quarter
Deck," " The Peradventures of Private
Paget," " Men at Arms," " Long Bow
and Broad Arrow," " All the King's
Men," " The Incendiaries," etc. Ad-
dress : Lynher Cottage, St. Germans,
Cornwall.
DUKES, Ashley, dramatic critic and
author ; b. Bridgwater, 29 May, 1885 ;
s. of Edwin J. Dukes and his wife
Edith Mary (Pope) ; e. Silcoates School,
and Manchester and Munich Univer-
sities ; m. Mdlle. Rambert ; has held the
following appointments as dramatic
critic: The New Age, 1909-11;
Vanity Pair, 1912-14; The Star,
1913-14 ; Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News, 1920 ; is the author
of the following plays : " Civil War,"
1910 ; " The Comedy of a Man who
Married a Dumb Wife " (from the
French), 1914; " From Morn Till Mid-
night " (from the German), 1920;
" The Machine Wreckers " (from the
German), 1923 ; " The Man with a
Load of Mischief," 1924 ; " No Man's
Land " (from the French), 1924 ;
served in the war until 1919, retiring
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with the rank of major ; has written
three critical works, " Modern Dra-
matists," 1911; "The Youngest
Drama," 1923 ; " The World to Play
With," 1924 ; is one of the Editors of
the international Theatre Arts Monthly;
member of the Council and Executive
Committee of the Critics' Circle.
Recreations : Chess and riding. Club :
Savage. Address ; 19 Campden Hill
Gardens, W.8. Telephone No. : Park
5946.
DU MAURIEE, Sir Gerald (cr. 1922) ;
actor and manager ; b. Hampstead, 26
Mar., 1873 ; 5. of the late George du
Marnier, the famous artist of Punch,
and author of " Trilby " ; e. Harrow ;
m. Muriel Beaumont ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Garrick
Theatre, 6 Jan., 1894, as Fritz in " An
Old Jew " ; subsequently at the same
theatre appeared in " Mrs. Lessing-
ham," 1894 ; " Money," 1894 ;
" Slaves of the Ring," 1894 ; " The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," 1895 ;
" A Pair of Spectacles," 1895, etc. ;
toured with Forbes- Robertson, 1895,
in " The Profligate " and " Diplo-
macy " ; was next engaged by Beer-
bohm Tree, and appeared at the
Haymarket, 30 Oct., 1895, as Dodor
in '* Trilby " ; also appeared there as
GadsMU in " King Henry IV (part I),"
May, 1896 ; accompanied Beerbohm
Tree to America, Oct., 1896, playing
in " The Dancing Girl," " Hamlet,"
' The Seats of the Mighty," " The
Red Lamp," " Trilby " and " King
Henry IV "; on his return appeared
at Her Majesty's Theatre, 28 Apr.,
1897, as Lieutenant Ferney in " The
Seats of the Mighty," also appeared
there as Chamillac in " The Silver
Key," Count Bohrenheirn in " The Red
Lamp," Ricordot in "A Man's
Shadow " ; also appeared in " Julius
Caesar," " Carnac Sahib," etc
1898-99; at the Avenue, Sept.
1899, played in "An Interrupted
Honeymoon " ; appeared at the
Royalty, 1900-1, in "The Fantas-
ticks," "The Canary," "Mr. and
Mrs. Daventry," " The Second Mrs
Tanqueray," "Beyond Human
Power, etc. ; at the Prince of Wales's
Feb., 1902, played the Hon. Archi-
bald Vyse in "A Country Mouse " •
at the Duke of York's, Nov., 1902,
played the Hon. Ernest Woolley
in " The Admirable Crichton " ;
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1903, ap-
peared as Lord Rolfe in " Little
Mary"; same theatre, May, 1904,
as Albert Jerrold in " Cynthia " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1904,
played Peter in " Merely Mary Ann " ;
in Dec., 1904, was the original Captain
Hook and Mr. Darling in " Peter
Pan " ; Apr., 1905, appeared as
Pantaloon in the play of that name ;
was next seen at the Haymarket,
Sept., 1905, as Arthur Frederick
Adolphus Taunton in " On the Love
Path " ; returned to the Duke of
York's, Dec., 1905, to play in " Peter
Pan " ; at the same theatre, Feb.,
1906, played the Hon. Jimmy Keppel
in " All-of-a-Sudden Peggy " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1906, made a great hit
as A. J. Raffles in " Raffles " ; at
Christmas, 1906, again played Hook
in " Peter Pan " at the Duke of York's ;
at the Hicks Theatre, May, 1907,
scored a big success as Montgommery
Brewster in " Brewster's Millions " ;
appeared at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1908, in his old part in " The Admir-
able Crichton " ; same theatre, Sept.,
1908, played John Shand in " What
'Every Woman Knows " ; Aug., 1909,
appeared as the Due de Charmerace
in " Ars6ne Lupin " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1910, played Lee Randall in
" Alias Jimmy Valentine " ; at the
Duke of York's, June, 1910, played
Mr. Hyphen-Brown in "A Slice of
Life " ; he was next associated with
Frank Curzon in the management
of Wyndham's Theatre, opening on
3 Sept., 1910, as John Franrpton in
" Nobody's Daughter " ; in Feb.,
1911, played Charles Lebrun in " Mrs.
Jarvis"; on 29 Mar., 1911, played
Peter Waverton in " Passers-By " ;
at His Majesty's, Gala performance,
27 June, 1911, played The Governor
of Tilbury Fort in "The Critic";
at Wyndham's, 12 Sept., 1911, ap-
peared as Thomas Pelling in " The
Perplexed Husband " ; at the Coli-
seum, 7 Jan., 1912, in aid of the Daily
Telegraph Dickens Fund, played
Sam Weller in " Bardell v. Pickwick " ;
at Wyndham's, 3 Feb., 1912, played
Geoffrey Lascelles in *' The Dust of
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Egypt " ; 10 Apr., 1912, Richard
Jelf in " Jell's " ; 3 Oct., 1912, Noel
in " Doormats " ; 26 Mar., 1913,
Henry Beauclerc in a revival of
" Diplomacy " ; appeared by Com-
mand, at Windsor Castle, 2 Feb., 1914,
in this part ; at Wyndham's, 23 Apr.,
1914, played Wilfred Callender in " The
Clever Ones " ; at His Majesty's, 22
May, 1914, appeared as Henry Corkett
in the " all-star " revival of " The
Silver King," given in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
Wyndham's, 1 Sept., 1914, played
Geoffrey in " Outcast " ; at Drury
Lane, 4 Dec., 1914, appeared as Charles
Sullivan in " A Quiet Rubber " ; at
Wyndham's, 23 Dec., 1914, as A. J.
Raffles in a revival of " Raffles " ; 9
June, 1915, as Harold Tempest in
" Gamblers All " ; at His Majesty's,
5 July, 1915, as Lord Sands in the
" all-star " revival of " King Henry
VIII," given in aid of King George's
Actors' Pension Fund ; at Wyndham's,
4 Sept., 1915, played Sir Hubert Ware
in " The Ware Case " ; at His Majes-
ty's, 19 Nov., 1915, appeared in " The
Fatal Typist " ; at Wyndham's, 16
Mar., 1916, played Our Policeman and
A Prince in " A Kiss for Cinderella " ;
at Drury Lane, 14 Apr., 1916, Mr.
Bantry in " Shakespeare's Legacy " ;
at the Palace, 16 May, 1916, played
in " The Popular Novelist " ; at the
Coliseum, 9 June, 1916, and London
Opera House, 23 June, 1916, played
his old part of the Hon. Ernest Woolley
in " The Admirable Crichton," for
two special benefit performances ; at
Wyndham's, 2 Sept., 1916, played
James Lane Fountain in " The Old
Country"; 6 Dec., 1917, Cuthbert
Tunks in " London Pride " ; at the
Coliseum, 23 Mar., 1917, for a special
performance, appeared as Harry Lar-
comb®in "The Passing of the Third-
Floor-Back " ; at the Hay market, 23
July, 1917 (Navy Week), as Dick in
" A Pair of Spectacles," and at the
New, 27 July, 1917 (Navy Week), as
Ferdinand Gadd in ** Trelawney of
the Wells " ; at Wyndham's, 1 Sept.,
1917, revived " A Pair of Spectacles,"
again playing Dick; 17 Oct., 1917,
played Mr. Dearth in " Dear Brutus " ;
23 June, 1918, Another in " A Well-
Remembered Voice " ; he then joined
the Army, as a Cadet in the Irish
Guards ; reappeared on the stage at
Wyndham's, 8 Sept., 1919, as John
Ingleby Cord ways in " The Choice " ;
1 Sept., 1920, played Captain Andre
Le Briquet in " The Prude's Fall " ; 29
Mar., 1921, Captain Hugh Drummond
in " Bull-Dog Drummond " ; 6 May,
1922, Mr. Dearth in a revival of
" Dear Brutus " ; 26 Dec., 1922,
Drummond in a revival of " Bull-Dog
Drummond " ; 15 Feb., 1923, Tony
and the Earl of Chievely in " The
Dancers " ; 4 Feb., 1924, Felix Menzies
in " Not in Our Stars " ; 22 Apr., 1924,
Prince Michael in "To Have the
Honour " ; at the Adelphi, 2 June,
1924, in aid of King George's Pension
Fund for Actors, played Sir Hubert
Ware in " The Ware Case," and at
Wyndham's, 18 Oct., 1924, played the
same part when he revived the piece
for a run ; is author of "A Royal
Rival," produced by Lewis Waller, and
part-author with his brother Guy, of
" Charles I and II " and with Viola Tree
(as " Hubert Parsons ") of " The
Dancers " ; in 1914, elected President
of the Actors' Orphanage Fund ; re-
ceived the honour of knighthood in the
New Year's Honours, 1922. Recrea-
tions : Golf and motoring. Address :
Cannon Hall, Cannon Place, Hamp-
stead, N.W.3. Clubs : Garrick and
Green Room.
DUNCAN, Isadora, danseuse ; b. San
Francisco, 1880 ; e. San Francisco ;
m. Serge Esenin (poet) ; made her
first appearance on the stage at
Daly's Theatre, New York, 13 Apr.,
1895, as a fairy in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," with Augustin Daly's
company ; she then spent some years
studying dancing in Paris and London ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Lyceum Theatre,
22 Feb., 1900, as a fairy in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," with F. R.
Benson's company ; in 1900, at New
York, she created no great impression
when she danced " The Rubaiyat,"
founded on Omar Khayyam's famous
philosophical poem ; subsequently re-
turned to France, and has since danced
in most of the leading Continental,
American and British cities ; her visit
to St. Petersburg in 1907 had some
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influence on the revival of the famous
Russian ballet under Daghieleff ; ap-
peared at the Duke of York's Theatre,
London, July, 1908, in the dances and
choruses from " Iphigenie in Aulide " ;
in 1917 she was in Athens ; reappeared
in Paris, 1919 ; and in London, at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, Apr., 1921 ;
subsequently appeared at the Queen's
Hall ; it is due to her that classical
dancing as an art was revived after
a lapse of many years ; founded schools
for dancing at Paris, Grunewald, and
Athens.
DUNCAN, Mary, actress ; b. Luttrel-
ville, Virginia, U.S. A , 13 Aug., 1903;
d. of William S. Duncan and his wife
Ada Thadeus (Douglas) ; e. Wirtland
Seminary, Virginia, and Cornell Uni-
versity ; studied for the stage for
twelve months with Yvette Guilbert ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Studebaker Theatre, Chicago,
14 Aug., 1921, as Nanette in " Toto " ;
made her first appearance in New York,
at the Forty-ninth Street Theatre, 26
Dec., 1921, "as Miss Farrell in " Face
Value " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Dec., 1922, played Norma
Ramon in "The Egotist"; at the
Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco, Mar.,
1923, Sydney Fairneld in "A Bill of
Divorcement " ; at the Fulton Theatre
New York, Feb., 1924, Natalie Wood
in " New Toys " ; made her first
appearance in London, at the St.
James's, 17 Sept., 1924, as Sally
Morgan in " The Nervous Wreck."
Recreations : Dancing, swimming, and
riding. Address : c/o Actors' Equity
Association, 115 West 47th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
DUNCAN, William Cary, librettist ;
b. North Brookfield, Mass., U.S.A.,
6 Feb., 1874 ; 5. of Timothy Mason
Duncan and his wife Harriet (Eaton) ;
m. Louise Van Cleaf ; has written
either alone or in collaboration, " Katy
Did " ; " The Love Wager " ; " The
Purple Road," 1913 ; " When Love
is Young," 1913 ; " His Little
Widows/' 1917 ; " Captain Cupid,"
1917 ; " A Regular Girl," 1917 ;
" Fiddlers Three," 1918 ; " The
Royal Vagabond," 1919 ; " Sunshine "
1919 ; " Three Showers," 1920 ; " The
Rose Girl," 1921 ; " The Blue Kitten,"
1922 ; " Molly Darling," 1922 ;
" Mary Jane McKane," 1923 ; " Prin-
cess April," 1924. Club : Lambs.
Address : 62 West 45th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
DUNN, Emma, actress ; b. in Eng-
land, 1875 ; m. John Stokes (mar.
dis.) ; an actress of considerable
experience ; appeared at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, 25
Feb., 1907, as Ase in " Peer Gynt,"
with the late Richard Mansfield ; at
the Belasco Theatre, Dec., 1907,
played Ruth Warren in " The Warrens
of Virginia " ; at the Stuyvesant
Theatre, Jan., 1909, Annie in " The
Easiest Way " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, Sept., 1910, made a great
success when she played Mrs, Katherine
Wetherill in " Mother " ; next ap-
peared in a " vaudeville " sketch,
" Baby," subsequently appearing in
" He and She " ; at the Republic,
Sept., 1912, appeared as Mary Slade
in "The Governor's Lady"; at the
Playhouse, New York, Jan., 1915, as
Mrs. Horton in " Sinners " ; at Wilkes
Barre, Dec., 1915, as Doris Fenton in
" Her Price " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Oct., 1916, made another big
success when she played Angle in
" Old Lady 31 "; at Washington,
Oct., 1920, appeared as Mrs. Crosby
in " Sonny," and played the same part
at the Cort Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1921 ; during 1924, toured as Mary
Slayton in " Dawn," and appeared in
that part at the Sam H. Harris Theatre,
Nov., 1924. Address : c/o David
Belasco, Belasco Theatre, New York
City, U.S.A.
DUNSANY, Lord, Edward John
Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th JBaron,
succeeded his father in 1899 ; b. 24
July, 1878 ; e. Eton ; m. Lady Beatrice
Villiers, d. of the Earl of Jersey, P.C.,
G.C.B., G.C.M.G. ; is a late Lt. of the
1st Battn. Coldstrearn Guards and
Captain of the Royal Ixmiskilling
Fusiliers ; is the author of the follow-
ing plays: " The Glittering Gate," first
produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dub-
lin, 30 Apr., 1909, and in London, at the
Court Theatre, 6 June, 1910 ; " King
Argimenes," Abbey, Dublin, Jan.,
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1911, and Court, London, June, 1911 ;
" The Gods of the Mountain," Hay-
market, June, 1911; "The Golden
Doom," Haymarket, 1912 ; "A Night
at an Inn," 1916 ; " The Queen's
Enemies," 1916 ; " The Tents "of the
Arabs," 1917 ; " The Laughter of
the Gods," 1919; "The Lost Silk
Hat," " Fame and the Poet," " The
Compromise of the King of the Golden
Isles," " A Good Bargain," " The
Prince of Stamboul," " If," 1921 ;
" Cheezo," and " Lord Adrian " ;
served in South African war, 1899-
1902, and European war ; wounded
in 1916. Clubs : Carlton, Beefsteak,
Wellington, Athenaeum, Garrick, and
Kildare Street. Address : Dunsany
Castle, co. Meath, Ireland ; Dundalk
Priory, Shoreham, Kent, and 66
Cadogan Square, S.W.L Telephone
No. : Kensington 8072.
DUPKEE, Minnie, actress; b. San
Francisco, 19 Jan., 1873 ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1887,
in " The Unknown " ; next played
during three seasons the part of Susan
McCreery in " Held by the Enemy,"
appearing in this part at Palmer's,
New York, 29 Oct., 18S8 ; at Madison
Square, July, 1889, played Fanny in
" Editha's Burglar," and at Milner's
Fifth Avenue, Aug., 1890, appeared
as Laura Penstone in " One Error " ;
at the Garden Theatre, May, 1891,
appeared as Zerlina in " Don Juan,"
with the late Richard Mansfield ;
at Union Square, Sept., 1891, played
Croupy Daggett in " The Cadi" " ;
during 1892-3, played with Nat Good-
win, as Nell Aubrey Ruthven in " A
Gilded Fool," Elizabeth Vernon in
" In Mizzoura," etc. ; at Hermann's,
1893, played Martha in " King Rene's
Daughter " ; during 1895 played in
" For Fair Virginia " and " Agatha
Dene " ; at the American Theatre,
Jan., 1896, appeared as Phyllis in
" Burmah," and in Aug., 1896, as
Nubbins in " The Great North- West " ;
at the Academy of Music, Nov., 1896,
appeared as Claude in " Two Little
Vagrants " ; made her first appear-
ance in London, 9 Apr., 1898, as
Nanny McNair in " The Heart of
Maryland " ; in 1898, at the Man-
hattan, played Kate Brewster in
" Way Down East " ; at the Bijou,
1899, Lucy in " The Purple Lady " ;
at the Knickerbocker, 1899, played
Midge in " The Cowboy and the
Lady," and at the Manhattan,
Apr., 1900, appeared as Mary Andrews
in " Woman and Wine " ; since that
date she has appeared with unvarying
success as Clara Hunter in " The
Climbers " (Bijou, 1900) ; Rose in
" A Rose o' Plymouth Town " (Man-
hattan, 1902) ; in " Heidelberg "
(Princess, 1902) ; in " The Frisky Mrs.
Johnson" (Princess, 1903);" "An
African Millionaire " (Princess, 1904 ) ;
as Helen Stanton in " The Music Mas-
ter " (Belasco, 1904) ; and Elspeth and
Lady Elizabeth Tyrrell in " The Road
to Yesterday " (Herald Square, Dec.,
1906) ; during 1907-8 was touring in
the last-mentioned play ; at Atlantic
City, 24 July, 1911, appeared as Kate
Gray son in " The Real Thing " ;
playing the same part at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre, New York, 10 Aug.,
1911; at New Haven, Nov., 1911,
played in f< The Indiscreet Mrs. Tyne,"
subsequently touring in the same part ;
during 1912-5, appeared in " vaude-
ville," in " The Man in Front "
and " Bread Upon the Waters " ;
at the Colonial Theatre, New York,
June, 1916, played Marie in " The
Girl Across the Street " ; at the
Colonial Theatre, Lawrence, Mass.,
Dec., 1917, appeared in " Apron
Strings " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
New York, June, 1918, played in
" Nocturne " ; at the Bijou, Aug.,
1920, played Miss Curtis in " The
Charm School " ; at the Bijou, Nov.,
1921, Fannie Nolan in " Everyday " ;
at the Klaw, Feb., 1922, Abby Prewitt
in " Your Woman and Mine " ; at the
Plymouth, New York, Aug., 1922,
Matilda in " The Old Soak-" ; at the
Greenwich Village, Oct., 1923, Mrs.
Burns in " The Shame Woman " ; at
the Belmont, May, 1924, Sait Wolleben
in " Catskill Dutch " ; at the Smibert-
Riviera, Sept., 1924, Mrs. Midget in
" Outward Bound." Address : Bell-
port, Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A.
DUPREZ, Fred, actor; b. Detroit,
Mich., U.S.A., 6 Sept., 1884 ; 5. of Paul
Duprez and his wife Martha (Hassal) ;
m. Florence Mathews ; was formerly
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a medical student ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1899 ; made
his first appearance in New York at
Wallack's Theatre, Jan., 1902, as a
Page in " A Gentleman of France " ;
he spent five years in " stock " and
repertory companies, and then turned
his attention to the " vaudeville "
stage ; made his first appearance on-
the English stage, at the Bedford
Music Hall, Carnden Town, 1909 ; he
remained on the variety stage until
1915, when he joined the touring
company of " The Passing Show of
1915 " as the Showman, playing all
through the provinces ; in Aug., 1916,
toured as Mr. Manhattan in the play
of that name, with Grossmith and
Laurillard's Company ; appeared at
the Garrick, June, 1917, in " Smile " ;
at the Apollo, June, 1918, appeared as
Teddy McLane in " My Soldier Boy " ;
subsequently again returned to the
variety stage ; during 1920-21, toured
in " Mr. Manhattan " ; at the Palace,
May, 1923, played in " The Music Box
Revue " ; in 1924, again toured in
" MX. Manhattan." Recreations : Golf,
motoring, and photography. Address :
9 Rodborough Road, Golder's Green,
N.W.I I.
DWYEK, Ada, actress; b. Salt
Lake City ; e, Boston ; m. Harold
Russell ; made her first appearance on
the stage in " Alone in London " ; has
been prominent in New York for
some years ; at Miner's Fifth Avenue
Theatre, Aug., 1890, appeared as
Caroline Garnier in " One Error " ; at
the Garden Theatre, May, 1891, played
Donna Julia in *' Don Juan " with the
late Richard Mansfield ; same theatre,
1892, played Mrs. Greenthorne in
" Husband and Wife," subsequently
playing Mabel Wentworth in "A
Woman's Revenge " ; Malka in " The
Children of the Ghetto " ; Grandma
Gates in " Lost River," etc. ; made her
first appearance in London at the
Adelphi Theatre, 11 Dec., 1899,
as Malka in " The Children of the
Ghetto " ; during seven or eight
years was principally associated with
the productions in which Eleanor
Robson figured as " star " and ap-
peared with her in the following
parts: Lady Capulet in the "all-
star " cast of " Romeo and Juliet/'
the Queen in Browning's " In a Bal-
cony " ; Fanchette in "A Gentleman of
France/' Mrs. Leadbetter in "Merely
Mary Ann/* Lady Fancourt in
" Agatha," Mrs. Waring in " The Girl
\Vho Has Everything/' Biddy O'Mul-
ligan in " Nurse Mar j orie," Elizabeth
Raffleton in " Susan in Search of a
Husband," and Lize Heath in " Salomy
Jane " ; appeared at the Duke of
York's Theatre, London, 8 Sept.,
1904, as Mrs. Leadbetter in " Merely
Mary Ann," with Eleanor Robson,
and at the Comedy Theatre, May,
1905, succeeded Louise Allen as Sefiora
Juanita in " The Dictator " with
William Collier ; during 1 908 toured in
Australia as Mrs. Wiggs in " Mrs.
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, 25 Jan., 1909,
played Bet in " The Dawn of a To-
Morrow," and appeared in the same
part at the Garrick, London, 13 May,
1910; at the Lyric, New York, 9
Jan., 1911, played Kate Fallen in
" The Deep Purple " ; at San Fran-
cisco, Sept., 1912, again played in
" Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, 6 Jan.,
1912, played Grandma in " Black-
birds " ; at the Empire, New York,
11 Mar., 1913, Crafer in "Liberty
Hall"; at the Star, Buffalo, Feb.,
1914, played Rose Hart in " The
Plant," and at the Hudson, New
York, 13 Apr., 1914, the same part,
when the play was re-named " The
Dummy."
DYA1L, Franklin, actor ; 5. of Charles
Dyall, of Liverpool ; b. Liverpool,
3 Feb., 1874 ; first appeared at the
St. James's, Apr., 28, 1894, in " The
Masqueraders," by Henry Arthur
Jones, remaining under George Alex-
ander's management for some time,
playing in " Guy Domville," 1895 ;
Merriman in " The Importance of
Being Earnest," 1895 ; Kelly in " The
Divided Way," 1895 ; Gryce in " His
Little Dodge," Royalty, 1896 ; ap-
peared at the Avenue, Feb., 1897, as
Captain Hardy in " Nelson's En-
chantress " ; at the Olympic, May,
1897, as Claudius in " Hamlet/ and
the Duke in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; appeared at the St. James's,
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July, 1897, as Josef in " The Prisoner
of Zenda " ; next joined Forbes-
Robertson at the Lyceum, where he
appeared Sept., 1897, as Guildenstern
in "Hamlet"; Sept., 1898, as the
Second Witch in " Macbeth " ; ap-
peared at the Prince of Wales' s, June,
1898, in " Pelleas and Melisande," and
Sept., 1899, in " The Moonlight
Blossom " ; joined Lewis Waller at
the Lyceum, Bee., 1900, and appeared
in " Henry V " ; appeared with Waller
at the Duke of York's, 1901, in " A
Royal Rival/' and " The Senti-
mentalist " ; at the Imperial, Jan.,
1902, played the Duke D'Aurnont in
" Mademoiselle Mars " ; at the Comedy
Oct., 1902, Major Molyneux in " Mon-
sieur Beaucaire " ; at the Imperial,
Mar., 1904, played in " A Marriage of
Convenience ; Oct., 1904, Sir Ralph
Ingram in " His Majesty's Servant " ;
Jan., 1905, The Dauphin in " King
Henry V " ; Apr., 1905, Paris in
" Romeo and Juliet " ; May, 1905,
Adam Adamovic in " Hawthorne
U.S.A." ; toured in United States,
with E. S. Willard, 1905-6; on his
return, toured with Miss Winifred
Emery as Squire Thornhill in " Olivia,"
1906 ; rejoined Waller at the Lyric,
Apr., 1907, as Lord Spencer in " Clan-
carty " ; subsequently toured as
Raphael de Correze in " Moths " ; in
1908 toured as Gonzague in " The
Duke's Motto " ; at the Hayrnarket,
Sept,, 1909, played the King of
France in " King Lear " ; at the
Court, Nov., 1910, played John
Gabriel Borkmann ; at Royalty, Feb.,
1911, played Dr. Rank in " A Doll's
House " ; at the Kingsway, May,
1911, Judge Brack in " Hedda
Gabler " ; at the Criterion, July,
1911, Mr. Huegall in "The Girl
who Couldn't Lie " ; subsequently
toured with Martin Harvey, as Sebas-
tian in " The Lowland Wolf " ; Clau-
dius in " Hamlet," Dumnoff in "A
Cigarette Maker's Romance," Golaud
in " Pelleas and Melisande," arid
Defarge in " The Only Way " ; ap-
peared at Covent Garden, Jan., 1912,
in " QEdipus Rex " ; later in the year
appeared at Glasgow, with the
Repertory Theatre Company; at the
Prince of Wales's, May, 1913, played
Hortensio in " The Taming of the
Shrew " ; at the Little Theatre, Nov.,
1913, played the Stranger in " Magic,'*
and the Hangman in " The Three
Wayfarers " ; at the Glasgow Reper-
tory Theatre, Mar., 1914, played Sir
Christopher Deering in " The Liars " ;
at the Playhouse, May, 1914, Edmund
Saker in " The Wynmartens " ; at the
Scala, June, 1914, M. Duval in " La
Dame aux Camelias " ; subsequently
went to America with Marie Tempest's
company, playing Richard Whichello
in " Mary Goes First ," James Crane
in " At the Barn," etc. ; after returning
to London, appeared at the New
Theatre, June, 1915, as the Shade of
Atilla and Herr Weiss in " Arma-
geddon/' and Chateau-Renaud in
" The Corsican Brothers " ; appeared
with Martin Harvey at His Majesty's,
May, 1916, as Laertes in " Hamlet,"
Lucentio in " The Taming of the
Shrew," Richmond in " Richard III,"
and the Duke of Exeter in " King
Henry V"; during 1916-17, played
leading parts with Madge Mclntosh's
Repertory company ; in 1917-18,
toured as Jervis Pendleton in "Daddy
Long-Legs " ; in 1918, ran the Abbey
Theatre, Dublin, for summer season,
with Miss Mary Merrall ; at the Lyric,
Apr., 1919, played Friar Lawrence
in " Romeo and Juliet," with Doris
Keane ; at the Aldwych, Nov., 1919,
played Emilio Diaz in " Sacred and
Profane Love " ; at the Ambassadors',
Mar., 1920, James Grierson in a revival
of " Grierson 's Way " ; at the St.
James's, May, 1920, Frederic Larsan
in " The Mystery of the Yellow Room ";
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1920, Sir Nevil
Moreton in " The Prude's Fall " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Jan., 1922, Captain
Mande villa in " The Rattlesnake " ;
at the Little Theatre, Apr., 1922, with
the " Grand Guignol," played in " The
Nutcracker Suite " and " At the
Telephone " ; at the St. James's, Nov.,
1922, Volsky in " The Beating on the
Door " ; at the Everyman Theatre,
Jan., 1923, The Husband in " Medium"
Feb., 1923, Mr. Dermott in " At Mrs.
Beam's " ; at the Playhouse, Mar.,
1923, Leopold Schwartzein " Magda" ;
at the Haymarket, Aug., 1923, Duke
Wolfgang and Michael, Duke of Strel-
sau in " The Prisoner of Zenda " ; at
the Adelphi, Dec., 1923, Captain Hook
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in " Peter Pan " ; at the Everyman,
Feb., 1924, Count Mario Graza in " The
Mask and the Face " ; at the St.
Martin's, Mar., 1924, Adrian Bastapie
in " The Forest " ; at the Playhouse,
May, 1924, Weston in " White Cargo/'
Favourite pcwt : Golaud in " Pelleas
and Melisande. Club : Green Room.
A ddress : 1 8 Woburn Buildings, W.C. 1 .
Telephone No. : Museum 4784.
EADIE, Dennis, actor-manager ; b.
Glasgow, 14 Jan., 1875 ; during
1899, toured with the St. James's
repertory company, playing in " The
Ambassador," " Liberty Hall," " The
Idler," " Sunlight and Shadow," " The
Tree of Knowledge," and " A Man of
Forty " ; made his first appearance
in the West End of London at the
St. James's Theatre, under the man-
agement of George Alexander, 7 Feb.,
1900, in the revival of " The Prisoner
of Zen da," and subsequently he played
Bernenstein in " Rupert of Hentzau " ;
he next appeared on 28 Mar., 1900,
as Captain Dennis Garnet in " The
Man of Forty " ; the following
year he was engaged at the Court,
and in Sept., 1901, appeared there
as Lord Arthur Hone in " John
Durnford, M.P." ; appeared at the
Lyric, Jan., 1902, in the titlz-rdle of
" John Lester, Parson " ; at the
Comedy, Feb., 1902, played Gilbert
Etheridge in " Memory's Garden " ;
at Terry's, Apr., 1902, Mr. Bull in
" My Pretty Maid " ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1902, Geoffrey Seaton in " What
Would a Gentleman Do ? " ; appeared
at the Imperial, Feb., 1903, as John
Halliwell in " A Man of Honour," and
Mar., 1903, as Robert Carne in " The
Two Mr. Wetherbys " ; at the Avenue,
Jan., 1904, played J. C. Hedley,
M.A., in " The Perils of Flirtation " ;
made an incursion into musical comedy
at the Savoy, Feb., 1904, playing the
Hon. H. Wilson- West in " The Love
Birds," and at the Prince of Wales's,
Dec., 1904, Major Blatherswaite in
" Lady Madcap " ; he also appeared
at the New Theatre, June, 1904, as
Faulkner in " The Liars " ; at the Court
during 1905 appeared as Menelaus
in " The Trojan Women," Apr. ; Henry
Jackson in " The Return of the
Prodigal," Sept.; Hugh Voysey in
" The Yoysey Inheritance," Nov. ;
at Terry's, Jan., 1906, played Sir
Arthur Candish in " The Heroic
Stubbs " ; at Wyndham's, Mar., 1906,
played Alaric Baffin in " The Can-
didate " ; at the Criterion, May to
June, 1906, appeared with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, as Joseph Locksley
in " The Whirlwind," and Father
Lamond in " The Macleans of Bair-
ness " ; at the Court, Oct., 1906,
appeared as General Bonsor in
" The Charity that Began at Home " ;
Apr., 1907, as Marlow in " The Silver
Box," and Henry Jackson in " The
Return of the Prodigal " ; May, 1907,
Hector Malone in " Man and Super-
man " ; he was then engaged for the
opening of the Kingsway Theatre under
Miss Lena Ashwell, and Oct., 1907,
appeared as Sir Peter Wycherley in
" Irene Wycherley " ; at the Imperial,
Nov., 1907, he played Lord Charles
Cantelupe in Granville Barker's
" Waste "; at the Kingsway, from Feb.,
1908 to June, 1909, he played Sir
Jabez Grindlay in " Diana of Dob-
son's," Lord Kilross in " The Sway
Boat," Mr. Percival in " Grit," Bill
Chetwood in " The Truants," and the
Earl of Killone in " The Earth " ;
at the Duke of York's, Mar., 1909, he
played Frederick H. Wilder in
" Strife " ; at the Aldwych, May and
June, 1909, appeared as Francis
Worgan in " What the Public Wants,"
and Edward Meredith in "A Modern
Aspasia " ; was then engaged at the
Duke of York's, and Aug., 1909,
appeared as Guerchard in " Ars6ne
Lupin"; from Feb. to May, 1910,
during the repertory season at the same
theatre, he played William Falder in
" Justice," Homeware in " The Senti-
mentalists," Philip Madras in " The
Madras House," Tom Wrench in
" Trelawney of the Wells/' and Charley
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Wilson in " Chains " ; at the same
theatre, Sept., 1910, appeared as
Doizeau in " A Bolt from the Blue,"
and Oct., 1910, as Claude Insole in
" Grace " ; he next entered into the
management of the Royalty Theatre
in conjunction with J. E. Vedrenne,
and 26 Apr., 1911, appeared there as
Geoffrey Chilvers, M.P., in "The
Master of Mrs. Chilvers/' and in May,
1911, as Christopher Middleton in
" Half-a-Crown " ; at the Command
performance at Drary Lane, 17 May,
1911, he appeared as Patent in
"Money"; in July, 1911, was en-
gaged at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
playing John Hewitt Traill in " Sally
Bishop"; Oct., 1911, appeared at
the Royalty, during Miss Marie Tem-
pest's season, as Mr. Fram-
pington in " The Honeymoon " ;
resuming management with Mr.
Vedrenne, he appeared there in Jan.,
1912, as Ferrand in " The Pigeon " ;
5 Mar., 1912, as John Rhead in
" Milestones/' which secured a run
of 600 performances ; Apr., 1912,
Daniel Weir in " The Odd Man Out " ;
Apr., 1913, James in " Thompson " ;
at the St. James's, 27 June, 1913,
appeared as Martin in the " all-star "
revival of " London Assurance/'
given in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at the Royal, Sept.,
1913, played Peter Ross in " Inter-
lopers " ; Nov., 1913, Alan Graeme in
" The Pursuit of Pamela " ; Feb.,
1914, Rodney Carlish in " Peggy and
her Husband " ; Apr., 1914, John,
Gioann, Joanny, Jonkheer Ian Van
der Bonn, Jack, Ivan, and Jacquelin
in " My Lady's Dress " ; Oct., 1914,
John Rhead in a revival of " Mile-
stones " ; at His Majesty's, 22 May,
1914, the Detective in the " all-star "
revival of " The Silver King," given
in aid of King George's Actors' Pension
Fund ; at the Royalty, Dec., 1914,
Christopher Brent in " The Man Who
Stayed at Home " ; at the Palace,
June, 1915, played in "The Constant
Lover" ; at the Royalty, Apr., 1916,
appeared as the Rt. Hon. Benjamin
Disraeli in " Disraeli " ; at the Coli-
seum, and London Opera House,
June, 1916, for special benefit per-
formances, played the Rev. John
Treherne in the " all-star " cast of
" The Admirable Crichtozi " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1916, George de Dasetta
in "The Hawk"; Oct., 1916, Owen
Fletcher in " Home on Leave " ; Mar.,
1917, Tony in " Remnant " ; June,
1917, Captain Rymill in " Billeted" ;
still in conjunction with Mr. Vedrenne,
he appeared at the Haymarket, May,
1918, as Reginald Claughton in " Uncle
Anyhow " ; June, 1918, as Marmaduke
in the play of that name, and Aug.,
1918, as George Smith in " The
Freedom of the Seas " ; at the end
of the run of that play, his partnership
with Mr. Vedrenne came to an end ;
he resumed management at the
Royalty, Jan., 1920, this time in
conjunction with Mr. Frank Curzon,
opening as Crichton in " The Admir-
able Crichton " ; June, 1920, appeared
as John in a revival of " My Lady's
Dress " ; Sept., 1920, as the" Appari-
tion in " The Romantic Young Lady " ;
Nov., 1920, as John Rhead in a revival
of " Milestones " ; Feb., 1921, Dennis
L' Estrange in "A Social Convenience ";
subsequently toured in the last-
mentioned play ; at the Royalty, Feb.,
1922, played Gerald Fitzgerald in
" Enter, Madame " ; at the Playhouse,
June, 1922, Aubrey Tanqueray in " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at the
Royalty, Feb., 1923, Alphonse Du Bois
in " The Love Habit " ; Apr., 1923,
Mr. Dermott in " At Mrs. Beam's " ;
Jan., 1924, Stephen Gretton in " The
Eternal Spring " ; subsequently toured
in the same part. Address : 8 Dorset
Square, N.W.I. Telephone No. : Pad-
dington, 3366.
EAGELS, Jeanne, actress ; b. Kansas
City, 1894; made her first appearance
on the stage at the age of seven, as
Puck in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; first attracted attention
when she appeared at the New York
Theatre, 6 Mar., 1911, as Miss Renault
in " Jumping Jupiter " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Sept., 1912, played Olga
Cook in " The ' Mind-the-Paint ' Girl" ;
during 1914-15 toured with Julian
El tinge as Dorothy Ainslie in " The
Crinoline Girl " ; during 1915-16 toured
as Miriam in " Outcast " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, Mar., 1916, played
Kate Merry weather in " The Great
Pursuit " ; during 1916 toured with
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George Arliss as Lady Clarissa in
" Disraeli " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Feb., 1917, appeared as Lucy
White in " The Professor's Love
Story " ; and Sept., 1917, as Mrs.
Reynolds in " Hamilton " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, Sept., 1918, played
Ruth Atkins in " Daddies " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Oct., 1919,
Mary Darling Furlong in " A Young
Man's Fancy," and Feb., 1920, Jacque-
line Laurentine in " The Wonderful
Thing " ; at the Century Theatre, Jan.,
1921, appeared as Eugenie de Corlaix
in " In the Night Watch " ; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, Nov., 1922,
made a great success when she played
Sadie Thompson in " Rain," which ran
for two years. Address : c/o Sam H.
Harris, 226 West 42nd Street, or 17
West 57th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
EAMES, Clare, actress ; 6. Hartford,
Conn., 1896 ; was a student at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts ;
attracted considerable attention in
New York, when she appeared at the
Ritz Theatre, Mar., 1921, as Mary
Stuart in John Drinkwater's play of
that name ; at the National Theatre,
Sept., 1921, played Fiamma in " The
Sword " ; at the Princess, Mar., 1922,
Ann Wells in " The First Fifty
Years " ; at the Neighbourhood
Playhouse, Jan., 1924, played the
Mummy in " The Spook Sonata " ;
at the Provincetown Playhouse, Feb.,
1924, Mrs. Tiffany in ~" Fashion " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Mar., 1924, appeared as Lady Macbeth
to the Macbeth of James K. Hackett ;
May, 1924, played Hedda Tesman in
" Hedda Gabler " ; at the Frazee
Theatre, Sept., 1924, Sarah Bornemissza
in " The Little Angel " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Dec., 1924,
Proserpine Garnett in " Candida."
EARLE, Virginia, actress and vocal-
ist; 6. Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.,
6 Aug., 1875 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage as a member of a
juvenile opera company, 1888, playing
Nanki-Poo in " The Mikado " ; next
toured with the Pike Opera Company,
and then for two years played in
" Later On " ; for two years she
travelled in Australia under the
management of E E. Rice, playing
in " Evangeline," " The County
Fair,'* " Cinderella," and " The Cor-
sair " ; on returning to America,
appeared in "A Hole in the Ground,"
subsequently touring in the United
States with De Wolf Hopper as
Prince Mataya in " Wang " ; first
appeared in New York, at the Casino,
29 Oct., 1894, in "The Passing
Show " ; 8 June, 1895, she played in
" The Merry World " ; at the Garrick
Theatre, N.Y., 21 9ct, 1895, she
appeared as Cecilia in " Leonardo,"
and was next seen at the Casino
Theatre in 1896, where she played
in " In Gay New York," Phyllis in
" The Lady Slavey," and Lotta Bonds
in " The Gold Bug " ; she was next
engaged by the late Augustin Daly,
and appeared at Daly's Theatre, N.Y.,
1896-8 ; at this theatre she played
Molly Seamore in " The Geisha,"
Flora in " Meg Merriles," Flora in
" The Wonder," Ariel in " The Tem-
pest," Dora Wemyss in " The Circus
Girl," Alesia in "La Poupee," and
Winnifred Gray in "A Runaway
Girl " ; at the Casino, Mar., 1900,
played Percy Cholmondely in " The
Casino Girl " ; in Sept., 1900, she also
played Katie in " The Belle of Bo-
hemia," and at the Herald Square
Theatre, Jan., 1901, Phrynette in
" The Girl from Up There " ; she
appeared at the Duke of York's
Theatre, London, 23 Apr., 1901,
in the same part ; at the New York
Winter Garden, 1901-2, played Lady
Holyrood in " Florodora " ; during
1903 was seen as Zaidee in " The
Jewel of Asia " ; she commenced her
career as a " star " at Brooklyn,
N.Y., 16 Nov., 1903, when she played
the part of Kitty La Tour in " Ser-
geant Kitty," and she played this
piece until the end of 1904 ; she was
next seen as Viola Cartwright in "In
Newport," played at the Liberty
Theatre, N.Y., 26 Dec., 1904, and in
1905, at the Aerial Gardens, N.Y.,
played Bessie Otis Adams in " Lifting
the Lid " ; has since appeared in
"vaudeville," playing Madame Ga-
brielle in a sketch entitled " A Midnight
Mistake " ; at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1913,
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reappeared as Molly Seamore in "The
Geisha."
EDDINGER, Wallace, actor; b.
Albany, N.Y., 14 July, 1881 ; 5. of
Lawrence Eddinger, actor ; e.
Columbia Institute and Columbia
College, New York City ; m. (I) Ivy
Lee Moore-La Grove (mar. dis), (2)
Margaret Lawrence ; made his first
appearance on the stage as a child,
at the People's Theatre, New York, 1 1
June, 1888, as Joey in " Among the
Pines," with Eben Plympton and
Louisa Eldridge; from 1888-90,
played Cedric in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy/' Florry in " Philip
Herne," and Johnny in " Master and
Man " ; on 3 Sept., 1891, played Dick
in " The Soudan," at the Academy of
Music, and subsequently, on tour ;
at the Union Square Theatre, 11 Apr.,
1892, played Harry Walmers, Jun.,
in " The Holly Tree Inn " ; at the
opening of the Empire, Jan., 1893,
played Dick Burleigh in " The Girl I
Left Behind Me " ; after he had grown
up, appeared at the Savoy, New York,
Mar., 1902, in " Soldiers of Fortune " ;
at the Empire, N.Y., Jan,, 1904,
Elayed in " Little Mary " ; at the
avoy, Nov., 1903, in " Major Andre " ;
at the Princess, Mar., 1904, in " Much
Ado About Nothing " ; subsequently
played in " The Other Girl " and "The
Next of Kin " ; at the Garrick, N.Y.,
Dec., 1906, in " Caught in the Rain " ;
Hudson, Aug., 1907, Bert Stafford in
" Classmates " ; next played Howard
Jeffries, Jun., in " The Third Degree,"
1908 ; at the Hudson Theatre, Dec.,
1909, Todhunter Chase in " The Next
of Kin " ; in 1910, toured as Theodore
Sanders in " Love Among the Lions ";
at the Astor Theatre, Dec., 1910,
played Robert Street in " The Avia-
tor '* ; next appeared in " Bobby
Burnit " ; at the Gaiety, N.Y., Oct.,
1911, played Thomas Brainerd, Jun.,
in " The Only Son " ; same theatre,
Jan., 1912, made a great hit when he
played Travers Gladwyn in " Officer
666 " ; repeated his success when he
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Globe Theatre,
30 Oct., 1912, in the same part ;
returned to America, Dec., 1912, and
resumed touring in the same part ; at
the Astor Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1913, appeared as William Hallowell
Magee in " Seven Keys to Baldpate " ;
at the Playhouse, Wilmington, Apr.,
1915, as Bud Woodbridge in " The
Boomerang " ; playing the same part
at the Belasco Theatre, New York,
Aug., 1915 ; toured in this piece,
1917-18; at the Plymouth Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1918, played Leroy
Gumph in " A Very Good Young Man";
at the Henry Miller Theatre, Dec.,
1918, Ambrose Strange in " Back to
Earth " ; at Chicago, Mar., 1919,
He in " Sleeping Partners " ; at the
Harris Theatre, New York, Nov., 1919,
Reginald Carter in "Wedding Bells,"
and toured in this, 1920 ; at the
Academy of Music, Baltimore, Dec.,
1920, played in " Love and Learn " ;
at the Longacre, New York, Aug.,
1921, played John W. Hamilton in
" Nobody's Money " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Dec., 1921, Ambrose Apple-
John in" Captain Applejack" ("Ambrose
Applejohn's Adventure ") ; at the
George M. Cohan Theatre, Sept., 1924,
The Novelist in " The Haunted House."
Clubs : Lambs', The Players, N.Y.
Athletic Larchmoiit Yacht, and Auto-
mobile Club of America. Address :
Lambs' Club, New York City, U.S.A.
EDESON, Robert, actor; b. New
Orleans, 3 June, 1868 ; 5. of the late
George R. Edeson, actor and stage
manager, and his wife Marion (Talia-
ferro) ; m. (1) Ellen Burg (d. 1906) ;
(2) Georgia Eliot Porter; (3) Mary
Newcomb ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1887, at the Park
Theatre, Brooklyn, in " Fascination " ;
he next toured in " A Night Off,"
and then spent two years playing in
" The Dark Secret " ; during 1890 ap-
peared as Clinton Barrington in " The
Editor " and Packer in " One Error " ;
at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, N. Y.,
15 Sept., 1890, he appeared as the
Rev. Mr. Moore in *' The Good
Old Times " ; during 1891, at Union
Square Theatre, played Claude Del-
mont in "A Night's Frolic/' and
at Hoyt's, Madison Square, Apr.,
1892, he played in " That Cowboy,"
" The Charms ol Music," and " A
Modest Model," subsequently playing
in "A Mere Pretence," at the same
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theatre he next played in " Incog,"
and was at the Boston Museum for
a year ; at the Empire, N.Y., Dec.,
1894, lie appeared as Hon. Percy
Biankflower in " The Masqueraders,"
and subsequently appeared at the
same theatre, from 1895-7, in " John-
a-Dreams," " Gudgeons," " Liberty
Hall," " Sowing the Wind/' " Bo-
hemia/' " The Benefit of the Doubt/'
" Marriage/' " Under the Red Robe/'
" A Man and His Wife/' and " The
Little Minister " ; he appeared at
Palmer's, Jan., 1896, in " The Squire
of Dames " ; at the Garrick, N.Y.,
in Apr., 1896, he appeared in " Thor-
oughbred " ; during 1897-8, he played
the Rev. Gavin Dishart in " The Little
Minister," with Maude Adams ; at
the Lyceum, N.Y., May, 1899, he
played Captain Carew in " His
Excellency the Governor," and at the
Herald Square Theatre, Nov., 1899, he
appeared as David Brandon in " The
Children of the Ghetto " ; made his
first appearance on the London stage
at the Adelphi Theatre, 11 Dec.,
1899, in the same part ; at Wallack's,
in 1900, he appeared in " The Greatest
Thing in the World," and " The
Moment of Death/' and at the
Bijou Theatre, 17 Dec., 1900, he
played the part of Edward Warden
in " The Climbers " ; at Wallack's,
Apr., 1901, he appeared in " Riche-
lieu's Stratagem," and at the Savoy,
New York, as King Charles in
" Mistress Nell " ; he commenced his
career as a " star/' at the Savoy
Theatre, N.Y., in Mar., 1902, when
he appeared in " Soldiers of Fortune " ;
since that date he has appeared most
successfully in " The Rector's Gar-
den," ** Ranson's Folly," and " Strong-
heart " ; appeared at the Aldwych
Theatre, London, 8 May, 1907, as
Soangataha in " Strongheart " ; on
his return to America, appeared at
the Hudson Theatre, New York, 29
Aug., 1907, as Duncan Irving in
" Classmates " ; at Philadelphia, Jan.,
1908, played the Rev. John Wayne
in " The Sinner " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, New York, 24 Aug., 1908,
appeared as Ned Trent in " The
Call of the North," and 28 Sept.,
1908, as Kliff King in " The Offen-
ders " ; during 1909, toured in " The
Call of the North " ; at the Criterion,
New York, 20 Sept., 1909, played
the Duke of Hermanos in " The Noble
Spaniard " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
11 Oct , 1909, played in "The Out-
post"; at Kansas City, Feb.%j1910,
appeared in " A Man's a Man " ; at
Boston, May, 1910, played Ma-Wo-
Cha-Sa in his own play, " Where the
Trail Divides " ; at Providence, 18
Sept., 1911, he appeared as Haulick
Smagg in " The Cave Man/' appearing
in the same part, at the Fulton Theatre,
30th Oct., 1911 ; at Springfield, Mass.,
Mar., 1912, played in " The Indis-
cretion of Truth " ; at Chicago, Aug.,
1912, and at the Astor Theatre,
New York, 7 Jan., 1913, played Bob
Reynolds in " Fine Feathers " ; during
1914, toured in the same part ; at the
Academy of Music, New York, Apr.,
1914, reappeared as Soangataha in
" Strongheart " ; subsequently ap-
peared in "vaudeville," in "Apart-
ment 309 " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Jan., 1915, played Bob Merrick
in " Sinners " ; at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, Sept., 1915, played
Richard Baker in " Husband and
Wife " ; at the Colonial, Boston, May,
1916, played in " The Dawn " ; during
the same year toured in his own play
" His Brother's Keeper " ; at the New
Bijou, New York, Apr., 1917, played
Dr. Robert Manning in " The Knife n ;
at Baltimore, Feb., 1918, played in
" Forbidden Love " ; at the Harris
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1918,
appeared as Lars Olrik in " The Riddle :
Woman " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Nov., 1918, as John and Paul
Hazleton in " The Long Dash " ; at
Buffalo, Feb., 1919, played in " Every
Man's Castle " ; at the Harris Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1919, Richard Brant
in " A Good Bad Woman " ; at the
Little Theatre, New York, Jan., 1920,
Dr. Brent Janson in " Mamma's
Affair " ; at the Jolson Theatre, Oct.,
1922, the Vagrant in " The World We
Live In " (" The Insect Play ") ; since
1921, has mainly devoted himself to
the cinema stage in connection with
the Famous-Players Lasky Corpora-
tion. Club : Lambs', 128 West 44th
Street, New York City. Addr&ss :
6432 La Mirada Avenue, Hollywood,
Cal., U.S.A.
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EDGINTON, May, dramatic author ;
m. Francis Evans Baily ; is the author
of the following plays : " His Lady
Friends " (with Frank Mandel), 1919 ;
" The Prude's Fall " (with Rudolf
Besier), 1920; "The Ninth Earl"
(with Besier), 1921 ; " Secrets " (with
Besier), 1922, " Trust Emily," 1923 ;
" The Fairy Tale," 1924. Favourite
play : " The Circle." Recreations :
Dancing, motoring and gardening.
Address : 5a Penywern Road, S.W.5.
Telephone No. : Kensington 7613.
EBISS? Connie, actress ; b. Brighton,
11 Aug., 1871 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1883, under
the name of Connie Coutts ; in 1893-4,
successfully appeared on the London
music-hall stage, at the Royal, Canter-
bury, Paragon, Middlesex, etc., singing
" Rosie ; or, "I Ride to Win,"
" What Could a Poor Girl Do," etc. ;
first appeared on the regular stage at
the Gaiety, when she followed the late
Lillie Belniore as Ada Smith in
"The Shop Girl" in 1896; toured
the United States in the same part ;
appeared at the Gaiety as Lady
Tom in " My Girl," 1896 ; Mrs. Drivelli
in " The Circus Girl," 1896 ; Carmenita
in " The Runaway Girl," 1898 ; Mrs.
Bang in " The Messenger Boy," 1900 ;
appeared at the Lyric, 1900, as Bella
Gimper in " The Silver Slipper " ;
returned to the Gaiety, 1901, to play
Mrs. Malton Hoppings in " The
Toreador," also appeared in " The
Orchid," 1903, " The Spring Chicken,"
1905, and " The New Aladdin," 1906 ;
early in 1907 she sailed for South
Africa for her health, and also on a
professional tour, afterwards proceed-
ing to America ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, New York, 1 Oct.,
1907, appeared, with Lew M. Fields,
as Mrs. Schrniff in " The Girl Behind
the Counter " ; during 1908, toured
in the same part ; during 1909,
toured in " The Girl from the States,"
as Madame Wowski in " The Golden
Widow " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, 17 Jan., 1910, played Mrs.
Smith in " The Arcadians " ; reap-
peared in London at the Vaudeville,
8 Mar., 1911, as Martje in " The Girl
in the Train " ; at the Gaiety, July,
1911, played Lady Snoop in " Peggy ";
subsequently appeared in various
music halls, as Lady Laura in " Laura
Kicks " ; at the Gaiety, Feb., 1912,
played Brenda Blacker in " The
Sunshine Girl," and Apr., 1913,
Euphemia Knox in " The Girl on the
Film " ; appeared at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1913, in the
last-mentioned part ; on returning to
England, appeared at the Alhambra,
May, 1914, id the revue, " Not Likely ";
again returned to New York, and at
the Casino, Nov., 1914, played Lina
Balzer in " Suzi " ; at the Manhattan
Opera House, Sept., 1915, played
Mrs. O'Marveston in " Stolen Orders "
(" Sealed Orders ") ; in 1916 she
went to Australia, touring there and
in New Zealand in " So Long, Letty,"
"The Three Twins/' "The Carnival
Girl," etc. ; reappeared on the London
stage, at the Criterion, Nov., 1919,
as Cook in " Lord Richard in the
Pantry," which ran over a year;
during 1921, toured in the same part ;
at the Strand Theatre, May,. 1922,
played Mrs. Welwyn in " Tilly of
Bloomsbury " ; at the Empire, Sept.,
1922, Mrs. Sammy Smith in " The
Smith Family " ; at the Palladium,
May, 1923, appeared in " An Order to
View " ; at the Criterion, Oct., 1923,
played the Cook in " Trust Emily " ;
during 1924 toured as Mrs. Maggie
Jiggs in " Bringing Up Father " ;
at the Vaudeville, Oct., 1924, appeared
in " The Looking Glass." Address :
c/o M. Barry O'Brien, 18 Charing
Cross Road, W.C.2.
EDLIN, Tubby (Henry), actor; b.
London, 22 Mar., 1882 ; 5. of Henry
William Edlin and his wife Emilie
Mary (Jones) ; e. Brighton Grammar
School ; m. Lois Maidie Williams ; was
formerly an engineer ; made his first
appearance in public at Brighton, Jan.,
1898, singing songs at the piano ; from
1903 toured in. melodrama under the
Melvilles ; made his first appearance
on the London stage at the Standard
Theatre, 5 Sept., 1904, in " The Worst
Woman in London " ; subsequently
toured in the principal music-halls
for many years, also appearing in
concert parties, and toured his own
company of entertainers ; appeared at
the Qxford, July, 1917, as Benjamin
o— (2140)
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Buttercup in " Sugar " ; during 1918
touied in " Giro's Frolics " ; during
1919 toured in " Tip-Top/' and during
1920 in " Ocean Waves " ; at the
Gaiety, June, 1921, played in "Pins
and Needles " ; at the New Oxford,
Dec., 1921, played the Kid in "The
Babes in the Wood " ; Mar., 1922,
played in " Mayfair and Montmartre ";
during 1922 toured in " Mr. Budd
(of Kennington)," and appeared in the
title-role of that piece at the Royalty,
Oct., 1922 ; at the Court, Mar., "1923,
played in " Carte Blanche " ; at the
Duke of York's, Sept,, 1923, played in
" London Calling !" ; in 1924 toured
as Private Alf Higgins in " Alf's
Button," appearing in the same part
at the Prince's Theatre, Dec., 1924.
Favourite parts : Mr. Budd and Alf
Higgins. Clubs : Eccentric, National
Sporting, and East Brighton Golf.
Address : 8 St. George's Road,
Brighton. Telephone No. : Kemp
Town 6962.
EDOUIN, Eose, actress ; b. Brighton,
29 Jan., 1844 ; m. G. B. W. Lewis ;
sister of Willie Edouin ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Maryle-
bone Theatre, 19 Sept., 1851, as the
Child in " The Stranger," with G. V.
Brooke ; subsequently she toured as
a member of the Edouin troupe, and
at the Marionette Theatre, 4 Oct.,
1852, appeared with her brother Willie
in " Ernestine and Georgette " ; at
the Strand Theatre, 27 Dec., 1852,
appeared in " Harlequin and Gulliver;
or the Clown in Lilliput " ; continued
to play children's parts for some
years; at the Strand, Dec., 1854,
appeared as the Clown in " Taffy was
a Welshman,/* and at Sadler's Wells,
26 Nov., 1855, made quite a great
success as Puck in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream/' with Samuel Phelps ;
she also appeared at the same theatre,
Dec., 1855, as Grimalkin in " Harlequin
and Puss in Boots " ; appeared at the
Garrick Theatre, Mar., 1856, in " The
Sister of Mercy " ; she then went to
Australia, and for thirty-six; years
played in nearly every theatre in the
Australian colonies, playing a variety
of parts in every line of business,
including Beatrice, Portia and even
Hamlet ; at the age of seventeen she
played Lady Teazle in " The School
for Scandal " ; for two years she played
lead with Barry Sullivan, and also
played a round of parts with G. V.
Brooke and Joseph Jefferson ; her
husband was a well-known manager,
and with him she went to India and the
Far East, the first English company
to tour in those parts ; for a time her
husband was lessee of the Bijou,
Melbourne, and here she played a
round of parts with William Creswick ;
returning to England in 1893, she
appeared at the Strand Theatre, July,
1893, as Gwendoline Blister in " The
Sleep-walker," under the management
of her brother, Willie Edouin ; in Oct.,
1893, she appeared there as Mrs.
Robjohn in " The Lady Killer " ;
subsequently again returned to Aus-
tralia, and was not seen in London
again until she appeared at the
Adelphi Theatre, Apr., 1909, when she
played Madame Baron in " The
Devil " ; appeared at His Majesty's
Theatre, Apr., 1913, as Mrs. Candour
in Sir Herbert Tree's revival of " The
School for Scandal/' and also played
there Madame Jourdain in " The
Perfect Gentleman," May, 1913, and
the Nurse in " Romeo and Juliet/'
June, 1913 ; she appeared at the
Aldwych, May, 1915, as Miss Pyechasc
in " The Dairymaids " ; at the Shaftcs-
bury, Dec., 1915, played the Hostess
in " King Henry V " ; subsequently
toured as Mrs. Budd in " The Light
Blues " ; at Stratford-on-Avon, Apr.,
1916, played Mistress Quickly in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; during
1918 toured as Mrs. Semple in " Daddy-
Long-Legs " ; at the St. Martin's,
July, 1919, appeared as Mrs. Endcrwick
in " The Bantam V.C. " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1920, as Mrs. Putter in " Paddy
the Next Best Thing." Address : 112
Netherwood Road, West Kensington
Park, W.I 4.
EDWARDES, Paula, actress and
vocalist ; b. New York * City ; e.
at the Convent of the Sacred Heart,
Philadelphia; made her first appear-
ance on the stage as Little Fraud
in " Squatter Sovereignty/' at Har-
rigan's Theatre, New York, 19 Sept.,
1892, when quite a young child ; she
subsequently played in " Tobasco "
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at the Broadway, May, 1894, and
in " The Isle of Champagne " ; she
then played in " A Black Sheep," in
1896 ; at the Casino Theatre, N.Y., 1
Mar., 1897, she appeared as Mariolle in
''La Falote," and on 28 Sept.,
1897, played the part of Mamie in
" The Belle of New York " ; she
appeared in the same part when that
musical comedy was seen at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 12
Apr., 1898 ; on her return to New
York she was engaged by the late
Augustin Daly for Daly's Theatre,
N.Y., where she appeared on 25 Aug.,
1898, as Carmenita in " A Runaway
Girl " ; same theatre, 9 Feb., 1899,
she played the part of Louisa Jupp
in " The Great Ruby " ; also played
Lucille in " The Circus Girl/' Dudley
in " San Toy," and Mollie Seymour
in " The Geisha " ; she then toured in
" Ma'm'selle 'Awkins," and supported
Jefferson De Angelis in "A Royal
Rogue " ; at Wallack's, 5 May, 1902,
she appeared as Lady Betty in " The
Show Girl/' and at Herald Square,
3 July, 1902, she played in "The
Defender " ; she commenced her career
as a " star " in 1903, when she played
the part of Winnie Walker in " Win-
some Winnie " ; during 1906 she was
seen in " The Princess Beggar,"
appearing at the Casino, New York,
on 7 Jan., 1907, in the same piece ;
after a three years' absence from the
stage, reappeared in public at the
Fifth Avenue Music Hall, New York,
13 June, 1910, in a repertory of songs.
EDWARDS, 0sman, M.A., author,
dramatic critic and lecturer ; 6.
Liverpool, 18 Feb., 1864 ; s. of the
late Captain Osman Frederick Adams
Edwards ; e. Christ's Hospital (Senior
Grecian), 1872 to 1883, and Merton
College, Oxford, 1883-7 ; m. Mathilde
Josephine Sinclair-Hill ; classical
master at Reading School 1889-91 ;
has since devoted himself to foreign
travel and the study of the con-
temporary drama of this country,
the European Continent, and Japan,
contributing articles on the subject
to English and French magazines ;
is London representative of La Revue
d'Art Dramatique ; his publications
include : " Short Studies of Theatrical
Life " (from the French of Alphonse
Daudet), 1892; "A Gauntlet" (from
the Norwegian of Bjornsterne Bjorn-
son), 1894; "Residential Rhymes"
(Tokyo), 1889 ; " Japanese Plays and
Playfellows," 1901; "The Cloister,"
1910. Recreations : Playgoing and
travel. Address: 10 Yarrell Mansions,
Queen's Club Gardens, W.14. Tele-
phone No. : Riverside 2277.
EGEBTON, George (Mrs. R. Golding
Bright) , dramatic author and novelist ;
b. Melbourne, Australia ; d. of Captain
J. J. Dunne and his wife Isabel
(George-Bynon) ; e. privately ; m. (1)
Egerton Clairmonte, 1891; (2) Reginald
Golding Bright, 1901 ; originally in-
tended for an artist ; author of the
following plays: " His Wife's Family,"
1908 ; " The Backsliders/' 1910 ; has
also adapted from the French, " La
Rafale," 1911; "The Daughter of
Heaven," 1912 ; " The Attack," St.
James's, 1914; "Wild Thyme,"
Comedy, 1915 ; among her books may
be noted, " Keynotes," 1893 ; " Dis-
cords," 1894 ; " Symphonies," 1897 ;
" Fantasias," 1898 ; " The Wheel of
God," 1898 ; " Rosa Amorosa," 1901 ;
" Flies in Amber," 1905. Address :
59 Ridgmount Gardens, W.C.I. Tele-
phone No. : Museum 5089.
ELISCU, Fernanda, actress ; b.
Rumania, 24 Apr., 1878 ; m. Carl
Anthony; went to America in early
childhood and was a student at the
American Academy of Dramatic Art,
1897-9 ; she made her first appear-
ance on the stage, 1900, as Micah
Dow in " The Little Minister " ;
at the Manhattan Theatre, 1900,
played Lisa in " Her Majesty " ; at
Wallack's, 1901, Lazarillo in " Don
Caesar's Return " ; during 1903-4,
was playing the title-rdle in " Marta
of the Lowlands " ; then became a
member of Mrs. Fiske's company,
1904-5, and played Sophie in " Leah
Kleschna," Lacly Jane Crawley in
" Becky Sharp," Toinette in "A
Light from St. Agnes " ; she then
turned her attention to Yiddish drama
at the Kalich Theatre, New York,
1906-7, and appeared there with the
utmost success in " Her Past," " The
Convert," " Marta of the Lowlands,"
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" Drusa Wayne/* " The Kreutzer
Sonata/* " Sapho," " Why Men Love/*
" Sisters/' etc. ; during 1907 also
toured in the English drama " Ruth " ;
during 1909 toured with Arnold Daly
in " The Pickpocket/' and subse-
quently, as Annie Jeffreys in " The
Third Degree " ; at the Forty-Ninth
Street Theatre, New York, Mar., 1924,
played Madame Klost in " The Out-
sider."
ELLINOER, D6sir6e, actress and
vocalist ; b. Manchester, 7 Oct., 1895 ;
d. of James Ellinger and his wife
Florence (Crouchley) ; e. Brussels and
Paris ; m. Col. A. N. Stirett, O.B.E.,
M.C. ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Aldwych Theatre,
24 Apr., 1916, as Nedda in " Pagli-
acci " ; she remained with the Beecham
Opera Company three years playing
lead in " Madame Butterfly/' " Faust/5
" The Marriage of Figaro/' " II Sera-
glio," " Carmen/' etc. ; at Drury Lane,
July, 1919, appeared as Clairette in
" The Daughter of Madame Angot " ;
at the Ambassadors', Dec., 1919,
played Sylvia in " Sylvia's Lovers " ;
at the Duke of York's, Nov., 1922/
appeared as Jessica in the opera of
" The Merchant of Venice " ; during
1924 toured as Sylva in " The Gypsy
Princess " ; at the New Oxford, Nov.,
1924, played Mariposa in " The First
Kiss " ; has also appeared in the leading
concert halls all over the United King-
dom. Recreations : Riding, flying,
swimming, and tennis. Address : 26
Marlborough Road, N.W.8. Tele-
phone No. : Hampstead 3783.
ELLIOTT, . Gertrude, b. Rockland,
Maine, 14 Dec., 1874 ; d. of Thomas
Dermot, and his wife Adelaide (Hall) ;
sister of Miss Maxine Elliott ; m. Sir
Johnston Forbes-Robertson ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1894,
with Rose Coghlan's company, at Sara-
toga, New York, as Lady Stutfield
in " A Woman of No Importance " ;
made her first appearance in New
York at the Star Theatre, 20 Dec.,
1894, as Pert in " London Assur-
ance," and 24 Dec., 1894, she played
Mion in " Diplomacy " ; during 1895,
with Marie Wainwright, she played
Bessie in " An Unequal Match/' and
Lydia in " The Love Chase " ; she
was engaged by Nat Goodwin in 1897,
and appeared with him as Rose in " The
Nominee," Emily in "In Missoura,"
Lucy in " The Rivals," and Nell
Ruthven in "A Gilded Fool " ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, 11 Oct.,
1897, she appeared as Georgia Chapin
in " An American Citizen/' and 2
Jan., 1899, as Angelica Knowlton in
" Nathan Hale " ; at Philadelphia,
13 Mar., 1899, she played Midge in
" The Cowboy and the Lady/' and
she made her first appearance on the
London stage, in the same part, at
the Duke of York's Theatre, 5 June,
1899 ; same theatre, 19 June, 1899,
she played Georgia Chapin in " An
American Citizen " ; she was next
seen at the Court Theatre, where, on
14 Oct., 1899, she played Princess
Angela in "A Royal Family " ; at
the Criterion, 14 Feb., 1900, she
appeared as Ethel Carlton in " His
Excellency the Governor/1 and 26
Apr., 1900, as Lucy Pillenger in " Lady
Huntworth's Experiment " ; in Sept.,
1900, she was engaged by Forbes-
Robertson, and went on tour playing
Ophelia in " Hamlet/' Carrots in the
play of that name, and Judith Ander-
son in " The Devil's Disciple " ; she
was seen in both the last mentioned
parts at the Keniiington Theatre,
21 Nov., 1900 ; in Dec. she was seen
at the Borough Theatre, Stratford,
as Ophelia ; she was married to Sir
Johnston Forbes- Robertson on 22 Dec.,
1900 ; at the Comedy Theatre, 20 Apr.,
1901, she appeared as Ilona in " Count
Tezma," and 22 May, 1901, as Jeffik
Guilov in " The Sacrament of Judas " ;
at the Lyric Theatre, 27 Jan., 1902,
she played the part of Peggy in
" Mice and Men," originally produced
at Manchester, on 27 Nov., 1901 ;
subsequently she appeared at the
Lyric, on 15 Dec., 1902, as Desdemona
in " Othello," and 7 Feb., 1903,
as Maisie in " The Light that
Failed " ; during the same year she
accompanied her husband on an
American tour, opening at the
Knickerbocker, New York, 9 Nov.,
in " The Light that Failed " ; she
reappeared in London, 1 June, 1904,
at the Duke of York's Theatre, as
Szentes Leta in " The Edge of the
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Storm " ; at the Scala Theatre, of
which her husband became manager
in 1905, she appeared, on 23 Sept.,
1905, as Amoranza in " The Con-
queror " ; 10 Oct., 1905, as Militza in
" For the Crown " ; and 16 Nov.,
1905, as Mrs. Patullo in " Mrs.
Grundy " ; in 1906 she was touring in
the provinces, and in Oct. returned to
the United States for another tour ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
New York, 29 Oct., 1906, she played
the part of Cleopatra in George
Bernard Shaw's play, " Caesar and
Cleopatra " ; on her return to England,
•toured the provinces in her husband's
repertoire ; reappeared in London,
at the Savoy, 25 Nov., 1907, as
Cleopatra in Bernard Shaw's play ;
at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, 26 Mar.,
1908, played Mrs. Gracedew in " The
High Bid'" ; at the St. James's, 1
Sept., 1908, appeared as Stasia in
" The Passing of the Third Floor
Back " ; at the Afternoon (His
Majesty's) Theatre, 18 Feb., 1909,
played in " The High Bid " and " A
Soul's Flight " (" The Sacrament of
Judas ") ; at the Garrick, 13 May,
1910, played Glad in " The Dawn of
a To-morrow " ; in Sept., 1910,
crossed to Canada, and at Montreal
commenced a long tour in the same
play; at Kansas City, 4 May, 1911,
appeared as Georgia Connor in
" Rebellion " ; in the autumn, toured
in the same play ; subsequently
toured as Beatrice Richmond in
" White Magic," and appeared in the
same part at the Criterion, New York,
23 Jan., 1912 ; at the Lyceum, New
York, 27 Feb., 1912, played Josepha
Quarendon in " Preserving Mr.
Panmure " ; in Sept., 1912, rejoined
her husband's company on his farewell
tour of the English provinces, and
appeared with him during his farewell
season at Drury Lane, Mar.- June, 1913,
as Ophelia in " Hamlet," Stasia in
"The Passing of the Third Floor Back,"
Jeffik in " The Sacrament of Judas,"
Maisie in " The Light that Failed,"
Peggy in " Mice and Men," Cleopatra
in " Caesar and Cleopatra," Portia
in " The Merchant of Venice " (first
time in London, 5 May), and Des-
demona in " Othello " ; subsequently
accompanied him on his American
tour, 1913-4 ; at the Coliseum, London,
Mar., 1917, played Stasia in " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back " for
a special performance, and the play
was subsequently revived at the
Queen's ; at the Savoy, Apr., 1917,
played Ophelia to the Hamlet of the
late H, B. Irving; in Sept., 1918,
she entered management on her own
account, and appeared at the St.
James's, as Gina Ashling in " The
Eyes of Youth," which ran a year ;
also under her own management, she
appeared at the Strand, Mar., 1920,
as OU via Dangerneld in " Come out
of the Kitchen " ; at the Court,
June, 1920, as Edith WhitSbriar in
" The Old House " ; at the Duke of
York's, Jan., 1921, as Aleen Dennison
in " Lonely Lady " ; subsequently
toured in South Africa in a repertory
of plays ; reappeared in London, at the
Savoy, Feb., 1922, as Sarah Gillman
in " Sarah of Soho " ; in July, 1922,
again went on a South African tour,
when she played " The Dawn of a
To-morrow," " Paddy the Next Best
Thing," and " Woman to Woman " ;
subsequently went to Australia and
New Zealand, and during 1923-4
played in " Woman to Woman,"
" Enter Madame," " Bluebeard's
Eighth Wife," and " Smilin' Through";
returned to England, Sept., 1924.
A ddress : 22 Bedford Square, London,
W.C.I.
ELLIOTT. Maxine, actress ; b. at
Rockland, Maine, U.S.A., 5 Feb.,
1871 ; e.d. of Thomas Dermot and
his wile, Adelaide (Hall) ; e. at
Notre Dame Academy, Roxbury,
Mass. ;m, (I) Nat Goodwin (mar. dis.) ;
(2) Anthony F. Wilding ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Palmer's
Theatre, New York, 10 Nov., 1890, as
Felicia Umfraville in " The Middle-
man," with E. S. Willard, when that
actor made his debut on the American
stage ; with him she also played
Virginia Fleetwood in " John Need-
ham's Double" (4 Feb., 1891), and
Mary in "Old Soldiers" (11 Apr.,
1891), appearing also in "A Fool's
Paradise," " Judah," and " The
Professor's Love Story " ; at the
American Theatre in 1893 she ap-
peared as Violet Woodmere in " The
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Prodigal Daughter," as Cora in " The
Voyage of Suzette," and in 1894,
as Kate Malcolm in " Sister Mary ** ;
in 1894 she was a member of Miss
Rose Coghlan's company in "To
Nemesis," " London Assurance,"
" Diplomacy/* " A Woman of No
Importance," and " Forget-Me-Not " ;
in Jan., 1895, she was engaged by the
late Augustine Daly, and appeared
at Daly's, New York, in " The Heart
of Ruby/' "The Orient Express,"
" The Two Gentlemen of Verona,"
" Nancy and Co./' " The Honeymoon,"
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
" The Transit of Leo," and " The
Two Escutcheons " ; she made her
first appearance on the London stage
at Daly's Theatre, 2 July, 1895, as
Sylvia in " The Two Gentlemen of
Verona " ; on 9 July played Hermia
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
leaving the Daly company in 1896,
she went to Miner's Fifth Avenue
Theatre, appearing there on 23 Mar.,
1896, as Eleanor Cuthbert in "A
House of Cards " ; accompanied Nat
Goodwin on a tour to Australia in
that year ; returning to America
in 1897, she appeared as Margaret
Ruthven in " A Gilded Fool," Beatrice
in " An American Citizen," Kate
Vernon in "In Mizzoura/' Alice
Adams in " Nathan Hale/' and Mrs.
Weston in " The Cowboy and the
Lady " ; appeared at the Duke of
York's, London, 5 June, 1899, in the
last-mentioned part, and 19 June in
" An American Citizen " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
5 Feb., 1900, she played Phyllis Ericson
in " When We Were Twenty-one/'
and 24 May, 1901, Portia in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Comedy
Theatre, London, 2 Sept., 1901, she
played in " When We Were Twenty-
one " ; in 1902 she was touring the
United States as Sally Sartoris in
" The Altar of Friendship " ; in 1903
she was seen as a " star " for the first
time, under the management of Charles
B. Dillingham ; her first play was
" Her Own Way/' produced at Buffalo
on 24 Sept., 1903, in which she ap-
peared as Georgiana Carley ; the
piece was played at the Garrick,
New York, on 28 Sept., 1903, and
produced at the Lyric Theatre, Lon-
don, 25 Apr., 1905 ; at Syracuse, New
York, 31 Aug., 1905, she played
" Jo " Sheldon in " Her Great Match,"
in which piece she was seen at the
Criterion, New York, for the first
time, on 4 Sept., 1905 ; again ap-
peared in London, at the Lyric Theatre,
10 Sept., 1907, as Mary Hamilton
in " Under the Greenwood Tree " ;
returned to the United States in Nov.,
and reopened at the Garrick, New
York, 25 Dec., 1907; at Philadelphia,
21 Sept., 1908, appeared as Bettina
Dean in " Myself, Bettina," appearing
in the same part at Daly's, New York,
5 Oct., 1908; at Boston, 30 Nov.,
1908, played " The Chaperon " ; on
30 Dec., 1908, opened the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, New York, with the
same play ; appeared at the Lyric,
London, 24 Apr., 1909, as the Duchesse
de Langeais in " The Conquest " ;
on her return to America in the same
year, toured in " The Chaperon," and
as Yuki in " Savonara " ; at the
Majestic, Boston, 6 Dec., 1909, played
Deborah in " Deborah of Tod's " ;
at Daly's, New York, 24 Jan., 1910,
played Eve Addison in " The Inferior
Sex"; during 1910-11 also toured
in the same play ; reappeared on the
London stage, at His Majesty's, 2 Sept.,
1913, as Zuleika in " Joseph and his
Brethren " ; at the Broadhurst Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1917, appeared
as Lady Algernon Chetland in " Lord
and Lady Algy/' and toured in the
same part, 1918-19 ; at her own
theatre, New York, Feb., 1920, played
Cordelia in "Trimmed in Scarlet."
Address: Hartsbourne Manor, Bushey,
Herts.
ELLIOTT, William, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. Boston, Mass,, 4 Dec., 1885 ;
m. Augusta Belasco ; first appeared in
public at the age of nine, as a violinist,
with the Weems Juvenile Concert
Party ; had early experience in "stock "
companies, and also in the companies
of Herbert Kelcey and Effic Shannon,
Mary Shaw, Richard Mansfield, etc. ;
in 1904 appeared with Robert Halliard
in " That Man and I " ; at the Bolasco,
New York, Nov., 1906, played Licxi-
tenant Larkin in " The Rose of the
Rancho " ; at the Stuyvesant Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1907, played Robert
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in " A Grand Army Man," with David
Warneld; during 1908 toured with
Warfield, as Beverley Cruger in " The
Music Master/' and played the same
part at the Academy of Music, New
York, Jan., 1909 ; at the New Amster-
dam Theatre, Feb., 1910, played
Raymond Floriot in " Madame X,"
and Mar., 1911, appeared as Lucien
Garidel in " The Pink Lady " ; he
then retired from acting for three
years, devoting himself to production ;
was associate-producer of " The Go-
vernor's Lady/' 1912, and for some
time he assisted his father-in-law,
David Belasco, with his productions,
and later assisted Morris Gest in the
production of " The Drums of Oude,"
" Charley, Don't Do That," etc. ; in
1914 he produced "Kitty Mackay "
at the Comedy, New York ; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, produced
" Help Wanted/' 1914 ; reappeared
on the New York stage, at the Booth
Theatre, Oct., 1914, when he played
Youth in " Experience/' which he
also produced ; at the Booth Theatre,
Feb., 1916, played Alan of Donau in
" The Greatest Nation," of which he
was also part-author and producer ;
at the Manhattan Opera House, Feb.,
1917, appeared as J ether in " The
Wanderer " in the production of which
he was also concerned. Address :
Lambs' Club, 128 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
ELLIS, Anthony L., manager ; for-
merly dramatic critic of The Manches-
ter Daily Despatch, and of The Star ;
has also contributed critical articles on
the drama to The World, The Academy
and various reviews and magazines ;
was a member of the Council of the
Society of Dramatic Critics ; resigned
his position as critic to The Star 1909,
to assume the joint management of
the International Copyright Bureau,
Ltd. ; in Oct., 1915, in conjunction
with Mr. J. Herbert Jay, entered on
the management of the Criterion
Theatre, and produced " A Little Bit
of Fluff," -which ran over a thousand
performances ; has since produced
" One Hour of Life/' " Fancy Free/'
" Our Mr. Hepplewhite/' " The Daisy,"
" The Green Cord " (of which he was
part-author, with Marion Bower),
" Marriage by Instalments " ; opened
the Grand Theatre, Fulham, Sept.,
1924, as managing director of the
Partnership Players ; was chairman
of the Kingsway Theatre, Ltd. Ad-
dress : 3 Dr. Johnson's Buildings,
Inner Temple, E.C.4. Telephone No. :
City 9777. Offices : Grand Theatre,
Fulham. Telephone No. : Putney 2447.
ELLIS, Walter W., dramatic author ;
&. London, 1874 ; e. King's College ;
was formerly an actor on the musical
comedy stage ; his first play was ^a
version of Dickens' " Battle of Life " ;
in 1899 wrote " The Pasha/' in con-
junction with P. Greenwood, and
toured in this for some time ; subse-
quently he toured as Geoffrey Tempest
in " The Sorrows of Satan " ; in 1910
appeared at variety theatres in his own
sketch, " The Sleepwalker " ; is also
the author of the following plays :
"Cupid and the Captain/' 1911;
" Little Willie," 1912 ; " The Beautiful
P.G.," 1914 ; " A Little Bit of Fluff,"
1915 (performed over 1,200 times) ;
"Monty's Flapper," 1917; "The
Profiteer/' 1917; "A Week-end,"
1918 ; " Oh ! Richard," 1919 ; " Haw-
ley's of the High Street," 1922. Ad-
dress: 44 Carlton Hill, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Maida Vale 4025.
ELLISTON, Daisy, actress and dan-
cer ; b. London, 8 Aug., 1894 ; was
trained as a dancer for six years by
Adeline Genee ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Garrick
Theatre, 18 Dec., 1902, as one of the
Water Babes in " The Water Babies,"
and she also appeared at the same
theatre, Dec., 1903, in "The Cricket
on the Hearth," and May, 1904, in
" The Fairy's Dilemma " ; in 1908,
toured in " The Merry Widow " ; dur-
ing 1910 toured as Daisy in " The
Dollar Princess " ; at the Palace, Feb.,
1912, played in " The Geisha " ; at the
Adelphi, May, 1912, played June
Pomeroy in " Autumn Manoeuvres " ;
subsequently, at the Gaiety, under-
studied Phyllis Dare as Delia Dale m
" The Sunshine Girl " ; at the Adelphi,
Oct.,- 1912, understudied the part of
Nancy in " The Dancing Mistress," and
Oct., 1913, Dora in " The Girl from
Utah " ; subsequently toured in these
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parts, also touring in " The Blindness of
Virtue/' and"" Peg o' My Heart " ; at
the Winter Garden, May, 1919, again
understudied Phyllis Dare as Lucien
Touquet in " Kissing Time " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1919, played Eileen
Venne in " Baby Bunting " ; at the
Empire, 1920, appeared in " Irene " ;
at the Playhouse, Apr., 1921, Marie in
" Up in Mabel's Room " ; Sept., 1921,
Marjorie Blake in " The Sign on the
Door " ; Aug. 1923, Juliette in " Enter
KiM ! " ; at the Lyric, Nov., 1924,
appeared for a time as Yvette in " The
Street Singer." Address : 3 Adams
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : May fair
3496.
ELLISTON, Grace (nte Grace Rutter) ,
actress ; b. Wheeling, West Virginia,
1881 ; e. at the Episcopalian Schools ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at Memphis, Tenn., in " Boccac-
cio " ; first appeared in New York at
the Casino, 2 Nov., 1895, under her
own name, as Merza in " The Wizard of
the Nile " ; at the Broadway, 25 Oct.,
1897, in " The Idol's Eye " at the
Lyceum Theatre, New York, 13 Mar.,
1899, Dorothy in " Americans at
Home," and on 9 May, 1899, she played
Ethel Carlton in " His Excellency the
Governor " ; subsequently played at
the Empire in " The Tyranny of Tears,"
and at Hoyt's Theatre, 11 Dec., 1899,
she appeared as Lady Curtoys in
41 Wheels Within Wheels " ; she next
played with Henry Miller ; at Daly's,
5 Feb., 1900, she played Alice Gains-
borough in " The Ambassador " ;
at the Lyceum, 25 Feb., 1901, appeared
as Winifred Yester in " The Shades
of Night " ; at the Savoy, 30 Mar.,
1903, she appeared in " The Taming
of Helen " ; at the Lyric, Oct., 1903,
played Kathie in " Old Heidelberg " ;
was next seen as Olivia in " Twelfth
Night " with Viola Allen, and in
1904 joined Nat Goodwin to play lead ;
at Chicago, Oct., 1904, appeared as
Beatrice Clive in " The Usurper " ;
appeared at the Hudson Theatre,
Apr., 1905, in "The Blot in the
'Scutcheon " ; at the Lyceum, 20
Nov., 1905, played Shirley Rossmore
in " The Lion and the Mouse," playing
the part throughout the entire run ;
at the Hudson Theatre, 17 Dec.,
1906, appeared as Colombe of Raven-
stein in Browning's play, " Colombe's
Birthday " ; at the Garrick, 19 Nov.,
1907, played Lady Gerania in " Dr.
Wake's Patient"; at the Bijou, 3
March, 1908, appeared as Blanche
in " The Rector's Garden " ; at
.Philadelphia, May, 1908, as Nelly
in " Falling Leaves " ; at the Belasco
Theatre, New York, 18 Aug., 1908, as
Jolan (Mdme. Voross) in " The
Devil " ; during 1909 toured in the
same play ; at the Hudson Theatre,
New York, 4 Jan., 1910, played Paula
Marsh in " The Next of Kin " ; at
the Garrick, New York, 9 May, 1910,
played Emily Ladew in ' ' Her Husband's
Wife " ; at Providence, 18 Sept.,
1911, appeared as Lady Mechante
in " The Cave Man " ; appearing in the
same part at the Fulton Theatre, New
York, 30 Oct., 1911 ; in 1912 toured
with Viola Allen in " The Her fords " ;
at Boston, Oct., 1912, played Sarah
in " Coming Home to Roost " ; at
the Fulton Theatre, 14 Mar.,
1913, played Henriette Dupont in
" Damaged Goods " ; at the Lyric,
New York, 13 Nov., 1913, played
Molly in " Ourselves " ; at Broad
Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Apr.,
1914, Cordeliain " Cordelia Blossom. " ;
at the Lyric, New York, 31 Oct., 1914,
Juanita Holland in " The Battle Cry " ;
at the Empire, New York, 25 Jan.,
1915, HelSne Preville in "The Sha-
dow " ; at the Gaiety, New York, 3
Sept., 1917, played Maud Howitt in
" The Country Cousin " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Nov., 1922, Lady
Farringdon in " The Lucky One."
ELSIE, Lily, actress; b. Wortley,
near Leeds, 8 Apr., 1886 ; d. of the
late William Thomas Cotton ; m. Ian
Bullough ; is a niece of Mr. Wilfred
Cotton ; made her first appearance on
the stage as a child of eleven, at Christ-
mas, 1897, at Manchester, playing the
title-rd/0 in the pantomime of " Red
Riding Hood " ; was next seen at
various music halls as " Little Elsie,"
and subsequently toured in " Mc-
Kenna's Flirtation " ; appeared at
the Britannia, Hoxton, 26 Dec., 1898,
as Arielle in " King Klondyke " ;
during 1901 toured in Mr. Tom B,
Davis's company in " The Silver
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Slipper" ; at Christinas, 1901, played
Alice in " Dick WMttington," at the
Camden Theatre ; at Christmas, 1902,
at the Coronet, played Morgiana in
" The Forty Thieves " ; she then
toured for a period of two months
in " Three Little Maids," after which
she was seen at the Strand Theatre,
as Princess Soo-Soo in "A Chinese
Honeymoon/' in which part she
made her first notable success ; at
Christmas, 1903, appeared at the
Coronet, as Fatima in " Blue Beard " ;
early in 1905, was engaged by George
Edwardes for the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, where she played in " Lady
Madcap/' and subsequently toured as
Lady Patricia Vereker in " The
Cingalee " ; in July, 1905, she appeared
at Daly's as Madame Du Tertre in " The
Little Michus " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, 13 Jan., 1906, she played Lady
Agnes Congress in " The Little Cherub ' ' ;
on 20 June, 1906, she played Humming
Bifd in " See-See " ; at the Gaiety,
29 Sept., 1906, she appeared as Lally
in " The New Aladdin " ; and then
at Daly's, 8 June, 1907, she created
a perfect furore, when she appeared
as Sonia in " The Merry Widow " ;
since then she has appeared at Daly's,
$5 Sept., 1909, as Alice in " The Dollar
Princess"; 7 Jan., 1911, as Franzi
in " A Waltz Dream " ; 20 May, 1911,
as Angdle Didier in " The Count of
Luxembourg " ; at His Majesty's,
27 June, 1911, Gala performance, she
played Ellena in " The Critic " ; after
her marriage, she quitted the stage,
and was not seen again until she
appeared at His Majesty's, 23 Oct.,
1915, when she played Patricia O'Brien
in " Mavourneen " ; at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1916, played Mrs. Bantry in
" Shakespeare's Legacy " ; at the
Coliseum, and at the London Opera
House, at special benefit performances,
June, 1916, played Lady Catherine
Lasenby in " The Admirable Crichton";
at the Palace, Dec., 1917, appeared
as Pamela in the musical play of that
name. Recreation : Motoring. Ad-
dress : Meggernie Castle, Glen Lyon,
Perthshire, N.B.
ELSOM, IsoTbel, actress and vocalist ;
b. Cambridge, 16 Mar., 1894 ; d. of
Joseph Reed, vocalist ; e. Howard
College, Bedford ; m. Maurice Elvy ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
at the Adelphi Theatre, 16 Dec., 1911,
in the chorus of " The Quaker Girl ";
same Theatre, 19 Oct.,' 1912, played
Tommy in " The Dancing Mistress/'
and 18 Oct., 1913, Violet Vesey in "The
Girl from Utah " ; she appeared at the
King's Theatre, Glasgow, Jan., 1914,
as Dora Manners in the last-mentioned
piece, and was next seen at the Gaiety
Theatre, where she appeared, 7 Feb.,
1914, in the leading part of Doris in
" After the Girl " ; at the London
Opera House, Sept., 1914, played Lady
Mary Winthrope in " England
Expects " ; was then engaged at
the Royalty Theatre, 5 Oct., 1914,
where she succeeded Miss Gladys
Cooper in the • parts of Anne, Nina,
Annette, Antje, Annie, and Anna in
" My Lady's Dress " ; same theatre,
31 Oct., 1914, played the Hon. Muriel
Pym in " Milestones," and 10 Dec.,
1914, Molly Preston in " The Man Who
Stayed at Home " ; at the Palace
Theatre, 29 June, 1915, played in
" The Constant Lover " ; in the
autumn of 1915 toured with Seymour
Hicks as Josie Richards in " Broadway
Jones," and as She in "A Bridal
Suite " ; at the New Theatre, June,
1916, played Beatrice Abbott in" The
Riddle"; at Daly's, Oct., 1916,
succeeded Miss Winifred Barnes as
Mary, Princess of Valeria, in "The
Happy Day" ; at the Prince's Thea-
tre, Feb., 1917, played Angela in
" The Catch of the Season " ; subse-
quently again toured in " Broadway
Jones " ; at the New Theatre, Dec.,
1917, appeared as Wendy in " Peter
Pan " ; Feb., 1918, as Sheila in " The
Freaks " ; Apr., 1918, as Delia in
" Belinda " ; subsequently toured with
Seymour Hicks as She in " Sleeping
Partners " ; at the Opera House,
Blackpool, Sept., 1919, played Evelyn
Bird in " Adam and Eve " ; at the
Winter Garden, Nov., 1920, succeeded
Margaret Bannerman as Marcelle in
" A Night Out " ; at the Playhouse,
Apr., 1921, played Mabel Essington
in "Up in Mabel's Room " ; subse-
quently toured in variety theatres in
" The Surprise " ; then for some time
devoted herself to the cinema stage;
at th$ Ambassadors', Dec., 1922,
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played Minnie in " Sweet Lavender " ;
at the St. James's, May, 1923, made
a great success when she played
Lalage Sturdee in " The Outsider/'
and Sept., 1923, Lu cilia in " The
Green Goddess " ; at the Comedy,
June, 1924, played Jessie Weston in
" Peter Weston " ; at the Ambas-
sadors* (for the Interlude Players),
July, 1924, played Sally Street in
" The Man in the Next Room " ; at
the New Theatre, Nov., 1924, Joanne
de Beaudricourt in a revival of " The
Wandering Jew " ; at the London
Hippodrome, Dec., 1924, played Jill
in the pantomime, *' Mother Goose."
Recreations : Tennis, reading, and
dancing.
ELS ON, Anita, actress ; b. London,
8 July, 1898 ; d. of Willie Edelsten,
dramatic and variety agent ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Palladium, 29 Nov., 1915, in " The
Whirl of the Town " ; she then went
to America, and at the Astor Theatre,
New York, 9 Feb., 1916, played Defeat
in " The Cohan Revue, 1916 " ; during
1917-18 toured in the United States
in this revue ; at the London Hippo-
drome, Mar., 1919, played in " Joy-
Bells " ; at the Palace, Dec., 1919,
in " The Whirligig " ; appeared in
pantomime, Dec., 1920, in " The
Babes in the Wood " ; at the Queen's,
1921, played in "Put and Take";
at the Duke of York's, Jan., 1922,
played Anne Maynard in " The Night-
cap " ; at the New Oxford, Mar.,
1922, appeared in " Mayfair and
Montmartre " ; subsequently appeared
at the Empire, 1922, in " The Smith
Family " ; at the Little Theatre, Jan.,
1923, in " The Nine o'Clock Revue " ;
at the New Oxford, July, 1923, played
Marie in " Little Nellie Kelly " ; at
the Palace, Sept., 1924, joined " The
Co-Optimists." Address : 19 George
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : Mayfair
5923.
ELTINGrE, Julian (William Dalton),
actor ; b. Boston, 1883 ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1904 in
" Mr. Wix of Wickham " ; he then
appeared in " vaudeville," as a female
impersonator, and for five years
travelled throughout the United States
and Europe in this capacity ; made
his first appearance in London, at
the Palace Theatre, 14 May, 1906,
scoring an immediate success ; in
1908-9 was with Cohan and Harris's
Minstrels, in the United States ;
appeared at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1911, as Mrs.
Monte and Hal Blake in " The
Fascinating Widow," and subse-
quently toured in this piece until
1914 ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, Mar., 1914, appeared as
Tom Hale in " The Crinoline Girl,"
and continued in this piece throughout
1914-5 ; at the Geo. M. Cohan Theatre,
23 Aug., 1915, appeared as Jerry
Jackson in " Cousin Lucy " ; toured
in this piece for two years ; at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, July, 1917,
played in " Her Grace the Vampire " ;
during 1917-18 toured in " Countess
Charming " ; during 1919 toured in
" His Night at the Club " ; has since
appeared on the " vaudeville " stage ;
the Eltinge Theatre, New York, is
named after him. Address : c/o Al. H.
Woods, 236 West 42nd Street, New
York City.
ELTON, George, actor ; 6. Sheffield,
22 Mar., 1875 ; 5. of William Elton and
his wife Fanny (Lewis) ; e. Scotch
College, Melbourne ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Wolverhanrpton, 5 Feb., 1894,
as Lykon in " Ingomar " ; for the next
eleven years he toured all over the
United Kingdom, Mediterranean,
Egypt, South Africa, Australia, and
New Zealand, playing a great variety
of parts in drama, comedy, musical
comedy, etc. ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at the
Criterion Theatre, 3 Aug., 1905, as
Wilfred Ashmole in " Lucky Miss
Dean " ; subsequently again toured
the provinces, and in 1907 accompanied
Ellen Terry to the United States to
play Felix Drinkwater in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion," and Cobus
in " The Good Hope " ; appeared at
the Shaftesbury, from 1909-14, as
Time in " The Arcadians," General
Okubo in " The Mousing" Sigilofi in
" Princess Caprice/' Higgins in " The
Pearl Girl," " The Cheerful Knave,"
the old Flower- woman in " The Cinema
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Star " ; appeared with the Glasgow
Repertory Company in 1913 at the
Prince of Wales's, Birmingham, Sept.,
1915, played Mrs. Budd in " The Light
Blues " ; appeared at the Globe, 1916,
as Johnny Brinkley in " The Show
Shop/' and Bates in " The Clock Goes
Round " ; at the Ambassadors', Mar.,
1917, Master Leonard Botal in " The
Man Who Married a Dumb Wife " ;
at the Kingsway, May, 1917, Cecil
Ames in " The Quitter " ; at the
Globe, July, 1917, Private Albert
Orkins in " July arm " ; at the Adelphi,
Sept., 1917, as Mr. Honeyball in " The
Boy " ; at the Globe, Oct., 1917, Tomo-
tada in " The Willow Tree " ; at the
Strand, Feb., 1918, as Ira Lazarre in
" Cheating Cheaters " ; at the Globe,
June, 1918, Joseph Tibbenham in
" Nurse Benson " ; Nov., 1918, Baron
von Obenhaus in " L'Aiglon " ; Mar.,
1919, Wang in " Victory " ; at the
Aldwych, Nov., 1919, Lord Francis
Alcar in " Sacred and Profane Love " ;
at the Scala, Dec., 1919, The Elf King
in " Fifmella " ; at the St. Martin's,
Apr., 1920, Dawker in " The Skin
Game " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1921, Jerome in "Daniel"; at the
Shaftesbury, May, 1921, Mr. Twiss in
" Sweet William "" ; June, 1921, played
Nugent Cassis in " Out to Win " ; at
the Lyric, Oct., 1921, Clem Beemis in
" Welcome Stranger " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1922, Stephen Hicks in " The
Balance " ; at the Duke of York's,
May, 1923, Judd in " Her Temporary
Husband " ; at the Garrick, Sept.,
1923, Walter Nichols in " Ambush " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1924, Colonel
Dudgeon in " A Perfect Fit " ; at tre
Queen's, Sept., 1924, Lavender in" The
Claimant " ; at Wyndham's, Oct.,
1924, Tommy Bold in a revival of
" The Ware Case." Chib : Green
Room. Address : Green Room Club,
46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
ELVEY, Maurice (William Seward
Folkard), actor and stage director ;
b. in co. Yorks, 11 Nov., 1887; m.
(1) Philippa Preston (mar. dis.), (2)
Isobel Elsom ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Nottingham, as the King in
pantomime of " Dick Whittington/'
1905 ; made his first appearance in
London at the Waldorf Theatre,
26 Nov., 1906, as the Second Waiter
in " Julie Bon-Bon," with Louis Mann
and Clara Lipman ; subsequently
toured for three years in the provinces
in various dramas and comedies ;
from 1908-11 was with Fred Terry
and Julia Neilson's company on tour
and in London, and with them
appeared at the New Theatre, Jan.,
1909, as M. de Valles in " Henry of
Navarre " ; Mar., 1910, as Armand
St. Just in " The Scarlet Pimpernel " ;
May, 1911, Amiens in "As You Like
It"; Dec., 1911, Lacey in "Sweet
Nell of Old Drury " ; made his first
appearance in New York, at Knicker-
bocker Theatre, Oct., 1910, as Armand
St. Just in " The Scarlet Pimpernel " ;
in July, 1911, founded the Adelphi
Play Society, producing Ibsen's
" Ghosts," in which he played Oswald ;
Rostand's " The Fantasticks," playing
Percinet ; Ibsen's " Peer Gynt," in
which he played the title-rdle, and
other plays by Strindberg, Schnitzler,
Tchekhof, etc. ; at the Little Theatre,
Apr., 1912, produced "The Poetasters
of Ispahan," playing Hallaj, subse-
quently reproduced at Criterion ;
produced " The Great Adventure " for
Granville Barker at Portsmoutfr ; in
Aug., 1912, engaged by Granville
Barker as stage director in the United
States for production of " Fanny's
First Play " ; at Comedy Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1912, in which he
also appeared as Mr. Vaughan ;
returned to England, Apr., 1913 ;
since that date has entirely devoted
himself to productions for the cinema
stage, though he appeared at the
St. James's, Nov., 1917, as Oswald
Alving in a revival of " Ghosts " ;
commenced motion picture production
for the Stoll Film Company, 1918,
since which date he has produced
nearly one hundred films for that firm.
Address : c/o Stoll Picture Produc-
tions Ltd., Langton Road, N.W.2.
Telephone No. : Willesden 3293.
EMERSON, John,, actor, author, and
stage director ; 6. Sandusky, Ohio,
U.S.A., 29 May, 1874; s. of Henry
Fry Emerson and his wife Mary
(Almond) ; e. Oberlin College, Heidel-
berg University and Chicago Univer-
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sity ; m. Anita Loos;, his father was
an Episcopalian minister, and he him-
self was educated for the ministry ;
he made his first appearance on the
stage at the Savoy Theatre, New York,
25 Apr., 1904, with Bessie Tyree in
" Tit for Tat " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Aug., 1904, played in " Military
Mad '* ; he then joined Mrs. Fiske, at
the Manhattan Theatre, Dec., 1904,
in " Leah Kleschna," subsequently
appearing in " Becky Sharp/' and
remained with her for two seasons,
and was also her stage-manager ; at
the Savoy, New York, 1905, appeared
in " The Man of the Hour " ; he also
appeared in " The Truth," 1906, " The
Blue Mouse/' 1908, "The Watcher,
1908," " The City," 1910, " The Deep
Purple/' 1911, "The Conspiracy/'
1912, etc.; from 1908-11 was stage
director for the Shuberts, and from
1911-15 general stage director for
Charles Frohman ; from 1914-22
produced twenty-seven plays on the
cinema stage ; at the Bijou Theatre,
Aug., 1923, produced " The Whole
Town's Talking " ; is part author of
" The Conspiracy," and " The Whole
Town's Talking " ; is President of the
Actors' Equity Association. Clubs :
Lambs', Players, Green Room and
Coffee* House. Address : 130 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
EMERY, Gilbert (Gilbert Emery
Pottle), actor and dramatic author;
6. Naples, New York, U.S.A. ; e. in
the public schools, Oneonta Normal
School and Amherst College ; was
well known as a writer of short stories
prior to the production of his play
" The Hero," 1921 ; his next play,
" Tarnish/' was written in 1922, and
produced in 1923 ; at the Forty-
fourth Street Theatre, Feb., 1924, he
appeared as Robert Keene in " The
New Englander " ; has had much
experience as a journalist, and has
written, in addition to numerous short
stories, a novel entitled " Handi-
capped/' and poems. Address : c/o
Actors' Equity Association, 115 West
47th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
EMERY, Pollie, actress ; b. Bolton,
Lanes, 10 May, 1875 ; d. of the late
Frank Emery, actor and manager ;
and Rose Emery ; niece ol G. W.
Anson ; e. at Cambridge House
College, Liverpool ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Liver-
pool, as Sarah Jane in " Nine Points
of the Law " ; subsequently she toured
in " La Vie " ; spent some years
touring in South Africa, playing in
" Dandy Dick," " The Magistrate,"
etc. ; on returning to England, toured
in " Confusion," and was then engaged
by Williamson and Musgrove for
Australia, and spent seven years
touring in Australia and New Zea-
land ; on her return from Australia
appeared at the Court Theatre,
Jan., 1898, as Sarah in " Tre-
lawney of the Wells " ; subsequently
appeared as Keziah in " Lady Hunt-
worth's Experiment/' at the Criterion,
1900 ; as the Page Girl in " Nicandra/'
at the Avenue, 1901 ; toured in Amer-
ica with George Edwardes's company
in " Three Little Maids " ; appeared
at the Royalty, Feb., 1902, as Janet
in " Mixed Relations " ; played
Biddy in " His Majesty's Servant,"
at the Imperial, 1904 ; Bella in " Our
Flat/' at the Comedy, 1905 ; appeared
at Drury Lane, Christmas, 1906, as
one of the Sisters in " Cinderella " ;
played her original part in revival
of " Lady Huntworth's Experiment,"
Haymarket, 1907 ; at the Playhouse,
June, 1907, played Aunt Jane in " The
Earl of Pawtucket " ; and in Nov.
appeared as Mrs. Purdon in " Fido " ;
Jan., 1908, played Miss Mary McGee
in " The O'Grindles " ; at the Adelphi,
Dec., 1909, played Lucy in " The House
of Temperley " ; at the Playhouse,
Feb., 1911, played Marathon in " Our
Little Cinderella " ; at the Criterion,
July, 1911, appeared as Sarah in
" The Girl Who Couldn't Lie " ; at
the Court, Sept., 1911, played Alice
in " Married by Degrees " ; at the
Little Theatre, Jan., 1912, played
Cookie in " The Blindness of Virtue " ;
subsequently playing the same part
in America ; at the Theatre Royal,
Brighton, June, 1915, played Paterson
in " Enterprising Helen " ; at the
Garrick, June, 1915, Madame Richard
in " Oh I Be Careful ! " ; at the Savoy,
Oct., 1915, played Peach in " The
Case of Lady Camber " ; at the
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Haymarket, Sept., 1916, Mrs. Mum-
bridge in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ; at
the Garrick, Mar., 1917, Clara in
" Petticoats " ; at the Savoy, June,
1917, Mrs. Rogers in " Humpty
Dumpty " ; at the New, July, 1917,
Sarah in " Trelawney of the Wells " ;
at the Globe, May, 1918, Emma Tapp
in " Press the Button " ; at the
Ambassadors', Aug., 1919, Sarah
Williams in " Green Pastures and
Piccadilly " ; at the Adelphi, Sept.,
1919, Kate in " Who's Hooper ? " ;
at the Queen's, Sept., 1920, Coddles
in " A Pair of Sixes " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, May, 1921, Mrs. Melhuish in
" Sweet William " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1923, Lottie in " Good
Gracious, Annabelle ! " ; at the Adel-
phi, Sept., 1923, Mrs. Wigg in " Head
Over Heels " ; at the Garrick, June,
1924, Marguerite Wangle in " The
Other Mr. Gibbs " ; subsequently
toured as the Cook in " The Rising
Generation." Address : 7 Kenyon
Mansions, Queen's Club Gardens, W.I 4.
ERIC, Fred, actor ; b. Chicago ;
has been on the stage from childhood,
and made his first appearance with
Julia Marlowe's company, of which
he remained a member for six years ;
with her he also played lead in
" Countess Valeska/' 1898 ; for three
years he toured through Western
America, with his own company;
subsequently joined the Sothern-
Marlowe company, and played
Laertes in " Hamlet," Gratiano in
" The Merchant of Venice/' Claudio
in " Much Ado About Nothing,"
Sebastian in " Twelfth Night," the
Wqodsprite in " The Sunken Bell/'
etc"; he made his first appearance in
London, at the Waldorf (now Whitney)
Theatre, 22 Apr., 1907, in "The
Sunken Bell," with the same com-
pany ; at the Lyric, New York, Oct.,
1907, played in " Sapho and Phaon " ;
in 1908, joined Maude Adams, under
the management of Charles Frohman,
and at the Empire, New York, Jan.,
1908, played Hilarius in " The Jesters,"
and he also played Duke Orsino to
her Viola in " Twelfth Night " ;
during 1913 toured as the Count
of Gregency in " Israel," and as
the Caliph Abdullah in " Kismet " ;
subsequently rejoined the Sothern-
Marlowe Company ; appeared at the
Empire, New York, Sept., 1913, as
Claudio in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; subsequently rejoined E.
H. Sothern ; at the Lyric, New York,
Jan., 1914, played Nizam-ni-Mulk in
" Omar the Tentmaker " ; at Phila-
delphia, Mar., 1915, Cashel Byron in
" The Admirable Bashville " ; at the
New Amsterdam, New York, Mar.,
1916, the Duke of Norfolk in " King
Henry VIII," with Sir Herbert Tree;
at the Garrick, New York, Mar., 1917,
Joseph Billings, M.D., in " Stranger
than Fiction ' ' ; during 1917-18 toured
in " The Thirteenth Chair " ; ap-
peared at the Carnegie Hall, New
York, Feb., 1918, with Margaret
Anglin, as Orestes in " Electra," and
Jason in " Medea " ; at Power's,
Chicago, Jan., 1920, played Leonard
Hunt in " The Woman of Bronze " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Oct., 1920,
Judke in " The Treasure " ; Nov.,
1920, Hector Hushabye in "Heart-
break House " ; at the Belmont, July,
1921, John in " The Skylark " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Nov., 1921,
Louis XVI in " Marie Antoinette " ;
at the Klaw Theatre, May, 1922, Herod
Antipas in " Salome." Address : The
Players' Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New
York City, U.S.A.
ERLANGER, Abraham I., manager
b. Buffalo, New York, 4 May, 1860
s. of Leopold and Regina Erlanger
e. Cleveland, Ohio ; was President of the
famous firm of Klaw and Erlanger,
and also a member of the firms of
Hay man, Klaw and Erlanger; Hayman,
Frohman, Klaw and Erlanger ; Nixon
and Zimmerman ; his firms constituted
the so-called " Syndicate," and con-
trolled the principal theatres in the
United States ; during Apr., 1907, his
firm incorporated the interests of the
Messrs. Shubert Bros/ numerous
theatres ; subsequently the Shuberts
withdrew from the amalgamation ;
subsequently branched out into the
" vaudeville " field at over fifty houses
all over the United States; huge salaries
were paid to some of the principal
English artistes to appear exclusively
at the Klaw and Erlanger houses, but
in Nov., 1907, another syndicate (Keith
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and Proctor's) paid the firm of Klaw
and Erlanger the huge sum of /500,000
to forsake the *' vaudeville " houses
on the conclusion of existing contracts ;
subsequently dissolved partnership
with Marc Klaw. Clubs : Lambs' and
Democratic, New York. Address :
214 West 42nd Street, New York City,
"U.S.A.
ERNE, Tincent, actor ; b. Rochester,
Kent, 15 Aug., 1884 ; s. of John E.
Gill and his wife Ellen (Haymen) ; e.
Rochester and Paris ; originally in-
tended for the medical profession,
and was subsequently for a short time
engaged in commerce ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Grand
Theatre, Croydon, 1903 ; subsequently
toured in musical comedy ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Waldorf Theatre, 22 Mar., 1907, as the
Policeman in " The Gipsy Girl " ; at
the New Theatre, Dec., 1907, played
in " The Scarlet Pimpernel " ; subse-
quently understudied James Welch
as Sir Guy de Vere in " When Knights
Were Bold/' and toured in this part ;
subsequent engagements included
" Jack Straw," Vaudeville, 1908 ;
" Cinderella," Adelphi, 1908 ; " The
Arcadians/' Shaftesbury, 1909 ; then
toured as Timothy in " Our Miss
Gibbs," Albert Umbles in " Peggy/'
etc. ; toured in " vaudeville " in
America ; during the War served
with the Mercantile Marine, and was
discharged in Feb., 1918 ; then toured
in music-halls and as Lucifer Bing
in " The Bing Boys Are Here " ;
then retired from the stage and
became partner with Akerman May
in the Akerman May Agency. Recrea-
tions : Golf and swimming. Club :
Green Goom. Address : 7/8 Leicester
Place, W.C.2. Telephone No, : Regent
1236-7.
EKROL, Leon, actor ; b. Sydney,
N.S.W., 3 July, 1881 ; s. of Joseph
Sims-Errol and his wife Elizabeth
(Adams) ; e. St. Joseph's College and
Sydney University; m. Stella Chate-
laine ; was formerly a medical student ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Standard Theatre, Sydney,
1896, under the management of J. C.
Williamson, Ltd., in " vaudeville " ;
played in various " stock" companies
in drama, comic opera, and musical
comedy ; subsequently went to the
United States ; made his first appear-
ance on the New York stage at the
Jardin de Paris, 20 June, 1910, in
" The Ziegfeld Follies of 1910 " ; sub-
sequently appeared at the Jardin de
Paris and Winter Garden in " The
Ziegfeld Follies" of 1911 to 1915;
appeared at the Moulin Rouge, Apr.,
1912, as Ben Gay in " A Winsome
Widow " ; at the Century, Nov., 1916,
played in " The Century Girl " ; at
the Cohan and Harris Theatre, June,
1917, appeared in " Hitchy-Koo " ;
at the Globe, New York, June, 1918,
appeared in " Hitchy-Koo, 1918 " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the London Hippo-
drome, 25 Mar., 1919, in " Joy
Bells " ; on returning to America,
appeared in " vaudeville " ; at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, Dec., 1920,
appeared as " Connie " in " Sally " ;
Nov. 1921, appeared in the " Ziegfeld
Midnight Frolic." Recreations : Motor-
ing, aviation, baseball, and golf. Club :
Lambs'. Address : Ansonia Hotel,
New York City, U.S.A.
ERYINE, St. Jolm Greet, dramatic
author and critic ; b. Belfast, 28 Dec.,
1883 ; 5. of Sarah Park (Greer) and
William Ervine ; m. Lenora Mary
Davis ; is the author of the following
plays : " Mixed Marriage," Abbey
Theatre, Dublin, Mar., 1911; " The
Magnanimous Lover," Abbey, Dublin,
Oct., 1912 ; " Jane Clegg," Gaiety,
Manchester, Apr., 1913 ; " The
Critics," Abbey, Dublin, 1913 ; " The
Orangeman/' Gaiety, Manchester,
1913 ; " John Ferguson," Abbey, Dub-
lin, 1915 ; " The Island of Saints,"
Abbey, Dublin, 1920 ; " The Wonder-
ful Visit" (with H. G. Wells), St.
Martin's, 1921 ; " The Ship," Play-
house, Liverpool, 1922 ; " Mary, Mary,
Quite Contrary," Belasco, New York,
1923, and Brixton, 1924 ; " The Lady
of Belmont " ; has written a number
of novels and a book on the theatre,
" The Organized Theatre " ; during the
War served as a second lieutenant in
the Royal Dublin Fusiliers ; wounded
May, 1918 ; was dramatic critic of
the Daily Citizen and The Observer.
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Address : c/o Barclay's Bank, Ltd.,
7 Temple Fortune Arcade, N.W.ll.
ESPINOSA, Edouard, dancer and
mative de ballet ; b. London, 2 Feb.,
1872 ; s. of Leon Espinosa and his
wife Matilda (Oberst) ; e. in Paris ;
m. Eve Kelland ; was specially pre-
pared as a dancer by his father ;
made his first appearance on the stage,
at the old Aquarium, Apr., 1889, in a
ballet divertissement ; fulfilled engage-
ments at the Alhambra, 1890 ; at the
Lyceum, under Henry Irving, 1891-6 ;
with Charles Frohman in New York,
1893 ; engaged in variety work from
1900-04 ; has specialized in the pro-
duction of dances in musical plays
from 1896, and has been concerned
in about one hundred and eighty
productions since that date ; was
maitre de ballet at the Gaiety, 1912 ;
at the Empire, Leicester Square,
1913-14 ; among his latter-day work,
has produced the dances in " Chu-
Chin-Chow," " The Maid of the
Mountains," " Cairo," " Polly," " The
Last Waltz," " Catherine," " Our
Nell," etc. ; all Robert Courtneidge's
productions from 1910 to date. Hobby:
Work. Address : 39 Lonsdale Road,
Castlenau, Barnes, S.W.13. Telephone
No. ; Riverside 1241.
ESTABROOK, Howard, actor; b.
Detroit, Mich,, U.S.A., 11 July, 1884;
e. Detroit; m. Gretchen Dale ; was
previously employed in commercial
life ; made his first appearance on the
stage at the Criterion, New York,
29 Aug., 1904, as Lieut. Perry in " The
Dictator " ; made his first appearance
on the London stage, at the Comedy
Theatre, 3 May, 1905, in the same part ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1905, played
Hix in " On the Quiet " ; on his return
to America appeared at the Princess
Theatre, Feb., 1906, as Claxton
Maddern in " Brown of Harvard " ;
at the Astor, Jan., 1907, played
Douglas Ames in " The Straight
Road " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Apr., 1907, " Babe " Carruthers in
" The Boys of Company B " ; at
Weber's Theatre, Oct., 1907, Grey
Matterson in " Hip, Hip, Hooray " ;
during 1908 toured as J. Wallingford
Speed in " Going Some " ; he then left
the stage for two years ; made his
reappearance at the Astor, Jan., 1911,
as Donald Griswold in " The Boss " ;
at Weber's, Oct., 1911, played Waldo
Avery in " Mrs. Avery " ; at the Play-
house, New York, Oct., 1912, played
Laurie in " Little Women " ; at the
Forty-Eighth Street Theatre, Oct.,
1912, appeared as Robert Lawton in
" The Point of View " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Feb., 1913, played Cedric
Haslam in " The Honeymoon " ; at
the Playhouse, New York, Apr., 1913,
Adhemar de Gratignan in " Divor-
$ons " ; at the Maxine Elliott Theatre,
Dec., 1913, Dr. Stewart Marshall in
" The Things that Count ; " at the
Gaiety, New York, Aug., 1915, Thomas
B. Hurst in " Search Me " ; at the
Cohan Theatre, Oct., 1915, Jack
Cadwalder in " Miss Information " ;
part-author with his wife of the play
" Mrs. Avery " ; has for some time
past acted as director for production
of many cinema plays. Club : Lambs'.
Address : Lambs' Club, 128 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
EVANS, Edith, actress ; b. London ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the King's Hall, Covent Garden,
where she first attracted attention
when she appeared 10 Dec., 1912,
as Cressida in " Troilus and Cressida,"
in a revival given by the Elizabethan
Stage Society ; at the Haymarket,
June, 1913, played Martin in " Eliza-
beth Cooper " ; at the Little Theatre,
Jan., 1914, played the Queen in
" Hamlet " ; Feb., 1914, Isota in
" The Ladies' Comedy " ; at the
Royalty, Feb., 1914, played Mrs.
Taylor in " Acid Drops " ; Apr., 1914,
Moeder Kaatje and Miss Sylvia in " My
Lady's Dress " ; at the Court, Feb.,
1916, appeared as Lady Frances
Ponsonby in " The Conference " ; at
the Court, Feb., 1918, as the Nurse in
" The Dead City " ; in May, 1918,
toured with Miss Ellen Terry in variety
theatres, as Mistress Ford in the basket
scene from " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," and Nerissa in the trial
scene from " The Merchant of Venice ";
at Drury Lane, July, 1918, as the
Witch of the Alps and Destiny in
" Manfred " ; at the King's Hall,
Covent Garden, May, 1919, as Nona
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in " The Player Queen " ; at the Court,
Oct., 1919, as Nerissa in '* The Mer-
chant of Venice " ; at the Royalty,
Court, Oct., 1921, Lady Utterwood in
" Heartbreak House " ; at the Apollo,
Feb., 1922, Mrs, Faraker in "The
Wheel " ; at the Shaftesbury (for the
Phoenix Society), Mar., 1922, Cleo-
patra in " All for Love " ; at the
Kingsway, Sept., 1922, Kate Harding
in " I Serve " ; at the Globe, Nov.,
1922, Cynthia Dell in " The Laughing
Lady" ; at the Globe (for the Stage
Society), Dec., 1922, Ruby in "The
Rumour " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Feb., 1923, Marged in " Taffy " ; at
the Lyric, Hammersmith, Dec., 1923,
Mistress Page in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; Feb., 1924, Mrs. Millamant
in " The Way of the World " ; at the
Strand (for the Stage Society), Mar.,
1924, Daisy in " The Adding Machine";
at the Savoy, June, 1924, Suzanne in
" Tiger Cats " ; at the Everyman,
July, 1924, Mrs. George Collins in
" Getting Married " ; at the Court,
Sept., 1924, the Serpent and the She-
Ancient in the first and fifth parts of
" Back to Methuselah," which she had
originated at the Repertory Theatre,
Birmingham, in 1923 ; at Drury Lane,
Dec., 1924, played Helena in " A
Midsummer Night' s Dream. ' ' A ddress :
17 Claverton Street, St. George's
Square, S.W.I. Telephone No, :
Victoria 3007.
EVANS, Wffl, actor; b. London,
29 May, 1873 ;' s. of Frederick William
Evans, the famous clown and acrobat ;
e. Chelmsf ord and Winchester ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Drury Lane Theatre, 26 Dec., 1881, as
an animal impersonator in the panto-
mime of "Robinson Crusoe," also
appearing with his father in the
harlequinade ; for several years ap-
peared in his father's pantomimic
troupe, then known as the Evans and
Towers troupe ; returned to the Lon-
don halls, 10 Mar, 1890, and appeared
with his first wife, Ada Luxmore, as
Evans and Luxmore, in an eccentric
musical turn, first at Gatti's, then at
the Alhambra, and subsequently at all
the leading halls ; after the illness of
his wife, he continued as a single turn,
first with an eccentric musical turn,
and later with his famous burlesque
sketches ; has appeared at all the
leading music halls in the United
Kingdom, United States, Russia, Italy,
France, Poland, Holland and Germany ;
among the more notable songs and
sketches associated with his name may
be mentioned, " I do love myself, don't
I ? " ; " You don't know, they don't
know' I don't know " ; " The Railway
Station Sandwich " ; " You put me
in mind of you " ; " Lady Godiva " ;
" The Snowstorm " ; " Harnessing a
Horse " ; " The Barmaid's Lament " ;
" The Jockey " ; " The Hidden Trea-
sure " ; " Salome " (burlesque) ;
" Robinson Crusoe " (burlesque panto-
mime) ; " The Breach of Promise
Case " ; " Building a Chicken House " ;
"Whitewashing the Ceiling " ; " De-
veloping a Photograph " ; " Papering
a House," etc. ; appeared in Drury
Lane pantomime for ten years, 1910-
19 ; appeared at the Gaiety Theatre,
Apr., 1914, as Bill Dabsley in " After
the Girl " ; at the Comedy Theatre,
May, 1916, appeared in " Half -past
Eight " ; at the Empire, July, 1916, in
" We're All In It " ; at the Palladium,
Dec,, 1921, played Abanazar in " Alad-
din " ; went on a tour of Australian
variety theatres, 1923-4 ; on returning
to England toured, 1924, in " The
Other Mr. Gibbs " ; is the author of
several of his own sketches and songs,
also of " Down at the Garden Gate,"
" The Missing Verse," and " The
Assassin " ; part-author (with Valen-
tine) of " Tons of Money " ; and (with
R. Guy Reeve) of " The Other Mr.
Gibbs." Recreations : Golf, photo-
graphy, painting, billiards, and swim-
ming. Clubs : The Motor and Eccen-
tric. Address : 58 Tulse Hill, S.W.2.
Telephone No. : Brixton 2503.
EVELYN, Clara, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 1 Jan., 1886 ; e. Wilton
College and Royal College of Music ;
made her first appearance on the stage
22 Feb., 1908, at Daly's Theatre, in the
leading part of Sonia in " The Merry
Widow " ; subsequently, at the same
theatre, appeared as Alice in " The
Dollar Princess " ; her first original
part was Jana Van Raalte in " The
Girl in the Train," at the Vaudeville,
June, 1910 ; at the CMtalet Theatre,
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Paris, June, 1911, she played in " The
Quaker Girl " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Sept., 1911, appeared in the title-ydfe
in " Bonita " ; at the Hippodrome,
Dec., 1911, played Lulu von Lindon in
" The Eternal Waltz " ; at the
Shaftesbury, May, 1912, appeared as
Princess Helen in " Princess Caprice " ;
at the New Theatre, Nov., 1913,
played Helen Bruckner in " The
Laughing Husband " ; during 1915
toured in variety theatres in " Chez
Nous"; at the Palace, Mar., 1916,
succeeded Miss Gwendoline Brogden
in " Bric-a-Brac " ; subsequently ap-
peared in variety theatres with Miss
Ivy St. Helier ; at the Alhambra,
June, 1920, played Lady Mary Lynton
in " Johnny Jones." Recreations :
Tennis, collecting old china and
furniture. Club : Royal College
Union.
EVEREST, Barbara, actress; first
attracted attention by her performance
at the Kingsway Theatre, 7 Sept., 1912,
of the part of Ethel Voysey in " The
Voysey Inheritance"; during 1913
appeared at varioiis matinte perform-
ances ; at the Little Theatre, Feb.,
1914, appeared as the Nurse in
" Damaged Goods " ; at the Savoy,
May, 1914, played Mrs. Mallory-
Ditton in " Break the Walls Down " ;
at the Ambassadors', July, 1914, Mrs.
Pernberton in " The Blindness of
Virtue " ; Vaudeville, Oct., 1914,
Judith Woodhouse in " The Cost " ;
and Nov., 1914, Violet Melrose in
" Our Boys " ; at His Majesty's, May,
1915, Princess Daphne Vassos in " The
Right to Kill " ; during 1917 toured
as Mrs. Gregory in " Mr. Wu " ; at
the King's Hall, Feb., 1918, played
Gunavati in " Sacrifice " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1918, Bianca Maria in
"The Dead City"; at the New,
June, 1918, Isabella in " The Loving
Heart " ; at the Comedy, Feb., 1919,
Sumitra, the Queen, in " The King
and Queen " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1919, Saivya in " The Ordeal " ;
of late years has turned her attention
to the cinema stage ; during 1924
toured with Charles Doran's Shakes-
pearean Company, playing leading
parts. Address : 13 Regent Square,
W.C.I.
EVETT, Robert, manager ; formerly
actor and vocalist ; b. Warwick-
shire, 16 Oct., 1874 ; m. Ethel Whittle ;
made his first appearance on the stage,
1893, in the provinces as a member of
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ;
made his first appearance on the Lon-
don stage, at the Savoy, 18 July, 1898,
in " The Gondoliers " ; subsequently
appeared at the same theatre in " The
Sorcerer," 1898 ; " The Rose of Persia,"
1899 ; " The Emerald Isle/' 1901 ;
" lolanthe " ; " Merrie England,"
1902 ; "A Princess of Kensington,"
1903 ; appeared at the Lyric in " The
Earl and the Girl," 1903; at the
Lyric, 1905, in " The Talk of the
Town " ; at Daly's, 1905, played in
" The Little Michus " ; in " The
Merveilleuses," 1906 ; " The Merry
Widow," 1907 ; appeared at the
Hicks Theatre, Mar., 1908, as Lieuten-
ant Niki in "A Waltz Dream " ; at
the Vaudeville, June, 1910, played
Karel Van Raalte in " The Girl in the
Train " ; at the Adelphi, May, 1912,
appeared as Captain Frank Falconer
in " Autumn Manoeuvres," subse-
quently touring in the same part;
in 1913 left for the United States to
fulfil an engagement ; at the Globe, New
York, 25 Aug., 1913, appeared as
Tiborius in " The Doll Girl " ; at the
Palace, New York, Apr., 1914, ap-
peared in " vaudeville " with Jose
Collins ; at the Casino, New York,
3 Nov., 1914, played Stephen in
" Suzi " ; on the death of Mr. George
Edwardes, was appointed co-director,
with Mrs. Sherbrooke, of Daly's
Theatre, and the George Edwardes
enterprises ; was, subsequently, man-
aging director of George Edwardes
(Daly's Theatre), Limited, and pro-
duced " The Happy Day/' 1916 ;
" The Maid of the Mountains," 1917-
20 ; "A Southern Maid," 1920 ;
" Sybil," 1921 ; he then associated
himself with the management of the
Gaiety Theatre, where he produced
" The Last Waltz," 1922 ; " Catharine/'
1923 ; " Our Nell," 1924 ; at the
Lyceum, Edinburgh, Dec., 1924, pro-
duced " Frasquita " ; part-author
(with Reginald Arkell) of " The Last
Waltz." Recreation : Cricket.
EWART, Stephen T., actor; 6.
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Birmingham, 13 Mar., 1869; s. of
Andrew H. Stewart and Ms wife Annie
(Lane) ; e. King Edward's High School,
Birmingham ; m. Mabel Wotton ;
formerly engaged as a metal broker ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Court Theatre, Bacup, in 1896,
in " Queen's Evidence " ; made his
first appearance in London, at the
Princess's Theatre, 27 Dec., 1897, as
Lieut. Harry Maxwell in " How
London Lives " ; spent many years
touring the provinces and played
leading parts in Sir Herbert Tree's
repertory company, Sir George Alex-
ander's company in " His House in
Order," " The Thief," " A Builder of
Bridges " ; appeared at the St. James's,
Sept., 1910, as Sir Edward Jennison
in " D'Arcy of the Guards," and
subsequently succeeded Sir George
Alexander as Lord Comberdene in
" Eccentric Lord Comberdene " ;
appeared at the Lyceum, Mar., 1911, as
Black Michael in " The Prisoner of
Zenda " ; toured in Australia with
Ethel Irving, 1911, in "The Witness
for the Defence," " Lady Frederick,"
" Dame Nature," " His House in
Order " ; on his return toured in
" Bella Donna " ; subsequently went
to South Africa and for three years
played lead in J. C. Williamson's
company, playing in over twenty
productions ; at the Royalty, June,
1917, played James in " The Founda-
tions " ; at the Kingsway, Oct., 1917,
Lord Fenton in " One Hour of Life " ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1918, Wm. Scott,
Jun., in " The Knife " ; at the St.
Martin's, Apr., 1919, appeared as
Allan Camp in " The Very Idea " ;
at the Lyceum, Sept., 1919, as Lord
Douglas Burrel in " The Wild Widow " ;
toured as Captain John Dennison in
" The Double Event " ; during 1920
toured as Silvio in " Carnival," and
subsequently in " The ' Ruined ' Lady"
at the Fortune Theatre, Nov., 1924
played George Foster in " Sinners "
has also taken part in several " film '
plays. Recreations : Swimming, row-
ing, golfing, and walking. Address :
9 Norman Avenue, St. Margarets-on-
Thames.
EYRE, Laurence, dramatic author ;
6. Chester, Pa., U.S.A. ; s. of Caleb
Churchman Eyre and his wife Con-
stance (Stacey) ; was formerly an actor,
and made his first appearance on the
stage, at the Castle Square Theatre,
Boston, in 1907, in " The Jilt " ;
subsequently fulfilled engagements
with Julia Marlowe, Kathryn Kidder,
Ben Greet, etc. ; was a member of the
New Theatre company, New York,
when that theatre first opened in
Nov., 1909 ; is the author of the
following plays : " The Things that
Count " (formerly " Mrs. Christmas
Angel "), 1912 ; " Sazus Matazus,"
a negro play, 1916 ; " Driftwood,"
1917 ; " Port o' Happiness," 1919 ;
" Miss Nelly of N'Orleans," 1919 ;
" Martinique," 1920 ; " The Merry
Wives of Gotham," 1924 ; " The
Steam Roller," 1924. Address: 116
South 41st Street, Philadelphia, Pa.,
U.S.A.
FABER, Leslie, actor ; b. Newcastle-
on-Tyne, 30 Aug., 1879 ; e. abroad;
m. (I) Winifred Arthur- Jones (mar.
dis). ; (2) Gladys Gray (Jones) ; made
his first appearance on the stage as a
member of F. R. Benson's company,
1898, with which he remained two
years ; made his first appearance in
London with this company at the
Lyceum Theatre, 15 Feb., 1900, as the
Duke of Westmorland in ' ' King Henry
V " ; subsequently toured with Miss
^ortescue's company ; in 1901 toured
as Sir Walter Mannering in " The
Second in Command " ; at the Duke
of York's, Mar., 1902, played Bobby
Durnford in " The Princess's Nose " ;
was next seen at Wyndham's, 4 July,
1902, as Dr. Brace in " The Hedon-
ists " ; same theatre, Sept., 1902,
played Harry Golding in " Chance
the Idol " ; at the Court, Oct., 1902,
played in " Eleanor " ; at the Adelphi,
Oct., 1902, played Eugene Clair
in " Captain Kettle " ; at the Coronet,
Dec., 1902, played in " The Fly on
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The Wheel " ; appeared at Wynd-
ham's, Apr., 1903, in a revival of
" Rosemary," and in May, 1903, as
Lieutenant Cairn in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace " ; then joined Mr. George
Alexander at St. James's Theatre,
playing Creighton in " The Garden
of Lies," Dick Blundell in " The
Decree Nisi," Everard Swenboys in
" Mollentrave on Women," also
taking part in a revival of " Lady
Windermere's Fan " and in " Flower
o' the Rose " ; at the Criterion, Apr.,
1905, appeared in " What Pamela
Wanted " ; at the Coronet, Nov.,
1905, played Paul Venables in " Julius
Sterne " ; at the Waldorf Theatre, in
Dec., 1905, succeeded H. B. Irving
as Lieutenant Von Lauffen in " Lights
Out " ; was next seen at the Comedy,
Feb., 1906, as Edward Pickford, M.P.,
in " The Alabaster Staircase " ; at
the Lyric, 31 Mar., 1906, played Paul
Aubert in " Maurice tte " ; then went
to the United States, and made his
first appearance in New York, at the
Hudson Theatre, 30 Aug., 1906, as
the Rev. Edgar Linnell in " The
Hypocrites" ; on his return to England,
appeared at the Hicks Theatre, 27
Aug., 1907, in the same part ; at
Buxton, in June, 1908, played George
Heymann in " The Head of the Firm" ;
at the Aldwych Theatre, Oct., 1908,
appeared as Vernon. Wetherell, Lord
Bantock, in " Fanny and the Servant
Problem " ; at the Criterion, Jan.,
1909, again played Lieutenant Cairn
in " Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace " ; at
the Vaudeville, Jan., 1909, appeared
as Dr. Wolfe in " Olive Latimer's
Husband " ; same theatre, Mar., 1909,
played George Heymann in " The
Head of the Firm " ; at the Play-
house, Aug., 1909, appeared as Sir
William Hutton in " A Sense of Hu-
mour " ; at the Duke of York's, Sept.,
1910, played Valtier in " A Bolt from
the Blue," and Oct., 1910, the Rev.
Archibald Insole in " Grace " ; at
the St. James's, Feb., 1911, appeared
as Richard Hazlewood in " Tlie Witness
for the Defence," and in the autumn,
he crossed to America, to play the same
part ; at the Empire, New York,
Jan., 1912, played Heath Desmond
in "Cousin Kate"; Feb., 1912,
Michael Cos way in " Lady Patricia " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, Mar., 1912,
appeared as John Forrester in " The
Right to be Happy " ; on his return,
at His Majesty's, May, 1912, played
Polman in "In Haarlem there
dwelt " ; at the Vaudeville,
July, 1912, Constanzo Monticelli in
"The Ideal Wife"; at the King's,
Hammersmith, Sept., 1912, played
John Rhead in " Milestones/* subse-
quently playing the same part at the
Liberty Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1912, and on tour in the United States ;
during 1913, toured in " Romance " ;
at the Empire, New York, Oct., 1914,
played Julian Beauclerc in " Dip-
lomacy "; Dec. ,1914, Captain Fur ness
in " Driven " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Feb., 1915, Christopher Brent
in " The White Feather " (" The Man
Who Stayed at Home ") ; was cap-
tured during the War, and was a
prisoner for some time ; reappeared on
the stage at the Palace Theatre,
May, 1919, in " The Goal " ; in June,
1919, appeared at the Duke of York's
as De Guiche in " Cyrano de Bergerac";
at the New, Nov., 1919, played Pro-
fessor Baret in " Little Women " ;
at the Kingsway, Dec., 1919, the
Intruder in " In the Night " ; at
the Globe, May, 1920, the Comte de
Candale in "A Marriage of Con-
venience " ; at the Lyric, Sept., 1920,
Major John Whartoii in " The Un-
known " ; at the Aldwych, Nov.,
1920, Macduff in " Macbeth " ; at
the St. James's, Jan., 1921, Maurice
Granger in " Daniel " ; at the Duke
of York's, Feb., 1921, P6re C16ment
in " Mis' Nell o' New Orleans " ; at
the Criterion, July, 1921, played Iva"n
Borolsky in " Ambrose Applejohn's
Adventure " ; at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1921, Frank Devereaux in " The Sign
on the Door " ; at the Martin's, Mar.,
1922, Sam Smith in " Shall We Join
the Ladies ? " ; at the New Theatre,
July, 1922, Henry Clegg in " Jane
Clegg " ; Sept., 1922, Feriol in " The
Scandal"; Oct., 1922, Jason in
" Medea " ; at the St. James's, May,
1923, Antor Ragatzy in "The Out-
sider " ; July, 1923, Lewis Davenant
in " The Coming of Gabrielle " ; at the
Garrick, Oct., 1923, Mr. Prior in " Out-
ward Bound " ; at the Haymarket,
Nov., 1923, John Worthing in " The
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Importance of Being Earnest " ; Dec.,
1923, Sir Stephen Faniarriss in " The
Goal " ; Jan., 1924, Roddy Dunton in
" Havoc " ; June, 1924, Ham Carve in
" The Great Adventure " Address :
79 Upper Gloucester Place, N.W.I.
Telephone No. : Paddington 6205.
FABIAN, Madge, actress ; b. Lon-
don, 16 Aug., 1880; d. of Alice
(Everitt) and Washington Wilks ;
e. privately and at Paris and Dussel-
dorf ; m. Alfred R. Mansfield ; was a
pupil at the Neville Dramatic Studio,
before making her first appearance on
the professional stage, at the Theatre
Royal, Lowestoft, 1900, as Miss Carew
in " Lord and Lady Algy " ; in 1902
she joined Mrs. Langtry's company,
and toured with her in the United
States, playing Marie Louise in
" Mademoiselle Mars," etc. ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage, at the Kennington Theatre,
28 Mar., 1904, as Grace Selkirk in
" Vendetta " ; subsequently joined
Martin Harvey's company, and during
the period of three and a half years
she was connected with it played,
among other parts, Marianne in
" Great Possessions," Maria in " The
Corsican Brothers/' etc. ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1909, played Myrtle
Anson in " The Whip " ; Mar., 1911,
Lady Gwendoline Ashley in " The
Sins of Society"; and Sept., 1911,
Olive Whitburn in " The Hope " ;
at the Aldwych, Mar., 1912, appeared
as Mhorag MacGregor in " Proud
Maisie " ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1912,
as Vanity in ff Everywoman " ; at the
Queen's, Jan., 1913, as Fanny Jasper
in " Get- Rich-Quick Wallingford " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, June, 1913,
played Lady Alexandra Vancey in
" The Faun " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1913, appeared as Lady Felicia Gaves-
ton in " Sealed Orders " ; at the
Palace, Feb., 1914, played Rosamund
Fife in " Rivals for Rosamund " ; in
May, 1914, sailed for a tour in South
Africa and Australia, playing the
leading parts in " Within the Law,"
"The Land of Promise," "The
Argyle Case," " Bought and Paid
For," " The Third Degree/' " The Lion
and the Mouse," " The Yellow Ticket,"
and "Paid in Full"; in Aug., 1915,
paid another visit to South Africa,
playing Lady Felicia in " Sealed
Orders " ; subsequently went to Aus-
tralia, where she appeared in
" The Story of the Rosary," " Peg
o' My Heart," " Nobody's Widow,"
" Madame X," " Within the Law,"
" Seven Days' Leave," " The Yellow
Ticket," " Romance," etc. Recrea-
tions : Driving, yachting, and painting.
FAG AN, James Bernard, manager
and dramatic author ; b. 10 May, 1873 ;
s. of Sir John Fagan, J.P., F.R.C.S.L.,
of Graigneaverne, Queen's Co., Ireland;
e. Clongowes and Trinity College,
Oxford University; m. (1) Elizabeth
Kirby (mar. dis.) ; (2) Mary Grey ;
studied for the Bar ; for a time
was engaged in the Indian Civil
Service ; originally an actor in F. R.
Benson's company, making his first
appearance in 1895 ; from 1897-9
was engaged with Beerbohm Tree at
Her Majesty's Theatre, where he played
in " Katherine and Petruchio," " A
Man's Shadow," " Julius Caesar,"
" The Musketeers," " Carnac Sahib,"
etc. ; subsequently retired from the
stage ; in 1913 returned to the stage
and toured as the Rt. Hon. Denzil Tre-
vena in his own play, " The Earth " ;
in Mar., 1917, at the St. Martin's, pro-
duced " Damaged Goods " ; at the Am-
bassadors', Dec., 1 191 7, produced " The
Wonder Tales " of Hawthorne ; Apr,,
1918, " The Little Brother " ; in
Sept., 1918, took over the management
of the Court Theatre, reviving " Dam-
aged Goods " ; Oct., 1918, produced
" Twelfth Night " ; Mar., 1919, " The
School for Scandal " ; June, 1919,
" The Lost Leader " ; Oct., 1919,
" The Merchant of Venice " ; this
was transferred to the Duke of York's,
where in Apr., 1920, he revived " The
Government Inspector," and in
June, 1920, produced " Madame
Sand " ; at the Ambassadors', Sept.,
1920, produced " The White Headed
Boy " ; at the Court, Dec., 1920,
revived " A Midsummer Night's
Dream"; Feb., 1921, "King Henry
IV " (part II) ; Apr., 1921, " Othello " ;
opened the Oxford Playhouse, Oct.,
1923, and made many productions
there during 1923-4 ; is the author of
the following among other plays ; " The
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Rebels," 1899 ; " The Prayer of the
Sword/' 1904 ; " Under Which. King ?"
1905 ; " Shakespeare?;. Shaw " (revue),
1905 ; " Hawthorne, U.S.A./' 1905 ;
" Gloria/' 1907 ; " The Earth," 1909 ;
" A Merry Devil," 1909 ; " False
Gods" ("La Foi"), 1909; "The
Dressing Room," 1910; "Bella
Donna," 1911 ; " The Happy Island,"
1913 ; " The Fourth of August,"
1916 ; " Doctor O'Toole," 1917 ;
" The Wheel," 1922 ; " Treasure
Island " (adapted from Robert Louis
Stevenson), 1922; "The Flame"
(from the French), 1924. Address :
The Playhouse, Oxford.
FAIR, Adrafa, actress and vocalist ;
b. Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A., 18
Jan., 1897 ; d. of Douglas Herbert
Bru liner and his wife Alice (Surf air) ;
e. in Paris ; m. Edward Laurillard ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Shubert Theatre, New York,
24 Dec., 1914, as Yvette la Plage in
" To-Night's the Night " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Gaiety, 28 Apr., 1915, in the same
part; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1916,
played Cleo in " Theodore and Co." ;
at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1917,
Cherry in " Arlette " ; from 1918-23,
was studying singing in France,
Germany and Italy ; in Sept., 1923,
toured with Mr. and Mrs. Foster Why
and Herbert Cave in operatic excerpts
in various towns. Recreations : Golf
and singing. Address : 52 Rupert
Street, W,l. Telephone No.: Gerrard
1737.
FAIRBANKS, Douglas, actor; b.
Denver, Col., U.S.A., 23 May, 1883 ;
e. Denver and Boulder ; 5. of John
Fairbanks and his wife Ella Adelaide
(Marsh) ; m. (1) Beth Sully ; (2) Mary
Pickford ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Academy of Music,
Richmond, Va., 10 Sept., 1900, as
Florio in " The Duke's Jester " ; made
his first appearance in New York at
the Manhattan Theatre, 3 Mar., 1902,
as Glen Masters in " Her Lord and
Master " ; same theatre, Sept., 1902,
played Philippe in " A Rose o' Ply-
mouth Town " ; during 1902-3 toured
in " Mrs. Jack " ; appeared at the
Lyric, New York, Feb., 1904, as
Landry Court in " The Pit " ; at the
Academy of Music, May, 1904, as
Jack Jolly in " Two Little Sailor
Boys " ; at the Lyric, New York,
June, 1905, as Fred Everett in " Fan-
tana " ; at the Princess, New York,
Apr., 1905, as Bennie Tucker in " A
Case of Frenzied Finance " ; at the
Manhattan, Sept., 1906, played Thomas
Smith, Jun., in " Clothes " ; at the
Savoy Theatre, New York, Dec., 1906,
played Perry Carter Wainwright in
"The Man of the Hour,"%a part he
played until 1908 ; at the Bijou, New
York, Aug., 1908, played Harold
Jepson in " All for a Girl," and Sept.,
1908, "Bud" Haines in "A Gentle-
man from Mississippi," a part he also
played for two years all over the United
States ; at the Lyric, New York, May,
1911, appeared as Philosopher Jack in
"The Lights o' London"; at the
Playhouse, New York, Aug., 1911,
Robert Edgar Willoughby Pitt in " A
Gentleman of Leisure " ; subsequently
appeared in " vaudeville " in "A
Regular Business Man " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Aug., 1912, played Travers
Gladwyn in "Officer 666"; at the
Astor, New York, Nov., 1912, Anthony
Hamilton Hawthorne in " Hawthorne,
U.S.A. " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Dec., 1913, Bertie Vanalstyne
in " The New Henrietta " ; Liberty,
New York, Sept., 1914, Jeraboam
Martin in "He Comes Up Smiling,"
and Hudson, New York, Dec., 1914,
Jerome Beldon in " The Show Shop ";
in 1915 turned his attention to the
cinema stage, and has achieved con-
siderable success. Clubs : Lambs' and
Green Room, New York. Address ;
Hollywood, Cal., U.S.A.
FAIRBROTHER, Sydney, actress;
b. 31 July, 1873 ; d. of A. B. Tapping
and his wife, Florence Cowell ; m.
(1) Percy Buckler (died 1897), (2)
Trevor Lowe (died 1910) ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at Birmingham in Sept., 1890, in
" The Squire," as a member of the
Kendal company ; she remained
with the Kendals two years, and
accompanied them to America;
she next joined Charles Cartwright
and her father's company, and
toured as Kate Merryweather in,
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" The Idler," and Agnes in " Jim
the Penman/* also playing in
" Money," " The Lost Paradise,"
etc. ; in 1895 she was engaged by
Lewis Waller at the Haymarket
Theatre, as understudy to Miss
Maude Millett in " An Ideal Hus-
band " ; in Apr., 1896, she was at the
Princess's, playing Oriana in " The
Star of India/' " In Sight of St. Paul's,"
" The Span of Life," and " Two
Little Vagabonds," etc. ; she played
Wally in the latter play many hun-
dreds of times ; at the Criterion, July,
1897, played Charlotte in " Four
Little Girls " ; at the Haymarket,
Nov., 1897, Micah Dow in " The
Little Minister"; in 1902 toured
as Cigarette in " Under Two Flags " ;
made a " hit " at the St. James's,
as Amanda in " Op o' me Thumb " ;
has also appeared successfully at
the Court Theatre, as Pros-
perine in " Candida," " Dolly Clan-
don in " You Never Can Tell,"
Adelheid in " The Thieves' Comedy,"
etc. ; at the Lyric, Jan., 1905, appeared
as Evelyn Snipe in " The Talk of the
Town " ; at the Aldwych Theatre in
Dec., 1905, as Mrs. Hearty in " Blue
BeU "; in 1906 as Mrs. Goodge in " The
Beauty of Bath " ; and 1907 as Char-
lotte Siddons in " The Gay Gordons " ;
at the Vaudeville, 1909, as Mrs.
Dalby in " The Head of the Firm " ;
at the Haymarket, 1910, as Mrs.
Jones in " Priscilla Runs Away " ;
same theatre, 1911, as Miss Fenner
in "All that Matters " ; at the
Royalty, 1911, as Mrs. Chinn in " The
Master of Mrs. Chilvers " ; at the
Savoy, 1911, as Mrs. Skewton in
'* Dombey and Son " ; at His
Majesty's, Gala performance, 27 June,
1911, played Araminta Brown in the
second act of " David Garrick " ; at
Criterion, 1911, played Miss Copper-
stone in "The Girl Who Couldn't
Lie"; at the Borough, Stratford,
Christmas, 1912, played Charity in
" Mother Goose " ; during 1912-4
played very successfully in a music-hall
sketch, " A Sister to Assist Her," in
conjunction with Fred Emney ; at the
St. James's, Dec., 1913, played the
Unknown Lady in " The Silver Box " ;
at the Criterion, Oct., 1914, Angela
in "Wages No Object"; at the
Vaudeville, Nov., 1914, Belinda in
" Our Boys " ; at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1914, Mrs. Micawber in " David
Copperfield " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1915, Susan in " Quinney's " ;
at His Majesty's, Aug., 1916, played
Mahbubah in " Chu-Chin-Chow " ; she
continued to play this part until Mar.,
1920; at His Majesty's, Dec., 1917,
at a special performance in aid of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors,
played Miss Bugle in " The Man from
Blankley's " ; at a special matinee at
the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1920,
played Mrs. Badger in " The Young
Person in Pink," and when the play
was revived at the Haymarket, Mar.,
1920, she left the cast of " Chu-Chin-
Chow " to play the same part ; at
the Comedy, Dec., 1920, played Miss
Curtis in " The Charm School " ;
at the Aldwych, May, 1921, Miss
Mittens in " Love Among the Paint
Pots " ; during 1922 toured as Mrs.
Winterbotham in " Mrs. Winter-
botham's Woes " ; at the New Oxford,
Dec., 1922, played Mrs. Alfred Butler
in " Battling Butler " ; at the Adelphi,
July, 1923, Mrs. Badger in a revival of
" The Young Person in Pink " ; at the
Kingsway, Nov., 1923, Maria in
" Twelfth Night " ; Jan., 1924, Miss
Duncan in " The Very Idea " ; Feb.,
1924, Diana, Lady Bagstowin " Kate";
at the Everyman, Nov., 1924, Martha
Simister in " Clogs to Clogs " ; since
1915 has also made several appear-
ances on the cinema stage. Address :
8 Callow Street, S.W.3.
FAIRFAX, Lettice, actress; b. 26
Mar., 1876 ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Gaiety, under
George Edwardes, 16 Feb., 1893, as the
Maid in " Auld Lang Syne," and
appeared in Oct., 1893, in " Don
Juan " ; in Apr. of the following year
succeeded Cissie Loftus as Haidce in
that piece ; she then appeared at the
Globe, under Penley, in "In the Eyes
of the World " and " Charley's Aunt,"
1894 ; first attracted attention at
Daly's Theatre, when in Feb., 1895, she
appeared as Violet in " An Artist's
Model " ; at the Strand, in May, 1896,
played Georgina in " Josiah's Dream ";
at the Comedy, Sept., 1897, appeared
as Irene in " One Summer's Day " ;
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and subsequently proceeded to
America ; made her first appearance
in New York, at Daly's Theatre, Dec.,
1897, as Millie Grace in " Number
Nine, or the Lady of Ostend " ;
in Jan., 1898, played Anne Page
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
Peggy in " The Country Girl " ;
at the Garden Theatre, Apr., 1898,
appeared as May Wedderburn in
" The First Violin/' and Lady Mary
Carlisle in " Monsieur Beaucaire,"
with the late Richard Mansfield ; on
her return to England appeared at
the Royalty, Sept., 1898, as Nellie
Pinder in " The Land of Nod " ; at
the Court, Oct., 1898, in " When a
Man's in Love " ; at Her Majesty's
Theatre, May, 1899, played Mabel
Seabrook in " Captain Swift," and
Rose in " The First Night " ; in
Sept., 1899, played Blanche of
Spain in Beerbohm Tree's revival
of " King John " ; at the Strand,
Feb., 1900, appeared in " Facing the
Music " ; at His Majesty's, May, 1900,
played Meenie in " Rip Van Winkle " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1900, played
in " The Price of Peace " ; at the
Garrick, Apr., 1901, played Renee in
" The Queen's Double " ; at the
Royalty, Oct., 1902, played in
" Sporting Simpson/' and subse-
quently in " Lyre and Lancet " ;
at Wyndham's, May, 1903, played
Vicky Jardine in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace " ; Feb., 1904, Margery
in " My Lady of Rosedale " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1904, played Mabel
in " The Money Makers " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Oct., 1904, appeared as Mrs.
Rippingill in "A Wife Without
a Smile " ; during 1905 appeared at
the St. James's Theatre, in Feb.,
as Margaret Messilent in " Mollen-
trave on Women " ; at the Duke of
York's, in Apr., as Leonora Dunbar
in " Alice Sit-by- the-Fire " ; at His
Majesty's, in Sept., as Rose Maylie
in " Oliver Twist " ; at the St. James's,
in Dec., as Kate Carnegie in " Beside
the Bonnie Briar Bush " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1906, played Lady
Ethel in " Raffles " ; at the Apollo,
Oct., 1907, appeared as Lily Kerr in
" The Education of Elizabeth " ; at
Wyndham's, Aug., 1909, played Lady
Emsworth in " The Best People " ;
at the Criterion, Oct., 1910, appeared
as Dolly Coke in " The Liars " ; same
theatre, Jan., 1911, played Lulu
Wheeler in " Is Matrimony a Failure ? "
at Eastbourne, July, 1912, played
Rita Morrison in ** Big Game " ; at
the St. James's, Oct., 1912, appeared
as There" se Deniau in " The Turning
Point," and June, 1913, as Lady
Orreyd in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray " ; at Wyndham's, July,
1914, played Alice Howard in " From
9 to II" ; at the Globe, Apr., 1916,
Erne Brinkley in " The Show Shop " ;
at the Queen's, July, 1917, Letticein
" Mrs. Pomeroy's Reputation " ; at
the Ambassadors', Apr., 1918, Tisbe
Leach in " Too Much Money " ; at
the Globe, Nov., 1918, Marie Louisa
in " L'Aiglon " ; at the Playhouse,
Jan., 1921, Mrs. Adair in " A Lady
Calls on Peter " ; at the Strand, Jan.,
1922, the Hon. Mrs. Chenys in " Me
and My Diary " ; at the Royalty,
June, 1922, Ada Lockford in " The
Green Cord."
FAIRFAX, Marion, dramatic author ;
b. Richmond, Va., U.S.A., 24 Oct.,
1879 ; d. of Joseph Edwin Neiswanger
and his wife Marion Elizabeth (Paxton);
e. Chicago and Boston ; m. Tully
Marshall ; was engaged as an actress
for some years, making her first
appearance in 1896 at Providence,
R.I., in " The Gay Parisienne " ; is
the author of "The Builders," 1907 ;
"The Chaperon," 1908; "The
Talker," 1912; "A Modern Girl,"
1914 ; " Mrs. Boltay's Daughters,"
1915 ; has also written many plays for
the cinema stage, and is director of
the Marion Fairfax Productions, Inc.
Clubs : Pen and Brush and Writers'.
Address : 1930 North Vine Street,
Hollywood, Cal., U.S.A.
FANCOURT, Darrell, actor and
vocalist ; b. London, 8 Mar., 1888 ;
e. Bedford School and in Germany ;
m. Eleanor Evans ; studied singing
under Lilli Lehmann, Signer Ran-
degger, Signor Moretti, Dr. Lier-
liammer and Sir Henry Wood ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Covent Garden Theatre, 20 July, 1919,
as Prince Galitzky in " Prince Igor " ;
subsequently fulfilled many concert
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engagements in London, the provinces,
Switzerland and Germany ; joined the
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in May,
1920 ; appeared at the Prince's
Theatre, Oct., 1921 to Feb., 1922, as
the Pirate King in "The Pirates of
Penzance," Sir Roderick Murgatroyd
in " Ruddigore," Colonel Calverley
in " Patience," Sir Marmaduke Point-
dextre in " The Sorcerer/' Sergeant
Meryll in " The Yeomen of the
Guard,3' the Mikado in the opera of
that name, Dick Deadeye in " H.M.S.
Pinafore/' the Earl of Mountararat in
" lolanthe " and Arac in " Princess
Ida " ; played the same parts at the
Prince's during the season commencing
Feb., 1924. Favourite parts : Dick
Deadeye and Sir Roderick Murgatroyd.
Recreations : Lawn tennis, golf, rac-
quets and bridge. Address : 40
Maida Vale, W.9. Telephone No. :
Maida Vale 3363.
FARADAY, Philip Michael, manager
and composer ; b. London, 1 Jan.,
1875 ; composer of " Amasis," 1906 ;
" A Welsh Sunset/' 1908 ; " The
Islander," 1910 ; was partner in the
production of " The Chocolate Soldier,"
at the Lyric, 1910 ; assumed sole
directorship of the Lyric, 1911, and
produced "The Five Frankfurters,"
May, 1911 ; " Nightbirds," Dec., 1911 ;
and "The Girl in the Taxi," Sept.,
1912 ; " Love and Laughter," Sept.,
1913; "Mam'selle Tralala," Apr.,
1914; "The New Shylock," Oct.,
1914 ; produced " The Laughing Hus-
band " at the New Theatre, Oct., 1913 ;
was responsible, in conjunction with
Sir Herbert Tree and Mr. Frederick
Harrison, for the production of " With-
in the Law/' at the Haymarket, May,
1913 ; produced " The Little Lamb "
at the Apollo, Sept., 1913 ; in 1920
became licensee and lessee of the Duke
of York's Theatre, and was a partner
in the production of " Brown Sugar,"
July, 1920 ; also produced " Priscilla
and the Profligate," Oct., 1920 ;
"Teddy Tail," Dec., 1920; "The
Tartan Peril," May, 1921 ; " The
Wrong Number," June, 1921. Ad-
dress : 77 Chancery Lane, W.C.2.
FAREBROTHER, Violet, actress,
b. Grimsby, Lines, 22 Aug., 1888 ; d.
of E. W. R. Farebrother and his wife
Kate (Sutcliffe) ; e. Florence and Paris ;
was a pupil at the Academy of Dra-
matic Art ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Duke of York's
Theatre, 4 Mar., 1907, walking on in
" The Great Conspiracy " ; she spent
the next three years touring, and ful-
filled engagements as Ethel Kingston
in " The English Rose/' 1908, and with
F. R. Benson's Shakespearean com-
panies, 1908-10 ; appeared at the St.
James's, Dec., 1910, as Barbara in
" The Piper " ; at the Lyceum, Feb.,
1912, played the Comtesse de Salle in
" The Monk and the Woman " ; again
toured with Benson, 1911, also appear-
ing at His Majesty's with the company
in " Richard III," etc. ; in the autumn
of 1912 joined Fred Terry and Julia
Neilson's company, playing Lady
Castlemaine in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury," and the following year played
Lady Blakeney in " The Scarlet
Pimpernel," and Margaret Goodman in
" Mistress Wilful " ; in 1914 also played
Barbara in " The Duchess of Suds " ;
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1915, played
Melinda in " The Recruiting Officer " ;
at the Strand, Feb., 1915, played Lady
Castlemaine in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury " ; during 1916-17 toured as
Cavallini in " Romance " ; rejoined
Fred Terry, 1918, to play her old parts ;
at the Globe Theatre, June, 1918,
played Mrs. Marrison in " Nurse
Benson " ; at the Lyric, -Apr., 1919,
Lady Capulet in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
again toured with Fred Terry, 1919-20,
in " The Scarlet Pimpernel," and as
Beatrice in " Much Ado About No-
thing " ; appeared at the King's,
Hammersmith, May, 1920, in last-
mentioned part ; in Aug., 1920, toured
as Laetitia in " Jack o' Jingles " ;
during 1921 toured as Margaret Fair-
field in. "A Bill of Divorcement ; "
at the Lyceum, Apr., 1923, played
Queen Catherine in "A Night of
Temptation " ; during 1924 toured
with Fred Terry and Julia Neilson as
Queen Anne in " The Marlboroughs."
Favourite part : Cavallini in Ro-
mance." Recreation : Needlework.
Address : 15 Elm Place, South Ken-
sington, S.W.7. Telephone No. :
Kensington 1512.
FARNUM, Dustin, actor ; b. Hamp-
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ton Beach, New Hampshire, 27 May,
1874 ; 5. of Greenleaf D. and Clara A.
Farnum ; e. Locksport, Maine ; m,
(1) Mary Bessie Conwell, (2) Winifred
Kingston ; first appeared on the
stage in " The Hidden Hand/1 while
still at school ; made his first appear-
ance on the professional stage in
1897 with the Ethel Tucker reper-
toire company ; subsequently played
with Margaret Mather for eighteen
months ; next played twelve months
" stock " at Buffalo, N.Y. ; played
two seasons with Chauncey Olcott ;
subsequently appeared as the Chevalier
de Ramsay in " MarceUe " ; next
appeared as Lieutenant Denton in
" Arizona " ; at the Manhattan The-
atre, 5 Jan., 1904, appeared as the
Virginian in the play of that name ;
this proved so popular that it served
for three whole seasons ; at the
Herald Square Theatre, 2 Sept.,
1907, appeared as Captain Esmond
in " The Ranger " ; at the Bijou,
Mar., 1908, played Dr. Prince in
" The Rector's Garden/' and subse-
quently toured as Jim Carston in
" The Squaw Man " ; in 1909, toured
as Jim Carston in " The Squaw Man " ;
at the Hackett Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1909, played Eugene Kirby in
" Cameo Kirby " ; at the Broadway,
New York, Jan., 1911, played in a
revival of " The Squaw Man " ; at
Chicago, 1911, played Lieut. -Col.
Morrison in " The Littlest Rebel/'
appearing in the same part at the
Liberty Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1911 ; at the Lyric, New York, Apr.,
1913, reappeared as Lieutenant
Denton in " Arizona " ; in Sept., 1914,
played in " stock " at the Majestic
Theatre, Boston ; has since devoted
himself to the cinema stage with
the very greatest success. Recrea-
tions : Motoring and yachting. Ad-
dress ; United Farnum Productions,
Glendale, Ca., U.S.A.
FARNUM, William, actor; b.
Boston, Mass., U.S.A., 4 July, 1876;
s. of the late Greenleaf Dustin and
Clara Adele Farnum ; e. at the public
schools, Boston and Bucksport ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Richmond, Va., in " Julius Caesar " ;
subsequently played in " stock " com-
pany at Boston ; at the Academy of
Music, New York, Nov., 1896, played
Humbert in " Two Little Vagrants " ;
toured with Margaret Mather and
Olga Nethersole ; made his first
success in New York in " Ben Hur " ;
in 1907 played in " The Prince of
India " with great success ; at Daly's,
New York, Jan., 1908, played Bill
Farley in " Society and the Bulldog " ;
at Northampton, Mass., Jan., 1909,
played Sleeping Wolf in " The Rene-
gade " ; subsequently toured with
Viola Allen ; at Daly's, New York,
Sept., 1909, played Captain Giovanni
Severi in " The White Sister " ; at the
Liberty. Theatre, Dec., 1909, appeared
in the title-rdle of " Ingomar " ; at the
Liberty Theatre, Nov., 1911, appeared
as Captain Herbert Gary in " The
Littlest Rebel " ; at the Garden
Theatre, May, 1914, played David in
a revival of " The Shepherd King " ;
at the Lyric, New York, Oct., 1914,
appeared as " Bad Anse " Havey in
" The Battle Cry " ; has fulfilled many
"stock" engagements; since 1915
has devoted himself to the cinema
stage, and has appeared in several
notable pictures. Address : c/o Fox
Film Corporation, 55th and 56th
Streets and Tenth Avenue, New York
City, U.S.A.
FARQUHARSON, Robert, actor ; b.
London ; 5. of Robert Coutart de la
Condamine and his wife Alice Caroline
(Jones) ; e. Rugby ; studied for the
stage under the late F. H. Macklin ;
appeared with Janet Achurch, in 1898,
as Dr. Rank in "A Doll's House,"
Lyngstrand in " The Lady from the
Sea/' and the Rev. James Morell in
" Candida " ; at the Garrick (for the
Stage .Society), Feb., 1901, played
Pylades in " Andromache " ; at the
Imperial Theatre, Jan., 1902, played
Talleyrand in. " Mdlle. Mars " ; at
the Bijou, Bayswater, May, 1905,
Herod in " Salome " ; at His Majesty's,
Jan., 1906, Anicetus in " Nero " ;
Apr., 1906, Antonio in " The Tempest";
at the Scala (for the Stage Society),
Dec., 1907, Old Hilse in "The
Weavers " ; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1913, Feodor Karamazov in " The
Brothers Karamazov " ; at the
Ambassadors', Sept., 1913, George
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Penderley in "I Love You ! " and
Lieutenant Willy in " Mdlle. Fin " ;
at the Court (for the Stage Society),
June, 1915, Ames in " Eyvind of the
Mountains " ; at the Garrick (for the
same), Feb., 1917, The Beggar in
" Good Friday " ; at the Court (for
the same), Feb., 1918, Leonardo in
" The Dead City " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith (for the Phoenix
Society), Nov., 1919, the Duke in
" The Duchess of Malfi " ; at the
New Theatre, Nov., 1922, Count
Francesco in " The Cenci " ; Sept.,
1923, lachimo in " Cymbeline."
Recreations : Writing, drawing, music
and motoring. Address : 4 Durham
Place, Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone No. :
Victoria 4489.
FARRAR, (xwen, actress, vocalist,
and instrumentalist ; b. London, 14
Juiy, 1899 ; d. of Sir George Farrar,
Bart., D.S.O., and his wife Ella M.
Waylen ; e. "Heathfield," Ascot, and
in London ; was trained for the 'cello
by Herbert Walenn ; gained L.R.A.M.
and three gold medals ; is well-known
through her partnership with Norah
Blaney, with whom she appeared at
various concerts towards the end of
the War ; forming a partnership, they
appeared together at the leading
London and provincial variety theatres
over a period of four years ; has ap-
peared with Norah Blaney at the
Vaudeville, Dec., 1921, in " Pot-Luck";
Feb., 1923, in " Rats " ; Sept., 1923,
in " Yes ! " ; at the Duke of York's,
May, 1924, in " The Punch Bowl.";
is an expert horsewoman, having
gained more than thirty cups and
prizes at horse-shows. Recreations :
Tennis, motoring, and riding. Address ;
217 King's Road, Chelsea, S.W.3 ;
Chicheley Hall, Newport Pagnell,
Bucks. Telephone No. : Kensington
9292.
FARREN, Babs (Clara Bianca Rou-
han Farren), actress ; b. 30 Aug., 1904 ;
d. of Fred Farren ; e. Clapham ; was
a pupil of Miss Italia Conti and
Miss Phyllis Bedells ; made her first
appearance on the stage 24 Apr.,
1915, as the Cupid in " Betty " ; at
the New Theatre, Dec., 1915, played
the Baby Mermaid and Liza, " the
author of the play," in " Peter Pan,"
and played the same parts each Christ-
mas to 1919 ; at Wyndham's, Mar.,
1916, played Gladys in " A Kiss for
Cinderella " ; at the Royalty, June,
1917, Little Anne in " The Founda-
tions " ; at His Majesty's, Dec., 1917,
Gwendoline Tidmarsh in the " all-
star " cast of " The Man from Blank-
ley's " ; at the New Theatre, Feb.,
1918, played Julie Maud Pratt in
" The Freaks," a notable performance ;
June, 1918, Page in " The Loving
Heart " ; at the Duke of York's, Sept.,
1919, Marjorie in " The Girl for the
Boy " ; in 1924 toured in " Little
Nellie Kelly," and as Zephyrine in
" The Little Duchess." Recreation :
Dancing.
FARREN, Fred, actor and dancer ; b.
London ; made his first appearance
on the stage at Drury Lane Theatre,
Christmas, 1885, appearing as a Frog
in one of the ballets in the pantomime
of " Aladdin " ; from 1886-90 he was
touring as Dick in " Human Nature " ;
at the Olympic, Christmas, 1892,
appeared as the Great Rat of Morocco
in " Dick Whittington " ; at the Savoy,
June, 1893, played Toby in " Punch
and Judy " ; in 1895 toured in the
provinces as Tom Dutton in " The
Trumpet Call " ; for some years
toured in various plays ; first came
into prominence when he appeared
as a dancer and pantomimist in ballets
at the Empire, Leicester Square,
where he remained several years,
finally arranging the various dances in
many of the more popular ballets
and revues produced there ; appeared
therein " High Jinks " ; " Cinderella " ;
" The Debutante " ; " Sir Roger de
Coverley " ; " The Belle of the Ball " ;
"A Day in Paris " ; " Round the
World " ; " The Dancing Master " ;
" The Faun " ; " Ship, Ahoy ! "
" Sylvia " ; " New York " ; " Every-
body's Doing It " ; " All the Winners " ;
subsequently appeared with Ida Crispi
in " Stage Struck " ; at the Duke of
York's, Apr., 1916, played Marcel in
" Toto " ; at the Prince's, Dec., 1916,
Will and Blob in " Bluebell in Fairy-
land " ; Feb., 1917, in " The Catch
of the Season " ; at the Ambassadors',
July 1919, played Jazz in " The
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Latest Craze " ; subsequently toured
in Australia ; at the Strand, Oct.,
1922, produced " Angel Face."
FARKEN, William, actor; 5. of
the third William Farren ; 6. 2 Aug.,
1853 ; made his first appearance on
the stage at Liverpool, Jan., 1876,
with Madame Beatrice's repertory
company ; made his first London
appearance at Sadler's Wells Theatre,
27 Dec., 1880, as Crabtree in "The
School for Scandal," under Mrs.
Baternan ; then toured under Charles
Wyndham as Scott Ramsay in
" Where's the Cat ? " and the Mar-
quis de Chateau Laroche in " Brave
Hearts " ; next toured in the
United States with Genevieve Ward
in " Forget-Me-Not " ; appeared at
Toole's in 1882 as Prosper Matthieu
in " After Darkness Dawn " ; he
has played leading old men vdles
under the management of Sir Henry
Irving, Sir Charles Wyndham, Forbes-
Robertson, Daniel and Charles Froh-
man, Miss Mary Anderson, Madame
Modjeska, Vedrenne and Barker, and
many others ; has toured in America
with the greatest success, his last visit
there being with Miss Olga Nethersole ;
playing CoJonel Schwarze in " Magda,"
Cayley Drummle- in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray/' etc. ; on his return
was engaged by Vedrenne and Barker
to create the part of Sir Patrick Cullen,
the old-fashioned medical practitioner,
in. Bernard Shaw's play, " The Doc-
tor's Dilemma " ; at the Haymarket,
May, 1908, played Reginald Bridg-
north in " Getting Married " ; at the
St. James's, Nov., 1908, played Sir
Henry Killick in "The Builder of
Bridges " ; Apr., 1909, Admiral
Grice in " Mr. Smith " ; May, 1909,
Stadtsminster Von Haugk in " Old
Heidelberg " ; at the Haymarket, Dec.,
1909, played Gaffer Tyl in " The Blue
Bird " ; at the Little Theatre, Nov.,
1911, played Homeware in "The
Sentimentalists " ; at the London
Pavilion, Apr., 1912, played Squire
Rowley in " The Next Religion " ;
at the Kings way, Sept., 1912, Mr.
Booth in " The Voysey Inheritance " ;
Nov., 1912, Studdenham in "The
Eldest Son " ; at His Majesty's, May,
1913, played Crabtree in " The School
for Scandal " ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept., 1913, played Mr. Lebetter in
"The Adored One"; at the Little
Theatre, Nov., 1913, Dr. Grimthorpe
in " Magic " ; at Covent Garden, 2
Feb., 1915, Crabtree in the " all-star "
revival of " The School for Scandal,"
given in aid of the Actors' Benevolent
Fund ; at the Little Theatre, May,
1915, Nantouillet in " Foolery " ;
at the St. James's, June, 1917, played
Sir James Garden in " Sheila " ; at the
New, Sept., 1917, James Telfer in
" Trelawney of the Wells " ; at the
Holborn Empire, Feb., 1919, Lord
Caversham in " His Royal Happiness ";
at Kenmngton, Apr., 1920, Doctor
Drury in " Ned Kean of Old Drury " ;
at the Gaiety, Jan., 1921, the Miser in
" The Betrothal " ; at the Lyceum,
Oct., 1921, Dr. Manette in " The Only
Way " ; at the Kingsway, Mar., 1923,
Jacob Dacosta in " Love in Pawn " ;
at Drury Lane, May, 1923, Doctor
Drury in " Ned Kean of Old Drury."
Address : 7 Cambridge Road, Wimble-
don, S.W.19..
FAVERSHAM, William, actor; b.
in London, 12 Feb., 1868 ; e. at
Chigwell Grammar School, Essex,
and at Hillmartin College ; m. Julie
Opp ; for a time served in the Yeo-
manry Cavalry Regiment of War-
wickshire ; was a pupil of the late
Carlotta Leclercq, and made his first
appearance on the stage at the
Vaudeville Theatre, 19 Nov., 1885, as
Sugden in " Retained for the De-
fence " ; made his first appearance
on the New York stage, at Union
Square Theatre, 17 Jan., 1887, when
he appeared as Dick in " Pen and
Ink " ; he was next seen at the
Lyceum Theatre, N.Y., on 3 May,
1887, when he played the part of
Parkyn in " The Highest Bidder " ;
at Union Square Theatre, 15 Dec.,
1887, he appeared as Sir Charles in
" A Sad Coquette/' and then re-
turned to the Lyceum in Mar., 1888,
to play Robert Gray in " The Wife " ;
for two seasons played with Mrs.
Fiske ; at Madison Square, 6 May,
1889, he made a "hit " when he
appeared as Valentine Day in
" Featherbrain " ; subsequently ap-
peared in " Sweet Lavender/' and
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" The Prince and the Pauper " ; at the
Broadway Theatre, Dec., 1890, he
appeared as Garth in " The Open
Gate " ; and at Hermann's Theatre,
19 Feb., 1891, he appeared as Alfred
Hastings in ''All the Comforts of a
Home " ; in 1892 he was again seen
at the Union Square Theatre, where
in Mar. he appeared in " The Last
Straw," " A Modern Match," and
" Geoffrey Middleton " ; later in the
same year he appeared at Miner's
Fifth Avenue, as Clarence Taft in
" Settled Out of Court/' and at
Palmer's Theatre, 14 Nov., 1892, he
played the part of Prince Emil von
Haldenwald in Bronson Howard's
play, "Aristocracy"; he was then
engaged by Charles Frohman for the
Empire Theatre, New York, and first
appeared there on 24 Oct., 1893,
as Simeon Brewster in " The Younger
Son " ; he remained a member of
the Empire company until 1901, and
during this period appeared in the
following parts : Jack Medbury in
" The Councillor's Wife,"- Ned Annes-
ley in " Sowing the Wind," Reginald
Ffolliott in " Gudgeons," Sir Brice
Skene in " The Masqueraders," Sir
Hubert Garlinge in " John-a- Dreams,"
Algernon in " The Importance of Being
Earnest," John Belton in " Mar-
riage," Gil de Berault in " Under
the Red Robe/* Roger Ainslie in " A
Man and his Wife," Eric Von Ro-
deck in " The Conquerors," Lord
Wheatley in " Phroso/' Lord Alger-
non Chetland in " Lord and Lady
Algy," Romeo in " Romeo and
Juliet " (Maude Adams as Juliet),
Martin in " My Lady's Lord," John
Hinds in " Brother Officers," and
Henry Beauclerc in " Diplomacy " ;
at the conclusion of his long engage-
ment at the Empire he migrated
to the Criterion, N.Y., -and on 19
Aug., 1901, made his d£but as a
" star/' when he played Don Caesar
in "A Royal Rival '* ; at the Em-
pire, N.Y., in 1902, he played Jack
Frere in " Imprudence " (" Billy's
Little Love Affair"). Since that
date he has played Captain Harry
Peyton in " Miss Elizabeth's Pris-
oner," Richard Brinsley Sheridan
in " Mr. Sheridan," Nevill Letch-
mere in " Letty," and Captain James
Wynnegate (Jim Cars ton) in " The
Squaw Man " ; at the Broadway,
8 Dec., 1905, he played in "In
Old California"; during 1905-7
toured the United States in " The
Squaw Man " ; at Boston, Feb.,
1907, appeared as Don Ernesto in
" The World and his Wife " ; at
Chicago, Oct., 1908, produced " The
Barber of New Orleans " ; at Daly's
Theatre, New York, under his own
management, on 2 Nov., 1908, ap-
peared as Don Ernesto in " The World
and his Wife " ; at Daly's, New York,
15 Jan., 1909, played Victor Jallot
in " The Barber of Orleans " ; at the
Lyric, New York, 26 Oct., 1909, ap-
peared as Herod in the play of that
name; at Indianapolis, 10 Mar., 1910,
played Robert Pryorin " The Winding
Way"; at Daly's, New York, 16
Jan., 1911, appeared as the Faun in
a play of that name ; at the Lyric,
New York, 4 Nov., 1912, appeared as
Marc Antony in " Julius Caesar,"
subsequently touring in the same
part ; during 1913-14 toured as Romeo
in ".Romeo and Juliet," lago in
" Othello," and Marc Antony in
" Julius Caesar " ; appeared at the
Lyric, New York, Feb., 1914, in the
two last-mentioned parts ; at the
Shubsrt Theatre, New York, 28 Sept.,
1914, played the Comte George de
Dasetta in " The Hawk " ; at the
Booth Theatre, Nov., 1916, the Bishop
of Chelsea in " Getting Married " ;
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
Oct., 1917, James Lane Fountain in
" The Old Country " ; at the Broad-
hurst Theatre, Dec., 1917, Lord
Algernon Chetland in " Lord and Lady
Algy " ; at the Century Theatre,
Oct., 1918, appeared in " Freedom " ;
at the Booth Theatre, Nov., 1920,
played Miles Hendon in " The Prince
and the Pauper " ; at the Maxine
Elliott, Sept., 1921, Major Christopher
Stanley in " The Silver Fox " ; at the
Astor, Dec., 1921, Captain Wynuegate
in a revival of " The Squaw Man " ;
at the Thirty-Ninth Street, Sept., 1923,
Captain Andr6 Briquette in " A Lesson
in Love " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Apr., 1924, Paul Sylvaine in a revival
of " Leah Kleschna " ; at the Bijou,
Sept., 1924, Count Mario Graza in
" The Mask and the Face " ; in Oct.,
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1924, toured as Sir Horace Welby in
" Foot-Loose " (" Forget-Me-Not ").
Club : The Lambs', New York. Ad-
dress: 116 West 39th Street, New
York City, U.S.A. ; or The Old Manor,
Chiddingfold, Surrey.
FAWCETT, George, actor and man-
ager ; b. in Virginia, U.S.A., 25 Aug.,
1860 ; s. of Asbury Fawcett and his
wife Ann (Means) ; e. University of
Virginia ; m. Percy Haswell ; made
his first appearance on the stage in
Aug., 1886 ; first appeared in New
York, at Bible's Garden, 29 Nov.,
1887, in " She " ; at the Manhattan
Theatre, Dec., 1887, appeared as Carrac
in " Paul Kauvar " ; for some time
played with Tomasso Salvini, and at the
Broadway Theatre, Mar., 1890, played
with him in " Samson," " The Gladia-
tor/' " The Outlaw," and " Othello " ;
with Alexander Salvini he also played
Baron Delia Rocca in "A Child of
Naples " and Don Jos6 in " Don
Caesar de Bazan " ; at the American
Theatre, in 1895, played Ruggles in
" The District Attorney," subse-
quently playing with Nat Goodwin in
" A Gilded Fool," " David Garrick,"
etc. ; appeared with Maude Adams for
some years, playing Dow in " The
Little Minister," when that play was
first presented in New York, at
the Empire Theatre, 27 Sept., 1897,
also as Prince Escalus in " Romeo
and Juliet/' at the same theatre,
8 May, 1899; in 1900, at Balti-
more, founded the celebrated Fawcett
" stock " company, and made many
notable productions at this theatre ;
was the original Captain Joe in
" Caleb West/' at the Manhattan
Theatre, New York, 17 Sept., 1900 ;
Big Bill in " The Squaw Man,"
Wallack's, 23 Oct., 1905; at the
Savoy, 4 Dec., 1906, James Phelan
in " The Man of the Hour," and
Jefferson Hunter in " The Silver
Girl/' Wallack's, 14 Oct., 1907;
at the 'Lyric, New York, 3 May, 1909,
played Mr. Ganton in " The Great
John Ganton " ; at the New Theatre,
New York, 28 Feb., 1910, played
Montaloup in " A Son of the People " ;
at Detroit, Sept., 1910, appeared in
" The Fighter " ; at Wallack's, New
York, 7 Nov., 1910, played John
Blake in " Getting a Polish " ; at
Buffalo, Apr., 1911, played in "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," " The Re-
mittance Man/* etc. ; at the Pla}r-
house, New York, 24 Aug., 1911,
appeared as Philip Creedon in "A
Gentleman of Leisure *J ; in Nov.,
1911, appeared in " He and She " ; in
1912 toured with Viola Alien in " The
Herfords " ; at Philadelphia, Mar.,
1913, played Steve Whalen in "A
Man's Friends," playing the same part
at the Astor Theatre, New York, 24
Mar., 1913 ; at the Long Acre Theatre,
New York, May, 1913, appeared as
Mr. Conway in " Are You a Crook ? "
at the Bronx Opera House, New York,
Dec., 1913, played Judge Price in
" The Prodigal Judge " ; at the
Longacre Theatre, Mar., 1914, Richard
Osborne in " The Last Resort " ; at
the Garrick, New York, Apr., 1914,
Hiram Tally in " The Governor's
Boss " ; at Toronto, June, 1914, with
his wife's company, played " Pudd'n-
head Wilson " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, New York, Sept., 1914,
Inspector Cochrane in " The Law of the
Land " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Oct., 1915, played the
American in " What Money Can't
Buy " ; during 1916 toured as Long
John Silver in " Treasure Island " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Oct., 1921,
played Cap'n Olds in " The Wren " ;
at the Maxine Elliott, Dec.; 1921, Jess
in " The Mountain Man " ; since 1916
has mainly devoted himself to the
cinema stage ; has played leading parts
in innumerable popular plays at Balti-
more ; made his first appearance on the
London stage, Jan., 1908, as Big Bill in
" A White Man " (" The Squaw Man"),
meeting with instantaneous success ;
appeared at the Aldwych, Sept, 1912,
as John Ganton in " The Great John
Ganton." Clubs : Players', Lambs',
Green Room, New York. Recreation :
Golf. Address : Lambs' Club, 130
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.; or 6621 Padre Court, Holly-
wood, CaL, U.S.A.
FAY, William George, actor and
manager ; b. Dublin, Ireland, 12 Nov.,
1872 ; s, of Martha (Dowling) and
William P. Fay ; e. Belvedere College,
Dublin ; m. Bridget O'Dempsey ;
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made his first appearance on the
stage at the Queen's Theatre, Dublin,
1891, in " Eileen Oge " ; has fulfilled
many engagements in England and
Ireland, touring with provincial
companies in repertoire and Irish
plays ; in 1902 started in Dublin the
first entirely Irish company, to play
Irish and Gaelic plays; in 1903, in
conjunction with Lady Gregory,
George Russell and W. B. Yeats,
inaugurated " The Irish National
Theatre Company/' and in the fol-
lowing year took up the management
of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, for
Miss A. E. F. Horniman, where he
produced and played principal com-
edy parts in a large repertoire of
Irish plays ; made his first appear-
ance in London at the Royalty Theatre,
26 Mar., 1904, in "Broken Soil/'
subsequently playing in "In the
Shadow of the Glen/' " Riders to the
Sea," " The King's Threshold/' etc. ;
during his connection with the Abbey
company, created, among other parts :
Martin Doul in "The Well of the
Saints," Bartley Fallon in " Spreading
the News," Barach in " On Baile's
Strand," Murtagh Cosgar in " The
Land/' Shaw Grogan in " The Building
Fund," Jeremiah Dempsey in " The
Eloquent Dempsey," Michael Corney
in " The Jackdaw," Christopher
Mahon in " The Playboy of the
Western World," James Quirke in
" Hyacinth Halvey," Luke in " The
Country Dressmaker," Johnny
Baccach in " The Unicorn from the
Stars/' the Wandering Song-Maker
in " Dervorgilla/' etc.; in 1908
was engaged by Charles Frohman to
produce a repertory of Irish plays in
New York and Chicago, making his
first appearance in New York at
the Savoy Theatre, 18 Feb., 1908,
as the Tramp in " A Pot of Broth " ;
at the Aldwych, London, 2 Mar.,
1909, played Holt St. John in " What
the Public Wants " ; then touredras
Matthew Haffigan in " John Bull's
Other Island " ; at His Majesty's,
1 Feb., 1910, played Conacher
O'Rourke in " The OJFlynn " ; 28
Mar., 1910, appeared as Justice
Shallow in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; Apr., 1910, as Old Gobbo
in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at the Coronet, 4 July, 1910,
played Desmond McUsquebaugh
in " Society " ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, Dec., 1911, played Bo-bo
in " Snow White " ; at the Court,
Mar., 1912, Mr. Notley in " The
Humour of It " ; at the Prince's,
May, 1912, Crispin in "The Bias of
the World " ; at the Little, May, 1912,
Sempronio in " The Spanish Lovers " ;
at Portsmouth, July, 1912, played Ham
Carve in " The Great Adventure " ;
at the Apollo, Jan., 1913, Thaddeus
Golligher in " General John Regan " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1913, appeared in the same part ;
on his return to London, appeared at
the Court Theatre, Mar., 19l'4, as Mick
Hegarty in " On the Road to Cork " ;
at the Savoy, May, 1914, played Mr.
Hogan in " Break the Walls Down " ;
during 1915 toured as Inspector
Trippett in " A Little Bit of Fluff " ;
at the New Theatre, June, 1916,
played Dennis in " The Riddle " ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1917,
O'Dwyer in " Trelawney of the Wells" ;
since that date has devoted himself to
the producing of plays, and in 1920-21
was producer at the Nottingham
Repertory Theatre ; at Wyndham's
Theatre, Feb., 1923, played the Station
Agent in " The Dancers." Favourite
part : Dempsy in " The Eloquent
Dempsy." Recreation : Landscape
painting.
FEALY, Maude, actress ; d. of
Margaret Fealy, actress and dramatic
instructor ; b. Memphis, Tenn., U.S.A.,
4 Mar., 1883 ; m. (1) Louis F. Sherwin
(mar. dis.) ; (2) James Durkin (mar.
dis.) ; (3) John E. Cort ; has been
on the stage from early childhood,
and made her first appearance
on the stage at the age of three
in " Faust and Marguerite " ; played
children's parts until she was ten,
when she was sent to the Highlees
Academy at Memphis, where she
remained until she was fifteen ; she
then returned to the stage ; made her
first appearance on the New York
stage at the New York Theatre, 9 Apr.,
1900, as Eunice in " Quo Vadis ? " ;
on the strength of this performance
she was immediately engaged by
William Gillette to play the part
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of Alice Faulkner in " Sherlock
Holmes/' and it was in this char-
acter that she made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Lyceum Theatre, 9 Sept., 1901 ;
on her return to the United States
she was engaged as leading lady by
E. S. Willard, and with that actor
she appeared as Lucy in " The
Professor's Love Story/' Mary Blen-
karn in " The Middleman/' Ada
Ingot in " David Garrick," and Fili-
berta in " The Cardinal " ; in Aug.,
1903, she commenced a tour in
" Hearts Courageous," in which she
appeared in New York at the Broad-
way Theatre, 5 Oct., 1903 ; in 1904
she was touring as Margery Latimer
and Felicity Fair in " That Man
and I," appearing in these parts at
the Savoy Theatre, N.Y., on 25 Jan.,
1904 ; after a summer " stock "
season at Denver, where she played
in " Janice Meredith," " When Knight-
hood was in Flower," and " The
Prince and the Pauper/' etc., she was
engaged by the late Sir Henry Irving to
play juvenile lead in his company ; she
appeared as Rosamund in " Becket/'
Julie Lesurques in " The Lyons
Mail," Nora Brewster in " Water-
loo," and Marie in " Louis XI " ;
during Sir Henry's last engagement
at Drury Lane she played in " Becket "
and " Louis XI " ; on her return
to America, in 1905, she played
another engagement at Denver, where,
among other parts, she played Peggy
in " Mice and Men," Dorothy Vernon
in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hall," Sans Gene in " Madame Sans
GSne," Cigarette in " Under Two
Flags," and Cedric in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy " ; at Washington, in
Sept., 1905, she appeared in " The
Truth Tellers," and subsequently
played Barbara in ' ' Barbara Frietchie ' '
and Renee in " Under the Red
Robe " ; she next joined William
Collier, and played Agnes Colt in
" On. the Quiet " ; she made her
d&but as a " star " at Orange, N. J.,
on 14 Sept., 1906, as Beatrice in Martha
Morton's comedy, " The Illusion of
Beatrice," under the management of
John Cort; at Columbus, Ohio, 23
Sept., 1907, appeared as Mary Warren
in " The Stronger Sex/' in which
play she made a long tour ; in 1908
joined Nat Goodwin, and at Columbus,
Ohio, 16 Nov., 1908, appeared as
Adele Randall in " Cameo Kirby " ;
during a " stock " engagement at
Winnipeg, 1909, played the leading
parts in " Merely Mary Ann," " The
Prince Chap," " A Japanese Nightin-
gale," and Marguerite in " Faust " ;
at the Lyric, New York, 29 Nov.,
1909, played Berthe Planat in " Di-
vorce "; during 1910-11 played
" stock " engagements at Buffalo,
Salt Lake City, and Denver ; in Jan.,
1911, played the part of Frances
Rodgers in " The Right Princess,"
and subsequently toured in the same
play; in Sept., 1911, appeared at
Chicago, as Mrs. Began in " The
Boss," subsequently touring in the
same play ; during 1912-3 played
" stock " seasons at Winnipeg,
Denver, and San Francisco, playing
in " Seven Days," " The Lily," " The
Sign of the Cross," " The Easiest Way,"
" Paid in Full," etc ; was subsequently
engaged in " moving pictures " by the
Thanhouser Company, New Rochelle ;
reappeared on the regular stage, at
Detroit, 1914 ; appeared at the Colonial,
New York, Jan., 1916, in " vaudeville,"
in " The Turn of the Tide " ; subse-
quently toured in " The Brat " ;
during 1917 toured in " Sauce for the
Goose," and in " Shadow Lights,"
of which she was the author ; at
Denver, Aug., 1917, produced " The
Woman he Married," in which she
appeared as Barbara Martin.
FEATHEKSTON, Vane, actress; 6.
London, 16 Dec., 1864 ; e. Paris ;
made her first appearance at the
Olympic Theatre 26 Dec., 1878,
as Popsy Louisa Sarah in " Jolli-
boy's Woes " ; at the Royalty, Dec.,
1879, played Doris in " Balloon-
acy " ; at the Adelphi, Apr., 1880,
played Nancy Malone in " The
Shaughraun " ; at the Haymarket,
Aug., 1880, appeared as Ada Dexter
in " A Bridal Tour " ; at the Adelphi,
Nov., 1880, played Louise in " The
Green Bushes " ; next toured with
the " Caste " company * at the Cri-
terion, Sept., 1882, appeared as Char-
lotte in " Little Miss Muffet " ; in
May, 1884, joined Charles Hawtrey
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at the Globe Theatre, and played
Edith Marsland in " The Private
Secretary/* and remained a member
of his company there, and at the
Comedy, until 1891 ; during that
period she appeared in " The Pick-
pocket," " The Lodgers," " The Snow-
ball," " The Doctor," " The Arabian
Nights," " The Spy/' " Merry Mar-
gate/' " Tenterhooks/* " Nerves/'
" Jane," *' Husband and Wife " ; she
appeared at the Garrick, Oct., 1892,
as Lady Gertrude in " The Awaken-
ing "; at the Comedy, Dec., 1892,
as Mrs. Chatwin in " To-Day J> ; at
the Avenue, Mar., 1894, played Mrs.
Chillingworth in "A Comedy of Sighs " ;
at the Adelphi, Sept., 1895, played
Therese in " The Swordsman's Daugh-
ter " ; Dec., 1895, Kitty Spencer in
" One of the Best " ; Dec., 1896,
Dolly Mayflower in " Black Eyed
Susan " and Martha Gibbs in " All
that Glitters is Not Gold " ; at the
Globe, May, 1897, played Mrs. Linden
in " A Doll's House " ; at the Adelphi,
Sept., 1897, Mrs. Bunder in "In the
Days of the Duke " ; at the Avenue,
Apr., 1898, Edith Orgood in " The
Club Baby " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1899, the Countess of Fairfield in
" Hearts are Trumps " ; Sept., 1900,
Lady St. Azuline in " The Price of
Peace " ; at the Vaudeville, Apr.,
1901, Mrs. Trevelyan in " Sweet and
Twenty " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1901, the Duchess of Carlisle in " The
Great Millionaire " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Feb., 1902, Violet Aynsley
in "A Country Mouse " ; at the
New, May, 1904, Mrs. Bruce in " The
Bride and Bridegroom " ; at the
Royalty, Aug., 1904, Alice Vowdon
in " The Chetwynd Affair " ; accom-
panied Sir Charles Wyndham on
American tour ; she appeared as Mrs.
Ingleton in " What Pamela Wanted/'
at the Criterion, Apr., 1905 ; at the
Comedy, Dec., 1907, played Mary
Pembridge in " Angela " ; at the
Vaudeville Theatre, Mar., 1908, ap-
peared as Lady Wanley in " Jack
Straw " ; at the Royalty, Mar., 1909,
played the Countess de Moret in " The
Noble Spaniard " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept, 1909, appeared as
Mrs. Hughes in "The Woman in the
Case " ; at the Criterion, Sept., 1910,
played Lady Darby in " The Case
of Rebellious Susan " ; at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Apr., 1911, ap-
peared as Madame Jouh'n in " Better
Not Enquire " ; at Wyndham's,
Apr., 1912, played the Countess of
Skene and Skye in " Jell's " ; at the
Criterion, Nov., 1912, Mrs. Burchell
in " Where there's a Will " ;
at the Comedy Theatre, Nov., 1913,
played Mrs. Moutrie in " A Place in
the Sun " ; at the same theatre, Apr.,
1915, the Comtesse de Landal in
" Wild Thyme " ; at the St. James's,
May, 1915, Mrs. Fenton in "The
Tenant " ; at the Court Theatre,
Mar., 1916, played Lady Lushington
in " Kultur at Home " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1916, Annette Alborough
in " The Old Country " ; at the Savoy,
Aug., 1917, Mrs. Leavitt in " The
Invisible Foe"; joined Miss Marie
Lohr when she assumed the manage-
ment of the Globe Theatre, and has
appeared there, Jan., 1918, as Mrs.
Palmer in " Love in a Cottage " ;
May, 1918, as Madame de Regnier in
" Press the Button " ; Nov., 1918,
as the Archduchess Sophia in " L'
Aiglon" ; Aug., 1919, as Mrs. Fabian
in "A Voice from the Minaret " ;
Sept., 1920, as Mrs. Strath wood in
et Every Woman's Privilege " ; accom-
panied Marie Lohr on her American
tour, and appeared at the Hudson
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1922, as
Mrs. Fabian in " The Voice from the
Minaret," and Feb., 1922, as Marka in
" Fedora " ; she then appeared at the
Booth Theatre, Mar., 1922, as Marion
Blayds-Conway in " The Truth About
Blayds " ; on her return to London,
appeared at the Kingsway, Mar., 1923,
as Lady Ingleby in " Love in Pawn."
Recreations : Gardening and driving.
A ddress : North Town House, Maiden-
head. Telegraphic Address ; " Play-
mate," Maidenhead.
FELIX, Hugo, composer ; has
written the music of the following
musical plays : " Madame Sherry/'
1903; "The Merveilleuscs/' 1905;
"Tantalising Tommy/' 1913; "The
Pearl Girl" (with Howard Talbot),
1913; "Pom-Pom/' 1916; "The
Sweetheart Shop/' 1920 ; " Lassie/'
1920 ; " Marjolaine," 1922 ; " Sancho
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Panza," 1923 ; " Peg o' My Dreams,"
1924 ; is a Doctor of Science of Vienna
University.
FELLOWES-ROBINSON, Bora,
business manager ; b. Mauritius,
d. of the late General J. C. Robin-
son, R.A., and Ms wife Frances
(Maunsell) ; e. London, Paris, and
Nice ; m. Captain Lloyd-Goring ; was
formerly an actress and made her first
appearance on the stage, at the Cri-
terion Theatre, 25 Mar., 1897, as
Saunders in " The Physician " ; re-
mained at the Criterion two years,
playing small parts ; next toured with
Percy Hutchison's Company ; toured
in South Africa and England with
Mrs. Langtry, and for two years with
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal ; first took up
business management with Miss Ja-
nette Steer, 1911 ; subsequent engage-
ments have included Coronet Theatre,
for Messrs. Clark and King ; three
years with Sir Charles Wyndham ; then
general manager for Gertrude Elliott,
in Apr., 1922, purchased the Theatre
Royal, Worthing, which she manages,
with her husband. Hobby : Collecting
old prints and china. Club : Ladies'
Army and Navy. Address : The Court
House, Goring-by~the-Sea, Sussex.
Telephone No. : Worthing 177.
FENWICK, Irene, actress; b. Chi-
cago, 111., U.S.A., 1887 ; e. Chicago ;
m. (1) J. F. O'Brien; (2) Lionel
Banymore ; made her first appearance
on the stage, under her own name of
Irene Frizzel, in the chorus of " Peggy
from Paris," under the management
of H. W. Savage, in 1904, and within
a month appeared in the leading part
of the same piece ; she then retired
from the stage for two years, and
returned to play with Lulu Glaser in
" One of the Boys " ; she was then
engaged by Charles Frohman, and
appeared at the Lyceum, New York,
Aug., 1910, as Sylvia Futvoye in " The
Brass Bottle " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Nov., 1910, as Enid Stonor in
" The Speckled Band " ; she then
appeared in " The Importance of Being
Earnest/* and at the Garrick, New
York, Feb., 1911, was seen as Kiki in
" The Zebra " (" The Glad Eye ") ;
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
Oct., 1911, played Beatrice Lind in
" The Million. " ; at the Astor Theatre,
4 Nov., 1912, appeared as the Princess
Irrna in " Hawthorne of the U.S.A." ;
at Atlantic City, Apr., 1913, played
Mildred Barnes in " The Fortune
Hunter " ; at the Playhouse, Aug.,
1913, Kitty May in " The Family
Cupboard " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Feb., 1914, appeared as Ruth Ambrose
in " Along Came Ruth " ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, Dec., 1914, as Lily
Kardos in " The Song of Songs " ; at
the Cort Theatre, Feb., 1916, as Irene
Leigh and Doris Fenton in " Pay-
Day " ; at the Booth Theatre, Apr.,
1916, as Anne Gray in " The Co-
Respondent " ; at the Astor, Aug.,
1916, as Claudine Forgeat in "The
Guilty Man/' at the Liberty Theatre,
Apr., 1917, played Gretel Krug in
" Bosom Friends " ; at the Bijou,
Aug., 1917, Mary in " Mary's Ankle " ;
at the Broadhurst, Dec., 1917, Mrs.
Brabazon Tudway in " Lord and Lady
Algy " ; at the Fulton, Oct., 1918,
appeared as Phoebe-Anne Hubbard
in " A Stitch in Time " ; at the Green-
wich Village Theatre, Dec., 1919,
played in " Curiosity " ; at Atlantic
City, July, 1920, appeared in " As the
Clouds Roll By " ; at the Broadhurst
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1921, played
Antoinette Doulers in " The Claw " ;
at the Belasco, Nov., 1923, Simonetta
in " Laugh, Clown, Laugh ! ".
FERGUSON, Catherine, actress and
vocalist ; 6. London, 8 Feb., 1895 ;
e. London ; m. Arthur Lucas ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
1915, playing in " The Girl in the
Taxi," followed by " The Pearl Girl "
and " The Cinema Star " ; joined the
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in
1918; at the Prince's Theatre, Oct.,
1921 to Feb., 1923, played Tessa in
" The Gondoliers," Edith in " The
Pirates of Penzance," Mad Margaret
in " Ruddigore," Constance in " The
Sorcerer," Phoebe Meryll in " The
Yeomen of the Guard," Pitti-Sing in
"The Mikado/' Hebe in " H.M.S.
Pinafore," lolanthe in " lolanthe,"
Melissa in " Princess Ida " ; in July,
1923, went to Australia.
FERGUSON, Elsie, actress ; &. New
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York, 19 Aug., 1883; d. of Hiram
Benson Ferguson, and his wife Amelia ;
e. New York ; m. (I) Fred Hoey (mar.
dis.) ; (2) Thomas B. Clarke, jim (mar.
dis.) ; (3) Frederick Worlock ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
1900, in the chorus of " The Belle of
New York " ; was then seen at Madison
Square Theatre, Oct., 1901, in "The
Liberty Belles " ; at the Garrick, 25
Aug., 1902, in " The New Clown " ;
at Madison Square, 30 Sept., 1902, in
" The Two Schools " ; 5 Feb., 1903, as
EUa Seaforth in "The Earl of Paw-
tucket " ; at the Herald Square
Theatre, 2 Nov., 1903, as Clara Butler
in " The Girl from Kay's " ; at the
Criterion, New York, 21 Nov., 1904,
as Gabrielle in " The Second Fiddle " ;
in 1905, toured as Celeste in " Miss
Dolly Dollars " ; and in 1906, as
Caroline in " Julie Bon-Bon " ; at the
Savoy, New York, 5 Nov., 1906,
played Agnes in " Brigadier Gerard " ;
made her first appearance on the Lon-
don stage, at the Playhouse, 25 June,
1907, as Ella Seaforth in " The Earl of
Pawtucket " ; after returning to
America, appeared at the Olympic,
St. Louis, 16 Sept., 1907, as Greeba in
" The Bondman " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, New York, 12 Oct., 1908,
played Jen Galbraith in " Pierre of the
Plains " ; at the Savoy, New York,
21 Dec., 1908, Jenny Moran in " The
Battle " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
7 Sept., 1909, Beth Elliott in "The
Travelling Salesman " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, 31 Aug., 1909, made her first
appearance as a " star/' when she
made a pronounced success as Anna
Victoria in " Such a Little Queen " ;
appeared at the Empire, New York,
25 Apr., 1910, as Esther Eccles in
" Caste " ; subsequently toured in
"A Matter of Money/7 and "Am-
bition"; in 1911, toured as Dolly
Todd in " Dolly Madison/* appearing
in the same part at the Gaiety, New
York, 4 Dec., 1911, when the piece
was re-named " The First Lady in the
Land " ; toured in the same part
1912 ; at Atlantic City, 26 Dec., 1912,
played Primrose in the play of that
name ; at the Lyric, New York,
S Apr., 1913, played Rosa Leigh in
" Rosedale/' and 28 Apr., 1913, Bonita
Canby in " Arizona " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, 17 Nov., 1913, appeared as
Inez de Pierrefond in " The Strange
Woman"; 2 Nov., 1914, Miriam in
" Outcast " ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, Jan., 1916, played Margaret
in " Margaret Schiller " (" The Prime
Minister ") ; May, 1916, Portia in
" The Merchant of Venice/' with
Sir Herbert Tree ; at the Hudson
Theatre, Dec., 1916, Shirley Kaye in
a play of that name; from 1917-20,
devoted herself to the cinema stage,
appearing in several notable pictures ;
reappeared on the regular stage, at
the Morosco Theatre, Feb., 1920, as
Carlotta Peel in " Sacred and Profane
Love " ; at the Hudson Theatre, Dec.,
1921, played the Ghost of Madame
Leland and Julia Venable in " The
Varying Shore " ; again devoted her-
self to the cinema stage for two years,
1922-3 ; at the Astor Theatre, Feb.,
1924, played Diane in " The Moon-
Flower " ; at the Empire, New York,
June, 1924, Kate Hard castle in " She
Stoops to Conquer " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Dec., 1924, Camilla in " Carni-
val." Address : 350 Park Avenue,
New York City, U.S.A.
FEBNALI), Chester Bailey, author
and dramatist; b. Boston, 18 Mar.,
1869 ; 5. of Mary Elizabeth (Remick)
and Captain Frank L. Fernald, U.S.
Navy ; e. Philadelphia, Washington,
D.C. ; originally a draughtsman for
the U.S. Navy Department ; subse-
quently Washington Correspondent
of the San Francisco Chronicle ; is
the author of " The Cat and the Che-
rub," "Chinatown Stories/' "Under
the Jackstaff," " John Kendry's Idea,"
" The White Umbrella," etc. ; has
written the following among other
plays : " The Cat and the Cherub,"
1897 ; " The Moonlight Blossom,"
1899 ; " The Ghetto/' 1899 ; " The
Married Woman," 1911; "98-9,"
1912 ; " the Diamond Coronet," 1912 ;
" The Pursuit of Pamela," 1913 ;
"The Two Bold Nights," 1914;
"The Day Before the Day," 1915;
" Three for Diana " (from the Italian),
1919 ; " The Jest " (from the Italian),
1920 ; " The Married Woman," 1921 ;
"The Love Thief" ("The Jest"),
1921 ; " The Mask and the Face "
(from the Italian), 1924. Address;
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4 Marlborough Road, N.W 8. Tele-
phone : 3447 Hampstead.
FERNANDEZ, Bijou, actress; b.
New York City; d. of the late Mrs.
E. L. Fernandez (Price), the well-
known theatrical agent ; m. W. L.
Abingdon ; made her first appearance
on the stage when quite a child at
Daly's Theatre, 5 Dec., 1883, in
" Girls and Boys " ; atNiblo's Gardens,
in the same month, played Little
Marie in " The Pavements of Paris " ;
at the New Park Theatre, Feb.,
1884, appeared as Vivienne in " That
Man," and in Apr., played Little Ada
in " Stolen Money " ; subsequently
toured as Little May in " May Blos-
som," appeared as Prince Arthur in
" King John " with Edwin Booth,
Meenie in " Rip Van Winkle " with
Jefferson, etc. ; at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, Aug., 1885, played
La Petite Hortense in " Paquita " ;
was then engaged by Augustin Daly
for Daly's Theatre, and appeared
there as Robin in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " ; at the Lyceum, Jan.,
1887, played Roxalana in " Masks and
Faces," also in " Peggy, the Fisher-
man's Daughter " ; at Daly's, Jan.,
1888, appeared as Puck in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; she then
returned to school for a while, and
was next seen, at Palmer's Theatre,
Apr., 1891, when she played Lucy in
" Dream Faces " ; during the same year
was seen at the Lyceum in " The Veiled
Picture," and at Proctor's, Twenty-
third Street, as Kate in " The Lost
Paradise"; at the Empire, Mar., 1893,
appeared as Fawn in " The Girl I Left
Behind Me " ; at Palmer's, as Phoebe
in " As You Like It " ; at the Academy
of Music, 1894, played Elsie in " The
Cotton King " ; same theatre, 1896,
Flora Heath in " Under the Polar
Star," and in " Nance Oldfield " with
Rose Coghlan ; in 1897, appeared there
as Lalotte in " Straight from the
Heart " ; was next engaged by Mrs.
Fiske and, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
in Mar., 1897, played Retty in " Tess
of the D'Urbervilles " ; at Wallack's,
1898, appeared with John Drew in
" One Summer's Day " ; in 1899, ap-
peared at the Broadway in " Shenan-
^oah," " T&e Musketeers," and " The
Ghetto," and played at the Bijou in
" The Purple Lady " ; during 1900
appeared at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
as Eugenie in " Countess Chiffon " ; at
the Murray Hill Theatre, as Rosa-
lind in "As You Like It " ; at the
Herald Square, as Lygia in " Quo
Vadis ? " and at the Bijou appeared
in " The Climbers " ; during 1902,
played in " stock " at the New Circle
Theatre, also appeared at the Gar-
rick, in May, 1902, as Alison Deyo
in " Hearts Aflame " ; in Feb.,
1903, appeared at the Princess Theatre
in " The Frisky Mrs. Johnson " ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, Jan., 1904,
played La Catalane in " Olympe " ;
subsequently toured as Marianne in
the " all-star " cast of " The Two
Orphans," and during 1905 appeared
as Lydia Van Corlear in "A Fair
Exchange " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
1 Mar., 1906, played Lashota in " The
Redskin " ; at the Lyric, Apr., 1906,
Louka in " Arms and the Man " ;
at Newark, N.J., Apr., 1907, ap-
peared as Ann Whitefield in " Man
and Superman," and in June and July,
1907, played a "stock" engagement
at Denver, Col., appearing as Pepita
in " The Pretty Sister of Jose," Kate
Gordon in " The Mills of the Gods,"
and Julia Standish in " Sweet Kitty
Bellairs " ; during 1908, toured in
" The Battle o ; at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, 19 Oct., 1909,
played L'Acadienne in " Spring-
time " ; on the death of her mother,
managed her business of play-broker
and agent. Address : New Amsterdam
Theatre Building, New York City,
U.S.A.
FEBRAR, Beatrice, actress ; b. Lon-
don ; second daughter of Robert
Gwennap Bishop ; e. privately ; made
her first appearance on the stage
as a small child, at the Theatre Royal,
Eastbourne, 26 Dec., 1887, as Peas
Blossom in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," with F. R. Benson ; from
Apr., 1888, to 1890, played all the
children's parts in the Benson Shake-
spearean and Old Comedy repertoire ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Adelphi Theatre,
21 May, 1890, as Wind in " The Bride
of Love " ; was next seen at the Lyric,
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and later at the Royalty, as Teresa
Grey (" Tow Tow ") in " Sweet
Nancy " ; was next engaged at the
Garrick Theatre, 1891-2, as Beatrix
Brent in " Lady Bountiful/' Millie in
" School/' Mildred Selwyn in "A
Fool's Paradise/' and Charlotte in " A
Pair of Spectacles " ; during 1893,
played at the Comedy in " The Sports-
man " and " The Great Unpaid/'
subsequently appearing with W. S.
Penley as Kitty Verden in " Charley's
Aunt " ; in 1894-5 toured in " Niobe,"
and with Miss Fortescue's company ;
at the Criterion, Nov., 1895, played
Elsie Bowie in " The Squire of
Dames " ; at the Shaftesbury, May,
1896, appeared in " The Matchmaker" ;
after a"" stock" season at Liverpool,
went on tour with Edward Terry ;
at Terry's Theatre, Oct., 1896, played
Louise Gondinet in " Love in Idle-
ness/* later appearing as Betty in
"Holly Tree Inn"; at the Globe,
Feb., 1897, played Jennie in " The
Mac Haggis," and Cosette in " Miss
Francis of Yale " ; at the Comedy,
1897, played in " A Sheep in Wolf's
Clothing " and " One Summer's Day " ;
during 1898 appeared at the Garrick
in "A Brace of Partridges/' at
the Avenue in " The Club Baby " ; at
the Haymarket in " The Manoeuvres
of Jane " ; at Drury Lane, in Sept.,
1899, played Maude *St. Trevor in
"-Hearts Are Trumps " ; at the Hay-
market, during 1900, played Con-
stance Neville in " She Stoops to Con-
quer," Lucy in " The Rivals/' Marie in
" The School for Scandal " ; at Terry's,
Aug., 1901, played in " The Giddy
Goat " ; at the Duke of York's, Jan.,
1902, played Liza in "The Twin
Sister " ; at the Criterion, played in
" The Girl from Maxim's " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, May, 1902, played
Marie Antoinette Smith in " There
and Back " ; at the Havmarket,
1903-4, she appeared in "The Clan-
destine Marriage," Amy in " Cousin
Kate," Mrs. Harry Tavender in
" Joseph Entangled " ; at Terry's,
Jan., 1905, played Miss Verner in
" Mrs. Bering's Divorce " ; at the
Adelphi, Nov., 1905, played Puck
in ."A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at the Waldorf, Jan., 1906, appeared
as Miss Pellender in " The Superior
Miss Pellender," and as Miss Neville
in a revival of " She Stoops to Con-
quer " ; at the Comedy, 1907, suc-
ceeded Hilda Trevelyan as Sarah in
" Peter's Mother " ; at the Queen's
Theatre, Oct., 1907, played Flossie
in " The Sugar Bowl " ; at the
Queen's, Sept., 1908, appeared as
Rosalie in " The Old Firm " ; at the
Haymarket, Feb., 1909, played Miss
Neville in " She Stoops to Conquer " ;
at the Lyric, Apr., 1910, played Lucy
in " The Rivals " ; at the Playhouse,
Apr., 1911, again played Amy
Spencer in " Cousin Kate " ; in 1912
toured in " The Glad Eye." A ddress :
31 Maddox Street, W.I. Telephone:
Mayfair, 1306.
FERRERS, Helen, actress; b.
Cookham, Berks ; sister of Miss
Fortescue ; m. E. F. Mayeur, actor ;
while still a schoolgirl, made her
first appearance in London at the
Standard Theatre, 16 Nov., 1885,
as Pauline in " Frou-Frou," sub-
sequently appearing there as Myrine
in " Pygmalion and Galatea," in
her sister's company ; at the Olympic,
29 Aug., 1887, she played Geraldine
Fordyce in " The Pointsman " ; at the
same theatre, Sept., 1888, she played
Emily St. Evremoncl in "TheTicket-
of -Leave Man " ; she toured with her
sister, Miss Fortescue, with Hermann
Vezin and with F. R. Benson ; at the
Strand, 1892, played Miss Milton in
" Niobe " ; she appeared at the
Vaudeville,, 1895, in "The Ladies'
Idol " ; at the Garrick, 1895, in
'' The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," and
also played in " Sweet Nancy " at
the Court; in " Miss Francis of Yale,"
at the Globe ; in " My Soldier Boy "
at Criterion, and for a time succeeded
Julia Neilson as Constance in " King
John," at Her Majesty's, 1899 ; in
1901-2 was at the Haymarket in
" The Second in Command," and
" Frocks and Frills " ; at the St.
James's, 1903, in " The Cardinal,"
and " The Professor's Love Story " ;
appeared at the Duke of York's, 1904,
in " Captain Dieppe," and at the
Criterion, in " The Duke of Killie-
crankie " ; in 1905, played at the
Haymarket, in " Everybody's Secret,"
and at the Imperial, in " The Perfect
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Lover " ; with. Sir Charles Wyndham,
Miss Ashwell, and Charles Frohman
in 1906 ; at Duke of York's, Sept.,
1906, played in " Toddles " ; in
Mar., 1907, appeared at the St.
James's in " John Glayde's Honour " ;
at the Playhouse, Mar., 1908, ap-
peared as Mrs. Blacket in " Marjory
Strode " ; at the Vaudeville, Jan.,
1909, played Mrs. Mapleson-Finch in
" Olive Latimer's Husband " ; at His
Majesty's, Feb., 1910, the Duchess of
Tyrconnel in " The O'Flynn " ; at
Wyndham's, Mar., 1911, appeared as
The Lady Hurley in " Passers-By " ;
at the Playhouse, Feb., 1912, played
Lady Harburgh in " The Second in
Command " ; at the Globe, Oct., 1912,
Mrs. Burton in " Officer 666 " ; at
the Aldwych, Mar., 1913, Mdme. de
Brienne in " Her Side of the House " ;
at the Comedy, June, 1913, played
Lady Dunscombe in " Jim the Pen-
man " ; at the Vaudeville, Jan., 1914,
Mrs. Barlow Brown in " Mary Girl " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1914, Lady
Tukes in " Those Who Sit in Judg-
ment"; at the Comedy, Oct., 1914,
Mrs. Chichester in " Peg o' My Heart" ;
at the St. James's, May, 1915, the
Countess Mathilde in " The Monk and
the King's Daughter " ; at His
Majesty's, July, 1915, Mrs. Glyn in
" Peter Ibbetson " ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1915, Lady Filson in "The Big
Drum " ; Jan., 1916, Miriam de
Lacorfe in "The Basker " ; at the
New, June, 1916, Mrs. Abbott in " The
Riddle " * at the Coliseum, Aug.,
1916, Mrs. Andrews in " A Court of
Enquiry " ; from 1916-18, served with
the Red Cross, and was selected to
represent that detachment in the Peace
Procession, 1919 ; reappeared on the
stage, at the New Theatre, Feb., 1918,
as Lady Ball- Jennings in " The
Freaks " ; at the Aldwych Theatre,
Nov., 1919, played Mrs. Sardis in
" Sacred and Profane Love " ; at
the St. Martin's, Feb., 1920, Mrs.
Ercoll in " Over Sunday " ; at the
Holborn Empire, Apr., 1920, Lady
March in " The Showroom " ; in
Aug., 1920, toured as Lady Troubridge
in " The Young Person in Pink " ;
at the Apollo, Aug., 1921, played Lady
Roftus in " Skittles " ; at the Strand,
May, 1922, Lady Mary Mainwaring in
" Tilly of Bloomsbury " ; at the
Criterion, July, 1923, Lady Rath-
connell in " Send for Doctor O'Grady ";
at the Adelphi, Sept., 1923, "the
Duchess of Graigellerkie in " Head
Over Heels " ; at the Strand, Jan.,
1924, Amelia Bright in " The Dare-
devil " ; at the Everyman, May, 1924,
Lady Warburton in " The Tropic
Line " ; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1924, the
Countess Vronski in " Poppy." Ad-
dress : 33 Avonmore Road, West
Kensington, W.14. Telephone No. :
Western 7107.
FFOLLIOTT, Gladys, actress; b.
Ireland, of Irish parents ; e. Oxford ;
made her first appearance on the stage
while still in her teens ; in her early
career was touring as Lady Maggie
Wagstaff in " Pink Dorninos," as
Bell Lorrimer and Eunice in " The New
Babylon/' and also as Gertrude Somers
in " Night-Birds," and appeared at
the old Philharmonic Theatre, 8 Apr.,
1882, in the same play ; subsequently
toured in Shakespearean repertory,
playing Portia, Ophelia, etc. ; in Nov.,
1884, was engaged at Sanger's (Ast-
ley's) Amphitheatre, as Dick Turpin
in " Turpin' s Ride to York," and as
Richmond in the fifth act of " Richard
III " ; was next engaged at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1884, where she appeared
as Sir Charles Courtall in " The
Married Bachelor," and as Guilden-
stern in " Very Little Hamlet," with
Nellie Farren ; in Mar., 1885, toured
as Lady Osterley in " The Candi-
date " ; in 1887 toured as Cora Grey
in " Human Nature " ; subsequently
toured as Mina in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy," and as Lady Booby in
" Joseph's Sweetheart," also appearing
in the latter part at the Vaudeville,
1888 ; toured as the Comtesse de
Tremeillan in " A Village Priest," 1891,
and as Martha in " The New Boy,"
1895 ; at the Garrick Theatre, Sept.,
1896, played Miss Ben Nevis in
" Lord Tom Noddy " ; at the Lyric,
Apr., 1899, the Mother Superior in
" L'- Amour Mouille " ; also appeared
on the music-hall stage with her own
Irish entertainment ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Aug., 1901, appeared as
Mrs. O'Dowd in " Becky Sharp,"
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success ; toured as Mrs. Canby in
" Arizona " ; appeared at the New
Theatre, June, 1903, as Leonie in
" The Joy of Living," and July, 1903,
as Mrs. Cortelyon in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray/' with Mrs. Patrick
Campbell ; of late years has played,
at the Gaiety, Mar., 1911, Nini in
" Peggy " ; at the Apollo, Jan., 1913,
Mrs. De Courcy in " General John
Regan " ; at the Savoy, Oct., 1913,
the Virago in " The Grand Seig-
neur "; at the Gaiety, 1915, Mrs.
Lovitt-Lovitt in " To-Night Js the
Night " ; at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1916, Bertha Smythe in " Jerry " ;
during 1917-18 toured as Graziella in
" Carminetta " ; at the Oxford, June,
1918, played in " The Kiddies in the
Ruins " ; at the Strand, Dec., 1918,
the Hon. Honoria Hinchliffe in " Scan-
dal " ; at the Shaft esbury, Sept.,
1919, Mrs. Hubbard in " Baby Bunt-
ing " ; June, 1920, Madame Castellane
in '* Oh ! Julie " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Oct., 1921, Mrs. Laney in " Timothy " ;
at the Everyman, Sept., 1923, and
Garrick, Oct., 1923, played Mrs.
Cliveden-Banks in " Outward Bound."
Hobby : Dogs. Recreation : Books.
Address : c/o Actors' Association, 32
Regent Street, W.I.
FFRANGCON - DAVEES, GWCB,
actress and vocalist ; b. London ; d.
of David Ffrangcon-Davies and his
wife Annie Frances (Raynor) ; e.
South Hampstead High School ;
studied for the stage under Mrs. L.
Manning Hicks and Agnes Platt ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, 17 Apr.,
1911, walking on in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; subsequently
toured for some time playing Kiki in
" The Glad Eye," June in " To~Night's
the Night," Sombra in " The Ar-
cadians," etc. ; she also appeared at
numerous concerts ; during the war,
1917-18, was engaged at the Censor's
Office ; sang soprano lead at Glaston-
bury Festival, 1919-20 : sang in
" The Immortal Hour," " Bethlehem,"
and " The Birth of Arthur," etc. ;
appeared at the Old Vic, May, 1920,
as Etain. in, " The Immortal Hour " ;
in 1921, joined the Birmingham
Repertory Company, opening in July,
1921, as Etain in " The Immortal
Hour " ; in Sept., 1921, played
Phoebe Throssel in " Quality Street,"
and she played leading parts in numer-
ous productions there, including Betty
in " The New Morality," Juliet, Lady
Mary in " The Admirable Crichton,"
etc/; appeared at the Regent, Oct.,
1922, as Etain in "The Immortal
Hour"; at Birmingham, May, 1923,
played Queen Marvin " Mary Stuart,"
and subsequently "Lucy in " The Pro-
fessor's Love Story " ; in Oct., 1923,
played Eve and the Newly Born in
the first performances of " Back to
Methuselah " ; at the Regent, Nov.,
1923, again played Etain in " The
Immortal Hour," and (for the Phoenix
Society) Queen Isabella in "Edward
II " ; Dec., 1923, played the Virgin
Mary in " Bethlehem " ; at the Court
Theatre, Feb., 1924, played Eve,
Amaryllis and the Ghost of Eve in
" Back to Methuselah " ; at the
Regent (for the Phoenix Society),
Mar., 1924, Cordelia in " King Lear " ;
May, 1924, Juliet in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; returned to Birmingham,
Oct., 1924, opening as Hilda Wangel
in " The Master Builder " ; at Drury
Lane Theatre, Dec., 1924, played
Titania in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream." Favourite parts : Juliet,
Etain, Betty in " The New Morality,"
and Eve in " Back to Methuselah."
Recreation : Reading. Address :
Three Arts Club, 19A Marylebone
Road, N.W.I.
FIELD, Ben, actor ; made his first-
appearance on the stage at the
Olympic Theatre, 1 Mar., 1897, as
Mammon in " The Pilgrim's Progress,"
and subsequently appeared there in
" Hamlet " and " The Merchant of
Venice " ; spent many years touring
in the provinces and in America ;
appeared at His Majesty's Theatre,
1905, as Petersen in " An Enemy of
the People," and Bumble in " Oliver
Twist " ; at Daly's, New York, Dec.,
1907, played Dr. Chrystal in " The
Lancers " ; at the Adelphi, Oct., 1909,
Rogers in " The Servant in the House";
at the Garrick, New York, Nov., 1910,
Mr. Armitagein " The Speckled Band" ;
at the Coronet, Apr., 1911, played
Touchstone in " As You Like It " and
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Dogberry in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; at the Savoy, June, 1911,
Rev. Alfred Feeder in " Dombey and
Son/' and subsequently Pickwick in
" Two Peeps at Pickwick " ; he also
played for a time with the Glasgow
Repertory Company ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1912, appeared as
Duncan Stewart in "At the Barn " ;
he then joined Sir Herbert Tree's
Company at His Majesty's, and Sept.,
1912, played the Rev. Francis Fletcher
in " Drake " ; subsequently played the
Dancing Master in " The Perfect
Gentleman," Williams in " The Happy
Island," Snake in " The School for
Scandal," Old Gobbo in " The Mer-
chant of Venice," Fabian in " Twelfth
Night/' Pindarus in " Julius Caesar,"
Peter in " Romeo and Juliet " ; at
the Savoy, Oct., 1913, played the Maire
in " The Grand Seigneur " ; again
appeared at His Majesty's, Aug., 1914,
playing his old part in " Drake," and
Oct., 1915, Chaffinch in " Mavour-
neen " ; at the Savoy, Apr., 1916,
played Pierrot in " A Merry Death " ;
at the Queen's, May, 1916, Lord Froth
in " The Double Dealer " ; at the
Apollo, Dec., 1916, Bill in " Poached
Eggs and Pearls " ; at the Aldwych,
Apr., 1917, Foresight in " Love for
Love " ; at the Globe, Oct., 1917, John
Charles Goto in " The Willow Tree " ;
at the Garrick, Mar., 1919, Ragueneau
in " Cyrano de Bergerac " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1920, Mr. Salteena in
" The Young Visiters " ; at the Gar-
rick, Sept., 1920, Aubrey Flower in
" Her Dancing Man " ; at the Play-
house, Jan., 1921, Sir Thomas Twinn
in " Hanky-Panky John " ; at the
St. Martin's, Mar., 1922, Lord St.
Erth, and Gilman in " Loyalties " ;
Aug., 1923, Samuel Bilsom in " The
Likes of Her." Address : 201 The
Grove, Hammersmith, W.6. Telephone
No. : Riverside 3192.
FIELD, Edward Salisbury, dramatic
author ; has written the following
plays : " Good Intentions," 1910 ;
" Twin Beds " (with Margaret Mayo),
1914 ; this was played in London, as
" Be Careful Baby," 1918 ; " The
Rented Earl," 1914 ; " Wedding
Bells," 1919 " ; " Zander the Great,"
1923. Address : Lambs' Club, 128
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
FIELDS, Grade, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Rochdale ; m. Archie Pitt ;
started her career as a vocalist in a
cinema theatre ; subsequently played
in revue ; in Feb., 1916, appeared at
the Tivoli, Manchester, in "It's a
Bargain," which ran for two years
throughout the country ; in 1918,
appeared in " Mr. Tower of London " ;
has played in the same revue ever since,
appearing at the Alhambra, July, 1923,
and achieving an immediate success.
Address : Prince's Chambers, Coventry
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : Regent
7236.
FIELDS, Lew (Lewis Maurice Fields),
actor and manager ; b. New York
City, 1 Jan., 1867 ; s. of Samuel
and Sarah Fields ; e. Allen Street
Public Schools, New York ; made his
first appearance on the stage in 1877,
in partnership with Joseph Weber,
in juvenile Dutch sketches at small
variety theatres ; they continued to
play in knockabout sketches until in
1S85 they formed a company of their
own ; this lasted until 1896, when
they became proprietors of the
Broadway Music Hall, which then
became generally known as Weber
and Fields ; then commenced a series
of burlesques, which made both part-
ners famous ; the opening burlesque
was entitled " The Geezer," produced
on 8 Oct., 1896, and this was followed
by " Under the Red Globe," " Pousse
Cafe," " The Concurers," " The Hurly
Burly," " Cyranose," " Catherine/'
" Helter Skelter," " Zaza," " Whirl-I-
Gig," " Barbara Fidgety," " Fiddle-
dee-dee," " Quo Vass Iss ? " " Ari-
zona/' " Exhibit II," " Twirly
Whirly," " Whoop-dee-doo," " Hoity
Toity," etc., the partnership with
Joseph Weber was dissolved in 1904,
and he then formed a partnership
with Messrs. Hamlin and Mitchell ;
on 5 Dec., 1904, he opened Fields'
Theatre, the opening attraction being
" It Happened in Nordland," in
which he appeared as Hubert , same
theatre, Sept., 1905, he played Herr
Bare wig in a burlesque of " The Music
Master " ; the following season he
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quitted the new theatre, and acquired
the Herald Square theatre, opening
there in Aug., 1906, in "About Town " ;
in Nov., 1906, appeared as Dutch
in "The Great Decide," and 1 Oct.,
1907, as Mr. Schniff in " The Girl
Behind the Counter " ; 22 Nov., 1909,
played Ludwig Streusand in " Old
Dutch " ; at the Broadway, 4 June,
1910, appeared as Otto Ott in " The
Summer Widowers"; 4 Feb., 1911,
Henry Peck in " The Henpecks " ;
5 Oct., 1911, in " The Neverhomes " ;
after a separation of eight years
rejoined Joe Weber, and at the Broad-
way Theatre, 8 Feb., 1912, appeared
with him as Meyer Bockheister in
" Hokey-Pokey/' and Weelum Grunt
in " Bunty Bulls and Strings " ; at
Weber and Fields, 21 Nov., 1912,
played Meyer Talzmann in " Roly-
Poly," and Joke Arson in " Without
the Law'*; June, 1913, played
Jan Van Haan in "All Aboard " ;
at the Republic Theatre, Aug., 1914,
Ludwig Klinke in " The High Cost of
Living " ; in 1915, played in " Zuzi " ;
at the Shubert Theatre, May, 1916,
Henry Schnifi in " Step this Way " ;
at the Liberty Theatre, Apr., 1917,
Sebastian King in " Bosom Friends " ;
at the Century Theatre, Nov., 1917,
played in " Miss 1917 " ; at Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, Apr., 1918, again
appeared with Joe Weber in " Back
Again " ; at the Shubert, New York,
June, 1919, played in "A Lonely
Romeo " ; at the Central, New York,
'July, 1920, in "A Poor Little Ritz
Girl"; at the Casino, Feb., 1921,
played Peter Van Dam in " Blue
Eyes " ; at the Selwyn Theatre, June,
1921, appeared in " Snapshots of
1921 " ; at the Ritz Theatre, May,
1924, played Franz Henkel in " The
Melody Man/' Address : 1457 Broad-
way, New York City, U.S.A.
FILIPPI, Rosina, actress; b. at
Venice, 31 Oct., 1866; d. of Filippo
Filippi, musical critic, and Vaneri
Filippi ; e. privatety and at schools
in England ; m. H. M. Dowson ; pre-
pared for stage by Hermann Vezin,
with whom she studied for two years ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at the Gaiety, 30 Jan., 1883, as
Mary Moleseye in " Doctor Davey " ;
she then joined F. R. Benson's com-
pany, with which she remained some
time ; appeared at Olympic, June,
1884, in " Priest or Painter " ; she
next toured with Genevieve Ward,
subsequently returning to F. R.
Benson ; she then appeared at the
Prince's Theatre, Jan., 1885, as Rosalie
in " Princess George " ; at Toole's,
July, 1S85, played in "On Change " ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1887, appeared
with Beerbohrn Tree as Felise in " The
Red Lamp " ; in 1888, toured as
Rosa Colombier in " The Arabian
Nights " ; at the Court Theatre,
under Mrs. John Wood, Sept., 1888,
played Diana in " Mamma/' subse-
quently appearing at the same theatre
in " Aunt Jack/' " The Cabinet
Minister/' " The Late Lamented/*
etc, ; at the Criterion, 1892, played
in "The Old Lady"; at 'the Hay-
market, 1895, played Madame Vinard
in " Trilby " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
1899, played Mitsu in " The Moon-
light Blossom"; at the Court, 1901,
appeared as Mrs. Bennett in her own
play, " The Bennetts " ; at the
Adelphi, 1902, played Divonne in
" Sapho " ; at the Vaudeville, 1902,
appeared as Patty in " Quality Street " ;
at Terry's, 1904, appeared as Lady
Margaret in " Love in a Cottage " ;
at the Court, Apr., 1904, played
Lucetta in " The Two Gentlemen
of Verona " ; at the Vaudeville,
Sept., 1904, played Lady Caterham
in ft The Catch of the Season " ; at
the Court, Mar., 1905, played Frau
Wolff in " The Thieves1 Comedy " ;
appeared at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1905, in " An Enemy of the People " ;
at the Aldwych, 1906, played Mrs.
Allington in " The Beauty of Bath/'
and 1907, played Janet McLeod in
" The Gay Gordons " ; at the Duke of
York's, 1907, appeared as Mrs. Hick-
son in " Miquette " ; at the Savoy,
1907, as Catherine Petkoff in "Arms
and the Man " ; at His Majesty's,
S3pt., 1908, played Martha in " Faust " ;
at the Afternoon (His Majesty's)
Theatre, Jan., 1909, appeared as
Adelaide in " The Admirable Bash-
ville " ; at His Majesty's, Feb., 1909,
played Lady Bawtry in " The Dancing
Girl"; at the Lyric, Apr., 1909,
played the Lady Superior in " The
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Conquest " ; at the Duke of York's,
Aug., 1909, appeared as Victoire
in " Arsene Lupin " ; appeared at
the Coronet, Sept., 1910, as Miss Rain-
ham in " Sister Anne " ; at the Little
Theatre, Nov., 1910, played Lady
Constance Grayle in " Just to Get
Married " ; at the Criterion, Jan.,
1911, played Kate Wheeler in "Is
Matrimony a Failure ? " ; at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1911, played Mrs.
O'Farrell in " Lady Patricia " ; at
the New Theatre, Sept., 1911, ap-
peared as the Nurse in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; at the Coliseum, Jan., 1912,
in aid of the Daily Telegraph Dickens
Fund, played Mrs. Bardell in " Bardell
v. Pickwick " ; at His Majesty's,
Feb., 1912, re-appeared as Mdme.
Vinard in " Trilby " ; at Daly's, June
1912, played Julesain " Gipsy Love " ;
at the Vaudeville, Feb., 1914, appeared
as Mrs. Prockter in " Helen with the
High Hand " ; at the New, June,
1918, played Flaminca in " The Loving
Heart " ;" at the Globe, May, 1922,
Miss Cole in " Eileen " ; at the New,
Sept., 1922, Madame Feriol in " The
Scandal " ; Oct., 1922, Nurse in
" Medea " ; at the Empire, Dec., 1922,
The Duchess in " Arlequin " ; at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1923, the Countes? of
Owbridge in " The Gay Lord Quex " ;
at the Ambassadors', Oct., 1924, Anna
in " The Pelican " ; is the author of
a pantomime, " Little Goody Two
Shoes," " An Idyl of New Year's Eve,"
" An Idyll of Seven Dials," " In the
Italian Quarter," " The Bennetts,"
etc. ; has also written several novels,
including " The Heart of Monica " ;
is also the author of " Inhaling,"
" Duologues from Jane Austen," and
" Hints to Speakers and Players " ;
has prepared several noted young
actors and actresses for the stage ;
produced " Her Side of the House,"
at the Aldwych Theatre, Feb., 1913.
Address : 194 Cromwell Road, S.W.5.
Telephone No. : Western 6089.
FILKTNS, Grace, actress; b.
Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. ; m.
Admiral Adolph Manx, U.S.N. ;
made her first appearance on the
stage in 1879, as Josephine in a
juvenile " H.M.S. Pinafore " company ;
made her first appearance on the New
York Stage, at Wallack's Theatre,
30 Aug., 1886, in " Josephine Sold
by her Sisters/' with the late Emily
Soldene and Eugene Oudin ; she
was next engaged by the late Augustin
Daly, and at Daly's Theatre, Nov.,
1886, played Susan in " Love in Har-
ness" ; subsequently played in " Nancy
and Co.," "7.20-8," "The Taming
of the Shrew," etc. ; subsequently
toured with the late Madame Mod-
jeska ; at Proctor's, 23rd Street,
1890-1, played in "Mary Lincoln,
M.D.," " Barbara," etc. ; next played
the Fairy Graciosa in " The Crystal
Slipper," and toured with McKee
Ranldn, Rosina Yokes, and Sol Smith-
Russell ; appeared at the Casino, May,
1894, as Lady Chapel in " The Passing
Show " ; at the Broadway, Dec.,
1898, in "The Sorrows of Satan";
at the Garden Theatre, Mar., 1899,
played Katherine Blake in " The Last
Chapter " ; at the Herald Square
Theatre, May, 1901, appeared as
Milicent Pontifex in " The Brixton
Burglary " ; in 1902 toured with
Otis Skinner in " Prince Otto " ;
of late years her appearances have
been infrequent, but she appeared
at Boston, Sept., 1906, in "The
Daughters of Men " ; at the Garrick,
New York, Oct., 1907, in " The Step-
Sister " ; at the Hudson, Sept., 1909,
as Mrs. Killigrew in " An American
Widow " ; at the Hackett, Feb., 1910,
as Pansy Parr in " The Turning
Point " ; at Washington, Dec., 1910,
as Althea Anderson in " Drifting,"
and in 1913 toured as Vera Knapp in
" The Love Leash/' appearing in the
same part at the Harris Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1913 ; at the Bijou, Feb.,
1923, played Mrs. Fernis in " Rita
Coventry"; at the Lyceum, New
York, Mar., 1924, Ida Farnum in
" Sweet Seventeen."
FINCK, Herman, composer and con-
ductor ; b. London, 4 Nov., 1873 ;
commenced his career in theatrical
orchestra, at the age of fourteen ;
studied music under his father, also
with Henry Gadsby and at the Guild-
hall School of Music ; studied orches-
tration under the late Edward Solo-
mon ; was associated with the Palace
Theatre from its opening in 1892, when
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he was engaged as pianist; subse-
quently engaged as violinist and
became leader and sub-conductor
under the late Alfred Plumpton, 1896 ;
was appointed sole musical-director,
1900, and remained in that posi-
tion for twenty years ; appointed
musical director of the Queen's Theatre,
1919 ; Drury Lane Theatre, 1922 ;
his compositions include incidental
music to " The Sin of St. Hulda,"
1896 ; " A Doubtful Proposal/' 1900 ;
" The Palace Review," 1905 ; " Hia-
watha/' 1905 ; " Moonshine/' 1905 ;
" La Carmencita/' 1907 ; " The Belle
of Andalusia," 1908 ; " Amsterdam,"
1909 ; " The Billposter/' 1910 ;
" O-mi-Iy/' 1910 ; " The Malingerer/'
1912 ; " The Comforters/' 1913 ; " A-
la-Carte," 1913 ; " Monte Carlo to
Tokyo," 1913 ; " Paris Frissons/' 1913 ;
" By Jingo if we do—," 1914 ; " The
Passing Show," 1914 and 1915 ; " The
Whirl of the Town/' 1914 ; " Around
the Map/' 1915 ; " The Swiss Maid,"
1915
" Vanity Fair," 1916 ; " Hullo,
America/' 1918 ; " The Love Flower,"
1920 " It's All Wrong," 1920; part-
composer of " Bric-a-Brac," 1915 ;
" The Light Blues/' 1915 ; " Vivien,"
1915 (subsequently re-named " My
Lady Frayle," 1916) ; " We're All in
It/'" 1916 ; " Airs and Graces/' 1917 ;
"The Great 1919 Victory Revue,"
1919 ; " Round in Fifty," 1922 ;
incidental music to " Decameron
Nights," 1922 ; " The Curate's Egg,"
1922; "Brighter London," 1923;
" Little Revue Starts at Nine
o'Clock," 1923 ; " Leap Year/' 1924 ;
one of his most popular composi-
tions was the melodious " In the
Shadows," and other popular arrange-
ments were " Pot-pourri," " Melodious
Memories," etc. Clubs : Savage, Green
Room, and Constitutional. Address :
212 Finchley Road, N.W.3. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 1500.
FINDON, B. W., dramatic and
musical critic, author and playwright ;
b, 6 Feb., 1859 (a cousin of Sir Arthur
Sullivan) ; was originally intended for
the musical profession, and at the
early age of eleven was organist in
a country church ; dramatic and
musical critic of The Morning Adver-
tiser, 1894-1909 ; was President of
The Playgoers' Club, 1900, and as
the representative of the club made
a public presentation at His Majesty's
Theatre, Apr., 1906, to Miss Ellen
Terry, on the celebration of her stage
" jubilee " ; is editor and director of
The Play Pictorial ; is the author of
several plays, among them the fol-
lowing : " Troubles," 1888 ; " Stella/'
1889; "The Primrose Path/' 1892;
" Fancourt's Folly," 1894 ; " The
Marchioness," 1904 ; " Melia, 'Enery
and It," 1904 ; is also the author of
" The Life of Sir Arthur Sullivan,"
1902 ; is author of a grand opera-
libretto, " Varenka," music by Joseph
Holbrooke, and has written many
lyrics, which have been set to music
by various composers ; Public Library
Commissioner and a member of the
Vestry for Chelsea, 1887. Address:
14 King Ed ward Mansions, Shaftesbury
Avenue, W.C.2. Telephone : Regent
1083. Clubs : Savage and Playgoers'.
FIRTH, Elizabeth, actress and vocal- ,
ist; 6. Phillipsburg, New Jersey, U.S.A.,
11 Apr., 1884 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1903, in New York,
walking on in " The Eternal City,"
in Viola Allen's company ; she then
came to London, and was engaged by
George Edwardes to understudy Miss
Evie Greene ; first attracted attention
when, after having appeared as the
Grand Duchess in " The Duchess
of Dantzic," at the Lyric, 1903, she
appeared, as understudy, in the rdle
of Catherine in the same opera ; sub-
sequently appeared in New York in
" The Duchess of Dantzic " ; at the
Apollo, she followed Miss Kitty Gor-
don as Agatha in " Veronique " ; at
Daly's, Jan., 1906, played Madame
du Tertre in " The Little Michus " ;
Oct., 1906, appeared as Liane in
" Les Merveilleuses/' and later suc-
ceeded Miss Evie Greene as Locloiska
in the same piece ; same theatre,
June, 1907, appeared as Natalie in
" The Merry Widow " ; at the Hicks
Theatre, Feb., 1909, played Diane de
Noailles in " The Dashing Little
Duke " ; at Daly's, July, 1910, played
Olga in " The Dollar Princess " ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, Aug., 1911, appeared as
Clarisse in " The Siren/*
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FISCHER, Alice, actress ; b. Indiana,
U.S.A. ; 16 Jan., 1869 ; m. William
Harcourt ; made her first appearance
on the stage with the late Frank Mayo
in " Nordeck," and subsequently
played with the late Joseph Jefferson ;
one of her earliest appearances in
New York was at the Broadway
Theatre, 3 Dec., 1888, when she played
the part of Minna in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy " ; during 1890 she played
in New York, at the Bijou, in " The
Canuck/' at the Standard in " The
Clernenceau Case," and at Niblo's
Garden she played Agrippina in
" Nero " ; at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre, in 1892, she appeared in
" The White Squadron " ; at the
Empire, N.Y., 3 Dec., 1894, she
played Helen Larondie in " The
Masqueraders," and in 1895, at the
American Theatre, she appeared as
Vivienne Darville in " The Sporting
Duchess " ; at the same theatre, 1896,
she was seen as Zephyrine in " Two
Little Vagrants " ; and at Hoyt's
Theatre, the following year, played
in " The Proper Caper " ; since that
date she has been seen in " The Salt
of the Earth," " His Honor the
Mayor," " Quo Vadis ? " " Mrs.
Jack," " What's the Matter with
Susan ? " " Piff, Paff, Pouf HI" "A
School for Husbands," and " Coming
Thro' the Rye," " Funabashi," " The
Fourth Estate," " The Scarecrow,"
" The Sunset Limited," " The School
for Husbands," " A Man Amongst
Men," " Unleavened Bread/' etc. ; in
1913 played " Mrs. Jack," in " vaude-
ville " ; at the Lyric, New York, Apr.,
1913, played Tabitha Stork in " Rose-
dale " ; at the Republic Theatre,
Aug., 1914, Emma Klinke in " The
High Cost of Living " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, May, 1916, played
Mrs. Henry Schmiff in " Step this
Way " ; at the Princess Theatre,
Jan., J921, played Mrs. Judith
McKnight in " Pagans " ; at the
Earl Carroll Theatre, May, 1923,
Mrs. Armitage in " My Aunt from
Ypsilanti."
FISHER* Lola, actress ; b. Oak
Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 3
Feb., 1896 ; d. of Charles Fisher and
his wife Rose (Meeker) ; e. Chicago ;
made her first appearance on the
stage in. a " stock " company at
Jersey City ; subsequently toured
with Francis Wilson and appeared
with him at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Mar., 1913, as Annie in " The
Spiritualist " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Oct., 1913, played Alice Tilton
in " The Girl with "the Pennant " ;
at the Cort, Aug., 1914, Nora in
" Under Cover '* ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Oct., 1915, Vieva Sherwood
in " Our Mrs. McChesney " ; at the
Empire, New York, Apr., 1916, Nan
in " Rio Grande " ; at the Republic,
Oct., 1916, Annabelle Leigh in " Good
Gracious, Annabelle ! " ; at the Booth,
Oct., 1918, Camilla Hathaway in "Be
Calm, Camilla " ; at the Maxine
Elliott, May, 1920, Alison Heath and
Norah in " All Soul's Eve " ; at
Chicago, later in the year, Roxy in a
play of that name ; at the Times
Square, New York, Aug., 1921,
Belinda in " Honors Are Even " ; at
the Ritz, Sept., 1922, Charlotte in
" Banco " ; Dec., 1923, Ruby Bucklaw
in " The Business Widow " ; in 1924
toured as Lydia Languish in an " all-
star " cast of " The Rivals." Address :
110 West 55th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
FISKE, Harrison Grey, playwright,
manager, and journalist ; b. at Har-
rison, New York, 30 July, 1861 ;
5, of Lyman and Jennie Fiske ; e.
privately, and for two years at New
York University ; for some time
was editorial writer and critic of the
Jersey City Argus, and subsequently
critic of the New York Star; late
President and editor of the New
York Dramatic Mirror, and for many
years sole proprietor of that journal ;
it was first published in 1879, and
had a large circulation ; terminated
his long association with the New
York Dramatic Mirror. 29 Nov., 1911 ;
as a playwright, Mr, Fiske is responsible
for the following among other plays :
" Fontenelle " (with, Mrs. Fiske),
" Hester Crewe," " The Queen of Liars "
(from the French; subsequently
known as " Marie Deloche "), " The
Privateer/' " A White Pink/' and
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" The District Attorney " (with
Charles Klein), English versions of
" Divorcons " and " Therdse Raquin " ;
he was lessee of the Manhattan The-
atre from 1901 to 1906; manages
Mrs. Fiske, and directs her plays ;
also produced " Kismet," 1911;
" Where Ignorance is Bliss," 1913 ;
" Just Herself/' 1914 ; " The Fear
Market/' 1915 ; " A Night at an Inn/'
1917, and numerous other plays. Ad-
dress : 7 East 42nd Street, New York
City.
FISKE, Minnie Maddera-, actress;
b. New Orleans, 19 Dec., 1865 ; d.
of Thomas Davey and his wife, Eliza-
beth (Maddera) ; m. Harrison Grey
Fiske ; e. in convents at Cincinnati
and St. Louis ; has been on the stage
practically all her life, and under her
maiden name of Minnie Maddern
achieved great success all over the
United States ; at the early age of
three, first appeared as the Duke of
York in " Richard III " at Little
Rock, Arkansas, and at fifteen was a
" star " ; she made her first appear-
ance on the New York stage, at
Wallaces Theatre, 11 July, 1870,
playing the part of Little Fritz in
" Fritz, our German Cousin/' with
the late J. K. Emmett ; at Kelly and
Leon's, New York, 25 Jan., 1871,
appeared in " Hunted Down *' ; at
Niblo's Garden, 10 Apr., 1871, ap-
peared as the little Duke of York
in "Richard III," with the late
James Bennett ; at the old Theatre
Comique, New York, 3 June, 1872, she
played the child, Dollie, in " Chicago
Before the Fire " ; and at Booth's
Theatre, 25 May, 1874, appeared as
Prince Arthur in " King John/' with
the late John McCullough ; subse-
quently she played in " Richelieu,"
" The Two Orphans/1 etc.; at the age
of thirteen, she played the Widow
Melnotte in " The Lady of Lyons " ;
she also played with Barry Sullivan,
Oliver Doud Byron, E. L. Davenport,
Mrs. Scott-Siddons, etc. ; in 1879 she
played Ralph Rackstraw in the juvenile
production of " H.M.S. Pinafore " ;
at the Park Theatre, New York, 15
May, 1882, she played Chip in " Fogg's
Ferry " ; and at the New Park
Theatre, 11 Aug., 18S4, appeared as
Mercy Baxter in " Caprice " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, 15 Sept., 1885,
played the part of Alice Glendenning
in " In Spite of All," and toured with
this play and " Caprice " for some
time ; at Madison Square Theatre,
6 May, 1889, appeared as Mrs. Coney
in " Featherbrain/' and shortly after-
wards quitted the stage on the occasion
of her marriage with Harrison Grey
Fiske ; after an absence of four years
she reappeared on the stage in 1894
as the heroine of " Hester Crewe/'
a play written by her husband ;
she was now known as Minnie Maddern-
Fiske ; at the Empire Theatre, New
York, 15 Feb., 1894, she played Nora
Helmer in " A Doll's House'," with
great success ; at the Garden Theatre,
30 Mar., 1894, she appeared as Gilberte
in " Frou-Frou " ; and in 1895 toured
in " The Queen of Liars/' subse-
quently produced in New York, at
the Garden Theatre, 16 Mar., 1896,
under the title of " Marie Deloche " ;
at the Garden Theatre, 28 Mar., -1896,
she appeared as the heroine of " Cesar-
ine " ("La Femrne de Claude ") ;
she also appeared in her own play,
" A Light from St. Agnes " ; at
Miner's, Fifth Avenue, 2 Mar,, 1897,
she played Tess in " Tess of the
D'Urbervilies " ; and in May, 1897,
appeared as Cyprienne in " Divor-
^ons " ; at the same theatre, in 1898,
she played Saucers in " A Bit of Old
Chelsea," and Madeleine in " Love
Finds the Way " ; and in 1899 Magda
Giulia in " Little Italy," and Becky
Sharp ; at the Manhattan Theatre,
of which her husband became lessee
and manager in 1901, she appeared
during that year in " Miranda of the
Balcony," and " The Unwelcome
Mrs. Hatch " ; in 1902 she created
a profound impression by her per-
formance of Mary in " Mary of Mag-
dala/' adapted from the German of
Paul Heyse by William Winter ;
during 1903 she played " Hedda
Gabler," "A Bit of Old Chelsea,"
" Divoi*9ons," " A Doll's House," and
" Cesarine," at the Manhattan The-
atre; 12 Dec., 1904, appeared as
Leah Kleschna in the play of that
name, which had an extended run ;
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same theatre, 23 Apr., 1906, was the
heroine of " Dolce " ; at Milwaukee,
9 Oct., 1906, she appeared in a new
play, " The New York Idea/' as
Cynthia Karslake ; subsequently ap-
pearing at the Lyric Theatre, New
York, in the same part, on 19 Nov.,
1906 ; at same theatre, Dec., 1907,
appeared as Rebecca West in Ibsen's
" Rosmersholm " ; at Hackett's The-
atre, New York, 17 Nov., 1908, played
Nell Sanders in " Salvation Nell " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, 28 Mar.,
1910, played Lona Hessel in " The
Pillars of Society"; 11 Apr., 1910,
Hannele in the play of that name ;
at Chicago, 1 Nov., 1910, appeared
as Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh in a play
of that name ; at the Lyceum, New
York, 20 Mar., 1911, appeared in a
revival of " Becky Sharp," and on
3 Apr., 1911, appeared there in " Mrs.
Bumpstead-Leigh " ; at Syracuse, New
York, 19 Oct., 1911, appeared in " The
New Marriage " ; at Toronto, Jan.,
1912, played in " Julia France " ;
at the Empire, New York, 26 Feb.,
1912, appeared as Lady Patricia
Cosway in " Lady Patricia " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, 19 Nov., 1912,
played Mary Page in " The High
Road " ; in 1913, toured in the same
piece ; in 1914, toured in " Lady Betty
Martingale " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Jan., 1916, played Juliet Miller
in " Erstwhile Susan " ; at the Cri-
terion, New York, Nov., 1917, George
Sand in " Madame Sand " ; at the
Cohan Theatre, Apr., 1918, Madame
Eulin in " Service " ; at Henry Miller's
Theatre, Feb., 1919, Nellie Daventry
in " Mis' Nelly o* New Orleans " ;
Jan., 1921, Marion Blake in " Wake
Up, Jonathan " ; at the National
Theatre, Apr., 1923, Patricia Baird in
" The Dice of the Gods " ; at the
Belasco, Sept., 1923, Mary Westlake
in " Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary " ;
at the Henry Miller Theatre, Apr.,
1924, Helen Tilden in " Helena's
Boys " ; she is also the author of
the following plays : " The Rose,"
" A Light from St. Agnes," " The Eyes
of the Heart," and " Not Guilty " ;
she also collaborated with her
husband in " Fontenelle." Address i
7 East 42nd Street, New York
City.
FITZGERALD, Aubrey Whitestone,
actor; b. in co. Kerry, Ireland,
1876 ; 5. of Caroline (Wilson) and Dr.
Richard Fitzgerald, M.D. ; e. Win-
chester and in Paris ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Pier
Theatre, Folkestone, Dec., 1892, in
" The Old Sport " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Court Theatre, 20 Oct., 1894,
as Wai worth Mumby in "A Gay
Widow " ; made a substantial suc-
cess at the Comedy, Oct., 1895, when
he played Claude Emptage in
" The Benefit of the Doubt ' ; subse-
quent appearances were at the Court,
1896, in " Mrs. Ponderbury's Past " ;
at the Vaudeville, 1896, Maxime in
" A Night Out " ; at the Duke of
York's, 1897, in " The Happy Life " ;
at the Court, 1898, in " Cupboard
Love " ; and as the chief of Police in
" A Royal Family," 1899 ; at the
Haymarket, 1900," Claude in "The
Second in Command " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, 1901, as Mr. Poffley in
" The Man from Blankley's " ; at the
Criterion, 1902, in " His Excellency
the Governor," and as Lord Robert
Wyckham in "A Country Mouse " ;
at the Lyric, 1902, as Percy Fitzthistle
in " The Girl from Kay's " ; at the
Apollo, 1904, as Seraphin and subse-
quently, Monsieur Loustot in " Ver-
onique " ; at the Waldorf (now
Whitney), 1907, as Freddie in " The
Gipsy Girl " ; at Drury Lane, 1908,
in " Dick Whittington " ; at the
Queen's, 1909, as El Tabloid in " A
Persian Princess " ; at the Duke
of York's 1910, as Charles in " Tre-
lawney of the Wells '' ; has since
appeared principally in music-hall
sketches ; at the Grand, Leeds,
Christmas, 1912, played in " Humpty-
Dumpty " ; at Drury Lane, July,
1919, played Trenitz in " The Daughter
of Madame Angot " ; Sept., 1919,
Tom Bestwick in " The Great Day " ;
at the Scala, Mar., 1920, Mustard in
" Society, Ltd/' ; at the Royalty,
Nov., 1921, Montague Allan in " Two
Jacks and a Jill." Favourite part :
Percy in " The Girl from Kay's."
Address : 8 St. Martin's Place, W.C.2.
FITZGERALD, Percy Hetherington,
dramatic histo'rian, author, and
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novelist ; b. Fane Valley, co. Louth,
Ireland, 1834 ; e. Stonyhurst and
Trinity College, Dublin (M.A.) ; is the
author of the following, among other,
works : " Life of David Garrick/'
" The Kembles/' " A History of the
English Stage/' " Henry Irving/'
" Lives of the Sheridans," " The
Romance of the English Stage/'
" The World Behind the Scenes,"
etc. ; is the author of several one-act
plays, and of " Vanderdecken/' pro-
duced at the Lyceum, 1878 ; was
long associated with Charles Dickens
on Household Words, and All the
Year Round ; was the founder of the
" Boz Club "; was dramatic critic of
The Observer and of The Whitehall
Review ; is a sculptor and painter
and musician. Clubs : Athenaeum,
Garrick. Address : 37 St. George's
Road, S.W.I.
FITZ-GERALD, S. J. Adair, dramatic
author, journalist, and miscellaneous
writer ; b. 9 Nov., 1859 ; s. of the late
Captain Thomas Justin Fitz-Gerald ;
m. Blanche Adeline Cawse ; was
formerly an actor, and appeared on
the stage from 1875-1885 ; for over
thirty years was associated with
The Era, and also contributed fairly
regularly to The Globe, Topical Times,
Evening Standard, etc. ; has written
several novels and other literary works
of more or less theatrical interest,
including " How to Make-up/' " The
Stage History of Rip Van Winkle,"
" Stories of Famous Songs/' " Dickens
and the Drama/' " The Story of the
Savoy Opera/' etc. ; has written the
following among other plays : " Noc-
tambulo," 1879 ; " The Harringtons,"
1884 ; " A Lucky Girl," 1889 ; " The
Parson," 1891 ; " Two Hearts," 1894 ;
" The Bric-a-Brac Will," 1895 ; " A
Jealous Mistake," 1899 ; " That Sister
of Mine," 1901 ; " Rip Van Winkle "
(for Fred Storey), 1900 ; " Cinq-Mars "
(for Carl Rosa Opera Co.), 1900 ; " Her
Answer," 1907 ; dialogue and lyrics of
" The Lilac Domino," 1918 ; he now
principally confines his attention to
theatrical journalism and dramatic
composition. Address : 8 Lancaster
Road, Bowes Park, N.ll.
FLEMING, George (Constance
Fletcher), dramatic author and
novelist ; b. 1858 ; d. of Rev. James
Coolie Fletcher ; author of plays,
" Mrs. Lessingham," Garrick, 1894 ;
" A Man and his Wife," Empire
Theatre, New York, 1897 ; " The
Canary," Prince of Wales's and
Royalty, 1899; "The Fantasticks,"
Royalty, 1900 ; " The Light that
Failed," version of Kipling's tale,
Lyric, and New, 1903 ; " The Con-
quest " (from the French) 1909 ;
also wrote, in conjunction with Mrs.
Hodgson Burnett, " The First Gen-
tleman in Europe," produced at
Lyceum, New York, 1897 ; has pub-
lished several novels.
FLEMING, Ian, actor ; b. Melbourne,
Australia, 10 Sept., 1888 ; s. of John
Macfarlane and his wife Louisa
(Wallace) ; e. St. Kilcla, Melbourne ;
m. Dora Mason ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Longeaton, May, 1904 ; toured
in the provinces from 1904-15, in
Shakespeare, melodrama and classical
plays ; made his first appearance on
the London stage at the Lyric Theatre,
Aug., 1915, as Glover in " On Trial " ;
at the Criterion, Feb., 1919, played
John Ayres in " A Little Bit of Fluff " ;
at the Criterion, in Apr., 1919, the
Curate in " Our Mr. Hepplc white " ;
from 1919-22, toured in leading parts
in "A Temporary Gentleman,"
" Sleeping Partners/' " The Right to
Strike," and " Mary Rose " ; at the
Little Theatre, Jan., 1922, with the
" Grand Guignol/' played Corporal
Glauben in " The Regiment," also
appearing in other productions in
Apr., 1922 ; at the Royalty, June,
1922, played Duncan Ross in " The
Green Cord"; Oct., 1922, Baron
Kosta in " Mr. Budd (of Kexmington) ";
at the Comedy, Mar., 1923, for a time,
played John Car] ton in " Secrets " ;
at the New, Sept., 1923, Guiderius in
" Cymbeline " ; at the Savoy, Feb.,
1924, John Alec Baird in " Lord
o' Creation " ; Mar., 1924, Miles
Purdie in " Blinkers " ; at the Hay-
market, June, 1924, Peter Horning in
*' The Great Adventure " ; at the
Garrick, Dec., 1924, Bertram in " Six
Cylinder Love." Recreations : Boat-
ing and swimming. Club: Green Room.
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Address : 4 Hendham Road, S.W.17.
Telephone No. : Latchmere 5337.
FLEMMINCr, Claude, actor and
vocalist ; b. Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia, 22 Feb., 1884 ; e. St. Mary's
High School, Sydney ; m. Betty
Lingard ; was formerly engaged as a
boundary-rider on a sheep station ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Perth, Western
Australia, 1903, as the Dauphin in
" King Henry V " ; first came into
prominence under the late George
Rignold, at Sydney, N.S.W. ; remained
in Australia until 1906, when he went to
America, making his first appearance
there, at San Francisco, as Rollins in
" Sweet Nell of Old Drury " ; made
his first appearance in New York, at
the Casino, 20 Sept., 1906, as Major
Blatherswaite in " My Lady's Maid "
(" Lady Madcap ") ; made his first
appearance in England with Beer-
bohm Tree, on tour, in the autumn of
1907, when he played Taffy in
" Trilby," and Mr. Crisparkle in " The
Mystery of Edwin Drood " ; made
his first appearance in London, at
His Majesty's, 4 Jan., 1908, in the
last-mentioned part ; he next appeared
at Co vent Garden in " The Meister-
singers " and " The Angelus," and
then appeared at the Savoy Theatre,
29 Sept., 1910, as Fritz in " The
Mountaineers " ; Dec., 1910, played
Ethais in " Fallen Fairies " ; subse-
quently joined Michael Faraday's Opera
company ; toured as Massakroff in
" The Chocolate Soldier/' 1911; at the
Lyric, Dec., 1911, played Dr. Bern-
castler in " Nightbirds " ; went to
New York, Aug., 1912, and at the
Casino, 20 Aug., 1912, played the
same part, when the piece was
re-named "The Merry Countess";
at the Lyric, London, Sept., 1913,
appeared as the Grand Duke Boris in
" Love and Laughter " ; at the Casino,
New York, Sept., 1914, as Frank Smith
in " Pretty Mrs. Smith " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Sept., 1915, played the
Baron d'Heurville in " Two is Com-
pany " ; at the Winter Garden, New
York, Feb., 1916, Hiram Westbury
in " Robinson Crusoe Jun." ; returned
to England in 1917, and toured as
Baldasarre in " The Maid of the
Mountains " ; at the Prince's, Man-
chester, Dec., 1917, played Sir Wil-
loughby Rawdon in "A Southern
Maid " ; in 1919, went to Australia
again, and played in " My Lady
Frayle," " The Officers' Mess," and
" As You Were " ; reappeared in
London, May, 1920, at Daly's, when
he resumed his original part in " A
Southern Maid"; in 1921, again
returned to Australia, appearing in
"The Firefly"; during 1923, ap-
peared in " The Southern Maid " and
" Sybil " ; during 1924, appeared
there in " The Cousin from Nowhere."
Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Road Club,
London ; Press Club, Sydney ; Friars',
New York.
FLETCHEE, Percy, conductor and
composer; b. Derby, 12 Dec., 1879;
s. of Alfred W. Fletcher and his wife
Elizabeth (Eastman) ; e, privately ;
m. Marie St. Paul ; has held appoint-
ments as musical director at the Savoy,
1906; Prince of Wales's, 1906-7;
Comedy, 1907 ; Savoy, 1907 ; Queen's,
1907; Apollo, 1908; Terry's, 1908-9;
Queen's, 1910 ; Comedy and Criterion,
1911-12 ; Drury Lane (Forbes- Robert-
son farewell season), 1913 ; appointed
musical director to Sir Herbert Tree
at His Majesty's Theatre, May, 1915,
and has remained there since that
date ; composed the music for " Mec-
ca," 1920, produced in London as
" Cairo," 1921 ; has written a large
number of orchestral and choral works,
songs, and instrumental music, issued
by the leading publishers. Address: 16
Evelyn Mansions, Queen's Club
Gardens, W. 14.
FLEXNER, Anne Crawford, dra-
matic author ; b. Georgetown, Ken-
tucky, U.S.A., 27 June, 1874 ; d. of
Louis G. Crawford and his wife Susan
(Farnum) ; m. Abraham Flexner ;
has written the following, among other
plays ; " Miranda of the Balcony,"
1901 ; " Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch," 1903 ; " A Lucky Star," 1909 ;
" The Marriage Game," 1913 :
" Wanted— an Alibi," 1917 ; " The
Blue Pearl/' 1918 ; " All Soul's Eve,"
1919 ; " Bravo ! Maria," 1925. Clubs :
Cosmopolitan and American Dramatists
(Vice-President). Address : 150 East
72nd Street, New York City, U.S.A.
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FLO BY, Be^ine, actress and dancer ;
b. 24 July, 1894 ; d. of M. Arlaz ; e.
Marseilles ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Capucines Theatre,
Paris, Mar,, 1911, in " Avec le Sou-
rire " ; at the Ba-Ta-Clan, Aug., 1912,
played in " Le Matricule 607 " ; ap-
peared at Olympia, Paris, Feb., 1913,
as Chiquette in " Reine sj Amuse " ;
at the Femina, 1913, appeared in
revue ; at La Cigale, Oct., 1913, played
the leading part in " Non . . . mais
. . . " ; Nov., 1913, lead in " Ohe !
Milord " ; subsequently appeared at
the Odeon ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Palace Theatre, 29
Dec., 1913, as Babette in " Paris
Frissons " ; in Apr., 1914, appeared in
" The Passing Show " ; at the Empire,
Oct., 1914, played in "By Jingo if
We Do — " ; at the Palace, Nov., 1916,
appeared in the leading part in " Va-
nity Fair " ; at the Gaiety, Dec., 1917,
played Kadouja in " The Beauty
Spot " ; at the Palace, Paris, Apr.,
1919, played in "Hullo, Paris";
at the Potiniere, Paris, Nov., 1920,
appeared as Elle in " Je t' adore " ;
at La Cigale, Oct., 1921, played in
" Tu Peux y Aller ! " Recreations :
Horse-riding, golf, and music.
FLOYD, G-wendolen, actress ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Brighton, 4 Aug.,
1890, as Felise in " The Red Lamp,"
with Beerbohm Tree ; she made her
first appearance on the London stage
at the Haymarket Theatre, 8 Dec.,
1890, in the same part ; the following
year she joined Wilson Barrett's
Company, and appeared at the New
Olympic Theatre, Feb., 1891, in " A
Yorkshire Lass/' and subsequently
went on tour in the same company ;
at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, Sept.,
1892, played in " Pharaoh," with
Wilson Barrett, and accompanied that
actor to America, playing in " Ben-
My-Chree/' " Claudian," " The Silver
King," etc. ; she appeared at the
Strand Theatre, Feb., 1896, as Millie
in " On 'Change," and as Minnie in
" The Man in the Street " ; appeared
at the St. James's Theatre, Mar., 1902,
in " Paolo and Francesca," and Mar.,
1907, as Mrs. Rennick in " John
Glayde's Honour " ; for some years
was a member of Lewis Waller's
Company, and appeared at the Lyric,
1908-9, as Cidalese in " The Duke's
Motto " ; Mother Superior in " The
Three Musketeers," The Nun in " The
Conquest," Lady Kelsey in " The
Explorer," and Frances Walsingham
in " Sir Walter Raleigh " ; at the
Adelphi, June, 1910, played Mrs.
Soames in "The Speckled Band " ;
at the St. James's, Jan., 1916, ap-
peared as Mrs. Terlbot in " The
Basker " ; May, 1916, as Harriet
Weekes in " Pen " ; May, 1916, as
Marie in " Bella Donna " ; June, 1917,
as Miss Bradley in " Sheila " ; at the
Aldwych, Aug.,- 1920, as Kate in " The
Unknown " ; at the Gaiety, Manches-
ter, Nov., 1920, played Mrs. Reddish
in " Hanky-Panky John " ; at the
New Oxford, Jan., 1921, played in
" The League of Notions " ; Mar.,
1922, played in " Mayfair and Mont-
martre." Address : 47 Cedar Gardens,
Putney, S.W.15.
FOKINE, Michel, Russian dancer;
was the first choregraphic director of
Serge Diaghileff's Russian Ballet, 1909,
and with which he continued for some
years ; he appeared with the company
at the Chatelet, Paris, 1909, subse-
quently appearing in Berlin, Brussels,
Rome, Monte Carlo, etc. ; was director
of the Russian ballet when first pro-
duced at Covent Garden, June, 1911,
and composed the synopsis of the
opening ballets, " Le Pavilion d'Ar-
mide," '* Le Carnaval," also " Pe-
trouchka," " Les Sylphides," " Daph-
nis et Chloe " ; appeared with the
company at Drury Lane, 1912, and
subsequently ; during the past few
years has settled in the United States ;
arranged the ballet for the production
of " Mecca/' at the Century Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1920 ; was also
responsible for the ballet " Le R6vc dc
la Marquise " ; arranged the ballets
in the production of " A Midsummer
Night's Dream/' Drury Lane, 1924.
FONTANNE, Lynn, actress; b.
London, 1882 ; d. of Jules P. A.
Fontanne and his wife Ellen Lucy
(Thornley) ; e. London ; m. Alfred
Lunt ; made her first appearance on
the stage at Drufy Lane Theatre,
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[FOE
" walking on " in pantomime ; during
1909, toured as Rose in " Lady Fred-
erick," with Mabel Love ; at the
Garrick, June, 1910, appeared as Lady
Mulberry in " Billy's Bargain " ; Dec.,
1910, played in "Where Children
Rule " ; at the Criterion, Feb., 1911,
played Gwendolen in " The Young Lady
of Seventeen/' and at the Vaudeville,
Sept., 1911, Mrs. Gerrard in "A
Storm in a Tea Cup " ; toured in the
provinces and United States, with
Weedon Grossmith, 1912-3; at the
Royalty, April, 1914, scored a success
as Liza and Mrs. Collison in " My
Lady's Dress," and Oct., 1914, as
Gertrude Rhead in " Milestones " ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1915, played The
Nurse in " Searchlights," and at the
Playhouse, May, 1915, appeared as
the Terrorist in the play of that name ;
at the Victoria Palace, July, 1915,
played Ada Pilbeam in " How to Get
On " ; at the Kingsway, Dec., 1915,
appeared in " The Starlight Express " ;
in 1916, went to America, and joined
Miss Laurette Taylor ; appeared at
Rochester, Mar., 1916, as Winifred
in " The Wooing of Eve " ; at the
Globe, New York, Nov., 1916, played
Olive Hood in " The Harp of Life " ;
Mar., 1917, "Princess-" Lizzie in
" Out There " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
Nov., 1917, Winifred in "The Wooing
of Eve " ; at the Criterion, New York,
Dec., 1917, Miss Perkins in " Happi-
ness " ; at the Bijou, May, 1918,
succeeded Laura Hope Crew as Mrs.
Rockingham in "A Pair of Petticoats ";
at the Knickerbocker, Sept., 1918,
played Mrs. Glendenning in " Some-
one in the House " ; at Chicago,
June, 1919, appeared in " A Young
Man's Fancy " ; at Broad Street,
Philadelphia, Mar., 1920, played Anna
in " Chris " ; then returned to England
and appeared at the Garrick, London,
May, 1920, as Zephyr in " One Night
in "Rome " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Chicago, Feb., 1921, played Dulcinea
in " Dulcy " ; appearing in the same
part at the Frazee New York, Aug.,
1921 ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, May, 1923, played Lady
Castlemaine in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury " ; at the Ritz, Aug., 1923, Ann
Jordan in "In Love with Love " ; at
the Garrick, New York, Oct., 1924,
the Actress in "The Guardsman."
Address : 130 West 70th Street, New
York City, USA.
FORBES, James, manager and dra-
matic author ; b. Salem, Ontario, Can-
ada, 2 Sept., 1871 ; s. of James Reid
Forbes and his wife Clementina
(Erskine) ; e. Collegiate Institute of
Gait, Ontario ; m. Ada Eugenie
Fischer, 21 Sept., 1902; gained his
first business experience with the
Henry W. Savage " Castle Square "
Opera Company (1897-8) ; then
followed his engagement as press
representative of the Metropolitan
Grand English Opera Company (1899) ;
Amelia Bingham Company (1900) ;
and since 1901 has been general
manager of the Henry B. Harris
enterprises ; as a dramatist, his plays
thus far have been " The Chorus
Lady," 1906 ; " The Travelling Sales-
man," produced at the Liberty The-
atre, Aug., 1908 ; " The Commuters,"
Criterion, New York, 15 Aug., 1910 ;
"A Rich Man's Son," 1912; "The
Clever Woman," Syracuse, N.Y., 25
Dec., 1913; "The Show Shop,"
Hudson, New York, 31 Dec., 1914;
" A Woman of To-Day," Baltimore,
18 Dec., 1916; "The Famous Mrs.
Fair," Henry Miller Theatre, 22 Dec.,
1919 ; " The Endless Chain," Cohan
Theatre, 4 Sept., 1922 ; has con-
tributed short dialogues to Ainslee's
Magazine and short stories to Harper's
Monthly. Business Address : Harris
Theatre, New York. Residence : 137
East 66th Street, New York.
FORBES, Mary, actress ; b. 1 Jan.,
1886 ; m. Charles Quartermaine ; made
her first appearance in public on the
concert platform, giving scenes from
Shakespeare and recitations, and sub-
sequently appeared in sketches in the
music-halls ; made her first appearance
on the regular stage at Christmas, 1907,
at the Opera House, Leicester, when
she played the Fairy Crystal in " Cin-
derella " ; she then toured with Oscar
Asche and Lily Bray ton, in "As You
Like It," " The Taming of the Shrew,"
and " Othello " ; made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Aldwych Theatre, June, 1908,
with Qscar Asc&e and Lily Bray ton,
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[FOE
in " The Two Pins " ; subsequently
toured as Princess Iris in " Her Love
Against the World " ; at the Shake-
speare, Clapham, Feb., 1910, played
Moll in "The Idol's Eyes"; at the
Lyceum, Mar., 1910, played Mrs.
Vanstart in " The Fighting Chance " ;
at the Court, May, 1910, appeared
as the Marchioness of Cottersdale in
" The Red Herring " ; subsequently
toured as Enid Stonor in " The
Speckled Band " ; appeared at the
Court, as Rosalind in "As You Like
It"; at the Kingsway, Feb., 1911,
played Madame de Leguy in " The
Lily " ; at the Duke of York's, Apr.,
1911, played the Terrorist in a play of
that name ; at the Coliseum, May,
1911, played Gabrielle de Fontenay
in "The Accolade"; in Sept., 1911,
joined Edward Compton's company;
during 1912, appeared at various
leading variety theatres in " The
Terrorist," " Sunday Morning," and
" Fancy Free " ; assumed the man-
agement of the Ambassadors' Thea-
tre, July, 1913, opened on 10 July,
1913, as Kate Tiverton in "The
March Hare " ; in Nov., 1913, sailed
for America, under engagement to
F. C. Whitney ; in 1915, appeared with
Lilian McCarthy's company in " The
Man Who Married a Dumb Wife " ;
at Yale Bowl, Conn., May, 1915,
appeared with Lillah McCarthy as
Pallas Athene in " Iphigenia in
Tauris," and at the Adolph Lewisohn
Stadium, New York, May, 1915, as
Pallas Athene in " The Trojan Women"
at the Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1915,
played Lady Henrietta Addison in
" The Duke of Killicrankie " ; on
returning to England, appeared at
the Coliseum, Aug., 1916, as Jennie
Fairway in " A Court of Enquiry " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1918,
played Laura Bartlett in " Fair and
Warmer " ; at the Victoria Palace,
Dec., 1918, Mrs. Carey in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; at the Euston,
Dec., 1919, Lady Synclair in " Kitty
Breaks Loose " ; at the Comedy, Jan.,
1920, Amy Allen in " His Happy
Home" ; in 1921, was in the United
States, appearing in cinema plays,
later in the same year appeared at the
Harlequin Theatre, Los Angeles, in a
round of leading parts, including
Candida, Portia, Desdemona, Lady
Teazle, Kitty in " The Marriage of
Kitty," Nora in " The Doll's House,"
Raina in " Arms and the Man," and
Molly in " A Pair of Silk Stockings " ;
during 1922 again played in cinema
plays ; at the Globe, New York, 1923,
succeeded Cathryn Young as Lady
Adela in " Loyalties " ; on returning
to London, appeared at the Everyman,
May, 1924, as Irene Maunsell in " The
Tropic Line " ; at the Grand, Fulham,
Sept., 1924, played Lady Ogilvy in
" The Letter of the Law " ; Nov.,
1924, Patience Lowrie in " Marigold."
Recreations : Riding and golfing. Club :
Three Arts. Address : 71 Holland
Park, W. Telephone No. : Park 6515.
FORBES, Norman (Forbes-Robert-
son), actor ; b, London, 24 Sept., 1858 ;
s. of John Forbes-Robertson, of Aber-
deen, art critic and journalist ; brother
of Sir J. Forbes-Robertson ; e. at Lon-
don, at University College ; m. Louise
Wilson ; studied for the stage xmder
the late Samuel Phelps ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Gaiety
Theatre, 20 Nov., 1875, as Sir Harry
Guildford in " King Henry VIII " ;
subsequently appeared there in
" Twelfth Night," " Richelieu," etc. ;
in 1877 appeared at the Opera Comique
with Charles Mathews ; at Drury Lane,
1877, played Lance Outram in " Eng-
land " ; at the Court, Mar., 1878,
played Moses in " Olivia " ; from Apr.
to June, 1879, was at the Haymarket
Theatre ; in Sept., 1879, he joined
Henry Irving at the Lyceum, and
played Wilford in " The Iron Chest/'
Lorenzo in " The Merchant of Venice/'
and Sir Almeric in " lolanthe " ; he
then joined Wilson Barrett at the Court,
and in 1881, appeared there as Paris
in " Romeo and Juliet," Pedro in
" Juana/' and accompanying him to
the Princess's, played Pitou in " Frou-
Frou," all in support of Madame
Modjeska ; rejoined Irving at the
Lyceum, 1883, and remained with
him four years, playing Didier in
" The Lyons Mail," Saville in " The
Belle's Stratagem," Claudio in " Much
Ado About Nothing," Francois in
" Richelieu," Rosencrantz in " Ham-
let," Gratiano in " The Merchant of
Venice/' 'Sir Andrew Aguecheek in
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[FOR
" Twelfth Night/' Fain would in
" Raising the Wind/' the Student,
Valentine and Faust in " Faust,"
Moses in " Olivia," and Mr. Winkle
in " Jingle " ; accompanied him to
America on two occasions ; at the
Royalty, 1888, played Roger Chilling-
worth in "The Scarlet Letter"; at
the St. James's, 1888, played in
" Brantinghame Hall " ; in 1889,
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Kendal
to America ; appeared at the St.
James's, 1890, as the First Lord in
" As You Like It," with Mrs. Langtry ;
in 1891, became manager of the Globe,
producing " All the Comforts of
Home/' and reviving " The Par-
venu " ; rejoined Irving at the Lyce-
um, 1896, playing Cloten in " Cymbe-
Hne," First Murderer in " King Richard
III," Moses in " Olivia," Despreaux in
" Madame Sans-G§ne," Launcelot
Gobbo in " The Merchant of Venice,"
Colonel Bauer in " Peter the Great,"
Canon Slade-Smith in " The Medicine
Man " ; toured as Shylock in " The
Merchant of Venice " and Dr. Primrose
in " Olivia/' with Ellen Terry ; pro-
duced his own play, " The Man in
the Iron Mask," at the Adelphi, 1899,
playing Louis XIV and Marchiali ;
at Her Majesty's, Feb., 1901, played
Sir Andrew in " Twelfth Night " ;
at the Duke of York's, 1902, played
Count Andrea in " The Twin Sister " ;
at the Lyric, Dec., 1904, played
Shylock in " The Merchant of Venice ";
at the Haymarket, 1905, played
Macphail of Ballochevin in " The
Cabinet Minister " ; at the Garrick,
1905, appeared as Launcelot Gobbo
in " The Merchant of Venice " ; at
His Majesty's, 1906, played Sir Barnes
Newcome in " Colonel Newcome " ;
re-engaged by Mr. Tree to play
Lepidus in " Antony and Cleopatra,"
1906, and specially engaged by Mr.
Alexander to appear in " John Glayde's
Honour " at the St. James's, 1907 ;
in May, 1908 , appeared at the same
theatre in " The Thunderbolt " ; at
the Duke of York's, Sept., 1908,
played Mr. Venables in " What Every
Woman Knows " ; at the Garrick,
Jan., 1910, he appeared as the Prince
de Chabran in " Dame Nature,"
subsequently touring in the same part ;
at Drury Lane, Command performance,
17 May, 1911, he played Mac Stucco
in " Money " ; at the Gala performance
at His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911, played
the Second Sentinel in " The Critic ";
at the Playhouse, June, 1911, appeared
as John Sayle in " Pomander Walk " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1911,
appeared as Mr. Venables in a revival
of " What Every Woman Knows " ;
at the St. James's, Jan., 1913. appeared
as Truffcaldino in " Turandot, Princess
of China " ; at Wyndham's, Mar.,
1913, as Baron Stein in " Diplomacy " ;
at the Coliseum, Nov., 1914, played
Major Von Golz in " The Bells of St.
Valoir"; at Covent Garden, 2 Feb.,
1915, appeared as Snake in the " all-
star " revival of " The School for
Scandal," given in aid of the Actors'
Benevolent Fund ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1915, played Robert Roope in
" The Big Drum " ; Jan., 1916,
Cyprian de Lacorfe in " The Basker " ;
at the Coliseum, July, 1916, Mr.
Lambert in " The Great Redding
Street Burglary"; Jan., 1917, Dr.
Appleton in " Mr. Livermore's Dream";
at Wyndham's, Oct., 1917, Mr. Coade
in " Dear Brutus " ; at the Queen's,
Aug., 1918, Schaffer in "The Luck
of the Navy " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1920, Mr. Morland in "Mary
Rose" ; at the Aldwych, Apr., 1921,
Dr. Primrose in a revival of " Olivia " ;
at the Duke of York's, Mar., 1922,
played Rupert Smallwood-Smallwood
in " The Enchanted Cottage " ; at
Wyndham's, May, 1922, Mr. Coade in
a revival of " Dear Brutus " ; Dec.,
1922, Dr. Henry Lakington in a revival
of " Bull-Dog Drurnmond " ; Feb.,
1923, James Fothering in " The
Dancers " ; at the Adelphi, Mar., 1924,
Baron Stein in a revival of " Diplo-
macy " ; has also, at various times,
played Falstaff in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor," Wolsey in " Henry
VIII," and Mercutio in " Romeo and
Juliet." Besides " The Man in the
Iron Mask/' is the author of " A Secret
Attachment," " Quid Pro Quo," " The
Blue Coat Boy," etc., and (with the
Hon. Stephen. Coleridge) a dramatic
version of " The Scarlet Letter."
Recreations : Fencing and tennis. Ad-
dress : Berkeley House, Hay Hill,
W.I. Telephone No. : Regent 6386.
Clubs : Garrick and Beefsteak.
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FORBES - ROBERTSON, Beatrice,
actress ; 6. 11 Sept., 1883 ; d. of Ger-
trude (Knight) and Ian Forbes-
Robertson ; m. Swinburne Hale ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Lyceum Theatre, 15 Apr., 1899,
walking on in " Robespierre " ; ap-
peared at the Criterion Theatre, 12 Mar.
1901, as Winifred in " Mamma " ; she
next went on tour with Mr. J. Forbes-
Robertson, playing Ophelia, Desde-
mona, Militza in " For the Crown/' and
Jefnk in " The Sacrament of Judas " ;
at the Imperial Theatre, Jan., 1902,
appeared as Pauline Bonaparte in
" Mademoiselle Mars " ; at the Duke
of York's, Oct., 1903, played Marion
Allardyce in " Letty," being specially
chosen for the part by Sir Arthur Hn-
ero ; at the St. James's, Apr., 1904,
appeared as Angela in " Saturday to
Monday " ; at His Majesty's Theatre,
Apr., 1905, played Ophelia in " Ham-
let/' with Beerbohm Tree ; at
the Haymarket, Sept., 1905, played
Mary Concannon in " On the Love
Path " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1906,
appeared as Margaret Deane-Nichol
in " Afterthoughts " and Lucy Lari-
mer in " A Pair of Spectacles " ;
accompanied Miss Ellen Terry on
her American tour, Jan., 1906, play-
ing Clementine in " The Good Hope/'
making her first appearance in New
York, at the Empire Theatre, 11
Feb., 1907 ; in the autumn of 1907
again went to the United States,
under Charles Frohman, to play
Judith Mainwaring in " The Morals
of Marcus " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Sept., 1908, appeared as Miss
Roberts in " The Mollusc " ; at
Northampton, Mass., Jan., 1909, ap-
peared in " The Renegade " ; on
returning to England, appeared at the
St. James's and Court Theatres, at
matinSes ; at the Afternoon (His
Majesty's) Theatre, Apr., 1909, played
Petra in " An Enemy of the People " ;
returning to New York, became a mem-
ber of the New Theatre company, and
appeared there, as Octavia in " Antony
and Cleopatra," Enid Underwood in
" Strife/' and Bessie Ling in " Liz, the
Mother " ; has recently delivered a
series of lectures on " The Drama as a
Social Education/' in the United States.
Address : Steep, Petersfield, Hants.
FORBES-ROBERTSON, Sir John-
ston (cr. 1913) ; b. London, 16 Jan.,
1853 ; e. s. of John Forbes- Robertson,
art critic and journalist, of Aberdeen ;
e. at Charterhouse ; m. Gertrude
Elliott ; was originally intended for
an artist and was admitted as a student
at the Royal Academy in 1870 ; he
studied elocution under the late
Samuel Phelps ; he made his first
appearance on the stage, 5 Mar., 1874,
when he succeeded the late Charles
Harcourt as Chastelard in " Mary
Queen of Scots," at the Princess's
Theatre, with the late Mrs. Rousby ;
he next appeared at Astley's Theatre,
6 Apr., 1874, as James Annesley in
" The Wandering Heir/' with Ellen
Terry, subsequently touring with her ;
he then joined the late Charles
Calvert at Manchester, and in Sept.,
1874, appeared there as Prince Hal
in " King Henry IV " (part II) ; he
played a number of parts there and
then carne to the Gaiety, Dec., 1874,
to support the late Samuel Phelps,
as Fenton in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; subsequently, 1875, at
the same theatre, played Lord Gloss-
more in " Money," Beauseant in
" The Lady of Lyons/* Hastings in
" She Stoops to Conquer," Lysander
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
etc. ; he was next seen at the Hay-
market, and in Feb., 1876, played
Mark Smeaton in " Anne Boleyn " ;
he appeared at the Gaiety, 1876, as
Orsino in " Twelfth Night/' Baron
Steinfort in " The Stranger " ; at
the Lyceum, 1876, in " Corinne/'
and then made a great success at the
Haymarket, 11 Sept., 1876, when he
played Geoffrey Wynyard in " Dan'1
Druce, Blacksmith " ; in 1877 he was
at the Olympic, playing Jeremy Didd-
ler in <r Raising the Wind," Arthur
Wardlaw in " The Scuttled Ship,"
George Talboys in " Lady Audley's
Secret," Sandro in " The Violin Maker
of Cremona, "Clement Austin in '* Henry
Dunbar/' Edgar Greville in " The
Turn of the Tide," Gerard Seton in
" The Ne'er do Well," Richard Good-
win in " The Miser's Treasure,"
Hercule in " Belphegor/' Squire
Lockwood in " Love or Life," etc. ;
was then engaged by the Bancrofts
at the Prince of Wales's, and in Aug.,
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1878, appeared as Count Orlofi in
" Diplomacy " and. in Jan., 1879,
played Julian Beauclerc in the same
piece ; he next appeared at the Lyceum
with Genevieve Ward, 1879, as Pierre
Latouche in " Zillah," Orsini in
" Lucrezia Borgia/' and was the
original Sir Horace Welby in " Forget-
Me-Not," 21 Aug., 1879 ; he rejoined
the Bancrofts at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, in Sept., 1879, and ap-
peared there as Dick Fanshawe in
" Duty," and Sergeant Jones in
" Ours " ; accompanied them to the
Haymarket, opening 31 Jan., 1880,
as Lord Glossmore in " Money " ; sub-
sequently played Krux in " School " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, 1880, played
Koenraad Deel in " Anne-Mie " ; then
engaged by Wilson Barrett for the
Court Theatre, to support Madame
Modjeska, and appeared there, 11
Dec., 1880, as Maurice de Saxe in
" Adrienne Lecouvreur," also played
Armand Duval in " Heartsease,"
Romeo in " Romeo and Juliet/' and
Don Carlos in " Juana " ; accom-
panied Barrett and Modjeska to the
Princess's, and played the Comte de
Valreas in " Frou-Frou " ; at the
Court, Apr., 1882, he played Claude
Glynne in " The Parvenu " ; then
joined Henry Irving at the Lyceum,
and in Oct., 1882, played Claudio
in the revival of " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; he then rejoined the
Bancrofts at the Haymarket, and
remained with them from Nov., 1883,
until they concluded their manage-
ment of that theatre in July, 1885 ;
he played here, the Earl of Caryll in
" Lords and Commons/' Sir George
Ormond in " Peril," Captain Absolute
in " The Rivals/' Julian in " Diplo-
macy/' Sir Claarles Pomander in
" Masks and Faces," and Petruchio
in " Katherine and Petruchio " ; he
then toured with Mary Anderson in
the provinces and in America, as
Pygmalion, Romeo, Ingomar, Orlando,
D'Aulnay, Sir Thomas Clifford, and
Claude Melnotte, making his first
appearance in New York, at the Star
Theatre, 12 Oct., 1885, as Orlando ;
reappeared in London at the Op6ra
Comique, Feb., 1887, as Captain
Absolute in " The Rivals " ; he again
joined Mary Anderson at the Lyceum,
Sept., 1SS7, playing Leontes in " The
Winter's Tale/' for which he also
designed all the dresses ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Jan., 1888, played Nigel
Chester in " Tares " ; at the Royalty,
June, 1888, played Arthur Dirnmes-
dale in " The Scarlet Letter " ; at
the Shaftesbury, 1888, played Orlando
and Claude Melnotte with Miss Wallis ;
was then engaged by John Hare for
the Garrick, where he scored many
successes, notably Dunstan Renshaw
in " The Profligate," Apr., 1SS9 ;
Baron Scarpia in "La Tosca," Nov.,
1889 ; Robert in " Dream Faces,"
Feb., 1890; Dennis Heron in "Lady
Bountiful," Mar., 1891 ; he then
went to America, and at Proctor's,
New York, Oct., 1891, played Hugon
in " Thermidor " ; on his return,
appeared at the Lyceum, Jan., 1892,
as Buckingham in " King Henry
VIII " ; at the Garrick, 1893, played
Hugh Rokeby in " Robin Goodfellow,"
Julian in " Diplomacy " ; 1894, George
D'Alroy in " Caste," Walter Forbes
in "Mrs. Lessingham " and Alfred
Evelyn in " Money " ; then in con-
junction with Kate Rorke, toured
in " The Profligate," " Diplomacy,"
and as Dr. Alec Neill in " Dr. and Mrs.
Neill " ; rejoined Irving at the Lyceum,
Jan., 1895, to play Lancelot in " King
Arthur " ; he returned to the Garrick,
Mar., 1895, to play Lucas Cleeve in
" The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith/'
and then made his first venture into
London management, opening at the
Lyceum, 21 Sept., 1895, as Romeo to
the Juliet of Mrs. Patrick Campbell ;
other productions during his first
season were " Michael and His Lost
Angel/' Jan., 1896 ; ",For the Crown,"
in which he played Constantine, Feb.,
1896 ; " Magda," June, 1896, in which
he appeared as Pastor Heffterdinck,
and " The School for Scandal," June,
1896, in which he played Joseph
Surface ; he next produced, at the
Avenue, Feb., 1897, " Nelson's En-
chantress," in which he played Lord
Nelson ; while touring in 1897, played
" Othello " for the first time, and on
returning to the Lyceum, Sept., 1897,
produced " Hamlet," in which he
made a great impression ; in Feb.,
1898, he took his company to Berlin,
where he appeared most successfully
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[FOB
in " Hamlet/* and as Aubrey in " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray/' and " Mac-
beth " ; then, in conjunction with
Mrs. Campbell, opened at the Prince
of Wales's, June, 189S, as Golaud in
" Pelleas and Melisande " ; at the
Lyceum, Sept., 1898, appeared as
Macbeth ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
Sept., 1899, played I to Arumo in
" The Moonlight Blossom," and Oct.,
1899, Jacques Bernez in " The Sacra-
ment of Judas " ; subsequently toured,
and in Oct., 1900, played Mr. Lepic
in " Carrots," and Dick Dudgeon in
" The Devil's Disciple " ; he next
took the Comedy, and Apr., 1901,
played Count David Tezma in " Count
Tezma " ; his next production was
" Mice and Men/' at the Lyric, Jan.,
1902, in which he played Mark Embury,
and which ran nearly twelve months ;
in Dec., 1902, he revived " Othello/'
which was followed by another success,
Feb., 1903, when he produced " The
Light that Failed/' in which he played
Dick Heldar ; toured in America,
1903-4, where he produced " Love and
the Man " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1904, he played Jim Poulett
in " The Edge of the Storm/' which
was not successful ; opened the Scala
Theatre, Sept., 1905, with " The
Conqueror/' in which he appeared
as Morven, Lord of Abivard ; revived
" For the Crown," and in Nov., 1905,
produced "Mrs. Grundy," in which
he played Edward Sotheby ; subse-
quently toured the provinces and
suburbs in repertoire ; then went to
America, where he produced Bernard
Shaw's " Caesar and Cleopatra/'
1906 ; on his return to England ap-
peared at Manchester, 31 Aug., 1906,
as Shylock in " The Merchant of
Venice/' and at the Grand, Leeds,
Sept., 1907, as Caesar in ""Caesar
and Cleopatra," and made his reap-
pearance on the London stage, at the
Savoy, 25 Nov., 1907, in the same
part ; at the Lyceum, Edinburgh,
Mar., 1908, appeared as Captain
Yule in " The High Bid " ; opened a
season at the St. James's Theatre,
1 Sept., 1908, when he appeared as
The Third Floor Back in " The Passing
of the Third Floor Back " ; this play
was most successful, and was subse-
quently transferred to Terry's ; at
the Afternoon (His Majesty's) Theatre,
Feb., 1909, played in " The High
Bid " and " A Soul's Flight " (" The
Sacrament of Judas ") ; subsequently
proceeded to America in " The Passing
of the Third Floor Back," opening
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New
York, 4 Oct., 1909 ; played in America
throughout the seasons of 1909-10 and
1910-11 ; reappeared in London, 27
June, 1911, at His Majesty's, when he
recited the prologue at the Gala
performance ; returned to America
in Oct., 1911, for a further tour in
" The Passing of the Third Floor
Back"; returned to England, 1912,
and in the autumn started on a fare-
well tour of the English provinces,
playing in " The Merchant of Venice,"
" The Light that Failed," " Hamlet,"
" Mice and Men," and " The Passing
of the Third Floor Back " ; opened at
Drury Lane, for his farewell season,
on 22 Mar., 1913, as Hamlet ; subse-
quently revived " The Passing of the
Third Floor Back " and " The Sacra-
ment of Judas," 24 Mar. ; " The
Light that Failed," 31 Mar. ; " Mice
and Men," 7 Apr. ; " Caesar and
Cleopatra," 14 Apr. ; " The Merchant
of Venice " (for the first time in
London), 5 May; "Othello/' 19
May ; was created a Knight during
the final week of his farewell season
at Drury Lane, a fitting climax to
the termination of an honourable and
artistic career on the English stage ;
his final performance at Drury Lane
was given on 6 June, when " Hamlet "
was performed ; in Sept., 1913, again
left for America, and from Oct., 1913,
to June, 1915, toured all over the
United States with his repertory ;
in 1915-16, continued his tour in
America, and made his final pro-
fessional appearance at Harvard Uni-
versity, 26 Apr., 1916, when by invita-
tion, he performed " Hamlet " ; in
aid of War Charities, he appeared at
the Coliseum Mar., 1917, in " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back/'
which was subsequenty revived at the
Playhouse and Queen's Theatres ; and
at Wyndham's, June, 1918, appeared
as Mr. Don in " A Well-Remembered
Voice." During 1921, he gave lectures
on Shakespeare at the Wigmoro Hall ;
at the Adelphi Theatre, 2 Juno, 1924,
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[FOE
appeared as the Hon Sir Richard
Petworth in " The Ware Case," revived
in aid of King George's Pension Fund
for Actors ; has written a book of
reminiscences, " A Player under Three
Reigns," due for publication in Mar.,
1925. Address : 22 Bedford Square,
W.C.I. Clubs: Beefsteak, Garrick,
and Athenaeum.
FORD, Audrey, actress ; b. London ;
d of Lottie (Venne) and the late
W. H. Fisher ; m. James Welch ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Hay market., 25 Apr., 1894, when
she appeared as Violet in " A Bunch of
Violets " ; at Toole's, Sept., 1894,
appeared as Tiny Gay in " A Trip to
Chinatown " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Mar., 1895, played Lucy in " Gentle-
man Joe " ; during 1896,' played in " A
Mother of Three " (Comedy), " Her
Relations " (Avenue), " Teddy's
Wives " (Strand), " The Eider Down
Quilt " (Terry's), at the Criterion, 1897,
appeared in " Four Little Girls " and
" The Sleeping Partner " ; at Terry's,
1899, played Jane in a revival of that
play ; at the Strand, 1900, appeared
as Dolly Clandon in " You Never
Can Tell/' Delphine in " In the Soup/'
Liza Biff in " Punctured " ; at the
Comedy, played Rosie in " The New
Clown " ; at Wyndham's, July, 1903,
played Dorothy Ken worthy in " Glit-
tering Gloria " ; at the Savoy, 1904,
played in " The Love Birds " ; at
the Savoy, Mar., 1905, appeared as
Colette in " Du Barri " ; at the Cri-
terion. Feb., 1906, as Mrs. Dick
Allenby in " The Little Stranger " ;
at Wyndham's, Jan., 1907, as Lady
Rowena Eggington in " When Knights
were Bold," in which she appeared
over five hundred times, and in which
she subsequently toured; in 1911-12
was still touring in the same part ; at
Harrogate, Feb., 1913, appeared as
Bella Knowles in " Seven Days " ;
at Drury Lane, May, 1913, as Nerissa in
Forbes- Robertson's revival oi " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Garrick
Theatre, Mar., 1917, played Dr.
Ethel Howell, M.D, in " Petticoats."
FORD, Harriet, dramatic author ;
has written, the following plays : "A
Gentleman of France " (from Wey-
man's novel), 1902 ; "The Awakening,"
" The End of the Road," " Jacque-
line " (with Caroline Duer), 1909 ;
" A Little Brother of the Rich "
(with J. M. Paterson), 1909 ; " The
Argyle Case " (with Harvey O'Higgins),
1912 ; " The Dummy " (with O'Hig-
gins), 1914 ; " Polygamy " (with
O'Higgins), 1914 ; " The Dicky Bird "
(with O'Higgins), 1915 ; " Mr. Laza-
rus " (with O'Higgins), 1916 ; " The
Land of the Free " (with Fannie
Hurst), 1917; "The Woman he
Married," 1917 ; " When a FeUer
Needs a Friend " (with O'Higgins),
1918; "On the Hiring Line" (with
O'Higgins), 1918, produced in London
as " The Wrong Number," 1921 ;
" Main Street " (with O'Higgins), 1921 ;
" The Bunch and Judy " (with Anne
Caldwell), 1922 ; " In the Next Room"
(with Eleanor Robson), 1923 ; " Sweet
Seventeen " (with O'Higgins), 1924.
FOKSTEB-BOYILL, W. B.. business
manager ; b. Anglesea, 1871 ; 5. of
Michael Edgar Forster-Bovill ; m.
Lizzie Bennett ; was formerly a
journalist ; business manager at Court
Theatre, for J. B. Fagan, 1920-21 ;
business manager at Eveiyman
Theatre, 1924. Recreations : Travel,
sport, and the theatre. Hobbies :
Stamp and autograph collecting.
Address : 51 Millman Street, W.C.I.
FOKTESCUE, Miss (May Finney), ac-
tress ; b. 9 Feb., 1862 ; sister of Miss
Helen Ferrers ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at Opera Comique,
23 Apr., 1881, as Lady Ella in
" Patience " ; she accompanied D'Oyly
Carte's company for the opening of
the Savoy, and appeared at that
theatre, Nov., 1882, as Celia in " lolan-
the " ; after quitting the Savoy, she
left comic opera, and appeared at
the Court Theatre, 1884, as Dorothy
in " Dan'l Druce " ; she appeared
at the Strand, June, 1884, she played
Mary Melrose in " Our Boys " ; she
then organised a company of her own
with which she toured for many years,
broken occasionally by appearances
at London Theatres ; among the parts
she played in her own company were
Gretchen in the play of that name,
Vera in " Moths," Julia in " The
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[FOS
Hunchback," Galatea in " Pygmalion
and Galatea/' Selene in " The Wicked
World," Juliet, Rosalind, Pauline
in " The Lady of Lyons," Lady Teazle
in " The School for Scandal," Fedora,
Hypatia, Stephanie in " Forget-Me-
Not," etc. ; she also appeared at the
Novelty, 1887, as Mina in " The Blue
Bells of Scotland " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, 1888, as Julia in " The
Hunchback " ; at Drury Lane, Mar.,
1888, as Daisy Copsley in " A Run of
Luck " ; at the Shaftesbury, 1891,
Constance in " The Love Chase " ;
at the Opera Comique, 1892, Priscilla
in " The Mayflower " ; at Queen's,
Crouch End, Oct., 1897, Diana in " The
Fortune Hunter " ; at the Globe,
Apr., 1899, the Duchess of Strood
in " The Gay Lord Quex " ; at Wynd-
ham's, 1905, Lady Anne Wilmot in
" The Lady of Leeds " ; at Hay-
market, 1905, the Dowager Countess
of Dmmdurris in " The Cabinet
Minister " ; at the Court, Apr., 1907,
Lady Faringford in " The Return of
the Prodigal " ; at the New, Oct.,
1908, Lady Bellamy in " Bellamy the
Magnificent " ; in 1909, she toured
in Germany with the late Meta Illing,
as the Duchess of Braceborough in
" Mr. Hopkinson " ; at the Garrick,
June, 1910, played Mrs. J. K.
Rotterford in f< Billy's Bargain " ;
at the Globe, Nov., 1913, appeared as
Philamente in " The Blue Stockings " ;
at the Little Theatre, Apr., 1915, as
Lady Glaring in " The Blow " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1916, played the
Countess of Strathcaird in " The
Best of Luck " ; at the Savoy, June
1917, Lady Susan Delamothe in
" Humpty-Dumpty " ; at the Strand,
Apr., 1918, Mrs. Devlin in " Betty at
Bay " ; at the Criterion, July, 1919,
succeeded Miss Mary Moore as Lady
Bagley in " Our Mr. Hepplewhite " ;
at the Winter Garden, Sept., 1922,
played the Marchioness of Harrogate
in " The Cabaret Girl." Address :
29 Dover Street, W.I.
FOSS, George B., producer and
actor ; b. Dover, 25 Nov., 1859 ; s.
of Edward Foss, J.P., solicitor; fc.
of Charles Fulton, retired actor ;
e. Marlborough College ; m. Winifred
Fraser (mar. dis.) ; studied lor t&e
stage at Henry Neville's Dramatic
Studio under Fred Gartside ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Southend, 1881 ; joined Wilson
Barrett at the Princess's, 1883, and
appeared in " Claudian," " Hamlet,15
etc. ; subsequently toured with the
Kendals and John Hare, Kate
Vaughan, Hermann Vezin, etc., play-
ing a round of Shakespearean and old
comedy parts ; toured with Ben
Greet' s company, 1891 ; appeared at
the Adelphi, Aug., 1895, as the Judge
in "A Swordsman's Daughter " ; at
the Gaiety, June, 1S96, Dancaire in
" Carmen " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Jan., 1898, Andread in " Sporting
Life"; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1898,
James Brett in " The Great Ruby " ;
for many years has devoted himself
to producing plays, and was stage-
manager and producer at the Avenue,
Terry's, Opera Comique, etc. ; pro-
duced several plays for the Browning
Society, and the O.U.D.S. ; was
producer at the Old Vic, 1918-19;
appeared at the New Theatre, Sept.,
1923, as Cymbeline in " Cymbeline " ;
was for several years instructor at
Neville's Dramatic Studio.
FOSTER, Basil, S., actor and vocal-
ist ; b. Malvern, 12 Feb., 1882 ; 5.
of Sophie M. (Harper) and the Rev.
Henry Foster ; e. Malvern College ;
m. Gwendoline Brogdcn ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Marlborough Theatre, Holloway,
5 Apr., 1906, as Norman Popple in
"Mr. Popple (of Ippleton)" ; made
his first appearance in the West End,
at the Prince of Wales's, 31 Jan., 1907,
as Lieutenant de Coop in "Miss Hook
of Holland " ; in Dec., 1907, appeared
at Manchester, as Bandmaster van
Vuyt in the same piece ; at Easter,
1908, toured as Prince Danilo in " The
Merry Widow " ; at Daly's, Sept.,
1908, played St. Brioche in the same
piece, subsequently playing Prince
Danilo, for a time ; at Daly's, Sept.,
1909, played the Earl of Quorn in " The
Dollar Princess " ; during 19 H, toxired
as Captain Charteris in " The Quaker
Girl"; at , the Gaiety, Feb., " 1912,
played Vernon Blundell in " The
Sunshine Girl " ; at thjs Duke of
York's, Dec., 1913, played Mr. Darling
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[FOY
in " Peter Pan " ; Feb., 1914, Reginald
Hornby in " The Land of Promise " ;
on the outbreak of war, was granted a
commission as First Lieutenant, 8th
Battn. Hampshire (Reserve) Regi-
ment ; reappeared on the stage, at
the Coliseum, Mar., 1920, as Lord Vere
in " The Truth about the Russian
Dancers " ; at Wyndham's, Mar.,
1921, played Peter Darnell in " Bull-
Dog Drummond " ; at the Strand,
May, 1922, Richard in " Tilly of
Bloomsbury " ; at the Empire, Sept.,
1922, Frank Upton in " The Smith
Family " ; at Wyndham's, Feb., 1923,
John Carruthers in " The Dancers " ;
at the Winter Garden, Apr., 1924,
Robin Carraway in " To-Night's the
Night " ; at the Savoy, Sept., 1924,
Algernon Spriggs in " The Sport of
Kings." Favourite part : Prince
Danilo in " The Merry Widow."
Recreations : Racquets, cricket (he is
one of the famous Fosters of Worces-
tershire), golf, tennis, and lawn-tennis.
Clubs : Green Room and Prince's
Racket. Address ; Green Room Club,
46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
FOSTER, Edward, manager; b.
Cork, Ireland, 23 May, 1876 ; s. of
Major F. A. Foster, R.M.A., and his
wife, Mary (Rose) ; e. Christ's Hospital,
and in France and Italy ; was formerly
engaged in banking business for eleven
years ; subsequently toured in the Far
East with the Dallas Opera company ;
in June, 1901, was appointed assistant
manager of the Holloway Empire by
Mr. Oswald Stoll, and subsequently he
fulfilled appointments at Stratford
Empire as assistant manager, two
years ; Bordesley Palace, Birmingham,
as manager, four and a half years ;
Grand Theatre, Birmingham/ four
years ; Glasgow Alhambra, four and
a half years ; appointed manager of
the Alhambra, Leicester Square, Dec.,
1915 ; subsequently went to the
United States, where he remained
five years, during which period he
also reappeared on the stage, playing
in " The Call " at Chicago ; in " Tilly
of Bloomsbury," and toured as the
Bishop of Lancashire in " The Servant
in, the House," in Canada ; on his
return to England, May, 1920, was
appointed manager of the Winter
Garden Theatre, under Messrs. Gros-
smith and LaurilLard, resigned in 1921 ;
he then again returned to the stage,
playing Jim Leach in " The Poor
Rich " ; for two years he played in
pantomime under the Wylie-Tate
management ; at the Lyceum, July,
1922, played Cholmondeley in " Old
Bill, M.P." ; he then toured with
Seymour Hicks as Alphonse du Bois
in " The Love Habit " ; returned to
management, when he was appointed
manager of the New Oxford, Sept.,
1924. Recreations: Golf. Club: Scot-
tish Constitutional, Glasgow.
FOY, Eddie (Fitzgerald), actor; b.
New York, 9 Mar., 1854 ; 5. of Ellen
Hennessy and Richard Fitzgerald ;
e. Chicago ; m. (1) 1895, Madeline Mor-
ando ; (2) Marie Combs, 1923 ; made
his first appearance on the stage in
1869, at Chicago ; subsequently per-
formed at variety theatres all over
the United States ; in 1879, appeared
at Denver, and played there three
seasons ; was next seen at San Fran-
cisco, where he also played a lengthy
engagement ; in 1884, toured in
" Tigers " and in 1885, in " Jack-
in-the-Box " ; in Feb., 1886, appeared
at Union Square Theatre, as Professor
O'Sullivan in " Jack-in- the-Box " ;
subsequently returned to San Fran-
cisco ; in 1887 toured in " Over the
Garden Wall " ; he was then engaged
by David Henderson, and in 1889
appeared at the Chicago Opera
House in " Cinderella " ; he next ap-
peared there in " Bluebeard," in which
he was also seen at Niblo's Gardens,
New York, Jan., 1890 ; at Chicago
he also played in " Sinbad " and
" Ali Baba " ; all these pieces had
extended runs ; subsequently toured in
" Robinson Crusoe " and " The Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown " ; at the
Herald Square Theatre, Oct., 1898,
played Lebeau in " Hotel Topsy
Turvy," and in Apr., 1899, Cassim
D'Artagnan in " An Arabian Girl
and Forty Thieves " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, June, 1901, appeared
as Kamfer in " The Strollers " ; also
appeared at the same theatre in
1902 in " The Wild Rose," and 1903
in " Mr. Bluebeard " ; at the Casino,
Apr., 1904, appeared as Peter Pouffle
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[FBA
in " Piff, Paff, Pouf 1 1 ! " ; from 1905-7
was " starring " as Jim Cheese in
" The Earl and the Girl/' and in
1907 played Artie Choke in "The
Orchid " ; during 1908 toured in
'* Mr. Hamlet of Broadway," in which
he appeared at the Casino, New
York, 25 Dec., 1908 ; same theatre,
18 July, 1910, played Momus in " Up
and Down Broadway," subsequently
touring in the same piece ; at Chicago,
Sept., 191 1, appeared as Madison Parke
in " Over the River, " appearing
in the same part at the Globe Theatre,
New York, 8 Jan., 1912 ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; at the
Palace, New York, Oct., 1918, ap-
peared in " Slumwhere in New York " ;
at Portland, Oregon, Jan., 1920,
appeared in ' ' The High Cost of Living ' ' ;
in 1923, starred in " That Casey Girl."
A ddress : Post Road, New Rochelle,
N.Y., U.S.A.
FRANCE, Charles Vernon, actor ; b.
Bradford, 30 June, 1868; s. of
Charles France, F.R.I.B.A., archi-
tect ; e. Bradford Grammar School
and Owens College, Manchester ;
previous occupation, electrical engin-
eer ; m. Ethel Holme ; had no special
training for the stage beyond experi-
ence gained as an amateur ; first
appeared at Theatre Royal, Rochdale,
1891, as character actor in " New
Year's Chimes," under John Hart ; his
principal engagements were: 1892,
" Booties' Baby," and tour with Martin
Harvey and W. Haviland ; 1892-3,
" The Dark Continent " ; in 1893
played the Wolf in "Little Red
Riding Hood," at Dundee ; in 1894
was lead in " A Sailor's Knot " ; in
1894-5, toured with Osmond Tearle ;
in 1897 played lead in " The Pro-
digal Daughter " ; made Ms first
appearance on the London stage, 12
Feb., 1898, as David Brindle in " The
Dovecot," at the Duke of York's ;
in the autumn of 1898 went to America
with Charles Frohman, playing in
" A Brace of Partridges " ; returned
to England in 1899, playing in " A
Bachelor's Widow " at Terry's ; in
1900 was in "The Wild Rabbit"
at the Criterion ; during 1901-3 toured
with his own company ; from 1904
to 1907 was at the Garrick, playing
in Arthur Bourchier's productions ;
in 1905 appeared in " The Axis "
at Criterion, and " Candida " at
Court, and in 1906 in " The Convict
on the Hearth " at the same theatre ;
he created a great impression by his
acting as Pierre in " Les Hannetons,"
produced by the Stage Society at the
Imperial in 1907, and revived at the
Court by Otho Stuart ; played Sir John
Plugenet in " The Hypocrites " at the
Hicks Theatre, 1907, and at the New
Theatre, Oct., 1907, played Richard
Gascoyne in " Her Son " ; at the
Playhouse, Nov., 1907, played Charles
Marshall in " Fido " ; in Apr., 1908,
appeared at the Hay market as Lewis
Sherrington in " The Breaking Point/'
in May, appeared at the Playhouse
as King of Britain in " Lanval "
at the Royalty, as Harry Alston in
" The Grey Stocking " ; appeared
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1908, as the
Duke of Exmoor in " Marriages of
Mayfair " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1909, played Oliver Wanklin
in " Strife " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1909, Mr. Hopkins in " Be vis " ;
at the Garrick, June, 1909, Thompson
in " A Woman in the Case " ; in Sept.,
1909, he rejoined the Haymarket
company, under Herbert Trench, and
appeared there until 1911, playing
the following parts : the Earl of
Kent in " King Lear " ; Time in
" The Blue Bird," the Grand Duke
of Lothen-Kunitz in " Priscilla Runs
Away " ; Stanley Kimber in " All that
Matters " ; Baldwin in " Lady Pat-
ricia," Agmar in " The Gods of the
Mountains " ; Martial in " Above
Suspicion " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Mar., 1912, played Lord Strachan in
" The Chalk Line " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1912, Austin Crane in
" At the Barn " ; Sept., 1912, George
Frederick Gossamore in " Art and
Opportunity " ; Jan., 1913, Rueben
Pearce in " Esther Castways " ; Mar.,
1913, Richard Stern in " The Handful ";
at the Ambassadors' Theatre, June,
1913, played Baron de Duisitort in
" Panthea " ; at the Haymarket,
June, 1913, appeared as Lewis Dave-
nant in " Elizabeth Cooper " ; at
Wyndham's, Aug., 1913, succeeded
Gerald Du Maurier, for a time, as
Henry Beauclerc in " Diplomacy " ;
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at the Playhouse, Sept., 1913, played
Richard Whichello in " Mary Goes
First " ; at the Duke of York's, Feb.,
1914, Edward Marsh in " The Land of
Promise " ; at the Palladium, Nov.,
1914, The Emperor in " The War
Lord's Dream " ; at the Haymarket,
Feb., 1915, Vice- Admiral Sir Berkeley
Wynne in " The Flag Lieutenant " ; at
Wyndham's, June, 1915, Sir George
Langworthy in " Gamblers All " ;
at His Majesty's, Oct.. 1915, played
Father O'Rafferty in "Mavourneen " ;
at the Garrick, June, 1916, Daniel
Bulstrode in " Bluff" ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Nov., 1916, succeeded
Norman McKinnell as Hobson in
" Hobson's Choice " ; Dec., 1916,
played Theophilus Pennithorne in
" The Happy Family " ; at the Play-
house, Apr., 1917, Major Tompkins in
" The Passing of the Third Floor
Back " ; subsequently toured as the
Doctor in " Damaged Goods " ; at the
New, Feb., 1918, played the Rev.
Stephen Glynn in " The Freaks " ;
at the Oxford, Dec., 1918, Captain
de Corlaix in " In the Night Watch " ;
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1919, Timothy
Cordways in " The Choice" ; at the
Aldwych, Aug., 1920, Colonel Wharton
in " the Unknown " ; at the Comedy,
Nov., 1920, Horace in " Will You Kiss
Me ? " ; at the Kings way, Mar., 1921,
Brigadier-General Frederick Fellowes in
" The Heart of a Child " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, June, 1921, Hugo Van Diest in
" Out to Win " ; Oct., 1921, Father
Leary in " Timothy " ; at the Am-
bassadors', Dec., 1921, Colonel Brere-
ton in " Clothes and the Woman " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1922, Stephen
Ranee in " Sarah of Soho " ; Apr.,
1922, the Rev. Geoffrey Chapstone in
" The Card Players " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Aug., 1922, Joe Ripley in
" Husbands Are a Problem " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1922, Lee Tai Cheng
in "East of Suez"; Feb., 1923, in
aid of King George's Pension Fund for
Actors, Louis XI in " The Ballad
Monger " ; at the St. Martin's, Apr.,
1923, Dr. Gall in " R.U.R." ; at the
Apollo, Feb., 1924, Sir Henry Stanley
in " The Fairy Tale " ; at the Savoy,
Mar., 1924, Colonel Somerveil in
" Blinkers " ; at the Theatre Albert
Premier, Paris, Apr., 1924, Mr, Latimer
in " The Dover Road " ; at the Little
Theatre, Sept., 1924, John Mowbray
in "Morals"; subsequently toured
as Dr. Ashton in " Helping Hands."
Favourite parts : Pierre in Brieux's
" Les Hannetons/' Captain de Corlaix
in "In the Night Watch," and Rev.
Geoffrey Chapstone in " The Card
Players?' Recreations: Gardening and
motoring. Club : Green Room. Ad-
dress : Gerrard's Cross, Bucks. Tele-
phone No. : Gerrard's Cross 145.
FRANCIS, M. E., dramatic author ;
b. Killiney Park, Dublin ; d. of Michael
James Sweetman ; e. privately, at
home, and at Brussels ; m. Francis
Nicholl Blundell (deed.) ; has written
the following plays : " The Widow
Woos " (with Sydney Valentine), " Olf
and the Little Maid," " The Third
Time of Asking/' " Fiander's Widow "
(with Sydney Valentine), "Tom's
Second Missus/' etc. ; has written
over twenty books. Address : The
Manor House, Blandford, Dorset.
FRASER, Alec, actor and vocalist ;
b. Cupar, Fife, 16 Feb., 1884; s. of
Robert Boath Fraser-Smith and his
wife Agnes (Elder) ; e. Stationers'
School ; m. Patience Seymour ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, 1900,
as Harry Bronson in " The Belle of
New York " ; made his first appear-
ance in London, at the Savoy Theatre,
22 Jan., 1903, as Oberon in " A Prin-
cess of Kensington " ; in 1904 toured
in " The Earl and the Girl," and in
1906 in " The Blue Moon " ; at the
Apollo, Apr., 1906, appeared in " The
Dairymaids " ; at the Gaiety, Apr.,
1908, in " Havana " ; Jan., 1909, in
" Our Miss Gibbs " ; at the Vaudeville,
June, 1910, played Van Lieje in " The
Girl in the Train " ; at Daly's, Sept.,
1910, succeeded Basil Foster as the
Earl of Quorn in " The Dollar Prin-
cess " ; Jan., 1911, played Lieut.
Montschi in "A Waltz Dream " ;
May, 1911, M. de Tresac in "The
Count of Luxembourg " ; at the Lyric,
Sept., 1912, Rene in " The Girl in the
Taxi " ; at the Prince of Wales's, Nov.,
1913, Gordon Grey in " Are You
There ? " ; at the Apollo, Sept., 1915,
John Martin in " The Only Girl " ;
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at the Court, Mar., 1916, Lieut, von
Sieb in " Kultur at Home " ; at Drury
Lane, June, 1916, appeared in " Razzle-
Dazzle " ; at the London Hippodrome,
1917, in " Zig-Zag " ; at the Strand,
Feb., 1918, Tom Palmer in " Cheating
Cheaters " ; at the London Hippo-
drome, 1918, appeared in " Box o'
Tricks " ; at the Lyceum, May, 1919,
played Harry Bronson in " The Belle
of New York " ; Sept,, 1919, Dick
Smith in " The Wild Widow " ; Mar.,
1920, Harry Stanley in " Boy of My
Heart " ; subsequently toured in
" Twinkles " ; in Sept., 1924, toured
as Victor in " Mademoiselle KiM."
Recreation : Golf. Club : Playgoers'.
Address ; 41 Pandora Road, West
Hampstead, N.W.6. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 7235.
FRASER, Agnes, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Springfield, Fife, Scotland ; m.
Walter Passrnore ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage, in the provinces,
playing in " The Vicar of Bray/' "The
Lucky Star," and " The Pirates of Pen-
zance " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, Dec., 1899, in " The
Rose of Persia/' as Blush-in-the-Morn-
ing; she also appeared at the Savoy as
Kathleen in "The Emerald Isle," Bessie
Throgmorton in " Merrie England,"
Celia in " lolanthe," and Kenna
in " The Princess of Kensington " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1903, she
played Elphin Have in " The Earl
and the Girl " ; at the Lyric, Jan.,
1905, appeared as Ellaline Lewin
in " The Talk of the Town " ; at the
Apollo, Apr., 1906, played Winifred
in " The Dairymaids " ; at Drury
Lane, Christmas, 1907, played Robin
Hood in " The Babes in the Wood " ;
in 1911, toured with her husband in
" Sweet Williams," in 1912 in " Queer
Fish"; in 1914-5, in ''The Soldiers'
Mess," and " Ducks and Quacks."
Address : 360 Finchley Road, N.W.3.
Telephone : 2406 Hampstead.
FRASER, Winifred (nee Exton),
actress; b. London, 29 Feb., 1872;
e. Hampstead ; m. G. R. Foss (mar.
dis,) ; first appeared on the stage
in 1888, as Sophia in " The Vicar
of Wakefield," with William Farren,
Jun., subsequently toured with Ben
Greet's company, next toured in
" Jim the Penman," " The New
Magdalen," etc. ; made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Criterion Theatre, 6 Nov., 1889,
as Alice Fairfax in " Her Own Wit-
ness " ; appeared at the Garrick
Theatre, 19 Sept., 1891, as Clara in
" School," and also understudied Miss
Kate Rorke as Bella ; played Rosie
in Lady Bancroft's play, " My
Daughter/' and subsequently Lucy in
" A Pair of Spectacles " ; she appeared
at the Avenue, 1894, in " The Man in
the Street," and " Arms and the Man" ;
from the autumn of 1894 to 1897 she
fulfilled engagements with Olga
Nethersole, Ben Greet, E. S. Willard,
Sir Augustus Harris, etc., and in 1897,
understudied Miss Winifred Emery
at the Haymarket in " A Marriage of
Convenience," and also toured in
" Under the Red Robe " ; appeared
at the Lyceum, 1899, in " Robes-
pierre " ; in 1900 she played with
Mrs. Patrick Campbell at the Royalty
in " The Fantasticks," etc. ; in 1903,
understudied Miss Nina Boucicault
in " Little Mary," and frequently
played the part at Wyndham's Theatre ;
in 1905-6, toured successfully in a
round of leading parts in Australia ;
during 1907 toured in " The School
for Scandal " and " The Importance
of Being Earnest " ; at the Hicks
Theatre, July, 1909, played Jane
Linneth in " His Borrowed Plumes " ;
at Wallack's, New York, 20 Dec.,
1910, played Barbara Pennymint in
"Pomander Walk"; during 1911-12,
toured in the same part ; at the
Children's Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1913, played Good-Dedes in " Every-
man "; at Chicago, May, 1913,
appeared as Nellie Heron "in " The
Necessary Evil " ; at the Little
Theatre, New York, Oct. 1916, as
Mrs. Greville in " Hush " ; at the
Empire, New York, May, 1917, as
Mrs. Torrance in " The New Word " ;
at the Belasco, Sept., 1917, played
Mrs. Martha Van Zile in " Polly With
a Past"; Sept., 1918, Mrs. Audrey
in " Daddies " ; at the Empire, New
York, Dec., 1920, Mrs, Morland in
" Mary Rose " ; at the Ritz Theatre,
Mar., 1923, Mrs. Smallwood in " The
Enchanted Cottage " ; at the Belasco,
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Sept., 1923, Mrs. Considine in " Mary,
Mary, Quite Contrary/' Recreations :
Billiards and gardening.
FRASER-SIMSON, Harold, compo-
ser; 6. London, 15 Aug., 1878; 5. of
Arthur Theodore Simson and his wife
Catherine (Eraser, of Reelig) ; e.
Charterhouse, King's College, and in
France ; m. Cicely Devenish ; formerly
a shipowner ; has composed the music
of the following : " Bonita," Queen's,
1911 ; " The Maid of the Mountains,"
Daly's, 1917, which secured the longest
run of any musical production on
record ; "A Southern Maid," Man-
chester, 1917, and Daly's, 1920 ; " Our
Peg/' Manchester, 1919 ; " Missy
Joe," 1921 ; " Head Over Heels,"
Adelphi, 1923; "Our Nell" (part-
composer), Gaiety, 1924 ; " The Street
Singer," Lyric, 1924 ; has also com-
posed a number of songs and part-
songs, etc. ; is a Chevalier of the
Legion of Honour. Recreations : Shoot-
ing, fishing, cricket, and music. Clubs ;
Garrick and Queen's. Address : Gar-
rick Club, Garrick Street, W.C.2.
FRAZEE, Harry Herbert, manager ;
b. Peoria, 111., U.S.A., 29 June, 1880 ;
5. of William Byron Frazee and his
wife Margaret A. (Teal) ; e. Peoria ;
m. Elsie Clisbee ; commenced his
career as an advance agent at the age
of sixteen ; made his first production
at the age of twenty-two, when he
presented " Uncle Josh Perkins,"
1902 ; during the next five years he
presented several musical comedies ;
has since produced " Madame Sherry,"
" Ready Money," " Fine Feathers,"
" A Pair of Sixes," " Nothing but the
Truth/' etc. ; he built the Cort Theatre,
Chicago, and the Longacre Theatre
(formerly Frazee), New York ; in 1921,
he acquired the Lyric Theatre, New
York ; in Apr., 1924, produced " No,
No, Nanette " ; is the owner, and
President of the Boston-American
League Baseball Club since 1918. Ad-
dress : 45 West 45th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
FREDERICK, Pauline, actress and
vocalist ; b. Boston, Mass., 12 Aug.,
1884 ; d. of Loretta E. (Frederick) and
John Libbey ; e, Boston ; m. (1)
Frank M. Andrews (mar. dis.) ; (2)
Willard Mack ; (3) Dr. Charles Ruther-
ford ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, 1 Sept., 1902, with. " The
Rogers Brothers in Harvard " ; at the
Broadway Theatre, Aug., 1903, ap-
peared as Titania in " A Princess of
Kensington " ; at Lew Fields' Theatre,
Dec., 1904, played Countess Pokota in
" It Happened in Nordland," and
the following year played the part
of the Queen in the same piece ;
same theatre, Sept., 1905, appeared
as Beverage Kruger in the burlesque
of " The Music Master " ; during
the Spring of 1906, toured in " The
Little Gray Lady/' and subsequently
in " The Girl in White " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Aug., 1907,
played Lady Rowena Eggington in
" When Knights were Bold " ; at the
Savoy, New York, Jan., 1908, ap-
peared as Colette de Merville in
" Twenty Days in the Shade " ; and
16 Mar., 1908, as Constance Joblyn
in " Toddles " ; at the Criterion,
New York, 19 Oct., 1908, played
Elsie Vernette in " Samson " ; in
1909, she toured in the same part ;
at Wallack's, New York, 23 Aug.,
1909, appeared as Millie Foster in
" The Dollar Mark " ; same theatre,
6 Oct., 1909, played Judith Bartlemy
in " The Fourth Estate " ; was then
absent from the stage for nearly three
years ; reappeared at the Princess
Theatre, Toronto, Nov., 1912, as
the Marchioness of Joyeuse in " The
Paper Chase " ; played the same part
at Wallack's, New York, 25 Nov.,
1912 ; at the Century Theatre, 1 1 Jan.,
1913, played Zuleika in " Joseph
and his Brethren"; during 1913-14,
toured in the same part ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, New York, 9 Sept., 1914,
appeared in the title-rdle of " Inno-
cent " ; at Scranton, Pa., Apr., 1915,
appeared in " Don't Shoot " ; for the
next eight years devoted herself to the
cinema stage, with, considerable suc-
cess ; reappeared on the dramatic
stage in New York, at the Selwyn
Theatre, Mar., 1923, as Irene Short in
" The Guilty One " ; at San Francisco,
July, 1924, played in " Spring Clean-
ing." Recreation : Riding. Address ;
Beverley Hills, Cal., U.S,A.
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FREEAE, Lome, actress; b. Lon-
don, 26 Nov., 1873 ; m. Charles
Shepherd ; made her first appearance
on the stage when quite an infant,
in the old farce, " Mr. and Mrs.
White " ; made her first appearance in
London, at Sanger's Amphitheatre,
Christmas, 1882, in "Blue Beard";
subsequently she appeared with
the Moore and Burgess Minstrels
as " Louis Freear," and for a long
time played with a juvenile opera
company ; she played in pantomime
in London, Leicester, Hanley, etc. ;
she appeared at various music halls,
and with the Midget Minstrel Com-
pany ; toured in South Africa with
her brother, and also in the English
provinces ; appeared at the Trocadero,
25 Feb., 1893, in " The Elopement,"
scoring an immediate success ; in 1895,
she toured with Ben Greet's Company,
playing Puck in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Mopsa in " The
Winter's Tale," etc. ; in the same
year toured with George Dance's
company in " Buttercup and
Daisy " ; at the Duke of York's,
Apr., 1896, made a "hit," when she
appeared as Ruth in " The Gay
Parisienne " ; at the same theatre,
1897, played in " A Day in Paris " ;
at the Royalty, Oct., 1897, played
Aurora in " Oh ! Susannah 1" ; went
to America, 1899, playing at the
New York Theatre, Apr., 1899, in
" The Man in the Moon " ; appeared
at Her Majesty's Theatre, Jan., 1900,
played Puck in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; next toured with
her own company in " Boy Bob "
and " Julia " ; appeared at the Strand,
5 Oct., 1901, when she made an enor-
mous hit as Fifi in "A Chinese
Honeymoon," which she played for
two years ; subsequently appeared
at various music halls ; from 1905 to
1907, played in sketch, " The Mar-
chioness " ; at Lyceum, Edinburgh,
Apr., 1908, played Fan in " The
Fortunes of Fan," in which she sub-
sequently toured ; in 1910, appeared
at the Hippodrome ; again toured in
South Africa, 1910; in Mar., 1915,
again toured as Ruth in " The Gay Paris-
ienne " ; at the King's, Hammersmith,
Christmas, 1917, played Mary Mary
Quite Contrary in " Red Riding Hood."
FRENCH, Harold, actor ; b. London,
23 Apr., 1897 ; s. of William Joseph
French and his wife Gertrude (Brady) ;
e. Edge Hill College, Wimbledon ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Savoy Theatre, Oct., 1912, when
he succeeded Eric Rae as Mamillius
in " The Winter's Tale " ; he also
appeared at the same theatre, Nov.,
1912, in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Garrick, Dec., 1913, played Crispian
Carey in " Where the Rainbow Ends,"
playing the same part in Dec., 1914,
and Dec., 1915 ; was a member of the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre Company
and Gaiety, Manchester, 1912-13 ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1914, appeared in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
the Haymarket, Apr., 1916, played in
" The Mayor of Troy " ; Sept., 1916,
appeared there as Hafiz in " Mr,
Jubilee Drax " ; was for nine months
a member of the Birmingham Reper-
tory Company ; joined the Army
(R.A.R) 1917 ; on demobilisation
appeared at the Garrick Theatre, Mar.,
1919, as the Baron- de Casterae and
Athos in " Cyrano de Bergerac " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1920,
played Dick in " The Blue Lagoon " ;
at the St. Martin's Theatre, Feb., 1921,
appeared as The Visitor in " The
Wonderful Visit " ; at the Garrick,
Jan., 1922, played Hoheno in "The
Bird of Paradise " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1923, Wilbur Jennings in
" Good Gracious, Annabelle ! " ; at
the Haymarket, Mar., 1923, Stephen
Audley in " Isabel, Edward and
Anne " ; at the Little Theatre, Oct.,
1923, appeared in " Little Revue
Starts at Nine o1 Clock " ; in 1924,
toured in" By-the-Way." Recreations :
Golf, swimming, and punting. Club :
Green Room. Address : 8 Suttou
Court Mansions, Chiswick, W.4, or c/o
Daniel Mayer Co., Ltd., Grafton
House, Golden Square, W.I.
FEIGANZA, Trfcrie (Delia O'Calla-
han), actress and vocalist; b. Cin-
cinnati, Ohio, U.S.A., 29 Nov., 1870 ;
m. Charles A. Goettler ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1889,
in " The Pearl of Pekin " ; subse-
quently played Mrs. Guyer in "A
Trip to Chinatown " ; in 1892, at
Palmer's Theatre, New York,
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she played the Lady Saphir in
" Patience/' and Celia in " lolan-
the," and later she was seen in "La
Mascotte," " The Sorcerer," etc. ;
in 1894 she was in " The Little
Trooper," and in 1895-6 in " Fleur-
de-Lys " ; at Hammerstein's, Lyric
Theatre, Oct., 1897, she appeared
as Henry in "La Poupee " ; at the
Casino in 1900 she played Mrs.
Muggins in " The Belle of Bohemia,"
and subsequently appeared in " The
Chaperons " ; made her first appear-
ance on the London stage at the
opening of the Apollo, 21 Feb., 1901,
in " The Belle of Bohemia " ; she
also appeared at the New Century
(Adelphi) Theatre, 11 Sept., 1901,
in " The Whirl of the Town " ; return-
ing to America, she appeared as Julie
Bon-Bon in " The Girl from Paris " ;
in 1902 she played in " Sally in
Our Alley," and in 1903 appeared
in "A Trip to Chinatown," " The
Darling of the Gallery Gods," and
" The Dress Parade " ; in 1904 she
was seen in " The Sho-Gun " and
" The Prince of Pilsen " ; she made
her reappearance on the London
stage at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
14 May, 1904, as Mrs. Madison Croker
in the last-mentioned play ; during
1906 she played in "Twiddle-Twaddle,"
" The Three Graces," " The Girl from
Paris," and " His Honor the Mayor " ;
at Philadelphia, in Mar., 1907, and at
the Lyric, New York, 8 Apr., 1907,
she appeared as Caroline Vokins in
" The Orchid," subsequently touring
in the same piece ; at the New York
Theatre, 5 Oct., 1908, appeared as
Mrs. William Waxtapper in " The
American Idea " ; at Philadelphia,
May, 1909, played in " The Girl
from Yama " ; at Chicago, Aug.,
1910, appeared as Mrs. Ned RadcliSe
in " The Sweetest Girl in Paris " ;
at the Winter Garden, New York,
July, 1912, played Keokuk in " The
Passing Show of 1912 "; has since
appeared in the principal " vaudeville "
theatres, 1912-15 ; at the Winter Gar-
den, Jan., 1916, played in " Town
Topics " ; at San Diego, CaL, May,
1916, appeared as Blanche Moss in
" Canary Cottage/' and played the
same part at the Morosco Theatre,
New York, Feb., 1917 ; at the Play-
house, Los Angeles, Sept., 1924, played
in " The Clinging Vine."
FRDIL, Charles Rudolf, composer ;
b. Prague, Bohemia, 7 Dec., 1884;
5. of Frank Friml and his wife Marie
(Slavinska) ; m. Mathilde Baruch (mar.
dis.) ; went to the United States in
1903 as accompanist to Kubelik, for
whom he played five years ; is the
composer of the following musical
plays and operettas ; " The Firefiy,"
1912 ; " The Ballet Girl," 1914 ; " High
Jinks," 1914; " Katinka," 1915; "The
Peasant Girl," 1916 ; " You're in Love, '•'
1917; "Kitty Darlm'," 1917; " Glo-
rianna," 1918; "Sometime," 1918;
" The Little Whopper," 1919 ; " Tum-
ble Inn," 1919 ; " June Love," 1920 ;
" The Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 ";
" Cinders," 1923 ; " Ziegfeld Follies,"
1923 ; " Rose-Marie " (with Herbert
Stothart), 1924. Address : 600 West
169th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
FEOHMAN, Daniel, manager; b.
Sandusky, Ohio, 22 Aug., 1853; e.s.
of Henry and Barbara Frohman ;
in his earlier years was a journalist on
the staff of The New York Tribune,
and subsequently of The Daily
Graphic of New York ; first came
into prominence in the theatrical
world as business manager of the
Madison Square Theatre in 1880,
during the run of " Hazel Kirke,"
produced there under the direction
of Steele Mackaye ; he remained with
Mackaye for some years ; in 1885 he
acquired the lease of the old Lyceum
Theatre, New York, and his first pro-
duction there was a version of Sardou's
" Andrea/' produced under the title
of " In Spite of All" ; he maintained a
" stock " company of great excellence
at this theatre for many years, some
of his earlier successes, including
" The Highest Bidder," " The Wife,"
" Lord Chumley/' and " The Charity
Ball," were produced here, and it was
here also that E. H. Sothern became a
" star/' under his management ; also
many of Pinero's and Jones's plays ;
the last performance at the old Lyceum
Theatre was given 22 Mar., 1902,
when the final performance of " The
Girl and the Judge " was given ;
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he then became owner of the present
Lyceum Theatre, situated at 45th
Street, near Broadway, which was
opened 2 Nov., 1903 ; from 1899 to
1903 he was also lessee and manager
of Daly's Theatre, New York ; in 1911,
published " Memories of a Manager " ;
on the death of his brother Charles,
drowned in the Lusitania, on 7 May,
1915, took over the administration of
his affairs in New York, and in July,
1915, was appointed joint-manager of
Charles Frohman (Inc.) ; is also a
director of the Famous Players-Lasky
Film Co., which he assisted to organize
in 1912 ; is President of the Actors'
Fund of America ; is the author of a
volume " Memories of a Manager,"
published in 1911. Address: Lyceum
Theatre, 149 West 45th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
FULLER, Sir Benjamin John, mana-
ger ; b. London, 20 Mar., 1875 ; 5.
of John Fuller and his wife Harriett ;
m. Elizabeth Mary Thomson ; went
to Australia as a young man and has
been engaged in the amusement
business for many years ; is the
governing-director of Fuller's Theatres
and Vaudeville, Ltd., controlling a
circuit of theatres and music halls
throughout Australia ; many noted
English and American companies and
artists are regularly engaged in the
numerous theatres controlled by his
company. Club : xXutomobile of
Australia, Sydney. Address : 4
Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay,
Sydney, N.S.W.
FULLER, Loie, actress and dancer ;
b. in Chicago ; made her d&but when a
child, at the age of two and a half
years ; in her earlier years she played
a number of engagements with " stock"
companies, and toured with " Buffalo
Bill," W. J. Florence, etc.; subse-
quently, for some time, she toured
in her own play " Larks " ; she ap-
peared at the Bijou Theatre, New
York, June, 1886, as Nettie in " Hum-
bug," and also appeared there as
Little Jack Sheppard in the burlesque
of that name ; she played Rosa
Colombier in " The Arabian Nights,"
all over America ; at Niblo's Gardens,
Nov., 1887, she played Ustane in
" She " ; toured in the West Indies
as Juliet and Pauline in " The Lady
of Lyons," etc. ; made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Globe, 22 Oct., 1889, as Mercy
Baxter in " Caprice " ; she appeared
at the Gaiety, 13 Oct., 1890, in " His
Last Chance " ; at the Avenue, Mar.,
1891, she played Emmy Campbell in
" Two or One " and as Zephyrina
Winn in " Zephyr " ; at Terry's,
Apr., 1891, she played Lizzie in
" Charlie," and Florrie in " That
Woman in Pink " ; at the Gaiety,
June, 1891, succeeded Letty Lind
as Mercedes in " Carmen Up-to-Data ";
then came the famous serpentine
dance, which she introduced for the
first time, at the Columbus Theatre,
New York, 20 Oct., 1891, in " Quack,
M.D." ; she appeared at the Casino,
New York, Feb., 1392, in " Uncle
Celestin " ; at the Garden Theatre,
Aug., 1893, produced " A Morning
Call," " A Visit," etc. ; appeared at
the Athenee, Paris, 1894, in " Salom6 ";
at Broadway Theatre, Sept., 1894,
played in " Panjandrum " ; also ap-
peared at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, May, 1896 ; during
1900, appeared at the Paris Exhibition,
where she first introduced Sada Yacco
and Otojiro, the celebrated Japanese
actors, to European audiences ; sub-
sequently she brought them to London ;
in 1907, produced " Salom<§ " at the
Theatre des Arts, Paris; at the
Hippodrome, Paris, during the same
year, produced a ballet entitled
" Dances of a Thousand Veils " ;
author of "A Japanese Girl," word-
less play produced at Duke of York's,
1907 ; at the Hippodrome, London,
1908, produced the ballet of " Light " ;
toured in the United States, 1910-11 ;
has produced several ballets at the
Coliseum and elsewhere, during the
past few years ; at the Opera, Paris,
July, 1920, produced " Le Lys de Vie,"
by the Queen of Rumania ; in
Oct., 1908, published her reminis-
cences, in Paris, under the title of
" Fifteen Years of My Life " ; in 1913,
published a further volume, "Fifteen
Years of a Dancer's Life,"
FULTON, Charles J. (Foss), actor ; b.
23 July, 1857 ; 5. of the late Edward
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Foss, one of the founders and subse-
quently president of the Incorporated
Law Society ; e. at Marlborough
College and on the Continent ; origin-
ally intended for a solicitor ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
the Theatre Royal, Brighton, 5 Apr.,
1883, as Lord Spencer in " Clan-
carty," making his first appearance
in London, in the same part, at the
Gaiety, 19 Apr., 1883 ; he was then seen
at the Princess's Theatre, 6 Dec., 1883,
as Symachus in " Claudian," under
the management of the late Wilson
Barrett, with whom he remained
some years ; at the Princess's, he
also appeared as Guildenstern in
" Hamlet/' 1884 ; Papinius in " Ju-
nius," 1885 ; Henry Havelock in
" The Colour Sergeant," 1885 ;
Geoffrey Ware in " The Silver King,"
1885 ; Mr. Armytage in " The Lights
o' London/' 1885 ; Mr. Lendon in
" Hoodman Blind/' 1885 ; Sir Hum-
phrey Hinton in " The Lord Harry/'
1886 ; Dares in " Clito," 1886 ; ac-
companied Wilson Barrett to the
United States in 1886-7 ; on his return
appeared at the Globe in Dec., 1887,
as John Grant in " The Golden
Ladder " ; Gaspard in " The Lady
of Lyons," 1888 ; returned to the
Princess's, May, 1888, to play Ewan
Mylrea in " Ben-My-Chree " ; after
leaving Wilson Barrett, appeared with
Mrs. Langtry at the St. James's, in
1890, as the Duke in " As You Like
It " ; with E. S. Willard, at Shaftesbury
as the Earl of Asgarby in " Judah,"
and Tom Dempster in " The Deacon ";
played Father Dantes in " Monte
Cristo/' Avenue, 1891 ; Musgrave in
" The Henrietta," at the Avenue ;
appeared in " The Prince and the
Pauper," Vaudeville ; at the Crite-
rion (1892) in " Agatha " ; at Terry's
he appeared in " Uncle Mike " ; at
the Op6ra Comique (1893) made a
great hit by his performance of the
part of Calvin Stedman in " Man
and Woman " ; at Terry's, played
Howard K. Harrison in " Gudg-
eons " ; was for some time a member
of the Adelphi company, playing in
"The Fatal Card," "The Girl I
Left Behind Me/' "The Swords-
man's Daughter," and " One of the
Best"; at the Criterion (1896), he
played in "A Blind Marriage " ; at
the Adelphi, Captain Crosstree in
" Black Eyed Susan," and Stephen
Plum in "All That Glitters is Not
Gold " ; at the Royalty, in "A
Court of Honour " ; and at the
Adelphi, the Duke of Wellington
in "In the Days of the Duke " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1898,
he appeared in " The Adventure of
Lady Ursula," and, Oct., 1899, in
" The Christian " ; at the Adelphi
in Mar., 1900, played in " Bonnie
Dundee " ; at Drury Lane, in " Mar-
sac of Gascony " ; at the Duke of
York's, in " The Lackey's Carni-
val " ; next joined Beerbohm Tree
at His Majesty's (1900), and ap-
peared as the Physician in " Herod "
and Julius Caesar ; at Drury Lane
(1901), played Joseph Lascelles Camp-
bell in " The Great Millionaire " ;
at Wyndham's, Mar., 1902, appeared
in " Caesar's Wife " ; at the St.
James's, as Louis XI in " If I were
King," and Guido Baglioni in " The
Cardinal," 1903; at the Imperial (1904),
played Don Salluste in "A Queen's
Romance " ; at Wyndham's appeared
in " The Sword of the King " ; at
the St. James's in " The Garden of
Lies " ; and at the Waldorf, Oct.,
1905, made a great success in " Lights
Out," Ms strong impersonation as
Sergeant Volkhart proving one of the
greatest features of the production ;
at the Court Theatre, Nov., 1906,
played Booth Voysey in " The
Voysey Inheritance " ; engaged by
Klaw and Erlanger for the produc-
tion of Mr. Henry Arthur Jones's
new piece, " The Evangelist " ; ap-
peared as Richard Fyson in that
play at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, 30 Sept., 1907 ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1908, played
General Bridgenorth in " Getting
Married " ; at the Garrick, Jan., 1909,
played Mr. Dent in a revival of " The
Adventure of Lady Ursula " ; at His
Majesty's, Mar., 1909, appeared as
David Ives in " The Dancing Girl,"
retired from the stage for three years ;
reappeared at the Kingsway, Sept.,
1912, as Booth Voysey in "The
Voysey Inheritance." Club : Green
Room. Address : The Priory,
Totteridge, Herts.
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FULTON, Maude, actress and dra-
inatic author ; b. Eldorado, Kansas,
U.S.A., 14 May, 1831 ; d. of Titus
Parker Fulton and bis wife Lulu Belle
(Couchman) ; e. Grammar School,
Kansas City ; formerly engaged as a
stenographer and telegraph operator,
and subsequently as a writer of short
stories ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Gottschalk Theatre,
Aberdeen, South Dakota, Dec., 1904,
as the Duchess of Berwick in " Lady
Windermere's Fan " ; made her first
appearance in New York, at the
Madison Square Roof Garden, 25
June, 1906, in " Mdlle. Champagne " ;
spent four years in " vaudeville/'
four years in musical comedy and
since 1915 has appeared only in drama ;
has acted the leading parts in her own
plays as follows: " Mary, or a String
of Beads," " The Brat," " Sonny,"
" Pinkie/' " To-morrow/' " Pun-
chinello " and " The Humming Bird."
Recreations : Music, collecting pewter
and old china. Address : The
Writers' Club, Hollywood, Cal., U.S.A.
EUBBER, Douglas, actor and
author; b. London, 13 May, 1885;
e. Compton House and abroad ; m.
Elsa (" Peggy ") Cutler ; was
formerly engaged on the Stock Ex-
change ; was a prominent member
of the Garrick Amateur Dramatic
Society for several years, prior to
making his first appearance on the
professional stage at the Ambassadors'
Theatre, 30 Apr., 1917, in the revue
" £150 " ; at the Royalty, Sept.,
1921, appeared in " Ring Up " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Oct., 1921,
in " A to Z " ; at the New Oxford,
Dec., 1922, played Ted Spink in
" Battling Butler " ; at the Times
Square Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1924, appeared in " Andre Chariot's
Revue of 1924 " ; at the Shaftesbury,
May, 1924, played Tscharkeff in
"Toni"; from 1915-21 played
seasons of " vaudeville " at the
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne,
etc. ; author of " Charivari," 1916 ;
lyrist of "£150," " Carminetta,"
" Fifinella," " Sons of the Sea/'
" Afgar," " Pretty Peggy," " Battling
Butler," " Toni/'" " Boodle " ; libret-
tist (in collaboration) of "A to Z "
(second edition), " Yes ! " " Caricature,"
etc. ; contributed to the writing of
" Soldier Boy," " A Southern Maid,"
" The Cabaret Girl/* " The Cousin
from Nowhere," " The Little Revue
Starts at Nine o' Clock," " The League
of Notions," " Gabrielle," ten Chariot
revues, and several productions for
Albert de Courville and C. B. Cochran ;
also the author of the well-known
songs " God send you back to me,"
and "The Bells of St. Mary's."
Recreation : Bridge. Club : Savage.
Address : 10 Wellington Place, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Paddington 7318.
FYFE, H. Hamilton, dramatic critic ;
b. London, 28 Sept., 1869 ; e.s. of late
J. Hamilton Fyf e, barrister ; e, Fettes
College, Edinburgh ; joined The Times
in 1887; editor of The Morning
Advertiser, 1902-3 ; editor, Daily
Mirror, 1903-5 ; then joined Daily
Mail as special correspondent ; suc-
ceeded William Archer as dramatic
critic to The World; is author of a
critical review of Sir Arthur Wing
Pinero, playwright, 1902 ; author of
" A Modern Aspasia," produced at
Aldwych Theatre, June, 1909, and at
Bohemian National Theatre, Prague,
1910, and in Petrograd, 1916 ; " The
Pool/' 1912 ; " The Borstal Boy/'
1913 ; " Race Suicide," 1912 ; " The
Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory/'
1921 ; subsequently became editor
of The Daily Herald ; has contributed
many articles on the drama to
numerous magazines and frequently
spoken and lectured on the drama ;
was a member of the Council of the
Society of Dramatic Critics. Club :
Savile. Address : 17 Warrington
Crescent, W.9. Telephone No. : Padd.
3147, and Little Durgates, Waclhurst,
Sussex.
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QAHAftAN,, Helen, actress; 6.
Boonton, New Jersey, U.S.A., 23
Nov., 1900 ; d. of Walter Hamer
Gahagan and his wife Lilian (Mussen) ;
e. Berkeley Institute for Girls and
Barnard College ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Stamford,
Conn., July, 1922, as Sybil Herrington
in " Manhattan " ; made her first
appearance in New York, at the Play-
house, 15 Aug., 1922, in the same
part ; at the same theatre, Sept.,
1922, played Anne Baldwin in
" Dreams for Sale " ; at the National
Theatre, Dec., 1922, Paula in " Fash-
ions for Men"; at the Playhouse,
New York, Sept., 1923, Jean Trow-
bridge in " Chains " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Apr., 1924, Leah Kleschna
in the play of that name. Favourite
parts : Paula in " Fashions for Men "
and Jean in " Chains.'1 Address :
231 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, N.Y.,
U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY, John, novelist
and dramatic author; b. Coombe,
Surrey, 14 Aug., 1867 ; e. Harrow and
Oxford ; studied law, and was called to
the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1890 ; author
of " The Silver Box," produced at the
Court Theatre, 1906 ; " Joy," Savoy
Theatre, 1907 ; " Strife," Duke of
York's, 1909 ; " Justice," Duke of
York's, 1910 ; " The Little Dream,"
Gaiety, Manchester, 1911; "The
Pigeon," Royalty, 1912; "The
Eldest Son," Kingsway, 1912 ; " The
Fugitive," Court, 1913; "The Mob,"
Gaiety, Manchester, 1914; "The
Little Man," Repertory, Birmingham,
1915 ; "A Bit o' Love," Kingsway,
1915 ; " The Foundations," Royalty,
1917; "Defeat," Lyric, Hammer-
smith, 1920; "The Skin Game," St.
Martin's, 1920 ; " The First and the
Last," Aldwych, 1921; "A Family
Man," Comedy, 1921 ; " Loyalties,"
St. Martin's, 1922 ; " Defeat," Every-
man, 1922 ; " Windows," Court, 1922 ;
" The Forest," St. Martin's, 1924 ;
" Old English," Haymarket, 1924 ;
is the author of the following novels :
" The Forsythe Saga," " Villa Ru-
bein," " The Man of Devon and
other Stories," "The Island Phari-
sees," " The Man of Property," " The
Country House," " Fraternity," and
" The Patrician, " The Dark Flower,"
" The Freelands," " Beyond," " Saints
Progress," " In Chancery," " To Let,"
" The White Monkey." Address :
Grove Lodge, Hampstead, N.W.
GARDEN, E. W., actor ; b. London,
27 Apr., 1845 ; 5. of Edmund Garden,
actor ; made his first appearance on
the stage, at the Theatre Royal,
Nottingham, 1865 ; subsequently
played " stock " seasons at Leeds,
Sunderland, Croydon and Norwich ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at the Olympic Theatre,
17 Oct., 1870, as Uriah Heep in " Little
Em'ly " ; he also appeared at that
theatre in " Milky White," " Paul
and Virginia," " Nell," " Daisy Farm,"
" Giselle," etc. ; from 1871 to 1873
he was engaged at the Globe Theatre,
under H. J. Montague, when he
played in " Partners for Life," " For-
given," " Arkwright's Wife," " Fine
Feathers," etc. ; in the last-mentioned
play he made a great success as Daniel
Dole, a circus clown ; at the Philhar-
monic, 1873, he was the original Don
Bolero in " Girofl6-Girofla " ; at the
opening of the Criterion Theatre,
Mar., 1874, appeared in " Topsy-
turvydom " ; he toured for some
years as Talbot Champneys in " Our
Boys," and Gibson Greene in
" Married in Haste " ; at the Folly,
1880, he appeared with John L.
Toole in " The Upper Crust " ; and the
following year in " Welsh Rabbits " ;
in 1882 he appeared at the same
theatre (renamed Toole's) in " Auntie "
and " Girls and Boys " ; from 1883
to 1888 was engaged at the Adelphi,
where he played in " In the Ranks "
(18 months), "The Harbour Lights "
(18 months), and " The Bells of
Haslemere " (10 months) ; in 1888
appeared at the Princess's in " Hands
Across the Sea " ; at the Shaftesbury,
1889, appeared in " The Middleman " ;
at the Lyric, 1890, played in "La
Cigale"; at the Trafalgar Square
Theatre, 1893, in " The Bauble Shop ";
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
[GAR
in 1895 toured as Dick Drake in " But-
tercup and Daisy " ; at Terry's, 1896,
appeared in " The Sunbury Scandal " ;
at the Avenue, 1896, in "Monte
Carlo " ; in 1897 toured as Pinglett
in " A Night Out " ; in 1899 toured
in " Great Caesar " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, 1899, played in "The Canary" ;
at the Royalty, 1900, in " The Fan-
tasticks" ; at Wyndham's, 1900, played
Mr. Bulsom-Porter in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence ** ; at Terry's, 1901, appeared
in " A Tight Corner " ; at the Cri-
terion, 1902, played in " The Girl
from Maxim's " ; at the Lyric, 1902,
played Mr. Chalmers in " The Girl
from Kay's " ; at the Royalty,
1905, in " The Diplomatists " ; at
the Scala, 1905, in " Mrs Grandy " ;
at Wyndham's, 1906, in " Peter's
Mother " ; at the Court, 1908, in
" Mrs. Bill " ; at the Kingsway, 1908,
in " The Sway Boat " ; at Wyndham's,
1909, played Captain Finch in "An
Englishman's Home " ; at the Duke
of York's, 1910, appeared in " The
Madras House/' and " Trelawney of
the Wells " ; at the Vaudeville, Aug.,
1912, appeared as James Barrington
in " Little Miss Llewellyn " ; at the
Savoy, Apr., 1913, played Augustus
Arbutt in " Brother Alfred " ; at the
Globe, Sept., 1913, Metz in " Years of
Discretion " ; Dec., 1913, Kasper
Peterkin in " The Shepherdess Without
a Heart " ; in Sept., 1914, went on
tour, playing Montague Jordan in
" Eliza Conies to Stay " ; in Aug.,
1915, toured as Sir Horace Plurnley in
"When We Were Twenty-one,"
and celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham,
where he made his first appearance ;
during 1917 toured in " Betty."
Address: 13 East Hill, Wandsworth,
S.W.18.
GARDNER, Shayle, actor ; b. Auck-
land, New Zealand, 22 Aug., 1890 ;
s. of Cecil Gardner and his wife Eva
Shayle (George) ; e. King's College
and Grammar School, Auckland ;
formerly practised as a qualified archi-
tect in New Zealand ; made his first
appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's, London, 2 Sept., 1913,
walking on in " Joseph and his
Brethren " ; he then appeared at the
Little Theatre, Apr., 1914, as the
Sardar in " Dusk," and Henson in
" Account Rendered " ; at the Am-
bassadors', May, 1914, played Aeneas
in " Dido and Aeneas " ; in Aug.,
1914, toured as Jarvis in " Grumpy,"
and Jan., 1915, as Frank Taylor in
" The Land of Promise," with Irene
Vanbrugh ; for three and a half years
served in the N.Z. division in France,
discharged with the rank of Captain ;
reappeared on the stage at the St.
James's, Mar., 1919, as Peter Judson
in " Eyes of Youth " ; at the Empire
Theatre, Feb., 1920, played Nadir,
Shah of Persia, in " Sunshine of the
World " ; subsequently toured with
Henry Aiiiley as Brutus in " Julius
Caesar" ; at the New Theatre, Sept.,
1920, pla}/-ed Boernond and Gonzalez
Ferara in " The Wandering Jew " ;
at His Majesty's, Oct., 1921, the
Sultan in " Cairo " ; in 1922, toured
as Paul Vasher in " Comin' thro' the
Rye " ; then for two years appeared
on the cinema stage ; at the Strand
(for the Fellowship of Players), Feb.,
1924, played Banquo in " Macbeth " ;
at the New Theatre, Mar., 1924,
Robert de Beaudricourt in " Saint
Joan." Favourite parts : Hamlet and
Brutus. Recreations : Football, cricket,
swimming, walking and tennis. Club :
Dominions' Artists. Address : 20
Clifton Road, N.8.; or c/o National Bank
of New Zealand, 8 Moorgatc Street,
E.C.2. Telephone No. : Mountview 707.
GAKNETT, Edward, dramatic au-
thor ; b. 1868 ; s. of Olivia (Single-
ton) and the late Dr. Richard Garnett,
of the British Museum ; m. Constance
Clara Black, well known as the trans-
lator of the works of Turgenev, Tolstoy,
Dostoievsky, Tchehov, etc, ; is the
author of " The Breaking Point/' which
the Censor refused to licence, but which
was privately performed at the Hay-
market, Apr., 1908, and " The Feud","
produced at the Gaiety, Manchester,
Apr., 1909 ; adapted " The Spanish
Lovers " from the Spanish of de
Rojas, produced at the Little Theatre,
May, 1912 ; is a well-known literary
critic. Address : The Cearne, Kent
Hatch, near Edenbridge. Telegraphic
Address : Ceajne, Crockham Hill
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
[GAW
CrARRETT, Arthur, theatrical
manager ; b. Manchester, 14 June,
1869 ; s. of William Garrett ; e. Man-
chester ; m. Ethel Dyer ; commenced
his career at the Alhambra, 1886 ; was
engaged at the Royal English Opera
House, under the late R. D'Oyly Carte,
1891 ; in 1892, commenced engage-
ment as manager to D'Oyly Carte's
principal touring opera company ;
appointed manager of the Grand
Theatre, Wolverhampton, 1894 ; in
Aug, 1899, appointed manager to Sir
George Alexander's touring company ;
joined Fred Terry and Julia Neilson
as general manager, May, 1900, and
has remained with them in that
capacity ever since. Recreation :
Cycling.
(*ATES, Eleanor, dramatic author ;
b. Shakopee, Minn., U.S.A., 26 Sept.,
1875 ; d. of William Cummings Gates
and his wife Margaret (Archer) ; e. at
University of Stanford and California ;
m. (1) Richard Walton Tully (mar. dis.),
(2) Frederick Ferdinand Moore ; is the
author of the following plays : " The
Poor Little Rich Girl/' 1913 ; " We
are Seven," 1913 ; " Apron Strings/'
1917 ; " The Darling of the World,"
1918 ; is also the author of several
novels. Address : 730 Fifth Avenue,
New York City, U.S.A.
GATUI, John M., theatrical man-
ager ; b. London, 13 Aug., 1872 ; 5. of
the late Agostino Gatti ; e. Oxford
University ; is a barrister-at-law ;
joint owner of the Adelphi and Vaude-
ville Theatres, and joint manager of
the Vaudeville Theatre ; Mayor of
Westminster, 1911-12; formerly Presi-
dent of the Society of West End
Theatre Managers ; Member of the
L.C.C. (chairman of Finance Com-
mittee). Address : 23 Harley House,
Maryleboue Road, N.W.I. Telephone
No': Langham 2860.
GAWTHORNE, Peter A., actor ; b.
Queen's County, Ireland, 1 Sept., 1884 ;
5. of Stephen Edward Gawthorne and
his wife Jane Mary Holbrooke (Luck) ;
e. privately and at Bedford ; m. Ethel
Marie Siddell ; was a student at the
Academy of Dramatic Art, 1905-6,
also with Rosina Filippi, and studied
singing under Harry Dearth and James
Ley ; made his first appearance on the
stage at His Majesty's Theatre, 18
Jan., 1906, walking on in " An Enemy
of the People " ; at the Court Theatre,
Mar., 1906, appeared in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion," under Bar-
ker and Vedrenne's management, and
he remained with this company, under-
studying, until 1908; in 1908 appeared
at the Grand Theatre, Amsterdam,
with Henry De Vries, as the Magistrate
in " A Case of Arson " ; at the Queen's,
Feb., 1908, played Jevons in " Stinga-
ree " ; in the same year toured as Dick
Steer in " If We Only Knew " ; during
1909-10 toured in South Africa,
playing lead with Leonard Rayne's
company, and appearing in nearly
thirty different parts ; on his return
to England appeared at the Kingsway
Theatre, Mar., 1912, as the Messenger
in " Iphigenia in Tauris/' and after
a short tour as Hector Malone in
" Man and Superman " joined George
Edwardes's company on tour, July,
1912, to play Jozsi in " Gypsy Love " ;
subsequently toured in " The Marriage
Market " ; appeared at Daly's, June,
1914, playing Slippery Jack in " The
Marriage Market " ; also appeared at
Daly's, 1914, as Geoffrey Challoner in
" A Country Girl," and in the following
year succeeded Donald Calthrop as
Gerard in " Betty " ; at the Duke of
York's, Apr., 1916, played Charles
Morel in " Toto " ; at the Adelphi,
Aug., 1916, Dick Mayne in " High
Jinks " ; Sept., 1917, Albany Pope in
" The Boy " ; at the Globe, Nov., 1918,
the Tailor in " L'Aiglon " ; at the
Oxford, Oct., 1919, Gaston Lecerf in
" Maggie " ; in 1920 toured as Nat
Nobody in his own sketch of that
name ; at the Lyric, Hammersmith,
Dec., 1920, for a time took up the
part of Captain Macheath in " The
Beggar's Opera " ; at Daly's, Dec.,
1921, played Beppo in a revival of
" The Maid of the Mountains " ;
at the Adelphi, Oct., 1922, produced
" The Island King," of which he was
the author, and in which he appeared
as Prince Karan ; at the Shaftesbury,
Aug., 1923, played Boris Strogoff in
" Katinka " ; at the Savoy, July,
1924, Major Swan in " In the Snare,"
and in Aug., 1924, succeeded George
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Tully as Sir Terence O'Moy in the
same play. Address : 10 Wilton
Place, S.W.I. Telephone No.:
Victoria 5508.
GAY, Maisie, actress and vocalist ;
6. London, 7 Jan., 1883 ; d. of Peter
Munro-Noble and his wife, Elizabeth ;
e. North London Collegiate School ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Blackpool, Nov., 1903, in the chorus
of " -The Cherry Girl " ; the following
year she joined George Edwardes's
company on tour in "A Country
Girl," and subsequently succeeded to
the leading part of Nan, which she
played over one thousand times,
1904-7 ; she also toured in " The
Little Michus " and " Les Merveil-
leuses," 1907-8 ; made her first appear-
ance in the West End of London, at
the Hicks Theatre, Apr., 1908, when
she succeeded Luna Love as Fifi in
" A Waltz Dream " ; at the Adelphi,
Aug., 1908, she appeared as Clementine
in " The Girls of Gottenberg " ; at the
Gaiety, Jan., 1909, played Mrs. Far-
quhar in " Our Miss Gibbs " ; in 1911
toured as Madame Blum in " The
Quaker Girl," subsequently succeeding
Madame Caumont at the Adelphi in
the same part ; she then went to Amer-
ica, and made her first appearance in
New York, 23 Oct., 1911, at the Park
Theatre, in the same part, subsequently
touring all through the States ; she
returned to England 1913, and- at the
Gaiety succeeded Connie Ediss as
Euphemia Knox in " The Girl on the
Film " ; she then returned to America,
and after appearing at the Cort
Theatre, Boston, May, 1914, as Maisie
Green in " Phyllis," toured during
1914-15 as Adelaide Fontaine in
" High Jinks " ; subsequently she
appeared at the Liberty Theatre, New
York, Jan., 1916, as Margot in " Sy-
bil" ; returned to England the same
year, and at the Adelphi, Aug., 1916,
again played Adelaide Fontaine in
" High Jinks " ; at the same theatre,
Sept., 1917, appeared as Millicent
Meebles in " The Boy " ; at the Gaiety,
Dec., 1917, as Josephine Bramble in
" The Beauty Spot " ; at the Apollo,
June, 1918, as Amy Lee in " Soldier
Boy " ; at the Palace, Dec., 1919,
played in " The Whirligig " ; at the
Hippodrome, Sept., 1920, in " Jig-
Saw"; at the Gaiety, Apr., 1921,
played Martha in " Faust on Toast,"
and June, 1921, appeared there in the
revue " Pins and Needles " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1922, played in " Pins and Needles " ;
returning to London, appeared at the
Prince of Wales' s Theatre, May,
1922, in " A to Z " ; at the Vaudeville,
Dec., 1922, in " Snap " ; from Feb.
to June, 1923, toured in the provinces
in the same piece ; at the Duke of
York's, Sept., 1923, appeared in
"London Calling" ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Sept., 1924, in " Chariot's
Revue." Recreations: Golf and motor-
ing. Address : c/o Messrs. Brown,
Shipley and Co., 123 Pall Mall, S.W.I.
GAYTHOENE, Pamela, actress ; 6.
5 Jan., 1882 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, on tour, 1900, as
Janet in " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ;
then joined F. R. Benson's company
for six weeks, playing in repertory ;
made her first appearance in London,
at the Comedy Theatre, 2 Sept., 1901,
as the Maid in " When We Were
Twenty-One " ; appeared at the Duke
of York's, Mar., 1902, as Miss Chot-
wood in " The Princess's Nose,"
subsequently playing Daphne Langrish
in the same play ; was then engaged
by Cyril Maude and Frederick Harrison
for the Haymarket, where she appeared
in Dec., 1902, as the Maicl in " The
Unforeseen," and May, 1903, as Jane
in " Cousin Kate " ; at the New
Theatre, Dec,, 1903, played Lady
Esther Humphreys in " Mrs. Oak-
leigh " ; joined Oscar Asche and Lily
Brayton at the Adelphi, Sept., 1904,
and played Fiamotta in " The Prayer
of the Sword," Bianca in " The
Taming of the Shrew," and the Player
Queen in " Hamlet " ; then went to
the Garrick, under Arthur Bourchier's
management, Apr., 1906, and played
Mrs. Brevell in " The Fascinating Mr.
Vanderveldt," Catty in " The Third
Time of Asking " (1906) ; Patience
Rundle in " Mr. Sheridan " (1907) ;
toured 1908 as June Annesley in " The
Man on the Box," and Elsie Farleigh
in " The Outsider " ; Clotilda in
" Samson," 1909 ; Fleance in "Mac-
beth," 1909; with Ethel Irving,
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appeared at Garrick, Jan., 1910, as
Suzan Cassagne in " Dame Nature " ;
she then went to America, and at
the Comedy Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1910, played Alice Lowell in
" Keeping Up Appearances " ; at
the New Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1911, appeared as Honora May in
" Nobody's Daughter," and in " The
School for Scandal " ; Lyceum, New
York, Sept., 1911, Gerty Robbins in
" Thy Neighbour's Wife " ; at Daly's,
New York, Jan., 1912, Diana Larned in
" The Bird of Paradise " ; at the
Little Theatre, New York, Mar., 1912,
Guinevere Megan in " The Pigeon " ;
at Wallace's, Nov., 1912, Wilson in
" Our Wives " ; at Provincetown
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1921,
played Nancy Broxopp in " The Great
Broxopp " ; at the Neighbourhood
Theatre, Apr., 1922, Helena Vozzhin
in " The Green Ring " ; at the Henry
Miller, June, 1922, Millicent Thannay
in " A Pinch Hitter " ; at the Times
Square, Oct., 1922, Clare Jewett in
" The Fool " ; at the Neighbourhood
Playhouse, Oct., 1923, Nona in " The
Player Queen " ; Dec., 1923, Polly
Ann Clem in " The Fine Pretty World."
GEAR, Luella, actress ; b. New
York City, U.S.A., 5 Sept., 1897 ; d.
of James Bruce Gear and his wife
Luella (Glosser) ; e. New Yox-k and
Brussels ; m. Byron Chandler (mar.
dis.) ; made her lirst appearance on
the stage at the Shubert Theatre, 17
Jan,, 1917, as Luella in " Love
o'Mike " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Sept., 1919, played Eleanor Mont-
gomery in " The Gold Diggers," in
which she played for two years ; at
the Park Theatre, Oct., 1921, Amelia
Amiesley in " A Bachelor's Night "' ;
in Aug., 1922, appeared on the cinema
stage in " Adam and Eva " ; in Dec.,
1922, toured as Margery Hammond in
" Elsie," appearing in the same part
at the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1928 ; in July, 1923, played a
" stock " engagement at Washington,
D.C. ; at the Apollo, New York,
Sept., 1923, played Mary Delaneld in
" 3Poppy>" which ran for a year ;
made her iirst appearance in London,
at the Gaiety Theatre, 4 Sept., 1924,
in the same part ; is a member of the
Actors' Equity Association. Address :
c/o Actors' Equity Association, 115
West 47th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
GENfiE, Adeline, premise danseuse ;
b. Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark, 6
Jan., 1878; m. Frank S. N. Isitt ;
she was a pupil of M. and Mdme.
Alexander Genee ; made her first
appearance as a child of eight ; made
her appearance as principal dancer at
the Opera House, Copenhagen, 1895 ;
she then appeared at the royal the-
atres and opera houses in Berlin and
Munich, and was next engaged for the
Empire, Leicester Square, where she
made her first appearance in Nov. ,1897,
in "Monte Cristo " ; she remained
there for ten years, undertaking the
leading rdles in all the ballets produced
there, notably in " The Press,"
" Round the Town " ; " Alaska " ;
" Old China " ; " The Seaside " ; " Our
Crown " ; " Les Papillons " ; " The
Milliner Duchess " ; " The Duel in the
Snow " ; " High Jinks " ; " The
Bugle Call " ; also appeared at Daly's
Theatre, 1905, in " The Little Michus ";
subsequently appeared at the Empire,
in " Cinderella " ; " Coppelia " ; " The
Debutante " ; " Sir Roger de Cover-
ley " ; " The Belle of the Ball " ; " The
Dryad " ; left the Empire, 22 Nov.,
1907, and proceeded to America to
fulfil a long-standing engagement ;
at the New York Theatre, Jan., 1908,
appeared in " The Soul Kiss," and
created a furore ; returned to the
Empire in June, 1908, but again left
for America, where she started on a
long tour with " The Soul Kiss " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
New York, 1 Nov., 1909, played Viola
in " The Silver Star " ; again returned
to America, and at the Globe, New
York, 10 Nov., 1910, appeared in
" The Bachelor Belles " ; reappeared
in London, at the Coliseum, 12 June,
1911 ; in Dec., 1912, appeared at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York,
subsequently touring throughout the
United States ; in Apr., 1913, left for
a long Australian tour, under the
management of J. C. Williamson, Ltd. ;
reappeared at the Coliseum in 1914,
and again played an engagement there
in 1915 ; at the Alhambra, Jan., 1916,
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appeared in " Spring " ; at the
Coliseum, Apr., 1916, in " The Pretty
Prentice " \ since that date her appear-
ances have been mainly restricted to
charitable performances ; at the Gaiety,
8 Nov., 1923, appeared at a wiatinie
performance ; in Oct., 1923, was
decorated by the King of Denmark
with the Order of Ingenu et Arti."
Address : 5 Hanover Terrace, Regent's
Park, N.W.I. Telephone: Paddington
2805.
GEORGE, Grace, actress; b. New
York, 25 Dec., 1879 ; e. Notre Dame
Convent, N.J. ; m. William A. Brady ;
was a student at the American
Academy of Dramatic Art, 1893 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Standard Theatre, New York,
23 June, 1894, as one of the school-girls
in " The New Boy " ; she then played
Wilbur's Ann in " The Girl I Left Be-
hind Me/' and subsequently played in
" Charley's Aunt," " The Wandering
Minstrel," " Frederic Lemaitre,"
" Jealousy," and " An Undeveloped
Bud " ; her first appearance of any
note in New York was at the Man-
hattan Theatre, 3 Sept., 1898, when
she played the part of Juliette in
" The Turtle " ; at the same theatre,
1 Feb., 1899, she played Florence de
Puissac in " Mdlle. Fifi " ; and at
Miner's Fifth Avenue Theatre, in the
Feb. following, Adelle in " The Coun-
tess Chiffon," and the title-rdle of
" Mdlle. Fifi " ; at the Manhattan
Theatre, on 15 Oct., 1900, she ap-
peared as Honoria in " Her Majesty
the Girl Queen of Nordenmark," and
at the Republic Theatre, Nov., 1901,
she played in " Under Southern
Skies " ; she then toured as Gilberte
in " Frou-Frou " ; appeared at the
Herald Square Theatre in 1903 as
Peg Wofnngton in " Pretty Peggy,"
and subsequently toured in the same
part with the greatest success ; at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, 28 Mar.,
1904, in the " all-star " cast of " The
Two Orphans," she appeared as
Louise, and she was next seen in Feb.,
1905, at the Savoy, N.Y., as Abigail
Stokes in " Abigail " ; at the Garripk,
N.Y., 21 Nov., 1905, she played
Lady Kitty in " The Marriage of
William Ashe," and at the Man-
hattan Theatre, 11 Sept., 1906,
as Olivia Sherwood in " Clothes " ;
at Wallack's, 15 Apr., 1907, ap-
peared with great success as Cypri-
enne in " Divor£ons " ; made her first
appearance in London at the Duke
of York's Theatre, 12 June, 1907,
in the same part ; she started on a
tour of the United States in the
autumn, and in Nov., at Atlanta,
Gal., appeared in Jerome K. Jerome's
new play, " Sylvia of the Letters " ;
at the Hackett Theatre, 22 Feb.,
1909, she played Marion Stanton in
" A Woman's Way " ; at the New
Theatre, New York, 16 Dec., 1909,
appeared as Lady Teazle in " The
School for Scandal " ; during 1909
toured in " Mrs. Partner " as the
Hon. Mrs. Bayle in " The Best People,"
and as Kitty Constable in " Sauce for
the Goose " ; appeared at the Play-
house, New York, 15 Apr., 1911, in
the last-mentioned part ; at Pittsburg,
4 Sept., 1911, she played Emeline
Vicar y in " Just to Get Married " ;
at Detroit, Sept., 1911, played Beatrice
in " Much Ado About Nothing " ;
at Cincinnati, 14 Oct., 1911, played
the Countess of Killone in "The Earth";
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, 1 Jan.,
1912, played Emeline in " Just to
Get Married *' ; at Toronto, Nov.,
1912, played Jennie Pearl in
" Carnival " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, 1 Apr., 1913, reappeared as
Cyprienne in " Divorcons " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, 25 Sept., 1913,
played Lady Lilian Garson in " Half-
an-Hour ; at Springfield, Mass., Nov.,
1913, Jenny o' Jones in "Miss Jenny
o' Jones " ; at the Shubert, Boston,
23 Feb., 1914, Jemima Manson in
" Jim's Marriage " ; at the Little
Theatre, New York, 13 Apr., 1914,
Becky Warder in "The Truth";
at the Playhouse, New York, Sept.,
1915, played Cynthia Karslake in
" The New York Idea " ; Nov., 1915,
Lady Jessica Nepean in " The Liars " ;
Dec., 1915, Barbara Undershaft in
" Major Barbara " ; Feb., 1916, the
Countess of Killone in " The Earth " ;
Mar., 1916, Lady Cicely Waynilete
in " Captain Brassbound's Conver-
sion " ; Oct., 1917, Irene Simpson-
Bates in " Eve's Daughter " ; Nov.,
1917, Suzanne Cartier in " L'Eleva-
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tion " ; at the Vanderbilt Theatre,
Sept., 1919, Frances Nesmith in "She
Would and She Did " ; at Springfield,
Mass., Nov., 1919, Dordine in " Quick
Work " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Jan., 1920, Ann Mortimer in
" The ' Ruined ' Lady " ; Jan., 1921,
Betty Jones in "The New Morality" ;
Nov., 1921, Marie Antoinette in a
play of that name ; at the Bijou
Theatre, Oct., 1922, Helene in " To
Love " ; at the Henry Miller Theatre,
Jan., 1924, Anne De Rhonde in " The
Merry Wives of Gotham " ; she
adapted from the French " Les
Noces d' Argent," produced at the
Forty -Eighth Street Theatre, as " The
Nest/' Jan., 1922, and " Aimer,"
produced at the Bijou, Oct., 1922, as
" To Love." Address : c/o W. A.
Brady, The Playhouse, New York
City; or 316 Riverside Drive, New
York City, U.S.A.
GEORGE, Marie, actress ; b. in New
York, 25 June, 1879; m. Norman J.
Norman ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, 1897, in a small
part in " The Lacly Slavey " ; subse-
quently she played the leading part
in the same piece ; during the next
three years she appeared at the
Casino, New York, as Kissie in
" The Belle of New York/' Lena
in "A Dangerous Maid/' and Denise
in "In Gay Paree " ; made her first
appearance in London, at the Shaftes-
bury, 25 Apr., 1900, as Rose Budd in
" An American Beauty " ; appeared
at the same theatre, 11 July, 1900,
in " The Casino Girl " ; appeared
sit the opening of the Apollo Theatre,
21 Feb., 1901, as Katie in "The
Belle of Bohemia " ; returned to
America and appeared at Knick-
erbocker Theatre, New York, in
June, 1901, as Mimi in " The
Strollers " ; played leading parts in
the pantomimes " Mother Goose/'
1902 ; " Humpty Dumpty/' 1903 ;
and " The White Cat/' 1904, at Drury
Lane ; and at the Criterion, 31 Aug.,
1905, was Cornelia Vanderdecken
in " The White Chrysanthemum " ;
engaged as principal girl in Drury
Lane pantomime, " Sinbad the Sailor/'
1906 ; at the Shaftesbury, May, 1907,
appeared as Poll Merrie in " Lady
Tatters " ; and at Drury Lane, Christ-
mas, 1907, appeared as one of the
Babes in " The Babes in the Wood " ;
in Sept., 1908, played Bess Bissett in
" Marriages of Mayfair/' and at
Christmas she appeared as Katrina
in " Dick Whittington " ; she appeared
at Drury Lane, Christmas, 1909, as
Aladdin ; during 1910 toured in
various music halls in " The Cowboy
Girl " ; at the Whitney Theatre,
22 Apr., 1911, played Mariza in
" Baron Trenck " ; at the London
Pavilion, Mar., 1912, appeared in " The
Shooting Star " ; in May, 1912, toured
with her own company as " Paul "
Pauline in " The Boy Scout " ; sub-
sequently toured in " Merry Miss
Mischief " ; at the Apollo, Sept., 1913,
La Cigale in " Never Say Die " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Plymouth, May, 1914,
played Millie in " What's the Matter ?"
at the Prince of Wales's, Jan., 1915,
appeared as Mrs. Pineapple in " A
Chinese Honeymoon " ; at the New
Theatre, Apr., 1915, as Claire Hilde-
brand in "The Joker/' Address: c/o
Norman J . Norman, 19 York Buildings,
Adelphi, W.C.2.
GERMAN, Edward, composer ; b.
at Whitchurch, in Shropshire, 17
Feb., 1862 ; e. Chester ; entered the
Royal Academy of Music, 1880, as
an organ student, subsequently study-
ing the violin ; in 1885 he won the
Charles Lucas medal for composition ;
he was made Associate of the Academy
in 1887, and a Fellow in 1895 ; in 1889
was appointed conductor of the Globe
Theatre orchestra, during Richard
Mansfield's management, and lie com-
posed the incidental music for Mans-
field's production of " Richard III " ;
he composed the music for Sir Henry
Irving's production of " King Henry
VIII," 1892, and this set the seal on
his reputation ; subsequently com-
posed music for ** The Tempter,"
1893, at the Haymarket; "Romeo
and Juliet," 1895, Lyceum ; " As
You Like It," 1896, St. James's;
"Much Ado About Nothing/' 1898,
St. James's ; " English Nell/' 1900,
Prince of Wales's ; completed the
score of Sir Arthur Sullivan's opera
"The Emerald Isle," 1901, Savoy;
composed "The Rival Poets/' St.
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George's Hall, 1901; " Merrie Eng-
land," 1902, Savoy ; " A Princess of
Kensington/' 1903, Savoy ; incidental
music for " The Conqueror," 1905,
Scala ; composed " Tom Jones," 1907,
Apollo ; " Fallen Fairies," libretto
by Sir W. S. Gilbert, 1909, Savoy ; has
also composed symphonies, symphonic
suites, and symphonic poem, " Ham-
let," 1897; suite, "The Seasons,"
1899 ; " Welsh Rhapsody/* 1904, and
many songs.
GERARD, Teddie, actress ; 6. Amer-
ica, 2 May, 1890 ; m. Joseph Raymond;
her real name was Teresa Cabre • made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Casino Theatre, New York, 11 Feb.,
1909, in the chorus of " Havana " ;
subsequently she went to Paris, where
she achieved success as a dancer, and
subsequently visited St. Petersburg ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Duke of York's
Theatre, Q Sept., 1910, as Jeanne
Dargens in " A Bolt from the Blue " ;
again appeared in Paris, and subse-
quently returned to New York ; first
attracted attention in London when
she appeared at the London Hippo-
drome, June, 1913, succeeding Shirley
Kellogg in "Hullo, Ragtime ! " ; ap-
peared at the same theatre, Dec., 1913,
in " Hullo, Tango ! " ; she appeared
at the Alhambra, Aug., 1914, in " Not
Likely ! " ; at the Palace, Sept., 1915,
in " Bric-a-Brac " ; Nov., 1916, in
" Vanity Fair " ; at the Comedy, May,
1917, in " Bubbly " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Dec., 1917, succeeded Lee White
in " Cheep " ; at the Comedy, June,
1918, in " Tails Up " ; at the London
Pavilion, May, 1919, succeeded Alice
Delysia in " As You Were" ; at the
Garrick, Nov., 1919, played Caroline
Dray ton in " The Eclipse " ; in 1920
returned to America, and at the New
Amsterdam Roof Garden, Sept., 1920,
appeared in Florenz Ziegf eld's " Mid-
night Frolic " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, London, Jan., 1922, played
in " A to Z " ; at the Garrick,
• Nov., 1922, Miquette in " Biffy " ; at
the Duke of York's, 1924, played
in " London Calling/' after which
she again returned to America,
to play Zelie de Chaumet in " The
Rat."
GERHARD, Gene, actor ; b. London,
31 Aug., 1892 ; 5. of Patrick O'Sullivan
and his wife Alice (Bruce) ; e. Clapham ;
made his first appearance on the stage
in 1910, at the Palladium, as assistant
to George .Mozart, with whom he
remained" until 1915, also touring with
him in Australia : appeared at the
Alhambra, Oct., 1915, in " Now's the
Time " ; at the Vaudeville, June,
1916, played in " Some " ; he then
served "in the Motor Transport Service
in France and Italy until 1919 ;
reappeared on the stage at the St.
Martin's, in " The Officers' Mess " ;
at the Comedy, June, 1919, appeared
with the Punch and Judy Players ;
at the Garrick, Aug., 1919, in " His
Little Widows"; during 1920 was
with the Midnight Frolics, and during
1921 appeared in variety theatres ;
in 1922 appeared at the Philharmonic
Hall with "The Minstrels of 1922 ";
during 1923 toured in Australia ; in
Auef., 1924, toured as Leancler in
" Katja the Dancer/' Recreations :
Golf, swimming and natural history.
Club : Green Room. Address :
Wellington Avenue, Wellington College,
Berks.
GERSHWIN, Gtoorgft, composer ;
has composed the scores of " Half-
past-eight," 1919 ; " La, La, Lucille,"
1919 ; " George White's Scandals,"
1922-1924 ; "" Our Nell " (with
William Daly), 1922 ; " The Rain-
bow " (first English production), 1923 ;
" Sweet Little Devil," 1924 ; " Lady
Be Good," 1924; " Primrose," 1924.
GEST, Morris, manager ; 6. Wilna,
Russia, 17 Jan., 1881 ; s, of Leon Gest
and his wife, Louisa ; m. Reina
Belasco ; commenced business as a
producer in Boston, 1903 ; in 1905
commenced his association with F, Ray
Comstock, and has produced " Adam
and Eva," " Chu-Chin-Chow," " Aphro-
dite," " Mecca," " The Wanderer,"
" The Cave Girl," " The Checker-
board," " The Rose of China/' " The
Light of the World/' " The Miracle,"
etc. ; in association with Comstock
and William A Brady has produced
" The Whip," " Stolen Orders," " 'Op
o' my Thumb " ; was lessee of the
Manhattan Opera House, 1911-20;
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lessee and director of the Century
Theatre, 1917-20 ; his firm introduced
the Russian ballet to New York, also
the Chauve-Souris, 1922 ; Moscow
Art Theatre 1923 ; in 1923 Eleonora
Duse appeared under their manage-
ment, and in 1924 Max Reinhardt
was engaged to .produce " The Mir-
acle/' Club : Lambs'. Address :
Princess Theatre, West 39th Street
New York City, U.S.A.
GIBBS, Nancy, actress and vocalist ;
b. Wales ; m. Arthur Govan ; first
attracted attention in 1916, when
touring as the Princess Mary of
Valaria in " The Happy Day " ; the
following year she toured as Teresa in
" The Maid of the Mountains/' and
subsequently joined the Gaiety Com-
pany, appearing in " Theodore and
Co." ; at the Palace Theatre, Dec.,
1917, she succeeded Lily Elsie as
Pamela in the piece of that name ; at
the Ambassadors' Theatre, Aug., 1918,
played Suzette in " Telling the Tale " ;
at the Lyceum, Dec., 1918, played
Cinderella in the pantomime ; at the
Strand, June, 1919, appeared in
" Laughing Eyes " ; at the Hippo-
drome, Sept., 1919, in " Joy-Bells " ;
at the Garrick, Nov., 1919, appeared
as Felicia Whitehouse in " The
Eclipse " ; at the Hippodrome, June,
1920, appeared in " Jig-Saw " ; sub-
sequently went to America, and toured
as Lady Mary in " Monsieur Beau-
caire"; at Atlantic City, Apr., 1921,
appeared as Liane Demarest in " Prin-
cess Virtue " ; at the Winter Garden,
New York, June, 1921, as Violet Gray
in " The Whirl of New York " ; at
the same theatre, Jan., 1923, played
in " The Dancing Girl."
GIBSON, Brenda, actress; b. 9
Aug., 1870 ; d. of Elizabeth (Romer)
and James Rhind Gibson, a well-known
actor ; is a half sister of Miss Fanny
Brought ; m. Jones Hewson ; made her
first appearance on the stage in
Australia, 1890, with the Brough-
Boucicault management ; she re-
mained with them for four years and
successfully played such parts as
Lavender in " Sweet Lavender," Lucy
Preston in " The Silver Shield/' Belle
Golightly in " Walker, London," Mrs.
Richard Webb in " The Late
Lamented," Lady Greville in " The
Guardsman," Beatrix Brent in "Lady
Bountiful," etc. ; made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Lyceum, under the late Sir Henry
Irving, 24 May, 1895, as Norah Brewster
in " A Story of Waterloo " ; in June,
1895, played Susan in "Nance Old-
field," and in July played Margery in
" Becket " ; the following year she
played Annette in " The Bells," and
Jan., 1897, Polly Flamborough in
" Olivia " ; of late years has been
principally associated with Martin
Harvey's company, and has appeared
as Lucie Manette in " The Only Way,"
Helena Pierrepoint in " The Breed of
the Treshams," Emilie in " The
Corsican Brothers," the Prince of
Wales in " Richard III " ; Pepa
in " The Lowland Wolf," etc. ; ap-
peared at Covent Garden, Jan., 1912,
in " OEdipus Rex " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, May, 1913, as the Widow in
" The Taming of the Shrew."
GIDEON, Melville J., composer ; b.
New York, 21 May, 1884 ; made his
first appearance at the Carnegie Hall,
New York, at the age of 12, as solo
pianist with the New York Philhar-
monic Orchestra ; first attracted atten-
tion as a composer of several melodious
" rag-time " songs ; came to Eng-
land in 1911, and appeared as a turn
at the Alhambra ; has contributed
to the composition of the following
revues and musical plays : " Kill
that Fly,1' 1912; "Not Likely,"
1914; "Nuts and Wine," 1914;
" Oh, be Careful," 1915 ; " Mustard
and Cress," 1915 ; " The Big Show,"
1916 ; " The Bing Girls are There,"
1917 ; •" Giro's Frolics/' 1917 ;
" Flora," 1918 ; " Very Good, Eddie,"
1918 ; " The Eclipse," 1919 ; " Bud-
dies," 1919 ; " Cherry," 1920 ; " Fan-
tasia," 1921 ; he appeared at the
Vaudeville, 1916, in " Samples " ; on
June 27th, 1921, was one of the
original " Co-Optimists," at the
Royalty Theatre, and has remained
with them ever since, composing many-
songs, also singing and playing.
GIELGUD, John, actor ; b. London,
14 Apr,, 1904 ; $. of Frank Gielgud
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and his wife Kate (Terry-Lewis) ; e.
Westminster School ; studied for the
stage at Lady Benson's school, and at
the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art,
gaining scholarships at both ; made
his first appearance on the stage, at
the Old Vic, 7 Nov., 1921, as the
Herald in " Henry the Fifth " ; at
the Regent, May, 1923, played Felix
in "The Insect Play"; June, 1923,
the Aide-de-Camp to General Lee in
" Robert E. Lee " ; at the Comedy,
Dec., 1923, Charles Wykeham in
" Charley's Aunt " ; from Jan.-
Feb., 1924, was with J. B. Fagan's
repertory company at the Oxford
Playhouse ; at the Regent, May, 1924,
played Romeo in Barry Jackson's
revival of " Romeo and Juliet " ;
in Oct., 1924, again joined the reper-
tory company at the Oxford Playhouse.
Recreations ; Stage designing and
music. Address: 7 Gledhow Gardens,
Old Bromptoa Road, S.W.5. Tele-
phone No. ; Kensington 1521.
GILBERT, Jean, composer ; has
composed the scores of the following,
among other musical plays : "A
Modern Eve " ; " The Girl in the
Taxi," 1912 ; " The Cinema Star,"
1914 ; " The Joy-Ride Lady," 1914 ;
" Mam'selle Tralala," 1914 ; " The
Lady in Ermine " (" The Lady of the
Rose "), 1922 ; " Katja the Dancer,"
1924.
GILL, Basil, actor; 6. Birkenhead,
Cheshire, 10 Mar., 1877 ; 5. of Rev.
John Gill, of Cambridge; e. St.
Paul's Cathedral School, Oakham
Grammar School, and Neuveville,
Switzerland ; formerly an artist ; m.
Margery Cavania, actress ; made, his
first appearance on the stage, at Bury,
Lanes, 1897, in "The Sign of the
Cross " ; made his first appearance in
London at the Lyric, 12 July, 1898, in
a revival of " The Daughters of
Babylon/' with the late Wilson
Barrett ; also appeared with him at
the Lyceum, Sept., 1899, as Frank
Selwyn in " The Silver King," and
Oct., 1899, in " Man and His Makers " ;
toured in America and Australia and
in England as Marcus Superbus in
" The Sign of the Cross " ; toured in
Australia with Wilson Barrett as
leading man, and on his return to
England appeared at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1902, as Messala in " Ben Hur " ;
from Oct., 1902, to May, 1903, toured
the principal cities of the United
States first as Messala and subsequently
as Ben Hur in " Ben Hur," under Klaw
and Erlanger ; engaged by Beerbohm
Tree for His Majesty's, Sept., 1903,
with whom he remained until 1907 ;
during that period played the Duke
of Aumerle in " Richard II," Kara
in " The Darling of the Gods/' Fenton
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor/'
Ferdinand in " The Tempest," Claudio
in " Much Ado About Nothing,"
Hubert Forsyth in " Business is
Business," Horatio in " Hamlet,"
Duke of Norfolk in " Richard II,"
Brutus in " Julius Caesar/' Harry
Maylie in " Oliver Twist/' Otho in
" Nero/' Hotspur in " King Henry
IV" (Part I), Orsino in "Twelfth
Night/' Clive Newcome in " Colonel
Newcome," Florizel in " The Winter's
Tale," Octavius Caesar in " Antony
and Cleopatra," and Prince Alexis in
" The Red Lamp " ; he accompanied
Tree to Berlin, Apr., 1907 ; appeared at
Drury Lane, May, 1907, as Niatawa
in " The Last of His Race " ; rejoined
Beerbohm Tree for his autumn tour,
1907, and in the production of " The
Mystery of Edwin Drood " he ap-
peared in the titie-rdle; at His Majesty's
Apr., 1908, played Bassanio in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1908, appeared as Nigel Villiers
in " Marriages of May fair " ; returned
to His Majesty's, Feb., 1909, and played
John Christison in " The Dancing
Girl," Joseph Surface in " The School
for Scandal " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1909, played the Rev. Verner Haslam
in " The Whip " ; returned to His
Majesty's, in Dec., 1910, to play the
Duke of Buckingham in " King Henry
VIII," in Apr., played Lysander in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream," and
in May, Cassius in " Julius Caesar " ;
at the gala performance, 27 June,
1911, appeared as Cassius in the
Forum scene from " Julius Caesar " ;
on 5 Sept., 1911, played Malcolm in
"Macbeth"; 8 Nov., 1911, appeared
as Osric in " The War God ; ap-
peared at the Lyceum, Feb., 1912,
as Paul in " The Monk and the
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Woman " ; returned to His Majesty's,
May, 1912, and played his old parts in
sundry Shakespearean revivals and in
" Oliver Twist " ; then went to New
York, and at the Century Theatre,
Oct., 1912, played the Emperor of
China in " The Daughter of Heaven " ;
on his return appeared at the Hay-
market, Feb., 1913, as Hakon
Hakonsson in " The Pretenders " ;
at Drury Lane, May, 1913, played
Bassanio in Forbes-Robertson's
revival of ' ' The Merchant of Venice " ;
appeared at His Majesty's, June, 1913,
in the same part, and as Orsino in
" Twelfth Night," and Brutus in
" Julius Caesar " ; subsequently again
went to America, and at the Belasco
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1913, played
Constant Jannelot in " The Secret " ;
after returning to London, appeared at
His Majesty's, Nov., 1914, as King
Henry IV in " King Henry IV " (Part
I) ; Dec., 1914, as James Steerforth in
"David Copperfield " ; Apr., 1915, as
Harry Maylie in " Oliver Twist " ;
June, 1915, as the Corporal in " Marie-
Odile " ; 5 July, 1915, as Sir Thomas
Lovell in the " all-star " revival of
"King Henry VIII," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Aldwych, Oct., 1915, played
Magnus Stephensson in " The Prodigal
Son " ; at the Garrick, Jan., 1916,
David Summers in " Tiger's Cub " ;
at Drury Lane, May, 1916, Shake-
spearean Tercentenary performance,
played Octavius Caesar in " Julius
Caesar " ; at His Majesty's, Oct., 1916,
Pygmalion in " Pygmalion and Gala-
tea," with Miss Mary Anderson ; sub-
sequently appearing with her at the
Coliseum as Romeo to her Juliet
in a scene from the play ; at the
Strand, Sept., 1917, Paul Vcrdayne
in " Three Weeks " ; in 1918 toured
as Sir Robert Baring, M.D., in " The
Third Eye " ; at the New, June, 1918,
played the Count of Ventadour in
" The Loving Heart " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1920, Brutus in " Julius
Caesar " ; at the Coliseum, Apr.,
1920, appeared alternately as Brutus
and Cassius in scenes from " Julius
Caesar," with Mr, Godfrey Tearle;
at Drury Lane, June, 1920, appeared
as Count Anteoni in " The Garden of
Allah" ; at the Aldwych, Aug., 1921,
played Ronnay de Maurel in " The
Legion of Honour"; Aug., 1922,
toured for nine months as Mr. Wu
in the play of that name ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1923, played Ran in
" Hassan " ; at the Grand, Fulham,
Nov., 1924, the Rev. Peter Lowrie in
" Marigold," a play written by his
son, David ; of late years has also
devoted much time to the cinema
stage. Recreations : Motoring and
mountain climbing. Address : 31
Roehampton Lane, S.W.15. Tele-
phone : Putney 2152.
GHLESPIE, Richard Henry, mana-
ger ; b. Morpeth, Northumberland, 10
Sept., 1878 ; 5. of Thomas Gillespie
and his wife Elizabeth (Davison) ; e.
Uppin'gham School ; m. Catherine Mary
Hart ; formerly a chartered accountant ;
appointed managing director of Moss
Empires, Ltd., Jan., 1920; joint
managing director of Victoria Palace,
Ltd., and Glasgow Alhambra, Ltd. ;
director of Manchester Palace of Va-
rieties, London Theatre of Varieties,
Ltd., Variety Theatres Controlling Co.,
Ltd., and Grand Theatre, Hanley ;
is a member of the Society of West
End Theatre Managers, Entertain-
ments Protection Association ; Pro-
vincial Managers' Association, Scottish
Managers' Association. Recreations :
Cricket, golf, and tennis. Address :
Cranbourn Mansions, Cranbourn Street,
W.C.2 ; or The Farm Cottage, Esher,
Surrey. Telephone No. : Gerrard 1050.
GILLETTE, William, actor and play-
wright ; b. Hartford, Conn., U.S.A.,
24 July, 1855 ; $. of Francis Gillette,
a former senator of the United States,
and his wife, Elizabeth Daggett (Hook-
er); e. at Hartford, Yale, and Harvard
Universities, and Massachusetts Fine
Arts Institute ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1875, while still a
student at Yale, at New Orleans,
in " Across the Continent " ; made his
first professional appearance, 15 Sept.,
1875, at the Globe Theatre, Bos-
ton, as Guzman in " Faint Heart
Ne'er Won Fair Lady," and subse-
quently appeared at the Boston
Museum, in the same city, in "A
Gilded Age *f ; he appeared in a
number of parts at this theatre,
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among others, Malcolm in " Macbeth/'
Benvolio in " Romeo and Juliet/'
Montano in " Othello/' Rosencrantz
in " Hamlet/' Wilford in " The Hunch-
back/' etc., and secured his first
pronounced success as Prince Florian
in Gilbert's " Broken Hearts " ; then
became a member of Ben McCauley's
company at Cincinnati and Louis-
ville ; made his first appearance on
the New York stage at the New
Park Theatre, 29 Apr., 1877, as
the Prosecuting Attorney in " The
Gilded Age " ; at the Madison Square
Theatre, New York, 1 June, 1881,
played the part of Professor Hopkins
in " The Professor/' written by him-
self ; during 1883 and 1884 he was
touring as Douglas Winthrop in
" Young Mrs. Winthrop/' and at
the New York Comedy Theatre, 29
Sept., 1884, he was seen as the Rev.
Job McCosh in " Digby's Secre-
tary," which play he adapted himself
from Von Moser's " Der Bibliothe-
kar," the source from which Charles
Hawtrey had adapted " The Private
Secretary " ; at the Criterion, Brook-
lyn, 22 Feb., 1886, he appeared as
Thomas Henry Bean in " Held by
the Enemy/' of which he was also
the author ; this play was subse-
quently produced at Madison Square
Theatre in Aug., 1886, and was acted
at trie Princess's, London, on 9 Apr.,
1887; at the Standard, N.Y., 26
Nov., 1894, he played Augustus
Billings in " Too Much Johnson,"
and at the Garrick, N.Y., 5 Oct.,
1896, he appeared as Lewis Dumont
in " Secret Service " ; he made his
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Adelphi Theatre, on 15 May,
1897, when he played the last-men-
tioned part ; he also appeared at the
Garrick Theatre, in London, on 18
Apr., 1898, as Billings in "Too
Much Johnson " ; on both occasions
he was most successful ; at the Gar-
rick Theatre, N.Y., 6 Nov., 1899,
he produced " Sherlock Holmes " with
great success, which success he re-
peated when he appeared in the play
at the Lyceum, London, on 9 Sept.,
1901 ; at the Lyceum, N.Y., 17 Nov.,
1903, he appeared as Mr. Crichton
in J. M. Barrie's play, " The Admirable
Crichton/' and at the Metropolitan
Opera House, for a benefit performance
on 23 Mar., 1905, he played in " The
Painful Predicament of Sherlock
Holmes/' an episode in one act ; he
appeared at the Duke of York's
Theatre, London, 13 Sept., 1905,
as Doctor Carrington in his own play
" Clarice," and on the 3rd of the
following month was seen in " The
Painful Predicament of Sherlock
Holmes," while on 17 Oct. he appeared
in a revival of the older play, " Sher-
lock Holmes " ; returning to America
he toured in " Clarice/' and at the
Garrick, N.Y., 16 Oct., 1906, appeared
in the same play for the first time in
New York ; at the Criterion, New
York, 19 Oct., 1908, appeared with
great success as Maurice Brachard
in " Samson," which play he adapted
from the French ; he was then absent
from the stage for some time, but
resumed acting at Boston, Oct., 1910,
in " Sherlock Holmes " ; he appeared
at the Empire, New York, during
Dec., 1910, in his old parts in " Sher-
lock Holmes," " The Private Secre-
tary," " Secret Service/' and " Too
Much Johnson " ; at the Empire, New
York, 20 Oct., 1914, played Henry
Beauclerc in " Diplomacy " ; Oct.,
1915, once more appeared as Sherlock
Holmes in a revival of that play ;
Nov., 1915, appeared as Lewis Du-
mont in a revival of " Secret Service " ;
at the Booth Theatre, Feb., 1917,
played Henry Wilton in " A Successful
Calamity " ; at the Empire, Dec,, 1918,
Mr. Dearth in " Dear Brutus " ; Nov.,
1921, played Dr. Paul Clement in
" The Dream Maker " ; lie is the
author of many successful plays,
and in all has written the following :
" The Professor," 1881 ; " Esmeralda,"
with Mrs. F. H. Burnett, 1881 ; " Dig-
by's Secretary," from the German,
1884 ; " Held by the Enemy/' 1886 ;
" She," from Rider Haggard's novel,
1887 ; " A Legal Wreck," 1888 ; " All
the Comforts of Home," from the Ger-
man, 1890 ; " Mr. Wilkinson's
Widows," 1891 ; " Settled Out of
Court," from the French, 1892 ;
"Ninety Days," 1893; "Too Much
Johnson," 1894 ; " Secret Service,"
1896 ; " Because She Loved Him
So," from the French, 1899 ; " Sher-
lock Holmes," with A. Conan Doyle,
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1899 ; " The Painful Predicament of
Sherlock Holmes/' 1905 ; " Clarice,"
1905 ; a " vaudeville " sketch, " The
Red Owl," 1907 ; " That Little Affair
at Boyd's," 1908, " Samson " (from
the French), 1908; " The Robber,"
1909 ; " Among Thieves," 1909 ;
" Electricity/' 1910 ; " The Dream
Maker " (from a story), 1921. Ad-
dress : Players' Club, Gramercy Park,
New York City, U.S.A.
GILLILAND, Helen, actress and
vocalist ; b. Belfast, 31 Jan., 1897 ;
d. of John Gilliland and his wife
Elizabeth (Gair-Wharton) ; e. pri-
vately ; m. Lt.-Col. L. H. Nelles,
O.S.6., M.C. ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage with the D'Oyly
Carte Opera company, on tour, 1917 ;
made her first appearance in London,
at the Prince's Theatre, 29 Sept.,
1919, as Casilcla in " The Gondoliers,"
and subsequently during the season
played Phyllis in " lolanthe," Yum-
Yum in " The Mikado/' Patience
in the opera of that name, Elsie May-
nard in " The Yeomen of the Guard,"
Princess Ida, etc. ; appeared in the
same r»arts during the season Oct.,
1921, to Feb., 1922 ; at the London
Hippodrome, Apr., 1922,' played in
" Round in 50 " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Aug., 1923, played Katinka in the
play of that name ; at the Strand,
Mar., 1924, Vivian Marsden in " Stop
Flirting/' Recreation ; Golf. Club :
Giro's. Address : 105 Philbeach
Gardens, S.W.5. Telephone No. :
Western 6485.
Frank, actor; 6. in
New York, 14 May, 1867 ; s. of John
Parker Gillmore and his wife Clara
(Thorne) ; nephew of the late Thomas,
Fred, and Sarah Thorne ; made
his first appearance on the stage
in 1879 at Maidstone in a panto-
mime, " Jack and the Beanstalk " ;
after leaving school was engaged
in commercial life for two years,
but subsequently returned to the
stage, and for three years played
under the late Sarah Thorne at
Margate ; in 1888 he came to Lon-
don, making Ms first appearance at
the Vaudeville, 19 Jan., 1888, as Cap-
tain Vane in " Fascination " ; subse-
quently he appeared in "Joseph's
Sweetheart/' first as Sir Harry Dapper,
and subsequently as Joseph Andrews ;
at the same theatre he appeared in
" Handsome is that Handsome Does/'
" That Doctor Cupid/' " Meadow
Sweet/' " Miss Tomboy/' " She Stoops
to Conquer/' " Clarissa," and " Wood-
barrow Farm " ; at the Haymarket,
20 June, 1888, he played Harry
Seabrook in the first performance of
" Captain Swift " ; in 1892 he crossed
to America, and made his first ap-
pearance there at St. Louis in " Settled
out of Court " ; appeared at the Stan-
dard Theatre, New York, 16 Feb., 1893,
as Tom Ray nor in "The Better
Part " ; subsequently he played Will
Darbyshire in " Sweet Will," Ralph
Ormerod in " The Arabian Nights,"
etc. ; returning to England in 1895,
he joined Forbes-Robertson at the
Lyceum, and 21 Sept., 1895, played
Benvolio in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
subsequently he played Max in
" Magda," and Careless in " The School
for Scandal/' at the same theatre ;
he next joined John Hare, and re-
turned to America with that actor-
manager to play George D'Alroy
in " Caste/' Harry Joliffe in " When
George IV was King," also in " The
Hobby Horse," etc. ; at the Court
in 1897 he played in " Caste/' " The
Hobby Horse " ; and at the Globe,
in Jan., 1898, in "A Bachelor's
Romance," and Apr., 1899, played
Valma in " The Gay Lord Quex " ;
subsequently he again returned to
America ; at the Knickerbocker, New
York, 5 Feb., 1900, he played Miles
in " When We Were Twenty-one " ;
for two years was a member of George
Fawcett's "stock " company at the
Lyceum, Baltimore ; at Daly's, Nov.,
1903, he appeared as Mr. Hammond in
" A Japanese Nightingale " ; during
the spring of 1904 he appeared as
Flavius in " Mary of Magdala," with
Mrs. Fiske; at the Knickerbocker, Feb.,
1905, as Robert Herridge in " Love
and the Man " ; at the Garden, Dec.,
1905, he played the Rev. John St.
John in " As Ye Sow " ; at Madison
Square, Feb., 1906, he appeared as
the Marquis of Tredbury in " The
Title Mart " ; at the Garrick, Apr.,
1906, as Sir Charles Foden in " What
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the Butler Saw " ; and in May he was
touring with Charles Richman in
" Gallops " ; at Hackett's Theatre,
18 Sept., played in " Man and His
Angel " ; subsequently toured as
Keppel in " All-of-a-Sudden Peggy " ;
appeared at Denver, Apr., 1907, in
" The Almighty Dollar,'* and in
Oct., 1907, toured with Mary Man-
nering as Jerome Bonaparte in
" Glorious Betsy " ; during 1908
toured with Bertha Kalich as Garnier
in " Cora " ; at the Hackett Theatre,
New York, 31 Aug., 1909, played
Stephen IV in " Such a Little Queen " ;
appeared at Chicago, Apr., 1910, in
" The Upstart/' and " Aristocracy " ;
joined the company of the New Thea-
tre, New York, Nov., 1910, and ap-
peared there as Fenton in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor/' Rev. George
Trist in "The Thunderbolt/' Karl
Heinrich in " Old Heidelberg/' Pitt
Crawley in " Vanity Fair/' Michael
in " The Piper/* Will Lennard in
" Nobody's Daughter," and Simwa
in " The Arrow Maker " ; in Apr.,
1911, in conjunction with A. E. Anson,
played a " stock " season at Buffalo,
New York ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Dec., 1911, played the Marquis de
Monclars in " The Marionettes " ;
subsequently toured in the same
part ; at the Empire, New York, Nov.,
1912. played the Hon. Nigel Armine
in " Bella Donna " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Apr., 1913, appeared as
Matthew Leigh in the revival of
" Rosedale " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Nov., 1913, as the Rev. Penfield
Sturgis in " The Tongues of Men " ; at
the Broadway, Long Branch, July,
1914, as Eric Von Berndorfi in "The
Vanishing Bride " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Oct., 1914, Curly Lushington in
" Evidence " ; appeared in " vaude-
ville," 1915, in "Such Extravagance";
at the Cort Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1916, played Dr. Bassett in "Any
House " ; is the Secretary of the
Actors' Equity Association, New York.
Home Address : 20 Beekman Place,
New York City, U.S.A.
GILLMORE, Margalo, actress ; 6.
London, 1897 ; d. of Frank Gillmore
and his wife Laura (McGilvray) ; e.
New York City ; studied for the stage
at the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts ; made her first appearance on
the stage, at Atlantic City, Sept.,
1917. as Laurel Masterman. in " The
Scrap of Paper " ; made her first
appearance on the New York stage, at
the Criterion Theatre, 17 Sept., 1917,
in the same part ; at the Punch and
Judy Theatre, Apr., 1918, played
The Daughter in " April " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, May, 1918, Elsie
Harris in " Her Honor the Mayor " ;
at the Comedy, New York, Sept.,
1919, Etta Silver in "Up from No-
where " ; at the Henry Miller, Dec.,
1919, Sylvia Fair in " The Famous
Mrs. Fair " ; at the Greenwich Village
Theatre, Nov., 1921, Eileen Carmody
in " The Straw " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Dec., 1921, Rose Lane in
" Alias Jimmy Valentine " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Jan., 1922, Con-
suelo in " He Who Gets Slapped " ;
at the Comedy, New York, Nov.,
1922, Melisande in " The Romantic
Age " ; at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre, Apr., 1923, Celia in "As
You Like It " ; at the Morosco, Oct.,
1923, Aline de Kercadiou in " Scara-
mouche " ; at the Ritz, Jan., 1924,
Ann in " Outward Bound" ; at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, May,
1924, Mrs. Elvsted in " Hedda
Gabler" ; at the Cort Theatre, Sept.,
1924, Claire Marsh in " The Far
Cry " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Dec., 1924, Anne Kingsley
in " The Habitual Husband." Address ;
20 Beekman Place, New York City,
U.S.A.
OILMAN, Mabelle, actress and
vocalist ; b. San Francisco, 1880 ; e,
Mills's College, Almeda, San Fran-
cisco ; m. W. E. Cory ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Daly's
Theatre, New York ; first appeared
in London, at the Comedy Theatre, 1 1
July, 1896, as Rosa in " The Countess
Gucki " ; at Daly's, New York,
9 Sept., 1896, played O Kinkoto San
in " The Geisha " ; subsequently,
at the same theatre, played Lucille
in " The Circus Girl," Juno in " The
Tempest/' and Alice in " The Run-
away Girl/' and in " Much Ado About
Nothing " and " The Merchant of
Venice " ; subsequently appeared in
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" La Poupee/' " The Rounders/' and
" The King's Carnival " ; at the
Casino, 20 Mar., 1899, appeared as
Louisette in "In Gay Paree " ; was
Laura Lee in " The Casino Girl/'
in which part she also made her first
appearance on the London stage at
the Shaftesbury Theatre, 11 July,
1900 ; during 1902, in New York,
she appeared in " The Hall of Fame "
and " The Mocking Bird " ; subse-
quently appeared as the heroine in
" Dolly Varden," which she also
played at the Avenue Theatre, Lon-
don, 1 Oct., 1903 ; at the Comedy,
18 Feb., 1904, she appeared as Amorelle
in the comic opera of that name.
Address : 991 Fifth Avenue, New
York City, U.S.A.
GILPIN, Charles S., actor; b.
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A., 20 Nov.,
1878 ; s. of Peter Gilpin and his wife
Caroline (White) ; e. at St. Francis
R.C. School, Richmond ; started
life at the age of fourteen as a printer's
" devil," and finally became a com-
positor ; he appeared occasionally
at Putnam's Music-hall, and in 1903
joined the Canadian Jubilee singers,
at Hamilton, Ontario ; toured with
Williams and Walker in " Abyssinia/'
ancl in " The Smart Set/' 1905-6 ;
for two seasons, 1907-8, was a member
of the Pekin " Stock " Co., at Chicago ;
from 1911-13 was with the Pan-
American Octette ; in 1913-14 toured
in "Old Man's Boy"; in 1914
appeared in " vaudeville/' and toured
in Canada ; in 1916 he was appointed
producer at the Lafayette Theatre,
New York, the first negro dramatic
" stock " company in New York ;
at the Cort Theatre, New York, 15
Dec., 1919, played William Curtis in
Drinkwater's play " Abraham Lin-
coln"; at the Neighbourhood Play-
house, New York, 1 Nov., 1920,
created a sensation when he played
Brutus Jones in " Emperor Jones/'
and which he played almost con-
tinuously 1920-24 ; is the author of
" Her Other Husband/' " Matrimony
and Insurance," and other pieces.
GINNER, Ruby, dancer ; b. Cannes,
France, 8 May, 1886 ; d. of Isaac
Benjamin Ginner and his wife Lydia
Adeline (Wight man) ; e. Brighton ;
m. Alexander Kidd Dyer ; studied
for the stage under Elsie Fogerty,
Hugh Moss and Mrs. Theodore Gilmer ;
made her first appearance on the stage
with the Benson company, at the
Memorial Theatre, Stratford- on- Avon,
Apr., 1903, as a dancer in " The
Comedy of Errors " ; made her first
appearance in London, at the Coronet
Theatre, 1903, as a Page in " Macbeth' ';
remained with the Benson company
for two years ; appeared at the Savoy
with Marie Brema in " Orpheus " ;
at the Haymarket, Dec., 1910, played
Water in " The Blue Bird " ; was
principal dancer with the Beecham
Opera Company, 1912 ; shortly after-
wards inaugurated her school of
dancing, and forming a company
from her students toured in the
principal provincial cities, with occa-
sional appearances in London ; for
some years has appeared at the
summer festival, at the Memorial
Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon ; in con-
junction with Irene Mawer opened
a school for dance and drama ; has
produced many ballets of her own
arranging, notably " An Autumn
Idyll," " Love and the Dryad,"
" Epuis, Bon Soir," " The Call of the
Sea/' etc. Recreations : Cliff -climbing,
swimming and gardening. Address :
44 Abingdon Road, W.8.
GLASER, Lulu, actress. and vocal-
ist ; b. Allegheny City, Pennsylvania,
U.S.A., 2 June, 1874 ; m. Thomas
Richards ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Broadway Theatre,
New York, 30 Dec., 1891, in the chorus
of " The Lion Tamer " ; subsequently
she succeeded to the leading part of
Angeline in the same piece ; after play-
ing Lazuli in " The Merry Monarch,"
she appeared at the Broadway, 3 Oct.,
1893, as Javotte in a revival of
" Brminie " ; she next appeared as
Elverine in " The Devil's Deputy,"
Rita in " The Chieftain/' Pierette
in " Half-a-King," Jacqueline in
" The Little Corporal," and Roxane in
" Cyrano de Bergerac" ; in the autumn
of 1900 she commenced her career as a
" star," appearing as Ann in " Sweet
Ann Page " ; since that date she
has played Angela in " The Prima
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Donna/' Dolly Varden in the opera
of that name, Mary Tudor in " The
Madcap Princess," Dorothy Gay
in " Miss Dolly Dollars," Myrtle
Webb in " The Aero Club/' Lotchen
Von Breckenhaussett in " Lola from
Berlin/' Fonda in " The Merry
Widow " (burlesque), Rosette in
" Mdlle. Mischief/' Cherry Winston
in " One of the Boys/' Christ '1 in
"The Girl and the Kaiser," and the
•title-? die in " Miss Dudelsack " ; from
1912-15 appeared in " vaudeville " in
" First Love/' " A Captivating Cap-
ture," etc., and in 1916 in " Marooned/'
GLASPELL, Susan, dramatic author
and novelist ; b. Davenport, Iowa, 1
July, 1882 ; d. of Elmer S. Glaspell
and his wife Alice (Keating) ; e.
Drake University, Iowa, and Uni-
versity of Chicago ; in. George Cram
Cook ; was formerly engaged as
political reporter on newspapers, and
contributed short stories to several
magazines ; has written the following
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
[fiLE
plays,
Outside,
Time/' '
' Woman's Honor," " The
' " The People," " Tickless
Trifles," 1916 ; " Suppressed
Desires/ 1917 ; " Close the Book,"
1918 ; ' Bernice/ 1920 ; " Inheri-
tors," 1921 ; " The Verge," 1921 ;
"Chains of Dew," 1922; author of
the novels "Fidelity" and "The
Glory of the Conquered." Address :
c/o Small, Maynard & Co., Boston,
Mass., U.S.A.
GLASS, Montague, dramatic author ;
b. Manchester, 23 July, 1877 ; s. of
James David Glass and his wife
Amelia (Marsden) ; e. New York ;
m. Caroline Patterson ; was taken to
America when very young, and edu-
cated there ; first commenced writing
in 1900, has contributed to many
magazines and has written several
books ; is the author of the following
plays : " Potash and Perlrnutter "
(founded on his own series of short
stories, with Charles Klein), 1913 ;
" Abe and Mawruss " (with Roi Cooper
Megrue), 1915 ; " Object — Matrimony"
(with J. E. Goodman), 1916 ; " Busi-
ness before Pleasure " (with Good-
man), 1917 ; " Why Worry ? " (with
Goodman), 1918 ; " His Honour
Abe Potash" (with Goodman), 1919;
" Partners Again " (with Goodman),
1922 ; " Present Company Excepted "
(with Goodman), 1922 ; " It's Never
Too S Late," 1923. Club : Lambs'.
Address : 47 Fifth Avenue, New York
City, U.S.A.
GLENDINNING, Ernest, actor; b.
Ulverston, Lanes, 19 Feb., 1884 ; s. of
the late John Glendinning ; e. Margate
College ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Garrick Theatre, New
York, 17 Jan., 1903, walking on in
" Mice and Men/' with Annie Russell ;
in 1903-4 toured with John Drew in
" Captain Dieppe " and " The Second
in Command " ; in 1904 appeared as
Hernando Albornos in " The Sor-
ceress " ; at the Savoy, New York,
Jan., 1905, appeared as D'Hourvillc in
" Friquet " ; from 1905-09 was playing
in " stock " companies at San Fran-
cisco and Los Angeles ; in Oct., 1909,
joined Madame Nazimova's company
in " The Passion Flower " ; during
1909-10 toured in " all-star " cast of
" Jim the Penman " as George Ralston,
and played that part at the Lyric,
New York, May, 1910 ; at Daly's, New
York, Aug., 1910, played Alfred Hardy
in " Baby Mine " ; at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, Oct., 1912, Donald
Rogers in " The Brute " ; at Daly's,
New York, Nov., 1912, Robert Lawton
in " The Point of View " ; at the
Winter Garden, Feb., 1913, appeared
as Henri Dubonet in " The Honeymoon
Express " ; at the Little Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1913, Pierrot in
"Prunella"; at the Hudson, Nov.,
1914, as Richard Howard in " The Big
Idea " ; at the Eltinge, Dec,, 1914, as
Stephen Bennett in " The Song of
Songs " ; in 1915 played Youth in " Ex-
perience " ; at the Casino, May, 1915,
Justin Pontgirard in "A Modern
Eve " ; at the Plymouth, Dec., 1917,
Michael in " The Gypsy Trail " ; at the
Bijou, Feb., 1919, Wellington West in
" A Sleepless Night " ; at the Liberty,
Nov., 1919, Roland Parry in " Caesar's
Wife " ; at the Plymouth Theatre,
Sept., 1920, Larry Delevan in " Little
Old New York " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Aug., 1921, Charlie Crosby and Joe
Harden in " Sonny" ; at "the Bijou,
Dec., 1922, John Coonaber in " Listen-
ing In " ; at the Forty-eighth Street,
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Apr., 1923, Anathema in a play of
that name ; at the Longacre, Jan.,
1924, Peter Darby in " Moonlight " ;
at the Empire, New York, Jan., 1924,
Tony Lumpkin in " She Stoops to
Conquer " ; at the Fulton, Sept.,
1924, Robert Corcoran in " Top-Hole."
Address : c/o Actors' Equity Associa-
tion, 115 West 47th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
QLENISTEK, Frank, manager ;
commenced his association with the
London Pavilion in 1895, as assistant-
manager to the late Edward Swan-
borough ; subsequently succeeded that
gentleman as manager, and has re-
tained that position ever since. Hobby:
Music. Address : London Pavilion,
Piccadilly Circus, W.I.
GLENVIILE, Sbaun, comedian ; b.
in Ireland, 16 May, 1884 ; s. of Henry
Glenville and his wife Mary ; e. Dub-
lin ; m. Dorothy Ward ; made his
first appearance on the stage as a
baby in arms, at the early age of two
weeks, at the Theatre Royal, Birming-
ham, in " Arrah-Na-Pogue '* ; his
mother was the manageress of the
Abbey Theatre, Dublin ; spent his
earlier years on the dramatic stage and
made his first appearance on the
variety stage in 1906; first appeared
in London, 1907, at the Holborn
Empire, in a sketch. ; has since played
in most of the leading halls all over the
country, including all the principal
tours and circuits ; is a favourite
comedian in pantomime, and has
appeared as leading comedian at most
of the leading provincial theatres ;
appeared at the Empire, in Sept., 1913,
as Sir George Toorish in " The Gay
Lothario " ; appeared at the Gaiety
Theatre, Apr., 1914, as Mr. Pitt in
"After the Girl"; in Sept., 1915,
toured as Grundy in " The Light
Blues " ; appeared at Drury Lane,
June, 1916, in '' Razzle-Dazzlc " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1916, played
Grundy in " Hie Light Blues " ; at
Christmas, 1916, played Patsy in
" Boy Blue " at Theatre Royal,
Birmingham ; in 1917 toured in
" Flying Colours " ; at the Palace,
Manchester, Christmas, 1917, played
in " The Babes in the Wood "; in 1918,
toured in " Happy-Go-Lucky " ; at
Christmas, 1918-20, appeared in " Jack
and the Beanstalk," at Glasgow,
Olympia, Liverpool, and Palace, Man-
chester, respectively ; then went to
America and at the Shubert, New
York, May, 1921, played Sergeant
O'Toole in " Phoebe of Quality Street";
at the Winter Garden, June, 1921,
played Doc Sniffkins in " The Whirl
of "New York " ; at the Empire,
London, Feb., 1922, played Mozart
Orpheus Wagg in " Jenny " ; at the
London Hippodrome, Dec., 1924,
played Mother Goose in the panto-
mime of that name ; on the variety
stage his scenas " Something in the
Irish after all ! " and " He's a credit to
old Ireland now," are highly popular.
R&creations : Painting and golf.
GLOVER, James Bfackey, musical
conductor, composer and critic ; 6.
Dublin, 18 June, 1861 ; 5. of James
Mackey Glover and g.-s. of Professor
J. W. Glover, a well-known composer ;
m. Kathleen Collins ; originally a
chemist ; studied music in France ;
conducted the orchestra at Olympic,
Empire, Drury Lane and Palace
Theatres ; has composed music for
various ballets, dramas and panto-
mimes ; conductor at Drury Lane
since 1897 ; associated with the late
Sir Augustus Harris at Royal Italian
Opera, Covent Garden ; has officiated
as musical critic to The Sun, The
Weekly Sun, The Daily Mail, and
now contributes to The Daily Tele-
graph; London Opinion, and The
Stage, etc. ; conducted concerts at
Bexhill for some years ; was subse-
quently elected Mayor of that town
published a book of reminiscences
1911, and a further volume in 1913
is the manager of the Theatre Royal,
Plymouth. Address : 19 Sackville
Street, W.I. Telephone No, : Gerrard
785. Clubs : Eccentric and National
Liberal.
GLCTNE, Mary, actress ; b. Penarth,
South Wales, 25 Jan., 1898; d. of
Ada Blanche (Renwick) and Charles
1 Aitken, M.D. ; e. privately ; m.
Dennis Neilson-Terry ; made her
first appearance on • the stage, at
the Prince's Theatre, Manchester,
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Apr., 1908, as the Little Stranger in
" The Dairy maids/* and made her
first appearance in London, at the
Queen's Theatre, 5 May, 1908, in the
same part ; she made quite a hit
when she appeared at the Strand
Theatre, Oct., 1909, as Little Rosalie
in " The Merry Peasant " ; same
theatre, Dec., 1909, played Cinderella
in a fairy play of that name ; at the
Duke of York's, Dec., 1910, played
Curly in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Coliseum, Apr., 1911, appeared as
Jacqueline in " Joan of Arc," and at
the London Pavilion, July, 1911,
played Cupid in " Cupid's Under-
study " ; at the Globe Theatre, Oct.,
1911, appeared as Kate in ''The
Love Mills " ; made a further success
at the Aldwych, Dec., 1911, when she
played Cinderella in " The Golden
Land of Fairy Tales " ; at the Lyceum,
June, 1912, played the Dauphin in
" The Women of France," and Nov.,
1912, Oliver in " Oliver Twist " ;
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1912,
made a great success by her perform-
ance of Wendy in " Peter Pan/' and
was again highly successful when she
appeared at the Comedy, Feb., 1913,
as Felicia Lady Grandison in
" Lady Noggs " ; at the Lyceum,
July, 1913, reappeared as Oliver in
" Oliver Twist " ; Dec., 1913, again
played Wendy in " Peter Pan " ; the
following year went to America, and at
the Little Theatre, New York, 20 Oct.,
1914, played Pamela Bristowe in " A
Pair of Silk Stockings " ; on her return
to London appeared at the Savoy, 3
June, 1915, as Joan Bindloss in " The
Angel in the House " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1916, played Lady Clarissa in
" Disraeli " ; at the Globe, Oct., 1916,
Euphrosyne Dayle in " The Clock
Goes Round " ; at the Apollo, Nov.,
1916, Fanette in " A Pierrot's Christ-
mas " ; at the St. James's, Jan., 1917,
played Louise in " The Aristocrat " ;
at the Queen's, Sept., 1917, the
Duchess of Bur Chester in " The Off-
Chance " ; at the New, Apr., 1918,
Monica in " Monica's Blue Boy " ;
at the Queen's, Aug., 1918, Cynthia
Eden in " The Luck of the Navy " ;
at the St. Martin's, Apr., 1919, Edith
Goodhue in " The Very Idea " ; at
the Apollo, July, 1919, Tilly in " Tilly
of Bloomsbury " ; at the Lyric, Dec.,
1921, succeeded Margaret Bannerman
as Mary in " Welcome Stranger " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Oct., 1922, played
Annabelle West in " The Cat and the
Canary " ; at the New Theatre, June,
1923, Simonetta in " Carnival " ; dur-
ing 1924 toured in " The Honourable
Mrs. Tawnish." Recreation : Drawing.
Address : Woodview, 17 Shepherd's
Hill, Highgate, N.6. Telephone No. :
Mountview 3013,
GODDARD, Charles W., dramatic
author; b. Portland, Maine, U.S.A.,
26 Nov., 1879 ; 5. of Charles William
Goddard and his wife, Rowena
Caroline (Morrill) ; e. Dartmouth ;
was on the reporting staff of the
Boston Post, 1903, and the editorial
staff of the New York Sunday-
American, 1904-18 ; author, with
Paul Dickey, of " The Ghost Breaker/'
1913 ; " The Misleading Lady," 1913 ;
" Miss Information," 1915 ; " The
Last Laugh," 1915 ; " The Broken
Wing," 1920 ; has also written several
plays for the cinema stage. Address :
10 East 16th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
GODDEN, Jimmy, actor ; b. Maid-
stone, 11 Aug., 1879; s. of James
Thomas Godden and his wife Cclia
Maria (Dann) ; e. Christ's Hospital ;
was for some years in the Civil Service ;
subsequently became well known as a
concert artist ; made bis iirst appear-
ance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Plymouth, Christmas, 1911,
as King Sollum in " Jack Horner " ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Empire, Feb., 1914, when he
appeared in " Nuts and Wine," and
subsequently appeared there in
" Merry - Go - Round, " and " By
Jingo " ; at the London Pavilion,
Dec., 1915, appeared in " lloui Soil,"
followed by " Pick-a-Dilly," and
" Cheerio ! " ; after the War, ap-
peared on tour in " Who's Hooper,"
1920 toured in "The Shop Girl,"
1921 "The Little Dutch Girl/'
1921 " Gabriclle," 1922 ; " The
Cousin from Nowhere/' 1922 ; at
the Prince's, Feb., 1923, played
Joseph Edam in " The Cousin from
Nowhere " ; toured with his own
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company 1922-23 in " Polly with a
Past,'1 and 1923-24 in " The Cousin
from Nowhere " ; during 1924 toured
as Popoff in " The Merry Widow " ;
subsequently went to Australia, under
engagement to play in " No, No,
Nanette." Favourite parts : Higgles
in " The Shop Girl " and Popoff in
" The Merry Widow." Recreations :
Motoring and golf. Club : Playgoers.
Address : Engineers' Club, Coventry
Street, W.I.
CrOFFIN, Cora, actress ; b. 26 Apr.,
1901 ; made her first appearance on the
stage at the Palladium, as a dancer in
Russian ballet, 1912 ; subsequently
appeared there in " The Sprite of the
Well " ; afterwards toured in variety
theatres in " The Little Prince,"
adapted from " King John " ; first came
into prominence by her performance of
the part of Alice in " Alice in Wonder-
.land," at the Savoy Theatre, Dec.,
1913 ; at the Grand, Croydon, Apr.,
1914, appeared with CHve Currie's
juvenile Shakespearean company as
Puck in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream, "Viola in "Twelfth Night/' Bea-
trice in " Much Ado About Nothing/*
and Rosalind in "As You Like It " ;
at the Playhouse, Dec., 1914, appeared
as Cedric Errol in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy"; toured 1918-19 as Mad-
eline Manners in " Going- Up/' 1919-
20 as Dollis Pym in " The Kiss Call " ;
appeared at the Palace, 1920-21, in
" Hullo America ! " ; at the King's,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1921, played
Light in " The Blue Bird " ; during
1922 toured in "Sweet Lavender" ;
at the Empire, Sept., 1922, played
Carrie Smith in " The Smith Family " ;
at Christmas, 1922, appeared as prin-
cipal girl in pantomime at Cardiff ;
during 1923 toured as Denise in " The
Talk of the Town " ; Dec., 1923, played
Jill in " Jack and Jill/' at Manchester ;
in 1924 again toured in "The Talk of
the Town'" ; Dec., 1924, played Jill at
the Grand Theatre, Leeds. Address :
32 St. Alban's Avenue, Bedford Park,
Chiswick, W.
GOLDEN, John, dramatic author,
composer and producer ; b. New
York City, 27 June, 1874 ; s. of
Joseph Golden and his wife Amelia
(Tyreler) ; e. New York ; was formerly
an actor, journalist and song writer ;
author, either alone or in collaboration,
of " The Candy Shop/' 1909 ; " Hip,
Hip, Hooray," 1915 ; " The River
of Souls," 1916; " Everyrnusical-
play/' 1916 ; " The Big Show," 1916 ;
"Go To It," 1916; "The Old Stage
Door," 1917; "Cheer-Up," 1917;
" Flying Colours," 1918 ; " Every-
thing," 1918 ; part-composer of " The
Hoyden," 1907 ; " Over the Elver/'
1912 ; among notable plays, he has
produced " Forward, March," " Miss
Print," " The Serpent's Tooth,"
" Thank You/' " Spite Corner/' " The
Wheel," " The First Year," " Dear Me,"
" Thunder," " Three Wise Fools,"
"Lightnin'," etc. Clubs: Lambs',
Lotos, New York ; Green Room,
London. Address: 139 West 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
GrOOBALL, Edyth, actress; fc.
Dundee, 20 Feb., 1886 ; d. of Annie
(Shipton) and A. A. E. Goodall;
e. Bedford High School ; m. Leonard
Francis Schuster, 3rd City of London
Yeomanry ; had appeared as an
amateur before making her first
appearance on the professional stage
at Christmas, 1904, walking on in
J. Bannister Howard's company in
" The Darling of the Gods " at Chat-
ham ; then toured in Eade Montefiore's
company ; at Christmas, 1905, ap-
peared at the Grand, Nottingham, in
" The Babes in the Wood and Robin
Hood " ; subsequently played Paulina
in "The Winter's Tale," Adriana in "The
Comedy of Errors," Pauline in " Called
Back," etc. ; at the Empire, Liver-
pool, Christmas, 1906, played Rudolph
in " Puss in Boots " ; in 1907 toured
with Marie Studholme as Gabrielle
Renee in " My Darling," making her
first appearance on the London stage in
this part, at the Kennington Theatre,
14 Oct., 1907; at Christmas, 1907,
appeared at the Broadway, Deptford,
as Colin in " Mother Goose " ; through-
out 1908 toured as Nellie Denver in
" The Silver King " ; also appeared as
Trilby in Louis Calvert's company;
in June, 1909, appeared with Percy
Hutchison as Trixie Clayton in
" Brewster's Millions," at Wyndham's
Theatre ; she then joined Miss
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Horniman's Repertory Company at
the Gaiety, Manchester, Aug., 1909,
remaining a member until Sept.,
1912 ; during that period she
appeared in the following, among
other parts : Sidney Forsyth in
" Independent Means," Lady Corinthia
Fanshawe in " Press Cuttings,"
Sister Monica in " The Dove
Uncaged," Sofia Ivanovna and
Barbara in " Before the Dawn,"
Charlotte Maclntyre in "The Tally-
man," 'Ria in " Red *Ria," Maggie
Kennion in " The Younger Genera-
tion," Molly Frant in " Lords and
Masters," Sheila Ray in " Mary
Broome," Gladys Miles in " Our Little
Fancies," Nurse Price in " Cupid
and the Styx," Mrs. Weaver in "A
Question of Property," the Lady in
" A Man of Destiny," Candida, Blanche
Sartorius in " Widower's Houses,"
Helen of Troy in "The Trojan Women,"
Madge Thomas in " Strife," Violet
Jackson in " The Return of the
Prodigal," Alice Boothroyd in " Cupid
and Commonsense," Viola in " Twelfth
Night," Lady Sneerwell in " The School
for Scandal," Kate Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer," Tilburnia
in " The Critic," the Tramp in
" Gentlemen of the Road," Mrs.
Bompas in " How he Lied to her
Husband," Agatha in " The Perplexed
Husband," Mrs. Barthwick in " The
Silver Box," etc. ; at the Aldwych
Theatre, 17 June, 1912, appeared
with great success as Fanny Haw-
thorn in " Hindle Wakes," playing the
same part at the Playhouse in July ;
in the autumn of 1912 was engaged
by Messrs. Vedrenne and Eadie to
tour as Emily Rheadin " Milestones " ;
at the Haymarket Theatre, May,
1913, appeared as Margaret Taylor in
" Within the Law," again scoring
a substantial success ; at the Prince of
Wales's, June, 1914, played Helen
Parry in " An Indian Summer " ;
at Wyndham's, July, 1914, Susan
Smith in " From 9 to 11 " ; at the
Strand, Sept., 1914, Nellie Denver
in "The Silver King"; rejoined
Miss Horniman's company at Gaiety,
Manchester, Jan., 1915, playing
Kate Hardcastle in " She Stoops to
Conquer," Adriana in "The Comedy
of Errors," Armande in " The Blue
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Stockings," Miriam Leete in " The One
Thing Needful," Margaret Whitting-
ton- Wayne in " Whimsies," Lady
Alethea in "The Walls of Jericho,"
Clare Dedmond in " The Fugitive,"
Fanny Hawthorn in " Hindle Wakes" ;
at the Lyric, London, Apr., 1915,
played May Dean Strickland in " On
Trial " ; at the Duke of York's, Dec.,
1915, Adriana in " The Comedy of
Errors," and Armande in " The Blue
Stockings " ; at the Apollo, June,
1916, Maggie Hobson in " Hobson's
Choice " ; at the Gaiety, Manchester,
May, 1917, Ermyntrude Farndon in
" The Two Miss Farndons," and also
in " Cousin Kate " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1917, Heather Boyd in " Wild
Heather " ; in 1920, was for a time
manageress of the Court Theatre,
appearing there, Feb., 1920, as Ethel
Monticue in " The Young Visiters " ;
at the Kingsway, May, 1920, she
revived " Within the Law," playing .
her original part; at the Court, Feb.,
1922, played Ruth Honeywill in a
revival of " Justice " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1922, Liz Rysing in " If Four
Walls Told " ; at the Brixton Theatre,
Mar., 1923, Martha Mainwaring in
" A Family Affair " ; in 1924 toured
as Mary in " Within the Law."
Favourite parts : Madge Thomas in
" Strife," Candida, and Viola. Recrea-
tions : Camping, sculling, punting,
swimming, and gardening. Address :
June's Close, Tatsfield, Wcsterham,
Kent. Telephone No. : Tatsfield 14.
GrOODMAN, Jules Eckert, dramatic
author ; b. Gervais, Oregon, U.S.A.,
2 Nov., 1876 ; s. of Nathan Goodman
and his wife Janet (Rothschild) ; t>.
Harvard University, and also took
degree at Columbia University ; m,
Mai Pfouts ; was formerly engaged in
journalism, and for a time was on the
staff of the New • York Dramatic
Mirror ; his first play, in one act, was
entitled " At the Striking of a Match,"
1906 ; he next wrote " The New
Generation," the title being subse-
quently altered to " The Man Who
Stood Still," and this was produced
at Chicago in 1908 ; has since written
the following plays : " The Test,"
1908; "The Right to Live," 1908;
" Mother," 1910 ; " The Point of
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View," 1912 ; " The Silent Voice/'
1914; "The Trap" (with Richard
Harding Davis), 1915 ; " Just Outside
the Door," 1915 ; " Treasure Island "
(on Stevenson's story), 1915 ; " The
Man who Came Back " (on a story by
J. F. Wilson), 1916 ; " Object —
Matrimony " (with Montague Glass),
1916 ; " Business Before Pleasure "
(with Glass), 1917 ; " Why Worry ? "
(with Glass), 1918; "His Honour
Abe Potash " (with Glass), 1919 ;" The
Rise of Peter Barban " (with Mrs. Otis
Skinner), 1919 ; " The Dreamer,"
1920 ; " Pietro " (with Mrs. Otis
Skinner), 1920 ; " Present Company
Excepted " (with Montague Glass),
1922 ; " The Law Breaker," 1922 ;
" Partners Again " (with Glass), 1922 ;
" Chains," 1923, subsequently re-
named " Morals," when performed in
England, 1924 ; " Simon Called Peter "
(with Edward Knoblock, on the novel),
1924. Recreation : Golf. Clubs :
Players', Society of American Drama-
tists, Harvard. Address : Peekskill,
New York, U.S.A.
GOODBICH, Arthur, dramatic
author ; b. New Britain, Conn., U.S.A.,
18 Feb., 1878 ; s. of Frederick Good-
rich and his wife Emma (Emmons) ;
c. Wesleyan University, Conn., and
Columbia University ; m. Alice
Elizabeth Dougherty ; commenced
life in a publisher's office ; subse-
quently engaged in literary work on
various magazines ; is the author of
" Yes or No," 1917 ; " So This is
London," 1922 ; " The Ring of
Truth," 1923 ; author of several
novels. Clubs : Players and Dutch
Treat, New York. Address : Players'
Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New York
City, U.S.A.
GOODKICE, Edna (Stephens), ac-
tress ; b. Logansport, Indiana, 22 Dec.,
1883 ; d, of A. S. Stephens, of Chicago ;
e. Chicago ; m, Nat. C. Goodwin (mar.
dis.) ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Casino, New
York, 1900, in the chorus of " Florp-
dora " ; she next played Paprika in
" The Runaways," at the Casino, May,
1903 ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
8 Dec., 1903, appeared as Madame
Recamier in " Mam'selle Napoleon,"
in which she secured her first chance
of distinction ; at Weber's Music
Hall, Jan., 1905, played Jinny Hopper
in " The College Widower " ; was
subsequently engaged by Charles
Frohman, and appeared at the Knick-
erbocker Theatre, May, 1905, as
Felicia in " The Rollicking Girl,"
also understudying the leading part;
she then ventured into management
on her own account, and appeared
at Rochester, N.Y., Oct., 1905, as
Nell Graham in " The Genius and the
Model " ; subsequently engaged by
Nat Goodwin to play lead with him,
and in his company played Phyllis
in " When We Were Twenty-one,"
Nell Ruthven in "A Gilded Fool,"
Madge Kederly in " What Would a
Gentleman Do ? " and Nell Graham
in " The Genius " ; she appeared in
this last-mentioned part at the Bijou
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1906;
she continued with Nat Goodwin's
company throughout the season, and
rejoined him for the season 1907-8 ;
at the Garrick, New York, Mar.,
1908, appeared as Grace Morton in
" The Easterner " ; during 1909
toured in " The Master Hand," and
" The Native Son " ; in 1912 toured
in " His Neighbour's Wife " ; ap-
peared at the Colonial Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1912, in " The Awakening
of Minerva " ; at the Park Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1913, played Evan-
geline in a revival of the play of that
name ; during 1916 toured in " vaude-
ville," in " The Mannequin " ; during
1919-20 toured as She in " Sleeping
Partners " ; at Denver, Nov., 1920,
appeared in " Shadows."
CfOODBICH, Louis, actor ; b. Royal
Military College, Sandhurst ; s. of
Maj.-Gen. E. Abbot Anderson and
his wife Lavinia Sheddon (Barr) ; e.
Oxford Military College ; m. Beatrice
K. Huggins ; is a brother of E. Allan
Aynesworth ; was originally intended
for the Army ; subsequently a land
surveyor in the Colonies, a farmer in
British Columbia, and a tea-planter in
Ceylon ; had had five years' experience
as an amateur before making his first
appearance on the professional stage in
1892, at Worthing ; played five engage-
ments', with the late Weedon Grossmith,
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and accompanied him to America,
making Ms first appearance in New
York, at the Princess Theatre, 6 Oct.,
1902, as Macroth and Captain Bleary
in " The Night of the Party " ; made
his first appearance in London, at
the Court Theatre, 20 Mar., 1905, as
Frank Hastynges in " The Little
More " ; at the Haymarket, Sept.,
1905, played Sir Christopher Mings
in " A Privy Council " ; at the Cri-
terion, Oct., 1906, Spencer Penne-
feather in " The Amateur Socialist " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, May, 1907,
Archie Golding in " Brewster's Mil-
lions," and Horace Greensmith in
" 'Op o* me Thumb " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Mar., 1908, Marquis of Serlo in
"Jack Straw"; at the Haymarket,
Feb., 1909, Hastings in " She Stoops
to Conquer " ; June, 1910, Robin
Morrison in " Priscilla Runs Away " ;
at the Court, Dec., 1911, Colonel
Napoleon Trigg in " The Great Gay
Road " ; at the Duke of York's, Feb.,
1912, Baron von Rettenmayer in
" The ' Mind-the-Paint * Girl " ; at the
Lyric, Sept,, 1912, Professor Charcot
in " The Girl in the Taxi " ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1913, Hector Walters
in " Never Say Die " ; Mar., 1914,
Arthur Wade in " Things We'd Like
to Know " ; officer in Artists' Rifles,
1914-19 ; made his reappearance, after
the war, at the Playhouse, Jan,
1920, when he took up Charles Haw-
trey's part of William Cardew in
" Home and Beauty " ; at the Oxford
Theatre, Apr,, 1920, played Captain
Trevelan in "The Man Who Came
Back " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1921,
Reginald Filmer in " The Ninth Earl " ;
at the Strand, Dec., 1921, Lord March-
dale in " The Thing that Matters " ;
May, 1922, Captain Bessier in " Nuts
in May " ; at the Playhouse, Mar.,
1923, Lieut. Max von Wendlowski in
" Magda " ; at the Kingsway, June,
1924, played in " Yoicks." Recrea-
tions : Golf and fiy-fishing. Club :
Green Room. Address : 166 Clarence
Gate Gardens, N.W.I. Telephone No. :
Paddington 2381.
GORDON, Douglas, actor; 6. Lon-
don, 12 Mar., 1871 ; e. City of London
School and King's College ; made his
first appearance on the stage, Christ-
mas, 1889, at Theatre Royal, Windsor ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Globe Theatre,
27 June, 1892, as Gabriel Spencer in
" Shakespeare " ; has since played in
" Ned's Chum," Globe Theatre, 1892 ;
Strand Theatre, "Our Flat," "The
Jerry Builder," 1893 ; Royalty, " The
Legacy," 1894 ; Opera Comique, " The
Heirs of Rabourdin," 1894 ; from 1894
to 1903 was continuously engaged
touring the provinces, in leading parts
in such plays as " Liberty Hall,"
" The Fatal Card," " The Masquer-
aders," " The Home Secretary," " My
Friend the Prince," " The Gay Lord
Quex," " The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,"
" The Light that Failed," etc. ; ap-
peared at the Avenue Theatre, " Brown
at Brighton," 1903 ; Criterion Theatre,
" The Altar of Friendship," 1904 ;
"Winnie Brooke/' 1904; "Duke
of Killicrankie," 1904; Kingsway
Theatre, " A Maker of Men," 1907 ;
Queen's, " Get- Rich-Quick Walling-
ford," 1913 ; toured with Mabel Love
in " A Marriage of Convenience," and
" A Woman's 'Way " ; he has played
over one hundred principal parts on
tour ; toured in South Africa in 1905
and 1910 ; appointed stage director
and producer of the Gaiety Theatre,
Manchester, Nov., 1913 ; in 1919
joined Murray King and Clark, as
general manager and producer.
Favourite parts : Dick Heldcr in
" The Light that Failed," and Worth-
ing in " The Importance of Being
Earnest." Hobby : Dogs (Dach-
shunds). Clubs : Green Room, Touch-
stone, and Brazcnnose, Manchester.
A ddvess : Devonshire Park Theatre,
Eastbourne.
GORDON, Kitty, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Folkestone, 22 Apr., 1878 ; e.
Dumfries ; d. of the late Lt.-Col. Blades,
R.A. ; m. the Hon. H. W. Horsley-
Beresford ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Prince's Theatre,
Bristol, Mar., 1901, as one of the " six
little wives," in " San Toy " ; sub-
sequently toured as Olivia in " Kitty
Grey " ; made her first appearance
in London at the Apollo Theatre,
7 Sept., 1901, as Olivia in " Kitty
Grey " ; appeared at the Apollo
Theatre, Nov., 1902, as Nancy Lowiey
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in " The Girl from Kay's " ; at
the Lyric, Oct., 1903, was seen as
the Grand Duchess of Berg and
Cleves in " The Duchess of Dantzic " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1904, played
Agatha in " Veronique " ; went to
New York to play in the same piece,
appearing at the Broadway, New York,
1905 ; appeared at the Aldwych, Jan.,
1907, as the Princess Rasslovain "Nelly
Neil " ; at the Apollo, Aug., 1907,
played Teresa in " The Three Kisses " ;
subsequently appeared at the Palace
Theatre; at the Waldorf Theatre,
Nov., 1908, appeared as Speranza
in " The Antelope " ; at Prince's,
Manchester, Dec., 1908, played Olga
in " The Dollar Princess " ; then
went to America, and at the Casino,
New York, Sept., 1909, played Mur-
ietta in " The Girl and the Wizard " ;
at Rochester, New York, Sept., 1910,
appeared as Mdlle. Alma in " Alma,
Where do you Live ? " ; at the Winter
Garden, New York, Mar., 1911, played
Lady Guff Jordon in " La Belle
Paree " ; at the New York Theatre,
Oct., 1911, played Vivien Savary in
" The Enchantress " ; subsequently
toured in this play, and also played in
" vaudeville " ; at the Burbeck The-
atre, Los Angeles, Jan., 1914, played
Mrs. Smith in " Pretty Mrs. Smith " ;
subsequently played in " vaudeville,"
in " The Pink Nightgown " and
" Alma's Return " ; at the Winter
Garden, Oct., 1914, played Sylvia
Stone in "A World of Pleasure " ;
subsequently devoted herself to the
cinema stage, and has appeared in
several successful pictures ; during
1919 toured in " That's It " ; during
1920 toured in " Lady Kitty (Inc.)."
Address : 145 Falmouth Street, Brook-
lyn, New York, U.S.A.
^ Leon, dramatic author
and actor ; has written the following
plays, " Watch Your Neighbour "
(with Lc Roy Clemens), 1918 ; " Blue
Eyes" (with Clemens), 1920; "The
Poppy God " (with Clemens), 1921 ;
" White Cargo," 1923 ; " Garden of
Weeds," 1924 ; as an actor, appeared
at the Booth, New York, Sept., 1918,
as Captain Bennett in " Watch. your
Neighbour " ; at the Eltinge, Feb.,
1920, played Jack Marston in " Break-
fast in Bed " ; at the Hudson, Aug.,
1921, Thomas Grant Springer in " The
Poppy God " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Dec., 1921, Don Miguel di
Ribera in " The White Peacock " ;
at the Apollo, New York, Apr., 1922,
J. Claude Rutherford in " Lady Bug " ;
at the Greenwich Village, De~c., 1922,
De Croy in " The Red Poppy " ; at
the Morosco, May, 1923, Richard
Stevens in " Pride " ; May, 1923,
James Barton Acton in " Not so Fast."
GORDON, Marjorie, actress and
vocalist ; b. Southsea, 12 Nov., 1893 ;
d. of Arthur Kettlewell and his wife
Alice E. (Gordon) ; e. privately at
Hampstead and at Paris ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Court Theatre, Liverpool, 25 Apr.,
1915, in the chorus of " The Yeomen
of the Guard " with the D'Oyly Carte
Opera Company ; remained with the
company in chorus for six months,
and then played small parts, also
understudying leading parts ; made her
first appearance in London with this
company at the Dalston Theatre, 7
June, 1915, in " The Gondoliers " ;
at His Majesty's Theatre, Dundee,
27 Dec., 1915, played Yum- Yum in
" The Mikado," and at Aberdeen, in
the following week, appeared as
Patience ; was engaged at the Adelphi
Theatre, Aug., 1916, understudying
Nellie Taylor as Sylvia Dale in " High
Jinks," and played the part during
Sept., 1916, also played that part
during the concluding weeks of the
run, July, 1917 ; toured in the same
part, 1917 ; made an immediate success
when she appeared at the St. James's
Theatre, 24 Jan., 1918, as Valentine in
the romantic opera of that name ; was
then engaged for the Gaiety, and
appeared there, May, 1918, as Grace
Douglas in " Going Up " ; made her
first appearance in " straight " comedy
at the Holborn Empire, Feb., 1919,
when she played Hilary Lanchester in
" His Royal Happiness " ; at the
Garrick, July, 1919, played Rose
Bunting in " Nobody's Boy " ; at the
Adelphi, Sept., 1919, appeared as
Mrs. Brown in " Who's Hooper " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1920, played
Nixie in " The Crossing," and Nov.,
1920, Constance Brook in " Will You
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Kiss Me ? " ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, for the Phoenix Society, Apr.,
1921, appeared in " The Witch of
Edmonton " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Apr., 1921, appeared as Mollie Moffat
in " Nightie Night " ; at the Queen's,
Aug., 1921, played Pamela Jessop in
" My Nieces " ; at the Empire, Apr.,
1922, Tonio in " Love's Awakening " ;
at the Adelphi, June, 1922, Muriel
Roscoe in " The Way of an Eagle " ;
at the Shaftesbury, May, 1923, Vivian
Marsden in " Stop Flirting " ; at the
Kingsway, Feb., 1924, Kate Sylvester
in " Kate " ; July, 1924, played in
" Yoicks ! " Recreations : Tennis,
fencing, punting and dancing. Ad-
dress : 9 Knightsbridge, S.W.I. Tele-
phone No. ; Regent 4581.
&OBDON-LEE, Kathleen, actress;
b. London ; d. of George William Webb
Gordon and his wife Katie (Lee) ; e.
London and in France ; a niece of
Jennie Lee ; made her first appearance
on the stage at Drury Lane Theatre,
13 May, 1896, as Rosa in " Jo " ; at
Terry's Theatre, 29 Oct., 1901, played
Alice Baulkner in " Sheerluck Jones " ;
Dec., 1901, played Jessie Chadwick in
" My Artful Valet " ; subsequently,
at the same theatre, appeared in " The
New Clown " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1902, appeared as Phyllis Dudley in
" Secret and Confidential " ; at the
Avenue, Feb., 1903, as Winifred in
" The Adoption of Archibald " ; sub-
sequently spent many years in Aus-
tralia, where she played an extensive
round of parts, including Phoebe
Throssell in " Quality Street/' Sarah in
" Peter's Mother," etc. ; subsequently
proceeded to America where she also
spent some years, appearing with
Sir John Hare, William Gillette,
William Faversham, etc. ; appeared at
the Lyric Theatre, London, with Lewis
Waller, June, 1910, as Molly Edwards
in " Miss Elizabeth's Prisoner " ; at
the Duke of York's, 1917, appeared
in " The Thirteenth Chair " ; at the
Globe, May, 1920, played Marton in
"A Marriage of Convenience"; in
1921 toured with Nelson Keys in
" Polly with a Past " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1922, played Berthe in "The
Return " ; Nov., 1922, Rose in " The
Laughing Lady " ; July, 1923, Rogers
in " Reckless Reggie " ; at the Comedy
Mar., 1924, Clara in " Far Above
Rubies " ; at the Haymarket, Oct.,
1924, Letty in " Old English." Recrea-
tions : Golf and swimming. Address :
11 Nevern Road, Earl's Court, S.W.
GOTT5 Barbara, actress ; made her
first appearance on the stage under the
management of Walter Melville,in melo-
drama; subsequently toured in "The
Prodigal Son," and as the Marquise
d'Andeline in " Samson " ; was then
engaged by Mr. Arthur Bourchier, and
made her first appearance in London
at the Garrick Theatre, Feb., 1913, as
Mrs. Greenwood in " Trust the People " ;
in Mar., 1913, appeared as Mrs.
Gooseberry in " The Greatest Wish " ;
May, 1913, as Madame de St. Alvaire in
" Croesus " ; at the Vaudeville, June,
1915, played Mrs. Luckman in " The
Green Flag" ; July, 1915, Paterson in
" Enterprising Helen " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Sept., 1915, Rose Hart in
" The Dummy " ; at His Majesty's,
Feb., 1916, Marie in " The Arm of the
Law " ; at the Kingsway, May, 1916,
appeared as Mrs. Jordon in " Ye
Gods " ; at the Queen's, Apr., 1917, as
Hannah in " The Double Event " ; at
the Playhouse, May, 1917, as Mrs.
Haines in " Wanted a Husband " ; at
the Court, Dec., 1917, played Signora
Tomaso in " The Prodigy " ; at the
Strand, Feb., 1918, Nell Brockton in
" Cheating Cheaters " ; at the Comedy,
Apr., 1918, Mammy in " The Knife " ;
at the Strand, Mar., 1920, appeared as
Amanda in " Come Out of the
Kitchen" ; at the Royalty, Sept., 1920,
as Maria Pepa in " Tlie Romantic
Young Lady " ; at the Duke of York's,
Feb , 1921, Zephyrine in "Mis' Nell
o' New Orleans " ; joined the " Grand
Guignol " Company at the Little
Theatre, June, 1921 ; in 1922 toured
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell ; at the
Lyric, Dec., 1922, played Mrs. Grimm
in " Lilac Time " ; at the St. Martin's
Theatre, Aug., 1923, Mrs. Small in
" The Likes of Her " ; Jan., 1924,
Janet Treeves in "A Magdalene's
Husband," and the Queen in " Phoe-
nix " ; at the Queen's, Mar., 1924,
Affrodita in " Conchita " ; at the
Regent, May, 1924, Nurse in " Romeo
and Juliet " ; at the Strand (for the
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Fellowship of Players), Nov., 1924,
Elinor in " King John " ; subsequently
toured as Miss Bishop in " Helping
Hands/' and Countess Polda in " The
Lonely House." Hobbies : Egypto-
logy, artistic furnishing, and dress-
designing. Address : 39 Walton
Street, S.W.3.
GOTTSCHALK, Ferdinand, actor and
dramatic author; b. London 1869 ; s. of
Eliza (Lawton) and Gustavus Gotts-
chalk ; e. London and Hanover ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at Toronto, Canada, 1887, in
"Which is Which ? " with Rosina
Yokes ; made one of his earliest
successes at Madison Square Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1891, when he
played Dodson Dick in " The Silver
Shield " ; in the same year, at Daly's,
with Rosina Yokes, he played in
" A Game of Cards," " A Rough
Diamond," " Wig and Gown," " Fred-
eric Lemaitre," etc. ; in 1892, with
the same company, played in " The
Rose," " That Lawyer's Fee," " A
Double Lesson," " The Paper Chase,"
etc. ; in 1893 in " Maid Marian " ;
at the Lyceum, 1894, played Galfred
in " The Amazons " ; at the Empire,
1894, played Eddie Remon in "The
Masqueraders " ; the following year
rejoined the Lyceum company, and
appeared at that theatre in " For-
tune," " The Home Secretary," " The
Benefit of the Doubt," and " The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the Garrick,
1897, played Katzen jammer in " Never
Again " ; made his first appearance in
London at the Vaudeville Theatre,
11 Oct., 1897, when he played Kat-
zenjammer in "Never Again"; at
the Court, Oct., 1898, played in " When
a Man's in Love," and " The Mug-
wump " ; toured with Arthur Roberts
in " Campano " ; at Terry's, Dec.,
1898, appeared in "The Brixton
Burglary," and at the Hayrnarket,
Aug., 1899, in " The Degenerates " ;
he then returned to New York, and at
Daly's, 1899, appeared as Philibert in
" The Manoeuvres of Jane " ; appeared
at the Bijou, 1900, as Johnny Trotter
in " The Climbers " ; at the Lyceum,
1901, in "My Daughter ~in-Law " ;
at the Princess, 1903, as Lord
fa "The Frisky Mrs.
Johnson " ; played Lord Dunsmore
in " The Girl from Dixie," 1903 ; at
Daly's, 1904, appeared as Zebedee
Poskett in " Glittering Gloria " ; at
the Empire, 1904, as Mr. Henry Pitt
Welby in " The Duke of Killicramkie " ;
at Daly's, 1905, appeared in " The
Toast of the Town " ; during 1906
appeared at Madison Square, in
" The Braisley Diamond and " Lucky
Miss Dean " ; at the Manhattan, in
" The Triangle/* and at the Savoy
in " Barbara's Millions " ; at Herald
Square, May, 1907, appeared as
Lickcheese in " Widower's Houses " ;
at the Empire, Aug., 1907, played
the Hon. Gibson Gore in " My Wife " ;
reappeared in London, Oct., 1908,
at the Criterion, when he played
Clinton Perry in " Lady Epping's
Lawsuit " ; returning to America,
appeared at Maxine Elliott's Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1909, as Willie in
" The Revellers " ; joined the com-
ny of the New Theatre, New York,
'o-v., 1909, and appeared there in
" Antony and Cleopatra," • " The
Cottage in the Air," " Strife," " The
School for Scandal," " Twelfth Night,"
" The Winter's Tale," " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," " The Thunder-
bolt," " Old Heidelberg " and " Vanity
Fair" ; subsequently, in 1911, played
in "The Rack," and in Oct., 1911,
played in "A Butterfly on the
WTieel " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Jan., 1913, played Paraineaux in
" The New Secretary " ; at the
Empire, Apr., 1913, played Galfred
in the revival of " The Amazons " ;
at the Little Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1914, played Roland in " The Truth " ;
at the Empire, New York, Sept., 1914,
Charles Ravel in " The Prodigal Hus-
band " ; at Atlantic City, July, ^1915,
played Anthony Jeavons in " The
Mystic Shrine " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Sept., 1915, Henry Pitt-
Welby, M.P., in " The Duke of Killi-
crankie " ; Aug., 1916, Herbert Thread-
gold in " Please Help Emily " ; at
the Princess, Nov., 1916, Julius
Crankshaw in " Such is Life " ; at
the Little, New York, Feb., 1917,
Morris Finsbury ia " The Morris
Dance " ; at the Criterion, Nov.,
1917, Heinrich Heine in " Madame
Sand " ; at the Longacre, Sept,,
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1919, Uncle Horace Pilgrim in "Adam
and Eva" ; at the Cort, Dec., 1921,
Horace Pengard in " Captain Apple-
jack " ; at the Booth, Mar., 1922,
William Blayds-Conway in " The
Truth About Blayds " ; at the Broad-
hurst, Dec., 1922, Iky-Mo in " The
Lady Cristilinda " ; at the Belmont,
Feb., 1923, G. T. Warren in " You and
I " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, May, 1924, Mortimer Travers
in " The Bride " ; is the author of
" Nanette/' 1900 ; " The Love Letter "
(from the French of Sardou), 1906 ;
" Whose Helen are You ? " (from, the
Italian). Clubs: Players', New York.
Address : c/o National Liberal Club,
Whitehall Place, S.W.I ; or c/o Actors'
Equity Association, 113 West 47th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
GOUIDIN&, Edmund, dramatic
author and actor ; b. London ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
His Majesty's, 5 Sept., 1911, when
he played the Third Murderer in
" Macbeth " ; at the Globe, Dec.,
1913, played Joe Burbage in " The
Night Hawk " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1914, Peo and Louka in " My
Lady's Dress " ; at the Palladium,
Aug., 1914, Eddie Murray in " God
Save the King " ; at the Hippodrome,
Nov., 1914, played in " Business as
Usual " ; subsequently went to
America ; of late years has practically
devoted himself to the cinema stage,
both as scenario writer and director ;
is the author of " God Save
the King," 1914; "Ellen Young"
(with Mrs. Enthoven) 1916 ; " Dancing-
Mothers " (with Edgar Selwyn), 1924.
GRAHAM, Harry, dramatic author ;
&. London, 23 Dec., 1874 ; 5. of Sir
Henry J. L. Graham, K.C.B., and his
wife Lady Edith (Gathorne-Hardy) ;
e. Eton and Royal Military College,
Sandhurst ; m. Dorothy, d. of Rt. Hon.
Sir Francis Villiers, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G.;
formerly an officer in the Coldstream
Guards, and a journalist ; is the author
of "State Secrets/' 1914; "Tina"
(with Paul Rubens), 1915 ; " Sybil,"
1916 ; "A Southern Maid " (with Dion
Clayton Calthrop), Manchester, 1917,
and Daly's, London, 1920 ; "A Little
Dutch Girl " (with Seymour Hicks),
1920 ; " Whirled into Happiness "
(from the Austrian), 1922 ; " Madame
Pompadour " (with Frederick Lons-
dale), 1923; " Toni " (with Douglas
Furber), 1924; "Orange Blossom"
(from the French), 1924 ; also author
of the lyrics of " The Cinema Star,"
1914 ; " The Maid of the Mountains,"
1917 ; " Our Peg," 1919 ; " The Lady
of the Rose," 1921 ; " Head Over
Heels," 1923 ; " Our Nell," 1924.
Recreations : Golf and shooting.
Clubs : Garrick and Guards'. A ddress :
11 Gloucester Place, Portman Square,
W.I. Telephone No. : Mayfair 1786.
GRAHAM, Violet, actress ; 6. 9 Nov.,
1890 ; m. Talbot Homewood ; has
had a varied experience in a consider-
able number of parts ; one of her
earliest appearances in the West End
of London was at the Adelphi Theatre,
when she appeared 24 Dec., 1908, as
the Duchess of Foxbrush in " Cinder-
ella " ; at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
Apr., 1909, she played Lady Barclay
in " The Arcadians," continuing in
that play for two years ; she then
appeared at the Prince of Wales' s
Theatre, Apr., 1911, as Louie in
" Better Not Enquire " ; Sept., 1911,
as Mary in " The Great Name," and
Oct., 1911, as Jeanne in "The Un-
invited Guest " ; at the Lyric, May,
1912, played Lizzie in " The Five
Frankforters " ; Sept., 1912, Mariette
in " The Girl in the Taxi " ; appeared
at the Strand, Apr., 1913, as Curtis
in " The Chaperon " ; at the New,
Oct., 1913, as Juliette in " The
Laughing Husband " ; at the Lyceum,
Feb., 1914, played Iris Cavanagh
in " You Made Me Love You " ; at
the Apollo, June, 1914, Alice Barker
in " When Knights wore Bold " ;
at the Kingsway, Apr., 1915, played
Elsie Makins in " Advertisement " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, May, 1915,
Doris Henley in " The Laughter
of Fools " ; at His Majesty's, Oct.,
1915, appeared as Lacly Arlington in
" Mavourneen," and in Jan., 1916,
succeeded Lily Elsie as Patricia
O'Brien in the same play ; during
1917 toured as Helen Stcele in " The
Misleading Lady " ; during 1918 toured
as Heather Boyd in " Wild Heather " ;
at the Criterion, Apr., 1919, played
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Miss Adela Hucks in " Our Mr. Hepple-
white " ; at the Apollo, July, 1919,
appeared as Constance Darner in
" Tilly of Bloomsbury " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1920, played Catalina
in " The Romantic Young Lady,"
and Nov., 1920, Emily Rhead in
" Milestones " ; at the " Shaftesbury,
May, 1921, appeared as Helen Ilott
in " Sweet William," and June, 1921,
as Flora in " Out to Win " ; at the
Strand, Dec., 1921, played Mrs.
Thwaites-Somers in " The Thing that
Matters " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1922,
the Marquise de Morento in " Sarah
of Soho " ; at the Criterion, Aug., 1922,
Stella in " The Dippers " ; at Drury
Lane, Oct., 1923, succeeded Joyce
Carey as Lady Angela Vale in " Good
Luck " ; at the Everyman, Jan., 1924,
Petunia Barton in " The Painted
Lady " at the Lyceum, Apr., 1924,
Claudia Barton in " Her Market Price."
Address: 74 The Drive, S.W.6; or
c/o Akerman May Agency, 7/8 Leices-
ter Place, W.C.2. Telephone No. :
Putney 121.
GEANVILLEj Bernard, actor and
dancer ; first attracted attention when
he appeared at the La Salle. Opera
House, Chicago, Sept., 1911, in " Louis-
iana Lou " ; appeared at the Moulin
Rouge, New York, Apr., 1912, in
"A Winsome Widow"; Oct., 1912,
in " The Follies of 1912 "; during
1913 was engaged by Al. H. Woods ;
at the Winter Garden, New York,
June, 1914, appeared in " The Passing
Show of 1914 " ; Oct., 1914, in " Danc-
ing Around " ; Jan., 1915, played Jack
Phillips in " The Whirl of the World " ;
June, 1915, the Radium Man in " The
Follies of 1915 " ; at the Central, New
York, Nov., 1919, Augustus Rollett
in " The Little Blue Devil " ; at the
Century Roof, Jan., 1920, appeared
in " The Midnight Whirl " ; at the
New Amsterdam, June, 1920, in " The
Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 " ; made his
first appearance in London at the
Queen's Theatre, Apr., 1921, as Tommy
Boyde in " Mary " ; at the Park
Theatre, New York, Feb., 1922, played
in " Frank Fay's Fables " ; at Daly's,
New York, Mar., 1923, Jack Lock-
smith in " Go-Go " ; at the Earl
Carroll, July, 1923, played in " Vanities
of 1923 " ; at Chicago, 1924, in " No,
No, Nanette."
&RANVILLE, Charlotte, actress; b.
9 May, 1863; d. of Major-General
W. J. Stuart, of the Royal Engineers;
m. Major Robert Milh'ngton Synge
(mar. dis.) ; appeared as an amateur,
before making her first appear-
ance on the professional stage, at
the Avenue Theatre, 25 Sept.,
1890, as Madame de Qttincompoix
in " The Struggle for Life," under
Sir (then Mr.) George Alexander ;
she also appeared at the Avenue
in " Man Proposes," and at the
St. James's in " The Gay Lotha-
rio," 1891 ; " Lady Windermere's
Fan," 1892, etc. ; she under-
studied Mrs. Patrick Campbell in " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," 1893, and
subsequently played Mrs. Cortelyon
in that play ; played Helen Larondie
in ct The Masqueraders," 1894 ; at
the Court, in 1895, she appeared as
the Countess of Castleblaney in
" Vanity Fair " ; at the Criterion
played in " The Squire of Dames " ;
returned to the St. James's, and
played in " The Princess and the
Butterfly," 1897, " The Ambassador,"
" A Man of Forty," " The Wisdom
of the Wise," and " The Awakening " ;
appeared at the Shaftesbury in " The
Sorrows of Satan " ; at the Avenue,
1900, appeared in " An Interrupted
Honeymoon " ; appeared at the
Lyceum with William Gillette in 1901,
as Madge Larrabee in " Sherlock
Holmes " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
1902, as Lady Sylvia in " A Country
Mouse " ; at the Duke of York's,
as Madame de Semiano in " The
Marriage of Kitty " ; at the Criterion
as Lady Duncan in " Billy's Little
Love Affair " ; at the Comedy in
" The Alabaster Staircase " ; " On
the Side of the Angels," Royalty,
1906 ; " Three Blind Mice " and " A
Queen's Messenger," Criterion, 1907 ;
" The Liars," Criterion, 1907, and
" Mrs. Ellison's Answer," the New,
1907 ; at Terry's, 1908, appeared in
" The Orange Blossom " ; at the
Court, Nov., 1908, played in " A
Bridge Tangle " ; at Terry's, Apr.,
1909, played Lady Gertrude Dawley
in " Artful Miss Bearing " ; at the
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Hicks Theatre, June, 1909, played
Mrs. Van Allen in " Eunice " ; at
the Haymarket, Oct., 1909, appeared
as Mrs. Sinclair in " Don " ; accom-
panied Weedon Grossmith to Canada
and the United States, Oct., 1909,
playing the Countess of Rushmere
in " Mr. Preedy and the Countess " ;
at the Nazimova Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1910, played Lady Carnforth
in " We Can't be so Bad as All That " ;
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, Apr., 1911, played in " A Wo-
man Intervenes " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Nov., 1911, appeared as Phil-
arninte in " The Learned Ladies,"
and Rose in "The Thunderbolt";
at Chicago, Apr., 1912, appeared in
"The Divorce"; during 1912-13
toured in the same piece, re-named
" The Divorce Question " ; at the
Harris Theatre, New York, Nov., 1914,
played Lady Heppell in " That Sort " ;
on returning to England, appeared at
His Majesty's, May, 1915, as Lady
Massinger in " The Right to Kill " ;
at the Playhouse, May, 1915, as
Megarde in " Godefroi and Yolande " ;
subsequently returned to New York ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Dec.,
1915, played Lady Britomart in
" Major Barbara " ; Feb., 1916, Lady
Susan Sturrage in " The Earth " ;
Sept., 1916, Mrs. Gaynes in " The Man
Who Came Back " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Mar., 1917,
Lady Dedmond in " The Fugitive " ;
at the Comedy, New York, Oct., 1917,
Lady Marshall in " The Barton Mys-
tery " ; at the Empire, New York,
Sept., 1918, Mrs. Guildford in " The
Saving Grace " ; at the Broadhurst,
Dec., 1919, Ellen in "Smilin' Through";
at the Bramhall Playhouse, Jan.,
1921, Lady Bracknell in " The Impor-
• tance of Being Earnest " ; at Atlantic
City, Apr., 1921, Lady Etchingham
in " The Tenth Man " ; at the Park
Theatre, Nov., 1921, Auntie in " The
Great Way " ; attheRitz, Sept., 1922,
Baroness Delignieres in " Banco " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Dec., 1922,
the Nurse in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
at the Ambassador, New York, Nov.,
1923, Aunt Jeanne in "A Love
Scandal " ; at the Ritz, Jan., 1924,
Mrs. Cliveden-Banks in '"Outward
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GRANVHLE, Sydney, actor and
vocalist ; b. Bolton, Lanes ; m.
Hanna Dethel ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage with the Moody-
Manners Opera Company ; joined the
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1907,
and remained until 1914 ; rejoined
them in Nov., 1918, and has appeared
with the company ever since ; ap-
peared at the Prince's Theatre, during
the season 1919-20, 1921-22, and
1924, playing Guiseppe in " The
Gondoliers," Strephon in " lolanthe,"
Sir Richard Cholmondely in " The
Yeomen of the Guard/' Florian. in
" Princess Ida," the Usher in " Trial
by Jury," Samuel in " The Pirates
of Penzance," Archibald Grosvenor
in " Patience," Cox in " Cox and
Box," Pish-Tush in " The Mikado,"
Bill Bobstay in " H.M.S. Pinafore."
Address : c/o The D'Oyly Carte Opera
Company, Savoy Hotel, Strand, W.C.2.
GEATTAN, Harry, actor and dra-
matic author ; b. London, 25 Apr,, 1867 ;
5. of H. P, Grattan, actor and dramatic
author ; m. Violet Gray ; has been on
the stage since early childhood, and
appeared with his brothers and sisters
as " The Little Grattans " ; as far
back as 1871 appeared at the Surrey
in " Uncle Tom's Cabin," and appeared
at the old Princess's Theatre, 1 Nov.,
1875, with the late Joseph Jefferson,
when he made quite a remarkable
success as little Hcndrick in " Rip Van
Winkle " ; at the Adelphi, Aug., 1876,
appeared in " Orson," and at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1876, played the Duke of
York in " Richard III," with the late
Barry Sullivan and Mrs. Hermann
Vezin ; at the Adelphi, Dec., 1876,
played in " Little Goody Two Shoes " ;
Aug., 1877, appeared there as Bonbon
in " Little Red Riding Hood " ; and
Dec., 1877, as Robin Hood in " Robin
Hood and his Merry Little Men " ; at
Drury Lane, Nov., 1879, appeared as
the Boy in " King Henry V, with the
late George Rignold, being the first
boy to play the part ; at the Opera
Comique, 16 Dec., 1879, appeared as
Captain Corcoran in the juvenile repre-
sentations of " H.M.S. Pinafore " ; was
for many years a favourite in the
provinces, and later, on returning to
London, appeared at the Avenue
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Theatre, 1888-90, in " Nadgy," " Lan-
celot the Lovely/' " The Prima Donna/*
"The Field of the Cloth of Gold/'
"Dr. Bill/' etc. ; appeared success-
fully at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
Feb., 1892, in " Blue Eyed Susan " ;
Oct., 1892, in " In Town " ; at the
Trafalgar Square Theatre (now Duke
of York's), Mar., 1894, played Jenkins
in "Go-Bang," and Oct., 1894, Will
Scarlettina in " All My Eye-Vanhoe " ;
was a member of the Gaiety Company
from 1902 to 1906, appearing in " The
Toreador/' " The Linkman/' " The
Orchid," " The Spring Chicken/' " The
New Aladdin " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, 1907, in "Miss Hook of
Holland " ; subsequently appeared at
the leading variety theatres in sketches,
notably in " Buying a Gun " ; ap-
peared at the Empire, Leicester
Square, in " Rogues and Vagabonds " ;
is the author of " A Silent Vengeance/'
" The M.I./' " Merry Mr. Martin/' etc.;
of late years has devoted himself to
writing sketches and revues, among the
latter being " Odds and Ends/' 1914 ;
" More," 1915 ; " All Scotch/' 1915 ;
" Mind Your Backs," the English
book of " Watch Your Step/' 1915 ;
" Samples," 1915 ; " Some," 1916 ;
" This and That," 1916 ; " Three
Cheers," 1916 ; " Cheep," 1917 ;
" Flora," 1918 ; " Tabs," 1918 ;
" Jenny," 1922 ; " Come In," 1924 ;
among Ms sketches may be mentioned
" The Plumbers," " Curios," " A Heart
Case/' '* A Careless Lassie," " Her
Ladyship," " A Chorus Girl," " On
Duty," " Buying a Gun." Address :
16 Great Russell Street, W.C.I.
GRAVES, ClotMe Inez Mary, dra-
matic author, novelist, and journalist ;
b. at Buttevant, co. Cork, 3 June,
1863; d. of the late Major W. H.
Graves, 18th Royal Irish Regiment,
and Antoinette, d, of Captain George
Anthony Deane, of the Merchant
Marine, three times Mayor of Har-
wich ; is a descendant on her
mother's side of Admiral Sir An-
thony Deane, the famous naval archi-
tect in the reign of Charles II, and
g.-g,-d. of the Very Rev. Thomas
Graves, D.D., Dean of Ardfert and
Connor ; was an art student at the
Royal School o£ Art, Brunswick Square,
W.C. ; she made up her mind to be a
playwright, and in order to obtain
experience in the technical work of the
stage she went on tour in the provinces,
taking subordinate parts ; on giving
up this arduous work she returned
to London and appeared at the
Novelty Theatre, London, 25 Mar.,
1886, as the Landlord in " Oliver
Grumble " ; she then wrote a four-act
classical play entitled " Nitocris/'
which was produced at a mati-nde at
Drury Lane in 1887 ; the following
year Sir Augustus Harris commissioned
her to write the pantomime for Drury
Lane, e< Puss in Boots ** ; meanwhile
she contributed a quantity of light
and humorous verse and prose to
Fun, Tom Hood's Comic Annual,
The Illustrated London News, and
a number of magazines ; she was also
a contributor to The Pall Mall
Gazette, St. James's Gazette, and The
World (having been connected with
the two latter since 1900), Lady's
Pictorial, Court Journal ; her dra-
matic work in comedy and farce has
met with considerable success ; among
her works are " Rachel/' " Katherine
Kavanagh," " Dr. and Mrs. Neill,"
" A Maker of Comedies," " A Mother
of Three," " A Matchmaker," " The
Bishop's Eye," " St. Martin's Summer"
(in collaboration with the late Lady
Colin Campbell), "The Lovers' Battle/'
" The Bond of Ninon/' " A Tenement
Tragedy/' " The Other Side," " The
General's Past," etc. ; author of the
successful novels, " The Dop Doctor,"
" Between Two Thieves," " The Head
Quarter Recruit/' " The Man of Iron,/'
" That Which Hath "Wings," " The
Just Steward," " The Pipers of the
Market Place," under the nom de plume
of Richard Dehan, by which name all
her future literary work will be signed.
Recreations : Angling, coin collecting,
and gardening. Address : The Towers,
Beeding, Sussex.
GRAVES, George, actor ; b. London,
1 Jan., 1876 ; m. Madge Compton ;
(mar, dis.) ; made his first appearance
on the stage at Portsmouth ; at Christ-
mas, 1900, at the Prince's, Manchester ,
played the Emperor of China in
" Aladdin " ; in 1901-2 toured in
South Africa ; on his return, again
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toured and was well known in the
provinces as a comedian, previous
to his appearance at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, 9 May, 1903, as
General Marchmont in " The School
Girl/' when he made an immediate
" hit " ; at the Apollo, 1904, played
Mac Sherry in " Madame Sherry " ;
on 18 May, 1904, made a further
success as Coquenard in " Ver-
onique " ; succeeded the late Willie
Edouin as General Des Ifs in
" The Little Michus," at Daly's, 1905 ;
toured in America in the same part,
1907 ; at Daly's, 8 June, 1907, played
Baron Popoff in " The Merry Widow ";
at the Queen's, Oct., 1908, appeared
as the Marquis de St. Gautier in " The
Belle of Brittany ' ' ; same theatre, Apr. ,
1909, played King Khayyam in " A
Persian Princess " ; in Sept., 1909,
toured in " The Belle of Brittany " ;
at Christmas, 1909, appeared at Drury
Lane, as Abanazar in " Aladdin " ;
in Sept., 1910, toured in music-hall
sketch, " Koffo of Bond Street " ;
at Christmas, 1910, played Mrs.
Halieybut in " Jack and the Bean-
stalk " ; subsequently played various
music-hall engagements ; at Drury
Lane, Christmas, 1911, played the
King of Mnemonica in " Hop o* My
Thumb " ; at the Shaftesbury, May,
1912, appeared as Bogumil in
*' Princess Caprice " ; at Drury Lane,
Dec., 1912, appeared as the Duke of
Monte Blanco in " The Sleeping
Beauty " ; appeared in the same part
in 1913 and 1914, when the panto-
mime was entitled " The Sleeping
Beauty Re- Awakened," and " The
Sleeping Beauty Beautified " ; ap-
peared at the Coliseum, Sept., 1914,
as Colonel George Grundy in " The
Key of the Flat/' with which he also
toured, 1914-5 ; appeared at the
Empire, May, 1915, in " Watch Your
Step " ; at Drury Lane, Dec., 1915,
played the Grand Duchess of Cerulia
in " Puss in Boots " ; at the Empire,
July, 1916, appeared in " We're all
In It " ; at the St. Martin's, Nov.,
1916, played Marmaduke Bunn in
" Houp La ! " ; at the Coliseum,
May, 1917, Clarence Courtenay in
" What a Lady ! " ; at the Oxford,
Oct., 1919, Jim in " Maggie " ; at
the Coliseum, Dec., 1920, Montague
Brass in " Taken and Wanted " ;
at the Vaudeville, Sept., 1921, played
George Gridd in " Now and Then " ;
in July, 1922, toured in " The Virgin
Queen " ; at Daly's, May, 1923, re-
appeared as Baron Popoff in " The
Merry Widow " ; at the Lyceum, May,
1924, himself revived the same piece,
and played his original part. Address :
Green Room Club, Leicester Square,
W.C.
OEEEN, Dorothy, actress; b. Lon-
don ; m. Alfred A. Harris ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Brighton, 5 Aug., 1901,
in " King Henry V " ; spent many
years in the provinces, notably with
the Benson Company ; made her first
appearance on the London stage at
the St. James's, 23 Apr., 1909, as
Evelyn Trenchard in " Colonel Smith";
subsequently toured as Diana in
<( Diana of Dobson's," and as Priscilla
in " Priscilla Runs Away " ; at the
St. James's, June, 1911, played the
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax in " The
Importance of Being Earnest " ; at the
Court, Nov., 1911, Mrs. Hartley in
" The Hartley Family " ; subsequently
toured with George Alexander's Com-
pany ; toured with F, R. Benson,
playing lead 1912-13, and also went
to Canada with the company, 1913 ;
at the St. James's, Apr., 1915, played
the Nurse in " The Panorama of
Youth," and at the Court, Dec.,
1915-, Hermia in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; at His Majesty's,
Mar., 1916, appeared as Frances
Jennings in " Stand and Deliver " ;
at the St. James's, Oct., 1916, as
Elizabeth Parsons in " Lucky Jim " ;
at the Garrick, Feb., 1917, played
Procula in " Good Friday " ; sub-
sequently toured as Ethel Standish
in "The Barton Mystery"; during
1918-19 was a member of the Reper-
tory Theatre Company at Liverpool ;
during 1919-20 appeared at the
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, and 1921,
at Stratford-on-Avon, with the New
Shakespeare Company ; in 1922 again
appeared with the New Shakespeare
Company at Stratford-on-Avon when
she played Viola in " Twelfth Night/'
Desdemona, Imogen in. " Cyxrxbe-
line/' Ophelia, and Portia in " Julius
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Caesar " ; at the Empire, Dec., 1922,
played the Dancer in " Arlequin " ;
at the Oxford Playhouse, Oct., 1923,
played in repertory ; at the Lyric
Hammersmith, Dec., 1923, Mistress
Ford in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor " ; Feb., 1924, Mrs. Marwood in
" The Way of the World " ; at the
Everyman, Oct., 1924, Lina Szez-
epanowska in " Misalliance." Favour-
ite parts : Beatrice in " Much Ado
About Nothing " and Cleopatra. Re-
creations : Music and literature. Ad-
dress : 64 West Kensington Mansions,
W.14. Telephone No. : Western 1665.
GREEN, Harry, actor ; b. New York
City, 1 Apr., 1892 ; s. of Maurice
Blitzer and his wife Bella (Bergman) ;
e. College of the City of New York,
De Witt Clinton High School, and
New York University ; m, Marie
Hurst ; was originally intended for the
Law ; made his first appearance on the
" vaudeville " stage, at the Opera
House, Bayonne, N.J., Jan., 1905, in
a monologue ; made his first appear-
ance in New York, at the Dewey
Theatre, Mar., 1905, in a monologue ;
subsequently appeared with a partner,
as Ross and Green in a " vaudeville "
sketch, " The Hebrew Jockey and the
Sport ' ' ; subsequently with another
partner, played sketches from the
" Potash and Perlmutter " series of
stories ; for over five years toured the
United States in his sketch " The
Cherry Tree " ; made his first appear-
ance in London, at the Empire, May,
1914, as the Jewish Lawyer in the slat
" Without Prejudice/' introduced into
the revue " The Merry-Go-Round " ;
subsequently played at the Oxford, and
London Pavilion ; reappeared in Lon-
don, at the Coliseum, 23 Aug., 1920, as
George Washington Cohen in " The
Cherry Tree/' repeating his American
success ; made his first appearance on
the regular stage, at the Lyric Theatre,
19 Oct., 1921, as Isidor Solomon in
" Welcome Stranger " ; at the Bijou
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1924, played
William Augustus Jones in " Clubs are
Trumps." Recreations: Riding, bridge,
boxing. Hobbies : Collecting old
engravings, medals, and stamps ; is
an expert conjuror. Clubs : Magicians,
and National Vaudeville Artists.
GREEN, Mabel, actress and vocalist ;
6. London, 1 Nov., 1890 ; d. of Alfred
Coomber and his wife Maud (Tanner) ;
e. London and Dieppe ; m. Stanley
Steel ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Vaudeville Theatre,
21 Dec., 1903, in " The Cherry Girl " ;
first came into prominence when she
appeared at Daly's Theatre, 29 Apr.,
1905, as Marie-Blanche, one of the
little Michus in " The Little Michus " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1910,
played Sofia in " The Balkan Princess";
subsequently appeared in variety
theatres, as a vocalist, and toured in
South Africa, where she married in
1912, and retired from the stage ;
made her reappearance, at the Gaiety,
1918, as Mrs. Douglas in " Going Up " ;
at Wyndham's, June, 1919, played
Annabelle Lloyd in " His Little
WTidows " ; at the Palace, Dec., 1919,
appeared in " The Whirligig " ; at
Covent Garden Theatre, Dec., 1920,
played Dandini in " Cinderella " ;
during 1921, toured for ten months
with Stanley Logan, in variety theatres,
playing in " The Poor Rich " ; at the
New Oxford, Mar., 1922, played in
" Mayfair to Montmartre," and in
May, 1922, succeeded Alice Delysia
in that revue ; at the Empire, Sept.,
1922, played Marjorie Dene in " The
Smith Family " ; at the London
Pavilion, May, 1923, played in " Dover
Street to Dixie " ; subsequently
appeared with Seymour Hicks as She
in " Sleeping Partners " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, 1924, appeared
with " The Co-Optimists," also touring
with them for several months ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1924, played m
" The Looking Glass " ; at the New
Oxford, Dec., 1924, played Dick in
" Dick Whittington." Favourite part :
She in " Sleeping Partners." Recrea-
tions : Golf and Music. Club :
Ladies' Army and Navy. Address :
6 Chester House, Ecclcston Place,
S.W.I. Telephone No. : Victoria
2406.
GREENBACK, Percy, librettist and
lyrist ; h. 1878 ; has contributed the
libretto or lyrics to the following,
among other, musical plays; " San
Toy," 1899 ; " The Messenger Boy,"
1900 ; " The Toreador," 1901 ; "A
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Country Girl," 1902 ; " Three Little
Maids/"1 1902 ; " Veronique," 1903 ;
" The Earl and the Girl," 1903 ;
" The Orchid," 1903 ; " The Ciiigalee,"
1904 ; " Lady Madcap/1 1904 ; " The
Blue Moon/' 1904 ; " The Spring
Chicken/' 1905 ; " The Little Michus."
1905 ; " The Belle of Brittany/' 1908 ;
"Our Miss Gibbs," 1909 -; "The
Quaker Girl/3 1910 ; " The Dancing
Mistress/' 1912 ; " The Girl from
Utah/' 1913 ; " After the Girl/'
1914 ; " To-Night's the Night/' 1914
" Tina/' 1915 ; " Vanity Fair/' 1916
11 High Jinks," 1916 ; " The Boy/
1917 ; " The Girl for the Boy/' 1919
" The Kiss Call/' 1919 ; " My Nieces/
1921 ; " The Street Singer," 1924.
Address : Meadowside, Rickmans-
worth, Herts.
GREENE, Clay M., A-merican play-
wright ; b. San Francisco, 12 Mar.,
1850; e. Santa Clara College, Cali-
fornia ; m. Mrs. L. M. Robinson ; has
written the following plays and
operatic libretti : " Africa," " The
Blackberry Farm," " Carl's Folly,"
" Chispa," " Christmas Tidings," " The
Conspirators," " The Deadwood
Stage/' " Divorced by Telegraph,"
" Forgiven," " For Her Dear Sake,"
" For Money," " Freaks of Fortune,"
" The Golden Giant," " The Great
Trunk Mystery," " Hans the Boat-
man," " An International Match,"
" The Last Days of Pompeii," " The
Little Conspirator," " Little Boy Blue,"
" The Little Trooper," " The Maid of
Plymouth/' " The Man from the
West/' " M'liss," " A Musical Dis-
cord," " Napoleon," " Nazareth "
(the Passion play), " On Broadway,"
" Our Jennie," " The Regatta Girl,"
" Struck Oil," " Sybil," " Under the
Polar Star," " In Gay Paree," " Aunt
Hannah," " The Phantom Highway-
man," " A Wandering Minstrel " ;
" The Desert " ; part author of " Blue-
beard, Junior," " The New South,"
"Pawnticket 210," " Sharps and Flats,"
and " Wang." Residence : Bayside,
Long Island, New York. Clubs :
Lambs', Green Room, New York, and
Bohemian, San Francisco. Office : 130
West 44th Street, New York City.
GREET, Ben, actor-manager; 6.
24 Sept., 1856 ; younger brother
of Wm. Greet; son "of Captain Win.
Greet, R.N., and was born on a
training ship in the Thames, of
which his father was the commander ;
originally intended to follow his
father's profession, but forsook it
to become a schoolmaster ; made his
first appearance on the stage in 1879
at Southampton ; after playing at
Margate with the late Sarah Thorne
for three years, he appeared at the
Gaiety, 28 Mar., 1883, as Cains Lucius
in " Cymbehne," and then joined
Minnie Palmer's company in 1883 ;
appeared with her at the Grand,
Islington, 17 Sept., 1883, as Dudley
Harcourt in " My Sweetheart/' when
she made her first appearance in
London ; appeared at the Lyceum,
1884, with Lawrence Barrett, as
Master Woodford in " Yorick's Love "
and De Beringhen in " Richelieu " ;
appeared there also as the Apothecary
in " Romeo and Juliet," with Mary
Anderson ; at the Haymarkct, 1886,
played Dr. Pettywise in " Jim the
Penman," Joe Jeff coat in " Hard
Hit," 1887 ; at the Vaudeville, 1890,
appeared as Maris in " A Buried
Talent " ; first entered into manage-
ment in 1886, in which year lie
gave a series of open-air perform-
ances ; at the Avenue, Feb., 1897,
played George Romney in " Nelson's
Enchantress " ; in May, 1897, had
a season at the Olympic, producing
" Hamlet," " Antony and Cleopatra,"
" The Merchant of Venice " and
" Macbeth " ; has toured all over the
"United Kingdom and the United States
with a repertory company, in which
many prominent actors and actresses
played their first parts ; among those
who played their first important parts
under his management, have been
H. B. Irving, Dorothea Baircl, Robert
Loraine, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Lily
Hanbury, Edith Wynne-Matthison,
Irene Rooke, Charles Rann Kennedy,
Sybil Thorndike, Russell Thorndike,
Leon Quarterrnaine, etc. ; toured " The
Sign of the Cross " for some years ;
in 1901, he played Hamlet for the
first time ; revived " Everyman " in
July, 1901, and the following year
toured the play in the United States ;
from that date until 1914, was almost
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exclusively identified with, the Ameri-
can stage ; at the * Garden Theatre,
New York, Jan, to Apr., 1910, pro-
duced " The Little Town of Bethle-
hem," " The Palace of Truth," " The
Tempest," and " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at Daly's, New York, Nov.,
1911, appeared as General the Duke
de Brial in " The Whirlwind " ; from
1915-18, was engaged at the Old Vic
as producer, during which period he
produced no fewer than twenty-four
Shakespearean plays, besides reviving
" King Rene's Daughter," " The
Rivals," " The Star of Bethlehem,"
" She Stoops to Conquer," " The
School for Scandal," "A Christmas
Carol," " St. Patrick's Day," " The
Critic," " The Lady of Lyons," " Masks
and Faces " ; since 1918, has organised
a company, playing Shakespeare, at
various L.C.C. Centres and elsewhere ;
in June- July, 1924, produced Charles
Rann Kennedy's plays, " The Chasten-
ing " and " The Admiral," at the Mary
Ward Settlement ; at the Theatre
Royal, Worcester, Mar., 1916, played
in " Comedy and Tragedy," when Miss
Mary Anderson made her reappear-
ance on the stage, and also appeared
with her at His Majesty's Theatre,
Oct., 1916, as Chrysos in " Pygmalion
and Galatea." Club : Green Room.
Address ; 50 Whitcomb Street, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Regent 5463.
GREET, Clare, actress ; b. 14 June,
1871 ; d. of John Greet and his wife
Fanny ; e. privately at Leamington
and at Girls' College, Brighton ;
studied for the stage under Hermann
Vezin, Emile Behnke, and Ben Greet,
to whom, however, she is no relation ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in 1891 with the Ben Greet Company,
in which she played numerous parts
in Shakespearean plays and old
comedy ; was then engaged by
John Hare for the Garrick, where
she understudied, and subsequently
toured with him ; then toured with
William Calvert, and subsequently
with Grace Hawthorne, as Stephanie
in " A Royal Divorce," and Antonine
in "Theodora"; in 1893 played a
" stock " engagement at the Pavilion
Theatre, where she appeared as Louisa
Anne Ferguson in " The English Rose,"
Joyce in " East Lynne," Minnie in
" Nance," Peggy Chudleigh in " The
Harbour Lights," " Moya in " The
Shaughraun," etc. ; made her first
appearance in the West End at the
Strand, 10 May, 1894, as Hetty in
" The Love Letter " ; in the same year
was engaged at the Avenue as under-
study in " Arms and the Man," in
which she appeared as Louka on
several occasions ; toured in America
with Lilian Russell, and in the pro-
vinces with Miss Fortescue ; next
toured as Mrs. Bagot in " Trilby," and
subsequently as Madame Vinard ;
toured with Sydney Brough as Mrs.
Pomfret in " The Paper Chase," and
toured in South Africa as Dick in
" Two Little Vagabonds " ; also toured
there in " East Lynne," " Confusion,"
" The Two Orphans " ; at the Avenue
Theatre, Apr., 1898, played in " The
Club Baby " ; appeared at the Lyric,
1903, as Lisette in " The Duchess' of
Dantzic " ; appeared at the Court,
during the Vedrenne-Barker regime,
1905-6, as Emmy in " The Doctor's
Dilemma," Rummy Mitchens in
" Major Barbara," Amy Watersmith
in " The Convict on the Hearth," and
Queer in " Prunella " ; at the Hick's
Theatre, Mar., 1907, played Lady
Helda in " My Darling " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1908, Susan Pottle in
" Feed the Brute " ; at the Hay market,
Dec., 1908, Miss Deans in " The Last
of the De Mullins " ; at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1908, Tulpe in " Hannele " ; at
the Court, June, 1909, Nan Curtis in
" Kit's Woman " ; at His Majesty's,
Nov., 1909, Mary Byrne in " The
Tinker's Wedding " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Jan., 1910, Mrs. Fisherick in
" Tilda's New Hat," and Mrs. Hoskins
in " The Parent's Progress " ; at
Wyndharn's, Apr., 1910, Mrs. Duckett
in " The Naked Truth " ; at the Hay-
market, Feb., 1911, Mrs. Mason in
" All that Matters " ; at His Majesty's,
Nov., 1911, Martha in "The War
God"; at the Kingsway, Dec., 1911,
Kvashnya in " The Lower Depths " ;
at the Apollo, Dec., 1911, Mrs. Spiers
in " Esther Waters " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1912, played Mrs.
Upjohn in " The ' Mind-the-Paint '
Girl"; at His Majesty's, June,^1912f
Mrs. Bed win in " Oliver Twist " ; at
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the Court, May, 1913, Mrs. Clegg in
" Jane Clegg " ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1913, Megaera in " Androcles
and the Lion " ; Oct., 1913, Bente in
" The Witch " ; Dec., 1913, Gina Ekdal
in " The Wild Duck," and Mrs. Par-
getter in " Nan " ; at the Savoy, Apr.,
1915, appeared as Mrs. Burtenshaw in
" Keeping Up Appearances " ; at the
St. James's, May, 1915, as Frieda
Grunau in " The Day Before the Day" ;
at the Haymarket, Dec., 1915, as Mrs.
Bunting in " Who is He ? " ; Apr.,
1916, as Mrs. Chope in " The Mayor of
Troy " ; at the Coliseum, and at the
London Opera House, June, 1916
appeared as Jane in the " all-star "
cast of " The Admirable Crichton " ;
at the Garrick, July, 1916, as Mrs.
Clugston in " The Rotters " ; at His
Majesty's, Dec., 1917, as Mrs. Bodfish
in the " all-star " cast of " The Man
from Blankley's " ; at the Kingsway,
Sept., 1918, as Mrs. Beckett in " A
Week End " ; at the Strand, Dec.,
1918, as Mrs. Lester Keene in " Scan-
dal " ; at the New Theatre, Apr., 1919,
scored a great success when she played
Mary Scattergood in " Time to Wake
Up " ; at the Savoy, Sept., 1919,
played Mrs. Cook in " Too Many
Cooks " ; in Dec., 1919, toured in
Holland and Belgium in " Mid-
Channel " and " Candida " ; at the
Holborn Empire, Mar., 1920, played
Maggie Hey in " Tom Trouble/' and
at the Court, June, 1920, Mrs. Brew-
berry in " The Old House " ; at the
Duke of York's, June, 1921, Mrs.
Ritchie in " The Wrong Number " ;
at the Court, Apr., 1922, the Cook in
" Windows " ; at the New, July, 1922,
Mrs. Clegg in " Jane Clegg " ; at
the Apollo, Dec., 1922, Mrs. Hawley in
" Hawley's of the High Street," and
Mrs. Horton in " Through the Crack " ;
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1923, Mrs.
Hazard in " Plus Fours " ; at the
Ambassadors', Mar., 1923, Mrs. Carlton
in " Marriage by Instalments " ; at
the Everyman, Oct., 1923, Mrs. Midgett
in " Outward Bound " ; at the Every-
man, Dec., 1924, Mrs. Glanville in
" The Tyranny of Home " ; is fre-
quently acting for the Stage Society,
Pioneers, Play Actors', etc. Favourite
parts : Gina Ekdal in " The Wild
Duck," and Mary Scattergood in
" Time to Wake Up." Address : 66
Elm Park Mansions, Chelsea, S.W.10.
GKEGOBY, Dora, actress ; b. Dul-
wich, 2 Sept., 1872 ; d. of Edward
Townsend Gregory and his wife
Elizabeth Ann (Brown) ; e. Lee,
Kent ; m. H. C. J. Rowland (dec.) ;
studied elocution under Alfred Nelson
at the Guildhall School of Music ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, at the Grand Theatre, Birming-
ham, 9 Mar., 1898, as Sally in " One
of the Girls " ; subsequently toured
in " San Toy," " The Duchess of
Dantzig," " Are You a Mason ? "
" The Prodigal Son," etc. ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Vaudeville, 16 Mar., 1914, as Alice
Palmer in " The Rest Cure " ; then
toured for eighteen months with
H. V. Esmond and Eva Moore, in
" Eliza Comes to Stay" and " When
We Were Twenty-One " ; at the
Court, Mar., 1916, played Frau von
Krapp in " Kultur at Home " ; at
the Apollo, June, 1916, Mrs. Hep worth
in " Hobson's Choice " ; Nov., 1916,
Madame Pingouin in "A Pierrot's
Christmas " ; Dec., 1916, Miss Ashford
in " The Private Secretary " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1917, the Rev. Iris Colt
in " Petticoats " ; at the Court, May,
1917, Miss Cording in " Hush " ;
she next played for two seasons with
the Liverpool Repertory Company ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1919, played
Nastasia Tvanovna in " Reparation " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1920,
atad at the Haymarket, Mar., 1920,
played Dawldns in " The Young
Person in Pink " ; at the Alclwych,
May, 1921, Mrs. Nobbs in " Love
. Among the Paint Pots " ; July, 1921,
Miss Cutler in " James the Loss " ;
at the Shaftcsbury, Oct., 1921, Miss
Updegraff in " Timothy " ; at the
Regent, Sept., 1922, Mrs. Clews in
" Body and Soul " ; at the Duke of
York's, June, 1923, Mrs. All away hi
" Eliza Comes to Stay " ; at the
Adelphi, July, 1923, Mrs. Quickly
in " Rosalind " ; at the May market,
June, 1924, Mrs. Albert Shawn in
" The Great Adventure," Recreations :
Rowing, reading and collecting old
china. Address : 5 Ciitcombe Mansions,
Denmark Hill, S.E.5.
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GREGORY, Lady, dramatic author ;
b. 1859 ; Director of the Abbey
Theatre, Dublin ; b. Roxborough, co.
Galway, Ireland ; d. of Frances (Barry)
and Dudley Persse, D.L. ; m. Rt. Hon.
Sir William Gregory, F.R.S. ; has writ-
ten many pla^s, produced at the Abbey
Theatre, Dublin, including " The
Workhouse Ward/' " The Full Moon/'
" Coats/' " The Image," " Dervorgilla/'
" Hyacinth Halvey/' " The Jackdaw/'
"The Gaol Gate," "The Rising of
the Moon/' " Spreading the News,"
" Kincora, " " Twenty-Five," " The
White Cockade/' " The Canavans,"
" The Unicorn from the Stars " (with
W. B. Yeats), " The Travelling Man,"
" The Deliverer," " Macdaragh's
Wife," " The Bogie Man," " Darner's
Gold," " Shanwalla," " Hanrahan's
Oath," " The Dragon, " The Golden
Apple," " The Story Brought by
Brigit," and has also made several
translations, etc. Address : Coole Park
Gort, co. Galway, Ireland.
GREGSON, James R.? dramatic
author and actor ; 6. Brighouse,
Yorks ; founded the Huddersneld
Thespians Society and the Leeds
Industrial Theatre Company ; has
written " T'Marsdcns," 1917 ; " Young
[meson," 1920 ; " Liddy," 1921 ; has
also acted in these plays with the
Leeds Industrial Theatre Company,
and appeared at the Everyman.
Theatre, Hampstead, Mar., 1924, as
Andrew Wethercdge in " Young
Imeson." Address ; c/o Simpson,
Fawcolt & Co., Leeds, Yorks.
GREIN, J. T., dramatic critic ; 6.
Amsterdam, 11 Oct., 1862; m. Alice
Greeven (V Michael Orme ") ; he was
dramatic critic of Life, 1888-91 ;
Sunday Special, and later Sunday
Times, 1897-1918 ; Ladies' Field,
1905-18 ; Financial News, 1911-1914 ;
since 1920, has contributed " The
World of the Theatre/' to the Illus-
trated London Neivs ; dramatic critic
of the weekly Sketch ; London editor
of the New York Theatre Magazine ;
founded the Independent Theatre,
1891 ; The German Theatre, London,
1901-07 ; Volkstheater, till 1913 ; The
French Players, 1917 ; founded The
People's Theatre, 1923, at the Pavi-
lion, Mile End, opening in May, 1923,
with " The Witch " ; was twice Presi-
dent of the Playgoer's Club, and
President of the Liverpool Playgoers'
Society ; in Dec., 1907, was the
recipient of a complimentary dinner
at the Criterion, Mr. T. P. O'Connor,
M.P., presiding, in recognition of his
services to English Dramatic Art ;
in 1911, the French Government ap-
pointed him Ofncier de 1' Instruction
Publique ; is a Knight-Commander of
the Liberian State Order ; was Presi-
dent of the Critics' Circle, 1914-15 ;
has adapted some plays for the English
stage, notably " Le monde on Ten
s'ennuie," by Pailleron, and Brieux's
" Blanchette " ; is a member of the
Council and Executive Committee of
the "Critics' Circle"; is Consul and
Commercial Attache of the Liberian
Republic. Clubs : Constitutional,
R.A.C., Aero, Savage, etc. Address : 24
Launceston Place, Kensington, S.W.8,
Telephone No. : Kensington 387.
GREIN, Mrs. J. T. (see ORME,
MICHAEL).
QBE SAQ, Madame Fred (nee Fred-
eique Rosin e de Gresac), French
dramatic author ; m. Victor Maurel ;
has written " La Passerelle " (" The
Marriage of Kitty," with Francis de
Croisset), 1902 ; " La Troisi&ne Lune "
(" See-See," with Paul Ferrier), 1904 ;
" Cora/' 1908 ; " The Enchantress "
(with H. B. Smith), 1911; "The
Wedding Trip" (with H. B. Smith),
1911; "The Purple Road," 1913;
"Sweethearts" (with H. B. Smith),
1913 ; " Flo-Flo " (music by Silvio
Hein), 1917; ''Orange Blossoms^"
(musical version of "La Passerelle"),
1922 ; " Catherine " (with Reginald
Arkell), 1923.
GREY, Clifford, lyrist and author ;
b. Birmingham, 5 Jan., 1887 ; s. of
George Davis and his wife, Ernma ;
e. King Edward's School, Camp Hill,
Birmingham ; m. Dorothy Gould ; was
formerly an actor, following this pro-
fession from 1907-13 ; author of the
lyrics for the following revues and
musical comedies : " The Bing Boys
are Here/' 1916 ; " Theodore and Co./'
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1916 ; " Pell-Mell," 1916 ; " The Bing
Girls are There," 1917 ; " Arlette,"
1917; "Yes, Uncle," 1917; "The
Bing Boys on Broadway/' 1918 ;
" Hullo, America ! " 1918 ; " The Kiss
Call," 1919; "Baby Bunting," 1919;
" Who's Hooper ? " 1919 ; " Kissing
Time," 1919 ; " A Night Out," 1920 ;
" Sally," 1920 ; " The Hotel Mouse,"
1922 ; " Annie Dear," 1924 ; is also
author of " Lady Butterfly," 1923 ;
and part-author of " Phi-Phi " (with
Fred Thompson), 1922 ; " The Smith
Family," 1922; "Vogues of 1924"
(with Fred Thompson), 1924 ; " Mar-
jorie" (with Harold Atteridge), 1924.
Recreations : Motoring, tennis, and
reading.
GREY, Eve, actress and vocalist ;
b. Birmingham ; went to Australia
at an early age, and made her first
appearance on the stage in musical
comedy under the management of
J. C. Williamson, Ltd. ; made her
first notable success with Hugh J.
Ward's company, when she played
Phyllis Benton in " Bull-Dog Driim-
mond," 1922 ; she left Australia in
Feb., 1924, and made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at Daly's
Theatre, Apr., 1924. as Madeleine 'in
" Madame Pompadour." Address :
Daly's Theatre, Cranbourn Street,
W.C.2.
GREY, Jane, actress ; b. Middlebury,
Vermont, U.S.A., 22 May, 1883; e.
Middlebury ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Belasco Theatre,
Los Angeles, 12 June, 1907, with the
" stock " company, in " The Rose of
the Rancho " ; she remained with
that company until the following year,
and then played similar engagements
at Columbus, 1908 ; Providence, 1909 ;
Cleveland, 1909, and then came to
New York where she made her first
appearance at the Republic Theatre,
24 Aug., 1909, as Lulu Wheeler in
" Is Matrimony a Failure ? " ; she
played an engagement at Denver in
1910, and then appeared at the Belasco
Theatre, Oct., 1910, as Flora Dallas
in " The Concert," in which she played
for two seasons ; at the Harris The-
atre, Nov., 1912, played Beulah
Randolph in " Mrs. Xmas Angel " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Dec., 1912
Margaret Holt in " The Conspiracy "
at the Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1913
Betty Lindsay in " Nearly Married "
at Broad Street, Philadelphia, Apr.,
1914, Georgia Fleecer in " Cordelia
Blossom," and appeared in the same
part when the play was presented at
the Gaiety, New York, Aug., 1914 ;
at the Longacre Theatre, Oct., 1914,
played Molly in " Kick In " ; at the
Century, Apr., 1916, Miranda in " The
Tempest " ; at the Booth Theatre,
Sept., 1917, appeared in the title-rdle
of " De Luxe Annie " ; at the Bijou,
Jan., 1921, reappeared after a lengthy
absence, as Chloe in " The Skin Game " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, July,
1921, played Teddy Wyndham in
" The Teaser " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Dec., 1922, Evadnc
Thompson in " Why Not ? "
GREY, Katherine, actress ; b. San
Francisco, 27 Dec., 1873 ; d. of Katie
and John T. Best ; e. San Francisco ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in her native city under the manage-
ment of Augustin Daly ; made her
first appearance in New York, at
Daly's Theatre, 2 Oct., 1889, as Lou
Bigelow in " The Golden Widow " ; in
Feb., 1890, she appeared at the same
theatre as Phemie in "A Priceless
Paragon," and remained a member
of the Daly company till the end of
the season ; at Proctor's, 23rd Street,
Apr., 1890, she appeared in " Shen-
andoah " ; at Hermann's, in Feb.,
1891, as Emily in " All the Comforts
of Home " ; at Madison Square, Aug.,
1891, as Lucy Norton in " Jane " ;
at the Broadway, Jan., 1893, played
Kate Fessenden in " The New South ";
at Miner's Fifth Avenue, Oct., 1893,
made her first substantial success,
as Helen Berry in " Shore Acres " ; at
Herald Square, 1894, with Richard
Mansfield played Marie Valouski in
" Napoleon," and at the Garrick,
1895, appeared with him as Louka in
" Arms and the Man," and Princess
Zea in " The King of Peru/' also
appeared with Mansfield in "A Parisian
Romance " and " Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde " ; at the American Theatre,"
Sept., 1895, appeared in " The Great
Diamond Robbery " ; aext toured
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with Charles Coghlan in " The Royal
Box " ; at the Garden, Apr., 1896,
played in " His Absent Boy " ; at
Miner's Fifth Avenue, 1897, appeared
as Lydia Ransom in "A Southern
Romance " ; then played Loey Tsing
in " The First Born " ; toured with
J. K. Hackett, as Queen Flavia in
" Rupert of Hentzau," and with
Richard Mansfield, as Roxane in
" Cyrano de Bergerac " ; in 1899
toured with Richard Mansfield, and
with Sarah Le Mo^ne in " The Greatest
Thing in the World " ; also played
Sophie in " The Gay Lord Quex,"
and Glory Quayle in " The Christian " ;.
in 1901, toured in " Petticoats and
Bayonets," and 1902-3 in " The
Ninety and Nine " ; in 1903 toured
with H. E. Dixey in " Facing the
Music " ; at the Academy of Music,
in the same year, played Mercia in
" The Best of Friends " ; during 1904
played at Denver in " Hearts Aflame,"
" Secret Service/' " The Girl I Left
Behind Me," and " Charley's Aunt " ;
at the Criterion, New York, Sept.,
1904, played Germaine in " Business
is Business " ; in 1905, with Nat
Goodwin, played in " Wolfville,"
" When we were Twenty-One " ; at
Madison Square, 1905, played in
" The Firm of Cunningham " ; during
1906 toured with Arnold Daly in
" You Never Can Tell " and " Can-
dida " ; at the Liberty Theatre Mar.,
1 906, appeared as Adulola in " The Red-
skin " ; subsequently played numerous
parts at Providence, Boston, and
Chicago ; at the Berkeley Lyceum, New
York, Feb., 1907, made a big hit by her
playing of the part of Christine
Wehring in " The Reckoning " ; sub-
sequently played " stock " engage-
ments at Milwaukee and Denver,
adding a number of parts to her
already lengthy repertory ; at Madi-
son Square Theatre, Feb., 1908,
appeared as Diana in " The Worth of
a Woman " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Sept., 1908, played Helen North
Street in " The Offenders " ; at
Boston, in Nov., 1908, played Marie
Louise in " The Thief " ; in 1909
toured as Hilda Lingard in " The
Whirlpool " ; in Nov., 1909, went
to Australia, where she was very
successful ; during her stay there
played in " Madame Butterfly," " Paid
in Full," " The Lion and the Mouse,"
" The Third Degree," " Salvation
Nell," " The Dawn of a To-morrow " ;
reappeared in New York at the Play-
house, 15 Sept., 1911, as Blanche
Gordon in " The Rack " ; subsequent-
ly played in " vaudeville," in lt Above
the Law " ; during 1912, toured in
the title-rdle of " Every woman " ;
at the Astor, New York, Mar., 1913,
played Kate McCloud in "A Man's
Friends " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Feb., 1914, played Mrs. Flower in
" The Rule of Three " ; during 1915
toured as Helene Preville in " The
Shadow " ; at Stamford, Conn., July,
1916, played the title-rdle in " Jane
Clegg " ; during 1917 toured as
Madame la Grange in " The Thirteenth
Chair " ; during 1919 appeared in
" The Cave Girl " ; at the Frazee,
New York, June, 1921, played Mrs.
Bartlett in " Gold " ; at the Green-
wich Village, Nov., 1921, played Miss
Gilpin in " The Straw " ; at the
Playhouse, Sept., 1922, Jane Baldwin
in " Dreams for Sale " ; at the Bijou,
Jan., 1924, Eunice Ingals in " The
Goose Hangs High."
GREY, Mary, actress ; n£e Ada
Bevan ap Rees Bryant ; d. of Edward
Bevan ap Rees Bryant ; m. (1) J. W.
Ritchie (mar. dis.) ; (2) J. B. Fagan ;
is a sister of Charles Bryant ; made her
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Hicks Theatre, 7 Mar., 1908, as
the Princess Helene in "A Waltz
Dream " ; at Daly's, Mar., 1909, played
Natalie in " The Merry Widow " ; at
the St. James's, Dec., 1911, played
Mrs. Marchmont in " Bella Donna " ;
at the Ambassadors', Dec., 1913,
appeared as the Princess Dolly Ob-
lonsky in " Anna Karenina " ; at the
Coliseum, July, 1916, played Toni
Froller in " The Fourth of August " ;
at the St. Martin's Theatre, Mar., 1917,
appeared as the Mother in " Damaged
Goods " ; June, 1917, Rebecca West
in " Rosmersholm " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Dec., 1917, appeared in " The
Wonder Tales " ; Feb., 1918, played
Marie in " The Little Brother " ; when
her husband took over the direction
of the Court Theatre, she appeared
there in Oct., 1918, as Olivia in
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"Twelfth Night"; Mar., 1919, as
Lady Teazle in " The School for
Scandal " ; June, 1919, as Mary
Lenihan in " The Lost Leader " ;
Oct., 1919, as Portia in " The Merchant
of Venice " ; at the Duke of York's,
Apr., 1920, played Anne Andreyevna
in " The Government Inspector " ; at
the Court, Dec., 1920, Oberon in " A
Midsummer Night's Dream " ; Feb.,
1921, Rumour in " King Henry IV "
(part II) ; Apr., 1921, Emilia in
" Othello " ; Oct., 1921, HesioneHush-
abye in " Heartbreak House " ; Dec.,
1921, Mammy in "The Great Big
World " ; at the Palace, May, 1922,
Helen in " The Trojan Women " ;
since 1923, has appeared at the Oxford
Playhouse, with the Oxford Players,
of which her husband is the director.
Address : The Playhouse, Oxford.
GRIFFIN, Elsie, actress and vocalist ;
b. Bristol ; m. J. IvanMenzies ; studied
singing with Arthur Walenn ; has
been associated with the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Company for several
years ; appeared at the Prince's
Theatre, Oct., 1919, to Feb., 1920,
as Giaaetta in " The Gondoliers,"
Lady Ella in " Patience," Kate in
" The Yeomen of the Guard," Mabel
in "The Pirates of Penzance," Yum-
Yum in ''The Mikado," Phyllis in
" lolanthe," Aline in " The Sorcerer,"
Josephine in " H.M.S. Pinafore " ;
appeared at the same theatre, during
the season 1921-22, when she appeared
in addition, as Rose Maybud in
" Ruddigore," Oct., 1921 ; also ap-
peared during the season of 1924, in
all her old parts. Address : c/o
D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., Savoy Hotel,
Strand, W.C.2.
GRIFFIN, Norman, actor and vocal-
ist; b. Cardiff, 11 Apr., 1887; origin-
ally intended for an architect, and
was in that profession for four years ;
he then became a humorous enter-
tainer and for six years appeared with
various concert parties, also appearing
in touring revues, pantomimes, and in
the variety theatres ; came to London
in 1916, and understudied Leslie
Henson as Pony Twitchin in " Theo-
dore and Co." at the Gaiety ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1917, played
Hyacinth in " Yes Uncle ! " and
succeeded Leslie Henson, Jan., 1918,
as Bobby Summers in the same play,
in which he played six hundred times ;
at the Shaftesbury, 1919, deputised
for Walter Catlett, as William Pye in
" Baby Bunting " ; from 1920-22,
toured as Bibi St. Pol in " Kissing
Time," Joseph Pinglett in "A Night
Out," and Constantino in " Sally " ;
at the Winter Garden, Sept., 1922,
played Mr. Gravvins in " The Cabaret
Girl " ; in 1923, toured as Odo
Philpotts in " The Beauty Prize," and
1924, as Archie in a play of that name.
.Recreations : Golf and swimming.
Address : c/o Akerman May Agency,
7/8 Leicester Place, W.C.2.
GRIFFITH, David Wark, director;
b. La Grange, Kentucky, U.S.A., 22
Jan., 1880 ; s. of Jacob W. Griffith ;
was formerly an actor, and made his
first appearance on the stage at Brook-
lyn ; for some time he was a member
of J. K. Hackett's Company; in 1908
he turned his attention to the cinema
stage, first as an actor and later as
director for the Biograph Film Co.,
and in the same year he made his first
production in the shape of " The
Adventures of Dollie " ; he gradually
developed the art of production for
the screen, and has invented many
patent devices in connection with
same ; some of his better-known pic-
tures are " Judith of Bethulia," " The
Battle," " The Birth of a Nation,"
" Hearts of the World/' " Broken
Blossoms," " The Fall of Babylon,"
" Mother and the Law," " The Single
Standard," " Home, Sweet Home,"
" The Escape," " The Avenging Con-
science," " Intolerance," " Way Down
East," " The Orphans of the Storm,"
" Isn't Life Wonderful ? " " Am.ori.oa."
Address ; Mamaronclock, N.Y., U.S.A.
GRIFFITH, Hubert, dramatic critic
and author ; "6. London, 4 Oct., 1896 ;
s. of Noel Lcdbrook Griffith and his
wife Nina (Frcoling) ; e, St. Paul's
School, and in Berlin ; was a student
at the Slade School ot" Art ; during the
war, served in the "Royal Kusiliors,
Intelligence Dept., and in the Koyal
Air Force ; was appointed dramatic
critic to the Daily Chronicle,, Feb.,
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1922, and succeeded St. John Ervine
as critic to The Observer, Dec., 1923 ;
contributed to T^e Observer from.
1920 ; is the author of " Tunnel-
Trench," written in 1924, and a
volume, " The Year in the Theatre,"
1924. Favourite play : " Man and
Superman." Recreations : Hunting and
idling. Address ; 5 Pump Court, Tem-
ple, E.C.4. Telephone No. : City 8347.
GEIMSTON, Dorothy May, actress ;
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal ; m. B. A. Meyer (mar. dis.
1913) ; made her d&but in May, 1903,
with Mme. Rejane in " L' Anglais tel
qu'on le parle," at the Garrick ; ap-
peared at the Garrick, 22 Sept., 1903,
as Mrs. Tom Carlingby in " The
Golden Silence," and was one year
with Mr. and Mrs. Bourchier, play-
ing in Dickens 's " Cricket on the
Hearth," C. Haddon Chambers's " The
Golden Silence " ; Gilbert's " Fairy's
Dilemma/' etc., etc. ; Christabel Web-
marsh in A. W. Pinero's "A Wife
Without a Smile/' at Wyndham's ;
in the autumn of 1905 she went to
America with Miss Olga Nethersole
and played lead with her ; played
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell during
her season at Criterion in 1907 ; ap-
peared as Nina in " His House in
Order/' with George Alexander's
principal provincial company ; she
then went to Australia where, among
other parts, she appeared as Mrs.
Cameron in " The Flag Lieutenant."
GRIMWOOD, Herbert, actor; b.
Walthamstow, 7 Mar.f 1875; «.
Forest School, Walthamstow ; made
his first appearance on the stage, at
the Grand Theatre, Islington, 19 Aug.,
1895, as Sans Gaudens in " Canaille/'
with Miss Olga Nethersole ; has since
filled important engagements, playing
character parts, with F. R. Benson,
C. J. Abud, William Haviland, Miss
Fortescue, and Otho Stuart at the
Adelphi ; where he played among other
parts, Fra Bernardo in " The Prayer
of the Sword/' 1904 ; Gremio in " The
Taming of the Shrew/1 1904; M.
Lateur in " Under Which King ? "
1905; Mr Murdoch in "Dr. Wake's
Patient/' 1905; Starveling in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream/' 1905;
Barnardine in " Measure for Measure,"
1906; Sir Palamide's Squire in
" Tristram and Iseult," 1906 ; toured
as Mollentrave in " Mollentrave on
Women " ; appeared at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1906, as Menas in " Antony and
Cleopatra," and Feb., 1907, as Ivan
Zazzulic in " The Red Lamp " ; in
Apr., 1907, played Alonzo in " The
Tempest," the Priest in " Hamlet,"
and Ligarius in " Julius Caesar " ;
at the Lyceum, 1908, played Capulet
in " Romeo and Juliet " ; accom-
panied Oscar Asche to Australia,
1909 ; on his return, appeared at the
New Theatre, Oct., 1910, as Charles
IX in " Count Hannibal " ; at the
Aldwych, Dec., 1910, played Pompey
in " Pompey the Great " ; at the
Garrick, Feb., 1911, played Ford in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
at the Court, Feb., 1911, Herod
Antipas in " Salome " ; at the Garrick,
Apr., 1911, the Wazir Mansur in
" Kismet " ; at Stratford-on-Avon,
Apr., 1911, lago in "Othello"; at
His Majesty's, May, 1911, Adam in
" As You Like It " ; in 1912-13, again
visited Australia, subsequently pro-
ceeding to South Africa, where he
appeared in " Kismet," " Othello,"
" The Taming of the Shrew/' " The
Merchant of Venice," " Antony and
Cleopatra " ; reappeared in London
at the Globe Theatre, Mar., 1914,
as Wazir Mansur in a revival of " Kis-
met "; at the Aldwych, May, 1914,
played Astrov in " Uncle Vanya " ;
at the Globe, Sept., 1914, played
Zikali in " Mameena " ; after the
war, appeared at the Scala Theatre,
Mar., 1919, as Baron Toussaint Ture-
lure in " The Hostage " ; at the King's
Hall, Covei.it Garden, Apr., 1919,
played Kurano in " The Faithful " ;
at the Century, New York, Oct.,
1920, played Prince Nur-Al-Din in
" Mecca " ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1921, Phedro in " Clair deLune " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Dec., 1922,
the Prince of Morocco in " The Mer-
chant of Venice " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, May, 1923,
Lord Jeffreys in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury." Club : Green Room. Ad-
dress : Tempe, Leverstock-Green,
Hemel Hemps tead. Telephone No, ;
Boxmoor 257,
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GRISWOLD, Grace (Hall), actress ;
b. Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.A. ; d. of
Juliet (Griswold) and Joseph B. Hall ;
e. Chicago ; was formerly engaged
as a journalist and in secretarial
work ; made her first appearance on
the stage at Daly's Theatre, Nov.,
1894, as a Lady-in-waiting to Olivia
in " Twelfth Night " ; subsequently
toured all over" America in " All the
Comforts of a Home " and " Faust " ;
later played " stock," and in a Shake-
spearean repertoire company ; had her
first opportunity of making a " hit "
when she appeared at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1899, as Samantha Huggins, in a
revival of " The Village Postmaster " ;
subsequently played " stock " seasons
at Washington, Castle Square, Boston,
and Murray Hill, New York ; in 1905
toured in " Easy Dawson," 1906-7,
in " The Vanderbilt Cup," followed
by "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch/'
in which she made a great " hit "
as Miss Eichorn ; made her first
appearance in London in this part
at Terry's Theatre, 29 Apr., 1907,
repeating her success ; during 1908-9,
toured as Elsie Iceberg in " The Merry
Widow and the Devil " ; at Wallack's,
New York, Mar., 1909, appeared as
the Working Woman in " Votes for
Women"; at Wallack's, in 1910,
played Phoebe Lang in " Three
Million Dollars " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1911
played Caroline Patschen in " Over-
night " ; in 1912, toured in the
same part ; at the Forty- eighth Street
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1912,
played Miss Prentice in " The Point of
View"; at the Hudson, Jan., 1913,
Governess Royle in " The Poor Little
Rich Girl " ; at the Criterion, New
York, Sept., 1913, played Sarah
Cooper in " Who's Who ? " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, May, 1918, appeared
as the Nurse in " The Good Men Do " ;
at the Greenwich Village, Dec., 1922,
played Madame Vali in " The Red
Poppy1 ' '> at the Klaw, Mar., 1924,
Mrs. Daisy Rittenhouse in " The Main
Line," of which she was also part-
author with Thomas McKean ; is
the authoress of several little plays,
two of which, " Billie's First Love "
and " His Japanese Wife/' have been
played in variety theatres over a
thousand times. Recreations : Writing
poetry and plays. Clubs : Actors'
Society of America and Three Arts
Club. Address : c/o Three Arts Club,
New York City, U.S.A.
GROSSMITH, Ena, actress ; b. Lon-
don, 14 Aug., 1896; d. of George
Grossmith and his wife Gertrude
(Rudge) ; e. London ; m. Alec Robert
Mawson ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Queen's Theatre,
Feb., 1919, walking on in " The Luck
of the Navy," and understudying ;
subsequently, Apr., 1919, played in
" Scandal/' at the Strand Theatre ; at
the Apollo Theatre, 10 July, 1919,
appeared as Amelia in " Tilly of
Bloomsbury," a part in which she
scored an immediate success, and
played throughout the run of the
piece; at the Strand, Jan., 1921,
played Veronica Vereker in " A Safety
Match"; at the Court, Dec., 1921,
Kate Hardcastle in " She Stoops to
Conquer " ; at the Strand, May, 1922,
again played Amelia in " Tilly of
Bloomsbury " ; at the King's, Ham-
mersmith, Oct., 1922, Nell in " Comin'
Thro' the Rye " ; at the Duke of
York's, May," 1923, Kate Tanner in
" Her Temporary Husband " ; she
next toured as Dinah Partlctt in
" Quarantine " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Dec., 1923, played Selina Morrcll in
" The Rising Generation " ; at the
Savoy, Sept., 1924, Katie Purdic in
" The Sport of Kings." Recreations :
Riding, tennis, and all games. Ad-
dress : 124 Clarence Gate Gardens,
N.W.I, or c/o Akerman May Agency,
7/8 Leicester Place, W.C.2. Telephone
No. ; Paddington 6183.
GROSSMITH, George, actor and dra-
matic author ; b. London, 1 1 May, 1874;
s. of the late George Grossmith,
actor and entertainer ; br. of Lawrence
Grossmith ; nephew of Wecclon Gros-
smith ; e. University College School,
London, and in Paris ; m. Gertrude
Rudge ; made Ms first appearance
on the stage at the Criterion Theatre,
27 July, 1892, as Cousin Foodie in
" Haste to the Wedding " ; at the
Royalty, Oct., 1892, played Hamilcar
in " The Baroness " ; at the Comedy,
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Nov., 1892, played in " To-Day " ;
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Apr.,
1893, played Lord Percy Pimpleton
in " Morocco Bound/' giving his
first impersonation of the " dude "
he has done so much to establish as
a feature of musical comedy ; at the
Trafalgar Square Theatre, Mar,, 1894,
played the Hon. Augustus Fitzpoop
in " Go-Bang/' and at Daly's, Sept.,
1894, he appeared as Major Barclay
in "A Gaiety Girl " ; he was next
engaged by George Edwardes for the
Gaiety Theatre, and in Nov., 1894,
he appeared there as Bertie Boyd in
" The Shop Girl " ; he then appeared
at the Vaudeville Theatre, May, 1896,
as Maxine in "A Night Out " ; in
1897, at the Metropole, played Pandolfo
in " The Vagabond King " ; at the
Comedy, Apr., 1899, he was seen
as Marc Antony in " Great Caesar,"
of which he was part author ; was
next engaged at the Haymarket with
Mrs. Langtry, appearing in Aug.,
1899, as Viscount Stornaway in " The
Degenerates " ; appeared at the
Avenue, Nov., 1899, as Sir Roland
Wright in " A Message from Mars " ;
at the Globe, Nov., 1900, played
Prince Harry in " The Gay Pretenders,"
of which he was also part author ;
at the Garrick, Dec., 1900, played
the title-rdle in " Shock- Headed
Peter " ; early in 1901, toured in
" Kitty Grey " ; returned to the Gaiety,
June, 1901, to play Sir Archibald
Hackitt in " The Toreador," since
which time he has appeared there
in " The Linkman," 1903 ; at the
New Gaiety, 1903, in " The Orchid/'
as the Hon, Guy Scrymgeour ; " The
Spring Chicken," 1905, as Gustave
Babori ; " The New Aladdin," 1906,
as the Genie of the Lamp ; " The
Girls of Gottenburg," 1907, as Otto;
"Oar Miss Gibbs," 1909, as the Hon.
Hughie Pierrepoint ; "Peggy," 1911,
as Auberon Blow ; " The Sunshine
Girl," 1912, as Lord Bicester ; " The
Girl on the Film," 1913, as Max Daly ;
at the Shubert Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1913, appeared in the same part ;
on returning to England, in conjunc-
tion with Edward Laurillard was
responsible for the production of
" Potash and Perlmutter," at the
Queen's Theatre, 14 Apr., 1914; at
the Alhambra, May, 1914, appeared in
the revue, " Not Likely " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, 24 Dec.,
1914, played the Hon. Dudley Mitten
in " To-Night's the Night/' which he
produced in conjunction with Edward
Laurillard ; on returning to London,
appeared in the same part at the
Gaiety Theatre, 28 Apr., 1915; in
conjunction with Edward Laurillard,
produced " On Trial " ; at the Lyric
Theatre, 29 Apr., 1915 ; at His
Majesty's, 5 July, 1915, as Jester,
delivered the Prologue to " King
Henry VIII," given by an " all-star "
cast, in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at the Coliseum, and
at the London Opera House, June,
1916, played Lord Brocklermrst in
" The Admirable Crichton," in special
charity performances ; at the Gaiety,
Sept., 1916, played Lord Theodore
Wragge in " Theodore and Co. " ;
served as Lieutenant in the R..N.V.R.
and R.N. Armoured Cars ; made his
reappearance on the stage, at the
opening of the Winter Garden Theatre,
20 May, 1919, as Max Touquet in
" Kissing Time " ; at the Adelphi,
Oct., 1920, played Ladislas Brandiski
in " The Naughty Princess " ; at the
Winter Garden, Sept., 1921, Otis
Hooper in " Sally " ; Sept., 1922, Mr.
Gripps in " The Cabaret Girl " ; at
His Majesty's, Apr., 1923, appeared as
the Marquess of Quex in a revival. of
" The Gay Lord Quex " ; at the
Winter Garden, Sept., 1923, played
Flutey Warboy in " The Beauty
Prize " ; Apr., 1924, the Hon. Dudley-
Mitten in a revival of " To-Night's the
Night" ; at His Majesty's, Sept., 1924,
Blond in " The Royal Visitor" ; he
has also played Sir Ormesby St.
Leger in " The School Girl," on
American tour with Edna May,
1904-5 ; at the Hicks Theatre, 1908,
Count Lothar in " A Waltz Dream " ;
at the Criterion, New York, 1908,
the Hon. Augustus Traddles in
" Fluff y- Ruffles " ; at the Gala per-
formance at His Majesty's, 27 June,
1911, played Dangle in " The Critic " ;
he took part in the revue at the Folies
Bergdres in Paris, 1910, and in that at
the Thfeatre R6jane, 1911 ; in addition
to the plays mentioned above, is
author or part-author of " Gulliver's
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Travels/' Garrick, 1902 ; " The Love
Birds/' Savoy, 1904; "The Spring
Chicken/' Gaiety, 1905 ; revues
" Rogues and Vagabonds," Empire,
1905 ; " Venus," at Empire, 1906 ;
" Oh, Indeed ! " at Empire, 1908 ;
" The Girls of Gottenburg/' Gaiety,
1907 ; " Havana," Gaiety, 1908 ; " The
Dollar Princess," New York, 1908 ;
" Come Inside/' Empire, 1909 ;
" Hello ! London ! " Empire, 1910 ;
" By George ! " Empire, 1911 ;
"Peggy/* Gaiety, 1911; "Every-
body's Doing It," Empire, 1912 ;
" The Guide to Paris/' Alhambra,
1912 " She was no Lady," Coliseum,
1912 " Kill that Fly," Alhambra,
1912 " Eightpence a Mile " (with F.
Thompson), Alhambra, 1913; "Not
Likely " (with Cosmo Gordon-Lennox),
Alhambra, 1914 ; " The Bing Boys
Are Here " (with Thompson), Alham-
bra, 1916 ; " Step in the Office,"
Coliseum, 1916 ; " Theodore and Co."
(with H.M. Harwood, from the French),
Gaiety, 1916; "The Other Bing
Boys " (with Thompson), London
Opera House, Mar., 1917 ; " The Bing
Boys on Broadway " (with Thompson),
Alhambra, 1918; "A Night Out"
(with Arthur Miller, from the French),
Winter Garden, 1920 ; " The Cabaret
Girl," Winter Garden, 1922 ; " The
Beauty Prize," Winter Garden, 1923 ;
" Primrose," Winter Garden, 1924 ; has
received French, Greek, and Italian
Decorations ; in conjunction with
Edward Laurillard was lessee and man-
ager of the Apollo, Adelphi, Gaiety,
His Majesty's, Shaftesbury, and Winter
Garden Theatres ; dissolved partner-
ship with Laurillard, May, 1920 ; is
now head of the firm of Grossrnith and
Malone, Ltd., controlling the Shaftes-
bury, Winter Garden, and His
Majesty's Theatres. Address : 3 Span-
ish Place, Mayfair, W.I. Telephone:
May fair 1490. Clubs : Garrick, Beef-
steak, Bath, Royal Aero and American.
GROSSMITH, Lawrence, actor; 6.
London, 29 Mar., 1877 ; 5. of George
Grossmith, actor and entertainer ;
nephew of Weedon Grossmith, brother
of the present George Grossmith ; e.
St. Paul's College, Stony Stratford,
London University School, and Shrews-
bury ; m. Coralie Blythe ; originally
intended for an engineer ; made his
first appearance on the stage at Court
Theatre, 1 June, 1896, as Robert in
" Nitouche " ; at His Majesty's, Nov.
1898, appeared as Bazin in " The
Musketeers " ; played title-role in
" Shock-Headed Peter," at Garrick,
1901, in " The Love Birds," at Savoy,
1904, and "The White Chrysanthe-
mum," at Criterion, 1905 ; " The
Girl Behind the Counter," Wyndham's
1906 ; played in New York in " About
Town " and " The Great Decide,"
1906 ; at the Apollo Theatre, Oct.,
1907, and later at the Haymarket,
appeared in " The Education of
Elizabeth " ; at the Gaiety, Apr.,
1908, appeared in " Havana," and at
the Adelphi, Aug., 1908, played in
" The Girls of Gottenburg " ; at
Wyndham's, Jan., 1909, played
Geoffrey Smith in " An Englishman's
Home " ; at the Vaudeville, Sept.,
1909, appeared as Horace Ventirnore
in " The Brass Bottle " ; during
1910-11, appeared in music-hall
sketches, " Honourably Mentioned,"
" A Loose End," and " The Man in
the Stalls " ; at the Globe, Nov.,
1911, played Gaston Bocard in "The
Glad Eye " ; entered on the manage-
ment of the Savoy Theatre, 8 Apr.,
1913, appearing as George Lattaker
in " Brother Alfred," but the piece
did not prove attractive ; appeared
at the Lyric, May, 1913, as Hubert in
" The Girl in the Taxi " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Nov., 1913, appeared
as Percy Pellett in " Are You There ? "
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1914, as
Paul Bonnet in " The Joy- Ride
Lady"; went to New York, 1915,
and appeared at the Princess Theatre,
Apr., 1915, as Freddy Popple in
" Nobody Home " ("Mr. Popple ") ;
at the Casino, New York, Sept., 1916,
played Count Sergy Weronzeff in
" Flora Bella " ; at the Slmbcrt
Theatre, Jan., 1917, Captain Lord
Michael Kildare in " Love O'Miko " ;
at the Booth Theatre, Oct., 1919,
Major Lowndes, D.S.Q., in " Too
Many Husbands " (" Home and
Beauty ") ; at the New Amsterdam
Nov., 1920, appeared with "Raymond
Hitchcock in " Hitchy-Koo " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Jan., 1921,
F. Wallace Wister in " The New
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Morality " ; at Washington, May,
1921, played Edmund Quilter in " The
Silver Fox/' appearing in the same
part at the Maxine Elliott Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1921 ; in 1923 went
to Australia, when he played lead in
" Quarantine," " Joseph Entangled,"
" Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure/'
and " The Silver Fox " ; returned to
England in the autumn of 1924. Club :
Green Room. Address ; 34 Ordnance
Road, N.W.8. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 3260.
&ROVE, Fred, actor; b. London,
25 Nov., 1851 ; s. of Mary (Grove)
and David Palmer ; e. London ;
made his first appearance on the
professional stage at Theatre Royal,
Margate, Aug., 1871, as Trip in " The
School for Scandal " ; first appeared
in the West End of London at the
Gaiety, 6 Dec., 1883, as Diggory in
" Family Jars " ; from 1884 to 1894
was engaged at the Vaudeville under
Thomas Thorne ; subsequent engage-
ments include tours with Sir John Hare,
and in " Caste/' " School," " Ours,"
" A Pair of Spectacles/' etc. ; seasons
at Drury Lane in " The Flood Tide/'
" The Prodigal Son/' " The Bond-
man," " Marriages of May fair/' " The
Whip," " The Hope " ; Lyceum, in
" Her Love Against the World," " The
Midnight Wedding," " Romeo and
Juliet " ; Criterion, " Eliza Comes to
Stay," and " The Stormy Petrel " ;
at the Haymarket, Dec., 1915, played
Mr. Bunting in " Who is He ? " ;
subsequently toured with Martin Har-
vey, 1916-24 ; has appeared at most
of the West End theatres. Recrea-
tions : Writing, reading, and acting.
Clubs : Green Room, Touchstone, and
A. A. Address : 50 Gresham Road,
Brixton, S.W.9.
GROVES, Charles, actor; 6. Man-
chester, 22 Nov., 1875 ; 5. of the late
Charles Groves, actor, and his wife,
Elizabeth (Reynolds) ; e. Ealing
Grammar School (Byron House) ;
made his first appearance on the stage
as a child at the Court Theatre, 26
Dec., 1888, as Jack Jumps in " Little
Goody Two Shoes " ; after leaving
school, he spent many years touring
the provinces, where he gained wide
experience ; he appeared at the Court,
Sept., 1913, as Mr. Varley in " The
Fugitive " ; from 1913-16, was a
member of Miss Horniman's Company
at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester ;
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1915,
played Dromio of Ephesus in " The
Comedy of Errors " ; at the Garrick,
July, 1916, Councillor John Clugston
in '"' The Rotters " ; at the Kingsway,
Apr., 1917, Jacob Engstrand in
" Ghosts " ; Aug., 1917, Sunnybrook
Jim in " Cook " ; at the Haymarket,
Aug., 1918, Ginger Brown in " The
Freedom of the Seas " ; at the Am-
bassadors, Aug., 1919, Sir James
West in " Green Pastures and Picca-
dilly " ; at the Globe, July, 1920,
Corporal Sykes in " French Leave " ;
at the Strand, Aug., 1921, Triggett
in " The Trump Card " ; at the Court,
Oct., 1921, the Burglar in " Heart-
break House " ; at the Ambassadors,
Mar., 1922, played in " The Curate's
Egg" ; at the Regent, Sept., 1922,
Ezra Clews in "Body and Soul" ;
at the Strand, Dec., 1922, Black Dog
and Ben Gunn in " Treasure Island " ;
at the Everyman, Apr., 1923, Sir
Urnpleby in " T'Marsdens " ; at the
Duke of York's, June, 1923, Alexander
Stoop Verrall in " Eliza Comes to
Stay"; at the Strand, Dec., 1923,
again played in " Treasure Island " ;
at the Queen's, Mar., 1924, Tio Miguel
in " Conchita " ; then toured as
Burton in " Six Cylinder Love " ; at
the Strand, Dec., 1924, again appeared
in " Treasure Island." Favourite
parts : Corporal Sykes and Ben Gunn.
Club : Green Room. Address : c/o
Actors' Club, 98 Charing Cross Road,
W.C.2.
GRUNDY, Lily, actress ; 6. London ;
d. of Sydney Grundy, dramatist ;
made her first appearance, on the
stage at the Haymarket Theatre,
31 Aug., 1899, as Una Trevelyan in
" The Degenerates " ; since then has
appeared at the St. James's, May,
1900, as Dolly Turnbull in " The Head
of Romulus " ; at the Garrick, Feb.,
1901, as Lucy Ormond in " Peril " ;
at the Comedy, Oct., 1902, as Norah
Chitty in " The Wisdom of Folly " ;
at the Royalty, Feb., 1905, as Muriel
Prothero in " The Diplomatists " ;
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at the Haymarket, Apr., 1908, played
Sophy Arundel in " A Fearful Joy."
Address : 17 Cadogan Court, S.W.3.
Telephone No. : Kensington 8338.
GUILBERT, Yvette, French chan-
sonneuse ; 6. Paris, 1868 ; m. Max
Schiller ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Varietes, Paris,
1888 ; was next seen at the Bouff es du
Nord in " La Reine Margot," 1888 ;
played in " Les Petites Ouvrieres de
Paris/' at the Nouveautes, 1889 ;
played extended engagements at the
Scala, Eldorado, Ambassadeurs,
Folies Bergere, and Olympia, she has
frequently appeared in London at the
principal variety and concert halls ;
at Haymarket, 1905 ; Duke of York's,
1906 ; toured America at the close of
the year; made her d£but on the
regular dramatic stage, at the Varietes,
Paris, on 24 Oct., 1907, in " L' Amour
en Banque " ; again toured in America,
Dec., 1909 ; appeared at Coliseum,
1910, 1911, 1913, 1915; subsequently
established a school in New York ;
appeared at the Neighbourhood The-
atre, New York, Jan., 1919, in the
title-rdle of " Guibour " ; is the author
of " Derrii-vielles " and " La Vedette/'
novels ; has also written her reminis-
cences. Address : 154 East 70th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
GULLAN, Campbell, actor ; 6. Glas-
gow ; e. Glasgow University ; m.
Elaine Steddall ; was originally in-
tended for the law ; appeared at
Glasgow as an amateur ; made his
first professional appearance in London
at the London Pavilion, with Kitty
Loftus in a song-scena ; he then won
the George Edwardes Open Scholar-
ship for Acting and Dancing, and
secured an engagement on tour in
" The Prodigal Son/' 1906-7 ; then
toured in " His House in Order,"
and in " Giralda " ; for two years was
a member of the Glasgow Repertory
Theatre Company in 1909-11, where he
appeared in numerous plays ; he
appeared there as a Hooligan in
" Whose Zoo ? " Andrew Pur die in
" Barbara Grows Up," James Pullen
in " Dealing in Futures," Trigorin in
" The Seagull," John Kirkham in
" Coming Home," Arthur Dawson in
" The Excelsior Dawsons/' Hector
Frome in " Justice," Mr. Carmichael
in "The Truth about De Courcy,"
James Milroy in " Jean," James
Baldwin in " Oh ! Christina ! " Meester
Lauren tius in " The Witch," Hugh
Ronald in "A Weaver's Shuttle,"
Tammas in " Colin in Fairyland,"
Dr. Channing in " The Cutting of the
Knot," Joseph Redhorn in " The Best
Man," The Autocrat in " The Autocrat
of the Coffee Stall " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at the
Royalty Theatre, 31 May, 1911, as
Chim Fang in " The Cat and the Cher-
ub," and Jarvis in " Haif-a-Crown " ;
subsequently went to the United States
and made his first appearance on the
New York stage, at the Comedy
Theatre, 10 Oct., 1911, as Tammas
Biggar in " Bunty Pulls the Strings " ;
toured in the same part during 1911-12;
returned to England, and toured as
John Rhead in " Milestones," occa-
sionally playing the same part at the
Royalty Theatre ; at the Royalty,
Sept., 1913, as Mr. Robertson in
" Interlopers," and Nov., 1913,
appeared there as John. Dodder in
" The Pursuit of Pamela " ; in Mar.,
1914, played a repertory season at
Croydon, under Mr. Keble Howard,
appearing in " Liberty Hall," " The
Importance of Being Earnest," " Drop-
ping the Pilot," etc. ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1914, played Nicolas in "My
Lady's Dress " ; Oct., 1914, Webster
in "Milestones," and Dec., 1914,
Corporal Atkins in " The Man Who
Stayed at Home " ; at the Kings way,
Apr., 1915, appeared as Duncan
Mudie in " Advertisement " ; at the
Apollo, May, 1915, Snaith in "Strik-
ing" ; at the Little, May, 1915, The
Marquis in " Romance," and at the
Playhouse, May, 1915, The Doctor in
" Godefroi and Yolande " ; at the
Royalty, Dec., 1915, played Pattison
Grey in " Mouse " ; at the Queen's,
Dec., 1915, David in " The Philosopher
of Butterbiggens " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1916, played the Poet in " Pan
in Ambush " ; at the Royalty, Apr.,
1916, Lumley Foljambe in " Disraeli " ;
at the Court, Dec., 1917, Lewis Torpen-
house in "Votes by Ballot"; after
the war, appeared at the Holborn
Empire, Feb., 1919, as Abe in " His
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Royal Happiness " ; at the Kingsway,
Apr., 1919, Ozias in " Judith " ; at
the Little Theatre, May, 1920, Austin
Murray in " Husbands for All " ;
at the Playhouse, Mar., 1921, Robert
Twinstead in " Love ? " ; at the Duke
of York's, May, 1921, Grant Mac Rae
in " The Tartan Peril " ; June, 1921,
Billy Capronin " The Wrong Number " ;
at the Strand, Mar., 1922, Straker in
" The Love Match " ; May, 1922,
Abel Mainwariiig in " Tilly of Blooms-
bury "; at the St. James's, Sept.,
1923, The High Priest in " The Green
Goddess " ; at the St. Martin's, Mar.,
1924, Stanforth and James Collie in
" The Forest " ; at the Regent, May,
1924, Friar Laurance in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; at the Everyman, July, 1924,
the Bishop of Chelsea in " Getting
Married " ; at the Queen's, Aug.,
1924, Joaquin Sylvester in " Pansy's
Arabian Night " ; at the Everyman
Sept., 1924, the Rev. Anthony Ander-
son in " The Devil's Disciple " ; at
the St. Martin's, Oct., 1924, succeeded
Nicholas Hannen, as Felix Armand
and Colonel Pigott in "In the Next
Room " ; at the Scala (for the Reper-
tory Players), Nov., 1924, Judas
Iscariot in the play of that name ; at
the Everyman, Dec., 1924, the Rev.
Bernard Weatherly in " The Tyranny
of Home." Address : 22 Digby
Mansions, Hammersmith, W.6.
GULLIVER, Charles, manager; b.
Southampton, 7 Apr., 1882 ; as a lad
was engaged in a solicitor's office ; was
for some time secretary and 'treasurer
of the Automobile Association ; was
the first secretary of the Variety
Artistes' Federation ; in 1909, became
secretary of the London Theatres of
Varieties, and also acted in a similar
capacity to the Barrasford circuit of
halls ; in 1912, succeeded Mr. Walter
Gibbons as managing director of the
Palladium and the London Theatres
of Varieties, which company controls
the following halls in London and
district: The Palladium, Holborn
Empire, Kilburn Empire, Croydon
Empire, Islington Empire, Lewisham
Hippodrome, Ilford Hippodrome,Wool-
wich Hippodrome, Poplar Hippodrome,
Willesden Hippodrome, Balham Hip-
podrome, Putney Hippodrome, Rother-
hithe Hippodrome, Richmond Hippo-
drome, Croydon Hippodrome, Ham-
mersmith Palace, Camber well Palace,
Grand Palace (Clapham Junction), and
Olympia (Shoreditch) . Address : 3
Low Common South, Putney, S.W.I.
GUNN, Haidee, actress; b. London,
2 July, 1882 ; d. of late Michael Gunn,
of the Gaiety Dublin, and his wife, for-
merly known as Miss Bessie Sudlow, a
favourite artiste in comic opera ; m.
1908, Frank Howroyd (Royde) ; made
her first appearance on the stage with
F. R. Benson at Gaiety, Dublin, on
5 Nov., 1902, as lothanthe in " King
Rene's Daughter " and as Portia in
the trial scene from " The Merchant
of Venice " ; subsequently toured as
Juliet, Viola in " Twelfth Night,"
Beatrice in " Much Ado About Noth-
ing," and Galatea in " Pygmalion and
Galatea," etc. ; joined Edward
Compton's Comedy Company, playing
Lady Teazle, Kate Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer," Lydia
Languish in " The Rivals/* etc. ;
played Juliet at Bristol, 23 Apr., 1906,
on the occasion of a Shakespearean
Festival, under the management of
J. M. Chute ; appeared as Portia,
Desdemona, and Fiordelisa in May,
1906 ; joined Cyril Keightley's Com-
pany to play Ruth Beyfus in " Miles
Carew — Highwayman " ; toured with
Allan Wilkie's company playing
Ophelia, Portia, Juliet, Rosalind, etc. ;
next toured as Aunt Imogen in " Pinkie
and the Fairies " ; in 1910, toured in
"The King's Romance"; in 1912,
toured in " Trilby," " Nell Gwynne,"
" My Lady Disdain," and " Kitty of
Ours "; in 1913, toured in " Penelope,"
and "Business is -Business"; in
1914-15, toured as Mrs. Gregory in
" Mr. Wu " ; from 1916-18, served in
the Royal Military Hospital, and in
the Military Censor's Office ; re-
appeared on stage during 1919, and
toured as Lady Bagley in " Our Mr.
Hepplewhite " ; during 1920, toured
with Sir Frank Benson, playing leading
parts ; during 1924, toured in " The
Way of the World." Address : 110
Wymering Mansions, Maida Vale, W.9.
GUNNING, Louise, actress and
vocalist ; b. 1 Apr., 1879 ; m. Oscar
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Selling ; first attracted notice when
she appeared in 1898, in " A Circus
Girl,'* and she subsequently appeared
in " A Day and a Knight " ; during
1899, she played in " The Rogers
Brothers in Wall Street"; in 1901,
in " The Chaperons " ; 1902, in " Mr
Pickwick " ; 1903, in " The Office
Boy " ; 1906, in " Veronique " ; 1907,
in " The White Hen " and " Tom
Jones " ; 1908, in " Marcelle " ; at the
Herald Square Theatre, New York,
Feb., 1911, played the Princess
Stephanie in " The Balkan Princess " ;
at the Casino, May, 1911, appeared as
Josephine in " H.M.S. Pinafore " ;
subsequently toured in " The Balkan
Princess," 1911-12; at the Broadway
Theatre, Mar., 1913, played Annabel
Vandeveer in " The American Maid " ;
at the Academy of Music, May, 1914,
played in " Forty-Five Minutes from
Broadway."
GrWENN, Edmund, actor; b. Gla-
morgan, 26 Sept., 1875 ; brother
to Arthur Chesney ; m. Minnie
Terry ; made his first appearance
in London at the Public Hall,
Tottenham, 15 Apr., 1895, as Dodo
Twinkle and Damper in " Rogues and
Vagabonds " ; made his first appear-
ance on the West End stage, at the
Globe Theatre, 27 Apr., 1899, in " A
Jealous Mistake " ; in 1899-1900,
toured with Willie Edouin ; in 1900,
toured in " Miss Hobbs," and " Madame
Butterfly " ; in 1901, toured as Gabriel
Gilwattle in " The Man from Blank-
leys " ; spent three years in Australia
and New Zealand under J. C. William-
son ; on his return to England, Dec.,
1904, was engaged by Willie Edouin
and appeared at the Comedy, Feb.,
1905, in a revival of " Our Flat" ; he
also appeared with Edouin at the Strand,
in "Off the Rank " ; at Wyndham's,
Aug., 1905, played Abraham Weinstein
in " What the Butler Saw " ; he ap-
peared at the Court Theatre, 1905-7,
under the Vedrenne-Barker manage-
ment he played Mr. Walker in " Votes
for Women," Thomas in " The
Reformer," Dr. Tann in "In the
Hospital," Wulkoff in " The Thieves'
Comedy," Henry Straker in " Man
and Superman," Hodson in " John
Bull's Other Island," the Relieving
Officer in " The Silver Box," Baines
in " The Return of the Prodigal,"
Kasperen in " The Wild Duck," Mr.
Firket in " The Charity that Began at
Home," Bilton in " Major Barbara,"
George Midden in " The Convict on
the Hearth," Rev. Evan Colpus in
" The Voysey Inheritance," Mopsus
in " Pan and the Young Shepherd,"
Mouth in " Prunella," and Felix
Drinkwater in " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion " ; in Oct., 1907, appeared
at the opening of the Queen's in " The
Sugar Bowl " and " The Convict on
the Hearth"; in Nov., 1907, ap-
peared there as William Dudgeon in
" The Devil's Disciple " ; at the
Playhouse, Jan., 1908, appeared in
" The O'Grindles " ; at Terry's, in
Feb., played in " The Lord of Latimer
Street," and subsequently in " Ros-
mersholm " ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept., 1908, played James Wylie in
" What Every Woman Knows " ; in
Mar., 1909, appeared there as Frost
in " Strife " ; at the Globe, Sept.,
1909, played Victor in " Madame X " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1909, appeared
as Ginger Stubbs in " The House
of Temperley " ; joined the Duke of
York's, company for repertory season,
Feb., 1910, and appeared there as
Robert Cokeson in " Justice," Sir
Harry Sims in " The Twelve Pound
Look," Augustus Colpoys in " Trelaw-
ney of the Wells," and Mr. Massey
in " Chains " ; also appeared there,
Sept, 1910, as Pere Tabac in " A
Bolt from the Blue," followed by his
appearance as Gann in " Grace " ;
at the Royalty, Feb., 1911, played
Yahontoff in " The Career of Nabiot-
sky"; Apr., 1911, William Gordon
in " The Master of Mrs. Chilvers " ;
May, 191 1, Harris in " Half-a-Crown " ;
at the Criterion, July, 1911, played
Uncle Peter in " The Girl Who Couldn't
Lie," and in Sept., 1911, again played
Straker in " Man and Superman,"
at the Hippodrome, Oct., 1911, played
George in " Some Showers " ; at the
Little Theatre, Oct., 1911, again played
in " The Twelve Pound Look," subse-
quently playing in the same piece with
Irene Vanbrugh, at leading music
halls; at the' Comedy, Feb., 1912,
made a great hit as Stanhope Molyneux
in " The Bear Leaders " ; he then
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entered into partnership with Miss
Hilda Trevelyan and entered manage-
ment at the Vaudeville Theatre,
opening on 31 Aug., 1912, with
" Little Miss Llewellyn," in which he
appeared as Enos Llewellyn ; at His
Majesty's, Nov., 1912, played Robert
Wilde in " Over the HiUs " ; at the
Vaudeville, Dec., 1912, played Peter
in " Shock- Headed Peter " ; Feb.,
1913, Rear- Admiral Archibald Rank-
ling in " The Schoolmistress " ; at
the King's Hall, Covent Garden,
Mar., 1913, played the First Clown in
" Hamlet " ; at the Vaudeville, May,
1913, played Guppy in " Yours " ;
at the Court, June, 1913, played John
Bargcr in " The Cage " ; at the Hippo-
drome, Sept., 1913, played Mr. Garson
in " Half-an-Hour " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Dec., 1913, Silas Churchward in
" In and Out " ; at Wyndham's, Apr.,
1914, Peter Marrable in " The Clever
Ones " ; subsequently, 1914-15, toured
in variety theatres as Sir Harry Sims in
" The Twelve Pound Look," and Philip
Ross in " The Will," appearing at the
Coliseum, Apr., 1915, in the last-
mentioned piece ; at the St. James's,
May, 1915, played Herr Professor Willy
Eft enbach in " The Day Before the
Day " ; at the Hay market, June, 1915,
Mr. Tudor in " Extra Special " ;
subsequently, again toured in variety
theatres ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
Birmingham, Sept., 1915, played Joe
Brook in " The Light Blues " ; at
the Globe, Apr., 1916, Max Rosen-
baurn in " The Show Shop " ; he
then joined the Army, and was not
seen again until he appeared at the
Palace, Westcliff-on-Sea, May, 1919,
as William Wiggleshaw in " Skittles " ;
at the Hippodrome, Manchester, Oct.,
1919, played William Gates in " The
Punctual Sex " ; at the Comedy,
Nov., 1919, Theodore Findlay in
" Three Wise Fools " ; at the St.
Martin's, Apr., 1920, Hornblower in
" The Skin Game " ; at the Royalty,
May, 1921, played in the revue, " Pins
and Needles"; in Dec., 1921, went
to America to join Marie Lohr's
company ; at the Hudson Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1922, played Sir
Leslie Gary 11 in " A Voice from the
Minaret " ; Feb., 1922, Gretch in
" Fedora " ; on returning to London,
appeared at the Lyceum, July, 1922,
as William Busby (Old Bill) in " Old
Bill, M.P." ; at the Lyric, Dec., 1922
played Christian Veit in " Lilac Time"
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1923
Broxopp in " The Great Broxopp "
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1923, Leo
Swinburne in " Good Luck " ; at the
Adelphi, June, 1924, in aid of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors,
played Tommy Bold in " The Ware
Case " ; in Dec., 1924, went on tour,
playing Hippolyte Gallipot in " Fras-
quita." Hobbies : The study of
ships and the men who sail in them ;
Rugby football. Clubs : Green Room,
Three Arts, and Harlequin. Address :
14 John Street, Adelphi, W.C. Tele-
phone No. : Gerrard 4684.
H
HACKETT, James K., actor and
manager ; b. Wolfe Island,
Ontario, 8 Sept., 1869 ; s. of the James
H. Hackett, a celebrated actor in
the United States, who appeared
also at the Haymarket, London, in
the early 'fifties of the last century,
and was famous for his Falstaff and
Rip Van Winkle, of which he was
the original exponent ; e. at Gram-
mar School, New York, and the Col-
lege of the City of New York, where
he took his degree of B.A. in 1891 ;
studied law in the New York Law
School for nearly a year ; m. (1) Mary
Mannering (mar. dis.) ; (2) Beatrice
Beckley ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Madison Square
Theatre as an amateur, 15 Jan.,
1892, in " His Toast " ; at Palmer's
Theatre, Mar. 27, 1892, he played
Fred Livingstone in "A Stag at
Bay " ; at Philadelphia, 28 Mar.,
1892, made his first professional
appearance as Fra^ois in " The
Broken Seal " (" A Village Priest "),
and at the Lyceum, New York, 31
Mar., 1892, was the Puke of Bayswater
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in f' The Duchess of Bayswater
and Co." ; at Brooklyn, in Apr., 1892,
played Jean Torquenie in " The
Broken Seal " ; was engaged by the
late Augustin Daly in the autumn of
1892, and appeared at Daly's Theatre,
29 Nov., 1892, as Master Wilford in
" The Hunchback/' and Charley in
" Good for Nothing " ; he also ap-
peared at Daly's in " The School for
Scandal," " The Foresters," " The
Taming of the Shrew," " Twelfth
Night," and " The Loan of a Lover " ;
in 1893 and 1894 he was playing with
Arthur Rehan at Halifax and St.
John's, N.B., and, in 1894, he also
managed a touring company of his
own, playing " The Arabian Nights,"
" The Private Secretary," " Mixed
Pickles," and " Turned Up " ; at the
Broadway Theatre, 14 Jan., 1895,
he played De Neipperg in " Madame
Sans-Gene " ; and at Daly's, 3 Sept.,
1895, appeared as the Count de
Charny in " The Queen's Necklace " ;
he then joined the Lyceum Company,
under Daniel Frohman, and appeared
at that theatre 25 Nov., 1895, as
Morris Lecaile in " The Home
Secretary " ; he was leading man at
the Lyceum until 1899, and appeared
during that period in the following
parts : Rudolf Rassendyl in " The
Prisoner of Zenda," Bruce Leslie in
" The Courtship of Leonie," Jack
Trefusis in " The Late Mr. Castello," ^
Mo., in 1902, was Stephen Brice in
" The Crisis " ; and was seen in the
same part, when the play was pro-
duced at Wallack's, New York, 17
Nov., 1902 ; his next appearance
was as John Ermine in " John Ermine
of the Yellowstone," produced at
Boston, in Sept., 1903, and played
in New York, at the Manhattan The-
atre, 2 Nov., 1903 ; at Springfield,
Mass., 25 Dec., 1903, he played
Robert, Crown Prince of Morantia,
in " The Crown Prince," and also
appeared in that play at the West
End Theatre, New York, 8 Feb.,
1904 ; at Hartford, Conn., 21 Nov.,
1904, and at the Lyric, New York,
6 Dec., 1904, he played Charles Stuart
in " The Fortunes of the King " ;
at Pittsburg, 18 May, 1905, appeared
as Victor in " The House of Silence,"
and at Washington, 18 Sept., 1905,
in the part of Jack Frobisher in
" The Walls of Jericho," in which
he was seen at the Savoy, New York,
on 25 Sept. ; same theatre, 23 Jan.,
1906, he played Victor in " The House
of Silence " ; at Milwaukee, Wis.,
Nov., 1907, appeared as John Glayde
in "John Glayde's Honour," appearing
in the same part at Daly's, New York,
23 Dec., 1907 ; appeared at Hackett's
Theatre, Sept., 1908, in revivals of
" The Prisoner of Zenda " and " The
Crisis " ; during 1909, toured as Walter
Pinckney in " A Son of the South,"
Jasper in " The Wife of Willoughby," Jf and Brachard in " Samson " ; during
George, Prince of Wales in " The1^ 1910, appeared as Monsieur Beau-
First Gentleman of Europe," Gervase
Carew in " The Mayflower," George
Lamorant in " The Princess and the
Butterfly," Nigel in "The Tree of
Knowledge," and Rudolf Rassendyl
in " Rupert of Hentzau " ; during
this period he also played Romeo in
a scene from " Romeo and Juliet,"
with Olga Nethersole, at the Broad-
way Theatre, 26 Mar., 1897 ; and
caire, and in " The King's Game " ;
in Sept., 1911, toured in "A Grain
of Dust " ; at the Criterion, New York,
1 Jan., 1912, played Frederick Norman
in " A Grain of Dust " ; at San
Francisco, Aug., 1912, played Pastor
Kriox in " The Melody of Youth " ;
at St. Louis, Oct., 1912, played in
" The Crook " ; in Sept., 1914, toured
as Othello ; at X^arson's Theatre,
Mercutio in the same play, with Maude Hartford, Conn., May, 1915, appeared
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Adams, at the Empire, 8 May, 1899 ;
at the Criterion, New York, 6 Mar.,
1900, he appeared as Jennico in " The
Pride of Jennico " ; and at Wallack's,
Sept., 1901, under his own manage-
ment, as Don Caesar de Bazan in
" Don Caesar's Return " ; at Balti-
more, in 1901, he played in "A
Chance Ambassador " ; at St. Louis,
as Craig Kennedy in a play of that
name ; at the Criterion, New York,
Feb., 1916, played the title-^ in
his own prociuction of " Macbeth " ;
at the Century Theatre, May, 1918,
played the Canadian Soldier in " Out-
There " ; during 1919, toured as Old
Bill in " The Better 'Ole " ; at the
Garrick, Now York, Nov., 1919,
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appeared as Silas in " The Rise of Silas
Lapham " ; he made his first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Aldwych Theatre, 2 Nov., 1920, as
Macbeth; in June, 1921, appeared
at the Odeon, Paris, in the same part,
and was subsequently decorated with
the Legion of Honour ; at the Lyric,
London, Feb., 1922, played Silas
Lapham in " The Rise of Silas Lap-
ham," at a special matinee ; at
Stratford-on-Avon, Apr., 1922, played
Othello ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, New York, Mar., 1924, again
played Macbeth ; was formerly lessee
and manager of the Hackett Theatre,
New York, now known as the Harris
Theatre ; was responsible for the
New York productions of the success-
ful farces, "Mr. Hopkinson " and
" The Little Stranger." Address :
Players' Club, New York City, and 58
West 71st Street, New York City.
HACKETT, Norman Honore, actor ;
5. of Thomas and Christiana Hackett ;
b. 1 Sept., 1874 ; at Arnherstburg,
Ont. ; e. Detroit High School, 1890-4 ;
University of Michigan, 1894-5 ; made
his professional d&but as Eugene in
" Josephine " with Mdlle. Rhea, 16
Sept., 1895 ; played two years with
Mdlle. Rhea, followed by a year's
engagement with each of the following :
Louis James (James- Kidder- Warde
combination) ; James, Kidder, and
Handford ; James and Kidder ; James
and Warde ; Modjeska and James ;
Sothern and Marlowe ; then two
years with Louis James as lead ;
was then engaged as leading man with
James O'Neill; Mr. Hackett has
appeared in fourteen Shakespearean
productions, assuming such rdles as
Cassius, Henry VIII, Romeo, Mac-
duff, Ferdinand, Lysander, Bassanio,
Florizcl, Mr. Ford, etc. ; met with
great success in the part of Icilius,
when James O'Neill revived " Vir-
ginius, 1907 ; has also played Edgar
in " King Lear," Antonio in " The
Merchant of Venice," De Mauprat in
" Richelieu/1 and Claudio in " Much
Ado About Nothing " ; in 1906 Mr.
Hackett organised a Rhea Memorial
Movement among a coterie of her
friends in America ; during 1908-9,
toured in " Classmates " ; subse-
quently appeared in " Beau Brummel " ;
in 1910, toured in " The City " ;
during 1911, played Andre Milne in
" The Rival," and in " A Marriage in
a Motor Car" ; in Sept., 1911, com-
menced a tour in " Satan Sanderson " ;
at Nashville, Tenn., Feb., 1913,
played in "A Double Deceiver,"
during 1913-14, toured in the same
play ; subsequently toured as Toker-
anio in " Typhoon " ; at Mount
Vernon, Mar., 1915, played Choi in
" The Alien " ; during 1916, toured
as Chick Hewes in " Kick-In," and
Wilson in " The Bird of Paradise " ;
at the Cort Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1917, played Doctor Manning in " The
Knife," and toured in the same part,
1917-18; at the Lexington Theatre,
New York, Feb.-Mar., 1918, played
Frederick Ellison in " When Rogues
Fall Out," Tip Banning in " The
Widow's Weed," and Robert Clark in
" Love's Lightning " ; in May, 1918,
played Malice in " The Mystery of
Life " ; during 1919, toured as the
Friend in " Tea for Three " ; during
1921, toured as The Governor in
" The Tavern " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Apr., 1924, played Jack Lane
in " Garden of Weeds." Clubs : The
Players', The Elks." Business Ad-
dress : The Players', New York.
HACKETT, Walter, dramatic author ;
6. Oakland, Ca., U.S.A., 10 Nov.,
1876 ; s, of Edward Hackett and his
wife Mary (Haight) ; m. Marion
Lome ; has written the following
among other plays : " The Prince of
Dreams " ; " The Invader," 1908 ;
" Paying the Price," 1908 ; " The
Regeneration " (with Owen Kildare),
1908 ; " The White Sister " (with F.
Marion Crawford), 1909 ; " Get Busy
with Emily " (from the French), 1910 ;
"Our World," 1911; "Honest Jim
Blunt," 1912; "Don't Weaken,"
1913 ; "It Pays to Advertise " (with
Roi Cooper Megrue), 1914 ; " From
9 to 11," 1914 ; " He Didn't Want to
Do it " (with George H. Broadhurst),
1915 ; " Mr. and Mrs. Ponsonby,"
' 1915 ; " The Barton Mystery," 1916 ;
" Mr. Jubilee Drax " (with H. A.
Vachell), 1916 ; " £150," 1917 ; " The
Profiteers " (from the French), 1918 ;
"The Freedom of the Seas," 1918;
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" Mr. Todd's Experiment/' 1920 ;
'* Ambrose Apple John's Adventure,"
1921 ; " Pansy's Arabian Night,"
1924. Club : Garrick. Address : 23
Park Street, Park Lane, W.I.
HADDON, Archibald, dramatic
critic and journalist ; b. Ironbridge,
2 Dec., 1871 ; s. of Thomas Haddon
and his wife Harriet (Carter) ; e.
Birkenhead School and The Old Hall,
Wellington, Shropshire ; m. (1) Mary
Jones (d. 1913) ; (2) Johanna Simon-
sen ; has been engaged in journalism
since 1889 ; was dramatic critic of the
Liverpool Review, 1890-1902 ; editor
of Liverpool Review, 1898-1902 ;
dramatic critic Daily Express, 1902-22 ;
St. James's Gazette, 1904 ; Standard
and Evening Standard, 1909-14 ;
Empire News, 1918-1924 ; Sunday
Express, 1918-22 ; Sporting Times,
editor of Fellowship ; was the first
dramatic critic to the British Broad-
casting Company, 1923-4 ; in 1924
was appointed Press Representative
to the Stoll enterprises ; author of
"Green Room Gossip" (1922), and
" Hullo, Playgoers i " (1924) ; is a
member of the Critics' Circle. Recrea-
tions : Camping, boating, motor-
cycling. Address : Coliseum, St.
Martin's Lane, W.C.2 ; or Denlancl,
Wellington Avenue, Fleet, Hants.
HABDON, Peter, actor ; b. Rawten-
stall, Lanes, 31 Mar., 1898 ; s. oC the
Rev. Alfred Tildsley and his wife
Mary (Eccleston-Smith) ; e. Taunton
and Gonville and Caius College,
Cambridge ; m. Rosaline Courtueidge ;
studied medicine at Cambridge, where
he was a member of the Footlights
Dramatic Society ; made his first-
appearance on the stage at the Adelphi
Theatre, 7 Oct , 1920, as Pedro in
" The Naughty Princess " ; subse-
quently toured in " To-Night's the
Night," and for some time appeared
in variety theatres ; appeared at the
Royalty, Sept., 1921, in " Ring-Up " ;
at the Winter Garden, Sept., 1922,
played the Marquis of Harrogate in
" The Cabaret Girl " ; Sept., 1923,
the Hon. Dud Wellington in " The
Beauty Prize " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Sept., 1924, played in " Char-
lot's Revue." Recreations : Cricket
and motoring. Address : 21 a Maryle-
bone Lane, W.I. Telephone No. :
Mayfair 4859.
HAINES, Robert Terrel, actor ; s. of
Adelbert S. and Emrna J. Haines ;
b. Muncie, Indiana, 3 Feb., 1870 ;
e. public schools in Kansas City and
University of Missouri, class of '89 ;
in law took the degree of LL.B. ;
m. Mrs. William McDowell ; made
his first appearance as an actor with
Robert Downing in 1891, and re-
mained with him for two years, then
joined Thos. W. Keene, 1892-4 ;
James O'Neill, 1894-5 ; Walker White-
side, 1895-6 ; " Darkest Russia " com-
pany, 1896-7 ; " Madame Sans-Gene,"
1897 ; " The Cherry Pickers," 1897-8 ;
with Henry Miller, 1898-9 ; leading
man with the Lyceum Stock Company
of Baltimore, 1899-1900 ; appeared
at Lyceum, New York, Apr,, 1900, as
Cunliffe Mordaunt in " Borderside " ;
with Viola Allen, 1900-1, as Don
John of Austria in " In the Palace of
the King " ; with Mrs. Fiske in r£per-
toive, including " Miranda of the Bal-
cony," 1901-2; played in his first
wife's play, " Hearts Aflame," 1902-3 ;
appeared as Prince Kara in " The Dar-
ling of the Gods " with Blanche Bates,
1903-4, after which he joined the
" stock " company in Baltimore again ;
in Jan., 1905, he produced " Once
Upon a Time " at the Berkeley
Lyceum, New York, appearing as
Don Juan de Alva ; then became
leading man with Robert Mantel!,
1905-6, and once more assumed his
original rdle in " The Darling of the
Gods " ; at Chicago, during 1906,
played in " The Coward," " Rose
Valley/' and " The Senator's Vindica-
tion " ; supported Grace George in
" Clothes," 1906, and " Divor9ons,"
1907, and then played the part of
Kearney in David Belasco's production
of " The Rose of the Ranclio," 1907-8 ;
during 1909, toured with Olga Nether-
sole in " The Writing on the Wall,"
and appeared at the Savoy Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1909, in that play ;
at Wallack's, Aug., 1909, played
John Foster Livingston in " The
Dollar Mark " ; at Savoy, New York,
Dec., 1909, appeared as Lieutenant
Waring in "The Commanding Officer ";
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at the Nazimova Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1910, played Engineer Borgheim
in " Little Eyolf " ; subsequently
toured in " The Storm," and " The
Spendthrift"; in May, 1911, played
a " stock " season at the West End
Theatre, New York ; toured in " vau-
deville," 1914, in " The Man in the
Dark " ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1915, played Ritt-
meister Karl Wilhelm Von Arndt
in " The Hyphen " ; at the Greenwich
Village Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1919, played James Powell Harper
in " The Lost Leader " ; at the Forty-
fourth Street Theatre, June, 1920,
Jeb Ferguson in " Susan Lenox " ;
at Greenwich Village, Nov., 1920,
Sophus Meyers in " Samson and
Delilah " ; at the Maxine Elliott, Apr.,
1922, Hamilton J. Power in " The
Goldfish " ; at the Punch and Judy
Theatre, Oct., 1922, Peter O'Halloran
in " The Ever Green Lady " ; in
1923, was engaged on the cinema
stage ; in 1924, toured as the Sheriff
in " The Vagabond " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Apr., 1924, played Henry
Poulson in " Garden of Weeds."
Recreations : Golf and Riding. Clubs :
The Lambs', the Players', the Green
Room (New York), Phi Delta Theta
College Fraternity, Actors' Order of
Friendship, Actors' Society. Resi-
dence : Hotel Woodward, Broadway,
and 55th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
HALE, Binilio, (nie Beatrice Mary
Hale-Monro), actress and vocalist;
b. Liverpool, 22 May, 1899 ; d. of
Robert Hale and his wife Belle
(Reynolds) ; m. Thomas Foster Raine ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Empire, 19 Feb., 1916, in
" Follow the Crowd " ; July, 1916,
appeared in " We're All in It " ; was
then engaged by C. B. Cochran for
the opening of the St. Martin's Theatre,
23 Nov., 1916, when she played An-
nette in " Houp La ! " ; at the Am-
bassador's', Apr., 1917, played in
" £150 " ; she was then absent from
the stage for twelve months, and on
her reappearance in 1918, was seen
at the Prince of Wales' s, as Tessie in
" Fair and Warmer " ; at the Gaiety,
Oct., 1919, played Charlotte Chapman
in " The Kiss Call " ; at the Vaudeville,
Mar., 1920, appeared in " Just Fancy" ;
Dec., 1920, played lead in " Jumble
Sale"; at the" Queen's, Aug., 1921,
played Bettv Culverwell in " My
Nieces" ; at the Criterion, Aug., 1922,
Pauline Dipper in " The Dippers " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Aug., 1923, Mrs.
Helen Hopper in " Katinka " ; at
the Vaudeville, Jan., 1924, lead in
" Puppets " ; July, 1924, lead in
" The Odd Spot." Address : 27
Manchester Street, W. 1 . Telephone No :
Mayfar 5760.
HALE, J. Robert, actor ; b. Newton
Abbot, Devon, 25 Mar., 1874; 5.
ot Alexander Hale-Monro ; e. Jersey,
Bedford ; m. Belle Reynolds ; made
his first appearance on the stage, at
the Theatre Royal, Weymouth, 28
Mar., 1891, as Gerard Anstruther in
" Mr. Barnes of New York " ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Comedy Theatre, 18 Aug., 1891,
as Jack, the Circus Clown in
" Houp La ! " subsequently re-named
" Rosabel " ; from 1891-5, toured
in " Hands Across the Sea," " The
Lights o' London," " Drink," " It's
Never too Late to Mend," " Our Boys,"
" Uncles and Aunts," etc. ; from
1895-8, toured with the Rays in
" Don Quixote " ; subsequently
toured in " Little Miss Nobody,"
1899-1900 ; '• Florodora," 1900-1 ;
and " The Silver Slipper," 1901-2 ;
appeared at the Lyric, Apr., 1903, as
Simon Pentweazle in " The Medal and
the Maid " ; next toured in " Lady
Madcap," and in July, 1905, appeared
at the Prince of Wales's, as Bill
Stratford in that piece ; next toured
in " The Merveilleuses " ; joined
the Gaiety company, under George
Edwardes, May, 1907, to play Al-
brecht in " The Girls of Gotten-
burg " ; appeared at the same theatre,
Apr., 1908, as the Hon. Frank
Charteris in " Havana " ; Jan., 1909,
as Slithers in " Our Miss Gibbs,"
and Mar., 1911, as the Hon. James
Bendoyle in " Peggy " ; was then
seen at the Empire, Feb., 1912, in the
revue " Everybody's Doing It," in
which lie played lead with the greatest
success ; this ran over twelve months,
and in Apr., 1913, he was engaged to
play lead in the revue " Eightpence a
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Mile/' at the Alhambra ; he also
appeared at the Alhambra in " Keep
Smiling/' Oct., 1913; "Not Likely/'
May, 1914 ; " 5064, Gerrard," Mar.,
1915, of which he was also part-
author (with Cosmo Gordon-Lennox) ;
at the Empire, Feb., 1916, played
Abel Bluff in " Follow the Crowd " ;
.at Drury Lane, Sept., 1916, Bertie
Baker, R.N.R., in " The Best of Luck " ;
Dec., 1916, the Baroness Cerulia in
'" Puss-in-Boots " ; at the Empire,
Mar., 1917, appeared in " Hanky-
Panky " ; Aug., 1917, in " Topsy-
Turvey " ; at Drury Lane, Dec., 1917,
played Abanazar in " Aladdin " ;
in 1918, served as a private in the
Inns of Court O.T.C. ; was a Cadet
In the R.A.S.C. (Horse Transport),
and received a commission in 1919 ;
reappeared on the stage, at the Empire
Apr., 1920, when he played Madame
Lucy in " Irene " ; at the Gaiety, Apr.,
1921, played " Mephistopheles in
** Faust-on-Toast " ; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1922, played Biffy in the play of
that name ; June, 1924, Henry Gibbs
and Vernon Williams in " The Other
Mr. Gibbs " ; in Aug., 1924, went on
tour in " Puppets " ; has also ap-
peared in a number of pantomimes
at Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow,
Birmingham, Liverpool, and Leeds,
and has played everything from
Clown to Abanazar, the Ugly Sister in
" Cinderella," Will Atkins in " Robin-
son Crusoe/' etc. Recreations :
Everything, but without success. Ad-
dress : Raylands, Maidenhead. Tele-
phone No. : Maidenhead 189.
HALE, Louise Closser, actress and
authoress ; b. Chicago, 111., U.S.A.,
13 Oct., 1872 ; d. of Joseph Closser ;
e. Indianapolis ; m. Walter Hale ; was
a student at the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Detroit,
Michigan, 1894, in " In Old Ken-
tucky " ; during 1897-8 was with
W. H. Crane, during 1900-1 toured
in " Arizona " ; during 1903-4 ap-
peared with Arnold Daly in " Can-
dida " ; at the Astor Theatre, 1907,
appeared in " The Straight Road "
and " The Mills of the Gods " ; made
her first appearance on the London
.stage, at Terry's Theatre, 27 Apr.,
1907, as Miss Hazy in " Mrs. Wiggs of
the Cabbage Patch " ; at the New
York Theatre, Aug., 1909, played Lady
Goldbury in " The Sins of Society " ;
at the Bijou, Nov., 1909, Jane Sarony
in " His Name on the Door " ; at
Maxine Elliott's, Apr., 1910, Mrs.
Billings in " Lulu's Husbands " ; at
the New Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1910, Fairy Berylune in " The Blue
Bird " ; at the Hudson, Sept., 1912,
played Miss Jenson in " Honest Jirn
Blunt"; during 1912-13 toured as
Betsy Sumner in " The Rainbow " ;
at the Punch and Judy Theatre, Nov.,
1914, played Mrs. La Bolaro in " The
Marriage of Columbine" ; Jan., 1915,
Athene Settle in " The Clever Ones " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, Dec., 1915,
Mrs. Floud in " Ruggles of Red Gap " ;
during 1917 played in " His Bridal
Night " • appeared at the Haymarket,
London, Feb., 1919, as Mrs. Pfeiffer in
" Uncle Sam " ; at the Playhouse,
New York, Dec., 1919, played Miss
Smith in " For the Defense " ; at the
Morosco, New York, Feb., 1920,
appeared as Mrs. Atkins in " Beyond
the Horizon " ; at the Belmont The-
atre, Dec., 1920, as Mrs. Bett in " Miss
Lutu Bett " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Oct., 1922, played
Dona Enriqueta in " Malvaloca " ;
Nov., 1922, Jennie Wells in " Hos-
pitality " ; at the Garrick, New York,
Feb., 1923, Asa in " Peer Gynt " ;
at the Vanderbilt, Nov., 1923, Mrs.
Lefevre in " The Camel's Back " ; at
the Fulton, Feb., 1924, Mrs. Warner
in " New Toys " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Apr., 1924, Mrs.
Smith in " Expressing Willie." Has
written many short stories, dramatic
sketches, etc. ; is the author of " Her
Soul and her Body," which she also
dramatized. Address ; Twelfth Night,
Club, New York City, U.S.A.
HALE, Sonnie (John Hobert Halo-
Monro), actor; b. London, 1 May,
1902 ; s. of Robert Hale and his wife
Belle (Reynolds) ; e. Beaumont:
College, Old Windsor ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the London
Pavilion, 17 Oct., 1921, in the chorus
of " Fun of the Fayre " ; subsequently
he toured in the same revue, playing a
prominent part; at the New Oxford,
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July, 1923, played Sidney Potter in
" Little Nellie Kelly " ; at the Duke
of York's, May, 1924, appeared in
"The Punch, Bowl." Recreations;
Tennis, cricket, and Rugby football.
Address : " Ray lands," Maidenhead.
Telephone No. : Maidenhead 189.
HALL, Laura Nelson, actress ; b.
Philadelphia, Pa., 11 July, 1876;
d. of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Barn-
hurst ; e. in schools of Philadelphia ;
made her first appearance as an
actress, 13 Sept., 1897, with the
Girard Avenue Theatre Stock Com-
pany, Philadelphia (under the manage-
ment of George Holland), in "Our
Friends " ; remained five months
here, and on 11 Apr., 1898, appeared
in the original production of " The
Moth and the Flame " at the Lyceum
Theatre, New York; then followed
an engagement on tour in " The
Purple Lady " ; played in " An
Enemy to the King " at Daly's
Theatre, New York, 9 Feb., 1899;
played a small part in the original
production of " The Great Ruby " ;
her New York success came in the
season of 1906-7, when she alternated
the part of Rhy MacChesney in " The
Three of Us," with Carlotta Nillson ;
during the season of 1907-8, she was
playing Mrs. Patrick in Rachel Cr others'
new comedy, " The Coming of Mrs.
Patrick " ; at Daly's Theatre, Mar.,
1908, played Pamela Gordon in
" Girls " ; at Hartford, Conn., 31
Dec., 1908, played Erne St. Clair
in " The Easiest Way " ; at Cleve-
land, June, 1909, played in " The
Three of Us," " Her Own Way,"
and " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ; at the
New York Theatre, 31 Aug., 1909,
appeared as Lady Marion Beaumont
in " The Sins of Society " ; at the
Savoy Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1910, played Rose Hamlin in " Chil-
dren of Destiny " ; at St. Louis, Aug.,
1910, played in "The Lone Hand,"
and " Salvation Nell " ; at the Bijou,
New York, Oct., 1910, appeared as
Nora Nelson in " New York " ; at
Herald Square, Feb., 1911, appeared
as Everywoman in the play of that
name ; made her first appearance
on the London Stage, at the Globe
Theatre, 10 Feb., 1912, as Effie St.
Clair in " The Easiest Way " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1913, played Mother in "The Poor
Little Rich Girl " ; at the Longacre
Theatre, Nov., 1914, played Marion
Gardner in " What it Means to a
Woman " ;tfat the Palace, New York,
Oct., 1915, played in " Demi-Tasse " ;
in June, 1916, played there in " The
Cat and the Kitten " ; at the Fulton
Theatre, May, 1918, played Julia
Kennedy in " Her Honour the Mayor ";
during 1919, appeared in " The Merrie
Month of May " ; at the Greenwich
Village Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1921, played Katherine Willard in
" The Survival of the Fittest " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1921,
played Effie St. Clair in a revival of
" The Easiest Way." Summer resi-
dence : 1612 Asbury Avenue, Ocean
City, New Jersey.
HALL, Thurstoiij actor ; b. Boston,
Mass., U.S.A., 10 May, 1882; had
amateur experience prior to making
his first appearance on the professional
stage in Sept., 1901, in "When We
Were Twenty-One," under the man-
agement of William Morris ; during
1902-3, toured as Jasper Sterrett in
" A Poor Relation " ; at the Savoy
Theatre, New York, 3 Sept., 1904,
played Mr. Bob in " Mrs. Wiggs of the
Cabbage Patch " ; spent many years
touring all over the United States and .
Canada ; subsequently appeared in
" Wildfire," " Ben Hur," " The
Only Girl," etc. ; at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1917,
played Rutherford Shoonmaker in
" Have a Heart " ; at the Morosco,
Sept., 1919, Sam McGinnis in " Civilian
Clothes " ; at the Ritz, Mar., 1921,
Bothwell in " Mary Stuart " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Feb., 1922,
Wellington Wick in " The French
Doll " ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Duke of York's, 15
Aug., 1922, when he played Captain
Innonencio clos Santos in " The
Broken Wing " ; at the same theatre,
July, 1923, played Sam McGinnis in
" Civilian Clothes " ; at the Cornedy,
Oct., 1923, McHughin "The Last Warn-
ing"; in 1924, went to South Africa.
Address : Lamb's Club, 130 West 44th
Street. New York City, U.S-A,
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HAILARB, Charles Maitland, actor ;
&. Edinburgh, 26 Oct., 1865 ; e, at
Edinburgh Academy, and Edinburgh
University ; made first appearance on
the stage with F. R. Benson's company,
Aug., 1889, as Lady Sneerwell's servant
in " The School for Scandal " ; played
a round of Shakespearean and old
comedy parts with that manager on
tour ; made his first appearance on
the London stage at the Globe Theatre,
with Benson, 23 Jan., 1890, as Nicholas
in " The Taming of the Shrew " ;
in Mar., played Francisco in " Ham-
let " ; played Bobby in " Sweet
Nancy/' at the Lyric, July, 1890 ;
with Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket
Theatre, Jan., 1891, and was with
that manager almost continuously
until the end of 1896 ; amongst the
parts he played were Harry Seabrook
in " Captain Swift," Prince Alexis
in " The Red Lamp," Laertes in
" Hamlet/' Gecko in " Trilby,"
and many others ; in 1 897 was with
Frank Musgrave in revival of " Sweet
Nancy " at the Court ; and then for
two seasons (1897-99) with Harrison
and Maude at the Haymarket as
Captain Haliwell in " The Little
Minister/' and George Langton in
" The Manoeuvres of Jane " ; in
1899-1900, played Valma in "The
Gay Lord Quex " with John Hare
at the Globe, followed by a long
engagement with Julia Neilson and
Fred Terry, from Aug., 1900, to May,
1902, as Sir Roger Fairfax in " Sweet
Nell of Old Drury " ; during the season
1902-3 was again at the Haymarket
as Harry Traquair in " The Unfore-
seen " and Lovewell in " The Clan-
destine Marriage " ; in 1903-4 played
Captain Harry Cecil in " The Free-
dom of Suzanne " with Miss Marie
Tempest ; during the autumn of
1904 conducted a tour under his own
management, when he produced " A
Man and his Wife," by George
Fleming, with Aubrey Smith, Nina
Boucicault, and himself in the leading
parts; in the spring of 1905 fulfilled
three engagements with Vedrenne
and Barker at the Court as Larry
Doyle in " John Bull's Other Is-
land " ; in Sept., 1905, played Dr.
Forrester Wake in " Dr. Wake's
Patient," under Otho Stuart's man-
agement at the Adelphi, and during
the whole of the season 1906-7 was
under Charles Frohman's management
at the Empire Theatre, New York,
and afterwards toured all the principal
cities in America as Filmer Jesson
in " His House in Order," with Mr.
John Drew ; reappeared in London,
at the Kingsway Theatre, 9 Oct., 1907,
as Harry Chesterton in " Irene Wycher-
ley " ; Feb., 1908, played Captain
Victor Bretherton in " Diana of
Dobson's/' John Mclntyre in " Char-
lotte on Bigamy " ; Oct., 1908, played
Jim Maitland in " The Sway Boat " ;
Nov., 1908, appeared as Dick Travers
in " Grit " ; in Feb., 1909, played
Dick Chetwood in " The Truants " ;
at the Duke of York's, Mar., 1909,
played Edgar Anthony in " Strife " ;
at the Kingsway, Apr., 1909, appeared
as Roger Morrish in " The Earth " ;
subsequently succeeded Gerald Du
Maurier as John Shand in " What
Every Woman Knows/' at the Duke
of York's , appeared at the Globe,
Sept., 1909, as Laroqtie in " Madame
X " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1910,
played Red Jocelyn in " Alias Jimmy
Valentine " ; played a season at
Kelly's Theatre, Liverpool, Feb., 1911,
appearing in " Strife," " The Choice,"
and " The Vale of Content " ; ap-
peared at the Coliseum, July, 1911,
in " The Gate of Dreams " ; at the
St. James's, Sept., 1911, played
Cosmo Paradine in " The Ogre " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 191 1, again
played John Shand in " What Every
Woman Knows " ; at the Criterion,
May, 1912, appeared as Hilary Cutts
in " The New Sin " ; at the Vaude-
ville, July, 1912, as Gustavo Velati in
" The Ideal Wife " ; at the Little
Theatre, Nov., 1912, played Kenneth
Morrison in " Barbara Grows Up " ; in
Feb., 1913, played with the Repertory
Theatre company, Liverpool, John
Anthony in " Strife " ; at the Vaude-
ville, May, 1913, played Jim Wilson
in " Yours " ; at the Court, June,
1913, Max Barger in "The Cage";
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1913, appeared
as John Lc Page and Gaston Fournal
in " Sealed Orders " ; at the Comedy,
May, 1914, as Barabbaa in " The Holy
City " ; at the Palladium, Nov., 1914,
as King Death in "The War Lord's
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Dream " ; at Drury Lane, Apr., 1915,
played his original parts in " Sealed
Orders"; subsequently went to America,
and at the Manhattan Opera House,
New York, Sept., 1915, appeared in
the same parts, when the play was
produced as " Stolen Orders " ; re-
appeared in London, at the Lyric,
July, 1916, when he played Cornelius
Van Tuyl in " Romance " ; at Driiry
Lane, Sept., 1916, played Don Esteban
and General Lanzana in " The Best
of Luck " ; at the Ambassadors',
Mar.- June, 1917, played Simone
Colline in " The Man Who Married a
Dumb Wife," The Marquis in " Class,"
and Antonin Mairaut in " The Three
Daughters of M. Dupont " ; at the
Royalty, Mar., 1918, appeared as the
Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Temple in " The
Prime Minister " ; at the St. Martin's,
Aug., 1918, as Sir Hartley Merstham
in " The Live Wire " ; at the Oxford,
Dec., 1918, as Lieut. Brarnbourg in
" In the Night Watch " ; during
1919-20, was appearing on the cinema
stage ; at the Globe, Sept., 1920,
played Mortimer Jerrold in " Every
Woman's Privilege " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1921, Georges Durand
in " Mis' Nell o' New Orleans " ; June,
1921, Robert Fessenden in "The
Wrong Number"; in Dec,, 1921,
sailed for America to join Marie Lohr's
company ; at the Hudson, New York,
Jan., 1922, played Father Elsworthy
in "A Voice from the Minaret " ;
Feb., 1922, Jean de Siriex in " Fedora" ;
on returning to England, appeared at
the Queen's, Aug., 1922, as the Mar-
quis de MonCerrat in " Bluebeard's
Eighth Wife " ; in 1923, accompanied
Dion Boucicault and Irene Vanbrugh
to South Africa, and appeared there
and in Australia, 1923-4, in " His
House in Order," " Mr. Pirn Passes
By," " Miss Nell o' New Orleans,"
" Belinda," " The Second Mrs, Tan-
queray," " Aren't We All ? " " The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," and " The
Truth About Blayds." Address : '2Sa
North Audley Street, Grosvenor Square,
W.I. Telephone: 2399 Mayf air.
HAILIBAY, Lena, actress ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
the provinces, fulfilling engagements
with Harry Paulton, William Haviland,
and A. B. Tapping ; made her first ap-
pearance on the London stage when, in
1901, she was engaged by- Arthur
Bourchier and Charles Wyndham for
the Criterion, where in Apr., 1901, she
succeeded Mrs. Calvert as Mrs. J anna-
way in " Mamma " ; she also appeared
at that theatre in May, 1901, as Miss
Curtoys in " Wheels Within Wheels,"
and Sept., 1901, as the Marchioness
of Leckenby in " The Undercurrent " ;
next appeared at Imperial, with Mrs.
Langtry, Jan., 1902, as the Duchesse
d'Aumont in " Mademoiselle Mars,"
and Mar., 1902, as Lady Worldham
in " Worldham, M.P." ; toured with
Mrs. Langtry in United States ; at
the Criterion, Feb., 1903, played
Mrs. Tullidge in "A Clean Slate " ;
appeared at Duke of York's, in " The
Admirable Crichton " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Apr., 1904, played Miss Pet-
worth in " The Rich Mrs. Repton " ;
appeared at the Garrick, Oct., 1904,
as the Duchess of Matlock in " The
Walls of Jericho," and Dec., 1904,
as Aunt Dosy in " Little Black
Sambo " ; appeared with Marie
Tempest in " The Marriage of Kitty,"
and toured in " His House in Order " ;
at the Queen's, Oct., 1907, played
Mrs. Pemberton in " The Sugar
Bowl " ; appeared at the Comedy,
Feb., 1908, as Lady Grimstone in
" Lady Barbarity," and Apr., 1908, as
Eliza MacGregor in " Mrs. Dot " ;
toured as Mrs. Clandon in " You
Never Can Tell " ; at the Vaxideville,
Sept., 1909, played Mrs. Futvoye in
" The Brass Bottle " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1911, appeared as
Lady Capulet in " Romeo and
Juliet"; at Wyndham's, Feb., 1912,
played Lady Lillian Manning in " The
Dust of Egypt " ; subsequently
visited the United States, to play
Helen Pemberton in " The Blindness
of Virtue " ; at the Court Theatre,'
June, 1913, playe%d Mrs. Harrington in
" The Cage " ; in Sept., 1913, accom-
panied Cyril Maude on his Canadian
and American tour ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1914, played Agnes
Pringle in '* The Land of Promise " ;
at the Playhouse, Sept., 1914, Mrs.
Claffenden in " Young Wisdom " ;
at the Ambassadors', Aug., 1919,
played Emily Jones in " Green
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Pastures and Piccadilly " ; at the St.
Martin's, Feb., 1920, Mrs Draycott in
" Just Like Judy " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Apr., 1920, Lady Gregor in
" The Little Whopper"1' ; at the
Aldwych, Aug., 1920, Mrs. Poole in
" The Unknown " ; at the Comedy,
Dec.. 1920, Miss Hayes in " The Charm
School"; at the Globe, Apr., 1921,
Mrs. Errol in " The Knave of Dia-
monds " ; at the Royalty, Nov., 1921,
Lady Ormilly in " Two Jacks and a
Jill " ; accompanied Dion Boucicault
and Irene Vanbrugh on their South
African and Australasian tour, 1923-4.
Favourite part : Georgina Tidd in
" Dandy Dick." Club : New Century.
Address : 14 Fernwood Avenue,
Streatham, S.W.16.
HALSTAN, Margaret, actress; b.
London ; d. of H. A. Hertz ; m.
John Hartman Morgan, a well-
known political journalist ; was well
known as an amateur with the
Strolling Players and Bancroft A.D.C.
before she made her first appearance
011 the professional stage, at the
Haymarket Theatre, 30 Oct., 1895,
when she walked on in "Trilby";
she appeared in Jan., 1896, at the
New Theatre, Cambridge, as the
Player Queen in " Hamlet," with
Beerbohm Tree ; she then under-
studied the part of Trilby and played
it on tour ; at the Adelphi, 23 Dec.,
1896, she played Lady Valeria in
" All that Glitters is not Gold " ; in
May, 1897, appeared at the Olympic
as Octavia in " Antony and Cleo-
patra " ; in Nov., 1897, appeared at Her
Majesty's, as Bianca in " Katherine
and Petruchio " ; was next seen at the
Criterion, 1898, where she succeeded
to the part of Mrs. Crespin in " The
Liars " ; at the same theatre, Jan.,
1899, played in " Nicolette," and
'"My Soldier Boy"; next toured
with Kate Rorke, as Christie in " The
Squire " ; in Sept., 1899, was under-
studying at the St. James's ; appeared
at that Theatre, 1900, as Mrs. Tommy
Bistern in " The Wisdom of the Wise " ;
then toured with F. R. Benson's com-
pany, playing Portia in " The Merchant
of Venice," Lady Anne in " King
Richard III," Hero in " Much Ado
About Nothing," Constance Neville
in " She Stoops to Conquer," Volumnia
in " Coriolanus," etc. ; next toured
with George Alexander, as Lady
Harding in " The Idler," Blanche
Chil worth in " Liberty Hall," Lady
Margaret in " The Awakening," and
Gwendoline Fairfax in " The Impor-
tance of Being Earnest " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1902, played the last-
mentioned part ; in Mar., 1902,
played ^Tessa in " Paolo and Fran-
cesca " ; at the Lyric, Feb., 1903,
played the Red Haired Girl in " The
Light that Failed " ; at the Imperial,
1903, played Jo in " The Good Hope " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1903, appeared
as Maria Pitchioli in " The Flood
Tide " ; at the Court, Jan., 1904, played
Princess DalgourofE in " The Ques-
tion"; at the Royalty, Mar., 1904, played
(in German) Lady Tetley in " Lady
Tetley's Scheidung " ; in Sept., 1904,
toured with Beerbohm Tree's Shake-
spearean company, playing Anne Page,
Calpurniain " Julius Caesar," Olivia in
" Twelfth Night " ; at the Queen's,
Manchester, Jan., 1905, played Juliet ;
at His Majesty's, Nov., 1905, played
Petra in " An Enemy of the People " ;
Mar., 1906, succeeded Dorothea Baird
as Acte in " Nero " ; in Apr., 1906,
played Olivia in " Twelfth Night " ;
at the Queen's, Manchester, Jan.,
1907, played Desdemona in " Othello/'
and Jan., 1908, Rosalind in "As You
Like It " ; at the Haymarket, Nov.,
1908, played Mrs. Sturgess in " Dolly
Reforming Herself " ; at Stratford-
on-Avon, Apr., 1909, played Imogen
in " Cymbeline," and Ophelia in
" Hamlet " ; at the Aldwych, May,
1909, appeared as Emily Vernon
in "What the Public Wants," after-
wards playing the same part at the
Royalty ; at the Afternoon (His
Majesty's) Theatre, May, 1909, ap-
peared as Christine in " Light o'
Love " ; subsequently played in music-
hall sketch, " The Password " ; at
the Queen's, Manchester, Jan., 1910,
played Viola in " Twelfth Night " ;
at the Queen's, Mar., 1911, appeared
as Kathleen Tyler in " A Fool There
Was"; at the Criterion, May, 1911,
played Raina in " Arms and the
Man"; at the Palace, Dec., 1911,
appeared in " How he Lied to her
Husband " ; at the New Theatre,
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Manchester, Mar., 1913, again appeared
as Juliet in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
at the Aldwych Theatre, June, 1913,
played the Duchess of Hemna in " The
Duchess's Necklace " ; at the Criterion,
June, 1914, played Lady Icebrook in
" A Scrap of Paper " ; July, 1914,
Mrs. Fleming in " A Working Man ** ;
at the Coliseum, Aug., 1914, appeared
in " The Gold Thread " ; at the Cri-
terion, Sept., 1915, played Frances
Weir in " The Stormy Petrel " ; at
the Queen's, Manchester, Jan., 1916,
played Rosalind in "As You Like
It " ; in the autumn of 1916 was a
member of Miss Horniman's company,
at the Gaiety, Manchester ; at the
Court, Jan., 1917, played Marged in
" Where is He ? " ; at the Palladium,
Dec., 1917, Mrs. Jack Greville in
" Burgess Decides " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, May, 1918, appeared as
Laura Bartlett in " Fair and Warm-
er " ; at the King's Hall, Co vent
Garden, Jan., 1919, as Lady Brute in
" The Provoked Wife " ; at the
Queen's, Mar., 1919, as Anna Wolsky
in " The House of Peril " ; at Devon-
shire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Jan.,
1920, played Mathilde Stangerson in
" The Mystery of the Yellow Room " ;
at the Duke of York's, July, 1920
Lady Honoria Nesbitt in " Brown
Sugar1'; at the Comedy, Oct. 1921,
Mrs. Lascelles in " Araminta Arrives" ;
at the Duke of York's, Jan., 1922,
Mrs. Lester Knowles in " The Night
Cap " ; at the Kings way, May, 1922,
gave a series of matinees of " Life's
a Game," in which she played Cordelia
Cleeves ; at the Apollo, Sept., 1922,
played Ursula Miller in " The Torch " ;
in Oct., 1922, toured variety theatres
in " The Greatest Invention JJ ; in
Apr., 1923, toured as Ruth Rolt in
" Sweet Lavender " ; at the Savoy,
Feb., 1924, played Mrs. Long in " Lord
o' Creation " ; at the Royalty, June,
1924, Nina Margrave in " Bachelor
Husbands " ; in Aug., 1924, toured in
a revue, " The Family Circle " ; ap-
peared on several occasions in Gorman
plays at the Great Queen Street
Theatre. Address : 46 Lansdowne
Road, Notting Hill, W.ll. Telephone
No, : Park 2894.
HAMILTON, Cicely, dramatic author
and actress ; has written the follow-
ing plays : " The Sixth Command-
ment/' 1906 ; " Diana of Dobson's,"
1908; "The Sergeant of Hussars/'
1908 ; " The Pot and the Kettle "
(with Christopher St. John), 1909 ;
" Just to Get Married," 1910 ; " The
Home Coming," 1910; "The Cutting
of the Knot," 1911; "The Constant
Husband," 1912 ; " Jack and Jill/'
1912 ; "A Matter of Money," 1913;
"Lady Noggs," 1913; " Phyl," 1913;
" After Twenty Years," 1914 ; " Mrs.
Armstrong's Admirer," 1919 ; " The
Child in Flanders," 1919 ; " The Brave
and the Fair," 1920 ; " The Human
Factor," 1924 ; is an actress of
over twenty years' experience ; in
1898, toured as Elfreda Salisbury in
" The Gamekeeper/' and subsequently
with Edmund Tearle's company in
" The Christian's Cross/' etc. ; at the
Little Theatre, Apr., 1911, played Mrs.
Knox in " Fanny's First Play " ; at
the Kingsway, May, 1911, played
Wilhelmina in "In the Workhouse " ;
at the Apollo Theatre, Dec., 1911,
played Esther in " Esther Waters " ;
at the Queen's Theatre, Dec., 1912,
appeared as Mrs. Bretherton in " The
Tide " ; at the Duke of York's, Feb.,
1913, as Lady Sims in "The Twelve
Pound Look " ; at the Coronet, Dec.,
1913, as Mother Bouge in " Woman on
Her Own " ; Mar., 1914, as Mrs. Daly
in " After Twenty Years " ; at the
Hayniarket, May, 1914, as Madame in
" The Great Gamble." Address : 44
Glebe Place, Chelsea, S.W.3. Tele-
phone : Kensington, 4605.
HAMILTON, Cosmo, playwright and
novelist ; s. of the late Henry James
Gibbs, and his wife Helen (Hamilton) ;
younger brother of Sir Philip Gibbs ;
m. Beryl Faber ; author of the
following plays : " Jerry and a
Sunbeam/' " Patricia in a Quandary,"
" Because of Billy Rudd/' " Before
the Sun Goes Down," " The Policy
of the Ostrich/' " The Fortune of
War," " The Wisdom of Folly/' " The
Catch of the Season " (with Seymour
Hicks), "The Mountain Climber"
(from the German), "A Sense of
Humour" (with Beryl Faber), "The
Beauty of Bath " (with Seymour
Hicks), " Castles in Spain/' " The
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Belle of Mayfair " (with Charles
Brookfield), " Gran'father Coquesne/'
" Menders of Nets " (with Philip
Gibbs), "The Sixth Commandment,"
"The Hoyden" (from the French),
" The Honour of a Rogue/' " Aubrey
Closes the Door," " Soldiers' Daugh-
ters," " The Emperor's Romance "
(with Robert Barr), " The Proud
Laird " (with Charles Cartwright) ,
" The Master Key/' " A Bolt from the
Blue" (from the French), "Mrs.
Skeffington/' " The Blindness of
Virtue " ; " Flora-Bella " (adapted,
with Dorothy Donnelly) ; " The
Star-Gazer"; "Scandal," "An Ex-
change of Wives," " The Silver Fox/'
" Danger," 1921 ; " The New Poor,"
1924 ; " Parasites," 1924 ; is also
the author of the following novels :
" Adam's Clay," " Duke's Son,"
" Keepers of the House," " Bruramell,"
and many other books ; was editor of
The World for some time ; for some
years past has settled in America.
Club: Garrick.
HAMILTON, Diana, actress; b.
London, 15 July, 1900 ; d. of Bernard
Hamilton and his wife Ellen Adela
(Hockley) ; e. St. Michael's Hall, Hove,
and in Switzerland ; m. Sutton Vane ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the theatre, Salisbury, Aug., 1917,
as Mabel Dredge in " Quinncy's " ;
made her first" appearance on the
London stage, at the Queen's Hall,
7 May, 1918, as Music in '' The Pageant
of Freedom " ; appeared at the Kings-
way, Jan., 1919, under the name of
Diana Durand, as Lady Carter in
" Oh ! Joy," also understudying
Beatrice Lillie ; at the Little Theatre,
Feb., 1920, played Clemcnce in " Muni-
see " ; at the Everyman, Sept., 1923,
and Garrick, Oct., 1923, Ann in
" Outward Bound " ; at the Little,
Nov., 1924, Sylvain " Falling Leaves."
Favourite part : Ami in " Outward
Bound." 'Address : c/o Barclays Bank,
1 Pall Mall, S.W.I.
HAMILTON, Hale (Hale Rice
Hamilton), actor; b. Topeka, Kansas,
28 Feb., 1880 ; m. (1) Jane Oaker
(mar. dis.) ; (2) Maude Myrtle Tanne-
Mll (mar. dis.) ; (3) Grace La Rue ;
made his first appearance on the
stage in 1899, at New Jersey, as the Duke
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
in 1901, toured with J. K. Hackett in
" Don Caesar's Return," and " A
Chance Ambassador " ; during 1903-4,
toured with Wilton Lac k aye in " The
Pit " ; at Daly's, New York, Jan.,
1908, played Mr. Westlake in " Society
and the Bulldog " ; at the Garrick,
New York, Mar., 1908, Sam Johnson in
" The Easterner " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Sept., 1909, Henry Kellogg
in " The Fortune Hunter " ; scored a
great success, when he appeared at the
Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1910, as J.
Rufus Wallingford in " Get- Rich-Quick
Wallingford," which he played for two
years ; at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
June, 1912, played in " The Come-
On " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Sept., 1912, appeared as Kirk Anthony
in " The Ne'er do Well " ; made his
first appearance in England at the
Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, 6 Jan.,
1913, in his original part in " Get-
Rich-Quick Wallingford," and made
his first appearance in London, at the
Queen's Theatre, 14 Jan., 1913, in
the same part ; at Drury Lane, 1 1
Sept., 1913, appeared as Hannibal K.
Calhoun (" Cagliostro "), in "Sealed
Orders " ; he then entered on the
management of the Queen's Theatre,
opening on 17 Dec., 1913, as Nathaniel
Duncan in. " The Fortune Hunter " ;
subsequently returned to the United
States, and at the Longacre Theatre,
New York, 20 Mar., 1914, played T.
Boggs John in "A Pair of Sixes,"
subsequently touring in the same part ;
at Albany, Feb., 1915, played Wilson
Jay in " Good Night, Nurse " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, Oct., 1915, played
Robert Caldwell in " Sherman Was
Right " ; in 1916, toured in Australia,
playing in " It Pays to Advertise,"
" Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," " The
Boomerang," etc. ; appeared at the
Cohan Theatre, New York, May, 1917,
in a revival of " Get- Rich-Quick
Wallingford " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Aug., 1917, played
Jones in a revival of " What Happened
to Jones " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Nov., 1917, John Widgast in
" What's Your Husband Doing ? " ;
at the Cort Theatre, Chicago, Fob,,
1920, played Edgar Craig in " Dear
Mel" of which he was part-author,
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and played the same part at the
Republic, New York, Jan., 1921 ;
in 1922, co-starred with. Arthur Byron
in " The Twist " ; at the Playhouse,
New York, Oct., 1922, played Swifty
Morgan in " Swifty " ; subsequently
appeared on the cinema stage in "His
Children's Children " ; after which he
toured with his wife in " vaudeville " in
" Dangerous Advice " ; appeared in
this at the Coliseum, London, July,
1924 ; part-author (with Viola Brothers
Shore) of " Home/' 1924. Clubs :
Lambs' and Players', New York.
Address : Lambs' Club, New York
City, U.S.A.
HAMMEJEtSTEIN, Oscar (the 2nd),
dramatic author ; s. of the late Oscar
Harnmerstein, operatic impresario,
manager and composer ; has written
the following, among other plays,
" The Light," 1919 ; " Always You,"
1920 ; " Jinirnie " (with Otto Harbach
and Frank Mandel), 1920; "Tickle
Me " (with Harbach and Mandel),
1920 ; " Queen o'Hearts " (with
Mandel), 1922 ; Daffy Dill " (lyrics),
1922 ; " Wildflower " (with Harbach),
1923 " ; " Mary Jane McKane " (with
Gary Duncan), 1923 ; " Gypsy Jim "
(with M. H. Cropper), 1924 ; " New
Toys " (with Cropper), 1924 ; " Rose-
Marie " (with Harbach), 1924. Ad-
dress : 229 West 42nd Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
HAMMOND, Bert. E., business ma-
nager ; b. Hove, 14 Dec., 1880 ; s. of
Samuel Hammond and his wife Eliza-
beth Ann (Agate) ; e. Grammar School,
Brighton ; m. Nannie Mead ; has been
engaged with Walter Melville since Dec.
1898, and with Frederick and Walter
Melville since Apr., 1910, when he
managed a South African tour with
several plays ; has also toured in the
provinces, and is now business manager
and treasurer at the Lyceum Theatre ;
served over three years in the war as
lieutenant in the R.N.V.R., and was
decorated with the Order of the British
Empire for his services in connection
with the submarine campaign. Recrea-
tions : Golf and boating. Address :
Lyceum Theatre, Strand, W.C.2.
HAMMOND, Dorothy, actress; b.
London ; d. of Joshua Plaskitt,
F.R.C.S., and his wife Lydia Frances
(Webb) ; m. Sir Guy Standing, K.B.E. ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at the St. James's Theatre,
7 Jan., 1896, walking on in " The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the Royalty,
Oct., 1896, played Louisette in '* The
Storm " ; at the St. James's, Mar.,
1897, Annie Marsh in " The Princess
and the Butterfly " ; at the Court,
Oct., 1897, played the Stable Maid in
" The Children of the King " ; in 1898
toured with Forbes- Robertson's com-
pany in Germany, as Ellean in " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," Player Queen
in " Hamlet," the Gentlewoman in
" Macbeth " ; at the Lyceum, Sept.,
1898, played the last mentioned part,
subsequently appeared in " Hamlet "
and at the Prince of Wales's in " Pel-
leas and Melisande " ; after touring, she
appeared at Terry's, Feb., 1900, in
" What Happened to Jones " ; at the
Imperial, Apr., 1901, played the
Countess de Polignac in " The Royal
Necklace," and subsequently appeared
there as Eliza Bonaparte in " Made-
moiselle Mars," and Mrs. Bolder o in
" The Degenerates " ; in Oct., 1902,
went to America, and became leading
lady to Richard Mansfield, playing
Portia in " Julius Caesar," Lady Mary
in " Monsieur Beaucaire," Agnes in
" Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," etc. ; in
1904 appeared with Henry Miller as
Esther Quaritch in " Man Proposes " ;
subsequently supported Mrs. Gilbert
in " Granny," and appeared at the
Lyceum, New York, Jan., 1905, as
Mrs. Bormer in " Mrs. Lefnngwell's
Boots " ; on returning to England
appeared at the Criterion, in " Time
is Money," and again returned to
America to tour in " Mrs. Leffingwell's
Boots " ; subsequently appeared with
Charles Cartwright and with Lena
Ashwell ; at the Vaudeville, London,
June, 1907, appeared in " The Anony-
mous Letter " ; at the Astor Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1908, played Linda
in " Irene Wycherley " ; in Oct., 1908,
toured as Kathleen in " The Right of
Way"; from 1909 to 1912 mainly
engaged in variety theatres in " Time
is Money," " Colleagues," " Black-
mail," etc. ; subsequently toured as
Peggy Admaston in " The Butterfly
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on the Wheel " ; in 1914 toured in
America as Ethel in " Peg o' My
Heart " ; in 1915 toured in England
with Miss Darragh ; at the Duke of
York's, May, 1916, played Mrs.
Pendleton in " Daddy Long-Legs " ;
Oct., 1917, Mrs. Crosby in " The
Thirteenth Chair " ; at the Criterion,
Mar., 1919, played Mrs. O'Shamus in
" Oh ! Don't, Dolly." Club : Sesame.
Address : Well House Farm, Banstead,
Surrey. Telephone No. : Burgh Heath
403.
HAMMOND, Percy, dramatic critic ;
b. Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.A., 7 Mar., 1873 ;
s. of Alexander Hammond and his
wife Charlotte (Hunter) ; e. Franklin
Colfege, Ohio ; m. Florence Carnahan ;
first engaged as a reporter on the
Chicago Evening Post, 1898, became
successively editorial writer and dra-
matic critic to that paper, with which
he remained till 1908 ; was dramatic
critic of the Chicago Tribune, 1908-21 ;
is now the critic of the New York
Tribune. Address : 17 West 10th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
HAMPDEN, Walter (Walter Hamp-
den Dougherty), actor ; b. Brooklyn,
New York, 30 June, 1879; s. of
John Hampden Dougherty, attorney ;
and his wife Alice (Hill) ; e. at
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Har-
vard University, and in Paris ; m.
Mabel Moore ; made his first ap-
pearance iii F. R. Benson's com-
pany at Brighton, 2 Sept., 1901,
walking on ; remained with Benson
until July, 1904, playing in all, about
seventy parts of wide range, in old
comedies and Shakespeare, including
Johno' Gaunt, Julius Caesar, the Ghost
in "Hamlet/' Antonio, Edward IV,
Agamemnon, etc. ; from Sept,, 1904,
was at the Adelphi, under Otho Stuart,
playing Andrea, the leading rdle
in J. B. Pagan's poetic play, " The
Prayer of the Sword," Lucentio,
Laertes, the Duke in " Measure
for Measure," leader of the chorus
in " The Virgin Goddess/' Oberon
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
etc. ; at the Court played Meleander
in Maeterlinck's " Aglavaine and
Selysette " ; during the illness of
H. B. Irving succeeded him as Hamlet
at Adelphi, May, 1905, playing the
part for one week ; was specially
engaged for the part of Romeo at
Glasgow in the autumn of 1905 ;
was Martin in " The Sixth Command-
ment " at Wyndham's, 1906 ; subse-
quently ' returned to Adelphi to play
leading rdles in the Hall Caine dramas ;
during 1907, played Manson in " The
Servant in the House/' Bjorn and
Olaf in " The Winterfeast," and was
then engaged to Henry Miller to sup-
port Madame Alia Nazimova at the
Bijou Theatre, New York ; he ap-
peared there on 2 Sept., 1907, as
Comte Silvio in " The Comtesse
Coquette " ; 23 Sept., as Halvard
Solness in " The Master Builder/'
and 18 Nov., as Dr. Rank in "A
Doll's House " ; at Ford's Theatre,
Baltimore, 30 Dec., 1907, played
Harry Chesterton in " Irene Wycher-
ley/' in support of Miss Viola Allen,
appearing in this part also at the
Astor Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1908; at the Savoy, New York,
Mar., 1908, played Manson in " The
Servant in the House/' and in Nov.
appeared in his old parts in " The
Winterfeast " ; at the Lyric, New
York, 21 Dec., 1909, played George
Rand, Jr., in " The City " ; at Boston,
Mass., Mar., 1911, appeared as Hippo-
lytus in a translation of the tragedy
of that name; in May, 1911, played
a " stock " engagement at Rochester,
N.Y. ; subsequently played a " vaude-
ville " engagement, with a sketch,
entitled " Blackmail/' 1911-12 ; at the
Harris Theatre, New York, Dec., 1912,
played Bruce Darrell in " The Indiscre-
tion of Truth " ; and Alan Pierce
in " Cheer Up " ; joined the company
of the Fine Arts Theatre, Chicago,
Nov., 1913; in Dec., 1913, appeared
there as Captain Lucas Went worth in
" Dolly Reforming Herself " ; at the
Davidson Theatre, Milwaukee, May,
1914, played in " The Call of Youth " ;
at the Manhattan Opera House, New
York, Oct., 1914, appeared as Thomas
Burnett in " Life " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Jan., 1916,
played the Man in " Just a Woman " ;
at the Century, Apr., 1916, Caliban
in " The Tempest " ; at the Republic,
Oct., 1916, John Rawson in. " Good
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Gracious, Annabelle " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Mar., 1918, played Elihu
in " The Book of Job " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Mar., 1918, Mark Antony in
"Julius Caesar"; at the Comedy,
New York, Apr., 1918, lokonan in
" Salome " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Apr., 1918, Oberon in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Oct., 1918, Junius Paterson
in "Be Calm, Camilla " ; at the Ply-
mouth Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1918, the tit\Q-rdles in " Macbeth "
and " Hamlet " ; during 1919, toured
as Hamlet, Romeo, and Macbeth ;
at Madison Square Garden, Dec.,
1919, appeared as the Wayfarer in a
play of that name ; at the Lyric,
New York, Mar., 1920, as George
Washington in a play of that name ;
in 1920, again toured in Shakespeare,
when he added Shylock in " The
Merchant of Venice " to his repertory ;
at the National Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1923, played Cyrano in " Cyrano
de Bergerac," which he also revived
at the Century Theatre, Dec., 1924.
Clubs : Harvard, Coffee House, and
Players', New York.
HAMPTON, Louise, actress; b.
Stockport, 23 Bee., 1876 ; d. of Henry
Hampton and his wife Margaret
(Douglas) ; e. Newport, Mon. ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Queen's, Manchester, June, 1881,
as Henri, the child, in " Belphegor " ;
has had a very wide experience in a
variety of parts, in this country and
abroad; in 1911, was playing in
Australia, under the management of
George Marlow, in a round of melo-
drama ; at the Chelsea Palace, Nov.,
1912, played Wanda in " The People's
King " ; during r913, toured in Egypt,
playing a, round of leading parts in a
repertory company ; during 1914,
toured in " The Blindness of Virtue " ;
during 1914-15, toured as Paula in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqucray," and
Miriam in " Outcast " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1917, appeared as Mrs.
Benson in " Ruts " ; at the Duke
of York's, July, 1920, played Miss
Gibson in " Brown Sugar " ; at
the Garrick, Jan,, 1921, appeared
in " The Three Daughters of M.
Dupont " ; at the Comedy, Oct.,
1921, played Miss Barden in " Ara-
minta Arrives " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1922, and Royalty, Apr., 1922,
Mrs. Tibbett in " If Four Walls Told " ;
at the Court, Mar., 1922, Mrs. Jones
in " The Silver Box " ; at the Comedy,
June 1922, Pinsent in " Quarantine " ;
Sept., 1922, Elizabeth Channing in
"Secrets"; July, 1923, Mrs. Oaten
in " Peace and Quiet " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith (for the Fellowship of
Players), Sept., 1923, Paulina in " The
Winter's Tale " ; at the Everyman,
Nov., 1923, Catherine Hatteras in
" The Second Round " ; at the Hay-
market, Nov., 1923, Miss Prism in
" The Importance of Being Earnest " ;
at the Strand (for the Stage Society),
Mar., 1924, Mrs. Zero in " The Adding
Machine " ; at the Everyman, Mar.,
1924, Laura Imeson in " Young
Imeson " ; at the Haymarket, Oct.,
1924, Adela Heythorp in " Old
English " ; Dec., 1924, Dr. Bodie in
" A Kiss for Cinderella." Favourite
part : Stasia in " The Passing of the
Third Floor Back." Address: 102
Long Acre, W.C.2.
HANCOX, Daisy, actress and vocal-
ist; b. London, 27 Sept., 1898; d. of
Charles Francis Hancox and his wife
Lucy Marie (Udart) ; e. Greycoat
School, Westminster ; m. C. A. Bendix;
studied singing under Merlin Morgan
and dancing under Elise Clerc ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
King's Theatre, Hammersmith, 28
May, 1913, as Helmut in " The Maid of
Memphis," with amateurs ; made her
first professional appearance, at Daly's,
28 Oct., 1914, in the chorus of " A
Country Girl " ; appeared at the
Kingsway, Oct., 1916, in the revue,
"Extra Special";1 at the Empire,
Mar., 1917, in " Hanky-Panky " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1917,
appeared as Coralie in " Carminetta " ;
at the London Pavilion, Aug., 1918,
in "As You Were " ; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1919, played Blanche Maddison
in " The Eclipse " ; at the Empire,
Apr., 1920, Eleanor Worth in " Irene."
Recreations: Golf, tennis, riding, tra-
velling, and languages. Club : Roe-
hampton. Address : 19 New Caven-
dish Street, W.I. Telephone No. :
Paddington 3239.
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HANNEN, Nicholas James, actor ; b.
London, 1 May, 1881 ; s. of Sir Nicholas
John Hannen and his wife Jessie Maria
Harriet (Woodhouse) ; e. Radley,
Heidelberg, and Rouen ; ni. Muriel
Victoria Morland ; was formerly an
architect ; studied lor the stage under
Rosina Filippi ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Vaudeville
Theatre, Aug., 1910, when he succeeded
Alec Fraser as Councillor Van Lieje
in " The Girl in the Train " ; he was
a member of the late George Edward es'
Companies for four years ; he under-
studied Huntley Wright and W. H.
Berry in " The Count of Luxembourg,"
Daly's, May, 1911; at Daly's, June,
1912, played Richard in " Gipsy
Love," also understudying W. H.
Berry ; subsequently appeared in
" The Marriage Market," 1913, and
at the Adelphi, 1913, in " The Dancing
Mistress " ; subsequently played with
the Glasgow Repertory Theatre ; at
the St. James's, Sept., 1914, played
Gerald Atkinson in " Those Who Sit
in Judgment " ; at the Kingsway,
Nov., 1914, appeared as Nelson in
" The Dynasts " ; went to America
in 1915 with Granville Barker and
made his first appearance in New
York, at Wallack's Theatre, 26 Mar.,
1915, as Louis Dubetat in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " ; subsequently
played the Emperor in " Androcles and
the Lion/' Lysander in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; joined the Army
June, 1915 ; was mentioned in des-
patches and awarded the O.B.E.
(military) ; on being demobilised Jan.,
1919, joined Robert Loraine, and
appeared at the Garrick, Mar., 1919,
as Christian de Neuvillette in " Cyrano
de Bergerac " ; at Jhe Kingsway, June,
1919, played Lord Stamford in " St.
George and the Dragons " ; at the
Holbora Empire, Feb.-Apr., 1920,
with Lewis Casson and Bruce Winston
played Menelaus in " The Trojan
Women," Eugene Marchbanks in
" Candida," Jason in " Medea," etc. ;
at the St. James's, May, 1920, appeared
as Professor Stangerson in " The
Mystery of the Yellow Room " ; in
Sept., 1920, joined the Everyman
Theatre Company, at Hampstead,
playing a variety of parts, including
Romeo in " Romeo and Juliet " ; in
Oct., 1921, appeared in a mimber of
Grand Guignol plays at the Little
Theatre ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1922, played Major Murray
Hillgrovein (f The Enchanted Cottage";
at the Queen's, Apr., 1922, Charles
Dennis in " Lass o' Laughter " ; at
the Palace, May, 1922, Menelaus in
" The Trojan Women " ; at the Hay-
market, June, 1922, Leonard in " The
Dover Road " ; at the Apollo, Jan.,
1923, Peter Stenning in " A Roof and
Four Walls " ; at His Majesty's, Apr.,
1923, Sir Chi Chester Frayne in " The
Gay Lord Quex " ; at the St. James's,
July, 1923, Sebastian Dayne in " The
Coming of Gabrielle " ; at the Every-
man, Oct., 1923, Richard Blest in
" Ancient Lights " ; at the Kingsway,
Nov., 1923, Sir Andrew Aguecheek
in " Twelfth Night," and Oberon in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
the St. Martin's, Mar., 1924, Tregay
in "The Foiest"; at the Aldwych
(for the Play Actors), Mar., 1924, and
at the Queen's, Apr., 1924, Christopher
Rokeby in " The Conquering Hero,"
in which he created a great impression ;
at the St. Martin's, June, 1924, Felix
Armand aad Colonel Piggott in " In
the Next Room " ; at the Savoy,
June, 1924, Count Bernard dc Vauzello
in " Tiger Cats " ; at the Strand (for
the Fellowship of Players), Sept.,
1924, Benedick in "Much Ado About
Nothing " ; at the Ambassadors', Oct.,
1924, Paul Lauzun in " The Pelican,"
and Nov., 1924, Jerry Wcston, M.P., in
" The Grain of Mustard Seed " ; lias
played a great number of parts for
the Stage Society, Phoenix Society,
Pioneer Players, and Curtain Group,
including Captain Brazen in " The
Recruiting Officer," Francesco Borgia
in Swinburne's " Duke of Gamlia,"
Antonio Bologna in " The Duchess of
Main," Palamedc in " Manage & la
Mode," Trigorin in " The Seagull,"
The Prime Minister in " Progress,"
etc. Recreations : Drawing, golf, and
rowing. Clubs : Leancler R.C. and
Green Room. Address: 79 Manor
Street, Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone No. :
Kensington 4286.
HAN RAY, Lawrence, actor ; b.
London, 16 May, 1874 ; e. City of
London School ; studied for the stage
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[HAN
under the late Hermann Vezin ; made
his first appearance on the stage in
Vezin' s Company at Ipswich, Feb.,
1892, in a small part in " Hamlet " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at Drury Lane, 17 Sept.,
1892, walking on in" " The Prodigal
Daughter " ; spent some years touring
the provinces, and in 1896, went to
India, spending some years there, and
in the Far East ; from. 1902-4 toured
in Australia with J. C. Williamson,
playing Shakespeare, musical comedy
(" The Circus Girl/' " The Toreador,7'
etc.), comic opera (" Paul Jones," etc.),
farce (" Are You a Mason ? " "A
Night Out/' etc.), and pantomime ;
during 1909-10 was a member of the
Glasgow Repertory Company ; joined
the Hay market Company, 1910, and
played in " Priscilla Runs Away " ;
at the Aldwych, Dec., 1910, played
Metellus in ""Pompey the Great " ; at
the Court, Jan., 1911, David in " The
Witch " ; at the Hay market, June,
1911, The Thief in " The Gods of the
Mountain," and Du Rosny in " Above
Suspicion"; from 1911-16 was a
member of the Liverpool Repertory
Company, also appearing with that
company at the Kingsway and the
Coliseum in 1915 ; at Wyndham's,
Sept., 1916, played Rev." Stephen
Lay cock in " The" Old Country " ; at
the Royalty, June, 1917, appeared as
the Press in " The Foundations," and
Aug., 1917, as the Rev. Ambrose
Liptrott in " Billeted " ; at the
Apollo, Apr., 1918, played Andrew
Larkin in " Be Careful, Baby " ; at the
Victoria Palace, Dec., 1918, Joseph
Flint in " Where the Rainbow Ends " ;
at the Apollo, July. 1919. the Rev.
Adrian Rylancls in " Tilly of Blooms-
bury " ; at the Court, Feb., 1920,
Procurio in " The Young Visitors " ;
in Sept,, 1920, joined the Everyman
Theatre Company at Hampstead,
playing a varied round, of characters ;
at the St. Martin's Theatre, Feb., 1921,
appeared as the Rev. George Mend-
ham in " The Wonderful Visit " ; at
the Comedy, June, 1921, as the Mayor
of Beconridge in " A Family Man" ;
Nov., 1921, Major Lestrade in "The
Faithful, Heart " ; at the Court, Feb.,
1922, Robert Cokeson in " Justice " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1922,
14— (* 1 4o)
Lord St. Erth and Jacob Twisden in
" Loyalties " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Dec., 1923, PudoUfer in " The Rising
Generation " ; at the Haymarket,
Oct., 1924, Charles Ventnor in
" Old English." Recreation : Music.
Address : 2 Frognal Mansions,
N.W.3. Telephone No. : Hanipstead
1774.
HANSON, tiladys, actress; b. At-
lanta, Georgia, U.S.A., 5 Sept., 1887 ;
d. of Colonel Peyton Harrison Snook ;
m. Charles Emerson Cook ; was for-
merly a school teacher ; made her
first appearance in New York, at the
New York Theatre, 11 Mar., 1907, as
' The Duchess ' in " The Spoilers " ; at
the Lyric, New York, Jan., 1908,
appeared as Georgina in the revival of
" Our American Cousin " ; in Mar.,
1908, as Avdotya Romano vna in
" The Fool hath said : There is no
God " ; Apr., 1908, played the Duchess
in " Don Quixote," with E. H. Soth-
ern ; she remained with this company
two seasons ; at Daly's, Mar.-Apr.,
1909, played Julie de Mortemar in
" Richelieu," Ophelia in " Hamlet/1
Katherine de Vaucelles in " If I were
King " ; she then joined Kyrle Bellew,
and at the Hudson Theatre, Oct., ^ 1909,
glayed Dorothy Faringay in " The
uilder of Bridges " ; at the Garrick,
New York, Nov., 1910, appeared as
Gwendolen Conron in " Raffles " ; at
the Republic Theatre, Sept., 1912, as
Katherine Strickland in " The Govern-
or's Lady/' and played the same part
at Power's Theatre, Chicago, Sept.,
1913 ; at the Lyceum, New York, Mar.,
1914, played Joan Doubleday in
" Jerry " ; at the New Amsterdam,
Sept., 1914, Mrs. Richard Deering in
"The Dragon's Claw"; at the Sta-
dium, New York, May, 1915, appeared
as Helen in " The Trojan Women" ;
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Nov.,
1915, as Lady Ware in "The Ware
Case " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Feb., 1917, as Ruth Jordan in " The
Great Divide " ; subsequently played
in " Liberty Aflame " ; after a some-
what lengthy absence reappeared at
the Century Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1920, as Sharazad in "Mecca;"
at the Hudson Theatre, Sept., 1923,
played Alice Harvey in " Tfte Crooked
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[BAR
Square " ; at the Jolson Theatre,
Dec., 1923, Night in " The Blue Bird/'
Address : c/o Charles Emerson Cook,
New York City, U.S.A.
HARBACH, Otto, dramatic author ;
b. Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A., 18
Aug., 1873 ; 5. of Adolf Hauerbach and
his wife Sena (Olsen) ; e. Knox College,
Galesburg (B.A. 1895), and Columbia
University ; m. Eloise Smith ; was
Professor of English at Whitman
College, Washington, 1895-1901 ; sub-
sequently engaged in the adver-
tising world, and then on staff of
New York newspapers, 1902-10 ;
contributed the lyrics to " Three
Twins/' 1-907 ; " Bright Eyes," 1909 ;
author of the libretti of " The Girl of
My Dreams" (with W. D. Nesbit),
1909, and "Madame Sherry," 1909;
also author of " Back Again," 1909 ;
" Dr. De Luxe," 1910 ; " The Fasci-
nating Widow," 1910; "The Wall
Street Girl," 1911; "The Firefly,"
1912 ; " High Jinks/' 1913 ; " The
Crinoline Girl/' 1914 ; " Katinka,"
1915; "The Silent Witness," 1915;
" Blood Will Tell," 1916 ; " A Pair of
Queens," 1916 ; " You're in Love,"
1916; "Going Up," 1917; "Kitty
Darlin'/' 1917 ; " Tumble In," 1918 ;
"The Little Whopper/' 1919; "Up
in Mabel's Room " (with Wilson
Collison), 1919 ; " No More Blondes,"
1920 ; " Tickle Me/' 1920 ; " Mary "
(with Frank Mandel), 1920 ; "Jimrnie "
(with Mandel), 1920 ; " June Love "
(with W. H. Post), 1921 ; " The
O'Brien Girl " (with Mandel), 1921 ;
" The Blue Kitten " (with Cary
Duncan), 1921 ; " The Rose Girl,"
1921 ; " Molly Darling " (with Duncan),
1922 ; " Wildflower " (with Oscar
Hammerstem 2nd), 1923 ; " Jack and
Jill" (with Frank Islam), 1923;
" Ginger," 1923 ; " Kid Boots " (with
W. A. McGuire), 1923; " No, No,
Nanette " (with Mandel and Irving
Caesar), 1924; "Rose-Marie" (with
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd), 1924 ;
" Betty Lee," 1924 ; " Oh ! Oh I
Madeleine/' 1924 ; is a member of
the Society of American Dramatists
and Composers. Clubs : Lambs',
Green Room (New York), and Friars.
Address : 151 Central Park West,
New York City, U.S.A.
HARBEN. Hubert, a-:tor ; b. London,
12 July, 1878 ; s. of Leonard Harben
and his wife, Charlotte M. (Storey) ;
e. Mill Hill School ; m, Mary Jerrold ;
was formerly engaged in commercial
life in the City for five years, prior to
making his first appearance on the
stage at the Grand Theatre, Birming-
ham, 26 June, 1899, as Dick Cursitor in
" Sowing the Wind " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at the
Comedy Theatre, 14 Apr., 1900, as
Farmer Crick in " Tess," with Mrs.
Lewis Waller ; remained in Mrs.
Waller's Company until 1902, playing
in " The Rebels," " The Three Muske-
teers," " Tess," and " Zaza " ; during
1902-3, toured in " The Eternal City " ;
from 1903-5, was engaged with Mr,
and Mrs. Kenclal ; during 1905-7,
appeared at the Court Theatre, under
the Barker-Vedrenne regime, playing
in " Man and Superman," " Candida,"
" Electra," " The Voysey Inherit-
ance," " The Philanderer," " Major
Barbara," "The Reformer/' etc. ; at
the Vaudeville, Apr., 1907, played
Godfrey in " Mr. George " ; then went
to America, making his first appearance
in New York, at Daly's Theatre,
Sept., 1907, as Lieutenant Sparling in
" The Lancers " ; at the Aldwych,
Mar,, 1909, played Tom Oliver in
' ' The Fountain " ; was a member of
the Glasgow Repertory Theatre Com-
pany for two seasons, 1909-10, where
he played a variety of parts ; appeared
at the Duke of York's, Feb., 1910, in
the Frohman Repertory Company,
playing the Chaplain in " Justice,"
Lord Summerhays in " Misalliance,"
Swythin in " The Sentimentalists/'
Hawk in " Prunella/' Walter, Foster
in " Chains," Sauvalin in "A Bolt
from the Blue " ; at the Comedy, July,
1911, played Sir Henry Warburton in
" The Green Elephant " ; at the
Royalty, 5 Mar., 1912, Samuel Sibley
in "Milestones"; 28 Feb., 1914,
Charles Traffyn in " Peggy and Her
Husband " ; subsequently toured as
Julian Beauclerc in " Diplomacy " ;
at the Royalty, Oct., 1914, reappeared
as Sam Sibley in "Milestones ; 10
Dec., 1914, played John Preston, J.P.,
in " The Man Who Stayed at Home " ;
at the Royalty, Apr., 1*916, Sir Michael
Probert in " Disraeli " ; at the Globe,
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[HAE
Oct., 1916, Geoffrey Sarbitter in " The
Clock* Goes Round " ; served in the
Army, 1917-19 ; reappeared on the
stage, at the Kennington, Mar., 1919,
as Senator Strickland in " The Gov-
ernor's Lady " ; at the Playhouse,
Aug., 1919, played Leicester Paton
in " Home and Beauty " : at the
Little Theatre, Apr., 1920, Sir William
Rumbold in " Other Times " ; at the
Duke of York's, June, 1920, Dr.
Guiseppe Pagello in *' Madame Sand " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1920, Richard
Petafor in " The Crossing " ; at the
Royalty, Nov., 1920, Samuel Sibley
in a revival of " Milestones " ; Feb.,
1921, Nigel Bellamy in "A Social
Convenience " ; at the New Theatre,
Dec., 1921, Dor Jos6 in " Blood and
Sand " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1922, Belvoir in " Pomp and
Circumstance " ; Kingsway, Aug.,
1922, Edward Devson in "The Lim-
pet " ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1922,
William Marlowe in " Secrets " ; Aug.,
1923, Marcel Martin in " The Elope-
ment " ; at the New Theatre (for
the Stage Society), Jan., 1924, Mr.
Armstrong in " Progress " ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1924, Cyrus Carve
iu " The Great Adventure." Club :
(Ireon Room. Address : The End
House, Talbot Road, Highgate, N.6.
Telephone No. : Mountview 2198.
HARDAC'RE, John Pitt, manager;
b. Bradford, 2 Nov., 1855 ; 5. of Ben-
jamin Hardacre ; m. (I) Kate Read ;
(2) Athalie Hill ; was formerly an
actor, and made his first appearance
on the stage in 1875, at the Theatre
Royal, Bradford ; sundry engage-
ments followed, including one with
Charles Dillon ; he made his first
appearance on the London stage
at the Old Vic, as John Browdie in
" Nicholas Nickleby " ; subsequently
loured his own company in this play,
and also toured with X. C. King ; in
1887 he commenced touring with the
Wilson Barrett (or "Bullock") ver-
sion of " East Lynne," which has been
toured ever since ; in 1888 played
" East Lynne " at the Olympic The-
atre, and has also presented the play
at the old Princess's ; in 1889 became
lessee of the Queen's Theatre, Manches-
ter, where he appeared as Hamlet,
Othello, Macbeth, etc. ; subsequently
became lessee of the Theatre Royal,
Oldham (with Lindo Courtenay) ;
Theatre Royal, Darwen ; Prince's,
Blackburn ; Comedy, Manchester ; has
also toured with " Old London," " The
Silver Falls," " Current Cash," " The
Shaughraun," " Right's Right," " The
Ticket-of-Leave Man," etc. ; has also
played Archibald Carlyle in " East
Lynne," Bob Brierley in " The Ticket-
of-Leave Man," Coupeau in " Drink,"
Eccles in " Caste," Perkyn Middlewick
in " Our Boys," etc. ; has contributed
many articles on theatrical sub j ects, and
his reminiscences, to the periodical press.
Address : 3 Kilburn Priory, N.W.6.
HARDING, D. Lyn (David Llewellyn
Harding), actor ; 6. Newport, Mon., 12
Oct., 1867 ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Bristol, 25 Aug., 1890, as M. Guerin
in " The Grip of Iron " ; eventually
toured as Jagon in the same play ;
gained his early experience in stock
seasons and touring in the provinces,
where he played a great number
of parts, ranging from Camillo in
" The Winter's Tale," Don Pedro in
" Much Ado About Nothing," Grati-
ano and Shy lock in " The Merchant of
Venice," to Ned Dray ton in "In the
Ranks," Abbe Dubois in " A Village
Priest," and Wilfred Denver in
" The Silver King " ; in Oct., ,1£93,
made an extensive tour through
India, Burmah, China and Japan,
playing leading rdles in " David
Garrick," " The Silver King," " Jim
the Penman," " Liberty Hall," " The
Corsican Brothers," " The School for
Scandal," " Rob Roy," etc. ; in 1895,
t ured in the provinces as Captain
Starlight in " Robbery Under Arms,"
and Lord Dummasy in " The
Egyptian Idol " ; during the next
seven years toured in " In the Ranks,"
" A Life of Pleasure," " The Indian
Mutiny," etc. ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at the
Shakespeare, Clapham, 19 July, 1897,
as Sir William Alexander in " The
Silence of the Night " ; at the old
Imperial, Oct., 1898, played Ned
Dray ton in " In the Ranks " ; he also
appeared in several Shakespearean
revivals at the Queen's, Manchester ;
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[HAR
his first London success was gained at
the Grand, Fulham, 1 Dec., 1902, when
he played David Lundier in Richard
Ganthony's piece, "The Prophecy";
-tliis success was followed by another
hit in " A Snug Little Kingdom," at
the Royalty, 1903, after which he was
engaged by Beerbohm Tree for His
Majesty's, where he appeared, among
other parts, as the Duke of York in
" Richard II," Inu in " The Darling
of the Gods," Antonio in " The
Tempest/* Bill Sikes in " Oliver
Twist/' Burrus in " Nero/' Prospero
in " The Tempest/' Owen Glendower
in "King Henry IV" (part I), Sir
Andrew Aguecheek in " Twelfth
Night," Ghost in " Hamlet," Slender
and Pistol in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," Horster in " An Enemy of
the People," Cassiusiii "Julius Caesar,"
Mr. Gardiner in " Captain Swift," Fred
Bayham (" F. B.") in " Colonel
Newcome," Camillo and subsequently,
Leontes in "The Winter's Tale,"
Bolingbroke in " Richard II," Eno-
barbus in " Antony and Cleopatra,"
General Morakoff in " The Red Lamp,"
etc. ; appeared at Drury Lane, May,
1907, as Sheanagua in "The Last of
His Race " ; and Sept., 1907, as Noel
Ferrers in " The Sins of Society " ;
at the Duke of York's, Mar., 1908,
played Crichton in revival of " The
Admirable Crichton " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1908, appeared as Jem
Callender in " Marriages of Mayfair " ;
at the Vaudeville, Jan., 1909, played
Sir Charles Weyburn in " Olive
La timer's Husband " ; at the Adeiphi,
Apr., 1909, played the title-rdte in
" The Devil " ; played in the Shake-
spearean Festival at His Majesty's,
1909 ; at the St. James's, Sept., 1909,
played Theodore Blundell in " Mid-
Channel " ; at the Lyric, Jan., 1910,
appeared as Colonel John Pontifex
in " The Strong People " ; at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1910, played Brutus
in " Julius Caesar " ; at the Adeiphi,
June, 1910, played Dr. Grimesby
Rylott in " The Speckled Band " ;
in Aug., 1910, toured as Sir Walter
Ralegh in the play of that name ;
in Jan., 1911, played in music-hall
sketch, " Honour is Satisfied " ; in
May, 1911, toured as Gwyllim Williams
in " The Bells of Lin-Lan-Lone " ;
in Aug., went to America, and at
Pittsburg, Sept., 1911, played Adam
Lankaster in " Just to Get Married " ;
at Detroit, Sept., 1911, played Bene-
dick in " Much Ado About Nothing " ;
at the Lyric, Cincinnati, Oct., 1911,
played Sir Felix Janion in " The
Earth " ; at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Jan., 1912, played Adam in
" Just to Get Married " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1912, played Bill Sikes in the "all-star"
revival of " Oliver Twist " ; returning
to England, appeared at His Majesty's
in June, 1912, as Master Ford in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
and as Bill Sikes in " Oliver Twist " ;
Sept., 1912, scored a great success
when he played the title-rdle in
"Drake," at the same theatre;
returned to America, and at Syracuse,
Nov., and at the Belasco, New York,
Dec., 1912, played Christopher Dallas
in " Years of Discretion " ; at the
Booth Theatre, New York, Oct., 1913,
appeared as Ham Carve in " The Great
Adventure " ; at the Studebaker
Theatre, Chicago, Jan., 1914, as Dr,
Rylott in " The Speckled Band " ;
subsequently toured in the United
States, as Jacob in " Joseph and His
Brethren " ; on his return to London,
in conjunction with Nancy Price,
revived " A Scrap of Paper," at the
Criterion, 16 June, 1914, playing the
part of Francis Lightly, and also
appearing as Ossip in " The Receipt " ;
at the Victoria Palace, Aug., 1914,
played Alphonse D'Auville in " The
Bride " ; at the Hippodrome, Man-
chester, Sept., 1914, Henri Loujanne
in " For France," subsequently touring
in variety theatres in this part ; at
His Majesty's, Apr., 1915, re-appeared
as Bill Sikes in " Oliver Twist " ; at
the St. James's, May, 1915, played
Captain Guy Hewison in " The Day
Before the Day " ; subsequently
returned to America, and at Atlantic
City, Aug., 1915, appeared as Svengali
in a revival of " Trilby " ; at the Harris
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1915, played
William Dale in " The Devil's Garden " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
Mar. -May, 1916, with Sir Herbert
Tree, played King Henry VIII, An-
tonio in " The Merchant of Venice,"
and Ford in " The Merry Wives of
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[HAE
Windsor " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Mar., 1917, played Harley
Napier in " The Case of Lady Camber " ;
at the Empire, New York, May, 1917,
Stephen Brand in " Old Friends " ;
returned to London, and appeared at
the Strand Theatre, Oct., 1917, as
John O'Rourke in " Wild Heather " ;
at the Ambassadors', Feb., 1918,
played Father Petrovitch in " The
Little Brother " ; at the Globe, Nov.,
1918, Flambeau in " L'Aiglon " ; at
the Garrick, Jan., 1919, Edward
Ashby, K.C., in "The Purse Strings" ;
in 1919, toured as the Marquis Chi-
Lung in "A Chinese Puzzle " ; at the
Globe, June, 1919, again played
Flambeau in " L'Aiglon " ; at the
Lyric, Sept., 1919, the Beachcomber
in " The Bird of Paradise " ; at the
Aldwych, Sept., 1920, the Baron
Scarpia in " La Tosca " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Nov., 1920, Albert Arnaud
in " Daniel," and the same part at
the St. James's, Jan., 1921 ; in con-
junction with Denys Grayson assumed
the management of the St. James's
Theatre, and opened Aug., 1921, as
John Osbornc Wynn in " Threads " ;
Sept., 1921, appeared as Dr. Grimesby
Rylott in a revival of " The Speckled
Band " ; at the Apollo, May, 1922,
played Svengali in " Trilby " ; at the
St. "James's, Dec., 1922, Captain Hook
in " Peter Pan " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Apr., 1923, Andrew Grayling
in " Trespasses " ; at the Playhouse,
New York, Jan., 1924, the Grand Duke
Boris in " The New Poor " ; at the
Queen's, Mar., 1924, Don Pablo in
" Conchita " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1924, John Pendleton in " Polly-
utma," Club : Green Room. Address :
Green Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2,
HARDING E, H. €. M., dramatic
.•author ; has written the following
plays : " The Broken Barrier," 1903 ;
'"Why Not?" 1913; "His Royal
Happiness " (with Sara Jeannette
Duncan), Toronto, 1915 ; London,
1919 ; " Carnival " (with Matheson
Lang), 1919 ; author of the novels,
44 Whirlwind," " A Bowl of Red
Roses," etc. Address : The Studio,
11 A Caroline Street, S.W.I. Telephone
No, : Victoria 3448.
HARDWICKE. Cedric, actor; &.
Lye, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, 19
Feb., 1893 ; s. of Edwin Webster
Hard wi eke and his wife Jessie (Master-
son) ; e. Bridgnorth School, Salop ;
was a pupil at the Academy of Dra-
matic Art ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Lyceum Theatre,
1912, during the run of " The Monk
and the Woman," when he took up
the part of Brother John ; during 1912,
was at His Majesty's, understudying ;
subsequently appeared at the Garrick,
in " Find the Woman " and " Trust
the People " ; joined the Benson
company in 1913 and toured in the
provinces, South Africa and Rhodesia ;
during 1914 toured with Miss
Darragh in "The Unwritten Law";
appeared at the Old Vic, 1914, as
Malcolm in " Macbeth," Tranio in
" The Taming of the Shrew," Grave-
digger in " Hamlet," etc. ; from
1914-21, served with the Army in
France ; j oined the Birmingham
Repertory Company, Jan., 1922,
where he" played the'following, among
other parts: Faulkland in " The
Rivals," Hobart in " Advertising
April," Simon in " The Shoemaker's
Holiday," General Grant in " Abraham
Lincoln," Captain Shotoverin " Heart-
break House/' lachimo in " Cym-
beline," Sir Toby in " Twelfth Niglxt,"
Professor Goodwillie in " The Pro-
fessor's Love Story," Darnley in
" Mary Stuart," M. Pierrot in
" L' Enfant Prodiguc," Haslam, The
Archbishop and the He-Ancient in
" Back to Methuselah," Churdles Ash
in " The Farmer's Wife," etc. ; ap-
peared at the Court, London, Feb.,
1924, in his original parts in " Back
to Methuselah," and Mar,, 1924, as
Churdles Ash in " The Fanner's
Wife." Recreation : Reading. Club :
Playgoers'. Address : The Lye,
Stoui bridge, Worcestershire.
HARDWICKE, Clarice, actress; b.
Melbourne, Australia, 2" Apr., 1900;
d. of Frederick George Hardwicke and
his wife Frances Anne (Minnering) ;
*. Melbourne ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at Her Majesty's
Theatre, Melbourne, as a dancer, when
quite a child, appearing in several
pantos ; appeared at the same theatre,
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[HAK
1914, as Cissy Denver in " The Silver
King " ; appeared with Adeline Genee,
as a dancer during her Australian tour,
1914; in 1916, was playing in melo-
drama, appearing as Necia in " The
Barrier," Nang Ping in " Mr. Wu,"
Virginia Blaine in " Bought and Paid
For/' etc. ; subsequently played Sally
McBride in " Daddy Longlegs " ; in
1920, was with Lee "White's company,
playing in " Bran Pie," "Buzz-Buzz^"
" Tails Up " ; then returned to J. C.
Williamson, Ltd., and played Victoria
in " Maid of the Mountains," Frou-
Frou in " The Merry Widow," Margot
in " Sybil " ; in 1921, appeared with
Joseph Coyne in " His Lady Friends,"
" Wedding Bells," and " Nightie
Night"; made her first appearance
in London, at the Vaudeville Theatre,
3 Oct., 1924, when she played in
" The Looking Glass " ; at the London
Hippodrome, Dec., 1924, played Maisie
in " Mother Goose." Recreations :
Dancing and sleeping. Address : c/o
Australia House, Strand, W.C.2.
HARDY, Arthur F., manager; b.
London, 15 Apr,, 1870 ; 5. of Alfred H.
Hardy ; e. Sherborne school ; for some
years engaged as manager to E. S.
Willard ; has for some time become
a producing manager, amoDg his
productions, being " The House of
Temperley," and " The Speckled
Band," at the AdelpM, 1909-10 ; "Vice-
Versa," " The Crucible," " A Butterfly
on the Wheel," " Married by Degrees/'
several tours with E. S. Willard, Mrs.
Russ Whytal, etc. ; was one of the
directors of the New Theatre, Man-
chester ; at the Garrick, Mar., 1918,
produced " By Pigeon Post," with
great success. Recreations : Golf and
motoring. Chtb : Green Room.
HARE, John Gilbert, actor; b. in
Ireland, 23 Mar., 1869 ; s. of Sir John
Hare and his wife Mary Adela Eliza-
beth (Hare-Holmes) ; e. Harrow, Cam-
bridge University, Gottingen, and
Freiburg ; m. Helen Luck (Stern) ;
studied medical science, before making
his first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Richmond, 7 May,
1890, as Tom Shadbolt in " Mamma " ;
.in Aug., 1890, toured with Beerbohm
Tree as Tolstoi in " The Red Lamp,"
Harry Seabrook in " Captain Swift,"
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor/'
" A Man's Shadow," etc. ; made his
first appearance in London, at the
Garrick Theatre, then under his
father's management, 7 Mar., 1891, as
Sir Lucian Brent in " Lady Bounti-
ful " ; in May, 1891, played Charles
Kilclare in "A Quiet Rubber " ; in
Sept., 1891, he made quite a hit as
Mr. Krux in the revival of " School " ;
in Jan., 1892, played the Hon. Tom
Verinder in "A Fool's Paradise " ;
Jan., 1893, Dr. Milner in " Robin
Goodfellow " ; Feb., 1893, Algie Fair-
fax in the famous revival of " Diplo-
macy " ; Jan., 1894, Paul Venables in
"An Old Jew"; Feb., 1894. Sam
Gerridge in " Caste, " ; May, 1894 the
old Member in the practically " all-
star " cast of " Money " ; at the Court
Theatre, Oct., 1894, played Algy Bruce
in " The Gay Widow " ; returned to
the Garrick, Dec., 1894, playing
Harold Dundas in " Slaves of the
Ring " ; Jan., 1895, Dick in " A Pair
of Spectacles " ; accompanied his
father on his American tour 1895-6,
making his first appearance on the;
New York stage, at Abbey's Theatre,
6 Jan., 1896, in the last-mentioned
part ; subsequently appeared there
as Charles in "A Quiet Rubber " ;
in 1896-7 toured in English provinces
and United States as Sam in " Caste,"
Tom Clarke in " Tfte Hobby Horse,"
etc. ; appeared at the Court, May,
1897, in the last-mentioned part, and
subsequently again played Sam in
" Caste " ; at the Globe, Jan., 1898,
appeared as Martin Beggs in " A
Bachelor's Romance " ; Apr., 1898, as
William Thurkettle in " The Master " ;
Feb., 1899, Sir Alexander Shendryn in
" Ours " ; Apr., 1899, Sir Chichester
Frayne in " The Gay Lord Quex " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1901,
Marquis of Steyne in " Becky Sharp " ;
at the Duke of York's, Mar., 1902, Sir
John Langrish in " The Princess's
Nose " ; Aug., 1902, John Tr avers in
" The Marriage of Kitty " ; at Her
Majesty's, May, 1903, Le Comte
D'Auteuil in " The Gordiart Knot " ;
and Gecko in " Trilby " ; at the
Gaiety, Manchester, Apr., 1904, played
Prince Adolph in " The Flute of Pan " ;
in Sept., 1904, in conjunction with
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Mrs. Brown-Potter entered on the
management of the Savoy Theatre,
and appeared as Sir Charles Sergeant
in " The Golden Light " ; subsequently
produced " Cavalleria Rusticana " and
revived " Forget-Me-Not " ; in Nov.,
1904, produced " For Church or
Stage " ; Dec., 1904, produced " Pag-
liacci," in which he appeared as Tonio ;
Mar., 1905, produced " Du Barri,"
playing King Louis XV ; at the Duke
of York's, May, 1906, appeared as the
Hon. Fitzroy Bagley in " The Lion
and the Mouse " ; subsequently re-
tired from the stage and resumed his
original profession ; made his reap-
pearance on the stage at Wyndham's
Theatre, 8 Sept., 1919, when he played
Lord Sandhills in " The Choice " ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1920, appeared as
Colonel Ibbetson in " Peter Ibbetson ";
at the Strand, June, 1920, as Freddie
Staunton in " Tiger ! Tiger ! " ; at
Wyndham's, Sept., 1920, as Dean
Carey in " The Prude's Fall " ; Mar.,
1921, as Dr. Henry Lakington in " Bull-
Dog Drummond " ; Apr., 1922, Gabriel
Strood in " Running Water " ; at the
Playhouse, June, 1922, played Cayley
Drummlc in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray," and Mar., 1923, Dr. Von
Keller in " Magda." Club : Garrick.
Address : 43 Warwick Road, Earl's
Court, S.W.5. Telephone No. : Ken-
sington 2456.
HARE, Winifred, actress and vocal-
ist ; d. of the late E. C. F. Hare, a
well-known musician ; b. 28 July,
1875 ; m. E, G. Saunders ; made her
first appearance at Plymouth, in 1892,
in a small part in " Faust Up-to-Date,"
with August Van Biene ; made her
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Gaiety Theatre, 11 July, 1892,
as Donner in " Faust Up-to-Date " ;
she next appeared at the Grand,
Islington, Mar., 1893, as Faust in the
same piece, subsequently on tour, play-
ing Marguerite ; was very soon given
the part of the Queen in " Ruy Bias "
under the same management, after
which she was engaged for three
years, and played lead in " Faust
Up-to-Datc," " Carmen Up-to-Date,"
etc. ; in 1894, toured as Angela in
" The Gay Parisienne " ; understudied
Florence St. John in " La Mascotte " ;
toured in " Blue Eyed Susan," and
" Claude Duval " ; toured with Yorke
Stephens in " The County Councillor " ;
and in 1896, at the Prince of Wales's,
understudied and appeared in " On
the March " ; appeared in pantomime
at Edinburgh, 1896, and Birmingham,
1897 ; she then left the stage for a
period of four years, and on her
return appeared at the Coronet under
the management of E. G. Saunders,
Christmas, 1900, in " Dick Whit ting-
ton " ; in Feb., 1901, appeared
as Mdlle. Lange in "La Fille de
Madame Angot " ; she then went
to the Lyric, June, 1901, for "The
Silver Slipper," in which she played
Stella, and afterwards returned to
tha Coronet to play Fredegonde in
"Chilperic"; played five seasons in
pantomime at the same theatre ; in
May, 1904, toured as Alice Hardy in
" The King's Diamond " ; she then
; ccepted a series of important engage-
ments at leading variety halls in
London and the provinces, making her
first appearance at the Tivoli Music
Hall, and playing principal boy in
pantomime every year ; at Christmas,
1907, played Little Boy Blue in " Red
Riding Hood," at the Marlborough
Theatre ; during 1917-18, toured as
Frasquita in " Carminetta " ; during
1919-20, toured as Ranee in " The Maid
of the East " ; at the Kingsway, Dec.,
1922, played Mrs. Ducat in " Polly" ;
during 1924, toured as Lady Marian
Mainwaring in " Tilly." Address :
c/o Actors' Association, 79 St. Martin's
Lane, W.C.2, or " Indiana," Beltinge,"
Herne Bay.
HABFORD, W., scenic artist; has"
painted scenery for most of the West
End Theatres of London, and notably
for " Iris," at the Garrick, " Sweet
and Twenty," " Bluebell in Fairyland,"
" Quality Street," " The Catch of the
Season/' etc., at the Vaudeville ;
" Monsieur Beaucaire," at the Comedy ;
" Peter Pan," at the Duke of York's,
etc. Address : 113 Waterloo Road,
S.E.I. Telephone No. : Hop. 453.
HABKER, Joseph C., scenic artist ;
b. Levenshulme, Manchester, 17 Oct.,
1855 ; 5. of Maria (O'Connor) and
William Harker ; e. Manchester and
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Edinburgh ; m. Sarah Hall ; the first
production with which he was associa-
ted was " Hamlet," at the Theatre
Royal, Glasgow, 1881, and the first
London production " Macbeth," at the
Lyceum for Henry Irving, 1888 ; from
that date he was associated with all
Irving's productions at the Lyceum,
notably " Ravenswood," " King Henry
VIII," "Becket," "King Arthur/'
" Madame Sans-Gene," " The Medicine
Man," " Robespierre/' etc. ; associa-
ted with all productions at His Ma-
jesty's, for Beerbohm Tree, since
" Julius Caesar/' 1898, and includes
more Shakespearean and spectacular
mounting than at any other theatre ;
was responsible for the painting for
" A Greek Slave," " San Toy " and
" A Country Girl," at Daly's ; all
Gaiety productions since " A Runaway
Girl/' 1898; "The Duchess of Dantzic/'
at Lyric, 1903 ; " Veronique," at
Apollo ; " The Light that Failed/' at
the Lyric ; " The School Girl " and
" Three Little Maids," at the Prince
of Wales's ; " The Prayer of the Sword,"
" Hamlet/' etc., at Adelphi ; " For
the Crown " and " The Conqueror,"
at Scala ; during 1911 "Kismet," at
the Garrick ; " Romeo and Juliet,"
at the New ; " Bella Donna/' at the
St. James's ; also painted the scenery
for the production of " Parsifal " at
Covent Garden ; " Mameena " at the
Globe, 1914, for Oscar Asche ; " Chu-
Chin-Chow/' His Majesty's, 1916,
for Asche ; " Mecca," at the Century,
New York, 1920, for Asche, arid
""Aphrodite" at the same theatre,
1920, and all Miss Marie Lohr's
productions at the Globe Theatre,
1918-23 ; author of the volume
" Studio and Stage," 1924. Favourite
play : " Macbeth." Recreation : Cy-
cling. Clubs : Savage and London
Sketch. Address : 4 Lyndhurst Road,
Hampstcad, N.W.3, and Painting
Rooms, Horsley Street, Walworth,
S.E.17. Telephone No.: Hop 2721.
HARLAN, Otis, actor ; b. Zanesville,
Ohio, 29 Dec., 1865 ; . e. Zanesville ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, 12
Sept., 1887, as a Romantic Young Man
in "A Hole in the Ground " ; next
toured with -Frank Daniels in " Little
Puck " ; at the Bijou Theatre, Oct.,
1888, appeared as Badger in "A
Brass Monkey " ; then p^ed Major
Yell in " A Texas Steer " ; in 1893
played Mark Mansfield in " Africa " ;
subsequently played in " Boys and
Girls " and " Gloriana " ; next ap-
peared in " The Isle of Champagne,"
and at the Broadway Theatre, May,
1894, played Ben-hid-den in " Tab-
asco " ; at Hoyt's, 6 Jan., 1896, made
a great success as Hot Stuff in " A
Black Sheep " ; during 1896 played at
the Herald Square Theatre as David
in the " all-star " cast of " The
Rivals " : subsequently played the
leading parts in " A Stranger in New
York " and " A Night and a Day " ;
at the New York Theatre, Jan.,
1900, appeared as Calcium in " From
Broadway to Tokio " ; at Herald
Square, 1901, appeared as King
Flush in " The Girl from Up There " ;
during 1902-3 appeared with the
Bijou Musical Company in " Lost,
Stolen, or Strayed " and " By the Sad
Sea Waves " ; at the Broadway, Jan.,
1906, appeared as Theodore Banting
in " The Vanderbilt Cup " ; at
We.ber's, Dec., 1906, played J. Bilk-
ington Holmes in " Dream City "
and Frederick in " The Magic Knight ";
during 1907 toured with Anna Held
in " The Parisian Model " ; during
1908, toured in "A Broken Idol " ;
at Herald Square, Aug., 1909, played
" Doc Whatt ? " in " A Broken Idol " ;
at Chicago, June, 1910, played in
"Baby Mine"; at the Lyric, New
York, Nov., 191 1, appeared as Dupont
in " Little Boy Blue " ; at the Casino,
Aug., 1914, played Richter in " The
Dancing Duchess " ; at Syracuse,
Dec., 1914, Judge Splint in " Ninety
in the Shade " ; since that date ha"s
mainly devoted himself to the cinema
stage. Address : Otis Harlan Co.,
Georgia and Gerard Avenues, Los
Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
HAENED, Virginia (Hickes), ac-
tress ; b. at Boston, Mass., U.S.A.,
29 May, 1872 ; m. E. H. Sothern
(mar. dis., 1910) ; m. (2) William
Courtenay ; made her first appearance
on the stage in " Our Boarding
Homse " ; at the age of sixteen she
joined the late .George Clarke to play
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Emilie de L'Esparre in " The Corsican
Brothers/7 and " False Shame " ; sub-
sequently toured as Niobe in " A Night
Off," and Elinor Fordhara in "The
Still Alarm " ; first appeared on
New York stage at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, 31 Mar., 1890, and
played the part of Florence Featherley
in "A Long Lane ; or Pine's Meadows " ;
and was then engaged for Palmer's
Theatre, where, on 5 May, 1890, she
appeared as Ellen Barrington in " The
Editor," and 20 June, as Madge
Ravenscroft in " Lara " ; she then
joined the company of the Lyceum
Theatre, New York, making her first
appearance there on 26 Aug., 1890,
as Clara Dexter in " The Maister
of Woodbarrow " (" Woodbarrow
Farm ") ; she also appeared at this
theatre as Drusilla Ives in " The
Dancing Girl," and as Fanny Hadden
in " Captain Lettarblair " ; at
Palmer's Theatre, in 1894, she played
Mrs. Sylvester in " The New Woman/'
and 17 Dec., she appeared as Nora
Desmond in " Esmeralda " ; at the
Garden Theatre, 15 Apr., 1895, she
played Trilby in the first performance
of that play ; returning to the Lyceum
Theatre, 1 Sept., 1896, she appeared
as Julie de Varion in " An Enemy to
the King " ; at the Knickerbocker,
22 Feb., 1897, she played Simone
in " Spiritisme " ; at the Lyceum,
6 Sept., 1897, Celia in " Change
Alley " ; and Oct. 11, Pauline in " The
Lady of Lyons " ; same theatre, 1
Sept., 1898, she was seen as Lady
Ursula JBarrington in " The Adven-
ture of Lady Ursula " ; and 31
Oct., 1898, as Mollie Heddin in " A
Colonial Girl " ; she was next at
Daly's Theatre, where, on 13 Sept.,
1899, she played Clarice in " The
King's Musketeers " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, 26 Mar., 1900, she
appeared as Kautendelein in " The
Sunken Bell " ; at Daly's Theatre,
17 Apr., 1900, she played Lady
Gwendoline in " Drifting Apart " ;
at the Garden Theatre, 17 Sept,,
1900, she appeared as Ophelia to her
husband's Hamlet ; in 1901 she was
Alice in " Alice of Old Vincennes " ;
and at the Criterion, New York, in
1902, appeared as Iris in Pinero's
play of that name ; in 1903, she
appeared as Lady Lorna Leinster in
her husband's play, " The Light that
Lies in Woman's Eyes," in which
she was seen in New York, at the
Criterion, on 25 Jan., 1904 ; at
Cincinnati, in Mar., 1904, she played
Marguerite Gautier in " Canaille,"
playing the same part at the Harlem
Opera House, New York, 18 Apr.,
1904 ; at the Hudson Theatre, New
York, 27 Mar., 1905, was Jane Shore
in " The Lady Shore " ; at the Cri-
terion, New York, 14 Apr., 1905, was
Nance Oldfield in the play of that
name ; and in May, 1905, appeared in
a revival of " Trilby " at the New
Amsterdam ; at the Knickerbocker,
27 Nov., 1905, played Jeanne in
" La Belle Marseillaise " ; and at
Pittsburg, 3 Sept., 1906, was Florence
Revillon in " The Love Letter " ;
she appeared at the Lyric, New York,
9 Oct., in the same part, subsequently
touring with the same play ; at
Newhaven, Conn., 20 Apr., 1907.
appeared as Anna in " The Great
Question," subsequently reproduced
as " Anna Karenina " ; she appeared
in this play at the Herald Square
Theatre, 2 Sept., 1907 ; during 1908,
appeared in " vaudeville " in a sketch
entitled " The Idol of the Hour " ;
at Chicago, in May, 1909, played in
" Iris," " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray," and " Camille " ; played .a
" stock " engagement at San Francisco,
June, 1910 ; at Reno, Nevada, Oct.,
1910, appeared in " The Woman he
Married " ; reappeared, after two
years' absence from the stage, at the
Alhambra, New York, Sept., 1912, in
" The Call of Paris " ; at Detroit, Oct.,
1913, played in " Iris/' and " An
American Widow " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1918, played Josephine in a play of
that name.
HARRIS, Clare, actress; was at
His Majesty's Theatre in Sept., 1909
and played Mouene in " False Gods "
Nov., 1909, Angele in " Trilby "
Nov., 1909, the Seventh Symphony
in " Beethoven " ; appeared at the
Lyric, Hammersmith (for the Phoenix
Society) Mar., 1921, as . Jenny in
"Love for Love"; Apr., 1921, as
Katharine in " The Witch of Ed-
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monton " ; June, 1921, as Grace
Welborne in " Bartholomew Fayre " ;
Nov., 1921, as Antiphila in " The
Maid's Tragedy " ; at the Shaftesbury
(also for the Phoenix), Mar., 1922,
played Iras in. " All for Love " ; at
the Everyman, 1922, Proserpine Gar-
nett in " Candida," Evelyn Rivers in
" The Constant Lover," Anne in " A
Doll's House/' Blanche Sartorius in
" Widowers' Houses," Mary Beaton
in " Mary Stuart " ; at His Ma-
jesty's, May, 1923, Elizabeth Crom-
well in " Oliver Cromwell " ; at
the Everyman, 1923, Mary Stuart in
the play of that name ; Aug., 1923,
Patricia Carleon in " Magic " ; at the
Regent (for the Phoenix), Nov., 1923,
Margaret de Clare in " Edward II ";
in July, 1924, toured in variety with
Henry Ainley in "Snobs"; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1924, played Mrs. Tice
in " The Fool/' Address: 37 Norland
Square, W.ll. Telephone No ; Park
6278.
HARRIS, Elmer Blanoy, dramatic
author; has written the following
plays : " The Offenders/' 1908 ;
" Sham " (with Geraldine Bonner)
1909 ; " Thy Neighbour's Wife," 1911;
" Trial Marriage," 1912 ; " Pretty
Mrs. Smith" (with Oliver Morosco),
1914 ; " Canary Cottage " (with Mo-
rosco), 1916 ; "So Long, Letty " (with
Morosco), 1916 ; " What Next ? "
(with Morosco), 1917 ; " Merry Mary
Brown " (with Morosco), 1919 ; " Poor
Mama" (with Jean Havez), 1919.
Address : c/o Oliver Morosco, Morosco
Theatre, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
HARRIS, Florence Glossop-, actress ;
b. London, 8 Oct., 1883 ; d. of the
late Sir Augustus Harris, actor and
impresario ; e. privately ; m. Frank
Cellier (mar. dis.) ; made her first
appearance at Eastbourne, 1903, as
Benedick's Page, in " Much Ado About
Nothing," in Mrs. Michael Gunn's Co. ;
subsequently fulfilled engagements
with Beerbohm Tree, Edward Terry,
Norman V. Norman, Ian Maclaren,
Mrs. Brown-Potter, etc., playing among
Other parts, Sybil Mason in " The Man
Who Was," Alithea in " The Country
Girl," Lady Hardy in "A Scrap of
Paper," Minnie Gilfillian in " Sweet
Lavender," Charlotte in " The Magis-
trate," Camille, Angela in the play of
that name, etc. ; also Shakespearean
parts, including Juliet, Beatrice, Rosa-
lind, the Queen in " Hamlet," Viola,
Lady Capulet, Desdemona, Olivia,
Celia, Portia, Ophelia, Katherine,
Emilia, etc. ; took out her own com-
pany in Dec., 1906, playing leading
Shakespearean parts, Desdemona,
Viola, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Camille,
Carmen, etc. ; in 1914, toured the
West Indies, with a repertory of thir-
teen plays ; with Frank Cellier entered
on the management of the Prince's
Theatre, Oct., 1914, opening as Lady
Hilyard in " Cheer! Boys, Cheer ! " ;
Nov., 1914, appeared as Portia in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; at the
Playhouse, May, 1915, played Mimue
in " Godefroi and Yolande " ; in
Aug., 1915, rejoined F. R. Benson's
Company at Stratford-on-Avon, to play
Portia in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at the Court Theatre, Dec., 1915, with
Benson, played Helena in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; in 1916
toured the provinces with her own
company ; in Dec., 1917, went to
South Africa, and played there for
twelve months, under Leonard Rayne ;
returned to England, 1919 ; under-
studied Doris Keane as Juliet, at the
Lyric Theatre, Apr., 1919 ; joined
the New Shakespearean company, at
^ Stratford-on-Avon, 1919, playing Her-
mione in " The Winter's Tale," etc. ;
in Jan., 1920, again visited the West
Indies, this time with twelve modern
plays ; in June, 1920, joined Henry
Baynton at Birmingham ; at the Strand
Theatre, Oct., 1920, appeared as Chorus
iu " King Henry V " ; in June, 1921,
appeared with Henry Baynton' s com-
pany at Birmingham ; 1921-2, ap-
peared in Buenos Ayres and the West
Indies in modern and Shakespearean
repertory ; rejoined Henry Bayntou
as leading lady in Shakespearean
repertory, Aug.," 1923 ; has played
nearly every leading r6U in Shake™
speare, besides a number of other
leading parts. Address : 37 Guntor-
stone Road, Kensington, W.14. Tele-
phone No. : Western 2345.
HARRIS, Robert, actor ; b. 28 Mar.,
1900; s, of A. .flerschcll Harris and
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his wife Sarah (Anstie) ; e. at Sher-
borne School and New College, Oxford ;
studied for the stage at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art, and carried
off the Reandean scholarship at the
Critics' Circle Schools of Acting Com-
petition, July, 1923 ; he made his
first appearance on the professional
stage at the St. Martin's Theatre, 15
Aug., 1923, as Seiinett in " The Will " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith (for the
Fellowship of Players), Sept.', 1923,
played Florizel in " The Winter's
Tale"; at the St. Martin's, Nov.,
1923, played Max in " Fledglings " ;
at the Queen's, Nov., 1923, under-
studied Owen Nares in " The Little
Minister " ; Jan., 1924, played Nicho-
las Draicott in " A Magdalen's Hus-
band "• at the Ambassadors', Jan.,
1924, Phoenix in the play of that name;
Feb., 1924, Martin Farren in " The
Way Things Happen " ; at the
Regent (for the Fellowship of Players) ,
July, 1924, Silvius in "As You Like
It " ; in Aug., 1924, went on tour,
playing the Rev. Gavin Dishart in
"The Little Minister"; at Drury
Lane, Dec., 1924, appeared as Oberon
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Recreations : Golf and tennis. Club :
Cavendish. Address : Cavendish
Club, 119 Piccadilly, W.I.
HARRIS, Sam H., manager ; b. New
York City, 3 Feb., 1872; his first
theatrical venture was "The Gay
Morning Glories/' a burlesque which
he sent on a tour through the United
States ; he then became a partner in
the producing firm of Sullivan, Harris,
and Woods, and one of their greatest
successes was made with the drama,
" The Fatal Wedding " ; next became
associated with George M. Cohan,
and under their joint management
many successful plays were then
produced ; these included " Little
Johimy Jones," " Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway," " George Wash-
ington, Junior," " Popularity," " Fifty
Miles from Boston," ; " The Talk
of New York," " The Man Who
Owns Broadway/' " Get-Rich-Quick
Wallingford/' " The Little Millionaire,"
" The Red Widow," etc. ; the firm of
Cohan and Harris were the lessees and
managers of the Geo. M. Col*an Thea-
tre, Grand Opera House, business
managers of the Gaiety Theatre, New
York City, and the Geo. M. Cohan
Grand Opera House, Chicago, 111. ;
the firm was dissolved in 1921, and as
individual producer, he has presented
" Welcome Stranger," " Little Old
New York," " The Champion," " Nice
People," " Wake up, Jonathan," " Six
Cylinder Love," " The Music Box
Revue," " The Nervous Wreck,"
" Rain./' etc. ; he is the lessee and
manager of the Sam H. Harris Theatre,
the Music Box Theatre, and the Bronx
Opera House in New York, and the
Grand Opera House and Sam H. Harris
Theatre, Chicago. Address : Sam H.
Harris Theatre, 226 West 42nd Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
HARRISON, Austin, dramatic critic,
author, and editor of The English
Review ; b. 1873 ; s. of Ethel and
Frederic Harrison, M.A. ; ef. Harrow,
Marburg, Lauzanne, and Berlin ; has
been a journalist free-lance ever since
he was twenty-four years of age ; was
for some time dramatic critic of The
Daily Mail ; was subsequently literary
critic of The Observer, is now editor
of The English Review ; author of the
novel " Lifting Mist," 1924. Favourite
play : " Faust." Recreations : Golf
and travel. Clubs : Savile, and Sword.
Address : 4 Dean's Yard, S.W.I.
HARRISON, Frederick, M.A., lessee
and manager of Haymarket Theatre ;
b. London ; e. King's College School
and Trinity College, Cambridge ; made
his first appearance on the stage in
1886 ; the following year, he appeared
at the Olympic as Sir Francis Acton
in ' ' A Woman Killed with Kindness " ;
joined Beerbohm Tree at the Comedy,
20 Apr., 1887, and played Tolstoi in
" The Red Lamp " ; at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1888, he played Manpeau
in " The Pompadour " ; May, 1888,
Captain Fairneld in " A Compromising
Case " ; at the Olympic, June, 1888,
appeared as Cyril Grant in " For Her
Sake " ; at Haymarket, Dec., 1888,
played Caryl Stubbs in " The Duchess
of Bayswater & Co/' ; Jan., 1889;
played Ford in " The Merry Wives, of
Windsor " ; subsequently became busi-
ness manager of the theatre ; in 1891,
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appeared for a time as the Duke of
Guisebury in " The Dancing Girl " ;
in 1895, joined Forbes-Robertson in
the management of the Lyceum ;
producing " Romeo and Juliet/* " For
the Crown," " The School for Scandal,"
etc. ; in 1896, became sole lessee of the
Haymarket Theatre, in the manage-
ment of which he was associated till
1 905 with Mr. Cyril Maude ; among
plays produced under their joint man-
agement, were " Under the Red Robe/'
" The Little Minister/' " The Man-
oeuvres of Jane/' " The Second in Com-
mand/' " The Unforeseen," " Cousin
Kate," " Lady Flirt," " Joseph En-
tangled," " Everybody's Secret/'
" Beauty and the Barge," etc. ; and
revivals of old comedy ; appeared in
Sept., 1897, as the Cornte de Candale
in "A Marriage of Convenience " ;
Oct., 1899, as William of Orange in
" The Black Tulip " ; continued to
manage the theatre alone, from 1 905-9 ;
temporarily relinquished active man-
agement '1909-10 ; again resumed
management, 1911, and has produced
several notable plays, includingBarrie's
" Mary Rose," A. A. Milne's " The
Dover Road," Galsworthy's " Old
English," etc. Address : Queen.
Anne's Mansions, S.W.I ; and Haslc-
mere, Surrey.
HARRISON, Mona, actress ; b. Edin-
burgh ; m. Edward Fitzgerald ; first
appearance with Edward Compton
in 1896 ; made her first appearance
on the London stage at the Metropole
Theatre, Camberwell, 23 Oct., 1896, as
Ophelia in " Edmund Kean " ; went
to Her Majesty's Theatre, Nov., 1898,
and appeared as Claudette in " The
Musketeers " ; also appeared in " Rip
Van Winkle," " Herod," etc., and re-
mained there three years ; in the
autumn of 1901 played lead in "A
Royal Rival " on tour ; Christmas,
same year, played in " Katawanipus "
at the Prince of Wales's ; then followed
a short tour in " Niobe," and in Sept.,
1902, went to America, being specially
engaged to play Lucius in " Julius
Caesar," with Richard Mansfield ;
left the latter in 1904 to appear in an
" all-star " cast of " The Two Orphans/*
at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
New York ; then followed a " vaude-
ville" engagement with Charles Haw-
trey in " Time is Money," followed
by a long engagement in "A Message
from Mars/' in which she played
Minnie, the part created by Miss
Jessie Bateman ; returned to England,
June, 1905 ; was engaged by Frederick
Harrison for the Haymarket in the
autumn of the same year ; at the
Vaudeville, 1907, appeared in " Mrs.
Ponderbury's Past," " The Cuckoo,"
and " A Sentimental Cuss " ; during
1908, appeared there as Reeve in
" Dear Old Charlie," Rosie Abbott
in " Jack Straw," and as Messaouda
in "In an Arab Garden " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Jan., 1909, played Amy Brown
in " An Englishman's Home " ; in
Oct., 1909, played Tilda in " Tilda's
New Hat"; during 1910 played in
music-hall sketches, " The Odd Man
Out," and " A Night of the Garter " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1911,
played Nell Cathcart in "A Near
Thing " ; at the Kingsway, May,
1911, played Mrs. Abington in "The
First Actress " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Sept., 1911, appeared as
Anna in " The Great Name " ; Oct.,
1911, played Leontine in " The
Uninvited Guest," and Dec., 1911,
Mrs. Clarence in "A Message from
Mars"; Feb., 1912, reappeared as
Reeve in " Dear Old Charlie," and
accompanied Charles Hawtrey to New
York, in Apr., 1912, to play the same
part ; subsequently toured as Gertrude
Rhead in " Milestones " ; appeared at
the Garrick, Dec., 1913, as The Sea
Witch in " Where the Rainbow Ends " ;
with Charles Hawtrey at the Apollo
Theatre, appeared, Sept., 1914, as
Myra Thornhill in " Seven Keys to
Baldpate " ; Nov., 1914, as La Cigale
in " Never Say Die " ; Dec,, 1914, as
Mrs. Clarence in "A Message from
Mars " ; Jan., 1915, as MiSvS Soatly in
" A Busy Day " ; Apr., 1915, as Mrs,
Ebenezer Mornington in " The Half-
Sister " ; at the Coliseum,. July, 1915,
as Dr. Jones in " The Haunted
Husband " ; at the Palladium, Sept,,
1915, appeared in " Quite So ! " and
at the Coliseum, Nov., 1915, in " Q " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1917,
played Dorothy Hopply in " Anthony
in Wonderland " ; during 1917-18,
toured in the same play ; at the
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Playhouse, Apr., 1918, played Annette
in " The Naughty Wife " ; Apr., 1920,
Leonie in " My Lady's Dress " ; at
the St. James's, Aug., 1920, Hilda in
" His Lady Friends " ; at the Cri-
terion, July, 1921, Agatha Whatconibe
in " Ambrose Applejohn's Adven-
ture " ; at the Playhouse, Mar.,
1923, Franziska von Wendlowski in
" Ma.gda " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1924,
Janet Gray in " Lord o' Creation " ;
July, 1924, the Countess of Malmaior
in " In the Snare/' Address : 45
Gordon Mansions, Francis Street, W.C.
HART, William S., actor ; b. New-
burgh, N.Y., U.S.A., 6 Dec., 1870;
e . Minnesota and Dakota ; made his
iirst appearance on the stage at the
People's Theatre, New York, 21 Jan.,
1889, in " Austerlitz," with Daniel
Bandmann ; subsequently played nu-
merous parts with Lawrence Barrett ;
next joined R. D. McLean and Marie
Prescott, and appeared at Union
Square, Nov., 1891, as Phesarius in
" The Gladiator," also playing in
" Antony and Cleopatra/' " Merchant
of Venice," " Othello," etc. ; toured
with Madame Rhea playing Shake-
speare in " When Bess was Queen " ;
was for some time associated with
Madame Modjeska, playing such parts
as Armand Duval in " Camille," Julian
Grey in " The New Magdalen," Bene-
dick in " Much Ado About Nothing,"
Macbeth, Mark Antony in " Antony
and Cleopatra/' etc. ; at the Garrick
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1895, with
Modjeska, appeared as Angelo in
" Measure for Measure," Armand
Duval, and the Duke of Malmsbur)!-
in " Mistress Betty " ; in 1897 toured
in V Under the Polar Star " ; at the
People's, New York, 31 Jan., 1898,
played the dual parts in " The Man
in the Iron Mask " ; subsequently
toured with Julia Arthur, and at
Wallack's, New York, Oct.-Dec., 1898,
he appeared with her as John Oxon
in "A Lady of Quality," Ingomar in
the play of that name, Orlando in
'•' As You Like It," and Pygmalion in
" Pygmalion and Galatea " ; in 1899
played Romeo to Julia Arthur's
Juliet ; at the Broadway, 29 Nov.,
1899, was the original Messala in
'•' Ben Hur/' a part he played for two
years ; at the Broadway, Oct., 1903,
played Patrick Henry in " Hearts
Courageous " ; at the New York
Theatre, Dec., 1904, Paul Miles in
" Home Folks " ; at Wallack's, Oct.,
1905, Cash Hawkins in " The Squaw
Man " ; at Brooklyn, Sept., 1907,
played the titlt-rdle in " The "Virginian,"
and toured in this for two years ; at
the New Amsterdam, Jan., 1910,
played Dan Starke in " The Barrier,"
and Jan., 1912, Judd Tolliver in " The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine " ; in 1914
turned his attention to the cinema
stage, of which he is now one of the
leading " stars." Club : Lambs'.
A ddress : Bates and Effie Streets,
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,
U.S.A.
HAETLE Y-MILBURN, Julie, actress;
b, London, 13 Mar., 1904 ; d. of
James Hartley Milburn and his wife
Gertrude (Regan) ; e. convent ; in
1918 was engaged at the Duke of
York's, understudying in " The Man
from Toronto," and made her first
appearance on the stage, as Minnie
in that play ; at the Gaiety, Mar.,
1920, was in the chorus of " The Shop
Girl " ; in the same year, went to the
Empire Theatre, understudying Edith
Day in "Irene"; at the Gaiety,
Apr., 1922, played Lady Jane Mellows
in " His Girl " ; subsequently ap-
peared in some cinema plays for the
Ideal Company ; in 1923 toured with
Ethel Irving, playing Joan in " The
Happy Ending " ; in 1924 toured
as Violette in " The Street Singer,"
and appeared at the Lyric Theatre,
June, 1924, in the same part. Recrea-
tions : Golf and riding. Address : c/o
I. Hartley Milburn, 40 Leicester
Square, W.C.2.
HARVEY, Sir John Martin (cr.
1921); actor manager; b. 22 June,
1867, at Wyvenhoe, Essex, s, of John
Harvey, naval architect ; m. Angelita
Helena de Silva (Miss N. de Silva,
actress) ; e. King's College School, Lon-
don ; was originally intended for a naval
architect, but having an inclination for
the stage, studied for a time under the
late John Ryder, and made Ms first
appearance at the Court Theatre,
24 Sept., 1881 . as a Boy in " To Parents
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and Guardians "; was next engaged
to tour in " Betsy/' and subsequently
joined Henry living's company at the
Lyceum, Oct., 1882, first appearing
in a non-speaking part in "Much
Ado About Nothing " ; he remained
with the company for fourteen years ;
among his earlier parts were Montjoie
in " Louis • XI " and De Clermont
in " Richelieu," 1884, and by 1885,
he was playing such parts as Osric
in " Hamlet," The Dauphin in " Louis
XI," Lorenzo in " The Merchant of
Venice," the Soldier in " Faust," etc. ;
in the production of " Werner," 1887,
he played Ludwig, and the Fat Boy
in " Jingle," and in 1888, played
Pierre in " Robert Macaire " and
Donaldbain in " Macbeth " ; in 1889,
he played Jean in " The Dead Heart " ;
in 1891, he appeared as Conrade in
" Much Ado About Nothing/' Joliquet
in " The Lyons Mail," Antonio in
" The Corsican Brothers " ; in 1892,
played Guildford in " Henry the
Eighth," Dr. Zimmer in " The Bells/'
and Curan in " King Lear " ; in 1893
he played Lord Leicester in " Becket,"
and Salarino in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; in 1894, played Frosch in
" Faust " ; in 1895, played Sir Dagonet
in " King Arthur/' and Lennox in
" Macbeth " ; in 1896, Sir Robert
Brakenbury in " King Richard III " ;
he accompanied the Lyceum company
to America on four occasions ; during
his association with the Lyceum, in
conjunction with William Haviland,
he toured each summer with a repertory
of about half a dozen plays, playing
leading parts in " The Lady of Lyons,"
" Othello," " The Taming of the
Shrew/' " The Corsican Brothers,"
etc. ; on leaving the Lyceum, went to
the Court Theatre, 1897, where he
played in " A Bit of Old Chelsea,"
" Sweet Nancy/' and " Mariana " ;
at the Avenue, 1897, played Francis
Strange in " Belle Belair " ; at the
Lyceum, Sept., 1897, played Osric
in " Hamlet/' with Forbes-Robertson ;
at the Court, Oct., 1897, played the
Prince in " The Children of the King " ;
appeared at the Garrick, Mar., 1898,
in " 22A Curzon Street"; at the
Prince of Wales's, June, 1898, played
Pelleas in " Pelleas and Melisande " ;
at the Lyceum, Sept;, 1898, played
Malcolm in " Macbeth " ; at Terry's,
Nov., 1898, appeared in " The Broad
Road " ; he then entered on the
management of the Lyceum Theatre,
opening on 16 Feb., 1899, with " The
Only Way," in which he played
Sydney Carton with great success,
and which was subsequently trans-
ferred to the Prince of Wales's Theatre ;
at the latter theatre, Feb., 1900, pro-
duced " Don Juan's Last Wager,"
playing Don Juan; in May, played
the titlz-rdle in " Rouget de L'lsle,"
and Ib in " Ib and Little Christina " ;
appeared at the Royalty, June, 1900,
with Mrs. Campbell in a revival of
" Pelleas and Melisande " ; at the
Garrick, Nov., 1900, succeeded H. B.
Irving as Paul Digby in " The Wedding
Guest " ; at the Court, Feb., 1901, pro-
duced " A Cigare! te Maker's Romance,"
playing Count Skariatine ; this
was transferred to the Apollo ; at the
\venue, Jan., 1902, appeared as Eugene
Aram in " After All " ; toured in
America, 1902-3 ; on his return ap-
peared at the Royalty, May, 1903,
as Napoleon in " The Exile " ; in
Sept., 1903, at Newcastle, produced
" The Breed of the Treshams," in
which he played Lieutenant Reresby,
"The Rat," with great success;
appeared in this play for the first time
in London, at the Kcnnington Theatre,
Dec., 1903 ; at Dublin, Nov., 1904,
produced " Hamlet," and appeared
in this part at the Lyric, May, 1905 ;
appeared at the Imperial, May, 1906,
as Lieutenant Brian O'Carroli in
" Boy O'Carroli " ; at the Adelphi,
June", 1907, played " The Breed of
the Treshams," Nathaniel in " Great
Possessions," the Dei Franchi Brothers
in " The Corsican Brothers," and " The
Only Way " ; at the Adelphi, Oct.,
1908, played Edgar of Ravenswood
in " The Last Heir " ; at Birmingham,
Dec., 1908, played Don Ernesto in
" Slander/' produced at the Adelphi,
June, 1909, as "The World and his
Wife " ; at the Lyceum, May, 1910,
revived " Richard III " ; at Leicester,
Feb., 1911, played Manelich in "The
Lowland Wolf " ; again revived " The
Only Way " at the Lyceum, May,
1911, and in July, 1911, revived
" Pelleas and Melisande " ; at Covent
Garden, Jan., 1912, appeared as
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CEdipus in " CEdipus Rex " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, May, 1913, played
Petruchio in " The Taming of the
Shrew," and June, 1913, Prince Silvani
in " The Faun " ; at the New Theatre,
May, 1915, reappeared in "The Breed
of the Treshams " ; June, 1915, played
Satan, The Abbe of Rheims, and
General Murdoch in " Armageddon " ;
June, 1915, Fabian and Louis dei
Franchi in a revival of " The Corsican
Brothers " ; at His Majesty's Theatre,
May, 1916, in aid of the funds of the
Red Cross Society, and to com-
memorate the tercentenary of Shake-
speare's death, he revived " Hamlet/'
" The Taming of the Shrew," " Richard
III," and " King Henry V" ; during
his autumn tour of 1916, added " David
Garrick," to his repertory, and in the
spring of 1917, " Rosemary," in which
he played Sir Jasper Thorndyke,
appearing in the part for the first
time, at the Lyceum, Edinburgh,
8 Mar., 1917 ; at the King's, Glasgow,
30 Mar., 1917, played the clergyman
in " The Ring " ; at the Lyceum,
Edinburgh, Oct., 1918, appeared as
Cyrille Van Belle in " The Burgo-
master of Stilemonde," and appeared
in the same part at the Scala Theatre,
10 Jan., 1919; at Covent Garden,
Dec., 1919, appeared as Hamlet, and
Jan., 1920, as Sidney Carton in " The
Only Way/' celebrating the twenty -
ilrst anniversary of the play's produc-
tion on 16 Feb., 1920; in Dec,, 1920,
sailed to Canada, for a tour, which
proved highly successful ; at the
Lyceum, London, Oct. -Dec., 1921,
again played " The Only Way/' " The
Burgomaster of Stilenionde, " and
" The Breed of the Treshams " ; at the
Garrick, Fob,, 1923, produced " Via
Crucis/' an adaptation of the old play
" Everyman/' in which he played
Everyman ; in Oct., 1923, again visited
Canada and the United States ; in
1924, toured the English provinces
with " Richard III/' " The Corsican
Brothers," " The Only Way," and
" David Garrick " ; was created a
Knight in the New Year's Honours
of 1921 ; appeared by command
before King Edward at Sandringham,
11 Jan., 1902, in " A Cigarette Maker's
Romance " ; revived " The Only
Way " at the Adelphi, June, 1907, by
special request of King Edward ;
appeared by command at Windsor,
18 Nov., 1908, in "The Corsican
Brothers." Hobbies : Drawing, collec-
tion of objets d'art, and painting.
Address : " Parkholme," File Road,
East Sheen, S.W.14. Telephone No. :
Richmond 202.
HARVEY, Morris, actor ; b. London,
25 Sept., 1877 ; s. of Henry Morris ;
e. London and Ascot ; m. Mai Bacon ;
was formerly engaged on the Stock
Exchange ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Palace Theatre,
1901, as a comedian and mimic, and
he remained on the variety stage for
some time ; first appeared on the regu-
lar stage at the Apollo, 14 Nov., 1905,
when he appeared as the Head Waiter
in " Mr. Popple " ; at the Prince of
Wales's Theatre, Jan., 1907, he ap-
peared as the Old Policeman in " Miss
Hook of Holland " ; for four years,
1909-12, he was one of the "most
prominent of " The Follies," and at the
termination of that engagement was
engaged for the London Hippodrome,
where he appeared in Feb., 1913, in
" Hullo, Ragtime ! " ; Dec., 1913, in
" Hullo, Tango ! " ; Nov., 1914, in
" Business as Usual " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', June, 1915, appeared in
" More," and June, 1916, in " Pell-
Mell," of which he was part-author,
with Fred Thompson ; after serving in
the army, reappeared on the stage at
the London Pavilion., July, 1919, as Sir
Bilyon Boost in " As You Were " ;
at the Garrick, Nov., 1919, played
Major Merry weather in " The Eclipse " ;
at the Palace, Dec., 1919, played in
" The Whirligig " ; at the Shaftesbury,
June, 1920, appeared as Mumps in
" Oh ! Julie " ; subsequently went to
the United States to play in " From
Piccadilly to Broadway " ; at the
Gaiety, Apr., 1921, played Wagner in
" B'aust on Toast " ; at the Royalty,
June, 1921, Hilarion in "The Cinema
Lady'*; at the London Pavilion,
Oct., 1921, played ia " Fun of the
FayTe " ; at the Little Theatre, Oct.,
1922, played in " The Nine o' Clock
E^evue " ; at the London Pavilion, May,
1923, in " Dover Street to Dixie " ; in
the autumn went to New York, and
at the Century Theatre, Oct., 1923,
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played in The Nine o'Clock Revue ;
returning to London appeared at
the Empire, Jan., 1924, as Willeni
Van Vunrwater in " The Three
Graces " ; at the Criterion, Apr., 1924,
played in " Cartoons " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Sept., 1924, in " Chariot's
Revue " ; part-author of " The Nine
o'Clock Revue/' " Dover Street to
Dixie," and " Cartoons." Address :
5 St. Mary Abbott's Terrace, West
Kensington, W.14.
HARVEY, Rupert, actor; b. Iron
Bridge, Shropshire, 1 Jan., 1887 ; s. of
John Hughes Harvey and his wife
Ellen (Jones) ; e. privately ; m.
Katharine Herbert ; was formerly a
bank clerk ; studied for the stage under
Georgiana Foulis, sister of Mrs. Kendal;
made his first appearance on the stage,
at the Coronet Theatre, Netting Hill,
25 Feb., 1908, in " King Henry IV "
(part II), with F, R. Benson's com-
pany ; he remained with this company
for a few months, and after spending
some time touring in a round of dra-
mas, was engaged as leading juvenile
with the late Laurence Irving, and
during a period of two years and a
half, played Jack Barry in " Margaret
Catchpole," Zosimoff in " The Un-
written Law," Horatio in " Hamlet/'
Georges Arnaud in " The Lily," etc. ;
he appeared at the Garrick, Nov.,
1910, in " The Unwritten Law " ; at
the Kingsway, Feb., 1911, in "The
Lily " ; at the Duke of York's, May,
1911, in "Margaret Catchpole";
made his first appearance in America,
at the Standard Theatre, New York,
1915, as John Rhead in a revival of
" Milestones " ; at the Garden Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1915, appeared as
Moritz Jaegar in " The Weavers " ;
at the Candler Theatre, Apr., 1916,
played Captain Danson, V.C., in
" Justice " ; after the war toured as
Professor Higgins in " Pygmalion " ;
ioined the " Old Vic " Repertory
Company, Sept., 1920, remaining until
May, 1923, and appeared there as
Leontes in " The Winter's Tale,"
The Bastard in " King John," Mer-
cutio in " Romeo and Juliet," Feste
in " Twelfth Night," Bassanio in
" The Merchant of Venice," Petru-
chio in " The Taming of the Shrew,"
Jaques in "As You Like It," Hamlet,
Pericles, Wat Tyler, Lafeu in " All's
Well That Ends Well/' the Button
Moulder in " Peer Gynt " Prince of
Wales in "Henry IV" (part I), Sir
Mordred in " Arthur," etc. ; at the
Regent (for the Phoenix Society), Mar.,
1923, played Surly in " The Alche-
mist," and June, 1923, Mosca in
" Volpone " ; at the Old Vic, Nov.,
1923, played Hector in " Troilus and
Cressida " ; in Dec., 1923, opened
the Repertory Theatre, Bristol, of
which he is Director, and continued
there, 1923-4 ; with the " Old Vic "
company, appeared at the New Ox-
ford, June, 1924, as Jaques in " As
You Like It," and Claudius in
" Hamlet." Recreations : Swimming,
fencing, and walking. Address : 7
Steele's Road, Hampstead, N.W.3.
Telephone No. : Hampstead 3867.
HARWOOD, H. M., dramatic author
and manager ; b. Eccles, Lanes, 29
Mar,, 1874 ; 5. of George Harwood,
M.A., formerly M.P. for Bolton, and
his wife Alice (Marsh) ; e. Maryborough,
Trinity College, Cambridge, and St.
Thomas's Hospital ; m. Fryn Tenny-
son-Jesse ; has practised his profession
of doctor, and has also been engaged
in cotton-spinning ; is the author
of the following plays : " Hon-
our Thy Father," 1912 ; " Inter-
lopers," " 1913 ; " The Mask " (with
F. Tennyson Jesse), 1913 ; " Please
Help Emily," 1916 ; " Theodore and
Co.," (with George Grossmith), 1916 ;
" Billeted " (with F. Tennyson Jesse),
1917 ; " The Grain of Mustard Seed,"
1920 ; he produced the last-mentioned
play, under his own management at
the Ambassadors' Theatre, of which
he is the lessee ; "A Social Con-
venience," 1921 ; he was also res-
ponsible for the new version of " The
Marriage of Figaro," performed by
the Beecham Opera Co. ; " The Hotel
Mouse " (with F. Tennyson Jesse,
adapted from the French), 1921 ;
" Eileen " (from the French), 1922 ;
" The Pelican " (with F. Tennyson
Jesse), 1924 ; at the Ambassadors'
he has produced " The White Headed
Boy" (with J. B. Fagan), 1920;
" If," 1921 ; " Deburau," 1921 ; at
the Comedy (with Leon M, Lion),
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" The Faithful Heart," 1921. Clubs :
Garrick and Bath. Address : 8
Adelphi Terrace, W.C.2. Telephone
No, : Gerrard 2930.
HARWOOD, John, actor and stage
manager ; b, London, 29 Feb., 1876 ;
s. of Lucia and James Harwood ;
brother of Florence and the late
Robb Harwood ; e. Archbishop Ten-
nison's School ; made his first ap-
pearance on the stage at the Lyceum
Theatre, 26 Dec., 1881, as a boy in
" Two Roses " ; remained with the
late Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum
for many years, playing small parts ;
joined Mr, Cyril Maude in 1896, at
the Haymarket, where he was stage
manager ; accompanied Mr. Maude
to the Playhouse in the same capacity ;
has played a great number 01 parts
in the various productions made at
the theatre named ; accompanied
Cyril Maude on his Canadian and
American tours, 1913-15 ; he remained
in America, and at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, June, 1916,
played Mine Host of the Garter in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
with Sir Herbert Tree ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Aug., 1916, played Francis
in "Please Help Emily"; at the
Booth Theatre, Nov., 1916, Collins
in " Getting Married " ; at the Ply-
mouth Theatre, New York, Nov., 1917,
Peckham in " The Star Gazer " ; at
the Harris Theatre, Nov., 1919,
Jackson in " Wedding Bells " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Feb.,
1920, Gaffer Pearce in " The Tragedy
of Nan " ; was stage-director for the
production of " Scandal," " Love
Laughs," " Curiosity," " Parasites,"
etc., in U.S.A. Address : " South-
down," Southfields, S.W.18, and 155
East 34th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
HASTINGS, Basil Maedonald, dra-
matic author ; 6. London, 20 Sept.,
1881 ; s. of S. J. E. Hastings, solicitor ;
e, Stonyhurst ; m. Wilhelmina Creusen
White ; was for eight years engaged
at the War Office ; for three years
was assistant-editor of The Bystander ;
has written the following plays :
" Double Dummy," 1910 ; " The New
Sin," 1912; "Love— and What Then ? "
1912 ; " The Tide," 1912 ; " That
Sort," 1914 ; " Advertisement," 1915 ;
" The Angel in the House " (with
Eden Phillpotts), 1915 ; " Razzle-
Dazzle (with Wai Pink and Albert
de Courville), 1916; "Bed-Rock"
(with Eden Phillpotts), 1916 ; " The
Fourth Act," 1916 ; " A Certain
Liveliness," 1919 ; " Victory " (on
Joseph Conrad's novel), 1919 ; " Han-
ky-Panky John," 1920 ; "If Winter
Comes " (with A. S. M. Hutchinson),
1922 ; appointed dramatic critic of
The Daily Express, 1924. Club :
Savage. " Address : Savage Club,
Adelphi Terrace, W.C.2.
HAS WELL, Percy, actress ; b. Texas ;
d, of Caroline (Dalton) and George
Tyler Haswell ; e, Washington D.C. ;
m. George Fawcett ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Daly's
Theatre, New York, as a child ; ap-
peared there, Mar., 1885, as Nisbe in
" A Night Off " ; during 1888, played
Lavender in " Sweet Lavender " ;
at the Standard Theatre, New York,
1889, played Lucy in " Hands Across
the Sea "" ; during 1889-90 played in
" Shenandoah " ; during 1890-1, played
in "The Midnight Bell," and at the
Star Theatre, 1891, played Sylvia in
" The Club Friend " ; from 1892 to
1897 was engaged at Daly's Theatre,
playing, among other parts, the Coun-
tess of Drumdurris in " The Cabinet
Minister," Titania in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Maria in " Twelfth
Night," Chrysanthemum in " The
Heart of Ruby," Lina in " The
Orient Express," Zarnora in " The
Honeymoon," Audrey in "As You
Like It," Grace Harkaway in " London
Assurance," Lucy Bertram in " Meg
Merrilies/' Ceres and Ariel in " The
Tempest," etc. ; in 1898 played at the
Knickerbocker Theatre in "A Vir-
ginia Courtship," at the Empire in
" His Honour the Mayor," and again
at the Knickerbocker in " Worth a
Million," " The Head of the Family " ;
at Wallack's, 1899, appeared as
Annette in " Peter Stuyvesant " and
May Dibdin in " A Rich Man's Son " ;
same theatre, Sept., 1900, appeared
as the Princess in " Prince Otto " ;
during 1901-2 " starred " in ' " A
Royal Family," and appeared with
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her own " stock " company at Balti-
more ; during 1905 " starred " as
Yo-San in " The Darling of the Gods " ;
at Weber's, Oct., 1906, played Ruth
Guthrie in " The Measure of a Man " ;
during 1907 played " stock " engage-
ments at Baltimore and Richmond,
Va. ; in the autumn of 1907 toured
with Otis Skinner in " The Honor of
the Family " ; appeared at the Hud-
son Theatre, Jan., 1908, as Flora
Brazier in the last-mentioned play ;
at Buffalo, Sept., 1909, played The
Countess in " Foreign Exchange " ;
at the Comedy Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1910, appeared as Vivian Kent
in " The Watcher " ; at Baltimore,
Feb., 1910, played June Lee in " In
the Mountains " ; played " stock "
engagements at Toronto, 1910 and
1911 ; at Chicago, Sept., 1911, played
Mrs. Herbert Carey in " The Littlest
Rebel," and played that part at the
Liberty Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1911 ; played another " stock " season
at Toronto, 1912; in June, 1912,
played Juliet with E. H. Sothern ;
again played a " stock " season at
Toronto, May, 1913 ; continued to
play "stock" engagements, 1913-15;
during 1915-16, toured with J, E.
Kellerd in Shakespearean repertory ;
during 1916, also appeared in " vaude-
ville/* in " Hell-Fire and Brimstone " ;
at Ford's, Baltimore, Dec., 1916,
played in " A Woman of To-Day " ;
after a lengthy absence from New
York, appeared at the Lyric Theatre,
Jan., 1920, as Mary Rendel in " The
Light of the World " ; at the Park
Theatre, Oct., 1920, as Mrs. Archibald
iu " Bab " ; at the Fifty-ninth Street
Theatre, Apr., 1922, played in " Some
Party " ; at the Morosco Theatre,
Oct., 1923, played the Comtesse de
Plougastel in " Scaramouche." Ad-
dress : Three Arts Club, 340 West
85th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
HATTON, Fanny, dramatic author
(nee- Fanny Locke) ; m. Frederick
Hatton ; formerly assisted her husband
as dramatic editor and critic on the
Chicago Herald ; in conjunction with
her husband is the author of the
following plays : " Years of Discre-
tion," 1912 ; " The Song Bird," 1915 ;
" Squab Farm," 1916 ; " Upstairs and
Downstairs," 1916 ; " Lombardini,
Ltd.," 1917 ; " The Indestructible
Wife," 1918 ; " The Walk- Off s," 1918 ;
"The Checkerboard," 1920; "The
Girls " ; in collaboration with her
husband and Leo Ditrichstein is author
of " The Great Lover," 1915.
HATTON, Frederick, dramatic au-
thor ; e. Wisconsin University ; m.
Fanny Locke ; originally intended for
a chemist, but became a newspaper
reporter ; was engaged successively
on the Milwaukee Sentinel, Chicago
Inter- Ocean, Chicago Evening Post,
and Chicago Herald ; appointed dra-
matic critic for the Evening Post,
1909 ; in collaboration with his wife,
has written the following plays :
" Years of Discretion," 1912 ; " The
Song Bird," 1915; "Squab Farm,"
1916; "Upstairs and Downstairs,"
1916 ; " Lombardini, Ltd.," 1917 ;
"The Indestructible Wife," 1918;
"The Walk-Offs," 1918; " The
Checkerboard," 1920 ; " The Girls " ;
in collaboration with his wife and Leo
Ditrichstein, is the author of " The
Great Lover," 1915.
HAWKINS, Iris, actress; b. New-
market, Cambridgeshire, 19 Apr,,
1893 ; d. of Percy Lane Hawkins and
Ethel Hawkins; e. at home; m. (1)
Reginald Hope Lumley, killed in
1917, who wrote under the name of
Ewart Mackinnon ; (2) H. S. Hibbert ;
prepared for the stage by her mother ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, as a fairy in " The Cricket
on the Hearth," 1 Dec., 1903 ;
at the same theatre, May, 1904,
played in " The Fairy's Dilemma,"
as principal fairy, followed by
title-rdte in " Little White Barbara,"
at the same theatre, Dec., 1904 ;
she next appeared as Micky in " Every-
body's Secret," at the Haymarket,
May, 1905, and after appearing as
Dolly in " The New Felicity " at
the Royalty, she was selected to
create the part of Derrek, the young
boy in " His House in Order " at the
St. James's, 1906 ; she then toured
as Clara Pryout in " Our Flat " ;
appeared at Gaiety, Dublin, as Little
Red Riding Hood ; at the Scala, May,
1908, played Elsie in " Links " ; at
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His Majesty's, Dec., 1908, appeared
as Pinkie in " Pinkie and the
Fairies " ; at the Haymarket, June,
1909, played the title-rdle in " Chips " ;
at the Comedy Theatre, Jan., 1911,
appeared as Myrtle in " Preserving
Mr. Panmure " ; subsequently ap-
peared at various music halls in sketch
entitled " Columbine " ; at the St.
James's, May, 1912, played Zoe Wym-
mering in " Kynaston's Wife " ; at
Eastbourne, Dec., 1912, appeared as
Mary Pallant in " One Afternoon " ;
at the Manhattan Opera House, New
York, Nov., 1913, played the title-vdle
in " 'Op o' Me Thumb " ; at the
St. James's Theatre, London, Oct.,
1914, reappeared as Derek Jesson in
" His House in Order " ; during 1917-
18, toured as Pinkie in " Pinkie and
the Fairies " ; at the Court, Dec.,
1920, played Puck in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream"; Feb., 1921, Fal-
stafFs Page in " King Henry IV "
(part II). Favourite peat : Micky.
Recreations : Dancing, swimming, cro-
quet, etc. Address : 23& High Street,
St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
HAWKINS, Stockwell, actor; 5.
Monmouth, 20 Oct., 1874 ; s. of the
Rev. James Arthur Hawkins and his
wife Anne (Tufftn) ; e. Worcester ;
m, Freda Murray ; was originally a
commercial clerk ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the old
Spa Theatre, Harrogatc, 1893, with
the Nelson Opera Company ; made
his first appearance in London, at
Drury Lane Theatre, 26 Dec., 1896,
in the pantomime " Aladdin," playing
small parts ; ho played with the Nelson
Opera Co., until 1899 ; with the Carl
Rosa Opera Company, 1900-07; then
appeared in. variety theatres until
1915 ; served in the Army 1915-17,
when he was invalided out ; in, 1918,
appeared at the Old Vic, playing in
Shakespeare and opera, remaining
two seasons ; appeared at the Apollo,
July, 1920, as Joe Waple in " Cherry " ;
joined the " Grand Guignol " company
at the Little Theatre, 1920, remaining
until 1922, playing numerous parts
in the various productions ; at the
New Oxford, Dec., 1922, played in
"Battling Butler"; at Wyndham's,
Dec., 1923, played Count Hedzoff in
" The Rose and the Ring " ; in 1924
toured with Sybil Thorndike's com-
pany in " The Lie.'* Recreation :
Reading. Address: 127 Camden Road,
N.W.I.
HAY, Ian, dramatic author and
novelist ; his real name is John Hay
Beith; b. 17 Apr., 1876; e. Fettes
College and Cambridge University ;
was formerly a master at Fettes
College ; has written the following
plays : " Getting Together " (with
Hartley Manners and Percival Knight) ,
1918; "Tilly of Bloomsbury " (from
his own novel " Happy-Go-Lucky "),
1919 ; " A Safety Match " (from his
own novel), 1920'; " The Happy End-
ing," 1922 ; " Archibald's Afternoon,"
1922 ; " Good Luck " (with Seymour
Hicks), 1923 ; " The Sport of Kings,"
1924 ; has also written the following
books: "Pip," 1907; "The Right
Stuff," 1908 ; " A Man's Man," 1909 ;
"A Safety Match," 1911; "Happy-
Go-Lucky/* 1913 ; " A Knight on
Wheels," 1914 ; " The Lighter Side
of Life," 1914 ; " The First Hundred
Thousand/' 1916 ; " Carry On," 1919 ;
"The Last Million," 1919; " The
Willing Horse/' 1921 ; " The Lucky
Number," 1923 ; ' The Shallow End/''
1924. Served with distinction in the
war, gaining the M.C., and reaching
the rank of major. Address : 21
Bruton Street, W.I. Telephone No. :
Mayfair 2912.
HAY, Joan, actress and vocalist ;
b. 3 Sept., 1894; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Shaftes-
hury Theatre, 18 Feb., 1913, in the
chorus of " Oh ! Oh !! Delphme !!! " ;
she then went on tour, playing in
" Princess Caprice " ; returned to the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1913, and played
Mabel Cheyne-Wa.lker in " The Pearl
Girl " ; in 1914 went to Berlin and
appeared at the Winter Gardens, as a
vocalist ; on returning to London, in
the same year, appeared at the London
Pavilion, as Diane in " The Daring
of Diane," and at the Palladium in
" The Accolade " ; at the Comedy,
Feb., 1915, played Annie in " Are
You a Mason ? " ; later in the same
year, toured in " Mustard and Cress " ;
at the Palladium, Nov., 1915, played
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in " The \Yhirl of the Town " ; at the
London Hippodrome, Sept., 1916, in
" Flying Colours " ; in 1917, toured
as Emma in " The Bing Boys Are
Here"; at the Shaftesbury, Sept.,
1917, played Kalitza in " Arlette " ;
at Drury Lane, Aug., 1918, Constance
Keys in " Shanghai " ; at Wyndham's,
1919, succeeded Marie Blanche as
Blanche Hale in " His Little
Widows " ; at the London Hippo-
drome, June, 1920, played in " Jig-
Saw," and subsequently, at the
Prince's, in "Columbine"; in 1921,
was, for a time, at the Repertory
Theatre, Nottingham ; in Dec., 1921,
toured as Gabrielle Bernier in
" Gabrielle " ; then went to America,
and appeared at the Winter Garden,
New York, June, 1923, in " The
Passing Show " ; on returning to
London, appeared at the Criterion,
May, 1924, as Nina Zanotti in " The
Mask and the Face " ; in Aug., 1924,
went on tour playing Katja in " Katja
the Dancer." Address : Hyde Park
Hotel, Knightsbridge, S.W.I.
HAYDON, Ethel, actress; b. Mel-
bourne, Australia, 13 June, 1878 ;
d. of Thomas Haydon, for many years
• secretary for the Victorian Club ;
m. George Robey ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Bijou,
Melbourne, 12 May, 1893, in " In
Honour Bound " ; at the Lyceum,
Sydney, Mar., 1894, played Edith in
" Jo," and subsequently played there
in " On 'Change," " The Morals of May-
fair," "The Grasshopper," " Friends,"
etc. ; came to London, and first ap-
peared at Avenue as Alice in " Dandy
Dick Whittington/' 2 Mar., 1895 ;
first appeared at Gaiety in " The
Shop Girl/' 1895, taking up the part
of Bessie Brent ; she also appeared at
that theatre, as Beatrix in " My Girl,"
July, 1896, and as La Favorita in
" The Circus Girl," Dec., 1896 ; has
since appeared in several pantomimes,
and for some years appeared in various
music halls ; has retired since 1902.
Address : 1 Wilton Place, S.W.I.
HAYE, Helen, actress ; b. India ;
d, of Mary (Stanley) and Patrick Hay ;
e, Bedford High School, and in Ger-
many ; m. Ernest Attenborough ;
made her first appearance on the
stage in 1898, at the Pier, Hastings,
in " School " ; toured with David
James in " Our Boys " ; in 1898 was
engaged as understudy at the Adelphi,
to Julia Neilson, in " The Gipsy
Earl " ; then spent several years in
the provinces, touring in " The Impor-
tance of Being Earnest," " The Lights
o' London " ; with F. H. Macklin's
company, played Hermia in " A
Midsummer Night's Dream " ; with
Austin Melford, as Nellie Denver in
" The Silver King " ; with Ben Greet's
Company, as Olivia in " Twelfth
Night," Jessica in " The Merchant of
Venice," and the Queen in " Hamlet " ;
made her first appearance in London,
at the Standard Theatre, 5 Oct., 1903,
in "A Girl's Cross Roads," subse-
quently appearing in " Driven from
Home " ; at the Terriss Theatre, Apr.,
1904, played Lady Lucretia in " Her
Forbidden Marriage " ; then rejoined
Ben Greet's Company ; in 1905,
toured as Dorma Roma in " The
Eternal City"; spent the next five
years in the" provinces, including three
years with F. R. Benson, playing
" seconds " in his extensive repertory ;
made her first appearance on the
West End stage, at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, 13 Feb., 1910, as Mrs. Holroyd
in " The Way the Money Goes,"
subsequently playing the same part at
the Royalty ; in Apr., 1910, appeared
at His Majesty's Theatre, with Sir
Herbert Tree, playing the Queen in
" Hamlet," and Olivia in " Twelfth
Night " ; was then engaged, for the
Haymarket Theatre, and in June,
1910, played the Grand Duchess of
Gerstein in " PrisciUa Runs Away " ;
Feb., 191 1, played Mrs. Kimber in <%( All
that Matters"; Mar., 1911, in
"James and John"; June, 1911,
played Madame de 1'Astaque in
" Above Suspicion " ; at the Kings-
way, May, 1911, appeared as Mrs.
Elvsted in " Hedda Gabler " ; at the
Repertory Theatre, Glasgow, Sept.,
1911, played Janet Cannot in "The
Great Adventure " ; at the Vaudeville,
Mar., 1912, appeared as Helen Wal-
singharn in " Kipps " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1912, as Mrs. Enderby in " The
Odd Man Out " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1912, as Mrs. Quickly in
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" Rosalind " ; at the Haymarket, Feb.,
191 3,fas Lady Ragnhild in " The Preten-
ders " ; at the Strand, Apr., 1913, as
Louise Pottinger in " The Chaperon " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1913,
played Mrs. Ross in " The Will," and
Lady Backus in " The Adored One " ;
at the New Theatre, Dec., 1913, Miss
Roylein " The Poor Little Rich Girl " ;
at the Apollo, Mar., 1914, Mrs. George
Orple in " Things We'd Like to
Know " ; May, 1914, Mdme. Dubonnet
in " The Little Lamb " ; at the Hay-
market, Sept., 1914, Miss Scrotton in
" The Impossible Woman " ; Nov.,
1914, Mrs. Gough-Bogle in " The Flag
Lieutenant " ; at the Kings way, Feb.,
1915, Mrs. Knox in " Fanny's First
Play " ; at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1915, Mother in " The New Word " ;
at the Haymarket, Mar., 1915, the
Duchess of Wiltshire in " Five Birds
in a Cage " ; at His Majesty's, June,
1915, Mother Saint-Dominic in " Marie-
Odile " ; at the Queen's, June, 1915,
Halla in " Eyvind of the Mountains " ;
subsequently appeared in variety
theatres in " The Will " ; at the
Playhouse, Jan., 1916, played Julia
Marchmont in " Please help Emily " :
at the Coliseum, July, 1916, Sarah
Jenkins in " The Great Redding Street
Burglary " ; at the New Theatre,
Feb., 1917, Agnes Pringle in "The
Land of Promise " ; Apr., 1917,
Margaret Crawshaw in " Wurzel-
Flummery " ; at the Strand, Oct.,
1917, Lady Boyd in " Wild Heather " ;
Feb., 1918, Mrs. Palmer in " Cheating
Cheaters " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1918, appeared as Dr. Lou'se Meredith
in " The Knife " : at the Holborn
Empire, Feb., 1919, as Princess
Henrietta in " His Royal Happiness " ;
at the Royalty, Mar., 1919, as Mrs.
Pritchard in " Caesar's Wife " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1920,
as Mrs, Courtenay-Millar in " The
Young Person in Pink " ; at the
St. Martin's, Apr., 1920, as Amy
Hillcrist in " The Skin Game " ; at
the St. James's, Mar., 1921, played
Mrs. Davis in " Polly with a Past; "
in Aug., 1921, went to Canada with
Marie Lohr, playing in " Fedora,"
" The Yoke from the Minaret," "Her
Destiny," etc. ; on returning to
London, appeared at the Comedy,
Sept., 1922, as Mrs. Eustace Main-
waring in " Secrets " ; at the Criterion,,
Apr., 1923, played Lady Wanley in
" Jack Straw " ; at the Comedy, Aug.,,
1923, Christiane Martin in" " The-
Elopement " ; at the Criterion, Oct.,.
1923, Lady Hunter in " Trust Emily " ;,
at the Apollo, Mar., 1924, Mrs. Hesketh
Pointer in " The Fake " ; at the Little,.
Sept., 1924, Maud in "Morals"; at
the Queen's, Dec., 1924, Madame Vinet
in " Orange Blossom." Favourite part :
Mrs. Holyroyd in " The Way the
Monc\ Goes." Address : 236 Lander-
dale Mansions, Maida Vale, W.9.
Telephone No. : Maida Vale 1843.
HAYES, Oeorge, actor ; b. London,
13 Nov., 1888; 5. of William Hayes
and his wife Marie (Horn) ; m. Marga-
ret Scobie ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Nottingham, 23 Sept., 1912, as Osric
in " Hamlet," with Sir Johnston
Forbes-Robertson ; subsequently
played Roderigo in " Othello," Sir
Harry Trimblestone in " Mice and
Men," etc. ; made his first appearance
in London, at Drury Lane Theatre,
22 Mar., 1913, as Osric ; accompanied
Forbes-Robertson to America, making
his first appearance in New York, at
the Shubert Theatre, 2 Oct., 1913, as
Osric; during 1914-15 appeared in
the same company as Laertes in
" Hamlet," Apollodorus in " Caesar
and Cleopatra," The Artist in " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back," etc. ;
during 1915-16, was with Sir Herbert
Tree in the United States, and he
appeared with him at the New Amster-
dam Theatre, New York, May, 1916,
as the Prince of Aragon in " The
Merchant of Venice," Master Slender
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
also played Launcelot Gobbo in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Sept., 1918, played the
Vicomte de Nanjac, and subsequently
Lord Goring in " An Ideal Husband " ;
at the Globe, London, June, 1919,
played the Tailor in " L'Aiglon " ;
at the Court, Oct., 1919, appeared
as Gratiano in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1920,
played Dr. Eric Miller in " The
Right to Strike " ; subsequently be-
came a member of the Everyman
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Theatre Repertory Company, Hamp-
stead, where he played David Quixano
in " The Melting Pot/' Bill Walker in
" Major Barbara/' Sir Patrick Cullen
in " The Doctor's Dilemma/' etc. ; at
the Ambassadors', May, 1921, appeared
as Ali and Hussein in " If " ; at the
Court, Dec., 1921, played Hastings in
" She Stoops to Conquer " ; at the
Royalty, June, 1922, Zarab-el-Mahayll
in " The Green Cord " ; at the Kings-
way (for the Play Actors), Nov., 1922,
Cecil Stanton in " Yetta Polowski " ;
at the Everjrman, Jan., 1923, Raoul in
" Medium " ; at the Ambassadors',
Mar., 1923, Giovanni Zanetti in " Mar-
riage by Instalments " ; in Sept., 1923,
joined the " Old Vic " Company, play-
ing Don Adriano in " Love's Labour's
Lost/' Aaron in " Titus Andronicus,"
Ajax in " Troilus and Cressida " ;
Valentine in " Two Gentlemen of
Verona," Mephistopheles, Tullus Aufi-
dius in " Coriolanus," lago in
" Othello," Bottom in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," etc. Favourite part :
Hamlet. Recreation : Gardening.
Address : 10 Carlyle Square, Chelsea,
S.W.3. Telephone No. : Kensington
2359.
HAYES, Helen, actress; 6. Wash-
ington, B.C., 10 Oct., 1895 ; d. of
FYancis Brown and his wife Catharine
Estelle (Hayes) ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage, at the Herald
Square Theatre, New York, 22 Nov.,
1909, as the Little Mime, in " Old
Dutch " ; at the Broadway Theatre,
June, 1910, played Psyche Finnigan
in " The Summer Widowers " ; at
the Broadway, Oct., 1911, appeared
as Fannie Hicks in " The Never
Homes " ; during 1917-18 toured as
Polly anna Whittier in " Pollyanna " ;
at the Globe Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1918, played Margaret Schoneld in
" Penrod " ; at the Empire, New York,
Dec., 1918, appeared as Margaret in
"Dear Brutus"; at Washington,
June, 1919, played Dorothy Fessen-
den in " On the Hiring Line " at the
Hudson, Sept., 1919, played Cora
Wheeler in " Clarence " ; at the Park
Theatre, Oct., 1920, Bab in a play of
that name ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Oct., 1921, Seeby Olds in "The
Wren " ; Nov., 1921, Mary Anne in
" Golden Days " ; at the Liberty,
Feb., 1922, played Elsie Beebe in " to
the Ladies," and in which she played
for two years ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Mar., 1924, Mary Sundale in
" We Moderns " ; at the Empire, New
York, June, 1924, Constance Neville
in " She Stoops to Conquer " ; at the
Booth Theatre, Aug., 1924, Catherine.
Westcourt in " Dancing Mothers " ;
at the Henry Miller, Dec., 1924, Dinah
Partlett in "" Quarantine." Address :
128A East 19th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
HAZZARD, John E., actor ; 6. New
York City, 22 Feb., 1881 ; w. Alice
Dovey ; had had some experience as
an amateur before making his first
appearance on the professional stage
in 1901, in " The Man from Mexico " ;
subsequently in 1902 toured in " The
Two Orphans " ; during 1903-4 toured
in " The Yankee Consul " ; in 1906
toured in " Mrs. Wilson " ; at Wai-
lack's, New York, Sept., 1907, played
Judge Terence Fitzgerald in " The
Hurdy-Gurdy Girl " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, Sept., 1908, Brittlbottl
in "The Girls of Gottenbtirg " ; in
1909 toured in " The Candy Shop " ;
at the Globe, New York, Aug., 1910,
played Rudolph Sylvester in " The
Echo"; June, 1911, Ludwig Spiegle
in " The Red Rose " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Oct., 1911, Comte de
Paravant in " The Duchess " ; at the
Park, Nov., 1912, appeared as Count
von Sternberg in " The Gypsy " ; in
1913 toured as Baron Gustav von
Wetter in " Miss Princess " ; at the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre, Oct.,
1914, played Prosper in " The Lilac
Domino " ; at the Princess Theatre,
Dec., 1915, AL Cleveland in " Very
Good, Eddie " ; at the New Amster-
dam, Sept., 1916, Michael Robin in
" Miss Springtime " ; Sept., 1918,
Pierre Breval in " The Girl Behind
the Gun " ; at the Henry Miller The-
atre, May, 1919, John Smith in " La,
La, Lucille " ; at the Liberty, Feb.,
1920, Bob White in "The Night
Boat"; at the Casino, Aug., 1921,
played King Home-Brew in Tanger-
ine " ; at the Lyric, New York, Feb.,
1922, Perry Reynolds in " For Good-
ness Sake " ; at the Shubert, Sept,,
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1922, appeared in " The Greenwich
Village Follies " ; at the Fulton, Nov.,
1923, played General Pas-de-Vis in
'' One Kiss " ; at the National, Sept.,
1924, played in " Bye, Bye, Barbara " ;
is the author of " Turn to the Right "
(with Winchell Smith), 1916 ; ""Go
to It " (with John L. Golden and
Anne Caldwell), 1916; " NunMe,"
1919 ; also of books of verse, "vaude-
ville " sketches, and a novel. Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, "U.S.A.
HEATHERLEY, Clifford, actor ;
b. Preston, Lanes, 8 Oct., 1888 ; s. of
Dr. Hugh Lamb (of Guy's Hospital)
and his wife Lois (Heatherley) ; e.
Preston Grammar School, and pri-
vately ; m. Ada Clifford (Wells) ;
is descended from an old French
Huguenot family (De Vezian ol
Longuedoc), and a grandson of the
founder of the Heatherley School
of Fine Art ; was formerly a clerk
in the office of a firm of chartered
accoiintants ; was a pupil at the Aca-
demy of Dramatic Art ; made his first
appearance on the London stage, at
His Majesty's Theatre, 16 Feb., 1909,
walking on in a revival of " The
Dancing Girl " ; remained at His
Majesty's till 1912, playing small
parts ; at the Garrick, June, 1912,
played Sergeant Maloney in " Find
the Woman," and he remained with
Arthur Bourchier at the Garrick and
Vaudeville for over three years,
eventually becoming stage-manager ;
appeared at the Garrick, May, 1913,
as Brouard in " Croesus " ; Sept., 1914,
in " Bluff King Hal," and Oct., 1914,
in "The Double Mystery"; at the
Vaudeville, June, 1915, in " The Green
Flag " ; at the Kingsway, May, 1916,
played the Rev. John Barrow in "Ye
Gods ! " ; the same year inaugurated
his own company, and toured with
" We Can't be as Bad as All That,"
with Violet Vanbrugh in the leading
character ; he assumed the manage-
ment of the Queen's Theatre, 4 July,
1917, producing " Mrs. Pomeroy's
Reputation," in which he appeared as
Dr. Bateman ; subsequently toured in
the same play, and as Charles Knight
in " Trimmed in Scarlet " ; took a
short lease of the Globe Theatre,
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opening July, 1919, when the last-
mentioned play was produced ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1920, appeared as the
Landlord of the Inn in " Peter Ibbet-
son " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1921,
played Lee Montagu in " The Ninth
Earl"; at the Royalty, June, 1921,
Celestin in " The Cinema Lady " ; at
Wyndhana's, Apr., 1922, Sidney Jar-
vice in " Running Water " ; next
toured as Cholmondeley in " Old Bill,
M.P.," Rev. Sebastian Fortune in " If
Winter Comes," and Dominic in " The
Dover Road " ; at the New Oxford,
July, 1923, played Wellesley in " Little
Nellie Kelly " ; at the St. Martin's,
June, 1924, Parks in " In the Next
Room." Recreations : Fencing, swim-
ming, and music. Club : Strat-
ford. Address : lOOa Great Portland
Street, W.I. Telephone No : Museum
7x539.
^HEDMAN, Martha, actress; 5.
Ostersund, Sweden, 12 Aug., 1888 ;
d, of Johan Hedman and his wife
Tugrid (Kempe) ; m. Henry Arthur
House ; studied for the stage under
Siri von Essen, the first wife of
August Strindberg, the well-known
Swedish author ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Alexander Theatre, Helsingfors, Fin-
land, Feb., 1905, as the Prince in one
of Hans Andersen's fairy tales ; subse-
quently played at the Svensk-Finska
Tourneen Theatre ; for one year played
with Emil von der Osten, appearing as
Desdemonain " Othello," and Katusha
in " Resurrection " ; next appeared
with Hjalmar Selander, as Elga in
Hauptmann's play of that name, the
leading part in Fulda's " Life's Mas-
querade," etc. ; then played a three
years' engagement under Albert Ranft,
principally at the Vasa Theatre,
Stockholm, where she played Phoebe
Throssel in " Quality Street," , Dolly
Clandon in " You Never Can Te'll,"
Catherine in Lavedan's play of that
name, Madeleine in Donnay's "L'Autre
Danger," etc. ; then went to America,
under the management of Charles
Frohrnan, making her first appearance
at the Garrick Theatre, New York,
19 Sept., 1912, as Renee de Rould in
" The Attack " ; at the Empire, New
York, 11 Mai-., 1913, played Blanche
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CM worth in " Liberty Hall " ; at the
Criterion, New York, 26 Oct., 1913,
Katherine in " Indian Summer " ; at
Chicago, Nov., 1913, Lilian Garson in
" Half-an-Hour " ; then came to
England, making her first appearance,
at the St. James's Theatre, 1 Jan.,
1914, as Renee de Rould in "The
Attack " ; same theatre, 5 Mar., 1914,
played Mrs. Guildford in " The Two
Virtues " ; returned to America, and
at the Hudson Theatre, New York,
5 Oct., 1914, played Anna Swanjen in
41 The Heart of a Thief " ; during the
same month, went on tour with John
Drew, playing Simone in " The Prodi-
gal Husband " ; at the Booth Theatre,
New York, 19 Feb., 1915, played Jane
Carson in " The Trap " ; at the Play-
house, Wilmington, 5 Apr., 1915,
appeared as Virginia Xelva in " The
Boomerang/' appearing in the same
part at the Belasco Theatre, New York,
10 Au<?., 1915 ; continued in this play,
19>16, and toured in same 1917-18 ;
at Easton, Pa., Mar., 1919, played
Lola in " The Dancer " ; at the Bijou,
New York, Apr., 1919, Diana Trawley
in " Three for Diana " ; at the Man-
hattan Opera House, Dec., 1919, the
Countess Hildegarde in " Forbidden " ;
at the Punch and Judy, Mar., 1920,
J ean Oliver in " The Hole in the Wall " ;
at Powers' Theatre, Chicago, Aug.,
1920, Maima Duval in " Transplanting
Jean " ; at Baltimore, Mar., 1921,
Rosario in " The Romantic Young
Lady"; at the Longacre, Aug.,
1922, Frieda Neilson in " The Woman
Who Laughed " ; at the Punch and
Judy, Oct., 1922, Margaret Law-
ton in " Persons Unknown " ; is a
sister of Marguerite Leslie. Address ;
Belasco Theatre, New York City,
USA
REGGIE, 0. P., actor; b. South
Australia, 17 Sept., 1879 ; s. of James
Heggie ; e. Winham College, Adelaide,
and Adelaide Conservatoire of Music ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Adelaide, 1899,
in " Stolen Kisses " ; from 1899-1905,
was engaged in Australia, playing in
" The Three Musketeers," " Secret
Service," " A Message from Mars,"
" Tom, Dick, and Harry," " In the
Soup," "The Two Mr. Wetherbys,"
" Saucy Sally," etc. ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at
the Criterion Theatre, 13 Oct., 1906,
as Pippy in " The Lemonade Boy " ;
in 1907, toured in the United States
with Ellen Terry, as Alexander Old-
worthy in " Nance Oldfield " and
Osman in " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion " ; at the Queen's, Feb.,
1908, appeared as Sam in " Stmgaree ";
at the Haymarket, June, 1908, as
Tee-Pee in " The Chinese Lantern " ;
at the Kingsway, Oct., 1908, played in
" The Treasure " ; "at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1909, played Henry
Tench in " Strife " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1909, Merivel in " Madame X " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1909, Buckhorse
in " The House of Temper-ley " ; at
the Duke of York's, repertory season,
Feb. to May, 1910, played Julius
Baker in " Misalliance," Captain de
Fcenix in " Trelawney of the Wells,"
Kennel in " Prunella," Mr. Stillford
in " Helena's Path " ; at the Comedy,
Dec., 1910, played in " The Admiral
Speaks," and " Vice- Versa " ; at the
Strand (now Whitney), Feb., 1911,
appeared as Sherlock Holmes in " The
Speckled Band " ; at Wyndham's,
May, 1911, played Samuel Burns in
" Passers-By " ; at the Kingsway,
Dec., 1911, played Vaska Pepel in
" The Lower Depths " ; at the Roy-
alty, Feb., 1912, and subsequently at
the Criterion, played Maximilian Cutts
in " The New Sin " ; crossing to the
United States, appeared at Chicago in
September, and at Wallacks, New
York, Oct., 1912, in the same part ;
appeared at the London Hippodrome,
Dec., 1912, in " Hullo, Ragtime ! "
at the St. James's Theatre, Sept.,
1913, played Androcles in " Androcles
and the Lion " ; at the Little Theatre,
Nov., 1913, the Rev. Cyril Smith in
" Magic " ; at the Hippodrome, Dec.,
1913, appeared in " Hullo, Tango ! " ;
went to the United States in 1914;
appeared at Wallack's, New York,
Oct., 1914, as Uriah Hcep in "The
Highway of Life'1 ("David Copper-
field ") ; Jan. 1915, Androcles in
" Androcles and the Lion " ; Feb.,
1915, Quince in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream"; Mar., 1915, Sir
Ralph Bloomfield-Bonnington in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " ; at Atlantic City,
May, 1915, played Charles Nathaniel
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Disney in " WTho is Sylvia ? " ; at the
Candler Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1916, played Robert Cokeson in
"Justice"; at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Feb., 1917, The Little Man
in a play of that name, and the Stranger
in " Magic " ; at the Criterion, New
York, Dec., 1917, Philip Chandos in
"Happiness"; at the Belasco Theatre,
Nov., 1918, Freddie Staunton in
" Tiger ! Tiger ! ! " ; at the New
Amsterdam, Dec., 1918, appeared as
Oliver Cromwell Nutley in "When a
Feller Needs a Friend " ; during 1919
continued in " Tiger ! Tiger ! ! " ;
at the Greenwich Village Theatre,
Mar., 1920, appeared as Louis de
Brancas in " Sophie " ; May, 1920,
as Barrato in " Foot-Loose " (" For-
get-me-Not ") ; at the Booth, Theatre,
Aug., 1920, as Samuel Stillbottle in
" Happy-Go- Lucky " (" Tilly of
Bloomsbury ") ; at the " Booth
Theatre, Mar., 1922, played Oliver
Blayds in " The Truth About Blayds" ;
at the National, Dec., 1922, Peter
Juhasz in " Fashions for Men " ; at
the Fulton, Nov., 1923, The Priest
in " The Cup " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Mar., 1924, Robert Sundale,
K.C., in " We Moderns " ; at the
Booth, ^ Sept., 1924, Old Man Minick
in " Minick." Recreations : Riding,
shooting, cricket, and golf. Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
HEIN? Silvio, composer ; b. New
York, 15 Mai-., 1879; e. Trieste and
Vienna ; in. Ann Mooney ; has com-
posed the scores of the following
musical pieces ; " Nancy Brown,"
1903
Mary
1908
" Molly/' 1905 ; " Marrying
" 1906 ; ;' The Boys and Betty,"
" The Yankee Girl," 1909 ;
" A Matinee Idol," 1909 ; " Judy
Forgot," 1910 ; " When Dreams Come
True," 1913 ; " All over Town," 1915 ;
" Flo-Flo," 1917 ; " The Golden
Goose," 1917 ; " He Didn't Want to
Do It," 1918; "Miss Blue Eyes/1
1918; "Look Who's Here," 1919;
" The Red Cloak " ; " Furs and
Frills " ; " The Bride Show " ; " The
Girl from Home," 1920^ " Some Party,"
1922. Address : Lambs' Club, 130
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
HELMSLEY, Charles Thomas Hunt-,
manager ; b. London, 3 Dec., 1865 ;
0.5. of John Thomas Hunt, J.P., of
Wellow, Hants ; e. privately ; m.
May Harvey, sister of Sir J. Martin
Harvey ; was formerly an actor,
and appeared at the Lyceum, under
Sir Henry Irving, from 1882-7, play-
ing minor parts in " Much Ado
About Nothing," " The Lyons Mail,"
" Louis XI," " Hamlet," " The Mer-
chant of Venice," " Twelfth Night/'
" Olivia," " Faust," etc. ; also toured
in U.S.A. with the company ; sub-
sequently toured as manager to Mr.
Charles Dickens for readings of his
father's novels ; manager for three
years with Mrs. Edward Saker, at
Liverpool ; three years with Compton
Comedy company ; in conjunction with
Mr. Louis Calvert, toured " Taunton
Vale," and " The Love Knot," both
written by Louis N. Parker, and also
Shakespearean repertory ; manager at
the Avenue Theatre (now the Play-
house), 1894 ; manager for Sir John
Hare, 1895-1901 ; general manager
for Sir George Alexander at the St.
James's, 1901 until his death, 1917 ;
general manager for Arthur Bourchier
at the Strand, from 1919-24 ; held a
Commission in the London Irish Rifles
for sixteen years, retiring with the
rank of Major and then joined the
National Reserve ; on the outbreak of
war, 1914, appointed Captain of the
Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt.
(Reserve; ; in his younger days was
a prominent athlete, ancl was a member
of the Lewisham Bicycle Club, South
London Harriers, and London Ath-
letic Club. Recreations : Archaeology,
hunting, cycling, and yachting. Club :
Constitutional. Address: 9 Adam
Street, Adelphi, W.C.2, ancl The Dial
House, Datchet, Bucks.
H.KMINO, Percy, actor ancl vocalist ;
b. Bristol, 6 Sept., 1887 ; 5. of John
Homing ancl his wife Elizabeth (Johns);
c. Bristol Grammar School ; m. Joyce
Savage ; received his musical educa-
tion at the Royal Academy of Music ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 23 Nov.,
1915, as Silvio in " Pagliacci," in
Sir Thomas Beccham's Opera Com-
pany ; he remained with the Beecham
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Opera Company (with the exception
of two years' war service in France)
until 1920, playing all the principal
baritone rdles at the Shaftesbury,
Aldwych and Covent Garden Theatres ;
appeared at Covent Garden, Grand
Opera Season, 1919 : in 1920, went to
America, making his first appearance,
at the Greenwich Village Theatre, New
York, 27 Dec., 1920., as Captain
Macheath in " The Beggar's Opera " ;
in 192 1-22, toured in this part through-
out the United States and Canada ;
in 1922, joined the British National
Opera Company, as leading baritone ;
appeared at the Lyric Theatre, Dec.,
1922, as Baron Franz von Schober in
" Lilac Time " ; at the Winter Garden
Theatre, Sept., 1924, played Hillary-
Vane in " Primrose " ; has also had
extensive experience on the concert
platform. Club : Green Room.
Address : 21 Norfolk Road, St. John's
Wood, N.W.8. Telephone \To. :
Harnpstead 4696.
HBMING, Violet, actress ; b. Leeds,
England, 27 Jan., 1893 ; d. of Alfred
Heming and his wife Mabel (Allen) ;
is a niece of Charles Dalton ; e. South-
port, Lanes ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in the United States,
1908, when she succeeded Mildred
Morris as Wendy in " Peter Pan/' on
tour with Maude Adams ; she made
her first appearance on the New York
stage, at the Criterion Theatre, 7 Sept.,
1908, as Carrie Crewe in " Fluffy-
Ruffles " ; at Springfield, Mass., 16
Sept., 1909, she appeared as Rebecca
in the first performance of " Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm " ; in 1910 she
toured with Albert Chevalier as Rose
Dufard in " Daddy Dufard," and
appeared at the Hackett Theatre, New
York, Dec., 1910, in that part ; at
Chicago, Apr., 1911, played Kate
Delaney in "The Fox"; in 1911-12
toured as Laura Moore in " The Deep
Purple " ; subsequently toured, during
1912, as Su in " The Unwritten Law " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, Sept., 1912,
played Madge Hale in " Honest Jim
Blunt " ; in Oct., 1912, joined George
Arliss, and toured with him as Lady
Clarissa Pevensey in " Disraeli," and
continued to play in this piece through-
out 1913-14; in May- June, 1914, she
played a round of characters with the
Columbia Stock Company, Washing-
ton ; at the Cort Theatre," New York,
Aug., 1914, played Ethel Cartwright
in " Under Cover " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Sept , 1914, Beatrice in
" A Modern Girl " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Dec., 1914, Lucy Shale in
" The Lie " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Aug., 1915, Ethel Willoughby in
" Under Fire " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Sept., 1916, appeared as Pamela
Cabot in " The Flame " ; at the Cri-
terion, New York, Oct., 1917, as Er-
nestine Waite in " The Love Drive " ;
at the Harris Theatre, Nov., 1917, as
Eloise Farrington in " Losing Eloise "
(" The Naughty Wife ") ; during 1918
toured in the title-rdle of " De Luxe
Annie " ; at the Cohan and Harris
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1918, played
Helene in " Three Faces East/' and
toured in the same part during 1919-
20 ; at the Princess Theatre, Chicago,
Nov., 1920, appeared as Sonya in the
play of that name, appearing in the
same part at the Forty- eighth Street,
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1921 ; at
the Hudson, Feb., 1922, played Gcr-
maine Glandelle in " The Rubicon " ;
at the Empire, New York, June, 1922,
Lydia Languish in " The Rivals " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Nov., 1922,
Pamela Carey in " The Lucky One " ;
at the Eltinge Theatre, Nov., 1923,
Margaret Sonos in " Spring Clean-
ing/' and *toured in the same part,
1924. Address : c/o Marc Klaw Inc.,
1451 Broadway, New York City,
U.S.A.
HEMINGWAY, Marie, actress, b.
Yorkshire, 1893 ; d. of Harry Hem-
ingway and his wife, Emma Sophia
(Shaw) ; e. Northwood College, Mid-
dlesex ; m. Claude Rains (mar. dis.) ;
studied elocution under Florence
Bourne and George Goodes ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
His Majesty's Theatre, 14 Sept.,
1909, as Nahasi in " False Gods'" ;
subsequently appeared at the same
theatre, 8 Nov., 1909, as Honorino in
"Trilby"; 25 Nov., 1909, as the
Eighth Symphony in " Beethoven " ;
1 Feb., 1910, as Lacly Barbara Jannyn
in " The O'Flynn/' and 27 Apr,, 1910,
as the Second Lady in " King Richard
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II " ; at the Comedy, 29 Apr., 1911,
played Mary in " Playing With Fire " ;
at the Playhouse, 21 Sept., 1911, Rosa
Van Tassel in " Rip Van Winkle " ;
4 Nov., 1911, as Jennifer Tregellis in
"Dad," and 8 Feb., 1912, as Norah
Vining in " The Second in Command " ;
at the Aldwych, 14 Sept., 1912,
played Hester Ganton in " The Great
John Ganton " ; at His Majesty's, 12
Apr., 1913, Maria in " The School for
Scandal " ; at the Duke of York's,
25 Nov., 1913, Fanny WiUoughby in
" Quality Street " ; Criterion, 23 Feb.,
1914, Pamela Bristowe in " A Pair ol
Silk Stockings " ; 1 Oct., 1914, Edith
Cranley in " Sir Richard's Biography " ;
at the New Theatre, 15 Mar., 1915,
Kit McNair in " Seven Days " ; at
the Haymarket, 20 Apr., 1915, Posy
in " Quinney's " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1916, played Diana Terlbot in
"The Basker"; May, 1916, Lady
Penelope Brading in " Pen " ; at
the Haymarket, Nov., 1916, Poppy
Maynford in "The Widow's Might";
at the Queen's, Apr., 1917, Vivien
in " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back " ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1917, appeared as Dolly Coke
in " The Liars " ; at the Comedy,
1918, appeared in " Bubbly " and
" Tails Up " ; during 1919, toured in
" His Little Widows " ; at Co vent
Garden, Jan., 1920, played Lucie
Manette in " The Only Way " ; in the
autumn, 1920, toured with Henry
Aialey as Ginevra in " The Jest " ;
at the Playhouse, Apr., 1921, played
Alicia Marchmont in " Up in Mabel's
Room " ; at the Comedy, July, 1921,
iN"ellie Red [era in " By all Means,
Darling " ; at the Lyceum, with Sir
John Martin Harvey, "Oct. Dec., 1921,
played Lucie Manette in " The Only
Way," and Margaret Hungerford in
" The Breed of the Treshams " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Mar., 1922, Lady
Honoria Fitzgrattan in " In Nelson's
Days " ; at the Court, Jan., 1923,
Kathleen Kent in " Three's a Crowd " ;
at the St. James's, Apr., 1923, suc-
ceeded Athene Seyler as Mrs. Car-
mi chael in " Plus Fours " ; at the
Apollo, May, 1923, played Lady
Sybil Tenterden in " What Every
Woman Knows." Recreations :
Dancing, riding, travelling, painting,
piano, and singing. Address : 34
Bedford Square, Brighton.
HEMMEEDE, Edward George, K.C.,
dramatic author; b. Peckham, 13
Nov., 1871 ; s. of Frances (Pope)
and James G. L. Hemmerde, late
manager of the Imperial Ottoman
Bank ; e. Winchester and University
College, Oxford ; m. Lucy Elinor
Colley ; is the author of the following
plays : "A Maid of Honour," Queen's,
1909 ; " A Butterfly on the Wheel "
(with Francis Neilson, M.P.), Globe,
1911 ; " The Crucible " (with Francis
Neilson, M.P.), Comedy, 1911 ; " Proud
Maisie," Aldwych, 1912; "A Cardi-
nal's Romance," Savoy, 1913 ; was
called to the Bar, Inner Temple, 1897,
and joined the Northern Circuit ;
Labour M.P. for Crewe Division of
Cheshire, 1922 ; is now Recorder of
Liverpool. Recreations : Golf, cricket,
politics, and playwriting ; was winner
of the Diamond Sculls at Henley, 1900.
Address : 1 Hare Court, Temple, E.C.4.
Telephone No. : Central 1592.
HENDERSON, Alex. F., theatrical
manager ; b. London, 4 May, 1866 ; s.
of the late Sophia (Cutter) and Alex-
ander Henderson, theatrical manager ;
e. Kensington Grammar School and in
Paris ; was engaged as business mana-
ger at the Criterion, under Charles
Wyndham from 1887-1894; was next
engaged as business manager to
Weedon Grossmith at Terry's and the
Vaudeville ; opened the Grand Thea-
tre, Fulham, under his own manage-
ment, Aug., 1897 ; rejoined Charles
Wyndham, 1899, as general manager
of Wyndham's, Criterion, and the
New Theatres ; appointed manager
of The Theatres Mutual Insurance Co.,
Ltd., 1918. Favourite play : " David
Garrick." Recreation : Insurance.
Club : Savage. Address ; 79 Pall
Mall, S.W.I. Telephone No,: Regent
3410.
HENDRIE, Ernest, actor and dra-
matic author ; b. 10 June, 1859 ; m,
Lily Marian Brough ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the old
Theatre Royal, Croydon, in 1878, as
Dudley Smooth, in " Money " ; next
appeared at Sadler's Wells Theatre,
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under the management of Mrs.
Bateman, 9 Oct., 1879, as Sir Francis
Vernon in a revival of " Rob
Roy/' and the following June played
Quince in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; toured with Mr. and Mrs.
Chippendale, Miss Bateman (Mrs.
Crowe), Sarah Thorne, and Rose
Leclercq ; appeared at the Olympic,
Dec., 1883, as Jem Baldock, in " The
Spider's Web " ; joined Hare and
Kendal at the St. James's, in 1884, and
remained till 1888, playing among
other parts, William in "As You Like
It," Mr. Jowett in " Mayfair," Ber-
nardet in " Antoinette Rigaud," Fran-
<jois in " The Wife's Sacrifice," Mr.
Pews in " The Hobby Horse," Clink
in " Lady Clancarty," and Barogue in
"The Wife's Secret"; at Terry's,
May, 1888, played Williams in " The
Real Little Lord Fauntleroy " ; at the
Opera Comique, Jan., 1889, played
Job in " Tares," and July, 1889,
Hilmar Tonnesen in " The Pillars of
Society " ; appeared at Drury Lane,
May, 1890, as Carrac in " Paul Kau-
var," and at the Lyric, June, 1890, as
Zephyros in " The Bride of Love/1
and July, 1890, as Mr. Grey in " Sweet
Nancy " ; at the Criterion, Mar.,
1892, as James Blister in " Fast
Asleep " ; at the Strand, Nov., 1892,
played Detective-Inspector Catch-
pole in " The County Councillor " ;
at the Royalty, Dec., 1892, was the
original Spettigue in " Charley's
Aunt"; at the Strand, July, 1894,
Mrs. M'Callum in " Our Flat " ; ap-
peared at Terry's, Jan., 1895, as Bill
Bouncer in " An Innocent Abroad/'
and at the Royalty, Sept., 1895, as
Patrick O'Dwyer in "The Chili
Widow/' and June, 1896, Joseph
Popplecombe in " The Queen's Proc-
tor " ; in 1896, accompanied Arthur
Bourchier to the United States ;
appeared at the Comedy, 1897, as Jack
Buncombe in " Saucy Sally/' Robert
Hoddesdon in " One Summer's Day,"
and Kester Chedzoy in " A Sheep in
Wolf's Clothing " ; at the Lyric, Sept.,
1898, played Jock Jamieson in " Little
Miss Nobody " ; at the Criterion, 1901,
played Captain Cochrane in " Mamma,"
and Colonel Wragby in " The Under-
current " ; joined Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal in 1902 and remained with
them for six years, playing among other
parts, Joseph Bloomer in " The After-
glow," Reginald Lillthwaite in " Dick
Hope," William Hickson in " The
Housekeeper," Samson Quayle in " A
Tight Corner," Dr. Pemberton in " The
Melcombe Marriage," Batch in " The
Other Side," and Ternand in " The
House of Clay " ; in Aug., 1908, joined
Forbes-Robertson to play Joey Knight
in " The Passing of the Third Floor
Back/' appearing in that part at the
St. James's, Sept., 1908; at the
Afternoon (His Majesty's) Theatre,
Feb., 1909, played Jean Guillou in
" A Soul's Flight " ; at the Hay-
market, Dec., 1909, played Tylu in
" The Blue Bird " ; toured in this play
in the provinces and in Australia, until
1912 ; at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1913, appeared as Tai Fall Min and
Yin Suey Gong in " The Yellow
Jacket " ; appeared at the New
Theatre, Dec., 1913, as the Organ
Grinder in " The Poor Little Rich
Girl " ; at the Lyric, Apr., 1914, as
Aristicle Volnay in " Mam'selle Tra-
lala " ; at the Vaudeville, Aug., 1913,
as Dr. Sweete in " My Aunt " ; at the
Hay market, Apr., 1916, played Ben
Chope in " The Mayor of Troy " ;
at the Queen's, Feb., 1917, James
Bennington in " The Double Event " ;
at the Playhouse/ May, 1917, Adams
in " Wanted a Husband " ; at the
Ambassadors', Apr., 1918, appeared
as Grandison Tiptree in " Too Much
Money " ; at the St. Martin's, Nov.,
1918, Mr. Hardbottle in " The Officers'
Mess " ; in 1919, toured with Louis
Calvert as George Gribble in " Bo 'sun
'Enery," and Fergus McLarnie in
" Daddalums " ; at Wynclham's, June,
1920, appeared in the last-mentioned
part ; at the Globe, Feb., 1921, played
William Fair in " The Hour and the
Man"; at the Court, Feb., 1922,
Timson in "The Pigeon"'; at the
Duke ol" York's, Dec., 1922, and
Garrick, Dec., 1923, again played
Tylo in " The Blue Bird " ; at "the
Shafteslmry, Apr., 1924, Thomas Gray
in " A Perfect Fit " ; is the author of
" The Elder Miss Blossom " (with
Metcalfo Wood), 1897 ; " The Poverty
of Riches " (with Metcaife Wood) 1899 ;
" Dick Hope," 1903 ; " Peg and
the 'Prentice," 1913; BubBCHjuuntly
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re-named " Mistress Wilful," 1915.
Address ; The Kurds, Welly Road,
Wraysbury, Bucks. Telephone No. :
Windsor 593.
HENLEY, Herbert James, dramatic
critic and journalist ; b. Sevenoaks,
Kent, 1 Apr., 1882 ; 5. of John Francis
Henley and his wife Annie (Thompson);
m. Eva Phillips ; succeeded Byron
Webber as dramatic critic to 'The
Sporting Life, 1904 ; dramatic critic
to The Evening News, 1915 ; Town
Topics, 1922 ; Horse and Hound,
1922 ; The Daily Mail, Oct., 1922 ;
has also written largely on sporting
subjects, especially cricket ; during
the war, served in France with the
East Surrey Regiment. Recreation :
Cricket. Clubs : Press, Middlesex,
Surrey and Essex County Cricket
Clubs ; is a member of the Critics'
Circle. Address : Press Club, 7 St.
Bride's House, Salisbury Square, E.C.4.
HENRY, Martin, manager ; b.
Brighton, 1 Jan., 1872 ; was formerly
engaged in commerce, prior to making
his first appearance on the stage at
the Vaudeville Theatre, 26 Feb., 1896,
as a Shopman in " The Romance of a
Shopwalker " ; was manager at the
Olympic Theatre, for Herbert Sleath,
1897; from 1897-99, was in South
and East Africa ; on returning to
England, played various parts, includ-
ing a successful appearance on the
music-hall stage in a sketch entitled
"The Silver Medal"; from 1904-6,
was in America with Lieblcr & Co.,
playing in " A White Man," " In the
Bishop's Carriage," etc. ; returned
to London, 1906; at the Garrick,
1909, played Walters in " The Woman
in the Case " ; subsequently toured
" The Woman in the Case," " A White
Man," etc. ; was stage-manager at
the Strand Theatre for Louis Meyer ;
toured " The Glad Eye " through
Canada, 1913 ; toured his own com-
panies in " The Glad Eye," " Who's
the Lady ? " " Mr. Wu," " Kiki,"
and " Dedd " ; has also produced
" You Never Know, Y'Know" (part-
author), Criterion, 1918 ; " The Love
Flower," 1923 ; " Alf's Button," 1924,
which he staged at the Prince's, Dec.,
1924. Clubs: Yorick and Brighton
Sailing. Recreations : Swimming and
sailing. Address : 19 Bow Street,
W.C.2. Telephone No. : Gerrard 6363.
HENSON, Leslie, actor ; b. London,
3 Aug., 1891 ; s. of J. L. Henson ; m.
Madge Saunders (mar. dis.) ; formerly
engaged in business in the city ; was for
some time a student at Cairns James
School of Musical and Dramatic Art ;
made his first appearance on the stage as
a concert artist with Louis Rilills Con-
cert Party, " The Tatlers," at Bath,
June, 1910 ; made his first appearance
in London at the Dalston Theatre,
Christmas, 1910, as Binbad in " Sinbad
the Sailor " ; after two years' concert
experience was engaged by George
Dance for the spring tour of " The
Quaker Girl," 1912, playing the part
of Jeremiah ; made his first appearance
in the West End, at the Strand The-
atre, 26 Dec., 1912, in " Nicely,
Thanks " ; during 1913 was with the
" Scamps " Concert Party ; in 1914
was engaged by Messrs. Laurillard and
Grossmith and went to America,
opening at the Shubert Theatre, New
York, 24 Dec., 1914, as Albert in
" To-Night's the Night " ; on his
return to England appeared at the
Gaiety, 28 Apr., 1915, as Henry in
" To-Night's the Night," and scoring
an instantaneous success ; he appeared
at the Coliseum and London Opera
House, June, 1916, as Tompsett in
the " all-star " cast of " The Admirable
Crichton " ; appeared at Chiswick
Empire, July, 1916, in "In the
Trenches " ; at the Gaiety, Sept.,
1916, played Pony Twitchin in " Theo-
dore and Co." ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Dec., 1917, appeared as
Bobby Summers in " Yes, Uncle " ;
played in. this piece until he joined
the Army, early in 1918 and went
overseas in the R.A.F. ; made his
reappearance on the stage, at the
Winter Garden Theatre, 20 May, 1919,
as Bibi St. Pol in " Kissing Time " ;
same theatre, Sept., 1920, played
Joseph Pinglet in MA Night Out";
Sept., 1921, Constantine in " Sally" ;
Jan., 1923, Mr. Gravvins in " The
Cabaret Girl"; Sept., 1923, Odo
Philpotts in " The Beauty Prize " ;
Apr., 1924, Henry in "To-Night's
the Night " ; Sept., 1924, Toby
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Mopham in " Primrose " ; in associa-
tion with Tom Walls has made several
notable productions, including *' Tons
of Money," Shaftesbury, 1922 ; " The
Rising Generation," Shaftesbury, 1923 ;
" It Pays to Advertise," Aldwych,
1924. Recreations : Motoring and golf.
Club : Green Room. Address : Green
Room Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
Telephone No. ; Gerrard 3942.
HERNE, Katherine Chrystal, ac-
tress ; b. Ashmont, Dorchester, Mass.,
16 June, 1883 ; d. of Katherine (Cor-
coran), actress, and James A Herne
(actor and playwright) ; e. in Boston
and New York ; m. Harold S. Pollard ;
made her professional d£but at the age
of sixteen (16 Jan., 1899), in her
father's play, " GrifEth Davenport," as
Sue Hardy ; at the Republic Theatre,
New York, Sept. 27, 1900, played Jane
Caldwell in " Sag Harbor " ; after her
father's death, divided the season of
1901-2 playing Helen Berry in " Shore
Acres " and Martha Reese, the leading
rdle in " Sag Harbor " ; played the
Queen in E, H. Sothern's production
of " Hamlet " and Huguette in
"If I were King," 1902-3 ; lead-
ing woman with Nat Goodwin, 1903-5 ;
with Arnold Daly, 1905-6, in " Can-
dida," " You Never Can Tell," " Mrs.
Warren's Profession," etc. ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
2 Jan., 1906, in the leading part of
" The Jury of Fate " ; on her return
to America, rejoined , Arnold Daly,
and appeared at the Lyric Theatre,
New York, in Apr., 1906, as Raina
in " Arms and the Man " ; Dec., 1906,
became leading woman at the New
Theatre, Chicago ,* at the Astor
Theatre, Feb., 1907, played Rachel
in '* Genesee of the Hills " ; subse-
quently played " stock " seasons at
Milwaukee and Washington ; at the
Garrick Theatre, New York, 14 Oct.,
1907, played Doris Chapin in "The
Step -Sister " ; at Washington, Oct.,
1908, played Vera Ravendal in " The
Melting Pot " ; in 1909, toured in
the same part, in which she also ap-
peared at the Comedy Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1909 ; at the Studebaker
Theatre, Chicago, Jan., 1910, played
the title-y<5/£ in " Miss Philura " ;
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Sept.,
1910, played Dora in " Diplo-
macy " ; at the Cort Theatre, Chic-
ago, Nov., 1910, played Vera in
" The Seventh Daughter " ; at the
Broadway Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1911, played Diana in "The Squaw
Man " ; at the 39th Street Theatre,
New York, Mar., 1911, played
Mrs. Clayton in "As a Man
Thinks " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Nov., 1912, played Esther Lennard in
" Mere Man " ; at Buffalo, Feb., 1913,
Aline Graham in "At Bay " ; at the
Lyric, New York, Apr., 1913, Estrella
Bonham in the revival of " Arizona " ;
at the Thirty-ninth Street, Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1913, played Aline
Graham in "At Bay " ; at the Play-
house, New York, Dec., 1914, Zina
Whitman in " Polygamy " ; at the
Park Theatre, Feb., 1915, Emily in
" The Dicky Bird " ; at the Adolph
Lewisohn Stadium, New York, May,
1915, Cassandra in " The Trojan
Women " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Mar., 1917, appeared as Lady Grayston
in " Our Betters " ; at the Longacre,
Mar., 1918, as Margaret Vane in
" Yes or No " ; at the Harris Theatre,
Oct., 1918, played Kristina Jesperson
in " The Riddle : Woman " ; at
the Bijou, Sept., 1919, Viola Hay in
" An Exchange of Wives " ; at the
Cohan and Harris Theatre, Jan.,
1920, Madeleine Winthrop in " The
Acquittal " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Sept., 1921, Marjorie Ramsey
in " The Elton Case " ; at the Green-
wich Village, Dec., 1923, kosanne in
the play oi" that name ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Apr., 1924,
Minnie Whitcomb in " Expressing
Willie." Recreations ; Bathing, boat-
ing, driving, lawn tennis, country
life. Residence : " Herne Oaks/'
Southampton, L.I., New York, CJ.S.A,
HESLEWOOD, Tom, actor and cos-
tume designer ; b. Hessle, Yorks,
8 Apr., 1868 ; made first appearance
on the stage at the Criterion, 27
July, 1892, "in the chorus of " Haste
to the Wedding " ; wan next seen
13 Feb., 1893, at Shaftesbury Theatre,
as Wilton Ken in " Uncle Silas " ;
toured in " The New Boy " for two
years ; toured as Nero in " The Sign
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of the Cross/' for a further two years ;
appeared with Lewis Waller as Riche-
lieu in " The Three Musketeers " ;
at the Imperial, 1904, in "A Queen's
Romance " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1904, in " Letty " ; at the
Imperial, 1905, in " Hawthorne,
U.S.A./1 and " Romeo and Juliet " ;
1906, in " The Harlequin King " and
" Brigadier Gerard " ; at the Lyric,
1907, in " Othello " ; 1909, in " Sir
Walter Ralegh " ; at His Majesty's,
Mar., 1916, played Sir Peter Lely in
" Stand and Deliver " ; at the Regent
(for the Fellowship of Players), Dec.,
1923, played King Edward IV in
" Richard III " ; designed costumes
for " A Lady of Quality," " Bon-
nie Dundee/' " A Queen's Ro-
mance " (" Ruy Bias "), " His Majes-
ty's Servant," " Miss Elizabeth's
Prisoner," at the Imperial ; " The
Winter's Tale/' for Viola Allen ;
" Hamlet/' at the Adelphi ; and also
designed dresses for " Harlequin
King," " The Little Admiral," " Clan-
carty," " The Great Conspiracy,"
etc. ; designed most of the dresses
for the Chelsea Pageant ; designed
scenery and costumes for " Where
the Rainbow Ends/' " General John
Regan," and " Anthony in Wonder-
land," for Charles Hawtrey ; " Prin-
cess Clementina/' " The Grand Seig-
neur " and " Hamlet " for the late
H. B. Irving ; also numerous other
plays. Address: 16 Wilson Street,
Long Acre, W.C.2.
HESTOB, George, actor ; b. Tresco,
Isles of Scilly, 6 Oct., 1877; 5. of
Emma (Tucker) and William Hestor ;
e. St. Mark's College, Chelsea ; m.
Annie Wright ; was originally a pupil
teacher ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Bath, 3 Dec-, 1893, as Kempster in
"Our Boys"; was for many years
principal comedian with Fred Karno,
Joe ^eterman and Harry Brace's
companies in music-hall sketches, and
also with Charles Macdona, Fred. J.
Kirke and J. Gar- Kiddie, in various
musical comedy and dramatic 'compa-
nies ; made his first appearance on the
London stage proper, at the Shaftes-
bury Theatre, 21 Sept., 1910, as Peter
Doody in " The Arcadians/' under the
management of Robert Courtneidge ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1911,
appeared as Hashimoto in " The
Mousme " ; May, 1912, Gjuro in
"Princess Caprice"; Dec., 1912,
Bogumil in the same piece ; subse-
quently toured in "The Arcadians";
during 1914, toured as Byles in "The
Pearl Girl " ; at the Shaftesbury,
June, 1914, played Crocker in " The
Cinema Star," subsequently touring in
the same part ; in Aug., 1915, again
toured as Byles in " The Pearl Girl";
subsequently toured in " Jack in-the-
Box " ; in 1919-20, toured in " Fun-
beams " ; at the Prince of Wales fs,
Oct., 1921, played in "A to Z";
during 1922, toured in " Pantoloon-
acy " ; at the Vaudeville, Sept.,
1923, in " Yes." Favourite part : Peter
Doody in " The Arcadians." Recrea-
tions : Angling and rowing. Address :
10 Marius Mansions, Rowfant Road,
Balham, S.W.
HEWITT, Henry 0., actor; b.
London, 28 Dec., 1886 ; s. of Thomas
Hewitt and his wife Maria (Morris) ;
c. Highgate ; m. Hilda Poel ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage at the Adelphi Theatre, 20 Mar.,
1906, when he appeared as a Gentle-
man in " Measure for Measure";
he then joined Tree's company at
His Majesty's, and, Dec., 1906, played
Demetrius in " Antony and Cleopatra";
during 1907-8, played a variety of
parts there, including Tolstoi in " The
Reel Lamp," Cazalet in " The Beloved
Vagabond," Salarino in " The Mer-
chant of Venice," and many parts
during the Shakespearean festivals ;
was with H. B. Irving at the Shaft es-
bury, where he appeared, Feb., 1909,
as Osric in " Hamlet," subsequently
appearing in " Charles I " and " Louis
XI " ; at His Majesty's, Feb., 1910,
played Captain Scully in " The
O'Flynn " ; vSept., 1910", Sir Thomas
Lovell in " King Henry VIII " ; July,
1911, Nym in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor" : at the New Theatre,
Sept., 1911, Paris in " Romeo and
Juliet"; Dec., 1911, Lord Rochester
in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury " ; in
1913, toured as the Duke of Monmouth
in " Peg and the Prentice " ; at the
Haymarket (for the Stage Society),
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Jan., t!9l5, played Mr. Worthy in
" The Recruiting Officer " ; at His
Majesty's, May, 1915, Lieut. Bolton,
R.N., in " The Right to Kill " ; at
the Finsbury Park Empire, July,
1915, played Talbot Wynne in
" Trilby " ; after the war, appeared
at the Savoy, Sept., 1919, as Frank
Andrews in " Too Many Cooks " ;
at the New, Nov., 1919, John Brooke
in " Little Women " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1920, Octavius Caesar
in " Julius Caesar " ; at the Apollo,
June, 1920, Mr. Cook , in "Such a
Nice Young Man " ; at Wimbledon,
Aug., 1920, Calandra in " The Jest " ;
at the Regent (for the Phoenix),
Feb., 1924, Mr. Harcourt in " The
Country Wife"; at the New, Oct.,
1924, Major Boyle in " The Hour and
the Man " ; Nov., 1924, Boemoncl
and Al Kazar 'in " The Wandering
Jew." Recreations: Riding", swimming,
and golf. A ddress : 8 St. Margaret's
Road, Brockley, S.E.4. Telephone
No. : New Cross 532.
HICHENS, Robert Smythe, novelist
and dramatic author ; b. Speldhurst,
Kent, 14 Nov., 1864; s. of Rev.
Canon Hichens, late Rector of St.
Stephens, Canterbury ; e, Tunbridge
Wells and Clifton College ; became
musical critic of the World, and wrote
several successful novels, including
"The Coastguard's Secret," his first
work,/' Flames," " The Green Carna-
tion," " Felix," " The Londoners/'
" The Garden of Allah," " The Black
Spaniel,'1 " The Fruitful Vine," " Bella
Donna," etc. ; has written the follow-
ing plays : " The Medicine Man " (with
H. D. Traill), Lyceum, 1898 ; " Becky
Sharp " (with Cosmo Stuart), pro-
duced at the Prince of Wales's,
1903 ; " The Real Woman," Criterion,
1909 ; " The Garden of Allah " (with
Mary Anderson), New York, 1911;
" The Law of the Sands," 1916 ;
" Press the Button," 1918 ; " The
Voice from the Minaret," 1919.
Clubs : Grosvenor, Bath, Royal Auto-
mobile, Athenaeum, Garrick
HICKLIN, Margery, actress ; b. 1904 ;
was a pupil of Miss Italia Conti ;
maple her first appearance on the stage
at the Apollo, Dec., 1921, as the
Queen of the Fairies in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; at the Victoria
Palace, Dec., 1922, piayed the Queen
in " The Windmill Man " ; at the
Holborn Empire, Dec., 1923, Mrs.
Carey and the Queen of the Fairies in
" Where the Rainbow Ends " ; at
the Kingsway, June, 1924, appeared
in " Yoicks ! r' ; at the Winter Garden,
Sept., 1924, played Joan, the leading
part, in " Primrose."
HICKS, Edward Seymour, actor,
manager, and dramatic author ; h.
St. Heliers, Jersey, 30 Jan., 1871 ;
5. of Major Hicks, 42nd Highlanders ;
e. Prior Park College, Bath, and
Victoria College, Jersey ; m. Ellaline
Terriss, actress, d. of William Terriss,
actor ; brother of Stanley Brett, actor ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Grand Theatre, Islington,
when he walked on in " In the Ranks,"
12 Nov., 1887 ; he was next engaged
at the Olympic Theatre, and in Jan.,
1888, played there in " The Ticket
of Leave Man," subsequently appear-
ing in " Christina " and " Barren
Land " ; he then toured in " Mr.
Barnes of New York " and " True
Heart " ; appeared at the Princess's,
June, 1889, as the Boatswain in " True
Heart " ; lie was then engaged by
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal and went with
them on tour in the provinces, and to
America ; he made his first appearance
in New York, at Tompkins' Fifth
Avenue Theatre, 7 Oct., 1889, as
Archie Hamilton in "A Scrap of
Paper " ; he remained with ttie Ken-
dais until 1891, and appeared with
them as Jules Faubert in " The
Money Spinner," Octave in " The
Ironmaster," Henri in " The Ladies'
Battle," Graham in " Impulse,"
Robjohns, Junr., in " The Squire,"
Crake in " All for Her," the Hon.
George Liptrott in " The Weaker
Sex," Sandy in "The Queen's Shilling,"
and Solomon Hart in "It Was a
Dream " ; all these before he was
twenty-one years of age ; reappeared
in London, at the Court, Oct., 1891,
playing in " Pamela's Prodigy/1 and
also figured there in " Aunt Jack " ;
he then went to Toole's Theatre, ap-
pearing in Feb., 1892, as Andrew
McPhail , in " Walker, London " ;
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he appeared at the Court, 1893-4, in
" The Other Fellow/* " Good-Bye,"
" Under the Clock " and " The
Transgressor " ; in Apr., 1894, again
visited the United States, in " Cin-
derella " ; on his return was engaged
for the Gaiety Theatre, first appearing
there in Aug., 1894, as Jonathan Wild
in " Little Jack Sheppard " ; he also
appeared there as Charlie Appleby
in " The Shop Girl," 1894, and as
Dick Capel in " The Circus Girl,"
1896; at the Lyric, Jan., 1895, he
played Gerald Singleton in " Papa's
Wife/' of which he was part-author,
and which he retains in his repertory
to the present day ; again visited
America in Oct., 1895, to play in
" The Shop Girl " ; after leaving the
Gaiety in 1897 appeared at the Duke
of York's, 1898, as Lucas Allward in
" The Dove Cot " ; at the Court,
1898, as Dennis Cruttendan in " Cup-
board Love," and 1899, as the Due
de Richelieu in " A Court Scandal " ;
at the Criterion, 1899, played Richard
Mainwaring, Junior, in " My Daughter-
in-Law/' and 1900, Paul Blondet in
" The Masked Ball " ; he then went to
America, 1900, playing in " My
Daughter-in-Law " ; on his return
appeared at the Vaudeville, 1900, as
Furet in " Self and Lady " and the
Mad Hatter in " Alice in Wonder-
land "; at the Vaudeville, 1901,
played Douglas Floyd in " Sweet and
Twenty/' Scrooge in a play of that
name, Dicky in " Bluebell in Fairy-
land " ; in 1902, appeared there as
Valentine Brown in " Quality Street ";
in 1903, played the titlQ-rdle in " Ed-
mund Kean," and Moonshine and
Happy Joe in " The Cherry Girl " ;
in 1904, played the Duke of St. Jer-
myns in " The Catch of the Season/'
which ran until 1906 ; he then built
the Aldwych Theatre, which he opened
Dec., 1905, with " Blue Bell in Fairy-
land " ; in 1906, played there as
Lieutenant Richard Alington in " The
Beauty of Bath " ; then opened the
Hicks (now Globe) Theatre, which he
built for Chas. Frohman, appeared in
Dec., 1906, in " The Beauty of Bath " ;
appeared at the Aldwych, Sept., 1907,
as Angus Graeme in " The Gay
Gordons " ; appeared at the Palace
Theatre, Dec., 1908, in " The Fly-by-
Night " ; at the Hicks Theatre, Mar.,
1909, appeared as the Due de Richelieu
in " The Dashing Little Duke " ; at
Wyndham's, Jan., 1910, appeared as
Viscount Albany in " Captain Kidd " ;
subsequently appeared at various music
halls, notably in " Papa's Wife/' " The
Hampton Club," " Cook's Man," a
condensed version of " King Richard
III," " Scrooge " and " The Winner " ;
in 1911 went to South Africa, playing
most of the last-mentioned pieces ;
returned to England, Oct., 1911 ;
reappeared in London at the Coliseum,
1911 ; in Nov., appeared there in
" A Slum Angel " ; organised the
celebrated performance in aid of the
Daily Telegraph Dickens Fund, at
the Coliseum, 7 Jan., 1912, which
realised -£2,500 ,* also played Scrooge
in the play of that name on that occa-
sion ; subsequently played there in
" After the Honeymoon," etc. ; at the
Empire, Apr., 1913, appeared in the
revue " All the Winners " ; at the
Coliseum, July, 1913, played David
Garrick in " Garrick " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Bradford, Sept., 1913, Jackson
Jones in " Broadway Jones " ; at
the Coliseum, Dec., 1913, Mr. Chesson
in " Always Tell Your Wife " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1914, Jackson
Jones in " Broadway Jones " ; at the
Coliseum, Aug., 1914, He in " The
Bridal Suite " ; at the London Opera
House, Sept., 1914, the Hon. Eustace
Baring in " England Expects " ; in
Dec., 1914, organised a concert party,
and gave a series of performances to
the British Forces at the Front, in
France ; at the Comedy, Apr., 1915,
Andr6 de Landal in " Wild Thyme " ;
subsequently again toured in " Broad-
way Jones " ; assumed the manage-
ment of the Prince's Theatre, Dec.,
1916, opening as Dicky and the Sleepy
King in a revival of " Blue Bell in
Fairyland " ; Feb., 1917, as the Duke
of St. Jermyns in a revival of " The
Catch of the Season " ; May, 1917,
reappeared as Scrooge, and also
played Valentine in " Good News "
(revised version of " Wild Thyme ") ;
at the Palace Theatre, Oct., 1917,
played Face Bell in " Cash on De-
livery " ; at the St, Martin's, Dec.,
1917, appeared as He in " Sleeping
Partners " ; toured in this 1918-19 ;
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at the Coliseum, Jan., 1919, played
John Pettigrew in " After the Honey-
moon.";' at the St. Martin's, Feb.,
1919, the King of Knautch in " A
Certain Liveliness " ; at the Opera
House, Blackpool, Sept., 1919, played
Adarn Court in " Adam and Eve " ;
subsequently again toured and ap-
peared in variety theatres ; returned
to the London stage at the Garrick,
Mar., 1922, when he appeared as
Lucien in " The Man in Dress Clothes" ;
at the Royalty, Feb., 1923, played the
Upsetter in " The Love Habit ; " in
Jan., 1924, sailed for Australia, and
opened at the Palace, Melbourne, Feb.,
1924, in " The Man in Dress Clothes " ;
during his Australian tour also played
" Sleeping Partners," " Scrooge," " The
Love Habit," and in June, 1924,
played Old Bill in " Old Bill M.P." ; he
is the author of the following among
other plays: " The New Sub," " The
Talk of the Town," " The Earl and the
Girl," " Blue Bell in Fairyland,"
"The Cherry Girl," "My Darling,"
" The Gay Gordons/' " This World
of Ours," " The Happy Day," " Cash
on Delivery," " Sleeping Partners "
(adapted), " Peace, Perfect Peace,"
etc. ; " The Man in Dress Clothes "
(from the French), " A Happy New
Year " (from the French), " The Love
Habit" (from the French), "Head
Over Heels " ; and part-author of
" Uncle Silas," " Papa's Wife/' " Good-
Bye," " Under the Clock," " One of the
Best," " Sporting Life," " The Yash-
mak," "A Runaway Girl," " With
Flying Colours," " The Beauty of
Bath," "The Catch of the Season,"
" The Dashing Little Duke/' " Captain
Kidd/' "Jolly Jack Tar," "A Little
Dutch Girl," " Good Luck/' etc. ; he
published his reminiscences in 1910,
and a further volume, " If I were Your
Grandfather/' in 1917 ; also author of
" Difficulties," 1922, Address : 36
Finchley Road, N.W.8. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 4031. Clubs : Beefsteak,
Garrick, Green Room, Eccentric.
HICKS, Julian, scenic artist; b.
London, 1 Dec., 1858 ; 5. of Julian
Hicks ; e. St. Mary's College, Hanover
Park, London ; his first engagement
as scenic artist was for the production
of the ballet " Enchantment," at the
Alhambra, 1887 ; has painted for
nearly every theatre in London, and
notable productions with which he
has been associated, are, " Quo
Vadis ? " " Florodora," " The Silver
Slipper," "Sergeant Brue/' " Ver-
onique," " His Highness My Husband,"
" Mr. Hopkinson," " The Girl Behind
the Counter," " The Belle of Brittany,"
" The Duke's Motto," etc. Favourite
play : " The Red Lamp." Recreations :
Photography and billiards. Address: 3
Ormiston Road, Shepherd's Bush, W. 12.
HIGNETT, H. B., actor; b. Ring-
way, Cheshire, 29 Jan., 1870 ; s. of
Constance (Whipham) and Canon
Hignett; e. Denstone College, Staffs,
and Wadham College, Oxford ; m.
Frances Wetherall (doc.) ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Manchester, 4 Dec.,
1893, as a Citizen in " Julius Caesar/' in
F. R. Benson's company ; he remained a
member of Mr. Benson's company from
that date until Apr., 1901, gaining
great experience and performing in
over thirty plays, of which no fewer
than twenty-two were Shakespeare's ;
in 1901, joined Mrs. Patrick Campbell
and toured in " Mr. and Mrs. Daven-
try " ; subsequently toured with Miss
Fortescue ; made his first appearance
in London, at the St. James's Theatre,
6 Mar., 1902, as Pulci in " Paolo
and Francesca " ; subsequently ap-
peared at same theatre in "If I were
King," " Old Heidelberg/' " Saturday
to Monday," etc. ; from Sept., 1904,
to Jan., 1907, was engaged at the
Adelphi Theatre under Otho Stuart
and Oscar Asche, playing in " The
Prayer of the Sword," " The Taming
of the Shrew/' " Hamlet/' " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," etc. ; during
1907, appeared at the Court Theatre
under Vedrenne and Barker in, " The
Campden Wonder "; at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1907, appeared in " Attila,"
and subsequently in "As You Like
It"; at the Vaudeville, Mar., 1908,
played Count Von Brerner in " Jack
Straw " ; in Nov. appeared as Maba-
moud in " In an Arab Garden. " ; at
the New Theatre, Nov., 1908, played
in " Electra " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1909, played Henry Thomas in
" Strife " ; at the Haymarkot, Sept.,
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1999, to July, 1911, played the Fool in
" King Lear/' Sugar in " The Blue
Bird/' the Carpenter in " Priscilla
Runs Away/' Mr. Tisdale in " All
that Matters/' John Betts in " James
and John," Canon Lesley in " Lady
Patricia/' Ulf in "The Gods of the
Mountains/' and Ludolphe in " Above
Suspicion " ; at the Court, Feb., 1911,
played Gaffer Pearce in " The Tragedy
of Nan " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1911, played Alick Wylie in
" What Every Woman Knows " ;
accompanied Oscar Asche to Australia
and South Africa, 1913-14 ; reappeared
in London, at the Globe, Mar., 1914,
in " Kisniet " ; at the Aldwych, May,
1914, played Alexander Serebriakov in
" Uncle Vanya " ; at the Hay market,
June, 1914, James Heseltine, M.P., in
" The Golden Fleece " ; at the Kings-
way, Nov., 1914, Sir John Moore and
the Duke of Richmond in " The
Dynasts " ; at the Haymarket, Apr.,
1915, Leonard, Lord Forth in " Five
Birds in a Cage " ; at the Queen's,
June, 1915, Arngrim in " Eyvind of
the Mountains " ; at His Majesty's,
July, 1915, Major Duquesnois in
" Peter Ibbetson " ; at the Garrick,
Dec., 1915, played St. George in
" Where the Rainbow Ends " ; at
the Playhouse, Jan., 1916, Francis in
" Please Help Emily " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Aug., 1916, William in " The
Sister-in-Law " ; at the Royalty,
Oct., 1916, Francis Luscombe in
" Home on Leave " ; at the Globe,
Mar., 1917, Cosens in " The Man who
Went Abroad " ; at the Playhouse,
May, 1917, Gerald Wantage in
" Wanted a Husband " ; at the
Kings-way, Aug., 1917, Illingworth in
"Cook"; at the Playhouse, Apr.,
1918, Carter in " The Naughty Wife " ;
at the Court, Sept., 1918, played
Philip II in a play of that name ;
at the Gaiety, Oct., 1919, Joseph in
" The Kiss Call " ; at the New Theatre,
Jan., 1920, appeared as the Baron
Delia Torre in " Carnival/' and
Roderigo in " Othello " ; at the
Aldwych, Aug., 1920, the Rev, Norman
Poole in " The Unknown " ; Nov.,
1920, Banquo in " Macbeth," with
J. K. Hackett ; at the Strand, Jan.,
1921, played Sir Nigel Tallentyre and
the Rev. Brian Vereker in " A Safety
Match " ; at the Duke of York's,
Nov., 1921, Fletcher in " The Pilgrim
of Eternity " ; at the Everyman,
Feb., 1922, Mr. Gilbey in " Fanny's First
Play " ; Mar., 1922, Father Anthony in
" Getting Married " ; at the Play-
house, June, 1922, Frank Misquithin
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at
the Apollo, Jan., 1923, Mr. Bollon in
" A Roof and Four Walls " ; at the
Shaftesbury, May, 1923, Joseph in
" Stop Flirting " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1924, Dr. Franks in " The
Forest " ; June, 1924, Philip Vantine
in " In the Next Room. " ; at the
Haymarket, Oct., 1924, Joseph Pillin
in " Old English/' Favourite part :
Dick Perry in " The Campden Wonder."
Club : Green Room. Address ; 45
Redcliffe Square, S.W.10. Telephone
No. : Kensington 6893.
BILLIARD, Eobert C., actor and
playwright ; b. New York City, 28
May, 1857; e. at New York College
and Bishop's College, Lennoxville,
Canada; m. Mrs. Olga Everard
Williams ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Criterion Theatre,
Brooklyn, 18 Jan., 1886, in " False
Shame " ; he made his first appear-
ance on the New York stage at the
Standard Theatre, 18 Oct., 1886,
when he played the part of Richard
Sweeney in " A Daughter of Ireland " ;
subsequently he played in " Mr.
Barnes of New York," " The Golden
Giant/' and " Elaine " ; in 1887,
he played at Stetson's Fifth Avenue
Theatre, with Mrs. Langtry, as
Lord Udolpho in "As in a Looking
Glass " ; the following year he played
at the Standard Theatre, New York,
as General Delaroche in " Paul
Kauvar *' and Allan Weeks in "A
Possible Case/' and at the Grand
Opera House in " The Banker's
Daughter " ; at Tonvpkins' Fifth
Avenue, 8 Apr., 1889, he played
Gerald Riordan in "A Gold Mine/'
and at the Star Theatre, Aug., 1890,
he appeared as Dr. Glynn in " The
Balloon " ; at Palmer's Theatre, 20
June, 1890, he appeared as Tom
Meredith in "Lara/' and at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre, 6 Oct.,
1890, he played Perry Bascomb in
" Blue Jeans " ; at the Harlem Opera
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House, 19 Mar., 1891, lie was seen
as Johann Tonnessen in " The Pillars
of Society/' and during 1892, was
seen, as Ralph Baker in " Across
the Potomac/1 at Proctor's, 23rd
Street ; as Richard Grey in his
own play, " Adrift," at Union
Square Theatre ; as Jack in " The
Fabricator/' at the same theatre ;
and as Victor Staunton in " The
White Squadron/' at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre ; in 1893, he " starred "
in conjunction with Paul Arthur
in " The Nominee " and " The
Sleepwalker/* and in 1895 was play-
ing the title-rdle in " Captain Paul " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Court Theatre,
15 July, 1896, in "The Littlest
Girl " ; at the Garden Theatre, Nov.,
1896, he appeared in " The Mummy,"
and in 1898 was seen in "A New
Yorker " ; at the Academy of Music,
26 Sept., 1898, he played the Earl
of Woodstock in " Sporting Life " ;
at Hoyt's Theatre, 11 Dec., 1899, he
appeared as Jim Biagden in " Wheels
Within Wheels " ; since that date
his most noticeable appearances have
been in " Jim Bludso," in 1903, at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre ; as
Dick Latimer in " That Man and
I," at the Savoy, New York, in
1904 ; as Dick Johnson in " The Girl
of the Golden West/' at the Belasco
Theatre, 1905; and on the "vaudeville"
stage in 1906, in " As a Man Sows " ;
in Oct., 1906, he was " starring "
in the United States in " The Turn
of the Tide " ; appeared in " vaude-
ville," 1907, in sketches entitled " Num-
ber 973," and " The Man who Won
the Pool " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, 24 Mar., 1909, played
John Schuyler in "A Fool there
Was " ; toured in the same play,
1910-11; in 1912 toured in "The
River of Chance and Change " ; at
Philadelphia, Apr., 1912, played John
Malvern Grey in " The Avalanche,"
of which he was part-author ; in Oct.,
1912, toured as Asche Kayton in " The
Argyle Case," and at the Criterion
Theatre, New York, 24 Dec., 1912,
appeared in the same part ; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, Jan., 1916,
played Deegan Folk in " The Pride
of Race "; at the Academy of Music,
[HIT
Baltimore, Mar., 1917, played in " A
Small-Town Girl " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Sept., 1917, played Martin
Masterman in " The Scrap of Paper " ;
at the George M. Cohan Theatre,
Dec., 1918, Charles Martin in " A
Prince There Was," of which he was
also part-author. Clubs : Lambs',
Players', and Democratic, New York
City. Permanent address : Lambs'
Club, New York City, U.S.A.
HINES, Elizabeth, actress and
vocalist ; 6. New York City, 8 Jan.,
1899 ; d. of Thomas Elliot Hines and
his wife Annie Mary ; e. Columbia
College ; made her first appearance
on the New York stage, at the George
M. Cohan Theatre, 23 Sept., 1919, as
Helen in " See-Saw " ; at Boston,
June, 1920, played in " I'll Say She
Does " ; at the Apollo, New York,
Mar., 1921, played Allene Charter! s in
" The Love Birds " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Oct., 1921, Alice O'Brien in
" The O'Brien Girl " ; same theatre,
Nov., 1922, Nellie Kelly in " Little
Nellie Kelly " ; at the Shubert Theatre
Aug., 1924, Marjorie Daw in " Mar-
jone." Recreations : Swimming, golf
and languages. Address : 1326
Madison Avenue, New York City,
U.S.A.
HITCHCOCK, Raymond, actor; b.
Auburn, N.Y., 22 Oct., 1865 ; m.
Flora Zabelle ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1890 ; subse-
quently played in " The Brigand,"
1891, and *" The Golden Wedding,"
1893 ; at the Bijou Theatre, New
York, May, 1894, played Bulwer
Brady in " Charley's Aunt " (" The
Noble Art ") ; in 1895, appeared as
Willie Wilt in " The Night" Clerk " ;
in 1896 played Worthington Best in
" Courted into Court " ; at the Ameri-
can Theatre appeared during 1898, as
Bicoquet in " Paul Jones/' Lamber-
tuccio in "Boccaccio," Lurcher in
" Dorothy," Fanfani Pasha in "A
Trip to Africa " ; in 1899, at the
same theatre, appeared as Shank
Cerais in " We 'Uns of Tennessee " ;
in 1899, played in "A Dangerous
Maid " ; at Miner's Fifth Avenue, Dec.,
1899, appeared as David Tooke in
" Three Little Lambs " ; subsequently
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played at the Bijou, 1900, in " The
Belle of Bridgeport " ; at the Broad-
way, 1901, in " Vienna Life " ; during
the same year toured in " The Burgo-
master," and later in " Miss Bob
White " ; in 1901, appeared in " King
Dodo '* in which he continued for two
years ; made his first appearance as
a " star " at the Tremont Theatre,
Boston, 21 Sept., 1903, as Abijah
Booze in " The Yankee Consul,"
appearing in the same part at the
Broadway Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1904 ; since that date has appeared
as Ripley Royal Dawson in " Easy
Dawson," Copeland Schuyler in "The
Galloper/' Rudolph in " The Student
King," Copeland Schuyler in " The
Yankee Tourist " (a musical version
of "The Galloper"), and in "The
Merry-Go-Round " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1909, played Laurent XVII in a
revival of " La Masco tte " ; at the
New York Theatre, Oct., 1909, played
Sydney Lyons in " The Man Who
Owns Broadway " ; at Chicago, Sept.,
1911, played Cicero Hannibal Butts in
" The Red Widow," playing the same
part at the Astor Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1911 ; in the autumn of 1913,
toured as Dr. Arbustus Budd in " The
Beauty Shop/1 appearing in the same
part at the Astor Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1914 ; subsequently, again toured
in the same play ; he made his first
appearance in England at the Grand,
Blackpool, 20 Mar., 1916, as Mr.
Manhattan in the musical play of
that name, and his first appearance
in London, at the Prince of Wales*s,
30 Mar., 1916, in the same part;
returned to America, in order to appear
at the Globe, New York, Oct., 1916,
as Lord D'Arcy Playne in " Betty " ;
at the Cohan and Harris Theatre,
June, 1917, appeared in " Hitchy-
Koo " ; at the Forty-fourth Street
Roof Garden, Mar., 1918, in " Follow
the Girl " ; at the Globe, New York,
June, 1918, in " Hitchy-Koo, 1918 " ;
reappeared in London, May, 1919,
at the Palace Theatre in the second
edition of " Hullo, America " ; at
the Liberty Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1919, played in " Hitchy-Koo, 1919 " ;
at New Amsterdam Theatre, Oct.,
1920, in " Hitchy-Koo, 1920" ; at the
Globe, New York, June, 1921, in "The
Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 " ; at the
Earl Carroll, June, 1922, in " Ray-
mond Hitchcock's Pinwheel " ; toured
1923-24, as Clem Hawley in " The
Old Soak " ; at the Alcazar, San
Francisco, June, 1924, played Peter
Huggins in " The Caliph " ; at the
Ritz, New York, Sept., 1924, played
in " The Ritz Revue " ; at the Apollo,
New York, Dec., 1924, played William
Small in " The Sap." Address :
Lambs' Club, New York City, U.S.A.
HO ABE, Douglas, dramatic author ;
b. Tunbridge Wells, 1875 ; in con-
junction with Sydney Blow, has
written the following plays and
sketches : " Where Children Rule/'
1909 ; " The Arctic/' 1909 ; " The
Cowboy Girl," 1910 ; " Flyaway's
Derby," 1910; "Honourably Men-
tioned," 1910; "Mr. Jellicoe and the
Fairy," 1910 ; " Spies of the /'
1910 ; " The Little Lieutenant," 1911 ;
"The Girl in Possession," 1912;
"The Persian Slave/' 1912; "Little
Miss Llewellyn " (from the Belgian),
1912 ; " Oh ! I Say ! " (from the
French), 1912 ; " This Way, Madam ! "
(from, the French), 1913 ; " My Aunt "
(from the French), 1913; "Beauties/'
1914 ; " Nurses/' 1915 ; " Peaches,"
1915 ; " Brides/' 1915 ; " Back to
Blighty/' 1916 ; " The Spring Song,"
1916; "The Double Event/' 1917;
" The Live Wire," 1918 ; " Telling
the Tale/' 1918 ; " The Officers'
Mess," 1918 ; " Lord Richard in the
Pantry " (from a novel), 1919 ; " Old
Jig,31 1922 ; " Enter Kild ! " 1923 ;
" Boodle," 1924. Address: 49aEbury
Street, S.W.I.
HOBART, George V., American
playwright ; 6. Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia, 16 Jan., 1867; e. at Nova
Scotia ; originally a journalist in
New York, on the staffs of the New
York Herald, Evening News, and
American ; author of the " John
Harry " and " Dinkelspiel " sketches ;
has written numerous plays and
comic opera libretti, among them
the following : " From Broadway to
Tokio " (with L. Harrison) ; " A Mil-
lion Dollars " (with L. Harrison) ;
" After Office Hours " ; " The Hall
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of Fame " (with Sydney Rosenfeld) ;
" Miss Printt " ; " Hodge, Podge and
Co." ; " The New Yorkers " (with
Glen McDonough) ; " The Wild
Rose " (with H. B. Smith) ; " Sally in
Our Alley " ; " The Darling of the
Gallery Gods " ; " The Girl from
Specter's " ; " John Henry " (with
E. E. Rose) ; " Lifting the Cup " ;
" The Sleepy King/' " Morning
Glory/' " The Military Maid,"
" Peaches/' " Mrs. Wilson, that's
all ! " " Miss Manhattan," " The Jer-
sey Lily," " Moonshine/' " Comin'
thro' the Rye," " The Land of
Nod/' " The Song Birds," " The
Ham Tree," " The Wheel of Love,"
and "Wildfire" (with George H.
Broadhurst), " The Merry Widow "
(burlesque), "The Big Stick," "The
Boys and Betty/' " The Candy Shop,"
the lyrics of "Old Dutch," "The
First Night" (from the German),
" Girlies," " Welcome to Our City "
(from the German), " Alma, Where
Do You Live ? " (from the German),
" When Sweet Sixteen," " Over the
River" (with H. A. Du Souchet),
" The Woman Haters' Club," " E very-
wife," " The Follies of 1914," " Experi-
ence/' " Our Mr. MacChesney " (with
Edna Furber), " Moonlight Mary,"
"What's Your Husband Doing?"
" Words Mean Nothing," " Back
Again " (with Frank Stammers), " Just
Around the Corner " (with Herbert
Winslow), " Loyalty," " Stop that
Man," " Come on Charley," " Bud-
dies," " The Blue Flame," (with John
Willard), "Susan Lenox" (from a
novel), " Kissing Time," " Sonny,"
" Letty Pepper " (with Oliver Morosco) ,
several revues for Ziegfeld Follies, and
" Hitchy~Koo, 1919," " The Greenwich
Village Follies, 1922," etc., etc. Club :
Lambs5, New York. Address : Lambs'
Club, 130 West 44th Street, New York
City.
HOBBES, Herbert Halliwell, actor ;
b. Stratford-on-Avon, 16 Nov., 1877 ;
s, of W. A. Hobbes ; e. Stratford ; m,
Nancie B. Marsland ; made his first ap-
pearance on the stage at Glasgow, Jan.,
1898, with F. R. Benson's company,
with which he remained some time .; in
1901, toured in South Africa with
William Haviland's Company ; subse-
quently toured with Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, Miss Ellen Terry, etc. ; in
1905, toured in the West Indies with F.
R. Benson's company ; at the Lyceum,
Mar., 1908, appeared as Tybalt in
" Romeo and Juliet " ; June, 1908, as
Prince Michael in " The Prince and
the Beggar Maid " ; at the Court,
Nov., 1908, played The Corporal in
" Private Nobody" ; at the Lyric, Nov.,
1908, appeared as the Archbishop of
Canterbury and Mont joy in " King
Henry V " ; at the Afternoon (His
Majesty's) Theatre, Dec., 1908, played
Hanks in "Hannele," and Jan., 1909,
the Policeman in " The Admirable
Basnville " ; at the Lyceum, Mar., 1909,
appeared as Horatio in " Hamlet,"
and at the Lyric, May, 1909, as Sir
Walter Blunt in " King Henry IV "
(part I) ; in Sept., 1909, toured as
Prince Michael in " The Prince and
the Beggar Maid " ; at the Lyceum,
Mar., 1910, played Dr. John Vorland
in " The Fighting Chance," and Apr.,
1910, Prince Michael in " The Prince
and the Beggar Maid " ; at the Gar-
rick, Aug. to Oct., 1910, appeared as
Pope Pius IX in "The Eternal
Question/' and Ewan Mylrea in " The
Bishop's Son " ; at the Kingsway,
Oct., 1910, played Septimus Spring
in " Company for George " ; at the
Royalty, Feb., 1911, appeared as Dr.
Rank in " A Doll's House," and Prince
Chernoyarsky in " The Career of
Nablotsky " ; subsequently toured as
Sherlock Holmes in " The Speckled
Band"; in May, 1911, sailed lor
Australia as a member of Miss Ethel
Irving's company, playing in " The
Witness for the Defence," " His
House in Order," " Lady Frederick,"
etc. ; at the Lyceum, Oct., 1912,
appeared as Homo in " The Open
Door " ; at the Palladium, Feb., 1913,
played Don Guzman dc Soto in " West-
ward Ho ! " ; at the King's Hall,
Covent Garden, Mar., 1913, Horatio in
" Hamlet " ; at the Coliseum, Apr.,
1913, appeared as Reason in " Ev cry-
wife " ; accompanied Lewis Waller on
his Australian tour, 1913; at the
Theatre Royal, Sydney, Sept., 1913,
played Bob Heathfiold in "A Fair
Highwayman " ; returned to England,
1914; on the outbreak of war, 1914, was
granted a commission as Lieutenant,
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in the 7th Batt. The Buffs; subse-
quently appointed Captain ; after
being demobilised in Apr.., 1919, went
on tour the following month, playing
Captain de Corlaix in "In the Night
Watch " ; in 1920, toured with Phyllis
Neilson-Terry, as the Laird in " Tril-
by " ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1920,
played Roger Blair in " The Crossing ";
at the Kings way, Nov., 1920, Venture-
well in " The Knight of the Burning
Pestle " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1921,
Mass?ngham in " The Ninth Earl " ;
Apr., 1921, Robert Heathcote in " A
Matter of Fact " ; Sept., 1921, Torna-
quinci in " The Love Thief " ; at the
Duke of York's, Nov., 1921, John Cam
Hobhouse and Count Guiccioh" in " The
Pilgrim of Eternity " ; at the Liver-
pool Playhouse, April, 1922, Takeramo
in " Typhoon " ; at the Strand, July,
1922, Dr. Charrior in " The Risk " ;
at the Strand, Dec., 1922, Dr. Livesey
in " Treasure Island " ; at the Hay-
market, June, 1923, Edward Eversley
in " Success " ; then went to New
York, and at the Cort Theatre, Oct.,
1923, played Father Hyacinth in " The
Swan/' and continued in this part
throughout 1924. Recreations : Cric-
ket, tennis, and swimming. Club :
Green Room. Address : Green Room
Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
HOBBS, Frederick, actor and vocal-
ist ; b. Christchurch, N.Z., 29 July,
1880 ; s. of Fred Hobbs and his wife
Elizabeth (Murray) ; e. Christchurch ;
m. Doris Cameron ; was trained for the
concert platform, and appeared at
concerts all over Australasia ; first
appeared on the stage in England at
the old Grand Theatre, Islington, with
the Carl Rosa Opera Company, and
subsequently toured in several musical
comedies under the late George
Edwardes' management ; also toured
in "La Poupee," " My Lady Molly,"
" Miss Hook of Holland," etc. ; toured
in South Africa in musical comedy
under the management of Frank
Wheeler and George Edwardes ; joined
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in
1914, and toired for some years ;
during the season at the Prince's
Theatre, Sept., 1919-20, appeared as
Guiseppe in " The Gondoliers/' Lord
Mount Ararat in " lolanthe," The
Mikado, Sergeant Merrill in " The
Yeomen of the Guard/' Aracin " Prin-
cess Ida/' etc. ; in Sept., 1920, went
to Australia to appear in Gilbert and
Sullivan revivals, under the manage-
ment of J. C. Williamson, Ltd.
Recreations : Golf and boating.
HOBBS, Jack, actor ; b. London,
28 Sept., 1893 ; m. Margaret Wadd ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Apollo Theatre, 23 Dec., 1908,
as the Unicorn and the Leg of Mutton
in " Alice in Wonderland " ; at the
Duke of York's Theatre, 2 Mar., 1907,
as the Page in " The Admirable
Cri.ch.ton " ; appeared at Wyndham's
Theatre, 27 Jan., 1909, as Syd Brown
in " An Englishman's Home " ; at the
Comedy, Nov., 1910, played Coggs in
" Vice- Versa " ; at the Aldwych, Dec.,
1911, appeared in " The Golden Land
of Fairy Tales," as Prince Henry in
" The Magic Wood," and " Snow-
drop " ; at the Playhouse, Jan., 1913,
appeared as Richards Major in " The
Headmaster " ; subsequently accom-
panied Cyril Maude on his Canadian
and American tour, playing Richards
Major in '* The Headmaster/' Jack in
" Beauty and the Barge/* and Lieut.
Peter Barker in " The Second in
Command " ; at the Studebaker Thea-
tre, Chicago, Feb., 1914, played All in
" The Speckled Baad " ; reappeared
in London, at Criterion, June, 1914,
as Anatole in "A Scrap of Paper " ;
appeared at the Victoria Palace, Aug.,
1914, as Raoul de Frayne in (< The
Bride " ; at the Vaudeville, Oct.,
1914, played Percy Woodhouse in
"The Cost"; at the Hay market,
Nov., 1914, Midshipman Dormer-Lee
in " The Flag Lieutenant " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, May, 1915, Horace
Higgs in " The Laughter of Fools,"
and Jimmy Bray in " The Touch of
Truth " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1915, played Harry in " Ro-
mance " ; served in France during the
war, as a sergeant in the Royal West
Kent Regt. ; after being demobilised,
appeared at the New Theatre, Apr.,
1919, as Lieut. Carey in " Time to
Wake Up " ; subsequently played Sir
Roger in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
Sept., 1919, Lieut. Goodheart in " Jack
o' Jingles " ; at the Ambassadors',
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Feb., 1920, Gordon Vail in " Three
Wise Fools " ; Apr., 1920, Eric
Thorburn in " The Grain of Mustard
Seed " ; at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1921, Felix Durand in "Mis'
Nell o' New Orleans " ; June
1921, Steve Mack in " The Wrong
Number" ; at the Globe, Dec., 1921,
Oliver Blayds in " The Truth About
Blayds " ; Apr., 1922, Brian Strange
in " Mr. Pim Passes By " ; May, 1922,
Edward in " Eileen " ; July, 1922,
Claude Devenish in " Belinda " ; Sept.,
1922, Marcel Vaucroix in " The
Return " ; at the Ambassadors', Dec.,
1922, Clement Hale in " Sweet Laven-
der " ; at Wyndham's, Feb., 1923,
Evan Carruthers in " The Dancers " ;
at the Winter Garden, Sept., 1923,
John Brooke in " The Beauty Prize " ;
at the Playhouse, Jan., 1924 ; Denis
Armstrong in " The Camel's Back " ;
at the Savoy, Aug., 1924, Captain
Edward Tremayne in " In the Snare."
Address : Claremont House, Walton-
on-Thames. Telephone No : Esher,
282.
HOBSON, May, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 12 Jan., 1889 ; m. Farren
Soutar ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Vaudeville Theatre,
11 Apr., 1906, as Lady Lucille, in " The
Belle of May fair " ; she then went to
Daly's Theatre, where she appeared
May, 1908, as Zo-Zo in " The Merry
Widow " ; Sept., 1909, as Lady Doro-
thy in " The Dollar Princess " ; Jan.,
1911, as Mitzi in " A Waltz Dream " ;
May, 1911, as Amelie in " The Count of
Luxembourg " ; she also toured as
Sonia in " The Merry Widow " and
Olga in " The Dollar Princess " ; at
the Queen's, 1914, succeeded Made-
leine Seymour as Ruth. Goldman in
" Potash and Perlmutter," playing
the part nearly 400 times ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1916, appeared as Lady
Blanche Westamere in " The Best of
Luck"; at the Savoy, Apr., 1919,
played Ruth Perlmutter in " Business
Before Pleasure," subsequently playing
the part of Rita Sisrnondi in the same
play.
HODGE, William T., actor and
dramatic author ; b. Albion, N.Y.,
1 Nov., 1874; s. of Thomas Hodge
and his wife Mary (Anderson) ; e.
Albion and Rochester, N.Y. ; m. Helen
Hale ; made his first appearance on the
stage in 1891 ; made his first appear-
ance in New York, at the Vic-
toria Theatre, 2 Mar., 1899, in
" A Reign of Error " ; was then
engaged by J. A. Herns, and at the
Republic Theatre, 27 Sept., 1900,
played Freeman Whitmarsh in " Sag
Harbor " ; at the Garrick, New York,
17 Mar., 1902, played Stephen Tully
in " Sky Farm " ; next toured in his
own play, " Eighteen Miles from
Home," and in " Peggy from Paris " ;
at the Savoy, New York, 3 Sept., 1904,
appeared as Mr. Stubbins in " Mrs.
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," subse-
quently touring in the same part ; at
Weber's, New York, 24 Dec., 1906,
played Seth Hubbs in " Dream City " ;
was next engaged in 1907, to appear in
Chicago, as Daniel Voorkces Pike in
" The Man from Home " ; this play
ran through the whole season in
Chicago, was produced at the Astor,
New York, 17 Aug., 1908, and he
continued to tour in this play until
1913; at Plainfield, N.J., 22 Feb.,
1913, played Jim Whitman in "The
Road to Happiness " ; this was pro-
duced for a " run " at the Garrick,
Chicago, 1 Sept., 1913, and he con-
tinued in this play throughout 1914-15 ;
appeared in the same part at the
Shubert Theatre, Aug., 1915 ; in 1916
toured as John Otis in " Fixing
Sister," and played the same part at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Oct.,
1916 ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Feb., 1918, played Dr. James
Pendergrass in " A Cure for Curables" ;
at the Broadhurst Theatre, Sept.,
1920, John Weatherbee in " The Guest
of Honour " ; at Hartford, Conn.,
Apr., 1921, George Oliver in " Beware
of Dogs," and played the same part at
the Broadhurst Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1921 ; at the Forty-ninth Street
Theatre, Oct., 1923, played Tom
Griswald in " For All of Us " ; is the
author of " The Road to Happiness,"
1913 ; " Fixing Sister," 1916 ; " A
Cure for Curables," 1917 ; " The
Guest of Honor," 1919 ; " Beware of
Dogs," 1921 ; " For All of Us," 1923.
Address : 301 West 108th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
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HODGES, Horace, actor ; b. 1865 ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the old Greenwich Theatre, 1881,
appearing in small parts in such plays
as " The Shaughraun," " The Octor-
oon/' " Nobody's Fortune," " The
Colleen Bawn," " Our Boys," etc. ;
made his first appearance in the West
End of London, as a member of the late
Wilson Barrett's company, at the
Princess's Theatre, 10 June, 1882, as
Master Slive in " The Romany Rye " ;
at the Alhambra, Dec., 1883, played
the Captain in " The Golden Ring " ;
subsequently toured in the provinces
with Barrett's company ; reappeared
in London at the old Globe Theatre,
22 Dec., 1887, when he played the
part of Brunning in " The Golden
Ladder " ; he remained a member
of the same company until 1903,
during which period he played at the
Princess's, May, 1888, Jabez Gawn
in " Ben - My - Chree " ; Nat Lad-
rigg in " The Good Old Times," and
Bob Fressingwold in " Nowadays,"
Feb., 1889; at the New Olympic,
Dec., 1890, Sneedon in " The People's
Idol" ; Apr., 1891, Viscount Hercule
in " The Acrobat " ; at the Lyric,
Jan., 1896, Servilius in " The Sign
of the Cross " ; Feb., 1897, Elymas
in " The Daughters of Babylon " ;
at the Lyceum, Sept., 1899, Jaikes in
" The Silver King " ; Oct., 1899, Mr.
Faze in " Man and His Makers " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1902, Uthred in
" The Christian King " ; at various
times he also played Gaffer Pottle in
" The Silver King," Percy de Vere
in " Lights o* London," Horning Begg
in " Ben-My-Chree," etc., and at
Middlesbrough, June, 1903, Mat
Headcorn in " In the Middle of June " ;
at the conclusion of this lengthy
engagement, he joined Fred Terry and
Julia Neilson with whom he remained
till 1914 ; and at Eastbourne, Jan.,
1904, appeared as Lively in " Sunday/'
of which he was part-author ; he ap-
peared at the Comedy, Apr., 1904, in
the same part ; he has appeared at
the New Theatre, as Chauvelin in
" The Scarlet Pimpernel," Jan., 1905 ;
Perkin in " Dorothy o* the Hall,"
Apr., 1906 ; Cosmo Ruggieri in
" Henry of Navarre," Jan., 1909 ;
Sauvadon in " The Popinjay/' Jan.,
1911 ; Adam in " As You Like It,"
May, 1911 ; First Alderman in
" Sweet Nell of Old Drury," Dec.,
1911 ; at the Kingsway Theatre, Feb.,
1912, appeared as William Arscott in
" The Secret Woman " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Portsmouth, May, 1913, played
Benjamin Wedge in " Peg and the
' Prentice " ; at the Theatre Royal,
Brighton, June, 1914, played Philip II
in " The Duchess of Suds " ; at the
conclusion of this engagement toured
with his own company in Sept.,
1914, as Andrew Bullivant in " Grum-
py "; continued to tour in the same
part until 1921 ; at the Apollo, July,
1921, appeared as William Wiggleshaw
in " Skittles " ; subsequently toured
in South Africa in " Lightnia'/'
" Skittles," and " Grumpy " ; at the
Comedy, July, 1923, played Marma-
duke Seaford in " Peace and Quiet " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1924, Robert Gray
in "Lord o' Creation"; Mar., 1924,
Adam Issell in " Blinkers " ; at the
Playhouse, May, 1924, The Doctor in
" White Cargo " ; is part-author (with
T. W. Percyval) of " Grumpy," " The
Little Admiral," and " Little Lady in
Blue," author of " Peace and Quiet."
Address : 5 Ingoldsby Mansions,
Avonmore Road, W.14. Telephone
No : Western, 3187.
HOEY, Iris, actress ; 6. London, 17
July, 1885 ; m. (1) Max Leeds (mar.
dis.), (2) Cyril Raymond ; made her
first appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's Theatre, Oct., 1904, as
one of the Fairies in " The Tempest,"
and on 10 Jan., 1905, made quite a hit
when she played Ariel in the same
play, continuing in the part until the
end of the run ; at Daly's, Sept., 1905,
played Ernestine in " The Little
Michus," and June, 1906, 0 Hana
San in " The Geisha " ; she returned
to His Majesty's, 1907, and attracted
some attention by her performance
of the part of Lucius in the revival
of " Julius Caesar/' at His Majesty's
Theatre, 29 Apr., 1907 ; subse-
quently she toured with Sir Herbert
Tree as Rosa Bud in " The Mystery
of Edwin Drood " ; at the Court,
Liverpool, Dec., 1907, appeared as
Cinderella ; at the Apollo, May, 1908,
played Elsie Podmore in " Butterflies ";
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appeared at His Majesty's June-
July, 1909, as Anne Page in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor,'3 Maria
in " The School for Scandal," etc. ; at
the Comedy, Aug., 1909, played Tamsie
in " The Pin and the Pudding," and at
the Globe, Sept., 1909, appeared as
Helene in " Madame X " ; at Christ-
mas, 1909, played Cinderella at
Newcastle-on-Tyne ; during the Shake-
spearean festival at His Majesty's,
Mar.- Apr., 1910, appeared as the Queen
in " Richard II," etc. ; subsequently
toured as Leon tine in " The Pigeon
House," and at Christmas, 1910,
appeared at the Lyceum, as Cinderella ;
at the Criterion, Feb., 1911, played
Zoie in " Baby Mine " ; at the Kings-
way, Feb., 1912, played Salome
Westaway in " The Secret Woman " ;
at the Whitney (now Strand) Theatre,
Feb., 1912, played Mary Wilmot in
" A Member of Tattersall's " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Oct., 1912, played Anna
in " Princess Caprice " ; Feb., 1913,
appeared as Delphine in " Oh 1 Oh ! !
Delphine III"; Sept., 1913, as Mir-
anda Peploe in " The Pearl Girl " ; at
the Little Theatre, Nov., 1913, ap-
peared as a Young Queen of France in
"The King's Wooing"; in 1914,
toured in " The Pearl Girl " ; subse-
quently proceeded to America, and at
the Shubert Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1914, played Beatrice Carraway in
" To-Night's the Night " ; on her
return to London, appeared at the
Vaudeville, Feb., 1915, in her original
part of Zoie in " Baby Mine " ; at the
Ambassadors' Theatre, June, 1915,
appeared in the revue, " More " ; at
the Royalty, Dec., 1915, played Elsie
in " Mouse " ; at the Prince's, Man-
chester, Dec,, 1915, Peggy Brans-
combe in " The Miller's Daughters " ;
at the Prince of Wales 's, Mar., 1916,
Lolotte in " Mr. Manhattan " ; at
the Globe, Oct., 1916, Dorothy Platt
in " The Clock Goes Round " ; at
the Strand, Dec., 1916, played Violet
Gray in " The Belle of New York,"
and Maid Marian in "The Babes in
the Wood " ; at the Globe, Mar.,
1917, Ani Kiraly in " The Man Who
Went Abroad " ; at the Royalty,
June, 1917, Elaine Vivash in " Box
B. " ; Aug., 1917, Betty Taradine in
"Billeted"; May, 1918, Mrs. Cal-
thorpe in " The Man from Toronto ";
at the Aldwych, Nov., 1919, Carlotta
Peel in " Sacred and Profane Love " ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1920, Judy
in " Just Like Judy," and Suzanne
in " Over Sunday " ; at the Lyric,
June, 1920, Ming Toy in " East is
West " ; she then assumed the man-
agement of the Duke of York's Theatre,
and Oct., 1920, played Priscilla in
" Priscilla and the Profligate " ;
relinquished the management of the
theatre, Jan., 1921 ; during 1921
toured in " The Man from Toronto " ;
at the Ambassadors', Dec., 1921,
played Robina Fleming in " Clothes
and the Woman," in July, 1922, toured
as Gertrude in " The Loan of a Lover" ;
in 1923, toured in " Just a Girl " ; at
the Ambassadors', Apr., 1924, played
Diana Ridgwell in " Collusion," and
subsequently toured in the same part,
and as Georgette in " The Unfailing
Instinct." Recreations : Golf and
punting. Address : c/o Daniel Mayer
& Co., Graf ton House, Golden Square,
W.I.
HOITE, Barbara, actress ; n&e Con-
rad ; m. (I) Monckton Hojffe (mar. dis.);
(2) Thomas Arthur Oakshott ; ap-
peared at the Garrick, 19 Apr., 1912,
as Dulcie Lind in " Improper Peter " ;
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1914, as
Louise in " The Joy- Ride Lady " ;
appeared at Gaiety Theatre, Hastings,
Dec., 1915, as Mookey in " Poor Little
Mookey " ; at the London Pavilion,
Oct., 1917, played Mary in " A Kiss or
Two"; at' Wyndham's, 1918, played
Joanna Trout in " Dear Brutus " ;
Aug., 1918, appeared there as Daphne
Gray in " The Law Divine " ; at the
Comedy, Dec., 1920, played Meb'sancle
in " The Romantic Age " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1922, Germaine in
" The Man in Dress Clothes " ; at the
•St. James's, Jan., 1923, Lady Tybar
in " If Winter Comes " ; in 1924 went
to Australia, and at Melbourne, in
June, 1924, played Miss Thompson in
" Rain," and July, 1924, Ruth Dangan
in " the Wheel.""
HOFFE, Monckton (Reauoy Monck- ,
ton Hoffe-Miles), dramatic aizthor ;
b. Connemara, Ireland, 26 Dec., 1880 ;
m. Barbara Conrad (mar. dis) ; formerly
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an actor ; has written the following
plays : " The Lady Who Dwelt in
the Dark/' 1903 ; " Father Varien,"
1907; "The Missing Hand," 1909
"The Little Damozel," 1909; "Im
proper Peter," subsequently re-namec
" Proper Peter," 1912 ; " Panthea/
1913 ; " Things We'd Like to Know,'
1914 ; " Poor Little Mookey," 1915
The Beautiful Mrs. Blain," 1916
Anthony in Wonderland," 1917
Before Dawn " (a ballet), 1917
Carminetta ' ' (adaptation) , 1917
The Faithful Heart/' 1921 ; " Pomp
and Circumstance/' 1922 ; " The Lady
Cristilinda," 1922 ; at the Court
Theatre, Feb., 1922, appeared as the
Counsel for the Defence in " Justice/'
Address : The Lodge, Bude, Cornwall.
f HOFFMAN, Maud, actress ; b. Ken-
tucky, U.S.A. ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1890, at Boston,
as Juliet ; in 1891, she was with E. S.
Willard, playing small parts ; in 1894
appeared at Daly's, New York, as
Maria in " A Night Off/* and subse-
quently she appeared there in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream/' " The
Taming of the Shrew/' " As You Like
It," " Much Ado About Nothing/'
etc. ; next joined Wilson Barrett,
with whom she appeared as the Queen
in " Hamlet/' Berenice in " The Sign
of the Cross/' Emilia in " Othello/'
etc. ; appeared at the Lyric, Jan.,
1896, as Berenice in " The Sign of the
Cross " ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1898,
played in " The Great Ruby " ; in 1902
toured with the late Richard Mans-
field ; appeared at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1900, as Salome in " Dandy Dick " ;
appeared with E. S. Willard at St.
James's, Aug., 1903, in "The Cardinal,"
subsequently playing in " The Pro-
fessor's Love Story " and " Tom
Pinch " ; toured with Willard, 1904-5 ;
next toured as Leah Kleschna and as
the Countess de Roquelaure in
" Brigadier Gerard " ; at the Hay-
market, Oct., 1907, played Lady Bab
in " Sweet Kitty Bellairs " ; at the
Adelphi, Oct., 1908, played Lady
Ashton in " The Last Heir " ; at the
Court, Sept., 1911, played Lucy and
Leonora in " Married by Degrees."
HOLBEOOK, Louise, actress ; was
prominently associated with the
various productions made by Miss
Horniman at the Gaiety Theatre,
Manchester, 1908-10, where she played
among other parts, Mrs. Tyms in
" Going on Parade," Caroline Ossler
in " The Three Barrows," Mrs. Jordan
in " The Dear Departed," Dolly Parker
in " Makeshifts," Fraulein Gohve in
" The Vale of Content," Mrs. Ebton
Smith in " The Few and the Many,"
Fanny Goldstone in " When the Devil
was 111," Mrs. Horrobin in " Woman's
Rights," Hannah Abel in " Marriages
are Made in Heaven," Mrs. Perkins in
" Red 'Ria," Ellen in " Subsidence,"
Mrs. Copestick in " Cupid and Com-
monsense," Anne in " The Choice,"
Mrs. Hannah Kennion in " The
Younger Generation," Mrs. Bent-
Bullough in " Bringing it Home," Jane
in " Independent Means," Prossy in
" Candida," Mrs Starnes in " Mother
to Be," Louisa in " David Ballard/*
etc.; at Kelly's Theatre, Liverpool, Feb.
1911, played Mrs. Ross in " Strife " ;
at the Repertory Theatre, Liverpool,
Nov., 1911, appeared as Fisher in
" The Admirable Crichton," Countess
of Remingham in " The Cassilis
Engagement," Mrs. Pargetter in
" Nan," etc. ; in 1912, played Miss
Maralyn in " The Situation at New-
bury " ; she appeared at the Coronet
Theatre, London, June, 1909, in a
number of the above-mentioned
parts ; at the Everyman Theatre, Oct.,
1923, played Louisa Langridge in
" Ancient Lights," and Mrs. Worgan in
" What the Public Wants " ; at the
Regent (for the Phoenix Society), Feb.,
1924, played Old Lady Squeamish in
" The Country Wife."
HOLLES, Antony, actor ; &. London,
17 Jan., 1901 ; s. of William Holies and
his wife Nannie (Goldman) ; e. at
Latymer School and privately ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Palace Pier Theatre, Brighton, May,
1916, as Cecil in "Son and Heir " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the St. James's
Theatre, 14 Dec., 1916,- as Charley
Wykeham in " Charley's Aunt " ; the
following year, toured as Lord Fancourt
Babberley in the same play, also as
Dick Gilder in " Within the Law," and
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Jimmie McBride in " Daddy Long-
Legs " ; subsequently toured as Bobby
Gilmour in " The Man from Toronto " ;
at the New Theatre, Nov., 1919, ap-
peared as Laurie in " Little Women " ;
Feb., 1920, Lelio in " Carnival " ; at
the Comedy, July, 1920, played Dallas
Mortimer in "The 'Ruined' Lady";
at the Gaiety, Manchester, Nov., 1920,
appeared as Etienne Bourdin in
'* Daniel " ; in 1921 was a member of
the Everyman Theatre at Hampstead ;
at the Garrick, Aug., 1921, played
Ugly Bug in " The Edge o' Beyond " ;
at Brixton, Mar., 1923, Joe Main-
waring in "A Family Affair " ; in
Sept., 1924, toured as Lucien in
" Mdlle. Kiki." Recreations : Golf,
swimming, and boating. Clubs :
Playgoers' and Kinema. Address :
15 Talgarth Road, Kensington, W.14.
Telephone No. : Western, 6012.
HOLIES, William, actor and mana-
ger ; b. Liverpool, 15 July, 1867 ; 5. of
Henry Maxwell Holies and his wife
Jane (George) ; e. Liverpool and pri-
vately ; m. Nannie Goldman ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Birkenhead, 1884, and
for eleven years toured all over the
country ; turned his attention
to management in 1894, when he
" starred " the late Laurence Irving
on a provincial tour ; in 1896 he pro-
duced " The Romance of a Shop-
walker " at the Vaudeville Theatre,
and was subsequently associated, as
stage manager, with several notable
productions; from 1907 till 1910
toured his own companies in the
provinces, after which he was again
associated with Laurence Irving, and
appeared in " The "Unwritten Law/'
" The Lily/' and " Margaret Catch-
pole/' at the Duke of York's and the
Kingsway ; founded The British Cana-
dian Theatre Organisation Co., Ltd.,
and as managing director controlled
the tours of Sir Martin Harvey,
Laurence Irving, and others, on an all
British route from Novia Scotia to
Vancouver Island ; was managing
director of Musical Farces, Ltd., at the
Criterion, and produced " Oh ! Don't
Dolly," Mar., 1919, and was responsible
for the production of " Little Women,"
at the New Theatre, Nov., 1919 ;
at Brixton, Mar., 1923, played Peter
Bower in " A Family Affair " ; is the
Manager of The Stage Play Publish-
ing Bureau. Recreations : Tennis and
golf. Club : Savage. Address : 15
Talgarth Road, Kensington, W.14.
Telephone No. : Western, 6012.
H0LLOWAY, Baliol, actor; was a
pupil of the late Hermann Vezin, with
whom he made his first appearance
on the stage, in Oct., 1899, as Solanio
in " The Merchant of Venice " ; spent
many years touring notably with
Jerrold Robertshaw in Shakespearean
repertory ; with Mark Blow and Ida
Molesworth in " The Adventure of
Lady Ursula " ; with Mrs. Bandmann-
Palmer in Shakespeare and Old Com-
edy ; with Edmund Tearle's Shake-
spearean Company, etc. ; made his
first apparance in the West End, at
Great Queen Street Theatre, 18 Mar.,
1903, as Jacques Barczinowski in
" The Man and his Picture " ; sub-
sequently toured with Osmond Tearle's
company, playing the Ghost in
" Hamlet/* Banquo in " Macbeth,"
Lorenzo in " The Merchant of Venice,"
Tybalt in " Romeo and Juliet," etc. ;
in 1907, joined the Benson company,
with which he remained some years ;
in 1912 was with the Liverpool Reper-
tory Company ; was engaged by
Granville Barker and Lilian McCarthy,
19'13, for their repertory season at the
St. James's, where he played in
" Androcles and the Lion," " Le
Mariage Force/' " The Witch/' and
" The Tragedy of Nan " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1914, appeared as
Theseus in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1914,
played Sir Thomas Seymour in " Bluff
King Hal " ; Oct., 1914, Picard in
" The Double Mystery " ; at the
Strand, May, 1915, played the Due de
Guise in " Henry of Navarre " ; at
the St. James's, Dec., 1915, appeared
as Bassanio in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; after the termination of the
war, during 1919, toured the pro-
vinces as Captain Paul Chalfont in
" By Pigeon Post " ; with the New
Shakespeare Company appeared at the
Strand, Oct., 1920, as Pistol in
" Henry V " ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, Nov., 1920, played Pierre in
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" Venice Preserved " ; in 1921 played
with the New Shakespeare Company,
at Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-
Avon, such leading parts as Richard
III, Falstaff, Shylock, Orlando, Bot-
tom, Autolycus, Enobarbus, Macduff,
Charles Surface, etc., and in 1922
Hamlet, Othello, Malvolio, Brutus and
Leonatus Posthumus in " Cymbeline ";
at the Regent, Sept., 1922, played
Procope in " Body and Soul " ; at
Daly's (for the Phoenix Society), Nov.,
1922, Barabas in "The Jew of Malta" ;
at the Regent (for the Phoenix), Mar.,
1923, Subtle in " The Alchemist," and
June, 1923, Volpone in the play of that
name ; at the Kingsway, Nov., 1923,
Malvolio in " Twelfth Night/' and
Bottom in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at the Regent (for the
Fellowship of Players), Dec., 1923,
Gloucester in " Richard III " ; at
the Kingsway, Jan., 1924, George
Green in " The Very Idea " ; at the
Regent (for the Phoenix), Feb., 1924,
Mr. Homer in " The Country Wife " ;
at the Strand (for the Fellowship of
Players), Apr., 1924, Lucio in " Mea-
sure for Measure " ; at the Century,
New York, Dec., 1924, the Comte
de Guiche in " Cyrano de Bergerac."
Club : Primrose. Address : 5 Thayer
Street, Manchester Square, W.I.
Telephone No. : Mayfair 4453.
HOLMES, Helen, actress; &. San
Francisco, Cal., U.S.A. ; e. San Fran-
cisco ; made her first appearance in
New York, at the Manhattan Theatre,
5 Jan., 1904, in " The Virginian " ;
spent several years in "stock" com-
panies ; at the Lyric, New York, Dec.,
1909, played Eleanor Voorhees in
" The City " ; during 1910 toured with
William Hodge as Ethel Granger-
Simpson in " The Man from Home " ;
at the Bijou, New York, Mar., 1911,
appeared as Rose Creighton in " The
Confession " ; during 1914 played
Alberta West in " The Stronger Mag-
net," and also appeared in "The
Man who Would Live " ; at the
Republic, New York, Apr., 1915,
played Ruth Stanley in " The Natural
Law " ; made her first appearance in
London, at the Vaudeville Theatre,
28 Aug., 1915, as Molly in " Kick-
In " ; subsequently toured in the
United States in the same part ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Dec.,
1918, played Marguerite Chaumet in
" Keep it to Yourself " ; at the
Alexandra, Toronto, July, 1920, Anna
Morton in " Blind Man's Buff " ; at the
Bijou, New York, Oct., 1922, Elinor
Wyndham in " That Day."
HOLMES-GOBE, Dorothy, actress ;
b. London ; d. of Arthur Holmes-
Gore and his wife Elsie (Chester) ;
e. St. Paul's Girls' School ; was
prepared for the stage by her mother ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, at the Prince's Theatre, Bristol,
19 July, 1906, as a Servant in " In the
Arena," with her father and mother ;
at the Kingsway, Oct., 1915, appeared
in " Iris Intervenes " ; at the London
Opera House, Dec., 1915, played Ela
Delahay in " Charley's Aunt " ; at
the Court, Mar., 1916, Elsa Kolbeck
in " Kultur at Home " ; Mar., 1917,
Miss Tracey in " Partnership " ; sub-
sequently toured in " Peter's Mother ";
at the Court, Dec., 1917, played Nina
Curtice in " The Prodigy " ; after
understudying Miss Marie Lohr in
" Love in a Cottage," at the Globe,
Jan., 1918, appeared at the Royalty,
Mar., 1918, as Freda Michel in " The
Prime Minister " ; at the Duke of
York's, Aug., 1918, played Ada
Wimbush in " The Man from To-
ronto " ; Dec., 1919, played Louka in
" Arms and the Man " ; at the Globe,
Apr., 1920, appeared as Emily Grisson
in " Birds of a Feather " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1920, as Olalla Quin-
tana in " The Wandering Jew,"
in which she played for a year;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1921, played
Lisabetta in " The Love Thief " ; at
the Strand, Dec., 1921, Margaret
Pelham in " The Thing that Matters " ;
at the Everyman, Mar., 1922, Louka
in " Arms and the Man " and Edith
Bridgnorth in " Getting Married " ;
Apr., 1922, Lina in " Misalliance " ;
May, 1922, Thea Elvsted in " Hedda
Gabler " ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1922,
Susan in " Secrets," and in Mar., 1923,
Mary and Lady Carlton in the same
play ; at the Court, Nov., 1923,
Evadne in " Our Ostriches/' at the
Everyman, Mar., 1924, Joan Morrill in
" Young Irneson " ; at the New, Nov.,
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1924, again played Olla in " The
Wandering Jew." Recreations : Sing-
ing and dancing. Address : 16 Fara-
day Mansions, West Kensington, W.14.
Telephone No. : Riverside, 2498.
HOMFEEY, Gladys, actress ; was a
pupil of the late Carlotta Leclercq,
and made her first appearance on the
stage, at the Gaiety Theatre, 3 Apr.,
1883, as Juliana in "The Honey-
moon," and Romeo in the balcony
scene from " Romeo and Juliet " ; at
the Globe, Apr., 1884, played Princess
Badoura in " Dick " ; subsequently
toured as Melissa Smale in " Lady
Clare," and Lady Janet Roy in " The
New Magdalen," with Ada Cavendish ;
appeared at the Gaiety with Edward
Terry, Dec., 1884, as Mrs. Marmaduke
Jackson in " In Chancery," and Jan.,
1885, as Rosaline in " The Rocket " ;
subsequently toured in " Title," and
" The King's Favourite " ; in 1886,
toured with Walter Bentley as Lady
Macbeth, Emilia in " Othello," the
Queen in " Hamlet," and Lady
Franklin in " Money " ; toured 1886-7
as Lady Bellaston in " Sophia " ;
appeared at the Vaudeville, 1888-9, as
Mrs. Adams in " Joseph's Sweetheart,"
and Mrs. Gadabout in " Angelina " ;
appeared at the Gaiety, Feb., 1890, as
Geraldine Previous in " My Brother's
Sister," with Minnie Palmer ; in 1891,
toured with Thomas Thorne in " So-
phia," and " Money " ; in 1892, toured
in " My Sweetheart " ; and " My
Brother's Sister " ; in 1893 toured as
Lady Jones in " The Guardsman " ;
at the Trafalgar Square (now Duke of
York's) Theatre, Oct., 1893, played in
" The Two Johnnies " ; was then
engaged by Weedon Grossmith and
appeared with him at Terry's and the
Vaudeville, 1894-5, as Mrs. Rennick in
*' The New Boy," the Duchess of
Castleford in " The Ladies' Idol " ;
at Vaudeville, June, 1895, played
Mrs. O'Gallagher in " The Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown," with
Fred Kerr ; rejoining Weedon
Grossmith, appeared at same theatre,
Oct., 1895, as Mrs, Dashwood in
" Poor Mr. Potton " ; same theatre,
May, 1897, played Mrs. Pomona
Sweeting in " Solomon's Twins " ; at
Daly's Theatre, 1897, played Lady
Constance in " The Geisha " ; at
the Comedy, Mar., 1898, played Joan
Roper in " The Sea Flower " ; at
Daly's, Melanopis in " The Greek
Slave," 1898 ; Lady Grey in " A
Gaiety Girl " ; Wun-Lung in " San
Toy," 1899 ; at the Adelphi, with
Olga Nethersole, May, 1902, played
Madame Hettdma in " Sapho " ; at
the Savoy, Sept., 1902, appeared as
Martha Sliggs in " Naughty Nancy " ;
appeared at the Gaiety, Apr., 1908, as
Isabelita in " Havana " ; Jan., 1909,
as the Duchess of Minster in " Our
Miss Gibbs"; at Daly's, May, 1911,
glayed the Countess Kokozefi in " The
ount of Luxembourg " ; in 1912 went
to the United States to play the same
part, appearing at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, 16 Sept., 1912 ; at
the Globe Theatre, June, 1913, played
The Duchess of Polegate in " The
Gilded Pill " ; at the Shubert Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1914, played Angela
Lovitt-Lovitt in " To-Night's the
Night," appearing in the same part at
the Gaiety, London, Apr., 1915;
Sept., 1916, played Lady Theresa
Wye in " Theodore and Co." ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1917, Beb6
in " Yes, Uncle " ; at the Gaiety,
Mar., 1920, Lady Appleby in " The
Shop Girl,"
HOPE, Anthony (Sir Anthony Hope-
Hawkins, cr. 1918), dramatic author
and novelist ; 6. London, 9 Feb.,
1863 ; 5. of Rev. E. C. Hawkins,
late Vicar of St. Bride's, Fleet
Street; e. Marlborough, BalHol Col-
lege, Oxford ; barrister Middle Temple,
1887 ; m. Elizabeth Sheldon, of New
York, 1903 ; author of many novels,
including " The Prisoner of Zenda,"
" The God in the Car," " The Dolly
Dialogues," " Tristram of Blent,"
" The Intrusions of Peggy," " Doable
Harness," " A Servant of the Public/1
" Sophie of Kravonia," " Rupert of
Hentzau," etc. ; also author of the
following plays : " The Adventure
of Lady Ursula," 1898 ; " Rupert of
Hentzau," 1900 ; " Pilker ton's Peer-
age," 1903 ; " Captain Dieppe," in
collaboration with Harrison Rhodes,
1904 ; " Helena's Path " (with Cosmo
Gordon-Lennox), 1910. Address : 14
Gower Street, W.C.I. Telephone ;
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Museum, 1371. Clubs: Athenaeum,
Garrick, Authors'.
HOPE, Maidie, actress ; b. London,
15 Feb., 1881 ; d. of the late John
Hollingshead ; m. Charles Dudley
Ward, nephew of Lord Esher (mar. dis.) ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in musical comedy, appearing at the
Gaiety, 1894, in " The Shop Girl " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1S96, played
Florrie in " Lord Tom Noddy " ;
at the Gaiety Theatre, Dec., 1896,
as Juliette in " The Circus Girl " ;
she next toured in South Africa in
" The Circus Girl," " The Geisha,"
" My Girl," and " The New Barmaid,"
with George Edwardes' company ; on
returning to England, reappeared at
the Gaiety, May, 1898, as Mrs. Creel in
" A Runaway Girl " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, Christmas, 1898,
appeared as Maid Marian in " The
Babes in the Wood " ; at Daly's,
June, 1899, Ethel Hawthorne in
" A Gaiety Girl " ; Oct., 1899, Ko-
Fan in " San Toy " ; in 1900, toured
as San Toy and in 1901 as Kitty Grey
in the plays of that name ; Gaiety,
June, 1901, La Belle Bolero in " The
Toreador " ; in 1902, toured as Nan in
" A Country Girl " ; appeared at
the Haymarket, Mar., 1903, as the
chambermaid in " The Clandestine
Marriage " ; retired from the stage
for some time on the occasion of her
marriage, during which period she
studied for grand opera ; made her
reappearance at the Savoy, Dec., 1909,
when she played Darine in " Fallen
Fairies " ; she was then engaged by
Mr. Cyril Maude for the Playhouse, and
in Feb., 1910, appeared there as Bertha
in " Tantalising Tommy " ; subse-
quently appeared there as Mrs.
Bloomer in " Our Little Cinderella/'
Dec., 1910 ; at the Coronet, Apr.-May,
1911, appeared as Audrey in "As You
Like It," and Maria in " Twelfth
Night " ; at the Playhouse, Mrs.
Pamela Poskott in " Pomander Walk,"
June, 1911; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1911, played Victoria Quinton
in " The Ogre " ; next appeared
at His Majesty's, Dec., 1911, as
Juno in " Orpheus in the Under-
ground " ; returned to the Playhouse,
Apr., 1912, to play Alice Hargraves in
" Billy " ; at His Majesty's, May,
1912, appeared as Maria in " Twelfth
Night " ; again appeared at the
Playhouse, Sept., 1912, when she
scored a hit as Bianca Poggiapartico in
" The Little Cafe " ; at the Empire,
Apr., 1913, appeared in the revue
" AH the Winners " ; Sept., 1913
played Valerie in " The Gay Lothario ' '
Jan., 1914, in " Nuts and Wine " .
at the Ambassadors' Theatre, Mar.,
1915, played Zink in " Dinner for
Eight " ; at the Finsbury Park Empire,
July, 1915, appeared as Madame
Vinard in " Trilby," with Sir Herbert
Tree; in Aug., 1915, toured as Lady
Playne in " Betty " ; at the Garrick,
June, 1917, played in " Smile " ;
at the Adelphi, Nov., 1917, succeeded
Maisie Gay as Mrs. Meebles in " The
Boy " ; at the Oxford, Oct., 1919,
Pearl Cooksey in " Maggie " ; at the
Empire, Apr., 1920, Mrs. Marshall
in " Irene " ; at the Queen's, Apr.,
1921, Mrs. Keene in " Mary " ; Aug.,
1921, Miss Minnock in " My Nieces " ;
at the Empire, Feb., 1922, Mrs. Wagg
in " Jenny " ; in July, 1922, toured in
*' The Virgin Queen " ; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1922, Amelia Brunner in "Biffy";
at the New Oxford, July, 1923, Mrs.
Chesterfield Langford in " Little Nellie
Kelly." Recreation : Golf.
HOPKINS, Arthur, manager ; b.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., 4 Oct., 1878 ;
5. of David John Hopkins and his wife
Mary (Jeffries) ; m. Eva O'Brien ; was
formerly engaged in journalism ; his
first production was " The Poor Little
Rich Girl," at the Hudson Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1912 ; has since
produced " Steve," " Evangeline,"
" On Trial/' " The Deluge," " The
Happy Ending," " Good Gracious,
Annabellel" " A Successful Calamity,"
" Redemption," " The Jest," " Night
Lodging," " Richard III," " Macbeth,"
" The Wild Duck," " Hedda Gabler,"
" A DolVs House," " We are Seven,"
" Be Calm, Camilla," " A Gentile
Wife," " Daddy's Gone A'Hunting,"
" The Claw," " Anna Christie," " The
Hairy Ape," " The Old Soak/' " Rose
Bernd," " Hamlet," " Romeo and
Juliet," " The Laughing Lady,"
" Launzi," " A Royal Fandango/'
" What Price Glory ? " " Close
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Harmony." Club : Lotos. Address :
Plymouth Theatre, West 45th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
HOPPER, DC Wolf, actor and
vocalist; b. 30 Mar., 1858, in New
York City ; s. of John and Rosalie
(De Wolf) Hopper; m (1) Ella
Gardiner ; (2) Ida Mosher ; (3) Edna
Wallace ; (4) Nella Bergen ; (5) Ella
Furry ; e. at J. H. Morse's School ;
made his first appearance on the stage,
4 Nov., 1878, in " Our Boys," as
Talbot Champneys, at New Haven,
Conn. ; his first New York appearance
was made at Haverley's Theatre,
15 Sept., 1879, when he played William
Knabe in " Our Daughters " ; in 1881
he was playing Confucius McGinley in
" One Hundred Wives," and in 1882 in
" The Blackbird " ; during 1884 he
played Piccatus Green in " Hazel
Kirke/' and Owen Hathaway in " May
Blossom," on tour ; for many years he
appeared at Wallack's Theatre in New
York, where he played in " Die
Fledermaus/' " The Black Hussar,"
" The Beggar Student," " Chatter,"
" Falka," " Jacquette," " The Bell-
man," " The Lady or the Tiger,"
" Prince Methusalem," " Lorraine,"
and " Boccaccio " ; at Palmer's The-
atre, in 1889, he played Lord Middle-
ditch in " The May Queen," and
Casimir in " Clover " ; made his
first appearance as a " star," at the
Broadway Theatre, 5 May, 1890,
as Filacoudre in " Castles in the
Air " ; appeared at the same theatre,
as Wang in the comic opera of that
name, in 1891 ; as Pedro in " Pan-
jandrum/' in 1893 ; as Dr. Syntax
in an opera of that name, in 1894 ;
and as Don Errico Medigna in "El
Capitan," in 1896; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, 5 Sept., 1898, ap-
peared as Demidoff in " The Charla-
tan " ; made his first appearance on
the London stage, at the Lyric, 10
July, 1899, when he played " El
Capitan " ; at the Comedy Theatre,
13 Dec., 1899, he played in " The
Mystical Miss " (" The Charlatan ") ;
subsequently played with Weber and
Fields in " Fiddle-dee-dee " and " Hoi-
ty-Toity " ; toured for two years in
" Mr. Pickwick/' and three years
in " Happy Land/* together with
revivals of " Wang " and " Pan-
jandrum " ; at the Majestic, New
York, 3 Dec., 1908, appeared in
the title-role of " The Pied Piper " ;
in Sept., 1909, toured as Medford
Griffin in " A Matinee Idol," playing
the same part at Daly's, New York,
28 Apr., 1910 ; at the Casino, 29 May,
1911, played Dick Deadeye in a revival
of " H.M.S. Pinafore " ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; at the Lyric,
New York, 6 May, 1912, played Bun-
thorne in " Patience " ; 3 June, 1912,
the Sergeant of Police in " The Pirates
of Penzance " ; then toured as Ko-Ko
in " The Mikado " ; at the Casino,
22 Mar., 1913, appeared as General
Ollendorff in " The Beggar Student " ;
21 Apr., 1913, as Ko-Ko in " The
Mikado," and 5 May, 1913, as the Lord
Chancellor in " lolanthe " ; Sept.,
1913, played Bogumil in " Lieber
Augustin " (" Princess Caprice ") ; at
the Manhattan Opera House, Nov.,
1913, appeared as the King of Mnemon-
ica in " 'Op o' Me Thumb " ; at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Apr.-
June, 1915, played Jack Point in " The
Yeomen of the Guard/' Koko in " The
Mikado," The Judge in " Trial by
Jury/' John Wellington Wells in
" The Sorcerer," the Sergeant of
Police in " The Pirates of Penzance/'
and Dick Deadeye in " H.M.S. Pina-
fore " ; at the Winter Garden, New
York, Apr,, 1917, played in " The
Passing Show of 1917," and toured
in this, 1917-18 ; at the Hippodrome,
New York, Aug., 1918, appeared in
"Everything"; during 1919, toured
as Old Bill in " The Better 'Ole " ;
at the Park Theatre, Jan., 1921,
played Ravennes in " Erniinie " ;
at the Selwyn Theatre, June, 1921,
appeared in " Snapshots of 1921 ";
he has also appeared as Falstaff in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor," and
as David in an " all-star " cast of " The
Rivals " ; at the Fifty-ninth Street
Theatre, Apr., 1922, played in " Some
Party " ; during 192*4 toured in
" El Capitan " and " The Chocolate
Soldier." Recreation : Outdoor sports.
Clubs : Lambs', Players', and Green
Room, New York, and Green Room
and Eccentric, London. Address : c/o
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
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HOPPER, Edna Wallace, actress
and vocalist ; b. in San Francisco, 17
Jan., 1874 ; d. of Walter Wallace ; e.
Van Ness Seminary, San Francisco ;
m. (1) De Wolf Hopper (mar. dis.j ;
(2) A. O. Brown, 1908 ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Star
Theatre, New York, 17 Aug., 1891, as
Mabel Douglas in " The Club Friend " ;
at the Columbus Theatre, 9 Nov.,
1891, she played in "Lend Me Your
Wife " ; she was next engaged by
Charles Frohman, and played Lucy
Norton in " Jane," Mrs. Patterby
in " Chums/' and Margery Knox in
" Men and Women " ; at the Empire
Theatre, New York, 25 Jan., 1893,
she appeared as Wilbur's Ann in
" The Girl I Left Behind Me/' and
24 Oct., 1893, as Dolly Chester in
" The Younger Son " ; at the Ameri-
can Theatre, 22 Jan., 1894, she played
Betsy in " Poor Girls " ; she then
joined the company of De Wolf
Hopper, whom she subsequently
married ; she first appeared with him
as Paquita in " Panjandrum " ; she
next appeared at the Empire, as Dolly
Chester in " The Younger Son," and
at the American Theatre, played
Betsy in " Poor Girls " ; at the Broad-
way Theatre, 3 Sept., 1894, she
played Merope Mallow in " Dr.
Syntax," and 20 Apr., 1895, she
played Estrelda in " El Capitan " ;
she next toured in " Yankee Doodle
Dandy " ; at the Casino, 12 Jan.,
1899, she appeared as Orestes in "La
Belle H61ene " ; and at the Victoria,
1 Jan., 1900, played the part of
Chris in " Chris and the Wonderful
Lamp " ; at the Casino, 10 Nov.,
1900, she appeared as Lady Holyrood
in " Florodora/' a part she played
many hundreds of times ; in 1903,
at the Broadway, she played Wrenne
in " The Silver Slipper," and in 1904,
in Brooklyn, in " The March of
Time " ; in Dec., 1904, she started
on a tour, playing Angela in "A
Country Mouse," and also appearing
in " The Lady's Maid " and " Captain
January " ; during 1905 she was
touring as Nancy in " The Heart
of Maryland " ; at Chicago, in May,
1906, she appeared in " The Three
Graces/' and at Lew Fields' Theatre,
30 Aug., 1906, played Fannie Frivol
in " About Town," and subsequently
Winthrop Duxbury in " The Great
Decide " ; during 1907, appeared
in " The White Chrysanthemum " ;
and " Fifty Miles from Boston " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Feb., 1908,
appeared as Sadie Woodis in the
last-mentioned piece ; appeared at
the Palace, Shaftesbury Avenue, Oct.,
1909, in a repertory of songs ; subse-
quently appeared at St. Louis, in
" The School Girl " ; at Chicago,
Aug., 1910, played Connie Curtiss in
" Jumping Jupiter," and appeared in
the same part at the New York Thea-
tre, 6 Mar., 1911 ; subsequently toured
in the same part ; at the Bijou Theatre,
Jan., 1918, played Lulu in " Girl o'
Mine." Address : 27 West 49th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
HOPWOOD, Avery, playwright; 6.
Cleveland, Ohio, 28 May, 1882 ; s. of
James Hopwood and his wife Julie
(Pendergast) ; graduated from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ;
for a time was engaged as a reporter
on the Cleveland Leader ; his first
play, " Clothes," was written in
conjunction with Channing Pollock,
and was produced at the Manhattan
Theatre, Sept., 1906 ; since that date
has written " The Powers that Be "
(Columbus, O., Feb., 1907) ; and
" His Mother's Son" ; " This Man and
This Woman/' 1909 ; " Seven Days "
(with Mary Rinehart Roberts), 1909;
" Judy Forgot," 1910 ; " Nobody's
Widow," 1910 ; " Somewhere Else,"
1913 ; " Fair and Warmer," 1915 ;
" Sadie Love," 1915 ; " The Mystic
Shrine," 1915 ; " Our Little Wife,"
1916; "Double Exposure," 1918;
" The Gold Diggers," 1919 ; " The
Girl in. the Limousine " (with Wilson
Collison), 1919; "A Thief in the
Night " (with Mary Rinehart Roberts),
1920 ; " Ladies' Night " (with Charl-
ton Andrews), 1920 ; " Spanish Love "
(with Mary Rinehart Roberts), 1920 ;
" The Bat" (with Mrs. Roberts), 1920 ;
" The Great Illusion " (from the
French), 1920 ; " Gertie's Garter "
(with Collison), 1921 ; " The Demi-
Virgin/' 1921 ; " Why Men Leave
Home" (" Bachelor Husbands ") 1922 ;
" Little Miss Bluebeard," 1923 ; " The
Alarm Clock " (from the French), 1923 ;
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[HOE
" The Best People " (with David
Gray), 1924; "The Harem" (from
the Hungarian), 1924. Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
HOENIMAN, Annie Elizabeth Frcd-
erieka ; b. Forest Hill, London,
3 Oct., I860 ; d. of Rebecca Emslie
and Frederick John Horniman ; e.
privately and for five years studied at
the Slade Art School ; was for some five
years private secretary to W. B.
Yeats ; first connected with the
theatre, when, in 1894, she " backed "
the Avenue Theatre for the production
of Dr. Todhunter's play, " The Comedy
of Sighs," and G. Bernard Shaw's
play, " Arms and the Man " ; opened
the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1904,
where were produced a number of
Irish plays ; opened at the Midland
Theatre, Manchester, in Sept., 1907,
commencing with " David Ballard " ;
she next purchased the Gaiety The-
atre, Manchester, and opened it in
the spring of 1908 ; after a successful
season the theatre was improved and
redecorated, and opened on 7 Sept.,
1908, with "When the Devil was
111/' and " Marriages are Made in
Heaven" ; from Sept., 1907, to 1921
produced over 200 plays, of which
over 100 were original ; her produc-
tions included such well-known pieces
as "Hindle Wakes," "The Mob,"
" The New Shylock," " The Younger
Generation," " Chains," " Jane Clegg,"
etc. ; in Apr., 1921, severed her
connection with the theatre, disposing
of the property for the sum of ^52,000 ;
is also a lecturer of no small interest ;
presented her library of plays from the
Gaiety, Manchester, to the Library
of the Drama League. Favourite
play : ' ' Tristan und Isolde." A ddress :
IH Montagu Mansions, Portman
Square, W.I.
HORNIMAN, Boy, novelist and
dramatic author ; b. Southsea, 31 July,
1872; s, of Paymaster-in-Chief Wil-
liam Horniman, R.N. ; e. Bruges ; has
written the following plays : " Judy,"
produced at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, 15 May, 1899 ; " John Les-
ter, Parson," at the Lyric, 1901 ;
"Lady Flirt " (from the French),
Haymarket, 1904 ; " The Education of
Elizabeth," Apollo, 1907 ; " Idols "
(from W. J. Locke's novel), Garrick
1908 ; " Bellamy the Magnificent '
(from his own novel), New, 1908
" Billy's Fortune," Criterion, 1913
" The Blue Mouse " (from the German)
1914 ; " The Mystery of John Wake '
(with Lechmere Worrall), 1916
" Three Weeks " (adaptation), 1917
" The Edge o' Beyond " (with Ruby
Miller, from the novel), 1921 ; " Love
in Pawn," 1923 ; " The Money
Lender," 1924 ; is also author of the
following novels : " The Sin of
Atlantis," " The Living Buddha,"
" That Fast Miss Blount/' " Bellamy
the Magnificent," " Israel Rank/'
" Lord Cannabyle's Secret," " The
Nonconformist Parson," etc. ; was
formerly an actor. Favourite play :
Racine's " Britannicus." Hobbies :
The open air, and is a strict fruitarian.
Recreations : Lawn tennis, swimming,
walking, and singing. Clubs : R.A.C,
and Authors', Address : 17 Stanley
Crescent, Kensington Park Road,
W.ll. Telephone No. : Park. 6598.
HORTON, Robert, actor ; 6. London,
27 Nov., 1876 ; e. Tonbridgc School
and in Hanover, Germany ; had
played for some years with amateur
dramatic clubs prior to making his
first appearance on the professional
stage at the St. James's Theatre,
19 Nov., 1904, as Charles Dumby
in a revival of " Lady Winder-
mere' s Fan " ; remained at that
theatre until 1907, playing small parts
and understudying ; in 1907, succeeded
Henry Ainley as Joseph Surface in
" The School for Scandal," during
Edward Compton's season ; appeared
at the Garrick, 1908, in " The Gay Lord
Quex," and " A Pair of Spectacles " ;
. at the Comedy, 1908, for a time played
Gerald in "Mrs. Dot" ; at the Puke
of York's, 1908, understudied Sir
Gerald du Maurior as John Shancl
in " What Every Woman Knows,"
and played the part on several
occasions ; at the Duke of York's,
Aug., 1909, played Bonavert in
" Arsenc Lupin "; at the New Theatre,
Sept., 1910, Lionel Lowne in " Young
Fernald " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1911, Valmont in " The Marionettes " ;
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Feb., 1912, Horace Becton in " The
Bear Leaders " ; Oct., 1913, Blake
in " The New Duke " ; at the Palace,
Dec., 1913, Captain Tom Robinson in
" A Pantomime Rehearsal " ; at the
Apollo, June, 1914, Rene Dalbiac in
" A Little Lamb " ; joined the Army on
4 Aug., 1914, and served until May,
1919 ; made his reappearance on
the stage at the Globe Theatre, June,
1919, as Marshal Marmont in
" L'Aiglon " ; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1920, played Col. Pickering in " Pyg-
malion " ; at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1921, Peter Dawson in " Lonely
Lady " ; at the St. James's, Mar.,
1921, succeeded Aubrey Smith as
Prentice van Zile in " Polly with
a Past " ; at the Apollo, Feb., 1922,
played Colonel John Dangan in " The
Wheel " ; at the Aldwych, Sept.,
1922, Lord Barsham in " Double or
Quit " ; at the Apollo, Nov., 1922,
Mr. Warrington in " Devil Dick " ;
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1923, Arthur
Goddard in " Plus Fours " ; at the
New, Oct., 1923, Noll Dibdin in " The
Lie " ; Mar., 1924, Dunois, Bastard
of Orleans in " Saint Joan." Clubs :
Green Room and Junior Constitu-
tional. Address : Green Room Club,
46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
HOUSMAN, Laurence, author, artist,
and dramatic author ; b. 18 July,
1867 ; author of numerous plays, books
of verse and prose of a high order of
merit, including " Gods and Their
Makers," " An. Englishwoman's Love
Letters/' " The Blue Moon/' " The
House of Joy/' " The Field of Clover/'
" The Cloak of Friendship," etc. ;
has written the following plays :
" Bethlehem/' 1902 ; " Prunella " (with
H. Granville Barker), 1906; "The
Chinese Lantern/' 1908 ; " The Lord of
the Harvest/' 1910 ; " A Likely Story,"
1910; " Lysistrata " (adaptation),
1910; "Bird in Hand," 1918; his
play, " Pains and Penalties/' was
refused a licence by the Censor.
HOUSTON, Jane, actress ; b. Texas,
U.S.A. ; m, Wallace Widdicombe :
studied for the stage under Theodora
Irvine ; made her first appearance on
the stage in 1910 as Cleo in " The Sins
of the Father " ; subsequently toured
for two years as Sadie in " Within the
Law " ; after playing a " stock "
season at Dallas, Texas, joined Mar-
garet Anglin, and played in " Lady
Windermere's Fan/' " Mrs. Dane's
Defence/' and " The Green Stockings ";
in 1915 played " stock " seasons with
Jessie Bonstelle, at Buffalo and Detroit;
and subsequently toured in " Life " ;
at the Criterion, New York, appeared
with John Drew as Emily Fotheringay
in " Major Pendennis " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Oct., 1917,
played Mary Lorimer in " The Old
Country " ; at the Little Theatre,
Philadelphia, Dec,, 1917, appeared in
" A Woman of No Importance " ; at
the Hudson Theatre, Jan., 1918,
played Julia Keith in " The Indes-
tructible Wife " ; at the Empire, New
York, Aug., 1 920, played Alice Spencer
in " Call the Doctor " ; during 1921
toured in the same play ,* at the
Eltinge Theatre, Dec., 1922, played
Dolly Green in " The Masked Woman."
HOWABD, J. Bannister, manager;
b. London, 27 Feb., 1867 ; e. Ealing
College ; while still at school was keenly
interested in amateur theatricals, and
has been connected with the theatrical
profession ever since he left school ;
commenced his career as a manager in
1890, with a small company, playing at
various dramatic clubs ; subsequently
toured through the smaller towns with
such plays as "Our Boys," "Called
Back/' " East Lynne," " The Shaugh-
raun," " Two Roses," " Caste," etc. ;
subsequently he toured The Bohee
Minstrels, " Little Lord Fauntleroy,"
" The Mystery of a Hansom Cab,"
" Mr. Barnes of New York " ; later he
ran an English Opera Company,
playing " La Fille de Madame Angot,"
" The Bohemian Girl," and " Mari-
tana " ; then became lessee of the
Grand Pavilion, Ryde, I.O.W., and
the Pier Pavilion, Sandown, I.O.W. ;
was subsequently engaged as business
manager for Ben Greet, with " The
Sign of the Cross " ; was appointed
general manager for Ben Greet's
Companies, which position he retained
for some years ; he next toured com-
panies, playing " The Belle of New
York," " The Casino Girl," " Sherlock
Holmes," etc. ; in conjunction with
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Milton Bode, toured " The Belle of
Mayfair " ; with William Greet, " The
Eaxl and the Girl/' and with Messrs.
Polini and Melford, "The Silver
King ** ; for many years was lessee
and manager of the Crystal Palace
Theatre, where his pantomime pro-
ductions were especially notable ; at
various times, has toured companies
playing " The Darling of the Gods/'
" The Little Minister," " Oliver Twist/'
" The Blue Lagoon/' " The Glad Eye/'
" Mr. Wu " etc. ; at the Lyceum, 1914,
reproduced " The Belle of New York" ;
at the Aldwych, 1914, " The Earl and
the Girl/' and " Cinderella " ; at the
Lyric, 1915, " Florodora " ; at the
Aldwych, 1915, " The Dairymaids/1
" Pete " ; at the Strand, 1916, " The
Belle of New York " and " The Babes
in the Wood " ; controls the dramatic
entertainments in the Isle of Wight ;
for some years Manager of the Hippo-
drome, Margate ; was interested in
the production of " Tons of Money/'
Shaftesbury ; " The Other Mr. Gibbs,"
Garrick, etc. ; during 1920, toured
" The Silver King," of which he has the
entire rights, " The Belle of New York/'
" Charley's Aunt," <f The Private
Secretary/' " Lord Richard in the
Pantry/' etc. ; in his younger days
was a noted cricketer, heading the
bowling averages for several seasons
with various clubs ; is a prominent
Freemason. Hobbies : Motoring and
playgoing. Club : Eccentric. Address
Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Gerrard, 4069.
HOWARD, Keble (John Keble Bell),
dramatic author, journalist, and
novelist ; b. Basingstoke, 8 June, 1875 ;
s. of the Rev. G. E. Bell, vicar of
Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire ; e.
at Worcester College, Oxford ; was
a sub-editor on the staff of the Press
Association ; sub-editor (1899) and
subsequently editor (1902-4) of The
Sketch, in which his " Motley Notes "
are a feature ; was next appointed
dramatic critic of The Daily Mail,
which position he resigned in 1907 ;
among his novels are " The Smiths
of Surbiton," " The Whip Hand/'
" Love and a Cottage/' " The God in
the Garden," " The Old Game,"
" The Bachelor Girls/' " The Jester's
Window," etc.; has written the follow-
ing plays : " Compromising Martha/'
1906; "Charles His Friend/' 1907;
" Martha plays the Fairy," 1907 ;
" The Cheerful Knave," 1908 ; " The
Dramatist at Home/' 1909 ; " Come
Michaelmas," 1909 ; " The Girl Who
Couldn't Lie," 1911; "The Embar-
rassed Butler," 1912 ; " Dropping the
Pilot/' 1913 ; " Forked Lightning,"
subsequently re-named " The Green
Flag/' 1915; "The Test Kiss,"
1918 ; " Sweet William," 1921 ; " The
Smiths of Surbiton " (from his novel),
1922 ; in conjunction with Mr. Dick
Adams, was responsible for the Reper-
tory season at the Grand Theatre,
Croydon, Apr., 1913 ; at the Vaude-
ville Theatre, 23 June, 1915, appeared
as Ralph in his own play, " The
Dramatist at Home." Clubs : Savage,
Pilgrims', London Sketch, and Con-
stitutional. Address : " As You Like
It," Merstham, Surrey. Telephone ;
Merstham 6.
HOWARD, Leslie, actor ; b. London,
3 Apr., 1893 ; s. of Frederick Stainer ;
e. Dulwich ; m. Ruth Evelyn Martin ;
was formerly a bank clerk ; he then
joined the Army, and on being dis-
charged, made his first appearance on
the stage, in 1917, when he toured as
Jerry in " Peg o' My Heart " ; during
1917 toured as Charley Wykeham in
" Charley's Aunt/' and as Monty
Vaugh.an in " Under Cover " ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
New Theatre, Feb., 1918, appeared as
Ronald Herrick in " The Freaks " ;
at the Royalty, July, 1918, as John
Culver in " The Title " ; at the
Criterion, Apr., 1919, played Lord
Bagley in " Our Mr. Heppiewhite " •
at the New Theatre, JanM 1920, Brian
Strange in " Mr, Pirn Passes By " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1920,
Lord Stevcnage in " The Young
Person in Pink " ; at the Lyric, June,
1920, appeared as Billy Benson iu
" East is West " ; he then went to the
United States, making his first appear-
ance on the New York stage, at the
Henry Miller Theatre, 1 Nov., 1920,
as Sir Calverton Shipley in " Just
Suppose " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Oct., 1921, played Roddy in "The
Wren " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
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Theatre, Dec., 1921, Percy Sturgess in
" Danger " ; at the Booth, Mar., 1922,
Oliver Blayds in " The Truth About
Blayds " ; at the Little, New York,
Aug., 1922, Jerry Middleton in " A
Serpent's Tooth " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Nov., 1922, Gervase
Mallory in " The Romantic Age " ;
at the Broadhurst, Dec., 1922, Martini
in " The Lady Cristilinda " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Feb., 1923, Hal
Turner in " Anything Might Happen ";
at the Gaiety, New York, May, 1923,
the Hon. Willie Tatham in " Aren't
We All " ; at the Ritz, Jan., 1924,
Henry in " Outward Bound " ; at the
Forty-ninth Street Theatre, Aug.,
1924, Pablo Moreira in " The Were-
wolf." Recreation : Riding. Clubs :
Green Room, London ; Players',
Lotos, and Coffee House, New York.
Address : Great Neck, Long Island,
N.Y., U.S.A.
HOWELL, John, actor; b. Pen-
rnaenmawr, Carnarvonshire, 13 Aug.,
1888 ; m. Sibell Archdale ; made his
first appearance on the stage with the
Benson company, Sept., 1908, at the
Spa Theatre, Scarborough, and was a
member of the company from 1908-13 ;
appeared at the Haymarket Theatre,
May, 1913, as Ginger in " Within the
Law " ; June, 1914, as Passby-Evans,
M.D., in " Driven " ; after being
demobilised from the Army appeared
at the New Theatre, July, 1918, as
Sir Roger de la Haye in " The Chinese
Puzzle " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Mar., 1919, played William Chester in
" The House of Peril " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1919, Sir James Morden
in " Jack o' Jingles " ; at the Ambas-
sadors' Theatre, Apr., 1920, Captain
Rivers in " The Grain of Mustard
Seed " ; at the Royalty, Nov., 1920,
Artlmr Preece in " Milestones " ; at
the Comedy, June, 1921, Francis
Chantry in " A Family Man " ; at the
Ambassadors', Nov., 1921, Robillard
in. " Deburau " ; at the Court, Feb.-
Apr., 1922, played Walter How in
" Justice," Sir Thomas Hoxton in
" The Pigeon," Magistrate in " The
Silver Box," and Johnny March in
" Windows " ; next toured with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, as Lovborg in
" Hedda Gabler " ; subsequently
toured as Mark Sabre in "If Winter
Comes " ; at the Garrick, Oct., 1923,
played the Rev. William Duke in
" Outward Bound " ; at the Regent
(for the Repertory Players), Nov., 1923,
Roddy Dunton in " Havoc " ; at the
St. Martin's, Mar., 1924, Herrick in
" The Forest." Club : Savage. Ad-
dress : 9 Vicarage Gate, Campden
Hill, W.8. Telephone No. : Park,
6878.
HUBAN, Eileen, actress ; 6. Lough-
rea, Ireland, 1895 ; made her first
appearance on the New York stage, at
the Bandbox Theatre, 1 June, 1915,
with the Irish Players, as Emma in
" Lonesome Like " ; at the Garrick
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1917,
as Sheila in " The Grasshopper " ;
at the Empire, New York, May, 1917,
as Carry in " Old Friends " ; at the
Republic, Oct., 1917, played Miss
Lawrence in " On With the Dance " ;
at Chicago, Feb., 1918, appeared in
" Cheating Cheaters " ; at the Belmont
Theatre, Sept., 1918, played Allison
Mar brook in " Crops and Croppers " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, Apr., 1919,
Moya McKillop in " Dark Rosaleen " ;
at the Shubert Theatre, Aug., 1920,
appeared as Paddy in " Paddy the
Next Best Thing " ; at the Vanderbilt
Theatre, May, 1922, played Fanny
Hawthorn in a play of that name
(" Hindle Wakes").
HUBBELL, Raymond, composer ;
6. Urbana, Ohio, 1 June, 1879 ; s.
of Horace M. Hubbell and his wife
Kate (Stone) ; m. (1) Helen Lord
(d. 1911) ; (2) Estelle Marie Persch ;
has composed the music for the follow-
ing musical plays : " Fantana " ;
" Mexicana " ; " The Runaways " ;
" Mam'selle Sallie," 1906 ; " A Knight
for a Day," 1907 ; " A Girl at the
Helm," 1908 ; " The Midnight Sons,"
1909 ; " The Golden Widow " (part),
1909 ; " The Air King/' 1909 ; " The
Jolly Bachelors/' 1910 ; " The Bache-
lor Belles," 1910; "The Follies of
1911," 1911 ; "The Three Romeos,"
1911 ; " The Man from Cook's," 1912 ;
" A Winsome Widow," 1912 ; " The
Follies of 1912-14 " ; " Fads and
Fancies," 1915 ; " Hip, Hip, Hooray,"
1915 ; " The Big Show," 1916 ; " The
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Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 " (with Dave
Stamper), 1917 ; " Cheer Up ! " 1917 ;
" Hitchy Koo, 1918," 1918 ; " The
Kiss Burglar/' 1918 ; " Everything/'
1918; "Among the Girls/' 1919;
" Happy Days," 1919 ; " Miss Mil-
lions/' 1919 ; " Good Times/' 1920 ;
" Sonny," 1921 ; " Better Times/'
1922; " Nifties of 1923." Address:
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
HUGHES, Annie ; b. Southampton,
10 Oct., 1S69 ; d. of Frank Hughes-
Gass, Harrogate ; e. Queen's College,
Highgate ; m, Lieut. Mayne Lynton ;
studied for the stage under the late
John Maclean ; as an amateur,
she played Zamora in " The Honey-
moon" in 1883, and subsequently
with the Whittington A.D.C., ap-
peared at the St. George's Hall, in
" The Merchant of Venice/' " As
You Like It," etc. ; early in 1885,
she toured in the provinces as Eva
Webster in " The Private Secretary " ;
she made her first appearance in
London, at the Globe Theatre, 26
Oct., 1885, when she succeeded Miss
Maude Millett, in the same part ; she
was then engaged by Charles Wynd-
ham for the Criterion, and in Jan.,
1886, appeared there as Caroline
Boffin in "The Man with three Wives";
in May, 1886, played Jenny Gammon
in "Wild Oats"; in July, 1886,
played Bebeein " The Little Pilgrim " ;
and in Dec., 1886, played Hetty in
" My Bonny Boy " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1886, she appeared as Edith
Valadare in "A Brave Coward " ;
she next appeared at the Princess's
Apr., 1887, as Susan McCreery in
" Held by the Enemy," in which she
scored a great success ; at the Criterion,
Dec., 1887, she played Lotty in " Two
Roses " ; in Jan., 1888, she succeeded
Helen Forsyth as Norah Desmond in
" The Bells of Haslemere," at the
Adelphi, and at the Prince of Wales's,
Feb., 1888, she made another " hit,"
as Cedric Errol in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy " ; at the opening of the
new Court Theatre, Sept., 1888, she
played Winifred in " Mamma/' and
the following year was with Mr. and
Mrs. Kendal on tour ; she appeared
at the Court, 1889, as Sylvia in " The
Weaker Sex/' and was then engaged
by E. S. Willard for the Shaftesbury,
where she appeared in Aug., 1889 as
Nancy Blenkara in- " The Middleman" ;
at the Lyric, in 1890, she played Nancy
Grey in " Sweet Nancy " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1891, she appeared
as Naomi Tighe in " School " ; at the
Vaudeville, Apr., 1893, played Polly
in " Uncle John " ; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1893, appeared as the Hon.
Maud Fretwell in " Sowing the Wind ";
at the Criterion, Mar., 1894, appeared
in " An Aristocratic Alliance " ; was
engaged by Henry Irving the same
year, and at Bristol, Sept., 1894, was
the original Nora Brewster in "A
Story of Waterloo " ; at the Lyceum,
Jan., 1895, played Clarissant in " King
Arthur," and in Mar., appeared as
Elaine in the same play ; she also
appeared at the Lyceum, as Annette
in " The Bells," and Ruby in
" Bygones " ; appeared at the
Garrick, Oct., 1895, as Enid Elphick
in " The Rise of Dick Halward," with
E. S. Willard ; at the Criterion, May,
1896, played Priscillain " Rosemary " ;
in Dec., 1896, played titlc-rdle in
" Betsy," at same theatre ; at the
Court, Feb., 1897, played " Saucers "
in " A Bit of Old Chelsea " ; at the
Royalty, Oct., 1897, appeared as Flora
in " Oh, Susannah ! " ; at the Avenue,
Jan., 1898, again played in " Sweet
Nancy," and " A Bit of Old Chelsea " ;
at Terry's, Dec., 1898, appeared as Pe-
tunia in " The Brixton Burglary " ; at
Wyndham's, Feb., 1900, played Han-
nah Topping in a revival of " Dandy
Dick"; at Terry's, Apr., 1900, ap-
peared as Markham in " The Passport";
at the Comedy, May, 1900, played
Lilian Tyrrel in " Kenyon's Widow,"
and in June, appeared as Myrine in
" Pygmalion and Galatea" ; in 1901,
toured in " Becky Sharp " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1902, played
Angela Muir in " A Country Mouse " ;
at the Avenue, May, 1903, played
Sadie in " The Little Countess " ; at
the Criterion, June, 1903, appeared
as Lena in " Just Like Callaghan " ;
at the Avenue, in the same month,
played Lorna Doone ; at Wyndbam's,
June, 1904, appeared as Dorothy
Melville in " The Finishing School " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Nov., 1904, played
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the Countess Bertha Rixensart in
" The Flute of Pan " ; at the Avenue,
Feb., 1905, appeared as Eliza Dibb in
" Mr. Hopkinson " ; at Wyndham's,
Oct., 1905, played Pansy Bligh in
" Public Opinion " ; toured in "A
Country Mouse/' etc., 1906 ; visited
the United States during the same
year, in " Mr. Hopkinson " ; returning
to England toured with her own com-
pany as Tommy in a play of that
name ; during 1908, toured as Mrs.
Baxter in " The Mollusc " ; at the
Criterion, Feb., 1909, plaved the
Duchess of Dorchester in " The Real
Woman " ; at Terry's, Apr., 1909,
appeared as Patience Dealing in
" Artful Miss Dearing " ; at the
Hicks Theatre, July, 1909, played
Rose in " His Borrowed Plumes " ;
in Aug., 1909, toured as Penelope
in the play of that name ; in Jan.,
1910, toured as Patricia O'Brien in
" The Chorus Lady " ; since that
date has appeared at various music
halls and at the Scala Theatre, in
" Napoleon's Washerwoman," " Nell
G wynne," " Peggy Peters," and " Our
Grand-Daughter " ; in 1912 she went
to America, and at the Astor Theatre,
Nov., 1912, played Miss FitzHardinge
Smyth in " Hawthorne, U.S.A." ; she
then toured with Lewis Waller as
Marton in "A Marriage of Conve-
nience " ; at Daly's, New York, Sept.,
1912, appeared as the Hostess in
" Henry V " ; returned to England in
1913; at the Savoy, Dec., 1913,
played the Queen of Hearts in " Alice
in Wonderland " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Plymouth, May, 1914, appeared
as Fancy in " What's the Matter ? " ;
in June, 1914, toured as Susan in
" A Scrap of Paper " ; subsequently
toured in variety theatres, as Tilda in
" Tilda's New Hat " ; again visited
America, and at the Punch and Judy
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1915,
appeared as Mrs. Marrable in " The
Clever Ones " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Oct., 1915, played Mrs. Boltay
in " Mrs. Boltay's Daughters " ; at
the Criterion, New York, Feb., 1916,
the First Witch in " Macbeth " ; Mar.,
1916, Mistress Quickly in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, Apr., 1916, Mrs.
Allonby in '* A Woman of No Impor-
tance " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Mar., 1917, Mrs. Miller in
" The Fugitive " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Dec., 1917, appeared
as Mrs. Witherby in " Good Morning,
Rosamond " ; at Poll's, Washington,
June, 1918, played Lady de la Have
in " The Chinese Puzzle " ; at the
Longacre Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1918, Mrs. Augustus Topping in " The
Blue Pearl " ; at the Empire, New
York, Sept., 1918, Ada Parsons in
" The Saving Grace " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Feb., 1920,
Mrs. Pargetter in " The Tragedy of
Nan " ; at the Neighbourhood Theatre,
Feb., 1921, Janet Cannot in " The
Great Adventure " ; returned to Eng-
land, 1921, and appeared at the
Theatre Royal, Leamington, Oct., 1921,
as Mrs. Sylvester in " Mr. Lazarus " ;
during 1924, was touring in Australia,
playing sketches in variety theatres.
Address : Lyceum Club, 138 Piccadilly,
W.I, or c/o Akerman May, 7/8
Leicester Place, W.C.2.
HUGHES, Bupert, dramatic author
and novelist ; b. 31 Jan., 1872, Lan-
caster, Mo. ; s. of Felix Turner
Hughes and his wife Jean (Summerlin) ;
e. Western Reserve University (B.A.,
1892) ; Yale University (M.A., 1893) ;
began writing at an early age, and was
assistant-editor of the Historian's
History of the World, etc. ; for eighteen
months was engaged in London with
the Encyclopaedia Britannica Com-
pany ; wrote libretto for " The Bath-
ing Girl," 1895 ; one-act play suggested
by a story of Mathilde Serao's, " A
Wooden Wedding," London, 1902 ;
produced in New York as " She
Borrowed her Own Husband," 1907 ;
part of the libretto for " Tommy Rot ";
five-act tragedy in prose, " Alexander
the Great " (in collaboration with
CollinKemper), 1903 ; " The Triangle,"
1906 ; " All for a Girl," 1908 ; " The
Bridge," 1909 ; " Two Women," 1910 ;
"Excuse Me," 1911; " Tess of the
Storm Country," 1911 ; " Miss 318,"
1912 ; " What Ails You ? " 1912 ;
"The Vein of Gold" (on a novel),
subsequently renamed "The Lioness,"
1916; "The Cat Bird," 1920;
since 1913, has written one novel a
year ; also author of poems and
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articles for the leading magazines ; is
active in motion picture production
both as author and producer ; during
the war served in the U.S. Army as
a major, and received the Polish Cross.
Recreations ; Music, modelling. Clubs :
The Lambs', American Dramatists,
Players', Writers'. Residence : 204
N. Rossmore, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
HULBERT, Claude, actor ; b. Lon-
don, 25 Dec., 1900 ; s. of Dr. H. H.
Hulbert and his wife Lily Mary
(Hinchlifi'e) ; e. Caius College, Cam-
bridge ; m. Enid Trevor ; was a
member of the Cambridge University
Footlights Dramatic Club, and with this
company, appeared at the Strand
Theatre, 18 June, 1920, in " His Little
Trip," in which he made quite a
success ; made his first appearance
on the professional stage, at the
Alhambra, Bradford, in the same
year, playing in a sketch, subsequently
appearing in several provincial music
halls ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Queen's Theatre,
21 Nov., 1921, in " Fantasia " ; made
a success when he appeared at the
Winter Garden Theatre, Sept, 1924,
as Freddy Falls in " Primrose/'
Recreations Motoring and sailing.
Clubs : Hawkes ; Footlights, Cam-
bridge ; Sea View Yacht. Address :
3 Chichester Court, Crawford Street,
W.I. Telephone No. : Mayfair 5848.
HTJLBEET, Jack, actor and dramatic
author ; 6. Ely, Cambs., 24 Apr., 1892 ;
s. of Dr. H. H. Hulbert and his
wife Lily Mary (Hinchliffe) ; e. West-
minster School, and Caius College,
Cambridge, where he took his degree ;
m. Cicely Courtneidge ; during the
three years he was in residence at
the University, he took part in all
the concerts and theatrical enter-
tainments given there, and also ap-
peared at the New Theatre, Cam-
bridge, 5 Dec., 1911, when he played
Jack Straw in the comedy of that
name; 3 Feb., 1913, Gerald Thornton
in "Acting to Act''; 5 June, 1913,
Algy Vere in " Cheer Oh 1 Cam-
bridge " ; he appeared in the last
mentioned part at the Queen's Theatre,
London, 12 June, 1913, and was so
successful that he was immediately
engaged by Robert Courtneidge, and
made his first appearance on the pro-
fessional stage at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, 25 Sept., 1913, as Robert
Jafiray in " The Pearl Girl " ; at the
same theatre, 4 June, 1914, he ap-
peared as Billy in " The Cinema
Star/' and after touring in the same
piece and " The Cambridge Gazette,"
appeared at the Shaftesbury, 20 May,
1915, as Bobby in " The Arcadians " ;
at the Pavilion, Glasgow, 26 July,
1915, played Leslie Carter in "A
Lucky Escape " ; in Aug., 1915,
toured as Robert Raffray in " The
Pearl Girl " ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
Birmingham, Sept., 1915, played
Arthur Hobbs in " The Light Blues,"
and appeared in the same part at the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1916 ; at the
Comedy, Dec., 1916, played in " See-
Saw "; May, 1917, in "Bubbly";
served in the Army, 1917-19 ; ap-
peared at the opening of the Palace,
Paris, Apr., 1919, in " Hullo, Paris " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1919,
appeared in " Bran-Pie " ; at the
Criterion Theatre, July, 1920, appeared
as Lord Richard Sandridge in " Lord
Richard in the Pantry " ; at the
Lyric, Dec., 1920, as Captain Con-
stantine Posch in "A Little Dutch
Girl"; at the Royalty, Sept., 1921,
played in " Ring Up " ; at the
Vaudeville, Dec., 1921, in " Pot
Luck " ; at the Little, Oct., 1923, in
" Little Revue Starts at Nine o'clock" ;
in 1924, toured in " By-the-Way " ; is
the author of " Acting to Act,"
" Cheer Oh ! Cambridge," " The Cam-
bridge Gazette," " A Lucky Escape,"
and also adapted " The Cinema Star,"
for the English stage, 1914 ; part-
author of " The Light Blues," 1915 ;
" Too Many Girls," 1919 ; rowed for
his College during his three years'
residence, and was Secretary of the
College for two years. Recreations :
Rowing and step-dancing. Address :
14 Portland Court, W.I. Telephone
No. : Museum, 4189.
HULL, Henry, actor ; b. Louisville,
Kentucky, U.S.A. ; s. of William Hull ;
appeared at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1911, as
Henry Steele in " Green Stockings " ;
Aug., 1913, played Thornton Brown
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in " Believe Me, Xantippe " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Sept., 1917,
Henry Potter in " The Man Who
Came Back " ; at the Broadhurst,
Mar., 1919, Napoleon Gibbs in "39
East " ; at the National, Feb., 1922,
Pan! Jones in " The Cat and the
Canar}^ " ; at the Forty-eighth Street,
Mar., 1923, Roger Bloomer in a play
of that name ; at the Ritz, Aug.,
1923, Robert Metcalf in " In Love with
Love " ; at the Morosco, Dec., 1923,
Tony Mason in " The Other Rose " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1924,
Richard Winslow in '* The Youngest " ;
author (with Leighton Osmun) of the
play, " Manhattan," produced 1922.
Address : Players' Club, 16 Gramercy
Park, New York City, U.S.A.
HUMPHREYS, Cecil, actor; b. 21
July, 1883 ; s. of Henry Humphreys ;
m. Gladys Mason ; was formerly en-
gaged as a bank clerk ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1904 ; made
his first appearance in London at the
Palace Theatre, Mar., 1910, supporting
Evelyn Millard in " Madam Butterfly";
during 1911 toured as Peter Waverton
in " Passers- By," and Roderick Col-
lingwood in "A Butterfly on the
Wheel"; in 1913, toured in South
Africa, as Arthur Preece in " Mile-
stones," Captain West in " Ready
Money," " Blackie " Daw in " Get-
Rich-Quick Wallingford," etc. ; during
1914 played Jim Bensiger in " The
New Sin " ; appeared at Stratford-on-
Avon, in " Much Ado About Nothing "
and " The Merchant of Venice " ;
toured in " Find the Woman " and
" The Double Mystery," and in Sept.,
1914, appeared at the Garrick, as Sir
Thomas Wriothsley in " Bluff King
Hal " ; subsequently toured in the
United States, with Granville Barker,
as Juggins in " Fanny's First Play " ;
at the New Theatre, July, 1915, played
Captain West in a revival of " Ready
Money " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Birmingham, Dec., 1915, played Luci-
fer D. Nation in " Vivien/' and at the
Shaftesbury, Mar., 1916, appeared in
the same part, when the piece was
re-named " My Lady Frayle " ; at the
Lyric, Aug., 1916, succeeded A. E.
Anson as Cornelius Van Tuyl in
" Romance " ; in Oct., 1917, upon
rejection from the Army, joined the
Ministry of Food, where he was en-
gaged until Dec., 1918 ; at the Holborn
Empire, Feb., 1919, played Arthur
Youghall in " His Royal Happiness " ;
at the Kingsway, Sept., 1919, appeared
as Charles Berry in " The Rotters " ;
at His Majesty's, Oct., 1921, played
Prince Nur Al-Din in " Cairo " ; in
July, 1922, went to Australia with
Oscar Asche, playing Nur Al-Din in
" Cairo," Brutus in " Julius Caesar,"
Kasim Baba in " Chu -Chin-Chow " ;
on returning to England, appeared
at the Savoy, May, 1924, as Clement
Vascard in " The Lure " ; then went
to New York, and at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, Nov., 1924, played
Langdon Porneroy in " Parasites " ;
during the past few years has also
appeared in numerous film plays ; is
the author of " The Duchess's Dia-
monds." Clubs : Green Room and
Savage. Address : 13n Cornwall
Mansions, Clarence Gate, N.W.I.
Telephone No. : Langham 1002.
HUMPHRIES, John, actor; m.
Isabel Innes, 1895 ; has had a long and
varied experience extending from
comedy and drama to revue and
pantomime ; for some time toured all
over the United Kingdom in " Vul-
tures " ; in 1903 toured as Shakespeare
Maximillian in " Uncle Ned " ; at the
Adelphi, Christmas, 1908, appeared
as Daisy in " Cinderella " ; at the
Palladium, Apr., 1912, appeared as
Lulu in " The Bargeman's Derby,"
and at the Coliseum, June, 1913, as
the Policeman in " A Narrow Squeak ";
at the London Pavilion, Sept., 1915,
played in " Honi Soit ! " ; at
the London Hippodrome, Mar., 1916,
appeared in " Joyland " ; at the
Palladium, May, 1916, in " Fun and
Beauty " ; at the Hippodrome, Sept.,
1916, in " Flying Colours " ; at the
Comedy, Dec., 1916, in "See-Saw";
at the Palace, June, 1917, in " Airs
and Graces " ; at the London Pavilion,
Dec., 1917, in "Any Old Thing";
Aug., 1918, played Sir Bilyon Boost in
" As You Were " ; Sept., 1919, Afgar
in " Afgar " ; subsequently toured in
variety theatres in 1922, toured in
" Peeping Tom " ; at the Victoria
Palace, May, 1923, appeared in " The
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Admirable Fleming " ; in Sept., 1924,
toured as Bonnipard in " Mdlle. Kiki."
Address : cfo. Akerraan May Agency,
7/8 Leicester Place, W.C.2.
HUNTER, Glenn, actor; in 1916,
appeared in " Polryanna " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Feb., 1917, played
Jim Lane in " The Last Straw " ;
during 1918, played Willie Baxter
in " Seventeen," and at the Globe, New
York, succeeded Paul Kelly as Robert
Williams in " Penrod " ; at the
Hudson, Sept., 1919, played Bobby
Wheeler in " Clarence " ; at the
Henry Miller, Nov., 1921, Johnnie
White in " The Intimate Strangers J1 ;
at the Cort Theatre, Nov., 1922,
Merton Gill in " Merton of the Movies "
in which he played throughout 1922-24.
HUNTER, Ian, actor; 6. Kenil-
worth, near Cape Town, 13 June,
1900 ; s of Robert Hunter and his
wife Isabel (Gates) ; e. St. Andrew's
College, Grahamstown, Cape Colony ;
came to England, and in 1917 joined
the Army, and served in France ;
studied elocution, etc., under Miss
Elsie Fogerty ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the New Theatre,
4 Sept., 1919, when he walked on in
" Jack o' Jingles " ; in the spring of
1920 toured in " General Post," and
in the autumn of 1920, in " The
Skin Game " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
1921, succeeded Harold French as
Dick in " The Blue Lagoon " ; at the
St. Martin's, Mar., 1921, played Kit
Pumphrey in "A Bill of Divorce-
ment " ; at the Comedy, Feb., 1922,
the Officer in " The Yellow Poppy " ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar. 1922, the
Constable and the Footman in
" Loyalties " ; Mar., 1923, Jack
Broxopp in " The Great Broxopp " ;
Apr., 1923, Primus in " R.U.R.,"
subsequently succeeding Basil Rath-
bone as Harry Domain in the same
play; July, 1923, played Bunny
Men to in " Melloney Holtspur " ;
Aug., 1923, Jim Sears "in " The Likes
of Her/' and Philip Ross in " The
Will " : Jan., 1924, Zeekel Draicott
in " A Magdalen's Husband " ; Mar.,
1924, Captain Lockyer in " The
Forest " ; at Drury Lane, June, 1924,
Edgar Dart in " London Life " ; at
the Adelphi, July, 1924, succeeded
Owen Nares as Julian ' Beauclerc in
" Diplomacy " ; Dec., 1924, played
Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in
" Peter Pan." Recreations : Golf and
riding. Address : Green Room Club,
46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
HUNTLEY, George Patrick, actor;
b. Fermoy, County Cork, 13 July,
1868 ; s. of Frank Huntley, actor
and manager, and Mrs. Huntley,
actress ; m. Eva Kelly ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Town Hall, Kilkenny, as a child of
six, when he played Pike Rich in
" Under the Gaslight " ; toured with
his father's company for some years
playing a variety of parts ; from
1882-5^ appeared at the Adelphi
Theatre, in " Love and Money,"
" Rachel the Reaper," " Storm Beaten,"
" In the Ranks," ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1885, appeared as Pat O'Connor
in " Human Nature " under the
management o£ the late Sir Augustus
Harris, and subsequently he toured
as Horatio Spofkins in the same play ;
joined Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in 1891,
and accompanied them to America,
making his first appearance in New
York, at the Star Theatre, 12 Oct.,
1891, in " Still Waters Run Deep " ;
subsequently played in " Home," " The
Ironmaster," " A Scrap of Paper " ;
appeared on 7|Mar., 1892, atf Palmer's
Theatre, as Wheatcroft in "A White
Lie " ; he appeared at the Avenue,
with them, 7 Jan., 1893, in the same
part ; also appeared there as General
de Pontac in " The Ironmaster,"
Herr Schmidt in ' The Silver Shell,"
etc. ; toured with the KendaJs, in all,
four years, and played with them
Dunbilk in " Still Waters Run Deep,"
Sir George Orreyd in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqtieray," Tarbuck in " The
Fall of the Leaf," etc. ; accompanied
them to America four times ; in 1895,
toured with May Yohe, as Lady Fitz-
warren in " The Circus Boy " (" Dandy
Dick Whittington ") ; in 1897, toured
as Sir Titus Weniyss in " The Circus
Girl " ; appeared at the Gaiety, July,
1899, in " A Runaway Girl " ; in
Aug., 1900, was engaged to play Lord
Plantagenet in " Kitty Grey " on tour,
and on the production of that piece
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at the Apollo, 7 Sept., 1901, he played
the same part ; his success at once
gained him immense popularity, and
the play had an extended run ; in
May, 1902, he made a further success
as Lord Cheyne in " Three Little
Maids/' at the same theatre : at the
Prince of Wales's, May, 1903, he
appeared as Sir Ormesby St. Leger
in " The School Girl/' and in the
same year he went to Australia
and thence to America, playing the
three last-mentioned pieces ; on his
return, appeared at the Prince of
Wales's, 17 Dec., 1904, as Trooper
Smith in " Lady Madcap " ; at the
Apollo, 14 Nov./ 1905, played Freddy
Popple in " Mr. Popple (of Ippleton)" ;
subsequently toured in the same play ;
at the Prince of Wales's, 31 Jan., 1907,
played Mr. Hook in " Miss Hook of
Holland " ; 21 Apr., 1908, played
Victor Guilbert in " My Mimosa
Maid " ; at the Hicks Theatre, 3
Oct., 1908, appeared as the Hon.
Phil Giffard in " The Hon'ble Phil/'
of which he was part author ; in Dec.,
1908, sailed lor America, and at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, 25 Jan.,
1909, played the Earl of Dulston
(Plantagenet) in " Kitty Grey " ;
subsequently toured in the States in
the same part ; at the Empire, New
York, 25 Apr., 1910, played Eccles
in " Caste " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, 19 Sept., 1910, appeared as
Count Zakouskine in " Decorating
Clementine," and appeared in the
same part at the Globe Theatre, Lon-
don, 28 Nov., 1910; since that date
has often appeared in niusic-hall
sketches, notably in ** Buying a Gun/'
and " The Fairy Glen Laundry " ;
appeared at the Hippodrome, Apr.,
1912, as Sergeant-Major John Water
in " Arms and the Girl " ; subse-
quently again played in " Buying a
Gun," and in " Curios," in various
music halls ; at Daly's, May, 1913,
appeared as Lord Hurlingham in
" The Marriage Market " ; at His
Majesty's, 22 May, 1914, played
Bilcher in the " all-star " revival of
" The Silver King," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Coliseum, July, 1914, appeared
as Charlie Hyslop in " A Burlington
Arcadian " ; at the Prince's, Manches-
ter, Dec., 1914, as Lord Playne in
*' Betty," and the same part when the
play was produced at Daly's, Apr.,
1915 ; at Daly's, May, 1916, played
the Captain in " The Happy Day " ;
at the Coliseum, Nov., 1916, Gerald
in " Selling a Pup " ; at the Palace,
Dec., '1917, Toby Woodhouse in
" Pamela " ; at the Coliseum, June,
1918, Lieut. Donald Wobmondsley in
" A Change of Tactics " ; at the Gaiety,
Oct., 1919, Allsop Bibby in " The Kiss
Call " ; in 1920, again went to
America, and Oct., 1920, appeared
at the New Amsterdam, New York,
in " Hitchy-Koo," with Raymond
Hitchcock ; in 1921, toured in the
same piece ; at the Jolson Theatre,
May, 1924, played Alaric in " Peg o'
My Dreams " ; subsequently suc-
ceeded Cyril Maude as Lord Grenham
in " Aren't We All ? " ; at the Sam
Harris Theatre, Sept., 1924, played
Joseph Peabody Prescott in " Be
Yourself " ; at the Cort Theatre, Oct.,
1924, Sir George Orreyd in "The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; in partner-
ship with the late J. F. Hallick, owned
several racehorses, and won many
races. Recreations : Painting, car-
pentry, fishing, and the collection of
North-W est American Indian trophies.
Club : Royal Automobile. Address :
c/o J. Southern, 38 Bury Street, St.
James's, S.W.
Austen A., dramatic
author and producer ; was formerly
an actor, and appeared at the Strand,
May, 1905, as Alberto in " Miss
Wingrove " ; was subsequently stage
director for some years at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, and later produced
several revues at the Hippodrome and
elsewhere ; among the plays he has
produced may be mentioned " Miss
Hook of Holland/' " My Mimosa Maid,"
" Hullo ! Ragtime " ! " To-Night's the
Night," " Theodore and Co.," " Suz-
ette," " Three Cheers," " Yes, Uncle/'
" Arlette," " The Charm School,"
etc. ; has written " The Impos-
sible Trio, 1906 ; " Miss Hook of
Holland " (with Paul Rubens), 1907 ;
" My Mimosa Maid " (with. Paul
Rubens), 1908 ; " The Eternal Waltz/'
1911 ; " What Ho ! Ragtime," 1912 ;
" The Ragtime Revue," 1913 ; " And
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Very Nice Too ! " 1912 ; " Arms and
the Girl," 1913 ; " The Blue House,"
1913 ; " Happy Days," 1914 ; " Ladies
First," 1915 ; -" Girl Wanted " (with
H. C. Sargent), 1916 ; " Suzette "
(with George Arthurs), 1917 ; " Ar-
lette" (with Arthurs), 1917; "Yes,
Uncle" (with Arthurs), 1917; "The
Girl for the Boy" (with Arthurs),
1919 ; " His Girl " (with F. W.
Thomas), 1922.
HURLBUT, W. I., dramatic author ;
b. Belvidere, 111., U.S.A., 13 July,
1883 ; s. of George Henry Hurlbut
and his wife Eliza (Cartwright) ; e.
Belvidere ; studied Art at St. Louis
and Chicago ; educated as an illustra-
tor, but became a dramatic author ;
has written the following among other
plays : " The Fighting 'Hope," 1908 ;
"The Writing on the Wall," 1909;
"The Lone Hand," 1910; "New
York," 1910; "Little Miss Fix-It"
(with H. B. Smith), 1911 ; " Half-a-
Husband," 1912 ; " Are You a Crook ? "
(with Frances Whitehouse), 1912 ;
" The Bride," 1913 ; " The Strange
Woman," 1913; "The Man Who
Would Live," 1914 ; " Romance and
Arabella," 1917 ; " Mrs. Prudence,"
1917 ; " Saturday to Monday " (" Over
Sunday"), 1917; "Trimmed in
Scarlet," 1918 ; " Timothy " (with
David Belasco), 1921 ; " Lilies of the
Field," 1921 ; " On the Stairs," 1922 ;
" The Cup," 1923. Address : 63
West Forty-eighth Street, New York,
U.S.A.
HURST, Fannie, dramatic author ;
b. St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 19
Oct., 1889 ; d. of Samuel Hurst and
his wife Rose (Koppel) ; m. J. S.
Danielson ; is the author of " The
Land of the Free," 1917 ; " Back
Pay/ 1921; " Humoresque," 1923;
has written several novels. Address :
27 West 67th Street, New York Citv,
U.S.A.
HUSSEY, Jimmy, actor ; b. Chicago,
111., U.S.A., 18 'Jan., 1891 ; s. of
Michael Hussey and his wife Anne
(Nicholson) ; e. Chicago ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Grand Opera House, Chicago, May,
1903, as the Baby Bear in " Babes in
Toyland " ; in 1904, toured as Bob
in ~" The Little Outcast " ; in 1905,
joined Richard Mansfield's company
as a " super " at Chicago ; at Chicago,
in 1906, he also played in " The Prince
of India," and " Humpty-Dumpty " ;
he then appeared on the " vaudeville "
stage ; made his first appearance in
New York, at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, July, 1908, in a " vaudeville "
act ; appeared at the Palace Theatre,
London, June, 1914, with a partner,
as Hussey and Boyle ; while in
London, wrote the revue, " September
Morn," produced at the Oxford,
Aug., 1914 ; on returning to America,
appeared in " Within the Loop " ;
at the Winter Garden, New York,
June, 1916, played in "The Passing
Show of 1916 "; subsequently re-
turned to vaudeville ; in 1920, toured
in " Tattle Tales " ; he next appeared
at the Century Roof, 1921, in " The
Mimic World," subsequently touring
in this and " The Whirl of the Town " ;
at the Winter Garden, New York,
1922, appeared in " Spice of 1922 " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, July,
1923, appeared in " Fashions of
1924 " ; at the New Amsterdam, later
in the year, played in " The Ziegfeld
Follies," and toured in this during
1924 ; at the Broadhurst Theatre,
Sept., 1924, played Izzy Iskovitch in
" Izzy." Recreations : Golf and base-
ball. Clubs : Friars, Shrewsbury and
Green Room, New York. Address :
4304 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, 111.,
U.S.A.
HUTCHISON, Percy, actor and
manager ; b. Stratford, 1875 ; s. of
Emma Hutchison ; nephew of Sir
Charles Wyndham ; e. at West London
College ; m. Lilias Earle ; made his
first appearance on the stage, as a
member of his mother's company,
at the Theatre Royal, Blackpool, as
Perkins in " The Golden Ladder," 6
Aug., 1888 ; subsequently toured with
her for many years, playing in " Hot
Water," " Co vent GardenBall," " Pink
Dominos," etc. ; was stage-manager
to Sir Charles Wyndham at Criterion
Theatre, 1896-9, and at Wyndham's,
1899 ; made his first appearance on
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the London stage at the New Theatre,
13 Apr., 1903, in " David Garrick,"
with Sir Charles Wyndham ; his first
production was " The Golden Ladder,"
at the Theatre Royal, Blackburn,
1903 ; since then he has toured in the
following among other plays : " Peter's
Mother " (as Peter), " Brewster's
Millions " (as Montague Brewster),
" Arsene Lupin " (playing the title-
rdle], etc. ; toured in South Africa,
1912, in " Brewster's Millions," " Pas-
sers-by/' " Inconstant George/' " Pe-
ter's Mother," and " Arsene Lupin " ;
appeared at the Prince's Theatre,
May, 1913, in "Brewster's Milli3ns,"
and subsequently at the Strand in the
same play ; at the New Theatre, July,
1913, appeared as Travers Gladwin in
" Officer 666 " ; at the Criterion, May,
1914, as George Barker in " The Blue
Mouse"; during 1914-15, toured in
" Officer 666 " ; at the New Theatre,
Oct., 1915, played Jack Doogan in
" Stop Thief ! " ; in 1916 toured as
Our Policeman in " A Kiss for Cin-
derella," and appeared in the same
part at the Kingsway Theatre, Dec.,
1916 ; at the Haymarket, Mar., 1917,
he produced " General Post " ; he
then became lessee of the Queen's
Theatre, and Sept., 1917, appeared as
the Duke of Burchester in " The
Off-Chance," subsequently reviving
" Brewster's Millions " ; he also leased
the St. James's, Sept., 1917, producing
" The Pacifists," and reviving " The
Liars " ; at the Queen's, Apr., 1918
played Jim Anderson in " Lot 79 "
Aug., 1918, Lieut. Clive Stanton
V.C., in " The Luck of the Navy "
in 1919, leased the Garrick, and in
May, 1919, revived " The Luck of the
Navy " ; subsequently produced " No-
body's Boy," with Sir Alfred Butt ;
during 1919-20, toured in U.S.A.
and Canada ; in Sept., 1920, again
leased the Queen's, and appeared as
T. Boggs Johns in " A Pair of Sixes " ;
Mar., 1921, as Billy Moffat in " Nightie
Night " ; at the Shaftesbury, Mar.,
1922 ; played Captain Charles Caring-
ton in "In Nelson's Days " ; during
1922-23 toured with great success
in South Africa ; at the Savoy, Apr.,
1924, again appeared as Monty
Brewster in " Brewster's Millions " ;
has toured nearly fifty West End
successes in the provinces ; is lessee of
the Opera House, Southport, and the
Theatre Royal, York. Favourite play :
" Brewster's Millions.'3 Recreations :
Motoring and golf. Club : Green
Room. Address : 4 Finchley Road,
N.W.S, and 58 Shaftesbury Avenue,
W.I. Telephone No. : Regent
235.
HYEM, Constance Ethel, actress and
vocalist ; b. London ; d. of Elizabeth
(Browne) and Carl Hyem ; e. Queen's
College ; m. A. J. Austin ; was
a pupil of the late Louis Chapuy,
gained the George Alexander prize
for elocution and medal for singing ;
studied dancing under John D'Auban ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin,
Dec., 1896, as Nelly Bly in " The
Vicar of Bray " ; was then engaged as
understudy at Her Majesty's Theatre,
and at the Haymarket ; made her first
appearance in London, at the Hay-
market Theatre, June, 1898, as Lucy
in "The Rivals/'; remained at the
Haymarket four years, understudying
and playing ; subsequently appeared
at Vaudeville in "The Cherry Girl"
and " Quality Street " ; made her first
appearance in New York, at Daly's
Theatre, Sept., 1904, as Cicely in
11 The School Girl " ; at the WTaldorf,
1906, played in "Mrs. Temple's Tele-
gram " ; subsequently appeared in the
music halls, playing in sketches with
Arthur Playfair and H. A. Lytton ;
at the Queen's Theatre, Sept., 1908,
played Lucy Upton in " The Old
Firm " ; at Christmas, appeared at
the Coronet, as Dick Whittington ;
at the Adelphi, Apr., 1909, played
Mimi Vernon in " The Devil " ; in
Nov., 1909, toured as Toinette in
" The Belle of Brittany " ; at Notting-
ham, Christmas, 1909, played Jack
in " Jack and Jill " ; during 1910
toured with George Graves in music-
hall sketch, " Koffo of Bond Street " ;
at Christmas, 1910, appeared at
Kennington Theatre, as Aladdin ;
at the Vaudeville, 1911, played Aggie
in "Baby Mine"; in 1913 toured
as Lucienne in " The Glad Eye "
and as Rosamond Gaythorne in " The
Chaperon " ; at the Coronet, Dec., 1913,
played Dick in " Dick Whittington" ;
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at the Vaudeville, Feb., 1915,
again played Aggie in " Baby Mine " ;
at the Hippodrome, Colder"' s Green,
Feb., 1916, played Mrs. Percival
Snape in " The Cockney Sport " ;
at Dniry Lane, Sept., 1916, Gertie
Martin in " The Best of Luck " ; is
on the Committee of the Actors'
Orphanage Fund. Favourite part :
Polly Eccles in " Caste." Address : 31
Middle Temple Lane, E.C.4. Telephone
No. : Centra! 8980.
ILLINCTON, Margaret, actress ;
d. of I. G. Light, of Bloornington ;
6. Bloomington, 111., U.S.A., 23 July,
1881 ; e. at Illinois Wesleyan Uni-
versity i m. (1) Daniel Frohman (mar.
dis. 1909) ; (2) Edward J. Bowes ; for
two years she was a pupil at Con-
way's Dramatic School, Chicago,
where she was the winner of the
Jefferson Diamond Medal for Shake-
spearean work ; she then came to
New York, where she was imme-
diately engaged by Daniel Frohman,
and made her first appearance at the
Criterion Theatre, 3 Sept., 1900, as
Michel in " The Pride of Jennico " ;
at Daly's Theatre, in 1902, appeared
as Victorine in " Frocks and Frills/1
and Fleur-de-Lys in " Notre Dame/'
and subsequently went to Richmond,
Virginia, to play lead in a " stock*'
company ; she was then engaged by
E. H. Sothern, and appeared with
that actor in "If I were King ";
returning to New York, she appeared
at Daly's Theatre, 19 Nov., 1903, as
YuM, in " A Japanese Nightingale/'
in which she gained an instantaneous
success ; she was married to Daniel
Frohman during the same month ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 28
Mar., 1904, she played Henriette in the
" all-star " cast of " The Two
Orphans/1 and at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, 13 May, 1904, she was
seen as Yvette in the play of that
name ; at the Criterion Theatre, New
York, 19 Dec., 1904, she played
Mrs. Rippingill in " The Wife Without
a Smile " ; at the Savoy, New York,
11 Jan., 1905, was Mrs. Leffingwell in
" Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots " ; at the
Broadway, in Apr., 1905, played in
" In the Eyes of the World " ; and
at the Lyceum, New York, 21 Aug.,
1905, was Edith in "A Maker of
Men " ; at South Bend, 2 Feb., 1906,
she appeared as Shirley Rossmore in
" The Lion and the Mouse/' and it
was in this part that she made her
first appearance in London at the
Duke of York's Theatre, on 22 May,
1906 ; at the Empire Theatre, New
York, 3 Sept., 1906, she played the
part of Nina Jesson in " His House
in Order " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, 9 Sept., 1907, played Marie
Louise Voysin in " The Thief/' with
great success, the play running four-
teen months ; at Tacoma, Washing-
ton, Aug., 1910, she played in " Until
Eternity " ; at Los Angeles, Oct.,
1910, appeared as Helene Brechebel
in " The Whirlwind " ; at Louisville,
Jan., 1911, played Louise Arnold in
" The Encounter " ; at New Haven,
Apr., 1911, played in " Mrs. Maxwell's
Mistake " ; at Los Angeles, July,
1911, played Maggie Schultz in " Kind-
ling " ; in Sept., 1911, appeared there
as Juliet in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
at Daly's, New York, Dec., 1911,
appeared as Maggie in " Kindling,"
toured in this play throughout 1912-13;
during 1913-14, toured as Mary Turner
in " Within the Law " ; at the Harris
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1914, played
Elinore Shale in " The Lie " ; at the
Harris Theatre, Nov., 1916, " Dodo "
Warren in " Our Little Wife " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Nov., 1917, Sophy Fullgarney in
" The Gay Lord Quex " ; at the
Princess, Chicago, Aug., 1918, Gina
Ashling in " The Eyes of Youth " ;
at the Harris Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1919, Ruth Brant in " A Good
Bad Woman." Recreations : Riding
and driving. Address : " Dream
Lake/' Ossining, N.Y., U.S.A.
ELLINGTON, Marie, actress; d.
of Edward Frederick Inman ; m.
Gordon Maddick ; first appeared on
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stage at Edinburgh in 1874 ; she be-
came very well known in Scotland,
where she played Fanny Power in
" Arrah-Na-Pogue/* Julia Latimer in
" The Flying Scud/' Arte O'Neale in
" The Shaughraun," Blue Peter in a
burlesque of " Black Eyed Susan,"
etc. ; made her first appearance in
London, IS Sept., 1875, at Haymarket,
in " Red Tape " ; in 1876, was
at the Princess's, with Miss Heath,
in " Jane Shore " ; in 1877, appeared
there in " Guinea Gold " ; for three
years a prominent member of the
Vaudeville Theatre Company under
David James and Thomas Thome,
1878-1880 ; appeared at Drury Lane,
1884 in " The World " and m 1885,
in " Human Nature " ; also appeared
at Gaiety, Princess's, Criterion, etc. ;
toured in " Aunt Jack " and " The
Late Lamented/' 1891 ; Co vent Gar-
den, 1892, " The Prodigal Daughter" ;
from 1896-8 lived in retirement ; re-
appeared on tour, under George
Edwardes ; at the Princess's, Aug.,
1899, played Anna Townshend in
" Going the Pace " ; at Wyndham's,
Oct., 1900, appeared as Mrs. Bulsom-
Porter in " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1901, played
Mrs. Caroline Bloodgood in " Are
You a Mason ? " ; at Wyndham's,
May, 1903, played Mrs. Jardine in
" Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace " ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1904, appeared as
Mrs. Mulholland in "The Duke of
Killicrankie " ; at Wyndham's, Oct.,
1904, played Mrs. Lovette in "A
Wife Without a Smile " ; at the Roy-
alty, Feb., 1905, appeared as Mrs.
Prothero in " The Diplomatists " ; at
the Criterion, July, 1905, as Lady
Ventry in " The Axis " ; at the Apollo,
Nov., 1905, played Mrs. Doring in
" Mr. Popple (of Ippleton) " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1906, appeared
as Mrs. Fairbrother in "The Bond-
man " ; at the Apollo, Jan., 1907,
played Mrs. Van Garkerken in " The
Stronger Sex," and at the Vaudeville,
June, 1907, Mrs. Ponderbury in " Mrs.
Ponderbury's Past " ; at the Court,
Mar., 1908, played Mrs. Wilbraham
in " Mrs. Bill/' and at the Comedy,
Apr., 1908, Lady Sellenger in " Mrs,
Dot " ; at the Criterion, Jan., 1909,
again appeared in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace " ; at the Garrick, Feb.,
1909, played the Marquise d'Andeline
in " Samson," and in May, 1909, the
Gentlewoman in " Macbeth " ; at
the Criterion, June, 1910, played
Lady Darby in " The Case of Rebellious
Susan *' ; subsequently went to Aus-
tralia, to play the Hon. Mrs. Beamish
in " The Whip " ; on her return,
appeared at the Gala performance, at
His Majesty's Theatre, 27 June, 1911,
as Mrs. Smith in Act II of " David
Garrick " ; at the Criterion, July,
1911, played Mrs. Huegall in "The
Girl Who Couldn't Lie " ; at the
Criterion, Feb., 1912, played airs.
Anne Delphy in " 98.9 " ; at the New,
May, 1912, Mrs. Bulsom-Porter in
" Mrs. Dane's Defence " ; went to
New York, Nov., 1912, and in that
month appeared at the Manhattan
Opera House, as the Hon. Mrs.
Beamish in " The Whip " ; on return-
ing to London, appeared at the Play-
house, June, 1914, as Mrs. Mulholland
in " The Duke of Killicrankie " ; at
the Comedy, Feb., 1915, as Mrs. Blood-
good in " Are You a Mason ? " ; at
Drury Lane, Apr., 1915, Mrs. O'Mara
in " Sealed Orders " ; at the New
Theatre, Oct , 1915, Mrs. Carr in
" Stop Thief t " ; at the Savoy, Mar.,
1916, Lady Marshall in "The Barton
Mystery " ; at Wyndham's, Aug.,
1916, Caroline Bawtrey in " The
Sister-in-Law " ; Aug., 1918, Mrs.
Gaythorne in " The Law Divine " ;
at the Apollo, July, 1919, Lady Marian
Main waring in " Tilly of Bloomsbury " ;
at the Garrick, Apr., 1921, Lady Bax
in " Count X " ; at the Apollo, Nov.,
1921, Mrs. Franklyn in " Thank You,
Phillips ! " Address : 40 Sandring-
ham Court, Maida Vale, W.9.
Telephone : Paddington 385.
INESCORT, Elaine, actress ; b. Lon-
don ; e. in London and Dresden
(Saxony), Germany, and studied
principally for grand opera ; she
played a number of leading parts
for the Philosophical Dramatic
Society at Edinburgh ; her first ap-
pearance professionally was made
on tour with George Edwardes's
company, and in 1899-1900, she was
touring in " San Toy *' ; her first
London engagement was with H.
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Beerbohm Tree, at His Majesty's
Theatre, in 1903, where she played
many parts and understudied for a
period of two years ; she first ap-
peared as " Xu," the singing girl in
the " Darling of the Gods/' 28 Dec.,
1903, and during her connection with
His Majesty's played in " Richard II,"
" The Last of the Dandies/' " The
Man who Was," " The Merry Wives
of Windsor/' " Twelfth Night/'
" Business is Business/' " Much Ado
About Nothing/' " Julius Caesar,"
etc. ; in 1905 she was selected by
Sir Charles Wyndham to follow Miss
Lena Ashwell in the HtlQ-role of
*' Leah Kleschna " ; was afterwards
engaged by H. B. Irving to play
important parts in Ms repertoire
company, in which she toured the
English provinces and America, ap-
pearing in " Paola and Francesca/'
" Mauricette," " The Bells," " The
Lyons Mail," " Charles I," " King
Rene's Daughter/' etc. ; on returning
from the United States in 1907, she
played Mrs. Vidal in " Raffles " with
Leonard Boyne on tour, being re-
engaged by that gentleman until her
appearance in Oct., 1907, at the Cri-
terion with Sir Charles Wyndham and
Miss Mary Moore in H. H. Davies's
comedy, " The Mollusc " ; at the
Playhouse, May, 1908, played Tria-
mour in " Lanval," and at the New
and Haymarket Theatres, Pierrette
in " Pierrette's Birthday " ; at the
Court, Nov., 1908, appeared as Mar-
garet Ramsden in " Into the Light " ;
at Wyndham's' Jan" 1909' Pla7ed
Maggie Brown in " An Englishman's
Home " ; at the Apollo, Apr., 1910,
appeared as Georgina in " The Islan-
der " ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1910,
played Mona Mylrea in " The Bishop's
Son " ; at the Globe, Nov., 1910,
played Mrs. Verney in " A Woman's
Way"; at the Court, May, 1911,
played Gwendolen in " The Remedy " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, July, 1911,
appeared as Mrs. Durlacher in " Sally
Bishop " ; at the Pier Pavilion,
Hastings, Sept., 1911, appeared as
Sylvia in " Down Stream " ; at
Buffalo, U.S.A., Apr., 1912, played in
" The Law and the Lawless " ; next
played a " stock " season at Los
Angeles, with J. K. Hackett ; at the
Little Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1912, played Queen Brangomar in
" Snow White " ; at Baltimore, Apr.,
1913, played a "stock" season with
Miss Percy Haswell ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1914, played
Margery Seaton in " The Yellow
Ticket " ; in Sept., 1914, toured in
" The Secret " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Feb., 1915, played Miriam Leigh
in " The White Feather " (" The Man
Who Stayed at Home ") ; on returning
to London, appeared at His Majesty's
Dec., 1915, as Lady Arlington in
" Mavoumeen " ; during 1917, ap-
peared in Miss Horniman's company,
at the Gaiety, Manchester ; at the
Strand, Dec., 1917, played Mrs.
Smithers in " The Happy Family " ;
at the Gaiety, May, 1918, Mrs. Douglas
in " Going- tip " ; at the Lyric, Apr.,
1919, appeared as Chorus to Doris
Keane's revival of " Romeo and
Juliet " ; subsequently again returned
to New York, and at the Broadhurst
Theatre, Dec., 1919, played the Mother
of the Girl and Mary Clare in
" Smilin' Through " ; during 1922-23,
toured in South Africa and Australia
with Gertrude Elliott ; on returning
to London, appeared at the Hay-
market, June, 1923, when she suc-
ceeded Lilian Braithwaite as Isabel in
" Isabel, Edward and Anne." Hobbies:
Walking, travelling, and music.
IRISH, Annie, actress ; 5. Warloys,
Hunts, 21 Apr., 1865; m. W. F.
Fladgate ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Nottingham, in 1880, under the
management of the late W. H. Ver-
non ; first appeared on the London
stage, at the Adelphi Theatre, Mar.,
1887, when she succeeded Mary
Rorke as Lena Nelson in " The
Harbour Lights " ; she also appeared
at the Adelphi, 28 July, 1887, as
Mary Northcote in " The Bells of
Haslemere " ; in 1889, she went to
the Vaudeville Theatre, and ap-
peared there, 4 Jan., as Kitty Ferriby
in " The Poet," and 4 Mar., as Kate
Constant in " That Doctor Cupid " ;
in July, 1889, she succeeded Maude
Millett as Minnie Gilfillian in " Sweet
Lavender," at Terry's Theatre ; the
following year, at the Haymarket,
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she appeared as Julie de Noirville in
" A Man's Shadow/* and at the St.
James's, in June, 1890, under Arthur
Bourchier's management, she ap-
peared as Lucy in " Your Wife/* Alice
in " Old Friends/' and Nan in " Kit
Marlowe " ; in 1891, she was engaged
by the late Sir Henry Irving for
the Lyceum, and appeared there 5
Jan., 1891, as Hero in " Much Ado
About Nothing/' subsequently play-
ing Lady Eleanor in " Charles I,"
Sophia in " Olivia/' and Emilie in
" The Corsican Brothers " ; she then
joined Charles Hawtrey at the
Comedy, and in Oct. played Mrs.
St. Germain in " Godpapa," and sub-
sequently Julia Maxwell in " The
Grey Mare " ; at the Royalty, in
June, 1892, she played Belle Don-
court in " Moses and Son " ; in the
autumn of that year she joined
the Kendals on tour, and played
Lady Ingram in " A Scrap of Paper,"
Mrs. Macdonald in " Impulse/* the
Baronne de Prefont in " The Iron-
master," Lady Molyneux in "A
White Lie," Mrs. Bellamy Ives in
" The Senator's Wife " ; at the
Avenue, 7 Jan., 1893, she played
Lady Molyneux in " A White
Lie/' and also appeared in " The
Ironmaster," and as Lady Armitage
in " The Silver SheU " ; at Leicester,
in Aug., 1893, she played Ellean in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and
in Sept. she accompanied the Kendals
to the United States ; she made her
first appearance on the American stage
at the Star Theatre, New York, 9
Oct., 1893, in the last-mentioned
part; since that date she has ap-
peared in America in the following
parts and plays : Grace in " The
District Attorney/' 1895 ; Helen in
" The Two Vagrants," 1896 ; Marian
in " Tess of the D'Urbervilles," 1897 ;
Constance in " A Virginia Courtship,"
1898 ; Lucilla in " His Honor the
Mayor," 1898 ; Rosamund in " The
Liars," 1898; Martha West in "Her
Atonement," 1899 ; Gertrude West in
" Because She Loved Him So,"
1899 ; Miss Hunter in " The Climbers,"
1900 ; Nerissa in " The Merchant of
Venice," 1901 ; " Miranda of the
Balcony," 1901 ; Lina Thurston in
" The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch/' 1901 ;
" Life/' 1902 ; " An American Inva-
sion/* 1902; Comtesse de Linieres in
"The Two Orphans/' 1904; Ann
Cruger in " The Charity Ball/1 1905 ;
Duchess of Queensbury in " The
Cross ways," 1905 ; has since retired
from the stage.
IRVING, Daisy, actress and vocalist ;
b. Ireland ; m. Lieut.-Col. J. Sargent,
Lancashire Fusiliers ; appeared at
Daly's, 8 June, 1907, as Frou-Frou in
" The Merry Widow " ; in Sept.,
1907, played. Lo-Lo and during 1909,
succeeded Lily Elsie as Sonia in the
same piece; during 1 909- 12,' toured
with George Edwardes's company, as
Alice in " The Dollar Princess/'
Angele Didier in " The Count of
Luxembourg," and Ilona in " Gipsy
Love " ; appeared at Daly's, during
1911, as Angdle in "The Count of
Luxembourg " ; at the New Theatre,
Oct., 1913, played Hella Bruckner in
" The Laughing Husband " ; at the
Adelphi, Apr., 1915, appeared as
Agatha in " Veronique " ; subsequently
went to America ; at Hartford, Conn.,
Jan., 1916, played in " The Beautiful
Unknown " ; at Atlantic City, Mar.,
1916, played Madeleine D'Orsay in
" Come to Bohemia " ; at the Winter
Garden, New York, Oct., 1916, ap-
peared in " The Show of Wonders " ;
on returning to England, toured during
1918 as Pamela in the play of that
name ; appeared at the Coliseum,
Mar,, 1919, in a repertory of songs ;
subsequently toured in variety
theatres.
IRVING, Elizabeth, actress ; b. Lon-
don, 14 Apr., 1904 ; d. of H. B. Irving
and his wife Dorothea (Baird) ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Savoy Theatre, 22 Apr., 1917, when
she walked on in her father's revival
of " The Bells " ; made her first pro-
fessional appearance at the Court
Theatre, 4 Dec., 1920, as Titania in
." A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
Canterbury, Aug., 1921, with the
Old Stagers, appeared as Trilby
O'Ferrall in " Trilby " ; in 1922,
appeared with the O.U.D.S., as Mar-
grete in " The Pretenders/' and with
the Old Stagers, at Canterbury, as
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Olivia in the play of that name ; at
the St. James's, Nov., 1922, played
Joan. Cradock in " The Happy End-
ing "; at the Comedy, Jan., 1924,
Amy in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire."
Address : IS Cumberland Terrace,
N.W.I. Telephone Xo. : Museum
4845.
IRVING, Ethel, actress; d. of the
late Joseph Irving, a well-known actor,
who died in 1870 ; m. Gilbert Porteous ;
she made her first appearance on the
stage at the Gaiety Theatre, 8 Aug.,
1885, as a Peasant in " The Vicar of
Wideawakefield," appearing under the
name of Birdie Irving ; next appeared,
23 Dec., 1886, as Valentine in " Monte
Cristo, Jr." ; she then went to the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, 1887, and played
Lady Betty in " Dorothy," also appear-
ing 'there in May, 1887, as Genevra
Jones in " Jubilation," and June, 1888,
as L'Arlesienne in '* The Love that
Kills/' in which she danced the
Fandavole \ in 1889, she danced in
" Ruy Bias, or the Blase Roue " at
the Gaiety, and in " The Red Hussar "
at the Lyric ; she then went to Amer-
ica, making her first appearance there,
at Palmer's Theatre, New York,
6 Oct., 1890, in " The Red Hussar " ;
she remained in America six years;
returning to England in 1898, toured
as Molly Seamore in " The Geisha " ;
at Christmas, 1899, appeared at the
Coronet, as Maid Marion in " The
Babes in the Wood " ; at Daly's,
London, July, 1900, she played
Dudley in " San Toy," and Jan.,
1902, she played Madame Sophie
in " A Country Girl " ; at the Apollo,
Nov., 1902, was highly successful
as Winnie Har borough in " The
Girl from Kay's " ; at the Strand,
June, 1904, played Lady Bickenhall
in " Sergeant Brue " ; at the Royalty,
Nov., 1904, made an enormous hit
when she appeared as Mrs. Millamant
in a revival of Congreve's old comedy
" The Way of the World " ; at the
Avenue, Dec., 1904, played Alma
Molyneux in " Lady land " ; at the
King's Hall, Covent Garden, Mar ,
1905, she made another hit when she
played Julie in " The Three Daughters
of Monsieur Dupont," and then went
into management on her own account
at the Criterion, opening on 22 Apr.,
1905, as Pamela Tuckwell in " What
Pamela Wanted " ; in May, 1905,
she again scored heavily when she
played Clarice in " Comedy and
Tragedy " ; in July, 1905, played
La Villette in " Where the Crows
Gathered/' and in Aug., 1905, played
Acacia Dean in " Lucky Miss Dean " ;
she was then engaged at the Apollo,
Nov., 1905, when she played La
Bolero in " Mr. Popple (of Ippleton)" ;
at the Apollo, Aug., 1907, played
the Countess di Ravogli in " The
Three Kisses," and at the Court,
Oct., 1907, Lady Frederick Berolles in
" Lady Frederick " ; in the last-men-
tioned play she scored a huge success,
and played the piece continuously
for over a year, at five different
theatres; at 'the Haymarket, Nov.,
1908, played Mrs. Harry Telfer in
" Dolly Reforming Herself " ; in Feb.,
1909, played Kate Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1909, appeared as the
Baroness Von Ritzen in " Making a
Gentleman " ; she then produced at
the same theatre, Jan., 1910, " Dame
Nature," in which she appeared as
Lolotte ; subsequently toured in the
same play ; at the St. James's Theatre,
Feb., 1911, played Stella Ballantyne
in " The Witness for the Defence " ;
in May, 1911, took her own company
to Australia, opening in Melbourne in
July ; during her Australian tour she
also appeared as Nina Jesson in " His
House in Order " ; on her return ,
appeared at the Hippodrome, July,
1912, in " Dolly's Little Bills " ; she
next appeared at the St. James's,
Oct., 1912, as Monique Felt in " The
Turning Point " ; at the Strand,
Feb., 1913, as Beatrice Wishaw in
" The Son and Heir " ; entered on
the management of the Globe Theatre,
Apr., 1913, when she played Vanity
in a piece of that name ; subsequently
revived " Lady Frederick " at the
same theatre ; Sept., 1913, appeared
as Mrs. Farrell Howard in " Years of
Discretion " ; at the Comedy Theatre,
Feb., 1914, played Mrs. Parbury in
" The Tyranny of Tears " ; at the
Golder's Green Hippodrome, Mar.,
1915, appeared as Antoinette de Latour
in " The Call " ; subsequently toured
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in leading variety theatres, in the same
piece ; in Nov., 1915, sailed for South
Africa, where she appeared during
1916, in " The Witness for the
Defence," " Dame Nature," " Lady
Frederick," and "The Wrare Case";
returning to England in the same
year, toured in variety theatres in
'' The Hotel de Waterloo " ; at the
Queen's Theatre, Feb., 1917, played
Evelyn Swizel in " The Double
Event " ; at the Ambassadors', June,
1917, Julie in a revival of " The Three
Daughters of M. Dupont " ; at the
Royalty, Mar., 1918, Margaret Schiller
in " The Prime Minister " ; at the
New Theatre, July, 1918, Naomi
Melsham in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
at the King's Hall, Covent Garden,
Jan., 1919, played Lady Fanciful in
" The Provoked Wife " ; during 1920,
toured as Fiona Tosca in " La Tosca ";
at the St. Martin's, July, 1920, played
Liubor (Mdme. Ranevskala) in " The
Cherry Orchard " ; at the Aldwych,
Sept., 1920, Fiona Tosca in " La
Tosca"; at the Garrick, Jan., 1921,
again appeared as Julie in a revival
of " The Three Daughters of M.
Dupont " ; at the Empire, July, 1921,
played Rose Hart in " Some De-
tective " ; at the St. James's, Nov.,
1922, Mildred Cradock in " The Happy
Ending " ; during 1924, toured in
" Mrs. Dane's Defence," " La Locan-
diera," and " East Lynne." Address :
94 Shaftesbury Avenue, W.I. Tele-
phone No, : Gerrard 2314.
IRVING, Isabel, actress ; b. Bridge-
port, Conn., U.S.A., 28 Feb., 1871 ;
d. of Charles Washington and Isabella
Irving ; 0. Bridgeport ; m. W. H.
Thompson (dec.) ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Stand-
ard Theatre, New York, 7 Dec., 1886,
as Gwendoline in " The School-
mistress," under the management of
Rosina Yokes ; she subsequently
toured as Bessy Smith in " Gwynne's
Oath," and appeared at the Windsor
Theatre, New York, in that part,
on 15 Aug., 1887 ; she then returned
to Rosina Yokes, and at Daly's
Theatre, New York, in Apr., 1888,
played in " A Pantomime Rehearsal,"
" A Game ol Cards," and subse-
quently in " A Double Lesson " ; she
was then engaged by the late Augustin
Daly, and from 1888 until 1893 re-
mained a member of his company ;
made her first appearance under his
management on 18 Dec., 1888, as
Caroline in " Needles and Pins " ;
during her long engagement she
played the following, among other
parts : Jenny in " An International
Match," Pansy in " The Great Un-
known," Audrey in " As You Like
It," Suzette in "A Priceless Para-
gon," Faith Rutherell in " The Last
Word," Virginie in " The Prodigal
Son " (" L'Enfant Prodigue "), Kath-
erine in " Love's Labour's Lost/'
Imogene in " The Cabinet Minister,"
Daisy Griffing in " Nancy and Co./'
Sabina in "A Test Case," Helen
in " The Hunchback," Susan in " A
Night Off," Oberon in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream/' etc., etc. ;
she made her first appearance on
the London stage at the Lyceum
Theatre, 24 June, 1890, as Daisy
in " Nancy and Co. " ; on leaving
the Daly company, she joined
Daniel Frohman's company at the
Lyceum, New York ; she first ap-
peared there, on 7 June, 1894, as
Lady Neoline Belturbet in " The
Amazons," and during this engage-
ment she was also seen as Dorothea
March in "A Woman's Silence,"
Susan in " The Case of Rebellious
Susan," Lady Chiltern in " An Ideal
Husband," Ruth in " Fortune,"
Rhoda Trendel in " The Home
Secretary," Theophila Fraser in
" The Benefit of the Doubt," and
the Princess Flavia in " The Prisoner
of Zenda " ; she next became leading
lady with John Drew, and in that
capacity appeared with him at the
Empire, New York, 8 Nov., 1897, as
the Comtesse de Candale in "A
Marriage of Convenience " ; Jessica in
" The Liars," 26 Sept., 1898, and
Mrs. Parbury in " The Tyranny of
Tears," 11 Sept., 1899; she also
played with him at Wallack's Theatre,
14 Feb., 1898, as Maysie in " One
Summer's Day " ; at Hoyt's Theatre,
8 Sept., 1900, appeared as Leontine in
" The Husbands of Leontine," and 8
Oct., 1900, as Josephine Furet in
" Self and Lady " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, 4 Mar., 1901, she
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played the part of Jocelyn Leigh in
" To Have and to Hold," and in
Oct., 1901, she succeeded Blanche
Bates as Cigarette in " Under Two
Flags " ; she was next seen with
Charles Hawtrey, playing Minnie
Templar in " A Message from Mars/"
and subsequently appeared in " The
Fantasiicks ** ; she was then seen as
Mazita in " A Royal Rival," and in
1903 toured as Virginia Carvel in
" The Crisis " ; at Proctor's, in
Nov., 1904, she played Eugenia in
" Six Persons," and at Boston, 23
Jan., 1905, played Louise in the
" all-star " cast of " The Two Or-
phans " ; at the New Amsterdam,
17 Apr., 1905, she played Constance
Neville in the " all-star " revival of
" She Stoops to Conquer," and later
in the year toured as Mistress Roxana
in " The Toast of the Town," appear-
ing in New York, at Daly's, on 27
Nov., 1905, in the same part ; at the
Liberty Theatre, 20 Nov., 1906, she
appeared as Robina in " Susan in
Search of a Husband " ; and 4 Dec..
1906, as Ruth Carney in " The Girl
Who has Everything " ; during 1907,
" starred " as Susan Gambett in
" Susan in Search of a Husband,"
and Sylvia Lang in " The Girl Who
Has Everything " ; at the Savoy,
Sept., 1908, appeared as Mater in a
play of that name ; at the Criterion,
New York, 30 Aug., 1909, played Mrs.
Cameron in " The Flag Lieutenant " ,*
at the Savoy, New York, 27 Dec.,
1909, appeared as Floyd Carroll in
" The Commanding Officer " ; at the
Empire, New York, 5 Sept., 1910,
played Mrs. Dallas-Baker in " Smith " ;
in Sept., 1911, started on a tour with
Kyrle Bellew, playing Mrs. Baxter
in" " The Mollusc " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, 27 Feb., 1912, played
Dulcie Anstice in " Preserving Mr.
Panmure " ; at the Belasco, 16 Sept.,
1912, Helen Arany in " The Concert " ;
at the same theatre, 4 Sept., 1913,
played Delphine in " The Tempera-
mental Journey " ; at the Little
Theatre, New York, 13 Apr,, 1914, Eve
Lindon in " The Truth " ; at the
Grand Theatre, Chicago, 31 Aug., 1914,
appeared as Ethel Cartwright in
" Under Cover " ; at Syracuse, N,Y.,
Oct. 1915, played Bianca Sonino in
" $2,000 a Night " (" The Great Lover");
during 1916, toured as Mistress Page
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
and played the same part at the Park
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1917 ; at
the Playhouse, New York, Aug., 1918,
played Serena Lenox in " She Walked
in Her Sleep " ; at the Morosco
Theatre, Sept., 1919, Mrs. Lanham
in " Civilian Clothes " ; at the Park
Theatre, Oct., 1921, Mrs. Jarvis in
" A Bachelor's Night " ; at the
Liberty, Feb., 1922, Mrs. Kincaid in
" To the Ladies " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, March, 1924, Katherine
Sundale in " WTe Moderns " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, May,
1924, Henrietta Travers in " The
Bride." Address : 137 Cathedral
Parkway, New York City, U.S.A.
IB WIN. Edward, actor and dramatic
author ; 6. Leeds, 7 Mar., 1867 ; s.
of Sir George Irwin and his wife Flora
(Smith) ; e. University College School ;
m. Minnie Florence Knight; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Londesborough Theatre, Scarborough,
22 Aug., 1887, as Desmoulins in " The
Lady of Lyons," with Wilson Barrett's
company ; he made his first appear-
ance on the London Stage, at the old
Globe Theatre, 22 Dec., 1887, as
the Turnkey in " The Golden Ladder ";
he remained a member of Barrett's
company until that manager died, in
1904 ; he played in all his London
seasons at the Globe, Princess's, New
Olympic, Lyric, Lyceum, and Adelphi,
toured with him in America (four
times), Australia and South Africa ;
he appeared at New Olympic, Dec.,
1890, as Mr. Dolroyd in " The People's
Idol " ; Feb., 1891, Trotters in " The
Lights o' London " ; Max., 1891,
General Morivart in " Father Buona-
parte " ; Apr., 1891, General Pouffi&re
in "The Acrobat"; at the Lyric,
Jan., 1896, Licinius in " The Sign of
the Cross " ; Feb., 1897, Ahira in
" The Daughters of Babylon " ; May,
1897, Icilius in " Virginius " ; May,
1897, Montano in " Othello " ; at the
Lyceum, Oct., 1899, he played in
" Man. and his Makers " ; at the
Adelphi, Dec., 1902, Guthrum in
" The Christian King " ; after the
death of Wilson Barrett, he appeared
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under the management of Sir Herbert
Tree, Granville Barker, Frank Curson,
Oscar Asche, Frederick Harrison ;
has toured in several leading parts,
notably as Joe Qiiinney in "Quinney's/'
Hornblower in " The Skin Game/'
etc. ; at the Apollo, Dec., 1922, played
Augustus Percival Ha\\ley in " Haw-
ley's of the High Street " ; at the St.
Martin's, Feb., 1924, Robert Beton in
" The Forest " ; at the Apollo, Sept.,
1924, Charlie Benfield in " The Fool " ;
is part-author of several plays, in-
cluding " Sunday/' " The Bargain/'
" The Man Who Came Home/' etc.
Address ; 6 Royal Parade, Kew
Gardens, S.W.
IE WIN, May, actress ; b. at Whitby,
Ontario, 27 June, 1862 ; d. of Robert
E. Campbell and his wife Jane (Draper);
m. Kurt Eisfeldt ; e. at High School,
Whitby ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Theatre Comique,
Rochester, New York, singing in
" vaudeville/' 8 Feb., 1875 ; in 1877 she
joined Tony Pastor's company at the
Old Metropolitan Theatre, New
York, and continued under his man-
agement at that theatre, and at
Pastor's Fourteeth Street Theatre, until
1883; at the latter theatre, 8 Feb.,
1881, she played in " The He Rats of
Penn Yan/' and 23 Jan., 1883, as
Lady Angela in " Patience " ; in
1883 she joined the late Augustm
Daly's company, with which she
remained until 1886 ; during this
period she played, among other
parts, the following : Lucy in " The
Recruiting Officer," Susan in "A
Night Off/' Betsy in " Nancy and
Co./' the Maid in " A Woman's
Won't/' Popham in " The Magistrate/'
Angelina in " After Business Hours/'
etc. ; she made her first appearance
on the London stage, with the Daly
company, at Toole's Theatre, 1 Aug.,
1884 in " Dollars and Sense " ; in
1887-8, appeared in " vaudeville " ;
subsequently played for some time in
" The City Directory/' and in " The
Junior Partner " ; at the Garden Thea-
tre, New York, 3 Apr., 1893, she played
Lottie Singleton in " His Wedding
Day/' and in Sept., of the same year
appeared in " The Poet and the Pup-
pets " ; she then " starred " under Rich
and Harris, and appeared at the Bijou
Theatre in the following parts :
Elizabeth Alwright in "A Country
Sport/' 1893, Beatrice Byke in " The
Widow Jones/1 1895, Dottie Dimple
in " Courted in Court," 1896, Countess
de Cagiac in " The Swell Miss Fitz-
swell," 1897, Kate Kip in "Kate
Kip, Buyer," 1898, Alice in " Sister
Mary/' 1899, Madge Smith in " Madge
Smith, Attorney," 1900, and Mrs.
Black in " Mrs. Black is Back," 1904 ;
at Plainfield, New Jersey, 21 Sept.,
1906, she played the part of Mrs. Wilson
in "Mrs. Wilson, That's AH"; sub-
sequently appearing in the same part
at the Bijou, New York, 5 Nov.,
when the title of the play was reduced
to " Mrs. Wilson " ; during 1907 also
appeared as Mrs. Peckham in " Mrs.
Peckham's Carouse " ; in Dec., 1908
toured as Mrs. Baxter in " The Mol-
lusc " ; at Detroit, Mar., 1910, ap-
peared as Mrs. Jim in a play of that
name ; at Wallack's, New York,
Nov., 1910, appeared in the same
part, the play being re-named " Getting
a Polish"; in Nov., 1911, toured in
" She Knows Better Now " ; from
1894 to 1908, was playing under her
own management; at the George M.
Cohan Theatre, 24 Feb., 1913, ap-
peared as Gloria Grey in " A Widow
by Proxy *' ; during 1914, appeared
in " vaudeville," in " She Just
Wouldn't " ; at White Plains, N J.,
Apr., 1915, appeared in " No. 13
Washington Square," and played the
same piece at the Park Theatre, New
York, Aug., 1915 ; toured in the same
play during 1916-17; in 1919-20,
toured in " On the Hiring Line " ;
at the Punch and Judy Theatre,
Nov., 1922, played in " The '49ers."
Address : Hotel Woodstock, 127
West Forty-third Street, New York
City.
IVOR, Frances, actress ; b. Scotland ;
y.d. of the late William Nathaniel
Forbes, J.P., D.L. of Dunnottar,
Auchernach, Netherley, N.B., etc. ;
m. Herbert Thomas ; made her first
appearance in London at the Princess's
Theatre, 24 May, 1888, as Mathilde in
"Midnight, or the Woodcarver of
Bruges " ; was then engaged by the late
Sir Henry Irving for the Lyceum, and
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Dec., 1888, played Hecate in " Mac-
beth/* also understudying Miss Ellen
Terry ; in a revival of \V. G. Wills' s
" Juana/' at the Opera Comique,
Apr., 1890, played the title-rdfe ;
at the Adelphi, May, 1890, played
in " The Bride of Love " ; at the
Lyric, July, 1890, in " Sweet Nancy " ;
at the Princess's, Nov., 1890, played
Octavia in " Antony and Cleopatra " ;
returned to the Lyceum, Feb., 1891,
to play Jeannette in " The Lyons
Mail " ; at the New Olympic, Mar.,
1891, appeared in " Father Buona-
parte " ; at the Avenue, 1891, played
in "A Mighty Error," and " The
Fiat of the Gods " ; at the Globe, Apr.,
1892, appeared in " Beata " in the
title-rdle ; during 1893, at the Opera
Comique, appeared in " Rosmersholm "
and " Brand " ; subsequently toured
with the late Wilson Barrett, playing
Lady Eva Glendale in " Our Pleasant
Sins/* also appearing in " Pharaoh/'
" Othello/' " Virginius/' " Hamlet,"
and " The Lady of Lyons " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1894, played
Rosalind in "As You Like It " ;
appeared at the Gaiety, Apr., 1894,
in " Miss Rutland " ; at the Strand,
May, 1894, in " Gentle Ivy" ; subse-
quently toured as Mrs. Rennick in
" The New Boy " ; accompanied H.
Beerbohm Tree to America, Jan.,
1895, playing in " Hamlet," " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," and " Cap-
tain Swift " ; on her return, toured as
Lady Marchant in "A Bunch of
Violets," with Tree; at the Hay-
market, Oct., 1895, appeared as Mrs.
Bagot in " Trilby " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, May, 1896, played Lady
Capulet in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
toured with Beerbohm Tree, 1896, as
Mistress Quickly in " King Henry
IV " (part I), and in the United States,
1897, in repertoire ; on her return,
appeared at the Lyric, with Wilson
Barrett, May, 1897, as Emilia in
" Othello," and Serviain " Virginius " ;
at Her Majesty 's, Aug., 1897, ap-
peared as the Queen in " Hamlet " ;
in Nov., 1897, played Curtis in
" Katherine and Petruchio " ; at the
Duke of York's, Dec., 1897, played
Mrs. Smith in " The Happy Life " ;
appeared at the Garrick, Oct., 1898,
as JLady Margaret Pleydell in " Brother
Officers " ; during 1899, toured with
Mrs. Patrick Campbell in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " and " Carlyon
Sahib " ; at the' Royalty, 1900, ap-
peared as Augusta in " Magda," and
Mrs. Buxton in " Mr. and Mrs. Daven-
try " ; at the Avenue, Jan., 1904,
appeared in " The Perils of Flirtation " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Nov. 1904, played
Countess Feldershay in " The Flute of
Pan " ; at the Court, appeared as
Margaret Granger in " A Little Brown
Branch," Dec., 1904 ; Mrs. Barth-
wick in "The Silver Box/' Sept.,
1906 ; Mrs. Heriot in " Votes for
Women," Apr., 1907 ; at the Kings-
way, Oct., 1907, played Lady Wycher-
ley in " Irene Wycherley," and Nov.,
1907, Aunt Sarah in "A Stroke of
Business " ; during 1908, appeared
there in " Diana of Dobson's," " The
Sway Boat," " Grit," and " The
Truants " ; at the Haymarket,
Oct., 1909, appeared as Mrs. Bonning-
ton in " Don " ; June, 1910, played
Lady Shuttleworth in " Priscilla Runs
Away " ; at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1911, appeared as Lady Sophia
Spratte in " Loaves and Fishes " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1911, played
Mrs. O'Farrell in " Lady Patricia."
Apr., 1912, the Duchess of Glastonbury
in " Pitch and Soap " ; at the Play-
house, May, 1912, Mrs. Burden senior
in " Love — and What Then ? " ; Jan.,
1913, the Hon. Cornelia Grantley in
" The Headmaster " ; at the New
Theatre, Aug., 1913, played Mrs.
Grimshaw in " The Big Game " ; at
the Haymarket, Nov., 1914, appeared
as Lady Dugdale in " The Flag Lieu-
tenant " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1915, as Queen Elizabeth in " Kings
and Queens " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, May, 1915, as Mrs. Grieg in
" The Laughter of Fools " ; at the
Royalty, Apr. 1916, played the
Duchess of Glastonbury in " Disraeli ";
at the Haymarket, Feb., 1917, Mrs.
Twenty man in " Felix Gets a Month " ;
at the Ambassadors', Jan., 1918,
Mrs. Ford and Frau Hartzmann in
" Out of Hell J> ; during 1919, toured
in the same play ; at the Kingsway
Theatre, Mar., 1920, played Rose
Hutchings in " Sinners Both ; " at the
Ambassadors', Feb., 1922, played
Mary Holloway in " My Son " ; during
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" The Law of Moses " ; during 1923,
also toured with Mrs. Patrick Camp-
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bell. Address : Mazemore, Hailsham,
Sussex. Telephone No. : Hailsham, 97.
JACKSON, Sir Barry Vincent (cr.
1925), manager and dramatic
author ; b. Birmingham, 6 Sept.,
1879 ; s. of George Jackson and
his wife Jane (Spreadborough) ; e.
privately ; is the founder and director
of the Birmingham Repertory Com-
pany, which first commenced opera-
tions in Feb., 1913, and during the
first season of just over four months,
produced over twenty plays, including
" Twelfth Night," " King John," " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," and " The
Merchant of Venice " ; Bernard Shaw's
" Candida " and " Press Cuttings " ;
Galsworthy's " The Pigeon," " The
Silver Box " ; Wilde's " The Import-
ance of Being Earnest " ; Masefield's
" Tragedy of Nan " ; St. John Hankin's
" The Cassilis Engagement " and " The
Constant Lover " ; Ibsen's " An Enemy
of the People " ; Lady Gregory's " The
White Cockade " ; W. B. Yeats's
" Countess Cathleen " ; Rostand's
" The Fantasticks," etc. ; although
serving in the Navy during the war,
1914-18, he continued to direct the
Repertory Theatre in its work, and in
1919 John Drinkwater's " Abraham
Lincoln " was first produced there ;
the play was subsequently, in 1920,
produced at tjie Lyric, Hammersmith,
where it ran over a year ; in Oct., 1922,
he produced " The Immortal Hour "
at the Regent, subsequently producing
" Robert E. Lee," " The Insect Play,"
and " Romeo and Juliet " ; in 1924, he
took over the Court Theatre, where
lie produced Bernard Shaw's " Back
to Methuselah " ; followed by " The
Farmer's Wife " ; in 1922, was
awarded the Gold Medal of the
Birmingham Civic Society ; in 1923,
received the Honorary Degree of
M.A., at Birmingham University ;
since its foundation, the Birmingham
Repertory Theatre has produced 200
plays and operas, to Dec., 1924 ; he
is the author of "Fifinella" (with
Basil Dean), first produced in 1911 ;
" Ser Taldo's Bride " (with John
Drinkwater), 1911 ; " The Christmas
Party," 1913 ; and a work entitled
" The Theatre and Civic Life," 1922 ;
was also the founder of The Pilgrim
Players, 1907. Recreations ; Travel-
ling and painting. Clubs : Royal
Thames Yacht and Royal Automobile.
Address : Birmingham Repertory
Theatre, Birmingham.
JACKSON, Ethel, actress and voca-
list; b. New York City, 3 Feb., 1877;
d. of Frances (Wyatt) and Hart Jack-
son ; e. in Paris, Dresden and Vienna ;
m. Benoni Lockwood, Junior ; was
originally intended to follow the
profession of a pianist, and studied
at the Vienna Conservatoire ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Savoy Theatre, London, Aug., 1897,
in the chorus ; early in 1898, appeared
as Wanda in *' The Grand Duchess " ;
subsequently played in " The Gondo-
liers " ; went to America, Aug., 1898,
under the management of Charles
Frohman, to play Elsie Crockett in
" Little Miss Nobody " ; subsequently
appeared at Madison Square Theatre,
New York, in "On and Off " ; she
next appeared at Daly's, in " The
Runaway Girl/' at tne Casino,
in "Little Red Riding Hood,"
etc. ; at the Broadway Theatre,
1902, appeared in " Vienna Life," and
at Philadelphia, in " Miss Bob Wliite ";
she then retired from the stage for
four years, and made her reappearance
in Aug., 1906, as Chandra Nil in
" The Blue Moon," appearing in this
part at the Casino, New York, Nov.,
1906 ; at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
Sept., 1907, appeared as Sonia in " The
Merry Widow"; reappeared, after
some years absence from the stage,
at the Lyric, Philadelphia, Apr., 1912,
in "A Wild Goose"; in Mar., 1913,
toured in " The Purple Road " ; at
the Longacre Theatre, New York, May,
1914, played Mrs. Nettleton in "A
Pair of Sixes " ; at the Jolson Theatre,
Dec., 1923, appeared as Mummy Tyi
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in " The Blue Bird " ; at the Morosco,
Mar., 1924, played Mrs. Kennedy in
" The Lady Killer." Recreations :
Riding, tennis, and painting. Address :
200 West Fifty-sixth Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
JACKSON, Fred, dramatic author;
6. 1886 ; m. Florence Howe ; has
written the following plays : "A Full
House," • 1915 ; " Losing Eloise "
(" The Naughty Wife "), 1917 ; " Baa-
Baa, Black Sheep," 1917 ; " La, La,
Lucille," 1919 ; " One a Minute/'
1919 ; " The Hole in the Wall," 1920 ;
" Two Little Girls in Blue/' 1921 ;
" For Goodness Sake," (" Stop Flirt-
ing "), 1922; "Cold Feet" (with
Pierre Grendron), 1923.
JACOBS, William Wymark, dramatic
author and novelist ; 6. London, 8
Sept., 1863 ; s. of William Gage Jacobs ;
e. privately ; m. Agnes Eleanor
Williams ; was engaged in the Civil
Service for sixteen years, from 1883 ;
author of the following plays : " Beauty
and the Barge " (with Louis N.
Parker), 1903 ; his story, *' The Mon-
key's Paw/' was dramatised by
Louis N, Parker, and produced, 1903 ;
" A Boatswain's Mate " (with H. C.
Sargent), 1907; "Admiral Peters"
(with Horace Mills), 1909 ; " Keeping
Up Appearances/* 1915 ; is the author
of several humorous books, including
" Many Cargoes/' " The Skipper's
Wooing/' " A Master of Craft,"
"Light Freights/' "The Lady of
the Barge/' " Odd Craft/1 " Cap-
tain's All," " Short Cruises/' etc.
Address : Beechcroft, Berkhampstead,
Herts. Club : Garrick.
JAMES, Julia, actress ; 6. London,
28 Dec., 1890 ; *». Maurice Dollfus ; was
originally in the chorus at the Aldwych
Theatre, under Seymour Hicks, and on
23 Dec., 1905, appeared there as Supper
Belle in "Blue Bell " ; she then
went to the Gaiety Theatre in small
parts, appearing there, May, 1907,
as Lina in " The Girls of Gotten-
burg " ; Apr., 1908, in " Havana " ;
Jan., 1909, as Lady Sybil in " Our
Miss Gibbs " ; in Aug., 1909, succeeded
Miss Denise Orme as Lady Elizabeth
Thanet in the same piece ; appeared at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
29 Aug., 1910, as Lady Elizabeth in
the same play ; appeared at Drury
Lane, Christmas, 1910, as Princess
Dorothy in " Jack and the Bean-
stalk " ; at the Whitney Theatre,
Sept., 1911, played Annamiri in " The
Spring Maid " ; at the Garrick, June,
1912, appeared as Perwinkle in " Im-
proper Peter "; during 1913, appeared
at Oiympia, Paris, as Sombra in " The
Arcadians," and subsequently in
" La Revue Merveilleuses " ; at the
Vaudeville, Aug., 1913, played Sybil
Vane in " The Picture of Dorian
Gray " ; at the London Hippodrome,
Dec., 1913, played in " HuUo, Tan-
go I " ; at the New Theatre, Feb.,
1914, Fleurette de Verdier in " The
Joy-Ride Lady " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', May, 1914, Lord St. John in
" Plantons les Capucines " ; at the
Lyceum, June, 1914, appeared as Fifi
Fricot in " The Belle of New York " ;
at the Aldwych, Dec., 1914, as Cin-
derella in the pantomime ; at the
Lyric, Feb., 1914, played Angela
Gilfain in " Florodora " ; at the
Gaiety, Apr., 1914, Beatrice Carraway
in " To-Night's the Night " ; Sept.,
1916, the Hon. Sapphire Blissett in
" Theodore and Co." ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Dec., 1917, Mabel Manner-
ing in " Yes, Uncle " ; at the
Royalty, Jan., 1920, appeared as
Lady Mary Lasenby in " The Admir-
able Crichton " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Oct., 1920, succeeded Miss Virginia
Brooks as Ethel Warden in " The
Great Lover."
JANIS, Elsie (Bierbower), actress
and mimic ; b. Columbus, Franklin
Co., O., U.S.A., 16 Mar., 1889 ; d. of
John E. and Josephine Bierbower ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Columbus, Ohio, 24 Dec., 1897,
as Cain (a boy) in " The Charity
Ball " ; made her first appearance in
New York, at the Casino Theatre
Roof Garden, June, 1900, on the
" vaudeville " stage, as " Little
Elsie," under the management of
E. E. Rice ; for the next three years
toured all over the United States ;
in 1904, at Washington, appeared as
Fifii Fricot in "The Belle of New
York," and as Little Miss Muffet in
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" Jack and the Beanstalk " ; during
1905 toured in " The Fortune Teller "
and " The Little Duchess " ; made her
first substantial " hit " when she
appeared at the New York Theatre
Roof Garden, in the summer of 1905,
in *' When We were Forty-one," in
which her imitations of popular ar-
tistes created quite a furore ; was
next engaged by Liebler and Co.,
and appeared as Dorothy Willetts in
" The Vanderbilt Cup/' first seen in
New York, at the Broadway Theatre,
16 Jan., 1906; this ran throughout
the season, and was followed by a
long tour ; her next appearance in
New York was made at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, 14 Oct., 1907, when
she scored another success as Joan
Talbot in " The Hoyden " ; in Sept.,
1908, toured as Cynthia Bright in
" The Fair Co-Ed." ; appeared in
the same part at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, 1 -Feb., 1909;
during 1910, toured as Princess Kalora
in " The Slim Princess," appearing
in the same part at the Globe Theatre,
New York, 2 Jan., 1911 ; at the same
theatre, 30 Mar., 1911, appeared as
Martha Farnum in a play written by
herself, entitled, " A Star for a Night" ;
subsequently toured in *' The Slim
Princess " ; at the Globe, New York,
28 Oct., 1912, appeared as Cinderella
in " The Lady of the Slipper " ; made
her first appearance in London, at the
Palace, 20 Apr., 1914, as Kitty
O'Hara in " The Passing Show," and
scoring an instantaneous success ;
subsequently returned to America;
reappeared at the Palace, London,
1915, in a new edition of " The
Passing Show " ; on returning to
America, appeared at the George M.
Cohan Theatre, Oct., 1915, as Dot in
" Miss Information " ; at the Century
Theatre, Nov., 1916, played in " The
Century Girl," and Dec., 1917, in
" Miss 1917 "; at the Palace, London,
Sept., 1918, played in " Hullo !
America " ; at the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, Nov., 1919, played in
" Elsie Janis and Her Gang " ; en-
tered on the management of the
Queen's Theatre, London, Dec., 1920,
opening with " It's All Wrong," of
which she was author and part-
composer ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Jan., 1922, appeared in a new version
of " Elsie Janis and Her Gang " ;
during 1924, appeared at the Queen's
Theatre, London, in her own entertain-
ment ; is the author and composer of
over fifty songs. Recreation: Physical
exercise. Address: The Manor House,
Tarrytown, N.Y., U.S.A.
JAY, Dorothy, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 8 Apr., 1897 ; d. of Frank
Jay and his wife Minnie Louise
(Brazier) ; e. Stockwell College ; m.
Charles Claude Robinson ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Wimbledon Theatre, Christmas, 1913,
in the chorus of the pantomime
" Cinderella " ; at the Prince of Wales's
Birmingham, Sept., 1915, played Lady
Doris in " The Light Blues," and at
Christmas, 1915, appeared at Edin-
burgh, as Lady Peggy in the same
play ; in 1916 toured as Vera de Vere
in " My Lady Frayle " ; at Daly's
Theatre, Dec., 1916, appeared as Joan
in " Young England," playing the
same part when the piece was revived
at Dmry Lane, Feb., 1917; at the
Prince's, Manchester, 1917, played
Margaret Potts in " Oh ! Caesar " ;
at the Empire, Dec., 1917, appeared
in " Here and There " ; at the London
Hippodrome, Mar., 1918, in " Box o'
Tricks " ; during 1919 toured as Amy
Lee in " Soldier Boy." Recreations :
Poetry, music, needlework, and read-
ing. Address : 505 Gladstone Avenue,
Grand Rapids, Mich., U.S.A., or 21
Fircroft Road, Upper Tooting, S.W.I 7.
JAY, Harriett, dramatic author,
novelist, and actress ; author of the
following, among other, plays : " The
Queen of Connaught " (from her own
novel), 1877 ; " Alone in London,"
1885 ; " Fascination," 1887 ; " The
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown,"
1895 ; " The Romance of a Shop-
walker," 1896 ; " A Wanderer from
Venus," 1896 ; " The Mariners of
England," 1897 ; " Two Little Maids
from School," 1898 ; all the foregoing
were written in collaboration with
her brother-in-law, the late Robert
Buchanan ; *' When Knights were
Bold/1 1907 ; since 4895 has written
her plays under the nom de plume of
Charles Marlowe ; as an actress, made
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[JAY
her first appearance on the stage in
the provinces, in 1879 ; appeared
at the Crystal Palace, 1880, as Kath-
leen, in a revival of " The Queen of
Connaught ** ; made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the Gaiety
Theatre, 22 Nov., 1880, as Lady Jane
Grey in "A Nine Day's Queen " ;
subsequently appeared in ** The Mad-
cap Prince/' 1881 ; " The Exiles of
Erin/' 1881 ; " Lady Qancarfy/' 1882 ;
" Lady Clare," 1883 ; " A Sailor and
his Lass/' 1883 ; " Alone in London/'
1885; "Sapho," 1886; "The Blue
Bells of Scotland ** and " Fascination/'
1887 ; " The Bride of Love " and
" Sweet Nancy/' 1890 ; also the
author of the biography of Robert
Buchanan. Address : 20 Seymour
Gardens, Ilford, Essex. Telephone,
No. : Ilford, 1328.
JAY, Isabel, actress and vocalist ;
6. London, .17 Oct., 1879 ; d. of John
Wimbum Jay and his wife Isabelle
Clara (Wicks) ; is a descendant of a
famous musician of the eighteenth
century,. Dr. Jay, of the Royal Acad-
emy of Music ; m. (1) H. S. H. Caven-
dish, the African explorer, 1902
(obtained dissolution in 1906) ; (2)
Frank Curzon, 1910 ; prepared for the
stage at Royal Academy of Music ;
studied under Mdme. Lemmens Sher-
rington and Miss Bateman ; first
appeared on the stage at Savoy
Theatre, 12 July, 1897, as Elsie
Maynard, in " The Yeomen of the
Guard " ; she then toured with the
D'Oyly Carte company in " The
Mikado," " lolanthe/* " The Sor-
cerer/1 and " The Pirates of Penzance " ;
returned to the Savoy, 1898, to play
the Plaintiff in " Trial by Jury," and
subsequently she appeared as Josephine
in '* H.M.S. Pinafore " ; she also
appeared at the Savoy as Tessa in
"The Gondoliers," 1898; as Aloes
in " The Lucky Star," Jan., 1899 ;
as Blush-of-Morning in " The Rose
-of Persia/' Nov., 1899, subsequently
•Appearing in the same piece as the
Sultana Zubeydeh ; June, 1899, she
played Mabel in "The Pirates of
Penzance " ; Nov., 1900, Patience in
the opera of that name; Apr., 1901,
she appeared as Lady Rose Pippin
in " The Emerald Isle," Noy., 1901,
as the Gipsy Woman in " Ib and
Little Christina"; Dec., 1901, as
Phyllis in " lolanthe " ; she was
then absent from the stage for eighteen
months, but reappeared, at Daly's,
24 Oct., 1903, as Nan in " A Country
Girl " ; same theatre, 5 Mar., 1904,
played Lady Patricia Vane in " The
Cingalee " ; at the Apollo, 22 Apr.,
1905, appeared in the title-rdle of
" Veronique " ; at the Criterion, Aug.,
1905, played Sybil Cunningham in
" The White Chrysanthemum " ; at
Wyndham's, Apr., 1906, Winnie
Willoughby in " The Girl Behind the
Counter " ; Olivia in " The Vicar of
Wakefield," Prince of Wales's, Dec.,
1906 ; Sally in "Miss Hook of Holland,"
Jan., 1907 ; Paulette in " My Mimosa
Maid," Apr., 1908 ; Princess Marie
in " King of Cadonia," Sept., 1908 ;
Christine in " Dear Little Denmark,"
Sept., 1909 ; Princess Stephanie in
"The Balkan Princess," Feb., 1910,
all at the Prince of Wales's ;
in Dec., 1910, toured in the last-
mentioned play ; appeared for the
last time at Kennington, 29 Apr.,
1911, her retirement from the stage
being announced earlier in the year ;
reappeared after twelve years' absence
at Hastings, Feb., 1923, as Anne West
in her own play " The Inevitable," and
played the same part at the St. James's
Theatre, Mar., 1923 ; won the first gold
medal for operatic singing at R.A.M.,
1897, and was created A.R.A.M.
Hobbies ; Motoring, piano, and paint-
ing. Address : 37 Bury Street, St.
James's, S.W.I. Telephone No. :
Gerrard 2229.
JAY, John Herbert, manager ; 6.
London, 19 Oct., 1871 ; s. of John
Wimburn Jay and his wife Isabelle
Clara (Wicks) ; brother of Isabel
Jay ; e. Shoreham and Brighton ;
m. Pauline Starck ; was formerly
engaged as clerk in the London School
Board, and The Railway Companies'
Association ; became associated with
the stage in 1903, as the first lessee and
manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre,
Ramsgate ; first engaged as business
manager in Sept., 1906, for tour of
" The Girl Behind the Counter " ;
was engaged as business manager
at Wyndham's Theatre, from Jan.,
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1907-15 ; in 1908, he started " The
Rehearsal Theatre/* for the purpose
of providing a fully equipped stage
for rehearsals, the idea proving
very acceptable and successful ; has
also been manageriaily interested in
tours of various successful plays,
in 1910-11, was lessee and manager
with Charlton Mann, of the Palace
Pier Theatre, Brighton ; built the
Ambassadors' Theatre, which was
opened in June, 1913, and is Managing
Director of the Syndicate controlling
it ; in Oct., 1915, started management
in London, for himself, producing,
with Anthony Ellis, at the Criterion,
"A Little Bit of Fluff/' which ran
nearly three years ; produced " Tiger's
Cub " and " Bluff " at the Garrick,
1916 ; " The Girl from Upstairs,"
at the Strand, 1916 ; in the same
year purchased the Kingsway Theatre
from Miss Lena Ashwell, and is
Managing Director of the Syndicate
controlling it ; in Aug., 1916, went
to America, and produced " A Little
Bit of Fluff " at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, remaining there until
the end of the year ; at the Haymarket,
Mar., 1917, in conjunction with Percy
Hutchison, produced " General Post " ;
has since produced " The Pacifists "
and " The Liars/' at the St. James's,
with Percy Hutchison, 1917;
" Ghosts," at the Kingsway, with
Victor Lewis, 1917 ; " One Hour of
Life/' with Anthony Ellis, at Kings-
way, 1917 ; " Lot 79," at the Queen's,
with Percy Hutchison, 1918 ; "A
Temporary Gentleman," at the Oxford,
with F. R. Littler, 1919 ; " In the
Night," at the Kingsway, with F. R.
Littler, 1919 ; " Such a Nice Young
Man," at the Apollo, with F. R.
Littler, 1920 ; " The Heart of a
Child/' at the Kingsway, with A.
Hylton Allen, 1921 ; " Skittles,"
at the Apollo, with E. Taylor Platt,
1921 ; " The Limpet " and " I Serve,"
at the Kingsway, 1922 ; " Mr Budd of
Kennington, S.E.," at the Royalty
with Frank Curzon, 1923 ; in 1923
with Sir George Dance, took a lease of
the Court Theatre ; at the Criterion,
1923, produced " Three Birds/' and
with A. Hylton Allen, produced
" Dulcy " ; is proprietor of Theatre
Royal, Peterborough, and director
of the West Pier, Brighton, and
Ambassadors' Theatre, Southend ; is a
member of the Society of West End
Theatre Managers. Club : Green
Room. Address : Kingsway Theatre,
Great Queen Street, W.C.2. " Telephone
Xo. : Victoria 1380.
JEANS, Isabel, actress ; b. London,
16 Sept., 1891 ; d. of Frederick George
Jeans and his wife Esther (Mattock) ;
e. London ; m. Gilbert Edward Wake-
field, y.s. of Dr. Russell Wakefield,
at that time, Bishop of Birmingham ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, 16 Dec.,
1909, as Daffodil in " Pinkie and the
Fairies " ; in Apr., 1910, played the
Third Lady in " Richard II," and
Sept., 1910, -walked on in " King
Henry VIII " ; she remained at
His "Majesty's some time, playing
various small parts ; her first speak-
ing part in London was at the
Garrick, Mar., 1913, when she played
Peggy Bannister in " The Greatest
VVish " ; in May, 1913, played Mdlle.
Villette in *' Croesus " ; at His
Majesty's, Jan., 1914, played Nu in
" The Darling of the Gods " ; during
1915-16, toured in the United States
with Granville Barker's company,
playing Titania in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Fanny in " Fanny's
First Play," Mdlle. de la GarandieTe in
" The Man Who Married a Dumb
Wife " ; on her return to London,
appeared at His Majesty's, Aug., 1916,
walking-on in " Chu-Chin-Chow," in
which she remained until 1918 ; at
the Ambassadors', Mar., 1917, played
her old part in " The Man Who Married
a Dumb Wife " ; at the Kingsway,
Jan., 1919, played Jane Packard in
" Oh, Joy ! " ; at the Winter Garden,
May, 1919, Lady Mercia Men vale in
" Kissing Time " ; she was absent
from the stage throughout 1920 ; re-
appeared at the Lyric, Hammersmith
(for the Phoenix Society), Jan., 1921,
as Celia in " Volpone/' and in Nov.,
1921 (for the Phoenix), as Aspatia in
" The Maid's Tragedy " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Jan., 1922 (for the
Phoenix), played the First Constantia
in " The Chances " ; from Feb. to
Apr., 1922, was engaged at the
Everyman, playing Fanny in " Fanny's
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First Play,'* Raina In " Arms and the
Man/* Hypatia in " Misalliance," and
Olivia in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Duke of York's, May, 1922, played
Claire Vervier in " Nuts in [May " ;
at Daly's, Nov., 1922 (for the Phoenix),
Abigail in " The Jew of Malta " ; in
Mar. 1923, went to Amsterdam, to
play Laura Pasquale in " At Mrs.
Beam's " ; at the Shaftesbury, June,
1923 {for the Phoenix), played Cloe in
" The Faithful Shepherdess " ; at
the Regent, June, 1923 (for the same),
Celia in " Volpone " ; at the Strand,
Sept., 1923, succeeded Cathleen Nesbitt
as Hilda Norbury in " The Eye of
Siva," and at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1923, succeeded her as Yasmin in
" Hassan " ; at the Regent, Feb.,
1924 (for the Phoenix), played Margery
Pmchwife in '* The Country Wife " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1924, Mrs.
Arniitage in *' A Perfect Fit " ; at the
R.A.D.A. Theatre, May, 1924 (for
the Three Hundred Club), Lady
Flutter in " The Discovery " ; at the
Regent, June, 1924 (for the Phoenix),
Laetitia Fondlewife in " The Old
Bachelor " ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
June, 1924, Zelie de Chaumet in " The
Rat " ; at the Scala, Nov., 1924
(for the Play Actors), Mis. Berridge in
" Dear Father,11 Favourite parts :
Margery Pmchwife in " The Country'
Wife/* and Hypatia in " Misalliance."
Address: 500 Clive Court, Maida
Vale, W.9. Telephone No. : Pad-
dington 6351.
JEANS, Ronald, dramatic author ; b.
Birkenhead, 10 May, 1887 ; s. of the
late Sir Alexander Jeans, managing
director of the Liverpool Post and Mer-
cury ; e. Loretto School ; m. Marjorie
Wise ; from 1904-1 1 was engaged as a
stockbroker; in 1911 was largely
responsible for the founding of the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre ; is the
author of " The Cage," 1913 ; " The
Kiss Cure," 1914 ; " Pauline," 1914 ;
" Hullo, Repertory," 1915 ; " No
Reflections on the Wife," 1915 ;
" Higgledy-Piggledy," 1915 ; " Oh,
Law I" 1916; "Give and Take/'
1917 ; " Tabs," 1918 ; " Buzz-Buzz "
(with Arthur Wimperis), 1918 ; " Bran
He" (part-author), 1919; "Wild
Geese " 1920 ; part-author of " Puss-
Puss," 1921 ; " A. to Z.," 1921 ; " Pot
Luck," 1921 ; " Snap/' 1922 ; adapted
"Dede," 1922; author of "Rats/'
1923 ; part-author of " London Call-
ing," 1923 ; " Chariot's Revue," 1924 ;
" By-the-Way," 1924. Recreations :
Golf and the theatre. Address :
6 Robert Street, Adelphi, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Gerrard 4856."
JEAYES, Allan, actor ; b. Finchley,
19 Jan., 1885; s. of Herbert Jeayes
and his wife Mary (Hall) ; e. Merchant
Taylors' School ; m. Frances Hammer-
ton ; was formerly engaged in farming ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone,
1906, as Trip in " The School for
Scandal," with the Compton Comedy
Company ; made his first appearance
in London at the Haymarket Theatre,
1910, succeeding to the part of Baron
Osterrnan during the run of " Priscilla
Runs A™ ay " ; next played several
parts with The Play Actors at the
Court Theatre, 1911-12; at the Hay-
market, 1913, appeared in " The
Pretenders " and " Typhoon " ; at the
St. James's, 1913, played in " Andro-
cles and the Lion," " The Witch," etc. ;
toured as John Rhead in " Milestones";
at the Strand, May, 1915, played
Charles IX in the revival of " Henry of
Navarre " ; subsequently toured as
the Defendant in " On Trial " ; at the
Playhouse, Sept., 1916, played Henry
Tracey in " The Misleading Lady ** ;
at the Savoy, Apr., 1917, First Player
in " Hamlet " ; at the Royalty, June,
1917, Henry in " The Foundations " ;
next toured as Edward Smith in
" General Post," and appeared in
that part at the Haymarket, Jan.,
1918; at the Royalty, Mar., 1918,
played Sir Malcolm Clark in " The
Prime Minister " ; then toured as
Captain Paul Chalfont in " By Pigeon
Post"; at the Garrick, Mar., 1919,
appeared as Captain Carbon de Castel-
Jaloux in " Cyrano de Bergerac " ;
at the New Theatre, Dec., 1919,
appeared as Captain Hook in " Peter
Pan " ; at the Holborn Empire, Mar.,
1920, as Creon in " Medea " ; at the
Strand, June, 1920, played Sam
Tullidge in " Tiger! Tiger! " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1920, Guy
Neborg in " The Blue Lagoon " ;
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during 1921 toured with. Irene Van-
brugh as Durand in " Mis' Nell o' New
Orleans/' and George Harden in " Mr.
Hm Passes By " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1922, played the Unknown Man
in " The Bat " ; Nov., 1922, Kras-
nocharkof in " The Beating on the
Door " ; at the Apollo, Jan., 1923,
Lord Quihampton in "A Roof and
Four Walls " ; in June- July, 1923, at
the Everyman Theatre, played Rev.
James Mavor-Morrell in " Candida/'
Undershaft in " Major Barbara," and
Juggins in " Fanny's First Play " ;
at the St. Martin's, Aug., 1923, George
Miles in " The Likes of 'Er," and Mr.
Devizes in " The Will " ; at the
Queen's, Nov., 1923, the Earl of
Rintoul in " The little Minister " ;
at the Apollo, Ernest Stanton, M.P., in
" The Fake " ; at the Little, Nov.,
1924, Philip in " Falling Leaves " ;
at the New (for the Stage Society),
Dec., 1924, the Nobleman in "-The
Man with a Load of Mischief " ; at
Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Theseus in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream.J'
Recreations : Writing, walking, and
cricket. Address : Berkhampstead
House, Chorley Wood, Herts. Tele-
phone No. : Chorley Wood 123.
JECKS, Clara, actress ; d. of Charles
Albert Jecks, acting-manager, and
his wife, the late Harriet Coveney ;
e. at London and Norfolk ; m. W. C.
Wigley ; commenced acting as a
young child, making her debut as a
baby in a play entitled " One Hundred
and Two " ; at the Opera Comique,
12 July, 1873, played in " Kissi
Kissi," this "being her " grown up "
debut ; appeared at Drury Lane in
pantomime and drama ; in 1877
appeared at the Adelphi, as Lord
Eden in " Formosa/* and remained
at that theatre until 1883, playing
among other parts, Sam Willoughby
in " The Ticket-of -Leave Man/'
Josephs in " It's Never Too Late to
Mend," etc. ; during that year ap-
peared at Drury Lane in " A Sailor
and his Lass " ; appeared at the
Gaiety, 1884-5 ; returned to the
Adelphi in 1886, and played in " The
Harbour Lights," " The Bells of
Haslemere," " The "Union Jack/*
" The Silver Falls," " London Day
by"- Day," "The Green Bushes,"
" The English Rose/' " The Trumpet
Call/' " The White Rose/' " The
Lights of Home/' "The Lost Paradise"
and " The Black Domino," remaining
until 1893 ; at Toole's, Sept., 1894,
played in " A Trip to Chinatown " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1895,
appeared as William in " Gentleman
Joe " ; at Drury Lane, Christmas,
1896, played Saw-See in " Aladdin " ;
at the Royalty, Oct., 1897, played
Tupper in " Oh ! Susannah " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, 1898-9, appeared
in " The Royal Star," and as Henri in
" La Poupee " ; since that date has
appeared but rarely ; has played over
200 parts, and is an exceedingly com-
petent and popular actress. Address :
c/o The Era, or The Stage.
JEFFEKIES, Douglas, actor; 6.
Hampstead, 21 Apr., 1884 ; 5. of
William Henry Jefferies and his wife
Alice (Williams) ; e. London ; m.
Nora Kathleen Wallis ; was formerly
engaged as an architectural draughts-
man ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Waldorf (now
Strand) Theatre, 24 Apr., 1907, walking
on in the Sothern-Marlowe pro-
duction of " Jeanne D'Arc " ; spent
several years touring in the provinces ;
played his first part in London, when
he appeared at the Palace, 22 Jan.,
1912, with Sir Herbert Tree, as Cyril
Jackson in " The Man Who Was " ;
in 1913, went to America, where he
toured as Richard Sibley in " Mile-
stones " ; from 1916-18, was engaged
at Wyndham's, as understudy to Sir
Gerald du Maurier, in " The Old
Country/' " London Pride " and
" Dear Brutus," and also succeeded
Sam Sothern as Mr. Purdie in the
last-mentioned play, 1918 ; at the
New Theatre, July, 1920, played
Oliver in " I'll Leave it to You " ;
played in repertory at the Everyman
Theatre, 1920-21 ; appeared at the
Court, 1922, in " Justice " and " The
Silver Box " ; at the Everyman, 1922,
played Morell in " Candida," Thomas
Randolph in " Mary Stuart " ; and
1923, Dr. Paramore in " The Philan-
derer," at His Majesty's, May, 1923,
General Fairfax in " Oliver Cromwell";
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1923, Lane
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in " The Importance of Being Earnest"
during 1924, toured as Roddy Dunton
in " Havoc/' Favourite parts : Morell
in " Candida/* and Cutler Walpole
in ** The Doctor's Dilemma/' Recrea-
tion : Drawing in black and white.
Address : The Cottage, Addison Way,
Hampstead, X.W.ll. Telephone No.:
Speedwell 2236.
JEFFREYS, Ellis (Minnie Gertrude
Ellis Jeffreys), actress ; b. Colombo,
Ceylon, 17 May, 1872 ; d. of the late
Captain Dodsworth Jeffreys ; m. (I)
Hon. Frederick Graham Curzon (mar.
dis.) ; (2) Herbert Sleath (Skelton) ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
Oct., 1889, in the chorus of " The
Yeomen of the Guard/' at the Savoy ;
next appeared at Her Majesty's
Theatre, Dec., 1889, as Butterfly "in
the pantomime " Cinderella " ; sub-
sequently appeared at the Lyric in
1890, as Polly in " The Sentry-/' and in
" La Cigale," in which opera she
played and sang nearly all the leading
female rdles during its long run ; ap-
peared at the Prince of Wales's, Nov.,
1891, as Prisciila B-Hives in "The
Prancing Girl/' and was then engaged
by Sir Charles Wyndham for the
Criterion, where she played in " The
Bauble Shop/' " The Fringe of Society/'
"The Headless Man/' "Betsy/1
" Madame Favart," " La Mascotte/'
" The Wedding March/' etc. ; in
1894, she was seen at the Adelphi
in " The Two Orphans " ; at the
Garrick, 1895, in " The Notorious
Mrs. Ebbsmith," also accompanying
John Hare to the United States to
play in the same piece ; on her return,
fulfilled an engagement with George
Alexander at the St. James's and
Royalty, subsequently appearing at
the Criterion in " My Soldier Boy/'
at Terry's, in " Sweet Lavender/' and
at the Court in "The Vagabond King" ;
next appeared at the Vaudeville in
" The Elixir of Youth," and " Kitty
Grey " ; returned to the Criterion to
play in " The Noble Lord " ; at the
Haymarket in 1902, played in
" Frocks and Frills " ; and then at
the Duke of York's, appeared in
"The Marriage of Kitty"; at the
Avenue in " Mrs. Willoughby's
Kiss"; at the Criterion in "The
Altar of Friendship " ; at the Hay-
market in " Cousin Kate/' " Joseph
Entangled/' and " Lady FHrt " ;
went to the United States in 1905,
and appeared at the New Amster-
dam Theatre, New York, as Queen
Sonia in " The Prince Consort "
("His Highness My Husband"),
subsequently appearing as Lady Gay
Spanker in " London Assurance " ;
reappeared in London, at the Hay-
market, in "On the Love Path,"
1905 ; again returned to New York, to
create the part of 'Lady Clarice How-
land in " The Fascinating Mr. Van-
derveldt," at Daly's Theatre ; re-
appeared at the Duke of York's in
the revival of " The Marriage of
Kitty," and again returning to New
York, appeared at the Liberty Theatre
as Mrs. Brooke in " The Dear Unfair
Sex " ; at Columbus, Ohio, Oct.,
1906, appeared as Kate Hardcastle
in " She Stoops to Conquer," with
which play she toured the principal
cities of the United States ; on her
return to England, appeared at His
Majesty's, in May, 1907, as Mrs.
Allonby in "A Woman of No Im-
portance " ; next appeared at the
Queen's Theatre, 8 Oct., 1907, as
Grace Pemberton in " The Sugar
Bowl," under her husband's man-
agement ; at the Apollo, Nov., 1907,
appeared as Cynthia Karslake in
" The New York Idea " ; during
1908, toured in her husband's com-
pany in " A White Man " ; appeared
at the Palace, Jan., 1909, as She in
" Number Two " ; at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1909, played Lady Sneerwell in
" The School for Scandal " ; at the
Garrick, July, 1909, played Margaret
Rolfe in " A Woman in the Case " ;
at the Criterion, June, 1910, played Mrs.
Quesnel in " The Case of Rebellious
Susan " ; Oct., 1910, Lady Rosamund
Tatton in " The Liars " ; Jan., 1911,
Madge Bolt in "Is Matrimony a
Failure ? " ; at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1911, appeared as Mrs. Fitz-
gerald in " Loaves and Fishes " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-
Tvne, Nov., 1911, played Kitty Trevor
in " Kit " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1912, appeared as the Mar-
chioness of Castlejordan in a revival
of " The Amazons " ; at Wyndham' s,
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Mar., 1913, played the Comtesse Zicka
in a revival of " Diplomacy " ; at the
Haymarket, Nov., 1914, played Mrs.
Cameron in " The Flag Lieutenant " ;
Apr., 1915, The Duchess of Wilt-
shire in "Five Birds in a Cage";
at the St. James's, May, 1916, the
Duchess of Goring in " Pen " ; at the
Haymarket, Sept., 1916, played Lady
Angela Treve in " Mr. Jubilee Drax "-;
Nov., 1916, Lady Deborah Carstairs
in " The Widow's Might " ; at the
St. James's, Sept., 1917, Susanna
Peebody in " The Pacifists " ; at the
Garrick, Oct., 1917, Mrs. Guildford
in " The Saving Grace " ; at His
Majesty's, Dec., 1917, appeared as
Mrs. Montague Tidmarsh in the " all-
star " revival of " The Man from
Blankney's," given in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
the Playhouse, Apr., 1918, played
Nora Gail in " The Naughty Wife " ;
at the Haymarket, Mar., 1920, Lady
Tonbridge in " The Young Person in
Pink " ; at the Globe, Oct., 1920,
the Countess Olga in " Fedora " ;
Feb., 1921, the Duchess of Rock-
ingham in " The Hour and the Man " ;
Mar., 1921, Emily Ladew in " Her
Husband's Wife " ; at the St. James's,
Aug., 1921, Amelia in "Threads";
at the Strand, Jan., 1922, Lady Adela
Boxgrove in " Me and My Diary " ;
at Drury Lane, Apr., 1922, The Lady
Violante in " Decameron Nights " ;
at the Globe, Apr., 1923, Lady
Frinton in " Aren't We All ? " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1923, Lady
Patricia Wolseley in " Good Luck " ;
in 1924, appeared in variety theatres
in " Me and My Diary," and " Five
Birds in a Cage." Address : Dormy
Cottage, St. John's, Woking. Tele-
phone No. : Woking 343.
JEFFRIES, Maud, actress ; 6. in
Mississippi, U.S.A., 14 Dec., 1869;
e. Columbia, Tennessee ; m. James
Nott Osborne ; made her first appear
ance on the stage, at Daly's Theatre,
New York, in 1889 ; she played small
parts here for a year, and was then
engaged by Wilson Barrett ; she
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the New Olympic
Theatre, 4 Dec., 1890, as Lydia in
"The People's Idol"; slie appeared
at the same theatre as Annette in
" The Stranger," Olive Skinner in
*' The Silver King," Annie in " The
Lights o' London," Juno in " The
Acrobat " ; subsequently she became
leading lady with Wilson Barrett,
and played, among other parts,
Desdemona in " Othello/' Nellie
Denver in " The Silver King," Almida
in " Claudian," Mona Mylrea in " Ben-
My-Chree " ; Madeline in *' The Acro-
bat," Ophelia, Pauline in " The Lady
of Lyons," Latika in " Pharaoh,"
Greeba in '" The Bondman," Kate
Cregeen in " The Manxman," etc. ;
she was the original Mercia in " The
Sign of the Cross," at St. Louis, 28
Mar., 1895, and at the Lyric, London,
4 Jan., 1896; at the Lyric, Feb.,
1897, played Elna in " The Daughters
of Babylon " ; May, 1897, played
Virginia in " Virginius," and Desde-
mona in " Othello " ; in the same
year accompanied Barrett to Australia ;
reappeared in London, at the Lyceum,
7 Oct., 1899, as Jane Humphries in
" Man and His Makers " ; at Edinburgh
May, 1900, played Lygia in " Quo
Vadis ? " ; in Oct., 1900, joined
Beerbohm Tree at Her Majesty's, and
appeared as Marianne in " Herod " ;
Feb., 1901, played Olivia in " Twelfth
Night " ; toured 1903-4, as Donna
Roma in " The Eternal City " ; re-
turned to Australia in 1904, and in
1905-6 starred there with Julius
Knight in, among other plays, " Re-
surrection," " The Eternal City,"
" Monsieur Beaucaire," " The Dar-
ling of the Gods," " If I were King,"
" His Majesty's Servant/' " Comedy
and Tragedy," " The Sign of the
Cross/1 " The Silver King," " David
Garrick," etc. : in 1904 married a
wealthy Australian settler in Christ-
church, N.Z., and retired from the
stage in 1906 ; reappeared for a
benefit in Aug., 1910, as Galatea in
" Pygmalion and Galatea."
JENNINGS, Gertrude E., dramatic
author ; y.d. of Louis Jennings, former
Editor of the New York Times,
later M.P. for Stockport ; was formerly
an actress ; has written the following
one-act plays : " Uncle Robert's Air-
ship/' 1910 ; " Between the Soup and
the Savoury," 1910; "Our Nervous
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System/' 1911 ; " The Girl beMnd the
Bar/" 1912; "The * Mind-the-Gates '
Girl/' 1912; "Acid Drops/' 1914;
" The Rest Cure/' 1914 ; " Five Birds
in a Cage/' 1915 ; " The Bathroom
Door/* 1916 ; " Elegant Edward "
^with C. Boulton), 1916 ; " Poached
Eggs and Pearls/' 1916 ; "No Ser-
vants/' 1917 ; " Waiting for the Bus/'
1917; "The Lady in Red," 1917;
also " After the War " (" Husbands for
AH"), 1918; "The Young Person
in Pink," 1920 ; " Bobbie Settles
down/' 1920 ; " Love Among the
Paint Pots/' 1921; "Me and My
Diary-/' 1922 ; " Money Doesn't Mat-
ter/' 1922 ; " Isabel, Edward, and
Anne," 1923 ; " The Voice Outside/'
1923. Address : c/o Samuel French,
Ltd., 26 Southampton Street, W.C.2.
JEKOURE, AId% actress ; b. Han-
well, Middlesex ; d. of Oscar ULlithome ;
»t. Howard Cochran ; e. in Brussels,
Hanover, and Paris ; made her first
appearance on the stage in the chorus
of the D'Oyly Carte Opera company
in New York ; played her first part of
importance at the Star Theatre, New
York, 15 Oct., 1888, when she ap-
peared as Penelope in a burlesque of
that name, with the late Lydia Thomp-
son ; subsequently played in " The
Pearl of Pekin/' and " The Babes in
the Wood " ; at the Lyric, 4 Jan.,
1892, made apronounced success as Nita
in " The Mountebanks " ; appeared
at the same theatre in " Incognita/'
1892, and " The Magic Opal/'
1893 ; at the Prince of Wales's, in
1895, played Mrs. Ralli-Carr in "Gentle-
man Joe " ; at the Avenue, 1896, ap-
peared in " Monte Carlo " ; has toured
extensively in " Dandy Dan, the
Lifeguardsman," " The Great Ruby/'
" Billy's Little Love Affair/' " The
Duke of Killicrankie," " Peggy
Machree/* " The Marriage of Kitty,"
" The March Hare," " The Mountain-
eers/' etc. ; at the Liverpool Repertory
Theatre, Nov., 1911, played the
Countess of Brocklehurst in " The
Admirable Crichton " ; during 1912-13,
appeared there in several parts,
including Mrs. Western in " The
Bracelet/' Lady Bracknell in " The
Importance of Being Earnest/' Fanny
Silvain in " Iris/' Fairy Queen in
" Fifinella/' Mrs. Walker in " In-
stinct," Mrs. Rolfe in " The Conyn-
ghams " ; appeared at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Dec., 1913, as Mrs.
Candour in " The School for Scandal " ;
at the New Theatre, London, Feb.,
1914, played Mdme. de Brys in " The
" Joy- Ride Lady " ; at the Repertory
Theatre, Liverpool, 1915, played Sarah
in " Walker, London," Ruth Rolt in
" Sweet Lavender," etc. ; during the
war, spent two years in the Censorship
Office at Liverpool ; subsequently
acted in Camp Theatres, under the
N.A.C.B., for eighteen months. Ad-
dress ; 228 Gloucester Terrace, W.2.
Telephone No. : Park 2683.
JEROME, Jerome Klapka, dramatic
author and novelist ; b. Walsall, 2
May, 1859 ; s. of Rev. Jerome Clapp
Jerome ; m. Georgina Henrietta
Stanley Nesza ; was originally a clerk,
then a schoolmaster, and subsequently,
for two and a half years, was an
actor, his experiences being related
in "On the Stage and Off " ; author
of the following plays : " Barbara/*
1886 ; " Fennel," 1888 ; " Sunset,"
1888 ; " New Lamps for Old," 1890 ;
" Ruth/' 1890 ; " Woodbarrow Farm/'
1891 ; " The Prude's Progress," 1895 ;
" The Rise of Dick Halward," 1896 ;
" Biarritz " (with Adrian Ross), 1896 ;
" The Mac Haggis," 1898 ; " Miss
Hobbs," 1900 ; " Tommy and Co.,"
1904 ; "Susan in Search of a Husband,"
1906 ; " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back/' 1907 ; " Fanny and the
Servant Problem," 1908 ; " The Master
of Mrs. Chilvers," 1911; "Esther
Castways," 1913 ; " Poor Little
Thing " (from the French), 1914 ;" The
Great Gamble," 1914 ; " Cook," 1917 ;
was founder and editor of To-day, and
The Idler ; has written several novels,
including " Three Men in a Boat,"
" Idle Thoughts of An Idle Fellow,"
" John Ingerfield," " Paul Kelver,"
etc. Address : 41 Belsize Park, N.W.
Club : National Liberal.
JEROME, Eowena, actress; b. 12
Dec., 1890 ; d. of Jerome K. Jerome
and his wife, Georgina Henrietta
(Nesza) ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the King's Theatre,
Glasgow, Apr., 1911, as Mrs. Peekin
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in " The Master of Mrs. Chilvers/'
and made her first appearance in
London, at the Royalty Theatre,
26 Apr., 1911, in the same part;
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
Jan., 1913, appeared as Virginia Grey
in " Esther Castways " ; at the
Vaudeville, Dec., 1913, played Robina
Pennicuique in " Robina in Search of
a Husband " ; at the Criterion, June,
1914, Pauline in. " A Scrap of Paper " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1914, Dolly
Tukes in " Those Who Sit in Judg-
ment " ; at the Queen's, Apr., 1917,
Stasia in " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back/* Address : 41 Belsize
Park, N.W.
JEROME, Sadie, actress; b. New
York, 1876 ; d. of J. Witkowski, a
cotton-planter before the American
War, who later embarked in finance ;
e. at the Frederick Seminary, Frederick,
Maryland ; m. Albert Herzberg ; made
her first appearance on the stage,
1894 ; appeared at the Prince of
Wales's, 1895, as Lalage Potts in
" Gentleman Joe " ; same theatre,
1896, played Niagara G. Wackett in
" Biarritz " ; appeared at the Opera
Comique, Aug., 1896, as Lady Ascotte
in " Newmarket " ; retired from the
stage for nearly six years ; reappeared
in 1904, in South Africa, playing in
" Cousin Kate " ; subsequently toured
there in " Just Like Callaghan,"
" When We were Twenty-one," " The
Tyranny of Tears," " Twelfth Night/*
etc. ; at the Garrick, London, Aug.,
1906, played Mrs. McMurray in " The
Morals of Marcus " ; at the Duke of
York's, June, 1907, played in
" Divor£ons " ; at the Coronet, Dec.,
1913, played the Emperor of Morocco
in " Dick Whittington " ; at the Opera
House, Woolwich, Feb., 1914, Anti-
nocris in " The Queen's Portrait " ;
at the King's Hall, Covent Garden,
Feb., 1919, played Mrs. Peters in
" Trifles." Recreations : Riding and
painting.
JEEBOLD, Mary, actress , b. Lon-
don ; d. of Philip F. Allen ; great g.-d.
of Douglas Jerrold, the famous
journalist and dramatic author ; e.
Gower Street School ; m. Hubert
Harben ; made her first appearance
on the London stage at the St. James's
Theatre, 14 Apr., 1896, as Prudence
Deiing in " Mary Pennington, Spin-
ster/* meeting with immediate success ;
at the same theatre, June, 1898,
played Yolande Taylorson in " The
Ambassador " ; for three and a half
years was engaged with Mr. and
Mrs. Kendal, 1902-5 ; appeared at
the St. James's, Sept.-Oct., 1905,
with them, as Gwendolen Giles in
" Dick Hope/* and Cicely Blake
in " The Housekeeper " ; appeared
at the Scala, Jan., 1906, as Stephanie
de Beauharnais in " A Royal Divorce" ;
at the Lyric, Sept., 1907, with Maxine
Elliott, plashed Peggy Ingledew in
" Under the Greenwood Tree " ; at
the Royalty, May, 1908, appeared as
Jenny Pargetter "in " Nan " ; at the
Aldwych Theatre, Mar., 1909, played
Chenda Wren in " The Fountain " ;
subsequently was engaged for repertory
season at the Royalty, Glasgow, and
appeared there as Barbara Morrison
in " Barbara Grown Up/* Madame
Arcadina in " The Seagull/* Zeolide
in " The Palace of Truth/* etc. ; from
Mar. -May, 1910, was engaged during
the repertory season at the Duke of
York's Theatre, where she played
Lyra in " The Sentimentalists/'
Marion Yates in " The Madras House/'
Sarah in " Trelawney of the Wells/'
and Lady Norah Mountliffey in
" Helena's Path " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1910, played Enid
Lowne in " Young Fernald " ; at the
Playhouse, Nov., 1910, Isabella
Worthington in "A Single Man ** ;
during 1911, appeared at the Aldwych,
Jan., as Millie Brandon in " The Pride
of Life '* ; at the Court, Feb., as
Jenny in " The Tragedy of Man " ;
toured in various music halls in " The
Suffragette's Redemption " ; at the
Playhouse, Apr., played Brenda
Thompson in " Our Nervous System " ;
at the Aldwych, May, Varia in " The
Cherry Orchard " ; at the Little
Theatre, Oct., 1911, Lyra in "The
Sentimentalists/* and Mrs. Uglow
in " Rococo ** ; at the Royalty, Max.,
1912, played Rose Sibley in "Mile-
stones " ; at trie Little Theatre, Dec.,
1912, appeared as Myra Vale in
"If We had Only Known"; at the
Shaftesbury, Dec., 1913, as Eve
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Ripley in '* In and Out " ; at the
Little Theatre, June, 1914, Lady
Ditcham of Drury in " Idle Women " ;
at the Royalty, Oct., 1914, Rose in a
revival of " Milestones " ; Dec., 1914,
Fraulein Schroeder in " The Man Who
Stayed at Home '* ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1915, Jehane de Pera in
" The Royal Way " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1916, plaved Lady Beaconsfield
in " Disraeli "'; Oct.," 1916, Mrs.
Fletcher in " Home on Leave " ; at
the Aldwych, Apr., 1917, Mrs. Frail
in " Love for Love " ; at the Savoy,
June, 1917, Mrs. Mott in " Humpty-
Dumpty " ; at the Garrick, Oct.,
1917, Mrs. Corbett in " The Saving
Grace " ; at the Haymarket, June,
191S, Lady Althea Gregory in " Mar-
maduke " ; at the Kennington, Mar.,
1919, Mary Slade in " The Governor's
Lady " ; at the Haymarket, Sept.,
1919, Mrs. Audrey in " Daddies " ;
at the Prince of Wales 's, Feb., 1920,
Ada in " The Young Person in Pink " ;
at the Haymarket, Apr., 1920, Mrs.
Morland in " Mary Rose " ; Aug.,
1921, Susan Throssel in " Quality
Street"; at the St. James's, Nov.,
1922, Princess Natalia Rosanova in
" The Beating on the Door " ; at the
New, Dec., 1922, Mrs. Challenor in
" The Great Well " ; at the St. Mar-
tin's, Mar., 1923, Mrs. Broxopp in
" The Great Broxopp " ; July, 1923,
Kezia Spinfield in " Melloney Holt-
spur " ; Nov., 1923, Madame Harnelin
in " The Fledglings " ; at the Apollo,
Feb., 1924, Mrs. Star in " The Fairy
Tale " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1924,
Mrs. Baird in " Lord O' Creation" ;
Mar., 1924, Mrs. Merrytree in " Blink-
ers " ; at Drury Lane, June, 1924,
Maria Blackshaw in " London Life " ;
at the Savoy, Sept., 1924, Mrs. Purdie
in " The Sport of Kings." Address :
" The End House," Talbot Road,
Highgate, N.6. Telephone No. :
Mountview 2198.
JESSE, Fryn Tennyson, dramatic
author ; d. of Rev. Eustace Tennyson
Jesse ; m. H. M. Harwood ; author of
" The Mask " (with H. M. Harwood),
1913; "Billeted" (with H. M.
Harwood), 1917 ; " The Hotel Mouse "
(with H.-M. Harwood), 1921 ; " Quar-
antine," J922 ; " The Pelican," (with
H. M. Hanvood), 1924 ; also author of
the novels: " The White Riband,"
" Secret Bread," " The Milky Way,"
" The Happy Bride," and a critical
work " Murder and its Motives."
Recreation : Sailing. Address : 8
Adelphi Terrace, W.C.2. Telephone
Xo. : Gerrard 2930.
JESSE, Stella, actress ; b. Lowestoft,
6 Jan., 1897 ; d. of the Rev. Eustace
Tennyson Jesse ; e. Cheltenham and
Paris ; was a pupil at the Academy of
Dramatic Art, 1914-15 ; made her
first appearance on the stage, at the
Apollo Theatre, 20 Mar., 1916, as
Molly Preston in a revival of " The
Man'' who Stayed at Home"; at the
Royalty, Apr., 1916, succeeded to the
part of Lady Cudworth in " Disraeli " ;
Oct., 1916," played Enid Fletcher in
" Home on Leave " ; Aug., 1917,
Penelope Moon in " Billeted " ; at
the Haymarket, Sept., 1919, appeared
as Bobbette Audrey in " Daddies " ;
at the Ambassadors', Mar., 1920, as
Miss Fairchild in " Three Wise Fools " ;
at the New Theatre, July, 1920, as
Sylvia Dermott in " I'll Leave it to
You"; at the 'Royalty, Nov., 1920,
as the Hon. Muriel Pym in " Mile-
stones," and Feb., 1921, as Joyce
Traill in "A Social Convenience."
Recreations: Reading, travelling, and
being in the open air. Address : 74
Albert Hall Mansions, S.W.7.
JEWELL, Izetta (Kenney), actress;
6. Hackettstown, N.Y., 24 Nov.,
1883 ; e. East Greenwich Academy,
Rhode Island ; m. William G. Brown ;
studied for the stage at the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Wilmington, North Carolina, 14
May, 1900, in " Tess," subsequently
appearing as Lavender in " Sweet Lav-
ender " ; during the same year she
toured as Poppoea in " Quo Vadis ? "
and in 1901 toured the New England
States, and then joined the " stock "
company at the Castle Square Theatre,
Boston ; during 1 903 she toured in
" Near the Throne," " Paul Revere,"
etc, ; the following season she played in
various " stock " companies, and in 1905
appeared at Proctor's 125th Street
Theatre, New York, with the " stock "
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company ; in 1906 joined the Colonial
Theatre company, San Francisco, and
the following year appeared at Oak-
land, CaL, and Portland, Ore., where
she made a great reputation by her
performances of Salome, Zaza, etc. ;
during 1908-9 appeared at San
Francisco and Portland, and in Oct.,
1909, joined Otis Skinner as leading
lady, appearing with him as Margaret
Druce in " Your Humble Servant " ;
she appeared in this part at the Garrick,
New York, Jan., 1910 ; the following
season she appeared with Otis Skinner,
as Leonie Bouquet in " Sire," playing
this part at the Criterion, New York,
Jan., 1911; at Chicago, Oct., 1911,
appeared in " The Girl in the Bar-
racks " ; subsequently touring with J. K.
Hackett, in " The Grain of Dust " ;
at the Criterion, New York, Jan.,
1912, played Dorothy HaUowell in
" A Grain of Dust " ; next played
a " stock " engagement at Washing-
ton ; in Nov., 1912, commenced a
" stock " engagement at Los Angeles ;
during 1918, toured in "In a Net."
Recreation : Riding. Clubs : Pro-
fessional Woman's League, and Play-
goers', New York.
JOEL, Clara, actress ; b. Jersey
City, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1890";
gained early experience in "stock"
companies ; at the Grand Street
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1908,
played Helen Cameron in " On Trial
for his Life " ; at the Eltinge, Aug.,
1917, Rita Sismondi in " Business
before Pleasure lf ; at the Lyric,
New York, Jan., 1920, Mania Lynd
in " The Light of the World " ; at "the
Greenwich Village, Jan., 1921, Mrs.
Bill Trainor in " Near Santa Bar-
bara " ; at the Ritz, Feb., 1923,
Eleanor Ainsworth in " The Sporting
Thing to Do."
JOHNSON, Orrin, actor; b. Louis-
ville, Kentucky ; m. Isabel B. Smith ;
made one of his earliest appearances
in New York at the People's Theatre,
Apr., 1890, as Jack Rogers in " The
Governess " ; subsequently appeared
at Proctor's, 23rd Street, Oct., 1890, as
Edwin Seabury in " Men and Women,"
and Nov., 1891, as Ralph Standish in
" The Lost Paradise " ; was next
seen as Jack Medbury in " The
Councillor's Wife," at Madison
Square ; at the Empire, as Private
Jones in " The Girl I Left Behind
Me " ; at Daly's, in " Peaceful Valley/'
and at the Star in " The Pacific Mail'" ;
during 1895 appeared as Frank
Hamilton in " My Wife's Father/' and
Frank Kennett in "The Great Dia-
mond Robbery " ; at Palmer's, in
1896, played Algy Bioomfield in " Mary
Pennington, Spinster/' and George
Heathcote in " Squire Kate " ; at the
Garrick, 1897, played in " 1 -f 1 =3, or
the Sins of the" Fathers " ; at the
Garden, 1897, in " A Bachelor's Ro-
mance " ; at the Empire, 1898,
appeared as George Nepean in " The
Liars " ; at the Academy of Music,
1899, as James Morton in " Her
Atonement " ; next appeared at the
Lyceum, 1899-1901, as Percival Kings-
earl in " Miss Hobbs," the Duke of
Barascon in "A Royal Family," and
George Buckingham in " The Girl and
the Judge " ; next toured as Mark
Embury in " Mice and Men '* ; first
appeared as a " star " in Aug., 1903,
as the Marquis de Roulerie in
" Hearts Courageous," appearing in
this part at the Broadway Theatre,
New York, Oct. of the same year ;
at Daly's, in Nov., played Jack
Bigelow in "A Japanese Nightin-
gale " ; at the Garrick, 1904, played
Hawley Harwood in " The Ruling
Power " ; during 1905 toured in " Ben
Hur " and " The Heart of Maryland " ;
in 1906 played in " The Plainsman " ;
at the Astor Theatre, Nov,, 1906,
played John Stedman in " The
Daughters of Men/' and at the Hudson,
Dec., 1906, Valance in " Colombe's
Birthday " ; during 1907 appeared
in " The Girl in White," and at Chicago
as the Mayor in " The Man of the
Hour " ; at Boston, Sept., 1908, played
Paul Normand in "The Richest
Girl " ; playing the same part at the
Criterion, New York, Mar., 1909 ;
during 1909, appeared in " The Gay
Hussars *' ; at the Bijou, New York,
Oct., 1909, played Edward Chard in
" The Master Key " ; at the Savoy,
New York, Feb., 1910, appeared as
Edwin Ford in " Children of Destiny '*;
at the Criterion, New York, Aug.,
1910, played Larry Brice in " The
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Commuters" ; at the Bijou, Oct., 1910,
appeared as Oliver King in " New
York"; at the Bijou, Mar., 1911.
played the Rev. J. J. Bartlett in
" The Confession " ; at St. Louis,
July, 1911, appeared in " Father
Jerome"; at the Comedy, New York,
Sept., 1911, played Edwin Wise
Jessup in " Speed " ; in Sept., 1912,
played a " stock " season at Los
Angeles ; at the Comedy, New York,
Oct., 1913, played Nevil Ingraham in
" The Marriage Game " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Feb., 1914, Jack Henley in
" The Rule of Three " ; at the Majestic,
Boston, Sept., 1914, William Graham
in " The Trap " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Mar., 1916, Master Ford
in ** The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
at Dayton, Ind., Sept., 1916, the
Raggedy Man in " An Old Sweetheart
of Mine " ; at the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, May, 1918, Major Edward
Turner in " Peg of Peacock Alley "
at the Morosco Theatre, New York
Nov., 1919, Jules in "Remnant"
at the Standard, New York, Dec.,
1919, Captain Forrest in " The Whirl-
wind " ; at the Times Square Theatre,
Oct., 1921, Dr. Duncan Pell in " Love
Dreams." Address : Lambs' Club,
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
JOHNSTONE, Justine, actress; b.
Englewood, N.J., U.S.A., 1899; e.
Englewood and Marchmont ; m.
Walter F. Wanger ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Empire Theatre, Syracuse, 25 Nov.,
1914, as Estelle in "Watch Your
Step " ; first appeared in New York,
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 8
Dec., 1914, in the same part ; at the
Winter Garden, June, 1915, played
Columbia in " The Ziegfeld Follies of
1915 " ; at the New Amsterdam The-
atre, June, 1916, appeared in " The
Ziegfeld Follies of 1916"; at the
Globe, New York, Oct., 1916, played
Chiquette in " Betty " ; at the Prin-
cess, New York, Feb., 1917, Polly
Andrus in " Oh ! Boy " ; at the
Forty-fourth Street Roof, Dec., 1917,
appeared in " Over the Top " ; in
1920 turned her attention to the
cinema stage ; made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Royalty Theatre, 5 Apr., 1924, as
Polly Brown in " Polly Preferred."
JOLIYEf, Rita, actress; b. New
York ; e. France ; m. Count Beppi
Cippiko ; studied for the stage under
Madame Thenard and Therese Kolb,
of the Comedie Francaise, and Miss
Bateman (Mrs. Crowe) ; made her
first appearance on the stage, 1903, with
the Elizabethan Stage Society, as
Beatrice in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; appeared at the Hay-
rnarket Theatre, 25 May, 1904, as
Marie in " Lady Flirt " ; at the
New Theatre, 30 Aug., 1904, as Lucy
Dallas in " Beauty and the Barge ** ;
at the Avenue, May, 1905, as Catharine
Han way in " Jasper Bright " ; at the
Hay-market, June, 1905, as Angele in
"The Cabinet Minister"; at the
Comedy, Aug., 1905, as Phyllis Wade
in " The Duffer " ; at the St. James's,
Nov., 1909, appeared as the Grand
Duchess Ina Drovinski in " Eccentric
Lord Comberdene " ; went to America
in 1911, and at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, 25 Dec., 1911,
played Marsinah in " Kismet/* and
continued in this play until 1913 ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1913,
played Gertrude in " Where Ignorance
is Bliss " ; at the Shubert Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1914, played Turan-
dot in "A Thousand Years Ago " ;
at the Longacre Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1914, Julia Grieves in " What it
Means to a Woman " ; returning from
America in May, 1915, she was a
passenger by the ss. Lusitania, tor-
pedoed and sunk by a German sub-
marine, but was, fortunately, rescued ;
in the same month went on tour with
Seymour Hicks, playing Josie Richards
in *' Broadway Jones " ; subsequently
returned to America ; at the Comedy
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1915, played
Boriska Boltay in " Mrs. Boltay's
Daughters."
JOLSOJy, Albert, actor (Asa Yoel-
son) ; 6. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.,
26 May, 1883 ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Herald Square
Theatre, New York, 16 Oct., 1899,
as one of the mob in " The Children
of the Ghetto " ; for several years
appeared in various circus companies,
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also with Lew Dockstader's Minstrels ;
after appearing on the " vaudeville "
stage for some time was engaged for
the Winter Garden, New York, and
in Mar., 1911, appeared there as
Erastus Sparkler in " La Belle Paree " ;
has since appeared there, Nov., 1911,
as Claude in " Vera Violetta " ; Mar.,
1912, as Gus in " The Whirl of Soci-
ety " ; Feb., 1913, Gus in " The Honey-
moon Express " ; Oct., 1914, Gus in
" Dancing Around " ; Feb., 1916, Gus
Jackson (Friday) in " Robinson Cru-
soe, jun." ; Feb., 1918, Sinbad in
" Sinbad," and continued to play that
part until 1920 ; at Jolson's Fifty-
ninth Street Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1921, played in " Bombo " ;
he toured in this play from 1922-24.
Address : Lambs' Club, 130 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
JONES, Hazel, actress ; b. Swarraton,
Hants, 17 Oct., 1896 ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at the Savoy
Theatre, 14 Nov., 1910, in " The Two
Hunchbacks " ; at the Playhouse, June,
1911, played Angeline in " Pomander
Walk"; at the Savoy, Dec., 1911,
played in " Where the Rainbow Ends";
Jan., 1913, Antigone in " The Head-
master " ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1914,
Princess Elizabeth in " Bluff King
Hal " ; in the spring of 1916 toured
with Matheson Lang as Ruth Harf ord
in " The Mystery of John Wake/'
and as Jessica in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; in 1917, toured as Louise
in " The Aristocrat " ; at the Ambassa-
dors1, Dec., 1917, played Pandora in
" Pandora," and Marygoldin " Midas,"
in the Wonder Tales of Hawthorne ;
at the Court, Aug., 1918, played The
Wife in " Damaged Goods " ; at the
Globe, Nov., 1918, appeared as The-
resa de Loget in " L'Aiglon " ; at the
Globe, Jan., 1919, played for Marie
Lohr as Lady Gilian Dunsmore in
" Nurse Benson," subsequently tour-
ing in the same part ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Aug., 1919, played Eileen Chase
in " Green Pastures and Piccadilly " ;
at the Savoy, Sept., 1919, Alice Cook
in " Too Many Cooks " ; at the St.
Martin's, Oct., 1919, Edith Goodhue
in " The Very Idea " ; at the Queen's,
Oct., 1919, Margaret Wickham in
" Napoleon " ; at Brighton, Nov.,
1919, Janet Drage in " Just a Wife or
Two " ; during the spring of 1920,
again toured in " Nurse Benson " ;
Sept., 1920, joined the repertory
company of the Everyman Theatre,
Hampstead, where she remained until
Mar., 1922 ; she then toured as Eliza
in " Eliza Comes to Stay " ; at the
Little Theatre, Oct., 1922, played
Sada in " The Toils of Yoshitomo " ;
in Dec., 1922, at the Comedie des
Champs Elysees, Paris, played Juliet
in " Romeo and Juliet " ; in Feb.,
1923, went to Holland with the Every-
man Theatre Company ; in Aug., 1923,
toured with Ethel Irving, as Molly in
" The Happy Ending " ; in Jan., 1924,
toured with Harry Welchman, as
Mistress Avery in " Sir Jackanapes " ;
in June, 1924, toured as Anne in " The
Dover Road " ; at the Everyman
Theatre, Sept., 1924, played Judith
Anderson in " The Devil's Disciple " ;
at the Prince's, Dec., 1924, Liz
Walker in " Alf s Button." Recrea-
tions : Golfing, rowing, tennis, and
photography. Address : 12 Station
Parade, Muswell Hill, N.10.
JONES, Henry Arthur, dramatist;
b. Grandborough, Bucks, 20 Sept.,
1851 ; 5. of Silvanus Jones, farmer,
father of Winifred, Gertrude, and
Ethelwynne Arthur- Jones ; brother
of Silvanus Dauncey ; e. at Winslow,
Bucks ; commenced business life in
Bradford and was for some time a com-
mercial traveller ; commenced writing
plays in 1878 ; his first play was pro-
duced at the Theatre Royal, Exeter,
11 Dec., 1878, and was entitled " Only
Round the Corner " ; then followed
" Hearts of Oak/' Theatre Royal,
Exeter, 1879 ; " Harmony Restored,"
Grand, Leeds, 1879 ; " Elopement,"
Theatre Royal, Oxford, 1879 ; " A
Clerical Error," Court, 1879; "An
Old Master," Princess's, 1880; "His
Wife/' Sadler's Wells, 1881 ; " Home
Again," Theatre Royal, Oxford, 1881 ;
"A Bed of Roses/' Globe, 1882;
"The Silver King" (with Henry
Herman), Princess's, 1882, which ran
for twelve months, and brought him
prominently before the public; " Break-
ing a Butterfly" (with Herman).
Prince's, 1884 ; " Chatterton " (with
Herman), Princess's, 1884 ; " Saints
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and Sinners/* Vaudeville, 1884 ;
"' Hoodman Blind " (with Wilson
Barrett), Princess's, 1885 ; " The Lord
Harry " (with Barrett), Princess's,
1886 ; " The Noble Vagabond,"
Princess's, 1886 ; " Hard Hit," Hay-
market, 1887 ; " Heart of Hearts,"
Vaudeville, 1887 ; " Wealth/1 Hay-
market, 1889 ; " The Middleman/'
1889, " Judah/' 1890, " Sweet Will/'
1890, and " The Deacon/' 1890, all
at the Shaftesbury ; " The Dancing
AGirl," Haymarket, 1891 ; " The Cru-
saders/' Avenue, 1891 ; " The Bauble
Shop/' Criterion, 1893 ; " TheTempter/'
Haymarket, 1893 ; " The Masquera-
ders," St. James's, 1894 ; " The Case
of Rebellious Susan/' Criterion, 1894 ;
44 The Triumph of the Philistines,"
St. James's, 1895 ; " Michael and His
Lost Angel/' Lyceum, 1896 ; " The
Rogue's Comedy," Garrick, 1896 ;
" The Physician," Criterion, 1897 ;
" The Liars," Criterion, 1897 ; " The
Manoeuvres of Jane," Haymarket,
1898 ; " Carnac Sahib," Her Majesty's.
1899 ; " The Lackey's Carnival,"
Duke of York's, 1900 ; " Mrs. Dane's
Defence," Wyndham's, 1900; "The
Princess's Nose/' Duke of York's,
1902 ; " Chance the Idol/' Wyndham's,
1902 ; " Whitewashing Julia," Gar-
rick, 1903 ; " Joseph Entangled,"
Haymarket, 1904 ; " The Chevaleer,"
Garrick, 1904 ; " The Heroic Stubbs,"
Terry's, 1906 ; " The Hypocrites,"
Hudson Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1906, and Hicks Theatre, Aug., 1907 ;
" The Goal," Chicago, 1907 ; " The
Evangelist " (originally entitled " The
Galiilean's Victory "), Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, 1907 ; " DoUy
Reforming Herself/' Haymarket,
1908 ; " We Can't Be as Bad as All
That," Nazimova Theatre, New York,
1910 ; " The Ogre," St. James's, 1911 ;
" Lydia Gilmore," Lyceum, New
York, 1912; "Mary Goes First,"
Playhouse, London, 1913; "The Lie,"
Harris Theatre, New York, 1914;
" Cock o' the Walk," Cohan Theatre,
New York, 1915; "The Pacifists,"
St. James's, 1917 ; author of " Pat-
riotism and Popular Education," 1919 ;
also wrote the music-hall sketches,
"The Knife," 1909, and " Fall in
Rookies'" 1910; in Nov., 1891,
undertook the management of the
Avenue Theatre, where he produced
" The Crusaders " and revived
" Judah " ; wrote " The Divine Gift,"
published in 1913. Address : 19
Kidderpore Avenue, Hampstead,
N.W.3. Telephone : 3870 Hampstead.
Clubs : Reform and Athenaeum.
JONES, Robert Edniond, designer ;
b. Milton, New Hartford, 'U.S.A., 12
Dec., 1887 ; s. of Frederick Plumer
Jones and his wife Emma Jane
(Cowell) ; e. Harvard University ;
began theatrical designing in 1911 ;
designed the productions of " The
Man Who Married a Dumb Wife,"
" The Jest/' " Richard III," " Mac-
beth/' " Redemption," " Hamlet/'
" Desire Under the Elms," etc. ;
author (with Kenneth Macgowan) of
" Continental Stagecraft." Clubs ;
Harvard and Players'. Address : The
Players' Club, ~16 Grarnercy Park,
New York City, U.S.A.
JONES, Samuel Major, actor and
stage manager ; b. Birkenhead, 1863 ;
e. Ongar Grammar School ; m. Blanche
Stanley ; was originally in a marine
insurance office ; prior to adopting the
stage as a profession, was connected
with amateur theatricals, and gained
some reputation as a concert enter-
tainer ; made his first appearance on
the stage, at the Comedy Theatre,
Manchester, Easter, 1892, as the Lord
Chamberlain in " The Sultan of
Mocha " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Princess's Theatre,
4 Oct., 1897, as Bill Mullins in " Two
Little Vagabonds," which he also
stage-managed ; at the same theatre,
succeeded Charles Warner as Happy
Jack in " How London Lives," subse-
quently touring in the same part for
two years ; was for four years in South
Africa with Leonard Rayne, stage-
managing and playing a round of
parts ; in 1907, was engaged by Messrs.
Smith and Carpenter to stage-manage
and play parts, and was retained by
Messrs. Melville, when they took over
the house ; remained nine years
at the Lyceum Theatre, stage-manag-
ing over fifty plays ; in 1916, was
engaged by Gilbert Miller to stage-
manage " Daddy Long-Legs," at the
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Duke of York's, and under the same
management has stage-managed " The
Willow Tree/' Globe, 1917 ; " Nothing
But the Truth/' Savoy, 1918 ; " Too
Many Cooks/1 Savoy, 1919 ; " Uncle
Ned/' St. James's, 1920; "His Lady
Friends/' St. James's 1920 ; has since
fulfilled similar engagements with
F. J. Nettlefold, Apollo, 1921 ; at the
Royalty, 1922 ; Lyceum, 1922-3 ;
Regent Theatre, 1923-4 ; Adelphi,
1924 ; has appeared successfully as
Bruno Rocco in " The Eternal City/'
Baillie Nicol Jarvie in " Rob Roy,"
Archdeacon Wealthy in " The Chris-
tian/' the Messenger in " A Message
from Mars," Athos in " The Three
Musketeers," Seth Preene in " The
Lights o' London," Jacques in " The
Two Orphans/' Taffy in " Trilby,"
The Sheriff in "A White Man,"
William in " Jane," etc. Clubs :
Savage, Green Room. Address : 42
Knolly's House, Compton Street,
W.C. 1. Telephone No. : Museum
5605.
JONES, Sydney, composer ; b. Leeds,
1869 ; s. of A. S. Jones, musician ;
<?. at Leeds ; where at an early age was
well known as a conductor, before
corning into prominence as a composer
of the song " Linger Longer Loo/'
1892 ; composer of the following,
among other, works : " A Gaiety Girl/'
1893 ; " An Artist's Model," 1895 ;
"The Geisha/' 1896; "A Greek
Slave/' 1898; "San Toy/' 1899;
" My Lady Molly/' 1902 ; " See-See,"
1906; "King of Cadonia," 1908;
"A Persian Princess," 1909; "The
Girl from Utah " (with Paul Rubens),
1913 ;" The Happy Day " (with Paul
Rubens), 1916 ; was appointed musical
director at the Empire, 1905, and
composed several ballets for that house,
notably " The Bugle Call," and " Cin-
derella." Club : Eccentric.
JUNE, actress and vocalist ; b.
London, 11 June, 1900; d. of Walter
Howard Tripp and his wife Ellen
Kate (Sutherland) ; e. Paris and
London ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Palace Theatre,
June, 1911, in the ballet " Snow-
flakes," with Anna Pavlova ; she
then went to Paris, where she appeared
at the Foiies Bergeres ; appeared at
the Palace, Apr., 1914, in " The
Passing Show " ; at the Empire, May,
1915, in " Watch Your Step " ; at
the Vaudeville, Dec., 1918, in-" Buzz-
Buzz " ; then toured in variety
theatres with Nelson Keys ; at the
London Pavilion, Sept., 1920, played
in " London, Paris and New York " ;
Oct., 1921, in " Fun of the Fayre " ;
Aug., 1922, played Aspasia in " Phi-
Phi "; at the" New Oxford, July,
1923, Nellie Kelly in " Little Nellie
Kelly " ; at the Shaftesbury, May,
1924, Princess Stephanie in "^Toni " ;
in Dec., 1924, went on tour, playing
Daphne Drew in " Boodle." Recrea-
tions : Riding and tennis. Address :
27 New Cavendish Street, W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Mayfair, 6159.
K
KAELBED, Katharine, actress; b.
in England, 9 May, 1882 ; m.
J. H. Benrimo ; from 1903 to 1906
was engaged in England with F. R.
Benson's company (two seasons),
Cyril Maude's company and the
Compton Comedy Company (two
seasons) ; she then went to Australia
in 1906, " co-starring" with Julius
Knight under the management of
J. C. Williamson, Ltd., succeeding
Miss Maud Jeffries ; she remained
in Australia until 1908, when she
went to America and in the same year
played Olga in " The Devil " ;
and toured with Arnold Daly in " The
Pickpockets " ; at Chicago, Jan., 1909,
played Mrs. Payne- Allen in " The
Renegade " ; during a " star stock "
engagement at Milwaukee, played Mrs.
Dane in " Mrs. Dane's Defence," Zira,
etc. ; at the Liberty Theatre, New York,
Mar., 1909, came into prominence
by her performance of the part
of the Woman in "A Fool there
Was " ; at the New Theatre, New
York, Feb., 1910, appeared as Alaine
d'Estoile in " A Son of the People " ;
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subsequently played Judith Zaraine
In the play of that name ; at the
Nazimova Theatre, Xew York, Dec.,
1910, played Mrs, Engaine in " We
Can't be* as Bad as AH That " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Queen's Theatre,
21 Mar., 1911, in " A Fool there Was,"
repeating her former success ; at St.
Louis, Mo,, Apr., 1912, played Elinor
Wyndham in " The Glass House " ;
act the Lyric, New York, Sept., 1912,
appear ed" as Edith Cortlandt in " The
Ne'er do Well " ; made her reappear-
ance in London, at His Majesty's
Theatre, June, 1913, when she played
Calpurnia in " Julius Caesar, " during
Sir Herbert Tree's Shakespearean
festival ; at Chicago, Sept., 1914,
appeared as Zuleika in " Joseph and
Ms Brethren " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Dec., 1914, as Mdme. de
Semiano in " The Marriage of Kitty " ;
at the Cort Theatre, Apr., 1916, played
Mrs. St. Aubyn in " Beau Bmmmel " ;
at the Broadhurst, Sept., 1917, Lina
Szezepanowska in " Misalliance " ; at
the Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Apr.,
1918, Miriam Lee in " The Man Who
Stayed at Home " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Apr., 1919, Dollie Bennett
in "A Good Bad Woman " ; at the
Garrick, Washington, Jan., 1920,
played Mrs. Marchant in " Mamma's
Affairs," appearing in the same part at
the Little Theatre, New York, during
the same month." Address : 368
Fifth Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.
KAIICH, Bertha, actress ; b. Lem-
berg, Galicia, 8 Sept., 1874 ; m. (I)
Kenneth Hunter ; (2) Leopold Spach-
ner ; at the age of fifteen entered the
Lemberg Conservatoire, and studied
singing ; in 1890 made her d£but in a
comic opera company ; in 1891, she
was singing at the Bucharest National
Theatre ; made her first appearance
in New York as a singer in 1894, at the
Thalia Theatre, appearing in " La
Belle Heldne," " The Gipsy Baron,"
etc. ; subsequently made a reputation
by her performances in "A Doll's
House/' " F6dora/f " Madame Sans-
Gene," " Magda/* " Sapho/* " The
Orphan/* " The Kreutzer Sonata/'
etc., all in Yiddish ; made her d£but
on the English-speaking stage, at the
American Theatre, 22 May, 1905, as
Fedora in Sardou's play of that name ;
at the Manhattan Theatre, 23 Oct.,
1905, appeared in the title-rdle of
" Monna Vanna " ; during 1906 toured
in " There1 se Raquin " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Sept., 1906, appeared as
Miriam Friedlander in " The Kreutzer
Sonata " ; and same theatre, Oct.,
1907, played Sapho in " Sapho and
Phaon " ; subsequently toured in
" Marta of the Lowlands/* and, during
1908, in " Cora " ; during 1909, she
toured as Eva Fellanova in " The
Unbroken Road " ; at the New Theatre,
New York, Feb., 1910, played Goodwife
Joan Hathorne in " The Witch " ;
at New Haven, Oct., 1910, played
in " A Woman of To-day " ; in 1912,
appeared in " vaudeville " as
Toinette in " The Light of St. Agnes " ;
subsequently appeared in " Sapho " ;
at the Knickerbocker, New York, Dec.,
1913, played Rachel in a play of that
name ; during 1914 toured in " Mari-
ana " ; at the Palace, New York, Mar.,
1915, appeared in " The Victim " ;
after an absence of three years, re-
appeared on the New York Stage at
the Harris Theatre, Oct., 1918, as
Lilla Olrik in " The Riddle : Woman/'
and toured in the same play during
1919-20 ; at the Comedy, New York,
Jan., 1923, played Jitta Lenkheim in
" Jitta's Atonement " ; at the Frazee
Theatre, May, 1924, again played
Miriam in " The Kreutzer Sonata/'
KANE, WMtford, actor ; b. Ireland,
30 Jan., 1882 ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Belfast, 1903, as Maltby in " The
Ticket-of -Leave Man " ; subsequently
toured with Mrs. Bandmann-Palmer,
Osmond Tearle, Ian Maclaren, William
Mollison, etc., mainly in Shakespearean
repertory ; in 1909 toured with Louis
Calvert as Jackie in " Sunday " ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Duke of York's Theatre, 21 Feb., 1910,
as O'Cleary in " Justice/' at the
commencement of Charles Frohman's
Repertory Theatre season ; subse-
quently appeared at the same theatre
Apr.-May, 1910, as O'Dwyer in " Tre-
lawney of the Wells," the First Gar-
dener in " Prunella/' Mr. Peters in
" Helena's Path " ; he then, joined
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Miss Homiman's Company at the
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, where
he played an extensive round of parts ;
in Feb., 1911, became a member of
the Liverpool Repertory Theatre Com-
pany ; at the Royalty, Jan., 1912,
played Christopher Wellwyn in " The
Pigeon/' and Feb., 1912, Daniel
Murray in " The Drone/' in which he
scored a big success ; he then went
to America, making his first appearance
at the Belasco, Washington, 16 Dec.,
1912, in the last-mentioned part, in
which he also made his first appearance
in New York, at Daly's Theatre, 30
Dec., 1912 ; he then joined the com-
pany of the Fine Arts Theatre, Chi-
cago, where, during 1913, he appeared
in " Kindle Wakes/' " The Master of
the House," " Independent Means/'
etc. ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1914, played
Sam Horrocks in " Lonesome Like " ;
played a " stock " season at the Little
Theatre, Philadelphia, in the autumn
of 1914 ; at the Princess Theatre, New
York, Jan., 1915, played Sir Walter
Raleigh in " The Critic " ; at the
Bandbox Theatre, June, 1915, ap-
peared as Martin Burke in " Red
Turf " and Judas Iscariot in *' Dust
of the Road " ; at the Princess Theatre,
Nov., 1915, appeared as William
Mossop in " Hobson's Choice " ; during
1916 toured as Sam Horrocks in
" Lonesome Like " ; at the Shubert,
Boston, Apr., 1917, played Father
Donovan in " The Woman Thou
Gavest Me " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Apr., 1918, again played Sam
in " Lonesome Like " ; May, 1918,
played Abraham Bentley in " The
Rope " ; at the Fulton, June, 1918, in
" Muggins " ; at the Belasco, Nov.,
1918, Sam Tullidge in " Tiger I
Tiger ! " ; at the Neighbourhood The-
atre, Oct., 1920, William Banning in
" The Mob " ; at the Times Square
Theatre, Feb., 1921, played the Doctor
in " The Cradle Song " ; at the Neigh-
bourhood Theatre, May, 1921, ap-
peared in " Harlequinade " and " A
Night at an Inn " ; at the Neighbour-
hood Playhouse, New York, Oct.,.
1921, played Henry Huxtable in " The
Madras House " ; at the Plymouth,
%Theatre, New York, Dec., 1921,,
'Schakne in " The Idle Man " ; at
the Greenwich Village, Feb., 1922
Christopher Wellwj n in " The Pigeon"
at the Vanderbilt/May, 1922, Christo
pher Hawthorn in " Fanny Hawthorn '
(" Hindle Wakes '*) ; at Daly's, New
York, Oct., 1922, Mr. Swann in
" Dolly Jordan " ; at the Sam H.
Harris Theatre, Nov., 1922, the First
Gravedigger in " Hamlet " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Aug., 1923,
Thomas in " The Children of the
Moon " ; at the Forty-ninth Street
Theatre, Mar., 1924, Frederick Ladd
in " The Outsider " ; at the Shubert-
Riviera, Sept., 1924, Rev. Frank
Thompson in '* Outward Bound " ;
is part-author (with \V. D. Hopenstall)
of " Dark Rosaleen," first produced in
1917, and which secured a very
lengthy run when produced at the
Belasco Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1919. Address : Lambs' Club, 130
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
KARSAVINA, Tamara, Russian dan-
seuse ; b. Russia; m. H. J. Bruce ; was
trained for dancing in the schools of
the Imperial Ballet, St. Petersburg;
in 1910, succeeded Anna Pavlova as
premiere danseuse at the Imperial
Opera House ; made her first appear-
ance in London, at the Coliseum, 22
Feb., 1909, under the name of La
Tamara, when she danced in " The
Firebird " ; she appeared with the
Imperial Russian ballet, on its first
appearance, at Covent Garden, 21
June, 1911, as Armide in " Le Pavilion
d'Armide " ; subsequently she ap-
peared in " Le Spectre de la Rose/'
"Scheherazade," " Les Sylphides,"
" Cleopatre," etc. ; since 1911, has
been a frequent visitor to England,
appearing at Covent Garden, Drury
Lane, Coliseum, Empire, etc., with the
greatest success ; at the Coliseum, Mar.,
1920, appeared in " The Truth About
the Russian Dancers," specially written
for her by Sir James M. Barrie ; again
appeared at the Coliseum. 1921-22.
KAUFMAN, George 8., dramatic
author; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.,
16 Nov., 1889 ; 5. of Joseph Kaufman
and his wife Nettie (Myers) ; m.
Beatrice Bakrow ; was engaged on
the staff of the Washington Times, as
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a humorous writer, 1912- 13 ; New
York Evening Mail, 1914-15; was
then engaged on the dramatic staff of
the New York Tribune, and is now
engaged on the New York Times ;
in collaboration, has written the
following plays: " Someone in the
House " (with Lam* Evans and
Walter Percival), 1918 ; " Jacques
Duval " (adaptation), 1919 ; with
Marc Connelly has written " Dulcy,"
1921 ; " To the Ladies," 1922 ; " The
49' era," 1922 ; " Merton of the
Movies," 1922 ; " Helen of Troy,
New York," 1923, " The Deep Tangled
Wildwood," 1923 ; " Beggar on
Horseback/' 1924; "Be Yourself,"
1924 ; with. Edna Ferber, wrote
" Minick," 1924. Address : 200 West
58th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
KEALY, Thomas J., business mana-
ger, b. Co. Limerick, Ireland, 8 May,
1874 ; s. of Thomas Kealy and his
wife Norah (O'Donnell), e. by Salesian
and Jesuit Fathers ; m. Sophie Fetter ;
well known as a journaHst and thea-
trical press-agent ; part-founder and
joint-editor of the Cfttholic Review ;
was responsible for the publicity
which led to the saving of " The Old
Vic " for the nation ; business man-
ager for Sybil Thorndike, with whom
he has been associated for several
years. Favourite plays : " Saint
Joan," " The Trojan Women," " Jane
Clegg." Recreations : Reading poetry
and entertaining professional friends.
Club : Titmarsh. Address : 7 Ashen
Grove, Wimbledon Park, S.W. Tele-
phone No. : Wimbledon 2150.
KEANE, Doris, actress ; b. Michigan,
12 Dec., 1885; m. Basil Sydney;
studied for a time at the American
Academy of Dramatic Art, under
Franklin Sargent; made her first
appearance on the professional stage
at the Garrick Theatre, New York,
2 Dec., 1903, as Rose in " Whitewash-
ing Julia " ; same theatre, 30 Dec.,
1903, played Yvette in " Gypsy " ;
during 1904-5 toured in " The Other
Girl " ; at the Empire, New York,
4 Sept., 1905, appeared as Irene Miliard
in " De Lancey/' subsequently touring
in the same part ; at St. Paul, Minn,,
June, 1906, played a " stock " en-
gagement, appearing in " Friends,"
" A Social Highwayman," " The
Middleman," " Peaceful Valley," etc. ;
at the Hudson Theatre, New York,
30 Aug., 1906, appeared as Rachel
Neve in " The Hypocrites " ; made
her first appearance in London, at the
Hicks Theatre, Aug., 1907, in the
same part ; at the Garrick, New York,
Sept., 1908, played Billy in " The
Likes o' Me " ; at Wallack's, Oct.,
1908, appeared as Margaret Ellen in
" His Wife's Family " ; at the Garrick,
New York, Apr., 1909, played Joan
Thornton in " The Happy Marriage " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1909,
appeared as Sonia Kritchnofe in
"' Arsene Lupin " ; same theatre,
Sept., 1910, played Adrienne Morel
in " Decorating Clementine " ; played
the same part at the Globe Theatre,
London, Nov., 1910 ; at the Garrick,
New York, Feb., 1911, played Hope
Summers in " One World " ; at the
Lyric, New York, May, 1911, appeared
as Bess Marks in " The Lights o'
London"; at Boston, Oct., 1911,
played Tress Conway in " The Warn-
ing " ; at the Fulton Theatre, Feb.,
1912, played Deronda Deane in
" Making Good " ; at the Little
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1912,
Mimi in " The Affairs of Anatol " ;
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Feb.,
1913, became a " star," and scored a
^big success, when she played Margherita
CavalUni in " Romance " ; she con-
tinued in this play until 1915, when
she again came to London, and opened
at the Duke of York's, 6 Oct., 1915,
in the same part ; the play proved
remarkably successful, was transferred
to the Lyric, and ran 1,049 perfor-
mances ; she subsequently appeared
at the Lyric, Sept., 1918, as Roxana
Clayton in " Roxana," and Apr.,
1919, as Juliet in " Romeo and Juliet ";
subsequently returned to America ;
at the Playhouse, Feb., 1921, appeared
as Margherita in a revival of " Ro-
mance " ; at the Empire, New YTork,
Jan., 1922, played the Czarina in a
play of that name ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Mar., 1924,
Eleanor Owen in " Welded " ; at the
Curran Theatre, San Francisco, Sept.,
1924, Aurelie in " Starlight." Ad-
dress : c/o Lincoln Trust Company,
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204 Fifth Avenue, New York City,
U.S.A., or c/o Brown, Shipley & Co.,
123 Pall Mall, S.W.I.
KEANE, Robert Emmctt, actor; m.
Muriel Window ; made one of his
earliest appearances on the New York
stage, at the Fourteenth Street The-
atre, 7 Sept., 1908, as "Tod" In
" The Star Bout " ; during 1909 toured
as Harling in " Via Wireless," and in
" The Yankee-Doodle Detective " ; in
1910 toured in lf What Money Couldn't
Buy " ; he then appeared on the
" vaudeville " stage for three years ;
at the Winter Garden Theatre, New
York, June, 1914, played Rip Van
Winkle, Roosevelt, etc., in "' The
Passing Show of 1914 " ; he made his
first appearance on the London stage
at Drury Lane Theatre, 19 June, 1916,
in " Razzle-Dazzle," and made an
instantaneous success ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Aug., 1916, succeeded
Raymond Hitchcock as Mr. Man-
hattan in the piece of that name ;
returning to America, he appeared at
the Astor Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1917, as Jack Grayson in " His Little
Widows " ; at the Cohan Theatre,
Aug., 1917, as Anthony Squibbs in
" Head Over Heels " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Dec., 1917, as Larry Doyle in
" The Grass Widow " ; at the Fulton
Theatre, May, 1920, played Henry
Bird in " An Innocent Idea " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, Mar., 1924, Kenneth
Dodge in " Across the Street/' Ad-
dress : Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th
Street, New York City, U S.A.
KEEN, Malcolm, actor; b. Bristol,
8 Aug., 1887 ; 5. of Malcolm Keen and
his wife Elizabeth (Creed) ; e, Clifton ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, 1 Feb., 1902,
walking on in " Ulysses " ; spent many
years in the provinces playing a varied
round of characters in farce, drama,
and tragedy ; among the parts he has
played successfully may be mentioned
Krogstadt in " The Doll's House/'
Johann Tonneson in " The Pillars of
Society," Pete in " The Manxman,"
John Storm in " The Christian,"
Dr. Meyer Isaacson in " Bella Donna,"
Rudolf Rassendyl in " The Prisoner
of Zenda," Polignac in " The Glad
Eye," Frank Taylor in " The Land of
Promise," Will Mossop in *' Hobson's
Choice," Mr. Wn^tti 'the play of that
name, Christopher Brent in " The
Man who Stayed at Home,'3 Teiry
Fielding in " Seven Days' Leave,"
etc. ; spent two years with Martin
Harvey, and appeared with him at
the New Theatre, 1915, m " Arma-
geddon," " The Corsican Brothers,"
etc. ; at His Majesty's, with Martin
Harvey, May, 1916, played Edward IV
in " Richard III," Marcellus in " Ham-
let," Vincentio in " The Taming of the
Shrew," Williams in " King Henry
V " ; at the Palladium, Sept., 1916,
played Harold in " The .Moment
Before " ; at the Scala, Dec., 1919,
the Dream Merchant in " Fifinella " ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1920, Macau-
lay in " Over Sunday"; Apr., 1920,
Charles in " The Skin Game " ; Feb.,
1921, Peter Jekyll in " The WTonderful
Visit " ; Mar., 1921, Hilary Fairfield
in "A Bill of Divorcement " ; at the
Lyceum, Oct., 1921, Major Baron
Von Rochow in " The Burgomaster of
Stilemonde " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1922, Major Colford in " Loyal-
ties," and Dolphin in " Shall We join
the Ladies ? " ; at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1922, Henry Anderson in " East
of Suez " ; Apr., 1923, Valma in " The
Gay Lord Quex " ; at the St. Martin's,
June, 1923, succeeded Clifford Mollison
as Jacob Bennan in " R.U.R. " ; July,
1923, played The Man in Armour in
"Melloney Holtspur " ; Aug., 1923,
Philip Ross in " The Will " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1923, The Caliph in
" Hassan " ; at the St. Martin's, Jan.,
1924, Martin Potten in " A Magdalen's
Husband," and the Envoy in
" Gruach " ; at the Queen's, Aug.,
1924, the Butler in " Pansy's Arabian
Night " ; at His Majesty's, Sept., 1924,
King John of Kurdania in " The
Royal Visitor " ; at the Criterion,
Oct., 1924, Gabriel Fay in " Fata
Morgana " ; at the St. Martin's, Dec.,
1924, Paul Parisot in " No Man's
Land." Recreations : Riding and
swimming. Club: Green Room. Ad-
dress : 22 Hill Street, Knightsbridge,
S.W.3. Telephone No. : Kensington 143.
KEENAN, Frank, actor ; b. Dubuque,
Iowa, U.S.A., 8 Apr., 1858 ; s. of Owen
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Keenan and his wife, Frances (Kelly) ;
e. Boston ; m. (1) Katherine Agnes
Long (dec.) ; (2) Margaret White ;
made Ms first appearance on the stage
at Boston, 1880, where for some time he
was a member of the famous Boston
Museum Stock Company ; has been
a prominent figure on the New York
stage for over twenty-five years, and
has appeared at the Standard, New
York, Sept., 1895, as Herbert Garret-
son in " The Capitol " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, Oct., 1898, as Brother Paul
in " The Christian," and as John
Storm in the same play, Nov., 1898 ;
at the Belasco, Nov., 1905, played
Jack Ranee in " The Girl of the Golden
West " ; Dec., 1907, General Warren
in " The Warrens of Virginia " ; at the
Hudson, Oct., 1909, appeared as
Teploff in " On the Eve " ; and was
also general stage director for H. B.
Harris, at that theatre ; at the Savoy,
New York, Jan., 1910, played Joe
Moreau in " The Heights " ; at the
Lyric, New York, Nov., 1912, Cassius
in " Julius Caesar " ; at Daly's, New
York, Nov., 1914, Yosemite in the
play of that name ; at Chicago, Oct.,
1920, John Ferguson in the play of
that name ; in 1921 toured in the
same part ; at San Francisco, June,
1921, appeared as Rip Van Winkle ;
at the Sam H. Harris Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1923, played Peter
Weston in a play of that name ; of
late years has mainly devoted himself
to the cinema stage. Address : 1554
Poinsettia Place, Hollywood, Cal.,
U.S.A.
KEIGHTLEY, Cyril, actor ; b. Wel-
lington, New South Wales, Australia,
10 Nov., 1875 ; s, of Henry McCrum-
min Keightley, stipendiary magistrate,
and his wife, Caroline M. (Rotton) ; e. at
Albury Grammar School, New South
Wales, and Geelong Grammar School,
Victoria ; studied for the Bar in Ade-
laide, South Australia; m, Ethel
Dane ; went straight into an engage-
ment with a travelling company in
Australia, first appearing in Seymour,
Victoria, with Dan Barry, in repertoire ;
joined George Rignold at His Majesty's
Theatre, Sydney, remaining about
five years under his management ;
in 1896 lie toured the colonies with
Albert Norman, and in the following
year visited New Zealand, playing
lead in " The Land of the Moa " ;
he also had a short engagement with
Brough and Boucicault in the same
year, followed by a long engagement
with J. C. Williamson ; joined McKee
Rankin, and after touring Western
Australia, sailed for Africa, where he
made Ms appearance in a round of
leading parts, followed by a profes-
sional visit to Egypt ; he arrived in
England in 1902 ; made his first ap-
pearance on the London stage, at the
Adelphi, 1 Sept., 1902, as Max in
" Magda " with Nance O'Neil ; sub-
sequently appeared there as the Count
de Varville in " Camille/' and King
James in " Elizabeth, Queen of Eng-
land " ; joined F. R. Benson as leading
man, remaining with him till June,
1906 ; toured with his own company,
1906, in " She Stoops to Conquer/' and
" The School for Scandal " ; during
1907, appeared at the Garrick Theatre
under Mr. Arthur Bourchier, as Lord
Cray in " Mr. Sheridan," Sir Paul
Forester in " The Duel/* and Cap-
tain Villiers in " Simple Simon " ;
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1908,
played Sir Claude Tremayne in " Her
Father " ; at Terry's, Apr., 1908,
appeared as William Ashe in " The
Marriage of William Ashe " ; June,
1908, same theatre, as Louis Beres-
ford in " The Three of Us " ; subse-
quently went to America, and at the
Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1908,
appeared as Count Andre de Juvingy
in " Love Watches " ; on returning
to England, Apr., 1909, appeared at
Stratford-on-Avon, as lachimo in
" Cymbeline," and Cassius in " Julius
Cajsar"; at Drury Lane, Sept,, 1909,
appeared as Captain Greville Sartoris
in " The Whip " ; appeared at the
Empire, Dec., 1909, played in " Sanc-
tuary "; at the Court, Feb., 1910,
appeared as Bassanio in " The Mer-
chant of Venice " ; again visited
America, and at the Comedy, New
York, Sept., 1910, appeared as Recklaw
Poole in " The Little Damozel " ;
subsequently played lead with Annie
Russell in " The Backsliders " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1911, played
Harold, Earl of Norchester in " The
Hope " ; at the Playhouse, Feb..
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1912, played Lieut.-Colonel Mies
Anstruther in a revival of " The
Second in Command " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Apr., 1912, James Palliser in
" Jelf's " ; then went to the United
States, and in Sept., 1912, played
Hilary Cutts in " The New Sin,"
appearing at WaHack's, New York,
Oct., 1912, in the same part ; at
Philadelphia, Dec., 1912, and Empire,
New York, Jan. 1913, played Colonel
Felt in " The Spy " (" The Turning
Point ") ; on his return, appeared
at the Strand, Apr., 1913, as Hilary
Chester in " The Chaperon " ; at
Eastbourne, Feb., 1914, played John
Dar Chester in " Love and the Law " ;
at the Eltinge Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1914, played Richard Laird in
" The Song of Songs " ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, Aug., 1916, Tom Palmer in
" Cheating Cheaters " ; at the Fulton,
Oct., 1917, Harry Wynn in " Broken
Threads " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Jan., 1918, Antonia in " The
Heritage " ; at the Empire, New
York, Feb., 1918, the Duke of Bur-
chester in " The Off-Chance " ; at
the Cort Theatre, Mar., 1918, Cassius
in " Julius Caesar " ; at the Empire
Theatre, New York, May, 1918, John
Barrington in " Belinda " ; at the
Little Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1918, Jim West in " A Little Journey " ;
at Greenwich Village, Dec., 1919,
played in " Curiosity " ; at the Little,
Feb., 1920, Tom Herford in "He and
She " ; at Maxine Elliott's, May, 1920,
Jim Heath in " AU Soul's Eve";
at the La Salle, Chicago, Sept., 1920,
Adam Smith in " Adam and Eva " ;
at the Booth Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1921, Dr. Basil Traherne in
" The Green Goddess " ; at the Bijou,
Mar., 1921, Dr. George Edwardes
in " The Tyranny of Love " ; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre, Aug., 1922,
played Eric Brierly in " Fool's Errant";
at the Empire, New York, Nov., 1922,
Steven Tillerton in " The Texas Night-
ingale " ; at the Longacre, Feb., 1923,
Daniel Farr, K.C., in " The Laughing
Lady " ; at Daly's, New York, Oct.,
1923, Roger Carlyle in " Virginia Runs
Away " ; at the Plymouth Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1923, Prince Peter in
<£ A Royal Fandango." Favourite
parts : Hotspur in " Henry IV " and
Mercutio. Recreations : Fly-fishing,
shooting, fencing, and billiards.
Clubs : Green Room, London ;
Players', New York. Address : Green
Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2;or Players' Club, 16 Gramercy
Park, New York City, U.S.A.
KELHAM, Ayice, actress and vocal-
ist; b. London, 6 Nov., 1892; d. of
Richard Phillips Kelham and his wife
Amelia Catherine (Roberts) ; e. Hamp-
stead ; m. Christopher Anstey ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Gaiety Theatre, 4 Mar., 1911, in the
chorus of " Peggy " ; subsequently
understudied Gabrielle Ray as Polly
in this piece, and later appeared as
Diamond in the same play ; in Feb.,
1912, played Sybil in " The Sunshine
Girl," and subsequently went to
Daly's Theatre, succeeding Gertie
Millar as Lady Babbie in " Gipsy
Love " ; at Daly's, May, 1913, played
Emma in " The Marriage Market,"
and subsequently toured in both of
these last-mentioned parts ; at the
Princes, Manchester, Dec., 1914, played
Estelle in " Betty " ; reappeared at
the Gaiety, 1915, succeeding Moya
Mannering, as Victoria in " To-
Night's the Night " ; at the Strand,
Nov., 1916, played Betty in " Buxell " ;
at the London Pavilion, Feb., 1917,
appeared in " Cheerio ! " ; and Dec.,
1917, in " Any Old Thing " ; at the
Winter Garden, May, 1919, played
Zelie in " Kissing Time." Recreations :
Motoring, tennis, walking, and dancing.
Address : 9 Portsea Place, Hyde Park,
W.I.
KELLOGG, SMrley, actress and
vocalist ; b. 27 May, 1888 ; m. Albert P.
de Courville (mar. dis.) ; made her
earliest appearances in the United
States ; at the New York Theatre,
Nov., 1908, played Ella Lee in " Miss
Innocence " ; in 1909 appeared with
Montgommery and Stone as Ethel
Trotter in " The Old Town," appearing
at the Globe, New York, Jan., 1910, in
the same part ; at the Jardin de Paris,
New York, in June, 1910, played in
" The Follies of 1910 " ; at the Globe,
New York, Nov., 1911, appeared as
Daisy Dean in " The Three Romeos " ;
first appeared in London, at the
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Hippodrome, 28 Oct., 1912, as Cornelia
Van Huyt in " The Blue House " ;
in Dec., -1 9 12, appeared there In the
revue " Hullo, Ragtime ! " in which she
made a big success ; at the Prince of
Wales's Theatre, 1 Nov., 1913, ap-
peared as Sylvia Lester in " Are You
There ? M ; subsequently appeared at
the Hippodrome in " Hullo, Tango ! "
Dec., 1913 ; " Push and Go," May,
1915 ; " Joyland," Dec., 1915 ; at
Dniry Lane Theatre, June, 1916,
played in " Razzle- Dazzle " ; at the
Hippodrome, Jan., 1917, in " Zig-
Zag " ; at the Strand Theatre, Feb.,
1918, appeared as Nan Carey in
" Cheating Cheaters " ; at the Hippo-
drome, Mar., 1918, in " Box o' Tricks " ;
and Mar., 1919, in " Joy-Bells " ;
went to Canada, 1921, opening at
Quebec, Oct., 1921, in " Hullo,
Canada ! " ; during 1924 was touring
in the English provinces in " The
Little Fisher Maid," and " Happy
Hours."
KELLY, Eva, actress and vocalist ;
b. Lockhaven, Pa.. U.S.A., 18 Sept.,
1880 ; d. of James T. and Anna Kelly,
actor and actress ; e. Lockhaven and
New York Schools ; m. G. P. Huntley 7
made her first appearance on the
stage at Califorina Theatre, San
Francisco, in 1883, as a child of three,
in McKee Rankin's company, as
Mustard Seed in a revival of " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream*'; in 1894,
was in the chorus of the Alice Neilson
Opera Company ; appeared at the
Casino, under George Lederer in " The
Rounders " ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Shaftesbury, 25
Apr., 1900, as Trotter in " An American
Beauty " ; in July, 1909, played Lotta
Rocks in " The Casino Girl " ; subse-
quently appeared at the Gaiety in
" The Toreador " ; at the Apollo,
Feb., 1901, played in " The Belle of
Bohemia " ; Sept., 1901, appeared in
" Kitty Grey," and in 1902, appeared
in " Three Little Maids," and in
" Naughty Nancy/' at the Savoy ;
subsequently toured through Aus-
tralia and America with George
Edwardes's company ; at the Apollo,
1906, played in " Mr. Popple (of
Ippleton) " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
31 Jan., 1907, played Gretchen in
" Miss Hook of Holland " ; Apr.,
1908, appeared as Mdme. de Pilaine
in " My Mimosa Maid " ; at the
Hicks Theatre, Oct., 1908, appeared
as Didine in " The Hon'ble Phil " ;
in Dec. sailed for America, to tour
in " Kitty Grey " ; in 1909-10, played
lead in " stock " seasons ; subse-
quently appeared, with her husband,
in " Buying a Gun " and " Curios,"
in various variety theatres ; at the
Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1914, played
Rawlins in " Betty " ; subsequently
toured as Chicquette in the same piece ;
at Daly's, May, 1916, played Luna
d'Etoile in " The Happy Day " ; at
the Coliseum, Nov., 19"l6, appeared
with her husband in " Selling a Pup,"
of which she was part-author ; toured
in this 1917-18 ; at the Coliseum,
June, 1918, played Dulcie Ducie in
" A Change of Tactics," of which she
was also part-author ; in 1920, again
went to the United States. Recreations:
Ice skating, driving, motoring, and
fanning. Address : c/o J. Southern,
38 Bury Street, St. James's, S.W.I.
KELLY, George, actor and dramatic
author; b. Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.,
1890 ; made his first appearance on
the stage in 1911, and has appeared
all over the United States ; played
juveniles on the regular stage for five
years, and appeared in vaudeville
sketches for a further five years ; has
written " Mrs. Ritter Appears," 1917 ;
"The Torch Bearers," 1922; "The
Show-Off," 1924.
KELLY, Ren6e, actress ; b. London,
4 June, 1888; d. of Robert Kelly;
e. London and in America ; m. A.
Hylton Allen ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at Bridgeport,
Conn., U.S.A., Nov., 1906, when she
walked on in " The Genius," with
Nat Goodwin ; made her first appear-
ance in New York, at the Garrick
Theatre, 2 Mar., 1908, as Mamie
Carter in " The Easterner " ; appeared
at Daly's, New York, Oct., 1908,
when she played Mamie in " Myself -
Bettina," with Maxine Elliott ; re-
mained in the same company till 1910,
playing Kitty in " The Chaperon,"
at the opening of the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, 30 Dec., 1908 ; toured in both
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these parts and as Violet in " Deborah
of Tod's"; in 1911 joined the
Drama Players at Chicago ; appeared
with that company at the Lyric
Theatre, New York, Sept.-Xov., 1911,
as Maisie Clifford in " Modern
Marriage," Hilda Wangel in Ibsea's
play, " The Lady from the Sea," and
Henriette in an adaptation of
Moliere's play, " Les Femmes
Savantes," entitled " The Learned
Ladies " ; appeared at the Casino,
New York, Dec., 1911, as Peggy
Barrison in " Peggy " ; made her first
appearance on the London Stage, at
the Criterion, 18 June, 1912, as Ann
in the play of that name ; returned
to America, and at the Fulton Theatre,
N.Y., Sept., 1912, appeared as June
Thornborough in " June Madness " ;
at Poughkeepsie, Oct., 1912, played
Rachel in " The Five Frankforters " ;
in Nov., 1912, toured with Robert
Loraine, as Ann Whitefield in " Man
and Superman " ; returning to Lon-
don, appeared at the Comedy Theatre,
Apr., 1913, as Eve Addison in " The
Inferior Sex"; May, 1913, as Enid
Underwood in " Strife," and June,
1913, as Agnes Ralston in " Jim the
Penman ; returned to New York, 1913 ;
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Jan., 1914,
played Ethel Travis in " Don't Weaken" ;
at the Studebaker Theatre, Chicago,
Feb., 1914, Enid Stonor in "The
Speckled Band " ; at the Davidson, Mil-
waukee, May, 1914, appeared in "The
Call of Youth " ; at the Park Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1914, played the
Queen of the Southland in " The Garden
of Paradise " ; at Toledo, Dec., 1914
appeared as Judy in "Daddy Longlegs "
continued to tour in this part, 1915-16
she then returned to London, and at
the Duke of York's, May, 1916,
appeared in the same part, and con-
tinued throughout the run of over
500 performances ; at the Globe,
Oct., 1917, appeared as The Image
and Mary Temple in " The Willow
Tree " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1918,
played Gwendolyn Ralston in " Noth-
ing But the Truth " ; at the Queen's,
June, 1919, Marjorie Caner in " The
Cinderella Man " ; at the Coliseum,
Mar., 1920, Bobbie in " Bobbie Settles
Down " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Apr., 1920, Blanche Wheeler in " Fair
and Warmer " ; at the Globe, July,
1920, Mdlle. Juliette in " French
Leave " ; at the Kingsway, Mar.,
1921, Sally Snape in " The Heart of
a Child " ; during 1922-23, appeared
in variety theatres in playlets ; at the
Criterion, Xov., 1923, played Dulcinea
in " Dulcy " ; at the Savoy, Mar.,
1924, Miranda in " Blinkers " ; July,
1924, Lady O'Moy in " In the Snare '' ;
in Oct., 1924, went to South Africa,
playing lead in " Tiger Cats," " Out-
ward Bound," " The Mask and the
Face," and " The Chinese Puzzle."
Favourite part : Rosalind in " As You
Like It." Recreations : Golf, sewing,
and reading. Address: HE Hyde
Park Mansions, X.W.I. Telephone
-Vo. : Paddington 7748.
KELLY, W. W., J.P., C.C. ; b. in
America, 16 Dec., 1853 ; manager ; m.
Edith Cole ; prior to coming to Eng-
land, was a prominent manager in the
United States, and for some years man-
aged W. J. Ferguson, Maud Granger,
and Charlotte Thompson ; in 1883, he"
" discovered " Grace Hawthorne,
whom he brought to London, opening
at the old Olympic Theatre, Oct., 1886,
with " The Governess/' a revised
version of " Miss Multon " and " East
Lynne " ; subsequently produced " A
Ring of Iron " ; from 1887-9, was
manager of the Princess's Theatre,
producing " Siberia," " Shadows of a
Great City," " The Still Alarm,"
" Nowadays," " The Good Old Times,"
and " Theodora " ; in 1891, produced
" A Royal Divorce " at the New
Olympic Theatre, which he subse-
quently reproduced at the Princess's,
and has been proprietor of this play
ever since ; in 1897, he became
Lessee and Manager of the Metropole
Theatre and the New Theatre Royal,
Birkenhead ; subsequently secured
Kelly's Theatre, Liverpool, and suc-
ceeded Mr. Wentworth Croke as Lessee
and Manager of the Shakespeare
Theatre, Liverpool ; he disposed of
Kelly's, Liverpool in 1916, and the
Theatre Royal, Birkenhead, in 1920 ;
sat as Councillor for Argyle Ward,
Birkenhead for over thirteen years,
and was offered the Mayoralty of the
Borough on three occasions, but
pressure of business prevented his
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acceptance ; in 1916, elected City
Councillor for Dingle Ward, Liverpool ;
in 1918, was appointed a Justice of
the Peace for the Borough of Birkem-
head. Address : Shakespeare Theatre,
Liverpool.
KEMPEB, Coffin, American mana-
ger ; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S A., 17 Feb.,
1870 ; e. Cincinnati ; m. Hope Latham ;
in conjunction with Lincoln Wagen-
bals, Ms partner, entered into
management of Stone's Opera House,
Binghampton, New York, where he
founded a fine " stock " company in
June, 1893; in the Sept. following,
they presented Louis James and com-
pany in a Shakespearean repertory
at the Grand Opera House, New
York ; since that date they have
managed the following " stars " :
Louis James, Frederick Warde,
Kathryn Kidder, Madame Modjeska,
Henry Miller, Arthur Byron, Blanche
Walsh, and Annie Russell ; in the
autumn of 1906 they opened the new
Astor Theatre, New York, of which
they were the sole lessees and managers ;
subsequently retired for some years,
but during the past two or three years,
have re-entered the field as producing
managers ; during 1920, they produced
" Spanish Love " at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre, and "The Bat" at the
Morosco Theatre ; produced " The
Bat," at the St. James's Theatre,
Jan., 1922. Recreations : Athletics,
music, and literature. Address : Astor
Theatre Building, New York City,
U.S.A.
KENDAL, Doris, actress ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1918,
when she toured as Kitty in " Char-
ley's Aunt " ; during 1919 toured as
Lady Gillian Dunsmore in " Nurse
Benson," and 1920, as Victoria in
" Home and Beauty " ; she appeared
at the Playhouse, Apr., 1921, as
Martha Weldon in "Up in Mabel's
Room " : she then went to Australia,
where she toured, under J. C. William-
son, Ltd. ; on returning to England,
1923, toured as Poppy in " Ambrose
Applejohn's Adventure" and Ethel
Warren in " The Great Lover " ; at
the Haymarket, Nov., 1923, played
the Hon. Gwendoline Fairfax ' in
" The Importance of Being Earnest " ;
at the Aldwych, Feb., 1924, Mary
Grayson in "It Pays to Advertise/'
KENBAL, Margaret, actress; 6.
Cleethorpes, Lines, 15 Mar., 1849 ;
d. of Margaretta (Marinus) and William
Robertson, the twenty-second child
of her parents ; sister of T. W. Robert-
son, the famous dramatist, E. Shafto
Robertson, actor and Fanny Robertson,
actress ; m. W. H. Kendal (Grimston) ;
her parents were both in the theatrical
profession, and from her childhood
she was connected with the stage ;
previous to her marriage she was known
as Madge Robertson ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the old
Marylebone Theatre, 20 Feb., 1854,
as the child Marie in " The Struggle
for Gold," and " The Orphan of the
Frozen Sea " ; at the same theatre
she also played Jeannie in " The
Seven Poor Travellers," 26 Feb.,
1855 ; the child in " The Stranger,"
26 Mar., 1855 ; Small Pica in " Tit-
Tat-Toe," 26 Dec., 1856 ; Mary Fond-
love in " Spare the Rod and Spoil the
Child," 20 Apr., 1857 ; at the Theatre
Royal, Bristol, 1855, she played Eva
in " Uncle Tom's Cabin " ; from
1860-3, she was at this theatre, and
in 1860, played in <f Puss in Boots " ;
in 1862, played Cinderella, and 1863,
Little Goody Two-Shoes ; at the
opening of the Theatre Royal, Bath,
4 Mar., 1863, she appeared as Alice
in " Marriage at Any Price," and the
second singing Fairy in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," in the latter piece
Ellen Terry appeared as Titania ;
played Cinderella on 9 Mar., 1863,
and returning to Bristol, remained
there till 1865 ; she reappeared in
London, at the Haymarket, 29 July,
1865, playing Ophelia in " Hamlet,"
Walter Montgommery playing Hamlet,
and James Fernandez Laertes ; she
also supported Montgommery there
as Blanche in " King John " and
Desdemona in " Othello " ; as a proof
of her versatility, she played Cupid
in " Ixion/' on 29 Aug., 1865,
and subsequently played Jessica in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; she then
toured with Montgommery, and sub-
sequently appeared at Hull, where in
1866, she played Julie in " Richelieu "
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and Lady Macbeth with Samuel
Phelps ; she then appeared at Liverpool
and Nottingham as Juliet, Peg Woffing-
ton in " Masks and Faces," and
Pauline in " The Lady of Lyons " ;
at Drury Lane, 22 Apr., 1867, she
played Edith Fairlam in " The Great
City " ; at the Haymarket, Oct.,
1867, she played Georgina in " Our
American Cousin," with E. A. Sothern,
also appearing with him as Alice in
" Brother Sam," Ada Ingot in " David
Garrick," Blanche Dumont in "A
Hero of Romance," and also appeared
as Marguerite in "A Wife Well
Won " and Hypolita in " She Would
and She Wrould Not " ; at the opening
of the Gaiety Theatre, 21 Dec., 1868,
she played Florence in " On the
Cards " ; she also appeared there as
Lady Clara Vere de Vere in " Dreams,"
1869 ; she then rejoined the Hay-
market company on tour, and played
Viola, Rosalind, Lady Teazle, Kate
Hardcastle and Lydia Languish ; she
remained at the Haymarket until the
end of 1874, during which period she
played Lilian Vavasour in " New Men
and Old Acres," Ellen Petworth in
" Barwise's Book," Lydia Languish in
" The Rivals," Florence Marigold in
" Uncle Will," Zeolide in " The Palace
of Truth," Lady Teazle in " The
School for Scandal," Rosalind in "As
You Like It," Kate Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer," Miranda
in " The Busybody," Galatea in
" Pygmalion and Galatea," Ada in
" Faded Flowers," Ethel in " A Little
Change," Selene in " The Wicked
World," Mrs. Whymper in " His Own
Enemy," Mrs. Sebright in " The Over-
land Route," Lady Gay Spanker in
" London Assurance," Madge in
" Twenty Minutes Under An Um-
brella," Jessy Meadows in " Single
Life," Mrs. Van Brugh in " Charity/'
Mab in " Queen Mab," Elinor Vane
in " A Madcap Prince," Mrs. Honeyton
in " A Happy Pair " ; in Nov., 1874,
she went on tour with her husband,
then appeared at the Opera Comique
and Gaiety, 1875, and then appeared
at the Court with John Hare in
Mar., 1875, playing the name part
in " Lady Flora " ; she also appeared
at the Court, as Mrs. Fitzroy in " A
Nine Days' Wonder," Lady Hilda
in st Broken Hearts/' and Susan
Hartley in <f A Scrap of Paper " ;
during" her engagement at the Court,
her husband was a silent partner
with John Hare ; she next appeared
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
Sept., 1876, under the Bancrofts,
as Lady Ormond in " Peril," fol-
lowed by Clara Douglas in " Money,"
Lady Gay Spanker in " London As-
surance," and Dora in " Diplomacy " ;
she then returned to the Court Theatre,
Jan., 1879, appearing in a revival of
" A Scrap of Paper " ; in Feb., 1879,
she played the Countess D'Autreval in
" The Ladies* Battle," and Apr.,
1879, played Kate Greville in " The
Queen's Shilling " ; her husband then
publicly entered into partnership with
John Hare at the St. James's, and this
partnership existed from Oct., 1879,
to July, 1888 ; during that period
she appeared in the following parts :
Kate Greville in " The Queen's Shil-
ling/' Lady Giovanna in " The Falcon,"
Mrs. Sternhold in " Still Waters Run
Deep/' Susan in " William and
Susan," " Isabel Ransome in " Good
Fortune/' Millicent Boycott in " The
Money Spinner," Ann Carew in " A
Sheep in Wolf's Clothing/' Pauline
in " The Lady of Lyons," Mrs. Pinch-
beck in " Home," Mrs. Frank Preston
in " The Cape Mail," Kate Verity in
" The Squire," Mrs. Beresford in
" Impulse," Nora Desmond in " Young
Folks' Ways," Claire de Beaupre in
" The Ironmaster," Rosalind in "As
You Like It," Lilian Selkirk in " The
Castaways," Agnes Roydant in " May-
fair/' Antoinette Rigaud in the play
of that name, the Countess de Moray
in " The Wife's Sacrifice/' Mrs. Spencer
Jermyn in " The Hobby Horse/'
Lady Clancarty in the play of that
name, and Lady Amyot in " The
Wife's Secret " ; in the autumn of
1888 she toured with her husband,
and her next appearance in London
was at the Court Theatre, Mar., 1889,
when she played Lady Vivash in " The
Weaker Sex," and in May, 1889, she
appeared as Kate Desmond in "A
White Lie " ; the same year she went
to America for the first time, making
her first appearance in New York,
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, 7 Oct.,
1889, as Susan Hartley in " A Scrap
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of Paper " ; further tours followed,
and she added the parts of Lady
Marsden In " All for Her/' Helen
Rutherford in " The Senator's Wife,"
Violet Huntley in " Marriage/' 1892,
and Katherine Vail in " Prince Kara-
toff" to her repertory ; reappeared in
London, at the Avenue Theatre, Jan.,
1893, in " A White Lie," followed by
" The Ironmaster/' " The Silver
Shell " (" Prince KaratofI "), " A
Scrap of Paper " ; again toured 1893-6
and played Paula in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray/' Miriam Chisholm
in " The Fall of the Leaf," Mrs. Armi-
tage in " The Greatest of These — /'
Lady Guilderoy in " Lord and Lady
Guilderov," etc. ; appeared at the
Garrick theatre, June, 1896, in " The
Greatest of These — " ; again toured,
1896-8, playing Sara Lester in "A
Flash in the Pan," Dorothy Blossom
in " The Elder Miss Blossom/' and
Mrs. Grantham in " Not Wisely but
too Well " ; appeared at the St.
James's, Sept., 1898, as Dorothy in
" The Elder Miss Blossom " ; on tour,
1899-1900, appeared as Margaret
Hurlestone in " The Poverty of Riches "
and Mildred Archerson in " The Like-
ness of the Night," playing the latter
part at the Grand, Fulham, Nov.,
1900 ; at the Tyne, Newcastle, Mar.,
1901, played the Duchess of Cluny
in " The Secret Orchard " ; reappeared
at the St. James's, Sept., 1901, in
" The Elder Miss Blossom," and in
Oct. in " The Likeness of the Night " ;
on tour, 1902, played Mrs. Trecarrel
in " St. Martin's Summer," and Mrs.
Hamilton in " Conscience," subse-
quently called " Mrs. Hamilton's
Silence " ; appeared at His Majesty's
Theatre, with Beerbohm Tree and
Ellen Terry, June, 1902, as Mistress
Ford in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor "; on tour, 1903, played Anne
McLeod in " One People," in which
she appeared at the Coronet, May,
1903 ; on tour, 1903, played Marjorie
Lyall in " Dick Hope," playing the
same part at the Coronet, Dec., 1903 ;
on tour, 1904, played Lady Audrey
Whitby in " The Housekeeper," and
played the same part at the Camden,
Dec., 1904 ; on tour, 1905, played
Nora in " The Bird at the Neck/'
appearing in the same part at the
King's, Hammersmith, Mar., 1905 ;
appeared at the St. James's, Sept.,
1905, in " Dick Hope," and in Oct.,
in " The Housekeeper " ; on tour,
1906, played Mrs. Hyacinth in "A
Tight Corner," and 1907, Judith
Carlusen in " The Melcombe Marriage ";
at the Coronet, Apr., 1907, played
in " A Tight Corner " ; on tour, 1907,
played Mrs. Stannas and Lady Mar-
rable in " The Other Side," and played
the same parts at the Grand, Fulham,
Mar., 1908; on tour, 1908, played
Constance Livingstone in " The
Whirlpool," and played the same part
at the Marlborough Theatre, Sept.,
1908 ; also on tour, 1908, appeared
as Madame Armieres in " The House
of Clay," in which she appeared at the
Coronet, Oct., 1908 ; has since practi-
cally retired from the stage, her only-
appearance having been made at His
Majesty's Theatre, on the occasion
of the Gala performance, 27 June,
1911, when she played Mistress Ford
in the letter scene from " The Merry
Wives of Windsor " ; was Commanded
by the late Queen Victoria to appear
wxth her husband at Osborne, 1 Feb.,
1887, in " Uncle's Will " and " Sweet-
hearts." Recreation : Reading. Ad-
dress : 12 Portland Place, W.I.
KENDALL, Henry, actor; b. Lon-
don, 28 May, 1897 ; s. of William Horn
Kendall and his wife Rebecca (Nathan) ;
e. City of London School ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Lyceum Theatre, Sept., 1914, as a
" super " in " Tommy Atkins " ; sub-
sequently appeared in the chorus of
" Business as Usual," at the Hippo-
drome, Dec., 1914 ; " Watch Your
Step," Empire, 1915 ; spent nine
months at the " Old Vic," 1915, play-
ing juvenile parts in' Shakespearean
repertory, including Claudio in " Much
Ado About Nothing/' Florizel in " The
Winter's Tale," Sebastian in " Twelfth
Night," etc. ; served in the Royal Air
Force, 1916-19, as Captain, gaining
the Air Force Cross ; on being demo-
bilised in 1919, appeared at the Gar-
rick, Mar., 1919, as the Second Marquis
in " Cyrano de Bergerac," and sub-
sequently at Drury Lane, played
Christian in the same play ; at the
Little Theatre, Feb., 1920, played
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Guy in " Mumsee " ; at the Globe,
July, 1920, scored a success when he
appeared as Lieut. George Graham in
"French Leave"; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1920, as St. George in " Where
the Rainbow Ends " ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1921, as Harry Richard-
son in " Polly With a Past " ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1921, succeeded
Leon Quartermaine as Edward Luton in
" The Circle " ; at the St. James's, Aug.,
1921, played James in "Threads";
at the Queen's, Oct., 1921, played the
leading part of Barry Scarlett in " The
Hotel Mouse " ; at the Royalty, Nov.,
1921, Tom Godling in " Two Jacks and
a Jill " ; at the Ambassadors', Mar.,
1922, played in " The Curate's Egg " ;
at the Everyman, July, 1922, played
Bluntschli in " Arms and the Man " ;
at His Majesty's, Sept., 1922, Harold
Knox in " East of Suez " ; at the
Ambassadors', Mar., 1923, John Wilt-
shire in " Marriage by Instalments " ;
at the Shaftesbury, May, 1923, Geoffrey
Dangerfield in " Stop Flirting " ; at
the Regent (for the Repertory Players) ,
Nov., 1923, Dick Chappellin " Havoc,"
and the same part when the play was
staged for a run at the Haymarket,
Jan., 1924 ; at the Royalty, June,
1924, Billy Reynolds in " Bachelor
Husbands " ; at the Regent (for the
Fellowship of Players), July, 1924,
Orlando in " As You Like It" ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1924, appeared
in " Chariot's Revue " ; is one of the
Founders of the Repertory Players, and
Vice-Chairman and Business Manager
of the Society ; has also appeared
in several film plays. Recreation :
Music ; has composed several songs,
and a musical comedy, " The New
Poor." Club : Royal Air Force.
Address : 66 Corringham Road,
Golder's Green, N.W.4. Telephone
No. : Speedwell, 2505.
KENDALL, John, dramatic author ;
b. London, 21 June, 1869 ; s. of the
late Rev. E. K. Kendall, M.A., D.C.L.,
e. Portsmouth and Woolwich ; m.
Katherine Githa Sowerby ; entered
Royal Artillery in 1888 ; retired 1904,
with rank of Captain ; well known as
a writer under his pseudonym of
" Dum-Dum " ; commenced writing
in India, 1900 ; became a contributor
to Pmwh, 1902 ; is the author of the
following plays : " Mrs. Bill," Court,
1908 ; " Laughter in Court," Dniry
Lane, 1909 ; " Dad/' Playhouse,
1911; "Bingo/' New, 1923/is the
author of several volumes of humorous
verse, ** Odd Creatures," " Odd Num-
bers/' " A Fool's Paradise/' " The
Crackling of Thorns," " Rhymes of
the East," " In the Hills," "-At Odd
Moments," etc. Recreations : Golf
and humorous literature. Club :
Savile. Address : 18 Kensington Square,
W.8. Telephone No. : Western 6905.
KENBEICK, Alfred, actor ; b. Lon-
don, 5 Aug., 1869 ; e. at King's College;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Grand, Islington, 20 Mar., 1890,
as Lorenzo in " The Merchant of
Venice," with Hermann Vezin ; toured
with Vezin in " Danl Drace," " The
Love Chase," " Othello," etc. ; sub-
sequently appeared at Terry's, 1891,
in " Culprits " ; toured in " The
Rocket," " The Magistrate," " In
Chancery/' " The Times," with Ed-
ward Terry ; in 1894 toured as Jack
Chesney in " Charley's Aunt " ; sub-
sequently appeared at the St. James's
and toured with Ben Greet ; in 1896,
appeared at the Criterion in " A Blind
Marriage " ; during 1897-8 toured
in the United States with Julia
Marlowe, playing Romeo, Orlando,
Ingomar, Prince Charlie and the
Marquis Von Sturm ell in " The
Countess Valeska " ; fulfilled long
engagements with Sir Henry Irving,
Sir Charles Wyndham, and Charles
Frohman ; has appeared of late years
with Fred Terry and Julia Neilson, at the
New Theatre, Strand Theatre, and on
tour in "The Scarlet Pimpernel/' "The
Popinjay," " Dorothy o' the Hall/'
" Matt o' Merrymount," " Henry of
Navarre," "As You Like It," "The
Duchess of Suds," "Mistress Wilful/'
"Sweet Nell of Old Drury," "The
Argyle Case," " Much Ado About
Nothing," " The Marlboroughs," etc.
Hobby : Painting. Club ; Green
Room. Address : 21 St. Mary's
Mansions, Paddington, W.2.
KENNEDY, Charles Eann, dramatic
author ; b. Derby, 14 Feb., 1871 ; s. of
Annie Leng (Fawcett) and Edmund
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Hall Kennedy ; g.-s. of Charles Rann
Kennedy, the famous Greek scholar ; br.
of E. F~ Kennedy ; br.-in-law of Mrs.
Harold E. Gorst," novelist ; e. College
School, Saltley, Birmingham ; m. Edith
Wynne Matthison ; formerly engaged
in mercantile life, also as theatrical
business manager, actor, etc. ; origin-
ally intended for holy orders ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Her Majesty's Theatre, 28 April, 1897,
as a starving Citizen in " The Seats of
the Mighty " ; after touring as Lord
Drelincourt in "Jim the Penman,"
became treasurer at the Metropole
Theatre, Camberwell, under J. B.
Muiholland, remaining two years ;
next joined Ben Greet, first as
business manager and subsequently as
actor, appearing in the latter capacity
as Prospero in " The Tempest,"
Duke Orsino in " Twelfth Night,"
Leonato in " Much Ado About
Nothing," Oliver in " As You Like It,"
Doctor in " Everyman," etc., etc. ;
made Ms first appearance in New York,
at the Mendelssohn Hall, 1903, as
the Doctor and Messenger in " Every-
man " ; author of " What Men Dare,"
" The Servant in the House " ; " The
Winter-feast/' " The Terrible Meek,"
" The Flower of the Palace of Han,"
" The Necessary- Evil " ; " The Rib of
the Man," "The Army With the
Banners/5 " The Fool from the Hills,"
" The Chastening," " The Admiral,"
" The Salutation " ; two pantomimes ;
resumed acting at Chicago, May, 1913,
when he appeared as John Heron in
his own play " The Necessary Evil " ;
at the Cort Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1918, appeared in " Everyman " ; at
the Vieux Colombier Theatre, New
York, Apr., 1918, produced Ms own
play, " The Army with Banners " ;
has since produce'd and appeared in
the annual Greek Play at Millbrook,
New York, playing Herakles in
" Alcestis," Creon in " Antigone " ;
reappeared in London, June, 1924,
when he played the Carpenter in " The
Chastening," and the Sailor in " The
Admiral " ; the Censor refused a
licence for the first-named, which was
performed at St. Paul's Church, and at
the Mary Ward Settlement ; returned
to America in Aug., 1924, and toured
in " The Chastening," " The Admiral,"
and " The Salutation." Club ; Play-
ers3, New York. Address : The
Bennett School, Millbrook, N.Y., U.S.A.
KENNEDY, EdnniHd actor; b.
Derby, 8 Apr., 1873 ; 5. of Edmund
Hall "Kennedy; brother of C. Rann
Kennedy ; e. Saltley College School,
Birmingham ; m. Lilian Mason,
actress ; was acting manager at
Metropole, Camberwell, under J. B.
Mulholland for some time ; made his
first appearance on the stage in 1898,
at Belfast ; toured as Colonel An-
struther in " The Second in Com-
mand " with Ben Greet's company, and
as Prince Dimitri in " Resurrection,"
1904 ; appeared in Wilson Barrett's
drama, " The Never Never Land," and
in the same author's " Lucky Durham,"
in which he played lead 1,500 times ;
visited America in 1908 and ap-
peared in his brother's play, " The
Servant in the House "; in 1911 toured
as Harry Thresk in " The Witness
for the Defence ; in 1912, appeared at
the Lyceum, as De Brissac in " The
Women of France " ; subsequently
toured as Paul Sylvaine in " Leah
Kleschna," Dexter in " Find the
Woman," Brassbound in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion," and Jack-
son Ives in " Ready Money " ; at the
Booth Theatre, New York, Jan., 1914,
played Sam Thatcher in " Change " ; in
1914 toured in the English provinces as
Prosper Couramont in "A Scrap of
Paper " ; during 1915-16 toured as
Sir Berkeley Wynne in " The Flag
Lieutenant " ; 1917 toured as Harley
Napier in ' ' The Case of Lady Camber,"
and as Hyacinth Petaval in " The
Angel in the House " ; in 1918 toured
as Yucca Len in " Inside the Lines " ;
also played various parts for the
N. A.C.B., in English Garrison Theatres;
during 1919-20 toured as Karl Pfeiffer
in " Uncle Sam," The Beachcomber
in " The Bird of Paradise," and Mr.
Wu in the play of that name ; at the
Lyceum, 1921, played Big Wolf in
" The Savage and the Woman " ;
at the St. James's, Aug., 1921, Barton
in " Threads " ; at the Kingsway,
Mar., 1922, Tai Fah Min in " The
Yellow Jacket "; Strand, July, 1922,
Dr. Javelin in " The Risk " ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1922, Veitel in " The
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Torch"; at the Strand, Dec., 1922,
Dick and Supervisor Dance in " Trea-
sure Island " ; Dec., 1923, Blind Pew
and Dick in the same play, and Dec.,
1924, Blind Pew and Israel Hands in
the same piece. Address : 38 Sydney
Road, West Ealing, W.13. Telephone
No. : Ealing 1699.
KENNEDY, Joyce, actress ; 6. Lon-
don, 1 July, 1900 ; d. of Dr. Arthur
Stoddard Kennedy and his wife,
Katherine Stuart " (Beane) ; was a
pupil of the Royal Academy of Dra-
matic Art, where she gained a Gold
Medal ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the St. James's Theatre,
Jan., 1920, in " Julius Caesar"; she
then toured with Henry Ainley as
Portia in " Julius Caesar " ; at the
Victoria Palace, Dec., 1921, played
the Queen in " The Windmill Man " ;
at the Haymarket, June, 1922, appeared
as a servant in " The Dover Road " ;
Mar., 1923, Alice in " Isabel, Edward
and Anne " ; June, 1923, Freda
Mannock in " Success " ; at the
Apollo, Feb., 1924, Lesley Stanley
in " The Fairy Tale " ; at the Ald-
wych (for the Stage Society), Mar.,
1924, and at the Queen's, Apr., 1924,
Helen Thorburn in " The Conquering
Hero " ; at the Lyric, Hammersmith,
May, 1924, succeeded Dorothy Green
as Mrs. Marwood in " The Way of the
World " ; at the R.A.D.A. Theatre,
May, 1924 (for the Three Hundred
Club), Mrs. Richly in " The Discovery";
at the Ambassadors, Aug., 1924,
Mrs. Blount in " Storm " ; at the
Scala, Nov., 1924 (for the Repertory-
Players), Lois in " Judas Iscariot."
Address : 46 Chepstow Place, W.2.
Telephone No. : Park 1979.
KENNEDY, Madge, actress ; 6. Chi-
cago, U.S.A., 1890 ; e. California and
New York ; m. Harold Bolster ; was
a member of the Art Students League,
and had had some experience as an
amateur, before making her first
appearance on the professional stage
in 1910, when she toured with Henry
Woodruff in " The Genius " ; in 1911
she followed Margaret Lawrence as
Elsie Darling in " Over Night/' and
then played a " stock " engagement
at the Colonial Theatre, Cleveland ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
New York, "Aug., 1912, played the
title-role in " Little Miss Brown," and
continued in this part throughout
1912-13 ; at Poughkeepsie, New York,
May, 1913, played Anne Grey in " The
Co-respondent " ; in 1914 played a
" stock " engagement at Albany ; at
the Fulton Theatre, Xew York, Aug.,
1914, played Blanche Hawkins in
" Twin Beds " ; at the Eltinge The-
atre, Nov., 1915, appeared as Blanche
Wheeler in " Fair and Wanner,"
which she played throughout the long
run of that play ; she then turned her
attention to the cinema stage, and was
not seen again on the regular stage
until she appeared at the Astor The-
atre, Dec., 1920, when she played the
dual role of Mary Brennan and Mar-
garet Waring in " Cornered " ; at the
Little Theatre, New York, Sept., 1922,
played Elizabeth Dean in " Spite
Comer " ; at the Bijou, Mar., 1923,
Marie in " The Love Habit " ; at the
Apollo, New York, Sept., 1923,
Poppy McGargle in " Poppy " ; at
the Forty-ninth Street Theatre, Dec.,
1924, Miriam Holt in " Badges."
Address : c/o H. W. Savage, Inc.,
226 West 42nd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
KENT, Kenneth, actor; b. Liver-
pool, 20 Apr., 1892 ; s. of Charles
Kent and his wife Beatrice (Fox-
Turner) ; e. Eastbourne and Harrow ;
the son of an actor, he studied for
the stage at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art ; made his first ap-
pearance on the stage, at the Comedy
Theatre, 15 Feb., 1913, as Jimmy
Cottenham in " Lady Noggs " ; at
the Duke of York's", 1914, under-
studied Donald Calthrop in " The
Little Minister"; during 1915 was
engaged with Miss Hornirnan's com-
pany, at the Gaiety, Manchester ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1915,
played Alan Jeff coat in " Hindle
Wakes " ; at the St. James's, Oct.,
1916, the Hon. James Parsons in
" Lucky Jim " ; subsequently toured
with Irene Vanbrugh as Charles in
" Rosalind " ; at the Court, May,
1917, played Keith Allison in " Hush ";
Dec., 1917, Lord Fancourt Babberley
in "Charley's Aunt"; subsequently
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at the Duke of York's, played in " The
Thirteenth Chair " ; at "the Strand,
July, 1918, played Lieut. Stephen
English in " The Hidden Hand " ;
he then toured as Lieutenant Clive
Stanton in " The Luck of the Naw " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1920, "Tub-
bey " in " The Right to Strike " ;
at' the Comedy, Dec., 1920, George
Boyd in " The Charm. School " ; subse-
quently toured in the same part, and
as Mr. Dipper in " The Dippers " ;
at the Lyceum, Feb., 1923, played
Pierre in " The Orphans " : then
toured as Nick in " The Way of an
Eagle " ; at the New Theatre, Mar.,
1924, played the Soldier from Hell
in " Saint Joan " ; at the St. Martin's,
Dec., 1924, Camille in " No Man's
Land." Recreations : Golf, tennis,
bridge, and theatre-going. Address t
40 Bloomsbury Street, W.C.I. Tele-
phone ATo. .- Museum 2714.
KENTISH. Agatha, actress; b.
London, 13 June, 1897 ; d. of Briga-
dier-General Horace J. J. Kentish and
his wife Ethel Agatha, 2nd d. of Sir
Sanford Freeling, K.C.M.G. ; e. in
England, Germany and France ; m.
Commander E. D. B. McCarthy, R.N. ;
during the war was engaged in clerical
work at the Air Ministry and the
Intelligence branch of the War Office ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Royalty Theatre, 14 Dec., 1919,
as Amy Spettigue in " Charley's
Aunt " ; in Apr., 1920, was engaged
at the Haymarket, as understudy to
Fay Compton in " Mary Rose," and
played the part on several occasions ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1921, played
Hilary Marlow in " A Matter of Fact " ;
June, 1921, Maud Builder in " A
Family Man"; Aug., 1921, Myrtle
Green in "By All Means, Darling " ;
at the Globe, Feb., 1922, succeeded
Faith Celli as Septima Blayds in " The
Truth About Blayds " ; at the Ambas-
sadors, Aug., 1922, played Joan
Ripley in " Husbands are a Problem " ;
at the New, Dec., 1922, Annette Haver-
field in " The Great Well " ; at the
Everyman, Mar., 1923, Cynthia in
" The Alternative " ; at the New,
Aug., 1923, Chris Haversham in " The
Eye of Siva " ; at the Adelphi, Mar.,
J924, understudied Gladys Cooper as
Dora in " Diplomacy/' and played tho
part on several occasions ; Dec., 1924,
played the Second Twin in " Peter
Pan." Favourite parts : Mary Rose,
and Dora in " Diplomacy." Recrea-
tions : Reading and country life.
Address : Flat 3, 16 Emperor's
Gate, S.W.7. Telephone Xo. : Western
976.
KENYON, Charles, actor ; b. Bury,
Lanes, 20 July, 1878; s. of Elise
(Genth) and James Kenyon ; e. Eton ;
first appeared in London with Sir
Charles Wyndham, at the Criterion,
1909, playing David Cairn in " Mrs.
Gorringe's Necklace " ; subsequently
played with Miss Horniman's repertory
company, at Manchester ; in 1910,
with Miss Darragh, founded the Liver-
pool Repertory Theatre, and appeared
there in " Strife/' " The Choice,"
" Nan," " Cupid and the Styx,"
etc. ; after playing at Kelly's,
Liverpool, toured in 1911 with his own
company in " The Prisoner of Zenda,"
and " Stephen Macquoid, M.P. " ;
assumed the management of the
Little Theatre, Jan., 1912, appearing
as the Rev. Harry Pemberton in " The
Blindness of Virtue " ; subsequently
produced " Rutherford and Son "
at the same theatre, which was
afterwards transferred to the Vaude-
ville Theatre ; appeared at the New
Theatre, May, 1912, as Lionel Carteret
in " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ; at the
Little Theatre, Oct., 1912, played
Alcides in " The Sacrifice " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Bury, Dec., 1912,
appeared as Lieutenant Alexis Petro-
vitch and Hamilton Tregethner in
" By Right of Sword " ; subsequently
appeared in music-hall sketch, " Our
Mutual Wife " ; at the Comedy,
May, 1913, played Simon Harness in
" Strife " ; at the Aldwych, June,
1913, appeared as Charles Harvey in
" The Duchess's Necklace " ; at the
Vaudeville, Aug., 1913, played Dr. Alan
Campbell in "The Picture of Dorian
Grey"; Sept., 1913, Basil Hallward in
the same piece ; at the Coronet, Dec.,
1913, Rene in " Woman on her Own " ;
at the Vaudeville, Jan., 1914, George
Latimer in " Mary Girl " ; at the Lyceum,
Feb., 1914, John Harrison in "You
Made Me Love You " ; from 1915-18
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inclusive, was engaged on active service
during the war ; at the New Theatre,
Jan., 1919, appeared as Sir Roger de
la Haye in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
at the Duke of York's, July, 1920, as
George Edmondson in " Brown Sugar " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1920, in con-
junction with Leon M. Lion, produced
" The Right to Strike," in which he
appeared as Dr. Wrigley ; Jan., 1921,
played Antonin Mairaut in " The
Three Daughters of M. Dupont " ; in
June, 1921, toured with Iris Hoey in
a sketch " The Evening Blast/' sub-
sequently touring as Captain Yeulatt
in " The Wheel," with his own com-
pany ; at the St. James's, May, 1923,
played Vincent Helmore in " The
Outsider/' and in Aug., 1923, suc-
ceeded Leslie Faber as Anton Ragatzy
in the same play ; in Jan., 1924,
toured in the last-mentioned part,
with his own company ; at the
Prince's, Oct., 1924, played Edward
Formby in " The Blue Peter/' which
he produced in conjunction with
Alban Limpus. Recreations : Hunt-
ing, golf, tennis, etc. Club : Savage.
Address : 20 Old Court Mansions,
Kensington, W.8. Telephone No. :
4623 Park.
KENYON, Doris, actress ; b. Syra-
cuse, New York, 5 Sept., 1897 ; d. of
James Benjamin Kenyon and his wife
Margaret Jane (Taylor) ; e. Packer
Collegiate Institute, Barnard College ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Cort Theatre, New York, 29
Sept., 1915, as Coralie Bliss in " Prin-
cess Pat " ; she then devoted herself
to the cinema stage for three years,
plaving in several notable pictures ;
at 'the Eltinge Theatre, Oct., 1919,
played Betty Neville in " The Girl in
the Limousine " ; appeared with
George Arliss in " The Love Chef,"
and with Leo Carillo in " The White
Villa," 1922 ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Mar., 1922, played Jane Smith
in " Up the Ladder " ; at the Green-
wich Village, Jan., 1924, Yvonne
Dubois in " The Gift " ; is the author
of "Humorous Monologues," and, with
her father, of " Spring Flowers and
Rowen " (poems) ; also contributor
of verse to numerous papers and
magazines. Recreations : Riding and
writing verse. Address : 144 East
40th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
KEN YON, Neil (McKinnon), Scotch
character actor ; b. Greenock, Ren-
frewshire ; was engaged on the regular
stage for ten years, in farce, drama, old
comedy, etc. ; played several " stock "
seasons in the provinces ; made his
first appearance in London, at the
Shakespeare Theatre, Clapham, 1897,
with Osmond Tearle's Shakespearean
Company ; his first pantomime engage-
ment was at the Princess's Theatre,
Glasgow, Christmas, 1901 ; made
his first appearance on the London
music-hall stage, at the London
Pavilion, 1904 ; he made a substantial
success the following Christmas, at the
Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington,
in pantomime, and at Christmas, 1905,
at the Prince's Theatre, Manchester ;
has appeared at all the leading variety
theatres in London, the provinces,
Australia, South Africa, and the
United States ; appeared also at
Drury Lane Theatre, Christmas, 1907,
in pantomime, " Babes in the Wood " ;
appeared at the Apollo Theatre, Apr.,
1910, as Mirza Makh All Khan in
" The Islander " ; at the Aldwych,
May, 1912, played Angus Macpherson
in " Looking for Trouble " ; at His
Majesty's, Aberdeen, Sept., 1920, ap-
peared as Hunky Dory in " What
Fools Men Are " ; made his first
appearance in New York, at the
Colonial Theatre, 5 Jan., 1914 ; has
introduced several successful songs and
scenas to the public, among which are
" The Caddie," " The Ne'er-dae-Weel,"
" The Stationmaster of Dunrobin,"
" The Stoker," etc. Address : Inchi-
geela, Broadstairs, Kent.
KEEIN, Nora, actress; b. London,
22 Oct., 1883; d. of Jeanne (Davis)
and Charles J. W. Kerin ; e. Queen's
College, London, and Paris ; cousin
of Julia Neilson ; m, Cyril Michael ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, at the Court Theatre, Oct.,
1899, in " A Royal Family " ;
during 1901 toured with George
Alexander's repertoire company in
" The Prisoner of Zenda/' " Rupert
of Hentzau," etc. ; subsequently at
Manchester, played Titania in "A
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Midsummer Night's Dream," and
Aime Page In " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at Drury Lane,' Apr., 1902,
played Esther in "Ben Hur " ; at
Manchester, Sept., 1902, appeared
as Rosalind in " As You Like It " ;
in 1903 went to Australia with George
Musgrove*s company in Shakespearean
repertoire ; on her return to England
in 1904, toured as Yo-San in " The
Darling of the Gods " ; at His Ma-
jesty's Theatre., Sept., 1904, appeared
as Miranda in " The Tempest " ; after
her marriage, retired from the stage
for two years ; reappeared at Lyceum,
Mar., 1907, as Princess Iris in " Her
Love Against the World " ; in June,
1907, played Princess Von Strels-
burg, in ""The Midnight Wedding";
Mar., 1908, Juliet in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; June, 1908, Princess Monica
of lilyria in " The Prince and the
Beggar Maid " ; appeared in various
music halls, 1909, as Winifred
Warrener in " The Missing Hand " ;
at the Prince's Theatre, Apr.,
1912, played the Queen Margaret
of Slavonia in " The Apple of Eden " ;
at the Lyceum, June, 1912, Valerie
de Brissac in " The Women of France " ;
at the Palladium, Sept., 1916, played
the Duchess of Maldon in " The
Moment Before " ; at the Lyceum,
Feb., 1923, played the Countess de
Linieres in " The Orphans." Recrea-
tions : Swimming, walking, and bridge.
Favourite part : Rosalind.
KERN, Jerome David, composer ;
b. New York, 27 Jan., 1885 ; s. of Henry
Kern and his wife Fanny (Kakeles) ;
e, Newark, N.J. ; m. Eva Leslie ;
studied music under his mother, also
in Germany ; has composed music for
the following productions : " The
Golden Widow," 1909 ; " A Polish
Wedding," 1912; " The' Red Petti-
coat," 1912 ; " The Laughing Hus-
band," 1913 ; " The Girl from Utah,"
1913; "Oh! I Say ! ", 1913 ; "Miss
Information," 1915 ; " Ninety in the
Shade," 1915; "Nobody Home,"
1915 ; " Cousin Lucy," 1915 ; " Very
Good, Eddie," 1916 ; " The Ziegfeld
Follies of 1916," 1916 ; " Girls Will
be Girls," 1916 ; " Theodore and Co.,"
1916 ; " Have a Heart," 1917 ; " Oh !
Boy/1 1917 ; " Leave it to Jane/'
1917 ; " Love o1 Mike," 1917 ; " Houp-
La," 1917; "Miss 1917," 1917;
" Springtime," 1917 ; " Toot ! Toot ! ! "
1918 ; " Oh ! Lady, Lady," 1918 ;
" Rock-a-bye, Baby," 1918 ; " Head
Over Heels'," 1918"; " A New Girl,"
1919 ; " She's a Good Fellow," 1919 ;
" The Night Boat," 1919 ; " Hitchy-
Koo," 1920; "Sally/' 1920; "Good
Morning, Dearie/' 1921 ; " The Bunch
and Judy/' 1922 ; " The Cabaret
Girl," 1922 ; " Stepping Stones,"
1923 ; " The Beauty Prize," 1923 ;
" Sitting Pretty," 1924 ; " Dear Sir,"
1924 ; is vice-president of the music
publishing firm of T. B. Harris & Co.,
New York. Hobby : Book-collecting.
Address : 62 West 45th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
KERB, Frederick (Frederick Grin-
ham Keen), actor and stage director ;
b. London, 11 Oct., 1858; 5. of the
late Grinham Keen, of Esher, solicitor ;
m. luucy H, Dowson ; e. Charterhouse
and Caius College, Cambridge ; orig-
inally intended to follow his father's
profession, but gave up the idea in
1881, in which year he sailed for
America ; he made his first appearance
on the stage at Wallack's Theatre,
New York, 4 Jan., 1882, as Sir Toby
in Lester Wallack's revival of " The
School for Scandal," subsequently,
at the same theatre, played the
Detective in " Youth " ; he then
went to the Bijou Opera House, under
Selina Dolaro, and played there in
July, 1882, in " Olivette " and " The
Snake Charmer " ; he returned to
England the same year and made his
first appearance on the London stage
at the Gaiety Theatre, 6 Dec., 1882;
as Sir Henry Harkaway in " My Life " ;
the following year he toured with Miss
Wallis, and was next engaged to
support the late Ada Cavendish in
" The New Magdalen," " Camille/'
" The Belle's Stratagem," " The Lady
of Lyons " and " Broken Bonds " ;
he appeared at the Novelty Theatre,
5 Jan., 1884, as Ignatius Wetzel in
" The New Magdalen," subsequently
playing in " Nita's First/' " The
Country Girl," "Lallah Rookh," " Reap-
ing the Whirlwind," " The Scalded
Back," etc. ; he then went to the
Court Theatre, under John Clayton,
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and played there from 1884-7, appear-
ing in " Young Mrs. Winthrop,"
" The Magistrate/4 " The School-
mistress," " Dandy Dick " ; he ap-
peared at Terry's," 1888, as Horace
Bream in " Sweet Lavender " ; he
went to America the following year to
play Private Saunders in " Booties'
Baby," and on his return appeared
at ferry's, 1890, as Postlethwaite in
" New Lamps for Old " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, May, 1890, he played Juxon
Prall in " Judah," and after appearing
at the Avenue in " The Struggle for
Life," joined Beerbohm Tree at the
Haymarket, and played in " Called
Back," " The Red Lamp " and " The
Dancing Girl," appearing in the latter
piece as the Hon. Reginald Slingsby;
at the Criterion, Oct., 1892, he played
Charles Greythorne in " The Pink
Dominos " ; at the Court, 1893, he
played in " The Amazons " ; at the
Haymarket, 1894, in " The Charlatan/'
and at the Criterion, Oct., 1894, played
Ferguson Pybus in " The Case of
Rebellious Susan " ; the following year
he undertook the management of the
Vaudeville Theatre, and on 26 June,
1895, appeared there as Captain
Courtenay in '* The Strange Adven-
tures of Miss Brown," the piece was
subsequently transferred to Terry's,
and had an extensive run ; he also
appeared at Terry's, 1896, as Christo-
pher Jedbury in " Jedbury, Junior,"
and Sir John Quaill in " The Sunbury
Scandal " ; subsequently toured with
John Hare (1896-7) playing Gerald
Holmes in " A Bachelor's Romance,"
Hawtree in " Caste," etc. ; appeared
at the Court, 1897, as Hawtree in
" Caste," Pinching in " The Hobby
Horse " ; at the Duke of York's, 1897,
as Cyril Charteris in " The Happy
Life/' and at the Globe, 1898, as Gerald
Holmes in " A Bachelor's Romance "
and Major Hawkwood in " The Master " ;
again appeared at the Globe, 1899,
in " Caste," and at the Criterion
played George Gunning in " The
Tyranny of Tears"; at the Royalty,
Oct., 1900, played Mr. Daventry in
"Mr. and Mrs. Daventry" ; appeared at
the Garrick, Feb., 1901, as Sir Woodbine
Graf ton in " Peril " ; he then took
the Court Theatre, and in May, 1901,
produced " A Woman in the Case/'
playing Reggy Fairbairn, " Women
are so Serious," in which he played
Harold Twyford, " John Durnford,
M.P./' in which he played the name
part, and a revival of " The Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown " ; at
Wyndham's, 1902, played the Marquis
de Neste in " Caesar's Wife " ; at the
Corned}', Arthur Chandos in " The
Lord of His House " and Sir George
Langford in " Secret and Confidential" ;
at the Avenue, 1903, played Jack
Scarlet, in " The Little Countess/*
and at the Criterion, June, 1903, ap-
Esared as Manderberry in " Just
ike Callaghan " ; at the Duke of
York's, 1903, he played Bernard
Mandeville in " Letty " f at the Hay-
market, May, 1904, played the Hon.
Paul Harding in " Lady Flirt " ; at
the Avenue, Feb., 1905, appeared
as the Duke of Braceborough in " Mr.
HopMnson " ; at Wyndham's, Aug.,
1905, played Spencer Traughton in
" Public Opinion " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1906, played in " A Question of
Age/' and in Mar. played Captain
Brassbound in " Captain Brass-
bound's Conversion " ; at WTyndham's
Sept., 1906, played John Crewys in
" Peter's Mother " ; at the Criterion,
Feb., 1907, appeared as Julian Shuck-
burgh in " Three Blind Mice " ; at the
Haymarket, Apr., 1907, as Christopher
Podmore in " The Palace of Puck,"
at the Queen's, in Oct., as Sir Basil
Loring in " The Sugar Bowl " ; at
the Apollo, Nov., 1907, as John
Karslake in " The New York Idea " ;
same theatre, Feb., 1908, played
Lord Linthorpe in " Stingaree " ; at
the Comedy, Apr., 1908, appeared
as James Blenkinsop in " Mrs. Dot " ;
at Wyndham's, Aug., 1909, played
Lord Emsworth in " The Best People ";
at the Globe, Nov., 1909, appeared
as Sir Charles Hewitt Gore in " The
Great Mrs. Alloway " ; he then went
to America, and at the Lyceum, New
York, Jan., 1910, again appeared as
James Blenkinsopp in " Mrs. Dot " ;
in Oct., 1910, supported Maxine
Elliott, on tour, in " The Inferior
Sex " ; at the Garrick, Apr., 1912,
played the Rt. Hon. Sir Walter
Stancombe in " Improper Peter " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1912,
appeared as the Visitor in " The
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Widow of Wasdale Head"; at the
Aldwych, Nov., 19 12, as Professor
Damarofi in " The Price " ; at the
Little Theatre, Apr., 1913, as the
Earl of Chisiehurst in " The Cap and
Bells " ; at the Savoy, June, 1913,
played Richard Farrant in "A
Cardinal's Romance " ; at the New
Theatre, Aug., 1913, appeared as Edward
Grimshaw in " The Big Game " ; at the
Globe, Oct., 1913, as Sir Joseph Juttie
in " People Like Ourselves " ; at the
Comedy, Feb., 1914, as George Gunning
in a revival of '* The Tyranny of Tears " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Jan., 1914,
played the Rt. Hon. John Lamson in
<f The- Bill " ; at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1914, Major Clafenden in "Young
Wisdom " ; at Drury Lane, Dec., 1914,
Lord Amersham in "'A Social Success " ;
at the Metropolitan Music Hall, Feb.,
1915, Alfred Critchett in "Who Wears
the Breeches ? " ; at the Prince o£
Wales's, Mar., 1915, Piilsifer Witherton
in " He Didn't Want to Do It " ; at the
Comedy, June, 1915, Horatio Biilington
in " Mr. and Mrs. Ponsonby " ; in Aug.,
1915, went on tour with Lewis Waller,
playing Sir George Langworthy in
" Gamblers All " ; at the Playhouse,
Jan., 1916, played Sir Samuel Leth-
bridge in " Please Help Emily " ;
at the Metropolitan, Aug., 1916,
played in " The Beautiful Mrs. Slain,"
with which he subsequently toured ;
at the New Theatre, June, 1917,
played Henry Carlton, M.P., in " His
Excellency the Governor " ; Feb.,
1918, Sir Norton Ball- Jennings in
" The Freaks " ; at the Globe, June,
1918, Lord Messiger in *' Nurse Ben-
son " ; Nov., 1918, Marshal Marmont
in " L'Aiglon " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1919, appeared as the Husband
in " Sleeping Partners " ; Dec., 1919,
as Colonel Saville in " A Dear Little
Lady " ; at the Queen's, Jan., 1920,
as Martin Carrington in " Mr. Todd's
Experiment " ; at the Ambassadors',
Apr., 1920, as the Rt. Hon. Lord
Henry Markham, M.P., in " The
Grain of Mustard Seed " ; subse-
quently went to America, and at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Nov., 1920,
played the Marquis of Karnaby in
" Just Suppose " ; returned to Eng-
land, 1921 ; at the Theatre Royal,
Leamington, Oct., 1921, played Mr.
Lazarus in a play of that name ; at
the Empire, New York, Jan., 1922, The
Chancellor in t( The Czarina " ; at the
Times Square, Sept., 1922, Mr. Rack-
ham in " The Exciters 3t ; at the St.
James's, London, Nov., 1922, Sir
Anthony Femvick in " The Happy
Ending " ; at His Majesty's, Febl,
1923, in aid of King George's Pension
Fund for Actors, played Simon in " The
Ballad Monger " ; "at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1923, Lord Worthing in
" So This is London " ; at the Ambas-
sadors7, Oct., 1924, General Sir John
Heriot, Bart., in " The Pelican " ; in
Nov., 1924, again played the Rt. Hon.
Lord Henry Markham, M.P., in " The
Grain of Mustard Seed " ; has been
frequently engaged as stage director
at various theatres, making many
productions in which he has taken no
part. Clubs : Devonshire, Garrick.
Address : 85 Coleherne Court, S.W.5.
Telephone No. : Kensington, 8231.
KEBE, Geoffrey, actor ; b. London,
26 Jan., 1895 ; s. of Fred Kerr (Keen)
and his wife Lucy Houghton (Dowson) ;
s. St. Andrew's, Eastbourne, and
Charterhouse ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Savoy Theatre,
14 June, 1913, as Kenneth Lester in
" A Cardinal's Romance " ; at the
Globe, Oct., 1913, played Lord Walter
Sark in '* People Like Ourselves " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1913,
Charley Wyckhani in " Charley's
Aunt " ; June, 1914, Pemberton in
" The Bill," and at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1914, Tony in " Outcast " ; during the
war served in the Army and with the
Royal Air Force ; reappeared on the
stage at the Apollo, July, 1919, playing
Richard in " Tilly of Bloomsbury " ;
in 1920 went to America and at the
Henry Miller Theatre, New York,
1 Nov., 1920, appeared as the Marquis
of Karnaby in " Just Suppose " ; at
the Apollo, London, July, 1921, played
Lord Roftus in " Skittles " ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1922, Harold Knox in " East of Suez " ;
at the Behnont, Feb., 1923, Roderick
White in " You and I " ; at the Henry
Miller, Sept., 1923, Wicky Faber in
" The Changelings " ; at the Ful-
ton, Oct., 1924, Ernest Fairleigh in
" In His Arms." Club : Prince's,
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Knightsbridge. Address : 85 Coleherne
Court, S.W.5.
KERR. Molly, actress ; b. Kensing-
ton, 28 May, 1904 ; d. of Fred Kerr and
his wife Lucy Houghton (Dowson) ;
e. St. Paul's and Granville House,
Eastbourne ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the St. James's
Theatre, 23 Aug., 1921, as Chloe in
" Threads " ; next appeared at the
Comedy, Nov., 1921, playing Diana
Oughterson in " The Faithful Heart " ;
at the Playhouse, June, 1922, played
Ellean in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " ; subsequently toured with
Mrs. " Patrick Campbell ; at the
Prince's, Oct., 1923, played Lady
Frances Carfax in " The Return of
Sherlock Holmes " ; at the Every-
man, Nov., 1924, and at the Royalty,
Dec., 1924, played Bunty Mainwaring
in " The Vortex." Favourite parts :
Juliet, Eliza Doolittle in " Pygmalion/'
and Peter Pan. Recreations : Golf,
tennis, bridge, and riding. Address :
85 Coleherne Court, S.W.5. Telephone
No,: Kensington 8231.
KERRIGAN, J* !L, actor; 6.
Dublin, 4 Dec., 1885 ; e. Belvedere
College, Dublin ; was formerly a
journalist ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin, Jan., 1907, in " Deirdre/1
with Irish National Theatre Society,
of which he remained a member for
nine years, during which period he
played over one hundred parts ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Great Queen Street
Theatre, 10 May, 1907, as Old Mahon
in " The Playboy of the Western
World " ; at the end of 1916, he went
to America, and at the Globe, New
York, Mar., 1917, played the Irishman
in " Out There " ; at the Liberty,
Nov., 1917, played Winch in " The
Wooing of Eve " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Dec., 1917, Formoy Mc-
Donagh in " Happiness " ; during
1918 toured in the same part ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Oct., 1919,
appeared as Costigan in " A Young
Man's Fancy " ; at the Greenwich
Village, New York, Nov., 1919, Peter
Cooney in " The Lost Leader " ; on
returning to London, appeared at the
Lyric, Hammersmith, Feb., 1920, as
James Caesar in " John Ferguson " ;
at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1920,
played Natty Murnaghan in " The
King's Threshold " ; again visited
New York, and at the Punch and Judy
Theatre, Nov., 1920, played Horatio
Webster in " Rollo's Wild Oat " ;
at the Belmont, June, 1921, James
Caesar in " John Ferguson " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Mar.,
1922, Mr. McCann in " Broken
Branches"; at trie Klaw, Apr., 1922,
Thomas Turtle in " The Shadow " ; at
the Punch and Judy, Oct., 1922, Doody
in " The Ever Gre'en Lady " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Nov., 1922, Master
Susan in " The Romantic Age " ; at
the Forty-eighth Street Theatre, May,
1923, Sir Lucius O'Trigger in " The
Rivals " ; at the Morosco, Oct., 1923,
Polichinelle in " Scaramouche " ; at
the Ritz, Jan., 1924, Scrubby in
" Outward Bound." Recreations :
Swimming, walking, and boxing. Club :
Five Province of Ireland Club, London.
KERSHAW, Wiliette, actress, b,
Clifton Heights, Mo., U.S.A., 17 June,
1890 ; e. St. Louis ; m. David Sturgis
(max. dis.}; made her first appearance on
the stage as a child, Feb., 1901, at St.
Louis, in the Bernhardt-Coquelin
Company, as a page ; made her first
appearance in New York, at the
Metropolitan Opera House 8 Apr.,
1901, as a Page in " L'Aiglon," with
Sarah Bernhardt and M. Coquelin ;
subsequently toured with Walker
Whiteside, playing small parts in
" Hamlet," " Othello," etc. ; subse-
quently toured in Canada with William
S. Harkins ; about this period she
played Little Eva and Topsy in " Uncle
Tom's Cabin," Cedric in " Little
Lord Fauntleroy," etc. ; made her
next appearance in New York, at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre, in
1905, in " Marching Through Georgia";
was then engaged at the Princess
Theatre, Apr., 1906, succeeding Laura
Hope Crews as Evelyn Kenyon in
" Brown of Harvard " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, Sept., 1907, played Phoebe
Ransford in " The Evangelist " ; at
the Savoy, New York, 1909, succeeded
Elsie Ferguson as Jenny Moran in
" The Battle " ; Jan., 1910, played
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Georgia Warren In " The Heights " ;
at the Liberty, Aug., 1910, appeared
as Ann Leroy'in " The Country Boy/'
making her first substantial success ;
appeared at the Hudson, Sept., 1911,
as Nondas Parkyn in " Snobs " ; at
the Princess Theatre (run by Holbrouk
Blinn on the "Grand Guignol " prin-
ciple), Mar., 1913, played the Street-
Walker in " Any Night/' and Fancy in
" Fancy Free/'" and Oct., 1913, Claire
in "En Deshabille," and Sonia in "A
Pair of White Gloves" ; in 1914 was
in Paris, where she acted on several
occasions ; returned to New York and
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
Oct., 1915, appeared as Emily Madden
in " The Unchastened Woman " ; at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, Mar.,
1916, played Anne Builen in " King
Henry VIII," with Sir Herbert Tree ;
at the A. H. Woods Theatre, Chicago,
Oct., 1917, Mary Lawrence in " The
Crowded Hour 'r ; returning to New
York, at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Dec., 1917, appeared as
Margaret Vane in " Yes or No " ;
subsequently, at Philadelphia, ap-
peared as Irene in " Irene O'Dare/'
and as Helen in " Whose Helen Are
You ? " ; appeared in " vaudeville/'
1920, on the Keith Circuit, in "A
Business WToman " ; at the Playhouse,
Chicago, Mar., 1921, played Deloryse in
" Woman to Woman " ; made her first
appearance on the London stage at
the Globe Theatre, 8 Sept., 1921, in the
same part ; at the Garrick, Jan., 1922,
played Luana in " The Bird of Para-
dise " ; at Drury Lane, Apr., 1922,
Alatiel in " Decameron Nights " ; at
various times has also played lengthy
" stock " engagements at St. Louis,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Denver, Bal-
timore, etc., where she has appeared
as Desdemona, Lady Macbeth, Ophe-
lia, Juliet, Portia, Zaza, Du Barry,
and many other leading parts. Ad-
dress : c/o Guaranty Trust Company
of New York, New York, or London.
KESTER, Paul, dramatic author ; b.
Delaware, Ohio, 2 Nov., 1870 ; s. of
Franklin C. Kester and his wife Harriet
(Watkins) ; e. Mount Vernon, and
Cleveland ; has written the following
plays, all of which have been seen
in New York ; " Countess Roudine "
(with Mrs. Fiske), 1892; " Zamar,"
1893; "Eugene Aram/' 1896; "The
Musketeers," 1S98 ; " Guy Mannering,"
1898 ; " What Dreams May Come,"
1898 ; " Sweet Nell of Old Drury/' 1900 ;
" When Knighthood was in Flower,"
1901 ; " Queen Fiametta," 1902 ; " The
Cavalier" (adapted from Geo. W.
Cable's novel, 1902) ; " Mademoiselle
Mars," 1903 ; " Dorothy Vernon of
Haddon HaU," 1903 ; " Friend Han-
nah," 1906 ; has also written " The
Head of the Family " (with C. Haddon
Chambers) ; "La Zulma " ; " Don
Quixote," 1908 ; " Lily, the Bill
Topper," 1910 ; " The Lady in the
Case," 1914; "The Desert ^ Island "
(re-named "Beverley's Balance "), 1915 ;
" The Love of a King," 1917 ; " The
Woman of Bronze/' 1920 ; " The
Great Lady Dedlock " (on " Bleak
House "), 1923 ; is also the author of
the following books: " His Own
Country," " Tales of the Real Gypsy,"
" Conservative Democracy." Address :
Wirtland, Norma P.O., Virginia, U.S. A.
KEYS, Nelson, actor ; b. 7 Aug., 1886 ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Grand Theatre, Hull, in 1906 ;
toured for some time in George Ed-
wardes' Company, and also as Sir Guy
de Verein " When Knights were Bold " ;
made his first appearance in London
when he appeared at the Shaft esbury,
28 Apr., 1909, as Bobby in " The
Arcadians"; 9 Sept., 1911, as Lieu-
tenant Makei in " The Mousme " ; at
the Apollo, Dec., 1911, as Ginger in
" Esther Waters " ; at the Shaftesbury,
May, 1912, as Ensign Pips in " Princess
Caprice " ; at the London Pavilion,
Sept., 1912, as Jimmy Cann in
"Oh! Molly"; at the Lyric, Mar.,
1913, succeeded Robert Averill as
Hubert in " The Girl in the Taxi " ;
appeared at the Lyric, Sept., 1913, as
Lieut. Skrydloff in " Love and Laugh-
ter "; at the Empire, Jan., 1914,
appeared in " Nuts and Wine " ; at
the Palace, Apr., 1914, appeared in
" The Passing Show," and Mar.,
1915, in " The Passing Show of 1915 " ;
Sept., 1915, played in " Bric-a-Brac " ;
Nov., 1916, in " Vanity Fair " ; at
the Alhambra, July, 1917, appeared
in " Round the Map " ; at His
Majesty's, Dec., 1917, played Mr.
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Poffley in the " all-star " performance
of " The Man from Blankiey's," given
in aid of King George's Actors1 Pension
Fund ; at the Palace, May, 1918,
played Eddie Kettle in " Very Good,
Eddie " ; at the Vaudeville, Dec.,
1918, played in "Buzz-Buzz"; at
the Lond'on Pavilion, Sept., 19?0,
appeared in " London, Paris, Xevv
York " ; in 1921 toured with his own
company as Rex Van Zile in " Polly
with a Past " ; entered on the manage-
ment of the Ambassadors' Theatre,
Mar., 1922, when he produced and
played in " The Curate's Egg " ; went
to New York, Feb., 1924, and appeared
in " Ziegfeld Follies " ; at the Times
Square Theatre, Apr., 1924, succeeded
Jack Buchanan in " Chariot's Revue
of 1924." Address: " Kildare," West-
cliff-on-Sea.
KIDDER, Kathryny actress ; b. New-
ark, New Jersey, U.S.A., 23 Dec., 1867 ;
d. of the late Colonel H. M. Kidder ; e.
Evanstown, near Chicago; m. Louis
Kaufman Anspacher ; made her first
appearance on the stage, in 1885, at
Chicago, as Lucy Fairweather In
" The Streets of London," with the
late Frank Mayo, with whom she
remained some years ; she ma'de her
first appearance in New York, at
the Union Square Theatre, 18 May,
1885, when she appeared as the
Countess Morynski in " Nordeck " ;
at Madison Square Theatre, 16 Aug.,
1886, she played Rachel McCreery
in " Held by the Enemy " ; toured
with the late Joseph Haworth in
" Ruy Bias," " Saint Marc," " The
Leavenworth Case," " The Soldier of
Fortune," etc. ; and at the Broadway
Theatre, 3 Dec., 1888, she appeared as
Mrs. Errol in " Little Lord Fauntle-
roy " ; at Hermann's Theatre, 28
Feb., 1893, she played Dorothy in
" Yesterday " ; and at the Broadway,
14 Jan., 1895, she made a big hit
when she appeared as Catherine in
" Madame Sans-Gene " ; in 1899 she
was touring in Louis James's company
in " The Winter's Tale/' " Macbeth,"
" The Rivals," and " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; in 1904 she was
with Frederick Warde's company,
playing Salambo in the play of that
name, Hermione in " The Winter's
Tale," Lady Macbeth in " Macbeth/'
etc. ; in 1906 she appeared as Elizabeth
Holt in " The Embarrassment of
jRiches " ; at Herald Square Theatre,
Mar., 1909, pla}-ed Leonora de Valera
in "A Woman of Impulse '* ; in May,
1911, played a "stock" engagement
at Rochester, New York ; at St.
Louis, Apr., 1912, played Geraldine
Duquesne in " The Glass House " ;
subsequently played in " vaudevilL-/'
in " The Washerwoman Duchess "
(" Madame Sans-Gene ") ; at Los Ange-
les, May, 1915, played in " The Unchas-
tened Woman/'
KILLICK, C. EgertOMp business man-
ager ; b, Southport, Lanes, 1 Dec.,
1892 ; s. of Charles Killick and his
wife Louise (Ashworth) ; e. Hailey-
bury College ; was formerly an ac-
countant ; was business manager for
five years at the New Theatre for Sir
Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore ;
fulfilled similar position at the Crite-
rion Theatre, subsequently at the
Garrick, Aldwych, etc. Recreation? :
Cricket and tennis. Club : Jun:or
Constitutional Address ; 23 Sinclair
Mansions, W.I 2. Telephone No. :
Riverside 2996.
Ada, actress; in 1895,
was touring with John D. Saunders's
company in " The Lightning's Flash " ;
in 1903, toured as Sal Parkins in " The
Village Blacksmith " ; at the Lyric
Theatre, Sept., 1907, appeared as the
Gipsy Woman in " Under the Green-
wood Tree " ; first came into
prominence as a member of Miss
Horniman's Repertory company at
the Gaiety, Manchester, in 1908, and
remained a member of the company
until 1912 ; during this period she
played a number of varied parts
including Mrs. Eb ton-Smith in " The
Few and the Many/' Lady Mendle-
Parrish in " When the Devil was 111/'
Caroline Parker in " Makeshifts,"
Mrs. Slater in " The Dear Departed,"
Mistress Merrythought in " The
Knight of the Burning Pestle,"
Ungild in " The Feud," Frau Orb in
" The Vale of Content," Jane
O'Gregory in " Independent Means,"
Mrs. Farrell in "Press Cuttings,"
Ursula in " Much Ado About Nothing,"
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Arina in " Before the Dawn," Airs.
Gutterage in " The Tallyman," Mrs.
Lilley in " The Choice," Mrs. Kennion
in ** The Younger Generation/' Mrs.
Frant in. " Lords and blasters," Mrs.
Timbrell in " Mary Broome/' Mrs,
Thompson in " Realities/' Ellen
Burtenshaw in " Our Little Fancies "
and Mrs. Jones in " The Silver Box " ;
at the Aldwych Theatre, June, 1912,
played Mrs. Hawthorn in " Hindle
Wakes/* appearing in the same part
when the play was reproduced at the
Playhouse, July, 1912; at the Hay-
market, Nov., 1912, played Airs.
Kennion in " The Younger Genera-
tion " ; at the Strand Theatre, Apr.,
1913, appeared as Harriett Maxwell in
" The Chaperon " ; at the Vaudeville,
Oct., 1913, appeared as Mrs. Harris in.
" Between Sunset and Dawn " ; at His
Majesty's, Dec., 1914, played Mrs.
Gummidge in " David Cbpperfield " ;
June, 1915, Sister Saint-Anatole in
" Marie-Odile " ; in July, 1915, toured
with Sir Herbert Tree in variety theatres
as Mrs. Bagot in " Trilby " ; at
Wyndham's, Dec., 1916, played Mrs.
Tunks in " London Pride " ', at Prince
of Wales's, May, 1917, Amelia Dobbin
in " Penny Wise " ; at the Garrick,
Mar., 1919, The Duenna in " Cyrano
de Bergerac " ; at the Empire Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1920, played Mrs.
Otery in " Mary Rose " ; at the George
M. Cohan Theatre, Oct., 1921, Hester
Fairfield in " A Bill of Divorcement " ;
at the St. Martin's, London, Apr., 1923,
Emma in " R.U.R." ; July, 1923,
Bethia Parkins in " Melloney Holt-
spur " ; Aug., 1923, Mrs. Pool in " The
Likes of Her " ; Jan., 1924, Erne Drai-
cott in " A Magdalen's Husband " ; at
the Ambassadors', Feb., 1924, Mrs,
Hanbury in " The Way Things Hap-
pen "; at the Queen's, Sept., 1924,
Anna Tunstall in '* The Claimant/'
Address : West End Office, 9 Pall
Mall, S.W.I.
KING, .Cecil, actor and stage-man-
ager; b. Fermoy; co. Cork; m. Phyllis
Neilson-Terry ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at Her Majesty's
Theatre, 6 Sept., 1900, walking on in
" Julius Caesar " ; he remained at this
theatre under Sir Herbert Tree for
ourteen years ; at first played small
parts, under the name of " Carlton
Res/' and was then made assistant
stage-manager ; in Feb., 1904, was
appointed stage-manager at His Ma-
jesty's, a position he continued to
occupy until 1914 ; during this period
he was responsible for the stage
management of " The Tempest,"
" Much Ado About Nothing," " Busi-
ness is Business," " Oliver Twist,"
" Colonel Newcome," " Antony and
Cleopatra," " The Merchant of Ve-
nice," " Faust," " The School for
Scandal," " False Gods," " King Henry
VIII," " Macbeth," " Othello/' " Tril-
by," " Romeo and Juliet," " Joseph
and his Brethren," " Drake," etc. ;
also for the series of Shakespearean
Festivals from 1905-13 ; toured in
America, 1915, as Rev. Thomas Bagot
in " Trilby," Rev. Mr. Blimboe in
*' The Adventure of Lady Ursula " ;
subsequently he toured the English
provinces in " Trilby," etc. ; at the
Apollo, Jan., 1922, in conjunction with
ids wife, produced " The Wheel," fol-
lowed in May, 1922, by a revival of
" Trilby, in which he played the Rev.
Thomas Bagot ; at the Apollo, Jan.,
1923, produced " A Roof and Four
Walls," and during the autumn played
Mr, Bollon in this play, on tour ; at the
Theatre Royal, Brighton, Jan., 1924,
produced " Stigmata," followed by a
provincial tour of the same play ; at
Opera ""House, Blackpool, Sept., 1924,
revived " Bella Donna," in which he
played Sir Henry Grebe. Address :
38 Bury Street, S.W.I. Telephone No. ;
Gerrard 4927.
KINO, Claude, actor; m. Violet
Luddington ; was originally intended
for an artist ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Richmond, 1895, as Frank
Selwyn in " The Silver King " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Princess's
Theatre, 16 Dec., 1901, in "The
Boom of Big Ben " ; from 1905-10,
acted all over the English-speaking
world, toured in Africa, America,
Australia, Burmah, Ceylon, China,
Egypt, Federated Malay States, India,
Japan and New Zealand ; in 1910,
appeared at the Adelphi, as Captain
Jack Temperley in " The House of
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Temperley/' Dr. Watson In " The
Speckled Band/' and James Ainslle in
" A Pot of Caviare " ; at the Court,
1911, with Lilian McCarthy, played
in " The Witch/' " Nan/1 and " The
Master Builder " ; at the Aidwych,
Mar., 1911, in "Business"; at the
Little Theatre, Apr., 1911, appeared
as Mr. Trotter in " Fanny's First
Play " ; at the Kings way, Feb.,
1912, played Anthony Redvers in
" The Secret Woman " ; May, 1912,
Boris in " A Double Game >J ; at the
Duke of York's, Oct., 1912, played
Gregory Lum in " Overruled " ; at
the Kingsway, Nov., 1912, appeared
as Ronald Keith in " The Eldest Son/1
at the Savoy, 1913, played the Duke of
Orsino in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Kingsway, Mar., 1913, played Dr.
Pascoe in " The Great Adventure " ;
at the Court, Sept., 1913, played George
Dedmond in "The Fugitive "; at the
Haymarket, Feb., 1914, Malege in "Au
Petit Bonheur " ; at various times has
toured in "Arizona," ft Old Heidelberg,"
"The Silver King/* "Alice Sit-by-the-
Fire," " Lady Clancarty/' " The Admir-
able Crichton," "The Prodigal Daugh-
ter/* etc. ; on the outbreak of war, 1914,
was granted a commission in the Royal
Field Artillery ; after being demob-
ilised, appeared at the Kingsway, Apr.,
1919, as Holofernes in "Judith";
June, 1919, as Edmund Copplestone
in " St. George and the Dragons " ;
subsequently went to America ; at
the Empire Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1919, played Rudolph Solomon in
"Declassee"; during 1920 turned
his attention to the cinema stage ;
at Washington, May, 1921, appeared
in " The Silver Fox " ; at the Republic,
New York, Dec., 1921, Prince Mirza
in "The Fair Circassian"; at the
Garrick, New York, Feb.-Mar., 1922,
played Lubin, Confucius, Zozin and
Martellus in " Back to Methuselah " ;
May, 1922, Francis Worgan in " What
the Public Wants " ; at the Hudson,
Sept., 1923, Thomas Harvey in " The
Crooked Square " ; at the Vanderbilt,
Nov., 1923, Felix Armand and Colonel
Hgott in "In the Next Room " ; at
the Cort, Sept., 1924, Julian Marsh in
" The Far Cry." Favourite part :
Crichton in " The Admirable Crich-
ton." Recreations : Riding, driving,
fishing, and motoring. Club : Green
Room.
KINGSTON, Gertrude, actress and
manageress ; b. London ; d. of Hugo
Konstam ; e. London ; studied
painting in Berlin and Paris, under
Carolus Duran, Henner and Goussot ;
m. Capt. Silver (dec.) ; had some
experience as an amateur before
joining Miss Sarah Thome's company
at Margate in 1887, with whom
she played Ophelia in " Hamlet/'
Emilia in " Othello," Sophia in " The
Road to Ruin/' Zoe in " The Octoroon,"
etc. ; she made her first appearance
on the London stage at the Haymarket,
5 Jan., 1888, under Beerbohm Tree,
as Mrs. Harkaway in " Partners " ;
she subsequently appeared at the
Novelty in " Nita's First " and
" Bonny Boy " ; at the Olympic,
1888, played Enid Anstruther in "To
the Death " ; at the Comedy, June,
1889, she produced " Woodbarrow
Farm/' in which she appeared as Clara
Dexter ; at the Opera Comique, Jan.,
1889, she played Rachel Denison in
" Tares/' and at the Adelphi, Apr.,
1889, appeared as Lina Nelson in
" The Harbour Lights " ; she also
appeared at the Gaiety, Feb., 1889,
as Mrs. Selwyn in " A Fool's Paradise " ;
and at the Prince of Wales's, June,
1889, as Emily in " A Man's Love " ;
at Terry's, 1890, she played in " New
Lamps for Old," and the following
year at the St. James's, played Mrs.
Glyn-Stanmore in " The Idler " ; at
the Adelphi, 1893, she played Mabel
Wentworth in " A Woman's Revenge " ;
at the Haymarket, 1894, appeared
as Madame Obnoskin in " The Charla-
tan " ; at the Criterion, Oct., 1894,
appeared as Mrs. Quesnel in " The Case
of Rebellious Susan " ; at Terry's,
1895, played Mrs. D'Arcy in " The
Passport ** ; at the Duke of York's,
1895, appeared as Mrs. Field in " Her
Advocate/* and Ruth in " Tommy
Atkins/' in 1896 played Rose in
" The Fool of the Family " ; appeared
at the Shaftesbury, 1896, as Mrs.
Lane in " The Matchmaker *' ; in
1897 was engaged by Sir Henry Irving
for the Lyceum, and appeared there,
Apr,, 1897, as the Queen of Naples
in " Madame Sans-G6ne " ; at the
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Haymarket, Oct., 1898, played Con-
stantia Gage in " The Manoeuvres of
Jane " ; at the St. James's, Feb.,
1901, played Lady Margaret Staines
in " The Awakening *' ; during the
South African War, 1901-1902, she
was with the Actors and Actresses'
Hospital Hut, and was specially men-
tioned in despatches for her services ;
on her return to England she was
seen at the Duke of York's, Mar.,
1902, as Mrs. Malpas in " The Prin-
cess's Nose " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1902, as Lady Langford in " Secret
and Confidential," and Oct. as Mrs.
Rose in " The Wisdom of Folly " ;
at Glasgow, Nov., 1903, she played
Mrs. Le Mesurier in " The Peril's of
Flirtation/' appearing at the Avenue,
in the same part, Jan., 1904 ; at the
New Theatre, Feb., 1904, appeared
as Lady Prothero in " My Lady of
Rosedale," at the Court, Jan., 1905,
played Lady Rafim in " Good Friends ";
at the Court, Apr., 1905, played Helen
in " The Trojan Women " of Euripides ;
at the Comedy, Aug., 1905, appeared
as Lady Amelia Cainshays in " The
Dufier '"* ; at Terry's, Jan., 1906,
as Lady Hermione Candlish in " The
Heroic Stubbs," at the Savoy, March,
1906, as CEnone in " Paris and
CEnone " ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept., 1906, played Lady Dover in
" Toddles " ; at the Royalty, Jan.,
1908, appeared as Lady Corneston
in " Susannah, and Some Others " ;
at the Royalty, May, 1908, as Mrs.
Willbrough. in " The Grey Stocking " ;
at the Court, Nov., 1908, played Lady
Devenham in "A Bridge Tangle " ;
same theatre, June, 1909, played
Lady Mary Wansley in " The Beetle " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, July, 1909,
appeared as Angela Cranfield in " His
Borrowed Plumes " ; she then became
lessee of the Little Theatre, and opened
it on 11 Oct., 1910, with a revival of
Aristophanes' old comedy " Lysistrata/'
in which she played the title part;
in Nov., 1910, played Georgina Vicary
in " Just to Get Married," and Dec.,
1910, appeared in the title-rdle of
" The Fotheringay " ; at the Gala
performance at His Majesty's, 27
June, 1911, played Harmony in " The
Vision of Delight " ; at the Comedy,
July, 1911, appeared as Lady War-
burton in "The Green Elephant";
at the Little Theatre, Mar., 1912,
played Madame Arcadina in " The
Seagull " ; Oct., 1912, Lady Cecily
Waynflete in " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion " ; Feb., 1913, Baroness
Luisa Sangioyi in " Three " ; at the
Vaudeville, Nov., 1913, appeared as the
Empress Catherine II in " Great Cathe-
rine " ; at the Toy Theatre, Boston,
Mass., Feb., 1915, appeared in " Great
Catherine," "Over-ruled," "The Dark
Lady of the Sonnets," and " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion " ; at the
Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, Oct.,
1916, played Ermyntrude in " The
Inca of Perusalem " ; returned to
America, and at the Neighbourhood
Playhouse Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1916, played the same part ; at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre, Jan., 1917, appeared
in " The Queen's Enemies," and.
" Great Katharine " ; Feb., 1917,
played Mrs. Juno in " Overruled " ;
after returning to England, appeared
at the King's Hall, Co vent Garden,
Feb., 1919, as Mrs. Hale in " Trifles " ;
at the Everyman Theatre, Hampstead,
Mar., 1922, played Mrs. George Collins
in " Getting Married " ; May, 1922,
Mrs. Clandon in " You Never Can
Tell " ; at the Ambassadors', June,
1923, Mrs. Rooke- Walter in " The
Lilies of the Field." Club : Bath.
Address : 73 Marsharn Street, West-
minster, S.W.I. Telephone No. :
Victoria 297.
KIKWAN, Patrick, actor and mana-
ger of " The Idyllic Players " ; 5,
Ireland ; s. of William Nicholas
Kirwan, and Anna Maria (Byrne) ;
e. Prior Park and University College,
Gower Street ; formerly occupied as
a civil engineer ; first appeared as a
reciter at the Pavilion, Brighton, Oct.,
1885 ; made his first appearance on
the professional stage in " Cyrene,"
at the Avenue, 1890 ; was professor
of stage training at the Lyric and
Dramatic Academy, London ; founded
the Old Comedy Society ; has given
pastoral plays with his own company
of Idyllic Players at the Botanic
Gardens, Regent's Park, since the year
1904, producing " As You Like It/'
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
" The Tempest," " The Merry Wives
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of Windsor/' " Much. Ado About
Nothing," " Twelfth Night," etc. ;
organised the Irish entertainments
through the season of 1908 at the
Franco-British Exhibition ; appeared
at His "Majesty's, 1909, in" " The
Dancing Girl," and in the Shake-
spearean Festival; during 1910 played
a seven weeks' season of open-air plays
at the Crystal Palace; during 1912
presented a season of plays at the
Elizabethan Exhibition at Earl's
Court ; at His Majesty's, May, 1913,
played in " The Perfect Gentleman " ;
at the Strand, June, 1917, played the
Mayor of Chevoche in " The Tidings
Brought to Mary " ; is founder of
the Dilettanti Club, for artists and
literary men and women. Club :
Authors'. Address : 10 Berkeley
Place, S.W.19. Telephone No.':
Wimbledon 2713.
KLAUBER, Adolph, manager ;
6. Louisville, Ky., U.S.A., 29 Apr.,
1879 ; m. Jane Cowl ; was for some
time on the staff of the New York
Commercial Advertiser, and subse-
quently of the New York Tribune ;
was then appointed dramatic critic
of the New York Times ; is a frequent
contributor to the periodical press ;
has lately devoted himself to theatrical
production, at the Princess Theatre,
New York, producing " The Emperor
Jones," " Diff'rent," etc. ; also asso-
ciated with Jane Cowl in her produc-
tions, and with Selwyii and Co., in
" Romeo and Juliet," "1923 ; " Pelleas
and Melisande," 1923 ; " Antony and
Cleopatra," 1924. A ddress :' 110
West 42nd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
KLAW, Marc, manager ; b. Paducah,
Kentucky, 29 May, 1858; e. at
public and high schools, Louisville,
Kentucky ; m. Blanche Violet Day
Harris ; studied law and admitted
to the Bar ; entered theatrical man-
agement on 26 Aug., 1S81 ; was senior
member of the firm of Klaw and
Erlanger ; also member of the firms
of Hayman, Klaw and Erlanger ;
Hayman, Frohrnan, Klaw and Er-
langer ; Nixon and Zimmerman ; his
firms for years controlled the principal
theatres in the United States ; was
the founder of the Syndicate Booking
Agency ; in Apr., 1907, his firm
acquired the interests of the Shuberts
Bros.' various theatres, incorporating
them under the title of the United
States Amusement Co. ; this arrange-
ment was not of long duration and the
firms then worked entirely apart ; in
1920 severed the partnership with
Abraham Erlanger, and became an
independent producing manager ; built
the Klaw Theatre, which opened in
1920 ; is also a director of the Com-
mercial Trust Company, New York.
Clubs : Democratic, Green Room,
Lambs' and Managers' Association of
Greater New York. Residence : New
Rochelle, New York. Address : 1451
Broadway, New York City, U.S.A.
KNIGHT, Julius, actor ; b. Dumfries,
Scotland, 1863 ; made his first ap-
pearance on the stage at Llandudno,
Sept., 1884, in " Called Back " ; for
nearly two years played on tour in
" The Private Secretary," subsequently
touring with the late Alice Lingard as
Captain Dyson in " Sister Mary,"
etc ; made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the New Olympic
Theatre, 1 Aug., 1891, as Andreas
in " Theodora " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1892, played the Hon. Julian
Belford in " The Prodigal Daugh-
ter " ; played a three years' engage-
ment with Sir Henry Irving, appear-
ing at the Lyceum, Apr., 1894,
as Valentine in " Faust," also
playing King Louis of France in
" Becket," Sir Lavaine in " King
Arthur/* etc., etc. ; subsequently
toured with Miss Fortescue, afterwards
proceeding to Australia ; reappeared
in England, at the Adelphi, Aug.,
1899, in "With Flying Colours";
appeared at the Lyric Club, Jan.,
1902, as Praed in " Mrs. Warren's
Profession," and at the Avenue, Jan.,
1902, as Walter Orchard in "After
All " ; subsequently toured with Mrs.
Langtry as Napoleon in " Mademoiselle
Mars " ; was then engaged by Beer-
bohm Tree for his Australian company
to play the entire lead ; subsequently
" starred " throughout Australia and
New Zealand with Maud Jeffries,
playing " The Sign of the Cross," " The
Lady of Lyons," " Pygmalion and
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Galatea," " Monsieur Beaucaire," etc. ;
reappeared In London, at His Ma-
jesty's Theatre, Sept., 1906, as Polix-
ines in " The Winter's Tale " ; subse-
quently again returned to Australia,
and during 1910, played in " The Third
Degree/' " Henry of Navarre/' " The
Sign of the Cross," etc. ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Mar., 1912, played John
Tilford in " The Perfect Widow " ;
at the Ganick, Aug., 1912, appeared
as Richard Dexter in " Find the
Woman " ; on returning to Australia,
toured in " Milestones," as John
Rhead, and in " Bella Donna/' as
Dr. Meyer Isaacson ; during 1915,
played in " Monsieur Beaucaire/' " The
Lifeguardsrnan," "The Scarlet Pim-
pernel," etc. ; returned to London in
1917 ; at the Theatre Royal, Bradford,
May, 1918, played Ronnay de Maurel in
" The Legion of Honour " ; at the
Devonshire Park Theatre, Nov., 1918,
Ex- President Lanchester in " His
Royal Happiness " ; at the Lyceum,
She'ffield, Mar., 1919, Sir Robert
Graham in " Uncle Ned," and subse-
quentlv toured in this ; at the Scala
Theatre, Oct., 1919, played Sir Claude
Petrie in " The Net " ; at the Prince's
Manchester, Dec., 1919, played Sir
Charles Pomander in " Our Peg."
Address : 3 Mortimer Mansions, 73/5
Mortimer Street, W.I. Telephone No. :
Museum 3640.
KNOBLOCK, Edward, dramatic
author ; 6. New York City, 7 Apr.,
1874 ; s. of Gertrude and Charles
Knoblauch ; e. Harvard University ;
naturalised British subject ; formerly
an actor, and appeared at the Royalty,
26 Nov., 1899, as Jo in " You Never
Can Tell," with the Stage Society ;
at the Adelphi, Mar., 1900, played in
" Bonnie Dundee " ; at the Vaudeville,
Nov., 1900, played the Waiter in
Ibsen's " The League of Youth " ; in
1898, toured in " The Dovecot " ;
is the author of the following plays :
" The Club Baby " (with Lawrence
Sterner), 1895 ; " The Partikler Pet "
(from the French), 1905 ; " The Shula-
mite/' adapted from Claude and Alice
Askew's novel, 1906 ; " The Cottage
in the Air/' adapted from " Priscilla's
Fortnight/' 1909 ; " Sister Beatrice/'
translation of Maeterlinek's play,
1910 ; " The Faun," 1912 ; " Kismet,"
1911; "Milestones" (with Arnold
Bennett), 1912 ; " Discovering
America," 1912 ; " The Headmaster "
(with Wilfred T. Coleby), 1913; "My
Lady's Dress/' 1914; "England Ex-
pects " (with Seymour Hicks), 1914 ;
"Hajj/' 1915; "Marie-Odile," 1915;
" The Way to Win," 1915 ; " A War
Committee," 1915 ; " How to Get On,"
1915 ; " Paganini," 1915 ; " Mouse,"
1915 ; " The Hawk " (from the French),
1916 ; " Home on Leave," 1916 ;
" Tiger! Tiger! " 1918 ; " Our Peg,"
1919 ; " Mumsee," 1920 ; " Cherry,"
1920 ; " One," 1920 ; " Lullaby,"
1923 ; " Conchita," 1924 ; " London
Life " (with Arnold Bennett), 1924 ;
" Simon CaUed Peter " (with J. E.
Goodman, from the novel), 1924 ; with
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks,
wrote the scenarios for the films of
" The Three Musketeeis," " Rosita,"
and " The Thief of Bagdad." Favourite
play : " As You Like It." Clubs: :
Garrick, Beefsteak and Bucks, London ;
Century, University, New York. Ad-
dress : 11 Montagu Place, Portman
Square, W.I. Telephone : Paddington
2457. Cable Address : Knoblock,
London. New York Address : c/o
American Play Company (Inc.), 33
West 42nd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
KOLKER, Henry, actor ; b. 13 Nov.,
1874; s. of William Kolker and his
wife Katherine (Diirjon) ; e. Quincy,
111., U.S.A. ; m. Lilian Carroll ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Milwaukee, 1894, in the German Stock
Company ; in 1895 he made his first
appearance on the English-speaking
stage, with Robert Downing in " The
Gladiator " ; in 1897-8 toured with
James O'Neill ; made his first appear-
ance on the New York stage, at
Wallack's, 12 Nov., 1898, as Guiderius
in " Cymbeline " ; spent many years
touring and in " stock " companies ;
at the Garrick, New York, Jan., 1903,
played in " Harriet's Honeymoon,"
and Sept., 1903, in " Military Mad " ;
toured with Ada Rehan, in 1904 ; at
the Hudson Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1905, played Dick in " Strongheart/'
and subsequently was associated as
leading man with Bertha Kalich in a
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number of productions ; during 1908-9
toured in Australia, as leading man,
with. Margaret Anglin ; later, in 1909,
toured in the United States with Alia
Nazimova ; during 1909-10 was a
member of the New Theatre Company,
where he appeared as Charles Surface
in " The School for Scandal," Don in
the play of that name, Leontes in
" The Winter's Tale/' etc. ; during 1910-
11 toured as Hofer in " The Great
Name " ; at Daly's, New York, Nov.,
1911, played Leofric in " The Lady of
Coventry " \ at Wallack's, Nov., 1912,
Frank Bowers in " Our Wives," and
toured in the same part, 1913 ; at
Maxine Elliott's, Feb., 1914, played
Jerrold R. Scott in " Help Wanted " ;
during 1915 toured as Willybald Engel
in " Our Children " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Sept., 1917, The
Artist in " Over the 'Phone " ; sub-
sequently turned his attention to the
cinema stage. Club : Lambs'. Ad-
dress : Brentwood Film Corporation,
Los Angeles, CaL, U.S.A.
KOSTAj Tessa, actress and vocalist ;
6. Chicago, 111., U.S.A., 1893; first
attracted attention in New York, when
she appeared at the Manhattan Opera
House, 22 Oct., 1917, as Marjanah in
" Chu-Chin-Chow " ; at the Cohan
and Harris Theatre, Feb., 1919, played
Anitza Chefchek in " The Royal
Vagabond " ; at the Nora Bayes,
Apr., 1920, Kitty Mackay in " Lassie ";
at the Central, May, 1921, Lane
Demarest in " Princess Virtue " ; at
the Century, Dec., 1921, Nadina
Popoff in " The Chocolate Soldier " ;
Mar., 1922, Kondja Gul in " The Rose
of Stamboul " ; at the Ambassadors,
Jan., 1923, Caroline Lee in " Caroline ";
Dec., 1924, April Daly in " Princess
April."
KRUGEB, Alma, actress ; 6. Pitts-
burg, Pan. ; e. Pittsburg, a graduate
of the King's School of Oratory ;
for some years was a member of the
Warde- James combination, playing
the leading parts for some time
in a repertory of standard plays ;
during 1903 toured successfully as
Maryland Calvert in " The Heart of
Maryland," and subsequently played
Roxana in " Alexander the Great " ;
in 1905 appeared, as Lady Babb
in " Sweet Kitty Bellairs " ; at the
Academy of Music, Jan., 1906, played
Kitty Bellairs in the same play ;
joined the Sothern-Marlowe company,
and at the Lyric, New York, during
Jan. and Feb.", 1907, played Herodias
in " John the Baptist/' St. Margaret
and Catherine of Rochelle in " Jeanne
D'Arc," Magda in " The Sunken Bell/'
Lady Capulet in " Romeo and Juliet/'
the Queen in " Hamlet," Nerissa in
" The Merchant of Venice/' and
Olivia In " Twelfth Night " ; pro-
ceeded with the company to London,
making her first appearance at the
Waldorf Theatre, 22 Apr., 1907, as
Magda in " The Sunken Bell," and
fulfilling her old parts in the remainder
of the plays presented during the
season ; on her return to America,
went on tour with Blanche Walsh,
playing in " The Straight Road " ;
during 1908 toured with Annie Russell
in " The Stronger Sex," and appeared
as Joan Forsythe in this play, at
Weber's, New York, Nov., 1908;
at Washington, Apr., 1909, played
Mary Brereton in " The Whirlpool " ;
subsequently again toured with the
Sothern-Marlowe company ; in 1912
toured with Ben Greet' s company,
and subsequently with Henry Lud-
lowe's Shakespearean company ; at
the Fulton Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1913, played Mrs. Winthrop in " What
Happened to Mary " ; during 1914
toured with Robert Mantell, and subse-
quently with E. H. Sothern, appearing
with the latter in " Charlemagne/* " If I
Were King," etc. ; at the Garrick, New
York, Apr., 1915, played Ella Rentheim
in " John Gabriel Borkman " ; at Yale
Bowl, Conn., May, 1915, played the
Leader of the Chorus in " Iphigenia in
Tauris " ; at the Adolf Lewisohn Sta-
dium, New York, May, 1915, the Leader
of the Chorus in " The Trojan Women "
at the Cort Theatre, New York, Mar.
1918, played Portia in " J ulius Caesar' '
at the Republic, Nov., 1918, " A Voice '
in " Roads of Destiny " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, Oct., 1919, Olivia in
" Twelfth Night," and at the same
theatre, Apr., 1920, appeared in the
same part ; at the Century Theatre,
Oct. -Dec., 1921, played Olivia, Nerissa,
the Widow in " The Taming of the
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Shrew," \vith the Sothern -Marlowe
Co. ; at the Klaw Theatre, May, 1922,
played Herodias in. " Salome." Ad-
dress : c o Lee Shubert, 1416 Broad-
way, New York City, U.S.A.
KRUGER, Otto, actor; b. Toledo,
Ohio, U.S.A., 6 Sept., 1885 ; s. of
Bernard Akin Kniger and his wife
Elizabeth (Winters) ; e. Toledo Public
Schools ; was formerly an electrician ;
m. Susan MacManamy ; made his first
appearance on the stage, Nov., 1900,
at the Empire Theatre, Toledo, in
" Quo Vadis ? " ; subsequently played
sundry " stock " engagements ; at
Brooklyn, Sept., 1914, appeared as
Richard Ames in " The Stronger
Magnet " ; made his first appearance
in New York at the Republic Theatre,
3 Apr., 1915, as Jack Bowling in
" The Natural Law " ; at the Astor,
Aug., 1915, played Jack Doray in
" Young America " ; at the Cohan
Theatre, Aug., 1916, Billy Meekin in
" Seven Chances " ; at the Cohan and
Harris, Nov., 1916, Jim Anderson in
" Captain Kidd, Jun." ; at the Cohan
Theatre Sept., 1917, Frederick Tile in
" Here Comes the Bride " ; at the
Cort, Chicago, played in " The Gypsy
Trail," and toured" in " Corsette " ; at
the Longacre Theatre, Sept., 1919, ap-
peared as Adam Smith in " Adam.
and Eva " ; at the Cort, Chicago,
1920, played in "I Love You " ;
at the Princess, Chicago, Nov., 1920,
as the Crown Prince in " Sonya " ;
at the Hudson, New York, Jan., 1921,
succeeded Geo. M. Cohan as Richard
Clarke in " The Meanest Man in the
World " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Aug., 1921, played Prince
Alexander in " Sonya " ; at the
Greenwich Village, Nov., 1921, Stephen
Murray in " The Straw " ; at the
Gaiety, New YorK, Dec., 1921, Lee
Randall in " Alias Jiramy Valentine " ;
at the Liberty, Feb., 1922, Leonard
Beebe in "To the Ladies " ; at the
National, Jan., 1923, Win Shakespeare
in the play of that name ; at the
Morosco, Mar., 1923, James Murray
and Walter Allen in " The Wasp " ;
then toured in " Nobody's Money " ;
at the Sam H. Harris Theatre, Oct.,
1923, Henry Williams in " The Ner-
vous Wreck," continuing in this until
the end of 1924. favourite parts : Karl
Heinz in " Old Heidelberg " and
Stephen Murray in " The Straw."
Clubs : Green 'Room, Players' and
Lambs/ New York. Address: Lambs'
Club, 130 West 44th Street, New York-
City, U.S.A.
KU3DIER, Clare (me Clare Rodman
Beecher), dramatic author ; m. Fred-
erick Arnold Kummer (mar. dis.) ; is
a cousin of William Gillette ; first came
into prominence as a song- writer, when
in 1906, she composed " Dearie " ; her
first play was " The Opera Ball " (with
Sydney" Rosenfeld), 1912 ; has since
wTitten " Good Gracious, Annabelle ! "
1916 ; " A Successful Calamity," 1917;
" The Rescuing Angel," 1917 ; "Be
Calm, Camilla," 1918 ; " Hollo's Wild
Oat," 1920 ; " Bridges," 1921 ; " The
Choir Rehearsal/' 1921 ; " The Rob-
bery," 1921 ; " Chinese Love," 1921 ;
" Roxie," 1921 ; " The Light of
Duxbury," 1921 ; " The Mountain
Man/' 1921 ; " Banco " (from the
French), 1922 ; " One Kiss " (from
the French), 1923 ; " Annie Dear "
(on " Good Gracious, Annabelle ! "),
1924 ; " Madame Pompadour " (Amer-
ican version), 1924.
KUMMER, Frederic Arnold, drama-
tic author ; b. Catonsville, Maryland,
U.S.A., 5 Aug., 1873 ; s. of Arnold
Kummer and his wife Mary Morris
(Pancoast) ; e. Troy ; m, (1) Clare
Rodman Beecher (mar. dis.) ; (2)
Marion McLean ; is the author of
" Are You a Suffragette ? " 1909 ;
" Mr. Buttles," 1910 ; " The Other
Woman," 1910 ; " The Brute," 1912 ;
" The Diamond Necklace," 1912 ; "The
Painted Woman," 1913 ; " The Magic
Melody," 1919 ; " My Golden Girl,"
1919 ; " The Bonehead," 1920 ; " The
Voice " (with William Courtenay),
1923 ; has also written many novels,
short stories, cinema plays, etc.
Address : 2 St. Martin's Road, Guilford,
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
KUBTON, Peggy (Gladys), actress
and vocalist ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Adelphi
Theatre, 19 Oct., 1912, in the chorus
of " The Dancing Mistress," and in
May, 1913, she played the part of
Genie in the same piece ; in Oct., 1913,
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played the Waitress in " The Girl from
Utah/1 and June, 1914, appeared in
" The Belle of Bond Street " ; she then
went to America, and made her first
appearance in New York, at the Shu-
bert Theatre, 24 Dec., 1914, as Lady
Kitty Preston in " To-Night Js the
Night " ; returning to London she
appeared at the Gaiety, Apr., 1915, as
Lady Pussy Preston in " To-Night's
the Night " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Mar., 1916, played Evelyn Amery in
" Mr. Manhattan," and returning to
the Gaiety, Sept., 1916, appeared as
Fudge Robinson in " Theodore and
Co/' ; at the New Theatre, Apr., 1917,
played Violet Crawshaw in " Wurzel-
Flummery," and June, 1917, Ethel
Carlton in " His Excellency the
Governor " ; she reappeared at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1917, as Bunny Chester
in " The Beauty Spot " ; at the St.
Martin's Theatre, Nov., 1918, played
Kitty Cavanagh in " The Officer's
Mess " ; at the Alhambra, Sept., 1919,
appeared as Aurora Smart in " East-
ward Ho ! " ; at the Globe, New York,
Nov., 1921, played Ruby Manners in
" Good Morning, Dearie " ; on return-
ing to London, appeared at the New
Oxford, Dec., 1922, as Marigold in
" Battling Butler/'
KYASHT, Lydia, danseuse ; 6. Petro-
grad, Russia, 25 Mar., 1886; d. of
George Kyasht and his wife Agaffia
(Poubiloff) ; e. at the School of the
Imperial Theatres, Petrograd ; m.
Colonel Alexis A. Ragosin ; was spe-
cially trained for the ballet by her
brother, Paul Gerdt, Enrico Ceccetti,
Mdme. Sokoloff, and Mdme. Joganson ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Opera House, Petrograd, 23
Mar., 1902, dancing a pas seul in
" The Magic Flute " ; she remained
at the Imperial Opera House for some
time ; she came to England in 1908,
and made her first appearance in
London, at the Empire, Leicester
Square, 10 Aug., 1908, when she
appeared in a divertissement with Adolf
Bolm ; she was subsequently selected
to succeed Adeline Genee as premiere
danseuse at that house, making her
first appearance in that capacity, 19
Oct., 1908, in " A Day in Paris " ; she
subsequently appeared there from
1909-13, in " Round the World/'
" The Fawn," " Ship, Ahoy ! "
" Sylvia/' " New York/' " The Water
Nymph/' "First Love," " Titania " ;
appeared in New York, for the first
time, at the Winter Garden Theatre,
in Jan., 1914, in " The Whirl of the
World " ; appeared at the Coliseum,
London, 1914, in " The Enchanted
Isle " ; in 1915 in " Javotte," " Cy-
thera," etc. ; in 1916 in " Somewhere
in France " ; in 1917, in " La Fille Mai
Gardee," and " Cupid's Conspiracy " ;
in Nov., 1924, appeared in " The 7.30
Cabaret," on tour ; has also appeared
at the Opera House, Vienna ; Opera
House, Berlin ; Casino, Monte Carlo,
etc. Address : 12 Cavendish Road,
St. John's Wood, N.W.S. Telephone
No. : Paddmgton 2477.
LACKAYE, Wilton, actor; b. Lou-
doun County, Virginia, U.S.A., 30
Sept., 1862 ; s. of James Lackaye
and his wife Margaret (Bagnam) ;
e. Ottawa and Georgetown Univer-
sity ; m. Alice Evans ; made his
first appearance on the stage, at
the Star Theatre, New York, 27
Aug., 1883, as Lucentio in " Fran-
cesca da Rimini/' with the late Law-
rence Barrett ; subsequently toured in
" May Blossom " ; and later he
played with the late Fanny Daven-
port, and at Union Square Theatre,
in Oct., 1886, he appeared with her
as Claudio in " Much Ado About
Nothing " ; also appeared with her
in " Fedora/' " As You Like It," etc. ;
during 1887 he played Robert le
Diable in " Allan Dare/' and the
Marquis de Vaux in " Paul Kauvar,"
and in 1888 he played the title-rd/<?
of the same play ; during the same
year he toured as " The Spider " in
" The Silver King " ; during 1889 he
appeared in a number of " original **
parts, among them being the follow-
ing : Prince Saviani in " Jocelyn/.'
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Don Stephano in " Featherbrain/'
Arthur Morton in " The American
Countess/* Captain Gilchrist in
" Booties* Baby/' General Haverill
in " Shenandoah/' Raymonde de
Noirville in " Roger La Honte " (" A
Man's Shadow"), the O'Donnell
Don in " The Great Unknown/' and
Sir Edward Vanberg in " My Jack " ;
the year 1890 was likewise a very
busy one, and he appeared in the
following fresh " creations ' during
the twelve months : Jack Adams in
" Money Mad/' Antonio in "A
Mighty Power/' Jim Hogan in " The
Canuck/' Pierre Clemenceau in " The
Clemencean Case/' Dr. William
Brown in " Dr. Bill," Claudius
Nero in " Nero," and Captain
Walsh in " The Haunted Room " ; he
next played in " The Two Orphans "
and " The Power of the Press " ; in
1891 came to England and joined
George Alexander on tour, playing
Simeon Strong in " The Idler " ;
made his first appearance on London
stage at the St. James's, 30 Sept.,
1891, in same part; then returned
to America, and during 1892 played
in *' Pompadour " and " Mr. Wilkin-
son's Widows," followed by Dick
Brennan in " Imagination " and
Jefferson Stockton in " Aristocracy " ;
he was at Palmer's Theatre in 1894,
where he played Van Buren Crandall
in " New Blood," Eric Langley in
" The Transgressor," and Gerald
Cazenove in " The New Woman " ; at
the American Theatre, 21 Jan., 1895,
he appeared as John Stratton in " The
District Attorney " ; and at the Gar-
den Theatre, 15 Apr., 1895, he was the
** original " Svengali in " Trilby " ;
he played this part until 1897 ; at the
Garden Theatre, 19 Apr., 1897, he
played the part of Dr. Belgraff in a
play of that name ; in 1898 he was
touring with Nance O'Neill in " East
Lynne " ; at the Broadway Theatre,
13 Mar., 1899, he played in "The
Musketeers " ; and at Herald Square,
in Oct., 1899, appeared as " Reb "
Shemuel in " The Children of the
Ghetto"; he made his reappearance
on the London stage, at the Adelphi
Theatre, 11 Dec., 1899, in the same
part; at Wallack's Theatre, in 1900
he played Geoffrey Townsend in " The
"Greatest thing in the World " ; and
at the Academy of Music, as
Petronius in " Quo Vadis ? " ; at the
Broadway, 21 Mar., 1901, he ap-
peared as the Earl of Derwent in
" The Price of Peace " ; later in the
same year, at Wallack's, he appeared
in " Colorado " and "Don Caesar's
Return " ; while he also played
Uncle Tom in " Uncle Tom's Cabin "
at the Academy of Music ; at the
Bijou in Mar., 1902, he played in
" A Modern Magdalen " ; and in
1903 he toured as Richard Sterling
in " The Climbers " and Jim Morley
in " The Frisky Mrs. Johnson " ;
subsequently he played Curtis Jadwin
in " The Pit/' and appeared in that
part, at the Lyric, New York, 10 Feb.,
1904 ; on 15 Apr., 1904, at the same
theatre, he played Consul Bernick in
" The Pillars of Society *' ; at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, in May,
1905, he played Svengali in a revival
of " Trilby " ; and at Waterbury,
Conn., 14 May, 1906, he played
Jean Valjean and M. Madeline in
" Law and the Man," the play being
an adaptation, by himself, from
Hugo's " Les Miserables " ; during
the autumn of 1906 he was touring
in the same play, appearing in New
York, at the Manhattan Theatre,
20 Dec., 1906; during 1907, at
Washington, he appeared in " Di-
?lomacy," " Featherbrain," " Bruvver
im's Baby," " Aristocracy," and
"Trilby"; at St. Louis, 16 Sept.,
1907, appeared as Jason in " The Bond-
man " ; at the Savoy, New York,
Dec., 1908, played John Haggleton
in " The Battle " ; at St. Louis, July,
1909, played Manasse in " New Lamps
for Old " ; at the Lyric, New York,
10 May, 1910, played James Ralston
in " Jim the Penman " ; at Washing-
ton, 6 Feb., 1911, appeared as
John Marshall in " The Stranger,"
playing the same part at the Bijou
Theatre, New York, 21 Dec., 1911;
same theatre, 11 Jan., 1912, played
Francois Desclos in " The Right to
Happiness " ; in Apr., 1912, played
in " vaudeville " in " Quits " ; at
the Cort Theatre, Chicago, Aug.,
1912, appeared as John Brand in
" Fine Feathers " ; at Pittsburg, Sept.,
1912, as Fagin in " Oliver Twist " ;
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at the Astor, New York, 7 Jan., 1913,
played John Brand in " Fine
Feathers " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
14 Mar., 1913, The Doctor In
" Damaged Goods" ; at the Shubert
Theatre, 3 Apr., 1915 reappeared as
Svengali in " Trilby " ; subsequently
appeared in " vaudeville " in " The
Bomb " ; at the Cort Theatre, Chicago,
Mar., 1916, played Dr. John Calvert
in " Everyman's Castle " ; at the
National, Washington, Feb., 1917,
appeared in " Eleven p.m." ; at the
Tremont, Boston, Apr., 1917, played
Archibald Carlyle in " East Lynne "
at the Lyric, New York, Aug., 1917
Dick Bolger in " The Inner Man "
during 1917-18 toured in " vaudeville '
in " Quits " ; at the Criterion, New
York, Oct., 1918, played Prince
Alexis in " The Awakening " ; at
the Princess, Chicago, Nov., 1918,
Lord Goring in " An Ideal Husband " ;
at the Harris Theatre, Apr., 1919, Dr.
John Calvert in "A Good Bad Woman "
(" Everyman's Castle ") ; at the Play-
house, New York, Oct., 1919, Kaintuck
in " Palmy Days " ; at the National,
Dec., 1921, Svengali in a revival of
" Trilby " ; at the Maxine Elliott,
Apr., 1922, Count Stanislaus Nevski
in " The Goldfish " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Aug., 1922,
Dr. Gustav Ziska in " The Monster " ;
at the Hudson, Sept., 1924, Richard
Lennon in " High Stakes " ; is an
M.A. of Georgetown University. Club :
Lambs', New York City. Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A., or 33 West
44th Street, New York City.
LACY, Frank, actor; 6. Penge,
9 July, 1867 ; s. of John Stocken ;
m. Nita Alexander ; e. King's College ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at St. James's Theatre, 17 Oct.,
1888, as a Servant in "A Patron
Saint/' subsequently playing in
" Brantinghame Hall '* ; subsequently
played Sir Charles Grandison in "A
Pantomime Rehearsal/' and Cavendish
Howley in "A Highland Legacy,"
at the Shaftesbury, Toole's, and
Court, 1891-2 ; Brogden in " First
Mate/1 Gaiety, 1891 ; original
Beaujour in "A Broken Melody/'
Prince of Wales's, 1892 ; John Tuppit
in " Dorothy," Trafalgar Square,
1892; Captain John Rattlebrain in
"The Little Widow/' with Miss
Minnie Palmer, Royalty, 1894 ; De
Pons in " Robespierre/' with Sir
Henry Irving, Lyceum. ; at the Prin-
cess's played in '' Alone in London " ;
and " In Old Kentucky " ; was
for three years with Arthur Bourchier
at the Garrick ; toured during 1910
as Recklaw Poole in " The Little
Damozel " ; subsequently crossed to
America, and at the Comedy Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1910, played Captain
Neil Partington in the same piece ;
afterwards played the part of Flat-
tery in " Every woman " ; supported
Forbes-Robertson on his farewell tour
of the English provinces, Sept., 1912,
and during his farewell season at
Drury Lane, Mar .-June, 1913 ; accom-
panied him on his American tours, 1913-15;
at the Chelsea Palace, Aug., 1915, played
Raymond Vereker in " The Mannikin " ;
at the Criterion Theatre, Sept., 1915,
William in " The Stormy Petrel " ;
at the New, Oct., 1915, the Sergeant of
Police in " Stop Thief ! *' and the
Bridegroom in " The Best Man " ;
from 1916-19, toured as Cornelius
Van Tuyl in "Romance"; during
1919-21, toured as Lucius Welwyn in
" Tilly of Bloomsbury " ; during
1922-3 again toured as" Van Tuyl in
" Romance " ; in the spring of 1923
toured in South Africa with Percy
Hutchison in " Bull-Dog Drummond/'
" The Bat " " Nightie-Night " and
" Brewster's Millions " ; on returning
to London appeared at Savoy, Apr.,
1924, as Joseph McCloud in " Brew-
ster's Millions " ; at the Playhouse,
May, 1924, played the Missionary in
" White Cargo " ; in Sept., 1924, "left
for a tour in Canada with Percy
Hutchison. Recreations : Golf, walk-
ing, and fishing. Clubs : Yorick and
Playgoers'. Address : 130 Holbein
House, Sloane Square, S.W.I.
LALOE, Frank, actor ; b. Washing-
ton, D.C., U.S.A., 20 Aug., 1869 ; 5. of
Frank Lalor and his wife Annie
(Rainbow) ; e. Massachusetts Institute ;
m. Vernie Conard ; studied for the
stage under Tom Carl of the Bostonian
Opera Company ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage as a boy soprano at
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Austin and Stone's Variety Theatre,
Boston, 1888, and Ms first appearance
in New York, at Tony Pastor's, in
1892 ; has since been prominently
associated with the musical-comedy
stage, and has appeared successfully
in " The Show Girl " ; " Mr. Wix of
Wickham " ; " The Athletic Girl " ;
'* The Filibusters " ; at the Casino,
New York, 1904, played Bliffkins in
" An English Daisy " ; at the Herald
Square, Jan., 1906, played Nott in
" Corning Thro' the Rye " ; at the
Knickerbocker, Apr., 1909, Saul Wright
in " The Candy Shop " ; at the Globe,
New York, Nov., 1910, Tim Jones in
" The Bachelor Belles " ; at the New
Amsterdam, Mar., 1911, Philippe Don-
didier in " The Pink Lady " ; made his
first appearance in London, in the
same part at the Globe Theatre, 11
Apr., 1912 ; at the Longacre Theatre,
Dec., 1913, appeared as Clarence
Guildford in " lole " ; at the New
Amsterdam, Nov., 1914, Achille Peti-
pas in " Papa's Darling " ; at the
Fulton, Aug., 1915, Dr. Josiah Smythe
in " Some Baby " ; at the Globe, Dec.,
1915, Gideon Gay in " Stop ! Look !
Listen ! " ; Sept., 1916, Percival Hop-
kins in " The Amber Express " ; at the
Astor, Apr., 1917, Abijah Smith in
" His Little Widows " ; at the Hudson,
Sept., 1917, Frank Foster in " Good-
Night, Paul " ; at the Empire, London,
Feb., 1918, played Prosper Woodhouse
in " The Lilac Domino " ; at the Gar-
rick, London, July, 1919, Colonel
Bunting in " Nobody's Boy " ; re-
turned to New York, 1919 ; appeared
in " The Cameo Girl/' May, 1921 ;
at the Princess Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1921, played Tony in " Suzette."
Recreations : Golf, tennis, and motoring.
Address : Lambs' Club, 130 WTest 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
LAMB, Beatrice, actress ; b. 15 July,
1866 ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Comedy Theatre,
20 Apr., 1887, as a guest in " The
Red Lamp " ; she accompanied
Beerbohm Tree to the Haymarket
Theatre, where she played in " The
Ballad Monger " and " Cupid's Mes-
senger " ; at the St. James's, May,
1888, played in " In the Old Times " ;
at the Qarrick, Apr., 1889, played
Irene Stonehay in " The Profligate " ;
at the St. James's, Feb., 1890, ap-
peared as Phoebe in " As You Like
It" ; at the Shaftesbury, Aug., 1891,
played in "A Commission " and " A
Pantomime Rehearsal " ; at the
Strand, 1891, played Mrs. Webb in
" The Late Lamented " ; she also
played here as Hester Singleside in
" The New Wing " in Jan., 1892,
and in Apr., 1892, achieved a great
success, when she appeared as Niobe
in the play of that name ; at Toole's
Theatre, Mar., 1894, appeared as
Mrs. Montaubyn in " The Best Man " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1894, played
Lady Desborough in " The Derby
Winner " ; at Stratford-on-Avon, Apr.,
1895, played Hermionein "The Winter's
Tale/' and Rosalind in "As You
Like It " ; subsequently toured in
" Niobe " ; in 1898 went to Australia
with Charles Cartwright, playing in
" The Tree of Knowledge," " The
Middleman," " The Idler/' " Moths,"
"The Squire of Dames," Jetc. ; reap-
peared in London, at the Garrick,
Mar., 1899, when she played the
Queen in " The Three Musketeers " ;
since then her appearances in London
have been very few ; she has., however,
appeared in " Boy Bob," 1899 ;
"Jim Belmont," 1900 ; and " The Ring
Mistress," 1900.
LAMBELET, Napoleon, composer and
musical director ; b. Corfu, 27 Feb.,
1864 ; 5. of Eduardo Lambelet and his
wife Aspasia (Caruso) ; e. Naples
Conservatoire ; m. Emily Ada Buck-
ton ; for many years musical director
at several West End theatres ; com-
posed the scores of " M. Pardarmenos,"
Athens, 1890 ; " The Yashmak," at the
Shaftesbury, London, Mar., 1897 ;
" The Transit of Venus," 1898 ; " Pot-
Pourri," Avenue, 1899 ; " The Shadow
Dance," Princess's, 1901 ; " Fenella,"
Coliseum, 1905 ; " Valentine," St.
James's, 1918. Recreation : Gardening.
Club : The Primrose. Address : Tiny
Cottage, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks.
LANCASTER, Nora, actress; b. in
London, 20 Oct., 1882 ; d. of the well-
known actress Miss Ellen Lancaster
Wallis and the late John Lancaster, a
well-known merchant of Manchester, who
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built the Shaftesbury Theatre ; m.
Leonard Shoetensack ; she received
her early dramatic training from her
mother, and first \valked on at the St.
James's, under George Alexander, in
"The Wilderness," 11 Apr., 1901; at
the Garrick, Sept., 1901, played Aurea
Vyse in " Iris " ; at the Comedy, Feb.,
1902, played Jessie Ferbridge ^""Mem-
ory's Garden " ; toured as Little Britain
in " Mice and Men/' 1902 ; in 1903
joined Sir Henry Irving, playing the
part of the Spirit of Beatrice in
" Dante," at Drury Lane ; she
remained with Irving two years,
touring with him in England, America,
and Canada ; returning to England
she appeared at the Strand and
Comedy, playing leading parts under
Frank Curzon in " Off the Rank/'
etc. ; she then went to the Queen's,
Manchester, as Imogen in " Cym-
beline," 1906 ; she also starred as
Galatea in " Pygmalion and Galatea/'
and played leading parts with F. R.
Benson at Stratford- on- Avon ; in 1906
she was engaged by Beerbohm Tree
as leading lady for his provincial
tour of " The Ballad Monger " and
" Business is Business " ; at the
Scala, in Apr., 1907, appeared as
Miriam in " The Judgment of
Pharaoh " ; accompanied Mr. Lewis
Waller on his autumn tour of 1907,
playing Lady Marian in " Robin
Hood " and Lady Mary in " Mon-
sieur Beaucaire " ; at the Lyric,
Dec., 1907, played Adela in " Robin
Hood " ; Jan., 1908, played the
Countess of Kerhill in "A White
Man " ; rejoined Benson in 1909,
playing Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, etc. ;
appeared with him at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1910, playing Bianca in " The
Taming of the Shrew," and Virgilia
in " Coriolanus " ; at Stratford-on-
Avon, Apr., 1910, played Sylvia in
" The Two Gentlemen of Verona " ;
at the Queen's, Manchester, Jan.,
1911, appeared as Hermione in "The
Winter's Tale " ; at the Strand
Theatre, Mar., 1913, played Margaret
Rolfe in "A Woman in the Case/'
A ddress: New Century Club, London, W.
LANDECK, Ben, dramatic author ;
b. London, 24 Oct., 1864 ; s. of Samuel
B. Landeck and his wife Sophia
(Sampson) ; e. Bristol ; m, Valerie
Crespin ; was formerly engaged in the
antique silver trade ; his first play,
" At Mammon's Shrine/' was produced
at Leicester, in May, 1887 ; since that
date has written very many successful
dramas ; among his more prominent
plays may be mentioned " My Jack/*
1889; "the King of Crime"" (with
Arthur Shirley), 1892 ; "A Lion's
Heart" (with Shirley), 1892; "A
Guilty Mother/' 1893 ; " Saved from
the Sea" (with Shirley), 1895;
" Tommy Atkins " (with Shirley),
1895; ""Jack Tar" (with (Shirley,
1896 ; " Woman and Wine " (with
Shirley), 1897 ; " The Hue and Cry "
(with Shirley), 1897 ; " A Soldier and
a Man," 1898 ; " Going the Pace "
(with Shirley), 1898 ; tc The Shadow
Dance " 190"l ; " Nick Carter," (with
Shirley), 1910; " The Three Musket-
eers " (with Shirley), 1911; "The
WTomen of France " (with Shirley),
1912 ; " The Open Door " (with
Shirley), 1912; " The Wild Widow "
(with " Shirley) , 1919; " The Savage
and the Woman " (with Shirley), 1921 ;
" What Money Can Buy " (with
Shirley), 1923; "etc. Recreation: Novel
reading. Address : 56B Mornington
Road, Regent's Park, N.W.I.
LANE, Dorothy, actress ; b. London,
26 Dec., 1890 ; d. of Pierrepont G. Lane
and his wife Rosina Grace (Lilley) ; is
a sister of Grace Lane ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Lyric,
2 Dec., 1907, in " Monsieur Beaucaire " ;
at the Playhouse, Dec., 1910, appeared
in " Our Little Cinderella " ; appeared
at Daly's Theatre, New York, 11 Mar.,
1912, as Miss Paitelot in " Monsieur
Beaucaire " ; at the Empire, New
York, Apr., 1913, played Lady Wilhel-
mina in a revival of '* The Amazons " ;
later, during 1913, toured in the United
States, as Peggy in " A Butterfly on
the Wheel " ; in 1915 toured with
Lewis Waller as Gabrielle in " The
Three Musketeers " ; at the Empire,
Mar., 1917, appeared in " Hanky-
Panky," and at Drury Lane, Dec.,
1917, played Aladdin in the panto-
mime ; at the Garrick, Mar., 1918,
made a great success as Margot Latour
in " J$y Pigeon Post/' at the New
Theatre, Apr., 1919, appeared as Violet
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in " Time to Wake Up/' and subse-
quently toured as Roxana in the play
of that name ; at the Little Theatre,
Feb., 1920, appeared as Louise in
" Mumsee " ; at the Kennington
Theatre, Oct., 1920, played Irene Gale
in " Columbine " ; at "the Aldwych,
July, 1921, Diana Quest in " James
the" Less " ; at the 'New Scala, Dec.,
1923, Ho-Yeh in " Almond Eye " ; at
the Globe, Mar., 1923, for a time
played Monna in " Bluebeard's Eighth
Wife." Recreation : Golf. Address :
5 Trebovir Road, Earl's Court, S.W.5.
LANE, Grace, actress; b. 13 Jan.,
1876 ; d. of Herrepont G. Lane and
his wife, Rosina Grace (Lille}?-) ;
m. Kenneth Douglas (Savory) ; prior
to her appearance on the profes-
sional stage, appeared with great
success in a number of Gilbert and
Sullivan operas ; made her first ap-
pearance on the professional stage
16 April, 1894, at T.R. Wolverhampton,
in the late Willie Edouin's com-
pany, in " Turned Up "; subsequently
played in " The Jerry Builder,"
etc. ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the Grand
Theatre, Islington, 11 June, 1894,
as Violet Fullerton in " Parralel
Attacks " ; first appeared in the
West End, at the Strand Theatre,
2 July, 1894, as Elsie in " Our Flat,"
subsequently playing Lucy, and
Margery in the same piece ; at the
Lyceum, Christmas, 1894, played
Alan-A-Dale in " Santa Claus " ; at
Terry's, Apr., 1895, appeared as Violet
Tracey in " The Passport/* and then
for a time appeared at Daly's in " An
Artist's Model " ; at the Lyceum,
Christmas, 1895, appeared as Polly
Hopkins in " Robinson Crusoe " ;
understudied Ellaline Terriss at the
Gaiety in "The Shop Girl".; subse-
quently toured, playing a wide range
of parts ; in 1898 toured as Evelyn
in " The Happy Life " ; toured for
eighteen months as Lady Babbie in
" The Little Minister," in which she
scored a great success all over the
United Kingdom ; at Wyndham's, Feb.,
1900, played Sheeba in revival of
" I>andy Dick " ; toured as Stella de
Gex in " His Excellency the Gover-
nor " ; next toured with Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal, playing Sophia in " The
Elder Miss Blossom," and Joy in
" The Secret Orchard," her success in
the latter mentioned part bringing
her offers of engagement from nearly
every important London Theatre ;
appeared as Sophia in " The Elder
Miss Blossom," at the St. James's,
Sept., 1901, and as Amy in " The
Likeness of the Night," Oct., 1901 ;
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1902,
played Olive in " Frocks and Frills " ;
at the Shaftesbury, June, 1902,
played Dora in " Jedbury, Junior";
then joined Lewis Waller at the
Comedy, and in Oct., 1902, scored
a great success when she appeared
as Lady Mary Carlyle in " Mon-
sieur Beaucaire," which she played
throughout the long run of that
play ; accompanied Lewis Waller
to the Imperial, where she appeared
as the Comtesse de Candale in "A
Marriage of Convenience," Elizabeth
Philipse in ' ' Miss Elizabeth's Prisoner " ;
at the Comedy, Nov., 1905, played
Alice in " The Mountain Climber " ;
at the Court, Feb., 1906, appeared
as Aglae in " Pan and the Young
Shepherd " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1906, played Fair in " Josephine " ;
appeared at Court in " You Never
Can Tell," 1906 ; at the Comedy, in
Apr., 1907, played Eve Lindon in
" The Truth " ; and at the St. James's,
July, 1907, Stacey Trevor Coke and
Anastasia in "The Eighteenth
Century " ; at the Criterion, Octv
1908, appeared as Mrs. Paul Hughes
in " Lady Epping's Lawsuit " ; at
the Garrick, June, 1909, played
Margaret Rolfe in " The Woman in
the Case " ; at the Globe, Dec., 1910,
appeared as Lady Patience Gascoyne
in " Beau Brocade " ; at the Little,
July, 1911, as Ariadne in "Ariadne
in . Naxos " ; at the Court, Sept.,
1911, played in "The Admiral
Speaks " ; went to New York, Mar.,
1912, to appear with Lewis Waller,
at Daly's, as Lady Mary in " Monsieur
Beaucaire," and in May, 1912, as
Mrs. Crowley in " The Explorer " ;
at the Kingsway, Sept., 1912, played
Mrs. Hugh Voysey in " The Voysey
Inheritance " ; at the Comedy, June,
1913, played Mrs. Ralston in " Jim
the Penman " ; at the Vaudeville, Oct.,
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1913, played Susan Digby in " Collision" ;
at the Queen's, Max., 1914, appeared as
Vera Revendal in " The Melting Pot " ;
at the Comedy, May, 1914, as "Hannah
Vaughan in " '* Plaster Saints '* ; at
Wyndham's, Sept., 1914, as Valentine in
" Outcast " ; at the St. James's, May,
1915, as Victoria Buckingham in "The
Day Before the Day " ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1915, as Grace Tyler in
" Ready Money " ; at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1916, appeared as An English
Queen in " Shakespeare's Legacy " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1917, played
Lady Crandall in " Inside the lines " ;
at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Nov.,
1917, Mrs. Phipps in " His Royal
Happiness " ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, Dec., 1918, Glodagh Dymley
in " Sixes and Sevens " ; same theatre,
Dec., 1919, Lady Chantmass in " Home-
spun " ; at the Grand, Croydon, Jan.,
1920, Lady De la Haye in " The
Chinese Puzzle " ,* at the Ambassadors',
Apr., 1920, Emily Corbett in "A
Grain of Mustard Seed " ; at the
Criterion, Dec., 1920, Sylvia Gayford
in " Lord Richard in the Pantry " ;
at the Royalty, Jan., 1922, Lady
Barchester in " The Eleventh Com-
mandment " ; at the Lyric, Feb.,
1922, Persis Lapham in " the Rise of
Silas Lapham " ; at the Royalty, June,
1922, Emma Talbot in ""The Green
Cord " ; in Aug., 1922, toured as Mrs.
Sabre in " If Winter Comes/' and
played the same part at the St. James's,
Jan., 1923 ; at the Haymarket, June,
1923, Lady Jane Mannock in " Suc-
cess " ; at Wyndham's, Apr., 1924,
Mrs. Faithfull in " To Have the
Honour " ; at the St. James's, Dec.,
1924, Polly Harrington in " Polly-
anna." Address : 5 Trebovir Road,
Earl's Court, S.W.5.
LANE, Lupino, actor and dancer;
b. London, 16 June, 1892 ; 5. of Harry
Lupino and his wife, Charlotte (Robin-
son) ; e. Brighton ; m. Violet Blythe ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the age of four, at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham, at a
complimentary benefit performance to
Vesta Tilley ; was formerly known as
" Nipper " Lane, and made his first
appearance in London, at the London
Pavilion, in 1903 ; has since appeared
at the Hippodrome, Palace, Empire,
etc., he has toured the Moss and Stoll
halls all over the kingdom, and has
appeared in Paris, and the principal
cities in the United States and Canada ;
appeared at the Empire, May, 1915, in
" Watch Your Step " ; Feb., 1916, in
" Follow the Crowd " ; July, 1916, in
" We're All in It " ; at the Kingsway,
Oct., 1916, in " Extra Special " ; at
the Duke of York's Theatre, July,
1917, played Andrew Janaway in
" What a Catch I " ; during "1918
toured as Clarence in " Any Lady " ;
at the London Pavilion, Sept., 1919,
appeared as Coucourli in " Afgar " ;
at the Palace, Manchester, Dec., 1919,
played Pekoe in " Aladdin " ; went to
the' United States, in 1920, and ap-
peared at the Century Theatre, New
York, Nov., 1920, as Coucourli in
" Afgar " ; returned to London in
Dec., 1920 ; appeared at the London
Hippodrome, Dec., 1920, as Pekoe in
" Aladdin " ; at the New Oxford, May,
1921, appeared in " The League of
Notions " ; at the London Hippo-
drome, Mar., 1923, played in " Brighter
London " ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, June, 1924, ap-
peared in " The Ziegfeld Follies " ; has
also appeared successfully in several
cinema plays ; is a member of the
famous Lupino family of dancers and
acrobats, whose connection with, the
stage dates back to 1780. Recreations :
Music, swimming, boating, and motor-
ing. Clubs : Vaudeville and Murray's.
LANGr, Matheson, actor, manager,
and dramatic author ; &. Montreal,
Canada, 15 May, 1879 ; s. of Rev.
Gavin Lang, cousin of the Archbishop
of York; m. Hutin Britton ; e. at
Inverness College and St. Andrew's
University ; made his first appearance
on the stage at Wolverhampton, 1897,
in Louis Calvert's company ; subse-
quently joined F. R. Benson's com-
pany, in which he played a number
of parts ; made his first appearance
on the London stage at the Lyceum,
15 Feb., 1900, with Benson's company,
as Montjoy in " King Henry V " ;
subsequently played Philostrate in
<£ A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Bushey in " Richard II," etc., ulti-
mately playing such parts as Macdufi,
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Laertes, Richmond, Bassanio, Joseph
Surface, Paolo in " Paolo and Fran-
cesca," etc. ; appeared with Mrs.
Langtry, at Imperal, Dec., 1902,
as Sir Charles Croffte in " The " Cross-
Ways," subsequently touring with her
in the United States f toured with Ellen
Terry, 1903, as Benedick in " Much Ado
About Nothing/' etc. ; played leading
parts on West Indian tour with F. R.
Benson's company ; at the Shaf tesbury,
Jan., 1906, appeared as David Maxtine
in " The Jury of Fate " ; at the Com-
edy, Apr., 1906, played Captain
Hector MacGregor in " The Drums of
Oude," and Bunting in " Josephine " ;
appeared as Tristram in " Tristram
and Iseult," Adelphi, Sept., 1906 ; at
Manchester, Jan., 1907, appeared
very successfully as Othello ; at the
St. James's, Mar., 1907, played Trevor
Lerode in " John Glayde's Honour " ;
at the Lyceum, Aug., 1907, played
John Storm in " The Christian," and
at the Savoy, Oct., 1907, he appeared
as Dick Dudgeon in " The Devil's
Disciple " ; at the Lyceum, Mar.,
1908, played Romeo in " Romeo and
Juliet," scoring a great success ; same
theatre, Aug., 1908, played Pete in
Hall Caine and Louis N. Parker's
drama of that name ; in Mar., 1909,
appeared as Hamlet ; in May, 1909,
as Louis XIV and Philippe Marchiali
in " The Man in the Iron Mask," and
Sept., 1909, as King Robert of Sicily
in '/ The Proud Prince " ; he then
went to New York, and appeared at
the New Theatre, Dec., 1909, as
Charles Surface in " The School for
Scandal," and Stephen Bonnington
in " Don " ; in Jan., 1910, played
Orsino in " Twelfth Night " ; in Apr.,
1910, went to Australia, under Clarke
Meynell and Gunn, playing Pete, and
the Stranger in " The Passing of the
Third Floor Back"; in 1911 played
Macbeth at Stratfo-rd-on-Avon ; in
1911 toured in South Africa, playing
among other parts, Petruchio in " The
Taming of the Shrew," Bardelys in
" Bardelys the Magnificent," King
Charles in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury,"
Macbeth, Hamlet, Shy lock, Romeo,
Benedick, the Stranger in " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back " ;
Othello and Don Caesar in " A Royal
Rival"; at Cape Town, Oct. 1911,
played the title-role in " Jack o'
Jingles " ; the tour was highly suc-
cessful ; subsequently he sailed for
India and the Far East, where he was
equally successful ; reappeared in Lon-
don, at the Palladium, Feb., 1913, as
Amy as Leigh in " Westward Ho ! " ;
at His Majesty's, Apr., 1913, played
Charles Surface in " The School "for
Scandal " ; at the Strand, July, 1913,
appeared as 'Poleon Doret in " The
Barrier " ; Nov., 1913, scored a great
success when he appeared as Wu Li Chang
in " Mr. Wu " ; at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1914, played Henry Percy (Hotspur) in
"King Henry IV" (part I); subse-
quently, in 1915, toured as Mr. Wu and
as Gringoire in " The Ballad Monger " ;
at the Aldwych, July, 1915, reappeared
as Pete in the play of that name ;
he then toured with his own company,
and at Wimbledon, Sept., 1915, played
Shylock in " The Merchant of Venice,"
appearing at the St. James's, under
his own management, Dec., 1915,
in the same part ; at the Gaiety,
Hastings, Apr., 1916, played Henry
Harford in " The Mystery of John
Wake " ; he then appeared at the
Strand, Nov., 1916, as Henri Buxell
in " Buxell," and Jan., 1917, as Stephen
Denby in " Under Cover " ; entered
on the management of the Lyric
Theatre, July, 1918, when he played
the Cornte de Trevidres in his own
adaptation " The Purple Mask " ;
entered on the management of the
New Theatre, Feb., 1920, when he
played Silvio Steno in " Carnival,"
of which he was also part-author
with H. C. M. Hardinge ; in the same
month, for a series of matinees, also
appeared as Othello ; at the New,
Sept., 1920, appeared as Matathias
in " The Wandering Jew," which ran
twelve months; Aug., 1921, played
Christopher in " Christopher Sly " ;
Dec., 1921, El Gallardo in " Blood and
Sand " ; Dec., 1922, Peter Starling in
"The Great Well"; Mar., 1923,
Pancho Lopez in " The Bad Man " ;
June, 1923, Silvio Steno in a revival of
" Carnival " ; Oct., 1924, Julian Wear
in " The Hour and the Man " ; Nov.,
1924, Matathias in a revival of " The
Wandering Jew." Favourite part :
Hamlet. Hobbies : Art and literature,
and sailing. Club : Green Room.
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Address: 11 Gerrard Street, W.I.
Telephone No. : Regent 2920.
LANGTRY, Lilie, actress; b.
Jersey, 13 Oct., 1852 ; d. of Very Rev.
W. C. E. le Breton, Dean of Jersey ; m.
(I) Edward Langtry (died 1897} ; (2)
Sir (then Mr.) Hugo de Bathe, Bart. ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, at the Haymarket Theatre,
15 Dec., 1881, under Mr. and Mrs.
Bancroft, as Kate Hardcastle in " She
Stoops to Conquer " ; subsequently
appeared at the same theatre, as
Blanche Haye in " Ours " ; organised
her own company and played a season
at the Imperial, Sept., 1882, playing
Hester Grazebrook in " An Unequal
Match," and Rosalind in "As You
Like It " ; toured in America with
great success ; on returning to London,
became manageress of the Prince's
Theatre, opening in Jan., 1885, as
Severine in " Princess George " ; in
Feb., 1885, played there as Lady
Teazle in " The School for Scandal " ;
and Apr., 1885, as Lady Ormond in
a revival of " Peril " ; at the same
theatre, Jan., 1886, appeared as
Margaret Glenn in " Enemies/' sub-
sequently playing Pauline in " The
Lady of Lyons " ; returned to America,
and played there until 1889 ; returning
to England, she toured the English
provinces ; assumed the management
of the St. James's, Feb., 1890, reviving
" As You Like It " ; in May, 1890,
appeared as Esther Sandraz in the
play of that name ; assumed the
management of the Princess's Theatre,
Nov., 1890, opening as Cleopatra in
a revival of " Antony and Cleopatra " ;
in Feb., 1891, produced " Lady
Barter," and in Apr., 1891, " Linda
Grey " ; she then undertook a season
at the Haymarket, opening in Sept.,
1892, as Lady Violet Malvern in " The
Queen of Manoa," followed in Oct.,
1892, by her performance of Agatha
Tyiden in " Agatha Tylden, Merchant
and Shipowner " ; in Aug., 1894, be-
came manageress of the Opera Co-
mique, where she appeared as Mrs.
Dudley in "A Society Butterfly " ;
subsequently made further American
and provincial tours ; reappeared
in London, at the Grand, Islington,
June, 1895, as Mrs. Barry in " Gossip/'
appearing in the same part at th
Comedy, in the following year ; pro-
duced " The Degenerates " at the
Haymarket, Aug., 1899, playing the
part of Mrs. Trevelyan with great
success ; opened the rebuilt Imperial
Theatre, Apr., 1901, of which she took
a long lease, with the production of " A
Royal Necklace " ; Jan., 1902, pro-
duced " Mademoiselle Mars," in which
she appeared in the title-role; at the
same theatre, Dec., 1902, played Vir-
ginia, Duchess of Keensbury in " The
Cross- Ways," of which she was also
part author ; again toured in America,
but returned to London in 1904 ;
appeared at the Camden Theatre,
Nov., 1904, as Mrs. Dering in " Mrs.
Dering's Divorce," playing the same
part at Terry's, Jan., 1905 ; toured
in South Africa, 1905-6, playing " As
You Like It," " The Degenerates/'
" The Walls of Jericho," and " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; toured in
America in " vaudeville," 1906 ; ap-
peared at the Haymarket, Apr., 1908,
as Mrs. Arundel in " A Fearful Joy " ;
during 1910-11 appeared in sketch,
" The Right Sort " (" The Degener-
ates ") ; at the Hippodrome, Mar.,
191 1, played in " Between the Nightfall
and the Light " ; at Drury Lane, Mar,,
1911, appeared as Lady Marion Beau-
mont in " The Sins of Society " ; at
the Gala performance at His Majesty's,
27 June, 1911, appeared as Wonder
in " The Vision of Delight " ; during
1912-13, toured in music-hall sketch,
" Helping the Cause " ; appearing
in the United States, Sept., 1912, in
the same piece; at the Hippodrome,
Manchester, Mar., 1914, played Lady
Lambert in " Ashes " ; at the Lyceum,
Sheffield, Feb., 1915, appeared as Mrs.
Thompson in a play of that name ; in
Oct., 1915, again went to America,
where she toured in the same play ;
at the Colonial, New York, Nov.,
1915, played in " Ashes " ; at the
Bandbox, New York, Nov., 1915,
Harriet in " Overtones " ; appeared
at the Coliseum, London, Nov., 1917,
in the same part ; at the Coliseum,
Feb., 1918, the Lady in " Blame the
Cinema " ; had a large stable of
racehorses, and was probably the best
known lady owner on the turf ; has
won most of the important handicaps
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and the Gold Cup at Ascot ; has
written her reminiscences, under the
title of " The Days I Knew."
LARRIMORE, Franeine \nee Fran-
cine La Renee) ;' b. 22 Aug., 1888 ; is a
niece of Jacob P. Adler, the famous
Yiddish actor ; e. Hunter High School,
New York ; m. Conrad Conrad ; made
her first appearance on the stage as a
small child of three years of age, in
Russia, and travelled through Russia
and Germany ; in 1894 played chil-
dren's parts in a repertory company in
Vienna, and then spent twelve months
in her uncle's company ; appeared
with him at the Pavilion'Theatre, Mile
End, 1900-1, and went to America
the following year, making her earlier
appearances in New York, as Cedric in
" Little Lord Fauntleroy," and Little
Eva in *' Uncle Tom's Cabin " ; for
three years she played the part of Lola
in Jacob Gordin's play, " The True
Power " ; she then returned to school ;
reappeared on the stage in 1909,
playing in " A Fool There Was " ; at
Weber's Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1910> played Miss Wilson in " Where
There's a Will," subsequently playing
Cyprienne in " Divorcons," and Elsie
Darling in " Over Night " ; appeared
at the Princess Theatre, New Yrork,
Mar., 1913, as the Young Girl in " Any
Night " ; at the Harris Theatre, June,
1913, as Mrs. Blount in " The Master
Mind/* and subsequently she toured
in this part, and as Shirley Rossmore
in " The Lion and the Mouse " ; at
Boston, July, 1914, appeared with
Nance O'Neil in " Canaille," " Leah,"
etc. ; at the Harris Theatre, Oct., 1914,
played Ida Summers in " The Sala-
mander " ; at Indianapolis, Mar., 1915,
played in " The Lady We Love " ; she
next played a " stock " engagement
at Union Hill, N.J., appearing in such
parts as Wilhelrmna in " The Rosary/'
Aggie Lynch in " Within the Law/'
Margery" Seaton in " The Yellow
Ticket," Gertrude Robinson in "Nearly
Married," Loretty in " The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine," Florence Cole in
" A Pair of Sixes," etc. ; at the Fulton
Theatre, Aug., 1915, appeared as
Sylvia Smythe in " Some Baby " ; Jan.,
1916, as Helen Vincent in " Moonlight
Mary " ; at the Apollo, Atlantic City,
July, 1916, appeared in " Just for
To-Night " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Chicago, later in the same year, played
Blanche Wheeler in " Fair and
Warmer/' nearly 300 times ; at the
Cohan Theatre," Sept., 1917, played
Ethel Sinclair in " Here Cornes the
Bride " ; at the Republic, Dec., 1917,
Nita Leslie in " Parlour, Bedroom, and
Bath " ; at the Bijou, Aug., 1918,
Leckey Campbell in " Double Expo-
sure ""; at the Shubert, Oct., 1918,
Enid Vaughan in " Sometime " ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street, Sept., 1919,
Beatrix Vanderdyke in " Scandal " ;
at the Klaw Theatre, Mar., 1921,
Theodora Gloucester in " Nice
People " ; at the Klaw Theatre, Oct.,
1923, Marjorie Benton in " Nobody's
Business " ; at the Forty-ninth Street
Theatre, Mar., 1924, Nancy Angeline
Farr in " Nancy Ann " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Nov., 1924, Joan
Millett in " Parasites " ; is also a
skilful designer and was responsible
for the stage settings for the produc-
tions of " Scandal," " Martinique,"
etc. Address : c/o Lee Shubert,
West 44th Street, New York City,
or 1143 Fifth Avenue, New York
City.
LA RUE, Grace, actress and vocalist ;
b. Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A., 1882 ; m.
(1) Byron Chandler (mar. dis.) ; (2)
Hale Hamilton ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the age of eleven,
when she appeared in Julia Marlowe's
Company ; subsequently she drifted
into musical comedy and extrava-
ganza ; at the Casino, New York,
3 Nov., 1906, appeared as Evelyn
Ormsby in " The Blue Moon " ; at the
Jardin de Paris, July, 1907, played
Pocahontas in " The Follies of 1907,"
and June, 1908, Miss Manhattan in
" The Follies of 1908 " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, Apr., 1910, played Molly May
in a play of that name ; at the Lyric,
New York, Oct., 1910, Henriette in
" The Troubadour " ; at the Herald
Square, Dec., 1911, appeared as Mrs.
Elizabeth Killigrew in " Betsy " ; in
1913 she came to London, and made
her first appearance at the Palace
Theatre, 4 Aug., 1913, where she
created something of a sensation by
her singing of a song, " You made me
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Love you — I didn't want to do it " ;
she then appeared at the Lyric Theatre,
London, Dec., 1913, as Heila Bruckner
in " The Girl who Didn't " ; on her
return to America in 1914 appeared
in " vaudeville " ; at the Geo. M.
Cohen Theatre, 1917, appeared in
" Hitchy-Koo " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Oct., 1919, played Gracie in
" Nothing But Love " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Chicago, Feb., 1920, appeared
as April Blair in " Dear Me/3 and
played the same part at the Republic
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1921 ; at
the Music Box, Oct., 1922, appeared
in " The Music Box Revue/' in which
she played for a year; opened in
"vaudeville/' Oct.," 1923, at Palace,
Chicago ; reappeared in London, at
the Coliseum, July, 1924, appearing in
a singing act, and also in a sketch, with
her husband, entitled " Dangerous
Advice " ; subsequently toured the
English provinces.
LATHBURY, Stanley, actor; b.
Alderley Edge, Cheshire, 22 Apr., 1873 ;
5. of Henry Lathbury and his wife
Elizabeth Agnes (Ross) ; e. privately ;
m. Rita Rothwell ; spent one year in
his father's office before joining Miss
Sarah Thorne at Margate, where he
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, 10 June, 1895,
as Harold in " An Ideal Husband " ;
he remained at Margate until 1897,
playing nearly one hundred parts ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Hay-market, 17 Sept., 1898, as
Andrew Mealmaker in " The Little
Minister," as understudy to Holman
Clark ; he remained at the Haymarket
until 1900 ; in 1903, visited Australia
and New Zealand ; at the Court, 1909,
played a Shakespearean season with
Gerald Lawrence and Fay Davis ; and
in the same year, accompanied them
to Berlin; from 1910 to 1914, paid
three visits to the United States ; at
the Criterion, Oct., 1915, played
Nixon Trippett in "A Little Bit of
Fluff/' which he played throughout
the long run of over 1,200 perform-
ances ; at the Strand, Dec., 1918,
appeared as Lord Wickham in "-Scan-
dal " ; Oct., 1920, as Fluellen in
" Henry V " ; Jan., 1921, as Tom
Winch in " The Safety Match " ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1921, played
Dr. Alliot in "A Bill of Divorce-
ment " ; at the Strand, Dec., 1922,
Abe Gray in " Treasure Island " ;
at the Everyman, Sept., 1923, and
Garrick, Oct., 1923, Scrubby in
" Outward Bound " ; at the Little,
Nov., 1924, Hammerway in " Falling
Leaves " ; has also appeared frequently
for the Phoenix Society. Favourite
pans ; Dogberry in " Much Ado About
Nothing," and Scrubby in " Outward
Bound." Address : Green Room
Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C.2,
LATIMEB, Edyth, actress ; b. Lead-
ville, N.S.W., e. St. Vincent's
College, Pott's Point, N.S.W. ; m,
William Haviland ; studied violin under
Kerr Kretchmann, and gained gold
medal at the age of fourteen ; when
the late Wilson Barrett visited Aus-
tralia in 1898, ran away from school
and succeeded in persuading that
gentleman to give her an engage-
ment ; she came to England in 1898
with Barrett, and remained a member
of Ms company until Ms death in
1904 ; made her first appearance in
London at the Lyceum, 14 Oct., 1899,
as Maude Pevensey in " Man and
His Makers " ; from 1899-1904, played
the following among other parts: Bere-
nice in " The Sign of the Cross," Emilia
in " Othello," Sylvia in " Man and His
Makers/' Elswitha in " The Christian
King," etc., and was the last Mercia
to play with him in " The Sign of the
Cross " ; joined William Haviland in
1905, for South African tour, as lead-
ing lady, and played Katusha in
" Resurrection," Leah Kleschna, Ada
Ingot in " David Garrick," and Olivia
in the play of that name ; during a
second tour in South Africa in 1906
played Lady Macbeth, Portia, Nancy
Sykes in " Oliver Twist," Miranda in
" The Tempest," and other leading
parts; at the Garrick, Feb., 1908,
appeared as Princess Mary in " The
Woman of Kronstadt " ; Sept., 1908,
played Minna Hart in " Idols," and
Feb., 1909, Elsie Vernette in " Sam-
son " ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1909,
appeared as Emily Chapman in
" Smith " ; at the Criterion, Jan.,
1911, appeared as Fanny Perry in
" Is Matrimony a Failure ? " ; at
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Bournemouth, July, 1911, played
Margaret in "In the Clouds " ; at
the Court, July, 1912, played Mrs.
Bodman In " The Hanging Outlook " ;
at the Apollo, Aug., 1912, appeared as
Lueienne Bogard in " The Glad
Eye " ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1913,
played Juanita in " The Scarlet Band " ;
at "Wallack's, New York, Oct., 1914,
Agnes Wickfield in "The Highway of
Life " (" David Copperfield ") ; in
1915 toured as Domini Enfilden in
lf The Garden of Allah " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, New York, May, 1916,
succeeded Margaret Anglin as Mrs.
Arbuthnot in "A Woman of No
Importance " ; Dec., 1916, played
Katherine in " The Master " ; during
1917-18 toured in " The Man who
Stayed at Home " ; at the Belmont
New York, Nov., 1918, played Marie
Breschofska in " The Little 'Brother/'
Hobbies : Riding and driving.
LAUDER, Harry, Sir (cr. 1919),
Scotch comedian, author, and com-
poser ; b, PortobeUo, 4 Aug., 1870 ;
m. Annie Vallance ; as a lad worked
in a flax mill ; for ten years worked in
a coal mine ; had had some experience
as an amateur before making his first
professional appearance at Belfast,
singing an Irish comic song entitled
** Calligan, call again ! " made his
first appearance in London, at Gatti's,
Westminster, in Dec., 1900, scoring an
instantaneous success with the same
song; he opened at the Royal,
Holborn, 24 Dec., 1900, and was
subsequently engaged at the Oxford
and London Pavilion, where he estab-
lished his reputation ; since then his
success has been phenomenal and
to-day he earns the highest salary of
any music-hall artist ; has appeared at
all the leading London and provincial
halls, has toured through the United
States, Africa, and Australia ; was
Commanded to appear before the late
King Edward in 1908, at Rufford
Abbey ; during the Great War, 1914-
18, he organised many concerts and
entertainments for charitable purposes,
raising very large sums of money ; he
also gave concerts on the French
front, and was knighted in 1919 for
his services ; at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, Dec., 1916, appeared in the
revue tf Three Cheers 1 '* ; toured South
Africa and Australia, 1920, returning
in Dec., 1920 ; appeared at the Palace
Theatre, Jan., 1921 ; is the author of
" The Night Before/* produced at
Boston, Mass., 1915, and at Edin-
burgh, 1916 ; also of the book, " A
Minstrel in France," a book of the
war ; among numerous popular songs
which he has introduced may be
mentioned the following, " Hey,
DonaT " ; "I love a lassie " ; " Killie-
cranMe " ; " Mr. John Mackie " ;
" The Saftest of the family " ; " She
is ma Daisy " ; " Stop yer tickling,
Jock " ; " Tobermory " ; " We parted
on the Shore " ; " The Weddin* of
Sandy McNab " ; " When I get back
again tae Bonnie Scotland " ; " Just
a wee Deoch-an-Doris " ; " Queen
amang the Heather " ; " Fou the
nou " ; " I've loved her ever since she
was a baby " ; " Roamin* in the
Gloamin' " ; " It's nice to get up in the
morning " ; " The Last of the San-
dies " ; " That's the reason noo I wear
a Kilt " ; " The Laddies who Fought
and Won " ; " The Waggle of the
Kilt " ; ** My Bonnie, Bonnie Jean " ;
" The Kilty Lads " ; " She is my
Rosie" ; " Bonnie Wee Annie " ;
" The Same as his Faither did before
him "
LAUEILLARD, Edward, manager ;
b. 20 April 1870; Rotterdam, Holland,
5. of John Laurillard and his wife
Marie (Chastel) ; e. Osnabriick and
Paris ; m. (1) Priscilla O'Dowd (mar.
dis.), (2) Adrah Fair ; was first
engaged in a managerial capacity, at
Terry's Theatre, 1894, for the produc-
tion of " King Kodak " ; subsequently
responsible for the productions of " The
Gay Parisienne," " The Lady Slavey/'
" The Dandy Fifth/' etc. ; at the
Royalty, 1897, presented Louie Freear
in " Oh ! Susannah I " ; also toured
in the United States ; at the Savoy,
1904, was responsible for the produc-
tion of " The Love Birds " ; subse-
quently became manager of the New
Gallery Cinema, Regent Street, and
at one time controlled no fewer than
twenty-five cinema theatres ; entered
into partnership with George Gros-
smith, 1914, and under their joint
management the following plays were
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produced : " Potash and Perlmutter,"
Queen's, 1914 ; " To-Night's the
Night," Gaiety, 1915 ; " On Trial/'
Lyric, 1915 ; " Theodore and Co./'
Gaiety, 1916 ; " The Only Girl/'
Apollo, 1916 ; " Mr. Manhattan/'
Prince of Wales's, 1916 ; " Yes, Uncle/'
Shaftesbury, 1917 ; " Tilly of Blooms-
bury," Apollo, 1919 ;" Kissing Time/'
The Winter Garden, 1919; "Baby
Bunting/' Shaftesbury, 1919 ; " The
Little Whopper/' Shaftesbury, 1920 ;
" The Naughty Princess/' Adelphi,
1920 ; " The Great Lover/' Shaftes-
bury, 1920 ; "A Night Out," The
Winter Garden, 1920 ; " The Betro-
thal," Gaiety, 1921 ; " Faust-on-
Toast," Gaiety, 1921 ; he retired from
the joint-directorship of the firm in
June. 1921 ; subsequently became lessee
and manager of the Apollo Theatre ;
in April, 1922, he produced " Love's
Awakening " at the Empire, and in
conjunction with Sir Alfred Butt, in
Sept., 1922, " The Smith Family " ; in
Feb., 1923, produced " The Cousin
from Nowhere " at the Prince's, and
in Oct. 1923, at the Little Theatre,
" Little Revue Starts at Nine o' Clock."
Club : Eccentric. Address : 52 Ru-
pert Street, W.I. Telephone No. :
Gerrard 1737.
LA YERNE, Lucille, actress ; b.
8 Nov., 1875 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage as a child, and at the
age of fourteen played Juliet and Lady
Macbeth ; made her first success in
New York, when she played the part of
Corin in "As You Like It," in an
" all- woman " cast, in a performance
given by the Professional Women's
League ; at the Herald Square Theatre,
New York, 15 Apr., 1895, played Patsy
in " Pudd'nhead Wilson/' with the
late Frank Mayo, in which she made a
substantial success ; she specialized in
character parts and has many successes
to her credit ; made a great success
when she toured in the leading part
in "Lady Windermere's Fan"; for
fifteen years took her own company to
Richmond, Va., where the La Verne
Empire was built and named after her ;
appeared at the Duke of York's,
London, 13 Sept., 1905, as Clancy, the
old negress, in ** Clarice," making an
instantaneous success, which was
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repeated when she appeared in the
same part at the Garrick, New
York, Oct., 1906 ; at the Garrick,
New York, Mar., 1908, played Minerva
Ringler in " The Easterner " ; at the
Astor Theatre, Nov., 1909, played in
" Seven Days " ; subsequently starred
as Aunt Mary Watkins in " The
Rej n venation of Aunt Mary/' and as
Katharine \Yetherili in " Mother " ; in
1911, appeared as Ann Boyd in her own
adaptation of a play of that name,
from the novel ; at the Hudson, Jan.,
1916, plaved the Great She-Bear in
" The Cinderella Man " ; at the
Broadhnrst, July, 1920, Elzevir Nesbit
in " com 3 Seven " ; at the Eltinge,
Aug., 1921, Lottie in " Back Pay" ;
at the Maxine Elliott, Apr., 1922,
Magnolia in " The Goldfish " ; subse-
quently played in " On the Stairs " ; in
1923, played the Ayah in " East of
Suez " ; made another big success
when she appeared at the Province-
town Theatre, New York, May, 1923,
as the Widow Cagle in " Sun-Up/'
which ran on until 1924 ; has also made
many successful appearances on the
cinema stage. Address : Actors'
Equitv Association, 115 West 47th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
LAWBENCE, Boyle, dramatic au-
thor and lyrist ; b. London, 1869 ; m.
Verita Vivian ; d. of Countess Farina ;
in 1890, was on London edition of the
New York Herald, of which he was
for some time sub-editor ; was sub-
editor of The Sun for some time, and
was engaged on the staffs of The
Weekly Sun and The Daily Mail;
also filled the position of dramatic
critic on the latter ; joined The Daily
Express in 1905, and was, for some
years, assistant editor and dramatic
critic of that paper ; author of " A
Man and His Word," produced at
Imperial, 1901 ; part author with
Louis N. Parker of " The Heel of
Achilles/' produced at Globe, 1901,
and (with the late Frederick Mouillot)
of " The Popinjay/' produced at
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1907, and at the
New Theatre, 1911 ; adapted " Deca-
meron Nights," Drary Lane, 1922, and
" The First Kiss " (from the Spanish),
New Oxford, 1924 ; also author of " A
Promise/* and " Her Own Rival."
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Recreation : Work, Address : Savage
Club, Adeiphi Terrace, W.C.2.
LAWRENCE, Charles, actor; I.
Worcester, Mass , U.S.A., 21 Apr.,
1896 ; s. of Charles Edward Lawrence,
and his wife Minnie M. (Boyd) ; e,
Boston ; m. Pauline van Camp ; made
bis first appearance on the stage at the
Academy of Music, Baltimore, 10
Nov., 1919, in '* Elsie Janis and her
Gang " ; made Ms first appearance
in New York, at the George M. Cohan
Theatre ; 1 Dec., 1919, in the same
piece; during 1920-21, toured with
Joseph Cawthome in " The Half-
Moon " ; at the Globe, New York,
Oct., 1921, played the Head Waiter in
" The Love Letter " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Jan., 1922, appeared in a
different version of " Elsie Janis and
her Gang " ; at the Sam H. Harris
Theatre, Sept., 1922, played William
O'Toole in " It's a Boy ! " ; at the
Longacre, Jan., 1923, Larry Pay-ton
in " Extra " ; at the Selwyn Theatre,
June, 1923, Theodore Mince in " Helen
of Troy, New York"; Mar., 1924,
toured with Julia Sanderson in " Moon-
light " ; made his first appearance on
the London stage at the St. James's.
17 Sept., 1924, as Henry Williams in
" The Nervous Wreck." Favourite
parts : Henry in " The Nervous
Wreck," and Theodore in " Helen of
Troy, New York." Recreations :
Motoring, golfing, and drawing. Ad-
dress : 7 Florence Street, Worcester,
Mass., U.S.A., or c/o Actors' Equity
Association, 115 West 47th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
LAWRENCE, Gerald, actor; 6.
London, 23 Mar., 1873; originally
intended for an engineer ; m. Fay
Davis ; made his first appearance
on the stage with F. R. Benson's
company in 1894, at Stratford-on-
Avon, in " Coriolanus " ; in 1895,
toured with A. B. Tapping's com-
pany in " The Idler," " Jim the
Penman/' and " The Importance of
Being Earnest " ; toured in South
Africa with William Haviland, 1895,
and again in 1897-8; made his first
appearance in London at the Lyceum
Theatre, 17 Sept., 1898, as Young
Siward in "Macbeth," with Forbes-
Robertson, subsequently succeeding
Martin Harvey as Malcolm ; he also
appeared there as Fortinbras in
" Hamlet " ; at the Comedy Theatre,
Mar., 1899, played the 'Duke of
Osmonde in " A Lady of Quality " ;
subsequently touring in the same
part ; appeared at Her Majesty's,
Sept., 1899, as the Dauphin in " King
John," under Beerbohm Tree, ; also
appeared there in Jan., 1900, as Dem-
etrius in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; appeared at same theatre
in '* Rip Van Winkle," " Julius
Caesar," "Herod," "Twelfth Night,"
" The Last of the Dandies," " Ulysses,"
" The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
" Trilby," etc., 1900-2 ; appeared at
Drury Lane, Apr., 1903, as Bernardino
in " Dante," with Sir Henry Irving ;
remained with Irving until his death in
1905, playing Nemours in " Louis XI,"
Henry II in " Becket," Bassanio in
" The Merchant of Venice," playing
those parts at Drury Lane, 1905 ;
engaged by Klaw and Erlanger for
their production of "A Prince of
India " at the Amsterdam Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1906, and next
toured the States as leading man ;
reappeared in London, Mar., 1907,
at the King's, Hammersmith, as
Steerforth in " Dan'l Peggotty " ;
subsequently toured in " The Coping
Stone," and as David Garrick, and at
Manchester, in Aug., 1907, appeared
as Orlando in a revival of "As You
Like It " ; produced " Romeo and
Juliet," " Hamlet," " Twelfth Night/'
and " The Merchant of Venice " at
the Court Theatre, Apr. and May,
1909; in Oct., 1909, played in
Berlin in Shakespearean repertory ;
at the Duke of York's, Apr., 1910,
played Ferdinand Gadd in " Trelawney
of the Wells " ; at His Majesty's,
1910-11, played the Earl of Surrey in
" King Henry VIII," Theseus in " A
Midsummer Night's Dream," Lorenzo
in " The Merchant of Venice," Karl
Blum in " The War God," etc. ; at
the Little Theatre, Oct., 1912, played
Captain Brassbound in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1913, played Amos Thomas in
"Years of Discretion"; Oct., 1913,
Senor Don Fernando Laguera in " People
Like Ourselves " ; at the St. James's,
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May, 1915, Fiihrman Max Von Ardel in
" The Day Before the Day " ; at His
Majesty's, Oct., 1915, the Duke of
Buckingham in " Mavourneen " ; at
Drury Lane, May, 1916, played in
" Ollaya " ; after the war, appeared
at the Garrick, Mar., 1919, as the
Comte de Guiche in " Cyrano de Ber-
gerac " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1919, played Wenceslas Kolar in
" The Great Day " ; at the Duke of
York's, Dec., 1919, played Alexis in
"Arms and the Man"; in 1920,
toured with Ethel Irving as Cavaradossi
in " La Tosca," and appeared in the
same part at the Aldwych Theatre,
Oct., 1920 ; in May, 1922, toured as
Mr. Garrick in a play of that name, and
produced it at the Court Theatre,
Sept., 1922, when he played the same
part; at Drury Lane/ Mar., 1923,
played Cipriano, Ignazio and the Lord
Chamberlain in " Angelo " ; in 1923
revived " Monsieur Beaucaire " in the
provinces, playing the title-role, and
produced it at the Strand, Feb., 1924 ;
subsequently toured in the same part ;
is a younger brother of the former
senio/ partner of the publishing house,
Lawrence and Bullen. Clubs : Green
Room, Players1, New York. Address :
11 Oman Road, Hampstead, N.W.3.
Telephone : Hampstead 6809.
LAWRENCE, Gertrude, actress; b.
London, 4 July, 1898 ; d. of Arthur
Lawrence and his wife Alice Louise
(Banks) ; e. Convent of the Sacre
Cceur, Streatham ; m. Francis Gor-
don-Howley ; studied dancing under
Mdme. Espinosa and elocution and
acting under Italia Conti ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at the Brixton Theatre, 26 Dec.,
1908, as a child dancer in the pan-
tomime of " Dick Whittington " ;
at Olympia, Dec., 1911, she appeared
as one of the child choristers in " The
Miracle " ; she then toured in sketches
in variety theatres ; at the Repertory-
Theatre, Liverpool, Dec., 1912, ap-
peared as the principal dancer in
" Fifmella " ; during 1915-16 toured
as Blanche-Marie in "The Little
Michus " ; at the Hippodrome, Dover,
Mar., 1916, appeared in " Money for
Nothing," in which she toured ; while
appearing in this piece, was seen by
Lee White and Clay Smith, who
brought her to town to the Vaudeville
Theatre, where she was engaged June,
1916, as principal dancer, and under-
study to Billie'Carleton in lt Sonic s> ;
subsequently she toured in the leading
part in the same revue ', returned to
London, and was engaged at the
Vaudeville, Apr., 1917, as general
understudy in " Cheep," and appeared
in all the leading parts on occasions ;
May, 1918, appeared in " Tabs," and
subsequently played Beatrice Lillie's
part in this, for two months ; Dec.,
1918, appeared in " Buzz-Buzz " ;
during 1920 was engaged as leading
lady at Murray's Club, in London's
first cabaret entertainment, and at
Christmas, 1920, was engaged at the
London Hippodrome, understudying
Phyllis Dare as the Princess in " Alad-
din," and playing the part at matinees ;
during 1921, toured in variety' theatres
with Walter Williams ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Oct., 1921, appeared as
leading lady in " A to Z " ; at the
Garrick, Oct., 1922, played Denise in
" Dede " ; at Christmas; 1922, - ap-
peared as leading lady at the Hotel
Metropole, in " The ^lidnight Follies " ;
at the Vaudeville, Feb., 1923, played
lead in " Rats ! " ; at the Duke of
York's, Sept., 1923, lead in " London
Calling ! " ; she then went to America,
and at the Times Square, New York,
Jan., 1924, played joint lead with
Beatrice Lillie m " Andre Chariot's
Revue of 1924,J> and continued in this
throughout the year. Favourite part :
Blanche-Marie in " The Little Michus."
Recreations : Tennis, motoring and
painting. Clubs : Embassy, Giro's, and
Grafton. Address : 43 Upper Berkeley
Street, Mayfair, W.I.
LAWRENCE, Margaret, actress; b.
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2 Aug.,
1889 ; m. (1) Lt. -Commander Orson
D. Nunn (mar. dis.) ; (2) Wallace
Eddinger; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, at Chicago, Aug.,
1910, in " Her Son " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1911, made
a great success when she appeared as
Elsie Darling in " Over Night " ; at
the end of that engagement she mar-
ried and was absent from the stage for
seven years ; reappeared, at the
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Belasco Theatre, Washington, June,
1918, as the Wife in " Tea for Three/'
and played the same part at Maxine
Elliott's" Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1918; at the Harris Theatre, Nov.,
1919, played Rosalie in " Wedding
Bells " ; in the autumn of 1920 toured
as Naima Duval in " Transplanting
Jean/* appearing in the same part at
the Cort Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1921 ; at the Republic, Jan., 1922,
played Marion Dorsey and Marion
Sylvester in " Lawful "Larceny " ; at
the Cohan Theatre, Sept., 1922, Amy
Reeves in " The Endless Chain " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, Dec., 1922, Mary and
Lady Carlton in " Secrets " ; Oct , 1924,
Elise Clarendon in "In His Arms "
LA WHENCE, William John, theatri-
cal historian and dramatic critic ; 5.
Belfast, 29 Oct, 1862; e. Belfast
Methodist College; began life as a
commercial traveller, and while so
engaged, in 1892, published his
" Life of Gustavus Vaughan Brooke,
Tragedian " ; since then he has been
a prolific contributor to periodical
literature on theatrical and artistic
subjects ; author of two volumes of
reprinted essays, " The Elizabethan
Playhouse and Other Studies/' 1912-13 ;
collaborated with William Archer on
the section " The Playhouse " in
" Shakespeare's England/' 1916 ; spent
two years in the United States, and
lectured on the Drama at Harvard,
Columbia and Princetown Universities,
and elsewhere ; when America entered
the war, worked as a common
labourer in a Philadelphia munition
factory; returned to Ireland, 1919,
and resumed his position as chief
Dublin correspondent of The Stage ;
in 1922, was granted a Civil List
Pension, for services to the history
and literature of the Drama Address :
21 Northumberland Road, Dublin
LAWSON, Winifred, actress and
vocalist ; b. London, 15 Nov., 1894 ;
d. of Alexander Lawson, artist, and his
wife Florence (Thistlewood) ; e. Wol-
verhampton and Vevey, Switzerland ;
was formerly engaged on the concert
platform, and appeared in concerts at
the Albert Hall, Queen's Hall, and
leading provincial halls ; in 1920
appeared at the Glastonbury Festival,
where she played Queen Guenevere in
Rutland Boughton's " Round Table " ;
made her first appearance on the
regular stage at the Old Vic, 17 Feb.,
1921, as the Countess in " The Mar-
riage of Figaro " ; she also appeared
there in May, 1921, as the Princess in
" Prince Ferelon," and Oct., 1921, as
Marguerite in " Faust " ; she was
then engaged for the D'Oyly Carte
Opera Company, and made her first
appearance with that company, at the
Prince's Theatre, 23 Jan., 1922, play-
ing Princess Ida in the opera of that
name ; has remained with the company
ever since, playing Phyllis in " lo-
lanthe," Casilda in " The Gondoliers/'
Patience, Yum- Yum in " The Mikado/'
and Elsie Maynard in " The Yeomen
of the Guard " ; appeared in all these
parts during the season at the Prince's,
Feb.- July, 1924. Recreations : Walk-
ing, tennis, and motoring. Address :
32 Vereker Road, W.14. Telephone
No. : Western 4319.
IAWTON, Thais, actress ; b. Louis-
ville, Kentucky, U.S.A., 18 June,
1881 ; d. of George Lawton and his
wife Carrie (Thais) ; m. Thos. McDer-
mott ; made her first appearance on
the professional stage, at New Haven,
Conn., 25 Sept., 1900, as Gladys
Middleton in " Lost River " ; made
her first appearance in New York, at
the Fourteenth street Theatre, 3 Oct.,
1900, in the same part ; she then
joined James O'Neill's company, to
play Mercedes in " Monte Cristo/'
and in 1902 went to San Francisco,
where she remained with " stock "
companies for over two years, playing
nearly one hundred different parts ;
during 1904-5 toured as Margaret
Nevelle in " Heartsease/' Muriel Man-
nering in " The Second in Command,"
etc. ; from 1905-9 was continuously
engaged with various " stock " com-
panies; at Maxine Elliott's Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1909, appeared as
Florence Knight in " The Revellers " ;
in Nov., 1909, was engaged for the New
Theatre, New York, and here she
appeared with the greatest success as
Madge Thomas in " Strife," Lady Sneer-
well in "The School for Scandal,"
Abigail Hawthorne in " The Witch," the
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Gipsy Girl in " Brand/* Elizabeth
Thompsett in " Don/' Phyllis Morfimore
in "The Thunderbolt/' Night in "The
Blue Bird," etc. ; also played in " Vanity
Fair," " The Piper/' etc. ;" in Sept., 191 1,
she joined John Drew at the Empire
Theatre, New York, to play Louise
Parker in "A Single Man " ; in 1913
toured with Arnold Daly ; subsequently
toured -with Robert Mantell, playing
Constance in " King John/1 lady
Macbeth, Portia in " The Merchant of
Venice/' etc. ; at Pittsburgh, Jan., 1914,
played in " The Family Cupboard " ; at
Cleveland, June, 1914, played in " Fine
Feathers " and " Years of Discretion " ,*
at the Garrick, New York, Apr., 1915,
appeared as Mrs. Fanny Wilton in " John
Gabriel Borkman " ; at the Empire,
New York, Nov., 1915, played Emily
Bargus in " The Chief," with John
Drew; at the Astor, Aug., 1916,
Heloise Lescuyer in " The Guilty
Man " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Sept., 1917, Eve Chilcote in " The
Masquerader " (" John Chilcote,
M.P.") ; in 1918 toured in Australia
in the same play, with Guy Bates
Post ; at the Broadhurst, New York,
July, 1919, played Mrs. Dean in " The
Crimson Alibi " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, Mar., 1920, Clarissa Archibald
in " The Blue Flame " ; at the Knick-
erbocker, Oct., 1921, Rachel in " The
Wandering Jew " ; at the Times
Square, Sept., 1922, Mrs. Hilary Rand
in " The Exciters " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Jan., 1923, Agnes Halden-
stedt in " Jitta's Atonement " ; at the
Forty-ninth Street Theatre, Aug.,
1923, Fairy Berylune and Neighbour
Berlingot in " The Blue Bird " ; at
the Punch and Judy, Apr., 1924, Aunt
Martha in " Two Strangers from No-
where " ; at the Broadhurst, Oct.,
1924, the Mother Superior and Contessa
Felicia in " The Red Falcon."
LAYE, Evelyn, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 10 July, 1900 ; d. of Gilbert
Laye and his wife Evelyn (Froud) ;
e. Folkestone and Brighton ; made her
first appearance on the stage, at the
Theatre Royal, Brighton, Aug., 1915,
when she played the part of Nang-Ping
in " Mr. Wu " ; at the Lyceum, Edin-
burgh, Dec., 1916, played Pyrrha in
" Oh, Caesar I " and toured in this
piece for some time ; at Christmas,
1917, appeared at the Theatre Royal,
Portsmouth, as Goody Two Shoes in
the pantomime of that name ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the London Pavilion, 6 Sept.,
1915, in " Honi Soit " ; at the Gaiety
Theatre, 14 Feb., 1918, she succeeded
Moya Mannering as Leonie Bramble in
" The Beauty Spot " ; at the same
theatre, May, 1918, played Madeline
Manners in " Going- Up " ; Oct., 1919,
Dollis Pym in " The Kiss Call " ; Mar.,
1920, Bessie Brent in " The Shop
Girl " ; at the Queen's Theatre, Mar.,
1921, played Mollie Moffat in " Nightie
Night," and Apr., 1921, Mary Howells
in " Mary"; at the Oxford, Aug., 1921,
played in " The League of Notions " ;
at the London Pavilion, Oct., 1921, in
"Fun of the Fayre " ; Aug., 1922,
appeared as Prologue and Helen in
" Phi-Phi " ; she was then engaged for
Daly's Theatre, and made quite a hit
when she appeared there in May, 1923,
as Sonia in a revival of " The Merry
Widow " ; she made an even greater
success, in Dec., 1923, when she played
the titlQ-role in " Madame Pompa-
dour " ; at the King's, Glasgow, Dec.,
1924, played Alice in " The Dollar
Princess." Address : 32 Upper George
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : Padding-
ton 2395.
LEADLAY, Edward 0., theatrical
press representative ; b. Stratford,
Ont., Canada, 18 Sept., 1884; s. of
Edward Leadlay ; e. Canada ; was
engaged as press representative and
journalist in New York, Chicago, Win-
nipeg and Toronto prior to 1914 ;
served with the Canadian Forces in
France until 1918, gaining the Military
Cross at Vimy Ridge, 1917 ; has been
engaged as press representative by
Charles B. Cochran since July, 1921,
at the London Pavilion, Palace,
New Oxford, Garrick, and for the
Rodeo, Wembley Empire Exhibi-
tion ; in a managerial capacity was
responsible for the production of
Dolly's Revels, and the Piccadilly
Revels, at the Piccadilly Hotel. Club :
Junior Naval and Military. Address :
Piccadilly Hotel, W.I, and Tolpit's
House, Rickmansworth. Telephone
No. : Regent 723,
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LEAN. Cecil, actor ; 6. 7 July, 1878 ;
m. (1) Florence Holbrook (mar. dis.) ;
(2) Cleo Mayfield ; first came into
prominence in 1903, when lie toured
with Frank Daniels in " Miss Simpli-
city " ; he next went to the La Salle
Theatre, Chicago, where he appeared
in " The Time, the Place, and the
Girl," and he was connected with this
piece for some years ; subsequently
appeared there in " The Honeymoon
Trail,0 and " The Soul Kiss " ; he
appeared at the New York Theatre,
Jan., 1908, as Ketcham Short in " The
Soul Kiss " ; Feb., 1910, played Tom
Genowin in " Bright Eyes " and toured
in the same part 1911-12; at the
Ziegfeld Theatre, Chicago, Aug., 1912,
played Slim Henderson in his own
play, " The Military Girl " ; at Weber
and Fields' Theatre, Jan., 1913, he
played Hans Zifler in " The Man with
Three Wives " ; the following year he
went to England, and made his first
appearance in London, at the Victoria
Palace, July, 1914 ; at the Casino, New
York, Aug., 1915, appeared as Rudolph
Stoeger in " The Blue Paradise," and
during 1916-17 toured in the same
play ; at the Century Theatre, Nov.,
1917, played in " Miss 1917 " ; during
1919-20 toured as Robert Holmes in
" Look Who's Here ! " and played the
same part when the play was produced
at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre,
New York, Mar., 1920 ; at the Astor,
Feb., 1922, played Coley Collins in
" The Blushing Bride " ; at the Winter
Garden, New York, May, 1924, ap-
peared in " Innocent Eyes." Club :
Lambs'. Address: 246 West 73rd
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
LE BARON, William, dramatic
author ; b. Elgin, Til., U.S.A., 16 Feb.,
1883 ; s. of John K. Le Baron and his
wife Mary (Bundy) ; e. Chicago Uni-
versity and New York University ;
m. Mabel H. Hollins ; has written the
following plays : " The Echo," 1909 ;
" A la Broadway," 1911 ; " The
Antique Girl" (with C. B. de Mille),
1912 ; " The Trained Nurses," 1912 ;
" The Earl and the Girls," 1913 ; " The
Red Canary " (with Alex. Johnstone),
1913 ; " Her Regiment," 1917 ; " The
Very Idea/' 1917 ; " Back to Earth,"
1918 ; " I Love You," 1919 ; " Apple
Blossoms/1 1919 ; " The Half-Moon,"
1920 ; " The Scarlet Man," 1921 ;
' ' Nobody' s Money, " 1921; " The
Love Letter " (from the Hungarian),
1921 ; " The Yankee Princess " (from
the Hungarian), 1922 ; "Moonlight"
(founded on " I Love You "), 1924 ;
" Oh 1 Baby," 1924 ; was editor of
Collier's Weekly, 1918-19 ; Supervisor
of Famous Players-Lasky Corporation,
Long Island S'tudios. Club ; Lotos.
Address : 200 West 57th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
LEDERER, George W., manager;
b. Wilkesbarre, Pa., U.S.A., 1861 ; m.
Reine Davies ; his first theatrical
venture dates back as far as 1878,
when, in conjunction with Sydney
Rosenfeld, he was responsible for a
tour of " Florinel," prior to which he
had been actor, reporter, and dra-
matist ; in partnership with A. H.
Canby, became lessee of the Casino
Theatre, New York, in Oct., 1893,
opening with the production of " The
Princess of Nicotine," also produc-
ing " Prince Kam," " About Town,0
" The Passing Show," and " The
Little Trooper " ; in Nov., 1894,
with Canby, became manager of the
Bijou Theatre, which they opened
with " Miss Dynamite " ; resuming
the management of the Casino in
1895, in conjunction with Canby,
they produced " The Merry World,"
" The Sphinx," " In Gay New York/'
" An American Beauty/' " The Whirl
of the Town," "The Belle of New
York," and " The Telephone Girl " ;
he became sole lessee in 1898, and
made the following productions : " In
Gay Paree/' " The Jolly Musketeer/1
" The Singing Girl," " Princess Chic/'
" The Casino Girl," " The Belle of
Bohemia," and " Florodora " ; in Apr.,
1899, he became manager of the New
York Theatre, opening with " The
Man in the Moon " ; in 1903 he pro-
duced " The Blonde in Black " at
the Knickerbocker Theatre and " The
Jersey Girl " at the Victoria ; and
in 1904 was manager of the production
of " The Southerners," which had
an extended tour ; subsequent pro-
ductions were " Madame Sherry,"
" Mama's Baby Boy," " The Charity
Girl " etc. ; later in. partnership
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with H. H. Frazee, as Frazee and
Lederer, producing musical plays ; in
London he has been responsible for
the production of many musical
comedies, the most notable having
been " The Belle of New York," at
the Shaftesbury, in 1898. Address :
165 Broadway, New York City, U.S.A.
LEE, Aunol, actress ; b. London, 13
Sept., 1880 ; d. of Dr. Robert Lee, phy-
sician ; is related to General Robert
Lee, who served with distinction in the
American Civil War ; e. England and
on the Continent ; prepared for the
stage by M. Vermandele, directeitr
de la mise-en-scene at the Monnaie
Theatre, Brussels ; m. Frederick W.
Lloyd ; made her first appearance
on the stage at Drury Lane Theatre,
14 Nov., 1900, as the Hon. Mrs. Sydney
in " The Price of Peace " ; she was
next seen in London, at the Strand
Theatre, 10 Aug., 1901, as Lady
Golightly in " Newspaper Nuptials/'
also understudying Hilda Trevelyan in
" The Talk of the Town " ; she then
appeared at the Haymarket Theatre,
2 Jan., 1902, as Victorine in " Frocks
and Frills " ; at the St. James's,
Aug., 1902, played Jehanneton in
" If I were King " ; at the Avenue,
Feb., 1903, appeared as Flora Beasley
in " The Adoption of Archibald '* ;
in 1903, accompanied Forbes-Robert-
son to America, and appeared as
Bessie Broke in " The Light that
Failed " ; subsequently toured the
English provinces with Forbes- Robert-
son for some time ; at the Criterion,
July, 1905, played Vicky Ventry in
" The Axis " ; at the St. James's,
1907, appeared as Nina in " His
House in Order/* for some time,
subsequently touring in the same part ;
also appeared as Muriel Glayde in
" John Glayde's Honour " ; at the
Savoy, 30 Dec., 1907, appeared as
Louka in " Arms and the Man " ;
at His Majesty's, Apr., 1908, appeared as
Jessica in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1908, played
Edith Bridgenorth in " Getting
Married " ; subsequently toured as
Raina in " Arms and the Man/' and
Violet in " Man and Superman " ;
during 1909, appeared at the Lyric,
as Engracia in " The Chief of Staff/'
Miladi in " The Three Musketeers,"
Lady Percy in " King Henry IV "
(part I), 3klrs. Belmont and Sadie
Adams in " Fires of Fate " ; at the
Playhouse, Aug., 1909, played Mrs.
Hay in "A Sense of Humour " ;
at His Majesty's, Feb., 1910, appeared
as Fancy Free in "The O'Flynn";
at the Lyceum, Sept., 1910, played
Gertie Coleman in " The Sins of
London " ; at the Aldwych, Dec.,
1910, appeared as Sophie Coventry
in " The Girl Who Took the Wrong
Turning " ; at the Royalty, Apr.,
1911, played Elizabeth Spender in
" The Master of Mrs. Chilvers " ;
at the Kings way, May, 1911, played
Madame Vestns in" " The First
Actress"; at the Globe, Nov., 1911,
played Lucienne Bocard in " The
Glad Eye " ; at the Savoy, Nov.,
1911, played Mariette Vrend in " Pains
and Penalties " ; in Sept., 1912,
appeared at the King's, Hammersmith,
as Gertrude Rhead in " Milestones,"
subsequently crossed to the United
States, and appeared at the Liberty
Theatre, 17 Sept., 1912, in the same
part; on her return to England, ap-
peared at the Theatre Royal, Brighton,
June, 1914, as Madeleine in " The Nut " ;
in Aug., 1914, toured as Gobette in
"Who's the Lady ? " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1914, reappeared as Lucienne
Bocard in " The Glad Eye " ; at the New
Theatre, Mar., 1915, played Bella Wilson
in " Seven Days " ; at the Little Theatre,
May, 1915, Lechy Elbernon in " Ex-
change " ; at the Kingsway, Oct.,
1915, played Mrs. Gus Weedlemay in
" Iris Intervenes " ; at Devonshire
Park, Eastbourne, Nov., 1915, Vera
Ormonde in " Whose Wife ? " ; in
1916 went to America ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, May,
1916, played Jessica in " The Merchant
of Venice," with Sir Herbert Tree ;
at the Park Theatre, Jan., 1917,
Mistress Quickly in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
Feb., 1917, Aunt Alicia in " Pals
First " ; during 1917-18 toured in
" The Man who Stayed at Home " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, New York,
May, 1918, played Miss Miller in
" Her Honor the Mayor " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, Nov., 1918, Lizzie
in " Tiger ! Tiger ! " ; returned to
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England, 1920 ; appeared at the
Garrick, Sept., 1920, as Margot Allfrey
in " Her Dancing Man " ; at the
Playhouse, Mar., 1921, Jeannette
Asniere in " Love ? ! " ; at the Com-
edy, Apr., 1921, Mrs. Barter in " A
Matter of Fact " ; June, 1921, Camille
in "A Family Man " ; at the Court,
Mar., 1922, the Unknown Lady in
" The Silver Box " ; at the Little
Theatre, May, 1922, played in a series
of " Grand Guignol " plays ; Aug.,
1922, played Zozo in a play of that
name; at the Shaftesbury, Oct., 1922,
Susan Sillsby in " The Cat and the
Canary " ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1923,
Harriet Nichols in " Ambush " ; at
the Comedy, May, 1924, Xan Court-
field in " This Marriage " ; at the
Everyman, July, 1924, Lesbia Gran-
tham in " Getting Married " ; has
acted in French and Greek plays.
Address : 3 Southwick Street, W".2.
Telephone No. : Paddington 6620.
LEE, Jennie, actress ; b, London ;
d. of Edwin George Lee, artist ; m.
J. P. Burnett, dramatic author and
actor ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Lyceum, 22 Jan., 1870,
as Henry in " Chilperic " ; at the
same theatre, she appeared in " Le
Petit Faust/' and in July, 1870,
joined Mrs. Swanborough at the
Strand, playing in " The Pilgrim of
Love/' " Orpheus and Eurydice/'
" Eily O'Connor/1 " Richard Coeur
de Lion," and " The Idle 'Prentice " ;
accompanied the late E. A. Sothern
to America, to play Mary Meredith
in " Our American Cousin " ; was a
member of the Union Square Theatre
company, New York, where she
played in 1872, in " Agnes," " Frou-
Frou," " Caste," etc. ; subsequently
played for two years in San Fran-
cisco, where she appeared for the
first time, in 1875, in her famous part
of Jo in " Bleak House " ; reappeared
in London, at the Surrey Theatre,
Christmas, 1875 as Jack in " Jack
the Giant Killer " ; appeared at the
Globe Theatre, 21 Feb., 1876, as Jo,
scoring an immense success ; her
subsequent career was associated
almost entirely with this play, in which
she has appeared all over the world ;
she appeared at the Imperial, July,
1876, as Andy Blake in the play of
that name ; at the Globe, Feb., 1877,
played Don Leander in "The Invisible
Prince " ; at the Royalty Theatre,
Jan., 1880, played Midge in a play of
that name ; subsequently went to
Australia, where she remained until
1885 ; reappeared in London, at the
Strand Theatre, 1885, in " Jo " ; in
Apr., 1885, played there in " Good
Luck " ; at the "Olympic, Sept., 1888,
played Sam Willoughby in " The
Ticket-of-Leave Man " ; at the Roy-
alty, Aug., 1904, played Mrs. James
Blackwood in " The Chetwynd Affair " ;
at His Majesty's, July, 1905, played
Mrs. Bedwin in " Oliver Twist " ;
Apr., 1906, Mistress Quickly in "The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; at the
Oxford Music Hall, Dec., 1910, played
in " The Fourth Time of Asking " ;
at the Lyric Theatre, 7 Feb., 1921,
appeared at a matinee in aid of the
Charles Dickens Memorial House, as
Jo in a scene from " Bleak House " ;
is one of the pensioners of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors.
LE GALLIENNE, Eva, actress ; 6.
London, 11 Jan., 1899 ; d. of Richard
Le Gallienne and his wife Julie (Norre-
gaard) ; e. London and Paris ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 29 May,
1915, when she played Elizabeth in
" The Laughter of Fools " ; at His
Majesty's, July, 1915, played Victorine
in " Peter Ibbetson " ; she then went
to America, making her first appear-
ance in New York, at the Comedy
Theatre, 26 Oct., 1915, as Rose in
" Mrs. Boltay's Daughters " ; at the
Hudson, Jan., 1916, played Jennie in
" Bunny " ; at the Fulton, Feb., 1916,
Mary Powers in " The Melody of
Youth" ; at the Shubert, Sept., 1916,
Patricia Molloy in " Mr. Lazarus " ;
during the autumn 1916-17 toured in
" Rio Grande " ; at the Bijou, Oct.,
1917, played Dot Carrington in " Satur-
day to Monday " ; at the Broad-
hurst, Dec., 1917, appeared as Ottiline
Mallinson in " Lord and Lady Algy " ;
at the Empire, New York, Feb., 1918,
as the Duchess of Burchester in " The
Off-Chance " ; May, 1918, as Delia in
" Belinda " ; at the Henry Miller
Theatre, Sept., 1919, as Eithne in
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" Lusmore " ; at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, Dec., 1919, played in " Elsie
Janis and Her Gang " ; "at the Booth
Theatre, May, 1920," as Elsie Dover in
" Not so Long Ago " ; at the Garrick,
New York, Apr., 1921, played Julie in
" Liliorn " ; at the Provincetown
Theatre, Mar., 1923, played Simonetta
Vespucci in " Sandro Botticelli " ; at
the Forty-eighth Street Theatre May,
1923, Julia in " The Rivals " ; at the
Cort Theatre, Oct., 1923, Alexandra in
" The Swan " ; Feb., 1924, Hannele in
Hauptmann's play of that name ; at
the Gaiety, New York, Mar., 1924,
Diane de Charence in "La Vierge
Folle ' ; in June, 1924, played Hilda
Wangel in " The Master Builder " ; at
the Empire, New York, Aug., 1924,
again played Alexandra in " The
Swan," subsequently touring in the
same part. Address : 212 East 48th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
LEGrAEDE, Millie, actress and vocal-
ist ; made her first appearance on the
stage as a child, at the Theatre Royal,
Birmingham, as Little Willie Carlyle
in " East Lynne " ; subsequently,
with her sister, appeared at the Royal
Music Hall, Holborn, as the Sisters
Gould ; after leaving school, toured
in South Africa for some time, playing
leading parts in " Mauritania," " Paul
Jones/' " The Grand Duchess," etc. ;
returning to England, toured under
George Edwardes and Milton Bode ;
made her reappearance on the London
stage, at the Grand Theatre, Fulham,
Christmas, 1897, as Pekoe in " Alad-
din " ; next appeared at the Lyric,
21 May, 1898, as Maud in " Don
Quixote/' with Arthur Roberts ; played
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1898, as Captain
Spanker in " Dick Whittington " ;
subsequently appeared at the Vaude-
ville in " On and Off " ; at the last
named theatre, Sept., 1899, appeared
as Mena in " The Elixir of Youth " ;
subsequently toured as Dudley in " San
Toy " ; appeared at the Apollo, May,
1902, as Lady Rosemary Beaulieu in
" Three Little Maids " ; she was next
seen at the Gaiety, 1902, where she
played Dora Selby in " The Toreador/'
also taking part in " The Linkman,"
Feb., 1903 ; at the Apollo Theatre,
during 1903, appeared as Winnie
Harborough in ** The Girl from
Kay's " ; at the Strand, May, 1905,
played Sonia \Vingrove in " Miss
Wingrove " ; at the Criterion, Aug.,
1905, appeared as Betty JCenyon in
" The White Chrysanthemum " ; at
the Hay market, May, 1907, played
Miriam "Hawthorne in " My Wife/'
and at the Adelphi, Christmas,
1907, appeared as Aladdin ; at the
Queen's Theatre, Dec., 1908, suc-
ceeded Lily Iris as Denise de la
Vire in " The Belle of Brittany " ;
during 1910 appeared at the Empire,
Leicester Square, in the revue " Hullo,
London ! " and as Mrs. Lewson in
" Widow's Weeds."
LE GRAND, Phyllis, actress and
vocalist ; m. Robert Michaelis ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Daly's Theatre, 8 June, 1907, as
Clo-Clo in " The Merry Widow " ;
same theatre, Sept., 1909, played
Lady Augusta in " The Dollar
Princess " ; toured as Sonia in " The
Merry Widow " ; at the Adelphi,
Nov., 1910, appeared as Diane in " The
Quaker Girl " ; at the Prince's,
Manchester, Dec., 1911, played
Angele Didier in " The Count of
Luxembourg " ; at the Adelphi, Aug.,
1912, played Alix Luttrell in " Autumn
Manoeuvres " ; subsequently toured in
" The Count of Luxembourg " ; in
1913 toured as Lady Rosabelle in
" The Sunshine Girl " ; at Daly's, Oct.,
1914, played Mrs. Quinton Raikes in
" A Country Girl " ; in Aug., 1916,
toured as the Countess of Frayle and
Vivien Ingoldsby in " My Lady
Frayle " ; in 1917 toured as Madame
Rabelais in " High Jinks " ; in 1918-19
as Diana Fairlie in " The Boy " ; at
the Fulton Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1922, played Helene de Vasquez in
" Orange Blossoms " ; in Sept., 1914,
toured the English provinces as Louise
in " Our Nell." Address : 8 Eton
Villas, South Hampstead, N.W.3.
Telephone : Hampstead 5394.
LE HAY, Daisy, actress and vocalist ;
b. 1883 ; m. J. T. H. Sample ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Daly's Theatre in the chorus of " A
Greek Slave," 8 June, 1898 ; in Oct.,
1899, she appeared in " San Toy,"
which ran for two years ; in Sept.,
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1902, appeared as Miss Ecroyd in " A
Country Girl/' remaining in this piece
for a perod of two years, playing at
different times, Mrs. St. Quiaten
and Nan ; at the Comedy, Feb.,
1904, played Leobia in " Amor-
elle " ; subsequently toured for two
years in " Kitty Grey " ; she was
then absent from the stage for two
years, during which period she was
studying music ; made her reappear-
ance on the stage, at the Savo}r
Theatre, Mar., 1910, as Princess
Cynthia ia " Two Merry Monarchs " ;
at the Apollo, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Princess Athanasia in " The Grass
Widows " ; at the Tivoli, July, 1913,
played Daphne Manners in "What Ho !
Daphne"; subsequently toured in the
same part ; in Aug., 1915, toured as
Kitty Grey in the musical comedy of
that name, and during 1916, toured
in the same part, also in "A Little
Bit of Fluff."
LE HAY, John (Healy), actor ; 6. in
Ireland, 25 Mar., 1854 ; made his first
appearance on the London stage in
1879 In chorus of "The Zoo/' at
Royalty Theatre ; at the Opera
Comiqne, 1879, appeared in the chorus
of " H.M.S. Pinafore " ; subsequently
appeared at the Savoy in small parts,
and remained there for some years ;
in 1884, toured in " Vice- Versa/* and
" Silver Guilt " ; subsequently played
an extended engagement with Edward
Terry; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1886,
played Tom Strutt in " Dorothy/'
and played the part throughout the
" run " of that opera, extending to
1889 ; at the Lyric, Apr., 1889, played
Crook in " Doris," and Nov., 1889,
Private Smith in " The Red Hussar " ;
in 1890, at the Globe, played Jacob
in " The Black Rover " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Dec., 1890, appeared as
Prince Bulbo in " The Rose and the
Ring/' and Mar., 1891, Sir Guy of
Gisbome in " Maid Marian " ; at Lyric,
Oct., 1894, played Mat in " His
Excellency " ; appeared at the
Adelphi, 1893, In " The Black Dom-
ino/' and in " La Perichole" at Garrick,
1897 ; in 1898 played at the Comedy
in " The Topsy-Turvy Hotel " ; ap-
peared as Alexander McGregor in
"My Girl" at Gaiety, 1896; in 1903
appeared as Coquenard in " Vero-
nique " at Apollo ; toured the United
States three times with comic opera ;
also toured in South Africa for eighteen
months, after the war ; is also an
excellent ventriloquist and raconteur,
having appeared on several occasions
before King Edward, at Buckingham
Palace and Sandringham, and has
appeared at several London halls ;
has toured with his own sketch
company, playing " Poor Beggar " ;
appeared at the Hippodrome, Dec.,
1909, in " Mitislaw, or the Love
Match " ; during 1914 toured in variety
theatres, playing " Just My Luck " ;
during 1915 toured as Abe Potash in
" Potash and Perlmutter ; toured in
1917 as Caesar Montague, J.P., in
" My Uncle the J.P/' ; during 1918
toured as Baron Pepsicorn in " Vio-
lette " ; during 1919-20 as Henry
Block in " Uncle Sam " ; during 1921
as General Root in " French Leave " ;
during 1921-22 as the Pawnbroker in
" Skittles/' Address : 12 Lancaster
Road, N.W.3, or A.A.
LEICESTER, Ernest, actor; b. 11
June, 1866 ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1881, at the
New Cross Public Hall, as Captain
Smooth in " Money " ; subsequently
toured in " Called Back," " Dark
Days/' etc. ; at the Princess's, Dec.,
1887, played Ivan in " Siberia " ;
toured as Wilfred Denver in " The
Silver King/' David Kingsley in " The
Harbour Lights," also in " Chispa,"
" Booties' Baby/' and " Hands Across
the Sea " ; from 1891 to 1894 was
leading man at the Surrey Theatre,
under the late George Conquest ; at
the Comedy, in 1893, played in " The
Ordeal " ; at the Adelphi, May, 1894,
played Armand in " The Two Or-
phans " ; at Terry's, May, 1895, ap-
peared as Ted Morris in " The
Prude's Progress " ; in July, 1895,
joined Olga Nethersole to play lead
in " Denise," " Romeo and Juliet/'
" Frou-Frou," " Camille," " Carmen/'
etc. ; accompanied Miss Nethersole to
the United States ; on his return
appeared at the Princess's, Aug.,
1896, as Tom Chichester in "In Sight
of St. Paul's " ; in Sept., 1896, played
George Thornton in " Two Little
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Vagabonds " ; July, 1897, played
Harold Wilson in " Tommy Atkins'1* ;
Aug., 1899, played Richard Mervyn
in " Going the Pace " ; at the AdelpM,
Feb., 1900, appeared as the Rev.
Mark Verner in " The Better Life " ;
at the Surrey, in Oct., 1900, played
Captain Fraser in " The Fighting
Fifth " ; in 1901, toured with Fanny
Brough as Triplet in " Masks and
Faces " ; subsequently toured as Tom
Birch in " The Rake's Wife " ; at
the St. James's, Mar., 1903, appeared
as Von Asterberg in " Old Heidelberg/'
subsequently touring with George
Alexander, as Thibaut D'Aussigny in
" If I were King," etc. ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1904, played Harold
Hoffmann in " Love's Carnival *J ;
during 1905, toured as Tom Logan in
" Human Hearts " ; at the Lyric,
Aug., 1906, played William Jackson
in " The Sin of William Jackson '* ;
in 1907, went to Australia, and ap-
peared in a round of popular plays ;
on his return to England in 1909,
toured in music-hall sketch, " The
Loyal Traitor " ; at the Adelphi,
Nov., 1909, succeeded Henry Miller, as
Robert Smith in " The Servant in
the House " ; at the Garrick, Jan.,
1910, played Robert Bertram in "Dame
Nature " ; subsequently toured in
" The Ticket of Leave Man " ; at
the Garrick, Sept., 1910, played
Thorkell Mytrea in " The Bishop's
Son " ; subsequently toured in
" Tracked by Wireless," and " East
Lynne " ; during 1911 appeared in
music halls in a sketch by W. W.
Jacobs, entitled " In the Library " ;
at the Aldwych, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Delaney in " The Great John
Ganton " ; at the Prince's Theatre, 1914,
played Colonel Hildebrand in "The
Story of the Rosary " ; subsequently
went to the United States, and at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York,
Sept., 1914, appeared in the same part ;
during 1915 toured in the same part in
the United States ; returned to England,
Apr., 1915 ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Feb., 1916, played Raymond du Barry
in " The Silver Crucifix " ; during
1916-17 toured in South Africa,
with A. E. Anson's Company in
" Romance," " The Barton Mystery,"
" The Hawk," and " Children of
Earth " ; on returning to England,
1917, went on tour playing Colonel
Sharrow in " Seven Days' Leave/* in
which he continued to play until 1919.
LEIGH, Andrew George, actor ; b.
Brighton, 30 Nov., 1887 ; s, of Thomas
Leigh, F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., and his
wife Georgina (Geere) ; e. Brighton ;
was for three years engaged as secre-
tary to the late T. H. S. Escott, author
and journalist ; made Ms first appear-
ance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Worthing, Sept., 1908, as
Rugby in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor/3 with the Benson company,
with which he remained for five years,
playing a great number of parts,
including most of the Shakespearean
clowns, and also acting as stage-
manager ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Coronet Theatre,
June, 1913, as Dromio of Ephesus in
" The Comedy of Errors " ; during
1913-14 toured in South Africa with
Henry Herbert's company ; in Sept.,
1914, became a member of the first
Shakespearean Company at the Old
Vic, also acting as stage-manager, and
produced " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor/' " Twelfth Night/' and (in co-
operation with Estelle Stead) " As
You Like It " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1915, played Launcelot Gobbo
and the Prince of Aragon in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Strand,
1916, appeared in " Pete," and
*' Mr. Wu " ; after two years' military
service, was transferred to the
N.A.C.B., and toured the camps, play-
ing in modern repertory ; during 1919
appeared with the Benson company,
and with the original New Shakespeare
Company ; at the St. Martin's, Jan.,
1920, played the Ship Boy in " Pompey
the Great," and Osric in " Hamlet " ;
in Sept., 1920, rejoined the Old Vic
Company, and remained two years as
leading comedian ; in the summer of
1922, toured with Mrs. Patrick Camp-
bell as Tesman in " Hedda Gabler,"
and Charles Gavlord in " Voodoo " ;
at the Duke of' York's, Nov., 1922,
appeared as Launcelot Gobbo and
Aragon in the operatic version of
" The Merchant of Venice " ; during
1923, appeared with the Lena Ashwell
Players ; at the Regent (for the
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Phoenix), Mar., 1923, played Abel
Dnigger in " The .Alchemist*" ; Apr.,
1923, played Mr. Cricket in " The
Insect Play " ; at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1923," Abdu in " Hassan " ;" at
the Regent (for the Fellowship of
Players), July, 1924, played Touch-
stone in " As You Like It " ; rejoined
the Old Vic Company, Oct., 1924.
Favourite parts : The Fool in " King
Lear/' Puck, Aguecheek and Tony
Lumpkin. Recreations : Walking,
reading, writing, and drawing. Ad-
dress : 68 Grand Parade, Brighton.
Telephone No. : Brighton P.O. 68.
LEIGH, Dorma, actress and dancer ;
6. London, 11 Nov., 1893 ; d. of Ernest
Woodleigh and Ms wife Fannie Welles-
ley (Hack) ; e. London ; m. Captain
Shorthouse-Cheyney ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Daly's
Theatre, May, 1911, in "The Count
of Luxembourg " ; has also appeared
at Gaiety, and toured in America as
Linda in " The Girl on the Film " ;
made her first appearance on the
variety stage at the Coliseum, and has
also played the Stoll and Moss tours ;
at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, Dec., 1916,
appeared as Princess Caesar and
Empress Poppoea in " Great Caesar 1",
subsequently touring in the same
parts ; during 1917-18 toured in
" Hanky-Panky " ; during 1919 toured
as Susan in " Petticoat Fair " ; at the
Palace Theatre, Dec., 1919, appeared
in " The Whirligig/' Recreations ;
Reading, riding, dancing, and outdoor
sports. Address : 26 Campden Hill
Gardens, W.8. Telephone No. : Park
2581.
LEIGH, Grade, actress; d. of
Edwin Ellis, R.B.A., and Lilith Ellis,
actress ; m. Lionel Mackinder (killed in.
action, in France, Jan., 1915) ; made
her first notable success at the Lyric,
1898, when she appeared in " Little
Miss Nobody " ; was then seen at
Daly's, Oct., 1899, as Rhoda in " San
Toy " ; appeared in a front piece at
the Vaudeville, " You and I " ; ap-
peared at Daly's, as Madame Sophie
in " A County Girl," Jan., 1902 ;
then with Edward Terry in " My
Pretty Maid " at Terry's Theatre ;
at the Strand, as Mrs. Pineapple in
" A Chinese Honeymoon," 1903 ;
joined E. S. Willard at the St. James's
in 1903, playing Lucy White in " The
Professor's Love Story " ; at Daly's
appeared as Peggy Sabine in " The
Cingalee," 1904 ; appeared in " The
Gay Lord Vergy," Apollo, 1905, and
in Apr., 1906, played Eliza in " The
Dairymaids " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Jan., 1907, played Mina in
" Miss Hook of Holland " ; same
theatre, Apr., 1908, played Popotte
in " My Mimosa Maid " ; Sept.,
1908, appeared as Militza in " King
of Cadonia"; Sept., 1909, played
Ophelia in " Dear Little Denmark " ;
at the Adelphi, Nov., 1910, ap-
peared as Phoebe in " The Quaker
Girl " ; May, 1912, played Lady
Larkins in " Autumn Manoeuvres " ;
Oct., 1912, Jeanie McTavish in " The
Dancing Mistress " ; Oct., 1913, Clancy
in " The Girl from Utah " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Oct., 1914, reappeared
as Mina in "Miss Hook of Holland";
at the Palace, June, 1917, played in
" Airs and Graces " ; after a lengthy
absence reappeared on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, Oct., 1921,
as Wei Wa Shi in " Cairo " ; at the
New Scala, Dec., 1923, played Cha-Ku
in " Almond Eye " ; at the Regent
(for the Phoenix Society), June, 1924,
Lucy in " The Old Bachelor " ; at the
New, Oct., 1924, Lucille in " The Hour
and the Man."
LEIGH, Mary, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 11 Feb., 1904 ; d. of W. H.
Eveleigh and his wife Josephine
(Brown) ; e. various convents ; made
her first appearance on the stage, as
a child, at the Theatre Royal, Dundee,
1907 ; made her grown-up debut at the
Alhambra, Glasgow, followed by a
tour in " The Better 'Ole " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Winter Garden Theatre, 18 Sept., 1920,
as Flora in " A Night Out " ; at the
Gaiety, Apr., 1921, played Elsa in
" Faust on Toast," and May, 1921,
Madeline in the revised version of the
same piece ; at the Vaudeville, Dec.,
1921, played in " Pot-Luck " ; Aug.,
1922, in " Snap ! " ; during 1922-3,
appeared at the " Bal Cabarin " at the
Grafton Galleries, and also with the
Queen's Hall Roof Follies ; at the
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Globe, July, 1923, played Margot
Beaufort in " Reckless Reggie " ; she
then toured as Marilynn Morgan in
" The Cabaret Girl " f at the Kings-
way, June, 1924, appeared in " Yo-
icks!"; at His Majesty's, Oct., 1924,
played Elizabeth in " Patricia " ; at
the King's, Glasgow, Dec., 1924, Daisy
in " The Dollar Princess/' Favourite
part : Marilynn in " The Cabaret Girl."
Recreations : Motoring, riding, read-
ing and walking. Club : Giro's.
Address : 12 Hertford Street, May-
fair, W.I. Telephone No. : Grosvenbr
1307.
LEIGHTON, Queenie, actress and
vocalist ; d. of Dorothy Gerard ; m.
Lieut. Frederick Cockerill, 1st North-
ants Regt. ; made her first appearance
on the stage as a child of eight years of
age, at the Oxford Music Hall, as a
mimic ; subsequently returned to
school, and made her grown-up debut
as Lillie Leighton, at the Opera House,
Northampton, Christmas, 1889, as the
" first mate " in the pantomime, " Dick
Whittington " ; after playing lead in
pantomime in several provincial cities,
was engaged as principal boy at Drury
Lane, 1904, and played several seasons
there ; she has toured as Nora Honey-
combe in " The Gay Parisienne " ; as
Marcelle in " A Night Out/' for twelve
months ; as Flo Honeydew in " The
Lady Slavey/' for two years ; twelve
months' tour in " Ma Mie Rosette " ;
twelve months as Victoria Chaffers in
" H.M.S. Irresponsible/' which part
she originated, with Arthur Roberts,
1900 ; she also appeared at the Gaiety,
June, 1901, as Donna Theresa in " The
Toreador," and played the part over a
year ; subsequently toured in the title-
rdle of " Kitty Grey," in George
Edwardes's company ; in 1906 toured
in " The Girl on the Stage " ; subse-
quently appeared at several of the
leading variety theatres in London and
the provinces.
LENIHAN, Winifred, actress; b.
New York City, U.S.A., 6 Dec., 1898 ;
d. of Peter Lenihan and his wife
Martha (Howell) ; <?. New York public
schools ; studied for the stage at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Shubert Theatre, New York,
18 Nov., 1918, as Belline in " The
Betrothal " ; at the Playhouse, Xew
York, Dec., 1919, played "Anne Wood-
stock in " For the Defense " ; at the
Greenwich Village, Mar., 1921, Betty
Lyons in " .The Survival of the Fit-
test " ; subsequently toured as Kate
in ** The Detour " ; at the Bijou, New
York, Dec., 1921, played Anne in
" The Dover Road " ; " at the Na-
tional, Jan., 1923, Anne Hathaway in
" Will Shakespeare " ; at the Gamck,
New York, Nov., 1923, Juliet in " The
Failures " ; Dec., 1923, Joan in the
first performance of Bernard Shaw's
" Saint Joan " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Sept., 1924, played in " Nerves ";
at the Longacre, Dec., 1924, was re-
sponsible for the stage-production of
" The Mongrel." Favourite parts :
Anne in " Will Shakespeare," and
Juliet in " The Failures." Address :
3419 Thirty-seventh Street, Corona,
Long Island", N.Y., U.S.A.
LENNOX, Vera, actress and vocalist ;
b. Thornton Heath, 25 Nov., 1904 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Court Theatre, 18 May, 1914, in
" The Swineherd and the Princess " ;
subsequently appeared in several chil-
dren's Christmas plays ; appeared at
the Vaudeville, May, 1918, in " Tabs " ;
Dec., 1918, in " Buzz-Buzz " ; at the
Scala, Dec., 1919, played Fifinella in
the musical fantasy of that name ; at
the Apollo, in 1920, took up the part
of Amelia in " Tilly of Bloomsbury/'
subsequentlv touring in the same part ;
at the Gaiety, Jan., 1921, played
Milette in " The Betrothal " ; subse-
quently toured as Mary Howells in
"Mary"; at the Winter Garden
Theatre, Sept., 1922, played Erne Dix
in " The Cabaret Girl " ; Sept., 1923,
Kitty Wren in " The Beauty Prize " ;
in 1924, appeared in " To-Night's the
Night"; Sept., 1924, May Rooker
in <f Primrose " ; was a prominent
member of the Midnight Follies at the
Hotel Metropole. Recreations : Danc-
ing and motoring. Address : Winter
Garden Theatre, Drury Lane, W.C.2.
LEONARD, Billy, actor ; b. Dublin,
1895 ; s. of William Leonard and his
wife Annie (Lowry) ; brother of All
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and Cressie Leonard ; e. by the
Christian Brothers, Kingstown ; has
been on the stage since childhood,
making his first appearance at the
Empire, Belfast, in 1901, as Buttons
in a sketch entitled "At a Moment's
Notice," with the Norman and Leonard
trio ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Granville Theatre of
Varieties, Waltham Green, 1902, in the
same part ; has appeared at all the
principal theatres in the provinces, and
in the leading music halls all over the
United Kingdom ; during 1916 toured
as the Hon. Billy Baxter in "A la
Carte " ; in 1917 toured in the revue
11 Smile " ; at the Hippodrome, Dec.,
1917, appeared in " Zig-Zag " ; in
1918 toured in " Ocean Waves " ; at
the Apollo Theatre, June, 1918, played
Monty Main waring in " Soldier Boy " ;
at the Prince's, Manchester, Dec.,
1918, played Jim Marvin in " Oh !
Joy 1 " and the same part at the
Kingsway Theatre, Jan., 1919 ; at the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1919, played the
Bailifi in " Baby Bunting " ; at the
Palace, Dec., 1919, played in "The
Whirligig " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
May, 1921, played Lord Boniface in
" The Gipsy Princess " ; at the Gaiety,
Dec., 1921, Salimac de Flavigny in
" The Little Girl in Red " ; at the
Empire, Feb., 1922, William Rowan
in " Jenny " ; Apr., 1922, Dr. Pedan-
tius in " Love's Awakening " ; at the
Gaiety, Oct., 1922, Baron Ippolith
Mekch witch in " The Last Waltz " ;
Sept., 1923, Count Wasili Bronin in
" Catherine " ; at the Duke of York's,
May, 1924, appeared in " The Punch
Bowl " ; at His Majesty's, Oct., 1924,
played Ogden. Scales in " Patricia.
Recreations : Golf, swimming, tennis,
and motoring. Clubs : Eccentric and
Vaudeville, Address : 25 Drakefield
Road, Streatham, S.W.17. Telephone
No. : Streatham 2555.
LEONARD, Robert, actor; during
a long career on the American stage
was mainly engaged on " vaudeville "
stage ; made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Queen's Theatre,
14 Apr., 1914, as Mawruss Perlmutter
in " Potash and Perlmutter," making
an instantaneous success ; in Apr.,
1915, appeared there as Abraham
Jacobsen in " Cheap at Half the Price/'
of which he was the author ; at the
Coliseum, Dec., 1915, played Marcus
Greenbaum in "In Lingerie"; at the
Queen's Theatre, Sept., 1916, played
Mawruss Perlmutter in " Potash and
Perlmutter in Society " ; at the
London Opera House, Mar., 1917,
played Issy Bing in " The Other Bing
Boys " ; at the Savoy, London, Apr.,
1919, appeared as Mawruss Perlmutter
in " Business Before Pleasure " ; at the
Coliseum, Jan., 1920, played in " In
Hosiery " ; at Brooklyn, N.Y., May,
1921, appeared in " The Red Trail " ;
at the Garrick, London, Feb., 1923,
played Mawruss Perlmutter in " Part-
ners Again " ; at the Broadhurst, New
York, Sept., 1924, Isaac Iskovitch in
" Izzy."
LEONARD-BOYNE, Eva, actress ;
d. of Leonard Boyne ; m. Gordon Ash ;
appeared at the Coronet Theatre, 25
Apr., 1911, as Dennis in "As You
Like It " ; appeared at Newport,
Mon,, May, 1911, as Miss Baines in
" The Bells of Lin-Lan-Lone " ; went to
America in. 19 12, and at the Comedy,
New York, Sept., 1912, played Dora
Delaney in " Fanny's First Play " ;
toured through the United States,
1913-14, in the same part ; at Wallack's
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1915, played
Alison in " The Man who Married a
Dumb Wife " ; Feb., 1915, Hermia in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
Mar., 1915, Minnie Tin well in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Sept., 1915, appeared as
Molly Thornhill in " A Pair of Silk-
Stockings/' and toured in this part,
1916 ; returning to London, appeared
at the Garrick Theatre, July, 1916, as
Estelle Clugston in " The Rotters " ;
at the Haymarket, Feb., 1917, played
Ninetta Monday in " Felix Gets a
Month " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Birmingham, June, 1918, Marion Bar-
Chester in " Sinners " ; subsequently
again returned to New York, and at
the Playhouse, in that city, Feb., 1920,
played Dulcie Fosdick in " The
Wonderful Thing " ; at the Punch
and Judy Theatre, Oct., 1921, played
Germaine de Landeve in " The Fan " ;
at the Longacre, Feb., 1923, Rose in
" The Laughing Lady " ; at the
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Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1923, Lulu
in " Little Miss Bluebeard."
LE SAGE, Stanley, business
manager ; b. Brighton, 19 Mar., 1880 ;
s. of Sir John Merry Le Sage, managing
editor of The Daily Telegraph and his
wife Elizabeth (Lord) ; e. King's Col-
lege, London, and Heidelberg ; m. Ella
M. Stonhouse (mar. dis.) ; was formerly
engaged as a tea-planter in Ceylon, in
fruit farming in Canada, and was for
some time engaged with the famous
firm of caterers, J. Lyons & Co., Ltd.,
was first engaged as business manager
for provincial tours of " The Sign of the
Cross/' 1904, and " The Earl and the
Girl/' 1905, with William Greet;
has fulfilled engagements in a similar
capacity with Arthur Collins, 1906,
and Ethel Irving, 1908-10; J. E.
Vedrenne, at the Queen's, 1910;
Vedrenne and Eadie, at Royalty,
1911 ; Vedrenne and Vernon, at
Little Theatre, 1920; Sir Oswald
Stoll, Stoll Picture Theatre, London
Opera House, 1920. Favourite play :
" Milestones/' Recreations : Shooting,
fishing, rowing, and photography.
Address : " Koslanda/' 25 Ranelagh
Avenue, Hurlingham, S.W.6.
LESLIE, Enid, actress ; &. London,
4 Jan., 1888 ; e. privately ; made her
first appearance on the stage, at
the Lyric Theatre, 5 Jan., 1905, in
the chorus of " The Talk of the
Town " ; appeared at the Aldwych
Theatre, Dec., 1905, as Night-Belle in
" Blue Bell " ; Mar., 1906, as Currant
Bun in "The Beauty of Bath";
at the Gaiety, Feb., 1908, played Hana
in " The Girls of Gottenburg " ;
Apr., 1908, played in " Havana " ;
Jan., 1909, Lady Trixie in " Our
Miss Gibbs," and Mar., 1911, Dia-
mond in " Peggy " ; was next
engaged by Charles Hawtrey and
appeared at the Prince of Wales*s,
Apr., 1911, as Estelle in "Better Not
Enquire"; Sept., 1911, played Senta
Brand in " The Great Name " ; Oct.,
1911, Berthe Gonthier in "The Un-
invited Guest"; and Feb., 1912,
Agnes in " Dear Old Charlie " ;
accompanied Charles Hawtrey to New
York to play the last-mentioned
part; at the Globe, Oct., 1912, ap-
peared as Sadie Small in " Officer
666." Favourite parl : Senta in " The
Great Name/' Hobby : Antiques.
Recreations : Tennis, golf, swimming,
and dancing.
LESLIE, Fred (Hobson), actor ;
b. London, 19 May, 1881 ; s. of the
late Fred Leslie, the famous comedian,
and his wife Louie (Agate) ; made his
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Savoy Theatre, 10 Feb., 1904,
as the Maharajah of Moohooch in
" The Love Birds " ; next toured in
the United States with Miss Edna
May in " The School Girl/1 appearing
at Daly's, New York, in Sept., 1904 ;
remained with this company some
months, and returning to London,
appeared at the Prince of Wales 's
Theatre, Oct., 1905, as Bill Strat-
ford in " Lady Madcap " ; next
toured with Mr. George Edwardes's
companies ; in 1907, accompanied
the Seymour Hicks Musical Comedy
Company to South America ; ap-
peared at Theatre Royal, Birmingham,
Christmas, 1907, in " Cinderella " ;
at the Queen's Theatre, May,
1908, played Lieutenant Frank
Meredith in" a revival of " The Dairy-
maids " ; understudied Mr. Joseph
Coyne at Daly's, in " The Merry
Widow," subsequently touring in that
piece and in " The Dollar Princess " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1909, played
Dandini in " Cinderella " ; at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, May, 1912,
played Nicola in " Princess Caprice " ;
at the Comedy, New York, Sept., 1913,
played the same part, when the produc-
tion was re-named, "Lieber Augustin " ;
at the Winter Garden, New York,
Oct., 1914, played Lord Graham in
" Dancing Around " ; on returning to
England, toured in the autumn of 1915,
in " Made in England " ; at the Lon-
don Opera House, May, 1916, played
Jack Charlton in "The Miller's
Daughters " ; at the Gaiety, Sept.,
1916, the Rt. Hon. George Wye in
" Theodore and Co." ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Dec., 1917, George Bellamy
Stark in " Yes, Uncle " ; at the
Winter Garden, Oct., 1919, played
Max Touquet in " Kissing Time " ;
Sept., 1920, PaiUard in " A Night
Out 3> ; during 1921 toured in " Mary " ;
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at the New Oxford, Dec., 1922, played
Hugh Bryant in " Battling Butler " ;
at the Times Square, New York, Jan.,
1924, appeared in *' Andre Chariot's
Revue of 1924." Club : Green Room.
Address : Greea Room Club, 46
Leicester Square, W.C.2.
LESLIE, Marguerite, actress ; 6. in
Sweden 3 Apr., 1884 ; m. Marquis de
Santa Rosa ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Manhattan Theatre,
New York City, 5 Jan., 1904, as Mrs.
Ogden in ** The Virginian " ; made
her first appearance in London at
His Majesty's Theatre, Jan., 1906,
as Viola in " Nero " ; at the Aldwych,
Mar., 1906, played Lady Delbeck in
" The Beauty of Bath " ; subsequently
toured as Sylvaine in " My Darling " ;
at the Criterion, July, 1907, played
Marcelle in " A Night Out"; Oct.,
1907, Isabella in " Concerning a
Countess," and in "A Scotch Mar-
riage " ; at the New Theatre, Oct.,
1908, played the Duchess of Havant
in " Bellamy the Magnificent " ; at
the Duke of York's, Aug., 1909,
appeared as Germaine in " Arsene
Lupin " ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1910,
played Mrs. Verney in "A Woman's
Way"; Jan., 1911, played Dulcie
Ansticein " Preserving Mr. Panmure ";
at the Duke of York's, Aug., 1911,
played Eva Wharton in " The Con-
cert " ; at the Whitney (now Strand)
Theatre, Feb., 1912, played Mrs.
Craven in " A Member of Tatter sail's ";
at the Prince of Wales's, Apr., 1912,
Linda Moore in "At the Barn " ;
then went to America, and joined the
" stock " company at the Burbank
Theatre, Los Angeles, Sept., 1912,
playing leading parts in " The
Gamblers." " The Money Moon " and
" The Witching Hour " ; at the Belasco
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1913, played
Henriette Durand in " The Secret " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Nov., 1914,
appeared as Valentine in " Outcast " ;
at the Empire, New York, Oct., 1916,
played Mrs. Radford in " The Basker" ;
at the Globe, New York, Jan., 1917,
succeeded Miss Gail Kain as Zeila
Vorona in " The Harp of Life " ; is
a sister of Martha Hedman. Recreations :
Shooting, riding, and golfing.
LESLIE, Sylvia, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 1 Sept, 1900 ; d. of the late
Sir Leslie Ward {" Spy ") and his wife
Judith (Topham-Watney) ; e. in a
London convent, and privately ; m.
Evan Thomas ; studied for the stage
under Kate Rorke at the Florence
Etlinger Dramatic School ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 1918, in the
chorus of "" Yes, Uncle ! " ; at the
same theatre, Sept., 1919, played
Miss Raymond in " Baby Bunting " ;
Apr., 1920, Maud in " The Little
Whopper"; June, 1920, Vinette in
" Oh ! Julie/' also on occasions play-
ing the part of Julie ; at the Adelphi,
Oct., 1920, played Seraphine in " The
Naughty Princess " ; Oct., 1921, Zozo
in " The Golden Moth " ; at the New
Oxford, Dec., 1922, Mrs. Battling
Butler in " Battling Butler " ; during
1923 toured in " Toni " ; at the
Empire, Jan., 1924, played Charlotte
in " The Three Graces " ; at the
Lyric, June, 1924, Marie in " The
Street Singer." Favourite parts : Mrs.
Battling Butler and Zozo in " The
Golden Moth." Recreations : Motoring
and swimming. Address : 16 Welling-
ton Square, Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone
No. : Kensington 4655.
LESLIE-STUART, May, actress ;
b. Manchester ; d. of Leslie Stuart, the
famous composer ; m. Cecil Cameron
(mar. dis.) ; (2) Lieut. Ball ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, 16 Dec.,
1909, as Beauty in the revival of
" Pinkie and the Fairies " ; appeared
at Daly's, May, 1911, as Jacqueline
in " The Count of Luxembourg " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1911, appeared
in " The Hope " ; at the Coliseum,
Mar., 1912, played Delhi in " The
Crown of India " ; at the Queen's,
Jan., 1913, appeared as Dorothy in
" Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford " ; at the
Lyric, Feb., 1915, played Lady Holyrood
in " Florodora " ; subsequently appeared
at the Palladium, Coliseum, etc., in songs,
accompanied by her father; in Aug.,
1915, appeared at the Alhanibra in
" 5064 Gerrard " ; at the Savoy, Oct.,
1915, played Lady Camber in " The
Case of Lady Camber " ; from 1922-24,
appeared in variety theatres with her
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father, singing many of his well- known
popular songs to his accompaniment.
LESSINft, Madge, actress and vocal-
ist ; 6. London ; made one of her
earliest appearances on the stage in
New York, at the Casino Theatre,
12 May, 1894, as Lady Tom-a-Line in
" The Passing Show " ; at the same
theatre, 29 June, 1896, she played
in "In Gay New York," and 2 Nov.,
1896, appeared as Jack Hubbard in
" Jack and the Beanstalk " ; on 25
May, 1897, she played Dimples in
"The Whirl of the Town" ; 12 Nov.,
1898, liona in " A Dangerous Maid " ;
and 25 July, 1900, appeared in " The
Rounders " ; she made her first
appearance on the London stage at
Drury Lane, 26 Dec., 1900, as the
principal girl in " The Sleeping Beauty
and the Beast " ; when the New
Adelphi was opened under the tentative
title of the New Century Theatre,
on 11 Sept., 1901, she appeared as
Dimples in " The Whirl of the Town,"
and 27 Nov., 1901, played Violet in
a revival of " The Belle of New York " ;
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 3 Apr.,
1902, she appeared as Eliza Carter
in " All on Account of Eliza," and
at Drury Lane, 26 Dec., 1902, she
played in " Mother Goose " ; at the
Adelphi, 1 Aug., 1903, she appeared
as Little Em'ly in " Em/ly " ; she
then returned to America, and in
1903 toured with Francis Wilson in
" Erminie " ; she appeared at the
Casino, New York, 19 Oct., 1903,
as Javotte in " Erminie " ; in 1904
she toured with De Wolf Hopper as
Mataya in " Wang," and played the
same part at the Lyric Theatre,
New York, on 18 Apr., 1904 ; returning
to London in 1904 she appeared at
the Prince of Wales's Theatre as
Aurora Brue in " Sergeant Brue,"
and in various song scenas at the
Coliseum; at the Waldorf Theatre,
1 Jan., 1906, was seen as Elsie in
' ' Noah's Ark " ; played in Paris,
1907-8, in " The Prince of Pilsen " ;
at the Metropol, Berlin, 1909, played
in "Halloh!"; and in May, 1911,
appeared there in " His Majesty
Amuses Himself " ; at La Cigale,
Paris, 1912, played in " Pourvu qu'on
rigole " ; reappeared in London, at the
Criterion, May, 1914, as Kitty Vernon in
" The Blue Mouse " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, Mar., 1915,
played Mrs. Hunter-Rumpuss in " Fads
and Fancies " ; subsequently toured
in " vaudeville/' in " The Oriole " ;
on returning to England, appeared
at the Garrick, Sept., 1916, as Mdlle.
Cecile in " The Girl from Giro's " ;
at the St. Martin's, Dec., 1917, as
She in " Sleeping Partners " ; at the
Park Theatre, New York, Jan., 1921,
played Captain Delauney in " Er-
minie."
LESTER, Alfred (Leslie), actor; b.
Nottingham, 25 Oct., 1874; s. of
Annie (Ross) and Alfred Leslie ; e.
Nottingham and London ; both his
father and mother were members of
the theatrical profession, his father
being a well-known comedian some
thirty years ago, and figured in that
capacity at the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden ; made his first ap-
pearance on the stage, when quite
a child, at the Theatre Royal, Notting-
ham, as Little Willie Carlyle in " East
Lynne " ; toured the provinces for
many years, playing such parts as
Charles Middlewick in " Our Boys/'
Captain MacManus in " Betsy,"
Philosopher Jack and Seth Preene
in " The Lights o' London/' Conn
in tf The Shaughraun/' Myles in " The
Colleen Bawn/' Shaun the Post in
" Arragh-Na-Pogue/' etc. ; while play-
ing at Terry's, in 1905, in " The
Ofiicers' Mess," was engaged by
Alfred Butt for the Palace Theatre,
where he made an instantaneous
success in his monologue as a " Scene-
shifter/* and subsequent successes
in a similar line were scored with
" A Restaurant Episode/* " A Labour
Candidate," " The Broker's Man/'
and other sketches, etc. ; appeared
at the Gaiety Theatre, Sept., 1906,
as the Lost Constable in " The New
Aladdin/' with great success ; at the
same theatre, Apr., 1908, played
Nix, the Bo'sun, in " Havana " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1909, made a
further hit, when he played Peter
Doody in " The Arcadians/' and he
appeared in this part for a greater
portion of two years ; at the Gala
performance, at " His Majesty's, 27
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June, 1911, appeared as the Constable
in " The Critic " ; subsequently ap-
peared at various music halls in " The
Amateur Hairdresser " ; *' The Village
Fire Brigade " ; at the Apollo, Sept.,
1912, played Vodka in " The Grass
Widows " ; returned to the music halls,
1912-13, appearing in "Longshoreman
Bffl " ; at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1913,
played Byles in " The Pearl Girl " ; May,
1915, played Ms old part of Peter
Doody in " The Arcadians " ; at the
Coliseum, Dec., 1915, played in *' Simp-
son's Stores " ; at the Alhambra,
Apr., 1916, played Oliver Bing in
" The Bing Boys are Here " ; July,
1917, Umpicof in " Round the Map " ;
at Drury Lane, Aug., 1918, Hu-Du in
" Shanghai " ; at the Garrick, Nov.,
1919, George in " The Eclipse " ; at
the Gaiety, Mar., 1920, Higgles in
" The Shop Girl " ; at the Royalty,
May, 1921, appeared in " Pins and
Needles " ; at the London Pavilion,
Oct., 1921, played lead in " Fun of the
Fayre *' ; at the Vaudeville, Feb.,
1923, in " Rats " ; at the Duke of
York's, May, 1924, in " The Punch
Bowl " ; between these performances
has appeared at the Coliseum and
Alhambra in various playlets ; has the
unique distinction of being the only
person who has been selected to appear
at both the Royal Command Thea-
trical and Music Hall performances.
(Died 6 May, 1925.)
LESTER, Mark, actor ; b. Wiltshire,
12 Oct., 1876 ; e. privately ; m. Nora
Morra ; first appeared in 1900, and
with Maurice E. Bandmann's com-
pany, toured through the West Indies,
South America, Canada, India, China,
Japan, Java, etc., for five years ; then
toured the provinces in George Dance's
Company in " Havana " ; first ap-
peared in London, at the Kennington
Theatre, 19 June, 1911, as Maximilian
IX in " The King's Bride " ; at the
Queen's Theatre, Sept., 1911, played
Pedro in " Bonita " ; he was then
engaged by the late George Edwardes
and during the next four years toured
continuously in his companies, playing
in " The Count of Luxembourg,"
"Gipsy Love/' "The Marriage Mar-
ket," and " Betty " ; at the Prince's,
Manchester, Dec., 1915, played Cupid
in " The Miller's Daughters " ; he then
appeared at Daly's Theatre, May, 1916,
as M. Drinkavinck in " The Happy
Day " ; Feb., 1917, as General Malona
in " The Maid of the Mountains,"
which he played for over three years ;
May, 1920, Walter Wex in " A South-
ern Maid " ; at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, May, 1921, played Count Feri
in " The Gipsy Princess " ; at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1921, Hyacinth Borel in
"The Little Girl in Red"; Sept.,
1923, General Stepanovitch in " Ca-
therine " ; at the Kingsway, June,
1924, appeared in " Yoicks ! " ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1924, in " The Look-
ing Glass," after which he returned to
the Kingsway in " Yoicks ! " Hobby :
Breeding dogs. Clubs : R.A.C. and
Green Room. Address : Erie Cottage,
London Road, Ewell, Surrey. Telephone
No. : Epsom 9077.
LEVEY, Ethel, actress and vocalist ;
6. San Francisco, 22 Nov., 1881 ; e.
San Francisco ; m. (1) George M. Cohan
(mar. dis. 1907) ; (2) Claude Gra-
hame- White ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Columbia
Theatre, San Francisco, 31 Dec.,
1897, in " A Milk White Flag " ; she
was first seen in New York, at Weber
and Fields' Music Hall, and was
subsequently engaged at Koster and
Bial's ; for several years she appeared
with Weber and Fields, and with
Hyde and Behman ; it was while
with this, latter company that she
became associated with George M.
Cohan, and from 1901-1907, she
appeared in all of the productions
made by him ; she played Emerald
Green in " The Governor's Son,"
1901 ; Gertie Gayland in " Running
for Office," 1903; Goldie Gates in
" Little Johnny Jones/' 1904 ; Dolly
Johnson in " George Washington,
Jun.," 1906 ; during 1903-4 she also
played the title-rdle in " My Lady
Molly/' under Charles Frohman ;
since 1908 has principally appeared in
leading music halls in the United-
States, England, and the Continent ;
has played frequent engagements at the
London Alhambra, and taken part in
several revues in Paris ; made her first
appearance on the London stage at the
Tivoli, on "Mafeking" Night, 18 May,
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1900, for one night only ; her next
appearance in London was at the
Alhambra, 20 Sept., 1909; appeared
at the Apollo Theatre, Vienna, in
revue ; after returning to London
appeared at the Hippodrome, Dec.,
1912, in the revue " Hullo, Ragtime ! " ;
Dec., 1913, in " Hullo, Tango ! " ;
at Wyndham's Theatre, Sept., 1914,
made a great success, when she played
Miriam in " Outcast " ; at the Empire,
May, 1915, played in "Watch Your
Step " ; Feb., 1916, appeared as
Sheila Ryve in " Follow the Crowd " ;
at the London Opera House, July,
1916, in " Look Who's Here " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Dec., 1916, in " Three
Cheers " ; at the Empire, Nov., 1917,
in " Here and There " ; at the
Shaftesbury, June, 1920, played Julie
in " Oh 1 Julie " ; at the Longacre
Theatre, New York, May, 1922, played
Mabel Montmorency in "Go Easy,
Mabel ! " ; at the Vaudeville, London,
Nov., 1923, appeared in " Yes " ; has
since fulfilled several engagements in
variety theatres. Address : 40 Glou-
cester Place, W.I. Telephone No.:
Mayfair 6774.
LEVY, Jos6 G., manager and dramatic
author ; b. Portsmouth, 29 June, 1884 ;
5. of Samuel Levy and his wife, Jeanette
(Neumann) ; e. Portsmouth Grammar
School, and L'£cole de Commerce,
Lausanne, Switzerland ; m. Mary
Teesdale ; has adapted several plays
from the French, including " The Glad
Eye," 1911; "Who's the Lady?"
1913 ; " The Double Mystery/' 1914 ;
" A Daughter of England," 1915 ; "The
Girl from Giro's," 1916 ; " Arlette,"
1917 ; " Yes, Uncle," 1917 ; " Sleeping
Partners/' 1917 ; " The Risk," 1922 ;
" Zozo," 1922 ; also several one-act
pieces produced at variety theatres,
including " Striking Home," " The
Medium," " Seven Blind Men," " Cu-
pid, Unlimited," etc. ; is proprietor of
the Strand Theatre, and lessee and
manager of the Little Theatre, where
from Sept., 1920, to 1922, he was
responsible for the " Grand Guignol "
plays. Recreations : Golf and swim-
ming. Club : Savage. Address : 46
Hyde Park Gate, S.W.7. Telephone
No.: Western 4453.
LEWES, Miriam, actress ; b. Staiie. in
Russia, of English parentage, coining to
this country when she was five years
old ; she displayed considerable apti-
tude for dancing, in which she com-
menced her professional career, but
cherished a desire to become an
actress, and secured an engagement
in a " stock " company to play a small
part in "Driven from Home/* 1898;
toured for some time in old comedy,
with Lancelot Loader's Old English
Comedy Company, playing Kate
Hardcastle in " She Stoops to Con-
quer," Kitty Clive in " Masks and
Faces," Lady Sneerwell in " The School
for Scandal/' etc. ; toured as Mrs.
Fleeter in "My Sweetheart " ; in 1902
toured as Belle Langrish in "One
of the Right Sort " ; in 1903 as Mrs.
De vanish in " The Golden Luck " ;
other stock seasons and tours followed ;
has since filled engagements with Miss
Fortescue in old English comedy, Auguste
Van Biene as the Duchess in "The
Broken Melody " ; with Walter Melville
in melodrama, playing in " With Flying
Colours/' " Cheer ! Boys, Cheer 1 " Martha
in " Little Em'ly," Lina Nelson in " The
Harbour Lights," etc. ; toured as Donna
Clotilda in "Captain Kettle/' and
" starred " with Ida Molesworth in.
" Under Two Flags," also with Louis
Calvert as Princess Eleanor in "The
Garden of Lies " ; engaged to support and
understudy Miss Julia Neilson in " The
Scarlet Pimpernel " and " Dorothy o' the
Hall " ; during 1907 played Sephora
Lewis in " The Popinjay *' ; at the
New Theatre, Feb., 1908, played Red
Jill in " Matt of Merry mount/' and
again played Lady Blakeney in " The
Scarlet Pimpernel " ; at the Tyne
Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Nov.,
1908, played Marguerite de Valois in
" Henry of Navarre " ; appeared at
the New Theatre, July, 1909, in the
same part ; at the Haymarket, Sept.,
1909, played Miss Cunningham in
" Gentlemen of the Road " ; at the
Duke of York's, Feb., 1910, played
Hypathia Tarleton in " Misalliance " ;
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1911,
played Sephora Lewis in " The Popin-
jay"; May, 1911, appeared as Celia
in " As You Like It/' and Dec., 1911,
Lady Castlemaine in " Sweet Nell of
Old Drtiry " ; at the Duke of York's,
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Oct., 1912, played Mrs. Juno in
" Overruled " ; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1913, Agrafena In " The Brothers
Karamazov " ; at the Haymarket,
June, 1913, the Countess von Hoen-
stadt in " Elizabeth Cooper " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1913, played IrisMahoney
in "Interlopers"; at "the Vaudeville,
Nov., 1913, Varinka in "Great Cathe-
rine " ; at the Savoy, Jan., 1914, Thais
hi " Paphnutius " ; at the Coronet,
June, 1914, Stephanie de Mohrivart in
" Forget-Me-Not " ; at the Savoy, July,
1914, Miriam in " The Sin of David " ;
at the Little, Sept., 1914, Stephanie in
" Forget-Me-Not " ; at the King's, Ham-
mersmith, Nov., 1914, Mercy Merrick in
" The New Magdalen " ; at the Devon-
shire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Nov.,
1914, Mary Latimer in " The Bargain " ;
at the Kong's, Hammersmith, Mar., 1915,
Catherine Jadot in " The Kommand-
atur"; at the Queen's, Mar., 1916,
Mary Martin in " The Love Thief " ;
at His Majesty's, Mar., 1916, Orange
Moll in " Stand and Deliver " ; at
His Majesty's, May, 1916, played
Chorus in " Henry V " ; Dec., 1916,
appeared as Zahrat-al-Kulub in " Chu-
Chin-Chow " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1917, as Toinon Chepy in " The
Aristocrat " ; at the Coliseum, Mar.,
1918, Baroness de Beaumont in " The
Trap " ; at Covent Garden, Dec,,
1919, played Gertrude in " Hamlet " ;
at the Strand, July, 1920, Adele Tace
hi " At the Village Rose " ; subse-
quently went to America, and at
Chicago, Jan., 1921, appeared in the
same part ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1921, played
Joanne de Beaudricourt in " The
Wandering Jew " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', London, Sept., 1922, Queen
Henrietta Maria in " Charles I " ;
Nov., 1922, Winnie Verloc in "The
Secret Agent " ; in Oct., 1923, toured
in United States and Canada with Sir
John Martin-Harvey, playing Jocasta
in " CEdipus Rex," and Everyman's
Mother in " Via Crucis." Address :
2 Adelaide Road, N.W.3. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 5051,
LEWIS, Ada, actress ; b. New York
City ; e. San Francisco ; m. John Parr ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in San Francisco, at the Alcazar
Theatre, 1883, in " Siberia " ; she
played with various " stock " com-
panies for the next seven years ; made
her first appearance on the New York
stage, at Harrigan's Theatre, 29 Dec.,
1890, as Kittie Lynch in " Reilly and
the Four Hundred " ; Dec., 1891, she
played Mary Ann Brennan in " The
Last of the" Hogans " ; at the Bijou,
Dec., 1893, Maggie Mclntyre in " A
Country Sport " ; Sept., 1895, FeHcity
Jones in " The Widow Jones " ; Dec.,
1896, Mdlle. Nocodi in " Courted into
Court " ; at the Victoria, Mar., 1899,
Clementine Clapper in "A Reign of
Error " ; at the *Grand Opera House,
Feb., 1900, Lotta Hintz in " The
Rogers Brothers in Wall Street " ; at
the Belasco, Dec., 1902, appeared as
Setsu in " The Darling of the Gods " ;
during 1905 appeared in " Fritz of
Tammany Hall " ; at the Casino, Apr.,
1906, as Kittie La Verne in "The
Social Whirl " ; May, 1907, as Winnie
Wiggles in " Fascinating Flora " ,*
Feb., 1908, as Gwendolyn Doolittle
in " Nearly a Hero " ; in Mar., 1909,
she went on tour, starring in " The
Head of the House " ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, Nov., 1909, played
Alma Villianyi in " Old Dutch " ; at
the Broadway, June, 1910, Mrs.
McGuirk in " The Summer Widowers" ;
at the Folies Bergdres, New York,
Apr., 191 1, played the Royal Governess
in " Gaby," and also played in the
burlesque " Hell " ; at the Broadway,
Feb., 1912, Susie Slimson in " Bunty
Bulls and Strings " ; at the Winter
Garden, Feb., 1913, Mdme. de Bressie
in " The Honeymoon Express " ; at
the Casino, Aug., 1914, played Tilly in
" The Dancing Duchess " ; at the
Gaiety, New York, May, 1915, Ann
Rayner in " She's in Again " ; at the
Princess, Dec., 1915, Mdme. Matroppo
in " Very Good, Eddie " ; at the
Winter Garden, Oct., 1917, played
Annabelle Lee in " Doing Our Bit " ;
at the Plymouth, Aug., 1918, Mrs.
Mandelharper in " A Very Good Young
Man " ; at the Knickerbocker, Dec.,
1918, Mrs. Tillie Mumm in "Listen,
Lester " ; at the Liberty, Feb., 1920,
Mrs. Maxim in " The Night Boat " ;
at the Globe, New York, Nov., 1921,
Madame Bompard in " Good Morning,
Dearie " ; at the Fulton, Nov., 1923,
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Madame Doremi in " One Kiss " ; at
the Bijou, Sept., 1924, Mrs. Cornelia
Culpepper in " The Busybody."
LEWIS, Arthur, actor; b. Hamp-
stead, 19 Aug., 1846 ; m. Essex
Dane ; made his first appearance on
the stage in Paris, in 1872 ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
old King's Cross Theatre, 1874 ; from
1876-8, was a member of the old
Dublin Theatre " stock " company ;
toured the provinces 1879-81 ; went
to the United States, 1882, and though
long identified with the American stage,
has appeared in London on numerous
occasions ; he was a member of Mary
Anderson's company at the Lyceum
and elsewhere, 1883-9, and appeared
with her at the Lyceum, Dec., 1883,
as Mimos in " Pygmalion and
Galatea/' and Jan., 1884, as De la
Feste in " Comedy and Tragedy *' ;
the following Nov., he played Benvolio
in *' Romeo and Juliet," and Feb., 1885,
appeared as Lord Tinsel in *" The
Hunchback " ; appeared at the Strand,
1887, in " Jack in the Box " ; rejoined
Mary Anderson and accompanied her
to the United States, and reappeared
with her at the Lyceum, Sept., 1887,
as Cleomenes in " The Winter's Tale " ;
again toured with her in America,
and played throughout her farewell
tour ; played at the Adelphi, Feb.,
1898, in " The Lady of Lyons " ;
at the Comedy, Oct., 1902, as M.
de Mirepoix in " Monsieur Beau-
caire " ; on tour, 1904, as Mon-
tague Brent in " Winnie Brooke,
Widow " ; at the Imperial, Apr., 1904,
as John Edwards in " Miss Elizabeth's
Prisoner " ; Oct., 1904, as Tom
Fielding in " His Majesty's Servant " ;
Apr., 1905, as Peter in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; May, 1905, Count Ivan
Pavlovic in " Hawthorne, U.S.A." ;
Oct., 1905, John Collis in " The
Perfect Lover " ; at the Hicks Theatre,
Aug., 1907, as Mr. Viveash in " The
Hypocrites " ; at the Queen's, Sept.,
1910, The Dean in " The Man from the
Sea " ; Oct., 1910, General Sir Gresham
Thurlow in " Mrs. Skeffington " ; Dec.,
1910, the Rt. Hon. Thomas Ashland,
M.P., in " The House Divided," and
at the Kings way, Feb., 1911, Huzar
in " The Lily " ; at the Century
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1911,
played Father Roubier in " The
Garden of Allah " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Dec., 1911, appeared as
M. de Ferney in " The Marionettes " ;
during 1912 toured in the same
play ; at Atlantic City, Dec., 1912,
played the Cardinal in " Primrose " ;
at ^tfie Little Theatre, Philadelphia,
Oct., 1913, played in "The Elder
Brother " ; at the Empire, New York,
Jan., 1914, appeared as Mr. Justice
Grimdyke in " The Legend of Leonora " ;
at the Eltinge Theatre, Sept., 1914,
played His Excellency in " Innocent ";
at the Longacre Theatre, Nov., 1915,
Dr. Stetson in *' The Great Lover,"
and the following year, Mr. Stapleton
in the same piece ; during 1917
toured with Blanche Bates in " The
Witness for the Defence " ; during
1918 toured as the Bishop in " Maggie ;
at the Bijou Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1918, played the Servant in " Sleeping
Partners " ; on returning to England,
appeared at the Comedy Theatre,
July, 1919, as the Hon. James Turn-
bull in " Three Wise Fools " ; at
Drury Lane, June, 1920, appeared as
Father Roubier in " The Garden of
Allah"; Apr., 1922, as Bessano and
the King of Algarve in " Decameron
Nights " ; at the Vanderbilt Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1923, Dr. Dickinson
in " The Camel's Back " ; at the
Princess, Dec., 1924, Mr. Archer in
" Tame Cats " ; managed Madame
Rejane, Madame Sarah Bernhardt, M.
Coquelin, and M. Antoine in London,
for six years. Address : Players' Club,
16 Gramercy Park, New York City,
U.S.A.
LEWIS, Bertha, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 12 May, 1887 ; d. William
Thomas Lewis and his wife Emily
Eleanor (Bacon) ; e. Ursuline Convent,
Upton, and at Royal Academy of
Music, of which she is an Associate ;
m. Captain Herbert Heyner ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Grand Theatre, Southampton, 30
June, 1906, as Kate in " The Pirates
of Penzance " ; made her first appear-
ance in London at the Savoy, 15 July,
1908, as Gwenny Davis in " A Welsh
Sunset " ; has been associated with
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company for
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some years, and has sung all the leading
contralto parts in the repertory ; has
also appeared in grand opera, as
Carmen, Daiila in " Samson and
Dalila/* Anmeris in " Aida/' etc. ; has
also toured the United Kingdom on
concert tours ; during the season at the
Prince's Theatre, Sept., 1919, to Jan.,
1920, appeared as the Duchess of
Plaza-Toro in "The Gondoliers/' the
Fairy Queen in " loianthe/' Katisha
in " The Mikado," the Lady Jane in
" Patience/' Dame Carruthers in " The
Yeomen of the Guard/' Lady Blanche
in " Princess Ida/' Lady Sangazure
in " The Sorcerer," Buttercup in
" H.M.S. Pinafore " ; during 1920 also
played Dame Hannah in " Ruddigore " ;
appeared in the same parts at the
Prince's Theatre, 1921-22 and 1924.
Address : c/o D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.,
Savoy Hotel, Strand, W.C.2.
LEWIS, Erie (Fred Eric Lewis
Tuffley) ; b. Northampton, 23 Oct.,
1855 ; made his first appearance in
public as an entertainer at the St.
James's Hail, Brighton, Oct., 1879;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Polytechnic, Christmas, 1880 ;
made his first appearance on the
stage, at the Haymarket Theatre,
5 Sept., 1881, as Pilate Pump in " Blue
and Buff"; at the Court Theatre,
Sept., 1881, played Lord Glenmuir in
" Honour " ; in 1882, toured with
the Alice Barth Opera Company ;
in the same year was engaged at the
Savoy, as understudy to George
Grossmith, and he continued in that
capacity until 1887 ; in Apr., 1887, he
appeared at the Royalty, with Willie
Edouin, in " Ivy/' and " A Tragedy " ;
at the Strand, July, 1887, played in
" Devil Caxesfoot " ; joined Beerbohm
Tree, Jan., 1888, at Haymarket The-
atre, to play in " Partners " ; after
touring as Caleb Deecie in " Two
Roses/* and Doctor Dossemoffen in
" Dr. D./' appeared at the Court,
Sept., 1888, as Tom Shadbolt in
" Mamma " ; also appeared there in
" Aunt Jack/' " The Weaker Sex,"
and " The Queen's Shilling " ; at the
Lyric, Oct., 1890, appeared as the
Duke of Fayensburg in " La Cigale " ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1892, played in
"The Widow"; at the Prince of
Wales's, Oct., 1892, appeared as the
Duke of Duffshire in "In Town. " ;
Oct., 1893, played Sir Alfred Grey in
" A Gaiety Girl " ; at Daly's, Feb.,
1895, played Sir George St. Alban in
" An Artist's Model " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1896, played Mervyn Thorp in
" Mrs. Ponderbury's Past " ; at the
Avenue, Aug., 1896, appeared as
General Boomerang in " Monte Carlo ";
at the Comedy, Nov., 1896, played
the Earl of Bawcombe in " A White
Elephant " ; at Terry's, Apr., 1897,
appeared as M. Camembert in " The
French Maid " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1898, played the Marquis of Quarmby
in " Lord and Lady Algy " ; at the
Garrick, Apr., 1899, played Sir Barely
Standing in " Change Alley " ; at
the Criterion, Feb., 1900, played the
Rt. Hon. Henry Carlton in " His
Excellency the Governor " ; Apr.,
1900, the Rev. Audley Pillenger in
" Lady Huntworth's Experiment " ;
Sept., 1901, Gresham Banthorpe in
" The Undercurrent " ; at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1903, appeared as Can-
ton in " The Clandestine Marriage " ;
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1903, played
Sir Jennings Pyke in " Little Mary " ;
at the Duke of York's, Apr., 1904,
played Bryce Kempshaw in " The Rich
Mrs. Repton " ; at the Criterion,
Sept., 1904, appeared as Montague
Brent in " Winnie Brooke, Widow " ;
at the Comedy, Oct., 1904, played the
ex-King of Ingra in " His Highness
My Husband " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1905, appeared as Lord Augustus
Lorton in " Lady Windermere's Fan,"
and Feb., 1905, played Mollentrave in
" Mollentrave on Women " ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1905, appeared
as the Rt. Hon. Julian Twombley in
" The Cabinet Minister " ; in Sept.,
1905, played John Gripleigh in " On
the Love Path " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1906, played Lord
Crackenthorpe in " All-of-a-Sudden
Peggy " ; June, 1906, John Travers
in " The Marriage of Kitty " ; ap-
peared as Sir Hubert Pennefeather in
" The Amateur Socialist/' at Crite-
rion, Oct., 1906 ; Sir Ralph Bloomfield
Bonnington in " The Doctor's Dil-
emma/' Court, Nov., 1906; Samuel
Jackson in " The Return of the Pro-
digal," Court, Apr., 1907 ; Dormer in
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tl The Eighteenth Century," and Sir
Peter Teazle in " The School for
Scandal/' St. James's, July to Sept.,
1907 ; the Duke of St. Edmunds in
" The Barrier/' Comedy, Oct., 1907 ;
and Christopher Keswick in " Angela,"
Comedy, Dec., 1907 ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1908, played the Earl
of Loam in the revival of " The
Admirable Crichton " ; at the Cri-
terion, Oct., 1908, appeared as Mr.
Justice Wray in " Lady Epping's
Lawsuit " ; at the Comedy, Jan,,
1909, played Mr. Davenport Barlow
in " Penelope " ; at the Duke of
York's, Aug., 1909, played Gournay-
Martin in " Arsene Lupin ** ; at
Wyndham's, Apr., 1910, appeared as
Mr. Hayter in " The Naked Trnth " ;
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1910, as
Humphrey Wharton in " The Kliss " ;
same theatre, Mar., 1911, Dean Lesley
in " Lady Patricia " ; at the St.
James's, Oct., 1911, played Lord
Augustus Lorton hi " Lady Winder-
mere's Fan " ; at the Prince of'Wales's,
Feb., 1912, played Gabriel Peploe in
" Dear Old Charlie " ; went to New
York, to play the same part ; at the
New Theatre, May, 1912, played
Canon Bonsey in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence " ; at the Criterion, Feb.,
1913, Montague Jordan in " Eliza
Comes to Stay " ; at the Duke of
York's, Sept., 1913, played Sir Robert
Backus in " The Adored One " ; at the
Royalty, Nov., 1913, Peter Dodder in
"The Pursuit of Pamela"; at the
Criterion, May, 1914, Sir Henry Dowse in
" The Blue Mouse " ; at His Majesty's,
22 May, 1914, Brownson in the "all-
star " revival of " The Silver King,"
given in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at the Criterion, Oct.,
1914, Sir James Aplin, M.D., in " Sir
Richard's Biography " ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1915, Cholmondeley in
" Rosy Rapture " ; at the Playhouse,
Jan., 1916, George Delmar in " Please
Help Emily " ; at the Coliseum and
at the London Opera House, June,
1916, appeared as the Earl of Loam in
" The Admirable Crichton/' for charit-
able purposes ; at the Royalty, Sept.,
1916, played Sir Joseph Stanley in
" The Hawk " ; at the Queen's,
Feb., 1917, the Rev. Hubert Swizel
in " The Double Event " ; at the
London Pavilion, Oct., 1917, Sir John
Goyder in *' A Kiss or Two " ; at the
New Theatre, Apr., 1918, appeared
as Mr. Mime in " Monica's Blue Boy " ;
at the Royalty, May, 1918, as 'Mr.
Priestly in " The Man from Toronto " ;
at the' Haymarket, Sept., 1919, as
Parker in " Daddies " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Apr., 1920, played Sir Willough-
by Gregor, K.C., in " The Little
Whopper " ; at the Duke of York's,
July, 1920, the Earl of Knightsbridge
in " Brown Sugar " ; at the Strand,
Aug., 1921, Sir Temple Chambers in
" The Trump Card " ; at the Aldwych,
Jan., 1922, Lord Belton in " Money
Doesn't Matter " ; Sept., 1922, Dorking
in " Double or Quit " ; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1922, Colonel Stumper in
" Through the Crack " ; at the Court,
Jan., 1923, Philip Kent in " Three's a
Crowd " ; at the Globe, Apr., 1923, the
Rev. Ernest Lynton in " Aren't We
All ? " ; at the Kingsway, Feb., 1924,
The Constable in " Kate " ; author of
" A Lesson in Shakespeare/' a play in
one act. Address : 35 Haymarket,
S.W.I. Club : Garrick.
LEWIS, Fred, actor; 6. Kingston-
on-Thames, 23 Dec., 1860 ; $. of
Louisa (Trimbey) and Fred. J. Till,
solicitor ; e. Beaumont College, Old
Windsor ; was originally intended
for the law, but made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Alexandra
Theatre, Liverpool, Dec., 1880, under
the management of the late Edward
Saker ; made his first appearance on
the London stage, at the old Philhar-
monic Theatre, Islington, Sept., 1882,
as Archibald Carlyle in " East Lynne ";
spent many years touring, and ap-
peared in such plays as " The Private
Secretary/' " Called Back," " Our
Boys/' " The Magistrate," " The
Parvenu," etc. ; was manager to the
late Helen Barry for two years, and
was also connected with the late
Wybert Rousby at Jersey ; appeared
at the Strand, June, 1904, as Sir
Fergus Treherne in " Sergeant Brue " ;
he made his first notable success in
London, at the Haymarket, 12 Jan.,
1907, when he appeared as the Rev.
Audley Pillenger in a revival of " Lady
Huntworth's Experiment " ; in Apr.,
1907, at His Majesty's, Shakespearean
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Festival, he played Sir Toby Belch in
" Twelfth Night," and the Host of
the Garter in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," and accompanied Sir
Herbert Tree to Berlin, to play the
same parts ; he appeared at the
Haymarket, May, 1907, as M. Dupr6
in " My Wife " ; at the Comedy, Dec.,
1907, "played William Bithers in
"Angela" ; again appeared at the Shake-
spearean Festival at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1908 ; at the Court, July, 1908,
played Mortimer Wilberley in " The
Boys " ; at the Coronet, Nov., 1908,
played Von Bulow Bismarck Schmidt
in " The Man from. Mexico " ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1909, played Colonel
Jardine in " Mrs. Gomnge's Neck-
ace," and Apr., 1909, John Bounsall
in " Mr. Preedy and the Countess " ;
at Terry's, July 1909, played the
Hon. Thomas Burmester in " The
Price " ; at Wyndham's, Jan., 1910,
appeared as Duffy in " Captain Kidd ";
at the Playhouse, Feb., 1910, ap-
peared as Thomas H. Pepper in " Tan-
talising Tommy," and Mar., 1910,
as the Old Actor in " The Toymaker
of Nuremberg " ; at the St. James's,
Nov., 1910, played Brook Farlowe,
M.P., in " Eccentric Lord Comber-
dene "; at the Royalty, May, 1911,
played Henry Cawthorne in " Half-a-
Crown " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1911, appeared as M. Gonthier
in " The Uninvited Guest " ; at the
Court, Dec., 1911, played Backus
in " The Great Gay Road " ; at the
Comedy, Feb., 1912, played Mr.
Felgate in " The Bear Leaders " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1912, Wealth in
" Everywoman " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1913, Brigella in " Turandot,
Princess of China " ; at the Shaft es-
bury, Feb., 1913, Uncle Noel
Jollibeau in " Oh ! Oh !! Delphine III";
at the Prince of Wales's, June, 1913,
appeared as Sir Ernest Craddock,
K.C., in "The Faun"; at the Little
Theatre, Nov., 1913, played The Duke
in " Magic " ; at the Court, Mar., 1914,
the Earl of Bornsham in " Rags " ; at
the Little, Apr., 1914, the Rt. Hon.
Roger Paxton, M.P., in "Account
Rendered " ; at the Court, June, 1914,
the Hon. Thomas Burmester, M.P., in
" Compensation " ; at the Scala, June,
1914, Saint-Qaudens in "La Dame, Aux
Camelias " ; at the Globe, Sept., 1914,
Umbezi in " Marneena " ; at the Victoria
Palace, Feb., 1915, William Oldbright in
" You're What ? " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Mar., 1915, Major Drink-
water in "He Didn't Want to Do It";
at the Apollo, May, 1915, Donald
Macrae in " Striking " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Birmingham, Sept., 1915,
Sir Oliver Petrie in " The Light
Blues " ; at the Empire, Finsbury
Park, July, 1916, the Duke of Drone-
borough in " Lord and Lady Algy " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1916, Sir
Oliver in " The Light Blues " ; at
the Haymarket, Feb., 1917, Matthew
Janson in " Felix Gets a Month " ;
at the Queen's, Apr., 1918, Lemuel
Bush in " Lot 79 " ; at the London
Pavilion, June, 1918, Horace Parkyns
in " The Profiteers " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1918, Major Alex Thatcher in
" Scandal " ; at the Apollo, July,
1919, Abel Main waring in " Tilly
of Bloomsbury " ; at the Aldwych,
Dec., f 920, Cattermole in " The Private
Secretary " ; at the Shaftesbury,
June, 1921, Bolt in "Out to Win";
at the New, Oct., 1921, succeeded
Arthur Whitby as John Plake in
" Christopher Sly " ; at the Royalty,
Nov., 1921, played Joseph Grimes in
" Two Jacks and a Jill " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1922, Count Svirin in
" The Beating on the Door " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1924, the Marquis de
Chamaraiide in " The Royal Visitor ** ;
at the Strand, Dec., 1924, Squire
Trelawney in " Treasure Island."
Favourite part : The Vicar in " Lady
Huntworth's Experiment." Club :
Green Room. Address : 25 Queen's
Road, Twickenham.
LEWIS, Frederick G., American
actor ; 6. Oswego, New York, 14 Feb.,
1873 ; s. of Jeannette and James L.
Lewis ; m. Charlotte Kauffman ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
Savannah, Georgia, as Armand Duval
in " Camille," 18 Aug., 1891 ; gained
a large and varied experience for the
next six years ; in Jan., 1897, appeared
at the Lyceum, New York, in " When a
Man's Married," subsequently touring
with the Lyceum " stock " com-
pany ; next played in " The Prisoner
of Zenda," " My Friend from India,"
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" The Heart of Maryland," etc. ; at
the Carnegie Lyceum, New York, 17
Jan., 1900, played Ragnar Brovik
in " The Master Builder " ; during
1903 toured as Oswald Alving in
" Ghosts," also appearing in the same
part at the Manhattan Theatre,
New York ; at the same theatre,
Sept., 1903, played Orlando in " As
You Like It," with Henrietta Cros-
man ; subsequently toured in " The
Raven " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, 7 Mar., 1905, played Professor
Arnold Rubek in Ibsen's play, " When
We Dead Awaken/* and this was
followed by a " stock " engagement
at Rochester, New York ; in the
autumn of 1905 joined the Sothern-
Marlowe Company, playing Mercutio
in " Romeo and 'Juliet/1 Don Pedro
in " Much Ado About Nothing,"
Horatio in " Hainlet," etc. ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Oct. and Nov., 1905, played Lucentio
in " The Taming of the Shrew/'
Bassanio in " The Merchant of
Venice," and Orsino in " Twelfth
Night " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Jan. and Feb., 1907, appeared as
Manasseh in " John the Baptist/'
Charles VII in " Jeanne D'Arc,"
Mercutio in " Romeo and Juliet/1
and Horatio in " Hamlet," etc. ;
made his first appearance in London
at the Waldorf Theatre, 24 Apr.,
1907, as Charles VII in " Jeanne
D'Arc," and also playing his old parts
in the repertory presented during
the Sothern-Marlowe season, in ad-
dition, appeared as Orlando in "As
You Like It," and as Sir Edwin Cas-
koden in " When Knighthood was in
Flower " ; engaged by Julia Marlowe
for " lead " for season 1907-8 ; at
Washington, June, 1908, played
Stephen Boyd in " That Little Affair
at Boyd's " ; at the Savoy, New York,
Sept., 1908, appeared as Michael
Dean in " Mater " ; subsequently
toured with Wilton Lackaye as
Phillip Ames in " The Battle " ; re-
joined E. H. Sothern in 1909, and in
Mar. appeared at Daly's, New York,
as De Mauprat in " Richelieu " ; at
the Hudson Theatre, Oct., 1909, played
Vassili in "On the Eve " ; at the
Berkeley Lyceum, Dec., 1909, played
Pa vail in " Know Thyself " ; with the
Sothern-Marlowe company, at the
Broadway Theatre, Dec., 1910, played
Macdira in " Macbeth " ; remained with
the same company, 1911-15; at the
Ganick, Chicago, Apr., 1914, appeared
in " Charlemagne " ; during 1916
toured in " The Other Wife " ; at
the Manhattan Opera House, New
York, Feb., 1917, appeared as Haggai
in " The Wanderer JJ ; again returned
to the Sothern-Marlowe company, and
appeared with them during 1919-21,
in his old parts ; at the Sam H. Harris
Theatre, Nov., 1922, played Horatio
in " Hamlet/' with John Barrymore ;
at the Empire, New York, Mar", 1923,
Daiimier in " Pasteur " ; at the Jolson
Theatre, Oct., 1923, lachimu in
" Cymbeline " ; at the Martin Beck
Theatre, Nov., 1924, King Louis XV
in " Madame Pompadour." Address :
Lambs' Club, 128 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
LEWIS, Mabel Terry-, actress ; b.
London, 28 Oct., 1872 ; d. of the late
Arthur James Lewis and his wife, Kate
(Terry), actress ; niece of Charles, Ellen,
Fred, George and Marion Terry ; m.
Captain Ralph C. Batley ; after playing
some parts as an amateur made her
first appearance on the professional
stage at the Garrick Theatre, 17 Jan.,
1895, as Lucy Lorimer in "A Pair of
Spectacles," with John Hare ; at the
Criterion, 13 May, 1897, she played
Margaret Linfield in " Threepenny
Bits " ; she was not seen again in
London until 21 Apr., 1898, when
she appeared at the Globe, under Hare,
playing Mary Faber in " The Master,"
when her mother made her reappear-
ance on the stage after an absence of
twenty-one years ; she also appeared
at the Globe, as Bella in "School"
(Jan., 1899), Blanche Haye in " Ours "
(Feb., 1899), Esther Eccles in " Caste "
(Mar., 1899), and Muriel Eden in
" The Gay Lord Quex " (Apr., 1899) ;
in 1900 she toured in " The Mistress
of Craignairn " and " Gudgeons " ;
appeared at the Strand, 2 May, 1900,
as Gloria Clandon in " You Never
Can Tell " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1900, played Barbara Quinton
in " English Nell " ; at Richmond,
Feb., 1901, played Marion in " The
Despatch Bearer/' and at the Court,
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May, 1901, appeared as Belle in " The
Woman in the Case," and as Lady
Waverley in " Women are so Serious " ;
at the Avenue, Jan., 1902, appeared
as Madeleine Orchard in " After All "
with Martin Harvey, and in the same
year was understudying Winifred
Emery at the Haymarket ; at the
Imperial, Feb., 1903, played Hilda
Murray in "A Man of Honour " ; at
\¥yndham's, May, 1903, played Isabel
Kirke in " Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace " ;
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1904, ap-
peared as Sylvia Fitzallen in " My
Lady of Rosedale " ; retired from the
stage on her marriage in 1904 ; made
her reappearance on the stage at
the Prince of Wales's Theatre, 10 Feb.,
1920, when she played Lady Sarah
Aldine in " The Young Person in
Pink," at a special matinee ; at the
Ambassadors' Theatre, Apr., 1920,
played Jane Stroud in " The Grain of
Mustard Seed " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1921, Mrs. Ffellowes in " The
Ninth Earl " ; at the Everyman
Theatre, Mar., 1922, Lesbia Grantham
in " Getting Married " ; atWyndham's
May, 1922, Mrs. Coade in "Dear
Brutus " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Apr., 1923, Mrs. Sabre in " If Winter
Comes " ; May, 1923, Lady Frinton in
" Aren't We All ? " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', London, Oct., 1924, Lady Heriot
in " The Pelican " ; Nov., 1924, played
Jane Stroud in a revival of " The
Grain of Mustard Seed." Recreations :
Miniature painting and shooting.
Hobbies : Farming and dog-breeding.
A ddress : Corner Hall, Hemel Hemp-
stead, Herts. Telephone No. ; Box-
moor 67.
LEWIS, Martin, actor; b. Black-
heath, 8 Sept., 1888 ; s. of Joshua
Lewis and his wife Jessie Logan
(Martin) ; e. privately ; m. Edna
Arnold ; was formerly engaged as a
clerk in his father's business ; made his
first appearance on the stage, at the
St. James's Theatre, 24 May, 1909, as
one of the students in a revival of
" Old Heidelberg " ; in Nov., 1909,
played the Rev. Everard Bayne in
" Lorrimer Sabiston, Dramatist " : for
the next three years toured the pro-
vinces in George Alexander's provincial
company, and in Oct., 1912, went to
Australia, where he remained two
years and a half, playing a number of
juvenile parts ; returned to England
in 1915, and in Oct., 1915, was engaged
by Dion Boucicault to play in " Half-
an-Houx," at the Coliseum, etc. ;
appeared at the New Theatre, Dec.,
1915, as Mr. Darling in " Peter Pan/'
subsequently appearing at the same
theatre, 1916-18, as Rex Cunningham
in " Caroline," Cecil Orme in " The
Riddle," Richard Belden in " Her
Husband's Wife," Reginald Hornby
in " The Land of Promise," Richard
Meriton in " Wurzel-Flummery,"
Captain Charles Carew in " His Excel-
lency the Governor," Arthur Gower in
" Trelawney of the Wells," and Private
Lance Lovejoy in " Monica's Blue
Boy"; at the Royalty, July, 1918,
played Tranto in " The Title " ; at the
Victoria Palace, Dec., 1918, Flash
Harvey in " The Harbury Pearls " ;
at the St. Martin's, July, 1919, Bill
Farrimond in " The Bantam V.C. " ;
he then went to America, and at
Springfield, Mass., Nov., 1919, played
Neil Whitway in Pinero's " Quick
Work " ; at the Belasco, New York,
Sept., 1920, appeared as Michael
Jaffray in " One " ; at the Garrick,
London, Aug., 1921, played Beauty in
" The Edge o' Beyond " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1922, Harry Cockburn in " The
Card Players " ; at the Royalty, Oct.,
1922, Leonard Ferris in " Mid-Chan-
nel " ; at the Globe, Apr., 1923, John
Willocks in " Aren't We All ? " ; at
the Duke of York's, July, 1923, Billy
Arkwright in " Civilian Clothes " ; at
the Savoy, May, 1924, in conjunction
with Evan Thomas, produced " The
Lure," in which he appeared as Henry
Dane ; subsequently toured as Captain
Angus Stewart in " The Lonely House "
"and Corfedrop in " The Sixth Man."
Recreations : Gardening, poultry-farm-
ing, and all outdoor sports. Clubs :
Green Room and Primrose. Address :
" Coo-ee," Copers Cope Road, Becken-
ham, Kent.
LEYEL, Carl F.? manager; b. Co.
Durham, 30 Dec., 1875 ; s. of Carl
Fredrik Leijel and his wife Emma
(Swan) ; e. Gateshead School and
University College, London ; m. (I)
Hilda Winifred Ivy Wauton (mar.
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dis.), (2) Nancy M. Manfield ; was
formerly engaged as an analytical
chemist ; was originally secretary and
subsequently manager for F*. R.
Benson's Company from Sept., 1897,
joining the company at Kettering ;
business manager for his Lyceum
season, 1900, Comedy, 190 1/ etc. ;
manager for Otho Stuart and Oscar
Asche at Adelphi, 1904-7 ; fulfilled
similar engagements with Otho Stuart
at Wyndham's and the Apollo ; also
manager for him at the Court, 1907-8 ;
manager for Herbert Trench at Hay-
market, 1909-10 ; manager for Oscar
Asche and Lily Brayton, at New
Theatre, 1910, Garrick"l911 ; in 1912
produced " Kipps" at the Vaudeville
on his own account, and " A Young
Man's Fancy " at the Criterion ; in
partnership with Kenneth Douglas
at the Comedy, 1913 ; manager for
Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton at
Globe, 1914 ; His Majesty's, for
" Chu-Chin-Chow " (1916-21), and
" Cairo " (1921-22) ; subsequently
appointed manager for Grossmith and
Malone at His Majesty's ; is the
business representative for Oscar Asche
and Lily Brayton. Recreation : Riding.
Clubs : Savage and Devonshire. Ad-
dress : 15 Savile Row, W.I. Telephone
No. : Regent 4736.
LILLIE, Beatrice, actress ; b. To-
ronto, Canada, 29 May, 1898; d. of
John Lillie and his wife Lucie (Shaw) ;
e. St. Agnes' College, Belleville, Ont. ;
m. Sir Robert Peel, Bart. ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Alhambra Theatre, Oct., 1914, in the
revue " Not Likely " ; Mar., 1915,
appeared in " 5064, Gerrard," and
Oct., 1915, in " Now's the Time " ; at
the Vaudeville, Mar., 1916, succeeded
Mabel Russell in " Samples " ; June,
1916, appeared in " Some " ; Apr.,
1917, in " Cheep " ; May, 1918, in
" Tabs " ; at the Prince's, Manchester,
Dec., 1918, played Jackie Sampson in
" Oh ! Joy," and the same part at the
Kingsway, Jan., 1919 ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Aug., 1919, appeared in
" Bran-Pie " ; at the Playhouse,
Apr., 1921, played Geraldine Ains-
worth in "Up in Mabel's Room" ;
at the Vaudeville, Oct., 1921, appeared
in " Now and Then " ; Dec., 1921, in
" Pot Luck " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Sept., 1922, in " A to Z " ; at the
Little Theatre, Oct., 1922, in " The
Nine o'Ciock Revue " ; this ran for a
year, and she then went to New York,
where she made her first appearance,
at the Times Square Theatre, 9 Jan.,
1924, in " Andre Chariot's Revue of
1924 " ; in which she continued
throughout the year. Address: Dray-
ton Manor, Tamworth, Staffs.
LIMERICK, Mona, actress; b.
South America ; m. Ben Idea Payne ;
at Bristol, May, 1902, played Cynthia
Doone in "A Touch, of Nature " ;
prominently associated with Miss
Horniman's Repertory scheme both
at the Midland Theatre and at the
Gaiety, Manchester, where she played,
among other parts during 1907-9,
Mrs. Ormond in " His Helpmate,"
Margaret Martin in " The Street,"
Hortense Harvey in " Lucifer " ;
Anna in " The Three Barrows/1
Helga in " The Feud/' Christophera
in " Trespassers will be Prosecuted/'
Nan in the play of that name, Blanche
in " Widowers' Houses," Beatrice in
" Much Ado About Nothing/' etc. ;
appeared at the Coronet, June, 1909,
in the two first-mentioned plays, and
as Isopel in " When the Devil was
111 " ; Blanche in " Widowers'
Houses" ; at His Majesty's (Afternoon)
Theatre, 11 Nov., 1909, played Sarah
Casey in " The Tinker's Wedding " ;
at the Gaiety, Manchester, Feb., 1910,
played Anna in " Before the Dawn " ;
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1910,
appeared as Mary Fitton in " The
Dark Lady of the Sonnets " ; in Feb.,
1911, toured as Ann Whitefield in
" Man and Superman," Nora in "A
Doll's House," etc. ; in the autumn
of 1911, in partnership with Ben Iden
Payne, toured with a repertory of
plays ; subsequently appeared at
the Gaiety, Manchester, Nov.-Dec.,
1911, as Delia in "Fancy Free,"
and Princess Eldreda in " Snow
White " ; at the Little Theatre, May,
1912, appeared as Melibea in " The
Spanish Lovers " ; in Mar., 1913,
toured as Phyllis Chester in " Phyl/'
and Nan in the play of that name.
Subsequently proceeded to the United
States; in Nov., 1913, joined the company
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of the Fine Arts Theatre, Chicago,
with her husband, appearing in a round
of parts ; in May, 1914, appeared at the
Lyceum, Edinburgh, •with Esme Percy,
playing in " The Silver Box," " Man and
Superman," " The Awakening," " The
Notorious Airs. Ebbsmith," " Candida,"
and " The Philanderer " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Aug., 1914, played Brenda
Tremayne in " Brenda," and Ruth
Butterworth in " The Northerners " ;
subsequently returned to America ; at
Boston, Mass., Feb., 1915, played in
" Chitra," " The Bear," " Lonesome
Like," etc. ; during 1916, toured with
Esme Percy and Kirsten Graeme's
company, in " Overruled," " Man and
Superman," etc. ; at the Queen's,
Feb., 1917, appeared as Enriqueta in
" The Cleansing Stain " ; at the Strand,
June, 1917, played Mara in " The
Tidings Brought to Mary."
LINDEN, Marie, actress ; b. Devon-
shire, 8 Nov., 1862 ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Oxford, Christmas,
1876, as a Fairy in " Dick Whitting-
ton " ; in 1879-80, toured with the
Majiltons as Berte Kelvin in " Round
the Clock " and as Polly Grub in
" Gabriel Grub " ; made her first
appearance on the London stage at
Sadler's Wells Theatre, 18 Apr., 1881,
as Rose Magenta in " The Census " ;
subsequently fulfilled an engagement
at the Philharmonic Theatre, Islington,
where she played a round of melo-
drama ; in July, 1881, appeared at the
Royalty, in " Perfection " and
" Ixion " ; then returned to the
Philharmonic, where she played Meenie
in " Rip Van Winkle," Aladdin,
Phoebe in " London Pride," Leicester
in " Kenilworth," etc. ; at Her
Majesty's, Dec., 1882, played King
Aureole in " The Yellow Dwarf,"
and was then engaged by the late
John L. Toole for Toole's Theatre,
where she played from Feb., 1883,
until the autumn of 1888 ; during
this period, she appeared as Lucy
Garner in " Dearer than Life," Countess
Asteriski hi " Artful Cards," Fedora
in " Stage-Dora," Kate Vandeleur in
" A Fool and his Money," Mrs. Bunny
in " Auntie," Mary Belt on in " Uncle
Dick's Darling," Almi-i-da in " Paw
Clawdian," Alice Marshall in " The
Butler," Rosy in " Ruddy- George/'
and Dora in " The Don " ; at the
Strand, 1888, played the title-role
in " Atalanta " ; during 1889, played
in " The Bookmaker," " Young Mrs.
Winthrop," " In Danger," " Caprice,"
and " The Field of the Cloth of Gold " ;
at the Avenue, 1890, appeared as
Ellen in " Dr. Bill " ; at Terry's,
1890, Minnie in " Sweet Lavender" ;
at the Garrick, 1891, played Margaret
Veale in " Lady Bountiful " ; appeared
at the Haymarket, Sept. to Oct., 1892,
with Mrs. Langtry, as Dorothy in
" The Queen of Manoa," and as
Winifred March in " Agatha Tylden " ;
at the Comedy, 1894, played Louise
in " Frou-Frou," and at the Adelphi,
in the same year, appeared as Cecile
Austin in " The Fatal Card " ; in 1899
she played Anne Williams in " A Lady
of Quality " at the Comedy, and at the
Haymarket, appeared as the Hon. Mrs.
Denbigh in " The Bugle Call " ; in
1901 toured in America with E. S.
Willard, playing Claricia in " The
Cardinal," etc. ; in 1905 she again
toured in America with E. S. Willard,
playing in " Lucky Durham," " David
Garrick," etc. ; at the Playhouse,
June, 1908, played Lady Dugdale in
" The Flag Lieutenant " ; at His
Majesty's (Afternoon) Theatre, Dec.,
1908, appeared as Sister Martha and
Hannele's mother in " Hannele " ; at
the Globe, May, 1910, played Madame
Brideau in " Parasites " ; at the
Court, Oct., 1910, played Lady Pay-
grave in " The Career of Henry Jones,"
and Nov., 1910, Lady Hale in " False
Dawn " ; accompanied Mr. H. B.
Irving on his South African tour
1912-3; after her return to London
appeared at the Coronet, Dec., 1913, as
Mdlle. de Meuriot in "Woman on Her
Own " ; at the Savoy, July, 1914, played
Martha in " The Sin of David " ; during
1914-15 toured with Martin Harvey in
"The Breed of the Treshams," "The
Only Way," etc. ; at the New Theatre,
May, 1915, played Mrs. Bagshaw in
" The Breed of the Treshams " ; at
His Majesty's, May, 1916, with Martin
Harvey, played Gertrude in " Hamlet,"
and the Widow in " The Taming of the
Shrew"; has since toured, 1916-24,
in Martin Harvey's Company, in
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previously mentioned parts, and as
Mrs. Cruickshank in " Rosemary/'
Mrs. Smith in " David Garrick*"
Akulina in "A Cigarette Maker's
Romance," Lady Honoria in " The
Raparee Trooper " (" Boy O'Carroii "),
Belief in " Via Crucis," etc.
LINDO, Olga, actress; b. London,
13 July, 1898 ; d. of Frank Lindo and
his wife, Winnie Louise (Marion Wake-
ford) ; e. Gloucester House School,
Kew Gardens ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at Drury Lane
Theatre, Dec., 1914, as Lili in " The
Sleeping Beauty Beautified " ; at the
same theatre, Sept., 1916, played Jane
Smith in " The Best of Luck " ; sub-
sequently toured in her father's
company ; from 1919-21 toured the
provinces as Blanny Wheeler in " Fair
and Warmer," Leila" Calthorpe in " The
Man from Toronto," and Judy Abbott
in " Daddy Long-Legs " ; at the
Royalty Theatre, in 1922, succeeded
Moyna MacGill as Hope Tregoning in
" If Four Walls Told " ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1922, played Suzanne
Winkelried in " The Torch " ; at the
Strand, Feb., 1923 (for the Repertory
Players), played April Clear in " La"-
vender Ladies," in which she made a
great success ; she then appeared at
the Coliseum, with. Godfrey Tearle, as
Loyse in " The Ballad Monger " ; was
then engaged by Reandean, and
appeared at the St. Martin's Theatre,
April, 1923, as Helena II in " R.U.R." ;
July, 1923, Myrtle West in " Melloney
Holtspur " ; Aug., 1923, Mrs. Kemp in
" The Likes of Her," and Mrs. Ross in
"The Will"; Jan., 1924, Marget in
" Gruach " ; at the Ambassadors,
Feb., 1924, Muriel Hanbury in " The
Way Things Happen " ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1924, Pearl Hennig in " The
Fool." Favourite parts : Judy in
" Daddy Long-Legs," and April in
" Lavender Ladies." Recreation :
Reading. Address : 74 Upper Glou-
cester Place, W.I. Telephone No. :
Paddington 4822.
LINDSAY, James, actor ; b. Devon-
shire, 26 Feb., 1869; s. of Major
Charles Douglas Lindsay and his wife
Elizabeth (Lindsay) ; e. Rugby ; was
formerly in the Army ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Norwich, 1894, as Sir George
Orreyd in " The Second Mrs. Taaque-
ray " : made his first appearance in
London at the Opera Comique, 13
June, 1895, as the Hon. Bertie Thoytes
in " An Average Man " ; at ^tfae
Adelphi Theatre, 26 Aug., 1896,
appeared as the Hon. Fred Cholmon-
dely in " Boys Together " ; subse-
quently appeared in " The Prisoner of
Zenda " and " Rupert of Hentzau " ;
in 1899 was in the United States, and
appeared with John Drew in " The
Liars " ; subsequently played with
Henry Miller, in his first repertory
season at San Francisco ; toured in
Australia, 1904-6, in " Sweet Nell of
Old Drury," " Old Heidelberg," " 'Op
o' me Thumb," " Pretty Peggy," etc.,
with Nellie Stewart; from 1906-10
was engaged with Meynel and Gunn,
playing in " The Hypocrites," " Lucky
Durham," " The Midnight Wedding,"
" Love Against the World," "Jim the
Penman," etc. ; returned to England
in 1910 ; appeared at the Globe with
Arthur Bourchier, and in 1911 at
Drury Lane, played Captain Sartoris
in " The Whip," also touring in the
same part ; at the Globe, Apr., 1913,
played Lord Cazalet in " Vanity " ;
at the St. James's, June, 1913, Sir
George Orreyd in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray " ; at the Criterion, Feb.,
1914, Mr. Macintyre in " A Pair of
Silk Stockings " ; at the Strand, Sept.,
1914, Sam Baxter in " The Silver
King " ; was engaged at the Savoy,
with H. B. Irving, 1915-17, playing
Dr. Firmin in " Searchlights," Buckle
in " The Case of Lady Camber,"
Dennis O'Meara in " The Barton
Mystery," Sir George Gilding in " The
Professor's Love Story," Marcellus in
" Hamlet," Viscount Loosehanger in
" Humpty Dumpty " ; at the London
Pavilion, Oct., 1917, played the Duke
of Mallorie in " A Kiss or Two " ; at
the St. James's, Sept., 1918, appeared
as Robert Goring in " The Eyes of
Youth " ; at the Strand, Nov., 1919,
as Robert Dorrington in " The Crimson
Alibi " ; at the Playhouse, Nov., 1920,
appeared as Henry Knowle in *" The
Romantic Age " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1921, as Alfred Sexton in " The
Ninth Earl " ; at the Garrick, Aug.,
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1921, played Major Egerton In "The
Edge o* Beyond " ; Jan., 1922,
Captain Hatch' in " The Bird of Para-
dise " ; at the Duke of York's, June,
1922, Seymour Revelsent in " Pomp
and Circumstance " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1922, Anton in " The
Beating on the Door " ; then toured
with Iris Hoey in " Just a Girl " ; at
the Ambassadors', May, 1923, played
Lord Batte in "The Piccadilly Puritan" ;
then toured with Harry \Velchman, as
the Earl of Sidthorpe in " Sir Jack-
anapes " ; at the Shaftesbury, Apr.,
1924, played Mr. Kettering in " A
Perfect Fit " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
June, 1924, Detective-Inspector
Caillard in " The Rat " ; at the
Garrick, Dec., 1924, Mr. Stapleton in
" Six Cylinder Love," Club : Savage.
Address : Bishop's Lodge, 35 Finchley
Road, N.W.8. Telephone No. : Hamp-
stead 3170.
LION, Leon M., actor-rnanager, and
dramatic author ; b. London, 12 Mar.,
1879 ; e. London ; m. Kathleen
Creighton (mar, dis.) ; studied elocu-
tion with Henry Neville ; made his first
appearance on the stage as Midshipman
Easy in " True Blue," at Olympic,
19 Mar., 1896 ; in 1897 appeared in
" The Three Musketeers " at Globe ;
in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury " at
Hayrnarket, Aug., 1900 ; in "The Three
Musketeers," at Lyceum, Nov., 1900 ;
in " Lion Hunters " at Terry's,
1901 ; toured with Forbes-Robert-
son in " Hamlet/' " Othello," etc. ;
toured with George Edwardes's Co. in
"' The Toreador " and " The Messenger
Boy/' 1905 ; at New Theatre played
In " The Scarlet Pimpernel/* 1905-6 ;
appeared at the New Theatre, Nov.,
1907, in the tiHe-rdle of "The New
Boy " ; at His Majesty's, Feb., 1908,
played Asticot in " The Beloved
Vagabond," and in Apr., Tubal in
" The Merchant of Venice," and
Simple in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the Royalty, 1909,
appeared as the Count de Moret in
" The Noble Spaniard," and as Simon
Macquoid in " What the Public
Wants " ; at His Majesty's, Sept. to
Dec., 1909, played in " False Gods,"
" Trilby," " Beethoven " and " The
Lethal Chamber " ; during 1910,
toured as Jakes in " The House of
Temperley " ; at the Little Theatre,
Mar., 1911, appeared as Knut Brovik
in " The Master Builder " ; at the
Queen's Theatre, Mar., 1912, played
Veerland in " The Chalk Line " ; at
the Haymarket, Nov., 1912, played
Aristide Pujol in " An Adventure of
Aristide Pujol/' Apr., 1913, Hironari
in " Typhoon " ; May, 1913, Henry
Cassidy in " Witliin the Law " ; at the
Apollo, May, 1914, played Albert Vichey
in " The Little Lamb " ; at the Gaiety,
Leo Schutzmacher in "The Doctor's
Dilemma " ; at the Kingsway, Apr.,
1915, Adolf in " Advertisement " ; at
His Majesty's, July, 1915, Achille Gri-
goux in "Peter Ibbetson " ; at the
Adelphi, Nov., 1915, played Alfonse
in " Tina " ; Aug., 1916, the Maitre
d'Hotel in " High Jinks " ; at the
Globe, Oct., 1917, Kimura in " The
Willow Tree " ; he then entered on
the management of the New Theatre,
and on 11 July, 1918, opened with
" The Chinese Puzzle," in which he
appeared as the Marquis Chi-Lung ;
at the Gaiety, Manchester, Dec., 1919,
played Jacques Mindot in " Home-
spun " ; at the Duke of York's, July,
1920, produced " Brown Sugar," but
did not take part in the play ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1920, in conjunction
with Charles Kenyon, produced " The
Right to Strike," in which he appeared
as Gordon Montague ; in Jan., 1921,
revived " The Three Daughters of
M. Dupont," in which he played M.
Dupont; Feb., 1921, produced "The
Fulfilling of the Law"; Apr., 1921,
produced " Count X," in which he
played Paul Tchertkoff ; at the
Comedy, Oct., 1921, produced " Ara-
minta Arrives," Nov., 1921, " The
Faithful Heart," and Mar., 1922,
" Other People's Worries " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1922, he commenced the
revival of a " Galsworthy Cycle " of
plays ; he opened with " Justice," in
which he played William Folder,
followed by " The Pigeon," in which
he appeared as Christopher Wellwyn ;
he then revived " The Silver Box,"
followed by the production of " Win-
dows," Apr., 1922 ; at the Royalty,
Oct., 1922, revived " Mid-Channel," in
which he played the Hon. Peter
Mottram ; in Dec., 1922, revived
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" Sweet Lavender " at the Ambassa-
dors' ; at the St. James's, May, 1923,
produced " The Outsider " ; and July,
1923, " The Coming of Gabrielle " ; at
the Savoy, Feb., 1924, produced
" Lord o' Creation," in which he played
Lord Leithling ; in Mar., 1924, pro-
duced " Blinkers " ; in June, 1924,
produced " Tiger Cats/' and July,
1924, produced " In the Snare " ; in
Oct., 1924, sailed for South Africa,
where he toured in "A Chinese
Puzzle," " Tiger Cats/' " Outward
Bound/' and " The Mask and the
Face " ; author and adaptor (in
collaboration with Tom Gallon) of
" The Man Who Stole the Castle " and
" The Touch of the Child " ; of
" Love's Comedy " (with Frederick
Sargent), " Filby the Fakir/' " The
Crook/' and (with Malcolm Cherry) of
" Mr. Jarvis/' and " Jack o' Jingles " ;
" Playing the Game " (with Austin
PhilHps) ; " The Creole," " The King
Who had Nothing to Learn," " The
Hanging Judge," " Felix Gets a
Month " (with Tom GaUon) ; " Pistols
for Two " (with Gallon), " The Chinese
Puzzle " (with Marian Bower), " The
Altar of Liberty " (with Marian
Bower), " The Balance " (with Frank
Dix) ; " Blinkers " (with H. A.
Vachell) ; " In the Snare " (with
Rafael Sabatini), etc. ; general man-
ager for Jerrard Grant Allen, Criterion,
1906-7. Clubs : Green Room and
Savage. Address : 9 Duke Street,
Adelphi, W.C.2. Telephone No. :
Regent 197.
LIPMAN, Clara, actress and dra-
matic author ; b. Chicago, 6 Dec.,
1869 ; made her first appearance on
the stage at Niblo's Gardens, New
York, 30 Nov., 1885, as Nettie in
" The Rat-catcher," subsequently
played in " Odette " in Madame
Modjeska's company ; at the Bijou,
New York, 22 Feb., 1892, appeared
as Molly Somers in " Incog/* ; at
Hermann's Theatre, New York, 3 Dec.,
1892, played Madge in " Little Tip-
pett " ; and at Palmer's, May, 1895,
appeared as Saffa in " The Viking " ;
at the Standard, New York, 2 Dec.,
1895, played Clara Loveridge in " The
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown/1
subsequently succeeding to the leading
part of Angela Brightwell ; at Herald
Square, Dec., 1896, played Julie
Bon-Bon in " The Girl from Paris " ;
her subsequent appearances include
" The Telephone Girl/' at the Casino,
in 1897 ; " The Girl in the Barracks/*
at the Garrick, New York, 1899 ;
" All on Account of Eliza," same
theatre, 1900 ; " The Red Kloof/' at
the Savoy, 1901 ; and " Julie Bon-
Bon," at" Field's, 1906 ; made her
first appearance in London at the
Waldorf Theatre, 26 Nov., 1906, in
the title-rd/e of " Julie Bon-Bon/*
and although scoring an acting suc-
cess, the piece failed to please ; after
a three years' absence, reappeared on
the stage at Atlantic City, Dec., 1909,
in " Marjorie's Mother " ; at the
Hackett Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1910, played Simone La Fee in " The
Marriage of a Star " ; is the author
of " Pepi," and " Julie Bon-Bon " ;
of " The Italian Girl," in collaboration
•with Edward Freiberger ; and, with
Samuel Shipman, of " Elevating a
Husband," 1911; "Children of To-
Day," 1913 ; " Two Sweethearts,"
" Over Here," " Work for Uncle Sam,"
and " Nature's Nobleman," 1921,
Address : 310 West 101st Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
LISTER, Francis, actor; s. of the
late Frank Lister, actor, and his wife,
Clara (Cissy Farrell) ; m. Nora Swin-
burne ; &. 1899 ; was a pupil at the
Academy of Dramatic Art ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Court Theatre, 11 Mar., 1916, as Lieut.
Delmann in " Kultur at Home " ; at
the Empire, Finsbury Park, July, 1916,
played Lieut. Standidge in " Lord and
Lady Algy " ; he then served two
years in the R.H. and R.F.A. ; after
demobilisation, in 1919, toured with
Louis Calvert, as Winfield Grabble in
" Bo'sun 'Enry," and Thomas Craigie
in " Daddalums " ; at Wyndham's,
June, 1920, appeared as Thomas in
" Daddalums " ; at the Garrick, Nov.,
1920, played Valentine in " You
Never Can Tell " ; at the Aldwych,
Jan., 1921, Ferdinand in " The Tem-
pest"; at the Comedy, Apr., 1921,
Egerton Chilton, in "A Matter of
Fact"; June, 1921, Guy Herring-
hame in " A Family Man " ; at the
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Strand, Jan., 1922, Geoffrey Cranford
in " Old Jig " ; at the Royalty, Apr.,
1922, Ned Mason in " If Four Walls
Told " ; at the Duke of York's, Aug.,
1922, Philip Marvin in " The Broken
Wing"; at the Apollo, Dec., 1922,
Dennis Viscount Roxton in if Hawley's
of the High Street " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Apr., 1923, Quintin Coombes in
" Trespasses " ; at the Belasco
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1923,
Geoffrey in " Mary, Mary, Quite
Contrary " ; on returning to London,
appeared at the Apollo, Mar., 1924, as
Clifford Hope in " The Fake " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Apr., 1924, as Robert
Bassett in "A Perfect Fit " ; at the
St. Martin's, June, 1924, played James
Godfrey in " In the Next Room " ; at
the Queen's, Dec., 1924, Raymond de
Mericourt in " Orange Blossom."
Address : c/o Daniel Meyer Co., Ltd.,
Golden Square, W.I, or 52 Clifton
Gardens, N.W.ll. Telephone No.:
Speedwell 2461.
LISTEB, Lance, actor; made his
first appearance on the stage in 1916,
when he toured as David Playne in
" Betty " ; at the St. James's, 7 June,
1917, played Geoffrey Holdsworth in
" Sheila" ; at the Strand, Oct., 1917,
Leicester Boyd in " Wild Heather " ;
from 1917-19 toured the provinces as
Hughie Cavanagh in " The Boy " ;
at the Comedy, June, 1920, appeared
as Dallis Mortimer in " The ' Ruined '
Lady/' subsequently touring in the
same part ; in 1921 went to Australia
with Joseph Coyne, playing in "Nightie
Night," " Wedding Bells," " His Lady
Friends " ; at the Duke of York's,
London, Feb., 1924, played in " London
Calling."
L1TTLEWOOD, Samuel Robinson,
dramatic critic, etc. ; b. Bath, 27
Feb., 1875; y. s. of Rev. W. E.
Littlewood and his wile Laetitia
(Thornton); e. Merchant Taylors', Dover
College, and St. Paul's School, London ;
m. Phoebe Stella, d. of Edwin Cooper
Hayes, solicitor, of Dublin ; dramatic
critic of Morning Leader, 1897-1903 ;
Daily Chronicle, 1904-14 ; The
Referee since 1915 ; Pall Mall
Gazette, 1915-22 ; Lady's Pictorial,
1915-21; Pioneer (Allahabad) since
1919 ; contributor of articles on
theatrical matters to The Fortnightly
Review, The Bookman, T.P.'s and
Cassett's Weekly, Daily Graphic, etc. ;
contributes a weekly article on " The
Art of the Cinema " to The Sphere,
and other papers ; is the author of
"The Story of Pierrot," " Perrault's
Fairy Tales," " The Story of Santa
Clans/' " The Fairies — Here and Now,"
" The Child of the Sea," " Valentine
and Orson," " Elizabeth Inchbald and
Her Circle," etc. ; was Honorary
Secretary of the Critics' Circle,
1913-22, and President, 1923 ; and is
a Fellow of the Institute of Journalists,
and was Chairman of the London
District, 1920 ; is a well-known
authority on Shakespeare, and has
frequently lectured on the poet and his
works. Address : 6 Dorset Street,
Fleet Street, E.C.4 ; or 220 Worple
Road, "Wimbledon, S.W.19. Telephone
No. : City 9209.
LIYESEY, Sam, actor ; 6. Flintshire,
14 Oct.. 1873; 5. of Thomas Carter
Livesey and his wife Mary ; m. Cassie
Edwards ; made his first appearance on
the stage as an infant of nine months,
being carried on by his father in an old
pla> entitled " The Sea " on 17 July,
1874 ; has spent all his life on the
stage ; at the age of sixteen toured in
such parts as Hamlet, Othello, Richard
III, Ingomar, etc. ; for many years
toured the provinces in melodrama,
playing leading parts in " The Shaugh-
raun," " The Black Flag," "The Still
Alarm," " The Span of Life," " The
King of Crime," etc. ; for ten years,
with his own company, he toured " The
Village Blacksmith " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Court Theatre, 26 Dec., 1912, as
Amos Larpent in " Written in Red " ;
at the Lyceum, Mar., 1913, played
Flash Howard in " Nell Gwynne " ;
at the Aldwych, June, 1914, appeared
as Rath Rayne in his own production
of "A Heritage of Hate," which
he toured for two years ; at the
Garrick, Jan., 1916, played Hank
Bloss ("The Tiger ") in " Tiger's,
Cub " ; at the St. James's, Sept.
1917, played Fergusson in " The
Pacifists," Gilbert Nepean in " The
Liars," and Nov., 1917, John Brown in
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" Loyalty " ; at the Strand, Feb., 1918,
Steve Wilson in " Cheating Cheaters " ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1918, James
Bristol in " The Knife " ; at the
Lyceum, Oct., 1918 ; General Grant
in " The Female Hun " ; at the Globe,
Mar., 1919, appeared as Martin Ricardo
in " Victorv " ; at the Haymarket,
Sept., 1919, Henry Allen in" Daddies";
at the ApoUo, June, 1920, Captain
Perkins in " Such a Nice Young Man " ;
at the Queen's, Sept., 1920, George B.
Nettleton in "A Pair of Sixes " ;
subsequently toured as Ellis Dooley
in " Teddy Wants a Wife " ; at the
Duke of York's, May, 1921, played
James L. Hudson in " The Tartan
Peril," and June, 1921, Ritchie in
" The Wrong Number " ; at Wynd-
ham's Sept., 1921, played Carl Peterson
in " Bull-Dog Drummond," and went
to New York in Dec., 1921, to play
the same part at the Knickerbocker
Theatre ; at the Kingsway, London,
Sept., 1922, played Tom Whiteley in
" I Serve " ; at the Lyceum, Feb., 1923,
Jacques in " The Orphans " ; at
Wyndham's, Jan., 1924, Victor Boussat
in " The Flame " ; at the Comedy,
July, 1924, Oliver Hart in "The
Creaking Chair." Address : 53 Tulse
Hill, S.W.2. Telephone No. : Brixton
493
LLEWELLYN, Fewlass, actor,
producer, and dramatic author ;
6. Hull, 5 Mar., 1866; s. of Robert
Drinkall Jones, builder, and his wife,
Isabella (Fewlass) ; m. Caroline Sarah
Lewis, L.R.A.M., 1898; e. at Hull;
made his first appearance on the
stage at Theatre Royal, Eastbourne,
in " The Harbour Lights," Mar.,
1890 ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Parkhurst Theatre,
Holloway, 1891 ; in 1891 toured in
" Theodora," and subsequently toured
in many plays ; appeared at the Prin-
cess's, 1897, in " How London Lives " ;
at Wyndham's, 1900, in " Cyrano de
Berge'rac/' " David Garrick/' etc. ;
appeared at the Garrick, 1900, in
" The Wedding Guest," and at Drury
Lane, 1902, in " Ben Hur " ; at the
Criterion, 1903, played in " The Altar
of Friendship " ; subsequent engage-
ments have been, at the Waldorf, 1905,
in " Lights Out " ; at the Shaftesbury,
1907, in " The Christian " ; at the
Kingsway, 1910, in " Company for
George ""; at the Little Theatre,
1911, in "Fanny's First Play," and
" Nan " ; at the Kingsway, May, 1912,
in "The Double Game""; "at the
Playhouse, July, 1912, played Sir
Timothy Farrar in " Hindle Wakes " ;
at the Savoy, June, 1913, played Signer
Tito Castelli in "A Cardinal's
Romance " ; at the Coronet, Dec., 1913,
M. Mafflon in " Woman on Her Own " ;
at the New, Dec., 1913, Plumber in " The
Poor Little Rich Girl " ; at the Court,
Mar., 1914, Bang in " A King," and the
Bishop of Glossop in " The One Thing
Needful " ; at Wyndham's Theatre,
Jnly, 1914, Richard' Carstairs in " From
9 to 11 "; Sept., 1914, toured as Alfred
Doolittle in " Pygmalion " ; at the
Kingsway, Feb., 1915, played Robin
Gilroy in " Fanny's First Play " ; at
the New, Apr., 1915, Biedenkopf in
" The Joker " ; July, 1915, Mr. George
Tyler in " Ready Money " ; appeared
in France, during the war, 1915, in
Lena AshwelFs concert party ; at
the Kingsway, May, 1916, played
Colonel Blodwell in " Ye Gods " ;
at the Haymarket, Mar., 1917, Albert
Smith in " General Post " ; May,
1918, Mr. Petter in " Uncle Anyhow " ;
at the Kingsway, Sept., 1918, Pro-
fessor Carino in "A Week End " ;
Apr., 1919, Charmis in "Judith";
June, 1919, Farmer John Copplestone
in "St. George and the Dragons";
at the St. Martin's, Dec., 1919, played
in " Once Upon a Time " ; at the
Ambassadors', Apr., 1920, John Gar-
forth, M.P., in " The Grain of Mustard
Seed " ; at the Comedy, Dec., 1920,
Homer Johns in " The Charm School " ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1921, Doctor
Crump in " The Wonderful Visit " ;
Mar., 1921, the Rev. Christopher
Pumphrey in " A Bill of Divorcement ";
at the St. James's, Nov., 1922, Masrak
in " The Beating on the Door " ; at
the Kingsway Mar., 1923, the Rev.
Henry Luttrell in " Love in Pawn " ;
at the Criterion, Feb., 1924, John
Howard in " The Audacious Mr.
Squire " ; at the Queen's, Sept., 1924,
David Cleghorne in " The Claimant " ;
at the Everyman, Nov., 1924, William
Simister in " Clogs to Clogs " ;
is part-author of " The Coal King,"
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" A Gentleman of England/' " At
Evensong," and other plays ; has done
considerable work In pastorals, playing
among other parts Sir Toby Belch
and Bottom ; was, for six years,
Chairman of The Play Actors' Society,
and has done a good deal of work for
the British Broadcasting Company.
Cli^s : Green Room, A. A. Address :
15 Atney Road, S.W.I 5. Telephone
No. : Putney 664.
LLOYD, Boris, actress; first at-
tracted attention as a member of the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre Com-
pany, in 1914 ; appeared with this
company at the Kingsway, London,
May, 1915, when she played Miss St.
Aubyn in " Nobody Loves Me/' and
Connie Trustaford in "A Bit of
Love " ; at the Ambassadors', July,
1919, played in " The Latest Craze " ;
at the Garrick, Aug., 1921, played
Joyce in " The Ed^e o" Beyond " ;
at the Kingsway, Mar., 1922, Chee
Moo in " The Yellow Jacket " ; June,
1922, Maria del Carmen in " Spanish
Lovers " ; at the St. James's, Nov.,
1922, Princess Tatiana Rosanova in
" The Beating on the Door " ; at
the Everyman, Jan., 1923, Mrs.
Tranneld in " The Philanderer " ;
at the Kingsway, Mar., 1923, Lilian
Luttrell in ' ' Love in Pawn' ' ; Apr. , 1 923,
Mrs. Cornish in " South Wind " ; Sept.,
1923, Mitza in " The Harwood Blood."
LLOYD, Florence, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Swansea, 25 Mar., 1876 ;
d. of Samuel Lloyd, sister of Violet
Lloyd, second cousin of Lydia Thomp-
son, cousin of Violet Cameron, Zeffie
Tilbury ; m. Captain A. H. C. Walker-
Leigh ; made her first appearance
on the stage in the provinces, when
only four years of age, as Tiny Tim in
" The Christmas Carol " ; made her
first appearance in London at the Ave-
nue Theatre, Christmas, 1 882, in a chil-
dren's pantomime, "Dick Whitting-
ton " ; her first speaking part was Isabel
in the children's production of " The
Pirates of Penzance," at the Savoy,
Dec., 1884 ; appeared at the Strand,
1887, in " The Sultan of Mocha " ;
at the Avenue, 1887-9, appeared in
" The Old Guard," " Nadgy," " Lance-
lot the Lovely " ; at the Globe, 1890,
played In " The Black Rover " ; was
engaged by Mr. George Edwardes
for the Gaiety in 1891, and succeeded
Maud Hobson in " Carmen Up-to-
Data " ; at the Gaiety also appeared
in "Cinder-Ellen," "In Town," "A
Gaiety Girl," etc. ; in 1S94 went to
America with the Gaiety Girl Com-
pany, subsequently visiting Australia ;
on returning to England appeared
at the Gaiety, 1895, in " The Shop
Girl," and later in " My Girl " ; subse-
quently succeeded Miriam Clements, at
the Garrick Theatre, in " My Friend
the Prince " ; again visited America
in 1897 ; at the Strand, 1898, appeared
as Flo in " The J.P. " ; at the Adelphi,
played in " With Flying Colours,"
1899 ; at the Garrick, 1899, played
Colin in the pantomime, " Puss in
Boots " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
1901, played Mrs. Winkworth in
" Becky Sharp " ; at the Vaudeville,
appeared in " Self and Lady," " Alice
in Wonderland," " Scrooge," " Blue-
bell in Fairyland," etc. ; at the Adelphi
1903-4, played Liza in " The Earl and
the Girl " ; in 1905 toured in Australia
in " The J.P." ; subsequently appeared
at Aldwych and Hicks Theatres
in musical comedies ; at the Apollo,
1907, played in " The Education of
Elizabeth"" ; at the Queen's, 1908, in
" The Dairymaids " and " The Old
Firm " ; at the Waldorf, Nov., 1908,
appeared in " The Antelope " ; during
1909 again toured as Flo Neville in
"The J.P."; during 1910-11 toured
as Claire Forster and subsequently as
Margaret Rolfe in " The Woman in
the Case " ; at the Royalty, May,
1912, played Kitty Roman in " Peter's
Chance " ; at the Garrick, Aug., 1912,
appeared as Mrs. Howard Jefferies,
jun., in " Find the Woman " ; appeared
at the London Pavilion, in " The Girl in
Possession " ; at the Palace, Sept., 1913,
played Uraine in " A La Carte " ; at the
Globe, Nov., 1913, Martine in " The Blue
Stockings " ; at the New, Dec., 1913,
Jane in " The Poor Little Rich Girl " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1914, Mrs.
Parrott in " The Silver Lining " ; at the
Aldwych, Nov., 1914, reappeared as
'Liza in " The Earl and the Girl " ; hi
1914-15 toured in the same part ; at
the New Theatre, Feb., 1916, played
Cooper in " Caroline,"
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LLOYD, Violet, actress ; 6. London,
25 Nov., 1879 ; sister of Florence
Lloyd ; second cousin of Lydia Thomp-
son and cousin of Violet Cameron
and Zeme Tilbury ; m. Horace
Lane ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Nottingham, 8 Feb., 1889, as Daisy
Desmond in "A White Lie/* with
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal ; made her first
appearance on the London stage,
18 Nov., 1889, at the Avenue Theatre,
in " The Belles of the Village " ; she
then returned to school ; on leaving
she made her reappearance, on tour,
playing in " Morocco Bound," " Don
J uan, ' ' and ' ' A Pantomime Rehearsal ' * ;
in 1894-5 was understudying at the
Gaiety, in " The Shop Girl " ; in 1895,
went to New York, to play in this
piece ; on her return appeared for a
time at Daly's, London, Sept., 1895,
as Maud Cripps in " An Artist's
Model/' and in 1896 in " The Geisha/'
and returning to New York, appeared
at Daly's, in Sept., 1896, as Molly
Scamore in the same musical play ;
on returning to England, appeared
in 1898, as Stella in "Bilberry of
Tilbury," and as Flora in " The Topsy-
Turvey Hotel," and returning to
the Gaiety, again understudied Ellaline
Terriss ; she appeared at the Gaiety in
" A Runaway Girl," 189S ; at Daly's,
1898, in " A Greek Slave " ; in 1900
toured in " The Messenger Boy/'
and returning to the Gaiety, Sept.,
1900, played Nora in the same piece,
and in 1901 appeared there in
" The Toreador " ; has toured in
many of George Edwardes's com-
panies ; at the Lyric, 1905, played
MilHcent in " The Blue Moon," subse-
quently touring in the same part ;
at the Coronet, Christmas, 1907, played
Humpty Dumpty in pantomime ;
during 1909 toured in various music
halls in " Trixie," and " Visitors " ;
at Christmas, 1909, at the Court,
Liverpool, played Boy Blue in " Red
Riding Hood " ; during 1910 toured
in " The Merry Buskers " ; at Christ-
mas, 1910, at Theatre Royal, Man-
chester, played Jack in " Jack and
the Beanstalk "; at Christmas, 1911,
appeared at the King's, Hammersmith,
as Aladdin; and at Christmas, 1912,
it the Opera House, Belfast, as Jack
in " Jack and the Beanstalk " ; during
1914 toured in " Bubbles " ; at the
Oxford, Jan., 1917, played in " Seeing
Life." Address : 5 Trebovir Road,
S.W.5.
LOCKE, Edward, dramatic author;
b. Stourbridge, Worcestershire, 18 Oct.,
1869 ; s. of Joseph Locke and his wife,
Louisa (Drewry) ; e. Worcester ;
settled in America, 1884 ; formerly an
actor, and spent several years in various
" stock " companies in "America ; has
written " A Mad Love," tl The Climax,"
"The Case of Becky/' "The Silver
Wedding," "The Revolt," "The
Bubble," "The Land of the Free,"
" Dangerous Years," " The Dancer "
(with Louis K. Anspacher and Max
Marcin), " The Dream. Song," " Dor-
othy Dixie Lee," The Woman Who
Laughed," " Mike Angelo " ; also
several " vaudeville " sketches. Club :
Players', New York. Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
LOCKE, William John, novelist and
dramatist; b. 20 Mar., 1863; e. s.
of John Locke, of Barbadoes ; e.
Queen's Royal College, Trinidad, and
St. John's College, Cambridge, graduat-
ing Mathematical Tripos, 1884 ; m.
Aimee, d. of the late T. Maxwell
Meath ; author of the plays, " Mr.
Cynic," produced at the Royalty,
1899; "The Lost Legion/' Great
Queen Street Theatre, 1900 ; " The
Morals of Marcus " (founded on
his own novel, "The Morals of
Marcus Ordeyne "), Garrick Theatre,
1906; "The Palace of Puck," at
the Haymarket, 1907 ; " The Be-
loved Vagabond," produced by H.
Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's,
Feb., 1908 ; " Butterflies," a musical
version of " The Palace of Puck/* at
Apollo, Ma}>-, 1908; "A Blank
Cheque," Empire, Dec., 1908; "The
Man from the Sea/' Queen's, 1910;
" An Adventure of Aristide Pujol,"
Haymarket, 1912 ; " The Mounte-
bank " (with Ernest Denny), Lyceum,
New York, 1923 ; his publications
include twenty-five novels. Ad-
dress: c/o The Bodley Head, Vigo
Street, W.I. CM : Garrick,
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IOPTUS, Kitty; b. Kenihvorth,
16 June, 1867 ; m. P. Warren-Smith ;
made tier first appearance on the
stage in 1879 as Puck in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; subse-
quently played several juvenile rdles
in Shakespearean plays ; toured as
Polly Eccies in " Caste/' and with
the Milton-Rays ; toured as Jack
in " Little Jack Sheppard " ; was
with Augnste Van Biene's company
at the Gaiety, in 1889, in " Faust
Up-to-Date " ; in 1893 toured in
" Cinder-Ellen " ; subsequently toured
in " The Lady Slavey " ; at the
Lyceum, Christmas, 1894, played in
"Santa Claus " ; at the Prince of
Wales's played in " Gentleman Joe/'
1895 ; " Biarritz," 1896, " The White
Silk Dress/' 1896; appeared at the
Vaudeville, 1897, in " The French
Maid " and " Her Royal Highness/'
1898; in 1899 crossed^to the United
States and at the New York Theatre,
6 Nov., 1899, made her American
d£but as Denise in "In Gay Paree " ;
played a season at the Lyceum with
F. R, Benson, 1900, playing Puck,
Ariel, Maria in " Twelfth Night," etc. ;
at the Comedy, Dec., 1901, played
the Hon. Maude Sportington in a
revival of " Morocco Bound " ;
toured in " English Nell " and
" Bebe " ; engaged to play title-rdle
in revival of " Betsy," at Criterion ;
she took the Savoy, 1902, and pro-
duced " Naughty Nancy " ; toured
subsequently in "A "Maid from
School, " appearing in the same piece
at Terry's, Mar., 1904 ; appeared in
music halls, Dec., 1905, followed by
an engagement at Coliseum, subse-
quently touring in the provinces;
after an absence of many years from
the stage, made a single reappearance,
at the Apollo Theatre, 27 May, 1921,
as Betty Venn in " The Reappearance
of Betty/' Address: c/o The Stage
or Era.
LOFTUS, Marie Cecilia (Cissie),
actress ; b. Glasgow, 22 Oct., 1876 ;
d. of Marie Loftus, variety artist ;
e. at Convent of the Holy Child,
Blackpool; m. (1) Justin Huntly
McCarthy (marriage dissolved in
America)"; (2) Dr. A. H. Waterman;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Alhambra, Belfast, Oct., 1892,
singing a ballad entitled ' ' Molly Darling " ;
first appeared in London at the Oxford
Music Hall, 15 July, 1893, making an
immediate success ; appeared at the
Gaiety Theatre, 31 July, 1893, giving
her impersonations in "In Town " ;
made her first appearance on the
regular stage at the Gaiety, 28 Oct.,
1893, when she played the part of
Haidee in " Don Juan " ; in 1894
she crossed to America, making her first
appearance in "vaudeville" in 1894;
at the Lyceum, New York, 1 Apr.,
1895, she played in " The Highway-
man " ; she went back to the music
halls for a while 011 her return to
London, giving her admirable imita-
tions at the Empire, but abandoned
them in 1897 ; at the Court Theatre,
13 Oct., 1897, she appeared as the
Goose girl in " The Children of the
King," with Martin Harvey, and
then again appeared at various music
halls ; she finally abandoned the
halls in 1900 and, crossing to America,
she made her d£but in comic opera,
at the American Theatre, 19 Feb.,
1900, when she appeared as Bettina
in " The Mascot " ; she then joined
Madame Modjeska's company, and
appeared at Miner's Fifth Avenue
Theatre, 3 Mar., 1900, as Leonie in
" The Ladies' Battle " ; on 6 Mar., she
played Viola in " Twelfth Night,"
and, 10 Mar., Hero in " Much Ado
About Nothing " ; she was next
engaged by Daniel Frohman for
Daly's Theatre, and 26 Nov., 1900,
she appeared there as Elsie in w The
Man of Forty," and followed this
on 21 Dec., 1900, by playing Lucy
in " Lady Huntworth's Experiment " ;
at the Broadway Theatre, 1 Mar.,
1901, she appeared as Lady Mildred
Yester in " The Shades of Night,"
and she then joined E. H. Sothern
as leading lady ; she appeared with
him at the Garden Theatre, 9 Sept.,
1901, as Lucy Sacheverell in " Richard
Lovelace," and 14 Oct., 1901, as
Katherine in " If I were King " ; she
was next engaged by the late Sir
Henry Irving, and, returning to Eng-
land, appeared with him at the Lyceum '
Theatre, 26 Apr., 1902, as Margaret in
a revival of " Faust," and also played
Nerissa and Jessica in " The Merchant
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of Venice " with Mm ; she then again
returned to America and rejoined
E. H. Sothern, placing Katherine in
"HI were King," Ophelia in " Ham-
let/' etc. ; at Boston, 23 Apr., 1903,
she played Sally in " A Luncheon at
Nicks/' and after touring with Sothern
as Perpetua in " The Proud Prince/'
played that part at the Herald Square
Theatre, New York, 12 Oct., 1903 ;
she commenced her career as a " star "
at the Lyceum Theatre, New York,
13 Sept,, 1904, when she played
Eileen O'Keefe, alias Nelly O'Neill,
in ZangwilTs comedy, " The Serio-
Comic Governess " ; she reappeared
in London at the Duke of York's
Theatre, 19 Dec., 1905, as Peter Pan
in a revival of Barrie's play of that
name ; she again returned to New
York in 1906 and went on a " vaude-
ville " tour, playing Cecil Raleigh's
miniature drama, " The Diamond
Express " ; she returned to New
York in Dec. to appear at Weber's
Theatre in the new burlesque/' Dream
City " ; she next played an eight
weeks' engagement in " vaudeville "
Theatres, and in July, 1907, pro-
ceeding to St. Louis, Mo., appeared
most successfully as Miss Hobbs in
Jerome's play of that name, and as
Mrs. Dane in " Mrs. Dane's De-
fence " ; at Hartford, Conn., Sept.,
1907, appeared as Marcia Tremaine
in " The Lancers," subsequently tour-
ing in the same play, and appeared
at Daly's, New York, 2 Dec., 1907, in
the same part ; at Washington, 15
June, 1908, played Kittie Cameron in
" That Little Affair at Boyd's " ; sub-
sequently returned to England, made
her reappearance, at the Coliseum,
Nov., 1908, giving a series of imitations
with great success ; again toured in
the United States, Sept., 1909 ; at
the Duke of York's Theatre, 7 June,
1910, played Frederika in " A Slice
of Life " ; at the Lyceum, Oct., 1911,
played Nora in scenes from " A Doll's
House " ; during 1912-13, continued to
appear in the principal variety theatres,
in England and America ; during 1913-14,
toured with William. Faversham in the
United States, playing Juliet in " Romeo
and Juliet," and Desdemona in "Othello" ;
at the Lyric, New York, 9 Feb., 1914,
played Desdemona; after returning to
England, appeared at the Grand
Theatre, Croydon, Apr,, 1915, as
Mrs. Dane in " Mrs. Dane's Defence/"
and at the Theatre Royal, Brighton,
7 June, 1915, as Helen Grant in
" Enterprising Helen " ; has since
restricted her performances to occa-
sional appearances at the Coliseum
and other leading variety houses in
her imitations of popular actors and
actresses ; returned to the United States
in 1923, and appeared at the Palace,
New York, Sept., 1923.
LOGAN, Stanley, actor; &. Earls-
field, 12 June, 1885 ; s. of Thomas
Logan and his wife Dora (Bassett) ;
e. Dulwich College and Brussels ; m.
Alice Ellen Hirst (mar. dis.) ; was a
pupil of the late Henry Neville ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Middlesbro', Feb., 1903,
as Squire Armytage in " Lights o'
London " ; during 1904 toured with
Martin Harvey in " The Only Way,"
etc. ; in 1907 toured as Peter in
'* Merely Mary Ann," Rev. Edward
Ellice in " The Stormy Petrel," and
Durham in " The Knave of Hearts " ;
made his first appearance in London
at the New Theatre, 28 Nov., 1907, as
Arthur Wakefield in " The Fairy
Uncle/' and Bullock Major in " The
New Boy " ; at the Royalty, Jan.,
1908, played Frederick in " Susannah,
and Some Others " ; appeared at the
Vaudeville Theatre, Paris, 1909, as Mr.
Darling in " Peter Pan " ; subsequently
toured in Germany with Meta Illing in
repertory ; during 1910 toured with
Lewis Waller in " Sir Walter Ralegh/'
'* The Fires of Fate," etc. ; appeared at
the Globe, Feb., 1911, in " Bardelys the
Magnificent " ; appeared at the Roy-
alty, 1911-15, as Mr. Hopper in " The
Master of Mrs. Chilvers," George
Mallins in " Half-a-Crown," Rory
Megan in " The Pigeon," Ned Pym
and Lord Monkhurst in " Milestones/*
Laurence Enderby in " The Odd Man
Out," Percival Pennicuik in " The
Man Who Stayed at Home," also
playing Christopher Brent in the last-
mentioned play, at the Apollo, Mar.,
1916 ; at the Queen's, May, 1916,
played Dr. Gerald Sumner in " The
Boomerang " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Sept., 1916, the Duke of Dorchester in
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" The Light Blues " ; at the Palace,
Nov., 1916, played in " Vanity Fair " ;
at the Alhambra, July, 1917, in
" Round the Map " ; at the Playhouse,
Apr., 1918, played Darrell McKnight
in '* The Naughty Wife " ; at Dniry
Lane, Sept., 1919, Frank Beresford in
" The Great Day " ; at the Haymarket,
Feb., 1920, played the Friend in " Tea
for Three " ; at the Gaiety, Manches-
ter, Nov., 1920, appeared as John in
" Hanky-Panky John," appearing in
the same part at the Playhouse, Jan.,
1921 ; at the same theatre, Mar., 1921,
played Frank Layham in "Love";
at "the Garrick, Mar., 1922, played
Henri de la Tour in " The Man in
Dress Clothes " ; in 1923 went to
New York and at the Lyceum, New
York, Aug., 1923, played Bob Tal-
madge in " Little Miss Bluebeard " ;
at the Cort Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1924, Rudolf in " Carnival" ; is the
author of " De Mortius," Little,
1922 ; part-author of " The Smith
Family," Empire, 1922. Club : Savage.
LOHE, Marie, actress ; b. Sydney,
N.S.W., 28 July, 1890; d. of Kate
Bishop, actress, and Lewis J. Lohr,
formerly treasurer of the Opera House,
Melbourne ; m. Anthony Ley land Val
Prinsep ; made her first appearance on
the stage at Sydney, N.S.W., 1894, in
" The World Against Her," and
subsequently appeared with Charles
Arnold in " Captain Fritz " and
" Hans the Boatman " ; made her
first appearance on the London stage at
the Garrick, 14 Dec., 1901, in " Shock-
Headed Peter" and "The Man Who
Stole the Castle " ; during 1902 toured
with the Kendals, as Barbara Trecarrel
in " St. Martin's Summer " ; at the
West Pier, Brighton, Dec., 1903,
played Ellie Harthover in " Water
Babies " ; during 1904 toured as
Trixie Blenldnsopp in " Whitewashing
Julia " ; at the St. James's, Jan., 1905,
played The Princess in " White
Magic" ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1905,
appeared as Miss Petherton in " The
Dufier"; at Daly's, Jan., 1906, as
Ernestine in " The Little Michus " ;
toured with the Kendals in 1906,
appearing as Clara in *' A Tight
Corner," etc. ; at His Majesty's,
May, -1906, .played Rosey Mac-
kenzie in " Colonel Newcome " ; at
the Shakespeare, Aug., 1906, ap-
peared as Lillian Nugent in " The
Adventurer " ; with the Kendals,
1907, played Muriel Lestrange in " The
Melcombe Marriage," etc. ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1907, played Beatrix
Dupre in " My Wife " ; on rejoining
the Kendals appeared as Joy Mar-
rabie in " The Other Side " ; reap-
peared at the Haymarket, Jan., 1908,
as Irene Forster in " Her Father " ;
May, 1908, played Mrs. Reginald
Bridgenorth in " Getting Married " ;
was next engaged by Beerbohm Tree
to play Margaret in " Faust " at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1908 ; appeared at
the same theatre, in Dec., 1908, as
Hannele in the play of that name,
and as Cinderella in " Pinkie and
the Fairies " ; during 1909 appeared
at His Majesty's as Lydia Bashville
in " The Admirable Bashville," 26
Jan. ; Sybil Crake in " The Dancing
Girl," 16 Feb. ; Lady Teazle in the
famous revival of " The School for
Scandal," 7 Apr., and Ophelia in
" Hamlet," 29 June ; she was next
seen at the Comedy Theatre, 30 Sept.,
1909, as Smith in the comedy of that
name ; at the Playhouse appeared
on 1 Dec., 1909, as Juliet in " Little
Mrs. Cummin," and 15 Feb., 1910,
as Tommy in " Tantalising Tommy " ;
at the Comedy, 19 Jan., 1911, played
Josepha Quarendon in " Preserving
Mr. Panmure " ; at the Prince of
Wales's 20 Apr., 1911, appeared as
Alix Maubrun in " Better Not En-
quire " ; at the Gala performance at
His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911, appeared
as Spring in " The Vision of Delight " ;
at the Comedy, 23 Sept., 1911, appeared
with Sir John Hare as Fernande de
Monclars in " The Marionettes " ;
at the Duke of York's, 17 Feb., 1912,
appeared as Lily Paradell in " The
' Mind-the-Paint ' Girl " ; 14 June,
1912, Lady Thomasin Belturbet in a
revival of " The Amazons " ; at
Wyndham's, 3 Oct., 1912, Leila in
" Doormats " ; at the Savoy, 4 Oct.,
1913, played Adele Vernet in "The
Grand Seigneur " ; at His Majesty's,
17 Jan., 1914, Yo-Saaa in '" The Darling
of the Gods " ; at Wyndham's, 23 Apr.,
1914, Rose Emck in " The Clever Ones " ;
at His Majesty's, 22 May, 1914, Olive
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[torn
Skinner in the " all-star " re\ival of
"The Silver King/' given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
the Duke of York's, 3 Sept., 1914,
appeared as Lady Babbie in "The
Little Minister " ; at the St. James's, 16
Jan., 1915, H.M. Queen Charlotte in
" Kings and Queens " ; at the Hay-
market, 19 Mar., 1915, Nelly in "Five
Birds in a Cage " ; at His Majesty's,
8 June, 1915, Marie-Odile in the play of
that name ; at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1915, played Lady Ware in " The
Ware Case " ; at the Coliseum, Mar.,
1916, appeared in Sir J. M. Barrie's
skit, " The Real Thing at Last " ;
at the Globe, Apr., 1916, played
Bettina Dean in " The Show Shop " ;
at the New, Sept., 1916, Irene Ran-
dolph in " Her Husband's Wife " ;
at the Royalty, Oct., 1916, appeared
as Constance Luscombe in " Home
on Leave " ; Mar., 1917, as Remnant
in the play of that name ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1917, as Joan
Rochford in " The Mirror " ; she then
entered on the management of the
Globe Theatre, opening on 26 Jan.,
1918, as Sybil Bruce in " Love in a
Cottage >J ; May, 1918, played Lady
Anthony Fitzurse in " Press the But-
ton " ; June, 1918, Lady Gillian
Dunsmore in tf Nurse Benson " ; in
Nov., 1918, in aid of a war charity,
she produced " L'Aiglon," for a single
performance, with an " all-star " cast,
and played the part of Francis Charles ;
Mar., 1919, appeared as Lena in " Vic-
tory " ; June, 1919, revived " L'Aig-
lon," appearing in . her old part ;
Aug., 1919, played Lady Caryll in
<f The Voice from the Minaret " ;
Apr., 1920, Constance in " Birds of
a Feather " ; May, 1920, the Comtesse
de Candale in "A Marriage of Con-
venience " ; Sept., 1920, Dahlia Lavory
in " Every Woman's Privilege " ; Oct.,
1920, Princess Fedora Romazova in
a revival of " Fedora" ; Feb., 1921,
Lady Aline Draper in " The Hour
and the Man " ; Mar., 1921, Irene
Randolph in a revival of " Her
Husband's Wife " ; later in the year,
proceeded to Canada, where she toured
in a repertory of plays ; she then went
to New York, where she made her first
appearance, at the Hudson Theatre,
30 Jan., 1922, as Lady Caryll in " A
Voice from the Minaret," followed in
Feb., 1922, by a revival of " Fedora " ;
on returning to London appeared at
the Globe Theatre, Sept., 1922, as
Colette Yandleres in " The Return " ;
Nov., 1922, played Lady Marjorie
Coiladine in " The Laughing Lady " ;
Apr., 1923, the Hon. Margot Tatham
in " Aren't We All ? " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1924, Ruth Tedcastle in " Far
Above Rubies " ; at the Adelphi, June,
1924, in aid of King George's Pension
Fund for Actors, played Lady Ware
in a revival of " The Ware Case," and
played the same part, Oct., 1924, when
the" play was revived at Wyndham's
Theatre. Address : The Globe
Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.I.
LOMAS, Herbert, actor ; 6. Burnley,
Lanes, 1887 ; -was a pupil at the
Academy of Dramatic Art, 1905-6 ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at His Majesty's Theatre, 1
Sept., 1906, walking on in " The
Winter's Tale " ; subsequently toured
in " The Bondman/' " His House
in Order," and with Ellen Terry
in " Captain Brassbound's Conver-
sion " ; has been associated with
Miss Horninmn's Repertory Com-
pany at the Gaiety, Manchester,
since 1909, when he played small parts
in " Much Ado About Nothing/' etc. ;
has played a varied round of characters
in the numerous productions made there ;
since Feb., 1914, has played Denis
O'Callaghan in " Garside's Career/' Mr.
Lipski in " Consequences/' Pritchard in
" The Waldies," Sir George Orreyd in
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray/' James
How in " Justice/' Bill Walker in " Major
Barbara/' General Sir John Julian hi
" The Mob/' Michael Hansford in " Love
Cheats," Sir Andrew Aguecheek in
"Twelfth Night," John Rutherford in
" Rutherford and Son," David Wishaw
in " The Parish Pump/' Louis Scribner
in " The New Shylock," Fred Fawthrop
in " The Devil's Star," Sir Patrick Allen
in4" The Doctor's Dilemma/' Diggory in
" She Stoops to Conquer," Antipholus of
Syracuse in "The Comedy of Errors,"
Maurice Epstein in "The One Thing
Needful;" Bertram Hannaford in "The
Walls of Jericho" Kenneth Malise in
" The Fugitive," etc. ; was the original
Nathaniel Jeff cote in " Hindle Wakes" ;
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also played a " stock " season at the
Theatre Royal, Leeds, Nov., 1913,
when he played the Rev. James
MorreU in " Candida/' John Anthony
in " Strife," Stuart ilanners in ls The
Whip Hand/' and Sir Charles Worgan
in " What the Public Wants " ; after
the war and during 1919-20 toured
as Abraham Lincoln in the play of
that name ; subsequently went to
America and at the Bijou Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1920, played Horn-
blower in " The Skin Game"" ; at the
Vanderbilt Theatre, May, 1922, played
Xat Jeff cote in " Fanny Hawthorn "
("Hindle Wakes ") ; during 1924 was
a member of the repertory company
at the Playhouse, Liverpool. Ad-
dress : Woodville Glen, Conway, N.
Wales.
L0XO, John Liitlier, dramatic
author ; b. Philadelphia, 1861 ; has
written the following plays : " The
Barling of the Gods " (with David
Belasco), "Madame Butterfly" (with
David Belasco), " Dolce/' and " Adrea "
(with David Belasco), "The Dragon
Fly " (with E. C. Carpenter), " Kassa,"
" Lady Betty Martingale " (with Frank
Stayton;, " Crowns." Address : 250
Ashbourne Road, Elkin's Park, Phila-
delphia, Pa., U.S.A.
LONNEN, Jessie (Beatrice Helen
Lonnen), actress ; b. Bristol, 6 Feb.,
1886; d. of the late Edwin Jesse
Lonnen, actor, and his wife, Emily
Inman, premise danseuse ; e. privately ;
was afterwards a student at the
Guildhall School of Music and Cromp-
ton's Dancing Academy ; m. Albert
Edward Goodwin ; first appeared
at the Court, 23 Sept., 1901, as a
Schoolgirl in revival of " The Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown " ; was
afterwards at the Vaudeville in " Blue-
bell in Fairy Land/' " Quality Street/'
and " The Cherry Girl " ; toured with
her sister on the Moss and Stoll
Circuit as duettist and dancer, also
appearing at London Pavilion, 1905 ;
appeared in " The Spring Chicken/'
Gaiety, and on tour, 1906 ; appeared
as " The Charm of Paris " in " The
New Aladdin/' on tour, 1906-7 ;
toured in " The Beauty of Bath,"
1907-8; at the Apollo, May, 1908,
played Myra in " Butterflies " ; sub-
sequently for a time played Rho-
danthe in the same piece ; in 1909
toured as Mary Gibbs in " Our Miss
Gibbs " ; in ' 1910-11 toured as
Phcebe in " The Quaker Girl " ; at
Kennington, June, 1911, played Airs
in " The King's Bride " ; "in 1912
went to Australia where she toured
successfully as Prudence in " The
Quaker Girl," and Delia Dale in " The
Sunshine Girl " ; at Melbourne, 1913,
played Ganem in " The Forty Thieves " ;
on her return to England toured during
1914 as Nan in "A Country Girl";
during 1916 toured as Tina in the
play of that name ; during 1917
toured as Vittoria in " The Maid of
the Mountains " ; at Prince's, Man-
chester, Dec., 1917, played Chiquita
in "A Southern Maid " ; at the
Hippodrome, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Dec. ,
1918, Frances Talbot in ""Petticoat
Fair/' and toured in this during
1919 ; at the Prince's, Manchester,
Dec., 1919, played Kitty Clive in
" Our Peg " ; during 1920 toured as
Peg Woffrngton in the same piece.
Recreations : Golfing, punting, and
swimming.
LONNEN, Nellie (Ellen Farren Lon-
nen), actress; b. London, 25 Sept.,
1887 ; second d. of the late Edwin
Jesse Lonnen, actor and his wife,
Emily Inman, god-daughter of the
late Nellie Farren ; e. privately ;
received stage training at Cromp-
ton's Dancing Academy ; first ap-
peared at Vaudeville in " Bluebell
in Fairyland/' 18 Dec., 1901, after-
wards playing at the same theatre in
" Quality Street " and " The Cherry
Girl " ; has appeared on the Moss
and Stoll tour and at the London
Pavilion with her sister as duettist
and dancer ; under George Edwardes
at Gaiety in " The Spring Chicken,"
1906 ; toured in 1906-7 as Laolah in
" The New Aladdin " ; at Aldwych
Theatre, Sept., 1907, played Lady
Milh'cent Graeme in " The Gay Gor-
dons " ; subsequently toured as
Victoria Siddons in the same piece ;
during 1910 toured as the Due de
Richelieu in " The Dashing Little
Duke/' and as Tommy in " Tantalising
Tommy."
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V, Alice, actress ; b. Oakland,
California, 28 Dec., 1872 ; d. of Char-
lotte (Pilkingtonj and Joseph Perkins ;
e. San Francisco public schools, and
the ^ Cogswell Polytechnic College ;
studied for the stage under Mrs.
Louise Humphrey-Smith in San
Francisco ; m. H. G. Lonsdale ; after
several engagements walking on,
she appeared with Madame Modjeska
as Teresa in " Magda," 1S97 ; from
1897 to 1900, assumed a variety of
roles, supporting Madame Modjeska,
Joseph Haworth, L. R. Stockwell,
Frank Bacon, Clay Clement, and
others ; in Nov., 1900, she joined
Mr. E. S. WiUard, with whom she
played for seven seasons, gradually
advancing until in 1902-4 she played
the leading roles in " The Rogue's
Comedy/' " All for Her/' " Tom
Pinch," and " The Cardinal " ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the St. James's, 31 Aug.,
1903, as Benedetta in " The Cardinal" ;
during 1905-7 played entire " lead "
in Mr. Willard's repertoire ; was then
engaged by Klaw and Erlanger for
the part of Kathleen in " The Right
of Way/' at Wallack's Theatre, New
York, 4 Nov., 1907; at the Garrick
Theatre, London, Sept., 1914, played
Anne Askew in " Bluff King Hal."
L0NSDAIE, Frederick, dramatic
author ; 6. 5 Feb., 1881 ; formerly a
private in the South Lanes Regiment,
and an A.B. seaman ; has written the
following plays : " The Early Worm/'
1908 ; " King of Cadonia," 1908 ;
" The Best People/' 1909 ; " The
Balkan Princess " (with Frank Curzon),
1910 ; " Betty " (with Gladys Unger),
Daly's, 1915 ; " High Jinks " (adapta-
tion), 1916 ; " Waiting at the Church/'
1916 ; " The Maid of the Mountains/'
1916 ; " Monsieur Beau caire " (adapta-
tion), 1919 ; " The Lady of the Rose "
(from the Austrian), 1922 ; " Aren't
We All ? " 1923 ; " Spring Cleaning,"
1923 ; " Madame Pompadour " (with
Harry Graham), 1923; "The Fake,"
1924 ; " The Street Singer," 1924.
Address : Garrick Club, Garrick
Street, W.C.2.
LOPOKOVA, Lydia, dancer and
actress; &. Russia, 21 Oct., 1892; ap-
peared at the Opera House, Paris, June,
1910, as Columbine in ** Camaval " ;
Paysanne in " Giselle," also in " Sche-
herazade/' "Le Festin," etc,; at the
Winter Garden Theatre, New York, 14
June, 1911, as the Favourite Slave in
" Cleopatra/' and in " Scheherazade " ;
at the Globe, New York, Oct., 1912,
appeared as premiere danseuse in
" The Lady of the Slipper " ; at the
Empire, Syracuse, Oct., 1914, made
her first appearance as an actress, when
she played the part of Euphemia
Kendal in " The Young Idea," which
was re-named " Just Herself," when
the play was produced in New York,
at the Playhouse, 23 Dec., 1914 ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, Mar.,
1915, played the Spirit of Pleasure in
" Fads and Fancies " ; at the Bandbox
Theatre, Oct., 1915, Julie Bonheur in
" The Antick " ; made her first appear-
ance in London with DiaghilefE's
Russian Ballet, at the Coliseum, 5
Sept., 1918, as the Favourite Slave in
" Cleopatra " ; subsequently appeared
in " The Good-Humoured Ladies,"
" Camaval," " The Midnight Sun,"
" Children's Tales," etc. : in Apr.,
1919, appeared in a further series of
ballets at the Alhambra, including " La
Boutique Fantasque," " The Fire-
Bird/' etc. ; at the Ambassador Thea-
tre, New York, Feb., 1921, appeared
in " The Rose Girl " ; reappeared in
London, at the Prince's Theatre, May,
1921, with Diaghileff's company, in
her old repertory; at Covent Garden,
Jan., 1923, appeared in ** You'd be
Surprised " ; has since fulfilled engage-
ments at the Alhambra, Coliseum,
Covent Garden, etc.
LORAINE, Robert, actor; b. New
Brighton, Liskard, Cheshire, 14 Jan.,
1876 ; 5. of the late Henry Loraine ;
m. Winifred Lydia Strangman, d.
of Sir Thomas Strangman ; made
his first appearance on the stage
in 1889, in the English provinces, in
" The Armada " ; made Ms first ap-
apearance in London at the Strand
Theatre, 22 May, 1894, as Alfred
Dunscombe in " The Ne'er-do-
Well " ; appeared at the Standard
Theatre, Bishopsgate, 24 Sept., 1894,
as Arthur Tredgold in " The Lights of
Home " ; appeared at the Criterion,
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Inly, 1895, as De Mauprat in the
first act of " Richelieu/' on the
occasion of his father's benefit ; subse-
quently toured as Georges Bernay in
" The "City of Pleasure " ; appeared
at the St. James's Theatre, 7 Jan.,
1896, as Toni in " The Prisoner of
Zenda " ; also appeared at the St.
James's, Dec., 1893, as Jaques du
Bois in " As You Like It," and July,
1897, as Captain Hentzau in " The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; subsequent per-
formances in London were Dick Beach
in "The "White Heather," at Drury
Lane, 1897 ; Kit French in " Admiral
Guinea," at the Avenue, 1897 ;
Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing,"
at the St. James's, 1898; Prince
Kassim Wadia in " The Great Ruby,"
1898, at Drury Lane ; Dudley
Keppel in " One of the Best/' at the
Princess's, 1899, and D'Artagnan in
" The Three Musketeers," at the
Garrick, 1899 ; also appeared at the
Garrick, 1899, in " Change Alley " ;
at the Metropole, Sept., 1899, played
Hervey Blake in " The Rebels " ; in
1899 he went to South Africa, and
served with distinction in the Boer
War ; he made his firs: appearance
on the New York stage at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, 4 Mar., 1901, as Ralph
Percy in "To Have and To Hold " ;
at Daly's Theatre, New York, 7 Jan.,
1902, he appeared as Noel, Viscount
Doughton, in " Frocks and Frills " ;
returning to England in the same
year, he played Henry V in a revival
of that play at the Metropole, Cam-
berwell, 23 Apr., 1902 ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1902, played Enrico
Carbayal in " The President " ; July,
1902, William in " There and Back " ;
at Wyndham's, June, 1903, played in
" The Queen of the Roses," and
at the Avenue, June, 1903, Tom
Faggus in " Lorna Doone " ; again
returned to America, and in 1903 was
touring with Grace George as David
Garrick in " Pretty Peggy " ; subse-
quently played Ah Chang in a
"vaudeville" sketch, entitled "A
Little Tragedy at Tientsin " ; at
Rochester, New York, in 1904, he
played in " The Liars," " Americans
Abroad," " The Mysterious Mr.
Bugle," and " Diplomacy " ; at the
Lyric, New York, 17 Sept., 1904,
he appeared as Lieutenant Von
Lauffen in " Taps " (" Lights Out ") ;
at the Garrick, Philadelphia, 26 Dec.,
1904, he appeared as King Edward IV
in " The Lady Shore/' and at the
Criterion, New York, 15 Mar., 1905,
he played the part of Danvers Mac-
gregor in " Nancy Stair " ; he ap-
peared at the Hudson Theatre, New
York, 27 Mar., 1905, in " The Lady
Shore," and at the Manhattan Theatre,
24 Apr., 1905, appeared as The
Invermorach in " The Proud Laird " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, 5 Sept.,
1905, he played John Tanner in
" Man and Superman " with great
success ; appeared in no fresh part for
two years ; reappeared in London
at the Court Theatre, 27 May, 1907,
in the same part of John Tanner ;
same theatre, 4 June, 1907, he played
Don Juan in " Don Juan in Hell " ;
at the Savoy, 30 Dec., 1907, appeared
as BluntschU in " Arms and the Man " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1908, played
St. John Hotchkiss in " Getting
Married " ; at the Aldwych, Sept.,
1908, played Joseph Brooks in " Paid
in Full " ; at Wyndham's, Oct.,
1908, appeared as Stephens in " Bel-
lamy the Magnificent " ; at the Hay-
market, Nov., 1908, played Harry
Telfer in " Dolly Reforming Herself " ;
at the Haymarket, 20 Feb., 1909,
played Young Marlow in " She Stoops
to Conquer " ; at His Majesty's, 7
Apr., 1909, appeared as Charles
Surface in " The School for Scandal " ;
at the Lyric, 11 May, 1909, appeared
as Prince Henry in " King Henry
IV " (part I) ; at the Comedy, 30
Sept., 1909, appeared as Thomas
Freeman in " Smith " ; at the Lyric,
4 Apr., 1910, played Bob Acres in
" The Rivals " ; at Stratford-on-Avon,
30 Apr., 1910, appeared as Benedick
in " Much Ado About Nothing " ;
at the Queen's, 20 Sept., 1910, played
Jan Redlander in " The Man from
the Sea " ; at the Duke of York's, 24
Feb., 1911, the Rev. Canon Theodore
Spratte in " Loaves and Fishes " ;
at the Comedy, 27 Apr., 1911, Henry
Longton in " Playing with Fire " ;
he then secured a lease of the Criterion
Theatre, and opened his managerial
campaign on 28 Sept., 1911, with a
revival of " Man and, Superman," in
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which lie again played John Tanner,
with the greatest success ; Feb.,
1912, appeared as Stanley Miles in
" 98.9 " ; after another revival of
" Man and Superman " returned to
America, where he played is Man and
Superman," Jimmie Shannon in " Not
for Sale," and in " The Cradle
Snatcher " ; returned to England, and
reappeared in London, at the Comedy,
3 Nov., 1913, as Dick Blair in " A Place
in the Sun " ; 5 Feb., 1914, played Mr.
Parbury in " The Tyranny of Tears " ;
on the outbreak of war," Aug., 1914,
joined the Royal Flying Corps, and was
wounded in action ; subsequently
promoted to a Captaincy, and was
awarded the Military Cross " for con-
spicuous gallantry and skill, on 26
" Oct., 1915, when he attacked a German
"Albatross biplane, getting within
"fifteen yards of it. When the hostile
' ' machine dived, he dived after it and
"followed it from a height of 9,000 ft. to
"600 ft. The enemy pilot was hit, and
"his camera and wireless transmitter
" were subsequently found to have bullet
" holes through them. The Albatross
"fell in our lines"; had formerly
created a great reputation as an aviator,
having accomplished many notable feats
and journeys in the air ; was awarded
the D.S.O. in the Birthday honours
of 1917 ; retired from the Army after
the end of the war, with the rank
of Lieut.-Colonel ; made Ms re-
appearance on the stage at the King's
Theatre, Edinburgh, 3 Mar.^ 1919,
as Cyrano de Bergerac in the play
of that name ; and appeared in the
same part at the Garrick Theatre,
28 Mar., 1919 ; subsequently entered
on the management of Drury Lane
Theatre, and transferred the play ;
entered on the management of the
Duke of York's Theatre, to continue
the run of the play ; at the Duke of
York's, Dec , 1919, again appeared
as Bluntschli in " Arms and the Man " ;
at the Haymarket Theatre, Apr.,
1920, appeared as Harry and Simon
Blake in " Mary Rose " ; at the
Ambassadors', Nov., 1921, played
Deburau in the play of that name ; at
the Duke of York's, Jan., 1922, Robert
Andrew in " The Nightcap " ; June,
1922, Angelo Pageant in " Pomp and
Circumstance " ; at the St. James's,
Nov., 1922, Dale Conway in " The
Happy Ending " ; at the Havxnarket,
Aug.," 1923, Rudolf Rassendyl and
King Rudolf in a revival of " The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Feb., 1924, Mirabeil in
a revival of " The Way of the World " ;
at the Savoy, June, 1924, Andre
Chaumont in "" Tiger Cats " ; in the
autumn went to America, and played
the same part at the Belasco Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1924 ; subsequently
returned to London. Address : Green
Room Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C. ;
or, " Birchfield," Roehampton Park,
S.W.15. Telephone No.: Putney 3481.
LGRAIXE, Violet, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. London, 26 Jul}-, 1S87 ; e.
Trevelyan House, Brighton ; m. Ed-
ward Raylton Joicey, M.C. ; made her
first appearance on the stage at Drury
Lane Theatre, Boxing Day, 1902, in
the chorus of the pantomime, " Mother
Goose " ; she next appeared at the
Lyric Theatre, Apr., 1903, as Tita in
" The Medal and the Maid," and in
Oct., 1903, appeared in " The Duchess
of Dantzic " ; at the Strand, June,
1904, played in " Sergeant Brue >J ; at
the Comedy, Feb., 1905, played
Madame Volant in *' Our Flat,'1 and
at the Strand, Mar., 1905, Cynthia
Ponjab in " Off the Rank " ; made her
first appearance on the variety stage,
at the Palace Theatre, 21 Aug., 1905,
in " The New Regime," subsequently,
in Sept., 1905, taking part in "The
Palace Review " ; was then engaged
by George Edwardes to tour in " The
Spring Chicken," followed by a tour as
Mitzi in " The Girls of Gottenburg " ;
made her first appearance on the music-
hall stage as a single turn at the
Oxford ; subsequently appeared at
most of the leading London and pro-
vincial halls ; was a popular " principal
boy " in pantomime ; appeared at
Drury Lane, 1911, in the leading part
of " Hop o' my Thumb " ; has also
played at several of the leading pro-
vincial theatres, and has toured in
pantomime in Australia and New
Zealand ; in 1914 she appeared at the
London Hippodrome, in " Hullo,
Tango ! " ; same theatre, Nov., 1914,
appeared in " Business as Usual," and
May, 1915, in " Push and Go " ; she
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next went to the Alhambra, -where -he
appeared, Apr., 1916, as Erama in
" The Bing Boys are Here " ; Feb.,
1917, as Envma. in " The Bins Girls
are There J< ; July, 1917, a^ Tcotsie
in " Round the Mkp " ; Feb., 1918, as
Tlie Duchess In '* The Bing Boys on
Broadway/' and Sept., 3919, as Busta
Neatli in " Eastward Ho ! " ; at the
Palace, May, 1920, appeared in "* The
Whirligig "J"; at the London Pavilion,
Mar., 1921, appeared In " London,
Paris, and New York '* ; at the con-
clusion of the run of this play, retired
from the stage on the occasion of her
marriage. Rtcrtdlions : Golf and music.
Address : Blenkinsopp Castle, Halt-
whistle, Northumberland.
LORD, Pauline, actress ; b. Han-
ford, California, U.S.A., 8 Aug., 1890 ;
d. of Edward Lord and his wife Sarah
i1 Foster) ; studied for the stage under
Jennie Morrow Long ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Alcazar
Theatre, San Francisco, 1903, in the
Belasce Stock Company, as the Maid
in " Are You a Mason ? " ; in 1905
was engaged by Xat Goodwin and
toured with him" in his repertory, also
appearing with, him in New York ;
subsequently she fulfilled many "stock"
engagements, notably in Milwaukee
and at Springfield, Mass. ; made a hit
when she appeared at the Harris
Theatre, Jan., 1912, as Ruth Lenox
in " The Talker " ; during 1915
appeared in " vaudeville/' and then
at the Candler Theatre, New York,
succeeded Mary Ryan as Mrs. Strick-
land in " On Trial " ; at Atlantic City,
Apr., 1917, played in " Under Pres-
sure " ; subsequently toured as'Aunted
Annie in "Out There " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, Aug., 1917, made a
further success when she played Sadie
in " The Deluge/' and then toured in
" The Harvest " ; at the Punch and
Judy Theatre, Apr., 1918, played
Nancy Bowers in " April " ; at the
Belmont Theatre, Apr., 1919, appeared
in " Our Pleasant Sins " ; at the
Olympic, Chicago, Sept., 1919, played
in " Midnight " ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1919, Nastia
in " Night Lodging " ; at the Fulton,
Jan., ^1920, Marie Smith in "Big
Game " ; at the Greenwich Village,
Nov., 1920, Dagmar Kmmback in
" Samson and Delilah " ; at the
Vanderbilt Theatre, Nov., 1921, made
a Great success when she played Anna
Christ or»lierson in O'Neill's " Anna
Christie"; she toured in this during
1922-23 and then came to London,
mciking her first appearance at the
Strand" Theatre, 10 Apr., 1923, in the
same;* part, and scoring an immediate
success ; returning to New York
appeared at the Plymouth Theatre,
Oct., 1923, as Launzfin a play of that
name ; at the Ganick, New York,
Nov., 1924, played Amy in " They
Knew What They Wanted. ' ' A ddress :
225 West 71st Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
LORNE, Marion, actress ; b. Penn-
sylvania, U.S.A., 12 Aug., 1888 ; d. of
Dr. William Lorne MacDougall ; e.
Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa. ;
m' Walter Hackett ; was a pupil of
trie American Academy of Dramatic
Art, prior to making her first appear-
ance on the stage at Madison Square
Theatre, New York, 1 Feb., 1905, as
Dorothy in " Mrs. Temple's Telegram ";
at the 'Garden Theatre, Aug., 1908,
played Mimi in " The Devil " ; at the
Liberty Theatre, Aug., 1909, Angelica
Perkins in " The Florist Shop," in
which she subsequently toured ; from
1909 to 1914 was a member of the
Hunter-Bradford Stock Company,
Hartford, where she played over one
hundred parts, including Dora in
" Diplomacy/' Angela in " The Royal
Family/' Mary Ann in " Merely Mary-
Ann/' Katherine in " If I were King/*
Lady Babbie in " The Little Minister,"
Kitty in " Sweet Kitty Bellairs," Mary
Tudor in " When Knighthood was in
Flower/' etc. ; at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre, Jan., 1914; appeared as Mrs.
Kent in " Don't Weaken " ; she made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
6 Mar., 1915, as Marjorie Thompson in
" He Didn't Want to Do It " ; at the
Comedy, June, 1915, played Mrs.
Ponsonby in " Mr. and Mrs. Pon-
sonby " ; at the Savoy, Aug., 1917,
Angela Hilary in " The Invisible Foe ";
at the Haymarket, Aug., 1918, Jenny
Weathersbee in " The Freedom of the
Seas " ; at the Queen's, Jan., 1920,
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Fancy Phipps In " Mr. Todd's Experi-
ment " ; at the Criterion, July, 1 92 1,
Poppy Faire in " Ambrose Apple John's
Adventure " ; at the Oueen^s, Aug.,
1924, Pansy Forde in " Pansy's Arabian
Night." 'Club : American" Woman's
Club, London. Address : 23 Park
Street, Park Lane, W.L
LORRAINE, Lilian, actress (nee
Eulallean de Jacques) ; 6. San Fran-
cisco, Cal., U.S.A., 1 Jan., 1892 ; d. of
M. Jacques and Ms wife, Mary
(Brennan) ; made her first appearance
on the stage as a small child, in 1896,
as Little Eva in " Uncle Tom's
Cabin " ; she continued to play
children's parts for some time in
various " stock " companies ; in 1908
she appeared in " The Gay White
Way," with Blanche Ring ; at the
New York Theatre, Nov., 1908, played
Angele in " Miss Innocence " ; ap-
peared at the Jardin de Paris, 1909-11,
in "The Follies of 1909-10-11 "; at
the Globe, Jan., 1912, played Myrtle
Billtopper in " Over the River " ; at
the Moulin Rouge, Oct., 1912, in " The
Follies of 1912 "; at the Winter
Garden, Jan., 1914, Fifi in " The Whirl
of the World " ; at the Bijou, Nov.,
1917, in " Odds and Ends " ; at the
New Amsterdam, June, 1918, in " The
Ziegfeld Follies of 1918"; at the
Central, Nov., 1919, played Paulette
Divine in " The Little Blue Devil "
at the New Amsterdam, Mar., 1920
played in " The Nine o' Clock Revue "
and " The Midnight Frolic " ; at
Washington, Nov., 1920, appeared in
" Sonny " ; at the Selwyn Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1922, played Totoche
in " The Blue Kitten."
LOU-TELLEGEN, actor ; b. 26 Nov.,
1881 ; e. Holland and France ; m.
Geraldine Farrar ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1903, as
Romeo, subsequently playing Oswald
Alving in " Ghosts " ; on removing to
Paris, studied for a time under Paul
Mounet, and appeared at the Odeon ;
he then left the stage for a time and
travelled in South America ; on return-
ing to France was engaged by Sarah
Bernhardt, and with her played the
Due D'Esta in " Lucrezia Borgia,"
Hippolytus in " Phedre," Armand
Duval in " La Dame aux Camelias,"
Justinian in " Theodora," Baron Scar-
pia in "La Tosca/' Ear! of Essex in
" La Relne Elizabeth/" etc. ; toured
with, her in the United States, 1910-1 1,
first appearing as Raymond in " Ma-
dame X," at Chicago ; made his first
appearance in London, at the Coliseum,
Oct., 1912, with Sarah Bernhardt ;
took the Vaudeville Theatre, London,
for a short season, opening on 28 Aug.,
1913, as Dorian Grey in " The Picture
of Dorian Grey " ; subsequently went
to America again, and at the Thirtv-
ninth Street Theatre, Jan., 1914,
appeared as Ramon in " Maria Rosa " ;
at the Longacre Theatre, Dec., 1914,
played Rene Marquenne in " Secret
Strings " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Mar., 1915, played the Count
de Lastra in ""* Taking Chances " ; at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Nov., 1915,
played Sir Herbert Ware in f * The Ware
Case " ; Mar., 1916, Godfred in " A
King from Nowhere " ; at the Republic
Theatre, Dec., 1917, appeared as
Maurice Monnier in " Blind Youth/'
of which he was part-author, with
Wiilard Mack ; at Binghampton, N.Y.,
Nov., 1919, produced " The Lust of
Gold," of which he was part-author,
with Andor Garvay ; at Wilkes Barre,
May, 1920, played John Pont Pierre
in " Underneath the Bough " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Sept., 1921, played
Don Juan in a play of that name ; has
for the past few years devoted most of
his time to the cinema stage. His real
name was Isidor Louis Bernard van
Dammeler. Address : c/o Goldwyn
Studios, Culver City, Cal., U.S.A.
LO VAT, Naneie, actress and vocalist ;
b. 7 July, 1900; m. Cecil W. Langlands ;
is a niece of Walter Passmore ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
1915, in her uncle's company, with
whom she made her earlier appearances
in such productions as " Sweet Wil-
liams," " Queer Fish/' " The Soldier's
Mess," " Ducks and Quacks," etc. ;
appeared at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
Sept., 1916 ; played Mildred Petrie in
" The Light Blues " ; during 1916-17
toured as Virginia Desborough in
" My Lady Frayle " ; during 1918
toured as Eileen Cavanagh in " The
Arcadians," and Mrs. Calthorpe in
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" The Man from Toronto " ; at the
Gaiety, Man, 1920, appeared as Lady
Dodo'Hazlemere In " The Shop Girl " ;
at the Adelphi, Feb., 1921, appeared ss
Princess Sophia in " The Naughty
Princess " ; at the Gaiety, Apr., 1921,
as Siebel in ** Faust-on-Toast," and
May, 1921, Elsa in the revised version
of the same piece ; at the Adelphi,
Oct., 1921, played Aline in " The
Golden Moth " ;" Oct., 1922, Mary
Baynhain in " The Island King " ; at
Daly's, May, 1923, Natalie in " The
Merry Widow " ; at the Lyceum, May,
1924" Sonia in the same musical
comedy. Recreations : Travelling and
reading.
LOYE, Mabel, actress ; d. of the late
Lewis Grant Watson, and Ms wife,
n£e Kate Love ; niece of the late
Robert Grant Watson, of the Diplo-
matic Service (first Secretary of the
Embassy in Washington, and Charge
d'Afiaires in Japan) ; g.-d. of William
Edward Love, a popular entertainer
in his day ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Prince of Wales 's
Theatre, Christmas, 1886-7, as the
Rose in the first production of " Alice
in Wonderland " ; next appeared at the
Opera Comique, Mar., 1887, as Roxa-
lana in " Masks and Faces/' with the
late Kate Vaughan ; appeared at the
Gaiety, Oct., 1888, as Totchen the
little "VivandiS re, in "Faust Up-to-
Date " ; at the Grand Theatre,
Islington, Apr., 1800, played Polly
in " The Harbour Lights/' with
William Terriss ; at the Lyric, Oct.,
1890, appeared as Fran9oise in "La
Cigale/' subsequently playing La
Frivolini in the same piece; it was
here that her graceful dancing first
attracted attention, and the following
May she appeared at Covent Garden
as solo dancer in various operatic
ballets; at Christmas, 1891, she
appeared at Drury Lane, also as
principal dancer, in " Humpty
Duinpty " ; in 1892 appeared at the
Strand and Vaudeville in " Vote
for Giggs " ; toured with Arthur
Bourchier ; appeared at the Tra-
falgar Square Theatre, in " The
Wedding Eve '* and " Dorothy/'
and at Drury Lane, in pantomime,
" Little Red Riding Hood " ; in 1893
appeared at the Prince of Wales's,
in" The Magic Ring" ; at the Criterion,
in " La Mascot te " ; at the Strand,
in " Don Quixote " and " The Other
Fellow/' and at Christmas, appeared
in " tied Riding Hood," at Leeds ;
in 1894, appeared at Terry's, in " King
Kodak/' and at the Lyric, succeeded
Eva Moore, and Alice Lethbridge in
"Little Christopher Columbus," doub-
ling both parts; in 1895 appeared
at the Folies Bergdres in Paris, and
went to America to play in " His
Excellency," where she made a big
" hit " ; appeared at the Garrick,
Mar., 1896, as Nurse Phcebe in
" Lord Tom Noddy " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, 1897, in " The Yashmak/'
subsequently touring as the Com-
tesse de Condale in "A Marriage
of Convenience/' with Lewis Waller ;
appeared at Her Majesty's, Nov., 1898,
as Constance in " The Musketeers/'
with Beerbohm Tree ; at the Strand,
May, 1900, played the leading part
in " Miss Cinderella," and in June
played Petunia Perkins in " The
Brixton Burglary " ; in 1901 toured
as Joan in " Sweet and Twenty " ;
since that date has practically devoted
her whole time to touring in " star "
parts, and she has been seen as Bluebell
in " Bluebell in Fairyland," Suzanne
in " The Freedom of Suzanne," Lady
Frederick Berolles in " Lady Fred-
erick," Erne Waldron in " A Woman's
Way," etc.; in Jan., 1904, at Drury
Lane, succeeded Marie George as Blos-
som in " Humpty Dumpty " ; during
1911 she again "starred" in "A
Woman's Way," and she was also seen at
various music halls, as Mrs. St. George in
her own sketch, " Quick Work " ; at the
Criterion, Feb., 1912, played Grace
Challismore in " 98.9 " ; subsequently
accompanied Robert Loraine to New
York, and at the Hudson Theatre,
Sept., 1912, played Violet Robinson in
" Man and Superman." Recreations :
Riding, ice-skating, and swimming.
LOVELL, W. T., actor; made Ms
first appearance on the stage at the
St. James's Theatre, 17 Apr., 1884, as
a servant in " The Ironmaster," under
Hare and Kendal ; subsequently
toured in the " Caste " company ;
went to America in 1888, making his
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first appearance at Wallack's, New
York, Jan., 1888, In " L'Abbe Con-
stantin " ; toured for t*.vo years, 1888-9,
in " Sweet Lavender *' ; toured In " On
'Change"; at Terry's, Oct., 1891,
played in " The Times " ; at the Hay-
market, 1S92, appeared in " Agatha
Tylden " ; returned to Terry's, Dec.,
1892, and played In " Uncle Mike,"
" Kerry/' " The Churchwarden/'
" Flight," etc. ; at the Opera Coroiqiie,
1893, played in " Men and Women " ;
at Terry's 1893, appeared in " Gud-
geons " ; at the Comedy, 1894, played
in *' The Middleman " ; subsequently
toured in the United States \vith Mrs.
Langtryin " Peril," " Agatha Tylden/'
" Gossip," etc. ; at the Comedy, May,
1895, played in " The Prude's Pro-
gress " ; "at the Garrick, 1895-6,
played in " Alabama," " The Rise
of Dick Halward," " The Rogue's
Comedy," etc. ; at the Comedy,
1896-7, in " The White Elephant,"
" The Saucy Sally " ; subsequently
toured in " My Friend the Prince " ;
appeared at the Adelphi, 1898, in
" Charlotte Cor day " and " The Lady
of Lyons " ; at the Comedy, 1898,
appeared in " The Sea Flower " ; at
the Avenue, 1898, in "The Club
Baby " ; in Sept., 1898, started on a
tour round the world, under the
management of Robert Brough, and
appeared in Australia, New Zealand,
China, India, etc. ; on his return to
England, appeared at the Avenue,
1901, in "The Night of the Party,"
and at the Criterion, 1902, in " The
Sequel " ; during 1903 toured in
the United States with Julia Marlowe
in " Fools of Nature " ; at Wynd-
ham's, 1904, played in " When a
Man Marries " ; at Terry's, 1904,
appeared in " The House of Bumside "
and " Cyrus Q. Blake " ; at the
Shaftesbury, 1904, played in " The
Flute of Pan," subsequently proceeding
to the United States with Edward
Terry ; on his return, appeared at
His Majesty's, 1905, in " Business is
Business " ; at the Comedy, 1905,
played in " The Duffer " ; at the Lyric,
1906, in " Mauricette " ; during 1907
toured with Weedon Grossmith in
" Among the Brigands " ; and at the
Apollo, 1907, appeared in " The Night
of the Party " ; at His Majesty's,
Feb., 1908, played in " The Beloved
Vagabond " ; subsequently toured with
Weedon Grossrnitli and", later with
Sir John Hare ; since that date has
devoted himself to stage-management ;
in 1969 was engaged by Frank
Curzon as stage-manager at Wynd-
harn's Theatre, commencing with tf An
Englishman's Home/' and has re-
mained there since that date in the
same capacity with Frank Curzon and
Sir Gerald du Maurier. Address :
Green Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
LOWELL, HoIBe, actress; b. in
Newcastle, of Irish parentage ; m.
Benjamin Robson ; made her first
appearance on the stage with the Carl
Rosa Opera Company in the pro-
vinces ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Gaiety Theatre,
where she walked on ; next appeared
at the Vaudeville Theatre, Sept.,
1898, in " Her Royal Highness " ; at
Liverpool, 1898, played Principal Girl
in pantomime ; at the Vaudeville,
1899, played in " The Elixir of Youth,"
and at Drury Lane, 1899, played in
" Jack and the Beanstalk " ; on the
first night of the pantomime she
played the leading part owing to the
sudden illness of Nellie Stewart who
was to appear as Jack, and made an
immediate success ; at Daly's, Sept.,
1900, appeared as Mrs. Harley Streeter
in " San Toy " ; at the Lyric, in
1901, played Gillian in " The Silver
Slipper," and at the Savoy, Sept.,
1902, Lady Barbara Dawn in
" Naughty Nancy " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Sept., 1904, played Lady Crystal
in " The Catch of the Season " ; at
the Aldwych Theatre, Dec., 1905,
played in revival of " Bluebell in
Fairyland " ; Mar., 1906, played Lady
Bunn in " The Beauty of Bath " ,*
at the Hicks Theatre, May, 1907,
appeared as Mrs. Dan de Mille in
" Brewsters* Millions " ; at the Play-
house, Apr., 1908, appeared as Madame
Tasselin in " Pro Tern/' ; at Wynd-
ham's, Jan., 1910, played Madame
Ducrot in " Captain Kidd " ; she then
went to America and appeared at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Aug., 1910,
as Mrs. Farquhar in " Our Miss Gibbs " ;
at the Whitney Theatre, London,
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Apr., 1911, played Cornelia in " Baron
Trenck " ; at the Vaudeville, Au:r., 1914,
pJaved Mrs. Tarbolton In " My Aunt " ;
at the Coined v, Apr., 1915, Jeantire in
" Wild Thvtne "": at the Prince's
Theatre, Dec., 1916, played Mrs,
Hearty and the Reigning Queen in
" Bluebell in Fairyland."
LOWXE, Charles 3Iacready, ^ actor ;
»i. Mrs. Stevenson ; made his first
appearance on the professional stage in
Au3.f 1884, as a member of the late John
L. Toole's company, at Blackpool ; for
manv vears alter he continued with Toole,
appearing as "Claud in tf Uncle
Dick's Darling/9 Charley Garner
in " Dearer than Life," "Harry in
" Paul Pry," Percival Ransome
in " Chawles," etc. ; also took
part in " The Shuttlecock/1 " The
Great Tavkin/' "The O'Dora/|
" Going It/' " Faust and Loose,"
"The Don/' "The Butler/* "Wal-
ker, London/' " The Best Man/'
" Thoroughbred/' etc. ; accompanied
Toole on Ms Australian tour in
1890-1 ; his engagement with that
comedian lasted in all ele\ren years,
and was only terminated "by the
illness which removed Toole from
the stage in 1896 ; since that date
he has fulfilled engagements at a
number of West End theatres, notably
at Drury Lane, where he played in
the autumn dramas for some years ;
from 1896 appearing in " The Duchess
of Coolgardie," " The White Heather/'
" The Great Ruby," " The Best of
Friends/* etc. ; appeared at Wynd-
ham's as Haynes Webbmarsh in " A
Wife Without a Smile/' Oct., 1904 ;
and also played very successfully at
the St. James's, as Pryce Ridgely in
" His House in Order/'' 1906 ; at the
Court, Sept., 1907, appeared as Cotter
in " Barry Doyle's Rest Cure/* and
in Oct., "as Mr. Paradine Fouldes
in " Lady Frederick " ; he played this
last-mentioned part for over a year,
and at five different theatres ; at the
Haymarket, Nov., 1908, played
Matthew Barron in " Dolly Reforming
Herself"; Apr., 1909, played Lord
Herbert Penrose in " Bevis " ; at the
St. James's, Sept., 1909, appeared
as the Hon. Peter Mottram in " Mid-
Channel " ; in Nov., 1909, appeared
there as Richard Ketfaam, in " Lorrimer
Sabiston, Dramatist " ; at the Duke
of York's, Feb., 1910, played John
Tarletoa in " Misalliance " ; at the
Comedy, Nov., 1910, was Mannaduke
Paradiae in " Vice-Versa " ; at the
Duke of York's, Feb., 1911, played
Earl Spratte in " Loaves and Fishes " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1911, played
Ravmond Xizerolles in " The Marion-
ettes " ; at the luyric, May, 1912,
played Samuel in " The Five Frank-
forters " ; at the Criterion, Sept.,
1912, Lord Porth in " A Young Man's
Fancy " ; at, the Queen's, Nov.,
1912," Colonel Greer in " Sylvia
Greer " ; at the Globe, Apr., 1913,
reappeared as Paradine Fouldes in
" Lady Frederick " ; at His Majesty's,
22 ^lay, 1914, played Cripps in the " all-
star " re\ival of" "The Silver King/'
given in aid of King George's Actors*
Pension Fund ; at the St. James's, Oct.,
1914, resumed his original part of Pryce
Ridgeley in " His House in Order " ; at
Daly's, Apr., 1915, appeared as the Duke
of Crowborough in " Betty " ; at the
Royalty, Mar., 1917, played Jules in
" Remnant " ; at the Queen's, July,
1917, Sir Granville Pomeroy in " Mrs.
Pomeroy's Reputation " ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1917, during " Navy
week/' Charles in " Trelawney of the
Wells" ; at the Adelphi, Sept., 1917,
Colonel Bagot in " The Boy " ; at the
Coliseum, Mar., 1920, the Hon. Bill
in " The Truth About the Russian
Dancers " ; at the St. James's, Aug.,
1921, Colonel Septimus Packinder in
" Threads " ; at the Comedy, Mar.,
1922, the Hon. Rigby Rawes in " Other
People's Worries " ; at the Adelphi,
Oct., 1922, Admiral Lord John Fair-
childe in " The Island King " ; at the
Criterion, Feb., 1924, Henry Small-
wood in " The Audacious Mr. Squire " ;
at the New, Oct., 1924, Lord Severn
in " The Hour and the Man " ; from
Sept., 1915, to the end of 1919, was
Administrator of the Academy of
Dramatic Art. Club : Garrick. Ad-
dress : 19 Howitt Road, Belsize Park,
N.W.3. Telephone No. : 2665 Hamp-
stead.
LUBIOW, Patrick, actor ; s. of
Henry Sutton Ludlow and his wife
Laura Mary (Hawkins) ; e, Eastbourne
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arid University College School ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Xew Theatre, 27 Dec., 1915, "as John
In a revival of " Peter Pan J> ; at the
Ambassadors', Dec,, 1917, plaved Epi-
methns in " Pandora/5 and " The
Wonder Tales " ; subsequently ap-
peared as HugMe Cavanagh in'" The
Boy " ; at the Queen's, Aug., 1918,
played Midshipman Wing Eden in
" The Luck of the Xavy " ; in 1919
went to America, and appeared in the
same part at the Manhattan Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1919 ; he also
appeared in the United States as Alec
in " General Post," and Charlie
Harrison in " Brewster's Millions " ;
at the St. James's, Aug., 1920, played
Tom Trainor in " His Lady Friends " ;
during 1924 toured in South Africa,
with Thurston Hall, as Philip Marvin
in " The Broken Wing," etc. Recrea-
tions : Dancing and swimming.
LUCrGr, Alfred, secretary- of the
Actors* Association ; 6. London, 4 Feb.,
1889 ; s. of William Lugg and his
wife Ellen Florence (Smith) \e. Malines,
Belgium ; m. Beatrice Lyons ; was
originally intended to follow the
scholastic profession ; studied for the
stage under his father ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Yarmouth, Sept., 1907, walking
on in " John Glayde's Honour," with
Sir George Alexander ; made his first
appearance in London, at the Aldwych
Theatre, 22 June, 1909, as Dallel in
" On Jhelum River " ; has fulfilled
engagements at the Strand, Garrick,
New, Wyndham/s, Lyric, Lyceum,
etc. ; has played in over two hundred
dramas ; in 1917, started propaganda
for converting the Actors' Association
into a trade union ; in 1918, was
elected to the Council, and in 1919 the
Association was reorganised as a
trade union, and he was appointed
general secretary. Recreations : Most
games, and walking. Hobby : Politics.
Address : 79 St. Martin's Lane, Wr.C.2.
Telephone No. : Gerrard 1753.
LUGG, William, actor ; b. Portsea,
Portsmouth, 4 June, 1852 ; made
his first appearance on the stage
at the Savoy Theatre, 5 Jan., 1884,
as Synthius in Gilbert and Sulli--
van's opera, " Princess Ida " ; he
next appeared at the Court Theatre
in small parts in *' The Magistrate,"
" The Schoolmistress/' and " Dandy
Dick/* subsequently appearing at the
Olympic, 1888,, in " Christina/1' and at
the Strand in *l Run Wild," " Klepto-
mania/* and " Aladdin " ; at the
Comedy Theatre, 1889, he played in
" Jisop's Fables/* " The Pink Dom-
inos," " Queen's Counsel/' and
" Domestic Economy "* ; returning to
the Strand, for some time he appeared
as Nathaniel Glover in " Our Flat " ;
in 1S91 he appeared at Druzy Lane
in "A Sailor's Knot," subsequently
joining the company of Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal ; remained with them for
some years, playing such parts as
Colonel Daunt in " The^ Queen's
Shilling/' The Earl of Portland in
" Clancarty," Sir John Ingram in
" A Scrap of Paper/* etc. ; with Forbes-
Robertson at the Lyceum, appeared
as Polonius in " Hamlet " and Duncan
in " Macbeth " ; in 1899 joined Sir
Henry Irving's company, playing
such parts as Benjamin Vaughan in
" Robespierre," Titus Lartius in
" Coriolanus," Lambert in " The Lyons
Mail," Ireton in " King Charles I,"
Fran£ois de Paule in " Louis XI,"
Salanio in " The Merchant of Venice,"
The Witch of the Kitchen in " Faust,"
Ruggieri in " Dante," Roger in
" Becket," etc. ; at the Shaftesbury,
2 Jan., 1906, played the Stranger in
" The Jury of Fate " ; at the Aldwych,
19 Mar., appeared as Viscount Bel-
lingham in " The Beauty of Bath,"
and same theatre, 10 Sept., 1907,
as Andrew Quainton in *' The Gay
Gordons " ; in Apr., 1908, toured with
EllalineTerriss, in " Sweet and Twenty " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1910,
played Count Boethy in "The Balkan
Princess " ; subsequently toured with
OlgaNethersole ; toured in " The Quaker
Girl," 1910-11 ; appeared at the Lyceum,
1912, in "The Monk and the Woman,"
and at the Prince's, in " Ben-My-Chree" ;
in 1913 toured with Olga Nethersole ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1914, played
Peter Pembroke in " Broadway Jones '* ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1915, Edouard de
Fontaine in " Wild Thyme " ; at the
Comedy, Apr., 1915, appeared as The
e in " Qn Trial " ; at the Lyceum,
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Sept., 1915, appeared in " Between
Two Women " ; at Wyndham's, Mar.,
1916, played the King in "A Kiss for
Cinderella " ; at the St. James 's,
Jan., 1917, the Bishop of Carcassone
in t€ The Aristocrat " ; at the Lyceum,
July, 1918, Colonel Hilderbrand in
" The Story of the Rosary " ; at the
ApoUo, Nov., 1918, the Comte de
Belleville in " Soldier Boy" ; at the
Lyric, Sept., 1919, Mr. Sysonby in
" The Bird of Paradise " ; at the
Savoy, Oct., 1919, Father Thibant
in " Tiger Rose " ; at the Coliseum,
Mar., 1920, appeared as the Clergyman
in " The Truth About the Russian
Dancers " ; at the Aldwych, Nov.,
1920, played Duncan in " Macbeth " ;
at the Aldwych Theatre, Aug., 1921,
the Comte de Courson in " The Legion
of Honour " ; at the Royalty, Oct.,
1922, Simeon Ristitch in " Mr. Budd
(of Kennington) " ; at the Lyceum,
Mar., 1924, Father Hus in "Under
His Protection " ; at the Gaiety,
Sept., 1924, Judge Delafield, J.P., in
" Poppy " ; since 1920, has been
principally engaged in acting for the
cinema. Address : 12 Heathfield
Gardens, Chiswick, W.4.
LUNT, Alfred, actor ; b. Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, U.S.A., 1893 ; e. Harvard ;
m. Lynn Fontanne ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Castle
Square Theatre, Boston, in the stock
company, 1913, playing in " The Gin-
gerbread Man " ; in 1914, toured with
Margaret Anglin in " Beverley's Ba-
lance," remaining with her eighteen
months and appearing with her at
Beverley, California, in " Iphigenia in
Tauris " and " Medea " ; subsequently
he toured with Mrs. Langtry in
" vaudeville/* playing in " Ashes/'
and with Laura Hope Crews ; at the
Harris Theatre, New York, Oct., 1917,
played Claude Estabrook in " Ro-
mance and Arabella " ; during 19 IS
played George Tewkesberry Reynolds
in " The Country Cousin " ; at the
Hudson, Sept., 1919, made a great hit
when he played Clarence in the play
of that name ; he continued in this
throughout 1920-21 ; at the Henry
Miller Theatre, Nov., 1921, played
Ames in " The Intimate Strangers " ;
at the Ritz, Sept., 1922, Count Alex-
ander de Lussac (" Banco ") in
" Banco " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, May, 1923, Charles II in
" Sweet Nell of Old Drury " ; at the
Ritz, Nov., 1923, David Peel in
" Robert E. Lee " ; Jan,, 1924,
Mr. Prior in " Outward Bound " ; at
the Garrick, New York, Oct., 1924,
The Actor in " The Guardsman."
Address : c/o The Theatre Guild,
Guild Theatre, 52nd Street, and
Broadway, New York City, U.S.A.
LUPINO, Stanley, actor and dancer ;
b. London, 15 May, 1893 ; s. of George
Lnpino and his wife Florence (Web-
ster) ; e. London ; m. Connie Emerald ;
was trained by his father ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, at Christ-
mas, 1900, as a Monkey in the panto-
mime " King Klondyke " ; subse-
quently he appeared on the variety
stage as a member of the Albert and
Edmunds troupe of acrobats, also with
the Brothers Luck ; in 1908 toured in
" Yiviana's Toy Shop " and " The
American Heiress " ; made his first
appearance in the West End of
London, at the Lyceum, Christmas,
1910, as the Cat in " Dick Whitting-
ton " ; appeared at the Empire, Apr.,
1913, in " All the Winners " ; at
Drury Lane, Christmas, 1914, played
in " The Sleeping Beauty " ; at the
Oxford, 1915, played in " Go to
Jericho/' and " This is the Life/' and
at Christmas again played at Drury
Lane in " The Sleeping Beauty " ;
during 1916 toured in " Girl Wanted,"
and at Christmas appeared at Drury
Lane as Puss in " Puss-in-Boots " ;
at the Globe, Mar., 1917, played Tibbs
in " Suzette " ; at the Shaftcsbury,
Sept., 1917, Ronp in " Arlettc," ; at
Drury Lane, Christmas, 1917, Widow
Twankey in " Aladdin " ; at the
Palace, Sept., 1918, appeared in
" Hullo ! America " ; at Drury Lane,
Christmas, 1918, Horace in " The
Babes in the Wood " ; at the Gaiety,
Oct., 1919, played Dr. Thomas Pym
in " The Kiss Call " ; at Drury Lane,
Christmas, 1919, Pipchin in " Cinder-
ella " ; at the London Hippodrome,
June, 1920, appeared in " Jig-Saw " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1920, in
" Oh ! Julie ! " ; at the Queen's,
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Dec., 1920, in " It's All Wrong " ; at
the London Hippodrome, Apr., 1921,
in " The Peep-Show " ; at the Gaiety,
Apr., 1922, played James Hicks in
" His Girl " ; at the London Pavilion,
Aug., 1922, Mercury in " Phi-Phi " ;
May, 1923, played in " Dover Street
to Dixie " ; at the Vaudeville, Jan.,
1924, in " Puppets " ; subsequently
toured as George Medway in " Who's
My Father ? " Recreations : Painting
and writing. Address : 33 Ardbeg
Road, Herne Hill, S.E. 24. Telephone
No. : Brixton 2903.
LYNN, Ralph, actor ; 6. Manchester,
18 Mar., 1882 ; is a grand-nephew of
Eliza Lynn Linton, the novelist ; made
his first appearance on the stage
at Wigan, in 1900 ; spent many years
in the provinces and in the United
States ; appeared at the Colonial
Theatre, New York, May, 1913, as
Algy Slowman in " The Purple Lady " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Empire, 19
Oct., 1914, when he played Montague
Mayfair in " By Jingo, if We Do " ;
at the Theatre Royai, Brighton,
Oct., 1916, played Paul Dartignac in
" The Spring Song " ; at the Empire,
Mar., 1917, appeared in " Hanky-
Paiiky " ; Aug., 1917, in " Topsy-
Turvey " ; subsequently toured in
" Peaches " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Mar., 1918, appeared as the Earl of
Knowse in " Flora " ; at the Palace,
May, 1918, as Al Cleveland in " Very
Good, Eddie " ; at the St. Martin's
Theatre, Nov., 1918, played Lieutenant
Turnbull in " The Officer's Mess " ; at
the Alhambra, Sept., 1919, Marmalade
Ball in " Eastward Ho I " ; at the
Vaudeville, Mar., 1920, played in
" Just Fancy " ; at the Court, Liver-
pool, Dec., 1920, played Will Atkins
in " Robinson Crusoe " ; at the Queen's
Theatre, Apr., 1921, Gaston Marceau
in " Mary," and Aug., 1921, the Hon.
Percival Todhunter in " My Nieces " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1922, made
a great hit, when he played Aubrey
Henry Maitland Allington in " Tons
of Money/' which, ran nearly two
years; at the Aldwych, Feb., 1924,
made another success, as Rodney
Martin in "It Pays to Advertise."
Address ; " Three Chimneys," Hy-
lands Road, Epsom. Telephone No. :
Epson 320.
LITTELTON, Edith, D.B.E., dram-
atic author ; d. of Archibald Balfour ;
m. the late Hon. Alfred Lyttelton,
M.P. ; has written the following plays :
"Warp and Woof," 1904; "The
Macleans of Bairness," 1906 ; " The
Thumbscrew," 1912 ; " Peter's
Chance," 1912. Address: 16 Great
College Street, Westminster, S.W.I.
Telephone No. : 860 Victoria.
LITTON, Boris, actress; b. Man-
chester, 23 Jan., 1893 ; d. of Reuben
Partington and his wife Jean (Lytton) ;
e. at Upton Ursuline Convent ; m. E.
Geoffrey Toye, the well-known musical
director ; made her first appearance
on the stage, at the opening of the
Scala Theatre, 23 Sept., 1905, when
she appeared as the child Amaranza in
*' The Conqueror " ; appeared at the
Kingsway Theatre, Oct., 1907, as Muriel
Wycherley in " Irene Wycherley," and
Feb., 1908, as Miss Morton in " Diana of
Dobson's " ; at the Haymarket, Nov.,
1909, played Miss Delafield in
"Might is Right"; and Dec., 1909,
Milk in " The Blue Bird " ; at His
Majesty's, July, 1910, appeared with
the Beecham Opera Company, as
Madame Pfeil in " Der Schauspiel-
dictor " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1910, played Micheline in
" Inconstant George " ; at the
Criterion, Sept., 1911, appeared as
Violet Robinson in " Man and Super-
man " ; at the Playhouse, Feb., 1912,
played Muriel Mannering in " The
Second in Command " ; in Oct.,
1912, went to New York, and at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, 28 Oct.,
1912, played Effie Pemberton in " The
Blindness of Virtue " ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1913, played Violet Stevenson in
" Never Say Die " ; at the Coliseum,
July, 1914, Patience in " The Compleat
Angler " ; at the Apollo, Sept., 1914,
Mary Norton in " Seven Keys to Bald-
pate " ; Jan., 1915, Adela Goadby in
" A Busy Day " ; at the New, Apr., 1915,
Kitty Hildebrand in " The Joker " ; at
Wyndharn's, June, 1915, Ruth Long-
worthy in " Gamblers All " ; at the
Haymarket, Feb., 1916, Irene Harding
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[LYT
in " Who is He ? " ; at Bournemouth,
Apr., 1916, Diana Terlbot in " The
Basker " ; at the Queen's, May, 1916,
Marion Stunner in " The Boomerang " ;
at the Hay market, May, 1916, Pru-
dence Rockley in " Fishpingle " ; Sept.,
1916, Bianca Bright in " Mr. Jubilee
Drax " ; at the Apollo, Nov., 1916,
Lady Clara Teviot in " Poached Eggs
and Pearls'1; in Dec., 1916, toured
as Margaret Potts in " Oh ! Caesar " ;
at the Haymarket, Feb., 1917, played
Joy Twentyman in " Felix Gets a
Month " ; at the Playhouse, May,
1917, Maud Bray in " Wanted, a
Husband " ; at "Wyndham's, Oct.,
1917, Joanna Trout in " Dear Bru-
tus " ; at His Majesty's, Dec., 1917,
Jane in the " all star " performance
of " The Man from Blankley's," given
in aid of King George's Pension Fund
for Actors ; at Wyndham's, Aug.,
1918, Claudia Merit on in " The Law
Divine " ; at the Globe, Nov., 1918,
for a charity performance, the Countess
Napoleone Camerata in the " all-star "
cast of " L'Aiglon " ; at the Little
Theatre, May, 1920, Mrs. Eastwood
in " Husbands for All " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1920, Mdlle. Juliette in " French
Leave " ; at the Garrick, Feb., 1921,
Barbara Lumley in " The Fulfilling
of the Law " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1921, Beatrice Sinclair in " A Matter
of Fact" ; at the Apollo, Nov., 1921,
Vera Hawley in " Thank You,
Phillips I " ; at the Aldwych, Jan.,
1922, the Hon. Pansy Berkely in
" Money Doesn't Matter " ; at the
Ambassadors', Apr., 1923, Dora Gray-
ling in " Trespasses " ; at the Duke of
York's, May, 1923, succeeded Edna
Best as Blanche Ingram in " Her
Temporary Husband " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Oct., 1924, Celia Wilson in
" The Ware Case." Favourite part :
Prudence in " Fishpingle." Recrea-
tions : Lawn-tennis, golf, swimming,
and dancing. Address : 61 York
Terrace, N.W.I. Telephone No.:
Langham 1586.
LYTTON, Henry A,, actor ; 6. Lon-
don ; 3 Jan., 1867 ; e. St. Mark's
Schools, Chelsea ; m. Louie Henri ;
made his first appearance on the
stage in 1884, in the chorus of " Prin-
cess Ida," at Glasgow ; subsequently
toured for several years with the
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; in
1887, was engaged at the Savoy,
understudying George Grossmith as
Robin Oakapple in " Ruddigore,"
and occasionally played the part ;
appeared at the Savoy, Apr., 1897,
in " His Majesty," and as Wilfred
Shadbolt in revival of " The Yeoman
of the Guard" ; in Dec., 1897, appeared
as Prince Paul in " The Grand
Duchess " ; also appeared there in
revivals of " Patience," " lolanthe,"
" The Pirates of Penzance," " H.M.S.
Pinafore," " The Mikado," " The
Gondoliers," etc. ; in July, 1899, was
manager of the Criterion, for a short
season, producing "The Wild Rabbit ";
played leading parts in " The Lucky
Star," 1899 ; " The Rose of Persia,"
1899 ; " The Emerald Isle," 1901 ;
" Merrie England," 1902 ; " A
Princess of Kensington," 1903 ;
next appeared at Adelphi, Dec.,
1903, as Dick Wargrave in " The
Earl and the Girl " ; at the Lyric,
Jan., 1905, played Lieutenant Reggie
Drummond in " The Talk of the
Town " ; at the Criterion, Aug., 1905,
played Lieutenant Reginald Armitage
in " The White Chrysanthemum " ;
subsequently appeared at the Gaiety
in " The Spring Chicken," and at
Daly's, in " The Little Michus " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, Mar., 1907,
played Jack Hylton in " My Darling,"
subsequently touring in the same
piece ; in 1908 rejoined the Savoy
company, and Apr., 1908, played the
name-part in " The Mikado " ; July,
1908, Dick Deadeye in "H.M.S.
Pinafore"; Oct., 1908, Strephon in
" lolanthe " ; Dec., 1908, the Pirate
King in " The Pirates of Penzance " ;
has since toured in the provinces with
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ;
appeared at the Prince's Theatre,
Sept., 1919,-Feb., 1920, as the Duke
of Plaza-Toro in " The Gondoliers " ;
the Lord Chancellor in " lolanthe,"
Ko-Ko in " The Mikado," Reginald
Bunthorne in " Patience," Jack Point
in " The Yeomen of the Guard,"
John Wellington Wells in " The
Sorcerer," Sir Joseph Porter in "H.M.S.
Pinafore " ; while touring during 1920
again appeared as R.obin Oakapple in
" Ruddigore " ; during the season at
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the Prince's Theatre, Oct., 1921, played most of the above-mentioned
played Major-General Stanley in " The parts again, at the Prince's, 1924.
Pirates of Penzance," and Sir Ruthven Address : Heathfield, Fairlawn Park,
Chiswick. Telephone : Chiswick 1332.
Pirates of Penzance," and Sir Ruthven
Murgatroyd in " Ruddigore " ; Jan
1922, King Gama in " Princess Ida "
Club : Yorick.
M
MeAEDLE, J. F., actor ; 6. Phila-
delphia, U.S.A. ; s. of the late
Arthur McArdle ; in 1897, toured as
Mclntyre in " Skipped by the Light
of the Moon," and appeared in that
part at the Metropole, Camberwell,
5 Apr., 1897 ; in 1898, toured as
Herr Pumpernickle in '* The Transit
of Venus " ; in 1899 toured as
Major Fossdyke in " The Gay Paris-
ienne " ; appeared at the Court
Theatre, Liverpool, Christmas, 1899,
as the Baron in " The Babes in the
Wood"; in 1901 toured as the
King of Illyria in " Kitty Grey " ;
attracted the attention o"f London
audiences at Wyndham's Theatre,
Apr., 1906, by his performance of
the part of Sir Wilkie Willoughby in
" The Girl Behind the Counter " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, Mar., 1907,
he played Sir Henry Heldon in " My
Darling " ; in 1908 succeeded to the
part of Baron Popoff in " The Merry
Widow " at Daly's ; in Aug., 1909,
toured as Joachim XIII in " A Waltz
Dream " ; at the Empire, Feb., 1910,
appeared in the revue " Hullo, Lon-
don 1 " ; appeared at Daly's Oct., 1910,
as Harry Q. Conder in " The Dollar
Princess/' and Jan., 1911, as Joachim
XIII in a revival of " A Waltz Dream ";
in June, 1911, appeared at the Em-
pire, in the revue, " By George ! " ;
in 1912, played in music-hall sketch,
" The Last of the Dukes " ; appeared
at, the Alhambra, Oct., 1912, in the
revue , " Kill that Fly " ; appeared
at the London Opera House, May,
1913, in the revue " Come Over Here " ;
at the Shubert Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1913, played Cornelius Clutterbuck in
" The Girl on the Film " ; in 1914 went
to Australia ; reappeared in London
at the Alhambra, Jan., 1916, in " Now's
the Time " ; at the Prince's, Bristol,
Christmas, 1916, and at the Grand,
Leeds, 1917, played the Baron in
" Cinderella " ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept., 1919, played Sir John Porter
in " The Girl for the Boy."
MACBETH, Helen, actress; b.
Galesburg, Michigan, U.S.A. ; d. of
William Macbeth, of Galesburg ; m.
Frank Mills, actor ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, with Mrs. Fiske ; ap-
peared at the Lyceum Theatre, New
York, in 1897, as Blanche Oriel in
" The Princess and the Butterfly " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Adelphi, 8 Apr.,
1898, in " The Heart of Maryland " ;
subsequently appeared at various
London Theatres ; at Lyric, New
York, Sept., 1908, played in " Glorious
Betsy/' and later, toured with Mary
Mannering, in " The Struggle " ; dur-
ing 1909, toured with Mary Mannering
in " Step by Step," and " The Inde-
pendent Miss Gower " ; with Edmund
Breeze in " The Earth," and with
Robert Edeson, 1910, in "A Man's
Man " ; at the Star, Buffalo, Feb., 1914,
appeared in "The Plant/'
MCCARTHY, Daniel, actor ; b. Chel-
tenham, 3 May, 1869 ; s. of J. Mc-
Carthy, F.R.A.S., brother of Lilian
McCarthy ; first B.A. of London Uni-
versity ; was originally a school-
master and private tutor ; before
adopting the stage as a profession,
appeared as an amateur and studied
under William Poel ; first appeared
on the stage, Dec., 1893, at the
Theatre Royal, York, as Clayton
in " Two Christmas Eves " ; first
appeared in London at the Lyric
Theatre, 4 Jan., 1896, as Siguinus
in " The Sign of the Cross/' under
the late Wilson Barrett ; visited
Australia in 1897 with Barrett, with
whom he remained until 1900 ; has
since fulfilled engagements with Mrs.
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Patrick Campbell, 1901, and again
In 1905 ; Vedrenne and Barker at
Court Theatre, 1905 ; H. B. Irving,
1906 ; joined Cyril Maude in Sept.,
1906, and appeared under that gen-
tleman's management in " Toddles,"
" The Earl of Pawtucket," " The
O'Grindles," " Marjory Strode/'
" French as he is Spoke," " Pro Tern./'
" The Flag Lieutenant " ; "A Merry
Devil " and " The Visit " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Feb., 1911, played Captain
Drummond in " Mr. Jarvis " ; at the
Savoy, July, 1911, played Mr. Wardle
in " Two Peeps at Pickwick " ; at
the Playhouse, Sept., 1911, appeared
as Dominie John Hutchinson in
"Rip Van Winkle/' Nov., 1911, Mr.
Vivian in "Dad"; Feb., 1912, Mr.
Fenwick in " The Second in Com-
mand"; at the Apollo, Sept., 1913,
played Verchesi in "Never Say Die";
during 1918 toured as Fishpingle in
the play of that name. Favourite
part : The Frenchman in " French
as he is Spoke." Recreation : Fishing.
Club : Green Room.
MaeCARTHY, Desmond; b. Ply-
mouth, 1878 ; s. of Charles Desmond
MacCarthy, agent of the Bank of
England ; e. Eton ; entered Trinity
College, Cambridge, 1895 ; took de-
gree in history, 1898 ; in 1904 became
dramatic critic for The Speaker ;
Editor of The New Quarterly, 1907-10 ;
author of " The Court Theatre,"
1904-7, published by A. H. Bullen,
1907 ; wrote the Memoirs of Lady
John Russell, 1910 ; dramatic critic
for The New Statesman, 1913. Address :
25 Wellington Square, Chelsea, S.W.3.
Telephone No. : Kensington 5614.
M'CAKTHY, Justin Huntly, dramatic
author, novelist, etc. ; b. 30 Sept.,
1860 ; s. of Justin M'Carthy,
author of the following among other
plays : " The Candidate," 1884 ; " The
Wife of Socrates," 1888; "The
Highwayman," 1891 ; " My Friend the
Prince," 1897 * "If I were King,"
1901 ; " The Proud Prince," 1903 ;
" Caesar Borgia/' 1907 ; new version
of " The Duke's Motto," 1908 ; " The
O'Flynn," 1910; "The Madcap-
Duchess " (with David Stevens), 1913 ;
" Charlemagne," 1914 ; " Sir Roger de-
Coverley, 1914; " Stand and Deliver,""
1916 ; " Nurse Benson " (with R. C.
Carton), 1918 ; has written many
histories and novels, also books of
travel. Recreations : Fencing and
walking. Address : Garrick Club,
Garrick Street, W.C.2.
MCCARTHY, Lilian; b. Chelten-
ham, 22 Sept., 1875 ; d. of J. McCarthy,
F.R.A.S. ; sister of Daniel McCarthy ;
e. at Cheltenham ; studied elocution
with Hermann Vezin, and voice pro-
duction with Emil Behnke ; m. (1)
H. Granville Barker, whom she divorced
in 1918 ; (2) Sir Frederick Keble,
C.B.E., F.R.S. of Magdalen College,
Oxford ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1895, in A. E.
Drinkwater's company ; subsequently
joined Ben Greet's company in the
same year, playing Desdernona, Juliet,
Peg Wofimgton, Pauline, and Bea-
trice ; appeared at the Lyric with
Wilson Barrett, 1896, as Berenice
in " The Sign of the Cross," and- on
occasions Mercia in the same play ;
toured as Mercia, subsequently pro-
ceeding to America under William
Greet to play the same part ; on
returning to England in 1897 toured
in " The Sorrows of Satan " ; rejoined
Wilson Barrett in 1897 and then
toured in Australia ; on her return
appeared at the Garrick, Apr., 1899,
in " Change Alley," at the Princess's,
Sept., 1899, as Nan in " Alone in
London," and in Nov., 1899, played
Kathleen Ivor in " The Absent
Minded Beggar " ; again rejoined
Wilson Barrett in 1900, this time as
leading lady, and she then appeared
with him as Lygia in " Quo Vadis ? " ;
Mercia in "The Sign of the Cross,"
Almida in " Claudian," Virginia in
" Virginius," Mona Mylrea in " Ben-
My-Chree," Kate in " The Manxman,"
Nellie Denver in " The Silver King,"
Jane Humphries in " Man and His
Maker/' Ophelia in " Hamlet/' Des-
demona in " Othello," Princess Zebuda
in " The Christian King," Ellula in
" In the Middle of June " ; accom-
panied Barrett to Australia and South
Africa ; appeared with him at the
Adelphi, Dec., 1902, in " The Christian
King " ; remained with Barrett until
1904 ; on leaving him appeared at
the Avenue, Oct., 1904, as Rosamund
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in " The Master of Kingsgift " ; ap-
peared at His Majesty's, with Beer-
bohm Tree, 1904, as Lady Fancourt
in " Agatha/' Henriette in " A Man's
Shadow/' Loyse in " The Ballad
Monger/' and Calpurnia in " Julius
Caesar " ; at the Court Theatre, 1905,
played Nora in " John Bull's Other
Island," and Ann WMtefield in
" Man and Superman " ; appeared
in " The Jury of Fate/' Shaftesbury,
1906 ; at the Court, 1906, played in
" Pan and the Young Shepherd,"
" The Youngest of the Angels/'
" You Never Can Tell " (Gloria),
and " The Doctor's Dilemma " (Jenni-
fer) ; at the Garrick, Aug., 1906,
played Judith Mainwaring in " The
Morals of Marcus " ; at the Comedy,
Oct., 1907, appeared as Lady Studland
in " The Barrier," and in Nov., as
Mary Pembridge in " Angela " ; at
the Savoy, in Dec., 1907, played
Raina in " Arms and the Man " ; at
the Royalty, May, 1908, played Nan
Hard wick in " Nan " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1908, played Lady
Sybil Lazenby in " What Every
Woman Knows " ; at the Court,
Nov., 1908, played Dionysus in " The
Bacchae " of Euripides ; at the Duke
of York's, Mar., 1909, played Madge
Thomas in " Strife " ; at same theatre,
Oct., 1910, played Miss Vernon of
Foley in " Grace " ; at the Court,
Jan., 1911, appeared as Anne Peders-
dotter in " The Witch " ; at the
Palace, Feb., 1911, played Mimi in
" A Farewell Supper " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1911, played Nan Hardwick
in " The Tragedy of Nan " ; she then
assumed the management of the
Little Theatre, opening on 11 Mar.,
1911, with Schnitzler's " Anatol "
episodes; on 28 Mar., 1911, appeared
as Hilda Wangel in " The Master
Builder"; on 19 Apr., 1911, played
Margaret Knox in " Fanny's First
Play " ; at the Gala performance at
His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911, ap-
peared as Revel in " The Vision of
Delight " ; at the Little Theatre,
3 Oct., 1911, played Astrace in " The
Sentimentalists/' and Kate in " The
Twelve Pound Look " ; specially en-
gaged by Sir Herbert Tree to appear
at His Majesty's, Nov., 1911, as the
Lady Norma in " The War God " ;
at Covent Garden, Jan., 1912, appeared
as Jocasta in Martin Harvey's pro-
duction of " CEdipus Rex " ; at the
Kingsway, Mar., 1912, as Iphigenia
in " Iphigenia in Tauris " ; then
entered on the management of the
Savoy Theatre, in conjunction with
Granville Barker, Sept., 1912, opening
as Hermione in "The Winter's Tale" ;
in Nov., 1912, played Viola in " Twelfth
Night " ; in conjunction with Granville
Barker entered on a four months' lease
of the St. James's, opening on 1 Sept.,
1913, as Lavinia in " Androcles and the
Lion " ; Oct., 1913, reappeared as Anne
in " The Witch " ; Dec., 1913, played
Nan Hardwick in a revival of " Nan " ;
Dec., 1913, Ygraine in "The Death of
Tintagiles " ; returning to the Savoy,
appeared there in Feb., 1914, as Helena in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
His Majesty's, 22 May, 1914, played
Nellie Denver in the " all-star " revival
of "The Silver King," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
the Haymarket, Sept., 1914, played
Mercedes Okraska in "The Impossible
Woman " (" Tante ") ; subsequently
went to America, and appeared at
Wallack's Theatre, New York, Jan.-
Mar., 1915, in "Androcles and the
Lion," " The Man Who Married a Dumb
Wife," " A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
and " The Doctor's Dilemma " ; at Yale
Bowl, Conn., May, 1915, played the title-
rdle in " Iphigenia in Tauris " ; at the
Adolph Lewisohn Stadium, New York,
May, 1915, Hecuba in "The Trojan
Women " ; after returning to London,
appeared at the Queen's Theatre,
Jan., 1916, as Judith in a play of
that name ; at the New Theatre,
Feb., 1916, played Maude Fulton in
" Caroline " ; at the Coliseum and
at the London Opera House, June,
1916, at matinees in aid of the " Star
and Garter " Fund, and King George's
Pension Fund for Actors, played Lady
Mary Lasenby in the " all-star "
cast of " The Admirable Crichton " ;
at the Ambassadors', Mar., 1917,
appeared in " The Man Who Married
a Dumb Wife," and " Class " ; at the
Kingsway, Oct., 1917, played Lady
Fenton in " One Hour of Life " ; at
the Ambassadors', Apr., 1918, Annabel
Bradly in "Too Much Money";
took over the management of the
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Kingsway Theatre, and in Apr., 1919,
reappeared as Judith in the play of
that name ; June, 1919, pla}red the
Hon. Monica Somerset in " St. George
and the Dragons " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1920, played Joanne
in " The Wandering Jew," Dec , 1921,
Dona Sol in " Blood and Sand/'
Hobbies : Walking and outdoor sports.
Club : Hunter Coomb e, near Henley.
Address : Hammels, Boar's Hill, Ox-
ford. Telephone : Boar's Hill, 30.
MeCORMICK, Arthur Langdon, dra-
matic author ; b. Port Huron, Mich.,
U.S.A. ; e. Albion College, Michigan ;
m. Sylvia Bidwell ; was formerly an
actor, and was for two seasons in
Otis Skinner's company, subsequently
touring in his own plays ; is the author
of the following plays : " The Western
Girl," " Money and the Woman,"
" The Toll-Gate Inn," 1900 ; " Old
Love Letters, " 1 902 ; " Hearts Adrift, ' '
1903; "How Hearts are Broken,"
1906 ; " The Burglar and the Lady,"
1906 ; " Out of the Fold," " Wanted
by the Police," 1907 ; " Our Friend
Fritz," 1907 ; " The Women who
Dare," 1907 ; " The Life of an
Actress," 1907 ; " Jessie Left the Vil-
lage," 1907; "When the World
Sleeps," " The Storm," 1910, " The
Pace," " The Gulf," " Shipwrecked,"
1924. Clubs : American Dramatists
and Green Room, New York. Address :
Green Room Club, New York City,
U.S.A.
MACDERMOTT, Norman, manager ;
b. Edinburgh, 15 Oct., 1890 ; e, Liver-
pool College ; m. Elsie Hutchinson
Blackburn ; had twelve years' business
experience before making his first
theatrical production in the provinces
during 1918 ; opened the Everyman
Theatre, Hampstead, of which he is
the director, on 15 Sept., 1920, with
" Bonds of Interest " ; subsequently
during his first season, revived Mase-
field's " Tragedy of Nan " ; Gals-
worthy's " The Foundations " and
" The Little Man," " Romeo and
Juliet," Zangwill's " The Melting Pot,"
Arnold Bennett's " The Honeymoon,"
and eight of Bernard Shaw's plays ;
also produced " Through the Crack,"
by Algernon Blackwood and Violet
Pearn ; has since produced several
plays by Shaw, Ibsen, Eugene O'Neill,
Lord Dunsany, and Galsworthy ; not-
able productions at the Everyman
include " Suppressed Desires," by
Susan Glaspell ; "At Mrs. Beam's,"
by C. K, Munro ; " T'Marsdens," by
J. R. Gregson ; " Outward Bound,"
by Sutton Vane ; " Beyond Human
Power," by Bjornsen ; " The Mask and
the Face," by C. B. Fernald (from
Chiarelli) ; " The Vortex," by Noel
Coward ; of these '' At Mrs. Beam's,"
" Outward Bound," " The Mask and
the Face," and " The Vortex " were all
successfully transferred to W'est End
theatres ; has achieved notable results
in scenic and lighting effects, at his
theatre, where he installed, in 1924,
the " Phoebus " system of lighting.
Address : Sports Club, St. James's
Square, S.W.I.
MACDONA, Charles, manager; b.
Dublin ; s. of William Macdona ; m.
Nellie Hodson : was formerly an actor
and studied for the stage at the
Neville Dramatic Studio ; made his
first appearance as an actor at Edin-
burgh, Apr., 1884, as Norio in " Ingp-
mar " ; made his first appearance in
London, at the old Olympic Theatre,
in 1887, in " The Pointsman " ; toured
the provinces for many years, and
played leading parts with Marie de
Grey ; for three years toured with
" The Private Secretary," and for
several years played Henry Beauclerc
in "Diplomacy," on tour; he also
toured in " Mr. Popple," " The Gay
Parisienne," " Niobe," " The Captain
of the School," etc. ; has also sent out
companies playing " Quality Street,"
" Secrets," Bernard Shaw repertory,
and, with Gerald Lawrence, " Monsieur
Beaucaire." Recreations : Motoring and
golfing. Club : Green Room. Address;
2 Wyndham Street, Brighton.
McDONALD, Christie, actress and
vocalist ; b. Picton, Nova Scotia, 28
Feb., 1875 ; m. Henry Lloyd Gillespie;
made her first appearance on the
professional stage as a member of
Pauline Hall's company, in 1892, in
" Puritania " ; was subsequently, in
1893, with Francis Wilson's company,
appearing in "Erminie," "The Devil's
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Deputy/' "The Chieftain/' "Half-a
King/' etc. ; during 1897-9 played Minu-
tezza in " The Bride Elect " ; she made
her dtbut as a star in Feb., 1899,
when she appeared in the Htle-rdle
in " Princess Chic " ; in 1900-1
she played lead in " Hodge Podge
and Co.," and " Champagne Charlie/*
and then rejoined Francis Wilson,
to play Nancy Staunton in " The
Toreador/' 1901 ; at Wallack's, 1903, in
"The Sho-Gun," at the Casino, 1904,
she played in " An English Daisy " ; and
subsequently appeared in " 2905,"
and " Mexicana " ; during 1906-7
played Julia Caldicott in " The Belle
of May fair/' and the following season
Sally Hook in " Miss Hook of Hol-
land " ; she played the latter part
until the end of 1909 ; at the Hackett,
Jan., 1910, played Angela Tritton in
" The Prince of Bohemia " ; at the
Casino, May, 1910, Ktti-Sing in "The
Mikado " ; at the Liberty Theatre, Dec.,
1910, played the Princess Bozena in "The
Spring Maid," and continued in this part
throughout 1911-12; at Baltimore,
Mar., 1913, played Sylvia in " Sweet-
hearts " ; appearing in the same part,
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1913 ; in 1915, again toured
in" the same piece ; she then retired
for a time, and was not seen again
in New York, until she appeared
at the Palace, June, 1918, in " Cupid's
Mirror " ; at the Century Theatre,
Apr., 1920, played Lady Holyrood in
a revival of *' Florodora."
MACDONOUGH, Glen, librettist and
playwright ; has written the follow-
ing, either alone or in collaboration :
" The Gold Bug," " The Marquis of
Michigan," " Kate Kip/' " Buyer,"
" Sister Mary," " Chris and the Won-
derful Lamp," " Vienna Life/' " The
Algerian," " Among Those Present/'
" Babes in Toyland," " Bird Center,"
" It Happened in Nordland," " Won-
derland," " Too Near Home/'
" Algeria/' " The Jolly Bachelors "
("The Midnight Sons"), " The Rose
of Algeria," "The Golden Widow/'
" The Summer Widowers," " The
Henpecks," " The Never Homes " ;
the American version of " The Count
of Luxembourg," " Eva," " Fads and
Fancies," " Hitchy-Koo," " The Kiss
Burglar," " Snapshots of 1921 " (with
Frances Nordstrom), " Within Four
Walls/' 1923.
McEVOY, Charles, dramatic author ;
5. London, 30 June, 1879 ; s. of the
late Captain Ambrose McEvoy, and
6. of A. A. McEvoy, the distinguished
painter ; m. Margery Notley ; Ms first
play, entitled " David Ballard," was
produced by the Stage Society, at the
Imperial Theatre, June, 1907 ; since
that date has written " His Helpmate/'
" Gentlemen of the Road," and " Luci-
fer/* " When the Devil was 111,"
" The Three Barrows/' " The Village
Wedding/' " Anna Firth," " All that
Matters/' " The Situation at New-
bury/' " The Red Hen/' " The Likes
of Her " ; is a member of the Gipsy
Lore Society ; is a frequent writer on
stage matters, and a prolific contributor
to contemporary magazines. Hobby :
Idling in the open air.
MACFARLANE, Elsa, actress and
vocalist ; b. London, 23 May, 1899 ;
d. of Joseph Macfarlane and his wife
Beatrice (Odgers) ; e. at Eastbourne
and in Switzerland ; m. Clifford
Whitley ; studied singing at the
Royal Academy of Music ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Winter Garden Theatre, 20 May, 1919
in the chorus of " Kissing Time "
at the same theatre, Sept., 1920
played Kiki in "A Night Out"
at the Royalty, June, 1921, was one
of " The Co-Optimists " ; she also
appeared at the Hotel Metropole, in
" The Midnight Follies " ; at the
Lyric, Hammersmith, Oct., 1924,
played Donna Louisa in the revival
of " The Duenna." Recreations :
Tennis and Motoring. Address :
Hotel Metropole, Northumberland
Avenue, W.C.2. Telephone No. :
Gexrard 8121.
MACGILL, Moyna (nee Chattie
Mclldowie) ; actress ; 6. Belfast ; d.
of William Mclldowie and his wife
Cissie (Mageean) ; e. Belfast and Scar-
borough ; m. (1) Reginald Denham
(mar. dis.) ; (2) Edgar Lansbury ; had
had some amateur experience before
making her first appearance on the
London stage, at Wyndham's Theatre.
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June, 1918, as Joanna in " Dear
Brutus,'* which part she understudied ;
she also understudied the part of
Daphne Grey in " The Law Divine,"
at the same theatre, Sept., 1918, and
appeared, on occasions, in this part
also ; in June, 1919, understudied the
part of Marjorie Caner in " The
Cinderella Man," at the Queen's
Theatre, also playing the part in the
absence of Renee Kelly ; at the Gaiety
Theatre, Manchester, Dec., 1919,
played Comfort Tuke in " Home-
spun " ; at the Lyric, Hammersmith,
Feb., 1920, appeared as Hannah
Ferguson in " John Ferguson " ; Apr.,
1920, as Phoebe in " As You Like It " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, May, 1920,
played the iltle-rdle in " Chitra " ;
at the St. Martin's Theatre, Feb., 1921,
appeared as Delia in " The Wonderful
Visit " ; at the Ambassadors', Mar.,
1921, played Rhoda Fleming in an
adaptation of Meredith's novel ; at
the Garrick, Apr., 1921, appeared as
Cathleen Rossiter in " Count X " ;
at the Court, May, 1921, succeeded
Madge Titheradge as Desdemona in
" Othello " ; at the Shaftesbury, Nov.,
1921, played Ann Hathaway in " Will
Shakespeare " ; at the Everyman,
Mar., 1922, Leo in " Getting Married " ;
at the Royalty, Apr., 1922, Hope Tre-
goning in "If Four Walls Told " ; at
Wyndham's, May, 1922, Mrs. Purdie in
" Dear Brutus " ; at the Empire, etc.,
1922, Michaela in " Arlequin " ; at
Drury Lane, Mar., 1923, Undine,
Giulia and Eufemia in " Angelo " ; at
the Haymarket, June, 1923, Sally
in " Success " ; at the St. Martin's,
Jan., 1924, Joan Potten in " A Mag-
dalen's Husband " ; at the Apollo,
Feb., 1924, Lesley Stanley in " The
Fairy Tale." Recreations : Painting,
golf, and swimming. Address : 5 Re-
gent's Park Terrace, N.W. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 6928.
MeGLYNN, Frank, actor; b. San
Francisco, Cal., U.S.A., 26 Oct., 1866 ;
s. of Frank McGlynn and his wife Mary
(Buckley) ; e. Presentation Convent,
and. Hastings Law School ; m. Rose
O'Byrne ; was originally intended to
practice as an attorney and was
admitted to the Bar, 1894 ; made his
first appearance on the New York stage,
at the Casino Theatre, 14 Sept., 1896,
in " The Gold Bug " ; subsequently
toured for several years as Richelieu
in " Under the Red Robe," also
playing many " stock " engagements ;
subsequently again toured, with
Charles Frohman's companies, playing
such parts as Defarge, in " The Only
Way," Rupert of Hentzau in " Rupert
of Hentzau " ; in 1909, turned his
attention to the cinema stage, to
which he devoted some years ; first
sprang into prominence when he
appeared at the Cort Theatre, New
York, Dec., 1919, as Abraham Lincoln
in Drinkwater's play of that name,
in which he achieved an instantaneous
success ; he played this part almost
continuously in New York and in
other cities for over three years ; at
the Ambassadors, New York, Oct.,
1923, played Rabbi Nathan Judah
in " Stedfast " ; at the Belmont
Theatre, May, 1924, Case Steenkoop
in " Catskill Dutch " ; at the Morosco,
Sept., 1924, Andrew Jackson in " That
Awful Mrs. Eaton." Club : The Friars.
Address : c/o Actors' Equity Associa-
tion, 115 West 47th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
MACGOWAN, Kenneth, dramatic
critic and author ; b. Winthrop, Mass.,
U.S.A., 30 Nov., 1888 ; 5. of Peter
Stainforth Macgowan and his wife
Susan Arietta (Hall) ; m. Edna Behre ;
was assistant dramatic critic to the
Boston Transcript, 1910-13 ; dramatic
and literary editor Philadelphia Even-
ing Ledger, 1914-17 ; on staff of
New York Tribune, 1918 ; dramatic
critic of New York Globe, 1919-23 ;
dramatic critic of Vogue, since 1923 ;
dramatic critic and associate-editor of
the Theatre Arts Magazine, since 1919 ;
has also officiated as publicity director
to the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation ;
author of " The Theatre of To-morrow,"
1921 ; " Continental Stagecraft " (with
Robert Edmond Jones), 1922 ; " Masks
and Demons " (with Rosse). Address :
7 East 42nd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
MAC HUGH, Augustm, dramatic au-
thor ; was formerly an actor, and while
playing in Keith and Proctor's "stock "
company in New York, wrote his first
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play, " Officer 666," in 1912 ; he has
since written " Value Received/' 1913 ;
" What Would You Do ? " 1914 ;
" Search Me/' 1915 ; " It's up to You "
(with A. D. Leavitt), 1920 ; " The
Meanest Man in the World/' 1920;
at Los Angeles, Apr., 1921, appeared
as Frank Melton in his own play " True
to Form." Address : American Dra-
matist's Club, New York City, U.S.A.
McINTOSH, Madge; b. Calcutta,
8 Apr., 1875 ; e. London ; prepared
for stage by Hermann Vezin and Emil
Benkhe ; gained early experience with
F. R. Benson and Ben Greet ; made
her first appearance in London at the
St. George's Hall, 1893, as Peg Woffing-
ton in " Masks and Faces " ; at the
Court, Sept., 1893, played Adrienne
in " The Other Fellow " ; next toured
in " The New Sub/' and " Aunt
Jack " ; joined Edward Terry on tour,
and also appeared at Terry's, 1895,
in " An Innocent Abroad," " The
Blue Boar/' etc. ; then toured in the
United States with Olga Nethersole,
as Maria in " The Termagant," Ellean
in " The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and
in " Camille/' " Sapho/' etc. ; at the
Matinee Theatre, May, 1898, played
Juliet and Portia with Ben Greet's
company ; next appeared at Comedy
Theatre in " The Weather Hen,"
1899 ; appeared at the Lyric Club,
Jan., 1902, as Vivie in " Mrs. Warren's
Profession " ; at the Imperial, Jan.,
1902, as Mdlle. Leverd in " Made-
moiselle Mars " ; at the Comedy,
May, 1902, Myra Beaumont in " The
Silver Link " ; at the St. James's,
Oct., 1904, Lady Hudspeth in " The
Decree Nisi " ; toured in America
with Forbes-Robertson, 1904-5,
playing Miss Wagoneur in " Love
and the Man," Gertrude in " Hamlet/'
etc. ; in Feb., to Mar., 1906, at the
Court, played Aphrodite in " The
Hippolytus " of Euripides ; Miss
Harcourt in " The Convict on. the
Hearth," Beatrice in " The Voysey
Inheritance " ; at the Adelphi, Oct.,
1906, played the Virgin in " The
Virgin Goddess " ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1907, played Josephine
in " The Great Conspiracy " ; in
1907 went to Australia with Messrs.
Meynell and Gunn to play leading
parts ; on her return appeared at the
Globe, Nov., 1909, as Mrs. Scott-
Gamble in ** The Great Mrs. Alloway ";
she went to the Royalty Theatre,
Glasgow, in 1910 as producer, and
played a number of parts with the
repertory company established there;
at the Haymarket, Dec., 1910, played
Mummy Tyl in " The Blue Bird " ;
at the Queen's Theatre, Mar., 1911,
appeared as Nell in "A Fool there
Was " ; subsequently toured in " The
Prisoner of Zenda/' and " Stephen
Maquoid, M.P." ; at the Queen's
Theatre, Dec., 1911, played Night in
" The Blue Bird " ; at the New
Prince's, Feb., 1912, appeared as
Muriel Ruthven in " Travellers " ; in
Feb., 1912, visited Australia in " The
Blue Bird " ; at the Little Theatre,
Feb., 1913, as Mary in " The Arbour
of Refuge " ; at the Haymarket,
Feb., 1913, Ingeborg in " The Pre-
tenders " ; in Apr., 1913, appeared
at the Grand, Croydon, in connection
with the Repertory season, as Maggie
Massey in " Chains," Miss Woodward
m " The Tyranny of Tears/' Mrs.
Perrin in " The Situation at Newbury/1
Olive Jaggardin " Dropping the Pilot,"
and Candida; at the Queen's, Nov.,
1913, played Mrs. Moody in " If We had
only Known " ; made her first appear-
ance on the variety stage, at the Palace,
Mar., 1914, as Strega in "The Music
Cure " ; at the Comedy, May, 1914,
played Martha in " The Holy City " ;
entered on a short season at the Savoy,
May, 1914, when she played Mrs. Patrick
Beufre in " Break the Walls Down " ;
appointed Director of the Liverpool
Repertory Theatre, Oct., 1914, and
appeared there as Mrs. Arbuthnot in
" A Woman of No Importance," Kate
Spencer in " Cousin Kate," Candida,
Jennifer in "The Doctor's Dilemma/'
Mrs. D'Arcy in "The Passport," Mrs.
Cassilis in "The Cassilis Engagement,"
and in " Hullo, Repertory ! " ; at the
Kingsway Theatre, May, 1915, played
Violet Sylvester in "Trelawney of the
Wells," Beatrice Strangway in "A Bit
of Love " ; subsequently appeared at
the Coliseum, in " Hullo, Repertory 1 " ;
during 1916 toured with her own com-
pany in " The Thief," etc. ; during
a " stock " engagement at Ports-
mouth, 1918, played Mrs. Erlynne in
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" Lady Windermere's Fan," Mrs.
Arbuthnot in "A Woman of No
Importance," Lady Huntworth in
" Lady Huntworth's Experiment/'
Donna Roma in " The Eternal City,"
etc. ; subsequently toured as Madame
La Grange in " The Thirteenth Chair ";
toured during 1919-20 as Zahrat-Al-
Kulub in " Chu-Chin-Chow " ; at
Wyndham's, July, 1923, played Stella
Trainor in " The Writing on the Wall " ;
subsequently toured as Mammy Plea-
sant in " The Cat and the Canary " ;
at the Aldwych, Dec., 1923, played
Mrs. Hearty and the Reigning Queen
in " Bluebell in Fairyland " ; is a
teacher at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art, and is well known as a
stage-producer of great ability. Ad-
dress : 3 Great Ormond Street, W.C.I .
Telephone No.: Museum 3118.
McINTYEE, Frank J., actor ; b. Ann
Arbor, Mich., U.S.A., 25 Feb., 1880 ;
was formerly engaged as a newspaper
reporter, before making his first
appearance on the stage at Rome,
N.Y., 27 Sept., 1901, in " The Hon.
John Grigsby " ; in 1902 appeared with
Mrs. Fiske in " Captain Molly " and
" Becky Sharp " ; at Madison Square,
Sept., 1903, played Senator Metzoon
in "My Wife's Husbands " ; at the
Manhattan, 1903, Joseph Allen in
" Ma-j or Andre " ; toured with Nat
Goodwin, 1903-4 ; at the Hudson
Theatre, Feb., 1905, played Billy
Saunders in " Strongheart " ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Aldwych Theatre, 8 May,
1907, in the same part ; at the Hudson,
Aug., 1907, played Bubby Dumble in
" Classmates " ;* at the Gaiety, New
York, Sept., 1908, Bob Blake in " The
Travelling Salesman " ; at the Hudson,
Sept., 1911, Henry Disney in " Snobs" ;
at the Knickerbocker, Sept., 1912,
Alphonse Bouchotte in " Oh ! Oh ! !
Delphine 11!"; at Atlantic City, Aug.,
1915, played in " Brother Masons " ;
at the Globe, New York, Sept., 1916,
Montgommery Blainey in " Fast and
Grow Fat " (subsequently re-named
" Fate Decides ") ; at the Lyric, New
York, Nov., 1919, Wilson Peters in
" The Rose of China " ; at the Play-
house, New York, June, 1920, James
Moseley in " Seeing Things " ; at
Brooklyn, May, 1921, appeared in
" The Red Trail/' Clubs : Lambs' and
Players'. Address : Lambs' Club, 128
West 44th Street, New York City.
MACK? Andrew (Andrew McAloon),
actor and vocalist ; b. Boston, 25
July, 1863 ; e. Public Schools, Boston ;
made his first appearance on the
stage as a variety artist in 1876, under
the name of Williams ; subsequently
played Bruce Ashton in *l Aunt
Bridget's Baby/' and appeared
with Pete Dailey in "A Country
Sport " ; made his first " hit " in
" Ivy Leaf " ; in 1895, made his
first appearance as a " star " in
" Myles Aroon " ; since that date
has appeared with unvarying success
as Jack Shannon in " An Irish Gentle-
man," 1897 ; Gerald Fitzgerald in
" The Ragged Earl," 1899 ; Clifford
in " The Last of the Rohans," 1899 ;
Jack Blake in " The Rebel," 1900 ;
Tom Moore in a play of that name,
1901 ; the title-rdle in " The Bold
Soger Boy," 1903 ; Shaun the Post
in " Arrah-Na-Pogue," 1903 ; Mickey
O'Dowd in " My Lady Molly," 1903 ;
Dan Maguire in " The Way to Ken-
mare/' 1904 ; has paid two visits to
Australia, in 1905 and 1907 ; during
1896 played Sir Lucius O'Trigger in
the " all-star " cast of " The Rivals " ;
in 1906 completed ten years' engage-
ment with Rich and Harris ; on his
return from Australia toured through-
out the United States as Victor
O'Brien in " Sergeant Devil-May-
Care " (" The Royal Mounted ") ; at
the Hackett Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1910, appeared as Dick Conyers in
" The Prince of Bohemia " ; at the
Casino Theatre, May, 1910, played
Nanki-Poo in an " all-star " revival
of " The Mikado " ; in 1912 toured
in a revival of " Tom Moore " ; at
Buffalo, Feb., 1913, appeared as
Captain Holbrook in "At Bay " ;
appeared in " vaudeville," 1913-15 ;
in Oct., 1915, toured as Charles
O'Malley in " The Irish Dragoon " ;
in 1918 toured in "Molly Dear";
at the Ritz Theatre, New York, Jan,,
1923, played Brutus J. Finn in " The
Humming Bird " ; in 1924 appeared
at the Republic Theatre, as Patrick
Murphy in " Abie's Irish Rose,"
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MACK, Willard, actor and dramatic
author ; b. Ontario, Canada, 1873 ; his
real name is Charles W. McLaughlin ;
m. (1) Maude Leone ; (2) Marjorie
Rambeau ; (3) Pauline Frederick :
was well known on the '* vaudeville "
stage for some years, where he ap-
peared in his own sketches ; made
his first appearance in New York, at
Proctor's Fifth Avenue, 10 Mar., 1913,
as Chick Hewes in " Kick-In," which
he subsequently extended to a three-
act play ; during a " stock " engage-
ment at Salt Lake City, 1913, he
produced " Their Market Value," and
" So Much for So Much," the last-
mentioned being produced at the
Longacre Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1914, when he played the leading part
of Tom Hughes ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Oct., 1917, played Constable
Michael Devlin in his own play of
" Tiger Rose " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Oct., 1918," Bertie
Thorndyke in " The Big Chance," of
which he was part-author, with Grant
Morris ; and at Morristown, N.J., Dec.,
1920, played in his own play " Her
Man " ; at Greenwich Village Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1921, played Bill
Travers in his own play " Near Santa
Barbara " ; at the Lexington Theatre,
Feb., 1921, played in his own play
" Smooth as Silk " ; at the Frazee
Theatre, June, 1921, played Captain
Isaiah Bartlett in " Gold " ; in addition
to the above-mentioned plays, he is
also the author of " A Double Expo-
sure," 1916 ; " Broadway and Butter-
milk," 1916; "King, Queen, Jack,"
1916 ; " Alias," 1917 ; " Every Day
in the Year," 1917 ; " The Deserter "
(with Thomas Fallen), 1917 ; " Blind
Youth " (with Lou Tellegen), 1917 ;
" I.O.U." (with Hector Turnbull),
1918 ; " A Voice in the Dark " (with
R. E. Dyar), 1919; "Breakfast in
Bed" (with Hilliard Booth), 1919;
" The Unknown Woman " (with. Mar-
jorie Blame), 1919; "Sunrise," 1919;
" Poker Ranch," 1920 ; " The Ziegfeld
Follies of 1921 " (with Channing
Pollock), 1921 ; "Blackmail" (subse-
quently " High Stakes "), 1924. Ad-
dress : Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
MACKAY, Elsie, actress ; b. Australia,
1894 ; e, Switzerland ; m. Lionel
Atwill ; made her first appearance in
London, at His Majesty's, 11 Apr.,
1914, walking on in " Pygmalion " ;
first attracted attention, at the New
Theatre, in 1914, when she succeeded
Margery Maude as Virginia in
"Grumpy"; was a member of Mr.
Cyril Maude's Company in the United
States in 1914-15, when she played
such parts as Virginia Bullivant in
" Grumpy," Muriel Mannering in " The
Second in Command," etc. ; in 1916
joined Sir Herbert Tree's Company on
tour in the United States, and played
Anne Bullen in " King Henry VIII, "
Jessica in " The Merchant of Venice,"
etc. ; at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1917, appeared as
Ethel Newcome in " Colonel New-
come " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Sept., 1918, played Dora in
" Another Man's Shoes " ; at the
Hudson, Sept., 1919, Violet Pinney
in " Clarence " ; at the Park, Sept.,
1920, Maria in " Poldekin " ; at the
Belasco, Dec., 1920, Marie Duplessis
in " Deburau " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Mar., 1923, Jacqueline in " The
Comedian." Address : c/o David
Belasco, Belasco Theatre, New York
City, U.S.A.
MACKAY, J. I., character and
juvenile actor ; b. Scarborough, 1
May, 1867; m. 4 July, 1895, to
Lina Humphreys ; e. Bedford, King's
College, and St. George's Hospital
for the medical profession ; first ap-
peared with German Reed, Jan.,
1891, in "The Verger," by Walter
Frith, followed by "In a Carnival
Time," by Malcolm Watson ; in
1892 he joined the Kendals for an
American tour, playing Archie in
" A Scrap of Paper," etc. ; on his
return he toured under Charles
Hawtrey in " The Private Secretary " ;
next toured with " Captain Swift " ;
in 1895 he went to Terry's for " The
Passport," playing Schmirkoff, and
next appeared in " Mrs. Ponderbury's
Past " at the Avenue ; " Jedbury,
Jnr./* at Terry's ; " Under the Red
Robe/' at Haymarket ; " Sporting
Life/' Shaf tesbury ; "On and Off/'
Vaudeville ; " My Daughter-in-Law/'
at the Criterion ; " The Adventure of
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Lady Ursula/' at the Duke of York's,
" Raffles," at the Comedy; " Brew-
ster's Millions" at the Hicks, 1907;
" Lady Frederick," at the Garrick,
1908 ; " The Adventure of Lady
Ursula," at the Garrick, 1909;
" Eunice/' at the Hicks Theatre,
1909; "The King's Cup," at the
Adelphi, 1909; in Oct., 1910, went
to America, and at Atlantic City,
Oct., 1910, appeared as Valtier
in " A Thief in the Night " ; at Mon-
treal, Jan., 1911, appeared as Hugh
Meyers in " Disraeli " ; at Brighton,
Mar., 1913, played Morris Blindon in
" Margery Marries " ; during 1905
toured through South Africa with
the late Robert Brough. Favourite
parts : Schmirkoff in *' The Passport "
and Sweeting in " My Daughter-in-
Law." Recreations : Golf, shooting,
and cycling. Clubs : Beefsteak, Green
Room, and Northwood Golf. A ddress :
Green Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
MACKAY, Kuth, actress ; b. Lon-
don ; m. Eille Norwood ; made her
first appearance on the stage in the
provinces ; appeared at the Metropole
Theatre, 20 Sept., 1897, as Madame
Hanotaux in " Toto and Tata " ; at
the Royalty, May, «1898, played in
" The Cat and the Cherub " ; in
1902 was touring in Australia in
" Ben Hur," etc. ; appeared at His
Majesty's Theatre, Feb., 1903, as
Carrots in " Resurrection " ; May,
1903, as the Comtesse de Florentin
in " The Gordian Knot " ; in 1904
went to America to play lead with
Nat Goodwin, appearing with him
in " A Gilded Fool/' " The Usurper/'
etc. ; on her return to London, 1905,
appeared at the Coliseum in " Joseph
and his Brethren/' " The Spy," etc. ;
appeared in " The Sin of William
Jackson," Lyric, 1906, and at the
Haymarket in Oct., 1907, succeeded
Miss Maud Hoffman as Lady Bab
in " Sweet Kitty Bellairs " ; at
Terry's, Dec., 1907, played Mrs.
Caudell in "Is Marriage a Fail-
ure ? " ; at Eastbourne, May, 1908,
appeared as Lady Patience Gascoyne
in " Beau Brocade " ; during 1909,
toured as Mrs. Vidal in " Raffles,"
and Helene Vaillant in " The Devil " ;
in 1910, toured as Joanna, Countess
of Rushmere, in " Mr. Preedy and the
Countess " ; appeared at the Palla-
dium, June, 1911, in "The King's
Ransom " ; subsequently toured as
the Duchess of Quenton in " The
Bishop's Move " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1912, played the Hon.
Mrs. Arthur Stidulph in " The ' Mind-
the-Paint' Girl"; June, 1912,
" Sergeant " Shuter in " The
Amazons" ; in Mar., 1913, joined the
Glasgow Repertory Theatre Company,
where she appeared in several parts;
at the Little Theatre, Feb., 1914, played
Madame Dupont in " Damaged Goods" ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1914, the
Princess in " The Grea,t Gamble " ;
June, 1914, Barbara Cullen in '* Driven " ;
Sept., 1914, Mrs. Forrester in "The
Impossible Woman " ; at the Royalty,
Dec., 1914, Miriam Leigh in " The Man
Who Stayed at Home " ; at the Play-
house, May, 1915, played Yolande in
" Godefroi and Yolande " ; at the
Globe, Oct., 1916, Muriel Sarbitter
in " The Clock Goes Round " ; at
the New Theatre, July, 1918, Mrs.
Melsham in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
at the New Theatre, Aug., 1918,
Mrs. Gordon Peel in " The Luck of
the Navy " ; at the Shaftesbury, 1921,
played Bianca in " The Great Lover."
Address : " Little Boston," Windmill
Road, Ealing, W.5. Telephone No, :
Baling 1379.
MACKAYE, Percy, author and dra-
matist; b. New York, 16 Mar., 1875 ;
s. of Mary (Medbery) and Steele
Mackaye, the noted dramatist, actor,
and manager ; e. Harvard University
(A.B., 1897) ; m. Marion Homer
Morse, 8 Oct., 1898 ; the first of his
plays to be produced was his " Jeanne
d'Arc," presented by the Sothern-
Marlowe Company at Philadelphia,
15 Oct., 1906; the following comprise
his chief works : " The Canterbury
Pilgrims," " Fenris, the Wolf,"
" Jeanne d'Arc/' 1906 ; " Sappho and
Phaon," produced at the Lyric Theatre,
New York, by Harrison Grey Fiske,
1907 ; " Mater," produced at the Sa-
voy, New York, Sept., 1908 ; adapted
" Hannele/' with Mary Safford, pro-
duced at Lyceum, New York, 1910 ;
" Anti-Matrimony," 1910 ; " The
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Scarecrow/' 1910 ; "A Thousand Years
Ago" ("Turandot "}, 1913; "The
An tick," 1915 ; " Caliban " (a Masque)
1917; "Washington; The Man Who
Made Us/' 1919, subsequently re-
vised and produced as " George
Washington/' 1920 ; " This Fine-
Pretty World/' 1923 ; " Napoleon
Crossing the Rockies/' 1924 ; he has
also delivered a number of lectures on
the Drama. Clubs : The Players',
Harvard, and MacDowell (New York),
Cosmos (Washington), and Everglades
(Palm Beach). Business address ; The
Players' Club, New York. Residence :
Cornish, New Hampshire (P.O.,
Windsor, Vermont).
McKEE, Cllve E., manager; b.
Woodstock, Ont., Canada, 6 Oct.,
1883 ; s. of A. O. McKee and his wife
Ella (Sawtell) ; m. Grace Dove ; has
held the post of general manager for
the various enterprises of C. B.
Cochran, at the Apollo, Garrick,
Oxford, London Pavilion, Ambassa-
dors', etc., from 1914-24 ; subsequently
business-manager at the new Fortune
Theatre, 1924. Recreation : Motoring.
Address : Beechwood, Loudwater,
Bucks. Telephone No. : High Wy-
combe, 5.
MAOKELIAB, Helen, actress; b.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., 13 Feb.,
1895 ; d. of Donald B. MacKellar and
his wife Mary Ellen (Alexander) ; e,
Spokane and" Chicago ; m. George D.
MacQuarrie ; had had some amateur
experience before making her first
professional appearance, at the Hotel
Plaza, New York, 16 May, 1916, as
Therdse in " Woman on Her Own " ;
she next appeared at the Cohan
Theatre, Aug., 1916, as Georgiana
Garrison in " Seven Chances " ; was
then engaged to support John Drew,
at the Criterion, New York, Oct., 1916,
as Laura Bell in " Major Pendennis " ;
at the Cohan and Harris Theatre,
Aug., 1917, played Tanya Huber in
" A Tailor-Made Man " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Sept,, 1918, Mrs. James
Dawson in " The Unknown Purple " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Oct., 1919, Manette Fachard in " The
Storm " ; at the Morosco Theatre,
Feb., 1920, Ruth Atkins in " Beyond
the Horizon " ; subsequently toured
in " The Storm " ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1921, played
Hester Bevins in " Back Pay " ; at
the Playhouse, New York, Dec., 1921,
Virginia Blaine in " Bought and Paid
For"; at the Klaw, Apr., 1922,
Hester Dunnybrig in " The Shadow " ;
at the Eltinge, Dec , 1922, Diane Dela-
tour in " The Masked Woman " ; at
the Longacre, Nov., 1924, Maggie
Fortune in " The Desert Flower."
Address ; 325 Riverside Drive, New
York City, U.S.A.
MACKINLAY, Jean Sterling, actress;
b. London ; d. of Antoinette Sterling
and John Mackinlay ; e. at Roedean
School, Brighton ; studied for the stage
with Genevieve Ward ; m. E. Harcourt
Williams ; made her first appearance
on the stage, 13 Feb., 1901, in
" Coriolanus," with F. R. Benson
at Comedy ; at the St. James's, Mar.,
1902, played Cristina in " Paolo
and Francesca," and Aug., 1902,
Isabeau in "If I were King " ; at
Wyndharn's, Mar., 1903, played Peggy
Macrae in " When a Man Marries " ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1904, appeared
as Page Dearborn in " The Wheat
King " ; at the Avenue, June, 1904,
played Matmirine in "A Gentleman
of France " ; subsequently toured in
" Mice and Men," " Sunday," and
" His House in Order " ; in the
autumn of 1907 joined Sir John Hare's
company, and in Nov. had the honour
of appearing at Windsor Castle as
Mrs. Goldfinch in " A Pair of Specta-
cles " ; at the Garrick, Apr., 1908,
played Muriel Eden in " The Gay
Lord Quex " ; June, 1908, played Mrs.
Goldfinch in " A Pair of Spectacles " ;
subsequently toured with Mr. George
Alexander in " The Thief " ; at the
Court, Jan., 1909, played Sally in
" John Malone's Love Story " ; sub-
sequently appeared at the Playhouse,
Feb., 1909, in " Her Proper Mate " ;
Nov., 1909, played in " The Nursery
Governess " ; at the Criterion, May,
1911, played Louka in "Arms and
the Man " ; at the Kingsway, Sept.,
1912, played Alice Maitland in " The
Voysey Inheritance " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Dec., 1914, played Katherine in
" King Henry V/' with F. R. Benson;
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May, 1915, The Marquise in " Ro-
mance " ; of late years has achieved
much success with a series of dramatic
and folk-song recitals, and an annual
season of Children's Christmas matinees
at the Stein-way Hall and elsewhere.
Hobbies: Musi c"and reading. Address:
102 Clive Court, Maida Vale, W.9.
Telephone No. : Paddingtoa 4861.
McEINNEL, Korman, actor; b.
Maxwelitown, Kirkcudbrightshire,
N.B., 10 Feb., 1870; s. of J. B. A.
McKinnel, J.P. ; e. Edinburgh and
Leipzig ; m. Gertrude Scott ; originally
intended to follow Ms father's pro-
fession of engineer ; made his first
appearance on the stage at Clacton-on-
Sea, 19 July, 1894, when he played
Mr. Joyce in " A Jonathan without a
David/' in Otho Stuart's company ;
played with Mrs. Bandmann-Palmer,
and with Edward Compton ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Elephant and Castle Theatre, 21 Oct.,
1895, as John in " Davy Garrick,"
and Harry Selbourne in " Hook and
Eye " ; was three years with H,
Beerbohm Tree, appearing at Her
Majesty's, 22 Jan., 1898, as Varro in
" Julius Caesar " ; Nov., 1898, as
Rochefort in " The Musketeers " ;
Apr., 1899, as the Maharajah of Motiala
in "Carnac Sahib"; Sept., 1899,
as Lymoges in " King John " ; Jan.,
1900, as Philostrate in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; May, 1900,
as Seth in " Rip Van Winkle " ; June,
1900, as Derrick Beekman in the same
play; Sept., 1900, in " Julius Caesar ";
Feb.. 1901, in "Twelfth Night ";
appeared as Poseidon (Neptune) in
" Ulysses," Feb., 1902 ; at Wynd-
ham's, Mar., 1902, played Laurent
in " Caesar's Wife " ; at same theatre,
Nov., 1902, played Lord Carshalton
in " The Vanity of Youth " ; was
engaged by Sir Henry Irving to sup-
port him as Nello della Pietri in
" Dante," at Drury Lane, Apr., 1903 ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1903, played
Menotti Derago in " The Flood Tide " ;
at the New Theatre, Dec., 1903, ap-
peared as Geoffrey Oakleigh in " Mrs.
Oakleigh"; at the Royalty, Feb.,
1904, played Martial in " Ferreol de
Meyrac " ; at the Imperial, Apr.,
1904, appeared as Major John Golden
in " Miss Elizabeth's Prisoner " ; at
the Court, Apr., 1904, appeared as
the Rev. James Mavor Morell in
" Candida " ; at the Imperial, Oct.,
1904, played General Lambert in " His
Majesty's Servant " ; Jan., 1905, played
Williams in " King Henry the Fifth " ;
at the St. James's, Feb., 1905,
appeared as Sir Joseph Balsted in
" Mollentrave on Women " ; at the
Imperial, Oct., 1905, played William
Tremblett in " The Perfect Lover " ;
Jan., 1906, played Tancred in " The
Harlequin King"; at the Court,
Feb., 1906, played Pan in " Pan and
the Young Shepherd " ; appeared as
Simeon Krillett in "The Shulamite,"
Savoy, May, 1906; Sir Timothy Crewys,
in " Peter's Mother," New, Sept., 1906,
and created leading r6U in "On the
Side of the Angels," produced by
the Pioneers at the Royalty, Dec.,
1906; at the Court, Jan., 1907, he
played John Perry in " The Carnpden
Wonder " ; in June, 1907, appeared
as the Devil in " Don Juan in Hell " ;
and at the Kingsway, Oct., 1907, as
Philip Wycherley in " Irene Wycher-
ley " ; at the Kingsway, during
1908 appeared as P. C. Fellowes in
" Diana of Dobson's," Harcourt Wilson
in " The Latch," George Lomax,
K.C., in " The Sway Boat," and Jim
Barr in " Grit " ; during 1909 he
appeared at the Kingsway, Feb., as
Lord Strelland. in " The Truants," at
the Duke of York's, Mar., as John
Anthony in " Strife " ; at the Kings-
way, Apr., as Sir Felix Janion in " The
Earth " ; he was then engaged as
stage director at the Haymarket
Theatre, and Sept. appeared as King
Lear ; in Oct. he played Albert
Thompsett in " Don " ; at the New
Theatre, Aug., 1910, played Adrien
Serval in " The Crisis," and Sept.,
1910, Derrick Lowne in " Young
Fernald " ; at the Little Theatre,
Mar., 1911, played Halvard Solness in
" The Master Builder " ; at the Globe,
Apr., 1911, appeared as Sir Robert
Fyffe in " A Butterily on the Wheel " ;
at the Royalty, May, 1911, played
Wing Shee in " The Cat and the
Cherub"; in Sept., 1911, toured with
Julia Neilson as King Christian in
" The Popinjay " ; at the Coliseum,
Jan., 1912, in aid of the Daily
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Telegraph Dickens Fund, he played
Sergeant Buzfuz in *' Bardell v.
Pickwick " ; at the Court, Jan., 1912,
and subsequently at the Little and
Vaudeville Theatres, played John
Rutherford in " Rutherford and Son " ;
played the same part at the Little
Theatre, New York, 24 Dec., 1912 ;
appeared at His Majesty's, Mar.,
1913, as Andrew Remmington in
" The Happy Island " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1913, reappeared as
John Anthony in " Strife/' and June,
1913, played James Ralston in a
revival of " Jim the Penman " ; in con-
junction with Frederick Whelen entered
on the management of the Vaudeville
Theatre, Oct., 1913, opening on 1 Oct.,
1913, as George Digby in " Collision " ;
Oct., 1913, also played Jim Harris in
11 Between Sunset and Dawn," and Henry
in " The Green Cockatoo " ; in Nov.,
1913, appeared as Prince Patiomkin in
" Great Catherine " ; Jan., 1914, as Ezra
Sheppard in "Mary Girl " ; Feb., 1914,
James Olierenshaw in " Helen with the
High Hand " ; at the Queen's, July,
1914, played Guido Colonna in " Monna
Vanna"; at the Coliseum, Dec., 1914,
The Emperor in " Der Tag " ; at the
Victoria Palace, July, 1915, Bob Trotter
in " How to Get on " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1915, played Michael
Adye, K.C., in " The Ware Case " ;
at the Apollo, June, 1916, Henry
Horatio Hobson in " Hobson's Choice";
Nov., 1916, Pierrot in " Pierrot's
Christmas " ; at the Haymarket,
Mar., 1917, appeared as Sir Dennys
Broughton in " General Post " ; at
the Queen's, Mar., 1919, as Wachner
in "The House of Peril"; at the
Court, June, 1919, as Lucius Leniharn
in " The Lost Leader " ; at the Globe,
1921, when he played Oliver Blayds in
" The Truth About Blayds " ; at the
Queen's, Aug., 1922, John Brown in
" Bluebeard's Eighth Wife " ; at the
Queen's, Nov., 1923, Thomas Wha-
mond in " The Little Minister" ; at
the Adelphi, June, 1924, in aid of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors, re-
appeared as Michael Adye, K.C., M.P.,
in " The Ware Case " ; at the Comedy,
June, 1924, Peter Weston in the play
of that name ; at • the Haymarket,
Oct., 1924, Sylvanus Heythorp in
"Old English"; Dec., 1924, the
Policeman in " A Kiss for Cinderella " ;
succeeded the late Sydney Valen-
tine as Chairman of the Actors'
Association ; has since resigned ; au-
thor of " The Bishop's Candlesticks,"
founded on an incident in " Les Mis6r-
ables," and produced at the Duke of
York's Theatre, and " Dick's Sister."
Favourite part : Morrellin " Candida."
Recreations ; Reading and motoring.
Address : 62 Ridgmount Gardens,
W.C. 1 . Telephone No. : Museum 2246.
Clubs : Garrick, Beefsteak, and Green
Room.
MACKINTOSH, William, actor; b.
Melbourne, 23 July, 1855; made
his first appearance on the stage, at
the Theatre Royal, Elgin, 24 Dec.,
1872, in " Christmas Eve " ; after
playing various " stock " engagements
in 1875 he joined Mrs. John Wood at
Dublin, playing Crab tree in " The
School for Scandal " ; he remained
in the provinces until the end of 1878 ;
he made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Court Theatre,
under John Hare, 4 Jan., 1879, when
he played Dr. Penguin in "A Scrap
of Paper " ; subsequently played Sam
"n:t .-.T-. „_ .:»» " '"PT-./i t~\-,iem-nic3 QTiilli-nar "
Aug., 1919, played Sir Leslie Caryll Pilcher in " The Queen's Shilling,"
i* « A \r™^ f™™ +T^ Minaret " ; and at the St. James s under Hare
in "A Voice from the
at the Ambassadors', Apr., 1920,
Jerry Weston, M.P., in " The Grain
of Mustard Seed"; in Mar., 1921,
entered on the management of the
and Kendal, played in " Old Cronies/'
" William and Susan/' " Good For-
tune/' " The Money Spinner/' " The
r+ Mail/' and " The_ Squire " •
Comedy Theatre, and appeared there appeared at the Court, Dec,
as Richard Ffellowes, Earl of Rad-
enham in " The Ninth Earl " ; Apr.
"
Tom Stirrup in " Comrades " ;
_
appeared at the same theatre, 1883,
1921 as Sir Phillip Marlow in "A in "The Rector," and " The Million-
— - - -• — •- aire"; in 1884 in "Margery s Lovers,
" Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith/' "Pla " *
Matter of Fact " ; June, 1921, as
John Builder in " A Family Man " ;
- "
Play
J \JJJLU O-JUJLlU-Ci. J.M -r»- J. c«<A*AAJ.jr J.IAW,** , r f % QQ/1 "
Sept., 1921, Neri in "The Love Thief "; appeared at the Cntenon, 1«84, m
he then appeared at tfre Globe, Dec., " Featherbrain ; at the Vaudeville,
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1884, appeared as Samuel Hoggard
in " Saints and Sinners " ; at the
Haymarket, 1886, played in " Nad-
jesda," and " Engaged " ; at the St.
James's, 1886, in " The Hobby Horse/1
and in 1887, he made a great " hit"
when he played King William III in
" Lady Clancarty " ; in 1888, he
appeared there as Jabez Sneed in
" The Wife's Secret/* Moulinet in
" The Ironmaster " and his original
part of Gunnion in " The Squire " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Oct., 1888, played
Touchstone in " As You Like It " ;
and in Nov., Colonel Damas in " The
Lady of Lyons " ; in 1889, he appeared
there as Baron Hartfeld in " Jim the
Penman/' and as Joseph Chandler
in " The Middleman " ; in Sept., 1890,
appeared at the Lyceum, making a
great impression by his performance
of Caleb Balderstone in " Ravens-
wood " ; in Jan., 1891, he played
Dogberry in " Much Ado About
Nothing/* and at the Garrick, Sept.,
1891, appeared as Beau Farm tosh in
" School " ; at Terry's, Apr., 1892,
played Colonel Lukyn in " The
Magistrate " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1895, played Stanley French in " Delia
Harding " ; subsequently toured as
Sir Richard Kato in " The Case of
Rebellious Susan " ; at the Lyceum,
Jan., 1896, played Andrew Gibbard
in " Michael and his Lost Angel " ;
in Feb., 1896, appeared as Ibrahim
in " For the Crown " ; at the Adelphi,
Aug., 1896, played Rudolph Klein
in " Boys Together " ; at the Lyceum,
Apr., 1897, played Fouch6 in " Madam
Sans-Gene " ; Jan., 1898, Peter Tolstoi
in " Peter the Great " ; May, 1898,
Bill Burge in " The Medicine Man " ;
June, 1898, Nathan Oldworthy in
"Nance Oldfield " ; at the Adelphi,
Mar., 1900, played King James II in
" Bonnie Dundee " ; at the Garrick,
Apr., 1901, played Cardinal de Rohan
in " The Queen's Double " ; at the
Comedy, Feb., 1902, played the Rev. Mr.
Cartwright in " Memory's Garden " ;
at the Criterion, Feb., 1903, played
Farmer Tullidge in " A Clean Slate " ;
and in Mar., 1903, appeared as Joseph
Pinner in " The Altar of Friendship " ;
his appearances since that date have
been but few, but he toured during
1905 as Fagin, in Beerbohm Tree's
company, in " Oliver Twist " ; at the
Lyric, Apr., 1907, repeated his former
success of King William III in " Clan-
carty " ; at the Royalty, Glasgow,
May, 1909, played Sir Pertinax
Mac-sycophant in " Sir Pertinax "
(an adaptation of " The Man of the
World ") ; at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1910, played Beggles in " The
O'Flynn."
MacLEAN, B. D. (Shepherd), actor;
b. New Orleans, 7 Mar., 1859 ; e. Wash-
ington and University of Virginia ;
m. Odette Tyler ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1886, with his own
company, playing Pygmalion in " Pyg*
rnalion and Galatea " at Kingston,
N.Y., and subsequently played Ingo-
mar, Malvolio in " Twelfth Night/'
Romeo, etc. ; subsequently appeared
as Richard III, Brutus in " Julius
Caesar/3 Petruchio in " The Taming of
the Shrew " ; he then joined Marie
Prescott, playing Shylock and Spar-
tacus in " The Gladiator " ; appeared
in the last-mentioned part at the
Union Square Theatre, New York,
21 Nov., 1891 ; at the same theatre
he also played Mark Antony, Shylock,
and Othello ; subsequently quitted
the stage for seven years, reappearing
in 1898, in a company headed by
Odette Tyler, C. B. Hanford, and him-
self, playing Othello, Romeo, Brutus,
and Shylock ; next toured as Lord
Wheatiey in " Phroso/' and then
joined Madame Modjeska as leading
man, playing King John, Macbeth,
Othello, and Leicester in " Marie
Stuart " ; in 1903, toured as Coriolanus
and King John; in 1905, he played
lead with Mrs. Leslie Carter in
"Adrea," and "The Heart of Mary-
land " ; once again he quitted the* stage
for seven years, and did not reappear
until 1912, when he played at the Man-
hattan Opera House, New York, Sept.,
1912, asKorihor in "An Aztec Romance " ;
during 1912-13 with Odette Tyler, C. B.
Hanford, and Marie Drofnah, toured in
Shakespearean repertory; in 1913-14
toured with William Faversham, playing
Othello, Brutus, and Mercutio ; appeared
at the Lyric, New York, in these parts,
Feb., 1914 ; during 1915 appeared at
Boston with Henry Jewett's company,
playing Brutus, Shylock etc. ; in 1923
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at San Gabriel, California, played Fray
Junipero Serra in " The Mission Play."
Address : 1764N Sycamore Avenue,
Hollywood, CaL, U.S.A.
MACLEOD, W. Angus, manager ; b.
Kingston-on-Thames, 20 Mar., 1874;
m. Blanche Latimer ; was formerly an
actor and appeared in small parts
with F. R. Benson's company in 1896 ;
was business manager for William
Haviland, 1899; Charles Sugden,
1901 ; F. R. Benson, 1902 ; assistant-
manager at His Majesty's Theatre,
1 903-5 ; in partnership with William
Haviland, in South Africa, 1905-7 ;
manager for Miss Ellen Terry, 1907-8 ;
manager for Miss Evelyn Millard at
the Garrick and Criterion Theatres,
1 908-9 ; toured his own company in
the provinces with " Pinkie and the
Fairies/' 1909-11 ; manager on tour
for Anna Pavlova, 1911-12; took
" The Blue Bird " company to Aus-
tralia for Frederick Harrison, 1912 ;
business manager for Allan Aynes-
worth at the New Theatre, 1913 ; is
now a director of the firm of Daniel
Mayer Co., Ltd. Recreation : Lawn
tennis. Address : Graf ton House,
Golden Square, W.I. Telephone
No. : Regent 2977.
MACOWAN, Norman, actor and
dramatic author ; b, St. Andrews,
2 Jan., 1877 ; s. of the Rev. James M.
MacOwan and his wife Grace (Pullar) ;
e. Edinburgh ; m. Violet Stephenson ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Grand Theatre, Douglas, Isle of
Man, July, 1900, as Jacob in " The
Road to Ruin " ; was with the Comp-
ton .Comedy Company, 1900-2 ; from
1902-4 toured in " The Night of the
Party/' " Monsieur Beaucaire/' etc. ;
played the title-rdle in " Monsieur
Beaucaire/' 750 times in provinces ;
made his first appearance in London
at the Lyceum, 1 Mar., 1911, as the
Earl of Rassendyll in " The Prisoner
of Zenda " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1911, played David Wylie in
" What Every Woman Knows " ; at
the Savoy, Dec., 1911, The Genie of
the Carpet and Captain Carey in
" Where the Rainbow Ends " ; at the
Comedy, Sept., 1912, Alec Inglis in
" A Scrape o' the Pen " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1914, Rob Dow in
" The Little Minister " ; Mar., 1915,
the Junker in " Rosy Rapture " ; from
1915-19 served in the Army in
Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine ; during
1919-20 was acting-manager at the
Adelphi Theatre ; at the Apollo, May,
1923, again played David Wylie in
" What Every Woman Knows " ; is
the author of the following plays : " The
Demagogue/' 1912; "The Chalk
Line" (with Fabian Ware), 1912;
" The Blue Lagoon/' (with Charlton
Mann), 1920 ; " Lord o' Creation/'
1924 ; author of the novel " The
Infinite Shoeblack," 1924. Address :
31 Avonmore Road, W.I 4. Telephone
No. : Western 2573.
MACQUEEN-POPE, W. James, busi-
ness manager and dramatic author ;
b. Devonshire, 11 Apr., 1888 ; formerly
engaged as shipping clerk ; was for
several years secretary to Mr. George
Dance ; subsequently business manager
for Sir Alfred Butt at the Queen's,
St. James's, and Lyric Theatres ; sub-
sequent manager of the Alexandra
Palace ; is the author of " The Punc-
tual Sex," 1914 ; " The Burning
Forest/' 1915 ; " Train 68," 1915 ;
" Cold Mutton," 1918. Recreations :
Motoring and gardening. Address :
33 Etheldene Avenue, Muswell Hill, N.
Telephone No. : Mountview 2215.
McRAE, Bruce, actor; b. in India,
of English parents, 15 Jan., 1867;
e. Boulogne-sur-Mer, France ; is a
nephew of Sir Charles Wyndham ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at Proctor's Twenty- third Street
Theatre, New York, in " Thermi-
dor," 5 Oct., 1891 ; next played
the Earl of Crayston-Leigh in " Aris-
tocracy," 1892 ; on tour as Mar-
quis of Normandale in " Aristoc-
racy," 1893 ; next appeared on
tour as Captain Heartsease in
" Shenandoah/' 1894 ; with Marie
Burroughs in repertoire, 1895 ; Harry
Burgess in " The Fatal Card/' 1895 ;
with Olga Nethersole in repertoire^
playing Gaston Rieux in " Camille/'
1896 ; with Herbert Kelcey and Ef&e
Shannon as Hamilton Walboys in
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[MAI
" A Coat of Many Colours," 1897 ; as
Douglas Rhodes in " The Moth and
the Flame/' 1898 ; with William Gil-
lette as Dr. Watson in " Sherlock
Holmes/' 1899 ; with Julia Marlowe
as Captain Trumbull in " Barbara
Frietchie," 1900; and as Charles
Brandon in " When Knighthood was
in Flower/* 1901 ; with Ethel
Barrymore for several seasons as
leading man in " A Country Mouse "
and " Carrots/* 1902 ; " Cousin
Kate," 1903; "Sunday" and Ib-
sen's "A Doll's House/' 1904;
" Alice Sit-by-the-Fire," 1905 ; " Cap-
tain Jinks," " The Silver Box,"
" His Excellency the Governor," and
"The Step-Sister," 1907; has also
played Jean de Servigny in " Yvette "
(Knickerbocker, 1904) ; John Russell
in " The Embarrassment of Riches "
(Wallack's, 1906), and Lieutenant
Rafferty in " Told in the Hills "
(Chicago, 1906) ; also several " stock "
seasons at Denver, etc. ; at the Gar-
rick, New York, Nov., 1907, played
Dr. Forester Wake in " Dr. Wake's
Patient," and at the Lyric, Dec., 1907,
John Rosmer in " Rosmersholm " ;
at Poughkeepsie, Sept., 1908, played
Paradine Fouldes in " Lady Fred-
erick," and the same part at the
Hudson, New York, Nov., 1908 ;
at the Criterion, New York, Aug.,
1909, played Richard Lascelles in
" The Flag Lieutenant " ; at Balti-
more, Oct., 1909, played in " The
Commanding Officer " ; at the Stuy-
vesant Theatre, New York, Dec., 1909,
appeared as Huzar in " The Lily " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1910, played the Duke of More-
land in " Nobody's Widow " ; during
June, 1911, played a " stock " engage-
ment at Denver, Colorado ; during
1911-12 toured in "The Right to
be Happy " ; subsequently played
" stock " at Elitch's Gardens, Denver ;
at the Belasco Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1912, appeared as Michael
Doyle in " Years of Discretion " ;
in June, 1913, at Atlantic City, played
Harry Lindsay in " Nearly a Husband " ;
appeared in the same part at the
Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1913, when
the play was re-named " Nearly
Married " ; in 1914 toured in the same
part; at Washington, Dec., 1914,
played in " The Fallen Idol " ; at the
Empire, New York, Jan., 1915, appeared
as Gerard Tregnier in "The Shadow";
at the Shubert Theatre, Mar., 1916,
as Simeon Strong in " The Great
Pursuit " (" The Idler ") ; at the
Cohan Theatre, Oct., 1916, as Burton
Crane in " Come Out of the Kitchen " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, Sept., 1918,
played Robert Audrey in " Daddies " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1919,
Stephen Lee in " The Gold Diggers,"
which ran nearly two years ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Sept., 1922,
Norman Satterly in " The Awful
Truth " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Aug., 1923, Larry Charters in " Little
Miss Bluebeard " ; at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, Dec., 1923, Bobby
Brandon in " The Alarm Clock " ; at
the Princess, Nov., 1924, William
Trimble in " The Steam Roller." Rec-
reation : Boat sailing. Clubs : The
Players', The Lambs', The Actors' Fund.
Business address : The Players',
16 Gramercy Park, New York.
Address : 187 Woodland Avenue, New
Rochelle, New York.
MAINWAEING, Ernest, actor; b.
East Grinstead, 22 May, 1876; 5.
of Ellen (Saulez) and General William
George Mainwaring ; e. Charterhouse ;
m. Carrie L. Keeler ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the
Theatre Royal, Richmond, Jan., 1895,
as Hubbard in " The Romance of a
Shopwalker " ; made his first appear-
ance in London, at the Olympic
Theatre, 9 Mar., 1897, as Lieutenant
Portland in " The Mariners of
England " ; made his first " hit "
when he succeeded Herbert Sleath
in "What Happened to Jones,"
at the old Strand Theatre, 1898 ;
toured with Marie Tempest in England
and America ; toured in " Charley's
Aunt," " Miss Francis of Yale," " The
Second in Command," etc. ; appeared
at the Playhouse, 1907, in " French
as he is Spoke " ; subsequently
appeared at the same theatre, in " The
Drums of Oude," " The Earl of
Pawtucket " ; Jan., 1908, played Clive
Grainger in " The O'Grindles " ; Mar.,
1908, Parson Cranch in " Marjory
Strode"; June, 1909, Walter
Crutchley in " The Flag Lieutenant " ;
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Dec., 1909, Colonel Macmicliel in
" The Visit " ; Nov., 1910, Henry
Worthington in " A Single Man " ;
at the Criterion, Sept., 1911, played
Roebuck Ramsden in " Man and
Superman " ; at Wyndham's, Feb.,
1912, played Dan Smith in " The
Dust of Egypt " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1912, William Lewis in
" At the Barn " ; subsequently
appeared at the same theatre in
" Art and Opportunity," and " Esther
Castways " ; at the Savoy, June,
1913, played Frank Lester in "A
Cardinal's Romance " ; at the Globe,
Oct., 1913, played Sir George Rawley
in " People Like Ourselves " ; at the
Criterion, Feb., 1914, Sir John Gower
in " A Pair of Silk Stockings " ; after
an absence of eight years reappeared
on the stage in Aug., 1922, when he
toured as Major Millet in "If Winter
Comes/1 and played the same part at
the St. James's, Jan., 1923 ; at the
Shaftesbury, Apr., 1924, played Mr.
Cattestock in " A Perfect Fit " ; at
the Ambassadors', Aug., 1924, Lord
Early in " Storm."" Favourite parts :
Binks in " The Second in Command "
and Billy in "At the Barn/' Hobby :
Gardening. Club : Green Room.
Address : " Arden/' Bushey, Herts.
Telegraphc Address : Mainwaring,
Bushey.
MAIR, George Herbert, C.M.G. ;
dramatic critic and journalist ; b.
8 May, 1887 ; e. s. of the late Fleet-
Surgeon G. Mair, R.N. ; e. Aberdeen
University (M.A.), and Christ Church
College, Oxford (B.A., 1st class) ;
m. Maire O'Neill ; was engaged on
the editorial staff of the Manchester
Guardian, 1909 ; was literary-editor
and political correspondent in London
for the same paper, 1911-14 ; assistant-
editor Daily Chronicle, 1914 ; dramatic
critic of The Evening Standard, 1923 ;
received the decoration of a Chevalier
of the Legion of Honour, Paris, 1919 ;
created C.M.G., 1920. Address: 34
Walpole Street, Chelsea, S.W.3.
Telephone No. : Victoria 4999.
MAIS, Stuart Petre Brodie, author
and dramatic critic ; b. 4 July, 1885 ;
5. of John Stuart Brodie Mais and his
wife Horden (Tamlyn) ; a. Christ
Church, Oxford ; m. Doris Lilian
Frances Snow ; formerly a school-
master ; appointed dramatic critic to
The Daily Graphic, Jan., 1924 ; is
the author of over twenty books,
including " A Public School in War
Time/' " April's Lonely Soldier/*
" Interlude/' " Rebellion/' " From
Shakespeare to O. Henry/' " A School-
master's Diary," " Prunello/' " Per-
issa/' " Eclipse," " Orange Street,"
etc. Recreation : Beagling. Address :
22A First Avenue, Hove, Sussex.
MAITLAND, Lauderdale, actor ;
6. London ; 5. of Adela Louisa
(Wollams) and William Lauderdale
Maitland, better known as ** Bill "
Mansell, actor and manager ; e.
Margate ; originally studied medicine,
but never qualified ; m. Janet Alex-
ander ; made his first appearance on
the stage, at the Queen's Theatre,
Longton, 20 Aug., 1901, in "Women
of London " ; toured for several years
in leading parts in " The Silver King/'
" One of the Best/' " Two Little
Vagabonds," " Rob Roy," etc. ; also
played in several Shakespearean
productions, " Hamlet/* " Romeo
and Juliet," "Twelfth Night," " Julius
Cassar," etc. ; made his first appear-
ance in London, at the Lyceum
Theatre, 14 Mar., 1908, as Benvolio in
" Romeo and Juliet " ; subsequently
appeared at the same theatre, as
Prince Olof in " The Prince and the
Beggar Maid," June, 1908 ; Laertes
in " Hamlet/' Mar., 1909 ; toured in
1909 as the Marquis de Sabran in
" An "Unpardonable Sin " ; at the
Lyceum, Nov., 1911, played Athos
in " The Three Musketeers " ; Feb.,
1912, John in " The Monk and the
Woman " ; at the New Prince's,
July, 1912, Dan Mylrea in " Ben-My-
Chree " ; Oct., 1912, Edmond Dantes
in " Monte Cristo " ; at the Lyceum,
Feb., 1913, King Charles II in "Nell
G wynne " ; May, 1913, Ivanhoe in
the play of that name; July, 1913,
Harry Maylie in " Oliver Twist " ; Aug.,
1913, Jack Cunningham in "The Beggar
Girl's Wedding"; Oct., 1913, Bertie
Cecil and Louis Victor in " Under Two
Flags " ; at the Aldwych Theatre, Apr.,
1914, played Harold Armytage in " The
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Lights o' London " ; at the King's,
Hammersmith, Nov., 1914, Julian Grey
in " The New Magdalen " ; during 1915
toured in variety theatres in "The
Contemptible Little Army " ; at the
Lyceum, May, 1915, played Captain
Russell Squires in " In Time of War " ;
July, 1915, George Madison in " Her
Forbidden Marriage " ; Sept., 1915,
Phih'p Carton in " Between Two
Women " ; at the Kingsway, May,
1916, Silas P. Raymond in "Ye
Gods " ; in 1918 toured as Joseph
Marks in " The Bubble " ; at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1919, played General
Grant in " The Female Hun " ; at
the Garrick, Sept., 1920, Ben Ormerod
in " The Right to Strike " ; at the
Duke of York's, Jan., 1921, Samuel
Dennison Jun. in " Lonely Lady " ;
in Mar., 1921, joined the " Grand
Guignol " Company at the Little
Theatre, playing in " The Seven
Blind Men/' "The Kill/' and "The
Chemist " \ at the Apollo, May, 1922,
played Talbot Wynne (" Taffy ") in
" Trilby " ; Jan., 1923, Mr. Moody in
" A Roof and Four Walls " ; at the
Prince's, Oct., 1923, Col. Sebastian
Moran in " The Return of Sherlock
Holmes " ; at the Lyceum, Apr., 1924,
Vere Hamilton in " Her Market Price."
Recreations : Golf and rowing. Club :
Savage. Address : 3 Rivercourt Road,
Ravenscourt Park, W. Telephone No. :
Riverside 2814.
HAITI/AND, Ruth, actress; b.
London, 3 Feb., 1880 ; d. of Charles
ErsMne and his wife, the Comtesse
Marie Lucie de Chastelain ; e. Church
of England High School; m. Major
James Seafield-Grant, M.C. (dec.) ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Garrick Theatre, 2 Mar., 1898,
as Dulcie in " 22 a Curzon Street " ;
at the Globe, Feb., 1901, played Lady
Olivia Vernon in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury " ; at the Princess's, Oct., 1901,
played in " Two Little Vagabonds " ;
at Her Majesty's, Feb., 1902, played
Clyti in " Ulysses " ; at the Garrick
Apr., 1908, played Mrs. Jack Eden in
" The Gay Lord Quex " ; at the
Hippodrome, Aug., 1908, played in
" The Sands o' Dee " ; appeared at
the St. James's, 1908-10, in " John
Glayde's Honour," "The Thief,"
" Mid-Channel," " Eccentric Lord
Comberdene " ; appeared at the
Queen's, with H. B. Irving ; at the
Haymarket, 1913, played in " Within
the Law " ; at the Kingsway, Dec.,
1915, played Mother in "The Star-
light Express " ; she then left the
stage for four years ; reappeared at
the Lyceum, Mar., 1920, when she
played Lady Ethel Wendover in
" Boy of My Heart " ; at the Comedy,
Nov., 1921, Miss Gatterscombe in
"The Faithful Heart" ; Mar., 1922, Mrs.
Ormandy Browne in " Other People's
Worries " ; at the Aldwych, Sept.,
1922, Blanche Bacton in " Double
or Quit " ; at the St. James's, May,
1923, Pritchard in " The Outsider " ;
July, 1923, Martin in " The Coming
of Gabrielle " ; at the Kingsway, June,
1924, played in " Yoicks ! " ; at the
Comedy, Dec., 1924, played Mrs. U.
Makepeace Witter in " Just Married."
Favourite parts : Julia in " White-
washing Julia," the Duchess in " Our
Betters," and Margaret in " Within
the Law," Recreations : Riding
motoring, and dancing. Address :
25 Craven Street, Adelphi, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Regent 5818.
MAJOB, Bessie, actress ; has had a
long and varied experience ; in the
early nineties of the last century was
engaged with Robert Brough and Dion
Boucicault at the Gaiety Theatre,
Sydney, where she played for several
years ; coming to England, she
appeared at the Theatre Royal,
Margate, Oct., 1903, as Caroline in
" The New Housemaid " ; during
1904, toured as Martha in " Who's
Brown ? " ; subsequently returned to
Australia ; in 1909 became a member
of Oscar Asche's Company, then
touring in Australia, and returning
with the company to England, ap-
peared at the New Theatre, 20 Oct.,
1910, as Madame Caff at in " Count Han-
nibal " ; at the Garrick, 25 Feb., 1911,
played Mistress Quickly in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor " ; at the Garrick
Theatre, 19 Apr., 1911, Narjisin " Kis-
met " ; accompanied Oscar Asche on
his second Australian tour, and also to
South Africa ; reappeared in London,
at the Globe Theatre, 10 Mar., 1914,
as Narjis in " Kismet " ; same theatre,
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30 Sept., 1914, played Unkomazi
in " Mameena ; at the Strand
Theatre, 22 Apr., 1915, played Mrs.
Beauregard in " The Argyle Case " ;
at the Devonshire Park Theatre,
Eastbourne, Oct., 1915, Martha in
" Willie Goes West " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Birmingham, Dec,, 1915,
Martha Callender in " The Division
Bell " ; rejoined Oscar Asche's com-
pany at His Majesty's Theatre, Aug.,
1916, when she played Zanim in " Chu-
Chin-Chow/' which she played almost
continuously throughout the long run
of the play, of nearly five years;
at the same theatre, Oct., 1921, played
Zarka in " Cairo." Address : 38 Vin-
cent Square, Westminster, S.W.I.
MALLESON, Miles, actor and dra-
matic author ; b. Croydon, 25 May,
1888 ; s. of Edmund Taylor Malleson
and his wife Myrrha Bithynia (Bor-
rell) ; e. Brighton College and Emma-
nuel College, Cambridge ; B.A. Hist.
Tripos ; m. (1) Colette O'Niel (mar.
dis.) ; (2) Joan Graeme Billson ; was a
pupil at the Academy of Dramatic
Art ; made his first appearance on
the professional stage at the Repertory
Theatre, Liverpool, Nov., 1911, as
Clipton in " Justice " ; he had pre-
viously appeared at the Kingsway
Theatre, Sept.? 1911, in two burlesques,
" The Girl with the Cash," and " Sher-
bert Jones/' produced by amateurs ;
made his first professional appearance
in London, at the Royalty, 15 Sept.,
1913, as Amos Thorpe in " Inter-
lopers " ; at the Little Theatre, Nov.,
1913, played Joseph Somers in " The
Three Wayfarers " ; Apr., 1914, Percy
Davison, M.P., in " Account Ren-
dered"; July, 1914, Midhurst in
" Woman Alone " ; at the Kingsway
Theatre, Mar., 1915, appeared as
Trotter in " Fanny's First Play " ; at
the Haymarket, Apr., 1916, as Mr.
Lomax in " The Mayor of Troy " ; at
the Court, Oct., 1918, played Sir
Andrew Aguecheek in " Twelfth
Night"; Mar., 1919, Sir Benjamin
Backbite in " The School for Scandal " ;
June, 1919, Augustus Smith in " The
Lost Leader " ; Oct., 1919, Launcelot
Gobbo in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, Feb.,
1920, appeared as " Clutie " John
Magrath in " John Ferguson " ; Apr.,
1920, as Le Beau and William in
" As You Like It " ; at the Court,
Dec., 1920, as Quince in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; at the
Aldwych, Feb., 1921, Trinculo in
" The Tempest " ; at the Vaudeville,
Sept., 1921, played William Shakes-
peare in " Now and Then " ; at the
Court, Dec., 1921, Diggory in "She
Stoops to Conquer " ; at the Queen's,
Mar., 1922, Chivy in the opera of
" David Garrick " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1922, Professor Barlow in " Angel
Face " ; at the St. James's, Nov., 1922,
Harold Bagby in " The Happy End-
ing " ; at Wyndham's, Dec., 1923,
Prince Bulbo in " The Rose and the
Ring " ; at the Queen's, Mar., 1924,
Lorenzo in " Conchita " ; at the Gaiety,
Apr., 1924, Timothy in " Our Nell " ;
at Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Snout in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; is
the author of " Hide and Seek," 1913 ;
" A Man of Ideas," 1914 ; " Paddly
Pools," 1916 ; " D. Co.," 1917 ; " The
Artist" (from the Russian), 1919;
also of " The Little White Thought,"
" Maurice's Own Idea," " Black 'Ell,"
" Young Heaven," " Youth," " The
Fanatics," etc. Recreation : Country
cottage. Address : 34 Hilldrop Cres-
cent, N.7. Telephone No. : North
1075.
MALONE, J. A. E., Theatrical
manager and producer ; b. Mhow,
India ; s. Captain J. Malone, V.C., 6th
Inniskilling Dragoons ; e. at R.H.S.,
Edinburgh, and at Edinburgh Univer-
sity ; studied medicine at Edinburgh
University, and at St. Mary's Hospital,
Paddington ; began his theatrical
career as an actor, and subsequently
took to stage management ; became
stage manager at the Prince of Wales's,
Liverpool, Oct., 1887, under Fanny
Josephs, where his first production
was Walter Parke and Bond Andrews 's
comic opera, " Herne's Oak " ; his
first London production was " Our
Flat," at the Op6ra Comique, June,
1889, under Willie Edouin ; joined the
management of George Edwardes in
1893, and remained with him until the
latter 's death in 1915; in 1894,
managed " A Gaiety Girl/' on its
tour round the world, playing across
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America to Australia, and In addition
produced " In Town," " The Shop
Girl," and " Gentleman Joe/' with that
Company ; since that date he produced
the following plays for George Ed-
wardes in London : "A Gaiety Girl/'
Prince of Wales's, 1893; "The
Geisha," Daly's, 1896; "The Circus
Girl/1 Gaiety, 1896 ; "A Runaway
Girl/' Gaiety, 1898 ; " A Greek
Slave/' Daly's, 1898; "San Toy,"
Daly's, 1899 ; " The Messenger Boy/'
Gaiety, 1900 ; " Kitty Grey/1 Apollo,
1900 ; " The Toreador," Gaiety, 1901 ;
"A Country Girl/' Daly's, 1902;
" Three Little Maids/' Apollo, 1902 ;
" The School Girl," Prince of Wales's,
1903 ; " The Cingalee," Daly's, 1904 ;
" Lady Madcap/' Prince of Wales's,
1904 ; " The Girls of Gothenburg/'
Gaiety, 1907; " The Merry Widow/'
Daly's, 1907; "A Waltz Dream/'
Hicks, 1908; "The Quaker Girl/'
Adelphi, 1910 ; " The Sunshine Girl,"
Gaiety, 1912 ; " The Dancing Mis-
tress," Adelphi, 1912; "The Girl
from Utah/' 1913; produced "High
Jinks," Adelphi, 1916 ; " Vanity Fair,"
Palace, 1917 ; " Who's Hooper " ? 1919 ;
" Monsieur Beaucaire," Prince's, 1919 ;
" The Naughty Princess/' Adelphi,
1920 ; in New York, he has produced
among other plays, " In Town,"
" The Circus Girl," " A Gaiety Girl,"
" The Geisha," " The School Girl,"
" The Dairymaids," " The Girls of
Gottenburg," " The Dollar Princess,"
" The Quaker Girl," and " The Sun-
shine Girl " ; was licensee of the
Adelphi Theatre ; appointed Director
of the Victoria Palace, 1910 ; was
appointed a Director of the Gaiety
Theatre (Ltd.), 1914; Director of
Musical Plays, Ltd., controlling the
Adelphi Theatre, 1914 ; in Nov.,
1920, appointed a Director of the firm
of Grossmith and Laurillard, Ltd. ;
in 1921, on the retirement from the
firm of Mr. Edward Laurillard, the
firm was reconstructed as Grossmith
and Malone, Ltd., and now controls
the Winter Garden, Shaftesbury, and
His Majesty's Theatres ; for some
years has been the London Represen-
tative of J. C. Williamson, Ltd.,
Australia, and the South African
Theatres Trust ; on the outbreak of
war, Aug., 1914, appointed Captain
in the Westminster Dragoons. Favour-
ite play : " The Merry Widow."
Recreation: Racing. Address: Dewar
House, 11 Haymarket S.W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Regent 4237.
MALTBY, Henry Francis, actor and
dramatic author ; b. Ceres, Cape
Colony, 25 Nov.. 1880 ; s. of Henry
Edward Maltby and his wife Johannah
Henrietta (Beck) ; 0. Bedford ; was for-
merly a bank clerk ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Pier
Pavilion, Aberystwith, 21 Aug., 1899,
in " The Sign of the Cross," in Ben
Greet's Company ; had many years'
experience in " stock " companies, and
with Ben Greet, Charles Sugden, Mrs.
Bandmann-Palmer, Robert Arthur,
Miss Horniman, and Osmond
Tearle's Companies ; in 1905, in
conjunction with Spencer Sherwood
toured in their own production " The
Shadow on the Wall " ; continued
touring for some years, and appeared
in several of his own plays ; is the
author of " The Youngest of Three,"
1905 ; " The Miser's Legacy," 1907 ;
" Sir George of Almack's," 1907 ;
" Ernestine," 1908 ; " The Laughter
of Fools," 1909; "Haunted," 1911;
" What Some Men Don't Know,"
1911 ; " Profit and the Loss/' 1914 ;
" The Rotters," 1916 ; " Rapid Pro-
motion " (with Louis Hillier, from the
French), 1916 ; " Petticoats," 1917 ;
" A Temporary Gentleman/' 1919 ;
" Maggie " (with Fred Thompson),
1919 ; " Such a Nice Young Man,"
1920; "What did her Husband
Say ? " 1920 ; " The Person Un-
known," 1921 ; "Mr. Budd (of Ken-
nington, S.E.)/' 1922 ; " Three Birds,"
1923 ; was also business manager for
Milton Rosmer at the Prince of Wales's,
1913. Recreations : Golf, sailing, and
cycling. Clubs : Dramatists', Yorick,
and Authors. Address : 34 Langdale
Gardens, Hove, Sussex. Telephone
No. : Hove 2342.
MANDEL, Frank, dramatic author
and librettist ; is the author of the
following plays: " Our Wives " (with
Helen Craft), 1912; " Miss Princess/'
1913; "Trifling With To-morrow,"
1914; "The High Cost of Living"
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(from the German), 1914 ; " The Lady
We Love/' 1914 ; " Sherman was
Right/' 1915 ; " The Sky Pilot " (with
G. H. Brennan), 1918 ; " Bosom
Friends," 1918 ; " Look Who's Here,"
1919; "Luck," 1919; "The Five
Million/' 1919 ; " My Lady Friends,"
1919 ; " Jimmie " (with Oscar Ham-
merstein 2nd and Otto Harbach),
1920 ; " Mary " (with Harbach), 1920 ;
" Tickle Me " (with Hammerstein and
Harbach), 1920 ; " The O'Brien Girl "
(with Harbach), 1921 ; " Queen o'
Hearts " (with Hammerstein), 1922 ;
" Nobody's Business " (with Guy
Bolton), 1923 ; " Sweet Little Devil "
(with Lawrence Schwab), 1924 ; " The
Lady Killer" (with Alice Mandel),
1924.
MANN, Charlton, manager and dra-
matic author ; b. London, 2 July, 1876 ;
commenced his career as an actor in
1896 in "fit-ups," with W. Payne
Seddon, and has learned his business
in every department, as actor, mana-
ger, stage-manager, producer and
author ; held his appointment as busi-
ness manager at the Adelphi Theatre
from 1909-23, under the management
of George Edwardes, Sir Alfred Butt,
and Grossmith and Laurillard ; was
subsequently co-licensee of the Adelphi
and Apollo Theatres ; resigned 1924 ;
has been associated with Herbert Jay
in several provincial tours and as an
'author, adapted " The Blue Lagoon,"
1920 ; " The Knave of Diamonds,"
1 92 1 . Hobby : The theatre. A ddress :
" The Gables," Stafford Road, Walling-
ton, Surrey. Telephone No. : Walling-
ton 1139.
MANN, Louis, actor and dramatic
author ; b. New York, 20 Apr., 1865 ;
e. California ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1868, at the
New Stadt Theatre, New York City,
in " Snow Flake/' a German panto-
mime ; when quite a youth joined
the late Lawrence Barrett and John
McCullough's " stock " company in
San Francisco; in 1882 was playing
with Signer Tomasso Salvini, Lewis
Morrison, and Marie Prescott, in
" Othello/' " The Gladiator," etc. ;
at the Union Square Theatre, 20 Aug.,
1883, he played Page in the late Oscar
Wilde's first play, " Vera, the
Nihilist " ; subsequently toured in
" Called Back," " Lost," etc., and
in this company played with E. H.
Sothern, Cyril Maude, etc. ; played
with the late D. E. Bandmann in
" Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde " ; made
a " hit " at the Bijou, New York,
22 Feb., 1892, when he played Dick
Winters in " Incog." ; subsequently
toured with G. W. Lederer's company
in " Nothing but Money," etc. ;
with his own company toured with
" The Laughing Girl " and " Hannah " ;
at the Casino, New York, 8 June, 1895,
he appeared as Svengali in V The
Merry World " ; at the Standard,
New. York, 2 Dec., 1895, he scored
a great hit by his performance of Herr
Von Moser in " The Strange Adven-
tures of Miss Brown " ; subsequently
played Hans in " The Girl from Paris "
(" The Gay Parisienne ") ; Hans Nix
in " The Telephone Girl " ; Le Bardy
in " The Girl in the Barracks " ; at
the Garrick, 3 Sept., 1900, he was
the original exponent of the part of
Franz Hochstuhl in " All on Account
of Eliza " ; his subsequent appear-
ances include " The Red Kloof/'
" Hoch the Consul," a series of bur-
lesques at Weber and Field's ; Baron
Von Walden in " The Second Fiddle " ;
and at Field's Theatre, 1 Jan., 1906,
" Julie Bon-Bon " ; he made his first
appearance in London at the Waldorf
Theatre, 26 Nov., 1906, as Jean Pou-
jol in the last-mentioned play, but
the play failed to attract in London,
and had but a short run ; returning
to America, appeared at the Casino,
New York, in Feb., 1907, as Hensie
Blindner in " The White Hen," subse-
quently touring in the same piece ;
at Chicago, Sept., 1908, appeared as
John Krauss in " The New Genera-
tion/' and at the Circle Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1908, played the same
part, when the piece was re-named
" The Man Who Stood Still " ; at the
Lyric Theatre, New York, June, 1910,
played Godfried Plittersdorf in " The
Cheater"; in 1911 toured as Charles
Sample in " Elevating a Husband,"
of which his wife was part-author;
at the Liberty Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1912, played the same part ;
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at the Harris Theatre, Dec., 1913,
played George Raimund in " Children
of To-Day " ; at the Booth Theatre,
Apr., 1915, Gustave Muiler in "The
Bubble" ; at the Palace, New York, Jan.,
1917, appeared in " The W'arriors " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, July, 1918,
played Karl Pfeiffer in " Friendly
Enemies " (" Uncle Sam ") ; toured
in this during 1919-20 ; at the Astor
Theatre, Oct., 1920, played Hyam
Salomon in " The Unwritten Chapter ";
at the Winter Garden, June, 1921,
played Karl Bauer in " The Whirl
of New York " ; at the Apollo, New
York, Nov., 1921, Carl Schnitzler in
" Nature's Nobleman " ; during 1922
toured in "In the Mountains " ; at
the Forty-ninth Street Theatre, Jan.,
1923, John Bauer in " Give and
Take"; at Wallaces, Dec., 1924,
David Milgrim in " Milgrim's Pro-
gress " ; he is the author of a one-act
play, " Hannah " ; in conjunction
with Mrs. D. F. Verdenal was respon-
sible for " The Laughing Girl " ; part-
author of " The Bubble " ; sole author
of " The Cheater." Address : Mon-
trose, New York, U.S.A.
MANNERING, Dore Lewin, actor;
&. Poland, 19 Jan. 1879 ; s. of James
Lewin and his wife Augusta (Kriss) ;
e. London ; m. Elizabeth Wellbourn ;
came to England when eighteen months
old ; made his first appearance on the
stage in 1896, when he toured as
Tigellinus in " The Sign of the Cross " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Court Theatre,
4 Nov., 1897, as Benito in "The
Vagabond King " ; his early exper-
ience was gained in provincial " stock "
and Shakespearean companies ; from
1903-06 toured as Baron Bonelli in
" The Eternal City," Zakkuri in " The
Darling of the Gods " ; Fagin in
" Oliver Twist," and Svengali in
" Trilby " ; from 1910-14 was associ-
ated with the Glasgow, Liverpool, and
Manchester Repertory Theatres ; in
1914 toured as Mr. Wu in the play of
that name ; 1915-16 as Mawruss
Perlmutter in " Potash and Perl-
mutter " ; at the Apollo Theatre, May,
1917, appeared as Yucca Len in
" Inside the Lines " ; at the Strand,
July, 1918, as Sir Charles Rosenbaum
in " The Hidden Hand " ; at the Scala,
May, 1919, as Baron Von Arnheim in
" The Black Feather " ; subsequently
toured as the Marquis Chi Lung in
" The Chinese Puzzle " ; at the Ald-
wych, Nov., 1920, appeared as Wang
Fu Chang in " The Dragon " ; at
Wyndham's, 1922, played Dr. Henry
Lakington in " Bull-Dog Drummond ";
subsequently touring in the same part ;
in the autumn of 1922 toured as De
Levis in " Loyalties," subsequently
touring as Jean Paurel in " The Great
Lover," Pancho Lopez in " The Bad
Man " ; at the Strand, Dec., 1923,
played Israel Hands in " Treasure
Island " ; at the Haymarket, June,
1924, Ebag in "The Great Adven-
ture " ; subsequently toured in a reper-
tory of plays by Sir A. W. Pinero ; has
played in thirty of the thirty-six plays
of Shakespeare, has produced many
plays, and has appeared in several
productions of the Stage Society,
Phoenix Society, Play Actors, and
Elizabethan Stage Society. Hobby :
Book-collecting. Recreation : Driving.
Address : 37 Penywern Road, Earl's
Court, S.W.5.
MANNERING, Mary, actress; b.
in England, 29 Apr., 1876 ; d. of
Richard and Florence Friend ; e.
privately ; studied for the stage under
Hermann Vezin ; m. (1) James K.
Hackett (mar. dis.) ; (2) Frederick E.
Wads worth ; made her first appear*
ance on the stage in England, under
her own name of Florence Friend, at
the Prince's, Manchester, 9 May,
1892, as Zela in " Hero and Lean-
der/' with H. Kyrle Bellew and Mrs.
Brown-Potter ; she made her first
appearance on the London stage,
in the same part, at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, 2 June, 1892; then she
played a number of parts in the
provinces ; other parts in which she
appeared in London were' Beatrice in
" A Night in Town/' at the Royalty,
28 June, 1894, and as the heroine in
" Villon, Poet and Cut-throat," on
the same evening, she made a pro-
nounced hit ; at the Opera Coniique,
26 Nov., 1894, she played Cecily Allar-
dyce in " The Wife of Dives/' and
subsequently undertook many lead-
ing parts in the English provinces ;
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in 1895, toured as Pauline in " Called
Back " ; while playing Mrs. Castello
in " The Late Mr. Castello/' at the
Grand, Islington, in 1896, she was
seen by Daniel Frohman, who imme-
diately engaged her for the Lyceum
Theatre, New York ; she made her
first appearance in America at Hart-
ford, Conn., on 20 Nov., 1896, as
Leonie in " The Courtship of Leonie,"
playing for the first time as Mary
Mannering ; she made her New
York d&but at the Lyceum Theatre,
1 Dec., 1896, in the same part ; she
remained at the Lyceum until 1900,
playing the following parts : Sadie
in " The Late Mr. Castello," Daphne
in " The First Gentleman of Europe,"
Joan in " The Mayflower/' Fay
Zuliani in " The Princess and the
Butterfly/' Monica in " The Tree of
Knowledge/' Rose Trelawney in
" Trelawney of the Wells," Mildred
in " Americans at Home," and Ann
Singleton in " John Ingerfield " ;
she was also seen at Daly's, under
Daniel Frohman, as Juliet Gains-
borough in " The Ambassador," and
as Violet Babington in " The Inter-
rupted Honeymoon " ;' she commenced
her career as a " star " at the Star
Theatre, Buffalo, New York, 1 Oct.,
1900', when she played Janice Meredith
in a play of that name ; she appeared
in the same part for the first time in •
New York at Wallack's Theatre,
10 Dec., 1900 ; at the Broadway, 1
Mar., 1901, she appeared in "White
Roses," and since that date has
" starred " in the following parts :
Pauline in '* The Lady of Lyons/'
Geraldine in " The Stubbornness of
Geraldine," Harriet Baird in " Harriet's
Honeymoon," Judith in " Judith,"
Nancy Stair in the play of that name,
Lady Alethea Frobisher in " The
Walls of Jericho," Beatrice in " The
House of Silence," Betsy in " Glorious
Betsy," Helen Medfield in " The
Struggle," and " A House of Cards " ;
during 1909, toured as Rose Marvin
in " Step by Step " ; at the Belasco
Theatre, Washington, Apr., 1909,
played Freda Saville in " The
Truants " ; at the Garrick, Chicago,
May, 1909, appeared as Miss Gower
in " The Independent Miss Gower " ;
subsequently toured in " Kiddie " ;
at the Comedy, New York, Feb.,
1910, played Frank Ware in "A
Man's World " ; at the Century
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1910,
appeared as Dominie Enfilden in
" The Garden of Allah."
MANNERING, Moya (nSe Doyle) ;
actress and vocalist ; b. 22 Nov., 1888 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
as a child ; made her grown-up dSbut
in 1904, when she was engaged by
George Dance, playing Jantz in " A
Soldier and a Man " ; she appeared
in several musical comedies, in the
chorus, and in 1908 was understudying
at the Gaiety, in " Havana," and in
Nov., 1908, appeared as Lola in that
play ; at Christmas, 1908, appeared
at Cardiff in pantomime ; at the
Queen's Theatre, London, 27 Apr.,
1909, appeared as Mai-i in " The
Persian Princess " ; at the Gaiety,
Aug., 1909, played Lady Gwen in
" Our Miss Gibbs " ; at Daly's, Sept.,
1909, was engaged as understudy in
" The Dollar Princess " ; appeared at
Leeds, Dec., 1909, in " Cinderella " ;
at the Shaftesbury, June, 1910,
succeeded to the part of Chrysea
in " The Arcadians," subsequently
proceeding to America, to play the
same part opening at the New York
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1910 ; she
toured in " The Arcadians " through-
out the United States, until Apr.,
1911 ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, 28 Aug., 1911, played
Suzanne in " The Siren " ; at the
Criterion, New York, 25 Aug., 1912,
Clementine in " The Girl from Mont-
martre " ; at the Knickerbocker, New
York, 22 Sept., 1913, Emma in " The
Marriage Market " ; at the Princess,
Montreal, 23 Feb., 1914, Honora May
in " Nobody's Daughter " ; on her
return to England, appeared at the
Prince's Theatre, Bristol, Christmas,
1914, as Princess Joy in " Humpty
Dumpty " ; appeared at the Gaiety,
28 Apr., 1915, as Victoria, in " To-
Night's the Night " ; at the Globe
Theatre, 9 Aug., 1915, played Peg in
" Peg o' My Heart " ; at the Palace,
Nov., 1916, played in " Vanity Fair " ;
at the Globe, July, 1917, appeared
as Julyann Dempsey in " Julyann " ;
at the Gaiety, Dec., 1917, played
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Leonie Bramble in " The Beauty
Spot."
MANNERS, John Hartley, dramatic
author and novelist ; b. London, 10
Aug., 1870 ; e. privately ; m. Laurette
Taylor ; was formerly an actor, and.
acted from Feb., 1898, to Apr., 1905 ;
made his first appearance on the stage,
at the Bijou Theatre, Melbourne,
with Charles Cartwright, 19 Feb.,
1898, as Lord Chetland in " The Squire
of Dames " ; on returning to England,
joined George Alexander's company
at the St. James's Theatre, making
Ms first appearance on the London
stage, 26 Apr., 1899, in " In Days
of Old " ; subsequently played Laertes
in "Hamlet" with Forbes- Robert-
son, and at the Imperial, Dec., 1902,
played Lord Scarlett in his own play,
" The Crossways," with Mrs. Langtry,
subsequently proceeding with her to
America, to play the same part ;
has written the following plays : " A
Queen's Messenger/' 1899 ; " Just as
Well," 1902 ; "As Once in May/'
1902 ; " Virginia," subsequently en-
titled " The Cross ways," 1902 ; " Lady
Clivebrook's Mission," 1904 ; " Zira/'
1905 ; " The Indiscretion of Truth,"
1906 ; " A Marriage of Reason," 1907 ;
" The Patriot " (with William Collier),
1908 ; " Ganton and Co " (" The Great
John Ganton "), 1909 ; " The Majesty
of Birth " (" The House Next Door "),
1909 ; " The Girl and the Wizard,"
1910 ; " The Prince of Bohemia,"
1910 ; " The Girl in Waiting/'
1910: "Peg o' My Heart/' 1912;
"The Woman Intervenes/' 1912;
" The Money Moon," 1912 ; " Bar-
baraza/' 1912; "The Wooing of
Eve," 1912 ; " Happiness," 1914 ;
"The Day of Dupes/' 1914; "The
Panorama of Youth/' 1915 ; " The
Harp of Life," 1916 ; " Out There/'
1917 ; " Happiness " (extended to a
four-act play), 1917; "Getting To-
gether " (with Ian Hay and Percival
Knight), 1918 ; " One Night in Rome/'
1919 ; " The National Anthem," 1922 ;
" Peg o* My Dreams " (musical version
of "Peg o' My Heart"), 1924; in
addition, he was responsible for almost
all the dialogue of " Sweet Nell of
Old Drury," 1900, the last act being
entirely Ms, and the whole of Paul
Kester's play was adapted by him ;
he was also associated with the author-
ship of " Count Tezma," 1901 ; also
the author of " The Fool's Comedy,"
" Feroza," " Devil Montague/' " The
Tree of Life," " Barbaraza," " Gaunt-
lett's Pride," " Lady Clivebrook's
Mission " ; has also written several
plays which have been published but
not yet acted, entitled " Wreckage,"
" God's Outcast," " All Clear," and
" God of My Faith." Clubs : Lotos,
Players', and Whist, New York ;
Devonshire, London. Address : 141
East 19th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
MANNING, Ambrose, actor; s. of
the late John Manning, actor, at one
time low comedian at the old Grecian
Theatre ; made his first appearance
on the stage, at the age of seven, at
the Old Grecian Theatre, in panto-
mime ; at the age of eighteen, he was
engaged at the Haymarket Theatre,
under the late E. A. Sothern ; sub-
sequently appeared at the old Green-
wich Theatre in 1880 ; at the Princess's
10 Sept., 1881, he played Waters in
' ' Lights o' London, ' ' and for over twenty
years was associated with Wilson
Barrett's company ; spent many years
playing in the provinces in Barrett's
companies ; reappeared in London,
at the New Olympic Theatre, 4
Dec., 1890, when he appeared with
the late Wilson Barrett, as Mr.
Hackett in " The People's Idol " ;
remained a member of Barrett's
company until 1904, during 'which
time he played numerous parts in
" The Acrobat," " The Silver King,"
" The Lights o' London," "Pharaoh/'
" Othello," " The Sign of the Cross,"
" The Daughters of Babylon/' " The
Manxman," " Man and his Makers/'
etc. ; after the death of Wilson
Barrett, appeared at Daly's, Apr.,
1905, as Pierre Michu in " The Little
Michus " ; at the Apollo, Apr., 1906,
played Dr. O'Byrne in " The Dairy-
maids " ; appeared, in the same part
at the Queen's, May, 1908 ; at the
Apollo, Apr., 1907, played Squire
Western in " Torn Jones " ; during
1910, toured as Uncle Gregory in
" Pinkie and the Fairies " ; in 1910,
went to Australia, playing the part
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of Tom Lambert in " The Whip " ;
appeared in the same part at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York,
Nov., 1912 ; at His Majesty's, 22 May,
1914, appeared as Eliah Coombe in
the " all-star " revival of " The Silver
King/' given in aid of King George's
Actors' Pension Fund, also assisting
Mr. E. S. Willard in the production ;
at the Shaftesbury, June, 1914, played
the Constable in " The Cinema Star " ;
at the Strand, Sept., 1914, again played
Eliah Coombe in " The Silver King " ;
at the Shaftesbury, May, 1915, Sir
George Paddock in " The Arcadians " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1915,
played Babbing in " The Dummy " ;
at the Garrick, Jan., 1916, Sheriff
Carson in " Tiger's Cub " ; at Daly's,
Dec., 1916, Sam Best in " Young
England " ; during 1917, toured as
Old Bill in " The Better 'Ole " ; at
the Prince's, Nov., 1918, played Ben
Bartimus in " Jolly Jack Tar "; at
the Alhambra, Sept., 1919, Sir Porter
Blogg-Blogg in " Eastward Ho ! " ;
at the Ambassadors', Mar., 1920,
Captain John Ball in " Grierson's
Way " ; subsequently toured as Still-
bottle in " Tilly of Bloornsbury " ; at
the Aldwych, Feb., 1921, played
Stephano in " The Tempest " ; at
the Queen's, Apr,, 1921, Mr. Goddard
in " Mary " ; at the Apollo, Sept.,
1921, Bruce Jennings in " Crooked
Usage " ; at the Royalty, Apr., 1922,
Toby Crouch in "If Four Walls
Told " ; at the Savoy, Jan., 1923,
Hiram J. Walkin in " The Young
Idea " ; at His Majesty's, Oct., 1924,
Peter Rumble in " Patricia." Address :
White Cottage, Woodstock Avenue,
Golder's Green, N.W.4. Telephone :
Speedwell 1626,
MANSFIELD, Alice, actress; m.
C. J. Hope ; has had over fifty years'
experience, having made her first
appearance on the stage, as a child,
at Sadler's Wells Theatre, under the
management of Alice Marriott (Mrs.
Richard Edgar), playing such parts
as the Prince of Wales in " Richard
III," Fleance and the Apparition in
" Macbeth," etc. ; she then spent
many years in provincial " stock "
companies, at Liverpool Manchester,
Edinburgh, etc., and also in the
United States, where she supported
E. A. Sothern as Mary Meredith in
" Our American Cousin," etc. ; for
some years she was also engaged at
the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadel-
phia, and" she has appeared in all the
principal cities in the United States;
subsequently toured in the West Indies
and Jamaica ; she returned to England
in 1891 and toured as Mrs. Birkett in
" Betsy," Helen Griffin in " Niobe,"
etc. ; reappeared in the West End of
London at the Comedy, May, 1895,
as Mrs. Wheedles in " The Prude's
Progress," and the following year as
Mrs. Jones in " Gaffer Jarge " ; at the
Strand, Feb., 1896, played Miss Peck
in " On 'Change " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1896, Drusilla Walker in " The
New Baby " ; at the Lyceum, June,
1896, with Forbes-Robertson, played
Francisca in " Magda " ; returning
to the Comedy, July, 1896, played
Alvina Garsop in " The Mummy," and
Nov., 1896, Letitia Ogdenin " A White
Elephant " ; at the Royalty, Oct.,
1897, appeared as Susannah Sheppard
in " Oh ! Susannah ! " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Apr., 1901, played Mrs.
Gilwattle in " The Man from Blank-
ley's," playing ftie same part in the
Command performance, at Sandring-
ham, before the late King Edward ; she
has played at most of the leading Lon-
don theatres, and in 1909 was engaged
at His Majesty's Theatre, under Sir
Herbert Tree; during 1910-11 was a
member of the Glasgow Repertory
Company at the Royalty, Glasgow ; at
the Queen's, Nov., 1912, played Mrs.
Harte in " Sylvia Greer " ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1913, Aunt Fanny in
" Billy's Fortune " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Oct., 1913, Mrs. Higgins in
" Between Sunset and Dawn " ; at the
Kings way, May, 1915, with the Liver-
pool Repertory Company, played Mrs.
Ferrard in " Nobody Loves Me," and
Mrs. Burlacombe in " A Bit o' Love " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1916, Mrs.
Budd in " The Light Blues " ; at the
Queen's, Sept., 1917, Mrs. Meecher
in " The Off-Chance " ; at the Oxford,
June, 1919, Mrs. Hope in " A Tem-
porary Gentleman " ; at the Kings way,
Sept., 1920, Mrs. Hunter in " The
Daisy " ; at the Garrick, Dec., 1920,
Martha in " The Shepherdess Without
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a Heart " ; during 1922 toured in
" Mrs. Winterbotham's Woes." Ad-
dress : c/o Akerman May Agency,
7/8 Leicester Place, W.C.2.
MANTEL!, Robert Brace, actor and
manager ; b. Irvine, Scotland, 7
Feb., 1854; e. at Belfast, Ireland;
m. Genevidve Hamper ; made his
first appearance on the stage at
the Theatre Royal, Rochdale, Lanes,
21 Oct., 1876, as the Sergeant in
" Arrah-Xa-Pogue," under the
name of Robert Hudson ; made his
first appearance in America, under
his own name, at the Leyland Opera
House, Albany, New York, in Nov.,
1878, as Tybalt in " Romeo and
Juliet," with Madame Modjeska ;
first appeared in New York, at the
Grand Opera House, 5 May, 1879,
as Old Dill in "East Lynne," also
with Modjeska, with whom he re-
mained some time ; he returned to
England in 1880 and played lead
with Miss Wallis ; at the Windsor
Theatre, New York, 23 Oct., 1882,
he played in " The World " ; and at
Booth's, 30 Oct., 1882, he appeared
as Jack Herne in " The Romany
Rye " ; he next placed leading parts
with the late Fanny Davenport,
appearing as Loris IpanofE in " Fe-
dora " ; at Stetson's Fifth Avenue,
1 Sept., 1884, he played Gilbert
Vaughan in " Called Back " ; and at
the Lyceum, New York, 6 Apr., 1885,
he appeared as Dakolar in the play
of that name ; he made his d&but as
a " star " at Stetson's, Fifth Avenue,
13 Dec., 1886, in " Tangled Lives,"
since which date he has appeared in
the leading parts of the following
plays: " Monbars," 1888; "The
Corsican Brothers," 1890; "The
Marble Heart/' 1891 ; " The Louis-
ianian," 1892 ; " The Face in the
Moonlight," 1892 ; also in " The
Veiled Picture," " A Lesson in Acting,"
" Hamlet," " The Dagger and the
Cross," " Othello," both as Othello
and lago, " The Lady of Lyons,"
" Romeo and Juliet," " The Light of
Other Days," " Richard III," " King
Lear," " Macbeth," " The Merchant
of Venice," " Julius Caesar," " King
John," " The O'Flynn," " Louis XI,"
" Richelieu." Recreation : Golf. Ad-
dress : Lambs' Club, New York City,
or c/o William A. Brady, The Playhouse,
New York City, U.S.A.
MANTLE, Burns, dramatic critic and
author; b. Watertown, New York,
U.S.A., Dec., 1873 ; $. of Robert Burns
Mantle and his wife Susan (Lawrence) ;
e. public schools and normal college ;
m. Lydia Holmes Sears ; dramatic
editor of Denver Times, 1898-1900;
Denver Republican, 1901 ; Chicago
Inter- Ocean, 1901-6; Chicago Tri-
bune, 1906-7; Sunday-editor, 1907-
10 ; dramatic critic Evening Mail,
New York, 1910-22; Daily News,
New York, since 1922; dramatic
correspondent Chicago Tribune, since
1922 ; editor of Best Plays and Year
Book of the Drama in America, 1919-
24. Clubs : N.Y. Newspaper Club,
Pomonock Country Club. Address ;
114 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, Long
Island, New York, U.S.A.
MAPES, Victor, author, journalist,
dramatic author, and manager ; b.
New York, 10 Max., 1870 ; 5. of
Martha (Meeker) and Charles V.
Mapes ; graduate of Columbia Col-
lege (1st Class), 1891; e. also in
Paris; from 1892, to 1896, was Paris
correspondent of the New York Sun ;
in 1897, was appointed stage-manager
of the New York Lyceum Theatre,
under Daniel Frohman ; during
1898-9 officiated as dramatic critic
for the New York World under the
t pseudonym of Sidney Sharp ; dur-
* ing 1900-1 was general stage director
of Daly's Theatre, New York, subse-
quently fulfilling a similar capacity
at the Garrick, New York ; author
of the following plays : " La Comtesse
de Lisne " (in French, produced at
Theatre Mondain, Paris, 1895), "A
Flower of Yeddo " (Empire, 1899),
"The Tory's Guest" (Empire, 1900),
" Don Caesar's Return " (Wallack's,
1901), " Captain Harrington ' ' (Man-
hattan, 1903), " The Undercurrent "
(Chicago, 1907) ; " The Curious Con-
duct of Judge Le Garde " (with
Louis Faust), 1902 ; " No. 6 Washing-
ton Square " (with Winchell Smith) ,
1913 ; " The New Henrietta " (with
Smith) , 1913; " The Boomerang ' '
(with Smith), 1915 ; " The Lassoo/
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1917 ; " The Liberty Gun " (with
R. Hears Mackay), subsequently re-
named " The Long Dash," 1918 ; "The
Hottentot" (with William Collier),
1920 ; " The Kangaroo/' 1921 ; au-
thor of the novel " The Gilded Way/'
1910 ; during 1904-5 was manager of
the Globe Theatre, Boston, and during
1906 was director of the New Theatre,
Chicago. Clubs : University, Lambs',
Players', Strollers', and Psi Upsilon,
New York. Address : 130 West 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
MARA VAN, Lila, actress; d. of
Percival Muschamp and his wife Alice
(Bayne-Foulds) ; m. Ronald Simpson ;
studied for the stage at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
St. James's Theatre, 19 Oct., 1916, as
Lady Simeta Parsons in " Lucky
Jim " ; at the Strand, Oct., 1917,
played Trixie in " Wild Heather " ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1918, Christine
Farndon in " Uncle Anyhow " ; Dec.,,
1919, toured as Peter Pan ; Jan., 1921,
toured as Mary Rose ; at the Adelphi,
June, 1922, played Olga Ratcliffe in
" The Way of an Eagle " ; at the
Strand, Oct., 1922, Esther Morrison in
" The Balance " ; at the Playhouse,
Mar., 1923, Marie in " Magda " ; at
the Adelphi, Dec., 1923, Wendy in
" Peter Pan " ; at the New Theatre,
Oxford (with the O.U.D.S.), Mar.,
1924, Ophelia in " Hamlet " ; in the
autumn of 1924 again toured as Mary
Rose. Favourite parts : Peter Pan,
Wendy, and Mary Rose. Recreations :
Swimming and diving, golf and tennis.
Address : 2 Salem Road, W.2.
Telephone No. : Park 6481.
MARCH, Nadine, actress ; b. Lon-
don, 30 July, 1898 ; d. of Reginald
Charles March and his wife Clare
(Streatfield) ; e. Parson's Mead, Ash-
stead, Surrey ; m. Douglas Stephen-
son ; studied for the stage at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth,
Nov., 1917, as Planchette in "The
Girl from Upstairs " ; in 1918 toured
as Miss Dorton in " Cook," and Faith
in " The Dancing Girl " ; during 1919
as Posy in " Quinney's " ; during
1920, Blanny Wheeler in " Fair and
Warmer " ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Garrick Theatre, 22
Nov., 1920, as Dolly Clandon in " You
Never Can Tell " ; at the Aldwych,
Dec., 1920, played Eva Webster in
" The Private Secretary " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1921, played Esme in
" The Muddler " ; at the Strand,
Mar., 1922, Anne in " The Love
Match " ; at the Everyman, May,
1922, Dolly in " You Never Can Tell,"
followed by a tour on the Continent
in the same part ; at the Everyman,
Dec., 1922, played Brer Rabbit in a
play of that name ; Jan., 1923, Sylvia
Craven in " The Philanderer/' ; at the
Ambassadors', Mar., 1923, Babs in
" Marriage by Instalments " ; at the
Everyman, Apr., 1923, Olive in
" T'Marsdens " ; at the Criterion,
Oct., 1923, Gwen Lupton in " Trust
Emily " ; at the Everyman, Mar.,
1924, Bella Buckley in " Young
Irneson " ; at the Savoy, June, 1924,
Yvonne in " Tiger Cats " ; at the
Everyman, Dec., 1924, again played
Sylvia in " The Philanderer/' Recrea-
tions : Riding, swimming, and dogs.
Address : 62 Ebury Street, S.W.I.
Telephone No. : Victoria 1056.
MARGIN, Max, dramatic author ;
b. Posen, Germany, 6 May, 1879 ; 5. of
Herman Marcin and his wife Johanna
(Feibel) ; e. New York ; m. Clara May
Mings ; went to New York in early
childhood, and was formerly a journal-
ist ; has written the following plays :
" Are You My Wife ? " (with Roy At-
well), 1910 ; " The House of Glass,"
1915 ; " See My Lawyer," 1915 ;
" Cheating Cheaters," 1916 ; " The
Eyes of Youth " (with Charles Guer-
non), 1917 ; " Here Comes the Bride "
(with Atwell), 1917 ; " The Rape of
Belgium " (with Louis K. Anspacher),
1918 ; the American version of " Seven
Days1 Leave," 1918 ; " The Dancer "
(with Anspacher and Edward Locke),
1919 ; " The Woman in Room 13 "
(with Samuel Shipman), 1919 ; " Three
Live Ghosts," 1920; "The Night
Cap" (with Guy Bolton), 1921;
" Silence," 1924 ; " Badges " (with
Edward Hammond), 1924. Address :
220 West 48th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
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MARCrETSON, Arthur, actor and
vocalist ; 6. London, 27 Apr., 1897 ;
s. of Edward John Margetson and
his wife Marion (Wardroper) ; e.
Royal Masonic Schools, Bushey,
Herts ; was formerly engaged as an
insurance clerk at Lloyd's ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Prince's Theatre, Edinburgh, Dec.,
1917, as the Footman in " Theodore
and Co." ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Ambassadors'
Theatre, 31 Aug., 1913, as Captain
Laverdet in " Telling the Tale " ; ap-
peared at the Strand and Criterion,
1919, in the revival of the " H. G.
Pelissier Follies " ; at the Palace, Dec.,
1919, played in " The Whirligig " ; at
the Queen's, Dec., 1920, appeared with
Elsie Janis in " It's All Wrong " ; at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1921, played Hubert
Faverolles in " The Little Girl in Red" ;
Apr., 1922, the Hon. Geoffrey Custance
in " His Girl" ; he then went to America
and made his first appearance in New
York, at the Winter Garden, 20 Sept.,
1922, in " The Passing-Show of 1922 " ;
at the same theatre, Jan., 1923, played
in " The Dancing Girl " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, 1923, succeeded
Bruce McRae as Larry Charters in
" Little Miss Bluebeard," and re-
mained in this in New York, and on
tour, throughout 1924. Recreations :
Swimming, music and lyric-writing.
Clubs : Giro's and Green Room. Ad-
dress : S Blenheim Gardens, Crickle-
wood, N.W.2. Telephone No. : Willes-
den 2897.
MABINOFF, Fania, actress; b.
Odessa, Russia, 20 Mar., 1880 ; d. of
Morris MarinofE and his wife Leah
(Tuerkenitch) ; e. New York ; m.
Carl Van Vechten ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the age
of eight, in a " stock" company ; made
her grown-up debut at Denver, 1900,
as Orange Moll in " Mistress Nell," with
Henrietta Crosman ; made her first
appearance in New York, 1903, as
O Ham San in " A Japanese Nightin-
gale," at Daly's Theatre ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1904,
played in " The Serio-Comic Go-
verness " ; she then played with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell in " The Sorceress " ;
was next engaged by Henry W. Savage
to play Miss Daros in " The Stolen
Story," in Boston; during 1906-7
toured with Arnold Daly as Dolly in
" You Never Can Tell " ; subsequently
played " stock JJ at Keith and Proctor's,
New York ; during 1907-8 was with
Max Figman in " The Man on the
Box " ; at the Gaiety, New York, 12
Apr., 1909, played Esther Jacobson in
" The House Next Door " ; continued
in this 1909-10 ; at the Fifth Avenue,
Mar., 1911, played Dago Annie in
" A Romance of the Underworld " ;
during 1912, played in " The Rain-
bow " ; during 1913-14 appeared in
various cinema plays ; at the Garrick,
Apr., 1915, played Dolly Clandon in
" You Never Can Tell " ; at the Park,
May, 1915, Louka in "Arms and the
Man " ; at the Century, Apr., 1916,
Ariel in " The Tempest " ; during
1917-18, played leading parts with the
Greenwich Village Players ; at the
Morosco, Sept., 1918, played Sonia
Orloff in " The Walk-Offs " ; at the
Empire, New York, Aug., 1920, Balog-
'Mari in " Call the Doctor " ; at the
Belmont, Sept., 1921, Marthe Roche in
" The Hero " ; at the Park, Feb., 1922,
appeared in " Frank Fay's Fables " ;
at the Times Square, Apr., 1922,
Dhima in " The Charlatan " ; at the
Bijou, Mar., 1923, Rosette Pompom in
" The Love Habit " ; at the Belmont,
Oct., 1923, Nettie Dark in " Tarnish,"
and continued with this during 1924.
Address : c/o Actors' Equity Associa-
tion, 115 West 47th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
MABION, George, actor and pro-
ducer ; was for many years engaged
as producer for Henry W. Savage, and
in that capacity was responsible for
the stage-production of " The Prince
of Pilsen," " The Yankee Consul,"
" The College Widow," " Woodland,"
" The Merry Widow," " The Yankee
Tourist," " Madame X," " The Spring
Maid/' " Every woman," " Excuse
Me," etc. ; produced " The Prince of
Pilsen " at the Shaftesbury, London,
May, 1904 ; at the Broadway, New
York, Aug., 1908, played C. Walsing-
ham Wadhunter in " Algeria " ; at
the Majestic, Nov., 1908, Old Folks in
" Blue Grass " ; during 1911 " starred "
under Werba and Luescher in " The
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Jolly Peasant " ; at the Liberty, Dec.,
1917, Anatol Pivert in " The Grass
Widow " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Feb., 1919, Uncle Toby in " Toby's
Bow " ; at the Lyric, New York, Mar.,
1920, Quilloquon in " George Wash-
ington " ; at the Broadhurst, Nov.,
1920, Sam in " When We Are Young " ;
at the Frazee, June, 1921, Butler in
" Gold " ; at the Vanderbilt, Nov.,
1921, Chris Christopherson in " Anna
Christie " ; appeared in the same part
at the Strand, London, Apr., 1923 ;
at the Vanderbilt, Sept., 1924, played
"Doc" Pusey in "Thoroughbreds/'
Address : Lambs Club, 128 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
MARKHAM, Daisy, actress ; b. in
India, 20 July, 1886; d. of Lydia
(Finlay) and Charles Markham ; e.
privately ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Worthing, 4 June, 1903, as Alison
Shetland in " A Scarlet Flower " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Bath, Christ-
mas, 1903, appeared as the Good
Fairy in " Bluebell in Fairyland " ;
appeared in 1904, at Manchester,
as Celia in "As You Like It " ; in
Dec. of the same year appeared at the
Lyceum, New York, with Sir Charles
Wyndham, as Elaine Shrimpton in
" The Case of Rebellious Susan/'
and Vicky Jardine in " Mrs Gorringe's
Necklace " ; made her first appear-
ance in London, at the New Theatre,
2 May, 1905, as Claire Berton in
" Leah Kleschna " ; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1906, played Millicent Hicks in
" A Wire Entanglement/' and also
appeared in " Raffles " ; at the
Aldwych, Sept., 1908, played Beth
Harris in " Paid in Full/' and Oct.,
1908, Straits Settlements, in " Fanny
and the Servant Problem " ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1909, appeared as
Christine in " Love Watches " ; at the
Globe, Feb., 1910, as Anne in " The
Tenth Man " ; and in June, 1910,
Mrs. Goring in " Glass Houses " ; at
the Criterion, Sept., 1910, played
Elaine in " Tlie Case of Rebellious
Susan " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
July, 1911, appeared in the title-rdle of
" Sally Bishop " ; at the Globe
Theatre, Nov., 1911, played Suzanne
Polignac in " The Glad Eye " ; at the
Criterion, June, 1918, played Lucienne
de Histangua in " You Never Know
Y' Know " ; entered on the man-
agement of the St. James's Theatre,
May, 1920, and appeared as Mrs.
Philippa Ranee in " The Mystery
of the Yellow Room " ; at the Broad-
hurst Theatre, New York, Oct., 1922,
played Diana Oughterson in " The
Faithful Heart." Favourite part :
Elaine^ in " The Case of Rebellious
Susan/3 Recreations : Golf and
dancing.
MABLOWE, Charles. See JAY,
HARRIETT.
MARLOWE, Julia, actress ; b. Cald-
beck, eight miles from Keswick, in
Cumberland, 17 Aug., 1870; d. of
Sarah (Hodgson) and John Frost ;
she went to America in 1875 ; e.
at the public schools, Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Kansas City, Kansas ;
m. (1) Robert Taoer ; (2) E. H. Sothern;
she made her first appearance on the
stage at Ironton, Ohio, under R. E. J.
Miles, in 1882, as a sailor in a juvenile
" H.M.S. Pinafore " company ; sub-
sequently she played the part of Sir
Joseph Porter in the same opera ; she
also appeared in the parts of Suzanne
in " The Chimes of Normandy/* and
the Page in " The Little Duke " ;
subsequently she played the part of
Heinrich in " Rip Van Winkle," with
Robert McWade ; uiid,er the manage-
ment of R. E. J. Miles, she toured
as Balthazar in " Romeo and Juliet,"
Stephen in " The Hunchback," Maria
in " Twelfth Night/' and Myrine in
" Pygmalion and Galatea " ; she
then studied for three years under
the tuition of Ada Dow, a well-
known American actress ; her first
appearance as a " star " took place
at New London, Conn., in 1887,
when she played Parthenia in " Ingo-
mar " ; subsequently she toured in
this part under the direction of
R. E. J. Miles, also playing Pauline
in " The Lady of Lyons," Rosalind,
and Constance in " The Love Chase " ;
she made her first appearance in
New York, at the Bijou Theatre,
20 Oct., 1887, as Parthenia in " Ingo-
mar," at a matinee performance
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specially organised for the occasion ;
she made an instantaneous success,
and commenced her regular career
as a " star," at the Star Theatre,
New York, 12 Dec., 1887, when she
appeared as Juliet for the first time ;
on 14 Dec., 1887, she also appeared for
the first time as Viola in " Twelfth
Night " ; since that date she has
played almost continuously in an
almost wholly " legitimate " and
Shakespearean repertoire ; at Tomp-
kins's Fifth Avenue Theatre, 27 Jan.,
1890, she played Rosalind in "As You
Like It " for the first time in New
York, and followed this by appearing
on 10 Feb., 1890, as Julia in " The
Hunchback/' and 15 Feb., 1890, as
Galatea in " Pygmalion and Galatea" ;
during 1890 she also played Imogen
in " Cymbeline," Letitia Hardy in
"The Belle's Stratagem," Lady Teazle
in " The School for Scandal," and in
1891 appeared as Charles Hart in
" Rogues and Vagabonds " ; in May,
1894, she married the late Robert
Taber, at that time the leading man
of her company ; the marriage was
dissolved in Jan., 1900 ; she appeared
at Palmer's Theatre in Mar., 1896,
in a number of parts, including Juliet
(9 Mar.), Kate Hardcastle in " She
Stoops to Conquer" (16 Mar.), Julia
in "The Hunchback" (18 Mar.),
the Prince of Wales in " King Henry
IV " (part I), (19 Mar.), and Rosalind
in " As You Like It " (21 Mar.) ;
at the same theatre, 15 Feb., 1897,
she appeared as Mary in " For Bonnie
Prince Charlie " ; at the Broadway
Theatre, 26 Mar., 1897, she played the
part of Chatterton, the boy poet,
in a play of that name, and then
for six weeks toured as Lydia Languish
in the " all-star " cast of " The
Rivals," appearing in New York, at
the American Theatre, on 7 May, 1897 ;
subsequently played the title-xdtes
in " Romola " and " Colombe's
Birthday"; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, 10 Jan., 1898, she played
the part of the Countess in " Coun-
tess Valeska " ; and 3 Apr., 1899,
she appeared as Colinette de Bouv-
ray in " Colinette " ; at the Cri-
terion, New York, 23 Oct., 1899,
she appeared in the title-rdle of
" Barbara Frietchie" ; 14 Jan., 1901,
she played Mary Tudor in " When
Knighthood was in Flower " ; and
8 Dec., 1902, she appeared in "The
Cavalier " ; also, at Boston, 5 Oct.,
1902, she was the Queen in " Queen
Fiametta " ; at the Hyperion Theatre,
New Haven, Conn., 21 Sept., 1903,
she was seen as Lady Branchester in
H. V. Esmond's play, " Fools of
Nature " ; at the Alvin Theatre,
Pittsburg, Pa., 25 Mar., 1904, she
again revived " Ingomar," and was
seen as Parthenia in the same play
at the Empire, New York, 16 May,
1904 ; in the autumn of the same
year she became co-star with E. H.
Sothern, under the management of
Charles Frohman, and at the Illinois
Theatre, Chicago, 19 Sept., 1904,
they appeared for the first time
together in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
on 26 Sept. she played Beatrice in
" Much Ado About Nothing," and
3 Oct. Ophelia in " Hamlet " ; she
was subsequently seen in the same
parts, at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, in Oct. and Nov. of the
same year ; at Cleveland, Ohio,
18 Sept., 1905, she appeared as
Katherine in " The Taming of the
Shrew," and 21 Sept. as Portia in
" The Merchant of Venice," subse-
quently appearing in the same parts
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, on 16 and 30 Oct., respectively ;
at the Knickerbocker, on 6 Nov., 1905,
she played Viola in " Twelfth Night " ;
at the Lyric Theatre, Philadelphia,
15 Oct., 1906, under the management
of Messrs. Shubert she appeared an
Jeanne D'Arc in a play of that name ;
25 Oct., she played Rautendelein in
" The Sunken Bell," and 30 Oct.,
appeared as Salome in " John the
Baptist " ; at the Lyric Theatre,
New York, 21 Jan., 1907, appeared
in the last-mentioned part, subse-
quently appearing at the same theatre
as Jeanne D'Arc, Rautendelein, Juliet,
Ophelia, Portia and Viola ; made her ,
first appearance on the London stage
at the Waldorf Theatre, 22 Apr.,
1907, as Rautendelein in " The
Sunken Bell " ; during her five weeks'
engagement she earned considerable
praise for her performances, scoring
notable successes as Jeanne D'Arc,
Viola, Juliet, Ophelia, and Rosalind in
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" As You Like It" ; " When Knight-
hood was in Flower/' produced on
13 May, was not successful ; re-
turning to America, she played a
short engagement at the Academy
of Music, New York, and at Phila-
delphia ; the artistic partnership was
temporarily dissolved in June, 1907 ;
at Philadelphia, Dec., 1907, appeared
in a new play, entitled " Gloria/' at
the head of her own company ; at the
Majestic, Boston, 21 Dec., 1908,
played Yvette in " The Goddess of
Reason " ; at the opening of the New
Theatre, New York, 8 Nov., 1909,
appeared as Cleopatra in " Antony
and Cleopatra," to the Antony of
E. H. Sothern ; during 1910, toured
in Shakespearean repertory with E. H.
Sothern ; at the Broadway Theatre,
New York, 5 Dec., 1910, appeared
for the first time as Lady Macbeth
in " Macbeth " ; toured in Shake-
spearean repertory, 1911-13; her
retirement from the stage, due to ill-
health, was announced in Aug., 1915,
but subsequently she reappeared with
her husband, and in 1921, was still
playing in Shakespearean repertory ;
appearing at the Century, New York,
Oct.-Dec., 1921, and at the Jolson
Theatre, New York, Oct.-Dec., 1923 ;
received the Hon. Degree of LL.D,,
George Washington University, 1921.
Address : c/o Shubert Theatre Offices,
44th Street, 225 West, Broadway, New
York City ; or Highmount, New York.
MARR, Paula, actress ; 6. Washing-
ton ; m. William Collier ; has appeared
in William Collier's company, as
Violet in " The Patriot " ; Miranda in
" The Man from Mexico/' 1909 ; Nell
Van Bur en in " A Lucky Star/' 1910 ;
Bonny in "111 be Hanged If I Do/'
1910 ; Lucy Sheridan in " The
Dictator/' 1911; Paula Brooks in
"Take My Advice/' 1911; Violet
Stevenson in "Never Say Die," 1912 ;
Aline Ford in "Who's Who/' 1913;
Madge Fleming in "A Little Water
on the Side/' 1913.
MARRIOTT- WATSON, Nan, actress
and dramatic author ; 6. 30 December,
1899; d. of F. Marriott Watson,
manager and dramatic author, and
his wife Florence (Edwin), actress
made her first appearance on the stage
in her father's company, and continued
to act in the provinces, until 1922 ;
she made a great success when she
appeared at the Queen's Theatre,
Apr., 1922, as Jean Sterling in " Lass
oj Laughter/' of which she was part-
author, with Edith Carter; at the
Savoy, June, 1922, she played Lizzie
Dewhirst in " Concerning Mary Dew-
hirst " ; at the Regent, Sept., 1922,
Blanche Nixon in " Body and Soul " ;
at Wimbledon, Dec., 1922, Oenone
Pontifex in " Archibald's Afternoon " ;
at the Ambassadors, Feb., 1923,
Pamela Ayers in "A Little Bit of
Fluff " ; at the Everyman, Nov., 1923,
Barbara Hatteras in " The Second
Round " ; at the Aldwych, May, 1924,
Chloris Morgan and Chloris Grey in
" Before Sunset," of which she was
also the author.
MARSHALL, Herbert, actor; 6.
London ; s. of Percy F. Marshall and
his wife, Ethel (Turner) ; e. St. Mary's
College, Harlow ; m. Mollie Maitland ;
was formerly engaged as an articled
clerk to a firm of chartered accountants
in the City ; made his first appearance
on the stage in 1911, at the Opera
House, Buxton, as a Servant in " The
Adventure of Lady Ursula " ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Prince's Theatre, 12 May,
1913, as Tommy in *' Brewster's
Millions " ; subsequently accompanied
Cyril Maude on tour in the "United
States and Canada, playing Ernest
Heron in " Grumpy " ; served in the
Army until 1918 ; on being demobilised
joined the company of the Lyric Opera
House, Hammersmith, Dec., 1918,
playing The Red Prince, Pirate Bill,
etc., in " Make Believe " ; Feb., 1919,
played Arthur in " The Younger
Generation," and Johnson White and
Edward Stanton in " Abraham Lin-
coln " ; in Jan., 1920, appeared at the
Duke of York's, as Antonio in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Feb., 1920, played
Andrew Ferguson in " John Ferguson";
Apr., 1920, Jaques in "As You Like
It " ; at the Duke of York's, July, 1920,
appeared as Lord Sloane in '* Brown
Sugar " ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1920,
as Antony Grimshaw in " The Cross-
ing "; at the Strand, Jan., 1921, as
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Jim Carthew in " A Safety Match " ;
at the Garrick, Apr., 1921, as Colin
Rossiter in " Count X " ; in Aug.,
1921, accompanied Marie Lohr on her
Canadian and American tour, playing
Andrew Fabian in " The Voice from
the Minaret/' Loris Ipanoff in " Fe-
dora/' and Saville in " Her Destiny " ;
at the Hudson, New York, Jan., 1922,
played in " The Voice from the
Minaret/' and Feb., 1922, in "Fe-
dora " ; on his return to London
appeared at the Court, Apr., 1922, as
Geoffrey March in " Windows " ; at
the Globe, July, 1922, played John
Tremayne in " Belinda " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1923, George Brent in
" The Young Idea " ; at the Globe,
Apr., 1923, the Hon. Willie Tatham in
" Aren't We All ? " ; at the Savoy,
Bee., 1923, Laurence Blake in " Paddy
the Next Best Thing " ; at the Comedy,
Jan., 1924, Steve Rolls in " Alice Sit-
by-the-Fire " ; Mar., 1924, Constantine
Tedcastle in " Far Above Rubies " ;
May, 1924, Christopher Maitland in
" This Marriage " ; at the Little, Oct.,
1924, Dick in " Morals " ; at the
Ambassadors', Oct., 1924, Marcus
Heriot in " The Pelican " ; at the
Scala (for the Play Actors), Nov.,
1924, George Crawford in " Dear
Father." Address : 18 Selwood Ter-
race, S.W.7. Telephone No. : Ken-
sington 5354.
MARSHALL, Tully, actor and stage
director ; b. Nevada City, CaL, 13
Apr., 1864 ; s. of William L. Phillips
and his wife Julia Mattie (Tully) ; e.
Nevada and Santa Rosa ; m. Marion
Fairfax ; made his first appearance on
the stage, when a child, in 1869 ; made
his grown-up d6but, in San Francisco,
at the Winter Garden, as Fred Carter
in " Saratoga," 12 Mar., 1883 ; fulfilled
engagements with Dion Boucicault,
Mdme. Modjeska, E. H. Sothern, etc. ;
has figured successfully in America in
" Held by the Enemy," " Because She
Loved Him So," " Hearts are Trumps/'
" To Have and to Hold/' " The Best
of Friends," " The Other Girl/' " The
Little Princess/' " Just Out of College,"
" The Stolen Story/' " Paid in Full "
(as Joe Brooks), "The Builders" (as
Herbert Grant), "The City" (as
George Frederick Hannock) ; and
" The Talker/7 written by his wife,
Marion Fairfax ; " The Trap " (as
Martin), " The Girl and the Pennant "
(as John Bohannan) ; in 1914 suc-
ceeded Robert Edeson on tour as
Bob Reynolds in "Fine Feathers";
since 1915 has confined his activities
to the cinema stage. Club : Writers.
Address : 1930 North Vine Street,
Hollywood, CaL, U.S.A.
MARTm-HABVEY, Muriel, actress ;
b. London, 6 Oct., 1891 ; d. of Sir John
Martin Harvey and his wife Nina (de
Silva) ; m. Ronald Squire (mar. dis.) ;
(2) Garry Marsh ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Comedy Theatre, 1 Feb., 1912, as Lady
Marjorie Hillborn in " The Bear
Leaders " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Dec., 1912, played Maisie Bretherton in
" The Tide " ; at the Vaudeville, Feb.,
1913, played Dinah in " The School-
mistress " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
June, 1913, played Vivian in " The
Faun," in her father's company;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1913,
played Henrietta Turnbull, in " Quality
Street " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Dec., 1914, Kitty Verdun in " Charley's
Aunt " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1915, Suzette in " Romance " ;
in 1916 went to America with Mr.
Cyril Maude, and at the Empire,
Syracuse, Oct., 1916, played in " Jeff ";
at the Empire, New York, Oct., 1916,
played Diana Terlbot in " The Basker,"
and subsequently played Virginia
Bullivant in " Grumpy " ; after re-
turning to England appeared at the
St. Martin's Theatre, Feb., 1919, as
Just Susan in " A Certain Liveliness " ;
at the Palace, Westcliff-on-Sea, May,
1919, played Skittles in the play of
that name ; subsequently accom-
panied Mr. Percy Hutchison to Amer-
ica, and at the Manhattan Opera House,
New York, Oct., 1919, played Cynthia
in " The Luck of the Navy " ; also
touring in Canada, in the same part ;
at the Harris Theatre, New York,
May, 1920, played Clara Warringtonf
in " The Respect for Riches " ; at
the Booth Theatre, Aug., 1920, Tilly
in " Happy-Go-Lucky " (" Tilly of
Bloomsbury ") ; at the Playhouse,
London, Sept., 1921, played Helen
Regan in " The Sign on the Door " ;
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in 1923 toured in Australia as Lady gazetted Captain, 1914 ; Major, 1916 ;
T\rT-»o-»- i-n " T-f "VXT-I -n 4-n-r- f^f\-n^^n " . J , , —I .-« ~. "NT 1 A -LJ ~t_ ' J. _ TV jT ' 1 r\ 1 O /— 7 . . 7- - -
Tybar in " If Winter Comes " ; during
1 924 toured in England in " When My
Ship Comes Home."
MASEFIELD, John, dramatic au-
thor ; b. 1875 ; m. Constance de la
Cherois-Crommelin ; has written the
following plays : " The Campden
Wonder," 1907 ; " Nan/' 1908 ; " The
Witch " (adapted from the Nor-
wegian), 1910 ; " Pompey the Great,"
1910 ; " Philip the King," 1914 ;
" The Faithful," 1915 ; " The Locked
Chest " ; " The Sweeps of "98," 1916 ;
" Good Friday," 1917 ; *' Melloney
Holtspur," 1923. Address : Great
Hampden, Bucks, or c/o William
Heinemann, Ltd., 20 Bedford Street,
W.C.2.
MASON, Alfred Edward W°odley>
dramatic author and novelist ; b.
7 May, 1865 ; s. of the late William
Woodley Mason, Dulwich ; e. Dul-
wich College and Trinity College,
Oxford ; was formerly an actor ; has
written the following plays : "Blanche
de Maletroit " (on Stevenson's Story),
1894 ; " The Courtship of Morrice
Buckler " (with Miss Isabel Bateman),
1897 ; " Miranda of the Balcony/'
1901 ; " Marjory Strode/1 1908 ;
" Colonel Smith/' 1909 ; " The
Princess Clementina " (with George
Pleydell), 1910 ; " The Witness for
the Defence," 1911; "Open Win-
dows," 1913 ; " At the Villa Rose,"
1920 ; " Running Water," 1922 ; is
also the author of the following, among
other books: " A Romance of Wast-
dale," " The Courtship of Morrice
Buckler/' " The Philanderers," " Law-
rence Clavering," " Parson Kelly "
(with Andrew Lang), " Miranda of the
Balcony," " The Watchers," " Clemen-
tina," " The Four Feathers," " The
Broken Road," " The Summons,"
" At the Villa Rose," " The Truants,"
" Running Water," " Ensign Knight-
ley," " From the Four Corners of the
World," " The Turnstile," " The Wind-
ing Stair," " The House of the Arrow,"
etc. ; was member of Parliament for
Coventry (1906) ; served in the
Intelligence Department of the Admir-
alty, abroad, from 1914-18 ; was
Naval Attache to Mexico, 1918. Clubs :
Garrick, Alpine, and Royal Highland
Yacht. Address : 1 Duchess Street,
W.I.
MASON, Gladys, actress ; b. London,
9 Mar., 1886; d. of H. W. Mason;
e. South Hampstead High School
and Diisseldorf ; w. Cecil Humphreys ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at the Haymarket Theatre,
1 June, 1905, as Miss MunMttrick
in " The Cabinet Minister " ; played
in " The Duffer " and " My Cousin
Marco " with Weedon Grossmith,
1905; "The Lady Burglar" and
" The New Clown," at Terry's, with
James Welch, 1906; toured as Lady
Clarice Howland in " The Fascin-
ating Mr. Vanderveldt " and Lady
Alethea in " The Walls of Jericho " ;
at the Playhouse, 1908, appeared as
Madame de Chambry in " Toddles " ;
took part in the Chelsea Pageant,
1908, as Nell Gwyn ; at the Queen's,
Sept., 1908, played Lila Hake in " The
Old Firm " ; at the New Theatre,
Oct., 1908, played Pamela Gray in
" Bellamy the Magnificent " ; at the
Adelphi, Apr., 1909, appeared as
Yvonne de Nerval in " The Devil " ;
at Wyndham's, Oct., 1909, played
Sybil Craven in "The Little Damozel " ;
at the Coronet, Nov., 1910, appeared
as Blanche Giberne and Gabrielle in
" Behind the Veil " ; at the Haymar-
ket, Dec., 1910, played Light in " The
Blue Bird " ; at the Queen's, Mar.,
1911, played the Princess Clementina
in the play of that name ; subse-
quently toured in the title-rdle of
" Princess Clementina/' Ophelia in
" Hamlet/' and Mrs. Jekyll in " Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde/' with H. B.
Irving; at the Court, Nov., 1911, played
Jessie in " The Hartley Family " ;
at the Whitney (now Strand) Theatre,
Feb., 1912, played Lady Flashington
in "A Member of Tattersall's " ; at
the King's, Hammersmith, Sept., 1912,
appeared as Emily Rhead in " Mile-
stones/' and crossing to the United
States, appeared at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1912, in
the same part ; at the Criterion, Jan.,
1913, played Mrs. Benjamin Game-
boys in " Billy's Fortune " ; in May,
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1913, went to South Africa, where she
played Peggy Admaston in " The
Butterfly on the Wheel " ; Emily
Rhead in " Milestones " ; Fanny
Jasper in " Get-Rich-Quick Walling-
ford " ; and Grace Tyler in " Ready
Money " ; in Oct., 1914, toured in the
United States as Margaret Knox in
"Fanny's First Play"; at Drury
Lane, Apr., 1915, played Lady Felicia
Gaveston in " Sealed Orders " ; at the
Vaudeville, July, 1915, Lady Dollary
in " Enterprising Helen " ; at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1917, appeared as Con-
stance Morel in " Seven Days' Leave " ;
Oct., 1918, as Grace Pearson in " The
Female Hun " ; at the Playhouse,
Mar., 1921, as Grace Merrion in
" Love ? ! " ; at the Royalty, Feb.,
1922, played Mrs. Flora Preston in
" Enter Madame 1 " ; in July, 1922,
went to Australia with Oscar Asche as
leading lady, playing Zahrat-al-Kulub
in " Chu-Chin-Chow," Shatazad in
" Cairo/' and Portia in " Julius
Caesar " ; the tour lasted until Sept.,
1923 ; at the Royalty, London, June,
1924, played Betty Lorimer in " Bach-
elor Husbands " ; in recent years has
also appeared in numerous cinema
plays. Address : 13n Cornwall Man-
sions, Clarence Gate, N. W. 1 . Telephone
No. : Langham 1002.
MASON, Herbert, producer; is a
nephew of the late Edward Terry ;
m. Daisy Fisher ; was formerly an
actor and was a member of the Comp-
ton Comedy company and F. R.
Benson's company ; was subsequently
stage-manager for Pelissier's *' Follies/3
at the Palace Theatre, 1913-14 ;
served in the Army, in the Machine
Gun Corps, 1914-18 ; decorated with
the M.C., 1916 ; demobilized with the
permanent rank of Major ; was stage-
manager of the Gaiety Theatre, 1919-
20 ; London Pavilion, 1921-22 ; pro-
duced " Snap ! " 1922 ; " Rats ! " 1922 ;
" Yes ! " 1923 ; " London Calling 1 "
1923; "The Punch Bowl/' 1924.
Address : 76 Ashworth Mansions,
Elgin Avenue, W.9. Telephone No. ;
Maida Vale 1693.
MASSIMHAM, Dorothy, actress
and dramatic author ; b. Highgate,
London, 12 Dec., 1889 ; d. of the late
Henry William Massingham and his
wife, Emma (Snowdon) ; e. Graham
High Street School ; studied for the
stage under Rosina Filippi and at the
Academy of Dramatic Art ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre, Feb.,
1912, as Kalleia in " The Perplexed
Husband," followed by Mrs. Perrin in
" The Situation at Newbury " ; made
her first appearance in London at the
Vaudeville Theatre, 18 Nov., 1913, as
Claire in " Great Catherine " ; from
1917-19 was a member of Repertory
Theatre Company, Birmingham, where
she played, among other parts, Lady
Windermere in " Lady Windermere's
Fan/' Flora Lloyd in " The Honey-
moon/' Viola in "Twelfth Night,"
Hero in " Much Ado About Nothing/'
Gwendoline in " The Importance of
Being Earnest/' Everyman in the play
of that name, the Hon. Monica Somer-
set in " St. George and the Dragons,"
the Second Chronicler in " Abraham
Lincoln/' etc. ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, Feb., 1919, again played the
last-mentioned part; during 1921-22
was at the Everyman Theatre, where
she played Margaret Knox in " Fanny's
First Play," etc. ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1922, played Lady Adela in
" Loyalties " ; at Daly's (for the
Phoenix Society), May, 1922, Alcmena
in " Amphytrion " ; at the R.A.D.A.
(Three Hundred Club), May, 1924,
Lady Medway in " The Discovery " ;
at the Everyman, Dec., 1924, Julia
Craven in " The Philanderer " ; is the
author of the following plays: " Glass
Houses/' 1918; "The Goat," 1921;
" Washed Ashore/' 1922 ; " Not in
Our Stars," 1924. Favourite parts :
Viola in " Twelfth Night/' Everyman,
and Major Barbara. Address : 21
Bedford Square, W.C.I. Telephone
No. : 228.
MATTHEWS, A. E. (Alfred Edward
Matthews), actor ; b. Bridlington,
Yorks, 22 Nov., 1869 ; s. of William
Matthews ; e. Stamford, Lines ; m.
May Blayney ; his father was one of
the Matthews Brothers of the original
Christy Minstrels ; is a great-nephew
of the famous clown, Tom Matthews,
who was a pupil of Joe Grimaldi ;
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commenced his career as call-boy, at
the Princess's Theatre, under Rowley
Cathcart, .Dec., 1886, with " The
Noble Vagabond " ; subsequently suc-
ceeded Cathcart as stage-manager ;
he was assistant stage-manager at the
Princess's, when " Held by the Enemy"
was produced, Apr., 1887, and at one
time or another, played every male
part in the play with the exception
of Colonel Prescott ; when the play
was transferred to the Vaudeville,
he transferred with it, and was assistant
stage-manager there for eighteen
months ; subsequently toured with
Charles Warner in " Held by the
Enemy " and " In the Ranks " ; then
toured with " Dandy Dick " and
" The Magistrate," with Richard Edgar,
and was also stage-manager ; in 1889,
accompanied Lionel Brough to South
Africa, and played forty-three parts
in twelve months ; from 1891-93,
toured in " The Private Secretary,"
" Dr. Bill," etc. ; in Aug., 1893,
went to Australia, where he remained
until 1896, playing Jack Chesney in
" Charley's Aunt/' Douglas Cattermole
in " The Private Secretary/' and he
also appeared with Charles Arnold in
" Hans the Boatman/' etc. ; on
his return, reappeared at the Prin-
cess's Theatre, Apr., 1896, as Mr.
Wentworth in " The Star of India";
at the Comedy, Oct., 1896, played
Algy Pakenham in "Mr. Martin " ;
at Terry's, Dec., 1896, appeared
as Dick in " The Eider Down
Quilt " ; was in the original cast
of " Lord and Lady Algy," Comedy,
Apr., 1898 ; " Lady Huntworth's
Experiment/' Criterion, Apr., 1900 ;
"The Wisdom of the Wise," St.
James's, Nov., 1900 ; " The Awaken-
ing," St. James's, Feb., 1901 ; " The
Undercurrent," Criterion, Sept., 1901 ;
at the Criterion, Jan., 1902, played
Dick in " A Pair of Spectacles " ,* at
Wyndham's, Apr., 1902, appeared
as the Hon. Peter O'Hagan in " The
End of a Story " ; in July, 1902,
played Adolphus Birkett in " Betsy " ;
at the Haymarket, Dec./ 1902, played
Robert Fielding in " The Unforeseen ";
Mar., 1903, Brush in "The Clandes-
tine Marriage " ; at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1903, was the Earl of Plumleigh in
" Little Mary " ; at the Duke of
York's, Apr., 1904, played Lord Charles
Dorchester in " The Rich Mrs. Repton ;
at the Garrick, Aug., 1904, appeared
as Charlie Inskip in " The Chevaleer " ;
at the Criterion, Nov., 1904, as Tommy
Keston in " The Freedom of Suzanne";
at the Duke of York's, Apr., 1905, as
Cosmo Grey in " Alice Sit-by~the-
Fire " ; at the Haymarket, Sept., 1905,
as Gerald Marvel in " On the Love
Path " ; at the Court, Sept., 1905,
appeared as Eustace Jackson in " The
Return of the Prodigal " ; at the
Comedy, during 1906, played the Duke
of Ranelagh in " The Alabaster Stair-
case," Dick in " A Pair of Spectacles,"
and Andrew in " Josephine " ; at
Wyndham's, Sept., 1906, played Peter
Crewys in " Peter's Mother " ; at the
Court, Sept., 1906, appeared as Jack
Barthwick in " The Silver Box " ; at
the Haymarket, May, 1907, played the
Hon. Gibson Gore in " My Wife " ; at
the Comedy, in Oct., appeared as
Lord Roland Dumaray in " The Bar-
rier " ; at the Playhouse, in Nov.,
as Lord Ronald Corfe in " A Lesson
in Shakespeare " ; and at the Duke of
York's, in Dec., as Mr. Darling in
" Peter Pan " ; at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1908, played the Duke of Tadcaster
in " The" Early Worm " ; at the
Haymarket, Apr., 1909, appeared as
the Marquis of Bewdley in " Bevis " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1909, played
Algernon Peppercorn in " Smith " ;
the following year went to America,
and in Aug., 1910, appeared at the
Garrick, New York, as Theodore
Saunders in " Love Amongst the
Lions " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Nov., 1910, played Algernon Mon-
crieffe in " The Importance of Being
Earnest " ; on returning to London
appeared at the St. James's, June,
1911, in the same part ; same theatre,
Sept., 191 1, appeared as Bertie Fawsitt
in " The Ogre " ; at the Playhouse,
Feb., 1912, played the Hon. Hilde-
brand Carstairs in " The Second in
Command " ; Apr., 1912, Billy Har-
grave in " Billy " ; at the Garrick,
June, 1912, Howard Jefferies junior
in "Find the Woman" ; Nov., 1912,
Gerald in " Phipps " ; at the Globe,
Dec., 1912, succeeded Wallace Ed-
din ger as Travers Gladwin in " Officer
666"; at Wyndham's, June, 1913,
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played Algy Fairfax in " Diplomacy " ;
in 1914 toured in " Find the Woman'* ;
at the Comedy, Oct., 1914, played
Jerry in " Peg o' My Heart " ; at the
Empire, Nov., 1914, appeared in " The
Woman Intervenes " ; continued to
play Jerry in " Peg o' My Heart/'
1915-16; at the Globe Theatre,
Apr., 1916, played Jerome Belden
in " The Show Shop " ; Oct., 1917,
Geoffrey Fuller in " The Willow
Tree " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1918,
Robert Bennett in " Nothing But the
Truth " ; at the Haymarket, Sept.,
1919, Robert Audrey in " Daddies " ;
Feb., 1920, The Husband in " Tea
for Three " ; subsequently went to
America, and at the Cort Theatre,
New York, Feb., 1921, again played
Jerry in " Peg o' My Heart " ; re-
turned to London, and at Wyndham's
Theatre, July, 1921, succeeded Gerald
Du Maurier as Captain Hugh Drum-
mond in " Bull-Dog Drummond,"
prior to leaving for America, to play
the same part ; at the Knickerbocker,
New York, Dec., 1921, appeared as
Captain Hugh Drummond in " Bull-
Dog Druramond " ; at the Comedy,
London, Aug., 1922, succeeded Owen
Nares as Tony Blunt in " Quarantine ";
at the Duke of York's, May, 1923,
played Clarence Topping in " Her
Temporary Husband " ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1923, played
Ernest Steele in " Spring Cleaning,"
and continued in this part, 1924 ; was
the managing-director of the British
Actors' Film Company. Address :
Prospect Cottage, Bushey Heath,
Herts. Telephone: Bushey Heath 265.
Club : Garrick.
MATTHEWS, Ethel, actress; &.
12 Oct., 1870 ; d. of the late Colonel
Garland Matthews, 44th and Man-
chester Regiments ; made her first
appearance on the stage, Dec., 1888,
walking on at the Lyceum in "Mac-
beth " ; next appeared at the Court,
Mar., 1889, as Lady Struddock in
"The Weaker Sex/' with Mr. and
Mrs. Kendal ; appeared at the
Gaiety, Apr., 1890, as Lady Jane
Grey in " The Prince and the Pau-
per " ; then joined Charles Hawtrey
at the Comedy, appearing in
" Nerves," " Jane," " Husband and
Wife/' " Godpapa," etc. ; at Terry's,
Dec., 1896, played Lucy Pemberton
in " The Eider Down Quilt " ; at the
Court, Jan., 1899, played in " A Court
Scandal " ; at the Criterion, Mar.,
1901, appeared as Diana Pontifex in
'* Mamma " ; in June, 1901, played
Iris Waverley in "A Short Exposure " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Sept., 1901, ap-
peared as Eva in "Are You a Mason ? "
at the Princess Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1903, appeared as Mrs. Vidal
in " Raffles " ; at Wyndham's, June,
1904, played Lady Rose in " The
Finishing School " ; at the Vaudeville,
Sept., 1904, played the Hon. Sophia
Bedford in " The Catch of the Season";
appeared in " All-of-a-Sudden Peggy,"
Duke of York's, 1906; played in
" The Amateur Socialist," Criterion,
1906 ; in Jan., 1907, appeared at
Haymarket in " Her Grace the Re-
former," one-act play by Mrs. de la
Pasture, also understudying Miss
Compton in " Lady Huntworth's
Experiment " ; at the Apollo Theatre,
Nov., 1907, played Mrs. Vida Pen-
nington in " The New York Idea " ;
at the Garrick, Feb., 1908, appeared
as Mdme. de Bellegarde in " The
Woman of Kronstadt " ; at the Hay-
market, Mar., 1908, played Mrs.
Ridgeley-Fane in " Her Father " ;
in Oct., 1909, appeared at the Hippo-
drome in a sketch with Mr. Allan
Aynesworth. Recreations : Motoring
and shooting. Address : 38 High
Street, Reigate. Telephone No. :
Reigate 498.
MATTHEWS, Brander, Litt.D.,
D.C.L., author and playwright ; b.
New Orleans, 21 Feb., 1852 ; e. Col-
umbia College ; Professor Emeritus of
Dramatic Literature, Columbia Univer-
sity ; studied law, and was admitted
to the Bar ; has written numerous
works on dramatic subjects, among
them "The Theatres of Paris,"
" French Dramatists of the Nineteenth
Century," Studies of the Stage,"
" Development of the Drama," " Ac-
tors and Actresses of Great Britain
and the United States " (with Laurence
Hutton), " A Study of the Drama,"
a life of Molidre, " Shakespeare as a
Playwright," " The Principles of Play-
making," " A Book about the Theatre, "
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etc. ; his plays include " The Picture,"
" A Gold Mine," and " On Probation "
(in collaboration with Geo. H. Jessop),
" Margery's Lovers," " The Decision
of the Court/' " Peter Stuyvesant " ;
was one of the founders of the Authors'
and Players' Clubs, New York ; one of
the founders of the American Copy-
right League and of the Dunlap
Society ; received the decoration of
the Legion of Honour from the French
Government, 1907 ; promoted Omcier
in 1922. Recreation : Book-collecting.
Clubs : Athenaeum, London ; Cen-
tury and the Players' New York.
Address : 337 West 87th Street, New
York City.
MATTHISON, Edith Wynne, actress ;
b. Birmingham, 1875; d. of Kate (Wynne)
and Henry Matthison ; m. Charles
Rann Kennedy ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage at Blackpool,
Dec., 1896, in "The School Girl,"
with Miss Minnie Palmer ; in 1897,
toured in " The New Magdalen/'
" The Sorrows of Satan," etc. ; joined
Ben Greet's company, playing Miladi
in " The Three Musketeers," Queen
Catherine in " Henry VIII," Portia
in " The Merchant of Venice," Peg
Wellington in " Masks and Faces/'
Clara Douglas in " Money," etc. ;
appeared at the Court Theatre, Oct.,
1899, as the Princess Angela in "A
Royal Family " ; at the Comedy
Theatre, 1900, with Ben Greet's
company, played Lady Teazle in
" The School for Scandal," Rosalind
in "As You Like It," and Hilary
Unett in "In Spite of All " ; first
came prominently before the public,
when at short notice, she played the
part of Violet Oglander in " The
Lackey's Carnival," at the Duke of
York's. Sept., 1900 ; rejoined Ben
Greet's company, and played lead in
Shakespearean repertory ; appeared
at Regent's Park, July, 1901, as
lolanthe in " King Rent's Daughter" ;
at the Court, May, 1903, played in
" Everyman," in which she was
highly successful ; appeared in the
same play at Mendelssohn Hall, New
York, later in the same year ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Feb., 1904, played Viola in " Twelfth
Night " ; at Daly's, New York, Mar.,
1904, played Kate Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer " ; at the New
Lyceum, New York, May, 1904, played
Portia in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
on her return to England was engaged
by the late Sir Henry Irving, and
toured with him as Portia in " The
Merchant of Venice/' and Rosamund
in " Becket " ; appeared at the
Court, Apr., 1905, as Andromache
in " The Trojan Women," of Euri-
pides ; Drury Lane, May, 1905, as
Portia to Sir Henry Irving's Shylock ;
at the Court, Nov., 1905, played Mrs.
Baines in " Major Barbara " ; Jan.,
1906, played Electra in Gilbert
Murray's translation of Euripides'
tragedy ; in May, 1906, played Emilia,
in Mr. Lewis Waller's " all-star "
production of " Othello " at the
Lyric, and Brangwaine in Comyns
Carr's " Tristram and Iseult," at the
Adelphi, Sept., 1906 ; was next seen
as Greeba in " The Bondman,"
Adelphi, Jan., 1907; at the Court,
Jan. 1907, played in " The Philan-
derer " ,- at the Playhouse, in Mar.,
was seen as Crystal Wride in " Her
Son " ; at the Court, in Apr., as Vida
Levering in " Votes for Women " ;
at the Imperial, in May, as Robina
Fleming in " Clothes and the Woman ";
at the Bijou, Bayswater, in June,
she played in " The Servant in the
House " and in " The Winterfeast " ;
at the Savoy, in Sept., she played
Mrs. Gwyn in " Joy," and in Oct.,
Judith Anderson in " The Devil's Dis-
ciple " ; engaged to appear in America
under the management of Mr. Henry
Miller, 1908, in " The Great Divide "
and in her husband's two plays, " The
Servant in the House " and " The
Winter Feast"; at the Adelphi,
London, Sept., 1909, played Ruth
Jordan in " The Great Divide/' and
Oct., 1909, Auntie in "The Servant
in the House " ; at the New Theatre,
New York, 1910-11, played Sister
Beatrice in Maeterlinck's' play of that
name, Hermione in " The Winter's
Tale," Mistress Ford in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor/' The Piper in the
play of that name, Light in " The
Blue Bird," and the Chisera in " The
Arrow Maker"; in Oct., 1911, toured
in " The Piper," under the manage-
ment of Winthrop Ames ; at the
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Little Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1912, played Tchan-Kiun in " The
Flower of the Palace of Han/1 and the
Peasant Woman in '* The Terrible
Meek " ; then toured with Richard
Bennett in " The Stronger Claim " ;
at the Empire, New York, Jan., 1913,
appeared as Monique Felt in " The
Spy " ; at the Children's Theatre,
New York, Mar., 1913, again played
Everyman; at Chicago, May, 1913,
played the Woman in " The Necessary
Evil " ; at Maxine Elliott's Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1914, played Madame
Norma in " The Deadlock " ; during
1915 toured with her husband in " The
Servant in the House " ; at the Adolf
Lewisohn Stadium, New York, May,
1915, played Andromache in "The
Trojan Women " ; at Bar Harbour,
Aug., 1915, played lolanthe in " King
Rene's Daughter " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1916, Queen Katherine in " King
Henry VIII," with Sir Herbert Tree ;
at the Stadium, New York College,
May, 1916, at the Shakespeare Ter-
centenary celebration, played Miranda
in " Caliban by the Yellow Sands " ;
at Holiis Street, Boston, Oct., 1916,
Mistress Ford in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor/' with Sir Herbert Tree ;
at the Cort Theatre, Jan., 1918, again
played Everyman ; Feb., 1918, Rosa-
lind in "As You Like It " ; at the
Vieux Colombier Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1918, Mary Bliss in " The Army
with Banners " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, Nov., 1918, Light in " The
Betrothal " ; during 1919 appeared as
Ferda in " The Fool from the Hills/'
and since then in the annual Greek
plays at Milbrook, N.Y. ; she has also
toured in Shakespearean repertory,
and in her husband's repertory of plays
for three players, " The Chastening,"
" The Admiral," and " The Saluta-
tion " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, New York, Feb., 1923, played
the Carpenter's Wife in " The Chasten-
ing," and Apr., 1924, the Queen in
" The Admiral " ; appeared in these
two last-mentioned plays at St. Paul's
Church, and the Mary Ward Settle-
ment, London, June-July, 1924 ; re-
turned to America, Aug., 1924. Ad-
dress : The Bennett School, Milbrook,
N.Y., U.S.A.
MATUKIN, Eric, actor ; b. in India,
30 May, 1883; s. of Edith (Money)
and Colonel F. Maturin ; e. Tonbridge
School; prior to making his appear-
ance on the stage was engaged in the
City ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Haymarket Theatre,
in the summer of 1901, as a Sergeant
in " The Second in Command " ; at
the Imperial Theatre, Feb., 1902,
played Felix in " Mdlle. Mars " ; then
went on tour playing Lieutenant
Barker in " The Second in Command " ;
played four tours with Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal, appearing as Archie Hamilton
in " A Scrap of Paper " ; Gilbert in
" Dick Hope," etc. ; toured as the Earl
of Plumbleigh in " Little Mary," with
Sir John Hare ; also toured in " Beauty
and the Barge," and " The Mountain
Climber " ; toured in the United
States and Canada with Forbes-
Robertson, and Olga Nethersole, and
also appeared in Paris with Miss
Nethersole ; at the Lyric Theatre,
Sept., 1907, played Sir Kenneth
Friarly in " Under the Greenwood
Tree," and appeared in the same part,
at the Garrick Theatre, New York ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1909, ap-
peared as Leonard Ferris in " Mid-
Channel," and also played the same
part in the New York production ;
at the Playhouse, 1910, appeared
in " The Flag Lieutenant " ; at
the Comedy, Sept., 1910, played
Otho Dundas in " A Woman's Way " ;
at the Royalty, June, 1911, played in
" The Parisienne " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Sept., 1911, played Captain
Yamaki in " The Mousme " ; at the
Playhouse, May, 1912, played
Lieutenant Frank Ettridge in " Love —
and What Then ? " ; at the Aldwych,
Sept., 1912, Will Ganton in " The
Great John Ganton " ; at the Little,
Dec., 1912, Reggie Moody in "If We
Had Only Known " ; at His Majesty's,
Mar., 1913, Gilbert Hall in "The
Happy Island " ; at the Little, Apr.,
1913, the Duke of Dartford in " The
Cap and Bells " ; at the Globe, June,
1913, appeared as Lionel Seaton
Glastonbury in "The Gilded Pill";
at the Playhouse, New York, Sept.,
1914, played Hubert Willoughby in
" The Elder Son " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Oct., 1914, Major Pollock
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in " Evidence " ; after returning to
England, was granted a commission as
Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery ;
reappeared on the London stage,
at the Kennington Theatre, Mar.,
1919, as Robert Hayes in " The
Governor's Lady " ; during 1920
toured with Miss Gertrude Elliott as
Randolph Weeks in " Come Out of
the Kitchen," Paolo Salvo in " The
Eyes of Youth/' and Peter Dawson
in " Lonely Lady " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, June, 1921, played Oliver
Lawrence in " Out to Win " ; at the
Court, Oct., 1921, Randall Utterwood
in " Heartbreak House " ; at the St.
Martin's, Mar., 1922, Captain Ronald
Dancy in " Loyalties " ; at the Hay-
market, Aug., 1923, Rupert of Hentzau
in " The Prisoner of Zenda " ; at
Wyndham's, Feb., 1924, Thorpe Savile
in " Not in Our Stars *' ; at the
Comedy, July, 1924, John Cutting in
" The Creaking Chair." Favourite
part : Leonard in " Mid-Channel."
Recreations : Cricket, golf, and tennis.
Club : Public Schools. Address : 44
Roland Gardens, S.W.7. Telephone
No. : Kensington 725.
MAUDE, Charles Raymond, actor ;
s. of R. W. de L. Maude and Jenny
Maria Catherine Goldschmidt (Maude) ;
e. at Brasenose College, Oxford
University ; m. Nancy Price ; while
at Oxford, in 1904, appeared with
the O.U.D.S. as Orlando in " As
You Like It," Claudio in " Much Ado
About Nothing/' and Duke Orsino in
"Twelfth Night"; was a pupil at
the Academy of Dramatic Art, 1905 ;
made his first professional appear-
ance at the Garrick Theatre, under
the management of Arthur Bourchier,
when he walked on during the run
of " The Walls of Jericho," 1905 ; then
appeared at His Majesty's, Mar., 1905,
as Maurice Fancourt in "Agatha";
appeared at the Comedy, 28 Mar.,
1905, as Harry Ballantyne in " Lady
Ben " ; at His Majesty's, Apr., 1905,
played Little Billee in " Trilby " ;
at Terry's, Sept., 1905, appeared as
Algernon Wood in " An Angel Un-
awares " ; at the Comedy, Feb., 1906,
played Sir Harold Airlie in "The
Alabaster Staircase " ; at the Waldorf,
Mar., 1906, appeared as Henry Mor-
land in " The Heir-at-Law," and in
Apr., as Lieutenant Peter Barker
in " The Second in Command " ; at the
Duke of York's, 3 Sept., 1906, played
Freddy Gunner in " Toddles," and
Charlie in " The Scapegrace " (" Good
for Nothing " in dumb show) ; at the
Playhouse, Jan., 1907, played Lieu-
tenant Alan Hartley in " The Drums
of Oude " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1908, played Rev. John Treherne
in- the revival of " The Admirable
Crichton " ; at the Garrick, June,
1908, Percy in " A Pair of Spectacles " ;
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1908, Captain
Wentworth in " Dolly Reforming
Herself"; at the Lyric, June, 1909,
played Captain Jack Archer in " Fires
of Fate " ; at the Adelphi, Dec., 1909,
appeared as Captain Jack Temperley
in " The House of Temperley " ; then
joined the Duke of York's company
for repertory season, and from Feb.
to May, 1910, appeared in " Justice,"
" The Sentimentalists," " The Madras
House," " Trelawney of the Wells,"
" Prunella," and " Helena's Path " ;
appeared at the Haymarket, June,
1910, as Henry, Prince of Lucerne, in
" Priscilla Runs Away " ; Feb., 1911,
played Kenneth Mason in *' All that
Matters " ; at the Royalty, Feb.,
1911, played Nablo tsky in ' ' The
Career of Nablotsky " ; at the
Haymarket, Mar., 1911, played William
O'Farrell in " Lady Patricia " ; June,
1911, played Slag in "The Gods of
the Mountains," and Gerard de Mayran
in " Above Suspicion " ; at the Queen's,
Sept., 1911, made a fresh departure
when he appeared as Joachim in the
comic opera " Bonita " ; while still
playing in this piece, appeared at
the Palace Theatre, Oct., 1911, as
Walter Cozens in " The Man in the
Stalls " ; at His Majesty's, Nov., 1911,
appeared as the King of Gothia in
" The War God " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1911, played the Hon. Nigel
Armine in " Bella Donna " ; at the
Haymarket, Apr., 1912, appeared
as Geronimus in " Pitch and Soap " ;
at the Criterion, Sept., 1912, as the
Hon. Gerald Forth in "A Young
Man's Fancy"; Oct., 1912, as
Charlton Vansittart in " Tantrums " ;
at the Gaiety, Apr., 1913, played
Valentine Twiss in "The Girl on the
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Film " ; at the Little Theatre, New
York, Bee., 1913, played Leonard
Charteris in " The Philanderer " ; at
the Belasco Theatre, Washington,
Apr., 1914, played in " Ambition " ;
after the outbreak of war, 1914,
applied for a commission in the Army,
subsequently promoted to the rank
of Lieut. -Colonel ; has now retired
from the stage ; is an accomplished
composer of music ; part author with
Lady Mary Cholmondeley, of " The
Hand on the Latch/' produced at the
Playhouse, Mar., 1911. Address:
Conservative Club, 74 St. James's
Street, S.W.l.
MAUDE, Cyril, actor-manager ; 6.
London, 24 Apr., 1862 ; s. of Captain
Chas. H. Maude and the Hon. Mrs.
Maude ; e. at Charterhouse ; m.
Winifred Emery ; studied for the stage
under Charles Cartwright and the
late Roma Le Thiere, but was forced
to quit the country owing to ill-
health, and went to Canada, subse-
quently going down to America ; it
was at Denver, Colorado, that he
made his first appearance on the
stage, as a member of the late Daniel
Bandmann's company, as the servant
in " East Lynne," Oct., 1884 ; he
also played in " Lost/' " Called Back,"
" The Colonel " and " Impulse " ;
he returned to England in 1884, and
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Criterion Theatre,
18 Feb., 1886, as Mr. Pilkie in " The
Great Divorce Case " ; he then went
on tour playing Alaric Baffin in " The
Candidate/' Penryn in " Truth," and
Jack Howard in " The Man with Three
Wives " ; he appeared at the Strand,
2 Aug., 1886, as Sir Charles Harwood
in " The Rubber of Life " ; at the
Grand Theatre, Islington, 5 Sept.,
1887, he appeared as the Duke of
Courtland in " Racing/' in which
he made quite a hit; he was next
engaged at the Gaiety, and appeared
there on 8 Oct., 1887, as Christopher
LarMngs in " Woodcock's Little
Game " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
13 Dec., 1887, made another notable
success as Austin Woodville in " Hand-
fast " ; at the Gaiety, he also played
Mondelico in " Frankenstein," and
Horace Newlove in " Lot 49 "; he
was then engaged for the Vaudeville
Theatre, and appeared there, 8 Mar.,
1888, as Lord Fellamar in " Joseph's
Sweetheart " ; he also played there
the parts of Charles Farlow in " That
Doctor Cupid," 1889 ; Charles Spangle
in " Angelina," 1889 ; John Hackabout
in " The Old Home/' 1889 ; Joseph
Surface in " The School for Scandal,"
1890 ; Mr. Solness in " Clarissa,"
1890, and Lory in " Miss Tomboy,"
1890 ; he then joined Charles Wynd-
ham at the Criterion, appearing there
27 Nov., 1890, as Cool in " London
Assurance," and he also appeared
there as Sir Benjamin Backbite in
" The School for Scandal," Sir Richard
Steele in " Richard Savage," subse-
quently touring as Squire Chivey in
" David Garrick " ; he then joined
Henry Arthur Jones's company at the
Avenue, and appeared there, Jan.,
1892, as Palsom in " The Crusaders "
and Juxon Prall in " Judah " ; re-
turned to the Criterion, 1892, to play
the Duke of Mayfair in " The Fringe
of Society " ; and also appeared there
as Desmarets in " Plot and Passion " ;
after appearing at the Strand, July,
1892, as Woodcock in "A Lucky
Dog/' he joined Mrs. Langtry at the
Haymarket, and played, in Sept., 1892,
Baron Finot in " The Queen of Manoa,"
in Oct., GrahameM'Farlanein "Agatha
Tylden," and in Nov., Justice Gyves
in " The Burglar and the Judge " ;
at the Trafalgar Square Theatre,
Feb., 1893, played Cripps in " The
County Councillor," and the Duke of
Salop in " The Bauble Shop " ; at the
St. James's, 27 May, 1893, he was
the Cayley Drummle in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " ; in Sept., 1893,
he joined Comyns Carr at the Comedy,
and remained there until 1896, playing
Mr. Watkin in " Sowing the Wind,"
Lord Dazzleton in " Dick Sheridan,"
Brigard in " Frou-Frou," Colonel
Cazenove in " The New Woman," Sir
Arthur Studley in " Delia Harding,"
Ben Dixon in " The Prude's Progress/'
Sir Fletcher Portwood in " The Benefit
of the Doubt," Sir Pinto Wanklyn
in " The Late Mr. Castello," Gaffer
Jarge, and Sir Wellington Port in
" A Mother of Three " ; he then played
Sir Benjamin Backbite in " The
School for Scandal/1 at the Lyceum,
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June, 1896, with Forbes-Robertson,
and then entered into partnership
with Frederick Harrison at the Hay-
market Theatre, the association lasting
from 17 Oct., 1896, until July, 1905 ;
during this period he produced and
played in the following plays : " Under
the Red Robe " as Captain Larolle,
17 Oct., 1896 ; " A Marriage of Con-
venience/' as the Chevalier de Valclos,
5 June, 1897 ; " The Little Minister/'
as the Rev. Gavin Dishart, 6 Nov.,
1897 ; " The Manoeuvres of Jane/'
as Lord Bapchild, 20 Oct., 1898;
" A Golden Wedding," as Professor
Horace Courtley, 30 Nov., 1898 ;
" The Black Tulip/' as Dr. Cornells
Van Baerle, 28 Oct., 1899 ; " She
Stoops to Conquer/' as old Hardcastle,
9 Jan., 1900 ; " The Rivals," as Bob
Acres, 27 Mar., 1900; "The School
for Scandal," as Sir Peter Teazle,
19 June, 1900 ; " The Second in
Command/' as Major Christopher
Bingham, 27 Nov., 1900 ; " Frocks
and Frills," as Sir Richard Kettle,
2 Jan., 1902 ; " Caste," as Eccles,
26 Apr., 1902 ; " There's Many a Slip/'
as Gustave de Grignon, 23 Aug.,
1902 ; " The -Unforeseen," as the Rev.
Walter Maxwell, 2 Dec., 1902 ; " The
Clandestine Marriage," as Lord
Ogleby, 17 Mar., 1903 ; " Cousin Kate,"
as Heath Desmond, 18 June, 1903 ;
" The Monkey's Paw," as Mr. White,
6 Oct., 1903 ; " Joseph Entangled,"
as Sir Joseph Lacy, 19 Jan., 1904;
" Lady Flirt/1 as the Comte de la
Roche, 25 May, 1904; at the New
Theatre, while the Hayrnarket was
undergoing alterations, " Beauty and
the Barge/' as Captain James Barley,
30 Aug., 1904 ; and transferred to
the Haymarket in Jan., 1905 ; " Every-
body's Secret," as Sir Michael Parkes,
14 Mar., 1905 ; " The Creole," as
Napoleon Buonaparte, 6 May, 1905 ;
and "The Cabinet Minister, "as Joseph
Lebanon, 1 June, 1905 ; after quitting
the Haymarket, he acquired the
Avenue Theatre, which he was having
demolished and rebuilt, when on 5
Dec., 1905, the roof of Charing Cross
Station adjoining, collapsed and
wrecked the building ; in the autumn
of 1905, he toured as Sir Julian
Twombley in " The Cabinet Minister " ;
pending the reconstruction of the
Avenue (re-named The Playhouse, on
completion), he took over the manage-
ment of the Waldorf (now Whitney)
Theatre, and opened there on 17
Jan., 1906, as Albert Edward Tutt
in " The Partik'ler Pet," and Mr.
Tister in " The Superior Miss Pellen-
der " ; from Feb. to Apr., 1906, gave
revivals of " She Stoops to Conquer,"
and " The Second in Command *' ;
on 20 Mar., 1906, played Dr. Pangloss
in " The Heir-at-Law," and 21 May,
1906, appeared as Nathaniel Barren
in " Shore Acres " ; he next entered
into an arrangement with Charles
Frohman, and at the Duke of York's,
on 3 Sept.; 1906, appeared as Lord
Meadows in " Toddles " ; this was
subsequently transferred to Wynd-
ham's, and thence to the rebuilt
Playhouse, which he opened on 28
Jan., 1907 ; he has since appeared
there as Richard Gasgoyne in " Her
Son/' 12 Mar., 1907; The Earl of
Cardington in " The Earl of Paw-
tucket/' 25 June, 1907 ; Peter in
" French as he is Spoke/' 15 Aug.,
1907 ; James Entwhistle in " Fido,"
26 Nov., 1907; Jim O'Grindle in
" The O'Grindles," 21 Jan., 1908 ;
Christopher Strode in " Marjory
Strode," 19 Mar., 1908 ; Dodo Brezard
in " Pro Tern./' 29 Apr., 1908 ;
Richard Lascelles in " The Flag
Lieutenant," 16 June, 1908 ; Captain
Bambazone in "A Merry Devil,"
3 June, 1909 ; James Cottenham in
" Tantalising Tommy," 15 Feb., 1910 ;
The Toymaker in " The Toymaker
of Nuremberg," 15 Mar., 1910 ; Robin
Worthington in "A Single Man,"
8 Nov., 1910 ; Lord Punterfield in
" Our Little Cinderella," 20 Dec.,
1910; thefDuke of Rye in "One of
the Dukes," 18 Mar., 1911; Admiral
Sir Peter Antrobus in " Pomander
Walk," 29 June, 1911 ; Rip Van
Winkle in the play of that name,
21 Sept., 1911 ; Sir Joseph Lorrimer,
Bart., in " Dad," 4 Nov., 1911 ; Major
Christopher Bingham in " The Second
in Command," 8 Feb., 1912; the
Bishop of Munbridge in " Love —
and What Then ? " 2 May, 1912 ;
Albert Loriflan in " The Little Cafe," 28
Sept., 1912 ; Rev. Cuthbert Sanctuary,
D.D., in "The Headmaster," 22 Jan.,
1913 ; at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow,
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19 Sept., 1913, appeared as Andrew
Bullivant in " Grumpy " ; in the same
month sailed for Canada, and opened
at Toronto, 6 Oct., 1913, in "Toddles" ;
made his first appearance in New York,
at Wallack's Theatre, 3 Nov., 1913,
as Major Bingham in " The Second in
Command ; subsequently revived
" Beauty and the Barge," " The Ghost
of Jerry Bundler," " Grumpy " ; the
last-mentioned piece proved a great
success ; reappeared in London, .at
the New Theatre, 13 May, 1914, as
Andrew BuUivant in " Grumpy,"
repeating the New York success ;
again toured in America, 1914, and
again in 1915 ; in Sept., 1915, ter-
minated his lease of the Playhouse,
London ; again returned to America,
and at the Empire, Syracuse, Oct.,
1916, appeared as Jeff in a play of
that name ; at the Empire, New York,
Oct., 1916, played the part of George
de Lacorfe in " The Basker " ; then
visited Australia, 1917-18, playing
" Grumpy," Dr. Lucius O'Grady in
" General John Regan," " Caste/'
etc, ; at the Empire, New York,
Sept., 1918, appeared as Blinn Corbett
in " The Saving Grace " ; returned
to London, 1919, and made his re-
appearance, at the Criterion, Nov.,
1919, as Lord Richard Sandridge in
" Lord Richard in the Pantry/' which
ran over twelve months ; in Mar., 1921,
appeared as Andrew Bullivant in a
revival of " Grumpy " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Oct., 1921, played Timothy
O'Flyn in " Timothy " ; at the Cri-
terion, Aug., 1922, Henry Talboyes in
" The Dippers " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Apr., 1923, Mark Sabre in " If
Winter Comes " ; May, 1923, Lord
Grenham in " Aren't We All ? " ; in
Sept., 1924, appeared in the same part
at the Hollis Street Theatre, Boston,
subsequently touring in the same part ;
he appeared at the Coliseum in Jan.,
1910, as Mr. Jellicoe in " Jellicoe and
the Fairies " ; and Jan., 1912, in aid
of the Daily Telegraph Dickens' Fund,
as Mrs. Sairey Gamp in a sketch of that
name ; appeared by Command of the
late King Edward at Sandringham,
9 Nov., 1907, in " French as he is
Spoke," and the dressing room scene
from " The Clandestine Marriage " ; 13
Nov., 1908, in " The Flag Lieutenant " ;
at Balmoral Castle, by Command of
King George, 13 Sept., 1913, in " The
Headmaster " ; at the Command per-
formance at Drury Lane, 17 May, 1911,
he played Sir Frederick Blouiit in
"Money," and at the Gala perform-
ance at His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911,
played Don Ferolo Whiskerandos in
" The Critic." Recreations : Riding,
fishing, shooting. Clubs : Beefsteak and
Garrick.
M4UBE, Joan, actress ; b. Rickmans-
worth, 16 'Jan., 1908; d. of Charles
Maude and his wife Nancy (Price) ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, 15 Oct., 1921,
as a solo dancer in " Cairo " ; subse-
quently at Huddersfield, played Puck
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
and at Worthing, Puck, and Ariel in
"The Tempest"; at the Adelphi,
Sept., 1922, succeeded Lila Mara van
as Olga RatclifEe in " The Way of an
Eagle"; at the New, Oct., 1922,
Chorus in " Medea " ; at the St.
James's, Dec., 1922, Tootles in " Peter
Pan " ; at the Regent, Apr., 1923, the
Chrysalis in " The Insect Play " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1923, the Hon.
Mary Carstairs in " Good Luck " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1923, again played
Tootles in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Haymarket, Oct., 1924, Phyllis in
" Old English." Recreations : Swim-
ming, dancing, and riding. Address :
16 Evelyn Mansions, S.W.I. Telephone
No. : Victoria 7667.
MAUDE, Margery, actress; b.
Wimbledon, 29 Apr., 1889; e.d. of
Winifred (Emery) and Cyril Maude ;
e. privately in London, Folkestone, and
Desden ; m. Joseph Warren Burden ;
was a pupil at the Academy of Dra-
matic Art, Gower Street ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at the Playhouse, 15 Mar., 1910, as
Hesta in " The Toymaker of Nurem-
berg " ; at the St. James's, Sept,,
1910, played Cynthia Dean in " D'Arcy
of the Guards," and returned to the
Playhouse, Dec., 1910, to play the
titlQ-rdle in " Our Little Cinderella " ;
she then joined Sir Herbert Tree's
company at His Majesty's Theatre,
and April, 1911, appeared there as
Titania in "A Midsummer Night's
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Dream," subsequently playing Lucius
in " Julius Caesar/' and Nerissa in
" The . Merchant of Venice/' during
the Shakespearean festival ; at the
St. James's, May, 1911, played Kitty
in " Afterwards " ; at the Playhouse,
June, 1911, appeared as Marjolaine
Lachenais in " Pomander Walk " ;
and Sept., 1911, the young Minna
van der Grift in " Rip Van Winkle " ;
at the Little Theatre, Jan., 1912,
played Erne Pemberton in " The
Blindness of Virtue " ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1912, Bunty in " Bunty
Pulls the Strings " ; at the Play-
house, May, 1912, Beryl Burden in
" Love — and What Then ? " ; at the
Duke of York's, Oct., 1912, played
Mrs. Jesmond in " The Widow of
Wasdale Head " ; at the Playhouse,
Jan., 1913, appeared as Minna in
" In Haarlem there Dwelt — ," and as
Portia in " The Headmaster " ; ap-
peared at Balmoral Castle, 13 Sept.,
1913, with her father's company, by
Command of King George, as Portia in
" The Headmaster " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Glasgow, Sept., 1913, played
Virginia Bullivant in " Grumpy,"
accompanied her father on his Can-
adian and American tour, opening at
Toronto, 6 Oct., 1913, as Constance
Joblyn in " Toddles " ; made her first
appearance in New York, at Wallack's
Theatre, 3 Nov., 1913, as Muriel
Mannering in " The Second in Com-
mand " ; subsequently played Ethel
Smedley in " Beauty and the Barge,"
and Virginia in " Grumpy " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, New York, 30 Mar.,
1914, appeared with Margaret Anglin,
as Lady Winder mere in " Lady Win-
dermere's Fan " ; reappeared in Lon-
don, at the New Theatre, 13 May,
1914, as Virginia in " Grumpy " ; at
the Playhouse, Sept,, 1914, played
Gail in " Young Wisdom " ; at the
Apollo, Dec., 1914, Minnie Ternpler in
" A Message from Mars " ; at Drury
Lane, Dec., 1914, Mary Sullivan in
" A Quiet Rubber " ; at Co vent
Garden, 2 Feb., 1915, played Maria in
the " all-star " revival of " The School
for Scandal," given in aid of the
Actor's Benevolent Fund ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1915, played Phoebe
Schmaltz in " Searchlights " ; in 1915
went to America ; at Rochester, N.Y.,
Nov., 1915, played Charlotte Watson
in " Paganini/' and toured all over
the United States in this part, 1915-16 ;
at the Criterion, New York, Sept.,
1916, played the same part ; during
1917, toured as Lucy White in " The
' Professor's Love Story " ; subse-
quently married and retired from
the stage. Favourite part : Erne in
" The Blindness of Virtue." Recrea-
tions : Singing, drawing, walking, and
reading.
MAUGHAM, William Somerset-,
M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., author and drama-
tist ; b. Paris, 25 Jan., 1874 ; y.s. of the
late Robert Ormond Maugham ; g.-s. of
Robert Maugham, a founder of the
Incorporated Law Society ; e. King's
School, Canterbury, Heidelberg Uni-
versity, and St. Thomas's Hospital ;
m. Gwendolen Maude Syrie Well-
come, o. d. of Dr. Barnardo ; author
of the plays, " Schiffbnichig," pro-
duced at Berlin, in German, 1901 ;
" A Man of Honour," produced at
the Avenue, 1904 ; " Mdlle. Zampa,"
Avenue, 1904 ; " Lady Frederick,"
Court, 1907 ; " Jack Straw/' Vaude-
ville, Mar., 1908; "Mrs. Dot,"
Comedy, 1908 ; " The Explorer," Lyric,
1908; "Penelope," Comedy, 1909;
" The Noble Spaniard " (from the
French), Royalty, 1909; "Smith,"
Comedy, 1909 ; " Grace," Duke of
York's, 1910 ; " Loaves and Fishes,"
Duke of York's, 1911 ; " The Perfect
Gentleman " (from MolieTe's Comedy
" Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme "), His
Majesty's, 1913; "The Land of
Promise," Duke of York's, 1914;
" Caroline," New, 1916 ; " Our Betters,"
Hudson, New York, 1917, and Globe,
London, 1923 ; " Love in a Cottage,"
Globe, London, 1918 ; " Caesar's
Wife," Royalty, 1919 ; " Home and
Beauty/' Playhouse, 1919 ; " The
Unknown," Aldwych, 1920 ; " The
Circle," Haymarket, 1921 ; " East of
Suez," His Majesty's, 1922 ; " The
Camel's Back," Playhouse, 1924 ;
created a theatrical " record " in 1908,
by having four original plays performed
in London concurrently ; his published
works include " Liza of Lambeth,"
1897 ; " The Hero," 1901 ; " Mrs.
Craddock," 1902 ; " The Merry Go
Round," 1904 ; " The Land of the
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Blessed Virgin," 1905 ; " The Magi-
cian," 1909 ; after the outbreak of
war, 1914, served as a Doctor in
France. Clubs : Bath, Beefsteak, and
Garrick. Address : 43 Bryanston
Square, W.I. Telephone No. : Pad-
dington, 2646.
MAURICE, Edmund (Edmund Fitz-
Maurice Lenon), actor ; s. of the late
Major Lenon, V.C. ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1880 ; in
1882, was at the Surrey Theatre,
where he played in " Law, not Justice,"
" Men and Women/' etc. ; appeared
at the Court, Mar., 1883, in " The
Rector" ; at the Gaiety, May, 1883,
played in " After Darkness, Dawn " ;
and at the Court, Sept., 1883, in " The
Millionaire " ; in 1884, played there in
''Margery's Lovers/' " Dan'l Druce,
Blacksmith/1 " Devotion/' etc. ;
appeared at the Haymarket, 1884, in
" Evergreen " ; at the Lyceum, Nov.,
1884, played Paris in " Romeo and
Juliet/' with Mary Anderson ; joined
the Bancrofts at the Haymarket,
1885, and played Quin in " Masks and
Faces/' Sergeant Jones in " Ours " ;
at the same theatre played in " Dark
Days/' " Nadjesda," " Jim the Pen-
man " ; at the Court, 1887, played Sir
Tristram Mardon in ' ' Dandy Dick " ; at
the Globe, May, 1887, played Sir Alger-
non Ferrers (" Booties ") in " Booties'
Baby"; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1888,
played KaUikrates and Leo Vincey
in " She " ; at the Haymarket, Apr.,
1889, played the Hon. Clive Dashwood
in " Wealth " ; at the Criterion, Aug.,
1890, appeared as Darrtell Roe in
" Welcome Little Stranger " ; at the
Haymarket, Nov., 1890, played
Anthony Musgrave in " Beau Austin '* ;
at the Princess's, Apr., 1891, played
in " Linda Grey " ; at the Haymarket,
Sept., 1892, played in " The Queen of
Manoa/' and in Oct., in " Agatha
Tylden " ; at Terry's, June, 1893,
played in " Foreign Policy " and
" Becky Sharp " ; at the Comedy,
1893-4, played in " Sowing the Wind "
and " Dick Sheridan " ; at the Hay-
market, Nov., 1894, played in " John-
a-Dreams " and in May, 1895, in
" Fedora " ; in Oct., 1895, played
Tafiy in " Trilby " ; at the Criterion,
Dec., 1896, appeared in " Sweet
Nancy " ; in 1897, toured in " The
Fortune Hunter " ; at the Comedy,
1899, in " Matches " ; at the
Haymarket, 1899, played Sir William
Saumarez *in " The Degenerates " ;
at the Comedy, 1900, in " Kenyon's
Widow," " Pygmalion and Galatea " ;
at the Metropole, 1900, in " Jim Bel-
mont " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Feb., 1901, played Quin in " Peg
Womngton " ; at the Imperial, Apr.,
1901, was the Cardinal Rohan in " A
Royal Necklace " ; at Her Majesty's,
Oct., 1901, played Lord Ascot in
" The Last of the Dandies " ; at the
Apollo, 1903, in " The Londoners " ;
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1904, played
Professor Tofield in " Joseph En-
tangled " ; May, 1904, Lord Mel-
borough in " Lady Flirt " ; at the New,
Aug., 1904, Major Smedley in " Beauty
and the Barge " ; at the Haymarket,
Mar., 1905, Sergeant Morris in " The
Monkey's Paw " ; and Captain Pierre-
point in " Everybody's Secret " ;
Sept., 1905, Denbigh Thrayle in "On
the Love Path " ; at the New Theatre,
Jan., 1906, Mr. Moxon in " Captain
Drew on Leave " ; at Wyndham's,
Mar., 1906, Amos Martlett in " The
Candidate " ; at the Waldorf, May,
1906, Martin Barren in " Shore
Acres " ; at His Majesty's, May, 1907,
played the Ven. James Daubeny
in "A Woman of No Importance " ;
at the Apollo, Nov., 1907, he appeared
as Sir Wilfred Cates-Darby in " The
New York Idea " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1908, played Rossiter in "A
Fearful Joy " ; at Wyndham's, Oct.,
1908, succeeded Robert Loraine as
Stephens in " Bellamy the Magnifi-
cent " ; at Wyndham's, Nov., 1908,
played Percy Bulgar in " Sir Anthony,"
Jan., 1909, appeared as Prince Yoland
in " An Englishman's Home " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1909, played Lord
Parkhurst in " Making a Gentleman" ;
at the Globe, Feb., 1910, Lord Francis
Etchingham in " The Tenth Man " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1910, appeared
as General Sir Harry Dundas in " A
Woman's Way"; Jan., 1911, as
Alfred Hebblethwaite in " Preserving
Mr, Panmure " ; at Drury Lane,
Command performance, 17 May, 1911,
appeared as Toke in " Money " ;
at the Little Theatre, Nov., 1911
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played Sir Harry Sims in " The
Twelve Pound Look " ; at the Kings-
way, Sept., 1912, played Mr. Voysey
in " The Voysey Inheritance " ; Nov.,
1912, Sir William Cheshire, Bart.,
in " The Eldest Son " ; at the Strand,
Feb., 1913, Sir Everard Titsy Chil-
worth in " The Son and Heir " ; at
the Savoy, May, 1913, Baron Radviany
in " The Seven Sisters " ; at the
Royalty, Apr., 1914, Mynheer Cornelis
and Sir Charles in "My Lady's Dress " ;
at the Hayrnarket, May, 1914, Colonel
Herrick in " The Great Gamble " ; at
His Majesty's, May, 1915, Sir Archibald
Falkland in "The Right to Kill";
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1917,
Herbert Clatterby, K.C., in " Anthony
in Wonderland " ; at the Coliseum,
Mar., 1917, played Major Tompkins
in " The Passing of the Third-Floor-
Back " ; at the Playhouse, Jan.,
1918, M. Zoubatoff in " The Yellow
Ticket " ; is a Fellow of the Royal
Microscopical Society. Recreations :
Painting, sailing, microscopy, shooting,
and fishing. Clubs : Savage, National
Sporting and Quickett. Address : 48
Gordon Mansions, W.C.I.
MAXWELL, Gerald, dramatic critic
and author, F.R.G.S. ; 6. London, 19
Mar., 1862 ; was formerly an actor,
making his first appearance as far back
as 1885, in Wilson Barrett's company,
playing in " The Silver King " ; ap-
peared with Barrett at the Princess's
in 1886, and in the United States ;
played lead with Mrs. Bernard-Beer e
and Miss Fortesctie, also fulfilling an
engagement with Augustin Day ; has
written novels, edited a weekly paper
and produced his own plays ; appointed
Dramatic Critic to The Daily Mail,
1912, a position he occupied for several
years ; published " The Military Map,"
in two volumes, 1916-18. Address :
Oak House, The Green, Richmond,
Surrey. Telephone No. : Richmond
1482.
MAXWELL, Walter, business man-
ager ; 6. Worthing, 4 Sept., 1877 ;
5. of Augusta (Doveton) and General
William Maxwell, R.A. ; e. Blun-
dell's School, Tiverton, N. Devon ; m.
Christine Silver (mar. dis.) ; originally
euucated for the Army ; made his first
appearance as an actor in 1897; enter-
ing management, his first production
was made at Blackpool in 1901, when
he commenced touring " The Sports-
man " ; has since successfully toured
" The Little Minister/' " Quality
Street/' " Little Mary/' " Merely Mary
Ann/' " The Lion and the Mouse,"
" When it was Dark/' " Kipps," etc.;
also toured J. M. Barrie's plays in
conjunction with the late Addison
Bright ; engaged as business manager
by Lena Ashwell for the Kingsway
Theatre, Oct., 1907 ; for Evelyn
Millard at Criterion, 1909, and at
New Theatre, 1910; in July, 1910,
assumed the management of the Pier,
Hastings, which he retained until
1912 ; in 1913, toured " Mr. Preedy
and the Countess " ; 1913-14, " Char-
ley's Aunt " ; enlisted as a private in
H.M. Forces, Aug., 1914 ; received
his commission, 1915 ; wounded in
France, 1916 ; served in East Africa,
1917, and West Africa, 1919 ; toured
a concert party through the Far East,
1920 ; toured " The Ninth Earl," 1921.
Favourite play : " The Little Minister."
Recreations : Golf and Cricket.
MAY, Akerman, actor ; b. London,
12 Nov., 1869 ; 5. of William Henry
May, dental surgeon, and Ms wife,
Jane Mary (Akerman) ; cousin of
Philip Cuningham, actor ; e. Harrow ;
after some amateur experiences, first
engaged professionally at the Strand
with Willie Edouin in June, 1891, as
utility and understudy, making his
first appearance on the stage, at that
theatre, 1 Aug., 1891, as the Porter
in " The Late Lamented " ; subse-
quently played a variety of parts with
Charles Wyndham, Beerbohm Tree,
George Edwardes (with whom he re-
mained for six years), George Alex-
ander, Frank Curzon, Arthur Collins,
Charles Frohman, and Robert Court-
iieidge, playing at nearly all the London
theatres ; he has played in leading
variety halls as a pantomimist in
the wordless plays, " La Main " and
" Le Reve " ; was on the committee of
the Actors' Benevolent Fund ; quitted
the stage in 1913, and established the
Akerman May Theatrical Agency.
Address : 7/8 Leicester Place, W.C.2.
Telephone No.: Regent 1236.
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Telegraphic Address : Maybizzy, Phone,
London.
MAY, Edna (Pettie), actress and
vocalist ; b. Syracuse, New York,
2 Sept., 1878; m. Oscar Lewisohn ;
made her first appearance on any
stage at her native town of Syra-
cuse, in the spring of 1883, as Little
Willie Allen in " Dora " ; in 1885
appeared at Syracuse in children's
opera company in " H.M.S. Pina-
fore" and as Mabel in " The Pirates
of Penzance " ; studied music at
the New York Conservatoire ; made
her first appearance on the New
York stage at Hammerstein's, 14
Sept., 1896, as Clairette in " Santa
Maria," under her own name of
Edna May Pettie ; at Hoyt's Theatre,
4 Jan., 1897, she appeared as Calliope
Ayre in "A Contented Woman,"
and was then engaged at the New
York Casino by George W. Lederer ;
she appeared there, on 25 May, 1897,
in a small part in " The Whirl of the
Town," and was then selected to play
the part of Violet Gray in " The Belle
of New York/' first produced on
28 Sept., 1897 ; she made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Shaftesbury Theatre, 12 Apr.,
1898, in the same part ; at the Shaftes-
bury Theatre, 25 Apr., 1900, she
played Gabrielle Dalmonte in " An
American Beauty " ; she then returned
to the United States ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, New York, 7 Jan.,
1901, she played Olga in " The Girl
from Up There," and reappeared in
London at the Duke of York's, 23
Apr., 1901, in the same part; in
Sept., 1901, she joined George Ed-'
wardes at the Apollo, playing the
Baroness de Tregue in " Kitty Grey,"
and afterwards Edna Branscombe
in " Three Little Maids " ; she was
next seen at the Prince of Wales's,
9 May, 1903, as Lillian Leigh in
" The School Girl," and appeared in
the same part at Daly's Theatre,
New York, 1 Sept., 1904, afterwards
touring in the piece ; at the Prince of
Wales's, during 1904, she played
Alesia in a revival of "La Poupee " ;
at Daly's, New York, 28 Aug., 1905,
she played Angela Crystal in " The
Catch of the Season"; she reap-
peared in London, at the Vaudeville
Theatre, 11 Apr., 1906, as Julia
Chaldicott in " The Belle of May-
fair " ; her sudden resignation of the
part, in Sept., caused a newspaper
sensation ; at the Aldwych Theatre,
10 Jan., 1907, appeared as Nelly Neil
in the play of that name ; this proved
to be her last professional engagement,
as shortly afterwards she was married
and quitted the stage ; she appeared
at the Savoy Theatre, in Feb., 1911,
for one week, in her old part in " The
Belle of New York," in a series of
performances given in aid of the
Prince Francis of Teck Memorial
Fund. Address : 2 Weymouth Street,
W.I.
MAYER, Daniel, J.P., dramatic and
musical agent ; b. 1856 ; originally
intended for a civil engineer ; started
his famous concert direction agency
in 1891 ; has piloted and introduced
many famous artists to the London
public, including Paderewski, Jean
Gerarcty, Ada Crossley, Mark Ham-
bourg, Harold Bauer, Arthur Nikisch,
Anna Pavlova, etc. ; he also
arranged the first concerts in this
country for Madame Melba, Van
Dyck, Plancon and Mischa Elman ;
has been three times Mayor of Bexhill ;
is a prominent Freemason ; during the
past few years his firm have made many
notable productions at London theatres.
Address : Graf ton House, Golden
Square, W.I ; and " Collington Manor,"
Bexhill-on-Sea. Telephone No. : Re-
gent 2977.
MAYER, RenSe, actress and dancer ;
6. Chiswick, 9 Dec., 1900 ; d. of William
and Mary Mayer ; e. privately ; was
taught dancing by Madame Sisrnondi ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
at the Playhouse, 3 Mar., 1910, as the
Pearl Fairy in " The Goldfish " ;
same theatre, Dec., 1910, played the
Fairy Teenie Wee in " Our Little
Cinderella " ; at Wyndham's, Mar,,
1911, played Little Peter in " Passers-
By" ; at the Playhouse, Sept., 1911,
Lucy in " Rip Van Winkle " ; at
Drury Lane, Dec., 1911, appeared
as Hop o' my Thumb in the panto-
mime of that name, and Dec., 1912,
as Puck in " The Sleeping Beauty " ;
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reappeared at Drury Lane, Dec.,
1913, as Puck in " The Sleeping
Beauty Re-awakened " ; at His Ma-
jesty's, 22 May, 1914, played Cissie
Denver in the " all-star " revival of
" The Silver King," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Strand, Sept., 1914, played the
same part ; at the Lyric, Oct., 1914,
played the Little Girl in "The New
Shylock " ; at Drury Lane, Dec., 1914,
reappeared as Puck in " The Sleeping
Beauty Beautified " ; and Dec., 1915,
as Puss in Boots in the pantomime of
that name ; at the same theatre,
Sept., 1916, played Kitty in " The
Best of Luck " ; at the Midland,
Manchester, Dec., 1917, Pinkie in
" Pinkie and the Fairies " ; at the
New Theatre, Dec., 1919, Wendy in
" Peter Pan " ; at the Kingsway,
June, 1920, Helene in " The Children's
Carnival " ; at the Everyman Theatre,
Dec., 1920, Nixie in " Through the
Crack " ; at the Kings way Theatre,
Nov., 1924, appeared in "" Yoicks."
Recreations : Outdoor sports of all
kinds. Address : 39 Carnpden Hill
Court, W.8. Telephone No. : Park
439.
MAYFIELD, Cleo, actress (nee
Empy) ; m. Cecil Lean ; first attracted
attention when she appeared at the
Ziegfeld Theatre, Chicago, Aug., ,1912,
as Miss Understood in " The Military
Girl " ; she next appeared at Weber
and Fields', New York, Jan., 1913, as
Alice in " The Man with Three Wives" ;
made her first appearance in London
at the Victoria Palace, July, 1914 ; on
her return to America appeared at the
Casino, New York, Aug., 1915, as
Hazel Jones in " The Blue Paradise,"
subsequently touring for two years in
the same piece ; at the Century, New
York, Nov., 1917, appeared in " Miss
1917," continuing in this 1918-19 ;
during 1919-20 toured as Rosamund
Purcell in " Look Who's Here ! " and
played the same part at the Forty-
fourth Street Theatre, Mar., 1920 ;
at the Astor Theatre, Feb., 1922,
played Lulu Love in " The Blushing
Bride " ; at the Winter Garden, New
York, May, 1924, played in " Innocent
Eyes." Address: 246 West 73rd.
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
MAYXE, Clarice, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. London, 6' Feb., 1886 ; d. of
the late Henry Purser Dulley and his
wife Esther (Burdis) ; e. London ; m.
the late Jas. W. Tate ; made her first
appearance on the variety stage, at the
Oxford Music Hall, 4 June, 1906 ; the
following month was engaged for the
Palace Theatre, where she made an
immediate success ; subsequently ap-
peared at the leading variety theatres
in London, the provinces, and America ;
for some years appeared in conjunction
with, her late husband ("That"),
their entertainment being exceedingly
popular ; among some of her more
popular songs may be mentioned:
" Every Little While," " Give Me a
Little Cosy Corner," " A Broken Doll,"
" I'm in Love," " Put on your tat-ta,
little girlie," " Joshua," " Nursie,
Nursie," " I was a good little girl, till I
met you," " In the Days of Good
Queen Bess," " Over the Garden Wall,"
" I'm longing for someone to love me,"
etc. ; was also a clever mimic ; ap-
peared at the Comedy, Sept., 1916, in
" This and That " ; "' at the London
Hippodrome, Dec., 1921, played Jack
in " Jack and the Beanstalk " ; at the
Vaudeville, Aug.,* 1922, played in
" Snap " ; at the Hippodrome, Dec.,
1922, the Prince in " Cinderella " ; at
the Palladium, Dec., 1923, Dick in
" Dick Whittington " ; at the Vaude-
ville, May, 1924, played in " Puppets ";
at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham,
Dec., 1924, Jack in " Jack and the
Beanstalk " ; appeared at the first
four variety command performances.
Address : 65 Gordon Mansions, W.C.I.
Telephone No. : Museum 3298.
MAYO, Margaret (w^ Lilian Clatten),
dramatic author ; b. Illinois, U.S.A.,
19 Nov., 1882; e. Salem, Ore, Fox
Lake, Wis., and Stanford University,
Cal. ; m. Edgar Selwyn (mar. dis.) ;
was formerly an actress, and made
her first appearance on the stage
at the Garrick Theatre, New York,
20 Apr., 1896, in "Thorough-
bred " ; subsequently toured in
" Charley's Aunt " and " Secret
Service " ; at Hoyt's Madison Square
Theatre, Jan., 1899, played Susan in
" Because She Loved Him So " ; she
toured for some time as Lena in
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" Arizona," and after playing Polly in
" Pretty Peggy," with Grace George,
in 1903, at the" Herald Square Theatre,
she retired from the stage to devote
herself to play-writing ; has written the
following plays : " Under Two Flags,"
" The Jungle," and " The Marriage of
William Ashe," adapted from the
books of the same name ; " The
Winding Way," " The Austrian
Dancer," " Nip and Tuck/' " Polly
of the Circus," " The Debtors," " Baby
Upline," " Behind the Scenes," " The
Flirt," " The Wall Street Girl " (with
Edgar Selwyn) ; " Twin Beds " (with
Salisbury Field) ; " His Bridal Night "
(with Lawrence Rising) ; " Heads
Up " (with Zellah Covington), " Being
Fitted," " Prisoner of the World,"
" Seeing Things " (with Aubrey Ken-
nedy).
MEASOE, Adela, actress ; 6. Ireland,
2 Sept., 1860 ; d. of Charles Pennell
Measor, author and member of the
Civil Service ; m. the late J. C. Buck-
stone, actor ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in the provinces,
1879 ; made her first appearance on.
the London stage, at the Gaiety
Theatre, 22 Nov./ 1879, as Ethel
Lyster in *' Just Like a Woman " ; she
then appeared at the Court Theatre,
24 Sept., 1881, as Leonie de Latour in
" Honour/' subsequently playing there
in " Engaged," " The Manager," and
" My Little Girl " ; then at Hay-
market under the Bancrofts in
" Odette," 1882 ; from 1882 to 1885
appeared in principal theatres in
America as juvenile leading lady ; in
1886 appeared at the Prince's Theatre
in " The Jilt," with the late Dion
Boucicault ; subsequently toured with
Genevieve Ward and Miss Fortescue ;
from 1890 to 1895 was again in
America, playing with the late Richard
Mansfield ; returned to England in
1895, and appeared at the Vaudeville
in " Between the Posts," " The Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown/' etc. ;
since then has appeared at the Hay-
market, Vaudeville, New, Wyndharn's,
Court, and other theatres in " A Golden
Wedding," "The Manoeuvres of Jane/'
" Lady Flirt," " Quality Street/' " A
Cabinet Minister," " Beauty and
the Barge " ; " Fanny and the Ser-
vant Problem," etc., and on provincial
tours ; has lately appeared in the
music halls in sketches, " Scrooge,"
" The Postman's Knock," etc. ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1914, played
Mrs. Spots wood in " Broadway Jones " ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1915, Mdme.
Dupre in " Wild Thyme " ; subse-
quently toured in " Broadway Jones " ;
at the Kingsway, Aug., 1917, played
Mrs. Meadows in " Cook " ; subse-
quently toured in the provinces ; at
the Garrick, Mar., 1922, played Jean-
nette in " The Man in Dress Clothes " ;
at the Playhouse, Mar., 1923, Augusta
Schwartz in " Magda." Recreations :
Motoring and bridge. Address : 221
King's Road, Chelsea, S.W.3.
MEORUE, Bo! Cooper, dramatic
author ; b. New York City, 12 June,
1883 ; s. of Frank Newton Megrue
and his wife Stella Georgiana Haile
(Cooper) ; e. Trinity School, N.Y., and
Columbia University ; was formerly a
partner with Elisabeth Marbury, as a
play-broker ; has written the following
plays: "Her Only Way," 1911;
" White Magic," 1912 ; " To Kill a
Man," 1912 ; " An Unlucky Star,"
" Interviewed " ; " The Neglected
Lady" (from the French), 1914;
" Under Cover," 1914 ; " It Pays to
Advertise" (with Walter Hackett),
1914 ; " Under Fire," 1915 ; " Potash
and Perlmutter in Society " (with
Montague Glass), 1915 ; " Seven
Chances " (formerly entitled " Not for
Sale," and "The Cradle Snatcher "),
1916 ; " Under Sentence " (with Irvin
S. Cobb), 1916 ; " Where Poppies
Bloom" (from the French), 1918;
" Tea for Three," 1918 ; " Among the
Girls," 1919 ; " Honours are Even,"
1921. Recreation : Roulette. Clubs:
Players', Dutch Treat, American Dra-
matists, Lambs', etc. Address: Hotel
Ansonia, New York City, U.S.A.
MEIGrHAN, Thomas, actor ; b. Pitts-
burgh, Pa., 9 Apr., 1879 ; m. Frances
Ring ; originally intended for a doc-
tor ; made his first appearance on the
stage with Henrietta Crosman in
" Mistress Nell" ; he then played for
one season with Grace George, appear-
ing at the Manhattan Theatre, Oct.,
1900, as Colonel Gorda in " Her
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MEL]
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[MEL
Majesty the Girl Queen of Norden-
mark " ; followed by two seasons in
" stock/' at Pittsburg ; subsequently
appeared with. William Collier in " The
Dictator " ; in 1904 appeared in the
" all-star " cast of " The Two Or-
phans," and next appeared with Grace
George, Elsie de Wolfe and John
Mason ; in 1907 appeared as Billy
Bolton in " The College Widow " ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Adelphi Theatre, 20 Apr., 1908,
in the same part ; at the Comedy, New
York, Oct., 1910, played Paul Churchill
in " The Family " ; at the Belasco
Theatre, Oct., 1911, played James
Hartmann in " The Return of Peter
Grimm," a part he played for three
seasons ; reappeared in London, at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, Feb., 1914,
as Robert Wallace in " Broadway
Jones " ; on returning to America,
appeared as the Defendant in " On
Trial " ; since 1916 has devoted himself
to the cinema stage. A ddress : Athletic
Club, Los Angeles, CaL, U.S.A.
MELFORD, Austin, actor; b.
Alverstoke, 24 Aug., 1884; s. of the
late Austin Melford and his wife Alice
(Batey) ; e. Portsmouth Grammar
School ; m. Jessie Winter ; made his
first appearance on the stage as a baby
of two months, at the Theatre Royal,
Portsmouth, in "In Camp " ; he
next appeared with the late Wilson
Barrett, as Ned in "The Silver
King," at the Theatre Royal, Man-
chester, in 1889 ; rejoined Wilson Bar-
rett in 1900, and remained with him
two years ; other engagements included
eighteen months with G. M. Polini and
his father's company, as Henry
Corkctt in " The Silver King " ; two
years with William Greet in drama
and musical comedy ; a year with
Walter Melville ; a tour as Gurth in
" The Christian King " ; in 1904 was
touring as Brudds in " The Never
Never Land," and made his first
appearance on the London stage,
in this part, at the King's Theatre,
Hammersmith, 21 Mar., 1904 ; subse-
quently toured in " Lucky Durham,"
" The Talk of the Town," and "Faust
Up-to-Datc"; in 1907 toured in "A
Soldier's Wedding " ; appeared at
Prury Lane, Sept., 1908, in "The
Marriages of Mayfair " ; toured with
Albert Chevalier, 1909, followed by
tour in " The Flag Lieutenant," 1909-
10 ; at Drury Lane, Mar., 1910, played
Tom Foster in " The Whip " ; Dec.,
1910, Uncle Tom Cobbley in "Jack and
the Beanstalk"; Mar., 1911, Captain
Carruthers in " The Sins of Society " ;
Sept., 1911, Lord Eardley in "The
Hope " ; Dec., 1911, John, the Wood-
cutter in " Hop o' My Thumb " ; Apr.,
1912, Drusus in " Ben Hur " ; at the
Prince's Theatre, July, 1912, appeared
as Davy Fayle in " Ben-My-Chree " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1912, Flattery
in " Everywoman " ; Dec., 1912,
Jacques in " The Sleeping Beauty " ;
appeared at the Alhambra, May, 1913,
as Compere in the revue " Eightpence
a Mile " ; at the Duke of York's, Nov.,
1913, played Ensign Blades in " Quality
Street " ; at the Lyceum, Feb., 1914,
Bertie Colling wood in " You Made Me
Love You " ; subsequently, 1915,
toured in revue " Sugar and Spice " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1916,
played Bobby Washington in " Mr.
Manhattan " ; at the Gaiety, Oct., .
1916, succeeded Mr. George Grossmith
as Lord Theodore Wragge in " Theo-
dore and Co." ; May, 1918, Hopkinson
Brown in " Going-Up " ; Oct., 1919,
Christopher Deare in " The Kiss
Call " ; at the Winter Garden Theatre,
Sept., 1920, Maxima Paillard in " A
Night Out " ; he then joined the Co-
Optimists, but left to appear at the
Winter Garden later in the year as
Otis Hooper in " Sally " ; at the
Lyric, May, 1922, played Horace Wiggs
in " Whirled Into Happiness " ; at
the New Oxford, Dec., 1922, Algernon
Hosier in " Battling Butler " ; at the
Globe, July, 1923, Gerald Beaufort in
" Reckless Reggie " ; during 1923-24
rejoined the Co-Optimists ; is author
of " The Daredevil," and part-author
of " Ring Up," " Battling Butler,"
" Patricia," etc. Recreation ; Golf.
Club : Green Room. Address : 2
Springfield Road, St. John's Wood,
N.W.8. Telephone No. : Maida
Vale 1880.
MELFORD, Jack, actor ; b. London,
5 Sept., 1899 ; 5. of the late Austin
Melford and his wife Alice (Gambier-
Batey) ; e. Cranleigh ; m. Leila
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Marguerite Tufnell ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham, 1912,
as Ned Denver in " The Silver King " ;
in 1916 toured in " Brides,5' " The
Private Secretary," and " The Kiss
Cure " ; made his first appearance in
London, at the King's, Hammersmith,
in 1917, as Harry Leyton in " The
Thief " ; subsequently played with
John Lawson in " Humanity " and
" The Dowry " ; from 1917-19 served
with the Artists Rifles O.T.C. ; in 1919
toured in " Fair and Warmer " ; ap-
peared in variety theatres, 1920, in
"Misery and Co."; during 1921
toured in "A Family Affair " and
" Marriage by Instalments " ; at the
Apollo, July, 1921, understudied Geof-
frey Kerr in. " Skittles " ; at the Duke
of York's, Dec., 1921, played Jack
Chesney in " Charley's Aunt " ; at the
Aldwych, 1922, understudied Donald
Calthrop, and played for him in
" Money Doesn't Matter " and " A
Prodigal Daughter" ; at the Vaude-
ville, 1922, appeared in " Pot Luck " ;
at the Little, Aug., 1922, played
Maurice de Parvis in " Zozo " ; at
the Shaftesbury, May, 1923, Perry
Reynolds in " Stop Flirting " ; at the
Comedy, Dec., 1924, Jack Stanley in
' Just Married." Recreations : Golf,
swimming, shooting, and motoring.
Club: Green Room. Address: lOa
Warrington Crescent, W.9. Telephone
No. : Paddington 6852
HELLISH, Fuller, actor ; 6. 3 Jan.,
1865 ; s. of the late Rose Leclercq ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Park Theatre, 25 Apr.,
1881, in " The Bonnie Fishwife " ;
for some years he was a member
of his mother's company ; he made
his first " hit " at the Olympic Theatre,
in Dec., 1883, when he played in
" The Crimes of Paris " ; subsequently
he appeared there in " Cast Adrift,"
" The School for Scandal," etc. ; while
at the Olympic, he was engaged for
the Lyceum by the late Sir Henry
Irving, and appeared there, 8 July,
1884, as Curio in " Twelfth Night " ;
subsequently he played the Due d' Or-
leans in " Richelieu " ; he also
accompanied the Lyceum company to
America, playing Salanio in " The
Merchant of Venice/' Guildenstern in
" Hamlet," Sebastian in " Twelfth
Night/' Toison d'Or in " Louis XI,"
etc. ; on his return to England he
toured with the late Ada Cavendish
in " The New Magdalen " ; and then
went to the Novelty Theatre, where
he appeared in " Money Bags," and
" The Babes " ; he then proceeded to
the Vaudeville, where he remained
some time ; subsequently he appeared
at the Lyceum with Mary Anderson
in " The Winter's Tale " ; joined
Beerbohm Tree at Haymarket, 1888 ;
rejoined Irving, remaining with him
five years ; in 1900 played at Prince
of Wales's in " English Nell " ; he
has played engagements at nearly
every prominent theatre in London,
since 1902 he has played exclusively
in the United States ; in Sept.,
1903, he played in " Ulysess " at
the Garden Theatre, New York ; at
Boston, 1904, he played in " The
Dictator " ; then joined Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, and appeared as Cleofas
in " The Sorceress " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Apr., 1905, he appeared
as Gaffer Quarles in " Jinny the
Carrier " ; then played with Richard
Mansfield in " Don Carlos " ; during
1906 joined Viola Allen, and played
Pisanio in " Cymbeline," Sir Toby
Belch in "Twelfth Night," Touch-
stone in "As You Like It/' etc. ; at
the Lyric Theatre, New York, 15
Nov., 1906, played Canon Bonsey
in " Mrs. Dane's Defence/1 with
Lena Ashwell, Margaret Anglin, etc. ;
in Feb., 1907, he toured with Viola
Allen as lachimo in " Cymbeline/'
and in the autumn, joined Robert
Mantell, to play Gratianp, Polonius,
Buckingham in " King Richard III,"
and Gloucester in " King Lear " ;
next joined Mrs. Fiske, and at the
Lyric, New York, Dec., 1907, played
Rector Kroll in " Rosmersholm " ; at
Philadelphia, Oct., 1908, played Roger
Hagan in "The Panic"; Dec., 1908,
at Norfolk, Va., played Sir Oliver
Holt in " The Dawn of a To-Morrow " ;
appeared in the same part, at the
Lyceum, New York, Jan., 1909 ; dur-
ing July and Aug., 1909, played a
" stock " season at Denver, Col. ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Mar., 1910,
appeared with Mrs. Fiske, as Ruxnmel
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in " The Pillars of Society " ; in Apr.,
1910, played Mattern in " Hanneie "
and the Marquis de Lansac in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; Aug., 1910, ap-
peared as Professor Anthony Futvoye
in " The Brass Bottle " ; during the
autumn toured in " The Dawn of a
To-Morrow " ; at Kansas City, May,
1911, p^ed Father Hervey in "Re-
bellion " ; at Washington, July, 1911,
appeared as Corporal Brewster in
" Waterloo," Sir Henry Irving's orig-
inal part ; at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Oct., 1911, played his old
part in " Rebellion " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, Feb., 1912,
appeared as Mr. Grimwig in " Oliver
Twist " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Nov., 1912, played Julius Caesar in
William Faversham's revival of that
tragedy, subsequently touring in the
same part ; in 1913-14 toured with
Margaret Anglin as Jaques in "As
You Like It," Malvolio in " Twelfth
Night," in " The Taming of the
Shrew," and " Antony and Cleopatra " ;
appeared at the Hudson Theatre, Mar.,
1914, in "As You Like It," "The
Taming of the Shrew," " Twelfth
Night " ; at the Empire, New York,
May, 1914, played Brisemouche in
" A Scrap of Paper " ; at the Play-
house, New York, Oct., 1914, Mynheer
Cornelis and Sir Charles in " My Lady's
Dress " ; at the Greek Theatre,
Berkeley, Ca., Aug., 1915, played in
" Iphigenia " and " Medea " ; at the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre, New
York, Nov., 1915, played Friar Law-
rence in " Romeo and Juliet " ; at
the Criterion, New York, Mar., 1916,
played Master Page in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Jan., 1917, Mine Host of
the Garter in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the Lyceum, Oct.,
1917, Father Thibaut in " Tiger Rose" ;
at the Carnegie Hall, Feb., 1918, the
Guardian of Orestes in " Electra " ;
at the Lyric, New York, Jan., 1920,
Nathan in " The Light of the World " ;
at the Cohan Theatre, Sept., 1920,
Gaspardo Tagliani in " Genius and
the Crowd " ; at the Lexington Opera
House, Jan., 1922, Lord Ragdon in
" Rosa Machree " ; at the Ritz, Feb.,
1922, Bodier in " Madame Pierre " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Sept.,
1922, Mr. Gregg in " On the Stairs " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Dec., 1922,
Old Gobbo in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Forty-Fourth Street
Theatre, Apr., 1923, Conn in "As
You Like It " ; at the Jolson Theatre,
Dec., 1924, Von Mark in " The Student
Prince." Address : c/o Messrs. Shubert
Bros., 225 Wrest 44th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
MELNOTTE, Violet, actress and
manageress ; m. Frank Wyatt ; made
her first appearance under the manage-
. merit of the late Sefton Parry ; her
first London engagement was under
Charles Wyndham, in 1880 ; she next
went to the Globe, under the manage-
ment of Alexander Henderson, playing
in " Seeing Prou-Frou " and " La
Boulangere," 1881 ; at the Criterion,
1882, played in " Little Miss Mullet " ;
at the Alhambra, Apr., 1884, played
in " The Beggar Student " ; at the
end of this engagement she began her
managerial career at the Avenue, in
1885 ; she next secured an extended
lease of the Comedy, producing in
1885 "The Silver Shield" and " Er-
minie," followed by " Mynheer Jan,"
and " The Lily of Leoville," " The
Colonel," " The Barrister," " Turned
Up," " Blackberries," " Sister Mary,"
by Clement Scott ; she then let her
theatre to Charles Hawtrey and rested
for about twelve months ; she then
took Toole's Theatre, and produced
"Two Recruits," by Frank Wyatt;
she also took the Royalty, where she
revived " The Barrister " and pro-
duced " The Solicitor " ; in the mean-
time she commenced the construction
of the Duke of York's Theatre, first
known as the Trafalgar Square,
which she let for a short period ; in
1894 she produced there " Ma'm'zelle
Nitouche," " Baron Golosh " and
" The Chinaman " ; she then re-let
the theatre on a lengthened lease,
but resumed control of the theatre in
1923 ; subsequently built several " pic-
ture theatres." Address : Duke of
York's Theatre, St. Martin's Lane,
W.C.2. Telephone No.: Gerrard312.
MELTZEE, Charles Henry ; b. Lon-
don ; was for some years Paris corre-
spondent of the Chicago Tribune,
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and also of the New York Herald ;
went to New York in 1888, and
acted as dramatic critic for the New
York Herald until 1892 ; subse-
quently performed similar duties for
the New York World from 1893 to
1896 ; was for some years also New
York correspondent for the Daily
Chronicle ; has written or adapted
the following among other plays :
" The Story of Rodion the Student "
(from the Russian), " Hannele "
(Hauptmann), " Madame Sans-G6ne "
(Sardou and Moreau), " The Woman
of Aries " (Daudet's " L'Arlesienne "),
" Manon Lescaut " (Prevost), " The
Sunken Bell" (Hauptmann), "The
Queen's Necklace" (Decourcelles) ,
" More than Queen " (Bergerat,
adapted in collaboration with C. F.
Nirdlinger), " Salome/' " His Honor
the Mayor " (in collaboration with
A. E. Lancaster), " The First Duchess
of Marlborough," and " Five
Hundred Years Ago " ; adapted " The
Big Scene " (from Schnitzler) ; for
four years he acted as secretary to
the late Heinrich Conried, operatic
impresario, at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, the engagement
terminating at the end of Aug., 1907 ;
resumed journalistic work as critic for
the New York American. Address :
476 Central Park West, New York
City.
MELVILLE, Frederick, dramatic
author and manager ; b. Swansea,
1876 ; s. of Andrew Melville, for many
years manager of the Standard The-
atre ; m. Jane Eyre ; formerly an
actor, and played in a number of melo-
dramas ; is the author of " Her
Forbidden Marriage/' 1904 ; " The
Ugliest Woman on . Earth/' 1905 ;
'The Beast and the Beauty," 1905;
' Married to the Wrong Man," 1908 ;
' The Bad Girl of the Family/' 1909 ;
'The Monk and the Woman," 1912;
'^Monte Cristo " (with Walter Mel-
ville), 1912 ; co-lessee and manager,
•with his brother Walter, of the Lyceum'
since 1909, and of the Prince's
Theatre, since 1911. A ddress : Lyceum
Theatre, Strand, W.C.2.
MELVILLE, Rose, actress ; b. Terre
Haute, Ind., U.S.A., 30 Jan., 1873 ;
e. at St. Mary of the Woods Convent,
and Franklin College, Ind. ; m. Frank
Minzey ; made her first appearance
on the stage in 1889, at Zanesville,
Ohio, as Arthur Sidney in " Queen's
Evidence " ; during the next three
years played, among other parts,
Topsy in " Uncle Tom's Cabin,"
Louise in " The Two Orphans,"
Fanchon the Cricket in the play of
that name, Ned in " The" Black
Flag," etc. ; subsequently, in con-
junction with, her sister, Ida, formed a
travelling " stock " company, and
when a play entitled " Zeb " was
produced, Miss Melville appeared in
the part of Sis Hopkins ; this part
she so elaborated that it became the
feature of the performance, and was
so successful that, on going to New
York in 1894, she was immediately
engaged to introduce Sis Hopkins in
" Little Christopher," at the Garden
Theatre ; she was seen in the same
speciality when she played Dolly
Bond in " The Prodigal Father,"
1896-7, and also in " By the Sad Sea
Waves," 1898-9 ; she appeared in a
" vaudeville " sketch, " Sis Hopkins'
Visit/' in 1899, and then had a play
written round the character which
was produced for the first time at
Buffalo, 11 Sept., 1899, since which
date she has appeared almost con-
tinuously in the same piece. A ddress :
South Bend, Ind., U.S.A.
MELVILLE, Walter, author, actor,
and theatrical manager ; b. London,
1874 ; s. of Andrew Melville, for
many years manager of the Standard
Theatre ; m. Eva Dare ; author of nu-
merous well-known melodramas, includ-
ing "The Worst Woman in London,"
" A Girl's Cross Roads," " The Girl
Who Lost her Character," " The Girl
Who Took the Wrong Turning," " The
Girl Who Wrecked His Home " " The
Female Swindler/' " A Disgrace to
Her Sex/' " That Wretch of a Woman/'
" A World of Sin," " On His Majesty's
Service/' " The Great World of Lon-
don," " The Beggar Girl's Wedding,"
" The Sins' of London/' " The Shop-
Soiled Girl/' " The Female Hun " ;
has managed the Aldwych Theatre,
and from 1909, in conjunction with
his brother Frederick, the Lyceum
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Theatre; in Dec., 1911, opened the
New Prince's Theatre, which, in
conjunction with his brother, he had
built. Address : Lyceum Theatre,
Strand, W.C.2.
MELVILLE, Winnie, actress and
vocalist ; m. Derek Oldham ; -was for-
merly a concert singer ; made her first
appearance on the regular stage at the
Comedy Theatre, Dec., 1916, in " See-
Saw " ; at the same theatre, May,
1917, in "Bubbly"; during 1918
appeared at the Folies-Bergeres, Paris,
in " Zig-Zag " ; at the London Hippo-
drome, Mar., 1919, in " Joy-Bells " ;
June, 1920, in "Jig-Saw"; during
1921 toured in "Sybil"; subse-
quently appeared at His Majesty's, as
Zummurud in " Cairo " ; at the Lyric,
Aug., 1922, succeeded Margaret Camp-
bell as Horrocks in " Whirled Into
Happiness," and in 1923 toured in the
same piece. Address : 46 Curzon
Street, W.I. Telephone No.: Gros-
venor 1177; and Thatch Cottage,
Sunningdale, Ascot. Telephone No. :
Ascot 140.
MERCEB, Beryl, actress ; b. Seville,
Spain, 13 Aug., 1882 ; d, of Erne
(Martin) and Edward Sheppard Mercer ;
0. Jersey College ; m. Maitland Sabrina-
Pasley ; studied dancing under the
tuition of Madame Katti Lanner ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Theatre Royal, Yarmouth, 14 Aug.,
1386, as little Willie Carlyle in " East
Lynne " ; in 1892-3 toured in "Love's
Battle," " Hand in Hand," and " The
Shadow Hand " ; after finally leaving
'school, toured as Shakespeare Jarvis in
" The Lights o' London," Micah Dow
in " The Little Minister," etc. ; first
appeared in London at the Prin-
cess's, 4 Oct., 1896, as Wally in
" Two Little Vagabonds " ; toured
In this part, 1897-9 ; understudied
;at His Majesty's and Adelphi,
1900-2 ; understudied Louie Freear,
1903 ; Lena Ashwell, 1904 ; appeared
at Savoy, 1906, as Meinke, the black
girl in " The Shulamite " ; made her
first appearance in New York, in
the same part, at the Lyric Theatre,
Dec., 1906 ; at the Kingsway Theatre,
Feb., 1908, played the Old Woman
in '" JQiawa pf Dobson's " ; .Appeared
at the Lyceum, July, 1909, in her old
part in " Two Little Vagabonds " ;
at the Lyric, May, 1910, played Pedro
in " Don Cesar de Bazan " ; at the
Playhouse, Apr., 1912, played Mrs.
Bartlet in " Her Point of View " ;
Apr., 1914, La Grisa and Mrs. Moss
in " Mv Lady's Dress " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, New York, May, 1916,
played Emily in " A Lady's Name " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Aug., 1916, Susan in " Somebody's
Luggage " ; at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Jan., 1917, Mrs. Bunting
in " The Lodger " (" Who is He ? ") ;
at the Empire, New York, May, 1917,
Mrs. Dowey in " The Old Lady Shows
Her Medals " ; at the Century, New
York, May, 1918, played in " Out
There " ; at the Lyceum, Sept., 1918.
played Mrs. Mott in " Humpty-
Duinpty " ; at the Belasco Theatre,
Apr., 1919, Katty McCabe in " Dark
Rosaleen " ; at the Garrick, Wash-
ington, Apr., 1920, played Mrs. Gubbins
in " Three Live Ghosts/' and the same
part at the Greenwich Village Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1920 ; at the Punch
and Judy Theatre, Oct., 1922, played
Mdme. O'Halloran in " The Ever
Green Lady " ; Nov., 1922, played in
"The '49ers" ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Nov., 1923, played
Alexandrina Victoria in " Queen Vic-
toria " ; at the Ritz, Jan., 1924, Mrs.
Midgett in " Outward Bound " ; at
Washington, Oct., 1924, played in
" The Steam Roller " ; at the Henry
Miller Theatre, New York, Dec., 1924,
Pinsent in " Quarantine. Recreations :
All sports, boating and photography
in particular.
MERIT ALE, PMlip, actor; b.
Rehutia near Manikpur, India, 2 Nov.,
1886 ; s. of Walter Merivale, M.I.C.E. ;
e. St. Edward's School, Oxford ; m.
Viva Birkett ; was formerly engaged
in commerce in the City ; made his
first appearance on the stage, at the
Coronet Theatre, 4 Mar., 1905, in
Orestean Triology of ^Eschylus
(" Agamemnon," "The Libation
Bearers," and "The Furies"), inF. R.
Benson's company ; subsequently
played a number of parts with F. R.
Benson; in 1908 joined Fred Terry
and Julia Neilson's company on tour ;
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appeared at the New Theatre, Jan.,
1909, as M. de Besme in " Henry of
Navarre " ; Jan., 1910, played the
same part and the Due de Guise in a
revival of the same play ; Mar., 1910,
appeared as the Prince of Wales in
" The Scarlet Pimpernel " ; Feb.,
1911, the Marquis of Hezeta in " The
Popinjay"; May, 1911, Frederick
in " As You Like It " ; at the Lyceum,
Apr., 1911, Meleager in " Atalanta in
Calydon " ; was then engaged by Sir
Herbert Tree for His Majesty's,
where he has appeared as Ross in
"Macbeth/' Sept., 1911; Mars in
" Orpheus in the Underground,"
Dec., 1911; Dodor in "Trilby,"
Feb., 1912; Cassio in "Othello,"
Apr., 1912 ; during the Shake-
spearean Festival, May- June, 1912,
played Antonio in " The Merchant of
Venice/' Antonio in " Twelfth Night,"
Earl of Surrey in " King Henry VIII,"
Decius Brutus in "Julius Caesar/'
and Master Page in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor " ; June, 1912,
Monks in " Oliver Twist " ; Sept.,
1912, Thomas Doughty in " Drake " ;
Apr., 1913, Joseph Surface in " The
School for Scandal"; May, 1913,
Dorantein " The Perfect Gentleman " ;
June, 1913, Cassius in " Julius
Cr-esar " ; June, 1913, Romeo in
" Romeo and JuHet " ; Sept., 1913,
Reuben in " Joseph and His Breth-
ren " ; Jan., 1914, Inu in " The
Darling of the Gods " ; Apr., 1914,
Colonel Pickering in " Pygmalion " ;
Aug., 1914, Thomas Doughty in a
revival of " Drake " ; accompanied
Mrs. Patrick Campbell to America, and
appeared at the Park Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1914, as Henry Higgins in
" Pygmalion " ; at Yale Bowl, Conn.,
May, 1915, played the Messenger in
" Iphegenia in Tauris " ; at the Adolf
Lewisohn Stadium, New York, May,
1915, Menelaus in " The Trojan
Women " ; at Detroit Opera House,
Aug., 1915, played in " Pollyanna" ;
at Rochester, N.Y., Mar., 1916, played
in " The Wooing of Eve " ; at the
Hudson, New York, Sept., 1916, John
Pendleton in " Pollyanna " ; at the
Globe, New York, Nov., 1916, Marshall
Brooke in " The Harp of Life " ;
served in the . Canadian Air Force,
1917-18 ; in 1919, toured with George
Arliss as Mr. Baxter in " The Mollusc "
and in " A Well Remembered Voice " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Oct.,
1919, appeared as Pickering in " A
Young Man's Fancy " ; at the Cri-
terion, New York, Dec., 1919, as
Richard Oak in " One Night in Rome";
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
Feb., 1920, played Dick Gurvil in
" The Tragedy of Nan " ; at the
Empire, New York, Aug., 1920,
Dudley Townsend in " Call the Doc-
tor " ; toured in the same part, 1921 ;
reappeared in London at the Shaftes-
bury Theatre, Nov., 1921, when he
played Will Shakespeare in the play
of that name ; at the Apollo, Feb.,
1922, played Captain Leslie Yeullat in
"The Wheel " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Dec., 1922, Bassanio in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Corfc
Theatre, Oct., 1923, Prince Albert in
" The Swan " ; at the Empire, New
York, Sept., 1924, Maurice Sorbier in
" Grounds for Divorce " ; is the author
of " The Wind over the Water," " The
Cromwell of the Caribbees," stories
and poems. Recreations : Reading
and walking. Clubs : Green Room,
London, and the Players, New York.
Address : 19 Seymour Road, Hampton
Wick, Middlesex.
MEBRALL, Mary, actress ; b. Liver-
pool, 5 Jan., 1889; d. of William
Edward Lloyd -and his wife Emily
Merrall (Tidswell) ; e. at convents at
Tirlemont, Belgium, and London ;
made her first appearance on the
stage under the name of Queenie
Merrall, at Christmas, 1907, as Colum-
bine in harlequinade of " Cinderella,"
at the Marlborough Theatre, Hollo-
way ; at the Prince of Wales's, Apr.,
1908, appeared in the chorus of " My
Mimosa Maid," and Sept., 1908,
appeared as Natine in " King of
Cadonia " ; she then left the stage
until Apr., 1912, when she appeared
at the Hippodrome in " Arms and
the Girl " ; subsequently toured as
the Hon. Muriel Pyrn in " Mile-
stones " ; at the Palace, Dec., 1912,
appeared as Miss Wilcox in " Susan's
Embellishments " ; at the Royalty,
Mar., 1913, succeeded Gladys Cooper
as the Hon. Muriel Pym in " Mile-
stones " ; in the autumn of 1913
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accompanied Cyril Maude to Canada
and the United States ; made her first
appearance in New York, at Wai-
lack's, 3 Nov., 1913, as Norah in
" The Second in Command " ; on
returning to London, 1914, played in
repertory season at Croydon, and
subsequently toured as Pamela in
" The Pursuit of Pamela " ; in 1915
toured in " The Man who Stayed at
Home/' subsequently joining the Bir-
mingham Repertory Company, where
she played leads until the following
spring ; at the Kingsway, May, 1916,
appeared as Kitty Roylance in "Ye
Gods " ; during 1917-18 toured as
Judy Abbott in " Daddy Long-Legs " ;
subsequently assumed the management
of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, with
Franklyn Dyall, and produced several
plays ; at the Criterion, Apr., 1919,
played the Hon. Jane Bagley in " Our
Mr. Hepple white," and subsequently
supported Dion Boucicault and Irene
Vanbrugh in their repertory season at
the Gaiety, Manchester ; at the St.
Martin's, Feb., 1920, played Beatrice
Draycott in " Just Like Judy " ; at the
Little, Apr., 1920, Sylvia Maitland in
" Other Times " ; at the Kingsway,
Sept., 1920, Julia in " The Daisy " ;
subsequently toured as Nellie Redfern
in " By all Means, Darling " ; at the
Playhouse, Mar., 1921, played Barbara
in " Love ? " ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1921, Enid Stonor in " The
Speckled Band" ; at the Court, Jan.,
1922, Kate Hardcastle in " She Stoops
to Conquer " ; at the Kingsway, May,
1922, Lady Pamela Farres in " Life's
a Game " ; at the Royalty, June, 1922,
Clementina in " The Green Cord " ;
at the Apollo, Nov., 1922, Lina in
" Devil Dick " ; at the Everyman,
Jan., 1923, the Wife in " Medium " ;
at the Lyceum, Feb., 1923, Louise in
" The Orphans " ; Apr., 1923, Princess
Viola in " A Night of Temptation " ;
at the Shaftcsbury (for the Phoenix
Society), June, 1923, Amoret in " The
Faithful Shepherdess " ; at the New,
Oct., 1923, Lucy Shale in " The Lie " ;
at the St. James's, June, 1924, suc-
ceeded Isobel Elsom as Lu cilia Crespin
in " The Green Goddess " ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1924, Clare Jewett in
" The Fool." Recreation : Reading.
Club : New Victorian. Address : 18
Woburn Buildings, Upper Woburn
Place, W.C.I. Telephone No. : Mu-
seum 4784.
3ttEKEI€K5 Leonard, novelist and
dramatic author ;• b. Belsize Park,
21 Feb., 1864 ; o.s. of William Miller
(" Merrick " by deed-poll) ; e. Brigh-
ton College and privately ; m. 1894,
Hope, y.d. of Thomas Butler- Wilkins,
of Northampton ; author of the novels
" Violet Moses," " The Man who was
Good," " This Stage of Fools,"
" Cynthia," " One Man's View," " The
Actor-Manager," " The Worldlings,"
" When Love Flies out o* the Window,"
" Conrad in Quest of his Youth,"
" The Quaint Companions," " A Chair
on the Boulevard," " The House of
Lynch," "The Man Who Under-
stood Women," " All the World
Wondered," " The Position of Peggy
Harper," " While Paris Laughed " ;
his plays include (with G. R. Sims),
" When the Lamps are Lighted,"
" My Innocent Boy," " The Elixir of
Youth," "A Woman in the Case";
" The Free Pardon " (with F. C.
Philips ; " The Imposter " (with
Michael Morton). Recreations : Music,
reading other novels, and seeing other
people's plays. Club : Savage. Ad-
dress : Savage Club, Adelphi Terrace,
W.C.2
MERRITT, Grace, actress; b. 24
July, 1881 ; m. Henry Keble Merritt ;
was a pupil of the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts, under Franklin
H. Sargent, and made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Empire
Theatre, New York, 16 May, 1899,
as the Strange Lady in " The Man of
Destiny " ; subsequently she quitted
the stage for some years, and was not
seen again in New York until she
appeared at the Princess Theatre,
Apr., 1904, in " An African Million-
aire " (" Colonel Clay "), and at the
Madison Square Theatre, in " The
Braisley Diamond " ; subsequently
joined Arnold Daly, 1906, to play
in "A Man of Destiny," and then
toured in " Alice, Where Art Thou ? " ;
for three years she toured as Mary
Tudor in " When Knighthood Was in
Flower " ; during 1909-10 toured in
" The Master Key " ; in Aug., 1910,
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toured in " The Blue Mouse " ; in
1916 toured in " Some Baby."
MERSON, Billy (WilHam Henry
Thompson), actor and comic vocalist ;
b. Nottingham, 29 Mar., 1881 ; made
his first appearance on the variety
stage at Birmingham, 1900 ; for some
years toured the provinces as an acro-
bat ; first appeared in London in 1909,
at the Oxford ; was engaged for some
time at the Hippodrome in the revue
11 Hullo, Tango ! " 1913 ; at the Lon-
don Opera House, July, 1916, appeared
in " Look Who's Here " ; at the Palace,
Dec., 1918, appeared in " Hullo !
America " ; May, 1920, in " The
Whirligig " ; at the Lyric, May, 1922,
played Matthew Platt in "Whirled
Into Happiness " ; at the London
Hippodrome, Mar., 1923, appeared in
" Brighter London " ; at the Palla-
dium, Mar., 1924, in " The Whirl of
the World " ; at the Olympia, Liver-
pool, Dec., 1924, Puss in " Puss in
Boots " ; among his popular songs
may be mentioned " I'm setting the
village on fire " ; I'm going away " ;
" The Spaniard that blighted my
life " ; " The Gay Cavalier," etc.
Recreations : Golf and wireless.
METCALFE, James Stetson, jour-
nalist and critic ; b. Buffalo, New York,
27 June, 1858 ; e. Yale ; was editor
and publisher of The Modern Age,
1883-4 ; editorial writer for Buffalo
Express, 1884-5 ; editor of People's
Pictorial Press, 1886 ; manager of
American Newspapers Publishers'
Association, 1886-9 ; dramatic editor
of Life, 1889-1921 ; literary editor of
Life, 1890-5 ; in 1895 was managing
editor of The Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine ; is the author of " Mythology
for the Moderns/* 1900 ; " The
American Slave," 1900 ; " Another
Three Weeks; not by El-n-r Gl-n,"
1908 ; in 1918 received the decoration
of a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour ;
since 1922 dramatic editor of The Wall
Street Journal ; the action of the so-
called Theatrical Syndicate to prevent
him entering their various theatres
caused much comment during 1905,
and resulted in an action at law.
Address: 2 West 67th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
MEYER, Bertie Alexander, manager ;
b. 17 June, 1877 ; m. Dorothy Grimston,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal (mar.
dis. 1913) ; his first theatrical experi-
ence was at the Garrick Theatre, under
the direction of Arthur Lewis, who was
presenting Madame Rejane in a series
of plays, 1902 ; was next assistant
manager at Wyndham's, 1903, and
Madame Rejane's season at Terry's,
1904 ; was general manager of German
theatre in London ; manager for Miss
Tita Brand at Shaftesbury, 1905 ;
was next director of M. Coquelin's
season at Shaftesbury Theatre, then
business manager for Charles Frohman
at the Aldwych, and in Oct., 1917,
took up similar duties at the New
Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue ;
general manager for Oscar Asche
and Miss Lily Brayton from May, 1908,
and for both their Australian tours ;
was appointed manager to Rupert
Clarke and Clive Meynell's enterprises
in Australia ; returned to England,
1913, and was appointed manager
of the Globe Theatre, London, for a
time ; built St. Martin's Theatre,
West Street, and became lessee
thereof in Nov., 1916 ; served four
and a half years in the army as inter-
preter and in the R.A.O.D. ; at the
end of the war became general manager
Ambassadors' Theatre, for H. M. Har-
wood ; in conjunction with Owen
Nares, produced " The Enchanted
Cottage " and " If Winter Comes/'
1922 ; was also manager of the Shaftes-
bury Theatre for Malone and Gross-
mith, 1922 ; in 1923 produced " The
Return of Sherlock Holmes " at the
Prince's ; was temporary lessee of the
Strand, 1924 ; subsequently in partner-
ship with Dennis Ncilson-Terry and
Mary Glynne. Club : Savage. Ad-
dress : 20 Berners Street, W.I.
MEYNELL, Clyde, manager; b.
Dover, 7 Apr., 1867 ; s. of Elizabeth
(Crosse) and Colonel F. van Strauben-
zee ; e. at Sherborne and Edinburgh
University ; m. Ethel Carlisle Kelly ;
was intended for the medical pro-
fession, and practised as a physician
and surgeon ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1885, under the
management of Victor Stevens ;
subsequently joined the Compton
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Comedy Company and the late Frank
Harvey's company; made his first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Grand Theatre, Islington, 1 Aug.,
1887, as Harold Vernon in "The
World Against Her " ; left the stage
in 1889, and qualified as a doctor at
Edinburgh; rejoined the theatrical
profession in 1895, when in partner-
ship with Horace Lingard he man-
aged a tour of " A Man's Shadow "
in the English provinces ; was subse-
quently manager for Miss Fortescue,
Mouillot and Morell, with whom he
spent six years as manager of the
Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, Grand,
Southampton, and Grand, Boscombe ;
he was also interested in a tour of
" My Friend the Prince/' with Wilfred
Cotton, and was for a time in partner-
ship with Wentworth Croke ; was
engaged by Sir Herbert Tree in 1901,
and was appointed general manager
and stage director for the company
which Sir Herbert Tree sent to Aus-
tralia in 1902, under the management
of J. C. Williamson ; he remained in
Australia to manage the company
headed by Julius Knight and Maude
Jerleries ; then entered into partner-
ship with the late John Gunn, their
first venture being a tour of " The
J.P.," with J. J. Dallas and Florence
Lloyd in the leading parts ; he pro-
duced " The Fatal Wedding," " The
Midnight Wedding," " Her Love
Against the World," etc. ; Sir Rupert
Clarke, Bart., then joined the firm,
and in conjunction with another firm,
they produced " Miss Hook of Hol-
land," " The Belle of Mayfair," " The
Girl Behind the Counter," and " Cin-
derella " ; it was under their auspices
that Oscar Asche, Lily Brayton and
company, paid their first Australian
visit, while others who appeared under
their management were Matheson
Lang, Hutin Britton and company, etc. ;
his firm subsequently amalgamated
with J. C. Williamson, and he is now
managing director of the firm of J.
C. Williamson, Ltd., which controls
most of the leading theatres in Aus-
tralia and New Zealand. Addvess :
Theatre Royal, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia.
MICHAELIS, Robert, actor and
vocalist; b. in Paris, 22 Dec., 1884;
s. of Georges and Marie Michaelis ; e.
Dulwich College and in Paris ; studied
singing in Vienna under Signer Bott-
elli, and in London under Franklin
Clive ; m. Phyllis Le Grand ; made
his first appearance on the stage,
Dec., 1898, at the Opera House,
Cork, in the pantomime " The Babes
in the Wood " ; made his first appear-
ance in London, at the Palace Theatre,
12 Jan., 1903, as a vocalist ; in June,
1903, appeared at Kennington Theatre,
as Fran9ois in " Amorelle " ; toured
in " The Gay Parisienne," " Three
Little Maids," and " The BeUe of
New York " ; at the Comedy, Dec.,
1903, played Harry Gordon in " The
Girl from Kay's " ; made his first
appearance in New York, at the
Casino Theatre, Feb., 1907, as Paul
in "The White Hen," and at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Sept., 1907,
played Rene in " Mdlle. Modiste " ;
appeared at Daly's, 10 Aug., 1908,
as Prince Danilo in " The Merry
Widow " ; at the Prince's, Man-
chester, Dec., 1908, played Freddy
Fairfax in " The Dollar Princess,"
and appeared in the same part at
Daly's, 25 Sept., 1909; at Daly's,
Jan., 1911, played Lieutenant Niki in
" A Waltz Dream " ; at the Prince's,
Manchester, Dec., 1911, played Count
Rene in " The Count of Luxembourg ";
at Daly's, June, 1912, Joszi in " Gipsy
Love " ; May, 1913, Jack Fleetwood in
'< The Marriage Market " ; Oct., 1914,
Geoffrey Challoner in "A Country
Girl " ; at the Palace, June, 1915,
appeared in " The Passing Show " ;
served four years in the British Expe-
ditionary Force, 1915-19 ; reappeared
on the stage at the Adelphi Theatre,
Sept., 1919, as James in " Who's
Hooper ? " ; at the Empire, April,
1920, played J. P. Beaudon in " Irene";
at the Adelphi, Oct., 1921, Pierre
Caravan in " The Golden Moth " ; at
the Fulton Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1922, Baron Roger Belrnont in " Orange
Blossoms " ; at the Gaiety, London,
Sept., 1923, Field-Marshal Menshikoff
in "Catherine"; April, 1924, Tom
Miles in " Our Nell " ; in Sept., 1924,
toured as King Charles II in the same
play ; at the Lyceum, Edinburgh,
Dec., 1924, played Armand in
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" Frasquita " ; is a member of the
Actors' Association. Hobby : Collecting
Japanese and Chinese works of art.
Recreations : Motoring, lawn tennis,
swimming, and punting. Address :
8 Eton Villas, South Hampstead,
N.W.3. Telephone: Hampstead 5394.
MEDDLETON, George, dramatic au-
thor; 5. Paterson, N.J., U.S.A., 27
Oct., 1880 ; s. of George Middleton and
his wife Ida (Blakeslee) ; m. Fola la
Follette ; has written the following
plays : " The Cavalier " (with Paul
Kester), 1902; "The Vital Issue,"
1904 ; " The Wife's Strategy," 1905 ;
" The Sinner" (with L. Westerveldt) ,
1907 ; " The House of a Thousand
Candles," 1908 ; " Rosalind at the
Red Gate," 1910 ; " The Enemy,"
1911 ; "The Prodigal Judge," 1913;
" Criminals," 1914 ; " Hit-the-Trail
Holliday " (with Geo. M. Cohan and
Guy Bolton), 1915; " A Happy
Thought" (with Guy Bolton), 1916;
"Polly with a Past" (with Bolton),
1917 ; " Adam and Eva " (with Bol-
ton), 1919; "The Cave Girl" (with
Bolton), 1920; "The Light of the
World," 1920 ; " Cercle," 1922 ; " The
Unknown Lady," 1923 ; " The Other
Rose " (from the French), 1923 ; " The
Road Together," 1924 ; has also writ-
ten several books. Clubs : Players',
New York, and Authors', London.
Address : Players' Club, 16 Gramercy
Park, New York City, U.S.A.
MILLAR, Douglas, manager; b.
Glasgow, 21 Sept., 1875 ; s. of James
Millar and his wife Annie (Mushet) ;
e. Glasgow ; m. Ethel Callanan ; was
formerly an actor and made his first
appearance on the stage in 1893, when
he toured in a "fit-up" company;
for some years he toured with Isabel
Bateman, and with Louis Calvert, as
low comedian ; played several " stock "
seasons ; toured with William Greet' s
Company in " Dandy Dan/* and for
two years toured as Major Christopher
Bingham in " The Second in Com- •
mand " ; in 1902 he retired from the
stage and was touring manager for
the late Charles Frohman ; fulfilled
similar position with the late George
Edwardes, and in 1906 joined Robert
Courtneidge, and has remained with
him ever since, and with whom he
holds the position of general manager.
Address : Savoy Theatre, Strand,
W.C.2.
MILLAR, Gertie, actress ; 6. Brad-
ford, Yorkshire, 21 Feb., 1879 ; m. (1)
Lionel Monckton ; (2) the Earl of
Dudley ; fiist appeared as the Girl
Babe in "The Babes in the Wood,"
St. James's Theatre, Manchester, Dec.,
1892 ; fulfilled many provincial en-
gagements in pantomime and musical
comedy ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Grand
Theatre, Fulham, 23 Dec., 1899, as
Dandini in " Cinderella " ; made her
first appearance in the West End,
17 June, 1901, when she appeared
as Cora Bellamy in " The Torea-
dor " at the Gaiety ; she remained
there for seven years, playing in " The
Orchid," 1903 ; " The Spring Chicken,"
1905; "The New Aladdin," 1906;
" The Girls of Gottenburg," 1907 ; at
the Hicks Theatre, Mar,, 1908, played
Franzi in " A Waltz Dream " ; subse-
quently proceeded to New York, and
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, Sept.,
1908, appeared there as Mitzi in
" The Girls of Gottenburg " ; returned
to England in Dec., 1908; at the
Gaiety, Jan., 1909, played Mary
Gibbs in " Our Miss Gibbs " ; at the
Adelphi, Nov., 1910, appeared as
Prudence in " The Quaker Girl " ;
at the Gala performance, at His
Majesty's, 27 June, 1911, played
Pollina in " The Critic " ; at Daly's,
June, 1912, played Lady Babby in
" Gipsy Love " ; at the Adelphi,
Oct., 1912, Nancy Joyce in " The
Dancing Mistress " ; at Daly's, May,
1913, played Kitty Kent in " The
Marriage Market " ; made her first
appearance on the variety stage at
the Coliseum, 7 Sept., 1914, in a
repertory of songs ; at Daly's, Oct.,
1914, played Nan in "A Country
Girl " ; at the Palace, Sept., 1915,
appeared in " Brie- a- Brae " ; at the
St. Martin's Theatre, Nov., 1916,
appeared as Tillie Runstead in " Houp
La ! " ; at the Palace, June, 1917,
played in " Airs and Graces " ; at the
New Theatre, July, 1917, during
" Navy Week," played Imogen Parrott
in " Trelawney of the Wells " ; at
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the Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1918,
Flora Brapwick in " Flora." Recrea-
tions : Driving, tennis, and the care
of animals. Address : Le Touquet,
France.
MILLARD, Evelyn, actress and
manageress ; 6. Kensington, 18 Sept.,
1869 ; d. of John Millard, teacher of
elocution at R.A.M. and R.C.M. ; m.
Robert Porter Coulter; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Haymarket Theatre, 25 Jan., 1891,
when she walked on in the third act of
" The Dancing Girl " ; she then went
to Margate, where she studied under
the late Miss Sarah Thome at the
Theatre Royal ; her first part was that
of Emma Torrens in " The Serious
Family," in June, 1891, and during
her stay there she played, among
other parts, Julia in " The Hunch-
back," Hero in "Much Ado About
Nothing," Juliet in " Romeo and
Juliet," etc. ; in Sept., 1891, she was
engaged by Thomas Thorne for a
provincial tour, during which she
played Fanny Goodwill in " Joseph's
Sweetheart " ; Clara Douglas in
"Money"; Fanny Hoyden in "Miss
Tomboy " and Sophia in the play of
that name ; she appeared at the Grand,
Islington, 19 Oct., 1891, as Fanny
in " Joseph's Sweetheart," and was
then engaged by the Gattis for the
Adelphi, where she made her first
appearance on 12 Dec,, 1891, taking
up the part of Constance Cuthbertson
in " The Trumpet Call " ; she remained
at the Adelphi nearly two years, and
appeared there as Alice Lee in " The
White Rose," Sybil Garfield in " The
Lights of Home," Margaret Knowlton
in " The Lost Paradise," and Mildred
Vavasour in " The Black Domino " ;
in 1894 she toured as Rosamund in
" Sowing the Wind," and also as
Dulcie Larondie in " The Masquera-
ders " and Paula in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " with George Alex-
ander ; on returning to London, she
appeared at the St. James's, 10 Nov.,
1894, as Dulcie in " TheMasqueraders " ;
she also appeared at that theatre,
as Mary Brasier in " Guy Domville,"
Maud Verner in " Too Happy by
Half " and Cecily Cardew in " The
Importance of Being Earnest " ; she
appeared at the Comedy, Mar., 1895,
as Rosamund in a revival of " Sowing
the Wind," and then returned to the
St. James's, 20 June, 1895, to play
Paula in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray," and July, 1895, played Lady
Harding in " The Idler " ; she then
toured with the St. James's company,
and in Sept. appeared with George
Alexander before the late Queen
Victoria, at Balmoral, as Blanche
Ferraby in " Liberty Hail " ; she
appeared in this part at the St. James's,
Nov., 1895, and in the same month
played Lois in " The Divided Way " ;
in Jan., 1896, she appeared as the
Princess Flavia in " The Prisoner of
Zenda/* in which she made a great
success ; the following year she was
engaged by Beerbohm Tree for Her
Majesty's Theatre, and appeared there
in July, 1897, as Mdlle. de Belle-Isle
in " The Silver Key " ; she then
toured with the company playing
Drusilla Ives in " The Dancing Girl/'
Olga Morakoff in " The Red Lamp/'
etc. ; at Her Majesty's, Jan., 1898,
played Portia in "Julius Caesar/'
and in June, played Nanny in " Ragged
Robin " ; was next engaged by Charles
Frohman for the Duke of York's
Theatre, and remained there until
1901, playing Lady Ursula Barrington
in " The Adventure of Lady Ursula,"
Oct., 1898 ; Glory Quayle in " The
Christian," Oct., 1899 ; Miss Hobbs
in the play of that name, Dec., 1899 ;
Cho-Cho-San in " Madame Butterfly,"
Apr., 1900 ; Loretta in " The Swash-
buckler," Nov., 1900 ; she returned
to the St. James's, Mar., 1902, to play
Francesca in " Paolo and Francesca/'
and appeared at the Haymarket,
Dec., 1902, as Margaret Fielding in
" The Unforeseen " ; with the excep-
tion of a single appearance at Drury
Lane, July, 1903, when she played
Jessica in the " all-star " revival of
" The Merchant of Venice/' given in
aid of the Actors' Benevolent Fund,
she was not seen again until she joined
Lewis Waller at the Imperial, Oct.,
1904, when she played Lady Lettice
Pierrepoint in " His Majesty's Ser-
vant " ; on 19 Nov., 1904, with Lewis
Waller, appeared at Windsor Castle
as Lady Mary Carlyle in " Monsieur
Beaucaire," in command performance
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before the late King Edward ; at the
Imperial, Apr., 1905, played Juliet
in " Romeo and Juliet " ; May, 1905,
appeared as the Princess Irma in
" Hawthorne, U.S.A." ; Oct., 1905}
played Lilian Tremblett in " The
Perfect Lover " ; Jan., 1906, played
Coloxubina in " The Harlequin King " ;
in Mar. appeared as the Comtesse de
Roquelaure in " Brigadier Gerard " ;
accompanied Lewis Waller to the
Lyric, and in May played Desdemona
in " Othello " ; in June played Lady
Mary in " Monsieur Beaucaire '* ; in
Oct. Lady Marian de Vaux in " Robin
Hood " ; appeared at Windsor Castle,
16 Nov., 1906, in the same part in
command performance before King
Edward; at the Lyric, Mar., 1907,
played Annie Churchill in " The
Little Admiral " ; Apr., 1907, played
Lady Clancarty in " Clancarty " ;
next appeared at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1908, playing Joanna Rushworth in
" The Beloved Vagabond " ; returned
to the Lyric, in June, to play Lucy
Allerton in " The Explorer " ; she
then entered into management on
her own account, and opened at the
Garrick Theatre, 2 Sept., 1908, when
she played Irene Merriam in " Idols " ;
in Jan., 1909, she played Lady Ursula
in a revival of " The Adventure of
Lady Ursula " ; she next had a short
season at the Criterion, appearing in
Feb., 1909r as Lady Arden in " The
Real Woman " ; appeared at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1910, as Ophelia in
" Hamlet " ; her next season she
played at the New Theatre, opening in
Aug., 1910, when she played Camille
de Lancay in " The Crisis/' followed
in Sept. by her appearance as Carey
Fernald in " Young Fernald " ; during
1911 she played Cho-Cho-San in
" Madame Butterfly " at various music
halls, appearing at the Palace in Mar. ;
at the Savoy, June, 1911, played Edith
Dombey in " Dombey and Son " ;
at the gala performance at His Ma-
jesty's, 27 June, 1911, appeared as
Grace in " The Vision of Delight " ;
in Aug. went on tour, playing
" The Adventure of Lady Ursula " ;
at the Savoy Theatre, Nov., 1912,
played Olivia in " Twelfth Night " ;
at His Majesty's, 8 Sept., 1914,
appeared as Queen Elizabeth in
" Drake " ; at the Coliseum, Dec.,
1914, as Mavis Daverill in " My Friend
Thomas Atkins " ; at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1914, played Agnes Wickfield in
" David Copperfield " : at Drury Lane,
May, 1916, on the occasion of the
Shakespearean Tercentenary perform-
ance, appeared as Calpurnia in " Julius
Caesar " ; she also appeared on the
variety stage, Feb., 1912, at the
Manchester Hippodrome, in " The
Adventure of Lady Ursula/' Address :
67a West Cromwell Road., S.W.5.
Telephone No. : Western 1314.
MXLLARD, Ursula, actress ; b.
London, 20 Sept., 1901 ; d. of the late
R. P. Coulter and his wife Evelyn
(Millard) ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Birkbeck College
Theatre, 22 June, 1921, as the Moss
Maiden in " The Pierrot of the
Minute " ; at the Ambassadors', Dec.,
1921, played Ethel Warrender in
" Clothes and the Woman. " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1922, Ann in " The
Pigeon " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1922, Asphodel Forres in " Pomp
and Circumstance " ; at His Majesty's,
Sept., 1922, Sylvia Knox in " East of
Suez." Address : 67a West Cromwell
Road, S.W.5. Telephone No. /Western
1314.
MILLER, Agnes, actress ; b. Lon-
don ; made her first appearance on
the professional stage, at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool, 7 Sept.,
1885, as Matilda Collum in " The
Tinted Venus/' with the late Rosina
Vokes ; accompanied Miss Vokes on
her American tour ; made her first
appearance in New York, at the
Standard Theatre, 21 Dec., 1885, in
" In Honour Bound " and " A Panto-
mime Rehearsal " ; after her return
to England, appeared at the Globe •
Theatre, Oct., 1887, as a Patient in
" The Doctor " ; Nov., 1887, as Daisy
Maitland in " The Arabian Nights " ;
at the Haymarket, under Beerbohm
Tree, June, 1888, as Mabel Seabrook
in " Captain Swift " ; toured with
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in " The Iron-
master," " A Scrap of Paper," and
" The Weaker Sex " ; returned to
America in 1889, and remained
there for six years ; in 1889-90
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toured in the United States with,
the late Joseph Jefferson and W. J.
Florence, playing Lucy in " The
Rivals/' and Caroline Dormer in " The
Heir-at-Law " ; next engaged by the
late Richard Mansfield, and appeared
with Mm at Madison Square Theatre,
May, 1890, as Mariana Vincent in
" Beau Brummell " ; at the Standard
Theatre, Sept., 1890, played Belle
Cameron in " The Whirlwind " ; at
Madison Square, 1891, played Maud
in " Sunlight and Shadow/* Maud
Landon in " The Pharisee/' Carey
Preston in " Alabama " ; appeared
at Palmer's, Nov., 1891, as Nancy
Blenkarn in " The Middleman/*
when E. S. Willard made his first
appearance in America ; same theatre,
Mar., 1892, played Light Barbour in
" Colonel Carter of Carters ville " ;
and at Miner's Fifth Avenue, Aug.,
1892, Alice Plunkett in " Settled Out
of Court " ; at the Standard, Apr.,
1893, played Rose Columbier in
" The Arabian Nights " ; then joined
the Empire Theatre company, under
Charles Frohman, and Aug., 1893,
played Amy Chil worth in " Liberty
Hall " ; subsequently, at the same
theatre, appeared as Primrose Green
in " The Councillor's Wife/' Maud
Fretwell in " Sowing the Wind,"
Gussie in " The Bauble Shop/' and
Cecily Car dew in " The Importance
of Being Earnest " ; returned to
London, 1895, and appeared at the
Garrick, Sept., 1895, as Carey Preston
in " Alabama " ; again returned to
America, and at the Garrick, New
York, Mar., 1897, played Octavie in
" Never Again " ; played the same
part, at the Vaudeville, London,
Oct., 1897 ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1898, played Dorothy Fenton
in " The Adventure of Lady Ursula,"
and Dec., 1899, Mrs. Kingsearl in
" Miss Hobbs " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Sept., 1901, appeared as Annie in
" Are You a Mason ? " ; she then
toured in South Africa with Mrs.
Lewis Waller, playing Nathalie in
" Zaza," Rosalie in " The Marriage
of Kitty," Leah in "A Woman's
Reason," and Hester Worsley in "A
Woman of No Importance " ; sub-
sequently toured there with Robert
Brough ; returned to England, Apr.,
1905 ; Duke of York's, Oct., 1907,
Mrs. Hunt in " Miquette " ; Comedy,
Dec., 1907, Mrs. Smith-Newcome in
" Angela " ; Duke of York's, Sept.,
1910, Eugenie in " A Bolt from the
Blue"; at the Court, June, 1911,
Nina Leblane Gaston in "A Good
Sort " ; Comedy, Sept., 1912, Mrs.
Blaikie in "A Scrape o' the Pen " ;
at Atlantic City, N.Y., Feb., 1914,
played Julia Pendleton in " Daddy
Long-Legs."
MILLER,, David, actor ; 6. Glasgow,
31 Mar., 1871 ; s. of James Miller and
his wife Mary Jane (Morrison) ; e.
Hutchinson Grammar School, Glas-
gow ; m. Beatrice Guiver ; was for-
merly an assistant in a soft-goods
warehouse ; commenced his career as
an actor, on tour, in 1898, in "A
Runaway Girl/' with George Edwardes*
company, with which he remained
three years, during which time he was
appointed assistant stage manager ;
other provincial engagements followed,
and in 1906 he went to South Africa
with Frank Wheeler's comedy com-
pany, subsequently playing a round of
parts with Wheeler's Musical comedy
company ; on his return to England,
produced several musical comedies for
George Dance, besides acting in them ;
after a further engagement with George
Edwardes' company in " The Quaker
Girl " and " The Dancing Mistress,"
he toured " 5064 Gerrard " for Andre
Chariot ; was subsequently appointed
stage director for Andre Chariot's
productions ; lie made his first appear-
ance in London, as an actor, at the
Whitney (now Strand) Theatre, Mar.,
1912, in " A Member of Tattersall's " ;
appeared at the Globe, June, 1913, as
Dr. Carmichael in " The Gilded Pill " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, May, 1918,
scored a great success as Billy Bartlett
in " Fair and Warmer " ; during 1919-
20 toured in Canada and the United
States in " Keep Her Smiling " ; at
the Comedy, London, Dec., 1920,
played David Mackenzie in " The
Charm School " ; at the Empire, July,
1921, Babbing in " ' Some ' Detec-
tive " ; at Drury Lane, Apr., 1922,
Imliff in " Decameron Nights " ; Mar.,
1923, Luigi Lambert! and Florio in
" Angelo " ; at the Criterion, Apr.,
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1923, Mr. Parker- Jennings in " Jack
Straw/* Recreation ; Golf.
MILLER, Gilbert Heron, manager;
6. New York City, 3 July, 1884 ; s. of
Henry Miller and his wife Bijou
(Heron) ; e. New York, Paris, Dresden,
and Bedford County School ; m.
Margaret Allen ; was formerly an
actor, and in that capacity appeared
at the Waldorf (now Strand) Theatre,
Nov., 1906, as Freddie in " Julie
Bon-Bon " ; bis first managerial ven-
ture in London was his production of
" Daddy Long-Legs," at the Duke of
York's, May, 1916 ; at the Garrick,
Oct., 1917, was associated with Charles
Hawtrey in the production of " The
Saving Grace " ; at the Globe, Oct.,
1917, produced " The Willow Tree " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1918, " Nothing
but the Truth " ; at the Prince's,
Apr., 1919, Messager's romantic oper-
ette, " Monsieur Beaucaire " ; at the
St. James's, in association with Henry
Ainley, Sept., 1919, " Reparation " ;
Jan., 1920, " Julius Caesar " ; Mar.,
1920, " Uncle Ned " ; Dec., 1920,
"Peter Pan"; under his own sole
management, at the St. James's,
produced " Daniel," Jan., 1921 ;
" PoUy with a Past," Mar., 1921 ;
" The Bat," 1922 ; " The Green
Goddess," 1923-4 ; is the lessee of the
St. James's and formerly of the Savoy
theatres ; in June, 1921, was ap-
pointed manager of Charles Frohman
(Inc.). Favourite play : Ibsen's " Peer
Gynt." Recreation: Travelling. Clubs:
Players', New York, American, and
Green Room, London. Address : St.
James's Theatre, King Street, S.W.I ;
or 17 Stratton Street, W.I. Telephone
No. : Gerrard 8048.
MILLER, Henry, actor and manager ;
&. London, England, 1 Feb., 1860 ;
s. of John Miller and his wife Sophia
(Newton) ; e. at Cowper Street Schools,
London, and at Toronto, Canada ;
m. Bijou Heron ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the
Grand Opera House, Toronto, in
" Amy Robsart " ; first appeared on
the New York stage, at Booth's
Theatre, 26 Apr., 1880, as Arviragus
in. " Cymbeline," with the late Adelaide
Neilson, 27 Apr., he played the Sea
Captain in " Twelfth Night," 4 May
he appeared as Oliver in "As You
Like It," 12 May, he played in " The
Hunchback," 14 May, in " The
Lady of Lyons," and 24 May he
appeared as Froth in " Measure for
Measure/' this was Adelaide Neil-
son's last appearance in New York ;
at the Grand Opera House, in Sept.,
1880, he played in " The Soul of an
Actress " and " The New Magdalen ";
at Daly's, in Apr., 1882, appeared in
" Odette " ; at Madison Square
Theatre, 9 Oct., 1882, he played
Herbert Winthrop in " Young Mrs.
Winthrop " ; same theatre, 7 Sept.,
1885, he appeared as Count Marcelin
m " Anselma " ; and at the Star,
15 Mar., 1886, he played the part
of Sir Budleigh Woodstock in " The
Jilt " ; he then joined the New York
Lyceum company under Daniel Froh-
man, and appeared on 15 Apr., 1887,
in " This Picture and That " ; 1 Nov.,
1887, he played Robert Gray in " The
Wife," and on 4 May, 1888, he appeared
in " Ernestine " ; 13 Nov., 1888, he
played the part of Clement Hale in
" Sweet Lavender " ; and then, at
Madison Square, 21 Dec., 1888, he
played Mark Field in " Honour
Bright " ; at the Lyceum, 18 Mar.,
1889, he played Rodolphe de Chamery
in " The Marquis " ; and at the Star,
9 Sept., 1889, he played Colonel Ker-
chival West in " Shenandoah " ; at
Proctor's, 23rd Street, 19 Apr., 1890,
he appeared as Claude Melnotte in
" The Lady of Lyons " ;. and on 8
Sept., 18§0, as Alfred Hastings in
" All the Comforts of a Home " ; at
the Garden Theatre, 20 Apr., 1891,
he played Henri, Marquis D'Alein, in
" Betrothed," and at Madison Square,
4 May, 1891, played Carroll Cotton
Vanderstyle in " The Merchant " ;
at Palmer's, 7 Sept., 1891, he appeared
as the Earl of Leicester in " Amy
Robsart," and at Hermann's, on
27 Feb., 1892, he appeared as Frederic
Lemaitre in a play of that name ;
same theatre, 23 Mar., 1892, was
Lieutenant Jack Bandle in " Chums " ;
at the Garden, 3 Apr., 1893, played
Dick Wellington in " His Wedding
Day," and at the Empire, New York,
21 Aug., 1893, he appeared as Mr.
Owen in " Liberty Hall " ; at the
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Garden, in Sept., 1893, he appeared as
Oscar O' Flaherty Wilde in " The
Poet and the Puppets " ; he then
returned to the Empire, and remained
there as leading man until 1896 ;
during that period he played the
following parts : Paul Kirkland in
" The Younger Son," Ted Morris in
" The Councillor's Wife," Mr. Bra-
bazon in " Sowing the Wind," James
Ffolliott in " Gudgeons," David
Remon in " The Masqueraders,"
Harold Wynn in " John-a- Dreams,"
John Worthing in " The Importance
of Being Earnest," Michael Faver-
sham in " Michael and His Lost
Angel," Stephen D'Acosta in "A
Woman's Reason/' and Rudolph in
" Bohemia " ; he made his first
"star" appearance in New York at
the Garden Theatre, 11 Jan., 1897,
as Eric Temple in " Heartsease " ;
same theatre, 15 Feb., 1898, he played
Thomas Faber in " The Master " ;
at the Herald Square Theatre, 16 Sept.,
1899, he played Sidney Carton in
"The Only Way/' and at the
Lyceum, 4 Feb., 1901, Richard
Savage in a play of that name ; at
the Savoy, New York, Dec., 1901,
he played D'Arcy in " D'Arcy of the
Guards " : at the same theatre, 30
Mar., 1903, appeared in " The Taming
of Helen " ; later in the same year
joined forces with Margaret Anglin,
and played Dick Dudgeon in " The
Devil's Disciple," Armand in " Cam-
ille," also in " Aftermath " (" The
Ironmaster ") ; at the Hudson The-
atre, New Yosk, 14 Mar., 1904, played
Lord Wykeham in " Man Proposes,"
and 18 Apr., 1904, Armand Duval
in " Camille " ; at San Francisco, in
July and Aug., 1904, played Mark
Embury in " Mice and Men," and Sir
Joseph Lacy in " Joseph Entangled " ;
appeared in the latter part, at the
Garrick Theatre, New York, on 11
Oct., 1904 ; assumed the management
of the Princess Theatre in 1906, and
appeared there on 18 Jan., 1906, as
James Grierson in " Grierson's Way " ;
at the Majestic Theatre, 23 Apr.,
played the Rev. Gordon Clavering
in " Zira," of which he is part author
with J. Hartley Manners ; at the
Majestic Theatre, Boston, 28 May,
appeared as David Lowne in " Young
Fernald/' and at Albany, 10 Sept.,
as Stephen Ghent in "The Great
Divide " ; he opened his autumn
season at the Princess Theatre, New
York, on 3 Oct., with the same play,
and this ran throughout the season ;
he appeared in the same play, at
Daly's, New York, Aug., 1907, when
the play was again enthusiastically
received; at the Van Ness Theatre,
San Francisco, Aug., 1908, played
the Hon. Arthur Cuflen in " Mater " ;
at the Century Theatre, St. Louis,
Mar., 1909, played Ulrich Michaelis
in "The Faith Healer"; made his
first appearance on the London stage,
15 Sept., 1909, at the Adelphi Theatre,
playing Stephen Ghent in " The Great
Divide/' and 25 Oct., 1909, played
Robert Smith in " The Servant in the
House " ; returning to New York,
appeared at the Savoy, 19 Jan., 1910,
in " The Faith Healer " ; at the
Garrick, New York, 9 May, 1910,
played John Belden in " Her Husband's
Wife " ; at the Bijou Theatre, 9 Jan.,
1911, appeared as Richard Craig in
" The Havoc " ; subsequently toured
in the same play ; at San Francisco,
Aug., 1911, played in "The End of
the Bridge " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, Mar., 1912, played Neil
Summer in " The Rainbow/' subse-
quently touring in the same part ;
during 1915 played Jervis Pendleton
in " Daddy Long-Legs " ; at Hollis
Street, Boston, Mar., 1916, played
Frederic Lemaitre in a play of that
name ; at the Criterion, New York,
Oct., 1917, Anthony Silvertree in
" Anthony in Wonderland " ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Apr.i 1918,
Gerald Place in " The Fountain of
Youth " ; May, 1918, the Comte de
Candale in "A Marriage of Con-
venience " ; Oct., 1918, Fergus Wim-
bush in " Perkins " (" The Man from
Toronto ") ; Nov., 1918, Jervis Pen-
dleton in " Daddy Long-Legs " , at
the Liberty Theatre, Mar., 1919,
appeared as Molie*re in a play of that
name ; at the Henry Miller Theatre,
Dec., 1919, Jeffrey Fair in "The
Famous Mrs. Fair " ; at the Empire,
New York, Sept., 1922, played Paul
Barnac in "La Tendresse " ; Mar.,
1923, Louis Pasteur in " Pasteur " ;
at the Henry Miller Theatre, Sept.,
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1923, Wallace Aldcroft in "The
Changelings " ; Dec., 1924, Count de
Laussange in " The Man in Evening
Clothes " ; is the proprietor of the
Henry Miller Theatre ; also controls
several " stars " and touring com-
panies. Address : 124 West 43rd
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
MILLER, Marilynn, actress and
dancer ; 6. Findlay, Ohio, U.S.A.,
1898 ; m. Jack Pickford ; has been
on the stage since early childhood,
having made her first appearance,
with her parents, 20 Aug., 1903,
at Lakeside Park, Dayton, Ohio,
as one of " The Columbian Trio " ;
subsequently formed one of " The Five
Columbians,'*' and for some time
appeared in "A Bit of Dresden
China " ; for ten years she toured all
over the world, and it was while ap-
pearing at the Lotus Club, London,
in 1913, that she was seen by Lee
Shubert, who immediately engaged
her for the Winter Garden, New York ;
she made her first appearance there
10 June, 1914, as Miss Jerry in " The
Passing Show of 1914 " ; she also
appeared there, May, 1915, in " The
Passing Show of 1915 " ; Oct., 1916,
in " The Show of Wonders " ; Apr.,
1917, in " The Passing Show of 1917 " ;
at the Astor, Apr., 1918, played Betty
Pestlethwaite in " Fancy Free " ; at
the New Amsterdam, June, 1918,
appeared in " The Ziegfeld Follies of
1918 " ; same theatre, Dec., 1920,
appeared as Sally in the musical play
of that name ; continued in that piece
until 1923 ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Nov., 1924, played Peter Pan
in the play of that name. Address :
c/o Shubert Offices, Shubert Theatre,
New York City, U.S.A.
MILLER, Ruby, actress ; b. London,
14 July, 1889 ; d. of Arthur Miller and
his wife Augustine (Leon) ; e. London
and at Convent in Amiens ; m. Lieut.
Philip Samson (d. 1918) ; was a pupil
at the Academy of Dramatic Art ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, 25 Jan., 1906,
as a dancer in " Nero " ; she remained
at His Majesty's throughout 1906-7,
dancing, understudying, and appearing
in various Shakespearean plays ; ac-
companied Sir Herbert Tree on his
tour to Berlin, Apr., 1907 ; at the
Lyceum, Aug., 1907, played Betty
Belmont in " The Christian " ; she
then toured in the leading parts in
" Miss Elizabeth's Prisoner," " The
Eternal City," etc. ; at Wyndham's,
1909, understudied May Blayney in
"The Little Damozel " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Jan., 1910, played Miss Williams
in " The Parents' Progress " ; she was
next engaged as understudy at the
St. James's ; at the Criterion, Sept.,
1911, played Violet Robinson in " Man
and Superman " ; appeared at the
Court, Feb., 1912, as Jashodhara in
" Buddha " ; at the Tivoli Music Hall,
Aug., 1912, played the Woman in
" A Woman Intervenes " ; Nov., 1912,
Phyllis Grey in " Between Five and
Seven " ; and Jan., 1913, Phyllis
Meriton in " The Wrong House," and
toured with these pieces in leading
music halls for some time ; at the
Criterion, May, 1913, appeared as
Claudine in *' Oh ! I say ! " ; Oct.,
1915, Maimie Scott in " A Little Bit
of Fluff " ; at the Comedy, Dec., 1916,
played in " See-Saw " ; at the Duke
of York's, July, 1917, played Kitty
in " What a Catch ! " ; at the Gaiety,
May, 1918, Miss Zonne in " Going
Up " ; subsequently appeared in
various cinema plays; during 1921
appeared on tour in " The Edge o'
Beyond," in which she had previously
appeared in a cinema version ; in
Aug., 1921, entered on the manage-
ment of the Garrick Theatre, producing
" The Edge o' Beyond," in which she
appeared as Dinah, and which she had
adapted (with Roy Hornirnan) from
the novel. Recreations : Horse-riding,
swimming, travelling, reading, and
music ; is a member oC the Actors'
Association. Address : c/o Akcrman
May Agency, 7 and 8 Leicester
Place, W.C.2.
MILLS, Mrs. Clifford, dramatic au-
thor ; has written " Where the Rainbow
Ends" (with Reginald Owen), 1911;
" The Basker," 1916 ; " The Luck of
the Navy," 1918 ; " In Nelson's
Days," 1922.
MILLS, Florence, actress and vocal-
ist; b. 1901; made her first appearance
on the stage at the age of four ;
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appeared at the Vanderbilt Theatre,
New York, 18 Nov., 1919, as Mrs.
Marshall in " Irene " ; at the Sixty-
third Street Music Hall, during 1921,
made a success, when she played in
" Shuffle Along " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, July, 1922,
scored a great success when she played
in " The Plantation Revue " ; made
her first appearance in London, at the
London Pavilion, 31 May, 1923, in
" Dover Street to Dixie/' which
included the Plantation revue ; at the
Greenwich Village Theatre, New York,
Sept., 1923, played in " The Greenwich
Village Follies " ; at the Broadhurst
Theatre, Oct., 1924, in " Dixie to
Broadway."
MILLS, Horace, actor and dramatic
author ; b. Portsmouth, 1 Sept.,
1864 ; s. of Colonel H. J. Mills, C.B. ;
e. private school at Halifax, Nova
Scotia ; m. Jessie Julia Raynes ;
was engaged in the offices of the
Guardian Assurance Company for a
few years, and had had some experience
as an amateur prior to making his
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Gaiety, 4 Oct., 1890, as Rernen-
dado in " Carmen Up-to-Data " ;
subsequently toured as Lord Arthur
Pomeroy in "A Pantomime Re-
hearsal," and with Cissy Grahame ;
appeared at the Criterion, 1895, as
Mr. Beaver in " All Abroad " ; Prince
of Wales's, 1896, Sergeant Struggles
in " On tlie March " ; then toured
under George Edwardes' manage-
ment as Biggs in " The Circus Girl,"
1897 ; Heliodorus in "A Greek
Slave," 1898 ; Li in " San Toy,"
1899-1900; appeared at Wyndhani's,
1906, as Adolphus Dudd in "The
Girl behind the Counter " ; at the
Globe Theatre, 1908, as Buckle in
" The Hon'blc Phil " ; at the Queen's,
1909, Swaak in "The Persian
Princess " ; in 1912-13 toured as
Brissard in " The Count of Luxem-
bourg " ; at the London Opera House,
May, 1916, played Cupid in " The
Miller's Daughters " ; in Aug., 1916,
toured as Walter in " The Happy
Day " ; played the part of Mrs.
Tutt in the pantomime " Goody
Two-Shoes," at Leeds, 1914 ; Man-
chester, 1915 ; Bristol, 1916 ; Leeds,
1917 ; Manchester, 1918 ; during 1920
toured as Mrs. Lilly white in " Any
Lady " ; at Christmas, 1920, played
in " Mother Goose " at the Theatre
Royal, Birmingham ; during 1923-4
toured as Christian Veit in " Lilac
Time " ; was part-author with the
late Fred Leslie of " Miss Esmeralda,"
1887 ; and of several one-act plays,
and pantomimes in which he has played
at Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham,
Liverpool, Glasgow, etc. Recreations :
Cricket, golf, tennis, and riding.
Hobby : Gardening. Clubs : Green
Room, Thespid C.C., and the George
Edwardes Golfing Society. Address :
" Stanhoe," Liskeard Gardens, Black-
heath, Kent.
MILL WARD, Jessie, actress; b,
14 July, 1861 ; d. of Charles Millward,
well known in the 'sixties and 'seventies
of the last century as a successful
writer of many pantomimes ; m.
John Glendinning ; she acted as an
amateur with the Carlton Amateur
Dramatic Club, and made her first
appearance on the professional stage
at the Folly Theatre (subsequently
Toole's), in July, 18817 as Constance
in " The Love Chase " ; she next
went on tour with the St. James's
company, and at Manchester, 7 Sept.,
1881, appeared as Mrs. Mildmay in
" Still Waters Run Deep " ; subse-
quently played at the same theatre
Mabel Meryon in " Coralie " ; at the
St. James's, 27 Oct., 1881, she played
the part of Mary Preston in " The
Cape Mail," this being her first original
part ; at the same theatre, 29 Dec.,
1881, she played the part of Florence
in " Cousin Dick" ; and on 17 May,
1882, appeared as Mary Sullivan in
" A Quiet Rubber " ; in June, 1882,
she went on tour with Miss Genevidve
Ward, playing Alice Verney in " For-
get-Me-Not," in which she made a
big hit ; on the strength of this success
was engaged by the late Sir Henry
Irving at the Lyceum, and on 11 Oct.,
1882, she appeared there as Hero in
"Much Ado About Nothing " ; at the
Lyceum she also played the following
parts : Julie Lesurques in " The
Lyons Mail," Annette in " The Bells,"
Jessica in " The Merchant of Venice,"
Lady Dolly Touchwood in " The
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Belle's Stratagem/' and Marie In
" Louis XI " ; she then accompanied
the Lyceum company to America,
where, in addition to the foregoing,
she also played Lady Anne in " King
Richard III " ; on the conclusion of
her engagement with Sir Henry
Irving she appeared at Stetson's
Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York,
1 Sept., 1884, as Pauline in " Called
Back/' subsequently touring in the
same part ; at Madison Square Theatre,
13 Apr., 1885, she appeared as Kather-
ine Ray in " Sealed Instructions," and
subsequently appeared as Ada in the
same play ; she then returned to
London, and appeared at the Adelphi,
on 19 Sept., 1885, succeeding Cissy
Grahame as Fanny Power in " Arrah-
Na-Pogue " ; on 24 Oct. played
Anne Chute in " The Colleen Bawn " ;
23 Dec., 1885, appeared as Dora
Vane in " The Harbour Lights/'
at the Adelphi, which was the first
of the series of popular melodramas
at that house, in which she appeared
with the late William Terriss ; at the
Vaudeville Theatre, 30 June, 1886,
she played Hazel Kirke in the play
of that name ; at the Adelphi she
played in " The Bells of Haslemere/'
" The Union Jack," " The Silver
Falls/' and " The Shaughraun " ; in
1889 accompanied Terriss to America
on a joint starring tour, appearing
at Niblo's Garden, 8 Oct., 1889, as
Julie de Noirville in " Roger La Honte"
(" A Man's Shadow "), and 6 Nov.,
1889, as Pauline in " The Lady of
Lyons " ; she also played in " Ingo-
mar/' " Frou-Frou," " Othello/' and
' ' The Marble Heart " ; she reappeared
in England at the Grand Theatre,
Islington, 5 Apr., 1890, as Dora in
" The Harbour Lights " ; at Drury
Lane, 12 May, 1890, she played Diane
de Beaumont in " Paul Kauvar " ;
6 Sept., 1890, Mary Maythorne in
" A Million of Money " ; at the Avenue,
7 Feb., 1891, she played Mercedes in
" Monte Cristo " ; and at the Vaude-
ville, 18 Mar., 1891, appeared as Miss
Young in " Diamond Deane " ; return-
ing to Drury Lane, in Apr., she played
Susan Merton in " It's Never Too
Late to Mend " ; in May she ap-
peared as Jenny Boker in " For-
mosa " ; and in June as Gervaise in
" Drink " ; in Sept., she was again
at Drury Lane, playing Marie Delaunay
in " A Sailor's Knot " ; and in May,
1892, she returned to the Lyceum
to play Julie de Mortemar in " Riche-
lieu " ; she next toured with William
Terriss in costume recitals of " Romeo
and Juliet," " The Lady of Lyons,"
" The Hunchback/* and " The Taming
of the Shrew " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept,, 1892, she played the part of
Rose Woodmere in " The Prodigal
Daughter " ; and at the Lyceum,
22 Apr., 1893, appeared as Jeannette
in " The Lyons Mail " ; at the Grand,
Islington, 5 June, 1893, she played
Alma Dunbar in " For England " ; re-
turned to the Lyceum in June, and
played Queen Eleanor in " Becket " ;
and in Sept. accompanied Sir Henry
Irving and company to the United
States ; on her return she appeared
at the Lyceum, 5 May, 1894, as Mar-
garet in "Faust"; in Sept., 1894,
she returned, with William Terriss,
to the Adelphi, and continued to play
there until the tragic death of that
popular actor ; she appeared there in
the following plays : " The Fatal
Card," " The Girl I Left Behind Me,"
" The Swordsman's Daughter/' " One
of the Best," " Boys Together,"
" Black Eyed Susan," " Secret Ser-
vice," and *' In the Days of the Duke " ;
in 1898 she went to America, and
appeared at the Empire under Charles
Frohman; on 26 Dec., 1898, she
appeared as Euphrosine in " Phroso " ;
and subsequently appeared as Lady
Algernon Chetland in "Lord and
Lady Algy," Stella de Gex in " His
Excellency the Governor," Lady
Doura in " My Lady's Lord," Eleanor
Ainslie in " A Man and His Wife/'
Lady Eastney in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence," and the Comtesse Zicka in
" Diplomacy " ; at the Garrick, New
York, 15 Sept., 1902, she played the
Comtesse D'Autreval in " There's
Many a Slip/' and at the Savoy,
30 Mar., 1903, appeared as Helen in
" The Taming of Helen " ; at Madison
Square, 3 Nov., 1903, played Mrs.
Tracy Auberton in " A Clean Slate " ;
at the Princess, 14 Mar., 1904, Bea-
trice in " Much Ado About Nothing " ;
and at Proctor's, 23 May, 1904,
in "A Queen's Messenger"; she
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reappeared in London, after nearly
nine years' absence, at the Scala Theatre
(which she leased for a time), on 10
Mar., 1906, as Lady Manners in " A
School for Husbands " ; after a short
tour with the same play she again
returned to America, and at the Hud-
son Theatre, 30 Aug., 1906, she played
the part of Mrs. Wilmore in " The
Hypocrites " ; during 1907, she toured
in the same play ; at the Hudson
Theatre, Nov., 1908, played Lady
Mereston in " Lady Frederick " ; at
the Court Theatre, Chicago, Jan.,
1910, played Clara Stewart in " The
Girl in the Taxi/' appearing in the
same part at the Astor Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1910 ; during 1911 played
in various music halls in "As a Man
Sows"; and during 1912 in "Reap-
ing the Whirlwind " ; reappeared in
London, at the Chelsea Palace, 10 Feb.,
1913, when she played Kate Kerrigan
in " In the Grey of the Dawn " ; subse-
quently toured in a playlet, " The
Laird and the Lady " ; at Brixton
Theatre, 3 Aug., 1914, played Vera
Wilton and Alice Marsh in " The
Rosary"; during 1914-15 toured in
the same part ; in 1923 published her
reminiscences under the title of " My-
self and Others." Address : c/o The
Em.
MILNE, Alan Alexander, dramatic
author ; b. London, 18 Jan., 1882 ; 5.
of John Vine Milne ; e. Westminster
School, and Trinity College, Cam-
bridge ; m. Dorothy de Selincourt ;
was formerly a journalist ; assistant
editor of Punch from 1906-14 ; served
in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment,
1915-18 ; is the author of the following
plays : " Wurzel-Flurnmery," 1917 ;
" Belinda," 1918 ; " The Boy Comes
Home," 1918 ; " Make-Believe, " 1918 ;
"The Camberley Triangle, " 1919;
" Mr. Pirn Passes By," 1919 ; " The
Romantic Age," 1920 ; " The Truth
About Blayds," 1921 ; " The Dover
Road," 1922 ; " The Lucky One,"
1922 ; " The Great Broxopp," 1923 ;
" Success," 1923 ; " To Have the
Honour," 1924. Clubs : Garrick,
Dramatists', and Stage Golfing Society.
Address: 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea,
S.W.3. Telephone No. : Kensington
2074,
MILTERN, John E., actor ; b. New
Britain, Conn., U.S.A. ; made his first
appearance on the stage under the
management of Sullivan, Harris, and
Woods ; made his first success at the
Fourteenth-street Theatre, New York,
23 Dec., 1907, as Buck Farren in
" Deadwood Dick's Last Shot " ; was
next seen at the Liberty Theatre, Nov.,
1908, when he played Edward Pinck-
ney in " Via Wireless," and Dec., 1908,
Mr. Quayle in " Ticey " ; subsequently
toured with William Gillette in " Cla-
rice," etc. ; appeared with Gillette at
the Empire, New York, Dec., 1910,
as Professor Moriarty in " Sherlock
Holmes," Benton Arrelsford in " Secret
Service," and Leon Dathis in " Too
Much Johnson " ; at Chicago, 1912,
played Alfred Wilson in " Officer 666,"
and made Ms first appearance on the
London stage, at the Globe Theatre,
Oct., 1912, in the same part ; at the
Criterion, New York, Nov., 1913,
played Josh Hayes in " The Man
Inside " ; at the Maxine Elliott The-
atre, Feb., 1914, appeared as George
Stuart in " Help Wanted " ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, Sept., 1914, as Bela
Memzetti in " Innocent " ; at Belasco,
Washington, Dec., 1914, played in
" The Fallen Idol " ; at the La Salle
Theatre, Chicago, Aug., 1915, in
" Molly and I " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Feb., 1916, played John Hardin
in " The Heart of Wetona " ; at Maxine
Elliott's, Jan., 1917, John Leighton in
" Gamblers All " ; at the Plymouth,
New York, Nov., 1917, Dr. Richard
Long in " Barbara " ; at the Republic,
Nov., 1918, Lewis Marsh and Grant-
land Lewis in " Roads of Destiny '*' ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Jan.,
1920, Bill Bruce in " The ' Ruined '
Lady " ; at the Punch and Judy
Theatre, Oct., 1922, Harry Sheridan in
" Persons Unknown " ; at the Henry
Miller, Jan., 1924, Major Fowler in '
" The Merry Wives of Gotham."
Address : Lambs' Club, 128 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
MILTON, Ernest, actor; b. San
Francisco, Cal., U.S.A., 10 Jan., 1890 ;
e. Clement Grammar School and Lowell
High School, also privately ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Grand Theatre, Newport News, Oct.,
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1912, as Pietro Golfanti in " The
Climax/' followed by a tour in the
same play ; made his first appearance
in New York, at the Century Theatre,
11 Jan., 1913, as the First Camel
Driver in " Joseph and his Brethren " ;
in Jan., 1914, played in repertory in
the New England States ; subsequently
appeared at the Eltinge Theatre, New
York, in " The Yellow Ticket " ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Queen's Theatre, 14 Apr., 1914, as
Boris AndriefE in " Potash and Perl-
mutter " ; returned to America, Nov.,
1915 ; returned to London, 1916, and
at the Queen's, Sept., 1916, played
Boris in " Potash and Perlmutter in
Society " ; toured the camp theatres,
May, 1917 ; at the Kingsway, June,
1917, succeeded Basil Sydney as
Oswald Alving in " Ghosts," subse-
quently touring in the same part ; at
the Gaiety, Manchester, Christmas,
1917, played Captain Carey and the
Geni of the Carpet in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; at the Court, Apr.,
1918, Jokanaan in "Salome"; sub-
sequently played a repertory season
at the Kennington Theatre, and at
Brighton appeared as Bassanio in the
trial scene from " The Merchant of
Venice," with Ellen Terry ; in Sept.,
1918, joined the " Old Vic " repertory
company, playing a long round of
leading parts, including Shylock, Bene-
dick, Macbeth, Ferdinand in " The
Tempest/' Orsino in " Twelfth Night/'
Biron in " Love's Labour's Lost/' the
title-role in "Everyman," "Hamlet,"
etc. ; appeared at the St. James's,
Sept., 1919, as Artemyev in " Repara-
tion," and Jan., 1920, as Decius Brutus
in " Julius Caesar " ; rejoined the
" Old Vic " company, Sept., 1920,
playing a further round of Shakespear-
ean " leads " ; in June, 1921, appeared
with the company at the Theatre du
Pare, Brussels, as Hamlet, Shylock,
Romeo, etc. ; at the Old Vic, Nov.,
1921, played John Ball in "Wat
Tyler" and ParoUes in "All's Well
that Ends Well " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1922, made a great success when
he played Ferdinand de Lewis in
" Loyalties " ; at the Criterion, Nov.,
1923, played Vincent Leach in
" Dulcy " ; at the Shaftesbury, Apr.,
1924, Pettigrew in " A Perfect Fit " ;
at the Regent, June, 1924, Romeo in
" Romeo and Juliet " ; at the Court,
July, 1924, Paul Kosloff in " A Surplus
Man " ; in Sept., 1924, toured as
Count Beppo in " The Lonely House " ;
is the author of a play, " Christopher
Marlowe/' published by Constable
& Co., 1924. Recreations : Music and
tennis. Address : 42 Blandford
Square, N.W.I.
MILTON, Maud, actress ; b. Graves-
end, 24 Mar., 1859 ; d. of a captain
in the merchant service ; &. at home ;
was originally trained for a dancing-
mistress ; prepared for the stage by
the late John Ryder ; made her first
appearance on the stage, 15 Apr.,
1876, as Rosa in " Jo " ; at the Queen's,
Dec., 1876, played Hero in " Much
Ado About Nothing " ; at the St.
James's, Apr., 1877, played Maria
Surefoot in " The Wandering Heir " ;
at the Gaiety, June, 1877, appeared
as Juliet in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
at the Queen's, Jan., 1878, played
Inez in " Fatherland," subsequently
playing Isabel Markham in " 'Twixt
Axe and Crown/' Nerissa in " The
Merchant of Venice," Irene in " Made-
laine Morel " ; at the Princess's,
June, 1878, played the Fairy Queen
in " Elnnella," also appearing there
in " Queen's Evidence/' and as
Josephs in " It's Never too Late to
Mend " ; at the same theatre, 1880,
with Edwin Booth, played the Player
Queen in " Hamlet," Desdemona in
" Othello/' Cordelia in " King Lear,"
Nerissa in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at Leeds, in 1881, played Henriette
in " The Two Orphans/* Madelaine
in " Proof," Eliza in " After Dark,"
and Pauline in " The Lady of Lyons " ;
in 1882 joined Wilson Barrett's
touring company, and remained with
him, playing lead in " The Lights o1
London " and " The Silver King " ;
in 1882-3 toured in the United States
with Madame Modjeska ; returned to
Barrett's company in the autumn of
1883, playing in " The Silver King,"
" Claudian," etc., for several years ; ap-
peared at the Olympic, June, 1887,
as Ellen Grandison in " The Golden
Band," and Aug., 1887, as Lizzie
in " The Pointsman " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1888, appeared as Fame in
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" The Armada " ; in 1889 toured as
Sybil Tilney in " The Armada " ; in
1890, toured as Henriette in " A Man's
Shadow ' ' ; in 1 89 1 -2 toured as Gloriana
in the play of that name ; in 1892
appeared at the Hay market, as Sylvia
in " The Waif " ; at the Strand as
Alalanta Woodcock in " A Lucky
Dog " ; at the Lyric as Lady Dedlock
in " Jo " ; at the Opera Comique,
as Greta in " The Goldfish " ;
she then joined Henry Irving at
the Lyceum, in Nov., 1892, and
remained with him until 1902 ;
during this period she played Regan
in " King Lear/* Lady Eleanor in
" Charles I," Mrs. Primrose in
" Olivia," Catherine in " The Bells/'
Margaret in " Much Ado About
Nothing," the Spirit of the Lake in
" King Arthur," Guinevere in the
same play, Maria in " Don Quixote,"
Bessy in " Faust," Nerissa in " The
Merchant of Venice," Martha in
" Louis XI," Jeannette in " The
Lyons Mail," Coralie in " The Corsican
Brothers," Lady Elizabeth in " Richard
III/' La Rousotte in " Madame
Sans-Gene," the Empress Catherine
in " Peter the Great," Lady Agatha
Warrington in " The Medicine Man,"
Madame de Narbonne in " Robes-
pierre," Valeria in " Coriolanus," the
Queen of Naples in " Madame Sans-
Gene " ; also played Clarisse in
" Robespierre/' and Portia in " The
Merchant of Venice," during Miss
Terry's illness in America ; in 1902
toured in F. R. Benson's Shake-
spearean company; appeared at Drury
Lane, Apr., 1902, as the Mother of
Ben Hur in " Ben Hur " ; in 1903,
toured in Australia and New Zealand
as Helena in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream," and Maria in " Twelfth
Night " ; in 1904 toured with Martin
Harvey as Gertrude in " Hamlet " ;
appeared in the same part at the
Adelphi, Apr., 1905, with Oscar
Asche and H. B. Irving, and again
at the Lyric, May, 1905, with Martin
Harvey; in Aug., 1905, appeared in
New York as Lady Caterham in " The
Catch of the Season " ; toured America
with H. B. Irving, 1906 ; at the Court,
Apr., 1907, she played Lady John
Wynnstay in " Votes for Women " ;
at the Adelphi, in June, played
Rachel in " Great Possessions," and
Madame dei Franchi in " The Corsican
Brothers " ; at the Aldwych, Dec.,
1907, played Janet McLeod in " The
Gay Gordons " ; in Apr., 1908, toured
as Ellen in " Sweet and Twenty " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, Feb., 1909,
played the Duchesse de Noailles in
" The Dashing Little Duke " ; in
Sept., 1909, toured with Marie Tem-
pest as Mrs. Golightly in " Penelope,"
and appeared at the Lyceum, New
York, with her, in the same part,
Dec., 1909 ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1910, played the Marquise de
St. Maur in " Caste," and Jan., 1911,
Mrs. Telfer in " Trelawney of the
Wells " ; returning to England, toured
as Rosalie in " The Marriage of Kitty,"
and Mrs. Clifton in " Lily, the Bill-
topper " ; subsequently returned to
America and toured in "Pomander
Walk," 1911-2; at the Garrick,
London, Mar., 1913, appeared as the
Reverend Mother in " The Greatest
Wish"; in 1914 appeared in the
United States in "Damaged Goods" ;
at the Teck Theatre, Buffalo, Aug.,
1915, played Lady ToUhurst in " The
Ragged Messenger " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Mar.-
May, 1916, played the Old Lady in
" King Henry VIII," and Mistress
Quickly in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," with Sir Herbert Tree ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Aug.,
1916, Lady Lethbridge in " Please
Help Emily " ; at the Empire, New
York, Oct., 1916, the Duchess of
Cheviot in " The Basker " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Oct.,
1917, appeared as Mrs. Fountain in
" The Old Country " ; at the Punch
and Judy Theatre, Feb., 1918, as
Mrs. Munroe in " Her Country " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Sept.,
1918, played Lady Susan Delamothe in
" Humpty-Dumpty " ; in the autumn
of 1919 toured in " Scandal " ; at the
Morosco Theatre, Feb., 1920, Marie
Sardis in " Sacred and Profane Love " ;
at the Cort Theatre, Feb., 1921, Mrs.
Chichester in " Peg o' My Heart " ;
returned to England, 1921 ; at the
Garrick, Feb., 1923, played Everyman's
Mother in " Via Crucis." Address :
c/o Akerman May Agency, 7/8 Leicester
Place, W.C.2.
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MIL WARD, Dawson, actor; b.
Woolwich, 13 July, 1870; s. of
Colonel T. W. Milward, R.A., C.B. ;
was a pupil of the late Carlotta
Leclercq, and had had much experi-
ence as an amateur before making
his first professional appearance on
the stage at the Avenue Theatre,
5 July, 1894, as Mr. Greville in " Such
is Love " ; he then went on tour,
commencing at Southport, Aug., 1894,
as Lord Mountsorrell in "A Bunch
of Violets"; in 1895 toured as
Aubrey Tanqueray in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " ; made his next
appearance on the London stage,
at the Haymarket, 17 Oct., 1896, as
Sir Thomas Brunt in " Under the Red
Robe " ; appeared at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1897, as Captain Alec Maclin-
tock in " The White Heather," and
Sept., 1898, as Captain Clive Dal-
rymple in " The Great Ruby " ; toured
with Kate Rorke in " The Squire " ;
has appeared in prominent parts in
"Wheels Within Wheels," Criterion,
1901 ; " The Undercurrent," Criterion,
1901 ; " The Heel of Achilles," Globe,
1902; "My Lady Virtue," Garrick,
1902 ; " Caste," Criterion, 1903 ; " The
Man Who was," His Majesty's, 1903 ;
" The Rich Mrs. Repton," Duke of
York's, 1904 ; " Business is Business,"
His Majesty's, 1905 ; " Lights Out,"
Waldorf, 1905 ; " Major Barbara,"
Court, 1905 ; at the St. James's,
Feb., 1906, played Major Maurewarde
in "His House in Order"; at the
Comedv, Apr., 1907, appeared as
Fred Lindon in " The Truth " ; Oct.,
1907, The Marquis of Studland in
"The Barrier"; at the St. James's,
Nov., 1908, played Arnold Faringay
in " The Builder of Bridges " ; during
1909 appeared at the St. James's,
in May, as Raymond Leyton in " The
Thief " ; at the Hicks, in July, as
Major Sumner in " His Borrowed
Plumes " ; at the Haymarket, Sept.,
as Edmund in " King Lear," and in
Oct., as General Sinclair in " Don " ;
at the Globe, Nov., 1909, played Lord
Glaverhouse in " The Great Mrs.
Alloway " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Sept., 1910, played Mark Averill in
" The Man from the Sea," and in Oct.,
Major John Skemngton in "Mrs.
Skemngton " ; at the Comedy, Jan.,
1911, appeared as Reginald Stulkeley,
M.P., in " Preserving Mr. Panmure " ;
at the Criterion, May, 1911, Major
Sergius Saranoff in " Arms and the
Man " ; at the St. James's, Oct., 1911,
Lord Windermere in " Lady Winder-
mere's Fan " ; at the Palace, Dec.,
1911, played the Husband in " How
He Lied to Her Husband " ; at the
Lyric, May, 1912, The Prince of
Klausthal-Agordo in " The Five
Frankforters " ; at Wyndham's,
Oct., 1912, Captain Harding in
" Doormats " ; at the Kings way,
Mar., 1913, Lord Leonard Alcar in
" The Great Adventure " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1914, played the Earl
of Rintoul in " The Little Minister " ;
at the St. James's, Oct., 1914, re-
appeared as Major Maurewarde in
" His House in Order " ; at the New
Theatre, Apr., 1915, played Colonel
Hildebrand in " The Joker " ; at the
St. James's, May, 1915, Colonel
Wallingford in " The Day Before the
Day " ; at His Majesty's, July, 1915,
Dr. Seraskier in " Peter Ibbetson " ;
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1915, Sir Harry
Egerton in " The Ware Case " ; at
the St. James's, May, 1916, played
Captain Victor Goby in " Pen,"
and Mahmoud Baroudi in a revival
of " Bella Donna " ; at the Hay-
market, Sept., 1916, Arthur Paraday
in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ; in 1917
toured as Sir Dennys Broughton in
" General Post " ; at the Royalty,
June, 1917, played Lord William
Dromondy in " The Foundations " ;
Aug., 1917, Colonel Precdy in
" Billeted " ; at the Haymarket,
May, 1918, Mr. Floyer in " Uncle
Anyhow " ; at the Globe, June,
1918, Brooke Stanway in " Nurse
Benson " ; at Wyndham's, June,
1918, Major Armitage in " A Well-
Remembered Voice"; Nov., 1918,
the Emperor of Austria in the " all-
star " production of " L'Aiglon " ;
at the Criterion, Apr., 1919, the Earl
of Lamberhurst in " Our Mr. Hepplo-
white " ; at the Little Theatre, Feb.,
1920, appeared as Colonel Armytage
in "Mumsee"; Apr., 1920, as Mr.
Lorimer in " Other Times " ; at the
Globe, May, 1920, as the General in
" A Marriage of Convenience " ; at
the Kingsway, Sept., 1920, as the Rt,
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Hon. Lord Henry Markham in " The
Grain of Mustard Seed " ; at the
St. Martin's, Nov., 1920, played Mr.
Hillcrist in " The Skin Game " ; at
the Globe, Feb., 1921, the Duke of
Rockingham in " The Hour and the
Man " ; at the Royalty, Jan., 1922,
Sir Noel Barchester in " The Eleventh
Commandment " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1922, General Carynge in
" Loyalties " ; Mar., 1923, Sir Roger
Tenterden in " The Great Broxopp " ;
at the St. James's, May, 1923, Jasper
Sturdee in " The Outsider " ; at
Wyndham's, Jan., 1924, Lord Blantyre
in " The Flame " ; at the Adelphi,
Mar., 1924, Henry Beauclerc in
" Diplomacy " ; June, 1924, in aid of
King George's Pension Fund for
Actors, Sir Henry Egerton in " The
Ware Case " ; is the author of " Cor-
nered " and " Jealousy/' both produced
in 1919. Address : 4 Priory Grove,
The Boltons, S.W.10. Telephone :
Kensington 7422.
MINTEE, Mary Miles, actress; b.
Shreveport, La., U.S.A., 1 Apr., 1902 ;
m. Commander H. H. Ridder, U.S.N. ;
formerly known as Juliet Shelby ;
made her first appearance on the stage
as a small child, in 1908, in " Cameo
Kir by," with the late Nat Goodwin ;
during 1919 appeared with Robert
Hilliard in " A Fool There Was," and
in 1910 with Bertha Kalich in "A
Woman of To-day," and in " The
Master Key " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, 14 Nov., 1911, made a
great success as Virgie in " The
Littlest Rebel," and for three and a
half years continued to play the same
part on tour ; at the Longacre The-
atre, Nov., 1914, played Helen in
" What it Means to a Woman " ; in the
same year she turned her attention to
the cinema stage, on which she has
taken a prominent place. Address :
701, S. New Hampshire Avenue, Los
Angeles, CaL, U.S.A.
MINTO, Dorothy, actress ; b. London,
21 Feb., 1891 ; m. (1) Shiel Barry,
(2) Robert Geoffrey Buxton ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the age of thirteen with, F. R. Benson's
company, playing among other parts
that of the Second ^Gravedigger in
" Hamlet " ; appeared at the Royalty,
Dec., 1904, as Naa in " The Power
of Darkness " ; at the St. George's
Hall, Apr., 1905, played the Peasant
Girl in " The First Franciscans " ;
first attracted attention by her per-
formance of the part of Juliet in
" Romeo and Juliet," at the Royalty
May, 1905, under the auspices of the
Elizabethan Society ; appeared at the
Court, Sept., 1905, in " The Wild
Duck " ; next appeared as Jenny Hill
in " Major Barbara," at the Court
Theatre, Nov., 1905 ; at the Scala,
Mar., 1906, played Clarissa Huntleigh
in " The School for Husbands," and
at the Court, Apr., 1906, played
Prunella in a revival of that play ;
at the Haymarket, May, 1906, ap-
peared as Kitty in " Olf and the
Little Maid " ; at the Court, July,
1906, as Dolly Clandon in " You Never
Can Tell " ; and at the Lyric, Oct.,
1906, as Adela in " Robin Hood " ; at
the Court, played Sylvia Craven in
-The Philanderer" (Feb., 1907),
Ernestine Blunt in " Votes for Women "
(Apr., 1907), and Stella Faringford
in " The Return of the Prodigal " (Apr.,
1907) ; at His Majesty's, June, 1907,
appeared as Nora in "Mr. Stein-
mann's Corner " ; at the Imperial,
June, 1907, as Mercy Hainton in
" David Ballard " ; and at the Court,
Sept., 1907, as Joy in the play of
that name ; at His Majesty's, Apr.,
1908, played Nerissa in " The'Merchant
of Venice " ; at the Lyric, Sept., 1908,
played Flora in " The Duke's Motto " ;
at Duke of York's, Dec., 1908, played
in " Peter Pan " ; appeared at same
theatre, Mar., 1910, as Carry in " Old
Friends/' and in May, 1910, as Sybil
Frost in " Chains " ; joined Gertrude
Kingston at the Little Theatre, Oct.,
1910, and appeared as Myrrhina in
" Lysistrata " ; subsequently appeared
there as Daphne Grayle in " Just to
Get Married," Fiordelsia in " The
Merciful Soul," Bianca in " An
Episode," Dora Delaney in " Fanny's
First Play " ; at the Kings way, May,
1911, played Kitty Clive in "The
First Actress " ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1912, played Betty Baker in
" The Grass Widows " ; at the
Criterion, Nov., 1912, Dolly Graham in
" Where there's a Will " ; at the
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Hippodrome, Dec., 1912, appeared in
the revue " Hullo, Ragtime I " ; at the
Garrick, Aug., 1913, played Lulu in
" The Real Thing " ; at the Apollo,
Mar., 1914, Dorothy Gedge in " Things
We'd Like to Know " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, June, 1914, Ursula in " An
Indian Summer '* ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1914, KiM in " The Glad Eye " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Jan., 1915,
Fifi in " A Chinese Honeymoon " ; at
the Empire, May, 1915, appeared in
" Watch Your Step " ; at the Am-
bassadors', Mar., 1916, appeared in
" More," and June, 1916, in " Pell-
Mell"; at the Apollo, Apr., 1917,
played Miena in " Double Dutch " ;
at the Strand, Oct., 1917, Dolly
Thompson in " Wild Heather " ; Dec.,
1917, Melisande in " The Happy
Family " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1918,
appeared as Mabel Jackson in " No-
thing But the Truth " ; at the Little
Theatre, May, 1920, Jemima in "Hus-
bands for All " ; in Sept., 1920, at
the Little Theatre, joined the Grand
Guignol Company, appearing in
"G.H.Q. Love," "Oh! Hell!!" and
" What did her Husband Say ? " ;
in Dec., 1920, appeared in " A Man
in Mary's Room," and " Punch and
Judy " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Mar., 1921, played Trixie Lorraine
in " Nightie Night " ; at the Queen's,
Oct., 1921, Mauricette in " The Hotel
Mouse " ; at the Shaftesbury, Mar.,
1922, Trixie in a revival of " Nightie
Night " ; at the Ambassadors', May,
1923, Alice in " The Piccadilly Puri-
tan" ; at the Duke of York's", June,
1923, Eliza in " Eliza Comes to Stay " ;
at the Prince's, Oct., 1924, Rosie Callag-
han in " The Blue Peter." Address :
11 Montpeher Square, Knightsbridge,
S.W.7. Telephone No. : Kensington
3840.
MITCHELL, Grant, actor; 6. Co-
lumbus, Ohio, U.S.A., 17 June, 1874 ;
5. of John Grant Mitchell and his wife
Laura (Platt) ; e. public schools,
Columbus, Ohio State University,
Yale College, and Harvard Law
School ; commenced life as a news-
paper reporter ; subsequently, for
three years, practised law ; then
became a student at the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
the Grand Opera House, Chicago,
14 Oct., 1902, in " Julius Caesar,"
with the late Richard Mansfield ;
made his first appearance in New
York, Dec., 1902, in the same play, at
the Herald Square Theatre ; he next
appeared at the Savoy, New York,
1903, in " The Girl with the Green
Eyes," and at the Garrick, New York,
1904, in <€ The Coronet of a Duchess " ;
subsequently playing in " Glad of
It " ; was with Francis Wilson in
" Cousin Billy," at the Criterion, New
York, Jan., 1905, and " The Mountain
Climber," at the same theatre, Mar.,
1906 ; at the Savoy, New York, in
Oct., 1906, played in " The House of
Mirth," subsequently touring in " The
Butterfly " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Nov., 1907, played the Lamp-
lighter in " The Toymaker of Nurem-
berg " ; at the Hudson, Aug., 1908,
the Rev. Archibald Crane in " The
Call of the North " ; at Daly's, New
York, Oct., 1908, Charlie Hope in
" Myself — Bettina " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, Dec., 1908, the Native
in " The Chaperon " ; at the Hudson,
Sept., 1909, played in " An American
Widow"; at Rochester, N.Y., Oct.,
1909, in " A Man's World " ; at the
Hudson, Dec., 1909, played Harry
Parkes in " The Next oC Kin " ; at the
Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1910, Edward
Lamb in " Got- Rich-Quick Walling-
ford " ; at the Belasco, Dec., 1912,
Farrel Howard, Jim., in " Years of
Discretion " ; at the Cohan Theatre,
Sept., 1914, Rodney Martin in " It
Pays to Advertise " ; at the Cohan
and Harris, Aug., 1917, John Paul
Bart in " A Tailor-Made Man " ; in.
1919 Charles Martin in " A Prince
There Was " ; at the Longacre, Jan.,
1921, William Burroughs in " The
Champion"; Mar., 1921, Andrew
Lane in " The Hero " ; at the Bclmont,
May, 1922, "Duke" Merrill in
" Kempy " ; at the Bijou, Aug., 1923,
Chester Binney in " The Whole Town's
Talking " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Dec., 1924, Rodney Kingsley
in " The Habitual Husband." Clubs :
Players', Lambs', Century, Yale, and
Coffee House, New York. Address :
Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New
York City, U.S.A.
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MITCHELL, Laagdon Elwyn, author
and dramatist ; 6. Philadelpliia, 17
Feb., 1862 ; 5. of Silas Weir Mitchell,
the eminent physician and author ; e.
St. Paul's School, U.S.A., Dresden,
and Paris ; courses at the Harvard
Law School and the Columbia Law
School, and admitted to the New
York Bar in 1886 ; m., 1892, Marion
Lea, actress ; his first play was " In
the Season," produced at the St.
James's Theatre, London, 1893,
besides which he has made a drama-
tization of Thackeray's " Vanity Fair,"
under the title of "Becky Sharp," and
produced an original comedy of
American life called " The New York
Idea," both plays in the repertoire
of Mrs. Fiske ; his other plays in-
clude " A Kentucky Belle " and a
dramatization of " The Kreutzer
Sonata," played by Madame Bertha
Kalich, " Step by Step/' " The New
Marriage," " Major Pendennis " ; in
addition, Mr. Mitchell is the author of
" Sylvian, and other Poems," 1884 ;
" Poems," 1894 ; and " Love in the
Backwoods," 1896 ; his play, " The
New York Idea," was produced at the
Apollo Theatre, London, 27 Nov.,
1907, by Mr. Herbert Sleath. Club :
The Players'. Address : Players'
Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New York
City, U.S.A.
MITZI, actress ; b. Budapest, Hun-
gary, 27 Apr., 1891 ; e. Budapest ;
m. Boyd Marshall ; formerly known
as Mizzi Hajos, her real name is
Magdalena Hajos ; first appeared on
the stage as a child, and at seventeen
played leading rdles ; after appearing
in Vienna in 1909 was engaged for
New York, where she made her
first appearance, at the American Roof
Garden, 6 Juxic, 1910, in " The
Barnyard Romeo," her first English-
speaking attempt ; after playing in
" vaudeville," was engaged by Lee
Shubert for the Winter Garden,
New York, where she appeared 20
Mar,, 1911, as Fifi Montmartre in
"La Belle Paree " ; during 1912
toured as the Princess Bozena in " The
Spring Maid " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
Oct., 1913, played Anna Victoria in
" Her Little Highness " ; Jan., 1914,
Sari in the play of that name ; at the
Cohan Theatre, Feb., 1916, Paulette in
" Pom-Pom " ; Aug., 1918, Mitzi Bam-
binetti in " Head Over Heels " ; at the
Liberty, Dec., 1920, Countess Antonio
in " Lady Billy " ; at the same theatre,
Oct., 1923, played Polly Church in
" The Magic Ring."
HOELLER, PMIfp, dramatic author
and producer ; b. New York City, 26
Aug., 1880 ; s. of Frederick Moeller
and his wife Rachael Kate (Phillips) ;
e. Columbia University ; was one of
the founders and a director of the
Washington Square Pla}^ers, 1914-17 ;
a founder and director of the Theatre
Guild ; among his productions may
be mentioned " Saint Joan," 1923 ;
" Fata Morgana," 1924 ; " The
Guardsman," 1924 ; " They Knew
What They Wanted," 1924, etc. ;
is the author of " The Roadhouse in
Arden," 1916 ; " Sisters of Susanne,"
1916 ; " The Beautiful Legend of
Pokey," 1918 ; " Madame Sand,"
1918 ; " Moliere," 1919 ; " Sophie,"
1920 ; " Fata Morgana " adaptation,
with J. L. A. Burrell, 1924. Address :
The Guild Theatre, 52nd Street and
Broadway, New York City, U.S.A.
HOFFAT, Graham, actor and
dramatic author ; b. Glasgow, 21
Feb., 1866 ; s. of Helen (Dobson)
and William Moffat ; e. St. Stephen's
Parish School, Hampton Court
Academy and Rosemount Academy,
Glasgow ; m. Maggie L. Linck ;
was for many years a platform enter-
tainer ; made his first appearance
on the regular stage at the Athenaeum,
Glasgow, 26 Mar., 1908, as John
Snodgrass in " Till the Bells Ring " ;
same theatre, Apr., 1909, played
Bob Dewar in " The Concealed Bed,"
and Mattha Inglis in "A Scrape o'
the Pen " ; at the Royalty, Glasgow,
Dec., 1910, played M'Tavish in
" Colin in Fairyland " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage,
at the London Pavilion, 10 Apr.,
1911, as Bob Dewar in " The Concealed
Bed " ; next appeared at the Play-
house, June, 1911, in same part, and
4 July, as Tammas Biggar in " Bunty
Pulls the Strings," which was trans-
ferred to the evening bill at the
Haymarket on 18 July, and ran over
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600 performances, finishing in Oct.,
1912 ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1912,
appeared as Mattha Inglis in "A
Scrape o' the Pen"; in Apr., 1914,
sailed for Australia, where he appeared
in " Bunty Pulls the Strings/' " A
Scrape o' the Pen," " TiU the Bells
Ring," " The Concealed Bed," etc. ;
at the Alhambra, Glasgow, Mar., 1920,
appeared as Baillie John Cameron in
" Don't Tell " ; subsequently went to
the United States, and at the Nora
Bayes Theatre, New York, Sept., 1920,
appeared in the same part ; subse-
quently toured in the United States,
Canada and Australia ; reappeared in
London, at the Garrick, Jan., 1924,
as Tammas Biggar in a revival of
" Bunty Pulls the Strings " ; Mar.,
1924, played Mattha Inglis in a revival
of " A Scrape o' the Pen " ; Apr., 1924,
played Jeems Gibb in " Susie Knots
the Strings " ; is the author of all the
above-mentioned plays, with the ex-
ception of " Colin in Fairyland."
Favourite part : Mattha Inglis.
MOFFAT, Kate, actress ; b. Glasgow ;
d, of Helen (Dobson) and William
Moffat ; sister of Graham Moffat ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at Glasgow, 1896, in concert
platform work, with her brother
Graham Moffat, and remained in that
class of entertainment until 1908 ;
appeared at the Athenaeum, Glasgow,
26 Mar., 1908, as Annie Laurie in a
play of that name, written by Graham
Moffat ; appeared at the same theatre,
Apr., 1909, as Madge Dewar in " The
Concealed Bed," and Mrs. Dashwood
in " A Scrape o' the Pen " ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the London Pavilion, 10
Apr., 1911, as Madge Dewar in "The
Concealed Bed " ; at the Playhouse,
4 July, 1911, appeared as Bunty
Biggar in " Bunty Pulls the Strings,"
and played the same part at the
Haymarket, when the play was trans-
ferred to that theatre ; at the Play-
house, Nov., 1911, played Mary
Brown in " The Price of Coal " ;
June, 1912, Kate Mercer in "The
Starling"; at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1913, appeared as Kate in " The
Twelve Pound Look " ; at the Play-
house, June, 1913, appeared in her
original part in a revival of " Bunty
Pulls the Strings " ; in Sept., 1913,
toured as Minnie Gilfillian in " Sweet
Lavender " ; at the Savoy Theatre,
Sept., 1916, played Erne in "The
Professor's Love Story." Address :
Down-field, Dundee, N.B.
MOFFAT, Winifred, actress; b.
Glasgow, 2 May, 1902 ; d. of Graham
Moffat and his wife Maggie (Linck) ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the x^thenaeuni Hall, Glasgow, 1910,
as Effre in " A Scrape o' the Pen " ;
made her first appearance in London,
at the Haymarket, July, 1911, as a
child in " Bunty Pulls the Strings " ;
during 1914-15 toured in Australia, as
Teenie in tlie same play ; at the
Alhambra, Glasgow, in 1920, played
Jessie Bella Cameron in " Don't Tell,"
and then toured; went to America,
Canada, and South Africa, 1920-23,
playing Jean in " A Scrape o' the Pen,"
Maggie in " The Concealed Bed/' Nell in
" The Days of Robbie Burns," Jessie
Bella in " Don't Tell," and Janet in
" Aldersyde " ; on returning to Eng-
land, toured in " Till the Bell Rings,"
and as Bunty ; at the Garrick, London,
Jan.-Apr., 1924, played Bunty, Jean
Menzies in " A Scrape o' the Pen," and
Nannie Ormiston in " Susie Knots the
Strings."
MOFFATT, Alice, actress ; b. Berlin,
23 July, 1894 ; d. of Alfred MofTatt ; e.
Edinburgh ; m. Max Montesole ; was
a pupil at the Royal College of Music ;
she made her first public appearance
at His Majesty's Theatre, Feb., 1908,
as Gretel in the second act of " Hansel
and Gretel," to the Hansel of Viola
Tree ; she then appeared at the
Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1908, as
Dulcie Dobbins in " The Dollar
Princess " ; during 1910-11 she toured
as Mollie in " Pinkie and the Fairies " ;
subsequently she went to America, and
toured in " The Pink Lady " and
" Oh ! Oh 1 Delphine" ; she made her
first appearance in New York, at the
Casino Theatre, 25 Dec., 1914, as
Maude Draper-Cowles in " Lady Lux-
ury " ; subsequently was a member
of the company at the Toy Theatre,
Boston, where, in the autumn of 1915,
she played in " Independent Means '-
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and " A Place in the Sun " ; appeared
at the Wimbledon Theatre, Dec., 1917,
as Colin in " The Babes in the Wood " ;
at the Lyric Theatre, July, 1918, played
Laurette in " The Purple Mask " ; at
the Prince's, Apr., 1919, Lucy in
" Monsieur Beaucaire " ; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1919, Masha in " Re-
paration " ; Mar., 1920, Helen Graham
in " Uncle Ned " ; at the Playhouse,
Aug., 1920, appeared as Marcia Hunter
in " Wedding Bells " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1921, as Suzanne Girard
in " Daniel " ; Mar., 1921, as Myrtle
Davis in " Polly with a Past " ; at the
Apollo, Dec., 1922, played Millicent in
" Hawley's of the High Street " ;
during 1923 toured as Lavender in
" Sweet Lavender," and as Jenny in
" The Gentle Shepherd " ; at the
Ambassadors'Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1924, played Elinor Levison in " The
Dream Girl " ; at Newark, N.J., Nov.,
1924, Rachel Levi in " The Money
Lender." Recreations : Swimming
and walking.
MOFFATT, Margaret, actress ; b.
Edinburgh, 11 Oct., "1882; d. of
Thomas Bury, sculptor, and his wife
Christine (Shierlaw) ; e. public schools
and University of Toronto, Canada ;
m. Sewell Collins ; was engaged fts a
journalist prior to making her first
appearance on the stage, at the Savoy
Theatre, New York, 1903, as Suky in
a revival of " Janice Meredith " ; she
then played in " stock," appearing in
a great variety of parts, from Shake-
speare to farce ; in 1904 sang the part
of Contrary Mary in " Babes in Toy-
land," and she next played in " The
Wizard of Oz " ; she then left the stage
for two years, during which she was
engaged as a newspaper reporter, and
as editor of the woman's page of The
New York Evening Mail ; returned
to the stage, 1906, with Robert Edeson,
as Molly Livingstone in " Strong-
heart " ; subsequently played in
" vaudeville " ; made her first appear-
ance in London, at the Royalty, 7 Dec.,
1911, as Millicent in her husband's
one-act play " Tuppence, Please " ;
at the Coliseum, Apr., 1912, played in
" Just Like a Woman," in which she
appeared by command at Sandring-
ham before H.M. the King, on 2 Dec.,
1912 ; at the Coliseum, Mar., 1913,
played the Charwoman in " The
Scrub Lady " • at the Globe, Apr.,
1916, Sadie in " The Show Shop " ;
in 1917 toured in " The Girl from
Giro's " ; at the Duke of York's,
'Oct., 1917, played Mary Eastwood in
" The Thirteenth Chair " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1918, Martha in " The
Man from Toronto " ; appeared for
several years in sketches in variety
theatres ; at the Shaftesbury, Apr.,
1923, played the Casting Director in
" Merton of the Movies " ; at the
Vanderbilt Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1923, Sarah in " The Camel's Back " ;
at the Everyman, London, Nov., 1924,
Fanny Simister in " Clogs to Clogs " ;
at the Little Theatre, Dec., 1924,
Nancy White in " You and I."
Address : 18 Boundary Road, St.
John's Wood, N.W.8. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 5116.
MOLES WORTH, Ida, actress; b.
India ; d. of William Molesworth, of
the Indian Civil Service ; e. at convents
in the Hima^as, the Continent, and
London ; m, (1) Mark Blow, actor and
manager ; (2) Templer Powell ; was
trained for the stage by Hermann
Vezin, Emil Behnke, and Odoardo
Barri ; received her first engagement
from Mark Melford in " Flying from
Justice," making her first appearance
at Morton's Theatre, Greenwich ; after
playing a " stock " season at Croydon,
secured a three-years' engagement
from Augustus Daly, playing second
parts to Ada Rehan ; on returning to
England, toured as Lady Harding in
" The Idler," Theophila Fraserin " The
. Benefit of the Doubt " ; then toured
with Forbes-Robertson, as Bazilide
in " For the Crown," Janet Preece in
" The Profligate," and Emilia in
" Othello " ; appeared at the St.
James's, Apr., 1898, as Anita in " The
Conquerors " ; appeared at the Ly-
ceum, under the late Sir Henry Irving,
1899, as Jessica in " The Merchant of
Venice," and the Princess Elisa in
" Madame Sans-Gene " ; toured for
500 nights in " The Adventure of
Lady Ursula " ; appeared at the
Duke of York's, 1901, in " The Swash-
buckler " ; toured for some time in
England and America as Cigarette
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in " Under Two Flags " ; appeared in
" The Sword of the King," Wynd-
ham's Theatre, 1904; during 1909
toured as the Princess Flavia in
" The Prisoner of Zenda," and during
1910 as JuHe Alardy in " The Little
Damozel " ; in conjunction with"
Templer Powell, assumed the manage-
ment of the Playhouse, May, 1924,
producing " White Cargo/' which had
a lengthy run ; in Nov., 1924, in con-
junction with Templer Powell, assumed
the management of the new Fortune
Theatre, which they opened on 8 Nov.,
1924, with " Sinners." Favourite
parts : Lady Ursula, and Theo Eraser
in " The Benefit of the Doubt."
Hobbies : Playing in the nursery and
collecting antique furniture. Address :
11 St* Edmund's Terrace, Regent's
Park, North Gate, N.W.8. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 6976.
MOLLISON, Clifford, actor; b.
London, 1896 ; s. of the late William
MoUison and his wife Evelyn (McNay) ;
e. in Scotland and at Thanet College ;
m. Muriel Pope ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Criterion
Theatre, 16 Jan., 1913, as Bertie
Bradley in " Billy's Fortune " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1913, played
the Messenger Boy in " Girls " ; after
being demobilized from the Army,
appeared at the Kingsway, Apr., 1919,
as the Soldier in " Judith," and June,
1919, as the Rev. Cecil McKinley in
" St. George and the Dragons " ; sub-
sequently toured as Robert Bennett
in " Nothing but the Truth," and
with Gertrude Elliott in " Eyes of
Youth," and " Come Out of the
Kitchen " ; at the Strand, Jan., 1921,-
played Stephen Vereker in " A Safety
Match " ; at the St. Martin's, Mar.,
1922, Robert and Edward Graviter in
" Loyalties " ; Apr., 1923, Jacob
Berman in " R.U.R." ; at the Ambas-
sadors', June, 1923, Bryan Ropes in
" The Lilies of the Field " ; at the
St. Martin's, Aug., 1923, Robert
Devizes in* ' The Will " ; Jan., 1924,
Roger in " A Magdalen's Husband " ;
Jan., 1924, succeeded Leslie Banks as
Alfred Cope in " The Likes of Her " ;
at the Queen's, Mar., 1924, played
Pepito in " Conchita " ; at the St.
Martin's, Mar., 1924, succeeded Nicho-
las Hannen as Tregay in " The
Forest " ; at Drury Lane, June, 1924,
played Scaife in "'London Life " ; at
the Queen's, Aug., 1924, Benton in
" Pansy's Arabian Night " ; Sept.,
1924, Steadman in " The Claimant " ;
at Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Flute in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Favourite parts: Berrnanin" R.U.R.,"
and Roger in "A Magdalen's Hus-
band." Recreations : Cricket and
tennis. Club : Green Room. Address :
27 Coleherne Road, S.W.10.
MOLYNEUX, Eileen, actress ; b.
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa,
26 Aug., 1893 ; d. of Herbert Molyneux
and his wife Emmie Mary (Kenny) ;
e. privately and at Dresden and Paris ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Daly's Theatre, 1 June, 1912, in the
chorus of " Gipsy Love," where she
remained ten months ; she played her
first part at Daly's, May, 1913, when
she appeared as Dolly in " The Mar-
riage Market " ; at the Alhambra,
Oct., 1913, appeared as Commere
in " Keep Smiling," and May, 1914,
in " Not Likely " ; she then went to
the United States, making her first
appearance in New York, at the Winter
Gaiglen, Oct., 1914, as Ethel in
" Dancing Around," subsequently
touring all over the States in the same
piece ; at the Century Music Hall, New
York, Sept., 1915, played in " Town
Topics " ; on returning to London
appeared at the Empire, July, 1916,
in " We're All in It "; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1916, in "This and That," and
Dec., 1916, in "See-Saw"; next
appeared at the Alhambra, July, 1917,
in " Round the Map " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Oct., 1918, in " Telling the
Tale " ; in Nov., 1918, toured in various
music halls ; at the Strand, June,
1919, appeared in "Laughing Eyes" ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1923,
appeared in " London Calling." Hobby:
Housekeeping. Recreations : Dancing
and motoring.
MONCK, Nugent, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. Welsharnpton, Salop, 4 Feb.,
1877 ; 5. of the Rev. G. G. Monck and
his wife Isabella (Nugent) ; e. Royal
Institution School, Liverpool, and the
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Royal Academy of Music, where he
studied under the late William Farreii ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Royalty Theatre, 7 Nov., 1901,
as Pastor Jensen in " Beyond Human
Power " ; was an actor for many
years, and appeared in New York, at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, 1911, with
the Irish Players ; served in the Army
from 1914-19 ; since 1919 has pro-
duced over eighty different plays at
Norwich, where, in 1921, he recon-
structed the Maddermarket Theatre
as an Elizabethan playhouse ; he also
produced " The Machine Wreckers/'
for the Stage Society, 1923 ; has
written and adapted several plays.
Favourite parts : Touchstone and
Feste. Recreation : Travelling. Ad-
dress : Ninham's Court, Norwich.
Telephone No. : Norwich 1360.
MONKHOUSE, Allan, dramatic critic,
journalist, novelist, and dramatic
author ; b. Barnard Castle, Durham,
7 May, 1858 ; s. of John W. S. Monk-
house and his wife Mary (Brown) ; e.
privately ; m. Elisabeth Dorothy
Pearson ; was originally engaged in
the Manchester cotton" trade ; was
for many years one of the dramatic
critics of the Manchester Guardian ;
has had the following plays produced ;
" Reaping the Whirlwind," 1908 ;
" The Choice," 1910 ; " Mary Broome,"
1911; "Resentment," 1912* "The
Education of Mr. Surrage," 1912 ;
" Nothing Like Leather," 1913 ; " The
Conquering Hero," 1924 ; " The Hay-
ling Family," 1924 ; has also had
several other plays published. Rec-
reation : Walking in a garden. Ad-
dress : Meadow Bank, Disley, Cheshire.
MONKMAN, Fhyllis, actress and
dancer ; b. London, 8 Jan., 1892 ; d.
of Jack Harrison and his wife Florence
(Young) ; e. Newton House College,
Tunbridge Wells ; studied dancing
under Madame Sismondi ; made her
first appearance on the stage as a child
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, 17
Dec., 1904, appearing as a dancer in
" Lady Madcap " ; at the Vaudeville,
Apr., 1906, danced in " The Belle of
May fair " ; at the Duke of York's
played the First Twin in " Peter Pan " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1908, appeared as
principal dancer in " Butterflies " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1909,
played Elsa in " Dear Little Den-
mark " ; at the Vaudeville, June, 1910,
appeared in " The Girl in the Train " ;
at the Adelphi, Nov., 1910, in " The
Quaker Girl " ; at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1912, in " The ' Mind-the-Paint '
Girl " ; July, 1912, appeared at the
Coliseum as Claire in " The Dancing
Viennese " ; at the Victoria Palace,
Oct., 1912, as Lady Margery in " The
Monte Carlo Girl " ; in May, 1913,
commenced an engagement as princi-
pal dancer at the Alhambra, which
lasted until the end of 1916, during
which period she appeared in " Eight-
pence a Mile," " Keep Smiling," " Not
Likely," " 5064 Gerrard," " Now's
the Time," and " The Bing Boys are
Here " ; she was next seen at the
Comedy, where she appeared from
Dec., 1916, until 1920, in " See-Saw,"
"Bubbly," "Tails Up," and "Wild
Geese " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
June, 1920, played in " Bran Pie " ;
at the Winter Garden, Sept., 1920,
played Victorine in " A Night Out;"
at the Royalty, June, 1921, was one
of " The Co-optimists " ; she remained
with " The Co-Optimists " for three
years, and was then seen at the Prince
of Wales's, Sept., 1924, in " Chariot's
Revue." Address : Granville House,
Granville Place, W.I. Telephone No. :
Mayfair 5653.
MONTAGUE, Charles Edward, dra-
matic critic and author ; b. Ealing,
1 Jan., 1867 ; 5. of Francis Montague
and his wife Rosa ; e. City of London
School, and Balliol College, Oxford ;
m. Madeline Scott ; has been a jour-
nalist since 1890, when he joined the
staff of the Manchester Guardian ;
subsequently leader-writer to the
same paper ; appointed dramatic
critic of the paper, 1897 ; is the author
of " A Hind Let Loose," novel, 1910 ;
" Dramatic Values " (criticism), 1911 ;
" The Morning's War," 1913 ; " Dis-
enchantment," 1922 ; " Fiery Par-
ticles " (short stories), 1923 ; " The
Right Place," 1924. Favourite play :
" Twelfth Night." Recreation : Moun-
taineering. Clubs : Alpine, Architec-
ture, and Reform, Manchester. Ad-
dress : 10 Oak Drive, Fallowfield,
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Manchester. Telephone No. : Rus-
holme 243.
MONTGOMERY, James, dramatic
author ; b. 27 Apr., 1882 ; was formerly
an actor and made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1902, and followed
this profession for seven years ;
appeared at the Gaiety, New York,
Sept., 1909, in " The Fortune Hunter ";
is the author of the following plays :
" The Native Son," 1909 ; " The
Aviator/' 1910 ; " Take My Advice "
(with WilHam Collier), 1911 ; " Ready
Money," 1912 ; " Bachelors and
Benedicts " (with Jackson D. Haag),
1912 ; "Me and Grant " (from novel),
1914 ; " Come Home, Smith," 1914 ;
" Irene O'Dare," 1916 ; *' Nothing
But the Truth " (from a novel), 1916 ;
" Drafted/' 1917 ; " Oh, Look ! "
(musical version of " Ready Money "),
1918 ; " Irene," 1919 ; " Glory," 1922.
MOORE, Carrie, actress ; b. Albury,
New South Wales, 20 July, 1883;
m. John Wyatt ; distinguished in
Australia as the youngest singer who
ever appeared in leading parts in
Sydney and Melbourne, with J.
C. Williamson's Royal Comic Opera
Company ; appeared as a girl of four-
teen in the Sydney pantomime,
" Djin-Djin/' 1896, and at the end
of 1899 sang Maid Marian in De
Koven's opera, " Robin Hood/' with
Florence Perry, the Savoy soprano,
as Annabel; during a stay of four
years with Williamson's company
she appeared chiefly in soubrette
characters, but also as Yum- Yum,
Phyllis, and other Gilbert and Sullivan
characters, and in second parts in
" Paul Jones/' and " The Old Guard ";
also pla}'red Suzette in " The French
Maid," and Ruth in " The Gay Paris-
iennes " ; in Aug., 1903, came to Eng-
land, and under the management of
George Edwardes went on tour in " San
Toy " ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the Apollo
Theatre, Sept., 1903, when she suc-
ceeded Letty Lind as Ellen in " The
Girl from Kay's " ; she next appeared
at Daly's, Mar , 1904, as Natooma in
" The Cingalee," and at Christmas,
1904, appeared in pantomime at
Liverpool ; at the Lyric, Aug., 1905,
played Millicent Leroy in " The Blue
Moon " ; at the Apollo, Apr., 1906,
played Peggy in " The Dairymaids " ;
at the Apollo Theatre, Apr., 1907,
appeared as Honour in " Tom
Jones " ; at Christmas, 1907, played
the Prince in " Cinderella," at Bir-
mingham ; returned to Australia,
1908, where she toured as Sonia in
" The Merry Widow " ; returned to
England in Dec., and appeared at
the Adelphi Theatre, as the Prince
in " Cinderella," at Christmas ; at the
Queen's, Apr., 1909, played Zingarie
in " A Persian Princess " ; at Christ-
mas, 1909, played Dick in " Dick
Whittington," at the Shakespeare,
Liverpool ; during 1910, toured as
Mary Gibbs in " Our Miss Gibbs " ;
at Christmas, 1910, played Aladdin at
the Theatre Royal, Birmingham ; sub-
sequently appeared at various music
halls in songs; at Christmas, 1911,
played the Prince in " Cinderella "
at the Court Theatre, Liverpool ;
returned to Australia, 1912; during
1913 appeared in Australia in various
comedies, including " Oh, Jemima "
(" Jane ") ; in 1917 toured in Austra-
lia, as Mamie Scott in " A Little Bit
of Fluff," subsequently touring as
Lolottein " Mr. Manhattan." Address:
189 Macquarie Street, Sydney, N.S.W.
MOORE, Decima, actress and vocal-
ist; b. at Brighton, 11 Dec., 1871;
d. of the late Edmund Henry Moore
and his wife Emily (Strachan) ; sister
of Eva and Bertha Moore ; e, Boswell
House College, Brighton; m. H. E.
Brig. -Gen. Sir F. Gordon, Guggisberg,
R.E., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., F.R.G.S. ;
Governor and Commander-in-Chief,
Gold Coast, West Africa ; winner of
Victoria Scholarship for Singing, at
Blackheath Conservatoire of Music ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
7 Dec., 1889, as Casi]da in " The
Gondoliers " 'at the Savoy ; she has
also played leading parts in " Miss
Decima," Prince of Wales's, 1892 ; " A
Pantomime Rehearsal " and " Rosen-
crantz and Guildenstern," Court, 1892 ;
" Dorothy," and " The Wedding Eve,"
at Trafalgar Square, 1892-3; " Jane
Annie," Savoy, 1893 ; " La Fille
de Madame Angot," Criterion,
1893; "A Gaiety Girl," Prince of
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Wales's, 1893 ; in 1895, toured in
Australia in " The Shop Girl " "In
Town," etc. ; appeared in " The
White Silk Dress/' Prince of Wales's,
1896; "The Scarlet Feather/'
Shaftesbury, 1897 ; " Great Caesar/'
Comedy, 1899 ; " Florodora/' Lyric,
1900; "The Wrong Mr. Wright/'
Strand, 1899; "My Lady Molly/'
Terry's, 1903 ; has" toured through
Australia and America ; on her return
from a stay on the Gold Coast with
her husband, was engaged for a
starring tour in " All-of-a-Sndden
Peggy " '• during 1907 toured as
Becky Warder in " The Truth " ;
during 1908 toured as Mrs. Worthley
in " Mrs. Dot " ; at the Court, May,
1910, played Nimble in "A Likely
Story " ; during 1910 also toured as
Lady Frederick in the play of that
name ; at the Kilbura Empire, Oct.,
1910, played in "A Black Mark";
during 1912 toured as Muriel Glayde
in " John Glayde's Honour " ; a,t the
Court, June, 1914, played Katharine
Mayne in " Vantage Out " ; created
C.B.E., June, 1918 ; was also a favour-
ite concert singer, and has sung at the
Albert Hall, St. James's Hall, etc. ;
she accompanied her husband to West
Africa in 1905, travelling many miles
inland where a white woman had never
been before. Recreations : Riding,
driving, and golfing. Clubs : Ladies'
Army and Navy.
MOORE, Eva, actress ; 6. Brighton,
9 Feb., 1870 ; d. of the late Edmund
Henry Moore and his wife Emily
(Strachan) ; sister of Decima and
Bertha Moore ; m. H. V. Esmond, has
two children, Jack and Jill ; was
educated at Brighton ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Vaude-
ville Theatre, 15 Dec., 1887, as Varney
in, " Proposals " ; she next joined the
late John L, Toolc, and appeared at
Toolc's Theatre, 26 Dec., 1887, as the
Spirit of Homo in " Dot " ; at the
Vaudeville, Feb., 1888, played in " The
Red Rag"; rejoined Toole and appeared
in the provinces with him as Dora in
" The Don," and on returning to Lon-
don appeared in that part at Toole' s
Theatre, Dec., 1888 ; she also played
in " Artful Cards " and " A Broken
Sixpence " ; at the Shaftesbury, Aug.,
1889, she played Felicia Umfraville
in " The Middleman " ; she was next
engaged at the Court, playing the
Countess of Drumdurris in " The
Cabinet Minister/' Apr., 1890 ; she
appeared at the Strand, 1891, as Mrs.
Richard Webb in " The Late Lamen-
ted/' and at the Lyric, 1892, played
Minnestra in " The Mountebanks " ;
she was then seen at the Vaudeville,
1892, and appeared as Violet Melrose
in a revival of " Our Boys " ; she
appeared at the Court, Jan., 1893,
in " The Pantomime Rehearsal/'
and at the Opera Comique, played
Margery Knox in " Man and Woman ";
she appeared at the Lyric, Oct., 1893,
as Pepita in " Little Christopher
Columbus " ; at the Court, 1894,
was playing in " The Gay Widow " ;
at the Gaiety, Mar., 1895, played
Bessie Brent in " The Shop Girl " ;
at the St. James's, 1895, she played
Fairy in " Bogey " ; at Terry's, 1896,
in " The Sunbury Scandal " ; at the
Comedy, 1897, played Maysie in " One
Summer's Day " ; at Her Majesty's,
1899, played Ellice Ford in " Carnac
Sahib1'; at Drury Lane, 1900,
appeared as Louise in " Marsac of
Gascony " ; at the St. James's, 1901,
she played Mabel Vaughan in " The
Wilderness," afterwards touring in
the same part ; at the Garrick, 1902,
played Lady Hetty in " Pilker ton's
Peerage," and Lady Ernestone in
" My Lady Virtue " ; at the St.
James's, 1903, played Kathie in " Old
Heidelberg " ; at the Criterion, 1903,
appeared as Wilhelmina Marr in
" Billy's Little Love Affair " ; and in
1904, played there as Lady Henrietta
Addison in " The Duke of Killicran-
kie " ; at the Imperial, 1904, played
Lady Mary Carlyle in " Monsieur
Beaucaire " ; at the Waldorf, 1905,
appeared as Klara Volkhardt in
" Lights Out " ; at the Comedy, 1906,
played Miss Blarney in " Josephine "
and Judy in " Punch " ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1907, played Muriel
Glayde in " John Glayde's Honour " ;
at the Haymarket, Oct., 1907, appeared
in the name part of " Sweet Kitty
Bellairs " ; at the Lyric, June, 1908,
played Mrs. Crowley in " The Ex-
plorer " ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1908, ap-
peared as Dorothy Gore in " Marriages
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of Mayfair"; at the Court, Dec.,
1908, played Mrs. Errol in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy " ; during 1909 played
at the Afternoon (His Majesty's)
Theatre, as Lady Joan Meredith in
11 The House of Bondage/' at the
St. James's, Kathie in " Old Heidel-
berg," at Wyndham's, the Hon. Mrs.
Bayle in " The Best People," and at
the Queen's, the Hon. Mrs. Rivers
in " The House Opposite " ; at the
Kingsway Theatre, Oct., 1910, played
Gay Birch in " Company for George " ;
appeared at the Palladium, Apr.,
1911, as Christine in "A Woman's
Wit " ; at the Aldwych, May, 1912,
played Kate Bellingham in " Looking
for Trouble " ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1912, Minna in "In Haarlem
there Dwelt — " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, July, 1912, succeeded Marie
Tempest as Mollie Blair in " At the
Barn " ; in Sept., 1912, toured as
Dorothy in " Sandy and his Eliza " ;
at the Criterion, Feb., 1913, played
the same part, when the play was
called " Eliza Comes to Stay " ;
at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, Dec., 1913,
played Betty Dunbar in " The Dear
Fool " ; then went to America, and
appeared at the Garrick, New York,
Jan., 1914, as Eliza in " Eliza Comes
to Stay," and Betty Dunbar in " The
Dear Fool " ; reappeared in London,
at the Vaudeville, May, 1914, as Betty
Dunbar in the last- mentioned play,
which was then re-named " The
Dangerous Age " ; subsequently ap-
peared in a revival of " Eliza Conies
to Stay " ; during 1914-5 toured in
the same part ; in Aug., 1915, toured
as Phyllis in " When We were Twenty-
one "; at the Royalty, July, 1918,
played Mrs. Culver in " The Title " ;
Mar., 1919, Mrs. Etheridge in "Caesar's
Wife " ; in the autumn toured in
variety theatres as Cynthia Gates in
" The Punctual Sex/' in which she
appeared at the Coliseum, Dec., 1919;
at the Little, Feb., 1920, appeared as
Marie Symonds in " Murnsee " ; at
the Comedy, June, 1920, as Olive
Gresham in " The ' Ruined ' Lady " ;
in Oct., 1920, accompanied her husband
on a Canadian tour ; at the Comedy,
Apr., 1921, played Lady Mario w in
" A Matter of Fact " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1922, Miss Cornelia Van
Gorder in " The Bat " ; at Eastbourne,
Aug., 1923, appeared as Mary Westlake
in " Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary " ;
appeared at the Brixton Theatre, Sept. ,
1924, in the same part, and toured
throughout the provinces ; published
her reminiscences, under the title of
"Exits and Entrances," Oct., 1923.
Address : 21 Whitehead's Grove,
Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone : 146
Kensington.
MOORE, Florence, actress ; m.
William Montgomery ; appeared at
the Broadway Theatre, New York,
5 Aug., 1912, as Clorinda Scribblem in
" Hanky- Panky " ; at the Winter
Garden, Nov., 1913, played Violet
Bliffkins in " The Pleasure Seekers " ;
June, 1916, Lady Bluff Gordon in
"The Passing Show of 1916"; at
Chicago, Aug., 1917, appeared as
Polly Hathaway in " Parlour, Bed-
room, and Bath/' and played the same
part at the Republic, New York, Dec.,
1917 ; continued to play this part on
tour until 1919 ; at the El tinge Theatre,
Feb., 1920, appeared as Emily Duval
in " Breakfast in Bed " ; at the Music
Box Theatre, Sept., 1921, played in
" The Music Box Revue/' and again
in Sept., 1923.
MOORE, George, dramatic author,
poet, and novelist; s. of the late-
George Henry Moore, M.P. ; b. 1857
is the author of the following plays
" The Strike at Arlingforcl/' 1893
" The Bending of the Bough," 1900
"Esther Waters," 1911; "Elizabeth
Cooper," 1913 ; " The Coming of
Gabrielle," 1924 ; among his literary
works may be mentioned " Flowers of
Passion," " A Modern Love," " A
Mummer's Wife," " Literature at
Nurse/' " Confessions of a Young
Man," " Vain Fortune," " Ideals in
Ireland," " Esther Waters," " Celi-
bates," " Evelyn Innes," " Sister
Teresa," " Memoirs of My Dead
Life," " Hail and Farewell," " Lewis
Seymour and Some Women," " A
Storyteller's Holiday," " Hcloise and
Abelard," " Conversations of Ebury
Street," etc. Address ; 121 Ebury
Street, S.W.I.
MOORE, Hilda, actress ; d. of Oscar
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and Evelyn Moore ; m. Austin Fair-
man ; was a pupil at the Academy
of Dramatic Art, 1904-5 ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, Nov.,
1905, as Rose Maylie in " Oliver
Twist/' with Sir Herbert Tree ; made
her first appearance in London, at His
Majesty's, 25 Jan., 1906, as Myrrha
in " Nero " ; remained at His Majes-
ty's, till 1908, playing several small
parts, including the Nurse in " Colonel
Newcome " ; the First Lady in
" Richard II "; Iras in " Antony
and Cleopatra," Player Queen in
" Hamlet/' First Lady in " The Winter's
Tale," Alice in "A Woman of No
Importance," etc., ; in May, 1908,
toured as Beatrice Ebernoe in " The
Liars," and as Gwen in " Raffles,"
with Leonard Boyne ; in May,
1909, went to Germany to play in
' A Florentine Tragedy " ; returned
to His Majesty's, Sept., 1909, to play
Nagaou in " False Gods " ; sub-
sequently appeared at the same theatre
as Mirni in " Trilby/' the First
Symphony and Giuletta in " Beetho-
ven," Jessica in " The Merchant of
Venice," Calpurnia in "Julius Caesar/'
Lady Belinda and Fancy Free in
" The O'Flynn " ; joined Charles
Hawtrey at Prince of Wales's, Oct.,
1910, and appeared at that theatre
as Vivette Lambert in " Inconstant
George," Madame Grenelle in " Better
Not Enquire," Apr., 1911 ; Lady
Roderick in " The Great Name,"
Sept., 1911 ; Louise Carnot in
" The Uninvited Guest " Oct., 1911 ;
at the Duke of York's, Feb., 1912,
played Enid Moncricff in " The ' Mind-
thc-Paint ' Girl " ; appeared at the
Tivoli, June, 1912, as Delia in " Fancy
Free " ; in Aug., 1912, toured as
Mrs. Chepstow in " Bella Donna " ;
at the St. James's Theatre, Jan., 1913,
played Adclma in " Turandot " ;
at the Tivoli, Mar., 1913, played in
" Stolen Fruit, " ; in Sept., 1913,
toured with Sir George Alexander, as
Mrs. Chepstow in " Bella Donna " ;
at the Playhouse, Feb., 1914, played
Mdmc. de Somiano in " The Marriage
of Kitty " ; at the St. James's, May,
1914, Mrs. Cheveley in "An Ideal
Husband"; at Wyndharn's, Nov.,
1914, Miriam in " Outcast " ; Dec.,
1914, Mrs. Vidal in " Raffles " ; at
the Playhouse, May, 1915, the Terror-
ist in the play of that name ; at
Wyndham's, June, 1915, Millicent
Hope in " Gamblers All " ; at the
St. James's, Jan., 1916, appeared as
Mrs. Radford in " The Basker " ; at
the Savoy, Apr., 1916, as Ellen Young
in a play of that name ; at the Royalty,
Mar., 1917, as Manon in " Remnant " ;
at the Strand, July, 1917, played the
Countess Valeski in " Three Weeks " ;
at Wyndham's, Oct., 1917, Mrs.
Dearth in " Dear Brutus " ; in 1918,
served in France with the F.A.N.Y. ;
from Sept., 1919-20, toured in the
United States as Mrs. Dearth in " Dear
Brutus " ; on returning to London,
appeared at the St. James's, July,
1920, succeeding Sybil Thorndike as
Mathilde Sangerson'in " The Mystery
of the Yellow Room " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Nov., 1920, played Mar-
guerite Arnaut in " Daniel " ; at the
Royalty, Feb , 1921, Millicent Hannay
in " A Social Convenience " ; at the
Criterion, July, 1921, Anna Valeska in
" Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure "
at the Everyman Theatre, Jan., 1923
Julia Craven in " The Philanderer "
Feb., 1923, Laura Pasqualc in "At
Mrs. Beam's " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1923, Madame de Semiano in
"The Marriage of Kitty"; at the
Prince's, Oct., 1923, Cecilia in " The
Return of Sherlock Holmes." Ad-
dress : 4%B Westminster Palace Gar-
dens, S.W.I. Telephone No.:
Victoria 1919.
MOORE, Maggie, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.,
1847 ; m. (1) J. C. Williamson ; (2)
Harry R. Roberts ; made her first
appearance 011 the stage in San Fran-
cisco, 1871 ; while playing in " stock "
in that city, met and married J. C.
Williamson ; in 1873, she appeared
as Lizzie Stofel in " Struck Oil," which
met with instantaneous success ; in
1874, went to Australia, and made her
first appearance there, at Sydney, July,
1874, in the same part ; coming to
England, she appeared, with her hus-
band, at the Adelphi, 17 Apr., 1876, in
the same part, repeating her success,
and the play ran over one hundred
nights ; she also appeared at the
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Adelphi, in Apr., 1876, in " Fool of
the Family " ; May, 1876, as Eily
O'Connor in " The Colleen Bawn " ;
Aug., 1876, as Arrah Meelish in
" Arrah-Na-Pogue " ; returning to
America again played " Struck Oil " ;
subsequently played in " The Chinese
Question," " Yulie ; or Kindes-
Liebe," and " Our Boarding House " ;
again visited Australia 1879, and from
that date onward, settled there ; at
the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, Feb.,
1880, she played Josephine in " H.M.S.
Pinafore " ; at the Opera House, May,
1881, Ruth in "The Pirates of Pen-
zance " ; July, 1881, Buttercup in
" H.M.S. Pinafore " ; Dec., 1882,
Bettina in " La Mascotte " ; sub-
sequently played innumerable parts
in every class of performance, drama,
comedy, burlesque, opera-bouffe,
musical comedy, farce and panto-
mime ; in 1886, played Katisha in
" The Mikado^" ; in 1892, " starred "
in " Meg, the Castaway " ; at Her
Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, July, 1924,
was the recipient of a testimonial
benefit (realising nearly £1,500), to
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
her first appearance in Australia, on
which occasion she again played Lizzie
Stofel in an act of " Struck Oil."
MOORE, Mary, actress ; b. London,
3 July, 1861 ; d. of late Charles Moore,
Parliamentary agent ; e. Warwick
Hall, Maida Vale ; m. (1) James
Albery, 1878 (d. 1889) ; (2) Sir Charles
Wyndham, 1916 (d. 1919) ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Gaiety Theatre, under the manage-
ment of the late John Hollingshead ;
after her marriage she quitted the stage
and was not seen again until she ap-
peared at the Theatre Royal, Bradford,
30 Mar., 1885, as Lady Dorothy in
"The Candidate," under the manage-
ment of Charles Wyndham ; she
continued to appear under the same
management until 1912, when Wynd-
ham discontinued acting ; she first
appeared at the Criterion, 26 Oct.,
1885,t as Lady Oldacre in "The
Candidate " ; she then appeared there
as Violet Greenwood in " The Man
with Three Wives," Jan., 1886, and
she next made quite a "hit" when she
played Lady Amaranth in " Wild
Oats," May, 1886 ; since that date
she has made many notable successes,,
and among the parts she played at
the Criterion was Ada Ingot in " David!
Garrick," Nov., 1886, in which she
appeared at Sandringham, before the
late King Edward (then Prince of
Wales) on 7 Jan., 1887, and in the
same year played the part in Germany
and Russia, and using the German
language; she reappeared in the same
part at the Criterion, Feb., 1888 ;
then played Ernma Thornton in " The
Bachelor of Arts," May, 1888 ; Mrs.
Mildmay in " Still Waters Run Deep,"
Jan., 1889 ; Pauline in " Delicate
Ground," Apr., 1890 ; Julia in " Sow-
ing and Reaping," June, 1890 ; Grace
Harkaway in " London Assurance/'
Nov., 1890 ; Maria in " The School for
Scandal," Apr., 1891 ; Efne Remington
in " Brighton," Dec,, 1891 ; Marion
Carslow in " The Fringe of Society,"
Apr., 1892 ; Jessie Keber in " The
Bauble Shop," Jan., 1893 ; Alice,
Countess of Forres, in " An Aristocratic
Alliance," Mar., 1894 ; Lady Susan
Harabin in " The Case of: Rebellious
Susan," Oct., 1894 ; Mrs. Thorpe
Didsbury in " The Home Secretary/'
May, 1895 ; Adeline Dennant in " The
Squire of Dames," Nov., 1895 ;
Dorothy Cruickshank in " Rosemary/'
May, 1896 ; Edana Hinde in " The
Physician," Mar., 1897 ; Lady Jessica
Nepean in " The Liars " ; Fiorella in
" The Jest," Nov., 1898 ; Mrs. Parbury
in " The Tyranny of Tears/' Apr.,
1899 ; at Wyndliam's, Roxane in
" Cyrano de Bergerac," Apr., 1900 ;
Lady Eastney in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence," Oct., 1900 ; Mrs. Ruth
Thornton in " The Mummy and the
Humming Bird," Oct., 1901 ; Lady
Barbara O'Hagan in " The End of a
Story," Apr., 1902 ; Mrs. Gorringe
in " Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace," May,
1903 ; at the New Theatre, Lady
Mordaunt in " My Lady of Rosed ale,"
Feb., 1904 ; Lady Allison in " The
Bride and Bridegroom," May, 1904 ;
Miss Mills in " Captain Drew on
Leave," Oct., 1905 ; at the Criterion,
appeared in a revival of " The Liars/'
as Lady Jessica, Apr., 1907 ; Mrs.
Baxter in " The Mollusc," Oct., 1907 ;
Lady Epping in " Lady Epping's
Lawsuit," Oct., 1908; Mrs. Gorringe
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in a revival of " Mrs. Gorringe's Neck-
lace," Jan., 1909 ; Lady Susan in a
revival of " The Case of Rebellious
Susan," June, 1910 ; Lady Jessica
Nepean in a revival of " The Liars,"
Oct., 1910 ; at the Gala performance at
His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911, played
Ada Ingot in the second act of " David
Garrick " ; at the New Theatre, May,
1912, appeared as Lady Eastney
in a revival of " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ;
at the Criterion, Oct., 1914, played
Gertrude Vyse in " Sir Richard's
Biography " ; made her first appear-
ance on the variety stage, at the
Coliseum, 10 May, 1915, as Mrs.
Gorringe in a condensed version of
" Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace " ; at the
Criterion, July, 1917, for a benefit
performance, reappeared as Mrs.
Baxter in " The Mollusc " ; at the
Criterion, Apr., 1919, played Lady
Bagley in " Our Mr. Hepplewhite " ;
she accompanied Sir Charles Wyndham
on all his American tours from
1885 ; appeared by Command at
Windsor Castle, 19 Nov., 1903, before
the late King Edward in " David
Garrick," and 16 Nov., 1907, in
" Still Waters Run Deep " ; was
partner with Sir Charles Wyndham in
Criterion from 1897, and with him
built the New and Wyndham's The-
atres, and is still proprietor (with the
executors of her late husband) of
the two last-mentioned theatres, and
co-lessee (with Sir Charles Wyndham's
executors) of the Criterion ; is the
President of the Actors' Benevolent
Fund. Recreations : Reading, walking,
and driving. Address :' 43 York Ter-
race, Regent's Park, N.W.I. Telephone
No. : Langham 1861.
MOORE, Victor Frederick, actor ; b.
Hammonton, New Jersey, 24 Feb.,
1876 ; 5. of Orville E. and Sarah A.
Moore ; e. at Hammonton and Bos-
ton ; m. Emma Littlefield, 26 June,
1903 ; made his first appearance in
a non-speaking part in " The Babes
in the Wood," at Boston Theatre,
1893 ; served as a " super " for two
years ; then followed a season in " A
Summer Shower " ; with John Drew
in " Rosemary," 1896 ; subsequently
played in "A Romance of Coon
Hollow," " The Real Widow Brown,"
" The Girl From Paris " ; played four
years in " vaudeville," in " Change
Your Act, or Back to the Woods " ;
two seasons with George M. Cohan's
" 45 Minutes from Broadway " ; dur-
ing the autumn of 1907 played in
" The Talk of New York," appearing
in this piece in New York, at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, 3 Dec., 1907 ;
during 1910 toured in " The Happiest
Night of his Life," and appeared in
this play at the Criterion, New York,
Feb., 1911; in 1911-12 toured in
"Shorty McCabe " ; subsequently
appeared in " vaudeville," in " Change
Your Act," from 1913-15; in 1918,
toured in " Patsy on the Wing " ;
in 1919 toured in " See You Later."
Recreations : Hunting, fishing, and
automobiling." Club : Green Room.
New York.
MORE, Unity, actress, dancer, and
vocalist ; b. Gal way, Ireland, 27 July,
1894 ; m. Captain Nigel E. Haig, M.C.,
R.A. ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Empire, 9 Oct., 1909,
in the ballet, " Round the World " ;
subsequently appeared at the Midland
Theatre, Manchester, Dec., 1909, as
Bluebell in " Bluebell in Fairyland " ;
returned to the Empire, and appeared
there, Nov., 1910, as Kathleen in
" Ship Ahoy ! " ; Dec., 1910, as
Jane in " Widow's Weeds " ; Feb.,
1911, in "By George!"; May, 1911,
as Fros in "Sylvia"; Oct., 1911,
as Celia Van Buren in " New York " ;
Feb., 1912, as Bunty and Kiki in
" Everybody's Doing It " ; Apr., 1913,
as Patsy in " All the Winners " ;
Sept., 1913, as Dahlia in " The Gay
Lothario " ; Oct., 1913, as Puck in
" Titania " ; at Daly's Theatre, 7 Jan.,
1914, played the Maid in "The
Marriage Market " ; at the Hippo-
drome, 16 Nov., 1914, appeared in
" Business as Usual " ; at the Comedy
Theatre, Aug., 1915, played in "Shell
Out " ; at the New Theatre, Dec.,
1915, appeared as Peter Pan ; at
Daly's, May, 1916, played Ma .Petite
in " The Happy Day " ; at the New
Theatre, Dec., 1916, again played
Peter Pan ; at the Empire, Mar.,
1917, appeared in " Hanky-Panky,"
and Aug., 1917, in " Topsy-Turvey " ;
retired from the stage on the occasion
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of her marriage, 1918. Address :
85 Chester Terrace, S.W.I. Telephone
No. : Victoria 4535.
MORGAN, Charles Langbrldge, dra-
matic critic, journalist and novelist ;
b. Kent, 22 Jan., 1894 ; s. of Sir
Charles Morgan, C.B.E. ; e. R.N.
Colleges, Osborne and Dartmouth,
and Brasenose College, Oxford (B.A.,
History, Honours, 1921) ; m. Hilda
Campbell Vaughaii ; was formerly in
the Navy ; was appointed assistant
dramatic-critic to The Times, Dec.,
1921 ; is also a leader-writer on the
same paper, and is the author of two
novels, " The Gunroom," and " My
Name is Legion." Recreation : Swim-
ming. Clubs : Garrick, O.U.D.S.
(ex- President). Address : 3 More's
Gardens, Cheyne Walk, S.W.3. Tele-
phone No. : Kensington 7513.
MORGAN, Joan, actress ; b. London,
2 Feb., 1905 ; d. of Sidney Morgan
and his wife Evelyn (Wood) ; com-
menced her career, acting for the
cinema stage, in 1913 ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Apollo
Theatre, 21 Nov., 1916, as the little
girl in "A Pierrot's Christmas " ; at
the Comedy, May, 1917, played in
" Bubbly " ; from 1917-24 ap'peared
on the cinema stage ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1924, played Dilly Gilliam in
" The Fool." Recreations- : Music,
drawing, swimming, and boating.
Address : 1 Richmond Mansions, East
Twickenham. Telephone No, : Rich-
mond 2445.
MOROSCO, Oliver, manager; b.
Logan, Utah, U.S.A., 1876 ; s. of
Walter Morosco ; e. San Francisco ;
was originally an acrobat in his
father's troupe ; in 1892, was assistant
manager of the San Jose Theatre,
Cal. ; was engaged as press agent and
business manager at the Grand Opera
House, San Francisco, and the Bur-
bank Theatre, Los Angeles ; since
1899 has presented many notable
productions at the last-mentioned
theatre; in 1908 acquired the Majestic
Theatre, Los Angeles; subsequently
took over six other theatres in Cali-
fornia, and became a producing
manager in 1909 ; Ms first production
was " The Fox " ; was responsible for
the production of " The Bird of
Paradise/' " Peg o' My Heart," " The
Tik Tok Man of Oz," " Pretty Mrs.
Smith," " So Long, Letty," " The Un-
chastened Woman," " Love Dreams,"
" Artistic Temperament," etc. ; is the
author of the following plays : " The
Judge and the Jury " (with H. D.
Cottrell), 1906; "The Society Plot"
(with C. W. Backman), 1908 ; " Canary
Cottage" (with Elmer B. Harris),
1916 ; "So Long, Letty " (with Harris),
1916 ; " Pamela," 1917 ; " What
Next " (with Harris), 1917 ; " Gosh !
We're All Friends " (a revue), 1918 ;
" Merely Mary Brown " (with Harris),
1919 ; lyrics of " Love Dreams," 1921 ;
" Letty Pepper " (with G. V. Hobart),
1922 ; is the proprietor of the Morosco
Theatre, New York, and Los Angeles.
Address : Morosco Theatre, New York
City, U.S.A.
MORRIS, Clara, actress ; b. Toronto,
Canada, 17 Mar., 1846; m. F. C.
Harriott ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the age of thirteen,
at the Academy of Music, Cleveland,
Ohio, in " The Seven Sisters " ; she
remained at that theatre and at
Columbus under the management
of the late John A. Ellsler for a number
of years ; made her first appearance
in New York at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, under the management of
the late Augustin Daly, on 13 Sept.,
1870, when she played the part of
Anne Sylvester in ""Man and Wife,"
and scored an instantaneous success ;
remained a member of Daly's com-
pany until 1873, playing the following
among other parts : Lucy Carter in
" Saratoga," Madame D'Artignes in
" Jezebel," Magdalen in " No Name,"
Fanny Ten Eyck in " Divorce," Cora
in " Article 47 " (in which her acting
furnished the sensation of the day),
Herminie in " Diamonds," Oriana in
" The Inconstant," and Magdalen in
" New Year's Eve, or False Shame " ;
at Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre,
21 Jan., 1873, she played the part
of Alixe in a play of that name, and,
20 May, appeared as Pervenche in
" Madeleine Morel " ; she was next
seen at the Union Square Theatre,
17 Nov., 1873, as Selene in "The
Wicked World " ; at Fourteenth
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Street Theatre (then Lyceum), 16 Mar.,
1874, as Camille ; at Union Square,
21 Sept., 1874, as Blanche in " The
Sphinx/' and 26 Oct., 1874, as
Julia in "The Hunchback'"; at
Booth's, 10 May, 1875, as Evadne ;
same theatre, 17 May, 1875, as Lady
Macbeth, and 22 May, 1875, as Jane
Shore ; she then appeared at Daly's
New Fifth Avenue Theatre, on 22
Nov., 1875, as Esther in " The New
Leah/' and at Union Square, 20
Nov., 1876, as Sara Multon in "Miss
Multon " ; at Broadway Theatre,
11 Feb., 1878, she played Jane Eyre ;
at Union Square, 17 Mar., 1881, was
Constance in " Conscience " ; 25 Apr.,
1881, Raymonde in the play of
that name, and 5 Jan., 1882, Mercy
Merrick in " The New Magdalen " ;
for many years she "starred " in these
plays all over the United States and
Canada ; her appearances in new
plays or productions since that date
have been very intermittent, but
notable among them was her per-
formance at Daly's, 21 Mar., 1885,
as Denise in the play of that name ;
at the Grand Opera House, 20 Oct.,
1887, as Re nee de Moray in " Renee " ;
at the Union Square Theatre, 29 Oct.,
1889, as Helene Buderoff in " Helene,"
and at the Fourteenth Street Theatre,
4 Apr., 1894, as Claire in a play of
that name, adapted by herself from
a novel by Richard Voss, entitled
" Eva " ; after a long retirement
she reappeared on the New York
stage, at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
28 Mar., 1904, as Sister Genevidve
in the " all-star " revival of " The
Two Orphans " ; in May, 1905,
appeared in " vaudeville " at the
Colonial Theatre, New York ; at the
Columbia, Washington, 30 Apr., 1906,
she appeared as Judith Grange in
" The Indiscretion of Truth " ; is '
the author of " A Silent Singer," 1899 ;
" My Little Jim Crow/' 1900 ; " A
Pasteboard Crown/' 1902 ; " Stage
Confidences," 1902; "The Story of
My Life," 1904 ; and " The Trouble
Woman," 1904.
MORRIS, Margaret, dancer; b.
London, 10 Mar., 1891 ; d. of the late
William Bright Morris, artist ; studied
dancing under John D'Auban, from
the age of seven years to seventeen,
and then under Raymond Duncan ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth,
Christmas, 1899, when she a'ppeared
as Twinkle Star (solo dancer) in the
pantomime of " Red Riding Hood " ;
made her first appearance in London,
with Ben Greet 's company, at the
Botanical Gardens, July, 1901, as
Puck in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; remained a member of
Greet's Company until 1906, when she
joined F. R. Benson's company, and
remained for three years ; in 1909
commenced operations at her school
of dancing, and which she has con-
ducted ever since ; at the Hayroarket,
June, 1910, appeared as Water in
" The Blue Bird " ; she trained the
dancers and was responsible for the
dances in Miss Marie Brema's revival
of Gluck's "Orpheus/' at the Savoy,
1910 ; was responsible for the dances
in Sir Herbert Tree's revival of " Henry
VIII," at His Majesty's, Sept., 1910 ;
appeared at the Haymarket, Dec.,
1910, as Water in the revival of " The
Blue Bird " ; at the Royalty, Jan.,
1912, appeared as Guinevere Megan in
Galsworthy's fantasy " The Pigeon " ;
at the Court Theatre appeared in " The
Little Dream," with her own company
of dancers, subsequently touring in the
provinces, after which she quitted the
stage, in order to devote herself to her
school ; at the Kings way, Mar., 1912,
produced the dances in Granville
Barker's revival of " Iphigenia in
Tauris " ; she established the Margaret
Morris Club, 1914 ; appeared at the
Comedie Marigny, Paris, 1915 ; in 1918
started a school for general education
for children of from three to sixteen
years of age, the main idea being to
make the unity of the Arts, the founda-
tion of education ; of late years has
produced an annual pantomime, en-
tirely performed by children, at the
Margaret Morris Theatre ; may justly
be regarded as a pioneer in the artistic
development of children, especially in
relation to the modern theatre. Ad-
dress : I Glebe Place, Chelsea, S.W.3.
Telephone No. : Kensington 5517.
MOBRIS, William, actor ; b. Boston,
U.S.A., I Jan., 1861 ; s. of Maria M,
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(Lloyd) and Henry Morris ; e. Boston ;
m. Etta Hawkins ; made his first
appearance on the stage 28 Aug.,
1876, at the Boston Museum in
" Ferreol " ; subsequently fulfilled en-
gagements with W. H. Crane, Signor
Rossi, Augustin Daly, Madame Mod-
jeska, etc. ; first appeared at Daly's,
1882, in " Mankind/' subsequently
played in "The Passing Regiment,"
and with Modjeska in " Odette " ;
during 1883-4 toured as the " Spider,"
in " The Silver King " ; at Madison
Square Theatre, New York, during
1884-5, appeared in " Called Back,"
and " Hazel Kirke " ; during 1886-7
toured with Mrs. Fiske ; during 1887-8
with Mdme. Modjeska ; during 1889-
90 played " stock " at San Francisco ; at
Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1890, played William
Prescott in " Men and Women " ; at
same theatre, Nov., 1891, played
R.euben Warner in " The Lost Para-
dise " ; at the Empire, Jan., 1893, ap-
peared as Lieutenant Hawksworth in
" The Girl I Left Behind Me " ; at the
American Theatre, Feb., 1894, played
Frank Drummond in "A Woman's
Revenge " ; during the same year
"starred" as Reuben Warner in
" The Lost Paradise " ; subsequently
" starred" as Gil de Berault in " Under
the Red Robe," and as George Sylves-
ter in " The Adventure of Lady
Ursula " ; entered into partnership
with Edward E. Rice, 1901, and
toured as Richard Carewe in " When
We Were Twenty-one " ; during 1903
toured in " When Rueben Comes to
Town " ; at the Princess Theatre, 1904,
played a number of parts with the
Century Players; at Madison Square
Theatre, 1905, played Frank Fuller in
" Mrs. Temple's Telegram " ; ap-
peared in this part at the Waldorf
Theatre, London, 10 Sept., 1906;
during 1908 toured in " A Kentucky
Boy " ; during 1909 toured with
Olga Nethersole, and appeared at
the Savoy, New York, Apr., 1909,
as Irving Laurence in " The Writing
on the Wail," with her ; at the Belasco
Theatre, Aug., 1909, played Paul
Barton in " Is Matrimony a Failure ? " ;
same theatre, Oct., 1910, played Dr.
Dallas in " The Concert " ; at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Aug.,
1912, Richard Dennisoii in " Little Miss
Brown " ; Oct., 1912, played Howard
Trennery in " The Point of View " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Aug.,
1913, Charles Nelson in " The Family
Cupboard " ; at Springfield, Nov.,
1913, played Jim Wakeley in " Miss
Jenny OJ Jones " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1914,
William Bartlett in "He Comes Up
Smiling " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Nov., 1915, Detective Maloney in
" Sadie Love " ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, Aug., 1916, George Brockton
in " Cheating Cheaters " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1917, Philip Cramner in " The Very
Minute"; at Chicago, Nov., 1917,
played in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ; at
Philadelphia, Sept., 1918, appeared
as Dicky Foster in " Not with My
Money " ; at the Bijou, New York,
Feb., 1919, as Talbot Chandler in
" A Sleepless Night " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Sept., 1919, as Richard
Peneld-Clark in " The Dancer " ; at
the Empire, New York, Aug., 1920,
played Howard Mowbray in " Call
the Doctor " ; toured in the same
part, 1921 ; at the Henry Miller
Theatre, Aug., 1921, played Daniel G.
Talbot in " The Scarlet Man " ; at the
Empire, New York, Nov., 1921, Charles
Freak Farrar in " The Dream, Maker " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Sept.,
1923, John Maury in " Chains." Ad-
dress : Players' Club, 16 Gramercy
Park, New York City, U.S.A.
MORRISON, George E., dramatic
critic, author, and journalist ; b. Ches-
hunt, Herts. , 8 Jan., 1860 ; s. of Christina
(McLaren) and Joseph Robert Morrison;
e. St. John's Wood School, and
Scoones's, Garrick Street ; m. Rose
Emilie Jackson ; dramatic critic of
The Morning Post, and for seven years
(1900-7) dramatic critic of The Pall
Mall Gazette. ; author of " Sixteen
Not Out " (with Robert Stewart),
produced at Prince of Walcs's, 1892,
" Don Quixote," produced by F. R.
Benson, 1907 ; " The Shortest Story
of All," 1921 ; and of a pamphlet,
" On the Reconstruction of the
Theatre " (1919) ; is a barrister-at-
law. Hobby : Friendship. Club :
Whitefriars. A ddr ess : 8 King's Bench
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Walk, Temple, E.C.4. Telephone No. -
City 1331.
MORRISON, Jack, actor and vocal-
ist; b. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 6 Apr. ,
1887 ; s. of Ralph Morrison and his
wife Phoebe (Blake) ; e. Rutherford
College, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; m. Gwen
Yates, g.d. of the late Edmund Yates ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Aquarium, Great Yarmouth,
3 Aug., 1907, in the chorus of " See-
See " : made his first appearance in
London at the Shaftesbury, 28 Apr.,
1909, in the chorus of " The Arca-
dians " ; appeared at the Alhambra,
May, 1913, in the revue " Eightpence-
a-Mile " ; subsequently appeared at
the same theatre in " Keep Smiling/'
" Not Likely/' " 5064 Gerrard,"
" Now's the Time," " The Bing Boys
are Here " ; at WTyndham's, June,
1919, played Jack Grayson in " His
Little Widows " ; at the Palace, Dec.,
1919, appeared in " The Whirligig " ;
at the Alhambra, Oct., 1920, in
" Johnny Jones " ; at the Royalty,
May, 1921, in " Pins and Needles " ;
went to America the following year,
and at the Shubert Theatre, New York,
Feb., 1922, appeared in the same
piece ; during 1924 toured the English
provinces in " The Barnstormers."
Recreations : Golf and riding. Club :
Junior Army and Navy.
MORTON, Martha, dramatic author ;
b. New York City, 10 Oct., 1870 ; e.
New York ; sister of Michael Morton ;
m. Hermann Conheim ; has written
the following among other plays :
" Helene/' 1888, also known as " The
Refugee's Daughter " ; " The Mer-
chant," 1890 ; " Geoffrey Middleton,
Gentleman/' 1892 ; " Brother John/'
1893 ; " Christmas/' 1894 ; " His
Wife's Father/' 1895 ; " The Fool of
Fortune," 1896 ; "A Bachelor's
Romance," 1897 ; " The Sleeping
Partner," 1897 ; " Her Lord and
Master," 1902 ; " The Diplomat/'
1902 ; " The Triumph of Love/' 1904 ;
" A Four-Leaf Clover," 1905 ; " The
Truth Tellers," 1905 ; " The Illusion
of Beatrice/' 1906 ; and " The Movers/'
1907 ; " On the Eve " (from the Ger-
man), 1909 ; " The Senator Keeps
House/' 1911; "The Three of
Hearts/' 1915. (Died 18 Feb. 1925.)
MORTON, Michael, dramatic author ;
brother of Martha Morton ; author
of the following among other plays ;
" Miss Francis of Yale," 1897 ;
" Taming a Husband," 1898 ; " A
Rich Man's Son/' 1899 ; " Caleb
West," 1900 ; " Resurrection " (Tol-
stoy's novel), 1903; "Marguerite"
(from the French), 1904 ; " Colonel
Newcome " (from Thackeray's novel,
" The Newcomes "), 1906 ; " The Little
Stranger," 1906 ; " My Wife " (from
the French), 1907 ; ~ " Charlie the
Sport" (from the French), 1907;
" Her Father" (from the French),
Jan., 1908 ; " The Richest Girl " (with
Paul Ga vault), Sept., 1908 ; " The
Heart of the City " (with Juhan Welles-
ley), 1909 ; " Detective Sparks," 1909 ;
" Tantalising Tommy " (with Paul
Gavault) , 1910; " The Impostor ' '
(with Leonard Merrick), 1910 ; " The
Runaway" (from the French), 1911 ;
" What a Game ! " 1913 ; " The
Yellow Ticket," 1914 ; " The Prodigal
Husband " (with Dario Nicodemi),
1914 ; " The Shadow " (with Nico-
demi), 1914 ; " My Superior Officer,"
1916; "Jeff," 1916; "Remnant"
(with Nicodemi), 1917 ; "On With
the Dance," 1917 ; " In the Night
Watch" (from the French), 1918;
"Woman to Woman," 1921; "The
Guilty One " (with Peter Traiil), 1923 ;
" Fallen Angels " (with Traiil), 1924 ;
for some time connected with Sir
Herbert Tree at His Majesty's Theatre,
as literary adviser and producer.
Address : 1 Victoria Square, S.W.I.
Telephone No. : Victoria 4065.
MOSCOVITCH, Maurice, actor; b.
Odessa, Russia, 23 Nov., 1871 ; 5. of
Nathaniel Maaskoff and his wife
Miriam (Rostow) ; e. Odessa and
Moscow ; m. Rosa Baurnar ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
National Theatre, Odessa, in 1885 ;
spent many years touring in Russia,
Germany, Rumania, Austria, etc. ;
made his first appearance in New York,
at the Windsor Theatre, in 1893, as
Sanison in " Samson and Delilah " ;
subseqxiently with his own company
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toured the United States, Canada,
Argentine, Brazil, Russia, Rumania,
Austria, etc. ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Pavilion Theatre,
Mile End, in 1908, playing the title-
rdle in " The Devil " ; in 1913 played
a repertory season at the same theatre,
playing in " Thorns," " The Jewish
King Lear," etc., and again in 1915,
when he appeared in " Ikele Mazik,"
" Solomon Caus," " Bought and Paid
For," etc. ; at the New Queen's The-
atre, Manchester, June, 1919, played
an extended season in " The Return of
Faith," " The Great Question/' " Blind
Youth," " Edmund Kean," " A Mo-
ther's Heart," " Two Mothers," " The
Power of Nature," etc. ; made his
English-speaking debut at the Gaiety,
Manchester, 15 Sept., 1919, as Shylock
in " The Merchant of Venice," and
made his first appearance in the West
End of London, in the same part, at
the Court Theatre, 9 Oct., 1919,
scoring an immediate success ; at the
Duke of York's, Apr., 1920, played
Anton Anton'itch in " The Govern-
ment Inspector " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Oct., 1920, made a further success,
when he appeared as Jean Paurel in
" The Great Lover " ; made his first
appearance in variety theatres, at
Glasgow, May, 1921, when he ap-
peared in " Don Carlos," in which
he also appeared at the Palladium,
London ; entered on the management
of the Apollo Theatre, Sept., 1922,
opening as Jurg Winkelreid in " The
Torch," and Nov., 1922, played Richard
Bolger in " Devil Dick " ; at Drury
Lane, Mar., 1923, played Maestro
Angelo in " Angelo " ; subsequently
toured in South Africa ; has played in
five different languages. Favourite
part : lago. Hobby : Collecting old
violins. Recreation : Motoring. Ad-
dress : 18 Aberdare Gardens, Hamp-
stead, N.W.6. Telephone No. : Hamp-
stead 8475.
MOSSETTI, Carlotta, dancer and
ballet mistress ; b. London, 23 Sept.,
1890 ; d. of Victorio Mossetti and his
wife Eugenie (McQuinn) ; e. London ;
m. S. V. Etheridge ; was apprenticed
to the school of dancing at the Al-
hambra, when she was ten years of
age, and made her first appearance at
that theatre, on 12 Oct., 1908, in the
ballet " Paquita " ; subsequently ap-
peared there in " On the Square,"
" Psyche," " On the Heath," " Fe-
mina," " The Dance Dream," " 1830,"
" Carmen," etc. ; was for some time
ballet mistress at the Alhambra,
where she also acted as producer ;
subsequently appeared at the Empire,
Sept. 1914, as Alexis in " Europe " ;
produced " Lilac Time " at the Coli-
seum, and was responsible for the
dances and ballet in " Angelo," at
Dniry Lane, Mar., 1923. Recreations :
Motoring, swimming, sculling, and
tennis. Address : 30 Frith Street,
Shaftesbury Avenue, W.I. Telephone
No. : Gerrarcl 7290.
MOUILLOT, Gertrude, actress; d.
of Robert Davison, sculptor ; m.
Frederick Mouillot (d. 1911) ; first
appeared professionally in " The
Dark Continent/' Plymouth, followed
by tours as Niobe in the play of
that name, Lucy White in " The
Professor's Love Story/' Hester
Worsley in "A Woman of No Im-
portance," titlQ-rdles in " Jane " and
" Sophia," Princess Elizabeth in " The
Prince and the Pauper," the Princess
of Pannonia in " My Friend the
Prince " ; with Hermann Vezin she
played Rosalind, Ophelia, Portia,
Desdemona, Lady Macbeth, etc. ;
she next toured in " Miss Hobbs "
and " Madame Butterfly," playing
the title-rdles ; this was succeeded
by a tour in the principal part
in " Becky Sharp/' following which
came an engagement by Beerbohm
Tree to play Katusha in " Resurrec-
tion/' in Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast,
and Leeds ; appeared at Comedy as
Clara Hunter in " The Climbers " ;
in Judge Parry's and F. Mouillot's
comedy, " What the Butler Saw,"
played Kitty Barrington, Wyndham's,
1905 ; appeared at the Gaiety, Dec.,
1910, as Mrs. Bessie Higgins in " The
Captain of the School " ; is the pro-
prietor of the X3alace Theatre, West-
cliflf, and lessee of theatres at Bourne-
mouth, Southampton and Swansea.
Address : 7-8 Leicester Place, W.C.2,
Telephone : Gerrard 8459,
MUDIE, Leonard, actor ; m. Beatrice
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Terry ; a prominent member of Miss
Horniman's Company, at the Gaiety
Theatre, Manchester, where he first
appeared in 1908 ; has appeared there
in, a number of parts, including Mr.
Thompson in " Makeshifts," Hum-
phrey in " The Knight of the Burning
Pestle," Porter in " Cupid and the
Styx," Albert in " The Three Barrows,"
Saemund Halldorsson in " The Feud,"
Ben Jordan in " The Dear Departed,"
Dr. Fawcett in " Woman's Rights,"
Verges in " Much Ado About Nothing,"
Tom Naylor in " The Purse of Gold,"
August Grant in " The Tallyman,"
Herbert Bingham in " Spring in
Bloomsbury," The Great Horn in
" The Little Dream," Hubert Norton
in " Revolt," Alan Jeffcoatein "Hindle
Wakes," Joseph Surface in " The
School for Scandal," Timpson in
" Garside's Career," James Durham in
" Loving as We Do," Freddie Fincham
in " Consequences," Leslie Fyfe in
" The Waldies," Gordon Jayne in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," Walter
How in " Justice/' the Dean of Stour
in " The Mob," Amos Guppyin " Love
Cheats," etc. ; has appeared at the
Coronet and Court Theatres, London,
with Miss Horniman's Company, also
in America ; appeared at the Comedy
Theatre, New York, 1 Oct., 1914, as
Freddie Fincham in " Consequences " ;
at the Opera House, Boston, Mass.,
1914-15, appeared in ' ' The Merry Wives
of Windsor," " Julius Caesar," " The
Merchant of Venice," and " Twelfth
Night," and at the Plymouth Theatre,
Boston, in " The Sin of David " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, 1916, played Shallow in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," with Sir
Herbert Tree ; at the Astor Theatre,
Aug., 1916, appeared as the Counsel
for the Defence in " The Guilty Man " ;
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Feb.,
1917, played in "The Little Man"
and " Magic " ; at the Globe, New
York, Mar,, 1917, played the Cockney
in " Out There " ; at the Liberty,
Nov., 1917, Cyril Parriscourt in " The
Wooing of Eve " ; at the Empire,
New York, Dec., 1917, Gaston Rieux in
" The Lady of the Carnelias " ; at
the Forty-fourth Street Theatre, Mar.
1918, Captain Eric Lowndes in "A
Pair of Petticoats " ; during 1919,
toured in " Why Marry ? " ; in 1920,
toured in the title-role of " Abraham
Lincoln " ; at the Garrick, New York,
Feb., 1921, played Brian Strange in
" Mr. Pirn Passes By " ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, Sept., 1922, Henry Anderson
in " East of Suez " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, Sept., 1923, Claudet in " The
Lullaby."
MULCASTEfi, G. H., b. London, 27
June, 1891 ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the West Pier, Brighton,
25 July, 1910, as one of the students in
" Old Heidelberg"; from 1910 to 1917
was engaged touring in the provinces,
appearing in such plays as " The
Chorus Lady," " The Prisoner of
Zenda," " Alias Jimmy Valentine,"
etc. ; he toured with Olga Nethersole in
" The Awakening of Helena Ritchie,"
appeared in variety theatres, as Every-
body in the morality play of that
name; toured in the leading parts in
" The Story of the Rosary," " The
Witness for the Defence," '* The New
Clown," " Sowing the Wind," etc. ;
in 1916 toured as Stuart Randolph
in " Her Husband's Wife," and Cap-
tain Bagnall in "A Pair of Silk
Stockings " ; made his first appear-
ance in London, at the New Theatre,
8 Feb., 1917, as Frank Taylor in the
revival of " The Land of Promise " ;
at the same theatre, appeared as
Private Dowey in "The Old Lady
Shows her Medals " ; Captain Rivers
in " His Excellency the Governor " ;
Captain Rattray in " Seven Women " ;
and at the Globe Theatre, Jan.,
1918, played Dr. Bell in " Love in a
Cottage " ; at the Devonshire Park,
Eastbourne, Nov., 1918, Prince Alfred
in " His Royal Happiness " ; at the
St. Martin's, Apr., 1919, Joe Garvin
in "The Very Idea"; at- the Hay-
market, Sept., 1919, William Rivers
in " Daddies " ; at the Savoy, Oct.,
1919, Bruce Norton in " Tiger Rose " ;
at the Globe, Apr., 1921, played
Lucas Errol in " The Knave of Dia-
monds " ; at the Royalty, June, 1922,
Lucas Chadacre in " The Green Cord " ;
in Feb., 1923, went to Australia, where
he played the title-rdle in " Bull-Dog
Drunimond " and Waverley Ango in
" The Faithful Heart " ; on returning
to London, appeared at the St.
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James's, Jan., 1924, succeeding George
Relph as Dr. Basil Traherne in " The
Green Goddess " ; at the Scala (for
the Play Actors), Nov., 1924, played
Geoffrey Alien in " Dear Father."
Recreations : Tennis and boxing. Club :
Green Room. Address : Green Room
Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C.2.
MULHOLLMD, J. B., manager;
b. 11 Nov., 1858; made his first ap-
pearance on the stage at the Queen's
Theatre, Dublin, 1879, in " The Vicar
of Wakeneld"; in 1880 toured all
over Ireland with Charles Wybert ;
in 1881 joined Miss Maggie Morton ;
during 1883-4 toured with " The
Unknown " ; made his first venture
into management Aug., 1884, when
he took "The Unknown" on tour,
commencing at Burnley, also played
the leading part, Harold ; at Great
Giimsby, Jan., 1885, produced
" Mizpah," a play written by himself,
and toured with it nearly 1,000
nights, the play running altogether
over twelve years ; at Glasgow,
1887, produced " Disowned/' also
written by himself ; in the spring
of 1888 he succeeded to the manage-
ment of the Grand Theatre, Notting-
ham, which he retained several years ;
about 1890 he finally gave up acting ;
his first venture into London man-
agement was made at the Princess's
Theatre, Dec., 1891, when, under his
management and the stage direction
of Henry Neville, he produced " The
Swiss Express " ; he was the pioneer
of the suburban playhouse as we
know it to-day, and when he opened
The Metropole Theatre, Camberwell,
on 29 Oct., 1894, it was the first
suburban house to prove successful ;
its success was so pronounced that
no fewep than fourteen new sub-
urban theatres were built within the
next six years ; among the stars who
appeared at the Metropole were the
late Sir Henry Irving, John L. Toole,
Edward Terry, Sir H. Beerbohm Tree,
Forbes-Robertson, Lewis Waller, Mr.
and Mrs. Kendal, Ellen Terry, Arthur
Bourchier, Seymour Hicks ; he was
for a period tenant of the Comedy
Theatre, where he presented Arthur
Roberts and Ada Reeve, and " A
Lady of Quality," etc.; in 1903 he
opened the King's Theatre, Hammer-
smith ; in 1906 became chairman of
the Marlborough Theatre Company ;
in 1910 opened the theatre at Wimble-
don ; was Vice-President of the Theat-
rical Managers' Association. (Died
2 June, 1925.)
MUNDIN, Herbert, actor; b. St.
Helen's, Lanes, 21 Aug., 1898 ; 5. of
William Mundin and his wife, Eliza-
beth ; e. St. Alban's Grammar School ;
m. Hilda Hoyes (mar. dis.) ; was
formerly in the Royal Navy (Wireless
Section) ; commenced his stage career
with a concert party, at Boulogne,
Apr., 1919 ; made his first appearance
on the regular stage in the provinces,
when he toured as Dr. Pym in " The
Kiss Call " ; while appearing with a
concert party at Devonshire Park,
Eastbourne, was seen by Andre
Chariot, who engaged him, and he
made his first appearance in London ;
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, 11
Oct., 1921, in "A to Z"; at the
Vaudeville, Dec., 1921, played in
" Pot Luck " ; Aug., 1922, in " Snap ";
Feb., 1923, in " Rats " ; Sept., 1923,
in " Yes " ; he then went to America,
and at the Times Square Theatre, New
York, 9 Jan., 1924, played in, " Andre
Chariot's Revue of 1924." Recrea-
tions : Cricket and Association football.
MUNKO, C. K., dramatic author;
b. Portrush, Co. Antrim, Ireland, 17
Feb., 1889 ; 5. of Samuel James
MacMullan and his wife Anne (Mar-
shall Weir) ; e. Harrow and Pembroke
College, Cambridge ; m. Mary Sumner ;
is the author of " Wanderers/' 1915 ;
" The Rumour," 1922 ; " At Mrw.
Beam's," 1923 ; " Progress," 1924 ;
" Storm," 1924 ; is engaged in the
Civil Service (Ministry of Labour).
Favourite play : Tchekoff s " Undo
Vanya," Recreations : Walking and
cycling. Address : Flat 1, 45 Nether-
hall Gardens, N.W.3. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 3955.
MURDOCH, Ann, actress (iti* Irene
Coleman) ; b. Port Washington, Long
Island, N.Y., 10 Nov., 1890; d. of
John J. Coleman and his wife Teresa
(Deagle) ; e. Philadelphia ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
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Grand Opera House, Pittsburgh, 6
Sept., 1908, as Ardminter Nesbitt, in
" The Lion and the Mouse " ; made her
first appearance in New York, at the
Hudson Theatre, 28 Sept., 1908, as
Margy North in " The Offenders " ;
the same year she toured with Robert
Edeson as Virginia Albret in " The
Call of the North " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Sept., 1909, appeared as
Lucy in " The Noble Spaniard" ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Oct., 1910,
played Ruth Draycott in " Electri-
city " ; at the Gaiety, New York, Feb.,
1911, Marjorie Newton in "Excuse
Me " ; at the Garrick, New York, Oct.,
1911, Mrs. Abrams in "The Sign of
the Rose " ; at Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, FebP, 1913, Natalie Marshall
in " The Bridal Path " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Nov., 1913, Gertrude in
" Miss Phoenix " ; at the Longacre,
Mar., 1914, appeared as Florence Cole
in " A Pair of Sixes " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Sept., 1914, as Heldne de
Trevillac in " The Beautiful Adven-
ture " ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1915, played Adrienne in the
" all-star " revival of " A Celebrated
Case " ; at Utica, N.Y., Apr., 1916,
played Suki in a play of that name ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1916,
appeared as Emily Delmar in " Please
Help Emily " ; at the Empire, New
York, Nov., 1917, as Sylvia Weston in
" The Three Bears."
MURRAY, Alma, actress; b. Lon-
don, 21 Nov., 1855 ; d. of Leigh
Murray, actor ; e. privately ; m.
Alfred Forman ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage at the Olympic
Theatre, 8 Jan, 1870, as Saccharissa in
" The Princess " ; in 1872 appeared
at the Royalty in " High Life Below
Stairs/' " The Blue Faced Shore,"
" As You Like It/' " Janet's Ruse/'
etc. ; appeared at Drury Lane, 1872,
in pantomime ; at the Adelphi, 1873,
in " The Wandering Jew " ; at the
Princess's, 1874, in " Beauty and the
Beast " ; in 1875 appeared there in
" The Lancashire Lass/' " Round
the World in Eighty Days," etc. ;
from 1875 to 1877, toured in the
provinces ; at the Adelphi, 1877, played
in " The Golden Plough " ; at Drury
Lane, 1877, in " England " ; at
Adelphi, 1877, in " After Dark," " For-
mosa," and " The Deal Boatman " ;
in 1879, toured as Esther in " Caste " ;
in June, 1879, appeared with Henry
Irving at Lyceum as Julie de Morte-
mar in " Richelieu," Jessica and
Portia in " Merchant of Venice,"
Annette in " Bells," Julie in "The Lyons
Mail," Daisy and. Ruby in Pinero's
" Daisy's Escape," and " Bygones " ;
from 1881 to 1883, appeared at
the Vaudeville, as Sophia in "The Road
to Ruin," Julia in " The Rivals,"
Grace Harkaway in "London Assur-
ance," Clara Douglas in " Money " ;
at the Olympic, 1883, played in
" The Spider's Web " ; in 1884,
at the Prince's Hall, she appeared
in Browning's play " In a Balcony,"
in the same year played Juliet at
Edinburgh ; at the St. George's Hall,
Nov., 1885, appeared as Colombe in
Browning's " Colombo's Birthday " ;
at the Grand, Islington, May, 1886,
secured a triumph, when she played
Beatrice in the single performance of
Shelley's play " The Cenci " ; at
Hengler's Circus, 1886, played Helena
in " Helena in Troas " ; at the Crystal
Palace, in the same year, played
Titania in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at Drury Lane, Aug., 1886,
played Daisy Copsley in " A Run of
Luck " ; at the Princess's, Apr., 1887,
appeared as Rachel McCreery in
" Held by the Enemy " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1887, played Jessie
Newland in " Pleasure " ; at the
Olympic, Mar., 1888, played the
title-role in " Christina," and gained
another triumph, as Mildred in
Browning's drama, " A Blot in the
'Scutcheon " ; at the Globe, Oct.,
1888, played Eleanor in " The Monk's
Room " ; in 1889, appeared at the
Adelphi, as Violet Chester in " Lon-
don Day by Day " ; during 1890,
played at various matinees ; at the
Vaudeville, July, 1891, played Clarissa
in " The Sequel " ; at the Avenue,
Apr., 1894, played Raina in Bernard
Shaw's " Arms and the Man " ; at the
Comedy, Sept., 1894, played Mrs.
Sylvester in "The New Woman " ;
in 1897, appeared at the Metropole,
Camberwell, as Rosalind in "As You
Like It " ; in 1902, appeared at the
Criterion, in her old part in " The
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Sequel " ; at the Pavilion, 1903, played
Marion Grey in " The Woman from
Gaol " ; at His Majesty 's, July, 1905,
played Mrs. May lie in " Oliver Twist " ;
in 1906, toured as Anna in " The
Prodigal Son " ; at the Aldwych
Theatre, Oct., 1908, played Jane
Bennett in " Fanny and the Servant
Problem " ; at the Garrick, Sept.,
1910, played Kerry in " The Bishop's
Son"; at the Lyceum, July, 1911,
appeared as Queen Gene vi eve in
" Pelleas and Melisande " ; appeared
at His Majesty's, June, 1912, in her
old part of Mrs. Maylie in " Oliver
Twist " ; at the Court Theatre, Sept.,
1913, played Mrs. Dedmond in " The
Fugitive " ; at His Majesty's, June,
1914, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill in "Pyg-
malion " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1915, Baroness de Lisle in " Kings and
Queens " ; at His Majesty's, Apr.,
1915, again played Mrs. Maylie in
" Oliver Twist " ; for many years was
one of the best exponents of poetical
drama and tragedy in England ; is
one of the pensioners of King George's
Pension Fund for Actors. Recreations :
Reading, country walks, and observing
character. Address : 49 Comeragh
Road, West Kensington, W.14.
MURRAY,, Douglas, dramatic au-
thor ; has written the following, among
other plays : "A Sentimental Cuss,"
1907 ; " The Great Mrs. Alloway,"
1909; "Kit/1 1911; "The New
Duke," 1913 ; "A Fine Bit oj Work,"
1916 ; " Burgess Decides," 1917 ;
"The Man from Toronto," 1918;
" Uncle Ned," 1919 ; " Sarah of
Soho," 1922.
MURRAY, George Gilbert Aimte,
LL.B., Lit.D.? F.R.A. ; litterateur and
dramatist ; b. Sydney, New South
Wales, 2 Jan., 1866 ; s. of the late Sir
Terence Aubrey Murray, President of
the Legislative Council, New South
Wales ; e. Merchant Taylor's School,
and St. John's College, Oxford •
D.Litt. ; LL.D., Glasgow, 1900 ; Fel-
low of New College, Oxford, 1888 ;
Professor of Greek, Glasgow University,
1889-99 ; Regius Professor of Greek,
Oxford University, since 1908 ; F.B. A.,
1910; m. Mary, e.d. of the Ean of
Carlisle, 1889 ; author of plays : " Car-
lyon Sahib," 1899; "Andromache,"
1900 ; translated the " Hippolytus " of
Euripides, produced at Court, 1904 ;
" The Trojan Women," Court, 1905 ;
" The Electra " of Euripides, Court,
1906, and " Medea " of Euripides,
Savoy, 1907 ; " The Bacchae " of
Euripides, Court, 1908 ; " GEdipus
Rex," Covent Garden, 1912 ;
" Iphigenia in Tauris/' Kings way,
1912 ; has also written a History of
Greek Literature, etc. Address :
Yatscombe, Boar's Hill, Oxford.
MURRAY, T. C., dramatic author ;
b. County Cork ; is the author of the
following plays produced by the
Irish National Theatre Society: "The
Wheel of Fortune," 1909 ; " Birth-
right/' 1910 ; " Maurice Harte," 1912;
" Sovereign Love," 1913 ; " Spring,"
1918; "The Briery Gap," 1918;
" Autumn Fire," 1924. Address :
Model Schools, Inchicore, Dublin.
MYRTIL, Odette, actress and violin-
ist ; b, Paris, 28 June, 1898 ; m. Bob
Adams (of the Two Bobs) ; made her
first appearance on the stage at
Olympia, Paris in 1911 as a violinist,
subsequently touring the principal
European cities ; made her first appear-
ance in New York at the New Amster-
dam Theatre, Sept., 1914, in " The
Follies of 1914 "; at the Winter
Garden, June, 1915, appeared in " The
Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 "; made her
first appearance in London, *at the
Alhambra, 28 Feb., 1916, as a vocalist
and violinist ; at the same theatre,
Apr., 1916, played in " The Bing Boys
are Here " ; during 1917 toured in
" Ciro's Frolics " ; at the Vaudeville,
June, 1918, appeared in " Tabs " ;
appeared at the Comedy, 1918, in
" Bubbly " and " Tails Up " ; at the
St. Martin's, Nov., 1918, played Cora
Merville in " The Officers' Mess " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1919,
played in " Bran-Pie " ; at the Apollo,
Paris, Dec., 1920, played Venus in
" La Ceinture de Venus " ; during 1921
toured in " Bran- Pie " ; at the Court
Theatre, Mar., 1923, played in " Carte
Blanche " ; at the London Pavilion,
May, 1923, in " Dover Street to
Dixie " ; at the Shubert Theatre, New
York, Mar., 1924, in " Vogues of 1924,"
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NAINBY, Robert, actor; b. Dublin,
14 June, 1869 ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Pie The-
atre, Hastings, in 1887, in the panto-
mime " Blue Beard " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at
the Strand Theatre, 14 Apr., 1888,
as Archdeacon Grimm in " Airey
Annie " ; he remained at this theatre
under Willie Edouin until 1891,
appearing in " His Wives/' " Klep-
tomania/' " Run Wild," " Aladdin/'
"Our Flat," etc. ; next appeared at
the Royalty Theatre, Jan., 1892, as
Jakes in " The Showman's Daughter ";
at the Court Theatre, 1892-4, played
in " The Guardsman/' " The Ama-
zons," " The Other Fellow," " Faithful
James/' " Good-Bye/' and " Under the
Clock " ; was next engaged by George
Edwardes for the Gaiety and appeared
there from 1894-8, in " Don Juan,"
" The Shop Girl/' " My Girl/' " The
Circus Girl," and " The Runaway
Girl " ; appeared at the Comedy, Sept.,
1898, in " The Topsy-Turvy Hotel/1
and at the Avenue, June, 1899, in
" Pot-Pourri " ; returned to the Gaiety,
Feb., 1900, to appear in " The Messen-
ger Boy " ; subsequently playing in
'"' The Toreador," 1901 ; " The Or-
chid," 1903 ; " The Spring Chicken,"
1905 ; " The New Aladdin," 1906 ;
" The Girls of Gotteiiburg," 1907 ;
appeared at Daly's, Dec., 1908, as
Novikovitch in " The Merry Widow " ;
from 1909-11 toured in "The Merry
Widow/' " Our Miss Gibbs," and " The
Quaker Girl " ; again returned to the
Gaiety, Feb., 1912, when he played
Stepney ak in " The Sunshine Girl " ;
Apr., 1913, Doddie in "The Girl on
the Film " ; at the Shubert Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1914, played Archi-
bald in " To-Night's the Night," and
Apr., 1915, at the Gaiety, London,
played the same part (re-named
Alphonse) when the play was produced
there; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1916,
played Crump in " Theodore and Co." ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Dec., 1917,
appeared as Diablo Casablanca in
" Yes, Uncle " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Sept., 1919, as Proop in "Baby
Bunting " ; at the Gaiety, Mar., 1920,
appeared in his original part of Count
St. Vaurien in the revival of " The
Shop Girl"; at Daly's, May, 1921,
succeeded Leonard Mackay as The
Governor in " Sybil " ; at the Empire,
Sept., 1922, played the Prime Minister
in " The Smith Family " ; at the
Lyric, Dec., 1922, Novotny in " Lilac
Time." Recreations : Golf and cricket.
Address : 25 Sheriff Road, Hampstead,
N.W.6.
NABESj Owen, actor ; b. Maiden
Erleigh, 11 Aug., 1888; s. of W.
Nares ; e. Reading School ; m. Marie
Polini ; studied for the stage under
Rosina Filippi, for a period of six
months ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Haymarket
Theatre, 28 Jan., 1908, walking on
in the production of " Her Father " ;
toured for a year as Harry Leyton in
" The Thief " ; appeared at the St.
James's, May, 1909, in " Old
Heidelberg," and Sept., 1909, in
" Mid- Channel " ; in 1910 toured as
Karl Heimich in " Old Heidelberg" ;
appeared at the Little Theatre, Jan.,
1911, as Bobby Lechmere in "The
Saloon/' and at the Court, Jan., 1911,
in " John Gabriel Borkman " ; at
the Comedy, June, 1911, Kenyon
Shra war dine in " The Crucible " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1911, Tony
Sitgrave in " The Ogre " ; Oct., 1911,
Cecil Graham in " Lady Windermere's
Fan " ; at the Little Theatre, Jan.",
1912, appeared as the Hon. Archibald
Graham in " The Blindness of Virtue ";
at the Royalty, Mar., 1912, played
Lord Monkhurst in " Milestones " ;
at the Prince's, Mar., 1912, Hugo
Haist in " The Fool and the Wise
Man " ; at the Haymarket, Mar.,
1912, Noel Frobisher in "An Object
Lesson " ; at the Royalty, May,
1912, Peter Grieve in " Peter's
Chance " ; at the Court, Nov., 1912,
Braun in " Lonely Lives " ; at
Wyndharn's, Mar., 1913, Julian
Beauclerc in " Diplomacy " ; at His
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Majesty's, 22 May, 1914, played Frank
Selwyn in the " all-star " revival of
" The Silver King," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Hay market, Jnne, 1914, Captain
Fairness in " Driven " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Oct., 1914, John Woodhouse in
" The Cost " ; at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1914, Henry, Prince of Wales, in
"King Henry IV" (part I); Dec.,
1914, the title-rdle in " David Copper-
field "; at Covent Garden, 2 Feb.,
1915, Sir Toby in the " all-star "
revival of " The School for Scandal/*
given in aid of the Actors' Benevolent
Fund ; at the St. James's, Apr., 1915,
Geoffrey Annandale in " The Pano-
rama of Youth " ; May, 1915, 2nd
Lieut. Robert Cresfield in " The Day
Before the Day " ; at the Little
Theatre, May, 19 15, Louis in " Foolery " ;
at the Coliseum, June, 1915, Gerald in
" The Way to Win " ; at the Hay-
market, 2 July, 1915, The Prince in
" The Princess and the Pea " ; at
His Majesty's, 5 July, 1915, Thomas
Cromwell in the " all-star " revival of
" King Henry VIII," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ,*
23 July, 1915, Peter in " Peter
Ibbetson " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1915, played the Bishop and
Thomas Armstrong in " Romance " ;
at the Globe, Oct., 1917, Edward
Hamilton in " The Willow Tree " ;
at the Palace, Dec., 1917, Guy Tre-
mayne in " Pamela " ; at the Victoria
Palace, Sept., 1918, Philip in " The
Boy Comes Home " ; at the Palace,
Sept., 1918, appeared in " Hullo !
America " ; in conjunction with Sir
Alfred Butt entered on the manage-
ment of the Queen's Theatre, opening
8 Mar., 1919, as the Count Paul de
Virieu in " The House of Peril " ;
June, 1919, appeared as Anthony
Quintard in " The Cinderella Man " ;
Jan., 1920, as Arthur John Carrington
in " Mr. Todd's Experiment *' ; then
retired from management, and at the
Playhouse, Aug., 1920, played Reginald
Carter in " Wedding Bells " ; at the
Comedy, Dec., 1920, Peter Be vans
in " The Charm School " ; at the
Aldwych, May, 1921, Kit Hai*wood
in " Love Among the Paint Pots,"
and Larry Darrant in " The First
andjjthe Last " ; subsequently toured
in " The Charm School " ; at the Ald-
wych, July, 1921, played Jim Chevrcll
in " James the Less " ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1922, Oliver Bashforth
in " The Enchanted Cottage " ; he
then entered into partnership with
Bertie Meyer, and in Aug., 1922,
toured the provinces as Mark Sabre in
" If Winter Comes " ; they entered on
the management of the St. James's,
Jan., 1923, when he played the same
part; at His Majesty's, Feb., 1923, in
aid of King George's Pension Fund for
Actors, played Hugh Paton in " Half-
an-Hour " ; at the Queen's, Nov.,
1923, Rev. Gavin Dishart in " The
Little Minister"; at the Adelphi,
Mar., 1924, again played Julian Bcau-
clerc in " Diplomacy " ; at the same
theatre, June, 1924, in aid of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors,
played Marston Gurney in " The Ware
Case " ; in Aug., 1924, went on tour
with his own compass playing Julian
Beauclerc in " Diplomacy." Favourite
part : Karl Heinrich in " Old Heidel-
berg." Recreations : Motoring, golf,
and cricket. Address: 20 Marlborough
Road, St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
NASH, Florence, actress ; b. Troy,
Albany, N.Y., U.S.A., 2 Oct., 1888 ;
d. of Philip F. Nash and his wife Eileen
(MacNamara) ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1906, in a " stock "
company ; made a substantial hit
when she made her first appearance in
New York, at the Lyceum Theatre,
8 Apr., 1907, as Madge Blake in " The
Boys of Company B." ; at the Criterion,
New York, Dec., 1907, played Gretchen
in " Miss Hook of Holland " ; at the
Broadway, Aug., 1908, Mrs. Billings
F. Cooings in " Algeria " ; during
1908-9 toured with De Wolf Hopper
in " The Pied-Piper " ; at the Stuyvc-
sant Theatre, Dec,, 1909, appeared as
Lucie in " The Lily " ; at the Nazimova
Theatre, Aug., 1910, as Clara Gilroy
in " Miss Patsy " ; during 1911 toured
in " When Sweet Sixteen," and 1911-
12, with Thomas W. Ross in " An
Everyday Man " ; subsequently ap-
peared in " vaudeville," in " 1999 " ;
at the Eltinge Theatre scored a great
success, Sept., 1912, as Aggie Lynch
in " Within the Law," and after the
termination of the long run of the play
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in New York toured in the same part,
1914 ; at the Playhouse, New York',
Jan., 1915, played Polly Gary in
"Sinners"; at Schenectady, Nov.,
1915, Elsie Darling in "Very Good,
Eddie " ; at the Palace, New York]
Apr., 1916, appeared in " Pansy's
Particular Punch " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Oct., 1917,
played Sonya Marinoff in " The Land
of the Free " ; at the Morosco Theatre,
Nov., 1918, played Remnant in the
play of that name ; at Wilkes-Barre,
Feb., 1920, appeared in " Cornered " ;
at the Times Square Theatre, Sept.,
1920, appeared as Betty Bond in
" The Mirage " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Nov., 1922, played the Montagu Girl
in " Merton of the Movies."
NASH, Cfeorgo Frederick, actor; b.
Philadelphia ; m. Julia Hay ; had had
experience as an amateur before
making his first professional appear-
ance on the stage as Pierre in " The
Two Orphans," under the management
of M. B. Leavitt ; subsequently toured
with Frank Mayo in " Nordeck/' and
with W. J. Florence and Joseph
Jefferson, with whom he made his
first appearance in New York, at
Tompkins' Fifth Avenue Theatre,
29 Oct., 1888, when he played Faulk-
land in " The Rivals " ; at the Star
Theatre, Aug., 1891, played Percival
in " The Club Friend " ; at Palmer's
Theatre, Sept., 1894, played the Rev.
Ferguson Clark in " New Blood," and
Oct., 1894, Gerald Hurst in " The
Transgressor/' and De Varville in
" Camille " ; at the Standard, New
York, Sept., 1895, Gunther Hartmann
in " Honour," and Feb., 1896, Small
Bottles in. " Chimmie Fadden " ; at
WaUack's, Sept., 1900, played Baron
von Gondremark in " Prince Otto " ;
in 1901 toured as Sir Percival Lovelace
in " Tom Moore " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Apr., 1904, played Colonel
Bowie in " The Dictator " ; made his
first appearance in London, at the
Comedy Theatre, 3 May, 1905, in the
same part, and Sept., 1905, played
McGeachey in " On the Quiet " ;
during 1906 toured in the United
States as Martinac in " The Heart of
a Sparrow " ; at Wallack's, Oct., 1907,
played Nathan Hargrave in " The
Silver Girl " ; at the Hackett, Nov.,
1907, Frank Hardrnuth in " The
Witching Hour J> ; at Maxine Elliott's
Sept., 1909, Henry Van Cleve in " The
Revellers " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Oct., 1909, M. Vavin in " The
Harvest Moon " ; at the Maxine
Elliott, Oct., 1910, Wilbur Emberson
in " The Gamblers " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Jan., 1912, Alfred Wilson
in " Officer 666 " ; at the Union
Square, Jan., 1914, appeared in " The
Reckoning " ; at the Booth, Mar.,
1914, appeared as Baron de Duisitort
in " Panthea " ; at the Astor, Sept.,
1914, as John Madison in " The
Miracle Man " ; at Atlantic City, May,
1915, as Harry Hamilton in " The
Three of Hearts " ; at the Princess
Theatre, Oct., 1915, as Robert Ormsby
in " The Mark of the Beast " ; at the
Harris Theatre, Oct., 1916, played
Blake in " Under Sentence " ; at the
Longacre Theatre, Aug., 1918, Stephen
Drake in " The Blue Pearl " ; at the
Astor Theatre, Dec., 1918, Charlie
Yong in " East is West " ; reappeared
in London, in the same part, at the
Lyric Theatre, June, 1920 ; at the
National Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1921, played Talbot Wynne in a
revival of " Trilby." Address : Lambs'
Club, 128 West 44th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
NASH, Mary, actress ; 6. Troy, N.Y.
State, U.S.A., 15 Aug., 1885; d. of
Philip F. Nash and his wife Eileen
(MacNamara) ; e. Convent of St. Anne,
Montreal ; m. Jose Ruben ; was a pupil
at the American Academy of Dramatic
Art, 1900 ; made her first appearance
on the stage with Sam Bernard in
" The Girl from Kay's," 1904 ; she
made her first appearance in New
York, at the Criterion Theatre, 25 Dec.,
1905, as Leonora Dunbar in " Alice-
Sit-by-the-Fire " ; during 1906 toured
in the same part ; at the Empire, New
York, Feb.-May, 1907, played the
First Ballet-lady in " Captain Jinks " ;
the Unknown Lady in " The Silver
Box," Ethel Carlton in " His Excel-
lency the Governor/' and Amy Spencer
in " Cousin Kate " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Nov., 1907, appeared as Freda
in " The Girls of Holland " ; during
1908 toured as leading lady with
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Andrew Mack, playing Arrah Meelish
in " Arrah-na-Pogue/' and in " Ser-
geant Devil-may-Care " ; at the Ma-
jestic, New York, Dec., 1908, succeeded
Grace Cameron as Lizzie Dizzy in
" The Pied Piper " ; at Washington,
Apr., 1909, appeared as Pamela Gray
in *' The Truants " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Dec., 1909, scored a great suc-
cess when she appeared as Cicely Rand
in " The City," in which she also
toured during 1910-11 ; made a further
success at the Republic Theatre, Sept.,
1911, as Wanda Kelly in "The
Woman," in which she also toured
during 1912-13 ; at Maxine Elliott's,
Aug., 1913, played the Girl in " The
Lure " ; in 1914 appeared in " vaude-
ville " in " The Watch Dog " ; at the
Longacre Theatre, Dec., 1914, played
Jeannette in " Secret Strings " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Sept., 1915,
Mrs. Vida Phillimore in " The New
York Idea"; Nov., 1915, Lady
Rosamund Tatton in " The Liars " ;
and Dec., 1915, Jenny Hill in " Major
Barbara " ; during 1916 toured as
Nancy Price in " The Ohio Lady,"
subsequently re-named " The Country
Cousin ' ' ', at the Playhouse, New York,
Sept., 1916, played Marcelle in " The
Man who Came Back," in which she
continued to play throughout 1917-18 ;
at the Belrnont Theatre, Oct., 1918,
appeared as " Bobo " Hardy in
" I.O.U." ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Oct., 1918, as Mary Delano
in " The Big Chance " ; at Wilkes-
Barre, Pa., Feb., 1920, played the
Woman in " Man and Woman " ; made
her first appearance in London at the
Oxford, 8 Apr., 1920, as Marcelle in
" The Man who Came Back," scoring
an immediate success ; at the Play-
house, New York, Nov., 1920, played
the Woman in " Thy Name is Woman "
(formerly " Man and Woman ") ; at
the Cort Theatre, Dec., 1921, played
Anna Valeska in " Captain Applejack "
(" Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure ") ;
at the Empire, New York, Dec., 1923,
Polly Pearl in " The Lady " ; at the
Knickerbocker, Sept., 1924, Yasmin in
" Hassan." Address : c/o W. A.
Brady, The Playhouse, New York
City, U.S.A.
NATHAN, George Jean, dramatic
critic and author ; b. Fort Wayne, Ind.,
U.S.A., 15 Feb., 1882 ; s. of Charles
Nathan and his wife Ella (Nirdlinger) ;
e. Cornell University, where he took his
B.A. degree ; while at the University,
was one of the editors of the Cornell
Daily Sun ; for three years he was
engaged on the staff of the New York
Herald, and subsequently became
dramatic editor of The Bohemian ;
contributed articles on theatrical sub-
jects to Harper's Weekly, Munsey
Magazine, Theatre Magazine, and The
Green Book ; subsequently dramatic
critic of the Burr Me Intosh Magazine ;
was for many years dramatic editor
of the Smart Set Magazine ; is now
dramatic critic of Judge, and The
American Mercury, and co-editor
of the latter publication ; author
of " Comedians All," " The Critic
and the Drama," " Materia Critica,"
" The Popular Theatre," " The
World in Falseface," " Another
Book on the Theatre." Address :
730 Fifth Avenue, New York City,
U.S.A.
NAZIMOVA, Alia, actress ; b. Yalta,
Crimea, Russia, 4 June, 1879 ; e. at
Zurich, Switzerland ; m. Charles E.
Bryant ; at Odessa studied the violin,
and entered a dramatic school at
Moscow, where she remained four
years ; subsequently played in various
provincial companies, and was leading
lady at St. Petersburg, in 1904 ;
joined Paul Orleneffs company,
visiting Berlin, London, and New
York ; first appeared in London, at the
Avenue Theatre, 21 Jan., 1905, as Lia
in "The Chosen People"; proceeding
to America, made her debut in New
York, at the Herald Square Theatre,
23 Mar., 1905, in the same part ;
subsequently played a season of
some months with Paul Orlenetl" ;
entered into a contract with Messrs.
Shubert Bros, in May, 1906, to play
in English by Nov., 1906 ; received
her first lesson in English on 23 June,
and made her English-speaking d&but
at the Princess's Theatre, 13 Nov.,
1906, as Hedda Tesman in " Hedda
Gabler " ; she then gave a series of
matinee performances ; commenced
regular evening performances at the
Princess's Theatre, 14 Jan., 1907,
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when she played Nora Helmer in
" A Doll's House " ; in Mar. she
migrated to the Bijou Theatre, ap-
pearing in " Hedda Gabler " and " A
Doll's House," and on 12 Apr., 1907,
as the Comtesse Nina de Lorenzo in
" The Comtesse Coquette " ; same
Theatre, 23 Sept., 1907, appeared as
Hilda Wangel in "The Master Builder";
and 30 Dec., 1907, as Lona in " The
Comet " ; during 1908 toured all
over the United States ; at Albany,
New York, Nov., 1909, played in " The
Passion Flower " ; appeared at the
Nazimova Theatre (now 3Q.th Street
Theatre) New York, Apr", 1910, as
Rita Allmers in " Little vEyojl " ; at
New Haven, Conn., Sept.;(191»played
Fannie Theren in " The £gj$fj:ale "
at Utica, NewV' ' x"
appeared in
the Lyceum, Ne-
appeared as the
in " The Marionettes " ; at
Empire, New York, Nov., 1912, p
Mrs. Chepstow in " Bella Don;
subsequently touring in the same p;
at the Harris Theatre, -^ew York,
Nov., 1914, Diana Laskafin "That
Sort " ; at the Palace, New
1915, played Joan in " W;
at the Princess Theatre,
Jan., 1917, Eve in " 'Ception ^.oals " ;
at the Plymouth Theatre, New York,
Mar. -Apr., 1918, played Nora in " A
Doll's House," Hedda Tesman in
" Hedda Gabler," Hedvig in " The
Wild Duck," and Hilda Wangel in
" The Master Builder " ; subsequently
turned her attention to the cinema
stage, on which she has achieved great
success ; reappeared on the New York
Stage, at the Sclwyn Theatre, Jan.,
1923, when she played Countess Dag-
mar in " Dagmar," Address : 8080
Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CaL,
U.S.A.
NKILSON, Harold V,, actor and
manager ; b, Manchester, 7 Jan., 1874 ;
e. Manchester Grammar School ; m.
Ksnie Biddle ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage with F. R. Benson's
company at the Theatre Royal,
Manchester, Nov., 1897, as the groom
in " Richard II " ; subsequently
toured with Louis Calvert, Edward
Xeaiie, Hermann Vezin, and William
'ork, Sept.* 1911,
Other Marl" ; at
•,York, DeaM911,
l|-quise de Monclars
the
|ork, Jan.,
I Brides " -
York,
Haviland ; during 1901 was playing
in " The Little Minister " and 'Cj'fie
Second in Command " ; entere^into
management on his own accost* 1902,
and toured with various plaifi, includ-
ing Shaw's " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion," " The Admirable Bash-
ville " (first public performances), " The
Devil's Disciple,"-* " Arms and the
Man," and Ibsen's' " Anil's House,"
" Pillars of Sociefrjf/-lV/ Raemersholm,"
" An Enemy of the PeJple," " John
Gabrielr Bofkman," anj " Ghosts " ;
in 190^ gave the first public perform-
MaeterlinckV"' " Death of
/' at the f1 Royal Court
Theatrei' Liverpool ; .v| sub»mently
toured pnany other play^f ' tit the
pr%KEJtfe"ed wWon-
at the conclul
ganised the
fompany, and di
I at the" St. M'
'' Pompey the (
with Sir Frank
teading parts ; at the
it until 1921
1920, produced
and " Hamlel
in the
yalty, Jan.,
922, produced " The
"
Clubs : M.I-
:venth Commandment " ; dur:
was Director of the
.eHertory Theatre ;
.uced " Mary, Mary,
•Ffary," " The Lord of Deaijff' etc., at
the Aldwych, Dec., ,JJB3, , revived
" Bluebell in Fairylan<^f^; has directed
Shakespearean Fes^als a-t sevei-al
provincial towns^/ Favo^yite parts :
Dr. Stockmanjf^1 Brutus^* and Dick-i
Dudgeon. Jpicreatio'ns :«'; ; Swimming
water-poloj^Jand tennis. *Vl/~7--*- • Ai-
thor's anjP&an Chester ]
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'"'NEIL SON, Julia, actress ; b. London,
12 June, 1869 ; cousin of Hilda and
the late Lily Hanbury, Norah Kerin,
and Hilda Jacobsen; m. Fred Terry;
e. Wiesbaden, and at age of fifteen
became a student at the Royal Academy
of Music, where she secured the
Llewellyn Thomas gold medal, 1885,
the Westmoreland Scholarship, 1888,
and the Sainton Dolby Prize, 1886;
studied elocution under the late Walter
Lacy ; in 1887 she appeared as an
amateur ; under the advice of the late
Sir W. S, Gilbert she abandoned the
musical profession for the stage, and
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made her first appearance at the
Lyceum Theatre, on 21 Mar., 1888,
as Cynisca in '* Pygmalion and Gala-
tea/' -with Mary Anderson ; at the
Savoy, 16 May, 1888, she played
Galatea to the Pygmalion of Lewis
Waller, and she played Lady Hilda
in " Broken Hearts," at the Crystal
Palace, 31 May, with Waller as Florian,
Selene in " The Wicked World," at the
Savoy, 4 July, to the Ethais of George
Alexander ; she was then engaged by
Rutland Harrington for his season at
the St. James's, and on 29 Nov.
played Ruth Redmayne in Gilbert's
" Brantinghame Hall " ; she was next
engaged by Beerbohm Tree and toured
with him as Stella in " Captain Swift,"
Olga in " The Red Lamp " and Anne
Page in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor " ; she appeared at the Hay-
market, 12 Sept., 1889, as Julie de
Noirville in " A Man's Shadow," and
remained there five years, playing
Clarice in " Comedy and Tragedy,"
Marguerite in "A Village Priest,"
Pauline in " Called Back," Olga in
" The Red Lamp," Loyse in " The
Ballad Monger," Drusilla Ives in
4< The Dancing Girl," Lady Ormond
in " Peril," Hypatia in the play of
that name, Hester Worsley in "A
Woman of No Importance," Lady
Isobel in " The Tempter," and Mag-
dalena in " Once Upon A Time " ;
she then went to the Adelphi Theatre,
where she appeared on 20 June, 1894,
as Grace West in " Shall We Forgive
Her ? " ; at the Haymarket, under
Messrs. Lewis Waller and H. H.
Morrell, 3 Jan., 1895, she played Lady
Chiltern in "An Ideal Husband " ;
at the Criterion, with Messrs. Waller
and Wyndham, 7 May, 1895, she played
Rhoda Trendel in " The Home
Secretary " ; in Dec., she accompanied
John Hare to America, and made
her first appearance in New York
at Abbey's Theatre, 23 Dec., 1895, as
Agnes in " The Notorious Mrs. Ebb-
smith " ; during the tour she also
played in " Comedy and Tragedy " ;
on her return to England, she joined
George Alexander ; she appeared at
the St. James's, 20 Oct., 1896, as the
Princess Flavia in ;-" The Prisoner of
Zenda," and she remained until 1898,
playing Rosalind in "As You Like
It," Princess Pannonia in " The
Princess and the Butterfly," Belle
in " The Tree of Knowledge," Beatrice
in " Much Ado About Nothing," and
Yvonne de Grandpre in " The Con-
querors " ; she was then again seen at
the Adelphi, 31 Aug., 1898, playing
Naomi Lovell in " The Gipsy Earl " ;
at the Garrick, 25 Apr., 1899, she play eel
Celia in " Change- Alley " ; she rejoined
Beerbohm Tree, this time at Her
Majesty's, and appeared there on 20
Sept., 1899, as Constance in " King
John " ; she also played Oberon in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
10 Jan., 1900 ; she then toured in
conjunction with William Mollison, as
Rosalind in " As You Like It," and
then with her husband entered on
London management for the first time,
opening at the Haymarket, 30 Aug.,
1900, as Nell Gwyn in " Sweet Nell of
Old Drury " ; their joint management
has continued ever since, and she has
played the following parts since that
date : Lady Leslie Hartington in
" The Heel of Achilles," Globe, 6 Feb.,
1902 ; Count Vladimir in " For Sword
or Song," Shaftesbury, 21 Jan., 1903 ;
Sunday in the play of that name,
Comedy, 2 Apr., 1904 ; Lady Blakeney
in " The Scarlet Pimpernel," New,
5 Jan., 1905 ; Dorothy Vernon in
" Dorothy o' the Hall," New, 14 Apr.,
1906 ; Queen Frederique in ". The
Popinjay," New, 2 Feb., 1911 ; at the
Strand, 2 Jan., 1915, Margaret Good-
man in " Mistress Wilful " ; 22 Apr.,
1915, Mrs. Martin in " The Argyle
Case"; 11 Sept., 1915, again played
Lady Blakeney in " The Scarlet
Pimpernel " ; since that date has
occasionally toured with her husband ;
in 1920 toured in " Sweet Nell of
Old Drury," " The Scarlet Pimpernel,"
" Much Ado About Nothing," " Henry
of Navarre"; during 1921 toured as
Queen Mary in " The Borderer," and
appeared in the same part, at the
King's, Hammersmith, Mar., 1923 ;
during 1924 toured as Sarah, Countess
of Maryborough in " The Marl-
boroughs " ; she visited America in
Oct., 1910, playing "The Scarlet
Pimpernel " and " Henry of Navarre."
Address : 4 Primrose Hill Road,
Hampstead, N.W.3, Telephone :
Hampstead.850.
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NEILSON-TEKRY, Dennis, actor;
b London, 21 Oct., 1895 ; 5. of Julia
(Neilson) and Fred Terry ; e. Felix-
towe and Charterhouse ; m. Mary
Glynne ; made his first appearance on
the stage at Drury Lane, 12 June,
1906, when he walked on as a page
in " Much Ado About Nothing," on
the occasion of the performance to
commemorate Ellen Terry's Jubilee ;
made his first regular appearance
on the stage under the name of
Derrick Dennis, at the New Theatre,
11 May, 1911, when he played Silvius
in "As You Like It " ; subse-
quently played Armand St. Just
in " The Scarlet Pimpernel " ; next
toured with F. R. Benson's company
for a year, playing Lorenzo, Silvius,
Rosencrantz, Paris, Octavius Caesar,
Demetrius in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream/' Malcolm in " Macbeth,"
etc. ; at His Majesty's, May, 1912,
played Sebastian in " Twelfth Night,"
to his sister's Viola ; at Eastbourne,
July, 1912, appeared as Julian Ross
in " Big Game " ; was then engaged
by Lilian McCarthy and Granville
Barker, for the Savoy, and in Sept.,
1912, played Florizel in "The Winter's
Tale," and Nov., 1912, Sebastian in
" Twelfth Night " ; at the New
Theatre, Manchester, Feb., 1913,
played Romeo in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; at the Gaiety, Manchester,
Apr., 1913, played Pierrot in " Pru-
nella " ; at the New Theatre, Aug.,
1913, played Julian Ross in " The
Big Game " ; at the St. James's, Oct.,
1913, Martin in " The Witch " ; Dec.,
1913, Louis Dubetat in " The Doctor's
Dilemma " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1914,
Oberon in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at the Little Theatre, Sept.,
1914, Barrato in " Forget~Me-Not " ;
subsequently joined the 4th Batt.
Royal West Surrey Regt. ; after his
discharge from the Army, appeared
at the St. James's, Jan., 1917, as
Gautier Lalance in " The Aristocrat " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1917,
Ensign O'Hara in " Carminetta " ; at
the New, Apr., 1918, Claude Devenish
in " Belinda " ; at the Kings way,
Sept., 1918, Eric Keats in " A Week-
End "; during 1919, toured with
Matheson Lang as Count Andrea
Scipione in " Carnival/' and appeared
in the same part at the New
Theatre, Feb., 1920; at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, Nov., 1920,
played Viscount Hambledon in " The
Honourable Mr. Tawnish " ; at the
Empire, Dec., 1922, played Pierrot in
" Arlequin " ; at the Lyceum, Feb.,
1923, the Chevalier de Vaudrey in
" The Orphans " ; Apr., 1923, Paul
Azario in "A Night of Temptation " ;
Sept., 1923, Rev. Denzil Norton in
" What Money Can Buy " ; during
1924 toured in " The Honourable Mr.
Tawnish." Recreations : Cricket, ten-
nis, music, and fencing. Address :
17 Shepherd's Hill, Highgate, N.6.
Telephone No. : Mountview 3013.
KEELSON-TERRY, Phyllis, actress ;
b. London, 15 Oct., 1892 ; d. of Julia
(Neilson} and Fred Terry ; e. Westgate-
on-Sea, Paris, and Royal Academy
of Music ; m. Cecil King ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at the Opera House, Blackpool,
Oct., 1909, as Marie de Belief oret,
in " Henry of Navarre," under
the name of Phillida Terson ; she
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the New Theatre,
3 Jan., 1910, in the same part ; in
Feb., 1910, during the indisposition
of her mother, she played the part of
Marguerite de Valois in the same play ;
at His Majesty's Theatre, 7 Apr.,
1910, she scored a complete success,
when she assumed the part of Viola in
" Twelfth Night," her father appearing
on that occasion as Sebastian ; at the
Haymarket Theatre, 28 June, 1910,
she was again successful, when she
played Princess Priscilla of Lothen
Kunitz in " Priscilla Runs Away," and
at the same theatre, 8 Feb., 1911, she
plaved Olive Kimber in " All that
Matters"; at the New Theatre, 11
May, 1911, scored a further success
as Rosalind in " As You Like It," and
same theatre, 2 Sept., 1911, she played
Juliet in " Rorneo and Juliet";
was then engaged for " lead " at His
Majesty's Theatre, by Sir Herbert
Tree, and appeared there, 19 Feb.,
1912, as Trilby in the play of that
name ; 9 Apr., 1912, appeared as
Desdemona in " Othello " ; 20 May,
1912, as Portia in " The Merchant of
Venice |f ; at the Duke of York's,
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14 June, 1912, played Lady Noeline
Belturbet in a revival of " The
Amazons " ; at His Majesty's, 3 Sept.,
1912, appeared as Queen Elizabeth
in " Drake " ; 24 Mar., 1913, as
Clair Remmington in " The Happy
Island " ; 12 Apr., 1913, as Lady
Teazle in " The School for Scandal " ;
27 May, 1913, Madame Jourdain
in " The Perfect Gentleman " ; during
June, 1913, played Portia in " The
Merchant of Venice," Viola in
" Twelfth Night/' Portia in " Julius
Caesar" (23 June), and Juliet in
" Romeo and Juliet " ; at the St.
James's, 27 June, 1913, appeared as
Grace Harkaway in the " all-star "
revival of " London Assurance,"
given in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at the Garrick, 29
Aug., 1913, appeared as Paulette
Vannaire in " The Real Thing " ; at
the St. James's, 14 May, 1914, as Lady
Chiltern in " An Ideal Husband " ; at
His Majesty's, 19 Aug., 1914, re-
appeared as Queen Elizabeth in
" Drake " ; subsequently left for the
United States ; made her first appear-
ance in New York, at the Liberty
Theatre, 23 Nov., 1914, as Viola in
" Twelfth Night " ; at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre, 1 Mar., 1915, played Lady
Ursula Harrington in " The Adventure
of Lady Ursula " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, 3 Apr., 1915, played the
title-role in " Trilby " ; in Aug., 1915,
went on tour, playing the same part ;
appeared at the Palace, New York,
in " vaudeville," Nov., 1915, giving
songs, recitations, and excerpts from
" Romeo and Juliet " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, Mar., 1916,
played Lady Harding in " The Great
Pursuit " (" The Idler ") ; during
1917 toured in " vaudeville " over
the Orpheum Circuit ; at His Maj esty 's,
Montreal, Jan., 1918, played Maggie
in a play of that name, subsequently
touring in the same part ; at Van-
couver, Apr., 1918, played Nora
Marsh in " The Land of Promise " ;
returned to England in 1919 ; appeared
at the Coliseum, Oct., 1919, and
subsequently toured in the leading
provincial variety theatres ; at Wol-
verhampton, Feb., 1920, played Trilby,
and toured in the same part during
1920-21 ; entered on the management
of the Apollo Theatre, Jan., 1922,
when she played Ruth Dangan in
" The Wheel " ; in May, 1922, revived
" Trilby," playing the titlQ-role ; in
the autumn of 1922, toured in " The
Wheel " ; returning to the Apollo,
Jan., 1923, played Mrs. Stenning in
" A Roof and Four Walls " ; toured
the provinces in the autumn of 1923
with the same play ; during 1924
toured as Gernma dei Savorigi in
" Stigmata," and as Mrs. Chepstow in
" Bella Donna " ; made her debut on
the concert platform as a vocalist at
the Queen's Hall, 6 Feb., 1913. Recrea-
tions : Reading and playgoing. Ad-
dress : 38 Bury Street, St. James's,
S.W.I. Telephone No. : Gerrard 4927.
NESBITT, Cathleen, actress; b.
Cheshire, 24 Nov., 1889; d. of
Catherine (Parry) and Thomas Nesbitt ;
e. Victoria College, Belfast, and at
Liseux, France ; m. C. B. Ramage ;
was a pupil of Rosina Filippi ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at the Court Theatre while still a
pupil of that lady, 21 Oct., 1910, as
Angele in " The Cabinet Minister " ;
appeared at the Court, Jan., 1911, as
Mrs. Wilton in " John Gabriel Bork-
mann," and at the Royalty, Apr.,
1911, as Miss Borlasse in " The
Master of Mrs. Quivers " ; she then
joined the Irish Players and went
with them to America, making her
first appearance in New York, Dec.,
1911, as Molly Byrne in " The Well of
the Saints " ; also played Honor
Brady in " The Playboy of the Western
World," and Nora Burke in " The
Shadow of the Glen " ; at the Abbey,
Dublin, Mar., 1912, played Mrs.
Carragher in " The Family Failing " ;
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
1912, played in " The Workhouse
Ward," and at the Court, June, 1912,
appeared as Marcelle de Rochefort
in " The Escape," and as Vivien in
" The Temptation of Sir Galahad " ;
at the Savoy, Sept., 1912, played
Perdita in " The Winter's Tale " ;
at the Kingsway, Nov., 1912, Freda
in " The Eldest Son " ; at the Hay-
market, Dec., 1912, Euphcmia in
" The Waldies " ; at the Apollo, Jan.,
1913, Mary Ellen in " General John
Regan/' and June, 1913, Madge Cray
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in " The Perfect Cure " ; appeared
in Paris, June, 1913, as Viola in
" Twelfth Night " ; at the Little Theatre,
Deirdre in " Deirdre of the Sorrows " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1913, played
Alice Whistler in " The Harlequinade "
at the Duke of York's, Nov., 1913,
Phoebe Throssell in " Quality Street " ;
at the King's Hall, Coveiit Garden,
Mar., 1914, Mrs. Denbigh in ''Daugh-
ters of Ishmael " ; in Aug., 1914,
toured as Peggy in " A Butterfly on
the Wheel " ; at the Little Theatre,
May, 1915, played Martha in " Ex-
change " ; at the Playhouse, June,
1915, Mary Dean in "Mater"; at
the Court, Liverpool, Sept., 1915,
played Mabel Dredge in " Quinneys,"
and went to America, to play the same
part, Oct., 1915, at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre ; at the Candler Theatre,
Apr., 1916, played Ruth Honeywill in
" Justice " ; at the Little Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1916, Julie Laxton
in " Hush " ; at the Princess', New
York, Nov., 1916, Leslie Crankshaw
in " Such is Life " ; at Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Jan., 1917, appeared as The
Queen in " The Queen's Enemies,"
and Varinka in " Great Catherine " ;
Feb., 1917, as Patricia Carleon in
" Magic " ; at the Belasco, Apr.,
1917, as Kathleen in " The Very
Minute " ; subsequently, at Chicago,
played Nan Carey and Ruth Brockton
in " Cheating Cheaters," and at the
Playhouse, Chicago, July, 1918, ap-
peared in " The Garden of Paradise " ;
she then toured in the United States as
Betty in " General Post " ; at the
Empire, New York, Sept., 1918,
played Susan Blaine in " The Saving
Grace " ; returned to England in 1919
and appeared at the Court, Oct., 1919,
as Jessica in " TheSMer chant of Venice " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, Nov.,
1919, played the title-rdfe in a revival
of " The Duchess of Main," and Feb.,
1920, Doralice in a revival of " Mar-
riage a la Mode " ; at the Ambassadors'
Mar., 1920, played Pamela in a revival
of " Grierson's Way," and Apr., 1920,
Marjorie Corbett in " The Grain of
Mustard Seed " ; at the Playhouse,
Nov., 1920, appeared as Melisande in
" The Romantic Age " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Nov., 1920, as Bel-
videra in a revival of " Venice Pre-
served " ; at the Shaftesbury, May,
1921, as Audrey in " Sweet William " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1921, Ginevra in
" The Love Thief " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Jan., 1922, Myrtle Carey in " The
Rattlesnake " ; at" the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1922, Margaret Orme in " Loyal-
ties " ; at the Everyman Theatre,
Apr., 1923, Mrs. Dubitat in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " ; at the Shaftes-
bury (for the Phoenix Society), June,
1923, Amarillis in " The * Faithful
Shepherdess " ; at the New Theatre,
Aug., 1923, Hilda Norbury in " The
Eye of Siva " ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1923, Yasmin in '* Hassan " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1924, Vera Farington
in " This Marriage " ; in Sept., 1924,
toured as Emma Hunter in " The Blue
Peter," and played the same part at
the Prince's Theatre, Oct., 1924.
Favourite pans : Nora in " The
Shadow of the Glen," and Marthe in
Claudel's " Exchange." Recreation :
Dancing. Address : 22 Brunswick
Square, W.C.I. Telephone No. :
Museum 2272.
NESBITT, Miriam Anne; daughter
of George Laurence Skancke and Alice
C. (Norton) Skancke ; b. Chicago, 111.,
14 Sept., 1879 ; e. in public schools of
Chicago, St. Mary's Convent, Notre
Darne, Ind., and Mar}^ Sharpe Col-
lege, Winchester, Tenn. ; made her
first appearance on the stage at
Madison Square Theatre, New York,
20 Jan., 1897, in " The Cup of Betro-
thal " ; subsequently appeared with
J. K. Hackett, in 1898, as Monica in
" The Tree of Knowledge " ; then
played the part of Attille in "At the
White Horse Tavern" at Wallack's
Theatre, 1899 ; in the summer of
the same year played leading busi-
ness with the Bond Stock Company
(Albany, New York) ; during 1900-1
appeared with the late Joseph Haworth
in " Robert of Sicily " ; next appeared
with Miss Ada Rehan in " Sweet Nell
of Old Drury," 1901, and during the
summer months was the leading
woman with Dean's Stock Company,
Teledo, Ohio ; subsequently appeared
with W. H. Crane in " David Haram,"
1901 ; with Chauncey Olcott in " Old
Limerick Town," 1902, and with
Henry !E. Dixey in " Facing the Music/'
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1903, after which joined " The County
Chairman " company, 1903 ; made
her first appearance in London, at
the Duke of York's Theatre, Dec.,
1904, as Tiger Lily in "Peter Pan";
during 1905 she joined Henrietta
Crosman's company, playing in
" Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary," and,
subsequently, with Lawrance D'Or-
say played in " The Embassy Ball " ;
then assumed the rdle of Eleanor in
" The Road to Yesterday," 1906-7 ;
during 1909-10 toured as Beth EUiott
in "The Travelling Salesman"; at
Chicago, Nov., 1910, played Helen in
" The Seventh Daughter " ; since 1911
has devoted herself to acting in "film "
plays. Recreations : Reading, country
life, and travel. Clubs .-Actors' Society,
Actors* Church Alliance, Actors' Fund.
Business Address : 133 West 45th
Street (Actors' Society). Residence:
Hotel Chelsea, New York City.
IESMITH, Ottola, b. Washington,
1893 ; d. of Captain Otto A. Nesmith
and his wife Blanche (Vaughan) ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
San Diego, in 1910, in *' Under South-
ern Skies," in a "stock" company,
where she remained some time ; she
subsequently played in " stock " com-
panies at Los Angeles, Kansas City,
and Washington, D.C. ; made her first
appearance in New York, at Daly's
Theatre, 19 Dec., 1912, as Dorothy
Stuart in " The Question " ; during
1913-14 appeared with the Fulton
Stock Company, at Lancaster, Pa.,
in the leading parts of ,. " Sapho,"
" Madame X," "A Butterfly on the
Wheel," " What Happened to Mary,"
" The Third Degree," " The White
Sister," " Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hall," etc. ; subsequently appeared as
Eva in " The Vanishing Bride " ; at
the Gaiety, New York, Aug., 1915,
played Gloria in " Just Outside the
Door " ; at the Fulton Theatre, Apr.,
1916, Mrs. Hester Worsley in " A
Woman of No Importance/' Recrea-
tions : Music and piano-playing.
NETHEBSOLE, Olga Isabel, actress ;
y.d. of the late Henry Nethersole,
solicitor ; b. Kensington, 18 Jan., 1870 ;
e. London and on the Continent ;
had some experience as an amateur
before making her first appearance
on the professional stage, at the Thea-
tre Royal, Brighton, 5 Mar., 1887,
as Lettice Vane in " Harvest " ; after
touring with this play for some months
was engaged by the late Arthur Dacre
and Amy Roselle, and with their
company "played the parts of Blanche
Maitland in " 'Twixt Kith and Kin,"
Claire in "A Double Marriage," and
Alice Pengelly in " Our Joan " ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage, at the Grand Theatre, Islington,
3 Oct., 1887, in this last-mentioned
part ; she next toured in the late
Willie Edouin's company as Agatha
in " Modern Wives " ; she appeared
at the Strand Theatre, 9 June, 1888,
as Nelly Busby in " The Paper Chase,"
and was then engaged for the Adelphi,
where she appeared on 19 July, 1888,
as Ruth Medway in " The Union
Jack " ; she was next seen at the St.
James's, 29 Nov., 1888, as Miriam
St. Aubyn in " The Dean's Daughter,"
and she then returned to the Adelphi,
22 Dec., 1888, to play Lola Montez
in " The Silver Falls " ; she was then
engaged by John Hare for the. Garrick
Theatre, and appeared there on the
opening night, 24 Apr., 1889, as Janet
Preece in Pinero's play " The Profli-
gate," in which she made quite a
success ; on 31 Dec., 1889, in con-
sequence of the illness of Mrs. Bernard
Beere, she played Floria Tosca in
" La Tosca " with complete success ;
she then joined Charles Cartwright
and went to Australia on a joint-
starring tour, opening at the Garrick
Theatre, Sydney, 20 Dec., 1890, as
Vera in " Moths " ; other parts played
on the Australian tour were, Mary
Blenkarn in " The Middleman," Lady
Harding in " The Idler," Leslie
Brudenell in " The Profligate," Mar-
guerite in " A Village Priest," Susan
Hartley in " A Scrap of Paper " and
Miriam in " The Ambassador " (" The
Dean's Daughter ") ; she made her
reappearance in London at the Garrick
Theatre, 2 Jan., 1892, as Beatrice
Selwyn in " A Fool's Paradise " ; at
the Criterion, 24 May, she made a
great success by her playing of the
part of Mercede da Vigno in " Agatha"
("The Silent Battle"), playing the
same part in Dec. of the same year ;
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at the Garrick, 18 Feb., 1893, she
further increased her reputation by
her performance of the Comtesse Zicka
in " Diplomacy/' when the cast
included John Hare, the Bancrofts,
Arthur Cecil, Forbes-Robertson and
Kate Rorke ; the following year, she
entered on the management of the
Court Theatre, opening on 27 Jan.,
1894, with A. W. Gatti's play, " The
Transgressor/' in which she played
the part of Sj^lvia Woodville, subse-
quently touring in the same play
in the provinces and in America ;
she made her first appearance on the
American stage at Palmer's Theatre,
15 Oct., 1894, in the same part ; on
her return she made her reappearance
in London at the Garrick, 15 May,
1895, as Agnes in ".The Notorious
Mrs. Ebbsmith " ; she then toured
the provinces, playing Juliet, Gilberte
in " Frou-Frou/' Denise in the play
of that name, Marguerite in " Camiile/'
Carmen in the play of that name,
Sylvia in " The Transgressor " and
Clarice in " Comedy and Tragedy " ;
she again visited America in 1895 ;
she next appeared in London, at the
Gaiety, June, 1896, as Carmen ; a
further American tour followed, during
which she appeared as Emma in " The
Wife of Scarli " ; she produced " The
Termagant," at Her Majesty's Theatre,
1 Sept., 1898, playing the part of
Beatrix, and during a tour in the
United States, 1899, appeared as
Paula in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " ; at Wallack's Theatre, New
York," 16 Feb., 1900, she appeared as
Fanny Legrand in Clyde Fitch's play
" Sapho/' which was stopped by the
police, as being immoral, but the
actress was completely vindicated,
and the play was subsequently al-
lowed to be repeated ; since that
date her appearances in London
have been infrequent, but she pro-
duced " Sapho " at the Adelphi,
1 May, 1902 ; appeared at His Ma-
jesty's, 20' May, 1903, as Gabrielle
Melville in " The Gordian Knot " ;
and produced " The Flute of Pan "
at the Shaftesbury, 12 Nov., 1904,
when she played the part of the
Princess Margaret of Siguria ; in
America, she has produced, and toured
in " Magda," 1904 ; " The Laby-
rinth," 1905, in which she appeared
as Marianne ; " Adrienne Lecouvreur,"
1906, adapted by herself, in which
she played the title-role ; " The
Awakening/' 1907, plaving the part
of Therese de Megree ; " I Pagliacci,"
playing Nedda, and " The Enigma/'
1908 ; " The Writing on the Wall,"
1909, in which she appeared as Barbara
Lawrence, and " Luck of Wall Street,"
1909 ; appeared at the New Theatre,
New York, 5 Dec., 1910, as Mary
Magdalene in Maeterlinck's play of
that name ; at Richmond, Va., Jan.,
1911, produced '* The Redemption of
Evelyn Vaudray/' playing the leading
part; at San Francisco, Apr., 1911,
appeared in the title-rdle of " Sister
Beatrice " ; reappeared in England,
at the Prince of Wales's, Birmingham,
Oct., 1912, when she played Helena in
"The Awakening of Helena Ritchie" ;
in Sept., 1913, toured in America, in
" vaudeville," playing in " The Last
Scene of the Play ' ' ; after many years
absence from the stage, reappeared for
a single performance, at Wyndham's
July, 1923, playing Barbara Lawrence
in "The Writing on the Wall " ; she
appeared in Paris in the spring of 1907
with great success. Address : Heath-
land Lodge, Vale of Health, Harnp-
stead, N.W.3. Telephone : Hamp-
stead 2310.
NETTLEFOLD,, Frederick John, actor
and manager ; b, Hastings, 1869 ; s. of
Frederick Nettlefold and his wife Mary
(Warren) ; e. Eastbourne College,
Oxford University, Heidelberg, and
Berlin ; m, Judith Kyrle ; studied for
the stage under Hermann Vezin and
Henry Neville ; made Ms first appear-
ance on the stage at the Opera Comique
Theatre, 9 Feb., 1893, as Jack Poyntz
in " School " ; during the same year
toured in " In the Ranks " ; at Toole's,
1893, was engaged understudying
" Mrs. Othello " ; subsequently toured
with Miss Fortescue, 1894 ; Edmund
Tearle, 1894-5 ; Osmond Tearle, 1895-
7; "The Sorrows of Satan," 1897;
with Kate Vaughan's repertory com-
pany, 1898-9, appeared at Terry's
under his own management, with Kate
Vaughan; appeared at the Garrick,
under Arthur Bourchier ; has also
toured with Willie Edouin and Ben
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Greet ; assumed the management of
the Scala Theatre, May, 1919, and
appeared there as Dick Kent in " The
Black Feather," Pygmalion, Claude
Melnotte, Othello, and Major Vivian
Addingharn in " The Net " ; assumed
the management of the Apollo, Mar.,
1921, appearing as Don Caesar in
" Don Q " ; Sept., 1921, played John
Daunt in " Crooked Usage '"' ; Nov.,
1921, Phillips in " Thank You,
Phillips 1 " Club : Garrick. Recrea-
tions : Motoring, swimming and walk-
ing. Address : 1 Cambridge Gate,
Regent's Park, N.W.I. Telephone No.:
Museum 986.
NEWTON, Henry Chance, dramatic
critic, dramatic author, etc. ; " Cara-
dos " of The Referee ; b. London
13 Mar., 1854 ; m. Margaret Reid
in his younger days was an actor
was on the staff of Fun, 1875
was one of the original staff of The
Referee, 1877, and is still one of the
chief contributors on the staff of
that famous journal ; for some years
was on the staff of The Sketch ; for
over twenty years London Corre-
spondent ol'The New York Dramatic
Mirror, under the nom do plume of
" Gawain," resigning in June, 1911;
with Richard Butler (under the joint
name of " Richard Henry ") is the
author of the burlesques, " Monte
Cristo, Junior," " Frankenstein/'
" Jaunty Jane Shore," and " Lancelot
the Lovely " ; of the plays : " First
Mate," " Queer Street," " A Silver
Honeymoon," " Adoption," " A
Happy Day," and " Crime and
Christening " ; also the author of
the following plays : " Letters
Addressed Here," " Weatherwise,"
" The Newest Woman," " The House
that Jack Built," " The Maid of
Athens " (with Charles Edmund),
" Honour or Love," " The A. B.C.,
or Flossie the Frivolous," " Cartouche
and Co.," " Mr. Gull's Fortune,"
"Giddy Ostend," "The Nut Brown
Maid," " Don Quixote," " Are You
a Smoker ? " (with Walter Stephens)
"Gelert," "The Up-River Girl,"
" Wellington," " Keep to the Right,"
" Home from Home " (with Fred
Karno), "A Celestial Bride"; part-
author of "The Life of Charles
Morton " ; author of " The Old Vic,"
1923 ; has lately contributed his re-
miniscences,-under the title of " True
Stories of the Stage," to The Referee,
and music-hall reminiscences to The
Performer. Recreations : Playgoing
and fishing. Clubs: National Sporting,
Eccentric, Irish, and Press. Address :
Referee Office, Bridewell House, 1
Bridewell Lane, E.C. 4. Telephone No. :
City 5230.
NEY. Marin, actress ; b. Chelsea, 18
July, 1895 ; d. of William Fix ; e.
St. Mary's Convent, Wellington, New
Zealand ; on leaving school was
trained for Kindergarten work ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Princess's, Melbourne, 4 Nov.,
1916, as The Widow in " The Taming
of the Shrew, "'with Alan Wilkic's
Shakespearean Company ; subse-
quently played Nerissa, Phoebe, Player
Queen, Valentine in " Twelfth Night/'
etc. ; she then appeared as Lady Mary
in " Seven Days' Leave," Princess
Venetia in ' ' The Story o £ the Rosary, ' '
etc. ; during 1919 played leading
parts in "stock" at Perth, Western
Australia ; subsequently, 1919-20,
played under J. N. T ait's management
in " Peg o' My Heart," " The Little
Damozel," " Kindling," etc. ; was
then engaged by Marie Tempest in
Aug., 1921, to play Dinah in " Mr. Pi in
Passes By " ; under the J. C. William-
son management, July, 1922, played
Liza and Mrs. Collinson in " My Lady's
Dress," and Lucy Shale in " The Lie " ;
she then, came to England, and made
her first appearance on the English
stage at Brixton Theatre, 27 Aug.,
1923, as Rosalie in " The Marriage of
Kitty," with Marie Tempest ; in Feb.,
1924, went on tour playing Lucy Shale
in " The Lie " ; was then engaged for
the Old Vic, opening there in Oct.,
1924, as Desdemona in " Othello,"
followed by Helena in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Martha in " Hanaolc,"
Lady Macbeth, Ophelia, etc. Raw tui-
tions : Walking and reading. Address;
24 Westgatc Terrace. S.W.10, or c/o
Bank of New Zealand, Queen Victoria
Street, E.C.4. Telephone No. :
Kensington 6736.
NIOHOLLS, Atiiie, dramatic author ;
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has written the following plays: "Down
Limerick Way,1' 1919 ;" " Seven Miles
to Arden," 1919; "Linger Longer,
Letty," 1919 ; " Love Dreams," 1921 ;
" Just Married " (with Adelaide Mat-
thews), 1921 ; " Abie's Irish Rose,"
1922 ; this latter play has been running
in New York continuously since Mav,
1922.
NICHOLLS, Harry, actor; b. Lon-
don, 1 Mar., 1852 ; e. City of London
School ; m. a sister of the late Henry
Pettitt, dramatic author ; made his
first appearance on the stage in 1870 ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Surrey Theatre, 3 Oct., 1874, as
Honey bun in " Did you ever send your
wife to Camberwell ? " ; remained at
that theatre for two years ; then
went to the Grecian where he remained
for nearly five years, and where he
first formed his connection with the
late Herbert Campbell, with whom
for so many years he appeared in
Drury Lane pantomimes ; he ap-
peared at the Folly Theatre, 1879, in
" Heavy Fathers," " La Perichole,"
" Lord Mayor's Day," and " The
First Night " ; he first joined the
Drury Lane Company, under Augustus
Harris, on 31 July, 1880, when
he played in his own farce " Tim-
son's Little Holiday," which sub-
sequently became " Jane " ; he
appeared at Drury Lane, almost
without intermission until 1893, play-
ing the principal comedy parts in the
various dramas and pantomimes pro-
duced there during that period ;
among the more noted plays in which
he successfully took part may be
mentioned, " Youth," 1881 ; " Pluck,"
1882 ; " Human Nature," 1885 ;
" A Run of Luck," 1886 ; " Pleasure,"
1887; "The Armada," 1888; "The
Royal Oak," 1889 ; " A Million of
Money," 1890 ; "A Sailor's Knot,"
1891; "The Prodigal Daughter,"
1892; "A Life of Pleasure," 1893;
during the autumn of 1887, appeared
at the Princess's, as Jim Farren in
" Shadows of a Great City " ; in 1894,
he became a member of the Adelphi
Theatre, and appeared there in " The
Fatal Card," 1894 ; " The Swords-
man's Daughter," 1895 ; " One of the
Best," 1895; "Boys Together,"
1896 ; " Black Eyed Susan," 1896 ;
" All that Glitters is not Gold," 1896 ;
" Secret Service," 1897 ; "In the Days
of the Duke," 1897 ; " The Gipsy
Earl," 1898 ; " With Flying Colours,"
1899 ; then appeared at the Gaiety,
Feb., 1900, as Hooker Pacha in " The
Messenger Boy " ; toured in South
Africa for six months under the
management of Leonard Rayne, 1902 ;
he appeared at the Adelphi, Aug.,
1903, as Micawber in " Emly " ;
at the Waldorf, Mar., 1906, as Zekiel
Homespun in " The Heir-at-Law " ;
at the Royalty, Nov., 1906, as Walter
Everest in " The Electric Man " ;
at the Grand, Fulham, Sept,, 1908.
as Samuel Scarper in "If We Only
Knew !" ; at the Aldwych Theatre, May,
1909, as Private Jupp in a revival of
" One of the Best " ; at the Empire,
Sept., 1909, as Marmaduke Mountjoy
in " The Superior Sex," and at the
Comedy, Mar., 1910, as Bill Avery in
" Alias Jimmy Valentine " ; at the
Little Theatre, Oct., 1912, played
Felix Drinkwater in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion " ; is the
author of " Jane " (with W. Lestocq),
"A Runaway Girl" (with Seymour
Hicks), " The Toreador " (with James
T. Tanner), "If We Only Knew!"
(with Charles Ross), and innumer-
able pantomimes and songs ; is a
prominent Freemason (P. M. of
Drury Lane, Jubilee Masters, and
Green Room Lodges, Past Grand
Standard Bearer of England) ;
Treasurer and member of Executive
Committee of the Actors' Benevolent
Fund ; Trustee (with Arthur Bour-
chier and Charles Cruikshanks) of the
Actors' Orphanage Fund ; Past-Master
of the Drury Lane Fund ; is a Past-
Master of the Worshipful Company
of Joiners . Address : Rupert Cot-
tage, Bedford Park, W.4. Clubs :
Green Room and Touchstone.
NICHOLSON, H. 0., actor; b. Gothen-
burg, Sweden, 5 Jan., 1868 ; s. of the
Rev. Dr. John A. Nicholson, of Leam-
ington, and his wife Editha Caroline
(Hunt) ; e Leamington College and J esus
College, Cambridge, where he gained
a classical scholarship in 1887, and
took a second-class degree in the
Classical Tripos of 1890 ; was formerly
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engaged as a schoolmaster ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Opera House, Cork, 26 Dec., 1896, in
F. R. Benson's company ; he remained
with Benson practically without a
break from that date until 1911 ; he
made his first appearance on the Lon-
don stage, at the Lyceum Theatre,
15 Feb., 1900, as Nym in " Henry
V " ; he also appeared with Benson's
company at the Comedy, 1901 ;
Adelphi, 1905 ; on leaving the Benson
company appeared at the Savoy, under
Granville Barker and Lillah McCarthy's
management, Sept., 1912, as the Old
Shepherd in " The Winter's Tale " ;
Nov., 1912, as Fabian in " Twelfth
Night " ; at the St. James's, Sept.,
1913, the Centurion in " Androcles and
the Lion,51 and Pantaloon in " The
Harlequinade " ; subsequently ap-
peared in " Nan," " The Witch/'
and " The Silver Box " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1914, played Starveling
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at the Criterion, June, 1914, Professor
Horatio Titmouse in " A Scrap of
Paper " ; subsequently rejoined F. R.
Benson's company, and appeared at
the Court, Dec., 1915, as Starveling in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
the Court, Mar., 1919, played Sir Oliver
Surface in " The School for Scandal " ;
June, 1919, James Clancy in " The
Lost Leader " ; at Co vent Garden
Theatre, Dec., 1919, Polonius in
" Hamlet " ; Jan., 1920, Mr. Lorry
in " The Only Way " ; at the Little
Theatre, Apr., 1920, Edgar Symonds
in " Mumsee " ; Apr., 1920, Jaikes in
''Other Times"; at the Comedy,
Oct., 1920, Gentleman Susan in " The
Romantic Age " ; at the Court, Dec.,
1920, Starveling in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; Feb., 1921, Justice
Shallow in " King Henry IV " (part
II) ; Sept., 1921, Matt Hafngan in
" John Bull's Other Island " ; Oct.,
1921, Mazzini Dunn in " Heartbreak
House " ; Dec., 1921, Old Hardcastie
in " She Stoops to Conquer " ; at the
Everyman Theatre, May, 1922, Fergus
Crampton in " You Never Can Tell " ;
Sept., 1922, Andrew Boyd in " Mary
Stuart" ; at the New Theatre, Mar.,
1923, Henry Smith in "The Bad
Man " ; at the Haymarket, Nov., 1923,
the Rev. Canon Chasuble in " The
Importance of Being Earnest " ; at
Wyndham's, Apr., 1924, Simon Bat-
tersby in " To Have the Honour " ; at
Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Starveling in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Club : Green Room. Address : 60A
Boundary Road, N.W.8.
NIELSEN, Alice, operatic vocalist ;
b. Nashville, Tenn., U.S.A., 1876 ; d.
of Erasmus Ivarius and Sarah A.
Nielsen ; e., musically, at San Fran-
cisco, under Mdlle. Ida Valerga ; m.
(1) Benjamin Nentwis; ; (2) J. F.
LefHer ; (3) Le Roy R. Stoddarcl ; her
first appearance on the regular stage
was made in 1893, at Oakland, Cali-
fornia, as Yum- Yum in " The Mikado";
in 1896 was a member of the Boston-
ians ; created a most favourable im-
pression in 1897, with this company, as
Yvonne, in a comic opera called " The
Serenade " ; at Wallack's, New York,
in 1898, played Muset and Irma in "The
Fortune Teller," and Maid Marian
in " Robin Hood " ; at the Casino,
Oct., 1899, appeared in " The Singing
Girl " ; made her first appearance in
London at Shaftesbury as Muset and
Irma in " The Fortune Teller," 9
Apr., 1901, in which she achieved a
great success ; she determined on a
course of hard musical study with a
view to appearing in grand opera ;
she accordingly went to Italy, placing
herself under the best masters, and
Dec., 1903 made her dtbut at The
Bellini Opera House, Naples, as
Marguerite in " Faust " ; coming
to London, 1904, she was engaged at
Royal Opera, Covent Garden, appear-
ing as Zerlina in " Don Giovanni,"
Suzanne in " The Marriage of Figaro ";
Mimi in " La Boheme," with Caruso,
and Gilda in " Rigoletto," with Victor
Maurel ; appeared at the Waldorf with
the San Carlo company, 1905-6, as
Mimi in " La Boheme " and Norina
in " Don Pasquale " ; she remained
with this opera company throughout
1907; appeared at Boston, 1909,
in " Madame Butterfly " ; during
1910 appeared in " Rigoletto,"
" Faust," " L'Enfant Prodigue " ; at
Boston, 1911, appeared as Chonitain in
"The Sacrifice"; during 1912
appeared in " The Secret of Suzanne " ;
at the Casino, New York, Nov., 1917,
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appeared as Mistress Kitty Bellairs
in " Kitty Darlin' " ; at the Royal
Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, June-
July, 1918, played Jenny Lind in
" Mr. Barnum," and Carolina in
" The Gentleman from Mississippi."
NIGHTINGALE, Joe, actor ; m. Maud
Prenton ; had had provincial exper-
ience extending over a number of
years, in drama, comedy, and panto-
mime, before attracting considerable
attention by his performance at the
Apollo Theatre, 22 June, 1916, of the
part of William Mossop in " Hobson's
Choice " ; he appeared at the Empire,
Mar., 1917, in " Hanky-Panky " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1918,
played Lucas Whittle in " Flora " ;
during 1919 toured as Hu-Du in
Shanghai " ; at the Ambassadors',
Dec., 1919, played Jacquot in " Syl-
via's Lovers " ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, May, 1920, William Mossop
in " Runaway Will " (a sequel to
" Hobson's Choice ") ; subsequently
toured as Walter Wex in " A Southern
Maid " ; at the Vaudeville, Dec.,
1922, played in " Snap."
NILLSON, Carlotta, actress; b.
Sweden ; was taken to the United
States when ten years of age ; made
her first appearance on the stage, with
Madame Modjeska's company, in a
minor capacity in " Marie Stuart " ;
first appeared in New York, at Daly's
Theatre ; then toured in " The Private
Secretary " and "The Crust of Society,"
three years in all ; was next seen in
" Shenaiidoah," on tour, after which
she went to England ; for three years
studied with William Farren * and
Genevieve Ward, and made her
reappearance on the stage at the St.
James's Theatre, June 2, 1898, as
Mrs. Dasney in " The Ambassador " ;
also appeared at Terry's Theatre,
13 Nov., 1899, as Evelyn in "The
Happy Life " ; on her return to
America, was engaged to play Eunice
in " Quo Vadis ? " ; at the Garden
Theatre, 10 Nov., 1902, played in
" Among Those Present " ; then made
a substantial success at the Manhattan
Theatre, 5 Oct., 1903, when she played
Mrs. Elvsted in " Hedda Gabler";
at the Criterion, 8 Feb., 1904, appeared
as Miriam Selwyn in " The Triumph of
Love " ; at Wallack's, 14 Apr., 1904,
played Dorothy Gray don in " Love's
Pilgrimage " ; made another success,
at the Hudson Theatre, 12 Sept.,
1904, when she played Letty in
Pinero's play of that name ; this was
followed by her appearance at Madison
Square Theatre, 3 Oct., 1905, as
Elizabeth Annesley in " The Man on
the Box " ; at the same theatre,
17 Oct., 1906, made her greatest
success, so far, as Rhy Macchesney
in " The Three of Us " ; at the Savoy,
New York, 5 Sept., 1908, played Diana
Massingberd in " Diana of Dobson's " ;
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, New
York, 22 Feb., 1909, played Thekla
Muellet in ** This Woman and this
Man " ; subsequently toured as Elsie
in " For Better, For Worse " ; at
Atlantic City, July 1911, played in
" Thyra Avery " ; at Toronto, May,
1913, produced " Deborah," in which
she played the title-rdle ; this play
caused some sensation, and was
stopped by the local authorities.
NORDSTROM, Frances, dramatic
author ; d, of Captain E. Nordstrom,
U.S. Army ; was formerly an actress,
and commenced her career in Mrs.
Fiske's company, in 1902, in " Mary
of Magdala " ; she played lead in
various "stock" companies, and had
a varied experience ; commenced writ-
ing in 1912, when her farce, " Room
44," was produced ; since then has
written nearly sixty sketches for
" vaudeville," a number of which
have proved highly successful ; is also
the author of " It Pays to Flirt " (with
Joseph McManus), 1918 ; " The
' Ruined * Lady " (in which she also
played Olive Gresham), 1919; " Some
Lawyer," 1919 ; "On the Ragged
Edge," 1919; "All Wrong," 1919;
" Snapshots of 1921 " (with Glen
MacDonough), 1921 ; " Lady Bug,"
1922 ; " Her Market Price," 1924.
NOEMAN, Norman J.? manager ; b.
Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 12 Nov., 1870 ;
m. Marie George ; gained his early
training in the theatrical business at
the Casino Theatre, New York, of
which his uncle, G. W. Lederer, was
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the lessee ; came to London as man-
ager for " The Belle of New York," at
the Shaftesbury Theatre, Apr., 1898 ;
followed by !< The American Beauty,"
and " The" Casino Girl " ; was associ-
ated with the building of the Apollo
Theatre, 1901, and the opening attrac-
tion, " The Belle of Bohemia " ; sub-
sequently appointed European man-
ager to the Shubert Bros. ; in 1903
brought to the Shaftesbury Theatre,
the coloured comedians, Williams and
Walker, in "' In Dahomey " ; in 1905
was manager for the Henry Russell
Opera Company at the opening of
the Waldorf (now Strand) Theatre, to
which he also brought Eleonora Duse
and her company ; in 1907-8 was
manager of the Shaftesbury, where he
produced " Lady Tatters," " The
Christian/' and presented several for-
eign companies, including Madame
Bartet, Suzanne Despres, Tariol Bauge,
the Sicilian Players, and the Grand
Giiignol ; for several years was inter-
ested in the cinematograph business ;
at the Criterion, 1919, presented " Oh,
Don't Dolly"; at the New, 1920,
''Little Women"; at the Comedy,
1921, "By all Means, Darling " ; at
the Strand, 1922, " Angel Face."
Club : Eccentric. Address : 19 York
Buildings, Adelphi, W.C.2. Telephone
No. ; Gerrard 7274.
NORMAN, Norman V., actor and
manager ; b. Clifton, Bristol, 24 Oct.,
1864 ; s. of John Norman-Burt ; e.
Clifton College ; m. Beatrice Wilson \
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Prince's Theatre, Bristol,
Mar., 1883, as Chouser in " The
Flying Scud " ; subsequently toured
with Roberts, Archer and Bartlett,
Barry Sullivan, Marie Litton, Alice
Lingard, etc. ; he toured with his
own company in " Moths," 1886; has
spent most of his time touring the old
comedies ; in 1896 was the Marcus
Superbus in the first provincial tour
of " The Sign of the Cross " ; has toured
in conjunction with Ben Greet, and
since 1897 has toured his own com-
panies ; has produced several plays
in London ; in 1917 played in " Pyg-
malion and Galatea," and " Comedy
and Tragedy," with Mary Anderson ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, Feb.,
1924, played Petulant in " The Way
of the World " ; at the Strand (for the
Fellowship Players), Nov., 1924, played
Philip Faulconbridge in " King John ";
has produced several of the plays
given by the Fellowship Players ; has
played cricket and football for Glou-
cester County. Recreations ; Cricket,
football, and hockey. Clubs : Savage,
Mid-Surrey, and M.C.C. Address ; 12
Grove End House, St. John's Wood,
N.W.8. Telephone No. : Paddington
5223.
NOEMAN, Tliyrza, actress; 6.
London, 9 Oct., 1884 ; d. of Robert
Neeves ; e. privately ; m. J. V.
Bryant ; studied voice production
under Mrs. Emil Behnke ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Prince of Wales's Theatre, 1900,
as Puck in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; at the St. George's Hall,
Apr., 1902, played Louise Vernidre
in " An Interrupted Rehearsal " ;
first came into prominence when she
appeared at the Court Theatre, Oct.,
1903, as Miranda in " The Tempest " ;
at the same theatre, Jan., 1904,
played Leonida in " Bohemos " ;
Feb., 1904, Juliet in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; Apr., 1904, Julia in " The
Two Gentlemen of Verona " ; June,
1904, Sabina Silver in " Where there
is Nothing " ; same theatre under the
Vedrenne-Barker management, ap-
peared in Nov., 1904, as Selysette in
" Aglavaine and Selysette," and
Dec., 1904, as Prunella in the play of
that name; at the Adelphi, 1906,
played Titania in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," with Oscar Asche
and Lily Brayton ; at the Court, June,
1908, played a Novice in " Guine-
vere," and July, 1909, Thalia Twicken-
ham in " Thalia's Teacup " ; played
two seasons with the Repertory
Theatre company, Glasgow, 1911 ;
at the Court, Jan., 1912, appeared as
Mary in " Rutherford ancl Son " ;
played the same part at the Little
Theatre, when the piece was placed
in the evening bill in Mar., 1912 ;
went to the United States, and
appeared in the same part, at the
Little Theatre, New York, Dec., 1912 ;
has also appeared as Rosalind
in " As You Like It," and as
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Ophelia in " Hamlet/' with F. R.
Benson. Recreations : The river and
reading.
NORMS, William (William Norris
Block), actor; 6. New York City, 15
June, 1872 ; 5. of Elias M. and Harriet
Block ; e. North Cosmopolitan School,
and Boys' High School, San Francisco ;
m. Mabel Mordaunt ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Stand-
ard Theatre, New York, 21 December,
1891, in ",The Girl from Mexico";
appeared at the Bijou Theatre, in 1893,
in " Delmonico's at Six," and subse-
quently in " Miss Dynamite " ; he
appeared at the Garrick, New York,
Sept., 1895, as Charles Ingle in " The
Man with a Past," and as Livingston
Rcmsen in " The Social Highwayman,"
subsequently touring in the same
plays ; at the Garrick in 1896 he played
Bertie Nisril in " Thoroughbred," and
at the Casino he appeared for a time
as " The Polite Lunatic " in " The
Belle of New York " ; appeared at
the Herald Square Theatre in 1898
as Muscadel in " A Normandy Wed-
ding," and, at the Casino, as Panagl
in "A Dangerous Maid " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, 9 May, 1899,
played Baverstock in " His Excellency
the Governor," and at Herald Square,
16 Oct., 1899, appeared as Pinchas in
" The Children of the Ghetto " ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Adelphi, 11 Dec., 1899, in the same
part ; in 1900 he appeared at the
Republic Theatre, as Miguel de
Antona in "In the Palace of the
King," and since that date has played
Pepe in " Francesca da Rimini," Peter
in " The Burgomaster," Barry in " The
Country Girl," Alan in " Babes in
Toy land," Pincus Meyer in " A Busi-
ness Man," Chambuddy Ram in " The
Cingalee," the Man in the Moon in
" The Land of Nod," and Tom Har-
rington in " A Strenuous Life " ; at
the Savoy Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1906, he played the part of Clarence
Chope in " Sir Anthony " ; in 1907,
toured as Partridge in " Tom Jones,"
and appeared in this part at the Astor
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1907 ;
at the Majestic, Sept., 1908 ; played
" Doc " Filkins in " Father and
Son " ; in Nov., toured with Adeline
Genee, as Mephisto in " The Soul
Kiss " ; at Daly's, New York, Jan.,
1910, played the Duke of Alasia in
" King of Cadonia," and The Parson
in " The Wishing Ring " ; at Chicago,
Apr., 1910, played in " My Cinderella
Girl " ; in 1911 toured as TheopMlus
Sherry in " Madame Sherry " ; at
Daly's, Sept., 1911, played Jeflerson
Todd in "When Sweet Sixteen";
at Chicago, Apr., 1912, played in
" A Modern Eve " ; at the Republic
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1913,
appeared as Mrs. McMiche in " The
Good Little Devil " ; appeared in
" vaudeville," 1914, in " The Lavender
Lady " ; appeared at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, Feb., 1914, in " The
Laughing Husband " ; at the Casino,
New York, May, 1915, played Casimir
Cascadier in " A Modern Eve " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, Nov., 1915, appeared as Impi-
koff and the Maharajah of Gginggs
Gaboo in " Around the Map " ; at
the Shubert Theatre, Aug., 1917,
as Matthew Van Zandt in " May-
time " ; he continued to tour in this
piece until 1920 ; at the Lyric, New
York, Oct., 1920, played Polydore
Cliquot in *' Kissing Time," and toured
in the same part, 1921. Address:
Players' Club; 16 Gramercy Park,
New York City.
NOBTHCOTT, Richard, archivist of
the Royal Opera, Covent Garden ;
b. London, 1 Aug., 1871 ; e King's
College (where he was a choral exhi-
bitioner) and Heidelberg University ;
author of " Records of Covent Gar-
den," " Covent Garden and the Royal
Opera," " Parsifal and Wagner's other
operas " ; " Beethoven's Fidelio in
London " ; " Opera Chatter " ; "A
Tribute to Algarotti," " Musical Free-
masons," and biographies of Donizetti,
Bizet, Offenbach, Gounod and Sir
Henry Bishop ; " Royal Performances
in London Theatres " ; has numerous
compositions to his credit ; organist
and choirmaster of the Swiss Church,
London, 1889-1903 ; Hon. Sec., Old
Neuenheimers Society, 1890-1913 ;
was formerly musical critic and assist-
ant dramatic critic of The Daily
Chronicle. Clubs : Constitutional,
Royal Automobile, Junior Carlton
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and Savage. Address : 34 Bucking-
ham Palace Mansions, S.W.I.
NORTON, Frederic, composer; b.
Manchester ; is the composer of " The
Water Maidens/' 1901 ; " Pinkie and
the Fairies/5 1908 ; " Orpheus in the
Underground/' 1912 ; " What, Ho !
Daphne/' 1913 ; certain numbers in
" The Passing Show/' 1915 ; " Chu-
Chin-Chow/' 1916, which secured the
longest run of any play on record ;
" Pamela/' 1917. Address : 7 Carlton
Hill, N.W.8. Telephone No. : Maida
Vale 4044.
NORWOOD, Effle, actor ; b. York ;
e. Cambridge University ; had some
experience as an amateur before mak-
ing his first appearance on the pro-
fessional stage with F. R. Benson's
Shakespearean Company, as Paris in
" Romeo and Juliet " in 1884 ; later
on he played Romeo to Marie de
Grey's Juliet ; then toured in "Fedora "
and " Masks and Faces " ; his next
important engagement was with
Edward Compton, 1886-7, playing
Young Marlow, Joseph Surface, Cap-
tain Absolute, Harry Dornton, etc. ;
appeared at the Globe, 1888, as Capt.
Gilchrist in " Bootless Baby " ; then
came a three years' engagement in
Australasia, with incessant change of
parts, and on his return to England he
took Terry's Theatre and produced his
three-act farce, " The Noble Art/' May,
1892 ; for seven years he had to retire
from the stage owing to illness, but
after a successful operation he reap-
peared at the Strand, Aug., 1901, in his
own play "The Talk of the Town"
(" The Noble Art ") ; appeared at the
Avenue, Apr., 1902, in "The Little
French Milliner"; his opportunity came
when he played Arthur Bourchier's
part of Bramley Burville in Esmond's
play, " My Lady Virtue/' at the
Garrick in 1902, where he was seen
and engaged by Sir Charles Wyndham,
with, whom he has played the leading
heavy parts in " My Lady of Rose-
dale/' 1904 ; " Captain Drew on Leave,"
1906; "The Liars/' 1907; toured in
America and Canada with Nat Good-
win for ten months as leading man ;
appeared at the Waldorf, 1906, as
Lieutenant-Colonel Anstruther in
" The Second in Command " ; the
following autumn he toured with Miss
Winifred Emery as Burchell in
" Olivia/' and created the part of
Dick Gascoyne in " Her Son " at
Glasgow ; he was then once more with
Sir Charles Wyndham, and Louis
Calvert secured him for his production
of " Sweet Kitty Bellairs," at the
Haymarket ; during 1908 played in
" The Greater Glory," and at Terry's
Theatre, appeared as Rosmer in
" Rosmersholm " ; during 1909
toured as Raffles in the play of that
name, and as Gerald Merriam in
" Idols " ; joined H. B. Irving at the
Queen's, Jan., 1910, and played Dr.
Lanyon in " Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde," subsequently appearing there
as Horatio in " Hamlet," Nemours in
" Louis XI," The Prisoner in " Judge
Not," and James Stuart in " The
Princess Clementina " ; at the Duke
of York's, Apr., 1911, played Georges
Arnaud in " The Lily " ; appeared at
the Palladium, June, 1911, in "The
King's Ransom"; in Sept., 1911,
toured in "The Quality of Mercy";
at the Queen's Theatre, Oct., 1911,
played the part of George Admaston,
M.P., in " A Butterfly on the Wheel " ;
appeared in the same part at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1912, subsequently touring in
the United States and Canada in the
same play ; appeared at the Grand,
Croydon, Apr. -May, 1913, in con-
nection with the repertory season,
playing Charlie Wilson in " Chains,"
Mr. Par bury in " The Tyranny of
Tears," George Yonge in " The
Situation at Newbury," Hilary Cutts
in " The New Sin," and Philip Lowe
in " Dropping the Pilot " ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1913, played Joe
Garson in " Within the Law " ; at the
Criterion, June, 1914, played Lord
Icebrook in "A Scrap of Paper " ;
July, 1914, Robert Orde in "A
Working Man " ; at the Comedy,
Oct., 1914, Christian Brent in " Peg
o' My Heart " ; at the Globe, Mar,,
1917, appeared as William Meyer in
" The Man Who Went Abroad " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1917, as Captain
Woodhouse in " Inside the Lines " ;
at the New Theatre, July, 1918, as
Paul Marketel in " The Chinese Puz-
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zle " ; in addition he has acted as
producer of several plays, among
which may be mentioned " The Man
Who Stayed at Home," 1914 ; " The
Clock Goes Round," 1916; "The
Man Who Went Abroad," 1917 ;
" French Leave," 1920 ; "A Pair
of Sixes," 1920 ; in 1920, was engaged
by the Stoll Film Company, for the
title-rdtes in the cinema versions of
" The Tavern Knight," " A Gentleman
of France," and " Sherlock Holmes " ;
at the Prince's Theatre, Oct., 1923,
played Sherlock Holmes in " The
Return of Sherlock Holmes " ; during
1 924 toured in the same part ; he is
the author of several plays, " Hook
and Eye," " Chalk and Cheese," " The
Noble Art," " One Good Turn " (with
Martin Swayne), "The Grey Room"
(with Max Pemberton), 1917, and the
composer of many published songs and
pianoforte pieces. Club : Savage.
Address : " Little Boston," Windmill
Road, Ealing, W.5. Telephone No. :
Eaiing 1379.
NOBWOETH, Jack, actor ; 6. Phila-
delphia, 5 Jan., 1879 ; m. (1) Louise
Dresser ; (2) Nora Bayes ; (3) Mary
Johnson ; made his first appearance
on the stage in 1898, as a " black-
faced " comedian on the " vaudeville "
stage, and continued in this line for
seven years ; he also toured in a
drama, " The Calif ornian " ; made
his first appearance on the regular
stage, at Herald Square Theatre, New
York, 30 Aug., 1906, when he played
the part of Jack Doty in " About
Town," and scored an immediate
success by his singing of the topical
song " The Great White Way " ; at the
Jardin de Paris, New York, June, 1909,
played Kermit in " The Follies of
1909 " ; at the Broadway, Jan., 1910,
Howson Lot in "The Jolly Bache-
lors " ; appeared at the Globe Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1911, as Buddie
Arnold in " Little Miss Fix-It " ;
at Weber and Fields' Music Hall,
New York, Nov., 1912, played Percy
Fitzsimmonds in " Roly-Poly " and
Robert Pilfer in " Without the Law " ;
subsequently appeared at the leading
variety theatres in the United States,
and making a pronounced success
with such songs as " Naughty Boy " ;
" I'm a Nut," etc. ; coming to Lon-
don, he made his first appearance at
the London Hippodrome, 2 June, 1914,
in " Hullo 1 Tango " ; subsequently
appeared at the London Pavilion
and elsewhere ; appeared at the
Duke of York's Theatre, Mar., 1915,
in " Rosy Rapture," with great "suc-
cess ; later he toured in variety
theatres in IC A Syncopated Romance " ;
appeared at the Garrick, Nov., 1915,
in " Looking Around," and at the
Queen's, Dec., 1915, in " Oh ! La, La ";
on returning to America, again played
in " vaudeville " ; at the Bijou Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1917, played in
" Odds and Ends " ; during 1919 again
in ee vaudeville ** ; at Atlantic City,
July, 1920, played in " My Lady
Friends," and at Chicago, continued
to play in this piece 1920-21 ; dur-
ing 1923-4 played in (t Honeymoon
House," in Chicago ; subsequently
returned to the " vaudeville " stage ; has
introduced several songs of the
" tongue- twisting type " to the public,
among which may be mentioned
" Sister Susie's sewing shirts for
soldiers " ; " Mother's sitting knitting
little mittens for the Navy " ; " Which
switch is the switch, Miss, for Ipswich,"
etc. ; also sang " Private Michael
Cassidy, V.C." Address : Lambs'
Club, 128 West 44th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
NOYELLO, Ivor, actor, composer and
lyrist ; 6. Cardiff, 15 Jan., 1893 ; s. of
David Davies and his wife, Clara
(Novello) ; e. Magdalen College School,
Oxford ; part-composer of " Theodore
and Co.," 1916; "See-Saw," 1916;
" Arlette," 1917 ; " Who's Hooper ? "
1919 ; " A to Z," 1921 ; " Our Nell,"
1924 ; composer of " Tabs," 1918 ;
" The Golden Moth," 1921 ; " Pup-
pets," 1924 ; some of his more notable
song compositions are " Keep the
Home Fires Burning," " Laddie in
Khaki," " Dreamboat," " The Little
Damozel," " The Valley," " Megan " ;
composed the song-cycles " The Valley
of Rainbows," " From Distant Lands";
has also earned some distinction as an
actor on the cinema stage, notably in
" The Call of the Blood," " Carnival,"
" Miarka," " The Bohemian Girl,"
etc. ; made his first appearance as an
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actor on the regular stage, at the
Ambassadors' Theatre, 3 Nov., 1921,
as Armand Duval in " Deburau " ; at
the Kingsway, Mar., 1922, played Wu
Hoo Git in " The Yellow Jacket " ;
June, 1922, Javier in " Spanish
Lovers " ; at the Playhouse, Aug.,
1923, Victor Leroux in " Enter Kiki ! " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, June, 1924,
Pierre Boucheron in " The Rat," of
which he was also part-author, with
Constance Collier. Address : Waldorf
Chambers, 11 Aldwych, W.C.2. Tele-
phone No. : City 1667.
NU&ENT, Moya, actress ; 6. 1901 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Playhouse, 21 Sept., 1911, as
Meenie in " Rip Van Winkle " ; she
next appeared at the Duke of York's
Theatre, Dec., 1911, as the Baby Mer-
maid and Liza in " Peter Pan," which
parts she also played in the three
succeeding annual revivals of that
play ; at the Aldwych Theatre, Sept.,
1913, played Maggie in <v The Ever-
Open Door" ; at the Duke of York's,
Nov., 1913, appeared as Isabella in
" Quality Street " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Oct., 1915, appeared in " More,"
and June, 1916, in " Pell-Mell " ; at
the Playhouse, May, 1917, appeared
as Emily in " Wanted a Husband " ;
at the Grand Opera House, Belfast,
Christmas, 1918, and at the Gaiety,
Dublin, Christmas, 1919, played the
Princess in " Old King Cole " ; at the
New Theatre, July, 1920, played Joyce
in " I'll Leave it to You " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, Christmas,
1920, played Cinderella; at the
Queen's, Aug., 1921, Sarah in "My
Nieces " ; at the Lyric, Dec , 1922,
Tilli in " Lilac Time."
o
Jane, actress (n&e Minnie
Dorothy Peper); &. St. Louis, Mo.,
U.S.A., 17 June, 1880; s. St. Louis;
m. Hale Hamilton (mar. dis.) ; was a
student a$ the American Academy of
Dramatic Art prior to making her
first professional appearance in 1900,
when she appeared as Hermia in " A
Midsummer Night's Dream," with
Louis James and Kathryn Kidder, on
tour ; in the same year toured with
J. K. Hackett as Maritana in " Don
Caesar's Return," and Princess Alicia
in " A Chance Ambassador " ; at the
Lyric, New York, Feb., 1904, played
Laura Dearborn in " The Pit " ; at the
New Amsterdam, May, 1905, appeared
as Trilby O'Farrell in " Trilby " ; sub-
sequently played a " stock " engage-
ment, at Denver, with her own
company ; in 1907 toured with George
Fawcett in " The Silver Girl " ; during
1908-9 toured as Olga in " The Devil ";
at the Garrick, New York, Aug., 1910,
played Lorana de Castro in " Love
Among the Lions " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Nov., 1910, the Hon.
Gwendolen Fairfax in " The Import-
ance of Being Earnest " ; at Chicago,
1911, appeared as Everywoman in the
play of that name ; at the Hudson,
June, 1914, played Agnes Meredith in
" The Dummy " ; at the Cohan The-
atre, Aug., 1915, Queeny in " Cousin
Lucy," and during 1916-17, toured in
the same part ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Aug., 1918, played Margaret
Davis in " Lightnin'," which ran for
1291 performances.
O'BRIEN, Terence actor ; b. Dublin,
25 Oct., 1887 ; s. of Terence O'Brien
and his wife Marion Lorna (Preston) ;
e. Highneld, Chertsey, and Godwin
College, Margate ; was formerly en-
gaged in the City, for a few years ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Public Hall, Woking, in 1908,
as the Sea Captain in " Twelfth Night";
made his first appearance in London,
at the Lyceum Theatre, 1909, as the
First Player in " Hamlet " ; subse-
quently appeared at the same theatre
in " The Prisoner of the Bastille,"
" The Proud Prince " and " East
Lynne"; in 1911 accompanied
Matheson Lang on his South African
tour, subsequently touring with him
in India, China, and the Philippines ;
on returning to London, appeared at
the Haymarket, 1913, in "The Pre-
tenders " ; returned to South Africa,
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with the Stratford-on-Avon Players,
playing juveniles ; on returning to
London, fulfilled several engagements
as understudy ; subsequently joined
the British Army ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1915, played Morocco and
Tubal in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
at the Strand, 1916, played Holman
in " Mr. Wu," and Black Tom in
" Pete," and as understudy to Mathe-
son Lang, played Shylock, and Wu Li
Chang in " Mr. Wu," in one day ; in
Sept., 1916, joined the "Old Vic"
company as leading man, playing
Othello, Hamlet, Benedick, Brutus,
Henry V, etc. ; in 1917 toured as
Oswald in " Ghosts " ; subsequently
played a season at the Liverpool
Repertory Theatre ; at the Court
Theatre, under J. B. Fagan, Oct.,
1918, played Orsino in "Twelfth
Night," and Mar., 1919, Trip in " The
School for Scandal " ; Oct., 1919,
Bassanio in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; Dec., 1920, Demetrius in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
Feb., 1921, Prince John in " King
Henry IV " (part II) ; then for nearly
three years toured as leading man in
the Bernard Shaw Repertory Com-
pany, playing John Tanner, Henry
Higgins, Eugene Marchbanks, Valen-
tine, Juggins, Andrew Undershaft, and
Louis Dubetat ; at the Court, Feb.,
1924, played Burge Lubin in part III,
and Martellus in part V, of " Back to
Methuselah " ; at the Savoy, July,
1924, played Sergeant Flynn in "In
the Snare," and subsequently, Sir
Terence O'Moy in the same play ; at
the Everyman, Nov., 1924, Joshua
Wilson in " Clogs to Clogs." Favourite
parts : Hamlet, Othello, and Andrew
Undershaft. Recreations : . Walking,
water-colour painting, and writing.
Address : 50G Leinster Gardens, W.2.
Telephone No. : Paddington 155.
ODETTE, Mary, actress ; b. Dieppe,
10 Aug., 1901 ; d. of Gustave Goim-
bault and his wife Mary Amelia
(Lorimer) ; e. privately ; formerly
known as Odette Goimbault ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Garrick Theatre, 11 Dec., 1912, as
an Elf in the revival of " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; during the following
September appeared at the Birming-
ham Repertory Theatre, as Tintagiles
in Maeterlinck's " Death of Tintagiles,"
and at the St. James's Theatre, 17
Dec., 1913, appeared in the same part ;
at the Savoy, 6 Feb., 1914, played
Peas-Blossom in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; at the Garrick ,
4 Sept., 1914, Lady Jane Grey in
" Bluff King Hal " ; and at the Lyric,
29 Apr., 1915, scored a great success
when she played the part of Doris
Strickland in "On Trial " ; at His
Majesty's, May, 1916, played Cordeil
in " King Lear's Wife " ; subsequently
turned her attention to the cinema
stage, with considerable success ; re-
appeared on the regular stage at the
Comedy, Nov., 1921, when she played
Blacky in " The Faithful Heart " ; at
the Court, Apr., 1922, Faith Bly in
" Windows." Recreations : Reading,
dancing, and the promotion of kind-
ness to animals. Address : HA South
Hill Park, N.W.3, and c/o British Anti-
Vivisection Society, 32 Charing Cross,
S.W.
05DOHEKTY5 Eileen (Anna
Walker) ; b. Dublin, Sept., 1891 ;
d. of Eileen (O'Doherty) and Matthew
Walker ; e. Dublin ; studied for the
stage under W. G. and F. J. Fay ;
made her first appearance on the stage
with the Irish National Theatre
Society, at the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin, 1905, as the child in " The
Hour Glass " ; made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the Court
Theatre, 7 June, 1909, as Mamie
in " Dervorgilla " ; during her career
she has played the following parts
either at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin,
or at the Court Theatre, London :
Babsy in " The Shewing-up of Blanco
Posnet," the old Woman in " Deirdre,"
Bridget Twomey in " Harvest," Mary
Kate in " The Eloquent Dempsey/'
Mrs. Desmond in " The Cross
Roads," Mrs. Pender in " The Casting
Out of Martin Whelan," Maura
Morrissey in " Birthright/' Margaret
in " The Piedish," Nerine in " The
Rogueries of Scapin," Miss Joyce in
" Hyacinth Halvey," Mary Brien in
" The Clancy Name," Mary Mulroy
in " The Mineral Workers," Maria
Donnelly in " Family Failing," Mrs.
O'Connor in " Maurice Harte," Mrs.
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Keegan in " The Supplanter," Mrs.
Hickey in " Sovereign Love/' Mrs.
Sullivan in " Patriots," Kate Moran
in " Crusaders," Mrs. Geoghan in
" The White Headed Boy " ; has
toured with the company in England,
Scotland, and the United States.
Recreation : Boating.
O'DOHERTY, Mignon, actress; b.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30
Jan., 1890 ; d. of Edward O'Doherty
and his wife Maud (French), d. of
Major-General Sir George French,
K.C.M.G. ; e. Royal School, Bath, and
Paris ; m. Tom Nesbitt ; was a student
at the Academy of Dramatic Art ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Globe Theatre, 26 Apr., 1913,
as Angelique in " Lady Frederick " ;
later in the year toured with Leonard
Boyne in " General John Regan " ; in
1914 toured as Emily Rhead in " Mile-
stones " ; at the Hay market, Jan.,
1915, played Lucy in " The Recruiting
Officer" ; at the Royalty, July, 1916,
played Miriam Leigh in " The Man
who Stayed at Home " ; at the St.
Martin's, 1917, played The Nurse in
" Damaged Goods " ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; at the
Ambassadors', Feb., 1918, played
Bridget in " The Little Brother " ; at
the Court, Oct., 1918, appeared as
Maria in " Twelfth Night " ; June,
1919, Kate Buckley in "The Lost
Leader " ; at the Duke of York's, Apr.,
1920, Madame Klopoff in " The
Government Inspector " ; June, 1920,
Rosalie in " Madame Sand " ; at the
Ambassadors', Sept., 1920, Baby in
" The White-Headed Boy " ; at the
Aldwych, Apr., 1922, Mrs. Geoghegan
in the same play ; she then went to
America ; at the Fulton Theatre, New
York, Dec., 1922, played Audrey
Carltonin" Secrets " ; Cathy Donovan
and Widow Gorman in " The Merry
Wives of Gotham " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Dec., 1924, played in " Car-
nival." Recreations : Golf, bridge, and
dancing. Address : Corner Cottage,
Croxley-Green, Herts.
0 'BONO VAN, Fred, actor; b.
Dublin, 14 Oct., 1889; s. of Lilian
(Oakes) and Robert Henry O 'Dono-
van ; e. Diocesan Intermediate
School, Dublin ; was originally
employed in a land agent's office ;
made his first appearance on the
stage, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin,
with the Irish National Theatre
Society, 13 Feb., 1908, in the title-
role of " The Man Who Missed the
Tide " ; made his first appearance
on the London stage, at the Court
Theatre, 7 June, 1909, as the Playboy
in " The Playboy of the Western
World," and the Wandering Song-
maker in " Dervorgilla " ; has since
played the following among other
parts : Michael Miskell in " The
Workhouse Ward," Robert Emmett
in " An Imaginary Conversation,"
" Blanco Posnet in " The Shewing-up
of Blanco Posnet," Naisi in " Deirdre
of the Sorrows," Laegerie in " The
Green Helmet," Myles Gorman in
" Thomas Musketry," Hyacinth
Halvey in the play of that name,
Jack Hurley in " Harvest," Malachi
Naughton in " The Image," Brian
O'Neill in " The Eloquent Dempsey,"
Jim in " The Glittering Gate," Brian
Connor in " The Cross Roads," Martin
Whelan in " The Casting Out of
Martin Whelan," Hugh Morrissey
in " Birthright," Ard in " The
Deliverer," the King in " King
Argimines," Octave in " The
Rogueries of Scapin," Hyacinth
Halvey in " The Full Moon," John
Clancy in " The Clancy Name,"
Patsy Ward in " The Love Charm,"
Aleel in " The Countess Cathleen,"
Robert Donnelly in " Family Failing,"
Maurice in " Maurice Harte," James
Nugent in " Patriots/' Dr. Luke
Diamond in " The Bribe," Sergeant
Dooley in " Duty," Phil Keegan in
The Supplanter," Andy Rourke in
A Minute's Wait," Thomas Fenton
n " The Crossing," Tom Robinson in
"The Slough," Robert Emmett in
The Dreamers," Pat O'Malley in
Shan walla," Stanley Walker in " The
Prodigal," Andy Kelly in "Parti-
tion," Denis in " The White Headed
Boy," Father Tom Moran in " Cru-
saders," Malachi Phelan in " Fox and
Geese," Stephen O'Moore in " The
Parnellite," Michael John Dillon in
" The Strong Hand," Lucius Lenihan
in " The Lost Leader," John Foley
in " The Grabber," Shawn Farrahar
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in " Atonement," Peter Rooney in
" The Skipper's Submarine," Gregory
Parke in " Sable and Gold," and Flynn
in " Flat-Iron Flynn " ; has also
appeared at the Hicks Theatre,
July, 1909, as John Waterbury,
M.P., in " His Borrowed Plumes,"
and at the Palace and Coliseum
in one-act plays ; has also toured
through the United States in "The
Playboy of the Western World,"
which was stopped by rioters on the
occasion of its first performance at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, New
York, Nov., 1911 ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Sept., 1920, played John Duffy
in " The White Headed Boy " ; again
appeared in " The Playboy of the
Western World," and as Peter Keegan
in " John Bull's Other Island," at the
Court Theatre, 1921 ; at the Aldwych,
Apr., 1922, again appeared in " The
White Headed Boy " ; at the Every-
man Theatre, Jan., 1923, played
Doctor Perron in " Medium," and Mr.
Joseph Cuthbertson in " The Philan-
derer " ; Feb., 1923, Mr. Durrows ^n
" At Mrs. Beam's," and the same part
at the Royalty, Apr., 1923 ; at the
Everyman, Dec., 1923, played Sir
William Meadows in " Love in a
Village " ; at the Prince's, Oct.,. 1924,
James Callaghan in " The Blue Peter" ;
at the Everyman, Dec., 1924, Randal
in " The Tyranny of Home," and
Cuthbertson in " The Philanderer " ;
has a repertory of over one hundred
parts. Favourite part : Blanco Posnet.
Recreations : Walking, motoring, and
cycling. Address : Abbey Theatre,
Dublin,
O'FARRELL, Mary, actress; b.
London, 27 May, 1892 ; d. of James
O'Farrell and his wife Joanna (Mur-
phy) ; e. Convent of Ladies of Mary,
London ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Prince of Wales's, 1
Oct., 1910, as Louise in " Inconstant
George " ; in Apr., 1911, played Louise
in " Better Not Enquire " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1911, appeared in "The
Hope " ; her first part of any import-
ance was Mrs. Thynne in " Mrs.
Skeffington," in which she toured from
Dec., 1911 ; at the Whitney Theatre
(now Strand), Feb., 1912, played
Nancy in " A Member of Tattersall's " ;
at the Little Theatre, Nov., 1912,
Barbara Morrison in " Barbara Grows
Up " ; was engaged at the Royalty,
1912-13, during the run of " Mile-
stones," as understudy, and appeared
on several occasions as Emily Rhead ;
at the New Theatre, Aug., 1913, played
Lizzie Hopton in " The Big Game " ;
at the Globe, Oct., 1913, Lady More-
cambe in " People Like Ourselves " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, June, 1914,
appeared as Mabel Lamson in " The
Bill " ; subsequently played sketches
in variety theatres ; at the Comedy,
June, 1915, appeared as Mrs. Trevor
in " Mr. and Sirs. Ponsonby " ; she
then toured as Peg in " Peg o' My
Heart," 1915-16 ; early in 1916 was
engaged as understudy at Wyndham's
Theatre, in " The Ware Case," and
" A Kiss for Cinderella " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Aug., 1916, played Dorothy
Marston in " The Sister-in-Law " ;
at the Globe, Oct., 1916, Peg in " Peg
o' My Heart " ; Apr., 1917, toured as
Betty in " General Post," and ap-
peared at the Haymarket, Aug., 1917,
in the same part ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1917, appeared as Lady Jessica
Nepean in " The Liars " ; at the
Palace, Dec., 1917, as Kitty O'Malley
in " Pamela " ; at the Strand, Mar.,
1918, succeeded Shirley Kellogg as
Nan Carey in " Cheating Cheaters " ;
at the Haymarket, June, 1918, played
Patricia O'Brien in " Marmaduke '* ;
at the Gaiety, Manchester, Nov., 1918,
Rosamund in " The Farringdon Case ";
at the Lyceum, Sheffield, Mar., 1919,
Helen Graham in " Uncle Ned," and
toured in this part ; during 1920 toured
as Paddy in " Paddy the Next Best
Thing " ; at the Duke of York's, May,
1921, played Mary Hudson in " The
Tartan Peril ; at His Majesty's, May,
1923, played Bridget Cromwell in
" Oliver Cromwell " ; during 1924
again toured in " Peg o' My Heart."
Recreations : Music, reading, golf,
tennis, and billiards. Address : 6
Antrim Mansions, Hampstead, N.W.3.
Telephone No. : Hampstead 7223.
OGILVIE, Glencairn Stuart, J.P.,
dramatic author ; b. Haslemere,
Surrey, 27 Mar., 1858; e. at Rugby
and Oxford, called to Bar, 1882 ; J.P.,
Surrey, 1887 ; ra. Helen Eirmxeline
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[OLC
Davidson ; author of the following
plays: "Knowledge/' 1883; " Hy-
patia/' 1892 ; " The Sin of St. Hulda/'
1896; "The White Knight/' 1898;
" The Master/' 1898 ; " John Duraford,
M.P./* 1901 ; and (with Louis N.
Parker) the English version of ( ' Cyrano
de Bergerac," 1900 ; the first Episode
of the Bury St. Edmunds Pageant (by
invitation of Louis 1ST. Parker, Master
of the Pageant). Address : Sizewell
Hall, near Leiston, Suffolk. Clubs :
Garrick, Beefsteak, etc. Telephone No. :
23 Leiston.
CHHIGGINS, Harvey J.? dramatic
author ; b. London, Out., Canada, 14
Nov., 1876 ; s. of Joseph P. O'Higgins
and his wife Isabella (Stephenson) ;
e. University of Toronto ; m. Anna G.
Williams ; in collaboration with Harriet
Ford, has written the following plays :
"The Argyle Case," 1912; "The
Dummy," 1913 ; " Polygamy," 1914 ;
" The Dickey Bird," 1915 ; " Mr.
Lazarus," 1916 ; " When a Feller
Needs a Friend," 1918; "On the
Hiring Line," 1918, produced in
London as " The Wrong Number,"
1921 ; " Main Street," 1921 ; " Sweet
Seventeen," 1924 ; is the author of
the following books : " The Smoke
Eaters," 1905 ; " Don-a-Dreams,"
1906 ; " A Grand Army Man," 1908 ;
"Old Clinkers," 1909; " Silent Sam,"
1914 ; " From the Life/' 1919 ; " The
Secret Springs," 1920 ; " Some Dis-
tinguished Americans," 1922 ; " The
American Mind," 1924 ; " JuheCane,"
1924. Address : Martinsville, N.J.,
U.SA.
OICOTT, Cbauncey, actor and voca-
list; b. Buffalo, New York, July 21,
1860; e. at Public Schools, Buffalo,
where he made his first appearance,
at the Academy of Music, as a ballad
singer, in 1880 ; m. Margaret
O 'Donovan ; made his first ap-
pearance on the regular stage at
the Union Square Theatre, New
York, 16 Mar,, 1886, as Pablo in
" Pepita ; or the Girl with the Glass
Eyes " ; at the Academy of Music, 30
Aug., 1888, he appeared as Frank
Hopkins in " The Old Homestead/'
and continued to play in this piece
until 1890 ; in May, 1890, he appeared
at the Academy of Music as Ralph
Rackstraw in " H.M.S. Pinafore/'
and in June as Nanki-Poo in " The
Mikado " ; he then came to London,
where he studied music under Holland
and Randegger ; he made his first
appearance on the London stage
at the Criterion Theatre, 23 July,
1891, as the Chevalier O'Flanagan in
" Miss Decima," and at the Prince of
Wales's, 6 Feb., 1892, he played
Gnatbrain in " Blue Eyed Susan " ;
returning to the United States, he
toured in " Mavoureen " ; he ap-
peared in the following parts at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre : Maurice
Cronin in "The Irish Artist," 1894;
the Minstrel in " The Minstrel of
Clare," 1896; Gerald O'Carroll
in " Sweet Inniscarra," 1897 ;
Dick Ronyane in "A Romance of
Athlone," 1899 ; and Garret O'Magh
in an opera of that name, 1901 ;
and also in " Old Limerick Town,"
1902; at the New York Theatre,
5 Jan., 1904, he appeared as Ter-
ence in an Irish opera of that name ;
at the Majestic, 2 Oct., 1905, he
played the title-rdle in " Edmund
Burke," and at Saratoga, 17 Aug.,
1906, he appeared as Richard Temple
in " Eileen Asthore " ; at the New
York Theatre, 22 Oct., he appeared
in the same part ; at Saratoga, 16
Aug., 1907, he played the titlQ-rdle in
" O'Neill of Derry," subsequently
playing the same part, at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, 25 Nov., 1907 ;
at Saratoga, Aug., 1908, appeared in
" Ragged Robin," playing the same
part at the Academy of Music, 24 Jan.,
1910; same theatre, 30 Jan., 1911,
played Thomas Barry in " Barry of
Ballymore " ; at San Francisco, 9
July, 1911, played Sir Bryan Fitz-
gerald in " Macushla " ; appearing in
the same part at the Grand Opera
House, New York, 5 Feb., 1912 ; at
Minneapolis, 25 Aug., 1912, played
in " The Isle o' Dreams," and appeared
in the same play at the Grand Opera
House, New York, 28 Jan., 1913;
at St. Louis, Mo., Oct., 1913, played
Dave O'Donnell in " Shameen Dhu,"
appearing in the same part at the
Grand Opera House, New York, 2
Feb., 1914 ; in Oct., 1914, toured as
Dennis O'Malley in " The Heart of
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Paddy Whack," playing the same
part at the Grand Opera House, New
York, 23 Nov., 1914 ; continued to
tour in this part until 1916 ; at
Detroit, Dec., 1916, played John
O'Brien in " Honest John O'Brien " ;
during 1917 toured as Terry in " Once
Upon a Time," and played the same
part at the Fulton, New York, Apr.,
1918; at the Century Theatre, New
York, May, 1918, played The Irish
Soldier in " Out There " ; at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York,
Dec., 1918, Tom McConnell in " The
Voice of McConnell " ; during 1919-20
played Sir Brian Fitzgerald in " Ma-
cushla/' and played the same part at
the Park Theatre, New York, May,
1920 ; again toured in the same
piece, 1920-21. Recreations: Golf,
tennis, and riding. Clubs : Players',
Lambs', New York ; Buffalo Club, and
Eccentric Club, London. Address : c/o
Guaranty Trust Co., 44th Street, and
Fifth Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.
0 ID HAM, Derek, actor and vocal-
ist ; 6. Accrington, Lanes, 29 Mar, 1892 ;
5. of Thomas Oldham and his wife
Harriett Elizabeth (Stephens) ; e.
privately in Lancashire ; m. Winnie
Melville ; was formerly engaged as
a bank clerk ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the London Pavilion,
Apr., 1914, as Julien in an operetta,
" The Daring of Diane " ; at the Lyric
Theatre, Sept., 1914, appeared as
Bumerli in " The Chocolate Soldier " ;
in Nov., 1914, joined the Scots Guards ;
received a commission in East Lanes
Regiment, Dec., 1915 ; mentioned in
despatches, France, 1917 ; awarded
the Military Cross, in Macedonia, 1918 ;
demobilised July, 1919, and joined
the* D'Oyly Carte Opera Company,
Aug., 1919 ; at the Prince's Theatre,
with this company, Sept., 1919, to
Jan., 1920, appeared as Marco in
" The Gondoliers/' Lord Tolloller in
" lolanthe," Nanki-Poo in " The Mi-
kado," Colonel Fairfax in " The
Yeomen of the Guard," Ralph Rack-
straw in " H.M.S. Pinafore/' Cyril in
" Princess Ida/' Alexis in " The
Sorcerer " ; subsequently toured with
the company when he also appeared
as Richard in " Ruddigore " ; returned
to London for the season at the Prince's
Theatre, 1921-22 ; severed his con-
nection with the D'Oyly Carte com-
pany in July, 1922, and in that month,
at the Lyric Theatre, succeeded Austin
Melford as Horace Wigg in " Whirled
Into Happiness " ; at Daly's, May,
1923, played the Viscomte Camille de
Jolidon in the revival of " The Merry
Widow " ; Dec., 1923, the Comte
D'Estrades in " Madame Pompadour."
Recreations : Golf and tennis. Address :
46 Curzon Street, W.I . Telephone No. :
Grosvenor 1177.
OLIFFE, Geraldiae, actress ; m.
Otway Compton ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Globe
Theatre, 16 Mar., 1889, as one of the
Queen's attendants in " Richard III,"
under Richard Mansfield ; appeared
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1890, as Mrs.
Marlowe in "A Million of Money " ;
in 1893 toured as Mrs. Allonby in " A
Woman of No Importance " ; subse-
quently went to Australia, where
she played a number of parts under
the management of Brough and
Boucicault ; on her return appeared
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1895,
as Margaret Maitland in " Tommy
Atkins " ; at the Princess's, Sept.,
1896, played Marion Thornton in
" Two Little Vagabonds " ,* Dec.,
1897, Lady Ferrers in " How London
Lives " ; at the Strand, Aug., 1898,
Lady Rollestone in " As a Man Sows " ;
in Feb., 1899, toured as Lizzie Medwin
in " The Power and the Glory " ; at
the Garrick, A.pr., 1899, played
Madame Moody in " Change Alley/'
and June, 1899, Mrs. William Dawson
in " Halves " ; since then she has
appeared on tour with Charles Warner,
1901, as Toinette in "Eve3'; at
Wyndham's, Mar., 1902, as Marie
Marex in " Heard at the Telephone " ;
Duke of York's, Sept., 1904, the
Countess of Foxwell in "Merely
Mary Ann " ; at the Court, Nov.,
1905, Honor Voysey in " The Voysey
Inheritance " ; Comedy, Oct., 1907,
Mrs. Pethick in " The Barrier " ;
Lyceum, May, 1909, Anne of Austria
in " The Prisoner of the Bastille " ;
Duke of York's, Mar., 1910, Miss
Chancellor in " The Madras House " ;
Kingsway, Feb., 1911, Odette in
"The Lily"; Criterion, May, 1911,
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Madame Petkoff in " Arms and the
Man " ; Duke of York's, Oct., 1912,
Mrs. Luna in " Overruled " ; His
Majesty's, Apr., 1914, Mrs. Pearce in
" Pygmalion." Address : c/o The
Era or The Stage.
OLIVE, Edyth, actress ; e. at Newton
Abbot, Devon ; m. Arthur Applin,
actor and author ; studied at the
Guildhall School of Music ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Strand Theatre, 9 Jan., 1892, as Louisa
Dexter in " The New Wing," under
Willie Edouin ; subsequently toured
in "A Broken Melody " ; was for
some time in Ben Greet's company,
and then joined F. R. Benson, and
with him appeared as Rosalind,
Viola, Hermione, Beatrice, Ophelia,
and Desdemona ; in 1897 toured
as Militza in " For the Crown," and
also as Princess Flavia in " The
Prisoner of Zenda," Elcia in " The
Daughters of Babylon " ; she also
toured as Lady Marchant in "A
Bunch of Violets," Olive de Car-
teret in " Sporting Life " ; appeared
at the Globe, 1902, with Fred Terry
and Julia Neilson in " Sweet Nell of
Old Drury," " The Heel of Achilles,"
etc. ; at the Comedy, Apr., 1904,
played the Nun in " Sunday," and at
the Court, May, 1904, Mrs. Marwood
in " The Way of the World " ; played
Cassandra in " The Trojan Women,"
Medea in " Medea in Corinth,"
Clytemnestra in " Electra," Phaedra
in " Hippolytus," Aglavaine in
" Aglavaine and Selysette," at the
Lyric and Court Theatres, 1904-6 ; at
the St. James's, 1905, played Edith in
" A Maker of Men " ; at the Imperial,
1904, appeared as Martha in " The
Perfect Lover " ; at the Scala, Jan.,
1906, played the title-role in " Lady
Inger of Ostrat " ; during 1907
toured in the United States, as Ruth
Jordan in '* The Great Divide " ; at
the, Scala, Apr., 1908, appeared as
the Sister of Mercy in " Hannele " ; at
the Court, 1909, played in " The Test,'1
and " John Malone's Love Story " ;
at the Coliseum music hall, in "A.
Loyal Traitor," and " The Attic " ; at
the Duke of York's, Feb., 1910, played
Ruth in " Justice " ; at the Queen's,
May, 1910, appeared as the Prisoner's
Wife in " Judge Not " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1911, played Herodias in
" Salome " ; at the Lyceum, July,
1911, played Marie Louise in "A
Royal Divorce " ; at the Court
Theatre, Jan., 1912, played Janet in
" Rutherford and Son," subsequently
appearing in the same part at the
Little and Vaudeville, and in America ;
at the Coronet, Dec., 1913, played Mrs.
Riis in " A Gauntlet " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', May, 1914, Dido in " Dido
and ^Eneas " ; at the Lyric, Oct., 1914,
Sarah Ehrlich in " The New Shylock " ;
at the Little, Apr., 1915, Evelyn
Pallant in " The Blow " ; at the
London Pavilion, June, 1915, Margery
Silchester in " The Rub " ; during
1919-20 toursd with Louis Calvert
as Cora Bliss in " Bo'sun 'Enery,"
and Jeannie in " Daddalums " ; at
Wyndham's, June, 1920, appeared in
the last-mentioned part ; at the Ald-
wych (for the Play Actors), Oct.,
1924, played Mrs. Hayling in " The
Hayling Family." Hobby : Working.
Address: 18 Ladbroke Terrace, W.I 1.
Telephone No. : Park 3750.
0 'MALLEI, Ellen, actress; b.
Malahide, co. Dublin, Ireland ; d.
of the late Captain Charles Gray
Jones, R.N. ; e. privately ; m.
Major John Evelyn Thornhill ; studied
for the stage under the late Sarah
Thorne, with whom she made her first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Margate, 1898 ; after leaving
Miss Thorne, she became leading lady
of the Compton Comedy Company,
playing Lady Teazle, Kate Hardcastle,
Lydia Languish, Sophia in " The Road
to Ruin," Doris Maddison in " The
Scarlet Coat," Amy Bellair in " Ed-
mund Kean," Violet Greshamin "Davy
Garrick," Countess Thekla in " An
Emperor's Romance," etc. ; during
1901-2 toured in the United States as
leading lady with E. S. Willard,
E laying Ada Ingot in " David Garrick,"
ucy White in " The Professor's Love
Story," Mary Blenkarn in " The
Middleman," Ruth in " Tom Pinch,"
Filiberta in " The Cardinal " ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the Comedy Theatre, 11
Dec., 1902, as Marthe de Moisand in
" The Mouse " ; at the Imperial,
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Mar., 1903, played Margaret in " The
Two Mr. Wetherbys " ; at the Queen's,
Manchester, under Mr. Richard
Flanagan, June, 1903 appeared as
Beatrice Portinari in " Dante," and
Jan., 1904, as Elizabeth WoodviUe
in " Richard III " ; at the Court
Theatre, Apr., 1904, played Sylvia in
" The Two Gentlemen of Verona " ;
at the Queen's, Manchester, May,
1904, appeared in the titWdfe in
" Ygraine," and July, 1904, played
the title -rdle in " Joan of Arc " ;
at the Court Theatre, under the
Vedrenne-Barker management, Nov.,
1904, played Nora in " John Bull's
Other Island " ; at the Avenue, Feb.,
1905, appeared as Lady Thyra Eggles-
by in " Mr. Hopkinson " ; toured
in Germany as Candida in the play
of that name ; at the Court, Sept.,
1907, played Gloria in " You Never
Can Tell " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1909, played Enid Underwood
in " Strife " ; at the Haymarket,
Sept., 1909, appeared as Cordelia in
" King Lear/' and Oct., 1909, as
Ann Sinclair in " Don " ; at the
Queen's, Oct., 1910, played Mrs.
Thynne in " Mrs. Skeffington " ; at
the Haymarket, Dec., 1910, Light in
"The Blue Bird," and June, 1911,
Madame d'Orbesson in " Above
Suspicion " ; subsequently joined F. R.
Benson and appeared at Stratford-
on-Avon and on tour as Portia in
" The Merchant of Venice," Juliet,
Lady Macbeth, Rosalind in "As You
Like It," and Katherine in " The
Taming of the Shrew," appearing
in the last-mentioned part at the
King's, Hammersmith, Sept., 1911;
at the Kingsway Theatre, Nov., 1912,
played Mabel Lanfarne in " The
Eldest Son " ; at the Haymarket,
Dec., 1912, Hannah Waldie in "The
Waldies " ; at the Kingsway, Dec.,
1912, again played Nora in " John
Bull's Other Island " ; at the King's
Hall, Covent Garden, Mar., 1913,
appeared as Ophelia in " Hamlet " ;
at the Court, Mar., 1913, Eve Michel-
more in " The Morning Post " ; and
June, 1913, Irene Martin in "The
Cage " ; at the Little Theatre, July,
1913, played Dame Julian in " Dame
Julian's Window " ; at the Criterion,
Feb., 1914, Irene Maitland in " A Pair
of Silk Stockings " ; at the Prince of
Wales's June, 1914, Kitty Melville in
" An Indian Summer " ; at the Court,
June, 1914, Cecily Warren in " His
Duty " ; at the Kingsway, Apr., 1915,
Rose Appleyard in " Advertisement" ;
at the St. James's, Jan., 1916, Philippa
de Lacorfe in " The Basker " ; at the
Savoy, Apr., 1917, the Queen in
" Hamlet " ; at the Globe, Jan.,
1918, appeared as Jane Raymond in
" Love in a Cottage " ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1918, as Victoria
Cresswell in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
at the Globe, June, 1919, as the Arch-
duchess Sophia in " L'Aiglon " ; Aug.,
1919, as Miss Rodd in " The Voice
from the Minaret " ; at the Aldwych,
Aug., 1920, played Sylvia Bullough
in " The Unknown " ; at the Court,
Sept., 1921, again appeared as Nora
Reilly in " John Bull's Other Island " ;
Oct., 1921, Ellie Dunn in " Heartbreak
House " ; at the Shaftesbury (for the
Phoenix Society), Mar., 1922, Octavia
in " All for Love " ; at the Everyman
Theatre, June, 1923, Candida in the
play of that name. Recreation : Sailing.
Address : 6 Gloucester Road, South
Kensington, S.W.7. Telephone : West-
ern 280.
O'NEIL, Peggy, actress; b. Buffalo,
N.Y., U.S.A., 16 June, 1897; d. of
Frederic A. O'Neil and his wife Mary
(Buckley) ; e. Loretta Convent, Nia-
gara Falls ; made her first appearance
on the stage, at the La Salle Opera
House, Chicago, 29 Aug., 1910, as a
dancer in " The Sweetest Girl in
Paris " ; subsequently appeared in
" Honeymoon Land " ; was next en-
gaged in cinema acting, followed by
her appearance in " The Deadlock,"
1912 ; in 1913 appeared in " The
Top o' the Morning," and after another
engagement for the cinema, played
Peg in " Peg o' My Heart " all over tlie
United States for a period of twenty-
five months ; in 1916 played Lady
Patricia O'Brien in " Mavourneen " ;
made her first appearance in New York,
in Maya in " The Flame " ; in 1917 was
seen in " vaudeville " with her own
sketch " The Crossways " ; at His
Majesty's, Montreal, Jan., 1918, ap-
peared as Maggie in a play of
that name, which was subsequently
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re-named " Patsy on the Wing " ; at
Washington, Apr., 1918, played Doris
Grieg in " The Laughter of Fools " ;
at the George M. Cohan Theatre,
Nov., 1918, appeared as Margot Latour
in " By Pigeon Post," subsequently
playing Marie in the same play ;
at the Selwyii Theatre, Mar., 1919,
played Anne Wilson in " Tumble In " ;
was then engaged by Robert Court-
neidge for England, and made her
first appearance at the Queen's, Man-
chester, 24 Feb., 1920, as Paddy in
" Paddy the Next Best Thing," in
which part she made her first appear-
ance in London at the Savoy, 5 Apr.,
1920, meeting with great success ; this
piece ran over 800 performances ; at
the Haymarket, Jan., 1923, played
Josephine Nuthall in " Plus Fours " ;
at the Savoy, Dec., 1923, appeared in
a revival of " Paddy the Next Best
Thing " ; at Cardiff, Mar., 1924,
played in " Special Licence " and then
toured as Maggie Wylie in " What
Every Woman Knows " ; in Aug.,
1924, went on tour, playing Lady
Babbie in " The Little Minister." Re-
creation : Aeroplaning. Address :
American Women's Social Club, Gros-
venor Place, W.I.
O'NEILL, Eugene Gladstone, dra-
matic author ; b. New York, 16 Oct.,
1888 ; 5. of James O'Neill, actor, and
his wife Ella (Quinlan) ; e. Princeton
and Harvard Universities ; m. (1)
Kathleen Jenkins (mar. dis.) ; (2)
Agnes Boulton Burton ; formerly en-
gaged in commerce, and also spent two
years at sea ; was for a time engaged
as an actor, and also as a journalist ;
is the author of the following plays :
"Thirst," 1914; "In the Zone,"
1917 ; " The Rope," 1918 ; " 'lie,"
1918 ; " The Moon of the Carribes,"
1919 ; " Beyond the Horizon," 1919 ;
"Diffrent," 1920; "The Emperor
Jones," 1920 ; " The Straw, 1921 ;
"Gold," 1921; "Anna Christie,"
1921 ; " The First Man," 1922; " The
Hairy Ape," 1922 ; " The Fountain/'
1923 ; " Welded," 1924 ; " All God's
Chillun Got Wings," 1924 ; " Desire
Under the Elms," 1924. Address:
Ridgefield, Conn., U.S.A.
O'NEILL, Frank B., business man-
ager; b. Cranbrook, Kent, 31 Oct.,
1869 ; 5. of G. B. O'Neill, artist ;
e. Haileybury College and Trinity
College, Oxford (M.AM 1894), where
he took honours in classics and
history ; m. Mary (Vincent) Gray ;
business manager to Sir John Martin
Harvey from July, 1901, to date, his
only engagement. Recreations : Ath-
letics and breeding of dogs. Address :
82 Talgarth Mansions, West Ken-
sington, W.14. Telephone : Riverside
1252.
O'NEILL, Maire, actress ; b. Dublin ;
y.d. of Margaret (Harold) and George
Allgood ; sister of Sara Allgood ;
m. G. H. Mair ; made her first ap-
pearance on the stage as a member
of the Irish National Theatre Society,
at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin ; made
her first appearance in London at the
Great Queen Street (now Kingsway)
Theatre, 10 May, 1907, as Margaret
Flaherty in " The Playboy of the
Western World " ; during her con-
nection with the Irish company
played the following, among other
parts ; Fand in the play of that
name, Mary Cushin in " The Gaol
Gate," a Woman in " On Bailie's
Strand/' Bridget in "The Hour
Glass," Min and Maryanne in " The
Country Dressmaker," Biddy Lally in
" The Unicorn from the Stars/'
Mona in " Dervorgilla," Mrs. Donohoe
in "The Workhouse Ward," the
Woman in " The Shewing-up of Blanco
Posnet," Deirdre in " Deirdre of the
Sorrows," Conal's Wife in " The
Green Helmet," Anna Crilly in
" Thomas Muskerry," Mary Hurley
in " Harvest," Peggy Mahon in " The
Image/' Mrs. McCarthy in " The
Cross Roads," Ellen Barton in " The
Casting Out of Martin Whelan,"
Dan's Wife in " The Deliverer/'
Queen Cahafra in " King Argimines,"
Mrs. Rainey in " Mixed Marriage/'
Johanna in " The Piedish/' Cracked
Mary in " The Full Moon/' Mrs.
Shillane in " The Clancy Name,"
Countess Cathleen in the play of that
name, and Maggie Gather in " The
Magnanimous Lover " ; quitting the
Irish company, she appeared at the
St. James's Theatre, Jan., 1913, as
Zerlina in " Turandot " ; next joined
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the company of the Repertory Theatre,
Liverpool, Mar., 1913, and with that
company appeared as the Mother of
Hannele in " Hannele," Kalleia in
" The Perplexed Husband," Freida
Conyngham in " The Conynghams/1
Candida in the play of that name,
and Nora Burke in " The Shadow of
the Glen " ; at His Majesty's Theatre,
June, 1913, during Sir Herbert Tree's
Shakespearean Festival, appeared as
Nerissa in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
in the autumn of 1913 crossed to
America, and at the Hudson Theatre,
New York, 10 Nov., 1913, played
Mary Ellen in " General John Regan " ;
after returning to London, appeared at
the Haymarket, Feb., 1914, as Cath-
erine Botal in " The Comedy of the
Man Who Married a Dumb Wife " ;
at the Court Theatre, Feb., 1914,
played Portia in "The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Little Theatre, May,
1915, Genevieve in " Foolery " ;
at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Dec.,
1916, appeared as Aunt Helen in
" The White Headed Boy " ; at the
Court, Jan., 1917, as Mary Byrne in
" The Tinker's Wedding " ; Feb.,
1918, as Anna in " The Dead City " ;
at the King's Hall, Covent Garden,
May, 1919, as Decima in " The Player
Queen " ; at the Lyric, Hammersmith,
Feb., 1920, played Sarah Ferguson in
" John Ferguson " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Sept., 1920, Aunt Ellen in
" The White Headed Boy " ; at the
Court, July, 1921, again played Mar-
garet Flaherty in a revival of " The
Playboy of the Western World " ;
later in the year, went to New York,
and at the Henry Miller Theatre, Sept.,
1921, again played Aunt Ellen in " The
White Headed Boy " ; at the Regent,
Apr., 1923, played Mrs. Beetle and
the Flag Seller in " The Insect Play " ;
at the Criterion, July, 1923, Mrs.
Kerrigan in " Send for Dr. O'Grady " ;
at the St. James's, Dec,, 1924, Nancy
in " Pollyanna." Address : 34 Wai-
pole Street, S.W.3. Telephone No. :
4999 Victoria.
j, Nance, actress (Gertrude
Lamson) ; b. Oakland, California, 8
Oct., 1874 ; m. Alfred Hickman ; made
her first appearance on the stage, at
the Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco,
under the management of McKee
Rankin, 16 Oct., 1893, in " Sarah " ;
subsequently toured in " The
Danites " ; after playing " stock "
engagements at Los Angeles and
Denver, went on tour in " The Snow-
ball," and " The Private Secretary " ;
made her first appearance in New
York, at Weber and Fields' Theatre,
7 Dec., 1896, in " The Long Strike " ;
at Murray Hill Theatre, 21 Dec., 1896,
she played Anna Dunning in " True
to Life " ; during 1897 she appeared
at this house, playing the leading parts
in " The Danites," " Leah," " Led
Astray/' " Camille," " East Lynne,"
" Jim the Penman," etc., etc. ; in
1898 she toured in California as Juliet,
Rosalind, Viola, etc. ; made her
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 27 June,
1899, as Leah in " The Jewess "
("Leah"), meeting with great success;
she returned to America and subse-
quently played such parts as Magda,
Fedora, and La Tosca; in Mar.,
1900, she started on a tour of
the world, and opened in that
month at Sydney, N.S.W. ; subse-
quently she proceeded to England,
and made her reappearance on the
London stage at the Adelphi, on 1
Sept., 1902, as Magda ; subsequently
she played here in " Camille " and
" Elizabeth, Queen of England," but
was not successful, and shortly after-
wards returned to America ; she has
since played successfully in the
principal cities of the United States in
such plays as " Judith of Bethulia,"
" Magda," " Hedda Gabler," " The
Fires of St. John," " Macbeth," " The
Jewess," " The Sorceress," " Monna
Vanna," etc., etc. ; at Atlantic City,
Apr., 1907, appeared in the title-rd/e of
" Cleo," and in May opened a six weeks'
engagement at San Francisco, where,
among other parts, she played Magda,
Parthenia in " Ingomar/' etc., etc. ;
during 1907 she also appeared in
" vaudeville," in a condensed version
of " The Jewess " ; at the Majestic
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1908,
played Agnes in a play of that name ;
at the Stuyvesant Theatre, New York,
Dec. 1909, played Odette de Maigny in
" The Lily " ; during 1910 played in
a number of English music halls, as
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Lady Macbeth in the sleep-walking
scene from ** Macbeth " ; during 1912
played a " stock " season at Boston,
appearing as Nancy in " Oliver
Twist/' Leah, Trilby, and Thai's in
the plays bearing those names ;
appeared in " vaudeville," in " Joan
of Arc," in Sept., 1912 ; at Wallack's,
New York, Mar., 1913, played the
title-rdle in " Anne Boyd " ; at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, Apr., 1913,
appeared in " The Worth of a Man " ;
at Richmond, Va., May, 1913, played
in "The Lily"; during 1913-14, toured
in " vaudeville," in " Self-defence " ;
at Pittsburgh, Oct., 1914, played lead
in " Bella Donna," " Cousin Kate,"
" Her Own Money," etc. ; at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York,
Feb., 1917, played Huldah in " The
Wanderer " ; at the Palace, New
York, Jan., 1919, played in " The
Common Standard " ; at the Green-
wich Village, New York, Jan., 1920,
appeared as Raimunda in " The Pas-
sion Flower," and toured in this,
1920-21 ; at the Greek Theatre, Cali-
fornia University, Aug., 1924, played
Hamlet, with great success.
O'NEILL, Norman, composer and
conductor; b. London, 14 Mar., 1875;
s. of G. B. O'Neill and his wife Emma
Stuart (Callcott) ; e. London and
Frankfort-on-Main ; m. Adine Ruck-
ert ; his first composition for the
theatre, was the incidental music to
" After All," at the Avenue Theatre,
1902 ; also composed the incidental
music for Martin Harvey's production
of " Hamlet," 1905 ; " King Lear,"
Haymarket, 1909 ; " The Blue Bird,"
Haymarket, 1909 ; " The Gods of the
Mountain," Haymarket, 1911; "The
Golden Doom," Haymarket. 1912 ;
" The Pretenders," Haymarket, 1913 ;
" Through the Green Door " (fairy
play) ; " Julius Caesar," St. James's,
1920; "Mary Rose," Haymarket,
1920; "Macbeth," Aldwych, 1920;
" The Merchant of Venice," New York,
1922; "Punch and Judy" Ballet,
Duke of York's, 1924 ; was musical
conductor at the Haymarket, 1908-19 ;
St. James's 1919-20, Haymarket
1921 to date. Address: 4 Pembroke
Villas, W.8. Telephone No. : Western
3069.
O'NIEL, Colette, actress (nee Lady
Constance Annesley) ; b. London, 24
Oct., 1896 ; y.d. of the 5th Earl Annes-
ley and his wife Priscilla Cecilia (Armi-
t age-Moore) ; m. Miles Malleson (mar.
dis.) ; made her first appearance on the
stage at the Queen's Theatre, July,
1915, as Suzanne in " The World of
Boredom " ; at the Duke of York's,
Dec., 1915, played Phrynette in
" L' Enfant Prodigue " ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1916, played Lady Mar-
garet Maltfavers in " Fishpingle " ;
at the Gaiety, Manchester, May, 1918,
Mabel Ponsonby in " Phyl " ; at the
Comedy, Feb., 1919, appeared as Ila in
" The King and Queen " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Oct., 1919, as
Urbasi in " The Ordeal " ; at the
Old Vic, Oct., 1919, Helen in " The
Trojan Women " ; at the Winter
Garden, Nov., 1919, Anasuya in
" Sakuntala " ; during 1920 toured as
Emily Rhead in " Milestones " ; at the
Lyceum, July, 1921, played Mrs.
Otherley in " Abraham Lincoln " ; at
the Ambassadors' Nov., 1921, Madame
Rebard in " Deburau " ; at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1923, Henriettein " The
Orphans " ; at the Regent (for the
Phoenix Society), Feb., 1924, Mrs.
Squeamish in " The Country Wife."
Address : Cox Green, Berks. Tele-
phone No. : Maidenhead 40.
O'KAMEY, Georgia, actress; b.
Mansfield, Ohio, 31 Dec., 1886 ; e.
Oberlin College ; m. Robert B. Griffin ;
made her first appearance on the stage
as a violinist, in " vaudeville," Dec.,
1905 ; subsequently appeared at
Fischer's Theatre, San Francisco, 1906,
in the "stock" company, where she
remained eighteen months ; at Broad
Street, Philadelphia, 1907, played in
" Spangle," subsequently toured with
Richard Golden in " The Tourists " ;
made her first appearance in New
York, at the Circle Theatre, 20 Jan.,
1908, as Hazy Fogg in " Lonesome
Town " ; appeared at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre, Dec., 1908, as Alithea de
Morelos in " The Chaperon" ; at the
Astor Theatre, Nov., 1909, played Kit
McNair in " Seven Days," and sub-
sequently toured in this, 1910-11 ;
at the Liberty Theatre, 1911, played in
" Uncle Sam " ; at Daly's, New York,
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Nov., 1912, played Polly Gasford in
" The Point of View " ; at the Princess,
Mar., 1913, the Operator in " The
Switchboard " ; at the Winter Garden,
Oct., 1914, appeared as Tillie in
" Dancing Around " ; at Atlantic City,
May, 1915, as Martha Gardner in
" See My Lawyer " ; at the New
Amsterdam, New York, Nov., 1915, as
Lulu Cachou in " Around the Map " ;
Sept., 1916, as Maimie Stone in " Miss
Springtime " ; at the Longacre The-
atre, Aug., 1917, as Flora Wiggins in
" Leave it to Jane " ; at Chicago, Mar.,
1919, played in " The Velvet Lady " ;
at Philadelphia, Apr., 1920, played
Pansy in " Oui, Madame " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
London Pavilion, 4 Sept., 1920, in
" London, Paris, and New York/'
scoring an immediate success ; at
the Apollo, New York, Aug., 1922,
played Gertie in " Daffy Dill " ; at
the Globe, New York, Mar., 1923, Mrs.
Malone in " Jack and Jill " ; at
Chicago, 1924, Lucille in " No, No,
Nanette I "
ORCZY, Emmusca, Baroness, drama-
tic author and novelist ; b. Tarnaors,
Hungary ; d. of Baron Felix Orczy ;
e. Brussels and London ; m. Montague
Barstow ; author of " The Scarlet
Pimpernel " (with her husband), 1903 ;
" The Emperor's Candlesticks/' 1905 ;
" The Sin of William Jackson, 1906 ;
" Beau Brocade," 1908 ; " The Legion
of Honour," 1920 ; is the author of
several romantic novels. Address :
Villa Bijou, Monte Carlo, France.
0KB, Robert, dramatic author ; pen-
name of Mrs. W. Gayer Mackay ;
collaborated with her late husband in
the following plays : " Dr. Wake's
Patient," 1904 ; " The Port Arms/'
1909; "A Midnight Visitor," 1911;
" A Thief," 1914 ; " The Prize," 1915 ;
" Paddy the Next Best Thing " (from
Gertrude Page's novel), 1920 ; was for
many years an actress, under her
maiden name of Edith Ostlere.
ORME, Denise, vocalist, actress ;
b. 26 Aug., 1884; o.d. of Alfred
Smither ; m. John Yarde-Buller, 3rd
Baron Churston ; received musical
training at Royal Academy of Music
(scholarship for violin) and Royal
College of Music (scholarship for sing-
ing) ; made her first appearance on the
stage at Daly's Theatre, 29 Apr.,
1905, in the chorus of " The Little
Michus " ; in July, 1905, appeared as
Blanche-Marie in the same piece ;
created Htle-rdk in " See-See/'
Prince of Wales's Theatre, 20 June,
1906; returned to Daly's, 27 Oct.,
1906, to play Illyrine in " Les Mer-
veilleuses " ; subsequently appeared
at the Palace Theatre, after which,
she went on tour ; at the Hicks
Theatre, 3 Oct., 1908, appeared as
Marie Marinet in " The Hon'ble
Phil " ; at the Gaiety, 23 Jan., 1909,
played Lady Elizabeth Thanet in
" Our Miss Gibbs/' Address : Hall
Place, Bexley. Telephone : Bexley
Heath 162.
OEME, Michael, dramatic author ;
pen-name of Alice Auguste Greveen ;
m. J. T. Grein, dramatic critic ; has
written or adapted the following
sketches and plays : " Maternite,"
1906; "Midsummer Fires" (with
J . T. Grein), 1906 ; " Wedding Bells,"
1911 ; " La Pompadour," 1911 ; " The
Widow and the Waiter," 1915 ; "Those
who Sit in Judgment," 1915 ; " The
Eternal Snows/' 1916 ; " The Woman
on the Window-Sill," 1917; "Great
Aunt Elizabeth," 1919 ; " Life's a
Game/' 1922 ; " Tiger Cats " (from
the French), 1924 ; has also had much
experience as an actress. Address : 24
Launceston Place, W.8. Telephone
No. : Kensington 387.
OS CAB, Henry, actor and manager ;
b. Hornsey, 14 July, 1891 ; 5. of Henry
Montague Wale and his wife Florence
Emily (Hyatt) ; e. Enfield Grammar
School ; m. Elizabeth Dundas, ; for-
merly engaged in the City ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon,
1 Sept., 1911, as Snug in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " with the
Benson company ; the following year
joined the Alexander Marsh, Shake-
spearean Company, and 1914 the
Edward Compton Comedy Company ;
during 1915 was engaged with the
Paisley Repertory Company ; made
his first appearance on the West End
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stage, at the Lyric Theatre, Aug.,
1916, as Frank Burroughs in " Ro-
mance '* ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1917, played Renaud in " The Aristo-
crat " ; June, 1917, Mr. Davies in
" Sheila " ; subsequently, at the Cri-
terion, took up the part of John Ayers
in " A Little Bit of Fluff " ; at the
Coliseum, Feb., 1918, played Antonio
in an excerpt from " The Merchant of
Venice," with Ellen Terry ; during
1918 toured as David Ebbing in
" Trimmed in Scarlet," and in a tour
of the British Camp Theatres as
Richard Chelford in " The Thief " ;
at the New Oxford, Dec., 1918, played
Dr. Ribot in " In the Night Watch " ;
at the St. James's, Jan., 1920, Metellus
in " Julius Caesar " ; at the New
Oxford, Apr., 1920, Binksie in " The
Man Who Came Back " ; subse-
quently played Tybalt in " Romeo
and Juliet," at the Everyman, and
Daniel in the play of that name, at
the Gaiety, Manchester, Dec., 1920 ;
at the Globe, Apr., 1921, Bertie Errol
in "Knave of Diamonds"; joint-
organiser with W. Edward Stirling, of
the London Players, 1921, and as
producer and leading man organised
and directed Repertory seasons since
that date ; appeared with the com-
pany at the Comedie des Champs-
Elysees, Paris, for three months ;
became joint-director and partner in
the Ben Greet Players, 1922 ; at the
Comedy, June, 1924, played John
Weston in " Peter Weston " ; at the
Prince's, Oct., 1924, Harold Plevin in
" The Blue Peter " ; was on the
Council of the Actors' Association in
1919, and assisted in the reorganisa-
tion of the Association as a Trade
Union ; subsequently represented the
A.A. as delegate at the Trades Union
Congress. Favourite parts : Hamlet,
Romeo, Pete, and Sydney Carton.
Recreations : Rambling, bird-nesting,
and sports. Address : 48 Esmond
Road, Bedford Park, W.4. Telephone
No. : Chiswick 1725.
OVEREND, Dorothy, actress; b.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; d. of
Dr. E. K. Overend and his wife Effie
(Caldwell) ; e. Melbourne ; m. Claud
Allister ; studied for the stage at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Sunderland, Nov., 1912, as Laura
Murdoch in " The Easiest Way " ;
toured in " Passers-By," " Raffles/'
" Nobody's Daughter," 1913-14, under
her own "management, in conjunction
with her husband ; during the war,
toured for the N.A.C.B. through all
the camps, playing lead in " Outcast,"
" Billeted," " French Leave," " Oh !
I Say," " A Pair of Silk Stockings,"
etc. ; made her first appearance on the
London stage, at Wyndham's Theatre,
29 Mar., 1921, as "irma Peterson in
" Bull-Dog Drummond " ; at the
Strand, May, 1922, played Constance
Darner in " Tilly of Bloomsbury " ; at
the Haymarket, Mar., 1923, Lady
Massingham in " Isabel, Edward, and
Anne " ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1923,
Rose Collett in " Good Luck." Re-
creations : Motoring and tennis. Ad-
dress : 10 Newcastle House, North-
umberland Street, W.I. Telephone
No. : Langham 1698.
OVERMAN, lyane, actor ; b. Mary-
ville, Missouri, U.S.A., 19 Sept., 1887 ;
s. of William James Overman and his
wife Dora Alice (Johnson) ; e. Blees
Military Academy, and Missouri Uni-
versity ; m. Emily Helen D range ;
was formerly engaged as a jockey ;
had had some amateur experience
prior to making his first appearance
on the professional stage at the
Academy of Music, Milwaukee, 4 Nov.,
1907, as Toby in " Out of the Fold " ;
subsequently toured with Ward and
Wade's Minstrels ; lor two years
toured as Chick Sewell in " The Boys
of Company B " ; subsequently toured
in " The Wolf," and with Robert
Edeson in " Classmates " ; played
" stock " engagements at New Haven,
Milwaukee, Providence, Denver, San
Francisco, Jersey City, Brooklyn, etc. ;
made his first appearance in New
York, at the Harris Theatre, 1916,
succeeding John Cumberland as Billy
Bartlett in " Fair and Warmer " ;
subsequently played in " A Prince of
To-night," " The Honeymoon Trail,"
"A Stubborn Cinderella," " Oh ! Boy " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Apr., 1919, played Charley Carter in
" Come On, Charley " ; at the Cohan
and Harris Theatre, May, 1920, played
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David Graham in " Honey Girl " ; also
played in " Top Hole," " The School
Belles " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Apr., 1921, played Robert Adams in
" Just Married " ; played for two
years in " vaudeville/' both in sketches
and as a single turn ; made his first
appearance in London, at the Comedy,
15 Dec., 1924, as Robert Adams in
" Just Married/' Favourite parts :
Karl in " Old Heidelberg/' and Jimmy
Valentine. Recreations : Horses and
riding, and hockey. Clubs : Lambs,
Friars, New York, and Illinois Ath-
letic. Address : Lambs' Club, 130
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
OWEN, Harold, dramatic author;
b. Burslem, Staffs, 3 May, 1872 ; has
written the following plays : " A Little
Fowl Play," 1912 ; " Mr. Wu " (with
H. M. Vernon), 1913 ; " Such is Life/'
1916 ; " Loyalty/' 1917 ; " The Man
who Missed the War," 1918 ; was a
journalist for many years, and for
some time was engaged on the Man-
chester Guardian, Daily Despatch, and
Daily Mail. Address : 65 Vineyard
Hill, Wimbledon, S.W.I 9. Telephone
No. : Wimbledon 1865.
OWEN, Reginald, actor ; b. Wheat-
hampstead, 5 Aug., 1887 ; s. of J.
Fenwick Owen ; m. Lydia Bilbrooke ;
(mar. dis.) ; prepared for the stage at
Tree's Academy of Dramatic Art ; win-
ner of the first Bancroft Gold Medal for
acting, 1905 ; made his first appear-
ance professionally at His Majesty's,
Jan., 1905, in " The Tempest " ; sub-
sequently played Guildenstern in
" Hamlet/' Oatcake in " Much Ado
About Nothing," Sebastian in
" Twelfth Night," Harry Seabrook in
" Captain Swift," Simple in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," Tom Chit-
ling in " Oliver Twist," Cyril Jackson
in "" The Man Who Was," The Slave
in " Nero/' Sebastian in " The
Tempest," Francis in " King Henry
IV " (part I), Henry Percy in " Richard
II," Captain Hallock in " Colonel
Newcome," etc., under the same
management ; next joined F. R.
Benson's company for a time, gaining
further experience in Shakespearean
*?6f>ertQire ; at the St. James's, Nov.,
1907, scored a success as Harry
Leyton in ft The Thief " ; at the same
theatre, May, 1908, played Rev.
Mr. Trist in " The Thunderbolt " ; at
the Duke of York's, Dec., 1908, played
Mr. Darling in " Peter Pan " ; at the
St. James's, Feb. 1909, played Horace
Glyn and Fritz von Tarlenheim in
" The Prisoner of Zenda " ; in Apr.,
1909, appeared as Henry Steele in
" Colonel Smith/1 and in" May, 1909,
as Von \Yeddel in " Old Heidelberg " ;
at the Globe, Nov., 1909, played
Patrick Moore in " The Great Mrs,
Alloway " ; was next engaged at
His Majesty's, Apr., 1910, as Sir
Andrew Aguecheek in " Twelfth
Night," and Sept., 1910, to play
Cromwell in " King Henry VIII " ;
at the Little Theatre, Apr. 1911,
appeared first as Air. Gunn in " Fanny's
First Play," and subsequently as
Bobby ; at the Haymarket, June,
1911, played Thahn in " The Gods
of the Mountain " ; at the Play-
house, June, 1911, appeared as
Lieutenant John Sayle, R.N., in
" Pomander Walk " ; at the Coronet,
Sept., 1911, played Raymond in
" Madame X " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Oct., 1911, played Pedro
Gonzalez in " The Uninvited Guest " ;
at the Savoy, Dec., 1911, appeared as
St. George of England in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1912, played Messala in " Ben
Hur " ; at the Queen's, Nov., 1912,
Captain Harte in " Sylvia Greer " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Feb., 1913, Louis
Gigoux in " Oh 1 Oh 11 Delphine 1!!
at the Haymarket, June, 1913, Sebas-
tian Dayne in " Elizabeth Cooper " ;
at the Comedy, Nov., 1913, Stuart
Capel in " A Place in the Sun " ; at
the St. James's, Mar., 1914, Tommy
Owen in " A Social Success " ; Sept.,
1914, Tom Forbes in " Those Who
Sit in Judgment " ; in Nov., 1914,
toured as Roderick Collingwood in
" A Butterfly on the Wheel " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1915, Harry Blaine in
" Searchlights " ; at the Coliseum,
June, 1915, played in " Always Tell
Your Wife " ; at His Majesty's, Oct.,
1915, appeared as Sidney Montague
in " Mavourneen " ; at the Strand,
May, 1916, as Charles in " The Girl
from Upstairs " ; served in the Army,
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1916-1919; after the war appeared
at the Kingsway Theatre, Dec., 1919,
as George Guerand in " In the Night " ;
at Wyndham's, May, 1920, succeeded
Leon Quartermain as Robert Dalman
in " The Choice " ; at the New Theatre,
Dec., 1922, played Major Arnold
Darenth in " The Great Well " ; at
the Haymarket, June, 1923, Bertie
Capp in " Success " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1923, Gilbert Paxton in " Our
Betters " ; then went to America, and
at the Blackstone Theatre, Chicago,
Oct., 1924, made a great success when
he played Prince Albert in " The
Swan " : is part author of " Where
the Rainbow Ends/' 1911; "The
Joker," 1915. Address : c/o Daniel
Mayer Co., Grafton House, Golden
Square, W.I.
OYRA, Jan, dancer ; b. Warsaw,
Poland, 8 Mar., 1888; 5. of Josef
Wojcieszko ; e. Russian ballet school,
Warsaw ; made his first appearance at
the age of six at the Eldorado, Warsaw,
as Cupid in ballet ; first appeared in
London at Daly's Theatre, 17 Jan.,
1911, in the revival of "A Waltz
Dream " ; also appeared at the Gaiety,
Apr., 1913, and toured in the United
States as Doddie in " The Girl on the
Film " ; first appeared on the variety
stage at the Palace Theatre, and has
also appeared at the Coliseum, etc. ;
at the Adelphi Theatre, Nov., 1915,
played in "Tina"; appeared at the
Alhambra, Jan., 1916, in " Now's
the Time " ; at the Palace, Nov., 1916,
in "Vanity Fair"; June, 1917, in
" Airs and Graces " ; at the Gaiety,
Dec., 1917, appeared as the Spirit of
Hashish in " The Beauty Spot " ;
subsequently went to Paris ; is a
teacher of dancing. Recreations :
Inventing and sports.
PAGE, Norman, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. Nottingham ; s. of Alice
(Barker) and Arthur Page, F.R.C.O. ;
e. Trent College, Nottingham ; m.
Amy Lamborn ; was formerly engaged
as an artist ; prepared for the stage
by the late Sarah Thorne, at the
Theatre Royal, Margate ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Opera House, Chatham, 7 Mar., 1896,
walking on in " The Green Bushes " ;
with Miss Thorne he played over two
hundred parts, of every description ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at the Court Theatre,
under the Vedrenne-Barker manage-
ment, 23 Dec., 1904, as the Gardener's
Boy in " Prunella " ; played in
nearly all the pieces produced under
that * management 1904-8 ; was
engaged at His Majesty's, 1908-9,
playing Launcelot Gobbo in " The
Merchant of Venice/* the Clown in
" Twelfth Night," Sir Hugh Evans in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Gravedigger in " Hamlet," Hans in
" Faust," Charles in " The Dancing
Girl," etc. ; at the Haymarket, Dec.,
1909, played the Cat in " The Blue
Bird " ; June, 1910, played Mr.
Price in " Priscilla Runs Away " ;
Feb., 1911, Mr. Twidle in "All that
Matters " ; Mar., 1911, John in " Lady
Patricia " ; Nov., 1912, Mr. Leadbitter
in " The Younger Generation " ; at
this theatre he produced " The Gods
of the Mountain," " James and John,"
etc., went to Australia, 1912, to
produce " The Blue Bird " ; after re-
turing to London, appeared at the
Shaftesbury, Dec., 1913, as Thomas
Salter in "In and Out " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1914, as Zacharias in
" The Holy City " ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1914, Alfred in " The
Silver Lining " ; at the Kingsway,
Nov., 1914, as Private Cantle in " The
Dynasts " ; Feb., 1915, Bobby in
" Fanny's First Play " ; at the New
Theatre, Apr., 1915, Arthur Smith in
" The Joker " ; at His Majesty's,
Jan., 1916, Herbert Dix in " Mrs.
Pretty and the Premier " ; at the
Garrick, June, 1916, Aaron Kelp in
" Bluff " ; at the Coliseum, July, 1916,
Hiram Bennett in " The Great Redding
Street Burglary " ; during 1917 pro-
duced several playlets at the Coliseum,
and several plays for Miss Hormrnan,^
at the Gaiety, Manchester ; at the
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Comedy, Aug., 1918, played Ellis
in " The Knife " ; during 1919
principally engaged with acting for
the cinema stage ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Dec., 1919, appeared in
" Through the Green Door " ; in
Apr., 1920, appointed producer to
Arthur Bourchier at the Strand
Theatre ; produced " Tiger ! Tiger ! "
June, 1920; "At the Villa Rose,"
July, 1920, in which he played
Perrichet ; " The Storm/' Nov., 1920,
in which he played Jacques Fachard ;
" A Safety Match/1 Jan., 1921, playing
Jacob Ent whistle and Bob Atkinson ;
" The Trump Card/' Aug., 1921, play-
ing " Colonel Brimston-Gower ; Dec.,
1921, at the King's, Hammersmith,
again appeared as Tylette in " The
Blue Bird " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1922, played Bob in " Secrets " ; at
the Duke of York's, Dec., 1922, and
Garrick, Dec., 1923, again played in
" The Blue Bird " ; is a well-known
producer, and in this capacity was
responsible for tf Running Water,"
1922 ; " Secrets," 1923 ; " The Pic-
cadilly Puritan," 1923 ; " The Flame,"
1924 ; " Bachelor Husbands," 1924 ;
" Clogs to Clogs," 1924 ; is also
engaged as instructor at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art. Recrea-
tions : Work, billiards, and scene
painting. Address : Royal Academy
of Dramatic Art, 62 Gower Street,
W.C.I ; or 41 Edith Road, West
Kensington, W.14. Telephone : 869
Hammersmith.
PAGE, Philip P., dramatic and
musical critic and author; b. St.
Alban's, Herts, 17 July, 1884 ; s. of
Thomas Gowland Page and his wife
Frances (Major) ; e. Brasenose College,
Oxford (Classical Scholar, and Bridge-
man Essay Prize) ; m, Olive Cherry ;
while at Oxford, took part in several
O.U.D.S. productions, and was on the
staff of the Isis ; was appointed
musical critic of Daily Graphic, 1910 ;
dramatic critic, Daily Graphic, 1911 ;
joined Daily Sketch as dramatic critic,
and social and literary editor, 1913 ;
musical critic and writer of theatrical
notes, Evening Standard, 1922 ; dra-
matic critic, Sunday Express, 1923 ;
has done much general journalism and
has acted as Paris correspondent ;
part-author of " The Smith Family,"
1922 ; composer of " Mr. and Mrs. M.P.,"
1923 ; author of " Life of Chopin," 1924 ;
has composed music for several panto-
mimes. Recreations : Music, and long
voyages in cargo boats. Clubs : Savage
and Playgoers. Address: 14a Berkeley
Street, Berkeley Square, W.I.
PAINTER, Eleanor, actress and
vocalist ; b. Walkerville, Iowa, 1890 ; e.
Germany ; m. Louis Graveure (Wilfred
Douthitt) ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Deutsches Opera
House, Charlottenberg, as Fatima in
" Oberon," and remained in Germany
for two years ; when " Der Rosen-
kavalier " was first produced in New
York she played the leading part;
abandoning grand opera, she appeared
at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre,
28 Oct., 1914, as Georgine de Brissac
in " The Lilac Domino " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Sept., 1915, played the
Princess di Montaldo in " Princess
Pat " ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
Nov., 1917, Pauline Chaverelle in
" Art and Opportunity " ; at the
Liberty Theatre, Oct., 1918, Glorianna
Grey in " Glorianna " ; at the Century
Theatre, Apr., 1920, Dolores in " Floro-
dora " ; May, 1921, Vera Lizaveta in
" The Last Waltz " ; at the George
M. Cohan Theatre, Apr., 1923, played
Berenice Millet in " The Exile " ;
at the Lyric, New York, Feb.,
1924, Tonita Rovelli in " The Chiffon
Girl/
PALEBME, Grina, actress and dan-
cer ; first came into prominence in
London when she appeared at the
Adelphi Theatre, 5 Nov., 1910, as
Toinette in "The Quaker Girl,"
followed by her performance of Lili in
" The Dancing Mistress," Oct., 1912 ;
at the Ambassadors', May, 1914,
played in " Plantons les Capucines " ;
at the Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1914,
played Chiquette in " Betty " ; at the
Palace, Sept., 1915, appeared in " Bric-
a-Brac," and Nov., 1916, in " Vanity
Fair " ; at the Court Theatre, ^Feb.,
1917, appeared as Benjamine Lapistoke
in " La Petite Chocolatiere " ; entered
on a short period of management at
the Duke of York's, Sept., 1919, when
she appeared as Jacqueline in " The
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Girl for the Boy/* an adaptation of the
previously mentioned play.
PALFREY, May Le?er. actress ; 6
1 May, 1867 ; d. of Dr. James
Palfrey ; is a direct descendant of
Charles Lever, the famous novelist ;
m. Weedon Grossmith ; prepared for
the stage "by Miss Florence Hay don,
made her first appearance on the
stage at Drury Lane Theatre, 26 Dec.,
1889, as the Fairy Peach Blossom in
the pantomime " Jack and the Bean-
stalk " ; appeared at the same theatre,
Sept., 1890, as Madame Ribob in
" A Million of Money " ; subsequently
appeared at the Shaftesbury, Aug.,
1891, in " A Pantomime Rehearsal " ;
at the Court, Dec., 1891, played
Parker in "A Commission/' and
appeared at the same theatre in
" Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,"
" Faithful James/1 " The Guards-
man/' " Over the Way/' etc. ; she
then appeared at Terry's, 1894, in
" The New Boy " ; at the Vaudeville,
she played the leading juvenile parts
in " The New Boy/' " The Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown," " The
Ladies' Idol/' " The Shopwalker/'
" Poor Mr. Potton " ; appeared
at the Strand, Royalty, Comedy,
Globe and Avenue, respectively, in
" The Prodigal Father/' " Young Mr.
Yarde," " A Lady of Quality," " Miss
Francis of Yale," and " The Night of
the Party," in which she played over
500 times, in London, New York,
and the provinces ; in conjunction
with Mr. Fred Kerr she produced
" Three Blind Mice " on tour, 1906,
appearing in the same play, at the
Criterion Theatre, Feb., 1907 ; at the
St. James's, May, 1908, appeared as
Mrs. Ponting in " The Thunderbolt " ;
subsequently toured, with her own
company, as Mrs. Worthley in " Mrs.
Dot " ; at the St. James's, 1909,
played in " The Blessings of Balaam " ;
at the Shaftesbury, 1910, in " How
It's Done " ; at the Kingsway, Oct.,
1910, produced "Company for George/'
but took no part in the piece ; at the
Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, Feb.,
1^918, played Lady Emma Jones in
" Lady Emma's Romance " ; at the
Coliseum, Apr., 1918, appeared in the
same part in an abridged version of
the same piece, entitled " Stopping
the Breach " ; revived the longer
play at the St. James's, May, 1921,
when it was re-named " Emma " ;
revived " The Night of the Party/'
at the St. James's," June, 1921. Club :
Sesame. Address : 1 Bedford Square,
W.C.I.
PALMEE, John, dramatic critic
and author ; b. 4 Sept., 1885 ; s.
of Charles Palmer and his wife Agnes
(Wells) ; e. Balliol College, Oxford ;
m. Mildred Hodson Woodneld ; was the
Dramatic critic of The Saturday
Review and The Evening Standard ;
author of " The Censor and the
Theatres/' 1912, and of the one-act
play " Over the Hills," produced
at His Majesty's, 1912; during the
autumn of 1913 published two works,
" The Comedy of Manners/' and
" The Future of the Theatre " ; also
author of " Peter Paragon," " The
King's Men/' "The Happy Fool/'
" Looking After Joan " ; now attached
to the permanent Secretariat of the
League of Nations. Address ; Le
Verger du Grand Lancy, Geneva,
Switzerland.
PALMER, Minnie, actress and
vocalist; b. in Philadelphia, Pa.,
U.S.A., 31 Mar., 1860; e. at the
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Man-
hattanville, New York ; m. John R.
Rogers; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Park Theatre,
Brooklyn, 8 June, 1874, in " Le
Pavilion Rouge " ; first appeared on
the New York stage, at the old Lyceum,
13 Mar., 1876, in " Off the Stage " ;
also appeared at this theatre in " The
Pique Family," " The Day After the
Wedding," and " Black Eyed Susan "
(burlesque) ; in 1876, at Booth's
Theatre, she played the part of
Dorothy in " Dan'l Druce " ; in 1877,
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, she
was Laura in " The Little Rebel " ;
also played Louise in " The Two
Orphans," Gertrude in " The Little
Treasure," and Dot in " The Cricket
on the Hearth " ; at the Park
Theatre, Jan., 1878, she appeared
in " Risks " ; at the Fifth Avenue,
June, 1879, she played Minnie
Symperson in " Engaged " ; and
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in May, 1880, at the Sari Francisco
Music Hall, Jessie in " The Boarding
House " ; she played the last-men-
tioned part for two years ; she next
appeared as Tina in " My Sweet-
heart," the play with which she
is chiefly identified ; she made her
first appearance on the English stage
in this part at the Princess's Theatre,
Glasgow, 4 June, 1883, and made her
d£but on the London stage, at the
Grand Theatre, Islington, 17 Sept.,
1883, in the same part; subsequently
she appeared at the Strand Theatre in
the same play ; at Tompkins* Fifth
Avenue, 29 Apr., 1889, she appeared
as Nadine in " My Brother's Sister/'
and at Her Majesty's Theatre, London,
at Christmas, 1889, she appeared as
Cinderella ; at the Gaiety, 15 Feb.,
1890, she played in "My Brother's
Sister," subsequently returning to
America ; at Hermann's, New York,
11 Oct., 1890, she played the title-ydfc
in " Suzette " ; at the Grand, Cardiff,
2 Sept., 1895, and at the Standard,
London, 14 Oct., 1895, she played Loo
in " The School Girl/' subsequently
touring in the same piece for some
considerable period ; subsequently she
was seen in sketches in the principal
variety theatres ; returned to America,
1908 ; reappeared on the stage, after
many years absence, at the Gaiety
Theatre, New York, 26 Aug., 1918,
when she played Mrs. Jordan in
" Lightnin' ," which broke the record
for length of run of any play in the
United States, and was performed
continuously 1,291 times.
PARKER, Frank, producer and
stage director ; formerly equestrian and
stage director London Hippodrome ;
b. 17 Feb., 1862 ; originally gas-boy
at the Adelphi Theatre from 1877-80 ;
subsequently went to Drury Lane, as
prompter, and remained there, until
1886, when he was appointed assistant
stage-manager at the Gaiety, remaining
until 1892 ; was then appointed
stage-manager at the Shaftesbury, and
in 1893 produced " Morocco Bound " ;
other productions for which he was
responsible were " Go-Bang," 1894 ;
" Dandy Dick Whittington," 1895 ;
" The French Maid," 1896 ; " Her
Royal Highness," 1898 ; etc. ; on the
opening of the London Hippodrome,
was appointed general producing man-
ager, and remained there until 1909 ;
subsequently turned Ms attention to
the management of various circus
enterprises. Recreations : Country life,
boating. Club : Eccentric.
PARKER, John, dramatic critic
and theatrical journalist, editor of
" Who's Who in the Theatre " ; b. New
York City, 28 July, 1875; e. Lon-
don ; m., 1899, Edith Maud, y.d. of
the late Montague Belfield Pizey ;
first commenced writing in 1892 ;
has contributed numerous articles on
theatrical matters to The Era, Illus-
trated London News, The Theatre,
The Free Lance, New York Dramatic
Mirror, New York Dramatic News,
etc. ; London manager and Corre-
spondent of New York Dramatic
News from 1903 ; on the celebration
of their stage jubilees by the late
Lionel Brough, 1905, and Ellen
Terry, 1906, designed and executed
in gold, illuminated vellums detailing
every part played by those artistes ;
contributed American biographies to
1907 edition of " The Green Room
Book " ; Editor " The Green Room
Book," 1908-9 ; editor " Who's Who
in the Theatre," 1912 to date; has
contributed a number of theatrical
biographies to the supplemental issues
of the " Dictionary of National Bio-
graphy," including Kyrle Bellew,
George Conquest, Nellie Farren, Mr.
and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Charles
Warner, Sir George Alexander, W. H.
Kendal, Lewis Waller, W. S. Penley,
H. G. Pelissier, etc. ; member of the
Society of Dramatic Critics ; Hon.
Secretary of the Critics' Circle and
Hon. Editor of The Critics' Circular.
Hobby : Collecting theatrical litera-
ture. Club : Savage. Address : " Glen-
garry," Balfour Road, Ilford, Essex.
Telephone : Ilford 1721 ; New York
Dramatic News, 7 Racquet Court,
Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. Tele-
phone No. : London Wall 5385.
PARKER, Lottie Blair, American
dramatic author ; b. Oswego, N.Y. ;
d. of George Blair and his wife Emily
(Hitchcock); e. Oswego Normal School ;
m. Harry Do el Parker ; was formerly
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an actress ; has -written the following
among other plays : " White Roses,"
1897 ; " 'Way Down East/' 1897 ;
" Under Southern Sides," 1901 ; " The
Lights of Home," 1903 ; " The Re-
demption of David Corson " (founded
on the novel of that name, 1906).
Address : 1476 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
PARKER, Louis Napoleon, F.R.A.M.,
F.R.Hist.S. Officier de 1'instruction
publique ; dramatic author and com-
poser ; b. Calvados, France, 21 Oct.,
1852 ; m. Georgina Calder ; e. Frei-
burg and Royal Academy of Music
(F.R.A.M.), 1898; was Director of
Music at Sherborne School, Dorset, for
nineteen years, during which period
composed numerous cantatas, songs,
etc. ; resigned in 1892 in order to devote
himself to play-writing ; has written,
translated or collaborated in the follow-
ing dramatic works : "A Buried
Talent," Vaudeville, 1890 ; " Taunton
Vale," Manchester, 1890; "Love
in a Mist," 1890 ; " The Se-
quel," 1891 ; " Chris," subsequently
known as "A Broken Life," and
" Captain Burchell's Luck," Vaudeville,
1892 ; "A Bohemian," Globe, 1892 ;
"The Love Knot," York, 1892;
"David," Garrick, 1892; "Gud-
geons," Terry's, 1893 ; " The Man in
the Street," Avenue, 1894 ; " Once
Upon a Time," Haymarket, 1894 ;
" The Blue Boar," Terry's, 1895 ;
" Rosemary/' Criterion, 1896 ;
" Magda," Lyceum, 1896 ; " Love
in Idleness/' Terry's, 1896 ; " The
Spell-Bound Garden," Brixton, 1896 ;
" The Mayflower/' Lyceum, New
York, 1897 ; " The Vagabond King/'
Metropole, Camberwell, 1897 ; " The
Happy Life," Duke of York's, 1897 ;
" Ragged Robin," Her Majesty's, 1898 ;
" The Termagant," Her Majesty's,
1898 ; " The Jest," Criterion, 1898 ;
" Change Alley," Garrick, 1899 ;
" Man and His Makers," Lyceum,
1899 ; " The Sacrament of Judas,"
Prince of Wales's, 1899; "The
Bugle Call," Haymarket, 1899 ;
" Cyrano de Bergerac," Wyndham's,
1900 ; " The Masque of War and
Peace," Her Majesty's, 1900 ; " L'Aig-
lon," Knickerbocker, New York, 1900 ;
" The Swashbuckler," Duke of York's,
1900 ; " The Cardinal," Montreal,
1901 (St. James's, 1903) ; " The
Twin Sister," Duke of York's, 1902 ;
" The Heel of Achilles," Globe, 1902 ;
" Burnside and Co.," DubHn, 1903,
produced at Terry's, 1904, as " The
House of Burnside " ; " The Op-
timist," Philadelphia, 1903 ; " The
Monkey's Paw," Haymarket, 1903 ;
*' The Sorceress," Washington, D.C.,
1904; "Beauty and the Barge,"
New, 1904 ; " Agatha," His Majesty's,
1905 ; " Everybody's Secret," Hay-
market, 1905 ; " The Creole,"
Haymarket, 1905 ; " The Harlequin
King," Imperial, 1906 ; " The Duel,"
Garrick, 1907; "Mr. George,"
Vaudeville, 1907 ; " Jemmy," Adelphi,
1907 ; " Pete," Lyceum, 1908 ;
" Beethoven," His Majesty's, 1909 ;
" Pomander Walk," Toronto, 1910
(Playhouse, 1911) ; " Chantecler/'
Knickerbocker, New York, 1911 ;
" Sire," New York, 1911 ; " Disraeli,"
Montreal, 1911; "The Redemption
of Evelyn Vaudray," Richmond, Va.,
1911 ; " The Woman and the Sheriff,"
New York, 1911; "The Lady of
Coventry," New York, 1911 ;
" Drake," His Majesty's, 1912 ; " The
Paper Chase," New York, 1912 ;
" Joseph and his Brethren," New
York, 1913, and His Majesty's,
London, 1913; "Bluff King Hal,"
Garrick, 1914 ; " The Highway of
Life," New York, 1914, produced at
His Majesty's, 1914, as " David
Copperneld " ; " Mavourneen," His
Majesty's, 1915 ; " The Aristocrat,"
St. James's, 1917 ; " L'Aiglon " (from
the French), Globe, 1918 ; " The Great
Day " (with George R. Sims), Drury
Lane, 1919 ;" Summertime/ ' Royalty,
1919 ; " Johannes Kreisler " (adapted
from the German), 1922, and per-
formed at Drury Lane as " Angelo,"
1923 ; " Mr. Garrick/' 1922 ; " Arlc-
quin " (adapted from the French),
1922; "Our Nell" (with Reginald
Arkell), 1924; "The Lost Duchess/'
1924 ; organised pageants at Sher-
borne, 1905 ; Warwick, 1906 ; Bury
St. Edmunds, 1907; Dover, 1908;
York and Colchester, 1909 ; the
Pageant of the "Edwards'," in the
Lord Mayor's procession, 1907 ; the
Pageant of the " City's Men of Letters,"
in the Lord Mayor's procession,
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1908 ; author of the Pageants
" Through Toil to Victory," Drury
Lane, 1916 ; " The Treasures of
Britain," Shaftesbury, Apr., 1918 ;
" The Pageant of Freedom/' Queen's
Hall, 1918 ; " The Pageant of Drury
Lane/1 Drury Lane, 1918 ; also the
author of " The Lady of Dreams "
and " The Masque of Life/' Address :
213 Cromwell Road, S.W.5. Telephone:
Western 2392. Clubs: Garrick,
R.A.M., Tatlers', Omar Khayyam, Odd
Volumes.
PAKRY, Edward Abbott (His
Honour Judge Parry) ; dramatic
author ; called to the bar 1885 ;
judge of Manchester County
Court from 1895 to 1911; Lambeth
County Court, 1911 ; is the author
of the following plays : " England's
Elizabeth " (with Louis Calvert),
1901 ; " Kata wampus " (with Louis
Calvert), 1901; "What the Butler
Saw " (with the late Frederick Mouillot),
1905 ; /' The Captain of the School "
(with Mouillot), 1910; "The Tally-
man/' 1910 ; " Disraeli/' 1916 ; has
also written a number of books,
including " Letters of Dorothy
Osborne to Sir William Temple/'
" Life of Macklin/' " Katawampus/'
" The Scarlet Herring/' " The Story
of Don Quixote," " Pater's Book of
Rhymes/' etc. Clubs : Garrick and
Green Room. Address : Clarendon,
Sevenoaks, Kent.
PARSONS, Percy, actor and vocal-
ist ; b. Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.,
12 June, 1878 ; s. of Edward Young
Parsons and his wife Mary (Story
Belknap) ; e. Louisville ; m. Natalie
Lynn ; was formerly a Church and
concert singer ; studied for the stage
at the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts ; made his first appearance on the
stage at Wallack's Theatre, New York,
1904, as General Kee-Otori in " The
Sho-Gun," which he played for two
years at that theatre, and on tour ;
at the Garden Theatre, Dec., 1906,
played Frederick in " The Student
King " ; next toured as Colonel Osten
in " The Yankee Tourist/' and played
the same part at the Astor Theatre,
Aug., 1907 ; then devoted four years
to concert work ; returned to the
stage as leading basso, at the New
York Hippodrome, where he remained
for two seasons, 1912-14; subse-
quently played Captain Corcoran and
Dick Deadeye in " H.M.S. Pinafore " ;
toured for two years throughout the
United States as Nobody in " Every-
wornan," 1916-17 ; at the Casino,
New York, 1918, played in " Some-
time " ; made his first appearance in
London at the Savoy, 16 Oct., 1919,
as Dr. Cusick in " Tiger Rose " ; at
the Empire, Feb., 1920, played Rustom
Khan in " Sunshine of the World/'
subsequently touring as Nadir, Shah,
in the same play ; at the Queen's,
Apr., 1921, played Huggins in " Mary";
at the Kingsway, Dec., 1922, Vander-
bluff in " Polly " ; Feb., 1924, Sir
Gregory Galhouse in " Kate " ; at the
New Oxford, Nov., 1924, Zu-far in
" The First Kiss." Favourite parts :
Nobody, Dr. Cusick, and Vanderbluff.
Recreation : Photography. Club :
Actors' Equity Association. Address :
53 Redcliffe Gardens, S.W.10.
PAS SMOKE, Walter; actor and
vocalist ; b. London, 10 May, 1867 ;
m. Agnes Fraser ; e. privately ; made
first professional appearance in 1881,
at Sunderland with the Majiltons,
as " Cinderella " ; was for some years
engaged as a pianist, etc., with travel-
ling concert parties ; in 1888-9 was
with Lieutenant Walter Cole's concert
party ; subsequently appeared in the
provinces in " Round the Clock/' and
" A Gay City " ; also toured with the
Milton-Rays in " Kindred Souls," etc. ;
toured abroad in " Carmen Up-to-
Date " ; made his first appearance on
the London stage, at trie Savoy, 13
May, 1893, as Greg in " Jane Annie " ;
remained at the Savoy for ten years,
during which period he built up a
solid reputation as a singing comedian
of the first class ; appeared there as
Tarara in " Utopia, Ltd./' Bobinet in
" MLrette," Grigg in " The Chieftain,"
General Boom in " The Grand
Duchess," The Devil in " The Beauty
Stone/' Boodel in " His Majesty,"
Hassan in " The Rose of Persia,"
King Ouf in " The Lucky Star,"
Rudolph in " The Grand Duke/*
Professor Bunn in " The Emerald
Isle/' Walter WiUdns. in " Merrie
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England,1* Puck in "A Princess of
Kensington/' besides playing the fol-
lowing parts in revivals of the famous
Gilbert-Sullivan operas ; Koko in
" The Mikado," Jack Point in " The
Yeomen of the Guard," Don Alhambra
in " The Gondoliers/' " John Welling-
ton Wells in " The Sorcerer/' the
Usher in " Trial by Jury/' Sir Joseph
Porter in " H.M.S. Pinafore/' the
Sergeant of Police in " The Pirates of
Penzance," Bunthorne in " Patience,"
the Lord Chancellor in " lolanthe " ;
on quitting the Savoy, he appeared at
the Adelphi, Dec., 1903, as Jim Cheese
in " The Earl and the Girl " ; at the
Lyric, Jan., 1905, played Jerry Snipe
in " The Talk of the Town " ; Aug.,
1905, Private Charlie Taylor in " The
Blue Moon " ; appeared at Drury
Lane, Dec., 1905, as the Baroness in
" Cinderella " ; at the Apollo, Apr.,
1906, played Sam Brudenell in " The
Dairymaids " ; at Drury Lane, Dec.,
1906, as Sinbad in the pantomime ;
at the Shaftesbury, May, 1907, ap-
peared as Seth Lewys in " Lady
Tatters " ; at the Apollo, Aug., 1909,
Garibaldi Pimpinello, in " The Three
Kisses," and at Drury Lane, at Christ-
mas, 1907, the Boy Babe, Reggie,
in " The Babes in the Wood " ; at
the Queen's Theatre, Oct., 1908,
played Baptiste Boubillon in " The
Belle of Brittany " ; in 1909, toured
as Walter Wilkins in " Merrie
England," and as John Smith and
Simplicitas in " The Arcadians " ;
at His Majesty's, with the Beecham
Opera Company, July, 1910, played
Frank in " Die Fledermaus " ; at the
Hippodrome, Dec., 1910, played
Baron Bantam Bad-Egg in " The
Chicks in the Wood " ; at the Whitney
Theatre, Apr., 1911, appeared as
Nikola in " Baron Trenck " ; subse-
quently toured in " Sweet Williams,"
and 1912, in " Queer Fish " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Feb., 1913, played
Alphonse Bouchotte in " Oh ! Oh !!
Delphine !!! "; at the Woolwich Hippo-
drome, July, 1914, played Private
Adam Blinder in " The Soldiers' Mess,"
of which he was also the composer ;
during 1914-15 toured in the same part
in variety theatres, and in " Ducks
and Quacks " ; at Daly's, Dec., 1916,
played Tom Moon in " Young Eng-
land " ; at the Empire, New Cross,
May, 1917, appeared in " Follow the
Flag " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1918, played Gastricus in " Valentine";
subsequently toured as Jotte in
" Betty " ; at the Hippodrome, New-
castle-on-Tyne, Dec., 1918, played
Tom in '* Petticoat Fair," and toured
in this during 1919 ; at the Hippo-
drome, Liverpool, Dec., 1919, appeared
as Tim Grogan in " Too Many Girls,"
and toured in this during 1920 ;
subsequently toured as Mooney in
" The Purple Lady " ; at the Empire,
Mar., 1921, played Solomon Hooker
in " The Rebel Maid " ; in 1922,
toured with his own revue " Titbits " ;
during 1923 toured as Bene Ben in
" The First Kiss " ; at the Gaiety,
Apr., 1924, played Jericho Mardyke
in " Our Nell " ; in July, 1924, went
on tour playing Calicot in " Madame
Pompadour." Clubs : Green Room
and A. A. Address : 360 Finchley
Road, N.W.3. Telephone : 2406
Hampstead.
PASTON, George (Miss Emily
Morse Symonds), dramatic author and
novelist ; d. of the Rev. Henry
Symonds ; has written the following
plays : " The Pharisee's Wife," 1904 ;
" Clothes and the Woman," 1907 ;
" Feed the Brute," 1908 ; " Tilda's
New , Hat," 1908 ; " The Parents'
Progress," 1910 ; " The Naked
Truth" (with W. B. Maxwell), 1910;
" Nobody's Daughter," 1910 ; " Stuff-
ing," 1910 ; " The Kiss " (adapted
from the German), 1910 ; " Col-
leagues," 1911 ; " The Conynghams,"
1913; "In and Out" (from the
French), 1913 ; " Divorce While You
Wait (with Francis Coutts), 1915;
" A Great Experiment," 1916 ; " The
Dawn," 1916 ; " Gold-Fields " (from
the French), 1920 ; is the author
of the following, among other novels :
" A Modern Amazon," " A Bread and
Butter Miss, " •" The Career of Candida, ' '
" A Writer of Books," etc., also author
of " Lady Mary Wortley Montague and
Her Times," " Mr. Pope, his Life and
Times." Recreations : Motoring and
reading. Address : 7 Pelham Place,
S.W.7. Telephone : Kensington 6236.
PAULL, Harry Major, dramatic
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author ; 6. Monmouth, 6 Jan., 1854 ;
s. of Rev. William Major Paull ; e,
privately ; is a retired civil servant ;
has written the following among other
plays : " His Own Guest " (with
Arthur Ayres), 1881 ; " The Great
Felicidad," 1887 ; " Tenterhooks/1
at the Comedy, 1889 ; " The Gentle-
man Whip," Terry's, 1894 ; " Hal the
Highwayman," Vaudeville, 1894 ;
" Poor Mr. Potton " (with C. Hamlyn),
Vaudeville, 1895 ; " Merrifield's
Ghost," Vaudeville, 1895 ; " The Spy,"
1896; "The New Clown/' Terry's,
1902 ; " The Fortunes of Fan/' 1908 ;
" The Painter and the Millionaire/*
1912; "The Lady Cashier," 1912;
is Hon. Secretary of the Dramatists'
Club. Recreations : Golf, chess, and
music. Clubs : The Green Room and
Dramatists'. Address : 2 A. Carlingford
Road, Hampstead, N.W.3.
PAUMIER, Alfred, actor and mana-
ger ; 6. Liverpool, 14 Nov., 1870 ; s. of
Alfred Richard Hodgson and his wife
Diana (Peck Boadle) ; e. Tattenhall,
Cheshire ; m. Lilian Bridle ; name
changed to Paumier by deed-poll ;
made his first appearance on the stage
as a child in 1878, at the Theatre
Royal, Burnley, as the little Count in
" The Stranger " ; made his first
appearance in London at the Standard
Theatre, 1 Aug., 1887, as Walter
Briscoe in " Passion's Flower " ; at the
Princess's, Apr., 1888, appeared as
The Inspector in " The Mystery of a
Hansom Cab " ; in 1889 and for many
years was a member of the Edmund
Tearle Shakespearean Company, and
he appeared at the New Olympic,
May, 1892, with that company playing
Cauis Claudius in " Virginius," Mon-
tano in " Othello," etc. ; in 1899 he
went to South Africa to produce (for
the first time in South Africa) " Julius
Caesar/' playing Brutus, and in
partnership with Leonard Rayne
played most of the classical plays out
there ; in 1901 entered into partnership
with Walter Howard, the dramatic
author, and has toured his plays in
England, South Africa, and the
United States ; appeared at the
Prince's, Dec., 1913, as Paul Romain
in " The Story of the Rosary," and
made his first appearance in New
York, at the Manhattan Opera House,
7 Sept., 1914, in the same part ; on
returning to England, appeared at the
Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1916 as Pascal
in " The Silver Crucifix " ; at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1917, appeared as Cap-
tain Terence Fielding in " Seven Days*
Leave/' which ran over seven hundred
performances ; at the Apollo, Dec.,
1917, played the Man in " Master Way-
farer " ; at the New Theatre, Sept.,
1919, played Lord Seton RepHngton
in " Jack o' Jingles " ; in Dec., 1920,
engaged by Leonard Rayne for another
South African tour, when he played
" Mr. Wu/' " Dear Brutus/' " The
Skin Game," " The Right to Strike,"
" Seven Days' Leave," "The Wander-
ing Jew," " Carnival/' etc. ; at the
Ambassadors', Sept., 1924, played
Blazy in " Fata Morgana." Recrea-
tions: Landscape painting and cycling.
Clubs : The Savage, Green Room.
Address : 30 The Green, Richmond.
Telephone No. : Richmond 1534.
PAVLOVA, Anna? danseuse ; b.
Petrograd, 31 Jan., 1885 ; m. M.
Dandre ; was trained for the ballet at
the Imperial Ballet School, attached
to the Marianski Theatre, Petrograd ;
subsequently became pnma ballerina
of that theatre, subsequently appearing
at the Imperial Opera House, Petro-
grad ; made her first appearance in
London, at the Palace Theatre, 1910,
assisted by Michael Mordkin, scoring
an immediate success in " Le Cygne,"
" Les Papillons," " Valse Caprice/'
etc. ; appeared in Paris with Diaghi-
leH's Russian Ballet in "Les Syl-
phides," " Pavilion d'Armide," and
" La Nuit Egyptienne " ; made her
first appearance in New York, 1 Mar.,
1910, in the ballet " Coppelia " ;
appeared regularly at the Palace,
London, for some years ; subsequently
toured in the United States ; dur-
ing 1920 appeared at Drury Lane
Theatre, and 1921 at the Queen's
Hall ; appeared at Covent Garden,
with her own company, Sept., 1923,
and again in Sept., 1924 ; has toured
all through the provinces, and all over
the world. Address : Ivy House,
North, End Road, Golder's Green,
N.W.3. Telephone No. : Hampstead
4384.
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PAWLE, J. Lennox, actor; b.
London, 27 Apr., 1872; s. of John
Christopher Pawle ; e. France, and
Berkhampstead ; m. Dorothy Parker,
d. of Louis N. Parker ; was a pupil at
Sarah Thome's Dramatic School at
Margate ; was for some years comedian
at the Pavilion, Mile End, from 1895,
appearing there in " Saved from the
Sea," " Tommy Atkins/' etc. ; ap-
peared at the Adelphi, 10 Mar., 1894,
as the Rev. Mr. Ponder in " The
Cotton King " ; at the Lyceum, 21
Sept., 1895, as Sampson in " Romeo
and Juliet," with Forbes-Robertson ;
at the Duke of York's, Dec., 1895,
as Ebenezer Skindle in a revival
cf " Tommy Atkins " ; joined Sir
George Alexander at the St. James's,
in 1901, to play Todman in " Liberty
Hall " ; appeared at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1902, as Mr. Malpas in
" The Princess's Nose " ; at the
Avenue, 1902, in " The Little French
Milliner " ; at the New Theatre, Aug.,
1904, played Tom Codd in " Beauty
and the Barge " ; appeared at the
Criterion, 1905, in "What Pamela
Wanted " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Jan., 1906, as Algernon Southdown in
" The Little Cherub " ; at Daly's,
1906, played in " The Merveilleuses " ;
same theatre, June, 1907, played
the Marquis de Cascada in " The
Merry Widow " ; appeared at Drury
Lane, Christmas, 1907, as the Baron
in " The Babes in the Wood " ; at
His Majesty's (afternoon Theatre),
Jan., 1909, played Mellish in "The
Admirable Bashville " ; in Sept., 1909,
toured with Hayden Coffin, as Jabez
Cover in " The Man in the Street " ;
at the Playhouse, Dec., 1909, ap-
peared as Horace Eglamore in " Tanta-
lising Tommy " ; at the Savoy, Mar.,
1910, appeared as King Utops in " Two
Merry Monarchs " ; at the New
Theatre, Aug., 1910, played Canuche
in "The Crisis " ; subsequently went
to America, and at Wallack's, New
York, Dec., 1910, played Jerome
Brooke-Hoskyn in " Pomander
Walk " ; continued in that part
1910-11; at Atlantic City, Apr.,
1912, and at the Criterion, New York,
Aug., 1912, played Loulou in " The
Girl from Montmartre " ; at the
Empire, New York, Mar., 1913,
appeared as William Todman in
" Liberty Hall " ; at Chicago, Apr.,
1913, played in " The Money Moon " ;
in the autumn of 1913 joined Cyril
Maude for his Canadian and American
tour ; on Ms return to London,
appeared at the New Theatre, May,
1914, as Isaac Wolfe in " Grumpy " ;
at Wallack's, New York, Oct., 1914,
played Wilkins Micawber in " The
Highway of Life " ; on returning to
London appeared at the New Theatre,
Mar., 1915, as James Wilson in
" Seven Days '' ; at the Vaudeville,
July, 1915, as Sir Daniel Dollary in
" Enterprising Helen " ; in Aug., 1915,
toured as Montagu Lovitt-Lovitt in
" To-Night's the Night " ; at the
Globe, Oct., 1916, played Willie
Piggott in " When the Clock Goes
Round " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1917, the Marquis de Beassac in " The
Aristocrat " ; Sept., 1917, Weech in
" The Pacifists " ; Nov., 1917, Ernest
Stuchbury in " Loyalty " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1918, appeared
as Hamilton P. Brapwick in " Flora " ;
at the Comedy, Aug., 1918, succeeded
the late Arthur Play fair in " Tails
Up ! " ; at the Criterion, Mar., 1919,
played Hyacinth Steddall in " Oh !
Don't Dolly " ; at the Prince's, Apr.,
1919, Frederick Bantison in the opera,
" Monsieur Beaucaire " ; in the same
year played the same part in the United
States, and toured there in 1920 ;
during 1921 toured as Jerome Brooke-
Hoskyn in " Marjolaine " (musical ver-
sion of " Pomander Walk "), and
played the same part at the Broadhurst
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1922 ; at
the Globe, New York, Mar., 1923,
played the Duke of Dippington in
" Jack and Jill " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, May, 1923, Horatio Bakktis
in " The Mountebank " ; at the
Belasco, Sept., 1923, Mr. Bceby in
" Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary " ; at
the Forty-ninth Street Theatre, Aug.,
1924, Eliphas Leone in " The Were-
wolf "; at the Belasco, Dec., 1924,
Petri in " The Harem. Clubs : Green
Room, London, and City Club ol New
York, West 45th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
PAXTON, Sydney (Sydney Paxton
Hood), actor and manager ; b. London,
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25 June, 1860 ; 5. of Rev. Edwin
Paxton Hood ; e. London and Bremen ;
m. Lillie Leicester ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1880, at
Southport ; toured for some time with
the late Arthur Lloyd; fulfilled a
seven years' engagement with Edward
Compton (1885 to 1892) ; in the latter
year toured in " Walker, London " ;
joined W. S. Penley at the Globe,
1894, and played' Spettigue in
" Charley's Aunt/' over a thousand
times ; appeared at Lyceum, Feb.,
1899, as Stryver in " The Only Way " ;
from 1903 to 1905, was manager of
the Southampton and Boscombe
Hippodromes ; reappeared on London
stage in " The Electric Man/' Royalty,
1906 ; engaged as business manager
for the Zancigs on their British tour ;
after an interval of eleven years, was
re-engaged by Brandon Thomas, to
play his old part of Spettigue in
" Charley's Aunt/' at the Royalty,
Christmas, 1907 ; at the Playhouse,
June, 1908, appeared as General Gough
Bogle in " The Flag Lieutenant " ;
June, 1909, played Messer Marco
Ricci in " A Merry Devil " ; at the
Garrick, Dec., 1909, played Dr. Garlick
in " Where Children Rule " ; at His
Majesty's, Feb., 1910, appeared as
the Duke of Tyrconnel in " The
O'Flynn"; in Aug., 1911, toured
with Evelyn Millard as the Rev.
Mr. Blimboe in " The Adventure of
Lady Ursula," also managing the
business of the company ; in Sept.,
1912, went to the United States to
appear in " Fanny's First Play/' as
Mr. Robin Gilroy ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1914, played Elijah Quimby in
" Seven Keys to Baldpate " ; Jan.,
1915, Mr. Spencer Garrington in "A
Busy Day " ; at the Lyric, Apr.,
1915, Mr. Summers in "On Trial " ;
at the New, Oct., 1915, Mr. Jamison
in " Stop Thief ! " ; at the Apollo,
June, 1916, Timothy Wadlow in
" Hobson's Choice " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Feb., 1917, Rev. John
Hopply in " Anthony in Wonderland " ;
at the Royalty, June, 1917, Poulder
in " The Foundations " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1917, Albert Stapleton
Dunt in " Loyalty " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Feb., 1918, appeared as Isaac
Elkantrovitch and Vanderlinde in
"The Little Brother"; Aug., 1919,
as the Rev. Edward Chase in " Green
Pastures and Piccadilly " ; at the
New, Nov., 1919, as Mr. Lawrence in
" Little Women " ; at the Queen's,
Mar., 1920, as Mr. Perkins in " The
Fold " ; at the Duke of York's, Dec.,
1920, as the Dean in " When Knights
Were Bold " ; at the St. James's,
June, 1921, as Alderman Harzen in
" The Night of the Party " ; at the
Lyric, Oct., 1921, played Seth Trimble
in " Welcome Stranger " ; in 1924
went to America and at the Forty-
ninth Street Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1924, played The Priest in "The
Werewolf " ; was Hon. Sec. of the
Actors' Association for twelve months,
1917-18; with the late Sydney
Valentine was instrumental in forming
the Actors' Union, and has been a
member of the Council ever since ; is
also on the Council of the Actors'
Church Union, and has been on the
Executive Committee of the Actors'
Benevolent Fund, since 1904 ; in 1917
published his reminiscences, " Stage
See-Saws ; or the Ups and Downs of
an Actor's Life." Address : Green
Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
PAYNE, Ben Idea, actor and
manager ; b. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 5
Sept., 1881 ; s. of the Rev. Alfred
Payne ; m. Mona Limerick ; made
his first appearance on the stage,
Nov., 1899, at the Theatre Royal,
Worcester, as Diggory in " She Stoops
to Conquer," with F. R. Benson's
company ; first appeared in London,
at Lyceum, 15 Feb., 1900, in " King
Henry V " ; has been closely con-
nected with Miss Horniman's manage-
ment at the Midland and Gaiety
Theatres, Manchester, and was first
director and producer of the company ;
in 1907, appeared as Owen Ford in
" The Street " ; 1908, as Mr. Ebton-
Smith in " The Few and the Many " ;
Victor Meux in "The Three Bar-
rows," Oscar Eckersley in " Tres-
passers will be Prosecuted " ; Godfrey
Rawlings in " When the Devil was 111 " ;
Lickcheese in " Widowers' Houses,"
Edward Marchbanks in " Candida,"
etc. ; quitted Miss Horniman in 1911
and in conjunction with Miss Mona
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Limerick toured with repertory-
company ; in the autumn of 1913
went to America, and at the Fine Arts
Theatre, Chicago, Nov., 1913, pro-
duced "The Master of the House/'
" Phipps," " A Florentine Tragedy,"
" Press Cuttings," etc. ; in 1914 was
appointed Art Director of the Little
Theatre, Philadelphia ; at the Princess
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1915, played
Puff in " The Critic " ; in Nov., 1915,
produced " Hobson's Choice/' at the
Shubert Theatre, New York; was
subsequently appointed General Pro-
ducer to Charles Frohman (Inc.) ;
in 1919 he was head of the School of
the Drama of the Carnegie Institute
of Technology ; in May, 1920, his
play " Poe " was produced at the
Institute " ; at the Punch and Judy
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1921, played
James Broxopp in " The Great
Broxopp/' which he also produced ;
has since produced " That Day/' 1922 ;
" Dagmar/' 1923 ; " Hail and Fare-
well/' 1923 ; is the author of " Dolly
Jordan/' produced at Daly's Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1922. Club : Brasen-
nose, Manchester.
PAYNE, Walter, O.B.E., director
and manager ; b. London ; 5. of the
late George Adney Payne and his
wife Mary (Maisterson-Ford) ; e. City
of London School and Heidelberg
University ; is the President of the
Society of West End Theatre Man-
agers; Chairman and Managing-director
of New Oxford Theatre Ltd., London
Pavilion Ltd., Variety Theatres Con-
solidated Ltd., United Varieties Syn-
dicate Ltd., Metropolitan Theatre of
Varieties Ltd., and Syndicate Varieties
Ltd. ; Director of London Theatre of
Varieties Ltd., and Moss Empires
Ltd. ; Associate of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants ; Barrister-at-
Law, Middle Temple ; from 1 915-1 8
•was Director of Outside Organisation
and Munitions Tribunals, Ministry
of Munitions ; during 1918-19 was
Chief Resettlement Officer, London
and South of England Demobilisation
and Resettlement Dept. ; during
1919-20 Deputy-Controller, Civil Lia-
bilities (Military Service) Dept.,
Ministry of Labour. Recreations :
Golf, riding, and the theatre. Clubs :
Bath, aixd Prince's, Sandwich. Ad-
dress ; 16 York Terrace, Regent's
Park, N.W.I. Telephone No. :
Mayfair 6312.
PEARSON, Molly, actress ; b. Edin-
burgh ; e. England, France, and
Germany ; m. Ethelbert Hales ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
England on a provincial tour, in a
minor part in " The Little Minister,"
and her first hit in the part of Lady
Babbie in the same play, in which
part she toured for some time ; she has
toured in South Africa, Egypt, Aus-
tralia, India, and China ; at the Duke
of York's, 12 July, 1904, played
Rosamond in " The Pharisee's Wife " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Nov., 1904,
appeared in " The Flute of Pan " ;
she made her first appearance in
America with Olga Nethersole, playing
the part of Dolores in a revival of
" Carmen " at the Alvin Theatre,
Pittsburgh, 10 Nov., 1906; at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre, Oct., 1909, played
Stasia in " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Oct., 1911, Bunty Biggar in
" Bunty Pulls the Strings," in which
she also toured for some time ; at the
Longacre, Sept., 1914, appeared as
Bella in " Tipping the Winner " ; at
the Princess, Nov., 1915, as Maggie
Hobson in " Hobson's Choice " ; at
the Knickerbocker, Feb., 1917, played
Erne Proctor in " The Professor's Love
Story " ; at the Nora Bayes Theatre,
Apr., 1920, Meg Duncan in "Lassie" ;
at the Bijou, New York, Dec., 1921,
played Eustatia in " The Dover
Road."
PEILE, Frederick Kinsey, dramatic
author and actor ; b. Allahabad,
India, 20 Dec., 1862; s. of Sarah
(Oman) and Frederick Weston Peile ;
e. Wimbledon ; was formerly a
Lieutenant in the Second Battalion
of the Welsh Regiment ; first appeared
on the stage at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, 1892, as the White Admiral
in " Blue Eyed Susan " ; subse-
quently toured with George Alexander,
and also appeared at the St. James's
Theatre in " Liberty Hall/1 " The
Importance of Being* Earnest," etc. ;
after a lengthy absence from the stage,
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reappeared during 1908, when he
toured with Miss May Palfrey as
Blenkinsopp in " Mrs. Dot " ; at the
Garrick, 1910, played in " Dame
Nature " ; at the Strand, 1910, in
" The Man from Mexico " ; at the
Royalty, 1911, played in "The
Career 'of Nablotsky," at the Kings-
way, played George Tesmanin " Hedda
Gabler," at the Royalty, Du Mesnil
in " The Parisienne," and at the
Kingsway in " The Great Young
Man " ; at the Garrick, May, 1913,
appeared as Rochebrunein " Croesus ";
on the outbreak of war, 1914, received
a commission as Lieutenant of the
Welsh Regiment ; at the Globe,
May, 1918, played Lord Anthony
Fitzurse in " Press the Button " ;
Nov., 1918, the Marquis of Bombelles
in " L'Aiglon " ; at the Lyric, Ham-
mersmith, Dec., 1918, played in " Make
Believe " ; at the Globe, July, 1919,
Archer Kingston in " Trimmed in
Scarlet " ; at the Kingsway, Mar.,
1923, played Colonel Yarborough in
" Love in Pawn " ; at the Regent,
Apr.3 1923, Otho in "The Insect
Play " ; June, 1923, General Scott in
" Robert E. Lee " ; at the Court,
Nov., 1923, Bishop of Chelmgate in
" Our Ostriches " ; at the Everyman,
Nov., 1924, and the Royalty, Dec.,
1924, Pauncefort Quentin in " The
Vortex " ; has written the follow-
ing plays : " The Belle of Cairo,"
1896 ; " Solomon's Twins,11 1897 ; "An
Interrupted Honeymoon," 1899; "Lyre
and Lancet," 1902 ; " The Man Who
Was," 1903 ; " Money and the Girl,"
1910 ; "Biff," " Twelve o'clock," "The
Shooting Star," 1912 ; " The Pink
Nightgown," 1913 ; " Who Laughs
Last," 1919. Recreations ; Golf
and motoring. Clubs : Naval and
Military Address : 50 Sloane Street,
S.W.I.
PEISLEY, Frederick;, actor; b.
Finchley, 6 Dec., 1904 ; studied for
the stage under Italia Conti ; made
his first ""appearance on the stage at the
St. James's Theatre, during Nov.,
1918, as one of the children in " Eyes
of Youth " ; during 1919 toured as
David in " Betty," and Lysimachus in
" Our Peg " ; at the New, Feb., 1920,
played The Call-boy in " Carnival " ;
Sept., 1920, Arnaldo in " The Wander-
ing Jew " ; Aug., 1921, the Page in
" Christopher Sly " ; at the St. James's
Dec., 1921, in " Peter Pan" ; at the
Ambassadors', Nov., 1922, Stevie in
" The Secret Agent " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1922, Jim Hawkins in " Treasure
Island " ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith (for the Stage Society), Feb.,
1923, Denis in "The Mental Ath-
letes " ; during 1923 toured in
" Treasure Island/' and again ap-
peared in it at the Strand, Dec., 1923 ;
at the Strand (for the Fellowship of
Players), Feb., 1924, played Donald-
bain in " Macbeth." Recreations :
Walking and music. Address : Strand
Theatre, Aldwych, W.C.2.
PEMBEBTON, Max, dramatic author
and novelist ; b. Birmingham, 19 June,
1863 ; s. of Thomas Joshua Pemberton
and his wife Katherine Jane (Fisher) ;
e. Merchant Taylors' School and Caius
College, Cambridge, where he took his
M.A. degree ; m. Alice Agnes Tussaud
(mar. dis.) ; his first work, " The Diary
of a Scoundrel," was published in 1891 ;
was Editor of Chums, 1892-3, and for
ten years, 1896-1906, was Editor of
Cass ell's Magazine ; has written the
following plays or sketches : " The
Finishing School," 1904 ; " The Lady
of the Pageant " (with Cyril Wentworth
Hogg), 1908 ; " The Woman of Kron-
stadt " (with George Fleming, from
his own novel " Kronstadt "), 1908 ;
"The Grey Room," 1911; "Diane's
Diamonds," 1912 ; " Hullo, Rag-
time ! " (part author), 1912 ; " Hullo,
Tango ! " (part author), 1913 ; " Come
Over Here ! " (part author), 1913 ;
" Garrick," 1913 ; " The Belles of St.
Valoir," 1914; "The Haunted Hus-
band," 1915 ; " Vivien " (with Arthur
Wimperis), 1915, subsequently re-
named " My Lady Frayle " ; " Oh,
Caesar!" (with A. M. Thompson),
1916; "Oh! Don't, Dolly I " (with
Eustace Ponsonby, founded on
" Betsy "), 1919 ; among his novels
are : " The Iron Pirate," " Queen of the
Jesters," " Feo," " The Giant's Gate,"
" The Diamond Ship," " Kronstadt/'
etc. Clubs : Garrick and Leander.
Address : 7 Windsor Mansions,
Northumberland Street, W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Mayfair 5878,
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PENLEY, Arthur, business manager ;
6. London, 24 July, 1881 ; 5. of the late
W. S. Penley and his wife, Mary Ann
(Ricketts) ; e. at Margate and King
Edward VI Grammar School, Guild-
ford ; his first connection with the
theatre was in the capacity of advance
agent to a provincial company, and
subsequently as business-manager ;
business manager at the Royalty,
1899; Kings way, 1909; Garrick,
1910 ; subsequently he became man-
ager for the late Laurence Irving,
Marie Tempest, and J. E. Vedrenne ;
The Little, 1911-13 ; served in R.F.A.
during the war ; demobilised 1919 ;
business manager at the Comedy,
1920-24. Recreations : Fishing, -swim-
ming and outdoor sports.
PEPLE, Edward H., dramatic
author ; b. Richmond, Va., 10 Aug.,
1867 ; s. of Gustavus Adolphus and
Sarah Bell (Lowndes) Peple ; e.
Richmond, Va. ; originally engaged
in business on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, and subsequently on
the Southern Pacific ; his first play
was " The Broken Rosary " ; then
followed " The Prince Chap/' pro-
duced in 1904, followed by "A
Woman's Way," 1906; "The
Mallet's Masterpiece," 1906 ; " The
Love Route,'* 1906 ; " The Silver
Girl," 1907 ; " Vasta Herne," 1909 ;
"The Call of the Cricket," 1910;
"The Spitfire," 1910; "The Littlest
Rebel," 1911; "Taken on Credit,"
1912 ; " The Charity Girl," 1912 ; " A
Pair of Sixes/' 1914 ; " Friend Martha,
1916; "Maggie" ("Patsy on the
Wing "), 1918 ; " Ladies' Day," 1920 ;
" Her Birthright," 1921. Address :
44 West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
PERCEVAL-CLARK, Perceval, ac-
tor ; b. London, 25 Nov., 1881 ; o.s. of
the late Captain P. Perceval-Clark,
9th Lancers ; e. Aldenham School and
Wellington College ; m. Jean Cadell ;
served in the South African War,
1901-2, as 2nd Lieut, in the 4th East
Surrey ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Court Theatre, 17
Sept., 1906, walking on in " John
Bull's Other Island " ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1907, appeared as
M. Potin in " My Wife " ; for two
years played with the Glasgow Reper-
tory Company, appearing as Kit
French in " Admiral Guinea " ; Octa-
vius Robinson in " Man and Super-
man," Philip Clandon in " You Never
Can Tell," George D'Alroy in " Caste,"
Walter How in " Justice," etc. ; at the
Court, Sept., 1912, played Edward
Hargreaves in " Ann " ; at the Queen's,
Nov., 1912, Bertie Channingin " Sylvia
Greer " ; Nov., 1913, Reggie Moody in
" If We had only Known " ; at the
Court, Jan., 1914, Quincy Davenport,
junr., in " The Melting Pot " ; in 1914
joined the 8th East Surrey Regiment ;
invalided out, 1915 ; joined the War
Trade Intelligence Dept., 1916 ; at the
Apollo, Mar., 1916, played Percival
Pennicuik in " The Man who Stayed
at Home " ; at the Royalty, Oct., 1916,
Eric Carrington in " Home on Leave " ;
at the St. James's, Nov., 1917, ap-
peared as Harry Craig in " Loyalty " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1918, as Richard
Donnelly in " Nothing But the Truth" ;
at the St. James's, May, 1920, as Le
Candeur in " The Mystery of the
Yellow Room " ; at the Aldwych,
July, 1921, played Tom Quest in
" James the Less " ; at the Everyman,
Oct., 1921, Jack Crosby in " Diffrent";
at the Queen's, Apr., 1922, the Hon.
Ian Maxwell in " Lass oj Laughter " ;
at the Aldwych (for the Play Actors),
Mar., 1924, and at the Queen's, Apr.,
1924, Stephen Rokeby in " The Con-
quering Hero " ; at the Grand, Ful-
harn, Sept., 1924, James Sharman in
"The Letter of the Law"; Nov.,
1924, Tom in " Marigold " ; is a
member of the Salters' Company, and
a Freeman of the City of London.
Club : Green Room. Address : 13
Clifton Hill, N.W.8. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 6296.
PERCY, Edward (Smith), dramatic
author ; b. 1891 ; e. Haileybury
College, and Dieppe ; his earlier
efforts in play writing consisted of
collaboration with the late Laurence
Irving in his adaptation of " The
Barber of Seville," 1912, and to some
extent in " Typhoon/' 1912 ; in 1913
he wrote (in collaboration with W. B.
Nicholls) " Coloman," which, how-
ever, was not produced until 1923 ;
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subsequently wrote " Joseph, of Arima-
thea," but the Censor refused a licence
for the play ; is the author of " If Four
Walls Told/' produced by the Reper-
tory Players, at the Comedy, Mar., 1922,
and subsequently successfully pro-
duced at the Royalty and Savoy ;
" Coloman," Strand, 1923 ; " Tres-
passes," Ambassadors, 1923 ; " An-
cient Lights/' Everyman, 1923 ; "A
Magdalen's Husband " (with Milton
Rosmer), St. Martin's, 1924. Recrea-
tions : Walking, swimming, and
reading.
PEBCY, Esm£, actor; 6. London,
1887 ; e. at Windsor and Brussels ;
studied for the stage at the Brussels
Conservatoire, and in Paris under M.M.
Georges Berr and Maurice Leloir and
Mdme. Sarah Bernhardt ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Nottingham, Feb.,
1904, in F. R. Benson's company ;
first appeared in London at the
Royalty, 5 May, 1905, as Romeo in
" Romeo and Juliet/' under the
auspices of the Elizabethan Stage
Society ; appeared at His Majesty's,
Jan., 1906, as Britannicus in " Nero " ;
also appeared at same theatre as
the Earl of March in " King Henry
IV" (part I), Apr., 1906, and as
Lucius in "Julius Caesar," Apr., 1906 ;
toured in South Africa, 1907, with
Mrs. Brown-Potter, playing . Orlando,
Armand Duval, Charles Surface, etc. ;
on his return to England, joined F. R.
Benson's Midland Company, play-
ing Hamlet, Shylock, Macbeth, etc. ;
at the Court Theatre, Nov., 1908,
played Pentheus in "The Bacchae" of
Euripides ; subsequently joined Miss
Horniman's company at the Gaiety,
Manchester, remaining until July,
1911 ; subsequently toured as John
Tanner in " Man and Superman " ;
at the King's Hall, Covent Garden,
Dec,, 1912, played Troilus in " Troi-
lus and Cressida " ; formed a
travelling repertory company with
Miss Kirsteen Graeme, 1913, and
has produced the following, among
other plays : " The Awakening
Woman," " Joy/' " The Orangeman/'
" The Master/' " Cupid and Common-
sense," " The Honeymoon/* " The
Voysey Inheritance," "The Doctor's
Dilemma/' " The Melting Pot/' " The
Importance of Being Earnest/1 " The
Little Man," " Lies that Fester/*
" The Cloister/' " Man and Super-
man," " Birds of Passage/' " The
Philanderer/' " Merely Mary Ann/'
" The Silver Box," " A Life of Man " ;
appeared at the Little Theatre,
London, Jan., 1914, and played Hamlet;
granted a commission in the Highland
Light Infantry, 1916 ; served in
France and with the Army of Occupa-
tion in Germany, until 1923 ; whilst
with the Army of the Rhine was
Officer-in- charge of the Dramatic com-
pany, and produced over 140 plays ;
in Apr., 1923, joined Readean as
assistant producer ; at the St. Martin's
July, 1923, played Lonny Copshrews
in " Melloney Holtspur " ; Aug., 1923,
produced " The Likes of Her " ; at
His Majesty's, Sept., 1923, played
Selim in " Hassan " ; at the St.
Martin's, Nov., 1923, produced " Hedg-
lings " ; at the Regent (for the Phoenix
Society), June, 1924, played Bellmour
in " The Old Bachelor " ; was then
appointed general producer to Charles
Macdona's " Bernard Shaw Repertory-
Company " ; at the New Oxford, Oct.,
1924, played Hamlet in " Fratricide
Punished " ; played " stock " repertory
engagements at Edinburgh, Birming-
ham, etc., 1915 ; enlisted in the London
Scottish, Dec., 1915. Address : Flat C,
3 Warrington Crescent, W.9. Tele-
phone No. : Paddington 2743.
PERCY, William Stratford, actor;
b. Melbourne, Australia, 23 Dec., 1872 ;
s. of William Percy and his wife
Christina (Lawrenson) ; m. Jessie Ram-
say ; made his first appearance on the
stage as the Pirate King in the chil-
dren's production of " The Pirates of
Penzance " ; subsequently joined J. C.
Williamson's Royal Comic Opera Com-
pany, and made his grown-up d£but
at the Princess Theatre, Dunedin,
N.Z., 23 July, 1891, in " The Pirates
of Penzance " ; since then has played
over two hundred comedy parts in
comic opera, musical comedy, comedy,
drama, and pantomime, including the
light French operas such as " Rip Van
Winkle," " Paul Jones," " Madame
Favart," " Olivette," " La Mascotte,"
" La Vie," " La FiUe du Tambour
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Major," " La Fille de la Madame
Angot," etc. ; all the Gaiety musical
comedies, in which lie played the
Edmund Payne parts ; all the Daly
Theatre musical productions, such as
" The Geisha," " San Toy," " A
Country Girl," " The Merry Widow,"
in which he played both Popoff and
Nish ; also Captain Coddington in
" In Town," the polite lunatic in
• ' The Belle of New York," etc. ;
toured in South Africa, 1903-4, with
J. C. Williamson's Company, in comic
opera and in pantomime ; in 1914 was
in the United States, and at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Mar.,
1914, played Dyke Green in " Maids
of Athens " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Oxford, 1 Nov., 1915,
in " Who's Who ? " ; at the Hippo-
drome, Mar., 1916, appeared in "Joy-
land " ; during 1917-18 toured as
Dr. Wilkie Thorne in " High Jinks,"
and Mr. Meebles in " The Boy " ; at
the Criterion, Mar., 1919, made a great
success, when he played Washington
Pollock in " Oh ! Don't, Dolly ! " ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1919,
played Parkinson in " The Girl for the
Boy " ; at the Alhambra, Jan., 1920,
Dadoohlah in " Medorah " ; subse-
quently toured as Mooneyin "The Love
Girl," and Madame Lucy in " Irene."
Recreations: Reading, painting, and
philately. 25 Cholmondely Gardens,
West Hampstead, N.W.6. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 4787.
PERCYVAL, T. Wigney, actor and
dramatic author ; b. Yorkshire, 29
Dec., 1865 ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Princess's Theatre,
18 Feb., 1886, in " The Lord Harry " ;
accompanied Wilson Barrett to Amer-
ica, 1886 ; at the Globe Theatre, Dec.,
1887, played the Rev. Mr. Stanley in
" The Golden Ladder " ; subsequently
appeared there in " Hamlet," " The
Lady of Lyons," " The Silver King " ;
returning to the Princess's, May, 1888,
with Wilson Barrett, he appeared as
Jim Curphey in " Ben-My-Chree " ;
Jan., 1889, played Colonel Wayne in
" The Good Old Times " ; in Apr,,
1889, appeared in " Claudian " ; at
the New Olympic, 1890-1, played in
"The People's Idol"; "The Stran-
ger," " The Lights o' London," " The
Acrobat," " Theodora," " A Royal
Divorce " ; subsequently appeared at
the Globe, 1891-2, in " Gloriana " and
" A Bohemian " ; at the Royalty,
Dec., 1892, played Sartorius in " Wi-
dowers' Houses " ; at Terry's, Feb.,
1893, played in " Flight," and then
rejoined Wilson Barrett for his Ameri-
can tour, playing Cassio, Osric, Go-
vernor Harcourt in " Ben-My-Chree,"
etc. ; at Grand, Leeds, Aug., 1894, was
the original Philip Christian in " The
Manxman " ; on another American
tour with Barrett, played Laertes, the
"Spider" in "The Silver King,"
Theorus in " Claudian " ; at St. Louis,
Mo., U.S.A., first performance of " The
Sign of the Cross," Mar., 1895, played
Favius, and appeared in the same
part at the Lyric, London, Jan., 1896 ;
Apr., 1897, played Philip in " The
Christian " ; May, 1897, Caius Claudius
in " Virginius," and Cassio in " Othel-
lo " ; he then accompanied Barrett to
Australia ; he also toured with him in
South Africa in 1901 ; of late years has
been mainly identified with the Amer-
ican stage, though he appeared at the
Scala Theatre, Mar., 1906, as Lord
Foppington in " The School for
Husbands " ; at Wallack's, New York,
Dec., 1910, played the Rev. Jacob
Sternroyd in " Pomander Walk " ; at
the Empire, New York, Mar., 1913,
Mr. Pedrick in " Liberty Hall " ; at the
Booth Theatre, Oct., 1913, Dr. Pascoe
in " The Great Adventure " ; at the
New Amsterdam, Sept., 1915, The
Professor in " Moloch " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Dec., 1917, Albert Smith
in " General Post " ; at the Liberty,
Nov., 1919, Richard Appleby in
" Caesar's Wife " ; at the Globe, New
York, Nov., 1922, Foxhall Davidson
and the Earl of Torwdod in " The
Bunch and Judy " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, May, 1923, Anthony
Hylton in " The Mountebank " ; Jan.,
1924, Dr. Rodson in " The Way Things
Happen " ; at the Forty-ninth Street
Theatre, Feb., 1924, Sir Montague
Tollemache in " The Outsider " ; is
the author, with Horace Hodges and
Edward Irwin, of " When the Devil
Drives," 1901, and " Sunday," 1904 ;
and with Horace Hodges, of " The
Little Admiral," 1907 ; " Grumpy,"
1913, and " The Little Lady in Blue,"
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1916. Address : 56 West llth Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
PERKINS, Leslie, actor ; appeared
at the Little Theatre, Apr., 1922, as
Nathaniel Niven in " Amelia's Suitors'1
and Pierrot in " Columbine " ; at the
Kingsway, Aug., 1922, played Spence
in " Tbe Limpet " ; at the St.
Martin's, Apr., 1923, a Robot in
" R.U.R." ; at the Criterion, Nov.,
1923, Clyde Rowlands in " Three
Birds " ; during 1924 toured with
Dennis Eadie, as Pat in " The Eternal
Spring."
PERTWEE, Roland, dramatic au-
thor ; was formerly an actor ; is the
author of " Secin' Reason," 1913,
" Swank," " The Return of Imry,"
" Falling Upstairs," " 'Vantage
Out," 1914 ; " Early Birds," " Postal
Orders," 1916 ; " Ten Minutes' Ten-
sion," 1917; "Out to Win" (with
Dion Clayton Calthrop), 1921 ; " I
Serve," 1922 ; revised " The Creaking
Chair," 1924 ; has also written several
short stories and novels. Address :
78 Buckingham Gate, S.W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Victoria 8279.
PETERS, Rollo, actor and designer ;
b. Paris, 25 Sept., 1882 ; 5. of Charles
Rollo Peters and his wife Kathleen
(Murphy) ; e. in California, and at
art schools in England, Germany, and
France ; was formerly a portrait
painter and scenic designer ; designed
the production, scenery and costumes
for various New York productions,
including " The Prince and the
Pauper," " Salome," " Camille," " One
Night in Rome," " Josephine,"
" Madame Sand," " Little Men,"
" Bonds of Interest," " John Fer-
guson," " Romeo and Juliet," " An-
tony and Cleopatra/' " Pelleas and
Melisande," " The Depths," etc. ;
was director of The Theatre Guild,
1919-20, for which he designed and
produced several plays ; designed
and produced all the plays presented
by the Washington Square Players,
1917-18 ; as an actor made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Comedy Theatre, New York, Apr.,
1918, as the Syrian Captain in " Sa-
lome " ; at the Garrick, New York,
Apr., 1919, played in " Bonds of
Interest " ; May, 1919, played Andrew
Ferguson in " John Ferguson " ; Oct.,
1919, Asano in " The Faithful " ; at
the Bramhall Playhouse, Dec., 1920,
Hugh Raiiiey in " Mixed Marriage " ;
at the Hudson, Dec., 1921, Richard
and John Garrison in " The Varying
Shore " ; at the Henry Miller Theatre,
Jan., 1923, Romeo in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; at the Times Square, Dec.,
1923, Pelleas in " Pelleas and Meli-
sande " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Feb., 1924, Antony in " Antony and
Cleopatra " ; at the Selwyn, Boston,
June, 1924, played in " The Depths."
Favourite parts : Andrew in " John
Ferguson " and Romeo. Recreations :
Country life, swimming, and draughts-
manship. Club : Players. Address :
Brook House, Pomona, New York,
B.S.A.
PETLEY, Frank E., actor; b. Old
Charlton, Kent, 28 Mar., 1872 ; s. of
John Edward Petley and his wife
Caroline (Gibson) ; e. Streatham ;
m. Gertrude Price ; was formerly a
shipping clerk ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Pavilion
Theatre, Mile End, Feb., 1894, in
" Deadwood Dick " ; spent many
years touring and in " stock " com-
panies, both in London and the pro-
vinces ; made his first appearance in
the West End of London at the St.
James's, 6 Mar., 1902, as Matteo in
" Paolo and Francesca " ; has played
all sorts of parts in the provinces,
ranging from Jack Hearne in " The
Romany Rye " to Marcus Superbus in
" The Sign of the Cross/' Othello,
Shylock, Drake, " The White Man,"
and the Doctor in " Damaged Goods " ;
made his first appearance in New York
at the Lincoln Square Theatre, 13
Sept., 1909, as Jim Carston in " The
Squaw Man " (" A White Man ") ; at
the Garrick, London, Dec., 1915,
played the Dragon King in " Where
the Rainbow Ends " ; at His Majesty's,
Mar., 1916, Sir John Unthank in
" Stand and Deliver " ; at the Queen's,
Sept., 1916, B. Gans in " Potash and
Perlmutter in Society " ; at the Globe,
Mar., 1917, Ernest Hyman in " The
Man who Went Abroad " ; next toured
as the Doctor in " Damaged Goods " ;
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at Kennington, Mar., 1919, played
Daniel Slade In " The Governor's
Lady " ; at the Ambassadors', June,
1919, Laurence Trench in " The
Storm " ; at the Savoy, June, 1919,
Robert Blanch ford in " Business Be-
fore Pleasure " ; at the Lyric, June,
1920, Lo Sang Kee in " East is West,"
and July, 1920, Jim Carston in " A
White Man " ; at the Lyric, Oct.,
1921, Ichabod Whitson in "Welcome
Stranger " ; at the Strand, July, 1922,
Professor Godefroy in " The Risk " ;
Dec., 1922, George Merry in " Treasure
Island " ; at Drury Lane, May, 1923,
Dr. Gaskell in " Ned Kean of Old
Drury " ; at the Strand, Dec., 1923,
again played George Merry in " Trea-
sure Island " ; in Sept., 1924, went on
tour with Phyllis Neilson-Terry, play-
ing Dr. Meyer Isaacson in " Bella
Donna." Recreations : Golf, motor-
ing, and sea fishing. Club : Green
Room. Address : 4 Ravensdale Man-
sions, Harringay Park, N.8. Tele-
phone No. : Mountview 2097.
PETE ASS, Sari, actress and vocalist;
b. Budapest, 5 Nov., 1890 ; d. of
Istvande Petrass and his wife Cecilie
(de Kiss) ; e. Budapest ; m. F. A.
Sommerhoff ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the People's Theatre,
Budapest, 1906, as Hippolit in " The
Two Hippolits ' ' ; was a singer of repute
in light opera in her own country before
making her first appearance on the
London stage at Daly's Theatre, 1 June
1912, as Ilona in " Gipsy Love," when
she scored an immediate success ; at
the same theatre, May, 1913, played
Mariposa Gilroy in " The Marriage
Market," and at the termination of the
run of that piece went to the United
States ; at the New Amsterdam The-
atre, New York, Sept., 1916, played
Rosika Wenzel in " Miss Springtime " ;
at Hartford, Conn., Jan., 1917, played
in " The Beautiful Unknown " ; re-
appeared in London, at the Prince of
Wales's, May, 1921, as Sylva in " The
Gipsy Princess."
PETKIE, David Hay, actor; b.
Dundee, Scotland, 16* July, 1895 ;
s. of David Mathers Petrie and his
wife Jessie Ann (Hay) ; e. Harris
Academy, Dundee, and St. Andrew's
University (M.A.) ; studied for the
stage for a short period, with Rosina
Filippi ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the " Old Vic," 18 Feb.,
1920, as Starveling in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; he remained a
member of that company until 1924,
during which period he played a great
number of parts ; among his more
notable impersonations during this
period may be mentioned Sir Hugh
Evans in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor," Dromio of Syracuse in " The
Comedy of Errors," Puck in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Old Gobbo,
Lancelot, Tubal and Shylock in " The
Merchant of Venice," Touchstone in
" As You Like It," Christopher Sly in
" The Taming of the Shrew," Sir
Andrew Aguecheek in " Twelfth
Night," Costard in " Love's Labour's
Lost," Launce in " The Two Gentle-
men of Verona," Bob Acres in " The
Rivals," Bob Cratchit in " A Christ-
mas Carol," Caleb Plummer in " The
Cricket on the Hearth," Justice Greedy
in " A New Way to Pay Old Debts/'
etc. ; at the Regent (for the Phoenix
Society), June, 1924, played Fondle-
wife in " The Old Bachelor " ; at the
New Oxford, June-July, 1924, ap-
peared with the " Old Vic " company
in " The Taming of the Shrew,"
" Hamlet " (as the First Gravedigger),
" Twelfth Night," and " As You Like
It"; at the Vaudeville, Oct., 1924,
appeared in " The Looking Glass " ;
at Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, played
Puck in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream." Recreations : Tennis and
golf. Address : Flat 132, 55 Chancery
Lane, W.C.I, or " Hainin," Wornut-
on-Tay, Fifeshire.
PETKOVA, Olga, actress and drama-
tic author ; b. Warsaw, Poland, 1886 ;
e. Brussels, Paris and London ; wi.
John D. Stewart, M.D, ; made her first
appearance on the stage, 1906, in
London ; subsequently toured the
English provinces ; then went to the
United States, where she appeared
in " vaudeville " ; appeared at the
Folies BergeTes, New York, 1910 ; at
the Park Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1911, played Diane in "The Quaker
Girl"; at the Booth Theatres Mar.,
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1914, appeared as Panthea in the play
of that name, subsequently touring in
the same part ; at the Park Theatre,
Oct., 1915, played Anna in " The
Revolt," in which she also toured for
some time ; she then devoted herself
for some years to the cinema stage,
appearing in such film-plays as " The
Undying Flame," " The Law of the
Land," " The Soul of a Magdalen,"
" Daughter of Destiny," " The Orchid
Lady," " Bridges Burned," " More
Truth than Poetry," " The Life Mask,"
" The Panther Woman," etc. ; re-
turned to the regular stage at the
Comedy Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1921, when she played Rivette di
Ribera in " The White Peacock " ; at
the Frolic Theatre, New York, played
Ilka in " Hurricane " ; is the author
of several plays for the cinema, and also
" The White Peacock," " Hurricane,"
etc. ; is a fairly frequent contributor
to periodical press, and has also
composed songs, etc. Address : 580
Park Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.
PHILLIPS, Kate, actress; b. in
Essex, 28 July, 1856 ; d. of the late
Phillip Goldney, of Bradleigh Hall,
Essex ; m. H. B. Con way ; made her
first appearance on the stage at
the Lyceum Theatre, 22 Jan., 1870,
as William in " Chilperic " ; subse-
quently appeared at the same theatre
in " Little Faust " ; at the Globe, in
1871, played in " Fal-sac-ap-pa " ;
in 1873, at the Holborn, played in
" The Daughter of the Danube,"
" A Restless Night/' " The Ticket-
of -Leave Man " (as Sam Willoughby),
" The Home Wreck," etc. ; at the
Court in 1873-74, played in " The
Wedding March," " The White Pil-
grim," " Peacock's Holiday," " Cal-
ypso," " Playing with Fire," " Brigh-
ton," etc. ; appeared at the Strand,
1874, in " Loo," subsequently play-
ing Phoebe in " Paul Pry," De Boissy
in " The Field of the Cloth of Gold,"
Zidon dc Filoselle in " Nemesis " ;
at the Vaudeville, 1875, played
Bacchariain " Romulus and Remus " ;
at the Holborn, 1875, Gwynneth in
" The Hidden Hand " ; at the Queen's,
1876, made a " hit " as the Boy
in " King Henry V " ; at the
Gaiety, played in " The Man in
Possession " and " William Tell " ;
at the Opera Comique, 1877, in
" Bachelors' Hall " ; joined the Hay-
market company in Sept., 1877, and
played Phoebe in " Paul Pry," Maria in
" Twelfth Night," Lucy in " The
Rivals," etc. ; at the Court, 1879,
played Jenny in '* The Queen's
Shilling," also appearing at the St.
James's, 1880, as Polly in "William and
Susan," Dorinda in " The Money
Spinner"; in 1881, appeared at the
Vaudeville, as Dolly Beck in " The
Half -Way House " ; at the same
theatre played Lucy in " The Rivals,"
Maria in " Confusion," Lady Franklin
in " Money," Lydia in " Saints and
Sinners," Timpson in " Open House,"
Lottie in " Loose Tiles," Louisa
Lin wood in " Under Fire," Miranda in
" Plebeians " ; in 1886, appeared at
Toole's, as Lavinia Muddle in " The
Butler," in 1888, as Mrs. Coventry
Sparkle in " The Don," and Mrs.
Pomfret in " The Paper Chase " ;
at the Crystal Palace, 1888, appeared
as Mistress Quickly in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor " ; during 1889
appeared at matinees at the Gaiety
and Crystal Palace, as Lady Gay
Spanker in " London Assurance " ;
at the Lyceum, Sept., 1889, played
Cerisette in " The Dead Heart " ;
at the Avenue, Sept., 1890, appeared
as the Marechale de Seleney in
" The Struggle for Life " ; returning
• to the Lyceum, played Sozel in
" The Bells," Margaret in " Much
Ado About Nothing," Susan Old-
field in " Nance Oldfield," Martha
in " Louis XI," Coralie in " The
Corsican Brothers " ; at the Vaude-
ville, 1892, appeared in revivals of
" Saints and Sinners " and " Sophia "
(as Honour) ; at the Lyceum, 1893,
played Margery in " Becker.," the
Postmaster's Niece in " The Lyons
Mail," Nerissa in " The Merchant of
Venice," Polly in " Olivia," etc. ;
in 1894, played Bessy in " Faust " ;
at the Garrick, Dec., 1894, played
Mrs. Winterbottom in " Slaves of the
Ring " ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1895,
Mrs. Fretwell in " Sowing the Wind " ;
at the Royalty, 1895, appeared as
Honor Bliss in " The Chili Widow,"
and at the Shaftesbury, as Nancy in
" The Manxman " ; appeared at the
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Olympic, 1896, in " True Blue " ;
at the Haymarket, 1896, as Mrs.
Quickly in " King Henry IV " (part
I) ; at the Shaftesbury played in
" The Little Genius " ; at the St.
James's, Dec., 1896, appeared as
Audrey in "As You Like It " ; at
the Avenue, 1897, played in "On
Leave"; at the Globe, 1897, in
" The Wild Duck " ; at the Strand,
1897, in "The Purser," "The Fanatic/'
and " The Triple Alliance " ; at the
Lyric, 1900, played in " The Ring
Mistress " ; at Great Queen Street,
1901, in " The Lady From Texas " ;
at Wyndham's, 1901, in " My Bachelor
Past/' and " Little Lord Fauntleroy " ;
at the Avenue, 1902, appeared in
" The Little French Milliner " ; at
Wyndham's., 1903, played Mrs. Mac-
Taggert in " Just Like Callaghan " ;
appeared at His Majesty's as Maria
in " Twelfth Night," etc., 1903 ;
specially engaged by Lewis Waller
to appear before their Majesties as
Marton in "A Marriage of Con-
venience," Sandringham, 1903 ; en-
gaged by Messrs. Leibler to play in
" The Prince Consort," New York,
1905 ; in 1907 toured for a time in
" Moths " ; and in Dec. fulfilled
engagements at various music halls ;
appeared at His Majesty's 1908, as
Mistress Quickly in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor " ; at the Kings way,
Dec., 1908, played Lady Culthorne
in " Management " ; at Terry's, Apr., "
1909, played Lady Bun in "Artful
Miss Dearing " ; at the Nazimova
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1910,
appeared as Lady Katherine Greenop
in "We Can't Be So Bad As All
That " ; at Croydon, Sept., 1916,
played the same part ; subsequently
toured as the Dowager Lady Pomeroy
in " Mrs. Pomeroy 's Reputation/' and
appeared in the same part at the
Queen's, July, 1917; at the Garrick,
Mar., 1918, appeared as Madame
Chalfont in " By Pigeon Post " ; at
the New Theatre, Nov., 1919, as Aunt
March in " Little Women " ; at the
Strand, Oct., 1922, played Mrs. Larkins
in " Angel Face " ; at the New
Theatre, Aug., 1923, Mrs. Marsh in
" The Eye of Siva " ; at Drury Lane,
June, 1924, Lady Coningsby in " Lon-
don Life." Address : Artillery Man-
sions, S.W.I. Telephone No. : Vic-
toria 4521.
PHILLPOTTS, Eden, dramatic author
and novelist ; b. Mount Aboo, India,
4 Nov., 1862 ; s. of Captain Henry
Phillpotts ; e. Plymouth ; m. Emily
Topham ; was for ten years a clerk in
the Sun Fire Insurance Company, and
later studied for the stage ; commenced
writing in 1890 ; is the author of the
following plays : " A Breezy Morning,"
1895 ; " The Golden Wedding " (with
Charles Groves), 1898; "The Secret
Woman " (from his novel), 1912 ;
"Hiatus," 1913; "The Point of
View," 1913 ; " The Carrier Pigeon,"
1913; "The Mother," 1913; "The
Shadow," 1913 ; " The Angel in the
House " (with B. Macdonald Hastings),
1915 ; " Bed Rock" (with Hastings),
1916 ; " The Farmer's Wife," 1916,
produced at the Court, London, Mar.,
1924, when it ran for over a year ;
" St. George and the Dragons,"
1919; "Devonshire Cream," 1924;
is the author of many successful novels.
Address : Eltham, Torquay.
PICKERING, Edward A., business
manager; b. London, 6 June, 1871;
s. of James Mark Pickering and his
wife Sarah J. (Halford) ; e. Harlow
and Mitcham ; m. Mary Lissney
Gurney ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Brighton, 1878, as the Midshipmite in
" H.M.S. Pinafore," and subsequently
came to the Opera Comique, to make
his first appearance in London, in the
same part ; was subsequently engaged
as a choir-boy with the Moore and
Burgess Minstrels ; and later with the
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; quit-
ting the stage, he was engaged in the
office at the Savoy Theatre, and sub-
sequently at the Empire ; was acting-
manager at the Alhambra, 1898-1903 ;
travelled in South Africa, 1903-6 ;
acting-manager at the Palace Theatre,
1906-12 ; Alhambra, 1912-13 ; again
travelled in Africa, 1913-14 ; officiated
as manager of various London The-
atres, 1914-17 ; appointed manager of
the Gaiety Theatre, 1917, where he
remained until 1921 ; in 1921, became
a partner in a Theatrical and Variety
Agency ; relinquished this in 1921, and
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was appointed General Manager to
Jack Buchanan's enterprises, 1922.
Recreation : Walking. Address ; 14
Buckingham Street, Adelphi, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Gerrard 6783.
PICKFORD, Mary, actress (nee
Gladys Mary Smith) ; b. Toronto, 8
Apr., 1893 ; e. Toronto ; m. (1) Owen
Moore (mar. dis.) ; (2) Douglas Fair-
banks ; made her first appearance on
the stage in 1898, with the Valentine
Stock Company at Toronto, as Cissy
Denver in " The Silver King " ; she
next appeared in " The Little Red
School House " ; in 1902 she was
" starring " as Jessie, the child, in
" The Fatal Wedding/1 followed by
a " star " tour as Mignon in " Booties'
Baby " ; she then played Eva in
" Uncle Tom's Cabin " and Willie
Caiiyle in " East Lynne " ; she sub-
sequently toured with Chauncey Olcott
in " Edmund Burke," 1906 ; made her
first appearance in New York, at the
Belasco Theatre, 3 Dec., 1907, when
she played Betty in " The Warrens of
Virginia/' in which she also toured ;
at the Republic Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1913, she was " starred " by
David Belasco, as Juliet in " A Good
Little Devil/' in which she continued
for some time ; she then turned her
attention to the cinema stage, and
made her first appearance for the
Biograph Company, under the direc-
tion of David W. Griffith in " The
Violin Maker of Cremona " ; next
appeared with Harold Lockwood in
" Hearts Adrift/' and " Tess of the
Storm Country " ; has achieved re-
markable success on the cinema stage
in such plays as "In the Bishop's
Carriage/' " Fanchon the Cricket,"
" Rebecca of Sunny brook Farm,"
" Cinderella," " Mistress Nell/' " Little
Pal/' " The Poor Little Rich Girl,"
" Madame Butterfly," " Such a Little
Queen," " Daddy Long-Legs," " Polly-
anna/' " Suds," " Little Lord Fauntle-
roy," " Rosita," " Dorothy Vernon of
Haddon Hall," etc. Address : Bever-
ley Hills, Hollywood, Cal., U.S.A.
PIGOTT, A. S., business manager;
b. Somerset ; e. Clifton and Stratford-
on-Avon ; is a nephew of the late
E. F. Pigott, Examiner of plays ; joined
F. R. Benson as business manager in
Jan., 1901, and remained with him
several years ; has fulfilled similar
duties at the Kingsway, Haymarket,
Court, Queen's, New, Garrick, and
Savoy Theatres ; has also toured
various plays from time to time under
his own management. Recreations :
Shooting and rowing. Address : The
Playhouse, Liverpool.
PIL€ER, Harry, dancer; b. New
York ; is chiefly" known through his
association with Gaby Deslys, with
whom he appeared as dancing part-
ner for several years ; he appeared
at Blaiiey's, Lincoln Square, New
York, Nov., 1907, as Percy Har-
rington in " The Bad Boy and his
Teddy Bears " ; at the Folies Berge"res,
New York, Aug., 1911, played Johnnie
Sikes in " Hello, Paris ! " ; at the
Winter Garden, New York, Nov., 1911,
Andrew Mason in " Vera Violetta," with
Gaby Deslys ; at the Palace, London,
Aug., 1912, played Billy in "Mdlle.
Chic " ; at the Winter Garden, New
York, Feb., 1913, Baudry in "The
Honeymoon Express " ; at the Palace,
London, Sept., 1913, Carolus in "A la
Carte " ; at the Shubert Theatre, New
York, Mar., 1914, Jack Richley in
" The Belle of Bond Street " ; during
1915 appeared at the London Pavilion,
with Miss Teddie Gerard, in various
dances ; rejoined Gaby Deslys and
appeared at the Alhambra, June,
1915, in " 5064 Gerrard " ; subse-
quently again returned to the United
States, and at the Globe Theatre, New
York, Dec., 1915, played in " Stop !
Look ! Listen ! " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, Jan., 1922, played in " Pins
and Needles " ; inventor and com-
poser of "The Gaby Glide"; was
subsequently proprietor of a school of
dancing in Paris.
PINERO, Sir Arthur Wing, cr. 1909 ;
dramatic author ; b. London, 24 May,
1855 ; s. of John Daniel Pinero,
solicitor, and his wife Lucy (Daines) ;
m. Myra Emily Holme (d. 1919); d. of
Beaufoy A. Moore, widow of Captain
John Angus L. Hamilton ; on leaving
school, was for a period in his father's
office ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
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Edinburgh, 22 June, 1874, under the
management of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Wyndham ; in 1875 he was engaged
at Liverpool, at the Alexandra Theatre,
under Edward Saker ; made his
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Globe Theatre, 15 Apr., 1876,
as Mr. Darch in " Miss Gwilt " ; in
Sept., he joined the Lyceum company
on tour, playing Claudius to the
Hamlet of Henry Irving on the
latter' s first " Hamlet " tour ; he
appeared at the Lyceum Theatre, first
under Mrs. Bateman and subsequently
under Irving, from 1876 to 1881 ;
he made Ms first appearance there
on 16 Dec., 1876, in " Diamond Cut
Diamond " ; he appeared there as
Lord Stanley in " Richard III,"
1877 ; the Senator in " Fazio," 1877 ;
Master Heartwell in " The Hunch-
back," 1887; Shrowle in "The
Dead Secret," 1887 ; Dr. Zimmer in
"The Bells," 1878; the Marquis of
Huntly in " Charles I," 1877 ; Alder-
man Jorgen in " Vanderdecken,"
1878 ; Perker in " Jingle," 1878 ;
Scriven in " Mary Warner," 1878 ;
Rosencrantz in " Hamlet," 1878 ;
Oliver in " Louis XI," 1879 ; Courriol
in "The Lyons Mail," 1879; Fain-
would in " Raising the Wind," 1879 ;
Guildenstern in " Hamlet," 1879 ;
Salarino in " The Merchant of Venice,"
1879; Alfred Meynard in "The
Corsican Brothers," 1880 ; Saville
in " The Belle's Stratagem," 1881 ;
and Roderigo in " Othello," 1881 ;
besides playing in his own one-act
plays, " Daisy's Escape " and " By-
gones " ; from the Lyceum he went
to the Haymarket under the Bancrofts,
first appearing there on 26 Nov.,
1881, as the Marquis de Cevennes in
" Plot and Passion " ; he also appeared
there as Sir Alexander Shendryn in
"Ours," 1882; Mr. Hanway in
" Odette," 1882 ; and Sir Anthony
Absolute in " The Rivals," 1884 ;
he retired from acting after that date,
but appeared as Dolly Spanker in a
scene from " London Assurance,"
on the occasion of the final perform-
ance of the Bancroft management at
the Haymarket, 20 July, 1885 ; of
course, it is as dramatic author that
Hnero stands predominant, and it is
interesting to note that his first play,
in one act, entitled "-£200 a Year,"
was produced at the Globe Theatre,
6 Oct., 1877, by R. C. Carton, who
at that time was also an actor ;
since that date he has written the
following plays : " Two Can Play at
that Game/' Lyceum, 26 Dec., 1877 ;
" La Comete, or Two Hearts," Thea-
tre Royal, Croydon, 22 Apr., 1878 ;
" Daisy's Escape," Lyceum, 20 Sept.,
1879 ; " Hester's Mystery," Folly,
5 June, 1880 ; " Bygones," Lyceum,
18 Sept., 1880 ; " The Money Spinner,"
Prince's, Manchester, 5 Nov., 1880,
and St. James's, 8 Jan., 1881, which
was his first play to attract serious
attention ; " Imprudence," Folly, 27
July, 1881 ; " The Squire," St.
James's, 29 Dec., 1881 ; " Girls and
Boys," Toole's, 31 Oct., 1882 ; " The
Rector," the Court, 24 Mar., 1883;
" Lords and Commons," Haymarket,
24 Nov., 1883 ; " The Rocket,"
P.O.W., Liverpool, 30 July, 1883, and
Gaiety, 10 Dec., 1883 ; " Low Water,"
Globe, 12 Jan., 1884 ; " The Iron-
master," adapted from Georges
Ohnet's play, " Le Maitre de Forges,"
St. James's, 17 Apr., 1884 ; " In
Chancery," Lyceum, Edinburgh, 19
Sept., 1884, and Gaiety, 24 Dec.,
1884 ; " The Magistrate," Court, 21
Mar., 1885 ; " Mayfair," adapted
from Sardou's play " Maison Neuve,"
St. James's, 31 Oct., 1885 ; " The
Schoolmistress," Court, 27 Mar., 1886 ;
" The Hobby Horse," St. James's, 25
Oct., 1886 ; " Dandy Dick," Court,
27 Jan., 1887 ; " Sweet Lavender,"
Terry's, 21 Mar., 1888 ; " The Weaker
Sex," T. R., Manchester, 28 Sept.,
1888, and Court, 16 Mar., 1889 ; " The
Profligate," Garrick, 24 Apr., 1889 ;
" The Cabinet Minister," Court, 23
Apr., 1890 ; " Lady Bountiful,"
Garrick, 7 Feb., 1891 ; " The Times,"
Terry's, 24 Oct., 1891; "The Ama-
zons," Court, 7 Mar., 1893 ; " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," St. James's,
27 May, 1893 ; " The Notorious Mrs.
Ebbsmith," Garrick, 13 Mar., 1895;
" The Benefit of the Doubt," Comedy,
16 Oct., 1895; "The Princess and
the Butterfly," St. James's, 29 Mar.,
1897 ; " Trelawny of the Wells,"
Court, 20 Jan., 1898; "The Beauty
Stone," comic opera, written in
collaboration with J. Comyns Carr,
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with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan,
Savoy, 28 Mar., 1898; "The Gay
Lord Quex," Globe, 8 Apr., 1899;
" Iris," Garrick, 21 Sept., 1901 ;
"Letty," Duke of York's, 8 Oct.,
1903 ; " A Wife without a Smile,"
Wyndham's, 12 Oct., 1904; "His
House in Order," St. James's, 1 Feb.,
1906; "The Thunderbolt," St.
James's, 9 May, 1908 ; " Mid-Channel,"
St. James's, 2 Sept., 1909 ; " Pre-
serving Mr. Panmure," Comedy, 19
Jan., 1911 ; " The ' Mind-the-Paint '
Girl," Duke of York's, 17 Feb., 1912 ;
"The Widow of Wasdale Head,"
Duke of York's, 14 Oct., 1912 ;
" Playgoers," St. James's, 31 Mar.,
1913; "The Big Drum/' St. James's,
1 Sept., 1915 ; " Mr. Livermore's
Dream," Coliseum, 15 Jan., 1917 ;
"The Freaks," New, 14 Feb., 1918;
" Monica's Blue Boy " (wordless play,
with music by Sir Frederic Cowen),
New, 8 Apr., 1918 ; " Quick Work,"
Springfield, Mass., U.S.A., 17 Nov.,
1919 ; " A Seat in the Park," a sketch,
Winter Garden, 21 Feb., 1922 ; " The
Enchanted Cottage," Duke of York's,
1 Mar., 1922 ; was created a Knight
by the late King Edward on the occa-
sion of His Majesty's birthday, 1909.
Address: 115A Harley Street, W.I.
Telephone : Mayfair 244. Clubs :
Athenaeum and Garrick
PL ATT, Agnes, theatrical journalist
and author ; b. London, d. of
James Platt and his wife Emma Jane
(Holmaii) ; e. privately at Hampstead ;
her father was a well-known author,
and her mother was the daughter of
Emma Elizabeth Boden, a former
leading lady with Macready ; studied
•for the stage with Hermann Vezin ;
was a contributor to The Daily Express
in 1900, and her first book, The Stage
in 1902, was a reprint of her dramatic
criticisms ; she next joined James
Welch as play-reader, for some years,
and later filled a similar post with
Marie Tempest and with Herbert Jay ;
started a School for Dramatists, 1916 ;
undertook the management of the
Ambassadors' Theatre, Aug., 1919,
producing " Green Pastures and Picca-
dilly " ; is the author of " Practical
Hints on Play writing," 1920 ; " Prac-
tical Hints on Training for the Stage,"
1921 ; " Practical Hints on Acting for
the Cinema," 1921 ; " Merle/' a story
of the stage, 1922 ; is a well-known
" play-doctor " ; is a member of the
Authors' Society, and Stage Guild.
Address : c/o J. Farquharson, 8 Halsey
House, Red Lion Square, W.C.I.
Telephone No. : Chancery 7402.
PLAYFAIR, Nigel, actor and man-
ager ; b. London, 1 July, 1875 ;
s. of William Playfair, physician,
and his wife, Emily (Kitson), cousin
of Arthur Playfair, actor ; e. Harrow
and University College, Oxford ;
m. May Martyn, actress, July, 1905 ;
was formerly occupied as a barrister ;
his early dramatic experience was
gained with the O.U.D.S., the Old
Stagers, and the Windsor Strollers,
all famous amateur societies ; first
appeared on the professional boards
at the Garrick, 30 July, 1902 as Mr.
Melrose in " A Pair of Knickerbock-
ers "; at the Apollo, 1903, played
Mac Sherry in ft Madame Sherry " ;
in 1903, appeared at His Majesty's,
as Dr. Caius in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " ; toured in the West
Indies, with F. R. Benson's company ;
at the Court, Nov., 1904, played
Hodson in " John Bull's Other
Island " ; May, 1905, Bohun in " You
Never Can Tell " ; at the St. James's,
Feb., 1906, Dr. Dillnott in "His
House in Order " ; at His Majesty's,
1907, played Stephano in " The
Tempest," Clown in " The Winter's
Tale," First Gravedigger in " Hamlet ";
at the Imperial, May- June, 1907,
played in " Les Hannetons," and
" David Ballard " ; in 1907, toured
with Laurence Irving ; appeared at
the Savoy, Sept., 1907, as Finch Mc-
Comas in " You Never Can Tell " ;
at the Haymarket, Dec., 1908, as the
Rev. Mr. Brown in " The Last of the
De Mullins " ; appeared at His
Majesty's, Feb., 1910, as Tulpin, in
" The O'Flynn " ; and in Mar., 1910,
as the Host of the Garter in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; at the
Queen's, Dec., 1910, appeared "as the
Prince of Baden in " The Princess
Clementina " ; at the Palace in Feb.,
1911, and at the Little Theatre in
Mar., 1911, supported Granville
Barker as Max in the " Anatol "
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dialogues ; at the Little Theatre, Apr.,
1911, appeared as Mr. Flawner Bannel
in " Fanny's First Play " ; at the
Palace, Oct., 1911, played Hector
Allen in " The Man in the Stalls " ;
at the Duke of York's, Feb., 1912,
played Sam de Castro in " The ' Mind-
the-Paint ' Girl " ; at the Savoy,
Sept., 1912, appeared as Paulina's
Steward in " The Winter's Tale " ;
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1912, as
Thomas Kennion in " The Younger
Generation " ; at His Majesty's, Mar.,
1913, as Mortimer Hunt in " The
Happy Island " ; Apr., 1913, Sir
Benjamin Backbite in " The School for
Scandal " ; at the St. James's, June,
1913, played Cayley Drummle in
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray";
at the Court, Sept., 1913, played
General Sir Charles Dedmond, K.C.B.,
in " The Fugitive " ; at the St. James's,
Oct., 1913, Master Klaus in "The
Witch " ; Dec., 1913, Sganarellein " Le
Mariage Force," and Nigel Walpole in
" The Doctor's Dilemma " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1914, Bottom in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at the
Apollo, May, 1914, Henri Lafitte in
" The Little Lamb " ; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1914, Frank Mears in
" Those Who Sit in Judgment " ;
Oct., 1915, Dr. Dilnott in " His House
in Order " ; at His Majesty's, Dec.,
1914, Mr. Dick in " David Copper-
field " ; at the Haymarket, Jan., 1915,
Sergeant Kite in " The Recruiting
Officer " ; at the Queen's, Mar., 1915,
Thomas in " Wanderers " ; at the St.
James's, Apr., 1915, Clifford Carstairs
in " The Panorama of Youth " ; May,
1915, Ludwig Grunau in " The Day
Before the Day " ; Sept., 1915, Ber-
tram Filson in " The Big Drum " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Jan., 1916, played
Dangle in the operatic version of
" The Critic " ; at the Playhouse, Jan.,
1916, Hubert Threadgold in " Please
Help Emily " ; at the Ambassadors',
Sept., 1916, succeeded Mr. Morris
Harvey in " Pell-Mell " ; at the New
Theatre, Apr., 1917, played Rob.ert
Crawshaw, M.P., in " Wurzel-Flum-
mery " ; at the London Pavilion,
Oct., 1917, James Whibley in " A
Kiss or Two " ; at the New, Feb.,
1918, Edward Waterfield in " The
Freaks " ; at the Royalty, July,
1918, Sampson Straight in " The
Title " ; in Dec., 1918, assumed the
management of the Lyric Theatre,
Hammersmith, opening with " Make
Believe " ; in Feb., 1919, produced
John Drinkwater's " Abraham Lin-
coln," which ran for a year ; produced
" John Ferguson," 1920 ; "As You
Like It," 1920, and revived " The
Beggar's Opera," 1920, which ran over
eighteen months ; he appeared at
the Lyric, Hammersmith, Apr., 1920,
as Touchstone in "As You Like It " ;
he revived " The Knight of the Burn-
ing Pestle," at the Kings way, Nov.,
1920, and in Dec., played the part of
Ralph, for a time ; appeared at the
Royalty, Feb., 1921, as Mr. Prothero
in "A Social Convenience " ; at the
Lyric, Hammersmith, Dec., 1923,
played the Host of the Garter in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
Feb., 1924, Witwoud in " The Way of
the World " ; Oct., 1924, Don, Jerome
in " The Duenna " ; he produced
" Body and Soul " at the Regent,
Sept., 1922 ; " Polly " at the Kings-
way, Dec., 1922 ; " The Insect Play,"
at the Regent, Apr., 1923 ; " Robert
E. Lee," Regent, June, 1923 ; " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," Dec., 1923
" The Way of the World," Feb., 1924
" Midsummer Madness," June, 1924
" The Duenna," Oct., 1924, all at the
Lyric, Hammersmith ; adapted Capck's
" R.U.R.," St. Martin's, Apr., 1923
and (with Clifford Bax) " The Insect
Play," 1923 ; author of " Shock-
headed Peter," and " Amelia," both
produced at Garrtck ; part author
with Paul Rubens of various children's
plays ; is a frequent contributor of
verses to leading London periodicals.
Favourite part : Ralph in " The Knight
of the Burning Pestle." Address :
" Thurlow Lodge," 26 Pclham Cres-
cent, Kensington, S.W.7. Telephone :
218 Kensington. Club : Garrick, W.C.
POEI, William (Pole), actor and
stage director ; b, London, 22 July,
1852 ; s. of William Pole, F.R.S. ; m,
Ella Constance Locock ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1876 ; was,
for two years, manager of the Royal
Victoria Hall, Waterloo Road ; for
ten years, 1887-97, was general
instructor to the Shakespeare Reading
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Society ; founded the Elizabethan
Stage Society, 1895, and in connection
with which he made many notable
revivals, notably Marlowe's " Dr.
Faustus," the doubtful Shakespearean
play, " Edward III," " Arden of
Faversham," " Edward II," " The
Broken Heart," " Samson Agonistes,"
" Everyman," etc. ; in connection
with the Independent Theatre, revived
Webster's tragedy, " The Duchess of
Main," at the Opera Comique, 1892,
also " Measure for Measure " and
" Troilus and Cressida " ; author
or adaptor of the following plays :
" Priest or Painter," 1884 ; " Meha-
lah," 1886 ; " The Wayside Cottage "
(from Kotzebue), " The Man of
Forty " (from the same source), etc. ;
during 1909 toured as Keegan in
" John Bull's Other Island " ; at the
Gaiety, Manchester, Oct., 1910, played
Dorn Balthazar in "The Cloister";
at the Little Theatre, Mar., 1911,
revived and acted in " The Historic
of Jacob and Esau " ; at the Kings-
way Theatre, Dec., 1912, again played
Keegan in " John Bull's Other Island " ;
in Aug., 1924, produced for the first
time in England, at the Oxford Play-
house, Oxford, the old Hamlet play
" Fratricide Punished," and the per-
formance was repeated at the New
Oxford Theatre, London, 1 1 Oct., 1924 ;
author of " Shakespeare in the
Theatre," " What is Wrong with the
Stage ? " Address : 85 Howard's Lane,
Putney, S.W.15.
POLINI, Marie, actress; b. Shore-
ham, Sussex ; d. of G. M. Polini ;
e. Convent of Our Lady of Zion,
Bayswater ; m. Owen Nares ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Lyric Theatre, 1896, when she
walked on in Wilson Barrett's pro-
duction of " The Sign of the Cross " ;
at the Princess's, July, 1897, played
Elsie Wilson in " Tommy Atkins,"
then toured as Ruth in " When
the Lamps are Lighted," and in
1898, toured as Mrs. Tudway in
" Lord and Lady Algy " ; spent
several years touring, playing such
parts as Nellie Denver in " The
Silver King/1 Madame de Semiano in
" The Marriage of Kitty," Sunday in
the play of that name, Nancy in
" Oliver Twist," Donna Roma in
" The Eternal City," Lady Marion in
" Robin Hood," Nina in " His House
in Order," Marise in " The Thief,"
Muriel Glayde in " John Glayde's
Honour," etc. ; appeared at Hay-
market, Sept., 1909, as Regan in " King
Lear " ; at the Strand, Feb., 1910,
Julie de Mortemar in " Richelieu " ;
at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, Apr., 1911,
played Poland in " Lily, the Bill-
Topper " ; at the Duke of York's, June,
1911, Madame de Semiano in " The
Marriage of Kitty," Lyceum, Feb.,
1912, Liane in " The Monk and the
Woman"; Prince of Wales's, Jan.,
1913, Joselyn Penbury in " Esther
Castways " ; subsequently succeeded
Gladys Cooper as Dora in " Diplo-
macy," at Wyndham's Theatre ; re-
appeared on the stage, at the Queen's
Theatre, Jan., 1920, as Alice Des-
borough in " Mr. Todd's Experiment " ;
in Aug., 1922, toured with her husband
in " If Winter Comes " ; in Aug., 1924,
toured with her husband as the
Comtesse Zicka in " Diplomacy."
Favourite parts : Nancy in " Oliver
Twist," Marise in " The Thief."
Recreation : Motoring and reading.
Address : 20 Marlborough Road, St.
John's Wood, N.W.8.
POLLARD, Daphne, actress ; b.
Australia ; m. Ellington K. Bunch ;
had considerable experience in " vaude-
ville," on the Pacific coast of America
in the Pollard Lilliputian Opera Com-
pany, in which she figured as a '* star,"
from the time she was eight years of
age ; she made her first appear-
ance in New York, at the Casino
Theatre, 23 Dec., 1908, as Cymbaline
Bustle in ' ' Mr. Hamlet of Broadway " ;
from 1909-14 was mainly engaged in
" vaudeville " ; in 1914 appeared at
San Francisco in "A Knight for a
Day," and subsequently toured in
" The Candy Shop " ; at the Winter
Garden, New York, May, 1915, played
Ruby in " The Passing Show of 1915,"
and she toured in this during 1915-16 ;
came to England and made her first
appearance in London, at the London
Hippodrome, 31 Jan., 1917, in " Zig-
Zag " ; subsequently appeared there
in " Box o' Tricks," 1918 ; " Joy-
Bells," 1919; "Jig-Saw," 1920; ap-
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peared at the Lyric, 1921, in "After
Dinner"; subsequently returned to
America ; on returning to London,
appeared at the Empire, Apr., 1923,
in " The Rainbow " ; again returned
to New York, and at the Greenwich
Village Theatre, Sept., 1923, appeared
in " The Greenwich Village Follies."
POLLOCK, Channing, ' American
dramatic author and journalist; s.
of Alexander L. and Verona E.
Pollock ; b. 4 Mar., 1880, at Washing-
ton, D.C. ; e. at the Polytechnic at
Prague, Austria (1894-95) ; m. 9 Aug.,
1906, to Anna Marble, daughter of
Edward Marble, playwright, at
Toronto, Ont. ; general manager
for William A. Brady (1899-1903) ;
general representative for the Shuberts
(1903-06) ; from 1895 to 1897 Mr.
Pollock was dramatic critic for the
Washington Post, and in 1897 joined
the staff of The New York Dramatic
Mirror; during 1898-1899 was
dramatic critic for the Washington
Times ; during this period he published
a volume of " Stage Stories," and a
novel, " Behold the Man " ; has
contributed stories, articles, and
theatrical data to Ainslee's Maga-
zine, Smith's Monthly, Saturday Even-
ing Post, Collier's Weekly, Munsey's
Magazine, and The Smart Set ; his
plays are as follows : " The Stepping
Stones," " A Game of Hearts,"
" The Pit/* " The Little Gray Lady,"
" Napoleon the Great," " In the
Bishop's Carriage," " Clothes " (in
collaboration with Avery Hopwood),
" The Secret Orchard," " The Traitor "
(with Thomas Dixon, jun.), " Such
a Little Queen," " The Red Widow "
(with Rennold Wolf), "My Best
Girl " (with Rennold Wolf), " The
Inner Shrine," " The Beauty Shop "
(with Wolf), " A Perfect Lady " (with
Wolf), "It Doesn't Happen," "The
Follies of 1915 " (with Wolf) ; " The
Grass Widow " (with Wolf), " The
Crowded Hour " (with Edgar Selwyn),
" Roads of Destiny," " The Beauty
Shop," " The Sign on the Door,"
" The Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 " ; " The
Fool," 1922 ; of the above mentioned,
the following have been performed in
London, " In the Bishop's Carriage,"
Waldorf (now Strand) Theatre, 1907 ;
" The Sign on the Door," Playhouse,
1921 ; " The Fool," Apollo, 1924 ; is
the author of a book " The Footlights
— Fore and Aft " ; is a director of the
British Society of Authors, Play-
wrights, and Composers ; vice-presi-
dent of the Authors' League of
America. Clubs : American Drama-
tists', Green Room, and Columbia
Yacht, and was one of the founders of
the organisation known as The Friars.
Business address : 229 West 42nd
Street, New York. Residence : 240
West 98th Street, New York.
POLLOCK, Elizabeth, actress ; b.
London, 3 Aug., 1898 ; d. of Sir Adrian
Pollock and his wife the Hon. Norah
(Gully) ; studied for the stage under
Rosina Filippi ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at Wyndhani's
Theatre, 16 Mar., 1916, as the Proba-
tioner in " A Kiss for Cinderella " ; at
the Criterion, Nov., 1919, played
Evelyn Lovejoy in " Lord Richard in
the Pantry " ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
Oct., 1921, appeared in " A to Z " ; at
the Criterion, Jan., 1923, played
Rachel Shaw in " Advertising April " ;
at Wyndham's, Feb., 1924, Jennie in
" Not in Our Stars " ; at the Ambas-
sadors, Oct., 1924, Hermione Blundcll
in " The Pelican." Address : 20 The
Grove, Boltons, S.W.10. Telephone
No. : Kensington 7536.
POLLOCK, John, M.A., dramatic
author ; b. 26 Dec., 1878 ; 5. of the
Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, Bart.,
and his wife Georgina (Deffell) ; e. Eton,
and Trinity College, Cambridge ; m.
Lydia Yavorska ; studied law, and
was called to the Bar, 1906 ; is the
author or adaptor of the following
plays : " The Invention of Dr. Metz-
ler," 1905 ; " Rosamond," 1910 ;
" The Parisienne " (from the French),
1911; "The Great Young Man"
(from the Russian), 1911; "The
Lower Depths " (from the Russian,
with Frank Collins), 1911 ; " The Man
who was Dead" (from the Russian),
1912 ; " I Love You " (from the
Italian, with Collins), 1913; "Made-
moiselle Fin " (from the French, with
Collins), 1913; "Anna Karenina "
(from the Russian), 1913 ; " Lolotte "
(from the French), 1913 ; " Damaged
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Goods " (from the French), 1914 ;
" For Russia/1 1915 ; " In the Dark-
ness of the Night," 1920. Clubs:
Savile, Athenaeum, and London Fenc-
ing. Address : 21 Hyde Park Place,
W.2.
POLLOCK, William, theatrical jour-
nalist and author ; b. Eastbourne, 21
Nov., 1881 ; s. of William Pollock,
M.B., C.M., and his wife Elizabeth
(Watkins) ; e. Eastbourne ; was
formerly engaged as a schoolmaster at
various preparatory schools for about
six years ; was appointed dramatic
critic of the Daily Mail, 1921, and
continued to represent that paper until
1923 ; dramatic critic, Weekly Dispatch,
1922-23 ; still acts as critic of the"
Daily Mail occasionally, but is now
chiefly concerned with the news side
of the theatre for that paper ; inven-
ted the " Five o'Clock Follies," at the
Prince's Restaurant, 1924 ; is a fre-
quent contributor to contemporary
magazines ; also writes on Cricket as
" Googly." Favourite play : " Henry
V." Recreation : Watching cricket
and trying to play it. Clubs : Surrey
County Cricket, The Thespids, and is
a member of The Critics' Circle.
Address : c/o The Daily Mail, Car-
melite House, E.C.4.
POPE, Muriel, actress ; b. in India ;
d. of John Pope, I.C.S. ; e. Brussels ;
m. Clifford Mollison ; had had much
experience as an amateur before mak-
ing her first appearance on the pro-
fessional stage at Theatre Royal,
Bournemouth, Mar., 1905, as Violet
Aynsley in " A Country Mouse " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Criterion Theatre,
6 July, 1911, as Pauline in " The Girl
who Couldn't Lie " ; she spent two
years with Alfred Wareing at the
Glasgow Repertory Theatre, and three
years with Miss Horniman at the
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, playing
a very great number of parts, playing
lead during her last season in 1916;
she appeared with Miss Horniman Js
company at the Duke of York's, Jan.,
1916 ; in May, 1916, she was engaged
by Dennis Eadie to succeed Mdlle.
Dorziat as Mrs. Travers in " Disraeli" ;
at the Court, Jan., 1917, appeared as
Lady Thomasin in " The Amazons " ;
at the Royalty, Mar., 1917, as Emilie
in " Remnant " ; subsequently went
to France during the latter part of the
war, acting in Y.M.C.A. huts ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1918, played Bea-
trice Wyley in " Marmaduke " ; at the
St. Martin's Theatre, July, 1919,
Gertrude Enderwick in " The Bantam
V.C. " ; Dec., 1919, Muriel Williams
in " A Dear Little Lady " ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1920, Evangeline in
" I'll Leave itto You " ; in Sept., 1920,
toured as Maggie Black in " The Heart
of a Child " ; at the Strand, Jan., 1921,
Nina Tallentyre in " A Safety Match " ;
at the Kingsway, Mar., 1921, Maggie in
" The Heart of a Child " ; at the
Strand, Aug., 1921, Diana Simpson in
" The Trump Card " ; at the Comedy,
June, 1922, Pamela Josephs in " Quar-
antine " ; at the Savoy, Jan., 1923,
Cicely Brent in " The Young Idea " ;
at the Gaiety, Apr., 1924, Louise de
Kerou ailles in " Our Nell." Recrea-
tions : Tennis and music. Club :
New Victorian. Address : 27 Cole-
herne Road, S.W.10.
POKTEOUS, Gilbert, actor ; b. Lon-
don, May 19th, 1868; s. of Captain
Laurie Porteous ; e. King's College ;
m. Ethel Irving ; originally intended!
for the medical profession, but
studied singing under Signor Mezzoni
with a view to adopting the concert
stage ; made his first appearance as an
operatic singer, at the Theatre Royal,
Birmingham, 1888, as Lucien in
" Nanon " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Lyric Theatre,
1891, as William in " La Cigale " ;
played at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, 1893, in " A Gaiety Girl " ;
at Daly's, 1895, in " An Artist's
Model"; 1896 in "The Geisha; 1899,
in " San Toy " ; 1902 " A Country
Girl " ; at the Prince of Wales's, 1903,
in " The School Girl " ; at the Strand,
1904, in " Sergeant Brue " ; etc., etc. ;
at the Garrick, 1908, appeared in
" Lady Frederick " ; at the Hay-
market, Nov., 1908, appeared as
Griddle in " Dolly Reforming Herself ";
Feb., 1909, played Stingo in " She
Stoops to Conquer " ; in 1911 toured
in " Dame Nature " ; accompanied his
wife on her Australian tour, 1911;
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on. his return to London, 1913, assumed
the management of the Globe Theatre,
producing "Vanity," Apr., 1913;
revived " Lady Frederick," Apr., 1913 ;
produced " Years of Discretion," Sept.,
1913; in Aug., 1915, in conjunction
with Messrs. Gatti, presented "Kick
In," at the Vaudeville ; at the Am-
bassadors', June, 1917, played M.
Pouchelet in " The Three Daughters
of M. Dupont " ; at the Royalty,
Mar., 1918, Galloway in " The Prime
Minister " ; at the Aldwych, Sept.,
1920, Eusebe and Paisiello in "La
Tosca"; at the Garrick, Jan., 1921,
again played Pouchelet in " The Three
Daughters of M. Dupont." Favourite
parts : Yen-How in " San Toy," and
William in "La Cigale." Recreations :
Fishing, shooting, and hunting. Club :
Savage. Address : 94 Shaftesbury
Avenue, W.I. Telephone No,: Gerrard
2314.
PORTER, Caleb, actor ; b. London,
1 Sept., 1867 ; s. of Caleb Porter and
his wife Elizabeth (Tidcomb) ; e.
Walpole House, Chiswick, and pri-
vately ; m. Kitty de Legh ; was
formerly a medical student ; studied
for the stage with Sarah Thorne at
Margate ; made his first appearance
on- the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Margate, 1887, in " The Colleen
Bawn " ; made his first appearance
in London at the Grand, Islington,
1890, as Talbot in " Mary, Queen of
Scots " ; was stage-manager at the
Adelphi Theatre, 1894-7, and also
appeared there as Hiram Webster in
" The Fatal Card," 1894 ; Prevot in
" The Swordsman's Daughter," 1895 ;
the Arab Messenger in " Boys To-
gether," 1896 ; subsequently went to
Australia to produce " The Sign of
the Cross ' ' ; was associated for several
years with Wilson Barrett, and toured
with him as Nero in " The Sign of the
Cross " ; also acted as private secre-
tary to Barrett ; during 1901 played
Prince Moskowski in " The Green
Goddess " ; subsequently fulfilled en-
gagements with John Hare and Mrs,
Patrick Campbell ; joined Oscar Asche
at the Adelphi, Apr., 1905, and played
Bernardo in " Hamlet " ; June, 1905,
Simon in " Under Which King ? " ;
Nov., 1905, Egeus in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; Mar., 1906, Abhor-
son in " Measure for Measure " ; May,
1906, Vincentio in " The Taming of
the Shrew" ; Sept., 1906, The Sailor
in " Tristram and Iseult " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1907, the Soothsayer
in " Attila " ; Oct., 1907, CornTin
" As You Like It " ; Nov., 1907,
Brabantio in " Othello " ; at the
Aldwych, June, 1908, Detrichstein in
" The' Two Pins " ; June, 1908, Gremio
in " The Taming of the Shrew " ; at
Prince's, Bristol, Mar., 1909, Father
Pezeley in "Count Hannibal"; then
accompanied Oscar Asche to Australia,
1909-10 ; on returning to London,
appeared at the New Theatre, Oct.,
1910, in "Count Hannibal"; at the
Garrick, Feb., 1911, played Dr. Caius
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
Apr., 1911, the Sheik Jawan in
" Kismet " ; in 1912-13 again visited
Australia with Oscar Asche, subse-
quently proceeding to South Africa ;
on his return appeared at the Globe,
Mar., 1914, as the Sheik Jawan in
" Kismet " ; Sept., 1914, played Ma-
pita in " Mameena " ; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1915, Pedro Malorix in " The
Spanish Main " ; in 1916 concluded
his long association with Oscar Asche,
which had lasted from 1905 ; at the
Globe, Mar., 1917, played Inspector
O'Reilly in " The Man Who Went
Abroad"" ; at the Vaudeville, Dec.,
1918, played in " Buzz-Buzz " ; at
Drury Lane, June, 1920, played The
Sand Diviner in " The Garden of
Allah " ; at the Shaftesbury, Oct.,
1922, Patterson in " The Cat and the
Canary"; during 1924 toured as
Petulant in " The Way of the World."
Clubs : Authors and Wigwam. Ad-
dress : 56 Broad Street, Bloomsbury,
W.C.I, or Balsdean, Scaford, Sussex.
POST, Guy Bates, actor ; b. Seattle,
Wash., 22 Sept., 1875, his father, John
James Post, being English, and his
mother, Mary Annette Post, of French
and Dutch extraction ; e. Trinity
School in San Francisco, and the
State "University ; m, (1) Jane Peyton ;
(2) Adele Ritchie ; began his career
by studying law in Seattle ; made his
first professional appearance in
" Charlotte Corday " with Mrs. James
Brown-Potter and Kyrle Bellew (1893);
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subsequently appeared in " She
Stoops to Conquer," " Camille,"
" Therese Raquin," " Fransillon,"
" The Queen's Necklace," " Romeo
and Juliet/' etc. ; after this engage-
ment he supported William Owen in
Shakespearean repertoire ; then played
with Otis Skinner in " Hamlet,"
" Romeo and Juliet," " Richard III,"
" Much Ado About Nothing," " The
Lady of Lyons," " A Soldier of For-
tune," " The Merchant of Venice,"
" His Grace de Grammont," etc. ;
joined Marie Wainwright in " Shall We
Forgive Her ? " ; played Denton in
Augustus Thomas's " Arizona," and
in " My Lady Dainty " with Herbert
Kelcey and Efne Shannon ; he made
his first appearance in New York in
this play, produced at Hoyt's, Madison
Square, 8 Jan., 1901 ; after this
he appeared in " Manon Lescaut " ;
he then supported Sadie Martinet
in Clyde Fitch's " The Marriage
Game," and assumed a dual rdle in a
dramatisation of Cooper's " The Spy " ;
also appeared in " Children of the
Ghetto," " Soldiers of Fortune," and
" A Rose o* Plymouth Town " ; he was
next seen in " The Bird in the Cage,"
1903 ; and in " Major Andre," 1903 ;
subsequently played with Gertrude
Coghlan in " Bleak House," " Ham-
let," etc. ; his next appearance was
with Dustin Farnum in " The Vir-
ginian," 1904 ; after which he created
the leading rdle in " The Heir of the
Hoorah," 1905, in which he played
for two years ; during 1907-8 was
leading man with Mrs. Fiske, playing
in a repertoire which included "Leah
Kleschna," " Tess of the D'Urber-
villes," and " Hedda Gabler " ; during
1909 toured in " Paid in Full " and
" The Bridge " ; at the Majestic,
New York, Sept., 1909, played John
Stoddard in " The Bridge " ; at the
New Theatre, New York, Dec., 1909,
appeared as Philip Morrow in " The
Nigger," and Feb., 1910, as Gabriel
Hathorne in " The Witch " ; during
1911 appeared in "The Challenge,"
and "The Bird of Paradise"; at
Daly's, New York, Jan., 1912, ap-
peared as " Ten-Thousand Dollar "
Dean 'in " The Bird of Paradise " ;
at the Lyric, New York, Jan., 1914,
played Omar Khayyam in " Omar the
Tentmaker " ; he continued playing
this part until 1916, performing the
part 959 times without a break ; at
New Haven, Conn., Nov., 1916, played
John Chilcote, M.P., and John Loder
in " The Masquerader," and appeared
in the same parts at the Lvric, New
York, Sept., 1917; in 1918 toured
in Australia in " The Masquerader,"
and " The Nigger " ; returned to the
United States, 1918, and resumed
touring in the same plays. Recreations :
Swimming and tennis. Club : Lambs'.
Address : Lambs' Club, New York
City, U.S.A.
POTTER, Cora Urquhart (Mrs.
Brown-Potter), actress ; b. New
Orleans, 15 May, 1859 ; d. of Colonel
David Urquhart ; m. James Brown-
Potter, of New York (mar. dis. 1903) ;
e . privately ; made her first appearance
on the professional stage, at the
Theatre Royal, Brighton, Mar., 1887,
as Faustine de Bressier in " Civil
War " ; made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the Haymarket,
29 Mar., 1887, as Ann Sylvester in
" Man and Wife " ; was next seen
at the Gaiety, June, 1887, as Faustine
in " Civil War," and in Aug., 1887, as
Inez in " Loyal Love " ; she returned
to America, Oct., 1887, and in con-
junction with the late Kyrle Bellew,
appeared at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
31 Oct., 1887, in " Civil War " ; her
association with Mr. Bellew continued
until 1898, and during this period she
appeared as Juliet, Pauline in " The
Lady of Lyons," Kate Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer," Rosalind,
Cleopatra, Fran9illon, Camille, Floria
in "La Tosca," Hero in " Hero and
Leander," etc. ; and toured in India,
Australia, China, and America ;
reappeared in London, at the Shaftes-
bury Theatre, 2 June, 1892, as Hero
in ""Hero and Leander"; more
touring followed ; appeared at the
Duke of York's Theatre, Sept, 1897,
in " Fran9illon " ; at the Adelphi,
Jan., 1898, played Charlotte Corday,
in a play of that name, subsequently
appearing there in " The Lady of
Lyons " ; was next engaged by
Beerbohm Tree at Her Majesty's
Theatre, appearing there in Nov.,
1898, as Miladi in " The Musketeers " ;
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in Apr., 1899, appeared at the same
theatre, as Olive Arnison in " Carnac
Sahib " ; rejoining Kyrle Bellew,
appeared at the Corned}?-, Sept., 1899,
as Rosa in " The Ghetto " ; at the
Avenue, Apr., 1901, played Nicandra
in a play of that name ; at the Theatre
Royal, 'Brighton, May, 1901, appeared
as Mrs. Willoughby in " Mrs. Willough-
by's Kiss " ; rejoined Beerbohm Tree
at the Haymarket, 1902, to play
Calypso in " Ulysses " ; at Yar-
mouth, June, 1903, played Stella in
" For Church or Stage " ; at the
King's Hammersmith, Oct., 1903,
appeared as Stephanie in " Forget-
Me-Not," and as Santuzza in
" Cavalleria Rusticana " ; assumed
the management of the Savoy Theatre,
Sept., 1904, opening as Clare in " The
Golden Light " ; in Oct., revived
" Forget-Me-Not," and " Cavalleria
Rusticana " ; in Nov., revived " For
Church or Stage " ; in Nov., 1904,
appeared witli Beerbohm Tree, at
Windsor Castle, as Julie de Noirville
in " A Man's Shadow " ; at the Savoy,
Dec., 1904, appeared as Nedda in
" Pagliacci ** ; in Mar., 1905, pro-
duced " Du Barri " ; and played the
title-rdle ; subsequently toured in
various music halls, playing " Mary
Queen of Scots, and the Murder of
Rizzio " ; toured in South Africa, 1907,
in "La Belle Marsellaise " ; during
1908 toured in English provinces as
Lady Frederick in the play of that
name ; during 1909 toured as Helene
Vaillant in " The Devil " ; during 1910
toured as Jacqueline in " Madame
X " ; subsequently returned to
America ; returning to England,
appeared at the Court Theatre, Feb.,
1912, as the Prologue in " Buddha" ;
after several years' absence from the
stage, reappeared for a single per-
formance, at a benefit matin&e, at
St. Julian's, Guernsey, Feb., 1919.
POULTON, A. G. (Arthur Gordon
Lane Plews) , actor ; 6. Malton, Yorks,
5 Dec., 1867 ; first appeared on the
stage in Australia with the late George
Rignold in " Henry V," and in 1893
he appeared at the Theatre Royal,
Melbourne, in " The Double Event,"
and " Life for Life " ; he played also
in most of Shakespeare's plays, and
in " The Hypocrite," " The Country
Girl," " The Busybody," " The Rivals,"
" The School for Scandal," etc. ; also
Simeon Strong in " The Idler," with
Charles Cartwright, and many other
modern drama? ; appeared at the
Garrick, Sept., 1897, as the Marquis
de Santarem in " La Perichole " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1897, played
Marat in " Charlotte Corday " ; ap-
peared at Terry's, 1898, with Kate
Vaughan in " She Stoops to Conquer "
and " The School for Scandal " ; sub-
sequently appeared at the Vaudeville,
in " Never Again " ; at the Adelphi,
May, 1900, played Nero in " Quo
Vadis? "; at the Globe, Dec., 1901,
played Sergeant Macrelle in " Hiden-
seek"; toured in 1903 as Caesar Q.
Anthony in " Bill Adams " ; at
the Court, Apr., 1904, Launce in
" The Two Gentlemen of Verona,"
and Mr. Burgess in " Candida " ;
at the Royalty, Aug.-Sept., 1904,
Frank Card win in " The Chetwynd
Affair," and Haldor Eriksson in
" Eriksson's Wife " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1905, the Husband in " How
he Lied to her Husband " ; toured
with Sir John Hare, autumn 1905 ;
toured with Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
1906, in " The Whirlwind " ; ap-
peared at the Criterion, 1906, as Sir
Henry Laughan in " The Wliirlwind,"
the Fisherman in " Undine," and
David in " The Macleans of Bairness ";
at the Lyric, Jan., 1908, played Sir
J ohn Applegate in "A White Man ' ' ;
at Wyndham's, 1909, succeeded Mr.
E. W. Garden as Captain Finch in " An
Englishman's Home " ; at the Kings-
way, Apr., 1909, played Michael
Dickson in " The Earth " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1909, James Brindley
in " What the Public Wants " ; at
the Royalty, Feb., 1912, and Criterion,
May, 1912, played David Llewellyn
Davids in " The New Sin " ; at the
Kingsway, Mar., 1913, Peter Horning
in " The Great Adventure " ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1913, Prosper in
" The Green Cockatoo " ; at the
Kingsway, Nov., 1914, the First
Sentinel, and A Citizen in " The
Dynasts " ; at the Kingsway, Feb.,
1915, Cecil Savoyard in " Fanny's
First Play " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1915, SamTomlinin " Quinneys " ;
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at the New, Dec., 1915, Gentlemen
Starkey in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Queen's, Feb., 1917, James Weir
in " The Double Event " ; at the
Coliseum, Mar., 1917, Jake Samuels
in the " all-star " cast of " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1917, Mr. Reynolds
in " Inside the Lines " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Sept., 1917, the Chancellor
in " Arietta " ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, May, 1918, Mr. Westmacott
in " Phyl " ; toured 1918 as E. M.
Ralston in " Nothing But the Truth/'
and appeared at the Savoy, Jan.,
1919, in the same part ; at the Lyric,
July, 1920, appeared as Sir John
Applegate in " A White Man " ; at
The Duke of York's, Oct., 1920, as
Mr. Macready in " Priscilla and the
Profligate " ; at the St. Martin's,
Feb., 1921, as Sir John Gotchin " The
Wonderful Visit " ; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1922, played Edward de Burg
in " Biffy " ; at the Criterion, Nov.,
1923, Sir Ralph Warne in " Three
Birds." Address : c/o The Stage.
POUNDS, Charles Courtice, actor and
vocalist ; b. London, May 30th, 1862 ;
5. of Charles Pounds and his wife, Mary
(Curtice) , a well-known singer ; brother
of Louie Pounds ; e. St. Mark's College,
Chelsea, was for some years studying
music at the Royal Academy of Music ;
as a child, was a chorister at St. Ste-
phen's, Kensington, and later, at the
Italian Church, Hatton Garden ; still
later returned to St. Stephen's as solo
tenor ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Savoy, 10 Oct., 1881, in
the chorus of " Patience " ; subse-
quently appeared there in " Mock
Turtles " ; in Nov., 1882, appeared
in " lolanthe " ; subsequently touring
in the same piece as Lord Tololler ; he
also toured as Hilarion in " Princess
Ida " ; in 1885 went to America, and
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, 19 Aug.,
1885, appeared as Nanki-Poo in " The
Mikado " ; returning fro'm America
played the same part in Berlin,
Hamburg, and Vienna ; again went to
the United States and remained in
America for three seasons, playing
Richard Dauntless in " Ruddigore " ;
Hilarion in " Princess Ida," etc. ;
he appeared at the Casino, New York,
Sept., 1887, in " The Marquis "
(" Jeanne, Jeannette and Jeanneton") ;
Dec., 1887, as Jolivett in " Madelon,"
and returned to England in 1888 ;
appeared at the Savoy, 1888-1892, as
Colonel Fairfax in f< The Yeomen of
the Guard," Marco in " The Gon-
doliers," Iiidru in " The Nautch
Girl," the Rev. Henry Sandford
in " The Vicar of Bray," and John
Manners in " Haddon Hall " ; ap-
peared at the Globe, Nov., 1892, as
Vincent in " Ma Mie Rosette " ; in
1893 toured with his own company
in a triple bill ; at the Criterion,
July, 1893, played Ange Pitou in
" Madame Angot," and at the
Princess's, Oct., 1893, Connor O'Ken-
nedy in " Miami " ; returned to
the Savoy in 1894 and played Picorin
in " Mirette," Count Vasquez in " The
Chieftain " ; in 1895 toured in Aus-
tralia ; on his return appeared at the
Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1897, as Lance-
lot in " La Poupee," also playing there,
Jack Hooton in " The Royal Star,"
1898, and Michele in " The Coquette,"
1899; at the Lyceum, Dec., 1899,
appeared as Franz in " The Snowman ";
made a fresh departure when he ap-
peared at Her Majesty's Theatre, Feb.,
1901, as Feste, the Clown in " Twelfth
Night " ; appeared at the same theatre,
Oct., 1901, as Ferdinand in " The Last
of the Dandies," Feb., 1902, as Phe-
mius in " Ulysses," and June, 1902, as
Sir Hugh Evans in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " ; at the Prince's, Man-
chester, played Touchstone in "As
You Like It " ; at the Coronet, Mar.,
1903, played thetitle-role in "Chilperic";
at the Lyric, Oct., 1903, appeared as
Papillon in " The Duchess of Dantzic " ;
played the same part in New York in
1904 ; on returning to London ap-
peared at the Coliseum, in " Fritz " ;
appeared at the Lyric, Aug., 1905, as
Major Vivian Callabone in " The Blue
Moon " ; at the Vaudeville, May, 1906,
played Hugh Meredith in " The Belle
of May fair " ; accompanied Sir Herbert
Tree to Berlin, Apr., 1907 ; appeared
at His Majesty's during the Shake-
spearean Festival of 1907, also ap-
peared at that theatre in October,
1907, as Touchstone in "As You
Like It " ; at the Shaftesbury in
May, 1907, appeared as Dick Harrold
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in " Lady Tatters/' and subsequently
was seen at the Coliseum and elsewhere
in a sketch entitled " Charles, His
Friend " ; appeared at the Gaiety, 1908,
in " Havana," subsequently again
played at various music halls ; at the
Hicks Theatre, Feb., 1909, appeared
as the Abbe de la louche in "The
Dashing Little Duke " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1909, played Mattheus Roiter in
" The Merry Peasant " ; subsequently
again appeared in the music halls in
" A Very Modern Othello," etc. ; at
the Gala performance at His Majesty's,
27th June, 1911, played Herr Schil-
linkz in " The Critic " ; at the Whitney
Theatre, Sept., 1911, played Prince
Nepomuk in " The Spring Maid " ;
at His Majesty's, Dec., J911, appeared
as Orpheus in " Orpheus in the
Underground " ; at the Shaft esbury,
May, 1912, played Jasomir in
"Princess Caprice"; Feb., 3913,
Colonel Pomponnet in "Oh! Oh 11
Delphine !!! " ; at the New Theatre,
Oct., 1913, played Otto Bruckner in
" The Laughing Husband " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Feb., 1914, played the same part ; in
1915, toured in English variety theatres
in " Chez Nous " ; at the Garrick,
June, 1915, played Bruno Richard in
" Oh ! Be Careful " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Jan., 1916, played Harry Benn
in " The Boatswain's Mate " ; Mar.,
1916, the Canon of Dorcaster in
" My Lady Frayle " ; at His Majesty's,
Aug., 1916, appeared as Ali Baba in
" Chu-Chin-Chow," and continued to
play this part almost throughout
the record run of nearly five years ;
at the same theatre, Oct., 1921, played
Aba Yaksan in " Cairo " ; at the Lyric,
Dec., 1922, Franz Schubert in " Lilac
Time " ; at the New Oxford, Nov.,
1924, Ben Ib-Ben in " The First Kiss."
Recreation : Golf. Clubs : Savage,
Green Room. Address : Savage Club,
Adelphi Terrace, W.C.
POUNDS, Louie, actress; b. Ken-
sington ; d. of Charles Pounds and his
wife Mary (Curtice) ; youngest sister
of Courtice Pounds ; made her first
appearance on the stage in 1890, in
the provinces, under George Edwardes ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Opera Comique
Theatre, 17 Jan., 1891, in " Joan of
Arc " ; next appeared at the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, 6 Feb., 1892, as
Daisy Meadows in " Blue Eyed
Susan " ; understudied Kate Cutler
in " In Town/' Oct., 1892, and
subsequently appeared in the part of
Lady Gwendoline in that piece ;
appeared at the same theatre, 14
Oct., 1893, as the Hon. Daisy Orms-
bury in "A Gaiety Girl " ; appeared
at Daly's, Feb., 1895, as Amy Cripps
in " An Artist's Model " ; toured
in the United States in the same
piece ; appeared at Terry's, Apr.,
1897, as Dorothy Travers in " The
French Maid " ; same theatre, Dec.,
1897, played in " The Princess and the
Swineherd," " The Emperor's New
Clothes/' and (' The Soldier and the
Tinderbox " ; at the Vaudeville, Sept.,
1898, appeared as Prince Rollo in
" Her Royal Highness " ; at the
Crystal Palace, June, 1899, played
Lady Lila in " The Dream of Whit-
aker's Almanac " ; at the Savoy,
Nov., 1899, appeared as Heart's
Desire in " The Rose of Persia " ; at
the Coronet, July, 1900, played in
" The Great Silence " and " Ib and
Little Christina " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1901, played Molly in " The
Emerald Isle" ; Dec., 1901, appeared
in the title-rdle in " lolanthe " ; Apr.,
1902, Jill-all- Alone in " Merrie
England " ; Jan., 1903, Joy in " A
Princess of Kensington " ; was next
seen at the Adelphi, Dec., 1903, as
Daisy Fallowfield in " The Earl and
the Girl " ; at the Vaudeville, 1904,
appeared in " The Catch of the
Season " ; during 1905 toured as
Mrs. Robinson in " The Golden Girl " ;
subsequently succeeded Marie George
as Cornelia Vanderdecken in " The
White Chrysanthemum," at the
Criterion ; at the Vaudeville, May,
1906, played the Princess Carl in " The
Belle of Mayfair " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, May, 1907, appeared as Isabel
Scraby in " Lady Tatters " ; at the
New Theatre, Dec., 1908, played
Lydia Hawthorn in " Dorothy " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, Feb., 1909,
played the Duchesse de Burgoyne
in " The Dashing Little Duke " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1909, appeared as Olga
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Labinska In " The Dollar Princess " ;
during 1910 toured the English
provinces as Sonia in " The Merry
Widow," and 1910-11 as Jana Van
Buren in " The Girl in the Train " ;
in 1912 toured as Alix Luttrell in
" Autumn Manoeuvres " ; in 1913
toured in South Africa ; on her return
to London, appeared at the Duke of
York's, Nov., 1913, as Patty in
" Quality Street " ; at the Duke of
York's, Apr., 1916, played Madame
Jolette in " Toto " ; at the Chelsea
Palace, May, 1918, Lily Lancaster in
" The Absent-Minded Husband " ; in
1919 toured as Mrs. Culver in " The
Title " ; in Nov., 1920, went to
Australia, where she appeared in
" Chu-Chin-Chow " ; returned to Eng-
land, 1921 ; at the Adclphi, Oct.,
1922, played Lady Baynham in " The
Island King." Address : 63 King's
Road, Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone : 2852
Kensington.
POWER, Tyrone, actor ; b. London,
England, 2 May, 1869 ; s. of Harold
and Ethel Power ; e. Dover College ;
in. (1) Ethel Crane ; (2) Emma Reaume ;
(3) Bertha Knight ; made his first
appearance on the stage at St. Augus-
tine, Florida, 26 Nov., 1886, as Gibson
in " The Private Secretary " ; played
for four seasons with the late Madame
Janauscheck, 1888-9 ; at the Bijou
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1889,
appeared as Captain Kill Gory in " The
Lion and the Lamb " ; from 1890
until 1898 was principally connected
with the late Augustin Daly's com-
pany, with which he appeared in
numerous parts ; among these may be
noted Frederick in "As You Like It,"
Brooke Twonibley in " The Cabinet
Minister/' Old Much in " The For-
esters," Recberg in " The Transit of
Leo," Antonio in " Much Ado About
Nothing, ' ' Poskett in ' ' The Magistrate/ '
Caliban in " The Tempest/' the Host
of the Garter in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," etc., etc. ; at the Princess's
Theatre, London, 21 June, 1894, played
the leading part in his own play,
" The Texan *' ; subsequently toured
with Beerbohm Tree, in " A Bunch of
Violets," " The Red Lamp," etc. ; in
1898 appeared with Beerbohm Tree
at Her Majesty's Theatre, London ;
on his return to America joined Mrs.
Fiske's Company, and appeared with
her as Michele in " Little Italy,"
Marquis of Steyne in " Becky Sharp/'
etc. ; toured - in Australia, 1900-2,
with Edith Crane ; subsequently
played an engagement with the late
Sir Henry Irving ; on returning to
America appeared with Mrs. Fiske
as Judas in " Mary of Magdala " ;
next appeared at the Garden Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1903, as Ulysses
in the play of that name ; in the
spring of 1904 toured with Julia
Marlowe as Charles Brandon in " When
Knighthood was in Flower," Ingomar
in the play of that name, etc. ; in
May, 1904, played at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre as Leon Saval in
" Yvette " ; at the Empire, in May,
appeared as Ingomar ; next joined
Mrs. Leslie Carter, and appeared
at the Belasco Theatre, 11 Jan., 1905,
as Kaeso of Noricum in " Adrea " ;
during 1906 played James Dexter in
" The Trancoso Trail," Lonawonda
in " The Redskin," Mr. Adams in
" The Strength of the Weak " ; at
the Garrick, Philadelphia, 8 Oct.,
1907, played Beelzebub in " The
Christian Pilgrim," with Henrietta
Crosman ; also played the same part
at the Liberty Theatre, New York,
in Nov., 1907; at the Savoy, New
York, Mar., 1908, played Mr. Robert
Smith in " The Servant in the House,"
and continued in this during 1909
at the Criterion, New York, Mar.
191 1, appeared as Daniel in " Thais "
at the Lyric, Nov., 1912, played
Brutus in William Faversham's
revival of " Julius Caesar " ; subse-
quently toured as Mark Antony in the
same play ; at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York, Oct., 1917, played
Abu Hasan in " Chu-Chin-Chow " ;
at the Cort Theatre, Mar., 1918, Brutus
in " Julius Caesar " ; at the Belmont
Theatre, Nov., 1918, Father Petrovitch
in " The Little Brother " ; during
1919-20 toured in the same play, and
in a revival of " The Servant in the
House " ; at the Knickerbocker, Oct.,
1921, played Matathias in " The Wan-
dering Jew " ; at the Empire, New
York, June, 1922, Sir Anthony Abso-
lute in " The Rivals " ; at the Sam
H. Harris Theatre, Nov., 1922, Claudius
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in " Hamlet." Recreation: Yachting.
Clubs : Lambs' and Players', New
York, Address : Players' Club, 16
Gramercy Park, Xew York City,
U.S.A.
POWERS, James T., actor and
vocalist ; b. in New York, 26 Apr.,
1862 ; m. Rachel Booth ; made
his first appearance on the stage,
at the Park Theatre, Boston, 1880,
as Chip in " Dreams ; or Fun in a
Photographic Gallery " ; first ap-
peared in New York at the Bijou
Theatre, 30 Aug., 1880, as Bob in the
same play ; subsequently toured in
" Evangeiine " ; he made his first
appearance on the London stage at the
Avenue Theatre, with Willie Edouin,
16 July, 1883, as Bob Bibbity and
Chip Cheekly in " A Dream," and also
appeared there 25 Aug., 1883, as Jonas
Grimes in " A Bunch of Keys " ; next
played with the Yokes Family, at Her
Majesty's, 26 Dec., 1883, in " Little
Red Riding Hood " ; he then went to
the Empire Theatre, which was
opened on 17 Apr., 1884, and ap-
peared as Toe in " Chilperic " ; at
Drury Lane, Christmas, 1884, he
played the Emperor in " Dick Whitting-
ton " ; returning to America, he
played Rats in " A Tin Soldier " ; he
then went to the Casino, New York,
and appeared in " The Marquis " ;
played Taboureau in " Madelon," and
subsequently appeared in " Nadgy/'
" The Drum Major," and " Erminie " ;
he " starred " for four years as Dick
Dasher in " A Straight Tip," and was
seen in this part at Harrigan's Park
Theatre, for the first time in New
York, on 26 Jan., 1891 ; at the Bijou
Theatre, 27 Feb., 1893, played Arthur
Jones in "A Mad Bargain " ; at
Harrigan's Park Theatre, 26 Feb..
1894, was Jasper in " Walker, Lon-
don " ; at the Standard, Oct., 1894,
played Archibald in " The New Boy " ;
at the Bijou, in 1896, played Gentle-
man Joe, and at Hammerstein's Lyric,
1896, played Moccarelli in " Santa
Maria " ; he appeared at Daly's
Theatre, New York, from 1897 to 1902,
in " The Circus Girl," " The Geisha/'
I' La Poupee/' " A Runaway Girl/'
" San Toy," and " The Messenger
Boy " ; during 1903 he played in
" The Jewel of Asia," and " The
Princess of Kensington " ; at the
Star, Buffalo, 31 Dec., 1903, appeared
as Simon Pentweazle in " The Medal
and the Maid/' subsequently in
"vaudeville" in "Dreaming"; and
in Aug., 1906, he played Moolraj in
" The Blue Moon," appearing in this
part at the Casino, New York, on 3
Nov., 1906; at the Casino, 11 Feb.,
1909, played Samuel Nix in " Havana/*
subsequently touring in the same part,
1909; at the Casino, 29 Apr., 1912,
played Poly carp Ivanowitch in " Two
Little Brides " ; at the Forty-fourth
Street, Theatre, 27 Mar., 1913, reap-
peared as Wun-Hi in " The Geisha " ;
after three years' absence from the
stage, reappeared at Washington,
June, 1916, as Alfred Hopper in
" Somebody's Luggage," and played
the same part at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Aug., 1916 ; at the
Century Theatre, May, 1918, played
Monty in " Out There " ; at the
Empire, New York, June, 1922, played
David in " The Rivals," and the
same part at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, May, 1923. Address : Players3
Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New York
City, U.S.A.
PRATT, Muriel, actress ; b. Notting-
ham ; d. of W. Dymock Pratt ;
studied for the stage under Rosina
Filippi ; had had amateur experience
prior to making her first appearance
on the professional stage at Chelten-
ham, in 1909, as Portia in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; the following
year she joined Miss Horniman's
Company, at the Gaiety Theatre, Man-
chester, and remained four years,
playing nearly ninety parts ; made her
first appearance in London with this
company at the Coronet Theatre, 22
Feb., 1911, in the title-r<5te in "Red
'Ria " ; appeared at the Coronet,
in 1912, also at the Playhouse, 1912,
with the same company, where she
succeeded Edyth Goodall as Fanny
Hawthorn in " Hindle Wakes " ; in
1914-15 she was director and leading
lady of the repertory seasons at the
Theatre Royal, Bristol ; at the Kings-
way Theatre, Oct., 1915, playccl Muriel
Hudson in " Iris Intervenes " ; next
became director and leading lady of
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the Liverpool Repertory Theatre,
1916 ; at the New Theatre, June,
1918, played BlanchefLeur in " The
Loving Heart " ; at the Court, Sept.,
1918, Countess de Clermont in " Philip
II " ; subsequently, at the Garrick,
took up the part of Dr. Marie Latour
in " By Pigeon Post " ; at the Winter
Garden Theatre, Nov., 1919, played
Priyamvada in " Sakuntala " ; at the
Court Theatre, Dec., 1919, played
Portia in " The Merchant of Venice,"
succeeding Miss Mary Grey ; in Sept.,
1920, joined the repertory company
at the Everyman Theatre, Hampstead,
where among other parts she played
Juliet in " Romeo and Juliet " ; at
the Queen's, Oct., 1921, played Laurina
Coote in " The Hotel Mous~e " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1922, Guinevere Megan
in " The Pigeon " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1922, Lady Wrathie in " Shall
We Join the Ladies ? " ; at the Palace,
May, 1922, Cassandra in " The Trojan
Women " ; at the Little, Oct., 1922,
Chihaya in " The Toils of Yoshitomo ";
at the Apollo, Nov., 1922, Elsie in
" Devil Dick " ; Dec., 1922, Mother in
" Through the Crack." Address : c/o
Akcnnan May Agency, 7/8 Leicester
Place, W.C.2."
PBESBREY, Eugene Wyley, dra-
matic author ; b. Williamsburg, Mass.,
U.S.A., 13 Mar., 1853 ; was formerly
an actor, and made his first appearance
on the stage at the Boston Theatre,
Boston, 1874 ; remained there until
1879, when he went to New York, and
was engaged at the Madison Square
Theatre, 1880, during the run of
" Hazel Kirke " ; was stage-director
for A. M. Palmer, from 1884-1896;
has written the following, among other
plays : " Squirrel Inn " (with Frank
R. Stockton), 1893; "Giles Covey,"
1894 ; " The Courtship of Miles
Standish," 1895; "A Ward of
France" (with Franklin Fyles), 1897 ;
"A Virginia Courtship," 1898; "Worth
a Million," 1898; " Marcelle," 1900;
" New England Folks," 1903 ; " Per-
sonal," 1903 ; " Raffles " (from E. W.
Hornung's novel), 1904; "Terence,"
1904 ; " Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary "
(an adaptation of " A Scrap of Paper"),
1905 ; " The Adventures of Gerard "
(from Conan Doyle's story), 1905 ;
" A Fool's Wisdom," 1906 ; " The
Garden of Eden," 1906 ; " Susan in
Search of a Husband " (from a story of
Jerome K. Jerome), 1906 ; " The
Right of Way" (from Sir Gilbert
Parker's story), 1906 ; " The Three
Graces," 1907; "The Court of
Chance" (from the novel), 1908;
" The Barrier " (from Rex Beach's
novel), 1908; "The Other Man,"
1912, Recreations : Painting, yacht-
ing, freemasonry. Clubs : Lambs'
and Players'. Address : The Writers,
Hollywood, CaL, U.S.A.
PRICE, Nancy, actress; b. Kinver,
Worcestershire, 3 Feb., 1880 ; m.
Charles Maude, 1907 ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Birming-
ham, Sept., 1899, as a member of
F. R. Benson's company in a non-speak-
ing part ; made her first appearance
on the London stage at the Lyceum,
15 Feb., 1900, as one of the Pickers in
" Henry V," and during the Lyceum
engagement played her first prominent
part, that of Olivia in " Twelfth
Night " ; after leaving the Benson com-
pany was engaged at the Haymarket
Theatre, as understudy ; next toured
as Constance in " The Trumpet Call/'
and the Duchess of Strood in " The
Gay Lord Quex " ; at the Court
Theatre in 1901, appeared in " John
Durnford, M.P.," and " The Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown " ; first
came into prominence through her
engagement to play the part of
Calypso in " Ulysses," at His Majesty's,
Feb., 1902, the part originally designed
for Mrs. Brown-Potter; subsequently
appeared at the same theatre as Olivia
in " Twelfth Night," and Princess
Bellini in " The Eternal City " ; next
appeared at the Royalty, in leading
parts in " A Snug Little Kingdom "
and " The Road to Honour " ;
returned to His Majesty's, 1903, to
play Mrs. Ford in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor," Calpurnia in " Julius
Caesar," etc. ; appeared at the Adelphi,
in Aug., 1903, as Rosa Dartle in
" EmTy " ; followed this with a
genuine success at the Duke of York's,
8 Oct., 1903, when she played the part
of Hilda Gunning in Pinero's " Letty ";
at the Garrick, in Aug., 1904, played
in " The Chevaleer " ; at Wyndham's,
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Feb., 1905, appeared as the heroine
of Marshall's comedy, "The Lady of
Leeds " ; at Drnry Lane, Sept. of the
same year, appeared as Helga in " The
Prodigal Son " ; and at the Duke of
York's, Sept., 1906, played the part
of Mrs. Bowler in " Toddles " ; at
the Playhouse, Jan., 1907, appeared
in " The Drums of Oude," and at the
Garrick, 6 Mar., 1907, played Kitty
Montmorency in " Mr. Sheridan " ;
at the Garrick, April, 1908, appeared
as Sophie Fullgarney in Sir John
Hare's farewell performances of " The
Gay Lord Quex " ; at the Aidwych,
May, 1909, played Esther Coventry in
" One of the Best " ; in June, 1909,
appeared there as Muriel Meredith
in " A Modern Aspasia " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1909, played Mrs.
D'Aquila in " The Whip " ; at the
Garrick, Jan., 1910, played the Princess
de Chabran in " Dame Nature " ;
at the Playhoaise, Nov., 1910, appeared
as Louise Parker in " A Single Man " ;
at Stratford-on-Avon, Apr., 1911,
played Portia in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Kingsway, May, 191 1,
played Margaret Hughes in " The
First Actress " ; at the Hippodrome,
Oct., 1911, played in "Some Showers " ;
at His Majesty's, Nov., 1911, played
Mrs, Mineral in " The Borstal Boy " ;
at the Coliseum, Mar., 1912, ap-
peared as India in Sir Edward Elgar's
" Crown of India " ; at the Coronet,
Dec., 1913, played Mdme. Nerisse
in " Woman on Her Own " ; at
the Vaudeville, Feb., 1914, Helen
Rathbone in " Helen with the High
Hand"; at the Comedy, May, 1914,
Mary Magdalene in " The Holy
City " ; in conjunction with Lyn
Harding produced " A Scrap of Paper,"
at the Criterion, June, 1914, playing
Susan Lawless/' also appearing as
Matka in "The Receipt"; July,
1914, played Mrs. Cordingway in
" A Working Man " ; during 1915
appeared in variety theatres, in " Not
a Bad Judge " ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1916, with Martin Harvey,
played Queen Elizabeth in " Richard
IH " ; at Stratford-on-Avon, Aug., 1916,
played Hermione in " The Winter's
Tale," and Lady Macbeth in " Mac-
beth " ; at the Haymarket, Nov.,
1916, Rebecca Gluckstein in "The
Widow's Might " ; during the latter
part of the war, worked with the blind ;
gave several performances at Worthing,
1917-18 for war charities, playing
Viola in " Twelfth Night," and Titania
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
in 1920 went on tour, playing Zahrat-
al-Kulub in " Chu-Chin-Chow " ; at
the New Theatre, Dec., 1921, played
Encarnacion in " Blood and Sand " ;
at the Garrick, Oct., 1923, Harriet
Nichols in " Ambush " ; subsequently
illustrated a series of Shakespeare
lectures with eight of the plays, at the
Royal Society of Arts ; at Golder's
Green, Jan., 1924, played Mrs, Clievden-
Banks in " Outward Bound " ; at the
Grand, Fulham, Sept., 1924, played
Lady Rorke in " The Letter of the
Law." Recreations : Music, tennis,
and walking. Address : 16 Evelyn
Mansions, S.W.I. Telephone No. ;
Victoria 7667.
PRINCE, Adelaide, actress ; b. Lon-
don, 14 Dec., 1866 ; d. of Solomon
Rubinstein and his wife Mary (Steven-
son) ; e. Millican, Texas, U.S.A. ;
m. Creston Clarke ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at Portland,
Maine, in 1888, as Ethel Sorrero in
" A Possible Case " ; from 1889 to
1893, was a member of the Augustin
Daly Company ; with this company
she played a great variety of parts,
notably Mdlle. Agatha in " The Great
Unknown," Mistress Coupler in " Miss
Hoyden's Husband," Lady Sneerwell
in " The School for Scandal," Maria in
" Love's Labour's Lost," Celia in " As
You Like It " ; Lady Twombley in
" The Cabinet Minister," Madame
Lauretta in " Love in Tandem," Mrs.
Rackett in " The Belle's Stratagem,"
Olivia in " Twelfth Night," etc. ; made
her first appearance in London, with
the Daly Company, at the Lyceum
Theatre, 10 June, 1890, as Dora Holly-
hock in " Casting the Boomerang " ;
she also appeared at the Lyceum, as
Celia in "As You Like It " ; after
emitting the Daly company, appeared
at the American Theatre, New York,
1893, as Rose Woodmcre in " The
Prodigal Daughter " ; she then became
joint-star with her husband, Creston
Clarke, playing Shakespearean and
standard repertory from 1893- 1900,
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and including among her parts Ophelia,
Juliet, Beatrice, Portia, Galatea, Pau-
line Deschappelles, etc. ; in 1901-2
toured with Viola Allen, as Princess
Ebole in " In the Palace of the King " ;
in 1903, as Lady Sylvia in " A Country
Mouse/* with Ethel Barrymore ; at the
Garden Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1903, appeared as Pallas Athene in
" Ulysses " ; at Daly's, New York,
Feb., 1904, as Mrs. Jack James in
" Glittering Gloria " ; at the Duke of
York's, London, Sept., 1905, and
Garrick, New York, Oct., 1906, as
Mrs. Trent in " Clarice " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Dec., 1907, played the
Duchess of Cluny in " The Secret
Orchard " ; at the Empire, New York
Sept., 1908, Lady Wanley in " Jack
Straw," and Sept., 1909, Odette de
Versannes in " Inconstant George " ; at
the Hudson Theatre, Nov., 1910, Betty
Jackson in " Nobody's Widow," and
toured in this, 1911-12 ; after a lengthy
absence from the stage, appeared at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, Apr.,
1917, with Sir Herbert Tree, as
Madame de Florae in " Colonel New-
come " ; at the Bijou, Aug., 1917,
played Mrs. Burns in " Mary's Ankle ";
at the Lyceum Theatre, Sept., 1919,
Aunt Abby Rocker in " Adam and
Eva " ; is the authoress of the play,
" The Power that Governs," 1907.
PEINSEP, Anthony Leyland, man-
ager; b, London, 1888; s. of the late
Val Prinsep, R.A., and his wife
Florence (Leyland) ; e. Eton and
Trinity College, Cambridge ; m. Marie
Lohr ; was formerly engaged as an
underwriter at Lloyd's ; entered into
the management of the Globe Theatre,
with his wife, Jan., 1918, opening with
" Love in a Cottage " ; since that date
has produced " Press the Button,"
" Nurse Benson," " L'Aiglon," 1918 ;
" Victory," " Trimmed in Scarlet/'
" The Voice from the Minaret/' 1919 ;
" Birds of a Feather," " A Marriage
of Convenience/' " French Leave/'
"Every Woman's Privilege/' 'Fedora/'
1920 ; " The Hour and the Man/'
" Her Husband's Wife/' " The Knave
of Diamonds/' " Woman to Woman,"
" The Truth About Blayd's," 1921 ;
" Mr, Pirn Passes By," " Eileen,"
" Belinda," " The Return/' " The
Laughing Lady/' 1922 ; <l Aren't We
All ? " " Reckless Reggie/' " Our
Betters," 1923 ; also produced " Blue-
beard's Eighth Wife," at the Queen's,
1922 ; " The Prisoner of Zenda," at
the Hay market, 1923 ; " Orange Blos-
som," Queen's, 1924. Recreation : Lawn
tennis. Clubs : Arts, Green Room,
Queen's, Prince's. Address : Globe
Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.I, or
" Bella Vista," Bourne End, Bucks.
Telephone No. : Gerrard 8756.
FEYCE, Richard, dramatic author
and novelist ; &. Boulogne, France ;
5. of Sarah (Hamilton) and the late
Colonel Pryce ; e. Leamington ; has
written the following plays : "A
Scarlet Flower " (with Frederick
Fenn), 1903 ; " Saturday to Monday "
(withFenn), 1904; ' ° Op o' Me Thumb"
(with Fenn), 1904 ; " A Privy Coun-
cil " (with Major W. P. Drury), 1905 ;
" His Child " (with Fenn) , 1906 ; " The
Dumb Cake " (with Arthur Morrison),
1907, "Little Mrs. Cummin/' 1910;
" The Visit," 1910 ; " Helen with the
High Hand " (from Arnold Bennett's
novel), 1914; "The Old House"
(from the novel "Candle Light"),
1920 ; " The Love Child " (with
Frederick Fenn), 1921 ; is the author of
the following, among other novels :
' An Evil Spirit," " Just Impediment,"
' The Quiet Mrs. Fleming," " The
3urden of a Woman/' " Jezebel/'
' Elementary Jane/' " The Successor/'
1 Towing-Path Bess/' " Christopher/'
' The Statue in the Wood," " David
Penstephen," " Romance and Jane
Weston," etc. Club : Cavendish. Ad-
dress : The Cottage, Chapel Place,
Belgrave Square, S.W.I.
PUSEY, Arthur, actor ; m. Adrienne
Brune ; was a pupil at the Academy
of Dramatic Art, prior to making his
first appearance on the professional
stage, 1913 ; appeared at the Em-
press, Brixton, Mar., 1915, in " The
Playgoers " ; in the autumn of 1915
joined the Liverpool Repertory Com-
pany, playing a number of small
parts ; at the Strand Theatre, Jan.,
1917, appeared as Monty Vaughan in
" Under Cover " ; at the Roj^alty
Theatre, Oct., 1919, played Harry
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Davenport in " Summertime " ; at
the Little Theatre, Feb., 1920, scored
a hit as Noel in " Mumsee " ; at the
same theatre, Apr., 1920, played Tony
Stiles in " Other Times " ; at the
St. James's, May, 1920, Joseph Roule-
tabille in " The Mystery of the Yellow
Room " ; in Sept., 1920, toured as
Gilbert Burnarsham, Lord Kidder-
minster in " The Heart of a Child/'
and played the same part at the
Kingsway, Mar., 1921 ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Feb., 1922, played Kenneth
Holloway in " My Son " ; at the
Adelphi, Sept., 1923, Dick Bythesea in
" Head Over Heels " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Aug., 1924, Dennis Welch in
" Storm." Address : The Loft, Down
Street Mews, Mayfair, W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Grosvenor 1573.
Q
r\UAKTEBMAINE9 Charles, actor;
\£ b. Richmond, Surrey, 30
Dec., 1877 ; 5. of Alice Ann (Egg)
and Fred Quartermaine ; e. Whitgift
Grammar School, Croydon ; m. (1)
Madge Titheradge (mar. dis.) ; (2)
Mary Forbes ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage, at Tunbridge
Wells, Jan., 1896, as Ned Annesley in
" Sowing the Wind " ; from 1896 to
1901 played with F, R. Benson's
Shakespearean company ; made his
first appearance in London, at the
Lyceum, 15 Feb., 1900, as the Dauphin
in " King Nenry V " ; leaving Benson,
he toured in 1900 with Oscar Asche
and Lily Brayton, playing Romeo to
her Juliet and to the Juliet of Edith
Wynne-Matthison ; he was then
engaged by Beerbohm Tree for His
Majesty's and appeared there, 5
Feb., 1901, as Sebastian in " Twelfth
Night " ; during the spring of 1902
toured with Ben Greet's company ;
at His Majesty's, June, 1902, played
Slender in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; appeared at the Court,
1902, as Manisty in "Eleanor";
toured as Heath Desmond in " Cousin
Kate," 1903-4 ; accompanied Sir
Charles Wyndham to America, 1904,
making his first appearance in New
York, at the Lyceum, 7 Dec., 1904,
as David Cairn in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace " ; toured in America with
Olga Nethersole, 1905-6 ; returned to
His Majesty's, 1906, and appeared suc-
cessfully in " Antony and Cleopatra,"
" The Red Lamp," " A Woman of No
Importance," " The Mystery of
Edwin Drood," " The Beloved Vaga-
bond/' " Harnlet," " Faust," " Han-
nele," " The Admirable Bashville,"
" The Dancing Girl," " The School for
Scandal," " Julius Caesar," " Richard
II," " Colonel Newcome " ; in Feb.,
1907, played Marc Antony in " Antony
and Cleopatra " ; Apr., 1907, Trinculo
in " The Tempest," Polixines in " The
Winter's Tale," First Actor in " Ham-
let," Sir Andrew Aguecheek in
" Twelfth Night," Decius Brutus in
" Julius Caesar " ; in 1907 toured
as the Duke of Norfolk in " Richard
II," Decius Brutus in " Julius
Caesar," Little Mildred in "The
Man Who Was," and Lord Farintosh
in " Colonel Newcome " ; at His
Majesty's, Apr., 1908, appeared as
Gratiano in " The Merchant of Venice,"
Laertes in " Hamlet," etc. ; at
the Hay-market, Sept., 1909, played
Edgar in " King Lear," and Oct.,
1909, Stephen Bonnington in " Don " ;
at the Criterion, June, 1910, played
Lucien Edensor in " The Case of
Rebellious Susan " ; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1910, appeared as Alan Waldron
in "A Woman's Way " ; at the
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne,
May, 1911, played in " A Marriage of
Convenience " ; at the Comedy,
July, 1911, played Anthony Pollitt
in " The Green Elephant " ; in Oct.,
1911, toured in the United States as
Roderick Collingwood in " A Butterfly
on the Wheel," ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Jan., 1912,
appeared in the same part ; in 1913,
accompanied Lewis Waller on his
Australian tour ; at the Theatre
Royal, Sydney, Sept., 1913, played
the Viscomte de Chamerolles in "A
Fair Highwayman " ; after his return
to London, 1914, appeared at His
Majesty's, Aug., 1914, as " John
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Doughty in " Drake " ; Nov., 1914,
as Poins in " King Henry IV " (part I) ;
Dec., 1914, as Uriah Heep in " David
Copperfield " ; at the Theatre Royal,
Brighton, June, 19 15, played Charles
Cr anbury in " Enterprising Helen " ;
in June, 1915, appeared in variety
theatres in "Squibs"; in 1915
enlisted in H.M. Forces ; sailed for
India, Apr., 1920, to play lead in
H. B. Waring's Repertory Company ;
remained in India, 1920-21, appearing
in " Romeo and Juliet," " The Mer-
chant of Venice," " The Choice/'
" Mr. Pirn Passes By," " The Purse
Strings," " The Saving Grace/' " The
Speckled Band," " A Butterfly on
the Wheel," " Don," " The Grain of
Mustard Seed," " Ann," " Our Mr.
Hepplewhite," etc. ; reappeared in
London, May, 1922, at the Everyman
Theatre, when he played Eljbert
Lovborg in " Hedda Gabler " ; then
went to America, and at the Gaiety,
New York, Sept., 1922, played Captain
Ronald Dancy in " Loyalties " ; at
the Everyman, London, Ma\, 1924,
Sir Neville Warburton in " The Tropic
Line." Favourite part : Romeo. Re-
creation : Golf. Clubs ; Green Room
and Burliill Golf. Address : 71 Hol-
land Park, W.I. Telephone No. :
Park 6515.
QUARTEBMAINE, Leon, actor ; b.
Richmond, Surrey, 24 Sept., 1876 ;
A\ of Alice Ann (Egg) and Fred Quarter-
maine ; b. of Charles Quartermaine ; e.
Whitgift Grammar School ; m. (I) Airnee
de Burgh (mar. dis.) ; (2) Fay Compton :
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Alexandra Theatre, Sheffield,
19 Feb. 1894, as Fred Ingleford in
" ;£ 1,000 Reward " ; first appeared in
London, at the Pavilion Theatre, Mile
End, in the same part, 16 July, 1894 ; in
Dec., 1894, toured as Andrew McPhail
in " Walker, London," Cornelius
in " Niobe," and Charles ShacMeton
in " Jane " ; in 1895, toured with
A. E. Drinkwatcr's Company, as Jack
Meclbury in " The Prude's Progress " ;
toured for three years with Ben
Great's Company, and for twelve
months with George Alexander's pro-
vincial company ; in 1 900, toured with
Martin Harvey in " The Only Way " ;
in the same year, joined Forbes-
[QUA
Robertson's Company ; made his first
appearance on the West End stage,
at the Comedy Theatre, under the
management of Forbes-Robertson, 20
Apr., 1901, in "Count Tezma,"
subsequently appearing at the same
theatre in " The Sacrament of Judas " ;
also appeared under the same manage-
ment at the Lyric, Jan., 1902, as Sir
Harry Trimblestone in " Mice and
Men " ; Dec., 1902, as Montano in
" Othello " ; Feb., 1903, as James
Vickery in " The Light that Failed " ;
accompanied Forbes- Robertson to
America, 1903, appearing at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
9 Nov., 1903, in " The Light that
Failed " ; appeared at the Duke of
York's, June, 1904, as Captain Stent
in " The Edge of the Storm " ; at the
Garrick, Nov., 1907, played Martin B.
Chance in " Simple Simon " ; ap-
peared at the Garrick, Feb., 1909,
as Flash in " Samson " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1910, played Sir Jasper
Marchmontin " Nobody's Daughter " ;
in 1911 toured as Roderick Colling-
wood in " A Butterfly on the Wheel " ;
appeared in the same part at the
Queen's Theatre, Nov., 1911 ; at the
Aldwych, Mar., 1912, played Lord
Monteith in " Proud Maisie " ; at the
Hay market, Apr., 1912, Arthur
Gentry in "Pitch and Soap"; at
the Lyric, May, 1912, Gustavus in
" The Five Frankforters " ; at the
Savoy, Sept., 1912, played the Clown
in " The Winter's Tale " ; Nov., 1912,
Sir Andrew Aguecheek in " Twelfth
Night " ; at the Little, Dec., 1912,
appeared as Robert Vale in " If We
Had Only Known " ; at the Aldwych,
Mar., 1913, played Henri in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1913, Renard-Beinsky in
" Typhoon " ; at the Ambassadors'
Theatre, June, 1913, played Gerard
Mor daunt in " Panthea " ; appeared
at the St. James's Theatre, under
Granville Barker and Lilian McCarthy's
management, Sept.-Dec., 1913, as the
Hero in " The Harlequinade," The
Emperor in " Androcles and the Lion/'
Hialmar Ekdal in " The Wild Duck/'
Gaffer Pearce in " Nan," Dr. Blen-
kinsopp in " The Doctor's Dilemma,"
Jones ia " The Silver Box " ; at the
Savoy* Feb., 1914, played Flute in
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" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
the Court, Apr., 1914, Oswald Alving
in " Ghosts " ; at the Haymarket,
May, 1914, The Baron in " The Great
Gamble " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
June, 1914, Sir George Lacey in " The
Bill " ; then went to New York, and
at the Playhouse, New York, Oct.,
1914, played John, Gioann, Joanny,
Ian Van der Bom, Jack, Ivan, and
Jacquelin in '* My Lady's Dress " ; on
his return, appeared at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1915, as Dudley in
" Rosy Rapture " ; at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1915, Philip Chandos in " Happi-
ness " ; at the Queen's, June, 1915,
Karl in " Evind of the Mountains " ;
at the London Pavilion, June, 1915,
Geoffrey Silchester, M.D., in " The
Rub " ; at His Majesty's, 5 July, 1915,
Lord Abergavenny in the " all-star "
revival of " King Henry VIII," given
in aid of King George's Actors' Pension
Fund ; in Aug., 1915, went on tour
with Lewis Waller, playing Harold
Tempest in " Gamblers All " ; at
the Duke of York's, Dec., 1915, played
Trissotin in " The Blue Stockings " ;
at the St. James's, Jan., 1916, the
Valet in " The Basker " ; at the
Haymarket, Apr., 1916, Dr. Dill-
worthy in " The Mayor of Troy " ;
at Drury Lane, May, 1916, on the
occasion of the Shakespearean Ter-
centenary celebration, played Tre-
bonius in " Julius Caesar " : at the
St. James's, May, 1916, the Hon. Nigel
Armine in ''Bella Donna"; at the
Lyric, July, 1916, The Bishop and
Tom Armstrong in " Romance " ;
served in the Army from 1916-19 ;
made his reappearance at the Court,
Mar., 1919, as Charles Surface in
" The School for Scandal " ; at the
Lyric, Apr., 1919, played Mercutio
in " Romeo and Juliet " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1919, Robert Dalman
in " The Choice " ; at the Queen's,
Oct., 1919, Geoffrey Wickham in
" Napoleon " ; at the Strand, June,
1920, Clive Couper, M.P., in " Tiger !
Tiger ! " ; at the Haymarket, Aug.,
1920, Harry and Simon Blake in
"Mary Rose"; Mar., 1921, Edward
Luton in " The Circle " ; Aug., 1921,
Valentine Brown in " Quality Street " ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1922, John
Carlton in " Secrets " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1923, Ishak in " Has-
san " ; at the Regent (for the Phoenix
Society), Mar., 1924, the Fool in " King
Lear"; at the Queen's, Sept., 1924,
Roger in " The Claimant " ; at the
New Theatre (for the Stage Society),
Dec., 1924, The Nobleman's Man in
" The Man with a Load of Mischief " ;
at Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Lysander
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Club : Green Room. Address : 4
Trevor Square, S.W.7. Telephone No, :
Kensington 533.
QUINL AN, Gertrude, actress ; ^ b.
Boston, Mass., 25 Feb., 1875 ; e.
Boston ; m. John Henry O'Neil ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at the Castle Square Theatre,
Boston, 1895 ; subsequently toured
with the Castle Square company
all over the United States, appearing
as Pitti-Sing in " The Mikado,"
Javotte in " Erminie," Estrelda in
" El Capitan," Musette in " La
Boheme," Diana in " The Isle of
Champagne," Rose-Marie in " The
Wedding Day," etc. ; her first
dramatic part was that of Jennie
Buckthorne in a revival of " Shenan-
doah," at the Academy of Music, New
York ; has since appeared successfully
as Annette in " King Dodo," Chiquita
in " The Sultan of Sulu," Flora Wiggins
in " The College Widow," Honour in
" Tom Jones," 1907 ; made her first
appearance in London at the Adelphi
Theatre, Apr,, 1908, as Flora Wiggins
in " The College Widow " ; on return-
ing to America, again toured in this
play ; during 19 10| appeared in the
title-role in " Miss Patsy," playing the
same part at the Nazimova Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1910 ; at the Broad-
way Theatre, Feb., 1911, played
Honoria Peck in " The Hen-
pecks " ; in 1913, toured in " The
Top o' the Morning."
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RAINS, Claude,, actor; 6. London, 10
Nov., 1889 ; m. Marie Hemingway
(mar. dis.) ; made Ms first appearance
on the stage at the Haymarket Theatre
31 Aug., 1900, as a small child in
" Sweet Nell of Old Drury " ; was
subsequently call-boy at His Majesty's
Theatre, then prompter, and ultimately
assistant stage-manager, his engage-
ment extending over a period of seven
years ; he then went to the Haymarket
under the Harrison-Trench regime ;
toured with " The Blue Bird," as assist-
ant stage-manager ; at the Haymarket
Theatre, 28 June, 1911, appeared as
Slag in " The Gods of the Mountain " ;
was subsequently appointed assistant
stage-manager ; toured in Australia,
1911-12, as stage-manager, with " The
Blue Bird," and at Melbourne and
Sydney also played Bohun in " You
Never Can Tell '"' ; at the Haymarket,
Nov., 1912, a Spy in "The Golden
Doom " ; at the Aldwych Theatre,
Mar., 1913, played Grasset in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1913, Oinayi in " Typhoon " ;
in 1914 toured in the United States as
general manager lor Granville Barker,
and also played Spintho in " Androcles
and the Lion " ; at New Haven, Conn.,
May, 1915, appeared as the Herdsman
in " Iphigcnia in Tauris " ; he then
returned to England to join the Army,
and served until 1919 ; made his re-
appearance after the war, at the
Lyceum, Sheffield, Mar., 1919, as
Mears in " Uncle Ned," with Henry
Ainlcy ; at the St. James's, Sept., 1919,
played Ivan Petrovich in " Repara-
tion " ; Jan., 1920, Casca in " Julius
Caesar " ; Mar,, 1920, Mears in " Uncle
Necl " ; at the Duke of York's, Apr.,
1920, made a hit when he played
Klestakoff in " The Government In-
spector " ; in May, 1920, toured with
Henry Ainlcy, as Cassius in " Julius
Caesar"; at Wimbledon, Aug., 1920,
appeared as Giannetto in " The Jest " ;
at the St. James's, Jan., 1921, scored
another success, when he played
Daniel Arnault in " Daniel " ; at the
same theatre, Mar., 1921, played the
Stranger in " Polly with a Past " ; at
the Aldwych, Aug,, 1921, the Marquis
de Mortain in " The Legion of Hon-
our " ; at the St. Martin's, Sept.,
1921, Hilary Fairfield in " A Bill of
Divorcement"; at the Shaftesbury,
Nov., 1921, Kit Marlowe in " Will
Shakespeare " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1922, Billy in " The Bat " ; at
the Royalty, Feb.: 1923, Max Quantro
in " The Love Habit " ; at the Every-
man, Apr., 1923, Louis Dubetat in
" The Doctor's Dilemma " ; at the
Regent, Apr., 1923, appeared as The
Lepidopterist, Parasite, and Chief
Engineer in " The Insect Play " ;
June, 1923, as David Peel in " Robert
E. Lee " ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1923,
played the Earl of Trenton in " Good
Luck " ; at the Everyman Theatre,
June— Dec., 1924, plaved Napoleon in
" The Man of Destiny," Sir John
Hotchkiss in " Getting Married," Pat
Donovan in " Low Tide," Richard
Dudgeon in " The Devil's Disciple,"
Joey Percival in " Misalliance," and
Leonard Charteris in " The Phi-
landerer." Club : Green Room. Ad-
dress : 28a Campden Grove, W.8.
Telephone No. : Park 2262.
EAMBEAU, Marjorie, actress; 6.
San Francisco, CaL, U.S.A., 1889;
d. of Calvin Rambeau ; e. San Fran-
cisco ; m. (I) Willard Mack (mar. dis.) ;
(2) Hugh Dillman (McGaughy) (mar.
dis.) ; made her first appearance on the
stage as a child in 1901, at San Fran-
cisco, at the Alcazar Theatre, and was
a member of the company for some
time ; she spent several years in various
" stock " companies, notably at the
Burbank and Belasco Theatres in Los
Angeles, where she played several
seasons, and at the Auditorium, Los
Angeles, played a twenty -weeks' joint-
starring engagement with Nat Good-
win ; she also played lead in " stock "
companies at Portland, Seattle, and
Vancouver; during 1911-12 she
" starred " in " Merely Mary Anne " ;
in Jtine, 1912, she went East to Colum-
bus, Ohio, where she appeared as
Minnie in " The Girl of the Golden
West " ; made her first appearance
in New York, at Proctor's Fifth Ave-
nue, 10 Mar., 1913, as Nelly in " Kick
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In," with Willard Mack ; at Salt Lake
City, 1913-14, appeared as Mary
Abbott in " Their Market Value/'
Mary Brennan in "So Much for So
Much/' in " Pierre of the Plains/'
" The Price/' etc. ; at San Francisco,
1914, played in " Kindling/' " The
Deserters/' " The Woman he Married/*
"111 be Hanged if I Do/' "Men of
Steel," " Miracle Mary/' etc. ; at the
Longacre Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1914, appeared as Mary Brennan in
" So Much for So Much " ; at the
Gaiety, New York, Nov., 1915, as
Sadie in " Sadie Love " ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, Aug., 1916, as Nan Carey and
Ruth Brockton in " Cheating Cheat-
ers " ; at the Maxine Elliott Theatre,
Aug., 1917, played Gina Ashling in
" Eyes of Youth" ; at the Republic,
Aug., 1918, Marianne in " Where Pop-
pies Bloom " ; Feb., 1919, Madame
Renee in " The Fortune Teller " ; at
the Maxine Elliott, Nov., 1919, Mar-
garet Emerson in " The Unknown
Woman"; early in 1920 toured in
" Sunshine " ; at the Republic, Apr.,
1920, succeeded Mary Ryan as Mrs.
Lafe Regan in " The Sign on the
Door," subsequently touring in the
same part 1920-21 ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1921, played
Edith Fields in " Daddy's Gone-a-
Hunting " ; at the Maxine Elliott,
Apr., 1922, Jenny in " The Goldfish " ;
at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre,
Apr., 1923, Rosalind in " As You Like
It" ; at the Frazce, Jan., 1924, Dora
Kent in " The Road Together " ;
subsequently appeared on the vaude-
ville stage.
RANALOW, Frederic!* Baring, actor,
and vocalist ; h. Dublin, 7 Nov., 1873 ;
s. of Joseph George Ranalow and his
wife Ellen Frances (Atkinson) ; e.
Westminster School, and Royal Aca-
demy of Music ; m. Lilian Mary Gates ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Pavilion, Rhyl, Sept., 1898, as
Father O'Flynn in " Sh.am.us O'Brien/'
with the Ben Greet Opera Company ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Duke ol York's Theatre, 1 Jan.,
1902, as Pietro in " The Twin Sister " ;
fulfilled several engagements with the
Quinlan, Denhof and Beecham Opera
Companies, playing such parts as
Falstaff. Hans Sachs, Figaro, Papa-
geno, and has appeared in these parts
with the Beecham Opera Company, at
His Majesty's, Aldwych, Shaftesbury,
Drury Lane and Covent Garden
Theatres ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, 5 June, 1920, appeared as
Captain Macheath in the famous
revival of " The Beggar's Opera," and
played the part over 1,000 times ; at
the"Kingsway, Feb., 1924, played Ben
Bobstay in " Kate " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, July, 1924, Pat Nolan
in " Midsummer Madness " ; also as
a concert singer toured Australia and
New Zealand with Madame Melba,
1909, and has sung at the principal
musical festivals ; was the original
Ned Travers in " The Boatswain's
Mate," at the Shaftesbury, Jan., 1916.
Favourite parts : Hans Sachs, Falstaff,
Figaro, and Macheath. Recreations :
Golf and Motoring. Club : Welling-
ton. Address : 12 Argyll Road, Ken-
sington, W.8. Telephone No. : Park
1125.
BANKIN, Phyllis, actress and
vocalist; b. 31 Aug., 1874; d. of
Arthur McKee Rankin ; m. Harry
Davenport ; made her first appearance
on the stage as a child in 1884, in her
parents' company, playing in " Storm-
beaten " ; made her first appearance
on the New York stage at Palmer's
Theatre, 20 June, 1890, as Felice in
" Sara " ; next played with Rose
Coghlan and Mrs. John Drew ; subse-
quently, she played in " The Danites "
and " The Canuck " ; at the Standard
Theatre, New York, 21 Dec., 1891, she
played May in " The Girl from
Mexico " ; at the Garden Theatre,
in 1893, was Kittie in " Her Wedding
Day," and at the Standard in
1893, Mary Darbishire in " Sweet
Will " ; at the Casino, New York, 28
Sept., 1897, first performance of " The
Belie of New York/' she appeared as
Fifi Fricot ; and made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, in the same
part, at the Shaftesbury, 12 Apr.,
1898 ; at the Casino, New York, 25
June, 1900, she played Thea in " The
Rounders " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Dec., 1900, appeared as Lady Holyrood
in " Florodora " ; subsequently ap-
peared at various English music halls ;
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at the Savoy, New York, 28 Dec., 1903,
she played Molly Grace in " Glad of
It " ; and at Daly's, New York, 15
Feb., 1904, Dorothy Ken worthy in
" Glittering Gloria " ; at Philadelphia,
Oct., 1905, played in " Wolfville " ;
in 1906 she was touring as Katherine
in "It Happened in Nordland " ; at
the Berkeley Lyceum, New York, 11
Feb., 1907, she played Mitzi Schlager
in " The Reckoning/' subsequently
playing in " vaudeville," with her hus-
band, in a sketch entitled " The
Goddess " ; in Aug., 1907, went on
tour, playing in " Fascinating Flora " ;
after an absence of many years, re-
appeared in New York, at the Gaiety
Theatre, Aug., 1918, as Mrs. Moore
in " Lightnin' " ; at the Criterion, New
York, Oct., 1918, played Mrs. Saunders
in " Three Wise Fools."
RAPHAEL, William, scenic artist;
6. Dumfries, 1858 ; studied painting
at the School of Arts, and in the
painting-room of the Theatre Royal,
Dumfries ; subsequently went to Glas-
gow for some years, and thence to the
Theatre Royal, Plymouth ; was for
six years at the Prince of Wales 's
Theatre, Birmingham ; subsequently
at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-
Tyne, and from thence proceeded to
London ; he has painted scenery for
the Princess's, Haymarket, Duke of
York's, Avenue, Royalty, Globe,
Terry's, and the St. James's Theatres ;
at the latter theatre supplied
scenes for nearly all Sir George
Alexander's productions. Address :
34 St. Margaret's Road, Brockley,
S.E.4.
RATHBONE, Basil, actor ; b. Johan-
nesburg, Transvaal, 13 June, 1892 ;
s. of Edgar Philip Rathbone and his
wife Anne Barbara (George) ; e. Rep-
ton College m. Ethel Marian Forman
(mar. dis.) ; was formerly engaged
with the Liverpool, London, and Globe
Insurance Co. ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Ipswich, 22 Apr., 1911, as Hortcnsio
in " The Taming of the Shrew," with
Sir Frank Benson's No. 2 Company,
under the direction of Henry Herbert ;
in Oct., 1912, went to America with
Benson's company, playing such parts
as Paris in " Romeo and Juliet/'
Fenton in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," Silvius in "As You Like
It," etc. ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Savoy Theatre,
9 July, 1914, as Finch in " The Sin of
David " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec.,
1914, played the Dauphin in " Henry
V " ; during 1915 toured with Benson
and appeared with him at the Court,
Dec., 1915, as Lysander in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; he then
joined the London Scottish as a
private ; took a commission as Lieu-
tenant in the Liverpool Scottish, and
gained the M.C., Sept., 1918 ; appeared
at Stratford-on-Avon, with the New
Shakespeare Co., during the summer
festival 1919, playing Romeo, Cassius,
Ferdinand in " The Tempest," Florizel
in " The Winter's Tale," etc. ; at the
Queen's Theatre, Oct., 1919, appeared
as the Aide-de-Camp in " Napoleon " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1920, played the
title-rdle in " Peter Ibbetson," with
great success ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1920, played Alfred de Musset in
" Madame Sand " ; at the Aldwych,
Aug., 1920, Major Wharton in " The
Unknown " ; at the Globe, Sept., 1920,
Harold Glaive in " Every Woman's
Privilege " ; Oct., 1920, Loris Ipanoff
in the revival of " Fedora " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1921, appeared as the
Prince of Wales in " King Henry IV "
(part II) ; Apr., 1921, as lago in
" Othello " ; at the Garrick, Aug.,
1921, played Dr. Lawson in " The Edge
oj Beyond " ; at the Empire, New
York, Jan., 1922, Count Alexei Czerny
in " The Czarina " ; at His Majesty's,
London, Sept., 1922, George Conway
in " East of Suez " ; at the St.
Martin's, Apr., 1923, Harry Domain in
" R.U.R. " ; at the Cort Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1923, Dr. Nicholas Agi in
" The Swan " ; Feb., 1924, Gottwald
and the Stranger in " Hannele."
Favourite part : Romeo. Recreations :
Golf, tennis, cricket, football, and
fencing. Address : c/o Daniel Mayer
Co., Ltd., Graf ton House, Golden
Square, W.I.
EAWSON, Tristan, actor; b, Lon-
don, 20 Jan., 1888 ; 5. of Harry
Stanhope Rawson and his wife Isabel
Ada (Hanbury) ; m, Mary Barton ; was
formerly an operatic singer and made
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his first appearance on the stage at the
Opera House, Cologne, 1 Sept., 1910 ;
during 1919-20 was engaged with the
Lena Ashwell Players ; made his first
appearance in London, at the Lyric
Hammersmith, 21 Apr., 1920, as
Silvius in " As You Like it " ; in July,
1920, took up the part of Locidt in
"The Beggar's Opera"; at the
Comedy, July, 1921, played Bill
Higgins in " The Parish Watchman " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith (for the
Phoenix Society), Nov., 1921, Neptune
in " The Maid's Tragedy " ; at the
Comedy, Mar., 1922, and at the
Royalty, Apr., 1922, played Jan
Rysing'in " If Four Walls Told " ; at
Daly's (for the Phoenix), May, 1922,
Phoebus in " Amphytrion " ; at the
Strand, Oct., 1922, Richard Porter in
" The Balance " ; at the Strand (for
the Repertory Players), Mar., 1923,
Julian Cresswell in " The Lure " ; at
the Regent, June, 1923, Tom Buchanan
in " Robert E. Lee " ; at the Regent
(for the Phoenix), Nov., 1923, the Earl
of Kent in " Edward II "; at the
Queen's, Mar., 1924, Ben in " Con-
chita " ; at the Holborn Empire,
Nov., 1924, played Heraclius in a play
of that name ; at the Little, Dec,, 1924,
Geoffrey Nichols in " You and I " ;
with his brother, Graham Rawson,
adapted " The Race with the Shadow,"
1921 ; "The Mental Athletes," 1923,
and a new version of " Faust," 1924.
Recreation : Motoring. Club : Green
Room. Address : Providence Cottage,
Well Road, Hampstead, N.W.3.
BAY, Gabrielle, actress and dancer ;
b. Stockport, 28 Apr., 1883 ; d. of
William Augustine Cook, J.P. for
Cheshire, and his wife Anne Maria
Elizabeth (Holden) ; m. Eric Loder
(mar. dis.); made her first appearance
on the stage when a child, at the
Princess's Theatre, 17 Oct., 1893, as
the child Eveleen in " Miami " ;
subsequently appeared at Richmond as
Cupid in " Little Red Riding Hood/'
also appeared as Adrienne (the child)
in " Proof/1 and as Cissie in " The
Silver King " ; appeared at the
Richmond Theatre in several plays
and pantomimes ; toured as Mamie
Clancy in " The Belle of New York "
for two years, 1899-1900 ; and as
Dolly Twinkle in " The Casino Girl/'
1901-2 ; at the Lyric, Christmas, 1902,
played Little Red Riding Hood ; was
then engaged by George Edwardes
to understudy Miss Gertie Millar as
Cora in " The Toreador," playing
the part on numerous occasions ; at
the Apollo Theatre, 1903, succeeded
Miss Letty Lind as Ellen in " The
Girl from Kay's " ; at the Gaiety,
26 Oct., 1903, played Thisbe in " The
Orchid " ; appeared at the Prince of
Wales's, 1905, in " Lady Madcap " ;
13 Jan., 1906, played Lady Dorothy
Congress in " The Little Cherub,"
and in May appeared in the same part
in the revised version, " The Girl on
the Stage " ; 20 June, 1906, played
So-Hie in " See-See " ; at Daly's,
Dec., 1906, played Egle in " Les Mer-
veilleuses," and Sept., 1907, Frou-
Frou in " The Merry Widow " ; at
Daly's, Sept., 1909, played Daisy
in " The Dollar Princess " ; at the
Gaiety, Mar., 1911, appeared as Polly
Polino in " Peggy " ; after an absence
of over four years, made her reappear-
ance on the stage at Daly's, Oct.,
1915, when she played Estelle in
" Betty " ; at the London Hippo-
drome, Sept., 1916, appeared in
" Flying Colours " ; at the Prince's,
Bradford, Christmas, 1919, played
Maid Marian in " The Babes in the
Wood " ; during 1920 appeared in
variety theatres ; at the Theatre Royal,
Manchester, Christmas, 1920, played
in " Mother Goose,"
RAYMOND, Cyril, actor; m. Iris
Hoey ; has had many years' experience,
and in 1909 was touring in the United
States with Henry E. Dixey ; at the
Garrick, London, Sept., 1914, played
the Second Spanish Gentleman in
" Bluff King Hal," and Oct., 1914,
Charlier in " The Double Mystery " ;
at the Finsbury Park Empire, July,
1915, played William Bagot in
" Trilby," with Sir Herbert Tree ; at
the Comedy, New York, Oct., 1915,
Ridders in " Mrs. Boltay's Daugh-
ters " ; at the Royalty, London, Apr.,
1916, Viscount Deeford in " Disraeli '" ;
at the Hay-market, May, 1916, Lionel
Pom fret in " Fishpingle " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1918, Miles in " Another
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Man's Shoes " ; at the Selwyn Theatre,
Nov., 1918, Charley and Lieut. Walcott
in " The Crowded Hour " ; at the
Royalty, London, Oct., 1919, Jack
Hollybush in " Summertime " ; at the
Duke of York's, Oct., 1920, Bensley
Stuart Gore in " Priscilla and the
Profligate " ; at the St. James's, Aug.,
1921, Jefferson Jordan in " Threads " ;
at the Lyric, Oct., 1921, Ned Tyler in
" Welcome Stranger " ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1922, Abel Winkclried in " The
Torch " ; at the Queen's, Nov., 1923,
Captain HalliweU in " The Little
Minister " ; at the Ambassadors,
Mar., 1924, succeeded Leslie Banks as
Bennett Lomax in " The Way Things
Happen " ; subsequently toured as
Donroy in " Six-Cylinder Love."
RAYMOND, Helen, actress ; m. Oli-
ver J. Perry ; in 1909 was touring in
the United States with C. B. Hanford's
Company ; appeared at the West End
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1909, as
Mrs. Eichorn in I' Mrs. Wiggs of the
Cabbage Patch/' subsequently touring
in the same part in the United States
and in Australia; in 1910-11 was
touring with Richard Carle, as Caroline
Goodwillie in " Jumping Jupiter " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, Sept.,
1912, played Madame Bax in "Oh I Oh ! 1
Delphinc ! ! ! " ; Sept., 1913, Signora
Monti in " Twin Beds " ; during 1914,
toured in " The Queen of the Movies " ;
at the Princess Theatre, Dec., 1915,
played Georgina Kettle in " Very-
Good, Eddie " ; also played in this
1916-17 ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Apollo
Theatre, 17 Apr., 1918, as Signora
Monti in " Be Careful, Baby " ; at the
Victoria Palace, Feb., 1919, played
Clarice in " Being Fitted."
RAYNE, Leonard, actor and man-
ager; b. 6 Mar., 1869; m. (1) Amy
Grace, (2) Freda Godfrey ; is mainly
identified with the stage in South
Africa, which he visited in 1895 play-
ing Hamlet, Richard III, Shylock,
and Virginius, etc. ; in 1899, was
associated in partnership with Alfred
Paumier, and together they toured
South Africa in an extensive repertory,
and notably in " Julius Caesar " ; was
subsequently in partnership with
Frank de Jong, and under their man-
agement several notable companies
toured South Africa, notably Osmond
Tearle, Harry Nicholls, Kate Vaughan,
Mrs. Lewis Waller, Ada Reeve, etc. ;
as an actor he has a most extensive
repertoire, having played every descrip-
tion of character ; apart from his
Shakespearean parts has appeared as
Demetrius in " The Red Lamp,"
Horace Parker in "A Message from
Mars/' D'Artagnan in " The Three
Musketeers," Rip Van Winkle, Sher-
lock Holmes, Humpy Logan in " Mas-
ter and Man/' Napoleon in " A Royal
Divorce," David Kingsley in " The
Harbour Lights/' Benjamin Goldfinch
in " A Pair of Spectacles/1 Eccles in
" Caste," David Rossi in " The Eternal
City," etc. ; he was lessee of the
Gaiety, Johannesburg, and sub-lessee
of the Opera House, Cape Town,
Standard, Johannesburg, etc. (Died,
19 June, 1925.)
REA, Alee L., manager ; b. Liver-
pool, 30 Jan., 1878 ; s. of the Rt. Hon.
Russell Rea, M.P., and his wife Jane
Philip (Mactaggart) ; e. University
College School, London, and abroad ;
m. Marguerite Requa, of New York ;
was formerly engaged in business as
a shipowner and merchant ; was an
original director, and for six years
Chairman of the Liverpool Repertory
Theatre ; Lessee of the St. Martin's
Theatre ; is Chairman and founder
with Basil Dean, of " Reandean " ;
produced " Sacred and Profane Love,"
Aldwych, 1919 ; " The Blue Lagoon "
at the Prince of Wales's, 1920 ; " The
Skin Game," St. Martin's, 1920 ; " The
Wonderful Visit," St. Martin's, 1921 ;
" A Bill of Divorcement," St. Martin's,
1921 ; " Love Among the Paint Pots,"
Aldwych, 1921 ; " The First and the
Last," and " The New Morality/' Ald-
wych, 1921 ; " Will Shakespeare,"
Shaftesbury, 1921 ; " Loyalties " and
" Shall We Join the Ladies," St.
Martin's, 1922 ; " The Great Broxopp,"
1923 ; " R.U.R.," 1923 ; " Lilies of
the Field," Ambassadors', 1923 ; " The
Will " and " The Likes of Her," St.
Martin's, 1923 ; " Hassan " (in con-
junction with Grossmith and Malone),
His Majesty's, 1923 ; " The Little
Minister," Queen's, 1923 ; " The Way
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Things Happen," Ambassadors', 1924 ;
" The Forest," St. Martin's, 1924 ;
" The Conquering Hero," Queen's,
1924 ; " In the Next Room," St.
Martin's, 1924 ; " The Claimant,"
Queen's, 1924. Clubs : Garrick and
Reform. Address : 10 Stratton Street,
W.I. Telephone No. : Grosvenor 1966.
REA, William J., actor ; 6. Belfast,
11 Apr., 1884 ; s. of Alexander Reaand
his wife Marianne (Ward) ; e. Belfast ;
m. Annie Edwards Byrne ; was for-
merly apprenticed to a firm of solicitors;
made his first appearance on the stage,
at the Prince's Theatre, Llandudno,
22 May, 1907, as De Brizac in " The
New Boy," and made his first appear-
ance in London, at the New Theatre,
28 Nov., 1907, as Mr. Stubber in the
same play ; during 1908 toured in
" The Fortunes of Fan " ; he then
toured in the provinces for some years
in melodrama, under the management
of Henry Chattell, Walter Howard,
etc. ; appeared in variety theatres for
ten months, in various sketches ; also
played " stock " seasons at Brighton,
Devonport, and Northampton, and
two and a half years with the Percy-
Graeme Repertory Company ; in 1915
j oined the company of the Birmingham
Repertory Theatre and during five
years played over sixty different parts ;
chief among which may be mentioned
Sir Paddy Cullen in " The Doctor's
Dilemma," Gaffer Pearce in " Nan,"
Petruchio in " The Taming of the
Shrew," Malvolio in " Twelfth Night,"
Dr. Caius in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," Sir Epicure Mammon in
" The Alchemist," the Prior in " The
Cloister," and Abraham Lincoln in
the play of that name ; he played the
part for the first time at the Repertory
Theatre, Birmingham, 12 Oct., 1918,
and met with great success ; the play
was produced at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, on 19 Feb., 1919, when he
repeated his Birmingham success and
the play ran without a break until
21 Feb., 1920 ; Feb., 1920, he appeared
as John Ferguson in the play of that
name, and Apr., 1920, as the Duke and
Frederick in "As You Like It " ; he
also appeared at the same theatre,
Nov., 1919, as Bosola in " The Duchess
of Malfi," with the Phoenix Society ;
during 1920-1 toured the provinces
in " Abraham Lincoln " ; at the
Lyceum, July, 1921, again played
Abraham Lincoln ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1923, played Charles I in " Crom-
well " ; at the Regent (for the Phoenix
Society), June, 1924, Heartwell in
" The Old Bachelor." Address : 8
Delamere Street, Paddington, W.2.
REED, Florence, actress ; b. Phila-
delphia, Pa., U.S.A., 10 Jan., 1883;
d. of Roland Reed ; m. Malcolm Wil-
liams ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1901, appearing in a
monologue ; subsequently played a
four months' " stock " season at the
same theatre, and then joined May
Irwin's Company to tour in " The
Widow Jones " and " Madge Smith,
Attorney " ; after several " stock "
engagements in New York, Provi-
dence, Worcester, and Chicago, she
joined E. H. Sothern, 1907-8, and
toured as Ophelia in " Hamlet,"
Katharine de Vaucelles in " If I were
King," and Lucinda in " Don Quix-
ote " ; she appeared at the Lyric, New
York, Mar., 1908, in these parts, and
then succeeded Laura Nelson Hall as
Pamela Gordon in " Girls " at Daly's
Theatre, May, 1908 ; at the Aster
Theatre, Nov., 1909, played Anne
Brown in " Seven Days," in which
she also toured 1910-11 ; at the Fulton
Theatre, Mar., 1912, appeared as
Illona Kerncr in " The Typhoon " ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Aug.,
1912, as "Bettina in " The Master of
the House " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Mar., 1913, as Ramona in " The
Painted Woman " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Oct., 1913, as Mona Fitzgerald
in " The Girl and the Pennant " ; at
the Eltinge Theatre, Jan., 1914, played
Mary a Varenka in " The Yellow
Ticket " ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1915, Valentine de Mornay in
" A Celebrated Case " ; at the Man-
hattan Opera House, Feb., 1917, Tisha
in " The Wanderer," in which she also
toured ; at the same theatre, Oct.,
1917, she appeared as Zahrat-al-
Kulub in " Chu-Chin-Chow " ; at the
Republic, Nov., 1918, as Rose Le
Claire and Rose Carter in " Roads of
Destiny " ; at the Times Square
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Theatre, Sept., 1920, as Mrs. Irene
Morelarid in " The Mirage " ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, Sept., 1922, played
Daisy in " East of Suez " ; at the
Morosco Theatre, Feb., 1923, Isabella
Echevaria in " Hail and Farewell " ;
at the Knickerbocker, Sept., 1923, The
Old Woman and Madelon in " The
Lullaby " ; at the National, Oct., 1924,
Marjorie Lane in " Ashes."
EEEVE? Ada, actress ; b. London,
3 Mar., 1876 ; d. of Charles Reeves,
actor ; m. (1) Bert Gilbert (mar.
dis.) ; (2) Wilfred Cotton ; made her
first appearance on the stage in 1882, at
Dewsbury, Yorks, as Willie Carlyle in
" East Lynne," in the late Fred.
Wright's company, of which her
parents were members ; made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Pavilion Theatre, Mile End, Xmas,
1883, as the Old Man of the Sea in
" Sinbad the Sailor " ; during 1884
played there in " The Green Lanes of
England/' " The Colleen Bawn," " The
Crimes of Paris," in which she made
quite a success as the boy, Jacques
Martel ; the following Christmas,
appeared at the same theatre as Fairy
Kindness in " Little Red Riding
Hood " ; at Christmas, 1885, played in
" Jack the Giant Killer " ; and
subsequently appeared there as Tom
Tit in " Hoodman Blind," Dick in
" Human Nature," Ned in " The
Black Flag," Tom Chickweed in
" Alone in London," and Willie
Carlyle in " East Lynne " ; subse-
quently toured in " Jack-in-the-
Box " ; was for some six: years one of
the principal light comedy artistes in
the music halls, singing many songs
which achieved great popularity ; in
July, 1894, went on tour, playing
Haidee in " Don Juan " ; made her
first appearance in the West End
Theatres, at the Gaiety, 24 Nov.,
1894, when she played Bessie Brent
in " The Shop Girl " ; appeared at
the Criterion, Aug., 1895, as Madame
Montesque in " All Abroad " ; at the
Duke of York's, Apr., 1896, played
Julie Bon-Bon in " The Gay Pari-
sienne," and subsequently proceeded
on a tour in Australia ; on her return
appeared at the Comedy, Dec,, 1898,
as Madame Celeste in " Milord, Sir
Smith," appearing concurrently for
a time at the Palace Theatre ; at the
Comedy, Jan., 1899, played Milady in
" The Tree Dumas Skitteers," intro-
duced into " Milord, Sir Smith " ; at
the same theatre, Apr., 1899, appeared
as Cleopatra in " Great Caesar " ;
next appeared at the Lyric, Nov.,
1899, as Lady Holyrood in " Floro-
dora " ; the following year toured in
Australia ; on her return in 1901
toured in her old part in " Florodora " ;
at Daly's, Sept., 1901, took up the
part of San Toy in the musical play of
that name ; at the Apollo, Dec., 1901,
succeeded Evie Greene as Kitty Grey
in the piece of that name ; at the same
theatre, 1902, played Ada Branscombe
in " Three Little Maids " ; at the
Lyric, Apr., 1903, appeared as Miss
Ventnor in " The Medal and the
Maid " ; in Apr., 1904, produced
" Winnie Brooke, Widow," at the
Grand, Boscombe, appearing in the
title-rdle, and played the same part
at the Criterion, Sept., 1904 ; subse-
quently toured in the same play ; at
the Prince's, Manchester, June, 1905,
appeared as Moll Dawson in " The
Adventures of Moll," subsequently
touring in the same play ,* at Christmas,
1905, appeared as Aladdin in pan-
tomime, at the Theatre Royal,
Birmingham ; in 1906 toured in
South Africa ; returning to England,
she reappeared at the Tivoli and the
Empire ; after a provincial tour,
appeared at the Apollo Theatre, in
May, 1908, as Rhodanthe in " Butter-
flies," a musical version of Mr. W. J,
Locke's comedy, " The Palace of
Puck " ; again toured in Africa in
1909, and on her return toured in
" Butterflies " ; at Christmas, 1909,
played Jack in " Jack and the Bean-
stalk," at Theatre Royal, Birming-
ham ; resumed her variety work in
1910 appearing, among other places,
at the Hippodrome; in 1911 made a
further tour in South Africa, subse-
quently proceeding to the United
States, and in 1913 again returned
to South Africa ; again visited Austra-
lia, 1914 ; returned to London, 1915,
reappearing at the Victoria Palace,
30 Aug., 1915 ; during 1916 toured
as Winnie Brooke in " A Modern Eve "
(" Winnie Brooke, Widow ") ; again
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visited Australia and South Africa in
1918, and returned to South Africa,
1920 ; during 1922-24 again toured
in Australia ; returned to England,
1924.
REEVES-SMITH, H., actor; 6.
Scarborough, 1862 ; 5. of the late G.
Reeves-Smith, manager of Brighton
Aquarium ; first appeared on the
stage at Halifax in 1878 in '* Jane
Shore " ; made' his first appearance
in London, at the Olympic Theatre,
23 June, 1879, as Richard Hare
in " East Lynne " ; subsequently
appeared at the Court under Wilson
Barrett ; for nearly two years toured
as Adolphus Birkett in " Betsy " ;
during 1881-2 played at the Park
Theatre, New York ; supported the
late Fanny Davenport at Toole's,
Sept., 1882, in " Diane " ; during
1883, supported the late J. S. Clarke
in " The Widow Hunt," at the Strand ;
at the Prince's (now Prince of Wales's) ,
and at the Globe, 1884, played Harry
Marsland in " The Private Secretary " ;
at the Strand, June, 1884, played
Charles Middlewick in " Our Boys " ;
at the Court, played in " New Men
and Old Acres," and " Young Mrs.
Winthrop " ; at the St. James's, 1885,
in " Mayfair " ; in 1887 toured with
the " Conway-Farren Old English
Comedy Company," with whom he
also appeared at the Strand, as
Joseph Surface, Sir Lucius O'Trigger,
Beauseant, etc. ; subsequently toured
with J. S. Clarke in the English pro-
vinces and in America ; at Terry's,
1888, played Clement Hale in " Sweet
Lavender " ; at the Gaiety, 1890,
played with Nat Goodwin in " The
Bookmaker " ; at the Globe, 1891,
in " Ned'S'Chum " ; at the Shaftesbury
in " Handfast," and the Court in
" Aunt Jack " ; at Toole's, 1892,
appeared in " Our Regiment " ; at
the Shaftesbury in "Mr. Richards"
and "The Maelstrom," at the Princess's
in " Strathlogan," and at Terry's in
" The Noble Art " ; at the Vaudeville,
1892-3, played in " Our Boys," " Uncle
John," etc. ; at the Globe in 1893
played in " Charley's Aunt," and con-
tinued in this piece until 1896 ; at the
Globe, Dec., 1896, played Christopher
Jedbury in " Jed bury, Jun." ; and
during 1897 played in " The Mac
Haggis," " An Irish Gentleman,'* and
" Miss Francis of Yale " ; at the
Strand, Feb., 1898, appeared as the
Hon. Arthur and Alfred Partridge
in " A Brace of Partridges " ; appeared
at Hoyt's, New York, Sept., 1898, in
the same play; at the Royalty,
Dec., 1898, played in " A Little Ray
of Sunshine " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Jan., 1900, played Leduc in
" The Surprises of Love " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Feb., 1901, played
Captain Jinks in " Captain Jinks of
the Horse Marines " ; on his return
appeared at the Shaftesbury, June,
1902, as Percy Armstrong in " The
Grass Widow " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1902, played the Earl of Amesbury in
" The Best of Friends " ; at Man-
chester, May, 1903, appeared in
" Colonel Clay " ; in conjunction with
Sydney Valentine assumed the man-
agement of the Comedy Theatre,
Sept., 1903, producing "The Climbers,"
and appearing in the play as Edward
Warden ; at the Star, Buffalo, Jan.,
1904, appeared as John Baird in
" That Man and I " ; in May, 1904,
toured in Canada in " The Tyranny of
Tears " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Sept., 1904, played Jack Doherty in
" The Serio-Comic Governess " ; dur-
ing 1905 toured with Henrietta
Crosman in " Mistress Nell " and
" Madeline " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Nov., 1905, appeared as William
Ashe in " The Marriage of William
Ashe " ; at the Savoy, New York,
Oct., 1906, played George in " Bar-
bara's Millions " ; returning to
England appeared in the provinces
and at Drury Lane, in May, 1907, as
Lonawanda in " The Last of His
Race " ; returning to America, ap-
peared at the Bijou, New York, Sept.,
1907, in " The Comtesse Coquette,"
and subsequently as Dr. Herdel in
" The Master Builder " ; during 1908
toured through California and the
West, with Grace George, playing
Henri des Prunelles in " Divor9ons " ;
reappeared in London, June, 1909, at
the Hicks Theatre, playing Clyde
Townley in " Eunice " ; subsequently
returned to America and toured in the
same part ; at the Empire, New York,
Jan., 1910, played the Hon. Peter
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Motram in " Mid-Channel," with Ethel
Barrymore ; at Philadelphia, Sept.,
1911, appeared with Margaret Anglin,
as Colonel Smith, D.S.O., in "Green
Stockings/' and played the same part
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1911 ; at the Cort
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1912
played Jerry in " Peg o' My Heart"
he played this part throughout 1913-14
at the Cort Theatre, Mar., 1914,
played Philip Chandosin " Happiness/'
and the Artist in " The Day of
Dupes " ; 10 Aug., 1915, toured as
Hubert Knolys in " The Unchastened
Woman/' appearing in the same
part at the Thirty-ninth Street The-
atre, Oct., 1915 ; toured in the same
part, 1916; at the Belasco Theatre,
Sept., 1917, played Prentice Van Zile
in" Polly with a Past/' and continued
in this part during 1918-19 ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1919,
appeared as James Blake in " The
Gold-Diggers," which ran for two
years ; during 1922-23 continued to
play in " The Gold-Diggers/ ' at
Chicago and Boston ; at the Ritz, New
York, Feb., 1923, played Jim Lounds-
bury in " The Sporting Thing to Do " ;
in June, 1923, went 'to California, and
appeared in two cinema plays, " Three
Weeks," and " No More Women " ;
at the Majestic, Los Angeles, Sept.,
1923, and at the Frazee, New York,
Jan., 1924, played Tom Porter in " The
Road Together " ; at the Princess,
Chicago, Mar., 1924, and at the
Empire, New York, Sept., 1924, played
Felix Roget in " Grounds for Divorce."
Clubs : Lotos Club, New York City,
U.S.A., and Green Room, London.
Address : Hudson View Gardens,
Washington Heights, New York,
U.S.A.
EELFH, George, actor ; b. Culler-
coats, Northumberland, 27 Jan., 1888 ;
s. of George Relph, M.S. A., and his
wife Elizabeth (Dobson) ; e. High
School, Whitley Bay ; m. (I) Deborah
Manson, (2) Mercia Swinburne ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Grimsby, Dec., 1905, as
an Officer in " Othello '" ; made his first
appearance on the London stage, at the
Lyceum, 13 Mar., 1909, as Marcelhis in
" Hamlet " ; he then joined Oscar
Asche and Lily Brayton's company for
their first Australian tour, and opened
at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, 17
July, 1909, as Lucentio in " The
Taming of the Shrew " ; also played
Orlando in "As You Like It/'
Bassanio in " The Merchant of Venice,"
etc. ; on his return appeared at the
New Theatre, Oct., 1910, as Ram-
bouillot in "Count Hannibal," and at
the Garrick Theatre, Feb., 1911, as
Fenton in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor," and in Apr., 1911, appeared as
Kafur in " Kismet "; went to America
in the same year, and at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, 25 Dec.,
1911, appeared in the same part ; was
next seen at the Fulton Theatre, New
York, 4 Nov., 1912, as Wu-Hu-Git in
" The Yellow Jacket," and returning
to London, appeared at the Duke of
York's Theatre, 27 Mar., 1913, as
Wu-Fah-Din in the same play ; was
next engaged by Sir Herbert Tree
and appeared at His Majesty's,
2 Sept., 1913, as Joseph in
" Joseph and His Brethren," and
17 Jan., 1914, as Kara in "The
Darling of the Gods " ; returned to
America and at the Park Theatre,
New York, 29 Nov., 1914, played the
King of the Blue Mountains in " The
Bird of Paradise " ; joined the Henry
Jewitt " stock " company at Boston,
U.S.A., 1914-15, and appeared in
leading parts in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," " Julius Caesar," " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," " The Mer-
chant of Venice," " Twelfth Night " ;
at the Plymouth Theatre, Boston, 1915,
played in " The Sin of David," " The
Younger Generation," etc. ; at the
Forty-fourth "Street Theatre, New
York, Nov., 1915, played Romeo in
" Romeo and Juliet " ; returned to
England in 1916 and served in the
Army as Second-Lieut. Yorkshire
Regiment, and was severely wounded
at the Battle of Arras ; made his re-
appearance on the stage at the Court
Theatre, Apr., 1918, as Herod in
" Salome " ; was then seen at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, May, 1918,
as Philip Evans in " Fair and Warm-
er "; at the Royalty, Mar., 1919,
played Ronald Parry in " Caesar's
Wife " ; at the Devonshire Park
Thea,tre, Eastbourne, Jan., 1920,
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played Frederic Larsan in " The
Mystery of the Yellow Room " ; at the
Oxford Theatre, Apr., 1920, Henry
Potter in " The Man Who Came
Back " ; at the Strand, Dec., 1921,
James Winthrop in " The Thing That
Matters " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1922, Brooks in " The Bat" ; Sept.,
1923, Dr. Basil Treherne in " The
Green Goddess " ; in Jan., 1924, went
to South Africa and toured in the
leading parts in " The Way of an
Eagle/' " Havoc/1 etc. Favourite part :
Joseph. Recreations : Reading, swim-
ming, and walking. Club : Green
Room. Address : 44 Elvaston Place,
S.W.7. Telephone No. : Kensington
9655.
EELPH, Phyllis, actress; d. of
Mary Relph ; m. Lionel Atwill (mar.
dis.) ; made her first appearance at
the age of two and a half years as the
Baby in " Booties' Baby " ; subse-
quently toured with Minnie Palmer
and appeared with her at the Standard
Theatre, Bishopsgate, 21 May, 1894,
as Peek-a-Boo in " My Sweetheart " ;
at the Lyceum, Sept., 1899, played
Cissy in " The Silver King/' with the
late Wilson Barrett, and Oct., 1899,
Jackey in " Man and his Makers " ;
subsequently touring with him as Hera
in " Claudian," and as Stephanus in
"The Sign of the Cross"; in 1904
toured as Sybil in " The Never Never
Land," and Helen in "Lucky Dur-
ham " ; at the Royalty, Nov., 1906,
played Mary in " The Electric Man " ;
in 1907 joined Edward Compton's
company, and appeared at the St.
James's Theatre, July-Sept., 1907, as
Dolly Laidlaw in "The Eighteenth
Century," and Maria in " The School
for Scandal " ; in 1909 at the Queen's,
Manchester, played Charmian in " An-
tony and Cleopatra " ; at the Lyceum,
Mar., 1910, Joan Fielding in "The
Fighting Chance " ; subsequently
toured in the United States- with
Forbes- Robertson ; appeared at the
Kings way during 1911 as Margaret in
" Fanny's First Play " ; at the Savoy,
1912, played Viola in "Twelfth Night " ;
at the Lyceum, Aug., 1913, Bessie
Webster in " The Beggar Girl's Wed-
ding " ; at the Court, Jan., 1914, Vera
Revendal in " The Melting Pot " ; sub-
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sequently appeared at the Savoy, as
Helena in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream"; at Christmas, 1914, joined
Miss Horniman's company at the
Gaiety, Manchester, playing a round of
parts ; in July, 1915, toured with Mrs.
Langtry as Enid in " Mrs. Thomp-
son " ; rejoined Miss Horniman's
company, Aug., 1915 ; in Oct., 1915,
accompanied Mrs. Langtry to the
United States, playing Enid in " Mrs.
Thompson," 191546 ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, New York, Jan., 1917,
played Irene Harding in " The Lodger "
(" Who is He ? ") ; at Washington,
June, 1918, played Naomi in " The
Chinese Puzzle " ; after returning to
England appeared at Stratford-on-
Avon Memorial Theatre during the
spring and summer seasons, playing
Portia, Ophelia, Imogen, Viola, Rosa-
lind, etc. ; appeared at the Strand
Theatre, Oct., 1920, as Catherine in
" Henry V " ; Jan., 1921, played Lady
Kirkley in " A Safety Match " ; in 1922
played a " stock " season at Ports-
mouth, playing lead in " David Gar-
rick," f< The Ballad-Monger," " Charles
I," " The Three Musketeers," " Paola
and Francesca," etc. ; at the Lyceum,
Apr., 1924, played Bernice Hamilton
in " Her Market Price " ; subsequently
toured as Mrs. Burton in " Six Cylinder
Love." Address : 42 Abingdon Road,
W.8. Telephone No. : Western 2'44.
BENDLE, Thomas McDonald, dra-
matic critic, author, and miscellaneous
writer; 6. Plymouth, 14 Apr., 1856;
s. of John Skinner Rendle and his wife
Sarah Jane (McDonald) ; e. North Hill
Grammar School, Plymouth ; com-
menced his career as a reporter on the
Western Morning News and the
Bristol Times and Mirror ; in 1882
was parliamentary reporter to The
Daily Telegraph, and afterwards for
several years was the writer of " Be-
neath Big Ben " in that journal ; also
wrote special racing articles, sporting,
and theatrical memoirs, leaders, etc. ;
also parliamentary correspondent to
The Yorkshire Post ; for some time
contributed " Under the Clock " to
The World ; was dramatic critic for
The Daily Telegraph, 1899, following
Clement Scott, and was also dramatic
critic for some time for the Daily Mail ;
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is one of the two surviving founders of
" Devonians in London " ; is the
oldest member of the Newspaper Press
Fund Council, of which he is chairman ;
president of the Press Club, 1891 ;
president of the O.P. Club, 1905 ; was
described by the late George Augustus
Sala as the " lion-comique of after-
dinner orators/1 a reputation he still
maintains. Recreation: Horse-racing.
Clubs : O.P. Press, National Liberal,
Optimists, and Plymouth. Address :
27 Dryden Chambers, Oxford St., W.I.
EENNIE, James, actor ; 6. Toronto,
Canada, 1890 ; m. Dorothy Gish ; from
1908-11 played in stock companies at
Salt Lake City, "Utah, and Duluth,
Minn., subsequently played in the
" stock " company at Northampton,
Mass., with the Municipal company ;
first came into prominence when he
appeared at the Henry Miller Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1919, as Tod Mus-
grave in " Moonlight and Honey-
suckle " ; at the Maxine Elliott, Aug.,
1920, played Pencho in " Spanish
Love " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Sept., 1921, Stephen McCauley in
" Pot Luck " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Mar., 1922, Garrison Paige in
" Maclelainc and the Movies " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1922,
" Bilge " Smith in " Short Leave " ;
at the Bijou, Mar., 1923, The Young
Man in " The Love Habit " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1924, Henry
in " The Best People/'
RETFORD, Ella, actress and vocal-
ist ; 6. Ireland ; m. T. F. Dawe ; made
her first appearance on' the stage as a
dancer, but subsequently took up the
singing of coon songs, and appeared at
nearly every music hall of importance
in the United Kingdom ; in 1915
toured in " The Passing Show " ; at
the London Opera House, Mar., 1917,
played in " The Other Bing Boys " ;
during 1918 toured in " The Passing
Show of 191S," and the following year
in " The Passing Show of 1919 " ; at
the Empire, Sept., 1922, played Edna
Smith in " The Smith. Family " ; dur-
ing 1924 toured as Kilci in " Made-
moiselle Kiki." Address : 1 Welling-
ton Court, S.W.l. Telephone No. :
Kensington 1367.
REYELLE, Arthur Hamilton (Eng-
strom), actor; s. of Captain George
Lloyd Engstrom, officer in the Royal
Horse Artillery, England, and Louisa
M. Reade-Revell ; b. Moorish Castle,
Gibraltar, 31 May, 1872 ; e. Burling-
ton College, Richmond, Surrey ;
his first appearance on the stage was
in the rdle of Glavis in " The Lady ol
Lyons/' an amateur performance ;
joined Augustin Daly's company when
scarcely fifteen years of age and
remained with him for six seasons,
playing in a variety of productions ;
joined the Klaw and Erlanger " Great
Metropolis " company, and as the
villain made a pronounced hit ; in
1891 he returned to Europe and
joined John Hare's company, playing
Dick in " A Pair of Spectacles " ; then
became understudy for H. B. Irving as
Lord Beaufoy in " School " ; subse-
quently engaged by Beerbohm Tree
for the part of Horatio in the revival
of " Hamlet " ; also played Prince
Alexis in " The Red, Lamp/' Master
Ford in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor/' and Gerald Arbuthnot in " A
Woman of No Importance " Ferrante
in " Once Upon a Time " ; next
followed a three years' contract with
Sir Augustus Harris (1894-6) and under
his management he assumed the parts
of Rupert Leigh in " The Derby
Winner " and George Hilyard in
" Cheer ! Boys, Cheer 1 " ; after the
death of Sir Augustus Harris in 1896,
he joined Mr. Cyril Maude and Miss
Winifred Emery in " Under the Red
Robe," playing Henri de Cochefordt,
next became leading man with Olga
Nethersole, supporting her as Jean
in " Sapho," Don Jose in " Carmen/'
Aubrey Tanqueray ia " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray," and Dunstan
Renshaw in "The Profligate"; and
visiting America as a member of her
company four times ; his next engage-
ment was with David Belasco, for
whom he created the rdle of Cosse-
Brissac in " Du Barry," and continuing
in the part for two years ; the following
season he returned to the company of
Miss Nethersole, appearing in London
and in America as Max De Pojis in
"The Labyrinth" (1905), Armand
Duval in " Camille/' Tanqueray in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," Don
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Jose in " Carmen/' and Heffterdmgt
in " Magda " ; once more he joined
Mr. Belasco, and appeared as Don
Jose in " The Rose of the Rancho "
(1906) ; at the Belasco Theatre,
Aug., 1908, played Sandor Tatray
in "The Devil" and during 1909
toured in the same part ; later in
1909 toured as Mr. Kerr in "The
Coast of Chance " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1909, played
Colonel Cyril Egerton in " Fires of
Fate " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Nov., 1910, played John Worthing in
" The Importance of Being Earnest " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Feb., 1911,
played Commodore Farragant Lee in
" The Zebra " ; returning to England,
appeared at the St. James's, June,
1911, as John Worthing in "The
Importance of Being Earnest " ;
again returned to New York, and at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, Dec., 1911,
played the Wazir Mansur in " Kismet" ;
at the Longacre Theatre, Dec., 1914,
played Victor Moreau in " Secret
Strings " ; during 1915, toured in
" vaudeville," as Bernard in " Zaza,"
with Mrs. Leslie Carter ; at the Eltinge
Theatre, Nov., 1915, played Philip
Evans in " Fair and Warmer " ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Feb., 1919,
played Georges Durand in " Mis' Nelly
o* New Orleans " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Dec., 1921, Ivan Borolsky in " Captain
Applejack " (" Ambrose Applejohn's
Adventure"). Recreation: Photo-
graphy ; has exhibited portrait and
other work in Paris and in London,
and has been awarded both gold and
bronze medals. Club : Camera Club,
London. Business address : c/o
Selwyn & Co., 1451 Broadway, New
York City.
REYNOLDS, E. Vivian, actor and
stage manager ; b. London, 24 June,
1866 ; first appeared at Theatre Royal,
Bath, 22 Sept,, 1890, as the Captain
of the Gendarmes in "A Village
Priest " ; was for three years with
Messrs. Louis Calvert and C. T. H.
Helmsley, five years with Sir John
Hare; from 1901 to 1917 was with
Sir George Alexander, during which
time he was stage manager of the
St. James's Theatre ; he played in
many of the productions made at that
theatre during that time, notably
in " If I Were King," " Old Hei-
delberg," " His House in Order,"
" John Glayde's Honour," " The
Builder of Bridges," "The Importance
of Being Earnest," " Eccentric Lord
Comber dene," " The Witness for the
Defence," " The Turning Point,"
" Turandot, Princess of China," " Open
Windows," " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " ; " The Attack," " An Ideal
Husband," " Those Who Sit in Judg-
ment," " Kings and Queens," " The
Panorama of Youth," " The Day
Before the Day," " The Big Drum,"
" The Basker," and " The Aristocrat ";
after the death of Sir George Alex-
ander, joined Mr. Anthony Prinsep
and Miss Marie Lohr, at the Globe
Theatre, as stage-manager, and also
appeared there, Jan., 1918, as Lord
Barchester in " Love in a Cottage " ;
June, 1918, as Moxon in " Nurse
Benson " ; Mar., 1919, as Zangia-
como in " Victory " ; June, 1919,
as Von Obernaus in " L'Aiglon " ;
Apr., 1920, as Mr. Hunt in " Birds of
a Feather " ; May, 1920, as Jasmin in
" A Marriage of Convenience " ; Oct.,
1920, as Desire in " Fedora " ; Feb.,
1921, as Sir William Grantley in " The
Hour and the Man " ; from Aug., 1921,
to Jan., 1922, toured in Canada, with
Anthony Prinsep and Marie L6hr,
followed by a season at the Hudson,
New York ; returned to London, Mar.,
1922 ; at the1 Playhouse, June, 1922,
played Gordon Jayne in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at the Globe, Apr.,
1923, Morton in " Aren't We All ? " ;
in the autumn toured as Hamilton
Playgate in " The Laughing Lady " ;
at the Comedy, Mar., 1924, Mr.
Martindale in " Far Above Rubies."
His favourite part is Kellermann in
" Old Heidelberg." Recreation : Sketch-
ing. Address : 2s Warrington Gar-
dens, Maida Hill, W.9. Telephone :
Paddington 5882. Club: Green Room.
REYNOLDS, Tom, actor and pro-
ducer ; b. Paddington, 9 Aug., 1866 ;
s. of W. G. Reynolds and his wife
Gertrude (Morton) ; m. May Holland ;
was formerly engaged in the City in
the office of a firm of average adjusters ;
from 1882-7 was engaged as a concert
comedian ; made his first appearance
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on the stage at the Town Hall, Leather-
bead, 26 Dec., 1887, in " The Private
Secretary " ; for sixteen years, from
1889-1905, was a member of the late
Sir Henry Irving' s company at the
Lyceum, Drury Lane, etc., and accom-
panied him on six tours to the United
States ; he made his first appearance
at the Lyceum, 28 Sept., 1889, in
" The Dead Heart/' and among his
more notable parts at the Lyceum
may be mentioned his Fouinard in
" The Lyons Mail/' Hans in " The
Bells," etc. ; on the death of Sir Henry
Irving he joined H. B. Irving, and for
eleven years remained with him as
stage-manager and principal comedian ;
he appeared at the Shaftesbury,
Queen's, and Savoy with him, and
among successful performances may
be noted Fouinard in " The Lyons
Mail/' Hans in " The Bells/' Polonius
in " Hamlet/' First Gravedigger in
" Hamlet," Jacques Strop in " Robert
Macaire," John Peters in " The Van
Dyck," the Sergeant in " A Story of
Waterloo/' etc. ; he also toured in
Australia and South Africa with him,
and the connection was only termina-
ted when Mr. Irving ceased acting in
1918 ; since that date he has appeared
at the Hay market, Aug., 1918, as
Stanley Bolt on in " The Freedom of
the Seas " ; at the Queen's, June, 1919,
as Jerry Primrose in " The Cinderella
Man " ; Jan., 1920, as Roberts in
"Mr. Todd's Experiment"; at the
Comedy, Jan., 1921, as Homer Johns
in " The Charm School " ; at the
Queen's, Oct., 1921, played George in
" The Hotel Mouse " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1921, Barton in " The Tiling That
Hatters " ; at the Comedy, June,
1922, Mackintosh Josephs in " Quaran-
tine " ; Sept., 1922, Dr. McGovern in
" Secrets " ; July, 1923, David Oaten
in " Peace and Quiet " ; at the
Criterion, Oct., 1923, Steers in " Trust
Emily " ; at the Shaftesbury, Apr.,
1924, Matthew Cragg in " A Perfect
Fit " ; at the Comedy, May, 1924,
Goodson in " This Marriage " ; at the
St. James's, Dec., 1924, Blinker Jones
in " Pollyanna " ; was stage-manager
at the Queen's, 1919-20, for Sir Alfred
Butt and Owen Nares, and has also
produced several plays and revues
elsewhere. Qtyb : Green Room. Ad-
[HHO
: Bowood, Ashley Road, Thames
Ditton, Surrey.
BHO, Stella, actress ; b. London, 29
Sept., 1886 ; d. of Francesco Vitelleschi
and his wife Amy Cochrane (BaiUie) ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the St. James's Theatre, 18 Jan.,
1913, as Yen-Shing in " Turandot,
Princess of China/' and subsequently
appeared at the same theatre, 1914-15,
in " Those who Sit in Judgment,"
" The Day Before the Day/' and " The
Panorama of Youth " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1915, played Mrs. Gray
in "Romance"; the following year
she took over the part of Vannucci,
the Italian duenna, in the same play,
and in Sept., 1917, played Cavallini,
owing to the illness of Doris Keane ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1918, played
Guiditta in " Romanticismo " ; at the
Lyric, Sept., 1918, Countess Manuelo
Valencia in " Roxana " ; at the
Queen's, Mar., 1919, Madame Caglios-
tra in " The House of Peril " ; subse-
quently appeared in several plays for
the Cinema stage; at the Kingsway,
May, 1922, played Fratton in " Life's
a Game " ; at the St. James's, May,
1923, Madame Klost in " The Out-
sider " ; at the Atlienee, Paris, Dec.,
1923, played the part of Vannucci in
the French version of " Romance."
Club : Three Arts. Address : 41
Clarence Gate Gardens, N.W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Paddington 4412.
RHODES, Harrison, dramatic au-
thor; b. Cleveland, "Ohio, U.S.A., 2
June, 1871 ; s. of James Harrison
Rhodes and his wife Adelaide Maria
(Robbins) ; e. Harvard University ;
was engaged in the publishing business
in the United States and London,
1894-1901 ; was for a time dramatic
critic of the Chicago Tribune ; is the
author of the following plays : " Cap-
tain Dieppe" (with Anthony Hope),
1904 • "A Gentleman from Missis-
sippi" (with T. A. Wise), 1908 ; " An
Old New Yorker " (with Wise), 1910 ;
" Modern Marriage," 1911 ; " The
Whirl of Society/' 1912 ; " Ruggles
of Red Gap/' 1915; "The Willow
Tree" (with J. H. Benriirio), 1917;
" Mr. Barnum " (with Wise), 1918 ;
" Her Friend the King " (with A. E,
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Thomas), 1922; lias also written
several books. Clubs : Coffee House,
New York, and Garrick, London.
Address : 222 West 59th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
BICE, Elmer E., dramatic author ;
6. New York, 28 Sept., 1892 ; 5. of
Jacob Rice and his wife Fanny (Lion) ;
e. New York ; m. Hazel Levy ; was
formerly engaged as a lawyer's clerk
in New York City, prior to the
production of his first play, " On
Trial," 1914, which secured a highly
successful run in New York, and also
in London ; has since written '* The
Home of the Free," 1917 ; " For the
Defense/' 1919 ; " The Iron Cross/'
1919; "Wake Up Jonathan" (with
Hatcher Hughes), 1920 ; " It is the
Law" (with Hayden Talbot), 1922;
" The Adding Machine," 1923 ; " Close
Harmony" (with Dorothy Parker),
1924 ; " The Mongrel " (from the
German), 1924 ; is a member of the
Executive Committee of the Authors'
League of America. Address : 457
West 123rd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
RICHARDS, Cicely, actress; ft.
London ; m. W. S. Miln ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Vaudeville Theatre, 3 Jan., 1874,
in " Ruy Bias Righted " ; she re-
mained a member of the Vaudeville
company for eight years, during
which period she appeared in " My
Husband's Secret," " Here's Another
Guy Mannering," " Creatures of
Impulse " ; played Mrs. Cupps in
" The Two Roses/' Lieutenant
Masters in " Green Old Age/' Tatius in
" Romulus and Remus," Belinda in
" Our Boys," Jane in " The Girls,"
Jenny in " The Road to Ruin," Jane
in " Ourselves," Lady Sneerwell in
" The School for Scandal/1 Mrs.
Dismal in " Married Life," Charlotte
in " Divorce," etc. ; in 1882 toured
with Miss Fanny Robertson, and
subsequently with the late Edgar
Bruce ; in 1884 appeared at the
Strand under the late David James ;
at the Princess's, 1887, played Biddy
Roonan in " Shadows of a Great
City/' Vera in " Siberia/' Mrs. Rolle-
stone in " The Mystery of a Hansom
Cab/' Mrs. Manley in " The Still
Alarm/' etc. ; has since played in
nearly all the leading West End
Theatres ; toured in the United
States, 1896-7, withOlgaNethersole; at
the Criterion, 1897, played in " An Ama-
teur Wife " ; at the Opera Comique,
1897, in " The Maid of Athens " ; at
the Garrick, 1897, in " Cinderella " ;
Princess's, 1899, in " The Absent-
Minded Beggar " ; then toured the
provinces in " The Lady of Texas " ;
Adelphi, 1902, in " Sapho " ; appeared
at His Majesty's, June, 1904, as
Mistress Quickly in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " and Maria in " Twelfth
Night " ; toured with Beerbohm Tree's
Shakespearean company, 1904-5, as
Mistress Page in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor," and Maria in " Twelfth
Night " ; at His Majesty's, Apr., 1905,
played Madame Vinard in " Trilby " ;
Wyndham's, 1905, in " What the
Butler Saw " ; during 1907 toured
with Beerbohm Tree as Madame
Leblanc in " The Beloved Vagabond/'
Mrs. Crisparkle in " The Mystery of
Edwin Drood," Mrs. Mackenzie in
" The Newcomes " ; appeared at His
Majesty's, 1908, in these plays and
also as Mistress Ford in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," to the Mistress
Page of Ellen Terry ; at the Hay-
market, 1908, played the Mother
" In Pride of Regiment " ; at His
Majesty's, Nov., 1909, played Madame
Vinard in " Trilby " ; at Wallack's,
New York, Dec., 1910, played Mrs.
Pamela Poskett in " Pomander Walk,"
subsequently toured in the same play ;
at His Majesty's, Sept., 1912, played
Mother Moone in " Drake." Address :
60 Cedars Road, Hampton Wick.
RICHMAN, Arthur, dramatic author ;
b. New York City ; has written the
following plays : " Not So Long Ago,"
1920 ; " Ambush," 1921 ; " A Ser-
pent's Tooth," 1922 ; " The Awful
Truth," 1922 ; " The Far Cry," 1924.
BICHMAN, Charles J., actor; ,b.
Chicago, 111., 12 Jan., 1870 ; m. Jane
Grey ; made his first appearance on
the New York stage at Miner's Fifth
Avenue Theatre, 9 Apr., 1894, as
Philip Fleming in " Margaret Flem-
ing/' with Mrs. James A. Herne ;
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same theatre, 1 May, 1894, he played
Gottwald in " Hannele " ; he was
next seen at Palmer's Theatre, where
on 12 Nov., he played Captain Syl-
vester in " The New Woman " ; at
the same theatre he played Dave
Hardy in " Esmeralda," and Mr.
Stanford in " Gossip " ; he then
joined Augustin Daly in New York
and appeared there for the first time,
28 Jan., 1896, as Bruno Von Neuhoff
in " The Countess Gucki " ; he
remained with. Daly until the latter's
death in 1899, playing Orlando in
" As You Like It," Charles in " The
School for Scandal," Benedick in
" Much Ado about Nothing," Felix in
" The Wonder," Ferdinand in " The
Tempest/' Edward Blake in " Number
Nine ; or the Lady of Ostend," Ford
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Demetrius in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; Belleville in " The Country
Girl " ; Bassanio in " The Merchant
of Venice," Lef £vre in " Madame
Sans-Gdne," and Prince Kassim
Wadia in " The Great Ruby " ; also
played in " Love on Crutches/' " The
Last Word," etc. ; he made his first
appearance on the English stage at
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 5 July, 1897 ;
on the death of Augustin Daly he went
to the Lyceum, New York, and on
Sept., 7, 1899, appeared there as
Wolff Kingsearl in " Miss Hobbs " ;
and in the Sept. following he played
Prince Victor in " The Royal Family " ;
he was next seen at the Empire, New
York, where on 31 Dec., 1900, he
played Sir Daniel Carter et in " Mrs.
Dane's Defence"; 15 Apr., 1901,
he played Julian Beauclerc in
" Diplomacy " ; in 1902 he appeared
as Orlando Delia Torre in " The
Twin Sister," and in 1903 as the
Rev. Walter Maxwell in " The
Unforeseen " ; he next toured as
Captain Barrington in a play of that
name, seen for the first time in New
York at the Manhattan Theatre, 25
Nov., 1903 ; at Pittsburg, Pa., 23 May,
1904, he played Jack Spencer in " The
Genius " ; in the autumn of 1904 he
" starred " with Ada Rehan in " The
Taming of the Shrew " and " The
School for Scandal " ; at Pittsburg,
in the spring of 1905, he played John
Van Buren in " The Charity Ball/'
and Lord Richard Scarlett in " The
Crossways " ; in Oct., 1905, he com-
menced a " stock " engagement at
Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, where he appeared in about a
dozen plays ; at Troy, New York,
9 Feb., 1906, he played Jack Heming-
way in " Gallops/' and was seen in
the same part at the Garrick, New
York, 12 Feb. ; at the Grand Opera
House, Chicago, 30 July, he played in
" Rose Valley," and, 15 Aug., he
appeared as Hugh Tanner in " The
Senator's Vindication " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, New York, 27 Nov.,
1906, he played Kearney in " The
Rose of the Rahcho *' ; in the autumn
of 1907, he toured in the same part ;
at the Stuyvesant Theatre, Sept.,
1908, played Burton Temple in " The
Fighting Hope " ; in 1909 toured
as Jack Randolph in his own play
" The Revellers," appearing at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre, Sept., 1909, in the
same part ; subsequently toured as
Malcolm Gaskell in " A Man's World,"
and played the same part at the
Comedy, New York, Feb., 1910;
later in 1910, appeared in " One of
the Family " ; at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1910,
played Henry Beauclerc in " Diplo-
macy," and in Oct., 1910, toured as
James Ralston in " Jim the Penman " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Dec., 1910,
played Blake Waif or d in " The
Impostor"; during 1911 played in
variety theatres in " The Fire
Escape " ; at the Lyric, New York,
May, 1911, appeared as Clifford
Armytage in " The Lights o' London " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Sept.,
1911, played Robert Stafford in
" Bought and Paid For " ; and in
1912 toured in the same part ; at
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Feb., 1914,
played Jerrold R. Scott in "Help
Wanted " ; at the Majestic, Boston,
Sept., 1914, played Edward Fallon in
" The Trap " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Jan., 1915, Dr. Simpson in
" Sinners " ; at the Playhouse, New
York, Dec., 1921, played Robert
Stafford in a revival of " Bought and
Paid For " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
June, 1923, Charles Surface in " The
School for Scandal " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Aug., 1923,
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Henry Bedford in " Home Fires " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Aug., 1924,
Bronson Lenox in " The Best People."
Club : Lambs'. Address : Lambs'
Club, 130 West 44th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
RIGBY, Edward, actor ; 6. Ashford,
Kent, 5 Feb., 1879 ; s. of Dr. William
Harriott Coke and his wife Mary
Elizabeth (Rigby) ; e. Haileybury
College ; m. Phyllis Muriel Mary
Austin ; after a short visit to Jamaica
studied farming for two years at the
South Eastern Agricultural College,
where he gained a diploma ; was for
some time a pupil at Henry Neville's
dramatic school, under George R.
Foss ; made his first appearance on the
stage at the Grand, Fulham, Mar.,
1900, as Jackson in " The Ticket-of-
Leave Man " ; subsequently toured in
" Jedbury, Junior," " Lord and Lady
Algy," " Liberty Hall/' " What Hap-
pened to Jones," " Monsieur Beau-
caire," " Winnie Brooke, Widow " ;
at the Garrick Theatre, Dec., 1902,
played in "The Water Babies"; at
the same theatre, Feb., 1904, appeared
in " The Arm of the Law " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1904, in " The Money
Makers " ; at Wyndham's, Aug., 1905,
played the Butler in " What the Butler
Saw " ; subsequently toured as Mr.
Hopkinson in the play of that name,
1906; at the Garrick, Mar., 1907,
played Tim in " Mr. Sheridan," and
Aug., 1907, Abel Hunt in " Fiander's
Widow " ; at the Haymarket, Feb.,
1909, Diggory in " She Stoops to
Conquer " ; Dec., 1909, played Bread
in " Tlie Blue Bird," and toured in this
part in Australia ; during the war
joined the Artists Rifles, and then the
R..F.A. ; spent three years in France,
and was awarded the M.C., in 1917 ;
reappeared on the stage at the Adelphi
Theatre, Sept., 1919, as Amos in
" Who's Hooper ? " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Aug., 1920, appeared as Paddy
Button in " The Blue Lagoon " ; at the
Aldwych, May, 1921, played Nobbs in
" Love Among the Paint-Pots " ; at
the Criterion, July, 1921, John Pengard
in " Ambrose Apple] ohn's Adventure";
at the Strand, Oct., 1922, Rainy
Mullins in " The Balance " ; at the
Everyman, Apr., 1923, Alex. Wright
in " T'Marsdens " ; Nov., 1923, Sam
Livingstone in " The Second Round " ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1924, Baron
Zimbosch in " The Forest " ; at the
Queen's, Apr., 1924, Sir John Rorner
in " The Conquering Hero " ; Aug.,
1924, Chinese Charlie in " Pansy's
Arabian Night " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, New York, Nov., 1924, Srnee
in " Peter Pan." Recreations : Golf,
racing, and drawing. Club : Green
Room. Address : 18 Anyhoe Road,
Brook Green, W.I 4.
KINEHART, Mary Roberts, dramatic
author; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.,
12 Aug., 1876; d. of Thomas B.
Roberts and his wife Cornelia (Gille-
land) ; e. Pittsburgh ; m. Stanley
Marshall Rinehart ; has written the
following plays : " The Double Life,"
1906 ; " The Avenger," 1909 ; " Seven
Days " (with Avery Hopwood) 1910 ;
" Cheer Up," 1912 ; " Spanish Love "
(with Hopwood), 1920; "The Bat"
(with Hopwood), 1920 ; "A Thief in
the Night" (with Hopwood), 1920;
" The Breaking Point," 1923 ; received
the Degree of Litt.D., George Washing-
ton University, 1923 ; has also written
several novels. Address : 2419 Mass.,,
Avenue, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
RING, Blanche, actress and vocalist ;;
b. Boston, Mass., 24 Apr., 1877 ; d. of
James F. Ring and his wife Mena
Frances (Ross) ; e. Boston ; m. Charles.
Winninger ; has played engagements;
with the late James A. Herne, Nat,
Goodwin, and Chauncey Olcott ; at.
Boston, in the spring of 1902, she:
appeared in " The Defender/1 and!
subsequently, at Mrs. Osborn's Play-
house, New York, played Miss Inno-
cence Demure in " Tommy Rot " ;
she then toured with James T. Powers
in " The Jewel of Asia," appearing in
that piece at the Criterion, New York,
Feb., 1903; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, 8 June, 1903, appeared as
Flossie Featherley in " The Blonde
in Black " ; at the Victoria Theatre, ,
New York, 14 Sept., 1903, she played
Lilliandra in "The Jersey Lily";,
she made her first appearance on the -•
London stage at the Palace Theatre,,
16 Nov., 1903, singing various songs ;,
she then appeared at the Savoy
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[RIN
Theatre, 10 Feb., 1904, as Effie
Doublehurst in " The Love Birds " ;
on her return to America, in the same
year, she toured in " Vivian's Papas " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, 24 Apr., 1905, she played Lady
Bickenhall in " Sergeant Brue," and
at Lew Fields' Theatre, in Sept.,
1905, played Katherine in "It Hap-
pened in Nordlaad," also played
Helen Canting in a burlesque of
" The Music Master " ; since that
date she has played at Chicago, Nov.,
1905, in " The Pink Hussars " ;
Katrinka in " His Honor the Mayor/'
Mrs. Brown in " His Majesty/' and
Dolly Dollars in a play of that name ;
at Lew Fields' Herald Square Theatre,
15 Nov., 1906, appeared as Helen in
" About Town/' and Ruth Jordan-
marsh in " The Great Decide " ;
during 1907 toured in " About
Town " ; at the Casino, New York,
7 Oct., 1907, played Mrs. Dane in
" The Great White Way " ; in the
autumn of 1903 toured with Joe
Weber in burlesques of " The Merry
Widow," and "The Devil"; at
the Broadway Theatre, May, 1909,
played Mrs. Carrie Margin in " The
Midnight Sons " ; during the latter
part of 1909 toured as Jessie Gordon
in " The Yankee Girl," and played
the same part at Herald Square
Theatre, Feb., 1910 ; again toured in
thesame piece 1910-11; in Oct., 1911,
appeared at Wilkesbarre, Pa., as
Jemima Greene in " The Wall Street
Girl ; appeared at the George M.
Cohan Theatre, New York, 15 Apr.,
1912, in the same part ; subsequently
toured in the same piece ; at Chicago,
Apr., 1913, appeared as Claudia in
" When Claudia Smiles " ; appeared at
the Thirty-ninth. Street Theatre, New
York, 2 Feb., 1914, in the same part ;
at the Morosco Theatre, Los Angeles,
Aug., 1915, played "Tony" Miller
in " Nobody's Home " ; at the Marine
Elliott Theatre, Aug., 1916, played
Madame Nadine in " Broadway and
Buttermilk " ; at Los Angeles, June,
1917, Angie in " What Next ? " ; at
the Winter Garden, New York, 1919,
.appeared in " The Passing Show of
1919 " ; at the Times Square Theatre,
June, 1921, in " The Broadway Whirl ";
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
Dec., 1923, played Mrs. Susie Kent in
" The Alarm Clock " ; at Chicago,
June, 1924, Nanette in " No, No,
Nanette."
RING, Frances, actress; b. 4 July,
1882 ; d. of James F. Ring, actor, and
Ms wife Mena Frances (Ross) ; sister of
Blanche Ring ; m. Thomas Meighan ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in 1900, in " Lost in Siberia," " Down
in Dixie," and " Secret Service," and
subsequently she was a member of
Julia Marlowe's company ; subse-
quently appeared in " The Climbers,"
and as Mrs. Frank Morley in " The
Frisky Mrs. Johnson/* 1903, with
Amelia Bingham ; next played with
Chauncey Olcott ; subsequently joined
Charles Richman, and appeared as
Jenny in " Captain Barrington," first
seen in New York, at the Manhattan
Theatre, 23 Nov., 1903 ; then toured
in " The County Chairman," 1904 ;
next toured as Jane Witherspoon in
" The College Widow," 1905-6 ; and
at the Hackett Theatre, New York,
18 Sept., 1906, played Sonia Stepniak
in " Man and his Angel " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Apr., 1907, played
Eileen MacLane in " The Boys of
Company B," and Mary in " The
Flag Station " ; subsequently toured
as Dallas Wainwright in " The Man
of the Hour " ; made her first ap-
pearance in London, 20 Apr., 1908,
at the Adelphi Theatre, as Jane
Witherspoon in " The College Widow " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, Washington,
Sept., 1908, played Hilda McTavish
in " The Wolf " ; at Wailack's, New
York, Aug., 1909, appeared as Alice
Chandler in "The Dollar Mark";
at the Bijou Theatre, Oct., 1909,
appeared as Mary Heron in " The
Master Key " ; subsequently toured
in " Miss Patsy " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Sept., 1910, appeared as
Fannie Jasper in " Get-Rich-Quick
Wallingford " ; in 1912 toured in
the same part ; during 1912-13
played a "stock" engagement in
Los Angeles ; at Dayton, Ohio, May,
1914, played in "Green Stockings";
at Pittsburgh, Nov., 1914, in " The
New York Idea " ; during 1915 toured
in "Under Cover"; during 1916 in
" The Makins."
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[ROB
RITCHIE, Adc!e? actress and vocal-
ist ; &. Philadelphia, 21 Dec., 1874 ;
d. of J. B. Pultz ; m. (1) Charles
Nelson Bell; (2) Guy Bates Post;
made tier first appearance on the
stage in New York, at Miner's Fifth
Avenue Theatre, 5 June, 1893, in
" The Isle of Champagne " ; at the
American Theatre, Mar., 1894, played
in " The Algerians/' and at Casino,
in May, 1894, appeared as Rosa-
mund in " The Passing Show " ;
at Abbey's Theatre, Sept., 1894,
played Princess Mirane in " The
Devil's Deputy " ; at the American
Theatre, Jan., 1895, Madge in " The
District Attorney " ; at the Garrick,
June, 1895, Little Willie in " Thrilby " ;
next appeared at Herald Square,
Nov., 1896, playing Ting Ling in
" The Mandarin " ; made her first
appearance in London, at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 6 Sept., 1897,
as Cleopatra in " The Wizard of the
Nile " ; returning to New York at
Miner's Fifth Avenue, 1898, played
Dorothy in " A Runaway Girl/' and,
1899, Beatrice Jerome in " Three Little
Lambs " ; at Herald Square, July,
1900, appeared as Antoinette in " The
Cadet Girl " ; subsequently playing
in " The King's Carnival " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Jan., 1902,
played in " The Toreador " ; at the
Casino, May, 1902, played Mrs. Pine-
apple in "A Chinese Honeymoon,"
and after appearing successfully in
" vaudeville," played Alice Coverdale
in " My Lady Molly " (Daly's, Jan.,
1904), Gloria Grant in "Glittering
Gloria" (Daly's, Feb., 1904), Fanny
Everett in " Fantana " (Chicago, Oct.,
1904, and Lyric, New York, Jan.,
1905), Lady Holyrood in " Florodora "
(Tour, 1905, and Broadway, Apr.,
1905), Violet Dare in " The Social
Whirl" (Casino, Apr., 1906), Flora
Duval in " Fascinating Flora "
(Casino, May, 1907) ; at Providence,
Rhode Island, Sept., 1909, played
in " The Paradise of Mahomet/'
subsequently touring as Dorothy Dare
in " The Motor Girl " ; at Chicago,
Jan., 1910, played in " The Girl in
the Taxi " ; at Rochester, New York,
Nov., 1910, appeared in " They
Loved a Lassie " ; appeared in London,
at the Palace Theatre, Apr., 1911,
in a repertory of songs ; at the Lyric,
New York, Dec., 1912, appeared as
Nancy Panturel in " All for the
Ladies " ; in 1918 toured in Australia
in " The Masquerader " (" John Chil-
cote, M.P.").
BOBBINS, Sir ^ Alfred (cr. 1917),
journalist, dramatic author, and dra-
matic critic ; b. Launceston, 1 Aug.,
1856 ; e. Launceston Grammar School ;
connected with journalism since 1871 ;
London correspondent of the Birming-
ham Post, 1888-1923 ; also dramatic
critic for that newspaper for many
years ; is a Fellow of the Institute
of Journalists; Chairman of the
London District of the Institute,
1903 ; Vice-President, 1904 ; President,
1908 ; Vice-President of the O.P. Club,
1902 ; President, 1904 ; was a member
of the Council of the Society of Drama-
tic Critics, 1907-12 ; a member of the
Committee of the Critics' Circle, 1916-
20 ; President of the Board of General
Purposes, Grand Lodge of Freemasons,
since 1913; Past1" Grand Warden
since 1923 ; Grand Master Overseer,
Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons,
1915 ; author of the following plays :
" Helps," " A Pleasant Hour,"
" Over the Cliff," " Notes and Gold,"
" An Eye for an Eye," " Mixed
Marriages." Address : 32 FitzGeorge
Avenue, Baron's Court, W.I 4. Tele-
phone : 959 Western. Clubs : National
Liberal, O.P., and Past Masters,
EGBERTS, Arthur, actor; b.
London, 21 Sept., 1852 ; e. London ;
m. (2) Ada Ellen Wright ; was for
seven or eight years employed in
the office of a firm of solicitors ;
made his first appearance in 1873
at the old Middlesex Music Hall ;
remained in the halls for ten years,
becoming a great favourite ; made
his first appearance in a London
theatre, at Drury Lane, 26 Dec., 1880,
when he played Dr. Syntax in the
pantomime of " Mother Goose " ;
made his first appearance on the
regular stage in 1883 touring with
Emily Dimcan as Ravina in " The
Miller and his Men/' and. Mrs. Sinbad
in " Sinbad " ; made his first regu-
lar appearance in London, at the
Avenue Theatre, 3 Oct., 1883, as Joe
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[EOS
Tarradiddle in ' ' La Vie " ; he appeared
at the same theatre, Feb., 1884, as
Weasel in " Nell Gwynne " ; at the
Alhambra, Aug., 1884, played Captain
Crosstree in "Black Eyed Susan";
was next seen at the Comedy, where
in Nov., 1884, he played Jugginsee-
Lal in " The Grand Mogul " ; in Feb.,
1885, played King Bobeche in " Barbe-
Bleue," and Calino in " Nemesis,"
subsequently appeared there as King
Laurent in "La Mascotte," Charles
Chickweed in " Bad Boys," Pietro
in " Boccaccio," and Dodson Dick
in " The Silver Shield " ; at the
Gaiety, Aug., 1885, played Dr. Prim-
rose in " The Vicar of Wideawake-
field," subsequently playing Ben
Barnacle in " Billee Taylor " ; returned
to the Avenue Theatre, Dec., 1885,
and played Sir Richard Varney in
" Kenilworth," followed by his ap-
pearance as Sir Rupert the Reckless
in " Lurline/' Apr., 1886 ; Frontignac
in " The Commodore," May, 1886 ;
Matt o' the Mill in " Indiana," Oct.,
1886 ; Robinson Crusoe in a burlesque
of that name, Dec., 1886 ; Polydore
Poupart in " The Old Guard," Oct., '
1887 ; Faragas in " Nadgy," Nov.,
1888 ; Lancelot in " Lancelot the
Lovely," Apr., 1889 ; he was then
associated with the late Sir Augustus
Harris in the management of the
Royalty Theatre, where he appeared in
Jan., 1890, as Baron Scampia Scarpia
in " Tra- la-la Tosca " ; he appeared at
the Gaiety, July, 1890, as Guy Fawkes
in " Guy Fawkes, Esq." ; at the
Opera Comique, Jan., 1891, played
De Richemont in " Joan of Arc,"
appearing at the Gaiety in the same
part later in the year ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Feb., 1892, played Captain
Crosstree in " Blue Eyed Susan " ;
at the Crystal Palace, July, 1892,
played the same character in " Too
Lovely Black Eyed Susan " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Oct., 1892, appeared
as Captain Coddington in " In Town " ;
at the Gaiety, Oct., 1893, played
Pedrillo in " Don Juan " ; in 1894
toured as Claude Duval in a burlesque
of that name, appearing in the same
part at the Prince of Wales's, Sept,,
1894 ; at the latter theatre also
played Gentleman Joe in the musical
play ol that name, Mar., 1895 ; John
Jenkins in " Biarritz," Apr., 1896 ;
Jack Hammer si ey in " The White
Silk Dress," Oct., 1896; in 1897
toured in " Dandy Dan, the Life-
guardsman," appearing in the same
play, at the Lyric, Dec., 1897 ; at
the Grand, Leeds, Sept., 1898, played
in " Campano " ; at the Comedy,
Dec., 1898, played Sir Robert Smith
in " Milord, Sir Smith " ; in 1900
toured as Jim Siingsby in " The Cruise
of H.M.S. Irresponsible," playing the
same part at the Strand, May, 1901 ;
at Eastbourne, Feb., 1903, played
Bill Adams, in " Bill Adams, the
Hero of Waterloo," and after touring
in this part appeared at the Prince
of Wales's, Oct., 1903, as Sir Ormesby
St. Leger in " The School Girl " ;
since then has devoted himself to
the playing of numerous sketches in
the leading variety theatres ; at the
Opera House, Dudley, 20 Apr., 1914,
played Joe Tubbs in " H.M.S. Impos-
sible " ; at the Middlesex Music Hall,
Aug., 1915, played in revue* " Saucy !" ;
at the Empire, Shepherd's Bush, Aug.,
1916, played in " Look Before You
Sleep " ; at the London Opera House,
Sept., 1916, appeared in " Look Who's
Here " ; reappeared at the . London
Pavilion, as a single turn, 6 Aug., 1917 ;
subsequently toured in a sketch, " His
Last Night Out " ; during 1918 toured
in sketch, " A Mayor for a Day " ; and
1919 in " Packing-Up " ; at the
Ambassadors', July, 1919, played
Lord Hoop in " The Latest Craze " ;
at the Scala, Mar., 1920, played Count
Solomon Dupont in " Society, Ltd." ;
at "the. London Pavilion, Sept., 1920,
appeared in " London, Paris, New
York " ; Oct., 1921, in " Fun of the
Fayre " ; Aug., 1922, played a
Charioteer in " Phi-Phi " ; he then
appeared with " The Veterans of
Variety," at various music halls; in
Nov., 1924, was the recipient of a
testimonial matin&e, at the Alhambra,
in celebration of his jubilee on the
stage, which was highly successful.
Club : Eccentric. Address : Eccentric
Club, St. James's, S.W.I.
ROBERTS, Florence, actress; &.
New York, 14 Feb., 1871 ; m. (1) Lewis
Morrison (d. 1906) ; (2) Frederik
Vogedaig; is a cousin of Theodore
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[BOB
Roberts, actor ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1888, at the
Baldwin Theatre, San Francisco, in
" Arrah-Na-Pogue " ; for many years
played leading parts in her late
husband's repertory, notably Mar-
guerite in " Faust " ; at the Alcazar
Theatre, San Francisco, appeared
with great success as Ophelia, Juliet,
Portia, Rosalind, Parthenia, Camille,
La Tosca, Lady Isabel in " East
Lynne," etc. ; in 1903-4 she toured
the Pacific Coast as Sylvia in " Gia-
conda," Zaza, Sapho, Magda, Lady
Ursula in " The Adventure of Lady
Ursula," Nora in " A Doll's House/'
Tess in " Tess of the D'Urbervilles,"
Marta in " Marta of the Lowlands,"
Peggy in " The Country Girl," and
in " The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch " ;
in 1905, under the management of
John Cort, toured in " Ann La Mont " ;
in 1906 toured as Pauline Darcy in
" The Strength of the Weak," appear-
ing in this play at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1906 ; in Dec., 1906,
appeared at Seattle, Washington, in
" Maria Rosa " ; at the Hackett "
Theatre, 26 Sept., 1907, made a great
impression by her acting of the part
of Body in the new morality play,
" The Struggle Everlasting " ; at Los
Angeles, in Dec., 1907, played in
" Sham " ; at Milwaukee, Nov., 1908,
appeared as Lady Joan Meredyth
in " The House of Bondage," touring
in the same play during 1909 ; in the
same year, toured in " The Trans-
formation," and the following year,
in " Gloria " ; at the Lyric, New
York, May, 1910, played Mrs. Ralston
in " Jim the Penman " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, Sept., 1910, appeared
as the Comtesse Zicka in " Diplo-
macy," subsequently touring in " The
Nigger " ; at Portland, Ore., Apr.,
1911, played a "stock" season;
at San Francisco, June, 1912, appeared
as Helen in " The Miracle " ; during
1912-4, appeared in "vaudeville," in
" The Woman Intervenes " ; toured
during 1916 in " The Eternal Magda-
lene " ; at Denver, Aug., 1917, played
Janet in " The Woman He Married ";
at the Fulton Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1917, Belle Jones in "The Claim";
subsequently went to South Africa,
remaining until 1919, and playing in
" Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,"
" The Thirteenth Chair," etc. ; has
since devoted herself to cinema plays.
Recreation : Driving.
EGBERTS, J. H., actor ; 6. London,
11 July, 1884; 5. of John Henry
Roberts and his wife Eliza Jane
(Taylor) ; e. Birkenhead ; m. Beatrice
Smith ; formerly engaged as a clerk
in a shipping office ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the New
Theatre, Birkenhead, 26 Apr., 1909, as
James Bolton in " The March Hare " ;
after touring for twelve months was
engaged by Miss Horniman for her
repertory company at the Gaiety
Theatre, Manchester, Oct., 1910, play-
ing a round of parts ; in 1911 played
Henry Straker in " Man and Super-
man," Krogstadt in " A Doll's House,"
etc. ; in 1911 was one of the original
members of the Liverpool Repertory
Company, where he played a number
of leading parts, including John Worth-
ing in " The Importance of Being
Earnest," Walter How in " Justice,"
Dangle in " The Critic," Dr. Rorlund
in " The Pillars of Society," Cedric in
" The Honeymoon," etc, ; in 1912
toured for a time with his own com-
pany, playing Valentine in " You
Never Can Tell," and Talbot Champ-
neys in " Our Boys " ; after another
season at the Liverpool Repertory
Theatre, came to London, and made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Court Theatre, 30 Aug.,
1913, as Gaffer Pearce in " Nan,"
subsequently appearing there as Twis-
den in " The Fugitive " ; played fur-
ther repertory seasons at Leeds and
Liverpool until Aug., 1914 ; spent
nearly five years in the Army during
the war, joining as a private, saw
service in France and East Africa,
ultimately commanding a battalion ;
demobilised in June, 1919 ; reappeared
on the London stage at the Aldwych
Theatre, Nov., 1919, as Frank Ispen-
love in " Sacred and Prolane Love " ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1920, played
Jimmy Draycott in " Just Like J udy" ;
Feb., 1920, Arthur Barnard in " Over-
Sunday " ; Apr., 1920, the Auctioneer
in "The Skin Game"; Feb., 1921,
the Rev, Richard Benham in " The
Wonderful Visit " ; at the Globe,
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[BOB
Mar., 1921, Dick Beldon in "Her
Husband's Wife " ; at the Aldwych,
May, 1921, Lord Amberley in " Love
Among the Paint-Pots " ; May, 1921,
E. Wallace Wister in " The New
Morality " ; July, 1921, Billy Bellamy
in "James the Less " ; at the Comedy,
July, 1921, William Lebfern in "By
All Means Darling " ; at the Every-
man, Nov., 1921, played lead in four
of Lord Dunsany's plays ; at the St.
Martin's, Mar., 1922, Augustus Borring
and Jacob Twisden in " Loyalties/'
and Preen in " Shall We Join the
Ladies ? " ; Mar., 1923, Benham in
" The Great Broxopp " ; at the
Ambassadors', June, 1923, the Rev.
John Head in " The Lilies of the
Field"; at the St. Martin's, Mar.,
1924, Farrell in " The Forest " ; at
Drury Lane, June, 1924, Pidduck in
" London Life " ; at the Queen's,
Aug., 1924, Argo Attawater in
" Pansy's Arabian Night " ; at the
Haymarket, Dec., 1924, Mr. Bodie in
" A Kiss for Cinderella." Recreations:
Golf, tennis, and swimming. Address :
2 Weech Road, Finchley Road, N.W.6.
Telephone No. : Hanxpstead 6235.
EGBERTS, Theodore, actor ; b. San
Francisco, California, 8 Oct., 1861 ;
s. of Mary and Martin R. Roberts ;
e. San Francisco ; m Clyde Harron ;
made his first appearance on the stage,
May, 1880, at San Francisco, as
Baradas, in " Richelieu " ; subse-
quently toured with W. H. Crane and
the late Stuart Robson ; made his
first appearance on the New York
Stage, at Haverley's Fifth Avenue
Theatre, 17 Oct., 1881, in " Our
Bachelors," subsequently appearing
there in " Twelfth Night," and
" Sharps and Flats " ; in 1888
joined the late Fanny Davenport,
playing leading parts in her repertory ;
at Proctor's Twenty-third Street, 10
Sept., 1892, played Nicholas Suydam in
" Ye Earlie Trouble " ; 25 Jan., 1893,
appeared at the Empire Theatre, New
York, as Scar Brow in " The Girl I
Left Behind Me " ; in 1894 again
toured with Fanny Davenport in "La
Tosca," " Cleopatra," " Gismonda,"
etc. ; supported Mrs. Leslie Carter
in " The Heart of Maryland " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Apr., 1899,
played Colonel Sapt in " Rupert of
Hentzau " ; at the American Theatre,
May, 1899, appeared as Monroe in
" We Uns of Tennessee " ; at the
Herald Square Theatre, Sept., 1900,
was seen as Henry Canby in " Ari-
zona " ; made his first appearance in
London at the Adelphi Theatre, 3
Feb., 1902, in the same part; on Ms
return to America appeared with
J. K. Hackett in " John Ermine of
the Yellowstone " and " Don Csesar
de Bazan " ; at Wallack's, 23 Oct.,
1905, appeared as Tabywana in
" The Squaw Man " ; in 1906 sup-
ported Bertha Kalich in " The Kreutzer
Sonata," subsequently directing a
" stock " season at Milwaukee ; at
Wallack's theatre, Nov., 1907, appeared
as Joe Portugais in " The Right of
Way," in which he " starred " jointly
with Guy Standing; during 1908
" starred " in the same play ; during
1909 toured as John Gale in " The
Barrier," playing the same part at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, Jan.,
1910 ; at the Lyric, May, 1910, played
Baron Hartfeld in " Jim the Penman " ;
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Sept.,
1910, appeared as Baron Stein in
" Diplomacy " ; at the New Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1910, played FalstafE
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
at five hours' notice ; at the Bijou
Theatre, Mar., 1911, played Josef
Dumont in ** The Confession " ; at
Rochester, New York, Dec., 1911,
appeared as Captain Hatch in " The
Bird of Paradise " ; at Daly's, New
York, Jan., 1912, played the same
part ; subsequently appeared in
"vaudeville," in "The Sheriff of
Shasta " ; at the Garden Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1912, played the
Ghost in " Hamlet " ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Aug., 1913,
played " Buck " Kammanin "Believe
Me, Xantippe." Clubs : Manhattan,
Chess, and Pavonia Yacht.
KOBERTSHAW, Jerrold, b. AJlerton,
Yorks, 28 Mar., 1866 ; s. of the late
Illingworth Robertshaw, of Allerton,
Yorkshire ; made his first appearance
on the stage in 1894, with Miss Sarah
Thorne, at Margate; next toured in
" The Sign of the Cross," " The
Daughters of Babylon," etc. ; toured
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for three years with Ben Greet, playing
leading^ parts ; made his first appear-
ance oa the London stage at Her
Majesty's Theatre, 22 Jan., 1898, as
Trebonius in " Julius Caesar *' ; ap-
peared at Wyndham's, Apr., 1900, as
De Guiche in " Cyrano de Bergerac " ;
at the Globe, Oct., 1900, played
Viscount Charlton in " Colonel Crom-
well " ; subsequently toured with his
own company, playing Shakespearean
repertory, also " A Bunch of Violets/1
" Captain Swift," " A Marriage of
Convenience/' etc. ; appeared at the
Garrick, 1901, in " Iris," and Jan.,
1902, played Pilkerton in " Pilkerton's
Peerage " ; subsequently toured in the
United States with Julia Marlowe ; at
Drury Lane, Apr., 1903, played Mala-
testa in " Dante " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1903, appeared as Ordish
in " Letty " ; returned to the Garrick,
1903, and played in " The Cricket on
the Hearth," " The Arm of the Law/'
" The Fairy's Dilemma/1 etc. ; in
1904, played at the Savoy, in " Cav-
alleria Rusticana " ; at the Garrick,
1904 played Antonio in " The Mer-
chant of Venice " ; at the New Theatre,
1906, played the Prince of Wales in
" The Scarlet Pimpernel " ; produced
" The Adventurer/' by F. Kinsey
Peile, and " The Mummer's Wife/'
Shakespeare, Clapham, 1906 ; at the
Duke of York's, Mar., 1907, played
Fouche in " The Great Conspiracy " ;
at the King's, Glasgow, July, 1907,
Sir James Newburgh in " The Stormy
Petrel"; at the Savoy, Oct., 1907,
Creon in " Medea " ; and at the New
Theatre, Nov., 1907, Richard Milvain
in " Mrs.^ Ellison's Answer " ; in
conjunction with Mr. Jerrard Grant
Allen, became lessee of the New Thea-
tre in Nov., opening with a revival
of " The New Boy," at the same
theatre ; in Dec., 1907, appeared as
Vivian Oldroyd in "The Tenth of
August," and under the management
of Fred Terry, in " The Scarlet Pim-
pernel " ; also appeared at the New
in " Dorothy o' the Hall/' " Matt o'
Merrymount " ; at Queen's, Man-
chester, Dec., 1908, played Mark
Antony in " Antony and Cleopatra " ;
at the Aldjvych, May, 1909, played
Von Veltheim in " One of the Best " ;
next toured in " The Devil " ; in
Apr., 1910, visited Australia, where
he played the lead in " Pete/' " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back,"
etc.; on his return to England appeared
at Manchester, May, 1911, as James
Ralston in " Jim the Penman " ; at
the St. James's, May, 1911, and at
the Palladium, July, 1911, played in
the " Touch of Truth " ; and also
played in the same piece at the Hay-
market ; during 1914-15 toured with
Miss Darragh, as Schwartze in
" Magda," Lord Windermere in " Lady
Windermere's Fan," Michael Cos way
in " Lady Patricia," Rashkolnikoff in
" The Unwritten Law," Sir Christopher
Deering in " The Liars/' Sir Daniel
Carteret in " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ;
at the Garrick, Jan., 1915, played
Colonel Baron Von Reiter in "A
Daughter of England " ; at the Cri-
terion, Sept., 1915, played Sir James
Newburgh in " The Stormy Petrel" ;
at His Majesty's, Feb., 1916, Pierre
Etchepare in " The Arm of the Law " ;
at Stratford-on-Avon Memorial The-
atre, 1916, played Othello, Leontes,
Prospero, and Benedick ; at the
Strand, July, 1917, appeared as
Michael, King of Croabia in " Three
Weeks " ; at the Gaiety, Manchester,
Dec., 1917, as the Dragon King in
" Where tie Rainbow Ends " ; from
1918-20 toured as Baron Step an
Andreyefi in " The Yellow Ticket " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, Mar.,
1920, played Baron Scarpia in "La
Tosca " ; subsequently toured as Cor-
nelius Van Tuyl in " Romance " ; at
the Garrick, Jan., 1922, played Heva-
heva in " The Bird of Paradise " ; at
the Little, Aug., 1922, Henri de Parvis
in " Zozo " ; at the Lyric, Dec., 1922,
Count Scharntorfi in " Lilac Time " ;
has also taken part in many cinema
plays. Hobbies : Fencing, walking,
and music ; formerly played Rugby
for Yorkshire County. Address : Royal
Automobile Club, Pall Mall, S.W.I.
ROBERTSON, Beatrice, FORBES-
(see FORBES-ROBERTSON, BEATRICE.)
ROBERTSON, Ian (Ian Forbes-
Robertson), actor and prodxicer ; b.
London, 13 Oct., 1858 ; s. of the late
John Forbes-Robertson, author and
art critic; 6. of Sir Johnston Forbes-
Robertson, and Norman Forbes ; m.
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Gertrude Knight, d. of the late Joseph
Knight, dramatic critic ; for some time
served as an engineer at Thomas Thor-
ney croft's ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Lyceum Theatre,
2 Aug., 1879, as the Captain of the
Guard in " Zillah," with Miss Genevie" ve
Ward, playing under the assumed
name of Mr. Ian Franke ; spent ten
years in America, where he played
engagements with Madame Modjeska,
Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, A. M,
Palmer, Daniel Frohman, Kyrle Bel-
lew, Mrs. Potter, and Charles Frohman;
for some time was stage manager
at the Boston Museum Theatre, where
he produced nearly thirty plays,
including many Shakespearean pro-
ductions and a number of the old
comedies ; reappeared in England at
the Globe Theatre, Jan., 1891, as
Christopher Daubney in " All the
Comforts of Home/' and Louis XI in
" Gringoire " ; subsequently played Sir
Fulke Pettigrew in " The Parvenu " ;
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Mar.,
1892, played the Earl of Cromer in
"Mr. Richards"; at the' Princess's,
Apr., 1892, George Esmond in " The
Life We Live " ; next joined the late
Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum, and
in Nov., 1892, played in " King
Lear " ; Feb., 1893, appeared as
John of Oxford in " Becket " ; and,
later, played in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; he was the stage-manager
for all Sir J Forbes-Robertson's pro-
ductions since he first went into
management at the Lyceum, in 1895,
and has frequently played prominent
parts in them ; has produced, among
other plays, " Romeo and Juliet,"
" Michael and His Lost Angel/' " For
the Crown," " The School for Scandal/'
" Hamlet," " Macbeth/' " Magda,"
" Count Tezma," " The Sacrament of
Judas," " Mice and Men," " The Light
that Failed," "The Conqueror/'
" Caesar and Cleopatra," " Othello/'
" The High Bid/' " The Passing of
the Third Floor Back," " The Eyes of
Youth," etc. ; from 1909, for some
years he toured in England and the
United States, as the Stranger in
"The Passing of the Third Floor
Back " ; during 1916-17, toured in the
United States, as Mr. Lakely In " The
Masquerader " (" John Chilcote,
M.P."), and appeared in the same part
at the Lyric, New York, Sept., 1917 ;
at the St. James's, London, Sept.,
1918, played a Yogi in " The Eyes of
Youth " ; has also fulfilled engage-
ments with Mr. J. Comyns Carr,
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Sir John Hare,
etc. ; is the author of several plays,
some of which have been produced by
Sir J. Forbes- Robertson, Sir George
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Kendal,
The Stage Society, etc. Telegraphic
address : Robertson, Lowerbourne.
Address: Lower Bourne, Farnham,
Surrey.
ROBERTSON, Sir Johnston
FORBES-. See FORBES-ROBERTSON,
SIR JOHNSTON.
ROBERTSON, W. Graham, drama-
tic author ; b. 8 July, 1867 ; e. Slough,
Eton ; studied painting under Albert
Moore, and is well known as an illus-
trator ; author of " Pinkie and the
Fairies," His Majesty's, 1908; "A
Masque of May Morning," 1919 ; is
the author and illustrator of "A
Masque of May Morning," " Gold/'
" Frankincense and Myrrh/' " The
Babies' Day-Book " ; " The Slippers of
Cinderella," " Old Chiddingfold," a
village pageant play ; is an R.B. A. and
R.O.I. Club : Garrick. Address : 9
Argyll Road, Kensington, W.8.
ROBEY, George, C.B.E. (George
Edward Wade), actor and comic
vocalist ; 6. 19 Sept., 1869 ; e. Jesus
Coll., Cambs., where he took his B.A.
degree ; m. Ethel Haydon ; was in-
tended to follow the profession of an
engineer, and was engaged in that work
for four years ; made his first appear-
ance on the professional stage at
the old Aquarium Theatre, 1891 ;
made his first appearance on the music
hall stage proper, at the Oxford, 6
June, 1891, appearing for a trial show
at a Saturday matinee, and was so
successful that he was at once engaged
for that hall, and appeared in the
evening bill for the first time on 15
June, 1891 ; he then appeared at
the Trocadero, Standard, Paragon,
Metropolitan, London Pavilion, and
Tivoli, and has since appeared at every
hall of note in the kingdom ; his first
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appearance in pantomime was at the
Alhambra, Brighton, and he has also
appeared in pantomime in most of the
leading provincial cities ; has been
dubbed the " Prime Minister of
Mirth/' and is undoubtedly one of the
most successful comedians on the
variety stage ; has introduced a great
number of popular songs to the public,
among which may be mentioned " The
simple pimple " ; " I'm dotty ! "
"' He'll get it where he's gone to, now
* I'm dodging it " ; " My hat's
brown 'un " ; " Pinky Ponky Poo
* That's where they found me
'Too soon"; " A dear kind Doctor
* A thing he had never done before
'* Kindness rewarded " ; "In the
Subbubs ' " ; " Touching that little
affair " ; " Poor Thing " ; " Fancy
that ! " ; " Oh ! how rude ! " ; " Yes,
that's it " ; " As a friend " ; "I had
to be cruel to be kind " ; " It's a very
deserving case " ; " Say no more
about it " ; " More in sorrow than in
anger " ; " Bang went the chance of
a lifetime " ; "I live underneath " ;
" It suddenly dawned upon me " ;
" It's a lie " ; " Only Me " ; " Staring
me in the face " ; " Mrs. Blobbs, or
You never miss the things you've
never had " (" Mrs. B.") ; " Did
we ? " ; " Riddle-me-ree " ; " Wow-
wow " ; "I shall sleep well to-night " ;
" Archibald, certainly not ! " ; " What
was there was good," etc. ; in later
years introduced a series of humorous
discursive songs and caricatures which
proved highly popular, and among
which may be mentioned " Shake-
speare " ; " The Caretaker " ; " The
Mayor of Muckemdyke " ; " Charles
II"; "Henry VIII"; "Richard
Coeur de Lion " ; " Prehistoric Man " ;
" The Gladiator " ; " The Last of the
Dandies " ; " Queen Elizabeth " ;
" Oliver Cromwell " ; " The German
Hotel Manager " ; " The Weekly
Chronic " ; " The Editress " ; etc. ;
appeared at the Alhambra, Apr., 1916,
as Lucius Bing in " The Bing Boys
are Here," his first appearance in
revue ; at the London Hippodrome,
Jan., 1917, appeared in " Zig-Zag " ;
returned to the Alhambra, Feb., 1918,
to play Lucius Bing in " The Bing Boys
on Broadway," for over twelve months;
at the Hippodrome, Mar., 1919, played
in " Joy-Bells," for over twelve
months, when he again returned to the
Alhambra, June, 1920, to play the
title-role in " Johnny Jones " ; at the
same theatre, Mar., 1921, played in
" Robey en Casserole " ; subsequently
reappeared on the variety stage, at the
Coliseum ; at the London Hippodrome,
Dec., 1921, played Dame Trot in " Jack
and the Beanstalk " ; Mar., 1922,
played in " Round in Fifty " ; at
Covent Garden, Jan., 1923, played in
" You'd Be Surprised " ; later in 1923
was engaged in cinema plays for the
Stoll company ; at the London Hippo-
drome, Mar., 1924, played in " Leap
Year " ; is the author of " After
Dinner Stories," " Family Affairs "
and " Mental Fireworks " ; during
the war he served with the Motor
Transport Service, and also organised
a great number of performances
for war charities, realising many
thousapds of pounds ; his concert
in aid of the French Red Cross, in
July, 1918, realised the remarkable
total of ;£! 1,265 ; in recognition of his
services for the cause of charity, and
with the Motor Transport Volunteers,
was created a Commander of the
British Empire, Jan., 1919 ; is a clever
painter, and has exhibited at the Royal
Academy, Institute of Painters in
Water Colours (from which he holds
a diploma) . Recreations : Cricket, foot-
ball, collecting stamps and antiques.
Clubs : M.C.C. and Eccentric.
EOBINS, Edward H., actor; 6.
Shamokin, Penn., U.S.A., 15 Oct.,
1881 ; 5. of Samuel Williamson Haas
and his wife Leonora (Robins) ; e.
Shamokin High School ; m. Reina
Bond ; was formerly engaged as a
newspaper reporter ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the Audi-
torium Theatre, Philadelphia, in 1903,
as Bernardo in " Hamlet " ; made his
first appearance in New York, at the
Stuyvesant Theatre, 19 Jan., 1909, as
John Madison in " The Easiest Way " ;
has fulfilled important engagements
under the direction of David Belasco,
Sam H. Harris, A. L. Erlanger, and
George M. Cohan, and appeared at
Weber's Theatre, Sept., 1911, as
Burton Wills in " A Man of Honour " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Dec,,
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1911, played Messala in " Ben-Hur " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Jan., 1916,
David Jordan in " Erstwhile Susan " ;
at the Cohan and Harris Theatre, Jan.,
1920, Kenneth Winthrop in " The
Acquittal " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Prince of Wales's,
11 Apr., 1923, as Hiram Draper in
" So This is London " ; at the Ambas-
sador, New York, Dec., 1924, played
Dr. Barnes in " Bluffing Bluffers " ;
has presented and directed many
plays in New York, and since 1914 has
had his own repertory company.
Recreations : Baseball, tennis, and golf.
Clubs : Lambs', Players*, Green Room,
New York, and New York Athletic.
Address : 1482 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
ROBINS, Elisabeth, actress and
authoress ; b. Louisville, Ky., 6 Aug.,
1865 ; e. Zanesville, Ohio ; m. George
Richmond Parkes ; made her first
appearance on the stage in 1885,
with the famous Boston Museum Stock
Company, with whom she played
nearly three hundred parts ; followed
by a tour with Edwin Booth and
Lawrence Barrett ; also as Merced Ss
in " Monte Cristo," with James O'Neill ;
came to England and succeeded Mary
Rorke as Mrs. Errol in " The Real
Little Lord Fauntleroy," in 1889;
subsequently appeared with Genevidve
Ward in " Forget-Me-Not " and " For-
gotten " ; at the Opera Comique,
1889, appeared as Martha Bernick
in " The Pillars of Society " ; at the
Avenue, Feb., 1890, appeared as Mrs.
Brown in " Doctor Bill " ; played
Liza in " The Sixth Commandment "
at the Shaftesbury, Oct., 1890; at
Terry's, Jan., 1891, played Mrs.
Linden in*" A Doll's House " ; at the
Vaudeville, Apr., 1891, made a great
success, when she appeared as Hedda
Tesman in " Hedda Gabler " ; at the
Adelphi, Aug., 1891, played Constance
in " The Trumpet Call," and at the
Opera Comique, Sept., 1891, appeared
as the Comtesse de Cintr6 in " The
American " ; at the Vaudeville, May,
1892, played Karin in a play of that
name ;" at the Trafalgar Square
Theatre, Feb., 1893, played Hilda in
" The Master Builder," and at the
Opera Comique, in May and June,
1893, played Rebecca West in " Ros-
mersholm," and Agnes in " Brand " ;
in July, 1893, appeared at the Adelphi,
as Mary Lonsdale in "A Woman's
Revenge " ; at the Garrick, Nov.,
1893, played the Comtesse Zicka in
" Diplomacy," and in Apr., 1894,
appeared there as Mrs. Lessingham in
a play of that name ; at the Avenue,
Nov., 1896, played Astra Allmers in
" Little Eyolf " ; at the Court, Feb.,
1897, appeared as Mariana in the
play of that name, and at the Strand,
May, 1897, as Ella Rantheim in " John
Gabriel Borkman " ; reappeared on
the stage, at the St. James's, Mar.,
1902 ; as Lucrezia in " Paolo and
Francesca " ; of late years has devoted
herself principally to literature ; is
the author of " George Mandeville's
Husband," 1894 ; " The New Moon/'
1895 ; " Below the Salt," 1896 ; " The
Open Question," 1898 ; " The Mag-
netic North," 1903 ; " The Fatal Gift
of Beauty," " A Dark Lantern," " Life
and Letters of Charles Godfrey
Leland " (" Hans Breitmann "), " The
Convert," 1907 ; " Under the Southern
Cross," 1908 ; " Where are you going
to?" 1913; her play, "Votes for
Women," was produced at the Court
Theatre, 9 Apr., 1907 ; writes under
the nom de plume of C. E. Raemond.
Address : Backset Town House, Hen-
field, Sussex.
ROBINSON, Lennox, theatrical
manager and dramatic author ; b.
Cork, 4 Oct., 1886 ; General manager
of the Irish National Theatre Society,
has written the following plays,
all produced at the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin : " The Clancy Name," 1908 ;
"The Cross Roads," 1909; "Har-
vest/' 1910; "Patriots," 1912;
" The Dreamers," 1915 ; " The White
Headed Boy," 1916; "Harvest";
1918 ; " The Lost Leader," 1918; in
Jan., 1924, joined the staff of The
Observer, as a writer on the drama.
Address : c/o The Observer, Tudor
Street, E.C.4.
ROBINSON, Madeleine, actress ; b.
Pinner, Middlesex, 21 Mar., 1908 ; d.
of Thomas Heath Robinson and "his
wife Edith (Barnett) ; e. Priory House
School, Hampstead ; was prepared for
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the stage by Miss Italia Conti ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Co vent Garden Theatre, May, 1919,
in " Madame Butterfly " ; at the Hay-
market Theatre, Sept., 1919, made
quite a hit as little Lorraine in " Dad-
dies " ; at the Savoy, Feb., 1920,
played Mimsey Seraskier in " Peter
Ibbetson " ; at the Prince of Wales 's,
Aug., 1920, made another hit, when
she played the child Emmeline in
" The Blue Lagoon " ; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1921, played Betty in " Where
the Rainbow Ends " ; played the same
part at the Holborn Empire, Dec.,
1922, Recreation: Knitting doll's
clothes. Address : c/o Miss Italia
Conti, 38 Great Ormond Street, W.C.I.
ROBINSON, Norah, actress ; b. 14
July, 1901 ; d. of George Alfred Ernest
Robinson and his wife Helen (Murphy);
was a pupil of Miss Italia Conti, and
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Garrick Theatre, Dec., 1912, as
the Dragonfly in " WThere the Rainbow
Ends " ; made her grown-up debdt at
the Haymarket, 3 Sept., 1919, when
she played the Nurse in " Daddies " ;
at the Aldwych, May, 1921, Ida
Amberley in " Love Among the
Paint Pots/' and Lesceline in "A
New Morality " ; July, 1921, Vir-
ginia Leven in " James the Less " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Nov., 1921, First
Fate in " Will Shakespeare " ; at His
Majesty's, Jan., 1923, succeeded Meggie
Albanesi as Daisy in " East of Suez " ;
Apr., 1923, played Miss Moon in " The
Gay Lord Quex " ; at the Everyman,
May, 1923, Sarah in " Major Barbara" ;
at the Adelphi, July, 1923, Penelope
in "The Young Person in Pink";
Sept., 1923, succeeded Joyce Carey as
Leonora in the same play ; at the
Regent (for the Repertory Players),
Nov, 1923, played Violet D erring in
" Havoc " ; at the Criterion, Nov.,
1923, Angela Forbes in " Dulcy " ; at
the Comedy, Dec., 1923, Kitty Verdun
in " Charley's Aunt " ; at the Hay-
market, Jan., 1924, Tessie Dunton in
" Havoc " ; at the Everyman, June,
1924, Doris Hadley in " Her Daugh-
ter"; at the New Theatre, Oct.,
1924, Effiein " The Hour and the Man."
Address: 119 Malvera Road, N.W.6.
Telephone No. : Maida Vale 2491.
ROB SON, E* M.3 actor ; b London,
12 Jan., 1855 ; s. of Frederick Robson ;
e. Bexley Heath, Kent ; made his
first appearance on the stage at Elgin,
Scotland, June, 1871, as Captain
Ratts in " The Octoroon " ; made
his first appearance in London at the
1 old Aquarium Theatre, Westminster,
3 Aug., 1878, as Captain Spooneysoft
in " That's Why She Loved Him " ;
then went on tour with Jennie Lee,
playing Guppy in " Jo " ; subse-
quently played " stock " engagements
at Liverpool, Edinburgh, Birmingham,
etc., where he appeared with Charles
Mathews, Barry Sullivan, Adelaide
Neilson, etc. ; was not seen in London
again until Sept., 1884, when he
appeared at the Vaudeville, in Henry
Arthur Jones's play, " Saints and
Sinners " ; has fulfilled several engage-
ments at Haymarket and His Majesty's
under Beerbohm Tree, notably in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor," " A
Man's Shadow," " An Enemy of the
People/' " A Midsummer Night's
Dream/' etc. ; at St. James's with
George Alexander ; at the Comedy
under J. Comyns Carr ; at the Hay-
market with Messrs. Harrison and
Maude ; at Lyceum with William
Mollison and Lewis Waller, etc. ;
appeared before the late Queen
Victoria at Balmoral, 1895, as Todman
in " Liberty Hall," receiving a scarf-
pin with the Royal monogram as a
souvenir; and before his Majesty
the King at Windsor Castle, 1904,
as Tristot in "A Man's Shadow " ;
at His Majesty's, May, 1916, played
Grumio in " The Taming of the
Shrew" ; at the Aldwych, Feb., 1917,
Anatole Le Blanc in " The Spring
Song " ; at the New Theatre, July,
1917, during " Navy Week " played
Augustus Colpoys in " Trelawney of
the Wells " ; at the Globe, May, 1918,
Talbot Bulstrode in " Press the But-
ton " ; at the Kingsway, Nov., 1920,
appeared as the Speaker of the Pro-
logue, the Tapster, and the Messenger
in " The Knight of the Burning
Pestle." Recreation : Gardening.
Address : Trelawny, Fairfax Road,
Bedford Park, W.4.
EOBSON, Eleanor Elise, .actress ; b.
Wigan, Lancashire, England, on 13
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Dec., 1879 ; d. of Charles and Madge
(Carr) Robson ; her mother is now
known as Madge Carr-Cook ; went to
America, 1885 ; e. at convent, near
Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island ; m.
August Belmont ; she made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Columbia Theatre, San Francisco,
13 Sept., 1897, in the part of Margery
Knox in " Men and Women," with
the Daniel Frawley " stock " company ;
subsequently became the ingenue of
the company, with which she visited
Honolulu ; afterwards played " stock "
seasons at Denver and Milwaukee,
playing, among other'parts, the heroine
in Bret Harte's play, " Sue " ; she
next appeared at Chicago, as Bonita in
" Arizona " ; she made her first ap-
pearance on the New York stage,
10 Sept., 1900, at the Herald Square
Theatre, as Bonita Canby in " Ari-
zona " ; was next seen at Wallack's
Theatre, where on 26 Oct., 1900, she
played the part of Constance in
Browning's play, "In a Balcony " ;
at the Savoy Theatre, 26 Jan., 1901,
she played the part of Flossie Williams
in " Unleavened Bread/* and her
next engagement was with Kyrle
Bellew at Ottawa, Canada, on 30
Oct., 1901, as Mdlle. de la Vire in " A
Gentleman of France " ; she played
the same part at Wallack's, New
York, in Jan., 1902 ; at Madison
Square Theatre, May, 1902, she ap-
peared as Audrey in a play of that
name, and subsequently toured in
the part throughout the season of
1902-3 ; in 1903 she toured as Juliet
in the " all-star " cast of " Romeo
and Juliet '* ; then at the Lyceum
Theatre, Scranton, Pa., on 29 Oct.,
1903, she appeared as Mary Ann
in Zangwill's play, " Merely Mary
Ann," in which she scored a huge
success ; at Rochester, New York,
24 Nov., 1903, she appeared as Agatha
Fancourt in " Agatha " ; she was
seen as Mary Ann in. New York at
the Garrick, 28 Dec., 1903 ; she made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the Duke of York's on 8
Sept., 1904, in the same part, when
she repeated her American success
she returned to New York in Dec.
and again toured in the same play
her next part was Kate Hardcastle
in " She Stoops to Conquer/* revived
with an " all-star " cast at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, on
17 Apr., 1905 ; at the Opera House,
Cleveland, I Feb., 1906, she appeared
as Sylvia Lang in " The Girl Who
Has Everything " ; at Powers' The-
atre, Chicago, 9 Apr., as Susan in
" Susan in Search of a Husband/'
and at the Lyceum, Ithaca, 27 Sept.,
as Nurse Marjorie in a play of that
name, written for her by Israel Zang-
will ; she appeared at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, in this play on
3 Oct. ; same theatre, 20 Nov., she
played in " Susan in Search of a
Husband," and Tina in " A Tenement
Tragedy/1 a one-act play, specially
written for her by Clo. Graves ; 4
Dec., 1906, she appeared as Sylvia
Lang in "The Girl Who Has Every-
thing "; 19 Jan., 1907, as Salomy
Jane in a play of that name, which
play ran throughout the season ;
subsequently toured in the same
piece; at Springfield, Nov., 1908,
appeared in the title-rdle of " Vera,
the Medium " ; at Norfolk, Va.,
Dec., 1908, played Glad in "The
Dawn of a To-morrow/' appearing
in the same part at the Lyceum, New
York, 25 Jan., 1909 ; retired from the
stage on her marriage ; is the author
(with Harriet Ford) of " In the Next
Room/' produced at the Vanderbilt
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1923, and
St. Martin's, London, June, 1924. Ad-
dress : 44 East 34th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
ROBSON, Mary, actress; b. New-
castle-on-Tyne, 3 Feb., 1893; d. of
Benjamin Robson and his wife Emily
(Lowes) ; e. London and Notre-Danie
Convent, Brussels ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at the Ken-
nington Theatre, Nov., 1911, as the
Woman in " Kismet " ; she next
appeared at the Alhambra, May, 1912,
in " The Guide to Paris/' and Oct.,
1912, in " Kill that Fly" ; made her
first appearance on the New York
stage, at . the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre, 29 Dec., 1913, as Maria
Gesticulata in " The Girl on the Film ";
at the Comedy, London, Sept., 1916,
played in " This and That " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Sept., 1917, appeared as
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Sergine in " Axlette " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1918, as Mrs. Claude Larpent in
" Scandal," and Nov., 1919, as Mrs.
Bean in "The Crimson Alibi" ; at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1921, played Irma Peterson in
" Bull-Dog Drummond " ; Sept., 1923,
Elise in " The Lullaby " ; at the
Everyman, London, Nov., 1924, and
Royalty, Dec, 1924, played Helen
Saville in " The Vortex." Address : 38
George Street, W.I. Telephone No. :
May fair 5830.
BOBSON, May, actress; b. in
Australia, 19 Apr., 1865 ; d. of
Captain Henry Robison, R.N., and
his wife, Julia ; e. Paris, London,
and Brussels ; m. Dr. A. H. Brown ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at Brooklyn, 1884, as Tilly in
" The Hoop of Gold " ; subsequently
appeared as Susan in " Called Back " ;
at the Madison Square Theatre, 1886-8,
played Constance Grey in " Our
Society/' Mrs. Chapstone in " Jim the
Penman," Veneranda in " A Foregone
Conclusion," Llaynd in " Elaine," and
Alice Bellair in " Partners " ; at Union
Square, Apr., 1899, appeared as
Mrs. Leyburn in Robert Elsmere ;
at the Lyceum, New York, 1890-2,
played Mrs. Van Buren in " The
Charity Ball," Miss Ashford in " The
Private Secretary, "Emma in" Nerves,"
Amelia in " Lady Bountiful," Madame
Pontcarr& in " Americans Abroad " ;
at Palmer's, 1893, appeared as Audrey
in " As You Like It " ; from 1893 to
1896 was engaged at the Empire
Theatre under Charles Frohman,
where she played in the following
productions : " Liberty Hall," " The
Councillor's Wife," " Sowing the Wind,"
" Gudgeons," " The Luck of Roaring
Camp," " The Importance of Being
Earnest," " Raspberry Shrub," " A
Woman's Reason," " Bohemia " ; dur-
ing this period she also appeared at
Hermann's (1892) as Kitty in
" Gloriana " ; at Miner's Fifth Avenue
(1893), as Mrs. Petter in " Squirrel
Inn"; at the Standard (1893), as
Gritty in " No. SA " ; at the Garden
(1893) Miss Yesmama in "The Poet
and the Puppets " ; at Palmer's (1894)
Penelope Austen in " The Fatal Card " ;
and at the Garxick (1896) Madame
Polacca di Lowinski in " Mrs. Pon-
derbury's Past " ; at the Garrick,
Mar., 1897, played Madame de Ribot
in " Never Again " ; at the Man-
hattan, Oct., 1897, Artemise in " A
Night Session " ; at the Empire,
Jan., 1898, Poulette in "The Con-
querors," and Feb., 1899, Mrs. Vokins
in " Lord and Lady Algy " ; next
appeared at Hoyt's, Nov., 1899, as
Madame Pompon in " Make Way
for the Ladies " ; at the Lyceum,
May, 1900, Mrs. Bolingbroke in " His
Excellency the Governor " ; at Hoyt's,
Oct., 1900, Paquita in " Self and
Lady," and at Daly's, Dec., 1900,
Keziah in " Lady Huntworth's Ex-
periment " ; at Wallack's, Apr., 1901,
played Mrs. Caroline Bloodgood in
" Are You a Mason ? " ; at Daly's,
Sept., 1901, played in "The Mes-
senger Boy " ; Daly's, 1903, in " The
Billionaire " ; at the New York, Dec.,
1903, appeared as Elizabeth Tudor
in " Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hall " ; in Aug., 1904, appeared in a
" vaudeville " sketch, entitled " Cin-
ders " ; at Lew Fields' Theatre,
Dec., 1904, played Princess Aline in
" It Happened in Nordland " ; at
the Criterion, Jan., 1905, appeared
as Mrs. Meade in " Cousin Billy " ;
and at the Criterion, Mar., 1906, as
Mrs. Sibsey in " The Mountain
Climber " ; made her dtbut as a " star "
at the Lyceum, Scranton, Pa., 8 Oct.,
1907, as Aunt Mary Watldns in " The
Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," appear-
ing in New York in this part at the
Garden Theatre, 12 Nov., 1907; at
Omaha, Neb,, June, 1900, played
Mrs. Jack Repton in " The Rich Mrs.
Rep ton " ; made her first appearance
in London, 22 Aug., 1910, at Terry's
Theatre, in " The Rejuvenation of
Aunt Mary," and 6 Oct., 1910, played
Maw in " Maw, or the Squab Lady " ;
at the Bijou Theatre, New York, Oct,
1911, appeared as " Granmum " in
" The Three Lights," of which she
was part-author, with C. T. Dazey ;
in 1912-13, toured in the same play,
when it was re-named " A Night Out " ;
at London, Ontario, Sept., 1913, played
Mrs. Nat in " Mrs. Nat Plummer " ; at
Syracuse, Dec., 1913, played Mrs.
Lamson in " The Clever Woman " ;
in Aug., 1914, toured as Martha
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•Slawson in " Martha by the Day " ;
during 1916-17 toured as Mrs. Matt
Lamson in " The Making Over of Mrs.
Matt " ; during 1917-18 toured in " A
Little Bit Old- Fashioned " ; during
1919-21 toured in " Tish." Address :
Wright Avenue, Bayside, Long Island,
N.Y., U.S.A.
ROE, Bassett; b. Folkestone, 10
Sept., 1860 ; made his first appearance
on the stage in the provinces with the
late Barry Sullivan ; spent several
years touring, and made a notable suc-
cess in 1884 as Macari in " Called
Back " ; the following year toured as
Tom Desborough in " The Vicar," and
subsequently toured with the late Marie
de Grey, playing Romeo, Orlando,
Claude Melnotte, etc. ; in 1886 toured
as Victor Detille in " Bela " ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Grand Theatre, Islington,
15 Mar., 1886, as Glo'ster in " Jane
Shore " ; appeared at the same theatre
as the Due de Grandcoeur in " Woman
Against Woman " ; at the Vaudeville,
June, 1886, appeared as Beauseant
in " The Lady of Lyons," and at
Cannizaro Woods, July, 1886, appeared
as Henry II in " Fair Rosamund " ;
subsequently he played Philip Cuning-
ham in " After Long Years," at Tor-
quay ; at the Olympic, Jan., 1887,
played Gaston in " Heartsease " ;
appeared at the Opera Comique, Feb.,
1887, in " Long Odds," and in the same
month made a substantial success
at the Standard Theatre, when he
played Jonas Norton in "A Dark
Secret," subsequently playing the
same part at the Olympic, in Apr.,
1887 ; he appeared at the Comedy,
July, 1887, as Lambert Streyke in a
revival of " The Colonel," and then
joined the Princess's Company, under
Grace Hawthorne, appearing there
during 1887-8, as Arkwright in
" Shadows of a Great City," Sonailoff
in " Siberia," Dan Haley in " Uncle
Tom's Cabin," Oliver White in " The
Mystery of a Hansom Cab," and
" Doc " Wilbur in " The Still Alarm " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Nov., 1888, played
Beauseant in " The Lady of Lyons " ;
at the Princess's, June, 1889, appeared
as Sir Ralph Minto in " True Heart,"
and at the Grand, Oct., 1889, played
Marat in " Ninon '* ; at the Princess's,
Dec., 1889, he played John Willett in
" Master and Man *' ; at the Adelphi,
in Aug., 1890, played Sir Philip
Kingston in " The English. Rose " ;
at the Avenue, Mar., 1891, appeared
as Watson Flint in " The Henrietta " ;
during the same year appeared at
the Princess's as Ralph Glendon in
" Fate and Fortune," and Major
Comn in " Arrah-Na-Pogue " ; at the
Olympic, Nov., 1891, played Talley-
rand in "A Royal Divorce," and in
Dec., 1891, Bill Sikes in " Oliver
Twist " ; he then joined E. S. Willard
and toured with him in America ;
reappeared in London at the Comedy,
June, 1894, in " The Middleman " ;
since then has played a variety of
parts at London theatres, including
Sir George Gilding in " The Professor's
Love Story," at the Garrick, 1894 ;
Athos in " The Three Musketeers,"
at the Globe, Garrick, and Lyceum ;
Black Michael in " The Prisoner of
Zenda," at the St. James's ; Charles,
King of France, in " King Henry V,"
at Lyceum, 1900 ; the Bishop in " The
Sacrament of Judas " and in " When
We were Twenty-one," Comedy,
1901 ; was on tour with Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal for some years, and during
their last London season, appeared
in " Dick Hope " and " The
Housekeeper," St. James's, 1905 ;
at the Lyric, 1909, played Athos in
" The Three Musketeers " ; at the
Adelphi, 1909, appeared as Gustave
Vaillant in f< The Devil," and Tom
Cribb in " The House of Temperley " ;
during 1910 toured as Dr. Grimesby
Rylott in " The Speckled Band " ;
at the Globe, Dec., 1910, played John
Stich in " Beau Brocade " ; during
1911 played in several music hall
sketches ; at the Lyceum, Nov., 1911,
appeared as Cardinal Richelieu in
" The Three Musketeers " ; Feb.,
1912, as the King in "The Monk
and the Woman " ; at the London
Pavilion, Apr., 1912, as the Bishop of
the Soudan in " The Next Religion " ;
at His Majesty's, Sept., 1912, played
Lord Burleigh in " Drake " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1913, Oliver Wanklia
in " Strife " ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1913, played Levi and Imhotep in
" Joseph and His Brethren " ; at the
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Aldwych, Apr,, 1914, Seth Preene in
" The Lights o' London " ; at the
Lyric, Apr., 1915, Defendant's Counsel
in " On Trial " ; at the St. Martin's
Theatre, Mar., 1917, the Father-in-Law
in " Damaged Goods " ; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1918, Percival Blake
in " The Eyes of Youth " ; at the
Lyceum, Mar., 1920, Detective Thome
in " Boy of My Heart " ; at the Gar-
rick, Sept., 1920, Sir Roger Pilkington
in " The Right to Strike " ; is a Pro-
fessor of Diction at the Guildhall School
of Music ; a director of the Royal
General Theatrical Fund. Address :
Green Room Cluh, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
ROGERS, Max (Solomon) ; 5. of
Morris Solomon ; comedian ; ever since
his first appearance on the stage had
(until the time of his brother's death
in Oct., 1908) always played with
his brother, Gus Rogers, and' they
were invariably billed as The Rogers
Brothers ; first appeared in 1885 at
the National Theatre, Bowery, New
York, in song and dance ; in 1889
appeared at Tony Pastor's ; organised
own company in 1893 ; in 1895
played in " The Rain Makers " ; in
1896 appeared at Koster and Bial's ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, 24
May, 1897, played Boomps in "A
Round of Pleasure " ; in 1899 com-
menced the series of " vaudeville "
comedies with which they were so long
identified ; the first, " A Reign of
Error/' was produced at the Victoria,
New York, 2 Mar., 1899 ; Sept., 1899,
" The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street ";
Sept., 1900, " In Central Park " ;
Sept., 1901, " In Washington " ; Sept.,
1902, "In Harvard "; Sept., 1903,
" In London " ; Aug., 1904, " In
Paris " ; Aug., 1905, " In Ireland " ;
Sept., 1907, " In Panama " ; during
1909 toured as Howe Swift, Jr., in
" The Young Turk/' and appeared
in the same part at the New York
Theatre, Jan., 1910; at Chicago,
1911, and at the Broadway, New York,
with Weber and Fields, Aug., 1912,
played Wilhelm Rausmitt in " Hanky-
Panky " ; at the Winter Garden, New
York, Nov., 1913, Hemrich Brobschloff
in "The Pleasure Seekers," Address:
1544 Broadway, New York City, U.S.A.
ROLYAT, Ban, actor; (Herbert
Taylor) ; b. Birmingham, 11 Nov.;
1872 ; s. of Thomas Taylor, private
gentleman ; e. Queen's College, Bir-
mingham ; m. (1) Florence Smithson ;
(2) Constance Worth ; made his first
appearance on the stage at Coutts'
Theatre, Birmingham, 1896 ; toured
for some time in " From Scotland
Yard " and " Sentenced for Life " ;
joined George Edwardes's Company,
and toured as Sammy Gigg in " The
Toreador " ; for some time was
engaged with Fred Karno's company,
playing Sergeant Lightning in " The
Dandy Thieves " ; then appeared for
some time in the variety theatres,
making a great success in "It Was Only
a Friendly (?) Game"; made his'
first appearance in London at the
Apollo Theatre, 14 Apr., 1906, as
Joe Mivins in "The Dairymaids/'
in which he was at once successful ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1907, he played
Partridge in " Tom Jones " ; at
Christmas, 1907, played the Baron
in " Cinderella " at the Theatre Royal,
Birmingham; at the Queen's, May,
1908, appeared as Joe in a revival
of " The Dairymaids " ; at the Adelphi,
Christmas, 1908, played in " Cinder-
ella "; at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
Apr., 1909, appeared as John Smith
and Simplicitas in " The Arcadians " ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1911, played
Suki in " The Mousme " ; while
touring in " The Arcadians," 1912,
met with a severe accident, which
kept him from the stage until 1913 ;
in Sept., 1913, toured as Prince
Bogumil in " Princess Caprice " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Oct., 1914,
appeared as Simon Slinks in "Miss
Hook of Holland"; in 1915 toured
in variety theatres, in " The Ghost and
the Girl," and " She's a Daisy " ; from
1916-24 has appeared in sundry
sketches in variety theatres ; at the
Duke of York's, May, 1922, played
Dubois in " Nuts in May " ; in 1924
toured as Tobolski in " The Little
Duchess " ; has also played several
pantomime engagements at Birming-
ham and Manchester under Robert
Courtneidge, Favourite part ; Joe
Mivins in " The Dairy-maids." Re-
creations : Golf, swimming, football,
and reading.
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BOMAINE, Claire, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. London, 21 Dec., 1877; d. of
the late Edward Solomon and his wife,
Lily Grey (Isaacs) ; wi. Edgar Ro-
maine ; made her first appearance on
the stage in 1893 when she toured as
Zoe in " Don Juan " ; her next engage-
ment was in 1894, as Shrimp in "In
Town " ; in 1895 appeared at the
Gaiety in " The Shop Girl " ; made her
first appearance on the variety stage
at the Royal, Holborn, 8 July, 1895,
and has since appeared at every hall
of note in the kingdom ; appeared at
the Gaiety Theatre, May, 1901, as
Mrs. Bang in " The Messenger Boy " ;
June, 1901, as Mrs. Malton Hoppings
in " The Toreador " ; at Drury Lane
Theatre, Sept., 1903, as Polly Cham-
pion in " The Flood Tide " ; at the
Comedy Theatre, Feb., 1904, as
Marina in " Amorelle " ; at the Roy-
alty, May, 1904, as Bella in "The
Money Makers " ; is also highly popu-
lar as " principal boy " in pantomime ;
during 1915-16 toured in the revue
" Sugar and Spice " ; in 1918 toured
as Adelaide Fontaine in " High Jinks,"
and Zuleika in " Any Lady " ; in 1919
toured in " Topsy-Turvy, 1919 " ;
during 1924 toured as Camille in
" Toni " ; has toured in the United
States, on four occasions, and has also
toured in Australia and South Africa.
ROMBER&, Sigjnund, composer ; 6.
Hungary, 1887 ; s. of Adam and Claire
Roinberg ; e. Bucharest University ;
m. Lillian Harris ; composer of the
following rmisical plays, revues, and
.operettas: "The Midnight Girl,"
1913; "The Whirl of the World,"
1914 ; " The Passing Show of 1914'"
(part-composer), 1914 ; " Dancing
Around " (part-composer), 1914 ;
" Ruggles of Red Gap/' 1915 ; " The
Blue Paradise " (part-composer), 1915 ;
" Hands-Up " (part-composer), 1915;
" Little Mary Mack " (part-composer),
1915 ; " Made in America," 1915 ;
" A World of Pleasure," 1915 ; "' The
Show of Wonders," 1916 ; " Robinson
Crusoe, Junior/' 1916 ; " The Passing
Show of 1916," 1916 ; " The Girl from
Brazil/' 1916 ; " Follow Me," 1916 ;
" The Passing Show of 1917," 1917 ;
" My Lady's Glove," 1917 ; " May-
time," 1917 ; " Doing Our Bit/' 1917 ;
" Over the Top," 1918 ; " Sinbad,"
1918; "The Passing Show of 1918" ;
1918 ; " The Melting of Molly/' 1919 ;
" Monte Cristo, Junior," 1919 ; " The
Magic Melody/' 1919 ; " Love Birds,"
1920 ; " The Poor Little Ritz Girl "
(part-composer), 1920 ; "In Blossom
Time," 1921 ; " Bombs," 1921 ; " The
BlusHng Bride," 1922 ; " The Rose
of Stamboul " (with Leo Fall), 1922 ;
" Springtime of Youth," (part-com-
poser), 1922 ; " The Passing Show of
1923" (with Jean Schwartz), 1923;
"Innocent Eyes" (with Schwartz),
1924 ; " Marjorie/' 1924 ; " The Pas-
sing Show of 1924 " (with Schwartz),
1924 ; " Artists and Models," 1924 ;
" Annie Dear," 1924 ; " The Student
Prince" (with Karl Hajos), 1924.
Address : c/o Messrs. Shubert Bros.,
Shubert Theatre, New York City,
U.S.A.
RONALD, Sir landon (cr. 1922),
F.R.A.M., F.R.C.M. ; composer and
conductor ; b. London, 7 June, 1873 ;
e. Marylebone and All Souls' Grammar
Schools, and Margate College ; m. Mimi
Ettlinger ; studied for some time at
R.C.M. ; first attracted attention in
1891, when he appeared as solo pianist
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
with " L'Enfant Prodigue " ; was
deputy conductor at Covent Garden
Theatre, under Sir Augustus Harris,
in 1891 ; appointed conductor at the
Lyric Theatre, 1898 ; appointed
Principal of the Guildhall School of
Music, 1910 ; composed several songs
for " Little Miss Nobody/' " L' Amour
Mouille," " Florodora," " The Silver
Slipper/' etc. ; has composed several
ballets for the Alhambra, and has
written numerous orchestral works,
songs, etc. ; is conductor of the Royal
Albert Hall and Scottish Orchestras ;
conductor of many of the chief concerts
in England and the Continent ; was
created a Knight in the New Year's
Honours of 1922 ; is President of the
Incorporated Society of Musicians,
1924 ; Chairman of the British Musical
Conductors' Association ; was made a
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music,
1921, and a Fellow of the Royal College
of Music, 1922. Address : 34 War-
wick Avenue, W.9. Telephone- No. :
1445 Paddington,
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BOOKE, Irene, actress ; 6. Bridport ;
c?, of George Rooke, journalist; e.
privately ; m. (1) Francis Greppo ; (2)
Milton Rosmer ; was prepared for the
stage with Ben Greet, making her
first appearance on tour as Lottie in
" The Two Roses," in 1895 ; subse-
quently she played "Viola, Ophelia,
Perdita, Miranda, Desdemona, Hero,
Rosalind, etc. ; she then toured for
some time as Mercia in " The Sign
of the Cross/' with William Greet' s
company ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Olympic Theatre,
19 May, 1897, as Ophelia, to the
Hamlet of Mr. Gordon Craig ; played
two seasons in the United States as
Mercia ; subsequently played with
E. H. Sothern, as Gabrielle in "The
King's Musketeers " ; at the Lyceum,
1900, played Mary Gale in " For Auld
Lang Syne " ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
Aug., 1901, played Amelia Sedley in
" Becky Sharp " ; at the Vaudeville,
Sept., 1902, appeared as Fanny
Willoughby in " Quality Street/' also
playing Phoebe Throssel in the same
play, June, 1903 ; she has fulfilled en-
gagements at Terry's, Duke of York's,
Vaudeville, Savoy, Royalty, Court,
Prince of Wales's, Lyceum, and His
Majesty's Theatres, and has also toured
in America for three years under the
management of the Messrs. Frohman ;
among other parts she has played in
town are Mrs. Treviss in " The Heroic
Stubbs," Calantha in " The Broken
Heart/* Belinda Churchill in " Belin-
da/'' Evangeline Percival in " The
New Felicity," Mrs. Jones in " The
Silver Box," Cunegonde in " Attila,"
Mrs. Carruthers in " The Younger
Generation/' Lady Sheila in " Love
in a Cottage," The Wayfarer in
" Ib and Little Christina"; played
Alice as Miss Ellen Terry's understudy
in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire " ; during
1910 was engaged at the Royalty
Theatre, Glasgow, during the repertory
season, playing in " Lady Winder-
mere's Fan," " Justice/' " The Cassilis
Engagement/' vt Nan/' etc. ; subse-
quently joined Miss Horniman's com-
pany at the Gaiety, Manchester, where
she has appeared in a great number
of plays, including " Gentlemen of
the Press," " The Point of View/'
"Miles Dixon," "Mary Edwards,"
" Lords and Masters/' " Mary
Broome," " The Blood Flower,"
" Twelfth Night," " Mary's Wedding,"
etc. ; at the Liverpool Repertory
Theatre, 1912, played Judith Anderson
in " The Devil's Disciple " ; at the
Gaiety, Manchester, Sept., 1912,
played Elaine in the play of that name ;
at the Kingsway Theatre, Nov., 1912,
played Lady Cheshire in " The Eldest
Son " ; accompanied Miss Horniman's
Repertory Company to Canada, 1913 ;
after her return to London appeared
at the Court, Sept., 1913, as Nan in a
revival of " The Tragedy of Nan," and
Clare Dedmond in " The Fugitive " ;
played a repertory season at the
Theatre Royal, Leeds, Nov., 1913,
appearing as Candida, Mrs. Under-
wood in " Strife," Nan, Katherine
Brayton in " The Whip Hand/' and
Emily Vernon in " What the Public
Wants " ; at the St. James's, London,
Dec., 1913, played Mrs. Jones in " The
Silver Box " ; rejoined Miss Horni-
man's company at Gaiety, Manchester,
Feb., 1914, playing Paula in "The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," Ruth in
" Justice," Barbara in " Major Bar-
bara," Katherine More in " The Mob,"
Viola in "Twelfth Night," Janet
Rutherford in " Rutherford and Son/'
Sarah Ehrlich in " The New Shylock,"
Mrs. Ross in " The Will " ; Jennifer
in " The Doctor's Dilemma," etc. ; at
the New Theatre, Manchester, Jan.,
1915, played Portia in " The Merchant
of Venice " ; Mar., 1915, Desdemona
in " Othello " ; at the Prince's, Man-
chester, Apr., 1915, Lady Rae in " The
Road to Raebury " ; and Lucinda in
" Followers " ; at Kelly's, Liverpool,
Apr., 1915, Rose Tomlin in "The
Hillarys " ; appeared at the Criterion,
London, June, 1915, in the three last-
mentioned plays ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Feb., 1917, played Lady
Mary Crewys in " Peter's Mother/'
Alice Grey in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire/'
and Paula in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray " ; during 1917 also toured
as Mrs. Dowey in " The Old Lady
Shows her Medals/' and appeared at
the London Coliseum in the same
part; at the Kingsway, Aug., 1917,
played Comfort Pryce in " Cook " ;
at the New, Feb., 1918, Mrs. Herrick
in " The Freaks " ; at the Lyceum,
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Sheffield, Mar., 1919, Miss Manning in
"Uncle Ned," and played the same
part at the St. James's, Mar., 1920 ;
at the Comedy, Sept., 1920, appeared
as Margaret Grimshaw in " The
Crossing; at the Globe, Dec., 1921,
played Marion Blayds-Conway in " The
Truth About Blayds " ; at the Court,
Apr., 1922, Joan March in " Windows";
at His Majesty's, May, 1923, Mrs.
Cromwell in " Oliver Cromwell " ; at
the Everyman Theatre, Oct., 1923,
Stella Langridge in " Ancient Lights,"
and Emily Vernon in " What the
Public Wants " ; July, 1924, Mrs.
Bridgenorth in " Getting Married " ;
at the Haymarket, Oct., 1924, Rosa-
mund Larne in " Old English." Ad-
dress : 16 Weymouth Street, W.I.
Telephone No. : Langham 2243.
BOOSE, Oiwcn, actress ; b. Finchley,
1900 ; d, of Arthur Edward Roose and
his wife Alice (Thwaitcs) ; e. Dolgelly,
North Wales ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Grand, Leeds,
1916, as Chalmers in " A Little Bit of
Fluff " ; made her first appearance in
London, at the Lyceum, 6 Mar., 1920,
as Marie Fontaine in " Boy of My
Heart " ; at the Duke of York's, June,
1921, played in " The Wrong Number";
at Wyndham's, Oct., 1921, succeeded
Emily Brooke as Phyllis Benton in
" Bull-Dog Drummond " ; subse-
quently toured as Tilly in " Tilly of
Bloomsbury " ; at the Playhouse,
June, 1922, played Lady Orreyd in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at
the Criterion, Apr., 1923, Ethel Parker
Jennings in " Jack Straw " ; at the
Duke of York's, July, 1923, Florence
Lanham in " Civilian Clothes " ; at
the St. Martin's, Aug., 1923, succeeded
Edna Best as Catherine in " The Lilies
of the Field " ; at Drury Lane, Dec.,
1923, succeeded Violet Graham as
Lady Angela Vale in " Good Luck " ;
during 1924 toured as Lily Fairfield in
" The Lonely House," and Joan in
" The Sixth Man." Favourite parts :
Tilly in " Tilly of Bloomsbury," and
Kitty in " The Lilies of the Field."
Address : 41 Elm Park Gardens,
S.W.iO. Telephone No. ; Kensington
1601.
BORKE, Kate, actress ; b. London,
22 Feb., 1866 ; at. of Lucy (Whithall)
and John Rorke ; is descended from
an old theatrical family ; e. Convent
of Notre Dame, London ; m. (1) E. W.
Gardiner (d. 1899) ; (2) Dr. Douglas
Cree ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Court Theatre, 30
Mar., 1878, as one of the school-
children in " Olivia," under the
management of John Hare ; she next
appeared at the Haymarket, May,
1880, as Sybil in " School " ; during
the same month was engaged by
Charles Wyndham, and appeared at
the Criterion, as Grace Peyton in
" Betsy," succeeding Rose Fleury ;
she remained a member of the Criterion
company for some years, and during
that period appeared in the following
among other plays : " Uncle John,"
Nov., 1880; "Brighton," Oct., 1881,
and " Withered Leaves," Oct., 1881 ;
played Lottie in " Foggerty's Fairy,"
Dec., 1881; Mrs. Gordon in "The
Great Divorce Case," Jan., 1882 ;
Fanny Simpson in " Fourteen Days,"
Mar., 1882 ; Anna Maria Poppytop in
"The Wedding March," July, 1882;
Minnie in " Little Miss Muffet," Sept.,
1882 ; Mrs. McManus in " Betsy,"
Oct., 1882 ; during this engagement
she also played a number of parts
at the Crystal Palace, appearing in
"The Palace of Truth," "Little
Em'ly " (as Em'ly), " A Bird in the
Hand," " Heart's Delight," " New
Men and Old Acres," " Tom Pinch,"
" Pity," " The Liar," etc. ; at the
Court Theatre, Mar., 1883, played
Sally in " The Rector," and Apr.,
1883, Mary Rivers in " All for Her " ;
subsequently she toured with Charles
Wyndham in the United States ;
reappeared in London, Apr., 1884,
at the Criterion, as Virginia Vander-
pump in " Brighton," subsequently
playing Angelica Porter in " Fourteen
Days," Parker in " The Great Divorce
Case," and Minnie in " Somebody
Else " ; at the Novelty, July, 1884,
appeared as Mary Herbert in " Cupid's
Messenger " ; at the Criterion, Nov.,
1884, played Lady Dorothy in " The
Candidate " ; at the Vaudeville, May,
1885, she appeared as Kate in " The
Road to Fame," and at the Strand,
May, 1885, made a distinct " hit "
when she played Lucy Preston in
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" The Silver Shield " ; she appeared
in this latter part at the Comedy,
June, 1885, at the same time playing
Blanche D'Evran in " Our Bitterest
Foe " ; in Sept., 1885, she joined the
Vaudeville company, remaining there
until 1888 ; she played Laura Myrtle
in " Loose Tiles/' Sept., 1885 ; Carrie
Sprent in " Nearly Severed/' Sept.,
1885 ; Helen Coverham in " Loyal
Lovers/* Dec., 1885 ; Belinda Brown
in " Plebeians/' Jan., 1886 ; Rose
Mumpleford in " Confusion/' Jan.,
1886; Sophia in the play of that
name, Apr., 1886 ; Rachel McCreery
in " Held by the Enemy/' July, 1887 ;
Lucy Robbins in " Heart of Hearts,"
Nov., 1887, and Fanny Goodwill in
" Joseph's Sweetheart," Mar., 1888 ;
at the Savoy, in June, 1888, played
Lady Vavir in " Broken Hearts " ;
at the Opera Comique, Jan., 1889, ap-
peared as Margaret Gyde in " Tares,"
and at the Gaiety, Feb., 1889, she
played Kate Derwent in "A Fool's
Paradise " ; she was then engaged
by John Hare as leading lady at the
Garrick Theatre, a position she re-
tained for six years, during which
period she achieved many notable
successes ; she played the following
parts during her long engagement ;
Leslie Brudenell in " The Profligate,"
Apr., 1889 ; Mrs. Goldfinch in " A
Pair of Spectacles," Feb., 1890 ;
Camilla Brent in " Lady Bountiful/'
Feb., 1891 ; Bella in " School," Sept.,
1891 ; Kate Derwent in "A Fool's
Paradise," Jan., 1892 ; Grace Barbrook
in " Robin Goodfellow," Jan., 1893 ;
Dora in " Diplomacy/' Feb., 1893 ;
Ruth Venables in " An Old Jew,"
Jan., 1894 ; Esther Eccles in " Caste,"
Feb., 1894 ; Lady Anne Seaton in
" Mrs. Lessingham," Apr., 1894 ;
Clara Douglas in " Money," May,
1894 ; Helen Egerton in " Slaves of
the Ring," Dec., 1894 ; during this
period she also played at the Globe,
Dec., 1889, with F. R. Benson, Helena
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
and on tour with Forbes-Robertson,
Sept., 1894, Mrs. Neill in " Dr. and Mrs.
Neill " ; at the conclusion of the
Garrick engagement she toured in
the last mentioned play ; at the
Shaftesbury, Apr., 1896, played St.
Hulda in "The Sin of St. Hulda " ;
at the St. James's, May, 1896, appeared
as Vera in " Moths " ; in Oct., 1896,
she joined Beerbohm Tree and toured
with him in England and the United
States, playing Drusilla Ives in " The
Dancing Girl," Ophelia in " Hamlet,"
Olga Morakoff in " The Red Lamp,"
Loyse in " The Ballad Monger," Lady
Percy in " King Henry IV " (part I),
Trilby, and Alice Duvarney in " The
Seats of the Mighty " ; on returning
to London, appeared at the opening
of Her Majesty's Theatre, Apr., 1897,
in the latter mentioned part ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1897, played Marion Hume
in " The White Heather " ; at Terry's,
Feb., 1898, appeared as Kate Praed
in " The White Knight " ; at the
Metropole, Sept., 1898, played Anne
of Austria in " The Three Musketeers,"
with Lewis Waller ; at the Adelphi,
Mar., 1899, played Louise de la
Valliere in " The Man with the Iron
Mask " ; during 1900 toured as Kate
Verity in " The Squire," and during
1901, as Beatrice Selwyn in " A Fool's
Paradise " ; at the Princess's, Sept.,
1901, played the Countess Wanda
in "The Sin of a Life"; in 1903
toured as Winifred Gray in " The
Story of Winifred " ; at the Criterion,
May, 1903, played Esther Eccles in
" Caste," and at the Kennington
Theatre, Nov., 1903, appeared as
Honor in a play of that name ; at the
Court Theatre, Apr., 1904, played
Candida in Shaw's play of that name ;
at Terry's, Apr., 1904, Marion Burn-
side in " The House of Burnside " ;
at the Comedy, Mar., 1906, reappeared
in her old part of Mrs, Goldfinch in
"A Pair of Spectacles"; in 1906
was appointed Professor of Dramatic
Art at the Guildhall School of Music ;
at the Playhouse, in June, 1907,
appeared as Pansy in a play of that
name, and at the King's, Hammer-
smith, in Oct., played Fuchsia Leach
in a revival of " Moths " ; at the
Kingsway Theatre, Oct., 1908, played
Mrs. George Lomax in " The Sway-
boat," and in Nov., 1908, appeared
as Mrs. Percival in " Grit " ; at the
Court, Mar., 1909, played Miriam
Hardy in "The Other Truth of the
Law " ; at the Playhouse, Oct., 1910,
appeared as The Mother in " The
Toymaker of Nuremberg " ; at the
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Aldwych, Mar., 1911, played Mrs.
Bond in " Business " ; at His Majesty's,
Gala performance, 27 June, 1911,
appeared as Britannia in " The Critic " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1911, played
the Countess of Norchester in " The
Hope " ; Apr., 1912, appeared as
the Mother of Ben Hur in " Ben
Hur " ; Sept., 1912, as Truth in
" Every wo man " ; reappeared on the
stage after an absence of five years,
at the New Theatre, July, 1917, during
" Navy Week/1 as Mrs. Goldfinch in
" A Pair of Spectacles," and played
the same part when the play was
revived at Wyndham' s, Sept., 1917 ;
for some years has conducted a studio
for stage tuition. Address : 9 Tenby
Mansions, Nottingham Street, W.I.
Telephone No. : Langham 2365. Studio
Address : 29 Gloucester Terrace, Lan-
caster Gate, W.2. Telephone No. :
Paddington 8040.
RORKE, Mary, actress ; b. London,
14 Feb., 1858 ; d. of John and Lucy
( Whithall) Rorke ; sister of Kate Rorke ;
e. London ; m. Frank W. St. Aubyn,
architect ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Princess's Theatre,
Christmas, 1873, in " Little Puss in
Boots " ; she was next seen at the
Royalty, Apr., 1874, in " The Fire
Eaters/' and at the Court, in May,
1874, in " Calypso " ; in Sept., 1874,
appeared at the Theatre Royal,
Croydon, under the late Charles
Kelly, in " The Quiet Family," " The
Spitalnelds' Weaver," " The Honey-
moon " (as Zamora), etc.; at the
Crystal Palace, under Charles Wynd-
ham, Oct. to Dec., 1874, played in
" Wild Oats," " She Stoops to Con-
quer " (Miss Neville), " London Assur-
ance " (Grace Harkaway), " The
School for Intrigue," " The Love
Chase" (Phoebe), "As You Like It"
(Celia) ; at Croydon, 1874, she also
appeared in " Who's to Win Him ? "
as Miss Carruthers in " Black Sheep,"
and the Spirit of the Rhine in
" Lurline " ; at the Court, Mar.,
1875, she played in " Short and Sweet ";
at the Mirror, Apr., 1875, in "Maids
of Honour " ; at the Haymarket,
July, 1875, played Sophy Crackthorpe
in " The Wedding March/' subse-
quently appearing there in " London
Assurance," et Vesta's Temple," etc. ;
after a season at Liverpool, returned
to the Court, under John Hare ; dur-
ing the same year she also played a
number of fresh parts at the Crystal
Palace, such as Jenny in " The Road
to Ruin," Jenny in " Love's Sacrifice,"
Harriett in " The Jealous Wife,"
Cecile in " Plot and Passion," Phoebe
in " Paul Pry," Julia in " The Rivals,"
etc. ; at the Court, 1876, appeared in
" A Scrap of Paper " ; Nov. 1876, ap-
peared in " A Model of a Wife," and as
Fanny Bunter in " New Men and
Old Acres " ; reappeared at the
Haymarket, Sept., 1877, in " Paul
Pry," " A Cup of Tea " ; she then
toured as Galatea in " Pygmalion and
Galatea " ; on returning to town
was engaged by Charles Wyndham
for the Criterion, and appeared there
Feb., 1879, as Mrs. Dorothy Sterry
in " Truth " ; in Aug., 1879, she played
Mrs. McManus in " Betsy " ; Nov.,
1880, played Dagmar in " Where's
the Cat ? " ; Jan., 1881, Dorine in
" Brave Hearts " ; Dec., 1881, Jennie
Talbot in " Foggerty's Fairy " ; Mar.,
1882, Angelica Porter in " Fourteen
Days " ; accompanied Wyndham on
American tour, 1882-3 ; on her return to
London, joined the Adelphi company,
and in Oct., 1883, appeared as Barbara
Herrick in "In the Ranks " ; same
theatre, Apr., 1885, played Mary
Barton in " The Last Chance " ; July,
1885, played Arrah Meelish in " Arrah-
Na-Pogue " ; Oct., 1885, appeared
as Eily O'Connor in " The Colleen
Bawn " ; Dec., 1885, played Lina
Nelson in " The Harbour Lights " ;
in Jan., 1887, appeared at the Hay-
market, as Mrs. Ashbee in " Hard
Hit " ; July, 1887, at the Princess's,
played Helen Standish in " Shadows
of a Great City," in Oct., 1887, appeared
as Sylvia in " The Stroller " ; in Dec.,
1887, played Marie in " Siberia " ;
she was next seen at the Prince of
Wales's, Feb., 1888, when she ap-
peared as Mrs. Errol in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy " ; at the Princess's, Aug.,
1888, played Ellinore Fordham in
" The Still Alarm " ; at the Gaiety,
Sept., 1888, played Ustane in " She " ;
at the Princess's, Nov., 1888, appeared
as Lilian Melford in " Hands Across
the Sea " ; in Mar., 1889, she appeared
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at the Globe, with the late Richard
Mansfield, as Elizabeth of York in
" Richard III " ; returned to the
Adelphi, Sept., 1889, and appeared
as Maud Willoughby in " London
Day by Day " ; in Apr., 1890, played
Madame St. Aubert in " The Green
Bushes " ; in Aug., 1890, appeared
as Bridget O'Mara in " The English
Rose " ; at the Princess's, Apr., 1892,
played May Groves in " The Life
We Live " ; at the Opera Comique,
Oct., 1892, appeared as the Duchess
of Main in Webster's old tragedy of
that name ; during 1893 toured as
Helen in " Sunlight and Shadow " ;
at the Lyric, Apr., 1894, played Mrs.
de Coursay in " The Little Squire " ;
subsequently toured with Forbes-
Robertson and Kate Rorke, as Lady
Carthew in " Dr. and Mrs. Neill " ;
in 1895 toured as Mrs. Ralston in
"Jim the Penman"; she then ap-
peared at the Lyceum, June, 1895,
under Sir Henry Irving, as Morgan
Le Fay in " King Arthur," and in
July, 1895, as Queen Eleanor in
" Becket," and Madame Dei Franchi
in " The Corsican Brothers " ; she
accompanied Irving to America,
1895-6 ; on her return, appeared at
the Lyceum, Dec., 1896, as the Duchess
of York in " Richard III," and Apr.,
1897, as Madame de Rovigo in " Ma-
dame Sans-Gene " ; at Terry's, June,
1899, played Lady Millicent Batty e
in " The Weather Hen " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, May, 1900, played
Ib's Mother in " Ib and Little Chris-
tina " ; at the Vaudeville, Apr., 1901,
appeared as Ellen in " Sweet and
Twenty " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec.,
1902, played Mrs. Carmichael in " A
Little Un-Fairy Princess " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1903, played the
Comtesse Bertrand in " The Exile " ;
subsequently toured with Martin Har-
vey in " The Only Way," " The Exile,"
" Ib and Little Christina," etc. ;
at Wyndham's, Apr., 1904, played
Lady Mary Royston in " The Sword
of the King " ; next joined Lewis
Waller at the Imperial, and in Oct.,
1904, played Lady Holland in " His
Majesty's Servant," Chorus in " King
Henry V," The Nurse in " Romeo
and Juliet," Madame de Pavlovic in
" Hawthorne, U.S.A. " ; appeared at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1905, as Anna in
" The Prodigal Son " ; returned to
Imperial, Jan., 1906, to play Queen
Gertrude in " The Harlequin King " ;
at the Waldorf, May, 1906, played
Ann Barron in " Shore Acres " ;
subsequently rejoined Martin Harvey
on tour ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1907, she appeared as Kerka in
" Attila," and later as Emilia in
" Othello," with Oscar Asche and
Lily Brayton ; at the Aldwych, in
Oct., she succeeded Miss Rosina Filippi
as Janet McCleod in " The Gay
Gordons " ; at the Lyric, Jan., 1908,
played the Dowager Lady Kerhill,
in "A White Man " ; June, 1908,
appeared as Lady Kelsey in " The
Explorer " ; next joined Mr. Martin
Harvey's company ; appeared at the
Adelphi, Sept., 1908, as Madame dei
Franchi in " The Corsican Brothers,"
as the Gipsy in " Jb and Little
Christina," as Mrs. Riordan in " The
Tragedy of Truth " ; in Oct., 1908,
played Ailsie Gourlay in " The Last
Heir," and the Vengeance in " The
Only Way " ; same theatre, June,
1909, played Donna Mercedes in
" The World and His Wife " ; at the
Lyceum, May, 1910, appeared as
Queen Margaret in " Richard III " ;
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1910, played
Christine Grant in " Nobody's Daugh-
ter," and Feb., 1911, Mistress Cochrane
in " Mr. Jarvis " ; at the Royalty,
Apr., 1911, appeared as Lady Mogton
in " The Master of Mrs. Chilvers " ;
at the Comedy, June, 1911, played
the Countess of Bude in " The Cruci-
ble " ; at the Prince of Wales's, Sept.,
1911, appeared as Mrs. Harcourt in
" The Great Name " ; at the Savoy,
May, 1913, played Mrs. Gyurkovics
in " The Seven Sisters " ; at the
Comedy, Sept., 1913, the Dowager
Duchess of Chuffham in " The New
Duke " ; at the Duke of York's, Feb.,
1914, Emma Sharp in " The Land of
Promise " ; at the Vaudeville, Oct.,
1914, Mrs. Woodhouse in " The Cost " ;
at the Comedy, Apr., 1915, Mdme. de
Treville in " Wild Thyme " ; at the
New Theatre, June, 1915, appeared as
a Fury and Lady Carter et in " Arma-
geddon," and Mdme. Dei Franchi in
" The Corsican Brothers " ; at the
Coliseum, Feb., 1916, played the
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Baroness Lambotte in " The Iron
Hand " ; at the Prince's, Feb., 1917,
Lady Caterham in " The Catch of the
Season " ; May, 1917, Madame de
Treville in " Good News " (" Wild
Thyme ") ; at the New, June, 1917,
Mrs. Bolingbroke in " His Excellency
the Governor " ; July, 1917, Mrs.
Mossop in " Trelawney of the Wells " ;
at Wyndharn's, Sept., 1919, Mrs.
Cord ways in " The Choice " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1920, Dona Barbarita
in " The Romantic Young Lady " ; at
the Garrick, Feb., 1921, Lady Dobree
in " The Fulfilling of the Law " ; at
the Aldwych, Apr., 1921, Mrs. Prim-
rose in ""Olivia"; July, 1921, Mary
in " James the Less " ; Aug., 1921,
the Marquise de Mortain in " The
Legion of Honour " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Nov., 1921, Mrs. Hathaway in
" Will Shakespeare " ; at the Grand,
Fulham, Nov., 1924, Paula's Mother
in " Husband Love " ; during the
past ten years has appeared in a great
number of cinema plays. Address :
109 Albert Bridge Road, S.W.I 1.
EOSE, Edward Everett, dramatist ;
b. Stanstead, Quebec, 11 Feb., 1862;
s. of Nancy (Fox) and George Henry
Rose ; e. Boston and Harvard (1882-4) ;
m. (I) Clara Oakley (1889), (2) Dorothy
Stanton ; has written or adapted
the following plays : " Pards," " Se-
nators from Grindley," "The West-
erner/' " Captain Paul," " The Gad-
fly," " David Harum," " Richard
Carvel," " Janice Meredith," " Eben
Holden/' " Alice of Old Vincennes,"
" A Gentleman from Indiana," " Mr.
Dooley," " Kassia," " Fighting Bob,"
" The Spenders/' " John Henry,"
" Brother Jacques," " The Way to
Kenmare," " A Square Deal," " The
Great Wall Street Mystery," "The
Rosary/' " The Port of Missing Men,"
"•Everyman's Daughter," "The Grey
Hawk/' " The Little Lost Sister/'
" The Little Girl that God Forgot,"
" The Line and the Level/' " Turn
Back the Hours," " Cappy Ricks/'
" Penrod," " The Daughter of Mother
Machree/' "The Master Thief," "Tish,"
" Rose Machree," etc, Clubs : Lambs'
and American Dramatists'. Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
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EOSENFELD, Sydney, playwright ;
b. Richmond, Va., U.S.A., 26 Oct.,
1855 ; e. at public schools, Richmond
and New York, and privately in the
latter city ; was the first editor of
Puck ; has written and adapted
many plays, and collaborated in a
number of others ; has also written
the libretti of a number of comic
operas and musical plays ; the fol-
lowing are some of his principal
works : " The Pique Family/' 1876 ;
" Dr. Clyde " (from the German),
1879 ; " The Black Hussar " (from the
German), 1885 ; " Nanon " (from the
French), 1885; "A Possible Case,"
1888 ; " The Lady or the Tiger," in
collaboration, 1888 ; " Prince Methu-
salem," 1888 ; " The Club Friend,"
1891 ; " Imagination," 1892 ; " Fritz
in Prosperity/' 1893 ; " The Passing
Show/' in collaboration, 1894 ; " The
Two Escutcheons " (from the German) ,
1896 ; " A House of Cards/' 1896 ;
" His Absent Boy/' in collaboration,
1896 ; " The Politician," 1896 ; " At
the White Horse Tavern," from the
German, 1899 ; " The King's Carnival,"
1900 ; " The Hall of Fame," 1902 ;
" The Barnstormer," 1905 ; " The
Aero Club," 1907, " The Great
White Way," 1907 ; " Mdlle. Mis-
chief," 1908 ; " Children of Destiny,"
1910 ; " The Happiest Night of His
Life," 1910 ; " Jumping Jupiter "
(with Richard Carle), 1910 ; " The
Rose of Panama " (\vith John L.
Shine), 1912 ; " The Charm of Isabel,"
1914 ; " The Love Drive," 1917 ;
" Letty Arrives," 1919 ; also " The
Giddy Throng," " A Man of Ideas/'
" The Mocking Bird," " The 20th
Century Girl," " The Purple Lady,"
" The Rain Maker of Syria/' " A
Dangerous Maid," " A Round of
Pleasure," " The Vanderbilt Cup,"
" A Lesson for Wives," " Virginia
Runs Away." Address : The Albany,
308 West Ninety-fifth Street, New
York City.
EOSMEB, Milton, actor ; b. South-
port, 4 Nov., 1881 ; 5. of Minnie
(Mulvey) and W. J. Lunt (Arthur
Milton, of the Milton- Rays) ; e. Man-
chester Grammar School ; m. Irene
Rooke ; made his first appearance on
the stage in 1899, in the burlesque
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" Don Quixote " ; joined Osmond
Tearle, Dec., 1900, and he then toured
the following year in " Virginius " and
other plays with him ; was engaged for
three years with Walter Melville ; in
June, 1902, when only twenty-one,
played Hamlet, Orlando, and Mark
Antony ; during 1903 toured as Paul de
Lahne in ' ' The Best of Friends "; made
his first appearance in London at the
Kennington Theatre, 7 Dec., 1903, as
Cornet Tresham in " The Breed of the
Treshams," with Martin Harvey, with
whom he played for three seasons ;
toured in America as " Everyman/1
and in Shakespearean parts ; at the
Great Queen Street Theatre (now
Kingsway), Apr., 1905, played Don
Ferolo Whisker andos in "The Critic " ;
May, 1905, Prince Philamir in " The
Palace of Truth " ; at the Imperial,
June, 1907, David Ballard in a play
of that name ; appeared at the Bo-
tanical Gardens, 1907, as Corin in
" Cupid's Throne " ; joined the reper-
tory company at the Royalty The-
atre, Glasgow, 1909, where he ap-
peared as Charlie Bunting in " Deal-
ing in Futures," Constantino Treplef
in " The Seagull/' William Falder
in " Justice/' etc. ; joined Miss
Horniman's Company at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Sept., 1910, remaining
there till 1915, appearing among other
parts, as Harry Blake in " Gentlemen
of the Press/' Fred Ovens in "The
Master of the House," Father Thomas
in " The Cloister/' Miles Dixon in the
play of that name, Clifford Rawson
in " The Younger Generation/' Major
Fitzalwin in " Red 'Ria," Lamond
in " The Little Dream/' Malcolm
Henderson in " Lords and Masters/'
Leonard Timbrell in " Mary Broome,"
Alfred Fayres in " Our Little Fancies,"
Pierrot in " Prunella," Jeff Hodder
in " Revolt," Peter Garside in " Gar-
side's Career/' Aubrey Tanqueray in
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray/' William
Falder in " Justice," Adolphus in
" Major Barbara," Stephen More in
" The Mob," David Roberts in " Strife/'
Dick Gurvil in " Nan," Francis Worgan
in " What the Public Wants/' Malvolio
in "Twelfth Night," Napoleon in " The
Man of Destiny," Leonard Scribner in
" The New Shylock," Philip Ross in
" The Will/' Louis Dubetat in " The
Doctor's Dilemma " ; John Tanner in
" Man and Superman," Dick Dudgeon
in " The Devil's Disciple " ; during
this engagement he ran a repertory
season in Leeds, in 1913 ; at the New,
Manchester, Jan., 1915, played Grati-
ano in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
Mar., 1915, Cassio in " Othello " ; at
the Prince's, Manchester, Apr., 1915,
John Bayfield Blain in " The Road to
Raebury " ; at Kelly's, Liverpool,
Apr., 1915, Patrick Hillary in "The
Hillarys," etc. ; was Director of
Miss Horniman's company for Ameri-
can and Canadian tours, 1913 ; entered
on a short term of management at the
Court, London, Sept., 1913, playing
Dick Gurvil in " The Tragedy of Nan,"
and Malise in " The Fugitive," which
he subsequently transferred to the
Prince of Wales's, in the same month,
and at the Criterion, London, June,
1915, when he played " The Hillarys "
and " The Road to Raebury " ; at the
Aldwych, Oct., 1915, appeared as
Oscar Stephensson in " The Prodigal
Son " ; at the Court, Mar., 1916, as
Douglas Hetherly in " Youth " ; he
then joined the Army; after the war,
appeared at the Holborn Empire,
Feb., 1919, as Austin in " His Royal
Happiness " ; at the Scala, Mar,, 1919,
as the Viscount de Coufontaine in
" The Heritage " ; at the New, Sept,
1919, played Sir Corry White in
" Jack o3 Jingles " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Dec., 1919, Major Nat
Tuke in " Homespun " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1920, Cassius in " Julius
Caesar " ; at the Everyman, Oct.,
1921, Caleb Williams in " Diff'rcnt " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Jan., 1922, Harry
Lattimer in " The Rattlesnake " ; at
the Everyman, Mar. -Sept., 1922,
played Captain Bluntschli in " Arms
and the Man," St. John Hotchkiss in
" Getting Married " ; Percival in
" Misalliance/' Valentine in " You
Never Can Tell/' Cokanc in " Widow-
ers' Houses " ; at the Little, Oct.,
1922, Yoshitomo in " The Toils of
YosMtomo " ; at the Everyman, Jan.,
1923, Leonard Charteris in " The
Philanderer " ; at His Majesty's, May,
1923, Henry Ireton in " Oliver Crom-
well " ; at the Everyman, July-Oct,,
1923, Bothwell in " Mary Stuart/' Dr.
Grimthorpe in " Magic," Ambrose
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Blest in " Ancient Lights " ; Sir
Charles Worgan in " What the Public
Wants," ; at the New Theatre, Mar.,
1924, Gilles de Rais in " Saint Joan " ;
May, 1924 (for the Stage Society), The
Man in " Man and the Masses " ; at
the Aldwych, May, 1924 (for the Play
Actors), Jose Maria in " Wife to a
Famous Man " ; at the Regent (for
the Fellowship of Players), July, 1924,
Jaques in "As You Like It " ; he is
also well known as a skilful producer,
and has made many notable produc-
tions. Favourite parts : Pierrot in
" Prunella/1 Falder in " Justice," and
Romeo. Address : 16 Weymouth
Street, W.I. Telephone No. ; Langham
2243.
ROSS, Adrian (Arthur Reed Ropes,
M.A.), dramatic author and journal-
ist; b. Lewisham, 23 Dec,, 1859 : s.
of William Hooper Ropes ; e, Clap-
ton, Mill Hill, City of London, and
Cambridge University ; m. Ethel
Wood, actress ; has written libretti,
lyrics, etc., for many musical pieces,
including " Faddimir," 1889 ; " Joan
of Arc," 1891 ; " In Town," 1892 ;
" Don Juan," 1893 ; " Morocco Bound,"
1893 ; " Go-Bang," 1894 ; " My Girl,"
1896 ; " The Circus Girl," 1896 ;
" A Greek Slave," 1898 ; " San
Toy," 1899 ; " The Messenger Boy,"
1900 ; " Kitty Grey," 1900 ; " The
Toreador," 1901 ; "A Country Girl,"
1902 ; " The Girl from Kay's," 1903 ;
" The Orchid," 1903 ; " The Cingalee,"
1904 ; " See-See," 1906 ; " The Merveil-
leuses/' 1906 ; " The Merry Widow,"
1907 ; " Havana/' 1908 ; " The King
of Cadonia," 1908 ; " Our Miss Gibbs/'
1909 ; " The Dashing Little Duke,"
1909 ; " The Dollar Princess," 1909 ;
" The Girl in the Train," 1910 ;
"The Quaker Girl," 1910; "The
Count of Luxembourg," 1911 ; " Gipsy
Love," 1912 ; " The Dancing Mistress,"
1912 ; " The Girl on the Film," 1913 ;
" The Marriage Market," 1913 ; " The
Girl from Utah," 1913 ; " Betty/'
1914 ; " The Light Blues," 1915 ;
" The Happy Day," 1916 ; " Three
Cheers," 1916 ; " Airs and Graces,"
1917 ; " Arlette," 1917 ; " The Boy,"
1917 ; " The Kiss Call," 1919 " " "
gie," 1919 ; " The Eclipse/
" Monsieur Beaucaire," 1919
1919;
"Me-
dord.li/' 1920 ; " A Southern Maid,"
1920 ; " The Naughty Princess/' 1920 ;
" Love's Awakening," 1921 ; " The
Cousin from Nowhere," 1922 ; " Lilac
Time," 1922 ; " The Offenbach Fol-
lies," 1923; "Head Over Heels,"
1923 ; also author (with Arthur Aldin)
of " The Happy Family/' 1916 ; was
on the staff of Ariel, 1891-2 ; The
Sketch, Sphere, and World ; contri-
buted " Bran-Pie " to The Tatler
for some time ; has written several
volumes of poems, history, etc. Ad-
dress : 68 Church Street, W.8. Tele-
phone : Park 3017. Clubs : Savage
and Authors'.
ROSS, Frederick, actor; b. Leeds,
7 July, 1879; s. of Clara (Lodge) and
John Ross ; e. Hull ; m. Ethel Marjorie
Parker ; was formerly a medical
student ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Public Hall, New-
haven, as Walter Glyndon in " The
Plunger," 7 July, 1898 ; in 1902
toured in " The Painted Woman " ;
in 1904, toured in the title-rdle of
" Greifenstein " ; appeared at Ken-
nington Theatre, Aug., 1906, as David
Strong in " The Spider and the Fly " ;
played an engagement at the Lyceum,
extending over three years from Mar.,
1907, during which period he appeared
as Prince Othmar in " Her Love
Against the World," the Crown
Prince Leopold in " The Midnight
Wedding/' Father Lamplugh in " The
Christian/' 1907 ; Friar Laurence in
" Romeo and Juliet," Captain Hector
in " The Prince and the Beggar Maid/'
Caesar Cregeen in " Pete," 1908 ;
the Ghost in " Hamlet," M. D'Herblay
in " The Man in the Iron Mask,"
George Thornton in " Two Little
Vagabonds," Theron in " The Proud
Prince," Archibald Carlyle in " East
Lynne/' 1909 ; Lord Hastings in
" Richard III," Tab-y-Wana in " A
White Man," Jack Pemberton in
"The Sins of London," 1910; he
also appeared at the Lyric, Dec.,
1907, as Richard Coeur de Lion in a
revival of " Robin Hood " ; appeared
at Drury Lane, Mar., 1911, as the Rev.
Martin Hope in " The Sins of Society ";
Sept., 1911, as Michael WMtburn in
"The Hope," and Dec., 1911, as the
Ogre in " Hop o' My Thumb " ; Apr.,
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1912, played Ilderim in " Ben Hur " ;
at His Majesty's, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Brewer in " Drake " ; on 14 Sept.,
1912, succeeded Lyn Harding in the
title~rd/e of " Drake," which he played
until the end oi the run ; at the Duke
of York's, Mar., 1913, played Chorus
in " The Yellow Jacket " ; at the
Hay market, May, 1913, appeared as
Edward Gilder in " Within the Law " ;
at the Ambassadors', July, 1914, as
the Rev. Harry Pemberton in " The
Blindness of Virtue " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Oct., 1914, Samuel Woodhouse
in " The Cost " ; at His^ Majesty's,
Nov., 1914, Sir Richard " Vernon in
" King Henry IV " (part I) ; at the
Kingsway, Nov., 1914, Captain Hardy
in "The Dynasts" ; at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1914, Ham Peggotty in " David
Copperfield " ; at the St. James's,
May, 1915, Karl Pulitzer in " The Day
Before the Day " ; at the Aldwych,
July, 1915, Caesar Cregeen in a revival
of " Pete " ; at the Court Theatre,
Liverpool, Sept., 1915, played Joe
Quinney in " Quinneys," and proceed-
ing to America, opened at Maxine
Elliott's, New York, 18 Oct., 1915, in
the same part ; on returning to Eng-
land, appeared at the Strand, May,
1916, as Miguel Madiot in " The Girl
from Upstairs " ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1916, The Ghost in " Hamlet " ;
at Drury Lane, June, 1916, appeared
in " Razzle-Dazzle " ; at the Apollo,
May, 1917, played Major General Sir
freorge Crandall in " Inside the Lines ";
at the Prince's, Manchester, Dec.,
1917, Francesco del Fuego in " The
Southern Maid " ; at the Oxford, June,
1918, Maurice Reynard in " The Kid-
dies in the Ruins " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1919, Sir Jonathan Borstwick in
" The Great Day " ; at Co vent Garden,
Dec., 1919, Claudius in " Hamlet " ;
at the Lyric, July, 1920, Tab-y-Wana
in " A White Man " ; in Nov., 1920,
toured as Ben Orrnerod in " The
Right to Strike " ; in Feb., 1921, went
to Canada, to play in " The Prince and
the Beggar Maid," and " The Midnight
Wedding " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1921, played in " A to Z " ; at
the New Oxford, Dec., 1922, Mr.
Dumble in " Battling Butler " ; during
1924 toured as Arthur Fenwick in
" Our Betters." Favourite parts ; The
Friar in " Romeo and Juliet," and the
Ghost in " Hamlet/' Recreations :
Golf, bowls, tennis. Clubs : Green
Room and Logic.
ROSS, Herbert (Tait), actor; 6.
Calcutta, 3 Oct., 1865 ; made his first
appearance on the stage at Dundee,
1880 ; made his first appearance in
London, at the old Globe Theatre, 19
Dec., 1889, as Demetrius in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," with F. R.
Benson's company ; subsequently
appearing at the same theatre, as
Tranio in " The Taming of the Shrew,"
and Laertes in " Hamlet " ; appeared
at the Strand, with Willie Edouin,
Jan., 1892, as Bobbie Button in " The
New Wing " ; Apr., 1892, as Phillip
Innings in " Niobe," and July, 1894,
Clarence Vane in " Our Flat " ; was
next engaged by Beerbohm Tree for
the Hay market, and appeared there
Nov., 1894, as Percy de Coburn in
" John-a-Dr earns " ; May, 1895,
Desiree in " Fedora," Oct., 1895,
Zouzou in " Trilby," May, 1896,
Poins in " King Henry IV " (part I) ;
also accompanying Tree to the United
States in 1895 ; appeared at the Gar-
rick, Feb., 1897, as Baron Hertzlein
in " My Friend the Prince " ; at the
Court, Oct.-Nov., 1897, as the Broom-
binder in " The Children of the
King," and Pandolfo in " The Vaga-
bond King " ; at the Globe, Apr.,
1898, played in " The Master " ; at the
Criterion, June, 1903, played Theodore
in " Just Like Callaghan " ; at the
New, Aug., 1906, Ptolemy in
" Amasis " ; at the Duke of York's,
Oct., 1907, Mr. Lacksom in " Mi-
quette " ; at the Comedy, Dec., 1907,
John Eversham in " Angela " ; Apr.,
1908, Charles in " Mrs. Dot " ; Jan.,
1909, Mr. Beadsworth in " Penelope " ;
at the Globe, Sept., 1909, Dr. Chesnel
in " Madame X " ; at the Duke of
York's, Sept., 1910, Gomez in " A Bolt
from the Blue " ; at the Adclphi, Nov.,
1910, M. Duhamel in " The Quaker
Girl " ; was manager for Marie Tem-
pest at Prince of Wales's Theatre,
1912-13 ; in May, 1913, toured with
Marie Tempest as Richard Stern in
" The Handful " ; at the Playhouse,
Sept., 1913, played Dr. Cheshire in
" Mary Goes First " ; in 1914 toured
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in Canada and United States with
Marie Tempest ; at the Comedy, July,
1919, played Dr. Richard Gaunt in
" Three Wise Fools " ; at the Strand,
June, 1920, Stephen Greer in " Tiger !
Tiger ! " ; at the Globe, Sept., 1920,
Sir James Lavery in " Every Woman's
Privilege " ; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1921, Sebastian in " The Tempest " ;
at the Comedy, Mar., 1922, Sir William
Conroy in " Other People's 'Worries " ;
at the Globe, Nov., 1922, Hamilton
Playgate in " The Laughing Lady " ;
at the Adelphi, Mar., 1924, Sheppard
in " Diplomacy. Recreation : Golf.
Clubs : Green Room, Epsom, Golf ;
Coombe Hill Golf, and Stage Golfing
Society. Address : 17 A Inverness
Terrace, W.2.
BOSS, Thomas W., actor ; 6. Boston,
22 Jan., 1875 ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Boston
Museum in 1894 ; at the Savoy The-
atre, New York, Mar., 1902, played
Teddy Langham in " Soldiers of
Fortune " ; subsequently played in
" On the Quiet " ; made a pronounced
hit when he essayed the part of Edward
Campbell in " Checkers," first pro-
duced in New York at the American
Theatre, 28 Sept., 1903 ; at Trenton,
New Jersey, 23 Sept., 1905, he ap-
peared as Cliff e Austin in "A Fair
Exchange," and at Rochester, New
York, 3 Sept., 1906, as Robert Rand
in " Popularity," subsequently played
at Wallack's, New York, on 1 Oct.,
1906 ; the latter play was not, however,
successful in New York ; at the Gar-
rick, Chicago, 11 Feb., 1907, played
Kid Garvey in " The Other Girl " ;
in 1908 toured in " The Travelling
Salesman " ; during 1909-10 toured
as Nat Duncan in " The Fortune
Hunter"; in 1911 toured as Robert
Nelson in " An Every Day Man "
in 1912 toured in "The Only Son"
at the Cort Theatre, Chicago, Dec.
1914, played in " The New Henrietta "
at Atlantic City, May, 1921, played
Edward Baker ifi " The Wheel " ; and
played the same part at the Gaiety,
New York, Aug., 1921 ; at the Little,
New York, Jan., 1923, played Joe
Rutherford in " Polly Preferred. Ad-
dress : Lambs' Club, New York City,
U.S.A.
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EOUQHWOOB, Owen, actor; b.
London, 9 June, 1876 ; e. London ;
m. Hilda Antony ; formerly an
accountant ; studied for the stage
under Mr. and Mrs. John Billington ;
first appeared in 1898 under the
management of the late Wilson
Barrett, with whom he remained
two seasons ; has since fulfilled en-
gagements with William Greet, 1901-2,
as Marcus Super bus in " The Sign
of the Cross," etc. ; with Charles
Frohman and Mrs. Lewis Waller,
as Dufresne in " Zaza," Stephen
D'Acosta in "A Woman's Reason,"
Sir Reginald Belsize in " The Marriage
of Kitty," and Lord Illingworth in " A
Woman of No Importance," 1903 ;
with Lewis Waller, 1904-7, during
which period he appeared in " Romeo
and Juliet," " Henry V," " Othello,"
" His Majesty's Servant," " Brigadier
Gerard," " Monsieur Beaucaire,"
" Clancarty," and " Robin Hood " ; at
the Haymarket, Oct., 1907, appeared
as Lord Verney in " Sweet Kitty
Bellairs " ; at the Playhouse, Apr.,
1908, as Hippolite Vasincourt in
" Pro Tern.," and returning to the
Lyric, June, 1908, played in " The
Explorer," in Sept. in " The Duke's
Motto," and in Nov. in " King Henry
V " ; appeared at the Garrick, Jan.,
1909, as Mr. Castieton in "The
Adventure of Lady Ursula"; at the
Duke of York's, Mar., 1909, played
George Rous in " Strife "; then toured
with Martin Harvey, as Don Julian
in " The World and His Wife," etc. ;
appeared at the Lyceum, May, 1910,
as the Duke of Clarence in " Richard
III " ; at the Coronet, Nov., 1910,
played in " Sister Ann " ; at the
same theatre, Apr. -May, 1911, played
in " As You Like It," " Much Ado
About Nothing," and " King Ren6's
Daughter " ; subsequently toured as
the Hon. George Admaston and later
as Roderick Collingwood in "A
Butterfly on the Wheel " ; at the
New Theatre, Aug., 1912, played
Jarnes E. Morgan in " Ready Money " ;
at the Aldwych, Feb., 1913, Dmitri
Fedoravitch in "The Brothers
Karamazov " ; at the Comedy, May,
1913, George Rous in "Strife";
at His Majesty's, Sept., 1913, Potiphar
in " Joseph and His Brethren " ;
at
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the Little Theatre, Feb., 1914, George
Dupont in " Damaged Goods " ; at
the Criterion, May, 1914, Captain
Montague in " The Blue Mouse " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, June, 1914,
Harold Lamson in " The Bill " ; in
Nov., 1914, toured as Buckingham in
" The Three Musketeers/' and Mr.
Rakell in " Monsieur Beaucaire " ; at
the New Theatre, July, 1915, again
played Morgan in "Ready Money";
at the Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1915,
Trumbell Meredith in " The Dummy ";
at the Kingsway, Oct., 1915, Andrea
Romanoff in " Iris Intervenes " ; at
His Majesty's, May, 1916, the Duke of
Buckingham in " Richard IIT " ; sub-
sequently toured in variety theatres,
in " The Hotel de Waterloo " ; during
1917 toured as Captain Terry Fielding
in " Seven Days' Leave," and as Jack
Craigen in " The Misleading Lady " ;
served in the Royal Air Force as
Lieutenant, from May, 1918, to Jan.,
1919 ; during 1920 toured as Hilary
Farrington in " The Naughty Wife,"
and Jervis Pendleton in " Daddy
Long- Legs " ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, Nov., 1920, played Maurice
Granger in " Daniel " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Oct., 1921, played Jarnes Cuning-
ham in " Timothy " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1921, Wilton Mowbray in " The
Thing that Matters " ; in 1922 went
to South Africa where he toured in
leading parts in " The Garden of
Allah," " The Faithful Heart," " The
Man from Toronto," and " Ambrose
Applejohn's Adventure " ; on return-
ing to England appeared at Drury
Lane, Jan., 1923, succeeding Cowley
Wright as Saladin in " Decameron
Nights " ; at the same theatre, Mar.,
1923, played Bruno in " Angels " ; at
the St. James's, Sept., 1923, Major
Antony Crespin in " The Green
Goddess." Recreations : Swimming,
cycling, tennis, and golf. Club : Green
Room. Address : 5 Rosemount Man-
sions, Lithos Road, Harrxpstead, N.W.3.
Telephone No. ; Hampstead 401.
BOUS, Helen (Shaw), actress; b.
Carlo w, Ireland ; third d. of Dr. A.
Shaw, and of Annie, d. of E. Mossom
Birch, of Dublin ; e. at home and
at Alexandra College, Dublin ; pre-
pared for stage by Miss Sarah Thorne,
of the Theatre Royal, Margate, where
she first appeared as Pauline in " The
Black Doctor," playing afterwards a
large round of parts ; she then ac-
cepted an engagement for South
Africa under Messrs. B. and F. Wheeler,
with whom she remained for two years ;
since then she has played chiefly in
London ; she has played engagements
with Arthur Bourchier, Charles Froh-
man, Harrison and Maude, A. and S.
Gatti, Arthur Chudleigh, Frank Curzon,
etc., etc. ; she has toured with Sir John
Hare, playing the Countess in J. M.
Barrie's " Little Mary," the Mar-
quise in " Caste," and Mrs. Venables in
" Julius Sterne " ; at the Vaudeville,
Jan., 1908, played Mrs. Fishbourne in
" Dear Old Charlie " ; at the Garrick,
Apr., 1908, played the Countess of
Owbridge in " The Gay Lord Quex " ;
then toured with Messrs. Vedrenne
and Barker, as Mrs. Whitefield in
" Man and Superman/' and Mrs.
Midden in " The Convict on the
Hearth"; at the Court, June, 1909,
played Lady Maxwell-Clark in " Loy-
alty " ; at the St. James's, Nov., 1909,
Lady Bracknell in " The Importance
of Being Earnest " ; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1910, appeared as the Hon.
Mrs. Waldron in " A Woman's Way " ;
at the Queen's, Dec., 1910, played the
Princess-Mother in " The Princess
Clementina"; during 1911-12 toured
with H. B. Irving in Australia and
New Zealand ; at the Prince of
Wales's, June, 1913, played Mrs.
Hope-Clarke in " The Faun " ; at the
Coronet, June, 1914, Mrs. Foley in
" Forget-Me-Not " ; at the Vaudeville,
Nov., 1914, Clarissa Champneys in
" Our Boys " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1914, Lady Ridgley in " His
House in Order"; Apr., 1915, Mrs.
Stephens in " The Panorama of
Youth " ; Jan., 1916, Mrs. Cyprian
de Lacorfe in " The Basker " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1916, Lady Phillirnore
in " The Hawk " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1917, Dame Ursula in " The
Aristocrat " ; June, 1917, Lady Car-
den in " Sheila " ; at the Hay market,
June, 1918, Lady Susan Keppel in
" Marmaduke " ; at the Kingsway,
Jan., 1919, appeared as Miss Penelope
Budd in " Oh ! Joy " ; at the Lyric,
June, 1920, as Mrs. Benson in " East
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is West " ; at the Globe, Sept., 1920,
as Mrs. Wynne-Parker in " Every
Woman's Privilege " ; at the Duke of
York's, Apr., 1922, succeeded Winifred
Emery as Mrs. Smallwood in " The
Enchanted Cottage " ; in 1923 toured
as Mrs. Palliser in " Love in a Mist " ;
in 1924 toured with Phyllis Neilson-
Terry as Cachnia in " Stigmata " ; she
is a sister of the well-known sculptor,
Miss Kathleen Tronsdell Shaw. Ad-
dress : 20 Bramerton Street, Chelsea,
S.W.3.
ROYCE, Edward, stage manager and
producer ; b. Bath, 14 Dec., 1870 ;
5. of Edward William Royce ; origin-
ally intended for a scenic artist, and
for some years was apprenticed to that
profession ; subsequently studied danc-
ing, but eventually turned his atten-
tion to the art of stage production ;
is well known as a producer of musical
comedy, having had over twenty
years' experience, and has been respon-
sible for many notable productions at
the Savoy, Aldwych, Hicks, Lyric,
Gaiety, Adelphi, Vaudeville, Palace,
and Daly's theatres; for several years
he was connected with the George
Edwardcs' management, and also made
several productions in New York for
the same management; in 1916 went
to New York as producer for Mr.
Charles Dillingham, and has produced
the following, in New York : " Going-
Up," " Apple Blossoms," " Irene,"
" Kissing Time," " The Midnight Fro-
lic," " Sally," " The Ziegfeld Follies
of 1920," etc. Address : c/o Charles
Dillingham, Globe Theatre, New York
City, U.S.A.
ROYCE, Edward William, actor
and stage manager ; b. Eversholt,
Beds, 11 Aug., 1841 ; made his first
appearance on the stage at Covent
Garden in 1860, in " Un Balio in
Maschera " as a dancer ; appeared
at the Lyceum, 1861, in " Peep o*
Day " ; from 1863-8 was a noted
Harlequin in several pantomimes ;
played several " stock " seasons in
the provinces, playing numerous
and varied characters ; in 1868, was
engaged with John Coleman, and
afterwards toured with Captain Disney
Roebuck ; rejoined Coleman to play
in " Foul Play " ; then appeared at
the Prince of Wales's, Liverpool, with
Joseph Eldred, in the burlesque of
'* Little Amy Robsart " ; while there
was engaged by John Hollingshead
for the Gaiety Theatre, London ; first
appeared at the Gaiety Theatre, 7 Oct.,
1872, in " The Happy Village," and as
Don Whiskerandos in " The Critic " ;
in 1874 left the Gaiety and went to
Dublin, under Michael Gunn, where he
produced '* Turko the Terrible," and
" The Yellow Dwarf " ; appeared at
the St. James's, Apr., 1875, as Tom
Cobb in the play of that name,
and subsequently played there in
" The Dancing Barber " ; reappeared
at the Gaiety, Dec., 1875, when
he played Sterling in " The Clan-
destine Marriage," and Lilfold in
" Tottles," in the former with Samuel
Phelps, and in the latter with Toole ;
also played Sir Hugh Evans in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," with
Phelps ; on 26 Aug., 1876, appeared
as Don Jose in " Little Don Caesar
de Bazan," in which the late Edward
Terry, Nellie Farren, and Kate
Vaughan also appeared, and this
burlesque was the forerunner of a
remarkable series of successes in
which the four appeared together,
including " The Bohemian G'Yurl "
(1877), " Little Doctor Faust " (1877),
" Young Fra Diavolo " '(1878), " The
Forty Thieves" (1880), "Aladdin"
(1881) ; in 1882 was stricken with
illness, and was absent from the stage
until 1886 ; he then went to Australia
and appeared under the Brough-
Boucicault management, making a
notable success as Blueskin in " Little
Jack Sheppard " ; returned to Eng-
land in 1892 and the same year toured
with Mrs. Bernarcl-Beere ; at Christ-
inas, 1892, played Captain M'Turko
in " Sinbad," at Dublin ; at the Opera
Comique, June, 1893, played John
Tibbs in " Atlantis " ; reappeared at
the Gaiety, Oct., 1893, as the Sultan
of Turkey in " Don Juan " ; also
appeared there, Aug., 1894, as Mr.
Wood in " Little Jack Sheppard " ;
at the Lyric, Oct., 1895, played Father
Barnaba in " The Bric-a-Brac Will " ;
toured in 1895 as Nathaniel Glover in
" Our Flat " ; toured 1896-8 as Gas-
pard in " Les Cloches de Corneville " ;
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appeared at the Aldwych, Mar., 1906,
as the Earl of Orpington in " The
Beauty of Bath " ; at the Queen's,
Oct., 1908, Old Jacques in " The Belle
of Brittany " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1912, appeared as Age in " E very-
woman " ; Sept., 1913, played Old
Alf in " Sealed Orders " ; at the
Queen's, Dec., 1913, " Watty " in
" The Fortune Hunter " ; at Drury
Lane, Mar., 1914, and Apr., 1915,
Old Alf in " Sealed Orders " ; at the
Kingsway, July, 1916, played Samuel
Vcrney in " A Woman's Soul " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, May,
1917, again played Gaspard in " Les
Cloches de Corneville/' Address :
79 Cavendish Road, Clapham Park,
S.W.12.
EOYCE, Julian (Gardener), actor;
b. Bristol, 26 Mar., 1870 ; e. Clifton
College ; m. Emily Hertzog ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
the Theatre Royal, Leamington, as
Corporal Springer in " Held by the
Enemy " ; made his first appearance
in London, 14 Sept., 1889, at the
Adelphi Theatre, in a small part in
"London Day by Day"; in 1898
appeared at the Shaftesbury, in
" Sporting Life/' and subsequently
toured as Angus Cameron in " The
White Heather " ; appeared in New
York, with Mrs. Langtry in " The
Degenerates," 1900 ; appeared at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1901, in " The
Great Millionaire " ; in Dec., 1901,
appeared at the Princess's, in " The
Boom of Big Ben " ; subsequently
toured during 1902-4 in the titlQ-rdle
of " Sherlock Holmes " ; at the
Imperial, May, 1905, played Prince
Vladimir Unteritch in " Hawthorne,
U.S.A.," and subsequently appeared
there in " Monsieur Beaucaire " ;
toured as Paul Sylvaine in " Leah
Kleschna " ; at the Criterion, May,
1906, played General Brandon in
" The Whirlwind," and Count Huld-
brund in " Undine " ; during 1907
toured in America with Miss Olga
Nethersole ; at the St. James's, May,
1908, appeared as Mr. Vallance in
" The Thunderbolt " ; at the Royalty
and Aldwych played in " Charley's
Aunt " ; at Wallack's, New York,
Aug., 1909, played in " Detective
Sparkes " ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1910, played Captain Hawtree
in the " all-star " revival of " Caste " ;
subsequently played Sherlock Holmes
in " The Speckled Band " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Sept., 1911,
played Pine in " Passer s-By " ; at
the Garrick, London, June, 1912,
appeared as Robert Underwood in
"Find the Woman"; Nov., 1912,
as Paul Hessert in " The Havoc " ;
at the Queen's, Jan., 1913, played
Horace Daw (Blackie) in " Get- Rich-
Quick Wallingford " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1913, Baron Kurdmanin " Sealed
Orders " ; at Devonshire Park Theatre,
Eastbourne, Feb., 1914, William Beck
in " Love and the Law " ; at the
Strand Theatre, Sept., 1914, Captain
Herbert Skinner in " The Silver
King " ; at the Little Theatre, Apr.,
1915, Price Sedgley in " The Blow " ;
at the Lyric, Apr., 1915, the District
Attorney in " On Trial " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1915, Spider
Hart in " The Dummy " ; at the
Royalty, Oct., 1916, Herbert Probyn
in " Home on Leave " ; at the Coliseum
July, 1917, appeared as George Ham-
ilton in " The Lady in Red " ; toured
during 1918 as Stephen Pryde in
" The Invisible Foe " ; at the New
Theatre, Dec., 1918, played Captain
Hook in " Peter Pan " ; at the Empire,
New York, Oct., 1919, Sir Emmett
Wildering in " Dcclassee " ; during
1920-21 was engaged acting for the
cinema ; at the Globe, London, Nov.,
1922, played Sir Harrison Peters in
" The Laughing Lady " ; Apr., 1923,
Lord Grenham in " Aren't We All ? " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1923, D'Arcy
Bristowe in " Good Luck " ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1924, George F. Good-
kind in " The Fool." Favourite part :
Sherlock Holmes. Recreation : Ftorse-
riding. Club : Green Room, London ;
The Players', New York. Address ;
117 St. George's Square, S.W.I. Tele-
phone No. : Victoria 6151.
EOYLE, Edwin Milton, American
actor and playwright ; b, Lexington,
Mo., 2 Mar., 1862 ; s. of Jonathan C.
and Eliza (Kirtley) Royle ; e. Princeton
University, Edinburgh (Scotland),
University, and Columbia Law School ;
m., 1892, Selena Fetter; has written
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the following, amongst other plays :
" Friends/' 1892 ; " Captain Impu-
dence," 1897 ; "1 + 1 = 3; or the
Sins of the Fathers/' 1897 ; " My
Wife's Husbands," 1903 ; " The Squaw
Man " (known in England as " A White
Man"), 1905; "Moonshine," 1905;
" Marrying Mary/' 1906 ; " Cleo,"
1906 ; " The Straggle Everlasting,"
1907 ; " These Are My People," 1909 ;
" The Unwritten Law," 1912 " Peace
and Quiet," 1916 ; " Cinderella's Sin,"
1919 ; " Aftermath," 1920 ; " Launce-
lot and Elaine," 1921 ; " Her Way
Out," 1924 ; also " Mexico," " Miss
Wallet of Wall Street," " Quicksand,"
" The Highball Family," and " Tripp's
Troubles " ; during 1910 pubished a
novel entitled " The Silent Call," and
is the author of the novel " Peace and
Quiet." Clubs : American Dramatists',
Players', Lambs', and Authors' League
of America. Address : Lambs' Club,
New York City, U.S.A., or 331 West
101st Street, New York City, U.S.A.
KOYSTON, Boy (Roy Crowden),
actor; b. Hampstead, 5 Apr., 1899;
e. Lynton College and privately ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Haymarket Theatre, 19 Dec., 1910,
as one of the children in the revival of
" The Blue Bird " ; at the Garrick,
Feb., 1911, played Robin in "The
Merry Wives of Windsor," Apr., 1911,
appeared in " Kismet " ; at the
Repertory Theatre, Liverpool, Dec.,
1912, played Oily in " Fifmella " ; with
the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Company, 1913, Prince Arthur in
" King John " ; at the Lyceum,
Edinburgh, Dec., 1913, Jack in " The
Dear Fool " (" The Dangerous Age "),
and the same part at the Vaudeville
Theatre, May, 1914 ; at the Court,
June, 1915, played in " Eyvind of the
Mountains " ; at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1915, Prince James in " Hide and
Seek " ; at Daly's Theatre, Oct., 1915,
appeared as David in " Betty," in
which he made quite a hit ; at the
Empire, Feb., 1916, played Tony in
" Follow the Crowd " ; at Drury Lane,
May, 1916, on the occasion of the
Shakespearean Tercentenary perform-
ance, played Lucius in the "all-star"
cast of " Julius Caesar " ; at the
Palace, Sept., 1916, appeared in " Bric-
a-Brac," and Nov., 1916, in " Vanity
Fair " ; at the Duke of York's, Dec.,
1916, played John in " Peter Pan " ;
during the latter part of the war served
two years as a lieutenant in the
R.A.F., and was awarded the M.C.,
1918 ; reappeared on the stage at the
Adelphi Theatre during 1919, suc-
ceeding to the part of Hughie Cavanagh
in " The Boy " ; at the Scala, Dec.,
1919, played Uncle Teddy in " Fifi-
nella " ; at the Gaiety, Mar., 1920,
Charlie Appleby in " The Shop Girl " ;
at the Vaudeville, Sept., 1921, Lord
Henry Bablock-Hythe in " Now and
Then " ; at Daly's, Feb., 1922, Count
Adrian Beltrami in " The Lady of the
Rose " ; at the Vaudeville, Aug., 1922,
played in " Snap " ; at the Prince's,
Feb., 1923, played Adrian Van Piffel
in " The Cousin from Nowhere " ; at
the New Oxford, July, 1923, Jack
Lloyd in "Little Nellie Kelly"; he
then went to America, and at the
Jolson Theatre, New York, May, 1924,
played Jerry in " Peg o' My Dreams " ;
at the Shubert Theatre, Aug., 1924,
Brian Valcourt in " Mar j one." Recrea-
tions : Golf, swimming, and motor-
cycling. Clubs : Actors' Golfing
Association and Temple Golf Club.
RUBEN, Jos6, actor; b. Belgium,
1886 ; m. Mary Nash ; accompanied
Madame Sarah Bernhardt to the United
States in 1911 ; made his first appear-
ance on, the English-speaking stage at
the Century Theatre, New "York, 21
Oct., 1911, as Batouchin " The Garden
of Allah " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Dec., 1914, played August e Morillon
in " Blanchette " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Feb., 1917, appeared as
Edward Treillein " Private Account " ;
May, 1917, as Oswald Alving in
" Ghosts " ; at the Criterion, New
York, Nov., 1917, as Alfred de Musset
in " Madame Sand " ; at the Palace,
New York, May, 1918, played in " The
Fire System " ; at the Belmont The-
atre, Oct., 1918, appeared as Ramdah
Sima in " I.O.U. " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Sept., 1919, played Beidan
Berivenko in " The Dancer " ; at the
Morosco, Feb., 1920, Emilio Diaz in
" Sacred and Profane Love " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Aug.,
1920, Feodor Masimoff in "The
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Checkerboard " ; at the Playhouse,
New York, Nov., 1920, the Man in
" Thy Name is Woman " ; at the
National, Sept,. 1921, Cannetto in
Swords " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Dec., 1922, Tito el Tuerto in
" Gringo " ; at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, Apr., 1923, Jacques Cortot in
" The Exile " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Mar., 1924, Marcel Armaury in
" La Vierge Folle," with Madame
Simone ; at the Lyric, New York, Apr.,
1924, Schram in a revival of " Leah
Kleschna " ; at the National, Oct.,
1924, The Marquis in " Bewitched/'
RUBINSTEIN, Harold P., dramatic
author ; 6. 1892 ; is the author of " Her
Wild Oats," 1911 ; " Over the Wall " ;
" Consequences," 1914 ; " The Earlier
Works of Sir Roderick Athelstane,"
1918 ; " The Spirit of Parsifal Robin-
son," 1919 ; " Old Boyhood," 1919.
Address : 16 Ladbroke Terrace, W.ll.
Telephone No. : Park 158.
RUSSELL, Annie, actress ; b. Liver-
pool, 12 Jan., 1864 ; d. of Joseph and
Jane (Mount) Russell ; m. Oswald
Yorke ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Academy of Music,
Montreal, Canada, in 1872, as Jeanne
in " Miss Multon " ; made her first
appearance in New York, in 1878, as
Josephine in " H.M.S. Pinafore/' with
a juvenile opera company ; subse-
quently toured in South America and
the West Indies with the same com-
pany, playing in a number of operas ;
in 1881 toured as Hazel Kirke in the
play of that name ; at Madison Square
Theatre, 29 Oct., 1881, she made a big
hit when she played the part of
Esmeralda in the play of that name ;
subsequently, under the late John
Stetson, she played in " Confusion,"
and " Pique " ; at the same theatre,
12 Feb., 1885, she appeared as Lady
Vavir in " Broken Hearts/' and sub-
sequently played Ada in " Sealed
Instructions," Maggie Macfarlane in
" Engaged/' Sylvia Spencer in " Our
Society/' Elaine in a play of that
name, Pauline in " The Martyr," and
Mabel Seabrook in " Captain Swift " ;
she then withdrew from the stage for
some years, owing to serious illness ;
she made her reappearance at Palmer's
Theatre, 12 Nov., 1894, when she
played Margery Sylvester in " The
New Woman/' and at the same
theatre, 5 Dec., appeared as Mrs.
Thornton in " Keeping Up " ; at
Hoyt's Theatre, 25 Feb., 1895, she
appeared as Lethe in a play of that
name, and then joined Nat Goodwin,
and appeared with him at Miner's
Fifth Avenue on 16 Sept., 1895, as
Margaret Ruthven in " A Gilded Fool,"
7 Oct., as Ada Ingot in " David
Garrick/' and 22 Oct. appeared in
" Ambition " ; then at Hoyt's Theatre,
16 Sept., 1896, she made a great hit
when she played the part of Sue in
T. E. Pemberton and Bret Harte's
play of that name ; she was next seen
at the Lyceum, New York, on 19 Apr.,
1897, as Betty Fondacre in " The
Mysterious Mr. Bugle," and at the
Garden Theatre, 20 Sept., played
Sylvia in " A Bachelor's Romance " ;
at Wallack's, 3 Jan., 1898, she played
Ann May in " The Salt of the Earth,"
and at the Empire, New York, 18
Feb., appeared as Madge Primrose
in " Dangerfield '95," and 10 May
she played Margaret in " The Scen-
ario " ; she then came to England
and made her first appearance on the
London stage at the Garrick, 26 May,
1898, as Rose Primrose in " Danger-
field '95 " ; she also appeared at the
same theatre, 10 June, 1898, as Sue
in the play of that name ; here she
repeated her American success ; on
her return to America she appeared
at the Garrick, New York, 24 Oct.,
1898, as Catherine in a play of that
name ; at the Lyceum, 7 Sept., 1899,
as Miss Hobbs in Jerome's play of
that name ; at the same theatre,
5 Sept., 1900, she appeared as the
Princess Angela in " The Royal
Family," and 4 Dec., 1901, as
Winifred Stanton in " The Girl and
the Judge " ; she next played Peggy
in "Mice and Men," 1902, and subse-
quently appeared as Jacqueline Car-
stairs in " The Younger Mrs, Parling,"
1903, Genevieve in " Brother
Jacques," 1904, and Jinny Quarlcs in
" Jinny the Carrier/' 1905 ; she
reappeared in London at the Court
Theatre, 28 Nov., 1905, as Barbara
Undershaft in Bernard Shaw's play,
" Major Barbara " ; returning to
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America she appeared at the Park
Theatre, Boston, 9 Apr., 1906, as
Hannah Lightfoot in " Friend Han-
nah/' and at the opening of the New
As tor Theatre, New York, 21 Sept.,
1906, appeared as Puck in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream " ; in the
autumn of 1908 toured as Mary in
" The Stronger Sex," and appeared
at Weber's, New York, 23 Nov., 1908,
in this part ; appeared at the New
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1909 to
Jan., 1910, as Georgiana Byrd in
" The Nigger/' Liz Peacemeal in
" Liz the Mother," and Viola in
" Twelfth Night " ; at the Garrick,
New York, 20 Dec., 1910, played Mary
Fenton in " The Impostor " ; during
1911 was seen on tour, in "The
Backsliders," " When All Has Been
Said," and " Gordon's Wife " ; or-
ganised an Old English Comedy
company in 1912, and at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, New York,
11 Nov., 1912, appeared as Kate
Hardcastle in " She Stoops to
Conquer," subsequently appearing
as Beatrice in " Much Ado About
Nothing," and as Lydia Languish
in " The Rivals " ; in 1913 toured
in the same parts ; at the Little
Theatre, Philadelphia, Mar.-Apr., 1914,
played Emily Dinwiddle in " The
Lady in the Case " ; and Lady Teazle
in " The School for Scandal " ; at
Worcester, Mass., Dec., 1914, played
in " His Royal Happiness " ; at Chi-
cago, Aug., 1917, appeared as Madame
La Grange in " The Thirteenth Chair,"
and toured in the same part, 1917-18.
Address : Short Hills, N.J., U.S.A.
RUSSELL, Mabel, actress and
dancer; b. 1 Jan., 1887; m. (1) Stanley
Rhodes, Feb., 1911 (d. Aug., 1911) ;
(2) Hilton Philipson, 1917 ; made
her first appearance on the stage in
George Edwardes's company at Daly's
Theatre ; subsequently toured in
" Gentleman Joe " ; she appeared
under George Edwardes's management
in "A Country Girl," " The Cin-
galee," " The Little Michus," " Lady
Madcap," " The Spring Chicken " ;
appeared at the Prince of Wales's,
June, 1906, as Forbidden Fruit in
" See-See," and in Oct., 1906, as
Humming-Bird in the same piece ; at
Daly's, 1906, in " The Merveilleuses " ;
at the Shakespeare, Liverpool, Christ-
mas, 1906, played Jill in " Mother
Goose " ; at Daly's June, 1907, played
Fi-Fi in " The Merry Widow " ; subse-
quently at the Gaiety, in " The Girls
of Gottenburg " ; at the Gaiety,
1908, played in " Havana " ; at
the Adelphi, Dec., 1908, in " Cinder-
ella "; at Daly's, 1909, in "The
Dollar Princess " ; in 1910 toured in
the same play ; retired from the stage
on the occasion of her marriage ; re-
appeared at Daly's, June, 1912, as
Jolan^in " Gipsy Love " ; made her
first appearance on the dramatic stage,
at the Haymarket Theatre, May,
1913, as Agnes Lynch in " Within the
Law " ; at the Lyric, June, 1914,
appeared as Claire in " Mam'selle
Tralala " ; at the Empire, Oct., 1914,
played in f< By Jingo, If We Do — " ;
later in the year toured as Nan in " A
Country Girl " ; in 1915 toured in
variety theatres in " Squibs " ; at the
Apollo, Sept., 1915, played Patrice
la Montrose in " The Only Girl " ; at
the Vaudeville, Dec., 1915, appeared
in " Samples " ; at the Duke of York's,
Apr., 1916, played Toto Duval in
" Toto " ; at Wyndham's, Dec., 1916,
Cherry Waters in " London Pride " ;
elected Member of Parliament (Con-
servative) for Berwick-on-Tweed, May,
1923 ; re-elected, Nov., 1923, and Oct.,
1924. Address : Broom Hill, Esher,
Surrey. Telephone No. : Esher 441.
RUTHERSTON, Albert Daniel, artist
and designer ; b. Bradford, 5 Dec.,
1883 ; s. of M. Rothenstein ; e. Brad-
ford Grammar School ; m. Marjorie
Holman ; studied art at the Slade
School, University College, under Pro-
fessor Frederick Brown, 1898-1901 ;
has designed scenery and dresses for
several notable productions in many
West End theatres. Recreation :
Travelling. Club : Savile. Address :
11 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.2.
Telephone No. : Holborn 2993.
BY AN, Mary, actress ; b. New York,
1885 ; m. Samuel Forrest ; the daugh-
ter of an actor ; has been on the stage
since early childhood ; first attracted
attention in New York, when she ap-
peared at the New Amsterdam. Theatre,
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31 Dec., 1906, as Margaret Gray In
" Brewster's Millions " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Dec., 1908, played Miss
Cameron in " Ticey " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Sept., 1909, Betty Graham
in " The Fortune Hunter " ; at Chicago,
Feb., 1910, Patsy in " Miss Patsy" ;
supported Theodore Roberts as Lou
Starbuck in " The Starbucks " ; at the
Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1912, played
Nell in " Stop Thief " ; at the Candler
Theatre, Aug., 1914, played The Wife
in " On Trial " ; Sept., 1915, Margaret
Case in " The House of Glass/' and
toured in this, 1916-17 ; at the Play-
house, New York, Feb., 1918, appeared
as Emily West in " The Little
Teacher" ; at the Republic, Dec., 1919,
as Anne Hunniwell and Mrs. " Lafe "
Regan in " The Sign on the Door " ;
at Atlantic City, June, 1921, played
Mrs. Stanley in " The Turn in the
Road " ; at the Cort Theatre, Sept.,
1921, played Mrs. Stanley in " Only
38 " ; at the Morosco, Aug., 1923,
Fanny Campbell in " Red Light
Annie."
RTIEY, Madeline Lucette, actress,
vocalist, and dramatic author ; b.
London, 26 Dec., 1865 ; m. J. H. Ryley,
actor ; made her first appearance on
the stage, as Miss Lucette, in 1879 ;
at the Standard, New York, 19 Feb.,
1881, she appeared in the part of
Susan in " Billee Taylor " ; at the
Bijou Opera House, New York, 16
Oct., 1882, she played Constance
in " The Sorcerer," and in Nov., Aline
in the same opera ; subsequently
appeared in " The Princess of Trebi-
zonde," " Princess Toto," etc. ; at
Wallack's, 7 May, 1888, played Hilaria
in " The Lady or the Tiger," and
at the Star, 16 Mar., 1891, she ap-
peared as May Hosford in " The
Power of the Press " ; reappeared on
the stage for a single performance, at
the Rehearsal Theatre, Feb., 1912,
when she played Lady Valentine Carew
in " The Rack " ; she has written
the following plays : " The Basoche "
(from the French), 1893 ; " Chris-
topher, Jun.," known in England as
" Jedbury, Jun.," 1895 ; " The Time
of Strife," 1896 ; " The Mysterious
Mr. Bugle," 1897 ; " A Coat of Many
Colours," 1897
Citizen," 1897; '
the French), 1898
1900 ; " Realism,
" An American
On and Off " (from
" Richard Savage,"
1900; "My Lady
Dainty," 1901 ; " The Altar of Friend-
ship," 1901; "Mice and Men,"
1901 ; " An American Invasion,"
1902; "The Grass Widow," 1902;
" The Lady Paramount," 1905 ; " Mrs.
Grundy," 1906; "The Great Con-
spiracy," 1907, and " The Sugar
Bowl," 1907 ; also " Lady Jemima,"
" Valentine's Days," and about a
dozen others. Recreations : Golf,
riding, and cycling. Address : 22
Windsor Court, Moscow Road, W.2.
Telephone No. : Park 2012.
5ABATINI, Eaf ael, dramatic author
and novelist ; 6.1875; has written
the following plays ; " Bardelys the
Magnificent" (with Henry Hamilton),
1911 ; " The Rattlesnake " (with J. E.
Harold Terry), 1921 ; "In the Snare "
(with Leon M. Lion), 1924 ; has writ-
ten a number of books, including " The
Tavern Knight," " Bardelys the Mag-
nificent," " Shame of Motley," " St.
Martin's Summer," " Life of Cesare
Borgia," " Torquemada and the Span-
ish Inquisition," " The Snare," " Scara-
mouche," " Captain Blood," " For-
tune's Fool," etc. ; a number of his
books have been adapted to the cinema
stage. Address : 27 Fitzjohn's Avenue,
N.W.3. Telephone No. : Hampstcad
4941.
SACKS, Joseph Leopold, manager; b.
in Russia, 17 Feb., 1881 ; e. South
Africa ; went to South Africa in 1890
and made his first venture into thea-
trical management in Cape Town in
1900 ; in 1901 became a naturalised
British subject; his first production
in England was at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, Dec., 1916, when he produced
" Three Cheers " ; since that date has
been responsible for the production of
" The Lilac Domino," 1918 ; " Going-
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Up," 1918; "Shanghai," 1918;
"Uncle Sam," 1919; "Nobody's
Boy/' 1919; "Tiger Rose," 1919 ;
" Irene," 1920 ; " East is West,"
1920 ; " Mary," 1921 ; " The Little
Dutch Girl," 1921 ; " Jenny," 1922 ;
" Katinka," 1923 ; " The Three
Graces," 1924 ; " A Perfect Fit,"
1924. Hobby : Work. Club : Eccen-
tric. Address : Piccadilly Hotel,
W.I.
ST. HELIER, Ivy, actress and
vocalist ; appeared at Wyndham's
Theatre, 12 Jan., 1910, as Aggie Shrubb
in " Captain Kidd " ; at the Hippo-
drome, Aug., 1910, played Maggie in
" The Model and the Man " ; accom-
panied Seymour Hicks and Ellaline
Terriss to South Africa, 1911 ; on her
return appeared at the Coliseum,
Dec., 1911,asToniDreschlerin "Darby
and Joan " ; appeared at the Empire,
Feb., 1912, in " Everybody's Doing
It " ; at the Coliseum, Sept., 1912,
played the child in " She Was No
Lady " ; appeared at the Lyceum,
1914, in " The Model and the Man " ;
accompanied Seymour Hicks and
Ellaline Terriss on their concert tour
to the British Front in France, Dec.,
1914; at the Kingsway, Feb., 1915,
played Dora Delaney in " Fanny's
First Play " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1915, played Jeanne de Valette in
" Wild Thyme " ; at the Vaudeville,
Mar., 1916, played in " Samples " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Dec., 1916, in " Three
Cheers " ; subsequently appeared in
variety theatres, in conjunction with
Miss Clara Evelyn ; at the Alhambra,
June, 1920, played Susan Jones in
" Johnny Jones " ; at the Royalty,
Sept., 1921, played in " Ring Up," of
which she was also the composer."
Address : 12 Windsor Mansions, W.9.
Telephone No. : Mayfair 7098.
ST. JOHN, Christopher, Marie,
dramatic author ; has adapted the
following plays : " The Good Hope/1
Imperial, 1903 ; " Du Barry," Savoy,
1905 ; " The Hired Girl," St. Martin's,
1917; "The Rising Sun," Lyric,
Hammersmith, 1919; "Just a Wife
or Two," Brighton, 1919 ; " The
Children's Carnival," Kingsway, 1920 ;
and is the author of " Eriksson's
Wife," Royalty, 1904 ; " The Deci-
sion," 1906 ; "On the East Side,"
1908 ; " How the Vote was Won "
(with Cicely Hamilton), 1909 ; " The
Wilson Trial," 1909 ; " The Pot and
the Kettle" (with Cicely Hamilton),
1909; "The First Actress/' 1911;
" The Coronation/' 1911 ; " Macrena,"
1912 ; " The Brothers Karamazov,"
1913 ; " Paphnutius " (from the
work by the Saxon Nun, Hroswitha),
1914 ; also author of novels " The
Crimson Weed " and " Hungerheart " ;
a biography of Ellen Terry in " Stars
of the Stage " series, 1907 ; transla-
tions of Hroswitha's plays in " Medieval
Library " series ; contributes weekly
articles on Drama and Music to Time
and Tide. Address : 31 Bedford
Street, Strand, W.C.2.
ST. JOHN, Lily (n&e Lilian Clara
Johnson), actress and vocalist ; b.
Brighton, 25 June, 1895 ; studied
singing under Maurice Moufflard, act-
ing under Kate Rorke, and dancing
under J. W. Jackson ; m. (1) Major
Tryggve Gran, R.A.F. (mar. dis.) ;
(2) Raymond Pollak ; during 1915
toured as Hetty Summerly in " Mus-
tard and Cress/' with Fred Karno's
company, and made her first appear-
ance in London in this part at the
old Middlesex Music Hall, 6 Sept.,
1915 ; subsequently again toured in
the same piece, when it was re-named
" Knick- Knacks," 1915-16 ; at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, Sept., 1916,
succeeded Peggy Kurton as Evelyn in
" Mr. Manhattan " ; during 1917
appeared at the Gaiety Theatre, first
as Lady Pansy, and subsequently as
Fudge Robinson in " Theodore and
Co." ; at the Prince of Wales's, Dec.,
1917, played Nichette in " Yes, Uncle";
at the Alhambra, Glasgow, Dec., 1919,
appeared as Cinderella in pantomime ;
at the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1920, played
Kitty Wentworth in "The Little
Whopper " ; at the Winter Garden,
Sept., 1920, Marcelle in "A Night
Out " ; at the Adelphi, Oct., 1920,
Princess Sophia in " The Naughty
Princess ; at the Lyric, May, 1922,
Florence in " Whirled Into Happiness ";
retired from the stage on the occasion
of her second marriage, July, 1922. •
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Address : 7 Park Lane, W.I. Telephone
No. : Grosvenor 1069,
SAINTSBURY, H. A., actor and
dramatic author ; b. Chelsea, 18
Dec., 1869 ; 5. of Frederic Saintsbury ;
e. St. John's College, Hurstpierpoint ;
was formerly engaged as a clerk in
the Bank of England ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the
Opera Comique Theatre, Mar., 1887,
as a super in Kate Vaughan's revival
of " Masks and Faces " ; his first
leading part was Captain Temple in
" Human Nature/' on tour ; has
played lead on tour, in " The Silver
King/' " In the Ranks/' " The
Harbour Lights/' " Proof," " The
Lights o' London/1 " Under the Red
Robe," " The Notorious Mrs. Ebb-
smith," etc. ; has toured under his
own management in " The Eleventh
Hour," 1897; " D'Artagnan " 1898;
" The Four Just Men," 1906 ; " Anna
of the Plains," 1907 ; has also
appeared as Hamlet, Benedick,
lachimo, Shylock, Mercutio, Touch-
stone, Macbeth, Charles Surface,
Triplet, Malvolio, Fagin in " Oliver
Twist," Young Mario w, Jack Absolute,
etc. ; has played the part of Sherlock
Holmes no fewer than 1,253 times, in
the play of that name, and in " The
Speckled Band," produced at the
Adelphi Theatre, 1910 ; has appeared
at most of the leading West End thea-
tres ; appeared at Co vent Garden, Jan.,
1912, as Tiresias in " QEdipus Rex " ;
at the Queen's, Oct., 1912, in " Zaza " ;
during 1912-13 was producer and
leading man at the Glasgow Repertory
Theatre ; at His Majesty's, June, 1913,
played Capulet in " Romeo and Juliet";
Sept., 1913, Simeon in " Joseph and
His Brethren " ; Nov., 1914, Thomas
Percy in " King Henry IV " (part I) ;
Apr., 1915, Marks in " Oliver Twist " ;
May, 1915, Atik Ali in " The Right to
Kill " ; at the Lyric, Oct., 1915, played
Lord Robert Ure in " The Christian " ;
at the Garrick, Jan., 1916, Lone Wolf
in " Tiger's Cub " ; at Drury Lane,
May, 1916, at the Shakespearean Ter-
centenary celebration, played Metellus
Cimber in " Julius Caesar " ; June,
1916, Xavier de Sigognac in " Bluff " ;
during 1917 toured in the same part ;
at the Prince's, Manchester, June,
1919, appeared in the title-rdle of
" Edmund Kean " ; at Eastbourne,
Sept., 1919, played Gordon Bevington
in " The Mark of a Man " ; at Kenning -
ton, Apr., 1920, played Edmund Kean
in " Ned Kean of Old Drury " ; at the
St. James's, July, 1920, the Chevalier
O'Shaughnessy in " Daughters of
Eve " ; at the Scala, Nov., 1920, lago
in " Othello " ; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1921, Gonzalo in "The Tempest";
appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Paris,
June, 1921, as lago in " Othello " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1921, again
played Sherlock Holmes in " The
Speckled Band " ; at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1922, played Ricciardi Liberati
in " Decameron Nights " ; May, 1923,
Edmund Kean in " Ned Kean of Old
Drury"; at the Savoy, Feb., 1924,
Mantalini in " Nicholas Nickleby " ;
subsequently toured in "A Friend of
the People " ; at the Fortune Theatre,
Nov., 1924, Dr. Louis Kovalovitch in
" Sinners " ; has written several plays,
including " The Eleventh Hour " (with
R. MacDonald) ; a version of Dumas'
romance, " The Three Musketeers " ;
" The Four Just Men " (from the
novel) ; " Anna of the Plains " (from
the novel) ; " King of the Huguenots/'
etc. ; has also acted as producer for
several productions. Favourite parts :
Don Caesar de Bazan and Charles
IX in " King of the Huguenots."
Hobbies : Playwriting and producing.
A ddress : Green Room Club, Leicester
Square, W.C.2.
SAKER, Annie, actress ; b. 13 Mar.,
1882 ; d. of the late Maria Saker, the
well-known actress, and granddaughter
of the late Horatio Saker ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Haymarket Theatre, 2 Jan., 1893,
as a child in " Hypatia," under the
management of Beerbohrn Tree ; sub-
sequently appeared at the Criterion
under Charles Wyndham, playing
various ingenue parts ; after this
she was secured by Messrs. Harrison
and Maude to play a part in " Under
the Red Robe," and to understudy
Miss Eva Moore as Suzette ; at the
close of her Haymarket engagement
she went on tour with Miss Emma
Hutchinson, playing leading rdles in
" Pink Dominos/' " The Great Divorce
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Case," " Betsy," " Mary's Secret/'
etc. ; various important provincial
engagements as leading lady followed ;
subsequently, she toured in " The
Midnight Wedding," and " The Prince
and the Beggar Maid " ; appeared at
the Lyceum, Apr., 1910, as the Princess
Monica in the last-mentioned play ;
in 1911 toured in "The Lifeguards-
man," and 1912 in " The Soldier
Princess " ; in the autumn of 1913
toured as Venetia Von Sabran in " The
Story of the Rosary " ; appeared in
the same part at the Prince's Theatre,
Dec., 1913, and at the Manhattan
Opera House, New York, Sept., 1914 ;
at the Junction Theatre, Manchester,
Aug., 1915, played Madeline Lescarre
and Gabrielle in " The Silver Crucifix" ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1916,
appeared in the same parts ; at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1917, played Lady
Mary Heather in " Seven Days'
Leave " ; Oct., 1918, Constance Vivian
in " The Female Hun " ; during 1919
again played Venetia in " The Story
of the Rosary " ; Mar., 1920, Margaret
Kingsley in " Boy of My Heart " ; at
the Opera House, York, Easter, 1922,
appeared in " The Under Dog " ; dur-
ing 1923-24 again toured in " The
Story of the Rosary." Address : c/o
J. H. Mote & Sons, 11 Gray's Inn,
Square, W.C.I.
SANDERSON, Julia, actress and
vocalist ; b. Springfield, Mass., 20 Aug.,
1887 ; d. of Albert Sackett, actor ;
e. at Springfield, Mass., and Phila-
delphia ; m. (1) J. T. Sloan, the famous
jockey (mar. dis.), (2) Lieut. -Com.
Bradford Burnette, U.S. Navy ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Philadelphia, with the Forepaugh
" stock " company when a child ; sub-
sequently in 1903 toured in " Winsome
Winnie," in which she made her first
appearance in New York, at the Casino
Theatre, in the chorus, Dec., 1903 ; she
next appeared in Mar., 1904, in "A
Chinese Honeymoon," in which she
played Mrs. Pineapple ; at the Lyric,
New York, Apr., 1904, played with
De Wolf Hopper as Mataya in
" Wang " ; at the Garrick, Chicago,
Oct., 1904, appeared as Elsie Sturte-
vant in " Fantana " ; subsequently
appeared as Fanny Everett in the
same piece ; at the Lyric, New
York, Jan., 1905, played her original
part in " Fantana " ; at the Majestic,
Aug., 1906, appeared as Dora in " The
Tourists " ; at the Criterion, Aug.,
1907, played Peggy in "The Dairy-
maids " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Hicks
Theatre, 3 Oct., 1908, as Suzanne in
,"The Hon'ble Phil"; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1909, played the title-role in " Kitty
Grey " ; made her next appearance on
the London stage, at the Hicks Theatre,
29 Apr., 1909, as Cesarine de Noce in
" The Dashing Little Duke " ; on her
return to America, appeared at the
Liberty Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1910, as Eileen Cavanagh in "The
Arcadians " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Aug., 1911, appeared as
Lolotte in " The Siren " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Feb., 1913,
played Delia Dale in " The Sunshine
Girl " ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
Aug., 1914, Una Trance in " The Girl
from Utah " ; toured in the same part,
1914-15 ; at the Liberty, New York,
Jan., 1916, played Sybil Renaud in
" Sybil " ; at the Empire, New York,
Sept., 1917, Rosamond Lee in " Ram-
bler Rose " ; during 1918 toured as
Julie in " The Canary," and played
the same part at the Globe, New York,
Nov., 1918 ; she continued to play
this part until 1920 ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, Oct., 1920, ap-
peared in " Hitchy-Koo " ; at the
Casino, Aug., 1921, played Shirley
Dalton in " Tangerine " ; toured in
the same play 1922-24 ; in Sept., 1924,
toured as Betty Duncan in " Moon-
light," and appeared in the same part
at the Shubert Riviera Theatre, New
York, Dec., 1924. Address : c/o
Charles Frohman (Inc.), Empire
Theatre, Broadway, New York City,
U.S.A.
SANTLEY, Joseph, actor; b. Salt
Lake City, 10 Jan., 1889 ; e. Salt Lake
City ; m. Ivy Sawyer ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
age of three ; as a child, he played
the Duke of York in " Richard III,"
Willie in " East Lynne," and in
" The Heart of Chicago " ; he then
spent two seasons in a " stock "
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company at Brooklyn, where his
mother was engaged ; he played
Cedric in " Little Lord Fauntleroy,"
and toured in " The Price of Honour " ;
he was next placed at the head of a
melodrama company, which exploited
his youthful talents, and among the
plays in which he appeared in the
leading parts were " From Rags to
Riches/' 1903 ; " A Boy of the
Streets/' 1903 ; " Billy the Kid/'
1905; "Lucky Jim/' 1908; in
1909 appeared in " The Queen of
the Moulin Rouge JJ ; at Daly's, New
York, Apr., 1910, appeared as Dick
Allen in " The Matinee Idol " ; at
the Broadway, Oct., 1910, Dixie Stole
in " Judy Forgot " ; Oct., 1911,
Webster Choate in "The Never
Homes " ; at the Astor, Oct., 1912,
Camillo in " The Woman Haters " ;
at the Lyric, New York, Aug., 1913,
Kean Hedges in " When Dreams Come
True " ; appeared in " vaudeville,"
May, 1914 ; during 1915 played in
"All Over Town " ; at the Globe, New
York, Dec., 1915, played Van Cortland
Parke in " Stop ! Look ! Listen ! " ;
at the Longacre, Aug., 1916, John
Shelby in " A Pair of Queens " ; at
the Globe, New York, Oct., 1916,
Gerard, Earl of Beverly in " Betty " ;
during 1917-18 toured as Budd in
" Oh ! Boy ! " ; at the Princess, New
York, Nov., 1918, played Bruce
Allenby in " Oh, My Dear ! " ; at
the Globe, New York, May, 1919,
Robert McLane in " She's a Good
Fellow" ; at the Liberty, Nov., 1920,
Charlie Hobson in " The Half-Moon " ;
at Boston, Jan., 1921, Ned Spencer in
" It's Up to You " ; at the Music Box
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1921,
played in " The Music Box Revue" ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Palace Theatre, 15 May, 1923,
in the same piece ; at the Music Box
Theatre, Sept., 1923, appeared in a
new piece, also entitled, " The Music
Box Revue/'
SARGENT, Frederic, actor ; b. Man-
chester, 4 Sept., 1879 ; s. of Frederic
Sargent and his wife Florence (Smart) ;
e, Ackworth School and Durham Univ-
ersity, where he gained the degree of
Bachelor of Letters ; m. Rose Dupre ;
is descended from an old Quaker
family ; was formerly a journalist ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Bolton, 6 Mar.,
1899, in " Proof," with Mrs. Louis
Cal vert's Company ; made his first
appearance in London, at the Hay-
market Theatre, 30 Aug., 1900, in a
minor part in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury"; at Terry's, Mar., 1901,
played in " Lion Hunters " ; he next
joined Mrs. Patrick Campbell's com-
pany in 1903, and appeared in " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," " The Joy
of Living, etc.; in 1904 toured in South
Africa; in 1906 toured the United
States with Ben Greet's Company ; at
the Hudson Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1908, played Captain Potel in " The
Honour of the Family"; in 1909
toured in Germany, with Gerald
Lawrence's Shakespearean Company ;
at the Strand, Feb., 1910, played
Count Baradas in " Richelieu " ; at the
Globe Theatre, May, 1910, played
Captain Potel in " Parasites " (" The
Honour of the Family ") ; subsequently
appeared at the Coronet Theatre in
" Garrick," " Sister Anne," etc. ; at
the New Theatre, Sept., 1911, played
Peter in " Romeo and Juliet " ; at the
Criterion, Apr., 1912, appeared in
" Man and Superman " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1912, played Lord
Howard of Effingliam in " Drake " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1916, John
Bennett in " The Best of Luck " ;
during 1917 played leading pai"ts in
Shakespearean productions at the
" Old Vic " ; at the Lyric, July, 1918,
appeared as the Vicomtc de Morsanne
in " The Purple Mask " ; during 1919-
22 toured with Ben Greet's Shakespear-
ean Company, playing leading parts ;
in the autumn of 1922 toured as Paul
Vasher in " Comiii' Thro' the Uyo " ;
during 1923 toured with the Henry
Baynton Shakespearean Company,
playing second leads ; in 1924 again
toured in " Comin' Thro' the Rye " ;
is the author of several one-act plays.
Recreations: Chess, pi ay- writing, and
tennis. Address : 12 Lymington Man-
sions, West End Lane, N.W.6.
SASS, Enid, actress ; b, London 11,
Jan., 1889; d. of Edward Sass and
his wife Emma (Gwynne) ; e, Switzer-
land ; m. Alfred Drayton ; made her
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first appearance on the stage at the
Vaudeville Theatre, 18 Dec., 1901, in
" Bluebell in Fairyland " ; after she
had completed her education, appeared
at Wyndham's Theatre, Jan., 1907, as
Lady Marjorie Eggington in " When
Knights Were Bold " ; at the Garrick,
June, 1909, played Dora Miller in
" The Woman in the Case " ; at the
New Theatre, Dec., 1909, Diana in
" A White Man " ; during 1910 was
understudying at the Globe Theatre ;
appeared at His Majesty's, Apr., 1910,
as Jessica in " The Merchant of
Venice }> ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Mar., 1911, appeared in " A Fool There
Was"; at the Globe, Nov., 1911,
played Juliette in " The Glad Eye " ;
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1914, Valerie
de Brys in " The Joy- Ride Lady " ; at
the Garrick, Oct., 1914, Marie in " The
Double Mystery " ; at the Duke of
York's, Apr., 1916, Alix Morel in
" Toto " ; at the Prince's, Dec., 1916,
the Good Fairy in " Bluebell in Fairy-
land " ; Feb., 1917, Sylvia in " The
Catch of the Season " ; subsequently
toured as Camille Joyeuse in " The
Happy Day " ; at the Criterion, June,
1918, played Raymonde Chandebeise
in " You Never Know, You Know " ;
at the Apollo, July, 1920, Mabel
Brackett in " Cherry " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Mar., 1921, Wenna in "The
Human Touch " ; at the Strand, Oct.,
1922, played Vera in " Angel Face."
Recreation : Tennis. Address : 141 A
Park Road, N.W.8. Telephone No. :
Paddington 7134.
SAUNDEES, Florence, actress ; b.
Valparaiso, Chili ; d. of Richard
Preston Saunders and his wife Juana
(Keegan) ; e. Maida Vale ; m. John
Laurie; was formerly engaged as a
teacher, and as a stenographer ; made
her first appearance on the stage, at
Olympia, Christmas, 1911, as a Nun
in " The Miracle " ; in the summer of
1912 appeared in Shakespearean reper-
tory at Earl's Court, in " Shakespeare's
England " ; in 1913 toured as Kitty
in " Charley's Aunt " ; at the New
Theatre, Manchester, Dec., 1913,
played Oberon in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; in the spring of
1914 toured as Fanny Hawthorn in
"Hindle Wakes"; later in 1914
was a member of Miss Horniman's
Company at the Gaiety Theatre, Man-
chester, where she played Lady Rosie
in <( The Liars," Lydia in " The
Admirable Bashville," Mrs. Forsyth in
" Independent Means," Rosa in " The
Woman in Red," Angela Brooke in
" Brenda," etc. ; at the Strand Thea-
tre, 22 May, 1915, played Charlotte de
Sauve in " Henry of Navarre " ; for
several seasons, '1916-21, was a pro-
minent member of the Shakespearean
repertory company at the " Old Vic,"
where she played numerous leading
parts, male and female ; she played
Paulina in " The Winter's Tale," Queen
in " Cymbeline," Lady Macbeth, Ger-
trude in " Hamlet," Juno in " The
Tempest," Sylvius in "As You Like
It," Lorenzo in " The Merchant of
Venice," Lucio in " Measure for
Measure," Valentine and Viola in
" Twelfth Night," Rosalind, Miranda
in " The Tempest," Ophelia, Oberon,
Portia, Mistress Ford in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," Desdemona, Con-
stance in " King John," Doll Tear-
sheet in " King Henry IV " (part II) ;
Lydia Languish, Kate Hardcastle,
Portia in " Julius Caesar," Helena in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Dionyza in " Pericles," Adriana in
" The Comedy of Errors," Rosalind in
" As You Like It," Desdemona and
Emilia in " Othello," Lady Macbeth,
Goneril in " King Lear," Rosaline in
" Love's Labour's Lost," etc. ; at
Portsmouth, 1918, played Lady Isabel
in " East Lynne," Joanna in " Mice
and Men," Lady Stutfield in "A
Woman of No Importance," Joan
Penrose in " A Scrap of Paper,"
Madame de Semiano in " The Marriage
of Kitty," Madge Larrabee in " Sher-
lock Holmes," etc. ; at the Duke of
York's, June, 1920, played Lucrezia
Violante in " Madame Sand," with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell ; at the Strand, Apr.,
1921, Chorus in " Henry V " ; at the
New Theatre, Aug., 1921, Dolly in
" Christopher Sly," with Matheson
Lang ; Dec., 1921, Rosario in " Blood
and Sand " ; Mar., 1923, Lucia Pell
in " The Bad Man " ; returned to the
Old Vic, Sept., 1923, and played
Tamora in " Titus Andronicus," Queen
Katherinein " Henry VIII," Cressidain
" Troilus and Cressida " ; Julia in " The
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Two Gentlemen of Verona/' Virgilia in
" Coriolanus." etc.; was leading woman
at the Old Vic's season at the New
Oxford, June, 1924 ; at the Savoy,
Sept., 1924, played Adriana in " The
Comedy of Errors " ; at the New
Oxford, Oct., 1924, Night in " Fratri-
cide Punished " ; at the London
Hippodrome, Dec., 1924, played Fairy
Heartsease in " Mother Goose/' Ad-
dress : 55 Lissenden Mansions, Hamp-
stead, N.W.5.
SAUNDERS, Madge, actress and
vocalist ; b. Johannesburg, 25 Aug.,
1894 ; d. of Edward H. M. Saunders
and his wife Lucie (White) ; m. Leslie
Henson (mar. dis.) ; made her first
appearance on the stage at His Maj esty's
Theatre, Johannesburg, Nov., 1912,
when she was engaged for a solo dance
in " The Count of Luxembourg," with
the Frank Wheeler-George Edwardes
Company, and subsequently played
in " Our Miss Gibbs " and " The
Quaker Girl " ; understudied Mabel
Nelson as Princess Mathilde in " The
Quaker Girl," and then played the
part until the end of the tour ;
coming to England, she was engaged
at the New Theatre, Oct., 1913,
understudying the part of Etelka in
" The Laughing Husband " ; in Mar.,
1914, toured in " The Red Heads,"
playing various parts ; and appeared
in this at the Palace, Coliseum, etc. ;
in June, 1914, toured as Claudine in
" Oh ! I Say ! " ; at the Vaudeville
Theatre, Aug., 1914, played Mrs.
Montagu in " My Aunt " ; she then
went to America, and at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, 24 Dec., 1914,
made her first appearance in New
York, as Daisy de Menthe in " To-
Night's the Night " ; at the Gaiety,
London, Apr., 1915, appeared in the
same part, and in June, 1915, suc-
ceeded to the part of June in the same
piece, which she played until the end
of the run ; at the Gaiety, Sept., 1916,
appeared as Lady Pansy in " Theodore
and Co." ; at the Palace, May, 1918,
played Elsie Gray in " Very Good,
Eddie " ; during Dec., 1918, appeared
at the Gaiety, as Grace Douglas in
" Going~Up " ; during 1919 toured in
the same part ; at the Gaiety, Nov.
1919, succeeded Gwendoline Brogden
as Pauline Deare in " The Kiss Call " ;
at the Gaiety Theatre, July, 1921,
appeared in " Pins and Needles " ; at
the London Hippodrome, Dec., 1921,
played Princess Sylvia in " Jack and
the Beanstalk " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Apr., 1922, Jean Everard in " Tons of
Money," which ran nearly two years.
Recreations : Golf, tennis, riding, and
formerly, big-game shooting. Address :
27 Duke Street, S.W.I. Telephone No,:
Gerrard 3942.
SAY AGE, Henry Wilson, theatrical
manager ; b. Boston, Mass., 21 Mar.,
1859 ; 5. of Captain M. H. Savage and
his wife Betsey (Woodhouse) ; e. Har-
vard University, B.A., 1880 ; m.
Alice Louise Batchelor ; is Presi-
dent of H. W. Savage (Inc.), Presi-
dent of the Castle Square Opera
Company, Boston, and Director of
the National Association of Theatri-
cal Producing Managers of America ;
built the Castle Square Theatre,
Boston, and commenced his managerial
career here, presenting Grand Opera
in English ; his first venture in New
York, was also with Grand Opera, at
the American Theatre, 1900 ; subse-
quently turned his attention to musical
comedy ; among his notable produc-
tions have been " Tarantella," " King
Dodo," " The Sultan of Sulu," " The
Yankee Consul," " Peggy from Paris,"
"The Yankee Tourist," "The College
Widow," " The Comity Chairman,"
" Madame X," " The Million," " The
Prince of Pilsen," "The Girl of the
Golden West," " The Merry Widow,"
" Along Came Ruth/' " The Devil,"
" Easy Dawson," " Excuse Me," " The
Galloper," " The Great Name," " The
Little Damozel," " Mary Jane's Pa,"
" Miss Patsy," " Pom- Pom," '" Have
a Heart/' " The Gay Huzzars," " King
Dodo/' " Little Boy Blue," " The Love
Cure," " Sari," " The Sho-Gun,"
" Woodland/' " Tom Jones," " Head
Over Heels," " Lady Billy," " Shav-
ings," " Cornered," " See-Saw,"
" Madame Butterfly " (in English),
" Every woman," etc. Address : 226
West 42nd Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
SAWYER, Ivy, actress and vocalist ;
b. London, 1897 ; m. Joseph Santley ;
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was a pupil of Stedman's Academy,
and made her first appearance on the
stage, at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
Dec., 1906, as the Dormouse in " Alice
in Wonderland " ; at the Hicks The-
atre, Mar,, 1907, played in " My
Darling," and was next seen in the
music halls with Maie Ash ; she
appeared at the Apollo, Dec., 1907, in
her old part in " Alice in Wonderland " ;
the following year she toured with
Seymour Hicks in " My Darling," as
Tiny Tim in " Scrooge/' and Chris in
" Sweet and Twenty " ; at the Court,
Dec., 1909, played the part of Alice in
" Alice in Wonderland," and she also
played the part at the Savoy, Dec. , 1 9 1 0,
and at the Empire, Liverpool, Dec.,
1911 ; at Covent Garden, May, 1912,
appeared as a dancer in the Russian
ballet ; at the London Opera House,
Dec., 1912, played in " The Magic
Bell " ; after appearing at the Palace
and in Paris, she toured as the Middy
in " The Marriage Market," 1913-14 ;
and at Christmas, 1914, at the Savoy,
once more played Alice ; in 1915
toured as Lady Simeta Parsons in
" Lucky Jim " ; in 1916 she went to
America making her first appear-
ance in New York, at the Globe
Theatre, 3 Oct., 1916, as Betty in the
musical play of that name ; during
1917-18 toured all over the United
States as Mrs. Budd in " Oh, Boy ! " ;
at the Princess, New York, Nov., 1918,
played Hilda Rockett in " Oh, My
Dear ! " ; at the Globe, New York,
May, 1919, appeared as Jacqueline
Fay in " She's a Good Fellow" ; at
the Liberty Theatre, Nov., 1920,
played Grace Bolton in " The Half-
Moon " ; at Boston, Mass., June, 1921,
Harriet Hollister in " It's Up to You " ;
at the Music Box Theatre, New York,
Sept., 1921, played in " The Music Box
Revue " ; reappeared in London, at
the Palace Theatre, May, 1923, in the
same piece ; at the Music Box, New
York, Sept., 1923, appeared in another
version of " Music Box Revue."
SAYLER, Oliver Martin, dramatic
critic and author ; b. Huntington,
Ind., U.S.A., 23 Oct., 1887; s. of
Samuel Martin Sayler and his wife
Luella (Daily) ; m. Lucie V. Reichen-
bach ; from 1909-20, was engaged on
the staff of the Indianapolis News ;
has also officiated as correspondent to
the Boston Evening Transcript, from
1915 ; has made a special study of the
European Theatre ; is the author of
" The Russian Theatre under the
Revolution," 1920 ; " The Russian
Theatre," 1922 ; " The Russian Player
in America," 1923 ; " Our American
Theatre," 1923 ; editor of " Max Rein-
hardt and His Theatre," 1924;
editor of The Moscow Art Theatre
Series of Plays, and The Eleonora Duse
Scries of Plays. Address : 104 West
39th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
SAYRE, Theodore Burl, author and
playwright ; b. New York City, 18
Dec., 1874 ; 5. of Theodore H. Sayre
and his wife Mary (Hartwell) ; • e.
University Grammar School ; m. Laura
Du Gumoens ; graduate of New York
College of Pharmacy ; from 1899-1914
held the position of play-reader to
Charles Frohman ; is the author of
the following books : " Two Summer
Girls and I," " The Son of Carley croft,"
and " Tom Moore " ; has written the
following plays : " The Wife of
Willoughby," 1896 ; "On the King's
Highway," 1896 ; " Charles O'Malley,"
1897 ; " Two Rogues and a Romance,"
1898 ; " The Son of Carleycroft," 1900 ;
" A Classical Cowboy," 1900 ; '* Manon
Lescaut," 1901 ; " Tom Moore," 1901 ;
" The Bo]d Soger Boy," 1903 ; " Ed-
mund Burke," 1905 ; " Eileen As-
thore," 1906 ; " O'Neill of Derry,"
1907 ; " The Wearing of the Green,"
1909 ; " The Commanding Officer,"
1909 ; " Love's Young Dream," 1911 ;
" Ransomed," 1912 ; " The Irish
Dragoon," 1915 ; " Lucky O'Shea,"
1917. Clubs : American Dramatists,
New York City, Westharnpton Yacht
Club and Lambs'. Address : Lambs'
Club, 130 West 44th Street, New York
City, U.S.A.
SCAIFE, Gillian, actress ; b. Con-
stantinople ; d. of Arthur H. Scaife
and his wife Hilda (Hanson) ; e. in
Canada, and at Queen Elizabeth
School, London ; m. Warburton
Gamble; made her first appearance
on the stage in 1901, at the Fulham
Theatre, as a Page in " Hamlet " ;
appeared at the Lyric, Jan., 1902, as
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the Red-haired Foundling in " Mice
and Men " ; subsequently toured
in " Resurrection/' " Whitewashing
Julia," etc. ; toured in Australia and
New Zealand for two years, 1907-8 ;
in 1908 appeared at the Haymarket
as Angelique in " Lady Frederick " ;
at the Court, Apr., 1909, played Lily
in " Chains " ; at the Hay market,
June, 1909, Sarahin " Peter's Mother ";
at the Royalty, Apr., 1911, Janet in
" The Master of Mrs. Chilvers " ;
May, 1911, Ah-Yoi in "The Cat and
the Cherub " ; at the Lyceum, July,
1911, Stephanie in "A Royal Divorce " ;
Nov., 1911, Constance in " The Three
Musketeers " ; in 1912 went to
America and at the Liberty Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1912, played Rose
in, " Milestones " ; subsequently tour-
ing through the States ; at the Court,
Jan., 1914, and at the Queen's, Feb.,
1914, appeared as the Baroness Reven-
dal in " The Melting Pot " ; at the
Aldwych, May, 1914, as Sonya Alex-
androvna in " Uncle Vanya " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1914, as Amy Arch-
mundham in " Plaster Saints " ;
during 1915-16 toured in the United
States, in " Outcast " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, New York, Sept., 1917, played
Mrs. Zachery Whalen in " Hamilton " ;
from 1922-24 was touring in the
provinces. Favourite parts : Juliet,
Ophelia, and Nora in "A Doll's
House." Recreations : Riding, walk-
ing, singing, and dancing. Club :
Three Arts. Address : 251 A King's
Road, Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone No. :
Kensington 2018.
SCARBOROUGH, George, dramatic
author ; b. Mount Carmel, Texas, 3
June, 1875 ; s. of John B. Scarborough
and his wife Mary Adelaide (Ellison) ;
m. Annie Saunders ; has written the
following plays : " The Lure," 1913 ;
" At Bay," 1913 ; " The Last Resort,"
1914 ; " What is Love ? " 1914 ;
" The Heart of Wetona " (formerly
"The Girl"), 1915; "Playthings"
(formerly " Fate Decides," with Vin-
cent St. Lawrence), 1916 ; " The Son
Daughter" (with David Belasco),
1919 ; " Moonlight and Honeysuckle,"
1919 ; " Blue Bonnet," 1920 ; " The
Mad Dog," 1921 ; " Mrs. Hope's
Husband/' 1921; "The Grail," 1922.
Address : Las Vegas Ranch, Las
Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
SCHEFP, Fritzi, actress and vocalist ;
6. Vienna, 30 Aug., 1880; d. of Dr.
Gottfried Scheff, a Viennese physician,
and Anna Jaeger, prima donna, of the
Imperial Opera House, Vienna ; m.
George Anderson (mar. dis.) ; received
her musical education at Hoch's Con-
servatoire, Frankfort ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at the Royal
Opera House, Munich, 1898, in the
title rdle of Flotow's " Martha," subse-
quently appearing as Juliet in Gou-
nod's " Romeo and Juliet " ; she
remained at Munich for two years,
singing Marguerite in " Faust," San-
tuzza in " Cavalleria Rusticana,"
Mimi in " La Boh&me," Mignon, etc.,
etc. ; in 1900 while still at Munich, she
was heard by the American impresario,
Maurice Grau, who engaged her for his
Grand Opera season in New York ; she
made her first appearance there, at the
Metropolitan Opera House, 11 Jan.,
1901, as Musetta in "La Boheme " ;
she also appeared in " Die Meister-
singer " and " Die Walkitre " ; on
23 Jan., appeared as Zeiiina in
" Don Giovanni " ; 1 Jan., 1902,
was Cherubino in " The Marriage of
Figaro," and subsequently was heard
as Papagena in " The Magic Flute,"
Nedda in " Pagliacci," and Asa in
Paderewski's opera, " Manru " ; ap-
peared at Covent Garden, London
during the opera seasons of 1900-2
as Zerlina in " Don Giovanni," and
Nedda in ' Pagliacci," etc. ; she made
her first appearance in comic opera
at the New National Theatre, Wash-
ington, 9 Nov., 1903, as Babefcte in
the opera of that name, and was seen
at the Broadway Theatre, New York,
in the same part on 16 Nov. ; at the
Opera House, Cleveland, 29 Aug., 1904,
she appeared as Rose Decourcelies in
" The Two Roses " (a musical setting
of " She Stoops to Conquer ") ; she
appeared in the same part at the
Broadway, New York, 21 Nov.,
1904 ; she also appeared at the latter
house, as Lieutenant Vladimir in
" Fatinitza," 26 Dec., 1904 ; in
" Girofle-Girofla," 31 Jan., 1905 ; and
in " Boccaccio," 1 Mar., 1905 ; at
Washington, 9 Oct., 1905, she
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appeared as Fifi in " Mdlle. Modiste/'
and at the Knickerbocker, New York,
in the same part, 25 Dec., 1905 ; during
1906-8 she toured in the same piece ;
at Chicago, 5 Oct., 1908, played Mdlle.
Athenee in " The Prima Donna/1
playing the same part at the Knicker-
bocker, New York, 30 Nov., 1908 ;
at the Casino, 30 May, 1910, played
Yum- Yum in a revival of " The
Mikado " ; at New Haven, Conn.,
25 Mar, 1911, played Mdlle. Rosita
in an opera of that name, and at the
Lyric, New York, 16 Oct., 1911,
appeared in the same part, then
called Rose, when the piece was re-
named " The Duchess " ; at Balti-
more, Sept., 1912, played in " The
Love Wager " ; at the Globe, May,
1913, reappeared as Fin in a revival
of " Mdlle. Modiste " ; at the Casino,
New York, 21 Sept., 1914, played
Drucilla Smith in " Pretty Mrs.
Smith " ; subsequently fulfilled several
" vaudeville " engagements ; at the
Garrick, Philadelphia, Dec., 1916,
played in " Husbands Guaranteed " ;
at the Standard, New York, Mar.,
1919, in " Glorianna " ; at Boston,
May, 1921, played Mrs. Hope in " The
O'Brien Girl."
SCHILBKR.AUT, Joseph, actor ; b.
Vienna, 22 Mar., 1896 ; s. of Rudolf
Schildkraut and his wife Erna (Wein-
stein) ; e. Vienna, Hamburg, Berlin ;
m. Elsie Bartlett ; studied for the stage
in Germany, and at the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts ; made his
lirst appearance on the stage at the
Kammerspielhaus, Berlin, 23 Oct.,
1913, under Max Reinhardt, as J ether
in " The Prodigal Son " ; he remained
with Reinhardt until 1917, when he
went to Vienna, and played in r6p&r-
toire, under Alfred Bernau ; at the end
of 1920 went to New York where he
made his first appearance at the
Princess Theatre, 4 Jan., 1921, as
Richard Northcoto in " Pagans " ; at
the Garrick, New York, Apr., 1921,
played Liliom in the play of that
name ; he continued in this play in
New York and all over the United
States, until 1923 ; at the Garrick,
New York, Feb., 1923, played Peer
Gynt; at Chicago, Nov., 1923, ap-
peared in " The Highwayman " ; at
the Morosco, New York, Oct., 1924,
played Benvenuto Cellini in " The
Firebrand." Recreations : Music (vio-
lin and piano) and book-collecting.
Favourite parts : Peer Gynt and
Richard II. Club : Green Room, New
York. Address : 39 East 27th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
SCOTT, CyrO, actor; b. Banbridge,
co. Down, Ireland, 9 Feb., 1866 ; m.
Louise Eissing ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage, 1883, at Paterson,
N.J., in " The Girl I Love, or the Dia-
mond Mystery " ; for some time he was
a member of Minnie Maddern's com-
pany, and in 1886 joined Richard
Mansfield ; at Madison Square Theatre,
2 Aug., 1886, he played Spartan Spotts
in " Prince Karl," and remained with
Mansfield until the following year ;
during 1887 appeared with Lotta in
" The Little Detective," and " Pawn-
ticket 210 "; at Madison Square,
3 July, 1888, played Vesillian in
" Irene " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
21 Aug., 1888, played in "Lord
Churnley " ; at Madison Square, 1
Nov., 1888, in " Beauty Abroad " ;
at the Grand Opera House, 4 Feb.,
1889, played Frank Wiggins in " The
Highest Bidder " ; 26 Aug., 1890,
appeared as Tom Gussett in " The
Maister of Woodbarrow," and 6 Apr.,
1891, as Lord Roebuck in " Old Heads
and Young Hearts " ; at Proctor's,
23rd Street, 16 Nov., 1891, he was
the Bob Appleton in " The Lost Para-
dise " ; he then joined the Empire
company, and on 25 Jan., 1893,
appeared as Arthur Penwick in " The
Girl I Left Behind Me " ; he also
appeared at the Empire, as Gerald
Harringway in " Liberty Hall," Dick
Major in " The Younger Son," Theo
Travers in " The Councillor's Wife,"
Richard Cursitor in " Sowing the
Wind," Silas B. Hooper in " Gudgeons,"
and Oakhurst in " The Luck of Roaring
Camp " ; he next joined De Wolf
Hopper's company, and at the Broad-
way, 3 Sept., 1894, played Jack Alden
in " Dr. Syntax " ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, 22 Oct., 1895, he
appeared as Lieutenant Robert Telfair
in " The Heart of Maryland " ; he
was then engaged by the late Augustin
Daly, and appeared at Daly's Theatre,
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New York, 23 Apr., 1897, as Dick
Capel in " The Circus Girl " ; he also
appeared at this theatre as Dick Cun-
ningham in " The Geisha," Richard
Whortles in " Number Nine, or the
Lady of Ostend," and Guy Stanley
in " A Runaway Girl " ; at the Man-
hattan Theatre, 23 Sept., 1899, he
played Thorndyke in "A Stranger
in a Strange Land," and 8 Jan., 1900,
appeared as Artistide in " Papa's
Wife " ; he then came to London,
and made his first appearance on the
London stage at the Shaftesbury,
11 July, 1900, in " The Casino Girl " ;
returning to America he appeared
at the Casino, 10 Nov., 1900, as Arthur
Donegal in " Florodora " ; at the
Broadway, 11 Jan., 1904, played Allen
Blythe, R.N., in " The Medal and
the Maid " ; at Daly's, 15 Feb.,
Jack James in " Glittering Gloria " ;
at the Liberty Theatre, 16 Jan., 1905,
Captain Fitzgerald in " The Money
Makers," and at the Broadway,
Dec., 1905, appeared in " The Ninth
Waltz " ; his greatest success of late
years has been made as William
Peyton in " The Prince Chap," pro-
duced at Madison Square, 4 Sept.,
1905, in which he toured until 1908 ;
at the Garrick, New York, 6 Apr.,
1908, played Victor O'Byrne in " The
Royal Mounted " ; at San Francisco,
Aug., 1908, appeared in " The Man of
the Hour " ; appeared at the Bijou,
New York, 22 Sept., 1909, as Jack
Hendrix in " The Intruder," and 6
Dec., 1909, as Jack Wright in " The
Lottery Man " ; same theatre, 16
Sept., 1911, played Cornelius Allen
in " Modern Marriage " ; at the
Herald Square Theatre, 16 Oct., 1911,
appeared in "A Gentleman of Leisure " ;
at Daly's, New York, 20 Feb., 1912,
played Roland Pemberton in " The
Fatted Calf " ; at Buffalo, in Apr.,
1912, appeared in " The Best People,"
and " The Gods of the Mountain " ;
at the Lyric, New York, 6 May, 1912,
appeared as Archibald Grosvenor in
" Patience " ; subsequently toured
in " The Point of View," and " Taking
Things Easy " ; at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, New York, 14 Jan.,
1913, played the Hon. Gerald Bayle
in " The Woman of It " (" The Best
People ") ; subsequently toured in
" Value Received," and " The Man
who Found the Way " ; at Indiana-
polis, Jan., 1914, played William
Hallo well Magee in " Seven Keys to
Baldpate " ; at the Cort Theatre,
Chicago, Mar., 1916, played Richard
Brant in " Everyman's Castle " ; at
the Fulton, New York, Sept., 1916,
Wilfred Ferrers in " Arms and the
Girl " ; at the Belasco, Sept., 1917,
Harry Richardson in " Polly with a
Past " ; at the Criterion, New York,
Oct., 1919, Sherman Fessenden in
" On the Hiring Line " ; at the Shu-
bert, Aug., 1920, Lawrence Blake in
"Paddy the Next Best Thing"; at
the Century, Jan., 1921, Lieut. Bram-
bourg in " In the Night Watch " ; at
the Winter Garden, New York, Jan.,
1923, played Bruce Cliattfield in " The
Dancing Girl." Address : Lambs'
Club, 130 West 44th Street, New York
City.
SCOTT, Gertrude, actress; b. near
Sevenoaks, Kent ; e. at Edinburgh
and Brussels ; m. Norm an McKinnel ;
previous to going on the stage, was
a reciter and violinist at concerts ;
her first engagement was with Ed-
ward Compton (the Compton Comedy
Co.), 1895, to play juvenile lead
and then lead in r&pertoire ; played
a round of over twenty parts during
a two years' engagement ; made
her first appearance on the London
Stage at the Elephant and Castle,
21 Oct., 1895, in " A Mean Advantage,"
and as Silvia in " Hook and Eye " ;
her next engagement was with W. S.
Penley, 1898, as Madge Ashton in
" A Little Ray of Sunshine " at
the Royalty, and during that time
she also played in "In the Eyes of
the World " and " The Lady Bur-
glar " ; then followed an engagement
to play lead at the Princess's as Marion
Thornton in revival of " Two Little
Vagabonds," Lady Isabel in " East
Lynne," " The Boom of Big Ben,"
" Dr. Nikola " ; at Hippodrome, 1902,
in " The Bandits," etc. ; joined F. R.
Benson's company, playing over thirty
parts with him in Shakespearean plays
and repertoire during a two years'
engagement (1903-1905), including the
Queen in " Hamlet/' Hermionem " The
Winter's Tale," Goneril in " King
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Lear," Calpurnia in " Julius Caesar,"
Emilia in " Othello," Lady Anne in
" Richard III," the Queen in " Richard
II," Katharine in " The Taming of
the Shrew," Lady Macbeth, Portia,
Beatrice, and Cassandra in " The
Orestean Trilogy " ; appeared with
Vedrenne and Barker at the Court,
1905, followed by an engagement
for the spring of 1906 as Leader
of the Chorus in " The Electra "
and " The Hippolytus," under the
same management ; was engaged to
create Queen Oren in " Tristram and
Iseult " at the Adelphi in Sept., 1906,
and she was also re-engaged for the
play that followed, " The Virgin God-
dess," to understudy Miss Genevieve
Ward and Miss Lily Brayton ; her next
engagement was at the Apollo and
Royalty to play Mrs. Davenport and
understudy in " The Stronger Sex,"
Jan., 1907 ; appeared with Miss Lena
Ashwellin Oct., 1907, at the Kingsway,
as Carrie Hardinge in " Irene Wycher-
ley " ; Feb., 1908, played Mrs. Whyte
Fraser in " Diana of Dobson's," May,
1908 ; Charlotte Garvice in " Charlotte
on Bigamy " ; and Feb., 1909, Mrs.
Collins in " The Truants " ; at the
Vaudeville, Mar., 1912, played Mrs.
Walsingham in " Kipps " ; at the
Apollo, Nov., 1916, played the Duchess
of Froom in " Poached Eggs and
Pearls." Hobbies : Music, violin-
playing, and singing. Address : 62
Ridgmount Gardens, Gower Street,
W.C.I. Telephone No. : Museum 2246.
SCOTT, Harold, actor ; b. Kensing-
ton, 21 Apr., 1891 ; 5. of Ernest Scott
and his wife Frances Louisa (Curtis) ;
e. St. Paul's School ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Court
Theatre, Oct., 1919, as Salarino in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; he
appeared at the name theatre, Sept.,
1921, as Hoclson in "John Bull's
Other Island " ; in Feb., 1922, played
the Chaplain in " Justice/' and Pro-
fessor Calway in "The Pigeon";
during 1922-23 appeared at the Every-
man Theatre, as Cecil Sykes in
" Getting Married/1 Gunner in " Mis-
alliance/"' David Riccio in " Mary
Stuart," Blcnkinsop in " The Doctor's
Dilemma," Rev. Alexander Mill in
" Candida," Feste in " Twelfth Night,"
etc. ; at the Kingsway, Nov., 1923,
played Valentine in " Twelfth Night/31
and Starveling in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; at the Regent (for
the Phoenix), Nov., 1923, Baldock in
" Edward II "; at the Lyric, Ham-
mersmith, Feb., 1924, Waitwell in
" The Way of the World " ; at the
Everyman Theatre, Sept., 1924,
Christopher Dudgeon in " The Devil's
Disciple " ; at the Adelphi, Dec., 1924,
Slightly in " Peter Pan." Favourite
part: ^The Faun in "The Faithful
Shepherdess." Recreation : Music.
Club : The 1917. Address : c/o 1917
Club, 4/5 Gerrard Street, W.I.
SCOTT-GATTY, Alexander, actor;
b. Ecclesfield, Yorks., 3 Oct., 1876 ;
5. of Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty, K.C.,
C.V.O., F.S.A., Garter -King-of-Arms,
and his wife Elizabeth (Foster) ;
e. Westminster School, Neuchatel
University, and in Paris ; m. Lina
Hart-Dyke ; formerly engaged as a
Black and White Artist ; was a
student at the Academy of Dramatic
Art, Gower Street ; made his first
appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's Theatre, 30 June, 1909,
as Salarino in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; appeared with H. B.
Irving at the Queen's Theatre, 1909-10,
as Paul Sandys in " The House
Opposite," Inspector Newcomen in
" Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde " ; Mont-
joie in " Louis XI," Charles in " Robert
Macaire," and Guerneauin " The Lyons
Mail " ; toured in the United States
1911-12, with ' Gertrude Elliott, as
Mason Stevens in " Rebellion," John
Peter Capulet in " White Magic/'
Dandy in " The Dawn of a To-Morrow,"
and Talbot Woodhouse in " Preserving
Mr. Panmure " ; on Ms return to
England, toured with Forbes-Robert-
son on his farewell tour, and appeared
with him at Drury Lane, for his
farewell season, Mar. -June, 1913, as
Christopher Penny in "The Passing
of the Third Floor Back/' the Count
of Kervern in " The Sacrament of
Judas," Laertes in " Hamlet," Leone
Cassavetti in "The Light that
Failed," Captain George Lovell in
' Mice and Men," Apollodorus in
" CTsar and Cleopatra/1 Gratiano in
" The Merchant of Venice," and
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Cassio in " Othello " ; in Sept., 1913,
accompanied Sir Johnston Forbes-
Robertson on his American tour ; on
the outbreak of war, 1914, was granted
a Commission, as lieutenant in the
Hertfordshire Regiment ; reappeared
on the stage at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1917, when he played Count Nikolai
Rostov in " The Yellow Ticket " ; at
the St. Martin's, Aug., 1918, Mervyn
Chester in " The Live Wire " ; at the
Strand, Dec., 1918, Malcolm Eraser
in " Scandal " ; at the St. Martin's,
Dec., 1919, Arthur Wilmot in " A Dear
Little Lady " ; at the Royalty, Sept.,
1920, Don Juan de Medina in " The
Romantic Young Lady " ; at the
Garrick, Feb., 1921, Maurice Avenell
in " The Fulfilling of the Law " ; at the
Criterion, Mar., 1921, Ernest in
" Grumpy " ; .at the St. James's, Jan.,
1922, Dr. Wells in " The Bat " ; Nov.,
1922, Prince Feodor Romanoff in " The
Beating on the Door " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Feb., 1923, the Duke of Win-
field in " The Dancers " ; at the Em-
pire, Jan., 1924, Count Pommery in
" The Three Graces " ; at Wyndham's,
1924, during the absence of Sir Gerald
Du Maurier, played Prince Michael in
'* To Have the Honour " ; at the same
theatre, Oct., 1924, Sir John Murless,
K.C., in " The Ware Case." Favourite
part : Prince Michael in " To Have the
Honour." Clubs : Savage and Green
Room. Address : Flat 15, 212A
Shaftesbury Avenue, W.C.I.
SCUDAMORE, Margaret, actress ;
b. Portsmouth, 13 Nov., 1884 ; d. of
the late F. A. Scudamore, dramatic
author ; made her first appearance on
the stage at Aberdeen, Dec., 1898, in
the pantomime of " Aladdin " ; made
her first appearance in London, at the
Pavilion Theatre, Mile End, 1903 ;
made her first appearance in the West
End, at the Garrick Theatre, Mar.,
1912, when she played Violet Van-
brugh's part of Martha Hadden in
" The Fire Screen " ; at the same
theatre, Apr., 1912, played Gladys
Pickering in " Improper Peter " ; May,
1912, Maggie Mason in " Striking
Home " ; during 1916-17 was engaged
at the Savoy, with H. B. Irving,
understudying and playing in " The
Barton Mystery," " The Professor's
Love Story," and " The Bells " ;
during 1918 toured as Lady Broughton
in " General Post " ; at the Strand,
Nov., 1919, played Mrs. Williams in
" The Crimson Alibi " ; at the St.
Martin's, Dec., 1919, Darinkain " Once
Upon a Time " ; during 1921 toured
with the New Shakespeare Company ;
at the Comedy, June, 1922, Mrs,
Burroughs in " Quarantine " ; Sept.,
1922, Mrs. Marlowe in " Secrets " ;
at the Haymarket, Nov., 1923, Lady
Bracknell in " The Importance of
Being Earnest " ; at the Strand, Jan.,
1924, Mrs. Bollington Todd in " The
Daredevil " ; at the New Oxford, Oct.,
1924, Sigric, the Queen, in " Fratricide
Punished " ; at the Regent (for the
Fellowship of Players), Dec., 1924,
Mistress Page in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor." Favourite parts : Lady
Broughton in " General Post," Mistress
Page, and Lady Teazle. Address : 9
Chapel Street, Bel grave Square, S.W.I.
Telephone No. : Victoria 5507.
SEAGRAM, Wilfrid, actor; 6.
Finchley, 10 'Jan., 1884 ; s. of John
Seagram Richardson and his wife
Ellen Mary ; e. Mill Hill School ; m.
Marguerite Sybil Otway ; was for-
merly engaged as a surveyor ; made
his first appearance on the stage, at the
Apollo Theatre, 23 Apr., 1910, as
Captain Grant in " The Islander " ;
in the same year went to the United
States, and appeared at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, Oct., 1910, in " The
Scarlet Pimpernel," with Fred Terry ;
during 1911 toured in the United
States, with George Arliss, as Flocks
in " Disraeli " ; from 1911-13 toured
as Harold Wedgewood in " Kxcuse
Me " ; returned to England, 1913, and
toured as Max Daly in " The Girl on
the Film " ; subsequently returned to
America where he remained until
1915 when he joined the Army ;
reappeared on the stage, at the Empire,
KUburn, Aug., 1919, as Gerald Grey in
" Pretty Peggy," playing the same part
at the Prince's, Feb., 1920 ; at the
Apollo, July, 1920, played Bill Meggs
in " Cherry " ; at the Garrick, Aug.,
1921 , Billy in " The Edge o' Beyond " ;
at Wyndham's, Apr., 1922, Captain
Hilary Chayne in " Running Water " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1922,
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Major Colforcl in " Loyalties/' and
continued in this until 1924 ; at the
Everyman, Hampstead, May, 1924,
Jack Chumley in " The Tropic Line "
and the Lieutenant in " The Man of
Destiny " ; at the Savoy, July, 1924,
Captain Tremaync in " In the Snare."
Favourite parts : Bill in " Cherry,"
Dudley Mitten in " To-Night's the
Night,"" and Tremayne in " In the
Snare " ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1924, Mr. Darling
in " Peter Pan." Recreations : Golf,
tennis, swimming and motoring. Clubs :
Green Room, London ; Players', New
York. Address : 13 Park Place, St.
James's, S.W.I.
SEALBY, Mabel, actress and vocalist,
b. Leeds, 1885 ; d. of the late Walter
Sealby and his wife Agnes (Taylor) ; e.
Ursuline Convent, Londerzeel, Bel-
gium ; m. Roger Fielding-Ould ; made
her first appearance as a baby in
arms at Belfast ; after she had
grown up toured in the provinces,
1903, as Jane in " A Trip to Chicago,"
with her father, the following year,
as Mrs. Pineapple in "A Chinese
Honeymoon," and subsequently in
various musical plays ; at the Gaiety
Theatre, Douglas, June, 1904, played
Cynthia Ponjab in " Off the Rank " ;
first appeared in London at the
Aldwych Theatre, 4 July, 1906,
as the Hon. Betty Silverthorne in
" The Beauty of Bath " ; went to
America in 1909 and made her first
appearance in New York, at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, 25 Jan., 1909, as
Brightie in " Kitty Grey " ; re-
appeared in London, at the Holborn
Empire, 31 May, 1909, as Dolly
Whortles in " No. 9 " ; appeared
at the Prince of Wales's Theatre,
10 Feb., 1910, as Magda in "The
Balkan Princess " ; at the Palace,
Oct., 1910, played Minnie in " The
Billposter " ; next played Phoebe in
" The Quaker Girl," and appeared
at the Chatelet, Paris, June, 1911,
in this part ; at the Gaiety, Feb.,
1912, appeared as Marie Silvaine
in " The Sunshine Girl " ; at the
Queen's, Sept., 1913, as Marie Ange in
" This Way, Madam I " ; at the Gaiety,
Feb., 1914, as Emma in " After the
Girl " ; at the Adelphi, June, 1914,
as Norah Chalmers in " The Belle of
Bond Street'*; at Daly's, Oct., 1914,
as Madame Sophie in " A Country
Girl"; Apr., 1915, as Estelle in
" Betty " ; at the Adelphi, Nov., 1915,
played Rita in " Tina " ; at the
Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1916, ap-
peared as Vittoria in " The Maid of the
Mountains," and played the same
part at Daly's, Feb., 1917, continuing
in the part almost throughout the
long run of over three years ; at the
Queen's, Apr., 1921, played Madeline
Francis in " Mary " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1922, Tessie Blythe in " Angel
Face " ; at the Adelphi, Sept., 1923,
Little Bounce in " Head Over Heels " ;
at the Criterion, Nov., 1923, Lady
Parsons in " Three Birds." Recrea-
tions : Riding, swimming, and playing
patience. Address : 4 Montagu
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : Mayfair
2468.
SEAMAN, Sir Owen (Hon. LL.D.,
Edinburgh, Hon. D.Litt, Durham) ;
editor of Punch, man of letters, and
dramatic critic; b. 18 Sept., 1861 ; s.
of the late William Mantle Seaman ; e.
Shrewsbury, Clare College, Cambridge ;
a master at Rossall School, 1884 ; Pro-
fessor of Literature at Durham College
of Science, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1890 ;
began contributing to Punch and The
National Observer, 1894 ; also wrote for
The World above the nom de plume,
" Nauticus," 1895 ; called to the Bar,
Inner Temple, 1897 ; joined the staff of
Punch in 1897, and in 1902 became
assistant editor ; appointed editor in
succession to Sir F. C. Burnand, 1906,
and writes some of the dramatic criti-
cisms in his own paper ; President of
the Critics' Circle, 1919-20 and 1920-21;
has published collections of parodies
and light verse ; was knighted by
King George, Jan., 1914. Recreations :
Shooting, golf, and bridge. Address :
10 Bouverie Street, E.C.4. Clubs :
Athenaeum, United University, Savile,
Bath, Leander, Beefsteak.
SEARS, Zelda, actress; b. near
Brockway, Michigan, U.S.A., 21 Jan.,
1873 ; d. of Justin Lewis Paldi and his
wife Roxa (Tyler) ; e. Port Huron ;
m. (1) Herbert E. Sears; (2) L. C.
Wiswell ; made her first appearance
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on the stage at the Casino Theatre,
2 Nov., 1896, appearing in the ballet
in " Jack and the Beanstalk " ; she
then spent two years in a " stock "
company at Chicago ; at the Manhattan
Theatre, New York, 1900, played in
" Woman and Wine " ; at the same
theatre, Feb., 1901, made a decided
success, when she played Mrs. Brown
in " Lovers' Lane " by the late Clyde
Fitch ; subsequently she played in a
number of the same author's works,
and made notable successes as Lizzie
McCall in " Glad of It," 1903 ; Green
in " The Coronet of a Duchess,0 1904 ;
Caroline Green in " Cousin Billy,"
1904 ; Genevidve Crespigny in " The
Truth/' 1906; Lucille Purcelle in
" Girls," 1908, and in " The Blue
Mouse," 1908 ; in 1909 she played
in " King of Cadonia," and in 1910,
toured in " Love Among the Lions " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Mar., 1910,
played Agatha in ' ' The Girl He Couldn't
Leave Behind Him " ; at the Comedy,
New York, Oct., 1910, Miss Donovan
in " Keeping Up Appearances " ; at
the Bijou, Nov., 1910, played Hetty
Gandy in " The Nest Egg," and during
1911 toured in the same part; in
Nov., 1911, appeared as Sallie Thomas
in " Standing Pat/' and toured in
the same rdle, also in " The Nest
Egg"; .during 1912 played in
" vaudeville/' in " The Wardrobe
Woman " ; at the Little Theatre, New
York, Apr., 1914, played Mrs. Cres-
pigny in " The Truth " ; at the
Hudson Theatre, Dec., 1914, Mrs.
Dean in " The Show Shop " in which
she toured during 1915 ; at the Globe
Theatre, New York, Sept., 1916, played
Mrs. Green in " Fast and Grow Fat "
at the New York Theatre, Nov., 1916
' Luella Bush in " Captain Kidd, jun."
at the Bijou, Aug., 1917, Mrs. Merri-
vale in " Mary's Ankle " ; at the
Selwyn Theatre, Mar., 1919, Aunt
Selina in " Tumble In " ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, Aunt Cicely in " The
Girl in the Limousine " ; subsequently
toured in " The Nest Egg " ; in 1920
toured in " Cornered " at the
Knickerbocker, New York, Jan., 1924,
played Mrs. Garrity in " Lollipop " ;
author of an adaptation, " The Heart
of a Child/' 1914, " Lady Billy," 1920 ;
"The Clinging Vine," 1922; "The
Magic Ring," 1923 ; " Lollipop," 1924.
Address : " Top o' the Hill," Wilton ;
Conn., U.S.A.
SEGAL, Vivicnne, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A., 1897 ;
m. Robert Ames ; studied vocal
music under Mrs. Phillips- Jenkins,
and she also appeared in amateur
performances with the Philadelphia
Operatic Society ; she made her first
appearance on the professional stage,
after only four days' rehearsal, at
the Casino Theatre, New York, 5
Aug., 1915, as Mizzi and Gaby in " The
Blue Paradise," under the manage-
ment of Messrs. Shubert Bros. ; she
continued in this during 1916-17 ;
at the Lyric, New York, June, 1917,
played " Elly " in " My Lady's Glove" ;
at the Century Theatre, Nov., 1917,
appeared in the revue, " Miss 1917 ";
at the Princess Theatre, Jan., 1918,
played Mollie Farrington in " Oh !
Lady, Lady ! " ; at the Casino, Oct.,
1919, Kitty Wentworth in " The Little
Whopper " ; at Springfield, Mass., Jan.,
1921, appeared in "The Three
Kisses " ; at Atlantic City, Feb., 1921,
played in " Tangerine " ; at the
Knickerbocker, New York, Oct., 1922,
Odette Darimonde in " The Yankee
Princess " ; at the Cohan Theatre,
Adrienne Grey in " Adrienne " ; at
the New Amsterdam, June, 1924,
played in " The Ziegfeld Follies," and
again in Oct., 1924.
SELTEN, Morton, actor ; b. 6 Jan.,
1860 ; m. Kate Pattison ; has had over
forty years' experience as an actor, and
appeared at the Gaiety, London,
8 Jan., 1881, as William in " The
Country Girl " ; has spent the greater
portion of his career on the American
stage, where he appeared under most
of the well-known managements ; for
ten years he was a member of Daniel
Frohman's famous company at the
Lyceum, New York, with E, H.
Sothem, and he appeared at that
theatre, 1889-1899, as Clarence Vane
in " Our Flat," Luke Cranbourne in
" The Maister of Woodbarrow," Regi-
nald Slingsby in " The Dancing Girl,"
Francis Merivale in " Lettarblair/'
Captain Mathews in " Sheridan," Lord
Lochinvar in " The Victoria Cross,"
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the Hon. Neal Blake in " The Way to
Win a Woman," Rupert of Hentzaii in
" The Prisoner of ~Zenda," the Vis-
cornte de Berquin in " An Enemy of
the King," Jack Spurway in " Change
Alley," Dent in " The Adventure of
Lady Ursula," Jack Osborne in "A
Colonial Girl " ; accompanied Sothern
to the Knickerbocker Theatre, Feb.,
1899, where he played Louis XIII in
" The King's Musketeers " ; at the
Empire, New York, Sept., 1910, played
Hubert Dallas Baker in " Smith " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Oct., 1911,
Vignaux in " The Runaway " ; Sept.,
1912, Lionel Roper in " The ' Mind-the-
Paint ' Girl " ; at the Empire, New
York, Apr., 1913, the Rev. Roger
Minchin in " The Amazons " ; Jan.,
1916, Captain HalUwcll in " The Little
Minister " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Sept., 1918, General Delamothe in
" Hurnpty-Dumpty " ; reappeared in
London, at the Queen's, June, 1919,
as Albert Sewall in " The Cinderella
Man " ; at the Shaftesbury, Oct, 1920,
played Mr. Stapleton in " The Great
Lover"; at the New, Dec., 1921,
played Dr. Ruiz in " Blood and Sand ";
at the Criterion, Nov., 1923, C. Roger
Forbes in " Dulcy " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Apr., 1924, Sir Albert Parvin in
" A Perfect Fit " ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1924, the Rev. Everett Wadham
in " The Fool." Address : 34 Fairfax
Road, N.W.6.
SELWYN, Edgar, actor, dramatic
author, and manager ; &. Cincinnati,
Ohio, U.S.A., 20 Oct., 1875 ; m.
Margaret Mayo, actress and dramatic
author (mar. dis.) ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the Gar-
rick Theatre, Oct., 1896, in " Secret
Service " ; subsequently was a mem-
ber of " stock " companies at Roches-
ter, New York, and at the Third
Avenue Theatre, New York ; appeared
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, 27 Feb., 1899, as Dugard in
" The King's Musketeers," and at the
Herald Square Theatre, 10 Sept., 1900,
as Tony Mastaro in " Arizona " ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the Adelphi Theatre, 3 Feb.,
1902, in the last-mentioned part; dur-
ing 1902 played Felix in " A Gentleman
of France " and Foreman in " Sherlock
Holmes " ; at the Garden Theatre,
New York, 14 Sept., 1903, played
Telemachus in " Ulysses " ; at the
Empire, N.Y., 10 Nov., appeared as
Jose in " The Pretty Sister of Jose " ;
and at the Garrick, 30 Dec., as James
Antrobus in " Gypsy " ; at the Hudson,
New York, 15 Nov., 1904, played
Jacky in "Sunday"; and at the
Lyceum, in May, 1905, Dr. Rank in
" A Doll's House " ; since that date
he has appeared as Peniton Carlyle
in " The Little Gray Lady," as
Howard Beasley in " It's All Your
Fault," as Donald Burnside in
" Popularity," and Frederick Pay ton
in " The Mills of the Gods " ; in the
autumn of 1907 went on tour, play-
ing Soangataha in " Strongheart " ;
at the Hudson, New York, 12 Oct.,
1908, appeared in the title-fdte of
" Pierre of the Plains " (his own
dramatisation of Sir Gilbert Parker's
novel, " Pierre and His People ") ;
at Los Angeles, 1911, played Jamil
Abdullah in " The Arab/' and Ralph
Birbeck in " The Flirt " ; appeared
at the Lyceum, New York, 16 Sept.,
1911, in "The Arab"; he is the
author of the following, among other
plays : " The Rough Rider's Romance,"
" The Original Cohen/' " The Ener-
getic West," " The Adoption of Archi-
bald/' " A Friend in Need/' " It's
All Your Fault/' " Father and Son,"
" The Country Boy," " I'll be Hanged
If I Do " (with William Collier), " The
Arab/' " The Wall Street Girl " (with
Margaret Mayo) ; " Rolling Stones,"
" Nearly Married," 1913 ; elaborated
and revised Fred Jackson's play, " The
Naughty Wife/' 1918 ; " The Crowded
Hour " (with Channing Pollock), 1918 ;
" The Mirage," 1920 ; " Love and
Learn" (with Vincent Lawrence),
1920 ; " Anything Might Happen,"
1923; "Dancing Mothers" (with
Edmund Goulding), 1924 ; " Dear Sir,"
1924 ; is President of Selwyn and Co.,
theatrical producers and theatre
owners; Vice-President and director
of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation.
Address: 229 West 42nd Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
SEEEANO, Vincent, actor ; b. New
York City, 17 Feb., 1870; e. New
York ; made Us first appearance on the
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stage at Daly's Theatre, New York,
1893 ; at Miner's Fifth Avenue, Dec.,
1895, played Col. Lord Lauerdale in
" Benedict Arnold " ; Nov., 1896,
James Stetson in " The Fool of For-
tune " ; at the Knickerbocker, Jan.,
1898, Berkeley in " A Virginia Court-
ship " ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1898, Elgernon in " His Honor
the Mayor " ; May, 1898, Antonio in
" The Scenario " ; at the Herald Square
Theatre, Sept., 1900, appeared as
Lieutenant Denton in " Arizona," a
part he played over one thousand
times ; at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
May, 1901, played Gratiano in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; at the Victoria,
Nov., 1901, Mr. Nevill in " The Way
of the World " ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Adelphi Theatre, 3 Feb., 1902, as
Lieutenant Denton in " Arizona " ;
at Daly's, New York, Nov., 1903,
played Taro Jokichi in " A Japanese
Nightingale"; at the Garden, Mar.,
1904, Dr. Maxwell in " The Ruling
Power" ; at the Majestic, Feb., 1907,
Major Francis Dale in " On Parole " ;
at the Hackett, Sept., 1907, Chudleigh
Manners in " The Movers " ; at Wai-
lack's, Dec., 1909, Paul Potter in
" A Little Brother of the Rich " ; at
the Garrick, New York, Mar., 1910,
appeared as Felix Pendleton in " The
Girl he Couldn't Leave Behind Him " ;
Oct., 1910, as Artanezzo in " The
Scandal"; Feb., 1911, as Arthur
Railton in " Our World " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Mar.,
1911, played Julian Burril in "As a
Man Thinks " ; at the As tor, Mar.,
1913, Hal Clarke in " A Man's Friends";
at the Lyric, New York, Apr., 1913,
appeared as Tony Mostano in the
" all-star " revival of " Arizona " ; at
Maxine Elliott's, Aug., 1913, as Bob
McCauley in " The Lure " ; at the
Harris Theatre, Nov., 1914, as Philip
Goodier in " That Sort " ; Dec., 1914,
as Gerald Foster in " The Lie " ; at
Maxine Elliott's, Apr., 1915, played
John Stephens in " The Revolt " ; at
the Cort Theatre, Feb., 1916, Vincent
Leigh and Kirke Brentwood in " Pay-
Day " ; at the Booth Theatre, Sept.,
1917, Jimmie Fitzpatrick in " De
Luxe Annie " ; at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, Nov., J918, Major Pierre
Vaudry in " By Pigeon Post " ; at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Aug.,
1922, John Pritchard in " Fools
Errant " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Dec., 1923, Reggie Wynne
in " The Alarm Clock " ; at the Forty-
ninth Street Theatre, Aug., 1924,
Vincente in " The Werewolf." Ad-
dress : Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
SEYENINGr, Nina, actress ; b. Lon-
don ; d. of Dora Sevening ; e. in London
and in Paris ; m. Victor Charles
Hamilton Longstafte ; made her first
appearance on the stage as a small
child at the Opera Comique Theatre,
24 Dec., 1894, as Mrs. Courage in a
children's pantomime, " The House
that Jack Built " ; she then returned
to school, and made her reappearance
on the stage at the Royalty Theatre,
May, 1898, as Sadie Simmons in " My
Innocent Boy " ; next appeared at
the Lyric, Nov., 1899, as Clare
Fitzclarence in " Florodora " ; at the
same theatre, June, 1901, played
Mary Astelle in " The Silver Slipper " ;
was engaged at Daly's from 1902-7
appearing in "A Country Girl,"
" The Cingalec," " The Little Michus,"
" The Merveilleuses," " The Geisha,"
and "-The Merry Widow " ; in 1903
toured in " Three Little Maids " ;
in 1905 toured as Gwennie Holden
in " Lady Madcap " ; she then turned
her attention to comedy, and at the
King's, Glasgow, July, 1907, played
Vivien in " The Stormy Petrel " ; at
the Royalty, Glasgow, Sept., 1907,
appeared as Helen Brentwood in " The
Knave of Hearts " ; at the Royalty,
London, Jan., 1908, played Susannah
in " Susannah and some Others " ; was
then engaged by Cyril Maude to play
the title-rdle in " Marjory Strode," at
the Playhouse, Mar., 1908 ; at the
Haymarket, Apr., 1909, played Lady
Merry weather in " Bevis," and then
scored a great success at the St.
James's, Sept., 1909, when she appeared
as Mrs. Annerley in " Mid-Channel " ;
at the Globe, Nov., 1909, played
Ethel Prynne in " The Great Mrs.
Alloway," and then went to New
York, to play her original part in
" Mid-Channel," at the Empire, Jan.,
1910 ; on her return, sne appeared at
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the Comedy Theatre, Sept., 1910, as
Nora Dundas in " A Woman's Way " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1910,
played Edith Lewis in " Grace," and
Feb., 1911, Winifred Spratte in
" Loaves and Fishes " ; at Wyndham's,
Mar., 1911, played Beatrice Dainton
in " Passers- By " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1911, appeared as Lady
Sybil Lazenby in " What Every
Woman Knows " ; Feb., 1912, played
Gabrielle Kato in " The ' Mind-the-
Paint ' Girl " ; at the Empire, New
York, Sept., 1912, played Sophie
Felling in " The Perplexed Husband,"
with John Drew ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; appeared at
the Duke of York's Theatre, Dec.,
1913, as Mrs. Darling in " Peter Pan " ;
at Wyndham's, Apr., 1914, as Doris
Marrable in " The Clever Ones " ;
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1916, played
Isabella Trench in " Caroline " ; Sept.,
1917, Imogen Parrott in " Trelawney
of the Wells." Favourite part : Beatrice
in " Passers By." Recreations : Golf
and rowing.
SEYIER, Athene, actress ; 6. Lon-
don, 31 May, 1889 ; d. of Clara (Thies)
and Clarence H. Seyler ; e. Coombe
Hill School, King's Langley, and
Bedford College ; m. James Bury
Sterndale-Bennett ; was a pupil at the
Academy of Dramatic Art ; Gold-
Medallist, 1908 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Kingsway
Theatre, 11 Feb., 1909, as Pamela
Grey in " The Truants," meeting
with immediate success ; she next
appeared at the Garrick, Sept., 1909,
as Milly Chambers in " Making
a Gentleman " ; at the Criterion, June,
1910, played Elaine Shrimp ton in
" The Case of Rebellious Susan " ;
at the Haymarket, Dec., 1910, ap-
peared as Water in " The Blue Bird " ;
Mar., 1911, played Clare Lesley in
" Lady Patricia " ; at Wyndham's,
Sept., 1911, played Sophie Pelling in
" The Perplexed Husband " ; at "the
New Theatre, May, 1912, played
Janet Colquhoun in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence " ; at the Playhouse, Nov.,
1912, Kitty Scarliffe in " The Dusty
Path " ; at Harrogate, Feb., 1913,
played Anne Brown in " Seven Days " ,*
at the Royalty, Apr., 1913, Helen
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
[SEf
in "Thompson"; in Sept., 1913,
toured as Janet Cannot in " The Great
Adventure " ; at the St. James's, Mar.,
1914, played Mrs. Jervoise in "The
Two Virtues " ; at the New Theatre,
Mar., 1915, Anne Brown in " Seven
Days " ; at the Coliseum, Apr., 1915,
Mrs. Geddington in " The Debt " ; at
the London Pavilion, June, 1915,
Caroline Meek in " The Rub " ; at His
Majesty's, Oct., 1915, played Queen
Catherine in " Mavourneen " ; at the
Queen's, May, 1916, Cynthia in " The
Double Dealer " ; at the Coliseum,
July, 1916, Liza in " The Great Red-
ding Street Burglary " ; at the Hay-
market, Nov., 1916, appeared as Mabel
Tollinder in " The Widow's Might" ;
at the same theatre, May, 1918, as
Ermyn trade Farndon in " Uncle Any-
how " ; at the Lyric, Sept., 1918, as
Betty Jackson in " Roxana " ; at the
St. James's, Sept., 1919, played Lisa
Protasov in " Reparation " ; at the
Lyric, Hammersmith, Feb., 1920,
Melantha in " Marriage & la Mode " ;
Mar., 1920, Polly in " Kind Heart and
Coronet " ; Apr., 1920, Rosalind in
" As You Like It " ; at the St. James's,
Aug., 1920, Lucille Early in " His
Lady Friends " ; at the Comedy, Nov.,
1920, Betty in " The New Morality " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, Mar.,
1921, Mrs. Frail in " Love for Love " ;
in June, 1921, appeared at the Little
Theatre, in " The Old Woman," and
" Rounding the Triangle " ; at the
Comedy, Mar., 1922, Mrs. Ryecroft in
" Other People's Worries " ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1922, Eustasia in
" The Dover Road " ; Jan., 1923, Mrs.
Carmichael in " Plus Fours " ; Mar,,
1923, Mrs. Bucket in " Isabel, Edward,
and Anne " ; at the St. James's, July,
1923, Gabrielle in "The Coming of
Gabrielle " ; at the Criterion, Oct.,
1923, Mrs. Delaney in " Trust Emily ";
at the Kingsway, Nov., 1923, Titania
in "A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
at the Everyman, Feb., 1924, Savina
Grazia in " The Mask and the Face " ;
at the Regent (for the Phoenix
Society), Feb., 1924, Lady Fidget in
" The Country Wife" ; at the Criter-
ion, May, 1924, resumed the part of
Savina in " The Mask and the Face " ;
at the Strand (for the Fellowship of
Players), Sept., 1924, Beatrice in
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" Much Ado About Nothing " ; at
Drury Lane, Dec., 1924, Hermia in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream." Re-
creations : Music, walking in the
country, and going to the theatre.
Club : Three Arts. Address : 97
Esmond Road, Bedford Park, W.
Telephone No. : Chiswick 587.
SEYMOUR, Madeline, actress; b.
Hampstead, 7 Nov., 1891 ; m. Major
Alan Gerald Reid-Kellett (mar. dis.) ;
made her first appearance on trie stage
at Daly's Theatre, Mar., 1909, as
Margot in " The Merry Widow " ;
appeared at the Vaudeville Theatre,
4 June, 1910, as Adeline in " The Girl
in the Train " ; at Daly's, 20 May, 1911,
played Coralie in " The Count of
Luxembourg " ; 1 June, 1912, Zorika
in " Gipsy Love " ; at the Playhouse,
28 Sept., 1912, appeared as Berengere
d'Aquitaine in " The Little Cafe " ; at
the Gaiety, 5 Apr., 1913, as Linda in
" The Girl on the Film " ; went to
America, in the same year, and at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, 25 Dec.,
1913, appeared in the same part; on
her return appeared at the Queen's
Theatre, 14 Apr., 1914, as Ruth
Goldman in " Potash and Perl-
mutter," which she played for a year ;
at Daly's Theatre, 24 Apr., 1915,
played Lady Playne in "Betty";
at the Apollo, Sept., 1915, appeared
as Margaret Ay re in " The Only Girl " ;
at the Queen's, Sept., 1916, as Mrs. B.
Gans in " Potash and Perlmutter in
Society " ; at the Alhambra, July,
1917, played in " Round the Map " ;
at the Palace, Sept., 1918, in " Hello !
America " ; at the Adelphi, Sept., 1919,
played Lady Kinkennel in " Who's
Hooper? " ; at the St. James's, Aug.,
1920, Julia in " His Lady Friends " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1920,
Cynthia Rush in " Priscilla and the
Profligate " ; at Wyndham's, May,
1922, Mrs. Dearth in " Dear Brutus " ;
Dec., 1922, Irma Peterson in " Bull-
Dog Drummond " ; at the Playhouse,
July, 1923, Germaine Delpeche in
" Enter Kiki ! ". Address : 62 Park
Street,' W.I. Telephone No.: Gros-
venor 1129.
SEYMOUR, William, actor and stage
manager ; b. 19 Dec., 1855, in New
York ; s, of James Seymour, actor,
and his wife Lydia Eliza (Griffith) ;
e. New York, and New Orleans ; m.
May Davenport, daughter of E. L.
Davenport ; made first appearance as
an actor on 19 Dec., 1862, in New
Orleans, La. ; his first appearance as
stage manager was on 1 Jan., 1873, with
Lawrence Barrett (New Orleans) ; his
first play was " Jack of All Trades,"
1876 ; as an actor, played at Varieties
Theatre, New Orleans, 1862-69 ; with
Joseph Jefferson, 1867 ; with Edwin
Booth, 1869-71 ; with Lawrence Bar-
rett, 1872-75 ; with A. M. Palmer,
1875-77 ; with John McCullough, 1877-
78 ; with Thomas Maguire, 1878-79 ;
acting and stage manager at Boston
Museum, 1879-88 ; on tour with Julia
Marlowe, Kyrle Bellew, and Mrs.
Potter, 1889 ; acting manager for
Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau, 1889-98 ;
Sol Smith Russell, 1898-99 ; with
Maurice Grau, Metropolitan Opera
House, 1890 ; with Charles Frohman,
from 1891, as general stage-director ;
stage-director of the Punch and Judy
Theatre, New York, 1916-17 ; in Nov.,
1918, was appointed manager of the
Empire Theatre, New York ; stage-
director for George C. Tyler, 1919-23 ;
appeared at the Lexington Opera
House, New York, Mar., 1918, as
M. Ferris in " Love's Lightning " ; at
the Criterion, New York, Sept., 1918,
as Colonel Maurcl in " Mr. Bar nu m " ;
at the Bijou, New York, Jan., 1924,
played Noel Derby in " The Goose
Hangs High." Recreations : Rehear-
sals, arranging business of plays, read-
ing old histories of the stage and the
biographies of actors. Clubs : The
Players', The Sea Serpent Club. Busi-
ness address : Empire Theatre, New
York. 'Residence. : Clamavi Towers,
South Duxbury, Mass.
SHALE, T. A., actor ; b. Birming-
ham, 10 Sept., 1867 ; made his
first appearance in London at the
Avenue Theatre, 1 Oct., 1888, as
Gaston de la Rochenoire in " The Old
Guard " ; was next engaged at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre and ap-
peared at that theatre, 1889-92, as
Ramez in " Paul Jones," Captain of
the Guard in "Marjoric," Captain
Boulignac in " Captain Th6rdse,"
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Tomasso Lorenzo and Count Spinachi
in " The Rose and the Ring/' Much
the Miller in " Maid Marian," Slaugshy
in " The Prancing Girl " ; in 1892
toured as Alfredo in " The Mounte-
banks " ; at the Lyric, Oct., 1892,
played the Marquis d'Azuera Braganza
in " Incognita " ; Jan., 1893, Pekito
in " The Magic Opal " ; Mar., 1893,
Geoffrey Norreys in " The Golden
Web " ; in 1893 toured as Franz in
" La Cigale " ; appeared at the Avenue,
Mar., 1895, as Phung Tha in " Dandy
Dick Whittington " ; for several years
toured as Launcelot in " La Poupee " ;
in 1905 toured as Crookie Scrubbs in
" Sergeant Brue " ; of late years he
has appeared at the VaudeviUe, Apr.,
1906, as the Bandmaster in " The
Belle of Mayfair " ; from 1906-10,
toured almost continuously in " Ser-
geant Brue," playing pantomime en-
gagements each Christmas ; at the
Lyric, Sept., 1910, as Casimir Popoff
in " The Chocolate Soldier " ; Dec.,
1911, as Hochheimer in "Night-
birds " ; at the Casino, New York,
Aug , 1912, in the same part ; on
returning to England, toured as Mr.
Hook in " Miss Hook of Holland " ;
appeared at the Lyric, London, Sept,,
1913, as Balbus in " Love and Laugh-
ter "; Dec., 1913, as Pipelhuber in
" The Girl Who Didn't " ; Apr., 1914,
Max in " Mam'selle Tralala " ; at the
Garrick, June, 1915, in the same part ;
at the Comedy Theatre, Aug., 1915,
appeared in the revue "Shell Out'*;
during 1916 toured in " The Happy
Day " ; during 1917 toured as General
Malona in " The Maid of the Moun-
tains " ; at the Prince's, Manchester,
Dec., 1917, played Walter Wex in
" A Southern Maid " ; at the same
theatre, Dec., 1919, Colley Gibber in
" Our Peg " ; same theatre, Dec., 1920,
the Governor in " Sybil " ; in 1923,
toured as General Krasian in " The
Last Waltz " ; in 1924, toured as
Maurepas in " Madame Pompadour."
Address : 4 St. James's Street, S.W.I.
Telephone No. : 6244.
SHANNON, Elfie, actress; b. Cam-
bridge, Mass., 13 May, 1867 ; e, Boston,
Mass. ; m. Herbert Kelcey ; made her
first appearance on the stage at
Boston, as j?v$L jn " Uncle Tom's
Cabin," under the management of
the late John Stetson ; subsequently
engaged by Lawrence Barrett, Oliver
Doud Byron, Rose Eytinge, R. B.
Mantell, and H. C. Miner ; made her
first appearance on the New York
stage, when at Stetson's Fifth Avenue
Theatre, 13 Dec., 1886, she played
Edith Ainsley in " Tangled Lives " ;
and 31 Jan., 1887, she appeared in
" The Marble Heart " ; next appeared
at Daly's, and in Jan., 1888, played
Titania in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; subsequently appeared as
Phillina in " The Wife of Socrates,"
First Niece in " A Tragedy Rehearsed "
(" The Critic "), and Oriana in " Nancy
and Co." ; at the Union Square The-
atre, 29 Apr., 1889, she appeared as
Rose Ley burn in " Robert Elsmere " ;
at the Bijou Theatre, 5 Aug., 1889,
played Grace Love in " The Lion and
the Lamb " ; and at the Star, New
York, 9 Sept., 1889, appeared as Jenny
Buckthorn in " Shenandoah " ; joined
the Lyceum " stock " company, and
appeared on 19 Nov., 1889, as Bess
Van Buren in " The Charity Ball " ;
she remained there until 1893, playing
Kate Merry weather in " The Idler,"
Violet Armitage in " Nerves/' Jessie
in " The Open Gate," Edith in " The
Old, Old Story," Kate Rocket in
" Old Heads and Young Hearts,"
Margaret in " Lady Bountiful," Betty
Thorpe in " Squire Kate/' Sylvia in
" Merry Gotham," Ethelyn in " White
Roses," Julia in " The Grey Mare,"
Jessie Fairbanks in " Americans
Abroad," and Lucy Greville in " The
Guardsman " ; was next seen with
Rose Coghlan's company, and at
Miner's Fifth Avenue Theatre, 11 Dec.,
1893, played Hester Worsley in " A
Woman of No Importance " ; subse-
quently played Mary Brent in " Lady
Barter," and Alice Verney in " Forget-
Me-Not " ; at Hoyt's, Madison Square,
7 May, 1894, was Ada Vedder in " The
Check Book," and at the Star, 3
Dec., appeared as Alixe Flaubert in
" To Nemesis " ; at the American
Theatre, in Jan., 1895, she played
Helen in " The District Attorney,"
and at Palmer's Theatre, 11 Mar.,
1895, Mrs. Stanford in " Gossip," with
Mrs. Langtry; at the Empire, New
York, 2 Sept., 1895, was Genevieve
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and Marion in " The City of Pleasure,"
and at Miner's Fifth Avenue, Nov.,
1396, Nell Billings in "His Wife's
Father/1 and Marjorie in " The Fool
of Fortune " ; returned to the Empire,
to play with Olga Nethersole, and
appeared, 9 Dec., as Nichette in " Ca-
mille/' and 24 Dec., as Dolores in
" Carmen " ; at Wallack's, 13 Sept.,
1897, played Esther Gunning in " A
Coat of Many Colours/' and at the
Lyceum, New York, 11 Apr., 1898,
played in " The Moth and the Flame " ;
she " starred " in this play with Herbert
Kelcey for some time ; at the Grand
Opera House, Nov., 1900, played Mrs.
Reginald Mainwaring, Jun., in " My
Daughter-in-Law " ; at Hoyt's, Madi-
son Square, 8 Jan., 1901, played in
" My Lady Dainty/' and at Wallack's,
19 Mar., appeared as Manon in " Manon
Lescaut " ; in conjunction with Her-
bert Kelcey, she subsequently ap-
peared as Indiana in " Her Lord and
Master/' as Alice Faulkner in " Sher-
lock Holmes," Clara Volkhardt in
"Taps" ("Lights Out"), Lady Sou-
pire in " Journeys End in Lovers
Meeting," and also in " The Light-
ning Conductor " ; during 1905 ap-
peared in " vaudeville/' in a sketch,
"A String of Pearls"; at the Colo-
nial Theatre, Boston, 24 Sept., 1906,
she appeared in " The Daughters of
Men," as Grace Crosby, and in Nov.
appeared at the Astor Theatre, New
York, in the same part ; at the Herald
Square Theatre, 7 Mar., 1907, she
played Blanche in " Widowers'
Houses/' subsequently touring in the
same play; at New Rochelle, 14 Oct.,
1907, appeared as Nora Fielding in
" 3ridge " ; subsequently toured as
Lady Alethea in " The Walls of
Jericho " ; during 1908-10 toured as
Marie Louise in " The Thief " ;
during 1911 toured in " The Lady from
Oklahoma " ; at the Lyric, New York,
9 Nov., 1911, played Armande in
"The Learned Ladies," and Phyllis
Mortimore in "The Thunderbolt";
at Chicago, Jan., 1912, played Alice
in " The Maternal Instinct " ; at the
Belasco Theatre, New York, 25 Dec.,
1912, played Mrs. Farrell Howard in
" Years of Discretion " ; in Mar., 1914,
appeared at the Alcazar, San Francisco,
in. revivals of " Her Lord and Master/'
" The Moth and the Flame," " Alice
Sit-by-the-Fire /' and " The Idler " ;
at the Booth Theatre, New York, 12
Jan., 1915, played Mary Ellen Bar-
stow in " Children of Earth " ; at the
Alhambra, Mar., 1915, played Mrs.
Fairneld in "At Sunrise " ; at the
Detroit Opera House, Aug., 1915,
played Polly Harrington in " Polly -
aniia/' and played the same part at
the Hudson Theatre, New York, when
the play was produced there, Sept.,
1916; at the Eltinge Theatre, Aug.,
1918, played Mrs. Ford and Frau
Hartmann in " Under Orders " ; at
the Little Theatre, Jan., 1920, played
Mrs. Orrin in " Mamma's Affairs " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Nov., 1920,
played Hesione Hushaby e in " Heart-
break House " ; at the Astor Theatre,
Aug., 1921, Helen Hardy in "The
Detour " ; at the Morosco, Dec., 1923,
Mrs. Mason in "The Other Rose";
at the Empire, June, 1924, Mrs.
Hardcastle in " She Stoops to Con-
quer " ; at the Fulton, Oct., 1924,
Mrs. Arthur Fairleigh in " In His
Arms " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Dec., 1924, Charlotte Winslow in
" The Youngest." Address: 206 West
52nd Street, New York City, U.S.A.
SHABIAND, Reginald, actor and
vocalist ; b. Southcnd-on-Sea, 19 Nov.,
1886 ; 5. of Thomas James Sharland
and his wife Eleanor (Whcatlcy) ; e.
St. John's College, WostcliflE ; m. Annie
Crot't ; was formerly engaged as an
architect and surveyor ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Opera
House, Southport, 12 Aug., 1912, as
Angus Graeme in " The Gay Gordons/'
which he played for twelve months ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Shaftesbury, 25 Sept., 1913, as
Lord George Matlock in '" The Pearl
Girl/3 in which play he also under-
studied the late Lauri do Frecc ; subse-
quently toured in the same play ; he
also toured in the provinces in Sir
George Dance's companies, playing in
" The Duchess of Dantzic," " Veroni-
que/' " Miss Hook oE Holland/'
" Florodora," and " San Toy " ; dur-
ing 1914 appeared at the Shaftesbury
for some time as Billy in " The Cinema
Star'1; at the Empire, May, 1915,
played in " Watch Your Step " ; he
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then joined the Army, received a
commission in the Durham. Light
Infantry, and served throughout the
remainder of the war ; after being
demobilised, toured as Alec in " General
Post " ; he was next engaged by Wylie
and Tate, and toured in the " Follies
of 1919-20 " ; appeared at the London
Hippodrome, Apr., 1921, in " The
Peep-Show " ; at the Empire, Feb.,
1922, played Jack Trender in " Jenny ";
after a tour of " The Peep-Show/5
again appeared at the London Hippo-
drome, Mar., 1923, in " Brighter
London " ; at the Criterion, Apr.,
1924, appeared in " Cartoons " ; at
the Gaiety, Sept., 1924. played William
Herbert in " Poppy." Recreations :
Cricket, golf, motoring, and yachting.
Address : 29 Finchley Avenue, N.3.
SHARP; Eileen, actress and vocalist ;
6. Brighton, 20 Sept., 1900; d. of
Ernest Alfred Sharp and his wife
Louisa Jane (Newman) ; e. Seaford ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Prince's, Manchester, 26 Dec.,
1921, in the chorus of " The Lady of
the Rose " ; she next joined the
D'Oyly Carte Company ; made her
•first appearance on the London stage,
at the Prince's Theatre, 4 Feb., 1924,
when she played lolanthe in the opera
of that name ; during the season at
the Prince's, she also played the follow-
ing parts ; Mad Margaret in " Ruddi-
gore," Melissa in " Princess Ida,"
Tessa in " The Gondoliers," Lady
Angela in " Patience," Pitti-Sing in
" The Mikado," Hebe in " H.M.S.
Pinafore," Constance in " The Sor-
cerer," and Phoebe Mcryll in " The
Yeoman of the Guard." Recreations :
Bathing and walking. Address : c/o
D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., Savoy Hotel,
Strand, W.C.2.
SHAEP, F. B. J.? actor ; b. South-
ampton, 28 May, 1874 ; e. Southamp-
ton ; studied for a barrister, and was
called to the Bar at Gray's Inn, 1905 ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Public Hall, Watford, Jan.,
1899, as Talleyrand in "A Royal
Divorce " ; toured in South Africa
under Charles Arnold, 1899-1900, and
in Australia and New Zealand, 1900-
02, in " What Happened to Jones,"
" Why Smith Left Home," " En-
gaged," etc. ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at the Cri-
terion Theatre, 1 Sept., 1904, as
Bunbury in " Winnie Brooke, Widow " ;
from 1904-11, practised as a barrister
in New Zealand ; appeared at the
Royalty, Jan., 1912, in " The Pigeon " ;
at the Kingsway, Nov., 1914, played
in "The Dynasts"; Feb., 1915,
played Mr. Knox in " Fanny's First
Play " ; at the St. James's, Oct.,
1916, Henry Tidman in " Lucky
Jim " ; at the New Theatre, Feb.,
1917, Wickham in "The Land of
Promise " ; during the war served as
a mechanic with the Royal Air Force,
Overseas Section ; at the Kingsway,
Dec., 1919, played Baptiste in "In
the Night " ; at the Lyric, Hammer-
smith, Apr., 1920, Adam in "As You
Like It " ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1920,
Mr. James in " The Right to Strike " ;
during 1921 toured as Johns in " The
Charm School " ; at the Court, Feb.,
1922, played the Counsel for the
Prosecution in " Justice " ; Mar.,
1922, Roper in "The Silver Box";
at the Queen's, Apr., 1922, Martin Cox
in " Lass o' Laughter " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1922, Mr. Moon in
"The Happy Ending"; at Wynd-
ham's, Dec., 1923, Baron Glurnboso in
" The Rose and the Ring " ; combines
his practice at the Criminal Bar in the
daytime with acting at night ; was
vice-chairman of the Actors' Associa-
tion, 1921-22. Club : Savage. Ad-
dress : Flat 81, Delaware Road, Maid a
Hill, W.9.
SHATTUCK, Truly (Claire Etrulia),
actress and vocalist ; b. San Miguel,
Cat, U.S.A., 27 July, 1876 ; m. Stephen
A. Douglas (mar. dis.) ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Tivoli Opera
House, San Francisco, Feb., 1893, and
remained there eighteen months ; made
her first appearance in New York, on
the " vaudeville " stage, appearing at
Tony Pastor's, 14 Sept., 1896 ; in 1897
appeared at Hammerstein's Olyrnpia,
as Mephisto in " Very Little Faust " ;
made her first appearance in London at
the Shaftesbury Theatre, 25 Apr., 1900,
in "An American Beauty " ; next
appeared as Celestine in " An English
Daisy " at Weber and Fields ;
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subsequently appeared with George
M. Cohan as Florabelle Fly in " Little
Johnny Jones," as Evelyn Rothburn
in " George Washington, Junior/' and
as Mrs. Frankly n Jones Berrymore
in " The Governor's Son " ; at Broad-
way Theatre, 27 Nov., 1906, played
Violette in " The Parisian Model,"
and at the Lyric, New York, 19 Aug.,
1907, appeared as Adelaide Foster
in " The Lady from Lane's " ; has
also played frequent " vaudeville "
engagements ; appeared in various
English music halls during 1908 ; at
Christmas, 1908, appeared at Drury
Lane Theatre in " Dick Whittington ";
and Christmas, 1909, in " Aladdin " ;
at the Broadway Theatre, New York,
6 Oct., 1910, played Trixie Stole in
" Judy Forgot " ; at Weber's, New
York, 12 Dec., 1910, played Mile. Alma
in " Alma, Where Do You Live ? ";
during 1911 toured in the same play;
appeared at San Francisco, Feb., 1915,
in " The Belle of New York." Recrea-
tions : Motoring and yachting,
SHAW, George Bernard, dramatic
author; b. Dublin, 26 July, 1856;
m. Charlotte Frances Payne-Towns-
hend ; his first play, " Widowers'
Houses," was produced at the Royalty
Theatre, under the auspices of the
Independent Theatre, in Dec., 1892 ;
this was followed by the production
of " Arms and the Man," at the
Avenue, Apr., 1894 ; during the
following ten years his plays were
performed chiefly in Germany, America,
and the provinces, and remained
practically unknown in London except
through private subscription per-
formances, and through their publica-
tion in a more readable form than the
old-fashioned acting editions ; is the
author of the following plays given in
the order in which they were written :
" Widower's Houses," " The Philan-
derer," " Mrs. Warren's Profession,"
" Arms and the Man," " Candida,"
" The Man of Destiny," " You Never
Can Tell," " The Devil's Disciple,"
" Caesar and Cleopatra," " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion," " The
Admirable Bashville," " Man and
Superman," " John Bull's Other Is-
land/' " How He Lied to Her Hus-
band," " Major Barbara," " The Doc-
tor's Dilemma," " Getting Married,"
" The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet,"
" Press Cuttings," " The Dark Lady
of the Sonnets," " Misalliance," " Fan-
ny's First Play," " Androcles and the
Lion," " Pygmalion," " Overruled,"
" Great Catherine," " The Music
Cure," " O'Flaherty, V.C.," " The
Inca of Perusalem," " Augustus Does
His Bit," " Annajanska," " Heart-
break House," " In the Beginning,"
" The Gospel of the Brothers Barna-
bas," " The Thing Happens," " Tra-
gedy of an Elderly Gentleman," " As
Far as Thought can Reach"; (the
last-named live plays constitute a
pentalogy entitled " Back to Meth-
uselah ") ; " Saint Joan " ; during
the Vedrennc-Barker management at
the Court, 1904-6, Mr. Shaw's plays
were the predominating feature of
the enterprise ; was art critic to the
World and Truth ; was musical critic
to the Star and the World, and dra-
matic critic to the Saturday Review ;
has written " The Quintessence of
Ibsenism " and " The Perfect Wagner-
ite," besides many books unconnected
with the theatre ; his " Dramatic
Opinions and Essays " were reprinted
from the Saturday Review in 1907 ; is
well known as a platform speaker and
agitator of social and religious ques-
tions ; is a Member of the Academic
Committee ; his plays have been trans-
lated and performed all over the
civilised world. Address : 10 Adelphi
Terrace, W.C.2. Telegraphic Address :
" Socialist," Wcstrand-London.
SHAW, Mary, actress ; b. Boston,
Mass., U.S.A.; d. of L. W. Shaw ;
e. Boston, 1860 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, 1878, at the Boston
Museum ; remained at Boston two
years, after which she came to New
York ; at Haverley's Theatre, Dec.,
1881, played Lady Sneerwcll in " The
School for Scandal " ; appeared at
Daly's, Feb., 1883, as Lady Belgew
in " Serge Panine " ; for the next
four years supported Madame Modjeska
in her repertoire, playing La Barbette
in " The Chouans," Celia in "As You
Like It," Mariana in " Measure for
Measure," Hero in " Much Ado About
Nothing," etc. ; in 1890 toured
with Julia Marlowe as Cynisca in
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" Pj/gmalion and Galatea/' Helen in
" The Hunchback," Celia in "As You
Like It," etc. ; at Proctor's, 23rd Street,
Sept., 1890, played Mary Lincoln
in " Mary Lincoln, M.D.," and at the
same theatre, in 1892, played Joan
in " Ye Earlie Trouble " ; at Miner's
Fifth Avenue, in 1893, played in
" The Squirrel Inn " and " Shadows/'
and at Palmer's, in the same year,
appeared as Rosalind in "As You
Like It " ; subsequently played Marion
in " Tess of the D'Urbervilles," with
Mrs. Fiske ; at the Broadway Theatre,
Mar., 1895, played Portia, Desdemona,
Ophelia, and Fiordelisa in " The Fool's
Revenge " ; at the Herald Square
Theatre, Apr., 1895, played Roxy in
" Pudd'nhead Wilson," with Frank
Mayo, and at the Standard, Sept.,
1895, Margaret Doane in " The
Capitol " ; subsequently fulfilled en-
gagements with Joseph Jefferson,
Eben Plympton, and Edmund Collier ;
at the Broadway Theatre, Dec.,
1898, played in " The Sorrows of
Satan," and, Nov., 1899, appeared
as Amrah in " Ben Hur " ; next
made a substantial success by her
playing of Mrs. Alving in " Ghosts,"
with which she subsequently toured
the country ; during 1904 appeared
at Chicago, as Hedda Tesman in
" Hedda Gabler," Mrs. Aline Bagley
in " The Preacher," Virginia in " The
Silent System," and Anna in " Rights
of the Soul " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Oct., 1905, appeared as Mrs.
Warren in " Mrs. Warren's Profes-
sion " ; during 1906 toured in " The
Love that Binds," and as Alice Grey
in " Alice Sit-by- the-Fire " ; appeared
at the Manhattan, Mar., 1907, in a
revival of " Mrs. Warren's Profession,"
and at the Lyceum, in Mar., 1907,
in " The Silent System " ; subse-
quently toured ; in Nov., 1908, ap-
peared in " The Revelation," with
which she toured through the United
States ; at Wallack's, New York,
Mar., 1899, played Vida Levering in
" Votes for Women " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Nov., 1909, appeared as
Gabrielle Darras in " Divorce " ; at
the Bijou, New York, Oct., 1910,
played Edna Macey in " New York " ;
during 1911, toured as Katharine
Wetherill in " Mother " ; during 1913
played in "The Seventh Chord ";
at the Playhouse, New York, Dec.,
1914, played Bathsheba Tanner in
" Polygamy " ; at the Park Theatre,
Feb., 1915, Mrs. Griffiths in "The
Dicky Bird " ; during 1916 toured in
" The Melody of Youth " ; at the
Cohan and Harris Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1916, played in " The Travelling
Man " ; at the Criterion, New York,
Apr., 1917, appeared as Mrs, Warren
in " Mrs. Warren's Profession " ; at
the Comedy, New York, May, 1917, as
Mrs. Alving in " Ghosts " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Jan., 1920,
played Teresa in " Pietro " ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, Aug., 1921, Angie
Sinims in " Back Pay " ; at the Ply-
mouth Theatre, New York, Dec., 1921,
Hyenne in " The Idle Inn " ; at the
Punch and Judy, Feb., 1922, again
played in " Mrs. Warren's Profession "
and " Ghosts " ; at the Empire, New
York, June, 1922, and at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, May, 1923,
played Mrs. Malaprop in " The Rivals";
at the Gaiety, New York, Mar., 1924,
Joanna Herzberg in " We Moderns."
SHEFFIELD, Leo, actor and vocal-
ist ; b. Malton, Yorks, 15 Nov., 1873 ;
has been associated with the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Company in London since
1906 ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Savoy Theatre, 8 Dec.,
1906, as the Second Yeoman in "The
Yeomen of the Guard " ; in Mar.,
1907, played Luiz in " The Gon-
doliers"; July, 1908, Owen Rhys in
" A Welsh Sunset " ; Oct., 1908,
played Private Willis in " lolanthe " ;
Dec., 1908, Samuel in " The Pirates
of Penzance " ; Jan., 1909, appeared
in " The Gondoliers " ; Mar., 1909,
Sir Richard Cholmondeley in " The
Yeomen of the Guard " ; subsequently
appearing as Sergeant Meryll ; Dec.,
1909, Phyllon in " Fallen Fairies " ;
spent the next ten years continuously
touring and appearing in " The Choco-
late Soldier," " The Girl in the Taxi,"
" The Laughing Husband," etc. ; at
the Prince's Theatre, Sept., 191 9- Jan.,
1920, played Don Alhambra in " The
Gondoliers/' the Sentry in " lolanthe,"
Pooh-Bah in " The Mikado," Archi-
bald Grosvenor in " Patience " ; Wil-
fred Shadbolt in " The Yeomen of the
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Guard," King Hildebrand in " Princess
Ida/' Captain Corcoran in " H.M.S.
Pinafore," Dr. Daly in " The Sor-
cerer " ; The Judge in " Trial by
Jury," the Sergeant of Police in " The
Pirates of Penzance " ; during 1920
also appeared on tour as Sir Despard
Murgatroyd in " Ruddigore " ; ap-
peared at the Prince's, 1921-22, and
Feb., 1924, in his old repertory during
the Gilb ert- Sullivan seasons . A ddyess :
c/o R. D'Oyly Carte, Savoy Hotel,
W.C.2.
SHEFFIELD, Reggie, actor; b.
1900 ; made his first appearance at
the Duke of York's Theatre, 24 Dec.,
1912, as Michael Darling in a revival
of " Peter Pan " ; next appeared at
the Apollo Theatre, 13 Sept., 1913,
as Buster in " Never Say Die " ; again
appeared at the Duke of York's, Dec.,
1913, in " Peter Pan " ; went to
America in 1914 and appeared at the
Lyric Theatre, New York, 7 Oct., 1914,
as " Bing " Wimbornein " Evidence ";
appeared at the Palace Theatre, New
York, Feb., 1915, as Jack in " The
Might Have Beens " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Mar., 1916, played Robin
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
with J. K. Hackett, and played the
same part at the New Amsterdam,
May, 1916, with Sir Herbert Tree ; at
the Shubert, Aug., 1916, played Bobbie
the Scout in " The Happy Ending " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
May, 1918, played in " The Man who
Stayed at Home " ; at the Shubert,
Nov., 1918, Tyltyl in " The Betro-
thal " ; at the Greenwich Village, Oct.,
1920, played Stephen Hartwig in
"Youth"; at the Playhouse, New
York, Feb., 1921, played Harry in
" Romance " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, Jan., 1924, played Chussie Hare
in " The Way Things Happen " ; at
the Henry Miller Theatre, Apr., 1924,
Henry Tilden in " Helena's Boys/'
SHELDON, Edward, dramatic au-
thor ; b. Chicago, 4 Feb., 1886 ; s. of
Theodore Sheldon and his wife Mary
(Strong) ; e. Harvard University ;
has written the following plays :
" Salvation Nell," 1908; "The Nigger,"
1909; "The Boss," 1911; "Princess
Zim-Zim," 1911 ; " Egypt," 1912 ;
" The High Road," 1912 ; " Romance,"
1913 ; " The Song of Songs " (from the
German), 1914; "The Garden of
Paradise" (from "The Little Mer-
maid "), 1914 ; " The Lonely Heart,"
1914 ; " The Song of Songs," 1914
" The Lady of the Camelias," 1917
" The Jest " (from the Italian), 1919
" The Czarina " (from the Hungarian),
1922 ; " Bewitched " (with Sidney
Howard), 1924. Clubs : Garrick, Lon-
don, and the Players', New York.
Address : c/o Alice Kauser, 1402
Broadway, New York City, U.S.A.
SHEITON, George; b. Manchester,
26 Jan., 1852 ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Prince's
Theatre in that city, 28 Sept., 1874, in
" King Henry IV " (part II), with the
late Samuel Phelps, and where he
remained some years as " low come-
dian," and appeared with Adelaide
Neilson, Samuel Phelps, E. A. Sothern,
Barry Sullivan, John L. Toole, etc. ;
was engaged by the latter for the Folly
Theatre, but owing to his illness, Mr.
Shelton temporarily joined the late
H. J. Byron at that theatre, and in
Jan., 1880, played Mr. Mumchance in
"Married in Haste," this being
his first appearance on the London
stage ; the same year appeared
with John L. Toole, at the same
theatre, and his association with him
lasted nearly sixteen years ; among
the parts he played with that
comedian, were Tackleton in " Dot,"
Mr. Bangs in " The Light Fantastic/'
Scorcher in " Waiting Consent,"
Kitchener in " Over the Garden Wall,"
Wallop in " Auntie," Murch in " Girls
and Boys," Gretch in " Stage-Dora,"
Thari-o-Galus in " Paw Claw-
dian," Lord Babicombe in " The
Butler," Sir Gaspard in " Ruddy
George," Harris in " The Don,"
George Tesman in " Ibsen's Ghost,"
Ben in " Walker, London," Mincli
in " The Best Man," Job Tosh in
" Thoroughbred," etc. ; after the death
of Toole, he appeared at the Globe,
Feb., 1897, as Bull in " The Mac-
Haggis," and May, 1897, as Mr.
Sympkyn in a play of that name ;
at the St. James's, Oct., 1897, appeared
as Sweadle in " The Tree of Know-
ledge " ; at the Strand in 1898, as
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Spiffins in "A Brace of Partridges,"
and subsequently played at various
West End theatres ; appeared at
the Vaudeville, 1902, as the Sergeant
in " Quality Street " ; at Terry's,
Apr., 1904, played John in " The
House of Burnside " ; from 1904
to 1917 appeared annually at the
Duke of York's Theatre, as Smee in
" Peter Pan " ; at His Majesty's, July,
1905, played Grimwig in " Oliver
Twist " ; Nov., 1905, Morten Kil in
" An Enemy of the People " ; at the
Criterion, July, 1906, appeared as
Marcus Runion in " The Prince Chap ";
at Wyndham, Mar., 1911, played
" Nighty " in " Passers-By " ; at the
Playhouse, Sept., 1913, Mr. Tadman in
"Mary Goes First"; in Aug., 1914,
toured with Fred Terry and Julia
Neilson, as Percival in " Sweet Nell
of Old Drury " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Sept., 1915, played Pat
Geoghegan in " The Dummy " ; at the
St. Martin's, Aug., 1918, Mulligan in
" The Live Wire " ; at the Criterion,
Nov., 1919, Carter in " Lord Richard
in the Pantry " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1920, again played Smee in
" Peter Pan," and has appeared each
Dec. since in the same part at the
St. James's and Adelphi Theatres.
Club : Green Room. Address : 97
Melody Road, Wandsworth, S.W.18.
SHEPHERD, Leonard, actor; b.
London, 13 Apr., 1872 ; m. Helena
Head ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Pavilion Theatre,
Buxton, 15 July, 1895, with Mrs.
Bandmann-Palmer, with whom he
remained nearly two years ; made his
first appearance in London at the
Novelty Theatre, 1897, in a " stock "
season ; first appeared in the West
End, at the Adelphi Theatre, 9 Sept.,
1897, as the French Doctor in "In
the Days of the Duke " ; toured in
South Africa, 1898; toured in pro-
vinces, 1899, with Janette Steer, and
from 1899 to 1901 was with Osmond
Tearle, playing Cassius, lago, Macduff,
Mercutio, etc., and continued with the
company after the death of Tearle,
until Nov., 1903, playing all the leading
parts ; in Sept., 1904, visited America
under Ben Greet's management; re-
mained in America and appeared at
the Manhattan Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1905, as Trivulzio in " Monna
Vanna " ; at the Liberty Theatre,
Nov., 1907, as Sir Graham Croft in
" O'Neil of Derry " ; played in
America until 1909 when he joined
Miss Horniman's Company at the
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester ; returned
to America, 1910, and appeared with
Mrs. Fiske as the Marquis of Steyne
in " Becky Sharp," and remaining till
1913 ; at the Ambassadors' Theatre,
London, Dec., 1913, played Prince
Cherbatsky in " Anna Karenina," and
appeared in the same part at the
Scala in the following year ; at the
Lyric, Apr., 1915, appeared as the
Foreman of the Jury in " On Trial " ;
during 1916 appeared as Disraeli in
a one-act play of that name ; at
Daly's, Dec., 1916, played John
Doughty in " Young England/1 and at
Drury Lane when the piece was
transferred ; at the Strand, May, 1918,
played Mr. Marshall in " The Hidden
Hand " ; during the summer of 1919
played leading parts at Edinburgh
and Glasgow ; at the Scala, Nov. , 1919,
played the Duke in " Othello " ; at
the Aldwych, Nov., 1920, appeared as
the Sergeant in " Macbeth " ; at the
Garrick, Dec., 1920, as Mr. Crampton
in " You Never Can Tell " ; at the
Lyceum, July, 1921, played Caleb
Jennings and Edwin Stanton in
" Abraham Lincoln " ; at the New
Theatre, Nov., 1922, Savella in " The
Cenci " ; at the Empire, Dec., 1922,
The Archbishop in " Arlequin " ; at
the Everyman, Oct., 1923, Holt St.
John in " What the Public Wants " ;
at the New Theatre, Nov., 1924,
Andrea Michelotti and Juan de Texeda
in " The Wandering Jew." Favourite
recreation ; Travelling. Club : Green
Room. Address : Merivale, Chase
Ridings, Enfield, Middlesex.
SHEPLEY, Buth, actress; b. 29
May, 1889 ; made her first appearance
in New York, at the Bijou Theatre,
22 Aug., 1908, as Diana Dinwiddie in
" All for a Girl " ; Oct., 1908, succeeded
Harriet Worthington as Carolina Lang-
don in "A Gentleman from Missis-
sippi " ; at Chicago, May, 1910, played
in " Go West, Young Woman," and
subsequently played in " The Best
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People " ; she then played in " Sweet
Kitty Bellairs," and next toured with
H. E. Dixey in " The Naked Truth " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Aug.,
1911, appeared as Mollie Creedon
in "A Gentleman of Leisure " ;
at Daly's, New York, Feb., 1912, as
Wesleyna Wells in " The Fatted
Calf " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Oct., 1912, as Edith Rogers
in " The Brute " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, Sept., 1913, played Gertrude
Robinson in " Nearly Married " ; at
the Cohan and Harris Theatre, Sept.,
1914, Mary Grayson in "It Pays to
Advertise " ; at the Belasco Theatre,
Aug., 1915, Grace Tyler in " The
Boomerang " ; she was then absent
from the stage for three years ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Dec., 1918,
played Emily Carr in " Back to
Earth " ; at the Longacre Theatre,
Sept., 1919, Eva King in " Adam and
Eva " ; during 1920 toured in " Wild
Cherry" ; at the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, Dec., 1920, played in
" Love and Learn," and in the same
month, at the Princess Theatre, Chi-
cago, succeeded Violet Heming as
Sonya in the play of that name ; at
Chicago, May, 1921, played in " Call
the Doctor " ; at the Cort Theatre,
'New York, Nov., 1921, played Emily
Sladen in " Her Salary Man " ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage, 26 Aug., 1922, as Marion
Sylvester in " Lawful Larceny " ; at
the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York,
July, 1923, played Lea Ellery in " Two
Fellows and a Girl." Address : 9
West 50th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
SHEBBROOKE, Michael, actor; b.
15 Dec., 1874 ; graduated B.A. London
University, 1893 ; m. Alice Arden,
actress ; first appeared Lyric Theatre,
Ealing, 1896, in an amateur per-
formance of " The Balloon," as
Captain Cameron ; played various
rdles with the Elizabethan Stage
Society, 1898-9 ; was with Ben Greet
at the Comedy, and on tour, 1900 ;
Martin Harvey, 1901-3 ; Mermaid
Repertory Theatre, 1905 ; Vedrenne
and Barker, Court, 1906 ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1907, played Michael
Shurmur in " John Glayde's Honour,"
and at the Comedy, in Oct., Mr.
Hanks in " The Barrier " ; at the
Savoy, Dec., 1907, appeared as Major
Petkoff in " Arms and the Man " ;
played title-roles in " Mollentrave on
Women " and " The Romantic Bar-
ber," both by Alfred Sutro, on spring
tour, 1908 ; at the Haymarket, June,
1908, played in " A Chinese Lantern " ;
in autumn of 1908 toured as Roebuck
Ramsden in " Man and Superman,"
and Petkoff in " Arms and the Man " ;
at the Lyric, June, 1909, played Octave
Fardet in " Fires of Fate " ; at the
Garrick, Dec., 1909, appeared in
" Where Children Rule " ; at the
Globe, Feb., 19 10, appeared as Frederick
Bennett in " The Tenth Man " ; at
the Royalty, Apr., 1911, played Sigsby
in " The Master of Mrs. Chilvers " ;
in May, 1911, appeared as Fritz in
" Half -a-Cr own " ; at the Comedy,
Feb., 1912, played Anatole Durocq
in " The Bear Leaders " ; at the
Kingsway, May, 1912, Ponov in
" The Double Game " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, May, 1913, Grumio in
" The Taming of the Shrew " ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1913, Professor
Shalieb in " Collision " ; at the Globe,
Nov., 1913, Vadius in " The Blue
Stockings " ; at the Court, Feb., 1914,
scored a great success as Shylock in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; at the
Haymarket, May, 1914, played Pom-
fleet in " The Great Gamble " ; at the
Court, June, 1914, Henry Markham in
" His Duty " ; at the Little Theatre,
Mar., 1915, the Professor in " The
Theatre of the Soul " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Jan., 1916, played Puff in the
musical version of " The Critic" ; at
the Strand, May, 1916, M. Rappaport
in " The Girl from Upstairs " ; from
June to Nov., 1916, toured in South
Africa as Potash in " Potash and Perl-
mutter "; at the Globe, Oct., 1917,
Nogo in " The Willow Tree " ; at the
Strand, Feb., 1918, Phil Preston in
" Cheating Cheaters " ; July, 1918,
Fritz von Schafhausen in " The
Hidden Hand " ; after two years'
absence from the stage, reappeared at
the Shaftesbury, Oct., 1920, as Dr.
Mueller in " The Great Lover " ; at
the Ambassadors', May, 1921, played
Daoud in "If"; Nov., 1921, M.
Bertrand in " Deburau " ; at the
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Everyman, Mar., 1922, Petkoff in
" Arms and the Man/' also Davis in
" In the Zone " ; at the Apollo, Nov.,
1922, Fritz Kopfer in " Devil Dick " ; at
the New, Dec., 1922, Simon Banks in
" The Great Well " ; at the Every-
man, Apr., 1923, Schutzmacher in
" The Doctor's Dilemma " ; Nov.,
1923, Paul Hatteras in " The Second
Round " ; at the Regent (for the
Phoenix Society), Nov., 1923, Light-
born in " Edward II " ; at the Every-
man, Feb., 1924, and at the Criterion,
May, 1924, Luigi Bunghi in "The
Mask and the Face " ; at the Little
Theatre, Dec., 1924, G. T. Warren in
" You and I." Favourite part : Puff
in " The Critic." Recreation : Country
rambles. Address : 20 Sandwell Man-
sions, West End Lane, N.W.6. Tele-
phone No. : Hampstead 8326.
SHERMAN, Lowell J., actor ; b. San
Francisco, CaL, U.S.A., 11 Oct., 1885 ;
s. of John Sherman ; m. Evelyn Booth ;
has been on the stage from early
childhood, and had much experience
in " stock " companies before making
his first appearance in New York, at
the Belasco Theatre, 14 Nov., 1905,
as the Rider of the Pony Express in
" The Girl of the Golden West " ;
during 1909 was with Mrs. Leslie
Carter ; subsequently with Nat Good-
win in " The Easterner " ; at the
Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1911, ap-
peared as James Madison in " The
First Lady in the Land " ; in 1912
appeared as Roland Pemberton in
" The Fatted Calf/' on tour ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, Jan., 1913, as Richard
Gilder in " Within the Law " ; at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, Sept., 1914,
played Edward Barldey in " The
Dragon's Claw " ; at Hartford, Conn.,
Apr., 1915, Howard Johnson in " The
Love Thought" ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Nov., 1915, John
Bellamy in " The Eternal Magda-
lene " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Feb., 1916, Anthony Wells in " The
Heart of Wetona " ; at the Astor
Theatre, Aug., 1916, Claude Lescuyer
in " The Guilty Man " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Nov., 1916, Herbert Warren
in " Our Little Wife " ; at the New
Bijou, Apr., 1917, William Meredith in
" The Knife " ; at the Olympic,
Chicago, Aug., 1917, Reginald Irving
in " Parlor, Bedroom, and Bath " ; at
the Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Dec.,
1917, appeared as the Vagabond in
" Good Morning, Rosamond " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Jan., 1918, as
Inspector X in "The Heritage" ; at
the Bijou, Mar., 1918, as Bruce Sanford
in " Squab Farm " ; at Henry Miller's
Theatre, May, 1918, as the Chevalier
de Valclos in " A Marriage of Con-
venience " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Oct., 1918, played Dicky
Foster in " Not with My Money " ; at
the Booth Theatre, Jan., 1919, John
Brace in " The Woman in Room 13 ";
at the Republic, Dec., 1919, Frank
Devereux in " The Sign on the Door " ;
in 1921 went on tour, playing The
Vagabond in " The Tavern " ; at the
Republic, New York, Nov., 1921,
played Hal Marvin in " The Man's
Name " ; Jan., 1922, Guy Tarlow in
" Lawful Larceny " ; at the Times
Square, Oct., 1922, Jerry Goodkind
in " The Fool " ; at the Eltinge, Dec.,
1922, Baron Tolento in " The Masked
Woman " ; Mar., 1923, Julian Wade
in " Morphia " ; at the Empire, New
York, Sept., 1923, Giacomo Casanova
in " Casanova " ; at the Lyric, New-
York, Apr., 1924, Raoul Berton in
" Leah Kleschna " ; at the Hudson,
Sept., 1924, Joe Lennon in " Black-
mail."
SHILLING, Ivy, dancer; b. Mel-
bourne, Victoria, Australia ; first at-
tracted attention, in London, when
she appeared at the Empire Theatre,
4 May, 1915, with Fred A. Leslie, in
" Watch Your Step " ; at Daly's
Theatre, Nov., 1915, played Chiquette
in " Betty " ; at the Prince's, Man-
chester, Dec., 1915, appeared as Lady
Rosemary in " The Miller's Daugh-
ters " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec., 1916,
appeared in " Three Cheers " ; at the
Empire, Aug., 1917, in " Topsy-
Turvy " ; at Drury Lane, Aug., 1918,
in " Shanghai " ; at the Empire, Feb.,
1919, in " The Lilac Domino " ;
returned to Australia 1920.
SHINE, John L,, actor ; b. 28 May,
1854; m. Annie Louise Maccabe ;
made his first appearance on the
stage at the Queen's, Manchester,
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1875, walking on in "Julius Caesar " ;
subsequently spent some years on
tour, supporting Edmund Falconer,
Samuel Phelps, Adelaide Neilson, etc. ;
he has also toured in " The Shaugh-
raun " and " It's Never Too Late to
Mend " ; during 1879 toured in " Jo,"
with Miss Jennie Lee ; coming to
London he made his first appearance
at the Gaiety, on 27 Mar., 1880, as
Bottleby in "La Voyage en Suisse,"
with the Hanlons ; subsequently he
appeared at that theatre, in " George
Barn well," " The Castle Spectre,"
" The Mighty Dollar," " Captain
Cuttle," " The Honeymoon," etc. ;
in 1881 he returned to the pro-
vinces to tour in " The Member
for Slocum " and " Don Juan " ; at
the Globe, 1883, of which he then
became part manager, he played
John M'Adam in "The Glass of
Fashion/' subsequently playing in
" Dick " ; in 1884 he again appeared
at the Gaiety, and in Dec., 1884, was
associated with John Hollingshead in
the management of the Empire,
appearing there as Van Tromp in
" Pocahontas," and later, as Oblivio
in " The Lady of the Locket/1 Ben
Barnacle in " Billee Taylor " ; subse-
quently toured in " By Land and Sea,"
and " Glamour " ; in 1887 appeared
at the Gaiety in " Civil War," and at
the Princess's, in " Shadows of a Great
City"; in July, 1888, joined the
Adelphi company and appeared there
in " The Union Jack," " The Silver
Falls," " The Shaughraun/' " The
Harbour Lights," and " London Day
by Day " ; in Mar., 1890, he appeared
at the Avenue, in " The Henrietta,"
and returning to the Adelphi, in Apr.,
1890, played in " The Green Bushes,"
and " The English Rose " ; at the
Opera Comique, Jan., 1891, appeared
as Charles XII in a burlesque, " Joan
of Arc," of which he was part-author ;
appeared at Drury Lane, 1892, in
" The Prodigal Daughter " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Apr., 1893, played
Spoof ah Bey in " Morocco Bound,"
and at Trafalgar Square, Mar., 1894,
appeared as Dam-Row in " Go-Bang" ;
at the Strand, Apr., 1895, played
Captain Gerald O'Brien in " Fanny " ;
at the Avenue, Feb., 1896, played
W. White^in " The New Barmaid " ;
appeared at Drury Lane, Sept., 1896,
in " The Duchess of Coolgardie " ;
at the Globe, June, 1897, appeared
as Gerald Dorsay in " An Irish Gentle-
man," and in 1898, as Louis Goodwin
in " Tommy Dodd " ; in 1901 played
his old part in " Morocco Bound,"
and in 1902 appeared in " George
Garth " ; subsequently spent much
time in touring ; at the Court, Nov.,
1904, played Larry Doyle in " John
Bull's Other Island," and again in
the following year ; subsequently, for
some years, played sketch " Hog-
manay " in music halls ; in 1909
wrote sketch, " Wake Up, England " ;
subsequently went to America and
at Boston, Sept., 1910, played in
" Electricity " ; at Herald Square
Theatre, Feb., 1911, played Stuff
in " Everywoman," subsequently
toured in the same part ; at the
Manhattan Opera House, Nov., 1912,
appeared as Joe Kelly in " The Whip " ;
during 1913 toured in the same part ;
at the Little Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1917, played Joseph Finsbury in
"The Morris Dance" ; at the Booth
Theatre, Aug., 1917, Job Fox in
" Friend Martha " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Oct., 1917, the Rev. Julian
Hoppley in " Anthony in Wonder-
land " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Apr., 1918, John Preston,
M.P., in " The Man Who Stayed at
Home " ; at the Little Theatre, New
York, Apr., 1919, Papa in a play of
that name ; at the Belasco, Dec., 1920,
the Doctor in " Deburau " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Nov., 1921, Ver-
milion in " The Grand Duke " ; at
the National, Jan., 1923, Henslowe in
" Will Shakespeare " ; at the Morosco,
Oct., 1923, Quentin de Kercadiou in
" Scaramouche " ; at the Henry Miller,
Dec., 1924, Buffetante in " The Man
in Evening Clothes " ; is part author
of " George Garth " (with D. C. and
Henry Murray), 1902 ; and " The
Rose of Panama " (with Sydney
Rosenfeld), 1912.
SHINE, Wilfred E., actor ; 6. Man-
chester, 12 July, 1864 ; brother of
J. L. Shine and Harry Shine ; made
his first appearance as an actor at the
Prince's Theatre, Manchester, in 1879,
in pantomime ; played his first " stock "
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season in 1880, at the Theatre Royal,
Greenock ; he fulfilled various en-
gagements with Sir Augustus Harris,
Sir Charles Wyndham, George Ed-
wardes, Sir George Alexander, the
Gattis, etc. ; has played in farce,
comedy, drama, pantomime, tragedy,
burlesque, and comic opera ; made his
first appearance in London, at the old
Globe Theatre, 8 Sept., 1883, as
Matthew Nugent in " Elsie " ; then
toured for two years as principal
comedian with the D'Oyly Carte Opera
Company ; at the Princess's Theatre,
Aug., 1891, played Shaun-the-Post in
" Arrah-Na-Pogue " ; in 1893 went to
Australia with " Morocco Bound " ',
there joined Robert Brough, and with
him toured Australia, Tasmania, New
Zealand, India, Burma, Straits Settle-
ments, Ceylon, Hong-Kong, and China ,*
returned to England, 1898 ; appeared
at the Globe, Aug., 1898, in " Hog-
many " ; then toured for some years
in " A Trip to Chinatown/' " Brown
at Brighton/' " My Lady Molly/' etc. ;
appeared at the Court Theatre, 1905,
as Barney in " John Bull's Other
Island"; in 1911 appeared at 10
Downing Street, in " John Bull's
Other Island," before Their Majesties,
the King and Queen ; at the Royalty
Theatre, Jan., 1912, played Timson in
" The Pigeon " ; at Eastbourne, Mar.,
1912, Bloundell Greene in " A Double
Woman " ; subsequently joined the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre Com-
pany, where he stayed five years and
appeared in a number of plays ;
during 1914-15 played Sir Toby
Belch in " Twelfth Night/' Duckfield
in " The Riot Act/' the Bishop of
Mumbridge in " Love — and What
Then ? " ; Banks in " The Kiss Cure,"
Sir Patrick Cullen in " The Doctor's
Dilemma," Canon Bonnington in
"Don," Major-Gen. Sir Walter Ken-
ford in " Nobody Loves Me/1 The
Magistrate in " A Flash of Lightning,"
etc, ; appeared at the Kings way
Theatre, May, 1915, in "The Kiss
Cure," " A Bit of Love," etc. ; at the
Winter Gardens, New Brighton, June,
1917, played Christopher in " The
Jeffersons," and continued to play
that part all over the United Kingdom,
almost continuously, until 1924, and
tlu's part oyer 2,000 times ;
he appeared in the part in London for
the first time, at the Regent Theatre,
8 Dec., 1924 ; he appeared at the
Lyric, Hammersmith, Dec., 1923, as
Page in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor " ; at New Brighton he also
produced ef The Partners," and " The
Optimist." Address: c/o The Winter
Gardens, New Brighton.
SHIPMAN, Louis Evan, novelist and
dramatic author ; b. Brooklyn, New
York, 2 Aug., 1869 ; s. of Hamilton
W. Shipman and his wife Caroline
(Hoopes) ; e. Brooklyn Polytechnic,
Columbia University and Harvard ; m.
Ellen Biddle ; has written the follow-
ing, among other plays : " The Head
of the House " (with Glen McDonough),
1898 ; " D'Arcy of the Guards/' 1901 ;
"The Crisis " (with Winston Churchill),
1902 ; " John Ermine of the Yellow-
stone " (with Frederick Remington),
1903; "The Crossing/' 1905; "On
Parole," 1906 ; " The Grain of Dust/'
1911; "The Fountain of Youth,"
1918 ; " Fools Errant," 1921 ; " Poor
Richard," 1924 : is also the author of
" Urban Dialogues," 1896 ; " A Group
of American Theatrical Caricatures,"
1898 ; " Predicaments," 1899 ; " The
Curious Courtship of Kate Poins,"
1901 ; " The Quality of Youth/' 1904 ;
" Three Comedies/' 1923 ; Editor of
Life, 1922-24. Clubs : Players', Gro-
lier, and Harvard, all of New York
City. Business address and Residence :
16 Gramercy Park, New York City,
U.S.A.
SHIPMAN, Samuel, dramatic au-
thor ; b. New York, 25 Dec., 1883 ;
s. of Nathan Shipman and his wife,
Anna ; has written the following among
other plays : " The Spell," 1907 ;
" Elevating a Husband " (with Clara
Lipman), 1911 ; " Children of To-day/'
1913 ; " The Man Pays/' 1917 ; " The
Target," 1917 ; " Two Sweethearts "
(with Clara Lipman), 1917 ; " Over
Here " (with Clara Lipman), 1918 ;
" Friendly Enemies " (with Aaron
Hoffmann, produced in London, as
"Uncle Sam"), 1918; "Work for
Uncle Sam " (with Clara Lipman),
1918; "East is West" (with John
B. Hynier), 1918; "The Woman in
Room 13 " (with Max Marcm), J919;
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" Dark Horses " (with Percival Wilde),
1919 ; " First is Last " (with Wilde),
1919 ; " To-Morrow's Price," 1920 ;
" Crooked Gamblers " (with Wilde),
1920 ; " The Unwritten Chapter "
(with Victor Victor), 1920 ; " Nature's
Nobleman " (with Clara Lipman),
1921 ; " Lawful Larceny/' 1922 ;
" The Crooked Square " (with A. C.
Kennedy), 1923 ; " Cheaper to Marry,"
1924 ; is also the author of " Love and
Art/' " The Social Outcast," and a
version of " The Kreutzer Sonata "
(with Clayton Hamilton). Address :
131 Riverside Drive, New York City,
U.S.A.
SHIELEY, Arthur, dramatic author ;
6. London, 17 Feb., 1853 ; e. London
and Paris ; m. Florence Hay-Allen ;
was prepared for the stage by Edmond
Got, in Paris, and made his first
appearance as an actor with the
Comedie Fran£aise company at the
Opera Comique Theatre, Strand, in
" Mercadet," in 1871 ; has written
numerous plays in collaboration with
Geo. R. Sims, Ben Landeck, Fred.
Leslie, Sutton Vane, George Conquest,
Albert Chevalier, and Tom Gallon ;
has written over a hundred and twenty
plays ; his first play was produced in
1882, entitled " Reparation," followed
by " A Lazy Life," and " Pity," all at
the New Cross Public Hall ; one of
his earliest successes was " The
Stranglers of Paris," 1887, and since
then known as " The Grip of Iron " ;
subsequent successes were, " Old
London/' " A Lion's Heart/' " Mrs.
Othello/' " Saved from the Sea,"
" Tommy Atkins," " Straight from
the Heart/' " Jack Tar," " The Star
of India/' " Two Little Vagabonds,"
" Hue and Cry," " Tatterly," " The
Work Girl," " The Boom of Big Ben,"
" Women and Wine," " The Absent-
Minded Beggar," " The Better Life/'
" The Artfulness of Ada," " Nick
Carter," " The Three Musketeers " ;
"In a Man's Power," " The Open
Door," " The Women of France " ;
" A Heritage of Hate " (from the
novel), " Fallen by the Way," " A
Fight to a Finish," "The Day of
England's Danger," " Allies," " My
Old Dutch," "Ned Kean of Old
Drury," " The Wild Widow," ; " A
Fallen Star," " The Savage and the
Woman," " What Money Can Buy,"
" The Sheik of Shepherd's Bush,"
" Here Comes the Bride," " The
Orphans/' etc. ; is a life member of
the A. A. ; Committeeman of the
Authors' Society ; Hon. Librarian of
the Green Room Club. Recreations :
Reading and working. Club : Green
Room. Address : c/o French's, 26
Southampton Street, W.C.2.
SHORT, Hassard, producer; b.
Edlington, Lines, 15 Oct., 1877 ; s.
of Edward Hassard Short and his wife
Geraldine (Blagrave) ; e. Charterhouse
School ; made his first appearance on
the stage at Drury Lane Theatre,
19 Sept., 1895, walking on in " Cheer
Boys, Cheer ! " ; subsequently ap-
peared at the Strand and Royalty,
1896, in " A Night in Town " ; ap-
peared at the Court, Feb., 1897, in
" Sweet Nancy," and Oct., 1897, in
"The Children of the King"; at the
Royalty, Nov., 1898, in " Young Mr,
Yarde " ; at the Avenue, 1899, in
" An Interrupted Honeymoon " ; at
the Imperial, Apr., 1901, in "A Royal
Necklace " ; at the Duke of York's,
etc. ; he then went to America, making
his first appearance in New York, at
the Empire, 25 Sept., 1901, as Hildc-
brand Carstairs in " The Second in
Command " ; subsequently he appeared
at the Garrick, New York, Nov., 1902,
in " The Stubborncss of Geraldine " ;
at the Savoy, New York, Sept., 1903,
in " Glad of It " ; at the Hudson,
Mar., 1904, in " Man Proposes " ; at
the Criterion, New York, 1905, in
" Business is Buisness " ; at Madison
Square, 1905, in " Mrs. Battle's Bath ";
he then appeared with Viola Allen in
" The Toast of the Town," at Daly's,
1905 ; with Eleanor Robson in " Nurse
Marjorie," at the Liberty, Oct., 1906 ;
with Isabel Irving in " Susan in
Search of a Husband," same theatre,
Nov., 1906 ; during 1907-8 played
Horace in " The Man from Home," at
Chicago, appearing in the same part
at the Astor, New York, Aug., 1908 ;
at Wallack's, Aug., 1909, appeared in
" The Dollar Mark " ; at the Empire,
New York, Sept., 1910, Algernon
Peppercorn in " Smith " ; at the
Herald Square, Doc., 1911, Teddy
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Bacon in " Betsy " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Dec., 1912, played Alaric in
" Peg o' My Heart/' and continued in
this for three years ; at the Knicker-
bocker, Sept., 1918, Percy val Glendin-
ning in " Someone in the House " ; at
the Astor, Dec., 1918, James Potter in
" East is West " ; at the Maxine
Elliott, Sept., 1919, Doug in " First
is Last " ; he then retired from acting
and became a producer ; his principal
productions have been " Honeydew/'
1920 ; " Her Family Tree/' 1920 ;
" The Music Box Revue/3 1921-3, of
which he was the originator ; " Has-
sard Short's Ritz Revue," 1924 ;
" The Magnolia Lady," 1924 ; also
several productions for the Actors'
Equity Association, Favourite parts :
Alaric in " Peg o' My Heart," and
Potter in " East is West." Hobby :
Producing plays. Clubs : Lambs,
Lotos, and Players, New York ; R.A.C.,
London. Address: Lambs Club, 130
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
SHUBEET, Jacob J., manager ; 6.
Syracuse, N.Y., 15 Aug., 1880 ; 5. of
David and Catherine Shubert ; y.b. of
Lee and the late Sam Shubert ; e.
Syracuse ; has been connected with
his brothers' business for many years,
and shares with Lee Shubert the active
management of their numerous thea-
tres and interests all over the United
States. Address : Shubert Theatre,
225 West 44th Street, New York City.
SHUBEBT, Lee, manager ; b, Syra-
cuse, New York, 15 Mar., 1875 ;
s, of David and Catherine Shubert ;
e. at public schools of Syracuse ; with
Ms brother, the late Sam S. Shubert
(who was killed in Pennsylvania
Railroad disaster, in May, 1905), he
took several small companies on tour,
with various comedies written by the
late Charles H. Hoyt ; he was at
that time the correspondent of the
New York Dramatic News in Syra-
cuse, and shortly afterwards they
secured the lease of the Bastable
Theatre in that city, where they ran
a " stock " company ; their first New
York venture was the management
of the Herald Square Theatre, in
Apr., 1900, during the run of " Quo
Vadis ? " ; other theatres that shortly
after fell under their control were the
Casino, the Princess, Hippodrome,
Herald Square, Majestic, Lincoln
Square, and the Lyric ; at the present
time, 1921, the company, of which
he is now the head, control many
theatres in New York City and other
towns in the United States ; in Apr.,
1907, his company was incorporated
with that of Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger
under the title of the United States
Amusement Company, but was subse-
quently dissolved ; in 1908 was ap-
pointed business manager to the " New
Theatre," the attempt which American
millionaires were making to found a
National Theatre ; among the " stars "
under the Shubert management have
been E. H. Sothern, Julia Marlowe,
Herbert Kelcey, Effie Shannon, John
Mason, Forbes-Robertson, etc. Ad-
dress : Shubert Theatre, 225 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
SILVER, Christine, actress; b.
London, 17 Dec., 1884 ; d. of Isabelle C.
(Walenn) and Arthur Silver ; e. Queen
Elizabeth's School, Kensington, and
Lausanne ; m. (1) Walter Maxwell ;
(2) Roland Sturgis ; studied elocution
under Miss Annie M. Child ; made
her first appearance on the stage
at the Royalty Theatre, 17 Mar.,
1902, as Eugenie in " The New
Idol " ; next appeared in July, 1903,
at the Grand Theatre, Margate, as
Phoebe Throssel in " Quality Street";
subsequently toured as Moira in
" Little Mary " ; next appeared in
London at Duke of York's, Dec.,
1904, as Nibs in " Peter Pan " ;
toured in " Merely Mary Ann/'
1905 ; " The Lion and the Mouse,"
1906-7 ; " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire " (with
Ellen Terry), 1906 ; at the Kingsway,
Oct., 1907, played Linda Hetheridge
in " Irene Wycherley," also under-
studying Lena Ashwell as " Irene " ;
Feb., 1908, Kitty Brant in " Diana
of Dobson's " ; subsequently for a
time played Diana Massingberd in the
same piece ; May, 1908, Lady Giovanna
in " The Falcon " ; subsequently
played the title-rdle in " Marjory
Strode " ; at Wyndham/s, Nov.,
1908, played Olive Bruton in "Sir
Anthony " ; at Wyndham's, Jan.,
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1909, played Ada Jones in " An
Englishman's Home " ; at the Hay-
market, Oct., 1909, appeared as
Elizabeth Thompsett in " Don " ;
at the Adelphi, June, 1910, played
Enid Stonor in " The Speckled Band " ;
at the Little Theatre, Mar., 1911,
played Kaia in " The Master Builder/'
and in Apr., 1911, Fanny O'Dowda
in " Fanny's First Play " ; at the
Vaudeville, Mar., 1912, appeared as
Ann Pornick in " Kipps " ; during
1912 appeared in variety theatres in
" The Mask " ; at the Criterion, Oct.,
1912, as Myrtle in " Tantrums " ; at
the Duke of York's, Mar., 1913, played
Suey Sin Fahin " The Yellow Jacket ";
at the Little Theatre, Nov., 1913,
played Violet Martin in " The Street " ;
at the Coronet, Dec., 1913, Mdlle.
Baron in " Woman on Her Own " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1914, Titania in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ; at
the Euston Theatre of Varieties, Aug.,
1914, played in " Doorsteps " ; at the
Hippodrome, Nov., 1914, in " Business
as Usual " ; at the Garrick, Mar., "1915,
played Anne Gattle in " Excuse Me 1 " ;
subsequently toured in variety thea-
tres, in " Doorsteps " ; at the Lyric,
Oct., 1915, played Polly Love in " The
Christian " ; during 1916 toured as
May Strickland in " On Trial " ; at
Wyndham's, Aug., 1916, played Nellie
Bawtrey in " The Sister-in-Law " ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1917, Lotti
Grohman in " The Hired Girl " ; at
the Gaiety, Manchester, Aug., 1917,
Mrs. Dane in " Mrs. Dane's Defence " ;
at the Strand, Apr., 1918, appeared
as Betty in " Betty at Bay " ; at the
Garrick, May, 1918, as Dr. Marie
Latour in " By Pigeon Post " ; during
1919 toured in " Over Sunday " and
" James the Less " ; during 1920
toured in " Betty at Bay " and " The
Fold " ; at the Hippodrome, Margate,
Sept., 1920, played Nellie Redfern in
" By All Means, Darling " ; at the
Aldwych, Nov., 1920, Che-Fu in " The
Dragon " ; at the Shaftesbury, Sept.,
1921, Mary Allister in " The Labour
Minister " ; in Sept., 1924, toured as
Fifi. Morgan in " Bachelor Husbands."
Favourite part : Phoebe Throssel.
Recreation : Music. Address : 32 Ayn-
hoe R.oad, W.14. Telephone No. ;
Riverside 1517.
SIMPSON, Harold, lyricist and libret-
tist ; has written, in collaboration, the
following, " The Lion and the Lamb,"
" The Submarine/' 1912 ; " Sixty
Miles an Hour," "I do Like Your
Eyes," 1913 ; " The Blue Penguin,"
1914; "All Women," 1915; "Eyes
Right," " A Cabinet Secret," " The
Magic Table," " Well, I Never Did,"
" The Girl of the Future," 1916 ;
" Anthony's Dilemma," " Physical
Culture," 1917 ; " Too Many Girls,"
1919 ; " The Rose of Araby," " Oh !
Julie," 1920 ; " The Little Girl in
Red," 1921 ; " The Nine o'Clock
Revue," 1922; "Dover Street to
Dixie," " Little Revue Starts at Nine
o'Clock," 1923 ; " Cartoons," " By-
the-Way," 1924 ; also collaborated
with H. A. Vachell in the writing of
" Plus Fours," 1923. Address : 95
Lauderdale Mansions, Maida Vale, W.9.
Telephone No. : Maida Vale 2077.
SINCLAIR, Arthur, actor; 6.
Dublin, 3 Aug., 1883 ; s. of John E.
McDonnell ; e. Marlborough Street
Training College, Dublin ; originally
studied with a view of becoming a
solicitor ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin, with the Irish National
Theatre Society, 27 Dec., 1904, as
Daire in " On Baile's Strand " ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
St. George's Hall, 27 Nov., 1905,
as James Ryan in " Spreading the
News " ; first appeared in New York,
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, 20
Nov., 1911, as The Sergeant in " The
Rising of the Moon " ; has played
the following, among other parts :
Fintain in " On Baile's Strand,"
Cornelius in " The Land," Dan
MacSweeney in " The Building Fund,"
Captain McNamara, J.P., in " The
Eloquent Dempsey," Tommy Nally
in " The Jackdaw," Michael James
Flaherty in " The Playboy of the
Western World," Michael Clohesy in
" The Country Dressmaker " ; Thomas
Hearne in " The Unicorn from the
Stars," Flann in " Dervorgilla," Mike
Macinerney in " The Workhouse
Ward," Elder Daniels in "The
Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet,"
Conchubar in " Deirdre of the Sorrows,"
Conal in "The Green Helmet,"
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Thomas Coppinger in " The Image/'
Thomas Muskerry in the play of that
name ; William Lor dan in " Harvest/'
Jeremiah Dempsey in " The Eloquent
Dempsey " ; Ned Mooney in " The
Casting Out of Martin Whelan " ;
Shane Morrissey in " Birthright/'
Dan in " The Deliverer/' King
Darniak in " King Argimines," John
Rainey in " Mixed Marriage/' the
Blind Man in " The Well of the
Saints," Leum Donohue in " The
Piedish," Scapin in " The Rogueries of
Scapin/' Bartley Fallen in " The
Full Moon," Daniel Fogarty in " The
Mineral Workers/' Terence Tracy in
" The Love Charm," Patrick Kirwan
in " Darner's Gold/' Dominic Donnelly
in " Family Failing," Michael Harte
in " Maurice Harte," Bob in
" Patriots," Dan Burke in " The
Shadow of the Glen," Tom Dempsey in
" The Cross Roads/* Bartley in
" Riders to the Sea," King James II
in " The White Cockade," Stephen
Kiniry in " The Gombeen Man," King
Brian in " Kincora/' John Clancy in
" The Clancy Name," Michael John
Dillon in " The White Feather," John
Kir wan in " The Bribe/* Peter Canavan
in " The Canavans," Peter Hanlon in
" The Slough," John Brady in " The
Dreamers/' James Brogan in " Shan-
walla/1 etc. ; during 1911-14 toured
three times in America and Canada ;
left the Abbey Theatre, in May, 1916,
and formed his own company ; toured
all over Great Britain and Ireland ; at
Kelly's, Liverpool, Aug., 1916, played
Timothy Tracey in " The Lover's
Arms " ; at the Opera House, Cork,
Sept., 1916, The Tramp in " Tactics " ;
at the Coliseum, Mar., 1917, Dr.
O'Toole in a play of that name ; sub-
sequently toured in variety theatres in
" Dr. O'Toole " and " Duty " ; at the
Court, Apr., 1918, played Malachi in
" Fox and Geese " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Sept., 1920, John Duffy in " The
White Headed Boy " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Dec., 1920, O'Flaherty,
V.C., in Bernard Shaw's play of that
name ; at the Court, July, 1921, again
played Flaherty in " The Playboy of
the Western World " ; at the Henry
Miller Theatre, New York, Sept., 1921,
again played John Duffy in " The
White Headed Boy " ; at the Cri-
terion, London, July, 1923, played
Kerrigan in " Send for Dr. O'Grady ";
at the Henry Miller Theatre, New
York, Jan., 1924, Seumas O'Tandy in
" The Merry Wives of Gotham."
Favourite part : the Blind Man in
'' The Well of the Saints " and Puff
in " The Critic." Recreations : Read-
ing, cycling, and walking. Address :
The Irish Club, 28 Charing Cross
Road, W.C.2.
SINBEN, Topsy, actress and dancer ;
b. 15 Dec., 1878 ; studied dancing
under M. Leprez and the late Madame
Katti Lanner ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, according to
her own statement, at Drury Lane
Theatre, under the management of
the late Sir Augustus Harris, as a
pineapple in the pantomime " Dick
Whittington," Christmas, 1884 ; next
appeared at the Haymarket, 31
Mar., 1888, in " The Pompadour " ;
at Toole's Theatre, in " Pepita/' pro-
duced 30 Aug., 1888 ; fulfilled a three
years' engagement as dancer at the
Empire, under Sir Augustus Harris's
management, appearing in the ballets,
"The Paris Exhibition," "Cecil/'
" Dolly/' etc. ; and appeared in
" Cinderella " at Co vent Garden ; was
engaged by George Edwardes for the
Gaiety Theatre, where she remained
some years, appearing in " Cinder-Ellen
Up Too Late," "In Town," "Don Juan/'
" A Gaiety Girl," " The Shop Girl " ;
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 31 Mar.,
1897, appeared as Noormahal in " The
Yashmak " ; at the Avenue Theatre,
2 Oct., 1897, played Marina in " The
Mermaids " ; appeared at Daly's, 21
Oct., 1899, as Trixie in " San Toy " ;
subsequently appeared at Daly's in
several productions under the man-
agement of George Edwardes, and
at other leading theatres ; succeeded
Adeline Genee as principal dancer at
the Empire, 1907, appearing in " The
Belle of the Ball " ; at Christmas, 1911,
appeared at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow,
in the pantomime, " Jack Horner " ;
and at Christmas, 1912, at the Court
Theatre. Liverpool, in the pantomime
" Tommy Tucker " ; appeared at the
Britannia Theatre for four seasons in
pantomime, in " Will o' the Wisp/*
" King Klondyke," etc.
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SITGREAYES, Beverley, actress ;
6. Charleston, South. Carolina, 17 Apr.,
1867 ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Union Square Theatre,
New York, 14 Mar., 1887, as Rose
Flower in " A Commercial Tourist's
Bride " ; subsequently toured with
Rosina Yokes, and for two years was
a member of Richard Mansfield's
Company ; in 1891 toured in " Madame
Pompadour " ; at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York, Nov., 1893, played
Beatrice Vyse in " As in a Looking
Glass " ; in 1894 toured in " The Still
Alarm " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage at the Grand,
Islington, 10 June, 1895, as Gertrude
in " Gossip " ; in 1897 toured in South
Africa; at Drury Lane, Sep^t., 1900,
played the Mother Superior in " The
Price of Peace," and she also played
there in Apr., 1902, the part of Amrah
in " Ben Hur " ; on her return to
America she fulfilled several notable
engagements with Blanche Walsh,
Maclyn Arbuckle, Julia Marlowe, Kyrle
Bellew, Henry Miller, Margaret Anglin,
etc. ; in 1909 she was a member of the
New Theatre Company in New York ;
at the Harris Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1911, played Ada Darkin in " Maggie
Pepper " ; in 1912, at the Hudson
Theatre, appeared in a season of
French plays ; at the Comedy, New
York, Sept., 1913, played Clara Beecher
in " Her Own Money " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Oct., 1914, Miss Snyder in
" The Salamander " ; at the Bandbox,
Dec., 1914, Mdme, Mareze in " Poor
Little Thing " ; at the Empire, New
York, Apr., 1915, Martha in the " all-
star " revival of " A Celebrated Case " ;
at the Longacre Theatre, Nov., 1915,
Giulia Sabbittini in " The Great
Lover/' continuing in this 1916-17 ;
at the Duke of York's, London, Dec.,
1919, played Madame Petkoff in
" Arms and the Man " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Oct., 1920, appeared in her
original part of Giulia Sabbattini in
" The Great Lover " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', London, Nov., 1921, played
Madame Rabouin in " Deburau " ; at
the Punch and Judy, New York, Jan.,
1923, Rena Huckins in " A Square
Peg " ; at the Garrick, New York,
Apr., 1923, Mrs. Annie Primrose
Dudgeon in " The Devil's Disciple " ;
at the Plymouth, New York, Nov.,
1923, Ampero in " A Royal Fandango.''
SKINNER, Otis, actor ; b. Cambridge,
Mass., 28 June, 1858 ; s. of the Rev.
Charles A. Skinner and his wife,
Cornelia ; e. at Cambridge and Hart-
ford ; m. Maud Durbin ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at the Phila-
delphia Museum, Nov., 1877, as Jim in
" Woodleigh " ; he then went to the
Walnut Street Theatre, where he played
in the " stock " company for two
years ; made his first appearance on
the New York stage, at Niblo's Garden,
4 Sept., 1879, as Maclow in " The En-
chantment," and 15 Dec., he played Sir
Francis Mobray in " Hearts of Steel " ;
he was next seen with the late Edwin
Booth at Booth's Theatre, where on
30 Mar., 1880, he played the Wounded
Officer in " Macbeth " ; he also
played with Booth, during Apr., in
" Richelieu/' " Much Ado About
Nothing/' "Richard III," "Othello/'
" The Fool's Revenge/' " Hamlet,"
" The Merchant of Venice/' " The
Taming of the Shrew/' and " Ruy
Bias " ; he then went to Boston
and subsequently played with Law-
rence Barrett for three years ; he
appeared at Haverley's Fifth Avenue
with this actor on 13 Feb., 1882, as
Pelleas in " Pendragon " ; subse-
quently playing in " Yorick's Love,"
"Julius Caesar," "The Man o' Airlie,"
" David Garrick," and " The Marble
Heart " ; at the Star, New York, 27
Aug., 1883, he played Paolo in " Fran-
cesca de Rimini " ; he then joined the
late Augustin Daly's company, and
appeared at Daly's, New York, 7
Oct., 1884, in " A Wooden Spoon " ;
he remained a member of the Daly
company until 1888 and appeared
during that period in the following,
among other parts : Earl of Caryl
in " Lords and Commons," Guy
Roverley in " Love on Crutches,"
Worthy in " The Recruiting Officer,"
Captain Horace Vale in " The Magis-
trate," Master Page in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," Captain .Rensollcr
in " Nancy and Co.," Charley Hoff-
man in " Love in Harness," Lxicentio
in " The Taming of the Shrew,"
Benny in " The Railroad of Love,"
and Lysander in "A Midsummer
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Night's Dream " ; he made his first
appearance in London, as a member
of this compan}^, at the Strand The-
atre, 27 May, 1886, as Harry Damask
in " A Night Off " ; he also appeared
in " Nancy and Co. " ; at the Gaiety
during the visit of the Daly company
in 1888 he played in " The Railroad
of Love," and"^ " The Taming of the
Shrew " ; at Tompkins', Fifth Avenue,
New York, 19 Aug., 1889, he played
Paul Falshawe in " The Love Story/'
and then joined the Booth-Mod j eska
company, with which he appeared
at the Broadway Theatre, Oct. to
Dec., as Claudio in " Much Ado About
Nothing," Bassanio, Laertes, Macduff,
De Mauprat in " Richelieu/' and
Serafino Del 'Aquila in " The Fool's
Revenge " ; he remained with this
company until 1890 when he was
again in London and at the Globe
Theatre, 17 June, appeared as Romeo ;
at the same theatre, 2 Aug., he ap-
peared as Percy Gauntlett in " This
Woman and That " ; on his return
to New York he appeared at Miner's
Fifth Avenue Theatre, 8 Dec., 1890,
as Thibault and La Hire in " Joan
of Arc " ; he then again joined Madame
Mod j eska and remained with her for
two years playing Orlando in "As
You Like It/' King Henry VIII, Sir
Edward Mortimer in " Mary Stuart/'
Leonatus in " Cymbeline," Benedick
in " Much Ado About Nothing," and
Major Schubert in " Magda " ; he
then played Captain Absolute in
"The Rivals," with the late Joseph
Jefferson ; since that date he has
" starred " in a number of plays,
among them the following : " His
Grace de Grammont," " The King's
Jester," " Villon the Vagabond/'
" A Soldier of Fortune/' " Prince
Rudolph," " The Liars/' " Hamlet,"
" Rosemary," " Prince Otto," " In a
Balcony," " Francesca de Rimini,"
and " Lazarre " ; during 1903 he
" starred " with Ada Rehan as
Charles Surface, Shylock, and Pe-
trucio ; at the Lyric, New York,
10 Oct., 1904, he appeared as the
Harvester in a play of that name,
adapted from " Le Chemmeau "
(" Ragged Robin "), and at the Hudson
Theatre, 12 Feb., 1906, played the
part of the Abb6 Daniel in " The
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Duel/' in which play he subsequently
toured for a considerable time ; at New
Rocheile, New York, 28 Sept., 1907,
he appeared as Colonel Philippe
Brideau in " The Honour of the
Family " ; appeared in this play at
the Hudson Theatre, New York, 17
Feb., 1908 ; at the Garrick, New York,
3 Jan., 1910, appeared as Lafayette
Towers in " Your Humble Servant " ;
at the Criterion, New York, 24 Jan.,
1911, played Denis Roulette in
" Sire " ; at the Knickerbocker The-
atre, New York, 25 Dec., 1911, played
Hajj in " Kismet "; during 1912-14
toured in the same part ; at the Liberty
Theatre, New York, 29 Oct., 1914,
played Montgomery Starr in " The
Silent Voice " ; at the Empire, New
York, 7 Apr., 1915, Jean Renaud in
" A Celebrated Case " ; at the Cohan
Theatre, Dec., 1915, played Antony
Bellchamber in " Cock o' the Walk " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1916,
Antonio Camaradonio in " Mister
Antonio," in which he toured 1917-
18 ; at the Lyceum, New York, Sept.,
1918, Albert Mott" in " Humpty-
Dumpty " ; during 1919 toured in
" The Joy of Peter Barban " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Jan., 1920,
Pietro in a play of that name; at
Chicago, Jan., 1921, played Hanaud
in "At the Villa Rose " ; at the
Empire, New York, Sept., 1921, Juan
Gallardo in " Blood and Sand " ; at
the Hudson, Nov., 1923, Sancho Panza
in a play of that name. Address :
Players' Club, New York City, U.S.A.,
and " Tawno Ker," Bryn Mawr, near
Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.
SLEATH, Herbert (Herbert Sleath
Skelton), actor; b. 8 Oct., 1870 ; e. at
Eton ; m. Ellis Jeffreys ; was well
known as an amateur actor before
becoming professionally connected with,
the stage ; made his first appearance on,
the professional stage, at the Vaude-
ville Theatre, 26 Feb., 1896, as the
Shopman in " The Romance of the
Shopwalker," under the management'
of Weedon Grossmith ; at the Olympic,
Mar., 1897, played Captain Lebaudy
in " The Mariners of England " ; in
1898 was interested with the Broad-
hursts, in the production of " What
Happened to Jones " at the Strand
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Theatre; in 1899, at the Adelphi,
produced " With Flying Colours,"
and at different periods has managed
the Apollo, Avenue, Lyric, Olympic,
Queen's, Terry's, and Vaudeville
Theatres ; as an actor played for some
time with Martin Harvey in " The
Only Way," etc. ; appeared at Hay-
market in " The Second in Command,"
1900; at same theatre, Jan., 1902,
played Viscount Doughton in " Frocks
and Frills " ; at the Avenue, Feb.,
1903, appeared as Jack Dobbins in
" The Adoption of Archibald " ; at
the Royalty, May, 1903, played
Captain Fletcher in " The Exile " ;
at Terry's, Mar., 1904, played Sydney
Heriot in "A Maid from School " ;
accompanied his wife, Ellis Jeffreys,
to America, 1904, and played in New
York under Charles Frohman in " The
Prince Consort," and under Liebler
and Co., in " The Trifler " and " Lon-
don Assurance " ; at Wallack's The-
atre, 23 Oct., 1905, he played Henry
Wynnegate in " The Squaw Man,"
the English rights of which he sub-
sequently purchased ; at Daly's, Jan.,
1906, appeared as Lord Woolham
in " The Fascinating Mr. Vander-
veldt " ; at Rochester, New York,
Mar., 1906, and Savoy Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1906, which he
leased specially, played Jack Dobbins
in " It's All Your Fault " ; at the
Liberty Theatre, 10 Sept., 1906,
played Harry Duveen in " The Dear
Unfair Sex " ; subsequently toured
the States with W. H. Crane and
Ellis Jeffreys in " She Stoops to
Conquer " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
Oct., 1907, produced "The Sugar
Bowl," in which he played Harry
Pemberton ; at the Apollo Theatre,
Nov., 1907, produced "The New
York Idea " ; at the Garrick, June,
1909, played Julian Rolfe in " The
Woman in the Case " ; at the New,
Dec., 1909, appeared as Jim Carston
in " A White Man " ; at the Globe,
June, 1910, played John Carteret in
" Glass Houses " ; subsequently ap-
peared in music halls, playing " The
Littlest Girl," "The Horse Thief,"
etc. ; produced " A Fool There Was,"
at the Queen's, Mar., 1911; at the
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-Tyne,
Nov., 1911, played Dexter Revelle in
" Kit " ; at the Garrick, Apr., 1912,
played Charles in " Improper Peter " ;
at the Strand, Mar., 1913, reappeared
as Julian Rolfe in " A Woman in the
Case " ; in 1914 toured in the United
States in " The Whip " ; on his return
to England toured 1915 in "A White
Man " ; was co-lessee and manager
with Arthur Bourchier, of the Garrick
Theatre ; in 1915 joined H.M. Forces,
and proceeded to the Front. Clubs :
Badminton and Savage, London ;.
Green Room and Players', New York..
SLOANE, Alfred Baldwin, composer ;;
b. Baltimore, Md., 28 Aug., 1872;.
s. of Emma (Baldwin) and Francis;
James Sloane ; e, Baltimore ; m.t.
1900, Mae Auwerda ; composer or
part composer of the following* light
operas and musical plays : " Excel-
sior, Jr.," 1895 ; " Jack and the Bean-
stalk," 1896; "A Million Dollars,"
1899; " Nell-Go-In," 1899; "Broad-
way to Tokio," 1900 ; " Aunt Hannah,"
1900 ; " The King's Carnival," 1900 ;
"The Mocking Bird," 1902; "Ser-
geant Kitty," 1903 ; " Cupid and Co.,"
1904 ; " Mama's Papa," 1905 ; " All
Round Chicago," 1905 ; " A Four Leaf
Clover," 1905 ; " The Gingerbread
Man," 1905 ; " Lady Teazle," 1905 ;
"The Maid and the Mimic," 1906;
"Lil Mose," 1908; " Time's Night-
mare," 1909 ; " The Prince of Bo-
hemia," 1910 ; " The Summer
Widowers," 1910 ; " The Henpecks,"
1911; " Hanky-Panky," 1912 ; "The
Sun Dodgers," 1912 ; " Venus on.
Broadway," 1917 ; " We Should
Worry," 1917 ; " Look Who's Here,"
1918 ; " Ladies First," 1918. Recrea-
tions : Tennis, billiards, golf. Clubs ;
Strollers', and Green Room, New York..
(Died 21 Feb. 1925.)
SLOANE, Olivo, actress; b. 16V
Dec., 1894 ; d. of Ernest Edward
Norton Atkins and his wife Naomi
(Darlow) ; made her first appearance
at the age of eight, at various Masonic
banquets, under the name of Baby
Pearl ; subsequently appeared in
music-halls, where she specialized in
clog-dancing ; later she appeared,
with a partner, as the Sisters Love,
and appeared at various London-
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music halls ; toured on the Continent
with Jeff's Juggling Girls ; appeared
at the London Pavilion, Sept., 1912,
as Alice May in " Oh ! Molly " ; in
1914 toured as Emma in " After the
Girl/' and subsequently toured as
Victoria in " To-Night' s the Night,"
in " Joyland," and as Susan in " The
Toreador " ; appeared in pantomime
at the Princess's, Glasgow, as principal
boy, and at the Theatre Royal, Dublin,
as principal girl ; during 1923 toured
as Sally in " Three Birds " ; at
the Comedy, Oct., 1923, made a great
success when she appeared as
Evelynda in " The Last Warning " ;
at Wyndham's, Jan., 1924, played
Fanny in " The Flame " ; at the
Playhouse, Jan., 1924, Sarah in " The
Camel's Back " ; at the Strand (for
the Stage Society), Mar., 1924, Judy
O'Grady in " The Adding Machine " ;
at Drury Lane, June, 1924, Georgie
Dream in " London Life " ; at the
Everyman, Aug., 1924, Mary Donovan
in " Low Tide " ; then toured as Enid
Hastings in " Helping Hands " ; at
the King's, Hammersmith, Dec., 1924,
played Dick in "Dick Whittington."
R&creations : Motoring, tennis, and
ice-skating. Clubs : Forum and Giro's.
Address : 58 New Cavendish Street,
W.I. Telephone No. : Langham 1320.
SMITH, C. Aubrey, actor; b. 21
July, 1863 ; 5. of C. J. Smith, M.D., of
Brighton ; e. at Charterhouse and
at Cambridge ; brother of Beryl
Faber ; at Cambridge earned a great
reputation as a cricketer, and on
leaving the University was Captain
of the Sussex team, and was also in
command of English teams in Australia
and South Africa ; made his first
appearance on the professional stage at
Hastings in 1892 with A. B. Tapping's
company, playing in " The Idler/'
" Jim the Penman/' " Not Such a
Fool as he Looks " ; he then toured as
Booties in " Booties' Baby/' and in
" The Love Chase " ; in 1894 toured
as Aubrey Tanqueray in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " ; made his first
appearance on the London, stage at
the Garrick Theatre, 13 Mar., 1895,
as the Rev. Amos Winterfield in " The
Notorious Mrs, Ebbsmith " ; subse-
quently toured with Fred Terry in
" The Home Secretary " ; toured
with Sir John Hare in England and
the United States ; joined Sir George
Alexander in 1896, and toured as
Black Michael in " The Prisoner of
Zenda/' etc. ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1896, played Frederick in "As
You Like It " ; Mar., 1897, appeared
as Lieut.-CoL Arthur Eave in " The
Princess and the Butterfly " ; at the
Duke of York's, Jan., 1898, appeared
as Cyril Charteris in " The Happy
Life " ; then returned to the St.
James's, as business manager, 1898-
1900 ; reappeared on the stage in
1900 playing Major Lascelles in " The
Ambassador/' Algie Portman in " The
Man of Forty/' Hugh Graeme in " The
Wilderness/' etc. ; at the Imperial,
Apr., 1902, played the Duke of Orme
in " The Degenerates " ; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1902, played the Hon, Henry
Challace in " Secret and Confidential " ;
at the Lyric, Feb., 1903, played Tor-
penhow in " The Light that Failed " ;
appeared with Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
at the New Theatre, July, 1903, in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray/' subse-
quently playing with her in " Warp
and Woof," 1904 ; toured in the United
States 1903-4 in "The Light
that Failed " ; at the St. James's,
Nov., 1904, played Lord Darlington in
" Lady Windermere's Fan " ; at Duke
of York's, Apr., 1905, played Colonel
Grey in " Alice Sit-by- the- Fire " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Oct., 1905, played
Jack Frobisher in " The Walls of
Jericho " ; played Sir Marcus Ordeyne
in " The Morals of Marcus/' Garrick,
1906 ; appeared at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1907, as the Marquis de Talle-
mont in " The Great Conspiracy " ;
at the Court Theatre, in Apr., played
the Hon. Geoffrey Stonor in " Votes
for Women/' and at the Haymarket,
28 May, appeared as Gerald Ever-
sleigh in "My Wife " ; lie then
crossed to America, and at Boston,
7 Oct., appeared in his original part
of Sir Marcus Ordeyne in " The Morals
of Marcus " with great success ; at the
Playhouse, London, June, 1908, ap-
peared as William Thesiger in "The
Flag Lieutenant " ; at the Criterion,
Nov., 1908, played Adrian White, K.C.,
in " The Builders " ; at His Majesty's
(afternoon) Theatre, Mar., 1909, played
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in " The House of Bondage " ; at the
Playhouse, June, 1909, played Sir
Philip Lilley in " A Merry Devil " ;
returned to America and toured as
Howard Stanton in " A Woman's
Way/' and Lord Ems worth in " The
Best People " ; on returning to Eng-
land appeared at the Coronet, Sept.,
1910, as Mark Wallingford in " Sister
Anne " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1910, appeared as Lucien de
Versannes in " Inconstant George " ;
at the Haymarket, June, 1911, played
M. de Boismartel in " Above Sus-
picion " ; again returned to America,
and at Atlantic City, Sept., 1911,
supported Billie Burke as Maurice
Delonay in "The Runaway/' ap-
pearing in the same part at the Ly-
ceum, New York, Oct., 1911 ; at the
Repertory Theatre, Liverpool, Oct.,
1912, played Bradford Handover in
" Instinct," and appeared in the same
part at the Duke of York's, Nov.,
1912; toured in this play and as
Anthony Ashmore in " Margery
Marries " ; appeared at Drury Lane,
Mar., 1913, as Torpenhow in Forbes-
Robertson's farewell revival of " The
Light that Failed " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1913, played Christopher Dallas
in " Years of Discretion " ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1914, John N.
Stafrurth, M.P., in " Driven " ; at
the Lyric Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1914, Cyril Wimborne, K.C., M.P., in
" Evidence " ; at the Harris Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1914, Noll Dibdin in
" The Lie " ; toured in the same part,
1915 ; during 1916 toured as Herbert
Warren in " Just for To-Night/' sub-
sequently entitled " Our Little Wife " ;
returned to England at the end of
1916 and appeared at the Duke of
York's, 1916, as Jervis Pendleton in
" Daddy Long-Legs " ; at the St.
James's, June, 1917, played Mark
Holdsworth in " Sheila " ; Sept., 1917,
Sir Christopher Deering in " The
Liars " ; Nov., 1917, Frank Aylett in
" Loyalty " ; at the Comedy, Apr.,
1918, Dr. Robert Manning in " The
Knife" ; at the Royalty, July, 1918,
Mr. Culver in " The Title " ; Mar.,
1919, Sir Arthur Little in " Caesar's
Wife" ; Oct., 1919, Willoughby Spen-
cer in " Summertime " ; at the Ald-
wych, Feb., 1920, appeared as Pro-
fessor Henry Higginsin " Pygmalion" ;
at the Comedy, May, 1920, as Uncle
Everett in " Why Marry " ? ; June,
1920, as Bill Bruce in " The ' Ruined '
Lady " ; at the St. James's, Jan., 1921,
as The Doctor in " Daniel " ; Mar.,
1921, as Prentice Van Zile in " Polly
with a Past " ; at the St. Martin's,
Mar., 1921, as Gray Meredith in " A
Bill of Divorcement " ; at the Globe,
Apr., 1922, played George Marden in
" Mr. Pirn Passes By " ; at the
Royalty, June, 1922, Colonel Sylvester
Starling in "The Green Cord"; at
the Apollo, Oct., 1922, Sir George
Knowsley, K.C.B., in "Glamour";
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1923, Mark
Maturin in " Plus Fours " ; at the
Belasco, New York, Sept., 1923, Sir
Henry Considine in " Mary, Mary,
Quite Contrary " ; at the Comedy,
London, July, 1924, Edwin Latter in
" The Creaking Chair " ; is an excel-
lent musician and has set Rudyard
Kipling's Barrack Room Ballads to
music ; is Hon. Treasurer of the
Actors' Orphanage. Recreations :
Cricket, golf, music, and painting.
A ddress : Old Orchard, West Drayton.
Clubs : Garrick, Sports, Green Room,
A.A.
SMITH, Clay, actor; 6. Batesville,
Arkansas, U.S.A., 12 Feb., 1885 ; s.
of Henry Clay Smith and his wife
Jacqueline (Lanck) ; e. Dumnore Col-
lege, Bletchley, England ; m. Lee
White ; studied for the stage under
Joseph H. Clcve ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Fores-
ters' Music Hall, London, 1897, in a
singing, dancing, and instrumental act ;
in 1899 went back to America, making
his first appearance at Keith's Union
Square Theatre ; remained in *' vaude-
ville " many years; during 1912-13
appeared in " The Girl from Brighton/'
" Hanky-Panky," etc. ; reappeared in
London at the Alhambra, '1915, in
" Now's the Time " ; appeared at the
Vaudeville, June, 1916, in " Some,"
and Apr., 1917, in " Cheep " ; at the
Ambassadors', Nov., 1918, in " Us "
(of which lie was part author) ; Aug.,
1919, in "Back Again" (for which
he wrote several songs) ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Dec., 1919, appeared in
" Bran-Pie " ; in 1920 went to
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Australia, opening at the Tivoli, Sydney,
May, 1920, in " Bran-Pie " ; appeared
at the same theatre, Sept., 1920, in
" The Girl for the Boy " ; returned to
England, June, 1921 ; subsequently
toured in Australia and New Zealand ;
returned to England, 1924, and opened
at the Queen's, May, 1924, with
" Come In," for which he also com-
posed the music ; subsequently toured
in " Vogues of 1924." Recreations :
Tennis and motoring. Address : Royal
Automobile Club, Coventry Street, W.I.
SMITH, Edgar McPhail, librettist;
b. Brooklyn, New York, 9 Dec., 1857 ;
5. of Edgar M. Smith and his wife
Amanda (McPhail) ; e. public schools
of Brooklyn, and at the Pennsylvania
Military Academy, Chester, Pa. ; m.
Nanette B. Nixon ; first appearance
as an actor at Booth's Theatre
New York, 1877, in " Julius Caesar "
first play, " Love and Duty/' 1885
as an actor he filled various engage-
ments until 1879, when he came
to New York and joined Augustin
Daly's company for the season of
1879-80 ; associated with Augustus
Thomas in " Dickson's Sketch Club/'
St. Louis (1884-5), and wrote in col-
laboration with that dramatist,
" Editha's Burglar " and " Combus-
tion " ; went to the New York Casino,
Sept., 1886, as librettist, and remained
there until 1892-3 ; while there, made
adaptations of " Nadjy," " The
Brigands," " The Grand Duchess/'
" Apollo/' " The Marquis/' " The
Drum Major's Daughter," " The Bra-
zilian," etc. ; and appeared as an
actor in " La Fille de Madame Angot/'
" Nadjy/' " The Grand Duchess,"
" The Yeomen of the Guard," etc. ;
subsequently wrote " You and I,"
" The Spider and the Fly/' " The
Grand Vizier," " The Merry World,"
" Miss Philadelphia," and adapted
for America " The Girl from Paris,"
" The French Maid," " Hotel Topsy-
Turvy," etc. ; from Apr., 1896, to
Jan., 1908, was associated with
Weber and Fields' and Weber's Music
Hall, and wrote almost all the bur-
lesques produced at these two houses :
" The Stickiness of Gelatine," " Sapo-
lio," " Onions," " Waffles," " Zaza,"
" Pouss6 Caf<§," " The Concurers/'
" Hurly-Burly," " Wbirl-I-Gig," "Bar-
bara Fidgety/' " Fiddle-dee-dee/'
" Quo Vass Iss ? " " Arizona " (tra-
vesty), " Whoop-dee-doo," " Higgledy
Piggledy," " The College Widower,"
" Twiddle-Twaddle," " The Squaw
Man's Girl of the Golden West,"
" Hip, Hip, Hurray ! " " Hoity-Toity,"
" The Curl and the Judge," " Cle-
opatra," " Catharine/' " The Big
Little Princess," " Dream City," " The
White Knight," etc. ; in addition, he
has also written " The Little Host,"
" Sweet Anne Page," " Home, Sweet
Home," " Mr. Hamlet of Broadway/'
" The Mimic World," " The Merry-Go-
Round," the American version of
" The Girl Behind the Counter/'
" Philopena," " The Collegettes/'
" Old Dutch," " Tillie's Nightmare,"
" Up and Down Broadway," " He
came from Milwaukee," " La Belle
Paree," " Hokey-Pokey," " Hanky-
Panky," " The Sun Dodgers," " Lieber
Augustin/' " The Pleasure Seekers,"
" The Peasant Girl," " Hands Up,"
" The Blue Paradise," " Alone at
Last," " The Girl from Brazil,"
" Lieutenant Gus," " Robinson Crusoe,
Jun./' " Step this Way," " My Lady's
Glove," " Hello, Alexander I " " The
Melting of Molly," " Oh, What a
Girl ! " ; " The Shubert Gaieties of
1919 "; " Red Pepper," etc. Clubs :
The Lambs', The Elks Lodge, The
Mystic Shrine. Residence : 61 Whitney
Avenue, Elmhurst, L.L, U.S.A.
SMITH, Harry Bache, librettist ; b.
Buffalo, 28 Dec., 1860 ; 5. of Elizabeth
(Bache) and Josiah B. Smith ; e. Chi-
cago schools ; m. Irene Bentley, 1906 ;
author of two books of verse, and the
following pieces : " Robin Hood,"
" The Serenade," " Rob Roy," " The
Fortune Teller," " The Wizard of the
Nile," " The Liberty Belles," " The
Highwayman," " Foxy Quiller," " The
Idol's Eye," " The Fencing Master,"
" The Little Corporal," " Half a King/'
" The Office Boy," " The Tar and
the Tartar," " Babette," "A Madcap
Princess," " The Billionaire," " The
Viceroy," " Jupiter," " Clover/'
" The Tzigane," " Papa's Wife,"
" The Little Duchess," " The Be-
gum," " Don Quixote," " The Knick-
erbockers," " The Mandarin," " The
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Three Dragons," " Maid Marian/'
" The Wild Rose/' " The Rounders/'
" The Belle of Bohemia/' " The
Casino Girl/' " The Strollers/' " The
Singing Girl/' " A Girl from Dixie/'
" The Crystal Slipper/' " Sindbad/'
" The Cadet Girl," " The Second
Fiddle/' " The Free Lance/' " The
Three Graces/' " The Parisian Model/'
"Dolly Dollars," "Rich Mr. Hog-
genheimer," " Tattooed Man,"
" Follies of 1907," " Roger Brothers
in Panama," " The Lightning Con-
ductor," " Cyrano de Bergerac,"
" The Hurly Burly/' " Cyranose,"
" WMrl-I-Gig/' " Barbara Fidgety,"
" The Caliph/' " The Prima Donna/'
" The Blonde in Black," " The China
Doll/1 "The Belle of the West,"
" The Soul Kiss/' " Nearly a Hero,"
" The Follies of 1908," " The Golden
Butterfly," "Little Nemo/' "Miss
Innocence/' " The Follies of 1909,"
" The Silver Star/' 1909 ; the American
version of " The Girl in the Train/'
"The Spring Maid " (with R. B. Smith),
1910 ; " Little Miss Fix-it " (with
W. ]. Hurlbut), "The Red Rose"
(with R. B. Smith), "The Siren," 1911 ;
"Gipsy Love" (with R. B. Smith),
1911; "The Wedding Trip" (with
Fred de Gresac), 1911; "Modest
Suzanne" (with R. B. Smith), 1911;
" The Paradise of Mahomet " (with
R. B. Smith), 1911 ; "The Enchan-
tress" (with Fred de Gresac), 1911;
" The Rose Maid " (with R. B.
Smith), 1912 ; " The Girl from Mont-
rnartre" (with R. B. Smith), 1912;
" Sweethearts " (with Fred de Gresac),
1913; "My Little Friend," 1913;
" The Doll Girl," 1913 ; " The Debu-
tante " (with R. B. Smith), 1914;
" The Lilac Domino " (with R. B.
Smith), 1914; "Watch Your Step,"
1914; "All Over Town," 1915;
" Town Topics/' 1915 ; " Stop ! Look !
Listen ! " 1915 ; " Molly O ! " (with
R. B. Smith), 1916; "Sybil" (with
Harry Graham), 1916 ; " Rambler
Rose/' 1917; "The Canary/' 1918;
"Look Who's Here/' 1918; "Angel
Face," 1919 ; " Betty Be Good,"
1919 ; " A Lonely Romeo," 1919 ;
" Ladies First/' 1919 " ; " Caroline/'
1923. Recreations : Book collecting,
all kinds of outdoor sports, principally
automobiling. Clubs : Lambs', Play-
ers', American Dramatists', Larchmont
Yacht Club, New York Athletic Club,
Horse Shoe Harbor Yacht Club. Ad-
dress : 319 West 107th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
SMITH, H. Beeves- (see REEVES-
SMITH, H.).
SMITH, J. Sebastian, actor; 6.
Southwell, Notts, 3 Oct., 1869 ; s.
of Robert Frederick Smith and his
wife Marianne (Elliot) ; e. Newark
Grammar School ; m. Lindsay Gray ;
was formerly articled for three years
to a small provincial weekly news-
paper ; had had considerable experience
as an amateur, and tuition from Miss
Sarah Thome, prior to making his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Margate, 1893, as O'Reilly in
" The Shaughraun" ; after six months
at Margate, spent several years touring
with Erskine and Macdona in a number
of plays ; made his first appearance on
the London stage at the Strand
Theatre, 13 Sept., 1897, as the Steward
in " The Purser " ; in Oct., 1897,
played there in " Th« Fanatic " ; at
the Great Queen Street Theatre, May,
1900, appeared in " A Little Ray of
Sunshine " ; at the Avenue, May,
1901, in " The Night of the Party " ;
toured for some time in " The Sorrows
of Satan " ; at the Comedy, Aug.,
1905, played Copping in " The Duffer ";
during 1910 toured with Marie Tempest
in England and America in " Pene-
lope/' and the following year toured
with Albert Chevalier in America, as
Jackson in " Daddy Dufard JJ ; during
1912 toured as Lord Fancourt Babbcr-
ley in "Charley's Aunt"; at the
Duke of York's, July, 1912, for a time
played the Earl of Twccnwayes in
" The Amazons " ; at the Shaft esbury,
Sept., 1913, Mr. Poulter in " The
Pearl Girl " ; June, 1914, the Waiter
and Dr. Punnett in " The Cinema
Star/' also on occasions playing
Clutterbuck; during 1915-16 toured
as the King in " Kitty Gray " ; at the
St. James's, Sept., 1917, played
Peebody in " The Pacifists," and
Freddie Tatton in " The Liars " ; at
the Queen's, Nov., 1917, Archie
Golding in " Brewster's Millions " ; at
the Kingsway, Sept., 1918, Percy
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Desborough in " The Week-End " ; at
the Savoy, Sept., 1919, Mr. Cook in
" Too Many Cooks " ; during 1920
was in America, and at the Morosco,
New York, Feb., 1920, played Lord
Francis Alcar in " Sacred and Profane
Love " ; on returning to England,
toured with Irene Vanbrugh, as Mr.
Pirn in " Mr. Pirn Passes By " ; at
the Apollo, Mar., 1921, played Don
Fabrique in " Don Q." ; Sept., 1921,
played Tilson in " Crooked Usage " ;
at the Strand, Oct., 1922, Uncle Abel
in " The Balance " ; at the Ambassa-
dors, Apr., 1923, Ovidius in " Tres-
passes " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec.,
1923, Felix Andrews in " The Rising
Generation " ; at the Garrick, Dec.,
1924, Mr. Burton in " Six Cylinder
Love." Favourite parts : Crosbie in
"The Night of the Party/' Don
Fabrique in " Don Q.," and Jemmy in
" Ye Gods." Recreations : Fishing
and gardening. Club : Green Room.
Address : 34 Carlton Avenue, Kenton,
Middlesex. Telephone No. ; Harrow
820.
SMITH, Robert B., librettist; s.
of Elizabeth (Bache) and Josiah B.
Smith ; m. Marguerite Wright ; has
written the libretti of the following
musical plays in collaboration with
H. B. Smith : " The Spring Maid,"
1910; "The Red Rose," 1911;
"Gipsy Love," 1911; "Modest
Suzanne," 1911; "The Paradise of
Mahomet," 1911 ; "The Rose Maid,"
1912 ; " The Girl from Montmartre,"
1912; "The Debutante," 1914; "The
Lilac Domino," 1914 ; " Town Topics,"
1915 ; " Molly O ! " 1916 ; " Angel
Face," 1919 ; author of " Oui, Ma-
dame," 1920.
SMITH, Winchell, actor and dra-
matic author ; b. in Hartford, Conn.,
5 Apr., 1872 ; s. of Virginia (Thrall)
and William B. Smith ; e. in Hartford ;
m. Grace Furbush Spencer ; made
his first appearance as an actor as
Lieut. Foray, the telegraph opera-
tor, in " Secret Service/' with Wil-
liam Gillette (1896) ; gained his
first business experience as manager
to Arnold Daly, and as playwright
with a dramatisation of " Brewster's
Millions," in collaboration with Byron
Ongley, 1906 ; he is also the author
(with Margaret Mayo) of " Polly of the
Circus," 1907 ; (with Paul Armstrong)
of " Via Wireless," 1908 ; " The For-
tune Hunter," 1909 ; " Love Among
the Lions " (from F. Anstey's book),
1910 ; " Bobby Burnitt " (from G. R.
Chester's work), 1910; "The Only
Son," 1911; "My Little Friend"
(with Victor Mapes), 1913; "The
Fortune Hunter," 1913 ; " The New
Henrietta" (with Victor Mapes), 1913 ;
" The Boomerang " (with Victor
Mapes), 1915 ; " Turn to the Right "
(with John E. Hazzard), 1916 ; " Light-
nin' " (with^ Frank Bacon), 1918; this
last-mentioned broke all records for
an American play, and was played
continuously for over three years ;
" The Wheel," 1921 " ; " Thank You "
(with Tom Gushing), 1921 ; in Eng-
land has appeared in the following
?lays : " Secret Service," Adelphi,
897 ; " Sue," Garrick, 1898 ; " Too
Much Johnson," Garrick, 1898 ; " Ari-
zona," Adelphi, 1902 ; "All on Account
of Eliza," Shaftesbury, 1902 ; and
produced a sketch, entitled " A Friend
in Need," at the Empire, Leices-
ter Square. Has also appeared in
the following American productions :
" Because She Loved Him So," " The
Tyranny of Tears," " Under Two
Flags," " The Marriage Game," " The
New Clown," " The Two Schools,"
" The Girl from Kay's," etc. Clubs :
The Players', The Lambs', The Green
Room (New York), The Green Room
(London), and The Association of the
Friars. Address : The Lambs' Club,
130 West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
SMITHSON, Florence, actress and
vocalist ; b. Leicester, 13 Mar., 1884 ;
d. of Will. Smithson, a well-known
provincial manager ; e. South Wales
College and London College of Music ;
has been connected with the stage from
childhood, making her first appearance,
as a child of three, at the old Theatre,
Longton, Staffs, in the pantomime,
" Dick Whittington " ; subsequently
toured for some time as Cora in " Mul-
doon's Picnic " ; later, played in a
number of dramas, under her father's
management ; subsequently appeared
with Signer Galeni's Opera Company,
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and while playing in " The Daughter
of the Regiment/' at Boscombe, was
engaged by Robert Courtneidge ; she
toured in 1904-5 as Nanoya in
" The Cingalee," and Chandra Nil in
" The Blue Moon, and made her first
appearance on the London stage at
the Lyric Theatre, 28 Aug., 1905,
as Chandra Nil in " The Blue Moon/'
making an instantaneous success ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1906, played
Helene in " The Dairymaids " ; sub-
sequently toured in " The Blue Moon " ;
at the Queen's, May, 1908, appeared as
Winifred in " The Dairymaids " ;
subsequently toured as -Sophia in
" Tom Jones " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Apr., 1909, played Sombra in " The
Arcadians " ; same theatre, Sept.,
1911, appeared as O Hana San in
" The Mousme " ; subsequently
toured in " The Arcadians " ; next
toured in variety theatres ; at Drury
Lane Theatre, Dec., 1912, played
Princess Marcella (Beauty) in " The
Sleeping Beauty " ; appeared at the
Coliseum, Apr., 1913, in " An Indian
Romance " ; again appeared at Drury
Lane, Dec., 1913, as Marcella in " The
Sleeping Beauty Re- Awakened " ; in
July, 1914, sailed for Australia ; on
her return to England, Apr., 1915,
toured in variety theatres ; at Drury
Lane, Dec., 1915, played Princess
Rosabel in " Puss-in-Boots " ; at the
London Opera House, July, 1916,
played in " Look Who's Here " ;
again played in " Puss-in-Boots/' at
Drury Lane, Dec., 1916 ; has since
appeared only in variety theatres
with the exception of pantomime
engagements ; at Theatre Royal,
Manchester, Christinas, 1917, played
Goody in " Goody Two-Shoes " ; at
Drury Lane, Christmas, 1918, Joy in
"The Babes in the Wood/' and
Christmas, 1919, as Cinderella; toured
in Australia, 1923-24 ; is the possessor
of a remarkable voice, with an excep-
tional top note of great purity.
SMITHSON, Laura, actress; b.
Stockton-on-Tees, 14 Feb., 1885 ; d.
of James Smithson and his wife
Margaret Ann (Chalder) ; e. Stockton
and Brockley ; studied elocution under
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hasluck, and is also
L.R.A.M. ; made her first appearance
on the stage with F. R. Benson, at the
Stratford Memorial Theatre, Apr.,
1902, walking on in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; subsequently gave
recitals, poetic and Shakespearean, all
over England ; conducted the summer
school of drama at Stratford, 1913-21 ;
made her first appearance in London,
at the Old Vic, Apr., 1918, as the
Nurse in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
subsequently played in various London
music halls, in " Keeping Up Appear-
ances "; at the Garrick, Sept, 1920,
played Elizabeth in " The Right to
Strike"; at the Gaiety, Jan., 1921,
Mummy Tyl in " The Betrothal " ;
accompanied the Old Vic Company to
Belgium, June, 1921, playing the
Nurse in " Romeo and Juliet," and
Maria in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Royalty (for the Play Actors), Nov.,
1921, Mrs. Marsfold in " Mrs. Thistle-
ton's Princess " ; at the New Theatre
(for the Repertory Players), Nov.,
1922, Mrs. Hassocks in " The Smiths
of Surbiton " ; at the Apollo, Jan.,
1923, Mrs. Fry in "A Roof and Four
Walls " ; at the Adelphi, July, 1923,
the Balloon Woman in " The Young
Person in Pink " ; at the Comedy,
Apr., 1924, took up the part of Mrs.
Midgett in " Outward Bound," subse-
quently touring in the same part.
Favourite parts : Nurse in " Romeo
and Juliet," Maria in " Twelfth Night,"
and Mrs. Midgett in " Outward Bound."
Recreations : Walking, boating, read-
ing, horses and dogs. Club ; Lyceum.
Address : 102 Abbey Road Man-
sions, N.W.8. Telephone No, : H amp-
stead 5227.
SOMERSET, C. W., actor; made
his first appearance on the stage in
1876 with the " Caste " Company
on tour ; made his first appearance on
the London stage, at the Olympic
Theatre, 6 Aug., 1881, with the late
Marie de Grey ; at Drury Lane, 1882,
with the late Madame Ristori, played
Siward in " Macbeth " and Sir George
Jackson in " Elizabeth " ; next ap-
peared at the Surrey Theatre, Oct.,
1882, as Dick Sparrow in " For Ever " ;
in 1883 was again at tlie Olympic
in " The Crimes of Paris/1 " The
Spider's Web," etc. ; at the St. James's,
Oct., 1886, appeared as Mr. Pinching
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in " The Hobby Horse " ; in "A
Secret Foe," produced at the Opera
Comique, Aug., 1887, played Prince
Paul ; played the Earl in " Little Lord
Fauntleroy," at the Prince of Wales's,
Feb., 1888, in Mar., 1888, played Digby
Grant in a revival of " The Two Roses "
at the Criterion ; and Prince Maleotti in
" Forget-Me-Not " at the Lyceum,
Apr., 1888 ; toured as Cyrus Blenkarn
in " The Middleman " in the pro-
vinces ; in " Lady Bountiful " at the
Garrick, Mar., 1891, played Sir
Richard Shilliter, Q.C. ; in " Saints
and Sinners " at the Vaudeville, Jan.,
1892, played Samuel Hoggard ; played
the Earl of Sarum in " The Bauble
Shop," produced at the Criterion,
Jan., 1893 ; played Amos Martlett in
" The Candidate " at the same theatre,
May, 1894 ; in " A Bunch of Violets/'
on tour, he played Sir Philip Mar-
chant ; in " The Honour of the House/'
on tour, played Sebastian Ferrara ;
played Dr. Marshall in " Her Advo-
cate," at the Duke of York's, Sept.,
1895 ; in "Boys Together," produced at
the Adelphi, Aug., 1896, appeared as
the Earl of Harpenden ; subsequently
toured for a long period in " The
Sorrows of Satan " ; has appeared at
most of the leading West End theatres ;
at the Savoy, May, 1904, played Sir
Charles Gerrard in " Who's Who ? " ;
in 1905 toured as Count Fosco in
" The Woman in White " ; at His
Majesty's, Jan., 1906, played Tigellinus
in "Nero"; in Apr., 1906, played
the Second Gravedigger in " Hamlet,"
and Bardolph in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor '" ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1906, played Autolycus in " The Win-
ter's Tale " ; at the Garrick, Sept.,
1908, played Saunders in " Idols " ; at
Terry's, Apr., 1909, played Palgrave
Dawley in " Artful Miss Dearing " ;
at the Lyric, Oct., 1909, appeared as
Don Bernardino in " Sir Walter
Ralegh " ; same theatre, Apr.. 1910,
played Sir Anthony Absolute in " The
Rivals " ; subsequently toured as Dr.
Grimesby Rylott in " The Speckled
Band"; at the Savoy, Dec., 1911,
played Joseph Flint in "Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; at the Lyric, May,
1912, Joseph in " The Five Frankfort-
ers"'; in May, 1913, appeared as
Aqtrilar Montana in a sketch entitled
" Disraeli " in "the variety theatres ;
in the autumn of 1913 toured as
Baron Hartfeld in " Jim the Penman/'
and Dr. Rylott in "The Speckled
Band " ; at Devonshire Park Theatre,
Eastbourne, Feb., 1914, played Brooker
in " Love and the Law " ; Nov., 1914,
Solomon Owles in "A Little Grey
Home in the West " ; at the Strand
Theatre, Jan., 1915, played King
Charles II in " Mistress Wilful " ;
Feb., 1915, Percival in "Sweet Nell
of Old Drury " ; Apr., 1915, Dr.
Frederick Kreisler in "The Argyle
Case " ; from 1916-18 toured as
Wilfred Denver in " The Silver King ";
during 1920 toured as Digby Grant in
" Two Roses " ; in 1922 toured as
Demetrius in " The Red Lamp " ; at
the Aldwych, Sept., 1922, played
Edwin Drake in " Double or Quit " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1923, Lewis
Harris in " Good Luck " ; in July,
1924, toured in " A Little Flutter/' of
which he was also the author.
SOMERSET, Patrick, actor; b.
Greenwich, 28 Feb., 1897 ; s. of Admiral
Berkeley Holme-Sumner and his wife
Margaret Joan (Harvey) ; e. Harrow
and Sandhurst; m. (1) Margaret
Bannerman (mar. dis.) ; (2) Edith
Day ; was intended for the Army,
serving four years with the First
Black Watch and the R.F.C. ; made
his first appearance on the stage,
at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth,
4 Feb., 1918, as Reginald Pierpoint in
" Lady Emma's Romance " ; made his
first appearance in London at the
Coliseum, 8 Apr., 1918, in the same
part in a condensed version of the
same piece, which was then entitled
"Stopping the Breach"; at Wynd-
ham's Theatre, Aug., 1918, appeared
as Ted Campion in " The Law Divine ";
at the Comedy, July, 1919, played
Gordon Vail in " Three Wise Fools " ;
at the Empire, Apr., 1920, appeared
as Donald Marshall in " Irene " ; at
the Fulton Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1922, played Lawyer Brassac in
" Orange Blossoms " ; at the Broad-
hurst, Oct., 1923, Evan Carruthers in
" The Dancers " ; at the Forty-ninth
Street Theatre, Mar., 1924, Basil Owen
in " The Outsider." Recreations :
Shooting, football, and cricket.
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SOTHERN, Edward H., actor and
author ; b. at New Orleans, 6
Dec., 1859 ; $. of the late E. A. Sothern,
of " Lord- Dundreary " fame ; &. at
A. H. Harrison's School at Dunchurch,
Warwickshire, where he remained five
years ; and subsequently at the
Marylebone Grammar School, London ;
m. (1) Virginia Harned (mar. dis. 1910) ;
(2) Julia Marlowe ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Park
Theatre, New York, 8 Sept., 1879, as
the Cabman in " Brother Sam/' in
which his father was then appear-
ing ; he then proceeded to the
Boston Museum, where he remained
three months ; in 1881 he played with
the late John E. McCullough, and
then came to London, and made
his first appearance on the London
stage at the Royalty Theatre, 8 Oct.,
1881, as Mr. Sharpe in " False Colours/'
also appearing on the same evening
as Marshley Bittern in " Out of the
Hunt " ; at the Criterion Theatre, in
June, 1882, he succeeded his brother,
the late Lytton Sothern, as Arthur
Spoonbill in " Fourteen Days/' under
the management of Charles Wynd-
ham ; he also played engagements in
London at the Strand, Surrey, and
Standard Theatres, and went on
tour in the English provinces ; on
his return to the United States in
1883 he again played with John
McCullough; in 1884 he toured in
the United States in " Called Back/'
"Lost/' and "Three Wives to One
Husband " ; he next toured with the
late Helen Barry in "The Fatal
Letter," and returning to New York
appeared at the Union Square Theatre,
on 14 Apr., 1884, as Eliphaz Tresharn
in this play ; at the Star Theatre,
26 May, he played Melchizidec Flighty
in "Whose Are They?" of 4 which,
he was the author ; at Wallack's,
in Oct., he played in " Nita's First " ;
he was then engaged by Helen Dau-
vray, and at the Union Square Theatre,
6 Feb., 1885, appeared as Alfred Vane
in " Favette " ; at the Star Theatre,
27 Apr., 1885, he played Knolly
Cameron in " Mona/' and then, at
Madison Square, on 8 June, played
John in "In Chancery " ; at Union
Square, 7 Sept., he appeared as
Jules in "A Moral Crime/' after
which he joined the Lyceum company
as leading man, remaining there until
1898 ; the following are the parts
he played during that period :
Captain John Gregory in " One of
Our Girls," 10 Nov., 1885 ; Prosper
Couramont in "A Scrap of Paper,"
20 Dec., 1886 ; Harrington Lee in
"Met By Chance," 11 Jan., 1887;
Ernest Vane in " Masks and Faces/'
31 Jan., 1887 ; Andre de Latour in
"Walda Lamar," 7 Mar., 1887;
Wild rake in " The Love Chase,"
11 Apr., 1887; Jack Hammerton in
" The Highest Bidder/' 3 May, 1887 ;
Anthony in " The Great Pink Pearl,"
19 Sept., 1887 ; Bill Lewis in " Editha's
Burglar," 19 Sept., 1887 ; Lord
Chumley in " Lord Chumley," 21 Aug.,
1888 ; Allen Rollit in " The Maister
of Woodbarrow," 26 Aug., 1890 ;
Duke of Guisebury in " The Dancing
Girl," 31 Aug., 1891 ; Lettarblair
Lytton in " Lettarblair/' 22 Oct.,
1891; Monologue: "I Love, thou
Lovest, he Loves," 11 Nov., 1891 ;
Reagan in " The Disreputable Mr.
Reagan/' 1 Nov., 1892; Richard
Brinsley Sheridan in " Sheridan, or
the Maid of Bath," 5 Sept., 1893 ;
Ralph Seton in " The Victoria Cross/1
27 Aug., 1894 ; Harry Halward in
" A Way to Win a Woman," 26 Sept.,
1894 ; Rudolf Rassendyl in " The
Prisoner of Zenda/' 4 Sept., 1895 ;
Ernanton de Launay in " An Enemy
to the King/' 1 Sept., 1896 ; Christo-
pher Heartwright in " Change Alley,"
4 Sept., 1897; Claude Meluotte " in
" The Lady of Lyons," 11 Oct., 1897 ;
George Sylvester in " The Adventure
of Lady Ursula," 1 Sept., 1898 ; and
Godfrey Remsen in "A Colonial
Girl," 31 Oct., 1898 ; at the Broadway
Theatre, 4 Dec., 1890, he appeared as
the Intruder in " Axi Unwarrant-
able Intrusion " ; after the conclusion
of his long connection with the Lyceum
Theatre, he appeared at the Knicker-
bocker, 27 Feb., 1899, as Raoul
D'Artagnan in " The King's Mus-
keteers/' and at Daly's, 13 Sept.,
in the sanae part ; he also appeared
at Daly's, 24 Oct., 1899, in " The Song
of the Sword/' and at the Knicker-
bocker, 26 Mar., 1900, as Heinrich
in " The Sunken Bell " ; at Daly's,
17 Apr., 1900, he played Sir Geo0rey
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Bloomfield in " Drifting Apart " ; he
was next seen at the Garden Theatre,
where, on 17 Sept., 1900, he appeared
as Hamlet, for the first time in New
York; same theatre, 9 Sept., 1901,
he played Richard Lovelace in the
play of that name, and 14 Oct., 1901,
Fran9ois Villon in " If I were King " ;
at the Hollis Street Theatre, Boston,
23 Apr., 1903, he played Markheim
in the one-act play of that name,
and at the Herald" Square Theatre,
New York, 12 Oct., 1903, appeared as
Robert, King of Sicily, in " The Proud
Prince " ; at the conclusion of his
tour in that play he became co-star
with Julia Marlowe, under the direction
of Charles Frohman ; their first joint
appearance was made at the Illinois
Theatre, Chicago, 19 Sept., 1904, in
" Romeo and Juliet"; this was followed
26 Sept., by " Much Ado About
Nothing/' in which he played Bene-
dick, and 3 Oct., by "Hamlet";
commencing at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, 17 Oct., 1904,
he was seen in the same parts ; the
next season opened at Cleveland,
Ohio, 18 Sept., 1905, when he played
Petruchio in " The Taming of the
Shrew," followed on 21 Sept., by
*' The Merchant of Venice," in which
he appeared as Shylock ; at the
Knickerbocker, New York, commenc-
ing 16 Oct., 1905, he was seen in
both these parts, and, in addition,
on 6 Nov., 1905, as Malvolio in
" Twelfth Night " ; at the end of that
season the combination of Miss
Marlowe and himself passed under
the direction of the Messrs. Shubert ;
the season of 1906 opened at the
Lyric, Philadelphia, where on 15 Oct.,
he appeared as the Duke D'Alenson
in " Jeanne D'Arc " ; on 25 Oct., he
appeared as Heinrich in a revival of
'" The Sunken Bell," and 30 Oct.
;as John the Baptist in a play of that
•name ; in Jan., 1907, played a season
:at the Lyric Theatre, New York,
•playing " John the Baptist," " Jeanne
D'Arc," " The Sunken Bell," " Romeo
;and Juliet," " Hamlet," " The Mer-
chant of Venice," and " Twelfth
JSTight " ; he made his reappearance
•on the London stage, after twenty-four
years' absence, at the Waldorf Theatre,
22 Apr., 1907, as Heinrich in " The
Sunken Bell " ; subsequently appeared
in " Jeanne D'Arc," " Twelfth Night,"
" Romeo and Juliet," and " Hamlet " ;
on 13 May he appeared for the first
time as Charles Brandon in " When
Knighthood was in Flower " ; the
season at the Waldorf was unques-
tionably an artistic success ; return-
ing to America played a farewell
engagement with Julia Marlowe at
the Academy of Music, New York,
and at Philadelphia ; the combination
was then temporarily dissolved on 29
June ; Mr. So them then formed an
independent company, and at the
Garrick Theatre, Chicago, 24 Sept.,
appeared for the first time as Rodion
Raskelnikoff in Laurence Irving's new
play, "The Fool Hath Said In His
Heart " ; subsequently revived with
great success " Hamlet," " If I Were
King," and " Our American Cousin," in
the latter piece appearing in his
father's famous part of Lord Dun-
dreary ; appeared at the Lyric, New
York, Jan., 1908, as Lord Dundreary ;
subsequently appeared at the same
theatre in a revival of "If I Were King,"
and in " The Fool Hath Said in His
Heart," etc. ; 8 Apr., 1908, he ap-
peared as Don Quixote in a play of that
name ; appeared at Daly's, New York,
29 Mar., 1909, as Richelieu ; at the
opening of the New Theatre, New
York, 8 Nov., 1909, appeared as Mark
Antony in " Antony and Cleopatra,"
with Julia Marlowe as Cleopatra ;
again combined with Miss Marlowe
in Shakespearean repertory, and
toured during 1910 ; at the Broadway
Theatre, New York, 5 Dec., 1910,
appeared for the first time in that
city, as Macbeth ; at the Manhattan
Opera House, Nov., 1911, played in
a series of revivals ; during 1912-13
toured with his wife in Shakespearean
repertory ; at the Garrick Theatre,
Chicago, 6 Apr., 1914, appeared as
Charlemagne in a play of that name ;
at the Booth Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1915, played Jerfery Panton in
" The' Two Virtues " ; Nov., 1915,
Dundreary in " Lord Dundreary " ;
Jan., 1916, Garrick in " David Gar-
rick " ; at the Shubert Theatre, Apr.,
1916, reappeared as Fra^ois Villon
in " If I were King " ; subsequent-
ly again toured in Shakespearean
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repertory ; appeared at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1919, in a
series of revivals ; played a further
season at the Century Theatre, Oct.-
Dec., 1921, and also at the Jolson
Theatre, from Oct., 1923, when he
also appeared as Leonatus Posthumous
in " Cymbeline." Mr. Sothern is the
leading exponent of romantic, " legiti-
mate/' and Shakespearean productions
in the United States ; he is the author
of " Whose Are They ? " "I Love,
thou Lovest, he Loves/' " Never
Trouble Trouble till Trouble Troubles
You/' " A Luncheon at Nick's/' and
"The Light that Lies in Woman's
Eyes " ; also of a volume of remin-
iscences, entitled "My Remembrances."
Clubs : Garrick, London, and Players',
New York. Address : c/o Lee Shubert,
Shubert Theatre, New York City ; or
600 Madison Avenue, New York City,
U.S.A.
SOTHERN, Janet Evelyn, actress ;
b. Leamington, Warwickshire ; 3rd d.
of Anne (Robson) and Henry Mulliner ;
e. Brussels and Bonn ; m. Sam Sothern ;
made her first appearance on the stage
1894 under the name of Janet Evelyn,
playing in " Niobe " on tour ; in 1895
toured as Sybil Cleeve in " The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsjnith," and subse-
quently appeared with Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal ; in 1898 toured as Imogen
Parrott in " Trelawney of the Wells,"
also appearing in the same part at
the Court Theatre, and also, for a time,
in 1S99 played Stella de Gex in " His
Excellency the Governor," succeeding
Irene Vanbrugh in the part ; at the
Duke of York's, Oct., 1899, appeared
as Nelly in " The Christian/' and
remained there until the following
year, when she played in " Madame
Butterfly," Apr., 1900 ; subsequently
appeared at His Majesty's, as Lady
Somershire in a revival of " The
Last of the Dandies," and in " The
Man Who Was " ; appeared at the
Shaftesbury, 1902, in "As Once in
May " ; at the Court, Jan., 1904,
played Mrs. McKenzie in " The
Question " ; at Terry's, Mar., 1904,
appeared as Lady Goring in " A Maid
from School " ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept., 1904, as Lady Glynnin "Merely
Mary Ann " ; in 1906 toured in
the United States with Ellis Jeffreys
in " The Dear Unfair Sex," and in
Oct., 1906, at Cleveland, Ohio, played
Eve Lindon in the original cast of
" The Truth " ; appeared at the
Criterion, New York, in the same part,
and toured in same for two seasons ;
then toured with J. K. Hackett
in " The Walls of Jericho " ; in
1907 joined Viola Allen to play
in " Irene Wycherley," and " Illu-
sions " ; at the Criterion, London,
Oct., 1908, appeared as Berengeria
Mortimer in " Lady Epping's Law-
suit " ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1909,
played Mrs. Malkin in " The Pin and
the Pudding " ; returned to America,
1910, and played in " Drifting/ ^ sub-
sequently appearing in " We Can't Be
As Bad As All That," and as Imogen
in a revival of " Trelawney of the
Wells/' at the Empire, New York,
Jan., 1911 ; at the same theatre, Mar.
1911, played Mrs. Sims in " The Twelve
Pound Look " ; at the Queen's,
London, Nov., 1912, played Mrs.
West in " Sylvia Greer." Recreations :
Horse-riding and dogs. Clubs : Forum
and Kennel. Address : 26 Clareville
Street, S.W.7. Telephone No. : Ken-
sington 5241.
SOUSA, John PMlip, composer and
conductor ; b. at Washington, U.S.A.,
6 Nov., 1854 ; 5. of Antonio and
Elizabeth Sousa ; at the age of eleven
appeared in public as a solo violinist ;
in 1876, was a first violin in Jacques
Offenbach's orchestra ; was con-
ductor of the U.S. Marine Band, and
the National Band from 1880-92 ;
organised the famous Sousa band
in 1892 ; has visited Europe on five
occasions and made a tour of the
world in 1910-11 ; has written over
250 musical pieces, including the
famous marches " Washington Post,"
" Liberty Bell," " Stars and Stripes/'
" Imperial Edward/1 etc. ; is also
the composer of the following operas :
" The Smugglers," " Dcsiree," " The
Queen of Hearts," "El Capitan/'
1895 ; " The Bride-Elect," 1898 ;
" The Charlatan " (played at the
Comedy, London, as " The Mystical
Miss "), 1898 ; " Chris and the Wonder-
ful Lamp," 1900 ; " The Free Lance " ;
"The Glass-Blowers," 1911; "The
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American Maid," 1913 ; has written
two novels, a book of reminiscences,
and numerous verses and magazine
articles ; was decorated by King
Edward VII, with the Victorian
order ; is an OfHcer of The French
Academy and Public Instruction ;
member of the Fine Arts Academy at
Hainault ; is a prominent freemason
and a member of the Benevolent
Order of Elks. Clubs : Players',
Dramatists, and Gridiron, New York.
Recreations : Shooting and riding.
Address : 1,451 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
SOUTAE, J. Farren ; b. Greenwich,
17 Feb., 1874; s. of the late Robert
Soutar, journalist and actor, and the
late NeIHe Farren ; m. Maud Hobson ;
made his first appearance on the stage
in 1892, at Chester ; appeared at
Daly's, 22 Sept., 1894, in " A Gaiety
Girl " ; at the same theatre, Feb.,
1895, played in " An Artist's Model " ;
appeared at the Opera Comique, Nov.,
1895, under his mother's management
in "A Model Trilby," as Jacko,
and in " Madame," as George Baxter ;
at the Avenue, May, 1896, played Fred
Lake in " His Relations " ; at the
Avenue, June, 1899, played in " Pot-
Pourri " ; appeared in New York,
Jan., 1901, in " The Girl from Up
There," and appeared in the London
production at the Duke of York's,
Apr., 1901 ; at Drury Lane, Sept,
1901, played in "The Great Million-
aire " ; appeared at the Strand, 1902,
as Tom Hatherton in "A Chinese
Honeymoon," and June, 1904, as
Michael Brue in " Sergeant Brue " ;
at the Strand, Mar., 1905, played
Captain Cathcart in " Off the Rank " ;
after this toured in America in musical
comedy under Charles Frohman ; re-
turning to London in 1906, appeared
at Vaudeville as the Hon. Raymond
Finchley in " The Belle of Mayfair " ;
during 1907 toured as Sir J. Went-
worth- Jones in "Is Marriage a
Failure ? " and appeared in that
piece at Terry's, Dec., 1907 ; at
the Empire, 1908, played in " Oh !
Indeed ! " ; at the Waldorf, Nov.,
1908, played in " The Antelope " ;
at the Court, Mar., 1909, played the
Rev. Aloysius Brown in " A Question
of Identity," and in Nov., 1909,
appeared there as Dr. Nigel Bruce in
" The Lesser Evil " ; at the Alhambra,
Oct., 1910, played in " Fall In, Rook-
ies "; during 1911 played in various
music-hall sketches ; subsequently
returned to America, appearing at^
Philadelphia, in Oct.. 1911, and at the*
Casino, New York, Dec., 1911, as
Captain Bendoyle in " Peggy " ;
during 1912 appeared at the Empire
in " Everybody's Doing It " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1913, played Stephen
Gale in " The Greatest Wish " ; Nov.,
1913, Cyprien Gaudet in " Who's the
Lady ? " ; on the outbreak of war,
1914, was granted a Commission, as
2nd Lieutenant, 8th Batt. Hants
Regiment ; after leaving the Army,
appeared at the Comedy Theatre,
Apr., 1918, as William Meredith in
" The Knife " ; at the Gaiety, Man-
chester, Nov., 1918, played Admiral
Dale in " The Farringdon Case " ;
during 1919 toured as the Duke of
Mor eland in " Roxana " ; at the
Garrick, Nov., 1919, played Sydney
Heap in " The Eclipse " ; at the
Globe, Mar., 1921, Stuart Randolph
in "Her Husband's Wife"; at the
Little Theatre, Aug., 1922, Georges
Marchand in " Zozo " ; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1922, Uncle Paul in " Through
the Crack " ; at the Scala, Dec., 1923,
Amarak el Deeb in " Almond Eye " ;
at the Royalty, June, 1924, Tom
Morgan in " Bachelor Husbands " ; at
the Kings way, Oct., 1924, played in
" Yoicks." Address : Savage Club,
Adelphi Terrace, W.C.2.
SOUTHERN, John, manager; b.
14 Nov., 1893 ; e. Parmiter's Secon-
dary School ; was formerly engaged for
three years in an insurance company ;
in 1918 was engaged as treasurer by
Gilbert Miller, for the Savoy, St.
James's, Garrick, etc., and since that
date has been manager of the St.
James's Theatre. Recreation : Motor-
ing. Club : Eccentric. Address :
38 Bury Street, S.W.I
SOWERBY, Katherine Githa,
dramatic author ; d. of Amy Margaret
(Hewison) and John Sowerby, artist;
m. Major John Kendall ; is the author
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of " Rutherford and Son," 1912 ;
" Before Breakfast/' 1912 ; " Jinny/'
1914 ; " A Man and Some Women/'
1914; "Sheila," 1917; "The Step-
mother/' 1924 ; also a number of
books for children, with her sister,
Millicent Sowerby, Address : 18 Ken-
sington Square, W.8. Telephone No. :
Western 6905.
SPAIN, Elsie, actress ; commenced
her professional career in 1907, as
understudy to Miss Isabel Jay, as
Sally Hook in " Miss Hook of Holland,"
and for two months played the part ;
she then appeared at the Hicks
Theatre, Oct., 1908, as Brigette in
" The Hon'ble Phil " ; joined the
Savoy Company under Mis. D'Oyly
Carte in 1909, and in Mar. played
Elsie Maynard in a revival of " The
Yeomen of the Guard " ; she re-
mained at the Savoy, under C. H.
Workman, and Sept., 1909, appeared
as Clarice in " The Mountaineers " ;
at the Apollo, Apr., 1910, played
Kitty Mclan in " The Islander " ;
at the Lyric, Sept., 1910, Mascha
in " The Chocolate Soldier " ; at the
Adelphi, Nov., 1910, Princess Mathilde
in " The Quaker Girl " ; and Oct.,
1912, Bella Peach in "The Dancing
Mistress " ; in 1914 went to Australia,
where she appeared in " Gipsy Love/'
" The Marriage Market," etc. ; on
returning to London appeared at the
London Pavilion, June, 1915, as the
Bride in " The Best Man," subse-
quently playing the same part at the
New Theatre, Oct., 1915 ; at the
Palladium, May, 1916, played in
" Fun and Beauty " ; in 1919 toured
in variety theatres with Mr. Randall
Jackson,
SPENCE, Edward R, K.C., dramatic
critic ; b. Liverpool, 1860 ; e. privately
and at Charterhouse ; s. of James
Spence, of Liverpool, author of " The
American Union," and " The S. Let-
ters," which created a sensation during
the great American War ; together
with the late J. Beresford Hope, Mr.
James Spence was political representa-
tive in England of the Southern States ;
Mr. E. F. Spence was called to the
Bar in 1890, in which year, after some
miscellaneous writing on art subjects,
he began serious critical work ; from
1893-1920, was dramatic critic on The
Westminster Gazette and Sketch, and,
as far as London is concerned, on
The Scotsman ; author of " Our Stage
and Its Critics," 1910 ; was a member
of the Council of the Society of
Dramatic Critics ; chairman of the
Critics' Circle, 1916-17, and is now
an Hon. Member of the Circle. Ad-
dress : 7 Fig Tree Court, Temple,
E.C.4. Telephone : 8262 Central ; and
75 Bedford Court Mansions, Bedford
Avenue, W.C.I. Telephone No. :
Museum 3297.
SPENCEK, Helen, actress ; b. Hen-
don, 8 Sept., 1903 ; d. of Harry T.
Boden Spencer and his wife Berthe
Emma (Frek-de-Veau) ; e, Hendon ;
m. William Alan Froy ; studied for
the stage at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at Ipswich, 1 Sept.,
1918, as Erne in " The Blindness of
Virtue " ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Duke of York's
Theatre, 14 Feb., 1921, as Delphine
Falaise in *' Mis' Nell o' New Orleans " ;
at the Playhouse, July, 1921, played
M'Lady in the play of that name ; at
the Globe, Apr., 1922, Dinah in " Mr.
Pirn Passes By " ; May, 1922, Lucette
in "Eileen"; July, 1922, Delia in
" Belinda " ; in Aug., 1922, went on
tour playing Effie Bright in " If Winter
Comes," and played the same part at
the St. James's, Jan,, 1923 ; she then
went to South Africa, where she played
Sydney Fairfield in " A Bill of Divorce-
ment " ; on returning to London,
appeared at the Everyman, Hamp-
stead, Feb., 1924, as Wanda Borelli "in
" The Mask and the Face " ; at Drury
Lane, June, 1924, played Doris Black-
shaw in " London. Life." Favourite
parts : Dinah in " Mr. Piin Passes
By," and Sydney in "A Bill of
Divorcement." Recreations : Painting
and travel, Address : 17 Holland
Street, Church Street, Kensington,
S.W.
SPONO, Hilda, actress ; b, London,
14 May, 1875 ; d. of W, B. Spong,
a well-known scene painter, both,
in Australia and England ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
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Criterian Theatre, Sydney, 8 Nov., 1890 ,
in " Joseph's Sweetheart " ; appeared
at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, 26
Nov., 1892, as Ethel Kingston in
" The English Rose " ; also appeared
in Sydney during the next three and
a half years in a number of parts,
among them the following : Violet
Chester in " London Day by Dav,"
Titania in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream/' Susan Merton in " It's
Never Too Late to Mend," Florence
in " The Rocket," Madge in " The
Mystery of a Hansom Cab," Ethel
in " Man to Man," Rosalind in "As
You Like It," Galatea, Rosamund in
" Sowing the Wind," Niobe, Sybil in
" The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," Dr.
Mary Bevan in " The New Woman,"
and Theophila in " The Benefit of
the Doubt " ; in 1894 " starred "
with her own company as Rosalind
in "As You Like It " ; she made
her first appearance on the London
stage at Drury Lane Theatre, 19
Sept., 1896, as Sibyl Grey in " The
Duchess of Coolgardie " ; on 27 Nov.
played Herminie in " The Kiss of
Delilah " ; she then went to the
Princess's, where, on 5 Dec., she
appeared as Marion Thornton in
" Two Little Vagabonds " ; she was
next seen at the Court Theatre, and
played there, on 13 Oct., 1897, as the
Innkeeper's Daughter in " The Children
of the King," and 28 Jan., 1898, as
Imogen Parrott in " Trelawney of
the Wells " ; she then went to America,
and made her first appearance in
New York, at the Lyceum, 22 Nov.,
1898, in the last-mentioned part ;
same theatre, 13 Mar., 1899, she
played Loraine in " Americans at
Home," and at Hoyt's Theatre, 11
Dec., Mrs. Onslow Bulmar in " Wheels
Within Wheels " ; she was next seen
at Daly's, under Daniel Frohman,
and appeared there, on 5 Feb., 1900,
as Lady Beauvedere in " The Am-
bassador " ; 20 Mar., as Mrs. Daniel
Gordon in " An Interrupted Honey-
moon " ; 26 Nov., as Mrs. Egerton in
" The Man of Forty/' and 21 Dec.,
as Caroline in " Lady Huntworth's
Experiment " ; 7 Jan., 1902, she
played Olive Devereaux in " Frocks
and Frills," and subsequently appeared
there in " Notre Dame " ; at the Cri-
terion, in 1902, she played Fanny
Sylvain in " Iris " ; at the Empire,
New York, in 1903, she was Lady
Duncan in " Imprudence," and at
the Criterion, New York, 23 Nov.,
Miss Elizabeth Philips in " Miss
Elizabeth's Prisoner " ; 14 Dec., Lady
Algernon Chetland in " Lord and
Lady Algy " ; at San Francisco, in
Aug., 1904, Lady Verona Mayne
in " Joseph Entangled/' and she also
appeared at the Garrick, New York,
in the same part, 1 1 Oct. ; at the
Empire, 6 Mar., 1905, played Madge
Larrabee in " Sherlock Holmes " ;
at Madison Square, 18 Apr., Dora Cal-
vert in " The Firm of Cunningham/'
and at the Hudson, 16 Apr., 1906,
Mrs. Westbrooke in " The American
Lord " ; at Weber's Theatre, New
York, 28 Aug., she " starred " as
Lady Jemima Wilson in " Lady
Jim," and 20 Sept., as Honor in
" John Hudson's Wife " ; she then
went on tour with the last-mentioned
pla}^ ; at Washington, from May to
July, 1907, she played a number of
fresh parts, including Comtesse Zicka
in " Diplomacy," Mrs. Coney in
" Featherbrain," Miss Doc in " Bruv-
ver Jim's Baby," Trilby, Diana
Stockton in " Aristocracy," Jane
Nangle in " The Manoeuvres of Jane,"
Geraldine Lang in " The Stubborn-
ness of Geraldine," Vera in " Moths,"
and Lady Noeline in " The Amazons " ;
in Sept., 1907, appeared on the " vaude-
ville " stage in a sketch entitled
" Kit " ; in Dec,, 1908, " starred " in
" A Man and His Mate " ; at Wallack's,
New York, 27 Dec., 1909, played
Muriel Evers in "A Little Brother
of the Rich " ; at Philadelphia, Mar.,
1910, appeared as Mrs. John Ruther-
ford in " The Penalty/' playing the
same part at the Gaiety, New York,
14 Oct., 1910 ; in Dec., 1910, appeared
at various music halls in " Bridge " ;
returned to Australia in 1911 and in
Dec., 1911, appeared at Melbourne as
Everywoman in the play of that
name, and as Margaret Summers in
" Passers-By " under the management
of J. C. Williamson, Ltd. ; returned
to England in 1913 ; made her re-
appearance on the London stage, at
the Aldwych Theatre, 6 Sept., 1913,
as Miriam, Lady Dereham in " The
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Ever Open Door " ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; in 1915
returned to America, and at the Park
Theatre, New York, May, 1915,
appeared as Candida in the play of
that name ; at the Fulton Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1915, played Lady
Sarel in " The Angel in the House " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, Jan., 1916,
Kate Cavanagh in " Bunny " ; at
the Cort Theatre, Chicago, Mar.,
1916, Dolly Bennett in " Everyman's
Castle " ; at the Booth, Nov., 1916,
Lesbia Grantham in " Getting Mar-
ried " ; at the Criterion, New York,
Oct., 1917, Mrs. Jepson in " The Love
Drive " ; at the Henry Miller Theatre,
Apr., 1918, Mrs. Lupin in "The
Fountain of Youth " ; at the Fulton,
May, 1918, Suzanne in " The Good
Men Do " ; at the Empire, New York,
Dec., 1918, Mrs. Dearth in " Dear
Brutus " ; toured in the same part,
1919; at the Liberty, Nov., 1919,
played Mrs. Pritchard in " Caesar's
Wife " ; at Washington, May, 1920,
appeared in " Romeo and Jane " ;
at Chicago, Sept., 1920, played Queenie
Beaumont in " Self Defence " ; at the
Punch and Judy, New York, Oct.,
1921, Giselle Vaudrey in " The Fan " ;
at the Hudson, Feb., 1922, the Coun-
tess Olga Soukareff in " Fedora " ; at
the Playhouse, New York, Aug., 1922,
Mrs. Van Norman in " Manhattan " ;
at the Ritz, Jan., 1923, Henrietta Fish
in " The Humming Bird " ; at the
Morosco, May, 1923, the Duchesse de
Valmont in " Pride " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Oct., 1923, Princess Beatrice
in " The Swan."
SPOOLER, Cecil, actress ; b. New
York ; y.d. of Mary Gibbs Spooner ;
m* Charles E. Blaney ; made her first
appearance on the stage in early
childhood ; made her first appearance
in New York in 1903, at Daly's Thea-
tre, in ' ' My Lady Peggy Goes to
Town " ; subsequently toured in " The
Girl Raifies," and " The Dancer and
the King " ; subsequently played
several " stock " engagements at the
Metropolis Theatre and the Cecil
Spooner Theatre, New York ; in Dec.,
1913, played in " A Child of the Regi-
ment " and " The House of Bondage ";
in Jan., 1914, in " Arms and the
Woman " ; during 1917 appeared in
" The Fortunes of Betty/' and " My
Irish Cinderella " ; at Grand Opera
House, Brooklyn, Apr., 1918, in "A
Friendly Divorce " ; during the same
year toured in " The Brat," continuing
in this during 1919.
SQUIRE, Ronald, actor ; b. Tiverton,
Devonshire, 25 Mar., 1886 ; 5. of the late
Colonel Frederick Michael Squire (93rd
A. and S. Highlanders) and his wife
Mary (O'Toole) ; e. Wellington College ;
m. Muriel Martin-Harvey (mar. dis.) ;
was formerly engaged as a journalist ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Devonshire Park Theatre,
Eastbourne, Apr., 1909, as Geoffrey
Smith in " An Englishman's Home " ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at Wynd ham's Theatre,
2 Sept., 1910, as Tony Torrens in
" Nobody's Daughter " ; at the same
theatre, Feb., 1911, played Sir Lionel
Pilkerton in "Mr. Jar vis " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1911, Hubert
Last in " The Great Name " ; in Nov.,
191 1, went to Liverpool for the opening
of the Repertory Theatre, and ap-
peared there as Ernest Woolley in
"The Admirable Crichton," Tom
Pelling in " The Perplexed Husband,"
Eustace in " The Return of the Prodi-
gal," Valentine in " You Never Can
Tell," Philip Perrin in " The Situation
at Newbury," etc. ; appeared at the
Vaudeville, Aug., 1912, as Walter
Barrington in " Little Miss Llewellyn " ;
Feb., 1913, as Lieut. John Mallory in
" The Schoolmistress " ; May, 1913,
as Cecil Henry Carter in "13 Simon
Street " ; May, 1913, as Arthur Worth,
M.P., in " Yours " ; subsequently
succeeded to the part of Henri Gour-
don in " Oh 1 I Say I " at the
Criterion ; at the Court, Dec., 1913,
appeared as Alan Seymour in " The
Fixed Idea " ; at the Palace, Feb.,
1914, as James Brett in " Rivals for
Rosamund " ; at the Little Theatre,
Apr., 1914, Bobby Youlgrave in
" Account Rendered " ; at the Strand,
Oct., 1914, Gaston Bocard in "The
Glad Eye " ; at the Comedy, Feb.,
1915, Frank Perry in " Are You a
Mason ? " ; at Drury Lane, Apr., 1915,
Hannibal K. Calhoun (" Cagliostro ")
in " Sealed Orders " ; at the Prince
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of Wales's, May, 1915, Charles Vidal
in " The Laughter of Fools " ; at
Wyndham's, Sept., 1915, played Mar-
ston Gurney in " The Ware Case " ;
in 1916 went to America, and at
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Jan., 1917,
played Harold Tempest in " Gambler's
All " ; at the Hudson Theatre, Mar.,
1917, Antony Paxton in " Our
Betters " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
May, 1918, played Jack Wheeler in
" Fair and Warmer *' ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Sept., 1919, Bunny Bunting
in " Baby Bunting " ; at the Lyric,
June, 1920, James Potter in " East
is West " ; at the Garrick, Sept.,
1920, Captain Oliver Tatton in " Her
Dancing Man " ; at the Duke of
York's, Nov., 1920, Bensley Stuart
Gore in " Priscilla and the Profligate " ;
at Wyndham's, Mar., 1921, Algy
Longworth in " Bull-Dog Drummond ";
May, 1922, Mr. Purdie in " Dear
Brutus " ; Dec., 1922, again played
Algy Longworth in " Bull-Dog-Drura-
mond " ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1923,
Gerald Freyel in " The Elopement " ;
at the Globe, Sept., 1923, succeeded
Yorke Stephens as Thornton Clay in
" Our Betters," which ran over a
year. Favourite part ; Eustace in " The
Return of the Prodigal/' Recreations :
Lawn tennis and golf. Club : Queen's.
STACK, William, actor; b. in
America, 5 Mar., 1882 ; made his first
appearance in London at the Court
Theatre, 18 Nov., 1908, as Arthur
Pendennis in " The Fotheringay " ; at
the same theatre, he appeared in Nov.,
1909, as Shemus Ruach, M.P., in " The
Lesser Evil " ; played two repertory
seasons at Croydon, 1913-14, and one
with the Sheffield Repertory Company,
1913 ; for two seasons, 1914-16, played
leading parts in Shakespearean reper-
tory at the " Old Vic " ; toured as
Juggins in " Fanny's First Play/'
Prince Louis in " Kings and Queens/'
and also in " The Prisoner of Zenda " ;
appeared at the St. James's, Jan., 1917,
as General Duroz in " The Aristocrat ";
subsequently toured as Louis d' Alouzac
in the same play ; at the Strand, July,
1918, played the Rev. Christian St.
George in " The Hidden Hand " ; at the
Strand, Dec., 1918, Sutherland York
in " Scandal " ; at the St. Martin's,
Dec., 1919, played in " Once Upon
a Time " ; at Co vent Garden, Jan.,
1920, Ernest Defarge in " The Only
Way " ; toured with Ben Greet' s
company, playing Bassanio in " The
Merchant of Venice/' etc. ; at the
Globe, Oct., 1920, appeared as Pierre
Borofi in " Fedora " ; at the Apollo,
Mar., 1921, as Don Sebastian in
" Don Q " ; at the Lyceum, Oct., 1921,
played Ernest Defarge in " The Only
Way " ; at the Comedy (for the Reper-
tory Players), Mar., 1922, played Toby
Crouch in " If Four Walls Told " ; at
Stratford-on-Avon, July, 1922, with
the New Shakespeare Company, played
in " Twelfth Night," " Cymbeline/'
" Othello," " Hamlet," and " Julius
Caesar " ; at the Savoy, Oct., 1922,
played Ivan Borolsky in " Ambrose
Applejohn's Adventure " ; at the
Playhouse, Mar., 1923, HefEterdingk in
" Magda " ; at the Strand (for the
Repertory Players), Mar., 1923, Mr.
Dane in " The Lure " ; at Wynd-
ham's, July, 1923, Lincoln Schuyler in
" The Writing on the Wall " ; at the
Everyman, Sept., 1923, and at the
Garrick, Oct., 1923, played Henry in
" Outward Bound." Address: 1 Hast-
ings Street, Cartwright Gardens, W.C.I.
Telephone No. : Museum 6260.
STAHLj Rose, actress ; b. Montreal ;
d. of E. C. Stahl ; e. Montreal, Canada,
29 Oct., 1870; m. William Bonelli ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Girard Avenue Theatre, Phila-
delphia, in a " stock " company ;
she remained here some time, gradu-
ally rising to prominent parts ; in
1888 was touring with the late
Daniel Bandmann in " Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde " ; next toured in " Men
and Women " ; subsequently played
lead in a number of " stock " com-
panies ; in 1 897 appeared at the Star
Theatre, New York, in " The Captain
of the Nonesuch/' and in 1899 in
" A Soldier of the Empire " ; in 1900
joined William Bonelli and played
in " An American Gentleman " ; dur-
ing 1901 played a " stock " season
at Columbus, Ohio, where, among
other parts, she played Juliet, Cam-
ille, Madame Sans-G6ne, Trilby, etc. ;
in 1902-3 " starred " for a time
as Janice Meredith, subsequently
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appearing as Hope Lovejoy in" A Man
of the World " ; made her first appear-
ance in her now celebrated rdle of
Patricia O'Brien at Proctor's Music
Hall, 13 June, 1904, in a sketch then
entitled " The Chorus Girl " ; ap-
peared at the Palace Theatre, London,
14 May, 1906, in the same part ; on
her return to America the piece was
extended to a four-act play under the
title of " The Chorus Lady," and
produced at the Savoy Theatre, New
York, 1 Sept., 1906 ; made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Vaudeville Theatre, 19 Apr., 1909,
in the same part, scoring an immediate
success ; returned to America and
continued in the same part ; at New
Haven, Conn., Jan., 1911, played the
title-rdfe of "Maggie Pepper/' and
appeared in the same part at the
Harris Theatre, New York, 31 Aug.,
1911; at the Hudson Theatre, New
York, 28 Oct., 1914, played Lucille
Higgins in " A Perfect Lady " ; subse-
quently toured in the same part ;
at the Fulton Theatre, Jan., 1916,
played Laura Vincent in " Moonlight
Mary " ; at the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, Oct., 1916, Emma McChes-
ney in " Our Mrs. McChesney " ; at
the New National, Washington, June,
1918, Mrs. Andy Shay in " Pack Up
Your Troubles. "
STAMPER, F. Pope, actor; 6.
Richmond, Surrey, 20 Nov., 1880;
made his first appearance on the stage
at Yarmouth, in 1900, in " Little Miss
Nobody " ; he then toured in " The
Geisha " and " A Greek Slave " ;
in 1902 toured in " The Messenger
Boy " ; appeared at Daly's, Nov., 1903,
as Lord Windermere in "A Country
Girl " ; at the Comedy, Feb., 1904,
as Fran£ois in " Amorelle " ; , subse-
quently toured in the provinces for
some years in musical comedy ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Apr., 1907,
succeeded Walter Hyde as Band-
master Van Vuyt in " Miss Hook of
Holland " ; at the same theatre, Apr.,
1908, played Captain Louis du Laurier
in " My Mimosa Maid " ; Sept., 1908,
Captain Laski in " King of Cadonia " ;
subsequently went to America, and
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, Jan., 1909, played Sir John
Binfield in " Kitty Grey " ; at the
Knickerbocker, New York, Sept., 1909,
appeared as the Marquis de Jolifon-
taine in " The Dollar Princess " ;
same theatre, Aug., 1911, as Malipote
in " The Siren," and at the Park
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1911, as
Captain Charteris in " The Quaker
Girl " ; after returning to London,
.appeared at the Adelphi, Oct., 1912,
as Lord Lyndale in " The Dancing
Mistress " ; at the Lyric, 1913, played
Hubert in " The Girl in the Taxi/'
.and same theatre, Dec., 1913, appeared
as Count Selztal in "The Girl Who
Didn't " ; Apr., 1914, played Georges
Dieudonne in " Mam'selle Tralala " ;
at the Vaudeville, Aug., 1914, played
Leslie Tarbolton in " My Aunt " ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Oct., 1914, re-
appeared as Bandmaster Von Vuyt in
"Miss Hook of Holland"; at the
Empire, Nov., 1914, played in " The
Doubt " ; subsequently obtained a
commission as Lieutenant in the
15th Durham Light Infantry ; was
" gassed," recovered, and returned to
the Front ; subsequently wounded ;
reappeared on the London stage at
the London Hippodrome, Mar., 1919,
in " Joy-Bells " ; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1919, played Paul Townley in
" The Eclipse " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Apr., 1920, Jack Harding in " The
Little Whopper " ; in 1921 toured
in " The Little Dutch Girl ' ; at the
Empire, Jan,, 1924, played Moustique
in " The Three Graces." Club : Green
Room. Address : 2 Chestnut Avenue,
East Sheen, S.W.14. Telephone No. :
Richmond 3164.
STANDING, Charles Wyndliam, ac-
tor ; 6. London, 23 Aug., 1880 ; 5. of
Herbert Standing and his wife Emilie
(Brown) ; e. St. Paul s College ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Lyceum Theatre, under Sir Henry
Irving, 1899 ; spent many years
touring in drama and comedy ; ful-
filled engagements with Miss Fortescue,
Mr. and Mrs. Kcndal, 1907, playing
in " The Other Side ; in 1908
toured as Gordon Drake in " The
Sailors Wedding ; in 1910 as Jack
Duncan in " The Shop-soiled Girl " ;
appeared at the Lyceum, Oct., 1912,
as Raphael in, " The Open Door/"
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and Nov., 1912, as Harry Maylie in
" Oliver Twist " ; at the Duke of
York's, Mar., 1913, played Kom Loi
in " The Yellow Jacket " ; subse-
quently toured as the Duke of Carola
in "The Queen Mother"; went to
America and fulfilled engagements
with Comstock and Gest, W. A. Brady,
and the Messrs. Shubert ; subsequently
turned his attention to the cinema stage
with great success, appearing in among
other productions that of " Earth-
bound/' Address : c/o Goldwyn's
Studios, Culver City, Cal., U.S.A.
STANDING, Sir Guy, K.C.B.E., cr.
1918 ; actor ; eldest son of Herbert
Standing and his wife Emily (Browne) ;
6. London, 1 Sept., 1873 ; m. Dorothy
Hammond ; made his first appearance
at the Criterion Theatre, 7 Aug., 1889
as one of the Ruffians in Charles
Wyndham s revival of €t Wild Oats,"
under the name of Guy Stanton ; at
Drury Lane, 6 Sept., 1890, he played
Lord Heatherdown in " A Million of
Money " ; joined Mrs. Bernard Beere
for her American and Australian tours,
and in New York, 1892, appeared with
Mrs. Bernard Beere, at the Manhattan
Opera House, as Captain Fairfield in
" Lena Despard " ("As in a Looking
Glass "), Lord Damian in " Ariane,"
and subsequently as Sir Leopold
D'Acosta in the same play ; subse-
quently appeared with Loie Fuller ;
joined Charles Frohman in 1895,
playing in " Sowing the Wind " ; at
Hoyt's Theatre, 15 Sept., 1896, played
Jim Wynd in " Sue/* with Annie
Russell ; at the Casino, 1 Mar., 1897,
played Captain Mirasol in "La
Falote " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
19 Apr., 1897, Allan Fondacrein " The
Mysterious Mr. Bugle " ; in Sept.,
1897, re-appeared under Charles
Frohman at the Empire, in the fol-
lowing parts : Captain Halliwell
in " The Little Minister," Hugo
in " The , Conquerors," Constantino
in " Phroso," Marquis of Quarmby in
" Lord and Lady Algy," the Prince
in " My Lady's Lord," Laurence in
" Brother Officers," Noel Drage in
" A Man and His Wife/' James Rigby
in " Mrs. Dane's Defence," Count
Orloff in " Diplomacy," and Miles
Anstruther in " The Second in Com-
mand " ; in 1902 played in " The
Mummy and the Humming Bird " ;
in 1903 was with Fay Davis, playing
in " Lady Rose's Daughter," " White-
washing Julia," and " Gypsy " ; in
1904 was with Mrs. Patrick Campbell
in " The Sorceress " ; in 1905 he
played in " Mrs. LeffingwelTs Boots,"
" Wolfville," and " Madeline " ; at
the Princess Theatre, Jan., 1906,
was Captain Aynsley Murray in
" Grierson's Way " ; the Hudson,
Feb., Dr. Morey in " The Duel " ; and
subsequently played a " stock " en-
gagement at Washington, D.C., where
he appeared in the leading, rdles in
" The Indiscretion of Truth," " Li-
berty Hall," " The Liars," " Joseph
Entangled," and " Wheels Within
Wheels " ; in Oct., 1906, " starred "
in "A Policeman of Society " ; at
the opening of the new Lincoln
Square Theatre, New York, 30 Oct.,
1906, appeared as John Ashby in
" The Love Route," subsequently
appeared with Lena Ashwell as Sir
Daniel Carteret in " Mrs. Dane's
Defence " ; in Dec., 1906, toured with
Lena Ashwell as Robert Waring in
" The Shulamite," and at Chicago
appeared with her as Nick Trimble in
" The Undercurrent " ; next toured
in " The Love Route," and then
joined Madame Alia Nazimova at the
Bijou Theatre, New York, where
during Mar. and Apr., 1907, he ap-
peared as Brack in " Hedda Gabler,"
and Gino Riccardi in " The Comtesse
Coquette " ; at Montreal, 7 Oct.,
1907, he appeared as Charley Steele
in "The Right of Way/' "starring"
in the same play at Wallack's, New
York, in Nov. ; toured with this play
throughout 1908 ; returned to England
in 1909, and reappeared on the London
stage, at the Playhouse, 31 Aug., 1909,
as Major Archibald Hay in " A Sense
of Humour " ; at the Adelphi, Oct.,
1909, played the Rev. William Smythe
in " The Servant in the House " ; at
the Lyric, Jan., 1910, played Jack
Borinski in " The Strong People " ;
at the Comedy, Feb., 1910, played
John Raymond in " The Climax,"
and Mar., 1910, Doyle in " Alias
Jimmy Valentine " ; at the Garrick,
Aug., 1910, appeared as Baron Bonelli
in " The Eternal Question " ; at the
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Haymarket, Nov., 1910, played the
Stranger in "The Kiss " ; subse-
quently played in music-hall sketch,
" Colleagues " ; at the Globe, Apr.,
1911, played George Admaston, M. P.,
in " A Butterfly on the Wheel " ; at
the Criterion, Sept., 1911, appeared as
Hector Malone in " Man and Super-
man " ; at the Globe, Feb., 1912,
played Willard Brockton in " The
Easiest Way " ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1912, played Gerritt in "In
Haarlem There Dwelt — " ; at the
Queen's Theatre, Oct., 1912, played
Bernard Dufrene in a revival of
" Zaza " ; Nov., 1912, appeared as
Wy brant in " Sylvia Greer " ; in
1913 played in music-hall sketch,
"The Blackmailer'1; at the Globe,
Apr., 1913, appeared as Jefferson
Brown in " Vanity " ; returned to
New York, Sept., 1913 ; at the Thirty-
ninth Street Theatre, Oct., 1913, played
Captain Lawrence Holbrook in "At
Bay " ] at Powers' Theatre, Chicago,
Apr., 1914, Jervis Pendleton in "Daddy
Longlegs " ; at the outbreak of war,
joined the R.N.V.R.; in June, 1918,
was created a Knight Commander of
the British Empire, in connection with
his services as a Member of the British
War Mission to the United States of
America. A ddress : Well House Farm,
Banstead, Surrey. Telephone No. :
Burg Heath 403.
STARE, Frances Grant, actress ; b.
Oneonta, near Albany, New York,
6 June, 1886 ; d. of Emma (Grant)
and Charles Edward Starr ; e. Albany
Public Schools ; m. Haskell Coffin ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, 1901, at Albany, under the
management of Frederick Bond ;
in the autumn of the same year
played a " stock " season at the Murray
Hill Theatre, New York, appearing
in " Our Boys," " The Private Secre-
tary," "The" Late Mr. Castello," etc. ;
she remained a member of the company
for three seasons, playing a great
number of parts, and made an
especial " hit " as Lydia in " The
Rivals " ; in the year 1903 she went to
San Francisco, where she joined the
" stock " company of the Alcazar
Theatre, appearing with great success
as Midge in " The Cowboy and the
Lady/' Willbur's Ann in " The Girl
I Left Behind Me," Sarah Keteltas
in "A Colonial Girl," Simplicity
Johnson in " Lover's Lane," June in
" Blue Jeans," Anne Wildairs in " A
Lady of Quality," Ethel in " The
Moth and the Flame," etc. ; in 1905
played with the Castle Square, Boston,
" stock " company, and later joined the
" stock " company at Proctor's 125th
Street Theatre, New York; here she
played in " The Frisky Mrs. Johnson,"
" The Royal Box," " Nathan Hale,"
" In the Palace of the King," " The
-Banker's Daughter," "Oliver Twist,"
" Miss Hobbs," " The Cricket on the
Hearth," " A Fair Exchange," " If
I Were King," etc. ; at the Gat-rick,
New York, 12 Feb., 1906, played Nell
Coif ax in "Gallops"; at the Bijou
Theatre, May, 1906, succeeded to the
part of Helen Stan ton in " The Music
Master " ; at the Belasco Theatre,
27 Nov., 1906, played the part of
Juanita in " The Rose oC the Rancho "
with great success, which part she
played all through 1908 ; at Hart-
ford, Conn., 31 Dec., 1908, she ap-
peared as Laura Murdock in " The
Easiest Way," and played the same
part at the Stuyvcsant Theatre, New
York, 19 Jan., 1909 ; she continued
to appear in this play until 1911 ; at
the National Theatre, Washington,
Nov., 1911, appeared as Dorothy in
" The Case of Becky " ; appeared
in the same part at the Belasco
Theatre, New York, 1 Oct., 1912 ;
subsequently toured in the same part ;
at the Belasco, 23 Dec., 1913, played
Gabriclle Jannelot in " The Secret " ;
subsequently toured, 1913-14, in the
same part ; at the Belasco, 26 Jan.,
1915, appeared as MarioOtlilc in the
play of that name, in which she toured
1916 ; at the Belasco Theatre, Dec,,
1916, played Anne Churchill in
" Little Lady in Blue"; toured in the
same part, 1917-18 ; in 1918 toured
for a short period in " Over the Hills " ;
at the Belasco, Nov., 1918, played
Sally in " Tiger ! Tiger II" and
toured in this 1919-20 ; at the "Belasco,
Sept., 1920, played 'Pearl and Ruby
Dclgado in " One " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Sept,, 1921, again "played
Laura Murdock in " The Kasie.st Way";
Aug., 1922, Connie Martin in " Shore
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Leave." Address : c/o David Belasco,
Belasco Theatre, New York City
U.S.A.
STARR, Muriel, actress ; 6. 20 Feb.,
1888 ; appeared at the Belasco The-
atre, New York, Apr., 1909, as Jeanne
Chapin in "Going Some"; in 1911
toured with William Hawtrey in " Dear
Old Billy " ; at Weber's Theatre, Sept.,
1911, as Geraldine Kingsley in "A
Man of Honor " ; at the Bijou, Dec.,
1911, as Mary Warrington in "The
Stranger " ; Jan., 1912, as Pauline
Chermain in " The Right to Happi-
ness " ; at Daly's, New York, Feb.,
1912, played Helen Dean in " The
Truth Wagon " ; at the Harris The-
atre, Dec., 1912, Mrs. Radnor in " The
Indiscretion of Truth"; from 1913
spent several years touring in Australia
and New Zealand as Patricia O'Brien
in '* The Chorus Lady," Jacqueline in
" Madame X," Mary a Varenka in
" The Yellow Ticket," Margaret Taylor
in " Within the Law," etc. ; at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre, Jan., 1917, played
Lady Lang worthy in " Gamblers All "
at the Garrick, New York, Jan., 1921
Laura Smart in *' John Hawthorne"
again returned to Australia, and on
her third visit, 1924, played Daisy in
" East of Suez," Dominie in " The
Garden of Allah," Virginia Blaine in
" Bought arid Paid For," and the
in " Madame X."
STAYTON, Frank, dramatic author ;
b. Isle of Wight, 25 Dec., 1874 ; s.
of Mary Constance (Higgcns) and
George H. Stayton, M.I.C.E. ; is a
great grand-nephew of Sir John
Norris (" Foul- Weather Jack ") ; e.
abroad ; m. J^cila Raclford ; gave up
studying for the bar to go on the stage ;
was discovered acting in Sydney by
William Elton, and in Sept., 1894,
he made a great success as Lord
Percy Pimpleton in " Morocco
Bound " ; on his return to England,
toured for some time, as the "Rev.
John Smith in " Facing the Music,"
etc. j quitted the stage in 1901 ; is the
author of the following plays ; " One
or Two Girls/' produced in Australia,
1893, this being his first play ; " Our
Cousins/' 1898 ; " Rash Promises,"
1901; "Mrs. Willoughby's Kiss/'
1901 ; " The Despatch Bearer," 1901 ;
" The President," 1902 ; " Angelina's
Lover," 1903 ; " The Five Guinea
Hat," 1904 ; " A Maid from School,"
1904 ; " Knick - Knacks," 1906 ;
" Love in a Railway Train," 1908 ;
" The Two Pins/' 1908 ; " Peggy
Pays her Debts," 1908; "The
Inferior Sex," 1910 ; " Tantrums,"
1912 ; " Lady Batty Martingale "
(with J. Luther Long), 1914; "The
Joan Danvers," 1915 ; " Room 314,"
1916 ; " Enter, Thompson," 1919 ;
" Threads," 1921 ; " Special Licence,"
1924 ; " The Hour and the Man," 1924.
Recreations : Travelling, cricket, music,
tennis, and golf. Address : 14 Clifton
Hill, St. John's Wood, N.W.8. CabU
A ddress : Frankstay, London.
STEEL, Vernon, actor ; b. Santiago,
Chili, 18 Sept., 1882 ; 5. of Grace
(Bolton) and Cav. Daniele Antonietti ;
e. privately ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Metropole Theatre,
Camberwell, 2 Feb., 1899, walking on
in " The Little Minister " ; toured
in Australia and New Zealand under
George Musgrove's management in
1903 ; went to the United States in
1905 with Marie Tempest ; made
his first appearance in New York,
at the Empire Theatre, Apr., 1905,
as Captain Harry Cecil in " The
In'ecdoni of Suzanne " ; made his first
appearance in the West End of Lon-
don, at Terry's Theatre, on 27 Sept.,
1905, as Paul'Martinin " The Duffer " ;
joined Forbes- Robertson's company
in the spring of 1906 and toured in
the provinces and in America with
him ; played Bassanio in *' The
Merchant of Venice/' at Theatre
Royal, Manchester, Aug., 1906, on the
occasion of Forbes-Robertson's first
appearance as Shy lock ; also appeared
at the Comedy Theatre, Aug., 1906, as
Raffles ; appeared at the Hicks
Theatre, Aug., 1907, as Leonard
Wilmore in " The Hypocrites " and
at the Imperial, Nov., 1907, as Walter
Kent in Granville Barker's pro-
hibited play "Waste"; in 1908
toured with Oscar Asche and Lily
Bray ton, playing Orlando in " As
You Like it " and Rudolph in " The
two Pins " ,* at the New Theatre, Nov.,
1908, played Orestes in " Electra " ;
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appeared at the St. James's, Feb.,
1909, as Captain Hentzau in " The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; in 1909 again
toured in America, under Charles
Frohman ; at the Garrick, Aug.,
1910, played David Rossi in "The
Eternal City " ; at the New Theatre,
May, 1911, played Orlando in "As
You Like It," to the Rosalind of
Phyllis Neilson-Terry ; Sept., 1911,
appeared as Romeo to the Juliet of
Phyllis Neilson-Terry ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1912, as Viscount
Farncombe in " The ' Mind-the-Paint '
Girl " ; at the Duke of York's, Oct.,
1912, as Edward Fane in " The
Widow of Wasdale Head " ; at the
""Criterion, Nov., 1912, as Harry Red-
grave in " Where There's a Will — " ;
in 1913 toured as Neil Me Alpine in
" Proud Maisie *' ; at the Vaudeville,
Oct., 1913, played Bobbie Concannon
in " Collision " ; at the Court, Dec.,
1913, Peter Morier in " The Fixed
Idea " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec.,
1913, Horace Fleming in "In and
Out " ; at Weymouth, June, 1914,
Chris Westbury in "The Beautiful
P.G. " ; at Wallack's, New York,
Oct, 1914, James Steerforth in " The
Highway of Life " ; at George M.
Cohan's Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1915, appeared as Sir Augustus Con-
yers in " Cock o' the Walk " ; Sept.,
1916, as George Guarand in " The
Intruder " • at the Enfpire, New York,
Oct., 1919, played Edward Thayer
in " Declass6e " ; at the Punch and
Judy Theatre, Mar., 1920, Danny Mac-
Keaver in " The Hole in the Wall " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, Oct., 1924,
played Tom Van Ruysen in " In His
Arms " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Dec., 1924, Tom Standish in " Ladies
of the Evening." Favourite part :
Raffles. Recreation : Watching others
work. Club : Green Room. Address :
56 West llth Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
STEPHENS, Yorke, actor; b. Lon*
don, 26 Sept,, 1862 ; e. at King's
College, London ; m. Helen Leyton,
actress ; originally intended for the
profession of a solicitor ; made his
first appearance on the professional
stage at the Olympic Theatre, 21 July,
1879, in " The Worship of Bacchus " ;
appeared at the Royalty, in Jan., 1880,
as Lord Annerslie in " Midge," and
subsequently appeared at the Imperial
with Marie Litton ; toured with Miss
Litton and eventually played leading
parts with her ; subsequently played
juvenile lead in America ; at Daly's,
New York, Sept., 1882, appearing in
" Mankind," " The Squire," " She
Would and She Would Not," " Serge
Panine," etc. ; joined the regular Daly
company, and in 1883 played in
"Dollars and Sense/' "Seven Twenty-
eight," " The Country Girl," etc. ;
then went on tour with the late John
M'Cullough, appearing as Laertes,
Cassio, Icilius, etc. ; returning to
England in 1884 toured in " Called
Back " ; appeared at the Vaudeville,
1884, in " Saints and Sinners," and
the following year played in " Under
Fire '" and " Open House " ; at the
Strand, July, 1885, played John
Johnson in " On 'Change " ; at the
Princess's, Sept., 1886, appeared as
Roy Marston in " Harvest " ; at the
Princess's, Apr., 1887, played Thomas
H. Bean in " Held by the Enemy " ;
he was manager of the Olympic for a
short period in 1888, and appeared
there as Hawkshaw in " The Ticket-
of-Leave Man," and as Barnes in
" Mr. Barnes of New York " ; in Oct.,
1889, appeared at Toole's as Henry
Vaughan in " The Bungalow " ; at
Terry's, Feb., 1890, played Harold
Conybeare in " The Parting of the
Ways " ; at the Royalty, Oct., 1890,
appeared as Sir Roger Tempest in
" Sweet Nancy " ; at the Avenue,
Nov., 1890, played Mark Denzil in
" Sunlight and Shadow," and Mar.,
1891, Dr. Parke Wainwright in " The
Henrietta " ; at the same theatre,
Nov., 1891, appeared as Dick Rusper
in " The Crusaders " ; at the Shaftes-
bury theatre, June, 1892, played
Naukleros in " Hero and Leander " ;
at the Trafalgar Square Theatre,
Feb., 1893, played Dick Wellington
in " The County Councillor " ; at the
Avenue, Apr., 1894, was the original
Captain Bluntschli in " Arms and the
Man " ; at Daly's, Feb., 1895, played
Archie Pendillon in " An Artist's
Model " ; at Terry's, Apr., 1895,
appeared as Ferdinand Sinclair in
" The Passport " ; in 1896 toured as
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Rudolf Rassendyl in " The Prisoner
of Zencla " ; at the Shaftesbury, Jan.,
1897, appeared as Geoffrey Tempest in
" The Sorrows of Satan " ; at the
Lyric, Sept., 1898, played Guy Cheviot
in " Little Miss Nobody," which he
produced for Mr. Tom B. Davis ; at the
Comedy, Apr., 1899, produced " Great
Caesar," but did not play in it ; at the
Vaudeville, Feb., 1900, played Alger-
non Fosdyke in " The Bishop's Eye " ;
at the Strand, May, 1900, in con-
junction with James Welch, produced
" You Never Can Tell," in which he
appeared as Valentine, and sub-
sequently he appeared as Thomas
Pollinger in " The Mysterious Mr.
Bugle " ; again entered management
at Terry's, Aug., 1901, producing
" The Giddy Goat/' " A Tight
Corner," " Sheer luck Jones," etc. ;
in 1903 toured as Captain Mow-
bray in " Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace " ;
in 1904, toured as Heath Desmond
in " Cousin Kate " ; at Terry's, Sept.,
1905, played Viscount Clair in " An
Angel Unawares " ; at the New The-
atre, Jan., 1906, played Mr. Hassel
in " Captain Drew on Leave," and
subsequently played the titlQ-rdle in
the same piece ; during 1907 was
seen in his old part of Lord Jura in
a revival of " Moths," and as Allan
Villiers in the revival of " The Red
Lamp," at His Majesty's ; engaged by
Sir Charles Wynclham to play Tom
Kemp in " The Mollusc," at the Cri-
terion Theatre ; at the New Theatre,
Oct., 1908, played Mr. Dawlish in
" Bellamy the Magnificent " ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1909, played Captain
Mowbray in "Mrs. Gorvingo's Neck-
lace " ; at His Majesty's, Apr., 1910,
Gratiano in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; returning to America, he
appeared at Wallack's, New York,
Dec., 1910, as John Sayle in " Pom-
ander Walk " ; at the Kilburn Empire,
London, June, 1911, produced and
played in " .Fugitives," a dramatic
playlet by Rafael Sabatini ; during
1912, appeared in music-hall sketch,
" Just like a Woman," in which he
was Commanded to appear before the
King, at Sandringham, 2 Dec., 1912;
subsequently played in other sketches ;
at the Coliseum, M,'ay, 1915, played
Captain Mowbray in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace " ; at the Oxford, Sept.,
1915, played Peter Kelly in " The
Dandy " ; at the Kings way, May,
1916, Dr. Jordon in "Ye Gods";
at the Prince of Wales's, Glasgow,
May, 1917, played in " Just Like a
Man " ; at the Duke of York's, Oct.,
1917, appeared as Edward Wales in
"The Thirteenth Chair"; during
1920 toured in variety theatres in
" Just Like a Woman " ; at the Globe
Theatre, Sept., 1923, appeared as
Thornton Clay in " Our Betters," for
a short period. Address : 18 Boundary
Koad, St. John's Wood, N.W.8. Tele-
phone No. : Harnpstead 2873. Clubs :
Sports, and Lotos, New York.
STERNBOYD, Vincent, actor; b.
Highgate, 8 Oct., 1857 ; e. at Shoreham
Grammar School, and Guines, France ;
m. Beatrice Coleman ; was formerly a
bank clerk ; made his first appearance
on the stage, at the Adelphi Theatre,
30 Sept., 1879, walking on in " Res-
cued " ; played " stock " seasons at
Liverpool and Worcester ; appeared
at the Duke's, Holborn, 1880, as Captain
Clavering in " Amos Clarke " ; toured
in Pinero's " Imprudence," and in
" Far from the Madding Crowd,"
1882 ; toured with Miss Wallis, playing
Lucio in " Measure for Measure,"
Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing/'
etc. ; toured with Miss Bateman as
Rudolf in " Leah," Bob Levitt in
" Mary Warner," etc. ; subsequently
toured as Herbert in "Young Mrs.
Winthrop " ; made his first appear-
ance in New York, at: the Lyceum
Theatre, 10 Nov., 1885, as Henri
Saint Hilaire in " One of Our Girls " ;
toured in America with the late
Madame Mocljcska; played Colonel
Ellingham in " Shenandoah," 18'89,
and Captain Thornton in " The Crust
of Society," 1891 ; at Wallack's, .New
York, appeared as JDe Varville in
" Camille," with the late Kyrle Bellow
and Mrs. Brown-Potter; returned to
England, 1892, and appeared at the
Comedy in "The Widow"; played
three seasons with E. H. Sothern ;
played Horatio to the Hamlet of
E. S. Willard ; played one season with
the late Richard Mansfield ; returned
to England again in 1895 and ap-
peared at the Adelphi, Sept., 1895,
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as Lieutenant Leverdier in " The
Swordsman's Daughter " ; at the St.
James's, Jan., 1896, played Horace
Glyn in " The Prisoner of Zenda,"
and Dec., 1896, Le Beau in " As You
Like It " ; toured in Germany with
Forbes-Robertson and Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, playing Cayley Drummle in
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,"
Horatio in " Hamlet," etc. ; at Her
Majesty's, Sept., 1898, appeared in
"The Termagant"; at the Globe,
1898, played the Duke of Buckingham
in " The Three Musketeers " ; was
three years with the late Sir Henry
Irving, 1903-5, playing Forese in
" Dante," at Drury Lane, Apr.,
1903, Colonel Midwinter in "A
Story of Waterloo," Lorenzo in " The
Merchant of Venice," at Drury Lane,
May, 1905 ; toured with Ellaline
Terriss as Eustace in " Sweet and
Twenty " ; at the Adelphi, June, 1907,
played Spintharos in " Great Posses-
sions," Chateau Renaud in " The
Corsican Brothers " ; in 1908 toured
as Eustace in " Sweet and Twenty " ;
returned to America, 1909, and played
the Abb6 de Barbazon in " The Goddess
of Reason," with Julia Marlowe ; in
1910, played Dr. Rank in " A Doll's
House," with Alia Nazimova ; during
1910-11 toured in America as Noel
in " Madame X " ; at Daly's, New
York, Nov., 1911, played Cymen
in " The Lady of Coventry " ;
at Daly's, New York, with Lewis
Waller, Mar., 1912, played the Marquis
de Mirepoix and Franfois in
" Monsieur Beaucaire " ; toured with
the same company as George Admaston
in "The Butterfly on the Wheel";
next toured with George Arliss in
" Disraeli " ; at the Coliseum, May,
1915, played P. G. Rockmann in " A
Regular Business Man " ; in Aug.,
1915, toured as Terence McGrath in
"When We were Twenty-one " ; at
the Royalty, Apr., 1916, played Hugh
Meyers in " Disraeli " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1917, Ephraim Borer
in " Loyalty " ; at the Royalty, Mar.,
1918, Lord Burnley in " The Prime
Minister " ; at the Haymarket, June,
1918, Dr. Keeling in " Marmaduke " ;
Aug., 1918, Horatio Gamp in " The
Freedom of the Seas " ; at the Garrick,
Mar., 1919, appeared as a Marquis in
" Cyrano de Bergerac " ; in 1920,
toured with Seymour Hicks as Marley's
Ghost in " Scrooge " ; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1921, played Trinca in " The
Love Thief " ; at the Royalty, Nov.,
1921, Sir James Ormilly in " Two
Jacks and a Jill " ; at the Duke of
York's, Dec., 1922, Gaffer Tyl and The
Oak in " The Blue Bird " ; at the
Prince of Wales 's, Apr., 1923, Jennings
in "So This is London " ; then again
went to America to rejoin E. H.
So them and Julia Marlowe, and at the
Jolson Theatre, New York, Oct., 1923,
played Pisanio in " Cymbeline " ;
during 1924 toured with Otis Skinner
as the Lord Chamberlain in " Sancho
Panza." Recreation : Gardening.
Club : Green Room. Address : 1 West-
holm, Addison Way, Finchley Road,
N.W.4.
STEVENS, Edwin, actor; 6. San
Francisco, Cal,, 14 Aug., 1860 ; was
formerly a bank clerk at San Francisco ;
made his first appearance on the stage
in 1883, at San Francisco, in comic
opera ; subsequently was manager
of two theatres at Portland, Oregon,
and also acted leading parts at each ;
made his first appearance in New York
at the Star Theatre, 2 Feb., 1889, as
Hadad in " Said Pasha " ; appeared
at the Casino, New York, in 1889,
as Falsacappa in " The Brigands,"
Monthabor in " The Drum Major,"
Ravennes in *' Enninie " ; at Palmer's,
1890, played Don Bamboxxla in " The
Sea King," at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre, 1890, appeared as Kill von
Kull in " Hendrick Hudson " ; return-
ing to the Casino in the same year
played in " Poor Jonathan," and subse-
quently in " Apollo," " The Grand
Duchess," " Indigo," " The Tyrolean,"
and " Nanon " ; at the Broadway,
1892, played the iitlQ-rdle in " King
Kalico " ; at Miner's Fifth Avenue,
1894, played The Mikado, and Del-
gar do in " Jacinta " j appeared at
the Bijou, 1895, in " The Twentieth
Century Girl " ; at the Casino, 1895,
in " The Sphinx " ; toured in the
leading part of " Wang " ; next
appeared at Daly's, New York, 1896-7,
in " The Two Escutcheons/' " The
Geisha," " As You Like It," " The
Comtesse Gucki," " The School for
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Scandal/* and " The Magistrate " ;
appeared at the Empire, New York,
1900-1, as Lewis Stern in " The Bugle
Call " and Baron Stein in " Diplo-
macy " ; at the Garrick, New York,
1901, appeared as Professor Belliarti
in " Captain Jinks of the Horse
Marines," and at the Criterion, in " A
Royal Rival " ; since that date, has
appeared in " Nancy Brown," 1903 ;
" Sweet Kitty Bellairs," 1903 ; " The
Pearl and the Pumpkin/' 1905 ; " The
Rose of the Alhambra," 1905, and in
" vaudeville/' in "At the Telephone,"
and " An Evening with Dickens,"
1906-7 ; appeared at the Garden
Theatre, Aug., 1908, as The Devil in
the play of that name ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Aug., 1910, played Fakrash-
El-Amash in " The Brass Bottle " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Nov., 1910,
appeared as Dr. Grimesby Rylott in
" The Speckled Band " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, Feb., 1911, played
Theophilus Sherry in " Madame
Sherry " ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, May, 1912, played the Sheriff
of Nottingham in the revival of
" Robin Hood " ; at Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, Mar., 1913, appeared
as the Marquis Irnari, in the revival
of " The Geisha " ; at the Casino,
Nov., 1917, as Col. the Hon. Henry
Villiers in " Kitty Darlin* " Address :
Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
STEVENS, Emily, actress; b. New
York, 27 Feb., 1882 ; d. of Robert E.
Stevens and his wife Emma (Maddern) ;
e. Philadelphia ; is a niece of Mrs.
Fiske ; made her first appearance on
the stage in Mrs, Fiskc's company, at
Bridgport, Conn., U.S.A., 8 Oct., 1900,
as the Maid in " Becky Sharp " ; she
remained a member of this company
for eight years ; she appeared at the
Manhattan Theatre, Now York, Sept.,
1901, as Ethel Micklehamin " Miranda
of the Balcony/' and Nov., 1901, as
Gladys Lorimer in " The Unwelcome
Mrs. Hatch"; in 1902 she played
Miriam in " Mary of Magdala," and in
1903 Berta in " Hcclda Gabler,"
Josepha in 4t Divor90ns " ; Sept., 1904,
Lady Blanche Thistlcwood in " Becky
Sharp " ; Dec., 1904, Claire Berton in
" Leah Kloschna " ; Mar., 1905, Mig~
non in " The Eyes of the World " ;
during 1906 toured for a time as
Suzanne in " Therese Raquin," with
Bertha Kalich ; at the Lyric, New
York, Nov., 1906, played Grace
PMllimore in " The New York Idea " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, Aug., 1908,
played Vilma in " The Devil " ; at the
Hackett Theatre, Nov., 1909, Emmy
Oldrieve in " Septimus " ; at the Astor
Theatre, Jan., 1911, Emily Griswold
in " The Boss " ; at the Bijou, Sept.,
1911, Victoria Fair child in "Modern
Marriage " ; at the Princess Theatre,
Chicago, Apr., 1912, Mary Turner in
" Within the Law " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, Oct., 1912,
Myra Dimsley in " The Point of View " ;
Oct., 1913, Lily Wagner in" To-Day" ;
subsequently toured as Anne White-
field in " Man and Superman " and
Anne Windsor in " Not for Sale " ; at
the Park Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1914, appeared as the Princess Swan-
hild in " The Garden of Paradise " ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Oct.,
1915, as Caroline Knolys in " The
Unchastened Woman," and continued
in this throughout 1916 ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Mar.,
1917, played Clare in " The Fugitive " ;
at the Broadhurst Theatre, Jan., 1918,
Iris Fotheringay in " The Madonna
of the Future " ; at the Bramhall
Playhouse, Nov., 1918, Eve Yew in
" The Comforts of Ignorance " ; at the
Vanderbilt Theatre, Dec., 1918, ap-
peared as Naida in " The Gentle Wife";
at the Greenwich Village Playhouse,
Mar., 1920, as Sophie in a play of that
name ; May, 1920, played Stephanie
de Mohrivart in " Foot-Loose/' a new
version of " Forget-Mc-Not " ; at the
National Theatre, Washington, June,
1920, played Mrs. Rosalind Fessenden
in " On the Hiring Line " ; at the Kitz,
New York, Feb., 1923, played Jean
Thornton in " The Sporting Thing to
Do " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Sept., 1923, Beatrice Audley
in "A Lesson in Love " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Mar., 1924,
Mathildc Fay in " Fata Morgana."
STJBVKNS, H, €. G., theatre press
representative ; 6. Woymouth, 20 Oct.,
1892 ; s. of Harold Alexander George
Stevens, J,P., and his wife EUen,
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(Woon) ; e. Weymeuth College ; for-
merly a law-student ; subsequently,
after demobilisation from the Army
(with which he served 1914-18),
became a free-lance journalist, and
later was attached to the staff of The
Daily News ; first acted as theatrical
press representative at the Kingsway,
May, 1921, since which date he has
acted in this capacity at nearly thirty
theatres, and in connection with
nearly one hundred productions, in-
cluding the various productions of
J.E.Vedrenne, Andre Chariot, Frederick
Harrison, Donald Calthrop, Robert
Evett, etc. ; is hon. press representa-
tive of The Play Actors (since 1921),
The Hardy Players, The Three Hun-
dred Club, and the Green Room
" Rags " ; is the author of several
sketches and lyrics which have been
included in London productions.
Clubs : Junior Army and Navy, and
Press. Address : 22 Orange Street,
Leicester Square, W.C.2. Telephone
No. : Regent 6330.
STEWART, Athole, actor; b. at
Baling, 25 June, 1879 ; made his
first appearance on the stage in 1901
on tour in "The Second in Command ";
made his first appearance on the
London stage at Terry's Theatre, 31
Mar., 1904, as Bobby Sage in " A
Maid from School " ; appeared at
the Court, May, 1904, in
" Timon of Athens," and in Nov.,
1904, as the Rev, Alexander Mill
in " Candida " ; appeared during 1905
in " The Axis," at the Criterion, and
in " Mr. Hopkinson," and " Public
Opinion," at Wyndham's ; appeared
in " The Little Stranger," Crite-
rion, 1906 ; in " The Peacemaker," at
the Apollo, 1907, and in " My Wife,"
at the Haymarket, 1907 ; at Terry's,
Jan., 1908, played Sir Lionel Besby
in " The Orange Blossom " ; subse-
quently toured as Tom Kemp in
" The Mollusc " ; at the Royalty, Mar.,
1909, played Captain Chalford in
" The Noble Spaniard " ; at the Globe,
Nov., 1909, played Lord Glaverhousc
in "The Great Mrs. Alloway " ; at
the Coronet, June, 1910, played in
" M.P.," " Caste," and " School " ;
at the New Theatre, Aug., 1910,
played Raymond de Bi"6vanne$ jn
" The Crisis " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1910, appeared as Frederick Rowley
in " A Woman's Way " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1910, played the Hon.
Hugh Chilvers in " Eccentric Lord
Comberdene " ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1911, played the Rev.
Archibald Insole in the revival ot
" Grace," and Lord Wroxham in
" Loaves and Fishes " ; at the
Criterion, July, 1911, appeared as
Basil Marsh in " The Girl Who Couldn't
Lie"; in Sept., 1911, toured as
Roderick Collingwood in " A Butterfly
on the Wheel " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1911, played Dr. Baring Hartley
in " Bella Donna " ; Oct., 1912,
Bertrand de Mauret in " The Turning
Point " ; at the Aldwych, Mar.,
1913, appeared as Egon, Prince
Ravenstein in " Comtesse Mizzi " ;
at the Comedy, May, 1913, Edgar
Anthony in " Strife," and June, 1913,
Lord Drclincourt in " Jim the Pen-
man " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec.,
1913, Sir Henry Wollaston in " In and
Out " ; at the Duke of York's, Feb.,
1914, James Wickhara in " The Land
of Promise " ; at the Criterion, Oct.,
1914, Christopher Hankey in " Wages
No Object " ; at the Vaudeville, Oct.,
1914, Major Paget in " The Cost " ;
at the Kingsway, Apr., 1915, Randolph
Qualtrough in " Advertisement " ; at
the St. James's, May, 1916, played
Dr. Hartley in " Bella Donna " ; at
the Criterion, July, 1917, Torn Kemp
in " The Mollusc " ; after the ter-
mination of the war, appeared at. the
New Theatre, Jan., 1919, as Paul
Marketel in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sept.,
1919, as Jack Staccy in " The Arm of
Li-Hung " (" The Dragon ") ; at the
Coliseum, Dec., 1919, played William
Gates in " The Punctual Sex " ; Mar.,
1920, Buckskin Bill in " The Odds " ;
at the St. Martin's, Apr., 1920, John
Hillcrist in " The Skin Game " ; at
the Aldwych, May, 1921, Geoffrey
Belasis, K.C., in " The New Morality " ;
at the Globe, Sept., 1921, Dr. Gavrou
in " Woman to Woman " ; at the
Everyman, May, 1922, Judge .Brack in
" Hedda Gablcr " ; Aug., 1922, toured
as Colonel Dangan in " The Wheel " ;
at the St James's, Nov., 1922, played
Count Nikolai Palitziix in " The Boating
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on the Door " ; at the New, Dec.,
1922, Sir Wilmot Canfield in " The
Great Well " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1923, John Travers in " The
Marriage of Kitty " ; at the Apollo,
May, 1923, Mr. Venables in " What
Every Woman Knows " ; at the
Royalty, Jan., 1924, David Chauntrell
in " The Eternal Spring " ; at the
Grand, Fulham, Sept., 1924, Sir Simon
Mallory in " The Letter of the Law " ;
at the St. James's, Dec., 1924, Dr.
Chilton in " Pollyanna," Clubs : Gar-
rick and Beefsteak. Address : 6
Coulson Street, Draycott Place, S.W.3.
Telephone No, : Kensington 4019.
STEWART, Nellie, actress ; b. Mel-
bourne ; y.d. of Richard Stewart, a
Melbourne actor-manager ; first
appeared at Melbourne, under her
father's management ; commencing
in 1883 at the Princess's, Melbourne,
she played all the principal female
rdles in a long series of comic operas,
including " Dorothy," " Ma Mie
Rosette," " M'mYlle Nitouche,"
" Paul Jones/* " Les Cloches de
Cornevillc," " Billee Taylor," " Es-
trella," " The Merry Duchess," " The
Mikado," " lolanthe," " The Pirates
of Penzance," " The Sorcerer," " La
Mascotte," " La Petite Mademoiselle,"
" La Fille du Tambour Major," etc. ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at Prince of Walcs's, in
" Blue Eyed Susan," 6 Feb., 1892 ;
next appeared in London in " The
Scarlet Feather," as Marie, at the
Shaftcsbury, Nov., 1897 ; appeared
at Drury Lane, Christmas, 1898, as
Ganern in " The Forty Thieves " ;
since then has been touring Australia
and America, playing in drama and
comedy, including " Zaza," " Cam-
ille," " Sweet Nell of Old Drury,"
" Sweet Kitty Bellairs," " What
Every Woman Knows," " When
Knighthood was in Flower," " Du
Barry," etc, ; has also appeared
successfully as Rosalind in " As You
Like It."
STILES, Leslie, actor, dramatic
author and producer ; 6. West Ken-
sington, 8 Nov., 1876 ; s. of Jessie
(Tyler-Emerson) and Henry Mason
Stiles ; 0, Ongar Grammar School,
Essex, and in Paris ; m. (1) Marion
Cecil Missing (d. 1913) ; (2) Gladys
Cecil Meers (nee Webb) ; originally
intended for an artist, and studied
painting under the late Sidney Cooper,
R.A. ; studied singing in Paris under
Ernilie Ballin ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Grand
Theatre, Islington, 1896, as Algy St.
Alban in " An Artist's Model " ; ap-
peared at the Shaftesbury, 1898, as
Ichabod Bronson in " The Belle of
New York"; at the Globe, Oct.,
1900, played Reuben Sweetlove in
" Colonel Cromwell " ; at the Lyceum,
Nov., 1900, De Jussac in " The Three
Musketeers " ; at the Century (Adelphi)
Theatre, Nov., 1901, played Ichabod
Bronson in " The Belle of New York " ;
at the Strand, 1903, played Captain
Tom Hatherton in "A Chinese
Honeymoon " ; at Wyndham's, July,
1903, Mr. Speed in " Glittering
Gloria " ; at the Comedy, Feb., 1904,
Jules in " Amorelle," and at Wynd-
ham's, Dec., 1904, Barry Trevor in
*' Peggy Machree " ; appeared at
the re-named Strand Theatre, Oct.,
1909, as Vincent in " The Merry
Peasant " ; played Robin Hood (prin-
cipal boy) in pantomime, " Babes in
the Wood," at the Marlborough
Theatre, Dec., 1909 ; at the Savoy,
Mar., 1910, played Helvanoise in
'' Two Merry Monarchs " ; Sept., 1910,
toured as Harry Q. Conder in " The
Dollar Princess " ; at the Globe,
Oct., 1911, played Claes in " The Love
Mills " ; has since appeared prin-
cipally in variety theatres ; at the
Grand, Clapham, Dec., 1913, played
Johnny Dalrymple in " How D'ye
Do ? " ; at the Royal, Plymouth,
June, 1914, Gaston de Montcz in
" Mam'selle Champagne " ; at East
Ham Palace, Sept., 1914, Jack Fro-
bisher in " The Day " ; at the Palla-
dium, Christmas, 1916, played the
Prince Regent in " The House that
Jack Built " ; at the Comedy, Dec.,
1917, appeared in " Bubbly " ; at
the Lyric, May, 1918, played Captain
Victor St. Pierre in " Violette " ; at
the Alhambra, Jan,, 1920, Mr. Man-
ston in " Medorah " ; during 1921-22
toured as the Prince of Sudonia in
" Gabrielle " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Apr., 1923, played the Mysterious
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Visitor in " Merton of the Movies " ;
subsequently went to America ; was
Director of Photography, 18th Wing,
R.A.F., for two years, during the Great
War ; is the author of " A Burmese
Idol/' " Thin Ice," " After the Ball,"
" Cupid in Chains," " The Love Mills,"
" Mam'selle Champagne/' " The Day,"
" Stage Struck" (with Fred Farren),
" The Contemptible Little Army,"
" Lumberlove," " The Twisters," etc. ;
also. " Why do they call me a Gibson
Girl/' introduced into " The Belle of
Mayfair " ; he also wrote a number
of songs and scenes for several pro-
ductions made by George Edwardes
and Charles Frohman ; was also pro-
ducer and manager of the British Film
Control, for whom he produced several
successful pictures. Favourite part :
Barry in " Peggy Machree." Recrea-
tions : Golf, painting, and gardening.
Clubs : Green Room and Society of
Authors'. Address : Cranford, Hemp-
son Avenue, Slough, or Green Room
Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C. Tele-
phone : Slough 158.
STIRLING, W. Edward, actor, man-
ager, and dramatic author ; b. Birming-
ham, 26 May, 1891 ; s. of William
Stirling ; e. King Edward VI School,
Birmingham ; m. Margaret Vaughan ;
studied for the stage under the late
William Mollison ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Grand
Theatre, Wolverhampton, 1 Oct., 1909,
as Leonardo in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; during the next five years
toured in numerous plays, notably in.
" Ann," " A Place in the Sun/'
" Strife," " The Chorus Lady," " Rob
Roy " ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Scala Theatre, 4 May,
1914, as Prince Serpouhovsky in
" Anna Karenina " ; subsequently
played leading parts at the Plymouth
Repertory Theatre and Gaiety, Man-
chester ; toured during 1918-19, with
Irene Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault
in " Trelawney of the Wells," " Seven
Women," etc. ; at Wyndham's, June,
1920, played Donald Graham in
" Daddalums," which he produced in
partnership with Louis Calvert ; at
the Garrick, Nov., 1920, played
Valentine in " You Never Can Tell " ;
at tt).e Aldwych, Feb., 1921, Antonio
in " The Tempest " ; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1921, Montague in
" The Speckled Band " ; in Oct.,
1921, in partnership with Henry
Oscar, founded the London Players,
and in 1922 played a Shakespearean
repertory season in Paris ; is now
directing the Ben Greet Repertory
Company ; is the part-author of
" Captain Swing/' produced at the
Repertory, Plymouth, 1919 ; part-
author of " Crepe de Chine," 1919 ;
" The Yellow Poppy," 1923. Favour-
ite parts : Shylock, Dr. Rylott in
" The Speckled Band " and Valen-
tine in " You Never Can Tell."
Recreations : Golfing and motoring.
Address : 37 Brook Green, W.6.
Telephone No. : Riverside 1101.
STOKER, Henry Hew Gordon,
D.S.O., R.N., actor ; b. Dublin, 2 Feb.,
1885 ; 5. of William Stoker, F.RC.S.,
and his wife Janet Mary (Ross-Todd) ;
e. Dartmouth College ; entered the
Royal Navy 1900, retiring with rank
of Commander ; served in the war,
was captured by the Turks, 1915, and
was a prisoner of war, in Turkey, for
three and a half years ; made his first
appearance on the stage under the
name of Hew Gordon, at the Ambassa-
dors' Theatre, 20 Apr., 1920, as Mr.
Morris in " A Grain of Mustard Seed " ;
appeared at the Royalty, under his
own name, Feb., 1921, as Archibald
Hanney in " A Social Convenience " ;
at the Queen's, Oct., 1921, played Joe
Maxwell in " The Hotel Mouse " ; at
the Royalty, Jan., 1922, Robert
Ransome in " The Eleventh Command-
ment " ; at the Comedy, June, 1922,
the Doctor in " Quarantine " ; he
then went to America, and appeared
at the Gaiety, New York, Sept., 1922,
as Charles Winsor in " Loyalties " ; on
his return to London, appeared at the
Prince's, Oct., 1923, as Dr, Watson in
" The Return of Sherlock Holmes " ;
at the Comedy, June, 1924, played
William Harris in" " Peter Western " ;
subsequently toured as David Chaunt-
rell in " The Eternal Spring " ; author
of " The Long Watch/' and other
ballads. Recreations : Outdoor sports.
Club : Naval and Military, Address :
14 Hertford Street, WJ/
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STOLL, Sir Oswald (or. 1919), man-
ager ; 6. Melbourne, 20 Jan., 1866 ;
s. of Roderick Gray, and his wife
Adelaide ; adopted his stepfather's
name, on his mother's re-marriage ;
e. Liverpool ; on leaving school in
1880, assisted his mother, who was
manageress of the old Parthenon Music
Hall, Liverpool ; subsequently engaged
as a variety agent ; in 1889 he entered
on the management of Leveno's Music
Hall, Cardiff, which he opened as the
Cardiff Empire, and which he ran on the
two houses a night principle ; subse-
quently opened the Empire at Swansea
and Newport, and gradually became
manager of eight music halls in Eng-
land and Wales ; he then became
associated with the Moss and Thornton
management, and in 1900 their
interests were merged, and the com-
bination known as the Moss Empires
Ltd., was launched ; in 1900 the
London Hippodrome was opened, and
subsequently the Coliseum was built
and opened ; after a time he seceded
from the combination and himself
took over the Coliseum ; has since
extended his operations and is now
chairman and managing director of
the Stoll Companies, controlling twelve
of the leading halls in London and the
provinces ; cliairman of the Alhanxbra
Theatre, Ltd., Leicester Square ; chair-
man of the Stoll Film Co. ; managing
director of the Stoll Picture Theatre.
Address ; Carlton House, Putney Hill,
S.W.15 ; or Coliseum Buildings, St.
Martin's Lane, W.C. Telephone No. :
Gerrard 7903.
STONE, Fred Andrew, actor; 6.
Denver, Colorado, 19 Aug., 1873 ;
0. Topcka, Kan, ; m, Ailcen Crater ;
made his first appearance in 1884 at
Topeka ; in 1886 was travelling with
the Soils-Renfrew Circus, in con-
junction with his brother, Edwin J,
Stone ; subsequently played Topsy in
" Uncle Tom's Cabin " ; met his
present working partner, David
Montgommory, in 1894, at St. Joseph,
Mo,, and they first appeared together at
Keith's Theatre, Boston, Mass. ; they
remained in variety theatres some
years ; appeared at the Palace Theatre,
London, l&OO ; at the Herald Square
Theatre, 7 Jan., 1901, appeared under
the management of Charles Froman as
Christopher Grunt in " The Girl
from Up There " ; made his reappear-
ance in London at the Duke of York's
Theatre, 23 Apr., 1901, in the same
part ; subsequently appeared in pan-
tomime at Liverpool, under the
management of Robert Arthur ; on
his return to America, made a great
success as the Scarecrow in " The
Wizard of Oz," 1903, followed by
another " hit " as Con Kidder in " The
Red Mill/' 1906 ; toured in this piece
for three seasons ; in 1909 toured as
Henry Clay Baxter in ' ' The Old Town" ;
appeared in this part at the Globe,
New York, Jan., 1910, again toured
in this throughout 1910-11 ; at the
Globe, New York, Oct., 1912, played
Spooks in " The Lady of the Slipper,"
subsequently touring in the same part ;
at the Globe, New York, Oct., 1914,
played Chin Hop Hi in " Chin-Chin " ;
subsequently toured in the same part ;
at the Globe, New York, Oct., 1917,
played the title-rdle in " Jack o'
Lantern " ; he toured in this play
until 1920 ; at the Globe, Oct., 1920,
appeared in " Tip-Top," and played
in this until 1923 ; at the Globe, Nov.,
1923, played Peter Plug in " Stepping
Stones," and continued in this through-
out 1924. Address : cfo C. B. Dilling-
ham, Globe Theatre Buildings, Broad-
way, and 46th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
STBEET, (*eorge Slythe, M.V.O., the
examiner of plays ; b. Wimbledon, 18
July, 1867 ; s. of Samuel Street ; e.
East Sheen, Charterhouse, and Exeter
College, Oxford ; author of " Great
Friends," Court Theatre, Jan., 1905,
and other plays ; edited an edition
of Congreve's plays, 1895 ; has written
several books including "The Auto-
biography of a Boy," " The Trials of
the Bantocks," " The Ghosts of
Piccadilly," " People and Questions,"
etc.; was appointed joint-examiner of
plays, 1914, succeeding the late Charles
Brookfield ; sole examiner since 1920 ;
was the recipient of the M.V.O., 1924.
Address : Lord Chamberlain's Office,
St. James's Palace, S.W.I, or 64 Curzon
Street, W.I. Telephone No. ; Gerrard
3007.
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STRONG, Austin, dramatic author ;
6. San Francisco, 18 Apr., 1881 ; s. of
Isobel (Osbourne) and J. D. Strong ; e,
Wellington College, New Zealand;
m. Mary Holbrook Wilson ; was
formerly a landscape architect ; has
written the following plays : " The
Exile " (with Lloyd Osbourne), 1903 ;
" The Little Father of the Wilderness "
(with Osbourne), 1905 ; " The Drums
of Oude/' 1906 ; " The Toymaker of
Nuremberg," 1907 ; " Rip Van
Winkle," 1911; "The Good Little
Devil," 1912 ; " The Dragon's Claw,"
1914; "Who is Sylvia?" 1915;
" Bunny," 1916 ; " Three Wise Fools,"
1918; " Fair Helen," 1919; "Seventh
Heaven," 1922 ; is a member of the
Society of American Dramatists. Clubs:
Players', New York Yacht, and Gar-
rick, London. Address : 7 West 43rd
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
STEOUD Gregory actor and vocal-
ist ; 6. Margate, 5 Sept., 1892 ; 5, of
William Henry Stroud and his wife
Elizabeth (Emptage) ; e. Cliftonville
College, Margate ; studied singing
under Albert Visetti and Victor
Beigel ; made, his first appearance on
the stage at Daly's Theatre, 28 Oct.,
1914, in the chorus of " A Country
Girl," also understudying the leading
part ; after the end of the war he
went to Australia, and from 1919-21
toured there in the leading parts in
" Maggie," " Bran-Pie," and as Nural-
din in " Chu-Chin-Chow " ; on return-
ing to London, appeared at the Winter
Garden Theatre, Sept., 1921, as Blair
Farquar in " Sally " ; at the Duke of
York's, Nov., 1922, Bassanio in the
operatic version of " The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Palace, May, 1923,
appeared in " The Music Box Revue " ;
at the Kingsway, Feb., 1924, played
Jack Manley in " Kate " ; subse-
quently toured iix " Katja the Dancer."
Favourite pa-vis • Jack Manley in
" Kate," and Blair in " Sally." Club :
Green Room. Address : 2c Oxford and
Cambridge Mansions, N.W.I. Tele-
phone No. ; Paddington 4113,
STUART, Leslie (Thomas Augustine
Barrett), musical composer ; b.
Southport, 15 Mar., 1864; in his
youth was organist to the Roman
Catholic Cathedral, Salford, which
position he held for seven years ;
subsequently fulfilled a further seven
years' engagement in a similar capacity
at the Church of the Holy Name,
Manchester ; first sprang into promin-
ence as a composer of several songs
for the late Signor Foli, notably
" Rip Van Winkle," " The Ban-
dolero," etc. ; came to London
permanently in 1895 and wrote
" Lousiana Lou " for Ellaline Terriss
in " The Shop Girl " ; subsequently
wrote a number of songs for
George Edwardes for " An Artist's
Model " and other pieces ; established
a firm reputation with the song
" Soldiers of the Queen," which became
quite a rage in 1895-6 ; subsequently
composed a number of popular " coon "
songs for Eugene Stratton, notably
" Little Dolly Daydream," " Is Your
Mammie Always Wid Ye ? " " The
Lily of Laguna," "The Little Octo-
roon," " I May be Crazy," " Sheelah
Magee," " The Dandy Fifth," etc. ;
is the composer of the following
musical plays ; " Florodora/' 1899 ;
" The Silver Slipper," 1901 ; " The
School Girl," 1903 ; " The Belle of
Mayfair," 1906; "Havana," 190S ;
" Captain Kidd," 1910 ; " The Slim
Princess," 1910; "Peggy," 1911;
" Bubbles," 1914 ; " Midnight Frolic "
(New York), 1917 ; during 1915 ap-
peared on the variety stage as accom-
panist to his daughter, May Leslie-
Stuart, in songs of his own composi-
tion ; subsequently spent some years
in the United States ; returned to
England, 1921, and has since resumed
his appearances on the variety stage,
playing his own compositions,
STUART, Otho (Otto Stuart An-
dreae), manager; d. 9 Aug., 1865;
was intended for a commercial career,
and with that object acquired a know-
ledge of French, German, Spanish,
and Italian, all of which languages
he speaks with fluency ; in 1886 became
a pupil of Hermann Vezin, subse-
quently joining F. R. Benson ; com-
menced as a player of juvenile parts ;
made his first appearance on the Lon-
don stage at the Opera Coraique, as
Serafmo del' Aquila, in "A Fool's
Revenge/* 3 July, 1886 ; rejoined the
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Benson company and appeared at
the Globe, Dec., 1889, as Oberon in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
also appeared at that theatre in
" The Taming of the Shrew," " Ham-
let " and " Othello " ; for some time
toured in the provinces as " Dr. Bill " ;
supported Mrs. Bernard Beere as
leading man during her Australian
tour, playing Loris Ipanoff in " Fe-
dora," Joseph Surface, Young Marlow,
Charles Courtley, etc. ; returning to
England he played George D'Alroy
in " Caste," on tour ; he then rejoined
the Benson company, playing Brutus,
Tullius Aufidius, and other prominent
Shakespearean parts ; after this he
toured as Owen in " Liberty Hall,"
1893, and David Remon in " The
Masqueraclcrs," 1895 ; shortly after,
he married and withdrew from the
stage ; in 1904 he took the Adelphi
Theatre, and in conjunction with
Oscar Asche produced " The Prayer
of the Sword," " Tristram and Iseult,"
" The Virgin Goddess " ; his Shake-
spearean revivals included " The Tam-
ing of the Shrew," " A Midsummer
Night's Dream," " Hamlet," and
" Measure for Measure " ; also pro-
duced two modern plays, " Dr. Wake's
Patient," and " The Lonely Mil-
lionaires " ; in 1906 he took a short
lease of Wyndham's, and produced
" Peter's Mother/* which was so
successful that it was transferred to
the Apollo, while the late King Com-
manded its performance at Sandring-
ham in honour of the Queen's birthday ;
made a brief reappearance on the
stage, at Stratford-on-Avon, during
the Shakespeare Festival of 1907,
as Dr. Barton in " The Peacemaker " ;
at the conclusion of his management
of the Adelphi in 1907, became lessee
and manager of the Court Theatre,
where he produced Barry Doyle's
" Rest Cure," " The Incubus/' " The
Phoenix," " Lady Frederick," " Ham-
ilton's Second Marriage/' " The
House/' and " Mrs. Bill " ; relin-
quished the management of this
theatre in Feb., 1908 ; was responsible
for the production of " The Earth/'
at the Kingsway Theatre, Apr., 1909 ;
reappeared on the stage, at His
Majesty's Theatre, June, 1909, with
F. R, Benson's company, playing
Clarence in " Richard III " ; in 1910
toured with Benson, playing Brutus
in "Julius Caesar"; at Stratford-on-
Avon, Apr., 1910, played Bassanio
in " The Merchant of Venice " ; ap-
peared at His Majesty's, May, 1912,
as Gratiano in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Vaudeville, Mar.,
1914, played Clarence Reed in " The
Rest Cure " ; subsequently rejoined
F. R. Benson, and toured in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," " Twelfth
Night," " Hamlet," " Julius Caesar/'
" Richard III," " The Taming of the
Shrew," " King Henry V," etc. ;
assumed the management of the Court
Theatre, Dec., 1915, and produced
" A Midsummer Night's Dream, "with
F. R. Benson's company ; Mar., 1916,
appeared as Lord Lushington in
" Kultur at Home " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1917, played Horatio in " Ham-
let "; subsequently toured as John
Crewys in " Peter's Mother " ; during
the autumn of 1918 appeared at the
Playhouse, Liverpool ; at the St.
James's, Sept., 1919, played Prince
Sergius in " Reparation " ; during
1921-22 toured with F. R, Benson's
company, playing Hamlet, Shylock,
Malvolio, Brutus, Jaqucs, etc. Ad-
dress : 14 The Boltons, S.W.15. Tele-
phone No, : Kensington 4545.
STUCKEY, Phyllis, actress ; m. Ken-
neth Tidd ; made her first appearance
on the stage at the Vaudeville Theatre,
16 Mar., 1914, as Muriel in " The Rest
Cure " ; at the Criterion, Oct., 1914,
played Miss Potts in " Sir Richard's
Biography"; in 1915 toured as
Posy in " Quinncy's " ; in Aug.,
1916, went to America, and played
in "A Pair of Silk Stockings " ; at
the Coliseum, July, 1917, appeared
as Gladys Hamilton in " The Lady in
Red " ; in 1918 wont to France and
played in Lena Ashwell's Paris Reper-
tory Co. ; at the Criterion, Apr., 1919,
played the Curate's fiancee in " Our
Mr. Hepplewhite," subsequently
appearing as Adela ; at the Ambassa-
dors', June, 1919, Rose Dean in " The
Storm " ; at the Haymarket, Feb.,
1920, appeared as the Maid in " Tea
for Three," and in Mar., 1920, played
the Wife in the same play ; later in the
same month played Ada in " The
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Young Person in Pink " ; at the Com-
edy, Nov., 1920, appeared as Ruth in
" Will You Kiss Me ? " at the Criterion,
Mar., 1921, as Susan in " Grumpy " ;
at the Everyman, Feb., 1923, and
Royalty, Apr., 1923, played Mrs. Stone
in "At Mrs. Beams." Address : 29
Nevern Place, S.W.5. Telephone No. :
Western 1695.
STUDHOLME, Marie, actress; &.
Eccleshill, Yorkshire, 10 Sept., 1875 ;
d. of Joseph Lupton ; e. at Saltaire ;
m. H. Giles Borrett ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Lyric
Theatre, in 1891, during the run of
" La Cigale/' and in Jan., 1892, she
appeared at the same theatre in " The
Mountebanks " ; she then appeared
at the Criterion, under Sir Charles
Wyndham, and in July, 1892, she
played Anna Maria Maguire in " Haste
to the Wedding/' and Aug., 1892, she
played Nellie Basset in a revival of
" Betsy " ; she then went to the
Shaftesbury, Apr., 1893, to play
Rhea Porter in " Morocco Bound/'
and subsequently appeared in that
play as the Hon. Ethel Sportington ;
she was then engaged by George
Edwardes and appeared at the Prince
of Wales's, Oct., 1893, as Gladys
Stourton in " A Gaiety Girl/' and
after the piece was transferred to
Daly's, appeared as Alma Somerset ;
at Daly's, she also appeared in " An
Artist's Model/' 1895 ; " The Geisha,"
1896, and " The Greek Slave/' 1898 ;
toured in title-fd/e in " San Toy,"
1899 ; played in " The Messenger
Boy " at Gaiety, 1900, and appeared
as Dora Selby in " The Toreador,"
1901 ; Josephine in " The Orchid,"
1903 ; at the Prince of Wales's, 1903,
played Cicely Marchmont in " The
School Girl/' subsequently returning
to " The Orchid " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, 1905, appeared for a time as
Lady Betty in "Lady Madcap,"
subsequently touring in the same part ;
appeared at Daly's, '1906, as Molly
Seamore in the revival of " The
Geisha " ; at the Prince of Wales's
as Alice in " Alice in Wonderland,"
Christmas, 1906, and at the Hicks
Theatre, Mar., 1907, as Joy Blossom
in " My Darling/' subsequently touring
in the same piece ; toure^ |ri $IQ title-
rdle of " Miss Hook of Holland," 1907,
and " My Mimosa Maid," 1908 ; con-
tinued to tour in these plays during
1909-10 ; visited South Africa 1910-11 ;
reappeared in London, at the Wood
Green Empire, 17 Feb., 1913, as Mrs.
Mary Desborough in " Her Ladyship/'
in which she subsequently toured.
Address : 298 Finchley Road, N.W.3.
Telephone No. : Hampstead 7233.
SUMMEES, Montague, critic and
theatrical historian ; b. Clifton Down,
Bristol, 10 Apr., 1880 ; e. Clifton
College, Oxford ; is the author of the
following works : "In the Midst of
Life " ; a Drama for Marionettes, 1907
" The Rehearsal," 1913 ; " The Work,
of Aphra Benn/' 6 vols., 1914
" Richard Bromc, Playmakcr," 1918
"A Restoration Actress: Mrs. Boutcll/
1919 ; " A Restoration Prompt Book/
1920 ; " Restoration Comedies," 1921
" Shakespeare Adaptations," 1922
" The complete works of William
Congreve," 4 vols., 1923 ; " Seven
teenth Century Dramatists," 1924
has written more than thirty theatrical
histories for the Phoenix, Stage Society,
and other programmes ; was chairman
of the Phoenix Society. Favourite
plays : " The Country Wife " and
" The Duchess of Malfi." Recreations :
Travel, reading, literary and theatrical
research, and dogs. Address : c/o
Renaissance Theatre, Adclphi Hotel,
W.C.2.
SUMNEE, Mary, actress ; m. C. K.
Munro ; was a pupil at the Academy of
Dramatic Art, 1906 ; made her first
appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's Theatre, 25 Jan., 1906, as
an Attendant in " Nero " ; at the
same theatre, Oct., 1906, played Rosey
Mackenzie in " Colonel Ncwcome " ;
Mar., 1908, Rosa Bud in " The Mystery
of Edwin Drood " ; from 1909-11
toured in the provinces with the
Benson (North) company; from 1913-
16, appeared with Forbes-Robertson's
company, in the United States and
Canada, playing Bessie Broke in " The
Light that Failed/' Stadia in " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back,"
etc., on his farewell tours ; for several
seasons was a prominent member
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of the company of the " Old Vic,"
where she played among other parts,
Juliet, Ophelia, Jessica, Olivia in
" Twelfth Night," Katharine in " The
Taming of the Shrew," Perditain " The
Winter's Tale," Mabel Vane in " Masks
and Faces," Marina in " Pericles," etc.;
a member of Lena Ashwell's dramatic
companies in France, 1918-19 ; accom-
panied the Old Vic company to
Brussels, June, 1921, at the invitation
of the Belgian Government. A ddress :
45 Netherhall Gardens, N.W.3. Tele-
phone No. : Hampstead 3955.
SUNDERLAND, Scott, actor; b.
Rock Ferry, Cheshire, 19 Sept., 1883 ;
£•. of Charles Sunderland and his wife
Mary (Scollick) ; e. Rossall School, and
Heidelberg, Germany ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Memor-
ial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, Apr.,
1909, with F. R. Benson's company,
as Douglas in " Henry IV (part II) " ;
subsequently toured in old English
Comedy with Arthur Phillips ; made
his first appearance in London, at the
Coronet Theatre, Notting Hill, 28 June,
1909/ in " School " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1910, played Lorenzo in " The
Merchant of Venice," and then joined
the Liverpool Repertory Theatre,
under Basil Dean ; in 1913 joined the
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and
played Feste in " Twelfth Night," at
the opening performance ; served in
the Army, 1914-18 ; during 1919
toured with Violet Vanbrugh and
appeared with her at the Globe Theatre,
July, 1919, as David Ebbing in
" Trimmed in Scarlet " ; during 1920
toured with Gertrude Elliott ; at the
Globe, Apr., 1921, as Napoleon Krrol
in " The Knave of Diamonds " ;
rejoined the Birmingham Repertory,
1921, and between that date and 1923
played over seventy parts, including
I'rmce Hal, Macduff, Orlando, Tony
Lumpkin, John Rhead in " Mile-
stones/' Grant in " Abraham Lincoln,"
Valentine in " You Never Can Tell,"
etc. ; appeared at the Royalty, Oct.,
1922, as "Theodore Blundcll in "Mid-
Channel " with Irene Vanbrugh ; at
the Court Theatre, Fob., 1924, ap-
peared as Cain, the Elderly Gentle-
man, Ozymandias and the Ghost of
Cain in " Back to Methuselah " ;
Mar., 1924, Richard Coaker in " The
Farmer's Wife " ; at the Regent,
May, 1924, played Mercutio in " Romeo
and Juliet." Favourite parts : Captain
Absolute, Macdufl, and the Elderly
Gentleman. Recreations : Music and
travel. Address : Repertory Theatre,
Birmingham.
SUTHERLAND, Annie, actress; b.
Washington, D.C., 1 Mar., 1867 ;
e. Chicago ; m. Charles Harding ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
at Haverley's Theatre, Chicago, in
" H.M.S. Pinafore," as Little Butter-
cup, in a juvenile company ; gained
much experience at the Boston Museum
in 1883, appeared with H. E. Dixey,
in " Adonis " ; at Fourteenth Street
Theatre, 17 May, 1886, played with
Lydia Thompson in " Oxygen " ;
toured with Nat Goodwin (1891),
appearing also at the Bijou Theatre,
New York, in that year, as Annie
Harrington in " The Nominee," Mabel
Medford in the same piece, Hesketh
Price in " The Viper on the Hearth,"
etc. ; at Fourteenth Street Theatre,
1893, played in "The Marriage
Spectre " ; at the Casino, 1893, ap-
peared as the Captain of the Guard in
" Prince Kam " ; appeared at the
Empire, 1895, in " The City of Plea-
sure " ; in Oct., 1896, with the late
Georgia Cay van, appeared in " Mary
Pennington " and " Squire Kate " ;
toured with the late Joseph Jefferson
as Gretchen in " Rip Van Winkle " ;
supported Mrs. Leslie Carter as
Florianne in " Zaza/' at the Garrick,
New York, 1899; played Josepha
in "At the White Horse Tavern/'
Wallack's, 1899 ; at the Broadway,
Mar., 1901, played Lady St. Azuline
in " The Price of Peace " ; during
1903 toured as Josephine in " More
than Queen " ; made her de*but as a
41 star " at Milwaukee, July, 1904,
as Paula Erskine in " Mrs. Erskine's
Devotion " ; played with the Murray
Hill " stock " company, 1905 ; at the
Garden Theatre, Sept,, 1905, played
Susanna Wheatley in " The Bad
Samaritan " ; at the Manhattan The-
atre, 10 Sept., 1906, played Mrs.
Cathcart in " Clothes " ; at Wilmington,
Del, Jan., 1907, appeared in " Too
Near Home/1 and at Columbus, O.,
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Mar., 1907, played in " The Powers
That Be " ; at Springfield, July, 1908,
played Portia Perkins in "I Take
This Man/' and appeared at the
Garden Theatre, New York, Dec., 1908,
in the same part, when the play was
called " Mary Jane's Pa " ; during
1909 toured as Jolan in " The Devil " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, New York,
Aug., 1909, played Madge Bolt in
" Is Matrimony a Failure ? " ; at the
Bijou Theatre, Sept., 1910, played
Mabel in " My Man " ; at Chicago,
Dec., 1910, appeared as Sylvia in
"Sentimental Sally"; during 1911
toured in " The Quality of Mercy " ;
at Chicago, Aug., 1911, played Kate
Fallen in " The Deep Purple " ; in
1912 toured in the same part, and sub-
sequently in " Ransomed " ; in 1913
played in " vaudeville " in " The
Stool Pigeon " ; at Chicago, Feb.,
1914, played Mrs, Staunton in "The
Speckled Band " ; at the Hudson
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1914, ap-
peared as " Kansas City Kit " Brown
in " The Heart of a Thief " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Apr., 1915, Mrs.
Clandon in " You Never Can Tell " ;
at the Park Theatre, May, 1915,
Catherine Petkoff in " Arms and the
Man " ; at the Eltinge Theatre, Aug.,
1916, played Nell Brockton in " Cheat-
ing Cheaters " ; at the Republic,
July, 1919, Madge Conroy in "A
Voice in the Dark " ; at the Forty-
fourth Street Theatre, June, 1920,
Mrs. Warham in " Susan Lenox " ;
subsequently toured in " Cornered " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Sept.,
1921, played Mrs. Griggs in " The Elton
Case " ; at the Little, New York, Aug.,
1922, Mildred Sherwood in " A
Serpent's Tooth."
SUTKO, Alfred, O.B.E., dramatic
author ; b. London, 7 Aug., 1863 ; s. of
Sigismund Sutro, M.D., F.R.C.P. ;
e. City of London School and
Brussels ; m. Esther Stella, d. of J. M.
Isaacs, and sister of Lord Reading ;
is the author of the following plays,
many of them highly successful :
" The Chili Widow " (from the French,
with Arthur Bourchier), 1896 ;
"Carrots" (from the French), 1900;
"The Cave of Illusion," 1900;
" Arethusa," 1903 ; " A Lonely
Life," 1903 ; "A Marriage has been
Arranged," 1903 ; " The Walls of
Jericho/' 1904 ; " A Maker of Men,"
and " Mollentrave on Women," 1904 ;
" The Perfect Lover," 1905 ; " The
Fascinating Mr. Vanderveldt," 1906 ;
" John Glayde's Honour," 1907 ; " The
Barrier," 1907 ; " The Man on the
Kerb," 1908; "The Builder of
Bridges," 1908; "Making a Gentle-
man," 1909 ; " The Perplexed
Husband," 1911, ''The Bracelet,"
1912; "The Fire Screen/' 1912;
"The Two Virtues/' 1914; "The
Clever Ones," 1914 ; " The Great
Redding Street Burglary," 1916 ;" The
Two Miss Farndon's " (" Uncle Any-
how"), 1917 ; " The Bracelet," 1917 ;
" The Marriage Will Not Take Place,"
1917; "The Trap," 1918; "The
Choice," 1919 ; " The Laughing Lady/
1922 ; " The Great Well," 1922 ;
"Far Above Rubies," 1924, etc. ; has
written various works and translated
several of Maeterlinck's books into
English. Address : 31 Chester Ter-
race, Regent's Park, N.W.I. Telephone:
Museum 5626.
SUTTON-VANE, Vane, actor, dra-
matic author, and stage manager ; b.
1888 ; s. of the late Sutton-Vanc ; m.
Diana Hamilton ; appeared at the
Little Theatre, 20 June, 1912, as Basil
Fyske in " Very Much Married " ;
during the same year and in 1913
toured as Lieut, Essaieff in " By Right
of Sword " ; at the Court, Sept., 1914,
played Vernon Blaber in " Felicia " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1917
appeared as Howard Standish in " The
Thirteenth Chair " ; at the Royalty,
Mar., 1919, as Henry Pritchard in
" Caesar's Wife " ; Oct., 1919, as
Ernest Wybrow in " Summertime " ;
at the Little Theatre, Apr,, 1920,
played Felix Talbot in " Other Times ";
May, 1920, Eric Parchcstor in " Hus-
bands for All " ; in Sept., 1920, toured
as William Redfern in " By All Means,
Darling" ; at the Little Theatre, Nov.,
1924, played Lord Chalk in " Palling
Leaves " ; is the author of " His
Heart in Japan/' 1911 ; " Very Much
Married," 1912 ; " The Blow," 1915 ;
" By All Means, Darling," 1920 ;
"Outward Bound," 1923; "Falling
Leaves/' 1924 ; his play " Outward
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Bound," was produced at the Every-
man Theatre and subsequently trans-
ferred to five different West End
theatres, where it created much con-
troversy and excited great interest.
Address : 18 Boundary Road, St.
John's Wood, N.W.8.
SWAPFER, Hannon, journalist and
dramatic critic ; b. Lindfield, Sussex,
1 Nov., 1879 ; on his father's side is
descended from a long line of Kentish
yeoman-farmers, and on his mother's
side, is related to the poet Keats ;
e, Stroud Green Grammar School, and
in Fleet Street ; commenced his
journalistic career in Folkestone, and
had a varied experience in the pro-
vinces before joining the Daily Mail
in 1902 ; for seventeen years was
engaged on the late Lord NorthclinVs
staffs, on various papers, and was for
some time editor of the Weekly Dis-
patch ; was engaged for ten years on
the Daily Mirror ; in 1913, invented
" Mr. Gossip," for the Daily Sketch, a
feature which has been copied pretty
generally throughout English journal-
ism ; subsequently joined the Daily
Graphic, in which his page by " Mr.
London," was a prominent feature,
and for which paper he also acted as
dramatic critic ; also contributed
" Plays and Players " to the Sunday
Times ; in 1924 was appointed editor
of The People, but he remained only a
few months ; has contributed fre-
quently to the periodical press ; has
also lectured in the United States ; he
was instrumental in stopping " black
and white " boxing in England by
obtaining the prohibition of the pro-
posed JohriHon-WolLs contest ; was
partly responsible for the closing of
the old promenades in music halls,
and provided Sir Horace Smith-
Porrieu with the facts for his crusade
against in decent plays ; he also opposed
the production of the negro revues at the
Empire and London Pavilion, in 1923 ;
opposed the Kodeo at Wembley, 1924,
on 'the ground of cruelty to animals ;
has travelled widely in Europe and
America ; is keenly interested in
spiritualism, and recently published
Ms first book, " Northcliff e s Return " ;
has been a dramatic critic for
twenty years ; is well known as a
speaker at London theatrical debating
societies.
SWAN, Mark Elbcrt, dramatic au-
thor ; b. 1871 ; has written the following
plays : " The Top of the World," 1907 ;
" Prince Humbug," 1908 ; " He Came
from Milwaukee " (with Edgar Smith),
1910 ; "A Message from Reno " (with
C. Barnard), 1910; "Miss Jack"
(with W. F. Peters) ; " Just Like
John " (with George Broadhurst),
1912 ; " The Dingbat Family," 1912 ;
" Her Own Money," 1913 ; " The
Gentleman from No. 19," 1913 ; " All
Aboard," 1913 ; " The Third Party,"
1914 ; " Somebody's Luggage," 1916 ;
"A Regular Feller," 1916; "If,"
1917 ; " Parlor, Bedroom, and Bath,"
1917 ; " She Walked in her Sleep/'
1918 ; " Keep it to Yourself," 1919 " ;
" Judy Drops In," 1924.
SWETE, E. Lyall, actor, producer,
and dramatic author ; h. Wrington,
Somerset, 25 July, 1865 ; 5. ol
Horace Swete, M.D. ; e. Trinity
College, Stratford-on-Avon, and
Worcester Cathedral School ; m. Ethel
Mary Brough, d. of late William
Brough, dramatic author ; made his
first appearance on the stage at
Margate, with the late Sarah Thome
in 1887 ; subsequently played in the
provinces for a number of years, ap-
pearing with Mrs. Bandrnann-Palrner
and F. R. Benson's companies ;
appeared at the Lyceum, with Ben-
son's company, where he made his
first appearance in London, as Michael
Williams in " Henry V," 15 Feb., 1900 ;
also at the Comedy, 1901, with the
Benson company ; joined Sir George
Alexander in 1901, and appeared at the
St. James's, in " The Importance of
Being Earnest " ; " Paolo and Fran-
cesca," 1902 ; " If I Were King," 1902 ;
" Old Heidelberg," 1903 ; in 1904,
appeared at the Imperial, with Lewis
Waller, as Mr. Valentine in " Miss
Elizabeth's Prisoner," of which he
was part author ; joined Qtho Stuart
and Oscar Asche at Adclphi, Sept.,
1904, playing Ugolini in " The Prayer
of the Sword," and remaining there
until the end of 1905 appeared in
"The Taming of the Shrew/1
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" Hamlet," and " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; appeared as Sir Daniel
Ridgley in " His House in Order/'
at St. James's, 1906 ; Colonel Rapp in
" The Great Conspiracy," at Duke
of York's, 1907 ; Mr. Protheroe in
" The Thief/' St. James's, 1907 ;
Justice Proudfoot in " The Noble
Spaniard," Royalty, 1909 ; returned
to the St. James's, May, 1909, to play
his old part of Lutz in " Old Heidel-
berg " ; then joined the Haymarket
company, Dec., 1909, to produce
" The Blue Bird " ; appeared at that
theatre, June, 1910, as Herr Fritzing
in " Priscilla Runs Away " ; Feb.,
1911, Henry Pacey in "All that
Matters"; June, 1911, Perissol in
" Above Suspicion " ; at Wyndham's,
Sept., 1911, played Clarence Wood-
house in " The Perplexed Husband " ;
at the Haymarket, Apr., 1912, ap-
peared as the Rev. Denis Geraldine
in his own comedy, " Pitch and Soap " ;
Nov., 1912, as the Chamberlain in
" The Golden Doom " ; Apr., 1913,
as Professor Dupont in '* Typhoon,"
and May, 1913, as George Demarest
in " Within the Law " ; at the Hay-
market, June, 1914, played Sir William
Medlicott, M.D., in " Driven " ; at
the St. James's, Oct., 1914, reappeared
as Sir Daniel Ridgley in " His House
in Order " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec.,
1914, played Williams in " King Henry
V " ; at Co vent Garden, 2 Feb., 1915,
Rowley in the " all-star " revival of
" The School for Scandal," given in
aid of the Actors' Benevolent Fund ; at
the Prince of Wales's, Mar., 1915,
played the Manager of the Hotel in
"He Didn't Want to Do It"; at
the Haymarket, Dec., 1915, played
Mrs. Prentiss in " Who is He ? " ;
Apr., 1916, Canon Palstave in " The
Mayor of Troy " ; Sept., 1916, Man-
gassarogli in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ;
at the Coliseum, Apr., 1917, played
Chrysos in " Pygmalion and Galatea" ;
at His Majesty's, July- Aug., 1917,
Abu Hasan in " Chu-Chin-Chow " ;
he then went to America, and produced
'" Chu-Chin-Chow," at the Manhattan
<Opera House, New York, Oct., 1917,
foi- Comstock and Gest ; appeared
at fthe Empire, New York, Feb.,
8* as Lord Cardonnell in " The
" ; May, 1918, played Mr.
Torrance in "The New Word," and
Harold Baxter in " Belinda " ; at
the Belasco, Washington, Aug., 1918,
played James Oiler enshaw in " Helen
With the High Hand " ; at the Cen-
tury, New York, Sept., 1918, produced
" Freedom," in which he played
Becket, King John, etc. ; at the Bel-
mont, New York, Mar., 1919, appeared
as the Burgomaster in "A Burgo-
master of Belgium " ; at the Empire,
New York, Apr., 1921, produced
" Clair de Lune," for Ethel and John
Barrymore, in which he played Ursus ;
at the Comedy, Oct., 1921, played
Lord Cheriton in " Arammta Arrives ";
at the Court, Feb., 1922, James How
in " Justice," and Canon Bentley in
" The Pigeon " ; at the Savoy, Apr.,
1922, James Ledbury in " The Card
Players " ; at the Ambassadors', Dec.,
1922, Dr. Delaney in " Sweet Laven-
der " ; at the St. James's, May, 1923,
Sir Montague Tollemache in " The
Outsider"; at the Garrick, Oct.,
1923, the Rev. Frank Thompson in
" Outward Bound " ; at the New
Theatre, Mar., 1924, the Earl of War-
wick in " Saint Joan/' in which he
continued throughout the year ; he
produced " A Well Remembered
Voice," for George Arliss, 1918, and
" Aphrodite " and " Mecca " at the
Century Theatre, New York, 1919-20,
for Comstock and Gest ; is frequently
engaged to produce plays at the leading
West End theatres, and during the
past few years was responsible for
revivals of " Justice," " The Pigeon,"
and " The Silver Box " at the Court,
1922; "The Island King," Aclelphi,
1922 ; " Sweet Lavender," Ambassa-
dors', 1922; "The Street Singer,"
Lyric, 1924 ; " Old English," Hay-
market, 1924. Club : Garrick. Ad-
dress : The Corner House, Sunbury-
on-Thames.
SWINBUBNE, Nora, actress; h.
Bath, 24 July, 1902 ; d, of Henry
Swinburne Johnson and his wife
Leonora Tamia (Brain) ; e. Rosholmc
College, Weston-super-Mare ; m. .Francis
Lister ; studied for the stage at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ;
while still a student at the Academy,
appeared at the New Theatre,
11 Apr., 1916, as The Wild Flowers
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in " Paddly Pools " ; appeared at
the Comedy Theatre, Sept., 1916, as
a dancer in " This and That," and
Oct., 1916, appeared in "Samples";
at the Strand, Dec., 1918, played
Regina Waterhouse in " Scandal " ;
at the Apollo, 1919, played Tilly in
" Tilly of Bloomsbury," for about six
weeks; at the Gaiety, Jan., 1921,
Roselle in " The Betrothal " ; she then
appeared in several cinema plays ;
at the St. James's, Jan., 1922, Miss
Dale Ogden in " The Bat " ; the
following year went to America, and
at the Lyceum, New York, May, 1923,
played Evadne in " The Mountebank ";
at the Belasco, New York, Sept., 1923,
Sheila in *' Mary, Mary, Quite Con-
trary " ; on returning to England,
appeared at the St. Martin's, June,
1924, as Lorna Webster in " In the
Next Room " ; at the Little Theatre,
Dec., 1924, played Veronica Duane in
" You and I." Favourite part : The
Phantom in " The Betrothal." Recrea-
tions : Riding and golf. Address : 52
Clifton Gardens, N.W.ll. Telephone
No. : Speedwell 2461.
SWINLEY, Ion, actor; b. Barnes,
27 Oct., 1891 ; s. of Kate (Cawthorne)
and Harry J. Swindlejr ; e. St. Paul's
School ; was a pupil at the Academy
of Dramatic Art, Gower Street, where
he gained a gold rncdal ; made his
first appearance on the stage at His
Majesty's Theatre, 16 Apr., 1911, as
Demetrius in Sir Herbert Tree's
revival of "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; also appeared at the same
theatre during the 1911 Shakesperean
festival, as Cinna in "Julius Caesar,"
Sebastian in " Twelfth Night," and
Salarino in " The Merchant of Venice ";
Sept., 1911, appeared there as Donald-
bain in " Macbeth " ; during the same
month, appeared at the Criterion, as
Octavius in " Man and Superman " ;
returning to His Majesty's, appeared
there during 1912 as Little Billie in
" Trilby," the Senator in " Othello/'
Fabian in " Twelfth Night," Lorenzo
in " The Merchant of Venice/'
Pindarus in "Julius Caesar," Cromwell
in " King Henry VIII," Simple in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor/'
and Charlie Bates in " Oliver Twist " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1912, played
King Love in " Every woman " ; at
the Hayrnarket, Feb., 1913, Peter
in " The Pretenders/' and at Stratford-
on-Avon Memorial Theatre, May, 1913,
Troilus in " Troilus and Cressida " ;
in Aug., 1913, toured as Ham Carve in-
" The Great Adventure " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1914, played Lysander
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
in Aug., 1914, toured as Alan Graeme
in " The Pursuit of Pamela " ; with
the Repertory Theatre Company at
Birmingham, Apr .-May, 1915, played
Caliban in " The Tempest," Charles
in " The Painter and the Baby," the
Young Stranger in " The Storm " ;
Gratiano in " The Merchant of Venice/'
Captain Absolute in " The Rivals/'
etc. ; at the Memorial Theatre, Strat-
ford-on-Avon, July- Aug., 1916, played
a round of Shakespearean parts ; at
the termination of the War, appeared
at the St. James's, Sept., 1919, as
Victor Karenin in " Reparation " ; at
the Lyric, Hammersmith, Nov., 1919,
as the Cardinal in a revival of " The
Duchess of Malfi " ; same theatre,
Feb., 1920, as Rhodophil in " Marriage
a la Mode " ; at the Savoy, Apr.,
1920, played Laurence Blake in
" Paddy the Next Best Thing " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, Nov.,
1920 (for the Phoenix Society), played
Jaffier in " Venice Preserved " ; at
the same theatre (for the Phoenix
Society), Nov., 1921, Amintorin " The
Maid's Tragedy " ; at the Globe, Dec.,
1921, A, L, Royce in "The Truth
About Blayds " ; at the Shaftesbury
(for the Phoenix Society), Mar., 1922,
Marc Anthony in " All for Love " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth,
May-June, 1922, played Paolo in
" Paolo and Fraacesca/' also appearing
in " David Garrick," " Charles I," and
" The Three Musketeers " ; then toured
as Captain Yculatt in " The Wheel,"
with Phyllis Neilson-Terry ; in Sept.,
1923, joined the Old Vic company, as
leading man, and remained in that
position until the end of 1924 ; during
this period he played Biron in " Love's
Labour's Lost," Saturainus in " Titus
Andronicus," Henry V, Proteus in
" The Two Gentlemen of Verona/'
Orlando in " As You Like It," Hamlet,
Troilus in " Troilus and Cressida "
Coriolanus, Prosporoin " The Tempest,"
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Buckingham in " Henry VIII, "
Othello, Faust, Oberon in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," etc. ; during
this period he also appeared at the
Regent, June, 1924, as Romeo ; at the
New Oxford, with the Old Vic com-
pany, June, 1924 ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Sept., 1924, as Gabriel Fay in
" Fata Morgana," etc. ; is the author
of the plays : " The Aspirations of
Archibald," 1909, and " Keepers of
the Garden," 1912 ; " The Lifting of
the Dark," 1919 ; " The Man in the
Chair," 1922 ; " The Lonely Piper,"
1924. Favourite parts : Hamlet and
Troilus. Address : 38 Woodstock
Road, Bedford Park, W.4.
SYDNEY, Basil, actor; m. Doris
Keane ; made his first appearance on
the stage in 1909; in 1911 toured as
Harry Trevelyan in " Venture and
Vengeance " ; in 1912 was engaged
by Laurence Irving, and at Newcastle-
on-Tyne, Oct., 1912, appeared as
Omayi in " Typhoon " ; at the Palla-
dium, Feb., 1913, appeared with
Matheson Lang, as Frank Leigh in
" Westward Ho ! " ; at the Prince's,
Aug., 1914, played Captain Marklin
in " Queen at Seventeen " ; was sub-
sequently engaged by Granville Barker,
Nov., 1914, for tour in the United
States, in " Fanny's First Play " ; in
1915 toured with Miss Darragh in
" The Unwritten Law," " Mrs. Dane's
Defence," " The Liars," " The Angel
in the House," etc. ; appeared at the
Queen's Theatre, May, 1916, played
Maskwell in " The Double Dealer " ;
at the Kingsway, Apr., 1917, Oswald
Alving in " Ghosts " ; at the Lyric,
July, 1917, succeeded Owen Nares as
The Bishop and Thomas Armstrong in
" Romance " ; in Sept., 1918, appeared
as the Duke of Moreland in " Roxana" ;
Apr., 1919, as Romeo in " Rorneo and
Juliet," also acting as producer ; in
1920 accompanied his wife to America ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Feb.,
1921, appeared in his old parts in
" Romance " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Oct., 1922, played Harry Domain
in " R.U.R. " ; at the Longacre, Dec.,
1922, Mercutio in " Rorneo and Juliet";
at the Provincetown Theatre, New
York, Mar., 1923, Sandro in " Sandro
Botticelli " ; at the Garrick, New
York, Apr., 1923, Dick Dudgeon in
" The Devil's Disciple " ; at the
Empire, New York, June, 1924, Young
Marlow in " She Stoops to Conquer."
SYLYA, Vesta, actress ; /;. London,
7 July, 1907 ; e. London and Paris ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Royalty Theatre, 30 Mar., 1918,
as Peggy in " The Prime Minister " ;
at the New, Dec., 1918, played
Michael in " Peter Pan " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1919, Priscilla in
" The Girl for the Boy " ; again
appeared at the New, Doc., 1919, and
Dec., 1920, as Michael in " Peter Pan ";
she then returned to school for a lime ;
reappeared on the stage at the Gaiety,
Apr., 1922, as Lady Mary Mellows in
" His Girl " ; Oct., 1922, played
Babuschka in " The Last Waits? " ;
at the Little Theatre, Oct., 1923,
played in " Little Revue Starts at
Nine o'Clock " ; at the Gaiety, Sept.,
1924, Sally in " Poppy." Address ;
42 Jermyn Street, S.W.I. Telephone
No. : Gerrarcl 8260,
TALBOT, Howard (Munkittrick),
composer and conductor ; 6.
New York, 9 Mar., 1865 ; 5. of Lillie
and Alexander Munkittrick ; e. Lon-
don ; was for some time a medical
student at King's College ; received
his musical education at the Royal
College of Music, where he studied
composition under Sir Hubert Parry ;
his first opera, " Wapping Old Stairs,"
was produced at the Vaudeville The-
atre, Feb., 1894 ; his subsequent works
include " Monte Carlo " at the Avenue,
1896 ; "A Chinese Honeymoon,"
originally produced at Hanley, 1899,
and subsequently performed at the
Strand Theatre, Oct., 1901, where it
achieved a record run ; " Kitty Grey "
(part composer), Apollo, 1901 ; " Three
Little Maids " (part composer with
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Paul Rubens), Apollo, 1902; "The
Blue Moon " (part composer with
Paul Rubens), Lyric, 1905 ; " The
White Chrysanthemum/' Criterion,
1905 ; " The Girl Behind the Counter,"
Wyndham's, 1906; "The Three
Kisses/' Apollo, 1907 ; " The Arca-
dians " (with Lionel Monckton),
Shaftesbury, 1909; "Athene,"
King's Lynn, 1911 ; " The Mousme "
(with Lionel Monckton), Shaftesbury,
1911 ; " The Pearl Girl " (with Hugo
Felix), Shaftesbury, 1913 ; " My Lady
Frayle " (with Herman Finck), Shaftes-
bury, 1916 ; "Mr. Manhattan/'
Prince of Wales's, 1916 ; " The Light
Blues " (with Finck), Shaftesbury,
1916 ; " The Boy " (with Lionel
Monckton), Adelphi, 1917 ; " Who's
Hooper ? " (with Ivor Novello), Adel-
phi, 1919 ; " My Nieces," Queen's,
1921 ; was conductor for Mr. George
Edwardes at various theatres from
1900 ; has also conducted for Sir
Alfred Butt, Messrs. Grossmith and
Launllard, and C. B. Cochran Recrea-
tions : Riding, driving, motoring, and
yachting. Club : Green Room. Ad-
dress : Court Lodge Farm, Blctchingley,
Surrey. Telephone No. : Bletchingley
22.
TALIAFEBBO, Edith, actress; 5.
of the undermentioned Mabel Talia-
i'erro; b. 21 Dec., 1892; m. Earle
Brown ; made her first appearance
on the stage in 1897 on tour with
the late James A. Herne, as Millie
Berry in " Shore Acres " ; in 1898,
toured with Olga Nethersole, as
Georgie cle Sartorys in " Frou-Frou,"
Zara in " Carmen/' Gamma in " The
House of Scarli " ; subsequently toured
with Blanche Walsh in " Gismonda " ;
in 1900-1 toured with E. H. Sothern
ia " The Sunken Bell " ; in 1901
toured as Jcanie in " Beside the Bonnie
Briar Bush " ; from 1902-4 toured
as Susie in " The Girl with the Green
Eyes " ; during 1905-6 toured as
Little Miss Moses in " Wcatherbeatcn
Benson," and Janie in " The Vinegar
Buyer " ; in 1906 succeeded her
sister as Lovoy Mary in " Mrs. Wiggs
of the Cabbage Patch/' on tour ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
Sept., 1907, appeared as lone Nune-
ham in " The Evangelist " ; subse-
quently toured as Nuri in " Marta of
the Lowlands/1 1907-8 ; at Chicago,
1908, played Margaret Grey in
" Brewster's Millions " ; toured in the
leading part of " Polly of the Circus/'
1909, and subsequently scored a
"hit/' when in 1910 she appeared as
the heroine in " Rebecca of Sunny-
brook Farm," first at Boston, and at
the Republic Theatre, New York, 3
Oct., 1910 ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Globe
Theatre, 2 Sept., 1912, in the same
part; in the autumn of 1913 toured
as Gail Claffenden in " Young Wis-
dom/' and appeared in the same part
at the Criterion, New York, 5 Jan.,
1914 ; at the Longacre Theatre, 25
Sept., 1914, played Dorothy Gay in
" Tipping the Winner " ; at the
Palace, New York, Mar., 1915, played
Mary Davis in " A Breath of Old
Virginia " ; during 1915-16 toured
with W. H. Crane in " The New
Henrietta " ; at the New York Theatre,
Nov., 1916, played Mary MacTavish
in "Captain Kidd, Jun." ; at the Cort
Theatre, Sept., 1917, Nancy Carey
in " Mother Carey's Chickens " ; at
the Fulton Theatre, June, 1918,
played in " The Best Sellers " ; at
the" Little Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1919, appeared as Muriel Ashley in
" Please Get Married " ; at Stamford,
Conn., Apr., 1920, as Dorothy Dixie
Lee in a play of that name ; at the
Lyric, New York, Oct., 1920, as Clarice
in "Kissing Time"; in June, 1921,
played in " vaudeville/' in " Under
the Same Old Moon " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, July, 1923, played in
" Fashions of" 1924 " ; at the Ambas-
sador, New York, Nov., 1923, Bettina
Til ton in " A Love Scandal." Address :
172 West 79th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
TALIAFEBKO, Mabel, actress; b.
New York, 21 May, 1887 ; m. (I)
Frederick W. Thompson, (mar. dis.
1912) ; (2) Thomas J. Corrigan ;
(3) Joseph O'Brien ; made her first
appearance on the stage in 1889
at the age of two, appearing in
" Blue Jeans " ; as a child she also
appeared with the late J. A. Home,
in " Shore Acres," and with Chauncey
Qlcott, in several pieces ; at the
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Herald Square Theatre, Oct., 1899,
she made quite a " hit," when she
played the part of Esther Ansell in
" The Children of the Ghetto " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Adelphi, 1 1 Dec.,
1899, in the same part ; during 1901,
she played in " Lost River ; at the
Broadway, New York, Mar., 1901,
played Mary Vine in " The Price of
Peace/' and then played in " The Land
of Heart's Desire " ; during 1902-3
appeared in " An American Invasion,"
" The Consul/' and " The Little
Princess " ; in 1903 she played
Lovey Mary in " Mrs. Wiggs of the
Cabbage Patch/' appearing in that
play for eighteen months ; in 1904
she was with Arnold Daly, playing
Dolly Clandon in " You Never Can
Tell " ; in 1905 she played Ann
in "In the Bishop's Carriage " ; in
1906 visited Australia with William
Collier, playing in " On the Quiet " ;
on her return to America, Nov., 1906,
played in " Hppa Passes," and in
1907 scored her greatest success as
Polly in " Polly of the Circus " ; in
Oct., 1909, changed her name to "Nell,"
and under that name appeared at
Philadelphia, as Madeleine in " Spring-
time " ; speedily reverted to her own
name and appeared at the Liberty
Theatre in the same part ; in Dec.,
1909, at the Liberty, appeared as
Parthenia in " Ingomar " ; at Wash-
ington, D,C., Feb., 1910, appeared
in " The Land of Heart's Desire " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1910, played Rosalie in " The
Call of the Cricket " ; at New Haven,
Aug., 1910, played Edith in "My
Man " ; in 1912 played in " vaude-
ville/' in " Taken on Credit," and in
her own play, " The Return of Tori
San ; in the autumn of 1913 toured
as Victoria Claffenden in " Young
Wisdom/' and appeared in the same
part at the Criterion, New York, 5 Jan.,
1914 ; at the Cort Theatre, Chicago,
Dec., 1914, played in " The New
Henrietta " ; at Chicago, 1915, played
in " The Banker's Wife " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, Boston, Apr., 1917,
played Mary O'Neill in " The Woman
Thou Gavest Me " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, New York,
Mar., 1919, Annabel Lee in " Luck
in Pawn " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
Mar., 1920, Barbara in " The Piper " ;
at the Little Theatre, New York,
Apr., 1920, Alice in " Alice in Wonder-
land." Address : 309 West 79th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
TALUS, Sir George (cr. 1922),
manager ; ' has for many years been
associated with the Australian stage,
and is a director of J. C. Williamson
Ltd. • during the past few years has
managed the tours, in Australia, of
Oscar Asche, Gertrude Elliott, Irene
Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault, Guy
Bates Post, Thurston Hall, Maurice
Moscovitch, Muriel Starr, John D.
O'Hara ; in addition, his firm controls
most of the leading English and
American musical productions, and
during 1924 they produced " Sally/
" Good Morning, Dearie/' " Lilac
Time," " The Lady of the Rose," " The
Cabaret Girl/' " The Beggar's Opera/'
" The Southern Maid," " The Cousin
from Nowhere " ; his firm has, during
the past few years, amalgamated with
J. and N. Tait. Address : Her
Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia.
TANGrUAY, Eva, actress and vocal-
ist; 6. Marbleton, Canada, Aug., 1878 ;
e. Holyoke, Mass. ; m. John W. Ford
(mar. dis) ; has been on the stage from
early childhood, and for five years
toured the United States as Cedric Errol
in " Little Lord Fauntleroy " ; subse-
quently toured in " The Merry World,"
etc. ; at the Victoria Theatre, 11 Feb.,
1901, played Gabrielle dc Chalus in
" My Lady " ; in 1903 appeared
with Frank Daniels in " The Office
Boy " as Claire de Lime, prior to
which she had appeared as Phorisco
in " The Chaperons " ; during 1904
toured as Carlbtta Dashington in. " The
Sambo Girl " (" The Blonde in Black ");
at Pittsburg, Sept., 1906, played in
" A Good Fellow " ; subsequently
appeared successfully in " vaude-
ville " ; during 1909 toured in " The
Follies of 19*09 "; from 1909-12
played in "vaudeville"; at Pitts-
burg, Oct., 1912, played in " The
Sun-Dodgers " ; at Cincinnati, Oct.,
1914, played Lcona Tobasco in " Miss
Tobasco " ; subsequently again played
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in "vaudeville/'; at the Bronx
Opera House, New York, Feb., 1916,
played Phonette Duttier in " The
Girl Who Smiles."
TAPPING, Alfred B., actor and stage
manager ; m. Florence Cowell ; made
his first appearance on the stage as a
child at the Princess's Theatre, 1
Aug., 1864, in " The Streets of Lon-
don " ; was connected with this
theatre until Mar., 1873, ultimately
becoming assistant stage-manager ;
subsequently played " stock " engage-
ments at Dublin, Bristol, Swansea,
Leicester, Sheffield, and Torquay ;
for two seasons, 1879-1881, toured
through India and the East as Dick
Deadeye in " H.M.S. Pinafore," and
other leading comedy parts ; in 1885,
in conjunction with Charles Cartwright,
toured in " Moths " ; subsequently
toured " Jim the Penman " ; in 1887
was at the Opera Comique, with Kate
Vaughan, in " The School for Scandal,"
" She Stoops to Conquer," etc. ; sub-
sequently engaged with Beerbohm Tree
as stage manager at the Haymarket ;
organised a company with Charles
Cartwright for Australia, 1890-1, where
they produced " The Middleman,"
" The Idler/' " The Fortune of War,"
" The Profligate," " A Scrap of Paper,"
" The Ambassador " (" The Dean's
Daughter "), " A Village Priest,"
" Moths,'* etc, ; subsequently toured
the provinces for many years with his
own company, playing " Jim the Pen-
man/' " The Idler," " The Lost Para-
dise," etc. ; in 1901 wont to Australia
under George Musgrove, producing
"Sweet Nell of Old Drury/' "Mice
and Men," " A Country Mouse/' etc. ;
in 1907 toured with Charles Cartwright
and Gerald Lawrence as the Rev.
Archibald Piggott in " The Coping
Stone," Toots in " Dombey and Son,"
and Uriah Hecp in " David Copper-
field " ; at Terry's, Apr., 1908, played
Lord Par ham in " The Marriage of
William Ashe " ; June, 1908, Hop
Wing in " The Three of Us " ; in 1909
again visited Australia, under engage-
ment with J. C. Williamson, Limited,
producing " Sweet Kitty Bellairs/'
" Zam/' etc. ; on returning to Eng-
land, 1910, toured as Archibald lien-
nick in " The New Boy " ; joined
Granville Barker and Lilian McCarthy,
in 1911 as stage manager at the Little
and Kingsway Theatres, subsequently
touring as manager of their provincial
tours ; during 1916-18 toured as
Baron Stein in " Diplomacy " with
Messrs. Rignold and Macdona. Ad-
dress : 28 Leyland Road, Lee, S.E.12.
TAPPING, Mrs. A. B., actress, (n&e
Florence Cowell) ; d. of " Sain Cowell"
and his wife Emma (Ebsworth) ; 6.
1 Apr., 1852 ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, Apr., 1864, at the
Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool ;
she fulfilled several provincial engage-
ments, and in 1871 she accompanied
Charles Wyndhani on a tour through
the United States, playing in " The
Lancers," " Mephisto's Mission,"
" Caste/' " Ours/' "Home," "School,"
" Progress," " London Assurance,"
etc. ; on her return, toured with Mr.
and Mrs. John Billington in " Rough
and Ready/' with Joseph Eldred, and
with John Dewhurst and Walter
Bentley's Shakespearean companies ;
also played many " stock " engage-
ments ; in 1883 toured in " The
Glass of Fashion " and "aDon Juan,
Junior " ; in Dec., 1883, joined Marie
de Grey's company for India and
Australia ; on her return toured with
her husband and Charles Cartwright in
" Moths " ; in 1887 joined Kate
Vaughan's old Comedy company,
subsequently touring as Mrs. Ralston
in " Jim the Penman " ; she played
Lady Teazle, Kate Hardcastle, and
Pauline Deschapelles with Ben Greet's
company, and was for many years a
prominent member of the company
of Mr. and Mrs. Kcndal, with whom
she visited the United States on several
occasions ; for some years she was a
prominent member of the Repertory
Theatre company at the Gaiety,
Manchester, under Miss Horniman ;
at the Royalty, May, 1908, played
Mrs. Par getter in " Nan " ; at the
Haymarket, Feb., 1909, Mrs. Hard-
castle in " She Stoops to Conquer" ;
at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham,
Aug., 1910*, the Viscomtesse de Lave-
dan in " Bardelys the Magnificent" ;
at the Aldwych, June, 1911, Jane
Temple in ** The Married Woman " ;
at the Criterion, July, 1911, Lady
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Spratt in " The Girl Who Couldn't
Lie"; at the Apollo, Dec., 1911.
Mrs. Latch in " Esther Waters " ;
at the Kingsway, Feb., 1912, Sarah
Tapp in " The Secret Woman " ; at
the Court, Sept., 1913, Mrs. Miller
in " The Fugitive " ; appeared at the
Coronet, 1914, Duke of York's, 1915-16,
and the Court, 1916-17, with Miss
Horniman's company ; at the Court,
Dec., 1916, appeared as Mrs. Jeffcote
in " Hindle Wakes " ; Jan., 1917,
as the Marchioness of Castlejordan
in " The Amazons " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', June, 1917, appeared as Madame
Dupont in " The Three Daughters
of M. Dupont " ; at the Royalty,
Mar., 1918, as Mrs. Schiller in " The
Prime Minister " ; at the Gaiety,
Manchester, Dec., 1919, as Mistress
Quickly in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the Queen's, Mar.,
1920, Mrs. Perkins in " The Fold " ;
at the Strand, Oct., 1920, the Hostess
in " Henry V " ; at the Garrick,
Jan., 1921, Madame Dupont in " The
Three Daughters of M. Dupont " ; at
the Everyman Theatre, Oct., 1921,
played Mrs. Crosby in " Diffrent " ;
in 1922 toured in " Mrs. Winter-
botham's Woes " ; at the Everyman,
Dec., 1923, played Deborah Woodcock
in " Love in a Village " ; celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of her first
appearance on the stage, on 1 Apr.,
1914, when she played Nurse Wreford
in " The Mob," at the Gaiety, Man-
chester. Address : 8 Callow Street,
Chelsea, S.W.3.
TARKINGTON, Newton Booth, au-
thor and dramatist ; &. Indianapolis,
29 July, 1869 ; s. of Elizabeth (Booth)
and Hon. John Stevenson Tarkington ;
e Exeter Academy and Princeton Uni-
versity ; m. Mrs. Temple Robinson ;
is the author of " The Gentleman
from Indiana," 1899 ; " Monsieur
Beaucaire," 1900 ; " The Two Van-
revels," 1902 ; " Cherry/' 1903 ;
" Arena," 1905 ; " The Conquest
of Canaan," 1905; "The Beautiful
Lady," 1905 ; the play " Monsieur
Beaucaire " (written in collaboration
with Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland)
was produced as " Beaucaire " by
Richard Mansfield in New York in
1901, and by Lewis Waller -under
its full title at the Comedy, London,
during the same year ; " The Gentle-
man from Indiana " was produced
at Indianapolis, 27 Feb., 1905 ; his
next play, entitled " The Man from
Home " (in collaboration with Harry
Leon Wilson) was produced at
McCauley's Theatre, Louisville, 25
Sept., 1907 ; at Columbus, Ohio,
Nov., 1908, " Cameo Kirby " (also
written with H. L. Wilson) was
produced ; subsequently wrote the
lour following plays, all in collabora-
tion with H. L. Wilson : " Foreign
Exchange," 1909 ; " If I had Money "
(subsequently known as " Mrs. Jim,"
and "Getting a Polish"), 1909;
" Springtime," 1909 ; " Your Humble
Servant," 1909 ; during 1912 wrote
" A Man on Horseback," and " Beauty
and the Jacobin " ; " Mister Antonio,"
1916 ; " The Country Cousin " (with
Julian Street), 1916 ; "Up from
Nowhere " (with Harry Leon Wilson),
1919 ; " Clarence," 1919 ; " Poldekin,"
1920 ; " The Wren," 1921 ; " Inti-
mate Strangers," 1921 ; " Kose Brier,"
1922 ; " Tweedles (with Harry Leon
Wilson), 1923 ; " Magnolia/' 1923 ;
" Penrod," etc. Club : Players', New
York. Address: 4,270 North Meridian
Street, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A.
TATE, Harry (Ronald Macdonald
Hutchison), actor ; b. Scotland, 4
July, 1876 ; formerly engaged in the
well-known firm of Henry Tate & Sons,
Ltd., sugar refiners, and from whom he
adopted his stage name ; had appeared
as a mimic and entertainer for sonic
years in the Bohemian concert world,
before making his first appearance on
the variety stage, as a mimic, at thtk
Oxford Music Hall, 13 Apr., 1895 ; his
d&but was so successful that he was
immediately engaged for the regular
programme, making an instantaneous
success ; his earliest hits were made in
mimetic sketches entitled " Number
Seven," " A Ward in Chancery," etc. ;
eventually abandoned mimicry for the
production of his famous sporting
sketches ; the first of this series was
the popular " Motoring," and this was
followed by " Gardening," lt Fishing,"
" Flying/' " Golfing/1 " Billiards " ;
he then became identified with Ytsvue
at the London Hippodrome, arid
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appeared there Dec., 1913, in " Hullo,
Tango ! " ; Nov., 1914, in " Business
as Usual " ; May, 1915, in " Push, and
Go " ; Dec., 1915, in " Joyland " ; at
the Empire, Aug., 1916, appeared in
" Razzle-Dazzle " ; at the Kilburn
Empire, July, 1917, in " Good-By-ee ";
at the London Hippodrome, Mar.,
1918, in " Box o' Tricks " ; subse-
quently returned to the " variety "
stage ; in Oct., 1921, went to Canada,
opening in Quebec, with " Hullo,
Canada " ; at the Empire, Sept., 1922,
played Sammy Smith in " The Smith
Family " ; since 1923 has appeared
in sketches in variety theatres, notably
in " Wireless." Address : Camdeii
House, Camden Road, Sutton, Surrey.
Telephone No. : Sutton 373.
TAWDE, George, actor ; b. Partick,
Scotland, 2 Jan., 1883 ; e. Partick and
at St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow ; m.
Eva McRoberts ; was formerly a
commercial traveller and wholesale
fruit-buyer ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Empire Theatre,
Dundee, May, 1901, playing in the
" stock " company ; toured the pro-
vinces for several years in melodrama,
musical comedy, and sketches ; was a
member of the Glasgow Repertory
Company, 1910 ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at the Play-
house, 4 July, 1911, as Rab Biggar in
" Bunty Pulls the Strings," also
appearing in the same part when the
piece was transferred to the Hay-
market ; at the Apollo Theatre, July,
1915, was the principal comedian in
" All Scotch " ; subsequently appeared
at leading variety theatres in his own
sketches, " Elder's Houses " and "Left
in Charge " ,* at the Savoy, Sept., 1916,
played 1 lenders in " The Professor's
Love Story " ; at the Aihambra,
Glasgow, Mar., 1920, played John
Willie Cameron in " Don't Tell/' and
appeared in the same part at the Nora
Hayes Theatre, New York, 27 Sept.,
1920 ; at the Globe Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1922, played Robin in " The
Bunch and Judy"; at the Gaiety,
New York, Apr., 1923, the Chemist in
" If Winter Conies " ; May, 1923,
Morton in " Aren't We All ? " ; at the
Klaw Theatre, Mar., 1924, 'Parks in
" The Main, Line."
TAYLOR, Laurette (n6e Cooney),
actress ; b. New York City, 1 Apr.,
1887; m. (I) Charles A Taylor,
dramatic author ; (2) J. Hartley
Manners, dramatic author ; made her
first appearance on the stage as a
child at Gloucester, Mass., as "La
Belle Laurette/' in " vaudeville " ;
she then went to the Boston Athenaeum
in 1903, and while still a child,
" starred " in " His Child Wife," and
with Joseph Santley in " From Rags
to Riches " ; made her first appear-
ance on the New York stage, at the
New Star Theatre, 2 Nov., 1903, as
Flossie Cooper in the last-mentioned
play ; subsequently toured as Mer-
cedes in " Yosemite " ; was subse-
quently a " stock " star at Seattle,
Washington, where she played a
great variety of parts, from Topsy
in " Uncle Tom's Cabin," to Camille,
Marguerite in " Faust," Carmen, etc. ;
she also travelled extensively in
the West, in " stock " ; in 1909,
she played Jolan in " The Devil " ;
appeared at the Lyric Theatre, New
York, 3 May, 1909, as May Keating
in " The Great John Ganton " ;
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, 9 Aug.,
1909, played Eleanor Hillary in
" The Ringmaster " ; at the Hackett
Theatre, 14 Dec., 1909, Ruth Dakon
in " Mrs. Dakon " ; at Hartford, Conn.,
Apr., 1910, played Lilian Turner in
" The Girl in Waiting " ; made her
first substantial success when she ap-
peared at Wallack's Theatre, 21 June,
1910, as Rose Lane in " Alias Jimmy
Valentine " ; at the Lyceum Theatre,
New York, 20 Feb., 1911, played Mici
in " The Seven Sisters " ; scored a
great success when she appeared at
Daly's, New York, 8 Jan., 1912, as
Luana in " The Bird of Paradise," and
still further increased her reputation
when she appeared at the Shubert
Theatre, Rochester, N.Y., 25 Nov.,
1912, as Peg in " Peg o' My Heart " ;
the play was produced at the Cort
Theatre, New York, 20 Dec,, 1912, and
ran over 600 nights, one of the longest
runs on the New York stage ; at the
Cort Theatre, 6 Mar,, 1914, she ap-
peared as Dolecn Sweetmarsh in
" Just as Well " ; Jenny in " Happi-
ness," and the Dupe in " The Day of
Dupes " ; made her first appearance
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on the English stage at the Devonshire
Park Theatre, Eastbourne, 5 Oct.,
1914, as Peg ; first appeared in Lon-
don, 10 Oct., 1914, at the Comedy
Theatre, in the same part, when the
play duplicated its New York success
and was played over 500 times ;
she appeared at the Empire, 26 Nov.,
1914, as Fluff in " The Woman Inter-
venes " ; at Drury Lane, 27 Apr.,
1915, as Jenny in " Happiness " ; at
the St. James's, 7 May, 1915, as the
King's Daughter in " The Monk and
the King's Daughter " ; returned to
America in Nov., 1915 ; at the Globe,
New York, Nov., 1916, played Sylvia
in " The Harp of Life " ; Mar., 1917,
'Aunted Annie in " Out There " ; at
the Liberty Theatre, Nov., 1917, Miss
Alverstone in " The Wooing of Eve " ;
at the Criterion, New York, Dec., 1917,
Jenny in " Happiness " ; in Apr.,
1918, appeared as Juliet, Portia and
Katherine in scenes from Shakespeare's
plays ; Dec., 1919, played L'Enigme
in " One Night in Rome " ; in 1920
again visited London, and at the
Garrick, May, 1920, appeared in the
last-mentioned part ; at the Cort
Theatre, New York, Feb., 1921,
appeared as Peg in a revival of " Peg
o' My Heart " ; at the Henry Miller
Theatre, Jan., 1922, played Marian
Hale in " The National Antliern " ; at
the Vanderbilt, Feb., 1923, Sarah
Kantor in " Humoresque " ; at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, May,
1923, Nell Gwynne in a revival of
" Sweet Nell of Old Drury." Address :
77th Street and Riverside Drive, New
York City, U.S.A.
TAYLOR, Nellie, actress and vocal-
ist; b. Sutton Coldfield, near Birming-
ham, 7 June, 1894 ; d. of Albert Taylor
and his wife Ellen (Robyns) ; e.
Birmingham Grammar School ; m.
Capt. H. J. Buckmaster ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, Oct., 1910, in
the chorus of " The Arcadians " ;
subsequently, for a time, played the
part of Chrysea in the same piece ;
and then joined George Edwardes's
Company on tour, playing Mariposa in
" The Marriage Market," 1913-14 ;
appeared at Daly's Theatre, Dec.,
1914, as Marjory Joy in " A Country
Girl " ; she next toured as Betty in the
musical play of that name ; at the
Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1915,
played Masie in " The Miller's Daugh-
ters " ; at Daly's Theatre, May, 1916,
Lady Diana Brooke in " The Happy
Day " ; she , next appeared at the
Adelphi Theatre, Aug., 1916, as Sylvia
Dale in " High Jinks," and Sept., 1917,
as Diana Fairlie in " The Boy " ; at
the London Pavilion, Sept., 1920,
played in " London, Paris, and New
York " ; at the New Oxford, Dec.,
1921, played Robin Hood in " The
Babes in the Wood " ; at the Queen's
Nov., 1921, played in " Fantasia " ;
at the New Oxford, Mar., 1922, in
" Mayfair and Mpntmartre." Address :
" Strathroy," Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.
TEARLE, Conway, actor ; b. New
York, 17 May, 1878 ; s. of Marianne
Conway, actress, and stepson of
Osmond Tearle ; e. West Point ;
m. Mrs, Menges Corwin-Hill ; made
his first appearance on the stage in
1892 ; after touring through the
provinces in Shakespearean repertory,
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the Garrick Theatre,
27 Apr., 1901, as the Viscomte de
Chauvin in " The Queen's Double " ;
in 1902 went to Australia to play
lead in " Ben Hur," but owing to
Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, being
burned down on the eve of production
he returned to England without
appearing there ; on his return,
appeared at Drury Lane, Sept., 1902,
as Paul de Lahne in <( The Best of
Friends " ; was engaged at the
Imperial in 1903, with Ellen Terry,
appearing Apr., 1903, as Thorolf in
"The Vikings," and May, 1903, as
Claudio in " Much Ado About Noth-
ing " ; at the Royalty, Aug., 1904,
played Edward Hamilton iti " The
Chctwynd Affair " ; at the Avenue,
Oct., 1904, Rupert Charlton in "The
Master of Kingsgift " ; subsequently
went to America, and at the Savoy
Theatre, New York, Jap., 1905, played
in " Mrs. Lcffingwell's Boots " ; Feb.,
1905, in " Abigail " ; in 1906 toured
with Viola Allen in " The Toast of the
Town " ; at Wallack's, New York,
Apr., 1907, played Lionel Mcredyth in
" A Marriage of Reason " ; at the
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Allen in " The Evangelist " ; at the
New York Theatre, Aug., 1909, Sir
Dorian March in " Sins of Society " ;
at the Hackett Theatre, Dec., 1909,
Anatole Veaudry in " Cameo Kir by " ;
in 1910, played in " Mid-Channel " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Dec., 1910,
played Seraphin in " Suzanne " ; sub-
sequently appeared in " Ben Hur," ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Sept.,
1911, played Jack Freeman in "The
Rack " ; at the Liberty Theatre, New
York, Jan., 1912, played Herbert
Duncan in " Elevating a Husband " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Sept., 1913, Harry Bourne in " The
Smouldering Flame " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Nov., 1913, Jack Grey in
" Miss Phoenix " ; at the Little
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1914,
Lindon in " The Truth " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, Sept., 1914, Rene de
Tierrache in " The Hawk " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Sept. -Dec.,
1915, appeared as John Carslake in
" The New York Idea," Edward
Falkner in " The Liars," and Bill
Walker in " Major Barbara " ; Feb.,
1916, played the Rt. Hon. Denzil
Trevena, M.P., in " The Earth " ;
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
Mar., 1917, played Malise in " The
Fugitive " ; at the Empire, New York,
Dec., 1917, Armancl Duval in " The
Lady of the Camelias " ; has since
mainly devoted himself to the cinema
stage ; at the Comedy, New York,
Nov., 1921, played Rab Mobley in
" The Mad Dog." Address : c/o The
Friars Club, New York City, U.S.A.
TEARLE. Godfrey, actor; b. New
York, U.S.A., 12 Oct., 1884; 5. of
the late Marianne (Conway) and
Osmond Tearle ; e. privately ; m.
Mary Malono ; made his first ap-
pearance in a speaking part at Burnley
in the autumn of 1893, when he
played the little Duke of York in
" Richard III " ; adopted the stage
professionally in 1899, playing on
tour in his father's company, and he
remained with him until Ixis death
in 1901 ; during 1902-4 visited South
Africa, where he played nearly fifty
parts ; during 1904-6 toured with
own company in "A Soldier of For-
tune " in the English provinces ;
subsequently toured in repertoire, play-
ing Hamlet, Othello, Shylock, Brutus,
Romeo, Sir Peter Teazle in " The
School for Scandal," Young Marlow
in " She Stoops to Conquer," etc. ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage, at the King's Theatre,
Hammersmith, May, 1906, as the
Earl of Bothwell in " Mary Queen of
Scots," with Mrs. Brown-Potter ; was
next seen at His Majesty's Theatre,
4 Sept., 1907, as Sigismund in Oscar
Asche's production of " Atilla " ;
at the same theatre, Oct., 1907,
played Silvius in "As You Like It,"
and Nov., 1907, Ludovico in
" Othello " ; subsequently toured as
the Rev. Edgar Linnell in " The
Hypocrites " ; was then engaged by
Sir Herbert Tree for His Majesty's,
and in Sept., 1908, appeared there as
Valentine in " Faust " ; during 1909
appeared at the same theatre as Trip
in " The School for Scandal," Kit
French in " Admiral Guinea " (After-
noon Theatre) , Master Page in ' ' The
Merry Wives of Windsor," Octavius
in " Julius Caesar," Marcellus in
" HamJet," and Lorenzo in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; in Sept., 1909,
toured as Walter Gresham in " The
Builder of Bridges," and Major
Maurewarcle in " His House in Order,"
with Sir George Alexander ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1909, played Noel
Darcus in " Lorrimer Sabiston, Dra-
matist " ; at the Globe, Feb., 1910,
the Rt. Hon. Robert Colby, M.P., in
" The Tenth Man " ; at the Lyceum,
Apr., 1910, appeared as Prince Olaf
in " The Prince and the Beggar Maid ";
during Aug., 1910, appeared at the
Coronet, as George D'Alroym "Caste,"
and as Angus MacAllister in " Ours " ;
returned to the St. James's, Sept.,
1 9 1 0, to play Captain Henry Townshend
in " D'Arcy of the Guards " ; at the
Little Theatre, Nov., 1910, played
Adam Lancaster in " Just to Get
Married " ; at Christmas, 1910, toured
with Isabel Jay, playing the Grand
Duke Sergius in " The Balkan Prin-
cess " ; at the Duke of York's, May,
1911, played William Laud in " Mar-
garet Catchpole " ; at the Comedy,
Sept,, 1911, appeared as Pierre Vareine
in " The Marionettes " ; at the Little
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Theatre, Oct., 1911, played Arden in
" The Sentimentalists " ; at the Globe,
Feb., 1912, played John Madison in
" The Easiest Way " ; at the Kings-
way, Mar., 1912, Orestes in " Iphigenia
in Tauris " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1912, appeared as Viscount
Litter ly in " The Amazons "; at the
St. James's, Oct., 1912, as Marcel
Beaucourt in " The Turning Point " ;
Jan., 1913, as Calaf, Prince of Astrakan,
in <c Turandot, Princess of China " ;
at the Aldwych, Mar., 1913, played
Lord Arlington in " Her Side of the
House " ; at the Little Theatre,
Apr., 1913, Percy Robinson in " The
Cap and Bells " ; at the Court, Apr.,
1913, Cassius in "Julius Caesar";
at the Comedy, June, 1913, played
Louis Percival in the revival of " Jim
the Penman " ; at the St. James's,
27 June, 1913, appeared as Charles
Courtly in the " all-star " revival of
" London Assurance," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Duke of York's, Sept., 1913,
played Captain Rattray, R.N., in
"The Adored One"; Nov., 1913,
Valentine Brown in " Quality Street " ;
Dec., 1913, Captain Hook in " Peter
Pan " ; Feb., 1914, Frank Taylor in
" The Land of Promise " ; at the Hay-
market Theatre, Sept., 1914, Gregory
Jardinein " The Impossible Woman " ;
Nov., 1914, Dicky Lascelles in " The
Flag Lieutenant " ; at Co vent Garden,
2 Feb., 1915, played Careless in the
" all-star " revival of " The School for
Scandal," given in aid of the Actors'
Benevolent Fund ; at the Haymarket,
Apr., 1915, played Bert in " Five Birds
in a Cage," and James in " Quinney's" ;
at the St. James's, May, 1915, the
Monk in " The Monk and the King's
Daughter " ; at His Majesty's, 5 July,
1915, Sir Henry Guildford in the " all-
star " revival of " King Henry VIII,"
given in aid of King George's Actors'
Pension Fund ; at the Adelphi, Nov.,
1915, played Carlo in " Tina " ; he
then joined H.M. Forces, serving from
1916-19 ; made his reappearance on
the stage at the Hippodrome, New-
castle-on-Tyne, Feb., 1919, as Philip
in " The Boy Comes Home," in which
he also appeared at the Coliseum.., Apr-,
1919; at the Coliseum, Sept.,.' 191%
played Dennis Camfeejley in "Ti^
Camberley Triangle " ; at the Savoy,
Oct., 1919, Michael Devlin in " Tiger
Rose " ; he then went to America,
and at the Belasco, Washington,
Dec., 1919, appeared as Silvo Steno
in " Carnival," appearing in the same
part, Dec., 1919, at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, New York ; returning
to London, appeared at the Coliseum
Mar., 1920, with Mr. Basil Gill, both
as Brutus and Cassius in scenes from
" Julius Caesar " ; at the Queen's
Theatre Mar., 1920, played Edward
Gibbs in " The Fold " ; at Drury Lane
Theatre, June, 1920, appeared as
Boris Androvsky in " The Garden of
Allah " ; at the Court, Apr,, 1921,
appeared as Othello in Mr. J. B.
Fagan's revival of that tragedy ; at
the Playhouse, Sept., 1921, played
" Lafe " Regan in " The Sign on the
Door" ; at the Comedy, Nov., 1921,
Waverley Ango in " The Faithful
Heart " ; at the Savoy, Apr., 1922,
Wilford Ashfield in " The Card Play-
ers " ; at the Adelphi, Juno, 1922,
Captain Nick Ratcliffe in " The Way
of an Eagle",; at the (Hobo, Nov.,
1922, Daniel Farr in " The Laughing
Lady " ; at the Empire, Dec., 1922,
Arlequin in the play of that name ; at
His Majesty's, Feb., 1923, in aid of
King George's Pension Fund for Actors,
played Gringoire in " The Ballad-
Monger " ; at the Queen's, Mar., 1923,
succeeded Norman McKinncll as John
Brown in " Bluebeard's Eighth Wife " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1923, played John
Shand in " What Every Woman
Knows " ; he then entered on the
management of the Apollo, opening in
Feb., 1924, as John Star in " The Fairy
Tale " ; in Mar., 1924, produced " The
Fake," in which he appeared as
Geoffrey Sands ; he then went to
America to play the same part, and
appeared at the Hudson Theatre, New
York, 6 Oct., 1924. Address : 79
Knightsbridgc, S.W.I. Telephone No.:
Victoria 7338 ; and Leigh, near
Reigate. Telephone No, ;" Reigate
66.
TELL, Alma, actress ; b. New York
City, 1892 ; was a student at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts ;
first attracted attention in New York,
in 1915 ; she appeared at the Maxinc
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Elliott Theatre, Sept., 1915, as Harriett
in " Our Children " ; at the Fulton,
Nov., 1915, played Lallie in " The
Angel in the House " ; at the Bijou,
Mar., 1918, Virginia Leslie in " Squab
Farm " ; subsequently toured as Gina
Ashling in " Eyes of Youth " ; at the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre, June,
1920, played Susan Lenox in " The
Rise and Fall of Susan Lenox " ; at
the Broadhurst, Nov., 1920, Annie
Laurie Brown in " When We Are
Young " ; at the National, Oct., 1921,
Carol Kennicott in " Main Street " ;
at the Ritz, Nov., 1922, Ruth in " It
is the Law " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
May, 1923, Margot Tatham in " Aren't
We" All ? " ; has also appeared fre-
quently on the cinema stage.
TELL, Olive, actress ; b. New York
City, 1894 ; e. France, Belgium, and
England ; was a student at the Ameri-
can Academy of Dramatic Arts ; made
her first appearance on the stage in a
" stock " company at Pittsburgh,
1914 ; she next appeared at Chicago in
" Our Children," and then toured as
Mrs. Oliver in " The Marriage Game " ;
she then played a " stock " season at
Rochester, New York, where she
played leading parts in " Within the
Law," " Baby Mine," etc. ; made her
first appearance in New York, 27 Aug.,
1915, at the Cohan Theatre, as Angela
Baldwin in "Cousin Lucy"; at the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre, Sept.,
1915, played Doris Baker in " Husband
and Wife"; at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre, Mar., 1916, Lady Margaret
Silchcstcr in " A King from Nowhere "
at the Harris Theatre, Sept., 1916
Pauline Lcvarclier in u The Intruder "
at the Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1917,
Betty in " General Post " ; at the
Henry Miller Theatre, Apr., 1918,
Elizabeth Crichton in " The Fountain
of Youth " ; during 1919 she toured
with .George Arliss as Miss Roberts in
" The Mollusc," and Laura Bell in
" A Well-remembered Voice " ; at the
Morosco Theatre, Sept., 1919, played
Florence Lanharn in " Civilian
Clothes " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Apr., 1921, Marcia Kalian in
" Nemesis " ; at the Forty-ninth Street
Theatre, Aug., 1922, "Doris Stockbridge,
in " Whispering Wives " ; at the
Eltinge Theatre, Mar., 1923, Nurse
Margaret in " Morphia."
TEMPEST, Marie Susan, actress;
b. London, 15 July, 1864 ; d. of Edwin
and Sarah Etherington ; e. Convent
des Ursulines, Thildonck, Belgium ;
studied music in Paris, and at the
Royal Academy of Music, London,
where she studied under the late
Manuel Garcia, and where she took
bronze, silver and gold medals ; m.
(1) Alfred E. Izard (mar. dis.) ; (2)
Cosmo Gordon-Lennox (Cosmo Stuart),
son of Lord Alexander Gordon-
Lennox (d. 1921) ; (3) W. Graham
Browne ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Comedy Theatre,
30 May, 1885, as Fiametta in a revival
of " Boccaccio " ; she was next seen
at the Opera Comique Theatre, 14
Nov., 1885, as the Lady Blanche in
" The Fay o' Fire," and on 26 Dec.
she returned to the Comedy to take
up the title part in " Erminie " ; she
was then engaged at Drury Lane,
where on 29 June, 1886, she made a
great success by her impersonation
of Rosella in " Frivoli " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, 4 Oct., 1886, she was the
Countess Bianca in "La Bearnaise,"
and then on 19 Feb., 1887, she suc-
ceeded Marion Hood in the name part
in " Dorothy," and continued to play
the part at that theatre and at the
Lyric until Apr., 1889, the opera then
having been performed consecutively
for 931 times, the longest run on
record for a comic opera ; at the
Lyric, 20 Apr., 1889, she appeared
as Doris in the opera of that name,
and 23 Nov., 1889, she appeared as
Kitty Carrol in " The Red Hussar " ;
the following year she went to America
and made her first appearance in New
York at Palmer's Theatre, 5 Aug.f
1890, in the same part in " The Red
Hussar " ; during her stay in America
she also appeared as Carmen, Dorothy,
Manon and Mignon in the operas bear-
ing those names ; Adam and, subse-
quently, Christel in " The Tyrolean,"
Francesca in " The Fencing Master,"
and in " The Pirates of Penzance,"
" The Algerian," " The Bohemian
Girl," and " Voegelhander " ; she
returned to "England in 1895 and made
her reappearance in London at Daly's
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Theatre, 2 Feb., 1895, as Adele in
" An Artist's Model " ; she remained
at Daly's until 1900 and during that
period she appeared there as O Mimosa
San in " The Geisha," 25 Apr., 1896 ;
as Maia in " A Greek Slave," 8' June,
1898 ; and San Toy in the play of that
name, 21 Oct., 1899 ; she then severed
her connection with musical plays,
and since that date has appeared
only in comedy ; she appeared at the
Prince of Wales's, 21 Aug., 1900, as
Nell Gwyn in " English Nell," and
made an immediate success ; next
played Peg Woffrngton in the play of
that name, 13 Feb., 1901, and the
title part in " Becky Sharp," 27 Aug.,
1901 ; she was engaged at the Hay-
market the following year, and on
26 Apr., 1902, scored a big success
as Polly Eccles in a revival of " Caste ";
she was next engaged by Charles
Frohman and at the Duke of York's,
19 Aug., 1902, made another hit when
she played Kitty Silverton in " The
Marriage of Kitty " ; she then toured
in America in the same play ; at the
Criterion, 15 Nov., 1904, she played
Suzanne Trevor in " The Freedom of
Suzanne," which was again followed
by an American tour ; at the Duke of
York's, 27 Feb., 1906, played Peggy
O'Mara in " All-of-a-Sudden Peggy,"
and in June appeared in a revival of
" The Marriage of Kitty " ; at the
Comedy Theatre, 6 Apr., 1907, made
a further success by her playing of the
part of Becky Warder in " The Truth " ;
and at the same theatre she appeared
as Margaret Verrall in " The Barrier,"
10 Oct., 1907 ; Angela Courland in
" Angela," 4 Dec,, 1907 ; Lady Barbara
Gossiter in " Lady Barbarity," 27
Feb., 1908 ; Mrs. Worthley in " Mrs.
Dot," 27 Apr., 1908, and the title part
in " Penelope," 9 Jan., 1909 ; she
again toured in America 1909-11,
playing " Penelope," Polly Eccles in
"Caste," and Irma Lurette in "A
Thief in the Night " ("A Bolt from
the Blue ") ; she then terminated her
engagement with Charles Frohman,
and at the New Theatre, New York,
7 Jan., 1911, played Becky Sharp
in " Vanity Fair " (" Becky Sharp ") ;
returning to England she appeared
at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, 13 Apr.,
1911, as Miss Lily in " Lily, the Bill-
Topper " ; she appeared at the London
Hippodrome, in May, 1911, in "The
Shearing of Samson " and " Circe and
the Pigs " ; then took the Duke of
York's Theatre for a short period, and
on 8 June appeared in a revival of
" The Marriage of Kitty " ; at the
Gala performance at His Majesty's,
27 June, played the Confidante in
" The Critic " ; at the Royalty Theatre,
6 Oct., 1911, played Flora Lloyd in
" The Honeymoon," under her own
management ; next went to the
Prince of Wales's, where she produced,
by arrangement with Frank Curzon,
"At the Bam," 11 Apr., 1912, in
which she played Mollie Blair ; 5 Sept.,
1912, Pauline Cheverelle in " Art and
Opportunity"; 19 Nov., 1912, Kate
Moore in "An Imaginary Conver-
sation," and Frivol in " The Malin-
gerer " ; 21 Jan., 1913, Esther Cast-
ways in the play of that name ; 8
Mar., 1913, Lady Wethcral in " The
Handful " ; subsequently toured in
the last-mentioned play ; at the St.
James's, 27 June, 1913, appeared
as Pert in the " all-star " revival of
" London Assurance," given, in aid
of King George's Actors' Pension
Fund ; in Sept, 1913, entered on the
management of the Playhouse, and
on 18 Sept., 1913, appeared there as
Mary Whichello in " Mary Goes
First " ; subsequently appeared there,
12 Feb., 1914, as Lady 'Sophia Flcte
in " Thank Your Ladyship '* ; 6 May,
1914, as the Countess of Wynmarten
in " The Wynmartcns " ; 3 June,
1914, as Lady Henrietta Addison in
" The Duke of Killicrankic " ; subse-
quently sailed for a Canadian and
American tour, opening at the Alex-
andra, Toronto, Oct., 1914, in " Mary
Goes First " ; appeared at the Comedy,
New York, 2 Nov., 1914, in the same
play, subsequently reviving " Art and
Opportunity," " At the Barn," " The
Marriage of Kitty " ; at the Garrick,
Chicago, Mar,, 1915, appeared as Betty
Lindsey in " Nearly Married " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Sept,, 1915,
played Mrs, Mullholland in "The Duke
of Killicrankie," and Rosalind in
the play of that name ; at the Palace,
New York, Dec., 1915, appeared in
" vaudeville "; at the Shubort Theatre,
Mar., 1916, played Mrs. Glyn-Stanmore
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in"" The Great Pursuit " (" The Idler");
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, May,
1916, Mabel Vere in "A Lady's
Name " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Jan., 1917, Emily Ladew in " Her
Husband's Wife " ; subsequently went
to Australia, opening in Melbourne,
Apr., 1917 ; she has since toured in
New Zealand, South Africa, India and
the Far East, etc., playing, in addition
to several of the plays mentioned
above, in " Good Gracious ! Ana-
belle," " Outcast/' " The Great Ad-
venture," etc. ; at the Little Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1922, played Alice
Middleton in " A Serpent's Tooth " ;
returned to England in Dec., 1922 ;
reappeared on the London stage, at the
Duke of York's, Feb., 1923, playing
Anabelle Leigh in " Good Gracious,
Annabellc ! " ; Mar., 1923, played
Katherine Silverton in a revival oE
" The Marriage of Kitty " ; at the
Comedy, Jan., 1924, played Mrs. Grey
in a revival of " Alice Sit-by- the-Fire ";
Mar., 1924, Lady Messilent in " Far
Above Rubies " ; at the Lyric, Ham-
mersmith, July, 1924, reappeared in a
singing part, when she played Mrs.
Nolan in " Midsummer Madness " ;
at the Queen's, Dec., 1924, played
Madame Fougasso in " Orange Blos-
som " ; since rcnoiincing musical plays
in 1900, has established her reputation
as one of the leading comediennes on
the English stage. Address : 29
Chester Terrace, N.W.I. Telephone
No. : Museum 4934.
TEMPEST, VANE-, Francis Adolphus
(see VANE-TEMPEST).
TEMPLE, HttlCH, actress ; b. London,
4 Jan., 1894 ; e. Brighton, Belgium,
and Heidelberg ; was a student at the
Musical and Dramatic School, under
Cairns James, 1912 ; made her first
appearance on the stage, at South-
ampton, Sept,, 1913, as Mrs. Hathway-
Deno in " The Gilded Pill " ; during
1913-14 was engaged with the Path6
Preres Film Company, as leading lady
for several " film " plays ; in 1915
joined Miss Horniman's Company at
the Gaiety, Manchester, and remained
a member of the company until 1917,
playing numerous j uvenile parts ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage, at the Duke of York's Theatre,
24 Dec., 1915, as the Queen of Hearts
in " Alice in Wonderland " ; appeared
at the Court Theatre, Dec., 1916, as
Daphne Clayton in " Grandfather/'
and Beatrice Farrar in " Hindle
Wakes " ; Jan., 1917, as Lisa in
" Where is He ? " and Lady Noeline
in " The Amazons " ; at the Kingsway
Theatre, Apr., 1917, played Regina in
" Ghosts " ; at the Ambassadors', Feb.,
1918, Blume Elkan in " The Little
Brother"; at the Palace, May, 1918,
Georgina Kettle in " Very Good,
Eddie " ; at the Gaiety, June, 1918,
succeeded Elaine Inescourt as Mrs.
Douglas in " Going-Up," which she
played until 1919 ; she then went to
the Lyceum Theatre, where she ap-
peared, Sept., 1919, as Rita Killane
in " The Wild Widow," and Mar.,
1920, as the Red-haired Woman in
" Boy of My Heart " ; subsequently
toured as Chloe in " The Skin Game " ;
in 1921 went to Australia, and made
a great success as Zahrat-al-Kulub
in " Chu-Chin-Chow." Recreation :
Riding,
TEMPLETON, Fay, actress and
vocalist ; &. Little Rock, Arkansas,
25 Dec., 1865 ; d. of the late John
Templeton, actor ; m. William Patter-
son ; made her first appearance on
the stage, 16 Aug., 1869, as Cupid ;
at the Grand Opera House, New York,
19 Aug., 1873, she played Puck in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
9 Sept., 1873, appeared in " The
Spoiled Child " ; 17 May, 1875,
appeared in " The Twelve Tempta-
tions " ; in 1880, was Ralph Rack-
straw in a juvenile performance of
" H.M.S. Pinafore " ; also appeared
with great success in " The Mascot,"
" Girofl6-Girofla," " Patience/' " The
Grand Duchess/' and Serpolette in
" The Chimes of Normandy " ; in
1882 played in " Billce Taylor " ; at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre, 7 Oct.,
1885, appeared as Gabriel in "Evan-
feline " ; subsequently played, in
" Miss McGinty " and " The
Corsair " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Gaiety,
23 Dec., 1886, as Fernand in "Monte
Cristo, Junior " ; at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, IB Aug., 1890, appeared
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in title-rdle in " Hendrik Hudson " ;
in 1893, she appeared in "Madame
Favart/' and at the Lyric Theatre,
New York, 25 Nov., 1895, appeared
as Excelsior in " Excelsior, Jun." ;
at the New York Theatre, 23 Jan.,
1900, she played the part of Cleopatra
in " Broadway to Tokio/' and subse-
quently joined Weber and Fields'
Company ; she appeared at their
theatre, 6 Sept., 1900, in " Fiddle-
dee-dee/' " Onions," " The Stickiness
of Gelatine/' " Du Hurry," and subse-
quently in " The Big Little Princess " ;
in 1903 she played in " The Run-
aways " ; at the Aerial Gardens, New
York, 6 June, 1904, she played Mrs.
Aurora Daye Knight in "A Little
Bit of Everything," and at the Liberty
Theatre, 26 Dec., 1904, appeared as
Mdlle. Fleurette in "In Newport " ;
at Columbus, Ohio, 25 Sept., 1905,
she played Mary Jane Jenkins in
" Forty-five Minutes from Broadway,"
and appeared in the same part at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York,
on 1 Jan., 1906; following the New
York run of the play went on a long
tour, at the conclusion of which she
announced her permanent retirement
from the stage ; reappeared at the
Casino, Sept., 1911, when she played
Buttercup in a revival of " H.M.S.
Pinafore " ; at the Broadway Theatre,
New York, on the occasion of the
reunion of Weber and Fields, 8 Feb.,
1912, played Peachie Mullen in
" Hokey-Pokey," and Bunty Biggar
in " Bunty Bulls and Strings " ;
reappeared on the ''vaudeville" stage,
May, 1916, for a short period, at the
Davis Theatre, Pittsburg.
TERRISS, Ellaline, actress; b.
at the Ship Hotel, Stanley, Falk-
land Islands, 13 Apr., 1872 ; d. of
the late William Terriss ; e. privately
and trained for the stage by her
father ; m. Seymour Hicks ; made
her first appearance on the professional
stage, at the Haymarket Theatre,
under Beerbohm Tree, on 14 Feb.,
1888, playing the part of Mary Herbert
in " Cupid's Messenger " ; she was
immediately given a three years'
engagement by Charles Wyndham,
and appeared at the Criterion, 29
Feb., 1888, as Madge in " Why Women
Weep " ; in Mar., she played Lottie
in " Two Roses," and on 28 Apr.,
played Ada Ingot in " David Garrick " ;
she also played Nellie Bassett in
" Betsy " ; Lucy in " Dream Faces," at
Terry's, Grace Wentworth in " The
Balloon," at the Strand, 1889, Lucy
Maynard in " Msop's Fables " at
the same theatre, Carrie Dalrypple in
" Welcome Little Stranger," at the
Criterion, Prudence in " Truth," the
Maid in " The School for Scandal,"
Jane Gammon in " Wild Oats," and
Minnie in " Shylock and Co." ; she
was next seen at the Princess's, 29
Aug., 1891, as Arrah Meelish in
" Arrah-Na-Pogue," subsequently play-
ing Rose Egerton in " After Dark/'
Tom Chickweed in " Alone in London,"
Nell in " The Great Metropolis " ; she
was then engaged at the Court, 1892-3,
playing Lady Belton in " Marriage,"
Mrs. Duncan in " Faithful James/'
Daphne in " The Guardsman," Lady
Wilhelmina in " The Amazons,"
Louise in " The Other Fellow," and
Mary Winter in " Good-Bye " ; at
the Lyceum, Christmas, 1893, played
Cinderella, in which she made a great
success, crossing to America to play
the same part, and appearing there
for the first time at Abbey's Theatre,
New York, 30 Apr., 1894; on her
return, she appeared at the Lyric, 27
Oct., 1894, as Thpra in " His Excel-
lency/' and later in " Papa's Wife " ;
she was then engaged by George
Edwardes for the Gaiety, and first
appeared there on 15 Apr., 1895,
as Bessie Brent in " The Shop Girl " ;
she also appeared there as May in
" My Girl," Dora Wemyss in " The
Circus Girl," Winifred Gray in "A
Runaway Girl " ; in 1899 she ap-
peared at the Criterion as Mrs. Hichard
Mainwaring, Jr., in " My Daughter-
in-law/' and the following year as
Suzanne in " The Masked Ball " ;
paid another visit to America to play
in " My Daughter-in-law " ; on her
return was engaged, by Charles Froh-
man, and appeared at the Vaudeville,
Sept., 1900, as Josephine Furet in
" Self and Lady " ; in Dec., played
Alice in " Alice in Wonderland " ; in
Apr., 1901, played Joan Trevelyan in
"Sweet and Twenty"; Dec., 1901,
appeared as Bluebell in " Bluebell
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in Fairyland " ; Sept., 1902, played
Phoebe Throssel in Barriers " Quality
Street " ; Dec., 1903, The Queen in
" The Cherry Girl " ; May, 1905
Angela in " The Catch of the Season " ;
after a tour in the last-mentioned
play appeared at the opening of the
Aldwych, Dec., 1905, in a revival
of " Bluebell in Fairyland " ; Mar.,
1906, played the Hon. Betty Silver-
thorne in " The Beauty of Bath/'
which was transferred for the opening
of the Hicks Theatre in Dec., of the
same year ; at the Aldwych, Sept.,
1907, played Peggy Quainton in " The
Gay Gordons " ; during 1908 toured
in " Sweet and Twenty " and " The
Gay Gordons " ; appeared at the
Palace Theatre, Dec , 1908, as Cicely
in " The Fly-by -Night " ; at the Hicks
Theatre, Feb., 1909, appeared as the
Due de Richelieu in " The Dashing
Little Duke " ; at Wyndham's, Jan.,
1910, played Lucy Sheridan in '" Cap-
tain Kidd " ; since that date has
played in music halls all over the
country in " Cook's Man/* " The Pink
of Perfection/' " A Lady at Large,"
etc.; at the Coliseum, Apr., 1911,
played the name part in. a spectacular
sketch, " Joan of Arc " ; in May, 1911,
sailed with her husband for South
Africa for an extended music-hall
tour ; reappeared in London, Oct.,
1911, at the Coliseum, in " After the
Honeymoon/' and in Nov., 1911,
appeared there in " The Slum Angel " ;
during 1912-13 appeared only at music-
halls ; at the Coliseum, July, 1913,
played Ada Ingot in " Garrick " ; in
Oct., 1913, joined her husband on
tour to play Josio Richards in " Broad-
way Jones " ; at the Coliseum, Dec.,
1913, played Mrs. Chcsson in " Always
Tell Your Wife " ; at the Prince of
Wai os's Theatre, Feb., 1914, appeared
as Josic Richards in " Broadway
Jones " ; at the Lyric, Dec., 1914, as
Elphin Haye in <( The Earl and the
Girl " ; in Dec., 1914, with her hus-
band, went to Franco, giving a series
of concerts to the British Troops at
the Front ; at the Comedy, Apr., 1915,
played Helene de Treville in " Wild
Thyme " ; during 1915 also toured
in " Broadway Jones," and in variety
theatres in " Always Tell Your Wife " ;
at the Prince's, Dec., 1916, again
played in " Bluebell in Fairyland " ;
May, 1917, Helene de Treville in
" Good News " (" Wild Thyme ") ;
at the Palace Theatre, Oct., 1917,
Peggy Goode in " Cash on Delivery " ;
during 1918 toured as the Wife in
" Sleeping Partners " ; at the Coliseum
Jan., 1919, played Josephine Petti-
grew in " After the Honeymoon " ;
during 1920 again toured in " Sleeping
Partners " ; accompanied her husband
to Australia, 1924, and appeared at
the Palace, Melbourne, Feb., 1924, in
" The Man in Dress Clothes," as
Germaine. Address : 34 Finchley
Road, N.W.8. Telephone No. : Hamp-
stead 4031.
TERRISS, Tom (Thomas Herbert
F. Lewin), actor; b. Barnes, 28 Sept.,
1874 ; 5. of the late Isabel (Lewis)
and William Terriss, the famous
actor ; b. of Ellaline Terriss ; e. Christ's
Hospital ; like his father before him,
was of roving disposition, and prior
to making his appearance ou the
stage had been an apprentice at
sea, an Australian sheep farmer,
a miner in Colorado, and a clerk
on the Stock Exchange ; made his
first appearance on the professional
stage at the Globe Theatre, Mar.,
1890, as Osric in " Hamlet," with
F. R. Benson ; he next appeared in
Drury Lane, May, 1890, in " Paul
TCauvar," and was associated with this
theatre for three years, playing in
"A Million of Money," 1890"; "The
Prodigal Daughter," 1892, and three
pantomimes ; appeared at the Prin-
cess's, 1892, in " The Great Metropo-
lis " ; at the Vaudeville, 1895, in " Poor
Mr, Potton " ; Gaiety, 1895, in " The
Shop Girl " ; Princess's, 1896, played
Harclress Cregan in " The Colleen
Bawn " ; at the Pavilion Theatre,
Mile End, played several " stock "
seasons xmder Isaac Cohen ; at the
opening of the Imperial Theatre by
Mrs. Langtry, 1901, played Beausire
in " A Royal Necklace " ; at the Lyric,
1902, played in " The Medal and the
Maid " ; subsequently visited America,
where he remained four years, appearing
in many musical comedies under the
managements of Charles Frohman,
E. E. Rice, Klaw and Erlangcr, Frank
McKee, etc, ; reappeared in London
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at the Aldwych, July, 1906, as Mr.
Beverley in " The Beauty of Bath " ;
has also appeared at the Empire,
Coliseum, etc. ; during 1909 toured
in America and England in " The
Vampire/' and in 1910-11, in America,
in " Scrooge " ; during 1913-15 played
in "A Christmas Carol," " A Tale
of Two Cities," " Nicholas Nickleby,"
etc. ; has since devoted himself to
the production of " film " plays ; is
Director of the Vitagraph Pictures.
Favourite part : Beausire in " A
Royal Necklace/' Recreations : Cricket
and motoring. Address : 676 Riverside
Drive, New York City, U.S.A.
TERRY, Beatrice, actress ; second d.
of Charles and Margaret Terry ; niece
of Kate, Ellen, Marion, Florence,
George and Fred Terry ; 5. London,
1890 ; m. Leonard Mudie ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Lyceum Theatre, 7 June, 1893, as the
Baby in " Olivia/' with Sir Henry
Irving and Miss Ellen Terry; at the
Opera House, Crouch End, Feb., 1899,
played Dick in " Olivia/' subse-
quently appearing at the Lyceum in
1899, as a Boy in " Robespierre/' and
in June, 1900, as Dick in " Olivia " ;
was next seen at the Garrick, Dec.,
1900, in "The Man Who Stole the
Castle" ; on 25 Apr., 1901, appeared
at the Prince of Wales's as Gwen-
doline Tidmarsh in " The Man from
Blankley's " ; at the Shaft esbury,
Nov., 1902, played Sara Crewe in " A
Little Un-Fairy Princess " ; toured
with Charles Hawtrey in the United
States, 1903, in "The Man from
Blankley's '* ; appeared at Terry's,
Apr., 1904, as Margaret in " The House
of Burnside " ; subsequently toured
the provinces and United States with
Edward Terry ; at the Duke of York's,
Jan., 1906, appeared for a time as
Peter Pan; at Terry's, Mar., 1906,
played in " A Judge's Memory " ; at
Savoy, in Apr., in " The Bond of
Ninon " ; and at the Duke of York's
in Sept., in " Toddles " ; at the Hay-
market, Apr., 1907, appeared as Elsie
in " The Palace of Puck " ; at the
Court, in Sept., as Lady Jean Hamilton
in " Barry Doyle's Rest Cure/' and
in Oct., Rose in " Lady Frederick " ;
at the Aldwych, May, 1909, played
Mary Penrose in " One of the Best " ;
at the New Theatre, 12 Mar., 1910,
played Suzanne in " The Scarlet
Pimpernel " ; in Aug., 1910, toured
as Marie in " Henry of Navarre/'
went to America, Oct., 1910, to play
the two last-mentioned parts with
Fred Terry and Julia Neilson ; at
Eastbourne, Mar., 1912, played Gwen
Warlaby in "A Double Woman " ;
subsequently toured as Marsinah in
" Kismet " ; at the New Theatre,
Manchester, Nov., 1913, played Titania
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
then joined Miss Horniman's com-
pany at the Gaiety, Manchester, and
appeared there during 1913-14 as Lady
Sneerwellin " The School for Scandal,"
Gladys Mottramin " Garside's Career,"
Euphcmia in " The Waldies," Ellean
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray/' Sarah
Undershaft in " Major Barbaz*a";
during the autumn of 1915 toured with
the late Lewis Waller as Millicent
Hope in " Gamblers All " ; in 1916
went to America ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, New York, Aug., 1916,
played Caroline Parfitt in " Some-
body's Luggage " ; at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre, Jan., 1917, Millicent
in " Gamblers All " ; at the Cort
Theatre, Apr., 1918, played Ophelia
in " Hamlet," and Titania in " A
Midsummer Night's Dream " ; in
Aug., 1918, toured with Laurctte
Taylor in "Happiness"; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Feb.,
1923, played Mother in " Mary the
3rd " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Aug., 1923, Laura Atherton in " Chil-
dren of the Moon " ; at the Gaiety, New
York, June, 1924, Mrs. Hamilton in
" Her Way Out." Address : c/o Miss
Minnie Terry, 4 Adam Street, Adolphi,
W.C.2.
TERRY, Dame Ellen Alice (cr, 1925) ;
G.B.E., LL.D. ; actress ; b. Coventry,
27 Feb., 1848 ; fourth d, of the late
Benjamin Terry and his wife Sarah
(Ballard), well-known provincial actors ;
sister of Kate, Marion, Florence,
George, Charles, and Fred Terry ;
mothef of Gordon and Edith Craig ;
m. (1) G. F, Watts, the eminent artist,
(2) Charles Kelly, actor, (3) James
Carew, actor ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at the Princess's
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Theatre, 28 Apr., 1856, as Mamillius .
in " The Winter's Tale," under the
management of Charles Kean ; she
also played Puck in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," 15 Oct., 1856, and
during the following Sept. appeared
in her father's company at the Theatre
Royal, Ryde, Isle of Wight, in the
boy parts of William Waddilove in
" To Parents and Guardians," and
Jacob Earwig in the farce, " Boots
at the Swan" ; returning to the
Princess's under Kean, she appeared
in the pantomime " The White Cat/'
as Fairy Goldenstar, at Christmas,
1857, subsequently playing Dragonetta
in the same pantomime, and in Apr.,
1858, played Karl in " Faust and
Marguerite," followed in Oct., 1858,
by her appearance as Prince Arthur
in " King John," and Nov., 1858, as
Fleance in " Macbeth " ; at Christmas,
1858, she played the Genius of the
Jewels in " King o' the Castle," and
on the last night of the Kean manage-
ment, 13 June, 1859, played the Tiger
Tom, in "If the Cap Fits " ; during
1859-60 toured with her sister Kate
as Hector Melrose in " Home for the
Holidays," and in a quick change
sketch entitled " Distant Relations,"
in which she played five parts ; at the
Lyceum, 30 Sept., 1861, she played
Puck in " A Midsummer's Eve," and
then in Nov., 1861, she became a
member of the Royalty Theatre
Company under Madame de Rhona,
which also included W. H. Kendal,
David Jarnes, and sxibsequently Charles
Wyndham ; hero she appeared as
Clementine in " Atar Gull," Lctty in
" The Governor's Wife/' Mabel in
" A Lesson for Husbands," Florence
in "A Chinese Romance/' Louisa
Drayton in " Grandfather Whitehead/'
etc. ; in Sept., 1862, she went to the
Theatre Royal, Bristol, under J. H.
Chute, where she was associated with
Madge Robertson. (Mrs, Kendal),
Henrietta Hodson (Mrs. Henry La-
bouchcre), Charles Coghlan, George
and William Rignold, and her sister
Kate ; here she played in burlesque,
farce, and melodrama, and at the
Theatre Royal, Bath, Mar., 1863,
she played Titania in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " ; she then returned
to London, and on 19 Mar., 1863,
appeared at the Haymarket, as
Gertrude Howard in " The Little
Treasure," with the late E. A. Sothern ;
she also played Hero in " Much Ado
About Nothing," Lady Touchwood in
" The Belle's Stratagem," and at the
Princess's, on 20 June, 1863, she
appeared as Desdemona to the Othello
of the late Walter Montgommery ;
returning to Bristol, Sept., 1863, she
appeared there as Isabella in " A Game
of Romps," Flora in " The Duke's
Motto/' Nerissa in " The Merchant
of Venice," and Hero ; returned to the
Haymarket in Oct., 1863, and appeared
as Julia in " The Rivals," Sir Tristram
in the extravaganza, " King Arthur,"
and Mary Meredith in " Our American
Cousin " ; retired from the stage in
1864, on the occasion of her marriage
with the late G. F. Watts ; reappeared
at the Olympic, 20 June, 1866, as
Helen in " The Hunchback " ; at
Bristol, in Mar., 1867, played Marion
Vernon in " A Sister's Penance " and
Laura in " Henry Dunbar " ; at the
Adelphi, in May, played Keziah
Mapletoft in "A Sheep in Wolf's
Clothing/' and Margaret Wentworth
in "Henry Dunbar"; appeared at
the Holborn Theatre, in June, as
Madeline in " The Antipodes," and
on her sister Kate's farewell tour,
Sept. and Oct., 1867, she played Hero
in " Much Ado About Nothing/'
Helen in " The Hunchback," Ann
Carew in "A Sheep in Wolfs Clothing,"
etc. ; at the opening of the New
Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, 24 Oct.,
1867, played Rose de Beaurepaire in
" The Double Marriage," and on 14
Nov., played Mrs. Mildmay in " Still
Waters Run Deep " ; she acted with
the late Sir Henry Irving for the first
time on 26 Dec., 1867, when she
appeared as Katharine to his Petruchio
in Garrick's version of " The Taming
of the Shrew," and after playing
Katharine in " A Household Fairy "
with the late John Clayton in Feb.,
1868, she again withdrew from the
stage, this time for a period of six
years ; she was not again seen in
public until she appeared at the
Queen's Theatre, 28 Feb., 1874, as
Phillipa Chester in " The Wandering
Heir," when she succeeded Mrs. John
Wood in that part ; in Apr., 1874, she
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toured with Charles Reade's company,
as Susan Merton in " It's Never Too
Late to Mend," Phillipa in " The
Wandering Heir," and Helen Rolleston
in " Our Seamen " (" Foul Play ") ;
after appearing at the Crystal Palace
with Charles Wyndham as Volante in
" The Honeymoon," Sept., 1874, and
Kate Hardcastle in " She Stoops to
Conquer," Nov., 1874, joined the
Bancrofts at the old Prince of Wales 's,
17 Apr., 1875, and created a great
impression by her performance of
Portia in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
she next played there, Clara Douglas
in " Money," Mabel Vane in " Masks
and Faces," and Blanche Haye in
" Ours," besides appearing at the
Princess's, 7 Aug., 1875, as Pauline
in " The Lady of Lyons," with the
late Charles Coghlan as Claude Mel-
notte ; proceeded to the Court under
John Hare, Nov., 1876, appearing
as Kate Hungerford in " Brothers,"
Lilian in "New Men and Old Acres,"
Lady Juliet in " The House of Darn-
ley," Mrs. Merryweather in " Victims "
and " Olivia " ; at the Gaiety, in 1877,
played Lady Teazle in " The School
for Scandal " ; in Aug., 1878, toured
with her husband, the late Chas.
Kelly, in " New Men and Old Acres,"
" All is Vanity, or the Cynic's
Defeat," and " Dora," and then
joined the late Sir Henry Irving
at the Lyceum in Dec., 1878. The
artistic partnership between the famous
actor and actress existed for twenty-
four years, and constitutes the most
brilliant period of the English stage
during the latter half of the nine-
teenth century ; she first appeared
at the Lyceum in " Hamlet," 30 Dec.,
1878, in which her Ophelia was unani-
mously pronounced to be one of the
most tender, pathetic, and picturesque
impersonations ever seen ; she next
appeared in " The Lady of Lyons,"
17 Apr., 1879 ; " Eugene Aram," and
" Charles I," June, 1879, in which
last piece she scored another triumph,
as Queen Henrietta Maria ; from Aug.
to Oct., 1879, she again toured with
Chas. Kelly, playing Frou-Frou in
" Butterfly," Lady Teazle, Portia,
etc. ; in 1879 came the famous revival
of " The Merchant of Venice," which
ran for 250 nights ; during a provincial
tour in the autumn of 1880, appeared
as Beatrice in " Much Ado About
Nothing," for the first time, at the
Grand, Leeds, 3 Sept., 1880 ; returned
to the Lyceum, and other parts in
which she achieved fame there, were
lolanthe, 20 May, 1880 ; Camma
in Lord Tennyson's play " The Cup,"
3 Jan., 1881 ;' Letitia Hardy in " The
Belle's Stratagem," 16 Apr., 1881 ;
Desdemona, 2 May, 1881, with Irving
and Edwin Booth ; Juliet, 8 Mar.,
1882 ; Beatrice in " Much Ado
About Nothing," 11 Oct., 1882;
Viola in " Twelfth Night," 8 July,
1884 ; Olivia, 27 May, 1885 ; Margaret
in " Faust," 19 Dec., 1885 ; Josephine
in " Werner," 1 June, 1887 ; Ellaline in
A. C. Calmour's poetical play, " The
Amber Heart," 7 June, 1887 ; Lady
Macbeth, 29 Dec., 1888; Catherine
Duval in " The Dead Heart," 28
Sept., 1889 ; Lucy Ashton in " Ravens-
wood," 20 Sept., 1890 ; Nance Oldiield,
12 May, 1891 ; Queen Katherinc in
" King Henry VIII," 5 Jan., 1892 ;
Cordelia in " King Lear," 10 Nov.,
1892 ; Rosamund in " Becket," 6
Feb., 1893 ; Guinevere in " King
Arthur," 12 Jan., 1895 ; Imogen in
" Cymbeline," 22 Sept., 1896 ; Madame
Sans-Ge-ne, 10 Apr., 1897; she also
played Catherine in " Peter the Great,"
1 Jan., 1898 ; the Hon. Sylvia Wynford
in " The Medicine Man," 4 May, 1898 ;
Clarisse in " Robespierre," 15 Apr.,
1899, and Volumnia in " Coriolamis,"
15 Apr,, 1901 ; played Portia at Trving's
final performance at the Lyceum,
19 July, 1902, and acted for the last
time under his management at Bristol
in Dec. of the same year ; during this
period she also appeared by Royal
command at Sandrmghain, 26 Apr.,
1889, before Queen Victoria and
the late King (then Prince of
Wales), in the trial scene from " The
Merchant of Venice " ; and, Windsor
Castle, 18 Mar., 1893, in " Bceket " ;
appeared at His Majesty's, 10 June,
1902, as Mistress Page in Beerbohm
Tree's " Coronation " revival of " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," with great
success ; on 15 Apr,, 1903, entered
into management at the Imperial
Theatre, producing " The Vikings,"
and reviving " Much Ado About
Nothing," 23 May ; at Drury Lane,
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14 July, 1903, acted with Irving for
the last time, when she played Portia
in " The Merchant of Venice," with
an " all-star " cast, for the benefit
of the Actors' Benevolent Fund ;
subsequently toured and added three
plays to her rSpertoire in the shape of
" The Mistress of the Robes/' " The
Good Hope," and " Eriksson's Wife " ;
in 1905 was engaged by Charles Froh-
man for the Duke of York's Theatre,
and on 5 Apr., 1905, appeared there
as Alice Grey in J. M. Barrie's " Alice
Sit-by- the- Fire," and made an ex-
tended provincial tour in the same
piece ; appeared at the Court Theatre,
20 Mar., 1906, as Lady Cecily Wayn-
flete in G. Bernard Shaw's piece,
" Captain Brassbound's Conversion " ;
completed her stage jubilee in Apr.,
of the same year, in celebration of
which she appeared at His Majesty's
on the evening of 27 Apr., as Mistress
Page in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor," on the afternoon of the 28th,
at the Adelphi, as Francisea in
"•Measure for Measure," and in the
evening resumed her part in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion " at the
Court ; at Di*ury Lane, 12 June,
1906, a remarkable performance was
given by the theatrical profession in
honour of her jubilee ; appeared at 1 lis
Majesty's, 1 Sept,, 1906, as Her-
mione in Beex*bohm Tree's revival of
" The Winter's Tale " with great
success ; toured successfully in the
United States under the direction
of Charles Frolunan from Jan. to
May, 1907 ; reappeared in London,
at the Coronet, 16 Sept., 1907, in a
revival of " Captain Brassbound's
Conversion," with which she subse-
quently toured ; at the Borough
Theatre, Stratford, 27 Apr., 1908,
appeared for the first time in London,
as Elizabeth of York in " Henry of
Lancaster " ; at His Majesty's, in
May, played Mistress Page in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor/' and 19
Dec., 1908, appeared as Aunt Imogen
in " Pinkie and the Fairies " j toured
in the United States from Oct., 1910,
giving a series of lectures on Shake-
speare's heroines ; on her return,
appeared at the Kingsway, 8 May,
1911, as Nell Gwynne in "The First
Actress " ; at the Haymarket, 25
May, 1911, gave the first of two lectures
on Shakespeare's heroines ; at the
Gala performance at His Majesty's,
27 June, 1911, appeared as Mistress
Page in the letter scene from " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; subse-
quently again playing the same part
for a fortnight ; later she resumed
her lectures on Shakespeare's heroines,
and gave these for a short season at
the Savoy Theatre, Feb., 1912 ; at
the King's Hall, Covent Garden,
3 and 4 Nov., 1912, reappeared as
Kniertje in " The Good Hope " ; at
the Savoy Theatre, 11 Jan., 1914, with
the Pioneer Players, appeared as the
Abbess in " Paphnutius " ; in Mar.,
1914, sailed for Australia, on a lec-
turing tour, opening at Melbourne
Town Hall on 7 May, 1914 ; she
returned home through America, and
at the /Eolian Hall, New York, Dec.,
1914, delivered a Shakespearean lec-
ture ; returned to England, May, 1915 ;
at the Haymarket Theatre, 2 July,
1915, appeared as the Queen in a
wordless play, entitled *' The Princess
and the Pea," with Adeline Gen6e ;
in Aug., 1916, appeared as Julia
Lovelace in a cinema play, entitled
" Her Greatest Performance " ; she
made her first appearance on the
variety stage at the Coliseum, 5 Nov.,
1917, when she appeared as Mistress
Page in an excerpt from " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," and subsequently
she toured in this ; at the Coliseum,
18 Feb., 1918, appeared as Portia in
the trial scene from " The Merchant
of Venice " ; at the Lyric Theatre,
12 Apr., 1919, played the Nurse in
Romeo and Juliet, with Doris Keane ;
at the Everyman Theatre, Hampstead,
24 Dec., 1920, read the prologue to
an old English Nativity Play, and
also from 28 Dec. to 31 Dec., 1920 ;
since that date her appearances have
been restricted to one or two perform-
ances in aid of charities ; she appeared
at the Palace Theatre, 24 Mar,, 1922,
as Mrs. Long in " Pride and Prejudice";
at the same theatre, 27 June, 1922, aft
The Old Woman in " The Shoe " ; at
the League of Arts Guildhouse, Eccles-
tcm Square, 18 Jan., 1923, spoke the
prologue to " The York Nativity Play";
received the Hon. Degree of LL.D. at
St. Andrew's University, May, 1922,
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and was created Dame Grand Cross of
the British Empire, in the New Year
Honours, 1925 ; has toured throughout
America on ten occasions, making her
first appearance in New York, at the
Star Theatre, 30 Oct., 1883, in " Charles
I " ; is the sole vice-president of the
Actors' Orphanage Fund, and a life
member of the A, A. Address : 34
Burleigh Mansions, Charing Cross Road,
W.C.2. Telephone No. : Gerrard 1141.
TERRY, Fred, actor-manager; b.
London, 9 Nov., 1863 ; 5. of Benjamin
Terry and his wife Sarah (Ballard) ;
brother of Kate, Ellen, Marion, George,
Charles, and Florence Terry ; e Lon-
don, France, and Switzerland; m.
Julia Neilson ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage at the Haymarket
Theatre, under the Bancrofts, on 31
Jan., 1880, as a Member of the Club in
the revival of " Money," with which
they opened their management of that
house ; during June, 1880, at the Crys-
tal Palace, he played Bertie Fitzurse in
"New Men and Old Acres/' Trip in
" The School for Scandal " and the
First Officer in " The Lady of Lyons/'
with the late Mr. and Mrs. Chippendale,
and after appearing at the Olympic,
in the same month, as Everard Digby
in " Extremes/' went on tour with the
same company ; in the spring of 1881
he toured as Bush in " Foul Weather/'
and in the autumn toured with the
late Charles Kelly; in 1882 he toured
with the late Marie de Grey in " Cam-
ille," " Macbeth," " Twelfth Night/'
" The Merchant of Venice," " Adrienne
Lecouvreur," etc. ; in Feb., 1883,
played with Ben G reefs company as
Mercutio in " Romeo and Juliet,"
Claudio in " Much Ado About Noth-
ing," and Glavis in " The Lady of
Lyons," subsequently again touring
with Marie de Grey ; in 1884 toured
as Captain Holcroft in " Jn the
Ranks " ; appeared at the Lyceum
on 8 July, 1884, as Sebastian in
" Twelfth Night," to the Viola of Ellen
Terry and IVJalvolio of Henry Irving ;
in Oct., 1884, toured with William
Duck's company as Gilbert Vaughan
in " Called Back," and the following
year toured in America as the Hon.
Percy Pentland in "Dark Days";
in Oct. of the following year was
engaged by Daniel Frohman to sup-
port Miss Fortescue on her American
tour, and with her, played Faustus
in " Gretchen," De Valreas in " Frou-
Frou," Correze in " Moths," Tristan
in " King Rene's Daughter," Pyg-
malion in " Pygmalion and Galatea,"
etc. ; next toured with Mrs. Kennion
as M. Philippe in " Nina " and
Geoffrey Landfern in "A Woman's
Truth " ; he appeared at the Strand,
13 July, 1887, in "Nina," and after
appearing at the Vaudeville, 20 Dec.,
1887, as Cassio in " Othello," was
engaged by Beerbohm Tree for the
Haymarket, where he appeared on
31 Mar., 1888, as Eugene Lambert
in " The Pompadour " ; he next
appeared at the Globe, July, 1888,
as Valreas in " Frou-Frou/' and at
the Gaiety, 4 Aug., 1888, as George
and Gerald Anstruther in " Marina "
(" Mr. Barnes of New York ") ; in
the early part of 1889, lie appeared at
various matintes, playing Gerald Clay-
ton in "See-Saw" (Terry's), the
Due D'Aubigny in " The Duke's
Boast" (Avenue), Eustace Errol
in "Calumny" (Shaftesbury), Pierre
in "The Grandsirc " (Terry's), and
Oliver Descharnps iri " Esther Sand-
raz " (Prince of Walcs's) ; at the
Shaftesbury, under E. S. Willard,
appeared on 8 June, 1889, as Lord
Drellincourt in a revival of " Jim the
Penman " ; at the Vaudeville in Aug.,
played Alan Stanford in " In Danger ";
at the Crystal Palace, 19 Sept., 1889,
he played the Dauphin in " King
John " ; at the Avenue, 1 Feb., 1890,
opening night of George Alexander's
management, played Dr. William
Brown in " Dr. Bill " and the Karl
of Somerdale in " Fool's Mate " ;
he then rejoined Beerbohm Tree at
the Haymarket, opening on 3 Apr,,
1890, as Arniand D'Arcay in "A
Village Priest " ; he remained a
member of that company until 1894,
during which period he played the
following parts : D'Aulnay in " Com-
edy and Tragedy," Prince Alexis in
" The Reel Lamp," Mr, Gardiner in
" Captain Swift, Slender in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," John
Fenwick in " Beau Austin/' Gilbert
Vaughan in " Called Back/' John
Christison in " The Dancing Girl/1
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Charles Derwentwater in " Partners,"
Laertes in " Harnlet," Captain Brad-
ford in " Peril," Ivan Zazzulic in " The
Red Lamp," Raymond de Noirville
in "A Man's Shadow," Philammon
in " Hypatia," Gerald Arbuthnot in
" A Woman of No Importance,"
Prince Leon in " The Tempter," Lord
Dewsbury in " The Charlatan " and
Omar in " Once Upon a Time " ; he
then appeared at the Adelphi, 20
June, 1894, as Oliver West in " Shall
We Forgive Her ? " and next went
to the Comedy under J. Cornyns
Carr, appearing there as Gerald
Cazenove in " The New Woman,"
1 Sept., 1894, Robert Llewellyn
in "A Leader of Men," 9
Feb., 189v5, and Clive Studley in
" Delia Harding," 17 Apr., 1895 ; he
next toured as Duncan Trendel in
*' The Home Secretary," and appeared
in that part at the Shaftesbury, 21
Oct., 1895 ; he then accompanied John
Hare to the United States, Dec.,
1895, playing Lucas Cleeve in " The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsrnith " and
D'Aulnay in " Comedy and Tragedy " ;
on his return to England, appeared
at the Lyceum with Forbes-Robertson,
20 June, 1896, as Charles Surface in
" The School for Scandal " ; he next
appeared at the Royalty, under George
Alexander's management, as Sir
Hercules Little in " His Little Dodge,"
24 Oct., 1896, and as Captain Neville
Norway in "A Court of Honour,"
18 May, 1897 ; was next seen at the
Criterion, 17 Aug., 1897, as John
Temple in " The Sleeping Partner,"
and then joined George Alexander on
tour to play Duke Michael in "The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; he appeared at
the St. James's, as Brian Hollingworth
in " The Tree of Knowledge/1 25 Oct.,
1897; Don Pedro in ""Much Ado
About Nothing," 16 Feb., 1898, Hugo
in " The Conquerors," 14 Apr,, 1898,
and Major Lascellcs in " The Am-
bassador," 2 June, 1898 ; he then
returned to the Adelphi, appearing
there on 31 Aug., 1898, as Pharaoh
Lee in " The Gipsy Earl " ; at the
Haymarket, 7 Feb., 1899, he played
Captain Aynsley Murray in " Gricrson's
Way " ; at the Garrick, 22 Apr,, 1899,
appeared as Christopher Heartwright
in " Change Alley," and in Sept,
toured as James Ralstan in " Jim the
Penman " ; at the Comedy, 14 Apr.,
1900, played Alec Trantridge in " Tess,"
and next appeared at the Lyceum with
Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry,
16 June, 1900, as Squire Thornhill
in " Olivia " ; in conjunction with
his wife he then entered on the manage-
ment of the Haymarket, opening on
30 Aug., 1900, with " Sweet Nell of
Old Drury," in which he played King
Charles II ; since that date he has
played seasons at various London
theatres, and has appeared as Prince
Vladimir Korowski in " The Heel of
Achilles," Globe, 6 Feb., 1902 ; Count
Tivador in " For Sword of Song,"
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 18 Sept., 1902,
and Shaftesbury Theatre, 21 Jan.,
1903 ; Turlupin in "A Maker of
Comedies," Shaftesbury, 9 Feb., 1903 ;
Sir Percy Blakeney in " The Scarlet
Pimpernel," Nottingham, 15 Oct.,
1903, and New Theatre, 5 Jan., 1905 ;
Colonel Brinthorpe in " Sunday,"
Eastbourne, 11 Jan., 1904, and
Comedy, 2 Apr., 1904 ; Sir John Man-
ners in " Dorothy o' the Hall," New,
14 Apr., 1906 ; King Christian II in
" The Popinjay," Newcastle-on-Tyne,
24 Oct., 1907, and New, 2 Feb., 1911 ;
Matt Compton in " Matt o' Merry-
mount," Newcastlc-on-Tync, 11 Oct.,
1906, and New, 20 Feb., 1908, and
Henry de Bourbon in " Henry of
Navarre," Ncwcastle-on-Tync, 5 Nov.,
1908, and New, 7 Jan., 1909 ; went to
New York, Oct., 1910, and appeared
at the Knickerbocker Theatre ia
" The Scarlet Pimpernel " and " Henry
of Navarre " ; at Stratford -on- A von,
1 May, 1911, played Benedick in
" Much Ado About Nothing," and
at the Command performance at
Drury Lane, 17 May, 1911, played
Lord Glossmorc in " Money " ; pro-
duced " Romeo and Juliet " at the
New Theatre, 2 Sept., 1911, but did
not appear in the production owing to
illness ; he has also appeared at His
Majesty's Theatre for single perform-
ances of King James IV in Alfred
Austin's " Flddcicn Field," 8 June,
1903, and Sebastian in "Twelfth
Night," to his daughter's Viola, 7
Apr., 1910 ; played an annual season
of about six months' duration at the
New Theatre, from 1905-13 ; during
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1912 toured for a time in " Sweet
Nell of Old Drury," and again, after
a severe illness, from Apr., 1913,
toured in the same play ; at the Theatre
Royal, Brighton, 8 June, 1914, played
the Duke of Fodor in " The Duchess
of Suds " ; at the Strand Theatre
entered on a 12 months' season, with
his wife, on 2 Jan., 1915, when he
played Robin Fairfellow in " Mistress
Wilful " ; at Covent Garden, 2 Feb.,
1915, played Charles Surface in the
" all-star " revival of " The School for
Scandal," given in aid of the Actors'
Benevolent Fund ; at the Strand, 27
Feb., 1915, again played King Charles
II in a revival of " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury " ; 22 Apr., 1915, played Asche
Kay ton in " The Argyle Case " ; 22
May, 1915, again played Henry cle
Bourbon in a revival of " Henry of
Navarre " ; 11 Sept., 1915, once
more played Sir Percy Blakeney in
" The Scarlet Pimpernel " ; on 13
Oct., 1915, the theatre was damaged
by German bombs, during an air-raid,
but the run of the play was continued
until the end of the lease* ; since that
date has been engaged on provincial
tours ; at the Theatre Royal, Man-
chester, Nov., 1919, produced " Much
Ado About Nothing," and played
Benedick, and was seen in the same
part at the King's Theatre, Hammer-
smith, 12 May, 1920 ; at the Prince's
Bristol, Nov., 1921, produced "The
Borderer," in which he played the
Earl of Bothwell, and appeared in this
part at the King's, Hammersmith,
Mar., 1923 ; during 1924 produced
" The Marlboroughs," in which he
appeared as the Earl of Marlborough ;
in Nov., 1920, produced " The Honour-
able Mr. Tawm'sh," with his son Dennis
in the cast. Address : 4 Primrose Hill
Road, Hampstead, N.W.3. Telephone
No, : Hampstead 850. Club : Green
Room. Recreation : Golf.
TERRY, J. E. Harold, dramatic
author ; b. York, 21 Sept., 1885 ; s.
of the late T, W. L, Terry and g.s. of
the late Sir Joseph Terry; ^/Marl-
borough and Pembroke College, Cam-
bridge ; m. Constance Leetham, B.Sc. ;
is a nephew of Eille Norwood ; on
coming down from Cambridge, where
he was the stage-manager of the Foot-
lights Club, and Editor of the Granta,
he joined the staff of The Daily Mirror,
and later devoted himself to the pro-
duction of plays for amateurs ; wrote
certain portions of the York Pageant,
with Louis N. Parker, and appeared
in it as Harold of England, 1909 ; was
for some time editor and dramatic
critic of The Onlooker, and subse-
quently of The Onlooker and Throne ;
was also dramatic critic of The
British Review ; has written the fol-
lowing plays : " Old Rowley the
King," 1908 ; "A King's Ransom,"
1911 ; "The Knight of the Garter,"
1913; "The Man Who Stayed at
Home" (with Lechmere Worrall),
1914; "April Fools," 1915; "The
Man Who Went Abroad," 1917;
" General Post," 1917 ; " Master
Wayfarer," 1918 ; " The Fulfilling
of the Law," 1921 ; during the latter
part of the run of the last-mentioned
play, at the Garrick Theatre, he played
the part of Maurice Avcnell, and
subsequently wont on tour, playing
the leading part of Sir Bryan Dobrce ;
" The Rattlesnake " (with Rafael Saba-
tini), 1922 ; " The Return of Sherlock
Holmes " (with Arthur Rose), 1923 ;
" Collusion," 1924 ; wrote the novel,
" A Fool to Fame," published in
1912 ; enlisted in the (Artists Rifles)
28th County of London Regiment,
Sept., 1914, but was invalided out
of the Service ; was the Hon. Sec. of
The Dramatists' Club, 1919-22. Clulw :
Garrick, Savage, Dramatists, and
Shanklin. Address : Luceornbe Mill,
Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Telephone
No, : Shanklin 143.
TEKRY, Marion, actress ; b. London,
16 Oct., 1856 ; d. of Benjamin Terry
and his wife Sarah (Ballard), actor and
actress ; sister of Kate, Ellen, Florence,
George, Charles, and Fred Terry ; e, at
Kmgstoa-on~Tharn.es ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, 21 July, 1873, as
Ophelia in, the late Tom Taylor's
version of " Hamlet " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Olympic, under the management of
Henry Neville, 4 Oct., 1873, as Lsabello
in " A Game of Romps," subsequently
appearing at the same theatre as
Christine in " Love in Humble Life/'
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Lady Valeria in " All that Glitters is
Not Gold/* Hero in " Much Ado About
Nothing," Lady Betty in " Clan-
car ty/' Georgina Vesey in " Money " ;
next joined Ada Swanborough at the
Strand, opening on 19 Oct., 1874,
as Clara Mayfield in " Old Sailors/'
subsequently playing Lilian Gaythorne
in " Weak Woman," 6 May, 1875 ;
Edith Leslie in " A Lesson in Love,"
4 Dec., 1875, etc. ; she was then en-
gaged for the Haymarke£ Theatre,
where she first appeared on 11 Sept.,
1876, playing Dorothy in Gilbert's
" Dan'l £>race, Blacksmith " ; she
also played Galatea, 20 Jan., 1877,
JRosc Wentworth in " Fame/' 7 Apr.,
1877, Zeolide in " The Palace of
Truth/' 21 Apr., 1877, Mrs. Charles
Torrens in " The Serious Family/'
14 May, 1877, Lydia in " The Love
Chase/"' 24 May, 1877, and Belinda
Treherne in " Engaged/' 3 Oct.,
1877 ; she appeared at the Olympic,
under Henry Neville, 25 Feb., 1878,
as Maud Callcndar in " The Ne'er
do Well/' subsequently re-named
" The Vagabond," and was again seen
at the Haymarket, 11 May, 1873, as
Florence Bristowe in " The Crushed
Tragedian," with the late E. A.
So them ; returning to the Olympic,
she played Louise in " The Two
Orphans'," 23 Sept., 1878, Marie in
" A Republican Marriage/* 9 Nov.,
1878, Grelchcn in Gilbert's play of
that name, 24 Mar., 1879, and Margaret
Wcston in " Married, Not Mated,"
12 May, 1879 ; was next engaged by
the Bancrofts for the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, opening on 27 Sept, 1879,
as Mabel Holme in " Duty," and
following it with her appearance on
22 Nov.» 1879, as Blanche Haye in
" Ours " ; accompanied the Ban-
crofts to the Haynaarkct, and appeared
there as Clara Douglas in " Money,"
31 Jan., 1880, Bella in "School/'
1 May, 1880, Mabel Vane iu " Masks
and Faces/' 5 Feb., 1881, and Peg
Woffin^ton in the same piece, 30 May,
1881 ; appeared at the Court, 7 Nov.,
1881, as Mimi in a play of that name,
and S Apr., 1882, as Gwendolen
Pettigrew in " The Parvenu " ; ap-
peared, at Prince of Wales's, Liverpool,
Feb., 1882, as Bathsheba Everdene
in " Far from the Madding Crowd " ;
at the Savoy, 21 Feb., 1882, played
Lady Vavir in " Broken Hearts/'
and 21 June, 1882, Lady Hilda in
the same play ; she was next engaged
at the Court, 30 Nov., 1882, when she
played Lady Aqua Toffana in " More
than Ever," followed by performances
of Lady Constance Birklands in " Com-
rades/' 16 Dec., 1882, Hope Hennesy
in " The Rector," 24 Mar,, 1883, Lady
Trevor in " All for Her/' 12 Apr.,
1883, Anna in " The Danischeffs,"
8 May, 1883, and Katherine Guyon
in. " The Millionaire," 27 Sept., 1883 ;
during the illness of her sister Ellen
she appeared at the Lyceum as Viola
in " Twelfth Night," playing the part
for the first time on 28 July, 1884;
returning to the Court on 18 Sept.,
1884, she played Lilian Vavasour
in " New Men and Old Acres," followed
by her performances of Mrs. Douglas
Winthrop in. " Young Mrs. Winthrop,"
Lady Carterct in " The Opal Ring,"
Hatdee Burnside in " The "Denhams,"
and Charlotte in " The Magistrate " ;
at the Haymarket, 17 Jan., 1887, she
played Bertha Saxon in " Hard Hit,"
and when Beerbohm Tree assumed the
management of the Comedy Theatre,
20 Apr., 1887, she played Olga Mor-
akoff in " The Red Lamp " ; she
accompanied him to the Haymarket,
appearing there as Loysc in "The
Ballad Monger/' 15 Sept., 1887, and
as Claire in " Partners/' 5 Jan., 1888 ;
from Sept. to Dec., 1888, she toured
with Henry Irving as Margaret in
"Faust"; for the next eighteen
months her appearances were restricted
to appearances at the Vaudeville,
inatinte, 2 Apr., 1889, where she
played Mrs. Forrester in " Rumour " ;
at the Opera Comique, 13 Apr., J889,
when she played Mrs. Erroi in " The
Real Little LordpFauntleroy/' and the
Avenue, 27 June, 1890, matinte,
when she played the title-^/0 in. Cal-
mour's " Cyrcne " ; she was next
engaged by George Alexander and ap-
peared with him at the Avenue, 1 Nov.,
1890, as Helen Latimer in " Sunlight
and Shadow," and at the St. James's,
1891-3, as Lady Hardiag in "The
Idler/' Armand ia " Moliere/' Evelyn
Carew in " Lord Anerley/* Nina
Ferrers in " Forgiveness," Mrs.
Erlynne in "Lady Windermere's
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Fan," and Blanche Chilworth in
" Liberty Hall " ; she appeared at the
Adelphi as Hetty Dray son in " The
Cotton King/' 10 Mar., 1894, and as
Louise in " The Two Orphans/' 12
May, 1894 ; joined Henry Irving in
Sept., 1894, to tour as Margaret in
" Faust," Rosamund in " Becket "
and Portia in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; played Mrs. Peverel in
" Guy Domville," at the St. James's,
5 Jan., 1895, and was next seen at
the Comedy, under J. Comyns Carr,
when she played Mrs. Dundas in " A
Leader of Men," 9 Feb., 1895,- and
Delia Harding in the play of that name,
17 Apr., 1895 ; supported E. S. Willard
at the Garrick Theatre, as Mrs. Page
in " Alabama/' 2 Sept., 1895, and
Madge in " The Rise of Dick Halward,"
19 Oct., 1895 ; then appeared at the
Lyceum with Forbes-Robertson, as
Audrie Lesden in " Michael and his
Lost Angel," 15 Jan., 1896 ; at the
Criterion, with Charles Wyndham,
played Lady Valerie in " The Physi-
cian," 25 Mar., 1897, and was then
seen at the Adelphi, as Mrs. Aylmer
in " The Days of the Duke," 9 Sept.,
1897 ; at the Court, 19 Oct., 1898, she
played Lady Mary Thurston in " When
a Man's in Love," and at Stratford-
on-Avon festival, Apr., 1900, played
Rosalind in "As You Like It " and
Portia in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
she then toured with T. B. Thalberg,
playing the Countess Von Rosen in
" Prince Otto," Lady Teazle in " The
School for Scandal," the Queen in
" Mary, Queen of Scots " and Mrs.
Erlynne in " Lady Windermere's
Fan " ; she appeared at the Court,
25 June, 1901, as Elisabeth in "A
Happy Nook " ; at Wyndham 's 26
Dec., 1901, in her old part in " Little
Lord Fauntleroy," and then appeared
at the Vaudeville, 17 Sept., 1902, as
Susan Throssell in " Quality Street " ;
at the Court, 30 Oct., 1902, played
Eleanor Burgoync in " Eleanor " ;
at His Majesty's, 30 May, 1904, ap-
peared as the Countess of Blessington
in " The Last of the Dandies " ;
returned to the St. James's, 19 Nov.,
1904, to play her old part in " Lady
Windermere's Fan," and also appeared
there as Lady Claude Derenham in
M ^[ollentrave on Women," 13 Feb.,
1905, and Lady Astrupp in " John
Chilcote, M.P.," 1 May, 1905 ; at the
New Theatre, with Sir Charles Wynd-
harn, 24 Oct., 1905, played Mrs.
Moxon in " Captain Drew on Leave " ;
at the Lyric, 31 Mar., 1906, played the
part of Madame Dautran in " Mauri-
cette," and at His Majesty's, 29 May,
1906, appeared as Madame de Florae
in " Colonel Newcome " ; at Drury
Lane, 12 June, 1906, at the " Jubilee "
matin&e given to her sister Ellen,
appeared as Hero in a scene from
" Much Ado About Nothing " ; she
next appeared at Wyndham's, 12
Sept., 1906, playing Lady Mary
Crewys in " Peter's Mother " ; at the
Haymarket, 2 Apr., 1907, appeared
as Nora in " The Palace of Puck " ;
at His Majesty's, 22 May, 1907, played
Mrs. Arbuthnot in " A Woman of No
Importance " ; at the Hicks Theatre,
27 Aug., 1907, played Mrs. Wilmore
in " The Hypocrites " ; appeared at
Windsor Castle, 16 Nov., '1907, in a
Command performance before the
late King Edward, as Mrs. Sternhold
in " Still Waters Run Deep " ; in the
autumn of 1908 went to America,
and at Montreal, 2 Sept., 1908, she
played Gabriel] c Darras in " Divorce,"
with which she afterwards toured
through the United States ; at; Strat-
ford-on-Avon, 26 July, 1910, she
appeared as Veronika in " The Piper ";
at the Coronet, 7 Sept., 1910, as Anne
Brookdale in " Sister Amic " ; at the
St. James's, 21 Dec., 1910, appeared
in " The Piper," and at His Majesty's,
on the occasion of the Gala perform-
ance, 27 June, 1911, she appeared as
Peace in " The Vision of Delight " ;
at the St. James's Theatre, 14 Oct.,
1911, reappeared in her original part
of Mrs. Erlynne in " Lady Winder-
mere's Fan " ; appeared at the
Royalty, Feb., 1912, as Sister Monica
in " The Dove Uncaged " ; at Kast-
bourne, July, 1912, as Mrs, Grimshaw
in " Big Game " ; at the Haymarket,
May, 1916, played Lady Pom fret in
" Fishpingle " ; during 1917 toured
as Mrs, Trcherne in " Wonderful
Jarncs " (" Gudgeons "), and appeared
in the same part at the Garriek, Mar,,
1917 ; subsequently toured as Lady
Mary Crewys in " Peter's Mother " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1919, played
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Anna Karenin in " Reparation " ; at
the Aldwych, Feb., 1920, Mrs. Higgins
in the revival of " Pygmalion " ; at
the Globe, Sept., 1923, played the part
of Principessa Delia Cercola in " Our
Betters," which ran over a year. Ad-
dress : 32 Buckingham Palace Man-
sions, S. W. 1 . Telephone : Gerrard 4698.
TERRY, Miimie? actress ; b. Bor-
deaux, 1 Jan., 1882; eldest d. of Charles
and Margaret Terry ; niece of Kate,
Ellen, Marion, Florence, George, and
Fred Terry ; m. Edmund Gwenn ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Standard Theatre, 16 Nov., 1885,
as Georgie de Sartorys in " Frou-
Frou " ; played children's parts for a
period of seven years, principal among
which may be mentioned Gretchen in
" Partners," at the Haymarket, 1888 ;
Mignon in " Booties' Baby " at the
Globe, 1888 ; Daisy Desmond in " A
White Lie/' at the Court, 1889 ; Su-
zanne Laroque in " A Man's Shadow,"
at the Haymarket, 1889 ; Lilie in
" Barbara," Editha in " Editha's
Burglar," and Sybil Carew in "A
Sheep in Wolf's Clothing," at the Globe,
1890 ; Katie Landon in " The Phari-
see/' at the Shaftesbury, 1890 ; Norah
in " Holly Tree Inn," Terry's, 1891 ;
Princess Elizabeth in " Charles I,"
and Dick in " Olivia," at the Lyceum,
1891 ; Leo da Vigno in " Agatha,"
Criterion, 1892 ; and the Sylph Co-
quette in " Cinderella," at the Lyceum,
1893 : she then returned to school,
and when she reappeared on the
stage went to Australia ; she returned
to England in Dec., 1904 ; appeared
at the King's, Hammersmith, May,
1905, in " The Courage of Silence " ;
has since appeared in " What the
Butler Saw," at Wyndham's, Aug.,
1905 ; " The Lemonade Boy," at the
Criterion, 1906 ; " The Last of His
Race/' at Drury Lane, 1907 ; " Sweet
Kitty Bell airs," at the Haymarket,
1907 ; during 1908 played Rose
Carlisle in " Lady Frederick " at the
Garrick, Criterion, New, and Hay-
market Theatres ; at the Garrick,
20 Jan., 1910, played Mimi in " Dame
Nufxire " ; subsequently toured in
14 Dame Nature/' and (luring the
illness of Miss Ethel Irving, played
the part of LoloLlc in the same piece ;
appeared at the Little Theatre, 1911,
as Dora in " Fanny's First Play " ;
at the Hippodrome, Oct., 1911, played
Lady Sims in " The Twelve Pound
Look"; at the Apollo, Aug., 1912,
appeared as Suzanne in " The Glad
Eye " ; at His Majesty's, Nov., 1912,
as Maggie in " Over the Hills " ; at
the Court, June, 1913, played Miss
Stedman in " The Cage " ; at the
Garrick, Nov., 1913, Angeline in
" Who's the Lady ? " ; at the Criterion,
July, 1914, Janet Discombe in " A
Working Man " ; at the Park Theatre,
New York, Nov., 1914, Princess Thora
in " The Garden of Paradise " ; on
returning to London, appeared in
variety theatres, as Mrs. Ross in
" The Will " ; at the Coliseum, Sept.,
1915, again played Lady Sims in
" The Twelve Pound Look " ; during
1917-19 toured as the Girl in " Dam-
aged Goods " ; during 1921-22 was
leading lady at the English Theatre,
Paris ; at the Garrick, Oct., 1923,
played Mrs. Jennison in " Ambush."
Address : 4 Adam Street, Adelphi,
W.C. Telephone No. : Regent 6085.
TERRY, Olive, actress ; d. of William
Morris and the late Florence Morris
(Terry) ; niece of Kate, Ellen, Marion,
George, Charles and Fred Terry ;
b. London, 22 Apr., 1884 ; made her
first appearance on the London stage
at the Grand, Woolwich, 12 Feb., 1906,
as Lady Gerania in " Dr. Wake's
Patient," with which she subsequently
toured ; at the Garrick, Dec., 1906, ap-
peared in " Macbeth " ; at tlie Kings way
Theatre, 8 May, 1911, played Lily in
" In the Workhouse " ; at the Little
Theatre, May, 1913, played Sister
Christina in " The Month of Mary " ;
at the Playhouse, May, 1915, played
Spring in " Godcfroi and Yolande."
TETLEY, 'Dorothy, actress ; b. Bue-
nos Aires ; d. of Alexander H. Tetley
arid his wife Edith (Prebble) ; c. Girton
House, Buenos Aires, arid Bedford
College/ London ; m. Franklyn Bel-
lamy," D.S.O., M.C. ; was a pupil of
Miss Rosina Filippi ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Brighton, 29" Jan., 1917, as
Alice Hobson in " Holxson's Choice " ;
next toured in, * ' The Misleading Lady,"
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playing Jane Wentworth, and under-
studying and occasionally playing the
leading part of Helen Steele ; at the
Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, Feb.,
1918, played Florence Lauderdale in
" Lady Emma's Romance " ; at the
Apollo, Apr., 1918, understudied Mar-
garet Bannerman as Blanche Hawkins
in " Be Careful, Baby/' and it was in
this part she made her first appearance
on the London stage ; at the Lyric,
Sept., 1918, appeared as Sadie in
" Roxana," subsequently playing
Fanny Owens in the same play; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1919, played Kitty
Cranford in " The Great Day " ; at
the Little Theatre, Feb., 1920, Yvonne
in " Mumsee " ; Apr., 1920, Gladys
Stiles in te Other Times " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1920, Jean in "Why
Marry ? " ; at the Comedy, Oct., 1920,
Jane Bagot in " The Romantic Age " ;
at the Playhouse, Jan., 1921, Kate
Twinn in " Hanky-Panky John " ;
Mar., 1921, Rotha Twinstead in
" Love ? ! "; at Wyndham's, May, 1921,
succeeded Emily Brooke as Phyllis
Benton in "Bull-Dog Drummond";
in Nov., 1921, went to America, and
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, 26 Dec., 1921, played the same
part ; after lier return to England, in
Feb., 1923, toured as Anne in "The
Dover Road " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1923, played the Hon.
Elinor Worthing in "So This is Lon-
don " ; at the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1924,
Mary Gray in " A Perfect Fit " ; at
the Queen's, Dec., 1924, Rcnoc Bon-
champs in " Orange Blossom." Recrea-
tions ; Tennis and photography. Ad-
dress : 1 Palace Gate, W.8. Telephone
No, : Kensington 5437.
TBITE, Maggie (nie Margaret Tate) ,
actress and operatic vocalist ; b,
Wolverhampton, 17 Apr., 1889; is a
sister of James W. Tate ; e. St. Joseph's
Convent, Wolverhampton, and Royal
College of Music, and studied also
under Jean do Reszkc; m. (1) Eugene
Plumon (mar. clis.) ; (2) W. S. Cotting-
hara ; made her first appearance on the '
stage, at Monte Carlo, 1907, as Zcrlina
in " Don Juan " ; next went to Paris,
where she appeared at the Op6ra
Comique, May, 1908, as M6Hsande in
" Pelldas and Melisancle " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Queen's Hall, Oct., 1909 ; made her
first appearance on the operatic stage
in London, at His Majesty's Theatre,
with the Beecham Opera Company,
25 May, 1910, asMelkain " Muguette";
subsequently appeared there as Gretel
in " Hansel and Gretel," Antonia in
" The Tales of Hoffmann," Blonda in
" II Seraglio," and Cherubino in " The
Marriage of Figaro " ; in Oct., 1910,
appeared at Co vent Garden, with the
same company, as Nuri in " Tiefland,"
Marguerite in "Faust," Zerlina in
" Don Giovanni," and Melisaiide in
" Pelleas and Melisande " ; in the
following year went to America, and
made her first appearance there, at the
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadel-
phia, 4 Nov., 1911, as Cherubino; at
the Chicago Opera House, 1911-12,
appeared in. the same part, also as Ccn~
drillon in the opera of that name,
Marguerite, Lygie in " Quo Vadis ? "
Antonia in " The Talcs of Hoffmann " ;
made her first appearance in New York,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, 20
Feb., 1912, as Cendrillon ; at Phila-
delphia, Nov., 1912, appeared as Dot
in " The Cricket on the Hearth," and
at Chicago, 1912-13, as Mignon, and
Mimi in "La Bolieme " ; has toured
all over Europe ; made a fresh depar-
ture when she appeared at the Prince's
Theatre, Apr., 1919, as Lady Mary
Carlyle in a musical version of " Mon-
sieur Reaucaire " ; at the Lyric Thea-
tre, Dec., 1920, played Princess Julia
in " A Little Dutch Girl." RccreatW'HS :
Golf, tennis, and motoring. Address:
5 Mills Buildings, Knightsbridge, S.W.5.
THATCHER, Heather, actress and
vocalist ; b. London ; c. London ;
commenced her career as a " film "
actress, and completed half a dozen
films with the London Film Co.,
and the Gaum out Company ; made
her first appearance on the stage
proper at the Garrick Theatre, Oct.,
1916, when she succeeded to the part of
Rence in " The Girl from Giro's " ; next
appeared at the 'Aclelplu, Sept., 1917,
as Kattie Muirhcad in " The Boy " ;
was next seen at the Vaudeville, July,
1919, in the leading part in " .BuHss-
Buzz " ; at the Adelphi, Oct., 1920,
played Salome in " The Nauglity
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Princess " ; at the Gaiety, Apr., 1921,
Valentine in " Faust on Toast " ; at
the Winter Garden, Sept., 1921, played
Rosalind Rafferty in " Sally " ; at the
Globe, May, 1922, " Bobby " Bates in
" Eileen " ; at the Winter Garden,
Sept., 1922, Little Ada in " The Caba-
ret Girl" ; Sept., 1923, Lovey Toots
in " The Beauty Prize " ; Apr., 1924,
Victoria in " To-Night' s the Night " ;
Sept., 1924, Pinkie Peach in " Prim-
rose." Recreations : Golfing, swim-
ming, motoring, tennis, reading, and
needlework. Address : 33 Denbigh
Street, S.W.I. Telephone No. .-Victoria
2060.
THESIGER, Ernest, actor; b. Lon-
don, 15 Jan., 1879; 5. of the Hon. Sir
Edward Picrson Thcsigcr, K.C.B., and
his wife Georgina Mary (Stopford) ;
c. Marlborough College ; in. Janette
Mary Fernie Ranken ; was formerly a
painter, and had had amateur exper-
ience before making his first appear-
ance on the professional stage at the
St. James's Theatre, 23 Apr., 1909, as
James Raleigh in " Colonel Smith " ;
next appeared at Wyndham's, Oct.,
1909, as Franz Pcpo in " The Little
Damozcl " ; at the Prince of Wales' s,
Oct., 1910, as Mo range in " Inconstant
George " ; at the St. James's, Oct.,
1911, played Charles Dumby in " Lady
Windcrmere's Fan " ; at His Majesty's,
Apr., 1912, Roderigo in " Othello " ;
at the Little, June, 1912, Lord Ceresby
Wintcrport in " Very Much Married " ;
at the Savoy, May, 1913, Baron Gida
Radviany in " The Seven Sisters " ;
at the New Theatre, Feb., 1914, ap-
peared as Poliche in " The Joy- Ride
Lady"; at the Criterion, Oct., 1915,
as Bertram Tally in "A Little Bit of
Fluff," a part he played over twelve
hundred and forty times ; at the
Kingsway, Sept., 1918, played Ambrose
Tibbctt in " A Week-End " ; Apr.,
1919, Bagoas in "Judith"; June,
1919, the Rt. Rev. St. George Loftus
in " St, George and the Dragons " ;
at the Gaiety, "Manchester, Dec., 1919,
appeared as Slender in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor" ; at the Duke of
York's, Feb., 1920, as Jacquot in
" Sylvia's Lovers " ; at the Hay mar-
ket, Apr., 1920, as Cameron in " Mary
Rose"; Mar., 1921, as Arnold
Champion-Cheney, M.P., in " The
Circle" ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1921,
played Gianetto Mallespini in " The
Love Thief " ; at the St. James's, Dec.,
Captain Hook in " Peter Pan " ; at
the Court, Feb., 1922, Ferrand in " The
Pigeon " ; Apr., 1922, Mr. Bly in
" Windows " ; at the Playhouse, June,
1922, Sir George Orreyd in " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; at Daly's
(for the Phoenix Society), Nov., 1922,
Ithamore in " The Jew of Malta " ;
at the Ambassadors', Feb., 1923, Ber-
tram Tully in a revival of " A Little
Piece of Fluff " ; at the Empire, Mar.,
1923, appeared in " The Rainbow " ;
at the Regent (for the Phoenix Society).
Nov., 1923, played Piers Gaveston in
" Edward II "; at the Everyman,
Jan., 1924, Professor Borradaile in
" The Painted Lady " ; at the Regent
(for the Phoenix Society), Feb., 1924,
Mr. Sparkish in " The Country Wife " ;
at the New, Mar., 1924, the Dauphin in
" Saint Joan " ; at the Adelphi, June,
1924, in aid of King George's Pension
Fund for Actors, played Eustace Ede
in " The Ware Case." Recreation :
Painting. Club : Green Room. Ad-
dress : 6 Montpclicr Terrace, S.W.7.
Telephone No. : Kensington 4000.
THIMM, Daisy, actress ; b. London ;
e. London ; m. John Tresahar ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Lyceum' Theatre, 15 Feb., 1900,
walking on in F. R. Benson's revival
of " Henry V " ; subsequently toured
as Dora Woodbury in " Hearts are
Trumps," and Lavender in " Sweet
Lavender," and Mildred in " The
Passport," with Edward Terry ;
understudied Ellaline Terriss as
Joan Trevelyan in " Sweet and
Twenty," at the Vaudeville, 1901,
and also played the part during the
summer ; at the Command perform-
ance at Sandringham, Nov., 1901,
played Fanny in " Scrooge," being
the first actress to play before the
late King Edward, after Ms accession ;
in Nov., 1901, understudied Maude
Fealy as Alice Faulkner in " Sherlock
Holmes " ; at the Comedy, Feb.,
1902, played Phyllis Arrnitage in
" Memory's Garden," and May, 1902,
Violet in " The Silver Link " ; at the
Haymarket, Aug., 1902, played Leonie
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in " There's Many a Slip " ; at Terry's,
1902-3, played Ermengarde in " The
Little Princess " and Christina in
" Ib and Little Christina " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1903, Lady Silvia
Maitland in " The Exile " ; at the
Avenue, May, 1903, Annie Ridd in
(t Lorna Doone," and at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1903, Mabel Corry in "The
Flood Tide " ; at the Criterion, 1905,
appeared with Ethel Irving, and same
theatre, 1912, with Robert Loraine ;
at the Playhouse, Sept., 1912, played
Miriam in " The Little Cafe " ; at
the Globe, Feb., 1913, played Louisa
Daintree in " Ask Quesbury," and
at the Court, Mar., 1913, Daisy
Dimrose in " The Absent-Minded
Husband " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Sept., 1913, played Violet Lansdowne
in " Girls " ; during 1919 toured as
Betty in " Roxana " ; at the Kings-
way, Mar., 1922, played Suey Sin Fan
in " The Yellow Jacket." Address :
12 Nottingham Place, W.I. Telephone
No. : Mayfair, 1403.
THOMAS, A. E., dramatic author ;
&. Chester, Mass., U.S.A., 16 Sept.,
1872 ; 5. of Oscar D wight Thomas
and his wife Ellen Louise (Ring) ; e.
Brown Univeristy, Providence, R.I. ;
m. Ethel L. Dodd ; was formerly a
journalist and critic, and for some years
was engaged on the New York Tribune,
Evening Post, Times, and Sun ; is the
author of the following plays : " Her
Husband's Wife," 1910 ; " Little Boy
Blue" (with Edward Paulton), 1911 ;
"What the Doctor Ordered," 1911;
" The Rainbow," 1912 ; " The Big
Idea " (with Clayton Hamilton), 1914 ;
" Come Out of the Kitchen," 1916 ;
" Thirty Days " (with Clayton Hamil-
ton), 1916 ; " The Little Missus," 1917;
" The Ambassador," 1917 ; " The
Matinee Hero " (with Leo Ditrich-
stein), 1918; "David's Adventure,"
1919 ; " Just Suppose," 1920 ; " The
Champion " (with Thomas Louden),
1920 ; " The Turn in the Road " (with
Louden), 1921 ; " Only 38," 1921 ;
" The French Doll," 1922 ; " Our
Nell" (with Brian Hooker), 1922;
" The Jolly Roger," 1923. Recreations :
Golf and tennis. Clubs : Century,
Players', Authors' League of America,
and Coffee House. Address : Players'
Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New York
City, U.S.A.
THOMAS, Agnes, actress ; m. E. J.
Malyon ; has had an experience
extending over forty years ; made her
first appearance in London at the Park
Theatre, Camden Town, 3 Aug., 1878, in
" A Treaty of Peace " ; appeared at
Drury Lane Theatre, 9 Dec., 1878, as
the Player Queen in " Hamlet," with
D. E. Bandmann ; at the Duke's
Theatre, 10 Feb., 1879, played Madge
Maltby in " The New Babylon " ; at
the Surrey Theatre, Oct., 1881, she
appeared as Constance Melton in
" Mankind " ; at the Adelphi, June,
1882, played the younger Elizabeth in
" The Double Rose " ; at Drury Lane,
July, 1882, Mary Lambrun in " Eliza-
beth," with the late Madame Ristori ;
Aug., 1882, Mary Kcenc in " Pluck " ;
at the Opera Comiquc, Mar., 1883, ap-
peared as the Hon. Mrs. Schneider in
" Bondage " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1884, played Necl Owen in " The
World " ; went to the United States in
1885, and made her first appearance in
New York, at Wallack's Theatre, Apr.,
1885, as Ariadne in " Beauty " ;
at the Comedy, May, 1890, appeared
in " The Wrong Door " ; at the Court,
Oct., 1892, appeared as Kitty Masters
in " The Guardsman " ; at the Prin-
cess's, Feb., 1894, again played Ned
Owen in " The World " ; " at the
Adelphi, Aug., 1903, played Betsy
Trotwood in " Em'ly " ; was promi-
nently associated with the Vedrcnne-
Barker management at the Court,
1904-7, where she played Aunt Judy
in " John Bull's Other Island/' Frau
Motes in " The Thieves' Comedy,"
Miss Ramsden in " Man and Super-
man," Mrs. Pratt in " The Return
of the Prodigal," Gina Ekdal in " The
Wild Duck," Nonna in " Hie Youngest
of the Angels," Quaint in " Prunella/'
Miss Triggs in " The Charity that
Began at Home/' the Working Woman
in " Votes for Women " ; at Wyn<l-
Kam's, Dec., 1904, played Moira in
" Peggy Machree," and at the King's
Hall, Covent Garden, Mar., 1905,
Madame Mairant in " Thti Throo
Daughters of M. Dtipcmt " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Feb., 1906, played Jessica
Rood in " A Gilded Fool," and "Carola
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Chapin in " An American Citizen " ;
at the Savoy, Sept., 1907, played
Mrs. Clandon in " You Never Can
Tell " ; at the St. James's, Sept.,
1908, appeared as Mrs. Sharpe in
"The Passing of the' Third Floor
Back " ; at the Court, Nov., 1908,
played Mrs. Fishwick in " Tilda's
New Hat," and at His Majesty's
(Afternoon) Theatre, Dec., 1908, Miss
Brown in " Em'ly " ; at the Court,
Mar., 1909, Miss Gripper in " Nan
Pilgrim " ; at His Majesty's (After-
noon) Theatre, June, 1909, Mrs.
Drake in " Admiral Guinea " ; at the
Lyric, June, 1909, appeared as Miss
Adams in " Fires of Fate " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1909, Mrs. Revell in
" Making a Gentleman " ; at the
Adelphi, June, 1910, played Mrs.
Staunton in " The Speckled Band " ;
at the Haymarket, June, 1910, Mrs.
Morrison in " Priscilla Runs Away " ;
same theatre, Feb., 1911, Mrs. Boyd
in " All that Matters " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1911, Miss Underwood in
" Rococo " ; at the Criterion, July,
1911, Mrs. Oklham and Mrs. Callow
in " The Girl Who Couldn't Lie " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, July, 1911,
Janet in " Sally Bishop " ; at the
Criterion, Sept., 1911, Miss Ramsden
in the revival of " Man and Superman/'
at the Court Theatre, Jan., 1912,
played Ann in, " Rutherford and
Son " ; at the Adelphi, Oct., 1912,
appeared as Miss Pindrop in " The
Dancing Mistress " ; went to New
York in Dec., 1912, and at the Little
Theatre, again played Ann in
" Rutherford and Son " ; on her
return rcsximed her part in " The
Dancing Mistress," at the Adelphi ;
at the Playhouse, May, 1914, played
the Dowager Countess of Wynmartcn
in " The Wynmartcns " ; at His
Majesty's, Dec,, 1914, appeared as
Betsy Trotwood in " David Copper-
field " ; at the Queen's, Mar., 1915,
as Miss Marks in " Wanderers " ; June,
1915, as Guclfmna in " Eyvind of the
Mountains " ; at the Duke of York's
Theatre, Oct., 1915, played Miss
Armstrong in " Romance " ; at the
Coliseum, Mar., 1917, Mrs, Sharpe
in " The Passing of the Third Floor
Back" ; at the St. James's, Sept., 1919,
Anna Pavlovna in " Reparation " ;
at the Aldwych, Feb., 1920,
Mrs. Pearce in " Pygmalion " ; at
Wyndham/s, June, 1920, appeared as
Ellen in " Daddalums " ; at the St.
Martin's, Feb., 1921, as Mrs. Hinijer
in " The Wonderful Visit " ; Apr.,
1921, as Hester Fairfield in "A Bill
of Divorcement " ; at the Everyman
Theatre, Nov., 1923, Lady Gruber in
" The Morals of Vanda." Address : 25
Creswick Walk, Hendon, N.W.4.
THOMAS, Augustus, American play-
wright ; b. St. Louis, Mo., 8 Jan.,
1859 ; s. of Dr. E. B. and Imogene
(Garretson) Thomas ; e. St. Louis Public
School, and studied law ; m. Lisle
Colby ; was originally in the employ-
ment of a railroad company ; subse-
quently drifted into journalism, and
became writer and artist on several
papers in St. Louis, Kansas City, and
New York ; finally became editor and
proprietor of the Kansas City Mirror ;
his first play was " Editha's Burglar,"
adapted from Mrs. F. Hodgson
Burnett's novel, and produced at
Madison Square Theatre, 1 July, 1889 ;
since that date he has written the
following plays : "A Man of the
World," 1889 ; " Reckless Temple,"
1890 ; " Afterthoughts," 1890 ; " Ala-
bama," 1891 ; " Colonel Carter of
Carters ville," 1892 ; "In Mizzoura,"
1898 ; " The Capitol," 1894 ; " New
Blood," 1894 ; " The Man Upstairs,"
1895 ; " That Overcoat," 1898 ; " The
Hoosier Doctor," 1898 ; " The Med-
dler," 1898; -"Oliver Goldsmith,"
1900 ; " Arizona," 1900 ; " On the
Quiet," 1901 ; " Colorado," 1901 ;
" Soldiers of Fortune," 1902 ; " The
Earl of Pawtucket," 1903; " The
Other Girl," 1903 ; " The Education
of Mr. Pipp," 1903; "Mrs, Leffing-
well's Boots," 1905 ; " De Lancey,"
1905; "The Embassy Ball," 1905;
" The Hanger," 1907 ; " The Witch-
ing Hour," 1907 ; " The Harvest
Moon," 1909; "The Member from
Ozark," 1910; "As a Man Thinks,"
1911; "When it Conies Home"
(" The Model "), 1912 ; " Merc Man,"
1912 ; " Indian Summer," 1913 ; " Rio
Grande," 1916; "The Copperhead"
(from a story by Frederick LandLs),
1918 ; " L)avid\s Adventure " (from
a novel), 1918 ; " Palmy Days,"
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1919 ; " Speak of the Devil," 1920 ;
" Nemesis," 1921; he is also the
author of " A Proper Impropriety,"
" The Dress Suit," " The Holly
Tree Inn," " The Music Box,"
" Alone," "The Big Rise," "Com-
bustion," " A New Year's Call," " A
Leaf from the Woods/' and "Love
Will Find the Way " ; after the death
of ' Charles Frohman, was appointed
Art Director of Charles Frohman (Inc.),
the company formed to carry on the
late manager's numerous enterprises ;
was President of the Society of Ameri-
can Dramatists, 1906-11 ; a Member
of the Producing Managers' Associa-
tion ; Member of the American
Academy of Arts and Letters. Clubs :
Players', Lambs'; and American Dra-
matists', New York City, U.S.A. Ad-
dress : New Rochelle, New York,
U.S.A.
THOMAS, Dorothy, actress; b.
London, 1882; e. privately; m.
1906, Cecil Rose; prepared for the
stage by William Farren, sen., and
Ben Greet; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in Oct., 1898, with
Ben Greet's company, as Maria in
" The School for Scandal " ; subse-
quently played Helena in " A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mabel Vane
in " Masks and Faces," Mari-a in
" Twelfth Night," Rosalind in " As
You Like It/' Mercia in " The Sign of
the Cross," etc. ; in Sept., 1902,
joined Beerbohm Tree's company
on tour, playing Princess Bellini in
" The Eternal City " ; made her first
appearance in London at His Majesty's,
17 Feb., 1903, as Katrina in " Resur-
rection " ; subsequently appeared
there in "The Gordian Knot,"
"Trilby," "The Man Who Was,"
and " Richard II " ; also understudied
and appeared as Setsu in "The
Darling of the Gods," Miranda in
" The Tempest," and Hero in " Much
Ado About Nothing"; in Mar.,
1905, toured as Lady Alethea in
" The Walls of Jericho;" and appeared
at the Garrick Theatre in the same
part, July, 1905 ; in Jan., 1906,
played the same part in the principal
cities in Holland ; on her return
appeared at the Garrick, as Baroness
Roydorx in " Brother Officers," the
Gentlewoman in " Macbeth," etc. ;
at the Criterion with Sir Charles
Wyndham, Apr., 1907, played Mrs.
Ebernoe in " The Liars " ; subse-
quently proceeded to the United
States, and made her first appearance
in New York, at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, 30 Sept., 1907, as Christabel
Newnham, the leading part, in " The
Evangelist " ; on her return to
England, appeared at the Imperial
Theatre, Nov., 1907, as Lucy Daven-
port in " Waste " ; in Mar., 1908,
toured as Miss Roberts in " The
Mollusc," and joined Sir Charles
Wyndham at the Criterion, June,
1908, to play the same part ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1909, played Isabel
Kirke in " Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace " ;
at the Lyceum, May, 1909, played
Louise de la Valliere in " The
Man in the Iron Mask," and Sept.,
1909, Perpetua in " The Proud
Prince " ; at the Empire, New York,
Jan., 1910, played in " The Mollusc " ;
at the Criterion, Oct., 1910, appeared-
as Beatrice Ebernoe in " The Liars " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1911,
played Clara Brand in " The Great
Name " ; at the New Theatre, Aug.,
1912, played Margaret Elliott in
" Ready Money," and May, 1913,
Virginia in " Bought and Paid For " ;
in Sept., 1913, appeared at the Liver-
pool Repertory Theatre, as Lady
Patricia in the play of that name;
subsequently played leading parts
there for three months ; at the Prince
of Wales's, July, 1914, played Kvelyn
Marshall in " From 9 to 11 " ; at the
Criterion, Oct., 1914, Mabel Hankey
in "Wages No Object"; during 1917
toured as Lady Broughton in " General
Post " ; at the Ambassadors', June,
1919, played Nina Trench in " The
Storm " ; in 1921 toured as Ursula
Rugeley in " The Heart of a Child " ;
at the Kingsway, Sept., 1922, played
Elizabeth Racburn in " i serve? " ;
during 1924 toured as Hermione in
" Special Licence," and 3>iaua in " The
Uni'air Sex " ; at the Mow Theatre,
Oct., 1924, played Lady Ruth Goocle
in " The Hour and the Man," Address :
40 Leith Mansions, Klgin Avenue, W.9.
THOMAS, Evan, actor; ft. Van-
couver, B.C., 17 Feb., 1891 ; s, of
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Owen Evan Thomas and his wife
Bessie (Walker) ; e. Charterhouse ; m.
Sylvia Leslie (Ward), daughter of
" Spy " > was a student at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art, prior to
making his first appearance on the
stage at the Grand Theatre, Black-
pool, July, 1911, in "A Lancashire
Sailor " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Whitney (now
Strand) Theatre, 26 Dec., 1911, as
Jack Chesney in " Charley's Aunt " ;
at the Playhouse, Feb., 1912, played
Lt. Peter Barker in " The Second in
Command " ; at the Comedy, Feb.,
1913, Billy Borrodaile in " Lady
Noggs " ; June, 1913, George Ralston
in " Jim the Penman " ; at the
Vaudeville, Oct., 1913, Albin in " The
Green Cockatoo " ; at the Strand,
Nov., 1913, Basil Gregory in " Mr.
Wu " ; at the Playhouse, Sept., 1914,
Christopher Bruce in " Young Wis-
dom " ; served in the Army 1914-18
and was invalided out ; reappeared on
the stage at the St. James's, Sept.,
1918, as Peter Judson in " Eyes of
Youth " ; at the St. Martin's, Nov.,
1918, played Captain Hardbottle in
" The Officers' Mess " ; at the Shaltes-
bury, Apr., 1920, the Hon.. George
Emmett in " The Little Whopper " ;
subsequently toured as Captain Posch
in " A Little Dutch Girl " ; at the
Alclwych, Jan., 1922, played Sir Hugh
Chiswiek in " Money Doesn't Matter " ;
at the Shaftesbury, Oct., 1922, Charles
Wilder in " The Cat and the Canary " ; at
the St. James's, May, 1923, Basil Owen
in " The Outsider," ; in May, 1924, in
par tuers hi p with Martin Lewis, en-
tered on the management of the Savoy
Theatre, and appeared there as William
Rotjues in " The Lure " ; he next
appeared at the Lyceum, July, 1924,
when he succeeded Carl Brisson as
Prince Danilo in " The Merry Widow."
Jfavowite parts : Basil in " Mr, Wu,"
Captain Posch in " A Little Dutch
Girl," and Billy in " The Lure."
Clubs : Green Room and R.A.F. Ad-
dress : 16 Wellington Square, Chelsea,
S.W.3. Telephone No.: Kensington 4655.
THOMAS, Herbert, actor ; 6. 28 Jan.,
1868 ; m, Frances Ivor ; studied for
the stage under Sarah Thorne, and
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Margate, Whit-
Monday, 1890, as Wild Bill in " The
Land of the Living " ; toured with
Cissie Grahame in 1893 ; made his
first appearance in London, at the
Haymarket Theatre, 28 Mar., 1894,
as Caspar in " Once Upon a Time/'
under Beerbohm Tree ; remained
with Tree some years, playing Pierre
Boroff in " Fedora," and Oliver in
" Trilby," and accompanied him
on his American tour, 1895, where
he played John Christison in " The
Dancing Girl," Horatio in " Hamlet,"
Captain Murray in " The Seats of
the Mighty," etc. ; appeared at Her
Majesty's Theatre, with Tree, 1897,
as Mr. Wamfleet in "The Seats of
the Mighty," Lorimer in " Trilby/'
Tolstoi in " The Red Lamp " ; joined
Forbes-Robertson in 1898, and ap-
peared with him in Berlin, Feb.,
1898, as Laertes in " Hamlet," Malcolm
in " Macbeth," etc. ; appeared at the
Lyceum, Sept., 1898, as Ross in
" Macbeth," and subsequently as
Horatio in " Hamlet," etc. ; appeared
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell at Royalty,
1900, in " Magda," " The Fantas-
ticks/' " Mr. and Mrs. Daventry,"
" The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsrnith,"
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," etc. ;
toured with Olga Nethersole ;
appeared at the Court, Oct., 1906
as Basil Hylton in f' The Charity that
Began at Home/' ; at the Haymarket,
May, 1908, as Cecil Sykes in " Getting
Married " ; at the Criterion, Oct.,
1908, played Mr. Craven, K.C.,
in " Lady Ep ping's Lawsuit " ; at
the Royalty, Oct., 1911, the Bishop of
Chelmsford in " The Honeymoon " ;
at the Duke of York's, June, 1912,
the Rev. Roger Mincnin in " The
Amazons " ; at the Kingsway, Nov.,
1914, played Sir John Hope and
Colonel Heynies in " The Dynasts " ;
at the Prince's Manchester, May, 1915,
Horace Truscott in " Two's Com-
pany " ; at the Duke of York's,
Mar.r 1916, Miles in " Jerry " ; at
the Kingsway, Apr., 1917, Pastor
Manders in " Ghosts " ; at the Grand,
Croydon, Sept., 1918, and Kingsway,
Mar., 1920, appeared as Ebenezer
Jones in " Sinners Both " ; during
1923-24 toured with Mrs, Patrick
Campbell, playing Aubrey Tanqueray
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in " The Second Mrs. Tanqueray " and
Colonel Schwartze in " Magda " ; is the
author of "Joe the Miner/' 1893 ;
" The Weather Hen " (with Granville
Barker), 1899 ; "A Little Brown
Branch," 1904 ; " For My Country,"
1917; "Lady Emma's Romance,"
1918; " Out of Hell," 1918; "Sinners
Both/' 1918 ; " Stopping the Breach "
(adapted from " Lady Emma's Ro-
mance "), 1918; "My Son/' 1922;
" The Law of Moses," 1923. Favourite
part : The Pastor in " Magda," Re-
creation : Walking. Address : " Maze-
more;/' Hailsham, Sussex. Telephone
No. : Hailsham 97,
THOMPSON, Alexander M., drama-
tic author and journalist ; b. Carlsruhe,
9 Mar., 1861 ; s. of Mary (Wilson)
and J. W. M. Thompson ; e. Lycee
St. Louis, Paris, and in London ; m.
Fanny Veail ; his first piece was a
comic opera adapted from the French
entitled " Toto and Tata " ; subse-
quently wrote a number of panto-
mimes for Robert Courtneidge ; is
the author of the libretti of the
following comic operas and musical
plays : " Chi ip eric " (with Richard
Mansell), 1903 ; " The Dairymaids "
(with Robert Courtneidge), 1906;
" Tom Jones " (with Courtneidge),
1907 ; " The Arcadians " (with Mark
Ambient), 1909; "The Mousm6 "
(with Courtneidge), 1911; "Princess
Caprice" (from the German), 1912;
" Oh, Caesar ! " (with Max Pemberton),
1916 ; " The Rebel Maid," 1921 ;
" The Bohemians," 1924. Recreation :
Sleeping, Club : Savage. Address :
Chelsfield Hall, Green Street Green,
near Farnborough, Kent. Telephone
No. : Farnborough 41,
THOMPSON, Fred, dramatic author ;
b. London, 24 Jan., 1884 ; s. of Fred-
erick Edwin Thompson and his wife
Grace Margaret Trery (Sinclair) ; e.
Newton Abbott, and at the Slade
School of Art ; m. Elizabeth Edmonds ;
commenced life as an articled pupil to
an architect for three years ; then a
theatrical caricaturist on London
Opinion, subsequently with The Win-
ning Post and The Sporting Times ;
also had three years' experience as an
actor ; is the author of the following
revues, musical plays, etc. : " The
Little Jockey," 1908 ; " Freddie's
Flat," 1909 ; " Eightpence-a-Mile "
(with George Grossmith), 1913 ; "Alice-
up-to-Date," 1914 ; " The Merry-Go-
Round," 1914 ; " Violet and Pink,"
1914 ; " To-Night 's the Night," 1914 ;
" The Only Girl " (English version),
1915; "Sugar and Spice," 1915;
" Mr. Manhattan " (with C. H. Bovill),
1916 ; " The Bing Boys are Here "
(with Grossmith), 1916 ; " Lady Birds"
(with Laurie Wylie and Alfred Parker),
1916 ; " Look, Who's Here ! " 1916 ;
" Houp-La " (with Hugh E. Wright),
1916 ; " Pell-Mell " (with IVlorris
Harvey), 1916 ; " The Bing Girls' Are
There " (with Grossmith), 1917 ;" The
Other Bing Boys " (with Grossmith),
1917 ; " The Boy " (adapted from
Pinero's " Magistrate "), 1917 ; " The
Bing Boys on Broadway ' ' (with
Grossmith), 1918; " Afgar " (with
Worton David), 1919; "Baby Bunt-
ing " (with David), 1919 ; " The Kiss
Call" (from the French), 1919;
" Maggie " (with H. F. Maltby), 1919 ;
"The Eclipse" (with K. Phillips
Oppenheim), 1919; "Who's Hooper ? "
(adapted from Pinero's " In Chan-
cery"), 1919; "The Golden Moth"
(with P. G, Woclehousc), 1921 ; " Phi-
Phi " (with Clifford Grey), 1922 ; " The
Cousin from Nowhere " (from the
German), 1923; "Vogues of 1924"
(with Grey), 1924 ; " Marjorio " (with
Grey and Harold Attendee), 1924 ;
" Lady, Be Good ! " (with Guy Boltou),
1924. Recreations : Shooting, motor-
ing, and golf. Club : Bucks.
THOMPSON, tiorald Bfarr, Australian
journalist, musical and dramatic critic ;
/;. London, 1856; K. of the late John
Thompson, solicitor; c, London "Uni-
versity College School ; m, Kleanor
Lucy Colo ; musical and dramatic
critic of the Sydney Daily Telegmfi/i,
1884-91, and of the senior Australian
daily, the Sydney Morning Herald,
from July, 1891, to the present time ;
on. the Herald, he followed Sir Gilbert
Parker (1886-8), and Austin Brerctou
(1888-91) ; has written a column on
" Music and Drama," every week since
1891, wlii oil is read throughout the
Commonwealth. Addrws : Sydney
Morning Hevald, Sydney, N.S.W,
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THORNDIKE, Arthur Russell, actor ;
b. Rochester, Kent, 6 Feb., 1885 ; s. of
Canon Arthur John Webster Thorn-
dike and his wife Agnes Macdonald
(Bowers) ; c. St. George's School,
Windsor Castle, and at King's School,
Rochester ; m. Rosemary Benvenuta
Dowson ; as a boy sang in the choir
at the Chapel Royal, Windsor Castle,
and was boy soloist to the late Queen
Victoria ; is holder of the Silver Medal
Diamond Jubilee, Windsor ; last sang
at Windsor, on the occasion of the
funeral of Queen Victoria ; was a
student at Ben Greet's Academy ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Cambridge, 4
Aug., 1904, as John Rugby in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; made his
first appearance in London, at the
Marlborough Theatre, Holloway, 1905,
as Felice in " The Eternal City " ;
in the autumn of the same year went
to America with Ben Greet, and made
his first appearance in New York, at
Mendelssohn Hall, Sept., 1905, as
Bardolph in " Henry V " ; he remained
with Ben Greet's company three and
a half years, playing a numerous round
of parts ; on his return to England
appeared at the Court Theatre, under
William Haviland and Gerald Law-
rence, and Apr. -May, 1909, played
Montague and the Apothecary in
" Romeo and Juliet," Tubal and Old
Gobbo in " The Merchant of Venice,"
Fabian in " Twelfth Night " ; at the
Hay market, Sept., 1909, appeared in
" The Fires of Fate " ; in 1911 accom-
panied Mathcson Lang to South
Africa, and thence to India and the
Far East, in extensive repertoire ; on
his return in 1913 joined Miss Horni-
man's repertory company at the
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester ; appeared
at the Court, May, 1913, as the Spirit
of Desire in " The Whispering Well/'
and the Stranger in " The Little Stone
House " ; on the outbreak of war served
with the 1st Westminster Dragoons,
1914 46, in Egypt, Suez;, and Gallipoli ;
was invalided out ; joined the " Old
Vic " repertory company, Sept., 1916,
opening as Joseph Surface in " The
School for Scandal " ; lie remained
here two seasons playing Campcius in
" King Henry VIII," Aegean in " The
Comedy of Errors/' Cassius in " Julius
Caesar/' lago in " Othello/' Caliban
in " The Tempest," Hamlet, Richard
II, Richard III, King John, Macbeth,
Cardinal Wolsey in " Henry VIII,"
Mark Antony and Brutus in " Julius
Caesar/' King Lear, Touchstone,
Launce in " The Two Gentlemen of
Verona/' Launcelot Gobbo, Mercutio,
Lysander, etc. ; appeared at His
Majesty's, with Mary Anderson, Oct.,
1916, in *' Pygmalion and Galatea/'
and " Comedy and Tragedy " ; at the
Garrick, Feb., 1917, played Herod in
the Stage Society's production of
" Good Friday " ; at the conclusion of
his second season at the " Old Vic,"
he went to the New Theatre, June,
1918, and played Miles in " The Loving
Heart"; at the Lyric, July, 1918,
appeared as Dominique in " The
Purple Mask " ; in Apr., 1919, rejoined
the "Old Vic" company as leading
man ; from Sept., 1919, was leading
man and joint-producer with Charles
Warburton ; and during the season
appeared as Falstaff in " The Merry
Wives of Windsor," and in " King
Henry IV " (parts I and II), Shylock,
Brutus in " Julius Caesar/' Bottom in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Bob Acres in " The Rivals," Everyman,
Aufidius in " Coriolanus," Malvolio in
" Twelfth Night," etc. ; in Sept., 1920,
joined the " Grand Guignol " company
at the Little Theatre, where he has
appeared in a number ot parts ; at
the Old Vic, Mar,. 1922, played Peer
Gynt in Ibsen's play of that name ; at
the Ambassadors', Sept., 1922, King
Charles T in " Charles 1 " ; Nov., 1922,
Ossipon in Joseph Conrad's " The
Secret Agent " ; has since devoted
himself to acting for the cinema stage
and writing ; adapted " The Christmas
Carol " and " Oliver Twist " for the
" Old Vic," 1917 ; part-author of
" The New-Cut Harlequinades " and
" Seaman's Pic," 1917 ; " Oh ! Hell i"
(with Reginald Arkell), 1920 ; " The
Tragedy of Punch" (with Arkell),
1920 ; is also the author of a novel,
" Dr. Syn," and has contributed to
The Smart. Set, Chambers' Journal,
etc. Address : The Old * Palace,
Wrotham , Kent.
THORNDIKE, Sybil, LL.D., actress ;
b. Gainsborough, 24 Oct., 1882 ; d. of
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the late Canon Arthur John Webster
Thorndike and his wife Agnes Mac-
donald (Bowers) ; e. High School,
Rochester, and Guildhall School of
Music, London ; m. Lewis Casspn ;
was for some time engaged as a pianist ;
studied for the stage at Ben Greet's
Academy, 1904 ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Oxford,
18 June, 1904, as Phyllis in "My
Lord From Town " ; toured in the
United States for four years, playing
in Shakespearean repertory with Ben
Greet, during which time she played
a great number of Shakespearean
and old comedy parts ; was a
prominent member of Miss Horni-
man's company at the Gaiety Theatre,
Manchester, where she first appeared in
Sept., 1908 ; appeared there as Bessie
Carter in " Marriages are Made in
Heaven," Mrs. Rawlings in " When
the Devil was 111," Nurse Price in
" Cupid and the Styx," Thora in
" The Feud," Gertrude Eckersley in
" Trespassers will be Prosecuted,"
Bettina in " The Vale of Content " ;
Candida, Judith in " The Devil's
Disciple," Columbine in " The Mar-
riage of Columbine," etc. ; made her
first appearance on the London stage
at the Scala Theatre, 9 Feb., 1908
as Janet Morice in " The Marquis "
appeared at the Coronet Theatre, J une
1909, with Miss Horniman's company
appeared at the Duke of York's,
Mar., 1910, with Charles Frohman's
repertory company, appearing there
as Winifred in " The Sentimentalists,"
Emma Huxtable in " The Madras
House," Romp in " Prunella,"
Maggie Massey in " Chains " ; then
played Emily Chapman in "Smith,"
with John Drew in America ; ap-
peared at the Aldwych, June, 1912,
and Playhouse, July, 1912, as Beatrice
Farrar in " Hindle Wakes " ; at
the Gaiety, Manchester, 1912, played
Jennie Rollins in " The Question,"
Renie Dalrymple in " Revolt," Jane
Clegg in the play of that name, Malldn
in " The Whispering Well," " Lady
Philox in " Elaine," Ann Wellwyn
in " The Pigeon," Hester Danning in
" The Shadow," Annie Scott in " The
Price of Thomas Scott," etc. ; at the
Court Theatre, Oct., 1913, played in
" The Shadow," and " Jane Clegg " ;
joined Ben Greet at the Old Vic,
1914, under Miss Lilian Baylis, playing
leading parts in Shakespearean and
classical repertoire ; among parts she
played here for the first time in England
were Lady Macbeth, Rosalind, Portia,
Viola, Constance in " King John,"
Beatrice in " Much Ado About No-
thing," Imogen in " Cymbeline,"
Prince Hal in " King Henry IV "
(part I), Chorus and Princess Katherine
in " Henry V," Queen Margaret in
" Richard III," Mrs. Ford in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor," Lady
Teazle, Kate Hardcastle, Lydia Lan-
guish, the Fool in " King Lear/'
Everyman, Peg Wofnngton in " Masks
and Faces," etc. ; she remained at
the Old Vic, four seasons, termin-
ating her engagement there in May,
1918 ; she was then engaged by Mr.
C. B. Cochra,n, and appeared at the
Oxford, 27 June, 1918, as Francoise
in " The Kiddies in the Ruins,"
introduced into " The Better 'Ole " ;
at the Scala, Mar., 1919, played
Sygne de Coufontaine in " The Hos-
tage " ; at the New Theatre, Apr.,
1919, succeeded Ethel Irving as Naomi
Melsham in " The Chinese Puzzle " ;
she next appeared at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1919, as Clara Bortswick in
" The Great Day " ; at the Queen's,
Oct., 1919, as Anne Wickham in
" Napoleon " ; at the Old Vic,
Oct., 1919, as Hecuba in " The Trojan
Women " ; at the Winter Garden,
Nov., 1919, Sakuntala in the play
of that name ; at the Holborn Empire,
Feb. -Apr., 1920, scored a great success
as Hecuba in " The Trojan Women,"
Candida in the play of that name,
and Medea in the tragedy of that
name, also appearing there as Mary
Hey in " Tom Trouble " and Beryl
Napier in " The Showroom " ; at
the St. James's, May, 1920, played
Mathilde Staagerson in " The Mystery
of the Yellow Room " ; at the Kings-
way, June, 1920, Online in " The
Children's Carnival " ; in Sept., 1920,
joined the " Grand Guignol " company
at the Little Theatre, and appeared
there in numerous playlets produced
there, notably as Judy in " The
Tragedy of Mr. Punch," Louise in
"The Old Woman," and the J Wife
in " The Unseen " ; at the Lyric,
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Hammersmith (for the Phoenix
Society), Nov., 1921, played Evadue in
" The Maid's Tragedy " ; entered on
the management of the New Theatre,
July, 1922, opening with a revival of
" Jane Clegg," in which she played the
title-rdle; Sept., 1922, played Charlotte
Feriol in " The Scandal " ; Nov., 1922,
Beatrice in " The Cenci " ; at the
Criterion, Jan., 1923, April Mawne in
"Advertising April"; at the New,
Sept., 1923, Imogen in " Cymbeline " ;
Oct., 1923, Elinor Shale in " The Lie " ;
at the St. Martin's (for the Playbox),
Jan., 1924, Gruacli in a play of that
name ; at the New, Mar., 1924, Joan
of Arc in " Saint Joan " ; May, 1924
(for the Stage Society), Soniaiii " Man
and the Masses " ; at the Regent (for
the Fellowship of Players), July, 1924,
Rosalind in " As You Like It." Re-
creations : The piano and home.
Address : 6 Carlyle Square, S.W.3.
Telephone No. : Kensington 3073.
THORP, Joseph Fetor, dramatic
critic; 6. Bath, 11 May, 1873; s. of
William Thorp, B.D. ; e. Stonehurst
College and Oscott (Divinity) ; m.
Nellie Syrett ; was formerly a Jesuit
scholastic for ten years, studying and
teaching, 1891-1901 ; was a theological
student at Oscott for two years ; has
also been employed at various times as
clerk, commercial traveller, advertising
specialist, journalist and reviewer ; was
dramatic critic to The Jlvcming News •
now shares, with Sir Owen Seaman, the
critical work for Punch. .Recreations :
Talking, listening, minding other
people's business, and golf. Clubs :
Arts and Addingtou Golf Club. Ad-
dress : 15 Prince of Wales's Mansions,
Battcrsea Park, S.'W.ll, and Decoy
Cottage, Poling, Arundcl, Telephone
No. :' 1769 Battersca,
THURSTON, Ernest Temple, dra-
matic author and novelist ; b. 23 Sept.,
1879 ; m. (I) Kathcrine Cecil Madden ;
(mar. clis.) ; (2) Joan Kathcriuo Cann
(mar, ilis.) ; has written the follow-
ing plays ; " Red and White Earth,"
1902; ""John Chilcote, M.P." (from
his wife's novel) , 1905 ; " Sally Bishop,"
1911; "The Greatest Wish'; (from
his own novel), 1913 ; " Always Tell
Your Wife," 1913 ; " The Eleventh
Hour," 1914 ; " Driven/' 1914 ; " The
Cost,0 1914 ; " Ollaya," 1916 ; " The
Wandering Jew/' 1920 ; "A Roof and
Four Walls/' 1923 ; " The Phantom
Ship," 1924 ; "The Blue Peter," 1924 ;
" Judas Iscariot," 1924 ; has written
several successful novels, among which
may be mentioned " The Greatest Wish
in the World," " The City of Beautiful
Nonsense/' " Sally Bishop," " Traffic,"
" Thirteen," " The Evolution of
Katherine," "The Realist," "The
Apple of Eden," " Mirage," " The
Patchwork Papers," " The Garden of
Resurrection," " The Flower of Glo's-
ter," " The Antagonists," " The Open
Window," " Richard Furlong," " The
Achievement," " The Passionate
Crime," " Sheepskins and Grey Rus-
set," "The World of Wonderful
Reality," " The Green Bough," " The
Miracle," " Charmeusc " ; has also
written poems, " Summer, 1917/' and
" Poems, 1918-1923." Club ; Garrick.
Address : Garrick Club, Garrick Street,
W.C.2; or Goddard's Green, Cran-
brook, Kent.
T1ERNEY, Harry, composer ; has
composed the scores of the following
among other musical plays : " What
Next ? " 1917 ; " Iicnc/'*19!9 ; " Up
She Goes," 1922 ;" Glory," 1922 ; "Kid
Boots," 1923; also contributed several
numbers to " Afgar," 1920, and " The
Zicgfclcl Follies of 1920."
TILBURY, Zeffic, actress; d. of
Lydia Thompson ; b. London, 20
Nov., 1862 ; m. (I) Arthur Lewis ;
(2) L. D. Woodthorpe ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Royalty
Theatre, Jan., 1882, as Clotilda in the
burlesque, " Pluto " ; she was next
seen at the Haymarket, where on 7
Oct., 1882, she played Mary Colepepper
in " The Overland Route " ; at the
Prince's Theatre (now Prince of
Wales's), 16 Jan., 1884, she played
Azema in " The Palace of Truth " ;
subsequently appearing as Maud in
" Six and Kightpenee," Edith
Marsland in " The Private Secretary/'
Mary Vaughan in " Called Back/' and
Mary in " A Fireside Hamlet " ; at
the Globe, 11 June, 1884, she played
Kitty in " Happy-Go-Lucky," and
later at the Olympic, Ruth in " Ruth's
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Romance," and 9 Feb., 1885, played
Gerda in " The White Pilgrim " ; at
the Comedy in 1885, she played Mrs.
Percy Lennox in '* Family Ties/'
Praline Patoche in " Nemesis/' Mary
in " Mary's Holiday," and also ap-
peared in " Bad Boys " ; she then
joined Mary Anderson's company,
and went to America, making her
first appearance in New York, at
the Star Theatre, 12 Oct., 1885, as
Celia in "As You Like It " ; 22
Oct., she played Cynisca in " Pyg-
malion and Galatea " ; she remained
with Miss Anderson until that actress's
retirement from the stage, appearing
with her at the Lyceum, London, 10
Sept., 1887, as Mopsa in " The Winter's
Tale " ; in 1892, she appeared in
America as Mrs. Eastlake Chapel in
" The Crust of Society," and she
remained there some years ; at the
Lyceum, London, Oct., 1900, appeared
in " For Auld 'Lang Syne " ; Dec.,
1900, played Isabel in " King Henry
V," with Lewis Waller; at His
Majesty's, Oct., 1901, played Lady
Carollby in " The Last of the Dandies,"
and June, 1902, Mistress Quickly in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
of late years she has played solely in
America, and for a time, in 1903,
played lead with Nat Goodwin in
" The Altar of Friendship " and
" When We Were Twenty-one " ;
during 1903-4 was with Viola Allen,
playing Maria in " Twelfth Night/'
and Paulina in " The Winter's Tale " ;
at Boston, in Jan., 1906, she was
playing in " The Little Minister/' " The
Silver King," etc. ; during 1909 played
in " The Passion Flower " ; during
1911 appeared in various music halls,
in " Everyman and Any Woman " ;
in 1912 toured as Miss Mitchc in " The
Unwritten Law " ; at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, Dec., 1913,
played Hattie in " The New Hen-
rietta " ; subsequently toured in the
same part ; at the Criterion Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1917, played Mrs.
Grammercy Harden in " The Love
Drive " ; at the Plymouth Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1918, Sofia Karcnina
in " Redemption " : at the Criterion,
New York, Feb., 1920, Madame
Vagret in " The Letter of the Law " ;
at the Earl Carroll Theatre, May, 1923,
Mrs. Harper in " My Aunt from
Ypsilanti " ; at the Klaw Theatre,
Aug., 1923, Lucy in " The Breaking
Point " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Jan., 1924, Mrs. Farrcn in 'f The Way
Things Happen " ; at the Broadhurst,
Oct., 1924, Sister Maria in " The Red
Falcon."
TILLEY, Vesta, actress and male
impersonator ; b. Worcester, 13 May,
1864 ; d. of Harry Ball (William Henry
Powles) and his wife Matilda ; m.
Colonel Sir Walter de Frcce, M.P. ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the age of four years, at the St.
George's Hall, Nottingham, 1868, then
under the management of George
Hooper, and of which her father was
chairman ; at the age of five she first
appeared on the stage in male attire,
and she appeared as a male impersona-
tor from that time onward ; she com-
menced to make a reputation in the
provinces in 1876, when she was favour-
ably known in various centres as
the " Great Little Tillcy," and ap-
peared in conjunction with her father ;
she made her first appearance on
the London stage, at the Royal,
Holborn, on 25 Mar., 1878, singing
" The Pet of Rotten Row," and
" Near the Workhouse Door " (" Poor
Jo "), and also appeared oa the same
evening, at Lusby's, Mile End ; in the
same year she .successfully Hang
"Squeeze her Gently ; " " Rosie May" ;
" Strolling along with Nancy," etc.,
and created a great reputation in the
course of a few weeks ; she appeared
at all the leading halls, and after
successfully app earing at the Theatre
Royal, Birmingham, Christinas, 1881,
as Pertiboy in " Beauty and the
Beast," was engaged by Augustus
Harris for the following year's panto-
mime at Drury Lane, and appeared
there at Christmas, 1882, as Captain
Tni-la-la in " Sindbad " ; she also
appeared at every hall of importance
in the United Kingdom and the "United
States, and she was as popular at the
time of her retirement as she was forty
years ago ; in addition to her appear-
ances in pantomime she twice toured
the principal theatres in the pro vinc.es,
commencing at the Theatre Royal,
Leeds, 6 Apr., 1891, as Randolph in
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" Randolph the Reckless," and Theatre
Royal, Birmingham, 22 Aug., 1892, as
Cartouche in " Cartouche & Co.," the
latter being specially written for her
by H. Chance Newton, with music by
the late George Le Brunn ; she first
appeared in America, at Tony Pastor's,
New York, 16 Apr., 1894 ; she also
appeared at Chicago, 1903, in the
title-rdle of " Algy," and at Daly's
Theatre, New York, 1904, playing
the titlo-rdle in "My Lady Molly";
during her career she introduced
an enormous number of popular songs
to the public, among which may
be remembered " Oh ! you girls " ;
" What shall we do with our daugh-
ters ? " ; " Angels without Wings " ;
4t The Afternoon Parade " ; " After
the Ball " ; " Ah ! Dear Heart ! "
(" Let me hold you like this for ever ") ;
"Whan a 'fellah' has turned six-
teen " ; " The Boys that mind the
shop " ; '* By the sad sea waves " ;
" Burlington Bertie " ; " Chatterton " ;
" Our Sea Trip " ; " Sisters " ; "A
nice quiet week " ; " 'Ere the lamps
are lit " ; " Fairly knocked the Yankees
in Chicago " ; " Following in Father's
footsteps"; "Mary and John";
" Hi boys, hi boys, come with your
Uncle Joe ! " ; " I'm the Idol of the
Girls " ; " Isabella " ; " The girls
I've left behind me " ; " The Charge
of the Light Brigade " ; " Jolly good
luck to the girl who loves a sailor " ;
" The Limelight Man's Lament " ;
" The Midnight Son " ; " Naughty
2j()V »» . « -pj1(; Naval an(| Military
Bazaar " ; " The Piccadilly Johnny
with the little glass-eye " (" Algy ") ;
" The Seaside Sultan " ; " Sweetheart
May " ; " Sweethearts Still " ; ** The
Army of To-day's All "Right " ; " Jolly
Good Luck to the Girl who Loves a
Soldier," etc, ; was popularly known
as " The London Idol " ; she retired
from the stage on 5 June, 1920, when
she appeared at the Coliseum, the
occasion being marked by great
enthusiasm on the part of her many
admirers. Recreation : Motoring. Ad-
dress : llw .Portland Place, W.I.
Tele-phono No. : Laugham 1004,
TINNJ3Y, Frank, actor ; b. Philadel-
phia, Pa., U.S.A., 29 Mar., 1878 ; s, of
Hugh Frank Tiimey and his wife Mary
(Carroll) ; e. public schools, Philadel-
phia ; m. Edna Davenport (mar. dis.) ;
has been on the stage since childhood,
making his first appearance at the age
of four at the Bijou Theatre, Philadel-
phia, as a small " black-face " come-
dian in " vaudeville " ; made his first
appearance in New York in a similar
entertainment, at the Winter Garden,
May, 1910, in " The Follies of 1910 " ;
at the Moulin Rouge, Apr., 1912,
played Noah in " A Winsome Widow " ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Palace Theatre, 10 Feb., 1913,
in his " black-face " entertainment,
and scored an immediate success ;
returning to America, appeared at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, June,
1913, in " The Follies of 1913," sub-
sequently touring in the same produc-
tion, 1913-14 ; reappeared in London,
at the London Hippodrome, 11 May,
1914, in the second edition of " Hullo,
Tango ! " ; at the New Amsterdam,
Dec., 1914, appeared in " Watch Your
Step " ; at the Century Theatre, Nov.,
1916, in " The Century Girl " ; at the
Winter Garden, Oct., 1917, played
Frank in " Doing Our Bit " ; served
with the U.S. Army during the latter
part of the war ; after demobilisation,
in 1919, appeared in " Some Time " ;
at the Selwyn Theatre, Aug., 1920,
played in " Tickle Me " ; at the Apollo,
New York, Aug., 1922, appeared in
" Daffy Dill " ; at the Music Box,
Sept., 1923, in " The Music Box
Revue " ; reappeared in London, at
the Empire, 25 Aug., 1924, in his old
"vaudeville" act. Recreation: Polo.
Clubs : Lambs', Elks, Lights, Friars.
Address : Baldwin, Long Island, N.Y.,
CT.S.A.
TlTllEttADGE, Dion, dramatic au-
thor and actor ; b, Melbourne, Aus-
tralia, 30 Mar., 1889 ; s. of George S,
Titheradgc and his wilfo Alma (San ton);
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-
Tyne, 2 Mar., 1908, in " The Woman
of Kronstadt " ; subsequently toured
in Australia and New Zealand playing
a variety of parts ; in 1910 was a mem-
ber of Lewis Waller's Company and
toured with him as Eugdnc de la Fosse
in " Bardelys the Magnificent " ; at
the Globe Theatre, Feb., 1911, played
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De Mortemar in the same play ; in Nov.,
1911, joined the Liverpool Repertory
Company, where he played a number
of juvenile parts in the extensive
repertory ; joined Lewis Waller's com-
pany at Daly's Theatre, New York,
Sept., 1912, playing in " King Henry
V " ; at the Manhattan Theatre, Nov.,
1912, played Harry Anson in " The
Whip " ; at the Manhattan Opera
House, Oct., 1914, played Ralph Stuy-
vesant in " Life " ; at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, Sept., 1915, Porter
Baker in " Husband and Wife " ;
during 1916 appeared with George
Arliss as Joseph Strangford in " Paga-
nini " ; at the Globe, New York,
Nov., 1916, Leonard Brooke in " The
Harp of Life " ; subsequently devoted
himself to authorship and production ;
has written " Jim the Rat," 1910 ;
" The District Visitor," 1912 ; " Taken
on Trust," 1915 ; " A Girl of To-day,"
1917 ; " Peg for Short," 1917 ; '"' A
Wife's Dilemma," 1918 ; " The K.C.,"
1918 ; " Something to his Advantage,"
1918 ; " The Name," 1920 ; " Kate-a-
Whimsies," 1920 ; " Puppets," 1924 ;
" The Odd Spot," 1924 ; part-author
of " Puss-Puss," 1921 ; " A to Z,"
1921 ; " Pot-Luck," 1921 ; " Snap,"
1922 ; " Yes," 1923 ; as producer, was
responsible for " Now and Then," " The
Nine o'Clock Revue," " Carte Blanche,"
"Polly Preferred," "Cartoons," "Char-
lot's Revue," " Patricia," etc. ; has
since written numerous scenarios for
the cinema stage. Address: I Grcville
Place, N.W.6. Telephone No, : Maida
Vale 1314.
TITHEEADGE, Madge, actress ;
b. in Melbourne, Australia, 2 July,
1887; d. of George S. and Alma
(Santon) Titheradge ; m. Charles
Quarterrnaine (rnar. dis. Dec,, 1919) ;
made her first appearance at the
Garrick Theatre, 18 Dec., 1902, as
the Second Water Baby in " The
Water Babies " ; at the Botanic
Gardens, July, 1903, was seen as the
Wood Nymph in " The Faithful
Shepherdess " ; at the Garrick, Dec.,
1903, played Moonbeam in " The
Cricket on the Hearth," and Polly
Nimble in " The Water Babies " ; at
the Haymarket, May, 1904, appeared
as Lulu Carruthers in " Lady Flirt "
at the Garrick, Christmas, 1904
played Liza in " Little Black Sambo "
at His Majesty's, Apr,, 1905, played
Mimi in " Trilby " ; at the Hay-
market, May, 1905, appeared as
Caroline in " The Creole," and
June, 1905, as the Countess of Drum-
durris in " The Cabinet Minister " ;
appeared at the Waldorf, 1906,
with Cyril Maude, as Nancy in
" The Superior Miss Pellender," and
Norah in " The Second in Command " ;
at the Duke of York's, 1906, and
Playhouse, 1907, played Cicely in
" Toddles " ; has since appeared at
the Playhouse, as Rosine in " French
as He is Spoke," and Minnie Vincent
in " Fido " ; at His Majesty's, July,
1908, appeared with M. Coquelin
(Aine) as Rosine in " L' Anglais tel
qu'on le parle," the original of " French
as He is Spoke," in which she had
previously appeared with Mr. Cyril
Maude ; at His Majesty's, Sept.,
1908, played Lisa in '* Faust " ; at
the Lyric, Nov., 1908, joined Lewis
Waller's company and appeared as
the Princess Katharine in " King
Henry V " ; under the same manage-
ment appeared as Lola in " The Chief
of Staff," Lyric, Feb., 1909 ; Gabrielle
de Chalus in " The Three Musketeers,"
Mar., 1909 ; at the Haymarket, Apr.,
1909, played Rachel Hopkins in
" Bevis " ; returned to Lewis Waller's
company at the Lyric, May, 1910,
to play Marita in " Don Cesar dc
Bazan " ; in June, 1910, played
Elizabeth Philipse in " Miss Elizabeth's
Prisoner " ; from Aug. to Dec., 1910,
toured as Roxalanne de Lavedan in
" Bardelys the Magnificent," and Lady
Mary Carlyle in "Monsieur Beaucaire " ;
at the Globe, Feb., 1911, played her
original part in " Bardelys the Mag-
nificent, '* and Apr., 1911, appeared as
Peggy Admaston in " A Butterfly
on the Wheel " ; subset^ueatly toured
in the same part, and in Nov., 1911,
reappeared in the part at the Queen's
Theatre ; proceeded to America in J )ec.
to play the same part, and appeared
in it at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
9 Jan., 1912, when she made her
first appearance on the American
stage ; same theatre, 7 Sept., 1912,
played Ruth Dix in " Discovering
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America"; 30 Sept., 1912 appeared
as Chorus and as Princess Katherine
in " Henry V " ; subsequently toured
in the United States and Canada, in
" A Butterfly on the Wheel/' and as
the Comtesse de Candale in "A
Marriage of Convenience " ; accom-
panied Lewis Waller on his Australian
tour, May, 1913 ; at the Theatre Royal,
Sydney, N.S.W., Sept., 1913, played
Betty Chevenix in " A Fair Highway-
man " ; after returning to London,
1914, appeared at the Playhouse, Sept.,
1914, as Victoria in " Young Wisdom" ;
at the Lyric, Oct., 1914, Rebecca
Ehrlich in " The New Shylock " ; at
the Duke of York's, Dec., 1914, ap-
peared as Peter Pan in the play of that
name ; at the St. James's, Apr., 1915,
played Felicia Gauntlett in " The
Panorama of Youth " ; at Wyndham's,
June, 1915, Doris Langworthy in
" Gamblers All " ; subsequently toured
in the same part ; at the Garrick,
Jan., 1916, played The Cub in " Tiger's
Cub," at the London Coliseum, and
London Opera House, June; 1916,
at special charity performances, played
Fisher in " The Admirable Crichton " ;
at Dairy Lane, Sept., 1916, played
Leslie McLeod in " The Best of Luck ";
at His Majesty's, Oct., 1916, appeared
as Myrine in " Pygmalion and Gala-
tea " ; at Drury Lane, Christmas,
1916, played Florian in the pantomime,
" Puss in Boots " ; at the Hay market,
Mar., 1917, Betty in " General Post " ;
at the Coliseum, Mar., 1917, special
performance, Vivien in " The Passing
of the Third Floor Back " ; at Drury
Lane, Christmas, 1917, appeared as
Aladclin in the pantomime ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1918, played Dr.
Marie Latour in " By Pigeon Post " ;
at the Oxford, Dec., 1918, Eugenie de
Corlaix in " In the Night Watch " ;
during 1919-20 was engaged in Cali-
fornia, in acting for the cinema stage ;
reappeared in London, at Drury
Lane Theatre, June, 1920, as Domini
Enfilden in " The Garden of Allah " ;
at the Court Theatre, Apr., 1921,
appeared as Desdemonain " Othello " ;
at the Ambassadors' Theatre, Sept.,
1921, succeeded Gladys Cooper as
Miralda in " If" ; Nov., 1921, played
Marie DupleBsis in " Deburau " ; at
the Queen's, Aug., 1922, Monna in
" Bluebeard's Eighth Wife," which she
played for over fourteen months ; at
the Playhouse, Jan., 1924, played
Hermionein " The Camel's Back " ; at
Wyndham's, Apr., 1924, Jennifer in
" To Have the Honour." Address : 28
Welbeck Street, W.I. Telephone No. :
Mayfair 3769.
TITMUSS, Phyllis, actress and vocal-
ist; b. London, 14 Jan., 1900; d. of
Frederick Titmuss and his wife Mary
(Andrews) ; e, " La Re trait e " (con-
vent) Clapham Park ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Vaude-
ville Theatre, Nov., 1917, deputising
for Lee White in " Cheep " ; was next
seen at the Comedy, June, 1918, in
" Tails Up " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Aug., 1919, appeared in " Bran Pie " ;
at the Hippodrome, Sept., 1920, in
" Jig-Saw " ; at the Vaudeville, Dec.,
1920, in " Jumble Sale " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, May, 1921, played the part
of Countess Stasi in " The Gipsy
Princess " ; at the New Oxford, Jan.,
1923, succeeded Peggy Kurton as
Marigold in " Battling Butler. Hobby :
Dogs. Recreation : Ball-room dancing.
Address : 22 Wellington Road, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Hampstead 703.
TITTERTON, William Bicfcard,
critic, poet, editor and press repre-
sentative ; b. London, 21 Sept., 1876 ;
5. of William Henry Titterton and his
wife Jane (Thorpe) ; e. George Green
Foundation School ; m. Mary Christine
Malpin ; has had a wide and varied
experience, having in turn been an
official in the L.C".C, offices at Spring
Gardens, an artist's model, a tramp,
and a stoker ; was appointed dramatic
critic to the New Age, 1906 ; critic to
Vanity Fair, 1908-9; contributed
music-hall notes to London Opinion,
1910; music-hall notes to Pall Mall
Gazette, 1911-13; music-hall notes to the
Evening News, 1912; dramatic critic,
Sunday Herald, 1 9 1 5- 1 7; Lloyd's Sunday
News," 1918-23 ; Time and Tide, 1922 ;
contributed " Mainly About Actors "
to Pall Mall Gazette, 1922-3, under
the signature of Garrctfc Thorpe ; was
also, for a time, editor of Everyman and
The Englishman ; contributed critical
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articles on classical dancing to all the
important newspapers ; resigned his
journalistic appointments, 1923, to
become press representative to Rean-
dean ; author of the following plays :
" Morgan's Luck " " The Cockney
Princess," " The Fifth Guest " ;. has
written lyrics for a number of London
productions ; author of " Studies in
Solitary Life," 1907 ; "An Afternoon
Tea Philosophy," 1909 ; " From
Theatre to Music Hall," 1914 ; "Me
as a Model," 1914 ; " London Scenes,"
1918 ; four volumes of verse. Address :
8 Barnstaple Mansions, Rosebery
Avenue, E,C. Telephone No. : Clerken-
well 4387.
TOBIN, GronevicVG, actress ; b. New
York City, 29 Nov., 1901 ; d. of
Thomas Jerome Tobin and his wife
Genevieve (White) ; e. New York and
Parts ; first attracted attention when
she appeared at the Vanderbilt Theatre,
New York, Mar., 1918, as Genevieve
Tyler in " Oh, Look ! " ; toured as
Nancy Price in " The Country Cousin";
appeared at the Playhouse, New York,
27 Oct., 1919, as the Cricket in " Palmy
Days " ; at the Plymouth Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1920, played Patricia
O'Day in " Little Old New" York," and
continued in this in New York and on
tour for over two years ; at the Little,
New York, Jan., "1923, played Polly
Brown in " Polly Preferred," which
also ran in New York, and on tour for
two years ; during the run of this
play "she also appeared at the Earl
Carroll Theatre, Mar., 1923, as Cor-
delia in " King Lear " ; at the Alcazar
Theatre, San Francisco, June, 1924,
played Valentine Meade in " Julio and
Romyette " ; at the Times Square,
New York, Sept., 1924, played Dorothy
Fair in " Dear Sir " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Dec., 1924, Nancy Blake
in " Tlie Youngest." Favourite parts :
Pat in " Little Old New York," and
Polly in " Polly Preferred." Address :
241 West 101st Street, New York City,
or Plymouth Theatre, 45th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
TOBIlSf, Vivian, actress ; b. New
York City, 12 Aug., 1903; d. of
Thomas Jerome Tobin and his wife
Genevieve (White) ; e. New York and
Paris ; made her first appearance on
the stage in 1911, when she played tho
part of little Barbara Pennymint in
" Pomander Walk " ; made her first
appearance in New York, at the Booth
Theatre, 23 Mar., 1915, as Alice in
" Alice in Wonderland " ; while still
attending school in New York, ap-
peared at the Criterion, New York,
Oct., 1919, as Dorothy Fessenden
in " On the Hiring Line " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, Feb., 1920,
played Maude Hunniwell in " Shav-
ings " ; at. the Lyceum, New York,
Nov., 1921, played Marie Vermillion in
" The Grand Duke " ; at the Forty-
ninth Street Theatre, Jan., 1923,
Marion Kruger in " Give and Take " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
May, 1923, Lucy in the " all-star "
cast of " The Rivals " ; at the Play-
house, New York, Aug., 1923. Alga
Walcott in " We've Got to have
Money " ; at Chicago during 1923
played Sally Morgan in " The Nervous
Wreck," and subsequently succeeded
June Walker at the Sam. H. Harris
Theatre, New York, in the same part ;
at the Alcazar, San Francisco, June,
1924, played in " Julio and Romyette";
is a member of the Actors' Equity
Association, Actors1 Fund of America
and Catholic Actors' Guild, favourite
•parts : Marie in " The Grand Duke,"
and Alice in " Alice iu Wonderland."
Recreations: Golf and riding. Address:
241 West H)lst Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
TODD, J. Garrett, business manager ;
in his younger clays was a prominent
amateur actor and was a member of the
Irving Dramatic Club, etc, ; joined the
business staff of George Edwarclcs in
1899 and has remained ever since ;
appointed business manager of Daly's
Theatre, 1917. Address : Daly's
Theatre, Cranbourn Street, Leicester
Square, W.C.2, Telephone No. :
Gerrard 201.
TOLLEE, Rosalie, actress ; b. 4 May,
1885 ; m. H, Lowes ; made her first
appearance on the stage at Wyndham's
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Theatre, Dec., 1906, when she succeeded
Miss Alice Crawford, as Constance
Joblyn in " Toddles " ; subsequently
appeared in " French as He is Spoke " ;
next appeared at the Playhouse, 19
Mar., 1908, as Amelia Blackett in
"Marjory Strode "; at the same theatre
she also appeared as Madame Radinot
in " Pro Tern." ; Constance Joblyn in
" Toddles," and Viola Hood in '"' The
Flag Lieutenant " ; at the St. James's
Theatre, Sept., 1909, played Ethel
Pierpoint in " Mid-Channel " ; Alida
in " Lorimcr Sabiston, Dramatist,"
Nov., 1909, and Cecily Cardewin " The
Importance of Being Earnest/' Nov.,
1909; at Wyndham's, Sept., 1910,
appeared as Honora May in " Nobody's
Daughter " ; at the Lyceum, Mar.,
1911, as the Princess Flavia in "The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; then went to
America and at the Criterion, New
York, Sept., 1911, played Beatrice
Dainton in " Passers-By " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Apr., 1912, played Lad}?- Fenella
Mull in " Jelf s " ; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1912, Fanny in " Phipps " ;
at the St. James's, Feb., 1913, again
played Cecily in " The Importance of
Being Earnest " ; Mar., 1913, played
Elsie Horrick in " Open Windows " ;
June, 1913, Ellean in "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray " ; May, 1915, Nancy
Broughton in " The Tenant " ; at the
Court, Mar., 1916, Margaret Tinworth
in " Kultur at Home " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1916, Mary Lorimer in
" The Old Country " ; at the Criterion,
July, 1917, Miss Roberts in " The
Mollusc ; of late years, since her retire-
ment from the professional stage, has
acted with the Windsor Strollers.
TOMLIN, Blanche, actress and vo-
calist ; b. Leeds, 7 Dec., 1889 ; m.
Ronald Ford Wakley ; made her first
appearance in public as a concert
singer ; she made her first appearance
on the regular stage at the Shafteslniry
Theatre, 28 Apr., 1909, in the chorus
of " The Arcadians " ; she was well
known as a singer before her appearance
at the Palace Theatre, 26 Feb., 1912,
as () Mimosa San in an abbreviated
version of " The Geisha " ; she then
appeared at. Daly's Theatre, in the
same year, in " Gipsy Love " ; at the
Empire, May, 1915, appeared as
Ernesta Hardacre in " Watch Your
Step" ; Feb., 1916, as Vera Gay in
" Follow the Crowd " ; July, 1916, as
Cleopatra in " We're All In It " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Dec., 1916, appeared
in " Three Cheers " ; during 1917
appeared in the variety theatres,
singing to the accompaniment of her
husband ; at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre, Mar., 1918, played Gwendoline
Brapwick in " Flora " ; at Drury Lane,
Aug., 1918, Sen-Sen in " Shanghai " ;
in 1919 went to America, and at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, 10 Dec.,
1919, appeared as Lady Mary Carlyle
in the musical version of " Monsieur
Beaucairc " ; at Daly's, London, Nov.,
1922, succeeded Phyllis Dare as Mari-
ana in " The Lady of the Rose " ; at
the Empire, Sept!, 1924, appeared in
Franz Lehar's " Springtime " ; at the
Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Dec., 1924,
played the Princess in " Aladdin."
T0NGE, Philip, actor ; s. of Lillian
(Brennard) and H. Asheton Tonge ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at His Majesty's Theatre, 2 Oct.,
1902, as Joseph in " The Eternal
City " ; at the Shaftesbury, Dec.,
1902, played Donald in " A Little Un-
Fairy Princess," and at Terry's, 1903,
played Ib in " Ib and Christina " ;
was engaged by Miss Ellen Terry to
play JGigel in " The Vikings " at the
Imperial, Apr., 1903 ; at the Botanic
Gardens, July, 1903, appeared as
Cupid in the revival of Ben Jonson's
masque "The Hue and Cry after
Cupid"; appeared at the Avenue,
July, 1904, with M. Abel Tarride, as
Jacquot in " La Layette " ; at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, Jan., 1905,
played Mercury in " An American
Citizen," with Nat Goodwin ; at the
Court, Mar., 1905, played PMlip in
" The Thieves' Comedy " ; at Drury
Lane, June, 1905, played Geoffrey in
" Becket," with the late Sir Henry
Irving, subsequently touring in the
same part ; at His Majesty's, Nov.,
1905, played Eilif in "An Enemy of
the People " ; subsequently appeared
at the same theatre in Apr., 1906, as
Robin in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor/1 aacl Sept., 1906, as Mamillius
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Garrick, June, 1906, played Desir£
in " Grandfather Coquesne " ; at
Christmas, 1906, played Michael in
" Peter Pan " at Manchester ; during
1907 toured with Mr. Forbes- Robertson
as Ptolemy XIV in " Caesar and
Cleopatra/' subsequently appearing
in the same part at the Savoy Theatre,
Nov., 1907 ; at the Kingsway, Apr.,
1908, played Viscount Worth in " The
Likes o' Me " ; at the Kingsway
Theatre, Oct., played Freddy Cart-
wright in " The Sway boat " ; at His
Majesty's, Dec., 1908., appeared as
Tommy in " Pinkie and the Fairies " ;
at the Adelphi, Mar., 1909, played
Tom in "A Boy's Proposal " ; in
Aug., 1910, toured as Billy in " The
Speckled Band " ; at the Comedy,
Nov., 1910, appeared as Jolland in
" Vice- Versa," at the Globe, Oct., 1911,
played Peter in " The Love Mills " ;
at the Savoy, Dec., 1911, appeared
as Crispian Carey in " Where the
Rainbow Ends " ; appearing ia the
same part at the Garrick, Dec., 1912 ;
in June, 1914, toured as Archie
Hamilton in " A Scrap of Paper " ; at
Wallack's, New York, Oct., 1914,
played Tommy Traddles in " The
Highway of Life " ; at the Forty-
fourth Street Theatre, New York,
Nov., 1915, Paris in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; at Maxine Elliott's Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1917, Robert Lang-
worthy in " Gamblers All " ; at the
Garrick, New York, Apr., 1917,
Murty in " The Grasshopper " ; at
the Empire, New York, May, 1918,
Roger in " The New Word " ; at
the Playhouse, New York, Oct., 1918,
Peter in " Peter's Mother " ; at the
Broadhurst, New York, Dec., 1919,
Willis Ainley in " Smiliu' Through " ;
at the Ritz, Sept., 1921, the Secretary
ia Bluebeard's Eighth Wife " ; at the
Globe, New York, Nov., 1922, Lord
Kinlock in "The Bunch and Judy."
Recreations : Skating, cycling, and
outdoor sports.
TOURS, Frank E., musical director
and composer ; b. London, 1 Sept,,
1877 ; s, of Berthold Tours ; e, privately,
studied music at the Royal College of
Music ; for six years was conductor at
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Daly's, Gaiety, and Prince of Wales's
Theatres ; in 1912 went to New
York, and was the conductor at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, May, 1912,
for the revival of " Robin Hood " ;
has partly composed the following
among other works : " The Dairy-
maids " (with Paul Rubens), " The
Little Cherub," " See-See," " The
New Aladdin/' etc. ; also composer of
several songs and " The Dashing
Little Duke " ; " The Gay Lothario " ;
composer of " Girl o' Mine," 1918 ;
subsequently musical director of the
Empire, Leicester Square ; went to
the United States, 1915, and remained
until 1920 when he returned to
London to conduct for the production
of " Irene " at the Empire ; subse-
quently again returned to America.
Clubs : Golfers' and Green Room.
TOWKUS, Harry P., business man-
ager ; b. London, 14 Sept., 1873 ; s.
of John Towers and his wife Frances
(Nicholls) • his father was for forty
years Axe Keeper of H.M. Royal
Bodyguard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemcn-at-Anns, St. James's 'Palace;
e. Westminster ; was formerly an
actor, and made his first appearance on
the stage in Canada, in 1898 ; in 1900
joined Sir Herbert Tree at I its M aj esiy 's ,
in a business capacity, and remained
there four years ; was associated with
the Vedremic-Barker management at.
the Court and Savoy, 1904-8; then
joined Mrs. D'Oyly Carte at. the Savoy,
and succeeded the late J. W. Beekwitli
as business manager of the theatre ; has
also officiated as business manager for
P.M. Faraday and Arthur 1 'lay fair, 1913;
at Drury Lane, Cor Sir Joseph Beeeham,
for the Opera and ballet season, 1914 ;
served in the Army, 1914-19 ; resumed
as business manager for Sir Thomas
Beeeham at Covent Garden, 1919 ;
with Ethel Irving at AUlwych, 1920;
for Mrs. Weodou (Irossmitl) «iL St.
James's, 1921 ; for Denis (Irayson uud
Lyn Harding, at St, James's," Royalty
and Savoy, 1921-2 ; for Miss Violet
Mclnotte at Duke of York's, 1922-3;
has also toured his own companies,
1908-10. Address: " Mascot House,"
53 Foxbourno Road, Balham, 8.W.17.
Telephone No. : Streatham 1214.
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TO YE, Ueoffrey Edward, musical con-
ductor ; 6. 17 Feb., 1889; s. of A. J.
Toye ; e. Winchester, Royal College of
Music, and abroad ; m. Doris Lytton
(Partington) ; was conductor at the
Haymarket Theatre for the production
of " The Blue Bird," and at the Savoy,
for Miss Marie Brema ; joined the
Army, 1914 ; retired with rank of
Major ; after the war, was engaged as
conductor for the Beecham Opera
Company ; conductor of Philharmonic
Concerts ; conductor D'Oyly Carte
Opera seasons at the Prince's Theatre,
1919-24. Recreations : Tennis, goll,
dancing, etc. Address : 61 York
Terrace, N.W.I. Telephone No,:
Langham 1586.
TREE, Lady, O.B.E., actress (nte
Maud Holt) ; d. of William Holt of
London ; e. Queen's College, where she
took high honours in classics ; on one
occasion acted there in a Greek play ;
m. Herbert Bcerbohm Tree, 1883 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Gaiety Theatre, 30 Jan., 1883,
as Jenny Northcott in " Sweet-
hearts " ; same theatre, 8 May, 1883,
appeared as Mrs. Stern in " Know-
ledge/' and 25 May, 1883, as Olivia
in " Twelfth Night"" ; at the Globe,
8 Sept., 1883, played Barbara Nugent
in " Elsie," and at the Court, 27 Sept.,
1883, made a " hit," when she played
Hester Gould in " The Millionaire " ;
at the same theatre, 18 Feb., 1884,
she played Margery Blackburn in
" Margery's Lovers " ; at the Prince's
Theatre, 17 Mar., 1884, appeared as
Maud in her husband's one-act play
" Six and Eightpence " ; in 1885 she
was engaged at the Olympic, and on
9 Feb. appeared there as Thordisa in
" The White Pilgrim," and on 16 Mar.
as Marie Graham in " In His Power " ;
at the Court, in August 1885, played
Charlotte in " The Magistrate," and
at the Haymarket, 17 Feb., 1886,
appeared as Belinda Trcherne in
" Engaged " ; at Hengior's Circus,
17 May, 1886, she played CEnone in
the Greek play " Helena in Troas " ;
at the St. James's, with Uare and
Kendal, 23 "Oct., J886, she played
Miss Moxon in " The Hobby Horse,"
and 3 Mar., 1887, Lady Betty Noel in
" Clancarty " ; joining her Imsband
at the Haymarket, she appeared on 15
Sept., 1887, as Princess Claudia
Morakoff in " The Red Lamp " ; on
11 Jan., 1888, as Mdlle. de Florian in
" Incognito," and on 31 Mar., 1888, as
the Marquise de Pompadour in "The
Pompadour " ; on 20 June, 1888, she
played Stella Darbishire in " Captain
Swift " ; at the Crystal Palace, 13 Sept.,
1888, Anne Page in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " ; at the Haymarket, 5
Dec., 1888, Mabel Vane in "Masks
and Faces " ; 27 Apr., 1889, Edith
Ruddock in "Wealth " ; 12 Sept., 1889,
Henriette Laroque in "A Man's
Shadow " ; 3 Apr., 1890, Marguerite
in " A Village Priest " ; at the Crystal
Palace, 16 Oct., 1890, Lady Teazle in
" The School for Scandal " ; at the
Haymarket, 3 Nov., 1890, she played
Dorothy Musgrave in " Beau Austin " ;
at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, 9
Sept., 1891, played Ophelia in " Ham-
let/' with great success, which she re-
peated at the Haymarket, 21 Jan., 1892;
on 11 May, 1892, she played Zanetto in
" The Waif " ; at the Grand, Islington,
15 Aug., 1892, she appeared as Sybil
Crake in " The Dancing Girl " ; at
the Haymarket, she also played Mrs.
Allonby in " A Woman of No Import-
ance," 19 Apr,, 1893 ; The Lady Avis
of Rougemont in " The Tempter," 20
Sept., 1893 ; Isabel Arlington in
" The Charlatan/' 18 Jan., 1894 ;
Rita in " Once Upon a Time," 28 Mar.,
1894 ; Mrs. Murgatroyd in " A Bunch
of Violets," 25 Apr., 1894; Vivien
Hereford in " A Modern Eve," 2
July, 1894, and in Jan., 1895, accom-
panied her husband to America,
opening at Abbey's, New York, 28
Jan., 1895, as Princess Claudia in
" The Red Lamp " ; on her return,
appeared, at the Haymarket, 2 May,
1895, as Kate Cloud in '* John-a-
Drcams " ; in June, 1895, she played
Fedora ; she then appeared at the
Shaftesbtiry, 27 Dec., 1895, as the
Hon. Nina Keith in "A Woman's
Reason/* under the management of
H. H. Morrell and Lewis Waller ;
at the Haymarket, 8 May, 1896, she
played Lady Percy in " King Henry
IV " (part I) ; at the Borough Theatre,
Stratford, 2 Sept,, 1896, played the
titlQ-rdle in " Trilby " ; at the opening
of her Majesty's Theatre, 28 Apr.,
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1897, she played Madame de Cournal
in " The Seats of the Mighty " ; at the
Strand, 3 May, 1897, appeared as Mrs.
Wilton in " John Gabriel Borkman " ;
at Her Majesty's on 10 July, 1897,
appeared as the Marquise de Prie in
" The Silver Key " ; on 1 Nov., 1897,
as Katharine in " Katharine and
Petruchio " ; 22 Jan., 1898, as
Lucius in " Julius Caesar " ; 23 June,
1898, Alison in " Ragged Robin " ;
3 Nov., 1898, Anne of Austria in " The
Musketeers," and in Jan., 1899, played
Miladi in the same piece ; on the
outbreak of the South African War,
1899, was instrumental in handing
over to the War Fund no less than
^1,700 in three weeks, earned by her
as salary for reciting Kipling's
"Absent Minded Beggar"; at her
Majesty's, 10 Jan., 1900, played
Titania in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ; 6 Sept, 1900, played
Calpurnia in " Julius Caesar " ; 24
Oct., 1901, she appeared as Lady
Summershire in " The Last of the
Dandies/' and at the St. James's,
28 Oct., 1901, played Mary in " The
Likeness of the Night " ; she assumed
the direction of Wyndham's Theatre in
March, 1902, opening on 1 Mar., with
the production of " Heard at the
Telephone," " Caesar's Wife," and
" Irish Assurance," but was pre-
vented by illness, from appearing on
the opening night, subsequently, how-
ever, she appeared as Leonore de
Gourgiran and Marie Marex respec-
tively in the two first-mentioned plays ;
at His Majesty's, 10 June, 1902, she
played Anne Page in the " Corona-
tion " revival of " The Merry Wives
of Windsor " ; 17 Jan., 1903, played
Mistress Ford in the same play ; at
Drury Lane, 17 Sept., 1903, appeared
as the Baroness Pitchioli in " The
Flood Tide " ; at His Majesty's, 27
Apr., 1905, played Ophelia in " Ham-
let " and on 28 Apr., 1905, with only
24 hours' notice, she played Beatrice
in " Much Ado About Nothing " ;
at the Adelphi, May, 1905, she played
the Queen in " Hamlet," with H. B,
Irving, Oscar Aschc, etc. ; at His
Majesty's, 25 Jan., 1906, played
Agrippina in " Nero " ; 22 May, 1906,
appeared as Mrs. Scabrook in " Captain
Swift"; 29 May, 1906, played Mrs.
Mackenzie in " The Newcomes " ;
visited America in Jan., 1908, appear-
ing at the Garden Theatre, New York,
11 Feb., 1908, as Clytemnestra in
" Electra," with Mrs. Patrick Camp-
bell ; on her return appeared at the
Royalty, 28 May, 1908, as Mrs. James
in " The Grey Stocking " ; at the
Scala, 23 June, 1908, played Mrs.
Fitzgerald in " The Drums of Doom " ;
at the Duke of York's, 3 Sept., 1908,
appeared as the Corntesse de la
Briere in " What Every Woman
Knows " ; at His Majesty's, 9 Dec.,
1908, as Madame X in'" The Stronger
Woman " ; at the Olympia, Liverpool,
31 Jan., 1910, played Biskra in " The
Sirocco " ; at the Duke of York's,
15 Oct., 1910, appeared as Mrs. Insole
in " Grace " ; at His Majesty's, 28
Feb., 1911, played Olive in "The
Great Man"; 22 May, 1911, Portia
in " Julius Caesar " ; and at the
Gala performance, 27 June, 1911,
played Tilburina in " The Critic " ;
at the Duke of York's, 21 Oct., 1911,
reappeared in her original part in
revival of " What Every Woman
Knows " ; at the Queen's Theatre,
2 Mar., 1912, played Countess Derada
in " The Chalk Line " ; at His
Majesty's, 6 June, 1912, Mistress Page
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
at Wyndham's, 26 Mar., 1913, ap-
peared as Lady Henry Fairfax in a
revival of " Diplomacy " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, 25 June, 1914,
played Henrietta Lamson in " The
Bill " ; at the Covcnt Garden, 2 Feb.,
1915, played Mrs. Candour in the " all-
star " revival of " The School for
Scandal," given in aid of the Actors*
Benevolent Fund ; at the Savoy, 3
June, 1915, played Lady Spare! in " The
Angel in the House " ; at His Majesty's,
5 July, 1915, appeared as the Old Lady
in the " all-star " revival of " King
Henry VIII," given in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
the Globe, Apr., 1916, played Mrs,
Dean in " The Show Shop " ; at His
Majesty's, May, 1916, Hygd in " King
Lear's Wife " ; at the Coliseum, and
at the London Opera House, June,
1916, appeared at special charity
performances, as the Countess of
Brocklehurst in the " all-star " cast
of " The Admirable Criclvton " ; at
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His Majesty's, Oct., 1916, appeared
as Gynisca in " Pygmalion and Gal-
atea," with Mary Anderson ; at the
Coliseum, Mar., 1917, special charity
performance, played Miss Kite in
" The Passing of the Third Floor Back" ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1919, The
Queen Mother in " A Certain Liveli-
ness " ; at the Royalty, Jan., 1920,
The Countess of Brocklehurst in " The
Admirable Crichton " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Feb., 1920, Lady Tonbridge
in " The Young Person in Pink " ;
at the Aldwych, Aug., 1920, Mrs.
Wharton in " The Unknown " ; at
the Garrick, Nov., 1920, Mrs. Clandon
in " You Never Can Tell " ; at the
Comedy, Oct., 1921, the Countess of
Crewkernc in " Araminta Arrives " ;
at the Strand, Dec., 1921, Lady Pelham
in " The Thing that Matters " ; at
the St. Martin's, 8 Mar., 1922, Mrs.
Preen in " Shall We Join the Ladies ? ";
at the New Oxford, 9 Mar., 1922,
appeared in " Mayfair and Mont-
martrc," and played both parts for
some time ; at the Lyceum, Feb., 1923,
played La Frochard in " The Orphans " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1923, again played
the Oomtcssc de la Bricrc in " What
1C very Woman, Knows " ; Feb., 1924,
Lady Dclph in " The Fairy Talc " ; at
the Aclclphi, Mar., 1924, again played
Lady Henry Fairfax in " Diplomacy " ;
at the Hayrriarkct, Dec., 1924, played
The Queen in " A Kiss for Cinderella " ;
appeared in the Command perform-
ances at Balmoral, 24 Sept., 1894, in
" The Keel Lamp," and at Windsor
Castle, 17 Nov., 1909, in " A Man's
Shadow." Club : Ladies' Athenaeum.
Address ; Binfield Priory, Binfield,
Berks.
TEEE. Viola, actress ; 6. London,
15 July, 1884 ; *.d. of Sir Herbert and
Lady Bcerbohm Tree ; e, privately
and on the Continent ; m. Alan
Parsons ; made her first appearance
on the stage at Theatre Royal, Edin-
burgh, 10 Mar., 1904, as Viola in her
father's production of " Twelfth
Night " ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at His Majesty's,
7 June, 1904, in the same part ; 14
Sept., 1904, appeared as Ariel in " The
Tempest"; 8 Nov., 1904., played
Trilby, and 10 Feb., 1905, Hero* in
" Much Ado About Nothing " ; on
7 Mar., 1905, appeared as Agatha
Fancourt in "Agatha"; 24 Apr..
1905, played the Queen in " Richard
II " ; 25 Apr., 1905, Anne Page
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
and 6 May, 1905, Ophelia in " Hamlet " ;
13 May, 1905, played Inez Isidore
Izard in " Business is Business " ;
1 Sept., 1906, played Perdita in " The
Winter's Tale," with Ellen Terry ;
May, 1907, played Hester Worsley
in " A Woman of No Importance " \
during 1908 appeared as Anne Page
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor/'
Viola in " Twelfth Night," Ophelia
in " Hamlet/' and Sleeping Beauty in
" Pinkie and the Fairies " ; during
the same year studied singing with a
view to adopting musical career ;
at His Majesty's, 30 June, 1909,
played Portia in " The Merchant of
Venice"; at the Savoy, Apr., 1910,
appeared as Eurydice to the Orpheus
of Marie Brema, in Gluck's opera of
" Orpheus," with great success ; she
then studied at Milan, for the operatic
stage ; at His Majesty's, 10 Jan,, 1912,
appeared as Eurydice in " Orpheus
in the Underground " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1912, played the Voice of the
Wind in the " Buddha " ; made her
first appearance on the variety stage,
at the Grand, Birmingham, 10 Nov.,
1913; at His Majesty's, 14 Nov., 1914,
played Lady Percy in " King Henry
IV" (part 1) ; at the Ambassadors'
Theatre, 23 Mar., 1915, Mrs. Aucllcy
in " Dinner for Eight " ; at His
Majesty's, May, 19 16, Goneril in
" King Lear's Wife " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1917, Anthca Craig in
" Loyalty " ; at the Empress, Brixton,
June, 1918, played Gisdle in " Emer-
alds " ; subsequently toured as Mrs.
Pomeroy in " Mrs, Porneroy's Reputa-
tion ";" at Wyndham's, Sept., 1919,
played Lady Clarissa Caerleon in
'" The Clxoice " ; assumed the manage-
ment of the Aldwych Theatre, Nov.,
1919, opening with the production
of " Sacred and Profane Love," and
in Feb., 1920, revived " Pygmalion " ;
she was also responsible for bringing
the Guitry family to London, and for
their successful season at the Aldwych
May- June, 1920 ; at the Garrick,
Sept,, 1920, played Sybil Flower in
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" Her Dancing Man " ; Nov., 1920,
Gloria Clandon in €t You Never Can
Tell " ; again entered on the manage-
ment of the Aldwych, Feb., 1921,
and produced " The Tempest/' ap-
pearing as Juno ; Apr., 1921, played
Sophia in Mr. Norman Forbes' revival
of " Olivia" ; at the Royalty, Jan.,
1922, played Ruth Carleon in " The
Eleventh Commandment " ; at the
Regent, Sept., 1922, Lady Mab Infold
in " Body and Soul " ; at the Empire,
Dec., 1922, Gaetama in " Arlequin " ;
at His Majesty's, Apr., 1923, the
Duchess of Strood in " The Gay Lord
Quex " ; at the Kings-way, Nov., 1923,
Olivia in " Twelfth Night," and Helena
in " A Midsummer Night's Dream " ;
was part-author, with Sir Gerald Du
Mauri er, of the play entitled " The
Dancers," produced at Wyndham's,
Feb., 1923." Recreations : Music and
golf. Address : 8 Woburn Square,
W.C.I. Telephone No. : Museum 7030.
TBENTINI, Emma, actress and
vocalist ; 6. Italy ; made her first
appearance on the operatic stage, at
the age of eighteen ; she went to
America in 1906 and appeared at the
Manhattan Opera House, 14 Dec.,
1906, as Frasquita in " Carmen " ;
subsequently appeared as Musetta in
" La Boh6me," Nedda in " Pagliacci,"
Carnille in " Louise," Crobyle in
" Thai's," Antonia in " The Tales of
Hoffmann," etc. ; remained there four
years, and then turned her attention
to the musical comedy stage, appearing
at the New York Theatre, Nov., 1910,
as Marietta D'Altena in " Naughty
Marietta/' in which she toured in
1911-12 ; at the Lyric, New York, Dec.,
1912, appeared as Nina in " The
Firefly," and toured in this, 1913 ; at
Forty-fourth Street Theatre, Mar.,
1915, played Helena in " The Peasant
Girl " ; made her first appearance in
London, at the Palace Theatre, 23
Dec., 1919, in " The Whirligig."
TEESAHAR, John, actor ; m, Daisy
Thimm ; first appeared at Her
Majesty's Theatre, Richmond,, 1881 ;
subsequently appeared at the old
Imperial, Dec., 1881, as Ben in " Under
thej| Mistletoe/' and Apr., 1882, in
" Lucy Brandon " ; at the Op6ra
Cornique, and at the Court, May, 1884,
in " Devotion " ; his first important
London engagement was at the
Olympic, Nov., 1885, when he played
Spriggins in " Alone in London " ;
subsequently played " Old Comedy,"
with Kate Vaughan, William Farren,
and H. B. Conway for a period of
three years ; at the Olympic, June,
1888, played Melchiscdeck in " The
Scarlet Letter "; at Toole's, 1889,
played Gilbert Brandon in " The
Solicitor " ; at Terry's, 1892, Harold
Winyard in " A Lucky Dog " ; made
a great success when lie took up
Arthur Roberts's part of Captain
Coddington in " In Town " at Gaiety,
1893 ; in 1894, appeared at the
Trafalgar Square Theatre, in " The
Chinaman," of which he was also the
author ; in the same year, Iclt the
stage for a period of five years, reap-
pearing at Drury Lane, Sept., 1899,
in " Hearts are Trumps " ; appeared
at the Gaiety, Feb., 1900, as Pike in
" The Messenger Boy '* ; appeared
at the Adelphi, 1903, in " The Queen
of Society " ; at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1903, played Lord Sutton in " The
Flood Tide " ; at the Prince of Wales 's,
1904, plaj^cd Peter Over end in " The
School Girl " ; at the Criterion,
Apr., 1905, played Robert Ingleton-in
" What Pamela Wanted " ; at the
Lyric, 1906, played in " The Sin of
William Jackson " ; at the Garriek,
May, 1910, played Jem in " The
Dawn of a To-Morrow " ; at the
Coronet, Nov. 1910, appeared as
Victor Descloux in " Behind the
Veil " ; at the Duke of York's, Fob.,
1912, played Maurice Cooling in " The
' Mind-lhc-Paint ' Girl " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1912, appeared as Pui'f
in " Every woman " ; at the Queen's
Theatre, Sept., 1913, as Victor Catiche
in " This Way, Madam I'1 ; at the
Hippodrome, Manchester, Nov., 1914,
as the Captain of the Prussian Patrols
in " My Friend Thomas Atkins " ; at
the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, July,
1915, the Earl of Wytham in " Lucky
Jim " ; at the Playhouse, Apr,, 1920,
played Mynheer Cornelius and Sir
Charles in " My Lady's Dross " ; at
the Kingsway, Mar., 1922, Chorus in
" The Yellow Jacket " ; June, 1922,
Pepuso in " Spanish Lovers " ; is an
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author of some repute. Club : Eccen-
tric. Address : 12 Nottingham Place,
W.l. Telephone No. ; Mayfair, 1403.
TRESMAND, Ivy, actress and vocal-
ist; 6. London, 15 Dec., 1898 ; e. privately
in England and France ; made her
first appearance on the stage, at the
Comedy Theatre, 24 Aug., 1915, in
the chorus of " Shell Out " ; subse-
quently played Miss "Unity More's
part in the same piece ; at the St.
Martin's Theatre, Nov., 1916, played
Betty in " Houp-La ! " ; at the Com-
edy, 1917, played Miss Teddie Gerard's
part in " Bubbly," and subsequently
toured for two years in the same
piece ; at the Empire Theatre, Dec.,
1919, played Tina in " The Red Mill " ;
at the Vaudeville, Mar., 1920, appeared
in " Just Fancy ! " ; she then toured
with Jack Buchanan in a vaudeville
act, on the Moss Circuit ; at Daly's,
May, 1921, succeeded Miss May Beatty
as Margot in " Sybil " ; at the Prince's,
Manchester, Dec., 1921, appeared as
Sophie Lavalle in " The Lady of the
Rose," and appeared in the same part
at Daly's Theatre, Feb., 1922 ; at the
same theatre, May, 1923, played Frou-
Frou in " The Merry Widow." Recrea-
tions : Swimming and tennis. Address :
37 c Quecnsborough Terrace, Bays-
watcri W.2.
TJUWELYAN, Hilda (nde Tucker),
actress ; b. 4 .Feb., 1879 ; e, Ursuline
Convent, Uplon ; m. Sydney Blow;
made her first appearance on, the stage
as one of the schoolchildren in a
revival of " The Silver King/' at the
Princess's Theatre, Apr., 1889, after
which she returned to school ; on
leaving, she toured for some time in
1894, playing in. "A Gaiety Girl,"
and subsequently toured as Ruth in
" The Gay Paiisienne," Poppy in
" Newmarket/' Peggy in "A
Wild Flower/' the Comtesso de
Conclale iu " A Marriage of Con-
venience/' Mrs. Briscoe in " The
Sportsman," Constance Avley in.
" My Guardic/' Folby in " Mostly
Fools/' Qucenie in " Social Debts/'
Lady Janet in " The Silver Keep-
sake," etc. ; her first London en-
gagement was at the Court, Jan,,
1898, where she understudied Pattic
Browne as Avonia Bunn in " Tre-
lawney of the Wells," appearing
in that part Apr., 1898 ; toured as
Jane in " Mrs. Dane's Defence/' and
as Lady Babbie in " The Little
Minister," playing the part over 650
times ; appeared at the Strand,
10 Aug., 1901, as Winifred Tiverton
in " The Talk of the Town " ; ap-
peared at the Princess's, 21 Oct.,
1901, as Dick in a revival of " Two
Little Vagabonds " ; at the Avenue,
8 Apr., 1902, played Henrietta in " The
Little French Milliner," and 26 May,
1902, Cerise in " Gentleman Jack " ;
she next succeeded Louie Freear as
Fi-Fi in "A Chinese Honeymoon,"
at the Strand, in which she made a
great success ; appeared at the Court,
13 Mar., 1904, made another " hit,"
as Amanda Affiick in '/ 'Op o' Me
Thumb," subsequently playing the
same part at the St. James's ; at the
Strand, 14 June, 1904, played Daisy
in " Sergeant Brue " ; appeared at
His Majesty's, 23 June, 1904, as the
Marchioness in a play of that name,
founded on " The Old Curiosity Shop ";
In the autumn toured as Moira in
" Little Mary," with John Hare ; at
the Duke of York's, 27 Dec., 1904,
played Wendy in " Peter Pan," which
part she also played in many sub-
sequent revivals ; the part has become
identified with her name all over the
United Kingdom, and she has played
it over nine hundred times ; at the Duke
of York's, 5 Apr., 1905, played Richard-
son in " Alice Sit-by-the-Fire/' subse-
quently touring as Amy Grey in the
same piece; at His Majesty's, July,
1905, appealed as Oliver Twist in Sir
Herbert Tree's production of that play ;
at the Criterion, July, 1906, appeared
as Phoebe Pucker in " 'Jim Prince
Chap " ; at WyncVbam's, 12 Sept.,
1906, appeared as Sarah in " Peter's
Mother " ; at the Hicks Theatre, 19
June, 1907, played Martha Hardy in
" The Dumb 'Cake " ; at the Dnke of
York's, 2 Mar,, 1908, played Tweeny
in " The Admirable Crichton " ; 3
Sept., 1908, made another " hit," as
Maggie Wylie in " What Every Woman
Knows"; 5 Apr., 1910, appeared
as Avonia Bunn in a revival of " Tre-
lawney of the Wells," and subsequently,
as Kate in "The Twelve Pound
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Look"; 17 May, 1910, played Lucy
Wilson in " Chains/' and later,
Frederika in " A Slice of Life " ; at the
Playhouse, 8 Nov., 1910, played Miss
Heseltine in " A Single Man " ; at the
Coliseum, 31 July, 1911, played
Penelope Lavender in " The Gate of
Dreams " ; at the Duke of York's,
21 Oct., 1911, reappeared as Maggie
Wylie in " What Every Woman
Knows," and in Dec., 1911, once more
appeared as Wendy in " Peter Pan " ;
during 1912 appeared on the variety
stage in " Jack and Jill " ; in Aug.,
1912, entered on the management
of the Vaudeville Theatre, in con-
junction with Mr. Edmund Gwenn,
opening on 31 Aug., 1912, as Miss
Llewellyn in " Little Miss Llewellyn " ;
at His Majesty's, Nov., 1912, played
Helen Wilde, in " Over the Hills " ;
at the Vaudeville, Feb., 1913, Peggy
Hesslerigge in " The Schoolmistress " ;
May, 1913, Miss Raeburn in " 13a
Simon Street " ; May, 1913, Jenny
Gibson in " Yours " ; in 1914 toured
in variety theatres in " The Twelve
Pound Look " ; at the Duke of York's,
Dec., 1914, resumed her old part of
Wendy in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Apollo, May, 1915, played Pomona
Macrae in " Striking " ; at the Hay-
market, June, 1915, Rose Bennett in
" Extra Special " ; at His Majesty's,
Nov., 1915, Patience in " Hide and
Seek " ; at the Queen's, Dec., 1915,
Lizzie in " The Philosopher of Butter-
biggins " ; at Wyndham's, Mar., 1916,
appeared as Miss Thing in " A Kiss
for Cinderella " ; at the Coliseum,
and at the London Opera House,
June, 1916, at special charity per-
formances, reappeared as Tweeny in
"The Admirable Crichton " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1917, played Emily
Bletcher in " Ruts " ; at the Savoy,
June, 1917, Chrissie Perkins in
" Humpty-Dumpty " ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1917, during " Navy
Week/' again played Avonia Bunn
in " Trclawney of the Wells " ; at
the Kingsway, Dec., 1917, again played
in " A Kiss for Cinderella " ; at the
Queen's, Apr., 1918, Mary McTavish
in " Lot 79 " ; at the St. Martin's,
Aug., 1918, Betty Byrne in " The Live
Wire"; at the Queen's, Dec., 1918,
again played in " A Kiss for Cinder-
ella " ; during 1919 toured as Mary
Martingale in " The Double Event " ;
at the Queen's, Mar., 1920, played
Edith Gibbs in " The Fold " ; during
1920 toured as Elizabeth Webster
in " The Chin of Elizabeth," and as
Mrs. Dowey in Barrie's play, " The
Old Lady Shows Her Medals " ; at the
Haymarket, Aug., 1921, played Patty
in " Quality Street " ; at the Apollo,
May, 1923, again played Maggie Wylie
in " What Every Woman Knows " ;
at the Haymarket, June, 1924, Janet
Cannot in " The Great Adventure " ;
Dec., 1924, Cinderella in " A Kiss for
Cinderella." Recreation : Painting.
Address ; 25 Roland Gardens, S.W.7.
Telephone No. : Kensington 8215.
TREVOR, Ann, nte Annie Trilnick,
actress; 6.1899; appeared at Wimble-
don, Oct., 1918, as Rosa in " The
Bubble"; then toured with Henry
Ainley, appearing at the Lyceum,
Sheffield, Mar., 1919, as Gipsy Graham,
in " Uncle Ned " ; at the Comedy
Theatre, June, 1920, played. Outie Bird
in "The * Ruined' Lady"; Nov.,
1920, played Alice Brook hi " Will You
Kiss Me ? " ; at the Criterion, Mar.,
1921, Virginia .Bullivaul in " Grumpy";
at the Kingsway, Mar., 1922, Moy Fah
Loy in " The Yc4low Jacket " ; at the
Ambassadors', Dec., 1922, Lavender in
" Sweet Lavender " ; at. 11 le Savoy,
Feb., 1923, Gerda, in " The Young
Idea"; at the Royalty, Jan,, 1924,
Babs iu " The, Kterual Spring " ; has
also appeared successfully in cinema
plays. Address : 148 Amhurst Road,
Hackney, K.8. Telephone- No. : Clissold
2789.
TREVOE, Loo, dramatic author ;
has written the following, among
other, plays : " Good Queen Bess,"
1895 ; " Dr. Johnson," 1896 ;
" Brother Officers,*" 1898 ; " In the
Cause of Charity," 1900 ; " The Flag
Lieutenant" (with Major W. P. Drury),
1908 ; " Our Little Cinderella/' 1910 ;
•is also well known as an amateur actor
of great distinction. Clubs : Garrick
and Devonshire. Address : Garrick
Club, W.0.2.
TE'EVOE, Norman, actor; 6, Cal-
cutta, 23 June, 1877 ; s, of Margaret
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(Kerr) and George Pritchard ; e. St.
Xavier's College, Calcutta, and
privately ; started life in the Jute
trade in Bengal ; settled in England
in 1905 ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Apollo Theatre,
22 Jan., 1907, walking on in the pro-
duction of " The Stronger Sex " ; his
next engagement was at the St.
James's, Mar., 1907, as a servant in
" John Glayde's Honour " ; he then
appeared at the Royalty, July, 1907,
as Dick Power in " The Pocket Miss
Hercules " ; first attracted attention
by his appearances with the Play Actors,
with whom he played Bert Mestaer
in " The Man Who Won," Scala, May,
1908 ; Harry Kibblewhite in " The
Vagabond/' Court, Nov., 1908 ; and
Kit in " Kit's Woman," at the Court,
June, 1909 ; toured as Major Maure-
warde in " His House in Order " ; at
the Hippodrome, Aug., 1908, played
in " The Sands of Dee " ; in Apr.,
1909, with his own company toured
as Ferran in Guimera's play, " The
Open Sea " ; toured with Evelyn
Millarcl as Hugh Coleman in " Idols " ;
at His Majesty's, during the Shake-
spearean festival, Apr., 1910, played
Horatio in " Hamlet/' and Orsino in
" Twelfth Night " ; appeared at the
Globe, May, 1910, as Commander
Max Gilet in " Parasites/' and June,
1910, as Captain Bernard O'Brien
in " Glass Houses " ; at the Coronet,
Sept., 1910, appeared as David
Barostan in " Sister Anne " ; at the
Criterion, Oct., 1910, played Gilbert
Nepean in " The Liars " ; at the
llaymarket, Feb., 1911, appeared
as Allan Hyde, in " Ail that Matters " ;
at the Aldwych, Mar,, 1911, played
Ferdinand Kohtistammin " Business ";
at the King's way, May, 1911, played
King Alboi'u in " Rosamond," and
Torvald Hehner in " A Doll's House " ;
iu Aug., 1911, toured as Tom Kemp
in " The Mollusc " ; at the Palace,
Oct., 1911, played Walter Cozens in
" The Man in the Stalls," and at the
St. Jamos's, Oct., 1911, Lord Dar-
lington in " Laxly Wmdermere's Fan " ;
at the Aldwych, Mar,, 1912, played
Alan Mac;Gregor iu " Proud Maisie " ;
at the Prince of Waies's, Apr,, 1912,
Kenneth Maxwell iu " At the Barn " ;
Sept., 1912, Henry Bcuiicy in " Art
[THE
and Opportunity " ; at the Queen's,
Dec., 1912, appeared as Dr. Stratton
in st The Tide " ; at the Strand,
Feb., 1913, as Pascoe Tandridge in
" The Son and Heir " ; he entered
on the management of the Savoy
Theatre, 14 May, 1913, opening as
Count Feri Horkoy in " The Seven
Sisters " ; in June, 1913, played
Clive Rushton in "A Cardinal's
Romance " ; at the Royalty, Sept.,
1913, Jack Chisholm in " Inter-
lopers " ; at the Ambassadors' Theatre,
Dec., 1913, Count Alexis Vronsky in
" Anna Karenina " ; at the Vaudeville,
Feb., 1914, Andrew Wilbram in " Helen
with the High Hand " ; at the Play-
house, New York, Sept., 1914, Richard
Burdon in " The Elder Son " ; in
Oct., 1914, toured in " The Truth " ; at
Ford's, Baltimore, Jan., 1915, played
in " Inside the Lines " ; at Parson's
Theatre, Hartford, Conn., May, 1915,
appeared as Craig Kennedy in " The
Bannock Mystery " ; at the New
Amsterdam, New York, Jan., 1916,
played Sir Robert Temple in " Mar-
garet Schiller ' ' ; at the Booth Theatre,
Apr., 1916, John Manning in " The
Co-Respondent " ; at the Empire,
New York, Dec., 1916, Our Policeman
in "A Kiss for Cinderella " ; May,
1917, Mr. Torrance in " The New
Word"; at the Bijou, Oct., 1917,
Foxcroit Grey in " Saturday to
Monday"; at the Hudson, Nov.,
1917, John Redford in " The Pipes
of Pan " ; at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre, Mar., 1918, Commander Sir
Rupert Yeld in "A Pair of Petticoats " ;
in conjunction with Cyril Harcourt,
entered on the management of the
Comedy Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1918 ; in Sept., played Sir Robert
Chiltern in " An Ideal Husband " ;
Nov., 1918, Dick Blair in " A Place in
the Sun " ; Feb., 1919, James Bointon
Blake in " Toby's Bow " ; Sept., 1919,
George Washington Silver in " Up
from Nowhere"; at the Greenwich
Village Theatre, May, 1920, Sir Horace
Welby irx " Foot-Loose " (" Forget-
Me-Not ") ; at the Garrick, New
York, Aug., 1920, Gerald Fitzgerald
in " I filter Madame " ; at the Klaw
Theatre, Oct., 1921, Lewis Willing in
" Lilios of the Field " ; at the Princess,
Dec., 1921, Hugh Bellamy in " The
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Married Woman " ; Feb., 1922, Hugh
Berndon in " Desert Sands " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Aug., 1922,
Duncan Van Norrnan in " Manhattan";
at the Bijou, Oct., 1922, Henri in " To
Love " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
May, 1923, Andrew Lackaday in " The
Mountebank " ; at the Ambassador,
New York, Nov., 1923, Dr. Besson and
Arthur Presby in " A Love Scandal " ;
at the Bijou, Jan., 1924, Bernard
Ingals in " The Goose Hangs High."
Recreations : Athletics in every shape ;
was all-round champion athlete in
India, 1893-1900 ; member of the
English Olympic team at Paris, 1900 ;
has won over 120 prizes for athletics,
including medal and bronze statue for
best physique of athletes of all nations,
Paris. Address : Lambs' Club, 130
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
TREVOR, Spencer, actor; b. Biar-
ritz, 29 May, 1875 ; s. of Major J.
Trevor Andrews ; e. Hampton Gram-
mar School ; studied for the stage
under the late Sarah Thome ; made
his first appearance on the stage at
the Opera House, Chatham ; first
appeared on the London stage, at the
Duke of York's Theatre, 26 Sept.,
1895, as Mr. Bodmin in " Her Advo-
cate " ; his subsequent engagements
include tours as Dick Hammond in
" The Derby Winner," Little Billee
in " Trilby," Lord Fancourt Babbcrley
in " Charley's Aunt " (over 1,200
times), George Fisher in " Are You a
Mason ? " (over 1,100 times), and
Dick in " The Lady of Ostend " ; was
at the Prince of Wales's, under George
Edwardes for two years ; at the Play-
house, June, 1908, played Dormer
Lee in " The Flag Lieutenant " ; at
the Lyric, Aug., 1909, Cecil Brown in
" The Fires of Fate " ; at the Adelphi,
Dec., 1909, played Jakes in " The
House of Temperley " ; at the Globe,
Aug., 1910, Mr. Armitage in "The
Speckled Band " ; at the Comedy,
Nov., 1910, Dick Bultitude in " Vice-
Versa " ; at the same theatre, Dec.,
1911, appeared in the same part;
at the Comedy, Feb., 1912, playccl the
Duke of Gallminstcr in "The Bear
Leaders " ; at the Criterion, Nov.,
1912, Herbert Mossop in "Where
[TRO
There's a Will — " ; at the Aldwych,
Mar., 1913, the Duke of Vernay in
" Her Side of the House " ; at the
Garrick, May, 1913, Le Viscomte de
Fonsac in " Croesus " ; at the Ambas-
sadors' Theatre, July, 1913, played
Uncle John Croker in " The March
Hare"; at the Garrick, Aug., 1913,
Henri Vidal in "The Real Thing";
at the Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1913,
played Lord Hurlingham in " The
Marriage Market " ; at the Empire,
Oct., 1914, appeared in " By Jingo,
If We Do " ; at the Comedy, Feb.,
1915, played George Fisher in " Are
You a Mason ? " ; at the Strand,
Nov., 1916, Rudolph Becker in
"Buxell"; at the Aldwych, Feb.,
1917, Paul Dartignac in " The Spring
Song " ; at the Palace, Dec., 1917,
Sir Rupert Tremayne in " Pamela " ;
at the Prince's, Feb., 1919, Rakell
in " Monsieur Beaucaire," and played
the same part at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1919 ; on
returning to England, at the Play-
house, May, 1920, succeeded Dion
Boucicault as Carraway Pirn, in *' Mr.
Pim Passes By " ; at the Globe,
Mar., 1921, played John Bold en in
" Her Husband's Wife " ; at the
Royalty, Sept., 1921, played in " Ring
Up " ; at the Duke of York's, Jan,,
1922, played Jerry Hammond in ""The
Nightcap " ; * at Wyuclham's, Apr.,
1922, Reggie Burstow in " Running
Water " ; at the Globe, 1923, suc-
ceeded C. M. Hallard as the Marquis
do Monforrat in " Bluebeard's Ki girth
Wife " ; in Sept., 1924, toured as
Count Polda in " The Lonely Mouse ";
at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, Dec,, 1924,
played Aristicle Girot in " Frasquita."
Favourite part : Cecil Brown, in " The
Fires of Fate." ftwreatwHS : Golf and
tennis, Club : (ireeu Room,, Address ;
Green Room Club, 46 Leicester Square,
W.C.2.
TUOUTMAN, Ivy, actress ; b. Long
Branch, N.J., XJ.S.A., 23 Sept., 1883';
e. Long Branch, and Raleigh, N,C, ; m,
Waldo Pierce ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage at Wallack's Theatre,
New York, 14 Apr., 1902, iu " The Last
Appeal, " ; during 1902-3 toured with
E. li. Sotlxern as Isabel in " If I Were
King " ; at the Herald Square Theatre,
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Mar., 1903, played George Anne Bellamy
in " Pretty Peggy " ; subsequently
toured with Amelia Bingham ; during
1905 was a member of the Castle Square,
Boston, " stock " company, and during
1905-6 toured as Bessie Tanner in
" The College Widow " ; during 1907
was touring as Estelle Kitteridge in
"The Other Girl"; at the Empire,
New York, Mar., 1908, appeared as
Frances Berkeley in " Father and the
Boys," and toured in this during
1909 ; the following season she toured
in " The Witching Hour " ; at Daly's,
New York, Aug., 1910, played Aggie
in " Baby Mine," in which she con-
tinued during 1911 ; at the Hudson,
Jan., 1912, appeared as Andr6e Dain-
court in " The Return from Jerusa-
lem ' ' ; at the Longacre Theatre, May,
1913, played Fanny Fuller in " Are
You a Crook ? " ; Mar., 1914, Mrs.
George B. Nettleton in " A Pair ol
Sixes " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Mar., 1915, appeared as Mar-
celle Blondeau in " Taking Chances " ;
at the Gaiety, New York, Nov.,
1915, as Lilian Wakeley in " Sadie
Love," in which she continued during
1916 ; at the Criterion, New York, Jan.,
1917, played Guida in " Sercrnonda " ;
at Wilkes-Barre, Mar., 1920, played in
" The Unwanted One " ; at the Frazee
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1924, played
Julia Deering in " The Road Together."
TBUAX, Sarah, actress; 6. Cin-
cinnati, 12 Feb., 1877 ; e. Chicago ;
m. C, S. Albert ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage, at Chicago, 1894,
in '* His Grace de Grammont," with
Otis Skinner, in whose company she
remained three years ; during 1908-4
was touring in " The Eternal City,"
and in 1904 also took part in the " all-
star " revival of " The Two Orphans " ;
during 1905 toured as Glory Quayle
in " The Christian " ; at Chicago,
Feb., 1906, appeared as Irene in " The
Prince of India " ; in July, 1906, played
Christie Ludlow in " Rose Valley,"
and in Aug., 1906, Harriet Swayne in
" The Senator's Vindication " ; subse-
quently toured in " Man and Super-
man " ; at the Bijou Theatre, New
York, Dec,, 1906, played Mrs. Anna
Hartmann in " The Double Life " ;
during a " stock " season at Chicago,
Feb., 1907, played Trilby, La Tosca,
Parthenia in " Ingomar," Camille,
and Helen in " The Parish Priest " ;
in Sept., 1907, started on a " starring "
tour as Claudia Deering in " The
Spider Web " ; at Boston, Nov., 1911,
appeared as Hattie Lawson in " The
Outsiders " ; during 1912 played
Paula in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " ; in 1914, toured in " The
Garden of Allah " ; in Aug., 1914,
joined the " stock " company at the
Grand Theatre, Pittsburgh, opening
as Mrs. Dane in ''Mrs. Dane's Defence";
in 1916 again toured as Domini in
" The Garden of Allah," and appeared
in the same part at the Manhattan
Opera House, New York, Feb., 1918 ;
after a three years' absence from the
stage, reappeared, at Spokane, Wash.,
May, 1921, in the title-rdte of " Madame
X " ; during 1922 toured as Madame
Delia Robbia in " Enter Madame" ;
at the Cherry Lane Theatre, New York,
Mar., 1924, played Lady Olivia in
" The Man Who Ate the Popomack " ;
at the Princess, Sept., 1924, Hattie
Smith in " My Son." Address :
Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.
TEUEX, Ernest, actor ; b. Red Hill,
Mo., U.S.A., 19 Sept., 1890 ; e. Whit-
tier School, Denver ; w. Julia Mills ;
has been on the stage since early child-
hood, and made his first appearance
on the stage in 1895, playing Little
Lord Fauntleroy and later, Aulus in
" Quo Vadis ? " ; he subsequently
played with the " stock " companies
at Kansas, and Castle Square, Boston,
and for two years ,1906-7, toured with
Mary Shaw in " Alice Sit-by-tlie-Fire" ;
in 1907, toured with Ezra Kendall in
" The Land of Dollars " ; made Ms
first appearance on the New York
stage, at the Liberty Theatre, 7 Sept.,
1908, as Chappie Raster in " Wild-
fire" ; at the New Amsterdam, June,
1910, played Billy Murray in " Girl-
ies " ; at the Republic, Oct., 1910,
played Abijah- Flagg in " Rebecca of
Sunny brook Farm " ; at the Knicker-
bocker, Apr., 1911, Dennis in " Dr.
De Luxe " ; at the Republic, Jan.,
1913, Charles MacLanco in " The Good
Little Devil " ; at the Hudson, Apr.,
1914, appeared as Barney Cook in
" The Dummy " ; later in the same
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year toured in " vaudeville " in " And
his Name was Bismark " ; at the
Gaiety, New York, Aug., 1915, ap-
peared as Ned Davis in " Just Outside
the Door " ; at the Comedy, Sept.,
1915, played Puffy Dutton in " Just
Boys " ; at the Princess, Dec., 1915,
Eddie Kettle in " Very Good, Eddie " ;
at the Astor, Aug., 1917, Gilbert
Goodhue in " The Very Idea I " ; at the
Little Theatre, New York, Feb., 1919,
Ferdinand Oliver Walton in " Please
Get Married " \ at Maxine Elliott's,
Jan., 1920, James Howells in " No
More Blondes " ; at the Princess,
Aug., 1920, Billy Burleson in " Blue
Bonnet " ; at the Longacre, Nov.,
1920, Dick Crawford in " Fitter-
Patter " ; at the Sam H. Harris
Theatre, Aug., 1921, played Gilbert
Sterling in " Six Cylinder Love/' and
continued in this until 1923 at the
Fulton Theatre, Feb., 1924 played
Will Webb in " New Toys " at the
Times Square, Nov., 1924, George Wim-
bledon in " Annie Dear." Address :
John Regan/' and played the part for
some time ; at the Royalty, Apr.
1913, and again in Sept., 1913, played
Edward Glass in " The Harbour
Watch"; same theatre, Nov., 1913,
played Doctor Joyce in " The Pursuit
of Pamela " ; while still playing this
part, appeared at the Duke of York's,
Nov., 1913, as the Recruiting Sergeant
in " Quality Street " ; at the last-
named theatre, Feb., 1914, played
Benjamin Trotter in " The Land of
Promise " ; at the Apollo, Sept., 1914,
appeared as Jiggs Kennedy in " Seven
Keys to Baldpate " ; Nov., 1914, as
Hector Walters in " 1ST ever Say Die " ;
Dec., 1914, as the Tramp in " A Mes-
senger from Mars"; during 1915
toured as Christopher Brent in <f The
Man Who Stayed at Home " ; at the
Coliseum, Feb., 1916, played Private
Jonniaux in " The Iron Hand " ; at
the Queen's, Apr., 1916, Angus Mc-
Gregor in " Kitty Mackay " ; in
May, 1916, succeeded Arthur Playfair
in " Bric-a-Brac," at the Palace
Great Neck, Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A. Theatre; at the Haymarket, Mar.,
1917, scored a big success as Edward
Smith in "General Post";
New Theatre, July, 1917,
TULLY, George F., actor ; b. Balla,
Co. Mayo, Ireland, 22 Nov., 1876 ; $.
of William Tully ; e. Jesuit's College,
Galway ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Grand Theatre, Bos-
coiube, 1897, in the chorus of " Bonny
Boy Blue " ; spent eight years touring
in the provinces ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Court Theatre, under the Vcdrenne-
Barker r&gime, 28 Feb., 1905, as John
Coneely in " The Pot of Broth " ;
subsequently toured with James Welch
in " Mr. Hopkinson " ; appeared at
Terry's Theatre, Jan., 1906, as Harvey
Dix in " The Heroic Stubbs " ; Mar.,
1913, as Mr. Nash in "A Judge's
Memory " ; Mar., 1906, as Captain
Jack Bent in " The New Clown " ; at
Wyndham's, Jan., 1907, played Wittle
in " When Knights Were Bold " ;
remained in this piece throughout its
long run, and subsequently toured for
some time in the same part ; next
toured for a year, as Georges Bullin in
" Inconstant George," 1911-12 ; toured
1912, as Maurice Polignac in "The
Glad Eye " ; came to the Apollo, Jan.,
1913, to understudy Charles Hawtrey
as Dr. Lucius O'Grady in "General
at the
during
" Navy Week," played O'Dwyer in
" Trelawncy of the Wells " ; at the
Royalty, May, 1918, scored another
success, when lie played Fergus Wim-
bush in " The Man 'from Toronto " ;
at the Haymarket, Sept., 1919, played
James Crockett in " Daddies " ; in
Apr., 1920, went to Australia, where
he appeared in " The Man from
Toronto," " Home and Beauty," and
" Biljirn " ; returned to England,
Apr., 1921 ; appeared at the Shaftos-
bury, May, 1921, as William "Robin
Crisp in " Sweet William/' and June,
1921, as Anthony Barrack) ugh and
Richard Trencham Altar iu " Out
to Win"; at the Playhouse, Nov.,
1921, succeeded Godfrey Tearle as
" Lafe " Regan in " The Sign on tlic
Door"; at the Globe, Sept, 1922,
played Jacques Vaudieros in " The
Return"; at the Duke o£ York'«,
May, 1923, Tom Burton in " Her
Temporary Husband " ; at the Savoy,
July, 1924, Sir Terence O'Moy in " In
the Snare " ; in Sept., 1924, toured as
David Hunter in " The Blue Pctor,"
and played the same part at tlxe
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Prince's Theatre, Oct., 1924. Club :
Green Room. Address : Richmond
House, Hill Rise, Richmond, Surrey.
Telephone No. : Richmond 2543.
TOTLY, Richard Walton, dramatic
author and producer ; b. Nevada City,
Cal., U.S.A., 7 May, 1877 ; 5. of
Richard Whiteside Tully and his wife
Louisa Jane (Hinds) ; e. California
University ; m. (1) Eleanor Gates (rnar.
dis). ; (2) Gladys C. Hanna ; has
written the following plays : " My
Cinderella Girl " ; " The Rose of the
Rancho," 1906 ; " The Bird of Para-
dise," 1911 ; " Omar the Tentmaker,"
1913 ; " The Flame/' 1916 ; " The
Masquerader " (from " John Chilcote,
M.P."), 1916 ; of late years has devoted
himself to producing cinema plays.
Address : 1482 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
TURNER, Alfred, theatrical mana-
ger ; b. London, 26 July, 1870 ; m.
Shirley Huxley ; has been connected
with the theatrical profession ever since
ho first left school ; was engaged at
the Lyceum Theatre in 1895 by Mr.
Frederick Harrison ; joined Messrs.
Harrison and Maude at the Haymarket
Theatre, 1896, remaining with that
management until they dissolved part-
nership in 1905 ; became general man-
ager for Mr. Cyril Man clc in 1905, and
remained in that capacity until 1915 ;
rejoined Frederick Harrison, 1915, to
take charge of the American company
playing " Quimieys " ; returned to
London, 1916, and was appointed
manager at the Apollo, for " Hobson's
Choice " ; was then engaged as general
manager for the late "Sir Herbert
Tree's tour of America and Canada ;
rejoined Cyril Maude in 1917, as
general manager for his Australian
and New Zealand tours, and on his
return to America, for the American
tour ; during these tours he also
acted the parts of Sam Gcrridge in
" Caste " and the Irish Priest in " Gen-
eral John Regan " ; appeared at all
the American training camps ; re-
turned to England, July, 1919, and
was manager for Miss Kdyth Goodall at
the Court and Kings way Theatres ;
during 1920 was appointed manager
of the Sliaftesbury Theatre by Messrs,
Grossmith and Laurillard ; is now
manager of the Winter Garden Theatre.
Hobby : The theatre and all things
connected with it. Address : Winter
Garden Theatre, Drury Lane, W.C.2.
TURNER, John Hastings, dramatic
author; b. London, 16 Dec., 1892; s.
of Augustus Turner and his wife
Annie Margaret (Hockley) ; e. Rugby
School and St. John's College, Oxford ;
m. Laura Cowie ; has written the fol-
lowing plays and revues : " Account
Rendered," 1913 ; " Havoc," 1913 ;
" Iris Intervenes," 1915 ; " Nothing
New," 1916; "Bubbly," 1917; "A
Breath of Fresh Air," 1917 ; " Tails
Up," 1918 ; " Hullo, America," 1918 ;
" Ladies and Gentlemen," 1919 ; "Back
Again," 1919 ; " Every woman's Pri-
vilege," 1920 ; " The Naughty Prin-
cess " (from the French), 1920 ;
"Jumble Sale," 1920 ; " Now and Then,"
1921 ; " Fun of the Fayre," 1921 ;
" Mayfair and Montmartre," 1922 ;
" The Lilies of the Field," 1923 ; edited
" Yoicks," 1924. Recreations : Golf
and fishing. Clubs : Garrick, Savage,
Dramatists*. Address: 6 Elm Tree
Road, St. John's Wood, N.W.8. Tele-
phone No. : Paddington 628.
TYLER, George Crpuso, executive
head of the late firm of theatrical man-
agers, Liebler and Co., New York City ;
b. Ohio, U.S.A., 13 Apr., 1867 ; 5. of
George H. Tyler and his wife Harriet
(Parkhurst) ; e. in Ohio ; engaged as
reporter and editor on several Ohio
newspapers ; entered the theatrical
business in 1894, as manager for James
O'Neill ; organised the firm of Liebler
and Co., general theatrical managers
and producers, 1 Jan., 1897, and
achieved an instant success with
Charles Coghlan ; made a five years'
contract with Viola Allen, whom
the firm first "starred" in "The
Christian/1 which played to practically
two million dollars in the three years
following ; the firm was subsequently
one of the largest producing firms
in the United States, introducing
both foreign and American artistes
and plays, and scoring many of the
most pronounced successes in the
States in recent years ; among the
" stars " which the firm piloted
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were Mdme. Eleonora Duse, Madame
Rejane, Yvette Guilbert, Albert
Chevalier, Kyrle Bellew, Edward
Terry, Ellis Jeffreys, Eleanor Robson,
Viola Allen, William Faversham,
Arnold Daly, James O'Neill, Clara
Bloodgood, William -H. Crane, Ada
Rehan, Ezra Kendall, Isabel Irving,
Gertrude Elliott, Annie Russell, Lewis
Waller, Mary Mannering, George
Arliss, Madame Simone, etc. ; in 1911
they acquired the New Theatre, New
York, which was re-named the Century,
and opened with " The Garden of
Allah," in Oct., 1911, which proved an
enormous success ; the firm suddenly
collapsed in 1915, when Mr. Tyler
transferred his services to the firm of
Klaw and Erlanger ; has since become
a producing manager himself. Address:
New Amsterdam Theatre Building,
Broadway, New York City, U.S.A.
TYLER, Odette, actress and dramatic
author; b. Savannah, Ga., U.S.A.,
26 Sept., 1869 ; d. of Susan (Hardee)
and General William W. Kirkland ;
e. in Convent at Georgetown, D.C.,
and Loretto Convent, Guelph, On-
tario; m., 1897, R. D. McLean (Shep-
herd), actor; made her first appear-
ance at the Star Theatre, New York,
18 Aug., 1884, as Sieba in a spectacle
of that name ; at the Bijou Opera
House, June, 1887, played in "Ca-
price/' and at Madison Square, 1889,
she played in " Featherbrain " ; at
Proctor's, 23rd Street, Apr., 1890,
played Gertrude Ellingham in
" Slienandoah/' subsequently appearing
at the same theatre as Kate Delafiekl
in " Men and Women," and as Polly
Fletcher in " The Lost Paradise " ;
at Madison Square, in 1892, played
Mrs. Ben Dixon in " The Councillor's
Wife*' ; subsequently played at the Em-
pire, in 1893, as Lucy Hawksworth in
" The Girl I Left Behind Me/' and Mar-
garet in " The Younger Son " ; at
the American Theatre, 1894, played
Deborah in " Poor Girls " ; at the
Madison Square Theatre, 1895, ap-
peared in "' The Man Upstairs " and
" The Gay Parisians " ; at the Garrick,
New York, Oct., 1896, played Caroline
Mitford in " Secret Service " ; ap-
peared at the Adelphi, London, 15 May,
1897, in the same part ; after her
marriage, toured with her husband's
company, playing Juliet, Desdemona,
Portia, etc. ; in 1899 toured as Phroso ;
during 1904 played in " vaudeville "
in a sketch entitled " The Maid, the
Mouse, and the Man " ; at the York-
ville Theatre, New York, Mar., 1905,
appeared as Elizabeth Du Bois in her
own play, " The Red Carnation " ;
subsequently toured as Maryland
Calvert in " The Heart of Maryland " ;
in 1906 played a " stock " engagement
at Washington, D.C., appearing in
" Lady Huntworth's Experiment,"
" The Jilt/' " The Cowboy and the
Lady/' " The Adventure of Lady
Ursula," etc. ; at the Lincoln Square
Theatre, Oct., 1906, appeared as
Allene Houston in " The Love Route " ;
at St. Louis, Aug., 1907, played in
" Lord and Lady Algy," " The Toast of
the Town/' and " In the Palace of the
King " ; in 1912-13 toured with her
husband in Shakespearean repertory;
during 1913-14 toured with William
Faversham as Portia in "Julius Caesar/'
and Bianca in " Othello " ; appeared
in " vaudeville," May, 1914, in " It
Happened in Dixie " ; in addition to
"The Red Carnation," has also
written " Boss, a Story of Virginia
Life" (1896), and numerous magazine
stories. Address ; 230 West 42nd
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
TYNAN, Brandon, actor and drama-
tic author ; h. Dublin, 1879 ; in, Caro-
line Whyte ; was taken to the United
States at the age of seven ; was engaged
at the Trcmont Theatre, Boston, in
1900 ; at the Empire, New York, Sept,,
1900, played Charles Fox in " Richard
Carvel," with John Drew ; at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York,
18 Aug., 1902, appeared as Robert
Ernmett in a play ol that name, written
by himself, and scored a considerable,
success in the part ; in 1904 was
engaged by David Belasco ; in 1907
joined Madame Nazimova and at the
Bijou Theatre, Dec., 1907, played
Fcrnaud in " The Comet " ; during
1908 toured with her all over the
United States, playing in " A Doll's
House," " Hedda Gabler," " The
Master Builder/' etc.; at the Nazimova
Theatre, Apr., 1910, appeared as
Alfred Allmers in "Little Kyolf";
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at the Gaiety, New York, in 1912,
succeeded Wallace Eddinger as Tra-
vers Gladwyn in " Officer 666 " ; at
the Century Theatre, Jan., 1913, played
Joseph in " Joseph and his Brethren " ;
at the Shubert Theatre, Apr., 1915,
Little Billee in " Trilby " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, Feb., 1916, Anthony
Beresford in " The Melody of Youth " ;
at the Criterion, New York, Oct., 1916,
Arthur Pendennis in " Major Pen-
dennis " ; at the Harris Theatre, Jan.,
1918, appeared as Barry Carleton in
" Success " ; at the Vanderbilt, Oct.,
1918, as Frank Fairchild in " The
Matinee Hero," and during 1919 toured
in that part, and also in " The Marquis
de Priola " ; at the Booth Theatre,
Jan., 1920, played Brisquet in " The
Purple Mask" ; at the Ziegfeld Roof*
Mar., 1920, appeared in " The Mid-
night Frolic " ; at the Princess Theatre,
Nov., 1920, The Baron in " The
Mandarin " ; at the Cohan Theatre,
Jan., 1921, succeeded Arnold Daly as
the Vagabond in " The Tavern " ;
at the Cort Theatre, May, 1921, ap-
peared in " The Tyranny of Love " ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre, June,
1922, played in " The Ziegfeld Follies,
1922 " ; at the same theatre, June,
1924, played in " The Ziegfeld Follies,
1924 " ; is the author of the following
plays : " Robert Emmett," 1902 ;
" The Passion Flower," 1909 ; " Be-
hold the Man," 1914 ; " The Bannock
Mystery," 1915 ; " The Melody of
Youth," 1915.
U
ULEIC, Lenoro, actress ; b. New
Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.A., 1894;
e. Milwaukee ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in a " stock " com-
pany in Milwaukee, in " Carmen " ;
subsequently appeared in " stock " com-
panies at Chicago and Grand Rapids ;
in July, 1910, played in " Don't Lie
to Your Wife " ; during 1912-13
played " stock " at Schenectady, ap-
pearing in such parts as Betty Graham
in " The Fortune Hunter," and Glad
in " The Dawn of a To-morrow " ; dur-
ing 1914-15 toured as Luana in " The
Bird oi Paradise " ; made her first
appearance in New York, at the Prin-
cess Theatre, 20 Oct., 1915, as Dorothy
Ormsby in " The Mark of the Beast " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Feb., 1916,
played Wetona in " The Heart of
Wetona " ; Oct., 1917, Rose Bocion
in " Tiger Rose " ; at the Belasco
Theatre, Nov., 1919, Lien Wha in
" Tlio Son Daughter " ; during 1920-1
toured in the same part ; at the
Bolasco Theatre, Nov., 1921, played
Kiki in the play of that name, and
continued in that play in New York,
aixd on tour, until 1924 ; at the Bel-
asco Theatre, Dec., 1924, played Carla
in " The Harem." A ddress : c/o Belasco
Theatre, New York City, U.S.A.
TJNGEB, Gladys B., dramatic author ;
b. San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A. ; d. of
Frank L. Unger; m. Kai Kushrou
Ardaschir ; has written the following,
among other plays : " Edmund
Kean," 1903 ; " The Lemonade
Boy/' 1906 ; " Mr. Sheridan,"
1907; "The Knave of Hearts,"
1907 ; " Henry ol Lancaster," 1907 ;
" Love Watches" (from the French),
1908 ; " In an Arab Garden," 1908 ;
" Decorating Clementine " (from the
French), 1910 ; " Inconstant George "
(from the French), 1910 ; " Better
Not Enquire" (from the French),
1911; "The Marionettes" (from
the French) , 1911; " Nightbirds ' '
(founded on "Die Fledermaus ") 1911 ;
"The Son and Heir," 1913; "The
Marriage Market " (from the Hun-
garian), 1913 ; "Betty" (with Fre-
derick Lonsdale), 1914; "Striking"
(with Paul Rubens), 1915 ; " Toto,"
1916 ; " London Pride " (with A,
Neil Lyons), 1916 ; " Our Mr. Hepple-
whitc," 1919 ; " The Sunshine of the
World " (with K. K. Ardaschir), 1920 ;
"The Fair Circassian," 1921; "The
Goldfish" (from the French), 1922;
" The Love Habit " (from the French),
1923 ; " The Business Widow," 1923 ;
" The Werewolf " (from the German),
1924 ; " Starlight," 1924 ; " Top-
Hole," 1924. Address: 116 East 63rd
Street, New York City, U.S.A,
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VACHELL, Horace Anaesley, dra-
matic author and novelist ; b. Sy-
denliam, Kent, 30 Oct., 1861 ; 5. of
Richard Tanfield Vachell, and his wife
Georgina (Annesley) ; e. Harrow and
Military College, Sandhurst ; m. Lydia
Phillips ; was a Lieutenant in the
First Batallion, Rifle Brigade ; has
written the following plays : " Her
Son/1 1907 ; " Jelf's," 1912 ; " Sunny
Bushes/' 1912 ; " Searchlights/' 1915 ;
" Quinney's, 1915 ; "The Case of
Lady Camber," 1915 ; " The Chief/'
1915; "Who is He?" 1915; "Pen,"
1916 ; " Fishpingle," 1916 ; " Mr.
Jubilee Drax " (with Walter Hackett) ,
1916 ; " Mrs. Pomeroy's Reputation "
(with Thomas Cobb), 1916 ;" Humpty-
Dumpty," 1917 ; " The Mirror," 1917 ;
" The House of Peril," 1919 ; " The
Hour and the Man" (with J. C.
Snaith), 1921 ; " Count X," 1921 ;
"Her Destiny" (from the French),
1921 ; " Plus Fours " (with Harold
Simpson), 1923 ; " Blinkers " (with
Leon M. Lion), 1924 ; among his books
may be mentioned " The Romance of
Judge Ketchurn," " The Shadowy
Third/' " The Hill/' " Brothers/' "Her
Son," " Quinney's," " Fishpingle,"
" The Soul of Susan Yellam," " White-
wash," " The Fourth Dimension/' etc.
Recreations : Hunting, shooting, golf,
and tennis. Clubs : Athenaeum, Gar-
rick, Authors'. Address : Coley, Lynd-
hurst, Hants. Telegraphic Address :
Vachell, Lyndhurst.
VALENTINE (Arthur Valentine
Peachey) ; lyricist and author ; m.
Bijou Hancock ; was formerly engaged
on the staff of The Winning Post ;
contributed lyrics to " The Night
Before," 1913 ; " Some/1 " High
Jinks," " This and That/' " The Maid
of the Mountains," 1916 ; " The Lads
of the Village," " The Beauty Spot,"
1917; "The Passing Show of 1918,"
" The Passing Show of 1919," " The
Follies of 1919," " The Whirl of To-
day," 1919 ; " The Passing Show of
1920," " The Follies of 1920 " ; " The
Passing Show of 1921," " The Peep-
Show, 1921 ; part-author (witli Will
Evans) of " Tons of Money." Address ;
c/o Julian Wylie Productions, Ltd.,
125 Shaftesbury Avenue, W.C.2.
VALLI, Valli, actress (n£e Knust) ;
b. Berlin, 11 Feb., 1882; sister of
Lulu and Ida Valli ; c. London ;
m. Louis Dreyfuss ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Strand Theatre, 10 May, 1894, as
Ernie Bower in " Gentle Ivy " ; at
Terry's, 20 July, 1894, played Law-
rence in " A Life Policy " ; in Mar.,
1895, appeared at the Uriter den
Linden Theatre, Berlin, in " Morocco
Bound," with great success ; at Drury
Lane, Christmas, 1895, appeared as
the Dancing Doll in " Cinderella " ;
Apr., 1896, as Muriel in the opera,
" The Lady of Longford " ; 19
Sept., 1896, as Harry in " The Duchess
of Coolgardie " ; next appeared at
Terry's Theatre, Dec., 1896, as Nora
in " The Holly Tree Inn " ; at the
Lyceum, Jan., 1897, played Bill in
" Olivia" ; at Criterion, Mar., 1897,
appeared as Marah in " The Physi-
cian " ; subsequently appeared as
Alice in " Alice in Wonderland " ;
appeared in the autumn dramas at
Drury Lane, 1898-1900 ; at the Globe,
Jan., 1899, played in " School " ; in
1899 toured as Linda in " The Power
and the Glory " ; appeared as Aulus
in " Quo Vadis ? " at the Adelphi,
May, 1900 ; at the Coronet:, Christ-
mas, 1904, played Miss Mullet in
" Sweet Red Riding JLJoocl " ; ap-
peared as Sophie in " Veronique,"
at the Apollo, 1905 ; crossing to
America, played tins same part in the
New York production ; at the Lyceum,,
1907, appeared as Nello in " Her Love;
Against the World," Katluo in " The
Midnight Wedding," and Polly Love
in " The Christian '* ; at the 1C nip ire,
Mar., 1908, playctl Mrs. Merry in
" Oh ! Indeed 1 " ; at the Hir.ks
Theatre, 1908, succeeded Gertie Millar
as Franzi in "A Waltz Dream " ;
at Daly's, Aug., 1908, appeared as
Sonia in " The Merry Widow " ; at
the Lyric, Sept., 1908, appeared
as Blanche do Novcrs in " The Duke's
Motto " ; subsequently sailed for
America to appear witlx G, P, Huntley ;
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at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
New York, 25 Jan., 1909, played
Lady Binfiekl in " Kitty Grey " ;
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
York, Sept., 1909, appeared as Alice
Conder in the American version of
" The Dollar Princess " ; reappeared
in London, at the Empire, July, 1910,
in the revue " Hullo, London 1 " ; in Dec.,
1910, she appeared in Paris, playing
Sonia in "La Veuve Joyeuse " (" The
Merry Widow"); during 1911 ap-
peared at various music halls in " Both
Sides of the Question " and " Cir-
cumstantial Evidence " ; in 1912
toured in the United States in " The
Polish Wedding " ; at Weber and
Fields, New York, Dec., 1912, ap-
peared in " Roly-Poly " ; in Mar.,
1913, toured as the Empress Josephine
in " The Purple Road " ; at the
Liberty Theatre, Apr., 1913, played
Wanda in the same piece ; at the
Globe Theatre, Now York, Jan., 1914,
played Celia Gill in " The Queen of the
Movies " (" The Cinema Star ") ; at
the Palace, Chicago, Sept., 1914,
appeared in " vaudeville " ; at Atlan-
tic City, Apr., 1915, played Sylvia
Stafford in "The Lady in Red";
at the Astor Theatre, New York, Feb.,
1916, played Jane Clay in " The
Cohan Revue," subsequently touring
in the same piece ; at the Punch
and Judy Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1919, played Mary Hope in " Miss
Millions." Recreations : Fishing, riding,
swimming, reading, and dogs.
VAN, Billy B., actor ; b. Pottstown,
Pa., U.S.A.,'3 Aug., 1870 ; s. of G. W.
VandogrUt and his wife Henrietta ; <?.
Philadelphia ; m. Grace Walsh ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
North Broad Street Theatre, Phila-
delphia, in 1879, in the chorus of the
juvenile " H.M'.S. Pinafore " ; subse-
quently played the part of Dick
Dcadcye in the same opera ; after
leaving school, spout four years in an
engineering works ; in 1885 he joined
a circus company ; in 1886-7 was
engaged playing " utility " at the
Poropaugh Stock Company, .Phila-
delphia ; spent many years touring
all over the United States with
burlesque companies, and in " vaude-
ville " ; in 1900 toured in the loading
part in " The Errand Boy " ; in 1909
toured in " The Lucky Hoodoo " ; at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre, Sept.,
1907, played Patsy Bolivar in " Patsy
in Politics " ; he next played in " The
Jersey Lily/' and then at the New
Amsterdam, Oct., 1908, played Flip in
" Little Nemo >J ; at the Liberty, Jan.,
1917, Henry in " Have a Heart " ; at
the New Amsterdam, Apr., 1918,
Buck Evans in " The Rainbow Girl " ;
in 1919 toured in " Words and Music,"
and in 1920 in " What's In a Name ? " ;
then played in " vaudeville " for three
years with James J. Corbett ; re-
appeared in New York, at the Cohan
Theatre, May, 1923, as Bunk Allen in
" Adrienne " ; at the Ambassadors'
Theatre, New York, Aug., 1924, played
Jimmie Van Dyke in " The "Dream
Girl " ; at the Winter Garden, New
York, Oct., 1924, appeared in " The
Passing Show of 1924." Recreation :
Raising cattle. Clubs : Friars and
Old Colony. A ddress : Newport, New
Hampshire, U.S.A.
VANBRUGH, Irene, actress; b
Exeter, 2 Dec., 1872 ; d. of the late
Rev. Prebendary Barnes, of Exeter ;
younger sister of Violet Vanbrugh ;
m. Dion Boucicault ; e. at Exeter,
Paris, and London ; prepared for the
stage under the late Sarah Thorne at
the Theatre Royal, Margate, where she
made her first appearance on the stage
in 1888, her first part being that of •
Phoebe in " As You Like It " ; subse-
quently she played there, Titania in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Arrah Meelish in " Arrah-Na-Pogue,"
Juliet, etc. ; she made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the
Globe Theatre, 26 Dec., 1888, when
she played The White Queen and
Jack of Hearts in a revival of " Alice
in Wonderland " ; she appeared at the
Crystal Palace, 13 Apr., 1889, as
Jessica in " The Merchant of Venice,"
and at the Strand, 25 June, 1889,
played Nina St. Croix in " Faustine's
Love " ; in the autumn of 1889 she
toured with the late John L. Toole,
and on her return to town, appeared
at Toole's Theatre, 26 Dec., 1889,
as [Bertha in " Dot " ; she also
appeared there as Alice Marshall in
" Uncle Dick's Darling," and in " The
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Serious Family/' " Artful Cards,"
etc. ; in Mar., 1890, accompanied Toole
on his Australian tour, playing Bertha
in " Dot," Eliza in " Paul Pry," Mrs.
Charles Torrens in " The Serious
Family," Dora in " The Don " and
Mary Bel ton in " Uncle Dick's Dar-
ling " ; on her return she appeared at
Toole's, 23 Apr., 1891, in " Hester's
Mystery " and " The Upper Crust " ;
she remained with Toole until 1893,
playing among other parts Thea in
" Ibsen's Ghost," Kate Vandeleur
in " Chawles," Angelina in " 19! on
ne parle pas Fran^ais," Belle Golightly
in " Walker, London," and Otis
Hopkins in " Homburg " ; she then
joined Beerbohm Tree at the Hay-
market, opening on 20 Sept., 1893, as
Lettice in " The Tempter," and
subsequently playing Mabel Seabrook
in " Captain Swift," Eugenia in " Six
Persons " and Olive Darnley in " The
Charlatan " ; she next joined the St.
James's company, appearing at that
theatre, 28 Apr., 1894, as Charley
Wishanger in " The Masqueraders " ;
she toured with George Alexander as
Ellean in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray," during the autumn, and then
appeared at the St. James's, 1895,
as Fanny in " Guy Domville," the
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax in " The
Importance of Being Earnest," Kate
Merryweather in " The Idler," Ellean
in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ;
she then joined Arthur Bourchier
at the opening of his management of
the Royalty, Sept., 1895, playing
Dulcie Martindale in " The Chili
Widow," Faith in " The New Baby,"
the titlG-rdle in " Kitty Clive," Miss
Grantham in " The Liars " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Nov., 1896, she
played Floretta in " Donna Diana " ;
she accompanied Arthur Bourchier to
America in the same month ; on her
return, appeared at the Theatre Royal,
Kilburn, 5 Apr., 1897, as Ellen Brac-
ingdle in " Our Hostess," (" La
Locandiera ") ; she appeared at the
Criterion with Charles Wyndham,
6 Oct., 1897, as Lady Rosamund
Tatton in " The Liars " ; at the
Court, 20 Jan., 1898, played Rose
Trelawney in " Trclawney of the
Wells"; 11 June, 1898, Stella de
Gex in " His Excellency the Gov-
ernor " ; 19 Oct., 1898, Mrs. Millin
Dale in " When a Man's in Love " ;
she was then engaged by John Hare,
and appeared at the Globe, 8 Apr.,
1899, as Sophie Fullgarney in " The
Gay Lord Quex," in which she rnacle a
remarkable success ; at the Criterion,
1900, she played in a revival of " His
Excellency the Governor " ; she then
accompanied John Hare to America,
playing Sophie in "The Gay Lord
Quex," and repeating her London
success ; she was then engaged by
Charles Frohman and remained under
his management for thirteen years ;
she appeared at the Duke of York's,
11 Mar., 1902, as the Princess de
Chalencon in " The Princess's Nose " ;
on 6 May, 1902, she appeared in a
revival of " The Gay Lord Quex " ;
on 4 Nov., 1902, she appeared as Lady
Mary Lasenby in " The Admirable
Crichton " ; on 8 Oct., 1903, she scored
a great success when she appeared as
Letty Shell in " Letty " ; IS Feb.,
1904, played the Countess Lucia
D'Orano in " Captain Dieppe " ; 12
Mar., 1904, resumed her old part of
Stella in " His Excellency the
Governor " ; on 5 Apr., 1905, she
was seen as Amy Grey in " Alice Sit-
by-the-Fire " ; on 3 Oct., 1905, she
played Gwendolen Cobb in " The
Painful Predicament of Sherlock
Holmes " ; she was next seen at the
St. James's, where on 1 Feb., 1906, she
appeared as Nina Jcsson in " His
House in Order," in which she made
a further substantial success ; at the
Duke of York's, 4 Mar., 19()7,^she
played Jeanne de Briantes in " The
Great Conspiracy " ; at the Court,
4 June, 1907, appeared as the Strange
Lady in " The Man of Destiny " ; at
the St. James's, 12 Nov., 1907, made
another success as Marise in " The
Thief " ; at the same theatre, 1 1 Nov.,
1908, played Dorothy Faringay in
" The Builder of Bridges" ; 23 Apr.,
1909, Celia Faraday in " Colonel
Smith," and 2 Nov., 1909, Xoe
Blundcll in " Mid-Channel " ; at the
Comedy, 20 Nov., 1910, she succeeded
Marie 'Lohr as Smith in the play of
that name ; she then returned to the
Duke of York's Theatre, appearing
there on 5 Apr., 1910, as Rose in a
revival of " Trelawney of the Wells " ;
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on 3 May, 1910, as the Marchesa
di San Servolo in " Helena's Path " ;
on 7 June, 1910, as Mrs. Hyphen-
Brown in "A Slice of Life " ; on 6
Sept., 1910, as Irma Lurette in " A
Bolt from the Blue," and on 15 Oct.,
1910, as Grace Insole in " Grace " ;
at Wyndham's, 29 Mar., 1911, she
played Margaret Summers in " Passers-
By " ; at the Command performance
at Drury Lane, 17 May, 1911, she
played Clara Douglas in " Money " ;
at the Duke of York's, 26 Aug., 1911,
played Helen Arany in " The Con-
cert " ; subsequently appeared at
the Hippodrome, in Oct., 1911, as
Kate in " The Twelve Pound Look " ;
at the Duke of York's, 14 Oct., 1912,
played Rosalind in Barrie's play of
that name, and in which she was
commanded to appear before the King
at Sandringham on 2 Dec., 1912 ;
at the St. James's, 11 Mar., 1913,
played Cynthia Herrick in " Open
Windows," and 27 June, 1913, ap-
peared as Lady Gay Spanker in the
" all-star " revival of " London
Assurance," given in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Hippodrome, 29 Sept., 1913,
played Lady Lilian Garson in " Half-
an-hour " ; at the Duke of York's, 26
Feb., 1914, appeared as Norah Marsh
in " The Land of Promise " ; subse-
quently toured in the same part ; at
the St. James's, 15 Oct., 1914, re-
appeared as Nina in " His House in
Order " ; at the Coliseum, 21 Dec.,
1914, played the Spirit of Culttirc in
" Der Tag " ; at Co vent Garden, 2
Feb., 1915, appeared as Lady Teazle
in the " all-star " revival of " The
School for Scandal," given in aid of the
Actors' Benevolent Fund ; at His
Majesty's, 4 May, 1915, played Lady
Falkland in " The Right to Kill " ;
at the St. James's, 1 Sept., 1915,
appeared as the Countess Ottoline do
Chatuni6 in "The Big Drum";
under her husband's management, at
the New Theatre, she appeared Feb.,
1916, as Caroline Ashley in " Caro-
line " ; June, 1916, as Helen Lytton
in " The Riddle " ; Sept., 1916,
as Emily Ladcw in " Her Husband's
Wife " ; Apr., 1917, as Leonora in
" Seven Women " ; June, 1917, as
Stella dc Gex in " His Excellency
the Governor " ; July, 1917, and Sept.,
1917, as Rose Trelawney in " Tre-
lawney of the Wells " ; Apr., 1918,
as Belinda in the play of that name ;
at His Majesty's, Dec., 1917, in aid of
King George's Pension Fund for
Actors, played Cecilia Flinders in
" The Man from Blankley's" ; during
1918-19 was touring the provinces ;
in the autumn of 1919 played a season
at the Gaiety, Manchester, and in
Nov., 1919, appeared as Agnes Ebb-
smith in " The Notorious Mrs. Ebb-
smith," and Dec., 1919, as Olivia in
" Mr. Pim Passes By " ; appeared in
the last mentioned part when the play
was put on at the New Theatre,
Jan., 1920 ; subsequently toured in
the same part ; at the Duke of York's,
Feb., 1921, played Nelly Daventry
in " Mis' Nell o' New Orleans " ;
subsequently toured in the same part ;
at the Globe, Dec., 1921, played Isobel
in " The Truth About Blayds " Apr.,
1922, Olivia Marden in a revival of
"Mr. Pim Passes By"; May, 1922,
Eileen Bellamy in " Eileen " ; July,
1922, Belinda Tremayne in a revival
of " Belinda " ; at the Royalty, Oct.,
1922, Zoe Blundell in a revival of " Mid-
Channel "; at His Majesty's, Feb.,
1923, in aid of King George's Pension
Fund for Actors, played Lady Garson
in " Half-an-Hour " ; then sailed for
South Africa with her husband, and
appeared in " His House in Order,"
" Mr. Pim. Passes By," " Mis' Nell o'
New Orleans," " Belinda," and as
Paula in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray " ; subsequently went to Aus-
tralia, 1924, where she appeared, in
addition to the last-mentioned plays,
as Lady Frinton in " Aren't We All ? "
Isobel in " The Truth About Blayds,"
and Agnes in " The Notorious Mrs.
Ebbsrnith." Address : 4 Wyndham
Place, W.I. Telephone No.: 283
Pacldington.
VANBRUGH, Prudent, actress ; b.
London, 1 Mar., 1902 ; d. of Arthur
Bourchier and his wife Violet .Barnes
(Vanbrugh) ; e. Ifeathfield, Ascot, and
Queen's College School ; studied for
the stage under her mother, and at the
'Royal "Academy of Dramatic Art;
made her first appearance on the stage,
at the, Duke of York's, 24 Dec,, 1912,
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as Curley in " Peter Pan/' and played
the same part in the revivals of 1913
and 1914 ; made her grown-up debut,
at the St. James's, Dec., 1922, as Mrs.
Darling in " Peter Pan " ; in 1923
appeared with the New Shakespeare
Company, at Stratford-on-Avon, play-
ing Lady Anne in " Richard III,"
Hippolita in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream/' and Hecate in " Macbeth " ;
played the same parts at the King's
Theatre, Hammersmith ; at the Hay-
market, Oct., 1923, succeeded Fay
Compton as the Princess Flavia in
" The Prisoner of Zenda " ; she next
toured with her mother as Helen de
Lys in " The Flame," and appeared in
the same part at Wyndham's Theatre,
Jan., 1924 ; at the Grand, Fulham,
Sept., 1924, played Cynthia Ogilvy in
" The Letter of the Law." Favourite
parts : Princess Flavia and Lady Anne.
Recreations ; Swimming, riding and
tennis. Address : 76 Seymour Street,
W.2. Telephone No. : Paddingtcm
4078.
VANBRUGH, Violet, actress; b.
Exeter, 11 June, 1867; e.d. of the
late Rev. Prebendary Reginald
Barnes ; e. Exeter, France and
Germany ; m. Arthur Bourchier (mar.
dis.) ; made her first appearance on
the stage, at Toole's Theatre, Feb.,
1886, when she walked on in " Faust
and Loose " ; at the Criterion, 3 July,
1886, she played her first part in Lon-
don, when she appeared as Ellen in
" The Little Pilgrim " ; she then
joined the late Sarah Thorne at the
Theatre Royal, Margate, where she
played a number of parts ; in the
autumn she toured with Toole, playing
Lady Anne in " The Butler," and
played the same part at Toole's
Theatre, 6 Dec., 1886 ; she also appeared
with Toole as Emma Torrens in
" The Serious Family," May Fielding in
" Dot," Grace Hartley in " Waiting
Consent/' and Kitty Maitland in " The
Don " ; she again returned to Margate
in the same year where she appeared
as Philippa Dell in " The Binbian
Mine," Hester Malyon in " The
Fugitive/' Ernilie de 1'Esparre in
" The Corsican Brothers/' Ophelia
in " Hamlet," Helena in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mary
Melrose in " Our Boys," Pauline in
" The Lady of Lyons," Rosalind in
" As You Like It," Portia in " The
Merchant of Venice," etc. ; she
appeared at the Criterion, 7 Dec., 1888,
as Gertrude in " The Deputy Regis-
trar" ; at the Avenue, 22 Jan., 1889, as
Flossie Bickleby in " The Begum's
Diamonds," and at the Court with
the Kendais, 16 Mar., 1889, she played
Lady GiUingham in " The Weaker
Sex " ; after appearing at the Opera
Comique, 11 July, 1889, as Dolores
in " The Marquesa," she accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal on their two first
American tours, playing the Baronne
de Prefont in " The Ironmaster,"
Lady Ingram in " A Scrap ol Paper,"
Lady GiUingham in " The Weaker
Sex," Mrs. Macdonald in " Impulse,"
and Lady Molyneux in "A White
Lie " ; she made her first appearance
in New York, at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, 27 Oct, 1889, in " A Scrap of
Paper " ; after returning from
America, in 1891, she was engaged by
Henry Irving for the Lyceum, and on
5 Jan., 1892, she appeared there with
great success as Anno Boleyn in
" King Henry VIII " ; subsequently
she understudied Ellen Terry as
Cordelia in " King Lear " and Rosa-
mund in " Becket " ; at the Shalt es-
bury, 13 Feb., 1893, she played
Millicent Ruthyn in " Uncle Silas " ;
she was then engaged by the late
Augustin Daly, and made her first
appearance with his company at Daly's,
18 July, 1893, as Madame Lauretta
in " Love in Tandem " ; she also
played at Daly's, Lady Sneer well in
"The School "for Scandal/' 13 Nov.,
1893 ; Alithca in " The Country
Girl," 1 Jan., 1894 ; Olivia in " Twelfth
Night/' *8 Jan., 1894 ; at the Garriek,
6 May, 1895, she played Margaret
Linficld in " Threepenny .Bits " ; who
appeared at the Royalty under Mr,
Bourchier's management, 7 Sept., 1895,
as Gladys in " The Chili Widow " ;
as the Hon. Mrs. Featlicrleigh in " Mr.
v. Mrs. " ; Jacinta in " Monsieur de
Paris " ; Stella in " The yneen'.s
Proctor" ("Divorcons") ; at the Prince
of Wales's, 4 Nov., 1890, she appeared as
Donna Diana in tlie play ol that name ;
she then accompanied Mr, Bourehier
to America ; at the Metropolc, 16
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May, 1898, she played the title-rdle
in " Teresa " ; at the St. James's,
2 June, 1898, she played Lady
Beauvedere in " The Ambassador " ;
at the Garrick, 20 Oct., 1898, appeared
as the Baroness Roydon in 'f Brother
Officers " ; at the' St. James's, 26
Apr., 1899, played Margaret of Anjou
in "In Days of Old " ; at Drury
Lane, 16 Sept., 1899, appeared as
Lady Winifred Crosby in " Hearts
are Trumps " ; at Wyndham's, 8 Feb.,
1900, played Georgiana Tidman in a
revival of " Dandy Dick " ; at the
Garrick, 27 Sept., "1900, played Kate
Ommaney in " The Wedding Guest " ;
11 Dec., 1900, Florence Elderton in
" The Ninth Waltz " ; 14 Feb., 1901,
Lady Ormond in " Peril " ; at Wynd-
ham's, 16 May, 1901, Inez Quesnel
in " The Case -of Rebellious Susan " ;
at the Criterion, 14 Sept., 1901, Lady
Skelmerdine in " The Undercurrent " ;
at the Haymarket, 6 May, 1902, Lady
Aline cle Vaux in " A Marriage Has
Been Arranged " ; at the Garrick,
7 June, 1902, the Duchess of Queiiton
n " The Bishop's Move " ; 27 Oct.,
1902, Mrs. Bramley Burville in " My
Lady Virtue"; 2 Mar., 1903, Julia Wren
in " Whitewashing Julia " ; 22 Sept.,
1903, The Countess of Arlington in
" The Golden Silence " ; 1 Dec., 1903,
Bertha in " The Cricket on the
Hearth " ; 16 Feb., 1904, Yanetta in
" The Arm of the Law " ; 3 May, 1904,
Lady Angela Wcaldstone in " The
Fairy's Dilemma"; 27 Aug., 1904,
Lady Anne Kelloncl in " The Cheva-
lecr " ; 31 Oct., 1904, Lady Alcthea
Frobisher in " The Walls o£ Jericho " ;
11 Oct, 1905, Portia in "The Mer-
chant of Venice"; 26 Apr., 1906,
Lady Clarice Howland in " The
Fascinating Mr. Vanclcr veldt " ; at
Stratford-on-Avon, 13 Nov., 1906,
Lady Macbeth ia " Macbeth," revived
at tiic Garrick, 11 Doc., 1906 ; at the
Garrick, 23 Apr., 1907, played the
Duchess of Severn in " The Duel " ;
13 Nov., 1907, Gladys iu " Simple
Simon " ; during 1908, toured as
Muriel Glayde in " John Glaydc's
Honour/' Mrs, Transiord in " The
Gutter of Time " and Lady Helen
Caldwcll in " An Outsider " ; at the
Garrick, 3 Feb., 1909, appeared as
Anne-Marie Brachard in " Samson " ;
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2 June, 1909, Claire Forster in " A
Woman in the Case " ; at the Palace,
20 Dec., 1909, played Lady Ridgway
in " The Knife " ; at Stratford-on-
Avon, 30 Apr., 1910, played Beatrice
in " Much Ado About Nothing " ; at
the Globe, 6 June, 1910, played Lady
Carteret in " Glass Houses " ; was
then engaged by Sir H. Beerbohm
Tree for His Majesty's, where on
1 Sept., 1910, she madeagreat success
by her performance of Queen Katherine
in " King Henry VIII " ; at the
gala performance, 27 June, 1911, she
played the Justice's Lady in " The
Critic"; 3 July, 1911, Mistress Ford
in " The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
5 Sept., 1911, appeared as Lady
Macbeth in "Macbeth"; appeared
at the Palace, Dec., 1911, as Anna
Ledgarth in " A Man in the Case " ;
at the Garrick, Feb., 1912, played
Martha Hadden in " The Fire Screen ";
June, 1912, Mrs. Howard Jefferies,
jun., in " Find the Woman " ; at the
Strand, Mar., 1913, reappeared as
Claire Forster in " A Woman in the
Case " ; at the Coliseum, Feb., 1914,
played Myra Haslett in " The Eleventh
Hour " ; at the Garrick, Sept., 1914,
Katherine Parr in " Bluff King Hal " ;
Oct., 1914, Roucha La Rouge in " The
Double Mystery " ; at the Palace,
Feb., 1915, played the Hon. Mrs.
Peathciicigh in " Divorce While You
Wait " ; at His Majesty's, 5 July,
1915, played Queen Katharine in the
" all-star " revival of " King Henry
VIII," given in aid of King George's
Actors' Pension Fund ; subsequently
toured ; at Croydon, Sept., 1916,
appeared as Mrs. Engaine in " We
Can't be as Bad as all That " ; at
the Theatre Royal, Bradford, Oct.,
1916, played Georgina in " Mrs.
Pomeroy's Reputation," and appeared
in the same part at the Queen's,
July, 1917; July, 1917, played
Gisele de Beaupr6 in " Emeralds " ;
at the Coliseum, Dec., 1917, Lady
Penelope Praede in " The Woman on
the Window Sill " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Nottingham, Apr., 1918, ap-
peared as Cordelia in " Trimmed in
Scarlet," and appeared in the same
part at the Globe, July, 1919; at
the Hippodrome, Nottingham, Oct.,
1919, played Betty Denham in " Great
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Aunt Elizabeth *' ; at the Queen's,
May, 1920, played Lady Tonbridge
in " The Young Person in Pink " ;
in the autumn of 1920 again toured
in " Trimmed in Scarlet " ; at the
Globe, Apr., 1921, appeared as Lady
Carfax in " The Knave of Diamonds " ;
at the Globe, Nov., 1922, played
Esmee Farr in " The Laughing Lady " ;
during 1923 toured as Cleo D'Aubigny
in " The Flame," and appeared in the
same part at WyndhanVs Theatre, Jan.,
1924 ; subsequently appeared at the
Coliseum in " Evening Dress Indis-
pensable " ; at the Grand, Fulham,
Sept., 1924, played Edith Ogilvy in
" The Letter of the Law " ; appeared
by Command of the late King Edward
at Windsor Castle, 16 Nov., 1905, as
Portia in " The Merchant of Venice."
Address : 76 Seymour Street, Hyde
Park, W.2, Telephone No. : Padding-
ton 4078.
VAN BUSKIRK, June, actress ; b.
at Pleasant View, West Virginia,
U.S.A., 22 June, 1882; e. at the
Sacred Heart Convent in the same
city ; m. Percival J. Mitchell ; was a
student at the Empire School of Acting,
New York, and made her first appear-
ance on the stage, at the Garrick
Theatre, New York, in Jan., 1899, as
the Maid in " Catherine " ; she was
not seen on the stage again until
1903, when she appeared at Madison
Square, 5 Feb., as Ella Seaforth, in
" The Earl of Pawtucket " ; in Apr. of
the same year she played in " Check-
ers "; made her first appearance on
the London stage at the Hay market
Theatre, 25 May, 1904, as Miss Vander-
feld in " Lacly Flirt " ; at the Garrick,
31 Oct., 1904, she played Miss Wyatt in
" The Walls of Jericho " ; at Terry's,
12 Sept., 1905, she played Nellie P.
Francis in " An Angel Unawares " ;
at the Scala, 16 Nov., Kittie Barson
in " Mrs. Grundy " ; at Wyndham's,
21 Mar., 1906, Lady Dorothy in " The
Candidate/' and at the Royalty,
10 Nov., Stella in " The Electric Man ";
at the Court, Jan., 1907, played Sybil
Carew in " The Reformer," and at the
Playhouse, 1907, appeared, in her
original part of Ella Seaforth in " The
Earl of Pawtucket " ; retired from the
stage on her marriage in 1907 ; re-
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appeared, at the Aldwych Theatre,
Apr., 1914, as Irene Gretton in " The
Bucket Shop."
VANE-TEMPEST, Francis Adolphus,
actor; b. 4 Jan., 1863; s. of Lord
Adolphus Vane-Tempest and Lady
Susan Pelham-Clmton, d. of 5th Duke
of Newcastle ; e. Harrow and Balliol
College, Oxford ; m. Gertrude Mag-
dalen, d. of late F. A. Elliot and
Lady Jones- Parry ; made his first
appearance on the professional stage,
at the Opera Comique, 5 June, 1891, as
Gustave de Grignon in " The Ladies'
Battle " ; subsequently appeared at
Toole's in "A Pantomime Rehearsal ";
at the Vaudeville, Dec., 1891, played
in " The Honourable Herbert " ; at
the St. James's, Feb., 1892, played
Charles Dumby in " Lady Winder-
mere's Fan " ; subsequently appeared
at the same theatre, May, 1893, as
Sir George Orreyd in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray," and Apr., 1894,
played the Hon, Percy Blanch-flower in
" The Masqueraders " ; at the Court,
Apr., 1895, played Borlic Rosever in
" Vanity Fair " ; subsequently ap~
peared with Sir Charles Wyndham in
" The Case of Rebellious Susan," and
" The Liars " ; at Wyndham's
Theatre, Feb., 1905, played Lord
O' Gorman in " The Lady of Leeds " ;
at the same theatre, Oct., 1905,
appeared as Mr. White in " Captain
Drew on Leave " ; at the Haymarket,
1907, played the Hon, Gibson Gore in
" My Wife " ; at the New, Oct., 1908,
appeared as the Hon. Reginald Varide-
leur in " Bellamy the Magnificent " ;
at His Majesty's, Feb., 1909, played
the Hon. Reginald SHngsby in " The
Dancing Girl " ; at the Criterion, Apr,,
1909, the Hon. Robert Jonnorway iu
" Mr. Preedy and the Couxitess " ; at
Wyndham's, Oct., 1909, appeared as
the Hon. Fitzroy Lock in. " The Little
Darnozel " ; at the Queen's, Sept.,
1910, played Pontifex Pye in " The
Man from the Sea/* and Dee.» 1910,
Colonel Dick Mallory in " The House
Divided f> ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Oct., 1911, played George Herbert in
" The Uninvited Guest " ; at the
Criterion, Fcb,, 1912, Napoleon
Delphy in " 98-9 " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1912, Sibthorpe Juno
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in " Overruled " ; at the Apollo,
Jan., 1913, Lord Alfred Blakeney in
" General John Regan " ; Sept., 1913,
Griggs in " Never Say Die " ; Mar.,
1914, Lord Glandeville in " Things
We'd Like to Know " ; at the Coli-
seum, June, 1914, played Hilary
Morston in "Sir John arid the
Couturier e." Club : Bachelors.
VAN STUDBIFORB, Grace (Quive),
actress and vocalist ; b. North Man-
chester, Ind., U.S.A., 8 Jan., 1873 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Chicago, as Minna in " The Black
Hussar " ; subsequently she joined the
Bostonians ; in 1899 she toured with
Jefferson de Angelis in " The Jolly
Musketeer " ; she then turned her
attention to grand opera, and made
her dSbut at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, 24 Oct., 1900, in
the titlc-yd/fi of " Martha " ; subse-
quently appeared at the same theatre
as Micliaela in " Carmen," Marguerite
in " Faust," Flour-clc-Lys in " Esmer-
alda," Josephine in " H.M.S. Pina-
IOLV," Leonora in " 11 Trovatore," etc. ;
in 1903 she appeared in the title-rdle
oi" " Maid Marian " ; the same year
she was highly successful in " The
Red Feather," in which she toured
for two years ; she next played the
title-7'd/e in an opera, "Lady Teazle/'
and subsequently appeared at a num-
ber o( leading music halls ; at the
Broadway, New York, Oct., 1908,
played lima Walden in " The Golden
Butterfly," and subsequently toured
in the same piece ; during 1909 toured
as JInia in *' The Golden Butterfly,"
and Airline in " The Bohemian Girl " ;
during 1910, toured as Bengaline in
" A Bridal Trip," and appeared at the
Herald Square Theatre, New York,
Jan,, 1911, in the same part, when the
piece was re-namecl " The Paradise of
Mahomet " ; at the Winter Garden,
New York, Mar., 1911, appeared as
Mimi in "La Belle Paree " ; subse-
quently toured in " The Paradise of
Mahomet"; in 1914 toured as Del-
phine in " Oh 1 Oh ! 1 Delphine 111";
In June, 1918, she toured the military
camps, playing Mrs, Guy or in "A
Trip to Chinatown . ' '
VARESI, Oilda, actress; b. Milan, 28
Sept., 1887 ; d. of Luigi Conti and his
wife Elena (Varesi), Italian opera
singer ; e. Milan and Chicago ; m.
J . G. Archibald ; studied with the late
Madame Modjeska and Mrs. Milward
Adams ; made her first appearance on
the stage Oct., 1906, at the Mendelssohn
Hall, New York, as Jessica in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; appeared at the
Hackett Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1908, as Mrs. Baxter in " Salva-
tion Nell," and was for some time a
member of Mrs. Fiske's company in
" The New Marriage," etc. ; at the
Harris Theatre, Nov., 1912, played
Signora Vanni in " Mrs. Christmas
Angel " ; at the Maxine Elliott The-
atre, Feb., 1913, appeared as Signora
Vaiiucci in " Romance " ; toured in
the same part, 1913-14 ; at the Booth
Theatre, Jan., 1915, played Jane Hale
in " Children of Earth " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Duke of York's Theatre, 6 Oct., 1915,
as Signora Vanucci in " Romance,"
and subsequently, for a time, played
Margharita Cavallini, the leading part,
in the same play ; at the Criterion,
New York, Oct., 1918, played Princess
Maria Alexandrovna in " The Awaken-
ing " ; at the Little Theatre, New York,
Dec., 1918, appeared as Annie in " The
Little Journey " ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1919, as
Fiametta in " The Jest " ; during the
run of this play, in the absence of
John Barrymore, through illness,
played the loading male part oi" Gian-
netto Malospim, for ten performances ;
she noxt appeared Dec., 1919, as
Vassiiiya Karpovna in " A Night's
Lodging " ; at the Fulton Theatre,
Aug., 1920, made a great success when
she appeared as Madame Lisa Delia
Robbia in " Enter Madame," of which
she was part-author with Miss Dolly
Byrne ; appeared in. this part at the
Royalty, London, Feb., 1922 ; at the
Queen's Theatre, Sept., 1924, played
Lolita, Lady Tuns tall in " The Claim-
ant." Recreations: Reading and walk-
ing in the country. Address ; 2 Chester
Place, N.W.I. Telephone No.:
Museum 1324.
VAUGHAN, SusiO, actress; made
her first appearance on the stage with
two other ladies, as the " Vaughan
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Troupe of Lady Dancers," in the
music halls, 1871 ; appeared with
her sister, the late Kate Vaughan, in
1872 ; at Christmas, 1873, appeared
at Drury Lane, in " Jack in the Box " ;
appeared at the Adelphi and Princess's,
Mar.-Aug., 1874 ; appeared at the
Surrey Theatre, Jan,, 1875, in " The
Forty Thieves/' and during 1875-6
also appeared at that theatre, in
" Crusoe the Second," " Jack the
Giant Killer," " The Two Polts/' " A
School for Muffs," " Sentenced to
Death," "The Midnight Watch,"
" Cinderella," etc. ; in 1882 appeared
in Manchester, in the Gaiety bur-
lesques, " Robin Hood " and " Alad-
din " ; appeared at the Novelty
Theatre, Mar., 1884, as Miss Prim
in " Nita's First " ; May, 1884, as
Plumjhama in " Lallah Rookh " ;
Nov., 1884, as Lady Fanny Estcourt
in " Homespun " ; at the Empire,
Mar., 1885, played Cantancarina in
" The Lady of the Locket " ; at the
same theatre, June, 1886, played in
"The Palace of Pearl"; subse-
quently toured in " Glamour " ; at
the Opera Comique, Mar., 1887,
played Kitty Clive in " Masks and
Faces " ; at the Comedy, July, 1887,
Lady Tompkins in " The Colonel " ;
at the same theatre, Sept., 1887, Miss
Foster in " The Barrister " ; at the
Strand, Jan., 1888, Countess Iphi-
genia in " Babette " ; Mar., 1888,
Mrs. Finnikin Fluffy in " Katti," and
at the same theatre, also appeared in
" Airey Annie," " The Paper Chase,"
" Run Wild," " Kleptomania," and
"Aladdin"; at Terry's, Nov., 1888,
played Mrs. Rippendale in " The
Balloon"; at the Comedy, 1889,
played in " Merry Margate," " Tenter-
hooks," and " The Tigress " ; at the
Cyrstal Palace, Christmas, 1889,
played the Prince in " Cinderella " ; at
Toole's, July, 1890, played Mrs.
Brandon in " The Solicitor " ; at the
Court, Nov., 1891, Mrs. Ephraim
Vanstreck in " Aunt Jack " ; at the
Lyric, Oct., 1892, Donna Inesilea in
" Incognita " ; Jan., 1893, Olympia
in " The Magic Opal " ; «at the Lyceum,
Christmas, 1893, the Fairy Godmother
in " Cinderella " ; at the Strand,
June, 1894, played in '* The Jerry
Builder"; at Terry's, Aug., 1894,
Mrs. Cotton in " The Foundling " ;
at the Lyceum, Christmas, 1894,
appeared as Lady Gay Grimshaw in
" Santa Claus " ; at the Lyric, Oct.,
1895, as Chiara in " The Bric-a-Brac
Will"; at the Court, May, 1897, as
Mrs. Porcher in " The Hobby Horse " ;
June, 1897, the Marquise de St.
Maur in " Caste " ; subsequently
toured with John Hare in England
and the United States as the Mar-
quise in " Caste," Mrs. Spencer
Jermyn in " The Hobby Horse,"
etc. ; at the Globe, Jan., 1898, as
Miss Clementina in "A Bachelor's
Romance " ; at the Avenue, Apr.,
1898, as Mrs. Law in " The Club
Baby"; at Terry's, Jan., 1899, as
Drusilla Fishbourne in " What Will
the World Say ? " ; at the Duke of
York's, Dec., 1899, Susan Abbey in
" Miss Hobbs, " ; Apr., 1900, Suzuki
in " Madame Butterfly " ; at the
Criterion, Sept., 1900, Haimah Pillen-
ger in " Lady Huntworth's Experi-
ment " ; at the Strand, Feb., 1901,
played the Duchesse De Reville
in " La Monde ou Ten s'ennuie,"
and at Terry's, Apr., 1901, the same
part, when the play was staged
as " Lion Hunters " ; she then
sailed for Australia under Robert
Brough's management, subsequently
proceeding to India and China,
playing in a number of comedies ;
she remained with this company till
1903, when she joined J. C. William-
son's dramatic company for a year ;
reappeared in London, at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1904, as Lady
Chelmer in " Merely Mary Ann " ; at
the Strand, Mar., 1905, played Lady
Florence Harborough in " Off the
Rank " ; returned to Australia during
the same year and remained there
until 1913, playing all kinds of parts ;
reappeared in London, at the Shaftes-
bury Theatre, Juno, 1914, as Mrs.
Clutterbuek in "The Cinema Slur,"
subsequently touring in the same part ;
during 1915 toured as Mrs. Levitt-
Lovitt in " To-Night's the Might";
at the Scala, May, 1919, played L ady
Venetia Caxton in " The Black
Feather " ; June, 1919, Daphne in
" Pygmalion and Galatea " ; Aug.,
1919, Madame Deschapellcs in " The
Lady of Lyons"; Oct., 1919, Miss
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Crozier in " The Net " ; at the
Comedy, Jan., 1920, Vera in " His
Happy Home " ; in Nov., 1923, she
again went to Australia.
VEDRENNE, John E., manager;
6. 13 July, 1867 ; 5. of E. Vedrenne,
merchant ; e. at Newport and Paris ;
m. Phyllis Blair ; formerly occupied
as vice-consul, and in commerce ;
subsequently became a concert agent,
and entering the theatrical arena,
was manager of a number of theatres ;
at various times has managed for Sir
Frank Benson, Sir J. Forbes-Robert-
son, Nat Goodwin, and J. H. Leigh ;
in 1904 became lessee of the Court
Theatre, where in conjunction with
Granville Barker, he founded the
Vedrenne- Barker management ; dur-
ing the period of their control of
the Court, 1904-7, and of the Savoy,
1907, made many notable pro-
ductions, including the " Hippol-
ytus," " Troades," and " Electra "
of Euripides; " Aglavaine and
Selysette"; George Bernard Shaw's
"John Bull's Other Island," "You
Never Can Tell," " Man and Super-
man," " Candida," " Major Barbara,"
"The Doctor's Dilemma"; Gals-
worthy's "Silver Box"; Hankin's
" Charity that Began at Home," and
" The Return of the Prodigal " ; Eliza-
beth Robins's " Votes for Women,"
and many other modern plays ; the
Veclrenne-Barker management was one
oC the most notable theatrical enter-
prises of the last quarter of a century,
and introduced to the public some of
the foremost dramatists of the day,
and created a new era in the acting
o*f modern plays ; the Vedrenne-
Barker management was transferred
to the Savoy in Sept., 1907 ; be-
came lessee and manager of the
Queen's Theatre, 1907, which was
opened for the first time on 8 Oct,,
with the production of " The Sugar
Bowl " ; was subsequently in partner-
ship with Lewis Waller and interested
in the productions made by Lewis
Waller at the Lyric Theatre ; in 1910,
again ran the, Queen's Theatre, produc-
ing " The Man from the Sea," " Mrs.
Skcft'ington," etc.; in 1911 became
lessee and manager of the Royalty
Theatre, with Dennis Eadie, pro-
ducing " The Master of Mrs. Chilvers/'
" Half-a-Crown," " The Honeymoon/'
"The Pigeon," "The New Sin,"
"Milestones," "Interlopers," "The
Pursuit of Pamela/' " Peggy and her
Husband," " My Lady's Dress," " The
Man Who Stayed at Home," " Dis-
raeli," " Home on Leave," " Rem-
nant," " The Foundations," " Billet-
ed/' " Caesar's Wife," etc.; at the
Kingsway, in conjunction with Dennis
Eadie, Apr., 1915, produced " Adver-
tisement " ; " The Man Who Went
Abroad," at the Globe, 1917 ; also
produced " Loyalty " at the St.
James's, 1917 ; at the Haymarket,
in conjunction with Frederick Harrison
and Dennis Eadie, produced " Uncle
Anyhow," " Marmaduke," and " The
Freedom of the Seas," 1918 ; became
lessee of the Little Theatre, 1920,
and in conjunction with Frank Vernon,
produced " Mumsee," " Other Times,"
and " Husbands for All " ; at the Hay-
market, again in conjunction with
Frederick Harrison, produced " The
Circle," 1921, and " Quality Street,"
1921 ; took over the Comedy Theatre,
June, 1922, and produced " Quaran-
tine," 1922 ; " Secrets," 1922 ; and
" Alice Sit-by-the-Fire/' 1924 ; re-
vived " What Every Woman Knows,"
at the Apollo, 1923 ; is Vice-President
of the Society of West End Theatre
Managers. Recreations : Music and
painting. Club ; Arts. Office address :
2 Prince's Chambers, Coventry Street,
W.I. Telephone No. : Gerrard 93.
Private address ; " Milestones," St.
George's Hill, Weybridge, Surrey.
Telephone No, : Weybridge 767.
VEILLER, Bayard, dramatic author ;
m. Margaret Wychcrlcy ; is the author
of the following plays : " The Primrose
Path," 1907 ; " Her Other Self " (with
Stanislas Stange), 1908; "When All
has been Said," 1910 ; " Gordon's
Wife," 1911; "Within the Law/'
1912 ; " The Diamond Dinner/' 1913 ;
" The Fight " (formerly " Standing
Pat"), 1913; " Back Home," 1915";
" The Thirteenth Chair/' 1916 ; " The
Chatterbox/' 1917; "Danger," 1919.
YENNED Lottie, actress ; b. 28 May,
1852; m, Walter Fisher, actor;
is the mother of H. J. Ford and
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Audrey Ford ; made her first appear-
ance in public at the Gallery of Illus-
tration, 14 Oct., 1867, as Miss Car-
bonnel in "A Dream in Venice " ;
in Nov., 1867, went into the provinces,
and at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham,
1868-69, under Mrs. J. F. and Miss
Kate Saville, quickly made a reputa-
tion in burlesque; in the autumn
of 1869 joined the company of the
late Captain Disney Roebuck, at the
Theatre Royal, Cheltenham, where
she further increased her reputation ;
appeared at the Haymarket, 11
July, 1870, as Susan Piper in " A Bull
in a China Shop," subsequently
appearing at the same theatre, as
Jemima in " Rural Felicity," and
Cupid in " Atalanta " ; in 1871
toured in Francis Fairlie's company,
as Jonathan Wild in " Little Jack
Sheppard, or the Idle 'Prentice " ;
in Mar., 1872, appeared at the Hoi-
born Theatre, as Polly Twinkle
in " La Vie Parisienne " ; she also
appeared there as Franz in " Dr.
Faust," and in Sept., 1872, ap-
peared at the Court, where she
played in " Christabel," " Zampa,"
" Lady Audley's Secret/' etc. ; in
Feb., 1873, she played Cupid in
" Ixion," and in Mar., 1873, Zayda in
" The Happy Land," a burlesque
written by G. A. A'Beckett and the
late W. S. Gilbert, on the latter 's
comedy " The Wicked World " ; subse-
quently she appeared there in " Playing
with Fire " ; in Dec., 1873, she
appeared at the Alhambra as Zerlina
in " Don Juan " ; she joined the
Strand Theatre company in Aug.,
1874, appearing first as Lady Con-
stance in " The Field of the Cloth of
Gold," and during a four years' stay
at this house, took part in " Loo and
the Party who Took Miss," " Intimi-
dad," " Nemesis," " Flamingo/'
" Cracked Heads," " Princess Toto,"
" The Lying Dutchman/1 " Trial by
Jury/' " Family Ties," " Champagne,"
" The Red Rover," " Dora and
Diplunacy," " Our Club/' " The
Baby/' " Snowball," etc. ; in Apr.,
1879, she appeared at the Royalty,
as Eliza Smith in " The Zoo," and
Amy Jones in " Crutch and Tooth-
pick " ; at the Criterion, Aug., 1879,
she played Betsy in the farce of that
name ; she then appeared at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1880, as Kitty Clark in
" The Little Mother " ; at the Hay-
market, Sept., 1881, played Mrs.
Pilate Pump in " Blue and Buff " ;
and Mrs. Delafield in " Reclaimed " ;
next appeared at the Royalty, Nov.,
1881, as Gwendoline Kingfisher in
" Dust " ; in Jan., 1882, appeared
at the Court, as Nettie Milsom in
" The Manager," and in Apr., 1882, as
Mary Ledger in " The Parvenu " ;
in Mar., 1883, appeared at the Avenue,
as Marceline in " Lurette," and as
Fleurette in " Barbe-Bleue," June,
1883 ; at the Globe, Sept., 1883,
played Peg O'Reilly in " The Glass of
Fashion " ; at the Globe, May, 1884,
appeared as Gcnevievein " Devotion,"
and Rosie in " Play " ; at the Coniedv,
Feb., 1885, reappeared in " Nemesis " ;
then toured in " Young Mrs. Wiu-
throp " ; at the Strand, July, 1885,
played Milly Peck in " On 'Change " ;
in Aug., 1885, succeeded Mrs. John
Wood as Agatha Poskett in " The
Magistrate," at the Court ; at the
Princess's, Feb., 1886, appeared us
Dorothy in " The Lord Harry " ;
at the Vaudeville, Apr., 1886, played
Honour in " Sophia " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Apr., 1887, played Cheru-
bine in " Christina " ; in Nov., 1887,
joined Charles Hawtrcy at the Globe,
and appeared as Rose Columbier in
" The Arabian Nights " ; after ap-
pearing at the Criterion, Aug., 1888,
in her original part in " Betsy/'
appeared at the Comedy, Feb., 1889,
as Mrs. Bardell in. " Pickwick " ; at
the same theatre she played Beatrice
Dubois in " Tenterhooks/"' May, 1889 ;
at the Criterion, Oct., 1889, appeared
as Polly Eccles in " Caste " ; ap-
peared at the Prince of Wales's, as
Miss Sutch in " Cerise and Co./' Apr.,
1890, and at the Avenue, iu the same
month, as Pert in " London Assur-
ance " ; returned to the Comedy, J une,
1890, to play Madame Zephyr IClainc
in " Nerves ; in Nov., 1890, -played
Judy Belsize in " May and December ";
in Dec., 1890, appeared as Jane in the
play of that name ; July, 1891, played
Mrs. Springfield in ""Husband and
Wife1'; Oct., 1891, appeared a*
Mary Browne in " Godpapa " ; fan,,
1892, Kate Stanhope in 4< The Grey
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Mare " ; May, 1892, played the Fairy
and Mrs. Early Bird in "The Poet
and the Puppets"; Dec., 1892,
Kitty Prothero in " To-Day " ; Jan.,
1893, Mrs. Briscoe in " The Sports-
man " ; at the Vaudeville, May, 1893,
played Zulu in " Forbidden Fruit " ;
June, 1893, Ada Pinkerton in " Fire-
works " ; next appeared at the Prince
of Wales's, Oct., 1893, as Lady Vir-
ginia Forest in " A Gaiety Girl " ; at
Daly's, Feb., 1895, played Madame
Amelie in " An Artist's Model " ;
in Sept., 1895, toured in " The Home
Secretary," with Lewis Waller ; at
the Avenue, Aug., 1896, appeared
as Mrs. Carthew in " Monte Carlo " ;
at the Comedy, Oct., 1906, appeared
as Maudie Vavasour in " Mr. Martin " ;
Nov., 1896, Mrs. Cyrus N. Dowler in
" A White Elephant " ; at the Avenue,
Oct., 1897, played Lady Barker in
" The Mermaids " ; at the Garrick,
Mar., 1898, played Mrs. Featherstone
in " 22a Curzon Street"; at the
Prince of Wales's, Sept., 1898, played
Lady Horton in " The Royal Star " ;
at the Hayrnarket, Aug., 1899, ap-
peared as the Hon. Mrs. Bennett
Boidero in " The Degenerates " ; at
the Globe, Mar., 1900, appeared as
Dorothy Fnnch in "Nurse"; at
the Haymarket, June, 1900, played
Mrs* Candour in " The School for
Scandal " ; at the Apollo, May, 1902,
played Lady St. Mallory in " Three
Little Maids " ; at the Comedy,
Sept., 1903, appeared as Mrs. Hunter in
" The Climbers " ; at the Savoy, Feb.,
1904, played Fatinia Wilson West in
" The Love Birds " ; at the Imperial,
Apr., 1904, appeared as Mistress Sarah
Williams in " Miss Elizabeth's
Prisoner " ; at the Comedy, Oct.,
1904, played Xenola in " His Highness,
My Husband " ; at the Criterion,
Apr., 1905, appeared as Mrs, Chalwin
in " What Pamela Wanted " ; at the
Comedy, Nov., 1905, played Mrs,
Montague Sibsey in " The Mountain
Climber," and Feb., 1906, the Duchess
of Ranelagh in " The Alabaster Stair-
case " ; at the Add phi, May, 1906,
appeared as Lady Mod win in " The
Lonely Millionaires " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept,, 1906, played Mrs.
Joblyn in " Toddles " ; at the Vaude-
ville, Feb., 1908, appeared as Mrs.
Parker- Jennings in "Jack Straw";
at the Haymarket, Apr., 1909, played
Mrs. Pym in " Bevis " ; at the Play-
house, Dec., 1909, appeared as Mrs.
Cummin in " Little Mrs. Cummin " ;
at the Lyric, Apr., 1910, played Mrs.
Malaprop in " The Rivals " ; June,
1910, played her old part in "Miss
Elizabeth's Prisoner " ; in Jan., 1911,
appeared at the Hippodrome, in
sketch, " Mrs. Justice Drake " ; at
the Globe, Feb., 1911, played the
Viscomtesse de Lavedan in " Bardelys
the Magnificent " ; at His Majesty's,
Dec., 1911, appeared as Mrs. Grundyin
" Orpheus in the Underground " ;
at the Coliseum, Jan., 1912, in aid of
the Daily Telegraph Dickens Fund,
appeared as Mrs. Cluppins in
" Bar dell v. Pickwick " ; subsequently
played in a music-hall sketch entitled
" Her Ladyship's Nose " ; at the
Criterion, Sept., 1912, played Lady
Julia Ventermere in " A Young
Man's Fancy " ; at the Royalty, Apr.,
1913, appeared as Mrs. Vaughan in
" Thompson " ; at the Vaudeville,
May, 1913, played Lady Worth in
" Yours " ; at the Globe, Oct., 1913,
played Lady Juttle in " People Like
Ourselves " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Dec., 1913, Mrs. Riplcy in " In and
Out " ; at the Criterion, Feb., 1914,
Lady Penelope Gower in "A Pair ol
Silk Stockings " ; at the Vaudeville,
Aug., 1914, Mrs. Martingale in "My
Aunt " ; at the 'New Theatre, Mar.,
1915, Aunt Sc-lina in " Seven Days " ;
at the Apollo, May, 1915, Zoe, Lady
Marston in " Striking " ; at the Play-
house, Jan., 1916, appeared as Mrs.
Moxon in " Please Help Emily " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1916, played
Madame des Guettes in " The Girl
•from Giro's " ; at His Majesty's Theatre,
Dec., 1917, Mrs. Gilwattle in the
" all-star " cast of " The Man from
Blankley's," in aid of King George's
Pension Fund for Actors ; at the
Globe Theatre, May, 1918, the Ex-
Queen of the Paradise Islands in
" Press the Button " ; June, 1918,
Mrs. Tibbenham in " Nurse Benson " ;
at the Playhouse, Aug., 1919, appeared
as Mrs. Shuttleworth in " Home and
Beauty " ; at the Comedy, Oct.,
1920, as Mary Knowle in " The
Romantic Age " ; at the Haymarket,
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Mar., 1921, as Lady Catherine Cham-
pion-Cheney in " The Circle " ; at the
Savoy, Feb., 1922, played Mrs. Ranee
in " Sarah of Soho " ; at the Globe,
Sept., 1922, Madame Tourrare in " The
Return " ; at the Criterion, Apr., 1923,
again played Mrs. Parker- Jennings in
" Jack Straw " ; at the Queen's, Sept.,
1924, the Duchess of Penny in " The
Claimant." Address : 5 Norfolk Road,
St. John's Wood, N.W.8. Telephone
No. : 4224 Hampstead.
YENNING, Una, actress ; b. Bedford,
12 Nov., 1893 ; e. Bedford and Ken-
sington High School ; m. Malcolm
Chen y ; studied for the stage at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Ipswich, 26 Dec.,
1911, as Violet Hood in "The Flag
Lieutenant " ; subsequently toured as
the Hon. Muriel Pym in " Milestones,"
and went to America in 1912 to play
this part, opening in Sept. at the Black-
stone Theatre, Chicago ; on returning
to England, toured with Rutland Bar-
rington in " The Gilded Pill" ; made
her first appearance in London, at the
Aldwych Theatre, 31 Jan., 1914, as
the Queen of Dalitza in <c The Queen's
Champion " ; at Wyndham's, Sept.,
1914, played Nelly in "Outcast"";
at the Court, Mar., 1916, Erica Krauss
in " Kultur at Home " ; she then left
the stage until 1920, in which year she
toured the camp theatres for the
Navy and Army Canteen Board ; at
the Gaiety, Jan., 1921, played the
Neighbour in " The Betrothal " ; at
Wyndham's, Feb., 1923, Miss Pringle
in " The Dancers " ; Feb., 1924, Lady
Symster in " Not in Our Stars " ;
Apr., 1924, Ethel Holt in "To Have
the Honour." Recreations : Swimming
and tennis. Address : 6 Harrington
Court, South Kensington, S.W.7.
Telephone No, : Kensington 2514.
TEBNON, Frank, actor and stage
director ; b. Bombay, 6 Mar., 1875 ; 5.
of J* Vcrnon-Humphrey and his wife,
Caroline (Spiccr) ; e, Cheana ; m.
Elizabeth Jayne ; spent some years
in India and the East before adopting
the stage as a profession ; made his
first appearance on the stage at the
Criterion Theatre 19 Apr., "1894, as
William in " Charming Mrs. Gay-
thorne " ; in 1895 he toured with
Mrs. Walter Bentley as Louis XII
in " The White Queen " ; subse-
quently toured with Edmund Tearle's
Shakespearean company ; subse-
quently toured in South Africa, 1898,
with W. J. Hollo way's company ;
appeared at Terry's Theatre, 1898, with
F. J. Net tlef old's company and Kate
Vaughan, playing in " The School for
Scandal," " She Stoops to Conquer,"
etc. ; in the same year toured as Sir
William Gower in " Trelawney of the
Wells " ; next joined Martin Harvey
at the Lyceum, Feb., 1899, when he
appeared as the Public Prosecutor
in " The Only Way " ; remained
with that manager for nearly five
years, playing such parts as Geoffrey
Orchard in " After All," Avenue,
1902, Viscount Dorsingtou in " The
Breed of the Trcshains," etc. ; ap-
peared at the Court, Feb., 1904,
as Capulet in " Romeo and Juliet " ;
at Wyndham's, Apr., 1904, as William
Bentinck in " The Sword of the
King " ; toured in America, and also
stage-managed several productions,
notably "The Winter's Tale," 1905,
and " Cymbeline, 1908, both for Viola
Allen ; was responsible for the pro-
duction of " King Lear " at the Hay-
market Theatre, 1909; became stage
director at the Royalty Theatre, Apr.,
1911, under Vedroniic and Badie, for
whom ho produced " The Master of
Mrs. Chilvers," " Milestones," Mar.,
1912, "My Lady's Dross, 1914, also
produced " The Poor Tattle Rich Girl,"
at the Globe, Dec., 1913; appeared
at the Royalty Theatre, Jan., 1912,
as Alfred Cahvay in " Tlio Pigeon";
in Apr., 1915, "joined II.M. Forces,
as Lieutenant in the Army Ordnance
Dept. ; promoted Captain, 1916, and
Major, 1917 ; was twice mentioned in,
despatches ; after demobilisation, pro-
duced " Our Mr, Heppiowhite," at:
the Criterion, 1919, ami'" The Bantam
V.C.," at the St. Martin's, 1919; in
conjunction with J. 1C, Vedrenne,
rc-opcuecl the Little Theatre;, Feb.,
1920, with the production of " Mum-
see/' subsequently producing " Other
Times " and " Husbands for All " ; is
the author of " Modern Stage Produc-
tion/' 1923 ; " The Twentieth Century
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[VEZ
Theatre," 1924. Recreation : Travel.
Clubs : Green Room and the Arts.
VERNON, Harry M., dramatic au-
thor ; b. Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.,
11 July, 1878; s. of Robert Vernon
and his wife Louise (Marshall) ; e.
Kentucky Military Institute ; m.
Grace Adelaide Rose ; though born in
the United States, is of British parent-
age ; served in the Hispano-Anierican
War' as a Lieutenant in Roosevelt's
Rough Riders, and also acted as special
correspondent for the Chicago Evening
News, and the New "York Herald ;
is the author of a number of successful
one-act plays and sketches, including
"The Deputy Sheriff/' "The Ten
o'clock Squad/' " The Silver Medal/'
1909; " Her Ladyship's Guest/' "The
Horse Thief/' " Little Johnnie Jones/'
"The Third Degree/' 1910; "The
Mountebank," " Inspector Wise,
C.I.D.," " Canada," " The Old, Old
Story," 1911 ; "All Men are Fools,"
" Don't You Believe It," 1912 ;
" Saving Silver City," " Nevada,"
1913; "Without Prejudice," "The
Case of Johnny Walker," " The Truth
about Mr. Watson/' 1914; "The
Three Thieves," " Mrs. Mason's
Alibi," 1915 ; " My Lady's Visit,"
1916 ; " A Steal/' 1917 ; " The
Sugar Baby," 1917 ; " A Double
Escape," 1917 ; " The Biug Boys on
Broadway " (with Fred Thompson),
1918; "Me and My Gal/' 1919;
" Johnny Jones," 1920 ; " The Duke
Decides/' 1920 ; " Jingle Bells," 1921 ;
" I ^assing the lime/' 1921 ; " Racing
and Chasing," 1922 ; " Come On,
Steve," 1922 ; " Lover's Lane/' 1923 ;
" A Perfect Mt " (with Arthur Winv
peris), 1923 ; " The Bamboula " (witli
Guy Boltoti), 1924 ; " Back to Spok-
ane " (with Guy Bolton), 1924 ; author
(with Harold Owen) of the successful
play " Mr. Wu/' 1913. "Recreations :
Golf, swimming, shooting, fishing, and
riding. Clubs : Beefsteak, Writers',
and Press, Now York ; Temple Golf"
and Eccentric, London. Address :
" neathflcld," Maidenhead Thicket.
VEXIN, Arthur, actor ; 6. Worthing,
30 May, 1878; s. of the late Her-
mann Vezin ; his great-great-great-
grandfather was Pierre Vezin, a famous
Huguenot, who had to fly from
France after the revocation of the
Edict of Nantes ; e. London, and at
Queenwood College, Hants, and
Abbotsholme School, Derbyshire ;
studied elocution under his father,
and voice production with the late
Mrs. Emil Behnke ; made his first
appearance on the stage, at Theatre
Royal, Huddersfield, 22 Apr., 1893,
as Donaldbain and the third Appari-
tion in <c Macbeth " ; toured for
two and a half years from 1893
with Hermann Vezin/s Shakespearean
company, and. in 1895 toured with
Mrs. Bernard-Beere in " Peril " and
" Fedora " ; appeared at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1896, in "The Duchess of
Coolgardie," and Sept., 1897, in
" The White Heather " ; at the
Court Theatre, Oct., 1898, as the
Hon. Frank Athelstan in " When
a Man's in Love " ; toured in 1899,
playing lago to his father's " Oth-
ello/' Claudius in " Hamlet/' etc.;
appeared at the Lyceum, Feb., 1900,
with F. R. Benson's company ; dur-
ing 1904 toured in " The Darling
of the Gods " ; during 1905-7 toured
as Jacky in " Sunday," with Louis
Calvert's company ; appeared at
Terry's and Aclelphi, 1907, as Billy
in " Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch " ; during 1909 played Walter
Gresham in " The Builder of Bridges "
on tour ; 1910, toured as Lord Ru I/ton
in " The House of Temperlcy/' and
Dr. Watson in " The Speckled Band " ;
Feb., 1912, toured with Marie Tempest,
also appearing at the Prince of Wales 's,
for a time, in "At the Barn " ; at the
Criterion, Feb., 1913, played Benjamin
Gameboys in "Billy's Fortune";
in 1915 toured in variety theatres as
Mr. Devizes, Jun., in " The Will " ;
at the Duke of York's, Oct., 1915,
played Fred Livingstone in " Ro-
mance " ; at the Oxford, June, 1919,
Captain Arthur McGregor in "A
Temporary Gentleman " ; during 1920-
21 toured with Phyllis Neilson-Terry
as Little Billee in " Trilby" ; at the
Royalty, Oct., 1922, played M. Poncin
in " Mr. Budd (of Kennington) " ; at
the liveryman, Mar., 1923, the Hon.
Freddy Gillmgham in " The Alterna-
tive " ; at the Criterion, Nov., 1923,
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Blair Patterson in " Dulcy " ; during
1924 toured as Dr. Watson in " The
Return of Sherlock Holmes." Favourite
parts : lago, and Jack Barthwick in
" The Silver Box/' Club : Green
Room. Address : 31 Gay ton Road,
Hampstead, N.W.3.
YIBART, Henry, actor ; 6. Mussel-
burgh, Scotland, 25 Dec., 1863 ; made
his first appearance on the stage in 1886,
at the Princess's Theatre, Glasgow,
in " A Mother's Sin " ; he next joined
F. R. Benson, playing some thirty
parts ; was with Edward Compton
for two years, playing comedy and
other parts in repertoire, including
Tony Lumpkin, Joseph, etc. ; was
for three years with Miss Isabel Bate-
man, playing Lovelace in " Clarissa
Harlowe," Duke of Gloucester in
" Jane Shore," etc. ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at the
Princess's Theatre, 22 Oct., 1894,
as Phil Goring in " Robbery Under
Arms " ; after touring in 1895, as
Dunstan Renshaw in " The Profligate,"
he appeared at the Royalty Theatre,
11 Oct., 1895, as Jack Bates in " Kitty
Clive, Actress," and also appeared at
the same theatre as Henri in " Mon-
sieur de Paris," Papillon in " The
Liar," etc. ; he next went to America,
playing a number of parts in repertoire
with Richard Mansfield's company ;
returning to London he appeax*ed at
the Adelphi, 1897, as Captain Mayo in
" In the Days of the Duke " ; again
went on tour, as Tom Wrench in " Tre-
lawney of the Wells " ; played Baron
de Bellechasse in " A Court Scandal,"
at the Garrick, 1899 ; returning to
the Adelphi in the same year, he
appeared as Sir John Derrick in
" Flying Colours " ; toured with Miss
Kate Rorke as Gilbert Hythe in " The
Squire," and Sir Peter Lund in " A
Fool's Paradise " ; was the Rev.
Andrew Fairservice in " The Wedding
Guest," at the Garrick, 1900 ; Dr.
Fylor in " The Princess's Nose,"
Duke of York's, 1902 ; Mark Embury
in " Mice and Men," on tour ; Duke
of Keensbury in " The Crossways,"
with Mrs. Langtry, in America, 1902-3 ;
Valentine Brown in " Quality Street,"
at the Vaudeville, 1903 ; Terence
fleilly in " Little Mary/' at Wynd-
ham's, 1903 ; Dudley Mayne in
" Winnie Brooke, Widow," at Criterion
1904, and on tour ; the Magistrate in
" A Case of Arson," at the Royalty,
Haymarket, and Shaftesbury, 1905;
Mr. Fraide in " John Chilcote, M.P.,"
at the St. James's, 1905 ; the President
in " Lights Out," at the Waldorf, 1905 ;
Colonel Rayner in the production in
America of " The Fascinating Mr.
Vanderveldt," 1906; Major Maure-
warde in " His House in Order,"
Empire Theatre, New York, 1906 ;
Gratiano, Touchstone, etc., during the
Sothern and Marlowe season in New
York, and London, 1907, and Ober-
muller in " The Bishop's Carriage,"
Waldorf, 1907 ; at the Kingsway
Theatre, 1907, played Charles Summers
in " Irene Wycheriey," and at the
Imperial, Nov., 1907, appeared as the
Earl of Horsham in " Waste " ; at the
Kingsway, played the Bishop in " The
Bishop's Candlesticks " ; at the Duke
of York's, Sept., 1908, played Alick
Wylie in " What Every Woman
Knows " ; in Dec., 1909, joined H. B,
Irving at the Queen's, and played
the Abbe de Mayral in " For the Soul
of the King " ; in Jan., 1910, played
Mr. Utterson in " Dr. Jckyll and Mr.
Hyde " ; at His Majesty's, Apr,, 1910,
played the Ghost in " Hamlet " ; at
the Queen's, from Apr, to June, 1910,
played Francois dc Paulc in " Louis
XI," the Counsel for the Defence in
" Judge Not," Dumont in " .Robert
Macairc," and Dorvai in " Tlie Lyons
Mail " ; Dec., 1910, played Major
Richard Gaydon in "The IMncess
Clementina " ; accompanied H. B.
Irving on his Australian tour, 1911,
and on his South African tour, 1912-13;
reappeared in London, at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1913, as Pharaoh in
" Joseph and His Brethren " ; Jan.,
1914, played Saigon in " The Darling
of the Gods"; at the Savoy, July,
1914, Colonel Marclykc in " The Sin
ol David " ; at the Duke o£ York's,
Sept., 1914, played Thomas Whainonxl
in "The Little Minister"; in 1915
toured in variety theatres as Baron
Libanoff in " The Call " ; at the St.
James's, Dec,, 1915, played Antonio
in " The Merchant of Venice " ; at
the Strand, Feb., 1916, Caesar Cregeen
in "Pete"; at the Queen's, Apr,,
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1916, Lord Jnglehart in " Kitty
Mackay " ; at Drury Lane, May,
1916, at the Shakespearean Ter-
centenary celebration, played Varro
in the " all-star " cast of " Julius
Caesar " ; at Wyndham's, Sept., 1916,
appeared as Henry Parrameer in
" The Old Country " ; at the Royalty,
Mar., 1917, as Lougon in " Remnant " ;
Mar., 1918, as Dr. Gottfried Schiller
in ''The Prime Minister''; at the
Lyric, July, 1918, as Majolin in " The
Purple Mask " ; at the Globe, Nov.,
1918, played Count Sedinsld in
" L'Aiglon," and June, 1919, appeared
as Count Metternich in the same play ;
Aug., 1919, played Father Elsworthy
in "A Voice from the Minaret " ;
at the Garrick, May, 1920, Mr. Justice
Milburne in, " One Night in Rome " ;
at the Globe, Oct., 1920, Gretch in
" Fedora " ; Apr., 1921, Dr. Capper
in " The Knave of Diamonds " ; at
the Comedy, Sept., 1922, played Dr.
Arbuthnot in " Secrets " ; at the
Apollo, May, 1923, again played Alick
Wylie in " What Every Woman
Knows " ; at Drury Lane, June, 1924,
Holyoke in " London Life " ; at the
Grand, Fulharn, Dec., 1924, Grosvenor
Wentworth in " The Man Who Came
Home " ; since 1913 has also figured
prominently on the cinema stage, and
lias played in over one hundred cinema
plays. Address : 24 Cleveland Road,
Barnes, S.W.I3.
VICTOR, Josephine, actress ; b. in
Hungary, June, 1885 ; e. New York,
and studied Art at the Cooper Union
School ; m. Francis E. Reid ; studied
for the stage in New York ; made her
first appearance on the stage in the
autumn of 1902, when she went on tour
with Howard Kyle in " Nathan Hale ";
during 1903 toured iu "Miss Petti-
coats"; she returned to Howard
Kyle's company as leading lady in
1904-5, playing in "Nathan Hale*'
and " The Greater Love " ; in 1905
left the stage temporarily, but re-
appeared in 1 906, when she understudied
Bertha Kalich as Miriam Friedlander
in " The Krcutscor Sonata," and on
occasion played the part at the
Manhattan Theatre, New York ; in the
summer of 1907 played leading parts
with the Hunter -Bradford-Reid "stock"
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company, at Hartford, Conn. ; at the
Lyric, New York, Dec., 1907, played
Joy in " The Secret Orchard " ; at
the Savoy, New York, Dec., 1908,
Margaret Lawrence in " The Battle " ;
at the Bijou, Oct., 1910, Mrs. Swift
in " The Other Fellow " ; during 1911
toured in " Chantecler " ; at the Harris
Theatre, Sept., 1912, played Molly in
" Steve " ; at the Belasco, Sept.,
1913, Maria in " The Temperamental
Journey " ; at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre, Jan., 1916, the Woman in
" Just a Woman " ; during 1918
appeared in " The Accomplice " ; at
the Eltinge Theatre, Apr., 1920,
played Zabette de Chauvalons in
" Martinique " ; at the Bijou, Oct.,
1920, Chloe in "The Skin Game " ;
at Daly's, New York, Oct., 1922,
Dorothy Bland in " Dorothy Jordan " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, Nov., 1923,
Mary in " The Cup " ; made her first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Ambassadors', 20 Oct., 1924, as
Wanda Heriot in " The Pelican."
Address : 214 West 42nd Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
VINCIiOT, Madge, actress and
vocalist ; b. Norfolk, 1884 ; sister
of Ruth Vincent ; m. Henry Frankiss ;
e, for the stage by G. K. Alderson ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at the Savoy Theatre, 7 Jan.,
1899, in the chorus of " The Lucky-
Star," and in June, 1899, appeared
in a revival of " H.M.S, Pinafore,"
and afterwards toxired the provinces
with the D'Oyly Carte company ;
at Daly's, Sept,, 1900, appeared as
Shuey Ping Sing in " San Toy " ; at
the Gaiety, 1901, appeared as one
of the Bridesmaids in " The Tor-
eador " ; in 1902 appeared for a
time as Nancy Staunton in " The
Toreador," and, at the Avenue, played
in " The Wicked Uncle " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, May, 1902, played
the Hon. Bobbie Windsor in " Three
Little- Maids " ; at the Lyric, Apr.,
1903, appeared as Sarah Sevcnoaks in
" The Medal and the Maid " ; at the
Apollo, 1904, played Sophie in
" V6ronique," and played the same
part in America, 1905-6 ; appeared
in pantomime under Mr. Robert
Arthur, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1903,
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and Coronet, Netting Hill, 1904 ; at
the New Theatre, Aug., 1906, played
Natis in " Amasis " ; toured in
" Amasis," 1907 ; appeared at Drury
Lane, Christmas, 1907, as Maid
Marian in " The Babes in the Wood " ;
toured with Seymour Hicks, 1908,
in " The Gay Gordons " ; during 1909,
toured as Denise in " Veronique " ;
at Christmas, 1909, appeared in
pantomime at Brighton ; during
1910 toured as Freda in " The Merry
Peasant " ; in 1911 went on tour in
the Far East, under the management
of Maurice Bandmann, where she was
highly successful as Nadina in " The
Chocolate Soldier"; during 1912-13
appeared in variety theatres ; during
1915 toured in South America in Philip
Braham and Maurice Bandmann's
company ; during 1917 toured in
provinces in " Follow the Flag "
during 1918 toured in variety theatres
with Harry Tate in " Goodby-ee "
during 1920-21 toured in variety
theatres.
VINCENT, Itufh, operatic soprano
and actress ; b. Norfolk ; m, Lieut, -
Col. John Fraser, formerly in the
Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) ;
made her first appearance on the
stage at Savoy Theatre, 7 Mar.,
1896, as Gretchen in " The Grand
Duke," also understudied Madame
Ilka Palmay in the leading v6le ;
in Feb., 1897, played Dorothea in
" His Majesty/' and subsequently
played Felice in the same opera ;
in May, 1897, appeared as Kate
and, subsequently, as Elsie May-
nard in revival of " The Yeomen
of the Guard " ; Dec., 1897, played
Iza in " The Grand Duchess," and,
owing to the illness of Miss Florence
St. John on the second night of the
production, played the titlQ-rdle ; in
Mar., 1898, appeared as Casilda in
" The Gondoliers " ; June, 1898, as
Laine in " The Beauty Stone " ; sub-
sequently appeared in " The Sorcerer "
and " H.M.S. Pinafore " ; retired in
1899 ; reappeared on the stage at the
Lyric, Apr., 1903, in " The Medal
and the Maid " ; subsequently engaged
by George Edwardes for the title-rd/e
of " VSronique," at Apollo,, May, 1904 ;
appeared in the same part in America,
1905-6 ; afterwards appeared in " The
Girl on the Stage," Prince of Wales 's ;
created title-rdle of " Amasis" at the
New, 1906, and Sophia in " Torn
Jones," at the Apollo, 1907 ; at the
Queen's, Oct., 1908, played Babette
in " The Belle of Brittany," and Apr.,
1909, Princess Yolene in " The Persian
Princess " ; Sept., 1909, toured in
" Veronique," and subsequently
appeared at the leading music halls ;
made her first appearance in Grand
Opera at Co vent Garden, 22 Feb.,
1910, when she created the rdle of
Vrenchen in " The Village Romeo and
Juliet " ; also sang the rdles of Grctcl
in " Hansel and Grctel," and Micaela
in " Carmen," Mar., 1910 ; appeared
with the Beecham Opera Company,
at His Majesty's, May- July, 1910,
and appeared as Antonia in " The
Tales of Hoffmann," Mugucttc in
the opei-a of that name, and Isidora
in " Cosi fan Tutte " ; appeared at
Covent Garden, Oct.-Dcc., 1910, with
the same company, when she appeared
as Zerlina in " Don Giovanni," in
addition to other previously mention* "d
parts; in Apr., 1911, proceeded on a
concert tour in the provinces ; ap-
peared at the Coliseum, Dec., 1911,
as Gretel in "Hansel and Gretel";
made her d&but in oratorio in
1912 ; sung the principal soprano
rdles at the Hereford Festival, Sept.,
1912, and at the Gloucester Festival,
Sept., 1913 ; has appeared on all the
principal concert platforms in London
and the provinces ; of late yours has
devoted most of her time to appear-
ances at the Palladium, Coliseum,
and other leading variety theatres ;
is an Associate of the Philharmonic
Society. Address : 10 York House,
York Street, Porfcman Square, W.I.
Telephone No. : Paddington 5237,
^ VIVIAN-BEES, Joan, actress ; m. J.
Fisher White (mar. dis.) ; in ado one
of her earliest appearances on the stage
at the Queen's Theatre (for the Stage
Society), 23 Jan., 1916, as the House-
maid in " So Early in the Morning " ;
at the St. Martin's, Mar., 1917, played
the Girl in "Damaged Goods"; at
the King's Hall (for the Stage Society),
Mar., 1919, Millicont GreenleeB in " The
Spirit of Parsifal 'Robinson " ; at the
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Shaftesbnry (for the Stage Society),
Jan., 1920, Joan Verity in " Joan of
Memories " ; at the St. Martin's, Feb.,
1920, Trixie O'Farrell in " Just Like
Judy " ; at the Comedy (for the Play
Actors), Jan., 1921, Princess, after-
wards Empress, George in " The
Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory " ;
at the Lyric, Hammersmith (for the
Stage Society), Mar., 1921, Angelica
in " Love for Love " ; at the Duke of
York's, June, 1921, Mrs. Pansy Capr on
in " The Wrong Number " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1922, Foxtrot in " The
Man in Dress Clothes " ; at the Regent
(for the Phoenix), Feb., 1924, Mrs.
Dainty Fidget in " The Country Wife " ;
at the Everyman, Dec., 1924, Olive
Weatherby in " The Tyranny of
Home." Address : 28 Woburn Square,
W.C.I . Telephone No. : Museum 6993.
VOLLMER, Lula, dramatic author ;
h. Aberdeen, North Carolina, U.S.A. ;
went to New York in 1918 ; was
box-office clerk with the Theatre Guild ;
is the author of the following plays :
"Sun-Up," 1923; "The Shame
Woman," 1923; "The Dance Boy,"
1924 ; " Sun- Up " was written in 1918,
and offered continuously to managers
in New York for five years, before
being accepted for production at the
Provincetown Theatre, New York,
May, 1923.
VOLPK, Frederick, actor ; />, Liver-
pool, 31 July, 1865 ; s. of Raffacle Volpe ;
G. at Liverpool Institute ; m. Alice
Beet ; made his first appearance on
the stage, in 1887, at Khyl, in " Naval
Engagements " ; first came into
prominence in the West End of London
when lie appeared at Terry's, Fob.,
1894, in " The Gentleman Whip,"
under the management of Woeclon
Grossmith ; under the same manage-
ment, appeared at the Vaudeville,
as Felix Roach in " The New Boy " ;
Apr., 1895, as Mr. Wix in " The Ladies'
Idol " ; Oct., 1895, as Mr. Dawson
in " Poor Mr. Potion " ; Feb., 1896,
as Samuel ilubbard in " The .Romance
of the Shopwalker " ; at the Comedy,
July, 1896, played in " Behind the
Scenes " ; in Oct., 1896, played in
" Mr. Martin " ; at the Court, Dec,,
1896, in " Woman's World " ; at
Terry's, Dec., 1896, played Peter
Mumforth in " The Eider-Down
Quilt '* ; at the Comedy, Mar., 1897,
appeared as Percival Chudleigh in
" Saucy Sally " ; at the Lyric Theatre,
Oct., 1897, played in " The Cat and the
Cherub " ; at the Comedy, Apr., 1898,
played Swepson in " Lord and Lady
Algy " ; at the Comedy, Sept., 1899",
played Aaron in " The Ghetto " ;
at the Hay market, Aug., 1900, Captain
Clavering in " Sweet Nell of Old
Drury " ; in 1900 toured with E. S.
Willard in the United States ; on
his return, appeared at Terry's, Aug.,
1901, in "The Giddy Goat"; at
the Imperial, Jan., 1902, played Ebel
in " Mademoiselle Mars " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Feb., 1902, Jephcat
in " A Country Mouse " ; at the Cri-
terion, Feb., 1903, Hebble in " A
Clean Slate " ; at St. James's, Aug.,
1903, in " The Cardinal," ; Sept.,
1903, as Mr. Pecksniff in " Tom
Pinch/' and Dec., 1903, in " The
Professor's Love Story " ; at the Hay-
market, Jan., 1904, played Knapman
in " Joseph Entangled " ; at the New,
Aug., 1904, John Dobbs in " Beauty
and the Barge," and Simmons in
" That Brute Simmons " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1906, played Lord
Amersteth in " Raffles," throughout
the long run of that play ; at the
Apollo, 1907, played in " The New
York Idea " ; at the Haymarket, 1908,
played in " The Chinese Lantern " ; at
His Majesty's, Dec., 1908, appeared as
Uncle Gregory in " Pinkie and the
Fairies " ; at the Criterion, Apr.,
1909, appeared as Bilson in " Mr.
Preedy and the Countess " ; at the
Comedy, Sept., 1909, played Herbert
Dallas-Baker in " Smith " ; same
theatre, Nov., 1910, appeared as Paul
Buititude in " Vice-vcrsl " ; at the
Playhouse, June, 1911, played Jex*ome
Brooke-Hoskyn in " Pomander Walk";
at the Coliseum, 7 Jan., 1912, in aid of
the Daily Telegraph Dickens Fund,
played Pickwick in " Bardcll v. Pick-
wick""; at the Vaudeville, Mar.,
1912, played Edwin Shalforel in
" Kipps " ; at the Lyric, Sept., 1912,
Alexis in "The Girl in the Taxi";
at the Lyric, Sept., 1913, Hunyadi in
" Love and Laughter " ; at the Gaiety,
Feb., 1914, Mr, Clayton in " After the
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Girl " ; at the St. James's, Sept., 1914,
Sir Jacob Tukes iu " Those Who Sit
in Judgment " ; at the New Theatre,
Apr., 1915, Rayne in "The Joker";
Oct., 1915, William Carr in " Stop
Thief " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Mar., 1916, Sir Lewis Amery in " Mr.
Manhattan " ; at His Majesty's, Dec.,
1917, Gabriel Gilwattle in the " all-
star " cast of " The Man from Blank-
ley's/' given in aid of King George's
Pension Fund for Actors ; at the
Kingsway, Apr., 1919, played In;§;ur
in " Judith " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1923, played the Rev. Sebastian
Fortune in " If Winter Comes " ; at
the Haymarket, Aug., 1923, Chancellor
Teppich in " The Prisoner of Zenda '* ;
at the Playhouse, Dec., 1923, Mr.
Cattermole in " The Private Secre-
tary " ; since 1915 has appeared in a
number of cinema plays. Club : Green
Room. Address : Beverley, 100 Mort-
lake Road, Kew Gardens.
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WADE, Allan3 business manager and
producer; b. 17 May, 1881 ; s. of
the Rev. Stephen Wade, of Boscastle,
Cornwall ; e. Bhmdell's School, Tiver-
ton, Devon ; was formerly an actor,
and made his first appearance on the
stage at the Crown Theatre, Peckham,
July, 1904 ; the same year joined
F. R. Benson's company ; in 1906 was
engaged at the Court, under the
Vedrenne-Barker management, and
after a few months became secretary
and assistant to Granville Barker,
remaining with, the firm until 1908, at
the Court, Savoy and Haymarket ;
arranged the first visit of the Irish
Players to the Court, 1909 ; was play-
reader and assistant to Granville
Barker, for the Frolanian repertory
season at the Duke of York's, 1909-10 ;
was play reader for Barker at the
Little and Kingsway, 1911-15; also
acted during this period ; was secretary
of the Incorporated Stage Society,
1912-16, and member of the executive
since 1919 ; business manager at the
Royalty, 1917-18 ; was play reader
for Vedrenne and Eadie, and for Dion
Boucicault, 1917-18 ; for eight months,
1918-19, was manager for Lena Asa-
well's English company in Paris ; was
one of the four original founders of
the Phoenix Society, 1919, and has
produced nearly all the plays (number-
ing over twenty) presented by that
Society ; has also produced several
plays for the Stage Society since 1912 ;
author of "A Bibliography of the
Writings of W. B. Yeats, 1908." Re-
creations : Walking, swimming, read-
ing, book collecting and bibliography.
Address : c/o Phoenix Society, 36
Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.2.
WAGENHALS, Lincoln A., Ameri-
can manager ; b. Lancaster, Ohio,
U.S.A., 11 Apr., 1869; e. Colum-
bus, Ohio ; m. 1906, Caroline Francis ;
first ventured into management in
conjunction with his late partner,
Collin Kemper, in June, 1893, when
they acquired Stone's Opera House,
Binghampton, New York ; in Sept.
of the same year they presented Louis
James and company at the Grand
Opera House, New York ; since that
date they have managed the following
" stars " : Frederick Warde, Kath*
ryn Kidclcr, Louis James, Madame
Modjcska, Henry Miller, Arthur Byron,
Blanche Walsh, Annie Russell, etc. ;
the New Aster Theatre, New York,
was opened by them during the autumn
of 1906 ; after a, retirement from active
production of some years, again
commenced operations in 1920, in
which year, in conjunction with his
old partner, produced " Spanish Love "
at Maxirte Elliott's Theatre, and
" The Bat " at the Morosco Theatre,
Club : Lambs', New York City.
Address : 1531 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
WAKEFIELD, Hugh, actor ; />.
Wanstoad, Essex, 10 Nov., 1888 ; a.
of Henry Wakefield and liin wife
Josephine ; e, Savoy School, West-
bourne, and Bedford ; m. Gorfcruclo
Chamberlain (mar. dis.) ; made hin first,
appearance on tho sta^o as a child of
ten, at the St. James's Theatre, 2(->
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Apr., 1899, in "In Days of Old " ;
appeared at tlie Criterion, Apr., 1900,
in " Lady Huntworth's Experiment/'
and Oct., 1900, in " The Noble Lord " ;
at the Apollo, Feb., 1901, in " The
Belle of Bohemia " ; at the Garrick,
Dec., 1901, played in " Shock-Headed
Peter " ; he then toured for a time in
" Bluebell in Fairyland " ; at the
Haymarket, in 1903, played Bobby
Spencer in " Cousin Kate " ; at the
Garrick, Aug., 1904, played in " The
Chevaleer," and Dec., 1904, played
Charlie in " Lady Jane's Christmas
Party " ; he then toured for some
years in " Beauty and the Barge,"
" Robin Hood," and " The Flag
Lieutenant " ; appeared at the Savoy,
Dec., 1910, as Lord Fancourt Babber-
ley in " Charley's Aunt " ; at the
Vaudeville, 1911, succeeded Donald
Calthrop as Alfred Hardy in " Baby
Mine " ; appeared at Daly's, 1911-13,
in " The Count of Luxembourg,'*
" Gipsy Love/' and " The Marriage
Market," in which he played Hi-Ti ;
served in the Army, in the Royal Air
Force, 1914-20, retiring with the rank
of major ; after being demobilized,
appeared at the London Pavilion,
Sept., 1920, in " London, Paris, and
New York " ; at the Court, Mar,,
1922, played Jack Barthwick in " The
Silver Box " ; at the Queen's, Oct.,
1922, made a great success when he
played Count Hubert do Linancourt
in " Bluebeard's Eighth Wife," which
ran over a year ; at the Criterion,
Oct., 1923, played Arthur Netherby
in " Trust Emily " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Apr,, 1924, Wing-CommaEder
Ridgewell in " Collusion " ; Aug.,
1924, the Hon. Arthur Blount in
" Storm," Recreations : Hunting,
shooting, golf and aviation. Clubs :
(keen Room and Royal Air Force.
Address : I Cxirzon Street, Mayfair,
W.I. Telephone No, : Grosvenor 1786.
WAKEMAN, Keith, actress; 5.
Oakland, CaL, U.S.A., 6 Apr., 1866 ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in 1886, in " Jim the Penman,"
with a touring company ; subse-
quently toured in " The Exiles " ;
was next seen with Edwin Booth and
Lawrence Barrett's company, appear-
ing at the Broadway Theatre, Jan,.,
1891, as Valdrada in " Ganelon,"
in " Francesca da Rimini," " Yorick's
Love," " Julius Caesar," etc. ; she
then joined E. S. Willard's company ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Comedy Theatre,
16 June, 1894, as Maude Chandler in
" The Middleman," subsequently
appearing as Lady Gilding in " The
Professor's Love Story " ; appeared
at the Garrick, Apr., 1896, as Mrs.
Ref el in " The Rogue's 'Comedy " ;
at the Princess's, Aug., 1896, as
Cynthia Dell in " In Sight of St.
Paul's " ; at the Olympic, Mar., 1897,
as Mabel Talbot in " The Mariners of
England," and subsequently she
played Henri ette Laroque in "A
Man's Shadow " ; returned to
America, 1897, with E. S. Willard's
company, playing Lady Valerie in
" The Physician," and Mrs. Refiel
in " The Rogue's Comedy " ; on
returning to England, appeared at
the Adelphi, Aug., 1898, as Alice
Vandeleur in " The Gipsy Earl " ;
at the Criterion, Dec., 1899, as Lady
Blaney in " One Law for Man " ;
on her return to America, toured for
some time, and also played " stock "
with T. D. Frawley's company at
San Francisco ; retired from the
stage for some time ; on her reappear-
ance, in 1906, again played with the
Frawley company, and then joined
Otis Skinner, 1906-7, to play the
Duchesse de Choailles in " The
Duel " ; in Feb., 1908, played Portia
in " The Merchant of Venice/' Lady
Anne in " Richard III," etc., with
Henry Ludlowe ; during 1909 toured
with Ben Greet's company ; appeared
at the Garden, New York, Jan. -Mar.,
1910, as Faustina in "The Little
Town of Bethlehem/' and Mirza in
" The Palace of Truth " ; at the
Playhouse, New York, Apr., 1911,
played Mrs. Alloway in " Sauce for
the Goose " ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, Oct., 1917, Miss
Hartmann in " The Land of the Free."
WALBKOOK, Henry Mackinnon,
author and critic ; e,s> of the late
Mary and Mackinnon Walbrook, of
Rathmines, co. Dublin ; art critic
of Th* Man of the World, 1888-9;
editor of The Brighton Guardian
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and Brighton Society from 1890-1903 ;
joined the editorial staff of The Pall
Mall Gazette in Jan., 1904, and was
dramatic critic of that journal from
Jan., 1906, until Aug., 1915 ; is a
contributor to the Nineteenth Century,
Fortnightly Review, London Mercury,
and Saturday Review ; is the author of
the following plays : *' John Dray ton,
Millionaire," 1904 ; " The Touch of
Truth," 1911 ; "The Jug of Wine,"
1911; "The Visitor/' 1924; "The
Knock on the Door/' 1924 ; also
author of a volume of verse entitled
" Vagrom Verses/' 1904, and a volume
of dramatic criticism entitled " Nights
at the Play," 1911 ; " Gilbert and
Sullivan Opera/' 1921 ; " J. M. Barrie.
and the Theatre," 1922, and other
works. Recreations : Cricket and golf.
Club : Authors'. Address : 49 York
Mansions, Battersea Park, S.W.ll.
WALDEGKAVE, Lilias, actress ;
made her first appearance on the stage
in 1902, when she appeared in " Sweet
and Twenty/' in the provinces ; she
then came to London and understudied
Miss Mary Moore at Wyndham's
Theatre in " The End of a Story " ;
made her first appearance on the Lon-
don stage, at this theatre, 4 July, 1902,
as Mrs. Saltrnarsh in " The Hedonists " ;
at Wyndham's, Sept., 1902, played
Madame Marigny in " Chance the
Idol " ; at the New Theatre, Mar.,
1903, played Priscilla in " Rosemary" ,*
Feb., 1904, played Helen in " My Lady
of Rosedale " ; June, 1904, appeared
as Mrs. Crespin in " The Liars " ; J une,
1905, toured in America with
Sir Charles Wyndham as Isobcl in
" Mrs. Goninge's Necklace/' Mrs.
Quesnel in " The Case of Rebellious
Susan," and Ida Ingot in " David
Garrick " ; for a time played the
name part in " Leah Kleschna " ; at
Wyndham's, Mar., 1906, played Mrs,
Sophonia Martlett in "The Candida! o ";
at Newcastle, Oct., 1906, appeared as
Dianthe Frothingham in "Matt of
Merrymoimt/' and as Mary, Queen
of Scots, in " Dorothy o' the Hall " ;
at Terry's Theatre, Dec., 1907, played
Lady Wentworth Jones in " Is Mar-
riage a Failure ? " ; toured during
1909 as Maggie in "An Englishman's
Home " ; in June, 1909, appeared
at the Empire, New York, with Sir
Charles Wyndham, as Miss Roberts
in " The Mollusc " ; subsequently
toured with Maude Adams, playing
Lady Sybil Lazenby in " What Every
Woman Knows," and at the Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, CaL, June, 1910,
played Celia in "As You Like It " ;
on her return, appeared at Criterion,
Feb., 1911, as Aggie in " Baby Mine" ;
during 1912 appeared at Eastbourne,
as Muriel, Lady Glynne in "A Double
Woman " ; at the Coronet, Dec., 1913,
played Lucienne in " Woman on Her
Own." Address: 65 Gloucester Ter-
race, W.2. Telepone No. : Paddington
5357.
WALKER, Charlotte, actress ; d.
of the late Hnckney Walker, formerly
British Consul in several of the
Southern States of U.S.A. ; b, Galves-
ton, Texas, 29 Dec., 1878 ; m. Eugene
Walter ; made her first appearance on
the stage in 1893 ; in 1895 appeared in
Richard Mansfield's company ; made
her first appearance in London, at the
Comedy Theatre, 2 "July, 1896, as
Hattie Van Tassell Smythe in " The
Mummy " ; she was absent From, the
stage for some three or four years, but
reappeared in 1900, playing in " Miss
Print fc " ; in 1901 appeared with the
late James A. Hcrne in " Sag Har-
bor " ; at Wallack's, New York, Sept.,
J901, appeared as Aiitonia in " Don
Caesar's Return," with J. K. Haekelt,
with whom she remained as leading lady
for four seasons ; during' this period
played Virginia Carvel iu " 11 ic
Crisis" (1903); {Catherine vSearles in
" fohn Krmine of the Yellowstone "
(1903) ; Cecilia, (jueen of K'hodolancl
in " The Crown Prince " (190,'J) ; Jane
Lane in " The Fortunes of the King "
(1904), and Beatrice in " The House of
Silence " (1905) ; at Washington, in
June, 1905, played Mrs. ,I)ane in " Mrs.
Dane's Defence," Kosanutnd in " Sow-
ing the Wind," Julia in " White-
washing Julia," arid the Utlo-ydte in
" Betsy " ; at the National, Washing-
ton, Aug., 1905, and subsequently
at the New Amsterdam Theatre*,, New
York, played Thora Neilson in " The
Prodigal Son " ; was the original
Madge Bonder in " The Knihassy
Ball" (New Haven, Oct., 1905)";
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played Alice Travers in " The Prince
Chap " (Weber's, New York, Nov.,
1905) ; appeared as Dora Leland in
" As Ye Sow " (Garden Theatre,
Dec., 1905) ; next appeared at the
Manhattan Theatre, Feb., 1906, as
Persis Van Duyn in " The Triangle " ;
at Daly's, Apr., 1906, played Hattie
Drake in " The Optimist " ; at
Wallack's, May, 1906, Elizabeth Holt
in " The Embarrassment of Riches " ;
at Washington, Sept., 1906, appeared
as Constance Pinckney in " On
Parole," subsequently touring in the
play and appearing in it at the
Majestic, New York, Feb., 1907 ;
from May to Aug., 1907, played lead
in an extended " stock " season at
the Columbia and Belasco Theatres,
Washington ; here she appeared,
among other parts, as Dora in
" Diplomacy," Trilby, Virginia
Stockton in " Aristocracy/' Fuchsia
Leach in " Moths," Nora Helnier in
" A Doll's House/' Mrs, Murgatroyd
in " A Bunch of Violets," Zaza, Lady
Windermere in " Lady Windermere's
Fan/' and Kitty in " The Marriage of
Kitty " ; at the Belasco Theatre,
3 Dec., 1907, appeared with great
success as Agatha in " The Warrens
of Virgixiia " ; at Chicago, July, 1908,
played " Hilda McTavish in ''The
Wolf " ; subsequently toured as
Agatha in " The Warrens of Virginia " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, Feb., 1910,
played Mary Ashley Emerson in " Just
a Wife " ; at St. Louis, July, 1910,
appeared as Lucy in " Boots and
Saddles " ; at Rochester, N.Y., Dec.,
1910, played in " Homeward Bound " ;
in Apr. and May, 1911, played
" stock " engagements at Minneapolis
and St. Paul ; at Atlantic City, Oct.,
1911, played June in "The Trail of
the Lonesome" Hue " ; appeared at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, Jan., 1912, in the same part ;
subsequently toured in the same
part, 1912-13; at Philadelphia, Apr.,
1914, played the Woman in, "The
Plain Woman/' subsequently re-
named " The Better Way " ; appeared
at the Palace, New York, in vaude-
ville," Feb., 1915, in " The Might Have
j ice us " ; at the Booth Theatre, New
York, Oct., 1915, played Mrs. Guild-
ford in " The Two Virtues " ; at
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Mar., 1917, played in "The Small-
Town Girl " ; at the Harris Theatre,
New York, Apr., 1918, appeared as
Nancy Lee in a play of that name ;
at the New Amsterdam, Dec., 1918,
as Janet in " When a Feller Needs a
Friend " ; during 1919 toured as the
Wife in " Tea for Three " ; at the
Empire, New York, Aug., 1920,
played Catherine Mowbray in " Call
the Doctor " ; toured in the same
part, 1921 ; at the Belmont Theatre,
New York, July, 1921, played Daisy
in " The Skylark " ; at the National,
Dec., 1921, Trilby in the play of that
name ; at the Lyceum, New York,
June, 1923, Mrs. Candour in " The
School for Scandal." Recreation :
Fishing.
WALKER, June, actress ; 6. New
York, 1904; made her first appearance
on the New York stage at the Shubcrt
Theatre, 18 Nov., 1918, as Roselle in
" The Betrothed " ; subsequently
toured as Ethel Halstead in " The
Little Journey " ; at the Comedy, New
York, Dec., "1919, played Eva Johns
in " My Lady Friends " ; at the Sam
H. Harris Theatre, Aug., 1921, Marilyn
Sterling in " Six-Cylinder Love " ;
June, 1923, Sally Morgan in " The
Nervous Wreck" ; in 1924 toured in
" School Belles " ; at the Shubcrt-
Riviera Theatre, Sept., 1924, resumed
her original part in " The Nervous
Wreck/'
WALKLEY, Arthur JBitigham, dra-
matic critic ; b. Bristol, 17 Dec.,
1855 ; &. at Warminster, and at Oxford ;
m. Frances Kldridge ; entered the
offi.ce of the Secretary of the G.P.O.,
1877 ; secretary to the British .Dele-
gation at the Washington- Postal
Congress, 1897 ; secretary to the
Imperial Penny Postage Conference,
1898 ; a British delegate at the
Congress of Rome, 1906 ; Assistant
Secretary of the Post Office, 1911-
1919 ; was for some time dramatic
critic of the Star and the Speaker ; was
also on the literary staff of the Daily
Chronicle ; was appointed dramatic
critic of the Times, 1902, which posi-
tion lie still holds ; author of " Play-
house Impressions," 1892 ; " Frames
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of Mind/' 1899 ; " Dramatic Criti-
cism," 1903; "Drama and Life,"
1907 ; " Pastiche and Prejudice,"
1921 ; " More Prejudice/' 1923 ; is a
Fellow of the Royal Society of Litera-
ture and was President of the Society
of Dramatic Critics and of the Critics'
Circle ; is now an Hon. Member of the
Critics' Circle. Clubs : Garrick and
Athenaeum, Address : 3 Embank-
ment Gardens, S.W.3. Telephone No. :
Kensington 7586 ; and Little Orchard,
Brightlingsea, Essex.
WALL, Harry, dramatic author ; b.
Keighley, Yorks., 6 June, 1886 ; is
by profession a solicitor, in his native
town ; is the author of the following
plays : " The Good Fairy/' 1913 ;
" Ruts/' 1917 ; " The Chin of Eliza-
beth," 1920 (produced as " A Lady
Calls on Peter/' 1921) ; " Renovating
Eve," 1921 ; " Mrs. Winterbotham's
Woes," 1922 ; " The Night Porter "
(AlfredLester's sketch), 1922;"Bloggs,"
1923 ; " Havoc," 1923 ; " The Puppet
Show/1 1924. Address : Arcade Cham-
bers, Keighley, Yorks. Telephone No. :
Keighley 602.
WALLACE, Nellie, actress and vocal-
ist ; b. Glasgow, 18 Mar., 1882 ; e.
Glasgow; m. W. J. Licldy (dec.);
made her first appearance on the stage
at Birmingham, 1888, as a clog-dancer ;
next appeared as oac of the Three
Sisters Wallace, in music-halls, all
over the United Kingdom ; subse-
quently toured in the provinces, in
various dramas and comedies before
reappearing on the music-hall stage
as a single turn ; among some of her
more popular songs were " I was born
on, a Friday/' " Where are You Going
to, My Pretty Maid ? " ' ' I lost Gcorgie
in Trafalgar Square/' etc. ; toured all
over the United Kingdom and America;
appeared at the London Hippodrome,
Dec., 1920, in " Aladdin " ; at the
Palladium, Dec., 1923, in " Dick
Whittington " ; at the Palladium,
Mar., 1924, in " The Whirl of the
World/' Address: 30 Park Hill,
S.W.4. Telephone No, : Brixton. 1762.
WALLER, Edmund Lewis, actor ;
b. London, 5 Apr., 1884 ; s. of Lewis
Waller and Florence Waller (West) ;
m. (1) Ethel Warwick (mar. dis.) ;
(2) Marie Blanche ; e. Tonbridge
School and Heidelberg ; previous occu-
pation, engineering ; first appeared at
Theatre Royal, Birmingham, Feb.,
1904, in small part in " Zaza," with
Mrs. Lewis Waller's company ; in 1905
played the leading character part in
" Zaza/' and juveniles in " Vilma "
and " The Admiral's Lady/' with
Mrs. WTaller ; in March, 1906, appeared
as Frotb in " Measure for Measure "
at the Ad e) phi ; played juvenile lead
with William Haviland in South
Africa, and sundry parts at the
Lyceum with Ernest Carpenter ; in
1907 he was seen on tour in Lewis
Waller's part in " Brigadier Gerard " ;
during 1908 appeared at the Queen's
in " Stingaree " ; at the Court, in " The
Success of Sentiment " ; at the New,
in " Bellamy the Magnificent/' and
was also stage manager to Sir Charles
Wyndham ; he then went to Australia,
where he appeared for eighteen months
under the management of f. C.
Williamson ; in 1910 joined his
father as stage manager ; appeared at
the Lyceum, Feb., 1912, as Wiseman
in " The Monk and the Woman " ;
accompanied Ms father on his Austra-
lasian tour, May, 1913 ; on l)ls return
to England, toured in his father's
company, playing in " The Three
Musketeers,'* " Monsieur Beaueaire/'
" The Other Side o£ Love " ; at the
outbreak of war joined the Royal
Naval Division, and served from
19 14- IS ; since his discharge from
the Service, has been interested in
several provincial tours ; has also
established theatrical and 'film agencies ;
at Kenmngton Theatre, Mar,> 1920,
played Dave Lcescm in " The Great
Day " ; at the ShaCteslniry, Nov.,
1920, Carlos Sonino in " The Great
Lover/' Recreations : Tennis and golf,
Address : 28 Margaret Street, W,l,
WALLI8, Bertram, actor and vocal-
ist ; b. London, 22 Feb., IS74 ; s, of
Sarah Mary (Williams) and Frederick
Augustus Wallis ; e, London ; was
partly prepared for the stage by the
late John Millar d and Charles "Fry ;
studied music at the Royal Academy
of Music, where he gained the Kvill
prize., Westmoreland Scholarship, and
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Parepa-Rosa Gold Medal ; made his
first appearance on the stage at
the Pavilion, Folkestone, with Ben
Greet' s company in " Masks and
Faces/' Aug., 1892 ; first appeared in
London, at the St. James's Theatre,
1896, as Amiens in George Alex-
ander's revival of " As You Like It/'
subsequently appearing in " The
Conquerors/* " The Ambassador," and
"Much Ado About Nothing/' at the
same theatre ; next toured with Mr.
George Edwardes's company in
leading rdles in " A Greek Slave "
and " San Toy " ; at Daly's, Jan., 1902,
played Lord Grassmere in " A Country
Girl "; appeared at the Apollo Theatre
1902, in " Three Little Maids " ; at the
Savoy 1904, appeared in " The Love
Birds *' ; made his first appearance in
New York, July, 1904, as Captain
Charles Brandon in "A Madcap
Princess/' under the management of
C. B, Dillingham ; remained in the
United States four seasons under the
management of Charles Frohman,
appearing, during 1906-8, in " The
Princess Beggar," "The Little
Cherub" and "Miss Hook of Hol-
land " ; on his return to England,
appeared at Prince of Wales's Theatre
in Sept., 1908, in the iitle-rdle of
" King of Cadonia/' with great suc-
cess ; appeared at the same theatre,
Sept., 1909, as Conrad Peterson in
" Bear Little Denmark " ; Feb., 1910,
played the Grand Duke Sergius in
" The Balkan Princess " ; in Aug.,
1910, toured in " King of Cadonia" ;
at the Globe, Dec., 1910, played
Ca-ptain Jack Bathurst in " Beau
Brocade"; at Daly's, May, 1911,
appeared as Count Ren6 in " The
Count of Luxembourg " ,* during 1912
toured in the same part ; at the Lyric,
Sept., 1918, played King Carol in
" Love and Laughter " ; at the Now
Theatre, Feb., 1914, Edouarcl Moray
in " The Joy- Ride Lady " ; at Drxiry
Lane, Dec., 1914, Auriol in " The
Sleeping Beauty Beautified " ; toured
in variety theatres, 1915, as Robert
Carlton in " It Had to be Done " ;
at the Louden Hippodrome, Doc., 1915,
appeared in " Joyland/' in -which
he sang " Our Own Dear Flag " ; in
" Flying Colours," 1916, and " Zig~
Zag/' 1917; at Daly's Theatre,
Sept., 1917, took up the part of
Baldasarre in " The Maid of the
Mountains/' which he continued to
play until 1920 ; same theatre, May,
1920, appeared as Francesco del
Fuego in " A Southern Maid " ; Dec.,
1921, again played Baldasarre in a
revival of " The Maid of the Moun-
tains " ; at the Gaiety, Oct., 1922,
played Prince Paul in " The Last
Waltz " ; Sept , 1923, Peter the Great
in " Catherine " ; at Daly's, Dec.,
1923, King Louis XV in "Madame
Pompadour." Recreations : Black and
white work, water-colour painting,
reading, writing, walking, and tennis.
Club : Green Room. Address : 18
College Court, W.6.
WALLIS, Ellen Lancaster, actress ;
b. 17 Aug., 3856 ; d. of Charles Wallis,
actor ; e. Ellesmere College and in
Paris ; m. (1) John Lancaster, pro-
prietor of Shaftesbury Theatre ; (2) .
Walter Reynolds, actor-manager ;
prepared for stage by late John
Ryder ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Standard Theatre,
4 Sept., 1872, as Pauline in "The
Lady of Lyoiis " ; subsequently
played Rosalind at Margate, and next
appeared at the Queen's Theatre,
Long Acre, 28 Sept, 1872, as Mar-
guerite de Montcalm in " Montcalm " j
subsequently appeared at the same
theatre as Mildred Vaughan in
" Amos Clark/' and as Elizabeth in
" Cromwell " ; in Sept., 1873, com-
menced a three years' engagement at
Drury Lane, playing Cleopatra in
" Antony and Cleopatra/' Juliet in
" Romeo and Juliet," Amy Robsart,
etc. ; at the Adelphi, Mar., 1874,
played Alexina in " Elizabeth " ; at
Drury Lane, Sept., 1874, played
Edith Plantagenct in " Richard Coeur
de Lion " ; then played there as Mrs.
Ford in " The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor/1 and for two years toured the
provinces, during which period she
played in " Norma," " Cymbeline,"
etc, ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1878,
played Hermione in " The Winter's
Tale " ; in Nov., played Desderaona,
and in Dec., Ophelia and Imogen ;
ia Jan,, 1879, played Juliet; at the
Adelphi, Feb., 1880, played Ninon
in a play of that name ; at the Olympic
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June, 1881, played Margaret Elmore
in " Love's Sacrifice," and subse-
quently appeared there as Rosalind in
" As You Like It " ; at the Vaudeville,
Dec., 1882, played Adrienne Lecouv-
reur; in 1884, toured in " Wife and
State/1 " Measure for Measure/' etc. ;
on 20 Oct., 1888, opened the Shaftesbury
Theatre with " As You Like It,"
and in Nov., 1888, revived " The Lady
of Lyons " ; in Oct., 1890, played
Anna in " The Sixth Commandment " ;
in Nov., 1890, appeared as Kate
Landon in " The Pharisee " ; at Drury
Lane, Apr., 1903, appeared as the
Abbess in " Dante/' with Sir Henry
Irving ; His Majesty's, Mar., 1905,
as the Queen in " Hamlet " ; next
played at Terry's Theatre, Mar., 1906,
in " A Judge's Memory " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1908, played Lady
Margaret Villiers in " The Marriages
of Mayfair " ; authoress of " Wife
and State " (with J. W. Boulding), and
" The Pharisee " (with Malcolm
Watson), and of the comediettas
" Cissy's Engagement," " Cupid in
Ermine," " Little Miss Muffet,"
" My Son and I," "A Sudden Squall/'
etc. *
WALLS, Tom, actor; b, Kings-
thorpe, Northaats, 18 Feb., 1883 ;
s. of John William Walls and his wife
Ellen (Brewer) ; e. Northampton
County School ; m. Hilda Edwardes ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at Glasgow, at Christmas, 1905, ap-
pearing in " Aladdin/' under the
management of Robert Courtneidge ;
toured in the United States and
Canada, 1906-7, as the Jester in " The
Scarlet Mysteries " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage, at
the Empire, Leicester Square, Aug.,
1907, as Ensign Ruffler in " Sir
Roger de Covcrlcy " ; appeared at the
Empire, 1908-9, in " Oh ! Indeed ! "
" Alter the Opera," " A Day in Paris,"
" Round the World in a Month,"
" The Belle of the Ball " ; subsequently
toured in musical comedy ; during
1910-11 toured in Australia, playing
Peter Doody in " The Arcadians/'
Mr, Hook in " Miss Hook of Holland,"
and the Marquis de St. Gauticr in
" The Belle of Brittany " ; appeared
at the Gaiety, Feb., 1912, as Hoclson
in " The Sunshine Girl " ; at Daly's,
May, 1913, as Bald-Faced Sandy in
" The Marriage Market " ; at Daly's,
Oct., 1914, played Sir Joseph in " A
Country Girl " ; at the Adelphi, Apr.,
1915, Coquenard in " Veronique " ;
at the Empire, Aug., 1915, appeared
in " Watch Your Step " ; at Daly's,
Oct., 1915, succeeded G. P. Huntley
as Lord Playne in " Betty " ; at the
Empire, Feb., 1916, played Gideon
Gay in " Follow the Crowd " ; at
the Adelphi, Aug., 1916, appeared
as Colonel Slaughter in *' High Jinks " ;
at the Gaiety, Sept., 1917, as Paul
Prince in " The Beauty Spot " ; at
the Coliseum, June, 1918, as Sergeant
Bleary in " A Change of Tactics " ;
at the Winter Garden, May, 1919,
played Colonel Bellinger in " Kissing
Time " ; at the Shaftesbury, Sept.,
1920, General Zonzo in " Oh, Julie ! " ;
at the Gaiety, May, 1921, Mcphis-
topheles in " Faust on Toast " ; at the
London Hippodrome, Doc,, 1921, King
Gerald XXX in " Jack and the Bean-
stalk " ; at the Shaftoslmry, Apr,,
1922, in conjunction with Leslie >l en-
son, produced " Tons of Money," in
which he appeared as Henry ; the play
was highly successful, and ran nearly
two years ; at the Lyric, May, 1922,
played Albert Horriclgc in " Whirled
Into Happiness " ; at the Aldwych,
" Feb., 1924, also in conjunction with
Leslie Henson, produced " It Pays to
Advertise," in which he appeared as
Sir Henry Martin ; is the managing
director of Tom Walls and Leslie
Henson, Ltd., controlling several tour-
ing companies, Address : Aldwych
Theatre, W.C.2 ; or The .Paddocks, Mill
Lane, Epsom, Tdupkone Nos, : Regent
2692 and Kpsom 419.
WALTEB, ItSugQno, dramatic author;
/;. 27 Nov., 1876; m. Charlotte
Walker ; was formerly a reporter
on a Cleveland newspaper, and later,
on the New York Sun, and also served
in the U.S. Cavalry ; subsequently an
advance agent to various theatrical
companies ; has writ ten the following
plays : " The Undertow," 1907 ;
" Sergeant James," " Paid in Full/'
1907; "The Wolf/' 1908; "The
Easiest Way," 1909 ; 4< Just a Wife/1
1910 ; " Boots and Saddles " (from
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" Sergeant James "), 1910 ; " Home-
ward Bound " (" Mrs. Maxwell's
Mistake"), 1910; "The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine," 1911; "Fine
Feathers/' 1912 ; " A Plain Woman "
(" The Better Way "), 1914 ; " Just
a Woman," 1916 ; " The Little
Shepherd of Kingdom Come," 1916 ;
" The Small Town Girl " (with Cronin
Wilson), 1917; "The Knife," 1917;
"The Assassin," 1917, "The Heritage/'
1918 ; " Nancy Lee," 1918 ; " Poor
Little Sheep," 1919 ; " The Chal-
lenge," 1919 ; " The Man's Name "
(with Marjorie Chase), 1921.
WALTER, Wilfrid, actor ; b. Ripon,
Vorks, 2 Mar., 1882 ; 5. of Franz
Joseph Walter and his wife Kate
(Jackson) ; e. Tollbridge, Lausanne,
and held a scholarship at the Slade
School of Art ; was formerly a designer
and painter ; designed the decorations
for Anna Pavlova's seasons at the
Palace Theatre and London Opera
House ; during the war served with
the R.G. A., and was awarded the M.C. ;
designed the stage decorations at the
Old Vic. from 1919-22 ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Old
Vic. in 1919, playing small parts, and
gradually rising to leading parts ;
among the leading parts he played at
that theatre were : Mark Antony,
Falstaff, Othello, Bottom, Titus An-
clromcus, Pistol, Jack Straw in " Wat
Tyler," King Arthur, John Peerybiuglc
in " The Cricket on the Hearth " ;
he remained at the Old Vic. until
1924, when he was engaged by Basil
I >ean for Drury Lane ; understudied
Henry Ainley hi "London Life,"
June, 1924 ; at Drury Lane, Dec.,
1924, played Bottom in " A Mid-
sumiiior Night's Dream." Address :
IB Culworth House, Henry Street, St.
John's Wood, N.W.8.
WAIMHJttTON, Oharlos M., actor;
b. Huddcrsfield, 20 Oct., 1887 ; s. oi
Luke Warburton and his wife Lillie
('Dillon) ; e. Wesley College, Sheffield,
and Sheffield University ; m, lugrici
Muller ; made his first appearance on
the stage at the Theatre Royal, Not-
tingham, Feb., 1905, as one of the
Crowd in " Julius Caesar," in Sir
Frank Benson's Company, and be
remained with that manager until
1914, playing everything from a few
lines to leading parts, and touring
with him in South Africa, United
States, and Canada ; he made his first
appearance in London at the Shaffces-
bury Theatre, 26 Dec., 1914, as the
French Herald in " Henry V " ; in
1915 was for a short time a member
of the Birmingham Repertory Com-
pany, and was subsequently engaged
by Oscar Asche for his season at the
Apollo, appearing there Dec., 1915, as
Porro in " The Spanish Main," and
Jan., 1916, in " The Taming of the
Shrew " ; he then served in the Army
for three years ; on demobilisation, he
joined the company at the " Old Vic.,"
Jan., 1919, sharing the leading parts
and playing Claudius in " Hamlet,"
Demetrius in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mark Antony in " Julius
Caesar," Hotspur in " Henry IV "
(part I), etc. ; the following season,
1919-20, acted as joint-producer with
Russell Thorndike, besides sharing the
lead ; he appeared during the season
as Ford, Ferdinand, Bolingbroke,
Henry V, Macduff, Othello, Theseus,
Bassanio, Sir Anthony Absolute, Prince
oi Wales in "Henry IV" (part II),
etc. ; subsequently went to America,
joining the " stock " company at
Minneapolis ; at the Bijou, New York,
Aug., 1921, played Oliver in " March
Hares " ; played one hundred and
thirty parts in Shakespeare and the
romantic drama in eleven years.
Favourite part : Henry V. Recreations :
Literature, cricket, tennis, swimming,
and riding.
WARD, Betty, actress ; 6. Sydney,
New South Wales ; d. of Dr. F. W.
Ward ; e. Sydney University ; was a
student at the Academy of Dramatic
Art in 1909 ; made her first appearance
on the stage in F. R. Benson's No. 2
Company, at Barrow-in-Furness, Jan.,
1910, as Mistress Quickly in " The
Merry Wives of Windsor " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Palace Theatre, 23 Dec,, 1912, as
Jane Pratt in " Susan's Embellish-
ments " ; at the Royalty, Feb., 1914,
played Mrs, Gilbert in " Acid Drops " ;
during 1915 toured in " Find the
Woman," and " The Great Adven-
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tare " ; appeared at the Coliseum,
May, 1916, as Susan J ordain in " My.
Lonely Soldier," subsequently tourjflg
the principal music halls in the>;Jarne
part ; at the Apollo, Nov., 1916, scored
a big success as Miss Deacon in
" Poached Eggs and Pearls ^?*% the
Comedy, May, 1917, played in "Bub-
bly " ; at the St. Martin's, Nov./;! 9 18,
played Mrs.'-^ Maltepiece in '*' Th$
pincers' Mess '| ; atj|ne Comedy, JunC1
19J.9, with tl^PT^jnch and Judy
%rs, appcaVed a£ Sallie Potts in
ery Comes to the Wedding,".? and
Gladys in " Wanted — a Camera! "'
the Eldwych, Jan., 1
Pipeflin " Money Da^n'tiMatter
at the Adelphi, ]u\$rLQ23, Winch
in " The Young Person iif. Pink " ;
subsequently toured with mie New
Shakespeare Cp|f1 playing Hipjplyta in
" A Mi4'sumnv$Sr Night's Dreajfc/' Mis- )fi..,
less Quickly pi " The Merry Wives of >^'Alharabra, G'
|indsfr;;^«rs. Candour in " Tjrf" pool. Favoi^
i , 'rf''m.!'T^anfel," The Ducheaf^of Ci '
flcha|l III." RtcirfAion
'^Adtiffess : c/o v$ank of
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W&RB, Dorothy, a^fess and vocal-
>4- • k T5'iTr«ino'li'ai¥M;"'<>fi ATYT 1 AQA • d
and toured in this during 1917 ; during
1918 toured in " Happy-Go-Lucky " ;
since that date has mainly appeared
as a vocalist in the variety theatres ;
in 1921 went to America ; at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, May,
1921, played Phoebe Throssel in
" Phoebe of Quality Street " ; at
the Winter Garden, June, 1921, Cora
AngeJique in " Tjie Whirl of New
York " ; has sinca appeared in variety
theatres, with aptpearaaccs in panto-
mime each Christmas : at the London
Hippodrome, Christmas, 1924, played
Bobbie in '^Mother Goose " ; has
a'jtocared ver|f successfully as principal
bojy in ^jntomimos at the Court,
T^verpoc^lf Theatre Royal, Manches-
; Theatre Royal, Glasgow ; Prince
Jjftiles's, Birmingham ; Prince's
Bristol ; Theatre Royal,
rmingliani
ter
of
:o, Manchester ;
Olympiu, Liver-
Lcniise in " The
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ist ; b. Birmingliai^'26 Apr., 1890 ;
of Edwin Ward ^8 his wife, Elizabeth ;
e. Cheltenha^j1' m. Shaun Glcnville ;
made her firfff appearance on the stage
at the Ale^ndr a Theatre, Birmingham,
22 Decj^'1905, as Zeobia in " Blue-
Bearcj,^* ; made her first appearance
in L^>!ndon, at the Apollo Theatre, 14
Apjf.', 1906, as Betty in " The Dairy-
i^iids ; at the same theatre, 17 Apr.,
,|907, played Etoff in " Tom Jones " ;
also appeared, 1908, at the Hicks
Theatre, as the Princess Helene in
" A Waltz Dream " ; next toured as
Constielo in " Havana," and Peggy
Quainton in " The Gay Gordons " ;
subsequently appeared at the Coliseuna
and Alliambra ; made a great Access
when she appeared at the Shaftesbury
Theatre, 4 June, 1914, as Louise in
11 The Cinema Star," subsequently
touring in the same part ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Birmingham, Sept.,
1915, played Topsy Devigne in " The
Light Blues " ; at the Empire, London,
July, 1916, appeared in " We're All
In It " ; at the London Hippodrome,
Nov., 1916, in " Flying Colours,"
pa\
^aStai^'^tYl
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.RD, Fannie, actress ; b. St.
Loufc 22 June, 1875 ; d. of the late
fohrSbuchanan ; m. (I) Joseph Lewis
(mar. ws.); (2) John W. Dean ; studied
for the^tage under John W. Norton ;
made lier first appearance on the
stage at the Broadway Theatre, New
York, 26 Nov., 1890, as Cupid in
Pippino " ; subsequently ]^layod in
" Across the Potomac," " Cinderella,"
" Sinbad," " Adonis," " The Rain-
maker of Syria," " The Voyage of
Suzette," " Love's Extract," " The
Charity Ball," " Shcnandoah " ; made
her first appearance on the London stage
as Eva Tudor in " The Shop Girl," at
the Gaiety, 24 Nov., 1894 ; she next
appeared at "Drury Lane, Sept., 1895,
as Lady Cholmondely iu " Cheer 1
Boys, Chc(jr ! ", afterwards going to
the Vaudeville, where she played
Marcelle in " A Night Out," Apr,,
1896 ; appeared at the Comedy, Apr,,
1898, in " Lord and Lady Algy,"
and at the Avenue, Mar,, 1899, in
" The Cuckoo " ; at the Avenue,
Apr., 1902, played Mrs, Devcreiix in
" the Little' French Milliner " ; at
the Comedy, Sept., 1903, af)j)carod as
Miss Godcisby i'n " The Climbers " ;
at the Savoy," May, 1904, played Lady
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Gerrardin " Who's Who ! " ; returned
to America, 1906, and made her reap-
pearance on the stage Jan., 1907, as
Rita Forrest in "A Marriage of
Reason," appearing at Wallack's,
New York, in that play on 1 Apr.,
1907 ; returning to England, she
appeared at the Waldorf Theatre, 24
June, as Nance in " In the Bishop's
Carriage," scoring a substantial success ;
again returned to America, and at the
Columbia Theatre Washington, 30 Sept.,
1907, appeared as Erne Tucker in " A
Fool and a Girl," afterwards touring
in the same play ; at Terry's Theatre,
Apr., 1908, appeared as Lady Kitty in
" The Marriage of William Ashe " ;
in June, appeared as Rhy MacChesney
in " The Three of Us," in which she
scored quite a " hit " ; at the Aldwych
Theatre, Oct., 1908, appeared as
Fanny in " Fanny and the Servant
Problem," and Mary Anderson in " The
Flag Station " ; subsequently re-
turned to America where she toured
as Fanny in " The New Lady Bantock "
(" Fanny and the Servant Problem "),
and appeared in this play at Wallack's,
Feb., 1909 ; appeared at the Hicks
Theatre, London, June, 1909, as
Eunice in a play of that name ; during
1910-11 appeared at the Palace and
elsewhere in " An Unlucky Star,"
and " Her Only Way " ; again re-
turned to America, and in Dec., 1911,
played in " The Spendthrift " ; in
Mar., 1912, played in "What the
Doctor Ordered " ; returned to
England, and appeared at the Aldwych,
Nov., 1912, as Ethel Toscani in " The
Price " ; returned to New York, and
at the Garriek Theatre, Sept., 1913,
played Gobettcin " Madam President ";
subsequently toured in the same piece,
1914 ; at the Colonial, New York,
Feb., 1915, played Gloria Griswold in
" A Table and Two Chairs " ; since
that date has devoted herself to the
cinema stage. Address : Hotel Claridgc,
New York City, U.S.'A^
WARD, Hugh, J,? manager; b.
Philadelphia, 1871 ; e, Philadelphia ;
was formerly a dancer and actor, and
made his first appearance on the stage
with a minstrel troupe as a child
dancer ; subsequently played chil-
dren's parts on the regular stage, aild
appeared with Henrietta Crosman,
Mrs. Madge Carr-Cook, etc. ; as a
child played Willie Manley in " The
Still Alarm," etc. ; had twelve years'
experience as a " stock " actor at Salt
Lake City (two years), Denver (two
years), San Francisco (two years),
Philadelphia (two years), Pittsburg
(four years) ; was then engaged with
Charles H. Hoyt's Comedy Company,
with which he visited Australia ; subse-
quently engaged by J. C. Williamson
in Australia to play Welland Strong
in " A Trip to Chinatown " ; was next
engaged with Williamson's Opera
Company for five years, playing in
most of the Gilbert and Sullivan
operas, also appearing as Cyrus Gilfain
in " Florodora," The Emperor and
Sir Bingo in " San Toy," etc. ; left
Australia in 1903 and coining to
London appeared successfully at
Drury Lane Theatre, Christmas, 1903,
as the Scarecrow in " Humpty
Durnpty " ; subsequently appeared at
the Empire and then returned to
New York ; toured with his own com-
pany through India, China, 3urmah,
and New Zealand ; was subsequently
appointed a director of J. C. William-
son, Ltd., and on the death of J. C.
Williamson was appointed managing
director of the firm ; resigned from
Williamson's, Mar., 1922, and became
managing director of the Sir Benjamin
Fuller circuit ; was the organiser
of Australian Day during the Great
War ; among his more successful
impersonations as an actor may
be mentioned, Rip in " Rip Van
Winkle," Mathias in "The Bells,"
Caleb Plummer in " Dot," Rev. Robert
Spakling in " The Private Secretary,"
Peter Amos Dunn in " Niobe," Cap-
tain Redwood in " Jim the Penman,"
Baron, Stein in " Diplomacy," Jaikes
in " The Silver King," Beau Farintosh
in " School," Eccles in " Caste,"
Fizzleton in " Nita's First," Carraway
Bones in " Turned Up," Sir Toby
Belch in " Twelfth Night," Baron
Chevrial in "A Parisian Romance,"
etc. Address : Princess Theatre, Mel-
bourne, Victoria, Australia.
WAEBE, Frederick B., actor and
manager ; b. Warrington, Oxfordshire,
23 Feb., 1851 ; made Ms first appearance
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on the stage, at the Lyceum Theatre,
Sunderland, 4 Sept., 1867, as the
Second Murderer in " Macbeth ";
he then played engagements at the
Theatre Royal, Glasgow ; Amphi-
theatre, Leeds, and Prince's Theatre,
Manchester ; he went to America in
1874, and made his first appearance
on the American stage at Booth's
Theatre, New York, 10 Aug., 1874,
when he played the part of Marston
Pike in " Belle Lamar " ; 19 Sept.,
1874, he played Buckingham in
" Richard III," with the late John
McCullough ; 19 Oct., 1874, Cromwell
in " King Henry VIII," with the late
Charlotte Cushman ; and on the
occasion of that actress's final appear-
ance in New York, 7 Nov., 1874, he
played MacdufI in " Macbeth " ; he
remained at Booth's Theatre for
three years ; in May, 1877, he appeared
at Daly's, as Lentullus in " Vesta " ;
and subsequently at the Broadway
Theatre, in the same year, played in
" Brunhilde," " Chesney Wold,"
" Mary Stuart," and " Antony and
Cleopatra," with the late Madame
Janauscheck ; in Dec., 1877, he
played Noirtier in " Monte Cristo,"
with the late Charles Fechter ; in
1878 he played with Horace and the
late Alice Lingard ; in 1880 with the
late John McCullough he appeared in
" The Gladiator," " Virginius,"
" Othello," " King Lear," " Richard
III," " Brutus/' " The Taming of the
Shrew/' and " The Lady of Lyons " ;
for many years he toured with his
own company and from 1893 to 1903
was in partnership with Louis James,
playing all the standard and legitimate
plays ; at the conclusion of his partner-
ship with Louis James he went on tour
with Kathryn Kidder, playing Matho
in " Salambo," produced at Syracuse,
New York, 24 August, 1904 ; subse-
quently he toured in " The Winter's
Tale " ; in 1907 he made his appear-
ance in a new ydle, that of a public
lecturer on dramatic subjects ; one of
his most successful lectures was " The
Wit and Wisdom of Shakespeare's
Fools " ; reappeared on the stage after
a five years' absence, at New Orleans,
Nov., 1910, playing Timon in " Timon
of Athens," subsequently playing
Brutus in " Julius Caesar " ; ia Sept.,
1911, commenced a tour as Nobody in
" Every woman " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1914, played
Altoum in " A Thousand Years Ago "
((< Turandot ") ; at Worcester, Mass.,
Dec., 1914, played in " His Royal
Happiness " ; at Los Angeles, June,
1919, appeared as Father Junipero
Serra in a " Mission Play."
WAEBE, Willie, actor and dancer ;
b. Great Yarmouth, 1857 ; s. of
William Warde, dancer ; made his
first appearance on the stage, when
a child in arms, in 1859, in " Young
and Old Stagers " ; he made his first
hit at the old Standard Theatre,
Bishopsgate, as Harlequin ; joined the
Gaiety company under John Hollings-
head in 1877, succeeding William
Elton in "II Sonnarnbula," and
was connected with that theatre
for over thirty years ; some of
his better known parts at that the-
atre, were, Hassan in " The Forty
Thieves," 1880 ; Li Krinki in " Camar-
alzaman," 1884 ; Mr. Kneebone in
" Little Jack Sheppard," 1885 ; Tweets,
" The Shop Girl," 1894 ; Mr. Creel in
" A Runaway Girl," 1898, etc. ; has
also appeared at Daly's in " San
Toy," " A Country Girl," " The
Cingalee," " The Geisha," etc., and
the Empire, under George Edwardcs's
management, and was the original
Harlequin in Barric's " Pantaloon,"
at the Duke of York's, 1905, and has
frequently appeared in that part ;
at the Apollo, 1908, played in " Butter-
flies " ; appeared at Daly's, Oct.,
1914, in his original part of Gaffer
Mummery in "A Country Girl " ; at
the Shaftcsbury, Apr., 1922, played
Giles in " Tons of Money " ; at His
Majesty's, Oct., 1924, Humphrey in
" Patricia " ; invented dances for
" Little Jack Sheppard " at the Gaiety,
1885, and numerous productions at
that theatre and at Daly's under the
late George Edwardcs' management ;
was a very accomplished dancer ami
ballet master.
WABE, Helen (Helen Reiner),
actress; b. San Francisco, CaL, 15
Oct., 1877 ; d. of Elinor (Ware) and
Jolm Axigust Remer ; $, New York
Public Schools and the New York
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Normal College ; was originally a gover-
ness ; made her first appearance on the
stage as an " extra " lady with Maude
Adarns in " The Little Minister " ;
at the Criterion Theatre, New York,
1899 ; next played with Rose Stahl
and William Bonelli in " An American
Gentleman " (1900-1) ; with Blanche
Bates in " Under Two Flags " (1901-2),
becoming general understudy, and
playing the "star" part during a
week of Miss Bates 's illness ; during
the same season she joined F. C.
Whitney's " Quo Vadis ? " company,
playing Lygia ; was occupied in "stock""
work during the season of 1902-3,
and the following year joined Robert
Edeson, playing Madame Alvarez in
" Soldiers of Fortune " ; subsequently
assumed the following rdles : Princess
Marie in " Resurrection " with
Blanche Walsh (1904-5) ; Miss War-
mester in " His Grace de Grammont "
with Otis Skinner (1905-6) ; Mag
Monahan in " In the Bishop's Carriage "
(1905-6) ; Celia in " The Kreutzcr
Sonata" with Blanche Walsh (1906-7) ;
Malina, the Gipsy, in " The Road
to Yesterday " with Minnie Dupree
(1906-7) ; leading woman with Arnold
Daly in repertoire (1907-8) ; during
1908 appeared at Chicago, for five
months, as Emma Brooks in " Paid
in Full " ; at Wallack's, New York,
Sept., 1908, played Nellie in "The
Regeneration " ; at Atlantic City,
Nov., 1908, played Annie Jeffries in
" The Third Degree/' appearing in the
same part at the Hudson Theatre, Feb.,
1909 ; at the same theatre, Sept.,
1910, played Madge Summers in
" The Deserters " ; at Washington,
Apr., 1911, played Wanda Kelly in
" The Woman ""; subsequently toured
as Ethel Toscani in " The Price," ap-
pearing at the Hudson Theatre, in
Nov., 1911, in the same part; at
Cincinnati, Apr., 1912, played Marie
Louise Lo Val in " Trial Marriage " ;
subsequently played a " stock "
engagement at Elitch's Gardens,
Denver ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Now York, Oct., 1912, played her
original part in " Trial Marriage " ;
at Chicago, Mar., 1913, played in
" The Escape " ; at the El tinge
Theatre, New York, June, 1913,
played Mary Turner in " Within
the Law " ; at Allentown, Pa., Sept.,
1914, played in "The Revolt"; in
1915 toured in "vaudeville" in "It
Doesn't Happen " ; at the Empire,
New York, Apr., 1915, played Made-
leine Renaud in " A Celebrated Case " ;
at the Palace, New York, Apr., 1916,
played in a sketch " Justified " ; at
the Liberty Theatre, Apr., 1917,
played Mrs. Carstairs in " Bosom
Friends " ; at the Palace, Apr., 1918,
appeared in " The Barrier " ; at the
Century, May, 1918, played " Princess"
Lizzie in " Out There " ; at the Ply-
mouth Theatre, New York, Nov., 1918,
played Lady Macbeth ; at Atlantic
City, Mar., 1920, appeared in " After-
math " ; at the Princess, New York,
Jan., 1921, played Madame Morelli in
" Pagans " ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Oct., 1921, Judith in " The
Wandering Jew " ; at the Belmont,
Feb., 1922, Charlotte in " Montmartre";
at the Selwyn, Apr., 1923, Delphine in
" Within Four Walls " ; at the Earl
Carroll, Oct., 1924, San Francisco Sal
in " Great Music." Clubs : Twelfth
Night, Three Arts Club, Society of Arts
and Letters. Address : 339 Rye Beach
Avenue, Rye, New York, U.S.A.
WARE1NG, Alfred, theatrical
manager and producer ; b. Black-
heath, 26 Oct., 1876; s. of Alfred
Hooton Wareing and his wife, Henrietta
Helena (Weil) ; e. Roan's School and
at the Birkbeck Institute ; m. Gertrude
Hawker ; was associated for some
time in literary work jprith the late
W. E. Henley ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1894 at the
St. George's Hall with the Elizabethan
Stage Society, subsequently fulfilling
engagements with Maxine Elliott,
Nat Goodwin, Sir George Alexander,
Sir F. R1. Benson, Sir Johnston
Forbes-Robertson, etc.; appeared at
the St. James's, Mar., 1902, as Guarino
in " Paolo and Franccsca " ; was
business manager for a time for Sir
Herbert Tree's provincial productions,
and in 1907 for Oscar Asche and
Lily Brayton ; managing director of
the Glasgow Repertory Theatre, which
he founded in 1909 and directed
until 1913 ; director and producer of
" stock " seasons at Brighton and East-
bourne, 1916; proprietor and director
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of the Theatre Royal, Huddersfield ;
in June, 1899, was one of the original
members of the Stage Society ; is
an authority on Shakespeare and
Repertory Theatres. Recreations :
Walking and yachting. Clubs : Savage,
Huddersfield Club, Theatre Managers
Association. Address : 5 Fitzwilliam
Street West, Huddersfield.
WAKFIELB, David, actor ; &. San
Francisco, California, 28 Nov., 1866 ;
m. 1899, Mary Gabrielle Brandt; his
first connection with the theatre,
was as an usher (or programme seller)
at the Bush Street Theatre, San Fran-
cisco ; made his first appearance on
the stage at San Francisco, as a super
in " Siberia " ; he appeared in his
first speaking part at Napa, California,
in 1888, as Melter Moss in "The
Ticket of Leave Man " ; first appeared
in New York in 1890 in a monologue
at a concert hall ; at the Windsor
Theatre, 20 Apr., 1891, he played
Honora in " O'Dowd's Neighbours/'
and at the Fourteenth Street Theatre,
27 Feb., 1893, he appeared as George
Washington Littlehales in "A Nut-
meg Match " ; he next joined the
Casino company, appearing there on
26 Feb., 1894, as Waldorf Metropole
in " About Town " ; he also appeared
at this theatre in " The Merry World,"
" In Gay New York/' as Twiggum in
"The Whirl of the Town/' and as
Karl in " The Belle of New York " ;
in 1889 he was with Weber and Fields,
aud played fn " Barbara Fidgety/'
" Catharine," and " The Girl from
Martin's " ; at the Bijou, Sept., 1901,
he made a great hit, when he played
Levi in " The Auctioneer " ; at Atlan-
tic City, 12 Sept., 1904, he appeared as
Herr Anton Von Barwig in " The
Music Master," in which he scored
another big success ; he appeared
in the same part at the Belasco
Theatre, New York, on 26 Sept., 1904,
and played no other part until 1907 ;
he appeared 1,007 times in the play,
and it is stated played to no less a sum
than .£200,000 ; he made his final
appearance in the play on 29 June,
1907 ; at the Hyperion, Newhaven,
Conn., 23 Sept., 1907, he appeared for
the first time as " Wes " Bigelow in
" A Grand Army Man," appearing
in the same part at the opening of
the new Stuyvesant Theatre, New
York, 16 Oct., 1907 ; toured in the same
play during 1908-9; at Boston, Jan.,
1911, played Peter Grimm in "The
Return of "Peter Grimm," and appeared
in the same part at the Belasco Theatre,
16 Oct., 1911 ; toured in the same
part 1912-13 ; at the Belasco Theatre,
New York, 30 Sept., 1913, reappeared
as Solomon Levi in " The Auctioneer " ;
during 1914-15 toured in the same part ;
during 1915-16 toured in " Van Der
Decken " ; at the Knickerbocker The-
atre, New York, Sept.-Oct., 1916,
reappeared in " The Music Master,"
and "The Auctioneer"; toured in
these during 1917-18 and played a
further season at the Manhattan
Opera House, Nov., 1918 ; during
1919-20 toured in the same plays ; at
the Belasco, Sept., 1921, again played
Peter Grimm, in " The Return of Peter
Grimm " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
Dec., 1922, played Shylock in " The
Merchant of Venice " ; continued in
this in New York and on tour, 1923-24,
Recreations : Riding and walking.
Clubs : Lambs' ancl Players', New
York. Address : c/o David Belasco
Theatre, 44th Street, near Broadway,
New York City, U.S.A.
WAKING, Dorothy May Graham.
actress and vocalist ; b. Folkestone, 20
July, 1895 ; d. of Robert Waring ancl his
wife Nora (Graham) ; e. privately, at
home, and at the Guildhall School of
Music, under Franklin Clivc ; she was a
student at the Guildhall School for
three years, where she gained the
Mclba Scholarship during her first
year, and retained it until she left;
also gained the Guildhall Soprano
prize, likewise the Sheriffs prize ;
made an immediate success on her
first appearance, at the Adclphi, 3
Apr., 1915, when she played V6ronique
in the revival of that comic opera ;
at the Adclphi, Nov., 1915, played
Pomona in " Tina " ; at the King's,
Glasgow, Dec., 1915, played the title-
rdle in the same piece, and toured in
this during 1916 ; at the London
Hippodrome, Sept., 1916, appeared
in " Flying Colours " ; at the Scala,
Mar,, 1920, played Lady Mollie
Maguire in " Society Ltd. " ; during
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1921 toured in "A Little Dutch
Girl " ; in 1923, toured as Mary in
" The Island King " ; during 1924
toured as Vivian Marsden in " Stop
Flirting." Address: 11 Palace Gate,
Kensington, W.8.
WARINO, Herbert (Herbert Waring
Rutty), actor; b. St. James's Place,
S.W., 17 Nov., 1857; s. of William
Rutty, a shipbroker in the City ;
e. Dulwich College, and Old Merchant
Taylors' School ; m. Florence Victorine,
d. of George Heather Rous ; was
engaged as a schoolmaster from
1875-7 ; made his first appearance
on the stage at the Adelphi Theatre,
27 Oct., 1877, as one of the Oxford
crew in a revival of " Formosa " ;
after appearing at the Park Theatre
appeared at the Adelphi, 1878, in
" Proof," and in 1879, in " The Hunch-
back " ; during the next four years
toured with various companies, in-
cluding Edward Terry's, and the
" Caste " company, appearing with
the latter as Captain Hawtree in
" Caste/' Jack Poyntz in " School/'
Talbot Piers in " M.P.," Freddy
Ikitterscotch in " The Guv'nor," etc. ;
in July> 1883, joined Hare and Kendal
at the St. James's, and he remained
there until 1888, playing among other
parts, Colonel Macdonald in " Im-
pulse," Sir John Ingram in " A Scrap
of Paper," Jack Gambier in " The
Queen's Shilling," Harold Boycott in
" The Money Spinner/' Baron de
Pr6font in " The Ironmaster," Octave
in the same play, Oliver in " As You
Like It/' Rev. Noel Brice in " The
Hobby Horse/' Lord Charles Spencer
in " Lady Clancarty," Gilbert Hythe
in " The Squire/' etc. ; in Oct., 1888,
joined Mary Anderson's company,
and toured with her in America,
playing Romeo, Orlando, Claude
Melnotte, etc. ; on his return to
England appeared at the Novelty,
June, 1889, as Torvald Helmer in the
first English production of " A Doll's
House " ; at the Garrick, Nov.,
1889, played Cesare Angelotti in "La
ToscV' ; at the Court, Apr., 1890,
appeared as Valentine White in " The
Cabinet Minister " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Oct., 1890, played Prince
Zosimoff in " The Sixth Command-
ment," and Nov., 1890, Geoffrey
Landon in " The Pharisee " ;
joined George Alexander at the St.
James's, Jan., 1891, and played Mark
Denzil in " Sunlight and Shadow " ;
Feb., 1891, appeared as Sir John
Harding in " The Idler," and Nov.,
1891, Harvey Lester in ' ' Lord Anerle y " ;
at the Princess's, June, 1892, played in
" Strathlogan " ; at the Garrick, Oct.,
1892, appeared in " The Awakening " ;
at the Trafalgar Square Theatre,
Feb., 1893, played Halvard Solness in
" The Master Builder " ; at the Opera
Comique, July, 1893, appeared as
Shylock in " The Merchant of Venice ";
at Terry's, Oct., 1893, played Lord
Dorrington in " An American Bride/'
and Nov., 1893, Ffolliott Treherne in
" Gudgeons " ; rejoined the St.
James's company, Apr., 1894, to play
Sir Bryce Skene in " The Masquera-
ders " ; Jan., 1895, appeared as
Frank Humber in " Guy Domville " ;
May, 1895, as Mr. Jorgan in " The
Triumph of the Philistines " ; June,
1895, as Captain Ardale in "The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; Nov., 1895,
as Jay Grist in " The Divided Way " ;
Jan, 1896, Duke Michael in ''The
Prisoner of Zenda " ; at the Criterion,
Aug., 1896, played Lord Langdale in
" A Blind Marriage " ; at the Hay-
market, Oct., 1896, played Gil de
Berault in " Under the Red Robe " ;
at the Adelphi, Dec., 1897, appeared
as Captain Thorne in '* Secret Service " ;
then followed a three years' engage-
ment at the Duke of York's, where in
Oct., 1898, he played Sir George
Sylvester in " The Adventure of Lady
Ursula " ; Oct., 1899, the Hon. John
Storm in " The Christian " ; Dec.,
1899, Woolf Kingsearl in "Miss
Hobbs " ; Sept., 1900, Stephen
Oglander in " The Lackey's Carnival " ;
Nov., 1900, Max in " The Swash-
buckler " ; in Aug., 1901, entered on
the management of the Imperial
Theatre, producing " A Man of His
Word," in which he played Captain
Meredith, but the venture was un-
successful ; in 1902 toured with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell in England and
America in " The Second Mrs. Tan-
queray/' " Magda/' and " The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith " ; on his
return, appeared at the Lyric, Dec,,
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1902, as lago in " Othello/' with
Forbes- Robertson ; at the St. James's,
Aug., 1903, with E. S. Wiliard, played
Andrea Strozzi in " The Cardinal " ;
at the Haymarket, Jan., 1904, ap-
peared as Hardolph Mayne in " Joseph
Entangled " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Nov., 1904, as the Earl of Feldershey
in " The Flute of Pan " ; at the
New Theatre, May, 1905, played
Raoul Berton in " Leah Kleschna " ;
appeared at St. James's in " His
House in Order," as Filmer Jesson, Jan.,
1906 ; in 1907 he succeeded Mr.
Leonard Boyne at the Apollo Theatre,
as Warren Barrington in " The
Stronger Sex " ; in Oct., 1907, for a
time played Captain Hawtree in
" Caste," with Sir John Hare on
tour; in 1908 toured in the title-
rdle of " Stingaree " ; at the Garrick,
Apr., 1908, played Sir Chichester
Frayne in " The Gay Lord Quex " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1908, played
Gerard Merriam in " Idols " ; Jan.,
1909, appeared in his original part in
"The Adventure of Lady Ursula";
at the Criterion, Feb., 1909, played
Horace Carruthers in " The Real
Woman " ; at the Afternoon (His
Majesty's) Theatre, Mar., 1909, played
Sir Vincent Meredith in " The House
of Bondage " ; in May, 1909, toured
in Germany as the Duke of Brace-
borough in " Mr. Hopkinson " ; at
the Queen's, Nov., 1909, played the
Rt. Hon. Henry Rivers, K.C., M.P.,
in " The House Opposite " ; at the
Garrick, May, 1910, appeared as Sir
Oliver Holt in " The Dawn of a To-
Morrow " ; at the Globe, Aug., 1910,
appeared as Dr. Grimesby Rylott in
"The Speckled Band"; at the
Court, June, 1911, played Prinzivalle
in *' Monna Vanna " ; in Aug., 1911,
toured with Evelyn Millard in "The
Adventure of Lady Ursula " ; at the
Globe, Jan., 1912, played Marrnaduke
Paradine in " Vice- Versa " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1912, played John
Doughty in " Drake " ; at the New
Theatre, Manchester, Aug., 1913,
played Gil de Berault in a revival of
" Under the Red Robo " ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1914, played Claude
Jervoise in " The Two Virtues " ; at
His Majesty's, 22 May, 1914, played
Geoffrey Ware in the " all-star "
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revival of " The Silver King," given
in aid of King George's Actors' Pension
Fund ; at the St. James's, Oct., 1914,
played his original part of Filmer
Jesson in a revival of " His House in
Order " ; in 1915 toured in variety
theatres, as Sir Lucien Lanchester in
" Lucifer and his Angel," and Lord
Arthur Tollemache in " The Pink
Nightgown " ; at the Vaudeville, July,
1915, played Ernest Sinclair in " Enter-
prising Helen " ; at the County,
Kingston, Oct., 1916, Andrew Mac-
millan in " Magnificent Mac " ; during
1917 toured as James Ffolliott Tre-
herne in " Wonderful James " (" Gud-
geons "), and appeared in. the same
part at the Garrick, Mar., 1917;
subsequently again toured in the same
part, and also as Captain Drew in
" Captain Drew on Leave " ; at the
Coliseum, Mar., 1918, played in " The
Trap " ; at the Court Theatre, Oct.,
1918, played Malvolio in " Twelfth
Night"; Mar., 1919, played Joseph
Surface in " The School for Scandal " ;
in 1920, went to America, and at the
Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
Dec., 1920, played Major Antony
Crespin in " The Green Goddess,"
and appeared at the Booth Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1921, in the same
part ; subsequently toured in the
same part ; reappeared in London, at
the Everyman theatre, Dec,, 1922, as
Malvolio in " Twelfth Night " ; at His
Majesty's, Feb., 1923, in aid of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors,
played Olivier in " The Ballad Monger" ;
at the R.A.D.A. Theatre, May, 1924,
played Sir Anthony Branvillc in " The
Discovery " ; at the Aldwych (for the
Flay Actors), t Oct., 1924, played
Godfrey Hayling in " The Hayling
Family " ; made his first appearance
on the variety stage, at the London
Pavilion, Jan., 1912, as Tristram
O'Conncll in "The Mask." Address :
44 Digby Mansions, Hammersmit h,W,6.
Telephone No, : Riverside 723, Clubs :
Garrick and Lcancler.
WARNER, Grace, actress and
manageress ; b. London, 26 Feb.,
1873 ; d. of tine late Charles Warner,
actor, sister of H. B. Warner ; e,
Brighton and Queen's College, Lon-
don; m., 1898, Franklin McLeay,
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actor (d. 1899) ; had no special
training for the stage, and made her
first appearance at Drury Lane,
9 Dec., 1887, as Juliet in the balcony
scene from. " Romeo and Juliet,"
on the occasion of her late father's
farewell peiiormance, prior to his
departure for Australia ; she accom-
panied her father to Australia, and
appeared there most successfully,
1888-90 as Juliet, Portia, Desdemona,
Lady Teazle, Parthenia in " Ingomar,"
Ophelia, Galatea, etc. ; on her return
to England, 1890, toured as Ethel
Kingston in " The English Rose " ;
she made her first regular appearance
on the London stage, at the Adelphi,
22 Dec., 1892, as Nell in "A Lost
Paradise " ; from 1893-5, toured as
Rose Woodmere in " The Prodigal
Daughter " ; in the same year
appeared with her father, as Madame
Lorraine in " A House of Lies," and
Gervaise in " Drink " ; at the Lyric,
Jan., 1896, appeared as Poppea in
" The Sign of the Cross," with the
late Wilson Barrett ; in 1897 toured
as Lady Delila in " The Sorrows of
Satan " ; at the Lyric, Oct., 1897,
played Berenis in " The Sign of the
Cross " ; at Her Majesty's, Sept.,
1898, appeared as Pelipa in " The
Termagant," with Olga Nethersole ;
subsequently at the same theatre
played Miladi in " The Musketeers,"
with Sir Herbert Tree ; appeared at
the Lyceum, Feb., 1899, as Lacie
Manette in " The Only Way " ; at
the Prince of Wales' s, Kennington,
Sept., 1899, played Judith Anderson
in " The Devil's Disciple " ; at the
Metropole, Dec., 1899, Bertha in
" Dare-Devil Max " ; at the Adelphi,
Dec., 1899, Gervaise in " Drink " ;
at the Princess's, Jan,, 1900, she
appeared as Gladys in " How London
Lives " ; June, 1900, played Dora in
jjjfoe (play oE that name, and Lucy
Fairwcji'.ther in " The Streets of Lon-
don " ; lie 1901 toured as Eve in a
play of the " , same name ; in Mar, ,
1902, she took1*, her own company on
lour playing """f^y the Hand of a
Woman," etc. ; lia^s since toured with
her own company ilii " The Wages of
Sin," " The Scarlett Clue," " East
Lynne," " Lady Aiifdley's Secret,"
" The Little Widow " Midnight
London," "My Artful Valet," "Till
Kingdom Come," etc. ; in 1908 toured
with Sir Herbert Tree as Portia in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; during
1917 toured in "Watch the Box";
during 1920 toured as Lady Marion
Mainwaring in " Tilly of Bloomsbury."
Recreations : Driving and reading.
WARNER, Henry Byron, actor ; s.
of the late Charles Warner (Lickfold),
actor; b. London, 26 Oct., 1876;
e. Bedford Grammar School ; m.
(1) Mrs. F. R. Hamlin, (2) Marguerite
L. Stanwood ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1883 at Hanley,
Staffs, in " The Streets of London,"
with his father ; made his first
regular appearance on the stage,
at the Elephant and Castle Theatre,
26 Sept., 1898, with his father, as
the Rev. Mr. Eden, in " It's Never Too
Late to Mend " ; in 1898 played
Aramis to his father's D'Artagnan,
in " The Three Musketeers," and
subsequently appeared as D'Artagnan,
owing to his father's illness ; at the
Metropole, Camberweil, Sept., 1899,
played Ned Bagenell with Mrs. Lewis
Waller in " The Rebel " and subse-
quently toured in this play and in
" The Three Musketeers " ; at the
Princess's Theatre, Nov., 1899, ap-
peared as Gilbert Hay in " The
Absent Minded Beggar " ; in May,
1900, toured as Jack Austin in
" Another Man's Wife " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, Aug., 1900, played
the Duke of Monmouth in " English
Nell," and Feb., 1901, Ernest Vane
in "Peg Woffington " ; at His
Majesty's, Oct., 1901, played Raoul
in "The Last of the Dandies"; at
the Garrick, 1902, with Arthur
Bourchier, played in " Pilkerton's
Peerage," " The Bishop's Move,"
41 Dr. Johnson," etc. ; at the Criterion,
May, 1903, appeared as Arnold
WmrCrith in "The Altar of Friend-
ship " ; in 1904 toured as Sir Joseph
Lacy in " Joseph Entangled "; visited
America, 1905, and was leading
man with Miss Eleanor Robson in
the States, and played with her in
" Merely Mary Ann," "In A Bal-
cony," " Nurse Marjorie," " Susan in
Search of a Husband," " The Girl Wlto
Has Every tiling," and " Salomy
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jane " ; at the Savoy Theatre, New
York, 21 Dec., 1908, played Philip
Ames in " The Battle " ; at Buffalo,
Sept., 1909, played Hardy in " Foreign
Exchange " ; subsequently toured as
Hal in " These Are My People " ; at
Wallock's, Jan., 1910, played Lee
Randall in " Alias Jimmy Valentine "
with great success ; continued in this
part on tour 1910-12 ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Jan., 1913, played the
Hon. Nevil Trask in " Blackbirds " ;
Mar., 1913, Warren Jarvis in "The
Ghost Breaker " ; subsequently toured
in " Billy Black " ; in 1914 toured in
" The Ghost Breaker " ; at the Grand,
Chicago, Aug., 1914, played Steven
Denby in " Under Cover " ; at the
Majestic, Boston, May, 1915, again
played Lee Randall in " Alias Jimmy
Valentine"; at Chicago, Feb., 1918,
played in " Among Those Present " ;
at the Century, May, 1918, appeared
as 'Erb in " Out There " ; at the
Bijou, Oct., 1918, as He in " Sleeping
Partners " ; for the next three years
devoted himself to the cinema stage ;
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
Dec., 1921, played John Fitzroy Scor-
rier in " Danger " ; at the Belmont,
Feb., 1923, Maitland White in " You
and I " ; at the National, Nov., 1924,
Jim Warren in " Silence." Recreations :
Athletics. Address : Lambs' Club,
130 West 44th Street, New York City,
or Hollywood, CaL, U.S.A.
WAEEEN, C. Denier, actor; 6.
Chicago, 111., U.S.A., 29 July, 1889 ;
5. of Charles Warren and his wife
Marguerite (Fish) ; e, Bordon, Kent ;
his father and mother were well known
variety artists as Fish and Warren ;
made his first appearance on the stage
at the Grand Theatre of Varieties,
Clapham, Dec., 1897, as one of the
Ugly Sisters in a children's pantomime
of " Cinderella " ; made his first
appearance on the regular stage at the
Garrick Theatre, 2 Mar., 1903, in
" Whitewashing Julia " ; from 1905-
12 was engaged in music publishing
business in Paris ; reappeared on the
stage in 1912 in a revival of " The
New Boy " ; at the Queen's, Jan.,
1913, played Willie in " Get-Rich-
Quick Wallingford " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1913, Ned Corry in " Sealed
Orders " ; at the Queen's, Dec., 1913,
Tracey Tanner in " The Fortune
Hunter " ; in 1914 appeared in " Pot-
ash and Perlmutter," and returned to
Drury Lane, for a revival of " Sealed
Orders " ; went to America in 1915
and at the Manhattan Opera House,
24 Sept., 1915, played Edward Hay
and Ned Corry in " Stolen Orders " ;
at Drury Lane, Sept., 1916, played
Jules Gaillaud in " The Best of Luck " ;
Dec., 1916, appeared there in " Puss
in Boots " ; at the Empire, during
1917, appeared in the revues " Hanky-
Panky," " Topsy-Turvey," and " Here
and There " ; at Drury Lane, Dec.,
1917, in " Aladdin " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Aug., 1918, appeared as Marcel
Durosel in " Telling the Tale " ; at
Drury Lane, Dec., 1918, in " Puss in
Boots " ; at the Palace Theatre, Paris,
Apr., 1919, appeared in " Hullo,
Paris ! " ; at Drury Lane, Sept., 1919,
played Canon Pennefathcr in " The
Great Day " ; Dec., 1919, Minnie in
"Cinderella"; June, 1920, Hadj in
" The Garden of Allah " ; at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1921, M. Leclccque in
" The Little Girl in Reel "; at the
Ambassadors', Dec., 1922, Mr. Bulger
in " Sweet Lavender " ; at the St.
James's, Mar., 1923, Carlo Pascali in
" The Inevitable " ; in the autumn of
1924 toured in " The Gipsy Prin-
cess " ; at the New Oxford, Nov.,
1924, played Ali Mon in " The First
Kiss " ; is well known as a successful
play-broker. Recreations : Swimming,
reading, and playing football. Clubs :
Carlyle, Piccadilly, and is a member
of the Drury Lane Lodge. Address :
19 Sackville Street, W.I.
WARWICK, Ethel, actress ; b.
London, 13 Oct., 1882 ; d, of Frank
and Maude Warwick ; e. Hanipstead
and Margate ; m. Edmund Waller
(mar. dis.) ; previously occupied as an
art student at Polytechnic, London ;
prepared for the stag© at Henry
Neville's School ; made her first appear -
ance on the stage at the Grand Theatre,
Fulham, 25 July, 1900, as Eniilie
de Lesparre in " The Corsican
Brothers," with Henry Neville ;
played small parts at His Majesty's,
Nov., 1900, in " Herod," and Feb.,
1901, in " Twelfth Night " ; for
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four months appeared with. Charles
Wyndham in various parts ; ap-
peared in " The Twin Sister "
(1902) and " Captain Dieppe " (1904)
at "Duke of York's ; at Wynd-
ham's, 1902, played in " Heard at
the Telephone," and " The End of
a Story " ; at the Adelphi, 1902,
in " Captain Kettle " ; also played
an engagement with Miss Nance
O'Neil at the Adelphi, 1902 ; played
lead with F. R. Benson, 1903, appear-
ing as Portia, Juliet, Katherine,
etc. ; toured in " Zaza," 1904-5, with
Mrs. Lewis Waller ; appeared in ' ' Mauri -
cette " with H. B. Irving at Lyric,
1906 ; toured in South Africa with
William Haviland, 1906, during which
time she played Ariel in " The Tem-
pest " ; played Iris in " Her Love
against the World," on suburban tour,
1907 ; appeared at the Scala, April,
1908, in " Hannele " ; subsequently, ,
at Daly's, Fi-Fi in " The Merry
Widow " ; at the Court, Nov., 1908,
appeared in " The Vagabond " ; in
1909 went to Australia, and played
in " The Flag Lieutenant," etc. ; in
1910 toured there with J. C. William-
son's company, as Mercia in " The
Sign of the Cross," and Marguerite
in " Henry of Navarre " ; reappeared
in London, at the Lyceum, Mar.,
1911, as Antoinette de Mauban in
" The Prisoner of Zenda " ; July,
1911, played Josephine in "A Royal
Divorce"; Nov., 1911, played
Milady in " The Three Musketeers " ;
at the New Prince's, Feb., 1912,
appeared as Marcel Rigadout in
" Woman and Wine " ; at Drury Lane,
Apr., 1912, as Iras in "BenHur";
she then entered on the management
of the Queen's Theatre, opening
on 7 Oct., 1912, as Zaza in a revival
of the play of that name ; in Nov.,
1912, played Sylvia in " Sylvia
Greer " ; and Dec,, 1912, Felicity
Scarth in " The Tide " ; in Apr.,
1913, took the Little Theatre, for a
short season, opening on 17 Apr.,
with " The Cap and Bells," in which
she appeared as Lady Clara Harden ;
subsequently toured in this part ;
in Oct., 1913, entered on a short season
of management at the Globe Theatre,
appearing on 16 Oct., 1913, as Vivienne
Vavasour in " People Like Ourselves ";
she then went to Australia, and durirg
1913-14 appeared as Lady Felicia
Gaveston in " Sealed Orders " ; after
returning to London appeared at the
Lyceum, Feb., 1915, as Miladi in " The
Three Musketeers"; Mar., 1915,
played the Empress Josephine in " A
Royal Divorce " ; in May, 1915,
toured in variety theatres, in " An
Emergency Case " ; during 1916
toured in variety theatres as Rosario
in " A Spanish Minx " ; during 1918
toured as Lady Fenton in " One Hour
of Life," and subsequently in variety
theatres in " A Woman Intervenes,"
and " Who Laughs Last 1 " ; she then
toured in South Africa and Australia ;
during 1920 joined the New Shake-
speare Co. and at Stratford-on-Avon,
Apr., 1920, appeared as Beatrice,
Katherine, Gertrude in " Hamlet,"
Olivia in " Twelfth Night," Lady
Macbeth, Chorus in " Henry V," etc. ;
at the Lyceum, Sept., 1923, played
Miranda Vane in " What Money Can
Buy." Recreation : Principally music.
Address: 85 Guildford Street, W.C.I.
WARWICK, Robert (Robert Taylor
Bien), actor; b. Sacramento, Cal.,
U.S.A., 9 Oct., 1878; e. California
University ; studied music in Paris
with a view to operatic singing from
1898-1901 ; returning from France
abandoned the idea, and secured Ms
first engagement on the regular stage,
as understudy, during the production
of " Glad of It," at the Savoy Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1903 ; during 1904-5
toured in " The Pit," and 1905-6 in
" The Education of Mr. Pipp " ; was
then engaged by Virginia Harned, and
appeared at the Herald Square Theatre,
New York, Sept., 1907, as Alexis
Vronsky in " Anna Karenina " ; at
Madison Square, Feb., 1908, played
Julian Burroughs in " The Worth of
a Woman " ; at the Hackett Theatre,
Feb., 1909, Oliver Whitney in "A
Woman's Way" ; at Wallack's, Aug.,
1909, James Gresham in " The Dollar
Mark" ; at the Hackett, Dec., 1909,
Lawrence Bruiidage in " Mrs. Dakon";
at the Garrick, New York, May, 1910,
appeared as Stuart Randolph in " Her
Husband's Wife " ; at the Lyric, New
York, Nov., 1910, as Comte Remy
de Margyl in " Two Women " ; at
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Lew Fields' Theatre, Feb., 1911, as
the Grand Duke Sergius in " The
Balkan Princess " ; at the Casino,
Sept., 1911, as Guido Spin! in " The
Kiss Waltz " ; at the Manhattan
Opera House, Sept., 1912, played
Corianton in " An Aztec Romance " ;
at the Park Theatre, Dec., 1912, Cap-
tain Merton Raleigh in " Miss Prin-
cess " ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Feb., 1913, Robert Cameron
in " The Bridal Path " ; at the Play-
house, New York, Mar., 1913, " Bull "
Ormiston in " The Painted Woman " ;
at the Lyric, New York, Apr., 1913,
Miles McKenna in the revival of
" Rosedale " ; at the Belasco, Dec.,
1913, Charlie Ponta Tulli in " The
Secret " ; at the Empire, New York,
Apr., 1915, appeared as Lazare in the
" all-star " revival of " A Celebrated
Case " ; at the Playhouse, Mar., 1916,
as Captain Brassbound in " Captain
Brassbound's Conversion"; during
the war served in the American Air
Force ; subsequently turned his atten-
tion to the cinema stage ; reappeared
on the regular stage, at the Century
Theatre, Jan., 1921, as Captain de
Corlaix in "In the Night Watch ; at
the Playhouse, New York, Jan., 1922,
played Bradlands McKinney in " Drift-
ing"" ; at the Empire, New York, June,
1922, Captain Absolute in " The
Rivals " ; at the Bijou, Oct., 1922,
Challenge in "To Love " ; at the
Forty-ninth Street Theatre, Apr., 1924,
Jim Knight in " Cheaper to Marry."
WATSON, Elizabeth, actress; b.
Pundee ; d. of the late J. Boles- Watson
and his wife Madge (Johnstone) ; e.
Dundee ; has been on the stage since
childhood ; first attracted attention
in London, when she appeared at
the Savoy Theatre, Nov., 1907, as
Ftatateeta in " Caesar and Cleopatra ";
at the Prince of Wales' s Theatre,
Feb., 1914, played Mrs. Gerard in
" Broadway Jones " ; at the London
Opera House, Sept., 1914, the Widow
in " England Expects " ; at the
Prince's, Sept., 1916, again playccl
Mrs. Gerard in " Broadway Jones " ;
subsequently toured as Lady Crystal
in " The Catch of the Season " ; at
the Palace, Oct.,, 1917, played Maria
on Delivery " ; at
the Garrick, Mar., 1922, Marie in
" The Man in Dress Clothes " ; at the
Royalty,. Feb., 1923, Mathilde in " The
Love Habit " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1924, Mrs. Carroll in "Pollyanna."
Address : c/o Barry O'Brien, 18
Charing Cross Road, W.C.2.
WATSON, Henrietta, actress; b,
Dundee, 11 Mar., 1873; d. of late
J. Boles- Watson and his wife, Madge
(Johnstone), actors ; g.-d. of J. B.
Johnstone, also an actor, and niece
of the late Eliza Johnstone ; c. at
Edinburgh ; m. Walter Thornton-
Radcliffe (dec.) ; from her earliest
years associated with the theatre ;
made her first appearance on the stage
as Willie Carlyle in " East Lynne,"
with the late Alice Marriott ; on leav-
ing school in 1888 toured as Mrs.
Hummingtop in " The Arabian
Nights," Margery Sylvester in " Our
Flat," and 1889-91 as Amy Gwynnc
in " The Bungalow " ; made her first
appearance on the London stage at
the Olympic Theatre, Sept., 1891,
as Jeanne le Terreu in "A Royal
Divorce/' subsequently playing
Stephanie in the same play, and
Nichette in " Heartsease " ; in 1892
went to Australia with Mrs Bernard -
Beere, playing Beatrice in "As In a
Looking Glass," Grace Harkaway in
" London Assurance " Mabel Vane in
" Masks and Faces," etc. ; on leaving
Mrs. Beere she played at Her Majesty's
and the Lyceum, Sydney, 1892-3,
appearing as Nellie Denver in " The
Silver King," Bridget Q'Mara in " The
English Rose," Stella St. Glair in " A
Million of Money," Annie and Nan in
" Alone in London," and supported
Edward Terry as Kate in " The
Churchwarden," Mrs. Marmaduke
Jackson in " Jn Chancery," Blanche
in " Liberty Hall," Minnie in. " Sweet
Lavender," etc. ; during 1894 ap-
peared as Milly Peck in " On 'Change/'
Hortense in " Jo," Gladys in " Hans
the Boatman " and in a number of
popular dramas ; returned to England
in Oct., 1894, and at Toole's, Feb.,
1895 made her reappearance as the
Hon. Wilhelmina Carlingford in
" Thoroughbred " ; at the Duke of
York's, Sept., 1895, played Mrs. Mel-
combe in "Her Advocate*': at the
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Adelplii, Jan., 1896, appeared as Esther
Coventry in " One of the Best " ;
joined Forbes-Robertson at the
Lyceum, in Jan., 1896, played Mrs.
Cantelo in " Michael and his Lost
Angel," subsequently appearing there
as Lady Mildred Yester in " The
Shades of Night " and Lady Sneerwell
in " The School for Scandal " ; toured
in the United States with Olga
Nethersole, 1896-7, as Dolores in
" Carmen," Martha de Bardannes in
" Denise," Louise in " Frou-Frou,"
Marie Laroche in "A Daughter of
France," Olympe in " Camille/' etc. ;
on her return to England appeared
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, Oct., 1897
as Ruth in "In the Ranks," Trilby
and Minnie in " Sweet Lavender "
appeared at the Duke of York's, Dec.
1897, as Maggie in " The Happy Life "
at the Strand, Feb., 1898, played
Evangeline in "A Brace of Par-
tridges " ; at the Metropole, Mar.,
1899, played Cicely Prentice in " The
Mayflower " ; subsequently returned
to Australia, and played Miladi in
" The Three Musketeers," Glory
Quayle in " The Christian," Edith
Varney in " Secret Service/' etc. ;
after her return to England in 1901,
toured with Murray Carson in " Ham-
let," and as Lady Ursula in " The
Adventure of Lady Ursula " ; ap-
peared at the St. James's, Oct., 1901,
as Mrs. Carew in. " The Likeness of
the Night " ; at the Royalty, Jan.,
1902, played Lady Cottesham in " The
Marrying of Anu Lecte " ; at the
Vaudeville, Sept., 1902, appeared as
Miss Willoughby in " Quality Street " ;
at the Duke of York's, June, 1904,
played Mrs. De Tra fiord in " The
Edge of the Storm " ; at His Majesty's,
Mar., 1905, appeared as Madge Meyrick
ia " Agatha " ; subsequently she was
at the Haymarkct, understudying
Winifred Emery in " The Cabinet
Minister " ; at the Imperial, Oct., 1905,
played the Hon. Susan Lesson in " The
Perfect Lover " ; at the Court, Nov.,
1905, played Mrs. Hugh Voysey in
" The Voysey Inheritance " ; at the
Garrick, Apr,, 1906, appeared as Miss
Felling in " The Fascinating Mr.
Vandcrveldt " ; at the Court, July,
1906, appeared as Mrs, Clandon in
" You Never Can Tell " ; at Drury
Lane, Sept., 1906, played Martha in
" The Bondman " ; at the St. James's,
Mar., 1907, appeared as the Princess Cas-
taguary in " John Glayde's Honour " ;
at the Hicks Theatre, Aug., 1907, as
Mrs. Blaney in " The Hypocrites " ;
at the Savoy, Sept., 1907, as Mrs.
Hope in "Joy"; at the Garrick,
Nov., 1907, as Mrs. Jeffries in " Simple
Simon," and at the Imperial, in the
same month, as Miss Trebell in
" Waste " ; during 1908 toured with
Mr. Arthur Bourchier and Garrick
Company ; at Manchester, Oct., 1908,
played Margaret Hepplestone in " An
Outsider " ; at the Haymarket, Apr.,
1909, played the Marchioness of
Bewdiey in " Bevis," and May, 1909,
the Baroness de St. Ermin in " Love
Watches " ; at the Garrick, May,
1909, played Madame Vagret in " The
Arm of the Law " ; at the Playhouse,
Dec., 1909, appeared as Mrs. Mac-
michael in " The Visit " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1910, played Mrs.
Torrens in " Nobody's Daughter " ;
Feb., 1911, the Duchess of Marl-
borough in " Mr. Jarvis " ; at the
Duke of York's, Apr., 1911, appeared
as Odette in " The Lily " ; at the
Kingsway, May, 1911, as Nance Old-
field in " The First Actress " ; at
Wyndham's, Sept., 1911, played
Dulcie Elstead in " The Perplexed
Husband " ; at the Lyric, May, 1912,
Frau Naomi in " The Five Frank-
forters " ; at the Aklwych, Nov.,
1912, Mrs. Bole in. " The Price " ; at
the Garrick, Mar., 1913, Mrs. Parfitt in
" The Greatest Wish " ; at the Globe,
Apr., 1913, Lady Mereston in "Lady
Frederick " ; at the St. James's, Mar.,
1914, played Lady Milligan in "The
Two Virtues " ; May, 1914, Lady
Markby in "An Ideal Husband " ; at
His Majesty's, 22 May, 1914, Mrs.
Gamage in the " all-star " revival of
" The Silver King," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1914, Mar-
garet Mears in " Those Who Sit in
Judgment " ; Oct., 1914, Geraldine
Eidgcley in " His House in Order " ;
during 1915 appeared in variety
theatres as Kate in " The Twelve
Pound Look " and Mrs. Ross in. " The
Will"; at Wyndham's, Mar., 1916,
played Doctor Bodie in " A Kiss for
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Cinderella " ; at the Coliseum, Mar.,
1917, Mrs. De Hooley in " The
Passing of the Third Floor Back " ;
at the Savoy, Feb., 1918, Mrs. E. M.
Ralston in " Nothing But the Truth " ;
at the New, Nov., 1919, Mrs. March
in " Little Women " ; at the Comedy,
May, 1920, Lucy in " Why Marry ? " ;
at the Duke of York's, " July, 1920,
the Countess of Knightsbridge in
" Brown Sugar " ; at the Playhouse,
July, 1921, played Mrs. Carraway in
" M' Lady " ; at the Globe, Sept.,
1921, Mrs. Anson-Pond in " Woman to
Woman " ; at the Aldwych, Jan.,
1922, Miss Cardew in " Money Doesn't
Matter " ; at the Queen's, Apr., 1922,
Lady Ailsa Weymanin " Lass o' Laugh-
ter " ; at the Globe, Nov., 1922,
Caroline Playgate in " The Laughing
Lady " ; at Wyndham's, Mar., 1923,
succeeded Lilian Braithwaite as Mrs.
Mayne in " The Dancers " ; at the
Apollo, Mar., 1924, played Mrs. Stanton
in " The Fake " ; she then went to
New York, and at the Empire, New
York, Aug., 1924, played Princess
Beatrice in " The Swan." Favourite
part ; Ophelia. Recreations : Home
life, swimming, and yachting. Address;
55 Parkhill Road, N.W.3. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 2927.
WATSON, Horace, business mana-
ger ; b. London ; in 1892 was assistant
manager at the Haymarket Theatre,
under Beerbohm Tree ; in 1895 accom-
panied Tree on his American tour ;
was acting manager at the Lyceum
Theatre, 1895-6, for Frederick Harri-
son and Forbes Robertson ; appointed
manager at the Haymarket, 1896, for
Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maude,
and since 1905 has officiated as general
manager for the first-mentioned. Ad-
dress : Haymarket Theatre, S.W.I, or
37 Spencer Park, S.W.I 8.
WATSON, Malcolm, dramatic critic
and dramatic author ; b. Glasgow, 22
Oct., 1853 ; e. High School, Glasgow ;
m. Evelyn D'Alroy, actress ; became
connected with the St. James's Gazette
in 1887, and after contributing to
that paper on various subjects for
two years was appointed dramatic
critic in December, 1889, retaining
that position for some years ; subse-
quently contributed to The Standard ;
on the resignation of the late Clement
Scott from the post of critic to The
Daily Telegraph, 1899, was engaged to
contribute the weekly column " Drama
of the Day," and when T. McDonald
Rendle, who followed Clement Scott
in the capacity of dramatic critic,
resigned after a lapse of twelve months,
he also contributed dramatic notices
to the great daily ; he has continued
to contribute " Drama of the Day "
ever since ; is the author of the follow-
ing plays : " By Special Request/'
1887 ; " Held Asunder," 1888 ; " Tup-
pins and Co.," 1889; "Calumny," 1889 ;
" Christopher's Honeymoon," 1889 ;
" Wanted, An Heir," 1888 ; " Polly's
Venture," 1888 ; " The Sentry," 1890 ;
" Carnival Time," 1890 ; " The Phari-
see," with Mrs. Lancaster- Wallis, 1890 ;
" Killiecruniper," 1891 ; " For Love
and Liberty," 1891, produced in the
United States ; " Rachel's Messenger,"
1891 ; " An Odd Pair," 1892 ;
" Joseph," 1893 ; " A Big Bandit,"
1894 ; " A Drawn Battle," 1894 ;
" Melodramania," 1894 ; " The
Haven of Content," 1896 ; " Church
and Stage," 1900 ; " Inspiration "
(Alhambra ballet), 1901 ; " Sheerluck
Jones," with Edward La Serre, 1901 ;
" Captain Kettle," with Murray Car-
son, 1902 ; " The Conversion of Nat
Sturge," 1904 ; " Winnie Brooke,
Widow," 1904 ; " Two Men and a
Maid," 1905 ; " An Exile from Home,"
1906 ; and " Handsome Jim," 1906 ;
" Sanctuary," 1909 ; "A Change of
Front/' 1910 ; "A Loose End/' 1910;
" A Court of Enquiry," 1916. Clubs :
Garrick and Green Room. Address :
44 Ridgmount Gardens, W.C.I.
Telephone ; Museum 148.
WATSON, Margaret, actress ; d. of
J. Boles- Watson and his wife Madge
( Johnstone) ; e. Dundee ; m. W,
Wallace Aston ; has been on, the stage
since early childhood, her parents
being well-known provincial actors ;
played a number of juvenile parts
before going to school ; after complet-
ing her education, toured for several
years in the provinces, and for two
years played the Empress Josephine
in "A Royal Divorce " ; in 1907,
toured with Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
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playing " seconds " in " The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray/' " The Notorious
Mrs. Ebbsmith," " Magda," " Hedda
Gabler," " Electra," and " The Flower
of Yaniato " ; accompanied her to
America and appeared at the Garden
Theatre, New York, Feb., 1908, in the
two last-mentioned, plays ; during 1909
appeared in variety theatres in her
own sketch, " Corkscrew " ; made
her first appearance in London at the
Little Theatre, 11 Oct., 1910, as
Calonice in " Lysistrata " ; at the
Empire Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1912, played Dulcie Elstead in " The
Perplexed Husband/' with John Drew,
and toured in this 1912-13 ; on return-
ing to London appeared at the Court,
Jan., 1914, as Miss Brown in " The
Cockyolly Bird " ; at Wyndham's,
Apr., 1914, played Athene Settle in
" The Clever Ones " ; at the New
Theatre, Apr., 1915, Agatha in " The
Joker," and July, 1915, Mrs. John
Tyler in " Ready Money " ; returned
to America, and at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Oct., 1915, played Mrs.
Quinney in " Quinneys " ; on her
return to England was engaged for
two years at the Ministry of Muni-
tions ; at the Globe, Jan., 1918, played
Eleanor Dawson in " Love in a
Cottage " ; May, 1918, the House-
keeper in " Press the Button " ; at
Wyndham's, Aug., 1918, Kate Hayne
in " The Law Divine " ; at the Ald-
wych, Nov., 1919, Emmeline Palmer
in " Sacred and Profane Love " ; at
the St. Martin's, Feb., 1920, Mrs.
McVey in " Over Sunday " ; in 1920-
21, toured in " Mary Rose " ; at the
Strand, Mar., 1922, played St. Pancras
in " The Love Match " ; at the Every-
man, Feb., 1923, and at the Royalty,
Apr., 1923, played Miss Cheezle in
" At Mrs. Beam's " ; at the Every-
man, Mar., 1924, Asenath-Wagstafi in
" Young Imeson " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', Aug., 1924, Miss Kale in
" Storm/' Recreations ; Motoring and
reading. Address : 84 South End
Close, Hampstoad, N.W.3. Telephone
No, : Hampstoad 292.
WEBER, Joseph, actor and manager ;
b. New York, 11 Aug., 1867; s. of
Abraham Weber and his wife Gertrude
(Enoch) ; e. public schools of New
York ; m. Lilian Friedman ; made
his first appearance on the stage at a
Bowery music hall in 1877, when he
appeared in song and dance with
Lew Fields ; in 1885, together with
Fields, became manager of the hall
known as Weber and Fields' ; in 1895
was joint manager of the Broadway
Music Hall, remained here till the
dissolution of partnership with Fields
in 1904 ; appeared in all the famous
burlesques at that house, notably in
' Fiddle-Dee-Dee," " Twirly-Whirly,"
' Pousse-Cafe," " The Geezer/'
' Whoop-Dee-Doo," " Hoity-Toity,"
' Hurly-Burly," " Helter- Skelter/'
' Whirl-i-Gig/' and " Higgiedy
Piggledy " ; when his partner se-
ceded, he still retained the old hall ;
from 1906 appeared there as Philip
Gradf elder in " Twiddle-Twaddle,"
Rash Tawkins in '* The Squaw
Man's Girl of the Golden West,"
Wilhelm Dinglebender in " Dream
City," Julius Greinbacher in " Hip,
Hip, Hooray " and Disch in " The
Merry Widow " (burlesque) ; after
several years rejoined Lew Fields,
and at the Broadway Theatre,
8 Feb., 1912, appeared as Michael
Lillpickle in " Hokey-Pokey," and
Gab Biggar in " Bunty Bulls and
Strings " ; at Weber and Fields',
Nov., 1912, played Michael Schmaltz
in " Roly Poly," and Inspector Bunk
in " Without the Law " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, New
York, Feb., 1918, played David
Manville in " A Cure for Curables " ;
at the Chestnut Street Theatre,
Philadelphia, Apr., 1918, in conjunc-
tion with Lew Fields, appeared in
" Back Again.1' Clubs ; Lambs1 and
Elks. Address : 1416 Broadway, New
York City, U.S.A.
WEBSTER, Bon, actor ; b. 2 June,
1864; son of William Webster;
grandson of the famous Benjamin
Webster ; m. May Whitty, actress ;
originally intended for the Bar, and
was called in Nov., 1885 ; he subse-
quently appeared for a few per-
formances with Hare and Kendal in
" A Scrap of Paper " and " As You
Like It/' and was so successful that he
was offered an engagement with them
in 1887 ; he made his professional
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d£but at the St. James's, 3 Mar., 1887,
as Lord Woodstock in " Clancarty " ;
subsequently toured as Octave in " The
Ironmaster " ; in 1888 appeared at
the Strand under Willie Edouin in
" Katti," " Run Wild," etc. ; at
Criterion in the same year in " Betsy,"
and at Lyceum, Dec., 1888, under the
late Sir Henry Irving, as Malcolm in
" Macbeth " ; went to Avenue, Feb.,
1890, under George Alexander, and
played George Webster in " Dr.
Bill/' appearing at the same theatre
in " A Struggle for Life," and " Sun-
light and Shadow " ; went to the St.
James's with Alexander, Jan,, 1891,
and appeared in " A Gay Lothario,"
" Moliere," " Lord Anerley," " Lady
Windermere's Fan," " Liberty Hall,"
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and
" The Masqueraders " ; at the Crite-
rion, 1894, played Lucien in " The Case
of Rebellious Susan " ; in 1895 suc-
ceeded Forbes-Robertson as Sir
Lancelot in " King Arthur " at the
Lyceum ; subsequently played Gra-
tiano, Valentine in " Faust," Claudio
in " Much Ado About Nothing/' etc. ;
toured United States with Irving,
1895-6 ; remained with Irving at
Lyceum till 1898, playing Guiderius
in " Cymbeline," Hastings in " Rich-
ard III," Comte de Neipperg in
" Madame Sans-G6ne," Kakine in
" Peter the Great," and Algernon
Warrington in " The Medicine Man " ;
toured with Ellen Terry, 1898, as
Cassio in " Othello," and Beauseant
in " The Lady of Lyons " ; in 1899
played de Fauchet in " The Only Way,"
at Lyceum, and Horace Bream in
"Sweet Lavender," at Terry's; at
the Strand appeared as Richard
Stanley in " The Last Chapter " ;
at the Duke of York's played Horatio
Drake in " The Christian " ; in 1900
appeared at Terry's as Ferdinand
Sinclair in " The Passport " ; at Prince
of Wales's as Simon Dale in " English
Nell," and Sir Charles Pomander
in " Peg Wof&ngton " ; in 1901 ap-
peared at Duke of York's in " The
Sentimentalist " ; next played at Lyric,
1901, as George Lovel in " Mice and
Men " ; in 1903 appeared at Criterion
as George D'Alroy in " Caste " ; at
Adelphi, as Steerforth in " Em'ly " ;
1904 at Avenue as Basil Kent in
" A Man of Honour " ; at Wyndham's
in £< The Finishing School " ; appeared
at the Lyric as Hippolytus in Gilbert
Murray's translation of the tragedy of
that name ; at St. James's Lord
Windermere in ff Lady Windermere's
Fan " ; in 1905 played in the United
States in " The Marriage of William
Asche " ; appeared at the Court,
1906, in " The Doctor's Dilemma,"
and in " The Philanderer," 1907 ;
at the Haymarket, Apr., 1907, played
in " The Palace of Puck " ; in the
autumn of 1907 accompanied Mrs.
Patrick Campbell on her American
tour to play lead in " The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," " Magda," " Hedda
Gabler/' " The Notorious Mrs. Ebb-
smith/' " Electra," etc. ; at the
Theatre Royal, Birmingham, Decem-
ber, 1908, played Captain Beaulieu
in " Slander " ; at the Afternoon
Theatre (His Majesty's), Jan., 1909,
played Cashel Byron in " The Admira-
ble Bashville," and Feb., 1909, the
Count of Kervern in "A Soul's Flight " ;
at the St. James's, Feb., 1909, played
Bertrand in " The Prisoner of Zenda " ;
at the Royalty, May, 1909, appeared
as Francis Worgan in " What the
Public Wants " ; at the Adelphi,
June, 1909, as Captain Beaulieu in
" The World and his Wife " ; at the
Lyric, Aug., 1909, as Colonel Egerton
in " Fires of Fate " ; at the Adelphi,
Dec., 1909, appeared as Sir Charles
Temperley in " The House of Temper-
ley " ; at the New Theatre, Oct.,
1910, played Tignonvilie in " Count
Hannibal " ; at the Court, Mar., 1911,
appeared as Torvakl Helmcr in "A
Doll's House " ; at the Garrick, Apr.,
1911, played the Caliph Abdallah in
" Kismet " ; at the Kingsway, May,
1911, appeared as Sir Charles Sedley
in " The First Actress " ; at the
Aldwych, Mar., 1912, appeared as
Prince Charles Stuart in " Proud
Maisie " ; at the Whitney (now Strand)
Theatre, May, 1912, us Count Max
Von Ri ester in " The Jew of Prague " ;
in Sept., 1912, toured as the Hon.
Sandy Verral in " Sanely aud his
Eliza " ; at the Aldwych, Nov., 1912,
played Ethan Bristol in " The Price " ;
at the Little Theatre, Feb., 1913,
Baron Frcderico Sangioyi in " Three/*
and Locum in " The Arbour ol
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Refuge " ; Dr. Channing in "A
Matter of Money " ; at the New
Theatre, July, 1*913, played Alfred
Wilson in a revival of " Officer 666 " ;
at the St. James's, Sept., 1913, the
Captain in " Androcles and the Lion " ;
at the Playhouse, Feb., 1914, Lord
George Lackland in " Thank Your
Ladyship," and John Travers in " The
Marriage of Kitty " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', Apr., 1914, Marcus Lascelles in
" A Royal Chef " ; at the Little
Theatre, Sept., 1914, Sir Horace
Welby in " Forget-Me-Not " ; at the
St. James's, Jan., 1915, H.R.H. Prince
Louis in " Kings and Queens " ; May,
1915, The King in " The Azure Lily " ;
at the Playhouse, May, 1915, Godefroi
in " Godefroi and Yolande " ; at His
Majesty's, 5 July, 1915, Sir Nicholas
Vaux in the " all-star " revival of
" King Henry VIII," given in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund ;
at the Vaudeville, July, 1915, Charles
Cr anbury in " Enterprising Helen " ;
at the Queen's, July, 1915, Benjamin
Matlock in "A Midnight Meeting " ;
at the Criterion, Aug., 1915, Sir Hugh
Brandreth, K.C., in " The Green
Flag " ; at the Savoy, Oct., 1915,
appeared as Lord Camber in " The
Case of Lady Camber " ; at the Theatre
Royal, Worcester, Mar., 1916, as
D'Aulnay in " Comedy and Tragedy/'
with Miss Mary Anderson ; at the
Haymarkct, May, 1916, "Mr. Tre-
herne " in " Elegant Edward " ; at
Drury Lane, May, 1916, on the occa-
sion of the Shakespearean Tercen-
tenary celebration, played Messala in
" Julius Caesar " ; at the Coliseum,
July, 1916, Lord Philip in " The Fourth
Act"; at the Coliseum, Mar., 1917,
and at the Playhouse, Apr., 1917,
Christopher Penny in " The Passing
of the Third Floor Back,1' and sub-
sequently at the Qxxeen's he appeared
as the Stranger in the same play ; at
the Prince's, May, 1917, played Andrd
de Landal in " Good News " ; at
the New Theatre, Sept., 1917, Tom
Wrench in " Trelawney of the Wells " ;
Feb., 1918, Horatio Timcy in " The
Fircahs " ; Apr,, 1918, John Tremayne
in" Belinda" ; during 1918-19 tourccl
with Dion Boucicault and Irene
Vanbrugh ; at the Gaiety, Manchester,
Nov., 1919, played Lucas Clecve in
" The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith " ;
Dec., 1919, George Marsden, J.P., in
" Mr. Pirn Passes By," and played the
same part at the New Theatre, Jan.,
1920 ; during 1920 also toured in
the same part ; at the Royalty, Nov.,
1921, played Philip Tregaskis in " Mrs.
Thistleton's Princess " ; at the Shaftes-
bury, Mar., 1922, Lord Castleton in
" In Nelson's Days " ; at the Kings -
way, May, 1922, Leonard Heriot in
" Life's a Game " ; at the Apollo,
Jan., 1924, succeeded Athole Stewart
as Mr. Venable in " What Every
Woman Knows " ; at the Everyman,
Apr., 1924, Lieut.-Col. Laney Faitour
in " In and Out " ; in Aug., 1924, went
on tour playing Henry Beauclerc in
" Diplomacy." Clubs : Garrick, Green
Room. Address : 31 Bedford Street,
W.C.2. Telephone : Gerrard 1232.
WEEDEN, Evelyn, actress; 6.
Hope, Lanes ; y. d. of the late Mrs.
de Courcy (Atkins) and Edward
Charles Weeden ; e. Cheltenham
Ladies' College ; m. Colonel J. C. L.
Knight-Bruce ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in the provinces, 1896 ;
in the same year crossed to the United
States, and at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1896, played
Catia in " The Sign of the Cross " ;
made her first appearance in London,
at the Metropole Theatre, 21 Feb.,
1898, as Dorothy Osborne in " Honour
or Love," and Vesta Fitzallen in
" Miss Francis of Yale " ; at the
Strand, Sept., 1898, played Minerva
in " What Happened to Jones " ;
at Terry's, Oct., 1899, Christine
Featherstone in " Captain Burchill's
Luck/' and Nov., 1899, Evelyn in
"The Happy Life"; in 1901-2,
toured as Mrs, Dane in " Mrs. Bane's
Defence," playing the part nearly
five hundred timee ; 1902-3 toured as
Agnes Bladon in " The Golden Age/'
and Mary Devane in "A Lost Memory";
1904, toured with Henry Neville as
Louise in " The Two Orphans,"
and May Edwards in "The Ticket-
of -Leave Man " ; 19'05 toured as
Lady Alethea in " The Walls of Jeri-
cho "" ; at the Criterion, July, 1906,
played Mrs. Harrington in " The
Prince Chap " ; appeared at the
Court, under the Veclrenne-Barker
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management, 1906-7, playing Jennifer
in " The Doctor's Dilemma/' and Mrs.
Elvsted in " Hedda Gabler " ; at
the Imperial, Feb., 1907, appeared
as Mrs. Cassilis in " The Cassilis
Engagement " ; was engaged by Sir
Herbert Tree for his autumn tour of
1907, and played Joanna Rushworth
in " The Beloved Vagabond " ; in
1908 toured as Lady Diana in "A
White Man/' and during the Milton
tercentenary celebrations, 1908,
played Dalilain " Samson Agonistes " ;
at the Court, Mar., 1909, appeared as
Selina West in " Nan Pilgrim," and
played Lady Macbeth in William
Peel's production of " Macbeth " in
its entirety ; accompanied Sir Johnston
Forbes-Robertson to the United
States, 1909, playing Vivian in "The
Passing of the Third Floor Back " ;
at the Queen's, Oct., 1910, appeared
for a time in " Mrs. Skeffington " ;
during 1911 appeared at the Aldwych,
Mar., as Mrs, Rackham in " Business ";
at the Coronet, Apr., as Hymen in
"As You Like It^' ; at the Little,
Oct., LadyOldlacein "The Sentimen-
talists," and then succeeded Lilian
McCarthy as Margaret Knox in
" Fanny's First Play " ; at the
Royalty, Mar., 1912, played Emily
Rhead in " Milestones," a part she
played 600 times ; at the Royalty,
Sept., 1913, played Margaret Chis-
holm in " Interlopers " ; at the St.
James's, Dec., 1913, Mrs. Sorby in
"The Wild Duck," and Dorimee in
" Le Manage Force " ; at the New
Theatre, Dec., 1913, Mother in " The
Poor Little Rich Girl." Recreations :
Music and reading. Address : 23
Gledhow Gardens, SW.5. Telephone
No. : Kensington 6007.
WEGUEL1N, Thoraas N., actor ;
b. London, 6 Feb., *1885 ; s, of Ethel
Mary (Fuller) and Arthur WegueKtx ;
e. Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge ;
studied for the Bar and travelled in the
East before making his first appear-
ance on the stage with Sir Herbert
Tree at the Theatre Royal, Birming-
ham, Sept., 1907, as Lord Ross in
" Richard II " ; made his first appear-
ance in London at His Majesty's,
4 Jan., 1908, as Congo Jack in " The
Mystery of Edwin Drood " ; in 1908-9
toured with Mrs. Patrick Campbell as
stage-manager, also playing in " The
Thunderbolt/' " The Second Mrs,
Tanqueray/' " Electra/' etc. ; ap-
peared at the St. James's, May, 1909,
in " Old Heidelberg," subsequently
appearing there in Sept., in "Mid-
Channel/' and in Nov., as Lane in
" The Importance of Being Earnest " ;
Sept., 1910, played Captain Mill-
hausen in " D'Arcy of the Guards/'
and Nov., 1910, Gruggerin " Eccentric
Lord Comberclene " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Apr., 1911, played the
Manager at Prunier's in " Better
Not Enquire " ; at the St. James's,
Oct., 1911, succeeded to the part of
Pidduck in "The Ogre/' and Oct.,
1911, played Mr. Hopper in "Lady
Windermere's Fan " ; at the Ganick,
Feb., 1912, played Parker in " The
Fire Screen," and June, 1912, George
Plumley in " Improper Peter " ; at
the Criterion, Sept., 1912, appeared
as Worgan in " A Young Man's
Fancy " ; at the Vaudeville, Dec.,
1912, Papa in "Shock-Headed
Peter"; at the Garrick, Feb., 1913,
the Earl of Eccles in " Trust the
People " ; at the Globe, Apr,, 1913,
Captain Montgomery e in " Lady
Frederick " ; at the Garrick, Aug.,
1913, played Dr. Duval in " The Real
Thing^'; in Oct., 1913, joined the
late Laurence Irving, on. tour, to play
Renard Beinsky in " Typhoon " ; at
the Royalty, Feb., 1914, Theodore
Storry in " Peggy and her Husband " ;
at the Little Theatre, Apr., 1914, the
Rt. Hon. Franklin Burjoicc, M.P., in
" Account Rendered " ; July, 1914,
Richard Bowclen in "A Woman
Alone " ; at the Hay market, Nov.,
1914, Sloggctt in " The Hag Lieuten-
ant " ; in 1914 was granted a Com-
mission in the 2/8th Batt. Hants
Regt., transferred to R.A.F., 1917;
reappeared on the London stage at
the Garrick, Mar., 1919, as Porlhos
in " Cyrano de Bcrgcrac " ; at the
St. Martin's, July, 1919, played
Ruggl.es in " The Bantam VXV ;" at
the Haymarket, Sept., 19l9r Nicholson
Walters in " Daddies " ; at the
Coliseum, Feb., 1920, ICmtnunuol Py-
croft in " The Harbour Watch " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Apr., 1920,
appeared in " Bran- Pie " ; at the
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Kingsway, Nov., 1920, played the
Citizen in " The Knight of the Burning
Pestle " ; at the Playhouse, Jan.,
1921, Mr. Reddish in " Hanky-Panky
John " ; at the Ambassadors', Nov.,
1921, played The Doctor in "Deburau ";
at the Duke of York's, June, 1922,
Wilfred Inkstanley in " Pomp and
Circumstance " ; at the Winter Gar-
den, Sept., 1922, Harry Zona in " The
Cabaret Girl"; at the Little, Oct.,
1923, played in " Little Revue Starts
at Nine o'Clock " ; at the Winter
Garden, Sept., 1924, played Michael
in " Primrose." Recreations : Golf,
shooting, swimming, racquets, and
cricket. Clubs : Bath and Green
Room. Address ; 20 Carlyle Square,
Chelsea, S.W.3. Telephone No. :
Kensington 3215.
WEHIEN, Emmy, actress and
vocalist ; b. Mannheim, 1887 ; studied
music at the Conservatoire in her
native town ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1906 at Stuttgart ;
subsequently appeared at Munich,
playing comedy rdles ; she then
appeared at Berlin in musical comedy ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage at Daly's Theatre, 1909,
where she succeeded to the part of
Sonia in "The Merry Widow"; at
the same theatre, Sept., 1909, she
appeared as Olga in "The Dollar
Princess"; in 1910 she went to the
United States, and at the Casino, New
York, Jan., 1911, appeared as Rosalie
in " Marriage a la Carte " ; at the
Moulin Rouge, New York, Apr., 1912,
played Mrs. Guyer in "A Winsome
Widow " ; on her return to England
appeared at the Gaiety, Apr,, 1913, as
Winifred (" Freddy ") in " The Girl
on the Film " ; at the Shubert
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1913,
played the same part ; at the Gaiety,
London, 1^14, succeeded Isobel Elsom,
as Doris ixx " After the Girl " ; at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1914, played June in " To-Night's the
Night/' Address : Hotel Netherlands,
New York City, U.S.A.
WEINBEEO, Gus, actor ; b. Milwau-
kee ; for some time was a member of
Pope's " stock " company at St. Louis ;
made his first appearance in New York
at the Herald Square Theatre, 20
Nov., 1899, in " The Children of the
Ghetto " ; during 1902-3 played
Stuyvesant in " The Burgomaster " ;
in 1904 appeared in " The Isle of
Spice," and as Dr. Ferdinand Klotz
in " The Forbidden Land," appearing
in the last-mentioned play at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York,
Jan., 1905 ; subsequently toured in
" The Lady Slavey " ; at the Liberty
Theatre, Dec., 1 905, appeared as
Doughnut in " The Gingerbread Man ";
at the Bijou, Jan., 1907, appeared in
" The Mimic and the Maid " ; at the
New York, Apr., 1907, played The
Joker in " The Land of Nod," and Con
the Conried in " The Song Birds " ;
subsequently again toured in " The
Burgomaster " ; in 1909-10 toured in
" The Alaskan " ; at the Globe, New
York, July, 1911, played Spiegel in
" The Red Rose " ; at Philadelphia,
Oct., 1911, appeared in "Graft,"
and " Miss Dudelsac " ; at the Forty-
eighth Street Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1913, played Heinrich Wagner
in " To-Day " ; at the Eltinge Theatre,
Sept., 1915, played Truenian in " See
My Lawyer " ; at Washington, June,
1916, played in " Peace and Quiet " ;
at the Cohan and Harris Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1917, appeared
as Mr. Huber in "A Tailor-Made
Man " ; at Chicago, Aug., 1918,
as Karl Pfeifer in " Friendly Enemies "
("Uncle Sam"), and subsequently
toured in the same part ; at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre; Aug., 1920,
played Migale in " Spanish Love."
Address : Lambs' Club, New York
City, U.S.A.
WELCHMAN, Harry, actor and
vocalist ; b. Barnstaple, North Devon,
24 Feb., 1886; 5. of Alice (Pheysey)
and Colonel Welchman, late Bengal
Cavalry ; e, Wcston-super-Mare ; m,
(1) Joan Challoner (mar. dis.) ; (2)
Sylvia Fordo ; went straight from
school to make his first appearance on
the stage at the Theatre Royal,
Boscombe, 29 Mar., 1904, in the
chorus of " Winnie Brooke, Widow/'
with Ada Reeve, with whom he
toured the following year, as Mohand
in "Moll the Rogue"; made his
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first appearance in London, at the
Savoy Theatre, 19 Apr., 1906, as
the Comte de Lauzun in " The
Bond of Ninon " ; in Aug., 1906,
toured as Captain Perdre in "A
Knight Errant " ; at Christmas, 1906,
appeared at the Marlborough Theatre,
as Dandini in " Cinderella/' where he
was seen by Robert Courtneidge who
engaged him for the production of
" Tom Jones," at the Apollo, Apr.,
1907, in which he appeared as an
Officer, and subsequently appeared
in the title-rdle for two months;
under the same management he
toured, 1908-9, as Tom Jones, and
at the Shaftesbury, 1909, played
Jack Meadows in " The Arcadians " ;
Sept., 1911, Captain Fujiwara in
" The Mousme " ; May, 1912,
Augustin Hofer in " Princess Caprice ";
Feb., 1913, Victor Jolibeau in "Oh!
Oh !! Delphine !!! " ; Sept., 1913, the
Duke of Trent in " The Pearl Girl " ;
June, 1914, Victor de Brett in " The
Cinema Star " ; at the Court, June,
1914, the Hon. Antony Desmond in
" One Touch of Nature," and Dick
Vernon in " Journey's End " ; at the
Shaftesbury, May, 1915, Jack Mea-
dows in a revival of " The Arcadians " ;
at His Majesty's, July, 1915, M.
Pasquier de la Mariere in " Peter
Ibbetson " ; in Oct., 1915, toured in
revue, " Step Forward " ; at the
Prince's, Manchester, Dec., 1915,
played Jack Charlton in " The Miller's
Daughters " ; at the Empire, Finsbury
Park, Oct., 1916, played in " The Girl
of the Future." ; after demobilisation,
appeared at the London Pavilion,
Sept., 1919, as Don Juan Junior in
" Afgar " ; at the Shaftesbury, June,
1920, as Leoni in " Oh ! Julie " ;
at the Prince's, Manchester, Dec.,
1920, and at Daly's, Feb., 1921, played
the Grand Duke Constantino in
•" Sybil " ; Feb., 1922, Colonel Belovar
in " The Lady of the Rose " ; in the
spring, 1924, toured with his own
company as William Graham in " Sir
Jackanapes " ; at the Lyric, June,
1924, played Bonni in " The Street
Singer." Favourite part : Victor
Jolibeau. Recreations : All games ;
while at school represented Somerset
at hockey. Club : Savage. Address :
106 Queen's Gate, S.W.7,
WELFORB, Dallas, actor ; b. Liver-
pool, 23 May, 1874 ; m. Olive Loftus
Leyton ; is a nephew of the late
Frank Harvey, actor-manager and
dramatic author ; made his first
appearance on the stage at Aberdeen
in 1881 in " The Danites " ; subse-
quently played numerous children's
parts ; made his first appearance in
London, at the Vaudeville Theatre,
Dec., 1889, in "The Old Home";
in 1891 was touring in " Shadows
of a Great City," " The Still Alarm,"
etc. ; for several years toured in the
provinces, playing leading comedy
parts ; for seven years played under
the management of Messrs. Morrell
and Momllot ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Apr., 1901, appeared in " The Man
from Blanldey's " ; then toured in
" In the Soup " ; appeared at the
Avenue Theatre, Dec., 1902, as
Brown in " Brown at Brighton," and
subsequently appeared at Wyndham's,
Prince of Wales's, and Terry's Theatres ;
in 1906 went to America and made a
great success when at the Savoy
Theatre, New York, Feb., 1906, he
appeared as Mr. Hopkinson in the
play of that name ; has since played
there in " Public Opinion," " Twenty
Days in the Shade," " The Girl from
Rector's," " The Girl with the Whoop-
ing Cough," " Madame Sherry," " The
Girl in the Taxi," " The Kiss Waltz,"
" Tantalising Tommy," etc. ; during
1913 played in "vaudeville"; at the
Longacre Theatre, New York, Aug.,
1913, played Alfred Fricbur in
" Addle " ; reappeared in London at
the Gaiety, May, 1914, in the same
part ; returned to America, and in
Oct., 1914, toured as Edward Van
Cuyler in " Lady Luxury " ; at the
Geo. M. Cohan Theatre, Now York,
Aug., 1915, played Bister in " Cousin
Lucy " ; toured in the same part,
1916-17 ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Feb., 1918, played Dr. Widner in
" Sick-a-Bed " ; at the Thirty-ninth
Street, Theatre, Dec., 1918, Charlie
in " Keep it to Yourself " ; at the
Morosco, May, 1919, Mcrriam Pell
in " Pretty Soft " ; at Maxine Elliott's,
Jan., 1920, Tanner in, " No More
.Blondes " ; at the Fulton, May,
1920, Henry Boswell in " Oil 1 Henry ";
at the Punch and Judy, Aug., 1920,
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Mathews in " The Girl with the
Carmine Lips " ; at the Belmont,
Nov., 1920, Corporal Sykes in " French
Leave " ; at the Selwyn Theatre, Jan.,
1&22, played Popinet in " The Blue
Kitten"; at the Klaw, Apr., 1922,
Willes Gay in " The Shadow " ; at
the Booth, Sept., 1922, Mike Sheehan
in " The Plot Thickens " ; at the
Imperial, Dec., 1923, Martin Frost in
" Mary Jane McKane."
WEILEK, Bernard, critic and
author; b. 19 July, 1870 ; second son
of the late John Weller, formerly of
Mincing Lane, E.G., and Chobham
Hall, near Woking ; e. for the Civil
Service, but entered journalism at an
early age ; is assistant editor of The
Stage ; has written largely on
questions of theatrical reform, and
made a study of theatrical law and
copyright ; is an able writer on ail
theatrical matters ; his publications
include verses and plays ; during 1913
published a valuable work on " Stage
Copyright : at Home and Abroad " ;
was formerly London dramatic critic
ol the Liverpool Daily Post, editor of
The Art Trade Journal, 1923, etc. ; was a
member of the Council of the Society
of "Dramatic Critics, and is Vice-
Presidont and Hon. Treasurer of the
Critics' Circle ; is a Fellow of the Insti-
tute of Journalists ; London Chairman
of the Institute, 1923 ; Vice-President,
1924. Address : 44 Abbey Road,
N.W.8. Club : Savage.
WELLE SLEY, Arthur (4th Earl
Cowley), actor ; b. London, 25th Dec.,
1890 ; 5. of Henry Arthur Mornington
Wclicslcy, 3rd Earl Cowley, and his
wife Violet (n&& Lady Violet Nevill) ;
e. Raclley College ; m. Mae Pickard ;
made Ids first appearance on the stage
at the London Hippodrome, 12 Nov.,
1910, in the chorus of " The Gipsy
Girl " ; lie then went to the Gaiety ,
where he appeared in the chorus of
" Our Miss Gibbs," 1910, and " Peggy,"
1911 ; he appeared at the Prince of
Wales's, Dec., 1911, in "A Message
from Mars," and then returned to the
Gaiety, Feb., 1912, to play Major
Lasceiles in " The Sunshine Girl " ;
Apr,, 1913, played Lord Ronny in
" The Sunshine Girl " ; toured in
America, 1914, in the same play;
subsequently appeared in American
" vaudeville," in " High Life " • at
Daly's, London, Oct., 1914, played
Captain Grassmere in "A Country
Girl " ; Apr., 1915, the Hon. Victor
Fairfax in " Betty " ; at the Prince
of Wales's Mar., 1918, the Hon. Charles
Dudley in " Flora " ; at the Criterion,
June, 1918, Rugby in " You Never
Know, Y'Know " ; at the Holborn
Empire, Feb., 1919, Colonel Vandeleur
in " His Royal Happiness " ; at the
Adelphi, Sept., 1919, the Hon. Toby
Guise in " Who's Hooper ? " ; at Daly's,
Dec., 1921, Lieut. Rugini in " The
Maid of the Mountains " ; at the
Royalty, June, 1922, Captain Planty
Ffolliott in " The Green Cord " ; at
the Globe, Aug., 1924, succeeded
Reginald Owen as Gilbert Paxton in
" Our Betters." Hobby : Poultry-farm-
ing. Club : Green Room. Address :
" Burwood," Cobham, Surrey. Tele-
phone No. : Cobham 216.
WENMAN, Henry N., actor; b.
Leeds, 7 Sept., 1875 ; 5. of the late
Thomas Edmund Wenrnan (New-
man) and his wife Mary (Foy) ;
e. Newport (I.O.W.) Grammar School,
and Notre Dame College, Narnur,
Belgium ; made his first appearance
on the stage in 1892, at Leamington,
as Moses in " The Vicar of Wakefield " ;
made his first appearance in London at
the Trafalgar Square Theatre, 30 Mar.,
1893, as the Beadle in " The Babble
Shop " ; toured with George Edwardes'
company as Benoli in "In Town " ;
at the Avenue Theatre, Mar., 1895,
played in" Dandy Dick Whittington" ;
subsequently toured in England and
America in " The Sign of the Cross " ;
for five years was a member of the late
Richard Mansfield's company, appear-
ing with him in " Julius Caesar," " The
Merchant of Venice/' " Richard III/'
" Old Heidelberg," " Beau Brummel,"
" A Parisian Romance/' " Monsieur
Beaucaire," " Ivan the Terrible,"
" The Misanthrope," "Don Carlos,"
" Dr. Jekyll and Mr, Hyde/' " Peer
Gynt " ; at Wallace's, New York, Nov.,
1907, played the Cur6 in " The Right
of Way " ; during 1908 toured with
Bertha Kalich in " Cora " ; 1909 with
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Mrs. Fiske in " Salvation Nell " ; at
the Hackett Theatre, New York, Nov.,
1909, played Clem Sypher in " Septi-
mus " ; at the Herald Square Theatre,
Feb., 1911, Bluff in "Everyman";
reappeared in London, at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1912, in the same part ; at the
Apollo Theatre, Jan., 1913, played
Horace P. Billing in " General John
Regan" ; at the Queen's, Sept., 1913,
Albert Bonnipard in " This Way,
Madam I " ; at the Queen's, Dec.,
1913, Roland Barnet in " The Fortune
Hunter " ; at the Apollo, Mar., 1914,
Brabazon Todd in " Things We'd
Like to Know " ; Sept., 1914, Peters
in " Seven Keys to Baldpate " ; Nov.,
1914, Verchesi in " Never Say Die " ;
at the King's, Hammersmith, Dec.,
1914, appeared as the Dragon King
in " Where the Rainbow Ends " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1915, as the Conductor
in " Excuse Me " ; at the Globe, Apr.,
1916, as Wilbur Tompkins in " The
Show Shop " ; Mar., 1917, as Charles
Schumacher in " The Man Who Went
Abroad " ; at the Playhouse, May,
1917, as Jacob Flood in " Wanted, a
Husband " ; at the Oxford, Nov., 1917,
as Old Bill in "The Better 'Olej';
Dec., 1918, as Commander Mobraye
in "In the Night Watch " ; at the
Savoy, Sept., 1919, played George
Bennett in " Too Many Cooks " ;
Oct., 1919, George Lantry in " Tiger
Rose " ; at the Oxford, Apr., 1920,
Thomas Potter in " The Man who
Came Back"; at the Gaiety, Jan.,
1921, The Great Ancestor in " The
Betrothal " ; at the Duke of York's,
May, 1921, Cornelius Dunscombe in
" The Tartan Peril " ; at the Queen's,
Aug., 1921, played Rear- Admiral
Christopher Jessop in " My Nieces " ;
at the Criterion, Aug., 1922, Lord
Mellingham in " The Dippers " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Apr., 1923, J. Sloane
Henshaw in " Merton of the Movies " ;
at the Playhouse, Aug., 1923, Alphousc
Buonuo in " Enter Kiki 1 " ; at the
Strand, Doc., 1923, Captain Billy
Bones in " Treasure Island " ; at the
Queen's, Aug., 1924, Captain Wallace
in "Pansy's Arabian Night"; Dec.,
1924, Monsieur Pidoux in " Orange
Blossom." Recreation : Golf. Club :
Green Room. Address: Garrick Hotel,
Charing Cross Road, W.C.2.
WHALLEY, Norms, actress; b.
Sydney, N.S.W. ; m. Percival Clarke,
e.s. of Sir Edward Clarke, K.C. ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
the Gaiety Theatre, 1897, in the
chorus of " The Circus Girl," subse-
quently appearing at the same theatre,
May, 1898, in " A Runaway Girl " ;
appeared at the New York Theatre, New
York, Apr., 1899, as the Spirit of
Mischief in " The Man in the Moon " ;
returning to England, appeared at the
Gaiety, Feb., 1900, in " The Messenger
Boy"; June, 1901, in "The
Toreador " ; at the Apollo, 1902, and
afterwards at the Prince of Wales's
appeared as Lady Rosemary Beaulieu
in " Three Little Maids " ; at the
Gaiety, in 1902, succeeded to the
part of Donna Teresa in " The
Toreador," and Feb., 1903, played
Birdie Beaulieu in " The Linkman " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, May, 1903,
appeared as Norma Rochester in
" The School Girl " ; Apollo, Dec.,
1903, Pepita in "Madame Sherry";
at the Haymarket, July, 1904, Lady
Tonbridge in " Lady Flirt " ; at
the Criterion, Oct., 1908, appeared
at Mrs. Olivia Vanderliu.de in " Lady
Epping's Lawsuit " ; Comedy, Jan.,
1909, Mrs. Ferguson in " Penelope " ;
at Daly's, 1910, and on tour, played
Olga in " The Dollar Princess " ;
Criterion, Oct., 1910, Mrs. Crespin in
" The Liars " ; St. James, 1912, Mrs,
Marchmont and subsequently Mrs.
Chepstow in " Bella Donna"; Oct.,
1912, Yvonne Stettin in " The Turning
Point " ; at the St. James's, May, 1916,
played Mrs. Marchmont in " Bella
Donna" ; at the Strand, Nov., 1916,
Madame Lemaitre in " Buxcll."
WHARTON, Anthony l>. (AUstcr
McAllister), playwright; b, Ireland,
1877 ; e. University* College, Dublin ;
gained a scholarship in cl assies at the
University, 1896 ; graduated J3,A.
first in ancient classics, 1899 ; author
of " Irene Wycherley," produced by
Lena Ashwell at the Kingsway Theatre,
Oct., 1907; " A Nocturne," produced
at the Kingsway, May, 1908 ; "At
the Barn," Prince of Walk's, 1912 ;
" 13 Simon Street," Vaudeville, 1913;
" The Riddle " (with Morlcy Roberts),
1916.
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WHEATLEY, Jane, actress ; 6. Ros-
lyn, L.I., U.S.A., 28 Aug., 1881 ; e. at
Drew Seminary, Carmel, N.Y., and
Boston, Mass. ; m. Galway Herbert ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
with Viola Allen in " The Christian,"
1899 ; subsequently played the Firefly
in " When We were Twenty-one " ;
she spent many years playing leading
parts in "stock" companies all over
the United States; at Weber's, New
York, Nov., 1911, played Nora in
" The Wife Decides " ; at the Lyric,
New York, Nov., 1912, appeared as
Calpurnia in William Faversham's
revival of " Julius Caesar," continuing
in this part for two seasons ; at the
Candler Theatre, Jan., 1915, played
Mrs. Trask in "On Trial," and played
the part until 1916 ; toured in 1916 as
Marion Ellsworth in " Fixing Sister/'
and played the same part at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1916 ; at the Comedy, New York,
Oct., 1917, played Helen Barton in
" The Barton Mystery " ; at the Grand,
Detroit, June, 1919, appeared in " The
Man Outside " ; at the Madison Square
Theatre, Dec., 1919, played Mary the
Mother in " The Wayfarer " ; at the
Fulton Theatre, May, 1920, Mrs. Carson
in " Oh 1 Henry " ; at the Garrick,
New York, Oct., 1921, Harriet Nicholls
in " Ambush " ; at the Plymouth, New
York, Mar,, 1922, Madame Denis in
" Voltaire " ; at the Garrick, New
York, May, 1922, Mrs. Cleland in
" What the Public Wants."
WHELM, Frederick, b. London,
16 Oct., 1867 ; e. London and Ger-
many ; m- Elaine Sandham j founded
the Stage Society, 1899 ; author of
" London Government," and is a well-
known political lecturer and writer ;
with Mr. Henry Dana, was co-Director
of the " Afternoon Theatre/' which
was inaugurated at His Majesty's
Theatre, December, 1908, with a per-
formance of Hauptmaim's "Hannele,"
subsequently making other notable
productions ; is keenly interested in
the question of the Repertory Theatre,
and was actively engaged in connection
with various play-producing societies ;
was business .manager for Lydia
Yavorska's seasons ' at Kingsway
Theatre ; in Oct., 1913, in conjunc-
tion with Norman McKinnell, entered
on the management of the Vaudeville
Theatre, producing " Collision/' " Be-
tween Sunset and Dawn/' " The Green
Cockatoo," " Great Catherine/' " Mary
Girl," and " Helen with the High
Hand." Recreation : Politics. Clubs :
Royal Societies and Whitefriars.
WHIFFIN, Blanche, actress; d. of
Joseph Galton and Mary Gal ton,
the latter a teacher of singing; b.
London, 12 Mar., 1845 ; e. in France ;
m. Thomas Whiffin ; made her first
appearance at the Royalty Theatre,
London, Nov., 1865, in " Turco the
Terrible ' ' ; then followed a short
tour with her aunt, Louisa Pyne, of
the famous Pyne-Harrison company;
proceeded to America in 1868 with
the Galton Opera Company, opening
at Wood's Museum (now Daly's
Theatre), New York, in Offenbach's
"Marriage aux Lanternes " ; then
toured the country under the manage-
ment of John Templeton ; was the
original Buttercup in " H.M.S, Pina-
fore," at the Standard Theatre,
New York, 1879 ; then followed her
appearance at the Madison Square
Theatre, when she played in " Hazel
Kirke/' " Esmeralda," " The Rajah/'
" May Blossom," " The Private Secre-
tary," etc. ; joined Daniel Frohman's
company at the Lyceum Theatre in
1887, appearing in " The Wile,"
" Sweet Lavender," " The Charity
Ball," " The Amazons/' " The Benefit
of the Doubt," etc. ; then became a
member of the Charles Frohman
company at the Empire Theatre, New
York, and was cast in " Brother
Officers," " The Wilderness," etc. ;
she next played with Mary Mannering
for a season, afterwards joining
Eleanor Robson's forces ; she opened
with Margaret Anglin in 1905 in
" Zira," and remained with Miss
Anglin and Henry Miller during
1905-7 in " The Great Divide " ;
appeared at the Hudson Theatre,
Oct., 1909, as Mrs. Debney in " The
Builder of Bridges " ; at the Lyceum,
New York, Aug., 1910, played Mrs.
Futvoye in " The Brass Bottle/' and
Oct., 1910, Mary Brockvray in
" Electricity " ; at the Empire, New
York, Jan., 1912, played Mrs. Spencer
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in " Cousin Kate " ; at San Francisco
in Aug., 1912, played in " The Melody
of Youth/' and " A Man on Horse-
back " ; at the Harris Theatre, Dec.,
1912, appeared as Mrs. Darrell in
" The Indiscretion of Youth " ; at
the Criterion, New York, Dec., 1912,
Miranda Mason in " Chains " ; at the
Lyceum, New York, Jan., 1913,
Madame Flory in " The New Sec-
retary " ; at the Empire, New York,
Nov., 1913, played Mrs. Talcot in
" Tante " ; May, 1914, Madame
Dupont in " A Scrap of Paper " ; at
the Lyceum, New York, Sept., 1914,
Mdme. de Trevillac in " The Beautiful
Adventure " ; at the Empire, Jan.,
1915, Mrs. Cruickshankin " Rosemary" ;
at the New Amsterdam, Sept., 1915,
Lydia in "Moloch"; at the Colonial,
Feb., 1916, played in " The Golden
Night " ; at Henry Miller's Theatre,
Nov., 1920, played Mrs. Carter
Stafford in " Just Suppose " ; at the
Ritz, May, 1922, Aunt Maisie in " The
Advertising of Kate " ; at the Bijou,
Jan., 1924, Mrs. Bradley in " The
Goose Hangs High."
WfflTBY, Ctwynne, actress; b.
Leamington, Warwickshire, 8 July,
1903 ; d. of the late Arthur Wliitby
and his wife Cissie (Saumarez) ; a.
Minehead ; m. Hugh Anthony Glan-
mor Williams ; studied for the stage
under her father and at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art ; made her
first appearance on the stage as a small
child at the Prince's Theatre, 9 Feb.,
1921, as a Sprite in " Shakespeare's
Dream. " ; her first regular appearance
was made at the Theatre Royal,
Worthing, Aug., 1918, as Styles in
" Betty at Bay " ; appeared at His
Majesty's, for a year, in " Chu-Chin-
Chow " ; at the Comedy, Aug., 1920,
played Doll Mortimer in " The 'Ruined1
Lady " ; appeared at the New Theatre,
Aug., 1921, as the Third Lady in
"Christopher Sly"; Doc., 1921, as
Mariana in " Blood and Sand " ; Apr.,
1922, as Low Loong in " Mr. Wu," also
understudying ; at the Royalty, Dec.,
1922, played Amy Spettiguc in
" Charley's Aunt " ; at the Ambassa-
dors', June, 1923, Violet in "The
Lilies of the Field"; Aug., 1923,
succeeded Meggie Albanesi as Elizabeth
in the same play ; at the St. Martin's,
Nov., 1923, played Suzanne in " Fledg-
lings " ; Jan., 1924, succeeded Olga
Lindo as Mrs. Kemp in " The Likes of
Her," and Mrs. Ross in " The Will " ;
at Drury Lane, June, 1924, played
Brunton and Miss Lacey in " London
Life " ; subsequently toured as Lorna
in "In the Next Room." Favourite
parts : Viola in " Twelfth Night " and
Mary Rose. Recreations : Swimming
and dancing. Club : Bull-frogs. Ad-
dress : 3 Heath Mansions, Hampstead,
N.W.3.
WHITE, James, manager ; accord-
ing to his own statement, his first
venture as a manager was at Rochdale,
when he acquired a quarter-share in
a circus, with which lie was connected
for two years ; subsequently, in 1907,
was manager of the Victoria Hall,
Matlock ; acquired the controlling
interest in Daly's Theatre, 1922, where
he has produced " The Lady of the
Rose," 1922 ; " The Merry Widow,"
1923 ; " Madame Pompadour," 1923 ;
also responsible for the production of
" Whirled Into Happiness," Lyric,
1922 ; toured " Katja the Dancer,"
from Aug., 1924 ; revived " The Dollar
Princess," at Glasgow, Doc., 1924 ;
is also managcrially micros tod in the
Tivoli, as a picture-house ; is a well
known financier, and racclior.se-owaer.
Recreation : Racing. Address : Daly's
Theatre, Cranbourn Street, W.C.2.
WHITE, J. Fisher, actor ; b. 1 May,
1865, at Clifton, Bristol ; s. o£ the
Rev. John White, of Ampfidd, Hants ;
e. Monkton Combe School and Oriel
College, Oxford; m. (1) Kdith Rhoda
Blackwood ; (2) Joan Vivian Recs ;
(mar. dis.) ; (3) Anna Russell; made his
first appearance on the stage with
the laic Hermann Vessm's company,
1 Feb., 1892, at the Lyceum, Ipswich,
as the First Player in " Hamlet " ;
remained a member of the company
for two years ; made his first appear-
ance on the London Stage, at the O'pfira
Comique, 8 July, 1892, as Gerrit in
" The Goldfish " ; subsequently toured
with. Isabel Batcman ; made ids next
appearance in London, at the Lyceum,
27 Feb., 1896, as Ourosch in " For the
Crown " ; subsequently played there
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as Von Klebs in " Magda," June, 1896 ;
joined John Hare and toured with him
in the English provinces and the United
States, playing in " A Pair of Specta-
cles " ; joined Beerbohm Tree at Her
Majesty's, Jan., 1898, appearing first
as Ligarius in " Julius Caesar " ; he
remained a member of the company
for nearly ten years, during which
period he played in many notable
productions, including " The Mus-
keteers," " Carnac Sahib," " King
John," " A Midsummer Night's Dream,
" Herod," " Twelfth Night," " The
Last of the Dandies," " Rip Van
Winkle," " Trilby," etc. ; in 1902
played Teiresias in " Ulysses," Jus-
tice Shallow in " The Merry Wives
of Windsor," Father Pi fieri in " The
Eternal City " ; in 1903 appeared
as Krittzoff in " Resurrection," Baron
Abrams in " The Gordian Knot,"
Sir William Heron in " Flodden Field,"
Colonel Durgan in " The Man Who
Was," the Bishop of Carlisle in
" Richard II," Banza in " The Darling
of the Gods " ; in 1904 played Gonzalo
in " The Tempest " ; in 1905 Antonio
in " Much Ado About Nothing,"
President of the Court in " A Man's
Shadow," Hovstadt in " An Enemy
of the People," Jennings in " Business
is Business," Mr. Brownlowin " Oliver
Twist"; in 1906 played Seneca in
" Nero," James Binnie in " Colonel
Newcome," Thomas Percy in " King
Henry IV " (part I), Antonio in
" Twelfth Night," Polonius in " Ham-
let," John Gaunt in " Richard II,"
Antigonus in " The Winter's Tale " ;
the Soothsayer in " Antony and
Cleopatra " ; in 1907 appeared as
Kcrtch in " The Red Lamp," Gon-
zalo in " The Tempest," Casca
in " Julius Caesar/' Sir John Ponte-
fract in "A Woman of No Impor-
tance," and with Oscar Asche and
Lily Brayton, as the First Lord
in " As You Like It " ; during
1902 tonrcd as the Pope in " The
Eternal City," and in 1908 at His
Majesty's, played in various Shake-
spearean revivals ; at the Afternoon
(His Majesty's) Theatre, Doc., 1908,
played Dr. Wachler in " Hannele " ;
at the Duke of York's, Feb., 1909,
appeared as David Wylie in " What
Every Woman Knows," and in Mar.,
1909, David Roberts in " Strife " ; at
the Lyric, June, 1909, appeared as James
Roden in " Fires of Fate " ; joined the
Haymarket company, Sept., 1909, and
remained there till May, 1911, appear-
ing as the Duke of Cornwall in " King
Lear," " Sparrow " in " Gentlemen of
the Road," The Oak in " The Blue
Bird," the Plumber in " Priscilla
Runs Away," Isaac Strong in " All
that Matters," and James Betts in
" James and John " ; at the Criterion,
May, 1911, played Major Petkoff in
" Arms and the Man " ; at the Court,
June, 1911, appeared as Guido in
" Monna Vanna " ; at the Haymarket,
June, 1911, Lavardin in " Above
Suspicion " ; at the New, Sept., 1911,
Friar Laurence in " Romeo and
Juliet " ; at the Garrick, Feb., 1912,
played Oliver Hadden in " The Fire
Screen " ; at the London Pavilion,
Apr., 1912, played the Rev. Stephen
Frame in " The Next Religion " ;
at the Court, Nov., 1912, Mr. Vockerat
in " Lonely Lives " ; at the Kings way,
Dec., 1912, Haffigan in " John Bull's
Other Island " ; at the King's Hal],
Covent Garden, Mar., 1913, played
Polonius in " Hamlet " ; at His
Majesty's, Mar., 1913, Rototu in " The
Happy Island " ; Apr., 1913, Crabtree
in " The School for Scandal " ; at the
Comedy, May, 1913, David Roberts in
the revival of " Strife," and June,
1913, Baron Hardfelt in the revival
of " Jim the Penman " ; at the
Comedy, Aug., 1913, played Winthrop
Clavering in " The Scarlet Band " ;
at the Globe, Dec., 1913, Jacob
Banister in " The Night Hawk " ; at
the Little Theatre, Feb., 1914, the
Doctor in " Damaged Goods " ; at the
Court, Apr., 1914, Pastor Manders in
" Ghosts "; at the Little, June, 1914,
John Gibbs in " The Level Crossing " ;
at the Queen's, July, 1914, Marco in
" Monna Vanna " ; at the Royal
Victoria Hall, Nov., 1914, Caliban in
" The Tempest " ; at the same the-
atre, Jan. -Apr., 1915, played Macbeth,
Lcontes in " The Winter's Tale," I ago
in " Othello," and Cassius in " Julius
Caesar " ; at the New Theatre,
June, 1915, Beelzebub and General
Leblanc in " Armageddon " ; at His
Majesty's, 5 July, 1915, Capucius in
the " all-star " revival of " King
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Henry VIII," given in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund ; at
Wyndham's, Sept., 1915, played the
Hon. Sir Richard Pet worth in " The
Ware Case " ; at the Coliseum, Feb.,
1916, Father Libbrecht in "The
Iron Hand " ; at Drury Lane, May,
1916, on the occasion of the Shake-
spearean Tercentenary celebration,
played Ligarius in "Julius Caesar";
at the Apollo, June, 1916, Dr. Mac-
farlane in " Hobson's Choice " ; at
the Coliseum, Aug., 1916, Sir Richard
Childerstone in "A Court of En-
quiry " ; at the St. Martin's, Mar.,
1917, made a notable success as the
Doctor in " Damaged Goods " ; June,
1917, Ulric Brendel in " Rosmer-
sholm " ; at the St. James's, Nov.,
1917, played Sir Andrew Craig in
" Loyalty " ; at the Ambassadors',
Feb., 1918, Rabbi Elkan in "The
Little Brother " ; at the Scala, Mar.,
1919, Father Badilon in " The Host-
age " ; at the New, Apr., 1919, Colonel
Soames in " Time to Wake Up " ;
at the Globe, June, 1919, Emperor
Francis I in " L'Aiglon " ; at the
Lyric, Sept., 1919, Hewahewa in
" The Bird of Paradise " ; at the
Shaftesbury, Jan. 1922, played Andrew
Carey in " The Rattlesnake " ; at the
Court, June, 1922, Father Petrovitch
in " The Rabbi and the Priest " ; at
the Little, Oct., 1922, Tameyoshi in
" The Toils of Yoshitomo " ; at the
Garrick, Oct., 1923, Walter Nichols in
" Ambush " ; at the New (for the
Stage Society), Jan., 1924, Lord Mang
in " Progress " ; at the Strand, Feb.,
1924, Beau Nash in " Monsieur Beau-
caire " ; at the New Oxford, Oct.,
1924, the Ghost in " Fratricide Pun-
ished " ; at Wyndham's, Oct., 1924,
again played the Hon. Sir Richard
Petworth in " The Ware Case " ; is
now Chairman of the Actors' Associa-
tion. Recreation : Sailing, Club :
Green Room. Address : Batchworth
Heath, Rickmansworth, Middlesex.
Telephone No. : Northwood 42.
WHITE, Leo, actress and vocalist ;
6. Louisiana, Mo., U.S.A., 26 Mar.,
1886 ; d. of Charles White and his
wife Martha (Hunt) ; e. Hardin College,
Mexico, Mo., U.S.A. ; m. Clay Smith ;
made her first appearance on the stage,
in 1905, as a vocalist, at Sheepshead
Bay, Long Island, New York ; after
playing in " vaudeville " for some
years made her first appearance in
New York, at the Globe Theatre, 7
Nov., 1910, in " The Bachelor Belles " ;
in 1913 came to England, and made
her first appearance in London, at the
Palladium, 21 Apr., 1913, in a singing
act with George Perry ; made her next
appearance at the Alhambra, 6 Oct.,
1913, in the revue " Keep Smiling,"
scoring an immediate success ; she also
appeared at the same theatre, May,
1914, in "Not Likely"; Mar., 1915,
in "5064 Gerrard " ; Oct., 1915, in
" Now's the Time " ; she was next seen
at the Vaudeville Theatre, June, 1916,
in " Some " ; Apr., 1917, in " Cheep " ;
she then entered on the management
of the Ambassadors' Theatre, where
in Nov., 1918, she appeared in " U.S.,"
and Aug., 1919, in " Back Again " ;
at the Prince of Wales's, Doc., 1919,
appeared in " Bran-Pie " ; early in
1920 went to Australia, where she
appeared in " Bran-Pie," and " The
Girl for the Boy " ; returned to
England in 1921, and made her
reappearance in London at the Vaude-
ville, May, 1921, in "Puss-Puss";
subsequently toured in Australia and
the Far East ; reappeared in London,
at the Queen's, May, 1924, in " Come
In " ; she next toured, in " Vogues of
1924 " ; later in the year, departed
for a further tour in Egypt and the
Far East.
WHITESIBE, Walker, actor; b.
Logansport, Ind., 16 Mar., 1869 ; s,
of Judge Whiteside and his wife Lcvinia;
e. Chicago and London, England ; m.
Lelia Wolstan ; made his first appear-
ance on the stage in 1884 at the Grand
Opera House, Chicago, in " Richard
III " ; in 1886 was playing Hamlet,
and before he was twenty, had played
Othello, Richard, Shylock, King Lear,
Cardinal Richelieu, etc. ; made his
first appearance in New York, with
his own company, at the Union
Square Theatre, 10 Apr,, 1893, as
Hamlet, subseqtierxtly appearing there
as Richelieu ; toured all over the
United States for many years with a
Shakespearean and classical repertory,
including " Hamlet," " Othello,"
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" Richard III," " The Merchant of
Venice/' " Richelieu," " The Lady
of Lyons," " The Fool's Revenge,"
etc.; subsequently added many modern
plays, including " The Red Cockade,"
" Robert of Sicily," " David Garrick's
Love," " The Magic Melody," " The
Beloved Vagabond," etc. ; in 1907
was engaged by Liebler & Co., and
created a great impression by his
performance in " The Melting Pot " ;
in 191 1 toured in " The Magic Melody " ;
during 1912 produced " Typhoon,"
in which he played Tokerarno with
great success ; made his first appear-
ance on the London stage at the
Queen's Theatre, 7 Feb., 1914, as
David Quixano in " The Melting Pot " ;
after returning to America appeared
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Oct., 1914,
as Wu Li Chang in " Mr. Wu " ; at
Buffalo, 30 Aug., 1915, appeared as
John Morton in " The Ragged Mes-
senger," and toured in this 1916-17 ;
at the Fulton Theatre, Sept., 1917,
played Baron Takada in " The Pawn ";
at Chicago, Nov., 1917, played the
title-rdle in " Mr. Jubilee Drax " ;
at the Belmont, New York, Nov.,
1918, Rabbi Elkan in " The Little
Brother"; during 1919-21 toured
in " The Master of Ballantrae " ; at
the Comedy, New York, Mar., 1922,
played Prince Tamar in " The Hindu ";
at Chicago, Dec., 1924, played the
tiilv-vdle in " Sakura." Clubs : The
Lambs and the Friars. Address :
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
WHIRLING, TownseM, actor; b.
Oxford, 21 Oct., 1869 ; s, of the Rev.
Robert Storrs Whitling, M.A., and his
wife Alice Marion (Townsend) ; #.
Cheltenham College ; m. Violet Ley ;
was originally intended for the Army,
but failed in examination, and went
abroad, ranching and cattle-breeding ;
was for some time connected with
prairie-shows, circuses, and minstrels ;
made his first appearance on the regular
stage at the Great Northern Theatre,
Chicago, 9 Nov., 1896, as Doxton in
" Heartsease," with Henry Miller ;
subsequently fulfilled engagements in
America with Margaret Mather, Maurice
Barrymorc, E. J. Henley, Charles
Coghlan and Elita Proctor-Otis ; made
bis first appearance in London, at the
Coronet Theatre, Netting Hill, July,
1899, as King Kamswaga in " The
Cuckoo " ; subsequently toured with
Mrs. Lewis Waller as De Treville in
" The Three Musketeers," followed by
tours in " One of the Best," " A Royal
Divorce," " The Two Orphans," etc. ;
in 1901 toured in South Africa; on
returning to England continued to
tour until 1910 ; toured in Australia,
1911, with Ethel Irving, acting and
stage managing ; at the Globe Theatre,
Apr., 1913, played Augustus King in
" Vanity," and subsequently appeared
in " Lady Frederick " ; in 1916
appeared with James Welch in variety
theatres in " One Good Turn " ; at
the Globe, Mar., 1917, played the
Police Sergeant in " The Man Who
Went Abroad " ; subsequently at the
Ambassadors succeeded William Arm-
strong as Lignol in " The Three
Daughters of M. Dupont " ; at the
Royalty, July, 1918, was engaged as
stage manager, and also played in
" The Title," " Caesar's Wife," and
" Summertime " ; at the New Oxford,
1920, appeared in "The Eclipse";
at the Globe, Apr., 1921, played Sir
Giles Carfax in " The Knave of
Diamonds " ; at the Ambassadors,
Mar., 1922, Bernard Hollo way in. " My
Son " ; at the Adelphi, Oct., 1922,
Maru in " The Island King," also stage
managing ,* in 1 923 toured as the
Duke of Winterset in " Monsieur
Beaucaire " ; in 1924 toured as Sir
Harry Raikes in " The Honorable Mr.
Tawnish," and subsequently as leading
man with Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
Recreations : Terrier-breeding and
cycling. Address : Savage Club,
7 Adelphi Terrace, W.C.2.
WHITNEY, Fred C., manager; s.
of B. C. Whitney, the owner of the
Whitney Opera House, Detroit, Michi-
gan ; commenced producing comic
operas in 1892, with the production
of " The Fencing Master," and " The
Algerians " ; was the proprietor and
manager of " Wild America " ; in
1894 organised the Whitney Opera
Company, opening at the Herald
Square Theatre, 29 Oct., 1894, with
the production of " Rob Roy " ;
subsequent productions which he
has made include " Brian Boru/'
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" The Normandy Wedding," " Dolly
Varden," " When Johnny Comes
Marching Home," " Love's Lottery,"
" The Rose of the Alhambra," " The
Chocolate Soldier/' "The Spring Maid/'
etc.; produced " Quo Vadis," at the
Adelphi Theatre, London, 1900 ; pur-
chased the Waldorf Theatre, London,
1910, and re-named it the Whitney
Theatre, opening it on 22 Apr., 1911,
with the production of '* Baron
Trenck " ; relinquished the theatre
during the same year.
WHITTY, Dame May, D.B.E., ac-
tress ; b. Liverpool, 19" June, 1865 ;
made her first appearance on the
stage, in 1881, at the Court, Liver-
pool ; made her first appearance
on the London stage, at the Comedy
Theatre, 22 Apr., 1882, as Fillippa in
" Boccaccio " ; she also appeared
there in Jan., 1883, in " Paradise
Villa " ; in. the same year she went
to the St. James's, under Hare and
Kendal, and played Graham in "A
Scrap of Paper/' Dec., 1883, and
in 1884, appeared as Suzanne in
" The Ironmaster " ; she remained
at the St. James's, chiefly understudy-
ing, until the end of 1885, when she
went on tour playing Lady Teazle,
Kate Hardcastle, Lydia Languish,
Lady Gay Spanker, etc. ; in Mar., 1886,
toured in " The Candidate/* and
subsequently as Dora Vane in " The
Harbour Lights " and Ruth Herrick
in "In the Ranks " ; the following
year she toured in " Hoodman Blind " ;
at the Globe, 1888, played in " The
Monk's Room," and at the same
theatre she appeared with Richard
Mansfield in " Prince Karl," and with
Kate Vaughan in " She Stoops to
Conquer " and " The School for
Scandal " ; at the Opera Comique,
June, 1889, appeared as Lucy McCul-
ium in " Our Flat," and when the
play was transferred to the Strand,
Aug., 1889, she took up the leading
part of Margery Sylvester ; she also
played at the Strand in " Private
Enquiry," and " Turned Up " ; ap-
peared at the Princess's, Apr., 1891,
in "Linda Grey," and July, 1891,
in " Fate and Fortune " ; appeared
at the Vaudeville, Sept., 1892, as
Mary Melrose in " Our Boys," and at
Terry's, Feb., 1893, played Mrs.
Amherst in " Flight " ; at the Strand,
Dec., 1893, played in ""Beauty's
Toils " ; during 1894 toured with
Forbes-Robertson as the Comtesse
Zicka in " Diplomacy," and Irene
in " The Profligate " ; at the Strand,
1895, appeared as Kitty in " A Loving
Legacy," and Grace Dormer in
" Fanny " ; in June, 1895, joined the
Lyceum company under Sir Henry
Irving, and played Marie in " Louis
XI," Julie in " The Lyons Mail,"
Emilie in " The Corsican Brothers,"
and the Gentlewoman in " Macbeth " ;
toured in America with Lyceum com-
pany, 1895-6 ; at the Adelphi, Dec.,
1897, played Edith Varney in " Secret
Service"; at the Court, Dec., 1898,
appeared as Rosamond Pilliner in
" Cupboard Love " ; at Terry's, June,
1899, played Mrs. Grace Tyrrell in
" The Heather Field " ; at the Strand,
Sept., 1899, Katherine Blake in " The
Last Chapter " ; at the Vaudeville,
Aug., 1903, played Susan Throssell
in " Quality Street " ; subsequently
toured in the same part ; again visited
the United States, and at Baltimore,
Dec., 1907, appeared with Miss Viola
Allen as Carrie Hardinge in " Irene
Wycherley," and appeared in this play,
at the Astor Theatre, Jan., 1908 ;
subsequently returned to England ;
at the Duke of York's, Mar .-Apr.,
1910, played Dame Dresden in " The
Sentimentalists " ; Amelia Madras in
" The Madras House," and Mrs.
Trafalgar Gower in " Trelawney of
the Wells " ; at the Aldwych, Nov.,
1910, played Mrs. Daly in "The
Home Coming," and at the Kingsway,
May, 1911, Peg Woffington in "The
First Actress " ; at the Comedy,
Feb., 1912, played the Dowager
Countess of Grimsdal in " The Bear
Leaders " ; and in Apr., played Mrs,
Spencer Molyneux in the same play ;
at the New Theatre, Aug., 1912,
Mrs. John Tyler in " Ready Money " ;
at the Little Theatre, Feb., 1913, Mrs.
Channing in " A Matter of Money " ;
at the St. James's, Mar., 1913, Lady
Cluffe in " Open Windows " ; at the
Savoy, Oct., 1913, played the Comtesse
Malise in " The Grand Seigneur " ; at
the Haymarket, Sept., 1914, Mrs.
Talcot in " The Impossible Woman " ;
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at the Lyceum, Edinburgh, Apr., 1915,
Mrs. Kesteven and Mrs. Luckman in
" Forked Lightning " ; at the Coliseum
May, 1915, played in " Mrs. Gorringe's
Necklace " ; at the Vaudeville, June,
1915, Mrs. Kesteven in " The Green
Flag " (" Forked Lightning ") ; at
the Kingsway Theatre, Oct., 1915,
Mary Cumbers in " Iris Intervenes " ;
at His Majesty's, Feb., 1916, Madame
Vagret in " The Arm of the Law " ;
at the Playhouse, Apr., 1917, Mrs.
Sharp in " The Passing of the Third
Floor Back " ; at the New Theatre,
July, 1917, during " Navy Week,"
Miss Trafalgar-Go wer in " Trelawney
of the Wells " ; during 1920 toured
as Lady Marden in " Mr. Pirn Passes
By " ; in 1921 she undertook the
management of the Florence Etlinger
Theatre School ; at the Duke of York's
Mar., 1922, played Mrs. Corsellis in
" The Enchanted Cottage " ; at the
Kingsway, May, 1922, Lady Raunds
in " Life's a Game " ; at the Royalty,
Dec., 1922, Ella Singleton in " Destruc-
tion " ; in Apr., 1924, appeared at the
Coliseum and elsewhere in " The
Major Explains " ; at the Apollo,
Sept., 1924, played Mrs. Henry Gilliam
in " The Fool " ; was created a Dame
Commander of the Order of the British
Empire, for services in connection with
the war, Jan., 1918. Address : 31
Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.2. Tele-
phone No. : Gerrard 1232.
WIIYTAL, Russ, actor and dramatic
author ; b. Boston, Mass., 20 Jime,
1860 ; m. Mary Adelaide Knowles ;
was origina-lly intended for a lawyer,
but made his first appearance on the
stage at the Boston Museum in 1882,
remaining there five years ; subse-
quently toured for some years as
John Laughlin in his own play, " For
Fair Virginia," James Barrington in
his own play of " Taps," Alan in his
own play, " Agatha Dene," and
Bertrando in his own play " Night " ;
made his first appearance in New
York, at Miner's Fifth Avenue Theatre,
3 June, 1895, in " For Fair Virginia " ;
at the Hackett Theatre, Nov., 1907,
played Judge Prentice in " The
Witching Hour " ; in 1910 played
Luigi GolJtantl in " The Climax " ;
made his first appearance in London,
26 Feb., 1910, at the Comedy Theatre,
in the same part ; at the Lyric, New
York, Oct., 1911, played Robert
Brand in " The Great Name " ;
at the Little Theatre, New York,
Mar., 1912, played Christopher
Wellyn in " The Pigeon " ; subse-
quently played in " vaudeville " in
"Lui"; toured in 1913 in "The
Iron Door " ; at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre, Dec., 1913, played Colonel
Robert Avery in " We Are Seven " ;
at the Punch and Judy Theatre, New
York, Jan., 1915, played David Effick
in " The Clever Ones " ; at the Re-
public Theatre, Aug., 1915, played
Richard Fullerton in " Common Clay,"
during 1916-17 toured in the same
part ; at the Criterion, New York,
Sept., 1917, played Robert Blaisdell
in " The Scrap of Paper " ; at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, Oct.,
1917, Henry Parrameer in " The Old
Country " ; at the Plymouth, New
York, Oct., 1918, Prince Serghei
Obreskov in " Redemption " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Feb., 1920,
Vagret in " The Letter of the Law " ;
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Aug.,
1920, Don Fulgencio in " Spanish
Love " ; at the Longacre, Dec., 1922,
Friar Laurence in " Romeo and Juliet";
at the Hudson, Nov., 1923, Duke of
Barataria in " Sancho Panza." Ad-
dress : c/o Messrs. Shubcrt Bros.
(Inc.), 1416 Broadway, New York
City, U.S.A.
WHYTAL, Mrs. Russ (Mary Ade-
laide), actress ; b. in the United States ;
d. of Mary (Richard) and Robert
Knowles ; e. Academy of Holy Angels,
Buffalo, New York ; m, Russ Whytal ;
made her first appearance on the
stage as a child, playing under her
maiden name of Marie Knowles ;
made her first appearance in New
York, at Miner's Fifth Avenue Theatre,
3 June, 1895, playing the part of
Virginia in her husband's play, " For
Fair Virginia " ; at the same theatre
she also played Anne Leslie in " Taps,"
Agatha Dene in a play of that name,
and Paola in " Night " ; she toured
in " For Fair Virginia," for three years ;
during 1902 toured with James
O'Neill in " The Honour of the Hum-
ble " ; subsequently toured as Rosalind,
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Juliet, Viola, Beatrice, Portia, and
Lady Teazle, with her own com-
pany ; was then engaged by E. S.
Willard, and toured with Mm in
America ; came to England with his
company, and made her first appear-
ance on the London stage, at the St.
James's Theatre, 31 Aug., 1903, as
Lisa in " The Cardinal " ; Sept., 1903,
she played Mrs. Lupin in "Tom Pinch,"
and Dec., 1903, Erne in " The Pro-
fessor's Love Story " ; subsequently
toured the English provinces in " The
Cardinal," " The Happy Life/' and
" Alice Sit-by-the-Fire " ; appeared at
His Majesty's, Apr., 1907, during the
Shakespearean Festival, as Hermione in
" The Winter's Tale/' and Gertrude
in " Hamlet " ; at the Royalty, June,
1907, played Beatrice Sherringham in
" The Heart of the Machine " ; subse-
quently with her own company in
" Lady Clancarty/' and " 'Twixt Axe
and Crown " ; at the Garrick Theatre,
Feb., 1908, appeared as Marian Best
in " The Woman of Kronstadt " ; at
the Adelphi, Dec., 1909, appeared as
Lady Temperley in " The House of
Temperley " ; in 1910 toured as Mrs.
Montague Tidmarsh in " The Man
from Blankley's/' and in one-act plays,
" The Chain/' " The Royal Flower/'
and " A Question of Diplomacy " ;
during 1911 toured as Mrs. Ralston
in " Jim the Penman " ; at the Comedy,
June, 1911, played the Duchess of
Droone in " The Crucible " ; at the
Court, Sept., 1911, appeared as Lady
Belmont in " Married by Degrees " ;
in Sept., 1913, toured as Mrs. Ralston
in " Jim the Penman " ; at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Oct.,
1915, played the Queen in " What
Money Can't Buy " ; at Poll's, Wash-
ington, June, 1918, played in " The
Chinese Puzzle " ; at the Central,
New York, Sept., 1918, played Mrs.
Clayton in " Forever After " ; at the
Belmont Theatre, Oct., 1923, Josephine
Lee Tevis in " Tarnish." Favourite
part : Beatrice in " Much Ado About
Nothing."
WILKINSON, Norman, R.I., artist
and designer ; b, 1882 ; 5. of Howard
and Jessie Wilkinson ; e. Abbotsholme,
Derbyshire; studied art at Birming-
ham and in Paris ; commenced design-
ing costumes in 1910 for Charles
Frohman's repertory season at the
Duke of York's Theatre ; designed
the dresses and decoration for
" A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
" The Winter's Tale," and " Twelfth
Night," at Savoy Theatre, for Gran-
ville Barker and Lilian McCarthy,
1912-14, etc. ; has designed settings
for many of the productions of the
Phoenix Society and others. Address :
40 Marlborough Hill, N.W.8. Telephone
No. : Hampstead 3533.
WILLARD, Catherine Livingston,
actress ; b. Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. ; d.
of James Struthers Willard and his
wife Grace (Robinson) ; e. Boston,
Mass., and Paris ; was a pupil of M.
Jules Leitner of the Comedie Fran-
$aise ; made her first appearance on
the stage at the Theatre Royal, Exeter,
Sept., 1915, in Sir Frank Benson's
company, in " The Taming of the
Shrew " ; after playing with this
company for one year, toured with
Florence Glossop-Harris in Shakespear-
ean repertoire, autumn, 1916 ; made
her first appearance in London at the
Aldwych Theatre, 15 Apr., 1917, as
Jenny in " Love for Love," and was
then engaged at the Savoy, Apr., 1917,
where she appeared in " Hamlet " ;
subsequently toured as Regina in
" Ghosts " ; in Sept., 1918, joined the
company of the " Old Vic," and
played leading parts, including Olivia
in " Twelfth Night," Beatrice in
" Much Ado About Nothing," Hermi-
one in " The Winter's Tale," Kathar-
ine in " The Taming of the Shrew,"
Lady Macbeth, Chorus in " Henry V,"
Queen in " Hamlet," etc. ; she re-
mained at this theatre until May,
1920 ; she also played a number of
men's and boys' parts during the war,
and in addition appeared in such
character parts as Mrs. Hardcastle in
" She Stoops to Conquer," Mrs. Mala-
prop in " The Rivals," Knowledge in
" Everyman," etc. ; in the autumn of
1920 toured with Ben Greet's Players ;
in 1921 went to America, and ap-
peared with the Henry Jewell Com-
pany, at the Copley Theatre, Boston ;
at the Bijou Theatre, New York,
Sept., 1924, played Savina Grazia in
" The Mask and the Face " ; at the
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Klaw Theatre, Nov., 1924, Julie
Gamelyn in " Simon Called Peter " ;
has also played several times for the
Stage Society, Pioneers, and French
Players. Favourite part : Beatrice.
Recreations : Swimming, dancing, and
reading. Address : c/o Messrs. Brown
Shipley and Co., 123 Pall Mall,
S.W.I.
WILLARD, Edmund, actor; b.
Brighton, 19 "Dec., 1884; s. of Walter
Willard and his wife Selina (Edmunds) ;
e. Brighton High School ; m. Mabel
Tebbs ; made his first appearance on
the stage, at the Tremont Theatre,
Boston, U.S.A., Nov., 1900, walking
on in " Punchinello " ; from 1900-06
was under the management of his
uncle, the late E. S. Willard, playing
six tours in America, also appearing
at the St. James's, 31 Aug., 1903, when
he made his first appearance in London
under the name of W. Edmunds,
playing Luigi in " The Cardinal " ;
Sept., 1903, played Murgatroyd in
" Tom Pinch " ; from 1906 for many
years toured in the provinces ; at the
New Theatre, Sept., 1919, played
Colonel Pyke in " Jack o' Jingles " ;
in 1920 appeared at Stratford-on-
Avon, in a round of Shakespearean
parts; at the Aldwych, Nov., 1920,
Ross in " Macbeth " ; again played
at Stratford-on~Avon, 1921 ; was
engaged with Lyn Harding at the St.
James 1921-22 ; at the Comedy, Mar.,
1922, played Major Ryecroft in " Other
People's Worries " ; next toured in
" Bull-Dog Drummond," and for seven
weeks with H. V. Neilson's Shake-
speare company ; at the Regent,
Apr., 1923, played the Tramp in " The
Insect Play " ; June, 1923, General
Stonewall Jackson, in " Robert E.
Lee " ; at His Majesty's, Sept., 1923,
Masrur in " Hassan " ; at the Regent
(for the Phoenix), Nov., 1923, Young
Mortimer in " Edward II " ; at the
Regent (for the Fellowship of Players) ,
Dec., 1923, Richmond in " Richard
III" ; at the Strand (for the same),
Feb., 1924, Macbeth at the Apollo,
Sept., 1924, Umanski in " The Fool."
Recreations ; Cycling and tennis.
Club : Green Room. Address : 3
Upper Tooting Road Mansions,
Balham, S.W.17.
WILLARD, John, dramatic author ;
b. San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A., 28 Nov.,
1885 ; s. of John Willard Clawson and
his wife Mary Alice (Clark) ; e. Uni-
versities of Illinois, Ohio, and Cali-
fornia ; m. Gladys Caldwell ; was for
many years an actor and singer ;
author of " The Cat and the Canary,"
1922, in which he played Harry Blythe;
" The Green Beetle," 1924. Recreation:
Golf. Clubs : Lambs', Players', Lake-
ville Golf and County. Address :
Lambs1 Club, 130 West 44th Street,
New York City, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Bransby, actor, charac-
ter impersonator and mimic ; b. Hack-
ney, 14 Aug., 1870 ; was originally in-
tended to become a missionary, but was
subsequently engaged as a clerk to a
firm of tea-merchants ; after some ama-
teur experience he adopted the stage as
a profession, and spent some years in
various " stock " companies and in
touring companies ; made his first
appearance on the variety stage at
the London Music Hall, Shoreditch,
26 Aug., 1896, giving imitations of
popular actors, including the late Sir
Henry Irving as Matthias, Beerbohm
Tree as Svengali, Charles Wyndham
as David Garrick, Harry Paulton in
" Niobe," Shiel Barry in " Les Cloches
de Corneville," etc. ; he was immedi-
ately engaged for the London, Tivoli,
and Paragon, and was soon fully en-
gaged at all the leading halls in London
and the provinces ; in 1897 he com-
menced his famous " studies " of
Charles Dickens's characters, of which
he soon had a large repertory, including
Micawber, Peggotty and Uriah Heep,
Bill Sikes and Fagin, Pecksniff and
Chadband, Sydney Carton, Grandfather
and Quilp, Jingle, Tigg, Mrs. Gamp,
Sergeant Buzfuz, Captain Cuttle, etc. ;
at a later period introduced many
descriptive monologues and recitations,
among which may be mentioned
" Devil-may-care " ; " How we Saved
the Barge " ; " For a Woman's Sake " ;
" The Street-Watchman's Story " ;
"'The Green Eye of the Yellow God " ;
" 'Sfhe Lounger " ; " The Yogi's
Curlse " ; " The Stage-doorkeeper,"
etc. r\during 1921 toured in a series
of DicR^ens plays with his own company ;
in Jan., ^923, toured as Lesurgues and
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Dubosc in. " The Lyons Mail/' and at
the Prince of Wales's, Birmingham,
Mar., 1923, he played Hamlet for the
first time ; in June, 1923, appeared at
the Lyceum Theatre, as Micawber and
Peggotty in " David Copperfield " ;
subsequently toured in provinces and
in Canada. Address : 31 George Street,
W.I.
WILLIAMS, E. Harcourt, actor ; b'
at Croydon, 30 Mar., 1880 ; s. of John
Williams, merchant ; e. at Beckenham
Abbey and Whitgift Grammar School,
Croydon ; m. Jean Sterling-Mackin-
lay ; prepared for stage by Miss
Bateman (Mrs. Crowe) ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Belfast, 1897, as the Duke of
Bedford in " King Henry the Fifth,"
with F. R. Benson's company ; re-
mained with the company for five
years, making his first appearance on
the London stage, at the Lyceum,
15 Feb., 1900, as Sir Thomas Grey in
" Henry V " ; also appeared with the
company at the Comedy, 1901 ; in
1902 he toured with Kate Rorke in
" The Squire," " Honours Divided,"
and " The Story of Winifred," and
in 1903 with Haidee Gunn, in " Romeo
and Juliet," " Twelfth Night," as
Romeo and Orsino, also playing
Ingomar, Tristan in " lolanthe,"
and Don Caesar de Bazan ; toured
with Ellen Terry, 1903 ; at the
Queen's, Manchester, 1905, appeared
as Romeo ; at the Garrick, Oct., 1905,
played Gratiano in " The Merchant of
Venice " ; at the Court, 1906, played
in the " Electra " of Euripides, and
" The Youngest of the Angels " ; at
the Adelphi, Mar., 1906, appeared as
Claudio in " Measure for Measure " ;
played Paolo, etc., with H. B. Irving,
on American tour 1906-7 ; subse-
quently played Valentine in " You
Never Can Tell," at the Savoy, etc. ;
at the Queen's, Manchester, Jan.,
1908, played Orlando in "As You
Like It," during a four months' run ;
at the Playhouse, May, 1908, played
the Htle-rdle in " Lanval," and at thf;
Royalty, appeared in " The Gr^y
Stocking " ; toured with Gerjrge
Alexander in autumn ; at thq* St.
James's, Nov., 1908, played falter
Gresham in " The Builder of Bridges " ;
during 1909 appeared at a number
of matinge performances, and in Sept.,
1909, returned to H. B. Irving, and
at the Queen's, played Christian in
" The Bells," Courrioi in " The Lyons
Mail," etc. ; at the Criterion, Sept.,
1910, played Lucien Edensor in " The
Case of Rebellious Susan " ; at the
Court, Feb., 1911, played the Young
Syrian in " Salome " ; at the Little
Theatre, Mar., 1911, played Ragnar
Brovik in " The Master Builder " ;
in Apr., 1911, appeared as Count o*
Dowda in " Fanny's First Play " ; in
May 1911, played William Pargetter
in " Nan " ; at the Palace, Dec.,
1911, played He in " How He Lied to
Her Hus'band " ; at the Kings way,
May, 1912, played in " The Double
Game"; Sept., 1912, Hugh Voysey
in " The Voysey Inheritance " ; Dec.,
1912, Larry Doyle in " John Bull's
Other Island " ; at the Prince's
Theatre, Mar., 1913, played Romeo in
" Romeo and Juliet " ; at the Strand,
Nov., 1913, played Plantagenet Jones
in " The Joneses " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1913, Gregers Werle in "The
Wild Duck " ; at the Savoy, Jan.,
1914, Paphnutius in the old play of
that name ; at the Little Theatre,
June, 1914, the Viscomte de Signoles in
" The Duel " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Dec., 1914, Charles VI of France in
" King Henry V " ; at the Lyceum,
Feb., 1915, D'Artagnan in " The
Three Musketeers " ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1915, Prince Cernuwitz in " The
Right to Kill " ; at the Little Theatre,
May, 1915, the Emissary in " Ro-
mance," and King Henry of Navarre
in " Foolery " ; at the Playhouse, May,
1915, Philippe Le Bel in " Godefroi
and Yolande " ; at the St. James's,
Dec., 1915, appeared as Gratiano in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; at His
Majesty '$, May, 1916, with Martin
Haryey, played the Duke of Clarence
in /• Richard III"; reappeared on
t&e London stage alter the war
at the Lyric, Hammersmith, Feb.,
1919, as the Chronicler and General
Lee in " Abraham Lincoln," which
ran for a year ; at the New, May,
1919, played Pronax in " X—O ; A
Night of the Trojan War " ; at the
Queen's, Oct., 1919, played Dr. Wick-
ham in " Napoleon " ; at the
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" At the Villa Rose " ; at the Lyceum,
July, 1921, played Burnet Hook and
General Lee in " Abraham Lincoln " ;
at the Everyman, Sept., 1922, Darnley
in " Mary Stuart " ; at His Majesty's,
May, 1923, John Hampden in " Oliver
Cromwell " ; at the Shaftesbury (for
the Phoenix Society), June, 1923, Peri-
got in " The Faithful Shepherdess " ;
at the Everyman, Aug., 1923, The
Stranger in " Magic," and subse-
quently at the Kingsway, where he also
played Shakespeare in " The Dark
Lady of the Sonnets " ; produced " The
Way the Money Goes " and " Pompey
the Great/' for the Stage Society,
1910. Recreations : Living in the
country. Address : 102 Clive Court,
Maid a Vale, W.9. Telephone No. :
Paddington, 486 1.
WILLIAMS, Fritz, actor ; b. Boston,
Mass., U.S.A., 23 Aug., 1865; s. of
Fred Williams, actor ; e. St. John's
College, Fordham, New York ; m.
Katherine Florence ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the age
of six months at the Boston Museum,
being carried on in the farce " Seeing
Warren " ; by the famous American
actor, William Warren ; made his
first appearance on the stage, pro-
fessionally, at Boston in 1879, playing
Sir Joseph Porter in a juvenile com-
pany of H.M.S. Pinafore " ; made his
first appearance on the New York
stage, at Wallack's Theatre, 23 Apr.,
1884, as Anatole in " A Scrap of
Paper " ; at the same theatre, 1884,
he played Jemmy in " Nita's First" ;
subsequently toured in " The Streets
of New York," with Frank Mayo, and
later appeared with the late Edwin
Booth ; from 1889-1896 was a member
of the Lyceum Company, New York,
and scoring notable successes as Alec
Robinson in "The Charity Ball/'
Bob in " Old Heads and Young
Hearts," Lucian Brent in " Lady
Bountiful/' Lord Silversnake in
" Squire Kate/' Algernon Maxwell in
" The Grey Mare," Hanbury Hakes
in " The Guardsman," Andre" in " The
Amazons," Frank Trendel in " The
Home Secretary," Claude Emptage in
" The Benefit of the Doubt," etc. ;
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played Blenkinsop Carlingham in
" Thoroughbred/' and then for a
number of years played in a round of
farces, including "Never Again!"
" On and Off," " Coralie and Co.,"
" Self and Lady," etc. ; in 1901
appeared with Weber and Fields in
" Hoity-Toity " ; at the Empire, New
York, 1902, played in " The Unfore-
seen " ; in 1903 was in " A Japanese
Nightingale " at Daly's, and at the
Empire, 1904, in "Little Mary";
subsequently played in " Letty,"
" Before and After," " The Aero
Club," " Fifty Miles from Boston,"
" Paid in Full," " The Lady from
Lobster Square," " TheThreeRomeos,"
" What the Doctor Ordered," " The
Marriage-Not," etc.; at Maxine Elli-
ott's Theatre, Apr., 1916, played Dusin
Banks in " Come to Bohemia " ; at
the Hudson, Mar., 1917, Thornton
Clay in " Our Betters " ; at the
George M. Cohan Theatre, Nov., 1917,
Blond in " The King " ; at the Booth
Theatre, Oct., 1919, Leicester Paton
in " Too Many Husbands " (" Home
and Beauty ") ; at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, Aug., 1922, James Stannard
in "Fools Errant"; Oct., 1922, Dr.
McPhail in " Rain " ; this piece ran,
with a slight interval, until 1924.
Address : Lambs' Club, 130 West 44th
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Hattie, actress and
vocalist ; b, Boston ; e. Boston ; made
her first appearance on the stage at
Boston, 1893, in the chorus of " 1492 ";
made her first appearance in New York,
at Palmer's Theatre, May, 15, 1893, as
Infanta Catalina in " 1492 " ; next
appeared in several of the late Chas. H.
Hoyt's farces ; played the leading
part on tour in " The Girl from
Maxim's " (1899-1900) ; in 1902 was
with the Rogers Bros, in " The Rogers
Brothers in Harvard " ; at the Garrick,
New York, 17 Aug., 1903, played
Vivian Rogers in " Vivian's Papas " ;
at the Herald Square Theatre, Nov.,
1903, played Winnie Harborough in
" The Girl from Kay's," at the Knick-
erbocker Theatre, May, 1904, ap-
peared as Pauline in " Yvette " ;
same theatre, May, 1905, played Ilona
in "The Rollicking Girl"; next
appeared at Atlantic City, July, 1906,
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as a " star," as Molly Montrose in
" The Little Cherub," subsequently
produced at the Criterion, New York ;
toured in the same part 1907-8 ; at the
Criterion, New York, Sept., 1908,
played Flufty Ruffles in the musical
comedy of that name, subsequently
touring in th e same part ; atWallack's,
New York, Aug., 1909, appeared as
Athole Forbes in ' ' Detective Sparkes " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Mar., 1910,
played Lola Cornevo in " The Girl He
Coiildn ' t Leave Behind Him, ' ' and Edith
Farrington in "A Maker of Men " ;
at the Lyceum, New York, Sept.,
1910, appeared as Clementine Margerie
in "Decorating Clementine"; made
her first appearance on the London
stage, at the Globe Theatre, 28 Nov.,
1910, in the same part ; at the Empire,
New York., Feb., 1912, played Fred-
erika in " A Slice of Life " ; at the
Criterion, New York, Aug., 1912,
appeared as Praline in "The Girl
from Montmartre " ; at the Globe,
New York, Aug., 1913, played Rosa-
lilla in " The Doll Girl " ; during
1913-14 toured in " The Doll Girl " ;
during 1914-15, appeared in "vaude-
ville " in " A Slice of Life." Address :
c/o Charles Frohman (Inc.), Empire
Theatre, New York City, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Jesse Lynch, dramatic
author and writer ; b. Sterling, 111.,
U.S.A., 17 Aug., 1871 ; s. of Meade
Creighton Williams and his wife
Elizabeth (Riddle) ; e. Princeton Uni-
versity, where he took degrees of B.A.,
M.A., and Hon. Litt. Doc. ; m. Ah'ce
Laidlaw ; has written the following
plays : " The Stolen Story," 1906 ;
" Why Marry ?, " 1917 ; " Why Not ?/'
1922 ; has written many booksj in-
cluding a History of Princeton Uni-
versity, with John De Witt ; was
president of the Authors' League of
America, 1921. Clubs: University,
Players', Coffee-House, and Century.
Address : 152 West 57th Street, New
(York City, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, John, actor ; &. Chal-
font St. Giles, Bucks, 15 Apr., 1903 ;
s. of Colonel Alfred Edward Williams,
D.S.O., A.D.C., and his wife May
(Roome) ; e. Lancing College ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
New Theatre, Dec., 1916, as John in
" Peter Pan " ; at Wyndham's, Aug.,
1918, played Bill Le Bas in " The Law
Divine " ; at the Strand, Mar., 1920,
Charles Daingerfield in " Come Out
of the Kitchen " ; at the Comedy,
June, 1920, Jack Torrence in " The
' Ruined ' Lady " ; at the Playhouse,
Oct., 1920, Bobby Coote in "The
Romantic Age " ; next toured with
Irene Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault ;
at the Globe, Apr., 1921, played Bertie
Errol in " The Knave of Diamonds " ;
at the St. James's, Dec., 1921, Mr.
Darling in " Peter Pan " ; at the
Royalty, Feb., 1922, John Fitzgerald
in " Enter Madame " ; at the Savoy,
Apr., 1922, Sir Richard Paynton in
" The Card Players " ; at the St.
James's, Nov., 1922, Denny Cradock
in " The Happy Ending " ; at the
Haymarket, June, 1923, Arthur Man-
nock in " Success " ; at the Everyman,
Jan., 1924, Sam Garden in " The
Painted Lady " ; at the Apollo, Apr.,
1924, succeeded Francis Lister as
Clifford Hope in " The Fake " ;
accompanied Godfrey Tearle to New
York, where he made his first appear-
ance, at the Hudson Theatre, 6 Oct.,
1924, in the last-mentioned part.
Recreations : Golf, tennis and fishing.
Address : 8 Palace Gardens Terrace,
W.8. Telephone No. : Park 242.
WILLIAMS, Walter, actor and vo-
calist ; b. London, 15 Oct., 1887 ; s. of
Walter Williams and his wife Linda
(Gould) ; e. London ; m. Blanche
Townsend ; was formerly articled
clerk to a firm of architects ; had had
amateur experience prior to making
his first appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, 1904,
in the chorus of " Three Little Maids " ;
for many years appeared in variety
theatres as a vocalist ; appeared at the
Palace, Feb., 1912, as Lieutenant
Bronville in an abridged version of
" The Geisha " ; first appeared in
revue at Palace, Manchester, Dec,,
1915, in " The Whirl of the Town " ;
subsequently toured in " Merry Mo-
ments " ; first appeared on the London
theatrical stage, at the Shaftesbury,
22 Dec., 1916, as Will Walter in
" Three Cheers 1 " ; at the Comedy,
May, 1917, appeared in " Bubbly " ;
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at the Vaudeville, Dec., 1917, • in
" Cheep " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Mar., 1918, played Jack Lorimer in
" Flora " ; at the Palace, May, 1918
Dick Rivers in " Very Good, Eddie "
at the Vaudeville appeared in '* Tabs/
and Dec., 1918, in " Buzz-Buzz "
Mar., 1920, in " Just Fancy " ; Dec.,
1920, in " Jumble Sale " ; at the
London Pavilion, Oct., 1921, played
in " Fun of the Fayre " ; Aug., 1922,
Captain Ardimedon in " Phi-Phi " ; at
the Prince's, Feb., 1923, played the
Stranger in " The Cousin from No-
where " ; at the London Hippodrome,
May, 1923, appeared in " Brighter
London " ; at the Palladium., Mar.,
1924, in " The Whirl of the World."
Recreation : Cricket. Club : Green
Room.
WILLOUGHBY, Hugh, designer ; b.
Croydon, 15 Oct., 1891 ; s. of Charles
William Willoughby and his wife Clara
Evelyn (Thompson) ; e. Reigate and
Eastbourne ; was in the Regular Army
before and during the war (1914-18) ;
his first work for the theatre was the
designing of the costumes for a revue
produced at The Hague, Holland,
Sept., 1919 ; first attracted attention
by his scenic and decorative work in
" The Whirligig/' at the Palace, Dec.,
1919 ; subsequently designed dresses,
etc., for the production of " Jig-Saw,"
at the London Hippodrome, June,
1920 ; " Piff-Paff," at the Folies-
Marigny, Paris, 1920 ; " Fantasia," at
the Queen's, 1921 ; has also designed
dresses, etc., for productions in Bar-
celona, Paris, etc. Hobby : Painting.
Address : Rupert Chambers, 9 Rupert
Street, W.I. Telephone No. : Gerrard
4480.
WILLS, Br ember, actor ; b. Reading ;
5. of Philip Le Couteur and his wife
Helen (Brouard) ; &. Reading ; m,
Margaret Carter ; studied for the stage
under Maxwell Ryder ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1905 ; in
1906, with Norman V. Norman's
company, made his first appearance
in London, at Alexandra, Stoke
Newington, 11 Apr., 1906, in "Count
Hannibal " ; this was followed by
tours as Benjamin Goldfinch in "A
Pair of Spectacles," Eccles in " Caste/'
Raymond Ley ton in " The Thief," and
the Tramp in " Passers-By " ; in 1908
was a member of Miss Horniman's
repertory company at the Gaiety,
Manchester, followed by similar en-
gagements at Glasgow and Bristol ;
on the outbreak of war, 1914, joined
the United Arts Rifles; in 1915
transferred to R.A.M.C., serving two
years in France with the 58th Divi-
sion ; after being demobilised in Jan.,
1919, appeared at the Scala, Mar.,
1919, as Pope Pius VII in " The Host-
age " ; at King's Hall, Covent Garden,
Apr., 1919, as The Envoy in " The
Faithful"; at the Court, July, 1919,
the Blind Beggar in " The Lost
Leader" ; Oct., 1919, Prince of Arra-
gon in " The Merchant of Venice " ;
in Sept., 1920, joined the repertory
company at the Everyman Theatre,
Hampstead ; he appeared here as
" B.B.," in " The Doctor's Dilemma/'
Blanco Posnet in " The Shewing Up of
Blanco Posnet," etc. ; at the Court,
Oct., 1921, played Captain Shotover in
" Heartbreak House " ; at the Every-
man, Feb., 1922, Mr. Knoxin " Fanny's
First Play " ; in Apr., 1922, joined the
"Grand Guignol" company at the
Little Theatre ; at the Everyman,
Sept., 1922, played Lickcheese in
" Widowers' Houses " ; at the New
Theatre, Sept., 1922, Parizot in " The
Scandal " ; Oct., 1922, JEgeus in
" Medea " ; Nov., 1922, Camillo in
" The Cenci " ; at the St. Martin's,
Apr., 1923, Mr. Alquist in " R.U.R. " ;
at the Everyman, Aug., 1923, The
Duke in " Magic " ; at the Comedy,
Oct., 1923, Mike in " The Last Warn-
ing " ; at the Everyman, Feb., 1924,
and Criterion, May, 1924, Pierre Zan-
otti in " The Mask and the Face " ;
at the Strand (for the Stage Society),
Mar., 1924, Mr. Zero in " The Adding
Machine"; at Drury Lane, Dec.,
1924, Egeus in " A Midsummer Night's
Dream ' ' ; has played a great number
of parts for The Stage Society, Pio-
neers', etc. Hobby : The non-com-
mercial theatre. Address: 31 Lancelot
Place, Knightsbridge, S.W.7. Telephone
No. : Kensington 7183.
WILLS, Drusilla, actress; b. Lon-
don, 14 Nov., 1884; d. of Robert
Wills and his wife Drusilla (Curtes) ;
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e. Maida Vale High School ; made her
first appearance on the stage at the
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 27 Oct.,
1902, as the Lady Passenger in " The
Silver King " ; appeared at the
Criterion, Sept., 1904, as Eustacia
Brown in " Winnie Brooke, Widow " ;
during 1909 toured as Miss Kite in
" The Passing of the Third Floor
Back"; at the Comedy, 1912, ap-
peared as Evadne Tuddenham in
" The Bear Leaders " ; at the Prince
of Wales's, Jan.. 1913, played Hodgson
in " Esther Castways " ; at the
Comedy, Sept., 1913, Lady Maud
Chumley in " The New Duke " ; at
the Globe, Nov., 1913, Belise in " The
Blue Stockings " ; during 1914-15
toured with Lewis Waller ; at the
St. James's, Oct., 1916, Clara in
" Lucky Jim " ; in 1921 toured as
Mrs. Badger in " The Young Person
in Pink " ; at the St. James's, Jan.,
1922, Lizzie Allen in "The Bat " ;
at the same theatre, Apr., 1924, Mrs.
Hazard in " Plus Fours/' Favourite
parts ; Lizzie in " The Bat," and Mrs.
Badger in " The Young Person in
Pink." Address : 42 Bedford Row,
W.C.L Telephone No. : Chancery
8510.
WILSON, Beatrice, actress and pro-
ducer ; b. Dalhousie, India ; d. of the
late Major-Gen. G. A. Wilson ; e.
Southport, Jersey, and Weimar, Ger-
many ; m. Norman V. Norman ; stu-
died for the stage for six months with
the late Sarah Thorne, and made her
first appearance on the stage at
the Theatre Royal, Margate ; from
1896-8 toured with Ben Greet's com-
pany ; made her first appearance in
London, at the Lyric Theatre, 1898,
as Elna in " The Daughters of Baby-
lon "; from 1898-1900 toured with
Leonard Boyne in " Sporting Life ";
from 1900-5 toured with Norman V.
Norman's repertory company ; in
1905 toured as Lady Ursula in " The
Adventure of Lady Ursula " ; in Apr,,
1906, at Stoke Newington, played
Clotilde in " Count Hannibal " ; at
Brighton, Oct., 1906, Beatrix Esmond
in " The Chevalier de St. George " ;
of late years has appeared with
Norman V. Norman's company on
various tours ; has played leading
parts with Ben Greet ; for a time
appeared at the Old Vic, playing
Queen Katharine in '* Henry VIII,"
and other leading parts ; appeared at
the Stratford-on-Avon Festival, 1916 ;
at the Ambassadors', 1918, played
Countess Teresa Lamberti in " Roman-
ticismo " ; at the Old Vic, Holborn
Empire, and Alhambra, 1919, Andro-
mache in " The Trojan Women " ;
toured with Ben Greet, 1918-20 ; at the
Strand Theatre, Aug., 1920, succeeded
Hutin Britton as Helene Vauquier in
" At the Villa Rose " ; at the New
Theatre, 1920, for a time succeeded
Hutin Britton as Judith in " The
Wandering Jew " ; in June, 1921,
specially went to Brussels, to play
Portia in " The Merchant of Venice,"
with the Old Vic company ; dur-
ing the spring of 1922 played at the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre, as Mrs.
Bridgenorth in " Getting Married "
and Nancy Sikes in " Oliver Twist " ;
at the Palace, May, 1922, played
Andromache in " The Trojan Women";
at the Strand, July, 1922, La Marquise
D'Avranches in " The Risk " ; at the
New, Nov., 1922, Lucretia in " The
Cenci"; at the Strand, Dec., 1922,
Mrs. Hawkins in " Treasure Island " ;
during 1923-24 was producing for the
Lena Ashwell Players at the Century
Theatre; at the Strand, Feb., 1924
(for the Fellowship of Players), played
Lady Macbeth ; has for some time
past been engaged as an instructor at
the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Address : 12 Grove End House, St.
John's Wood, N.W. Telephone No. :
Paddington 5223.
WILSON, Albert Edward, dramatic
critic and journalist ; b. London,
1885 ; e, London ; m. Maude Cox ;
has been engaged in journalism since
the age of sixteen ; was on the editorial
staff of the Bristol Daily Mercury,
Daily Dispatch, Manchester ; Daily
Sketch, Ideas (editor 1913-14) ; was
appointed dramatic critic of the
Umpire, Manchester, 1914 ; was
deputy-critic on the Star, for some
time ; dramatic critic to the Star
since 1920 ; critic of the Literary
Guide, 1924 ; is a member of The
Critics' Circle, and National Union of
Journalists. Recreations : Gardening,
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photography, and travel. Club : Ham-
bone. Address : c/o the Star, Bouverie
Street, E.C.4, or 23 Blakenham Road,
S.W.17.
WILSON, Diana, actress ; b.
Patri croft, Lanes, 31 Aug., 1897 ;
d. of Edward Wilson Hunt and his
•vrife Mabel (Fox) ; e. Wantage, Berks ;
was formerly engaged in secretarial
work, and as a designer of dresses and
hats ; her first engagement was in
Oct., 1916, when she toured as an
understudy in " Sealed Orders " ;
subsequently she toured as Maude
Fulton in " Caroline " ; made her
first appearance in London, at the
Queen's Theatre, 20 Dec., 1^917, as
Doctor Bodie in a revival of " A Kiss
for Cinderella " ; in 1918 was engaged
at the Ambassadors, understudying
Miss Lilian McCarthy ; subsequently
went to America, where she appeared
with Isadora Duncan ; in 1921 she
went to Australia to play Margaret
Davis in " Lightnin' " ; subsequently
toured there with Lawrence Grossmith
as Anna Valeska in " Ambrose Apple-
John's Adventure," and Helen Quilter
in " The Silver Fox " ; subsequently,
with Oscar Asche, appeared as Des-
demona in " Othello," Iris in Pinero's
play, etc. ; subsequently returned to
Lawrence Grossrnith's company ; on
returning to London appeared at
His Majesty's, Sept., 1924, as Therdse
Marnix in " The Royal Visitor."
Favourite parts : Doctor Bodie and
Helen Quilter. Recreations : Riding,
travelling, and golf. Club : Lyceum.
Address : " Vernon Lea,51 Brooklands
Road, Crumpsall, Manchester.
WILSON, Francis, actor, dramatic
author, and manager ; b. Philadel-
phia, 7 Feb., 1854 ; s. of Charles
Edward Wilson and his wife Emily
(Von Erdon) ; m. (1) Mir a Barrie ;
(2) Edna E. Bruns ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the
Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadel-
phia, in 1878, in " London Assur-
ance " ; during 1878-9 toured with
Annie Pixley in " M'Liss " ; first
appeared on the New York stage at
Haverley's Theatre, 14 June, 1880,
in " Our Goblins, or Fun on the
Rhine " ; at Philadelphia in the
same year played Sam Gerridge in
" Caste," Sergeant Jones in " Ours,"
and subsequently Sir Joseph Porter
in " H.M.S. Pinafore " ; at the opening
of the Casino Theatre, New York,
21 Oct., 1882, he played ^ in "The
Queen's Lace Handkerchief " ; subse-
quently at the same theatre played
in " The Princess of Trebizonde,"
also Sigismund in " Prince Methusa-
lem," Marquis D'Aubigne in " Nanon,"
Sparacani in " Amorita," Kalman
Zsupan in " The Gipsy Baron/' and
Cadeaux in " Erminie " ; in 1889
he started with his own company and
appeared at the Broadway, New York,
13 May, 1889, as Hoolah-Goolah in
" The Oolah " ; subsequently he
played King Anso in " The Merry
Monarch," Giuseppe in " The Gondo-
liers," Cassimir in " The Lion Tamer,"
Melissen in " The Devil's Deputy " ;
also in " The Chieftain," " Half a
King," and " The Little Corporal " ;
at the American Theatre, 7 May, 1896,
he played David in the " all-star "
revival of " The Rivals " ; at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, 18 Sept., 1899,
he played Cyrano in a musical version
of " Cyrano de Bergerac " ; and in
1900 played in " The Monks of Mala-
bar " ; 24 June, 1901, he played
August Lump in "The Strollers";
and in January, 1902, appeared as
Sammy Gigg in " The Toreador " ;
since that date, abandoning musical
plays, he has appeared as William
Jenks in " Cousin Billy," produced at
the Criterion, New York, 2 Jan.,
1905; P£re Marlotte in "The Little
Father of the Wilderness," at Phila-
delphia, Apr., 1905 ; and Montague
Sibsey in '" The Mountain Climber,"
at Atlantic City, 5 Feb., 1906, and at
the Criterion, New York, 6 Mar.,
1906 ; at the Garrick, New York, 20
Aug., 1907, appeared as Sir Guy de
Vere in " When Knights Were Bold,"
with great success ; subsequently
toured in the same play throughout
1908 and part of 1909 ; at Baltimore,
May, 1909, appeared as Thomas
Beach in " The Bachelor's Baby/'
written by himself ; appeared at the
Criterion, New York, 27 Dec., 1909,
in the same part ; in 1910-11 toured in
the same play ; at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre, New York, 24 Mar.,
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1913, appeared as Stephen Atwell in
" The Spiritualist " ; at Reading, Pa.,
Mar., 1914, played Irwin Myd in " The
Myd Mystery/' which he adopted from
the novel ; after a lengthy absence
from the stage, reappeared at the
Park Theatre, New York, Jan., 1921,
as Cadeau in " Erminie " ; at the
Empire, New York, June, 1922, and
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
May, 1923, played Bob Acres in " The
Rivals " ; at the Empire, New York,
June, 1924, Jeremy in " She Stoops to
Conquer " ; is the author of " The
Eugene Field I Knew," " Recollections
of a Player/' " Joseph Jefferson, Recol-
lections of a Fellow Player " ; several
comedies, entitled " Lord Dick/' " The
Magic Ring/' etc. ; a musical comedy,
" Little DoUy Waters " ; " Captain
January/' " The Meddlings of Richard
Lemkester," " The Spiritualist," and
several contributions to magazines.
Clubs : Players' and Rowfant. Ad-
dress : 24 Gramercy Park, New York
City, U.S.A.
WILSON, Harry Leon, dramatic
author and novelist ; &. Oregon, III.,
U.S.A., 1 May, 1867 ; 5. of Adeline
(Kidder) and Samuel Wilson ; m.
Rose O'Neill; from 1896-1902 was
Editor of Puck ; has collaborated
with Booth Tarkington in the following
plays : " Foreign Exchange," " If I
Had Money " (subsequently known as
" Mrs, Jim " and " Getting a Polish ") ;
" Springtime," "The Man from Home,"
" Cameo Kirby," " Your Humble
Servant," " Up from Nowhere " ;
" Tweedles " ; has also written several
novels. Address : 16 Gramercy Park,
New York City, or Monterey, Cal.,
U.S.A.
WILSON, Joseph, actor, vocalist,
and manager ; b. Dublin, 16 Feb.,
1858; s. of Emily (French) and
Joseph Wilson ; e. London ; m.
Phoebe Mercer ; was formerly a soldier
(5th Lancers) and a wine merchant ;
made his first appearance on the
stage with Mary Anderson, at the
Grand Theatre, Leeds, 30 Aug., 1885,
as Amiens (with song) in " As You
Like It," subsequently playing in
" Romeo and Juliet " and " Pygmalion
and Galatea " ; next joined the
Conway-Farren Old Comedy company ;
made his first appearance in London,
at the Opera Comique, Jan., 1886, as
Mouser in " On 'Change " ; has played
in numerous " stock " seasons and
pantomimes, producing four, and
acting in thirteen ; some of his
principal parts were Private Manners
in " The Solicitor/' The Squire in
" Dorothy," Tony in " My Sweet-
heart," which he played five hundred
times ; the Vizier in " Morocco
Bound," Sir Reddan Tapleigh in
" Go-Bang " ; toured in Australia
as Mr. Cattermole in " The Private
Secretary," Sir Francis Chesney in
t( Charley's Aunt," Geoffrey Wedder-
burn in " Sweet Lavender," Sergeant
Tannar in " The Strange Adventures
of Miss Brown," etc. ; at Terry's,
Apr., 1897, played Jack Brown in
" The French Maid "; has played in
music-hall sketches, and at various
times was manager of the Queen's
Hall, Brighton Aquarium, and the
Avenue Theatre; from 1904-14 was
manager of the Tivoli ; in Dec., 1915,
was appointed manager of the Alham-
bra, Glasgow. Favourite part : Jack
Brown in " The French Maid." Re-
creations : Shooting, fishing, dog-breed-
ing and showing. Clubs : Eccentric,
Motor, and National Sporting. Ad-
dress : 61 Mayfield Avenue, N.I 4.
~ " hone No. : Palmer's Green 1006.
WILSON, Lucy, actress ; b. 1876 ;
d. of Major Wilson ; is a sister of Alice
and Dora de Winton ; m. Gordon
Bailey ; made her first appearance
on the stage in 1894, with Wallace
Erskine's company, playing in
" Niobe," " Jane," etc. ; made her
first appearance on the London stage,
at the Strand Theatre, 1894 ; at the
Opera Comique, Nov., 1894, played
Muriel Haltwhistle in "The Wife of
Dives " ; toured as the Queen in "La
Tosca," Stephanas in " The Sign of
the Cross," subsequently playing Mer-
cia in the same play ; with Gordon
Craig, appeared as Juliet and Ophelia ;
has also played the Comtesse de
Condale in " A Marriage of Conveni-
ence/' Canaille, Lady Isabel in " East
Lynne," Pauline in " Called Back,"
Paula in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,"
Leslie Brudenell in " The Profligate,"
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etc. ; played " stock " seasons at
Bath, where she was the original Lucy
Sacheverell in " Laurence Irving' s
" Richard Lovelace " ; has toured in
Australia under George Musgrove, and
in America with Charles Warner, as
Gervaise in " Drink " ; at the Royalty,
Aug., 1904, played Irene Merrick in
" The Chetwynd Affair " ; in 1905
toured as Flora in " Beside the Bonnie
Briar Bush " ; in 1907 as Dorothy
Lee in "A Knight of the Road " ;
at the New Theatre, Nov., 1907,
played Sylvia in " Mrs. Ellison's
Answer"; at the Shaftesbury, Jan.,
1908, Alice in " Cupid and Common-
sense " ; then toured as Dorothy in
" Her Son " ; appeared at the Ald-
wych, May, 1909, as Rose Charlbury
in " The White Hawk," and June,
1909, as Margaret Warren in "A
Modern Aspasia " ; at the Apollo,
Dec., 1911, played Esther in " Esther
Waters " ; at the Little Theatre,
Jan., 1912, Alcestes in " The Alcestis "
of Euripides ; subsequently played
lead with the Glasgow Repertory
Theatre ; at His Majesty's, Jan.,
1914, appeared as Rosy-Sky in " The
Darling of the Gods " ; during 1915
toured as Esther in " Caste," and " The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; left the
stage during the war, and reappeared
at the Aldwych, Sept., 1920, when she
played the Queen of Naples in "La
Tosca " ; at the Everyman Theatre,
Mar., 1923, played Ann Fenton in
" The Alternative," of which she was
also part-author. Address : 6 Suffolk
House, Dartmouth Park Hill, NW.5.
Telephone No. : Mountview 2680.
WILSON, W. Cronin, actor; from
1906-1 1 was a member of the late Lewis
Waller's company and appeared for
the first time at the Lyric Theatre,
17 Oct., 1906, in " Robin Hood " ;
he also appeared, 16 Apr., 1907, as
Charnock in " Clancarty " ; subse-
quently he played there in " Robin
Hood," "A White Man," " The Duke's
Motto," " Henry V," " The Chief of
Staff," " The Three Musketeers,"
"King Henry IV " (part I), "The
Explorer," " The Fires of Fate," " Sir
Walter Ralegh/' " The Rivals," " Don.
Caesar de Bazan," " Miss Elizabeth's
Prisoner," " Monsieur Beaucaire " ;
at the Globe, Feb., 1911, played
Rene de Lesperon and Hector de
Marsac in " Bardelys the Magnifi-
cent " ; Apr., 1911, Gervaise Me Arthur
in "A Butterfly on the Wheel " ;
at the Queen's, Mar., 1912, Leonard
Stiles in " The Chalk Line " ; in
Sept., 1912, went to America, and
appeared in Chicago in " Milestones " ;
at the New Theatre, Manchester, Aug.,
1913, played Sir Thomas Brunt in
" Under the Red Robe " ; after the
end of the war appeared at the Lyric,
Sept., 1919, as Paul Wilson in " The
Bird of Paradise " ; at the Aldwych,
Nov., 1920, played Jack Stacey in
" The Dragon " ; at the Globe, Feb.,
1921, appeared as James Draper in
" The Hour and the Man " ; at the
Comedy, Oct., 1921, played Jim
Lascelles in " Araminta Arrives " ; at
the Garrick, Jan., 1922, again played
Paul Wilson in "The Bird of Para-
dise " ; in July, 1922, went to South
Africa, and subsequently to Australia,
with Gertrude Elliott's company ; at
the Haymarket, Jan, 1924, for a time,
played Roddie Dunton in " Havoc " ;
at the Apollo, Feb., 1924, Bertram
Hurst in " The Fairy Tale " ; at the
Prince of Wales's, June, 1924, Herman
Stetz in " The Rat " ; is the author
of the following plays : " The Great
Game," 1910 ; " The Small-Town
Girl " (with Eugene Walter), 1917 ;
" Nancy Lee " (with Walter), 1918.
WILSON, William J., stage director ;
has been responsible for the produc-
tion of many successful musical plays
and revues, including the productions
of " Push and Go," and " Joy Land/'
at the London Hippodrome ; " Razzle-
Dazzle," Drury Lane ; " Sunshine of
the World," Alhambra ; " Mary,"
Queen's ; " The Little Girl in Red,"
Gaiety ; " Jenny," Empire ; " The
First Kiss," New Oxford, etc., etc.
WILSTACH, Paul, author and busi-
ness manager ; b. Lafayette, Ind.,
1 July, 1870 ; 5. of John Augustine
Wilstach and his wife, Elbra Cecilia
(Patti) ; e. (received degree of B.A.
from) St. Viateur's College, Kanka-
kee, 111., 1889; Richard Mansfield's
business manager from 10 Jan., 1898,
till his, death, on 30, Aug., 1907;
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author of the one-act comedies entitled
" Bridget Bluff," " A Partial Eclipse/'
and of " A Gay Deceiver," 1897 ; "A
Capitol Comedy,'1 1901 ; " Polly Prim-
rose/' 1903 ; ""Thais " (founded on the
novel of the same name), 1911 ;
"The Poor Rich/' 1911; author of
" Richard Mansfield, the Man and the
Actor/' 1908 ; " Moimt Vernon,"
" Potomoc Landings," " Along the
Pyrenees," " Jefferson and Monti-
cello " ; contributor of articles on the
drama and the theatre to the leading
magazines. Clubs : The Players', New
York : Army and Navy, and The
Racquet, Washington, D.C. Address :
c/o The Players', 16 Gramercy Park,
New York.
WIMPEBIS, Arthur, dramatic
author and lyrist ; b. London, 3
Dec., 1876 ; s. of Anne H. (Edmonds)
and E. M. Wimperis ; e. Dulwich
College ; m. " Dickie " Thorpe ; was
formerly a black-and-white artist ;
commenced writing for the stage
in 1904 ; author of lyrics for " The
Dairymaids," 1906 ; " The Gay Gor-
dons/' 1907 ; " The Arcadians/'
1909; " The Balkan Princess," 1910;
" Our Little Cinderella/' 1910 ;
" The Sunshine Girl/' 1912 ; author
of many of " The Follies " bur-
lesques ; part author, with Fred-
erick Fenn, of " The Girl in the
Taxi/' 1912; "Within the Law,"
1913 ; " Love and Laughter " (from
the German), 1913 ; " The Laughing
Husband " (from the German), 1913 ;
author of " The Passing Show/' 1914 ;
part author (with Hartley Carrick)
of " Mam'selle Tralala " (from the
German), 1914 ; " The Little Lamb "
(from the German), 1914 ; " The
Rajah's Ruby," 1914 ; "By Jingo,
If We Do ," 1914; " Bric-a-
Brac" (with Basil Hood), 1915;
" Follow the Crowd " (with Hartley
Carrick), 1916; "My Lady Frayle "
(with Max Pemberton), 1916 ; " Van-
ity Fair," 1916* "Pamela," 1917;
"As You Were" (from the French),
1918 ; " The Shop Girl " (revised
version), 1920; "Just Fancy 1" 1920;
" London, Paris; New York," 1920 ;
" The Trump Card " (from the French),
1921 ; " The Curate's Egg/' 1922 ;
" Bluebeard's Eighth Wife " (from the
French), 1922 ; " The Return " (from
the French), 1922 ; " The Elopement "
(from the French), 1923 ; "A Perfect
Fit " (with Harry M. Vernon, from the
French), 1924. Recreations : All field
sports. Club : Green Room. Address :
1 Granville Chambers, W.I. Telephone
No. : Mayfair 2379.
WIN ANT, Forrest, actor; b. New
York City, 21 Feb., 1888 ; e. Stevens
Institute, Hoboken, N.J. ; had had
some experience as an amateur prior
to making his first appearance on the
professional stage, at Madison Square
Theatre, 6 Nov., 1907, as Tom Crowel
in " The Coming of Mrs. Patrick " ;
subsequently toured in " The Three
of Us/' and this was followed by
various " stock " engagements and
further tours ; at the Hackett Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1909, played Mac-
Aroy in " The Only Law " ; Dec., 1909,
Jack Raymond in " The Wedding
Day " ; at the Liberty Theatre, Aug.,
1910, played Tom Wilson in " The
Country Boy " ; at the Hudson, Sept.,
1912, Thomas Y. Jones in " Honest
Jim Blunt " ; at the Park, Nov., 1912,
Phipps in " The Gypsy " ; at the Long-
acre Theatre, May, 1913, appeared as
Arthur Daly in " Are You a Crook ? " ;
at the Playhouse, New York, Aug.,
1913, as Kenneth Nelson in " The
Family Cupboard " ; at the Fulton,
Oct., 1913, as Ted Ewing in "After
Five," and during the same year
appeared at Los Angeles, as Anatol
and Ferrand in " The Pigeon " ; at
the Longacre Theatre, New York, Oct.,
1914, played Charles Cary in " Kick-
In " ; at the Eltinge Theatre, Dec.,
1914, A Detroit Chap in " The Song of
Songs " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Oct., 1915, Sam Lusskin in " The
Bargain," and Willard Page in " Mrs.
Boltay's Daughters " ; at the Gaiety,
New York, Aug., 1916, Joe Bascom
in " Turn to the Right " ; at the
Harris Theatre, Sept., 1918, John
Hardy in " Some Night " ; at the
Astor, Dec., 1918, Billy Benson in
" East is West " ; at the Bijou, Sept.,
1919, William Armitage in " An
Exchange of Wives " ; at Wilkes-
Barre, Mar., 1920, played in " The
" Unwanted One" ; at the Belmont,
May, 1920, Rodney Sturgis in " His
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Chinese Wife " ; at Washington, B.C.,
June, 1921, Carson D wight in "The
Hotheads " ; made his first appearance
in London, at the Savoy, 26 Aug.,
1922, as Andre Dorsey in " Lawful
Larceny/1
WINDERMERE, Charles, actor and
manager ; b. Occold Rectory, Eye,
Suffolk, 23 Dec., 1872 ; 5. of the Rev.
H. L. Todd ; e. H.M.S. Worcester ;
<m. Claire Manifield ; was intended for a
naval career, and served three years
before the mast ; studied for the stage
under Howard Russell ; made his first
appearance on the stage at the Park
Hall, Camden Town (formerly the
Park Theatre), 1891, as the Earl of
Mount-Severn in " East Lynne " ;
toured as Lord Fancourt Babberley in
" Charley's Aunt," for two years ; for
two and a half years toured as the
Rev. Robert Spalding in " The Private
Secretary," for four years, as Pro-
fessor Goodleyin " What Happened to
Jones," and for one year toured in his
own play, " The New Housemaid " ;
made Ms first appearance in London, at
the Crown, Peckham, 9 May, 1904, in
the last-mentioned play ; at Terry's
Theatre, Dec., 1905, appeared as Lord
Fancourt Babberley in a revival of
" Charley's Aunt " ; has also toured
as the Rev. Cuthbert Sanctuary in
" The Headmaster," Andrew Bullivant
in " Grumpy," etc. ; at the Duke of
Yorks', Mar., 1916, under his own
management, appeared as Jerry Corby
in " Jerry" ; at the Kingsway, May,
1916, also under his own management,
appeared as Jimmy Carter in "Ye
Gods," which secured a run of over
200 performances, being transferred
successively to the Strand, Aldwych
and Shaftesbury ; at the Court, Dec.,
1917, played Beppein " The Prodigy" ;
subsequently toured in " The Other
Mr. Smith," " Oh ! Alexander," etc. ;
at the Garrick, Mar., 1921, appeared
as the Rev. Edward Freeling in " The
Muddler"; at the Playhouse, Dec.,
1922, played the Rev. Robert Spalding
in a revival of " The Private Secre-
tary " ; during 1924 toured as Andrew
Bullivant in " Grumpy/1 Club : Sav-
age. Address : 1 Linden Gardens,
Bayswater, W.2. Telephone No. : Park
3256.
WINNINGER, Charles, actor ; 5. of
Franz Winninger ; m, Blanche Ring ;
has been on the stage since the age of
five ; toured all over the United States
as one of the Five Winninger Brothers,
appearing in " vaudeville " ; in 1909
toured in " Lena Rivers " ; at the
Herald Square Theatre, 10 Feb., 1910,
appeared as Rudolph Schnitzel in
" The Yankee Girl " ; at the George
M. Cohan Theatre, Apr., 1912, played
John Chester in "The Wall Street
Girl," and the following year toured
in this ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, Feb., 1914, played Charles
D. Hoffman in " When Claudia
Smiles," touring in this during 1915 ;
at the Astor Theatre, Feb., 1916,
appeared as Jean Paurel in " The
Cohan Revue " ; at Los Angeles, June,
1917, in " What Next ? " ; at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, Dec.,
1917, in " The Cohan Revue of 1918 " ;
at the Hudson Theatre, May, 1919,
played Henry Block in " Friendly
Enemies " (" Uncle Sam " ) ; at the
Winter Garden, later in the same year,
appeared in " The Passing Show of
1919 " at the New Amsterdam, June,
1920, n " The Ziegfeld Follies of
1920 " at the Times Square, June,
1921, in " The Broadway Whirl " ; at
the Broadhurst, Aug., 1923, played
Rudolph Zimmer in " The Good Old
Days." Address : Lambs' Club, 128
West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
WINSTON, C. Bruce-, actor and
designer ; during 1912 appeared at
various music halls, in " The Daring
of Diane," " The Monte Carlo Girl,"
and " The H'Arum Lily " ; at the
Criterion Theatre, May, 1913, played
M. Duportal in " Oh ! I Say ! " ; in
1915 toured in "Peaches"; at the
Aldwych, Feb., 1917, played Prince
Boris in " The Spring Song " ; at the
St. James's, Jan., 1918, Count Petino
in " Valentine " ; at the Ambassadors',
Aug., 1918, appeared as Jules Duportal
in " Telling the Tale " ; at the Garrick,
Mar., 1919, as Montfleury and a Friar
in " Cyrano de Bergerac " ; at the
Winter Garden, Nov., 1919, as Muth-
avya in " Sakuntala " ; at the Ambas-
sadors', May, 1921, played Bazzalol in
" If " ; at the Ambassadors', Nov.,
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1921, played Amedee in " Deburau " ;
at the Comedy, June, 1922, Mr. Dobson
in " Quarantine " ; at the New, Mar.,
1924, La Tremouille in " Saint Joan " ;
in conjunction with Lewis Casson, was
responsible for the production at the
Holborn Empire, Feb.-Mar., 1920, of
" The Trojan Women/' " Candida,"
" Medea," " Tom Trouble," and " The
Showroom " ; was also responsible for
the designs for scenery and dresses in
connection with these plays ; at the
Holborn Empire, Nov., 1924, produced
11 Heraclius " and his own play " Angel
Grayce." Address : 6 Mecklenburgh
Square, W.C.I. Telephone No. :
Museum 7466.
WINTER, Jessie, actress ; 6. Lon-
don ; d. of G. Winn- Winter ; e.
privately in London, and in Belgium ;
m. Austin Melford ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Grand
Theatre, Hull, 1 Feb., 1904, as Loraa
Mannerley in " The Never Never
Land," and made her first appearance
in London, at the King's Hammer-
smith, 21 Mar., 1904, in this part ;
subsequently, 1905-6, toured in
" Lucky Durham " ; next toured in
" The Talk of the Town " ; at the
Standard Theatre, Oct., 1906, played
Lucy Coventry in " The Girl Who
Took the Wrong Turning " ; next
toured in "A Soldier's Wedding,"
and " The Flag Lieutenant " ; played
three " stock " seasons with Robert
Arthur, 1909-11; appeared at the
Hippodrome, Mar., 1911, in "The
Right Sort," with Mrs. Langtry ;
appeared at Drury Lane, Sept.,
1911, as the Maid in "The Hope,"
and Dec., 1911, in " Hop o' My Thumb,"
and subsequently played the part of
Mirabelle ; Apr., 1912, played Esther
in " Ben Hur " ; at the Prince's
Theatre, July, 1912, played Mona in
" Ben-My-Chree " ; at Drury Lane,
Sept., 1912, appeared as Modesty in
" Everywoman " ; at the Duke of
York's, Jan., 1913, played Mrs.
Darling in " Peter Pan," subsequently
touring in the same part ; at the
Vaudeville, May, 1913, played
Mar j one Grey in " Yours " ; at His
Majesty's, Sept., 1913, played Asenath
in " Joseph and his Brethren " ; at
the Globe, Nov., 1913, Henrietta in
" The Blue Stockings " ; at the Ald-
wych, Apr., 1914, Bess Marks in " The
Lights o' London " ; at the Lyceum,
Sept., 1914, Ruth Raymond in
" Tommy Atkins " ; Nov., 1914,
Nancy in " The Soldier's Wedding " ;
at Drury Lane, Dec., 1914, Lady Sims
in " The Twelve Pound Look " ; at
His Majesty's, Dec., 1914, Little Em'ly
in " David Copperfield " ; Apr., 1915,
Rose Maylie in *' Oliver Twist " ; at
the Vaudeville, July, 1915, Mrs.
Sinclair in " Enterprising Helen " ;
at His Majesty's, July, 1915, Madge
Plunkett in " Peter Ibbetson " ; at
the Savoy, Oct., 1915, Esther York in
" The Case of Lady Camber " ; Mar.,
1916, Ethel Standish in " The Barton
Mystery " ; at the Strand, Jan., 1917,
Ethel Cartwright in " Under Cover " ;
at Wyndham's, Aug., 1918, Edie le
Bas in " The Law Divine " ; at the
Kingsway, Dec., 1919, Pauline Levar-
dier in "In the Night " ; at the
Queen's, Sept., 1920, Mrs. Nettleton
in " A Pair of Sixes " ; at the Comedy,
Mar., 1921, Margot Sexton in " The
Ninth Earl " ; at the Empire, July,
1921, played Mary Meredith in " Some
Detective " ; at the Royalty, Nov.,
1921, Jill in " Two Jacks and a Jill " ;
at the Strand, Jan., 1922, Jill in " Old
Jig " ; at the Adelphi, June, 1922,
Daisy Musgrave in " The Way of an
Eagle " ; at the Lyceum, Apr., 1924,
Nancy Durant in " Her Market Price ";
at the New, Oct., 1924, the Hon.
Muriel Fortescue in " The Hour and
the Man " ; Nov., 1924, Gianella
Bottadio in " The Wandering Jew " ;
Dec., 1924, Joanne de Beaudricourt in
the same play. Address : 2 Springfield
Road, St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
Telephone No. : Maida Vale, 1880.
WINWOOD, Estelle, actress; b.
Lee, 24 Jan., 1883 ; d. of George
Goodwin and his wife Rosalie (Ellis) ;
e. Ealing ; m. Arthur Chesney ;
studied for the stage at the Lyric Stage
Academy ; made her first appearance
on the stage in 1898 at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, as Laura in
" School," with Sir John Hare ; made
her first appearance on the London
stage at the Globe Theatre, 7 Jan.,
1899, in the same part ; subsequently
spent several years touring, with Sir
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John Hare, in several Drury Lane
dramas, and with. James Welch ;
appeared at Terry's, Jan.-Mar., 1906, as
Flytton in " The Heroic Stubbs,"
Mollie in " The Younger Generation,"
Rosie Platt in " The New Clown " ;
at Wyndham's, Jan., 1907, appeared
as Lady Millicent Eggington in " When
Knights Were Bold " ; at the Queen's,
Oct., 1910, played Hobson in " Mrs.
Skefkngton " ; since the opening of the
Liverpool Repertory Theatre, Nov.,
1911, has been a prominent member of
that company, and among the many
parts she has played there may be
mentioned, Lady Mary Lasenby in
" The Admirable Crichton," Litterkin
in " Fiiinella," Nora Helmer in "A
Doll's House," Polly Eccles in
" Caste," Dolly Compton in " The
Right to Die," Jenny Pargetter in
" Nan," Harriet in " Shock-Headed
Peter," Lady Jessica Nepean in " The
Liars," Beryl Burden in " Love — and
What Then ? " Stella Warren in " The
Kiss Cure," Mrs. Allonbyin "A Woman
of No Importance," Elizabeth Thomp-
sett in " Don," Clare in " The Fugi-
tive," Effie Pemberton in " The
Blindness of Virtue," Ethel Borridge
in " The Cassilis Engagement," etc. ;
she appeared at the Court, June, 1913,
as Cynthia Harrington in " The Cage " ;
same theatre, Sept., 1913, as Dorothy
Fullarton in " The Fugitive " ; at the
St. James's, Dec., 1913, as Jenny
Pargetter in " Nan " ; at the Kings-
way, May, 1915, as Stella Warren in
" The Kiss Cure," Avonia Bunn in
" Trelawney of the Wells," Mercy
Jarland in " A Bit of Love " ; at the
Coliseum, June, 1915, appeared in the
revue, " Hullo ! Repertory ! " ; at
the Comedy, May, 1916, appeared in
" Half-Past Eight " ; she then went
to America ; at the Little Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1916, played Lucilla
in " Hush " ; at the Booth Theatre,
Feb., 1917, Emmie in " A Successful
Calamity" ; at the Astor, Dec., 1917,
Helen in " Why Marry ? " ; at the
Belasco, Washington, Aug., 1918,
Helen in " Helen with the High
Hand " ; at the Little, New York,
Dec., 1918, Julie Rutherford in "A
Little Journey " ; Mar., 1919, Ar-
mande Bejart in " MolieTe " ; at the
Booth Theatre, Oct., 1919, Victoria
in " Too Many Husbands " (" Home
and Beauty ") ; at the Bijou, Feb.,
1921, Marguerite Edwards in " The
Tyranny of Love " ; at the Selwyn
Theatre, Sept., 1921, Elizabeth in
" The Circle " ; at the Ritz, Feb.,
1922, Charlotte in " Madame Pierre " ;
at the Longacre, May, 1922, Mabel
Sparks in " Go Easy, Mabel ! " ; at
the Greenwich Village, Nov., 1922,
Claire, in " The Red Poppy " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Feb., 1923, Helen
Springer in " Anything Might Hap-
pen " ; at the Eltinge Theatre, Nov.,
1923, Mona in " Spring Cleaning " ;
continued in this throughout 1924.
WISE, Thomas A,, actor ; b. Faver-
sham, Kent, 23 Mar., 1865 ; s. of
Daniel Wise and his wife, Harriett
(Potts) ; m. Gertrude Whitty ; made his
first appearance on the stage at Dixon,
Cal., Apr., 1883 ; toured with Joseph
Grismer, 1884 ; with William Gillette
in " The Private Secretary," 4885-7 ;
commenced his career in New York,
when he appeared at the Bijou Theatre,
4 June, 1888, as Arthur Wilson in "Lost
in New York " ; at the Lyceum, New
York, May, 1890, played Gibson in a
revival of " The Private Secretary " ;
at the Twenty- third Street Theatre,
Mar,, 1891, played E. E. Pembroke
in " Mr. Wilkinson's Widows," subse-
quently playing in " Gloriana," " The
War of Wealth," " Shall We Forgive
Her ? " ; at the Garden Theatre, Mar.,
1899, appeared as Timothy Salter in
" The Last Chapter " ; at Wallack's,
Apr., 1899, played Thomas Penfold
in " The Cuckoo " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at
the Strand Theatre, 4 Sept., 1899,
as Timothy Salter in " The Last
Chapter " ; at the Strand, Nov., 1899,
played the leading part in " The
Wrong Mr. Wright " ; at Wallack's,
New York, Apr., 1901, played Amos
Bloodgood in " Are You a Mason ? "
and continued in this part for two
years ; in 1903 appeared in " Vivian's
Papas," and " Harriett's Honeymoon,"
subsequently playing in "Mrs. Tem-
ple's Telegram," and " Home Folks " ;
in 1905 appeared as William Peyton
in " The Prince Chap/' '* Before and
After," etc, ; at the Criterion, New
York, Aug., 1906, played the Earl
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at the Lyric, New York, Aug., 1907,
played Singleton Seabright in " The
Lady from Lane's " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Dec., 1907, Mr. Hook in
" Miss Hook of Holland " ; at the
Bijou, Sept., 1908, appeared as
Senator William H. Langdon in " The
Gentleman from Mississippi," of which
he was part-author ; toured in this
play throughout 1909-10; at Wash-
ington, Mar., 1911, played Samuel
Beekman in " An Old New Yorker,"
of which he was also part-author,
and played the same part at Daly's,
New York, Apr., 1911 ; at the Lyric,
New York, May, 1911, appeared as
Joseph Jarvis in the " all-star " revival
of " Lights o' London " ; at the
Liberty Theatre, Oct., 1911, appeared
as Colonel Sam Gunnison in " Uncle
Sam " ; at New Haven, Conn, Dec.,
1911, appeared in " Capt'n Whittaker's
Place " ; during 1912 appeared in
" vaudeville/' in " A Chip of the
Old Block " ; at St. Louis, Feb.,
1913, played Ludwig Koehler in " The
Silver Wedding " ; appearing in the,
same part at the Longacre Theatre
New York, Aug., 1913 ; at Long
Branch, July, 1914, played Zachary
Hollis in " The Vanishing Bride " ;
at the Eltinge Theatre, Dec., 1914,
Phineas K. Bennett in " The Song of
Songs/' and toured in the same
part, 1915-16; at the Criterion, New
York, Mar., 1916, played Falstaff in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor " ;
at the Palace, New York, June, 1916,
in " The Christmas Letter " ; at the
Cort Theatre, July, 1916, played
William Turner in " Coat Tales " ;
at the Park, Jan., 1917, again played
Falstaff in " The Merry Wives of
Windsor " ; at the Fulton, Feb.,
1917, Dominie in "Pals"; at the
Gaiety, New York, Dec., 1917, Sir
Dennys Broughton in " General Post " ;
at Toronto, July, 1918, played in
" The Old Homestead " and " The
Man from Mexico " ; at the Criterion,
New York, Sept., 1918, Mr. Barnum
in a play of that name ; at the Morosco,
New York, Jan., 1919, Alden P. Ricks
in " Cappy Ricks " ; at the Alexandra,
Toronto, June, 1920, Daddy Dumplins
in a play of that name ; in 1921
toured in " vaudeville," in " Mem-
ories " ; at the Lyceum, New York,
June, 1923, played Sir Oliver Surface
in " The School for Scandal " ; during
1924 toured as Clem Hawley in " The
Old Soak " ; is the author of (with
Harrison Rhodes) " A Gentleman from
Mississippi," 1908 ; "An Old New
Yorker/' 1910; "The Old Man/'
1911 ; " The Greatest Show on Earth/'
1911. Clubs : Lambs', Players, Green
Room. Address : c/o Lambs' Club,
130 West 44th Street, New York City,
U.S.A.
WODEHOUSE, Pelham Granvffie,
dramatic author; b. Guildford, 15 Oct.,
1881 ; 5. of Henry Ernest Wodehouse
and his wife Eleanor (Deane) ; e,
Dulwich College ; m. Ethel Rowley
Wayman ; joined the staff of The
Globe, 1902 ; succeeded Harold Begbie
as editor of " By-the-Way Column "
in that paper, 1903 ; subsequently
went to America, and became dra-
matic critic of Vanity Fair ; has
written the following plays in colla-
boration ; "A Gentleman of Leisure "
(with John Stapleton), 1911; "Bro-
ther Alfred " (with H. W. Westbrook),
1913 ; "A Thief for a Night " (with
Stapleton), 1913 ; " Nuts and Wine "
(with C. H. Bovill), 1914; "Miss
Springtime" (lyrics), 1916; since that
date has written the following in
collaboration with Guy Bolton : " Have
a Heart," 1917 ; " Leave it to Jane,"
1917; "Miss 1917," 1917; "Oh!
Boy" ("Oh! Joy"), 1917; "The
Riviera Girl," 1917 ; " Ringtime,"
1917; "Ask Dad" ("Oh! My
Dear ! "), 1918 ; " The Girl Behind the
Gun " (" Kissing Time "), 1918 ; " Oh !
Lady, Lady, ! " 1918 ; " See You
Later," 1918 ; " The Rose of China,"
lyrics, 1919 ; " Sitting Pretty, 1924 ;
he has also written " The Golden
Moth" (with Fred Thompson), 1921 ;
" The Cabaret Girl " (with George
Grpssmith), 1922 ; " The Beauty
Prize " (with George Grossmith), 1923 ;
has also written a number of books.
Recreations : Cricket, football, boxing,
swimming, and motoring. Club : Con-
stitutional. Address : 4 Onslow
Square, S.W.
WONTNER, Arthur, actor ; b. Lon-
don, 21 Jan., 1875; m. Rose Pendennis;
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made his first appearance on the
stage at Ryde, Isle of Wight, 18 Apr.,
1897, as Sir Thomas Tenby in " The
Sorrows of Satan " ; he next joined
Miss Sarah Thorne at Margate, and
during a twelve months' stay, played
over forty leading parts ; was then
with Louis Calvert on tour, as Poins
in " King Henry IV " (part I) ; made
his first appearance on the London
stage, at the old Globe Theatre, 22
Oct., 1898, as the Comte de Rochefort
in " The Three Musketeers " ; then
toured for four years as leading man
with Mrs. Lewis Waller, Edward
Compton, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sugden, etc., and added fifty parts
to his already long list ; was then
engaged by Sir Herbert Tree, to play
Baron Bonelli in " The Eternal City/'
and other parts in Australia, and
opened at Her Majesty's Theatre,
Melbourne, 12 Sept., 1903; during
his stay in Australia, extending to
Nov., 1905, played fifteen fresh parts ;
on his return to England appeared
at the Scala, Dec., 1906, as Morris
Jaegar in " The Weavers " ; appeared
at the Duke of York's, Mar., 1907, as
Bernard in " The Great Conspiracy " ;
at the Lyceum, Oct., 1907, appeared
as John Storm in " The Christian " ;
at the Garrick, Sept., 1908, played
Gardiner in " Idols " ; at Wyndham's,
Jan., 1909, Paul Robinson in "An
Englishman's Home " ; made a sub-
stantial success when he appeared at
the Globe,* Sept., 1909, as Raymond
Fleuriot in "Madame X"; at the
same theatre, Nov., 1909, played
George Hartland in " The Great Mrs.
Alloway " ; at His Majesty's, Apr.,
1910, during the Shakespearean fes-
tival, appeared as Bassanio in " The
Merchant of Venice/' and as Laertes
in "Hamlet"; at the Coronet, July,
1910, played Sydney Daryl in
" Society " ; at the Duke of York's,
Sept., 1910, appeared as Claude Br6vin
in "A Bolt from the Blue"; Oct.,
1910, as Henry Cobbett in " Grace " ;
at the Court, Jan., 1911, played Martin
in "The Witch," and Feb., 1911,
Ickanaan, the Prophet, in " Salome " ;
at the Little Theatre, Mar., 1911,
played Edward III in " The King and
the Countess " ; at the Haymarket,
Mar., 1911, appeared as Michael
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Cosway in " Lady Patricia " ; at the
Lyceum, July, 1911, as Golaud in
" Pelleas and Melisande," and at
the Comedy, Sept, 1911, as the
Marquis Roger de Monclars in " The
Marionettes " ; at the Royalty, Feb.,
1912, played Hilary Cutts in "The
New Sin " ; at Drury Lane, Apr.,
1912, appeared in the title-rdle of
" Ben Hur " ; at the Kingsway, Sept.,
1912, Edward Voysey in " The Voysey
Inheritance " ; at the Savoy, Nov.,
1912, played Orsino in " Twelfth
Night " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Jan., 1913, Phillip Cast ways in
" Esther Castways " ; at Wyndham's,
Mar., 1913, Count Orloff in a revival
of " Diplomacy " ; at the St. James's,
May, 1914, played Sir Robert Chiltern
in " An Ideal Husband " ; at Wynd-
ham's, Sept., 1914, Hugh in "Out-
cast " ; at the St. James's, Jan., 1915,
H.M. King Richard VIII in " Kings
and Queens " ; at the Lyric, Apr.,
1915, Robert Strickland in " On
Trial"; at the New Theatre, Dec.,
1915, played Captain Hook in " Peter
Pan " ; at the Coliseum, Feb., 1916,
Victor Lambotte in " The Iron Hand";
at Daly's, May, 1916, Prince Charles
of Galania in " The Happy Day " ;
Feb., 1917, Baldassarre in " The
Maid of the Mountains " ; at the
Playhouse, Sept., 1917, Julian Rolfe
in " The Yellow Ticket " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1918, Captain Paul
Chalfont in "By Pigeon Post " ; at
the Criterion, Apr., 1919, Mr. Herbert
Hepplewhite in " Our Mr. Hepple-
white " ; at the Globe, Aug., 1919,
appeared as Andrew Fabian in "A
Voice from the Minaret " ; at the
Winter Garden, Nov., 1919, as Dushy-
anta in " Sakuntala " ; at the Garrick,
May, 1920, as Richard Oak in " One
Night in Rome " ; in Oct., 1920,
entered on a season of management
at the Comedy Theatre, when he played
Gervase Mallory in " The Romantic
Age," subsequently transferred to the
Playhouse; Jan., 1921, played Peter
Chad wick in " A Lady Calls on Peter ";
at the Garrick, Feb., 1921, played Sir
Brian Dobree in " The Fulfilling of the
Law"; at the Globe, Sept., 1921,
David in " Woman to Woman " ; at
the St. James's, Jan., 1922, Anderson
in " The Bat " ; Nov., 1922,. Prince
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Alexander Arnielef in " The Beating
on the Door " ; at the Kingsway, Mar.,
1923, Samuel Levi in " Love in Pawn*' ;
at the New, Aug., 1923, Paul Harley
in " The Eye of Siva " ; at the Gaiety,
Nov., 1923, succeeded Bertram Wallis
as Peter the Great in " Catherine " ;
Apr., 1924, played Charles II in " Our
Nell " ; at the Adelphi, June, 1924, in
aid of King George's Pension Fund for
Actors, played Sir John Murless, K.C.,
M.P., in " The Ware Case " ; at the
Garrick, Sept., 1924, succeeded Robert
Loraine, as Andre Chaumont in " Tiger
Cats/' Address ; 3 Albert Terrace,
Regent's Park, N.W.I. Telephone No. :
Hampstead 3701.
WOOD, Arthur, conductor and com-
poser ; b. Heckmondwike, 24 Jan.,
1875 ; was for some time deputy
conductor of the Corporation Orchestra
at Harrogate; in 1903 was appointed
musical director at Terry's Theatre,
for " My Lady Molly " ; was next
engaged as conductor at the Apollo,
1904, for "Veronique," and 190*6, for
" The Dairymaids " ; subsequently,
and for many years, associated with
Mr. Robert Courtneidge s productions,
and officiated as conductor at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, 1908-16, for
" The Arcadians/' " The Mousme,"
" Princess Caprice," " Oh ! Oh ! !
Delphine 111," " The Pearl Girl," " The
Cinema Star/' etc. ; from 1917-21,
fulfilled a similar position at the Gaiety
Theatre for " The Beauty Spot,"
" Going-Up/' " The Kiss Call," " The
Shop Girl/' etc. ; at the Prince of
Wales's, 1921, for " The Gipsy Prin-
cess " ; appointed Musical Director of
Daly's Theatre, 1922 ; has composed
the music for several musical comedies,
y&vues, and orchestral pieces ; of the
latter, " Three Dale Dances " and
" My Native Heath/' are the most
successful. Address : 20 Arlington
Gardens, W.4. Telephone No. :
Chiswick 257
WOOD, Florence, actress ; b. Lon-
don ; d. of Mrs. John Wood ; g.-d. of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vining,
actor and actress ; e. London, Paris,
and Hanover ; m. the late Ralph R.
Lumley, barrister and dramatic author
(died May, 1900) ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Theatre
Royal, Margate, where she remained
some little time, prior to making her
first appearance in London at the open-
ing of the new Court Theatre, 24 Sept.,
1888, as Hermine in a one-act play of
that name ; in July, 1889, played
Mildred in " Aunt Jack " ; at the end
of the run of this play she married, and
temporarily quitted the stage ; during
1908 she toured as Lady Janet in " The
White Heather," and appeared at
Drury Lane at matinees ; also played
Lady Garnett in " The Great Ruby " ;
has since played at the Court, 1899,
in " A Court Scandal," at the Vaude-
ville, 1899, in " The Elixir of Youth " ;
at Drury Lane, 1905, in " The Prodigal
Son " ; Duke of York's, 1906, in " All-
of-a-Sudden Peggy " ; at Adelphi,
1907, played Aunt Margret in " The
Prodigal Son," and Mrs. Fairbrother in
" The Bondman " ; at the Court, 1907,
Madame Claude in " Lady Frederick " ;
at the Hicks, 1909, the Baronne de
Bellechasse in " The Dashing Little
Duke " ; at the Hippodrome, 1909,
Tina in " Mitislaw, or the Love
Match"; at the Globe, Apr., 1913,
again played her old part in " Lady
Frederick " ; at the Devonshire Park
Theatre, Eastbourne, Nov., 1915,
played Miss Littlebud in " Whose
Wife ? " ; at the Oxford, June, 1918,
appeared in " The Kiddies in the
Ruins " in " The Better 'Ole " ; at
the Strand, Nov., 1919, appeared as
Mrs. Burragein " The Crimson Alibi " ;
June, 1920, as Mrs. Wix in " Tiger !
Tiger ! " ; at the end of 1920, went
to Canada, to play Mrs. Gaythorne
in " The Law Divine," and Lady
Pennybroke in " Eliza Comes to Stay";
at the Aldwych (for the Play Actors),
May, 1924, played Sekora Andrea in
" Wife to a Famous Man " ; has pro-
duced several plays at the Lyceum
Club, and has acted in several cinema
plays. Club ; Lyceum. Address : 23
Iverna Court, W.8. Telephone No. :
Western 2067.
WOOD, Metcalfe, dramatic author
and actor ; has written the following
among other plays : " The Elder
Miss Blossom," (with Ernest Hendrie),
1897; "The Poverty of Riches"
(with E, Hendrie), 1899 ; " The
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Housekeeper " (with Beatrice Heron-
Maxwell), 1904; "O'Mat S' San";
" Dombey and Son/' " Two Peeps at
Pickwick," " WilMns Micawber/' 1911;
as an actor was frequently associated
with Mr. and Mrs. Kendal, etc.
WOOD, Peggy, actress and vocalist ;
b. Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A., 9 Feb.,
1894 ; d, of Eugene Wood and his wife
Mary (Gardner) ; studied singing
under Arthur Van der Linde ; made
her first appearance on the stage at the
Globe Theatre, New York, 10 Jan.,
1910, in the chorus of "The Old
Town " ; at the New York Theatre,
Nov., 1910, appeared in " Naughty
Marietta " ; at the Globe, Nov., 1911,
as Vera Stein way in " The Three
Romeos " ; subsequently appeared
there in " Over the River " ; and at
the same theatre appeared Oct., 1912,
as Valerie in " The Lady of the
Slipper"; May, 1913, as Fanchette
in " Mdlle. Modiste " ; Nov., 1913, as
Gillette in " The Madcap Duchess " ;
during 1914 toured as Addle in the
play of that name ; at the Astor
Theatre, Dec., 1914, played Elsie Work-
ingson in " Hello, Broadway ! " ; at
Washington,1 D.C., May, 1915, ap-
peared in " The Firefly " and " The
Girl of My Dreams " ; at the Astor
Theatre, Aug., 1915, played Edith
Doray in " Young America " ; during
1916, at Waterbury, Conn., appeared
as Marietta in " Naughty Marietta,"
Nina in " The Firefly," etc. ; at the
Shubert Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1917, appeared as Peggy in " Love
o' Mike " ; Aug., 1917, as Ottillie in
" May time," in which she toured,
1918; at the Selwyn Theatre, Oct.,
1919, played Julie in " Buddies," in
which she toured, 1920-21 ; at the
Broadhurst, New York, Jan, 1922,
played Marjolaine Lechesnais in " Mar-
jolaine " ; at the Knickerbocker, Dec.,
1922, Antoinette Allen in " The Cling-
ing Vine " ; toured in the same part,
1923 ; at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, May, 1924, played Marie
Duquesne in " The Bride " ; at Cin-
cinnati, Aug., 1924, Rose in " The Three
Roses " ; in Sept., 1924, resumed tour-
ing in the Clinging Vine." Recreations :
Swimming and outdoor sports. Ad-
dress : 141 East 44th Street, New York
City, U.S.A. ; or Springdale, Conn.,
U.S.A.
WOODHOUSE, Yeraon, dramatic
author, critic and journalist ; b.
London, 2 July, 1874 ; s. of Thomas
James Woodhouse, M.D., F.R.C.S.,
and his wife Florence (Chawner) ; e.
privately ; was originally articled to a
firm of chartered accountants ; de-
serted accountancy for business which
collapsed through the war ; became
a journalist in 1915, as assistant-editor
of The Passing Show ; was critic of
the paper as " Autolycus," 1915-21 ;
dramatic critic (The Candid Friend)
and editor of the London Mail since
1921 ; is an occasional contributor to
contemporary magazines ; has written
the following plays : " Affinities/'
1921; ''The Limpet" (with Victor
MacClure), 1922; "How They Kept
Her," 1922 ; was associated with
J. E. Harold Terry in " Collusion,"
1924 ; has contributed several sketches
to revues ; is a member of the Critics'
Circle. Recreations : Lawn-tennis
and writing plays. Club : Savage.
Address : 93 Long Acre, W.C.2.
WOODS, Albert Herman, manager ;
m. Louise Beaton ; one of the most
prominent producing managers in the
United States ; commenced producing
1902, and in these earlier years con-
fined himself to the production of
sensational melodrama ; among these
productions may be mentioned " The
Life that Kills," " The Crooked Path/'
" Queen of the White Slaves,"
" Tracked Around the World," " Fast
Life in New York," " Secret Service
Sam," " The Great Express Robbery,"
" Deadwood Dick's Last Shot," " Con-
vict 999," " The Gambler of the West,"
etc. ; later productions were " The
Girl from Rector's," "The Test,"
" Pierre of the Plains," " Nelly, the
Cloak Model," " Bertha, the Sewing-
Machine Girl " ; of late years has been
responsible for " The Girl in the Taxi,"
" The Crinoline Girl," " Kick-In,"
" The Song of Songs," " He Comes Up
Smiling," " Innocent," " Gipsy Love,"
" Friendly Enemies/' " The Woman
in Room 13," " Eyes of Youth," " Fair
and Warmer," " Potash and Perlmut-
ter," ** Cheating Cheaters," " Under
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Cover/' " The Thirteenth Chair,"
" Within the Law/' " Parlor, Bedroom
and Bath/' " Up in Mabel's Room,"
" Breakfast in Bed/' " Where Poppies
Bloom/' " Roads of Destiny/' " The
Big Chance/' " Business Before Plea-
sure," etc. Address : 236 West 42nd
Street, New York City, U.S.A.
WOOLLCOTT, Alexander, dramatic
critic ; b. Phalanx, New Jersey, U.S.A.,
19 Jan., 1887 ; s. of Walter Woollcott
and his wife Frances Grey (Bucklin) ;
e. Central High School, Philadelphia,
and Hamilton College ; was dramatic
critic of the New York Times, 1914-22 ;
dramatic critic of the New York
Herald, since 1922 ; is the author of
" Mrs. Fiske — Her Views on Acting,
Actors, and the Problems of the
Stage/' 1917 ; " The Command is
Forward," 1919; "Shouts and Mur-
murs," 1922 ; " Mr. Dickens Goes to
the Play," 1923 ; " The Enchanted
Isles," 1924. Club : City, New York.
Address : 412 West 47th Street, New
York City, U.S.A.
WOOLE, Edgar Allan, dramatic
author ; was formerly an actor ; is the
author of the following plays and
sketches : " The Vampire " (with
G. S. Vierick), 1908 ; " Three Million
Dollars," 1910 ; " The Wife Hunters,"
1911; "A Persian Garden/' 1912;
" My Error," 1912 ; " The Clown,"
1912 ; " The Discovery," 1915 ; " Mas-
ter Willie Hewes," 1915 ; " The Last
of the Quakers," 1915 ; " The Moon-
light Age/' 1916 ; " Where There's a
Will," 1916 ; " The Golden Night,"
1916 ; " The Bride Tamer," 1916
" The Old Bachelor," 1916 ; " Looks/
1917 ; " The Bride of the Nile," 1917
"Houp-La," 1917; "Head Over
Heels," 1918 ; " A Song of Romance,"
1919 ; " What's the Odds," 1919 ;
" Roly-Boly Eyes," 1919 ; " Love
Birds/' 1920.
WORLOCK, Frederick Gu, actor ; m.
Pauline Frederick ; was for several
years a member of the Benson Shakes-
pearean company, 1906-10 ; made his
first appearance in London, at the Coro-
net Theatre, 17 Feb., 1908, with that
company, as Seacole in " Much Ado
About Nothing " ; appeared at the
Queen's Theatre, Sept., 1910, as
Jack in " The Man from the Sea,"
subsequently appearing in Mrs. Skef-
fington " and " Menders of Nets " ; at
the Coronet, Apr.-May, 1911, played
Orlando in "As You Like It," Bene-
dick in " Much Ado About Nothing/'
etc.; at the Savoy, June, 1911, played
Walter Gay in " Dombey and Son "
at the New Theatre, Sept., 1911
Benvolio in " Romeo and Juliet "
in 1912 joined Oscar Asche and Lily
Brayton's company, proceeding to
Australia, and subsequently to South
Africa ; reappeared in London, at the
Globe Theatre, Mar., 1914, as the
Caliph Abdullah in a revival of " Kis-
met " ; Sept., 1914, ' played Prince
Umbuyazi in " Mameena " ; served
in the Army through the war, until
1918 ; at the Lyric Theatre, May, 1918,
played Maximilian in " Violette " ;
at the Court, Nov., 1919, Bassanio in
" The Merchant of Venice " ; at the
Strand, Mar., 1920, Burton Crane in
" Come Out of the Kitchen " ; at the
Court, June, 1920, Edward Parris,
M.P., in " The Old House " ; at the
Playhouse, Mar., 1921, Captain James
Marsh in " Love ? ! " ; July, 1921, Sir
John Worsley in " M'Lady " ; at the
Garrick, Mar., 1922, Andr6 de Landel,
in " The Man in Dress Clothes " ; at
the Queen's, Apr., 1922, Ronald, Earl
Maxwell in " Lass o' Laughter " ; in
1923 went to America ; at the Morosco,
New York, Oct., 1923, played Gervais
De la Tour in " Scaramouche " ; at
the Astor, Feb., 1924, The Duke in
" The Moon-Flower " ; at the Cort,
Sept., 1924, Count Filippo Sturani in
" The Far Cry." Address : 83 Glouces-
ter Place, W.I.
WOEEALL, Leclmere, dramatic
author ; b. Bristol, 4 Apr., 1874 ; e.
Bath College, and Christ's College,
Cambridge ; B.A., Science ; studied
medicine in London ; is the author
of the following plays : " The
Husbands of Elizabeth," 1905 ; " A
Domestic Problem," 1908; "Chips,"
1909 ; " Skittles," 1909 ; " Daddy
Dufard " (with Albert Chevalier),
1910; "Ann," 1912; "Her Side
of the House " (with Att$ Hall), 1913 ;
" The Night Hawk " (with Bernard
Merivale), 1913; "The Man Who
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Stayed at Home " (with J. Harold
Terry), 1914 ; " The Mystery of John
Wathe " (with Roy Hornirnan), 1916 ;
" The Man Who Went Abroad "
(with J. E. Harold Terry), 1917;
" Skittles " (with Arthur Rose, on a
scenario by Paul Rubens), 1919 ;
" Mr. Peter " (with Bernard Merivale),
1920 ; " Skittles " (with Arthur Rose),
1921 ; " The Resurrection of David
Grant," 1921 ; " The Piccadilly Puri-
tan," 1923, "False Values," 1924.
Recreations : Golf, and Eastern philo-
sophy and religions.
WEIGHT, Fred, actor ; b. Dover, 8
Mar., 1871 ; 5. of the late Fred Wright
(d. 1911), actor and manager, and
Jessie (Francis) Wright, actress ; e.
Edinburgh ; m. Madge Greet ; made
his first appearance on the stage, at the
Marylebone (now West London)
Theatre as a baby in arms ; subse-
quently spent many years in the
provinces ; for two years toured as
the Eton Boy in " Frivolity " ; played
two years and four months at the
Pavilion Theatre, Mile End, making
his first appearance on 1 Aug., 1887,
as Jimmy Holly in " False Lights " ;
for eight months toured the provinces
in comic opera, notably in " Pepita,"
" Falka," " The Old Guard," " Fav-
ette " ; toured on the Continent,
Sept.-Dec., 1892, for four months
in " Faust Up-to-Date," " Carmen
Up-to-Data " ; appeared at the
Lyceum, Sept., 1894, with Miss
Lillian Russell, in " The Queen of
the Brilliants " ; at the Trafalgar
Square Theatre, in " All My Eye
Vanhoe " ; at Daly's, Feb., 1895, played
in "An Artist's Model " ; from 1897-
1904, was prominently associated with
the Gaiety Theatre, appearing in " The
Runaway Girl/' " The Messenger Boy/'
" The Toreador," and " The Orchid " ;
in 1904-5-6, was retained by Charles
Frohman for America, playing with
Edna May in " The School Girl," and
" The Catch of the Season " ; re-
appeared in London, at the Aldwych
Theatre, Apr., 1907, when he played
Nordheim in " Nelly Neil "; in Dec.,
1907, appeared in Paris in " The
Prince of Pilsen," playing in French,
with a French company, and achieving
great success ; subsequently appeared
at the Moulin Rouge, and Olympia,
Paris, in French revue, with Gaby
Deslys and Mistinguett ; at the Waldorf
Theatre, Nov., 1908, appeared in
" The Antelope "; in 1909 appeared
at the Metropol .Theatre, Berlin,
in "Die Obern Zehn Tauzend," and
as Timothy Gibbs in " Our Miss Gibbs/'
playing in the German language, with
great success ; subsequently visited
Vienna and Budapesth, playing the
last-mentioned part; he was then
engaged by Charles Frohman to play
the same part in New York, 29 Aug.,
1910, at the Knickerbocker Theatre ;
at the New Amsterdam Theatre,
Mar., 1911, played Benevol in "The
Pink Lady " ; appeared in the same
play, as Dondidier at the Globe
Theatre, London, Apr., 1912, and
subsequently toured in the same part
in the provinces ; during 1914 toured
in variety theatres, in " The Man with
No Home," which he translated ; at
the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, Aug.,
1915, played Hilarius in " La Poupee,"
Polydore Poupart in " The Old Guard,"
and Cadeau in " Erminie " ; during
the war, served in France ; in 1916
toured as Valentin de Rochat in " Wild
Thyme " ; during 1917 toured as
Tonio in " The Maid of the Mountains";
at Drury Lane, Aug., 1918, played
Ah Sing in " Shanghai " ; during
1920-21 toured in Canada as Tonio
in " The Maid of the Mountains " ; at
the Shaftesbury, Aug., 1923, played
M. Knopf in " Katinka " ; in Aug.,
1924, went on tour playing The Doctor
in " White Cargo." Address : Green
Room Club, 46 Leicester Square, W.C.
WRIGHT, HaidSe, actress; d. of
the late Fred Wright, actor and
manager, and Jessie (Francis) Wright,
actress ; sister of Fred Wright,
Huntley Wright, Bertie Wright, and
Marie Wright, all prominent members
of the profession ; was prepared for
the stage in her father's companies,
first appearing when quite a small
child in Apr., 1878, as Diamond
Wetherwick in " The Hoop of Gold,"
on tour ; toured for some years with,
her father's company, and subse-
quently with Louis Calvert's com-
pany ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Pavilion Theatre,
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Mile End, 1 Aug., 1887, as Esther
Forester in " False Lights " ; made
her first appearance on the West
End stage, at the Lyric Theatre, 4
Jan., 1896, as Stephanus in " The Sign
of the Cross," with the late Wilson
Barrett ; at the Lyceum, Oct., 1899,
played Martha Frayl in " Man and
His Makers/' and was afterwards
with Lewis Waller in "A Royal
Rival " at the Duke of York's ; on
tour, 1904, as Smudgee in " The
Never Never Land " ; then toured
under Charles Frohman in " Leah
Kleschna," playing the title-rdle ;
created Liz in Messrs. Pryce and
Fenn's one-act play, " His Child,'*
Waldorf Theatre, 1906; toured in
Apr., 1908, as Millicent Chyne in
" With Edged Tools " ; in May,
1908, at the Kingsway, played Martha
in " A Nocturne " ; at the St. James's,
Sept., 1908, appeared as Miss Kite in
" The Passing of the Third Floor
Back"; from 1909-11 toured in the
United States in the same play ; at
,the Kingsway Theatre, Dec., 1911,
played Anna in " The Lower Depths " ;
at the Royalty Theatre, Mar., 1912,
played Gertrude Rhead in " Mile-
stones " ; at the Empire, New York,
Oct., 1913, played Miss Scrotton in
" Tante " ; at the Lyric, New York,
Oct., 1914, the Duchess of Gillingham
in " Evidence " ; at the Empire, New
York, Dec., 1914, Barbara Staffurth
in " Driven " ; at the Booth Theatre,
New York, Oct., 1915, played Lady
Milligan in " The Two Virtues " ;
at Stamford, Conn., Dec., 1915, Mrs.
Hilperty in " The Melody of Youth " ;
at the Globe Theatre, London, Oct.,
1917, appeared as the Street Singer
in " The Willow Tree " ; Jan., 1918,
played Mrs. Butterneld in " Love in
a Cottage " ; at the Garrick, Mar.,
1919, Mother Marguerite in " Cyrano
de Bergerac " ; at the Duke of York's,
June, 1920, Madame de Musset in
" Madame Sand " ; at the Aldwych,
Aug., 1920, Mrs. Littlewood in " The
Unknown " ; at the Royalty, Nov.,
1920, Gertrude Rhead in a revival
of " Milestones " ; at the Shaftesbury,
Nov., 1921, played Queen Elizabeth
in " Will Shakespeare/' and appeared
in the same part at the National
Theatre, New York, Jan., 1923 ; on
her return to London appeared at
Drury Lane, May, 1923, as Mrs. David
Garrick in " Ned Kean of Old Drury " ;
at the Kingsway, Nov., 1923, Queen
Elizabeth in " The Dark Lady of the
Sonnets " ; at the Ambassadors', Feb.,
1924, Mrs. Farren in " The Way Things
Happen " ; at the St. Martin's, Dec.,
1924, Pauline Parisot in " No Man's
Land." Address : 20 John Street,
Adelphi, W.C.2. Telephone No. :
Regent 4748.
WEIGHT, Hugh E., actor and dra-
matic author ; b. Cannes, France, 13
Apr., 1879 ; s. of Philip Wright and
his wife Annie (Bury) ; e. privately in
Switzerland, and at Ascham, Bourne-
mouth ; was formerly in the Navy ;
made his first appearance at the Victo-
ria Hall, Portsmouth, Apr., 1902, with
" The Romantic Knights/' a costume
concert party ; was subsequently en-
gaged with other concert parties, nota-
bly with Randell Jackson at Margate,
etc. ; was also well known in the
smoking- concert world ; made his first
appearance on the variety stage at the
Holborn Empire, 1905 ; he has also
appeared very successfully with " The
King's Musketeers/' " The Follies,"
"The Vaudeville Follies/' "The
Punchinellos " ; appeared at Wynd-
ham's Theatre, Jan., 1910, as Simpson
in " Captain Kidd," and later in the
same year appeared at the Prince of
Wales's, in " The Balkan Princess " ;
subsequently appeared at the Alham-
bra, 1910-13, in revues "All Change
Here," followed by " Kill that Fly/'
" Eightpence a Mile," and " Keep
Smiling " ; in 1915 toured with
revue " All French " ; at the Comedy,
May, 1916, appeared in " Half-Past
Eight " ; at the St. Martin's, Nov.,
1916, played Damocles in " Houp-
La ! " ; at the Comedy, Jan., 1917, in
" See-Saw " ; subsequently toured in
" All the Fun of the Fair " ; at the
New Theatre, Dec., 1917, played
Gentleman Starkey in " Peter Pan " ;
at the St. Martin's, Feb., 1919, played
Sir Douglas Dink in " A Certain Live-
liness "; .at the Savoy, Sept,, 1924,
Bates in " The Sport of Kings " ; is
the author of the lyrics of " Eight-
pence a Mile " and " Keep Smiling " ;
libretto and lyrics of " All French,"
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many songs for the late H. G. Pelissier
and the Follies, including the " potted"
versions of " Macbeth," " The Choco-
late Soldier/' and " The Witness for
the Defence " ; part-author of " Houp-
La," 1916 ; author of the lyrics for
"Cheerio," 1917; author of " Ha-Ha !"
Duke of York's, 1923.
WRIGHT, Hnntley, actor ; b. Lon-
don, 7 Aug., 1869 ; s. of the late
Frederick Wright, actor and manager,
and Jessie (Francis) Wright, actress ;
brother of Fred Wright, Bertie, Marie
and Haidee Wright ; m. Mary Fraser,
actress ; made his first appearance
on the stage as an infant in. arms in
his father's company ; made his first
regular appearance on the stage at the
Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, 1887, as
Dr. Winsley Andreus in " False
Lights " ; for four years he played
all sorts of parts, including Danny
Mann in " The Colleen Bawn," Harvey
Duff in " The Shaughraun," Nurse
Diccory in " Bonnie Boy Blue/' etc. ;
made his first appearance on the
London stage at the Princess's, 27
July, 1891, as Springe in "Fate and
Fortune " ; next toured as Bacon in
his own burlesque, " Dashing Prince
Hal " ; remained in this piece for
three years ; reappeared in London,
at Terry's, Apr., 1894, in " King
Kodak " ; at the same theatre, Aug.,
1894, played Timothy Hinklebridge
in " The Foundling " ; at Toole's,
Sept., 1894, played the waiter in
" A Trip to Chinatown " ; at the
Lyric, May, 1895, played Cripps in
" An Artist's Model " ; he then went to
South Africa, under the management
of George Edwardes, playing Miggles in
" The Shop Girl/' Roberts in " The
Lady Slavey/' Cripps in ''An Artist's
Model," Shrimp, the call-boy, in "In
Town " and Beaver in " All Abroad " ;
on his return was engaged for Daly's,
and appeared there continuously from
1896 to 1905 ; during that period he
played Wun-Hi in " The Geisha," Apr,,
1896 ; Heliodorus in "A Greek
Slave/' June, 1898 ; Li in " San Toy,"
Oct., 1899 ; Barry in " A Country
Girl," Jan., 1902 ; Chambhuddy Rain
in " The Cingalee/' Mar., 1904 ;
Baguolet in " The Little Michus,"
Apr,, 1905 ; he then appeared under
the management of Charles Frohman
at the Comedy Theatre, 21 Nov.,
1905, as Montague Sibsey in the
comedy " The Mountain Climber,"
and as Pere Marlotte in " The Little
Father of the Wilderness " ; returned
to musical comedy as Hang-Kee in
" See-See," Prince of Wales' s, June,
1906 ; re-engaged by George Edwardes,
Feb., 1907, to play St. Amour in
" The Lady Dandies " (" Les
Merveilleuses ") at Daly's ; subse-
quently proceeded to America, open-
ing at the Criterion, New York,
in Aug., as Joe Mivens in " The
Dairymaids " ; at the Prince of
Wales's, Sept., 1908, appeared as
the Duke of Alasia in " King of
Cadonia " ; same theatre, Sept., 1909,
played Hans Hansen in " Dear Little
Denmark " ; returned once more to
George Edwardes, when at the Vaude-
ville, June, 1910, played President
Van Eyck in " The Girl in the Train " ;
returned to Daly's, May, 1911, and
appeared as the Grand Duke Rutzinov
in " The Count of Luxembourg " ;
at the Adelphi, May, 1912, played
Captain Withers in " Autumn
Manoeuvres," subsequently touring
in the same part ; at the Coliseum,
Dec., 1913, played Bill in "Simple
'Earted Bill " ; after the outbreak of
war enlisted Sept., 1914; gazetted
Second Lieutenant, Dec., 1914 ; First
Lieut., Nov., 1916; Captain, 1917;
demobilised, 1919 ; reappeared on
the stage, at the Coliseum, June, 1919,
as Captain Tommy Forbes in " Three
Pips and a Petticoat " ; at the
Gaiety, Dec., 1919, played Dr. Pym
in " The Kiss Call " ; at Daly's, Feb.,
1921, appeared as Poire in "Sybil";
Feb., 1922, Suitangi in " The Lady of
the Rose " ; Dec., 1923, Joseph Calicot
in " Madame Pompadour." Club :
Green Room. Address : Brae Cottage,
Brent Street, Hendon, N.W.4. Tele-
phone No. : Hendon 1440.
WYATT, Frank Gunning, actor, was
originally an artist, and entered the
Royal Academy; he was for some
time on the staff of The Illustrated
Sporting and Dramatic News ; made
his first appearance on the stage at the
Criterion Theatre, under Charles Wynd-
ham, 12 Feb., 1877, as a servant in
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" On Bail " ; lie appeared at the
Strand, Apr., 1878, as John Jenkins
in " The Telephone " ; in Oct., 1878,
played in " Our Club,'* and " Neme-
sis " ; in Dec., 1878, appeared as
Molar in " The Baby " ; Feb., 1879, as
Harry Prendergast in "The Snowball " ;
at the Folly, Apr., 1879, he played
Mr. Fitz- Auburn in " Heavy Fathers ";
in June played Felix in " Lord
Mayor's Day," and July, Gouget in
" Another Drink " ; at the Connaught
Theatre, Nov., 1879, played in "La
Fille de Madame Angot," and subse-
quently he appeared there in " Alone,"
" Black Eyed Susan," " Amos Clarke,"
and " East Lynne " ; appeared at the
Royalty, 1880, and played the Notary
in " Parlours/' Sloggs in " Bow Bells/'
Ali Baba in " Don Juan Junior," etc. ;
he appeared at Drury Lane, Christmas,
1880, as Punch in " Mother Goose " ;
he then toured with the Hanlon-Lees
in "La Voyage en Suisse " for two
years in America ; on his return
appeared at the Gaiety, Nov., 1882,
as Kangy in " More than Ever," and
during 1883 appeared there as
Mustafa in " Blue Beard," Vanille in
" The Mysterious Stranger," Frank
Vincent in " The Serious Family " ;
Sebastian in " Ariel " ; in Jan., 1884,
appeared with Lotta at the Opera
Comique, and played Dick Swiveller
in " The Old Curiosity Shop," Arthur
Bailey in " Old Flames," Celestin in
" Nitouche " ; he was then engaged by
Henry Irving for the Lyceum, and
appeared there in July, 1884, as Sir
Andrew Aguecheek in " Twelfth
Night" ; at the Comedy, Nov., 1884,
appeared as Capitaine Coquelouche
in " The Grand Mogul " ; he then ap-
peared at the Haymarket, Feb., 1885,
with the Bancrofts, as Snarl in " Masks
and Faces " ; at the Strand, July,
1885, he played Moke in "The In-
ventories," and Timmins in " Cousin
Johnny " ; at the Comedy, Nov.,
1885, appeared as Ravannes in
" Erminie " ; Apr., 1887, Karl in
" Mynheer Jan," and July, 1887,
Romelli in " The Colonel " ; at the
Strand, Nov., 1888, played Hippomenes
in " Atalanta" ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Jan., 1889, he played Don Trocadero
in " Paul Jones," and in Dec., 1889,
appeared at the Savoy as the Duke of
Plaza-Toro in " The Gondoliers " ;
June, 1891, he appeared there as
Baboo Currie in " The Nautch. Girl " ;
at the Lyric, Jan., 1892, played
Arrostino Annegato in " The Mounte-
banks " ; at the Criterion, July,
1892, Woodpecker Tapping in " Haste
to the Wedding " ; at the Globe,
Nov., 1892, Bouillon in " Ma Mie
Rosette " ; during 1893 appeared
at the Trafalgar Square Theatre in
Oct. as John Maggs in " The Two
Johnnies " ; Celestin in a revival of
" Nitouche," and Orloff in a revival
of " Dipmnacy," and at the Vaude-
ville, Nov., as Henry Strummit in
" A Screw Loose " ; at the Comedy,
Dec., 1893, played the Piper in " The
Pied Piper of Hamelin " ; at the
Trafalgar Square, Sept., 1894, he
appeared as Henri Grattan in " The
Chinaman " ; Jan., 1895, as Octopus
Sharp in " The Taboo " ; Apr., 1895,
Count Acacia in " Baron Golosh " ;
at the Princess's, Apr., 1896, he
played Vernon Hopkins in " The
Star of India " ; subsequently toured
as Dick Rafferty in " The Co-Respon-
dent " ; at the Avenue, Oct., 1897,
appeared as John Doricus in " The
Mermaids " ; since that date his
appearances have been infrequent,
but he appeared at the Globe, Nov.,
1900, as the Earl of Oxford in " The
Gay Pretenders " ; in 1905 he toured
in a sketch with Louie Freear, as
Dick Swiveller in " The Marchioness " ;
is the author of " The Two Recruits,"
"Who's Brown," and part author c £
"Mrs. Temple's Telegram." Club:
Eccentric. Address : Duke of York's
Theatre, St. Martin's Lane, W.C.2 ; or
176 Clarence Gate Gardens, N.W.I.
Telephone No. : Paddington 5727.
WYCHERLY, Margaret, actress d.
of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. De Wolfe b.
London, England, 26 Oct., 1881 e,
privately, and at Boston Latin School ;
m. Bayard Veiller ; made her first
appearance on the stage, 1888, with
Madame Janauschek, in " What Dreams
May Come " ; next appeared as Juanita
in " The Dawn of Freedom," following
which she had three months' experi-
ence with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock
Company in Rochester, New York ;
her next engagement was with Richard
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Mansfield ; subsequently toured in
" Why Smith Left Home " ; after play-
ing " stock " at the Alcazar Theatre,
San Francisco, retired from the
stage for a year on account of ill-
health ; she returned, to alternate
the title-role, with Miss Wynne Matthi-
son, in " Everyman," and also played
Olivia in " Twelfth Night," under the
management of Ben Greet ; produced
" Land of Heart's Desire," " The
Hour Glass," " Kathleen-Ni-Houli-
han," " The Countess Cathleen " in
Boston, appearing also in New York
for a special series of matinees ; created
Lydia in Bernard Shaw's play, " Cashel
Byron's Profession/' after which she
was "starred" in "The Nazarene " ;
" starred " in " The Primrose Path,"
1907 ; during 1907-08, she revived
the Yeats plays as part of Arnold
Daly's " Theatre Antoine " scheme,
also supporting him in " Candida,"
" Arms and the Man," etc. ; at the
New Theatre, New York, Oct., 1910,
played Light in " The Blue Bird " ;
during 1911 toured in "The Back-
sliders " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
New York, Feb., 1912, played Soris-
monda in " The Lady of Dreams " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, Mar., 1913,
played the Woman in " Damaged
Goods " ; at the Hudson Theatre,
Sept., 1913, played Jane Thomas in
" The Fight " ; at the Plymouth
Theatre, Boston, Apr., 1914, Mary
Burke in " The Force " ; at the Booth
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1914, Mrs.
Pierson in " The Money Makers " ;
at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre,
Nov., 1916, appeared as Rosalie La
Grange in " The Thirteenth Chair " ;
at the Garrick, New York, Feb.,
1920, as Jane Clegg in the play of
that name ; at the Bramhall Play-
house, New York, Dec., 1920, as Mrs.
Rainey in " Mixed Marriage " ; at
the Greenwich Village, New York,
Feb., 1921, as Halla in " Eyvind of
the Hills " ; at the Provincetown
Theatre, New York, Nov., 1921, played
Claire in " The Verge " ; at the Gar-
rick, New York, Feb.-Mar., 1922,
played the Voice of the Serpent, the
Parlor Maid, the Oracle, and the She-
Ancient in Bernard Shaw's " Back to
Methuselah " ; at the Sam. H. Harris
Theatre, Apr., 1922, played Mrs.
Gaylord in " Taboo " ; at the Garrick,
New York, May, 1922, Emily Vernon
in " What the Public Wants " ; at
the Princess, Oct., 1922, The Mother
in " Six Characters in Search of an
Author " ; at the Garrick, New York,
Mar., 1923, Daisy Devore in " The
Adding Machine " ; at the Greenwich
Village, Sept., 1923, Vanna Floriani in
" Floriani's Wife." Recreations : Cy-
cling, horseback riding, and all out-of-
doors sports.
WYLIE, Julian, producer and mana-
ger ; b. Southport, Lanes, 1 Aug.,
1879 ; formerly an accountant ; com-
ing to London was business manager
for David Devant ; and subsequently
acted as agent for a number of leading
variety artists ; subsequently turned
his attention to the production of
revues and sketches ; in conjunction
with James W. Tate ; produced " I
Should Worry," at the Palace, Aug.,
1913, as their first joint- venture ;
they have since toured " A Year
in an Hour," 1914 ; " The Pa'ss-
ing Show," 1915 ; " Kiss Me, Ser-
geant," 1915 ; " The Passing Show of
1918 " ; " Any Lady," 1918 ; " The
Passing Show of 1919 " ; " The Follies
of 1919 " ; " Mr. Manhattan," 1919 ;
" The Whirl of To-day," 1920 ; " The
Passing Show of 1920 " ; " The Follies
of 1920 " ; produced " The Peep
Show," London Hippodrome, 1921 ;
toured " The Passing Show of 1921 " ;
" The Follies of 1921 " ; toured " The
Garden of Allah," 1921 ; produced
" Round in Fifty," Hippodrome, 1922 ;
" Brighter London," Hippodrome,
1923 ; has also produced several panto-
mimes in London and provinces.
Address : 125 Shaftesbury Avenue,
W.C.2. Telephone No. : Gerrard7112;
or 15 Linford Street, S.W.8. Telephone
No. : Brixton 1650.
WYNDHAM, Dennis, actor , b. Na-
tal, South Africa, 15 Jan., 1887; e.
Pietermaritzburg College ; served in
the Mounted Police, and was also
a miner, prior to making his first
appearance on the stage at Johannes-
burg in 1909 ; made Ms first appear-
ance in London, at the Marlborough
Theatre, Hollo way, in 1911, as Kafur
in "Kismet"; he appeared at His
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Majesty's Theatre, Sept., 1913, in
" Joseph and his Brethren," and Aug.,
1914, in " Drake " ; subsequently
appeared with Fred Terry and Julia
Neilson in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury/'
" The Scarlet Pimpernel," and " The
Duchess of Suds " ; at the Duke of
York's, Oct., 1917, played Braddish
Trent in " The Thirteenth Chair " ;
at the Haymarket, Aug., 1918, Lt.-
Com. Claude Sullivan in " The Free-
dom of the Seas " ; at the Oxford, Dec.,
1918, Lieutenant D'Artelle in " In the
Night Watch " ; at the St. Martin's,
Dec., 1919, appeared in " Once Upon
a Time " ; at the Kingsway, May,
1920, played Joe Garson in " Within
the Law " ; subsequently toured as
Caleb Deecie in a revival of " The Two
Roses " ; at the Kingsway, Sept., 1920,
played Flimmer in " The Daisy " ;
at the Duke of York's, May, 1921, the
Earl of Bally oughem in " The Tartan
Peril " ; during 1924 toured as Joe
Garson in " Within the Law." Recrea-
tions : Physical culture, boxing, and
racquets.
WYNDHAM, Olive, actress; b.
Philadelphia, U.S.A., 16 June, 1886 ;
e, Chicago ; is a sister of Janet Beecher ;
made her first appearance on the stage
at Washington, D.C., 29 Dec., 1902,
as one of the Charity Girls in " Mice
and Men " ; made her first appearance
in New York, at the Garrick Theatre,
1904, as Miss Webb in " The Ruling
Power " ; toured with Kyiie Bellew,
1905, as Lady Ethel in " Raffles " ;
subsequently appeared in the " all-
star " cast of " She Stoops to Con-
quer " ; appeared at the Savoy, New
York, Nov., 1906, in "Sir Anthony";
at the Criterion, Jan., 1907, played
Young Mrs. Vandewater in " The Aero
Club " ; subsequently in the same
year played Ethel. Grainger-Simpson
in " The Man from Home " ; appearing
in the same part at the Astor Theatre,
New York, Aug., 1908; at the
Majestic, New York, Nov., 1908,
played Virginia Taylor in " Blue
Grass " ; in 1909 appeared at the
New Theatre, New York, as Princess
Priscilla in " The Cottage in the Air,"
Enid Underwood in " Strife," Beatrice
in " Sister Beatrice," and the following
season, as Helen Thornhill in " The
Thunderbolt/' Amelia Sedley in
" Vanity Fair," Teresa in " Nobody's
Daughter " ; at the Gaiety, New York,
Oct., 1911, played Ann Lester in " The
Only Son " ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, Feb., 1912, appeared as
Rose Maylie in " Oliver Twist " ; at
the Criterion, New York, Dec., 1912,
played Ruth Wilson in " Chains " ;
at the Fulton Theatre, 1913, appeared
as Mary in " What Happened to
Mary"; at Chicago, Nov., 1913,
played Beatrice in " A Modern Girl " ;
at the Longacre Theatre, New York,
Mar., 1914, Frances Ellison in " The
Last Resort " ; at the Comedy,
Chicago, Apr., 1914, played in " The
Under Dog " ; at the Booth Theatre,
New York, Jan., 1915, appeared as
Anita Barstowin " Children of Earth " ;
at the Booth Theatre, New York,
Feb., 1916, played Adris in " The
Greatest Nation " ; at the Palace,
New York, Nov., 1916, played in
" The Sweetmeat Game " ; at the
New Bijou, Apr., 1917, played Kate
Tarleton in " The Knife " ; at the
Longacre Theatre, Oct., 1918, Anna
Nigh in " Nothing But Lies " ; at
the Republic, July, 1919, Blanche
Warren in "A Voice in the Dark " ;
at Wilmington, Del., May, 1920,
appeared in " Just Suppose " ; at
the Booth Theatre, New York, Jan.,
1921, played Lucilla in " The Green
Goddess " ; at the Times Square, Apr.,
1922, Avril Penniston in " The Charla-
tan " ; at the Comedy, New York,
Sept., 1922, Edith Satterly in " Thin
Ice " ; at the Princess, Nov., 1924,
Dorcas Dill in " The Steam Roller."
WYNN, Ed.5 actor ; b. Philadelphia,
Pa., U.S.A., 9 Nov., 1886 ; 5. of Joseph
Leopold and his wife, Minnie ; <?.
Central High School, Philadelphia;
m. Hilda Keenan ; made his first
appearance on the stage as a lad of
fifteen, in " vaudeville," and played all
over the United States, 1901-14 ;
appeared at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, 1 June, 1914, as
Joe King in " The Follies of 1914 " ;
June, 1915, played Nut Sundae in
" The Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 " ;
appeared at the Winter Garden, New
York, 1916-17; at the Shubert
Theatre, Oct., 1918, played Loney in
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" Sometime " ; at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, July, 1919, played in
" The Shubert Gaieties of 1919 " ; at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, Apr.,
1920, appeared in the " Ed. Wynn
Carnival " ; at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, Nov., 1921, appeared in " The
Perfect Fool " ; at the Globe, New
York, Oct., 1924, appeared in " The
Grab Bag " ; he is the author and
composer of " The Ed. Wynn Carni-
val," " The Perfect Fool," and " The
Grab Bag " ; is now the President of
the Ed. Wynn Production Company.
Clubs : Lambs', Green Room, New
York ; Great Neck Country, etc. Ad-
dress : " Wyngate," Grenwolde, Great
Neck, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.
WYNNE, Wish, actress ; 6. Croydon,
9 Feb., 1882, of Scotch parents ; studied
dancing with the late Madame Katti
Lanner and made her first appearance
on the stage at Drury Lane Theatre
in pantomime at the age of twelve,
at Xmas, 1894, in " Dick Whitting-
ton"; also appeared there in 1895 in
" Cinderella," and 1896 in " Alad-
din " ; subsequently had long and
varied experience in the provinces and
in London, in melodrama and comedy,
and musical comedy ; before she was
seventeen, she had played such parts
as May Edwards in " The Ticket-of-
Leave Man," Gervaise in " Drink,"
Eily O'Connor in " The Colleen Bawn,"
Henri ette in " The Two Orphans,"
Moya in " The Shaughraun," Lady
Isabel in " East Lynne " ; in 1899
toured as Trilby ; subsequently took
up concert work before adopting the
music-hall profession in 1910 ; she
made a reputation in character-songs
and sketches, the most notable of
which were " Charm," " The Kiddy,"
" The Country Girl," " Misery Jane,"
and " The Slavey " ; toured in the
United States in 1910 and again in
1911 and in 1912; has also toured in
South Africa ; made a substantial
success when she appeared at the
Kingsway Theatre, Mar., 1913, as
Janet Cannot in " The Great Adven-
ture " ; she played this part almost
throughout the long run of over 600
performances ; at the Empire, Mar.,
1914, played in " The Doubt " ; at
the Little Theatre, Mar., 1915, played
Mrs. Sniithers in " A Dilemma " ; at
the Palace, June, 1915, appeared in
" The Passing Show " ; in Dec., 1915,
went to South Africa, to fulfil a long
variety engagement ; returned to
England, 1916 ; at the Kingsway
Theatre, May, 1917, played Ann
Hemingway in " The Luck of War " ;
subsequently toured in Australia, New
Zealand, and South Africa ; during
1919-20 toured in " vaudeville " in the
United States and South America ; on
returning to England again appeared
in variety theatres. Recreations .-Read-
ing, walking, and travelling. Address :
" Wishpah," Oldfield Lane, Greenford,
Middlesex. Telephone No.: Southall
259.
YARDE, Margaret, actress ; b. Dart-
mouth, 2 Apr., 1878; d. of
Charles Edward Yard and his wife Mary
(Atter) ; e. privately ; studied singing
under Marchesi Pavesi, and elocution
under Miss Mouillot ; made her first
appearance on the stage at the Prince's
Theatre, Manchester, Aug., 1904, in
the chorus of " The Duchess of
Dantzic " ; made her first appearance
in London, at the Court Theatre, 6
Dec., 1908, as Norah Parker in
" Isaac's Wife " ; toured for some
time with Sir John Martin Harvey
and Edward Compton ; appeared at
the Little Theatre, May, 1912, as
Elicia in " The Spanish Lovers " ;
Dec., 1912, as Mrs. Muggle in " The
Thumbscrew " ; at the St. James's,
Jan., 1913, as Skirina in " Turandot " ;
Mar., 1913, as the Cook in " Play-
goers " ; in 1914 was with the Glasgow
Repertory Company ; in 1915 with
the Edinburgh Repertory Company ;
appeared at the Kingsway, Dec., 1915,
as the Woman of the Haystack in
" The Starlight Express " ; during
1916-17 was with the Liverpool
Repertory Company ; at the Court,
May, 1917, played Lizzie in " Hush " ;
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during 1917-18 was playing at the
Army Camps in France ; at the Lyric,
Julyj 1918, played Madame Anais in
" The Purple Mask " ; at the Court,
May, 1919, Maria in " Twelfth Night " ;
during 1920 toured as Mrs. Welwyn in
" Tilly of Bloomsbury " ; at the Court,
Feb., 1921, played Mistress Quickly in
" King Henry IV " (part II) ; at the
Aldwych, July, 1921, Mrs. Chevrell in
" James the Less " ; at the Court,
Dec., 1921, Mrs. Hardcastle in " She
Stoops to Conquer " ; at the Little,
Aug., 1922, Sophie Marchand in
" Zozo " ; at Daly's (for the Phoenix),
Nov., 1922, Bellamira in " The Jew
of Malta " ; at the Criterion, Jan.,
1923, Mrs. Trimmer in " Advertising
April " ; at the Regent (for the
Phoenix), Mar., 1923, Dol. Common in
*' The Alchemist " ; at Drury Lane,
May, 1923, Miss Williams in " Ned
Kean of Old Drury " ; at the New,
Sept., 1923, the Queen in " Cymbe-
line " ; Oct., 1923, Miss Pinsent in
" The Lie " ; at Wyndharn's, Dec.,
1923, Countess Gruff anuff in " The
Rose and the Ring " ; at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, Feb., 1924, Lady Wish-
fort in " The Way of the World " ; at
the R.A.D.A. Theatre, May, 1924 (for
the Three Hundred Club), Mrs.
Knightly in " The Discovery " ; subse-
quently toured in " The Way of the
World " ; at the Everyman, Oct.,
1924, Mrs. Tarleton in " Misalhance " ;
at His Majesty's, Dec., 1924, succeeded
Stella St. Audrie as Mrs. Wentworth
in " Patricia." Club : 1917. Addv ess :
123 Heath Street, Hampstead, N.W.3.
Telephone No. : Hampstead 4721.
YEARSLEY, Claude Blakesley,
manager and composer ; b. 18 July,
1885; e. Bradfield College, and St. John's,
Cambridge ; was originally intended
for the Church ; became a schoolmaster,
and subsequently Director of Music at
King Edward VI Grammar School,
Stratford-on-Avon ; his first musical
comedy, " Lady Selina of K," was
composed and produced in 1907 ; in
1910 was appointed musical director
to the late Laurence Irving, and
subsequently fulfilled a similar position
with other managements ; has com-
posed a great deal of dance music ;
in May, 1921, in conjunction with
M. de Groot, assumed the management
of the Prince of Wales's Theatre, and
produced " The Gipsy Princess." Ad-
dress : 45 A Upper Gloucester Place,
N.W.I. Telephone No.: Paddington
7883.
YEATS, William Butler, author and
playwright ; b. Dublin, 13 June, 1865 ;
s. of John Butler Yeats, R.H.A. ; e.
London and Dublin ; author of the
following among other plays : " The
Hour Glass," " Kathleen-Ni-Houli-
han," " The King's Threshold," " A
Pot of Broth," " On Baile's Strand,"
" Deirdre," " The Land of Heart's
Desire," " Where There Is Nothing/'
" Diarmid and Grazia," " The Unicorn
from the Stars " (with Lady Gregory),
" The Shadowy Waters," " The Green
Helmet," " The Player Queen " ; is
the author of the following books :
" The Wanderings of Oisin," " John
Sherman," "Ideas oJE .Good and
Evil," " The Celtic Twilight," " The
Secret Rose," " The Wind Among
the Reeds," " In the Seven Woods,"
" Responsibilities," " Reveries," " Per
Arnica Silentia-Lumae," " The Cutting
of an Agate," " Wild Swans at Coole,"
" The Trembling of the Veil," " Pater
Poems," etc. ; in Nov., 1923, was
awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Address ; 82 Merrion Square, Dublin.
YOHfi, May, vocalist and actress ;
b. Pennsylvania, 6 Apr., 1869 ; d.
of William Yoh6 ; m. (1) Lord Francis
Hope ; (2) Capt. Strong ; (3) Captain
Jan Smuts ; made her first appear-
ance on the stage in 1887, at Chicago,
under the management of David
Henderson, appearing in " The
Arabian Nights," " Natural Gas,"
" The Crystal Slipper," " The City
Directory," etc. ; made her first
appearance on the New York stage,
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1 May,
1888, in " Natural Gas " ; at the
Star, 26 Nov., 1888, played Prince
Prettiwitz in " The Crystal Slipper " ;
made her first appearance on the
London stage, at the Lyric Theatre,
19 Jan., 1893, as Martina in "The
Magic Opal " ; at the Trafalgar
Square (now Duke of York's) Theatre,
6 May, 1893, appeared as Denise de
Flavigny in " Nitouche " ; scored a
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great success when she appeared at
the Lyric Theatre, 10 Oct., 1893, as
Christopher in " Little Christopher
Columbus," her singing of the song
" Honey, ma Honey " creating quite
a furore ; next appeared at the Avenue,
20 Oct., 1894, as Phyllis in "The
Lady Slavey," and 2 Mar., 1895, as
Dick in " Dandy Dick Whittington " ;
she opened the Court Theatre under
her own management, 1 June, 1896,
with a revival of "Nitouche," and
10 Oct., 1896, appeared as Nepthys
in "The Belle of Cairo"; she then
left England and was not seen, in Lon-
don again until she appeared at the
Tivoli, in 1905 ; returned to the
United States, 1906, and appeared ia
" vaudeville " ; reappeared in London
at the London Opera House, June,
1913, singing " Honey, ma Honey,"
in the revue " Come Over Here ! "
YOKKE, Augustus, actor ; appeared
in " vaudeville " in the United States
for many years before making his
first appearance in London at the
Queen's Theatre, 14 Apr., 1914, as
Abe Potash in " Potash and Perl-
mutter," making an instantaneous
success ; appeared at the Coliseum,
Dec., 1915, as Isador Goldstein in " In
Lingerie " ; at Chiswick, Feb., 1916,
Isadore in " Isadore, You Tell Her " ;
at the Queen's Theatre, Sept., 1916,
played Abe in " Potash and Perlrnutter
in Society " ; at the London Opera
House, Mar., 1917, Abe Bing in " The
Other Bing Boys " ; at the Kings way
Theatre, May, 1917, John Appleby in
" The Quitter " ; at the Savoy Theatre,
Apr,, 1919, Abe Potash in " Business
Before Pleasure " ; at the Coliseum,
Jan., 1920, Isadore in " In Hosiery " ;
during 1923 toured as Abe Potash in
" Partners Again," in South Africa,
and subsequently in the English
provinces.
Y0BKE, Oswald, actor ; b. London ;
m. Aimie Russell ; made his first
appearance on the stage in 1884 ; in
1886 joined F. R. Benson's company,
remaining two years and playing all
sorts of parts, eventually succeeding
to such parts as Laertes in " Hamlet/'
Cassio in " Othello," Claudio in " Much
Ado About Nothing," Mercutio in
" Romeo and Juliet," etc. ; during
1888 toured as De Vere in " Jack-in-
the-Box," and Mortimer Mumpleford
in " Confusion " ; made his first
appearance on the London stage at the
Strand Theatre, 26 Feb., 1889, ap-
pearing in " Bob " ; at the Vaudeville,
6 Feb., 1890, played Captain Harlowe
in " Clarissa," and in Mar., 1890,
played in " Miss Tomboy " ; subse-
quently appeared at the Vaudeville
in " Money," " Confusion," " The
Honourable Herbert," " Joseph's
Sweetheart," " Sophia," etc. ; at the
Lyric, Sept., 1892, appeared in
" Cigarette " ; at Terry's, 1893, played
in " The Magistrate " ; at the
Princess's, June, 1894, appeared in
" The Texan " ; at Terry's, Aug.,
1894, played Jack Stanton in " The
Foundling " ; at the Prince of Wales's,
Nov., 1894, played in " Ashes," and
at the Strand, Mar., 1895, played in
" A Loving Legacy " ; of late years
has appeared almost exclusively in
America ; toured with E. S. Willard,
1896, appearing at Wallack's, Dec.,
1896, in " The Rogue's Comedy " ;
during 1897 appeared with Mr. Willard
at the same theatre, in " The
Physician," " The Professor's Love
Story," etc. ; at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, Oct., 1900, played in
" L'Aiglon " ; during 1903 toured in
" Mice and Men " ; at the Park
Theatre, Boston, Nov., 1903, played
Cyril Martyn in " The Younger Mr.
Parlmg"; at Cleveland, Oct., 1904,
played Jacques Jouvenin in " Brother
Jacques " ; at Boston, Feb., 1905,
appeared as Will Flynt in " Jinny the
Carrier " ; at the Court Theatre,
London, Nov., 1905, played Bill
Walker in " Major Barbara " ; at
Boston, Apr., 1906, played the Prince
ol Wales in " Friend Hannah " ; at
the Astor Theatre, New York, Sept.,
1906, appeared as Lysander in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream " ; toured
in the same part during 1907 ; at the
Savoy, New York, Mar., 1908, played
Boolby in " Toddles " ; in the autumn
toured as Warren Barrington in " The
Stronger Sex," appearing in that part
in New York, at Weber's Theatre, Nov.,
1908 ; at the Little Theatre, New York,
Oct., 1912, played Max in " The
AH airs of Anatol " ; at the Little
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Theatre, Philadelphia, Apr., 1914,
played Co ur land Redlaw in " The Lady
in the Case " ; at Worcester, Mass.,
Dec., 1914, played in " His Royal
Happiness " ; at the Punch and Judy
Theatre, New York, Dec., 1915,
played Black Dog in " Treasure
Island " ; at the Standard Theatre,
New York, Dec., 1919, Colonel Van
Ashton in " The Whirlwind " ; at
the Greenwich Village, New York,
Mar., 1920, the Abbe de Voisenon in
" Sophie " ; at the Booth, Aug.,
1920, Lucius Welwyn in " Happy-Go-
Lucky " (" Tilly of Bloomsbury ") ;
in 1921 toured in the same part ; at
the Frazee Theatre, Dec., 1923, played
Felix Barlow in " The Talking Parrot."
Address : Lambs' Club, 130 West
44th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
YOUNG, Eida Johnson, dramatic
author; 6. Baltimore, Md., U.S.A.,
28 Feb., 1875; d. of William A.
Johnson and his wife Emma (Stuart) ;
e. Chambersburg, Pa. ; m. James
Young ; has written the following
plays : " Lord Byron/' " Brown of
Harvard," " Glorious Betsy/' *' The
Boys of Company B.," " The Lottery
Man/' " Next/' " Barrymore," " Ma-
cushla/' " One of the Boys," " Naughty
Marietta/' " The YeUow Streak/'
" The Isle of Dreams," " Look Who's
Here " (" The Red Petticoat "), " Sha-
meen Dhu," " Fair Play " (" The Girl
and the Pennant "), *' Lady Luxury,"
" The Lancers," " Captain Kidd, Jr.,"
" Her Soldier Boy," " His Little
Widows " (with W. Gary Duncan),
" Lot 79," " May time," " Miss I-don't-
Know" (with Augustus Barratt),
" Sometime," " Little Simplicity,"
" Little Old New York," " Macushla,"
" The Front Seat," " The Dream
Girl," " Cock o' the Roost." Address :
Southfield Point, Stamford, Conn.,
U.S.A.
YOUNG, Stark, dramatic author;
b. Como, Mississippi, U.S.A., 11 Oct.,
1881 ; s. of Alfred Alexander Young
and his wife Mary (Stark) ; e. Uni-
versity of Mississippi (B.A.), and
Columbia University (M.A.) ; instruc-
tor and professor in English literature
at Texas University and Amherst
College ; has written the following
plays : " Guenevere," 1906 ; " The
Twilight Saint," " The Queen of
Sheba/' " The Dead Poet," " The
Star in the Trees," all in verse, 1911 ;
" The Three Fountains/' 1924 ; " The
Colonnade," 1924 ; is on the editorial
staff of the Theatre Arts Monthly, and
the New Republic. Address : 7 East
42nd Street, New York City, U.S.A.
YUEKA, Blanche, actress; b. Bo-
hemia, 19 June, 1893 ; m. Ian Keith ;
originally intended for an operatic
career ; studied at the training school
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York, and gained the Heinrich Con-
reid scholarship ; after a year's study
here, she was given the part of the
Grail-bearer in " Parsifal," and also
played small parts in several operas ;
in 1907 was engaged at the Belasco
Theatre, as understudy to Charlotte
Walker in " The Warrens of Virginia " ;
at the Belasco Theatre, Aug., 1909,
played Helen Hoyt in " Is Matrimony
a Failure ? " and then for six months
toured as Madge Bolt in the same
play ; at Daly's, New York, Apr., 1911,
played Anne Schuyler in " An Old
New Yorker " ; subsequently played
in several " stock " companies ; at the
Grand Opera House, Apr., 1913, played
the title-rdle in " Every woman " ; and
then played " stock " engagements at
Buffalo, Dallas, and Philadelphia ; at
the Longacre Theatre, Jan., 1914,
played Evelyn in " The House of
Bondage " ; at Denver, Sept., 1914,
played lead in " Sweet Kitty Bellairs,"
and " The Great Divide " ; at the
Longacre Theatre, Dec., 1914, appeared
as Gabrielle in " Secret Strings " ; at
the Thirty-ninth Street, Theatre, June,
1915, played Mrs. Comstock in " The
Three of Hearts " ; next joined E, H.
Sothern, and appeared at the Booth
Theatre, New York, Oct., 1915, as
Alice Exern in " The Two Virtues,"
and Nov., 1915, as Florence Trenchard
in " Lord Dundreary " ; at Chicago,
Apr., 1917, appeared in " The Pawn " ;
at The Harris Theatre, Aug., 1917,
played Edith Frome in " Daybreak " ;
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, Aug.,
1918, Elisa Hartmann in " Allegiance";
at Selwyn's Theatre, Oct., 1918, Edith
Bacon in " Information, Please " ; she
then toured as Eloise Farrington in
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" The Naughty Wife " ; at the Madison
Square Garden, Dec., 1919, played
Understanding in " The Wayfarer " ;
at the Punch and Judy Theatre, Mar.,
1920, Elizabeth in " Musk " ; at the
Comedy, New York, Aug., 1920,
Henri ette Char vet in " The Americans
in. France " ; during 1921 at Indiana-
polis, played Monna Vanna ; at the
Garrick, New York, Nov., 1921,
Madame Beudet in " The Wife With a
Smile " ; at the Booth Theatre, Feb.,
1922, Joan Fowler in " The Law
Breaker " ; at the Sam. H. Harris
Theatre, Nov., 1922, Gertrude in
" Hamlet/* with John Barrymore ; at
the Garrick, New York, Apr., 1924,
The Woman in " Man and the Masses."
ZABJELLE, Flora, actress and voca-
list ; b. Constantinople ; d. of the
Rev. M, M. Mangasarian ; e. Chicago ;
m. Raymond Hitchcock ; made her
first appearance on the stage at
Chicago ; at Daly's, New York, Oct.,
1900, appeared as Poppy in " San
Toy," subsequently playing the title-
rdle in the same piece ; same theatre,
Sept, 1901, played Isabel Blythe in
" The Messenger Boy " ; subsequently
joined Raymond Hitchcock, and has
appeared with him as Annette in
" King Dodo," 1902 ; Bonita in " The
Yankee Consul," 1903 ; Sadie Collins
in " Easy Dawson," 1904 ; she
appeared at Weber's, 1906, in " Twiddle-
Twaddle," and rejoined her husband
in 1907, to play Grace Whitney in
" A Yankee Tourist," and the following
year appeared in " The Merry-Go-
Round " ; at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York, Apr., 1909,
appeared as Bettina in " La Mascotte ";
at the New York Theatre, Oct., 1909,
played Sylvia Bridwell in " The Man
Who Owns Broadway " ; at the Casino,
Sept., 1911, appeared as Nella, Baroness
von Bernau, in " The Kiss Waltz " ;
during 1917-18 toured in " Have a
Heart " ; at the George M. Cohan
Theatre, New York, Mar., 1918,
played Mrs. James Wellington in
" Toot ! Toot !! " ; during 1920
toured as Juanita Arguilla in " The
Girl from Home," and played the same
part, at the Globe Theatre, New York,
May, 1920.
Z ANOWILL, Israel, dramatic author
and novelist ; b. London, 14
Feb., 1864; s. of M. Zangwill ; e.
London ; practically self-educated ;
graduated B.A. with triple honours
at London University ; m. Edith
Ayrton, daughter of Professor Ayrton ;
author of the following, among other
plays : " Six Persons," 1892 ; " Chil-
dren of the Ghetto," 1899 ; " The
Moment of Death," New York, 1900 ;
" The Revolted Daughter," 1901 ;
" Merely Mary Ann," 1904 ; " The
Serio-Comic Governess," New York,
1904 ; " Jinny the Carrier," New
York, 1905 ; " Nurse Marjorie," New
York, 1906 ; " The Melting Pot,"
Washington, U.S.A., 1908 ; New York,
1909 ; " The War God," 1911 ; " The
Next Religion , " 1912; " Plaster
Saints," 1914 ; " The Moment Before,"
1916 ; " Too Much Money," 1918 ;
" We Moderns," 1924 ; has written a
large number of novels, including
" Children of the Ghetto," " Ghetto
Tragedies," " The King of the Schnor-
rers," " The Master," " The Mantle of
Elijah," etc. ; also poems (" Blind
Children ") and essays (" Italian Fan-
tasies "), etc. Address : 3 Hare Court,
Temple, E.C.4. Clubs : The Macca-
beans, Playgoers (Hon. Member).
ZIEGFELD, Morcnz, Jun.> man-
ager ; b. Chicago, 21 Mar., 1869 ;
s. of Florence Ziegfeld, president of
Chicago Musical College, and his wife,
Rosalie ; e. Chicago ; m. (1) Anna
Held (mar. dis. 1912) ; (2) Billie Burke ;
has made many notable productions
in the United States, chief among
which may be noted " A Parlour
Match," " Papa's Wife," " The Little
Duchess," " Mdlle. Napoleon," " The
Parisian Model," " The Follies of
1907-24," " Miss Innocence," etc. Ad-
dress : 214 West 42nd Street, New
York, U.S.A.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
HEREDITARY THEATRICAL FAMILIES
(A II rights reserved]
BY JOHN MALCOLM BULLOCH
HTHESE tables, which now deal with ninety families, are a contribution
•*• to the history of heredity on the stage, and while they are necessarily
incomplete owing to the great lack of data, they cover more ground than has
been attempted hitherto. They are purposely confined to members of a family
who have been on the stage, or who have taken to any of the other arts.
Acting is a peculiarly hereditary talent, so infectious, in fact, that actors'
children take to it in spite of any discouragement that may be offered ; and
sometimes when the parents' advice has been taken in the first generation, as
in the case of Macready's son, now General Sir Nevil Macready, who is a good
amateur actor, it breaks out in the next generation, as in the case of the General's
daughter. " I am sorry to say," writes a veteran comedian, " all my children
who grew up were on the stage ; some of them still are, occasionally, when they
can get anything to do."
And yet, to have been brought up in the atmosphere and environment
of the stage does not necessarily imply exceptional skill or aptitude as an actor,
although it may start a family of actors of varying degrees of merit. On the
other hand, men. without any theatrical strain in their families have become
famous actors. Thus Sir Herbert Tree's father was a man of business, Sir George
Alexander's a merchant, Mr. Waller's a civil engineer, Sir Charles Wyndham's
a doctor — and, by the way, none of these used his own patronymic on the stage.
The father of Mr. Bourchier was an army officer ; Mr. Arthur Collins's an architect,
and many similar instances could be cited.
The oldest distinguished family is the Kembles, whose founder, Roger
Kemble, produced a remarkable family, including Mrs. Siddons. The histrionic
instinct must have been strengthened in them through their mother, who was an
Irishwoman. Indeed, the ranks of our actors, as has frequently been pointed
out are very largely made up of people of Celtic or Jewish origin. To take
a modern example, Sir Henry Irving himself, born at Keinton in Somerset
had a Cornish mother and his wife was Irish; the famous American family of
Booth was Jewish ; and the Comptons bear the fine Highland name of Mackenzie.
The Kembles began acting probably about the year of the second Jacobite
Rebellion, and were represented on the stage till November, 1907, in the male
line, by the late Mr. Henry Kemble, and in the female line by the late Mr. *rank
Kemble Cooper, whose daughters are the youngest generation on the stage with
a Kemble strain. , .
The next place of honour must be allotted to Mrs. Kendal s family, the
first known of whom is usually said to have been born in 1723. The family
has always claimed that it came from Perthshire, and the name bears out the
tradition but as James Shafto Robertson was born at Ludlow and as Shafto
is clearly English, I have suggested an earlier ancestor than that usually assigned.
The Robertsons were long identified with the Lincoln circuit, and it has been
suggested to me that General Sir William Robertson, who is a Lincolnshire man,
may be connected with the acting family. I have taken a great deal of pains
to investigate the early history of the family, notably through the data collected
by the late Sir William Tindal Robertson and now in the possession of his son
Mr. Tindal Robertson, of the Albany, but much yet remains to be cleared up,
for they were often described as " Robinson." Thomas Gilhland so describes
them in his Dramatic Mirror of ^ 1808, and even some of the Lincoln parish
registers call them " Robinson."
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Actually the oldest family is that of the Pitts, who date back to 1720, Ann
Pitt being a comic actress at Drury Lane for over half a century, and a great
favourite with David Garrick. The Pitts are interesting owing to their connection
with the Dibdins, and from the fact that Tom Dibdin, the great song-writer,
was Ann Pitt's favourite grandson: But in point of acting triumphs they cannot
compare with the Kembles and Kendals.
The tables, laboriously compiled and frequently revised, as obscure data
have turned up, are indebted in some cases to other genealogists. Thus, the
one dealing with the Blands (ancestors of the late Duke of Fife) and Glovers
are chiefly compiled from Mr. J. F. Fuller's elaborate " Pedigree of the Family
of Bland, late of Derriquin Castle, Co. Kerry" (1907). The Jay Table is
founded on the articles by Mr. Ralph Thomas in Notes and Queries (10th s. vi, 441,
502). I am wholly indebted to Mr. Walter Copeland Jerrold for the table of
the Jerrolds, for he has long since constituted himself the family historian.
I am also much indebted to Mr. T. McDonald Rendle, whose memories of
theatrical personalia during the last fifty odd years is amazingly comprehensive.
The tables of American acting families are based mainly on a series of articles
in the Theatre, of New York. I have also to express my best thanks to Mr. John
Parker, the Editor of this book, whose knowledge of players past and present
is probably unique ; he has supplied many details and suggested several of the
tables, Mr. W. J. Lawrence, of Dublin, who possesses a minute knowledge of
the nooks and crannies of old theatrical history has helped me generously. I
regret that such a book as the present does not readily afford facilities for citing
chapter and verse for the statements in the tables. Players themselves are
untrustworthy genealogists. One old actor, for instance, traces his grandfather
to a foreigner of the " seventeenth century " ; which is absurd, as Euclid used
to say.
It may be added that these tables have been used at the Laboratory of
Eugenics to illustrate the working of heredity, though I have not ventured to
estimate the relative abilities of the players dealt with. For the purpose of the
scientific Eugenist it would be necessary to show " degrees of ability." But that
is impossible in the case of dead actors, because their art is not demonstrable in
the same degree as painting or authorship ; and in the case of living actors any
attempt to discriminate would prove a very high explosive.
Theatrical biography is exceedingly difficult to trace because of the players'
fundamental disinclination to deal in anything so concrete as facts and dates.
In some cases the data are so tenuous that I have not ventured to give
them. So criticism and correction of these tables are gladly courted : additions
are warmly welcomed, for only by constant and to a large extent co-operative
care can anything approaching accuracy be attained.
1020
HEREDITARY
THEATRICAL FAMILIES
INDEX TO TABLES
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Ansons
. 1023
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.. 1046
Bancrofts
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Johnstones
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Barnetts
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Barretts
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.. 1048
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Batemans
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Kendals
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.. 1045
Bensons
. 1062
Lloyds
.. 1052
Bishops
. 1027
Lohrs
.. 1027
Blanches
. 1027
Lupinos
.. 1053
Blands
. 1028
Macreadys
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Booths
. 1075
Mathews
.. 1055
Boucicaults
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Matthews
.. 1056
Broughs
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Matthisons
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Bruntons
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Maudes
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Buckstones
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Melvilles
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Calthrops
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Moncktons
.. 1058
Calverts
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Moores (Eva)
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Camerons
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Moores (Mary)
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Comptons
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Neilsons
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Conquests
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Nevilles
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Cookes
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Coveneys
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Corris
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Courtneidges
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Dibdins
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Drews
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APPENDIX
Notable Productions and Important Revivals of
The London Stage
From the Earliest Times to 31st Decemher, 1924
Compiled by
JOHN PARKER
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN, play by John Drinkwater, Lyric, Hammersmith, 19 Feb.,
1919; Lyceum, 6 July, 1921.
Acis AND GALATEA, opera by Handel, King's, 10 June, 1732.
Acis AND GALATEA, opera by John Gay, Drury Lane, 20 June, 1838.
ACTRESS BY DAYLIGHT, AN (from the French), St. James's, Mrs. John Wood as
Anne Bracegirdle, 8 Apr., 1871. (See also " Nance Oldfield " and " A Tragedy
Queen." )
ADAM BEDE, drama by J. E. Carpenter (from the novel), Surrey, 28 Feb., 1862.
ADAMLESS EDEN, AN, comic opera by H. Saville Clarke and Walter Slaughter,
Opera Comique, 13 Dec., 1882. Acted entirely by women.
ADMIRABLE BASHVILLE, THE, play by Bernard Shaw, Imperial (Stage Society),
7 June, 1903 ; His Majesty's, 26 Jan., 1909.
ADMIRABLE CRICHTON, THE, fantasy by James M. Barrie, Duke of York's,
4 Nov., 1902 ; 2 Mar., 1908. Coliseum, 9 June, 1916 ; London Opera House,
23 June, 1916 ; Royalty, 31 Jan., 1920.
ADMIRAL GUINEA, play by W. E. Henley and Robert Louis Stevenson, Avenue,
29 Nov., 1897 ; His Majesty's, 4 June, 1909.
ADONIS, burlesque by H. Gill and H. E. Dixey, Gaiety, 31 May, 1886.
ADORED ONE, THE, comedy by Sir J. M. Barrie, Duke of York's, 4 Sept., 1913.
ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR, play adapted by Henry Herman, Court, 11 Dec., 1880.
ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR, play by Scribe and Legouve, with Sarah Bernhardt,
Gaiety, 24 May, 1880.
ADVENTURE OF LADY URSULA, THE, comedy by Anthony Hope, Duke of York's,
11 Oct., 1898 ; 18 Feb., 1901 ; Garrick, 5 Jan., 1909.
ADVERTISING APRIL ; OR, THE GIRL WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE JEALOUS,
farcical comedy by Herbert Far] eon and Horace Horsnell, Criterion, 25 Jan.,
1923.
AFFAIRE DES POISONS, L', play by Victorien Sardou, His Majesty's, 15 June,
1908.
AFFAIRES SONT LES AFFAIRES, LES, comedy by Octave Mirbeau, Royalty, 19
Jan., 1906.
AFGAR, extravaganza by Fred Thompson and Worton David (from the French),
music by Charles Cuvillier, London Pavilion, 17 Sept., 1919.
AFRICAINE, L', burlesque by F. C. Burnand and Montagu Williams, Strand,
18 Nov., 1865.
AFTER DARK, drama by Dion Boucicault, Princess's, 12 Aug., 1868 ; 16 June,
1877; 9 Nov., 1891.
AFTER THE GIRL, revusical comedy by Paul A. Rubens, Gaiety,, 7 Feb., 1914.
AIGLON, L', drama by Edmond Rostand, Her Majesty's, 3 June, 1901.
AIGLON, L', play, translated by Louis N. Parker, from Rostand, Globe, 19 Nov.,
1918 ; 10 June, 1919.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
AIRS AND GRACES, revue by C. H. Bovill, music by Lionel Monckton and Herman
Finck, Palace, 21 June, 1917.
ALABAMA, play by Augustus Thomas, Garrick, 2 Sept., 1895.
ALADDIN, burlesque by R. Reece, Gaiety, 24 Dec., 1881.
ALARCOS, tragedy by Rt. Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Astley's, 1 Aug., 1868.
ALCESTIS, Euripides' tragedy, adapted by Henry Spicer, St. James's, 15 Jan.,
1855 ; adapted by Frank Murray, Emily Cross as Alcestis, Emily Vining as
lole, William Rignold as Hercules, J. H. Barnes as Apollo, Crystal Palace
12 Dec., 1876.
ALCHEMIST, THE, comedy by Ben Jonson, Globe, Bankside, 1610 ; Vere Street,
22 June, 1661 ; Drury Lane, Feb., 1709 ; Covent Garden, Dec. 1740 ; Drury
Lane, Mar., 1743 ; Mar., 1753 ; Oct., 1774 ; Apr., 1787 ; Apothecaries' Hall
(Elizabethan Stage Society), 24 Feb., 1899 ; Regent (the Phoenix Society)
18 Mar., 1923.
ALF'S BUTTON, extravaganza by W. A. Darlington, Golders Green, 22 Sept.,
1924 ; Prince's, 24 Dec., 1924.
ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE, drama by Paul Armstrong (from a story), Comedy
29 Mar., 1910.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, musical play on Lewis Carroll's book, by H. Saville
Clarke, music by Walter Slaughter, Prince of Wales's, 23 Dec., 1886 ; Globe,
26 Dec., 1888; Opera Comique, 22 Dec., 1898; Vaudeville, 19 Dec., 1900;
Apollo, 23 Dec., 1907; Court, 27 Dec., 1909; Savoy, 26 Dec., 1910;
Comedy, 23 Dec., 1913; Savoy, 26 Dec., 1914; D. of York's, 24 Doc. 1915;
Savoy, 26 Dec., 1916; 26 Dec., 1917; Victoria Palace, 27 Dec., 1920;
Garrick, 26 Dec., 1921.
ALCHEMIST, THE, comedy by Ben Jonson, 1610 ; Theatre Royal, 3 Aug., 1664 ;
Lincoln's Inn Fields, 9 Oct., 1702 ; Drury Lane, 19 Feb., 1709 ; Apothecaries'
Hall, 24 Feb., 1899; Imperial, 11 July, 1902.
ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE, comedy by J. M. Barrie, Duke of York's, 5 Apr., 1905.
Comedy, 23 Jan., 1924,
ALL CHANGE HERE, revue by H. G. Pelissier, music by Herman Finck, Alhambra,
20 Dec., 1910.
ALL FOR HER, drama by J. Palgrave Simpson and Herman Merivale, Mirror,
18 Oct., 1875.
ALL FOR LOVE, tragedy by John Dryden (on " Antony and Cleopatra "), Theatre
Royal, 1678 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 20 May, 1704 ; Drury Lane, 3 Dec.,
1718 ; 2 April, 1734; Covent Garden, 11 March, 1736; Drury Lane, 2 Feb.,
1747; Covent Garden, 12 Mar,, 1750 ; Drury Lane, 22 Mar,, 1766 ; 17 Dec.,
1772 ; Covent Garden, 28 Apr., 1773 ; Drury Lane, 12 M.ay, 1778 ; Covent
Garden, 19 Jan, 1779 ; 5 May, 1788 ; 24 May, 1790 ; Shaftcsbury (Phoenix
Society), 19 Mar., 1922.
ALL SCOTCH, revue by Harry Grattan, Apollo, 16 July, 1915.
ALL THE WINNERS, revue by C. H. Bovill, music by Cuthbert Clarke, Empire,
9 Apr., 1913.
ALL THAT GLITTERS is NOT GOLD, comedy-drama by Thomas and J. Maddison
Morton, Olympic, 13 Jan., 1851 ; Royalty, 21 May, 1866 ; Adclphi, 23 Dec.,
1896.
ALL THAT MATTERS, rustic comedy by Charles McEvoy, Haymarkct, 8 Feb., 1911.
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, Shakespeare's comedy, circa 1603-4 ; Goodman's
Fields ; Giffard as Bertram, Peterson as Parolles, Mrs. GiiTard as Helena.
7 Mar., 1741 ; Drury Lane, Mills as Bertram, Theophilus Gibber as Parolles,
Peg Woffington as Helena, 22 Jan., 1742 ; Covent Garden, Hale, Woodward,
and Mrs. Pritchard, 1 Apr., 1746 ; Drury Lane, 24 Feb., 1756 ; Drury Lane,
Woodward as Parolles, Yates as the Clown, Mrs. Pritchard as the Countess,
2 Mar., 1756 ; Drury Lane, Palmer as Bertram, Woodward as Parolles, Miss
Macklin as Helena, Mrs. Pritchard as the Countess, 22 Nov., 1757 ; Drury
Lane, Palmer, King, Mrs. Palmer, and Mrs. Pritchard, 23 Oct., 1762 ; Covent
Garden, Ross, Woodward, Miss Macklin, and Mrs. Ward, 29 Nov., 1762 ;
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Covent Garden, 23 Jan., 1767 ; Covent Garden, Lewes, Woodward, Miss
Macklin, and Miss Miller, 3 Dec., 1772 ; Haymarket, Williamson, John
Bannister, Miss Farren, and Mrs. Inchbald, 26 July, 1785 ; Drury Lane>
J. P. Kemble, King, Mrs. Jordan, and Mrs. Powell, 12 Dec., 1794; Covent
Garden, Charles Kemble, Fawcett, Mrs. H. Johnston, and Mrs. Weston, 24
May, 1811 ; Covent Garden (as an opera), R. Jones as Parolles, Warde as
the King of France, Bartley as Lafeu, Miss Inverarity as Helena, 12 Oct.,
1832 ; Sadler's Wells, Frederic Robinson, Samuel Phelps, Miss Cooper, and
Mrs. Ternan, 1 Sept., 1852 ; Old Vic, Ernest Milton, Rupert Harvey, Jane
Bacon, and Florence Buckton, 28 Nov., 1921.
ALONE IN LONDON, drama by Robert Buchanan and Harriet Jay, Olympic,
2 Nov., 1885 ; Princess's, 21 Dec., 1891 ; 30 Sept., 1899.
AMASIS, comic opera by Frederick Fenn and P. M. Faraday, New, 9 Aug., 1906.
AMAZONS, THE, farcical romance by A. W. Pinero, Court, 7 Mar., 1893 ; Duke
of York's, 14 June, 1912 ; Court, 8 Jan., 1917.
AMBASSADOR, THE, comedy by John Oliver Hobbes, St. James's, 2 June, 1898.
AMBER HEART, THE, play by A. C. Calmour, Lyceum, 7 June, 1887 ; 23 May, 1888.
AMBROSE APPLE JOHN'S ADVENTURE, play by Walter Hackett, Criterion, 19
July, 1921 ; Savoy, 2 Oct., 1922.
AMBROSE GWINNETT, melodrama by Douglas Jerrold, Coburg, 6 Oct., 1828.
AMERICAN CITIZEN, AN, comedy by Madeleine Lucette Ryley, Duke of York's,
19 June, 1899; Shaftesbury, 22 Feb., 1906.
AMERICAN LADY, THE, comedy by H. J. Byron, Criterion, 21 Mar., 1874.
AMONG THE BREAKERS, comedy by John Brougham, Strand, 26 July, 1869.
AMPHITRYON ; OR THE Two SOCIAS, comedy by John Dryden, Theatre Royal
(with Purcell's Music), Oct., 1690; Drury Lane, 18 Sept., 1708; 12 Sept.,
1734 ; 28 Apr., 1747 ; 15 Doc., 1756 ; 23 Nov., 1769 ; Covent Garden,
20 Mar., 1773 ; 27 Oct., 1781 ; Drury Lane, 17 May, 1784 ; 18 Nov., 1826 ;
Court, 28 Oct., 1872 ; Daly's (Phoenix Society), 28 May, 1922.
AMY ROBSART, drama by Andrew Halliclay, Drury Lane, 24 Sept., 1870.
ANDROCLES AND THE LION, play by G. Bernard Shaw, St. James's, 1 Sept., 1913.
ANDY BLAKE, comic drama by Dion Boucicault, Adelphi, 10 Feb., 1862.
ANGEL IN THE HOUSE, THE, comedy by Eden Phillpotts and B. Macdonald
Hastings, Savoy, 3 June, 1915.
ANN, comedy by Lechmere Worrall, Criterion, 18 June, 1912.
ANNA CHRISTIE, play by Eugene O'Neill, Strand, 10 Apr., 1923.
ANNA KARENINA, drama, adapted from the Russian, by John Pollock,
Ambassadors', 1 Dec., 1913.
ANNE BOLEYN, drama by Tom Taylor, Haymarket, 5 Feb., 1876.
ANNE MIE, Dutch drama, adapted by Clement Scott, Prince of Wales's, 1 Nov.,
1880.
ANTHONY IN WONDERLAND, fantastic comedy by Monckton Hoffe, Prince of
Wales's, 1 Feb., 1917.
ANTIGONE, Sophocles' tragedy, Covent Garden, Miss Vandenhoff, 2 Jan., 1845 ;
Haymarket, Helen Fauci t, 3 Aug., 1846 ; Drury Lane, Miss Vandenhoff,
1 May, 1850 ; Crystal Palace, Genevievc Ward, 14 Dec., 1875.
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1608 ; Dorset Garden (altered
by Sir Charles Sedley), Betterton as Mark Antony, Mrs, Mary Lee as
Cleopatra, Apr,, 1677 ; Drury Lane, Garrick and Mrs. Yates, 3 Jan., 1759 ;
Covent Garden, Charles Young and Mrs. Faucit, 15 Nov., 1813 ; Drury Lane,
Macready and Miss Phillips, 21 Nov., 1833 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps
and Miss Glyn, 22 Oct., 1849 ; Standard, Henry Marston and Miss Glyn, Mar.,
1855 ; Princess's, Henry Loraine and Miss Glyn, 15 May, 1867 ; Drury Lane,
James R. Anderson and Miss Wallis, 20 Sept., 1873 ; Princess's, Charles
Coghlan and Mrs. Langtry, 18 Nov., 1890 ; Olympic, Louis Calvert and Janet
Achurch, 24 May, 1897 ; Lyceum, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Benson, 29 Mar., 1900 ;
His Majesty's, H. Beerbohm Tree and Constance Collier, 27 Dec., 1906.
ARABIAN NIGHTS, THE, farcical comedy by Sydney Grundy, Globe, 5 Nov., 1887,
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ARCADIANS, THE, musical play, by Mark Ambient and A. M. Thompson, music by
Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot, Shaftesbury, 28 Apr., 1909 ; 20 May
1915.
AREA BELLE, THE, farce by William Brough and A. Halliday, Adelphi, 7 Mar
1864.
AREN'T WE ALL ? comedy by Frederick Lonsdale, Globe, 10 Apr., 1923.
ARE You A MASON ? farcical comedy, from the German, Shaftesbury, 12 Sept.,
1901 ; Comedy, 2 Feb., 1915.
ARIADNE IN NAXOS, opera by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, music by Richard
Wagner, His Majesty's, 27 May, 1913.
ARISTOCRAT, THE, play by Louis N. Parker, St. James's, 25 Jan., 1917.
ARIZONA, drama by Augustus Thomas, Adelphi, 3 Feb., 1902.
ARK WRIGHT'S WIFE, drama by Tom Taylor and John Saunders, Globe, 6 Nov.,
1873.
ARLETTE, operette, adapted from the French by Jose G. Levy, Austen Hurgon,
and George Arthurs ; music by Jane Vieu, Guy Le Feuvre, and Ivor Novello ;
Shaftesbury, 6 Sept., 1917.
ARM OF THE LAW, THE, play by Eugdne Brieux, adapted by Arthur Bourchier,
Garrick, 16 Feb., 1904 ; 25 May, 1909 ; His Majesty's, 28 Feb., 1916.
ARMADA, THE, play by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris, Drury Lane,
22 Sept., 1888.
ARMAGEDDON, poetical play by Stephen Phillips, New, 1 June, 1915.
ARMS AND THE MAN, comedy by Bernard Shaw, Avenue, 21 Apr., 1894 ; Savoy,
30 Dec., 1907; Criterion, 18 May, 1911 ; Duke of York's, 11 Dec., 1919;
Everyman, 6 Mar., 1922.
ARRAH-NA-POGUE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Princess's, 22 Mar., 1865 ; Prin-
cess's, 30 Sept., 1867; Adelphi, 12 Aug., 1876; 25 July, 1885; Princess's,
29 Aug., 1891.
ARSENE LUPIN, play adapted from the French, Duke of York's, 30 Aug., 1909.
ART AND OPPORTUNITY, comedy by Harold Chapin, Prince of Wales's, 5 Sept.,
1912.
ARTFUL CARDS, farcical comedy by F. C. Burnand, Gaiety, 24 Feb., 1877.
ARTHUR, play by Laurence Binyon, music by Sir Edward Elgar, The Old Vic,
12 Mar., 1923.
ARTIST'S MODEL, AN, musical comedy by Owen Hall, music by Sidney Jones,
Daly's, 2 Feb., 1895.
As IN A LOOKING-GLASS, play by F. C. Grove, from the novel, Op6ra Comique,
16 May, 1887.
As You LIKE IT, Shakespeare's comedy, circa 1598-1600 ; Drury Lane (as
"Love in a Forest"), Colley Cibber as Jaques, Mrs. Booth as Rosalind,
9 Jan., 1723 ; Drury Lane, Quin as Jaques, Mrs. Pritchard as Rosalind, 20
Dec., 1740; Drury Lane, Macklin and Peg Wofrmgton, 16 Oct., 1741 ; Covent
Garden, Ryan and Mrs. Pritchard, 8 Jan., 1742 ; Drury Lane, Macklin and
Peg Womngton, 2 Nov., 1747 ; Covent Garden, Peg Woffington as Rosalind,
17 May, 1756; Covent Garden, Collins as Touchstone, Peg Woffington as
Rosalind, 3 May, 1757 ; Covent Garden, Shuter as Touchstone, Sparks as
Jaques, Miss Macklin as Rosalind, 3 Nov., 1762 ; Drury Lane, King as
Touchstone, Love as Jaques, Mrs. Dancer as Rosalind, 22 Oct., 1767 ; Covent
Garden, Clarke as Jaques, Mrs. Bulkley as Rosalind, 5 Apr., 1771 ; Drury
Lane, King as Touchstone, Jefferson as Jaques, Miss Younge as Rosalind,
1 Oct., 1774 ; Covent Garden, Shuter, Barry, and Mrs. Barry, 24 Jan., 1775 ;
Covent Garden, Quick, Henderson, and Miss Younge, 17 Dec., 1779 ; Drury
Lane, Mrs. Robinson as Rosalind, 28 Jan., 1780 ; Haymarket, Edwin as
Touchstone, Bensley as Jaques, Miss Frodsham as Rosalind, 4 July, 1783 ;
Drury Lane, King, Palmer, and Mrs. Siddons, 30 Apr., 1785 ; Covent Garden,
Quick, Aikin, and Mrs. Wells, 7 Feb., 1786 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble as
Orlando, Mrs. Jordan as Rosalind, 13 Apr., 1787 ; Covent Garden, Palmer as
Touchstone, Wroughton as Jaques, Kemble as Orlando, Mrs. Goodall as
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Rosalind, 2 Oct., 1788; Covent Garden, Miss Wallis as Rosalind, 11 Feb.,
1789; Covent Garden, King as Touchstone, Harley as Jaques, Holman as
Orlando, Mrs. Pope as Rosalind, 20 Nov., 1789 ; Drury Lane, John Bannister,
Palmer, Barrymore, and Mrs. Jordan, 12 May, 1797; Drury Lane, Miss Biggs
as Rosalind, 1 Oct., 1799 ; Drury Lane, Raymond as Jaques, Elliston as
Orlando, Miss Duncan as Rosalind, 18 Oct., 1804 ; Covent Garden, Fawcett
as Touchstone, Kemble as Jaques, Charles Kemble as Orlando, Miss Smith
as Rosalind, 25 Oct., 1805 ; Covent Garden, Mrs. Egerton as Rosalind, 19
Mar., 1811 ; Lyceum, Lovegrove as Touchstone, Wroughton as Jaques,
Miss Duncan as Rosalind, 27 Sept., 1811 ; Covent Garden, Young as Jaques,
Conway as Orlando, Mrs. Jordan as Rosalind, 21 Feb., 1814 ; Covent Garden,
Sally Booth as Rosalind, 28 June, 1816 ; Covent Garden, Macready as Jaques,
Charles Kemble as Orlando, 11 Jan., 1820 ; Haymarket, Vining as Orlando,
Madame Vestris as Rosalind, 23 May, 1825 ; Drury Lane, Miss Foote as
Rosalind., 15 Apr., 1826 ; Covent Garden, Young as Jaques, Madame Vestris
as Rosalind, 9 May, 1828 ; Covent Garden, Miss Jarman as Rosalind, 1 Oct.,
1828 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble as Orlando, Warde as Jaques,
Keeley as Touchstone, Miss Taylor as Rosalind, 18 Nov., 1830 ; Haymarket,
F. Vining as Orlando, Elton as Jaques, Benjamin Webster as Touchstone,
Miss Taylor as Rosalind, 16 Aug., 1833 ; Drury Lane, Cooper as Orlando,
Harley as Touchstone, Macready as Jaques, Ellen Tree as Rosalind, 2 Nov.,
1833 ; Drury Lane, Mrs. Yates as Rosalind, 3 Oct., 1835 ; Covent Garden,
Anderson as Orlando, Macready as Jaques, Miss Taylor as Rosalind, 6 May,
1838 ; Covent Garden, Elton as Orlando, Vaiidenhoff as Jaques, Harley as
Touchstone, Phelps as 1st Lord, Helen Faucit as Rosalind, 28 June, 1839 ;
Haymarket, Cooper as Orlando, Phelps as Jaques, Buckstone as Touchstone,
Ellen Tree as Rosalind, 13 Sept., 1839 ; Covent Garden, Anderson, Cooper,
Harley, and Ellen Tree, 24 Apr., 1840 ; Haymarket, Charles Kean as Jaques,
Webster as Touchstone, Ellen Tree as Rosalind, 23 May, 1842 ; Drury Lane,
Anderson as Orlando, Macready as Jaques, Keeley as Touchstone, Phelps
as Adam, Mrs. Stirling as Celia and Mrs. Nisbett as Rosalind, 1 Oct., 1842 ;
Princess's, Walter Lacy as Orlando, Wallack as Jaques, H. Compton as
Touchstone, Charlotte Cushman as Rosalind, 27 Feb., 1845 ; Sadler's Wells,
Marston as Orlando, Phelps as Jaques, Scharf as Touchstone, Miss Cooper
as Rosalind, 29 Nov., 1847 ; Drury Lane, Anderson, VandenhoiT, W. H. Angel,
and Mrs. Nisbett, 8 Jan., 1850 ; Princess's, Charles Kean as Jaques, Alfred
Wigan as Orlando, Mrs. Charles Kean as Rosalind, 1 Feb., 1851 ; Marylebone,
W. Wallack as Jaques, R. Edgar as Orlando, Mrs. Wallack as Rosalind,
Oct., 1854 ; Haymarket, Barry Sullivan as Jaques, Helen Faucit as Rosalind,
June, 1855 ; Haymarket, William Farren as Orlando, H. Howe as Jaques,
H. Compton as Touchstone, Miss Booth as Rosalind, Sept., 1856 ; Sadler's
Wells, Frederic Robinson, Phelps, Lewis Ball, and Mrs. Charles Young, 21
Oct., 1857 ; Haymarket, Amy Scdgwick as Rosalind, 19 Sept., 1859 ; Sadler's
Wells, Hermann Vezin as Orlando, Phelps as Jaques, Mrs. Hermann Vezin
as Rosalind, 8 Sept., 1860 ; Marylebone, Miss Marriott as Rosalind,
24 Apr., 1861 ; Princess's, Ryder as Jaques, Wicldicornb as Touch-
stone, Carlotta Leclercq as Rosalind, 10 Feb., 1862 ; Drury Lane, Thomas
Swinbourne as Jaques, Walter Montgommery as Orlando, Helen Faucit as
Rosalind, 19 Nov., 1866 ; Haymarket, Howe, as Jaques, Compton as
Touchstone, W. H. Kcndal as Orlando, Mrs, Scott-Siddons as Rosalind, 2
Sept., 1867 ; Queen's, Anderson as Jaques, Wybert Rousby as Orlando, John
Ryder as Touchstone, Mrs. Rousby as Rosalind, 24 Feb., 1871 ; Haymarket,
Kendal as Orlando, Fred Evcrill as Touchstone, Mrs. Kendal as Rosalind,
9 Oct., 1871 ; Drury Lane, T. C. King as Jaques, J. B. Howard as Orlando,
Stanislaus Calhaem as Touchstone, Adelaide Neilson as Rosalind, 18 Dec.,
1871 ; Gaiety, Kendal as Orlando, Hermann Vezin as Jaques, J. G. Taylor
as Touchstone, Mrs. Kendal as Rosalind, 6 Feb., 1875 ; Drury Lane, Charles
Warner, William Croswick, H. Compton, and Helen Faucit, 23 Apr., 1875 ;
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Haymarket, H. B. Conway as Orlando, Adelaide Neilson as Rosalind 1 Feb
1876 ; Gaiety, Kendal, Vezin, Arthur Cecil as Touchstone and Miss'Carlvle'
r Jmie'^ ?+ St" James's> Lin Rayne, H. Forrester, J. D. Stoyle, and Ada
Cavendish, 5 Feb., 1878 ; Haymarket, William Terriss as Orlando, Adelaide
Neilson as Rosalind, 21 July, 1879 ; Imperial, Kyrle Bellew as Orlando Vezin
as Jaques, Lionel Brough as Touchstone, Marie Litton as Rosalind 25 Feb
1880 ; Olympic, Miss Wallis as Rosalind, 1 July, 1881 ; Haymarket Luisi
Lablache as Orlando, Mrs. Scott-Siddons as Rosalind, 5 Nov., 1881 ; Imperial
J. G. Grahame as Jaques, Frank Cooper as Orlando, Mrs. Langtry as Rosalind'
2Jbept., 1882 ; Imperial, Eleanor Calhoun as Rosalind, 21 Oct., 1882 • Gaiety'
George Alexander as Orlando, J. H. Barnes as Jaques, Charles Groves as
Touchstone, Miss Wallis as Rosalind, 11 Apr., 1883 ; Gaiety, F. H. Macklin
as Jaques, George Alexander as Orlando, Mrs. Macklin as Rosalind, 6 Feb
1884 ; St. James's, Kendal as Orlando, Vezin as Jaques John Hare as
Touchstone, Mrs. Kendal as Rosalind, 24 Jan., 1885 ; Crystal Palace H B
Conway as Orlando, Marie de Grey as Rosalind, 2 Sept., 1886 ; Shaftesbury'
Forbes-Robertson as Orlando, Arthur Stirling as Jaques, William Mackintosh
as Touchstone, Miss Wallis as Rosalind, 20 Oct., 1888 ; St. James's, Laurence
Cautley, Arthur Bourchier, Charles Sugden, and Mrs. Langtry, 24 Feb 1890 •
Lyceum, John Drew, George Clarke, James Lewis, and Ada Rehan, 15 July'
1890; Shaftesbury, Frank Worthing, Nutcombe Gould, Ben Greet and
^fS^P?rrick C*™Pbell> l8 June' ^91 ; St. James's, George Alexander,
W. H. Vernon, H. V. Esmond, and Julia Neilson, 2 Dec., 1896 • Comedy
Ben Greet Company, 13 Feb., 1900 ; Court, A. B. Cross as Orlando, Norman
-borbes as Jaques, Harry Paulton as Touchstone, Constance Stuart as
Rosalind, 8 Nov., 1900; F. R. Benson as Orlando, George R Weir as
Touchstone, Mrs. F. R. Benson as Rosalind, 27 Feb., 1901 ; St. James's
Henry Ainley as Orlando, Charles Groves as Touchstone, William Mollison as
Jaques, Lilian Braithwaite as Rosalind, 9 Jan., 1906 ; Waldorf, Julia Marlowe
as Rosalind, 29 Apr., 1907 ; His Majesty's, Henry Ainley as Orlando, Oscar
Asche as Jaques, Courtice Pounds as Touchstone, Lily Bray ton as Rosalind
7 Oct., 1907 ; Court, Gerald Lawrence, Will Dennis, William HaviJand and
Fay Davis, 12 Apr., 1909; New, Vernon Steel, Alfred Kcndrick, Arthur
Williams, and Phyllis Nelson-Terry, 11 May, 1911 ; His Majesty's, George
Relph, Oscar Asche, Athol Forde, and Uly "Bray ton, 30 May 1911 • Lyric
Hammersmith, Ivan Sampson, Herbert Marshall, Nigel Playfair and Athene
Seyler, 21 Apr., 1920 ; New Oxford (" Old Vic " Co.), 16 June 1924
As You WERE, fantastic revue by Arthur Wimperis (from the French), music by
Herman Darewski and Edouard Mathe, London Pavilion 3 Aue 1918
AT MRS. BEAM'S, comedy by C. K. Munro, Kingsway (Stage Society)' 27 Feb
1921 ; Everyman, 19 Feb., 1923; Royalty, 2 Apr., 1923 ' "
A TO Z, revug by Dion Titheradge, Ronald Jeans, and Helen Trix, music by Ivor
Novello and Helen Trix, Prince of Wales's, 11 Oct 1921
ATTACK, THE, play by George Egerton (from the French), St. James's 1 Tan 1914
AT THE BARN, comedy by Anthony P. Wharton, Prince of Wales'* 1*1 Apr "l912'
AT THE VILLA ROSE, play by A. E. W. Mason, Strand, 10 July, 1920 ; 20 Dec.!
AUNT JACK, farce by Ralph R. Lumley, Court, 13 July, 1889.
AU3^?o FLOYD' drama by Benjamin Webster, from the novel, Adelphi 11 Mar.
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BABES, THE; OR WHINES FROM THE WOOD, burlesque by Harry Paulton
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Garden, 29 Aug., 1872; Alhambra, 8 Apr., 1882 J' '
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BABY BUNTING, musical play by Fred Thompson and Worton David (founded
on " Jane "), music by Nat. D. Ayer, Shaftesbury, 25 Sept., 1919.
BABY MINE, farce by Margaret Mayo, Criterion, 22 Feb., 1911 ; Vaudeville,
15 Feb., 1915.
BACCHAE of Euripides, THE, translated by Gilbert Murray, Court, 10 Nov., 1908.
BACHELOR OF ARTS, A, comedy drama by Pelham Hardwicke, Lyceum, 23 Nov.,
1853.
BACK AGAIN, song show by J. Hastings Turner, Clay Smith, R. P. Weston, and
Bert Lee, Ambassadors', 28 Aug., 1919.
BACK TO METHUSELAH, play cycle in five parts, by G. Bernard Shaw, Court,
18 Feb. to 22 Feb., 1924.
BAD GIRL OF THE FAMILY, THE, drama by Frederick Melville, Elephant and
Castle, 4 Oct., 1909; Aldwych, 27 Dec., 1909.
BAD MAN, THE, melodramatic comedy by Porter Emerson Browne, New, 3 Mar.,
1923.
BALKAN PRINCESS, THE, musical play by Frederick Lonsdale and Frank Curzon,
music by Paul Rubens, Prince of Wales's, 19 Feb., 1910.
BALLAD MONGER, THE, romantic play by Walter Besant and W. H. Pollock
(from the French), Haymarket, 15 Sept., 1887.
BALLOON, THE, farcical comedy by J. H. Darnley and G. Manville Fenn, Terry's,
13 Nov., 1888 ; Strand, 6 Feb., 1889.
BARBE-BLEUE, opera-bouffe, music by Offenbach, Avenue, 16 June, 1883.
BARBELL v. PICKWICK, play by John Hollingshead, Gaiety, 24 Jan., 1871.
BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT, romantic comedy by Henry Hamilton and Rafael
Sabatini, Globe, 21 Feb., 1911.
BARRIER, THE, play by Alfred Sxitro, Comedy, 10 Oct., 1907.
BARRISTER, THE, farcical comedy by G. Manville Fenn and J. H. Darnley,
Comedy, 6 Sept., 1887.
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR, comedy by Ben Jonson, Hope, Bankside, 31 Oct., 1614;
Haymarkct,- 12 Aug., 1707; Drury Lane, 28 June, 1715; 30 Oct., 1731;
Now Oxford, Phoenix Society, 26 June, 1921.
BARTON MYSTERY, THE, play by Walter Hackett, Savoy, 22 Mar., 1916.
BASKER, THE, comedy by Mrs. Clifford Mills, St. James's, 6 Jan., 1916.
BAT, THE, mystery play by Mary Roberts Khinehart and A very Hopwood,
St. James's, 23 Jan., "1922.
BATTLING BUTLER, musical farce by Stanley Brigbtman and Austin Mclford,
lyrics by Douglas Furbcr, music by Philip Braham, Now Oxford, 8 Dec., 1922.
BAUBLK SHOP, THE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Criterion, 26 Jan., 1893.
BEAR LEADERS, THE, comedy by K. C Carton, Comedy, 1 Feb., 1912.
BEAU AUSTIN, comedy by W/E. Henley and Robert Louis Stevenson, Haymarket,
3 Nov., 1890.
BEAU NASH, comedy by Douglas Jcrrold, Haymarket, 16 July, 1834.
BEAUTY AND THE BARGE, i'arce by W. W. Jacobs and Louis N. Parker, New,
30 Aug., 1904,
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, extravaganza by J. R. Planche, Co vent Garden, 12 Apr.,
1841,
BEAUTY OF BATH, THE, musical play by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton,
music by H. JE. Haines, Aldwych, 19 Mar., 1906.
BEAUTY .PRIZE, THE, musical comedy by George Grossmith and P. G. Wodehouse,
music by Jerome Kern, Winter Garden, 5 Sept., 1923.
BEAUTY SPOT, THE, musical play, adapted from the French by Arthur Anderson,
music by James W. Tate, Gaiety, 22 Dee., 1917.
BEAUX' STRATAGEM, THE, comedy by George Farquhar, Haymarket, 8 Mar.,
1707: Lincoln's Inn Fields, 18 Nov., 1721 ; Drury Lane, 13 Sept., 1740;
Covent Garden, 1C) Feb., 1786; Haymarket, 24 May, 1842; Haymarket,
July, 1847 ; 5 Jan., 1856 ; Imperial, 22 Sept., 1879 ; Haymarket, 4 Feb., 1919.
BE CAREFUL, BABY, farce by Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo (from a book),
Apollo, 17 Apr., 1918,
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BECKET, historical play by Lord Tennyson, arranged for the stage by Henry
Irving, Lyceum, 6 Feb., 1893 ; 1 July, 1895 ; Drury Lane, 29 Apr., 1905.
BECKY SHARP, play by Robert Hichens and Cosmo Gordon-Lennox, from the
novel, " Vanity Fair," Prince of Wales's, 27 Aug., 1901.
BEETHOVEN, play by Louis N. Parker (from the French), His Majesty's, 25 Nov
1909.
BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK, THE, farce by J. O'Keefe, Haymarket, 16 June, 1785.
BEGGAR STUDENT, THE, comic opera by W. Beatty Kingston (from the German),
music by Millocker, Alhambra, 12 Apr., 1884.
BEGGAR'S OPERA, THE, comic opera by John Gay, music by Linley, Lincoln's
Inn Fields, 29 Jan., 1728 ; Drury Lane, 25 Jan., 1738 ; Covent" Garden, 29
May, 1745 ; Drury Lane, 12 Dec., 1747 ; Drury Lane, 8 Nov., 1777 ; Covent
Garden, 18 May, 1789 ; Haymarket, 22 July, 1820 ; St. James's, 1836 ; Covent
Garden, 9 Dec., 1878 ; Avenue, 3 Nov., 1886 ; Lyric, Hammersmith, 5 June
1920.
BEL DEMONIC, drama by John Brougham (from the French), Lyceum, 31 Oct.
1863.
BELINDA, an " April folly," by A. A. Milne, New, 8 Apr., 1918 ; Globe, 3 July,
1922.
BELLA DONNA, play by J. B. Fagan (from R. S. Hichens's novel), St. James's,
9 Dec., 1911 ; 31 May, 1916.
BELLE HEXENE, LA, comic opera by C. L. Kenney, music by Offenbach, Gaiety,
23 Oct., 1871.
BELLE HELENE, LA, extravangaza by F. C. Burnand, Alhambra, 16 Aug., 1873.
BELLE OF BRITTANY, THE, musical play by Leedham Bantock and P. J . Barrow,
music by Howard Talbot, Queen's, 24 Oct., 1908.
BELLE OF MAYFAIR, THE, musical comedy by C. H. Brookfield and Cosmo
Hamilton, music by Leslie Stuart, Vaudeville, 11 Apr., 1906.
BELLE OF NEW YORK, THE, musical play by Hugh Morton (C. M. S. McLellan),
music by Gustav Kerker, Shaftesbury, 12 Apr., 1898 ; New Century (Adelphi),
27 Nov., 1901 ; Lyceum, 24 June, 1914 ; Strand, 20 Dec., 1916 ; Lyceum,
17 May, 1919.
BELLE SAUVAGE, LA, burlesque, St. James's, 27 Nov., 1869.
BELLE'S STRATAGEM, THE, comedy by Mrs. Cowlcy, Covent Garden, 22 Feb.,
1780; Covent Garden, 11 May, 1840; St. James's, 6 Oct., 1866; Strand,
29 Nov., 1873; Lyceum, 12 June, 1876; Lyceum, 16 Apr., 1881 ; Court,
8 July, 1913.
BELLS, THE, drama by Leopold Lewis (from the French), Lyceum, 25 Nov,, 1871
(Henry Irving) ; Queen's (H. B. Irving), 22 Sept., 1909 ; Savoy, 19 May, 1917;
Savoy (Henry Baynton), 1 Sept., 1924.
BELLS OF HASLEMERE, THE, drama by Henry Pcttitt and Sydney Grundy,
Adelphi, 28 July, 1887.
BELOVED VAGABOND, THE, play by W. J. Locke (on the novel), His Majesty's,
4 Feb., 1908.
BELPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK, drama by Charles Webb (from the French),
Lyceum (Charles Dillon), 15 Sept, 1856.
BEN HUR, drama by W. Young (on the novel), Drury Lane, 3 Apr., 1902 ; 18
Apr., 1912.
BEN-MY-CHREE, play by Wilson Barrett and Hall Caine (from the lattcr's novel,
"The Deemster"), Princess's, 17 May, 1888 ; Prince's, 3 July, 1912.
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, THE, comedy by A. W. Pincro, Comedy,* 16 Oct., 1895,
BEST MAN, THE, farce by Ralph R. Lumley, Toole's, 6 Mar., 1894.
BEST OF FRIENDS, THE, drama by Cecil Raleigh, Drury Lane, 18 Sept., 1902.
BEST OF LUCK, THE, spectacular drama by Henry Hamilton, Cecil Raleigh and
Arthur Collins, Drury Lane, 27 Dec., 1916.
BETROTHAL, THE, fairy play, by Maurice Maeterlinck ; translated by A. Teixeira
de Mattos ; Gaiety, 8 Jan., 1921.
BETSY, comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), Criterion, 6 Aug., 1879,
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BETSY BAKER, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Princess's, 13 Nov., 1850.
BETTER 'OLE, THE, a " fragment from France " by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur
Eliot, music by Herman Darewski, Oxford, 4 Aug., 1917 ; 1 Mar., 1920.
BETTY, musical play by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger, music by Paul A.
Rubens, Daly's, 24 Apr., 1915.
BIARRITZ, musical play by Jerome K. Jerome and Adrian Ross, music by F.
Osmond Carr, Prince of Wales's, 11 Apr., 1896.
BIG DRUM, THE, comedy by Sir A. W. Pinero, St. James's, 1 Sept., 1915.
BILLEE TAYLOR, comic opera by H. Pottinger Stephens, music by Edward
Solomon, Imperial, 30 Oct., 1880.
BILLETTED, comedy by F. Tennyson Jesse and H. M. Harwood, Royalty, 21
Aug., 1917.
BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, A, play by Clernence Dane, St. Martin's, 14 Mar., 1921.
BILLY'S LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR, comedy by H. V. Esmond, Criterion, 2 Sept.,
1903.
BING-BOYS ARE HERE, THE, " A Picture of London Life in seven panels/'
adapted from the French by George Grossmith and Fred Thompson, music by
Nat. D. Ayer, Alhambra, 19 Apr., 1916.
BING BOYS ON BROADWAY, THE, revue by George Grossmith, Fred Thompson,
and H. M. Vernon, music by Nat. D. Ayer, Alhambra, 16 Feb., 1918.
BING GIRLS ARE THERE, THE, revue by George Grossmith and Fred Thompson,
music by Nat. D. Ayer, etc., Alhambra, 24 Feb., 1917.
BIRD OF PARADISE, THE, Hawaiian play by Richard Walton Tully, Lyric, 11
Sept., 1919 ; Garrick, 30 Jan., 1922.
BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS, THE, farce by John Hollingshead, Lyceum, 10 Mar.,
1858.
BISHOP'S MOVE, THE, comedy by John Oliver Hobbes and Murray Carson,
Garrick, 7 June, 1902 ; 30 July, 1902.
BIT OF OLD CHELSEA, A, play by Mrs. Oscar Beringer, Court, 8 Feb., 1897.
BLACK CAT, THE, play by John Todhunter, Opera Comique, 8 Dec., 1893.
BLACK CROOK, THE, opera bouffe by J. and Harry Paulton, Alhambra, 23 Dec.,
1872.
BLACK EYED SUSAN, drama by Douglas Jerrold, Surrey, 8 June, 1829 ; Princess's,
16 May, 1853; Adelphi, 23 Dec., 1896.
BLACK EYED SUSAN, burlesque by F. C. Burnand, Royalty, 29 Nov., 1866 ;
3 Mar., 1870.
BLINDNESS OF VIRTUE, THE, play by Cosmo Hamilton, Little, 29 Jan., 1912 ;
Ambassadors', 29 June, 1914.
BLOOD AND SAND, play by Tom Cushing, from the Spanish, New, 14 Dec., 1921.
BLOT IN THE 'SCUTCHEON, A, drama by Robert Browning, Drury Lane, 11 Feb.,
1843; Sadler's Wells, 27 Nov., 1848; Olympic, 15 Mar., 1888; Opera
Comique, 15 June, 1893.
BLOW FOR BLOW, drama by H. J. Byron, Holborn, 5 Sept., 1868.
BLUE BEARD, extravaganza by H. B. Farnie, Charing Cross, 19 Sept., 1874.
BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE, play by Arthur Wimperis (from the French),
Queen's, 26 Aug., 1922.
BLUE BIRD, THE, fairy play by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated by A. Teixeira
de Mattos, Haymarket, 8 Dec., 1909 ; 19 Dec., 1910 ; Queen's, 26 Dec.,
1911 ; King's, Hammersmith, 26 Dec., 1921 ; Duke of York's, 26 Dec., 1922 ;
Garrick, 24 Dec., 1923.
BLUE LAGOON, THE, play by Norman MacOwan and Charlton Mann (from
Stacpoole's romance), Prince of Wales's, 28 Aug., 1920.
BLUE MOON, THE, musical play by Harold Ellis and Percy Greenbank, music by
Howard Talbot and Paul Rubens, Lyric, 28 Aug., 1905.
BLUEBELL IN FAIRYLAND, musical dream-play by Seymour Hicks, music by
Walter Slaughter, Vaudeville, 18 Dec., 1901 ; Aldwych, 23 Dec., 1905 ;
Prince's, 2 Dec., 1916 ; Alhambra, 24 Dec., 1917 ; Metropolitan Music Hall,
29 Dec., 1919 ; Aldwych, 26 Dec., 1923.
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BLUFF KING HAL, play by Louis N. Parker, Garrick, 4 Sept, 1914.
BOCCACCIO, comic opera by R. Reece and H. B. Farnie, music by Franz von
Suppe, Comedy, 22 Apr., 1882 ; 30 May, 1885.
BOHEMIAN G'YuRL, THE, burlesque by H. J. Byron, Opera Comique, 31 Jan., 1877.
BOLD STROKE FOR A HUSBAND, A, comedy by Mrs. Cowley, Covent Garden'
25 Feb., 1783.
BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE, A, comedy by Mrs. Centlivre, Lincoln's Inn Fields
3 Feb., 1718.
BOMBASTES FURIOSO, burlesque by W. B. Rhodes, Haymarket, 7 Aug., 1810.
BONDMAN, THE, drama by Hall Caiiie, Drury Lane, 20 Sept., 1906.
BOOTLES' BABY, play by Hugh Moss (from the novel), Globe, 8 May, 1888.
BOOTS AT THE SWAN, farce by Charles Selby, Strand, 6 July, 1842.
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, play by George H. Broadhurst, New, 12 Mar., 1913.
Box AND Cox, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Lyceum, 1 Nov., 1847.
Box o' TRICKS, revue by Albert de Courville and Wai Pink, music by Dave
Stamper and Frederick Chapelle, London Hippodrome, 7 Mar., 1918.
BOY, THE, musical comedy founded on Sir Arthur Pinero's farce " The Magis-
trate," by Fred Thompson, music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot
Adelphi, 14 Sept., 1917.
BOY OF MY HEART, play by Walter Howard, Lyceum, 6 Mar., 1920.
BRACE OF PARTRIDGES, A, farcical comedy by Robert Ganthony, Strand, 10 Feb.
1898.
BRAN PIE, revue, Prince of Wales's, 28 Aug., 1919.
BRANTINGHAME HALL, drama by W. S. Gilbert, St. James's, 29 Nov., 1888.
BRASS BOTTLE, THE, farce by F. Anstey, Vaudeville, 16 Sept., 1909.
BREAKING POINT, THE, play by Edward Garnett, Haymarket (privately), 5 Apr.,
1908.
BREED OF THE TRESHAMS, THE, play by John Rutherford (B. M. Dix and E. G.
Sutherland), Lyric, 3 June, 1905 ; Adelphi, 3 June, 1907 ; Lyceum, 25 June
1910; New, 17 May, 1915; Lyceum, 5 Dec., 1921.
BREWSTER'S MILLIONS, comedy by G. B. McCutchcon, Winchcll Smith, and
Byron Ongley (from the novel), Hicks, 1 May, 1907 ; Wyndham's, 22 June,
1909 ; Prince's, 12 May, 1913 ; Queen's, 3 Nov., 1917 ; Savoy, 12 Apr., 1924.
BRIC-A-BRAC, musical piece by Arthur Winiperis and Basil Hood, music by
Herman Finck and Lionel Monckton, Palace, 18 Sept., 1915 ; 4 Sept., 1916.
BRIDAL, THE, play by J. Sheridan Knowles, founded on " The Maid's Tragedy/1
Haymarket, 26 June, 1837.
BRIDE OF LOVE, THE, play by Robert Buchanan, Adelphi, 21 May, 1890 ; Lyric,
9 June, 1890.
BRIGADIER GERARD, comedy by A. Conan Doyle, Imperial, 3 Mar., 1906.
BRIGAND, THE, drama by J. R. Plancb.6 (from the French), Drury Lane, 18 Nov.,
1829.
BRIGHTER LONDON, revue by Lauri Wylie, music by Herman Finck, London
Hippodrome, 28 Mar, 1923.
BRIGHTON, farcical comedy by Bronson Howard, Court, 25 May, 1874.
BRIXTON BURGLARY, THE, farce by F. W. Sidney, Terry's, 6 Dec., 1898.
BROADWAY JONES, farcical play by George M. Cohan, Prince of Wales's, 3 Feb.,
1914 ; Prince's, 6 Sept., 1916.
BROKEN HEART, THE, tragedy by John Ford, first produced 1633 ; St. George's
Hall, 11 June, 1898; Royalty, 21 Nov., 1904.
BROKEN HEARTS, fairy play by W. S. Gilbert, Court, 9 Dec., 1875.
BROKEN MELODY, THE, play by Herbert Keen and James T, Tanner, Prince of
Wales's, 28 July, 1892.
BROKEN SPELLS, drama by Westland Marston and W. G. Wills, Court 27 Mar,,
1872.
BROKEN TIES, drama by J. Palgrave Simpson, Olympic, 8 June, 1872.
BROKEN WING, THE, comedy by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Gocldarcl Duke of
York's, 15 Aug., 1922,
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BRONZE HORSE, THE, musical spectacle by Howard Paul (from the French),
Alhambra, 4 July, 1881.
BROTHER OFFICERS, comedy by Leo Trevor, Garrick, 20 Oct., 1898 ; 22 Jan., 1906.
BROTHER SAM, comedy by John Oxenford, Haymarket, 24 May, 1865.
BROTHERS, comedy by Charles Coghlan, Court, 4 Nov., 1876.
BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS, burlesque by Robert Reece, Globe, 23 Jan., 1869.
BROWN SUGAR, light comedy by Lady (Arthur) Lever, Duke of York's, 7 July,
1920.
BRUTUS ; OR THE FALL OF TARQUIN, tragedy by J. Howard Payne, Drury Lane,
3 Dec., 1818 ; 13 Feb., 1837 ; 30 Jan., 1854.
BUBBLY, musical entertainment by J. Hastings Turner, music by Philip Braham,
etc., Comedy, 5 May, 1917.
BUILDER OF BRIDGES, THE, play by Alfred Sutro, St. James's, 11 Nov., 1908.
BULL-DOG DRUMMOND, play by " Sapper," Wyndham's, 29 Mar., 1921 ;
Wyndham's, 26 Dec., 1922.
BUNCH OF VIOLETS, A, play by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Haymarket,
25 Apr., 1894.
BUNGALOW, THE, farcical comedy by Fred Horner (from the French), Toole's,
7 Oct., 1889.
BUNTY PULLS THE STRINGS, Scottish comedy by Graham Moffatt, Playhouse,
4 July, 1911; Haymarket, 18 July, 1911; Playhouse, 16 June, 1913;
Garrick, 21 Jan., 1924.
BURGOMASTER OF STILEMONDE, THE, play by Maurice Maeterlinck, Scala, 10
Jan., 1919; Lyceum, 26 Oct., 1921.
BUSINESS AS USUAL, revue by F. W. Mark (E. V. Lucas) and Albert P. De
Courville, London Hippodrome, 16 Nov., 1914.
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE, comedy by Montague Glass and Jules Eckert
Goodman, Savoy, 21 Apr., 1919.
BUSINESS is BUSINESS, play by Sydney Grundy (from the French), His Majesty's,
13 May, 1905.
BUSYBODY, THE, comedy by Mrs. Centlivre, Drury Lane, 12 May, 1709.
BUSY DAY, A, farce by R. C. Carton, Apollo, 30 Jan., 1915.
BUTLER, THE, comedy by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Men vale, Toole's, 6 Dec., 1886.
BUTTERFLIES, musical play by W. J. Locke, music by J. A. Robertson (founded
on " The Palace of Puck "), Apollo, 12 May, 1908."
BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEEL, A, drama by E. G. Hemmerde and Francis Neilson,
Globe, 18 Apr., 1911 ; Queen's, 11 Nov., 1911.
Buzz- Buzz, revue by Arthur Wimporis and Ronald Jeans, music by Herman
Darewski, Vaudeville, 20 Dec., 1918.
BY GEORGE ! revue by George Grossmith, Jim., music by Cuthbert Clarke,
Empire, 11 Feb., 1911.
BY JINGO, IF WE Do- ! revue by Arthur Wimperis and Hartley Carrick,
music by Herman Finck, Empire, 19 Oct., 1914.
BY PIGEON POST, play by Austin Page, Garrick, 30 Mar., 1918.
CABARET GIRL, THE, musical comedy by George Grossmith and P. G. Wodehouse,
music by Jerome Kern, Winter Garden, 19 Sept., 1922.
CABINET MINISTER, THE, farce by A. W. Pinero, Court, 23 Apr., 1890 ; Hay-
market, 1 June, 1905.
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Savoy, 25 Nov., 1907, Drury
Lane, 14 Apr., 1913.
CAESAR'S WIFE, play (from the French), Wyndham's, 1 Mar., 1902.
CAESAR'S WIFE, play by W. Somerset Maugham, Royalty, 27 Mar., 1919.
CAIRO, a " Mosaic in Music and Mime," the mime by Oscar Asche and the music
by Percy Fletcher, His Majesty's, 15 Oct., 1921.
CAIUS GRACCHUS, tragedy by Sheridan Knowles, Drury Lane, 18 Nov., 1823.
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CALLED BACK, play by Hugh Conway and J. Comyns Carr (from the novel),
Prince's, 20 May, 1884 ; Haymarket, 10 Nov., 1890.
CAMEL'S BACK, THE, farce by W. Somerset Maugham, Playhouse, 31 Jan., 1924.
CAMILLA'S HUSBAND, drama by Watts Phillips, Olympic, 10 Nov., 1862.
CAMP AT CHOBHAM, THE, farce by Mark Lemon, Adelphi, 30 June, 1853.
CANDIDA, play by G. Bernard Shaw (Stage Society), Strand, 1 July, 1900;
Everyman, 18 June, 1923.
CANDIDATE, THE, comedy by Justin Huntly McCarthy (from the French),
Criterion, 22 Nov., 1884 ; 30 May, 1894 ; Wyndham's, 21 Mar., 1906.
CAPE MAIL, THE, drama by Clement Scott (from the French), St. James's, 27
Oct., 1881.
CAPTAIN BRASSBOUND'S CONVERSION, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Strand (Stage
Society), 16 Dec., 1900 ; Court, 20 Mar., 1906 ; Little, 15 Oct., 1912.
CAPTAIN DREW ON LEAVE, play by Hubert Henry Davies, New, 24 Oct., 1905.
CAPTAIN is NOT A-MISS, THE, farce by Thomas Egerton Wilks, English Opera
House, 18 Apr., 1836.
CAPTAIN KETTLE, drama by Malcolm Watson and Murray Carson (on the novel),
Adelphi, 23 Oct., 1902.
CAPTAIN SWIFT, play by C. Haddon Chambers, Haymarket, 20 June, 1888 ;
1 Sept., 1888; 15 Dec., 1890; Her Majesty's, 13 "May, 1899.
CAPTAIN TH£RESE, comic opera by F. C. Burnand and Alexandre Bisson, music
by R. Planquette (from the French), Prince of Wales's, 25 Aug., 1890.
CARDINAL, THE, drama by Louis N. Parker, St. James's, 31 Oct., 1903.
CARD PLAYERS, THE, play by C. Haddon Chambers, Savoy, 26 Apr., 1922.
CARINA, comic opera by E. L. Blanchard and Cunningham Bridgman (from the
French), music by Julia Wolff, Opera Comique, 27 Sept., 1888.
CARMELITE, THE, tragedy by Richard Cumberland, Drury Lane, 2 Dec., 1784.
CARMEN, play by Henry Hamilton (from the novel), Gaiety, 6 June, 1896.
CARMEN UP-TO-DATA, burlesque by Henry Pettitt and George R. Sims, music by
Meyer Lutz, Gaiety, 4 Oct., 1890.
CARMINETTA, operetta adapted from the French by Monckton Hoffe, music by
Emile Lassaily, Herman Finck and Herman Darewski, Prince of Wales's,
22 Aug., 1917.
CARNIVAL, play by H. C. M. Hardinge and Matheson Lang, New, 5 Feb., 1920;
New, 9 June, 1923.
CAROLINE, light comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, New, 8 Feb., 1916.
CARPENTER OF ROUEN, drama by J. S. Jones, Surrey, 24 June, 1844.
CARROTS, play by Alfred Sutro (from the French), Kcnnington, 21 Nov.,
1900.
CA.SCO BAY, nautical drama by W. Bayle Bernard, Olympic, 3 Dec., 1827.
CASE OF LADY CAMBER, THE, play by Horace Annesley Vacheli, Savoy, 16 Oct.,
1915.
CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Criterion,
3 Oct., 1894 ; Wyndham's, 16 May, 1901 ; Criterion, 1 June, 1910 ; 19 Sept.,
1910.
CASINO GIRL, THE, musical farce by Harry B. Smith, music by Ludwig Ewglander,
Shaftesbury, 11 July, 1900.
CASTE, comedy by T. W. Robertson, Prince of Wales's, 6 Apr., 1867 ; 16 Sept.,
[1871; 11 Jan., 1879; Haymarket, 20 Jan., 1883; Criterion, 5 Oct., 1889;
Garrick, 5 Feb., 1894; Globe, 18 Mar., 1899; Haymarket, 26 Apr., 1902;
Criterion, 22 May, 1903.
CASTLE SPECTRE, THE, romantic drama by M. G. Lewis, Drury Lane, 12 Dec.
1797 ; Gaiety, 5 May, 1880.
CAT AND THE CANARY, THE, play "by John Willarcl, Shaftesbury, 31 Oct., 1922,
CAT AND THE CHERUB, THE, Chinese play by C. B. Fernald, Lyric, 30 Oct., 1897;
Royalty, 31 May, 1911.
CATARACT OF THE GANGES, THE, romantic drama by W. T. Moncrieff, Drury
Lane, 27 Oct., 1823 ; 3 Nov., 1873.
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CATCH OF THE SEASON, THE, musical play by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton,
music by H. E. Haines and Evelyn Baker, Vaudeville 9 Sept 1904 • Prince's
17 Feb., 1917. *
CATHERINE, musical play by Reginald Arkell and Fred de Gresac, music by
Tschaikowsky, selected by Robert Evett and J. Klein, Gaiety, 22 Sept., 1923.
CATO, tragedy by Joseph Addison, Drury Lane, 14 Apr., 1713.
CENCI, THE, play by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Grand (privately), 7 May, 1886 ;
New, 13 Nov., 1922. ^ y) y
CHAIN OF EVENTS, A, drama by Slingsby Lawrence (G. H. Lewes) and Charles
Mathews, Lyceum, 12 Apr., 1852.
CHAINED TO THE OAR, drama by H. J. Byron, Gaiety, 31 May, 1883.
CHAINS, play by Elizabeth Baker, Court, 18 Apr., 1909 : Duke of York's 17 Mav,
1910.
CHAMPAGNE, burlesque by H. B. Farnie and R. Reece, Strand, 29 Sept., 1877.
CHANCE THE IDOL, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Wyndham's, 9 Sept., 1902.
CHANCES, THE, comedy by John Fletcher, witten prior to 1625 ; Phoenix
(Cockpit), 22 Nov., 1638 ; Vere Street, 24 Nov., 1660 ; Drury Lane, 24 Feb.,
1708 ; Covent Garden, 12 Apr., 1738 ; Drury Lane, 23 Nov., 1739 ; 7 Nov.,
1754 ; 21 Apr., 1773 ; Haymarket, 19 Aug., 1777 ; Covent Garden, 29 Mar.,
1806 ; Drury Lane, 6 Feb., 1808 ; Shaftesbury (Phoenix Society), 29 Jan., 1922.
CHARITY, play by W. S. Gilbert, Haymarket, 3 Jan., 1874.
CHARITY THAT BEGAN AT HOME, THE, comedy by St. Tohn Hankin, Court, 23
Oct., 1906.
CHARLES I, drama by Miss Mitford, Victoria, 2 July, 1834.
CHARLES I, play by W. G. Wills, Lyceum, 28 Sept., 1872 (Henry Irving) ;
Shaftesbury (H. B. Irving), 15 Feb., 1909; Ambassadors' (Russell Thorndike) ,
21 Sept., 1922.
CHARLES II, comedy by J. Howard Payne (from the French), Covent Garden,
27 May, 1824.
CHARLEY'S AUNT, farcical comedy, by Brandon Thomas, Royalty, 21 Dec., 1892 ;
Great Queen Street, 10 July, 1901 ; Comedy, 5 Dec., 1904 ; Terry's, 26 Dec.,
1905 ; and since Dec., 1907, each Dec. as follows : Royalty, 1907 ; Aldwych,
1908; Royalty, 1909; Savoy, 1910; Strand, 1911; Little, 1912; Prince
of Wales's, 1913 and 1914 ; London Opera House, 1915 ; St. James's, 1916 and
1917; Garrick, 1918 ; Royalty, 1919 ; Prince's, 1920 ; Duke of York's, 1921 ;
Royalty, 19 Dec., 1922 ; Comedy, 18 Dec., 1923 ; Shaftesbury, 16 Dec., 1924.
CHARLOT'S REVUE, revue by Ronald Jeans, Prince of Wales' s, 23 Sept., 1924.
CHARLOTTE CORD AY, drama by Kyrle Bellew, Grand, Islington, 13 Dec., 1897.
CHARM SCHOOL, THE, comedy by Alice Duer Miller and Robert Milton, Comedy,
23 Dec., 1920.
CHARMING WOMAN, A, comedy by Horace Wigan (from the French), Olympic,
20 June, 1861.
CHARMS, comic drama by Sir Charles L. Young, Queen's, 26 July, 1871.
CHASE, THE, Hippo, drama by W. E. Suter, Astley's, 16 May, 1853.
CHASTE SALUTE, THE, comedy, by J. R. Planche, Olympic, 19 June, 1831.
CHATTERTON, play by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman, Princess's, 22
May, 1884.
CHECKMATE, comedy by Andrew Halliclay, Royalty, 15 July, 1869.
CHEEP, revue by Harry Grattan ; Vaudeville, 26 Apr., 1917.
CHEER 1 BOYS, CHEER ! drama by Sir Augustus Harris, Cecil Raleigh, and
Henry Hamilton, Drury Lane, 19 Sept., 1895; Prince's, 17 Oct., 1914.
CHEERIO 1 revue by C. H. Bovill, music by Kennedy Russell, London Pavilion,
21 Feb., 1917.
CHERRY AND FAIRSTAR, extravaganza, by Albert Smith and John Oxenford,
Princess's, Apr., 1844.
CHERRY GIRL, THE, musical play by Seymour Hicks, music by Ivan Caryll,
Vaudeville, 21 Dec., 1903.
CHEVALEER, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Garrick, 27 Aug., 1904.
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CHIEFTAIN, THE, comic opera by F. C. Burnand, music by Sir Arthur Sullivan,
Savoy, 12 Dec., 1894.
CHILI WIDOW, THE, farcical comedy by Arthur BourcMer and Alfred Sutro
(from the French), Royalty, 7 Sept., 1895.
CHILPERIC, comic opera by R. Reece, F. A. Marshall, and R. Mansell, music by
Herve, Lyceum, 22 Jan., 1870 ; Empire, 17 Apr., 1884 ; new version by
R. Mansell and Alexander Thompson, Coronet, 9 Mar., 1903.
CHIMES, THE, drama by Mark Lemon and Gilbert a Beckett (from the novel)
Adelphi, 19 Dec., 1844.
CHIMNEY CORNER, THE, domestic drama by H. T. Craven, Olympic, 21 Feb., 1861.
CHINESE HONEYMOON, A, musical play by George Dance, music by Howard
Talbot, Strand, 5 Oct., 1901 ; Prince of Wales's, 28 Jan., 1915.
CHINESE PUZZLE, THE, play by Marion Bower and Leon M. Lion, New, 11 July,
1918; 27 Jan., 1919.
CHOCOLATE SOLDIER, THE, comic opera by Stanislaus Stange (from the German),
music by Oscar Straus, Lyric, 10 Sept., 1910 ; 5 Sept., 1914.
CHOICE, THE, play by Alfred Sutro, Wyndham's, 8 Sept., 1919.
CHORUS LADY, THE, play by James Forbes, Vaudeville, 15 Apr., 1909.
CHRISTABEL, OR. THE BARD BEWITCHED, extravaganza by Gilbert a Beckett
Court, 15 May, 1872.
CHRISTIAN, THE, drama by Hall Caine, Duke of York's, 16 Oct., 1899 ; Lyceum,
31 Aug., 1907 ; Lyric, 7 Oct., 1915.
CHRISTIAN KING, THE, play by Wilson Barrett, Adelphi, 18 Dec., 1902.
CHRISTOPHER SLY, fantastic play by Giovacchino Forzano, English translation
by H. B. Cotterill, New, 31 Aug., 1921.
CHRONONHOTONTHOLOGOS, mock tragedy by H. Carey, Haymarket, 22 Feb., 1734.
CHU-CHIN-CHOW, spectacular play by Oscar Asche, music by Frederic Norton
(founded on " AH Baba, or the Forty Thieves " ); His Majesty's, 31 Aug., 1916.
CHURCHWARDEN, THE, farce by Edward Terry (from the German), Olympic,
16 Dec., 1886.
CIGALE, LA, comic opera by F. C. Burnand (from the French), music by E.
Audran and Ivan Caryll, Lyric, 9 Oct., 1890.
CIGARETTE MAKER'S ROMANCE, A, play by Charles Harinan (on the novel),
Court, 11 Feb., 1901.
CINDERELLA, comic opera by Rophino Lacy, Covcnt Garden, 13 Apr., 1830.
CINDERELLA MAN, THE, comedy by Edward Childs Carpenter, Queen's, 12 June,
1919.
CINDER-ELLEN UP Too LATE, burlesque by A. C. Torr (Fred Leslie) and W. T.
Vincent, music by Meyer Lutz, Gaiety, 24 Dec,, 1891.
CINEMA STAR, THE, musical farcical comedy by Jack Hulbert (from the German),
music by Jean Gilbert, Shaftesbury, 4 June, 1914.
CINGALEE, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner, music by Lionel Monckton and
Paul Rubens, Daly's, 5 Mar., 1904.
CIRCLE, THE, comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, Haymarket, 3 Mar., 1921.
CIRCUS GIRL, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner and W. Palings (Walter Pallant),
music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 5 Dec., 1896.
CITY MADAM, THE, comedy by Philip Massinger, Blackfrians, 25 May, 1632 ;
Drury Lane, 29 Apr., 1723 ; Sadler's Wells, 19 Oct., 1844.
CIVILISATION, drama by John H. Wilkins (from the French), City of London,
10 Nov., 1852.
CLANCARTY, drama by Tom Taylor, revised version of " Lady Clancarty," Lyric,
16 Apr., 1907.
CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE, THE, comedy by George Colman and David Garrick,
Drury Lane, 20 Feb., 1766 ; Covent Garden, 24 June, 1824 ; Olympic, 22 Feb.,
1853 ; Haymarket, 16 July, 1855 ; Sadler's Wells, 4 Nov., 1857 ; Gaiety,
6 Apr., 1874 ; Strand, 9 May, 1887 ; Haymarket, 17 Mar., 1903.
CLARI, THE MAID OF MILAN, musical drama by J. Howard Payne, music by Sir
H. R. Bishop, Covent Garden, 8 May, 1823.
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CLARISSA, play adapted by Robert Buchanan (from the novel " Clarissa
Harlowe "), Vaudeville, 6 Feb., 1890.
CLARISSA HARLOWE, drama by T. H. Lacy and George Courtney, Princess's,
28 Sept., 1846.
CLAUDE DUVAL, comic opera by H. Pottinger Stephens, music by Edward
Solomon, Olympic, 24 Aug., 1881.
CLAUDE DUVAL, burlesque by Frederick Bowyer and " Payne Nunn " (Arthur
Roberts), music by John Crook and Lionel Monckton, Prince of Wales's,
25 Sept., 1894.
CLAUDIAN, play constructed by Henry Herman, dialogue by W. G. Wills,
Princess's, 6 Dec., 1883.
CLEAN SLATE, A, comedy by R. C. Carton, Criterion, 10 Feb., 1903.
CLERICAL ERROR, A, comedietta by Henry Arthur Jones, Court, 13 Oct., 1879
CLEVER ONES, THE, comedy by Alfred Sutro, Wyndham's, 23 Apr., 1914.
CLITO, tragedy by Sydney Grundy and Wilson Barrett, Princess's, 1 May, 1886.
CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE, LES, opera-bouffe by H. B. Farnie and R. Reece
(from the French), music by R. Planquette, Folly, 28 Feb., 1878; Opera
Comiquc, 17 Feb., 1890.
CLYTIE, drama by Joseph Hatton (on the novel), Olympic, 10 Jan., 1876.
COLLEEN BAWN, THE, domestic drama by Dion Boucicault (on the novel " The
Collegians"), Adelphi, 10 Sept., 1860; Princess's, 25 Nov., 1867; Adelphi,
3 Mar., 1877 ; 24 Oct., 1885 ; Princess's, 25 Jan., 1896.
COLLUSION, comedy by J. E. Harold Terry, Ambassadors', 1 Apr., 1924.
COLOMBE'S BIRTHDAY, play by Robert Browning, Haymarket, 25 Apr., 1853,
St. George's Hall, 19 Nov., 1885.
COLONEL, THE, comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), Prince of Wales's,
2 Feb., 1881 ; Comedy, 25 July, 1887.
COLONEL NEWCOME, play by Michael Morton (from the novel, " The Newcomes "),
His Majesty's, 29 May, "1906.
COLONEL SELLERS, play by Mark Twain, Gaiety, 19 July, 1880.
COMEDY AND TRAGEDY, play by W. S. Gilbert, Lyceum, 26 Jan., 1884 ; Hay-
market, 7 May, 1890 ; Criterion, 31 May, 1905 ; His Majesty's, 20 Oct., 1916.
COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE, Shakespeare's comedy, circa 1592, Gray's Inn Hall,
28 Dec., 1594 ; Drury Lane, Charles Macklin as Dromio of Syracuse, 1 1 Nov.,
1741 ; Covcnt Garden, Shuter, 24 Apr., 1762 (as " The Twins "), Covent
Garden Quick and Brunsdon as the Dromios, Lewis and Whitfield as Anti-
pholtis of Syracuse and Ephesus, 22 Jan,, 1779 ; Covent Garden, Munden and
Quick, Pope and Holdcn, 3 June, 1793 ; Covent Garden, Munden and Rees
as the Dromios, 2 June, 1798 ; Covent Garden, Munden and Blanchard, Pope
and Charles Kemble, 9 Jan., 1808 ; Covent Garden, Munden and Blanchard,
Jones and Branton, 17 Apr., 1811 ; Covent Garden (as an opera), Liston and
William Farrcn, Jones and Duruset, 11 Dec., 1819 ; Drury Lane, Liston and
Harley, Penley and Home, 1 June, 1824 ; Sadler's Wells, Lewis Ball and
Charles Fen ton, Frederic Robinson, and Henry Marston, 8 Nov., 1855 ;
Princess's, Brothers Webb as the two Dromios, 27 Feb., 1864 ; Drury Lane,
Brothers Webb as the Dromios, 22 Sept., 1866; Crystal Palace, Lionel
Brough and Charles Collctto, 9 Dec., 1875 ; Strand, J. S. Clarke and Harry
Paultbn, Fred Charles and G. Lash Gordon, 18 Jan., 1883 ; Adelphi, George
R Weir and Arthur Whitby, F. R. Benson and Henry Herbert, 4 July, 1905 ;
Coronet, Henry Herbert's company, 1 July, 1913; D. of York's, Miss Horni-
man's Co., 23 Dec., 1915 ; Savoy, 1 Sept., 1924.
COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN, comedy by A. E, Thomas (from the book), Strand,
COME OVER HERE, revue by Max Pemberton, London Opera House, 19 Apr., 1913.
COMICAL LOVERS, THE, comedy by Colley Gibber, Queen's, 4 Feb., 1707 ; Drury
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL, farce by F. L, Tomlin* (W. S. Gilbert), Globe, 24 Jan. 1874,
COMUS, masque by John Milton, Ludlow Castle, 29 Sept., 1634 ; Drury Lane,
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4 Mar., 1738; Covent Garden, 4 June, 1832; Drury Lane, 5 Oct., 1833;
Covent Garden, 28 Mar., 1842; Drury Lane, Feb., 1843; April, 1865;
Botanic Gardens, 1 July, 1903.
CONCERT, THE, comedy by Leo Ditrichstein (from the German), Duke of York's,
28 Aug., 1911-
CONFEDERACY, THE, comedy by Sir John Vanbrugh (from the French), Hay-
market, 30 Oct., 1705 ; Drury Lane, 8 Dec., 1739 ; 24 Feb., 1746 ; 27 Oct.,
1759; 8 Dec., 1769; 24 Nov., 1796; 20 May, 1817; 2 Nov., 1825 ; Royalty,
28 Nov., 1904.
CONFUSION, farcical comedy by Joseph Derrick, Vaudeville, 17 May, 1883.
CONQUERING HERO, THE, play by Allan Monkhouse, Aldwych (The Play Actors),
23 Mar., 1924 ; Queen's, 3 Apr., 1924.
CONSCIOUS LOVERS, THE, comedy by Sir Richard Steele (from Terence's Roman
comedy, " Andria"), Drury Lane, 7 Nov., 1722; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 23
Nov., 1730 ; Drury Lane, 9 Feb., 1736 ; Covent Garden, 9 Mar., 1741.
CONSTANT COUPLE, THE, comedy by George Farquhar, Drury Lane, 1699 ; Lin-
coln's Inn Fields, 22 Mar., 1731 ; Covent Garden, 21 Nov., 1740 ; Drury Lane,
4 Jan., 1742 ; 17 Mar., 1743 ; 2 May, 1788 ; 9 Oct., 1805.
CONTESTED ELECTION, comedy by Tom Taylor, Haymarket, 29 June, 1859.
CONVICT ON THE HEARTH, THE, play by Frederick Fenn, Court, 6 Feb.,
1906.
COOL AS A CUCUMBER, farce by W. B. Jerrold, Lyceum, 24 Mar., 1851.
CO-OPTIMISTS (first programme), Royalty, 27 June, 1921.
CORA, drama by W. G. Wills and Frank Marshall (from the French), Globe, 28
Feb., 1877.
CORIOLANUS, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1609 ; Theatre Royal (altered by Tate
and produced as " The Ingratitude of a Commonwealth "), 1682 ; Drury Lane
(altered by Dennis, and produced as " The Invader of His Country "), Booth
as Coriolanus, Mrs. Porter as Volurnnia, 11 Nov., 1719; Covent Garden
(altered by Thomson), Quin as Coriolanus, George Anne Bellamy as Voluninia,
13 Jan., 1749 ; Covent Garden, Thomas Sheridan and George Anne Bellamy,
10 Dec., 1754 ; Covent Garden, Smith as Coriolanus, Mrs. Hamilton as
Veturia, Volumnia omitted, 14 Mar., 1758 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kcmble as
Coriolanus, Mrs. Siddons as Volumnia, 7 Feb., 1789 ; Drury Lane, George
Frederick Cooke and Mrs. Powell, 29 May, 1804 ; Covent Garden, J. P.
Kemble and Mrs. Siddons, 3 Nov., 1806 ; Covent Garden, Macrcady as
Coriolanus, 29 Nov., 1819 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean as Coriolanus,
Mrs. Glover as Volumnia, 24 Jan., 1820 ; Drury Lane, Wallack and Mrs.
Egerton, 1 Jan., 1821 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Miss Huddart, 27 May,
1831 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Mrs. Sloman, 16 Dec., 1833 ; Covent
Garden, Vandenhoff and Mrs. Sloman, 2 Oct., 1834 ; Covent Garden, J. S.
Hamblin and Mrs. W. West, 23 Feb., 1837 ; Drury Lane, Butler and Mrs.
Lovell, 23 Nov., 1837 ; Covent Garden, Macready and Mrs, Warner, 12 Mar.,
1838 ; Covent Garden, Vandenhoff and Mrs. Warner, 24 Sept., 1838 ; Mary-
lebone, Charles Dillon as Coriolanus, 1843 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps
and Miss Glyn, 27 Sept., 1848 ; Drury Lane, J. R. Anderson and Mrs. Weston,
6 Jan., 1851; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Miss Atkinson, 15 Sept., 1860;
Comedy, F. R. Benson and Genevidve Ward, 13 Feb., 1901 ; Lyceum, Henry
Irving and Ellen Terry, 15 Apr., 1901 ; His Majesty's, F. R. Benson and
Genevidve Ward, 19 Apr., 1910.
CORSICAN BROTHERS, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault (from the French), Prin-
cess's, Charles Kean, 24 Feb., 1852 ; Charles Fechter, 15 Dec., I860 ; Lyceum,
Henry Irving, 18 Sept., 1880 ; Henry Irving, 12 May, 1891 ; Adelphi, Martin
Harvey, 17 June, 1907 ; 9 Sept, 1908 ; New, 14 June, 1915.
COSY COUPLE, A, comedy by G. H. Lewes, Lyceum, 18 Apr., 1845.
COTTON KING, THE, drama by Sutton Vane, Adelphi, 10 Mar., 1894.
COUNT HANNIBAL, play by F. Norreys Connell and Oscar Asche (from the French),
New, 20 Oct., 1910.
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COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG, THE, musical play by Basil Hood, music by Franz
Lehar (from the Hungarian), Daly's, 20 May, 1911.
COUNTESS CATHLEEN, THE, tragedy by W. B. Yeats, Court, 11 July, 1912.
COUNTRY GIRL, A, musical play by J. T. Tanner, music by Lionel 'Monckton,
Daly's, 18 Jan., 1902; 28 Oct., 1914.
COUNTRY GIRL, THE, comedy by David Garrick (from Wycherley's " Country
Wife"), Drury Lane, Mrs. Saunders, 25 Oct., 1766; Mrs. Jordan, 18 Oct.,
1785 ; Co vent Garden, Sarah Booth, 11 May, 1811 ; Drury Lane, Miss Kelly,
8 June, 1835; Charing Cross, Maggie Brennan, 12 Apr., 1873; Gaiety,
Marie Litton, 8 Jan., 1881 ; Gaiety, Kate Vaughan, 8 Sept., 1883 ; Strand,
Ada Rehan, 3 July, 1886 ; Agnes Hewitt, 19 Jan., 1887 ; Daly's, Ada Kenan,
I Jan., 1894 ; Terry's, Kate Vaughan, 20 June, 1898.
COUNTRY MOUSE, A, comedy by Arthur Law, Prince of Wales's, 27 Feb., 1902.
COUNTRY WIFE, THE, comedy by William Wycherley (from the French), 1673 ;
Drury Lane, Jan., 1675; Drury Lane, 12 Apr., 1709; 18 May, 1715;
Lincoln's Inn. Fields, 4 Oct., 1725 ; 4 Feb., 1735 ; Covent Garden, 12 Jan.,
1742 ; 15 Nov., 1742 ; Drury Lane, 28 Nov., 1748 ; Regent (The Phoenix
Society), 17 Feb., 1924.
COURIER OF LYONS, THE, drama by Charles Reade (from the French), Princess's,
26 June, 1854. (See " The Lyons Mail.")
COURT BEAUTIES, THE, comedy by J. R. Planche, Olympic, 12 Mar., 1835 ;
Lyceum, 9 June, 1851.
COURT SCANDAL, A, comedy by Aubrey Boucicault and Osmond Shillingford
(from the French), Court, 24 Jan., 1899.
COUSIN FROM NOWHERE, THE, musical comedy, adapted by Fred Thompson,
music by Edward Kunneke, Prince's, 24 Feb., 1923.
COUSIN KATE, comedy by H. H. Davies, Haymarket, 18 June, 1903 ; Playhouse,
15 Apr., 1911.
COWBOY AND THE LADY, THE, comedy by Clyde Fitch, Duke of York's, 5 June,
1899.
CREAKING CHAIR, THE, mystery play by Allene Tupper Wilkes, revised by
Roland Pertwce, Comedy, 22 July, 1924.
CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, THE, drama by Edward Stirling (on the novel),
Adelphi, 31 Dec., 1845.
CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, THE, drama by Benjamin Webster (on the novel),
Haymarket, 5 Jan., 1846.
CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault (on the novel) , Adelphi,
14 Apr., 1862 ; Garrick, 1 Dec., 1903. (See " Dot")
CRIMES OF PARIS, THE, melodrama by Paul Meritt and George Conquest, Surrey,
22 Oct., 1883.
CRIMSON ALIBI, The, melodrama by George H. Broadhurst (on the novel),
Strand, 29 Nov., 1919.
CRITIC, THE, farce by R. B. Sheridan, Drury Lane, 29 Oct., 1779 ; Covent
Garden, Apr., 1840 ; Princess's, 27 Oct., 1855 ; Drury Lane, 27 Oct., 1855;
Haymarket, Nov., 1858; Gaiety, 7 Oct., 1872 ; Vaudeville, 20 Sept., 1873;
Gaiety, 7 Feb., 1877 ; 22 Mar., 1880 ; Imperial, 10 Mar., 1881 ; Gaiety,
II Dec., 1882; 18 Aug., 1883; Great Queen Street, 24 Apr., 1905; His
Majesty's, 27 June, 1911.
CRITIC, THE, opera by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford ; libretto by L. Cairns-James
and Sir Charles V. Stanford, from the text of Sheridan ; Shaftesbury, 14 Jan.,
1916.
CROMWELL, drama by A. B. Richards, Queen's, 21 Dec., 1872,
CRUSADERS, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Avenue, 2 Nov., 1891.
CRUSHED TRAGEDIAN, THE, comedy by H. J. Byron, Haymarket, 11 May, 1878.
CRUTCH AND TOOTHPICK, comedy by George R. Sims (from the French), Royalty,
14 Apr., 1879.
CRYPTOCONCHOIDSYPIIQNOSTOMA, farce by Charles Collette, Op6ra Comique,
30 Oct., 1876.
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CUCKOO, THE, comedy by Charles Brookfield (from the French), Avenue, 2 Mar.
1899 ; Vaudeville, 26 Nov., 1907.
CUP, THE, tragedy by Lord Tennyson, Lyceum, 3 Jan., 1881.
CUPID'S MESSENGER, play by A. C. Calmour, Novelty, 22 Jan., 1884 ; Haymarket,
9 Feb., 1888.
CUPS AND SAUCERS, farce by George Grossmith (from the French), Opera Comique
5 Aug., 1878.
CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE, A, comedy by Thomas Morton, Covent Garden,
10 Jan., 1797; Royalty, 7 Sept., 1872.
CYMBELINE, Shakespeare's tragedy, circa 1610 ; Theatre Royal (altered by
Thomas D'Urfey and produced as " The Injured Princess "), 1682 ; Lincoln's
Inn Fields, Leigh as Cymbeline, Ryan as Ursaces (Leonatus Posthumus),
C. Bullock as Shatillon (lachimo), Mrs. Bullock as Eugenia (Imogen), 7 Jan.,
1720 ; Covent Garden, Ryan, Delane, Walker/ and Mrs. Templar, 20 Mar.,
1738; Haymarket, Theophilus Cibber, 8 Nov., 1744; Covent Garden,
Cashell, Ryan, Hale, and Mrs. Pritchard, 7 Apr., 1746 ; Covent Garden, Ryan,
Ross, and Mrs. Vincent (lachimo omitted), 15 Feb., 1759 ; Drury Lane,
Davies, David Garrick, Holland, and Miss Bride, 28 Nov., 1761 ; Covent
Garden, Powell as Posthumus, Smith as lachimo, Mrs. Yates as Imogen,
28 Dec., 1767 ; Drury Lane, Reddish, Palmer, and Mrs. Barry, 1 Dec., 1770 ;
Haymarket, John Bannister, Palmer, and Mrs. Bulkley, 9 Aug., 1782 ; Covent
Garden, Henderson, Wroughton and Miss Younge, 18 Oct., 1784 ; Drury
Lane, J. P. Kemble, Smith, and Mrs. Jordan, 21 Nov., 1785 ; Drury Lane,
J. P. Kemble, Smith, and Mrs. Siddons, 29 Jan., 1787 ; Covent Garden,
Holman, Pope, and Mrs. Pope, 13 May, 1800 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kemble,
George Frederick Cooke, and Miss Smith, 18 Jan., 1806 ; Covent Garden,
J. P. Kemble, Charles Young, and Mr. H. Johnston, 3 June, 1812 ; Covent
Garden, Egerton as C3^mbeline, J. P. Kemble as Posthumus, Young as
lachimo, Miss Stephens as Imogen, 29 May, 1816 ; Covent Garden, Booth
as Posthumus, Miss Costello as Imogen, 15 Mar., 1817 ; Miss Footc as Imogen,
20 Mar., 1817 ; Covent Garden, Macready as Postnumus, Sally Booth as
Imogen, 30 June, 1818 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble as Posthumus,
Macready as lachimo, Miss Foote as Imogen, 18 Oct., 1820 ; Covent Garden,
C. Kernble, Young, and Miss Foote, 2 June, 1825 ; Drury Lane, Young, Cooper,
and Miss Phillips, 9 Feb., 1829 ; Drury Lane, Macready, Cooper, and Ellen
Tree, 17 Oct., 1833 ; Covent Garden, Macready, Elton, and Helen Faucit,
18 May, 1837 ; Covent Garden, Phelps, VandenhofI, and Helen Faucit,
26 Sept., 1838 ; Drury Lane, J. R. Anderson, Maci-eady, and Helen Faucit,
21 Jan., 1843 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps, Marston, and Laura Arldison, 23 Aug.,
1847 ; Marylebone, E. L. Davenport as Posthumus, Mrs. Mowatt as Imogen,
1849 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps, Marston, and Miss Cooper, 4 Sept., 1854 ;
Sadler's Wells, Phelps, Marston, and Mrs. Charles Young, 26 Sept., 1857 ;
Drury Lane, Phelps, William Creswick, and Helen Faucit, 17 Oct., 1864 ;
Drury Lane, Walter Montgomniery, J. R. Anderson, and Helen Faucit,
6 Mar., 1865 ; Queen's, George Rignold", John Ryder, and Henrietta Hodson,
30 Mar., 1872 ; Drury Lane, Edward Compton, John Ryder, and Miss Wallis,
3 Dec., 1878 ; Gaiety, J. H. Barnes, E. S. Willard, and Miss Wallis, 28 Mar.,
1883 ; Lyceum, Frank Cooper, Henry Irving, and Ellen Terry, 22 Sept., 1896 ;
Lyceum, Frank Cooper, H. Cooper Cliff e, and Julia Arthur, 26 Dec., 1896;
New, Charles Carson, Robert Farquharson, and Sybil Thorndikc, 19 Sept.,
1923.
CYMON, romantic drama by David Garrick, Drury Lane, 2 Jan., 1767 ; Covent
Garden, 14 Apr., 1832.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC, play by G. Stuart Ogilvie and Louis N. Parker (from the
French), Wyndham's, 19 Apr., 1900.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC, play by Gladys Thomas and Mary E. Guillemand (from the
French) ; Garrick, 28 Mar., 1919.
CYRIL'S SUCCESS, comedy by H. J. Byron, Globe, 28 Nov., 1868.
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DAD, comedy by John Kendall (from the French), Playhouse, 4 Nov., 1911.
DADDIES, comedy by John L. Hobble, Haymarket, 3 Sept., 1919.
DADDY GRAY, drama by Andrew Halliday, Royalty, 1 Feb., 1868.
DADDY HARD ACRE, drama by J. Palgrave Simpson (from the French), Olympic,
26 Mar., 1857.
DADDY LONG-LEGS, comedy by Jean Webster (from the novel), Duke of York's,
29 May, 1916.
DAIRYMAIDS, THE, musical play by A. M. Thompson and Robert Courtneidge,
music by Paul Rubens and Frank E. Tours ; Apollo, 14 Apr., 1906 ; Queen's,
5 May, 1908 ; Aldwych, 22 May, 1915.
DAISY FARM, drama by H. J. Byron, Olympic, 1 May, 1871.
DAISY'S ESCAPE, comedietta by A. W. Pinero, Lyceum, 20 Sept., 1879.
DAMAGED GOODS, play, adapted from the French of Eugene Brieux, by John
Pollock; Little, 16 Feb., 1914 (private performance) ; St. Martin's, 17 Mar.,
1917 ; Court, 31 Aug., 1918.
DAME NATURE, play by Henry Bataille, adapted by Frederick Fenn, Garrick,
20 Jan., 1910.
DAMON AND PYTHIAS, tragedy by John Banim, Covent Garden, 28 May, 1821.
DANCERS, THE, play by Hubert Parsons, Wyndham's, 15 Feb., 1923.
DANCING GIRL, THE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Haymarket, 15 Jan., 1891 ;
His Majesty's, 16 Feb., 1909.
DANCING MISTRESS, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner, music by Lionel Monckton,
Adclphi, 19 Oct., 1912.
DANDY DAN, THE LIFEGUARDSMAN, musical comedy by Basil Hood, music by
Walter Slaughter, Lyric, 4 Dec., 1897.
DANDY DICK, farce by A. W. Pinero, Court, 27 Jan., 1887 ; Wyndham's, 8 Feb.,
1900.
DANDY DICK WHITTINGTON, opera-bouffe by George R. Sims, music by Ivan
Caryll, Avenue, 2 Mar., 1895.
DANGEROUS AGE, THE, play by H. V. Esmond, Vaudeville, 5 May, 1914.
DANISCHEFFS, THE, comedy drama by Lord Newry (from the French), St. James's,
6 Jan., 1877 ; Court, 8 May, 1883.
DANITES, THE, drama by Joaquin Miller, Sadler's Wells, 26 Apr., 1880.
DAN'L DRUCE, BLACKSMITH, drama by W. S. Gilbert, Haymarket, 11 Sept., 1876.
DANTE, play by Laurence Irving (from the French), Drury Lane, 30 Apr.,
1903.
D'ARCY OF THE GUARDS, comedy by Louis Evan Shiprnan, St. James's, 27 Sept.,
1910.
DARK DAYS, play by J. Cornyns Carr and Hugh Conway (from the novel),
Haymarket, 26 Sept., 1885.
DARK SECRET, A, drama by J. Douglass and J. Willing, Jun. (on the novel,
" Uncle Silas "), Standard, 28 Oct., 1886.
DARLING OF THE GODS, THE, play by David Belasco and J. Luther Long, His
Majesty's, 28 Dec., 1903; 17 Jan., 1914.
DASHING LITTLE DUKE, THE, musical play by Se3^mour Hicks, music by Frank E.
Tours, Hicks, 17 Feb., 1909.
DAUGHTERS OF BABYLON, THE, play by Wilson Barrett, Lyric, 6 Feb., 1897.
DAVID, play by Louis N. Parker and Murray Carson, Garrick, 7 Nov., 1892.
DAVID COPPERFIELD, play by Louis N. Parker (from Dickens's novel), His
Majesty's, 24 Dec., 1914.
DAVID GARRICK, comedy by T. W. Robertson (from the French), Haymarket,
E. A. Sotbern, 30 Apr., 1864 ; Gaiety, Fred Leslie, 12 May, 1886 ; Criterion,
Charles Wyndharn, 13 Nov., 1886 ; 29 Feb., 1888 ; Wyndham's, 16 Nov.,
1899 ; 12 June, 1902.
DAWN OF A TO-MORROW, THE, play by Mrs. F. Hodgson Burnett, Garrick, 13
May, 1910.
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DAY AFTER THE WEDDING, THE, play by Marie There*se Kemble, Covent Garden
18 May, 1808.
DAY OF RECKONING, THE, drama by J. R. Planche (from the French), Lyceum
4 Dec., 1851.
DEAD HEART, THE, drama by Watts Phillips, Adelphi (Benjamin Webster)
10 Nov., 1859; 8 Feb., 1869; Lyceum (Henry Irving), 28 Sept., 1889.
DEAD SECRET, THE, drama by E. W. Bramwell (on the novel), Lyceum, 29 Aug.
1877.
DEAD SHOT, A, farce by J. B. Buckstone, Adelphi, 1830.
DEAF AS A POST, farce by John Poole, Drury Lane, 15 Feb., 1823.
DEAL BOATMAN, THE, drama by F. C. Burnand, Drury Lane, 21 Sept., 1863.
DEAN'S DAUGHTER, THE, play by Sydney Grundy and F. C. Philips (from the
novel),* St. James's, 13 Oct., 1888.
DEAR BRUTUS, comedy by J. M. Barrie, Wyndham's, 17 Oct., 1917 ; Wyndham/s,
6 May, 1922.
DEAR LITTLE DENMARK, musical play by Paul Rubens, Prince of Wales's, 1 Sept.,
1909.
DEAR OLD CHARLEY, comedy by Charles H. Brookfield (from the French),
Vaudeville, 2 Jan., 1908; Prince of Wales's, 20 Feb., 1912.
DEARER THAN LIFE, drama by H. J. Byron, Queen's, 8 Jan., 1868.
DEAREST MAMMA, comedietta by Walter Gordon (from the French), Olympic,
14 May, 1860.
DECAMERON NIGHTS, romantic play by Robert McLaughlin, adapted (with
lyrics) by Boyle Lawrence, Drury Lane, 20 Apr., 1922.
DEGENERATES, THE, comedy by Sydney Grundy, Haymarkct, 31 Aug., 1899.
DEIRDRE, play by W. B. Yeats, New, 27 Nov., 1908.
DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS, tragedy by J. M. Synge, Court, 30 May, 1910.
DELICATE GROUND, comic drama by Charles Dance, Lyceum, 27 Nov., 1849.
DERBY WINNER, THE, drama by Augustus Harris, Cecil Raleigh, and Henry
Hamilton, Drury Lane, 15 Sept., 1894.
DEUCE is IN HIM, THE, farce by George Colman, Drury Lane, 4 Nov., 1763.
DEVIL, THE, play by Henry Hamilton (from the Hungarian), Adelphi, 17 Apr.,
1909.
DEVIL CARESFOOT, play by C. Haddon Chambers and J. Stanley Little (from
the novel " Dawn "), Vaudeville, 12 July, 1887.
DEVIL IN LONDON, THE, drama by R. B. Peake, Adelphi, 20 Apr., 1840.
DEVIL ON Two STICKS, THE, drama by R. B. Peake, Drury Lane, I Dec,, 1836.
DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, THE, drama by G. Bernard Shaw, Kennington, 26 Sept., 1899 ;
Savoy, 14 Oct., 1907 ; Everyman, 24 Sept., 1924.
DIANA OF DOBSON'S, comedy drama by Cicely Hamilton, Kingsway, 12 Feb.,
1908; n Jan., 1909.
DICK SHERIDAN, comedy by Robert Buchanan, Comedy, 3 Feb., 1894.
DICTATOR, THE, comedy by Richard Harding Davis, Comedy, 3 May, 1905.
DIFF'RENT, play by Eugene O'Neill, Everyman, 4 Oct., 1921,
DIPLOMACY, play by B. C. Stephenson and Clement Scott (from the French),
Prince of Wales's, Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft, 12 Jan., 1878 ; Haymarket, Mr. and
Mrs. Bancroft, 8 Nov., 1884 ; Garrick, John Hare, 18 Feb., 1893 ; Wyndham's,
Gerald du Maurier, 26 Mar., 1913 ; Adelphi, Gladys Cooper, 8 Mar,, 1924.
DIPLUNACY. (See " Dora and Diphmacy.")
DIPPERS, THE, farcical comedy by Ben Travers, Criterion, 22 Aug., 1922.
DISCOVERY, THE, play by Frances Sheridan, Drury Lane, 3 Feb., 1763 ; revised
by Aldous Huxley, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Theatre (The Three
Hundred Club), 4 May, 1924.
DISRAELI, play by Louis N. Parker, Royalty, 4 Apr., 1916.
DOCTOR, THE, farcical comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), Globe, 9 July,
1887.
DR. BILL, farcical comedy by Hamilton Aid6 (from the French), Avenue, 1 Feb.,
1890.
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DOCTOR DAVY, comedy by James Albery (from the French), Lyceum, 4 June,
1866.
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, play by T. R. Sullivan (on the novel), Lyceum,
Richard Mansfield, 4 Aug., 1888.
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, play by J. Comyns Carr (on the novel), Queen's,
H. B. Irving, 29 Jan., 1910.
DR. JOHNSON, play by Leo Trevor, Strand, 23 Apr., 1897.
DR. WAKE'S PATIENT, comedy by W. Gayer Mackay and Robert Ord (Edith
Ostlere), Adelphi, 5 Sept., 1905.
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA, THE, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Court, 20 Nov., 1906 ;
St. James's, 9 Dec., 1913 ; Everyman, 2 Apr., 1923.
DOGE OF VENICE, THE, play by W. Bayle Bernard, Drury Lane, 2 Nov., 1867.
DOLL'S HOUSE; A, play by William Archer (from Ibsen's play), Novelty, Janet
Achurch, 7 June, 1889 ; Criterion, Rose Norreys, 2 June, 1891 ; Royalty,
Lydia Yavorska, 14 Feb., 1911.
DOLLAR PRINCESS, THE, musical play by Basil Hood (from the German), music
by Leo Fall, Daly's, 25 Sept., 1909.
DOLLARS AND SENSE, comedy by Augustin Daly (from the German), Toole's,
1 Aug., 1884.
DOLLY REFORMING HERSELF, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Haymarket,
3 Nov., 1908.
DOLLY VARDEN, comic opera by Stanislaus Stange, music by Julian Edwards,
Avenue, 1 Oct., 1903.
DON, comedy by Rudolf Besier, Haymarket, 12 Oct., 1909.
DON, THE, comedy by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Merivale (from the German), Toole's,
7 Mar., 1888.
DON CAESAR DE BAZAN, drama by Gilbert a Beckett and Mark Lemon (from
the French), Princess's, 8 Oct., 1844.
DON CAESAR DE BAZAN, drama by Benjamin Webster and Dion Boucicault (from
the French), Adelphi, 14 Oct., 1844; Haymarket, 3 Mar., 1851 ; Adelphi,
3 Aug., 1882.
DON CAESAR DE BAZAN, drama (from the French), Charles Fechter, 11 Feb., 1861.
DON CARLOS, OR THE INFANTE IN ARMS, burlesque by Conway Edwardes,
Vaudeville, 16 Apr., 1870.
DON JUAN, romantic drama by J. B. Buckstone, Adelphi, 1 Dec., 1828.
DON JUAN, extravaganza by H. J. Byron, Alhambra, 22 Dec., 1873.
DON JUAN, burlesque by J. T. Tanner, music by Meyer Lutz, Gaiety, 28 Oct.,
1893.
DON JUAN, JUNIOR, extravaganza by the Brothers Prendergast, Royalty,
3 Nov., 1880.
DON QUIXOTE, play by W. G. Wills, Lyceum, Henry Irving, 4 May, 1895.
DONE ON BOTH SIDES, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Lyceum, 24 Feb., 1847.
DONNA DIANA, poetical comedy by Westland Marston (from the Spanish),
Princess's, Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 2 Jan., 1864 ; Prince of Wales's,
Arthur Bourchier and Violet Vanbrugh, 4 Nov., 1896.
DOORMATS, comedy by H. H. Davies, Wyndham's, 3 Oct., 1912.
DORA, drama by Charles Reade (on Tennyson's poem), Adelphi, 1 June, 1867.
DORA AND DIPLUNACY, burlesque by F. C. Burnand, Strand, 14 Feb., 1878.
DORIS, comic opera by B. C. Stephenson, music by Alfred Cellier, Lyric, 20 Apr.,
1889.
DOROTHY comic opera by B. C. Stephenson, music by Alfred Cellier, Gaiety
25 Sept., 1886 ; Trafalgar Square, 26 Nov., 1892 ; New, 21 Dec., 1908.
DOROTHY o* THE HALL, play by Paul Kester and Charles Major, New, 1 4 Apr., 1906.
DOT, drama by Dion Boucicault. (See " The Cricket on the Hearth.")
DOTHEBOYS HALL, drama by J. Daly Besemeres (from " Nicholas Nickleby "),
Court, 26 Dec., 1871.
DOUBLE DEALER, THE, comedy by William Congreve, Theatre Royal, Nov., 1693 ;
Queen's (Stage Society), 14 ]\aay, 1916.
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DOUBLE GALLANT, THE, comedy by Colley Gibber, Haymarket, 1 Nov., 1707.
DOUBLE MARRIAGE, THE, play by Charles Reade (from his novel " White Lies "),
Queen's, 24 Oct., 1867.
DOUBLE MYSTERY, THE, drama, adapted from the French, by Jose G. Levy
Garrick, 14 Oct., 1914.
DOUGLAS, tragedy by the Rev. John Home, Co vent Garden, 14 Mar., 1757.
DOVE-COT, THE, comedy (from the French), Duke of York's, 12 Feb., 1898.
DOVER ROAD, THE, comedy by A. A. Milne, Haymarket, 7 June, 1922.
DOVER STREET TO DIXIE, revue by Morris Harvey, Harold Simpson, and Lauri
Wylie ; music by Herman Darewski, Nat D. Ayer, etc, ; London Pavilion,
31 May, 1923.
DOWAGER, THE, comedy by Charles Mathews (from the French), Haymarket
3 Dec., 1843.
DRAGON OF WANTLEY, THE, burlesque opera by Henry Carey, music by J. F.
Lampe, Covent Garden, 26 Oct., 1737.
DRAKE, play by Louis N. Parker, His Majesty's, 3 Sept., 1912 ; 19 Aug., 1914.
DRAMATIST, THE, comedy by Frederick Reynolds, Covent Garden, 15 May, 1789.
DREAM AT SEA, THE, drama by J. B. Buckstone, Adelphi, 23 Nov., 1835.
DREAM FACES, play by Wynn Miller, Terry's, 1 Nov., 1888 ; Garrick, 22 Feb.,
1890.
DREAM SPECTRE, THE, romantic drama by T. Egerton Wilks, Victoria, 24 July,
1843.
DRINK, drama by Charles Reade (from the French), Princess's, 2 June, 1879 ;
Drury Lane, 23 June, 1891 ; Adelphi, 26 Dec., 1899.
DRIVEN, play by E. Temple Thurston, Haymarket, 17 June, 1914.
DUCHESS OF DANTZIC, THE, romantic opera by Henry Hamilton (on " Madame
Sans-G&ie "), music by Ivan Caryll, Lyric, 17 Oct., 1903.
DUCHESS OF MALFI, THE, tragedy by John Webster (from the Spanish), circa
1619 ; Sadler's Wells, 20 Nov., 1850 ; Standard, 26 Mar., 1855 ; 1859 ; Sadler's
Wells, 9 May, 1864; Standard, 13 Apr., 1868; 31 Jan., 1870; Opera
Comique, 21 Oct., 1893; Lyric, Hammersmith (Phoenix Society), 23 Nov.,
1919.
DUEL, THE, play by Arthur Bourchier (from the French), Garrick, 23 Apr., 1907
DUENNA, THE, comic opera by R. B. Sheridan, music by Linley, Covent Garden,
21 Nov., 1775 ; Lyric, Hammersmith, 23 Oct., 1924.
DUKE OF KILLICRANKIE, THE, romantic farce by Robert Marshall, Criterion, 20
Jan., 1904; Playhouse, 3 June, 1914.
DUKE'S MOTTO, THE, romantic play by John Brougham (from the French),
Charles Fechter, Lyceum, 10 Jan., 1863.
DUKE'S MOTTO, THE, play by Justin Huntly McCarthy (from the French), Lewis
Waller, Lyric, 8 Sept., 1908.
DUMB MAN OF MANCHESTER, THE, melodrama by Benjamin Rayner, Astlcy's,
28 Sept., 1837.
DUTY, comedy by James Albery (from the French), Prince of Walcs's, 27 Sept.,
1879.
DYNASTS, THE, epic play by Thomas Hardy, adapted to the stage by Granville
Barker, Kingsway, 25 Nov., 1914.
E
EARL AND THE GIRL, THE, musical comedy by Seymour Hicks, music by Ivan
Caryll, Adelphi, 10 Dec., 1903; Aldwych, 4 Nov., 1914.
EARL OF PAWTUCKET, THE, comedy by Augustus Thomas, Playhouse, 25 June,
1907.
EARTH, THE, play by J. Bernard Fagan, Kingsway, 14 Apr., 1909.
EASIEST WAY, THE, play by Eugene Walter, Globe, 10 Feb., 1912.
EAST LYNNE, drama by Alfred Kempe (from Mrs. Henry Wood's novel), Holborn,
16 Jan., 1873.
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EAST OF SUEZ, play by W. Somerset Maugham, His Majesty's, 2 Sept., 1922.
EASTWARD Ho ! musical piece by Oscar Asche and Dornford Yates, music by
Grace Torrens and John Ansell, Alhambra, 9 Sept., 1919.
ECCENTRIC LORD COMBERDENE, comedy by R. C. Carton, St. James's, 19 Nov.,
1910.
ECLIPSE, THE, farce with a few songs, by Fred Thompson and E. Phillips Oppen-
heim, music by Herman Darewski and Melville Gideon, Garrick, 12 Nov., 1919.
EDGE o' BEYOND, THE, play adapted by Roy Horniman and Ruby Miller, from
Gertrude Page's novel, Garrick, 9 Aug., 1921.
EDITHA'S BURGLAR, play by Edwin Cleary (from the story), Princess's, 28 Oct.,
1887.
EDUCATION OF ELIZABETH, THE, play by Roy Horniman, Apollo, 19 Oct., 1907.
EDWARD THE SECOND, tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, 1593 ; Regent (The
Phoenix Society), 18 Nov., 1923.
EIDER-DOWN QUILT, THE, farcical comedy by Tom S. Wotton, Terry's,
21 Dec., 1896.
EIGHTPENCE A MILE, revue by George Grossmith and Fred Thompson,
Alhambra, 9 May, 1913.
EILEEN OGE, Irish drama by Edmund Falconer, Princess's, 29 June, 1871.
EL CAPITAN, comic opera by Charles Klein, music by J. P. Sousa, Lyric, 10 July,
1899.
ELDER Miss BLOSSOM, THE, comedy by Ernest Hendrie and Metcalfe Wood,
St. James's, 22 Sept., 1898 ; 16 Sept., 1901.
ELDEST SON, THE, play by John Galsworthy, Kingsway, 25 Nov., 1912.
ELECTRA, Sophocles' tragedy, Drury Lane, 1714 ; 15 Oct., 1774 ; Court, 16 Jan.,
1906 ; New, 27 Nov., 1908.
ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, drama from the Italian, Lyceum, 18 Dec., 1869 ;
Drury Lane, Mdme. Ristori, 14 July, 1882 ; Adelphi, Nance O'Neill, 15 Sept.,
1902.
ELIZA COMES TO STAY, comedy by H. V. Esmond, Criterion, 12 Feb., 1913 ;
Vaudeville, 6 July, 1914 ; Duke of York's, 14 June, 1923.
EMERALD ISLE, THE, comic opera by Basil Hood, music by Arthur Sullivan
and Edward German, Savoy, 27 Apr., 1901.
ENCHANTED COTTAGE, THE, " fable " by Sir Arthur W. Pinero, Duke of York's,
1 Mar., 1922.
ENCHANTED ISLE, THE, burlesque by William and Robert Brough, Adelphi, 20
Nov., 1848 ; Drury Lane, 25 July, 1860.
ENDYMION, extravaganza by William Brough, St. James's, 26 Dec., 1860.
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, AN, play by H. Ibsen, Haymarket, 14 June, 1893 ; His
Majesty's, 2 Nov., 1905 ; 30 Apr., 1909.
ENFANT PRODIGUE, L', musical play without words, by Michel Carr£, music by
A. Wormser, Prince of Wales's, 31 Mar., 1891 ; Lyric, 25 Apr., 1900 ; Duke of
York's, 20 Nov., 1915 ; Kingsway, 12 Feb., 1916.
ENGAGED, farcical comedy by W. S. Gilbert, Haymarket, 3 Oct., 1877.
ENGLISH GENTLEMAN, AN, comedy by H. J. Byron, Haymarket, 13 May, 1871.
ENGLISHMAN'S HOME, AN, play by "A Patriot" (Major Guy du Maurier),
Wyndham's, 27 Jan., 1909.
ENGLISH NELL, comedy by Edward Rose and Anthony Hope (from the novel
" Simon Dale "), Prince of Wales's, 21 Aug., 1900.
ENGLISH ROSE, THE, drama by George R. Sims and Robert Buchanan, Adelphi,
2 Aug., 1890.
ENOCH ARDEN, drama by Arthur Matthison (on the poem), Crystal Palace, 14
Dec., 1876.
ENTER KIKI 1 play by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare (from the French),
Playhouse, 2 Aug., 1923.
EPICCENE ; OR, THE SILENT WOMAN, comedy by Ben Jonson, Drury Lane, by
the children of Her Majesty's Revels, 1609 ; Theatre Royal, 1 June, 1664 ;
Haymarket, 1 Jan., 1707; Drury Lane, 9 Oct., 1731 ; 18 Feb., 1738; Covent
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Garden, 17 Apr., 1745 ; Drury Lane, 26 Oct., 1752 ; 13 Jan., 1776 - Covent
Garden, 26 Apr., 1784 ; Regent (The Phoenix Society), 16 Nov 1924
ERMINIE, comic opera by C. Bellamy and Harry Paulton, music 'by ~~ "
Jakobowski, Comedy, 9 Nov., 1885.
ESTHER SANDRAZ, play by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Prince of
11 June, 1889; St. James's, 3 May, 1890.
ETERNAL CITY, THE, drama by Hall Caine (from his novel), His Majesty's, 2
Oct., 1902.
EUGENE ARAM, drama by W. G. Wills (on the novel), Lyceum, 19 Apr. 1873
EVADNE, OR THE STATUE, tragedy by Richard Lalor Shi el, Covent Garden, 10
Feb., 1819.
EVER OPEN DOOR, THE, drama by George R. Sims and H. H. Herbert, Aldwvch
6 Sept., 1913 ; 4 Apr., 1914. '
EVERYBODY'S DOING IT, revue by George Grossmith, Jun,, and C. H Bovill
music by Cuthbert Clarke, Empire, 14 Feb., 1912. " '
EVERYBODY'S SECRET, comedy by Robert Marshall and Louis N. Parker (from
the French), Haymarket, 14 Mar., 1905. (
EVERYMAN, morality play, circa 1500 ; Imperial, 11 June, 1902 ; Coronet 6 Apr
1903 ; Court, 23 May, 1903 ; Garrick, 9 Apr., 1906. ' P
EVERY MAN IN His HUMOUR, comedy by Ben Jonson, 1598 ; Drury Lane Garrick
as Kitely, 29 Nov., 1751 ; Covent Garden, Smith, 25 Oct., 1762 ;' Covent
Garden, Wroughton, 1 Oct., 1779; Covent Garden, Holraan, 15 May 1798-
Covent Garden, George F. Cooke, 17 Dec., 1800 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean'
5 June, 1816 ; Covent Garden, Charles Young, 13 May, 1825 ; Drurv Lane'
Macready, 10 Nov., 1832. '
EVERYONE HAS HIS FAULT, comedy by Mrs. Inchbald, Covent Garden 29 Tan
1793; Covent Garden, 10 Nov., 1832; Haymarket, 29 July, 1835- Drurv
Lane, 28 Dec., 1841 ; Sadler's Wells, 15 May, 1845 ; Princess's, 27 Nov , 1855
Crystal Palace, 14 Oct., 1875. v.,iow>,
EVERYWOMAN, modern morality play by Walter Browne, adapted by Stephen
Phillips, Drury Lane, 12 Sept., 1912. y
EVIL GENIUS, THE, comedy by W. Bayle Bernard, Haymarket, 8 May 1856
EXCELSIOR, ballet, music by Marenco, Her Majesty's, 22 May, 1885.
EXPLORER, THE, play by W. Somerset Maugham, Lyric, 13 June, 1908
EXTREMES, OR MEN OF THE DAY, comedy by Edmund Falconer, Lyceum 26
Aug., 1858.
EYES OF YOUTH, play by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon, St. James's, 2 Sept.,
F
FACING THE Music, farcical comedy by J. H. Darnley, Brixton, 5 June, 1899 •
btrana, 10 Feb., 1900.
FAINT HEART NE'ER WON FAIR LADY, comedietta by J. R. Hanch6, Olympic,
FAIR AND WARMER, farce by Avery Hopwood, Prince of Walos's 14 May 1918
FAIR MAID OF THE WEST, THE, play by Thomas Heywood, Phoenix (Cockpit),'
Dec., 1630 ; Lyric, Hammersmith (Phoenix Society), 11 Apr 1920
FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS, THE, fairy spectacle by ' T R "plancM
Haymarket, 26 Dec., 1843. y J" ***"<<"<=»
FAIR PENITENT THE, tragedy by Nicholas Rowe, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1703-
Drury Lane, 12 Nov., 1725 ; 24 Mar., 1743 ; 1 Feb., 1748 ; 29 Nov. 1782 ;'
Covent Garden, 2 Mar., 1816.
FAI?904 DlLEMMA' THE' domestic Pantomime by W, S, Gilbert, Garrick, 3 May,
FAITHFUL HEART, THE, play by Monckton Hoffe, Comedy, 16 Nov., 1921.
FAITHFUL SHEPHERDESS THE dramatised pastoral, by John Fletcher, before
King and Queen on Twelfth Night, 1633 ; Cannizaro Woods, Wimbledon,
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27 June, 1885 ; Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park, 6 July, 1903 ; Shaftesbury
(The Phoenix Society), 24 June, 1923.
FAKE, THE, play by Frederick Lonsdale, Apollo, 13 Mar., 1924.
FALCON, THE, play by Alfred Tennyson, St. James's, 18 Dec., 1879.
FALKA, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by F. Chassaigne,
Comedy, 29 Oct.. 1883. 5
FALLEN FAIRIES, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert (from " The Wicked World "),
music by Edward German, Savoy, 15 Dec., 1909.
FALSE GODS, play by J. Bernard Fagan (from the French), His Majesty's, 14
Sept., 1909.
FAMILY JARS, farce by Joseph Lunn, Haymarket, 26 Aug., 1822.
FAMILY TIES, comedy by F. C. Burnand, Strand, 29 Sept., 1877.
FANNY'S FIRST PLAY, " easy " play by G. Bernard Shaw, Little, 19 Apr., 1911 ;
Kingsway, 13 Feb., 1915 ; Everyman, 6 Feb., 1922.
FANTASTICKS, THE, romantic comedy by George Fleming (from the French),
Royalty, 29 May, 1900.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, drama by J. Comyns Carr and Thomas Hardy
(from the novel), Globe, 29 Apr., 1882.
FARMER'S WIFE, THE, comedy by Eden Philpotts, Court, 11 Mar., 1924.
FASCINATING MR. VANDERVELDT, THE, comedy by Alfred Sutro Garrick,
26 Apr., 1906.
FASHION-, comedy by Mrs. Mowatt, Olympic, 9 Jan., 1850.
FATAL CARD, THE, drama by C. Haddon Chambers and B. C. Stephenson, Adelphi,
6 Sept., 1894.
FATAL DOWRY, THE, tragedy by Philip Massinger and Nathaniel Field, circa
1632 ; Drury Lane, Macready, 5 Jan., 1825 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps,
27 Aug., 1845.
FATAL MARRIAGE, THE, tragedy by Thomas Southerne, Theatre Royal, Betterton
and Mrs. Barry, 1694 ; Drury Lane, David Garrick, 10 Apr., 1744 ; Covent
Garden, Peg Woffington, 18 Apr., 1755 ; Drury Lane, Mrs. Siddons, 10 Oct.,
1782 ; Covent Garden, Charles Young and Miss O'Neill, 4 Nov., 1814 ; Sadler's
Wells, Henry Marston and Mrs. Warner, 18 Sept., 1845.
FATAL WEDDING, THE, play by Theodore Kremer, Princess's, 25 Aug., 1902.
FATA MORGANA, play by Ernest Vajda, English version by J. L. A. Burrell and
Philip Moeller, Ambassadors', 15 Sept., 1924.
FATINITZA, comic opera by H. S. Leigh, music by Franz von Suppe, Alhambra,
20 June, 1878.
FAUST, romantic play by W. Bayle Bernard, Drury Lane, Phelps, 20 Oct.,
1866.
FAUST, tragedy by W. G. Wills (from Goethe's tragedy), Lyceum, Henry Irving,
19 Dec., 1885 ; 14 Apr., 1888; 14 Apr., 1894 ; 26 Apr., 1902.
FAUST, tragedy by J. Comyns Carr and Stephen Phillips, His Majesty's, Beerbohm
Tree, 5 Sept., 1908.
FAUST, new version of Goethe's tragedy by Graham and Tristan Rawson, The
Old Vic, 20 Feb., 1924.
FAUST AND LOOSE, burlesque by F. C. Burnand, Toole's, 4 Feb., 1886.
FAUST AND MARGUERITE, play by Dion Boucicault (from the French), Princess's,
Charles Kean, 19 Apr., 1854 ; Phelps, 10 Apr., 1871.
FAUST UP-TO-DATE, burlesque by George R. Sims and Henry Pettitt, Gaiety,
30 Oct., 1888.
FAVOURITE OF FORTUNE, THE, comedy by Westland Marston, Haymarket, 2 Apr.,
1866; Terry's, 15 Nov., 1887.
FAY O'FiRE, THE, romantic opera by Henry Herman, music by Edward Jones,
Opera Comique, 14 Nov., 1885.
FAZIO, tragedy by Dean Milman, Surrey, 22 Dec., 1816 ; Covent Garden, Charles
Kemble and Miss O'Neill, 5 Feb., 1818; Princess's, Charlotte Cushman, 13
Feb., 1845 ; Sadler's Wells, Laura Addison, 2 Dec., 1847 ; Drury Lane, 3
Mar., 1850; Sadler's Wells, Isabel Glyn, 14 Feb., 1851 ; Drury Lane, Miss
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Marriott, Dec., 1854 ; Adelphi, Miss Bateman, 8 May, 1865 ; Strand, Lewis
Waller and Claire Ivanowa, 1 July, 1890.
FEATHERBRAIN, comedy by James Albery (from the French), Criterion, 23 June,
1884.
FEDORA, play by Herman Merivale (from the French), Hay-market, Mr. and Mrs.
Bancroft, 5 May, 1883 ; Beerbohm Tree and Mrs. Patrick Campbell, 26 May,
1895 ; Globe, Basil Rathbone and Marie Lohr, 30 Oct., 1920.
FEMALE HUN, THE, drama by Walter Melville, Lyceum, 2 Oct., 1918 ; 24 Feb.,
1919.
FERNANDE, drama by H. Sutherland Edwards (from the French), St. James's,
15 Oct., 1870 ; Court, 20 Sept., 1879.
•FEUDAL TIMES, tragedy by Rev. James White, Sadler's Wells, 18 Feb., 1847.
FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD, THE, extravaganza by William Brough, Strand,
11 Apr., 1868.
FIESCO, play by J. R, Planche (from Schiller's tragedy), Drury Lane, 4 Feb., 1850.
FILLE DE MADAME ANGOT, LA, comic opera by H. J. Byron (from the French),
music by C. Lecocq, Philharmonic, 4 Oct., 1873 ; Drury Lane, 29 Mar., 1880 ;
Criterion, 22 July, 1893 ; Drury Lane, 2 July, 1919 (as " The Daughter of
Mdme. Angot ").
FILLE DU TAMBOUR MAJOR, LA, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French),
music by Jacques Offenbach, Alhambra, 19 Apr., 1880.
FIND THE WOMAN, play by Charles Klein, Garrick, 17 June, 1912.
FINE FEATHERS, drama by H. J. Byron, Globe, 26 Apr., 1873.
FIRES OF FATE, THE, modern morality play by A. Conan Doyle, Lyric, 15 June,
1909 ; Adelphi, 23 May, 1910.
FIRST NIGHT, THE, comic drama by Alfred Wigan (from the French), Princess's,
1 Oct., 1849.
FISH OUT OF WATER, A, farce by Joseph Lunn, Haymarket, 26 Aug., 1823.
FISHPINGLE, comedy by Horace Annesley Vachell, Haymarket, 12 Aug., 1916.
5064 GERRARD, revue by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox and Robert Hale, music arranged
by Willy Redstone, Alhambra, 19 Mar., 1915.
FLAG LIEUTENANT, THE, naval comedy by Major W. P. Drury and Leo Trevor,
Playhouse, 16 June, 1908; 1 Nov., 1909; Haymarket, 28 Nov., 1914.
FLAG STATION, THE, playlet by Eugene Walter, Aldwych, 29 Oct., 1908.
FLOATING BEACON, THE, drama by Edward Fitzball, Surrey, 19 Apr., 1824.
FLOOD TIDE, THE, melodramatic farce by Cecil Raleigh, Drury Lane, 17 Sept., 1903.
FLORODORA, musical comedy by Owen Hall, music by Leslie Stuart, Lyric, 11
Nov., 1899 ; 20 Feb., 1915.
FLOWER GIRL, THE, play by T. Townsend, Surrey, 19 Apr., 1858.
- FLOWERS OF THE FOREST, THE, drama by J. B. Buckstone, Adelphi, 1 1 Mar.,
1847 ; 8 Nov., 1852 ; Globe, 30 June, -1883.
FLUTE OF PAN, THE, play by John Oliver Hobbes, Shaftesbury, 12 Nov., 1904.
FLY ON THE WHEEL, THE, comedy by Max Beerbohrn and Murray Carson,
Coronet, 4 Dec., 1902.
FLYING COLOURS, revue, by Albert de Courville and Wai Pink, music by William
F. Peters, London Hippodrome, 16 Sept., 1916.
FLYING FROM JUSTICE, drama by Mark Melford, Sadler's Wells, 15 June, 1891.
FLYING SCUD, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Holborn, 6 Oct., 1866.
FOLLOW THE CROWD, musical piece by Arthur Wimperis and Hartley Garrick,
music by Irving Berlin, Empire, 19 Feb., 1916.
FOOL, THE, play by Channing Pollock, Apollo, 18 Sept., 1924,
FOOL AND His MONEY, A, comedy by H. J. Byron, Globe, 17 Jan., 1878.
FOOL'S PARADISE, A, play by Sydney Grundy, Gaiety, 12 Feb., 1889 ; Garrick,
2 Jan., 1892.
FOOL'S REVENGE, THE, drama by Tom Taylor, Sadler's Wells, Phelps, 18 Oct.,
1859 ; Queen's, Mr. and Mrs. Rousby, 20 Dec., 1869 ; Princess's, Edwin
Booth, 27 Dec., 1880 ; Opera Comique, Hermann Vezin, 3 July, 1886.
FOOL THERE WAS, A, play by Porter Emerson Browne, Queen's, 21 Mar., 1911.
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FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY, drama by Andrew Emm, Prince's,
22 May, 1915.
FOR EVER, drama by Paul Meritt and George Conquest, Surrey, 2 Oct., 1882.
FOR THE CROWN, play by John Davidson (from the French), Lyceum, 27 Feb.,
1896 ; Scala, 10 Oct., 1905.
FORESTERS, THE, poetic drama by Alfred Tennyson, Daly's, 3 Oct., 1893.
FORGET-ME-NOT, drama by Herman Merivale and F. C. Grove, Lyceum, 21 Aug.,
1879 ; Olympic, 6 Jan., 1883 ; Avenue, 21 May, 1892 ; Savoy, 15 Oct., 1904 ;
Little, 15 Sept, 1914.
FORMOSA, drama by Dion Boucicault, Drury Lane, 5 Aug., 1869 ; 26 May, 1891.
FORTY THIEVES, THE, musical romance by George Colman the younger (from
" The Arabian Nights "), music by Kelley, Drury Lane, 8 Apr., 1806.
FORTY THIEVES, THE, burlesque by Robert Reece, music by Meyer Lutz, Gaiety,
24 Dec., 1880.
FOSCARI, tragedy by Miss Mitford, Covent Garden, 4 Nov., 1826 ; 7 Apr., 1838.
FOUL PLAY, drama by Dion Boucicault and Charles Reade (on the novel),
Holborn, 28 May, 1868.
FOUNDATIONS, THE, comedy by John Galsworthy, Royalty, 26 June, 1917.
FOUNDLING OP THE FOREST, THE, play by William Dimond, 10 July, 1809.
FOUNTAIN, THE, comedy by George Calderon, Aldwych, 28 Mar., 1909.
FOURTEEN DAYS, comedy by H. J. Byron (from the French), 4 Mar., 1882.
FRA DIAVOLO, burlesque by H. J. Byron, Strand, 5 Apr., 1858.
FRANKENSTEIN, melodramatic burlesque by " Richard Henry " (Richard Butler
and H. Chance Newton), music by Meyer Lutz, Gaiety, 24 Dec., 1887.
FRATRICIDE PUNISHED ; OR HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK, Elizabethan drama,
produced for the first time in London, New Oxford, 11 Oct., 1924.
FREAKS, THE, " an idyll of Suburbia/' by Sir Arthur Pinero, New, 14 Feb., 1918.
FREEDOM, drama by George Fawcett Rowe and Augustus Harris, Drury Lane,
4 Aug., 1883.
FREEDOM OF SUZANNE, THE, comedy by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox, Criterion,
15 Nov., 1904.
FRENCH AS HE is SPOKE, comedietta by Gaston Mayer (from the French),
Playhouse, 15 Aug., 1907.
FRENCH LEAVE, light comedy by Reginald Berkeley, Globe, 15 July, 1920.
FRENCH MAID, THE, musical comedy by Basil Hood, music by Walter Slaughter,
Metropole, 6 May, 1896; Terry's, 24 Apr., 1897.
FRENCH SPY, THE, drama by J. T. Haines, Adelphi, 4 Dec., 1837.
FRIENDS OR FOES, comedy by Horace Wigan (from the French), St. James's,
8 Mar., 1862.
FRINGE OF SOCIETY, THE, play by Charles Wyndham and John 'Moore (from
the French), Criterion, 30 Apr., 1892.
FROCKS AND FRILLS, comedy by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Haymarket,
2 Jan., 1902. o T , .A
FROU-FROU, drama by Benjamin Webster (from the French), St. James s, 14
FROU-FROU, play by J. Comyns Carr (from the French), Princess's, 4 June, 1881 ;
Comedy, 17 Mar., 1894.
FUGITIVE, THE, play by John Galsworthy, Court, 16 Sept., 1913 ; Prince of
Wales's, 26 Sept, 1913. , ^ A
FUN OF THE FAYRE, THE, revue by John Hastings Turner, music by Augustus
Barratt, London Pavilion, 17 Oct., 1921. .
FUN ON THE BRISTOL, musical farce by George Fawcett Rowe, Olympic, 7 Aug.,
1882.
G
GAIETY GIRL, A, musical comedy by Owen Hall, music by Sidney Jones, Prince
of Wales's, 14 Oct., 1893 ; Daly's, 5 June, 1899.
GAMBLERS ALL, play by May Martindale, 'Wyndham s, 8 June, 1915.
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GAME OF ROMPS, A, farce by J. Maddison Morton, 12 Mar., 1855.
GAME OF SPECULATION, THE, comedy by Slingsby Lawrence (George H. Lewes),
(from the French), Lyceum, 2 Oct., 1851 ; Gaiety, 23 Nov., 1872; Opera
Comique, 7 May, 1877.
GAMESTER, THE, tragedy by Edward Moore, Drury Lane, David Garrick, 7 Feb.,
1753 ; Kemble and Mrs. Siddons, 22 Nov., 1783 ; Covent Garden, Charles
Young and Miss O'Neill, 14 Dec., 1814 ; Charles Kemble and Helen Faucit,
20 June, 1836 ; Drury Lane, Macready, 12 Jan., 1842 ; Haymarket, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kean, 11 Apr., 1842 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Mrs. Warner,
21 July, 1845 ; Drury Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, Feb., 1861 ; Holborn,
Barry Sullivan and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 16 Oct., 1869.
GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE, comedy by John Still, subsequently Bishop of Bath
and Wells, circa 1575.
GANYMEDE AND GALATEA, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Franz von
Suppe, Gaiety, 20 Jan., 1872.
GARDEN OF ALLAH, THE, play by Robert Hichens and Mary Anderson (from the
former's book), Drury Lane, 24 June, 1920.
GARRICK, comedy by William Muskerry, Strand, 9 Aug., 1886.
GAY GORDONS, THE, musical play by Seymour Hicks, music by Guy Jones,
Aldwych, 11 Sept., 1907.
GAY LORD QUEX, THE, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Globe, 8 Apr., 1899 ; Duke of
York's, 6 May, 1902 ; Garrick, 30 Apr., 1908 ; His Majesty's, 3 Apr., 1923.
GAY PARISIENNE, THE, musical comedy by George Dance, music by Ivan Caryll,
Duke of York's, 4 Apr., 1896.
GEISHA, THE, Japanese musical play by Owen Hall, music by Sidney Jones,
Daly's, 25 Apr., 1896; 18 June, 1906.
GENERAL JOHN REGAN, comedy by George A. Birmingham (Rev. James O.
Hannay), Apollo, 9 Jan., 1913.
GENERAL POST, comedy by J. E. Harold Terry, Haymarket, 14 Mar., 1917.
GENEVIEVE DE BRABANT, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music
by Jacques Offenbach, Philharmonic, 11 Nov., 1871.
GENTLEMAN JOE, musical farce by Basil Hood, music by Walter Slaughter,
Prince of Wales's, 2 Mar., 1895.
GEORGE BARNWELL, tragedy by George Lillo, Drury Lane, 22 June, 1731 ; Drury
Lane, 26 Dec., 1854 ; Gaiety, 21 Apr., 1880. (See " The London Merchant.")
GET-RICH-QUICK WALLINGFORD, comedy by George M. Cohan, Queen's, 14
Jan., 1913.
GETTING MARRIED, play by Bernard Shaw, Haymarket, 12 May, 1908 ; Everyman
9 July, 1924.
GHOSTS, drama by Henrik Ibsen, translated by William Archer, Royalty, 13
Mar., 1891 ; Court, 26 Apr., 1914; Haymarket (first licensed performance),
14 July, 1914 ; Kingsway, 28 Apr., 1917 ; St. James, 6 Nov., 1917.
GIDDY GOAT, THE, farce by Augustus Moore (from the French), Terry's, 22 Aug.,
1901.
GIPSY EARL, THE, drama by George R. Sims, Adelphi, 31 Aug., 1898.
GIPSY LOVE, musical play by Basil Hood (from the Viennese), music by Franz
Lehar, Daly's, 1 June, 1912.
GIPSY PRINCESS, THE, musical operette by Arthur Miller, music by E. Kalman,
Prince of Wales's, 26 May, 1921.
GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER, THE, musical comedy by Leedham Bantock and
Arthur Anderson, music by Howard Talbot, Wyndham's, 21 Apr.,
1906. F
GIRL FROM GIRO'S, THE, farce by Jose G. Levy (from the French), Garrick, 4 Sept.,
1916.
GIRL FROM KAY'S, THE, musical play by Owen Hall, music by Cecil Cook, Apollo,
15 Nov., 1902. r
GIRL FROM MAXIM'S, THE, farce (from the French), Criterion, 30 Mar.,
1902.
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GIRL FROM UP THERE, THE, musical play by Hugh Morton, music by Gustave
Kerker, Duke of York's, 23 Apr., 1901.
GIRL FROM UTAH, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner and Paul A. Rubens,
music by Paul A. Rubens and Sydney Jones, Adelphi, 18 Oct., 1913.
GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME, THE, drama by David Belasco and Franklyn Fyles,
Adelphi, 13 Apr., 1895.
GIRL IN THE TAXI, THE, musical play by Frederick Fenn and Arthur Wimperis
(from the French), music by Jean Gilbert, Lyric, 5 Sept, 1912; 1 Nov.,
1913; Garrick, 23 Jan., 1915.
GIRL IN THE TRAIN, THE, musical play by Victor Leon, music by Leo Fall,
Vaudeville, 4 June, 1910.
GIRL ON THE FILM, THE, musical farce by J. T. Tanner (from the German),
Gaiety, 5 Apr., 1913,
GIRL WHO TOOK THE WRONG TURNING, THE, melodrama by Walter Melville,
Standard, 1 Oct., 1906; Aldwych, 26 Dec., 1910.
GIRLS, THE, comedy by H. J. Byron, Vaudeville, 19 Apr,, 1879.
GIRLS OF GOTTENBURG, THE, musical play by George Grossmith, Jun., and
L. E. Berman, music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 15 May,
1907 ; Adelphi, 10 Aug., 1908.
GIROFL&-GIROFLA, opera-bouffe by Clement O'Neil and Campbell Clarke (from
the French), music by Charles Lecocq, Philharmonic, 3 Oct., 1874.
GISSIPUS, drama by Gerald Griffin, Drury Lane, 23 Feb., 1842.
GLAD EYE, THE, farcical comedy by Jose G. Levy (from the French), Globe,
4 Nov., 1911 ; Strand, 21 Oct., 1914.
GLADIATOR, THE, tragedy by Robert M. Bird, Drury Lane, Edwin Forrest,
17 Oct., 1836.
GLASS OF FASHION, THE, comedy by Sydney Grundy and George R. Sims,
Globe, 8 Sept., 1883.
GLENCOE, tragedy by T. N. Talfourd, Haymarket, 23 May, 1840.
GLITTERING GLORIA, farce by Hugh Morton (C. M. S. McLellan), Wyndham's,
21 July, 1903.
GLORIANA, comedy by James Mortimer (from the French), Globe, 10 Nov., 1891.
(See " My Artful Valet.")
GO~BANG, musical comedy by Adrian Ross, music by F. Osmond Carr, Trafalgar
Square, 10 Mar., 1894.
GODPAPA, farcical comedy by F. C. Philips and Charles Brookfield, Comedy,
22 Oct., 1891.
GODS OF THE MOUNTAIN, THE, play by Lord Dxmsany, Haymarket, 1 June, 191 1.
GOING IT, farcical comedy by J. Maddison Morton and W. A, Vicars, Toole's,
7 Dec., 1885.
GOING-UP, musical comedy by James Montgommery and Otto Harbach, music
by Louis Hirsch (from the play " The Aviator "), Gaiety, 22 May, 1918.
GOLD, drama by Charles Reade, Drury Lane, 10 Jan., 1853.
GOLDEN BAND, THE, drama by Henry Herman and the Rev. Freeman Wills,
Olympic, 14 June, 1887.
GOLDEN BRANCH, THE, extravaganza by J. R. Planch6 (from the French),
Lyceum, 27 Dec,, 1848.
GOLDEN DUSTMAN, THE, play by H. B. Farnie (from the novel " Our Mutual
Friend"), Sadler's Weils, 16 June, 1866.
GOLDEN LADDER, THE, drama by George R. Sims and Wilson Barrett, Globe,
22 Dec., 1887.
GOLDEN LAND OF FAIRY TALES, THE, fairy play by A. H. Quaritch and Maurice
Raye (from the German), music by Heinrich Berte, Aldwych, 14 Dec., 1911 ;
21 Dec. 1912.
GOLDEN MOTH, THE, musical play by Fred Thompson and P. G. Wodehouse,
music by Ivor Novello, Adelphi, 5 Oct., 1921.
GOLDEN RING, THE, fairy opera by George R. Sims, music by Frederick Clay,
Alhambra, 3 Dec., 1883.
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GONDOLIERS, THE, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan
Savoy, 7 Dec., 1889 ; 22 Mar., 1898 ; 18 July, 1898 ; 22 Jan., 1907 ; 18 Jan '
1909; Prince's, 29 Sept., 1919; Prince's, 3 Oct., 1921 ; Prince's, 10 Mar'
1924.
GOOD FOR NOTHING, comic drama by J. B. Buckstone (from the French)
Haymarket, 4 Feb., 1851.
GOOD HOPE, THE, play by H. Heijermans, translated by Christopher St. John,
Imperial (Stage Society), 26 Apr., 1903.
GOOD LUCK, sporting drama by Seymour Hicks and Ian Hay, Drury Lane
27 Sept., 1923.
GOOD-NATURED MAN, THE, comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, Covent Garden, 29
Jan., 1768 ; 20 Apr., 1789 ; 16 Mar., 1826 ; Gaiety, 2 Feb., 1881 ; Vaudeville
16 Nov., 1886.
GOOD OLD TIMES, THE, drama by Hall Caine and Wilson Barrett, Princess's
12 Feb., 1889.
GRACE, play by W. Somerset Maugham, Duke of York's, 15 Oct., 1910 ; 6 Feb.,
1911.
GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, THE, play by H. M. Harwood, Ambassadors', 20 Apr.
1920 ; 18 Nov., 1924.
GRAND DUCHESS OF GEROLSTEIN, THE, comic opera by Charles Lamb Kenney
(from the French), music by Jacques Offenbach, Covent Garden, 18 Nov.,
1867 ; new version by Charles Brookfield and Adrian Ross, Savoy, 4 Dec., 1897.
GRAND DUKE, THE, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, Savoy
7 Mar., 1896.
GRAND MOGUL, THE, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music
by Edmond Audran, Comedy, 17 Nov., 1884.
GRAND SEIGNEUR, THE, play by Edward Ferris and B. P. Matthews, Savoy,
4 Oct., 1913.
GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD, drama by Mark Lemon (from the French),
Haymarket, 27 Sept., 1842 ; Aquarium, 4 Nov., 1878.
GRANDSIRE, THE, play by Arthur Woodhouse (from the French), Terry's, 15
May, 1889.
GRASSHOPPER, THE, drama by John Hollingshead (from " La Cigale"), Gaiety,
9 Dec., 1877.
GREAT ADVENTURE, THE, comedy by Arnold Bennett, Kingsway, 25 Mar., 1913 ;
Haymarket, 5 June, 1924.
GREAT BROXOPP, THE, comedy by A. A. Milne, St. Martin's, 6 Mar, 1923.
GREAT CATHERINE, a " thumbnail sketch " of Russian Court life in the
eighteenth century, by G. Bernard Shaw, Vaudeville, 18 Nov., 1913.
GREAT CITY, THE, drama by Andrew Hallklay, Drury Lane, 22 Apr., 1867.
GREAT CONSPIRACY, THE, drama by Madeleine Lucettc Ryley (from the French),
Duke of York's, 4 Mar., 1907.
GREAT DAY, THE, drama by Louis N. Parker and George R. Sims, Drury Lane,
12 Sept., 1919.
GREAT DIVIDE, THE, play by W. Vaughan Moody, Adelphi, 15 Sept., 1909.
GREAT DIVORCE CASE, THE, comedy by John Doe and Richard Roe (Clement
Scott and Arthur Matthison), Criterion, 15 Apr., 1876 ; 7 Jan., 1882,
GREAT EXPECTATIONS, drama by W. S. Gilbert (from the novel), Court, 29
May, 1871.
GREAT LOVER, THE, play by Leo Ditrichstein, Frederick and Fanny Hatton,
Shaftesbury, 2 Oct., 1920.
GREAT METROPOLIS, THE, melodrama by G. H. Jessop and Ben Teal, re- written
by William Terriss and Henry Neville, Princess's, 11 Feb., 1892.
GREAT MILLIONAIRE, THE, drama by Cecil Raleigh, Drury Lane, 19 Sept., 1901.
GREAT PINK PEARL, THE, play by Cecil Raleigh and R. C. Carton, Olympic,
7 May, 1885. J *
GREAT RUBY, THE, drama by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, Drurv Lane,
15 Sept., 1898.
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GREAT UNKNOWN, THE, comedy by Augustin Daly (from the German), Lyceum,
5 Aug., 1890.
GREATEST OF THESE , THE, play by Sydney Grundy, Garrick, 10 June, 1896.
GREEK SLAVE, A, musical comedy by Owen Hall, music "by Sidney Jones, Daly's,
8 June, 1898.
GREEN BUSHES, THE, drama by J. B. Buckstone, Madame Celeste, 27 Jan.,
1845 ; 29 Nov., 1880 ; 19 Apr., 1890.
GREEN CORD, THE, play by Marion Bower and Anthony Ellis, Royalty, 2 June,
1923.
GREEN GODDESS, THE, play by William Archer, St. James's, 6 Sept., 1923.
GREEN LANES OF ENGLAND, THE, drama by George Conquest and Henry Pettitt,
Grecian, 5 Aug., 1878.
GREEN MAN, THE, comedy by Richard Jones (from the French), Haymarket,
15 Aug., 1818.
GRETCHEN, drama by W. S. Gilbert (from " Faust "), Olympic, 24 Mar., 1879.
GREY MARE, THE, farcical comedy by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh (from
the German), Comedy, 23 Jan., 1892.
GRIERSON'S WAY, play by H. V. Esmond, Haymarket, 7 Feb., 1899 ;
Ambassadors', 10 Mar., 1920.
GRIP OF IRON, THE, drama by Arthur Shirley, Surrey, 17 Oct., 1887.
GRUMPY, play by Horace Hodges and T. W. Percival, New, 13 May, 1914 ;
Criterion, 26 Mar,, 1921.
GUARDIAN, THE, comedy by David Garrick (from the French), Drury Lane,
3 Feb., 1759.
GUARDSMAN, THE, farcical comedy by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh, Court,
20 Oct., 1892.
GUDGEONS, comedy by Thornton Clark (Murray Carson) and Louis N. Parker,
Terry's, 10 Nov., 1903; revived as " Wonderful James," Garrick, 26 Mar.,
1917.
GUV'NOR, THE, farcical comedy by S. G. Lankester (Robert Reece), Vaudeville,
23 June, 1880 ; Opera Comique, 18 Apr., 1885; Vaudeville, 28 Jan., 1893.
GUY MANNERING, musical play by Daniel Terry (from the novel), music by
Sir H. R. Bishop, Covent Garden, 12 March, 1816; Princess's, Charlotte
Cushman, 10 June, 1845 ; Haymarket, Charlotte Cushman, 6 Feb., 1854 ;
Olympic, Genevieve Ward, 17 Feb., 1883.
H
H.M.S. IRRESPONSIBLE, musical play by J, F. Cornish, music by G. W. Byng,
Broadway, 26 Nov., 1900; Strand, 27 May, 1901.
H.M S. PINAFORE, comic opera by W, S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan,
Op<§ra Comique, 25 May, 1878; 12 Nov., 1887; Savoy, 6 June, 1899;
14 July, 1908 ; Prince's, 20 Jan., 1920 ; 2 Jan., 1922 ; 28 Apr., 1924.
HADDON HALL, light opera by Sydney Grundy, music by Arthur Sullivan, Savoy,
24 Sept., 1892.
HALF-PAST EIGHT, revue by Paul Rubens and C, H. Bovill, music by Paul Rubens,
Comedy, 19 Aug., 1916.
HALF-WAY HOUSE, THE, comedy by George R. Sims, Vaudeville, 1 Oct., 1881.
HAMLET, Shakespeare's tragedy, Globe, Bankside, Richard Burbage, 1602 ;
Blacklriars, Joseph Taylor ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Thomas Betterton, Dec.,
1661; Drury Lane, Robert Wilks, 15 Jan., 1708; Lincoln's Inn Fields,
Lacy Ryan, 13 Oct., 1722 ; Drury Lane, William MiKvard, 23 Jan., 1738;
Drury Lane, David Garrick, 16 Nov., 1742 ; Drury Lane, Spranger Barry,
24 Mar., 1747 ; Covent Garden, Thomas Sheridan, 24 Oct., 1754 ; Drury
Lane, Charles Holland, 4 Apr., 1763 ; Covent Garden, William Powell, 25
Apr., 1768; Haymarket, John Henderson, 27 June, 1777 ; Drury Lane,
Tohn Bannister, 21 Apr., 1780 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble, 30 Sept., 1783 ;
Drury Lane, Mrs. Siddons as Ophelia, 15 May, 1786; Haymarket, Browne,
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18 May, 1787 ; Covent Garden, J. G. Holman, 16 Nov., 1789 ; Drury Lane,
Wroughton, 29 Apr., 1796 ; Covent Garden, George Frederick Cooke, 27 Sept.,
1802 ; Drury Lane, Master W. H. Betty (Young Roscius), 14 Mar., 1805;
Haymarket, Charles Young, 22 June, 1807 ; Drury Lane, R. W. Elliston,
10 Oct., 1812 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 12 Mar., 1814 ; Drury Lane
J. W. Wallack, 20 Nov., 1820 ; Covent Garden, W. C. Macready, 8 June,
1821 ; Haymarket, Hamblin, 23 Oct., 1824 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kean,
25 Feb., 1833 ; Haymarket, John Vandenhoff, 26 June, 1834 ; Covent
Garden, Charles Kemble, 19 Oct., 1835 ; Haymarket, Samuel Phelps, 8 Sept.,
1837; Olympic, G. V. Brooke, 2 Mar., 1848; Surrey, William Creswick,
15 Oct., 1849; Drury Lane, J. R. Anderson, 29 Apr., 1850; Haymarket,
Barry Sullivan, 7 Feb., 1852 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon, 20 Mar., 1857 ; Surrey,
Hermann Vezin, 18 June, 1859; Princess's, Charles Fechter, 20 Mar.,
1861 ; Sadler's Wells, Miss Marriott, 22 Feb., 1864 ; Haymarket,
Walter Montgommery, 29 July, 1865 ; Olympic, Henry Neville, 24
June, 1868; Drury Lane, T. C. King, 18 Mar., 1869; Princess's, Daniel
Bandmann, 10 Feb., 1873; Lyceum, Henry Irving, 31 Oct., 1874; Drury
Lane, Tomasso Salvini, 31 May, 1875 ; Drury Lane, Ernesto Rossi, 19 Apr.,
1876 ; Princess's, Edwin Booth, 6 Nov., 1880 ; Princess's, Wilson Barrett,
16 Oct., 1884 ; Globe, F. R. Benson, 6 Mar., 1890 ; Haymarket, Beerbohm
Tree, 21 Jan., 1892 ; Drury Lane, Jean Mounet-Sully, 3 July, 1893 ; Lyceum,
Forbes-Robertson, 11 Sept., 1897 ; Adelphi, Sarah Bernhardt, 12 June, 1899 ;
Lyceum, F. R. Benson, complete play, 1 Mar., 1900 ; Adelphi, H. B. Irving,
4 Apr., 1905 ; Lyric, Martin Harvey, 22 May, 1905 ; Waldorf, E. H. Sothern,
1 May, 1907 ; Lyceum, Matheson Lang, 13 Mar., 1909 ; King's Hall, Covent
Garden, Louis Calvert (Pioneer Players), 9 Mar., 1913; Drury Lane, J.
Forbes-Robertson, 22 Mar., 1913; His Majesty's, Martin Harvey, 8 May,
1916 ; Savoy, H. B. Irving, 26 Apr., 1917 ; Covent Garden, Martin Harvey,
26 Dec., 1919 ; St. Martin's, Sir Frank Benson, 2 Feb., 1920 ; New Oxford
(by " Old Vic " Co.), 23 June, 1924.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA, drama by Henry Pettitt, Princess's, 10 Nov., 1888.
HANNELE, play by Gerhart Hauptmann, Royalty, 29 Feb., 1904 ; His Majesty's,
8 Dec., 1908 ; Old Vic, 8 Dec., 1924.
HANNETONS, LES, comedy by Eugene Brieux, translated by H. M. Clark, Imperial,
24 Mar., 1907.
HANS THE BOATMAN, musical comedy by Clay M. Greene, Grand, 4 July, 1887,
HANSEL AND GRETEL, fairy opera by A. Wette (from Grimm's " Fairy Tales "),
music by Humperdinck, Daly's, 26 Dec., 1894 ; His Majesty's (second act only),
Feb., 1908.
HAPPY DAY, THE, musical play by Seymour Hicks, music by Sidney Jones and
Paul A. Rubens, Daly's, 13 May, 1916.
HAPPY FAMILY, THE, children's play by Cecil Aldin and Adrian Ross, music by
Cuthbert Clarke, Prince of Wales's, 18 Dec., 1916 ; Strand, 24 Dec,, 1917.
HAPPY LAND, THE, burlesque by F. Tomline (W. S. Gilbert) and Gilbert a Beckett,
Court, 3 Mar., 1873.
HAPPY LIFE, THE, comedy by Louis N. Parker, Duke of York's, 6 Dec., 1897.
HAPPY PAIR, A, comedietta by S. Therye Smith, St. James's, 2 Mar., 1868.
HARBOUR LIGHTS, THE, drama by George R. Sims and Henry Pettitt, Adelphi,
23 Dec., 1885 ; 20 Apr., 1889.
HARD HIT, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Haymarket, 17 Jan., 1887.
HARLEQUIN KING, THE, masquerade by Rudolph Lothar, adapted by Louis N.
Parker and Selwyn Brinton, Imperial, 3 Jan., 1906.
HASSAN, play by James Elroy Flecker, arranged for stage production by Basil
Dean, His Majesty's, 20 Sept., 1923.
HAVANA, musical play by George Grossmith, Jun., and Graham Hill, music by
Leslie Stuart, Gaiety, 25 Apr., 1908.
HAVOC, play by Harry Wall, Regent (The Repertory Players), 4 Nov., 1923 ;
Haymarket, 16 Jan., 1924.
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HE'S A LUNATIC, farce by Felix Dale (Herman Merivale), from the French,
Queen's, 24 Oct., 1867.
HE'S MUCH TO BLAME, comedy by Thomas Holcroft, Covent Garden, 13 Feb., 1798.
HEADLESS MAN, THE, comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), Criterion,
27 July, 1889.
HEADMASTER, THE, comedy by Wilfred T. Coleby and Edward Knoblauch,
Playhouse, 22 Jan., 1913.
HEAD OVER HEELS, musical comedy by Seymour Hicks, music by Harold
Fraser-Simson, Adelpni, 8 Sept., 1923.
HEADS OR TAILS, comedietta by J. Palgrave Simpson, Olympic, 29 June, 1854.
HEARD AT THE TELEPHONE, play (from the French), Wyndham's, 1 Mar., 1902.
HEART OF HEARTS, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Vaudeville, 3 Nov., 1887.
HEART OF MARYLAND, THE, play by David Belasco, Adelphi, 8 Apr., 1898.
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN, THE, operatic drama by Daniel Terry (from the novel),
music by H. R. Bishop, Covent Garden, 17 Apr., 1819.
HEART'S DELIGHT, drama by Andrew Halliday (from " Dornbey and Son "),
Globe, 17 Dec., 1873.
HEARTS ARK TRUMPS, drama by Cecil Raleigh, Drury Lane, 16 Sept., 1899.
HEARTBREAK HOUSE, a fantasia in the Russian manner, on English themes,
by Bernard Shaw, Court, 18 Oct., 1921.
HEARTSEASE, drama by James Mortimer (from the French), Princess's, 5 June,
1875; Court, 1 May, 1880.
HEDDA G ABLER, play by Henrik Ibsen, Vaudeville, Elizabeth Robins, 20 Apr.,
1891; Court, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, 5 Mar., 1907; Kingsway, Lydia
Yavorska, 27 May, 1911 ; Everyman, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, 22 May, 1922.
HEIR-AT-LAW, THE, comedy by George Colman the younger, Haymarket, John
Fawcett, 15 July, 1797 ; Drury Lane, John Bannister, 2 May, 1808 ; Drury
Lane, J. P. Harley, 23 Sept., 1815 ; Sadler's Wells, Scharf, 27 Oct., 1847 ;
Princess's, J. P. Harley, 8 Nov., 1855 ; Haymarket, Henry Compton, 1 Oct.,
1866; Strand, John S. Clarke, 5 Feb., 1870; Strand, John S. Clarke, 29
July, 1871 ; Crystal Palace, Charles Collette, 21 Mar., 1876; Waldorf, Cyril
Maude, 20 Mar., 1906.
HELD BY THE ENEMY, drama by William Gillette, Princess's, 2 Apr., 1887.
HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND, play by Richard Pryce (from Arnold Bennett's
novel), Vaudeville, 9 May, 1914.
HELENA IN TROAS, drama by John Todliunter (from the Greek), Hengler's Circus,
17 May, 1886.
HENRIETTA, THE, comedy by Bronson Howard, Avenue, 28 Mar., 1891.
HENRY IV (Part I), Shakespeare's play, 1598; Theatre Royal, 2 Nov., 1667;
Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1700 ; Haymarket, 26 Oct., 1706 ; Drury Lane, 3 Mar.,
1716; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 20 Oct., 1716; Drury Lane, 12 Jan,, 1738;
Covent Garden, 6 Dec., 1746 ; Haymarket, 24 July, 1777 ; Covent Garden,
22 Nov., 1786; Haymarket, 6 Aug., 1792 ; Covent Garden, 3 May, 1824 ;
Drury Lane, 11 May, 1826 ; Drury Lane, 1 Dec., 1832 ; Haymarket, 13 May,
1833 ; Sadler's Wells, 25 July, 1846 ; Drury Lane, 31 Dec., 1850 ; Princess's,
22 Nov., 1852 ; Drury Lane, 28 Mar., 1864 ; Olympic, 3 May, 1879; Lyceum,
29 Mar., 1890 ; Haymarket, 8 May, 1896 ; His Majesty's, 24 Apr., 1906 ;
Lyric, 11 May, 1909; His Majesty's, 14 Nov., 1914.
HENRY IV (Part II), Shakespeare's play, 1600 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1700 ;
Drury Lane, 17 Dec., 1720 ; Drury Lane, 19 May, 1731 ; Goodman's Fields,
2 Oct., 1732 ; Drury Lane, 24 Sept., 1734 ; Covent Garden, 2 Mar., 1749 ;
Drury Lane, 18 Jan., 1764 ; Covent Garden, 30 Oct., 1784 ; Covent Garden,
17 Jan., 1804 ; Covent Garden, 17 Sept., 1806 ; Covent Garden, 25 June, 1821 ;
Drury Lane, 14 May, 1834 ; Sadler's Wells, 17 Mar., 1853 ; Drury Lane,
1 Oct., 1864 ; Coronet, 25 Feb., 1908 ; Court, 17 Feb., 1921.
HENRY V, Shakespeare's play, 1600 ; Goodman's Fields, 26 Nov., 1735 ; Covent
Garden, Dennis Delane, 23 Feb., 1738 ; Covent Garden, Hale, 18 Nov., 1745 ;
Drury Lane, Spranger Barry, 16 Dec., 1747 ; Covent Garden, Smith, 13 Nov.,
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1761 ; Covent Garden, Wroughton, 11 May, 1778 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble,
1 Oct., 1789 ; Haymarket, R. W. Elliston, 5 Sept., 1803 ; Covent Garden,
W. C. Macready, 4 Oct., 1819 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 8 Mar., 1830 ;
Covent Garden, 10 June, 1839 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps, 25 Oct., 1852 ;
Princess's, Charles Kean, 28 Mar., 1859 ; Queen's, John Coleman, 16 Sept.,
1876 ; Drury Lane, George Rignold, 1 Nov., 1879; Lyceum, F. R. Benson,
15 Feb., 1900 ; Lyceum, Lewis Waller, 22 Dec., 1900 ; Imperial, Lewis
Waller, 21 Jan., 1905 ; Lyric, Lewis Waller, 25 Nov., 1908; His Majesty's,
Lewis Waller, 21 Apr., 1910; Shaftesbury, F. R. Benson, 26 Dec., 1914;
His Majesty's, Martin Harvey, 29 May, 1916 ; Queen's, performance by
women only, 30 June, 1916 ; Strand, Murray Carrington, 4 Oct., 1920 ;
Strand, all women; 26 Apr., 1921.
HENRY VI (Part I), Shakespeare's play, 1592 ; Dorset Garden, 1681 ; Covent
Garden, 13 Mar., 1738; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 22 Dec., 1817.
HENRY VI (Part II), Shakespeare's play, circa 1594 ; Dorset Garden, 1681 ; Surrey,
James R. Anderson as the Duke of York and Jack Cade, James Fernandez
as the Duke of Suffolk and Iden, Thomas Thorne as Peter, Charles Western as
Henry the Sixth, Georgiana Pauncefort as Queen Margaret, 23 Apr., 1864.
HENRY VI (Parts I, II, and III), Shakespeare's plays (played consecutively for
the first and only time), Stratford-on-Avon Memorial Theatre, F. R.
Benson's Company, 2, 3, and 4 May, 1906.
HENRY VI (Part I and first-half Part II), Old Vic, 29 Jan., 1923.
HENRY VI (Second-half Part II and Part III), Old Vic, 12 Feb., 1923.
HENRY VIII, Shakespeare's play, 1613 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Harris as Wolsey,
Betterton as the King, Mrs. Betterton as Queen, Dec., 1663 ; Haymarket,
Verbruggen, Betterton, Mrs. Barry as Queen, 15 Feb., 1707 ; Lincoln's Inn
Fields, 30 Oct., 1725 ; Drury Lane, Barton Booth as the King, Theophilus
Gibber as Wolsey, Mrs. Porter as the Queen, 26 Oct., 1727 ; Covent Garden,
Quin as the King, Ryan as Wolsey, Mrs. Pritchard as Queen, 24 Jan., 1744 ;
Covent Garden, Clarke as the King, Bensley as Wolsey, Mrs. Hartley as Queen,
6 Nov., 1772 ; Haymarket, Francis Gentleman as the King, West t)igges as
Wolsey, Mrs. Massey as Queen, 29 Aug., 1777 ; Covent Garden, Clarke as
the King, John Henderson as Wolsey, Miss Younge as Queen, 30 Oct., 1780 ;
Covent Garden, Aikin as the King, Pope as Wolsey, Mrs. Pope as Queen.
26 Mar., 1787; Drury Lane, Palmer as the King, Bensley as Wolsey, Mrs.
Siddons as Queen, 25 Nov., 1788; Covent Garden, Pope as the King, J. P.
Kemble as Wolsey, Mrs. Siddons as Queen, 23 Apr., 1806 ; Drury Lane,
Cooper as the King, Edmund Kean as Wolsey, Mrs. W, West as Queen, 20
May, 1822 ; Covent Garden, Egerton as the King, W. C. Macready as Wolsey,
Mrs. Ogilvie as Queen, 15 Jan., 1823 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble as the
King, Charles Young as Wolsey, Fanny Kemble as Queen, 24 Oct., 1831 ;
Covent Garden, VandenhofE as the King, Macready as Wolsey, Helen Faucit
as Queen, 8 May, 1837; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps as Wolsey, Mrs.
Warner as Queen, 10 Apr., 1845 ; Princess's, Macready as Wolsey, Cooper as
the King, Susan Cushman as Anne Bullen, John Ryder as Buckingham,
Charlotte Cushman as Queen, 13 Oct., 1847 ; Princess's, Macready as Wolsey,
Cooper as the King, Mrs. Butler (Fanny Kemble) as Queen, 23 Feb., 1848 ;
Haymarket, Charlotte Cushman as the Queen, 31 Mar., 1854 ; Princess's,
Charles Kean as Wolsey, Mrs. Charles Kean as Queen, 16 May, 1855 ; Aqua*
rium, Phelps as Wolsey, Louise Moodie as Queen, 19 Feb., 1878 ; Lyceum,
Henry Irving as Wolsey, Terriss as the King, Ellen Terry as Quecti, 5 Jan.,
1892 ; His Majesty's, Arthur Bourchier as the King, Becrbohni Tree as
Wolsey, Violet Vanbrugh as Queen, 1 Sept., 1910 ; 12 June, 1911 ; 27 May,
1912 ; " All-star " cast, in aid of King George's Actor's Pension Fund,
5July, 1915.
HENRY D UNBAR, drama by Tom Taylor, Olympic, 9 Dec., 1865.
HENRY OF NAVARRE, romantic play by William Devereux, New, 7 Jan., 1909;
3 Jan., 1910 ; Strand, 22 May, 1915.
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HER ADVOCATE, play by Walter Frith, Duke of York's, 26 Sept., 1895.
HER FATHER, play by Michael Morton (from the French), Haymarket, 28 Jan.,
1908.
HER HUSBAND'S WIFE, light comedy by A. E. Thomas, New, 5 Sept., 1916;
Globe, 8 Mar., 1921.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, extravaganza by Basil Hood, music by Walter Slaughter,
Vaudeville, 3 Sept., 1898.
HER SECOND TIME ON EARTH, drama by Walter Melville, Standard, 9 Oct., 1902 ;
Adelphi, 16 May, 1903.
HERO AND LEANDER, play by Kyrle Bellew, Shaftesbury, 2 June, 1892.
HERO OF ROMANCE, A, drama by Westland Marston, Haymarket, 14 Mar., 1868.
HEROD, play by Stephen Phillips, Her Majesty's, 31 Oct., 1900.
HESTER'S MYSTERY, play by A. W. Finer o, Folly, 5 June, 1880.
HIDDEN HAND, THE, drama by Tom Taylor (from the French), Olympic, 2 Nov.,
1864.
HIDDEN HAND, THE, play by Laurence Cowen, Strand, 4 July, 1918.
HIGH JINKS, musical comedy by Frederick Lonsdale (adopted from the French
by Otto Hauerbach), music by Rudolph Friml, Adelphi, 24 Aug., 1916.
HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS, farce by Rev. James Townley, Drury Lane, 31 Oct.,
1759 ; Drury Lane, 12 Apr., 1785 ; Covent Garden, 27 Apr., 1787 ; Haymarket,
5 Aug., 1797 ; Drury Lane, 13 Dec., 1827 ; Gaiety, 19 May, 1880 ; 28 July,
1884 ; Savoy, 22 May, 1888; Terry's, 14 Jan., 1895.
HINDLE WAKES, play by Stanley Houghton, Aldwych (Stage Society), 16 June,
1912 ; Playhouse, 16 July, 1912 ; Court, 22 Sept., 1913 ; Duke of York's,
6 Sept., 1915 ; Court, 23 Dec., 1916.
HINKO, play by W. G. Wills, Queen's, 9 Sept., 1871.
HIPPOLITUS, tragedy by Euripides, translation by Gilbert Murray, Lyric, 26 May,
1904 ; Court, 18 Oct., 1904 ; 26 Mar., 1906.
His EXCELLENCY, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by F. Osmond Carr, Lyric,
27 Oct., 1894.
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, comedy by Robert Marshall, Court, 1 1 June,
1898 ; Criterion, 14 Feb., 1900 ; Duke of York's, 12 Mar., 1904 ; New, 13 June,
1917.
His FIRST CHAMPAGNE, farce by W. Lernan Rede, Strand, 7 Oct., 1833.
His HIGHNESS MY HUSBAND, farcical comedy by William Boosey (from the
French), Comedy, 1 Oct., 1904.
His HOUSE IN ORDER, comedy by A. W. Pinero, St. James's, 1 Feb., 1906;
15 Oct., 1914.
His LADY FRIENDS, comedy by Emile Nyitray and Frank Mandel (from a novel
by May Edginton), St. James's, 17 Aug., 1920.
His LAST LEGS, farce by W. Bayle Bernard, Haymarket, 15 Oct., 1839.
His LITTLE WIDOWS, musical comedy by Rida Johnson Young and William
Carey Duncan, English libretto by F,F. Shepherd, music by William Schroeder,
Wyndham's, 16 June, 1919.
His MAJESTY, comic opera by F. C. Burnand and R. C. Lehmann, music by Sir
Alexander Mackenzie, Savoy, 20 Feb., 1897.
His MAJESTY'S SERVANT, romantic play by Sarah B. Elliott and Maud Horsford,
Imperial, 6 Oct., 1904.
HOBBY HORSE, THE, comedy by A. W. Pinero, St. James's, 25 Oct., 1886 ; Court,
15 May, 1897.
HOBSON'S CHOICE. Lancashire comedy by Harold Brighouse, Apollo, 22 June, 1916.
HOLLY TREE INN, play by Mrs. Oscar Beringer, Terry's, 15 Jan., 1891.
HOME, comedy by T. W. Robertson (from the French), Bfaymarket, 14 Jan., 1869.
HOME AND BEAUTY, farce by W. Somerset Maugham, Playhouse, 30 Aug., 1919.
HOME ON LEAVE, comedy by Edward Knoblock, Royalty, 18 Oct., 1916.
HOME SECRETARY, THE, play by R. C. Carton, Criterion, 7 May, 1895.
HON'BLE PHIL, THE, musical play by G. P. Huntley and Herbert Clayton, music
by H. Samuel, Hicks, 3 Oct., 1908.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
HONEYMOON, THE, comedy by John Tobin, Drury Lane, 31 Jan., 1805 ; Covent
Garden, 22 May, 1806 ; Covent Garden, 31 May, 1821 ; Drury Lane, 1 Oct
1831 ; Covent Garden, 1 Nov., 1833 ; Princess's, 23 May, 1845 ; Sadler's
Wells, 1 Feb., 1850; Haymarket, 6 Mar., 1850 ; Princess's, 20 Aug., 1853-
Haymarket, 12 Mar., 1859 ; Royalty, 18 Oct., 1873 ; Crystal Palace, 25 Apr '
1876; Gaiety, 3 Apr., 1883; Vaudeville, 11 June, 1889.
HONEYMOON, THE, comedy by Arnold Bennett, Royalty, 6 Oct., 1911.
HONI SOIT, Anglo-French revue, by C. H. Bovill, music by Kennedy Russell,
London Pavilion, 6 Sept., 1915.
HOODMAN BLIND, melodrama by Henry Arthur Jones and Wilson Barrett,
Princess's, 18 Aug., 1885.
HOPE, THE, sporting drama by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, Drury Lane
14 Sept., 1911.
HOSTAGE, THE, play by Paul Claudel, translated by Pierre Chavannes, Scala
23 Mar., 1919.
HOT WATER, farcical comedy by H. B. Farnie (from the French), Criterion, 13
Nov., 1876, 15 Aug., 1894.
HOUP LA ! comedy with music by Fred Thompson and Hugh E. Wright, music
by Nat. D. Ayer, and Howard Talbot, St. Martin's, 23 Nov., 1916.
HOUR GLASS, THE, morality by W. B. Yeats, Great Queen Street, 14 June, 1907.
HOUSEHOLD FAIRY, A, comedietta by Francis Talfourd, St. James's, 24 Dec., 1859.
HOUSEKEEPER, THE, comedy by Douglas Jerrold, Haymarket, 17 July, 1833 •
Gaiety, 27 Oct., 1885.
HOUSE OF DARNLEY, THE, comedy by Lord Lytton, completed by Charles
Coghlan, Court, 5 Ocb., 1877.
HOUSE OF PERIL, THE, play by Horace Annesley Vachell (from a novel by Mrs.
Belloc Lowndes), Queen's, 8 Mar., 1919.
HOUSE OF TEMPERLEY, THE, melodrama of the Ring, by A. Conan Doyle, Adelphi,
27 Dec., 1909.
HOUSE OPPOSITE, THE, play by Perceval Landon, Queen's, 30 Nov., 1909.
How HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND, play by George Bernard Shaw, Court, 28 Feb.,
1905.
How LONDON LIVES, melodrama by Martyn Field, and Arthur Shirley (from the
French), Princess's, 27 Dec., 1897.
HUGUENOT CAPTAIN, THE, drama by Watts Phillips, Princess's, 2 July, 1866.
HULLO ! AMERICA, revue by J. Hastings Turner, music by Herman Finck, Palace,
25 Sept., 1918.
HULLO LONDON ! revue by George Grossmith, Jun., music by Cuthbert Clarke
Empire, 19 Feb., 1910.
HULLO PEOPLE ! revised version of " Hullo London ! " Empire, 4 July, 1910.
HULLO RAGTIME ! revue by Max Pemberton and Albert P. De Courville, London
Hippodrome, 23 Dec., 1912.
HULLO TANGO ! revue by Max Pemberton and Albert P, De Courville, London
Hippodrome, 23 Dec., 1913.
HUMAN NATURE, drama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris, Drury Lane,
12 Sept., 1885.
HUMBUG, comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), Royalty, 19 Dec., 1867.
HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT, THE, comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, 1647 ;
Drury Lane, 8 Apr., 1663.
HUNCHBACK, THE, play by Sheridan Knowles, Covent Garden, Fanny Kemble
as Julia, 5 Apr., 1832 ; Covent Garden, Ellen Tree, 3 Oct., 1832 ; Drury
Lane, Miss Phillips, 5 June, 1833; Covent Garden, Helen Faucit, 5 Jan.,
1836 ; Haymarket, Miss Elphinstone, 25 Apr., 1838 ; Haymarket, Phelps as
Master Walter, 3 Oct., 1839 ; Princess's, Charlotte Cushman, 19 Apr., 1845 ;
Sadler's Wells, Creswick as Master Walter, 29 July, 1846 ; Drury Lane,
Isabel Glyn, 16 Jan., 1852 ; Olympic, Edith, Heraud, 16 Dec., 1852 ; Drury
Lane, Fanny Vining, 16 Apr., 1853 ; Haymarket, Barry Sullivan as Walter,
5 July, 1853 ; Drury Lane, G. V. Brooke as Walter, 8 Sept., 1853 ; Sadler's
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Wells, Mrs. Charles Young as Julia, 15 Sept., 1857 ; Haymarket, Amy
Sedgwick, 1 Mar., 1858 ; Drury Lane, Kate Bateman, 30 Jan., 1865 ; Olympic,
Kate Terry, 20 June, 1866 ; Gaiety, Ada Cavendish as Julia, 25 Mar., 1872 ;
Queen's, Margaret Leighton, 28 Mar., 1874 ; Adelphi, Lilian Adelaide Neilson,
22 Mar., 1879 ; Sadler's Wells, Isabel Bateman, 17 Nov., 1879 ; Gaiety,
Miss Wallis, 26 Apr., 1883 ; Lyceum, William Terriss as Clifford and Mary
Anderson as Julia, 24 Feb., 1885 ; Prince of Wales's, E. S. Willard as Master
Walter, Miss Fortescue as Julia, 20 Mar., 1888; Adelphi, Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, 18 Mar., 1890 ; Daly's, Ada Rehan, 11 July, 1893.
HUNKY DORY, comedy by Macdonald Watson, Kingsway, 12 May, 1921.
HUNTED DOWN, drama by Dion Boucicault, St. James's, 5 Nov., 1866.
HYACINTH HALVEY, play by Lady Gregory, Great Queen Street, 12 June, 1907.
HYPATIA, drama by G. Stuart Ogilvie (from the novel), Haymarket, 2 Jan., 1893.
HYPOCRITE, THE, comedy by Isaac Bickerstaff (from the French), Drury Lane,
17 Nov., 1768 ; Covent Garden, 9 Oct., 1773 ; Covent Garden, 6 Oct., 1784 ;
Drury Lane, 2 Dec., 1789 ; Drury Lane, 16 Apr., 1804 ; Haymarket, 13
Aug., 1822 ; Drury Lane, 7 May, 1823 ; Drury Lane, 1 Oct., 1830 ; Drury
Lane, 23 Apr., 1833 ; Haymarket, 14 May, 1833 ; Covent Garden, 21 Apr.,
1838 ; Drury Lane, 8 Nov., 1839 ; Sadler's Wells, 13 Oct., 1858 ; Drury Lane,
1 Feb., 1868; Gaiety, 15 Dec., 1873; Strand, 9 June, 1887.
IB AND LITTLE CHRISTINA, play by Basil Hood, Prince of Wales's, 15 May, 1900.
Ici ON PARLE FRAN^AIS, farce by T. J. Williams, Adelphi, 9 May, 1859.
IDEAL HUSBAND, AN, play by Oscar Wilde, Haymarket, 3 Jan., 1895 ;
St. James's, 14 May, 1915.
IDLE 'PRENTICE, THE, burlesque by H. B. Farnie, Strand, 10 Sept., 1870.
IDLER, THE, play by C. Haddon Chambers, St. James's, 26 Feb., 1891.
IDOLS, play by Roy Hormman (from the novel), Garrick, 2 Sept., 1908.
"!F," play by Lord Dunsany, Ambassadors', 30 May, 1921.
IF FOUR WALLS TOLD, a village tale by Edward Percy, Comedy (Repertory
Players), 12 Mar., 1922 ; Royalty, 13 Apr., 1922.
IF I WERE KING, play by Justin Huntly McCarthy, St. James's, 30 Aug., 1902.
IF WINTER COMES, play by A. S. M. Hutchinson and B. Macdonald Hastings
(from the novel), St. James's, 31 Jan., 1923.
ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER, THE, musical farce by James Kenney and W. Millengen,
music by Nathan (from the French), Drury Lane, 4 Oct., 1827.
IMMORTAL HOUR, THE, music drama by Rutland Boughton, Regent, 13 Oct.,
1922; 14 Nov., 1923; 28 Jan., 1924.
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE, comedy by Oscar Wilde, St. James's,
14 Feb., 1895 ; 7 Jan., 1902 ; 30 Nov., 1909 ; 26 June, 1911 ; 15 Feb., 1913,
Haymarket, 21 Nov., 1923.
IMPOSSIBLE WOMAN, THE, comedy by C. Haddon Chambers (founded on the
novel, Xante), Haymarket, 8 Sept., 1914.
IMPRUDENCE, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Folly, 27 July, 1881.
IMPULSE, play by B. C. Stephenson (from the French), St. James's, 9 Dec., 1882.
INCA OF PERUSALEM, THE, comedietta, Criterion, 16 Dec., 1917.
IN CHANCERY, eccentric comedy by A. W. Pinero, Gaiety, 24 Dec., 1884.
IN DAHOMEY, musical comedy by J. A. Shipp, music by Will Marion Cook,
Shaftesbury, 16 May, 1903.
IN DANGER, drama by William Lestocq and Henry Cresswell, Vaudeville, 1 Nov.,
1887.
IN HONOUR BOUND, comedietta by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Prince of
Wales's, 25 Sept., 1880.
INSECT PLAY, THE (and so ad infinitum), play by the Brothers Capek, translated
by Paul Selver ; freely translated by Nigel Playfair and Clifford Bax, Regent,
5 May, 1923.
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IN SIGHT OF ST. PAUL'S, melodrama by Sutton Vane, Princess's, 1 Aug., 1896.
IN THE DAYS OF THE DUKE, drama by C. Haddon Chambers and J. Comyns Can,
Adelphi, 9 Sept., 1897.
IN THE NEXT ROOM, play by Eleanor Robson and Harriet Ford, St. Martin's
6 June, 1924.
IN THE NIGHT, play by Cyril Harcourt (from the French), Kingsway, 31 Dec.,
1919.
IN THE NIGHT WATCH, play by Michael Morton (from the French), Oxford, 21
Dec., 1918.
IN THE RANKS, drama by George R. Sims and Henry Pettitt, Adelphi, 6 Oct.,
1883 ; Princess's, 3 May, 1900.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN, play by J. M. Synge, Royalty, 26 Mar., 1904.
IN THE SOUP, farcical comedy by Ralph R. Lumley, Strand, 28 Aug., 1900.
IN TOWN, musical farce by Adrian Ross and J. T. Tanner, music by F. Osmond
Carr, Prince of Wales's, 15 Oct., 1892; Garrick, 9 Aug., 1897.
INCOGNITA, comic opera by F. C. Burnand (from the French), music by C.
Lecocq and Herbert Bunning, Lyric, 6 Oct., 1892.
INCONSTANT, THE, comedy by George Farquhar, Drury Lane, 1702 ; Drury Lane,
16 Oct., 1723 ; Goodman's Fields, 22 Mar., 1742 ; Covent Garden, 26 Nov.,
1753 ; Drury Lane, 7 May, 1798 ; Covent Garden, 7 Oct., 1831 ; Hayrnarket,
2 June, 1835 ; 20 Sept., 1856; Aquarium, 24 May, 1877.
INCONSTANT GEORGE, comedy by Gladys Unger (from the French), Prince of
Wales's, 1 Oct., 1910.
INDECISION OF MR. KINGSBURY, THE, play by Cosmo Gordon Lennox (from
the French), Hayrnarket, 6 Dec., 1905.
INDIANA, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by Edmond
Audran, Avenue, 11 Oct., 1886.
INGOMAR, play by Mrs. G. W. Lovell (from the German), Drury Lane, 9 June,
1851 ; Sadler's Wells, 27 Oct., 1851 ; Lyceum, 1 Sept., 1883.
INSIDE THE LINES, Anglo-American play, by Earl Derr Biggers, Apollo, 23 May,
1917.
INTRUDER, THE, drama by Maurice Maeterlinck, Hayrnarket, 27 Jan., 1892.
INVISIBLE FOE, THE, drama by Walter Hackett, Savoy, 23 Aug., 1917.
IOLANTHE, play by W. G. Wills, Lyceum, 20 May, 1880.
IOLANTHE, fairy opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan, Savoy, 25
Nov., 1882; 7 Dec., 1901 ; 11 June, 1907; 19 Oct., 1908; Prince's, 20 Oct.,
1919 ; 9 Jan., 1922 ; 4 Feb., 1924.
ION, play by T. N. Talfourd, Covent Garden, 26 May, 1836 ; Haymarket, 1 Aug.,
1836; Covent Garden, 13 Oct., 1836; Haymarket, 13 Feb., 1846; Sadler's
Wells, 17 Dec., 1846; Drury Lane, 27 Feb., 1850.
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS, Euripides' tragedy, translated by Gilbert Murray,
Kingsway, 19 Mar., 1912.
IRENE, musical comedy by James Montgomery', music by Harry Tierney, Empire,
7 Apr., 1920.
IRENE WYCHERLEY, drama by Anthony P. Wharton, Kingsway, 9 Oct., 1907.
IRIS, drama by A. W. Pinero, Garrick, 21 Sept., 1901.
IRISH AMBASSADOR, THE, farce by Charles Lamb Kenney, Covent Garden, 17
Nov., 1831 ; Haymarket, 18 Sept., 1854.
IRISH WIDOW, THE, comedy by David Garrick, Drury Lane, 23 Oct., 1772.
IRON CHEST, THE, tragedy by George Colman the Younger (from the novel
" Caleb Williams "), Drury'Lane, J. P. Kemble, 12 Mar., 1796 ; Haymarket,
R. W. Elliston, 29 Aug., 1796 ; Covent Garden, H. Johnston, 23 Apr., 1799 ;
Drury Lane, Barrymore, 29 May, 1801 ; Haymarket, Charles Young, 4 Jan,,
1809; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 23 Nov., 1816; Drury Lane, J. W.
Wallack, 5 June, 1826; Haymarket, Charles Kean, 12 Oct., 1829; Hay-
market, Samuel Phelps, 1 Sept., 1837 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps, 7 Apr.,
1845; Olympic, G. V. Brooke, 9 Jan., 1851; Lyceum, Henry Irving, 30
Sept., 1879.
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IRONMASTER, THE, play by A. W. Pinero (from the French), St. James's, 17 Apr.,
1884 ; St. James's, 28 Apr., 1888; Avenue, 2 Mar., 1893.
ISABEL, EDWARD AND ANNE, comedy by Gertrude Jennings, Haymarket, 31 Mar.,
1923.
ISABELLA, OR THE FATAL MARRIAGE, tragedy by David Garrick, altered from
Southerne's " Fatal Marriage," Covent Garden, Mrs. Bellamy, 31 Mar., 1770 ;
Drury Lane, Mrs. Yates, 25 Nov., 1774 ; Covent Garden, Mrs. Barry, 30
Mar., 1778 ; Drury Lane, Mrs. Siddons, 10 Oct., 1782 ; Covent Garden,
Mrs. Crawford, 20 Mar., 1784 ; Covent Garden, Eliza O'Neill, 4 Nov., 1814 ;
Covent Garden, Fanny Kernble, 28 Apr., 1830 ; Drury Lane, Mrs. Sloman,
16 Oct., 1833 ; Sadler's Wells, Mrs. Warner, 18 Sept., 1845.
ISLAND KING, THE, musical comedy by Peter Gawthorne, music by Harold
Garstin, Adelphi, 10 Oct., 1922.
ISLAND OF JEWELS, THE, extravaganza by J. R. Planche (from the French),
Lyceum, 26 Dec., 1849.
ISLANDER, THE, musical comedy by Major Marshall, music by P. M. Faraday,
Apollo, 23 Apr., 1910.
ISLE OF ST. TROPEZ, THE, drama by Montagu Williams and F. C. Burnand (from
the French), St. James's, 20 Dec., 1860.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE, farce by Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett,
Aldwych, 1 Feb., 1924.
IT'S ALL WRONG, a musical " complaint," by Elsie Janis, Queen's, 13 Dec., 1920.
IT'S NEVER Too LATE TO MEND, drama by Charles Reade, Princess's, 4 Oct.,
1865; Princess's, 26 Dec., 1878; Adelphi, 8 Sept., 1881; Drury Lane, 27
July, 1885 ; Drury Lane, 11 Apr., 1891.
IVANHOE, extravaganza by H. J. Byron, Strand, 26 Dec., 1862.
IVANHOE, drama (from the novel), Lyceum, 22 May, 1913.
IVANHOE, opera by Julian Sturgess (on Scott's novel), music by Sir Arthur
Sullivan, Royal English Opera House, 31 Jan., 1891.
IXION, OR THE MAN AT THE WHEEL, extravaganza by F. C. Burnand, Royalty,
28 Sept., 1863.
J
J.P., THE, farcical comedy by Fenton Mackay, Shakespeare, 14 Mar., 1898;
Strand, 9 Apr., 1898.
JACK IN THE Box, musical drama by George R. Sims and Clement Scott, Strand,
7 Feb., 1887.
JACK o' JINGLES, romantic drama by Leon M. Lion and Malcolm Cherry, New,
4 Sept., 1919.
JACK SHEPPARD, drama by J. B. Buckstone (from the novel), Adelphi, 28 Oct.,
1839.
JACK STRAW, comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, Vaudeville, 26 Mar., 1908;
Criterion, 18 Apr., 1923.
JANE, farcical comedy by Harry Nicholls and William Lestocq, Comedy, 18
Dec., 1890 ; Terry's, 26 Dec., 1899.
JANE ANNIE, comic opera by J. M. Barrie and A. Conan Doyle, music by Ernest
Ford, Savoy, 13 May, 1893.
JANE EYRE, drama by W. G. Wills (from the novel), Globe, 23 Dec., 1882.
JANE SHORE, tragedy by Nicholas Rowe, Drury Lane, 2 Feb., 1714.
JANE SHORE, drama by W. G. Wills, Princess's, 30 Sept., 1876; 24 Nov., 1877.
JANET PRIDE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Adelphi, 5 Feb., 1855.
JAPS, THE, burlesque by Harry Paulton and Mostyn Tedde (Edward Paulton),
Novelty, 19 Sept., 1885.
JAUNTY JANE SHORE, burlesque by Richard-Henry (Richard Butler and H.
Chance Newton), Strand, 2 Apr., 1894.
JEALOUS WIFE, THE, comedy by George Colman (founded on " Tom Jones "),
Drury Lane, Garrick as Oakly and Mrs. Pritchard as Mrs. Oakly, 12 Feb.,
1761 ; Covent Garden, Ross and Mrs. Ward, 20 Mar., 1762 ; Drury Lane,
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Reddish and Mrs. Abington, 4 Dec., 1769 ; Haymarket, Bensley and Mrs.
Montague, 18 June, 1779 ; Drury Lane, Smith and Miss Farren, 5 May, 1784 ;
Covent Garden, William Farren and Mrs. Pope, 23 Apr., 1788 ; Covent Garden',
Mr. and Mrs. Pope, 7 Apr., 1794 ; Covent Garden, Murray and Mrs. Abington,
11 Nov., 1797 ; Covent Garden, Pope and Mrs. Glover, 17 Feb., 1807 ; Covent
Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kemble, 7 Jan., 1813 ; Covent Garden, Charles
Young and Eliza O'Neill, 4 May, 1816; Drury Lane, Macready as Oakly, 2 June,
1831; Drury Lane, Macready and Mrs. Glover, 9 Oct., 1832 ; Covent Garden,
Macready and Helen Faucit, 3 May, 1838 ; Haymarket, Macready and Mrs.
Warner, 4 Jan., 1840 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Mrs. Warner, 13 June,
1844 ; Olympic, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, 10 July, 1854 ; Olympic, Alfred
Wigan and Mrs. Stirling, 28 Nov., 1855 ; Princess's, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kean, 30 July, 1855 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Mrs. Charles Young, 16
Sept., 1857 ; St. James's, William Creswick and Miss Herbert, 16 July, 1866 ;
Drury Lane, J. C. Cowper and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 16 Nov., 1878 ; Strand,
Rose Edouin as Mrs. Oakly, 26 July, 1892.
JEANIE DEANS, drama by C. H. Hazlewood, Standard, 20 Sept., 1862.
JEANNE, JEANNETTE, JEANNETON, comic opera by Robert Reece (from the
French), music by Paul Lacombe, Alhambra, 28 Mar., 1881.
JEANNIE DEANS, OR THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN, play by Dion Boucicault (from
the novel), Princess's, 23 Mar., 1868. (See " The Trial of Erne Deans.")
JEDBURY JUNIOR, comedy by Madeleine Lucette Ryley, Terry's, 14 Feb., 1896.
JEFFERSONS, THE, comedy by Vincent Douglas, Regent, 8 Dec., 1924.
JELF'S, comedy by H. A. Vachell, Wyndham's, 10 Apr., 1912.
JESSIE BROWN, OR THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW, drama by Dion Boucicault, Drury
Lane, 15 Sept., 1862.
JEST, THE, play by Murray Carson and Louis N. Parker, Criterion, 10 Nov., 1898.
JEW, THE, comedy by Richard Cumberland, Drury Lane, 8 May, 1794 ; Strand,
8 May, 1917.
JEW OF MALTA, THE, tragi-comedy by Christopher Marlowe, Rose Theatre,
26 Feb., 1591 ; Cockpit, 1633 ; Drury Lane, 24 Apr., 1818 ; Daly's (The
Phoenix Society), 5 Nov., 1922.
JEWESS, THE, drama by T. H. Lacy (from the French), Drury Lane, 16 Nov., 1835.
JIG-SAW, revue by Albert de Courville, Wai Pink and Edgar Wallace, music by
Frederick Chappelle and Edward A. Horan, London Hippodrome, 14 June, 1920.
JILT, THE, comedy by Dion Boucicault, Prince of Wales's, 29 July, 1886.
JILTED, comedy by Alfred Maltby, Criterion, 28 July, 1879.
JIM THE PENMAN, drama by Sir Charles Young, Bart., Haymarket, 25 Mar.,
1886; Shaftesbury, 8 June, 1889; Comedy, 18 June, 1913.
JINGLE, comedy by James Albery (from Dickens's novel, " The Pickwick
Papers "), Lyceum, 8 July, 1878.
Jo, drama by J. P. Burnett (from Dickens' s novel, " Bleak House "), Globe, 21
Feb., 1876 ; Strand, 28 Feb., 1885.
JOAN OF ARC, drama by T. J. Serle, Covent Garden, 28 Nov., 1837.
JOAN OF ARC, extravaganza by William Brough, Strand, 29 Mar., 1869.
JOAN OF ARC, drama by Tom Taylor, Queen's, 10 Apr., 1871.
JOAN OF ARC, burlesque by John L. Shine and Adrian Ross, music by F. Osmond
Carr, Opera Comique, 17 Jan., 1891.
JOHN-A-DREAMS, play by C. Hacldon Chambers, Haymarket, 8 Nov., 1894.
JOHN BULL, comedy by George Colman the Younger, Covent Garden, 5 Mar.,
1803 ; Drury Lane, 3 June, 1805 ; Haymarket, 13 May, 1839 ; Haymarket,
13 Nov., 1854 ; Sadler's Wells, 21 Sept., 1859 ; Drury Lane, 21 Sept., 1867 ;
Gaiety, 8 July, 1872.
JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLAND, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Court, 1 Nov., 1904 ;
11 Sept., 1905 ; 17 Dec., 1906 ; Kingsway, 26 Dec., 1912; Court, 9 Sept., 1921.
JOHN FERGUSON, play by St. John G. Ervine, Lyric Hammersmith, 23 Feb., 1920.
JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN, play by Henrik Ibsen, translated by William Archer,
Strand, 3 May, 1897; Court, 26 Jan., 1911,
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JOHN GLAYDE'S HONOUR, play by Alfred Sutro, St. James's, 8 Mar., 1907.
JOHNNY JONES (AND HIS SISTER SUE), a " Robey " Salad, with Musical Dressing,
by Harry M. Vernon, music by Charles Cuvillier, Alhambra, 1 June, 1920.
JONATHAN BRADFORD, melodrama by Edward Fitzball, Surrey, 12 June, 1833.
JOSEPH AND His BRETHREN, play by Louis N. Parker, His Majesty's, 2 Sept., 1913.
JOSEPH ENTANGLED, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Haymarket, 19 June, 1904.
JOSEPH'S SWEETHEART, comedy by Robert Buchanan (from the novel, " Joseph
Andrews"), Vaudeville, 8 Mar., 1888.
JOSEPHINE, political extravaganza by J. M. Barrie, Comedy, 5 Apr., 1906.
JOURNEYS END IN LOVERS' MEETING, play by John Oliver Hobbes and George
Moore, Daly's, William Terriss, J. Forbes -Roberts on and Ellen Terry, 5 June,
1894.
JOY, play by John Galsworthy, Savoy, 24 Sept., 1907.
JOY-BELLS, revue by Albert de Courville, Wai Pink, and Thomas J. Gray, music
by Frederick Chapelle, London, Hipp'odrome, 25 Mar., 1919.
JOYLAND, revue by Albert de Courville and Wai Pink, music by Herman Darewski,
London Hippodrome, 23 Dec., 1915.
JOY OF LIVING, THE, play by Hermann Sudermann, translated by EdithWharton,
New, 24 June, 1903.
JOY-RIDE LADY, THE, musical play by Arthur Anderson and Hartley Carrick
(from the German), music by Jean Gilbert, New, 21 Feb., 1914.
JUANA, play by W. G. Wills, Court, 7 May, 1881.
JUDAH, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Shaftesbury, 21 May, 1890 ; Avenue, 30
Jan., 1892,
JUDGE, THE, farcical comedy by Arthur Law, Terry's, 24 July, 1890.
JUDGE NOT, play, adapted from the French by P. G. Duchesne, Queen's, 28 May,
1910.
JULIUS CAESAR, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1600-1 ; Theatre Royal, Mark Antony,
Edward Kynaston, Brutus, Hart, Julius Csesar, Bell, circa 1671 ; Theatre
Royal, Kynaston, Betterton and Goodman, circa 1684 ; Haymarket, 14 Mar.,
1706 ; Drury Lane, Wilks, Barton Booth, and Mills, 24 Jan., 1715 ; Lincoln's
Inn Fields, Quin, Keen, and Leigh, 1 Mar., 1718 ; Drury Lane, Milward, Quin,
and W. Mills, 8 Nov., 1734 ; Drury Lane, Spranger Barry as Antony, Delane
as Brutus, 28 Mar., 1747 ; Covent Garden, Barry, Quin, and Peg Woffington
as Portia, 24 Nov., 1750 ; Covent Garden, Smith, Thomas Sheridan, and
Sparks, 28 Jan., 1755 ; Covent Garden, Ross, Walker, and Clarke, Mrs.
Bellamy as Portia, 31 Jan., 1766 ; Drury Lane, Smith, Palmer, and Packer,
Mrs. Baddely as Portia, 24 Jan., 1780 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble,
J. P. Kemble, and Egerton, 29 Feb., 1812 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble,
Charles Young, Macready as Cassius, Yates as Casca, 8 June, 1819 ; Drury
Lane, Cooper, Wallack, Booth as Cassius, Pope as Casca, Mrs. W. West as
Portia, 7 Dec., 1820 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble, Warde, Egerton,
Mrs* Bartley as Portia, 26 Sept., 1825 ; Covent Garden, S. Butler, Warde,
Egerton, Miss Taylor as Portia, 12 Nov., 1832 ; Covent Garden, Charles
Kemble, Sheridan Knowlcs, Macready as Cassius, 30 May, 1836 ; Covent
Garden, Charles Kemble, Macready, George Bennett, 14 Nov., 1836 ; Covent
Garden, Elton, Macready, Bennett, Phelps as Cassius, Anderson as Octavius,
Mrs. Warner as Portia, 20 Feb., 1838; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Brutus,
5 May, 1846 ; Drury Lane, J. R. Anderson as Mark Antony, Vandenhoff as
Brutus, 30 Apr., 1850 ; Drury Lane, Phelps as Brutus, J. R. Anderson as
Mark Antony, 28 Oct., 1865 ; Drury Lane, Ludwig Barnay and Saxe-Meinin-
gen Company, 30 June, 1881 ; Olympic, Edmund Tearle, 16 Apr., 1892 ;
Her Majesty's, Bcerbohm Tree as Mark Antony, Lewis Waller as Brutus,
22 Jan., 1898 ; 6 Sept., 1900 ; His Majesty's, 29 Apr., 1905 ; 28 Apr., 1906 ;
25 Apr., 1907 ; 26 June, 1909 ; 2 Apr., 1910 ; 22 May, 1911 ; 23 June, 1913 ;
St. James's, Henry Ainley as Mark Antony, Basil Gill as Brutus, 9 Jan., 1920.
JUMBLE SALE, revue by John Hastings Turner, music by Philip Braharn,
Vaudeville, 16 Dec., 1920.
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JUNIUS, OR THE HOUSEHOLD GODS, play by Lord Lytton, Princess's, 26 Feb
1885.
JURY OF FATE, THE, play by C. M. S. McLellan, Shaftesbury, 2 Jan., 1906.
JUST FANCY, revue by Arthur Wimperis, music by Herman Darewski, Vaudeville
26 Mar., 1920.
JUST MARRIED, farcical comedy by Adelaide Matthews and Ann Nichols, Comedy
15 Dec., 1924.
JUSTICE, play by John Galsworthy, Duke of York's, 21 Feb., 1910 ; Court
7 Feb., 1922.
JUSTICE NELL, humorous sketch by J. Farren Sou tar and Robb Harwood,
Lyceum, 2 May, 1899.
JUST TO GET MARRIED, comedy by Cicely Hamilton, Little, 8 Nov., 1910.
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KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO, altered from " The Taming of the Shrew," by David
Garrick, Drury Lane, Woodward as Petruchio, Mrs. Pritchard as Katherine,
18 Mar., 1754 ; Woodward and Kitty Clive, 21 Jan., 1756 ; Covent Garden,
Shuter and Mrs. Gregory, 26 Mar., 1757 ; Lewis and Mrs. Green, 18 Apr.,
1774 ; Drury Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, 19 May, 1781 ; J. P. Kemble and
Mrs. Siddons, 13 Mar., 1788 ; Covent Garden, Lewis and Miss Wallis, 21 Nov.,
1796; Charles Young and Eliza O'Neill, 7 June, 1817; Helen Faucit as
Katherine, 20 June, 1836; Haymarket, Ellen Tree, 11 July, 1836; Drury
Lane, Barry Sullivan and Miss Glyn, 6 Dec., 1855 ; Queen's, Henry Irving
and Ellen Terry, 26 Dec., 1867 ; Adelphi, Henry Neville and Bella Pateman,
7 Feb., 1880 ; Haymarket, Forbes-Robertson and Mrs. Bernard Beere,
30 May, 1885 ; Her Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree and Mrs. Tree, 1 Nov., 1897.
(See " The Taming of the Shrew/')
KATHLEEN Ni HOULIHAN, play by W. B. Yeats, Queen's Gate Hall, 2 May,
1903.
KATINKA, musical play by Otto Hauerbach and Bertram Davis, music by
Rudolf Friml, Shaftesbury, 30 Aug., 1923.
KATTI, comedy by Charles Fawcett (from the German), Strand, 25 Feb., 1888.
KEELEY WORRIED BY BUCKS-TONE, farce by Mark Lemon and Benjamin Webster,
Haymarket, 5 June, 1852.
KEEP SMILING, revue by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox and E. L. Berman, Alhambra.
6 Oct., 1913.
KENILWORTH, burlesque extravaganza by Robert Reece and H. B. Faraie,
Avenue, 19 Dec., 1885.
KERRY, OR NIGHT AND MORNING, play by Dion Boucicault (from the French),
Gaiety, 19 Nov., 1871.
KHARTOUM, military drama by W. Muskerry and John Tourdain Sander's,
14 Mar., 1885.
KICK IN, drama by Willard Mack, Vaudeville, 28 Aug., 1915.
KILL THAT FLY, revue by George Grossmith, music by Melville J. Gideon,
Alhambra, 14 Oct., 1912.
KING ARTHUR, play by J. Comyns Carr, Lyceum, 12 Jan., 1895.
KING CHARMING, OR THE BLUE BIRD OF PARADISE, extravaganza by J. R.
Planche (from the French), Lyceum, 26 Dec., 1850 ; 9 June, 1851.
KING JOHN, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1596 ; Covent Garden, Dclane as King John,
Walker as Faulconbridge, Mrs. Hallam as Constance, 26 Feb., 1737 ; Drury
Lane, David Garrick, Delane, and Mrs. Cibber, 20 Feb., 1745 ; Covent Garden,
Quin, Spranger Barry, and Mrs. Cibber, 23 Feb., 1751 ; Covent Garden,
Peg Wofnngton as Constance, 28 Feb., 1751 ; Drury Lane, Mossop, David
Garrick, and Mrs. Cibber, 23 Jan., 1754 ; Covent Garden, Sparks, Barry, and
Mrs. Bellamy, 17 Apr., 1758; Drury Lane, Thomas Sheridan, Garrick, and
Mrs. Yates, 17 Dec., 1760 ; Drury Lane, Powell, Holland, ancl Mrs. Yates,
20 Mar., 1766 ; Drury Lane, Reddish, Palmer, and Mrs. Barry, 2 Feb., 1774 ;
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Drury Lane, Henderson, Smith, and Mrs. Yates, 29 Nov., 1777 ; Drury Lane,
J. P. Kemble, Smith, and Mrs. Siddons, 10 Dec., 1783 ; Drury Lane, J. P.
Kemble, Charles Kemble, and Mrs. Powell, 20 Nov., 1800; Drury Lane,
Edmund Kean, Wallack, and Miss Macauley 1 June, 1818 ; Covent Garden,
Macready, Charles Kemble, and Mrs. Faucit, 3 Mar., 1823 ; Covent Garden,
Vandenhoff as the King, Miss Clifton as Constance, 8 Oct., 1834 ; Covent
Garden, Macready, Charles Kemble, and Helen Faucit, 6 Oct., 1836 ; Drury
Lane, Macready as King, Phelps as Hubert, Helen Faucit as Constance,
24 Oct., 1842 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps, Marston, and Mrs. Warner, 30 Sept.,
1844 ; Sadler's Wells, Miss Glyn as Constance, 29 Jan., 1849 ; Surrey, W.
Creswick as King, R. Shepherd as Faulconbridge, Tom Mead as Hubert,
Mrs. W. Rignold as Constance, 2 Apr., 1851 ; Princess's, Charles Kean,
Alfred Wigan, and Mrs. Charles Kean, Ryder as Hubert, 9 Feb., 1852 ;
Sadler's Wells, Mrs. Charles Young as Constance, 5 Feb., 1859 ; Haymarket,
Walter Montgommery as King, James Fernandez as Faulconbridge, Mrs.
Kendal as Blanche, 10 Aug., 1865 ; Drury Lane, Phelps, James Anderson,
and Miss Atkinson, 4 Nov., 1865 ; Drury Lane, Phelps, Barry Sullivan,
and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 22 Sept., 1866 ; Queen's, William Creswick, George
Rignold, and Miss Clive, 21 June, 1873 ; Crystal Palace, Beerbohm Tree,
F. H. Macklin,.and Amy Roselle, 19 Sept., 1889; Her Majesty's, Beerbohm
Tree, Lewis Waller, and Julia Neilson, 20 Sept., 1899.
KING KODAK, extravaganza by Arthur Branscombe, Terry's, 30 Apr., 1894.
KING LEAR, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1605 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1662 ; Dorset
Garden, Betterton as Lear, Mrs. Barry as Cordelia, 1681 ; Haymarket,
Betterton and Mrs. Bracegirdle, 30 Oct., 1706 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Boheme
and Mrs. Seymour, 15 Oct., 1720 ; Drury Lane, Quin and Mrs. Mills, 8 Mar.,
1739 ; Goodman's Fields, David Garrick as Lear, 18 Mar., 1742 ; Drury Lane,
Garrick and Peg Woffington, 28 May, 1742 ; Covent Garden, Spranger Barry
as Lear, 26 Feb., 1756 ; Drury Lane, Garrick and Mrs. Barry, 21 Feb., 1770 ;
Drury Lane, Henderson and Miss Younge, 22 Mar., 1779 ; Drury Lane,
J. P. Kemble and Mrs. Siddons, 21 Jan., 1788; Covent Garden, Pope and
Mrs. Esten, 6 Jan., 1794 ; Covent Garden, G. F. Cooke and Miss Murray,
8 Jan., 1802 ; Covent Garden, Booth as Lear, Charles Kemble as Edgar,
Macready as Edmund, Sally Booth as Cordelia, 13 Apr., 1820 ; Drury Lane,
Edmund Kean and Mrs. W. West, 24 Apr., 1820 ; Covent Garden, Vandenhoff
as Lear, 9 Dec., 1820 ; Drury Lane, Charles Young and Miss Phillips, 30 Mar.,
1829 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Miss Phillips, 23 May, 1834 ; Covent
Garden, Vandenhoff and Miss Clifton, 17 Dec., 1834 ; Drury Lane, Edwin
Forrest and Miss Taylor,, 4 Nov., 1836 ; Covent Garden, Macready and Helen
Faucit, 25 Jan., 1838 ; Princess's, Edwin Forrest and Mrs. Stirling, 6 Mar.,
1845 ; Princess's, Macready and Mrs. Stirling, 15 Oct., 1845 ; Sadler's Wells,
Phelps and Miss Cooper, 5 Nov., 1845 ; Princess's, Macready and Fanny
Kemble (Mrs. Butler), 3 Mar., 1848 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Mrs. Charles
Young, 5 Dec., 1857; Princess's, Charles Kean and Kate Terry, 17 Apr.,
1858; Sadler's Wells, Charles Dillon, 17 Feb., 1868; Drury Lane, Mr. and
Mrs. Rousby, 29 Mar., 1873 ; Drury Lane, Ernesto Rossi, 1 May, 1876 ;
Princess's, Edwin Booth and Maud Milton, 14 Feb., 1881 ; Lyceum, Henry
Irving and Ellen Terry, 10 Nov., 1892 ; Haymarket, Norman McKinnel
and Ellen O'Malley, 8 Sept., 1909 ; His Majesty's, Norman McKinnel and
Ellen O'Malley, 12 Apr., 1910.
KING O'NsiL, drama by Mrs. Charles Gore, Covent Garden, 9 Dec., 1835.
KING O'ScoTS, drama by Andrew Halliday, Drury Lane, 26 Sept., 1868.
KING OF CADONIA, THE," musical play by Frederick Lonsdale, music by Sidney
Jones, Prince of Wales's, 3 Sept., 1908.
KING OF THE ALPS, THE, romantic drama by J. B. Buckstone (from the German),
Adelphi, 24 Jan., 1831.
KING OF THE COMMONS, THE, play by the Rev. lames White, Princess's, 20 May,
1846 ; Royalty, 13 May, 1886.
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KING OF THE PEACOCKS, THE, fairy extravaganza by J. R. Planche (from the
French), Lyceum, 26 Dec., 1848.
KING RENE'S DAUGHTER, play by Theodore Martin (from the Danish); Strand,
Leigh Murray as Count Tristan, Mrs. Stirling as lolanthe, 11 Dec.,
1849 ; Haymarket, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, 18 Dec., 1849 ; Henry
Howe and Helen Faucit, 6 July, 1855 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving and Helen
Faucit, 23 June, 1876. (See " lolanthe/' by W. G. Wills.)
KINGS AND QUEENS, comedy by Rudolf Besier, St. James's, 16 Jan., 1915.
KISMET, play by Edward Knoblauch, Garrick, 19 Apr., 191 1 ; Globe, 10 Mar., 1914.
Kiss CALL, THE, musical play by Fred Thompson (from the French), music by
Ivan Caryll, Gaiety, 8 Oct., 1919.
Kiss FOR CINDERELLA, A, a " fancy " by Sir James M. Barrie, Wyndham's,
16 Mar., 1916 ; Kingsway, 23 Dec., 1916 ; Queen's, 20 Dec., 1917 ;
Haymarket, 20 Dec., 1924.
Kiss IN THE DARK, A, farce by J. B. Buckstone, Haymarket, 13 June, 1840.
KISSING TIME, musical play by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse (from the
French), music by Ivan Caryll, Winter Garden, 20 May, 1919.
KITTY GREY, comedy by J. Smyth Piggott (from the French), Vaudeville, 25
Apr., 1900.
KITTY' GREY, musical comedy by J. Smyth Piggott, music by Augustus Barratt,
Howard Talbot, and Lionel Monckton, Apollo, 7 Sept., 1901.
KLEPTOMANIA, farcical comedy by Mark Melford, Strand, 12 June, 1888.
KNAVE OF DIAMONDS, THE, play dramatised by Charlton Mann, from Ethel M.
Dell's novel, Globe, 23 Apr., 1921.
KNIFE, THE, a " warning," by Eugene Walter, Comedy, 10 Apr., 1918.
KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE, THE, comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher,
1611 ; Theatre Royal, 1682; Royalty, 13 Nov., 1904; Kingsway, 24 Nov.,
1920.
KULTUR AT HOME, play by Rudolf Busier and Sybil Spotiswoode, Court, 1 1 Mar,,
1916.
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LACKEY'S CARNIVAL, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Duke of York's,
26 Sept., 1900.
LADIES' BATTLE, THE, comedy by Charles Reade (from the French), Olympic,
7 May, 1851.
LADIES' BATTLE, THE, comedy by T. W. Robertson, Court, 17 Mar., 1879.
LADIES' CLUB, THE, comedy by Mark Lemon, Olympic, 11 Mar., 1840.
LADIES' IDOL, THE, farcical comedy by Arthur Law, Vaudeville, 18 Apr., 1895.
LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET, drama by George Roberts (from the novel), St. James's,
28 Feb., 1863.
LADY BOUNTIFUL, play by A. W. Pinero, Garrick, 7 Mar., 1891,
LADY BURGLAR, THE, comedy by Charles Brookfield, Terry's, 31 Mar., 1906.
LADY CLAN CART Y, drama by Torn Taylor, Olympic, 9 Mar., 1874.
LADY CLARE, drama by Robert Buchanan (from the French.), Globe, 11 Apr.,
1883. J . v
LADY DEDLOCK'S SECRET, play by J. Palgrave Simpson (from the novel, " Bleak
House "), Opera Comique, 26 Mar., 1884.
LADY EPPING'S LAWSUIT, comedy by H. H. Davies, Criterion, 12 Oct., 1908.
LADY FLIRT, comedy, adapted from the French of Paul Gavault and Georges
Berr, Haymarket, 25 May, 1904.
LADY FLORA, comedy by Charles Coghlan, Court, 13 Mar., 1875.
LADY FREDERICK, comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, Court, 26 Oct., 1907 ;
Globe, 26 Apr., 1913.
LADY FROM THE SEA, THE, drama by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Eleanor
Marx-Aveling, Terry's, 11 May, 1891.
LADY HUNTWORTH'S EXPERIMENT, comedy by R. C. Carton, Criterion 26 Apr..
1900 ; Haymarket, 12 Jan., 1907.
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LADY INGER OF OSTRAT, play by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Charles Archer,
Scala, 28 Jan., 1906.
LADY JANE GREY, tragedy by Nicholas Rowe, Drury Lane, 20 Apr., 1715.
LADY MADCAP, musical play by Paul Rubens and Lieut.-Col. N. Newnham Davis,
music by Paul Rubens, Prince of Wales's, 17 Dec., 1904.
LADY OF LEEDS, THE, comedy by Robert Marshall, Wyndham's, 9 Feb., 1905.
LADY OF LYONS, THE, play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Covent Garden, Macready
as Claude Melnotte, Helen Faucit as Pauline, 15 Feb., 1838; Haymarket,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, 13 Apr., 1842 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Melnotte,
13 Nov., 1844 ; Haymarket, William Creswick and Helen Faucit, July, 1847 ;
Drury Lane, James Anderson and Miss VandenhofT, 2 Jan., 1850 ; Olympic,
G. V. Brooke and Helen Faucit, 3 Dec., 1850 ; Haymarket, J. W. Wallack
and Laura Addison, 5 Apr., 1851 ; Olympic, Henry Farren and Laura Keene,
28 Oct., 1851 ; Haymarket, Barry Sullivan and Helen Faucit, 4 May, 1853 ;
St. James's, George Vandenhpff and Mrs. Seymour, 30 Nov., 1854 ; Maryle-
bone, Edith Heraud as Pauline, 2 Nov., 1855 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon as
Melnotte, 10 Nov., 1856 ; Haymarket, Henry Howe and Amy Sedgwick, 5
Oct., 1857 ; Olympic, Henry Neville and Kate Saville, 22 May, 1863 ; Adelphi,
Kate Ba,teman as Pauline, 24 June, 1865 ; Olympic, Henry Neville and Kate
Terry, 6 July, 1866 ; Lyceum, Charles Fechter and Carlotta Leclercq, 16
Sept., 1867 ; Queen's, George Rignold and Adelaide Neilson, 23 Sept., 1872 ;
Opera Comique, Mr. and Mrs. Kendal, 18 Jan., 1875 ; Princess's, Charles
, Coghlan and Ellen Terry, 7 Aug., 1875 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving and Ellen
Terry, 17 Apr., 1879 ; Lyceum, J. H. Barnes and Mary Anderson, 27 Oct.,
1883 ; Lyceum, William Terriss and Mary Anderson, 6 Apr., 1885 ; Prince's,
Charles Coghlan and Mrs. Langtry, 1 Mar., 1886 ; Adelphi, William Terriss
and Jessie Millward, 19 Nov., 1887 ; Globe, Wilson Barrett and Miss Eastlake,
22 Feb., 1888; Shaft esbury, J. Forbes-Robertson and Miss Wallis, 19 Nov.,
1888 ; Olympic, Wilson Barrett and Winifred Emery, 17 Dec., 1890 ; Adelphi,
H. Kyrle Bellew and Mrs. Brown-Potter, 9 Feb., 1898 ; Scala, Mr. and Mrs.
F. J. Nettlefold, 2 Aug., 1919.
LADY OF OSTEND, THE, farcical comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the German),
Terry's, 5 July, 1899.
LADY OF QUALITY, A, drama by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Stephen Townsend
(from the novel), Comedy, 8 Mar., 1899.
LADY OF THE LAKE, THE, drama by Andrew Halliday (from Scott's poem), Drury
Lane, 21 Sept., 1872.
LADY OF THE LOCKET, THE, comic opera by Henry Hamilton, music by William
Fullerton, Empire, 11 Mar., 1885.
LADY OF THE ROSE, THE, musical play by Frederick Lonsdale (from the Austrian),
lyrics by Harry Graham, music by Jean Gilbert, Daly's, 21 Feb., 1922.
LADY PATRICIA, comedy by Rudolf Besier, Haymarket, 22 Mar., 1911.
LADY SLAVEY, THE, musical play by George Dance, music by John Crook,
Avenue, 20 Oct., 1894.
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN, comedy by Oscar Wilde, St. James's, 20 Feb., 1892 ;
19 Nov., 1904; 14 Oct., 1911.
LAMED FOR LIFE, comedy by Westland Marston, Royalty, 12 June, 1871.
LANCASHIRE LASS, A, drama by H. J. Byron, Queen's, 24 July, 1868.
LANCELOT THE LOVELY, burlesque lay Richard Henry (R. W. Butler and H.
Chance Newton), music by John Crook, Avenue, 22 Apr., 1889.
LANCERS, THE, drama by Captain Leicester Vernon (from the French), Princess's,
1 Nov., 1853.
LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE, THE, poetic play by W. B. Yeats, Avenue, 29 Mar.,
1894
LAND OF PROMISE, THE, play by W. Somerset Maugham, Duke of York's,
26 Feb., 1914 ; New, 8 Feb., 1917.
LASS o' LAUGHTER, comedy by Edith Carter and Nan Marriott- Watson, Queen's,
29 Apr., 1922.
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LAST CHANCE, THE, drama by George R. Sims, Adelphi, 4 Apr., 1885.
LAST CHAPTER, THE, play by George H. Broadhurst, Strand, 4 Sept., 1899.
LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, THE, drama by J. B. Buckstone, Adelphi, Dec., 1834.
LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, THE, drama by John Oxenford, Queen's, 8 Jan., 1872.
LAST OF THE DANDIES, THE, play by Clyde Fitch, Her Majesty's, 24 Oct., 190L
LAST WALTZ, THE, musical comedy by Robert Evett and Reginald Arkell (from
the German), music and orchestration by Oscar Straus, Gaiety, 7 Oct., 1922.
LAST WORD, THE, comedy by Augustin Daly (from the German), Lyceum, 19
Sept., 1891.
LATE LAMENTED, THE, farcical comedy by Fred Horner (from the French)
Court, 6 May, 1891.
LATE MR. CASTELLO, THE, farce by Sidney Grundy, Comedy, 28 Dec., 1895.
LAUGHING LADY, THE, comedy by Alfred Sutro, Globe, 17 Nov., 1922.
LEAGUE OF NOTIONS, THE, by John Murray Anderson and Augustus Barratt,
music by Augustus Barratt, New Oxford, 17 Jan., 1921.
LAW DIVINE, THE, comedy by H. V. Esmond, Wyndham's, 29 Aug., 1918.
LEAH, play adapted by Augustin Daly (from the German), Adelphi, 1 Oct., 1863.
LEAH KLESCHNA, play by C. M. S. McLellan, New, 2 May, 1905.
LEAP YEAR, revue by Lauri Wylie, music by Herman Finck, London Hippodrome,
20 Mar., 1924.
LED ASTRAY, drama by Dion Boucicault (from the French), Gaiety, 1 July, 1874.
LEGEND OF FLORENCE, A, play by Leigh Hunt, Co vent Garden, 7 Feb., 1840.
LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Haymarket, June, 1846.
LESSON, A, comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), Hayniarket, 26 Nov.,
1881.
LESSON FOR LIFE, A, comedy by Tom Taylor, Lyceum, 18 July, 1860.
LESSON IN LOVE, A, comedy by C. S. Cheltnam, St. James's, 22 Dec., 1864 ;
Strand, 4 Dec., 1875.
LETTY, play by A. W. Pinero, Duke of York's, 8 Oct., 1903.
LIAR, THE, comedy by Samuel Foote (from the French), Covent Garden, 12 Jan.,
1762 ; Olympic, 9 Mar., 1867 ; Gaiety, 26 May, 1873 ; Op6ra Comique,
6 Apr., 1877 ; Aquarium, 4 Nov., 1878 ; Vaudeville, 12 July, 1883 ; Prince's,
21 Apr., 1884 ; Royalty, 9 July, 1896.
LIARS, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Criterion, 6 Oct., 1897 ; Wyndham's,
20 June, 1900; New, 16 June, 1904; Criterion, 13 Apr., 1907; Criterion,
27 Oct., 1910 ; St. James's, 29 Sept., 1917.
LIBERTY HALL, comedy by R. C. Carton, St. James's, 3 Dec., 1892 ; 7 Nov., 1895.
LIE, THE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, New, 13 Oct., 1923.
LIFE FOR LIFE, drama by Westland Marston, Lyceum, 6 Mar., 1869.
LIFE OF AN ACTRESS, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Adelphi, 1 Mar., 1862.
LIFE OF PLEASURE, A, melodrama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris, Drury
Lane, 21 Sept., 1893.
LIGHT AND SHADE, comedy by F. W. Broughton, Imperial, 29 Oct., 1879.
LIGHT THAT FAILED, THE, play by George Fleming (from Kipling's story), Lyric,
7 Feb., 1903 ; Drury Lane, 31 Mar., 1913.
LIGHTS o' LONDON, THE, drama by George R. Sims, Princess's, 1C) Sept., 1881 ;
23 May, 1885; Olympic, 9 Feb., 1891; Aldwych, 11 Apr., 1914.
LIGHTS OF HOME, THE, drama by George R. Sims and Robert Buchanan, Adelphi,
30 July, 1892.
LIGHTS OUT, play, adapted from the German, Waldorf, 25 Oct., 1905.
LIKENESS OF THE NIGHT, THE, play by Mrs. W. K, Clifford, Fulhain, 12 Nov.,
1900 ; St. James's, 28 Oct., 1901.
LIKES OF HER, THE, play by Charles McEvoy, St. Martin's, 15 Aug., 1923.
LIKES o' ME, THE, play by W. T. Coleby, Kingsway, 13 Apr., 1908.
LILAC DOMINO, THE, operette by Harry B. Smith, music by Charles Cuvillier,
Empire, 21 Feb., 1918; Palace, 23 Oct., 1919.
LILAC TIME, new play, with music, from the melodies of Franz Schubert, Lyric,
22 Dec., 1922.
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LILIES OF THE FIELD, THE, comedy by J. Hastings Turner, Ambassadors',
5 June, 1923.
LILY, THE, comedy adapted by David Belasco (from the French), Kingsway,
23 Feb., 1911.
LINKMAN, THE ; OR GAIETY MEMORIES, by George Grossmith, Jun., Gaiety,
21 Feb., 1903.
LION AND THE MOUSE, THE, play by Charles Klein, Duke of York's, 22 May,
1906.
LION HUNTER, THE, comedy by J. T. Grein and Martha Leonard (from the French),
Terry's, 10 Mar., 1901.
LION'S HEART,- A, melodrama by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck, Parkhurst,
25 July, 1892.
LION'S TAIL, THE, burlesque by Robert Reece, Globe, 16 June, 1877.
LIONEL AND CLARISSA, comic opera by Isaac Bickerstafi, Covent Garden, 28
Feb., 1768.
LITTLE BIT OF FLUFF, A, farce by Walter W. Ellis, Criterion, 27 Oct., 1915;
Ambassadors', 19 Feb., 1923.
LITTLE BO-PEEP, extravaganza, Haymarket, 26 Dec., 1854.
LITTLE CAFE, THE, farce (from the French), Playhouse, 28 Sept., 1912.
LITTLE CHANGE, A, comedietta by Sydney Grundy, Haymarket, 13 July,
1872.
LITTLE CHERUB, THE, musical play by Owen Hall, music by Ivan Caryll, Prince
of Wales's, 13 Jan., 1906.
LITTLE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, burlesque by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh
music by Ivan Caryll, Lyric, 10 Oct., 1893.
LITTLE DAMOZEL, THE, play by Monckton Hoffe, Wyndham's, 21 Oct.,
1909.
LITTLE DR. FAUST, burlesque by H. J. Byron, Gaiety, 13 Oct., 1877.
LITTLE DON CAESAR DE BAZAN, extravaganza by H. J. Byron, Gaiety, 26 Aug.,
1876.
LITTLE DUKE, THE, comic opera by Savile Rowe and Bolton Rowe (B. C. Ste-
phenson and Clement Scott), from the French, music by A. C. Lecocq,
Philharmonic, 27 Apr., 1878.
LITTLE DUTCH GIRL, A, musical play by Harry Graham and Seymour Hicks,
music by Emeric Kalman, Lyric, 1 Dec., 1920.
LITTLE EM'LY, drama by Andrew Halliday (from " David Copperfleld "), Olympic,
9 Oct., 1869.
LITTLE EYOLF play by Henrik Ibsen, translated by William Archer, Avenue,
23 Nov., 1896. .
LITTLE FATHER OF THE WILDERNESS, THE, comedy by Lloyd Osbourne and Austin
Strong, Comedy, 21 Nov., 1905.
LITTLE FRENCH MILLINER, THE, farce adapted by Clement Scott (from the
French), Avenue, 8 Apr., 1902.
LITTLE GENIUS, THE, comic opera by Sir Augustus Harris and Arthur Sturgess,
music by E. von Taund, Landon Ronald, and J. M. Glover, Shaftesbury,
9 July, 1896.
LITTLE JACK SHEPPARD, burlesque by H. Pottinger Stephens and William
Yardley, music by Meyer Lutz, Gaiety, 26 Dec., 1885 ; 11 Aug., 1894.
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY, comedy by E. V. Seebohm (from Mrs. Burnett's
story), Prince of Wales's, 23 Feb., 1888.
LITTLE MARY, " an uncomfortable play/' by J. M. Barrie, Wyndham s, 24 Sept.,
LITTLE MICHUS, THE, musical play adapted by Henry Hamilton (from the
French), music by Andr6 Messager, Daly's, 29 Apr., 1905.
LITTLE MINISTER, THE, comedy by J. M. Barrie (from the novel), Haymarket,
6 Nov., 1897 ; Duke of York's, 3 Sept., 1914 ; Queen's, 8 Nov., 1923.
LITTLE Miss LLEWELLYN, comedy by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare (from
the Belgian), Vaudeville, 31 Aug., 1912.
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LITTLE Miss MUFFET, comedy by James Albery (from the French), Criterion
2 Sept., 1882.
LITTLE Miss NOBODY, musical comedy by H. Graham, music by A. E. Godfrey
and Laiidon Ronald, Lyric, 14 Sept., 1898.
LITTLE MOTHER, THE, comedy by J. Maddison Morton, Royalty, 21 Apr., 1870.
LITTLE NELLIE KELLY, a song and dance show by George M. Cohan, New Oxford
2 July, 1923.
LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE, A, comedy by Mark Ambient and Wilton Heriot,
Royalty, 31 Dec., 1898.
LITTLE REBEL, THE, farce by J. Stirling Coyne, Olympic, 1 Apr., 1861.
LITTLE REVUE STARTS AT NINE, revue by Harry Simpson, Regin'ald Arkell and
Douglas Furber, music by Herman Finck, Little, 2 Oct., 1923.
LITTLE SAVAGE, THE, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Strand, 22 Nov., 1858.
LITTLE SENTINEL, THE, comedietta by T. J. Williams, St. James's, 4 May, 1863.
LITTLE SNOW WHITE, burlesque extravaganza by Charles Millward, Adelphi,
26 Dec., 1871.
LITTLE STRANGER, THE, comedy by Michael Morton, Criterion, 14 Feb., 1906.
LITTLE TODDLEKINS, comic drama by Charles Mathews, Lyceum, 15 Dec., 1852.
LITTLE TREASURE, THE, comedy by Augustus Harris, Sen., Haymarket, 11 Oct.,
1855; 19 Mar., 1863.
LITTLE UN-FAIRY PRINCESS, A, play by Mrs. F. Hodgson-Burnett, Avenue, 18
Sept., 1902.
LITTLE WOMEN, play by Marion de Forest (from Louisa M. Alcott's story), New,
10 Nov., 1919.
LITTLEST GIRL, THE, play by Robert Hilliard (from a story by Richard Harding
Davis), Court, 15 July, 1896.
LIVING AT EASE, comedy by Arthur Sketchley, Strand, 5 Oct., 1870.
LIVING Too FAST, comedietta by A. C. Troughton, Princess's, 9 Oct., 1854.
'Liz ; OR THAT LASS o' LOWRIE'S, drama by Arthur Matthison and Joseph
Hatton (from Mrs. Burnett's story), Opera Comique, 1 Sept., 1877.
LOAN OF A LOVER, THE, vaudeville by J. R. Planch6, Olympic, 29 Sept., 1834,
LOCKED OUT, farce by Howard Paul, Drury Lane, 22 Mar., 1855.
LODGERS, THE, farce by Brandon Thomas (from the French), Globe, 18 Jan.,
1887.
LONDON ASSURANCE, comedy by Dion Boucicauit, Covcnt Garden, Charles
Mathews as Dazzle, Mrs. Nesbitt as Lady Gay Spanker, 4 Mar., 1841 ; Hay-
market, G. VandenhofiE and Isabella Featherstone, 25 April, 1854 ; Princess's,
John Hare as Sir Harcourt Courtly, S. B. Bancroft as Dazzle, Mrs. Bancroft as
Lady Gay, 21 June, 1870 ; Vaudeville, John Clayton and Amy Fawsitt,
6 Jan., 1872 ; Haymarket, Mr. and Mrs. Kendal, 4 July, 1873 ; Prince of
Wales's, S. B. Bancroft and Mrs. Kendal, 31 Mar., 1877 ; Vaudeville, Henry
Neville and Ada Cavendish, 22 Apr., 1882 ; Savoy, Charles Wyndham and
Mrs. Bernard Beere, 22 May, 1888; Criterion, Charles Wyndham and Mrs.
Bernard Beere, 27 Nov., 1890 ; St. James's, " all-star" cast in aid of King
George's Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses, 27 June, 1913.
LONDON CALLING, revue by Ronald Jeans and Noel Coward, music by Noel
Coward, Duke of York's, 4 Sept., 1923.
LONDON DAY BY DAY, drama by George R. Sims and Henry Pettitt, Adelphi,
14 Sept., 1889.
LONDON HERMIT, THE, comedy by J. O'Keefe, Haymarket, 29 June, 1793.
LONDON LIFE, play by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock, Drury Lane,
3 June, 1924.
LONDON MERCHANT, THE. (See " George Barnwell/')
LONDON, PARIS, AND NEW YORK, revue by Arthur Wimperis, music by Herman
Darewski, London Pavilion, 4 Sept., 1920.
LONDON PRIDE, " a London play for London People/' by Gladys Unger and
A. Neil Lyons, Wyndham's, 6 Dec., 1916,
LONG STRIKE, THE, drama by Dion Boucicauit, Lyceum, 15 Sept.,
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Loo, AND THE PARTY WHO TOOK Miss, extravaganza by H B. Farnie Strand
28 Sept., 1874. ' '
LOOK WHO'S HERE, comedy and spectacular revue by Fred Thompson, music by
Nat. D. Ayer, London Opera House, 17 July, 1916.
LOOSE TILES, farcical comedy by J. P. Hurst, 28 Jan., 1885.
LORD AND LADY ALGY, comedy by R. C. Carton, Comedy, 21 Apr., 1898.
LORD HARRY, THE, romantic drama by Henry Arthur Jones and Wilson Barrett,
Princess's, 18 Feb., 1886.
LORD OF THE MANOR, THE, comic opera by John Burgoyne, Drury Lane 27
Dec., 1780 ; Strand, 21 Nov., 1853.
LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY, comedy by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare
(from Martin Swayne's novel), Criterion, 11 Nov., 1919.
LORD TOM NODDY, musical play by George Dance, music by F. Osmond Carr,
Garrick, 15 Sept., 1896.
LORDS AND COMMONS, comedy by Mrs. C. G. Gore, Drury Lane, 20 Dec., 1831.
LORDS AND COMMONS, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Haymarket, 24 Nov., 1883.
LOST AT SEA, drama by Dion Boucicault and H. J. Byron, Adelphi, 2 Oct., 1869.
LOST IN LONDON, drama by Watts Phillips, Adelphi, 16 Mar., 1867 ; Princess's,
10 Sept., 1874.
LOST LEADER, THE, play by Lennox Robinson, Court, 10 June, 1919.
LOST PARADISE, THE, play by H. C. de Mille (from the German), Adelphi, 22 Dec.,
1892.
LOTTERY, THE, farce by Henry Fielding, Drury Lane, 1 Jan., 1732.
LOTTERY TICKET, THE, farce by Samuel Beazley, Drury Lane, 13 Dec., 1826.
Louis XI, drama by W. R. Markwell (from the French), Drury Lane, E. L.
Davenport, 14 Feb., 1853.
Louis XI, drama by Dion Boucicault (from the French), Princess's, Charles Kean,
13 Jan., 1855 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon, 22 Mar., 1858 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel
Phelps, 21 Sept., 1861 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving, 9 Mar., 1878; Shaftesbury,
H. B. Irving, 22 Feb., 1909 ; Queen's, 30 Apr., 1910.
LOVE, play by J. Sheridan Knowles, Co vent Garden, 4 Nov., 1839.
LOVE A-LA-MODE, farce by Charles Macklin, Drury Lane, 12 Dec., 1759 ; Covent
Garden, 19 Dec., 1760.
LOVE AND HATE, drama by Horace Wigan, Olympic, 23 June, 1869.
LOVE AND MONEY, drama by Charles Reade and Henry Pettitt, Adelphi, 18 Nov.,
1882.
LOVE — AND WHAT THEN ? comedy by B. Macdonald Hastings, Playhouse,
2 May, 1912.
LOVE BIRDS, THE, musical comedy by George Grossmith, Jun., music by Raymond
Roze, Savoy, 10 Feb., 1904.
LOVE CHASE, THE, comedy by J. Sheridan Knowles, Haymarket, Mrs. Nisbett
as Constance, 9 Oct., 1837 ; Haymarket, Miss Taylor, 18 Mar., 1839 ; Strand,
Mrs. Stirling, 21 Jan., 1850 ; St. James's, Mrs. Seymour, 24 Jan., 1855 ;
Haymarket, Amy Scdgwick, 13 Oct., 1857 ; Haymarket, Mrs. Kendal, 26
Oct., 1870 ; Crystal Palace, Mrs. Bernard Beere, 24 Aug., 1878 ; Miss Wallis,
12 Feb., 1880; Shaftesbury, Miss Fortescue, 1 June, 1891.
LOVE FOR LOVE, comedy by W. Congreve, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 30 Apr., 1695 ;
Haymarket, acted entirely by women, 25 June, 1705 ; Drury Lane, 7 Feb.,
1708 ; Covent Garden, 2 May, 1739 ; Drury Lane, 20 Oct., 1825 ; Drury Lane,
Nov., 1842 ; Haymarket, 1846 ; Gaiety, 2 Nov., 1871 ; Aldwych (Stage
Society), 15 Apr., 1917 ; Lyric, Hammersmith, (Phoenix Society), 20 Mar.,
1921.
LOVE IN A COTTAGE, play by W. Somerset Maugham, Globe, 26 Jan., 1918.
LOVE IN A MAZE, comedy by Dion Boucicault, Princess's, 6 Mar., 1851.
LOVE IN A VILLAGE, comic opera by Isaac Bickerstaff, Covent Garden, 8 Dec.,
1762 ; Everyman, 21 Dec., 1923.
LOVE IN IDLENESS, comedy by Louis N. Parker and E. J. Goodman, Terry's,
21 Oct., 1896.
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LOVE IN TANDEM, comedy by Augustin Daly (from the French), Daly's, 18 July
' 1893.
LOVE ON CRUTCHES, "comedy by Augustin Daly (from the German), Comedy,
28 July, 1896.
LOVE OR LIFE, drama by Tom Taylor and Paul Meritt, Olympic, 10 June, 1878.
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, Shakespeare's comedy, Blackfriars, 1591 ; Globe, 1597 ;
Co vent Garden (1st time for 200 years), Anderson as Biron, J. P. Harley as
Adriano, Cooper as Ferdinand, Mrs. Nisbett as the Princess, and Mdme.
Vestris as Rosaline, 30 Sept., 1839 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Adriano,
Marston as Biron, Frederic Robinson as Ferdinand, Mrs. Charles Young as
the Princess, 30 Sept., 1857 ; St. James's, R. de Cordova as Adriano, Fuller
Hellish as Ferdinand, Bernard Gould as Biron, Elizabeth Bessie as Princess,
and Lily Belmore as Rosaline, 2 July, 1886 ; Bloomsbury Hall, English Drama
Society, 24 Apr., 1906.
LOVE'S MARTYRDOM, play by J. Saunders, Haymarket, 12 June, 1855.
LOVE'S SACRIFICE, play by G. W. Lovell, Covent Garden, 12 Sept., 1842 ; Sadler's
Wells, 13 Aug., 1846 ; Olympic, 27 Feb., 1850 ; Surrey, 8 July, 1859; Holborn,
1 1 Dec., 1869 ; Crystal Palace, 13 Apr., 1875 ; Globe, 24 Apr., 1878 ; Olympic,
18 June, 1881.
LOVER'S Vows, comedy by Mrs. Inchbald, Covent Garden, 11 Oct., 1798.
LOVING CUP, A, serio-comic drama by Andrew Halliday, Royalty, 26 Nov., 1868.
LOVING LEGACY, A, farcical comedy by F. W. Sidney, Strand, 12 Mar., 1895.
Low WATER, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Globe, 12 Jan., 1884.
LOWER DEPTHS, THE, play by Lawrence Irving (from the Russian), Court (Stage
Society), 29 Nov., 1903 ; Kingsway, 2 Dec., 1911.
LOYAL LOVE, romantic play by Ross Neil, Gaiety, 13 Aug., 1887.
LOYALTIES, drama by John Galsworthy, St. Martin's, 8 Mar., 1922.
LUCILLE, drama by W. Bayle Bernard, Lyceum, 4 Apr., 1836.
LUCK OF THE NAVY, THE, play by Mrs, Clifford Mills, Queen's, 5 Aug., 1918 ;
Garrick, 5 May, 1919; Queen's, 26 Oct., 1920.
LUCKY DOG, A, farcical comedy by W. Sapte, Jun., Strand, 4 July, 1892 ; Terry's,
3 Oct., 1892.
LUCKY DURHAM, play by Wilson Barrett, King's, Hammersmith, 28 Aug., 1905.
LUCKY Miss DEAN, comedy by Sidney Bowkett, Criterion, 3 Aug., 1905.
LURETTE, comic opera by Frank Desprez and A. Murray, music by J, Offenbach,
Avenue, 24 Mar., 1883.
LURLINE, burlesque by Robert Reece and H. B. Farnie, Avenue, 24 Apr., 1886.
LYING VALET, THE, comedy by David Garrick, Goodman's Fields, 30 Nov., 1741.
LYONS MAIL, THE, play by Charles Reade (from the French), Lyceum, Henry
Irving as Lesurques and Dubosc, 19 May, 1877 ; 2 June, 1883 ; 7 Feb., 1891 ;
12 July, 1895; 19 June, 1901 ; Shaftesbury, H. B. Irving, 15 Oct., 1908;
Queen's, 9 Noy., 1909 ; 13 June, 1910. (See " The Courier of Lyons.")
LYSISTRATA, adaptation of Aristophanes' comedy, by Laurence Housman,
Little, 11 Oct., 1911.
M
M.P., comedy by T. W. Robertson, Prince of Wales's, 23 Apr,, 1870 ; Toole's,
22 July, 1883 ; Coronet, 6 June, 1910.
MA MIE ROSETTE, romantic opera by George Dance (from the French), music by
Ivan Caryll, Globe, 17 Nov., 1892.
MACAIRE, play by W. E. Henley, Her Majesty's, 2 May, 1901.
MACBETH, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1606; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Bctterton as
Macbeth, 5 Nov., 1664; Dorset Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Bctterton, 1672;
Haymarket, Betterton and Mrs. Barry, 27 Dec., 1707 ; Drury Lane, Mills and
Mrs. Knight, 20 Oct., 1711 ; Drury Lane, Mills and Mrs. Porter, 31 Dec.,
1717; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Quin and McKnight, 30 Sept., 1723; Covent
Garden, Delane and Mrs. Hallam, 14 Apr., 1738 ; Drury Lane, David Garrick
and Mrs. Giffard, 7 Jan.,, 1744 ; Drury Lane, Sprangcr Barry and Mrs. Macklin,
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7 Nov., 1746 ; Drury Lane, Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard, 19 Mar., 1748 ; Covent
Garden, Thomas Sheridan and Peg Wofnngton, 16 Nov., 1754 ; Covent
Garden, Powell and Mrs. Yates, 20 Jan., 1768 ; Drury Lane, Mr. and Mrs.
Barry, 4 Jan., 1770 ; Covent Garden, Macklin as Macbeth, 23 Oct., 1773 ;
Haymarket, West Digges and Mrs. Massey, 7 Sept., 1778 ; Drury Lane, Smith
and Mrs. Crawford, 6 Dec., 1780 ; Drury Lane, Smith and Mrs. Siddons,
2 Feb., 1785 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble and Mrs. Siddons, 21 Apr., 1794 ;
Covent Garden, George Frederick Cooke and Mrs. Litchfield, 5 Dec., 1800 ;
Drury Lane, W. H. Betty (Young Roscius), 2 Jan., 1806 ; Drury Lane, Edmund
Kean and Mrs. Bartley, 5 Nov., 1814 ; Covent Garden, Macready and Mrs.
Bunn, 9 June, 1820 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Miss Huddart, 14 Mar.,
1831 ; Covent Garden, Fanny Kemble as Lady Macbeth, 14 Apr., 1832 ;
Haymarket, Samuel Butler as Macbeth, 6 Oct., 1834 ; Covent Garden, Van-
denhoff and Miss Clifton, 13 Oct., 1834 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Ellen
Tree, 1 Oct., 1835 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Mrs. W. West,
21 Oct., 1835 ; Drury Lane, Edwin Forrest and Miss Huddart, 30 Nov.,
1836 ; Covent Garden, Harnblin as Macbeth, 6 Mar., 1837 ; Haymarket,
Charles Kean, 6 July, 1840 ; Haymarket, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, 4 Apr.,
1842 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Mrs. Warner, 27 May, 1844 ; Princess's,
Edwin Forrest and Charlotte Cushman, 21 Feb., 1845 ; Princess's, Macready
and Charlotte Cushman, 11 Oct., 1846; Olympic, Isabella Glyn as Lady
Macbeth, 26 Jan., 1848 ; Princess's, Macready and Fanny Kemble (Mrs.
Butler), 21 Feb., 1848 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Miss Glyn, 20 Mar., 1850 ;
Princess's, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, 14 Feb., 1853 ; Marylebone, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Wallack, 17 Oct., 1853 ; Drury Lane, G. V. Brooke as Macbeth,
19 Oct., 1853 ; Drury Lane, James Anderson and Mrs. J. W. Wallack, 27
Aug., 1855 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon and Helen Faucit, 25 Feb., 1858 ; Surrey,
Hermann Vezin, 13 June, 1859 ; Drury Lane, Barry Sullivan and Amy
Sedgwick, 1 Oct., 1866; Drury Lane, Phelps and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 14
Oct., 1867 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving and Kate Bateman, 25 Sept., 1875 ;
Drury Lane, Hermann Vezin and Genevidve Ward, 4 Feb., 1876 ; Drury
Lane, Ernesto Rossi as Macbeth, 10 May, 1876; Sadler's Wells, Charles
Warner as Macbeth, Hermann Vezin as Macduff, 12 Feb., 1881 ; Hermann
Vezin as Macbeth, Warner as Macduff, 17 Feb., 1881 ; Drury Lane, J. H.
Barnes as Macbeth, Madame Ristori as Lady Macbeth, 3 July, 1882 ;
Olympic, E. S. Willard and Mrs. Bandmann-Palmer, 3 May, 1888 ; Lyceum,
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, 29 Dec., 1888 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving and
Ellen Terry, 22 July, 1895 ; J. Forbes-Robertson and Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
17 Sept., 1898; Garrick, Arthur Bourchier and Violet Vanbrugh, 11 Dec.,
1906 ; His Majesty's, Arthur Bourchier and Violet Vanbrugh, 3 July, 1909 ;
His Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree and Violet Vanbrugh, 5 Sept., 1911 ; Aldwych,
J. K. Hackett and Mrs. Patrick Campbell, 2 Nov., 1920.
MACBETH, travestie by F. N. Talfourd, Olympic, 25 Apr., 1853.
MADAME BUTTERFLY, play by David Bclasco (from a story by J. Luther Long),
Duke of York's, 28 Apr., 1900.
MADAME FAVART, comic opera adapted by H. B. Farnie (from the French),
music by Jacques Offenbach, Strand, 12 Apr., 1879 ; Avenue, 11 Mar., 1882 ;
18 Apr., 1887 ; Criterion, 9 Nov., 1893.
MADAME FLIRT, comedy (adapted from the French), by Paul Gavault and Georges
Berr, Haymarket, 25 May, 1904.
MADAME POMPADOUR, musical play by Frederick Lonsdale and Harry Graham
(from the Viennese), music by Leo Fall, Daly's, 20 Dec., 1923.
MADAME SANS-GMNB, comedy adapted by J. Comyns Carr (from the French),
Lyceum, 10 Apr., 1897 ; 14 Feb., 1898 ; 10 June, 1901.
MADAME SHERRY, musical play by C. E. Hands (from the French), music by
Hugo Felix, Apollo, 23 Dec., 1903.
MADAME X, play (adapted from the French), Globe, 1 Sept., 1909.
MADCAP PRINCE, A, comedy by Robert Buchanan, Haymarket, 3 Aug., 1874.
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MADEMOISELLE MARS, play by Paul Kester, Imperial, 25 Jan., 1902.
MADRAS HOUSE, THE, comedy by Granville Barker, Duke of York's, 9 Mar.,
1910.
MAGDA, play by Hermann Sudermann, adapted by Louis N. Parker, Lyceum
3 June, 1896 ; Royalty, 19 Feb., 1900 ; Playhouse, 24 Mar., 1923.
MAGGIE, musical play by Fred Thompson and H. F. Maltby, Oxford, 22 Oct.,
1919.
MAGIC, fantastic comedy by Gilbert K. Chesterton, Little, 7 Nov., 1913;
Everyman, 20 Aug., 1923.
MAGIC OPAL, THE, light opera by Arthur Law, music by Albeniz, Lyric, 19 Jan.,
1893.
MAGIC TOYS, THE, ballet-farce, by John Oxenford, St. James's, 24 Oct., 1854 ;
St. James's, 5 Oct., 1859.
MAGISTRATE, THE, farcical comedy by A. W. Pinero, Court, 21 Mar., 1885 ;
Terry's, 13 Apr., 1892.
MAID AND THE MAGPIE, THE, burlesque by H. J. Byron (from the French), Strand,
11 Oct., 1858.
MAID FROM SCHOOL, A, musical play by Frank Stayton, Terry's, 31 Mar.,
1904.
MAID MARIAN, comic opera by H. B. Smith, music by Reginald de Koven, Prince
of Wales's, 5 Feb., 1891.
MAID OF BATH, THE, comedy by Samuel Foote, Haymarket, 26 June, 1771,
MAID OF THE MILL, THE, comic opera by Isaac Bickerstaff, Covent Garden,
31 Jan., 1765.
MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS, THE, musical play by Frederick Lonsdale, music by
Harold Fraser-Simson and J. W. Tate, Daly's, 17 Feb., 1917 ; 26 Dec., 1921.
MAID OF THE OAKS, THE, comedy by J. Burgoyne, Drury Lane, 5 Nov., 1774.
MAID'S TRAGEDY, THE, tragedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, Blackfriars, 1619 ;
Red Bull, 17 Nov., 1660 ; Theatre Royal, 7 Dec., 1666 ; Royalty, 5 Dec.,
1904 ; Court, 18 Oct., 1908; Lyric, Hamfhersmith, Phoenix Society, 13 Nov.,
1921. (See "The Bridal.")
MAJOR BARBARA, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Court, 28 Nov., 1905.
MAKER OF MEN, A, play by Alfred Sutro, St. James's, 27 Jan., 1905.
MAKING A GENTLEMAN, play by Alfred Sutro, Garrick, 11 Sept., 1909.
MAMEENA, play by Oscar Asche (from H. Rider Haggard's Child of the Storm),
Globe, 30 Sept., 1913.
MAMMA, farcical comedy by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Court, 24 Sept.,
1888; Criterion, 12 Mar., 1901.
MAMMON, comedy by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Strand, 7 Apr., 1877.
MAM'SELLE TRALALA, musical play by Arthur Wimperis and Hartley Carrick
(from the German), music by Jean Gilbert, Lyric, 16 Apr., 1914; Garrick
(revived as " Oh 1 Be Careful"), 17 June, 1915.
MAM'ZELLE NITOUCHE, comic opera (from the French), music by Herve, Trafalgar
Square, 6 May, 1893, (See " Nitouche.")
MAN AND His MAKERS, play by Wilson Barrett and Louis N. Parker, Lyceum,
7 Oct., 1899.
MAN AND SUPERMAN, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Court (Stage Society), 21 May,
1905 ; 23 Oct., 1905 ; 29 Oct., 1906 ; 27 May, 1907 ; Criterion, 28 Sept.,
1911 ; 8 Apr., 1912.
MAN AND WIFE, drama by Wilkie Collins, Prince of Wales's, 22 Feb., 1873.
MAN AND WOMAN, drama by H. C. de Mille and David Belasco, Opera Comique,
•25 Mar., 1893.
MAN FROM BLANKLEY'S, THE, comedy by F. Ahstey, Prince of Wales's, 25 Apr.,
1901 ; Haymarket, 24 Mar., 1906 ; His Majesty's, " all-star" cast, in aid of
King George's Actors' Pension Fund, 14 Dec., 1917.
MAN FROM MEXICO, THE, farcical comedy by H. A. du Souchet, Coronet, 23 Nov.,
1908; Strand, 10 Sept., 1910.
MAN FROM TORONTO, THE, comedy by Douglas Murray, Royalty, 30 May, 1918.
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MAN IN DRESS CLOTHES, THE, comedy by Seymour Hicks (from the French),
Garrick, 22 Mar., 1922.
MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE, drama by T. J. Serle (from the French), Coburg,
16 Jan., 1832.
MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE, drama by Norman Forbes, Adelphi, 11 Mar., 1899.
MAN IN THE STREET, THE, play by Louis N. Parker, Avenue, 14 May, 1894.
MAN is NOT PERFECT, drama by Benjamin Webster, Jun., Adelphi, 14 Oct.,
1867.
MAN o' AIRLIE, THE, drama by W. G, Wills, Princess's, 20 July, 1867 ; Grand,
Islington, 3 Mar., 1890.
MAN OF DESTINY, THE, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Comedy, 29 Mar., 1901 ;
Court, 4 June, 1907.
MAN OF FORTY, THE, play by Walter Frith, St. James's, 28 Mar., 1900.
MAN OF HONOUR, A, play by W. Somerset Maugham, Imperial (Stage Society),
22 Feb., 1903 ; Avenue, 18 Feb., 1904.
MAN OF THE WORLD, THE, comedy by Charles Macklin, Covent Garden, Macklin
as Sir Pertinax Macsycophant, 10 May, 1781 ; Covent Garden, Wilson,
29 Sept., 1790; Covent Garden, Fawcett, 16 May, 1797; Covent Garden,
George Frederick Cooke, 10 Apr., 1802; Covent Garden, Daniel Terry;
6 July, 1816 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 18 Mar., 1822 ; Covent Garden,
Charles Young, 5 Dec., 1823 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps, 27 Nov., 1851 ;
Princess's, Phelps, 21 Jan., 1871 ; Aquarium, Phelps, 14 Nov., 1877 :
Olympic, J. R. Gibson, 15 Oct., 1879; Crystal Palace, 10 Feb., 1880; 24
May, 1881,
MAN WHO CAME BACK, THE, drama by Jules Eckert Goodman (from the story),
Oxford, 8 Apr., 1920.
MAN WHO STAYED AT HOME, THE, play by Lechmere Worrall and J. E. Harold
Terry, Royalty, 10 Dec., 1914 ; 24 July, 1916.
MAN WHO WAS, THE, play by F. Kinsey Peile (from Kipling's story), His Majesty's,
8 June, 1903.
MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF, THE, New (Stage Society), 7 Dec., 1924.
MAN WITH THREE WIVES, THE, farce by C. Marsham Rae (from the French),
Criterion, 23 Jan., 1886.
MAN'S SHADOW, A, play by Robert Buchanan (from the French), Haymarket,
12 Sept., 1889 ; Her Majesty's, 27 Nov., 1897 ; His Majesty's, 25 Mar., 1905.
MANFRED, tragedy by Lord Byron, Covent Garden, 29 Oct., 1834 ; 6 Jan., 1835 ;
Drury Lane, 10 Oct., 1863 ; Princess's, 16 Aug., 1873 ; Drury Lane (Stage
Society), 28 July, 1918.
MANKIND* drama by Paul Meritt and George Conquest, Surrey, 3 Oct., 1881.
MANOEUVRES OF JANE, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Haymarket, 29
Oct., 1898.
MANTEAUX NOIRS, LES, comic opera by Walter Parke and Harry Paulton (from
the French), music by E. Bucalossi, Avenue, 3 June, 1882.
MANXMAN, THE, play by Wilson Barrett, Shaftesbury, 18 Nov., 1895.
MANXMAN, THE, another version by Wilson Barrett, Lyric, 16 Nov., 1896;
Lyceum, 25 Nov., 1899 ; Adelphi, 14 Jan., 1903.
MARBLE HEART, THE, play by Charles Selby (from the French), Adelphi, 20 May,
1854.
MARCO SPADA, drama by J. Palgrave Simpson (from the French), Princess's,
28 Mar., 1853.
MARGUERITE, play by Michael Morton (from the French), Coronet, 5 Sept., 1904.
MARIANA, play by Jose Echaragay, adapted by J. M. Graham, Court, 22 Feb.,
1897; Royalty, 23 May, 1901.
MARIE ANTOINETTE, drama by J. Palgrave Simpson, Princess's, 12 Oct., 1868.
MARIE-ODILB, play by Edward Knoblauch, His Majesty's, 8 June, 1915.
MARINER'S COMPASS, THE, drama by H. Leslie, Astley's, 4 Mar., 1865,
MARINERS OF ENGLAND, THE, drama by Robert Buchanan and Charles Marlowe,
(Harriet Jay), Olympic, 9 Mar., 1897.
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MARINO FALIERO, THE DOGE OF VENICE, tragedy by Lord Byron, Drury Lane
25 Apr., 1821 ; 20 May, 1842.
MARIONETTES, THE, comedy by Gladys "Unger (from the French), Comedy, 23
Sept., 1911.
MARJOLAINE, LA, comic opera by H. Sutherland Edwards (from the French),
music by A. C. Lecocq, Royalty, 11 Oct., 1877.
MARJORIE, cornic opera by Lewis Clifton and J. J. Dilley, music by Walter
Slaughter, Prince of Wales's, 18 July, 1889 ; 18 Jan., 1890.
MARKHEIM, play by W. L. Courtney (from a story by Robert Louis Stevenson),
Lyric, 14 Apr., 1906.
MARRIAGE, play by Brandon Thomas and H. Keeling, Court, 7 June, 1892.
MARRIAGE A LA MODE, comedy by John Dryden, Theatre Royal, 1672 ; Drury
Lane, 1 Feb., 1703 ; Lyric, Hammersmith (Phoenix Society), 8 Feb., 1920.
MARRIAGE, 1892, play by Clyde Fitch, Royalty, 28 Oct., 1892.
MARRIAGE HAS BEEN ARRANGED, A, duologue by Alfred Sutro, Haymarket,
6 May, 1902.
MARRIAGE MARKET, THE, musical play adapted by Gladys Unger (from the
German), music by Victor Jacobi, Daly's, 17 May, 1913.
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE, A, play by Sydney Grundy (from the French),
Haymarket, 5 June, 1897 ; Imperial, 8 Mar., 1904 ; Globe, 18 May, 1920.
MARRIAGE OF KITTY, THE, comedy by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox (from the French),
Duke of York's, 19 Aug., 1902 ; 9 June, 1906 ; 8 June, 1911 ; Playhouse,
24 Feb., 1914 ; Duke of, York's, 1 Mar., 1923.
MARRIAGES OF MAYFAIR, THE, drama by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton,
Drury Lane, 21 Sept., 1908.
MARRIED IN HASTE, comedy by H. J. Byron, Haymarket, 2 Oct., 1875.
MARRIED LIFE, comedy by J. B. Buckstone, Haymarket, 20 Aug., 1834.
MARRIED MAN, THE, comedy by Mrs. Inchbald (from the French), Haymarket,
15 July, 1789.
MARRIED RAKE, THE, farce by Charles Selby, Queen's, 9 Feb., 1835.
MARTHA PLAYS THE FAIRY, comedy by Keble Howard, Haymarket, 28 May, 1907.
MARTHA WILLIS, drama by Douglas Jerrold, Pavilion, 4 Apr., 1831.
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, drama by Edward Stirling (from Dickens's novel),
Lyceum, 8 July, 1844.
MARY, musical comedy by Otto Harbach and Frank Manclcl, music by Louis
Hirsch, Queen's, 27 Apr., 1921.
MARY GOES FIRST, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Playhouse, 18 Sept., 1913.
MARY MAGDALENE, play by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated by A. Teixcira de
Mattos, Rehearsal Club, 17 Mar., 1912.
MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY, light comedy by St. John G, Ervine, Brixton,
1 Sept., 1924.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, drama by W. G. Wills, Lyceum, 8 Jan., 1870 ; revived
as " Mary Stuart," Princess's, 23 Feb., 1874,
MARY ROSE, play by J. M. Barrie, Haymarket, 22 Apr., 1920.
MARY STUART, drama by W. G. Wills, Princess's, 23 Feb., 1874 ; 15 June, 1885.
(See " Mary Queen of Scots.")
MARY STUART, drama by the Hon. Lewis Wingfield (from Schiller's play), Court,
9 Oct., 1880.
MARY STUART, play by John Drinkwator, Everyman, 25 Sept., 1922 ; 30 July,
1923.
MARY WARNER, drama by Tom Taylor, Haymarket, 21 June, 1869.
MASANIELLO ; OR THE FISH'O'MAN OF NAPLES, farce by R. B. Brough. Olympic,
2 July, 1857. fe J 1
MASCOTTE, LA, comic opera by H. B. Farnie ancl Robert Recce (from the French),
music by E. Audran, Comedy, 15 Oct., 1881 ; Comedy, 23 May, 1884 ; Gaiety,
9 Sept., 1893,
MASK AND THE FACE, THE, comedy by C. B. Fernald (from the Italian), Everyman,
5 Feb., 1924 ; Criterion, 27 May, 1924.
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MASKED BALL, THE, farcical comedy by Clyde Fitch (from the French), Criterion,
6 Jan., 1900.
MASKS AND FACES, comedy by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor, Haymarket,
20 Nov., 1852; Adelphi, 13 Apr., 1853; Feb., 1859; Princess's, 22 Aug.
1867 ; Prince of Wales's, 6 Nov., 1875 ; Haymarket, 5 Feb., 1881 • 28 Feb.,
1885 ; Gaiety, 15 Oct., 1885 ; Opera Comique, 26 Mar., 1887 ; 12 May, 1888 ;
Haymarket, 5 Dec., 1888.
MASQUE OF BEAUTY, THE, by Ben Jonson, 1609 ; His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911.
MASQUERADERS, THE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, St. James's, 28 Apr., 1894.
MASTER, THE, play by G. Stuart Ogilvie, Globe, 23 Apr., 1898.
MASTER AND MAN, drama by Henry Pettitt and George R. Sims, Pavilion
16 Sept., 1889 ; Princess's, 18 Dec., 1889.
MASTER BUILDER, THE, play by Henrik Ibsen, translated by William Archer
and Edmund Gosse, Trafalgar Square, 20 Feb., 1893 ; Court, 16 Mar., 1909 •
Little, 28 Mar., 1911 ; Court, 13 May, 1918.
MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD, THE, drama by J. Palgrave Simpson (from Scott's
novel), Lyceum, 23 Dec., 1865.
MASTER PASSION, THE, comedy by Mrs. Alfred Phillips, Olympic, 1 Sept., 1852.
MATCHMAKER, A, comedy by Clo Graves and Gertrude Kingston, Shaftesburv,
9 May, 1896.
MATERNITE, play by Eugene Brieux, translated by Mrs. Bernard Shaw, King's
Hall (Stage Society), Covent Garden, 8 Apr., 1906.
MATT o' MERRYMOUNT, play by Beulah M. Dix and Mrs. E. G. Sutherland, New,
20 Feb., 1908.
MAUD'S PERIL, play by Watts Phillips, Adelphi, 23 Oct., 1867.
MAURICETTE, play adapted by H. B. Irving (from the French), Lyric, 31 Mar.,
1906.
MAVOURNEEN, play by Louis N. Parker, His Majesty's," 23 Oct., 1915.
MAY AND DECEMBER, farcical comedy by Sydney Grundy (from the French),
Criterion, 25 Apr., 1887; Comedy, 15 Nov., 1890.
MAYFAIR, comedy by A. W. Pinero (from the French), St. James's, 31 Oct., 1885.
MAYFAIR AND MONTARTRE, revue by John Hastings Turner, New Oxford, 9 Mar.,
1922.
MAYFLOWER, THE, play by Louis N. Parker, Metropole, 6 Mar., 1899.
MAYOR OF GARRATT, THE, farce by Samuel Foote, Haymarket, 20 June, 1763.
MAZEPPA, romantic drama by H. M.Milner (from Byron's poem), Astley's, 4 Apr.,
1831 ; 3 Oct., 1864.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Shakespeare's comedy, 1604 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields,
Betterton as Angelo, Verbruggen as Claudio, Mrs. Bracegirdle as Isabella,
Feb., 1700 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Boheme, Ryan, and Mrs. Seymour, Quin
as the Duke, 8 Dec., 1720 ; Drury Lane, Millward, Mills, and Mrs. Gibber,
Quin as the Duke, 26 Jan., 1738 ; Covent Garden, Cashel, Ryan, Mrs. Gibber,
and Quin, 25 Nov., 1742 ; Drury Lane, Berry as the Duke, Havard as Angelo,
Macklin as Lucio, Peg Woffington as Isabella, 11 Apr., 1746; Drury Lane,
Mossop as the Duke, Howard as Angelo, Davies as Claudio, Mrs. Cibber as
Isabella, 22 Feb., 1755 ; Covent Garden, Bensley, Clarke, Wroughton, and
Mrs. Bellamy, 12 Feb., 1770 ; Drury Lane, Smith, Palmer, Reddish, and
Mrs. Yates, King as Lucio, 18 Mar., 1775; Covent Garden, Henderson as
the Duke, Mrs. Yates as Isabella, 11 Oct., 1780 ; Drury Lane, Smith as the
Duke, Mrs. Siddons as Isabella, 3 Nov., 1783 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble
as the Duke, Mrs. Siddons as Isabella, 30 Dec., 1794 ; Covent Garden, Charles
Young and Eliza O'Neill, 8 Feb., 1816; Drury Lane, Macready and Mrs.
Bunn, 1 May, 1824 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as the Duke, George Bennett as
Angelo, Henry Marston as Claudio, S. Hoskins as Lucio, Laura Addison as
Isabella, 4 Nov., 1846 ; Haymarket, Henry Howe as the Duke, Charles
Harcourt as Angelo, Charles Warner as Claudio, H. B. Conway as Lucio,
J, B. Buckstone as Porapey, Lilian Adelaide Neilson as Isabella, 1 Apr.,
1876 ; Kennington, Miss Wallis as Isabella, 27 Mar., 1899 ; Adelphi, Walter
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Hampden as the Duke, Oscar Asche as Angelo,Lily Brayton as Isabella, 20 Mar,,
1906 ; Adelphi, Ellen Terry as Francisca (to celebrate her jubilee), 28 Apr., 1906.
MEDAL AND THE MAID, THE, musical comedy by Owen Hall, music by Sidney
Jones, Lyric, 25 Apr., 1903.
MEDEA, tragedy translated from the Greek by Charles Johnson, Drury Lane,
11 Dec., 1730; by Richard Glover, Drury Lane, 24 Mar., 1767; Lyceum,
4 June, 1856 ; Drury Lane, 5 Nov., 1861 ; Adelphi, 1 1 Aug., 1862 ; by W. G.
Wills, Lyceum, 8 July, 1872 ; Olympic, 3 Mar., 1883 ; Court, 2 July, 1907 ;
by Gilbert Murray, Savoy, 22 Oct., 1907 ; Holborn Empire, 8 Mar., 1920'
New, 16 Oct., 1922.
MEDICINE MAN, THE, play by H, D. Traill and Robert S. Hichens, Lyceum, 4
May, 1898.
MEG'S DIVERSION, drama by H. T. Craven, Royalty, 17 Oct., 1866.
MELTING POT, THE, drama by Israel Zangwill, Court, 26 Jan., 1914 ; Queen's,
7 Feb., 1914.
MEMBER FOR SLOCUM, THE, comedy by George R. Sims (from the French),
Royalty, 4 May, 1881.
MERCHANT OF LONDON, THE, play by T. J. Serle, Drury Lane, 26 Apr,, 1832.
MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE, Shakespeare's comedy, 1596 ; altered bv Granville,
Lincoln's Inn Fields, Doggett as Shylock, Betterton as Bassanio, Verbruggen
as Antonio, Mrs. Bracegirdle as Portia, 1701 ; Drury Lane, Doggett, Booth,
Mills, and Mrs. Bradshaw, 3 Feb., 1711 ; Covent Garden, Aston, Walker,
Ryan, and Mrs. Hallam, 11 Feb., 1735; Drury Lane, Shakespeare's play
restored by Macklin, Macklin, Mil-ward, Quin, and Mrs. Clive, 14 Feb., 1741 ;
Covent Garden, Thomas Sheridan, Ryan, Sparks, and Peg WofFmgton, 30
Oct., 1754 ; Covent Garden, Shuter, Ryan, Sparks, and Mrs. Hamilton,
3 May, 1759 ; Drury Lane, King, Holland, Spranger Barry, and Mrs. Dancer,
24 Mar., 1768; Covent Garden, Yates, Bensley, Clarke, and Mrs. Yates,
27 Mar., 1770 ; Drury Lane, King, Bensley, Reddish, and Mrs. Siddons,
29 Dec., 1775 ; Covent Garden, Macklin, Wroughton, Clarke, and Miss
Macklin, 13 Apr., 1776; Haymarket, Henderson as Shylock, Miss Barsanti
as Portia, 11 June, 1777; Drury Lane, Henderson, Palmer, Bensley, and
Miss Younge, 14 Oct., 1777 ; Haymarket, West Digges, Palmer, Bensley,
and Elizabeth Farren, 24 Aug., 1780 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble, W. Farren,
Bensley, and Miss E. Kemble, 22 Jan., 1784 ; Drury Lane, King, J. P. Kemble,
Bensley, and Mrs. Siddons, 6 Apr., 1786; Covent Garden, J. P. Harley,
Pope, Macready, and Mrs. Pope, 12 May, 1796 ; Haymarket, R. W. Elliston,
Charles Kemble, J. Aikin, and Miss De Camp, 28 Aug., 1797 ; Covent Garden,
G. F. Cooke, Pope, Murray, and Miss Murray, 10 Nov., 1800 ; Covent Garden,
Cooke, Charles Kemble, J, P. Kemble, and Mrs. Siddons, 19 Nov., 1803;
Haymarket, Charles Young as Shylock, Mrs. Glover as Portia, 16 Aug., 1809 ;
Drury Lane, S. Kemble, Rae, Powell, and Miss Smith, 5 Oct., 1813 ; Drury
Lane, Edmund Kean as Shylock, 26 Jan., 1814 ; Covent Garden, Macready,
Charles Kemble, Egerton, and Mrs. Ogilvie, 13 May, 1823 ; Covent Garden,
Charles Kemble, Warde, Abbott, and Fanny Kemble, 25 Mar., 1830 ; Hay-
market, Edmund Kean and Miss Kelly, 25 June, 1830 ; Covent Garden, Ellen
Tree as Portia, 1 Oct., 1832 ; Haymarket, Elton as Shylock, Miss Taylor as
Portia, 26 Aug., 1833; Haymarket, Farren as Shylock, 27 Sept., 1834;
Drury Lane, Denvil as Shylock, 6 Oct., 1834 ; Queen's, Mrs. Nisbett as Portia,
1 Apr., 1835 ; Drury Lane, Vandenhoff as Shylock, 7 May, 1835 ; Covent
Garden, Helen Faucit as Portia, 24 Sept., 1836 ; Haymarket, Samuel Phelps
as Shylock, 28 Aug., 1837 ; Drury Lane, Ternan as Shylock, 25 Oct., 1837 ;
Drury Lane, Charles Kean as Shylock, Mrs. Ternan as Portia, 5 Apr., 1838 ;
Haymarket, Macready as Shylock, Lacy as Bassanio, Phelps as Antonio,
Webster as Gratiano, Buckstone as Launcelot, Priscilla Horton as Jessica,
and Helen Faucit as Portia, 30 Sept., 1839 ; Haymarket, Mrs. Warner as
Portia, 20 Mar., 1840 ; Haymarket, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean as Shylock
and Portia, 18 May, 1842 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Shylock, Marston as
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Bassanio, Mrs. Warner as Portia, 24 June, 1844 ; Princess's, Wallack as
Shylock, Leigh Murray as Bassanio, Charlotte Cushman as Portia, 9 June,
1845 ; Olympic, G. V. Brooke as Shylock, 13 Jan., 1848 ; Drury Lane,
J. R. Anderson as Shylock, Laura Addison as Portia, 26 Dec., 1849 ; Olympic,
Henry Farren as Shylock, Laura Keene as Portia, 10 Nov., 1851 ; Haymarket,
T. C. King as Shylock, 22 July, 1852 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Shylock,
Mrs. Charles Young as Portia, 31 Oct., 1857 ; Princess's, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kean, 12 June, 1858; Surrey, Hermann Vezin as Shylock, 4 July, 1859;
Haymarket, Edwin Booth as Shylock, 30 Sept., 1861 ; Princess's, Walter
Montgommery as Shylock, 22 Aug., 1863 ; Crystal Palace, Creswick as
Shylock, Charles Wyndham as Bassanio, Gene-vie" ve Ward as Portia, 24 Nov.,
1874 ; Prince of Wales's, Charles Coghlan as Shylock, Ellen Terry as Portia,
17 Apr., 1875; Covent Garden, Charles Rice as Shylock, Herbert Standing
as Bassanio, E. S. Willard as Antonio, Maud Brennan as Portia, 7 Feb., 1876 ;
Lyceum, Henry Irving as Shylock, J. H. Barnes as Bassanio, Ellen Terry as
Portia, 1 Nov., 1879 ; Comedy, F. R. Benson and Eleanor Calhoun, 16 Jan.,
1901 ; Drury Lane, Henry Irving as Shylock, Ellen Terry as Portia, and " all-
star " cast in aid of Actors' Benevolent Fund, 14 July, 1903 ; Drury Lane,
Irving as Shylock, Edith Wynne Matthison as Portia, 22 May, 1905 ; Garrick,
Arthur Bourchier as Shylock, Violet Vanbrugh as Portia, 11 Oct., 1905 ; His
Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree as Shylock, Alexandra Carlisle as Portia, 4 Apr.,
1908 ; Court, William Haviland as Shylock, Gerald Lawrence as Bassanio,
Fay Davis as Portia, 26 Apr., 1909 ; Court, Arthur Phillips, Cyril Keightley,
and Amy Brandon-Thomas, 19 Feb., 1910 ; His Majesty's, Arthur Bourchier,
Arthur Wontner, and Dorothea Baird, 13 Apr., 1910 ; Evelyn D'Alroy as
Portia, 25 Apr., 1910 ; Phyllis Neilson-Terry as Portia, 20 May, 1912 ; Drury
Lane, J. Forbes-Robertson as Shylock, Gertrude Elliott as Portia, 5 May,
1913 ; Prince's, Frank Cellier as Shylock, Florence Glossop-Harris as Portia,
12 Nov., 1914 ; St. James's, Matheson Lang as Shylock, Hutin Britton as
Portia, 6 Dec,, 1915 ; Court, Maurice Moscovitch as Shylock, Mary Grey as
Portia, 10 Oct., 1919.
MERELY MARY ANN, comedy by I. Zangwill, Duke of York's, 8 Sept., 1904.
MERRIE ENGLAND, comic opera by Basil Hood, music by Edward German, Savoy,
2 Apr., 1902.
MERRY DUCHESS, THE, comic opera by George R. Sims, music by Frederick Clay,
Royalty, 23 Apr., 1883.
MERRY PEASANT, THE, rustic romance, by Victor Leon, music by Leo Fall,
Strand, 23 Oct., 1909.
MERRY WAR, THE, comic opera by Robert Reece (from the German), music by
Johann Strauss, Alhambra, 16 Oct., 1882.
MERRY WIDOW, THE, musical play (adapted from the Viennese), music by
Franz Lehar, Daly's, 8 June, 1907 ; Daly's, 19 May, 1923 ; Lyceum, 28 May,
1924.
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, THE, Shakespeare's comedy, 1596 ; Cockpit, 15 Nov.,
1638 ; Dec., 1660 ; Theatre Royal, 15 Aug., 1667 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields,
Betterton as Falstaff, Mrs. Bracegirdle as Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Barry as Mrs. Page,
Feb., 1704 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Quin as Falstaff, 22 Oct., 1720 ; Drury Lane,
Quin as Falstaff, Mrs. Heron as Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Butler as Mrs. Page, 6 Dec.,
1734 ; Covent Garden, Dennis Delane as Falstaff, 18 Mar., 1736 ; Drury Lane,
Delane as Falstaff, Peg Woffington as Mrs. Ford, 29 Nov., 1743 ; Covent
Garden, Shuter, Mrs. Hamilton, and Mrs. Barrington, 22 Apr., 1758 ; Hay-
market, Henderson as Falstaff, 3 Sept,, 1777 ; Drury Lane, Lee Lewes as
Falstaff, 10 Jan., 1784 ; Covent Garden, Ryder as Falstaff, 29 Nov., 1786 ;
Drury Lane, Palmer as Falstaff, 21 May, 1788 ; Covent Garden, Fawcett as
Falstaff, Pope as Ford, Macready as Page, 14 Mar., 1796 ; Covent Garden,
Cooke as Falstaff, J. P. Kemble as Ford, Mrs. Glover as Mrs. Ford, 25 Apr.,
1804 ; Covent Garden, Stephen Kernble as Falstaff, 24 Sept., 1806 ; Covent
Garden, Fawcett as Falstaff, Charles Young as Ford, Mrs. Charles Kemble as
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Mrs. Ford, 16 Jan., 1811 ; Drury Lane, Hartley as Falstaff, 12 Apr., 1815;
Drury Lane, as an opera, Dowton as Falstaff, Braham as Fenton, Wallack as
Ford, Harley as Slender, Miss Stephens as Mrs. Ford, 20 Feb., 1824 ; Hay-
market, as an opera, Dowton as Falstaff, Madame Vestris as Mrs. Ford, 12
Oct., 1824 ; Dowton as Falstaff, Miss Kelly as Mrs. Ford, 20 Oct., 1824 ; Drury
Lane, Dowton as Falstaff, Miss Pearson as Mrs. Ford, 2 Oct., 1830 ; Haymarket,
Dowton and Mrs. Humby, 25 Sept., 1832 ; Haymarket, Mrs. Glover as Fal-
staff, 12 Nov., 1833 ; Drury Lane, Dowton, 7 Oct., 1837 ; Covent Garden,
Bartley as Falstaff, Cooper as Ford, Charles Mathews as Slender, Mrs. Nisbett
as Mrs. Ford, Madame Vestris as Mrs. Page, 30 Apr., 1840 ; Sadler's Wells,
Phelps, Miss Cooper, and Mrs. Marston, 9 Mar., 1848 ; Lyceum, Granby as
Falstaff, Charles Mathews as Slender, Madame Vestris as Mrs. Ford, Mrs.
Yates as Mrs. Page, Miss Fitzwilliam as Anne Page, 20 Nov., 1848 ; Hay-
market, J. H. Hackett, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Miss Reynolds, 24 June, 1851 ;
Haymarket, Benjamin Webster as Falstaff, 9 Aug., 1851 ; Princess's, Bartley
as Falstaff, Charles Kean as Ford, Mrs. Charles Kean as Mrs. Ford, Mrs.
Keeley as Mrs. Page, 22 Nov., 1851 ; Adelphi, Webster as Falstaff, Madame
Celeste as Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Keeley as Mrs. Page, 18 May, 1853 ; Princess's,
Phelps as Falstaff, 18 June, 1860 ; Princess's, John Ryder as Falstaff, Nov.,
1861 ; Drury Lane, James Anderson as Falstaff, Miss Wallis as Mrs. Ford,
14 Dec., 1874 ; Gaiety, Phelps, Rose Leclercq, and Mrs. John Wood, 19 Dec.,
1874 ; Crystal Palace, Beerbohm Tree, Lewis Waller as Ford, Lady Monckton
as Mrs. Ford, Rose Leclercq as Mrs. Page, 13 Sept., 1888 ; Haymarket, Beer-
bohm Tree, Alice Lingard, and Rose Leclercq, 2 Jan., 1889 ; Comedy, George
R. Weir as Falstaff, 19 Dec., 1900 ; His Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree, Mrs
Kendal, and Ellen Terry, 10 June, 1902 ; 25 Apr., 1905 ; 27 Apr., 1906 ;
20 Apr., 1908 ; 30 May, 1908 ; 21 June, 1909 ; 28 Mar., 1910 ; Garrick, Oscar
Asche as Falstaff, Lily Brayton as Mrs. Ford, 25 Feb., 1911 ; His Majesty's,
3 July, 1911 ; Lyric, Hammersmith, 22 Dec., 1923.
MERTON OF .THE MOVIES, Harry Leon Wilson's story dramatized by Geo. S.
Kaufman and Marc Connelly, Shaftesbury, 17 Apr., 1923.
MERVEILLEUSES, THE, musical play by Basil Hood (from the French), music by
Hugo Felix, Daly's, 27 Oct., 1906.
MESSAGE FROM MARS, A, play by Richard Ganthony, Avenue, 22 Nov., 1899 ;
Avenue, 19 June, 1905; Prince of Wales's, 9 Dec., 1911; Apollo, 2 Dec.,
1914.
MESSENGER BOY, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner and A. Murray, music by
Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 3 Feb., 1900.
MICE AND MEN, play by Madeleine Lucette Ryley, Lyric, 27 Jan., 1902 ; Duke of
York's, 18 June, 1904 ; Drury Lane, 7 Apr., 1913.
MICHAEL AND HIS LOST ANGEL, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Lyceum, 15 Jan.,
1896.
MICHAEL ERLE, drama by T. E. Wilks, Surrey, 26 Dec,, 1839.
MICHAEL STROGOFF, drama by H. J. Byron (from the French), Adelphi, 14 Mar.,
1881.
MID-CHANNEL, play by A. W. Pinero, St. James's, 2 Sept., 1909 ; Royalty,
30 Oct., 1922.
MIDAS, burletta by Kane O'Hara, Covent Garden, 22 Feb., 1764.
MIDDLEMAN, THE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Shaftesbury, 27 Aug., 1889 ;
Comedy, 16 June, 1894.
MIDSUMMER MADNESS, comedy with music, by Clifford Bax ; composed by
Armstrong Gibbs, Lyric, Hammersmith, 3 July, 1924.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A, Shakespeare's comedy, 1592 ; King's Theatre,
29 Sept., 1662 ; Drury Lane, Yates as Bottom, Vernon as Lysander, Miss
Young as Hermia, Mrs. Vincent as Helena, 23 Nov., 1763 ; Covent Garden,
Listen as Bottom, Abbott as Lysander, Miss Stephens as Hermia, Miss Foote
as Helena, Sally Booth as Puck, Mrs. Faucit as Titania, 17 Jan., 1816 ;
Drury Lane, Dowton as Bottom, Miss Taylor as Oberon, Miss E. Phillips as
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Titania, Miss Poole as Puck, 1 Dec., 1833 ; Covent Garden, Harley as Bottom,
Madame Vestris as Oberon, 16 Nov., 1840 ; Princess's, Compton as Bottom,
James Vining as Lysander, Miss Rorner as Titania, Mrs. Stirling as Hermia,
5 Apr., 1847 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Bottom, 8 Oct., 1853 ; Princess's,
Harley as Bottom, Ellen Terry as Puck, 15 Oct., 1856 ; Queen's, Phelps
as Bottom, George Rignold as Lysander, 17 Sept., 1870 ; Gaiety, Phelps
as Bottom, Forbes-Robertson as Lysander, 15 Feb., 1875 ; Sadler's Wells,
Edmund Lyons as Bottom, 28 June, 1880 ; Globe, George R. Weir as Bottom,
F. R. Benson as Lysander, Mrs. F. R, Benson as Titania, Kate Rorke as
Helena, 19 Dec., 1889 ; Daly's, James Lewis as Bottom, Sybil Carlisle as
Oberon, Maxine Elliott as Hermia, Ada Rehan as Helena, 9 July, 1895;
Her Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree as Bottom, Lewis Waller as Lysander, Julia
Neilson as Oberon, Mrs. Tree as Titania, Dorothea Baird as Helena, Louie
Freear as Puck, 10 Jan., 1900 ; Lyceum, George Weir as Bottom, F. R. Benson
as Lysander, Lily Bray ton as Helena, 22 Feb., 1900 ; Adelphi, Oscar Asche
as Bottom, Lily Bray ton as Helena, 25 Nov., 1905 ; His Majesty's, Arthur
Bourchier as Bottom, Basil Gill as Lysander, Evelyn D'Alroy as Oberon,
17 Apr., 1911 ; Savoy, Nigel Playfair as Bottom, Denis Neilson-Terry as
Oberon, Donald Calthrop as Puck, Laura Cowie as Hermia, Lilian McCarthy
as Helena, 6 Feb., 1914 ; Court, F. R. Benson & Co., 20 Dec., 1915 ; Court,
Alfred Clark as Bottom, Mary Grey as Oberon, Elizabeth Irving as Titania,
Iris Hawkins as Puck, Leah Bateman as Hermia, 4 Dec., 1920 ; Kingsway,
Baliol Holloway as Bottom, Nicholas Hannen as Oberon, Frank Cellier as
Quince, Joyce Carey as Hermia, Viola Tree as Helena, Athene Seyler as
Titania, George Howe as Puck, 13 Nov., 1923 ; Drury Lane, Wilfred Walter
as Bottom, Leon Quartermaine as Lysander, Frank Cellier as Quince, Robert
Harris as Oberon, D. Hay Petrie as Puck, Athene Seyler as Hermia, Edith
Evans as Helena, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Titania, 26 Dec., 1924.
MIGHTY DOLLAR, THE, play by B. E. Woolf, Gaiety, 30 Aug., 1880.
MIKADO, THE, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan, Savoy,
14 Mar., 1885 ; 7 June, 1888 ; 6 Nov., 1895 ; 27 May, 1896 ; 28 Apr., 1908 ;
Prince's, 3 Nov., 1919 ; Prince's, 19 Dec., 1921 ; Prince's, 14 Apr., 1924.
MILESTONES, play by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblauch, Royalty, 5 Mar.,
1912 ; 31 Oct., 1914 ; 20 Nov., 1920.
MILITARY BILLY TAYLOR, THE, extravaganza by F. C. Burnand, Royalty,
22 Apr., 1869.
MILKY WHITE, comic drama by H. T. Craven, Strand, 28 Sept., 1864.
MILLER AND HIS MEN, THE, melodrama by I. Pocock, Covent Garden, 21 Oct., 1813.
MILLIONAIRE, THE, comedy by G. W. Godfrey, Court, 27 Sept., 1883.
MILLION OF MONEY, A, drama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris, Drury
Lane, 6 Sept., 1890.
" MIND-THE-PAINT " GIRL, THE, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Duke of York's,
17 Feb., 1912.
MINT OF MONEY, A, farcical comedy by Arthur Law, Toole's, 10 Jan., 1884.
MIRACLE, THE, wordless mystery spectacle by Karl Volmoller, music by E.
Humperdinck, produced by Max Reinhardt, Olympia, 23 Dec., 1911.
MIRETTE, cornic opera by H. Greenbank (from the French), music by Andre"
Messager, Savoy, 3 July, 1894.
MIRIAM'S CRIME, drama by H. T. Craven, Strand, 9 Oct., 1863.
MISALLIANCE, " debate in one sitting " by G. Bernard Shaw, Duke of York's,
23 Feb., 1910 ; Everyman, 18 Apr., 1922 ; Everyman, 27 Oct., 1924.
MISER, THE, comedy by Thomas Shadwell (from the French), Theatre Royal,
1671 ; Drury Lane, 5 June, 1704.
MISBR, THE, comedy by Henry Fielding (from the French), Drury Lane, 17 Feb.,
1733; Goodman's Fields, 16 Mar., 1741 ; Drury Lane, 25 Jan., 1749 ; Covent
Garden, 24 Sept., 1750.
MISLEADING LADY, THE, play by Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey, Playhouse,
6 Sept., 1916.
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Mis' NELL o' NEW ORLEANS, fantastic comedy by Laurence Eyre, Duke of
York's, 14 Feb., 1921.
Miss DECIMA, operatic comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), music by
Edmond Audran, Criterion, 23 July, 1891.
Miss ELIZABETH'S PRISONER, romantic comedy by R. N, Stephens and E. Lyali
Swete, Imperial, 16 Apr., 1904 ; Lyric, 30 June, 1910.
Miss ESMERALDA, melodramatic burlesque by A. C. Torr (Fred Leslie) and
Horace Mills, music by Meyer Lutz, Gaiety, 8 Oct., 1887.
Miss FRANCES OF YALE, farcical comedy by Michael Morton, Globe, 7 Sept. 1897.
Miss GWILT, drama by Wilkie Collins (from his novel, " Armadale "), Globe
15 Apr., 1876.
Miss HOBBS, comedy by Jerome K. Jerome, Duke of York's, 18 Dec., 1899.
Miss HOOK OF HOLLAND, musical play by Paul Rubens and Austen Hurgon,
music by Paul Rubens, Prince of Wales's, 31 Jan., 1907 ; 27 Oct., 1914.
Miss IN HER TEENS, farce by David Garrick, Covent Garden, 17 Jan., 1747 ;
Drury Lane, 24 Oct., 1747.
Miss TOMBOY, comedy by Robert Buchanan (founded on " The Relapse "),
Vaudeville, 20 Mar., 1890.
Miss WINGROVE, musical comedy by W. H. Risque, music by Howard Talbot,
Strand, 4 May, 1905.
MR. AND MRS. DAVENTRY, play by Frank Harris, Royalty, 25 Oct., 1900.
MR. GEORGE, comedy by Louis N. Parker, Vaudeville, 25 Apr., 1907.
MR. GUFFIN'S ELOPEMENT, musical farce by Arthur Law, music by George
Grossmith, Toole's, 7 Oct., 1882.
MR. HOPKINSON, farce by R. C. Carton, Avenue, 21 Feb., 1905.
MR. MANHATTAN, musical play by Fred Thompson and C. H. Bovill, music by
Howard Talbot, Prince of Wales's, 30 Mar., 1916.
MR. MARTIN, play by Charles Hawtrey, Comedy, 3 Oct., 1896.
MR. PIM PASSES BY, comedy by A. A. Milne, New, 5 Jan., 1920 ; Globe, 6 Apr.,
1922.
MR. POPPLE (OF IPPLETON), musical comedy by Paul Rubens, music by Paul
Rubens, Apollo, 14 Nov., 1905.
MR. PREEDY AND THE COUNTESS, farce by R. C. Carton, Criterion, 13 Apr., 1909.
MR. SHERIDAN, comedy by Gladys Unger, Garrick, 6 Mar., 1907.
MR. Wu, Anglo-Chinese play by Harry M. Vernon and Harold Owen, Strand, 27
Nov., 1913; 8 Jan., 1916; 14 Oct., 1916; 17 Nov., 1916; New, 15 Apr., 1922,
MRS. BILL, comedy by Captain John Kendall, Court, 9 Mar., 1908.
MRS. DANE'S DEFENCE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Wyndham's, 2 Oct., 1900 ;
5 June, 1902 ; New, 16 May, 1912.
MRS. DOT, comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, Comedy, 27 Apr., 1908.
MRS. GORRINGE'S NECKLACE, comedy by H. H. Davies, Wyndham's, 12 May,
1903 ; Criterion, 6 Jan., 1909.
MRS. HILARY REGRETS, comedietta by S. Theyre Smith, Criterion, 21 June, 1892.
MRS. LESSINGHAM, play by George Fleming, Garrick, 7 Apr,, 1894.
MRS. OTHELLO, farce by Fred Leslie and Arthur Shirley (from the French),
Toole's, 11 Nov., 1893.
MRS. PONDERBURY'S PAST, farcical comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French),
Avenue, 2 Nov., 1895 ; Court, 20 Feb., 1896 ; Vaudeville, 18 June, 1907.
MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION, play by G. Bernard Shaw, New Lyric Club (Stage
Society), 5 Jan., 1902.
MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH, comedy by Alice Hegan Rice and Anne
Crawford Flexner, Terry's, 27 Apr., 1907.
MRS. WILLOUGHBY'S Kiss, play by Frank Staytori, Avenue, 18 Oct., 1902.
MOB, THE, play by John Galsworthy, Coronet, 20 Apr., 1914.
MOB CAP, THE, domestic drama by Howard Paul, Drury Lane, 13 Apr., 1853.
MOCK DOCTOR, THE, farce by Henry Fielding (from the French), Drury Lane,
8 Sept., 1732.
MODEL OF A WIFE, A, farce by Alfred Wigan, Lyceum, 27 Jan., 1845,
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MODERN ASPASIA, A, comedy by H. Hamilton Fyfe, Aldwych, 4 June, 1909.
MODERN BON QUIXOTE, A, musical farce by George Dance, music by John Crook,
Strand, 23 Sept., 1893; Lyric, 21 May, 1898.
MOLLENTRAVE ON WOMEN, play by Alfred Sutro, St. James's, 13 Feb., 1905.
MOLLUSC, THE, comedy by Hubert H. Davies, Criterion, 15 Oct., 1907 ; 14 Mar.,
1916 ; 24 July, 1917.
MONASTERY OF ST. JUST, THE, play by John Oxenford (from the French),
Princess's, 27 June, 1864.
MONEY, comedy by Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Haymarket, Macready as Alfred
Evelyn, Helen Faucit as Clara Douglas, 8 Dec., 1840 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps
and Mrs. Warner, 9 Mar., 1846 ; Haymarket, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean,
June, 1848 ; Haymarket, Barry Sullivan and Mrs. Stirling, 22 Mar., 1852 ;
Haymarket, Barry Sullivan and Miss Reynolds, 27 June, 1853 ; Haymarket,
George VandenhoJff and Mrs. Leicester Buckingham, 2 Nov., 1853 ; St.
James's, George Vandenhoff and Mrs. Seymour, 20 Nov., 1854 ; Haymarket,
Henry Howe and Miss Reynolds, 3 Mar., 1856 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon as
Evelyn, 25 Mar., 1857 ; Surrey, Hermann Vezin as Evelyn, 22 June, 1859 ;
Olympic, Henry Neville and Kate Terry, 29 May, 1866 ; Holborn, Barry
Sullivan and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 1 May, 1869 ; Prince of Wales's, Charles
Coghlan as Evelyn, John Hare as Sir John Vesey, S. B. Bancroft as Sir
Frederick Blount, Mrs. Bancroft as Georgina and Fanny Brough as Clara
Douglas, 4 May, 1872 ; Gaiety, Hermann Vezin as Evelyn, Forbes-Robertson
as Glossmore, Mrs. John Wood as Lady Franklin, 2 Jan., 1875 ; Prince of
Wales's, Charles Coghlan as Evelyn, Ellen Terry as Clara Douglas, Mrs.
Bancroft as Lady Franklin, 29 May, 1875 ; Olympic, Henry Neville as
' Evelyn Bella Pateman as Clara, 11 Mar., 1878 ; Haymarket, H. B. Conway
as Evelyn, Marion Terry as Clara, 31 Jan., 1880 ; Vaudeville, Henry Neville
as Evelyn, Ada Cavendish as Clara, 27 May, 1882 ; 26 June, 1882 ; Vaude-
ville H. B. Conway as Evelyn, Dorothy Dorr as Clara, 9 Apr., 1891 ; Garrick,
Forbes-Robertson as Evelyn, John Hare as Sir John Vesey, Arthur Bourchaer
as Glossmore, Mrs. Bancroft as Lady Franklin, Kate Rorke as Clara, 19 May,
1894 ; Drury Lane, " all-star " cast, Command performance, 17 May, 1911.
MONEY SPINNER, THE, comedy by A. W. Pinero, St. James's, 8 Jan., 1881.
MONK AND THE WOMAN, THE, melodrama by Frederick Melville, Lyceum, Z8
MONK'S ROOM/THB, play by John Lart, Prince of Wales's, 20 Dec., 1887 ; Olympic,
18 Apr., 1888 ; Globe, 2 Oct., 1888.
MONKEY'S PAW, THE, play by Louis N. Parker, adapted from a story by W. W.
Jacobs, Haymarket, 6 Oct., 1903.
MONNA VANNA play by Maurice Maeterlinck, adapted by Alfred Sutro, tfijou
(Bayswater), 19 June, 1902; Court, 1 June, 1911; Queen's (first licensed
performance), 21 July, 1914.
MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE, romantic comedy by Booth Tarkmgton and Mrs. E. G.
Sutherland, Comedy, 25 Oct., 1902; Imperial, 3 Nov., 1903; 30 Mar.,
1905; 10 June, 1905; Lyric, 28 June, 1906; 4 July, 1907; 2 Dec., 1907;
Strand, 23 Feb., 1924. T , _ ., _ ,,
MONSIEUR BBAUCAIRE, romantic opera by Frederick Lonsdale (from Booth
Tarkington's story), music by Andre Messager, Princes, 19 Apr., 191 J. t
MONSIEUR JACQUES, play by Morris Barnett (from the French), St. James s,
MONTCALM,' romantic drama by Sir Charles L, Young, Queen's, 28 Sept., 1872.
MONTE CARLO, musical comedy by S. Carlton and Henry Greenbank, music by
Howard Talbot, Avenue, 27 Aug , 1896.
MONTE CRISTO, romantic drama, adapted from Dumas romance, Adelpht, 17
Oct., 1868; Avenue, 7 Feb., 1891.
MONTE CHRISTO, JUNIOR, melodramatic burlesque by Richard-Henry (K.^ W.
Butler and H. Chance Newton), music by Meyer Lutz and others, Gaiety,
23 Dec., 1886.
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MOONLIGHT BLOSSOM, THE, Japanese play by C. B. Fernald, Prince of Wales's,
21 Sept., 1899.
MOONSTONE, THE, drama by Wilkie Collins (from his novel), Olympic, 17 Sept.
1877.
MORALS OF MARCUS, THE, play by W. J. Locke (from his novel, " The Morals of
Marcus Ordeyne "), Garrick, 30 Aug., 1906.
MORE, revue by Harry Grattan, music by Edward Jones, Ambassadors',
18 June, 1915.
MORE THAN EVER, melodramatic burlesque, by Arthur Matthison, Gaiety, 1 Nov.,
1882.
MORE WAYS THAN ONE, comedy by Mrs. Cowley, Coveiit Garden, 6 Dec., 1783.
MORNING CALL, A, comedietta by Charles Dance, Drury Lane, 17 Mar., 1851.
MOROCCO BOUND, musical farcical comedy by Arthur Branscombe, music by
F. Osmond Carr, Shaftesbury, 13 Apr., 1893 ; Comedy, 19 Dec., 1901.
MOTHER-IN-LAW, comedy by George R. Sims, Opera Comique, 31 Dec., 1881.
MOTHS, play by Henry Hamilton (from Ouida's novel), Globe, 25 Mar., 1882 ;
Prince of Wales's, 24 Nov., 1887 ; King's, Hammersmith, 14 Oct., 1907.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER, THE, farce by Cosmo Hamilton (from the German), Comedy,
21 Nov., 1905.
MOUNTAIN SYLPH, THE, opera by J. T. Thackeray, music by J. Barnett, Lyceum,
25 Aug., 1834 ; Lyceum, 8 Aug., 1836 ; Drury Lane, 28 Jan., 1837 ; Drury
Lane, 17 Feb., 1840.
MOUNTAINEERS, THE, play by George Colman the younger, Haymarket, 3 Aug.,
1793 ; Drury Lane, 24 Nov., 1794 ; Covent Garden, 6 Oct., 1796 ; Haymarket,
19 May, 1803 ; Covent Garden, 24 Mar., 1806 ; Drury Lane, 4 July, 1815 ;
Covent Garden, 29 May, 1817 ; Drury Lane, 3 June, 1822 ; Haymarket,
1 Sept., 1834.
MOUNTAINEERS, THE, comic opera by Guy Eden and Reginald Somerville, music
by Reginald Somerville, Savoy, 29 Sept., 1909.
MOUNTEBANKS, THE, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Alfred Cellier, Lyric,
4 Jan., 1892.
MOURNING BRIDE, THE, tragedy by W. Congrevc, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1697 ;
Drury Lane, 25 Mar., 1708 ; Drury Lane, 18 Jan., 1710 ; Drury Lane, 5 Oct.,
1728 ; Covent Garden, 17 May, 1734 ; Drury Lane, 24 Feb., "1737 ; Covent
Garden, 3 Apr., 1750 ; Drury Lane, 3 Dec., 1750 ; Covent Garden, 20 Feb.,
1755 ; Drury Lane, 1 Nov., 1762 ; Drury Lane, 1 May, 1775 ; Covent Garden,
18 Dec., 1776 ; Covent Garden, 14 May, 1781 ; Drury Lane, 18 Mar., 1783 ;
Covent Garden, 10 Mar., 1788 ; Covent Garden, 20 Feb., 1804.
MOUSME, THE, musical play by A. M. Thompson and Robert Courtneidge, music
by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot, Shaftesbury, 9 Sept., 1911.
MOUSQUETAIRES, LES, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by
Louis Varney, Globe, 31 Oct., 1880.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Shakespeare's comedy, 1600 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields,
1690 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Ryan as Benedick, Mrs. Cross as Beatrice, 9 Feb.,
1721 ; Covent Garden, Chapman and Mrs. Vincent, Mrs. Bellamy as Hero,
25 May, 1739 ; Covent Garden, Ryan and Mrs. Pritchard, 13 Mar., 1746 ;
Drury Lane, David Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard, 14 Nov., 1748 ; Covent
Garden, Lee and Mrs. Barry, 8 Nov., 1774 ; Drury Lane, Garrick and Mrs.
Abington, 6 Nov., 1775 ; Drury Lane, Henderson and Miss Pope, 10 Feb.,
1778 ; Covent Garden, Holman as Benedick, 24 Jan., 1786 ; Covent Garden,
Holman and Miss Brunton, 11 Apr., 1787; Haymarket, Browne and Mrs.
Bulkley, 25 May, 1787 ; Haymarket, King and Miss Farren, 17 Aug., 1787;
Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble and Miss Farren, 30 Apr., 1788 ; Covent Garden,
Lewis and Mrs. Esten, 18 Sept., 1793; Covent Garden, Lewis and Mrs.
Abington, 6 Oct., 1797 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Miss Brunton,
28 Nov., 1817 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Fanny Kemble, 17 Feb.,
1831 ; Haymarket, F. Vining and Miss Taylor, 23 June, 1832 ; Haymarket,
Charles Kemble and Miss Taylor, 1 June, 1835 ; Haymarket, F. Vining and
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Ellen Tree, 10 June, 1836 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Helen Faucit,
23 Dec., 1836 ; Drury Lane, Henry Marston and Mrs, Stirling, 30 Oct., 1839 ;
Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Mrs, Nisbett, 7 Apr., 1840 ; Drury Lane,
Macready and Mrs. Nisbett, 24 Feb., 1843 ; Princess's, Wallack and Charlotte
Cushman, 3 Apr., 1845 ; Princess's, E. L. Davenport and Mrs. Mowatt, 12
Jan., 1848 ; Sadler's Wells, Marston and Miss Cooper, 17 Nov., 1848 ; Surrey,
William Creswick and Madame Ponisi, 13 Mar., 1850 ; Sadler's Wells, Marston
and Isabella Glyn, 4 Oct., 1850 ; Haymarket, George VandenhofE and Miss
Reynolds, 28 Nov., 1853 ; Haymarket, Amy Sedgwick as Beatrice, 22 Feb.,
1858 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon as Benedick, 15 Mar., 1858 ; Sadler's Wells,
Marston and Mrs. Charles Young, 11 Nov., 1858; Princess's, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Kean, 19 Nov., 1858 ; St. James's, Walter Lacy and Louisa Herbert,
4 Apr., 1866 ; Adelphi, Henry Neville and Kate Terry, 24 July, 1867 ; Hay-
market, Henry Howe and Mrs. Scott-Siddons, 17 July, 1868 ; Holborn,
William Creswick as Benedick and Dogberry, Miss Carlisle as Beatrice, 2 Apr.,
1873 ; Olympic, Henry Neville and Emily Fowler, 16 Feb., 1874 ; Haymarket,
Creswick and Helen Faucit, 12 Dec., 1874 ; Gaiety, Hermann Vezin and Ada
Cavendish, 26 Apr., 1875 ; Lyceum, W. H. Kendal and Henrietta Hodson,
29 May, 1879 ; Haymarket, Barry Sullivan and Rose Eytinge, 5 Aug., 1879 ;
Lyceum, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, 11 Oct., 1882 ; St. James's, George
Alexander and Julia Neilson, 16 Feb., 1898 ; Imperial, Oscar Asche and Ellen
Terry, 23 May, 1903 ; His Majesty's, H. Beerbohm Tree and Winifred Emery,
24 Jan., 1905 ; His Majesty's, Mrs. Tree as Beatrice, 28 Apr., 1905 ; Coronet,
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Benson, 17 Feb., 1908 ; King's, Hammersmith, Fred Terry
and Violet Farebrother, 12 May, 1920.
MULETEER OF TOLEDO, THE, drama by J. Maddison Morton, Princess's, 9 Apr.,
1855.
MUMMY, THE, operatic extravaganza by W. Bayle Bernard, music by H. R.
Hawes, Adelphi, 4 June, 1833.
MUMMY AND THE HUMMING BIRD, THE, play by Isaac Henderson, Wyndham's,
10 Oct., 1901.
Music Box REVUE, THE, revue by Irving Berlin, Palace, 15 May, 1923.
MUSKETEERS, THE, play by Sydney Grundy (adapted Irom Dumas' novel), Her
Majesty's, 3 Nov., 1898.
MUTINY AT THE NORE, THE, nautical drama by Douglas Jerrold, Pavilion,
Mar., 1830 ; Coburg, 16 Aug., 1830.
MY ARTFUL VALET, farcical comedy by James Mortimer (from the French),
Globe, 10 Nov., 1891 ; Terry's, 22 Aug., 1896 ; Terry's, 4 Dec., 1901. (See
" Gloriana.")
MY AWFUL DAD, comedy by Charles Mathews, Gaiety, 13 Sept., 1875 ; Opera
Cornique, 2 Apr., 1877 ; Gaiety, 1 Nov., 1883.
MY BROTHER'S SISTER, musical play, Gaiety, 15 Feb., 1890.
MY DARLING, musical comedy by Seymour Hicks, music by Herbert E. Haines,
Hicks, 2 Mar., 1907.
MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, comedy adapted from the French, Criterion, 27 Sept., 1899.
MY FRIEND THE PRINCE, play by Justin Huntly McCarthy (from an American
play), Garrick, 13 Feb., 1897.
MY GIRL, musical comedy by J. T. Tanner, music by F. Osmond Carr, Gaiety,
13 July, 1896,
MY INNOCENT BOY, farcical comedy by George R, Sims and Leonard Merrick,
Royalty, 11 May, 1898.
MY JACK, drama by Ben Lancleck, Surrey, 9 Sept., 1889.
MY LADY FRAYLE, musical play by Arthur Wimperis and Max Pemberton,
music by Howard Talbot and Herman Finck, Shaftesbury, 1 Mar., 1916.
MY LADY MOLLY, comic opera by G. H. Jessop, music by Sydney Jones, Terry's,
14 Mar., 1903.
MY LADY OF ROSED ALE, play adapted by J. Comyns Carr (from the French),
New, 13 Feb., 1904.
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MY LADY VIRTUE, play by H. V. Esmond, Garrick, 27 Oct., 1902.
MY LADY'S DRESS, play by Edward Knoblauch, Royalty, 23 Apr., 1914 •
Playhouse, 3 Apr., 1920 ; Royalty, 8 June, 1920.
MY MILLINER'S BILL, duologue by G. W. Godfrey, Court, 6 Mar., 1884.
MY MIMOSA MAID, musical play by Paul Rubens and Austen Hurgon, music by
Paul Rubens, Prince of Wales's, 21 Apr., 1908.
MY NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE, farce by Alfred Bunn (from the French), Co vent Garden
5 Oct., 1833.
MY NIECES, musical farce by Percy Greenbank (on Sir Arthur Pinero's farce,
" The Schoolmistress "), music by Howard Talbot, Queen's, 19 Aug., 1921.
MY OLD DUTCH, play by Albert Chevalier and Arthur Shirley, founded on the
song of the same name, Brixton, 5 May, 1919 ; Lyceum, 14 July, 1920.
MY POLL AND MY PARTNER JOE, drama by J. T. Haines, Surrey, 31 Aug., 1835.
MY SWEETHEART, musical comedy by F. G. Maeder and W. Gill, Grand, 17 Sept.,
1883; Strand, 14 Jan., 1884.
MY WIFE, comedy by Michael Morton (from the French), Haymarket, 28 May,
1907.
MY WIFE'S BONNET, farce by J.(,Maddison Morton, Olympic, 2 Nov., 1864.
MYNHEER JAN, comic opera by Harry and Edward Paulton, music by E,
Jakobowski, Comedy, 14 ?eb., 1887.
MYSTERIOUS HUSBAND, THE, play by Richard Cumberland, Covent Garden,
28 Jan., 1783; 4 Jan., 1796; 4 Jan., 1806,
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER, THE, drama by Charles Selby, Aclelphi, 1845 ; Adelphi,
9 Apr., 1854 ; Gaiety, 21 May, 1883.
MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB, THE, drama by Arthur Law and Fergus Hume (on
Hume's novel), Princess's, 23 Feb., 1888.
MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, THE, drama by W. Stephens (from Dickens's novel),
Surrey, 4 Nov., 1871.
MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, THE, drama by J. Comyns Carr (from Dickens's
novel), His Majesty's, 4 Jan., 1908.
MYSTICAL Miss, THE, comic opera by Charles Klein, music by J. P. Sousa,
Comedy, 13 Dec., 1899.
N
NABOB, THE, comedy by Samuel Foote, Haymarket, 29 June, 1772 ; 23 July,
1781 ; Drury Lane, 28 Mar., 1786.
NADJ Y, comic opera by A. Murray, music by A. Chassaigne, Avenue, 7 Nov., 1888.
NADJESDA, play by Maurice Barrymore, Haymarket, 2 Jan,, 1886,
NAKED TRUTH, THE, farcical comedy by George Paston and W. 33. Maxwell,
Wyndham's, 14 Apr,, 1910.
NAN, play by John Masefield, Royalty, 24 May, 1908; Little, 16 May, 1911 ;
Court, 22 May, 1913; St. James's, 2 Dec., 1913.
NANCE OLDFIELD, comedy by Charles Reacle, Olympic, Genevidve Ward, 24 Feb.,
1883 ; Lyceum, Ellen Terry, 12 May, 1891. (See " An Actress by Daylight "
and " The Tragedy Queen/')
NANCY AND Co., farcical comedy by Augustin Daly (from the German), Strand,
7 July, 1886.
NARCISSE, drama adapted from the French, Lyceum, 17 Feb., 1868,
NATURAL SON, THE, comedy by Richard Cumberland, Drury Lane, 22 Dec,, 1 784 ;
10 June, 1794.
NAUGHTY PRINCESS, THE, opera-boufte by J. Hastings Turner (from the French),
music by Charles Cuvillier, Adelphi, 7 Oct., 1920.
NAUGHTY WIFE, THE, comedy by Fred Jackson, revised by Edgar Selwyn,
Playhouse, 11 Apr., 1918.
NAUTCH GIRL, THE, comic opera by George Dance, music by Edward Solomon,
Savoy, 30 June, 1891.
NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS, burletta by Charles Dance, Drury Lauc, 25 June, 1838 ;
Prince of Wales's, 25 Sept., 1865,
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NEARLY SEVEN, monologue by Charles Brookfield, Haymarket, 7 Oct., 1882.
NED'S CHUM, comedy by D. Christie Murray, Globe, 27 Aug., 1891.
NEEDFUL, THE, comedy by H. T. Craven, St. James's, 1 Jan., 1868.
NELL, OR THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, drama by Andrew Halliday (on Dickens's
" Old Curiosity Shop "), Olympic, 19 Nov., 1870.
NELL GWYNNE, comedy by Douglas Jerrold, Covent Garden, 9 Jan., 1833.
NELL GWYNNE, comic opera by H. B. Farnie, music by Robert Planquette,
Avenue, 7 Feb., 1884.
NELLY NEIL, musical play by C. M. S. McLellan, music by Ivan Caryll, Aldwych,
10 Jan., 1907.
NELSON'S ENCHANTRESS, play by R. Home, Avenue, 11 Feb., 1897.
NEMESIS, extravaganza by H. B. Farnie, Strand, 17 Apr., 1873 ; 7 Oct.,
1878.
NERO, poetical play by Stephen Philips, His Majesty's, 25 Jan., 1906.
NERVES, farcical comedy by J. Comyns Carr (from the French), Comedy, 7 June,
1890.
NERVOUS MAN, THE, farce by W. Bayle Bernard, Drury Lane, 26 Jan., 1833 ;
Haymarket, 21 Nov., 1854.
NEVER AGAIN, farcical comedy adapted from the French, Vaudeville, 11 Oct.,
1897.
NEVER NEVER LAND, THE, drama by Wilson Barrett, King's, Hammersmith,
21 Mar., 1904.
NEVER SAY DIE, comedy by W. H. Post, Apollo, 13 Sept., 1913 ; 4 Nov., 1914.
NEW ALADDIN, THE, extravaganza by J. T. Tanner and W. H. Risque, music
by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 29 Sept., 1906.
NEW BABYLON, drama by Paul Meritt and George Fawcett Rowe, Duke's, 13
Feb., 1879.
NEW BARMAID, THE, musical play by Frederick Bowyer and W. E. Sprange,
music by John Crook, Metropole, 19 Aug., 1895 ; Avenue, 12 Feb., 1896.
NEW BOY, THE, farcical comedy by Arthur Law, Terry's, 21 Feb., 1894 ; New,
28 Nov., 1907.
NEW CLOWN, THE, farce by H. M. Paull, Terry's, 8 Feb., 1902 ; 31 Mar., 1906 ;
New, 29 Dec., 1914.
NEW LAMPS FOR OLD, comedy by Jerome K. Jerome, Terry's, 8 Feb., 1890.
NEW MAGDALEN, THE, drama by Wilkie Collins, Olympic, 19 May, 1873 ; Novelty,
5 Jan., 1884.
NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES, comedy by Tom Taylor and A. W. Dubourg,
Haymarket, 25 Oct., 1869 ; Court, 2 Dec., 1876 ; Court, 18 Sept., 1884.
NEW REGIME, THE, comedietta by Charles Brookfield, Prince of Wales's, 25
June, 1903.
NEW SHYLOCK, THE, comedy by Herman SchefCauer, Lyric, 29 Oct., 1914.
NEW SIN, THE, play by B. Macdonald Hastings, Royalty, 20 Feb., 1912 ;
Criterion, 6 May, 1912.
NEW SUB, THE, play by Seymotir Hicks (from a story by Leo Trevor), Court,
27 Apr., 1892.
NEW TRIAL, A, play by Charles Coghlan (from the Italian), Prince of Wales's,
18 Dec., 1880.
NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS, comedy by Philip Massinger, Drury Lane, 1633 ;
Drury Lane, Bridges as Sir Giles Overreach, 19 Oct., 1748 ; Drury Lane,
Burton, 11 May, 1759; Covent Garden, Henderson, 18 Apr., 1781 ; Drury
Lane, J. P. Kemble, 14 Nov., 1783; Covent Garden, Pope, 19 Apr., 1796;
Covent Garden, G. F. Cooke, 28 Mar., 1801 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean,
12 Jan,, 1816 ; Covent Garden, Vandenhoff, 14 Dec., 1820 ; Drury Lane,
Charles Kean, 3 Mar., 1838 ; Haymarket, Samuel Phelps, July, 1842 ; Sadler's
Wells, Phelps, 19 Sept., 1844 ; Olympic, G. V. Brooke, 31 Jan., 1848 ; Maryle-
bone, McKean Buchanan, 24 May, 1852 ; Haymarket, Edwin Booth, Oct.,
1861 ; Gaiety, Walter Montgommery, 12 Aug., 1871 ; St. James's, Hermann
Vezin, 14 Apr., 1877 ; The Old Vic, Robert Atkins, 20 Nov., 1922.
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NEW WING, THE, farcical comedy by H. A. Kennedy, Strand, 27 May, 1890 ;
9 Jan., 1892.
NEW WOMAN, THE, comedy by Sydney Grundy, Comedy, 1 Sept., 1894.
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, drama by Edward Stirling (adapted from Dickens's novel),
Adelphi, 19 Nov., 1838.
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, drama by Andrew Halliday (from Dickens's novel), Adelphi,
20 Mar., 1875.
NIGHT AND MORNING, drama by Dion Boucicault (from the French), Gaiety,
19 Nov., 1871.
NIGHTBIRDS, musical play by Gladys linger (from " Die Fledermaus "), music
by Johann Strauss, Lyric, 30 Dec., 1911.
NIGHT OF THE PARTY, THE, farcical comedy by Weedon Grossmith, Brixton,
8 Apr., 1901 ; Avenue, 1 May, '1901 ; Apollo, 23 Dec., 1907 ; St. James's,
15 June, 1921.
NIGHT OFF, A, eccentric comedy by Augustin Daly (from the German), Strand,
27 May, 1886.
NIGHT OUT, A, farcical comedy by Charles Klein (from the French), adapted for
the London stage by Seymour Hicks, Vaudeville, 29 Apr., 1896 ; Criterion,
30 July, 1907.
NIGHT OUT, A, musical play, adapted by George Grossmith and Arthur Miller
(from the French), music by Willie Redstone, Winter Garden, 18 Sept., 1920.
NINA SFORZA, tragedy by R. Zouch Troughton, Haymarket, 1 Nov., 1841.
NINE DAYS' QUEEN, THE, romantic poetical drama by Robert Buchanan, Gaiety,
22 Dec., 1880.
NINE DAYS' WONDER, A, comedy drama by Hamilton Aide, Court, 12 June, 1875.
NINE O'CLOCK REVUE, THE, revue by Harold Simpson and Morris Harvey,
music by Muriel Lillie and J. Ord Hamilton, Little, 25 Oct., 1922.
NINE POINTS OF THE LAW, comedietta by Tom Taylor, Olympic, 11 Apr., 1859.
98 '9, comedy by Chester Bailey Fernald, Criterion, 27 Feb., 1912.
NIOBE, comedy by Harry and Edward Paulton, Strand, 11 Apr., 1892 ; 14 Nov.,
1895.
NITA'S FIRST, farcical comedy by T. G. Warren, Novelty, 4 Mar., 1884. ; 31 Mar.,
1888.
NITOCRIS, Egyptian play by Edward Fitzball, Drury Lane, 8 Oct., 1855.
NITOCRIS, play by Clo Graves, Drury Lane, 2 Nov., 1887. '< "•
NITOUCHE, musical play (adapted from the French), Opera Comique, 12 May,
1884 ; Trafalgar Square, 6 May, 1893 ; Court, 1 June, 1896.
No THOROUGHFARE, drama by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins (from the
novel), Adelphi, 26 Dec., 1867.
NOBLE LORD, THE, farcical comedy by Robert Marshall, Criterion, 18 Oct., 1900.
NOBLE SPANIARD, THE, farce by W. Somerset Maugham (from the French),
Royalty, 20 Mar., 1909.
NOBLE VAGABOND, THE, romantic drama by Henry Arthur Jones, Princess's,
22 Dec., 1886.
NOBODY'S DAUGHTER, play by George Paston (Miss E. M. Synionds), Wyndlxam's,
3 Sept., 1910.
NON- JUROR, THE, comedy by Collcy Cibber (from the French), Drury Lane,
6 Dec., 1717 ; Covent Garden, 18 Oct., 1745 ; Drury Lane, 22 Oct., 1745 ;
4 Jan., 1750 ; Drury Lane, 6 Feb., 1753 ; Covent Garden, 22 Oct., 1754.
NOT A BAD JUDGE, comedy drama by J. R. Planch6, Lyceum, 2 Mar., 1848 ;
Drury Lane, 25 Feb., 1856 ; Royalty, 23 July, 1894.
NOT GUILTY, drama by Watts Phillips, Queen's, 13 Feb., 1869.
NOT LIKELY, revue by George Grossmith, Jun.» and Cosmo Gordon-Lennox,
Alharnbra, 4 May, 1914.
NOT so BAD AS WE SEEM, play by Lord Lytton, Haymarket, 12 Feb., 1853.
NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS, comedy by H. J, Byron, Globe, 23 Oct., 1869.
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, farcical comedy by J ames Montgommery (on the novel),
Savoy, 5 Feb., 1918 ; Comedy, 2 June, 1919.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
NOTORIOUS MRS/EBBSMITH, THE, play by A. W. Pinero, Garrick, 13 Mar , 1895 •
Royalty, 27 Feb., 1901. '
NOTRE DAME, drama by Andrew Halliday (from the novel), Adelphi, 10 Apr., 1871.
NOWADAYS, drama by Wilson Barrett, Princess's, 28 Feb., 1889.
Now's THE TIME ! revue by Cosmo Gordon Lennox and C. H. Bovill, music by
Max Darewski and Willy Redstone, Alhambra, 13 Oct., 1915.
NURSE BENSON, play by R. C. Carton and Justin Huntly McCarthy, Globe 21
June, 1918.
O
O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES, romantic drama, Covent Garden, 26 Apr., 1836
O'GRINDLES, THE, play by H. V. Esmond, Playhouse, 21 Jan., 1908.
OBI, OR THREE-FINGERED JACK, drama, Haymarket, 5 July, 1800.
OCTOROON, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Adelphi, 18 Nov., 1861 ; Princess's,
• 10 Feb., 1868.
ODD SPOT, THE, -revue by Dion Titheradge and Peter Santon, Vaudeville, 30
July, 1924.
ODDS AND ENDS, revue by Harry Grattan, music by Edward Jones,
Ambassadors', 17 Oct., 1914.
ODETTE, comedy by Clement Scott (adapted from the French), Haymarket, 25
Apr., 1882 ; Princess's, 29 Sept., 1894.
OEDIPUS, tragedy by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee, Dorset Garden, 1679.
OEDIPUS AT COLONOS, tragedy, translated by W. Bartholomew, Hermann Vezin
as Oedipus, Genevievc Ward as Antigone, Crystal Palace, 13 June, 1876.
OEDIPUS KEX, tragedy adapted by W. L. Courtney, Covent Garden, 15 Jan., 1912.
OFFICER 666, melodramatic farce by Augustin MacHugh, Globe, 30 Oct., 19? 2 ;
New, 2 July, 1913.
OGRE, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, St. James's, 11 Sept., 1911.
OH, 1 SAY 1 ! farce by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare (from the French),
Criterion, 28 May, 1913.
On ! Joy, " musical peace piece," by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, music
by Jerome D, Kern, Kingsway, 27 Jan,, 1919.
OH ! JULIE, musical comedy by F. Firth Sheppard and Lee Benson, music by
H. Sullivan Brooke and Herman Darewski, Shaftesbury, 22 June, 1920.
OH 1 OH ! 1 DELPHINE ! ! ! musical comedy by C. M. S. McLellan (from the
French), music by Ivan Caryll, Shaftesbury, 18 Feb., 1913.
OH ! SUSANNAH, farcical comedy by Mark Ambient, Alban Atwood and Russell
Vaun, Royalty, 5 Oct., 1897.
OLD BACHELOR, THE, comedy by W. Congreve, Theatre Royal, Jan, 1693 ;
Drury Lane, 15 Mar,, 1708 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 13 Jan, 1722 ; Goodman's
Fields, 5 Jan., 1742 ; Drury Lane, 1 Nov., 1742 ; Covent Garden, 26 Nov.,
1746 ; Drury Lane, 24 Oct., 1753 ; Haymarket, 25 Aug., 1769 ; Drury Lane,
19 Nov., 1776; 9 Oct., 1777; Covent Garden, 5 Mar. 1789; Regent (the
Phoenix Society), 1 June, 1924.
OLD BILL, M.P., play by Bruce Bairnsfather, Lyceum, 12 July, 1922.
OLD CHATEAU, THE, drama by J. Stirling Coyne, Coburg, 11 July, 1831 ;
Haymarket, 22 July, 1854.
OLD COUNTRY, THE, play by Dion Clayton Calthrop, Wyndham's, 2 Sept., 1916.
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, THE, drama by Edward Stirling, Adelphi, 9 Nov., 1840.
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, THE, drama by Charles Dickens, Jun. (from his father's
novel), Opera Comiquc, 12 Jan., 1884.
OLD ENGLISH, play by John Galsworthy, Haymarket, 21 Oct., 1924.
OLD GUARD, THE, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by
Robert Planquette, Avenue, 26 Oct., 1887.
OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS, comedy by Dion Boucicault, Haymarket,
18 Nov., 1844 ; Vaudeville, 19 June, 1874.
OLD HEIDELBERG, play by R. Bleichmann (adapted from the German), St.
James's, 19 Mar., 1903 ; 24 May, 1909.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
OLD JEW, AN, comedy by Sydney Gmndy, Garrick, 6 Jan., 1894 ; revised as
" Julius Sterne/' Coronet, 22 Nov., 1905.
OLD JOE AND YOUNG JOE, comedy drama by J. Courtney, Surrey, 31 Oct., 1853
OLD LADY, THE, comedy by C. Haddon Chambers, Criterion, 19 Nov., 1892
OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS, THE, play by J. M. Barrie, New, 7 Apr.', 1917*
OLD LONDON, romantic drama by F. Boyle (from Ainsworth's' " Tarlr
Sheppard "), Queen's, 5 Feb., 1873. ' J
OLD LOVE AND THE NEW, THE, comedy by James Albery (adapted from Bronson
Howard's play, " The Banker's Daughter "), Court, 15 Dec., 1879 ; Princess's,
2 July, 1881.
OLD MAID, THE, comedy by A. Murphy (from the French), Drury Lane, 2 Tulv
1761 ; Covent Garden, 15 Mar., 1766 ; Drury Lane, 4 May, 1795 ; Covent
Garden, 27 May, 1796; Drury Lane, 26 Oct., 1797; Covent Garden, 21 June,
1820.
OLD MASTER, AN, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Princess's, 6 Nov., 1880. "
OLD OAK TREE, THE, drama by B. Raymond (from the French), Lyceum 24
Aug., 1835.
OLD SAILORS, comedy by H. J. Byron, Strand, 19 Oct., 1874.
OLD SCORE, AN, comedy drama by W. S. Gilbert, Gaiety, 19 July, 1869.
OLD SOLDIERS, comedy drama by H. J. Byron, Strand, 25 Jan., 1873.
OLIVER CROMWELL, play by John Drinkwater, His Majesty's, 29 May, 1923.
OLIVER TWIST, drama by Edward Stirling (from Dickens's novel), AdelDhi
25 Feb., 1839. * '
OLIVER TWIST, drama by John Oxenford, Queen's, 11 Apr., 1868.
OLIVER TWIST, drama by J. Comyns Carr, His Majesty's, 10 Tulv 1905 •
4 Sept, 1905; 11 June, 1912; 19 Apr., 1915. 7> '
OLIVETTE, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by Edmond
Audran, Strand, 18 Sept., 1880.
OLIVIA, play by W. G. Wills (from " The Vicar of Wakeneld "), Court 28 Mar
1878 ; Lyceum, 27 May, 1885 ; 29 June, 1887 ; 27 May, 1890 ; 7 June 1893*'
30 Jan., 1897 ; 16 June, 1900 ; Aldwych, 8 Apr., 1921.
OLYMPIC DEVILS, burlesque extravaganza by J. R. PlancM and Charles Dance
Olympic, 26 Dec., 1831.
OLYMPIC REVELS, burlesque by J. R. Planch6 and Charles Dance, Olympic
8 Jan., 1831. J r '
ON AND OFF, farcical comedy (adapted from the French) , Vaudeville 1 Dec 1898
ON BAIL, farcical comedy by W. S. Gilbert (from the French), Criterion, 12 Feb.i
1877.
ON BAILE'S STRAND, play by W. B. Yeats, St. George's Hall, 27 Nov., 1905.
°Ni'E^ANGE' far°e by Eweretta Lawrence (from the German), Strand, 1 July,
1885 ; 15 Feb., 1896.
ON GUARD, comedy by W. S. Gilbert, Court, 28 Oct., 1871.
ON His MAJESTY'S SERVICE, drama by Wilton Jones/revised by Walter Melville
Prince's, 26 Dec., 1914. '
ON THE CARDS, comedy drama by Alfred Thompson (from the French), Gaiety,
£i
.f «
ON THE JURY, drama by Watts Phillips, Princess's, 14 Dec., 1871.
ON THE LOVE PATH, comedy by C. M. S. McLellan, Haymarket, 6 Sept., 1905.
ON THE MARCH, musical comedy by William Yardley, B. C, Stephenson, and
Cecil Clay music by Edward Solomon, John Crook, and Frederick Clay,
Prince of Wales's, 22 June, 1896.
ON THE QUIET, comedy by Augustus Thomas, Comedy, 27 Sept., 1905
ON TRIAL, play by Elmer E. Reizenstein, Lyric, 29 Apr 1915.
ONCE UPON A TIME, play by Louis N. Parker and H. Beerbohni Tree (from the
German), Haymarket, 28 Mar,, 1894.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, drama by George R. Sims, Olympic, 10 July, 1875.
ONE NIGHT IN ROME, play by J. Hartley Manners, Garrick, 29 Apr 1920
(performance interrupted and abandoned) ; 3 May, 1920.
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ONE OF THE BEST, drama by Seymour Hicks and George Edwardes, Adelphi,
21 Dec., 1895 ; Princess's, 1 June, 1899 ; Aldwych, 1 May, 1909.
ONE SUMMER'S DAY, a love story by H. V. Esmond, Comedy, 16 Sept., 1897.
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE, drama by Benjamin Webster (from the French), Adelphi,
6 Aug., 1859.
ONLY GIRL, THE, musical play by Henry Blossom (revised by Fred Thompson) ,
music by Victor Herbert, Apollo, 25 Sept., 1915.
ONLY WAY, THE, romantic play by Rev. Freeman Wills and Frederick Lang-
bridge (from " A Tale of Two Cities "), Lyceum, 16 Feb., 1899 ; Apollo, 25
May, 1901 ; Adelphi, 24 June, 1907 ; 26 Oct., 1908 ; Lyceum, 24 May, 1911 ;
Prince of Wales's, 30 June, 1913 ; New, 21 June, 1915 ; Covent Garden, 22
Jan., 1920; Lyceum, 24 Oct., 1921.
OONAGH, drama by Edmund Falconer, Her Majesty's, 19 Nov., 1866.
'Op o' ME THUMB, play by Frederick Fenn and Richard Pryce, Court (Stage
Society), 13 Mar., 1904 ; St. James's, 23 Apr., 1904.
OPEN WINDOWS, play by A. E. W. Mason, St. James's, 11 Mar., 1913.
ORANGE GIRL, THE, drama by H. Leslie and Nicholas Rowe, Surrey, 24 Oct.,
1864.
ORCHID, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner, music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel
Monckton, Gaiety, 26 Oct., 1903.
ORESTEAN TRIOLOGY OF ^SCHYLUS (" Agamemnon," " The Libation Bearers,"
and " The Furies ") ; Coronet, F. R. Benson's Company, 4 Mar., 1905.
ORIANA, comedy by James Albery, Globe, 15 Feb., 1873.
ORIENT EXPRESS, THE, comedy by F. C. Burnand, Daly's, 25 Oct., 1893.
ORLANDO DANDO, musical comedy by Basil Hood, music by Walter Slaughter,
Grand, Fulham, 1 Aug., 1898.
OROONOKO, tragedy by Thomas Southern, Drury Lane, 1696; 19 Apr., 1708 ;
1 Feb., 1716; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24 Mar., 1720; Drury Lane, 3 fan.,
1735 ; 22 Oct., 1751 ; 13 Oct., 1755 ; 1 Dec., 1759 ; 28 Nov., 1769 ; 17 May,
1781 ; Covent Garden, 8 Jan., 1785 ; Drury Lane, 31 Oct., 1789 ; Covent
Garden, 30 May, 1792 ; 21 Dec., 1795 ; 22 Mar., 1806 ; Drury Lane, 20 Jan.,
1817 ; 1 June, 1829,
ORPHAN, THE, tragedy by Thomas Otway, Dorset Garden, 1680 ; Haymarket,
I Mar., 1707 ; Drury Lane, 14 Mar., 1715 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 5 Oct., 1721 ;
Drury Lane, 15 Mar., 1737 ; 5 Oct., 1742 ; Covent Garden, 11 Nov., 1746;
Drury Lane, 15 Nov., 1746 ; 18 Nov., 1747 ; 14 Apr., 1760 ; Covent Garden,
19 Oct., 1767 ; Drury Lane, 22 Dec., 1772 ; Covent Garden, 31 Mar., 1783 ;
4 Feb., 1785; 13 Oct., 1797; 2 Dec., 1815.
ORPHEIS AUX ENFERS, opera-bouffe by Henry S. Leigh (from the French), music
by Offenbach; Alhambra, 30 April, 1877.
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE, burlesque by H. J. Byron, Strand, 26 Dec., 1863.
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERGROUND, comic opera by A. Noyes, F. Norton, and Sir
Herbert Tree, music by Jacques Offenbach, His Majesty's, 20 Dec., 1911.
OTHELLO, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1604 ; Cockpit, Drury Lane, Burt as Othello,
II Oct., 1660 ; Theatre Royal, Burt as Othello, Mohun as lago, Mrs. Hughes
as Desdemona, 6 Feb., 1669 ; Theatre Royal, Betterton as Othello, 1683 ;
Haymarket, Betterton, 28 Jan., 1707 ; Drury Lane, Barton Booth as Othello,
Colley Cibber as lago, Mrs. Bradshaw as Desdemona, 27 Nov., 1711 ; Lincoln's
Inn Fields, Quin, Ryan, and Mrs. Seymour, 10 Jan., 1722; Drury Lane,
Quin, Mills, and Mrs. Cibber, 4 Jan., 1738; Drury Lane, David Garrick,
Macklin, and Mrs. Cibber, 7 Mar., 1744 ; Drury Lane, Spranger Barry, Macklin,
and Mrs. Ridout, 4 Oct., 1746; Drury Lane, Barry as Othello, Garrick as
lago, 9 Mar., 1749 ; Covent Garden, Murphy, Ryan, and Mrs. Bellamy, 18
Oct., 1754 ; Drury Lane, Thomas Sheridan, Havard, and Mrs. Cibber, 28 Mar.,
1761 ; Covent Garden, Ross, Sparks, and Miss Macklin, 12 Oct., 1762 ; Drury
Lane, Powell, Havard, and Mrs. Yates, 31 Mar., 1764 ; Drury Lane, Barry,
Palmer, and Mrs. Barry, 29 Apr., 1773 ; Haymarket, Crawford, Bensley, and
Mrs. Crawford, 24 July, 1780 ; Covent Garden, Wroughton, Henderson, and
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Miss Younge, 10 Nov., 1780 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble, Bensley, and Mrs
Siddons, 8 Mar., 1785 ; Covent Garden, Pope, Henderson, and Miss Younge"
23 Apr., 1785 ; Covent Garden, Cambray, Ryder, and Mrs. Pope, Macreadv
as Cassio, 12 Oct., 1787 ; Haymarket, R. W. Elliston, Palmer, Miss De Camp
4 Sept., 1797 ; Covent Garden, Pope, George Frederick Cooke and Mrs
Pope, 28 Nov., 1800 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kemble, Cooke, and Mrs. Siddons'
20 Jan., 1804 ; Haymarket, Charles Young as Othello, Cooke as lago, 21 Dec.'
1808 ; Covent Garden, Conway, Egerton, and Mrs. Faucit, 7 Oct., 1813 '
Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, Pope, and Miss Smith, 5 May, 1814 ; Drury Lane'
Sowerby as Othello, Kean as lago, 7 May, 1814 ; Covent Garden, Conway as
Othello, Young as lago, 13 May, 1814 ; Coveat Garden, Macready as Othello
Young as lago, 10 Oct., 1816 ; Young as Othello, Macready as lago, 15 Oct.'
1816 ; Young as Othello, Booth as lago, £liza O'Neill as Desdemona, 7 July'
1817 ; Royalty, Ira Aldridge as Othello, 1826 ; Drury Lane, Kean, Wallack'
and Miss Phillips, 19 Feb., 1831 ; Drury Lane, Kean as Othello, Macready as
lago, 26 Nov., 1832 ; Covent Garden, Edmund Kean as Othello, Charles Kean
as lago, Ellen Tree as Desdemona, 25 Mar., 1833 ; Covent Garden, Ira
Aldridge as Othello, Warde as lago, 10 Apr., 1833 ; Victoria, Elton, Wallack
and Priscilla Horton, 29 Sept., 1834; Covent Garden, Denvil, Vandenhoff
and Mrs. Sloman, 24 Nov., 1834 ; Covent Garden, Wallack as Othello, 9 Jan.,
1835 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble, George Bennett, and Miss Taylor'
21 Dec., 1835 ; Covent Garden, Macready, Vandenhofi, and Helen Faucit'
21 Oct., 1836 ; Drury Lane, Edwin Forrest as Othello, Booth as lago, 25
Nov., 1836 ; Haymarket, Samuel Phelps as Othello, 14 Sept., 1837 ; Drury
Lane, Charles Kean as Othello, Ternan as lago, Miss Allison as Desdemona,
16 May, 1838 ; Haymarket, Macready, Phelps, and Helen Faxicit, Mrs. Warner
as Emilia, 19 Aug., 1838 ; Haymarket, Phelps as Othello, Macready as lago,
STSept., 1838 ; Drury Lane, J. R. Anderson as Othello, 23 May, 1842 ; Sadler's
Wells, Phelps, Marston, and Miss Cooper, Mrs. Warner as Emilia, 3 June,
1844 ; Princess's, Edwin Forest, Graham, Mrs. Sterling, Charlotte Cushman
as Emilia, 17 Feb., 1845; Princess's, Macready, Cooper, Emmelme Montague and
Charlotte Cusliman, 29 Oct., 1847 ; Olympic, G. V. Brooke as Othello, 3 Jan.,
1848 ; Princess's, Macready, Cooper, and Fanny Kemble (Mrs. Butler), 23 Feb.,
1848 ; Haymarket, Wallack as Othello, Charles Kean as lago, Laura Addison
as Desdemona, Mrs. Charles Kean as Emilia, 26 Feb., 1849"; Charles Kean as
Othello, Wallack as lago, Mrs. Charles Kean as Desdemona, Laura Addison as
Emilia, 12 Mar,, 1849 ; Drury Lane, J, R. Anderson, Vanclenhoff, and
Laura Addison, 28 Jan., 1850; Haymarket, J. W, Wallack, James
Wallack, and Laura Addison, 8 Mar., 1851 ; Olympic, Henry Farren,
S. Hoskins, and Louisa Howard, 19 Jan., 1852; Drury Lane, E. L!
Davenport as Othello, 14 Mar., 1853; Drury Laue, Davenport as
Othello, G, V. Brooke as lago, 10 Sept., 1853; Lyceum, Charles
Dillon as Othello, 1 Dec., 1856 ; Surrey, Hermann Vezin as Othello, 9 July,
1859 ; Princess's, Charles Fechter, John Ryder, and Rose Leclcrcq 23 Oct.,
1861 ; Princess's, Fechter as lago, 3 Mar., 1862; Princess's, Walter Mont-
gommery as Othello, Ellen Terry as Desdemona, 20 June, 1863 ; Haymarket
Montgommery as Othello, Mrs. Kendal as Desdemona, 21 Aug., 1865 ; Lyceum,
Darnel Bandmann as Othello, B. Fairclough as lago, Milly Palmer as Des-
demona, 30 Nov., 1868 ; Drury Lane, Charles Dillon as Othello, T. C. King
as lago, Wilson Barrett as Cassio, Caroline Heath as Desdemona, 19 Apr.,
1869 ; King as Othello, Dillon as lago, 20 Apr., 1869 ; Drury Lane, Tomasso
Salvini as Othello, 1 Apr,, 1875 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving as Othello, H,
Forrester as lago, Isabel Baternan as Desdemona, 14 Feb., 1876 * Queen's
Neville Moritz, Hermann Vezin, and Henrietta Hodson, GenevkVe Ward as
Lmiha, 2 Mar., 1878 ; St. James's, Henry Forrester, G. S. Tithcradge, Jane
Emmerson, Mrs. Bernard Beere as Emilia, 8 Apr., 1878 ; Drury Lane, Charles
7ft1-™ l01^ T y£T' Miss Wallis' and Mrs. Hermann Vezin as Emilia, 9 Nov.,
1878; Sadler s Wells, Charles Warner as Othello, Hermann Vezin as lago,
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20 Sept., 1880 ; Princess's, Edwin Booth as Othello, Maud Milton as Desde-
mona, 17 Jan., 1881 ; Lyceum, Edwin Booth as Othello, Henry Irving as
lago, Ellen Terry as Desdemona, William Terriss as Cassio, 2 May, 1881 ;
Irving as Othello, Booth as lago, 9 May, 1881 ; Drury Lane, John McCullough
as Othello, Hermann Vezin as lago, 14 May, 1881 ; Vaudeville, Charles
Charrington as Othello, Hermann Vezin as lago, Janet Achurch as Desde-
mona, 20 Dec., 1887 ; Globe, F. R. Benson, Charles Cartwright, and Mrs.
F. R. Benson, 17 Apr., 1890 ; Olympic, Edmund Tearle, Charles Pond, and
Kate Clinton, 21 May, 1892 ; Lyric, Wilson Barrett, Franklin McLeay, and
Maud Jeffries, 22 May, 1897 ; Lyric, Forbes-Robertson, Herbert Waring, and
Gertrude Elliott, 15 Dec., 1902 ; Shaftesbury, Hubert Carter, J. H. Barnes,
and Tita Brand, 8 Apr., 1905 ; Lyric, Lewis Waller, H. B. Irving, and Evelyn
Millard, 17 May, 1906 ; His Majesty's, Oscar Asche, Herbert Grimwood, and
Lily Brayton, 7 Nov., 1907 ; Lyric, Giovanni Grasso and Marinella Bragaglia,
21 Mar., 1910 ; His Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree, Laurence Irving, and Phyllis
Neilson-Terry, 9 Apr., 1912 ; Drury Lane, Forbes-Robertson, J. H. Barnes,
and Gertrude Elliott, 19 May, 1913 ; Scala, F. J. Nettlefold, H. A. Saintsbury,
and Mrs. F. J. Nettlefold, 17 Nov., 1919 ; New, Matheson Lang, Arthur
Bourchier, Hilda Bayley, Hutin Britton as Emilia, 11 Feb., 1920; Court,
Godfrey Tearle, Basil Rathbone and Madge Titheradge, 21 Apr., 1921.
OTHER FELLOW, THE, farce by Fred Horner (from the French), Court, 9 Sept.,
1893.
OUR AMERICAN COUSIN, play by Torn Taylor, Haymarket, 11 Nov., 1861 ; 26
Dec., 1863 ; 28 Oct., 1867 ; Strand, 22 Oct., 1885 ; Novelty, 3 Feb., 1890.
OUR BETTERS, comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, Globe, 12 Sept., 1923.
OUR BITTEREST FOE, play by G. C. Herbert (Herbert Gardner), Globe, 30 Mar.,
1874.
OUR Bovs, comedy by H. J. Byron, Vaudeville, David James as Perkyn
Middlewick, 16 Jan., 1875 ; Strand, 2 June, 1884 ; Criterion, 11 Feb., 1890 ;
Vaudeville, 14 Sept, 1892 ; Arthur Williams as Middlewick, 20 Nov., 1914.
OUR CLERKS, farce by Tom Taylor, Princess's, 6 Mar., 1853.
OUR CLUB, comedy by F. C. Burnand, Strand, 9 May, 1878.
OUR DOMESTICS, comedy by F. Hay, Strand, 15 June, 1867.
OUR FLAT, farcical comedy by Mrs. Musgrave, Prince of Wales's, 13 June, 1889 ;
Opera Comique, 25 June, 1889 ; Strand, 2 July, 1894 ; Comedy, 14 Feb., 1905.
OUR GIRLS, comedy by H. J. Byron, Vaudeville, 19 Apr., 1879.
OUR JOAN, drama by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Merivale, Grand, Islington, 3 Oct., 1887.
OUR Miss GIBBS, musical comedy by " Cryptos," constructed by J. T. Tanner,
music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 23 Jan., 1909.
OUR MR. HEPPLEWHITE, comedy by Gladys Unger, Criterion, 3 Apr., 1919.
OUR NELL, musical play by Louis N. Parker and Reginald Arkell, music by
Harold Fraser-Simson and Ivor Novello, Gaiety, 16 Apr., 1924.
OUR NELLY, domestic drama by H. T. Craven, Surrey, 28 Mar., 1853.
OUR OSTRICHES, play by Dr. Marie Stopes, Court, 14 Nov., 1923.
OUR REGIMENT, farcical comedy by Henry Hamilton (from the German),
Vaudeville, 13 Feb., 1883 ; Globe, 21 Jan., 1884 ; Toole's, 27 Jan., 1891.
OURS, comedy by T. W. Robertson, Prince of Wales's, 15 Sept., 1866 ; 26 Nov.,
1870 ; 6 May, 1876 ; 22 Nov., 1879 ; Haymarket, 19 Jan., 1882 ; 25 Apr.,
1885 ; Globe, 18 Feb., 1899 ; Coronet, 12 July, 1909.
OUTCAST, play by Hubert Henry Davies, Wyndham's, 1 Sept., 1914.
OUTSIDER, THE, play by Dorothy Brandon, St. James's, 31 May, 1923.
OUT TO WIN, play by Roland Pertwee and Dion Clayton Calthrop, Shaftesbury,
11 June, 1921.
OUTWARD BOUND, fantasy by Sutton Vane, Everyman, 17 Sept., 1923 ; Garrick,
15 Oct., 1923.
OVERLAND ROUTE, THE, comedy by Tom Taylor, Haymarket, 23 Feb., 1860 ;
1 Aug., 1870 ; 1 June, 1877 ; 7 Oct., 1882.
OXYGEN, burlesque by Robert Reece and H. B. Farnie, Folly, 31 Mar., 1877.
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PADDY THE NEXT BEST THING, play by W. Gayer-Mackay and Robert Ord
(from the novel), Savoy, 5 Apr., 1920 ; Savoy, 26 Dec., 1923.
PADLOCK, THE, comic opera by Isaac Bickerstaff, music by Charles Dibdin,
Drury Lane, 3 Oct., 1768 ; Covent Garden, 23 Oct., 1770 ; Covent Garden,
28 Nov., 1786 ; Haymarket, 20 Aug., 1793 ; Lyceum, 16 Aug., 1817 ; Covent
Garden, 24 June, 1825 ; Drury Lane, 28 June, 1829.
PAGLIACCI, play by Charles Brookneld (on the opera), Savoy, 6 Dec., 1904.
PAID IN FULL, drama by Eugene Walter, Aldwych, 26 Sept., 1908.
PAINTER OF GHENT, THE, drama by Douglas Jerrold, Strand, 25 Apr., 1836.
PAIR OF LUNATICS, A, comedietta by W. R. Walkes, Drury Lane, 11 Apr., 1889.
PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS, A, comedy by Cyril Harcourt, Criterion, 23 Feb.,
1914 ; 1 Aug., 1914.
PAIR OF SPECTACLES, A, comedy by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Garrick,
22 Feb., 1890; 20 June, 1892; 17 Jan., 1895; Criterion, 4 Jan., 1902;
Comedy, 14 Mar., 1906 ; Garrick, 15 June, 1908 ; Haymarket, 23 July, 1917 ;
Wyndham's, 1 Sept., 1917.
PALACE OF PEARL, THE, spectacular extravaganza by W. Younge and A. Murray,
music by E. Jakobowski and F. Stanislaus, Empire, 12 June, 1886.
PALACE OF PUCK, THE, fantastic comedy by W. J. Locke, Haymarket, 2 Apr.,
1907.
PALACE OF TRUTH, THE, fairy comedy by W. S. Gilbert, Haymarket, 19 Nov.,
1870 ; 21 Apr., 1877 ; Prince's, 18 Jan., 1884 ; Great Queen Street, 23 May,
1905.
PAMELA, comedy with music by Arthur Wimperis and Frederic Norton, Palace,
10 Dec., 1917.
PAN AND THE YOUNG SHEPHERD, pastoral play by Maurice Hewlett, Court,
27 Feb., 1906.
PANDORA'S Box, extravaganza by H. J. Byron, Prince of Wales's, 26 Dec.,
1866.
PANTALOON, play by J. M. Barrie, Duke of York's, 5 Apr., 1905 ; 9 June, 1906 ;
Savoy, 19 Feb., 1912.
PANTOMIME REHEARSAL, A, comic skit by Cecil Clay, Terry's, 6 June, 1891 ;
Court, 20 Jan., 1903; Palace, 15 Dec., 1913.
PAOLO AND FRANCESCA, tragedy by Stephen Phillips, St. James's, 6 Mar., 1902.
PAPA'S WIFE, duologue by Seymour Hicks and F. C. Philips, music by Ellaline
Terriss, Lyric, 26 Jan., 1895.
PAPER CHASE, THE, farcical comedy by C. Thomas, Strand, 9 June, 1888 ; Toole's,
9 July, 1888.
PARIS, burlesque by F. C. Burnand and Montagu Williams, Strand, 2 Apr., 1866.
PARIS AND AENONE, tragedy by Laurence Binyon, Savoy, 8 Mar., 1906.
PARISIAN ROMANCE, A, play (adapted from the French), Lyceum, 1 Oct., 1888.
PAROLE OF HONOUR, THE, drama by T. J, Serlc, Covent Garden, 21 Oct., 1837.
PARRICIDE, THE, tragedy by J. Sterling, Goodman's Fields, 29 Jan., 1736.
PARTNERS, comedy drama by Robert Buchanan (from the French) , Haymarket,
5 Jan., 1888.
PARTNERS AGAIN, comedy by Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman,
Garrick, 28 Feb., 1923.
PARTNERS FOR LIFE, comedy by H. J. Byron, Globe, 7 Oct.; 1871.
PARVENU, THE, comedy by G. W. Godfrey, Court, 8 Apr., 1882 ; Globe, 18 Feb.,
1891.
PASSERS-BY, play by C. Haddon Chambers, Wyndham's, 29 Mar., 1911.
PASSING OF THE THIRD FLOOR BACK, THE, play by Jerome K. Jerome, St. James's,
1 Sept., 1908 ; Drury Lane, 24 Mar., 1913 ; Coliseum, 23 Mar., 1917 ; Playhouse,
9 Apr., 1917.
PASSING SHOW, THE, revue, by Arthur Wimperis and P. L. Flers, music by
Herman Finck, Palace, 20 Apr., 1914.
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PASSING SHOW OF 1915, THE, revue by Arthur Wimperis and Hartley Carrick,
music by Herman Finck, Palace, 9 Mar., 1915.
PASSPORT, THE, comedy by B. C. Stephenson and William Yardley, Terry's
25 Apr., 1895; 14 Apr., 1900.
PATIENCE, aesthetic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan, Opera
Comique, 23 Apr., 1881 ; Savoy, 10 Oct., 1881 ; 7 Nov., 1900 ; 4 Apr., 1907 ;
Princes, 24 Nov., 1919 ; Princes', 14 Nov., 1921 ; Prince's, 31 Mar., 1924.
PATRICIA, comedy with music by Denis MacKail, Arthur Stanley, and Austin
Melford, music by Geoffrey Gwyther, His Majesty's, 31 Oct., 1924.
PATRICIAN'S DAUGHTER, THE, play by Westland Marston, Drury Lane, 10 Dec.,
1842 ; Sadler's Wells, 26 Aug., 1846 ; 12 Apr., 1848 ; Haymarket, 23 Oct.,
1848.
PATTER VERSUS CLATTER, farce by Charles Mathews, Olympic, 21 May, 1838 ;
Drury Lane, 6 Dec., 1855 ; Gaiety, 26 May, 1873.
PAUL AND VIRGINIA, musical extravaganza by J. Cobb, Co vent Garden, 1 May,
1800 ; Drury Lane, 26 May, 1817 ; 26 Jan., 1822 ; Covent Garden, 23 May,
1823.
PAUL CLIFFORD, drama by Benjamin Webster (from Bulwer's novel), Coburg,
12 Mar., 1832.
PAUL JONES, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by R.
Planquette, Prince of Wales 's, 12 Jan., 1889.
PAUL KAUVAR, drama by Steele Mackaye, Drury Lane, 12 May, 1890.
PAUL PRY, comedy by John Poole, Haymarket, Liston, as Paul Pry, 13 Sept.,
1825 ; Haymarket, John Reeve, 15 June, 1827 ; Haymarket, Harley, 20
June, 1831 ; Liston, 8 Oct., 1831 ; Mrs. Glover as Paul Pry, 8 Oct., 1834 ;
Buckstone, 24 June, 1835 ; Edward Wright, 9 Oct., 1854 ; Henry Compton,
22 Jan., 1855 ; Haymarket, Charles Mathews, Sept., 1859 ; Adelphi, John L.
Toole, 29 Aug., 1866 ; St. James's, Lionel Brough, 20 June, 1870 ; Strand,
John S. Clarke, 27 June, 1872 ; Edward Terry, 2 July, 1874.
PAULINE, drama by John Oxenford (from the French), Princess's, 17 Mar., 1851.
PAW CLAUDIAN, OR THE ROMAN AWRY, burlesque (of " Claudian "), by F. C.
Burnand, Toole's, 14 Feb., 1884.
PEARL GIRL, THE, musical comedy by Basil Hood, music by Hugo Felix and
Howard Talbot, Shaftesbury, 25 Sept., 1913.
PEEP o' DAY, Irish drama by Edmund Falconer, Lyceum, 9 Nov., 1861 ; Drury
Lane, 28 Feb., 1870 ; Adelphi, 22 Nov., 1873 ; Adelphi, 24 Jan., 1876.
PEEP-SHOW, THE, topical fantasia by Lauri Wylie, music by James W. Tate,
London Hippodrome, 14 Apr., 1921.
PEER GYNT, dramatic poem by Henrik Ibsen, translated by William and Charles
Archer, The Old Vic, 6 Mar., 1922.
PEG o' MY HEART, play by J. Hartley Manners, Comedy, 10 Oct., 1914 ; Globe,
19 June, 1916 ; 18 Oct., 1916 ; St. James's, 24 Apr., 1918 ; Garrick, 16 July,
1920.
PEG WOFFINGTON, play, adapted from the novel, Prince of Wales's, 13 Feb., 1901.
PEGGY, musical play by George Grossmith (from the French), music by Leslie
Stuart, Gaiety, 4 Mar., 1911.
PEGGY MACHREE, musical play by Patrick Bidwell, music by Michele Esposito,
Wyndham's, 28 Dec., 1904.
PELICAN, THE, play by F. Tennyson Jesse and H. M. Harwood, Ambassadors',
20 Oct., 1924.
PELLEAS AND MELISANDE, romantic tragedy by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated
by J. W. Mackail, Prince of Wales's, 21 June, 1898 ; Lyceum, 29 Oct., 1898 ;
Royalty, 21 June, 1900 ; Vaudeville, 1 July, 1904 ; Lyceum, 11 July, 1911.
PELL-MELL, revue by Fred Thompson and Morris Harvey, music by Nat. D. Ayer,
Ambassadors', 5 June, 1916.
PENELOPE, comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, Comedy, 9 Jan., 1909.
PEOPLE'S IDOL, THE, drama by Wilson Barrett and Victor Widnell, New Olympic,
4 Pec., 1890,
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PEPITA, comic opera adapted by Edward Paulton (from the French), music by
A. C. Lecocq, Toole's, 30 Aug., 1888.
PERCY, tragedy, Mrs. Hannah More, Co vent Garden, 10 Dec., 1777.
PERDITA, OR THE ROYAL MILKMAID, burlesque by William Brough, Lyceum
15 Sept., 1856.
PERFECT LOVE, spectacular fairy play by Robert Reece, Olympic, 25 Feb., 1871,
PERFECT LOVER, THE, play by Alfred Sutro, Imperial, 14 Oct., 1905.
PERFECTION, comedy by T. Haines Bayly, Drury Lane, 15 Mar., 1830.
PERICHOLE, LA, opera-bouffe, music by J. Offenbach, Royalty, 30 Jan., 1875.
PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE, Shakespeare's tragedy, White Friars, Betterton as
Pericles, 1660; Covent Garden (as "Marina"), Stephens as Pericles, Mrs.
Vincent as Marina, 1 Aug., 1738 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Pericles, Edith
Heraud as Marina, 14 Oct., 1854 ; Old Vic, Rupert Harvey as Pericles, Mary
Sumner as Marina, 9 May, 1921.
PERIL, play by Bolton Rowe and Saville Rowe (B. C. Stephenson and Clement
Scott), (adapted from the French), Prince of Wales's, 30 Sept., 1876 ; Hay-
market, 16 Feb., 1884 ; Prince's, 6 Apr., 1885 ; Haymarket, 23 Apr., 1892 ;
Garrick, 14 Feb., 1901.
PERPLEXED HUSBAND, THE, comedy by Alfred Sutro, Wyndham's, 11 Sept., 1911.
PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA, extravaganza by William Brough, St. James's,
26 Dec., 1861.
PERSIAN PRINCESS, A, musical play by Leedham Bantock and P. J. Barrow,
music by Sidney Jones, Queen's, 27 Apr., 1909.
PERTIKLER PET, THE, farce by Edward Knoblauch (from the French), Waldorf,
17 Jan., 1906.
PET OF THE PETTICOATS, THE, operatic drama by J. B. Buckstono, music by John
Barnett, Sadler's Wells, 9 July, 1832.
PETE, play by Hall Caine and Louis N. Parker (from. " The Manxman "), Lyceum,
29 Aug., 1908 ; Aldwych, 31 July, 1915 ; Strand, 24 Feb., 1916.
PETER IBBETSON, drama by John N. Raphael (on Du Mauricr's novel), His
Majesty's, 23 July, 1915 ; Savoy, 4 Feb., 1920.
PETER PAN, fairy play by J. M. Barrie, Duke of York's, Nina Boucicault as Peter,
27 Dec., 1904 ; Cissie Loftus as Peter, 19 Dec., 1905 ; Pauline Chase as Peter,
18 Dec., 1906, and each Dec. to 1913 ; Madge Titheradge as Peter, 24 Dec.,
1914 ; New, Unity More as Peter, 27 Dec., 1915 and 1916 ; Fay Compton as
Peter, 24 Dec., 1917 ; Faith Celli as Peter, 19 Dec., 1918 ; Georgette Cohan as
Peter, 18 Dec., 1919 ; St. James's, Edna Best as Peter, 20 Dec., 1920 ; St.
James's, Joan Maclean as Peter, 15 Dec., 1921 ; St. James's, Edna Best as
Peter, 21 Dec., 1922 ; Adelphi, Gladys Cooper as Peter, 20 Doc., 1923 ;
Adelphi, Gladys Cooper, 18 Dec., 1924.
PETER THE GREAT, play by Laurence Irving, Lyceum, 1 Jan., 1898.
PETER'S MOTHER, play by Mrs. H. de la Pasture, Wyndham's, 12 Sept., 1906 ;
Haymarket, 8 June, 1909.
PETIT FAUST, LE, opera-bouffe by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by
Herve, Lyceum, 18 Apr., 1870.
PHARISEE, THE, play by Malcolm Watson and Mrs. Lancaster Wallis, Shaftesbury,
17 Nov., 1890.
PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK FROCK, A, comic drama by William Brough, Lyceum,
13 Dec., 1852.
PHILANDERER, THE, comedy by G. Bernard Shaw, Court, 5 Feb., 1907 ;
Everyman, 29 Jan., 1923 ; 26 Dec., 1924.
PHILASTER, tragedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, 1608 ; Theatre Royal, 30 May,
1668 ; acted by women, Theatre Royal, 1673.
PHILIP, drama by Hamilton Aide, Lyceum, 7 Feb., 1874.
PHILIP OF FRANCE, historical tragedy by Westland Marston, Olympic, 5 Nov.,
1850.
PHI-PHI, musical production by Fred Thompson and Clifford Grey (from the
French), music by Christin<§, London Pavilion, 16 Aug., 1922.
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PHYSICIAN, THE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Criterion, 25 Mar., 1897.
PICKPOCKET, THE, farcical comedy by G. P. Hawtrey (from the German), Globe,
24 Apr., 1886.
PICKWICK, play by James Albery (from the novel), Lyceum, 23 Oct., 1871.
PIETRA, tragedy by John Oxenford (from the German), Haymarket, 12 July,
1868.
PIGEON, THE, phantasy by John Galsworthy, Royalty, 30 Jan., 1912.
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, THE, mystery play by G. G. Collmgham, Olympic, 24 Dec.,
1896.
PILKERTON'S PEERAGE, comedy by Anthony Hope, Garrick, 28 Jan., 1902.
PILLARS OF SOCIETY, THE, play by Henrik Ibsen, translated by William Archer,
Opera Comique, 17 June, 1889.
PILOT, THE, drama by Edward Fitzball (from Fennimore Cooper's romance),
Adelphi, 31 Oct., 1825 ; Covent Garden, 22 Nov., 1831 ; Covent Garden,
9 Feb., 1837 ; Haymarket, 31 Oct., 1837 ; Adelphi, 14 Sept., 1857.
PINK DOMINOS, THE, farcical comedy by James Albery (from the French),
Criterion, 31 Mar., 1877 ; Comedy, 23 Nov., 1889 ; Criterion, 10 Oct.,
1892.
PINK LADY, THE, musical comedy by C. M. S. McLellan (from the French),
music by Ivan Caryll, Globe, 11 Apr,, 1912.
PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES, fairy play by W. Graham Robertson, music by Frederick
Norton, His Majesty's, 19 Dec., 1908 ; 16 Dec., 1909.
PINS AND NEEDLES, revue by Albert de Courville and Wai Pink, music by
Frederick Chappelle, Royalty, 11 May, 1921.
PIPER OF HAMELIN, fantastic opera by Robert Buchanan, music by F. W.
Attwood, Comedy, 20 Dec., 1893.
PIRATES OF PENZANCE, THE, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur
Sullivan, Opera Comique, 3 Apr., 1880 ; 17 Mar., 1888 ; Savoy, 30 June,
1900; 1 Dec., 1908; Prince's, 6 Jan., 1920; Prince's, 17 Oct., 1921;
Prince's, 24 Mar., 1924.
PIZARRO, tragedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (adapted from the German),
Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble as Rolla, Barrymore as Pizarro, Mrs. Siddons as
Elvira, Mrs. Jordan as Cora, 24 May, 1799 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kemble,
George Frederick Cooke, Mrs. Siddons, and Mrs. H. Siddons, 17 Oct., 1803 ;
Haymarket, Charles Young as Rolla, 7 Sept., 1807 ; Covent Garden, Conway
as Rolla, 3 Oct., 1814 ; Covent Garden, Young, Conway, Eliza O'Neill, and
Mrs. Faucit, 17 June, 1816 ; Covent Garden, Young as Rolla, Macready as
Pizarro, Mrs. Egerton as Elvira, 5 June, 1818 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean as
Rolla, Mrs. Glover as Elvira, 31 May, 1819 ; Drury Lane, Wallack, Booth,
Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. W. West, 27 Nov., 1820 ; Covent Garden, VandenhofI
as Rolla, 27 Dec., 1820; Drury Lane, Macready as Rolla, 15 Oct., 1823;
Covent Garden, King, George Bennett, Miss Placide, and Miss Phillips, 7 Oct.,
1833 ; Drury Lane, Vandenhoff as Rolla, Warde as Pizarro, Ellen Tree as
Cora, 7 Mar., 1836 ; Drury Lane, Edwin Forrest as Rolla, Miss Taylor as
Cora, 20 Feb., 1837 ; Drury Lane, Denvil as Rolla, 24 Apr., 1837 ; Drury
Lane, Elton as Rolla, Mrs. Stirling as Cora, 11 Nov., 1839; Drury Lane,
Phelps as Rolla, 27 Feb., 1840 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps, Bennett, Mrs. Warner,
and Miss Cooper, 9 Oct., 1845 ; Princess's, Charles Kean as Rolla, Mrs.
Charles Kean as Elvira, 1 Sept., 1856 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Rolla, 1 Mar.,
1862.
PLAIN DEALER, THE, comedy by W. Wycherley (from the French), Theatre
Royal, 1674 ; 1683 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 29 Nov., 1715 ; Drury Lane, 15
May, 1723; Covent Garden, 15 Jan., 1733; Drury Lane, 14 Jan., 1738;
Covent Garden, 18 Jan., 1743 ; Drury Lane, altered by BickerstafE, 7 Dec.,
1765 ; 11 Dec., 1775 ; Covent Garden, 18 Apr., 1786 ; Drury Lane, 1 June,
1787; 27 Feb., 1796.
PLASTER SAINTS, high comedy by Israel Zaixgwlll, Comedy, 23 May, 1914.
PLAY, comedy by T. W. Robertson, Prince of Wales's, 15 Feb., 1868,
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PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, THE, comedy by J. M. Synge, Great Queen
Street, 10 June, 1907.
PLAYING WITH FIRE, comedy by John Brougham, Princess's, 28 Sept., 1861.
PLEASE HELP EMILY, play by H. M. Harwood, Playhouse, 27 Jan., 1916.
PLEASURE, drama by Paul Meritt and Augustus Harris, Drury Lane, 3 Sept., 1887.
PLOT AND PASSION, drama by Tom Taylor and John Lang, Olympic, 17 Oct.,
1853 ; Queen's, 19 Mar., 1869 ; Haymarket, 26 Nov., 1881.
PLUCK, drama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris, Drury Lane, 5 Aug., 1882.
PLUS FOURS, comedy by H. A. Vachell and Harold Simpson, Haymarket, 17 Jan.,
1923.
POCAHONTAS, comic opera by Sydney Grundy, music by Edward Solomon,
Empire, 26 Dec., 1884.
POET AND THE PUPPETS, THE, travestie by Charles Brookfield, music by J. M.
Glover, Comedy, 19 May, 1892.
POINT OF HONOUR, THE, comedy by Charles Kemble (from the French),
. Haymarket, 15 July, 1800.
POINTSMAN, THE, drama by R. C. Carton and Cecil Raleigh, Olympic, 29 Aug.
1887.
POLL AND MY PARTNER JOE, burlesque by F. C. Burnand, St. James's, 6 May,
1871.
POLLY, opera by John Gay, 1728 ; Haymarket, 19 June, 1777 ; 11 June, 1782 ;
Drury Lane, 16 June, 1813 ; Kingsway (re-written by Clifford Bax), 30 Dec.,
1922.
POLLY, comic opera by James Mortimer, music by Edward Solomon, Novelty,
4 Oct., 1884.
POLLY WITH A PAST, comedy by George Middleton and Guy Bolton, St. James's
2 Mar., 1921.
POMANDER WALK, comedy by Louis N. Parker, Playhouse, 29 June,
1911.
POMPADOUR, THE, romantic play by W. G. Wills (from the German), Haymarket,
31 Mar., 1888.
POMPEY THE GREAT, tragedy by John Maseneld, Aldwych (Stage Society),
4 Dec., 1910.
POOR GENTLEMAN, THE, comedy by George Colman the younger, Covent Garden,
11 Feb., 1801 ; Haymarket, 2 June, 1803 ; Lyceum, 15 May, 1809 ; Drury
Lane, 4 June, 1816 ; Drury Lane, 31 May, 1824 ; Drury Lane, 1 Mar., 1828 ;
Drury Lane, 31 Oct., 1833 ; Olympic, 27 June, 1853 ; Haymarket, 13 Nov.,
1855 ; Strand, 9 Mar., 1872 ; Imperial, 15 Oct., 1879.
POOR NOBLEMAN, THE, serio-comic drama by Alfred Wigan (from the French),
St. James's, 14 Nov., 1861 ; Queen's, 13 May, 1868; Gaiety, 7 May, 1870.
POOR STROLLERS, THE, drama by Watts Phillips, Adelphi, 18 Jan,, 1858.
POPINJAY, THE, play by Boyle Lawrence and Frederick Mouillot, New, 2 Feb.,
1911.
POPPY, musical comedy by Dorothy Donnelly, music by Steven Jones and Arthur
Samuels, Gaiety, 4 Sept., 1924.
PORTER'S KNOT, THE, serio-comic drama by John. Oxenford (from the French),
Olympic, 2 Dec., 1858; Criterion, 31 Mar., 1877.
POTASH AND PERLMUTTER, comedy by Montague Glass and Charles Klein
(from short stories of the same name), Queen's, 14 Apr,, 1914.
POTASH AND PERLMUTTER IN SOCIETY, comedy by Montague Glass and Roi
Cooper Megrue, Queen's, 12 Sept., 1916.
POT LUCK, revue, Vaudeville, 24 Dec., 1921.
POUP&E, LA, comic opera by Arthur Sturgess (from the French), music by
Edmond Audran, Prince of Wales's, 24 Feb., 1897 ; 12 Apr., 1904.
PRAYER IN THE STORM, THE, drama by Benjamin Webster (from the French) ,
originally entitled " The Thirst for Gold " (q.v.)t Adelphi, 28 Mar., 1874.
PRAYER OF THE SWORD, THE, play by James Bernard Fagan, Adelphi, 19 Sept,,
1904.
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PRESERVING MR. PANMURE, comic play by A. W. Pinero, Comedy, 19 Jan., 1911.
PRESIDENT, THE, farce by Frank Stayton, Prince of Wales's, 30 Apr., 1902.
PRESS CUTTINGS, topical sketch by G. Bernard Shaw, Court, 9 July, 1909.
PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Princess's, 10 May, 1869.
PRETENDERS, THE, play by Henrik Ibsen, translated by William Archer,
Haymarket, 13 Feb., 1913.
PRETTY PEGGY, musical play by Arthur Rose and Charles Austin, music by
A. Emmett Adams, Empire, Kilburn, 25 Aug., 1919 ; Prince's, 3 Feb., 1920.
PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG, THE, musical play (from the French), Haymarket,
9 Apr., 1842.
PRETTY HORSEBREAKER, THE, farce by Andrew Halliday and William Brough,
Adelphi, 15 July, 1861.
PRICE OF PEACE, THE, drama by Cecil Raleigh, Dmry Lane, 20 Sept., 1900.
PRIDE OF THE MARKET, THE, comedy drama by J. R. Planche, Lyceum, 18 Oct.,
1846.
PRIDE OF REGIMENT, play by F. D. Bone, Haymarket, 28 Feb., 1908.
PRIMA DONNA, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Princess's, 18 Sept., 1852.
PRIMROSE, musical comedy by George Grossmith and Guy Bolton, music by
George Gershwin, Winter Garden, 11 Sept., 1924.
PRINCE AND THE BEGGAR MAID, THE, drama by Walter Howard, Lyceum, 6 June,
1908.
PRINCE CHAP, THE, play by E. H. Peple, Criterion, 16 July, 1906.
PRINCE KARL, comedy by Archibald Clavering Gunter, Lyceum, 19 Oct., 1888.
PRINCE OF PILSEN, THE, musical comedy by Frank Pixley, music by Gustave
Luders, Shaftesbury, 14 May, 1904.
PRINCESS, THE, burlesque by W. S. Gilbert (from Tennyson's poem), Olympic,
8 Jan., 1870.
PRINCESS AND THE BUTTERFLY, THE, comedy by A. W. Pinero, St. James's,
29 Mar., 1897.
PRINCESS CAPRICE, comedy with music by A. M. Thompson (from the Viennese),
music by Leo Fall, Shaftesbury, 11 May, 1912.
PRINCESS CLEMENTINA, THE, play by George Pleydell (G. P. Bancroft) and
A. E. W. Mason (from a novel by the latter), Queen's, 14 Dec., 1910.
PRINCESS GEORGE, drama by Charles Coghlan (adapted from the French),
Prince's, 20 Jan., 1885.
PRINCESS IDA, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan, Savoy,
5 Jan., 1884 ; Prince's, 30 Dec., 1919 ; 22 Jan., 1922 ; 3 Mar, 1924.
PRINCESS OF KENSINGTON, A, comic opera by Basil Hood, music by Edward
German, Savoy, 22 Jan., 1903.
PRINCESS OF TREBIZONDE, THE, comic opera by C. L. Kenney (adapted from the
French), music by Jacques Offenbach, Gaiety, 16 Apr., 1870.
PRINCESS TOTO, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Frederick Clay, Strand,
2 Oct., 1876.
PRINCESS'S NOSE, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Duke of York s, 1 1 Mar.,
1902.
PRISCILLA RUNS AWAY, comedy by Elizabeth Arnim (from her novel), Haymarket,
28 June, 1910.
PRISONER OF WAR, THE, comedy by Douglas Jerrold, Drury Lane, 8 Feb., 1842 ;
Haymarket, 4 Mar., 1850 ; Gaiety, 14 Apr., 1873.
PRISONER OF ZENDA, THE, romantic play by Edward Rose (from Anthony Hope's
novel) St. James's, 7 Jan., 1896 ; 7 Jan., 1900 ; 18 Feb., 1909 ; Lyceum,
1 Mar., 1911 ; Haymarket, 23 Aug., 1923.
PRIVATE SECRETARY, THE, farcical comedy by Charles Hawtrey (from the
German) Prince's, H. Beerbohm Tree as Rev. Robert Spalding, 29 Mar.,
1884 ; Globe, W. S. Penley as Spaiding, 19 May, 1884; Comedy, 4 July,
1892 • Avenue, 3 Sept., 1895 ; Great Queen Street, 7 July, 1900 ; Coronet,
27 Dec., 1909 ; Apollo, 6 Jan., 1917 ; Savoy, 22 Dec., 1917 ; Aldwych, 21 Dec.,
1920 ; Playhouse, 20 Dec., 1922 ; Playhouse, 17 Dec., 1923.
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PRIVY COUNCIL, A, comedy by Major W. P. Drury and Richard Pryce,
Haymarket, 6 Sept., 1905.
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER, THE, drama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris, Drury
Lane, 17 Sept., 1892.
PRODIGAL SON, THE, drama by Hall Caine, Drury Lane, 7 Sept., 1905 ; Adelphi,
25 Feb., 1907 ; Aldwych, 9 Oct., 1915.
PROFESSOR'S LOVE STORY, THE, comedy by J. M. Barrie, Comedy, 25 June,
1894 ; Garrick, 6 Nov., 1895 ; St. James's, 7 Dec., 1903 ; Savoy, 7 Sept., 1916.
PROFLIGATE, THE, play by A. W. Pinero, Garrick, 24 Apr., 1889.
PROGRESS, comedy by T. W. Robertson (from the French), Globe, 18 Sept., 1869 ;
St. James's, 2 May, 1874.
PROGRESS, play by C. R. Munro, New (The Stage Society), 20 Jan., 1924.
PROMETHEUS, extravaganza by Robert Reece, Royalty, 23 Dec., 1865.
PROMISE OF MAY, THE, rustic drama by Alfred Tennyson , Globe, 1 1 Nov.,
1882.
PROMPTER'S Box, THE, drama by H. J. Byron, Adelphi, 23 Mar., 1870 ; Op6ra
Comique, 15 Jan., 1877.
PROOF; OR A CELEBRATED CASE, drama by F. C. Burnand (from the French),
Adelphi, 20 Apr., 1878 ; Princess's, 12 Aug., 1889.
PROUD PRINCE, A, play by Justin Huntly McCarthy, Lyceum, 4 Sept., 1909.
PROVOKED HUSBAND, THE, comedy by Sir John Vanbrugh, completed by Colley
Gibber, Drury Lane, Wilks as Lord Townly, Nance Oldfield as Lady Townly,
10 Jan., 1728 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Ryan and Mrs. Younger, 2 Nov., 1731 ;
Drury Lane, David Garrick and Peg Wornngton, 12 Mar., 1744 ; Co vent
Garden, Ryan and Mrs. Pritchard, 21 Sept., 1744 ; Drury Lane, Spranger
Barry and Peg Wofnngton, 3 Jan., 1747 ; Co vent Garden, Thomas Sheridan
and Peg Wofftngton, 28 Oct., 1754 ; Drury Lane, Garrick and Miss Macklin,
2 Apr., 1757; Drury Lane, Powell and Mrs. Yates, 3 Mar., 1764; Covent
Garden, Smith and Mrs. Yates, 29 Nov., 1769 ; Covent Garden, Mr. and Mrs.
Barry, 12 Nov., 1774 ; Haymarket, West Digges and Miss Farren, 21 Aug.,
1778 ; Covent Garden, Holrnan and Mrs. Esten, 17 Dec., 1790 ; Drury Lane,
J. P. Kemble and Miss Farren, 22 Nov., 1796 ; Covent Garden, Pope and
Miss Wallis, 20 Feb., 1797 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kernble and Miss Brunton,
5 Oct., 1803 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kemble and Eliza O'Neil, 22 Nov., 1816 ;
Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Miss Dance, 11 May, 1821 ; Haymarket,
Conway and Mrs. Chatterley, 5 July, 1821 ; Drury Lane, Charles Young and
Miss Phillips, 21 Mar., 1829 ; Covent Garden, Charles Keniblc and Ellen Tree,
6 Oct., 1829 ; Covent Garden, Charles and Fanny Kemble, 1 Nov., 1830 ;
Covent Garden, Warde and Ellen Tree, 8 June, 1831 ; Haymarket, Warde
and Miss Taylor, 13 Aug., 1835 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Ellen Tree,
15 Oct., 1835 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Helen Faucit, 26 Mar.,
1836 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Helen Faucit, 19 May, 1842 ; Haymarket,
Henry Howe and Charlotte Cushman, 20 Nov., 1855 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps
and Mrs. Charles Young, 22 Sept., 1858.
PROVOKED WIFE, THE, comedy by Sir John Vanbrugh, Lincoln's Inn Fields,
Betterton as Sir John Brute, Mrs. Barry as Lady Brute, 1697 ; Haymarket,
19 Jan., 1706; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Keen and Mrs. Knight, 3 Jan., 1716;
Drury Lane, Colley Cibber and Nance Oldfield, 11 Jan., 1726 ; Lincoln's Inn
Fields, Quin and Mrs. Parker, 19 Mar., 1726 ; Drury Lane, Quin and Mrs.
Heron, 23 Apr., 1735 ; Drury Lane, Macklin and Peg Woffington, 8 Jan.,
1742; Drury Lane, David Garrick and Peg Woffmgton, 16 Nov., 1744;
Drury Lane, Garrick and Mrs. Cibber, 10 Nov., 1747 ; Covent Gaxden, Shuter
and Mrs. Ward, 19 Apr., 1762 ; Drury Lane, Garrick and Mrs. Palmer, 10
Oct., 1766 ; Haymarket, West Digges and Mrs. Hunter, 10 Sept,, 1777 ;
Covent Garden, Macklin and Mrs. Bulkley, 23 Oct., 1777 ; Covent Garden,
Henderson and Mrs. Bulkley, 14 Mar., 1780 ; Drury Lane, King and Miss
Farren, 17 May, 1786 ; Covent Garden, Rycler and Mrs. Bates, 25 Oct., 1786 ;
Haymarket, John Bannister and Mrs. Stephen Kemble, 8 Aug., 1796 ; King's
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Hall, Covent Garden (Stage Society), Hubert Carter and Margaret Halstan,
Ethel Irving as Lady Fanciful, 12 Jan., 1919.
PROVOST OF BRUGES, THE, tragedy by George W. Lovell, Drury Lane 10 Feb
1836 ; Sadler's Wells, 2 June, 1847 ; 26 Aug., 1854.
PRUDE'S FALL, THE, play by Rudolf Besier and May Edginton, Wyndham's
1 Sept., 1920.
PRUDE'S PROGRESS, THE, comedy by Jerome K. Jerome, and Eden Philpotts
Comedy, 22 May, 1895.
PRUNELLA, play by Laurence Housman and Granville Barker, music by Joseph
Moorat, Court, 23 Dec., 1904 ; 24 Apr., 1906 : 7 May, 1907 : Duke of York's
13 Apr., 1910.
PUBLIC OPINION, farce by R. C. Carton, Wyndham's, 6 May, 1905.
PUNCH, toy tragedy by J. M. Barrie, Comedy, 5 Apr., 1906.
PUNCH BOWL, THE, revue, Duke of York's, 21 May, 1924.
PUPPETS, reuue by Dion Titheradge, music by Ivor Novello, Vaudeville, 2 Jan.,
1924,
PQRPLE MASK, THE, romantic comedy by Charles Latour (Matheson Lang),
adapted from the French, Lyric, 10 July, 1918.
PURSUIT OF PAMELA, THE, play by C. B. Fernald, Royalty, 4 Nov., 1913.
PUSH AND Go, revue by Albert de Courville and F. W. Mark, music by Herman
Darewski, London Hippodrome, 10 May, 1915.
Puss ! Puss ! revue by Dion Titheradge, Ronald Jeans and Ernest Hutchinson,
music by Kenneth Duffield, Vaudeville, 14 May, 1921.
PYGMALION, farcical play by G. Bernard Shaw, His Majesty's, 11 Apr.,
1914; Aldwych, 10 Feb., 1920.
PYGMALION AND GALATEA, mythological comedy by W. S. Gilbert, Hayrnarket,
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal, 9 Dec., 1871 ; Charles Harcourt and Marion Terry.
20 Jan., 1877 ; Lyceum, J. H. Barnes and Mary Anderson, 1 Dec., 1883 ;
William Terriss and Mary Anderson, 6 Sept., 1884 ; F. H. Macklin and Mary
Anclerson, Julia Neilson as Cynisca, 21 Mar., 1888 ; Savoy, Lewis Waller as
Pygmalion, Julia Neilson as Galatea, 16 May, 1888 ; Comedy, Fuller Mellish
and Janette Steer, 7 June, 1900 ; His Majesty's, Basil Gill and Mary Anderson
20 Oct., 1916 ; Coliseum, 23 Apr., 1917 ; Scala, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Nettlefold,
27 June, 1919.
0
QUAKER, THE, comic opera by Charles Dibdin, Drury Lane, 3 Apr., 1775.
QUAKER GIRL, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner, music by Lionel Monckton,
Aclclphi, 5 Nov., 1910.
QUALITY STREET, comedy by J. M. Barrie, Vaudeville, 17 Sept., 1902 ; Duke
of York's, 25 Nov., 1914 ; Haymarket, 11 Aug., 1921.
QUARANTINE, comedy by F. Tennyson Jesse, Comedy, 6 June, 1922.
QUEEN MAB, comedy by G. W. Godfrey, Haymarket, 21 Mar., 1874.
QUEEN MARY, drama by Alfred Tennyson, Lyceum, 18 Apr., 1876.
QUEEN OF CONNAUGHT, THE, drama by Harriett Jay, Olympic, 15 Jan., 1877.
QUEEN OF MANOA, THE, play by C. Haddon Chambers and W. Outram Tristram,
Haymarket, 15 Sept., 1892.
QUEEN OF SOCIETY, drama by Cecil Raleigh, Adelphi, 5 Feb., 1903.
QUEEN'S COLOURS, THE, drama by George Conquest and Henry Pettitt, Grecian,
31 May, 1879.
QUEEN'S EVIDENCE, drama by George Conquest and Henry Pettitt, Grecian,
5 June, 1876.
QUEEN'S MESSENGER, A, play by J. Hartley Manners, Haymarket, 26 June, 1899.
QUEEN'S PROCTOR, THE, comedy by Herman Merivale (from the French), Royalty,
2 June, 1896.
QUEEN'S ROMANCE, A, play by John Davidson (from Hugo's " Ruy Bias "),
Imperial, 11 Dec., 1904.
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QUEEN *s SHILLING, THE, comedy drama by G. W. Godfrey (from the French)
Court, 19 Apr., 1879 ; St. James's, 4 Oct., 1879 ; 6 Apr., 1885.
QUICKSANDS, OR THE PILLARS OF SOCIETY, play by Henrik Ibsen, translated by
William Archer, Gaiety, 15 Dec., 1880.
QUIET RUBBER, A, comedy by Charles Coghlan (from the French), Court, 8 Jan.,
1876 ; 4 Jan., 1879.
QUINNEY'S, comedy by Horace Annesley Vachell, Hay market, 20 Apr., 1915.
Quo VADIS ? drama by Wilson Barrett (from Sienkiewicz's novel), Kennington,
18 June, 1900.
Quo VADIS ? play by Stanislaus Stange (from the novel), Adelphi, 5 May, 1900.
QuoNG-Hi, farcical comedy by Fenton Mackay, Terry's, 27 June, 1895.
R
RACHEL, drama by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Olympic, 14 Apr., 1883*
RACHEL THE REAPER, drama by Charles Reade, Queen's, 9 Mar., 1874.
RACING, melodrama by G. H. Macderrnott, Grand, Islington, 5 Sept., 1887.
RAFFLES, play by Eugene W. Presbrey and E. W. Hornung (from the story),
Comedy, 12 May, 1906 ; Wyndham's, 23 Dec., 1914.
RAGGED ROBIN, play by Louis N. Parker (from the French), Her Majesty's,
23 June, 1898.
RAILROAD OF LOVE, THE, comedy by Augustin Daly (from the German), Gaiety,
3 May, 1888.
RAINBOW, THE, revue by Albert de Courville, Edgar Wallace, and Noel Scott,
music by George Gershwin, Empire, 3 Apr., 1923.
RAISING THE WIND, farce by J. Kenney, Co vent Garden, Lewis as Jeremy
Diddler, 5 Nov., 1803 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps, 20 Mar., 1850 ; Lyceum,
Henry Irving as Jeremy Diddler, 25 July, 1879 ; Lyceum, Irving as Diddler,
Ellen Terry as Peggy, 24 July, 1886.
RAKE'S PROGRESS, THE, drama by W. Leman Rede, City, Feb., 1832 ; Queen's,
23 Jan., 1833.
RALPH ROISTER DOISTER, comedy by Nicholas Udall (the first English comedy),
1551 ; University College, 27 May, 1920.
RANDALL'S THUMB, comedy by W. S. Gilbert, Court, 25 Jan., 1871.
RAPPAREE, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Princess's, 9 Sept., 1870.
RAT, THE, play by " David L'Estrange," Prince of Wales's, 9 June, 1924.
RATS, revue by Ronald Jeans, music by Philip Braham, Vaudeville, 21 Feb., 1923.
RAVENSWOOD, drama by Herman Merivale (from " The Bride of Lammermoor ") ,
Lyceum, 20 Sept., 1890.
RAYMOND AND AGNES, melodramatic ballet by Charles Farley (from M. G.
Lewis's work " The Monk "), Covent Garden, 16 Mar,, 1797.
RAZZLE-DAZZLE, revue by Albert de Courville, Wai Pink, and Basil Macdonald
Hastings 8 music by Herman Darewski and Manuel Klein, Drury Lane, 19
June, 1916.
READY MONEY, comedy by James Montgornmery, New, 12 Aug, 1912;
29 July, 1915.
READY-MONEY MORTIBOY, drama by W. Maurice and James Rice (from the
novel), Court, 12 Mar., 1874.
REAL LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY, THE, drama by Mrs. F. Hodgson Burnett (from
her novel), Terry's, 14 May, 1888.
REALMS OF JOY, THE, farce by F. Latour Tomlinc (W. S. Gilbert), Royalty,
18 Oct., 1873.
REBECCA, drama by Andrew Halliday, Drury Lane, 23 Sept., 1871.
REBECCA OF STJNNYBROOJC FARM, play by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte
Thompson (from the "Rebecca" stories), Globe, 2 Sept., 1912.
REBEL MAID, THE, romantic light opera by Alexander M. Thompson, music by
Montague Phillips, Empire, 12 Mar., 1921.
REBELS, THE, play by James Bernard Fagan, Metropole, 4 Sept., 1899.
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RECRUITING OFFICER, THE, comedy by George Farquhar, Drury Lane, 8 Apr.,
1706 ; Covent Garden, 9 Dec., 1830 ; Haymarket (Stage Society), 24 Jan.,
1915.
RECTOR, THE, play by A. W. Pinero, Court, 24 Mar., 1883.
RED HUSSAR, THE, comic opera by H. Pottinger Stephens, music by Edward
Solomon, Lyric, 23 Nov., 1889 ; Middlesex Music Hall, 30 Sept., 1918.
RED LAMP, THE, drama by W. Outram Tristram, Comedy, 20 Apr., 1887 ; Hay-
market, 15 Sept., 1887 ; Haymarket, 8 Dec., 1890 ; 6 Dec., 1894 ; Her
Majesty's, 12 June, 1897 ; His Majesty's, 28 Feb., 1907 ; 16 Mar., 1907.
REFUSAL, THE, comedy by Colley Cibber (from the French), Drury Lane, 14
Feb., 1721.
REGULAR Fix, A, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Olympic, 11 Oct., 1860.
REHEARSAL, THE, comedy by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, Theatre
Royal, 1671.
REIGNING FAVOURITE, THE, drama by John Oxenford (from " Adrienne
Lecouvreur "), Strand, 9 Oct., 1849.
RELAPSE, THE, comedy by Sir John Vanbrugh, Drury Lane, 1697 ; Drury Lane,
13 Nov., 1702 ; 12 Dec., 1715 ; Covent Garden, 2 Jan., 1745 ; Drury Lane,
13 Sept., 1748 ; 1 Nov., 1758 ; Covent Garden, 25 Apr., 1763 ; 20 Mar., 1770.
(See " A Trip to Scarborough.")
RELIEF OF LUCKNOW, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Drury Lane, 15 Sept.,
1862.
REMNANT, play by Michael Morton and Dario Nicodemi (from the French),
Royalty, 3 Mar., 1917.
REMORSE, tragedy by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Drury Lane,. 23 Jan., 1813.
RENDEZVOUS, THE, farce by R. Ayton (from the French), Royal English Opera
House, 21 Sept., 1818.
RENEGADE, THE, tragi-comedy by Philip Massinger, Cockpit, Drury Lane,
17 Apr., 1624.
RENT DAY, THE, domestic drama by Douglas Jerrold, Drury Lane, 25 Jan., 1832.
REPARATION, Russian drama, adaptation of Count Leo Tolstoy's book, The
Living Corpse, St. James's, 26 Sept., 1919.
RESCUED, drama by Dion Boucicault, Adelphi, 30 Sept., 1879,
RESURRECTION, drama by Michael Morton (from H. Bataille'splay), His Majesty's,
17 Feb., 1903.
RETAINED FOR THE DEFENCE, farce by John Oxenford, Olympic, 23 May, 1859.
RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE, drama by J. E. Harold Terry and Arthur
Rose (founded on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), Prince's, 9 Oct.,
1923.
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL, THE, comedy by St. John Hankin, Court, 26 Sept.,
1905.
REVENGE, THE, tragedy by E. Young, Drury Lane, 18 Apr., 1721.
REVIEW, THE, musical farce by George Colman the younger, Haymarket, 2 Sept.,
1800.
RICH MRS. REPTON, THE, comedy by R. C. Carton, Duke of York's, 20 Apr..
1904.
RICHARD COEUR DE LION, historical romance by J. Burgoyne (from the French),
Drury Lane, 24 Oct., 1786.
RICHARD LOVELACE, historical drama by Laurence Irving, Kennington, 13 June,
1904.
RICHARD SAVAGE, play by J. M. Barrie and H. B. Marriott- Watson, Criterion,
16 Apr., 1891.
RICHARD II, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1593 ; Globe, June, 1631 ; Theatre Royal,
altered by Tate, as " The Sicilian Usurper," 1681 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields,
altered by Theobald, Ryan as Richard, Leigh as Bolingbroke, Mrs. Bullock as
the Queen, 10 Dec., 1719 ; Covent Garden, Delane, Ryan, and Mrs. Horton,
6 Feb., 1738 ; Drury Lane, altered by Wroughton, Edmund Kean, Elliston,
and Mrs, Bartley, 9 Mar., 1815 ; Drury Lane, Vandenhoff, Cooper, and Mrs.
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Sloman, 13 Dec., 1834 ; Haymarket, Macready, Davenport, and Miss Reynolds,
2 Dec., 1850 ; Princess's, Charles Kean, John Ryder, and Mrs. Charles Kean|
12 Mar., 1857 ; Greenwich, Jones Finch as Richard, 24 Mar., 1876 ; Lyceum,
F. R. Benson as Richard, Lily Brayton as the Queen, 15 Mar,, 1900 ;
Comedy, Benson, and Lilian Braithwaite, 13 Mar., 1901 ; His Majesty's,
Beerbohm Tree, Oscar Asche, and Lily Brayton, 10 Sept., 1903 ; His Majesty's,
Beerbohm Tree, Lyn Harding, and Viola Tree, 24 Apr., 1905 ; His Majesty's,
Beerbohm Tree, Lyn Harding, and Viola Tree, 19 Nov., 1906 ; Coronet
Mr. and Mrs. Benson, 24 Feb., 1908 ; His Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree, Lyn
Harding, and Iris Hoey, 27 Apr., 1910.
RICHARD III, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1597 ; Drury Lane, as altered by Gibber,
Gibber as Glos'ter, July, 1700 ; Drury Lane, Gibber, 4 Apr., 1704 ; Drury
Lane, Gibber, 6 Dec., 1715; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Ryan, 11 Mar., 1721;
Drury Lane, Quin, 26 Oct., 1734 ; Drury Lane, Gibber, 31 Jan,, 1739 ; Good-
man's Fields, David Garrick, 19 Oct., 1741 ; Drury Lane, Garrick, 31 May,
1742 ; Drury Lane, Garrick as Glos'ter, Peg Woffington as Lady Anne,
3 May, 1743 ; Covent Garden, Sprangcr Barry as Glos'ter ; Peg Woffington as
the Queen, 27 Jan., 1757 ; Covent Garden, Smith as Glos'ter, 30 Mar., 1761 ;
Covent Garden, Thomas Sheridan, 1 Jan., 1776 ; Drury Lane, Garrick, and
Mrs. Siddons as Lady Anne, 27 May, 1776 ; Haymarket, Henderson, 11 Aug.,
1777 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble, 6 Nov., 1783 ; Haymarket, Kemble, and
Mrs. Siddons as Queen, 7 Feb., 1792 ; Haymarket, John Bannister, 27 Aug.,
1794 ; Covent Garden, Holman, 23 Sept., 1799 ; Covent Garden, George
Frederick Cooke, 31 Oct., 1800 ; Haymarket, R. W. Elliston, 24 June, 1803 ;
Covent Garden, Betty (Young Roscius), 8 May, 1805 ; Covent Garden,
J. P. Kemble, and Sallie Booth as Lady Anne, 1 Apr., 1811 ; Covent Garden,
Charles Kemble, 21 Sept., 1812 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 12 Feb., 1814 ;
Covent Garden, Junius Brutus Booth, 12 Feb., 1817 ; Covent Garden, Mac-
ready, 25 Oct., 1819 ; Covent Garden, Shakespeare's text, Macready as
Glos'ter, Mrs. Bunn as the Queen, 12 Mar., 1821 ; Covent Garden, Warde as
Glos'ter, Miss Taylor as Lady Anne, 4 Nov., 1833 ; Haymarket, Vandenhoff
as Glos'ter, 18 Aug., 1834 ; Drury Lane, Denvil, 13 Oct., 1834 ; Covent
Garden, Wallack, 5 Jan., 1835 ; Drury Lane, Junius Brutus Booth, 21 Nov.,
1836 ; Drury Lane, Edwin Forrest, 27 Feb., 1837 ; Haymarket, Samuel
Phelps, 2 Oct., 1837 ; Drury Lane, Charles Kean, 5 Feb., 1838 ; Drury Lane,
Elton, 18 Nov., 1839 ;, Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps, 20 Feb., 1845 ; Olympic,
G. V. Brooke, 17 Feb., 1848 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps, and Miss Glyn as Queen
Margaret, 21 Mar., 1849 ; Haymarket, J. W. Wallack, 23 Apr., 1851 ; Maryle-
bone, McKean Buchanan, 8 Oct., 1852 ; Princess's, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kean, 20 Feb., 1854 ; Surrey, Hermann Vezin, 27 June, 1859 ; Haymarket,,
Edwin Booth, Oct., 1861 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Miss Atkinson, '23 Nov.,
1861 ; St. James's, Edgardo Colonna, 15 Aug., 1863 ; Drury Lane, Barry
Sullivan and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 24 Feb., 1868 ; Drury Lane, Barry Sulli-
van and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 23 Sept., 1876 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving and
Kate Bateman, 29 Jan., 1877 ; Globe, Richard Mansfield, 16 Mar., 1889 ;
Olympic, Edmund Tearle, 25 Apr., 1892 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving and Gene-
vidve Warci» 19 Dec., 1896; Kenrdngton, Murray Carson, 11 Sept., 1899;
His Majesty's, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Benson and Gonevidvc Ward, 30 June,
1 909 ; Lyceum, Martin Harvey, and Mary Rorke as Queen Margaret, 28 May,
1910 ; His Majesty's, Mr. and Mrs. F. R, Benson and Genevi&ve Ward,
6 June, 1911; His Majesty's, Martin Harvey and Gcncvi6vo Ward, 22 May,
1916.
RICHELIEU, play by Lord Lytton, Covent Garden, Macready as Richelieu
Helen Faucit as Julie, 7 Mar., 1839 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps and
Mrs. Warner, 18 June, 1845 ; Princess's, Macready and Emmciine Montague,
22 Mar., 1848 ; Surrey, William Creswick, 8 Oct., 1849 ; Olympic, Henry
Farren, 15 June, 1852 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon, 2 Apr., 1857 ; Princess's,
Samuel Phelps and Rpse Leclercq, 7 June, 1860 ; Haymarket, Edwin Booth,
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31 Oct., 1861 ; Drury Lane, T. C. King, 15 Mar., 1869 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving
and Isabel Bateman, 27 Sept., 1873 ; Irving and Alma Murray, 13 June, 1879 ;
Adelphi, Hermann Vezin and Mrs. Bernard Beere, 2 July, 1879 ; Princess's,
Edwin Booth and Florence Gerard, 20 Nov., 1880 ; Adelphi, Booth and
Bella Pateman, 26 June, 1882 ; Lyceum, Laurence Barrett and Marie Wain-
wright, 28 Apr., 1884 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving and Winifred Emery, 28 Aug.,
1884 ; Irving and Jessie Millward, 7 May, 1892 ; Strand, Robert Hilton,
10 Feb., 1910.
RICHELIEU RE-DRESSED, burlesque by Robert Reece, Olympic, 27 Oct., 1873.
RICHES, play by Sir James Bland Burges (from " The City Madam "), Lyceum,
Raymond as Luke, 3 Feb., 1810 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 25 May, 1814.
RIDERS TO THE SEA, play by J. M. Synge, "Royalty, 26 Mar., 1904.
RIENZI, tragedy by Miss Mitford, Drury Lane, 9 Oct., 1828.
RIGHT TO STRIKE, THE, play by Ernest Hutchinson, Garrick, 28 Sept., 1920.
RIGHTFUL HEIR, THE, drama by Lord Lytton, Lyceum, 3 Oct., 1868.
RING UP, an intimate revue, by Eric Blore, Austin Melford, and Inglis Allen,
music by Ivy St. Helier, Royalty, 3 Sept., 1921.
RIP VAN WINKLE, drama by W. Bayle Bernard, 1 Oct., 1832.
RIP VAN WINKLE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Adelphi, Joseph Jefferson as Rip,
4 Sept, 1865 ; Princess's, Jefferson, 1 Nov., 1875 ; 2 Apr., 1877 ; Royalty,
Fred Storey, 6 Feb., 1908.
RIP VAN WINKLE, comic opera by H. B. Farnie (from the French), music by
Robert Planquette, Comedy, Fred Leslie as Rip, 14 Oct., 1882.
RIP VAN WINKLE, play, new version (anonymous), Her Majesty's, Beerbohm
Tree as Rip, 30 May, 1900.
RIP VAN WINKLE, play by Austin Strong, Playhouse, Cyril Maude as Rip, 21
Sept., 1911.
RISING GENERATION, THE, comedy by Wyn Weaver and Laura Leycester,
Shaftcsbury, 3 Dec., 1923.
RIVALS, THE, comedy by R. Brinsley Sheridan, Covent Garden, 17 Jan., 1775 ;
Drury Lane, 16 Jan., 1777 ; Hayrnarket, 2 Aug., 1792 ; Covent Garden, 30
Oct., 1795 ; Drury Lane, 8 Nov., 1796 ; Haymarket, 21 Aug., 1809 ; Covent
Garden, 26 Mar., 1811 ; Covent Garden, 8 Oct., 1818 ; Haymarket, 29 July,
1819 ; Drury Lane, 31 Oct., 1820 ; Haymarket, 1 July, 1823 ; Drury Lane,
1 Oct., 1823 ; Haymarket, 19 Oct., 1824 ; Covent Garden, 24 June, 1825 ;
Covent Garden, 1 Dec., 1825 ; Haymarket, 3 Oct., 1826 ; Covent Garden,
20 Oct., 1827 ; Covent Garden, 5 June, 1828 ; Haymarket, 24 June, 1828 ;
Covent Garden, 24 Oct., 1828 ; Haymarket, 17 June, 1830 ; Drury Lane,
1 Dec., 1830 ; Haymarket, 12 Aug., 1834 ; Drury Lane, 10 Apr., 1835 ;
Haymarket, 22 July, 1835 ; Haymarket, 16 June, 1836 ; Haymarket, 27
Nov., 1839 ; Covent Garden, 28 Nov., 1839 ; Drury Lane, 7 Oct., 1842 ;
Sadler's Wells, 18 July, 1844 ; Olympic, 27 Dec., 1847 ; Haymarket, 28
Mar. 1853 ; Sadler's Wells, 15 Nov., 1860 ; Haymarket, 14 Oct., 1863 ;
15 Feb., 1864 ; St. James's, 10 May, 1866 ; Haymarket, 26 Dec., 1867 ;
Queen's, 8 July, 1868 ; Haymarket, 24 Oct., 1870 ; Charing Cross, 7 Nov.,
1872 ; Gaiety, 7 Feb., 1874 ; Gaiety, 2 May, 1877 ; Globe, 29 Sept., 1877 ;
St. James's, 2 Feb., 1878; Aquarium, 11 Mar., 1878; Haymarket, 3 Oct.,
1878 ; Imperial, 21 Oct., 1879 ; Haymarket, 28 Oct., 1880 ; Vaudeville,
9 Dec., 1882 ; Haymarket, 3 May, 1884 ; Gaiety, 7 Apr., 1886 ; Haymarket,
21 Aug., 1886 ; Strand, 6 Sept., 1886 ; Opera Comique, 5 Feb., 1887 ; Court,
11 Nov., 1895 ; Lyceum, 2 Mar,, 1900 ; Haymarket, 27 Mar., 1900 ; Lyric,
4 Apr., 1910.
ROAD TO RUIN, THE, comedy by Thomas Holcroft, Covent Garden, 18 Feb.,
1792 ; Haymarket, 14 Aug., 1798 ; Covent Garden, 7 May, 1799 ; Drury
Lane, 6 June, 1803; Haymarket, 13 July, 1811 ; Covent Garden, 24 Sept.,
1813 ; Drury Lane, 31 May, 1815 ; Haymarket, 13 Oct., 1824 ; Haymarket,
10 June, 1825 ; Drury Lane, 6 Oct., 1825 ; Covent Garden, 25 Nov., 1825 ;
Haymarket; 23 Sept., 1826 ; Drury Lane, 16 Nov., 1833 ; Drury Lane,
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14 Oct., 1834; Drury Lane, 6 Oct., 1835; Sadler's Wells, Feb., 1847-
Drury Lane, 31 Dec., 1849 ; Haymarket, 7 Oct., 1852 ; St. James's, 9 Feb '
1867 ; Vaudeville, 1 Nov., 1873 ; Vaudeville, 26 Dec., 1879 ; Sadler's Wells'
17 Nov., 1880 ; Vaudeville, 8 July, 1882 ; Strand, 17 Dec., 1883 ; Vaudeville
19 July, 1886 ; Strand, 21 May, 1887 ; Opera Comique, 9 Dec., 1891.
ROADSIDE INN, THE, drama adapted from the French ("Robert Macaire"),
Lyceum, 21 Jan., 1865. (See " Robert Macaire.")
ROB ROY MACGREGOR, operatic drama by J. Pocock, music by J. Davy, Co vent
Garden, 12 Mar., 1818 ; Drury Lane, 3 July, 1821 ; Haymarket, 10 Aug.,
1835 ; Co vent Garden, 6 Nov., 1835 ; Co vent Garden, 4 Jan., 1839 ; Drury
Lane, 1 Jan., 1850 ; Olympic, 6 Dec., 1852 ; Sadler's Wells, 10 Sept., 1855 ;
Covent Garden, 14 Jan., 1856 ; Drury Lane, 23 Mar., 1867 ; Sadler's Wells
9 Oct., 1879.
ROBBERS, THE, drama by J. Anderson (from the German), Drury Lane, 21 Apr.,
1851.
ROBBERY UNDER ARMS, drama by Alfred Dampier and George Walch (from the
story), Princess's, 22 Oct., 1894.
ROBBING ROY, OR SCOTCHED AND KILT, burlesque by F. C. Burnand, Gaiety,
11 Nov., 1879.
ROBERT E. LEE, play by John Drinkwater, Regent, 20 June, 1923.
ROBERT MACAIRE, melodrama by Charles Selby (from the French), Victoria,
3 Dec., 1834 ; Olympic, 18 July, 1855 ; St. James's, 30 Mar., 1867 ; Lyceum,
14 June, 1883 ; Lyceum, 23 May, 1888 ; Queen's, 28 May, 1910.
ROBERT THE DEVIL, operatic extravaganza by W. S. Gilbert, Gaiety, 21 Dec.,
1868.
ROBESPIERRE, drama by Victorien Sardou, translated by Laurence Irving,
Lyceum, 15 Apr., 1899 ; 27 May, 1901.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW, play by R. C. Carton, Garrick, 5 Jan., 1893.
ROBIN HOOD, romantic play by Henry Hamilton and William Devereux, Lyric,
17 Oct., 1906 ; 21 Dec., 1907.
ROBINSON CRUSOE, burlesque by H. B. Farnie, Folly, 11 Nov., 1876.
ROBINSON CRUSOE, burlesque pantomime by H. B. Farnie and Robert Reece,
Avenue, 23 Dec., 1886.
ROBUST INVALID, THE, comedy by Charles Reade (from the French), Adclphi,
15 June, 1870.
ROCKET, THE, farcical comedy by A. W, Pinero, Gaiety, 10 Dec., 1883.
ROCKETS, revue by Charles Henry ; music by J. A. Tunbxidgo and Herman
Darewski ; Palladium, 25 Feb., 1922.
ROGUE'S COMEDY, THE, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Garrick, 21 Apr., 1896,
Roi CAROTTE, LE, comic opera by H. S. Leigh (from the French), music by
Jacques Offenbach, Alhambra, 3 June, 1872.
ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER, A, farce by Thomas Morton, Covent Garden, 19 Apr.,
1819; Lyceum, 9 July, 1823; Princess's, 18 Sept,, 1852; Covent Garden,
27 Dec., 1875 ; Vaudeville, 21 July, 1892.
ROMAN FATHER, THE, tragedy, Drury Lane, 24 Feb., 1750 ; 28 Jan., 1758 ;
27 Mar., 1764 ; Covent Garden, 18 Nov., 1767 ; 8 Dec., 1775 ; Drury Lane,
16 Nov., 1776 ; Covent Garden, 17 Oct., 1785 ; Drury Lane, 15 Nov., 1794 ;
Covent Garden, 27 Nov., 1809.
ROMANCE, play by Edward Sheldon, Duke of York's, 6 Oct., 1915,
ROMANCE AND REALITY, comedy by John Brougham, Haymarket, 8 Oct.,
1860.
ROMANCE OF A SHOPWALKER, THE, comedy by Robert Buchanan and Charles
Marlowe (Harriett Jay), Vaudeville, 26 Feb., 1896,
ROMANTIC AGE, THE, comedy by A, A. Milne, Comedy, 18 Oct., 1920.
ROMANTIC IDEA, A, comedy drama by J. R. Planche, Lyceum, 2 Mar., 1849,
ROMANTICISMO, drama by Gerolamo Rovetta, Comedy, 12 Mar., 1918 ; 19 Mar.,
1918 ; Ambassadors', 8 June, 1918.
ROMANY RYE, THE, drama by George R, Sims, Princess's, 10 June, 1882*
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ROMEO AND JULIET, Shakespeare's tragedy, 1597 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Harris
as Rorneo, Betterton as Mercutio, Mrs. Saunderson as Juliet, 1 Mar., 1662 ;
Haymarket, Theophilus Gibber as Romeo, Jenny Gibber as Juliet, 11 Sept.,
1744 ; Drury Lane, Spranger Barry as Romeo, Woodward as Mercutio,
Mrs. Gibber as Juliet, 29 Nov., 1748 ; Covent Garden, Lee, Dyer, and George
Anne Bellamy, 1 Mar., 1750 ; Drury Lane, David Garrick, Woodward, and
George Anne Bellamy, 28 Sept., 1750 ; Covent Garden, Barry, Macklin, and
Mrs. Gibber, 28 Sept., 1750 ; Covent Garden, Barry and Miss Nossiter, 10
Oct., 1753 ; Covent Garden, Thomas Sheridan and Mrs. Bellamy, 20 Nov.,
1754 ; Covent Garden, Smith and Mrs. Bellamy, 3 Apr., 1755 ; Covent
Garden, Dyer, Shuter, and Mrs. Bellamy, 11 Apr., 1755; Drury Lane,
Garrick, Woodward, and Mrs. Gibber, 8 Oct., 1755 ; Covent Garden, Barry
and Mrs. Bellamy, 27 Dec., 1755 ; Drury Lane, Garrick and Miss Pritchard,
9 Oct., 1756 ; Covent Garden, Ross and Miss Hallam, 10 Apr., 1761 ; Covent
Garden, Ross and Miss Macklin, 24 Jan., 1763 ; Covent Garden, Ross and
Mrs. Bellamy, 21 Jan., 1765 ; Covent Garden, Powell and Mrs. Bellamy,
25 Sept., 1767 ; Drury Lane, Barry, Dodd, and Mrs. W. Barry, 11 Apr., 1768 ;
Drury Lane, Cautherley and Miss Younge, 1 Oct., 1769 ; Drury Lane, Dimond
and Miss Mansell, 1 Oct., 1772 ; Drury Lane, Brereton, Dodd, and Miss
Hopkins, 22 May, 1776 ; Covent Garden, Ward and Mrs. Jackson, 7 Oct.,
1776 ; Drury Lane, Brereton and Mrs. Robinson, 10 Dec., 1776 ; Covent
Garden, Wroughton, Lewis, and Mrs. Jackson, 29 Sept., 1777 ; Drury Lane,
Miss Farren as Juliet, 1 May, 1781 ; Covent Garden, Holman, Lewis, and
Miss Younge, 25 Oct., 1784 ; Covent Garden, Pope as Romeo, 24 Sept., 1787 ;
Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble, Dodd, and Mrs. Siddons, 11 May, 1789; Covent
Garden, Holman, Lewis, and Mrs. Achmet, 14 Sept., 1789 ; Covent Garden,
Miss Brunton as Juliet, 13 Sept., 1790 ; Covent Garden, Middleton, Lewis, and
Mrs. Esten, 7 Oct., 1793 ; Covent Garden, Holman and Miss Wallis, 20 Oct.,
1794 ; Drury Lane, Barrymore, Dodd, and Mrs. Jordan, 25 Apr., 1796 ;
Haymarket, R. W. Elliston, John Bannister, and Mrs. S. Kemble, 7 Sept.,
1796 ; Covent Garden, Miss Allingham as Juliet, 27 Oct., 1796 ; Covent
Garden, H. Johnston and Mrs. Spencer, 2 Nov., 1797 ; Covent Garden, Miss
Murray as Juliet, 10 May, 1799 ; Covent Garden, Mrs. Pope as Juliet, 7 Oct.,
1799 ; Drury Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Pope, 1 Feb., 1802 ; Covent Garden, Charles
Kemble and Miss Marriot, 7 Jan., 1805 ; Covent Garden, Master Betty
(Young Roscius), and Mrs. H. Siddons, 7 Feb., 1805 ; Drury Lane, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Siddons, 7 Oct., 1805 ; Drury Lane, Elliston and Mrs. H. Siddons,
3 Nov., 1806 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble, Jones, and Mrs. Clarke, 9
Nov., 1809 ; Covent Darden, Mrs. Egerton as Juliet, 25 Feb., 1811 ; Covent
Garden, Sally Booth as Juliet, 27 June, 1811 ; Covent Garden, Liston as
Romeo (for his benefit), 16 June, 1812 ; Drury Lane, Rae, Elliston, and Miss
Smith, 19 Dec., 1812 ; Covent Garden, Conway, Jones, and Mrs. Faucit,
25 Oct., 1813 ; Covent Garden, Conway, Jones, and Eliza O'Neill, 6 Oct.,
1814 ; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, Elliston, and Mrs. Bartley, 2 Jan., 1815 ;
Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Miss O'Neill, 2 Oct., 1815 ; Drury Lane,
H. Kemble, S. Penley, and Mrs. W. West, 12 Sept., 1818 ; Drury Lane, Cooper
as Romeo, 1 Nov., 1820 ; Covent Garden, Miss Dance as Juliet, 30 Apr.,
1821 ; Covent Garden, Miss Fanny Kelly as Juliet, 14 Nov., 1822 ; Drury
Lane, Wallack as Romeo, Browne as Mercutio, 7 Nov., 1825 ; Covent Garden,
Miss Jarman as Juliet, 7 Feb., 1827 ; Covent Garden, Mrs. Pindar as Juliet,
3 Oct., 1828 ; Haymarket, Vining, P. Farren, and Miss Kelly, 7 Oct., 1828 ;
Drury Lane, Miss Phillips as Juliet, 15 Dec., 1828 ; Drury Lane, Charles
Kean as Romeo, 22 Dec., 1828 ; Covent Garden, Abbott, Charles Kemble,
and Fanny Kemble, 5 Oct., 1829 ; Covent Garden, Ellen Tree as Romeo,
Fanny Kemble as Juliet, 4 June, 1832 ; Drury Lane, Stanley, Cooper, and
Miss Phillips, 24 Sept., 1832 ; Covent Garden, King, Green, and Miss Phillips,
14 Oct., 1833 ; Victoria, Priscilla Horton as Romeo, 30 Apr., 1834 ; Covent
Garden, Wallack as Romeo, Ellen Tree as Juliet, 12 Jan., 1835 ; Covent
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Garden, George Bennett, Charles Kemble, and Helen Faucit, 10 Mar., 1836 ;
Drury Lane, Cooper, Vandenhof:, and Miss Vandenhoff, 11 Apr., 1836;
Haymarket, F. Vining and Ellen Tree, 6 June, 1836 ; Co vent Garden, J. R.
Anderson as Romeo, Macready as Friar Laurence, Helen Faucit as Juliet,
30 Apr., 1837 ; Drury Lane, Maddocks, Vining, and Ernmeline Montague,
2 Dec., 1839 ; Co vent Garden, Anderson, Vaiidenhoff, and Jane Mordaunt,
16 Mar., 1840 ; Covent Garden, Anderson, Charles Kemble, and Emmeline
Montague, 26 Mar., 1840 ; Haymarket, Charlotte Cushman as Romeo, Susan
Cushman as Juliet, 29 Dec., 1845 ; Sadler's Wells, Creswick, Phelps, and Laura
Addison, 16 Sept., 1846 ; Princess's, E. L. Davenport and Mrs. Mowatt,
14 Jan., 1848 ; Olympic, W. Farren, Jun., as Romeo, Laura Keene as Juliet,
24 Nov., 1851 ; Drury Lane, Anderson, F. Vining, and Helen Faucit, 28 Jan.,
1852 ; Haymarket, Charlotte Cushman as Romeo, Howe as Mercutio, Ada
Swanborough as Juliet, 29 Jan., 1855 ; Marylebone, W. R. Belford as Romeo,
Charlotte Cushman as Juliet, 1855 ; Standard, Edith Heraud as Juliet,
20 Dec., 1855 ; Sadler's Wells, Mrs. Charles Young as Juliet, 24 Feb., 1859 ;
Sadler's Wells, Caroline Heath as Juliet, 10 Sept., 1859 ; Sadler's Wells,
Hermann Vezin as Romeo, Mrs. Vezin as Juliet, 9 Mar,, 1861 ; Strand, Ada
Swanborough as Romeo, Marie Wilton as Juliet (balcony scene), 18 Apr.,
1864 ; Royalty, Frederic Robinson as Romeo, Lilian Adelaide Neilson. as
Juliet, 17 July, 1865 ; Royalty, James Fernandez as Romeo, 21 July, 1865 ;
Her Majesty's, Kate Bateman as Juliet, 22 Dec., 1865 ; Adclphi, Henry
Neville as Romeo, John Billington as Mercutio, Kate Terry as Juliet, 27 Aug.,
1867 ; Haymarket, W. H. Kendal, Henry Howe, and Mrs. "Scott-Siddons,
11 Sept., 1867 ; Princess's, John Nelson, J. G. Shore, and Adelaide Neilson,
23 June, 1868 ; Lyceum, H. Allerton, Walter Lacy, and Miss Carlisle, 1 Nov.,
1869 ; Drury Lane, J. B. Howard, T. C. King, and Adelaide Neilson, 19 Dec.,
1870 ; Queen's, George Rignold, W. H, Vernon, and Adelaide Neilson, 14
Sept., 1872 ; Haymarket, W. H. Kendal, Henry Howe, and Edith Grey,
23 Jiine, 1873 ; Olympic, Ada Cavendish as Juliet, 26 Sept., 1873 ; Drury
Lane, Henry Sinclair, J. R. Anderson, and Miss Wallis, 3 Dec., 1873 ; Queen's,
J. B. Howard, Charles Harcourt, and Louise Hibbert, 20 June, 1874 ; Drury
Lane, William Terriss, J, R. Anderson, and Miss Wallis, 16 Dec., 1874 ; Crystal
Palace, Charles Warner, Charles Wyndham, and Miss Carlisle, 9 Mar., 1875 ;
Gaiety, H. H. Vincent as Romeo, Beatrice Strafibrd as Juliet, 17 Nov.,
1875 ; Haymarket, H. B. Conway and Adelaide NeiLsoa, 17 Jan., 1876 ;
Haymarket, Carlotta Addison as Juliet, 11 Mar., 1876 ; Drury Lane, Signer
Ernesto Rossi as Romeo, 24 May, 1876 ; Gaicty,w H. B. Conway, Charles
Harcourt, and Maud Milton, 7 June, 1877 ; Crystal Palace, William Terriss,
Charles Harcourt, and Bella Pateman, 10 Aug., 1878 ; Drury Lane, Edward
Compton as Romeo, Rosa Kenney as Juliet, 23 Jan., 1879 ; Haymarket,
William Terriss and Adelaide Neilson, 19 July, 1879 ; Adclphi, E. H. Brooke
and Elaine Verner, 15 Nov., 1879 ; Crystal Palace, Luigi Lablache and Mrs.
Scott-Siddons, 31 Aug., 1880 ; Court, J. Forbes- Robertson as Romeo, Wilson
Barrett as Mercutio, Helena Modjeska as Juliet, 26 Mar., 1881 ; Lyceum,
Henry Irving, William Terriss, and Ellen Terry, 8 Mar., 1882 ; Olympic,
F. R. Benson as Romeo, Rosina Fillipi as Juliet, 10 July, 1884 ; Lyceum,
William Terriss, Herbert Standing, and Mary Anderson, 1 Nov., 1884 ; Prince
of Wales's, Frank Cooper as Romeo, Miss Clifford as Juliet, 12 May, 1887 ;
Globe, Otis Skinner as Romeo, Mark Quinton as Mercutio, Adelaide Moore
as Juliet, 17 June, 1890 ; Grand, Arthur Bourchier, William Calvcrt, and
Miss Fortescue, 26 Oct., 1890 ; Lyceum, Forbes-Robertson, Charles CogMan,
and Mrs. Patrick Campbell, 21 Sept., 1895 ; Prince of Wales's, Esrn6 Beringer
as Romeo, W. H. Vernon as Mercutio, Vera Beringer as Juliet, 15 May, 1896 ;
Court, Charles Lander, Charles Rock, and Thyrza Norman, 17 Feb., 1904;
Imperial, Lewis Waller, H. V. Esmond, and Evelyn Millarcl, 22 Apr., 1905 ;
Royalty, Esm6 Percy, Herbert Dansey and Dorothy Minto, 5 May, 1905 ;
Waldorf, E. H. Sothem, Frederick Lewis, and Julia Marlowe, 2 May, 1907 ;
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Royalty, Ine Cameron as Juliet, 13 Feb., 1908; Lyceum, Matheson Lang,
Eric Mayne, and Norah Kerin, 14 Mar., 1908 ; Court, Gerald Lawrence, Wil
liam Haviland, and Fay Davis, 19 Apr., 1909 ; New, Vernon Steel, Louis
Calvert, and Phyllis Neilson-Terry, 2 Sept., 1911 ; New Prince's, Harcourt
Williams, Gordon Bailey, and Lilian Hallows, 22 Mar., 1913 ; His Majesty's,
Philip Merivale, H. Beerbohm Tree, and Phyllis Neilson-Terry, 30 June, 1913 ;
Lyric, Basil Sydney, Leon Quartermaine and Doris Keane, Ellen Terry as
the Nurse, 12 Apr., 1919; Everyman Theatre, Nicholas Hannen, Laurence
Hanray and Muriel Pratt, 18 Nov., 1920 ; Regent, John Gielgud, Scott
Sunclerland, Gwen FCrangcon Davies, 22 May, 1924.
ROMEO AND JULIET, burlesque by Andrew Halliday, Strand, 3 Nov., 1859.
ROMP, THE, musical farce (from Bickerstaff s comedy " Love in the City "),
Co vent Garden, 28 Mar., 1778.
ROMULUS AND REMUS, classical burlesque by Robert Reece, Vaudeville, 23 Dec.,
1872.
ROOF AND FOUR WALLS, A, comedy by E. Temple Thurston, Apollo, 16 Jan.,
1923.
RORY O'MoRE, drama by Samuel Lover (from his novel), Adelphi, 29 Sept., 1837.
ROSALIND, comedy by J. M. Barrie, Duke of York's, 14 Oct., 1912.
ROSEMARY, play by Louis N. Parker and Murray Carson, Criterion, 16 May,
1896 ; New, 12 Mar., 1903 ; Wyndharn's, 29 Apr., 1903.
ROSE MICHEL, drama by Campbell Clarke, Gaiety, 27 Mar., 1875.
ROSE OF ARAGON, THE, drama by J. Sheridan Knowles, Haymarket, 4 June,
1842.
ROSE OF PERSIA, THE, comic opera by Basil Hood, music by Arthur Sullivan,
Savoy, 29 Nov., 1899.
ROSENCRANTZ AND GuiLDENSTERN, burlesque by W. S, Gilbert, Vaudeville, 3
June, 1891 ; Court, 27 Apr., 1892 ; Garrick, 19 July, 1904.
ROSINA, comic opera by Mrs. Brooke, music by William Shield, Covent Garden,
31 Dec., 1782 ; Royal English Opera House, 26 Sept., 1808 ; Lyceum,
22 Sept., 1818; Drury Lane, 13 Oct., 1831.
ROSMERSHOLM, drama by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Charles Archer, Vaudeville,
23 Feb., 1891 ; St. Martin's, 5 June, 1917.
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), fantastic melodrama by Karel Capek,
translated by Paul Selver, adapted by Nigel Playfair, St. Martin's, 24 Apr.,
1923.
ROSY RAPTURE, THE PRIDE OF THE BEAUTY CHORUS, burlesque by Sir J. M.
Barrio, music by Herman. Darewski, Jerome D. Kern, and John Crook,
Duke of York's, 22 Mar., 1915.
ROUGH AND READY, drama by Paul Meritt, Adelphi, 31 Jan., 1874.
ROUGH DIAMOND, A, comedy drama by J. B. Buckstone, Lyceum, 8 Nov., 1847.
ROUND IN FIFTY, revue, London Hippodrome, 16 Mar., 1922.
ROUND THE MAP, "musical globe-trot," by C. M. S. McLellan and Cosmo
Gordon-Lennox, music by Herman Finck, Alhambra, 19 July, 1917.
ROVER, THE, comedy by Mrs. Aphra Benn, Dorset Garden, 1677 ; Drury Lane,
18 Feb., 1703; Haymarket, 20 Jan., 1707; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 5 Apr.,
1725; Covent Garden, 19 Feb., 1757.
ROXANA, comedy by Avery Hopwood, Lyric, 18 Sept., 1918.
ROYAL DIVORCE, A, romantic drama by W. G. Wills and C. G. Collingham, New
Olympic, 10 Sept., 1891 ; Princess's, 25 July, 1892 ; Scala, 13 Jan., 1906 ;
Lyceum, 26 July, 1911 ; 31 Mar., 1915.
ROYAL FAMILY, A, comedy by Robert Marshall, Court, 14 Oct., 1899 ; Duke of
York's, 4 May, 1907.
ROYAL OAK, THE, drama by W. Dimond, Haymarket, 10 June, 1811.
ROYAL OAK, THE, historical drama by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris,
Drury Lane, 23 Sept., 1889.
ROYAL RIVAL, A, play by Gerald Du Maurier (from the French, " Don Caesar
de Bazan "), Coronet, 20 May, 1901 ; Duke of York's, 24 Aug., 1901.
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RUDDIGORE, supernatural comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur
Sullivan, Savoy, 22 Jan., 1887 ; Prince's, 24 Oct., 1921 ; Prince's, 18 Feb
1924.
RUDDY GEORGE, OR ROBIN REP BREAST, musical parody of " Ruddigore," by
H. G. F. Taylor, music by Percy Reeve, Toole's, 19 Mar., 1887.
" RUINED " LADY, THE, comedy by Frances Nordstrom Comedy, 25 June, 1920.
RULE A WIFE AND HAVE A WIFE, comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, 1640 ;
Theatre Royal, 1663 ; Haymarket, 20 Nov., 1706 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields,
15 Dec., 1731 ; Drury Lane, 25 Mar., 1756 ; Covent Garden, 25 Mar.
1761.
RULING PASSION, THE, drama by J. Willing, Standard, 6 Nov., 1882.
RUMOUR, THE, play by C. K. Munro, Globe (Stage Society), 3 Dec., 1922.
RUMP, THE, comedy by John Tatham, Dorset Court, 1660.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN, extravaganza by F. C. Burnand, Royalty, 28 Mar., 1864.
RUN OF LUCK, A, sporting drama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris, Drury
Lane, 28 Aug., 1886 ; 31 Mar., 1888.
RUN WILD, domestic comedy by Emily Coffin, Strand, 30 June, 1888.
RUNAWAY, THE, comedy by Hannah Cowley, Drury Lane, 15 Feb., 1776.
RUNAWAY GIRL, A, musical comedy by Seymour Hicks and Harry Nicholls,
music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 21 May, 1898.
RUPERT OF HENTZAU, play by Anthony Hope, St. James's, 1 Feb., 1900.
RURAL FELICITY, musical comedy by J. B. Buckstone, Haymarket, 9 June,
1834.
RUTHERFORD AND SON, play by K. G. Sowerby, Court, 31 Jan., 1912 ; Little,
18 Mar., 1912.
RUY BLAS, drama by Victor Hugo, translated into English, Princess's, Charles
Fechter, 27 Oct., 1860 ; Adelphi, 4 Mar., 1872.
RUY BLAS, OR THE BLAS& ROUE, burlesque by A. C. Torr (Fred. Leslie) and
H. F. Clark, music by Meyer Lutz, Gaiety, 21 Sept., 1889.
RUY BLAS RIGHTED, burlesque by Robert Reece, Vaudeville, 3 Jan., 1873.
SACRAMENT OF JUDAS, THE, play by Louis N. Parker (from the French), Prince
of Wales's, 9 Oct., 1899 ; Comedy, 22 May, 1901 ; Drury Lane, 24 Mar.,
1913.
SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE, play by Arnold Bennett, Aldwych, 10 Nov., 1919.
SAFETY MATCH, A, play by Ian Hay, Strand, 13 Jan,, 1921.
SAILOR AND His LASS, A, drama by Robert Buchanan and Augustus Harris,
Drury Lane, 15 Oct., 1883.
SAILOR'S KNOT, A, drama by Henry Pettitt, Drury Lane, 5 Sept,, 1891.
ST. CUPID ; OR DOROTHY'S FORTUNE, comedy by Douglas Jerrokl, Princess's,
13 Jan., 1853.
SAINT JOAN, chronicle play by G. Bernard Shaw, New, 26 Mar., 1924,
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, farce by R. Brinsley Sheridan, Covent Garden, 2 May,
1775.
SAINTS AND SINNERS, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Vaudeville, 25 Sept., 1884 ;
27 Jan., 1892.
SALLY, musical comedy by Guy Bolton, music by Jerome D. Kern, Winter
Garden, 10 Sept., 1921.
SALOME, play by Oscar Wilde, Bijou, Bayswater, 10 May, 1905 ; King's Hall,
Coveat Garden, 10 June, 1906 ; Court, 27 Feb., 1911 ; Court, 12 Apr,, 1918.
SALTHELLO OVINI, illegitimate tragedy, Haymarket, 26 July, 1875.
SAMPLES, revue by Harrv Grattan, Playhouse, 30 Nov.. 1915 ; Comedy, 24 Nov.,
1916. "
SAMSON, play by Henry Bernstein, Garrick, 3 Feb., 1909.
SAN TOY, musical play by Edward Morton, music by Sidney Jones, Daly's,
21 Oct., 1899. y y J
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SAPHO, play by Clyde Fitch (from the French), Adelphi, 1 May, 1902.
SARDANAPALUS, spectacular tragedy by Lord Byron, Drury Lane, Macready,
10 June, 1834 ; Princess's, Charles Kean, 13 Tune, 1853 ; Duke's Arthur
Darley, 24 Nov., 1877.
SATURDAY TO MONDAY, comedy by Frederick Fenn and Richard Pryce, St.
James's, 14 Apr., 1904.
SAUCY SALLY, comedy by F. C. Burnand (from the French), Comedy, 10 Mar.,
1897.
SAVAGE AND THE WOMAN, THE, a romance of the West by Arthur Shirley and
Ben Landeck, Lyceum, 3 Mar., 1921.
SAVED FROM THE SEA, drama by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck, Pavilion,
4 Mar., 1895 ; Princess's, 3 Aug., 1895.
SAVING GRACE, THE, comedy by C. Haddon Chambers, Garrick, 10 Oct., 1917.
SCANDAL, play by Cosmo Hamilton, Strand, 7 Dec., 1918.
SCARLET FEATHER, THE, comic opera by H. Greenbank (from the French),
music by Charles Lecocq, Shaftesbury, 17 Nov., 1897.
SCARLET LETTER, THE, romantic drama by Norman Forbes and Stephen Coleridge
(from Hawthorne's romance), Royalty, 4 June, 1888.
SCARLET PIMPERNEL, THE, romantic play by Orczy-Barstow (Baroness Orczy
and Montague Barstow), New, 5 Jan., 1905 ; 26 Dec., 1905 ; 12 Jan., 1907 ;
30 Dec,, 1907 ; 20 Apr., 1908 ; 12 Mar., 1910 ; 2 Jan., 1911 ; 26 June, 1911 ;
• Strand, 11 Sept., 1915.
SCHAMYL, play by J. Palgrave Simpson (from the German), Princess's, 6 Nov.,
1854.
SCHOOL, comedy by T. W. Robertson, Prince of Wales's, 16 Jan., 1869 ; 20
Sept., 1873; Haymarket, 1 May, 1880; 14 Apr., 1883; Garrick, 19 Sept.,
1891 ; Globe, 7 Jan,, 1899 ; Coronet, 28 June, 1909.
SCHOOL BOY, THE, comedy by Colley Cibber, Drury Lane, 26 Oct., 1702.
SCHOOL FOR INTRIGUE, THE, comedy by James Mortimer, (from the French),
Olympic, 1 Dec., 1873 ; Crystal Palace, 3 Dec., 1874.
SCHOOL FOR LOVERS, THE, comedy by W. Whitehead, Drury Lane, 10 Feb., 1762.
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, THE, come'dy by R. Brinsley Sheridan, Drury Lane, King
as Sir Peter, Smith as Charles Surface, Palmer as Joseph Surface, Mrs.
Abington as Lady Teazle, 8 May, 1777 ; Elizabeth Farren as Lady Teazle,
26 Sept., 1782 ; Mrs. Jordan, 29 May, 1797 ; Covent Garden, Munden as Sir
Peter, Lewis as Charles, Pope as Joseph, Mrs. Abington as Lady Teazle,
31 Mar,, 1798 ; Haymarket, King as Sir Peter, Charles Kemble as Charles,
Miss De Camp as Lady Teazle, 12 Aug., 1800 ; Drury Lane, Miss Biggs as
Lady Teazle, 22 Oct., 1800 ; Miss Duncan as Lady Teazle, 7 May, 1806 ;
Haymarket, Mrs. Glover as Lady Teazle, 10 Aug., 1811 ; Covent Garden,
Fawcett as Sir Peter, Charles Kemble as Charles, Charles Young as Joseph,
Mrs. Jordan as Lady Teazle, 20 Mar., 1813 ; Mrs. Dobbs as Lady Teazle,
27 Sept., 1815 ; Eliza O'Neill as Lady Teazle, 16 Mar., 1816 ; Drury Lane,
Munden, Rae, Wallack, and Mrs. Davison, 7 Sept., 1816 ; Covent Garden,
William Farren as Sir Peter, Miss Brunton as Lady Teazle, 10 Sept., 1818 ;
Drury Lane, Miss Chester as Lady Teazle, 16 Jan., 1821 ; Lydia Kelly as
Lady Teazle, 18 Oct., 1823 ; Haymarket, Mrs. Hamblin as Lady Teazle,
30 Oct., 1824 ; Covent Garden, Miss Foote as Lady Teazle, 26 May, 1825 ;
Drury Lane, Dowton as Sir Peter, Fanny Kelly as Lady Teazle, 1 Dec.,
1825 ; Ellen Tree as Lady Teazle, 14 Oct., 1826 ; Covent Garden, Madame
Vcstris as Lady Teazle, 24 May, 1827 ; Drury Lane, Mathews as Sir Peter,
Wallack as Charles, Cooper as Joseph, Miss Foote as Lady Teazle, 20 May,
1828 ; Covont Garden, Bartley, Charles Kemble, Warde, and Fanny Kemble,
3 May, 1831 ; Drury Lane, Miss Phillips as Lady Teazle, 2 Nov., 1831 ; Mrs,
Nisbett as Lady Teazle, 1 Nov., 1832 ; Haymarket, Miss Taylor as Lady
Teazle, 30 July, 1835 ; Covent Garden, Helen Faucit as Lady Teazle, 1 Oct.,
1836 ; Charles Mathews as Charles Surface, Madame Vestris as Lady Teazle,
9 June, 1837 ; Haymarket, Benjamin Webster as Sir Peter, Walter Lacy as
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Charles, Miss Taylor as Lady Teazle, 21 Aug., 1838 ; Haymarket, Wallack as
Charles, Phelps as Joseph, Helen Faucit as Lady Teazle, Nov., 1840 ; Sadler's
Wells, Phelps as Sir Peter, Marston as Joseph, Mrs. Warner as Lady Teazle,
27 June, 1844 ; Princess's, Compton as Sir Peter, Wallack as Charles, Lacy as
Joseph, Charlotte Cushman as Lady Teazle, 21 June, 1845 ; City of London,
E. L. Davenport as Charles, Fanny Vining as Lady Teazle, 15 Mar., 1854 ;
Olympic, George Vining as Charles, Mrs. Stirling as Lady Teazle, 20 Oct., 1855 ;
Strand, Ranger as Sir Peter, J. B. Howard as Charles, Miss Herbert as Lady
Teazle, 4 Mar., 1856 ; Haymarket, Amy Sedgwick as Lady Teazle, 30 June,
1858 ; Drury Lane, Phelps as Sir Peter, Charles Mathews as Charles,
Creswick as Joseph, Mrs. Charles Mathews, as Lady Teazle, 13 Apr.,
1864 ; Drury Lane, Phelps, Lacy, Anderson, and Mrs. Hermann Vezin,
9 Mar., 1865 ; St. James's, Miss Herbert as Lady Teazle, 16 Dec.,
1865 ; St. James's, Henry Irving as Joseph, Miss Herbert as Lady
Teazle, 19 Mar., 1867 ; Queen's, W. H. Stephens as Sir Peter, Henry Irving
as Charles, Alfred Wigan as Joseph, Nelly Moore as Lady Teazle, 1 June,
1868 ; St. James's, C. P. Flockton, Charles Coghlan, Edmund Phelps,
and Lucy Rushton, 9 Jan., 1869 ; Strand, Ada Swanborough as Lady Teazle,
16 July, 1870 ; Haymarket, Amy Roselle as Lady Teazle, 10 May, 1871 ;
Haymarket, W. H. Kendal as Charles, Mrs. Kendal as Lady Teazle, 6 Oct.,
1871 ; Vaudeville, William Farren as Sir Peter, Henry Neville as Charles,
John Clayton as Joseph, Amy Fawsett as Lady Teazle, 18 July, 1872 ; Prin-
cess's, Benjamin Webster as Sir Peter, William Creswick as Joseph, Teresa
Furtado as Lady Teazle, 16 Dec., 1872 ; Drury Lane, Phelps, Charles Mathews,
William Creswick, and Helen Faucit, 2 Mar., 1874 ; Prince of Wales's, John
Hare, Charles Coghlan, S. B. Bancroft, and Mrs. Bancroft, 4 Apr., 1874 ;
Gaiety, Phelps, Charles Wyndham, Hermann Vezin, and Ada Cavendish,
7 Mar., 1874 ; Crystal Palace, Mrs. John Wood as Lady Teazle, 27 Apr.,
1875 ; Gaiety, Emily Fowler as Lady Teazle, 6 Nov., 1875 ; Drury Lane,
Phelps, Charles Mathews, Henry Irving, and Adelaide Ncilson, 8 June,
1876 ; Gaiety, Ellen Terry as Lady Teazle, 20 June, 1877 ; Aquarium, Marie
Litton as Lady Teazle, 19 Nov., 1877 ; St. James's, Mrs. Bernard Beere a$
Lady Teazle, 29 Dec., 1877 ; Adelphi, C. P. Flockton as Sir Peter, Henry
Neville as Charles, Hermann Vezin as Joseph, Adelaide Neilson. as Lady
Teazle, 14 May, 1879 ; Vaudeville, Kate Bishop as Lady Teazle, 7 Feb.,
1880 ; Sadler's Wells, Hermann Vezin, Charles Warner, E. H. Brooke, and
Virginia Bateman, 27 Dec., 1880 ; Gaiety, Marie de Grey as Lady Teazle,
17 Jan., 1883 ; Gaiety, Rosa Kenney as Lady Teazle, 25 Jan., 1883 ; Prince's,
William Farren as Sir Peter, Charles Coghlan as Charles, H. Beerbohm Tree
as Joseph, Mrs. Langtry as Lady Teazle, 10 Feb., 1885 ; Gaiety, Kate Vaughan
as Lady Teazle, 12 May, 1886 ; Strand, Lewis Ball, Edward Compton,
Sydney Valentine, and Angela Fenton, 25 Oct., 1886 ", Opera Comique, James
Fernandez, Forbes- Robertson, Forbes Dawson, and Kate Vaughan, 12 Mar.,
1887 ; Strand, William Farren, H. B. Conway, H. Reeves-Smith, and Janet
Achurch, 21 July, 1887 ; Vaudeville, Annie Rose as Lady Teazle, 10 July,
1889 ; Vaudeville, Winifred Emery as Lady Teazle, 11 Jan., 1890 ; Crystal
Palace, H. Beerbohm Tree as Sir Peter, Fred Terry as Charles, Lewis Waller
as Joseph, Mrs. Tree as Lady Teazle, 16 Oct., 1890 ; Adelphi, Mrs. Patrick
Campbell as Lady Teazle, 9 Feb., 1891 ; Criterion, William Farrcn, Charles
Wyndham, Arthur Bourchier, and Mrs. Bernard Beere, 1 Apr., 1891 ; Daly's,
Ada Rehan as Lady Teazle, 13 Nov., 1893 ; Lyceum, William Farren, Fred
Terry, J. Forbes-Robertson, and Mrs. Patrick Campbell, 20 June, 1896;
Haymarket, Cyril Maude, Paul Arthur, Sydney Valentine, and Winifred
Emery, 19 June, 1900 ; St. James's, Eric Lewis, Edward Compton, Henry
Ainley and Lilian Braithwaite, 14 Sept., 1907 ; His Majesty's, H. Beerbohm
Tree, Robert Loraine, Basil Gill, and Marie L6hr, 7 Apr., 1909 ; His Majesty's,
H. Beerbohm Tree, Matheson Lang, Philip Merivale, and Phyllis Neilson-
Terry, 12 Apr., 1913 ; Covent Garden, H. Beerbohm Tree, Fred Terry,
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Henry Ainley, Irene Vanbrugh, and " all-star " cast, in aid of Actors'
Benevolent Fund, 2 Feb., 1915 ; Court, Arthur Whitby, Leon Quartermaine,
Herbert Waring and Mary Grey, 17 Mar., 1919.
SCHOOL FOR WIDOWS, THE, comedy by Richard Cumberland, Covent Garden
8 May, 1789.
SCHOOL FOR WIVES, THE, comedy by H. Kelly, Drury Lane, 11 Dec., 1773.
SCHOOL GIRL, THE, musical play by Henry Hamilton and Paul Potter, music
by Leslie Stuart, Prince of Wales's, 9 May, 1903.
SCHOOL OF REFORM, THE, comedy by Thomas Morton, Covent Garden, 15 Jan.,
1805 ; Haymarket, 11 Sept., 1806 ; Covent Garden, 19 June, 1834 ; Sadler's
Wells, 11 Apr., 1853; St. James's, 20 Nov., 1867; Haymarket, 28 Oct.,
1873 ; Crystal Palace, 15 May, 1883.
SCHOOLFELLOWS, comedy by Douglas Jerrold, Queen's, 16 Feb., 1835.
SCHOOLMISTRESS, THE, farce by A. W. Pinero, Court, 27 Mar., 1886 ; Vaudeville,
25 Feb., 1913.
SCORNFUL LADY, THE, comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, Blackfriars ; Theatre
Royal, 27 Dec., 1666 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 10 Dec., 1702 ; Drury Lane,
27 Mar., 1708 ; 17 Mar., 1746 ; Covent Garden, 17 Jan., 1783.
SCRAP OF PAPER, A, comedy by J. Palgrave Simpson (from the French), St.
James's, 22 Apr., 1861 ; Court, 11 Mar., 1876; 4 Jan., 1879; St. James's,
20 Dec., 1883 ; 16 Jan., 1888 ; Criterion (new version by Frederick Fenn),
16 June, 1914.
SCRAPE o' THE PEN, A, Scottish comedy by Graham Moffatt, Comedy, 4 Sept.,
1912 ; Garrick, 10 Mar., 1924.
SCREW LOOSE, A, farce by Mark Melford, Vaudeville, 4 Nov., 1893.
SCROOGE, play by J. C. Buckstone (from Dickens's story), Vaudeville, 3 Oct., 1901
SCUTTLED SHIP, THE, drama by Charles Reade, Olympic, 2 Apr., 1877.
SEA CAPTAIN, THE, play by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Haymarket, 31 Oct., 1839.
SEALED ORDERS, drama by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, Drury Lane,
11 Sept., 1913; 19 Mar., 1914; 3 Apr., 1915.
SEARCHLIGHTS, play by Horace Annesley Vachell, Savoy, 11 Feb., 1915.
SEATS OF THE MIGHTY, THE, play by Gilbert Parker (from his novel), Her
Majesty's, 28 Apr., 1897.
SECOND IN COMMAND, THE, comedy by Robert Marshall, Haymarket, 27 Nov.,
1900 ; Waldorf, 14 Apr., 1906 ; Playhouse, 8 Feb., 1912.
SECOND LITTLE REVUE STARTS AT NINE, revue by Harold Simpson, Reginald
Arkell, and Douglas Furber, music by Sydney Baynes, Little, 18 Mar., 1924.
SECOND MRS. TANQUBRAY, THE, play by A. W. Pinero, St. James's, 27 May,
1893; 20 June, 1895; Royalty, 7 Sept., 1901 ; New, 11 July, 1903; St.
James's, 4 June, 1913 ; Playhouse, 3 June, 1922.
SECOND THOUGHTS, comedy by J. B. Buckstone, Haymarket, 4 Aug., 1832.
SECRET LOVE, tragi-comedy by John Dryden (from the French), Theatre Royal,
2 Mar., 1667.
SECRET SERVICE, comedy-drama by J. R. Planche (from the French), Drury
Lane, 29 Apr., 1834 ; St. James's, 6 May, 1871 ; Her Majesty's, 15 Oct., 1885.
SECRET SERVICE, drama by William Gillette, Adelphi, 15 May, 1897 ; 5 Aug.,
1897 ; 24 Nov., 1897 ; 26 Dec., 1897.
SECRETARY, THE, play by Sheridan Knowles (from H. P. Grattan's novel,
" Highways and Byways "), Drury Lane, 24 Apr., 1843.
SECRETS, play by Rudolf Besier and May Edginton, Comedy, 7 Sept., 1922.
SECRETS WORTH KNOWING, comedy by Thomas Morton, Covent Garden, 11
Jan., 1798.
SEE-SAW, musical show by Arthur E. Eliot, Herbert Sargent and Arthur Weigall,
edited by R. C. Garton, Comedy, 14 Dec., 1916.
SEE-SEE, Chinese comic opera by Charles Brookfield (from the French), music
by Sidney Jones, Prince of Wales's, 20 June, 1906.
SEEING is BELIEVING, dramatic proverb by P. Joddrell, Haymarket, 22 Aug.,
1783.
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SELF AND LADY, farcical comedy by Seymour Hicks (from the French),
Vaudeville, 19 Sept., 1900.
SENSE OF HUMOUR, A, comedy by Beryl Faber and Cosmo Hamilton, Comedy,
7 Jan., 1906 ; Playhouse, 31 Aug., 1909.
SENTIMENTAL Cuss, A, comedy by Douglas Murray, Vaudeville, 31 Oct., 1907.
SENTIMENTALIST, THE, play by H. V. Esmond, Duke of York's, 26 Oct., 1901.
SEQUEL, THE, play by Louis N. Parker, Vaudeville, 15 July, 1891.
SERF, THE, drama by Tom Taylor, Olympic, 30 June, 1865.
SERGE PANINE, play by Clement Scott (from the French), Avenue, 4 June,
1891.
SERGEANT BRUE, musical comedy by Owen Hall, music by Liza Lehmann,
Strand, 14 June, 1904.
SERIOUS FAMILY, THE, comedy by Morris Barnett, Hay market, 30 Oct., 1849 ;
Adelphi, 25 Apr., 1859 ; Haymarket, 14 Jan., 1867.
SERVANT IN THE HOUSE, THE, play by C. Rann Kennedy, Bijou, Bayswater,
19 June, 1907 ; Adelphi, 25 Oct., 1909.
SERVE HIM RIGHT, farce by Morris Barnett and Charles Mathews (from the
French), Lyceum, 16 Oct., 1850.
SETTLING DAY, play by Tom Taylor, Olympic, 4 Mar., 1865.
SEVEN DAYS' LEAVE, play by Walter Howard, Lyceum, 14 Feb., 1917.
SEVEN KEYS TO BALD PATE, play by George M. Cohan (from the novel), Apollo,
12 Sept., 1914.
SHADES OF NIGHT, THE, fantasy by Robert Marshall, Lyceum, 14 Mar., 1896.
SHADOW OF THE SWORD, THE, romantic drama by Robert Buchanan, Olympic,
8 Apr., 1882.
SHADOWS, romantic drama by Sir Charles L. Young, Princess's, 27 May, 1871.
SHADOWS OF A GREAT CITY, drama by J. Jefferson and L. R. She-well, Princess's,
14 July, 1887 ; 14 July, 1888.
SHALL WE FORGIVE HER ? drama by Frank Harvey, Adelphi, 20 June, 1894.
SHALL WE JOIN THE LADIES ? first act of a new play by J. M. Barrio, Palace,
19 Dec., 1921 ; St. Martin's, 8 Mar., 1922.
SHAMUS O'BRIEN, comic opera by G. H. Jessop (from the novel), music by
C. Villiers Stanford, Opera Comique, 2 Mar., 1896.
SHANGHAI, spectacular operette by W. Carey Duncan and Lauri Wylie, music by
Isidor Witmark, Drury Lane, "28 Aug., 1918.
SHAUGHRAUN, THE, Irish drama by Dion Boucicault, Drury Lane, 4 Sept., 1875 ;
Adelphi, 18 Nov., 1876 ; 24 Apr., 1880 ; 22 June, 1889.
SHB, romantic drama by W. Sidney and Clo Graves (from the novel), Novelty,
25 May, 1888 ; Gaiety, 6 Sept., 1888.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, Co vent Garden, Lewes
as Young Marlow, Quick as Tony Lumpkin, Mrs. Bulklcy as Kate Hardcastle,
15 Mar., 1773 ; Haymarket, Palmer, Jackson, and Elizabeth Farren, 9 June,
1777; Covent Garden, Bernard, Quick, and Mrs. Mattocks, 11 Mar., 1788 ;
Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble, John Bannister, and Mrs. Hcnrey, 26 May, 1790 ;
Covent Garden, Macready, Senr., Quick, and Mrs. Mattocks, 2 Jan., 1793;
Haymarket, Palmer, Munden, and Miss Gibbs, 20 June, 1797 ; Covent
Garden, Mansell, Knight, and Miss Gibbs, 19 Sept., 1798 ; Drury Lane,
Barrymore, Wathen, and Mrs. Jordan, 21 May, 1800 ; Drury l^ane, Tokely
as Tony Lumpkin, Mrs. Davison as Kate Hardcastle, 30 Dec,, 1813 ; Hay-
market, Jones, Mathews, and Mrs. Gibbs, 1 July, 1814 ; Covent Garden,
Charles Kemble, John Liston, and Miss Brunton, 14 Oct., 1817 ; Covent
Garden, Jones, Keeley, and Miss Foote, 12 Mar., 1825 ; Haymarket, Madame
Vestris as Kate, 6 Nov., 1826 ; Drury Lane, Ellen Tree as Kate, 13 Feb.,
1827 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble, John Reeve, and Mrs. Chatterley,
1 Nov., 1828 ; Drury Lane, Cooper, Liston, and Miss Mordaunt, 5 Nov., 1830 ;
Drury Lane, Cooper as Young Marlow, Mrs. Nisbett as Kate, 27 Apr., 1833 ;
Sadler's Wells, Henry Marston as Young Marlow, Henry Nyc as Tony
Lumpkin, and Miss Fitzpatrick as Kate, 2 Nov., 1849 ; Haymarket, H. Howe,
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Henry Compton, and Miss Reynolds, 27 Aug., 1855 ; Haymarket, Miss M.
Oliver as Kate Hardcastle, 11 Aug., 1856; St. James's, Fred Charles as
Young Marlow, Walter Lacy as Tony Lumpkin, and Miss Herbert as Kate
Hardcastle, 27 Feb., 1866 ; Queen's, Henry Irving, Lionel Brough, and Miss
Herbert, 15 Mar., 1869 ; Standard, J. B. Buckstone as Tony, Madge Robert-
son as Kate Hardcastle, 31 May, 1869 ; St. James's, Barton Hill as Young
Marlow, Lionel Brough, and Miss Herbert, 16 Oct., 1869 ; Haymarket,
W. H. Kendal, J. B. Buckstone, and Mrs. Kendal, 6 Nov., 1871 ; Crystal
Palace, Charles Wyndham, Lionel Brough, and Ellen Terry, 10 Nov., 1874 ;
Gaiety, Charles Warner, Arthur Cecil, and Eleanor Bufton (Mrs. Arthur
Swanborough), 24 June, 1876 ; Globe, F. H, Macklin, Edward Righton, and
Blanche Stammers, 17 Nov., 1877 ; Aquarium, William Farren, Lionel
Brough, and Marie Litton, 15 Feb., 1879 ; Haymarket, Mrs. Langtry as Kate
Hardcastle, 15 Dec., 1881 ; Gaiety, Kyrle Bellew, Lionel Brough, and Marie
de Grey, 10 Jan., 1883 ; Olympic, H. H. Vincent as Young Marlow, Alma
Murray as Kate Hardcastle, 10 Dec., 1883 ; Strand, Edward Compton as
Tony, Virginia Bateman as Kate, 11 Jan., 1884; Strand, Kyrle Bellew as
Young Marlow, Rowland Buckstone as Tony, Lucy Buckstone as Kate,
15 July, 1884 ; Crystal Palace, H. B. Conway, Charles Brookfield, and Mrs.
Bernard Beere, 2 Oct., 1884 ; Haymarket, Maurice Barrymore, Charles
Brookfield, and Mrs. Bernard Beere, 13 Mar., 1886 ; Gaiety, H. B. Conway,
Lionel Brough, and Kate Vaughan, 24 Mar., 1886 ; Strand, Edward Compton
as Young Marlow, Sydney Valentine as Tony, Angela Fenton as Kate, 3 Jan.,
1887 ; Opera Comique, Forbes-Robertson, Lionel Brough, and Kate Vaughan,
26 Feb., 1887 ; Vaudeville, T. B. Thalberg, Thomas Thorne, and Winifred
Emery, 15 Apr., 1890 ; Criterion, Charles Wyndham, George Giddens, and
Mary Moore, 10 May, 1890 ; Haymarket, Paul Arthur, George Giddens, and
Winifred Emery, 9 Jan., 1900 ; Waldorf, Paul Arthur, Sidney Brough, and
Winifred Emery, 17 Feb., 1906 ; Haymarket, Robert Loraine, George
Giddens, and Ethel Irving, 20 Feb., 1909 ; Court, James Dale, Alfred Clark,
and Ena Grossmith, 12 Dec., 1921.
SHE WOULD AND SHE WOULD NOT, comedy by Colley Gibber (from the Spanish),
Drury Lane, Mrs. Verbruggen as Hypolita, 26 Nov., 1702 ; Mrs. Mountfort,
20 May, 1715 ; Mrs. Pritchard, 18 Jan., 1748 ; Covent Garden, Peg Woffing-
ton, 10 Dec., 1750 ; Miss Macklin, 21 Mar., 1763 ; Drury Lane, Mrs. Jordan,
27 Feb., 1786 ; Miss Kelley, 26 Oct., 1825 ; Haymarket, Miss Taylor, 30
Aug., 1831 ; Drury Lane, Miss Phillips, 9 Apr., 1833 ; Haymarket, Ellen
Tree, 6 July, 1836 ; Sadler's Wells, Miss Fitzpatrick, 5 Oct., 1849 ; Hay-
market, Mrs, Kendal, 16 July, 1868 ; Prince's, Kate Vaughan, 5 June, 1884 ;
Crystal Palace, Ada Rehan, 14 Aug., 1884 ; Strand, Agnes Hewitt, 3 Feb.,
1887.
SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING, A, domestic drama by Tom Taylor (from the
French), Adelphi, 1 Oct., 1866; Olympic, 19 Feb., 1857; 8 Nov., 1865;
Vaudeville, 5 Apr., 1871 ; St. James's, 8 Jan., 1881 ; Comedy, 23 Dec., 1897.
SHELL OUT, revue by Albert P. de Courville and Wai Pink, music by Herman
Darewski, Comedy, 24 Aug., 1915.
SHERLOCK HOLMES, drama by William Gillette and A. Conan Doyle, Lyceum,
9 Sept., 1901 ; Duke of York's, 17 Oct., 1905.
SHEWING-UP OF BLANCO POSNET, THE, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Aldwych
(Stage Society), 5 Dec., 1909.
SHILLING DAY AT THE EXHIBITION, A, farce by A. Halliday and W. Brough,
Adelphi, 9 June, 1862.
SHILLY-SHALLY, comedy by Charles Reade and Anthony Trollope, Gaiety,
1 Apr., 1872.
SHOCK-HEADED PETER, children's fairy play by Philip Carr and Nigel Playfair,
Garrick, 26 Dec., 1900 ; 14 Dec., 1901 ; Vaudeville, 21 Dec., 1912.
SHOCKING EVENTS, farce by J. B. Buckstone, Olympic, 15 Jan., 1838.
SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY, THE, comedy by Thomas Dekker, 1599.
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SHOP GIRL, THE, musical farce by H. J. W. Dam, music by Ivan Caryll and
Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 24 Nov., 1894 ; 25 Mar., 1920.
SHORE ACRES, play by James A. Herne, Waldorf, 21 May, 1906.
SHULAMITE, THE, play by Claude Askew and Edward Knoblauch Savov 12
May, 1906.
SHUTTLECOCK, THE, farce by H. J. Byron, completed by J. Asliby Sterry Toole's
16 May, 1885.
SHYLOCK, OR THE MERCHANT OF VENICE PRESERVED, burlesque by Francis N
Talfourd, Olympic, 4 June, 1853.
SIBERIA, drama by Bartley Campbell, Princess's, 14 Dec., 1887.
SIEGE OF BELGRADE, THE, comic opera by James Cobb, Drury Lane, 1 Jan., 1791
SIEGE OF DAMASCUS, THE, tragedy by J. Hughes, Drury Lane, 17 Feb./ 1720
SIEGE OF RHODES, THE, play by Sir William Davenant, 1656 ; Lincoln's Inn
Fields, 2 July, 1661.
SIGN OF THE CROSS, THE, play by Wilson Barrett, Lyric, 4 Jan., 1896 • 21 Ausr
1897 ; Lyceum, 19 Oct., 1899. ' b"
SIGN ON THE DOOR, THE, play by Channing Pollock, Playhouse, 1 Sept., 1921.
SILENT BATTLE, THE, play by Isaac Henderson, Criterion, 8 Dec., 1892. (See
" Agatha.")
SILENT SYSTEM, THE, farce by T. J. Williams, Strand, 3 July, 1862.
SILENT WOMAN, A, comedy by Ben Jonson, 1609 ; Theatre Royal, 1 June, 1664 ;
Drury Lane, 26 Oct., 1752 ; 13 Jan., 1776 ; Co vent Garden, 26 Apr 1784 '
Great Queen Street, 8 May, 1905.
SILVER Box, THE, play by John Galsworthy, Court, 25 Sept., 1906 • 8 Apr
1907 ; St. James's, 18 Dec., 1913 ; Court, 20 Mar., 1922.
SILVER FALLS, THE, drama by George R. Sims and Henry Pettitt, Adelphi
29 Dec., 1888. r '
SILVER GUILT, burlesque (of " The Silver King ") by W. Warham, Strand
9 June, 1883.
SILVER KEY, THE, drama by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Her Maiestv's
10 July, 1897 ; 1 Nov., 1897. J * '
SILVER KING, THE, drama by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman, Princess's,
Wilson Barrett as Wilfred Denver, 16 Nov., 1882 ; 2 Apr., 1885 • 15 Apr
1889 ; Olympic, 3 Jan., 1891 ; Lyceum, 2 Sept., 1899 ; Adelphi, 21 Jan.,'
1903 ; His Majesty's, revived with an " all-star " cast, in aid of King
George's Actors' Pension Fund, 22 May, 1914 ; Strand, H. B Irvine as
Wilfred Denver, 5 Sept., 1914.
SILVER SHIELD, THE, comedy by Sydney Grundy, Strand, 19 Mav 1885 -
Comedy, 20 June, 1885.
SILVER SLIPPER, THE, extravaganza by Owen Hall, music by Leslie Stuart
Lyric, 1 June, 1901.
SIMPLE SIMON, play by Murray Carson and Nora Keith, Garrick, 13 Nov., 1907.
SIMPSON AND Co., comedy by John Poole, Drury Lane, 4 Jexn., 1823.
SINGLE MAN, A, comedy by H. H. Davies, Playhouse, 8 Nov., 1910,
SIN OF DAVID, THE, poetical play by Stephen Phillips, Savoy, 9 July, 1914,
SIN OF ST. HULDA, THE, drama by George Stuart Ogilvie, Shafte.sbury, 9 Apr,,
1896.
SINGLE LIFE, comedy by J. B. Buckstone, Haymarket, 23 July 1839
SINS OF LONDON, THE, play by Walter Melville, Lyceum/ 1 4 'Sept, 1910,
SINS OF SOCIETY, THE, drama by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton Drurv
Lane, 12 Sept., 1907; 30 Mar., 1911.
SIR COURTLY NICE, comedy by John Crowne (from the Spanish), Theatre Royal
1685 ; Haymarket, 22 Nov., 1706 ; Drury Lane, 7 Oct., 1718
SIR MARTIN MARRALL, comedy by J6hn Dryden (from the French) Lincoln's
Inn Fields, 16 Aug., 1667 ; Haymarket, 26 July, 1707 ; Drury Lane, 4 Dec,,
1710 ; 2 July, 1717.
SlRilS°M^\c°1IS^y by Jolm Cary11 (from the ^ench), Lincoln's Inn Fields,
1669; Feb., 1704; Drury Lane, 11 Mar., 1707; 21 May, 1714.
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SIR WALTER RALEGH, play by William Devereux, Lyric, 13 Oct., 1909.
SIR WALTER RALEIGH, tragedy by Dr. George Sewell, Lincoln's Inn Fields,
16 Jan., 1719 ; 17 Sept., 1729 ; Drury Lane, 24 Sept., 1739 ; 14 Dec., 1789,
SISTER BEATRICE, play by Maurice Maeterlinck, Court, 28 Mar., 1909.
SISTER MARY, play by Wilson Barrett and Clement Scott, Comedy, 1 1 Sept., 1886.
SISTER'S PENANCE, A, drama by Tom Taylor and A. W. Dubourg, Adelphi,
26 Nov., 1866. * * *
Six AND EIGHTPENCE, comedietta by H. Beerbohm Tree, Prince's, 17 Mar., 1884.
Six CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, comedy by Luigi Pirandello,
translated by Mrs. W. A. Greene, Kingsway (The Stage Society), 26 Feb.,
Six PERSONS, duologue by Israel Zangwill, Haymarket, 22 Dec., 1893.
SIXTH COMMANDMENT, THE, romantic play by Robert Buchanan, Shaftesburv
8 Oct., 1890.
SKIN GAME, THE, play by John Galsworthy, St. Martin's, 21 Apr., 1920.
SLAVE, THE, play by Thomas Morton, music by Sir H. R. Bishop, Covent Garden,
Macready as Gambia, 12 Nov., 1816 ; Drury Lane, Cooper, 27 Mar., 1827 ;
Haymarket, Vandenhofi, 12 July, 1834 ; J. P. Warde, 7 July, 1835 ; Drury
Lane, J. R. Anderson, 3 Sept., 1855.
SLAVES OF THE RING, play by Sydney Grundy, Garrick, 29 Dec., 1894.
SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD, THE, fairy extravaganza by J, R. Planche",
Drury Lane, 20 Apr., 1840.
SLEEPING PARTNERS, " Garden of Eden " episode, by Seymour Hicks (from the
French), St. Martin's, 31 Dec., 1917 ; 25 Mar., 1919.
SMILE, revue by Albert de Courville and Wai Pink, music by Frederick Chapelle,
etc., GarricX 8 June, 1917.
SMITH, comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, Comedy, 30 Sept., 1909.
SMITH FAMILY, THE, musical play by Clifford Grey, Stanley Logan and Philip
Page, Empire, 6 Sept., 1922.
SNAEFEL, drama by Paul Meritt and Henry Spry, Gaiety, 30 June, 1873.
SNAP, revue by Ronald Jeans and Dion Titheradge, music by Kenneth Duffield,
Vaudeville, 11 Aug., 1922.
SNOW MAN, THE, fairy play by Arthur Sturgess (from the French), music by
A. Bane's and Walter Slaughter, Lyceum, 21 Dec., 1899.
SNOWBALL, THE, farcical comedy by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Strand,
2 Feb., 1879.
SNOWDROP, OR Tim SEVEN MANNIKINS AND THE MAGIC MIRROR, burlesque
extravaganza by F. C. Burnand, New Royalty, 21 Nov., 1864.
SNUG LITTLE KINGDOM, A, comedy by Mark Ambient, Royalty, 31 Jan., 1903.
SOCIETY, comedy by T. W, Robertson, Prince of Wales's, 11 Nov., 1865 ; 21
Sept., 1868; 28 Dec., 1868; 7 Nov., 1874; Haymarket, 11 June, 1881.
SOLDIER BOY, musical comedy by Rida Johnson Young and Edgar Wallace,
music by S, Rombeau and Frederick Chapelle, Apollo, 26 June, 1918.
SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER, THE, comedy by Andrew Cherry, Drury Lane, 7 Feb.,
1804 ; 22 Sept., 1832.
SOLDIER'S FORTUNE, THE, comedy by Thomas Otway, Dorset Garden, 1681 ;
Drury Lane, 9 Mar., 1708.
SOLICITOR, THE, farcical comedy by J. H. Darnley, Toole's, 3 July, 1890.
SOME, revue by Harry Grattan, music by James W. Tate, Vaudeville, 29 June,
1916.
SON OF THE SOIL, A, romantic play by Herman Merivale (from the French),
Court, 4 Sept., 1872.
SON-IN-LAW, THE, farce by John O'Keefe, Haymarket, 14 Aug., 1779 ; Covent
Garden, 30 Apr., 1781 ; Drury Lane, 1 Jan., 1796 ; Covent Garden, 30 Apr,,
1799; 22 Oct., 1807; Haymarket, 18 July, 1820.
SOPHIA, comedy by Robert Buchanan (from Fielding's " Tom Jones "),
Vaudeville, 12 Apr., 1886 ; 9 Oct., 1886 ; 2 June, 1892.
SORCERER, THE, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan, Op&ra
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Comique, 17 Nov., 1877; Savoy, 11 Oct., 1884; 22 Sept., 1898; Prince's
13 Jan., 1920 ; Prince's, 28 Nov., 1921 ; Prince's, 5 May, 1924.
SORROWS OF SATAN, THE, play by H. Woodgate and Paul M. Bert on (from the
novel), Shaitesbury, 9 Jan., 1897.
So THIS is LONDON, comedy by Arthur Goodrich, Prince of Wales's, 1 1 Apr., 1923.
SOUL'S TRAGEDY, A, play by Robert Browning, Court, 14 Mar., 1904.
SOUR GRAPES, comedy by H. J. Byron, Olympic, 4 Oct., 1873.
SOUTHERN MAID, A, musical play by Dion Clayton Calthrop, music by Harold
Fraser-Simson, Daly's, 15 May, 1920.
SOWING AND REAPING, comedy by C. Vernon, Criterion, 5 July, 1890.
SOWING THE WIND, comedy by Sydney Grundy, Comedy, 30 Sept., 1893 ; 9
Mar., 1895.
SPAN OF LIFE, THE, melodrama by Sutton Vane, Grand, Islington, 6 June, 1892 ;
Princess's, 18 May, 1896.
SPANISH BARBER, THE, comedy by George Colman (from the French),
Haymarket, 30 Aug., 1777.
SPANISH CURATE, THE, comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, circa 1622 ; Lincoln's
Inn Fields, 17 Nov., 1722; Drury Lane, 19 Oct., 1749; Covent Garden,9
10 May, 1783.
SPANISH DANCERS, THE, burlesque by Charles Selby, St. James's, 18 Oct., 1854,
SPANISH FRYAR, THE, tragi-comedy by John Dryden, Dorset Garden, 1681 ;
Theatre Royal, 1689; Haymarket, 17 Nov., 1710; Lincoln's Inn Fields,
15 Mar., 1722 ; Drury Lane, 9 Oct., 1734 ; Covent Garden, 17 Apr., 1738.
SPANKING LEGACY, A, farce by T. G. Blake, Queen's, 5 June, 1843.
SPECKLED BAND, THE, play by A. Conan Doyle (from " Sherlock Holmes "),
Adelphi, 4 June, 1910 ; Strand, 6 Feb., 1911 ; St. James's, 22 Sept., 1921.
SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM, THE, farce by W. T. Moncrieff, Drury Lane, 2 June, 1821.
SPEED THE PLOUGH, comedy by Thomas Morton, Covent Garden, 8 Feb., 1800 ;
Haymarket, 4 Aug., 1803 ; Drury Lane, 4 Oct., 1813 ; 1 Nov., 1819 ; Lyceum,
31 May, 1826 ; Drury Lane, 17 June, 1834 ; 31 May, 1836 ; Haymarket,
1 Dec., 1838 ; 17 Apr., 1854 ; 26 Dec., 1857 ; Crystal Palace, 12 Oct., 1875 ;
Globe, 20 Oct., 1877.
SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, THE, farce by T. Haines Bayly, St. James's, 10 Feb.,
1838; Haymarket, 22 July, 1852; Drury Lane, 11 Mar., 1869.
SPOILED CHILD, THE, farce, Drury Lane, 22 Mar., 1790 ; Covent Garden, 10 Oct.,
1798 ; Lyceum, 2 June, 1820.
SPORTING LIFE, drama by Cecil Raleigh and Seymour Hicks, Shakespeare,
Clapham, 18 Oct., 1897 ; Shaftesbury, 22 Jan., 1898.
SPORT OF KINGS, THE, domestic comedy by Ian Hay, Savoy, 9 Sept., 1924,
SPORTSMAN, THE, farcical comedy by William Lestocq (from the French) , Comedy,
21 Jan., 1893.
SPRING CHICKEN, THE, musical play by George Grossmith, Jun, (from the French),
music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 30 May, 1905.
SQUIRE, THE, play by A. W. Pinero, St, James's, 29 Dec., 1881 ; 16 June, 1888 ;
Kennington, 26 Feb., 1900,
SQUIRE OF ALSATIA, THE, comedy by Thomas Shad well, Theatre Royal, 1688 ;
Drury Lane, 26 Apr., 1708; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24 Nov., 1719; Covent
Garden, 28 Feb., 1744 ; 18 Nov., 1763.
SQUIRE OF DAMES, THE, comedy by R. C. Carton (from the French), Criterion,
5 Nov., 1895.
STAGE COACH, THE, farce by George Farquhar and Peter Motteux, Lincoln's Inn
Fields, 2 Feb., 1704 ; Drury Lane, 17 May, 1709.
STAGE STRUCK, farce by William Dimond, Lyceum, 12 Nov., 1835.
STARLIGHT EXPRESS, THE, fairy play by Algernon Blackwood and Violet Pearn,
music by Sir Edward Elgar, Kingsway, 29 Dec,, 1915.
STAR OF INDIA, THE, drama by George R. Sims and Arthur Shirley, Princess's,
4 Apr., 1896.
STEEPLECHASE, THE, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Adelphi, 22 Mar., 1865.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
STEWARD, THE, comedy by T. Beazley (from Holcroft's " Deserted Daughters "),
Covent Garden, 15 Sept., 1819; Haymarket, 3 Oct., 1833; 30 July, 1834;
24 July, 1835 ; 25 Aug., 1836 ; 17 June, 1837 ; Sadler's Wells, 10 Dec., 1847.
STILL ALARM, THE, drama by Joseph Arthur and A. C, Wheeler, Princess's,
2 Aug., 1888.
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP, comedy by Tom Taylor (from the French), Olympic,
Alfred Wigan as John Mildmay, George Vining as Captain Hawksley, Fanny
Maskell as Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs. Melfort as Mrs. Sternhold, 14 May, 1855 ;
Mrs. Alfred Wigan as Mrs. Sternhold, 28 May, 1855; Royalty, Charles
Wyndham as Mildmay, 8 June, 1866 ; Olympic, Henry Neville as Mildmay,
29 June, 1866 ; Queen's, Alfred Wigan as Mildmay, Charles Wyndham as
Hawksley, Ellen Terry as Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs. Wigan as Mrs. Sternhold, 14
Nov., 1867 ; St. James's, W. H. Kendal as Mildmay, William Terriss as
Hawksley, John Hare as Potter, Cissy Grahame as Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs.
Kendal as Mrs. Sternhold, 13 Mar., 1880 ; Criterion, Charles Wyndham as
Mildmay, E. S. Willard as Hawksley, Mary Moore as Mrs. Mildmay, Lady
Monckton as Mrs. Sternhold, 13 Jan., 1887 ; Criterion, Charles Wyndham,
Herbert Standing, Mary Moore, and Mrs. Bernard Beere, 19 Jan., 1889 ;
Criterion, Charles Wyndham, Lewis Waller, Mary Moore, and Mrs. Bernard
Beere, 27 June, 1899.
STOLEN KISSES, comic drama by Paul Meritt, Globe, 2 July, 1877.
STOP FLIRTING, musical i'arce by Fred Jackson, music by William Daly and Paul
Lannin, Shaftesbury, 30 May, 1923; Strand, 29 Mar., 1924.
STORM, comedy by C. K. Munro, Ambassadors', 13 Aug., 1924.
STORM-BEATEN, drama by Robert Buchanan (from the novel " God and the
Man "), Adelphi, 14 Mar., 1883.
STORY OF '45, A, drama by Watts Phillips, Drury Lane, 12 Nov., 1860.
STORY OF THE ROSARY, THE, romantic drama by Walter Howard, Prince's,
20 Dec., 1913 ; Lyceum, 8 July, 1918.
STORY OF WATERLOO, A, play by A. Conan Doyle, Garrick, Henry Irving as
Corporal Brewster, 17 Dec., 1894; Lyceum, 4 May, 1895; 19 Feb., 1898;
29 May, 1901 ; Haymarket, 6 Oct., 1903 ; His Majesty's, 23 June, 1904 ;
Drury Lane, 5 June, 1905 ; His Majesty's, 15 June, 1905 ; London Coliseum,
H. B. Irving as Corporal Brewster, 14 Dec., 1914; Savoy, 7 Aug., 1915.
STR AFFORD, tragedy by Robert Browning, Covent Garden, 1 May, 1837 ;
Princess's, 21 Dec., 1886.
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF Miss BROWN, THE, farcical play by Robert Buchanan
and Charles Marlowe (Harriett Jay), Vaudeville, 26 June, 1895 ; Court, 23
Sept., 1901.
STRANGE GENTLEMAN, THE, farce by Charles Dickens, St. James's, 29 Sept.,
1836.
STRANGE HISTORY, A, dramatic tale by Slingsby Lawrence (G. H. Lewes) and
Charles Mathews, Lyceum, 29 Mar., 1853.
STRANGER, THE, tragedy by Benjamin Thompson (from the German), Drury
Lane, J. P. Kemble as the Stranger, Mrs. Siddons as Mrs. Haller, 24 Mar,,
1798 ; Covent Garden, G. F. Cooke and Mrs. Litchfield, 27 Jan., 1801 ;
Haymarket, R. W. Elliston and Miss Grimani, 18 Aug., 1803 ; Covent Garden,
Charles Young and Eliza O'Neill, 4 Feb., 1815 ; Drury Lane, Rae and Mrs.
W. West, 25 May, 1819 ; Drury Lane, Young and Miss Phillips, 5 Nov., 1828 ;
Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Fanny Kemble, 3 Nov., 1830 ; Drury
Lane, Macready and Miss Phillips, 13 Dec., 1830 ; Vandenhoff as the Stranger,
31 Oct., 1834 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Mrs. W. West, 23 Oct.,
1835 ; Charles Kemble and Helen Faucit, 8 Feb., 1836 ; Macready and Helen
Faucit, 18 May, 1836 ; Haymarket, Macready and Mrs. Warner, 6 Jan.,
1840 ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, 8 Apr., 1842 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel
Phelps and Mrs. Warner, 10 June, 1844 ; Surrey, William Creswick as the
Stranger, 1 Oct., 1849 ; Drury Lane, J. R. Anderson and Laura Addison,
29 Dec., 1849 ; Drury Lane, G. V. Brooke, 14 Sept., 1853 ; Haymarket,
1173
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Barry Sullivan and Edith Heraud, 30 July, 1855 ; W. H. Simpson and Miss
Reynolds, 12 Feb., 1856 ; Strand, Charles Calvert and Sarah Thorne, 26 June
1856 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and Mrs. Charles Young, 1 Dec., 1858 ; Hayl
market, Amy Sedgwick as Mrs. Haller, Feb., 1860 ; Drury Lane, Phelps and
Mrs. Hermann Vezin, 10 Feb., 1866 ; Gaiety, Phelps and Gene vie" ve Ward,
18 Mar., 1876 ; Haymarket, Barry Sullivan and Rose Eytinge, 16 Aug., 1879 ;
Olympic, Wilson Barrett and Winifred Emery, 28 Jan., 1891.
STRANGLERS OF PARIS, THE, drama by Arthur Shirley (from the French), Surrey,
17 Oct., 1887.
STRATHMORE, tragedy by Westland Marston, Hayrnarket, 20 June, 1849.
STREET SINGER, THE, musical play by Frederick Lonsdale, music by H.
Fraser-Sirnson, Lyric, 27 June, 1924.
STREETS OF LONDON, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault (from the French),
Princess's, 1 Aug., 1864 ; 14 Jan., 1867 ; 15 Dec., 1869 ; 16 Feb., 1880 ;
Adelphi, 25 July, 1883 ; 7 May, 1891 ; Princess's, 16 June, 1900.
STRIFE, play by John Galsworthy, Duke of York's, 9 Mar., 1909 ; Haymarket,
20 Mar., 1909 ; Comedy, 3 May, 1913.
STRIKE AT ARLINGFORD, THE, play by George Moore, Op6ra Comique, 21 Feb.,
1893.
STROLLER, THE, poetic idyll by Mrs. Logan (from the French), Princess's, 22
Oct., 1887.
STRONG PEOPLE, THE, play by C. M. S. McLellan, Lyric, 31 Jan., 1910.
STRONGER SEX, THE, play by John Valentine, Apollo, 22 Jan., 1907.
STRONGHEART, comedy drama by W. C. de Mille, Aldwych, 8 Apr., 1907.
STRUCK OIL, comedy drama, Adelphi, 17 Apr., 1876.
STRUGGLE FOR GOLD, THE, drama adapted from the French, Marylebone, 20
Feb., 1854.
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE, THE, drama adapted by Robert Buchanan and Fred Homer
(from the French), Avenue, 25 Sept., 1890.
SUE, play by Bret Harte and T. E, Pemberton (from a story by Bret Harte),
Garrick, 10 June, 1898.
SUICIDE, THE, play by George Colman, Haymarket, 11 July, 1778.
SULTAN, THE, farce by Isaac Bickerstaff, Drury Lane, 12 'Dec., 1775.
SULTAN OF MOCHA, THE, comic opera by Alfred Cellier, St. James's, 17 Apr.,
1876 ; Strand, 21 Sept., 1887.
SUMURUN, wordless play by Frederick Freska, music by Victor Hollander,
London Coliseum, 30 Jan., 1911.
SUNDAY, play by Thomas Raceward (Horace Hodges, Edward Irwin, and T.
Wigney Percival), Comedy, 2 Apr., 1904.
SUNKEN BELL, THE, play by C. H. Meltzer (from the German), Waldorf, 22 Apr.,
1907.
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW, comedy by R. C. Carton, Avenue, 1 Nov., 1890 ; St.
James's, 31 Jan., 1891.
SUNSHINE GIRL, THE, musical play by Paul Rubens and Cecil Raleigh, music by
Paul Rubens, Gaiety, 24 Feb., 1912.
SUNSHINE THROUGH THE CLOUDS, drama by Slingsby Lawrence (G. H. Lewes),
Lyceum, 15 June, 1854.
SURRENDER OF CALAIS, THE, play by George Colman the younger, Haymarket,
Bensley as Eustache, 30 July, 1791 ; Edmund Kean as Eustachc, 22 Sept,,
1831.
SUSAN HOPLEY, drama by G. Dibdin Pitt, Victoria, 31 May, 184L
SUSPICIOUS HUSBAND, THE, comedy by Dr. Benjamin Hoadlcy, Covent Garden,
12 Feb., 1747 ; Drury Lane, 4 Dec., 1747.
SUZETTE, " a musical affair," by Austen Hurgon and George Arthurs, music by
Max Darewski, Globe, 29 Mar., 1917.
SWASHBUCKLER, THE, play by Louis N. Parker, Duke of York's, 17 Nov., 1900.
SWAY BOAT, THE, play by Wilfred T. Coleby, 9 Oct., 1908.
SWEET AND TWENTY, comedy by Basil Hood, Vaudeville, 24 Apr., 1901,
1174
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
SWEET KITTY BELLAIRS, comedy by David Belasco (on a novel) Havmarket
5 Oct., 1907. ' y
SWEET LAVENDER, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Terry's, 21 Mar., 1888 ; 29 Sept.,
1890 ; 22 Feb., 1899 ; Ambassadors', 14 Dec., 1922.
SWEET NANCY, comedy by Robert Buchanan (from Rhoda Broushton's novel)
Lyric, 12 July, 1890.
SWEET NELL OF OLD DRURY, play by Paul Kester, Hayrnarket, 30 Aug., 1900 ;
Globe, 4 Feb., 1901 ; 22 Feb., 1902 ; New, 28 Dec., 1911 ; Strand, 27 Feb., 1915.
SWEETHEARTS, dramatic contrast by W. S. Gilbert, Prince of Wales's 7 Nov
1874 ; 31 May, 1879 ; Gaiety, 30 Jan., 1883 ; Haymarket, 30 May, 1885.
SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES, comedy by James Kenney, Haymarket, 7 July, 1823 ;
Princess's, 26 Mav, 1853 ; Gaiety, 3 Apr., 1873 ; Opera Comique, 24 Apr.,
1876. " F
Swiss EXPRESS, THE, pantomimic farce by A. H. Gilbert and Charles Renad
Princess's, 26 Dec., 1891.
SWORDSMAN'S DAUGHTER, THE, drama by Brandon Thomas and Clement Scott
(from the French), Adelphi, 31 Aug., 1895.
SYBIL, musical play by Harry Graham, music by Victor Jacobi, Daly's, 19 Feb.,
1921.
SYLVESTER, DAGGERWOOD, farce by George Colman, Haymarket, 9 June, 1795 ;
Drury Lane, 13 Apr., 1796.
SYLVIA'S LOVERS, light opera by Bernard Rolt and Cosrno Gordon-Lennox,
Ambassadors', 10 Dec., 1919.
T
TABS, revue by Harry Grattan and Ronald Jeans, music by Ivor Novello, etc.,
Vaudeville, 15 May, 1918.
TAG, DER, play by Sir J. M. Barrie, London Coliseum, 21 Dec., 1914.
TAILORS, THE, comedy, revised by George Colrnan, Haymarket, 2 July, 1767 ;
15 Aug., 1805.
TAILS UP, musical entertainment by John Hastings Turner, music by Philip
Braham, Comedy, 1 June, 1918,
TAKEN FROM LIFE, drama by Henry Pettitt, Adelphi, 31 Dec., 1881.
TALE OF MYSTERY, THE, melodrama by Thomas Holcroft, Co vent Garden, 13
Nov., 1802 ; Haymarket, 23 Aug., 1803 ; Drury Lane, 4 Dec., 1817 ; Covent
Garden, 19 June, 1821 ; Drury Lane, 16 Feb., 1832.
TALE OF Two CITIES, A, drama by Tom Taylor (from Dickens's story), Lyceum,
30 Jan., 1860.
TALK OF THE TOWN, THE, musical comedy by Seymour Hicks, music by H. E.
Haines, Hamish McCunn and Evelyn Baker, Lyric, 5 Jan., 1905.
TAM O'SHANTER, farce by H. R. Addison, Drury Lane, 25 Nov., 1834.
TAMERLANE, tragedy by Nicholas Rowe, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1702 ; Drury
Lane, 27 Dec., 1716 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 4 June, 1730 ; Covent Garden,
4 Nov., 1775 ; Drury Lane, 6 Nov., 1815 ; Covent Garden, 9 Nov., 1819.
TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE, Shakespeare's comedy, circa 1594 ; Theatre
Royal, altered by Lacy, 9 Apr., 1667 ; restored by J. P. Kemble, 1810 ; Covent
Garden, J. P. Kemble as Petruchio, Mrs. Charles Kemble as Katherine, 25
June, 1810 ; Charles Young and Mrs. Charles Kemble, 16 Sept., 1812 ;
Drury Lane, as an opera, Wallack and Fanny Ayton, 14 May, 1828 ; Hay-
market, Benjamin Webster, Mar., 1844 ; Olympic, Mrs. Stirling as Katherine,
1848 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps as Christopher Sly, H. Marston as
Petruchio, Miss Atkinson as Katherine, 15 Nov., 1856 ; Olympic, Henry
Neville as Petruchio, Fanny Hughes as Katherine, 18 Apr., 1864 ; Globe,
Booth Fairclough as Petruchio, Miss Alleyne as Katherine, 8 Oct., 1870 ;
Princess's, William Rignold and Helen Barry, 7 July, 1875 ; Gaiety, W. H.
Pcnnington and Miss Wallis, 25 Oct., 1887 ; Gaiety, John Drew and Ada
Rehan, 29 May, 1888 ; Globe, F. R. Benson and Mrs. Benson, 23 Jan., 1890 ;
Daly's, George Clarke and Ada Rehan, 27 June, 1893 ; Comedy, Mr. and Mrs.
1175
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
F. R. Benson, 2 Jan., 1901 ; Adelphi, Oscar Asche as Christopher Sly ajnd
Petruchio, and Lily Brayton as Katherine, 29 Nov., 1904 ; Oscar Ascihe
and Lily Brayton, 2 June, 1906 ; Coronet, Netting Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Bensqm
29 Feb., 1908 ; Aldwych, Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton, 22 June, 1908 ; E(fe
Majesty's, Mr. and Mrs. Benson, 18 Apr., 1910; 9 June, 1911 ; Prince .of
Wales's, Martin Harvey as Petruchio, Charles Glenney as Christopher Sjly,
Nina de Silva as Katherine, 10 May, 1913 j Apollo, Oscar Asche and I^ily
Brayton, 29 Jan., 1916 ; His Majesty's, Martin Harvey as Petruchio, Rutland
Barrington as Christopher Sly, Nina de Silva as Katherine, 15 May, 19-16,
(See " Katherine and Petruchio.") New Oxford (" Old Vic " Co.), 9 June
1924. /
TANCRED AND SIGISMUNDA, farce by James Thomson, Drury Lane, 18 Mar.,
1745 ; Covent Garden, 14 Oct., 1758 ; Haymarket, 12 July, 1784 ; Coyent
Garden, 24 May, 1819.
TANTALISING TOMMY, play by Paul Gavault and Michael Morton, Playhouse
15 Feb., 1910. ;
TARES, play by Mrs. Oscar Beringer, Prince of Wales's, 31 Jan., 1888 ; /Opera
Comique, 21 Jan., 1889. ;
TARTUFFE, comedy by Moliere, adapted by John Oxenford, Ben Webster as
Tartuffe, Haymarket, 25 Mar., 1851 ; Adelphi, 17 Dec., 1855. . ]
TEARS, IDLE TEARS, drama by Clement Scott (from the French), Globe, 4 Dec.,
1872.
TEKELI, melodrama by Theodore Hook, Drury Lane, 24 Nov., 1806.
TEMPEST, THE, Shakespeare's comedy, circa 1610 ; Blackfriars, 1611 ; Lincoln's
Inn Fields, altered by John Dryden and Sir William Davenant, 7 Nov.,
1667 ; Dorset Garden, altered by Shadwell and turned into an opera, 1673 ;
Lincoln's Inn Fields, 13 Oct., 1702 ; Drury Lane, Powell as Prospero, Johnson
as Caliban, Bullock as Trinculo, Ryan as Ferdinand, Mrs. Mountfort as
Hippolito, Mrs. Santlow as Dorinda, 4 June, 1714 ; Drury Lane, Mills as
Prospero, Wilks as Ferdinand, Mrs. Gibber as Hippolito, Mrs. Booth as
Miranda, Miss Raftor (Kitty Clive) as Dorinda, 2 Jan., 1729 ; Drury Lane,
Shakespeare's text restored, L. Sparks as Prospero, Delano as Ferdinand,
I. Sparks as Caliban, Macklin as Stephano, Miss Edwards as Miranda, Kitty
Clive as Ariel, 31 Jan., 1746 ; Drury Lane, Berry as Prospero, Lee as Ferdi-
nand, I. Sparks as Caliban, Macklin as Trinculo, Peg Woffington as Hippolito,
Kitty Ciive as Ariel, Mrs. Mozeen as Miranda, 26 Dec., 1747 ; Drury Lane,
as an opera, Beard as Prospero, 11 Feb., 1756 ; Drury Lane, Mossop as Pros-
pero, Holland as Ferdinand, Berry as Caliban, Woodward as Stephano, Yates
as Trinculo, Miss Pritchard as Miranda, 20 Oct., 1757 ; Covent Garden,
Hull as Prospero, s Mattocks as Ferdinand, Wilson as Stephano, Quick as
Trinculo, Dunstall as Caliban, Miss Brown as Miranda, Mrs. Farrell as Ariel,
27 Dec., 1776 ; Drury Lane, Bensley, Vernon, Moody, Baddcley, Bannister,
Mrs. Cuyler, and Miss Field, 4 Jan., 1777 ; Drury Lane, Bensley, Barrymore,
Moody, Baddeley, Bannister, Mrs. Crouch, and Mrs. Forster, 7 Mar., 1786 ;
Drury Lane, restored by Kemble, Bensley, Kelly, Moody, Bacldeley, Williames,
Mrs. Crouch, Miss Romanzini, Mrs. Goodall as Hippolito, Miss Farren as
Dorinda, 13 Oct., 1789 ; Drury Lane, Palmer as Prospero, Charles Kemble
as Ferdinand, Charles Bannister as Caliban, John Bannister as Stephano,
Suett as Trinculo, Mrs. Powell as Hippolito, Miss Farren as Dorinda, Mrs,
Crouch as Miranda, 22 Feb., 1797; Drury Lane, Miss De Camp as Ariel,
Mrs. Goodall as Hippolito, Miss Miller as Dorinda, remainder as formerly, 9
Dec., 1797 ; Drury Lane, Powell as Prospero, Sedgwick as Caliban, Miss De
Camp as Hippolito, Mrs. Jordan as Dorinda, 4 May, 1799 ; Covent Garden,
J. P. Kemble as Prospero, Charles Kemble as Ferdinand, John Emery as
Caliban, Munden as Stephano, Fawcett as Trinculo, Miss Logan as Hippolito,
Miss Meadows as Ariel, Miss Brunton as Miranda, Mrs. Charles Kemble as
Dorinda, 8 Dec., 1806 ; Covent Garden, Charles Young as Prospero, Mathews
as Stephano, Blanchard as Trinculo, Mrs. H. Johnston as Hippolito, Miss
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Bolton as Ariel, Sally Booth as Dorinda, Miss Cooke as Miranda, 26 Oct.,
1812 ; Co vent Garden, Macready as Prospero, Abbott as Ferdinand, Duruset
as Hippolito, Egerton as Alonzo, Emery as Caliban, W. Farren as Stephano,
Blanchard as Trinculo, Miss Hallande as Miranda, Miss Foote as Ariel, Miss
Stephens as Dorinda, 15 May, 1821 ; Drury Lane, Macready as Prospero,
Cooper as Ferdinand, Paul Bedford as Caliban, Miss Inverarity as Miranda,
Miss Poole as Ariel, 5 Oct., 1833 ; Hayrnarket, VandenhofE, J. Vining, Ben-
jamin Webster, Miss Taylor, Priscilla Horton, Buckstone as Trinculo, Ellen
Tree as Dorinda, 29 June, 1836 ; Co vent Garden, Macready, J. R. Anderson,
George Bennett, Helen Faucit, Priscilla Horton as Ceres and Ariel, Samuel
Phelps as Antonio, Harley as Trinculo, Bartley as Stephano, 13 Oct., 1838 ;
Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Prospero, Marston as Ferdinand, Bennett as Caliban,
Laura Addison as Miranda, Julia St. George as Ariel, 7 Apr., 1847 ; Sadler's
Wells, Phelps, Frederic Robinson, Barratt, Marston as Alonzo, Miss Eburne
as Miranda, 20 Sept., 1855 ; Princess's, Charles Kean as Prospero, Eleanor
Bufton as Ferdinand, John Ryder as Caliban, Carlotta Leclercq as Miranda,
Kate Terry as Ariel, 1 July, 1857 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Prospero,
Hermann Vezin as Ferdinand, Mrs. Charles Young as Miranda, 20 Oct., 1860 ;
Queen's, Ryder as Prospero, H. C. Sidney as Ferdinand, George Rignold as
Caliban, J. Vollaire as Stephano, Maria Rhodes as Miranda, Henrietta
Hodson as Ariel, 28 Oct., 1871 ; Gaiety, Ryder as Prospero, Osmond Tearle
as Ferdinand, J. C. Cowper as Caliban, Edward Righton as Trinculo, Ethel
Gray as Miranda, Marion West as Ariel, 10 Apr., 1875 ; Crystal Palace,
John Ryder as Prospero, E. F. Edgar as Antonio, C, Creswick as Ferdinand,
Lionel Brough as Trinculo, J. C. Cowper as Caliban, Miss Carlisle as Miranda,
Caroline Parkes as Ariel, 7 June, 1875 ; Crystal Palace, W. Creswick as
Prospero, Eleanor Bufton as Ferdinand, William Rignold as Caliban, Edward
Righton as Stephano, Harry Paulton as Trinculo, Miss Carlisle as Miranda,
Annie Goodall as Ariel, 7 Dec., 1875 ; Lyceum, Alfred Brydone as Prospero,
Frank Rodney as Ferdinand, F. R. Benson as Caliban, Lyall Swete as Trinculo,
G. R. Weir as Stephano, Mrs. F. R. Benson as Miranda, Kitty Loftus as Ariel,
Lily Brayton as Iris, 5 Apr., 1900 ; Court, Acton Bond as Prospero, Charles
Lander as Ferdinand, J. H. Leigh as Caliban, Charles Rock as Antonio,
Thyrza Norman as Miranda, Dorothy Firmin as Ariel, 26 Oct., 1903 ; His
Majesty's, William Haviland as Prospero, Basil Gill as Ferdinand, Beerbohm
Tree as Caliban, Lyn Harding as Antonio, Lionel Brough as Trinculo, Louis
Calvert as Stephano, Norah Kerin as Miranda, Viola Tree as Ceres and
Ariel, 14 Sept., 1904 ; His Majesty's, 26 Dec., 1905 ; Lyn Harding as Prospero,
Alice Crawford as Miranda, 23 Apr., 1906 ; Aldwych, Henry Ainley as
Prospero, Louis Calvert as Caliban, Joyce Carey as Miranda, Winifred Barnes
as Ariel, Viola Tree as Juno, 1 Feb., 1921.
TEMPLAR, THE, drama by A. R. Slous, Princess's, 9 Nov., 1850.
TEMPLE BEAU, THE, comedy by Henry Fielding, Goodman's Fields, 26 Jan.,
1730 ; Haymarkct, 21 Sept,, 1782.
TEMPORARY GENTLEMAN, A, comedy by H. F. Maltby, Oxford, 9 June, 1919.
TEMPTER, THE, poetical play by Henry Arthur Jones, Hayrnarket, 20 Sept., 1893.
TENDER HUSBAND, THE, comedy by Sir Richard Steele (from the French),
Theatre Royal, 1703 ; Drury Lane, 23 Apr., 1705 ; 25 Nov., 1738; Covent
Garden, 20 Nov., 1738; Drury Lane, 17 May, 1802.
TENTERHOOKS, farcical comedy by H. M. Paull, Comedy, 1 May, 1889.
TERESA, play by G. P. Bancroft, Metropole, 16 May, 1898 ; Garrick, 8 Sept.,
1898.
TERMAGANT, THE, play by Louis N. Parker and Murray Carson, Her Majesty's,
1 Sept., 1898. t
TESS, play adapted by H. A. Kennedy from Hardy's novel, Tess of the
D'Urbervilles/' Coronet, 19 Feb., 1900 ; Comedy, 14 Apr., 1900.
THAT DOCTOR CUPID, fantastic comedy by Robert Buchanan, Vaudeville, 14
Jan,, 1889.
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THEODORA, play by Robert Buchanan (from the French), Princess's, 5 May
1890; Olympic, 1 Aug., 1891.
THEODORE AND Co., musical play by H. M. Harwood and George Grossmith
(from the French), music by Ivor Novello and Jerome D. Kern, Gaiety, 19
Sept., 1916.
THEODOSIUS, tragedy by Nathaniel Lee, Dorset Garden, 1680 ; Lincoln's Inn
Fields, 11 Mar., 1717 ; Drury Lane, 23 Apr., 1722 ; Covent Garden, 16 Mar.,
1738.
THERE AND BACK, farcical comedy by George Arliss, Prince of Wales's, 22 May,
1902.
THERE'S MANY A SLIP, comedy by Robert Marshall (from the French),
Haymarket, 23 Aug., 1902.
THERESE, OR THE ORPHAN OF GENEVA, drama by J. Howard Payne, Drury Lane,
2 Feb., 1821 ; 5 Dec., 1828.
THERESE RAQUIN, drama by Emile Zola, translated by A. Teixeira de Mattos,
Royalty, 9 Oct., 1891 ; Court, 23 Apr., 1912.
THESPIS, OR THE GODS GROWN OLD, operatic extravaganza by W. S. Gilbert,
music by Arthur Sullivan, Gaiety, 26 Dec., 1871.
THIEF, THE, play by Cosmo Gordon- Lennox (adapted from the French), St.
James's, 12 Nov., 1907; 8 May, 1909.
THIEVES' COMEDY, THE, play by Gerard Hauptrnann, translated by C. F. Moles,
Court, 21 Mar., 1905.
THIRST FOR GOLD, THE, drama by Benjamin Webster (from the French),
Adelphi, 5 Dec., 1853. (See " The Prayer in the Storm.")
THIRTEENTH CHAIR, THE, drama by Bayard Veillcr, Duke of York's, 16 Oct.,
1917.
THIRTY THIEVES, THE, musical extravaganza by W. H. Risque, music by Edward
Jones, Terry's, 1 Jan., 1901!
THOROUGHBRED, comic play by Ralph R. Lurnley, Toole's, 13 Feb., 1895.
THREE CHEERS ! revue by Harry Grattan, music by Herman Darewski,
Shaftesbury, 22 Dec., 1916.
THREE DAUGHTERS OF M. DUPONT, THE, comedy by Eugdne Brieux, translated
by St. John Hankin, King's Hall, Covent Garden (Stage Society), 12 Mar.,
1905 ; Ambassadors', 8 June, 1917.
THREE GRACES, THE, musical play by Ben Travers (from the Viennese), music by
Franz Lehar, Empire, 26 Jan., 1924.
THREE LITTLE MAIDS, musical play by Paul Rubens, Apollo, 10 May, 1902.
THREE MUSKETEERS, THE, drama by Charles Dillon, Charles Rice, and Augustus
Harris, (from Dumas' novel), Lyceum, 16 Oct., 1856.
THREE MUSKETEERS, THE, play by Henry Hamilton (from Dumas* novel),
Metropole, 12 Sept., 1898 ; Globe, 22 Oct., 1898 ; Lyceum, 3 Nov., 1900 ;
Lyric, 3 Mar., 1909.
THREE WAYFARERS, THE, play by Thomas Hardy, Terry's, 3 June, 1893.
THREE WEEKS, play adapted by Roy Hornirnan from Elinor Glyn's novel,
Strand, 12 July, 1917.
THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE, comedy by Arthur Murphy, Covent Garden,
9 Jan., 1764; 30 Mar., 1776; 11 Oct., 1797; Drury Lane, 11 May, 1801 ;
Haymarket, 7 July, 1809 ; Drury Lane, 10 May, 1815 ; Lyceum, 9 Apr., 1822.
THREE WISE FOOLS, comedy by Austin Strong, Comedy, 12 July, 1919;
Ambassadors', 29 Mar., 1920.
THUMPING LEGACY, THE, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Drury Lane, 11 Feb.,
1843.
THUNDERBOLT, THE, play by A. W. Pinero, St. James's, 9 May, 1908.
TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN, THE, drama by Tom Taylor (from the French), Olympic,
27 May, 1863 ; Holborn, 24 Mar., 1873 ; Olympic, 21 June, 1875 ; Adelphi,
2 Aug., 1879 ; Olympic, 28 Jan., 1888 ; Olympic, 8 Sept., 1888,
TIGER CATS, play by Michael Orme (from the French), Savoy, 26 Tune, 1924 ;
11 Aug., 1924. .
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TIGER ROSE, drama by Willard Mack, Savoy, 16 Oct., 1919.
TIGER'S CUB, romance of Alaska by George Potter, Garrick, 29 Jan., 1916.
TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY, comedy by Ian Hay, adapted from his novel " Happy
Go-Lucky/1 Apollo, 10 July, 1919 ; Strand, 6 May, 1922.
TIME AND THE HOUR, romantic drama by J. Palgrave Simpson and Felix Dale
(Herman Merivale), Queen's, 29 June, 1868.
TIME is MONEY, comedietta by Mrs. Hugh Bell and Arthur Cecil, Comedy, 21
Apr., 1892.
TIME WORKS WONDERS, comedy by Douglas Jerrold, Haymarket, 26 Apr., 1845 •
19 Mar., 1850.
TIMES, THE, drama by John Daly, Olympic, 18 July, 1853.
TIMES, THE, comedy by A, W. Pinero, Terry's, 24 Oct., 1891.
TIMON OF ATHENS, Shakespeare's tragedy, circa 1606 ; Dorset Garden, altered by
Shadwell, Betterton as Timon, Harris as Apemantus, Smith as Alcibiades,
Mrs. Betterton as Evandra, Mrs. Shadwell as Melissa, 1678 ; Haymarket,
Mills, Verbruggen, Booth, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Bradshaw, 27 June, 1707 ; Drury
Lane, Booth, Mills, Walker, Mrs. Thurmond, Mrs. Horton, 8 Dec., 1720 ;
Covent Garden, Milward, Quin, Walker, Mrs. Hallam, Mrs. Buchanan, 1 May,
1733 ; Covent Garden, Walker as Timon, Quin as Apemantus, Ryan as
Alcibiades, 28 Mar., 1734 ; Drury Lane, Milward, Quin, Mills, Mrs. Butler,
Mrs. Pritchard, 20 Mar., 1740 ; Covent Garden, Hale as Timon, Quin as
Apemantus, Mrs. Pritchard as Evandra, 20 Apr., 1745 ; Drury Lane, altered
by Cumberland, Barry as Timon, Bannister as Apemantus, Crofts as Alci-
biades, Mrs. Barry as Evan the, 4 Dec., 1771 ; Covent Garden, altered by Hull.
Holman as Timon, Wroughton as Apemantus, Farren as Alcibiades, Mrs,
Inchbald as Melissa, 13 May, 1786 ; Drury Lane, Shakespeare's text restored,
Edimmd Kean as Timon, Bengough as Apemantus, Wallack as Alcibiades,
28 Oct., 1816 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps as Tirnon, George Bennett as
Apemantus, H. Marston as Alcibiades, Mrs. Graham as Timandra, 15 Sept.,
1851 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Timon, Marston as Apemantus, Rayner as
Alcibiades, 11 Oct., 1856 ; Court, J. H. Leigh as Timon, Hermann Vezin as
Apemantus, Frank Cooper as Alcibiades, Mabilia Daniell as Timandra, 18
May, 1904.
TIMOXTR THE TARTAR, melodrama by Matthew G. Lewis, Covent Garden, 29 Apr.,
1811 ; Drury Lane, 16 May, 1831 ; 3 Dec., 1832.
TINA, musical play by Paul Rubens and Harry Graham, music by Paul Rubens
and Haydn Wood, Adelphi, 2 Nov., 1915.
"Tis PITY SHE'S A WHORE, tragedy by John Ford, Phoenix, Drury Lane, 1631 ;
Salisbury Court, 9 Sept,, 1661 ; Shaftesbury (Phoenix Society), 28 Jan., 1923.
TITLE, THE, comedy by Arnold Bennett, Royalty, 20 July, 1918
TITUS ANDRONICUS, Shakespeare's tragedy, circa 1592 ; performed by Philip
Hcnslowo's company, Rose, Banksicle, 22 Jan., 1593 (-4) ; Theatre Royal,
1678 ; Drury Lane, 1701-2 ; Drury Lane, Quin as Aaron, Mills as Titus,
Walker as Bassiamis, Ryan as Lucius, Thurmond as Saturninus, 13 Aug.,
1717 ; Drury Lane, 28 July, 1719 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Boheme as Titus,
Quin as Aaron, Ryan as Lucius, Leigh as Saturninus, Mrs. Giffarcl as Tamora,
Mrs. Knapp as Lavmia, 21 Dec., 1720 ; Drury Lane, Mills as Titus, Walker as
Aaron, Thurmond as Saturninus, Williams as Lucius, 27 June, 1721 ;
Britannia, Ira Aldridge as Aaron, 15 Mar., 1852 ; Britannia, Ira Alclridge as
Aaron, 20 Apr., 1857 ; the Old Vic, George Hayes as Aaron, 8 Oct., 1923.
To HAVE THE HONOXJR, comedy by A. A. Milne, Wyndham's, 22 Apr., 1924.
To OBLIGE BENSON, comedietta by Tom Taylor (from the French), Olympic,
6 Mar., 1854.
To PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, comic drama by Tom Taylor, Lyceum, 28 Sept.,
1846 ; Adelphi, 5 Sept., 1853 ; Prince of Wales's, 29 Sept., 1877 ; Court,
24 Sept., 1881.
To PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS, farce by J. Maddison Morton, Hay-
market, 5 Feb., 1853.
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TO-DAY, comedy by Charles Brookfield (from the French), Comedy, 5 Dec., 1892,
TODDLES, farce by Clyde Fitch (from the French), Duke of York's, 3 Sept., 1906 •
Playhouse, 28 Jan., 1907 ; 20 May, 1908.
TOM AND JERRY, drama by W. T. MoncriefE (from Pierce Egan's book), Adelphi,
26 Nov., 1821 ; Tottenham Street, July, 1830 ; Victoria, 1855 ; Victoria, 5
Mar., 1870 ; Marylebone, 2 Sept., 1878 ; Surrey, 1880 ; Marylebone, 1883.
TOM, DICK, AND HARRY, farcical comedy by Mrs. R. Pacheo, Trafalgar Square,
2 Nov., 1893.
TOM JONES, comic opera by Alexander M. Thompson and Robert Courtneidge,
music by Edward German, Apollo, 17 Apr., 1907.
TOM NODDY'S SECRET, farce by T. Haines Bayly, Haymarket, 13 Sept., 1838.
TOM PINCH, domestic comedy by J. J. Diiley and Lewis Clifton (on Dickens's
" Martin Chuzzlewit "), Vaudeville, 10 Mar., 1881 ; St. James's, 5 Sept., 1903
TOM THUMB, burlesque tragedy by Henry Fielding, Haymarket, 1730.
TOM THUMB, burletta by Kaiie O'Hara (on Fielding's farce), Covent Garden,
3 Oct., 1780.
TOMMY ATKINS, drama by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck, Pavilion, 16 Sept.,
1895 ; Duke of York's, 23 Dec., 1895 ; Princess's, 31 July, 1897 ; Lyceum,
2 Sept, 1914.
TONI, farcical musical comedy by Douglas Furbcr and Harry Graham, music by
Hugo Hirsch, Shaftesbury, 12 May, 1924.
TO-NIGHT'S THE NIGHT, musical play by Fred Thompson (based on " The Pink
Dominos "), music by Paul A. Rubens, Gaiety, 28 Apr., 1915 ; Winter
Garden, 21 Apr., 1924.
TONS OF MONEY, farce by Will Evans and Valentine, Shaftesbury, 13 Apr., 1922.
TOODLES, THE, domestic drama by R. J. Raymond, originally entitled " The
Farmer's Daughter of the Severn Side"), Coburg, 11 Apr., 1831 ; altered
by W. E. Burton, Strand, 26 July, 1869.
Too MUCH JOHNSON, farce by William Gillette (from the French), Garrick,
18 Apr., 1898.
TOPSY-TURVEYDOM, extravaganza by W. S. Gilbert, Criterion, 21 Mar., 1874.
TOREADOR, THE, musical play by J. T. Tanner and Harry Nicholis, music by
Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, Gaiety, 17 June, 1901.
TOSCA, LA, play by Florence C. Grove and Henry Hamilton (from the French),
Garrick, Mrs. Bernard-Beere, 28 Nov., 1889 ; Aldwych, Ethel Irving (new
version by Paul Berton), 23 Sept., 1920.
TOWER OF NESLE, THE, drama by George Almar (from the French), Surrey,
17 Sept., 1833.
TOWN AND COUNTRY, comedy by Thomas Morton, Covent Garden, 10 Mar.,
1807 ; Drury Lane, 13 Feb., 1815 ; Haymarket, 6 Sept., 1815 ; Drury Lane,
3 May, 1816; Haymarket, 6 Nov., 1824; Covent Garden, 29 Sept., 1838;
Sadler's Wells, 7 May, 1847 ; Haymarket, Feb., 1849 ; Princess's, 24 Sept.,
1851 ; Haymarket, 8 May, 1854.
TOYMAKER OF NUREMBERG, THE, play by Austin Strong, Playhouse, 15 Mar.,
1910.
TRAGEDY QUEEN, THE, comedy by John Oxenford, Haymarket, Helen Faucit
as Anne Bracegirdle, 6 July, 1855 ; Olympic, Mrs. Stirling, 26 May, 1856,
(See also " An Actress by Daylight " and " Nance Oiclfield.")
TRA-LA-LA TOSCA, burlesque by F. C. Burnand, Royalty, 9 Jan,, 1890.
TREASURE ISLAND, play adapted by J. B. Fagan from Robert Louis Stevenson's
romance, Strand, 23 Dec., 1922; Strand, 24 Doc., 1923; Strand, 26 [Dec.,
1924.
TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, THE, play by R. C. Carton, St. James's, 25 Oct»» 1897.
TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Court, 20 Jan., 1898 ;
Duke of York's, 7 Apr., 1910 ; Kingsway, 10 May, 1915 ; New, 27 July, 1917 ;
7 Sept., 1917.
TRIAL BY JURY, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan, Royalty,
25 Mar., 1875 ; Strand, 3 Mar., 1877 ; Opera Comique, 25 Mar,, 1878 ; Savoy,
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11 Oct., 1884 ; 22 Sept., 1898 ; Prince's, 6 Jan., 1920 ; Prince's, 17 Oct. 1921 •
Prince's, 24 Mar., 1924.
TRIAL OF EFFIE DEANS, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault (from Scott's novel,
" The Heart of Midlothian "), Westminster, 26 Jan., 1863.
TRILBY, play by Paul Potter (from George Du Maurier's novel), Haymarket,
30 Oct., 1895 ; Her Majesty's, 7 June, 1897 ; His Majesty's, 30 May, 1903 :
8 Nov., 1904 ; 8 Nov., 1909 ; 19 Feb., 1912 ; Apollo, 30 May, 1922.
TRIP TO CHICAGO, A, musical farcical comedy, Vaudeville, 5 Aug., 1893.
TRIP TO CHINATOWN, A, musical comedy by Charles H. Hoyt Toole's 29 Sept
1894. y > V •
TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH, A, comedy by R. B. Sheridan, Drury Lane, 24 Feb.,
1777; .9 Jan., 1786; Covent Garden, 13 July, 1811 ; Drury Lane, 6 Dec.,
1815 ; 7 Oct., 1823 ; Charing Cross, 29 Sept., 1873. (See also " Miss Tomboy "
and " The Relapse.'1)
TRISTRAM AND ISEULT, play by J. Comyns Carr, Adelphi, 4 Sept., 1907.
TRIUMPH OF THE PHILISTINES, THE, comedy by Henry Arthur Tones, St. James's,
11 May, 1895.
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, Shakespeare's tragedy, circa 1602 ; Dorset Garden,
altered by Dryden, Betterton as Troilus, Harris as Ulysses, Mrs. Mary Lee
as Cressida, Mrs. Betterton as Andromache, Apr., 1679 ; Drury Lane, Wilks
as Troilus, Powell as Hector, Booth as Achilles, Mills as Agamemnon, Thur-
mond as Ulysses, Betterton as Thersites, Mrs. Bradshaw as Cressida, Mrs.
Rogers as Andromache, 2 June, 1709 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Ryan, Quin,
Leigh, Diggs, Boheme, Bullock, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs Bullock, 10 Nov., 1720 ;
Lincoln's Inn Fields, Ryan, Boheme, Hulett, Diggs, Walker, Quin, Mrs.
Boheme, Mrs? Bullock, 3 May, 1723 ; Covent Garden, Ryan as Troilus, Walker
as Hector, Hippisley as Pandarus, Lacy as Agamemnon, Quin as Thersites,
Mrs. Buchanan as Cressida, 20 Dec., 1733 ; Covent Garden, 7 Jan., 1734 ;
Great Queen Street, Lewis Casson as Troilus, Charles Fry as Thersites, Olive
Kennett as Cressida, Annie Williams as Andromache, 1 June, 1907 ; King's
Hall, Covent Garden, Esm6 Percy as Troilus, William Poel as Pandarus,
Miss Elspeth Keith as Thersites, Edith Evans as Cressida, Muriel Dole as
Andromache, 10 Dec., 1912 ; Everyman, Marlow Dramatic Society, 19 June,
1922 ; The Old Vic, Ion Swinley as Troilus, Florence Saunders as Cressida,
5 Nov., 1923.
TROJAN WOMEN, THE, tragedy by Euripides, translated by Gilbert Murray,
Court, 11 Apr,, 1905 ; Holborn Empire, 13 Dec., 1919 ; Palace, 1 May, 1922 ;
New, 3 Oct., 1924.
TRUANTS, THE, comedy by Wilfred T. Coleby, Kingsway, 11 Feb., 1909.
TRUE BLUE, drama by Leonard Outram and S. Gordon, Olympic, 19 Mar.,
1896.
TRUE HEART, drama by Henry Byatt, Princess's, 3 June, 1889.
TRUE TO THE CORE, drama by A. R. Slous, Surrey, 8 Sept., 1866 ; Princess's,
15 June, 1867 ; Novelty, 5 Apr., 1897.
TRUMPET CALL, THE, drama by George R. Sims and Robert Buchanan, Adelphi,
1 Aug., 1891.
TRUTH ABOUT BLAYDS, THE, play by A. A. Milne, Globe, 20 Dec., 1921.
TRUTH, comedy by Bronson Howard, Criterion, 8 Feb., 1879 ; 11 Sept., 1890.
TRUTH, THE, comedy by Clyde Fitch, Comedy, 6 Apr., 1907.
TRYING IT ON, farce by William Brough, Lyceum, 3 May, 1853 ; Criterion, 23
Apr., 1890.
TURANDOT, PRINCESS OP CHINA, play, adapted by Jethro Bethell, St. James's,
18 Jan., 1913.
TURN HIM OUT, farce by T. J. Williams, Strand, 17 Aug., 1863.
TURN OF THE TIDE, THE, drama by F. C. Burnand, Queen's, 29 May, 1869 ;
Olympic, 22 Dec., 1877.
TURNED UP, farcical comedy by Mark Melford, Vaudeville, 27 May, 1886 ; Strand,
14 Feb., 1891.
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TURNING POINT, THE, play by Peter Le Marchant (from the French), St. James's
1 Oct., 1912.
TWELFTH NIGHT, Shakespeare's comedy, 1594-1601 ; Middle Temple Hall,
2 Feb., 1601 (-2) ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Lovel as Malvolio, Betterton as Sir
Toby, Harris as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Mrs. Gibbs as Olivia, 6 Jan., 1663 ;
Drury Lane, Macklin as Malvolio, Mrs. Pritcliard as Viola, Kitty Clive as
Olivia, 15 Jan., 1741 ; Macklin, Peg Woffington, and Kitty Clive, 15 Apr.,
1746 ; Drury Lane, Yates as Malvolio, Miss Plym as Viola, 19 Oct., 1763 ;
Drury Lane, King as Malvolio, Miss Younge as Viola, Mrs. Abington as Olivia,
10 Dec., 1771 ; Co vent Garden, Yates as Malvolio, Mrs. Yates as Viola, 5
May, 1772; Covent Garden, Wilson and Mrs. Barry, 17 Mar., 1777; Hay-
market, Bensley and Mrs. Bulkley, 15 Aug., 1782 ; Covent Garden, Henderson
and Mrs. Robinson, 7 May, 1783 ; Drury Lane, Bensley and Mrs, Jordan,
11 Nov., 1785; John Bannister and Mrs. Jordan, 17 May, 1797; Covent
Garden, Munden and Mrs. H. Johnson, 9 June, 1801 ; John Liston and
Mrs. S. Booth, 5 Jan., 1811 ; Drury Lane, Dowton and Mrs. Davison, 6 Jan.,
1813 ; Covent Garden, as an opera, W. Farren and Maria Tree, 8 Nov., 1820 ;
Covent Garden, Dowton and Miss Shireff, 10 Oct., 1833 ; Haymarket, Ben-
jamin Webster and Ellen Tree, 31 Aug., 1836 ; Haymarket, William Farren
arid Ellen Tree, 3 Sept., 1839 ; Haymarket, Charlotte Cushman as Viola,
May, 1846 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps and Laura Addison, 26 Jan.,
1848 ; Haymarket, Webster and Mrs. Charles Kean, 1 1 Nov., 1848 ; Olympic,
E. L. Davenport and Mrs. Mowatt, 7 Jan., 1850 ; Princess's, Drinkwater
Meadows and Mrs. Charles Kean, 28 Sept., 1850; Haymarket, W. H.
Chippendale and Ada Swanborough, 2 July, 1856 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps and
Mrs. Charles Young, 19 Feb., 1859 ; Olympic, Kate Terry as Viola, 7 June,
1865 ; Crystal Palace, W. H. Vernon and Miss Carlisle, 8 May, 1875 ; Gaiety,
Phelps and Miss Carlisle, 15 Jan., 1876 ; Haymarket, H. Howe and Adelaide
Neilson, 2 Feb., 1878 ; Gaiety, Beerbohm Tree as Malvolio, 25 May, 1883 ;
Strand, Edward Compton and Virginia Bateman, 8 Dec., 1883 ; Lyceum,
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, 8 July, 1884 ; Marion Terry as Viola, 28 July,
1884 ; Daly's, George Clarke and Ada Rehan, 8 Jan., 1894 ; Lyceum, Mr. and
Mrs. F. R. Benson, 22 Mar., 1900 ; Her Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree and Lily
Brayton, 5 Feb., 1901 ; His Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree and Lily Brayton,
2 June, 1902 ; Viola Tree as Viola, 7 June, 1904 ; 26 Apr,, 1905 ; 25 Apr.,
1906 ; Waldorf, E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, 26 Apr., 1907 ; His
Majesty's, 22 Apr., 1908 ; 25 June, 1909 ; Phyllis Ncilson-Tcny as Viola,
7 Apr., 1910; Viva Birkett as Viola, 5 June, 1911 ; Phyllis Neilson-Tcrry
as Viola, 23 May, 1912 ; Savoy, Henry Ainlcy and Lillah McCarthy, 15 Nov.,
1912; His Majesty's, Beerbohm Tree and Phyllis Neil son-Terry, 16 June,
1913 ; Court, Herbert Waring and Leah Bateman, 29 Oct., 1918 ; 26 *May,
1919 ; Kingsway, Baliol Holloway and Dorothy Chcston, 3 Nov., 1923 ;
New Oxford (" Old Vic." Co.), 30 June, 1924.
TWELVE POUND LOOK, THE, comedy by J. M, Barrie, Duke of York's, 1 Mar.,
1910; Little, 3 Oct., 1911.
TWICE KILLED, farce by John Oxenf ord, Olympic, 26 Nov., 1 835 ; Drury Lane,
31 Mar., 1852.
TWIN RIVALS, THE, comedy by George Farquhar, Drury Lane, 14 Dec., 1702.
TWIN SISTER, THE, play by Ludwig Fulda, translated by Louis N, 'Parker,
Duke of York's, 1 Jan., 1902.
TWINS, farcical comedy by Joseph Derrick, Olympic, 2 Aug., 1884.
'TwiXT AXE AND CROWN, historical play by Tom Taylor, Queen's, Mrs. Kousby,
22 Jan., 1870; Princess's, 27 Oct., 1873; Queen's, 2 Feb., 1878; Fulham,
Mrs. Russ Whytal, 19 Feb., 1906.
Two FOSCARI, THE, tragedy by Lord Byron, Covent Garden, Macrcady as
Francis, Anderson as Jacopo, Helen Fancit as Marina, 7 Apr., 1838.
Two GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, THE, Shakespeare's comedy, 1595 ; Drury Lane,
altered by Victor, O'Brien as Valentine, Holland as Proteus, Yates as Launce,
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King as Speed, Mrs. Yatcs as Julia, Miss Bride as Sylvia, Miss Pope as Lucetta,
22 Dec., 1762 ; Covent Garden, text restored, Whitfield, Wroughton, Quick,
Edwin, Mrs. Mattocks, Mrs. S. Kemble, Mrs. Wilson, 13 Apr., 1784 ; Drury
Lane, Barrymore, Wroughton, Dodd, John Bannister, Mrs. Goodall, Mrs.
Kemble, Mrs. Wilson, 15 Jan., 1790 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kemble, Pope,
Munden, Blanchard, Miss Smith, Miss Norton, Miss Waddy, 21 Apr., 1808 ;
Covent Garden, as an opera, Jones, Abbott, Liston, Blanchard, Maria Tree,
Miss Hallande, Miss Beaumont, 29 Nov., 1821 ; Drury Lane, Macready as
Valentine, Anderson as Proteus, Phelps as the Duke of Milan, Keeley as
Launce, Miss Fortescue as Julia, Miss Ellis as Sylvia, 29 Dec., 1841 ; Hay-
rnarket, Charles Kean as Valentine, W. Creswick as Proteus, Keeley as
Launce, Webster as Speed, Mrs. Charles Kean as Julia, Julia Bennett as
Sylvia, 14 Dec., 1848 ; Olympic, E. L. Davenport as Valentine, Conway as
Proteus, H. Compton as Launce, Scharf as Speed, John Ryder as the Duke
of Milan, Fanny Vining as Julia, Mrs. Seymour as Sylvia, 26 Dec., 1849 ;
Sadler's Wells, H. Marston as Valentine, Frederic Robinson as Proteus,
Mrs. Charles Young as Julia, 18 Feb., 1857 ; Vaudeville, Bernard Gould as
Valentine, Charles Fulton as Proteus, Charles Charrington as the Duke,
Ben Greet as Launce, Annie Webster as Julia, Rose Norreys as Sylvia,
May Whitty as Lucetta, 19 June, 1885 ; Daly's, John Craig as Valentine,
Frank Worthing as Proteus, George Clarke as the Duke, James Lewis as
Launce, Herbert Gresham as Speed, Ada Rehan as Julia, Maxine Elliott as
Sylvia, Sybil Carlisle as Lucetta, 2 July, 1895 ; Court, Acton Bond as Valen-
tine, William Devereux as Proteus, J. H. Leigh as the Duke, A. G. Poulton
as Launce, Granville Barker as Speed, Thyrza Norman as Julia, Ellen O'Malley
as Sylvia, Rosina Filippi as Lucetta, 8 Apr., 1904 ; His Majesty's, Winifred
Rae as Valentine, George Ellis as Proteus, Arthur Hands as the Duke, Leonard
Howard as Launce, Edwin Coates as Speed, Mary Mannering as Julia, Olivia
Glynne as Sylvia, Margaret Buss6 as Lucetta, 20 Apr., 1910.
Two HUNDRED A YEAR, comedietta by A. W. Pinero, Globe, 6 Oct., 1877.
Two IN THE MORNING, farce by Charles Mathews, Covent Garden, 3 Oct.,
1840.
Two JOHNNIES, THE, farcical comedy adapted (from the French) by Fred Horner
and Frank Wyatt, Comedy, 6 June, 1889 ; Trafalgar Square, 5 Oct., 1893.
Two LITTLE VAGABONDS, melodrama by George R. Sims and Arthur Shirley
(from the French), Princess's, 23 Sept., 1896 ; 4 Oct., 1897 ; Adelphi, 15 Feb.,
1900 ; Princess's, 21 Oct., 1901 ; Lyceum, 24 July, 1909.
Two ORPHANS, THE, drama by John Oxenford (from the French), Olympic,
14 Sept., 1874 ; 23 Sept., 1878 ; 10 Mar., 1884 ; Adelphi, 12 May, 1894.
Two ROSES, comedy by James Albery, Vaudeville, 4 June, 1870 ; 12 Sept., 1874 ;
13 Sept,, 1879; Lyceum, 26 Dec., 1881; Criterion, 7 Dec., 1887; 21 Mar.,
1888.
Two VIRTUES, THE, comedy by Alfred Sutro, St. James's, 5 Mar., 1914.
TYPHOON, Japanese play adapted by Laurence Irving (from the Hungarian),
Haymarket, 2 Apr., 1913.
TYRANNY OF TEARS, THE, comedy by C. Haddon Chambers, Criterion, 6 Apr.,
1899 ; Wyndham's, 29 Jan., 1902 ; Comedy, 5 Feb , 1914.
U
UGLIEST WOMAN ON EARTH, THE, play by F. Melville Terriss, Rotherhithe,
14 Nov., 1904.
ULYSSES, poetic drama by Stephen Phillips, Her Majesty's Theatre, 1 Feb., 1902.
UNCLE, farcical comedy by H. J. Byron, Gaiety, 1 Feb., 1879.
UNCLE DICK'S DARLING, drama by H. J. Byron, Gaiety, 13 Dec., 1869.
UNCLE JOHN, comedy by G. R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh, Vaudeville, 3 Apr., 1893.
UNCLE SAM, comedy by Samuel Shipman and Aaron Hoffman, Haymarket, 12
Feb., 1919.
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, drama adapted from the story, Standard, 13 Sept., 1852.
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, drama by G. F. Rowe, Princess's, 31 Aug., 1878 ; 22 Dec '
1887.
UNCLE'S WILL, comedietta by Theyre Smith., Haymarket, 4 Oct., 1870.
UNCLES AND AUNTS, farcical comedy by Wm. Lestocq and Walter Everard,
Comedy, 22 Aug., 1888, Great Queen Street, 4 Nov., 1901.
UNDER COVER, play by Roi Cooper Megrue, Strand, 17 Jan., 1917.
UNDER THE CLOCK, musical extravaganza, by C. H. Brookfield and Seymour
Hicks, music by Edward Jones, Court, 25 Nov., 1893.
UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE, play by H. V. Esmond, Lyric, 7 Sept., 1907.
UNDER THE RED ROBE, romantic play adapted by Edward Rose (from Stanley
Weyman's novel), Haymarket, 17 Oct., 1896.
UNDER THE ROSE, farce by E. Roberts, St. James's, 24 Mar., 1862.
UNDER WHICH KING ? play by J. B. Fagan, Adelphi, 5 June, 1905.
UNDERCURRENT, THE, comedy by R. C. Carton, Criterion, 14 Sept., 1901.
UNDERGROUND JOURNEY, AN, comedietta by Mrs. Hugh Bell and C. H.
BrookfLeld, Comedy, 9 Feb., 1893,
UNDINE, spectacular romance by Robert Rcece, Olympic, 2 July, 1870.
UNDINE, dramatic play by W. L. Courtney, Shakespeare (Liverpool), 23 Sept.,
1903; Criterion (first act), 23 May, 1907.
UNEQUAL MATCH, AN, comedy by Tom Taylor, Haymarket, Amy Sedgwick as
Hester Grazebrook, 7 Nov., 1857 ; Prince of Wales's, Mrs. Bancroft, 29 Sept.,
1877; Aquarium, Marie Litton, 11 Feb., 1878; Imperial, Mrs. Langtry,
16 Sept., 1882 ; Imperial, Eleanor Calhoun, 14 Oct., 1882 ; Gaiety, Marie de
Grey, 21 Feb., 1883.
UNFINISHED GENTLEMAN, THE, farce by Charles Selby, Adelphi, 2 Dec., 1834.
UNFORESEEN, THE, play by Robert Marshall, Haymarket, 2 Dec., 1902.
UNION JACK, THE, drama by Henry Pettitt and Sydney Grundy, Adelphi, 18
July, 1888.
UNKNOWN, THE, play by W. Somerset Maugham, Aldwych, 9 Aug., 1920.
UNLIMITED CASH, comedy by F. C. Burnand, Gaiety, 27 Oct., 1879.
UNWRITTEN LAW, THE, play by Laurence Irving (from the Russian), Garrick,
14 Nov., 1910.
UP AT THE HILLS, comedy by Tom Taylor, St. James's, 29 Oct., 1860.
UPPER CRUST, THE, comedy by H. J. Byron, Folly, 31 Mar., 1880 ; Toole's,
23 Apr., 1891.
Us, song-show by Clay Smith, R. P. Weston, Bert Lee, etc., Ambassadors',
28 Nov., 1918.
USED UP, comic drama by Dion Boucicault, Haymarket, 6 Feb., 1844 ; Drury
Lane, 22 Nov., 1855 ; Haymarket, 17 Dec., 1863 ; Adelphi, 29 July, 1867 ;
Olympic, 27 Jan., 1868 ; Opera Comique, 14 May, 1877.
UTOPIA, LIMITED, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan,
Savoy, 7 Oct., 1893.
V
VAGABOND, THE, comedy by W. S. Gilbert, 25 Mar,, 1878.
VAGABOND KING, THE, play by Louis N. Parker, Metropole, 18 Oct., 1897 ;
Court, 4 Nov., 1897.
VALENTINE, comedy-opera, by Arthur Davenport and Charles Wibrow, music
by Napoleon Lambelet, St. James's, 24 Jan., 1918,
VALENTINE AND ORSON, romantic melodrama by Tom- Dibdin, Covcnt Garden,
3 Apr., 1804 ; 25 July, 1804.
VALENTINE AND ORSON, burlesque drama by Robert Reece, Gaiety, 23 Doc., 1882.
VAMPIRE, THE, phantom drama by Dion Boucicault, Princess's, 14 June, 1852,
VAN DYCK, THE, dramatic episode adapted by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox (from the
French), His Majesty's, 16 Mar., 1907.
VANDERDECKEN, drama by W. G. Wills and Percy Fitzgerald, Lyceum, S Tune,
1878. J * y J
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VANITY FAIR, caricature by G. W. Godfrey, Court, 27 Apr., 1895.
VANITY FAIR, revue by Arthur Wimperis, music by Herman Finck Palace
6 Nov., 1916.
VENICE PRESERVED, tragedy by Thomas Otway, Dorset Garden, Betterton as
Jaffier, Smith as Pierre, Mrs. Barry as Belvidera, 1680-1 ; Haymarket, Wilks,
Verbruggcn, and Mrs. Barry, 9 May, 1707; Haymarket, Betterton, Mills, and
Mrs. Barry, 15 Nov., 1707 ; Drury Lane, Thurmond, Mills, and Mrs. Barry,
4 June, 1708 ; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Ryan, Quin, and Mrs. Seymour, 2 Dec.,
1721 ; Drury Lane, Milward, Quin, and Mrs. Gibber, 11 Jan., 1738 ; Goodman's
Fields, Giflard, David Garrick, and Mrs. Giffard, 1 Apr., 1742 ; Covent Gar-
den, Ryan, Quin, and Mrs. Gibber, 1 Oct., 1742 ; Drury Lane, Delane, Garrick,
and Mrs. Pritchard, 14 Mar., 1743 ; Drury Lane, Delane, Spranger Barry,
and Mrs. Giffard, 16 Feb., 1747 ; Drury Lane, Garrick (as Jaffier), Barry, and
Mrs. Gibber, 8 Feb., 1748; Covent Garden, Barry (as Jaffier), Sparks, and
Mrs. Gibber, 21 Dec., 1752 ; Covent Garden, Murphy, Thomas Sheridan, and
Mrs. Bellamy, 23 Nov., 1754 ; Drury Lane, Holland, Garrick, and Mrs. Gibber,
17 Mar., 1760 ; Drury Lane, Barry, Holland, and Mrs. Dancer, 15 Dec., 1767 ;
Drury Lane, Barry, Aikin, and Mrs. Barry, 7 Apr., 1770 ; Drury Lane,
Brereton, Bensley, and Mrs. Siddons, 14 Dec., 1782 ; Covent Garden, Pope,
Henderson, and Mrs. Crawford, 19 Jan., 1785 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble,
Bensley, and Mrs. Siddons, 11 Feb., 1786 ; Covent Garden, Pope, Aikin, and
Mrs. Siddons, 25 Feb., 1786; Covent Garden, Browne, George Frederick
Cooke, and Miss Murray, 29 May, 1802 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kemble,
Cooke, and Mrs. Siddons, 17 Nov., 1803; Covent Garden Co. (at Opera
House, Haymarket), Charles Kenible, Cooke, and Mrs. Beaumont, 23 Dec.,
1808 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble, J. P. Kemble, and Mrs. Siddons,
8 Nov., 1811 ; Covent Garden, Charles Young as Pierre, and Miss Marriott,
24 Sept., 1812 ; Drury Lane, Sowerby, Raymond, and Miss Smith, 29 May,
1813 ;' Covent Garden, Conway, Young, and Mrs. MacGibbon, 21 Oct., 1813 ;
Driiry Lane, Rae, Sowerby, and Miss Stanley, 5 Jan., 1814 ; Drury Lane,
Elliston as Pierre, and Miss Smith, 9 May, 1814 ; Covent Garden, Eliza O'Neill
as Belvidera, 13 Oct., 1814 ; Covent Garden, Macready as Pierre, and Miss
O'Neill, 8 May, 1819; Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, Elliston, and Mrs.
MacGibbon, 12 June, 1820 ; Drury Lane, Cooper, Young, and Miss Phillips,
6 Apr., 1829 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble as Pierre, Fanny Kemble as
Belvidera, 9 Dec., 1829 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Miss Huddart (Mrs.
Warner), 22 Nov., 1830 ; Drury Lane, Mrs. Sloman as Belvidera, 14 Oct.,
1833 ; Covent Garden, Miss Clifton as Belvidera, 4 Oct., 1834 ; Charles
Kemble as Jaffier, Osbaldiston as Pierre, Helen Faucit as Belvidera, 27 Jan.,
1836 ; George Bennett as Jaffier, 18 Feb., 1836 ; Vandenhoff as Jaffier,
Macready as Pierre, Helen Faucit as Belvidera, 29 Dec., 1836 ; Elton,
Macready, and Helen Faucit, 26 May, 1837 ; Samuel Phelps, Macready, and
Helen Faucit, 27 Oct., 1837 ; Drury Lane, Anderson as Jaffier, Phelps as
Pierre, Helen Faucit as Belvidera, 13 Jan., 1842; Sadler's Wells, Phelps,
Marston, and Mrs. Warner, 4 Aug., 1845 ; G. K. Dickinson, George Bennett,
and Miss Glyn, 26 Dec., 1849 ; Bennett, Marston, and Miss Glyn, 1 Nov.,
1850 ; Gaiety, Charles Harcourt, William Creswick, and Genevidve Ward,
19 Apr., 1876 ; Royalty, Otway Society, 13 June, 1904 ; Lyric, Hammersmith,
'Phoenix Society ; E. Ion Swinley, Balliol Hollo way and Cathleen Nesbitt,
28 Nov, 1920,
VENUS, burlesque by Edward Rose and Augustus Harris, Royalty, 27 June,
1879.
V&RQNIQUE, comic opera by A. Vanloo and G. Duval, English version by Henry
Hamilton, music by Andr6 Mcssager, Coronet, 5 May, 1903 ; Apollo, 18 May,
1904 ; Adelphi, 3 Apr., 1915.
VBRT-VKRT, opera-bouffc, by H. and R. Mansell, St. James's, 2 May, 1874.
VERY IDEA, THE, farce by William Le Baron, St. Martin's, 21 Apr., 1919 ; 26
July, 1919.
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VERY LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, THE, burlesque by Robert Reece, Vaudeville,
13 Feb., 1872.
VERY LITTLE HAMLET, burlesque by W. Yardley, Gaiety, 29 Nov., 1884.
VICAR OF BRAY, THE, comic opera by Sydney Grundy, music by Edward Solomon,
Globe, 22 July, 1882 ; Savoy, 28 Jan., 1892.
VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, THE, drama by J. S. Coyne, Strand, 4 Mar., 1850.
VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, THE, light opera, lyrics by Laurence Housman, music by
Liza Lehrnann, Prince of Wales's, 12 Dec., 1907.
VICAR OF WIDE- AWAKE- FIELD, THE, burlesque by H. B. Stephens and W.
Yardley, Gaiety, 8 Aug., 1885.
VICARAGE, THE, a fireside story by Savile Rowe (Clement Scott), Prince of Wales's,
31 Mar., 1877.
VICE- VERSA, dramatic sketch by Edward Rose (from a story by F. Anstey),
Gaiety, 9 Apr., 1883.
VICE-VERSA, comedy by F. Anstey (from his novel), Comedy, 10 Nov., 1910;
18 Dec., 1911.
VICTORINE, drama by J. B. Buckstone, Adelphi, 17 Oct., 1831 ; 7 Mar., 1836;
30 Aug., 1855 ; 14 Nov., 1866.
VIE, LA, operatic burlesque by H. B. Farnie (from the French), and music by
Jacques Offenbach, Avenue, 3 Oct., 1883.
VIE PARISIENNE, LA, opera-bouffe by F. C. Burnand (from the French), music
by Jacques Offenbach, Holborn, 30 Mar., 1872.
VIKINGS, THE, play (adapted from Henrik Ibsen), Imperial, 15 Apr., 1903
VILLAGE COQUETTES, THE, opera by Charles Dickens, music by John Hullah,
St. James's, 6 Dec., 1836.
VILLAGE PRIEST, A, play by Sydney Grundy (from the French), Hay market,
3 Apr., 1890.
VIOLIN MAKER OF CREMONA, THE, comedy by Henry Neville (from the French),
Olympic, 7- July, 1877.
VIRGIN GODDESS, THE, tragedy by Rudolf Bcsier, Aclelphi, 23 Oct., 1907.
VIRGIN MARTYR, THE, tragedy by Philip Massinger and T. Dekkcr, 1620 ; Theatre
Royal, 27 Feb., 1668.
VIRGIN UNMASKED, THE, farce by Henry Fielding, Drury Lane, 6 Jan., 1735 ;
Covent Garden, 30 Sept., 1743 ; Drury Lane, 6 Oct., 1759 ; Co vent Garden,
29 Apr., 1768; Haymarket, 19 May, 1775 ; Covent Garden, 31 Jan., 1786;
Drury Lane, 2 Mar., 1786; Covent Garden, 18 Dec., 1810.
VIRGINIUS, tragedy by J. Sheridan Knowles, Covent Garden, Macready as Vir-
ginius, Charles Kernble as Icilius, Miss Foote as Virginia, 17 May, 1820;
Drury Lane, Macready, Wallack, and Mrs. W. West, 13 Oct., 1823'; Drury
Lane, Edmund Kean, Charles Kemble, and Miss "farman, 15 Dec., 1828;
Charles Young, Wallack, and Miss Phillips, 31 May, 1830 ; Macready, Wallack,
and Miss Phillips, 18 Oct., 1830 ; Covent Garden, Sheridan Knowles as Vir-
ginius, Ellen Tree as Virginia, 10 Dec., 1832 ; Drury Lane, Vandenhoff and
Ellen Tree, 30 Mar., 1835 ; Covent Garden, Osbaldiston and Miss Taylor,
19 Nov., 1835 ; Drury Lane, Macready and Ellen Tree, 3 Mar., 1836 ; Covent
Garden, Macready and Miss Vincent, 1 Dec., 1836 ; Drury Laue, Edwin
Forrest as Virginius, Cooper as Icilius, Miss Taylor as Virginia, 19 Doc.,
1836 ; Covent Garden, Macready, Anderson, and Helen Fancit, 13 May,
1839 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps, Hudson, and Miss Cooper, 1 July, 1844 ;
Princess's, Macready, and Emmeline Montague, 20 Mar., 1848; Olympic,
G. V. Brooke as Virginius, 23 Mar., 1848 ; Surrey, William Croswick as
Virginius, 24 Sept., 1849 ; Surrey, William Creswick as Virginius, Charles
Calvert as Icilius, Miss Marriott as Virginia, 7 May, 1856 ; Lyceum, Charles
Dillon as Virginius, 13 Mar., 1857 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps a» Virginius,
Mrs. Charles Young as Virginia, 25 Mar., 1860 ; Phelps as Virginius, Hermann
Vezin as Icilius, Mrs. Charles Young as Virginia, 17 Nov., I860 ; Sadler's
Wells, Frederic Robinson as Virginius, Miss BrudonclLas Virginia, 22 Aug.,
1864 ; Queen's, John Ryder as Virginius, George Rignold as Icilius, Henrietta
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Hodson as Virginia, 20 Apr., 1872 ; Surrey, William Creswick, Charles
Cartwright, and Lydia Cowell, 4 Oct., 1880 ; Drury Lane, John McCullough,
J. H. Barnes, and Lydia Cowell, 25 Apr., 1881 ; Olympic, Edmund Tearle
as Virginius, Kate Clinton as Virginia, 7 May, 1892 ; "Lyric, Wilson Barrett,
Edward Irwin, and Maud Jeffries, 8 May, 1897.
VIRTUE BETRAYED, tragedy by J. Banks, Dorset Garden, 1682, Drury Lane,
9 June, 1703 ; 3 Dec., 1711 ; 9 Jan., 1725 ; Covent Garden, 17 Mar^, 1750 ;
10 Apr., 1758 ; 1 Apr., 1766.
VISION OF DELIGHT, THE, masque by Ben Jonson, presented at Court, Christmas,
1617, His Majesty's, 27 June, 1911.
VOICE FROM THE MINARET, THE, play by Robert S. Hichens, Globe, 26 Aug.,
1919. S
VOLCANO, THE, farce by R. R. Lumley, Court, 14 Mar., 1891.
VOLPONE, comedy by Ben Jonson, 1605 ; Theatre Royal, 14 Jan., 1665 ; Hay-
market, 3 Dec., 1706; Lincoln's Inn Fields, 15 Nov., 1727; Drury Lane,
13 Mar., 1735 ; Covent Garden, 23 Oct., 1738 ; 26 Nov., 1771 ; Haymarket,
12 Sept., 1783 ; Drury Lane, 21 Feb., 1785 ; Lyric, Hammersmith, Phoenix
Society, 30 Jan., 1921 ; Regent (The Phoenix Society), 29 June, 1923.
VORTEX, THE, play by Noel Coward, Everyman, 25 Nov., 1924 ; Royalty,
16 Dec., 1924.
VOTES FOR WOMEN, dramatic tract by Elizabeth Robins, Court, 9 Apr., 1907.
VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE, LE, opera-boufle, adapted by Henry S. Leigh (from
Offenbach), Alhambra, 15 Apr., 1876.
VOYAGE EN SUISSE, LE, by Robert Reece (from the French), Gaiety, 27 Mar.,
1880 ; revived as " The Swiss Express/' Princess's, 26 Dec., 1891.
VOYSEY INHERITANCE, THE, play by Granville Barker, Court, 7 Nov., 1905 ;
12 Feb., 1906 ; Kingsway, 5 Sept., 1912.
W
WALKER, LONDON, comedy by J. M. Barrie, Toole's, 25 Feb., 1892.
WALLS OF JERICHO, THE, play by Alfred Sutro, Garrick, 31 Oct., 1904 ; Shaftes-
bury, 2 Oct., 1905 ; Garrick, 4 June, 1907.
WALTZ DREAM, A, operetta by Felix Doorman and Leopold Jacobson, music by
Oscar Straus, Hicks, 7 Mar., 1908 ; Daly's, 17 Jan., 1911.
WANDERING HEIR, THE, drama by Charles Reade, Queen's, Mrs. John Wood,
15 Nov., 1873 ; Ellen Terry, 28 Feb., 1874.
WANDERING JEW, THE, drama by Leopold Lewis, Adelphi, 14 Apr., 1873.
WANDERING JEW, THE, drama by E. Temple Thurston, New, 9 Sept., 1920 ;
26 Nov., 1924.
WANDERING MINSTREL, THE, farce by H. Mayhew, Fitzroy, Mitchell as Jem
Baggs, 16 Jan., 1834 ; Olympic, F. Robson as Jem Baggs, 24 May, 1853.
WANTED, A HUSBAND, play by Cyril Harcourt, Playhouse, 9 May, 1917.
WAPPING OLD STAIRS, comic opera by S. Robertson and Howard Talbot.
Vaudeville, 17 Feb., 1894.
WAR, drama by T. W. Robertson, St. James's, 16 Jan., 1871.
WAR GOD, THE, play by Israel Zangwill-, His Majesty's, 8 Nov., 1911.
WAR TO THE KNIFE, comedy by H. J. Byron, Prince of Wales's, 10 June, 1865.
WARE CASE, THE, play by George Pleydell, Wyndham's, 4 Sept, 1915;
18 Oct., 1924,
WARP AND WOOF, play by Hon. Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton, Camden, 6 June, 1904 ;
Vaudeville, 27 June, 1904.
WASTE, tragedy by Granville Barker, Imperial (Stage Society), 24 Nov., 1907 ;
Savoy, 28 Jan., 1908.
WATCH YOUR STEP, revue by H. B. Smith, English version by Harry Grattan,
music by Irving Berlin, Empire, 4 May, 1915.
WAT TYLER, burlesque, by G. A. Sala, Gaiety, 20 Dec., 1869.
WATER BABIES, fairy play by Rutland Barrington (from Kingsley's book), music
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by F. Rosse, A, Fox, and Alfred Cellier, Garrick, 18 Dec., 1902 ; 22 Dec
1903.
WAY OF AN EAGLE, THE, play by Ethel M. Dell, Adelphi, 20 June, 1922.
WAY OF THE WORLD, THE, comedy by W. Congreve, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1699 *
Drury Lane, 8 Jan., 1718 ; 14 Feb., 1718 ; 5 Mar., 1722 ; 29 Mar., 1731 ;
6 Dec., 1732 • Covent Garden, 7 Dec., 1732 ; Drury Lane, 17 Mar., 1740,'
23 Jan., 1742 ; Goodman's Fields, 27 Jan., 1742 ; Covent Garden, 14 May,
1744
1759
1766
1797
7 Apr., 1749 ; Drury Lane, 15 Nov., 1750 ; 16 Mar., 1758 ; 16 Oct.;
14 Apr., 1762 ; Covent Garden, 24 Nov., 1764 ; Drury Lane, 10 May
17 May, 1768 ; Covent Garden, 2 Nov., 1776 ; 18 Nov., 1789 ; 7 Nov.,
Drury Lane, 2 Nov., 1800 ; Haymarket, 17 Dec., 1842 ; Court,
17 Apr., 1904 ; Royalty, 7 Nov., 1904 ; King's Hall, Covent Garden
(Stage Society), 12 May, 1918 ; Lyric, Hammersmith, 7 Feb., 1924.
WAY TO GET MARRIED, THE, comedy by T. Morton, Covent Garden, 23 Jan.,
1796 ; Drury Lane, 17 June, 1805 ; Haymarket, 28 Aug., 1812 ; Drury Lane,
19 Oct., 1813 ; 26 Oct., 1819 ; Lyceum, 4 June, 1829 ; Drury Lane, 3 Jan., 1833.
WAY TO KEEP HIM, THE, comedy by A. Murphy, Drury Lane, 10 Jan., 1761 ;
Covent Garden, 24 Mar., 1768 ; Haymarket, 23 June, 1810 ; Covent Garden,
1 Oct., 1818; Haymarket, 16 June, 1831; 8 July, 1834; 17 July, 1835;
Sadler's Wells, 12 Apr., 1848; Haymarket, 10 July, 1858.
WE ALL HAVE OUR LITTLE FAULTS, farce by W. E. Suter, Grecian, 6 Oct., 1864,
WEAK WOMAN, comedy by H. J. Byron, Strand, 6 May, 1875.
WEAKER SEX, THE, comedy by A. W. Pinero, Court, 16 Mar., 1889,
WEALTH, play by Henry Arthur Jones, Haymarket, 27 Apr., 1889.
WEATHER-HEN, THE, comedy by Berte Thomas and Granville Barker, Terry's,
29 June, 1899 ; Comedy, 8 July, 1899.
WEDDING DAY, THE, comedy by Mrs. Inchbalcl, Drury Lane, 4 Nov., 1794 ; Drury
Lane, 1826.
WEDDING GOWN, THE, comedy by Douglas Jorrolcl, Drury Lane, 2 Jan., 1834 ;
2 Dec., 1834 ; 29 Jan., 1855.
WEDDING GUEST, THE, play by J. M, Barric, Garrick, 27 Sept,, 1900.
WEDDING MARCH, THE, eccentricity by P. L. Tomlinc (W. S. Gilbert), Court,
15 Nov., 1873.
WEEK-END, A, farcical comedy by Walter W. Ellis, Kingsway, 12 Sept., 1918,
WELCOME LITTLE STRANGER, comedy by James Albory (from the French),
Criterion, 6 Aug., 1890.
WELCOME STRANGER, comedy by Aaron Hoffman, Lyric, 19 Oct., 1921,
WELL OF THE SAINTS, THE, play by J. M. Syngc, St. George's Hall, 27 Nov., 1905,
WERNER, tragedy by Lord Byron, Drury Lane, Macrea'dy as Werner, Wallack
as Ulric, Mrs. Faucit as Josephine, 15 Dec., 1830 ; Drury Lane, Vandenhofi
as Werner, 16 Mar., 1835 ; Covent Garden, Macrcady and Mrs, W, West,
5 Oct., 1836 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps and Mrs. Warner, 17 June, 1844 ;
Princess's, Macready, 27 Mar., 1848 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Werner,
Edmund Phelps as XJlric, 21 Nov., 1860 ; Princess's, Phelps, 22 June, 1861 ;
Drury Lane, Phelps, 21 Mar., 1866 ; Lyceum, Henry Irving as Werner, George
Alexander as Ulric, Ellen Terry as Jo'sephine, 1 June, 1887.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS, comedy by J. M, Barric, Duke of York's, 3 Sept.,
1908 ; Duke of York's, 21 Oct., 1911 ; Apollo, 24 May, 1923.
WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES, farce by G. H. Broaclhurst, Grand, Croydon,
30 May, 1898 ; Strand, 12 July, 1898 ; Terry's, 22 Jan., 1900.
WHAT PAMELA WANTED, comedy by Charles Brookfield (from the French),
Criterion, 22 Apr., 1905.
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, farcical comedy by E. P. Parry and Frederick Mouillot,
Wyndham's, 2 Aug., 1905.
WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS, play by Arnold Bennett, Aldwych (Stage Society),
2 May, 1909 ; Royalty, 27 May, 1909 ; Everyman, 19 Oct., 1923,
WHEEL, THE, play by J. B. Fagan, Apollo, 1 Feb., 1922.
WHEEL OF FORTUNE, comedy by R. Cumberland, Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble as
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Penruddock, 28 Feb., 1795; Hayrnarket, Charles Young, 31 Aug., 1807*
Drury Lane, Edmund Kean, 29 Apr., 1815 ; Dowton, 17 June 1817 • Hay-
market, Vandenhoff, 1 July, 1834 ; J. P. Warde, 11 July, 1835 ; Drury Lane
Vandenhoff, 4 Mar., 1850 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps, 11 Dec., 1858.
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS, comedy by R. C. Carton, Court 23 May 1899 •
Criterion, 14 May, 1901.
WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER, play by Paul Kester (from the French)
Waldorf, 13 May, 1907.
WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD, farce by Charles Marlowe, (Harriet Jay); Wyndham's
29 Jan., 1907; Criterion, 17 Jan., 1910; Apollo, 11 June, 1914; New,
8 Feb., 1915; Kingsway, 17 Nov., 1917; St. Martin's, 20 Jan., 1919; Scala
26 Jan., 1920; Duke of York's, 10 Dec., 1920; Kingsway, 19 Dec., 1921 •
Court, 18 Dec., 1922 ; Criterion, 17 Dec., 1923 ; Fortune, 15 Dec., 1924.
WHEN THE DEVIL WAS ILL, comedy by Charles McEvoy ; Coronet, 14 June, 1909.
WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN, dramatic epilogue by Henrik Ibsen, translated by
William Archer, Imperial, 6 Jan., 1903.
WHEN WE WERE TWENTY-ONE, play by H. V. Esmond, Comedy, 2 Sept., 1901.
WHERE CHILDREN RULE, fantasy by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare, music by
Edward Jones, Garrick, 11 Dec., 1909.
WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS, fairy play by Clifford Mills and John Ramsey
(Reginald Owen), music by Roger Quilter, Savoy, 21 Dec., 1911 ; Garrick,
11 Dec., 1912; Garrick, 26 Dec., 1913 ; King's, Hammersmith, 24 Dec., 1914;
Garrick, 27 Dec., 1915 ; Globe, 26 Dec., 1916 ; Victoria Palace, 21 Dec., 1918 ;
20 Dec,, 1919 ; Apollo, 23 Dec., 1920 ; Apollo, 22 Dec., 1921 ; Holborn
Empire, 24 Dec., 1922 ; 24 Dec., 1923 ; 24 Dec., 1924.
WHERE'S THE CAT ? comedy by James Albery, Criterion, 20 Nov., 1880.
WHIP, THE, sporting drama by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, Drury Lane,
9 Sept., 1909 ; 26 Mar., 1910; Aldwych, 27 Feb., 1915.
WHIRLED INTO HAPPINESS, musical farce adapted by Harry Graham from the
book by Robert Boclanzky and Bruno Hardt- Warden, Lyric, 18 May, 1922.
WHIRLIGIG, THE, revue by Albert de Courville, Wai Pink and Edgar Wallace,
music by Frederick Chappelle, Palace, 23 Dec., 1919.
WHIRL OF THE WORLD, THE, revue by Albert de Courville, Edgar Wallace, and
William K. Wells, music by Frederick Chappelle, Palladium, 14 Mar,, 1924.
WHIRLWIND, THE, play by Harry Melvill (from the French), Criterion, 23 May,
1906.
WHITE BOY, THE, drama by Tom Taylor, Olympic, 27 Sept., 1866.
WHITE CARGO, play by Leon Gordon, Playhouse, 15 May, 1924.
WHITE CAT, THE, fairy extravaganza by J. R. Planche, Covent Garden, 28 Mar.,
1842.
WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUM, THE, comedy by Leedham Bantock and Arthur
Anderson, music by Howard Talbot, Criterion, 31 Aug., 1905.
WHITE ELEPHANT, A, comedy by R. C. Carton, Comedy, 19 Nov., 1896.
WHITE HEADED BOY, THE, comedy by Lennox Robinson, Ambassadors', 27
Sept., 1920 ; Aldwych, 8 Apr., 1922,
WHITE HBATHER, THE, drama by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, Drury
Lane, 16 Aug., 1897; 7 May, 1898.
WHITE HOESE OF THE PEPPERS, THE, comic drama by Samuel Lover, Haymarket,
26 May, 1838 ; 10 Oct., 1854.
WHITE LIE, A, play by Sydney Grundy, Court, 25 May, 1889 ; Avenue, 7 Jan.,
1893.
WHITE MAN, A, drama by Edwin Milton Royle, Lyric, 11 Jan., 1908; New,
16 Dec., 1909; Lyceum, 20 July, 1910; Lyric, 14 July, 1920.
WHITE PILGRIM, THE, drama by Herman Merivale, Court, 14 Feb., 1874.
WHITE ROSE, THE, romantic drama by George R. Sims and Robert Buchanan
(on Scott's "Woodstock"), Adelphi, 23 Apr., 1892.
WHITE SILK DRESS, THE, musical farce, music by A. McLean* Reginald
Somcrville, and G, W. Byng, Prince of Wales's, 3 Oct., 1896,
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WHITE SLAVE, THE, drama by Hartley Campbell, Grand, 18 Aug., 1884.
WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH, farce by John Maddison Morton, Adelphi, 13 Nov
1853.
WHITEWASHING JULIA, comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, Garrick, 2 Mar., 1903.
WHITTINGTON, opem-bouffe by H. B. Farnie, music by J. Offenbach, Alhambra
26 Dec., 1874.
WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT, burlesque drama by F. C Burnand, Gaiety, 15 Oct.,
1881.
WHO is HE ? comedy by Horace Amiesley Vachell (from a novel by Mrs. Belloc
Lowndes), Haymarket, 9 Dec., 1915.
WHO'S HOOPER ? musical comedy by Fred Thompson, founded on Pinero's
farce " In Chancery," music by Howard Talbot and Ivor Novello, Adelphi,
13 Sept., 1919.
WHO WANTS A GUINEA ? opera by George Colman the younger, Covent Garden,
18 Apr., 1805 ; Haymarket, 5 Sept., 1812 ; Covent Garden, 15 June, 1814 ;
Lyceum, 15 May, 1821 ; Drury Lane, 28 May, 1828 ; 9 June, 1831 ; 17 Nov.,
1832 ; Haymarket, 20 Aug., 1835 ; 4 July, 1867.
WHO'S THE LADY ? farce (adapted from the French) by Jose G. Levy, Garrick,
22 Nov., 1913 ; Prince of Wales's, 1 May, 1915.
WHO'S TO WIN HIM ? comedietta by T. J. Williams, Lyceum, 20 Jan., 1868.
WHY SMITH LEFT HOME, farce by G. H. Broadhnrst, Strand, 1 May, 1899.
WHY WOMEN WEEP, comedietta by F. W. Broughton, Criterion 24 Jan., 1888 ;
Wyndham's, 14 May, 1902.
WICKED WORLD, THE, fairy comedy by W. S. Gilbert, Haymajrket, 4 Jan., 1873 ;
Savoy, 4 July, 1888.
WIDOW HUNT, A, comedy by J. Stirling Coyne (produced as " Everybody's
Friend," Haymarket, 2 Apr., 1859) ; St. James's, 16 Oct., 1867 ; Strand,
6 Nov., 1868 ; Haymarket, 20 Sept., 1880 ; Vaudeville, 1 Aug., 1881 ; Strand,
19 May, 1883 ; 25 Apr., 1885.
WIDOW Wo os, THE, play by M. E. Francis and Sydney Valentine, Haymarket,
9 Jan., 1904.
WIDOW'S MIGHT, THE, comedy by Leonard Huskinson and Christopher Sancleman,
Haymarket, 15 Nov., 1916.
WIDOWERS' HOUSES, play by G. Bernard Shaw, Royalty, 9 Doc., 1892 ;
Everyman, 4 Sept., 1922.
WIFE, THE, play by J. Sheridan Knowles, Covent Garden, Charles Kean as
Leonardo Gonzaga, J. Sheridan Knowles as Julian St. Pierre, "Ellen Tree as
Mariana, 24 Apr., 1833 ; Drury Lane, Cooper, Wallack, and .Ellen Tree, 12
Feb., 1835 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemblc as Julian, Helen Fauci t as
Mariana, 27 May, 1836 ; Elton as Leonardo, Knowles as Julian, Helen Faticit
as Mariana, 23 June, 1838 ; Sadler's Wells, H. Marston /Samuel Plxclps, and
Mrs. Warner, 9 Aug., 1844 ; Princess's, Leigh Murray, Wallack, and Charlotte
Cushman, 17 June, 1845 ; Princess's, W. Croswick as Julian, Fanny Komble
(Mrs. Butler) as Mariana, May, 1847 ; Sadler's Wells, Henry Marston and
Miss Edwardes, 15 Feb., 1850 ; Drury Lane, J. K. Anderson as Julian, Fanny
Vining as Mariana, 27 Dec., 1850 ; Frederic "Robinson as Leonardo, Marston
as Julian, Fanny Vining as Mariana, 6 Oct., 1851 ; Surrey, Miss Marriott as
Mariana, 24 Sept., 1855 ; Sadler's Wells, Mrs. Charles Young as Mariana,
6 Nov., 1858 ; Drury Lane, Wilson Barrett as Leonardo, T. C. King as Julian,
Miss Heath as Mariana, 23 Apr., 1869 ; J. B. Howard, T. C. King, and Edith
Stuart, 21 Feb., 1870; Olympic, Henry Neville as Julian, Mrs. Kousby as
Mariana, 26 May, 1876 ; Crystal Palace, Henry Neville and .Bella Pateman,
7 Oct., 1880 ; Pavilion, Robert Ayrton as Leonardo, Henry Hampton as
Julian, Maud Elmore as Mariana, 9 Nov., 1892.
WIFE OF BATH, THE, comedy by John Gay, Drury Lane, 12 May, 1713 ; Lincoln's
Inn Fields, 19 Jan., 1730.
WIFE WELL MANAGED, A, farce by Mrs. Centlivrc, Brury Lane, 1715;
Haymarket, 27 Aug., 1789.
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WIFE WITHOUT A SMILE, A, comedy in disguise bv A W Pinero Wvndham's,
12 Oct., 1904. '
WIFE'S PORTRAIT, THE, household picture, by Dr. Westland Marston (from the
German), Haymarkct, 10 Mar., 1862; Princess's, 1864.
WIFE'S SACRIFICE, A, play by Sydney Grundy and H. Sutherland Edwards
(from the French), St. James's, 25 May, 1886.
WIFE'S SECRET, THE, play by G. W. Lovell, Haymarket, Charles Kean as Sir
Walter Amyott, Mrs. Charles Kean as Lady Amyott, 17 Jan., 1848 ; Surrey,
W. Crcswick and Miss Pauncefort, 14 Nov., 1868 ; Sadler's Wells, J. F.
Cathcart and Miss Marriott, 18 Nov., 1868 ; Crystal Palace, Hermann Vezin
and Carlotta Leclercq, 28 Oct., 1875 ; Olympic, Henry Neville and Bella
Pateman, 19 Mar., 1877 ; St. James's, Mr. and Mrs. Kendal, 9 Apr., 1888.
WIG AND GOWN, comedy by James Albery, Globe, 6 Apr., 1874.
WILD DUCK, THE, play by Henrik Ibsen, Royalty, 5 May, 1894 ; Globe, 17 May,
1897j Court, 17 Oct., 1905; St. James's, 1 Dec., 1913.
WILD GEESE, musical comedy by Ronald Jeans, music by Charles Cuvillier,
Comedy, 12 Feb., 1920.
WILD OATS, comedy by John O'Keefe, Covent Garden, Lewis as Rover, Mrs.
Pope as Lady Amaranth, 16 Apr., 1791 ; Haymarket, Elliston and Mrs.
Gibbs, 13 Aug., 1805 ; Drury Lane, Elliston and Mrs. Glover, 31 Jan., 1814 ;
Haymarket, Charles Mathews, the elder, 22 July, 1817 ; Drury Lane, Elliston
and Mrs. W. West, 4 Oct., 1819 ; Covent Garden, Wrench and Miss Jarman,
4 Oct., 1827 ; Drury Lane, S. Jones and Miss Mordaunt, 14 Nov., 1829 ;
Wallack and Miss Phillips, 30 May, 1831 ; Cooper and Miss Phillips, 26 Nov.,
1833 ; Cooper and Ellen Tree, 8 Jan., 1835 ; Vining and Jane Mordaunt,
29 Nov., 1838 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Rover, 27 Mar., 1845 ; Haymarket,
Charles Kean as Rover, 1849 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon as Rover, 16 Feb.,
1858 ; Haymarket, W. H. Vernon as Rover, Eleanor Bufton as Lady Ama-
ranth, 11 Oct., 1873; Royalty, Charles Wyndham and Henrietta Hodson,
18 Dec., 1873 ; Haymarket, Charles Harcburt and Henrietta Hodson, 10
July, 1876 ; Strand, "Edward Compton and Virginia Baternan, 3 Dec., 1883 ;
Criterion, Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore, 29 May, 1886 ; Charles
Wyndham and Mary Moore, 18 May, 1891.
WILD WIDOW, THE, play by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck, Lyceum, 6 Sept.,
1919.
WILDERNESS, THE, comedy by H. V. Esmond, St. James's, 11 Apr., 1901.
WILL SHAKESPEARE, play by Clemence Dane, Shaftesbury, 17 Nov., 1921.
WILL, THE, comedy by T. Reynolds, 1797 ; Lyceum, 21 Oct., 1809 ; Drury Lane,
17 Oct., 1825 ; 18 Oct., 1826.
WILL, THE, comedy by Sir J. M. Barrie, Duke of York's, 4 Sept., 1913 ; St.
Martin's, 15 Aug., 1923.
WILLIAM AND SUSAN, drama by W. G. Wills (on " Black Eyed Susan "), St.
James's, 9 Oct., 1880.
WILLIAM TELL, historical play by J. Sheridan Knowles, Drury Lane, Macready
as William Tell, Mrs. Bunn as Emma, 11 May, 1825 ; Macready and Mrs. W.
West, 18 Feb., 1828 ; Macready and Miss Huddart, 24 Jan., 1831 ; Covent
Garden, J. Sheridan Knowles and Ellen Tree, 19 Nov., 1832 ; Drury Lane,
Vandenhoff as Tell, 5 May, 1835 ; Covent Garden, Macready and Mrs. Warner,
3 Dec., 1838 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel Phelps and Mrs. Warner, 19 May, 1845 ;
Olympic, Henry Farren as Tell, 2 Feb., 1852 ; Drury Lane, G. V. Brooke,
17 Oct., 1853 ; Lyceum, Charles Dillon, 26 Dec., 1856 ; Drury Lane, Charles
Dillon, 6 Feb., 1860 ; T. C. King, 14 Feb., 1870 ; Sadler's Wells, Charles
Warner, 11 Oct., 1880.
WILLIAM TELL WITH A VENGEANCE, burlesque by H. J. Byron, Strand, 5 Oct., 1867.
WILLOW COPSE, THE, drama by Dion Boucicault, Adelphi, 7 Apr., 1851 ; 29
Sept., 1859 ; 12 July, 1869 ; Princess's, 1 Nov., 1869.
WILLOW TREE, THE, fantasy of Japan, by J. H. Benrimo and Harrison Rhodes,
Globe, 22 Oct., 1917.
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WINDSOR CASTLE, operatic burlesque by F. C. Burnand and Montagu Williams,
Strand, 5 June, 1865.
WINNIE BROOKE, WIDOW, comedy by Malcolm Watson and Herbert Fordwych,
Criterion, 1 Sept., 1904.
WINTER'S TALE, THE, Shakespeare's play, 1604 ; Globe, 15 May, 1611 ; Goodman's
Fields (" not acted 100 years "), Giffard as Leontes, W. Giffard as Florizel,
Mrs. Giffard as Hermione, Miss Hippisley as Perdita, 15 Jan., 1741 ; Co vent
Garden, Stephens, Hale, Mrs. Horton, Mrs, Hale, Mrs. Pritchard as Paulina,
11 Nov., 1741 ; Drury Lane, David Garrick, Holland, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs.
Cibber, 21 Jan., 1756 ; Drury Lane, Garrick, Holland, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs.
Gibber, 27 Jan., 1762 ; Coveiit Garden, Smith, Wroughton, Mrs. Mattocks,
Mrs. Bulldey, 24 Apr., 1771 ; Smith, Lewis, Mrs. Hartley, Miss Dayes, 12
Mar., 1774 ; Mr. and Mrs. Melmoth as Leontes and Hcrmiohc, 19 Nov., 1774 ;
Drury Lane, Smith, Brereton, Mrs. Hartley, and Mrs. Robinson, 20 Nov., 1779 ;
Covent Garden, Henderson, Lewis, Mrs. Yates, and Miss Satchcll, 19 May,
1783 ; Drury Lane, Wroughton, Barrymore, Miss Farren, and Mrs. Crouch,
1 May, 1788 ; Covent Garden, Harley, Holman, Mrs. Pope, and Mrs. Moun-
tain, 11 May, 1792; Pope, Holman, Mrs. Pope, and Miss Wallis, 22 Dec.,
1795 ; Drury Lane, J. P. Kemble, Charles Kcmblo, Mrs. Siddons, and Miss
Hickes, 25 Mar., 1802 ; Elliston as Leontes, Miss Duncan as Perdita, 13 May,
1807 ; Covent Garden, J. P. Kernble, Charles Kemble, Mrs. Siddons, and
Miss Norton, 11 Nov., 1807; J. P. Kemble, Charles Kemble, Mrs. Siddons,
and Mrs. H. Johnston, 28 Nov., 1811 ; Charles Young, Charles Kenible, Miss
Somerville, and Miss Beaumont, 7 Jan., 1819 ; Drury Lane, Macrcady,
Wallack, Mrs. Bunn, and Mrs. W. West, Mrs. Glover as Paulina, 3 Nov., 1823 ;
Covent Garden, Charles Young, Raymond, Mrs, Faucit, and Miss Jarman,
5 Dec., 1827 ; Drury Lane, Macready, Wallack, Miss Phillips, Miss Pearson,
14 May, 1832 ; Macready as Leontes, Cooper as Antigonus, Mrs. Sloman as
Hermione, Miss Phillips as Perdita, 28 Oct., 1833 ; Vandcnlioll as Leontes,
Miss Taylor as Perdita, 3 Nov., 1834 ; Macready as Leontes, Kllen Tree as
Hermione, Mrs. Yates as Perdita, 10 Oct., 1835 ; Covent Garden, Macready
as Leontes, George Bennett as Antigomis, Elton as Florizel, Helen Faucit
as Hermione, Miss Vincent as Perdita, 22 May, 1837 ; Macready, Bennett,
J. R. Anderson, Helen Faucit, Miss Taylor, and Miss Huddart as Paulina,
30 Sept., 1837 ; Vandenhoff as Leontes, Anderson as Florizel, Helen Faucit
as Hermione, Miss Vandenhoff as Perdita, 6 Oct., 1838 ; Drury Lane, Mac*
ready as Leontes, Ryder as Polixenes, Anderson as Florixel, Samuel Phelps
as Antigonus, H. Compton as Autolycus, KIton as Camillo, Helen Faucit as
Hermione, Mrs. Warner as Paulina, Mrs. Nisbett as Perdita, Mrs. Keeley as
Mopsa, Priscilla Horton as Dorcas, 30 May, 1843 ; Sadler's We] Is, Phelps as
Leontes, H. Marston as Florizel, Mrs. Warner as Hermione, Miss Cooper as
Perdita, 19 Nov., 1845 ; Marylcbone, Graham as Leontes, G. J. Vining as
Florizel, Webb as Autolycus, Mrs. Warner as Hermione, Miss Huddart as
Paulina, 30 Aug., 1847 ; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Leontes, Miss Glyn as
Hermione, 16 Oct., 1848; Drury Lane, J. R. Anderson as Leontes, Miss
Vandenhoff as Hermione, 26 Dec., 1850; Sadler's Wells, rhelpn and Miss
Atkinson, 27 Jan., 1855 ; Princess's, Charles Kean as Lecmtes, Ryder as
Polixenes, Harley as Autolycus, Mrs. Charles Kean us llormiotie, Carlotta
Leclercq as Perdita, Miss Heath as Florizel, Klleo. Terry as Mamillius, 28 Apr.,
1856; Sadler's Wells, Phelps as Leontes, Mrs. Charles Ymuif* as Hormioho,
28 Sept., 1858 ; Phelps as Leontes, Hermann Vezin as Flomel, Mrs. Charles
Young as Hermione, 29 Sept., 1860 ; Frederic Kobmson as Leontes, Miss
Atkinson as Hermione, 20 July, 1863 ; Standard, Henry Mansion and Miss
Glyn, 29 Apr., 1868 ; W. H. Pennington and Dolores ID'rummcmd, 2$ Nov.,
1874 ; Drury Lane, Charles Dillon as Leontes, Ryder as Antigonus,
Edward Compton as Florizel, Miss Wallis as Hoonione, Miss Fowler as
Perdita, Mrs. Hermann Vezin as Paulina, 28 Sept, 1878; Lyceum,
J. Forbes-Robertson as Leontes, F. H. Macklin as Pob scenes, Fuller Mellish
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as Plorizel, George Warde as Antigonus, Charles Collette as Autolycus,
Mary Anderson as Hermione and Perclita, Sophie Eyre as Paulina, 10 Sept.,
1887 ; His Majesty's, Charles Warner as Leontes, J. Fisher White as Anti-
gonus, Julias Knight as Polixenes, Basil Gill as Florizcl, C. W. Somerset as
Autolycus, Ellen Terry as Hermione, Viola Tree as Perdita, Mrs. Tree as
Paulina, 1 Sept., 1906; Lyn Harding as Leontes, Mrs. Russ Whytai as
Hermione, Alice Crawford as Paulina, 23 Apr., 1907 ; Savoy, Henry Ainley
as Leonlcs, Guy Kathbono as Antigonus, Charles Graham as Polixenes, Denis
Ncilson-Tcrry as Florizcl, Arthur Whitby as Autolycus, Lilian McCarthy
a,s Hermionc, Cathleen Ncsbitt as Perdita, Esme Beringer as Paulina, 21 Sept.,
1912.
WISDOM OF THE WISE, THE, comedy by John Oliver Hobbes, St. James's,
22 Nov., 1900.
WITCH, THE, play by folm Masefield (from the Norwegian), Court, 31 Jan., 1911 ;
St. James's, 29 Oct., 1913.
WITCH OF EDMONTON, THE, tragi-comcdy by William Rowley, etc., Cockpit,
Drury Lane, 1621 ; Lyric, Hammersmith (Phoenix Society), 24 Apr., 1921.
Wmi FLYING COLOURS, drama by Seymour Hicks and Fred G. Latham, Adelphi,
19 Aug., 1899.
WITHIN TIIW LAW, play adapted by Frederick Fenn and Arthur Wimperis,
Haymarket, 24 May, 1913 ; Kings-way, 19 May, 1920.
WITNESS FOR THE DEFENCE, THE, play by A. E. W. Mason, St. James's, 1 Feb.,
1911.
WIVES AS THKY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE, comedy by Mrs. Inchbald,
Co von t Garden, 4 Mar., 1797 ; Maymarket, 24 Aug., 1810 ;" Covent Garden,
19 Mar., 1825; liaymarkot, 29 Sept., 1857.
WIZARD OF TUW NILE, THE, comic opera by Harry B. Smith, music by Victor
J I orbed:, ShaKcKbury, 6 Sept., 1897.
WOMAN, comedy, by Kdmurul 'Falcotoer, Lyceum, 19 Sept., 1860.
WOMAN AND WINK, drama, by .Ben Landeck and Arthur Shirley, Pavilion, 11
Get, 1897 ; Princess's, 8 Mar., 1899 ; Prince's, 7 Feb., 1912 ; Lyceum, 9 Sept.,
1916.
WOMAN IN MAUVE, THE, drama by Watts Phillips, llaymarkct, 8 Mar*, 1865.
WOM/VN IN XHE CASK,, Tin?:, play by Clyde Fitch, Garrick, 2 Juno, 1909 ; Strand,
24 Mar., 191 &
WOMAN IN WHITE, TJIK, drama by Willde Collins, Olympic, 9 Oct., 187L
WOMAN Knvuen wrm KINDNICSS, A, tragedy by Thomas Hoywood, 1603 ; 1617 ;
Olympic, 8 Mar., 1887.
WOMAN OF No IMPOK'L'A.NCK, A, play by Oscar Wilde, Hayinarkct, 19 Apr., 1893 ;
His Majesty's, 22 May, 1907'; Kingsway, 13 May, 1915.
WOMAN TO WOMAN, play by Michael Morton, Globe, 8 Sept,, 1921.
WOMAN'S HKASON, A, play by C, H. Brookticld and F. C. Philips, Shaftcsbury,
27 J>ec,» 1895.
WOMAN'S KKVIWOIC, A, drama by Henry Pettilt, Aclolphi, 1 July, 1893*
WOMAN'S WAY, A, comedy by Thompson Buchanan, Comedy, 14 Sept,, 1910.
WOMAN'S WIT, drama by j. Sheridan, Ktiowlcs, Covent Garden, 23 May,
1838.
WOMEN OF FRANCE, THM, play by Arthur Shirley and Bon Landeck, Lyceum,
12 June, 1912,
WONDER, TIIK, comedy by Mrn. Ccntlivro (from the Spanish and " The Wrangling
LoverH "), 1676 ; Drury Lruie, Wilks as .Don Felix, Nance Oklfield as Violarzte,
27 Apr,, 1714; Goodman's Fields, Mr. and Mrs. Giffard, 14 Nov., J733 ;
Coven 1; (iarcltui, J-lallain and Mrn, Horlon, I Nov., 1734 ; CJibson and Pog
Woriingioa, 25 Mar,, 175(-» ; Drury Lane, David Garric.k and Miss Mackliu,
Kitty Clivo as Mora, 6 Nov., 1750"; Covent Garden, KOBH and Miss Mackliu,
17 Fob., 1761 ; J>rury .Lane, Garrick and Mrs. YatcB, 23 Mar,, 1762 ; Covent
Garden, Powuii and Miss Macklin, 27 Nov., 1767 ; Dniry Lano, Garrick and
Mra. Jiiajry, Kiily Clivcas Flora, 25 Oct., 1768 ; Caul Ixciley and Miss Youngo,
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26 May, 1773; Covent Garden, Lewis and Mrs. Barry, 20 Oct., 1775;
Wroughton and Mrs. Mattocks, 25 Apr., 1778 ; Drury Lane, Elizabeth Farren
as Violante, 8 May, 1781 ; Covent Garden, Holman and Miss Younge, 3 Dec.,
1784 ; Drury Lane, Smith and Elizabeth Farren, 3 Jan., 1787 ; J. P. Kemble
and Elizabeth Farren, 1 Jan., 1789 ; Covent Garden, William Farren and
Mrs. Esten, 8 May, 1793 ; Drury Lane, Charles Kemble as Don Felix, 2 June,
1798 ; Mrs. Jordan as Violante, 28 May, 1802 ; R. W. Elliston and Mrs.
Jordan, 13 Oct., 1804 ; Haymarket, Charles Young and Mrs. Litchfield, 1
July, 1807 ; Covent Garden, George Frederick Cooke and Miss Smith, Mrs.
Mattocks as Flora, 7 June, 1808 ; Covent Garden Co. (at Opera House,
Haymarket), Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kemble, 9 May, 1809 ; Lyceum, Mrs.
Edwin as Violante, 19 Oct., 1809 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble and Mrs.
Jordan, 5 July, 1811 ; Haymarket, Elliston and Mrs. Glover, 16 Aug., 1811 ;
J. P. Warde and Mrs. Edwin, 5 Aug., 1819 ; Covent Garden, Charles Kemble
and Miss Chester, 22 Oct., 1822 ; Drury Lane, Sally Booth as Violante, 30
June, 1824; Wallack and Miss Foote, 11 Mar., 1826; Wallack and Ellen
Tree, 23 Sept., 1826 ; Haymarket, Charles Kemble and Miss Jarman, 16 June,
1827 ; If Cooper and Miss Mordaunt, 20 July, 1830 ; Drury Lane, Wallack and
Miss Chester, 7 Oct., 1830 ; Haymarket, Charles Kemble and Miss Taylor,
3 June, 1835 ; Drury Lane, George Jones as Don Felix, 4 June, 1836 ; Co vent-
Garden, Macready and Helen Faucit, 27 Jan., 1838 ; Charles Kemble and
Mrs. Nisbett, 24 Mar., 1840 ; Sadler's Wells, Samuel I 'helps and Jane
Mordaunt, 15 Nov., 1844 ; Haymarket, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, 18 May,
1849 ; Crystal Palace, W. H. Vernon as Don Felix, 27 July, 1875.
WONDER TALES, THE, ol Nathaniel Hawthorne, adapted by Rose O'Neill and
Ethel Welch, Ambassadors', 22 Dec., 1917.
WONDERFUL WOMAN, A, comic drama by George Dance, Lyceum, 24 May, 1849.
WOODBARROW FARM, comedy by Jerome K. Jerome, Comedy, 18 June, 1888;
Vaudeville, 13 Jan., 1891.
WOODCOCK'S LITTLE GAME, farce by J. Maddison Morton, St. James's, 6 Oct.,
1864.
WORLD, THE, drama by Paul Meritt, Henry Pcttitt, and Augustus Harris, Drury
Lane, 31 July, 1880; 11 Sept., 1884; Princess's, 24 Feb., 1894.
WORLD AND THE STAGE, THE, drama by J. Palgravc Simpson, Haymarket,
12 Mar., 1859.
WORLD, THE FLESH, AND THE DEVIL, THE, drama by Lesser Columbus, Pavilion,
1 Feb., 1909.
WORST WOMAN IN LONDON, THE, drama by Walter Melville, Standard, 23 Oct.,
1899 ; Adelphi, 7 Mar., 1903.
WRECK ASHORE, THE, drama by J. B. Buckstone, Adelphi, 21 Oct., 1830 ; 18
Aug., 1859 ; 3 July, 1880.
WRONG NUMBER, THE, farcical comedy by Harriet Ford and Harvey O'Higgins,
Duke of York's, 16 June, 1921.
WRONG MR. WRIGHT, THE, farce by G. H. Broadhurst, Strand, 6 Nov., 1899.
YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER, THE, farce, Drury Lane, 25 Apr., 185(1
YASHMAK, THE, musical play by Cecil Raleigh and Seymour Hicks, music by
Napoleon Lambelet, Sliaftesbury, 31 Mar., 1897.
YE GODS ! fantastical farce by Stephen Robert and Kric Hudson, Kings-way
29 May, 1916.
YELLOW DWARF, THE, burlesque by Gilbert A'Bockott, Princess's, 26 Dec,,
1842.
YELLOW DWARF AND THE RING OF THE GOLD MINES, THE, fairy extravaganza
by J. R. Planch6, Olympic, 26 Dec., 1854.
YELLOW JACKET, THE, Chinese play by Geo. Hasselton and f. H. Benrimo, Duke
of York's, 27 Mar., 1913 ; Kingsway, 7 Mar., 1922.
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YELLOW PASSPORT, THE, drama by Henry Neville, Olympic, 7 Nov., 1868.
YELLOW TICKET, THE, play by Michael Morton, Playhouse, 12 Sept., 1917.
YEOMAN'S DAUGHTER, THE, domestic drama by T. J. Serle, Adelphi, 17 July, 1833.
YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, THE, comic opera by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur
Sullivan, Savoy, 3 Oct., 1888 ; 5 May, 1897 ; Savoy, 8 Dec., 1906 ; 1 Mar.,
1909 ; Prince's, 1 Dec., 1919 ; Prince's, 5 Dec., 1921 ; Prince's, 12 May, 1924.
YES, vevue by Dion Titheradge and Douglas Furber, Vaudeville, 29 Sept., 1923.
YES, UNCLE ! musical comedy by Austen Hurgon and George Arthurs (from
the French), music by Nat, D. Ayer, Prince of Wales's, 29 Dec., 1917.
YOICKS, revue, edited by J. Hastings Turner, Kingsway, 11 June, 1924.
YOKICK'S LOVE, romantic play by W. D. Howells (from the Spanish), Lyceum,
12 Apr., 1884.
YORKSHIRE LASS, A, drama by J. Wilton Jones, Olympic, 18 Feb., 1891.
YOU'D BE SURPRISED, y&vue, Covont Garden, 22 Jan., 1923.
You NEVER CAN TELL, play by Bernard Shaw, Royalty (Stage Society), 26 Nov.,
1899 ; Strand, 2 May," 1900 ; Court, 2 May, 1905 ; Court, 9 July, 1906 ;
Savoy, 16 Sept., 1907 ; Garriclc, 22 Nov., 1920 ; Everyman, 14 May, 1922.
You NEVER KNOW, Y' KNOW, farce by Martin Henry and Hannaford Bennett,
Criterion, 20 June, 1918.
YOUNG ENGLAND, light opera by Basil Hood, music by G. H. Clutsom and Hubert
Bath, Daly's, 23 Dec., 1916.
YOUNG FOLKS' WAYS, comedy by Mrs. F. Hodgson Burnett and W. H. Gillette,
St. James's, 20 Oct., 1883."
YOUNG I DMA, Tins, comedy of Youth, by Noel Coward, Savoy, 1 Feb., 1923.
YOUNG MRS, WINTUUQP, comedy by Branson Howard, Court, 6 Nov., 1884.
YOUNG PKRSON IN PINK, THE, comedy by Gertrude E. Jennings, Prince of
WaloH's, H) Fob., 1920; Haymarket, 29 Mar., 1920; Adelphi, 13 July, 1923.
YOUNG VISIT is RS, THE, comedy by Mrs. George Norman and Margaret Mackenzie
(from Daisy Ashford's book), music by John Anscll, Court, 24 Feb., 1920.
YOUNG (JUAKKU, THE, comedy by John O'Kecfe, 1783, Lyceum, 26 June, 1820.
YOUNG RIP VAN WINKLK, burlesque by Kobcrt Recce, Folly, 17 Apr,, 1876.
YOUNGICK GKNICRATION, Tine, comedy by Stanley Houghton, Coronet, 8 May,
1912; Haymarket, 19 Nov., 1912; Lyric, Hammersmith, 29 Jan., 1919.
YOUR WIFE, farcical comedy by Justin Huntly McCarthy (from the French),
St James's, 26 June, 1890.
YOUTH," drama by Paul Meritt and Augustus Harris, Dniry Lane, 6 Aug., 1881.
ZA/.A, play by David JJolasco (from the French), Garrick, 16 Apr., 1900 ; Queen's,
7 Get.', 1912,
ZfLLAir, drama by J, Palgnwe Simpson, and Claude Templar, Lyceum, 2 Aug.,
1879.
ZiG-%AG, ravuo by Albert de Courville, Wai Pink and George Arnould, music by
Dave Stamper and Julian Jonas, London Hippodrome, 31 Jam., 1917.
Zoo, True, musical farce by JJollon Rowe (13. C. Stephenson) and Arthur Sullivan,
St James's, 5 June, 1875.
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BY JOHN PARKER
THE long " run," by which most plays are usually remembered by playgoers
and. others, is of comparatively modern growth. Prior to the year 1822,
no play had ever obtained a run of 100 nights (matin&es only date back some fifty
years), and it was not until the advent of the comic drama entitled " Tom and
Jerry," founded on some sketches of London Life by Pierce Egan, that any
production achieved that distinction.
Of course, the restricted field was mainly responsible for the frequent change
of attraction which was necessary, and the Patent Theatres, Drury Lane and
Covent Garden, mainly relied on Shakespeare and the old dramatists. Between
seasons, from July to October, the Haymarket, which was then permitted to
be open, would rely chiefly on similar attractions.
The first production to obtain a run of over fifty nights, was the famous comic
opera, " The Beggar's Opera," written by Gay and Linlcy, produced at Lincoln's
Inn Fields Theatre in 1728, and which was performed sixty-two times successively
(except for benefit performances). This record stood for nearly a century.
Then, nearly two hundred years later, the opera was revived at the Lyric,
Hammersmith, and achieved the remarkable run of 1,463 performances.
As has been stated, the first play to achieve the notoriety of being performed
100 successive nights was " Tom and Jerry." The first version of this piece
was produced at the Olympic Theatre, on 12th November, 1821, under the
title of the original book, " Life in London," and this version held its place in
the bills until 5th January of the following year. But it was the version, written
by W. T. Moncrieff, produced under the book's sub-title of " Tom and Jerry," at
the Adelphi on 26th November, 1821, that first secured the honour of being
performed 100 times. The piece was played continuously until 3()th March,
1822. It was revived on 7th October, 1822, and again ran until 4th January,
1823, when it gave place to what might be termed a sequel, entitled " Green in
France ; or Tom and Jerry's Tour," which remained ia the programme from.
6th January until 22nd March, 1823.
The Olympic version was also revived (this time under the title of " Tom and
Jerry ") on 28th October, 1822, and ran until 4th January following.
So successful was the piece that imitators sprang up on all skies, and versions
were performed at the Royalty, Surrey, Sadler's Wells, Coburg, and Asllcy's
Theatres. Indeed, at one period, in 1822, no fewer than ten theatres, in and
around London, were playing " Tom and Jerry." In later years, it even succeeded
in penetrating the precincts of Drury Lane and Covent Garden.
The next play to secure a run of 100 nights was a nautical melodrama written
by W. Bayle Bernard, entitled " Casco Bay," produced at the Olympic Theatre,
on 3rd Dec., 1827, which was played 140 times, but, somehow or other, never
seems to have been revived. The author was then but 20 years of age,
" Black Eyed Susan," by Douglas Jerrold, was the next play to create a
furore, and the original version, produced at the Sxirrey Theatre on. 8th June,
1829, was played no fewer than 150 nights. Its success was phenomenal, so
much so, that it was secured for representation at Covent; Garden,, and the
famous T. P. Cooke was engaged to play his original part there. AH a matter
of record, it may be stated that here, for the first time, wo had the recently
revived idea of playing a drama twice nightly, for Cooke used to play William
at Covent Garden to the Susan of Ellen Tree (who subsequently became Mrs.
Charles Kean), and then return to the Surrey to play the lover to the Susan
of Miss Scott.
" Jonathan Bradford," another famous melodrama, also produced at the
Surrey, on 12th June, 1833, the work of Edward Fitzball, was performed 161
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times in succession, was revived several times, and held the stage for many
years.
In 1843, with the passing of the Theatres Act, new plays became more numerous,
and one of the earliest to attain the coveted 100 nights was a spectacular produc-
tion at Astley's Amphitheatre, entitled " The War in China," produced on 27
May, 1844, and performed 114 times. Then came a dramatised version of
Charles Dickens's " Martin Chuzzlewit," by Edward Stirling, produced at the
Lyceum, 8th July, 1844, and performed 105 times. Then followed " The
Island of Jewels," an extravaganza, at the Lyceum (26th December, 1849} ,
with 111 performances ; " The Court Beauties," a comedy, at the same theatre
(9th June, 1851), 104 times; a revival of " King Charming," extravaganza, at
the same theatre, on the same date, 109 times ; " Uncle Tom's Cabin," a version
of the famous work of Harriet Beechcr-Stowe, at the Victoria (20 Sept., 1852),
111 times; "The Chase," an equestrian drama, at Astley's (16th May, 1853),
104 times; "The Battle of Waterloo," a revival at Astley's (18 June, 1853),
110 times ; and " The Carnp at Chobham," a farcical play, at the Adelphi (30th
June, 1853), 143 times.
The first Shakespearean play to secure a run of 100 nights was Charles Kean/s
production of " King Henry VIII," at the Princess's, on 16th May, 1855. Played
100 times to the end of the season, 14th September, it opened the next season on
22nd October and ran another 50 nights. This record stood for many years,
although an equestrian version of " .Richard III," produced at Astley's, 2 Sept.,
1856, was played 1 10 times.
The modern " long runs " may be said to have commenced with the production
of Dion Boucicault's famous drama, " The Colleen Bawn," produced at the
Adelphi, on 10th September, 1860, and played for 165 successive nights. Revived
on 29th Apr., 1861, it was played 66 times ; again revived on 23rd Sept., 1861,
it tan a fxirther 93 times, and still again revived on 23rd June, 1862, achieved
a further 90 performances. It was, in addition, played simultaneously, at many
other theatres. Then came " Peep o' Day," a clever drama by the erratic
Ktlnmnd Falconer, produced at the Lyceum on 9th November, 1861, with
Hermann Ve/.in in the leading part, and which was performed 346 times in
succession.
Curiously enough, two days later, " Our American Cousin," by Tom Taylor,
which was to give E. A. Sothern's Dundreary sucb undying fame, was produced
at the Haymarket. Its first run reached only 36 performances, (Hiding 21st Dec.,
1861, but revived on 27th Jan., 1862, it ran uninterruptedly until 23rd Dec., 1862,
or 314 successive performances.
Since that date over 1,250 pieces have passed the coveted " 100th performance,"
and the lint will bo found attached. It has been a laborious compilation, but it
may prove of some interest as a record.
The first play to secure a run of 500 successive performances was " Our Boys,"
and although surpassed by the number of performances of " Charley's Aunt/'
the famous old comedy hold the time-record of four years and three months'
continuous performances, for over forty years, when this and all other records
were passed 'by Mr, Oscar "Asdic's production of " Chu-Chin-Chow/'
No other play comes within measurable distance of the extraordinary run of
this piece, which was performed 2,238 times.
Eight plays only have secured continuous "runs" of more than 1,000 per-
formances : *" Chu-Clmi-Chow," 2,238 times ; " Charley's Amit," 1,466 times ;
" Tho Beggar's Opera/' 1,463 times ; " Our Boys/' 1,362 times ; " The Maid of
the Mountains," 1,352 times ; " A Littles Bit of Fluff/* 1,241 times ; " A Chinese
Honeymoon," 1,075 times; and " "Romance," 1,046 times. During the period
of the Great War alone, 1914-18, no fewer than lour productions were able to
record more than one thousand performances.
Next in point of ran comes " Dorothy/' with 931 performances, followed by
" Paddy the Next Best Thing/1 867 times ; " The Better 'Ole," 811 ; " The
Arcadians," 809 ; " The Boy/' 80L
1197
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Twelve pieces only have secured a run of more than 700 performances : " The
Private Secretary," 785 ; " The Merry Widow/' 778 ; " San Toy," 768 ; " The
Geisha," 760 ; " The Lilac Domino," 747 ; " Tons of Money," 737 ; " A Country
Girl," 729 ; " Joy- Bells," 723 ; " Seven Days' Leave," 711 ; " Peg o' My Heart,"
710 ; " Les Cloches de Corneville," 705 ; and " H.M.S. Pinafore," 700. It will
be noted that eight of this number fall under the category of either comic opera
or musical play, and four of them stand to the credit of the late Mr. George
Edwardes, at Daly's Theatre. Farce (" Tons of Money " and " The Private
Secretary "), melodrama (" Seven Days' Leave), and comedy (" Peg o' My
Heart ") are the remaining pieces.
Seventeen pieces have more than 600 performances to their credit, and thirty
have reached the 500 mark. For convenient reference, I append herewith
the list of all plays which have secured a run of 500 continuous performances
and upwards on the London Stage —
Title of Play. No.
Chu-Clim-Chow " . . . . 2,238
Charley's Aunt " . . . . 1,466
The Beggar's Opera " . . 1,463
Our Boys" 1,362
The Maid of the Mountains " 1,352
A Little Bit of Fluff " . . 1,241
A Chinese Honeymoon" .. 1,075
Romance " . . . . . . 1,046
Dorothy" 931
Paddy the Next Best Thing " 867
The Better 'Ole " . . . . 811
Tlj.e Arcadians " . . . . 809
The Boy" 801
The Private Secretary " . . 785
The Merry Widow ". , . . 778
San Toy " 768
The Geisha " 760
The Lilac Domino " . . . . 747
Tons of Money " . . . . 737
A Country Girl " . . . . 729
Joy- Bells" 723
Seven Days' Leave " . . . . 711
Peg o' My Heart " .. .. 710
Les Cloches de Corneville ". . 705
H.M.S. Pinafore " . . . . 700
The Belle of New York " . . 697
Sweet Lavender " . . . . 684
The Toreador" . . .. 675
The Great Adventure " . . 673
The Mikado" 672
Potash and Perlmutter " . . 665
Zig-Zag" 648
Our Flat" 645
Our Miss Gibbs " . . . . 636
Yes, Uncle 1 " 626
Lilac Time " . . , . . . 626
Box o' Tricks " « . . * 625
Title of Play. No.
1 Fanny's First Play " . . . . 624
'The Catch of the Season".. 621
' Bunty Pulls the Strings " . . 617
'Buzz-Buzz" 612
' Milestones " 607
f The Naughty Wife " . . . . 598
' A Runaway Girl " . . . . 593
' Brighter London " . . , . 593
; The Man Who Stayed at
Home " 584
; When Knights were Bold ". . 579
' Patience " 578
; Nothing But the; Truth " . . 578
La Poup6e " 576
Lord Richard in the Pantry " 576
Going- Up" .. .. ".» 574
The Bing Boys on "Broadway " 562
f The Orchid " 559
Pink Dominos " , . . . 555
The Gondoliers " , . . , 554
The Colonel " 550
Niobe " 550
The Shop Girl " . . . . 546
Our Betters " (to Dec. 31 > l(.)2-!) 544
A Message from Mars " . . 544
The Quaker Girl " . . . . 536
General Post " . . . . 532
A Night Out " 531
The Lady of the Row " . . 515
Dacldy Long-Logs " . . . , 514
The Harbour Lights " .. 512
Walker, London" .. .. 511
Theodore and Co " . , . . 503
Madame Favart " . » . . 502
The Chocolate Soldier " . . 500
The Co-Optimists " (first, pro-
gramme) 500
1198
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
LONG RUNS ON THE LONDON STAGE
A LIST OF NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS WHICH HAVE SECURED A RUN OF 100
PERFORMANCES AND UPWARDS (to 31 Dec., 1924)
COMPILED BY JOHN PARKER
Title of Play.
A to Z
Theatre.
Prince of W&lcs's
Date.
II Oct IQ2I . ,
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (rev.)
Admirable Criehton, The
Admirable Criehton, The rev.)
Admirable Criehton, The (rat.)
Adonis • . . .
Adventure of Lady Ursula, The . .
Afgar
Lyric, Hammersmith
Lyceum
Duke of York's
. . Duke of York's
Royalty
.. Gaiety
. . Duke of York's
London Pavilion
19 Feb., 1919
6 July, 1921
4 Nov., 1902 . .
2 Mar., 1908 . .
31 Jan., 1920
31 May, 1886
ii Oct., 1898 . .
17 Sept , 1919
Alter Dark
Princess's
12 Aug., 1868
After the Girl
Airs and Graces
Aladdin
Gaiety
. . Palace . .
London Hippodrome
7 Feb., 1914 . .
21 June, 1917 . .
T Dec 1920 . .
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alice in Wonderland (rev.)
Alice Sit-by-the-Fire
All for Hor
Comedy
Vaudeville
. . Duke of York's
29 Mar., 1910 . .
19 Dec., 1000
5 Apr., 1905 .,
18 Oct., i87«5 ..
All that Glitters is not Gold (rev.)
All that Glitters is not Gold (rev.)
All the Winners
Royalty
., Adclphi
21 May, 1866 . .
23 Dec., 1896
9 Apr., 1913 . .
Alone in London
Axnasis • . . . « .
Amazons, The
Amazons The (rev.)
Olympic
, . New
Court
. Duke of York's
2 Nov., 1885
9 Aug., 1906
7 Mar., 1893 . .
14 June, 1912 . . , .
Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure
Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure (rev.) . .
American Lady The
. . Criterion
. . Savoy
Criterion
19 July, 1921 ..
2 Oct., IQ22
21 Mar., 1874 . .
Strand
26 Julv, 1869 . .
Angel in the House, The
Ann . « . « .
. , Savoy
Criterion »
3 June, 1915 . .
18 June, i<)i2
Anna Christie
. . Strand
. , Se.ala
10 Apr., 3:923 . .
x Dec., 1913
Anthony in Wonderland
Any Old Thing
Arabian Nights, The
Arcadians, The
Area Belle, The
Aren't We All P
Are You a Mason P
Aristocrat, The
.. Prince of Wales's . .
London Pavilion
. , Globe?
Shaftesbury
Adolphi
. , Globe
Shal'tesbury
St. James's
i Feb., 1916 . .
8 Dec., 1917 ••
S Nov., 1887 . .
28 Apr,, 1900
7 Mar., 1864
10 Apr., 1923 . .
12 Sept., 1901 . .
Arlette
Shau'oslmry
<) Sept., 1917 . .
23 Mar., 1865
Ars&ne Lupin.
Art and Opportunity
Artist's Model An
. . Duke of York's
Prince of Wales's
, . Daly's
30 Aug., 1909 . ,
5 Sept., it)ia
2 Feb., 1895 . .
As in a Looking Glass
M You Like It (rev.)
A0 You Like It (rw.)
As You Like It (rev.)
As You Were
At Mrs, Beam's (rev.)
At th(* Bam « » • • • * • • • »
Op6ra Comiquo
. , Imperial
. , St. James's
., His Majesty's ..
London Pavilion
, , Koyalty
Prince of Wales's , .
1 6 May, 1887 ..
25 Feb., 1880 ..
2 Dec., i8()6
7 Oct., 1907 . .
3 Aug., 1918 . .
*a Apr., 1923 . .
xt Apr., Kjta
At the Villa Rose
Aurxt Jack
Babos, The . .
Babes in the Wood, The
Babil and Bijou
Babil and Bijou (rev.)
Baby Bunting * .
., Strand
. , Court
. , Toole's
Lyceum
Covent Garden
. . Alhambru
, . Shaltesbury
, . Criterion
10 July, 1020 . .
13 July, 1889 . .
0 SrpL,x88.i
36 Dec., K)20 , .
29 Aug., 1872 . .
8 Apr., 1882 . .
25 Sept., 1919 . .
22 Feb., x<)xt .,
Baby Mmo (rev*)
Back A^ain
Bod flirt of the Family, The (rw.)
Bad Mm, The
, , Vaudeville
Ambassadors'
, , Aldwych
. . Now *
15 Feb., 1915
2 Sept., X9XO . .
37 Dec., 1909
3 Mar., 1923 , .
No.
428
466
173
328
118
134
105
262
300
153
105
115
185
149
138
115
152
156
126
144
107
200
114
120
455
143
100
167
130
116
103
222
114
158
278
809
128
110
234
150
115
260
164
199
115
405
141
135
114
104
434
280
131
227
137
200
108
160
165
213
345
129
129
452
111
1199
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Theatre.
Date.
No.
Balkan Princess, The
. . Prince of Wales's . .
19 Feb., 1910 . .
.. 176
Balloon, The
. . Strand
6 Feb., 1889 . .
.. 131
Barton Mystery, The
Savoy
22 Mar., 1916 . .
.. 165
Basker, The . . . .
. . St. James's
6 Jan., 1916 . .
.. 112
Bat, Ihe
. . St. James's
23 Jan., 1922 . .
.. 327
Battle o! the Alma, The
. . Astley's
23 Oct. 1854 . .
.. 126
Battle of Waterloo, The (rev.)
. . Astley's
1 8 June, 1853
.. 110
Battling Butler
. . New Oxford
8 Dec., 1922 . .
.. 238
Bauble Shop, The
. . Criterion
26 Jan., 1893 . .
.. 135
Bear Leaders, The
. . Comedy
i Feb., 1912
.. 200
Beauty and the Barge
.. New "
30 Aug., 1904 . .
.. 219
Beauty of Bath, The
. . Aldwych
19 Mar., 1906 . .
.. 287
Beauty Prize, The
. . Winter Garden
5 Sept., 1923 . .
.. 213
Beauty Spot, The
.. Gaiety
22 Dec., 1917 . .
.. 152
Be Careful, Baby
. . Apollo
17 Apr., 1918 . .
.. 102
Becket
. . Lyceum.
6 Feb., 1893 . .
.. 112
Becky Sharp
. . Prince of Wales's
27 Aug., T 901 . .
.. 169
Beggar's Opera, The (rev.)
. . Lyric, Hammersmith
5 June, 1920 . .
.. 1,463
Beggar Student, The
. . Alhambra
12 Apr., 1884 . .
.. 112
Bel Demonio
. . Lyceum
31 Oct., 1863 . .
. . 138
. , St. James's
9 Dv'-c. ion . .
.. 253
Belle H&6ne, La
, . Alhambra
16 Aug., 1873 . .
.. 109
Belle of Brittany, The
. . Queen's
24 Oct., 1908 . .
-. 147
Belle oJc Mayfair, The
. . Vaudeville
ii Apr., 1906 . .
.. 416
Belle of New York, The
. . Shaftesbury
is Apr., 1898 .
.. 697
Belle of New York, The (rev.)
. . Lyceum
24 June, 1914 • •
.. 151
Belle Sauvage, La
. . St. James's
27 Nov., 1869 . .
.. 197
Belle's Stratagem, The (rev.)
. . Strand
29 Nov., 1873 , .
.. 101
Bells, The
. . Lyceum
25 Nov., 1871 , .
.. 151
Bells of Haslemere, The
.. Adelphi
28 July, 1887 . .
.. 282
Ben Hur
. . Drury Lane
3 Apr., 1902 . .
.. 122
Ben-My-Chree (rev.)
. . Prince's
3 July, 1912 . .
.. 110
Best Man, The
. . Toole's
6 Mar., 1894 . .
.. 121
Betsy
. . Criterion
6 Aug., 1879 . .
.. 408
Betsy (rev.)
. . Criterion
ix Aug., 1888 . .
.. 140
Betrothal, The
. . Gaiety
8 Jan., 1921 . .
.. Ill
Better 'Ole, The
. . Oxford
4 Aug., io*7 • •
,. 811
Betty
.. Daly's
24 Apr., 1015 . .
.. 391
Big Drum, The
.. St. James's ..
i Sept, xqi.1 . .
. . Ill
Billeted
Royalty
21 Aug., H9I7 . .
.. 236
Bill o! Divorcement, A
. , St. Martin's
14 Mar., 7921 . .
., 401
Billy's Little Love Affair
. . Criterion
2 Si'p1.,*'Kn ••
.. 153
Bing Boys are Here, The . .
. . Alhambra
19 Apr., 1916 . .
.. 378
Bing Boys on Broadway, The
. . Albambra
1 6 Feb., 1918
., 602
Bird o! Paradise, The
.. Lyric
ii Sept., 1919 . ,
.. 312
Bishop's Move, The
. , Gar/rick
30 July, 1002 . .
.. 116
Black Crook, The
. . Alhambra
33 PIT.., I»7« . .
. . 204
Black Eyed Susan
. . Surrey
8 June, 1839 . ,
.. 150
Black Eyed Susan (rev.)
. . Adelphi
23 Dec., l8<)6 . .
.. 128
Black Eyed Susan (burlesque)
. . Royalty
29 Nov., T«6(> ..
.. 400
Blood and Sand
.. New "
14 "Dec., 1921
.. 136
Blue Beard (burlesque)
. . Charing1 Cross . .
to Si'pl 187*1 *
. . 851
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
.. Globe
26 Aug., 1922 . .
., 482
Bluebell
. . Aldwych
23 Dec., 1905 . .
.. 102
Bluebell in Fairyland
Vaudeville
l8 Dee,., 3001 . .
.. 294
Bluebell in Fairyland (rev.)
Prince's
a Dec., 1016 . .
., 106
Blue Bird, The
. . Haymarket
8 Dec., tOOQ ..
.. 274
Blue Lagoon, The
Prince of Wnlos's . .
2:8 Aug., l<)20 , .
., 868
Blue Moon, The
. . Lyric
28 Aug., 1905 . ,
., 188
Boccaccio
. . Comedy
22 Apr., 1883 . .
.. 106
Bohemian GPyurl, The
. . Op6ra "Comiquo
31 Jan., 1877 • •
.. 117
Bondman, The
. . Drury Lane
20 Sept., TOofi • •
.. 145
Booties' Baby
. . Globe
8 May, iB88 ,.
Boy, The
Adolphi
14 Sept, X9t7 • •
,*." 801
Boy of My Heart
. . Lyceum
6 Mar,, TO 20 . .
.. 103
Box o' Tricks
. . London Hippodrome
7 Mar., yqiH . .
.. 625
Bran Pie
.. Prince of walcs's ..
28 Aug., 1919 , .
., 414
Brass Bottle, The
. . Vaudeville
ifi Sept., 1909 . .
. . 244
Brewster's Millions
.. Hicks
i May, 1007 , ,
,, 3S1
Brewster's Millions (rev.)
. . Queen's
3 Nov., 1917 , .
.. 169
Bric-a-Brac
. . Palace
18 Sept., 1915 . .
. . 385
Brigadier Gerard
. . Imperial
3 Mar,, t <)(>(> . ,
.. 118
Brighter London
. . London Hippodrome
38 Mar., X9«3 - •
., 593
Brighton
. . Court
35 May, 1874 . .
.. 180
Broadway Jones
. . Prince of Wales's
3 Feb., 1914 . .
.. 189
Broadway Jones (rev.)
. . Prince's
6 Sept., XQIO , ,
,, 114
1200
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Theatre.
Date.
No.
Broken Wing, The
. . Duke of York's
15 Aug., 1922 . .
.. 120
Bronze Horse, The
Brown and the Brahmins
. . Alhambra
.. Globe
4 July, 1881 . .
23 Jan., 1869 . .
.. 137
.. 100
Brown Sugar
. . Duke of York's
7 July, 1920 . .
.. 276
Bubbly
Bull-Dog1 Drummond
. . Comedy
Wyndham's
5 May, 1917 . .
29 Mar., 1921 . .
.. 429
.. 430
Bunch of Violets, A
. . Hay market
25 Apr., 1894 . .
.. 117
Bungalow, The
.. Toole's
7 Oct., 1889 . .
290
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Business as Usual
Business Before Pleasure
. . Haymarket
. . London Hippodrome
. . Savoy
18 July, igri . .
16 Nov., 1914 . .
21 Apr., 1919 . .
.. 617
.. 295
.. 207
Butler, The
.. Toole's
6 Dec., 1886 . .
.. 217
Butterflies
. . Apollo
12 May, 1908 . .
.. 217
Butterfly on the Wheel, A . .
. . Globe
18 Apr., 1911 . .
.. 119
Buzz-Buzz
Vaudeville
20 Dec., 1918 . .
612
By Jingo, I! We Do I . .
. . Empire
19 Oct., 1914 . .
.. 110
By Pigeon Post
Garrick
30 Mar., $918 . .
.. 370
Cabaret Girl, The
. . Winter Garden
19 Sept., 1922 . .
361
Cabinet Minister, The
. . Court
23 Apr., 1890 . .
.. 199
Caesar's Wife
27 Mar., 1919 . .
.. 241
Cairo
. . His Majesty's
15 Oct., 1921 . .
-. 267
Called Baok
19 May, 1884 . .
.. 210
Camp at Chobham, The
Adelphi
30 June, 1851
.. 143
Candidate, The
, . Criterion
22 Nov., 1884 . .
.. 285
Captain Drew on Leave
.. New
24 Oct., IQOS ..
-- 154
Captain Swift
. . Haymarket
i Sept., 1888 ..
.. 164
Captain Th6rese
Prince of Wales's
25 Aug., 1890 ..
.. 104
Cardinal, The
. . St, James's
31 Aug., 1901 . .
.. 105
Carina - - - -•
27 Sept., 1 8 88 ..
.. 112
Carmen np-to-data
. . Gaiety
4 Oct., 1890 . .
.. 248
Carminetta
. . Prince of Wales's . .
22 Aug., 1917 ..
.. 260
Carnival
New
*> Feb., 1920 . .
187
Caroline
New
8 Feb., 1916 , .
.. 141
Caaeo Bay
Olympic
3 Dec., i8'27 . .
.. 140
Case of Lady Camber, The
. . Savoy
16 Oct., I9t«> ..
.. 191
Case of Rebellious Susan, The
, . Criterion
3 Oct., 1894 . .
.. 164
Casino Girl, The
.. Shaftesbury ..
ir July, IQOO ..
.. 198
Caste
Prince of Wales's
6 Apr., 1867 ..
.. 156
Caste (rev.)
. . Prince of Wales's . .
16 Sept., 1871 ..
.. 195
Caste (rev.)
Prince of Walcs's
ii Jan., 1879 . .
.. 128
Caste (raM
. . Criterion
5 Oct., 1889
.. 100
Cat and the Canary, The
. . Shaftesbury
31 Oct., 1922 , .
.. 181
Catoh of the Seaaon, The
. . Vaudeville
0 Sept., 1904 ..
.. 621
Catherine
. . Gaiety
22 Sept., 1923 . .
.. 217
Charles I
Lyceum
28 Sept., x872 . .
. . 180
Charley's Aunt
. . Royalty *
21 Dec., 1892 . .
., 1,486
Chariot's Bevue (to 31 Dec,, 1924)
. , Prince of Walos's
23 Sept., 1924 . .
.. 117
Charm School, The -
. . Comedy . .
23 Dec., 1620 . .
.. 158
Chase, The
Checkmate
,. Astky's
.. Royalty
1 6 May, 1853 ..
15 July, 1860 ..
., 104
.. 168
Cheep
. . Vaudeville
26 Apr., *or7 . ,
.. 483
Cheer I Boys, Cheer!
. . Drury Lane
19 Sept., 1895 ..
.. 175
Cheerio
21 Feb., 1917 . ,
.. 181
Cherry Girl, The
. , Vaudeville
2i Dec., ic)o3 . .
.. 215
Chili Widow, The
. . Royalty ,
7 Sept., 1895 ..
.. 213
Chinese Honeymoon, A
, . Strand
5 Oct., 1901 . .
.. 1,075
Chinese Puzzle, The
.. New
xi July, xo*8 . .
., 205
Chinese Puzasle, The (rtv.) . . ' , .
27 .fan., 1010 • •
.. 210
Chinese War, The
. . Asttay's
27 May, 1844 . .
.. 114
Chocolate Soldier, The
. . Lyric
w St^pt., 1910 . .
. . 500
Choice The
8 Sept., 1919 . .
,. 316
Chorus Lady, The
Vaudeville
15 Apr., 1909 . .
.. 102
Christian, The (f<w.)
, . Lyceum
31 Aug., 1907 .-
.. 181
Christopher Sly
,. .. New
31 Aug., 1921 , .
.. 105
Chu-Chin-Chow
. , His Majesty's . .
31 Aug., 1916 . .
.. 2,238
Churchwarden. The
. , Olympic . .
16 Dec., 1886 . .
.. 137
Cigak La
q Oct., 1890 . .
. . 423
Cinderella » * * * • • » * • *
, . Lyceum
$6 Dec,, 1893 . .
.. 126
(Hnd@raUa Han, The
. . Queen's
13 June, xoi9 . .
.. 257
Oiurlor-Ellon un-too-lato
, . Gaiety
24 Dec., 1891 . .
.. 288
Cinema Star, The
. , Shaftesbury
4 June, 1914 , .
.. 109
., Daly's
3 Mar., 1904 . .
.. 883
Circle, The
, , Haymarket
3 Mar., iqat . .
,. 181
Ciroua Girl, The
», Gaiety
5 'Dec., 1:896 . .
,. 407
1201
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play. Theatre. Date. No.
Clancarty Olympic 9 Mar., 1874 , . . . 164
Clancarty (rev.) as " Lady Clancarty " q.v -. • • • • .. 160
Claude Duval Strand 25 Sept., 1894 .. .. 148
Claudian Princess's .. .. 6 Dec., 1883 .. .. 248
Cloches de Corneville, Les Folly 28 Feb., 1878 .. .. 705
Colleen Bawn The Adelphi 10 Sept., 1860 .. .. 165
Collusion Ambassadors' . . . . i Apr., 1924 . . . . 149
Colonel, The Prince of Wales's .. 2 Feb., 1881 .. .. 550
Come Out of the Kitchen Strand 15 Mar., 1920 . . . . Ill
Come Over Here London Opera House 19 Apr., 1913 .. .. 271
Confusion Vaudeville .. .. 17 May, 1883.. .. 457
Co-Optimists (first programme) Royalty 27 June, 1921 . . . . 500
Corsican Brothers, The (reo.) Lyceum 18 Sept., 1880 .. .. 189
Count Hannibal New 20 Oct., 1910 . . . . 164
Count o£ Luxembourg Daly's 20 May, 1911 .. .. 345
Country Girl, A Daly's 18 Jan., 1902.. .. 729
Country Girl, A (reo.') Daly's 28 Oct., 1914 •• •• 173
Country Mouse, A • Prince of Wales's .. 27 Feb., 1902 .. .. 187
Court Beauties, The (reo.) Lyceum 9 June, 1851 .. .. 104
Court Scandal, A Court 24 Jan., 1809 .. -- 128
Cousin from Nowhere, The Prince's 24 Feb., 1923 .. .. 105
Cousin Kate Haymarket .. .. 18 June, 1903 .. .. 242
Creaking Chair, The (to 31 Dec., 1924) .. Comedy 22 July, 192.1 .. .. 196
Crimson Alibi, The Strand 29 Nov., 1919 .. .. 125
Crutch and Toothpick Royalty 14 Apr., 1879 .. .. 234
Cup, The Lyceum 3 Jan., 1881.. .. 128
Cyrano de Bergerac Garrick 28 Mar., 1910 . . . . 226
Cyril's Success Globe 28 Nov., 1868 .. .. 100
Dad Playhouse .. .. 4 Nov./ 19" . . . . 108
Dafldies Haymarket .. .. 3 Sept,, ton) . . . . 191
Daddy Gray Royalty .. .. x JVb., x8f>H ,. .. 139
Daddy Long-Legs Duke of York's .. 29 May, 1916.. .. 514
Dairymaids, The Apollo 14 Apr., 1906 .. .. 239
Damaged Goods St. Martin's .. .. 17 Mar., 1017 .. .. 281
Dame Nature Garrick 20 Jan., XOTO.. ., 122
Dancers, Tine Wyndham's . . . . 15 Feb., 1923 , . . . 344
Dancing Girl, The Haymarket .. .. i.l Jan., 1891 .. .. 310
Dancing Mistress, The Adclplri 19 Oct., 1912.. .. 242
Dandy Dan the IiiSeguardsman Lyric 4 IVc,, x«o7 .. ,. 166
Dandy Dick Court 27 Jan., 1887 .. ,. 262
Dandy Dick Whittington Avenue 2 Mar., 1805 .. ,. 124
Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith Haymarket .. .. xx Sept., x»7f> .. •• 119
Darling of the Gods, The His Majesty's .. .. 28 Pec., 1903 .. .. 168
David Copperfield His Majesty's . . .. 2.1 Dec.., tor-t .. .. 130
David Garrick (reo.) Criterion .. ., 13 Nov., x88(> . . . . 224
David Garrick (rev.) Criterion .. .. 29 I'Vb., 1888 . . .. 152
Dead Heart, The (rev.) Lyceum 38 Srpt., 1880 ,. ,. 188
Dear Brutus Wyndham's ., . . 17 Oct., xoi7 .. . . 368
Dear Brutus (rev.) Wyndham's .. .. (> May, icr-w . . .. 258
~ " Prince of Wales's ., x Si-pi., 190') . . ,. 109
Dear Little Denmark
Decameron Nights
Degenerates, The
Derby Winner, The
Dniry Lane. .. .. 20 Apr., j<)jia .. ,. 871
Haymarket .. .. 31 Au^., i8<K) .. .. 122
Dniry Lane .. .. n Sept., 189-1 , . .. 140
Diana o£ Dobson's Kingsway .. .. 12 Feb., 1908.. .. 142
Diplomacy Prince of Walos's .. ra Jan., 1878,. .. 820
Diplomacy (rev,) Garrick 18 I'Vb., 1893 .. .. 176
Diplomacy (rev.) .. '. Wyndham's .. .. 26 Mar., i<)t:\ .. .. 455
Diplomacy (rev.) (to 31 Dec., 1924) .. .. Adelphi 8 Mar., 192*1 .. , , 834
Dippers. The . . Criterion 22 Aug., xoaa . . . • 173
Discreet Princess, The Olympic 26 Poo., 1855 ., .. 105
Disraeli Royalty 4 Apr., iot(>.. . . 128
Doctor, The Globe 9 July, 1887 .. .. 100
Dollar Princess, The Daly's -25 Sept., 1909 .. .. 428
Dolly Reforming Herself Haymarket .. .. 3 Nov., 1908 ., ., ISO
Don Haymarket ., ,, xa Or.t., 1009., ,. 208
Don Carlos Vaudeville .. .. 6 Apr., 1870,, ,. 185
Don Juan Alhambra .. .. 22 Dec., 1873.. ,, 123
Don Juan Gaiety 28 Od,, j8<rj.. ., 221
Don Juan Junior , Royalty .. .. 3 Nov., 1880,. .. 140
Doormats Wyndham's .. .. 3 Oct., tors ., .. 188
Dora and Diplunacy Strand 14 t?eb., 1878.. .. 115
Doris Lyric -30 Apr., 1880 ». .. 200
Dorothy Gaiety 35 Sept., 1886 ,. .. 081
Dovecot, The Duke of York's .. M Vd>,, 1808 . . .. 118
1202
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play,
Theatre.
Date.
Dover Street to Dixie
Drake
Dr Bill
. . London Pavilion
. . His Majesty's . .
31 May, 1923 . .
3 Sept., 1912
i Feb., 1890
22 Feb., 1890 . .
2 June, 1879
17 Oct., 1903
20 Jan., 1904
10 Jan., 1863 ..
10 Dec., 1903 . .
21} June, 1907 . .
14 Apr., 1909
10 Feb., 1912 . .
2 Sept., 1922
9 Sept., 1919
12 Nov., 1919 ..
9 Aug., 1921 . .
19 Oct., 1907 . .
21 Dec., i'8f)6 . .
9 May, 1913 . .
29 June, 1871
10 July, 1890
•22 Sept., 1898 ..
12 Feb., 1913 ..
27 Apr., 1901 . .
31 Mar., 1891 . .
* 3 Oct., 1877
27 Jan., 1909
21 Aug., 1900 . .
2 Aug., r8qo
2 Aug., 1923
9 Nov., 1885 . .
2 Oct., 1902
6 Sept., 1013 ..
Dream Faces
Drink
. . Garrick
Princess's . . .
Duke ot Killicrankie The
Criterion
Dake's Motto, The
Earl and the Girl, The
Earl o£ Pawtucket, The
. . Lyceum
. . Adelphi
Playhouse
Kingsway
Easiest Way, The
.. Globe
. . His Majesty's . .
Eastward Ho '
Alharnbra
Eclipse, The . . • •
Garrick
Education oS Elizabeth, The
Eider-Down Qnilt, The
. . Apollo
. . Terry's
,& Km/puiicu u at,
El Oapitan . . . .
Elder Miss Blossom, The
Lyric
. . St. James's
Emerald Isle, Tho
Enfant Prodigue, Ii*
Engaged
Englishman's Home, An *
English Nell
English Rose, The
Enier Kiki 1
. . Savov
. , Prince of Wales'* . -
Tlaymarkct
. , Wyndham's
. . Prince of Waleb's . .
. , Adelphi
. . Playhouse
Erminie
Eternal City, The
Ever Open Door, The
Comedy
. . His Majesty's
. . Aldwych
Everybody's Doing; It
Eyes of Youth, The
, . St. James's
2 Sept., 1918 ..
no Feb., 1900 . .
Fair and Warmer
Faithful Heart, The
. , Prince of Wales's
. . Comedy
14 May, K)i8 ..
xG Nov., 1931 . .
n Mar., x<)34
Faika 16
Family Ties
. , Comedy
Strand
so Oct., 1883 ..
39 Sept., 1877 ..
XO Apr., zo xt . .
Par from the Madding Crowd
Farmer's Wife, TOie (to 31 I><\, 1024.)
Fascinating Mr* Vandorvoldt, The
Fata Morgana (to ;jt Dec,, 19^4)
Fatal Card Tho
. . Globe
. . Court
. . Garrick
. . Ambassadors'
Adelphi
27 Feb., 1882
n Mar., 1924 . .
26 Apr,, %f)o(»
15 Sept., 1924
6 Sept., iB().1 ..
19 Dec., 1885 . .
S Sept., 1008 . .
30 Oct., 1888
5 May, 1883 ..
150 Oct., 1920 . .
" 2 Oct., tOlB . .
z,\ Feb., to i<) ..
ii Apr., i8f>8 ..
4 Oct., 1873 - -
17 June, 1913 . .
T*5 June, 1900 . .
Lyceum
Faust
Faust up-to-date
FMora
. . His Majesty's
. . Gaiety
ilavniarket
.. Globe
Female Hun, The
Female Him, The (rtv.)
Field 08 the Cloth o« Gold, The . .
Fill© do Madame Angot, La
Find the Woman
Fires of Fate, The
Lyceum
Lyceum
. . Strand
. . Philharmonic . .
. . Ganriclc
Lvrio
6084 Gorrard . *
Flag Lieutenant, The . .
Fla« Lieutenant, The (rev,)
Playhouse
Haymarket
.. Lyric .. .. ••
i6 June, 1908 . .
28 Nov., 1014
xx Nov., iBc>9 ..
jo Sept., 1016 ,.
ti Oct., 1866 ,.
it) Feb., x<)t<J . .
18 Sept., 1034
17 Jan., 1&78 ..
s Jan., 1892 . .
22 May, 10x5 •*
5 Aug., 1860 . .
24 Dec., x88o . .
Flying Colours
FMw? Scud, The
Follow the Crowd
Fool, The (to 31 Due., 1924)
Fool and His Money, A
Fool1;! Panulm. A . ,
Fox England, Home and Beauty
, . London Hippodrome, .
, . i lolborn
Empires
. . Apollo
,, Globe
. . Garrick
.. Prince's
. . Drury Lane . .
Forty Thieves, The
,, Gaiety
No.
269
108
220
227
328
174
371
225
126
115
209
124
117
192
127
103
148
118
140
106
132
205
250
105
107
181
238
155
154
117
156
354
384
120
497
104
211
157
188
624
114
349
100
134
165
375
118
180
133
111
107
118
298
235
180
121
194
381
179
455
203
207
144
116
126
148
101
117
1203
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play Theatre. Date. No.
Fourteen Days Criterion . . . . 4 Max., 1882 . . . . 108
Frankenstein Gaiety 24 Dec., 1887.. . . 110
Freedom ol Suzanne, The Criterion . . . . 15 Nov., 1904 . . . . 158
Freedom of the Seas, The Haymarket .. .. i Aug., 1918.. .. 226
French Leave Globe 15 July, 1920.. .. 283
French Maid, The Terry's 24 Apr., 1897 •• .. 480
Frocks and Frills Haymarket .. .. 2 Jan., 1902 .. .. 130
Fun of the Fayre, The London Pavilion .. 17 Oct., 1921.. .. 289
G.H.Q. Love Little i Sept., 1920 .. .. 109
Gaiety Girl, A Prince of Wales's .. 14 Oct., 1893 •• •• 41S
Garden of Allah, The Drury Lane . . . . 24 June, 1920 . . . . 359
Gay Gordons, The Aldwych .. .. n Sept., 1907 .. . . 229
Gay Lord Quex, The Garrick 8 Apr., 1899 •• •• 300
Gay Parisienne, The Duke of York's . . 4 Apr., 1896 . . . . 369
Geisha, The Daly's 25 Apr., 1896 . . . . 780
General John Began Apollo 9 Jan., 1913 •• •• 275
General Post Haymarket .. .. 14 Mar., 1917 •• •• 632
Genevieve de Brabant Philharmonic .. .. n Nov., 1871 .. .. 307
Gentleman Joe Prince of Wales's . . 2 Mar., 1895 ., . . 392
Get-Rich-Quick WallingSord Queen's 14 Jan., 19x3 •• •• 158,
Gipsy Love Daly's i June, 1912 .. •• 299
Gipsy Princess, The Prince of Wales's . . 26 May, 192* . . . . 212
Girl Behind the Counter, The Wyndham's .. .. 21 Apr., 1906 ., .. 141
Girl rrom Ciros, The Garrick 4 Sept., 1916 . . . . 202
Girl Srom Kay's, The Apollo 15 Nov., 1902 - • - • 432
Girl from Up There, The Duke of York's .. 23 Apr., 1901 .. .. 102
Girl from Utah, The Adelphi 18 Oct., 1013 • • • • 185
Girl 1 Left Behind Me, The Adelphi 13 Apr., 1895 . . . . 102
Girl in the Taxi, The Lyric 5 Sept., 19".. .. 385
Girl in the Taxi, The (rev.) Garrick 23 Jan., 1915 .. .. 147
Girl in the Train, The Vaudeville .. .. 4 June, 19x0 .. .. 340
Girl on the Film, The Gaiety 5 Apr., 19x3 .. .. 232
Girl Who took the Wrong Turning, The •. Aldwych .. .. 26 Dec,, ioro . . . . 100
Girls, The Vaudeville .. .. 19 Apr., 1870 .. .. 131
Girls of Gottenburg, The Gaiety 15 May, 1908 . , . , 303
Glad Eye, The Globe 4 Nov., 10*2 . . , . 493
Glass of Fashion, The Globe 8 Sept., 1883 . . . . 113
Go-Bang Trafalgar Square .. 10 Mar., 1804 159
Going It Toole's 7 Dec., 1885 -• .. 113
Going-Up Gaiety as May, xot8 . . . . 574
Golden Ladder, The Globe 22 Doc., 1887 ,. .. 117
Golden Moth, The Adelphi 5 Oct., x<>at . . . . 281
Golden Ring, The Alhambra .. .. 3 Dec,, 1883,. ,, 105
Gondoliers, The S.ivoy 7 Dec., 1889., . . 554
Good Luck Drury Lane . . . . 27 Sept., 1933 . . . . 262
Good-night, Signor Pantalon Adelphi 29 May, 1851., .. 132
Gram of Mustard Seed, The Ambassadors' . . . . 20 Apr., xoao , . . . 288
Grand Duchess, The (rev.) Savoy 4 Doc., 1807 , . .. 104
Grand Duke, The Savoy 7 Mar., x8<)(> . . ,, 123
Great Adventure, The Kingsway .. .. 25 Mar,, 1013 .. . . 673
Great Adventure, The (rev.) Haymarket . . . . 5 Juno, 1924 • • . . 189
Great City, The Drury Lane .. ,, aa Apr., x8<>7 » • •• 102
Great Divorce Case, The Criterion .. .. 15 Apr., 1876 .. ., 182
Great Lover, The Shaftcsbury , . , , 2 Get1,, 1020 , . . . 289
Great Pink Pearl, The Olympic 7 May, x«85 . . . . 188
Great Kuby, The Drury Lane .. ., 15 Sept, 1898 . , .. 101
Greek Slave, A Daly's 8 Time, 1808.. .. 862
Green Cord, The Royalty a Juno, 1988 . . . . 122
Green Goddess, The St. James's .. .. 6 Sept, 1923.. ,. 410
Grumpy New 13 May, x«)i.if *. .. lol
Grumpy (rev.) Criterion ,. ,. 36 Mur., ioax . . .. 180
Guv 'nor. The Vaudeville .. ., 23 June, xb8o . « .. 104
H.M.S. Irresponsible Strand a 7 May, xtjox . , ,. 166
H.M.S. Pinafore .. Qpe>a Coiniquo .. 25 May, 1878.. , . 700
H.M.S. Pinafore (rev.) Savoy ttt Nov., 1887 .. .. 120
H.M.S. Pinafore (rev.) Savoy 6 June, xH<)o * . .. 174
Haddon Hall Savoy 24 Sopt, iB<>a , . ., 204
Half-Past Eight Comedy i May, i«)x6 , , . . 148
Hall-Way House, The Vaudeville .. ., r Oct., rSfir . . ., 108
Hamlet (rev.) Lyceum . , . . . . 31 Oct., 1874 , . . . 200
Hamlet (rev.) Lyceum 30 !>«,, 1878 . , .. 108
Hamlet (rev.) Princess's . . . . 16 Oct., 1884 . . . . 110
1204
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Hamlet (r^v.)
Theatre.
I~Ia.yrna.rket .
Date*
21 Jan 1892
Hand oJ Death, The
Hansel and Gretel
Happy Day, The
Little
Daly's
Daly's
i Sept., 1920 . .
26 Dec., 1894 . .
13 May, 1916
Happy Land, The
Harbour Lights The ...
Court
Adelphi . . . .
3 Mar., 1873 . .
23 Dec., iSS1)
Hassan
His Majesty's . .
20 Sept 1923
Havana
Gaiety
25 Apr 1908 . .
Havoo (rev )
Hayrnarket . . , .
16 Jan. 1924
Head Over Heels . • . . . .
Adelphi
8 Sept., 1923
Headmaster, The
Hearts are Trumps
Heir-at-Law, The (m>.)
Held by the Enemy
Henry oS Navarre
Playhouse
Drury Lane
Strand
Princess's
13 June, 1913
16 Sept., 1899 . .
29 July, 1871 . .
2 Apr., 1887
Her Husband's Wife
New
5 Sept., 1916 .
Here and There
Hero of Romance, A
Hidden Hand, The
Empire
Haymarket
Strand
29 Nov., 1917 . .
14 Mar., 1868
4 July, 1918 . .
High Jinks
Adelphi , .
24 Aug., 1916 . .
Hindle Wakes . .
Plavnousc . .
15 July, 1912 . .
27 Oct., 1894 . .
His House in Order
His Majesty's Servant
His Lady Friends
St. James's
Imperial
i Feb., 1906
6 Oct., 1904
17 Aug., 1920 . .
His Little Widows
Hobby Horse, The
Hobson's Choice
HOBEIO •• •• »« »• *• *» *•
Wyndhaxn's
St. James's
Apollo
Haymarket
16 June, 191:9. .
23 Oct., 1886
22 June, 1916 . .
14 Jan., 1869 . .
Homo and Beauty *
Home on Leave
Honeymoon, The
Honi Soit 1 ...
Playhouse
Royalty
Royalty
London Pavilion
30 Aug., 1919 . .
18 Oct., 1916
6 Oct., 1911
6 Sept., iQis . .
Hoodman Blind
Princess's
Drury Lane
18 Aug., 1885 . .
14 Sept. ,191 1 . .
jjoup La 1 « • * . • • • • • «
St. Martin's
23 Nov., roxG
8 Mar., 19x9 . .
House of Temperloy, The
How London Lives
How to Settle Accounts with your Laundress
Hullo I America
Hullo I Kagfcime
Adelphi
Princess's
Adelphi
Palace
London Hippodrome
London Hippodrome
27 Dec., 1909 . .
27 Dec., 1897
26 July, 1847 . .
25 Sept,, 1018. .
«3 Dec., 1912 . ,
23 Dec., 1913
Hypatia
Heal Husbaacl, An
Haymarket
Haymarket
2 Jan., 1893 . .
3 Jan., 1895 . .
26 Feb., 1891
Idols'
II
Garrick
Ambassadors'
Royalty
a Sept., 1908 . .
30 May, rqar . .
13 Apr,, 1922 , ,
Regent
13 Oct., 1922 ..
Immortal Hour, The (rev.)
Importance of Being Earnest The (rev.)
Impulse
Regent
St. James's
St. James's
28 Jan., 1924 ..
30 Nov., 1009 . .
9 Dec., 1882 ..
0 Oct., 1802
bkoonitfunt dwge
In Dahomey
In the Next Koom
In the Ni«ht
Prince of Walcs's . .
ShaftPsbury
St. Martin's
Kingsway
i Oot,, 19x0 . .
16 May, 1903 . .
6 Juno, 1924 • «
31 Dec., K)I9 . .
In the Night Watch
Oxford
Adelplii
si Dec., xoi8 ,.
f> Oct., 1883 . .
In the Soup
Strand
28 Aug., 1900 . .
15 Oct., 1892 . .
Indecision ol Mr* Kingsbur y> The
Inside the Lines
Haymarket
Apollo
6 Doc., iqos . .
23 May, 1917 ••
23 Aug., iqi? , ,
Savoy
25 Nov., 1882
Empire
7 Apr., 1920 . .
Kingsway . . • .
f) Oct., 1907 , .
Ironmaster, The
Isabel, Edward and Anne
Garrick
St. James's
Haymarket
Apollo
21 Sept., r<)03C . .
17 Apr,, x884 . .
31 Mar,, 1923 . .
^ Apt., 1910
Island ibbng1. The « • • • * • • *
Island oflewels. The
Adelphi
Lyceum . .
1205
10 Oct., 1022 . .
26 Dec., 1849 .*
No.
115
109
161
241
2S2
512
281
331
174
113
164
106
150
159
328
121
107
104
165
383
108
161
430
128
135
172
109
246
138
235
145
126
256
172
102
108
105
161
104
108
358
451
485
104
119
176
135
176
145
215
216
138
324
224
103
218
251
203
139
216
457
278
292
122
430
139
139
116
200
100
114
160
111
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play. , Theatre. Date. No,
It Pays to Advertise (to 31 Dec., 1924) . . Aldwych . . . . i Feb., 1924 . . . . 379
It's All Wrong Queen's 13 Dec., 1920.. .. Ill
It's Never too late to Mend Princess's .. .. 4 Oct., 1865.. ,. 140
It's Never too late lo Mend (rev.) Princess's .. .. 26 Dec., 1878 .. .. 1?9
Ivanhoe Ryl. Eng1. Opera House 31 Jan., 1891.. .. 155
Ixion, or the Man at the Wheel Royalty 28 Sept., 1863 .. .. 153
100
137
101
321
196
116
1658
100
311
200
348
120
125
285
138
161
154
137
261
723
409
105
123
165
165
177
333
108
223
129
100
128
201
106
109
150
203
252
118
330
107
328
222
170
156
4SO
107
220
183
151
100
113
105
160
422
168
354
515
100
150
139
185
121
1206
Jack and the Beanstalk
London Hippodrome
. . New
22 Dec., IQ2I . .
26 Mar., 1908 . .
tfane
Comedy . . .
18 Dec., 1890 . .
Jane Shore
Princess's
30 Sept., 1876 . .
Jane Shore (rev.)
Jeanie Deans « • . .
Princess's
. . . Standard . .
24 Nov., 1877
20 Sept., 1862 . .
Wyndham's
10 Apr., 1912 . .
Jiff-Saw
London Hippodrome
14 June, ly 20 . .
Jim the Penman
Johnny Jones •
Haymarket
Alhanibra . .
3 Apr., 1886
i June, 19JO . .
Jo
. . Globe
2t Feb., 1876 . .
Joan of Arc (burlesque)
Joan o£ Arc (burlesque)
John Glayde's Honour
Strand
Opera Comique
St James's • .
29 Mar., 1871 . .
17 Jan., 1891 . .
8 Mar., 1907
Jonathan Bradford
Joseph and His Brethren
Joseph Entangled •
Surrey
His Majesty's . .
Havniarket
12 June, 1833
2 Sept., 1913 ..
i<) Jan., 1904
Joseph's Sweetheart
Joy-Bells
Vaudeville
London Hippodrome
8 Mar., 1888 . .
25 M,ar,, 1919 . .
Joyland . .
London Hippodrome. .
2'^ Dec., 1915 . .
Joy "Ride Lady The
New . . . . . .
21 Feb., 1914 « «
Judah
Shaftesburv
21 Mav, 1890 . .
Judge The
Terry's
24 July, 1890
Julius Caesar (rev ) * ,
Her 'Majesty's . ,
22 fan., 1898 . .
Just Fancy
Katinka
Vaudeville
•j(> Mar., Kjijo . .
30 Aug., J923 . . . .
Keep Smiling 1
Kenilwortli
Alhambru
Avenue . .
6 Oct., 19x3 ..
it) Deo,, iHH'j , , . ,
Khartoum • •
Astlcy's
14 Mar., i8H*i . .
Kick In
Vaudeville
Kill That Fly
. Alhaxnbru
14 Oe.U, 19 iji , ,
12 Jan., iH()5 . .
King Charming (rev,)
King Henry VDI (rev.)
King Henry VIH (rev.)
King Henry VHI (rev.)
Lyceum
Princess's
Lyceum
His Majesty's .
9 June, 1851 ..
x(> May, 1855 . .
5 Jan., 1892 . .
i Sept., 1910 . . , ,
King John" (rev.)
King of Cadonia, The . .
King Richard n (rev.)
Kismet
Her Majesty's . .
Prince of Wales's . .
His Majesty's . .
20 Sept., 1899 » .
3 Sept., 1 908 ..
TO Sept., 1903 . ,
Kismet (rev.)
Globe
xo Mar,, x<;)i4 . .
Kiss Call, The
Kiss for Cinderella, A
Kissing Time
Gaiety
Wyndham's
Winter Garden
() Oct., iotO . .
x<> Mar,, 1916 . .
20 M'ay, 1919 . . . .
Kitty Grey
Kitty Grey (musical version)
Knave of Diamonds, The
Knife, The
, „ Vaudeville.
. . Apollo . .
The Globe
25 Apt'., 1900
7 Sept., loot , .
»3 Apr., xr)3t ..
10 Apr,, 19 IE 8 . , . ,
Kultnr at Home
Ladies' Battle, The (rev.)
Court
Court
xx Mar., 19x6 . .
17 Mur 1879 . . . .
Lady Audley's Secret
Lady Clancarty (rev.) . .
Lady Frederick
Lady Huntworth's Experiment
Lady Madcap
St. James's
St, James's
Court
Criterion
. . . . * Prince of Wales's
38 Feb., iH<»'}
3 Mur., 1887 , .
a(> Oct., 1907 , .
«f> Apr., it 900 . . . ,
Lady of the Rose, !Che . .
Lady Patricia
Daly's
a r Feb., 1932 ..
s«i Mar 191 1 * t * «
Lady Windermeie's Fan
Lancashire Lass, A < •
Land of Promise, The
St. James's ..
Queen's . .
Duke of York's
20 I'd)., X8<)2 » , » .
34 July, 1808 ..
a6 Feb 1911 » «
Lass o» Laughter
Queen's .. .,
29 Apr., 1932 . .
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Theatre.
Date.
No.
Last ol the Bandies, The
. . Her Majesty's
24 Oct., 1901 . .
.. 103
Last Waltz, The
. . Gaiety
7 Oct., 1922 . .
.. 280
Late Lamented, The
. . Court
6 May, 1891 . .
.. 228
Laughing Lady» The
.. Globe
17 Nov., 1922 . .
.. 164
Law Divine, The
. . Wyndham's
29 Aug., 1918 . .
.. 368
League of Notions, The
, . New Oxford
17 Jan., 1921 . .
.. 360
Leah
. . Adelphi
r Oct., 1863 . .
.. 215
Leah Kloschna
.. New
2 May, 1905 . .
,. 186
Leap Year
. . London Hippodrome
20 Mar., 1924 . .
.. 471
Lesson in Love, A (rev.)
. . Strand
4 Dec., 1875 ..
.. 127
Letty
. . Duke of York's
8 Oct., 1903 . .
.. 123
Liars, The
. . Criterion
6 Oct., 1897 . .
.. 291
Liars, The (reo.)
. . Criterion
13 Apr., 1907 . .
.. 100
Liberty Hall
. . St. James's
3 Dec., 1892 . .
.. 183
Lie, The
. . New
13 Oct., 1923 . .
.. 187
Life ol Pleasure, A
. . Drury Lane
21 Sept., 1893 . .
.. 153
Light that Failed, The
. . Lyric
7 Feb., 1903 . .
.. 148
Lights of Home, The
. . Adelphi
30 July, 1892 . .
.. 121
Lights o' London, The
. . Princess's
10 Sept., 1881 . .
.. 228
Lights Out
„, Waldorf
25 Oct., 1905 . .
.. 100
Likes of Her, The
.. St. Martin's ..
15 Aug., 1923 . .
.. 228
Lilac Domino, The
. . Empire
21 Feb., 1918 . .
.. 747
Lilac Time
. . Lyric
22 Dec., 1922 , .
. . 623
Lilies of the Field, The
. . Ambassadors'
5 June, 1923 . .
.. 270
Lion's Tail, The
Globe
1 6 June, 1877 . .
.. 117
Little Bit ol FluM, A
.. Criterion
27 Oct., 1015 . .
.. 1,241
Little OaW, The
Playhouse
28 Sept., 1912 . .
. . 123
Little Cherub, The
. . Prince of Wales's . .
13 Jan., 1906 . .
.. 114
Little Christopher Columbus
Lyric
10 Oct., 1893 . .
361
Little Bamozel, The
. . Wyndham's
21 Oct., 1909 , .
. 191
tittle Doctor Faust
. . Gaiety
13 Oct., 1877 . .
151
Little Bon Giovanni
Prince of Wales's . .
26 Dec., 1865 . .
.. 117
Little Dutch Girl, A
Lyric
x Dec., 1920
.. 315
Little Em'ly
Olympic
9 Oct., 1860 . .
.. 160
Little French Milliner, The
Avenue,
8 Apr., 1902 , .
.. 170
Little Genius, The
Shaftosbury
9 July, 1896 , .
.. 117
Little Jack Sheppard
Little Mary
. . Gaiety . ."
Wynciham's
26 Dec., 1885 . .
24 Sept., 1903 . ,
.. 185
.. 208
Little Michus» Th©
Daly's
29 Apr., 1905 . .
.. 307
Little Minister, The
tittle Minister, The (rf».)
Haymarket
. . Duke of York's
6 Nov., 1897 . .
3 Sept., 1914- . .
.. 820
.. 131
Little Minister, The (rev.)
Queen's
7 Nov., 1923 . .
.. 133
Little Miss Llewellyn
Vaudeville
3* Aug., 1012 , .
.. 102
Little Miss Nobody
. , Lyric
14 Sept., 1808 ,.
.. 108
Little Wdlto Kelly
. . Now Oxford
2 July, 1923 . .
.. 265
Little Ray oi' Sunshine, A
Royal ty
31 Due., 1898 , .
.. 105
Little Eevue Starts at Nine
. . Little
2 Oct., ICJ23 . .
.. 196
Little Stranger, The
. . Criterion
14 Feb., 1006 . .
.. 108
London Assurance (rev.)
Vaudeville
f> Jan., 1872 . .
.. 165
London Assurance (rev.)
. . Prince of Wales's . .
3r Mar., 1877 . .
.. 110
London Calling . . * * i
. . Duke oE York's
" 4 Sept., 1923 . .
.. 316
London Day by Bay
. . Adelphi
14 Sept., 1889 , .
.. 180
London* Paris, and New York
London Pavilion
4 Sept., 7920 , .
.. 366
London Pride
Wyndham's . . . .
6 Dec., t<)i6 . .
280
Loo, and the Party who took Miss
,. Strand
28 Sept. ,1874 ••
.. 163
Look Who's Here 1
. . London Opera House
17 Tune, r<)i6 , .
.. 130
Loose Tiles
Vaudeville
28 'Jan., 1885 , .
.. 126
Lord and Lady Algy
, . Comedy
21 Apr., i8<)8 . .
.. 306
Lord Bichard in the Pantry
. . Criterion
ir Nov., 1010 - -
.. 576
Los* Child* The
Lyceum
36 Dec., 1863 . .
.. 115
Lost in London (rev.)
. . Princess's
10 Sept., 1874 . .
.. 127
Love in a Cottage
.. Globe
atf Jan., 1018 . .
128
Roving Cup, A
Royalty
26 Nov., r86H . .
.. 115
Loyalties . . •
. . St. * Martin's
8 Mar., 1922 . .
.. 407
Luck ol the Navy, The
Queen's
5 Aug., to 1 8 . .
., 289
Luck ot the Navy, The (rev.)
. . Gardok
5 May, roio . •
117
Lyons Mail* The (rev.)
. . Shaflesbury
15 Oct., 1908 . .
.. 128
MP
23 Apr., 1870 . .
153
Maobotlx (r<?v.)
, . Lyceum
20 Dee., 1888 . .
.. 151
Macbeth (rev.)
His Majesty's
f> Sept., in ix . .
.. 100
Madame Favart
. . Strand
is Apr., 1879 . .
502
Madam© Pompadour (to 31 Dec,, 1024) • •
, . Daly's
20 Dec., 19553 . .
.. 432
. . Royalty
19 Feb., t<)oo . .
164
Manila (w.)
. , Playhouse
&4 Mar,, 1933 . .
.. 129
1207
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Theatre. •
Date.
No.
Maggie
. . Oxford
22 Oct., 1919 . .
.. 108
Magic
.. Little
7 Nov., 1913 • .
.. 168
Magic Toys (rev.)
. . St. James's
5 Oct., 1859 . .
.. log
Magistrate, The
. . Court
21 Mar., 1885 . .
363
Maid of the Mountains, The
.. Daly's
10 Feb., 1917 . .
.. 1,352
Mameena
.. Globe
30 Sept., 1914 . .
.. 118
Manuna
. . Court
24 Sept. ,1888 . .
.- 153
Mam'selle Nitouche (rev.)
. . Trafalgar Square
6 May, 1893 . .
.. 104
Mam'selle Tralala
. . Lyric
16 Apr., 1914 . .
.. 105
Man and Superman (rev.)
. . Criterion
28 Sept., 1911 . .
.. 191
Man and Wife
. . Prince of Wales's . .
22 Feb., 1873 . .
138
Man from, Blankley's, The
Prinre of Wales's
25 Apr. 1901 . .
.. 117
Man from, Blankley's, The (rev.) ..
. . Haymarket
24 Mar., 1906 . .
.. 281
Man from Mexico, The (rev.)
. . Strand
10 Sept., 1910 . .
.. 150
Man from Toronto, The
. . Royalty
30 May, 1918 , „
.. 486
Man in Dress Clothes, The
. . Garrick
22 Mar., 1922 . .
.. 233
Manoeuvres of Jane, The
. . Haymarket
29 Oct., 1898 . .
.. 281
Man of Forty, The
.. St. "James's
28 Mar., 1900 , .
.. 105
Man's Shadow, A
Hay market
'12 Sept., 1889 . .
.. 204
Manteaux Noirs, Les
. . Avenue
3 June, 1882 . ,
.. 190
Man Who Came Back, The
. . Oxford
8 Apr., 1920 . .
-. 196
Man Who Stayed at Home, The
. . Royalty
10 Dec., 1914 . ,
. . 584
Man with Three Wives, The
. . Criterion
23 Jan., 1886 , .
.. 118
Marionettes, The
. , Comedy
23 Sept., 1911 . .
.. 131
Maijorie
. . Prince of Wales's
1*8 Jan., 1890 , .
193
Marriage Market, The
. . Daly's
17 May, 19x3 . .
423
Marriage of Convenience, A
. . Haymarket
5 June, 1897 . .
.. 113
Marriage of Kitty, The
. . Prince of Wales's
19 Aug., 1902 . .
.. 296
Married in Haste
. . Haymarket
2 Oct., 1875 . .
.. 118
Martin Chuzzlewit
. « Lyceum
8 July, 1844. ..
.. 105
Mary Goes First
. . Playhouse
18 Sept., 1913 . „
.. 162
Mary Rose
Haymarket
22 Apr., 1920 . .
-. 399
Masaniello
Maaeotte, La
. , Olympic
. . Comedy
2 July, 1857 . .
15 Oct., 1 88 1
.. 105
.. 199
Mask and the Face, The (rev.)
, . Criterion
27 May, 1924 . ,
., 232
Masks and Faces (rev.}
. . Prince of Wales's
6 Nov., I87S . .
.. 130
Masks and Faces (rev.)
. . Haytnnrkct
5 Feb., 1 88 1 . .
• • 102
Masqueraders, The
. . St. James's
28 Apr., 1894, , ,
.. 139
Master and Man
. ,. Princess's
18 Deo,, 1889 . .
125
Master of Bavenswood, The
, . Lyceum
23 Doc., x86s - •
.. 106
Meg's Diversion
. . Royalty
17 Oct., 1866 . .
.. 330
Melting Pot, The
. . Queen's
7 Feb., 1914 ,.
.. 120
Merchant of Venice (rev.)
. . Lyceum
i Nov., 1879 . ,
.. 260
Merchant of Venice (rev.)
. . Garrick
ii Oct., 1905 ..
112
Merchant of Venice, The (rev.)
, . Court
10 Oct., 19x9 . .
190
Merely Mary Ann
. . Duke of York's
8 Sept. 1904 . „
111
Merrie England
. . Savoy
2 Apr., 1902 . .
120
Merry Duchess, The
. . Royally
23 Apr., 1883 . .
.. 177
Merry Widow, The
. . Daly's
8 June, 1907 . .
778
Merry Widow, The (rev.)
, . Daly's
19 May, 1923 . ,
239
Merry Widow, The (rev.)
Lyceum,
28 May, 1934 . .
214
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
. . His Majesty's . ,
10 June, xyoa , .
.. 166
Merveilleuses, The
.. Daly's
37 Oct., XQO<> . .
196
Message from Mars, A
. . Avenue
22 NOV., l89<) . ,
644
Messenger Boy, The
. . Gaiety
3 Feb., x<)oo . ,
429
Mice and Men
. . Lyric
27 Jan., 1902 . ,
.. 861
Michael Strogoff
. . Adelphi
14 Mar,, x88x .,
100
Middleman, The
Midsummer Madness
. . Shaftesbury
. . Lyric, Hammersmith
27 Aug., x88o . ,
3 Tulyj 1924 . .
.. 182
115
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (rev.)
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (rev.)
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (rev,)
.. Globe
. . Her Majesty's
. . Adelphi
19 Deo,, xH80 . ,
xo Jan., 1900 , ,
25 Nov., x<)c>5 . ,
.. 110
.. 151
,. 134
Mikado, The
. . Savoy
14 Mar., i88«j . .
672
Mikado, The (rev.)
, . Savoy
7 Jxuuj, xBiJH . .
116
Mikado, The (rev.)
. . Savoy
6 Nov., 1895 , .
127
Mikado, The (rev.)
. . Savoy
27 May, 1896 , .
. . 229
Mikado, The (rev.)
. . Savoy
28 Apr., x<)08 . .
,. 121
Milestones
5 Mar., xqxa . .
607
Milestones (rev.)
, . Royalty
SO NOV., XOS0 . ,
104
Milky White
. . Strand
28 Sept., 1864 . .
Military Billy Taylor, The
Millionaire, The
. . Royalty
. . Court
«s Apr., x8f>9 * „
8 Oct., xB8^ . .
11 184
101
Million of Money, A .
'• Mind-the-Paint " Girl, The , .
. . Drury Lane . .
. . Duke of York's
6 Sent., 1890 » .
.. H4
126
Mint of Money, A
,, Toole's ..
xo Jan., 1884 . .
111
Miracle, The
. . Olympia
33 Pec., x<jxx
.. 148
1208
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play,
Misleading Lady, The
Theatre.
Date.
Mis' Nell o* New Orleans
Miss Deeima
. . Duke of York's
. . 14 Feb., 1921 ..
23 June, 1891 . .
16 Apr., 1904
. . 18 Dec., 1899 ..
. . 31 Jan., 1907
25 Oct., 1900 . .
Misa Elizabeth's Prisoner
Miss Hobbs
. . Imperial . .
Miss Hook oS Holland
Mr. and Mrs. Daventry
Mr. Hopkinson
. . Prince of Wales's
. . Royally
Mr. Manhattan
Mr. Pirn Passes By \
Mr. Popple
Prince of Wales's
. . New
30 Mar., 1916 . .
5 Jan., 1920
. . 14 Nov., 1905 . .
13 Apr., 1909 . .
27 Nov., 1913
Mr. Preedy and the Countess
Mr. Wu
. . Criterion
Mr. Wu (rw.)
Mrs. Dane's DeSene©
Mrs. Dot
. . Wyndham's
9 Oct., 1900 . .
27 Apr., 1908
12 May, 1903
2 Nov., 1895
. . r8 June, 1907 . .
.. 27 Apr., 1907 .-
. . 15 Oct., 1907
4 May, 1872 . .
Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace
Mrs. Ponderbury'a Past
Mrs. Pomlerbury's Past (rev.)
Mrs. WigKs oi' the Cabbage Patch
Mollusc, The
. . Wyndham's
. . Avenue
. . Vaudeville
. . Terry's . .
Money (m».)
Money (rev.)
. . Prince of Wales's
Money (m/.)
Money Spinner, The
. . Garrick . .
, . St. James's
10 May, 1894 . .
Moftk and the Woman
Monsieur Boauoaire
Monsieur Beauoaire (rtv.)
Moniiour Boauoniie (oporu)
, . Comedy
. . Strand , .
25 Oct., 1902 . .
. . 23 Feb., 1924
Monte Obristo, Jr
Morals of Marcus, The
More
.. Gaiety ..
.. Garrick ..
. . 23 Dec,, i88G
30 Aug1., 1906 . .
. . 18 June, 1915
. . 13 Apr., 1893 . .
.. 31 Dec, 1881 .,
Morocco Bound . ,
Bfltother-in-Law
JMtotmtabamte, The
ttKounni6f The
MttOh Ado About Nothing (rev.) . .
, . . Shaf tosbury
() Sept., IQH . .
xi( Oct. 1882
Mutto Box Revue* Tho.. .*
15 May 1923
HKuftketeott* The
BSv Friend tho Pdnoo « «
Her Majesty's . .
3 Nov., 1898 . .
Mv Girl
Gaiety
•' r il "* Rof
My Lady Frayle
My liftfly Molly . »
. . Shaftcsbury . .
i Mar., 1916
My ttivdy's Dress
. . 33 Apr., 1914
My Nieowi
My Old Dutch (w.)
My Sweetheart
My Wile
MyNtwy of a Hansom Cab, The , ,
.yccum . .
. . Strand . .
.. llayniai'kc.t
, . I'riucoss's
. . 14 July, 1920 . ,
. . 14 Jan., 1884 . .
28 May, 1907 . .
.. 23 Feb., 1888 ..
7 Nov 1888
MUcod Xmtti, The
Naughty Prinonw. The
Naughty Wife. Thi . .
. . Wymlham's
. . Addnhi
14 Apr., IQTO
7 Oct., K)20 , .
ir Apr.. r<) 18 . . .
N&utoh (Utl» Tht
. , 30 IUIHS, 1891 . .
Nell
Nelly N«U . .
. . Olympic
, . it) Nov., 1870
. . 10 Jan., 1907 . .
. . 17 Apr., 1873
. . as Jan., 1906
7 Jnno, x8<)o
g«JM'
. . Hid MujoMly's , ,
Nw» Agate
Nfevet Say Dte . .
. , Vaudeville , ,
. . it Oct., 1897
. . 13 Sept, ,1913 ..
, . ao Sopt., i()0(>
. . r» Feu')., 1870 . .
New Aladdin, The
New Babylon* Th©
. .. Gaiety .. ..
.. Dukai-t ..
N«w Barmaid, Ww
N®w Boy, The . *
, . xa M>., 1806 . .
at Feb., 1894
Nw Latstipi fox Old » « . . . .
. . Terry's . , . .
8 Fob., 1890 . .
. , 10 May, 187^ . .
a JVc,, i87(j
. 18 Sept., 1854
X Sept. xHt),} . .
so Mar., 1875 . .
30 Dnc.» ton . .
i May, JOGS . .
sc> Apr,, 1096 , ,
, , Olympic . . , ,
Nflw Mail and Old Acres (m/,)
N«w Watt oi Wtadi or Th®
Nw Woman* Th0
NiohoUMi Nlokleby . . . , . .
Nlifcit of th« WK The' • « * * "
Nlpit Out, A
, . Court
., Strand ..
. . ComwJy . ,
,, Attolphi ,.
,. Lyric1 ., .,
, , Vaudeville
1209
No.
239
122
101
144
209
462
117
163
2S1
246
173
237
403
114
160
182
174
268
324
205
152
107
105
150
4SO
102
221
166
197
376
295
183
820
209
212
119
160
171
183
130
342
176
172
187
163
141
100
162
178
268
598
200
138
107
262
127
157
118
316
203
361
139
437
158
112
196
105
176
192
138
206
531
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Theatre.
Date.
No.
Night Out, A (musical version)
Winter Garden
18 Sept., 1920 . .
.- 311
Nine o'clock Revue, The
.. Little
. . 25 Oct., 1922 . .
.. 385
Nlofo©
. . Strand
. . ii Apr., 1892 . .
.. 550
Nita's First
Novelty . .
4 Mar., 1884 . .
.. 139
Noble Lord, The
, . Criterion
. . 18 Oct., 1900 . .
.. 127
Nobody's Daughter
Nothing But the Truth
. . Wyrtdham's
, . Savoy
3 Sept., 1910 . .
5 Feb., 1918 ..
.. 185
.. 578
No Thoroughfare
.. Adelphi ..
. . 26 Dec., 1867 . .
.. 151
Not Likely I
Alaambra
4 May, 1014 . .
.. 305
Notre Dame
. . Adelphi
10 Apr., 1871 . .
.- 197
Now's the Time 1
. . Alhambra
. . 13 Oct., 1915 ..
.. 147
Nurse Benson
. Globe ..
. . 21 June, 1918 . .
.. 334
Qflds and Ends
.. 17 Oct., 1914 ..
.. 259
Odd Spot, The
Vaudeville
. . 30 July, 1924 . .
. . 106
Officer 686
.. Globe ..
30 Oct., 1912 . .
.. 110
Officers' Mess, The
. . St. Martin's . .
7 Nov., 1918 . .
.. 200
Oh I Hell 11!
. . Little . .
i Sept., 1920 . .
,. 109
Oh I I Say I
. . Criterion
. . 28 May, 1913 . .
.. 288
Oh! Joy 1
. . 27 Jan., 19 1<) ..
.. 167
Oh, Julie!
. . Shaf tesbury
. . 22 June, 1920 . .
.. 143
Ohl Oh 11 Delphiuelll
Shaft esbury
18 Feb., 191 } . .
.. 174
Oh ! Susannah I
. . Royalty . .
5 Oct., 1897 . .
.. 161
Old Bill, M.P
. , Lyceum. . .
. . 12 July, 1922 . .
.. 168
Old Guard, The
. . Avenue . .
.. 26 Oct., 1887 ..
.. 300
Old Heidelberg
. . St. J ames's
. . 19 Mar., 1903 . .
.. 189
Old Love and the New, The
. . Court
.. 18 Dec,, 1879 ..
.. 137
Old Sailors
, , Strand
. . 19 Oct., 1874 • •
.. 160
Old Soldiers
. . Strand . .
. . 25 Jan., 1873 ..
.. £65
Oliver Twist
. . His Majesty's . .
4 Sept., 1905 . .
.. 114
Olivette
Strand . .
. . iH Sept., 1880 . .
.. 466
Olivia
.. Court
. . 30 Mar., 1878 . .
.. 138
Olivia (rev.)
Lyceum
.. 27 May, i88s ..
.. 135
On and Off
. . Vaudeville
. . i Dec., x8o« . -
.. 226
On Change
Toole's
. . 22 AUK., 1885 . .
.. 286
On His Majesty's Service
Prince's
. . 26 Dec., xt) 1 4 . ,
.. 187
On Trial
One Night in Eome
. . Lyric
Garrick . .
. . 29 Apr., 1915 , .
3 May, 1920 . ,
.. 174
.. 104
One o! the Best
., Adelphi ,.
.. 21 Dec., 1895 . .
.. 163
One Summer's Day
Comedy
. . 15 Sept., 1897 • .
.. 180
Only Girl, The
. . Apollo
. . 25 Sept., 1915 . .
.. 107
Only Way, The
Lyceum , .
16 Fob., i8<)() , .
.. 167
Orchid, The
.. Gaiety ..
. . 26 Oct., x<»o,t . .
.. 559
Orph6e aux Enlers
. . Alhambra
. . 30 Apr., 1877 . •
.. 132
Orpheus and Eurydiee
.. Strand ,.
. . 26 Pec,, 1863 . .
., 100
Our American Cousin (rev.)
Our Betters (to 31 Dec., 1924)
Haymarket
.. Globe ..
.. 27 Jan., iHlil: ..
12 Sept., IC)23 , .
.. 814
.. 544
Our Boys
. . Vaudeville
. . xf) Jan., 1875 . .
,. 1,862
Our Boys (rev.)
, . Strand
.. 2 June, 1884 ..
.. 263
Our Boys (rev.)
Vaudeville
14 Sept., iHt)« . .
. . 137
Our Flat
. . Opera Comique
. . 25 June, i8ti<) . .
«. 645
Our Flat (rev.)
, . Strand . .
a July, iH«)4 , .
.. 116
Our Mss GHbbs
Our Mr. Hepplewhite »/'
. . Gaiety
Criterion
. . 23 Jan., 1909 . .
3 Apr., 1919 . .
.. 636
.. 230
Our Nell . . . . ".
.. Gaiety ..
. , r6 Apr., 1924 . .
., 140
Ours
. . Prince of Wales's
.. rj Sept., iH<>6 ..
160
Ours (rev.)
, . Prince of Wales's
. . aii Nov., 1870 , ,
., 200
Outcast
. . Wyndhmn's
I Sept., 1<)14 . .
,. 126
Outsider, The
. , St. James's
. . 31 May, x<jB3 . .
.. 107
Out to Win
. . Shaftcsbury
n June, i<)At , .
., 120
Outward Bound (rev.)
. . Garrick . .
. . 15 (Mf, 1923 . »
.. 227
Paddy the Next Best Thing
.. Savoy
5 Apr., x«);i0 . ,
.. 867
Pair of Silk Stockings, A
. . Criterion
. . 23 Feb., 1014 . .
122
Pair of Spectacles, A
. . Garrick
, . 22 I«V1)M l8i)0 . .
.. 335
Palace ox" Truth, The
, . Haymarket
19 Nov., 1870 . .
.. 141
Pamela
.. Palace ..
xo Dee,, i<)i7 » ,
., 172
Pantomime Rehearsal, A
Paolo and Francesca
.. Terrv's ..
. . St. James's
f> Juno, x8<)t ,.
. . 14 Mar,, i<)oa , .
.. 439
., 136
Partners Again
.. Garrick ,.
, . 28 Fob,, xoai * .
., 161
Partners for Lile
.. Globe ..
7 Oct., 1871 , .
,. 131
Parvenu, The
.. Court
8 Apr., 1882 , .
.. 114
Passers-By
Passing o! the Third Floor Back, The . .
, . Wyudham's
. , St. James's
29 Mar,, 19 rx . ,
X Sept., 1908 . ,
.. 163
.. 186
1210
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Passing Show, The
Passing Show oS 1915, The
Theatre.
.. Palace
Palace
Date.
20 Apr., 1914 . .
9 Mar., 1915 . .
Passport, The
Terry's
25 Apr., 1895 . .
Patience
23 Apr., 1881
Patience (rev.) ....
7 Nov., igoo . .
Paul Jones
Paw Clawdian
Prince of Wales's
Toole's
12 Jan., 1889 . .
14 Feb , 1884 . .
Pearl Girl, The
Peep o' Day
. . Shaftesbury
Lyceum
25 Sept., 1913 ••
9 Nov., 1861 . .
Peep- Show, The . .
London Hippodrome
14. Apr., 1921 . .
Peggy
. . Gaiety
Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart (irv,)
PeK o' My Heart (rev,)
Comedy
.. Globe
Globe
10 Oct., 1914 . .
19 June, 1916 . .
18 Oct., 1916
Pell-mell . . . .
Penelope
Pepita
Ambassadors'
. . Comedy
Toole's
5 June, 1916 ..
g Jan., 1909 . .
30 Aug., 1888
Peril
30 Sept. ,1876
Perplexed Husband, The
Pete
Wyndham's
ii Sept., 1911 ..
Peter Ibbetson
Savoy
4 Feb., 1920
Peter Pan
Duke of York's
27 Dec., 1904 . .
Peter Pan (rev.)
Peter Pan (rev.)
Peter Pan (rev.) . .
. . Duke of York's
. . Duke of York's
Duke of York's
19 Dec., 1905
8 Dec., 1906 ,.
16 Dec., 1907 . .
Peter's Mother
Wyndham's
12 Sept., 1906 . .
Phi-Phi
16 Aug., 1922
Pick-a-Dilly
London Pavilion
1 8 Apr., 1016 . .
Pickpocket The ..
Globe
24 Apr., 1886
Pilkerton's Peerage
Pink Dominos, The
Pink Dominos, The (rev.)
Pink Larly, The
. . Garrick
. . Criterion
Comedv
. . Globe "
28 Jan., 1902 ..
31 Mar., 3877
23 Nov., 1889 , .
u Apr., 1912 ..
Pirates of Pen^ance, The
OpeVa Coiniqne
3 Apr., 1880 . .
Pirates o! Penzanoe, The (rev.)
Play
Please Help Emily
Pluck
. . Savoy
Prince, of Walcs's
Playhouse1
30 June, 1900 , .
15 Feb., 1868 . .
27 "Ian., 1916
5 Aug., 1882 . .
Plus Pours
Pointsman The • . . ,
. . Haymarket
Olympic . . . .
17 Jan., 1923 . .
29 Aug., 1887
Polly (m>.)
Kingsway
30 Dec., 1922 . .
31 Mar., 1888
4 Sept., 1924
Potash and Pertemtter
. . Queen's
14 Apr., 1914 ..
Pot Luck
Vaudeville
24 Dec., i()2i . .
24 Feb., 1897 . .
Prayer 'in the Storm, The
Prftttv Pflflfffv
. , Add phi
. . Prince's
28 Mar., 1874 • •
"5 Fob., 1920 . .
Primrose (to 31 Dee,., 192.1)
Prince ot Pilsen, The
Princess Caprice « • • • * • * • •
. . Winter Garden
. . Shaftesbury
, . Shaftesbury
n Sept., 1924 . .
14 May, 190-1 . .
ir May, i()ia ..
PrtaoaBS Clementina, The
. . Queen's
14 Dec., 1910 . .
Priscilla Buns Away \
Prisoner of Zencla, Th®
Priioner of Zenda, The (w.)
Hay market
. , St. James's
. . Haymarke.t
28 JllTK', 19 TO . .
7 Jan., 1806 ..
23 Aug., 1923 . .
29 Mar., 1884
Private Secretary, Mie (wv.)
Private Secretary, The (raO
Prodigal Daughter, The
Prodigal Son, The
Processor's Love Story, The
Professor's I»ove Story The (rev.)
. . Comedy
. . Great Queen Street . .
. . Drury Lane
. . Drnry Lane
. . Comedy
, . Savoy *
4 July, '1892
7 July, 1:900 . ,
17 Sept.,j8<)2 ..
7 Sept.,: 003 ..
25 June, 1894
7 Sept., TQi6 .,
24 Apr., 1889 . .
Adelphi
so Apr,, 1878 .,
Prade's Fall, The
PrMe'g Progress, The
Punch Bowl, The (to 31 Dec., 1024) ..
Pappets '
Purple Mask, The
Pursuit of Pamela, The
. . Wyndliam's
. . Comedy
. , Duke of York's
. . Vaudeville.
. , Lyric
. . Royalty ,
1211
i Sept., 1920 . .
22 May, 1:895 • •
21 May, 1924 . .
2 Jan., 1024 . .
10 July, 1918
4 Nov., 1913 ..
No.
351
143
119
578
150
370
140
254
346
421
270
710
134
155
298
246
102
156
154
117
Ill
145
115
102
102
182
138
284
230
137
555
147
1S4
848
363
127
106
218
103
151
105
327
110
100
147
134
665
193
284
578
143
168
1&&
180
865
106
246
115
198
£54
ll«
785
139
161
106
105
144
235
1*
227
116
258
S6§
886
123
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Theatre.
Date.
No
Push and Go .... .
. . London Hippodrome . .
10 May, 1915 . .
.. 359
Puss-Pass
. . Vaudeville
14 May, 1921 . .
.. 156
Pygmalion
. . His Majesty's
ir Apr., 1914 . .
.. 118
Pygmalion and Galatea
. . Haymarket
9 Dec., 1871 . .
.. 194
Pygmalion and Galatea (rev.)
. . Lyceum
8 Dec., 1883 . .
.. 102
Quaker Girl, The
. . Adelphi
5 Nov., 1910 . .
.. 536
Quality Street
Vaudeville
17 Sept., 1902 . .
.. 450
Quality Street (rev.)
Haymarket
ii Aug., 1921 . .
.. 344
Quarantine
. . Comedy
6 June, 1922 . .
.. 102
Queen's Shilling, The (rev.)
. . St. James's
4 Oct., 1879 . .
.. 135
Quiet Rubber, A
. . Court
8 Jan., 1876 . .
.. 174
Quinney's
20 Apr., 1915 . .
.. 286
Raffles
Comedy
12 May, 1906 . .
.. 351
Baffles (rev.)
. . "Wyndham's
23 Dec., 1914 . .
.. 179
Rainbow, The,
Empire
3 Apr., 1933 ..
.. 113
Rat, The (to 31 Dec., 1924)
. . Prince of Wales's . .
9 June, 1924 . .
.. 251
Rats
. . Vaudeville
21 Feb., 1923 . .
.. 258
Razzle-Dazzle
Drury Lane
19 June, 1916 . .
.. 408
Ready Money
. . New
12 Aug., 1912 . .
232
Rebel Maid, The
. . Empire
12 Mar., 1921 . .
.. 114
Red Hussar, The
. . Lyric
23 Nov., 1889 . .
.. 175
Red Lamp, The
. . Comedy
20 Apr., 1887 ..
.. 185
Remnant
. . Royalty
3 Mar., 1917 . .
.. 124
Reparation
. . St. James's
26 Sept., 1919 . .
.. 114
Resurrection
.. His Majesty's ..
17 Feb., 1903 . .
.. Ill
Return of Sherlock Holmes, The • .
. . Prince's
9 Oct., 1923 , .
131
Richard III
Astley's
2 Sept., 1856 , .
.. 110
Richelieu (rev.)
. . Lyceum
20 Sept., 1873 . .
.. 114
Richelieu Re-dressed
. . Olympic
27 Oct., 1873 . .
.. 110
Ring Up
. . Royalty
3 Sept., I9SI . .
.. 136
Rip Van Winkle
. . Adelphi
4 Sept., 1865 ..
.. 172
Rip Van Winkle (rev.)
. . Princess's
i Nov., 1875 • .
.. 154
Rip Van Winkle (comic opera)
. . Comedy
14 Oct., 1882 . .
.. 328
Rising Generation, The
. . Shaftesbury
3 Dec., 1923 . .
.. 237
Rivals, The (rev.}
Charing Cross
7 Nov., 1872 , .
.. 133
Rivals, The (rev.)
Vaudeville
9 Dec., 1882 . .
.. 227
Road to Ruin, The (rev.)
. . Vaudeville
i Nov., 1873
.. 118
Robert E. Lee
. . Regent
20 June, 1923 . .
-. 108
Robey en Casserole
Alhambra
7 Mar., 1921 . .
., 108
Robin Hood
Lyric
17 Oct., 1906 . ,
.. 162
Robinson Crusoe (extravaganza)
.. Folly
ii Nov., 1876 . .
.. 120
Robinson Crusoe (burl, panto.)
. . Avenue
23 Dec,, 1886 . .
.. 120
Rockets
. . Palladium
25 Fob*, 1022 . *
.. 490
Roi Garotte, Le
. . Alhambra
3 June, 1872 , .
.. 184
Romance
. . Duke of York's
6 Oct., 1915 . »
.. 1,046
Romantic Age, The
, . Comedy
1 8 Oct., it) 20 . .
.. 124
Romany Rye, The
Princess's
10 fnne, i88a . .
.. 108
Romeo and Juliet (rev.)
. . Lvceum
8 Mar., i«8« . .
.. 161
Romeo and Juliet (rev.)
. . Lvceum
1 Nov., 1884 . .
. 101
Romulus and Remus
. . Vaudeville
23 Dec., 1873 , .
- . 169
Roof and Four Walls, A
, . Apollo
16 Jim., 1923 . .
.. 136
Rosemary
. . Criterion
1 6 May, i8<)<> . .
.. 153
Rose of Persia, The
. . Savov
39 Nov., 1899 . .
,. 218
R.U.R
. . St. Martin's . .
24 Apr., 1933 . .
.. 126
Round an FiSty
., London Hippodrome
16 Mar., 1933 . ,
.. 471
Round the Map
. . Alhambra
10 July, 1917 . .
.. 219
Roxana
, . Lyric
*8 Sept. rorH ,,
,. 219
Royal Family, A
, . Court
14 Oct., 1899 , .
.. 117
Ruddigore
. . Savov
22 Jan., 1887 . .
283
" Ruined" Lady, The
. . Comedy
25 June, i<):30 , .
,. 105
Runaway Girl, A
. . Gaiety
21 May, 1898 , .
. . 593
Rutherford and Son
.. Little
18 Mar., m>xa , .
186
Buy Bias and the Blase* Roue*
. . Gaiety
21 Sept. ,1889 , .
.. 282
Sacred and Profane Love
. . Aldwych
10 Nov., ir)to • •
,, 107
Safety Match, A
. . Strand
13 Jan., x<)3X .
. . 229
Saint Joan
,. New
26 Mar., XQS4 .
.. 244
Saints and Sinners
. . Vaudeville
25 Sept., 1884 .
. . 182
Sally
. . Winter Garden
10 Sept,, 1931 .
., 887
Samples ...
, . Playhouse
30 Nov., t«>i5 ,
.. 242
Samson
. . Garrick
3 F«b., 1909 . .
.. 120
1212
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
San Toy
Theatre.
Daly's
Date.
21 Oct , 1899 . .
Saturday to Monday
14 Apr., 1904
Savage and the Woman, The
Saving Grace. The
Scandal
. . Lyceum
Garrick
3 Mar., 1921 . .
. 10 Oct., 1917
7 Dec 1918 .
Scarlet Pimpernel, The
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (rev.)
.. New
5 Jan., 1905 • .
26 Dec., 1905
Scarlet Pimpernel, Tho (rev.)
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (rev.)
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (rev.)
.. New
.. New
12 Jan., 1907 . .
. 20 Apr., 1908
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (rev.)
School
School (rev.)
.. Strand
Prince of Wales's
Prince of Wales's
. IT Sept., IQI5
. 16 Jan., 1869 . .
20 Sept., 1873
School for Scandal, The (rev.)
School ior Scandal, The (rev.)
School for Scandal, The (rev,)
School Girl, The
. . Vaudeville
Prince of Wales's
. . His Majesty's
Prince of Wales's
. 18 July, 1872 ..
4 Apr., 1874
7 Apr., 1909
9 May, 1903 . .
Schoolmistress, The
Schoolmistress, The (rev.)
. . Court
. 27 Mar., 1886 ..
Scrap ol Paper, A (rev.)
Scrap ol Paper, A (rev.)
Scrape oj the Pen, A
. . Court
. . St. James's
. . Comedy
. i Mar., 1876
. 2 Dec., 1883
Sept. ,1912 , .
Sealed Orders
Searchlights
. . Drury Lane
Savov
. i Sept. ,1913
i Feb., 1915 ..
Second in Command, Tho
Second Little Revue, The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray, The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray, The (rev.)
Secrets
, , HaymnrkK
.. Little
. . St. James's
. . Playhouse
. , Comedy
27 Nov., iqoo . .
18 Mar., 1924 . .
. 27 May, 1803
3 June, 1922
7 Sept., 1922
See-See
See-Saw
Prince of Wales's
Comedy . .
20 June, 1906 . .
14 Dec., 1916 ,.
Serf The .
» Olympic
30 June, 1865
Seven Days' Leave
. . Lyceum
. 14 Feb., 1917
. 14 July, 1885
ShaU We Join the Ladies P (rev.) . . . .
Shanghai .
. . St. Martin's . .
Drury Lane
8 Mar., 1922 . .
28 Auf?., 1918 ..
ShanRhraun, The
Stall Out ... , .
. . Dmry Lane
4 Sept., 1875 . .'
Sherlock Holmes
She Stoops to Conquer (rev.)
She Stoops to Oonqner <rev.)
Shilling Bay at the Exhibition, A
Shop Gkl> The , . . .
Shop 0irl» Tho (ra>.)
Sign of th© Cross, The
Stem on the Boor, The
Silver Ofuilt
. . Lyceum
.. St. James's
. . Aquarium
. . Adelphi
. . Gaiety
. , Gaiety
.. T.yric
. . Playhouse
.. Strand
0 Sept., 1901
. 16 Oct., 1869
. 15 Feb., 1879
9 Juno, 1862
24 Nov., 1894 . . , ,
35 Mar., 1920
4 Jan., 1896
i Sept., 1921 , .
o June,, 1883
Silver King, The
. . Princess's
. K5 Nov., 1882
8 Nov., IQXO
Sins ol London, The
Sins o! Society. The
Sir Walter Ralegh
Skin Game, Th©
Smile .. .. ,. '.'. '.'. .*
Smith
Smith Family, The
. . Lyceum
Drury Lane
Lvrio
., St. Martin's ..
. , St. Martin's , .
.. Garrick
Comedy
, , Empire
. , Vaudeville
. 14 Sept*, 1910
. 12 Sept., 1907
. 13 Oct., 1009
. 21 Apr., 1920
. 31 Dec., 1917
8 June, 1918
. 30 Sept., 1909
6 Sept., 1922 . .
. IX Aug., XQ22
Royalty
. ai Nov., 1864 . .
Society
Soldier Boy
Prince of Wales';.
Apollo
Vaudeville
. ii Nov., 1865
. 26 June, 1918
. 29 June, 10.1:6
Sophia • « • •
Vaudeville
. is Apr., 1886
Sophia (ren.)
Sorcerer, Tho
Sorrower, The (rto.)
Vaudeville
, . Opfci Comique
. . Savoy
Savoy •> .
. o Oct., 1886
. 17 Nov., 1877
, xt Oct., 188/1
, 22 Sept., 1808 . .
So Thin is London
Southern Maid* A
Sowing th© Wind
Speckled Bunrt, The
Speckled Band The (rev )
, . Prince of Wales'?? .
., Daly's
Comedy
.. Adolphl
, . St. James's
ii Apr., 1923
, 15 May, inao
. 30 Sept,,x8c)3
4 June, xqxo
. 22 Sept., 1921 .,
Sport ol Kings, The (to 31 Dec., 1924)
Spring Chicken, The - -
Savoy
.. Gaiety
<) Sept., 1924 ,.
. 30 May, 1905 . , • .
No.
768
100
149
166
238
128
120
224
112
154
127
381
166
404
110
100
338
291
103
120
120
161
160
104
378
176
225
221
373
152
158
170
280
711
146
407
131
110
315
216
159
133
135
546
327
435
807
153
289
197
108
101
111
131
349
129
206
168
181
230
123
156
372
273
100
353
175
150
102
279
306
118
169
124
131
401
1213
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play. Theatre. Date. No..
Squire, The .- , St. James's .. .. 29 Dec., 1881 .. .. 170
Squire of Dames, The Criterion . . . . 5 Nov., 1895 . . . . 137
Still Alarm, The Princess's . . . . 2 Aug., 1888 . . . . 100
Still Waters Run Deep Olympic 14 May, 1855 • • • • 184
Still Waters Run Deep (rev.] Criterion .. .. 19 Jan., 1889.. ., 150
Stolen Kisses Globe 2 July, 1877 • - • • 150
Stop Flirting Shaftesbury . . . . 30 May, 1923 . . . . 224
Stop Flirting (rev.) . . . . Strand 29 Mar., 1924 . . . . 194
Stop Thief New 21 Oct., 1915 151
Storm Ambassadors' .. .. 13 Aug., 1924.. .. 116
Story of the Rosary, The Prince's 20 Dec., 1913 •• ••' 192
Story of the Rosary, The (rev.) Lyceum 8 July, 1918 .. .. 102
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown, The . . Vaudeville . . . . 26 June, 1895 .. . . 255
Street Singer, The (to 31 Dec., 1924) . . . . Lyric 27 June, 1924 . . . . 210
Streets of London, The Princess's .. .. i Aug., 1864.. .. 209
Stronger Sex, The Apollo 22 Jan., 1907 •• •• 150
Struck Oil Adelphi 17 Apr., 1876 .. .. 101
Sultan of Mocha, The (reo.) Strand 21 Sept., 1887 .. .- 114
Sunday Comedy 2 Apr., 1904.. .. 129
Sunlight and Shadow Avenue i Nov., 1890.. ., 125
Sunshine Girl, The Gaiety 24 Feb., 1912 .. .. 336
Suzette Globe 29 Mar., 1917 . . . . 255
Sweet and Twenty Vaudeville .. .. 24 Apr., 1001 .. .. 235
Sweethearts Prince of Walcs's .. 7 Nov., 1874 132
Sweet Lavender Terry's 21 Mar., 1888 .. .. 684
Sweet Nell of Old Drury (reo.) Globe 4 Feb., 1901 . . . , 151
Sweet Nell of Old Drury (reo.) New 28 Dec., 1911 . . . , 141
Sybil .. Daly's 19 Feb., 1921 .. .. 347
Sylvia's Lovers Ambassadors' .. .. 10 Dec., 1919 .. ,. 108
Tabs Vaudeville .. .. 15 May, 1918 ., .. 268
Tails Up Comedy i June, 1918 . . , . 467
Taken from Life Adelphi 31 Dec., 1881.. .. 150
Talk of the Town, The Lyric 5 Jan., 1905.. ., 100
Taming of the Shrew, The Adelphi 29 Nov., 1904 . . . , 152
Tantalising Tommy Playhouse .. .. 15 Feb., 1910 .. .. 254
Tempest, The (rev.) His Majesty's .. .. 14 Sept., 1904 .. ,. 143
Temporary Gentleman, A Oxford 9 June, 1919 ». *. 266
That Doctor Cupid Vaudeville .. ,, 14 Jan., 1889 .. .. 147
Theodore and Co Gaiety 19 Sept., 191(1 .. ,. 503
Thief, The St. James's .. .. 12 Nov., 1907 •• . . 186
Thirteenth Chair, The Duke of York's .. 16 Oct., xot7.. . . 246
Thoroughbred Toolc's 13 Feb., 1895 .. .. 117
Three Cheers Shaftesbury .. .. 21 'De.c., icjifi.. .. 190
Three Daughters of M. Dupont, The .. .. Ambassadors' .. .. 8 June, 19x7 .. .. 158
Three Graces, The Empire 26 Jan., 1034 . . . . 121
Three Little Maids Apollo to May, r<)<>2 . . . . 348
Three Musketeers, The Globe 33 Oct., 1808 . . .. 208
Three Weeks .. Strand is July, 1917.. . . 122
Three Wise Fools Comedy 12 July, 19*9.. . . 305
Ticket of Leave Man, The Olympic 27 May, 1863 ,. .. 407
Mger Cats (rev.) Garrick ix Aug., 192,) 114
Tiger Kose Savoy to Oct., KJIO.. . . 142
Tiber's Cub Garriok 29 Jan., 1910 . , .. 201
Tilly of Bloomsbury Apollo ro July, 1919.. .. 414
Times, The Terry's s.j Oct., 1891 . , ,, 155
Tina Adelphi a Nov., x»>x5 ., ,, 277
Title, The Royalty 20 July, rc)t8 . . ,. 285
To Have the Honour Wyndham's . . . . 22 Apr., 1924 193
Toddles Duko of York's .. 3 Sept., jc>o(> .. . , 335
Tom and Jerry Adelphi s(> Nov., i«ji „. .. 100
Tom Jones Apollo 17 Apr,, 1907 „ , . . 110
Toni Shaftesbury . . . . « May, 19^4 . . . . 230
To-Night 's the Night Gaiety 38 Apr., NUS „. .. 400
To-Night's the Night (rev.) Winter Garden .. 21 Apr., 1924 .. .. 180
Tons of Money Shaftesbury ,. .. 13 Apr., t«>«a . . ., 737
Toodles, The Strand 26 July, iM<>9.. ., 201
Toreador, The Gaiety 17 June, jtjot ., .. 675
Treasure Island Strand 33 Dec., 1033 .. ,. 189
Tree of Knowledge, The St. James's .. ., 25 Onl., 1897 . , , . 116
Trelawney of the Wells Court so Jan., t8qH . , ., 106
Trelawney of the Wells (rev.) New 7 Sc.pt., 1017 , , , , 113
Trial by Jury Royalty 25 Mar,, 1875 . . ,. 1S8
Trial by Jury (reo.) Savoy it Oct., 1884.. .. 150
Trial by Jury (rev.) Savoy 33 Sept., x8rjB . . ,. 102
1214
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Trilby
Theatre.
Haymarket
Toole's
') Terry's
Adelphi
Date.
30 Oct., 1895 ..
29 Sept:, 1894
6 June, 1891
i Aug., 1891
Trip to Chinatown, A
" Triple Bill," The (" A Lancashire Sailor," " A
Commission," and "A Pantomime Rehearsal '
Trumpet Call, The
Truth
Truth, The
Comedy
Globe
Comedy
St. J aines's
Queen's
Daly's
6 Apr., 1907
20 Dec., 1921
31 July, 1886
i Oct., 1912 ..
29 May, 1869
Truth About Blayds, The
Turned Up
Turning Point, The
Turn oS the Tide, The
Twelfth Night (rev.)
Twelfth Night (rev.)
Twelfth Night (rev.)
Her Majesty's
5 Feb., 1901 . .
Twelfth M&ht (rev.)
Court
29 Oct., 1918
'Tvnxt Axe and Crown
Two Little Vagabonds
Two Orphans, The
Two Orphans The (rev.)
Princess's
Olympic
Olympic
23 Sept., 1896 . .
14 Sept., 1874, . .
23 Sept., 1878 -.
Typhoon
Tyranny of Tears The . .
Haymarket
Criterion
a Apr., 1913 ..
6 Apr., 1899
XTncle Dick's Darling
Uncle Sain
Unole Tom's Cabin
Uncles and Aunts
Under Cover
Gaiety ..'
Itaymarket
Victoria
Comedy
Strand
Haymarket
Havmarkot
Adelphi
13 Dec., 1868 ..
13 Feb., jcqic)
20 Sept., x8S2
22 Aug., 1888 . .
17 Jan., 10x7 • •
17 Oct., i8cj6 .,
3 1)CC., 1002
if) July, 1888 . ,
Under the Eed Kobe
Unforeseen, The
Union Jack The
Upper Crust, The
Utopia Xiimltod • • • * » • « • • • • •
Folly
Ambassadors'
Savoy
<!i Mar.,' 1880 ..
28 Nov., 19x8
7 Oct., 1893 . .
Vanity XPftir * ... . ...
Palace
6 Nov., 1916 . .
27 June, 1879 . .
1 8 May, 1904
21 Apr., 1919 • •
25 July, "wo ••
13 Feb., 1873 ..
8 Aug., 1885 . .
10 Nov., i<)to . .
Venus . . . .
Royalty
Apollo
St. Martin's
St. Martin's
Vaudeville
Vdroniciue « «
Very Idea, The
Very Idea, The (m>.)
Very Last Days of Pompeii, The
Vie La
3 Oct., xSBi ..
Haymarket
Globe
Alhambra
Toole'H
Garrick
Hicks
Daly's
Adolphi
Now
5 Apr., x8<)o
SO Aug., I9K) . . * .
15 Apr., t87(> . .
535 Feb., 1892 . .
31 Oct., 1904 . .
"7 Mar., 1908 . .
17 Jan., xoix ..
14 Apr., t873 . ,
, «) Sept., 1920 . .
(> May, 1917
4 Sept., xo 15 ••
27 May, 1844 ..
4 May, 1915 ••
so June, 3:922
7 1<Y1>., 1924 ..
6 May, 1875 . .
27 Sept., 1900 ..
15 Nov., 1873 . .
ra Sept., 1918 ..
19 Oct., 1921;
3 S"pt, 1008 . .
24 May, 1923 . .
is July, x8<>B ..
2 Aug., xoos , .
Voice from the Minaret, The
VoyftJto dans la Luno Le . . . . .
Walls o! Jwioho, The
Wftlta Bream* A
Walte Dream, A (m.)
Wyiulham's
Asuoy's „
Kmpirt!
AdolpM
War in China, T h©
Wfctoh Your Step
Way of an Bade., The
Weak Woman . .
Wedding Guest, The
Wtdditwf March, The
Strand
Garrick
Court
Ly?teW<1>.. V. V.
TMik<* of York's
Apollo
Strand
Wyndham's
Welcome Stranger
What Every Woman Knows
What Every Woman Knows (w.)
What Happened to Jones
What the Butler Saw
No.
360
125
287
221
15$
170
120
159
111
162
112
128
137
167
105
200
275
214
154
204
204
112
150
100
S57
111
211
102
256
115
121
104
432
312
245
122
265
120
495
108
147
283
118
112
123
124
245
140
511
423
146
106
161
391
109
209
114
275
151
158
104
100
119
175
232
384
284
383
113
1215
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Title of Play.
Theatre.
Date.
Wheels Within Wheels
When Knights Were Bold
When Knights Were Bold (rev.)
When Knights Were Bold (rev.)
When Knights Were Bold (rev.)
When Knights Were Bold (rev.)
When We Were Twenty-one..
Where's the Cat?
Whip, The
Whip, The (rev.)
Whirled into Happiness
Whirligig, The
. Court
. Wyndham's
Criterion
. Apollo
Kingsway
Kingsway
. Comedy
Criterion
Drury Lane
. Drury Lane . .
Lyric
Palace
Palladium
. Playhouse
Criterion
Comedy
Ambassadors' . .
. Lyric
. . 23 May, 1899 . .
.. 29 Jan., 1907 ..
.. 17 Jan., 1910 ..
ii June, 1914 , .
17 Nov., 1917 . .
19 Dec., 1921
2 Sept., 1901
. . 20 Nov., 1880
9 Sept., 1909 . .
. . 26 Mar., 1910 . .
18 May, 1922
. . 23 Dec., 1919 . .
14 Mar., 1924
. . 15 May, 1924 . .
. . 31 Aug., 1905 . .
19 Nov., 1896
. . 27 Sept., 1920
ii Jan., 1908
3 Oct., 1896
2 Mar., 1903 . .
.. 26 Dec., 1874 ..
9 Dec,, 1915 . .
. . 13 Sept., 1919
. . 22 NOV., 1913
i May, 1899
4 Jan., 1873
6 Nov., i8f>8
. . 15 Nov., 1916
ix Apr., 1901
. . 12 Feb., 1920
6 Sept., 1919 . .
. . 15 Aug., 1923
. . 22 Oct., I()I7 . .
. . 28 Apr., 1856
. . 10 Sept., 1887 . .
19 Aug., 1809
. . 24 May, 1913
i Feb., 1911 . .
•2 June, ic)oo
9 Oct., 1871
. . 19 Apr., 1893
i July, 1893
8 Sept., 102 1 . .
ra June, 1012
. . 31 July, 1880 . .
f> Nov., xSoo . .
16 June, lo-ii . .
. . 31 Mar., i8<)7 . .
. . 20 May» 1916
. . 27 Mar., 1913
. . 12 Sept., 1017 . .
., 3 Oot,, 1888 ,.
5 May, 1897
. . 29 Sept., 1923 . .
. . 29 D«c., 1917 .,
ii June, 1924 , .
a« Jan., 1923 . . . „
, , 20 June, xoxfe , .
. . 29 Mar., 1920 . .
24 Feb., 1920 , . . »
19 NOV., XQI2 , ,
6 Aug., 1881 ,,
x6 Apr., K)oo , , * ,
•it Trm.. tntl . .
Whirl of the World, The (to 31 Dec., 1924)
White Cargo (to 31 Dec., 1924)
White Chrysanthemum
White Elephant, A
White Headed Boy, The
White Man, A
White Silk Dress, The
Whitewashing Julia
Whittington
. Prince of Wales's
. Garrick . .
Alhatnbra
Who is He ?
Haymarket
Adelphi . .
. Garrick
. Strand ..
. Havmarket
. Strand ..
Haymarket
St Janies's
Who's Hooper ?
Who's the Lady? ".
Why Smith Lett Home
Wicked World, The
Widow Hunt, A (rev.)
Widow's Might, The
Wilderness, The ....
Wild Geese
Comedy
. Lyceum
St. Martin's . .
Globe
Princess's
Lyceum
Adelphi ..
Haymarket
St. James's
Garrick
Olympic
Haymarket
Adelphi
Globe
Lyceum
Drury Lane
Strand
Duke of York's
Shaftesbury
Kingsway
Duke of York's
Playhouse
Savoy
Savov
Vaucfeville
Prince of Wales's
Kingsway
Covent Garden
Criterion
Haymarket
Court
Haymarket
Drury Lane
Garrick
London HiDtJodronw
Wad Widow, The
Will, The (rev.)
Willow Tree, The
Winter's Tale, A (rev.)
Winter's Tale, A (rev.)
With Flying Colours
Within the Law
Witness for the Defence, The
Woman in the Case, The . . .....
Woman in White, The
Woman of No Importance, A
Woman's Revenge, A
Woman to Woman
Women of France, The
World, The
Wrong Mr. Wright, The
Wrong Number, The
Yashmak, The
Ye Gods I ...
Yellow Jacket, The
Yellow Ticket, The
Yeomen of the Guard, The
Yeomen of the Guard, The (rev.)
Yes . .
Yes, Uncle I .
Yoicks (to 31 Dec., 1924) ...
You'd be Surprised
You Never Know, Y'Know
Young Person in Pink, The
Young Visitors, The
Younger Generation, The ...
Youth
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138
132
570
148
244
239
108
103
149
112
277
244
441
492
340
170
101
290
175
133
106
112
157
349
180
109
154
151
104
118
112
118
225
109
102
166
110
427
150
226
119
113
206
116
127
156
121
210
154
234
423
186
119
626
216
271
851
211
105
135
114
105
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COMMAND PERFORMANCES
The first private Command Performance was given at Windsor Castle by direc-
tion oC the late Queen Victoria, on. 28 Dec., 1848. The play on that occasion
was " The Merchant of Venice/' and in the cast were included Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Kean, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Henry Howe, Mr. Leigh Murray, and
Mr. Alfred Wigan. Thereafter, frequent performances were given until the
lamented death of the Prince Consort in Dec., 1861. Benjamin Webster, Charles
Kean, and Samuel Plielps were at various times responsible for the plays produced,
and occasionally the pieces presented were played by practically " star" casts,
drawn from the principal London theatres. From 1861 to 1881 no " Commands "
were given, but appended is a complete list of the
COMMAND PERFORMANCES SINCE 1881
QUEEN VICTORIA
DATE, PLAY. COMPANY ENGAGED. WHERE PERFORMED.
4 Oct., i88r.~"Th« Colonel" ...... Mr. Edgar Bruce & Co ..... Abergeldie
x Fob., 1887.—° Uncle's Will " and " Sweet-
hearts " ........ Mr. and Mrs. Kendal ...... Osborrie
26 Apr., 1889.'—" The Bells " and Trial sccue Sir Henry Irving, and Miss Ellen
from " The Merchant of Terry '8c Co.
Venice " ........................ Sandringham
6 Mar., 1891. —"The Gondoliers" .. , , Savoy Theatre Co ......... Windsor Castle
17 Mar., jc8c)t.— "" A Pair of Spectacles " and
" A Quiet Rubber " . . Sir John Hare & Co ....... „
a 6 Nov., 1891.—-" Cavalieria Rustieana" .. Signor Lugo's Co ......... ,,
3 Dee., 1 8ya."— " Carmen " ..... . .. Covent Garden Opera Co ..... ,,
x8 Mar., 1893. — " Beoket " . . , „ . . . , Sir Henry Irving & Miss Ellen
Terry & Co ......... „
<5 July, i8» j. ( :: ^flSa RmUcana » } <="«"« GaKl"" °Pera * .......
at* Oct., 1893.—- " Diplomacy " ...... Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft, Sir
John Hare and Grarriek Theatre
Co. ............ Balmoral
8 Nov., 1893.—" The Daughter ol the Regi-
ment " ..... . . . Carl Rosa Opera Co ....... „
H Nov., xflov— " Kra JJiavolo" ...... Carl Rosa Opera Co ....... „
tK May, i8<>4.— •" La Ixxsandkni" .. .. Signoru Eleonora Duse ...... Windsor Lastie
19 'May, x 8<).f .'•""" Faust " .......... Covent Garden Opera Co ..... „
"
-H Sep., 1894.—" The Red Lamp " and " The
Ballad Monger " „ . . . Sir Herbert Tree & Co ..... Balmoral
»4 May, 1805,"-" 11 Trovatora " ...... Covent (Jardcn Opera Co ..... Windsor Castle
16 July, 5c8t)5,"— " Carnxen *' ..... , . . Covent Garden Opera Co ..... „
1:6 Sop,, 1895,--" Liberty Hall " ..... Sir Geo. Alexander & Co ..... Balmoral
EDWARD VII
DATK, PtAY. COMPANY KNOAGED. WHERE PERFORMED.
a6'Nov,, 190 1."— " Secooge/' etc ....... Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Hicks & Co. Sandringham
M ,, „ Songs .. .. ...... Mr. Dan Leno ......... . f,
XK JAU», 1902,— "" A' Cigarette Maker's Ro-
mauce " ....... Sir J. Martin Harvey & Co. . . . ,f
...... •*• '• Sandringham
Mr, Albert Chevalier
Sir Henry Irving & Co.
Mr. Arthur Bcmrchier & Co.
Mr. and Mrs, Seymour Hicks & Co
Messrs. Williams and Walker & Co. Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
tat Nov., tfjKW."— Songs, etc.
14 Nov., xc^qa,"— " Waterloo " , .
,, ,, „ "Dr. Johnson"
ax Nov., x«)oa.— "*' Quality Street "
83 June, 1^03. " MI Dahomey "
13 Nov., ic)oj."«-»" A Marriage of Convenience '* Mr. Lewis Waller & Co. .. «. Sandriagham
19 Nov., ifjoj. -" David Garriek " ,, .. Sir Charles Wyadham & Co, .. Windsor Castle
39— (a I
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
DATE. PLAY.
Apr., 1904. — Scenes from " Richard II,"
" Trilby," and " The Last
of the Dandies " . . . .
17 Nov., 1904. — " A Man's Shadow " . . . .
19 Nov., 1904. — "Monsieur Beaucaire"
9 Nov., 1905. — " Carrots "
f, „ „ " A Privy Council " . . . .
16 Nov., 1905. — "The Merchant of Venice"
18 Nov., 1905. — " The Widow Woos " . . . .
„ „ " Pantaloon "
i Dec., 1905. — " Pantaloon "
„ „ „ Dances by Mdlle. Adeline Gen <§e,
9 Nov. 1906. — "The Man from Blankley's "
1 6 Nov., 1906. — " Robin Hood "
.7 Dec., 1906. — " Peter's Mother " . .
9 Nov., 1907. — Scene : " The Clandestine
Marriage "
„ „ „ " French as He is Spoke "
„ „ „ " A Quiet Rubber " .. ..
14 Nov., 1907. — " A Pair of Spectacles " . .
16 Nov., 1907.— " Still Waters Run Deep"..
COMPANY ENGAGED,
WHERE PERFORMED.
Sir Herbert Tree & Co T. R., Dublin
„ „ „ „ .. Windsor Castle
Mr. Lewis Waller & Co „
Sir Johnston and Lady Forbes-
Robertson Sandringham
Mr. Sydney Valentine & Co. . . „
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Bourchier & Co. Windsor Castle
Mr. Fredk. Harrison's Co „
Mr. Charles Frohman's Co. .. „
"The Follies," Mr?H. G! Peiissier Sandringham
& Co J
Sir Charles Hawtrey & Co. Windsor Castle
Mr. Lewis Waller & Co „
Mr. Otho Stuart's Co „
Mr. Cyril Maude & Co. . .
. . Sandringham
13 Nov., 1908. — '
18 Nov., 1908.— '
20 Nov., 1908. — '
4 Dec., 1908. — *
17 Nov., 1909. — '
19 Nov., 1909. — '
3 Dec., 1909. — '
•" The Flag Lieutenant "
"The Corsican Brothers"
The Duke's Motto^" . .
The Builder of Bridges *
•"Trilby"
"The Lyons Mail"
" The Little Damozel "
Sir John Hare & Co „
„ „ „ Windsor Castle.
Sir Charles Wyndham, Mr. Lewis
Waller, Miss Mary Moore, and
Miss Marion Terry & Co „
Mr. Cyril Maude & Co Sandringham
Sir. J. Martin Harvey & Co Windsor Castle
Mr. Lewis Waller & Co „
Sir George Alexander & Co. . . Sandringham
Sir Herbert Tree & Co Windsor Castle
Mr. H. B. Irving & Co „
Sir Chas. Hawtrey & Co Sandringham
The above list does not include Gain, performances at the Opera.
H.M. KING GEORGE
PLAY.
DATE.
17 May, 1911. — "Money"
•P. f " Rosalind *'
2 Dec., 1912.™ | ., JlMt Like a Woman „
13 Sep., 1913. — " The Headmaster "
2 Feb., 1914. — " Diplomacy "
COMPANY ENGAGED.
.. "All-star" Cast ......
. . Miss Irene Vanbrugh & Co. ]
. . Mr. Yorkc Stephens & Co. j
. . Mr. Cyril Maude & Co.
. . Sir Gerald Du Maurier & Co.
WHERE PERFORMED.
.. T.R., Drury Lane
. , Sandringham
. . Balmoral
.. Windsor Castle
THE KING AT THE THEATRE
His Majesty the King lias attended the following theatres wince his accession
to the throne —
DATK. THEATRE. PLAY.
1911.
ri May, 1911. — Garrfclc .. ..
17 May, 1911. — Dniry Lane
20 May, 1911.— Daly's .. ..
26 May, 1911. — St. James's . .
27 June, 1911. — His Majesty's
24 Oct., 1911. — Wyndham's . .
6 Nov., 1911. — Haymarket . ,
8 Nov., IQXI. — Little ..
1912.
23 Apr., 1912. — Royalty
26 Apr., rgra. — St. James's . ,
27 Apr., 1912. — Wyndham's . .
20 July, 1912. — Garrick . .
27 July, 1912. — Daly's . . . .
15 Aug., 1912. — Shaftesbury . .
26 Oct., 19x2.— New
14 Dec., 1912.— Strand . .
21 Dec.. 1912. — His Majesty's
1918.
18 Feb., 1913. — Apollo ..
22 Feb., 1913.— Lyric
i Mar., 1913.— Adelphi
" Kismet "
" Money " ,
" The Count of Luxembourg "
" The Witness for the Defence '
" Gala " performance . .
" The Perplexed Husband "
" Bunty Pulls the Strings "
" Fanny's First Play " . . .
" Milestones "
" Bella Donna "
"Jelf's"
" Find the Woman '
" Gipsy Love "
" Princess Caprice "
" Ready Money " . .
" The Glad Eye " . .
" Drake " . . . .
" General John Regan "
" Tlie Girl in the Taxi "
" The Dancing Mistress "
COMPANY.
, Mr. Oscar Asche & Co.
, First public Command Pert.
Mr. George Bdwardes's Co,
Sir George Alexander & Co.
. Sir Herbert Tree & Co.
. Sir Gerald Pu Maurier & Co.
. Mr. Graham MolTatt's Co.
, Miss Liilnh McCarthy & Co,
. Mr. Dennis Kadto & Co.
, Sir George Alexander & Co,
Sir GeralU l>u Mawrlw & Co.
Mr, Arthur Bonrchl^r & Co.
Mr, George, Edwarck's's Co.
Mr. Robert Courtncldg*'* Co,
Mr, Allan Ayiu*Hwortln & Co.
Mr. Louis Meyer's Co.
Sir Herbert Tree's Co.
Sir Charles Hawtwy & Co,
Mr, P. M, Faraday's Co,
Mr. George Bdwa,tde»"s Co,
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
DATE,
THEATRE.
PLAY.
1913 (contd.)
17 May, 1913. — Haymarket . . . .
12 June, 1913. — Kingsway .. ..
27 June, 1913. — St. James's
4 Nov., 1913. — Playhouse
1914.
14 Feb., 1914. — Drury Lane
16 Feb., 19x4,— Strand
6 Mar., 1914. — Daly's
7 Mar., 1914. — Diike of York's
22 May, 1914.— -His Majesty's
1916.
2 Feb., 1915.™— Covent Garden
rr May, 1915.— IMlaca
5 July, 19x5.— His Majesty's
1 Typhoon "
" The Great Adventure "
"" London Assurance " . .
" Mary Goes First " . .
" The Sleeping Beauty "
" Mr. Wu "
" The Marriage Market " . . .
" The Land of Promise " . . .
" The Silver King "
" The School for Scandal "
" The Man Who Stayed at Home "
" King Henry VIII "
1916.
2 May, 1916,— Drury Lane . .
( Shakespearean Tercentenary
\ " Julius Caesar " . .
/Shakespearean Pageant
aj June, 19x6.— Lond. Opera House ''The Admirable Crichton "
1917.
14 Doc., x 9x7.— -His Majesty's
" The Man from Blanldey's "
1918.
14 Nov., 1918.— Alhaxnbra
a 3 Nov., x9t8.<~~Kmniro . . . .
25 Nov., 19 r 8.— Adolphi ..
17 Doe., xo*8.-— His Majesty's
20 Doc,, X9X 8,— Daly's . . • .
a 3 Doc., if> 1 8.— Playhouse . .
28 Don, ror8.—His Majesty's
1919.
ao Mar,, x9X9,"««nayxnarket . .
24 Man, r0i0/«"-St James's . .
i Apr,, 19x9.— Globo
5 Apr., X9I9.— • "Royalty
8 Apr., jrQX9.-L.yric. Ham'ramith
to Apr,, r9t9t— Wymthftm'8 . ,
xa Apr., 1919*— Oufton's
36 May, 19x9.— -Criterion .. . .
, , " The Bing Boys on Broadway "
.. " The Lilac Domino " ., ..
. . " The Boy "
( " Masks and Faces " (Act II) )
, . •{ " Macbeth " (scenes) . . J-
( " A Pantomime Rehearsal " )
. . " The Maid of the Mountains ''
. . *' The Naughty Wife " . . . .
.. " Chu-Chin-Chow "
-Glotxj
33 fiily,
4 Nov.,
5 Mov, 4919.' - •Shnftosbury . .
6 Nov., r9K9»— -Globe
i"\ Nov., r*)
., .»
97 Nov., 19(9.— Comedy
it Dec,, 1 9 19.— Royalty
15 Dec., te)t<),— Lyric
x6 Doc., i
" Uncle Sam "
" Yo», Undo I "
" Eyes of Youth "
11 Victory " , . .
" Caesar's Wife "
" Abraham Lincoln " . . , .
" The Law Divine "
" The House of Peril "
M Our Mr. Hopple white " , .
"Trimmfld in Scarlet"
" Homo and Beauty "
"Baby Bunting" . . ..
" Tha Voice from the Minaret '
" Who's Hooper ? " . .
" Reparation " *
" Three Wisa Fools " . . . .
"Summertime"
" Tha Bird of Paradise " . .
" The Merchant of Venice "
X9ao."-*Nevr .
i<)ao,— Garriok
rj Mar,»
27 May,
1 Carnival " , . *
' Mr. Pirn Passes By " . .
1 Come Out of the Kitchen "
* Thft Shop Girl '* - .
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COMPANY.
. . Mr. Laurence Irving & Co.
(Mr. Granville Barker and
• • 1 Miss Lillah McCarthy's Co.
.. "All-star" Cast. (In aid of
King George's Actors* Pension
Fund.)
. . Miss Marie Tempest s Co.
Mr. Arthur Collins's Co.
Mr. Louis Meyer's Co.
Mr. George Edwardes's Co.
Mr. Charles Frohman's Co.
" All-star " Cast. (In aid of
King George's Actors' Pension
Fund.)
" All-star " Cast. ( In aid of
Actors' Benevolent Fund.)
Messrs. Vedrenne & Eadie's Co.
(In aid of The Officers'
Families' Fund.)
"All-star" Cast. (In aid of
King George's Actors' Pension
Fund.)
" All-star " Cast.
" All-star " Cast. ( In aidf of
King George's Actors1 Pension
Fund.)
" All-star " Cast. ( In aid of
Kwg George's Actors' Pension
Fund.)
Mr. George Robey and Alham-
bra Co.
Mr. T- L. Sacks' Co.
Mr. W. H. Berry and Adelphi
Co.
" All-star " Cast. (In aid of
King George's Actors' Pension
Fund. )
Miss Jose" Collins and Daly's Co.
Miss Gladys Cooper and Sir
Chas. Hawtrey & Co.
Mr. Oscar Asche & Co.
. . Mr, T* L. Sacks' Co.
. . Messrs. Grossmith & Laurillard's
Co.
.. Miss Gertrude Elliott & Co.
. . Miss Marie Luhr & Co.
. . Messrs. Vedrenne & Eadie s Co.
.. Lyric Theatre Co.
. . Mr, H. V. Esmond & Co.
. . Mr. Owen Narf.s & Co.
.. Miss Mary Moore, Mr. Arthur
Wontner & Co.
. . Mr. Clifford Heathorloy's Co.
. . Miss Gladys Cooper, Sir Chas.
Hawtrey & Co.
. . Messrs. Grossmith & Laurillard's
Co.
' . , Miss Marie Ltthr & Co,
.. Mr. W. H. Berry and AdelpM
Co.
, . Mr, Henry Ainley & Co.
.. Comedy Theatre Co.
. . Messrs. Vedrenne & Eadie's Co.
. . Miss Dorothy Dix and Lyric Co.
. . Mr. Maurice Moscovitch and
Mr. J, B, Fagan's Co.
. . Mr. Matheson Lang & Co.
.. Mr. Dion Boucicault & Co.
. . Miss Gertrude Elliott & Co.
. . Gaiety Theatre Co.
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
DATE. THEATRE.
1920 (contd.)
28 May, 1920. — Queen's . . . .
31 May, 1920. — Aldwych
5 June, 1920. — Oxford .. ..
9 June, 1920. — Ambassadors'
1 July, 1920. — Drury Lane . .
xi Aug., 1920. — St. James's ..
is Aug., 1920. — Strand .. ..
3 Dec., 1920. — Apollo
4 Dec., 1920. — Shaftesbury . .
6 Dec., 1920. — Winter Garden
ii Dec,, 1920. — Garrick .. ..
15 Dec., 1920. — New
20 Dec., 1920. — Lyric
1921.
14 Mar., 1921. — Daly's . .
31 Mar., 1921. — T. R. Windsor
(Warrior's Day.)
9 Aug., 1921. — St.' Martin's . .
10 Aug., 19 2r. — Shaftesbury ..
2 Nov., IQ 21. — Playhouse
4 Nov ,1921 — Wyndham's . .
3 Dec., 1921. — Alhambra
19 Dec., 1921. — Palace . . k .
1922
4 Mar., 1922. — St. James's ..
10 Mar., 1922. — Prince's
26 June, 1922. — London Hip. . .
8 July, 1922. — St. Martin's . .
15 July, 1922. — Wyndham's . .
16 May. 1922. — Drury Lane . .
29 May, 1922. — His Majesty's
9 June, 1922. — Daly's .. ..
1 July, 1922. — Prince's . .
8 Aug., 1922. — Royalty. . . .
10 Aug., 1922. — Daly's . .
2t Oct., 1922. — Comedy
23 Oct., 1922. — Playhouse
24 Oct., 1922. — Shaftesbury ..
r Dec., 1922. —-Globe
14 Dec., 1922. — Shaftesbury . .
1923
26 Feb., 1923.— -His Majesty's
r Mar., 1923. — Wyndham's . .
5 Mar., 1923.- — Queen's . .
12 Mar., 1923. — Duke of York's
28 May, 1923. — Daly's . .
3 Nov., 1923. — Lyric . . . .
1924
18 Mar., 1924. — Daly's . .
24 Mar., 1924. — Apollo .. ..
2 June, 1924. — Adelphi..
13 June, 1024. — Adelphi . .
28 June, 1924. — Palladium
8 Nov., 1924. — Prince's
16 Dec., 1924. — Savoy
20 Dec,, 1924. — Haymarket . .
PLAY.
"The Young Person in Pink".
" Mon P6re avec Raison "
"The Man Who Came Back" .
" The Grain of Mustard Seed "
" The Garden of Allah " . . .
"The Mystery ol the Yellow .
Room "
" At the Villa Rose " . . .
" French Leave "
" The Great Lover "
" A Night Out "
"Brown Sugar"
"The Wandering Jew" .. .
" The Little Dutch Girl " . . .
, "Sybil"
< " Broadway Jones "
( and Dances by
, "A Bill of Divorcement "
. " Out to Win "
, "The Sign on the Door"
. " Bull-Dog Drummond " . . .
, " The Sleeping Beauty " . . .
, "Trilby"
" Shall We Join the Ladies ? "
(Act I)
, " The Bat "
. " The Gondoliers " ,
. A Review of Reviews ,
" Loyalties "
" Shall We Join the Ladies ? " . .
, " Dear Brutus "
Miscellaneous
" Le Misanthrope "
" Un Ami do, Jeunesse "
Miscellaneous
"Jacqueline"
" Un Monsieur Attend tine, Dame. *
" The Green Cord "
, " The Lady of the Rose " . .
, " Secrets "
" The Second Mrs. Tanqueray ". .
"Tons of Money "
" The Laughing Lady "
" The Cat and the Canary "
!" Gringoire " , ,
" Half-nn-Hour "
" Offenbach Follies " ...
, " The Dancers "
" Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, "
" The Marriage of Kitty " . .
" The Merry Widow "
" Lilac Timo "
" Madame Pompadour "
. " The Fake " . ,
" The Ware Case "
" Diplomacy "
" The Whirl of the World '
"The Blue Peter"
" The Sport of Kings "
' Old English " . . . .
COMPANY.
. Mr. Donald Calthrop & Co.
, M.M. Lucien & Sacha Guitry
& Co.
. Miss Mary Nash and Oxford
Theatre Co.
Ambassadors' Theatre Co.
Drury Lane Theatre Co.
, Miss Daisy Markham & Co.
, Mr. Arthur Bourchier & Co.
Apollo Theatre Co.
Mr. Maurice Muscovitch and
Grossmith & Laurillard's Co.
Mr. T-esHe Henson and Gros-
smith & Laurillard's Co.
Mr. Leon M. Lion's Co.
Mr. Matheson Lang & Co.
Messrs. Seymour Hicks and
Sacks' Co.
Miss Jose" Collins and Daly's Co.
Mr. Seymour Hicks & Co.
Mdme. Karsavina
The Reai idea n Co.
, Mr. Robt, Conrtneitlgo's Co.
Miss Gladys Cooper & Co.
Sir Gerald Du Maurier & Co,
M. Serge DiugliilefP s Russian
Ballet
" All-star " Cast. (In aid oj King
George's Actors fPenwonFund.)
Mr. Gilbert Miller's Co.
D'Oyly Carte, Opera Co.
(Combined Hospitals' Appeal)
J Roandoan Co.
Sir Gerald Pu Maurier & Co.
Newspaper Press Fund
> ConuYlie Fran<;aise
Royal Assn, for Deaf and Dumb
>MM. Lueieu & Snchti Cmitry
1 J & Co.
Mr. C. Aubrey Smith & Co.
Daly's Theatre Co.
Mr. J. K. Vedrenne'N Co.
Miss Gladys Cooper & Co.
Messrs. Walls & I lemon's Co,
Miss Marie Ltihr & Co.
Mr. Kilbourn Gordon's Co.
. ) "All-star" Cast, (hi aid of
. y King George's Actors? /V«-
, ) sion Fund*)
Sir Gerald Du Maurier & Co,
Mr. Anthony Priusi'p's (V>,
Miss Marie Tempest & Co.
Italy's Theatre Co.
Messrs. Chappoll & Co.'g Co.
, Daly's Theatre Co,
Mr. Godfrey Tearle & Co.
"All-star" Cast (In aid of
King Goorfte'a Actors' Pen-
sion Fund*)
. Miss Gladys Cooper, Mr. Owen
Nar<(8 & Co.
Mr, Chan. dull Ivor's* Co.
Mr. B, A, Meyer and Mr, A. B.
Umpuft'B Co.
Mr, R» Courtw'idge'n Co,
Mr. Frederick Harrison's Co,
mo
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
KING GEORGE'S PENSION FUND FOR
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
The Great " Gala " performance, given at His Majesty's Theatre by the
theatrical profession, on 27 June, 1911, in celebration of the Coronation of His
Majesty the King, realised a net profit of £4,628. With the gracious assent
of His Majesty, this sum was deposited to form the nucleus of a Pension Fund
for aged Actors and Actresses.
In 1913 it was decided to give an annual performance, with an " a]l-star "
cast, in aid of the fund, and the first performance given was at the St. James's
Theatre, on 27 June, 1913, when the play performed was Dion Boucicault's
old comedy, *' London Assurance." The profit accruing from this performance
(inclusive of donations) was ^1,093 11s. 6d.
The 1914 performance was given at His Majesty's Theatre on 22 May, 1914,
and the play chosen was " The Silver King," by Henry Herman and Henry
Arthur Jones. The proceeds of this performance (inclusive of donations)
amounted to £1,318 6s.
The 1915 performance was likewise given at His Majesty's Theatre, on
5 July, 1915, when Shakespeare's " King Henry VIII " was revived. The
profit realised (inclusive of donations) was £714 7s.
The 1916 -performance was given at the London Opera House on 23 June,
1916, when J. M. Barrio's play " The Admirable Crichton " was presented. The
proceeds of the performance realised £1,848.
The 1917 performance was given at His Majesty's Theatre, on 14 Dec., 1917,
when F. Anstoy's comedy, " The Man from Blankley's," was revived,
The 1918 performance was also given at His Majesty's Theatre, on 17 Dec.,
1918, when the second act of " Masks and Faces," scenes from " Macbeth," and
Cecil Clay's " A Pantomime "Rehearsal " were performed.
The proceeds of the performance realised £2,000.
There wore no performances during 1919 and 1920.
The 1921 performance was given at the Palace Theatre, on 19 Dec., 1921,
and the programme on this occasion was composed of " Trilby," adapted by
Paul M. Potter .from George Du Maurior's book of the same name, and Sir J. M.
Barrio's " Shall We Join the Ladies ? " (Act I).
on 26th Feb.,
1923, when, "The Ballad Monger," " Half-an-Hour," and " Offenbach Follies,"
were given, The proceeds of the performance amounted to £1,030.
The 1924 performance was given at the Adclphi Theatre, on 2nd June, 1924,
when Mr. George Pleydeli's drama, " The Ware Case," was revived. The pro-
ceeds on this occasion amounted to £1,525.
The annuitants receive a pension of £100 each, and those at present in receipt
of the pension are Louise Moodie, Kmma Chambers, Alma Murray, Dolores
Drummond, Jennie Lee, Cicely Richards, and E. M, Robson.
As a matter of interest, the " casts " of these " all-star " revivals are
appended—
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
27 JUNE, 1913.
"LONDON ASSURANCE0
BY THE LATE
DlON BOUCICAULT.
Sir Harcourt Courtly Sir Herbert Tree
Charles Courtly Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Dazzle Mr. H. B. Irving
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Dolly Spanker Mr. James Welch
Max Harkaway Mr. Henry Ainley
Mark Meddle Mr. Arthur Bourchier
Cool Mr. Charles Hawtrey
James Mr. J. D. Beveridge
Martin Mr. Dennis Eadie
Solomon Isaacs Mr. Weedon Grossmith
Lady Gay Spanker Miss Irene Vanbrugh
Grace Harkaway Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry
Pert Miss Marie Tempest
The play produced by MR. DION BOUCICAULT.
HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
22 MAY, 1914.
"THE SILVER KING."
Drama by HENRY ARTHUR JONES and the late HENRY HERMAN.
Wilfred Denver Mr. H. B. Irving
Daniel Jaikes Mr. J. D. Beveridge
Frank Selwyn Mr. Owen Nares
Geoffrey Ware Mr. Herbert Waring
Samuel Baxter Mr. Henry Ainley
Captain Herbert Skinner Mr. E. S. Willard
Henry Corkett Mr. Gerald Du Marnier
Eliah Coombe Mr. Ambrose Manning
Cripps Mr. C. M. Lowne
Mr. Parkyn Mr, John Beauchamp
Binks Mr. Alfred Bishop
Brownson Mr. Eric Lewis
Bilcher Mr. G. P. Huntlcy
Teddy Mr. E. M. Robson
Tubbs Mr. H. do Solla
Gaffer Pottle Sir Herbert Tree
Tipsy Passenger Mr, Charles Hawtrey
Cabman Mr. Frederick Ross
Leaker ; Mr. Sydney Valentine
Servant Mr. Robert Loraiuc
Servant Mr. Mathcaon Lang
Detective Mr. Frederick Kcrr
Detective Mr, Dennis Eadic
Railway Inspector Sir George Alexander
Porter Mr, Murray Carson
Newsboy M',r. Seymour Hicks
A Passenger Mr, Weedon Grossmith
First Rustic Mr. Harry Paulton
Second Rustic Mr. Frank Hill
Nellie Denver Miss Liliah McCarthy
Cissy Denver Miss Rente Mayer
iJf,d D®n7er Miss Violet Marloy
glr7.e Skinner Miss Marie Ldhr
Tabitha Durden Miss Florence Haydon
School-children ,f M*ss Moya Nugent
* Miss Nancy Pawley
Susy Miss Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Gamage Miss Henrietta Watson
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Lady Passenger Miss Ellis Jeffreys
Another Lady Passenger Miss Carlotta Addison
The play rehearsed by MESSRS. E. S. WILLARD and AMBROSE MANNING.
HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
5 JULY, 1915.
''KING HENRY VIII."
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
King Henry VITI Mr. Arthur Bourchier
Cardinal Wolsey Sir Herbert Tree
Cardinal Campeius Mr. H. B. Irving
Cramner Mr. Sydney Valentine
Duke of Norfolk Mr. A. E. George
Duke of Buckingham Mr. Lewis Waller
Duke of Suffolk Mr. Hubert Carter
Earl of Surrey Mr. Henry AinJey
Lord Chamberlain Mr. Edward Sass
Capucius Mr. J, Fisher White
Lord Aborgavenny . . , Mr. Leon Quartermaine
Lord Sands Mr. Gerald Du Maurier
Sir Henry Guildfortl ,Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Sir Thomas Lovell Mr. Basil Gill
Sir Nicholas Vau'x , Mr. Ben Webster
Thomas Cromwell Mr. Owen Nares
Griffith Mr. E, Holman Clark
First Gentleman Mr. Herbert Waring
Second Gentleman Mr. Murray Carrington
Garter King-at-Arms Mr. Exile Norwood
Surveyor to Buckingham Mr. Acton Bond
Sergcant-at-Arrus Mr. J. H. Barnes
A Servant Mr. O, B. Clarence
A Crier . , . . , Mr. Frederick Ross
A Scribes Mr. Dion Boucicault
A Messenger Mr. Donald Calthrop
J osier Mr. George Grossmith
Queen Kathcrino Miss Violet Vanbrugh
Anne Boleyn Miss Laura Cowie
An Old Lady Lady Tree
Dowager Duchess of Norfolk Miss Alma Murray
Patience » Miss Constance Collier
First Singing Lady Miss Ada Crossley
Second Singing Lady Miss Clara Evelyn
Third Singing Lady Miss Winifred Barnes
The play produced by MR. Louis N. PARKED.
LONDON OPltRA HOUSE,
23 JUNE, 1916.
"THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON."
By J, M, BARRIE,
The Characters in the order of their appearance—
CricHtou ...„..., * • Mr. Arthur Bourchier
Hoii, Kruost Woolley Mr. Gerald Du Maurier
Lady Catherine Miss Lily Elsie
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Lady Agatha .......................................... Miss Gladys Cooper
Lady Mary ......................................... Miss Lillah McCarthy
Rev. John Treherne ...................................... Mr. Dennis Eadie
Earl of Loarn .............................................. Mr. Eric Lewis
Earl of Brocklehurst ................................. Mr. George Grossmith
Mrs. Perkins ............................................... Miss Compton
M. Fleury ......................................... Mr. Leon Quartermaine
Rolleston (Lord Loam's Valet) ......................... Sir George Alexander
Tompsett .............................................. Mr. Leslie Henson
Fisher ............................................ Miss Madge Titheradge
Simmons ............................................... Miss Mary Moore
Mile. Jeanne ................................................ Mile. Dclysia
Thomas ) ^ , .................................. \ Mr, Henry Amley
John \l ootmen .................................. | Mr. Dawson Milward
Jane ................................................... Miss Clare Greet
Gladys ............................................... Miss Dorothy Minto
Tweeny ........................ t .................... Miss Hilda Trevelyan
Little Mary .......................................... Miss Nina Boucicanlt
Bunty ............................................... Miss Bunty M.oflatt
(Mr. George Robey "
Odds and Ends ..................................... j Miss Pollie Emery
(Mr. Charles Hawtrey
Page .................................................. Miss Vesta Tilley
Darling ................................................. Miss Ellen Terry
Midshipman ............................................. Mr. Nelson Keys
r Mr. Basil Gill
Mr. Fisher White
Bluejackets
Mr. Arthur Wontner
Mr. Holman Clark
I Mr. Ben Webster
Countess of Brocklehurst ....................................... Lady Tree
Produced by MR. SYDNEY VALENTINE, assisted by t)w AUTHOR.
HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
14 DEC., 1917.
" THE MAN FROM BLANKLKY'S."
By F. ANSTEY.
Lord Strathpeffer ..................................... Mr, Charles Hawtrey
Mr. Montague Tidmarsh ............................. Mr. WeetUm Grossmith
Mr. Gabriel Gilwattle ................................. « . . . Mr. A, K. George
Mr. Toomer ....................................... .... Mr. Nigel Hayfair
Mr. Jeremiah Ditch water ............................... Mr. K. Holman Clark
Mr. Nathaniel Bodfish ..................................... Mr. H. B. Irving
Mr. Piffley ........................................ Mr. Gerald Du Mauricr
Mrs. Montague Tidmarsh ............................... Miss Kills Jeffreys
Mrs. Gilwattle ......................................... Miss Lottie Venue
Mrs. Ditchwater ........................................ Miss Mary Jerrold
Mrs. Bodfish ...................................... Miss Sydney Fairbrother
Miss Cecilia Flinders ............................... . .Miss Irene Vcuibrugh
Gwendoline Tidmarsh ............................... Miss Joan Buckmaster
Miss Marjory Seaton. ................................... Miss Gladys Cooper
Jane .................................................. Mins Doris Lyttou
Hannah ............................................... Miss Fay Compton
The play produced by MR. HAWTRKY.
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HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
17 DEC., 1918.
Overture, " Nell Gwynn " Edward German
His Majesty's Theatre Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Percy
E. Fletcher.
The Second Act of
"MASKS AND FACES."
By CHARLES READE and TOM TAYLOR.
Sir Charles Pomander Mr. H. B. Irving
Ernest Vane Mr. Owen Nares
Triplet Sir Squire Bancroft
Mr. Soaper Mr. E. Holman Clark
James Quin Mr. Edmund Maurice
Collcy Cibber Mr. Dion Boucicault
James Burdock Mr. George Tully
Colander Mr. Herbert Waring
Hundsdon Mr. Fred Kerr
First Footman Mr. C. M. Lowne
Second Footman Mr. Arthur Wontner
Peg Woffington Miss Irene Vanbrugh
Mabel Vane Miss Gladys Cooper
Kitty dive Miss Gertrude Elliott
Scenes from Shakespeare's
" MACBETH."
Macbeth Mr. Lyn Harding
Lady Macbeth Miss Mary Anderson
Gentlewoman Miss Lilian Braitliwaite
Physician Mr. Ben Greet
Messenger , Mr. Jos6 de Navarro
LADY BANCROFT addressed the audience,
" A PANTOMIME REHEARSAL."
By CECIL CLAY.
Produced by MR. WEEDON GRQSSMITH,
Jack Deeds Mr. Kenneth Douglas
Sir Charles Grandison Mr. Charles Hawtrey
Lord Arthur Pomeroy Mr. Weedon Grossmith
Captain Tom Robinson , Mr. Robert Horton
Lady Muriel Beaualerc , Miss Ellis Jeffreys
The Hon, Lily Eaton Belgrave,, » Miss Iris Hocy
Tho lion, Violet Eaton Belgrave Miss Fay Corapton
The Hon, May RusHol-Portman .Miss Marjoric Gordon
Th« rion, Rose, KuHwel-Portman Miss Peggy Kurton
Lady Sloane Willcy Mrs. Vernon Castle
Tompkins , Mr. Rutland Barrington
Produced by MR. WKEDON GROSSMITH.
PALACE THEATRE.
19 DEC,, 1921.
" TRILBY."
Dramatized by PAUL M, POTTER from the Novel by GEORGE Du MAXJRIER,
Svongali , . Mr. Charles Garry
Talbot Wynne (" Taffy ") Mr. Lyn Harding
Alexander McAlister (" The Laird ") Mr. George Tully
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William Bagot (" Little Billee ") Mr. H. V. Esmond
Gecko Mr. Gilbert Hare
Zouzou Mr. George Grossniith
Dodor -. Mr. Leslie Henson
Oliver Mr. Basil S. Foster
Lorimer Mr. Godfrey Tearlc
Rev. Thomas Bagot Mr. Arthur Whitby
Manager Kaw Mr. E. Holman Clark
Trilby O'Ferrall Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry
Mrs. Bagot Miss Marion Terry
Mme. Vinard ; . . . Miss Rosina Filippi
Angdle Miss Athene Seyler
Honorine Miss Meggie Albanesi
Produced by MR. CECIL KING.
" SHALL WE JOIN THE LADIES ? "
First Act oj a Play by J. M. BARRIE.
Sam Smith Mr. Dion Boucicault
Lady Jane Raye Miss Fay Compton
Mr. Preen Mr. Charles H. Hawtrey
Lady Wrathie Miss Sybil Thorndike
Sir Joseph Wrathie Mr. Dennis Eadie
Mrs. Preen Lady Tree
Captain Jennings Mr. Leon Quartcrmaine
Mrs. Castro Miss Lillah McCarthy
Mr. Vaile Mr. Nelson Keys
Mrs. Bland Miss Madge Tithoraclge
Mr. Gourlay Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Miss Isit Miss Irene Vanbrngh
Miss Vaile Miss Gladys Cooper
An Officer Mr. Norman Forbes
Lucy Miss Hilda, Trcvclyan
Dolphin , Mr, Gerald Du Mauricr
Produced by MR. GERALD Du MAURIBR.
HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE*
26 FEB., 1923.
"THE BALLAD-MONGER."
Adapted by WALTER BESANT and WALTER HERRIES POLLOCK
from THEODORE DE BANVILLE'S "Gringoire,"
Griugoire Mr, ( Godfrey Tearle
Louis XI Mr. C. V. France
Olivier Mr. I lerbert Waring
Simon Mr. Fred Kcrt
Nicole Miss Winifred Emory
Loyse Miss Fay Compton
Mr. Philip CxmmRham, Jim.
Archers .
Mr. Frank Freeman,
Mr, Alexander Scott
Mr, "R. N. Sinclair
Produced by MR. CECIL KING,
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" HALF-AN-HOUR."
By J. M. BARRIE.
Mr. Garson Mr. Norman McKinnell
Doctor Brodic Mr. Dion Boucicault
Hugh Paton Mr. Owen Nares
Mr, Redding Mr. C. M. Hallard
Butler Sir Gerald Du Maurier
Mrs. Redding Miss Lilian Braithwaite
Lady Lilian Garson Miss Irene Vanbrugh
Susie Miss Hilda Trevelyan
Produced by MR. DION BOUCICAULT.
" THE OFFENBACH FOLLIES."
A pot-pourri of excerpts from the comic-operas of JACQUES OFFENBACH.
Selected and arranged by MR. JOHN ANSELL.
SCENE I, —A CELLAR.
Hermann Mr. Geoffrey Gwyther
Nicklaus Mr. Seymour Beard
Nathaniel Mr. Kmgsley Lark
I isa Miss Mary Brough
1. Opening Number (" Contes d'Hoirmann ")
Hoffmann Mr. Courtice Pounds
2. Trio ("La Vie Parisienne ")
Gardefou Mr. George Bishop
Baroness , , Miss Yvonne Arnaud
I loilmaun Mr. Courtice Pounds
SCENE II.— A CABARET.
3. Chorus and Song (" La Fille du Tambour Major ")
Sfcolla Miss Dorothy Shale
4. Entrance Number ("La Jolie Parfumeusc ")
Prosper Mr. Peter Gawthorne
Gabrielle """ "" " ~~"
Clara
1 Pauline The 'Five Nieces ,
Iconic
Louise
5. 'Entrance Number. ("La Vie Parisienne ")
Baron Mr. Frederick Ranalow
and the Five Nieces,
Bol >ine4: Mr. Leigh Ellis
"Prosper . . . . , Mr. Peter Gawthorne
Orpheus Mr. Alec Mawson
(i Letter Song (" La P6richole ")
N«pomuc .' * Mr. Ernest Graham
La Perichole ..»...*....« Miss Nancie Lovat
7, Chorus and Opening of Cabaret Stage (" La Vie Parisienne ")
Duchess Miss Ivy Tresmand
Gardef cm »....* Mr. George Bishop
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Miss Sylvia Leslie
Miss Phyllis Titmuss
Miss Molly Ramsden
.Miss Vesta Sylva
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8. Song (" Barbe-Bleu ")
Bluebeard Mr. Huntley Wright
'Miss Yvonne O'Dare
Miss Phyllis Swinburne
Miss Margot Greville
Seven Wives.
Miss Molly Vere
Miss Dorothy Deanc
Miss Phyllis Garton
Miss Vcra Kirkwood
9. Song ("La Princesse de Trebizonde ")
Regina Miss Mary Leigh
10. Song of the Kings ("La Belle Helene ")
Ajax I Mr. Thomas Wcguelin
Ajax II Mr. Geoffrey Gwyther
Orestes Mr. Billy Leonard
Calchus Mr. Kingsloy Lark
Menelaus Mr. Frederick Raualow
Achilles Mr. Pitt Chatham
11. Song (" Madame Favart ")
Madame Favart Miss Margaret Banner man
12. Song ("La Grande Duclicssc ")
General Bourn Mr. Leslie Meuson
13. Gendarmes Duet (" Genevieve de Brabant ")
„ _ < Mr. W. H. Berry
Gendarmes J Mr Gcorgc Grossmith
14. Barcarolle (" Contes d1 Hoffmann ")
Barcarolle Miss Jose Collins
with Miss Amy Augarcle
15. Song (" La Grande Duclicssc ")
Prince Paul Mr. Harry Wclchman
16. Song ("La Grande Duchcs.se ")
Grande Duchesse Miss Clara Butterworth
17. Finale Galop (" Orph6e aux Enfers ")
Produced by MR. GEORGE GROSSMITH. Musical Director, MR JOHN ANKKIX,
Stage Director, MR CHARLES MAYNARD. Stage Manager, MR. K. BKKSON KING.
ADELPHL
2 JUNE, 1924.
" THE WARE CASE."
By GEORGE PLEYDBLL.
Sir Hubert Ware, Bt Sir Gerald Du Maurior
Sir Henry Egerton Mr. Pawscm Milward
Michael Adye, K.C., M.P Mr. Norman McKiuncll
Sir John Murless, K.C., M.P Mr. Arthur Wonlncr
The Hon. Sir Richard Petworth Sir Johnston Forbes- Robertson
Marston Gurney Mr, < )w«u Nates
Eustace Ede Mr. JCrncst Thesigcr
Tommy Bold , Mr. Kdmund Gwenn
A Doctor Mr. Allan Ayncsworth
Rate Mr. E. Holman Clark
Footman Mr. Leon (Juarternmme
Lady Ware Miss Marie Lol'xr
Celia Wilson Miss Gladys Cooper
Produced by SIR GERALD Du MAXJRIER,
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W.C.2 Grand Opera Syndicate Percy Bales . . , . „ 640
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Opening of Existing London and Suburban Theatres
THEATRE.
OPENED.
Adelphi (i) (as Sans-Pareil) . .
27 Nov.,
1806
(pr st'nt) (as New
,, Century) . .
ti Sept.,
1901
Aldwycli
23 Dec.,
1905
Alhambra (r) (as Panopticon)
r 6 Mar.,
1854
„ (as Music Hall) . .
7 Feb.,
1858
„ (as Theatre)
24 Apr.,
1871
„ „ (2)
3 Dec.,
1883
Alexandra, Stoke Newington
27 Dec.,
1897
Ambassadors '
5 June,
1913
Apollo
21 Feb.,
1901
Borough, Stratford . .
31 Aug.,
1896
Brixton..
21 Sept.,
1896
Broadway, New Cross
27 Dec.,
1897
Comedy
15 Oct.,
r88i
Coronet
28 Nov.,
1898
Court (i) (as Royal Couri) . . 25 Jan., 1871
„ (present) . . . . 24 Sept., 1888
PLAY.
Miss Scott's Entertainment
" The Whirl of the Town "
" Bluebell in Fairyland "
Music Hall Entertainment
" The Crimson Scarf "
" The Golden King "
" Dick Whiltin«lon "
" Panthea "
" The Belle of Bohemia "
" King Henry IV (Part f) "
" The Sign of the Cross "
" Cinderella "
" La Mascotte "
" The Geisha "
" Kami-ill's Thumb " )
" Turn Him Out" >
" Mamma "
MANAGEMENT.
JOHN SCOTT
A. & S. GATTI
CHARLES I<"ROUMAN
15. T. SMIUH
AutAMUKA Co., LTD.
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DtruRANT SWAN
HKNKV LOWKNFKLD
F. FRKnK RICKS
C. RIDER NOBLK
MlSS CtSHY CrHAlIAMK
Aui-XANDKR ( IKNDKRSON
H. G. SAUNDKRM
M. LtT'I'ON
A. OnunuciQH and
MRS. JOHN WOOD
Co vent Garden
(r) .. ..
7 Dec.,
1732
The Way of the World "
JOHN RICH
» »
(2) ..
iH Sept.,
1809
Macbeth "
t> *>
(present)
13 May,
1858
The Huguenots "
FKKiwiur.K OYI«
Criterion (i) .
21 Mar.,
1874
The American Lady "
II. J. BYHDN
„ (present, remodelled)
10 Feb.,
1903
A Clean Slate "
CHAKLKS \VvNnuAM
Croydon, Grand
6 Apr.,
1896
1 Trilby "
liA'U.MY Ulld LlNKOOT
Crystal Palace .
8 Sept.,
1874 '
' Wild Oats "
CllAULIfiS WVNIMIAM
Dalston
25 July,
1898 '
Davy Garrick "
EDWARD COMPTON atid
MILTON BODE
Daly's..
27 June,
1893 '
' The Taming of the Shrew "
AUOUHTKN DALY
Drury Lane (i)
7 May,
1663 '
The Humorous Lieutenant "
TJHJMAH Kituuftuw and
SIR ROBERT HOWARD
»> >» (present)..
ro Oct.,
1812 '
Hamlet "
S. J, ARNOLD
Dake of York's
(as Trafalgar Square)
Elephant and Castle . .
Everyman
Fortune
Fulham
Gaiety (x)
„ (present)
10 Sept.,
1802
" The Wedding Eve "
M. LEVKNITON
26 Dec.,
1872
" Valentino and Orson "
K, T, SMtrrn
17 Apr.,
1884
" Chilperic"
AMCXANDKK HKNII
•wusoi
15 Sept.,
1020
" Bonds of Interest'*
NORMAN MACDKRI
MTOTT
8 Nov.,
ICJ24
" Sinners "
III A Mdt.KHWORTlf
tt!Ul
23 Aug.,
1897
4< The Geisha "
A. F. liiwimwsoN1
21 Dec.,
26 Oct.,
1868
*903
" On the Cactls " and
" Robert tlw Devil "
" The Orchid "
JOHN UoLLiKosnn
GATKTY THEATRE,
LTD.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
THE AT
RE. OPENED.
PLAY.
MANAGEMENT.
Garrick. .
. . 24 April,
1889
" The Profligate "
JOHN HARE
GHobe (as Hicks') .. . . 2 7 Dec.,
1906
" The Beauty of Bath "
CHARLES FROHMAN
Haymarket (i) .. .. i5(?)Dec.
„ (present).. .. 31 Jan.,
, 1720
1880
Amateur Entertainment
" Money "
JOHN POTTER
MR. and MRS. BANCROFT
His Majesty's.
28 April,
1897
" The Seats of the Mighty "
H. BEERBOHM TREE
Kennington .
. . 26 Dec.,
1898
" Cinderella "
ROBERT ARTHUR
King's, Hammersmith .. 26 Dec.,
1902
" Cinderella "
J. B. MULHOLLAND
Kiagsway (as Great Queen St.) 24 May,
1900
" A Little Ray of Sunshine "
W. S. PENLEY
Littl8 •
. . rr Oct.,
1910
" Lysistrata "
Miss GERTRUDE
KINGSTON
London Hippodrome . . . . 15 Jan.,
1900
Circus and Variety
Moss EMPIRES, LTD.
London Opera House . • 13 Nov.,
iqil
" Quo Vadis ? "
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN
London Pavilion (i) . . . . 33 Feb.,
„ „ (?) . . - . -30 NOV..
1 86 1
1885
Music Hall Entertainment
LOIBL and SONNHAMMER
EDWARD SWANBOROUGH
(3) . . . . " 3 Aug.,
1918
" As You Were "
C. B. COCHRAN
Lyceum (r)
. . ii Apr.,
1809
" John Bull " and
4 'The Prize"
S. J. ARNOLD
„ (present, after opening 30 Mar.,
as a Music Hall)
1907
" Her Love
Against the World "
H. R. SMITH and
E. CARPEKTER
Lyric
. . T7 DftC..
1888
" Dorothy "
H. J. LESLIE
Lyric, Hammersmith . . 20 April,
1891
" The Little Widow "
ACTON PHILLIPS & SON
Marlborough, Hollo way . . 5 Oct.,
1003
Scenes from " Carmen,"
" Faust," and
F. W. PURCELL
" The Marriage of Figaro "
New . .
. . jta Mar.,
1903
" Rosemary "
CHARLES WYNDHAM
New Oxford (i
. . 26 Mar.,
1861
Music Hall Entertainment
CHARLES MORTON
(3
1869
SYERS & TAYLOR
. . 17 Mar.,
1873
"
J. H. JENNINGS
U
. . 31 Jan.,
1893
»»
C. R. BRIGHTEN
:; s
..17 Jan.,
1921
" The League of Notions "
C. B. COCHRAN
" Old Vic " (as
Cubitr^) . . n May,
1818
" Trial by Battle "
JOSEPH GLOSSOP
11 Alzora and Norinc "
" Midnight Revelry "
Palace (as Royal KngUsh
Opcfti House) .. ,. 31 Jan.,
1891
(< Ivanhoe"
R. D'OYLY CARTK
Pavilion (3) •
26 Dec.,
1891
" Babes in the Wood "
NEW PAVILION, Lm
Playhouse
28 Jan.,
1907
" Toddles "
CYRIL MAUDE
Prince 08 Wales Js (as Prince's) rS Jan.,
1884
" The Palace of Truth "
liDGAR BRUCE
Prince's
26 Dec.,
19x1
" The Three Musketeers "
W. & F* MELVILLE
Queen's
8 Oct.,
1907
" The Sugar Bowl "
J. E. VKI>RKNNE
Recent (as Ku&lon T1walr& of
far.) .. .. 24 Dec,,
1900
Music Hall KnterUiiriment
P. McAvoY
(as thta
r&) , . . , tx Sept,,
XQ33
" Body and Soul "
NIGEL PLAYFAIR
Royalty (4) *
4 Jan.,
1905
" Los Souris "
GASTON MAYER
St. James's
, „ 14 Dec.,
IR31
" Antics Sorel "
JOHN B RAH AM
St. Martin's .
*. 33 Nov.,
K)l6
" Houp La ! "
C. B. COCHRAN
10 Oct.,
1881
" Patience "
R. D'OYLY CARTE
Soala . .
23 Sept.,
1905
*' The Conqueror "
J. FORBKS-ROBERTSON
Shafio'ibury .
. . 20 Oct.,
1888
" As ^'ou Like It "
JOHN LANCASTER
Shakespeare .
, . jc6 Nov.,
1896
" My Girl "
MACHIN & BENNETT
Strand (as Waldorf) . . as May,
1005
" 11 Maestro cli Oapdla " and
SHUBERT BROS.
" I Pagliaeei "
17 Oct.,
1888
"' The. Churchwarden "
EDWARD TERRY
Vaudeville (x) .
3t6 April,
" For Love or Money '* and
" Don Carlos "
H. J» MONTAGUE,
DAVID JAMES, and,
THOMAS THORNE
(2).
I3 jaftt|
1891
" Woodbarrow Farm. "
THOMAS THORNE
Wimbledon .
. „ 36 Dae,,
19x0
" Jack and Jill "
J. B. MULMOLtAND
Winter Garden
.„ so May,
1919
" Kissing Time M
CEO. GROSSMIIH AND
E. LAURILLARD
Wooiwioh, Royal Artillery (a) ax Dec,,
1905
" Cinderella "
J. RXCHKUX
Wyndham's ,
x6Nov,,
1899
" David Gaxrick "
CHARLES WYNDWAM
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
LIST OF NEW YORK THEATRES
THEATRE. ADDRESS.
AMBASSADOR Broadway and West 4pth Street
APOLLO Broadway and West 42nd Street
ASTOR Broadway and 45th Street
BELASCO 44th Street, near Broadway
BELMONT West 48th Street
BUOTI West 45th Street
BOOTH 45th Street, West of Broadway
BROADHURST West 44th Street
CARROLL 7th Avenue and soth Street
CASINO Broadway and sgth Street
CENTURY 62nd St. Central Park West
CHANIN'S 46th STREET 46th Street, West of Broadway
CHERRY LANE 40 Commerce Street
COLONIAL . . . . . . - . • . • • Broadway and 6and Street
COMEDY 4ist Street, between Broadway and 6th Avenue
CORT 48th Street, near Broadway
DALY'S 6srd Street, East of Broadway
ELTINGE West 42nd Street, near Broadway
EMPIRE Broadway and 4oth Street
FIFTY-SECOND STREET 308 West ssnd Street
FORTY-EIGHTH STREET West 48th Street, near East Broadway
FORTY-FOURTH STREET 44th Street, near Broadway
FORTY-NINTH STREET 49th Street, West of Broadway
FULTON 46th Street, West of Broadway
GAIETY 46th Street and Broadway
GARDEN. . . . . . . . . . • • • • 27th Street and Madison Avenue
GARRICK West asth Street
GEORGE M. COHAN Broadway and 4oth Street
GLOBE Broadway, 46th Street
GRAND OPERA HOUSE . . . . . . . . 8th Avenue and asrd Street
GREENWICH VILLAGE . . . . . . • . 7th Avenue and 4th Street
HENRY MILLER West 43rd Street
HIPPODROME . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th Avenue, corner West 43rd Street
HUDSON. . . . . . . . . . . • • • 44th Street, near Broadway
IMPERIAL 45th Street, West of Broadway
JOLSON 7th Avenue and sQth Street
KLAW West 46th Street
KNICKERBOCKER . . . . . . . . . . Broadway and 38th Street
LIBERTY 42«.d Street, West of Broadway
HTTLE 238 West 44th Street
LONGACRE 48th Street and West Broadway
LYCEUM 45th Street, East of Broadway
LYRIC 42nd Street, West of Broadway
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE 34th Street, near 8th Avenue
MARTIN BECK 45th Street at 8th Avenue.
MAXINE ELLIOTT West 39th Street and Broadway
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE Broadway, 39th and 4oth Streets
MOROSCO Broad way and West 4 5th Street
MUSIC BOX 45th Street, West of Broadway
NATIONAL 4ist Street, West of Broadway
NEIGHBOURHOOD 466 Grand Street
NEW AMSTERDAM 42nd Street, near Broadway
NORA BAYES West 44th Street
PLAYHOUSE, THE 48th Street, East of Broadway
PLYMOUTH West 45th Street
PRINCESS . . West 30th Street and Broadway
PUNCH AND JUDY 49th Street, East of Broadway
REPUBLIC 4«nd Street, near Broadway
RITZ West 48th Street
SAM H. HARRIS West 42110! Street
SELWYN West 4snd Street
SHUBERT 44th Street, West of Broadway
SHTJBERT-RrVIERA Broadway and o6th Street
STANDARD Broadway and 0oth Street
THEATRE GUILD .. .. sand Street, West of Hroadway
THIRTY-NINTH STREET
TIMES SQUARE
VANDERBILT ..
WALLACES
WINTER GARDEN
3<)th Street, near Broadway
West 42nd Street
West 46th Street
42nd Street, West of Broadway
Broadway and soth Street
1234
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL
OBITUARY
(No claim for an unattainable " completeness " is made for the appended compilation,
which, however, will be found to be by far the most comprehensive of its kind which
has yet been published, — J. P,)
(The figures in parenthesis at the end of the line denote age at time of death.)
A
AARONSON, RUDOLPH, Manager, died 11 Feb., 1919
ABBEY, HENRY E,, Manager, died 17 Oct., 1896 (48)
ABBOTT, BESSIE, Operatic Vocalist, died 9 Feb., 1919 (42)
ABBOTT, EMMA, Operatic Vocalist, died 12 Jan., 1891 (39)
ABBOTT, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 6 June, 1843 (53)
ABINGDQN, MARIE (Mrs. Chas. Glenney), Actress, died 31 Mar., 1898 (39)
ABINGDON, W. L., Actor, died 19 May, 1918 (59)
ABINC/K>N, FRANCES, Actress, died 4 Mar., 1815 (83)
ABOUT, EDMOND, Dramatic Author, died 17 Jan., 1885
ABRAHAMS, MORRIS, Manager, died 15 Oct., 1915 (84)
ACHURCII, JANET, Actress and Manageress, died 11 Sept., 1916 (52)
ADAMS, ANNIK, Actress, died 17 Mar,, 1916 (69)
ADAMS, BLAKE, Actor, died 17 Aug., 1913
ADAMS, EDWIN, Actor, died 28 Oct., 1877 (43)
ADAMS, ISABEL, Actress, died 16 May, 1893 (62)
ADUAMS, AUGUSTUS, Actor and Manager, died 21 Mar., 1851
ADDIWON, OAKLOTTA, Actress, died 14 June, 1914 (64)
ADDISON, M P., Actor and Manager, died 16 Apr., 1874 (66)
AnuisoN, COL. H, II., Dramatic" Author, died 24 June, 1876 (71)
ADDISON, JOSEPH, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 17 June, 1719 (47)
ADDISON, LAURA, Actress, died 1 Sept., 1852 (26)
ADYB, OSCAR, Actor, died 18 Mar., 1914 (55)
AHRKNT, CARL, Actor, died 11 Jan., 1909 (66)
AICARD, JEAN, Dramatic Author, died 13 May, 1921 (73)
AXCKBN, ELINOR, Actress, died 5 May, 1914 (80)
AICKIN, FRANCIS, Actor, died 8 Nov., 1812 (76)
AICKIN, JAMES, Actor, died 17 Mar., 1803 (64)
AYDK, HAMILTON, Dramatic Author, died 14 Dec., 1906 (79)
AXKEN, FRANK E., Manager, died 17 Oct., 1910 (70)
AXM&W, MARIE, Operatic Vocalist, died 2 Oct., 1887 (35)
ALBAXIGH, JOHN W., SEN,, Actor and Manager, died 11 Feb., 1909 (61)
ALBAUGH, JOHN W., JUN., Actor and Manager, died 7 Apr., 1910 (43)
ALBISNKSI, MKGGIE, Actress, died 9 Dec,, 1923 (24)
ALBHRTAZXX, EMMA, Operatic Vocalist, died 27 Sept., 1847 (34)
ALBEBTXNK, MADAME, Actress, died 6 Oct., 1889 (68)
ALBERT- LAMBERT, LEON, Actor, died Aug., 1918 (71)
ALBERT, JAMES, Dramatic Author, died 15 Aug., 1889 (51)
ALBONI, MARIETTA, Operatic Vocalist, died 23 June, 1894 (70)
ALDRICH, Louis, Actor and Manager, died 17 June, 1901 (57)
ALDRXCH, T, B., Dramatic Author, died 19 Mar., 1907 (70)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
ALDRIDGE, IRA, Actor (The African Roscius), died 7 Aug., 1867 (63)
ALEXANDER, SIR GEORGE, Actor and Manager, died 16 Mar., 1918 (59)
ALEXANDER, JOHN HENRY, Manager, died 15 Dec., 1851 (55)
ALIAS, CHARLES, Costumier, died 11 May, 1921
ALLAN, CHARLES, Actor, died 11 Feb., 1911 (59)
ALLANDALE, FRED, Actor and Vocalist, died 23 Dec., 1921 (55)
ALLEN, C. LESLIE, Actor, died 23 Feb., 1917 (86)
ALLEN, DAVID, Manager and Theatrical Printer, died 28 Jan., 1903 (72)
ALLEN, HENRY ROBINSON, Actor and Vocalist, died 27 Nov., 1876 (67)
ALLEN, LOUISE (Mrs. William Collier), Actress, died 9 Nov., 1909 (36)
ALLESTREE, MARY, Actress, died 10 July, 1912
ALLEYN, EDWARD, Actor (Founder of Dulwich College), died 25 Nov., 1626 (60)
ALPORT, SIDNEY, Manager, died 27 June, 1906 (59)
AMBERG, GUSTAVE, Manager, died 22 May, 1921 (77)
AMHERST, J. H., Dramatic Author, died 12 Aug., 1851 (75)
ANDERSON, JAMES R., Actor and Manager, died 3 Mar,, 1895 (83)
ANDERSON, JOHN HENRY, Actor (The Wizard of the North), died 2 Feb., 1874 (59)
ANDERSON, OPHELIA BROWN, Actress, died 27 Jan., 1852 (38)
ANDERTON, SARAH, Actress, died 5 Sept., 1869
ANDREWS, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 30 Mar., 1910 (89)
ANSON, J. W., Actor, died 6 Feb., 1881 (63)
ANSON, GEORGE WILLIAM, Actor, died 2 Aug., 1920 (72)
ANSON, REGINALD FM Actor, died 27 Sept., 1919
ANSPACH, ELIZABETH, MARGRAVINE OF, Dramatic Author, died 13 Jan., 1828 (78)
ANTOINE, THEOPHIL, Actor, died 28 Feb., 1890 (70)
APPLEBY, T. B., Actor, died 8 Nov., 1892 (47)
ARCHER, FRANK, Actor, died 1 Jan., 1917 (72)
ARCHER, JOHN, Actor, died Oct., 1921 (91)
ARCHER, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 11 May, 1848 (59)
ARCHER, WILLIAM, Dramatic Critic and Author, died 27 Dec., 1924 (68)
ARDEN, EDWIN, Actor, died 2 Oct., 1918 (54)
ARDEN, H. T,, Dramatic Author, died 25 Nov., 1876 (36)
ARDITI, LUIGI, Composer, died 1 May, 1903 (80)
ARMIN, ROBERT, Actor, fl. 1590-1611
ARMSTRONG, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 30 Aug., 1915 (46)
ARNE, CECILIA, Operatic Vocalist, died 6 Oct., 1789 (78)
ARNE, MICHAEL, Composer, died 14 Jan., 1786 (45)
ARNE, THOMAS, Dramatic Author and Composer, died 5 Mar., 1778 (68)
ARNOLD, CHARLES, Actor and Vocalist, died 6 May, 1905 (50)
ARNOLD, SAMUEL, Composer and Manager, died 22 Oct., 1802 (62)
ARNOLD, SAMUEL JAMES, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 16 Aug., 1852 (78)
ARNOULD, SOPHIE, Actress, died 14 Feb., 1803 (59)
ARNOULD-PLESSY, MDME., Actress, died 30 May, 1897 (78)
ARONSON, RUDOLF, Composer, died 4 Feb., 1920 (62)
ARTHUR, JOHN, Actor and Stage-Manager, died 21 July, 1916 (44)
ARTHUR, JOSEPH, Dramatic Author, died 20 Feb., 1906 (57)
ARTOIS, ARMAND D', Dramatic Author, died Dec., 1912 (67)
ASH, MATE, Actress, died 13 Dec., 1923 (35)
ASHBURY, JOSEPH, Actor, died 24 July, 1720 (82)
ASHCROFT, W. E., Actor, died 21 Oct., 1906
ASHFORD, CHARLES, Actor, died 14 Oct., 1903
ASHLEY, HENRY, Actor and Vocalist, died 18 Nov., 1890 (59)
ASTLEY, PHILLIP (Founder of Astley's Circus), died 20 Oct., 1814 (72)
ATHERTON, ALICE (Mrs. Willie Edouin), 4 Feb., 1899 (52)
AUBER, DANIEL FRANCOIS ESPRIT, Composer, died 13 May, 1871 (89)
AUDRAN, EDMOND, Composer, died 17 Aug., 1901 (61)
AUDRE, OLGA, Actress, died 22 Aug., 1917 (42)
AUGARDE, ADRIENNE, Vocalist and Actress, died 17 Mar,, 1913
1236
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
AUGIER, &MILE, Dramatic Author, died 25 Oct., 1889 (69)
AUSTIN, JOSEPH, Actor and Manager, died 31 Mar., 1821 (81)
AUVBRGNE, ANTOINE D', Composer, died 12 Feb., 1797 (83)
AVERILL, ROBERT, Actor, died 4 Oct., 1913
AYNS WORTH, JOHN, Actor, buried 28 Sept., 1582
AYRTON, ROBERT, Actor, died 18 May, 1924
B
BACON, FRANK, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 19 Nov., 1922 (58)
BACON, PHANUEL, Dramatic Author, died 10 Jan., 1783 (82)
BADDELKY, ROBERT, Actor (" Baddeley Twelfth Cake "), died 20 Nov., 1794 (61)
BADDELEY, SOPHIA, Actress, died 1 July, 1786 (41)
BADY, BERTHE, Actress, died 8 Aug., 1921 (49)
BAILLIB, JOANNA, Dramatic Author, died 23 Feb., 1851 (88)
BAILY, HARRINGTON, Actor and Theatrical Agent, died 14 Dec., 1908
BAINBKIDGE, CAPTAIN, Manager, died 7 Jan., 1904
BAIN MS, FLORENCE, Actress and Manageress, died 30 Dec., 1918 (41)
BAKER, BASIL, Actor, died 26 Jan., 1859 (54)
BAKKR, BKNJAMIN, Actor, died 6 Sept., 1890 (72)
BAKKR, DAVID KRSKINK, Theatrical Writer, died 16 Feb., 1767 (37)
BALK, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 11 Nov., 1563 (68)
BALFK, MICHAKL WILLIAM, Composer, died 20 Oct., 1870 (62)
BALKK, VICTOIKK (Ouchesso de Frias), Vocalist, died 22 Jan., 1871 (34)
BALL, J. MEREDITH, Conductor and Composer, died 22 Feb., 1915 (77)
BALL, LEWIS, Actor, died 14 Feb., 1905 (84)
BALLS, J. S., Actor, died 17 Sept.* 1844 (45)
BAT-MAIN, UOLLO, Actor and Manager, died 5 Dec., 1920 (63)
BANCROFT, LADY (Mario Wilton), Actress and Manageress, died 22 May, iswi (tW)
BANDMANK, DANIEL E., Actor Manager, died 23 Nov., 1905 (65)
BANDMANN, MAURICE K., Manager, died 9 Mar., 1922 (49)
BANGS, FRANK C, Actor, died 12 June, 1908 (74)
BANOH, (OUN KKNDRJCK, 'Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 21 Jan., }* **(?*)
UAWM, JOHN, Dramatic Author, Novelist, and Poet, died 13 Aug., 1842 (44)
BANNISTKR, CHARLES, Actor, died 26 Oct., 1804
13AWNI8TKR, JOHN, Actor, ditid 7 NOV., 1836 (76) , tQ ,,
BANVILLK, Tnftoixmw DK, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 13 Mar.,
BAKBIKR, JULMS, Dramatic Author, died 17 Jan., 1901 (75)
BARDSLEY, JOHN, Vocalist, died 6 Apr., 1916 (33)
BARKER, RICHARD, Actor and Stage Manager, died 1 Aug., iww (by)
BAKNBS, BARNABEM, Dramatic Author, died Dec., 1609 (40)
BAKNF/JT, ALICK, Vocalist, died 14 Apr., 1901
BAKNHTT, C, Z.» Dramatic Author, died 1890 (88)
BAKNBTT, JOHN, Composer and Vocalist, died 17 Apr,, 1890 («7)
BARNRTX, MOKRIS, J^ramatic Author and Actor, died 18 Mar., ist>b ^b)
BAHON, Louis, Actor, died 2 Mar., 1920 (82)
IJARKfl, ALBERT, Dramatic Author, died 31 May, 1910 (54)
BARRETT, GBORGK, Actor, died 26 Aug., 1894 (44)
BARRBTT, GEORGE HOOKKR, Actor, died 5 Sept., l»m> (^/
BARRETT, MRS, OEORGB H., Actress, died 20 Apr., 1857 (55)
BARRKTT, HENRY MICHAEL, Actor, died 15 Juno, 1872 (68)
BARRWTT, LAWRENCW, Actor and Manager, died 20 'Mar., 1891 (52)
BAKRIOT:, WILSON, Actor, Manager, and .Dramatic Author, died 22 July, 1904 (57)
BARRI, QI>OARJ>O, Composer, died 23 Jan,, 1920 (85)
BARRiNcrroN, RUTLAND, Actor and Author, died 31 May, W22 (w)
BARRWON, MAWHL, Actress, died 31 Oct., 1912 (SO)
BARRY, ANNE SPEANGEE (CRAWFORD), Actress, died 29 Nov., 1801 (b/)
BAKRV, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 7 Nov., 1713 (55)
12S7
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
BARRY, H. C., Actor, died 28 Jan., 1909
BARRY, SHIEL, Actor, died 13 Mar., 1897 (55)
BARRY, SHIEL (the younger), Actor, killed in action in France, 7 Oct., 1916 (33)
BARRY, SPRANGER, Actor, died 7 Jan., 1777 (58)
BARRY, THOMAS, Actor and Manager, died 11 Feb., 1876 (77)
BARRY, TOM, Clown, died 26 Mar., 1857 (47)
BARRYMORE, GEORGIE DREW, Actress, died 2 July, 1893
BARRYMORE, MAURICE, Actor, died 24 Mar., 1905 (57)
BARRYMORE, WILLIAM, Actor, died July, 1830 (72)
BARRYMORE, WILLIAM HENRY, Actor, died 16 Feb., 1845
BARTHOLOMEW, ANNE, Dramatic Author, died 18 Aug., 1862
BARTLETT, JOSEPHINE, Actress and Vocalist, died 14 Oct., 1910 (48)
BARTLEY, GEORGE, Actor, died 22 July, 1858 (76)
BARTLEY, MRS. GEORGE, Actress, died 14 Jan., 1850 (66)
BARTOLOZZI, JOSEPHINE (Mrs. Jas. R. Anderson), Actress and Vocalist, died
1 May, 1848 (41)
BASING, S. HERBERTS, Actor Manager, died 24 July, 1898 (40)
BASSET, SERGE, Dramatic Author, Critic and Journalist, killed in action, 29 June,
1917
BATAILLE, HENRY, Dramatic Author, died 2 Mar., 1922 (49)
BATEMAN, H. L., Manager, died 22 Mar., 1875 (62)
BATEMAN, MRS. H. L., Manageress, died 13 Jan., 1881 (57)
BATEMAN, KATE (Mrs. Crowe), Actress, died 8 Apr., 1917 (74)
BATES, MRS. F. M., Actress, died 30 May, 1908
BATES, MARIE, Actress, died 12 Mar., 1923 (70)
BATTISHILL, JONATHAN, Composer and Conductor, died 10 Dec., 1801 (63)
BATTY, WILLIAM, Manager, died 7 Feb., 1868 (67)
BAXTER, BARRY, Actor, died 27 May, 1922 (27)
BAYLIS, DONALD, Business Manager, died 17 May, 1920
BAYLY, THOMAS HAYNES, Dramatic Author, died 22 Apr., 1839 (41)
BEARD, JOHN, Actor and Vocalist, died 5 Feb., 1791 (75)
BEATRICE, MDLLE., Actress and Manageress, died 22 Dec., 1878 (39)
BEAUCHAMP, JOHN, Actor, died 25 May, 1921 (70)
BEAUMONT, FRANCIS, Dramatic Author, died 6 Mar,, 1616 (32)
BEAZLEY, SAMUEL, Dramatic Author, died 12 Oct., 1851 (65)
BECHER, LADY (Miss O'Neil), Actress, died 29 Oct., 1872 (80)
BECK, PHILLIP, Actor, died 24 Dec., 1889 (35)
BECKETT, GILBERT A', Dramatic Author, died 30 Aug., 1856 (45)
BECKINGHAM, CHARLES, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 19 Fob,, 1831 (31)
BECKWITH, J. W., Business Manager, died 14 Nov., 1908
BEDFORD, HENRY, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 2 Feb., 1923 (77)
BEDFORD, PAUL, Actor, died 11 Jan., 1871 (78)
BEECHAM, SIR JOSEPH, Operatic and Theatrical Manager, died 23 Oct., 1916 (68)
BEERBOHM, CLARENCE EVELYN, Actor, killed in action, 26 Sept., 1917 (32)
BEESTON, CHRISTOPHER, Actor and Manager, /, 1593-1637
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VON, Composer, died 26 Mar,, 1827 (57)
BEHN, MRS. APHRA, Dramatic Author, died 16 Apr., 1689 (48)
BELASCO-, FREDERICK, Producer and Manager, died 21 "Dec., 1920 (59)
BELCH AM, HENRY, Theatrical Journalist, died 9 Feb., 1917 (67)
BELDING, HENRY, Actor, died 18 Jan., 1908
BELFORD, WM., Actor, died 3 June, 1881 (57)
BELL, DIGBY VALENTINE, Actor and Vocalist, died 20 June, 1917 (66)
BELL, JOHN, Theatrical Publisher, died 1831 (86)
BELL, ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 12 Apr., 1867 (67)
BELLAMY, DANIEL (the younger), Dramatic Author, died 15 Feb., 1788
BELLAMY, GEORGE ANNE, Actress, died 16 Feb., 1788 (56)
BELLAMY, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 29 Aug., 1800 (55)
BELLAMY, THOMAS LUDFORD, Vocalist and Stage-Manager, died 3 Jan,, 1843 (73^
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BEIXEW, H, KYRLE, Actor, died 2 Nov., 1911 (56)
BELLINI, VINCENZO, Composer, died 23 Sept., 1835 (29)
BELMORE, ALICE, Actress, died 3 Feb., 1919 (29)
BELMORE, GEORGE, Actor, died 15 Nov., 1875 (47)
BELMORE, LILLIE, Actress, died 17 Jan., 1901 (29)
BELMORE, PAUL, Actor, died 5 May, 1907 (34)
BELOT, ADOLPHE, Dramatic Author, died 17 Dec., 1890 (61)
BEND ALL, ERNEST A., Joint-Examiner of Plays, formerly Dramatic Critic, died
12 July, 1924 (77)
BENEDICT,* SIR JULIUS, Composer, died 5 June, 1885 (80)
BEN FIELD, ROBERT, Actor, fl. 1613-1647
BENHAM, ARTHUR, Dramatic Author, died 7 Sept., 1895 (23)
BENNETT, GEORGE JOHN, Actor, died 21 Sept., 1879 (79)
BENNETT, JAMES, Actor, died 9 Mar., 1885
BENNETT, JOHNSTONE, Actress, died 14 Apr., 1906 (36)
BENNETT, SIR WM. STERNDALE, Composer, died 1 Feb., 1875 (59)
BENNETT, THOMAS, Actor, died 8 June, 1872
BENSLBY, ROBERT, Actor, died 17 Nov., 1817 (79)
BENTLKY, RICHARD, Dramatic Author, died 26 Oct., 1782 (74)
BERG, ELLEN (Mrs. Robert Ecleson), Actress, died 30 May, 1906 (32)
BERGEN, NKLLA, Actress and Vocalist, died 25 Apr., 1919 (46)
BERLIOZ, HECTOR, Composer, died 9 Mar., 1869 (65)
BERNARD, BARNEY, Actor, died 21 Mar., 1924 (46)
BERNARD JOHN, Actor, died 29 Nov., 1828 (72)
BERNARD, W. BAYL'E, Dramatic Author, died 5 Aug., 1875 (67)
BERNARD -BBERK, MRS., Actress and Manageress, died 25 Mar., 1915 (58)
BKRNUARDT, SARAH, Actress and Manageress, died 26 Mar., 1923 (78)
BKRR mi TITRIO,UK, JULTKN, Dramatic Author, died 5 July, 1923 (60)
BKRRY, JAMES, Actor, died 1 Aug., 1915 (32)
BEKTE, CHARLES, Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 26 May, 1908 (33)
BESSLK, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 24 Jan., 1906
BRRTON, PUCRRK, Aclor and Dramatic Author, died 24 Oct., 1912 (70)
BKTTERXON, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 28 April, 1710 (75)
BKTTHRTON, MRS* THOMAS, Actress, died 11 Apr., 1712
BETTY, WILLIAM HKNRY, Actor, died 24 Aug., 1874 (82)
BKVKRLKY, HENRY ROXBY, Actor, died 1 Feb., 1863 (67)
BEVKRLKY, W, R., Scenic Artist, died 17 May, 1889 (75)
BKVERLEY, WIIXTAM ROXBY, Actor, died 25 July, 1842 (69)
BICVMRUCY, MRS, W, R., Actress and Manageress, died 1 May, 1851 (75)
BriWY, CHARLES, Actor, killed in action, May, 1917 (38)
BiCKKRSTAFii'K, ISAAC, Dramatic Author, died 1812
BICKNKLL, MARGARET, Actress, died 23 May, 1723
BmELOW, CHARLES A., Aclor, died 12 Mar., 1912 (49)
BIGWOOD, G, B,» Actor, died 11 Feb., 1913 (84)
BILUNGTON, ELIZABETH, Actress and Vocalist, died 25 Aug., 1818 (49)
BIUJNGTON, KKKP, Actor and Vocalist, died 2 Nov., 1917 (63)
BILLINGTON, JOHN, Actor, died 5 Sept., 1904 (75)
BILUNCJTON, MRS, JOHN (Adeline Mortimer), Actress, died 20 Jan., 1917 (93)
BILTON, BBIAB (Countess of Clancarty), Actress and Vocalist, died 31 Dec,,
1906 (38)
BIRCH, SAMUEL, Dramatic Author, died 10 Dec., 1841 (84)
BIRD, JOHN WOOD AW.. Actor, killed, in action, 21 Dec., 1917 (25)
KIHIIOP, ANNA, Vocalist, died 19 Mar., 1884 (70)
BIHHOF, C. R., Actor, died 8 Oct., 1889
BISHOP, Sm HKNRY R., Composer, died 30 Apr,, 1855 (69)
BISHOP, KATE, Actress, died 12 June, 1923 (75)
BLSWIAM, DAVID, Actor and Vocalist, died 2 Oct., 1921 (64)
BISSON, ALKXANDRK, Dramatic Author, died 28 Jan., 1912 (64)
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BIZET, GEORGES, Composer, died 3 June, 1875 (36)
BJORNSON, BJORNSTONE, Dramatic Author, died 26 Apr., 1910 (77)
BLAKE, WILLIAM RUFUS, Actor, died 22 Apr., 1863 (58)
BLAKELEY, JAMES, Actor, died 19 Oct., 1915 (42)
BLAKELEY, WILLIAM S., Actor, died 8 Dec., 1897 (67)
BLANCHARD, E. L., Dramatic Author, Journalist, and Critic, died 4 Sept,, 1889 (68)
BLANCHARD, THOMAS, Actor, died 30 Dec., 1797
BLANCHARD, THOMAS (the younger), Actor, died 20 Aug., 1859 (72)
BLANCHARD, WILLIAM, Actor, died 8 May, 1835 (66)
BLAND, GEORGE, Actor, died 1807
BLAND, HARCOURT, Actor, died 18 Nov., 1875 (64)
BLAND, JAMES, Actor, died 17 July, 1861 (63)
BLAND, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died Nov., 1788
BLAND, MARIA TERESA, Operatic Vocalist, died 15 Jan., 1838 (69)
BLAND, W. HUMPHREY, Actor, died 17 Jan., 1869 (57)
BLANDE, EDITH, Actress, died 10 May, 1923 (64)
BLEWITT, JONATHAN, Composer, died 4 Sept., 1853 (72)
BLINN, NELLIE HOLBROOK, Actress, died 5 July, 1909
BLISSET, FRANCIS, Actor, died 13 Dec., 1824 (82)
BLOODGOOD, CLARA, Actress, died 5 Dec., 1907 (37)
BLOW, MARK, Actor and Manager, died 10 June, 1921 (49)
BLUM, ERNEST, Dramatic Author, died 18 Sept., 1907 (71)
Bo ADEN, JAMES, Dramatic Author and Biographer, died 16 Feb., 1839 (76)
BOCAGE, PIERRE, Actor, died 30 Aug., 1863 (62)
BOHEME, ANTONY, Actor, died 3 Jan., 1731 (32)
BOITO, ARRIGO, Composer, died 10 June, 1918 (76)
BOKER, GEORGE HENRY, Dramatic Author, died 2 Jan., 1890 (66)
BOLENO, HARRY, Clown, died 25 Jan., 1875
BOLTON, GEORGE, Actor and Manager, died 25 May, 1868 (44)
BOLTON, MARY KATHERINE (Lady Thurlow), Actress, died 28 Sept., 1830
BOND, FREDERIC, Actor, died 9 Feb., 1914 (52)
BONIFACE, GEORGE C., Actor, died 3 Jan., 1912 (78)
BONIFACE, MRS. GEORGE C., Actress, died 13 Oct., 1883
BOOTH, AGNES (Mrs. J. B. Schoeffel), Actress, died 2 Jan., 1910 (63)
BOOTH, BARTON, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 10 May, 1733 (52)
BOOTH, EDWIN, Actor Manager, died 7 June, 1893 (59)
BOOTH, JUNIUS, Actor, died 9 Dec., 1912
BOOTH, JUNIUS BRUTUS, Actor, died 30 Nov., 1852 (56)
BOOTH, JUNIUS BRUTUS (the Younger), Actor, died 17 Sept., 1883
BOOTH, J. WILKES, Actor, died 26 Apr., 1865 (26)
BOOTH, SALLIE, Actress, died 28 Feb., 1902 (65)
BOOTH, SARAH, Actress, died 30 Dec., 1867 (75)
BOUCICAULT, AUBREY, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 10 July, 1913 (44)
BOUCICAULT, DION, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 18 Sept., 1890 (69)
BOUCICAULT, MRS. DION (Agnes Robertson), Actress, died 6 Nov., 1916 (84)
BOUFFE, MARIE, Actor, died 25 Oct., 1888 (88)
BOUGHTON, J. W., Manager, died 18 Jan., 1914
BOUWMEESTER, Louis, Actor, died 28 Apr., 1925 (83)
BOVILL, CHAS. H., Dramatic Author, died of wounds, 24 Mar., 1918 (39)
BOWDLER, THOMAS, Editor of Shakespeare's Works, died 24 Feb., 1825 (70)
BOWERS, D. P., Actor, died 6 June, 1857 (35)
BOWERS, MRS. D. P., Actress, died 6 Nov., 1895 (65)
BOWEN, WILLIAM, Actor, killed in duel, 20 Apr., 1718
BOYD, ANNA, Actress, died 4 June, 1916
BOYD, ARCHIE, Actor, died 16 Apr., 1914 (64)
BOYD-JONES, ERNEST, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 15 Mar,, 1904
(34)
BOYLE, ROGER, EARL OF ORRERY, Dramatic Author, died 16 Oct., 1679 (58)
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BOYLE, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 6 Mar., 1923 (70)
BOYNE, LEONARD, Actor and Manager, died 17 Apr., 1920 (71)
BRACEGIRDLE, MRS. ANNE, Actress, died 14 Sept., 1748 (85)
BRACEWELL, JOE, Actor, died 13 Apr., 1909 (71)
BRACY, HENRY, Actor and Vocalist, died 31 Jan., 1917
BRADFIELD, W. Louis, Actor and Vocalist, died 12 Aug., 1919 (53)
BRADLEY, MRS. CAMPBELL, Actress, died 4 Aug., 1907
BRAHAM, HENRY, Actor, died 21 Sept,, 1923 (73)
BRAHAM, JOHN, Actor and Vocalist, died 17 Feb., 1856 (82)
BRAHM, DR. OTTO, Actor and Manager, died Dec., 1912 (56)
BRAID, GEORGE Ross, Actor, died 18 Feb., 1878 (66)
BRAND, BARBARINA (Lady Dacre), Dramatic Author, died 17 May, 1854
(86)
BRAND, DEANE, Vocalist, died 11 Aug., 1899 (39)
BRAND, HANNAH, Actress, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 11 Mar., 1821
BRAND, OSWALD, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 19 Aug., 1909 (52)
BRANDON, OLGA, Actress, died 8 May, 1906 (40)
BRANDRAM, ROSIN A, Actress and Vocalist, died 28 Feb., 1907 (61)
BRANDRAM, SAMUEL, Reciter, died 7 Nov., 1892 (68)
BRANDRKTH, II. B., Manager of the Carl Rosa Opera Co., died 4 Dec., 1921
BRANSCOMBB, ARTHUR, Dramatic Author, died 20 Feb., 1924
BRASSKUR, JULES, Actor and Manager, died 6 Oct., 1890 (61)
BRKNNAN, MAGGIE, Actress, died 7 Jan., 1913 (74)
BRBNNAN, MAUDE, Actress, died 8 Jan., 1915 (59)
BRKNT, CHARLOTTE (Mrs. Pinto), Operatic Vocalist, died 10 Apr., 1802
BRKRKTON, AUSTIN, Dramatic Critic, Biographer, and Theatrical Manager,
died 20 Nov., 1922 (60)
BRKRETON, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 12 Feb., 1722 (31)
HRERETON, WILLIAM, Actor, died 17 Feb., 1787 (36)
BRETON, CKCIL, Business Manager, died 23 July, 1916
BRETT, STANLKY, Actor, died 9 Nov., 1923 (43)
BRIGHT, ADDXSON, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 29 May, 1906
BROAmumsT, WILLIAM, Actor, died 28 May, 1869 (82)
BuomK, MATTHEW, Actor, died 3 Jan., 1908 (45)
BROHAN, SUZANNE, Actress, died 17 Aug., 1887 (80)
BROHK, ALEXANDER, Dramatic Author, died 30 June, 1666 (46)
BROMK, RienARn, Dramatic Author, died 1652
BROOKK, 1C. H., Actor, died 30 Nov., 1884 (41)
BROOKE, Mus. K. H., Actress, died 19 Dec., 1915 (80) _
BROOKK, Hits. FRANCES, Dramatic Author and Librettist, died 23 Jan., or 26,
1789 (65)
BROOKK, G. V., Actor, died 10 Jan,, 1866 (47)
BROOKK, HKNUY, Dramatic Author, died 10 Oct., 1783 (80)
BROOKK, II. SULLIVAN, Composer and Conductor, died 7 July, 1923
BKOOKHS, MRS, HAKUIKT MORTON, Actress, died 11 June, 1868 (55)
BUOOKKIKU), OrrAKUcs H,, Actor, Author, and Dramatic Censor, died 20 Oct.,
1913 (56)
BROOKFIKIJ'), SYDNEY F,, Dramatic Critic (" PelHnore "), killed in action in
France, 3 Sept,, 1916
BROOKS, JOSEPH, Manager, died 27 Nov., 1916 (68)
BROOKS, yuiNTUS IT., Manager, diod 19 Feb., 1916 (58)
BROOKS, SniRLKY, Dramatic Author, died 23 Feb., 1874 (57)
BROCTGH, FANNY, Actress, died 30 Nov., 1914 (60)
Bttotion, LIONKT,, Actor, died 8 Nov., 1909 (72)
BROXKJH, MARGARET, Actress, died 31 Jan,, 1901
BROUGH, R. B,, Dramatic Author, died 26 June, 1860 (32)
BROUGIT, ROBERT, Actor ami Manager, died 14 Apr,, 1906 (49)
BROUGM, SYDNEY, Actor, died 28 Mar., 1911 (44)
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BROUGH, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 13 Mar., 1870 (44)
BROUGHAM, JOHN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 7 June, 1880 (70)
BROUGHTON, F. W., Dramatic Author, died 16 May, 1894 (43)
BROWN, COLONEL T. ALLSTON, Dramatic Chronicler, died 3 Apr., 1918 (83)
BROWNE, JAMES, Actor, died 28 Nov., 1869
BROWNE, WALTER, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 9 Feb., 1911 (56)
BROWNING, ROBERT, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 12 Dec., 1889 (77)
BROWNLOW, WALLACE, Actor and Vocalist, died Sept., 1919
BRUCE, EDGAR, Actor and Manager, died 9 Apr., 1901 (56)
BRUCE, HY. ALEXANDER ("Daddy"), Manager, died 5 Apr., 1901 (69)
BRUNTON, ANN (Mrs. Robert Merry), Actress, died 28 June, 1808 (38)
BRUNTON, ELIZA, Actress, died 10 Nov., 1799
BRUNTON, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 19 Dec., 1822 (81)
BRUNTON, JOHN (the Younger), Actor and Manager, died 15 July, 1849
(74)
BRUNTON, LOUISA (Countess of Craven), Actress, died 27 Aug., 1860 (78)
BRUNTON, WATTY, Actor, died 18 Jan., 1904 (76)
BRYANT, J. V., Actor, died 2 Mar., 1924 (34)
BRYDONE, ALFRED, Actor, died 26 Nov., 1920 (56)
BUCALOSSI, PROCIDA, Composer and Musical Director, died 10 May, 1918 (86)
BUCHANAN, McKEAN, Actor, died 16 Apr., 1872 (49)
BUCHANAN, ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 10 June, 1901 (59)
BUCKINGHAM, LEICESTER, Dramatic Author, died 15 July, 1867 (42)
BUCKSTONE, J. B., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 31 Oct., 1879 (77)
BUCKSTONE, J. C., Actor, died 24 Sept., 1924 (65)
BUCKSTONE, LUCY, Actress, died 17 Mar., 1893 (34)
BUCKSTONE, ROWLAND, Actor, died 13 Sept., 1922 (62)
BUFTON, ELEANOR (Mrs. A. Swanborough), died 9 Apr., 1893 (53)
BULL, GEORGE, Theatrical Journalist, died 10 Sept., 1916
BULLOCK, CHRISTOPHER, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 5 Apr,, 1724 (34)
BULLOCK, WILLIAM, Actor, died 1740 (83)
BUNN, ALFRED, Manager and Librettist, died 20 Dec., I860 (64)
BUNN, MARGARET, Actress, died 18 Jan., 1883 (83)
BUNNY, JOHN, Actor, died 26 Apr., 1915 (52)
BURBADGE, CUTHBERT, Actor and Manager, buried 16 Sept., 1636
BURBADGE, JAMES, Actor and Manager, buried 2 Feb., 1597
BURBADGE, RICHARD, Actor, died 13 Mar., 1619 (51)
BURGESS, NEIL, Actor, died 19 Feb., 1910 (63)
BURGOYNE, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 4 June, 1792 (70)
BURKE, CHARLES, Actor, died 10 Nov., 1854 (32)
BURNAND, SIR F. C., Dramatic Author and Editor of Punch, died 21 Apr., 1917
(8°)
BURNETT, MRS. FRANCES HODGSON, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died
29 Oct., 1924 (75)
BURNETT, J. P., Actor and Manager, died 17 Apr., 1917
BURNETT, JOAN, Actress, died 9 Mar., 1908 (29)
BURNETTE, CLARENCE, Actor and Manager, died 24 May, 1906
BURROUGHS, WATKINS, Actor and Manager, died 12 July, 1869 (73)
BURTON, WILLIAM E., Manager and Actor, died 10 Feb., I860 (57)
BUSNACH, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died Jan., 1907 (75)
BUTLER, SAMUEL, Actor, died 17 July, 1845 (48)
BYRNE, CHAS. A., Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 23 Aug., 1909 (61)
BYRNE, FRANCIS M., Actor, died 6 Feb., 1923 (47)
BYRNE, OSCAR, Ballet Master, died 4 Sept., 1867 (72)
BYRON, H. J., Actor and Manager, died 11 Apr,, 1884 (49)
BYRON, LORD, Poet and Dramatic Author, died 19 Apr,, 1824 (36)
BYRON, OLIVER Dour>, Actor, died 22 Oct., 1920 (77)
BYRON, MRS. OLIVER DOUD, Actress, died 21 Dec,, 1920 (75)
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CAFFREY, STEPHEN, Actor, died 27 Feb., 1902 (54)
CAHILL, WILLIAM B., Manager, died 16 Aug., 1906 (77)
CAILLAVET, GASTON ARMAN DE, Dramatic Author, died 13 Jan., 1915 (44)
CALCRAFT, GRANBY, Actor and Manager, died 8 Jan., 1855
CALDERON, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, died ("missing") 4 June, 1915 (47)
CALDICOTT, ALFRED JAMES, Composer and Conductor, died 24 Oct., 1897 (54)
CALHAEM, STANISLAUS, Actor, died 26 May, 1901 (78)
CALHAEM, MRS. STANISLAUS, Actress, died 28 May, 1911 (69)
CALICE, MYRON, Actor, died 3 Oct., 1908 (61)
CALMOUR, ALFRED CECIL, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 3 Nov., 1912 (55)
CALVERT, ALEXANDER, Actor, died 31 Mar., 1917
CALVERT, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 12 June, 1879 (51)
CALVERT, MRS. CHARLES, Actress, died 20 Sept., 1921 (85)
CALVERT, FREDERICK BALTIMORE, Actor, died 21 Apr., 1877 (84)
CALVKRT, Louis, Actor and Manager, died 18 July, 3923 (64)
CAMERON, VIOLET, Actress and Vocalist, died 25 Oct., 1919 (56)
CAMPBELL, HARTLEY, Dramatic Author, died 26 July, 1888 (44)
CAMPBELL, E. V,, Actor, died 29 Aug., 1910 (75)
CAPE, PRKD, Actor, died 29 June, 1893 (44)
CAPON, WILLIAM, Scenic Artist, cliccl 26 Sept., 1827 (70)
CAPUS, ALFRED, Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 1 Nov., 1922 (64)
CARADORI-ALLAN, MARIA, Operatic Vocalist, died 15 Oct., 1865
CAREY, ANN, Actress (mother of Edmund Kcan), died 23 May, 1833
CAREY, GKORGK SAVILLE, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 10 July, 1807 (65)
CAREY, HENRY, Composer and Dramatic Author, died 4 Oct., 1743 (56)
CARLES, HBNRY, Actor mid Vocalist, died 7 May, 1858 (48)
CARLKTON, BILUK, Actress, died, 28 Nov., 1918 (22)
CARLBTON, H. GUY, Dramatic Author, died 10 Dec., 1910 (54)
CARLKTON, ROYCK, Actor, died 14 Jan., 1895 (36)
CARLTCTON, WILLIAM, Actor, Dramatic Author, and Vocalist, died 18 Aug., 1885
CARLKTGN, W. T., Actor and Vocalist, died Sept., 1922
CARUI.K, JAMES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 12 July, 1691
CARLOS, I/RKD, Actor, died 25 Nov., 1904
CARLYLK, FRANCIS, Actor, died 15 Sept., 1916 (48)
CARLYON, KATK, Actress, died 26 Feb., 1924 (75)
CARPKNTKR, KRNKKT, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 23 Dec., 1909 (41)
CAUU, F. OSMOND, MUM. Doc,, Composer, died 28 Aug., 1916 (58)
CARK, J, COMYNS, Dramatic Author, and Manager, died 13 Dec., 1916 (67)
CARR/C," MICHEL, Dramatic Author, died 27 June, 1872 (53)
CARSON, C. L., Part Proprietor and Publisher *pf Tho Stage, died 2 Jan., 1901
CARSON, MRS, C. L,, fort nor Actress, one of the founders of " The Actors'
Orphanage," died 21 Mar,, 1919 (57)
CARSON. S. MURRAY, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 20 Apr., 1917 (52)
CARTE, RICHARD D'OYLY, Manager, died 3 Apr,, 1901 (56)
CARTK, MRS, R, D'Ovr/v, Manageress, died 5 May, 1913
CARTER, TOWN, Actor, died 16 June, 1907 (87)
CARTER, MRS, JOHN, Aotrowa, died 25 Deo., 1891 (63)
CARTER, LKSLIK, Actor, died 4 Oct., 1921 (48)
CARTwtuoirr, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 5 Nov., 1916 (61)
CART WRIGHT, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 29 Nov., 1643 (32)
CARTWRIGHT, WILLIAM, Actor, died 23 Dec,, 1687
CARUSO, ENRICO, Operatic Vocalist, died 2 Aug., 1921 (48)
CARYLL, IVAN, Composer, died 29 Nov., 1921 (60)
CASKET,, OLIVER, Actor, died 26 Aug., 1747
CAHTLB, KCKRTON, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 17 Sept., 1920 (63)
CASTLU, VKRNON, Actor and Dancer, killed 15 Feb., 1918
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CASTLEMARY, ARMAND, Operatic Vocalist, died 10 Feb., 1897
CASTLETON, KATE, Actress, died 10 July, 1892
CATALANI, ANGELICA, Vocalist, died 19 June, 1849 (69)
CATHCART, CHARLES, Actor, died 26 Dec., 1912 (56)
CATHCART, JAMES LEANDER, Actor, died 31 Dec., 1865 (65)
CATHCART, JAMES FAUCIT, Actor and Stage Manager, died Dec., 1902 (74)
CATLEY, ANN, Actress and Vocalist, died 14 Oct., 1789 (44)
CATLING, THOMAS, Dramatic Critic and Journalist, died 25 Dec., 1920 (82)
CAUTLEY, LAURENCE, Actor, died 15 Oct., 1899 (37)
CAVE, JOSEPH ARNOLD, Actor and Manager, died 20 Nov., 1912 (89)
CAVENDISH, ADA, Actress, died 5 Oct., 1895 (48)
CAYVAN, GEORGIA, Actress, died 19 Nov., 1906 (48)
CECIL, ARTHUR, Actor, died 16 Apr., 1896 (52)
CELESTE, MDME., Actress, died 12 Feb., 1882 (71)
CELLI, FRANK H., Vocalist, died 27 Dec., 1904 (63)
CELLIER, ALFRED, Composer, died 27 Dec,, 1891 (47)
CELLIER, FRANgois, Conductor and Composer, died 5 Jan., 1914 (64)
CENTLIVRE, MRS. SUSANNAH, Actress and Dramatic Author, died 1 Dec., 1723 (56)
CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN S., Actor, died 1 Nov., 1916
CHAMBERS, C. HADDON, Dramatic Author, died 28 Mar., 1921 (60)
CHANFRAU, FRANCIS S., Actor, died 2 Oct., 1884 (60)
CHANFRAU, MRS. F. S., Actress, died 21 Sept., 1909 (72)
CHAPIN, HAROLD, Actor and Dramatic Author, killed in action, 26 Sept.,
1915 (29)
CHAPMAN, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, died 12 May, 1634 (77)
CHAPMAN, JOHN KEMBLE, Manager, died 2 Sept., 1852 (47)
CHAPMAN, PATTIE, Actress, died 15 Apr., 1912 (82)
CHARKE, CHARLOTTE, Actress, died 6 Apr., 1760
CHARLES, FRED, Actor, died 26 July, 1904 (75)
CHART, HENRY NYE, Actor and Manager, died 18 June, 1876 (54)
CHART, MRS. NYE, Manageress, died 23 Feb., 1892
CHATHAM, PITT, Actor and Vocalist, died 6 July, 1923 (37)
CHATRIAN, ALEXANDRE, Dramatic Author, died "3 Sept., 1890 (63)
CHATTERLY, WILLIAM, Actor, died 20 Apr., 1821 (34)
CHATTERLY, MRS., Actress, died 3 Nov., 1866 (69)
CHATTERTON, F. B., Manager, died 18 Feb., 1886 (51)
CHEESEMAN, WILLIAM, Actor, died 10 Feb., 1907 (46)
CHERI, ROSE, Actress, died 21 Sept., 1861 (36)
CHERRY, ANDREW, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 12 Feb., 1812 (50)
CHERRY, MALCOLM, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 13 Apr., 1925 (46)
CHERUBINI, LUIGI MARIA CARLO, Composer, died 15 Mar., 1842 (82)
CHESTER, EDITH, Actress, died 10 Nov., 1894 (33)
CHETWOOD, WILLIAM RUFUS, Dramatic Author, cited 3 Man, 1766
CHEVALIER, ALBERT, Actor, Dramatic Author and Vocalist, died 10 fuly,
1923 (62) * *
CHIPPENDALE, MRS. (Mary Snowclcn), Actress, died 26 May, 1888 (56)
CHIPPENDALE, W. H., Actor and Manager, died 3 Jan., 1888 (86)
CHIRGWIN, GEORGE H. ("The White-Eye' d Kaffir"), Vocalist and Instru-
mentalist, died 14 Nov., 1922 (67)
CHIVOT, HENRI, Dramatic Author, died 13 Sept., 1897 (67)
CHORLEY, HENRY F., Author and Critic, died 16 Feb., 1872 (63)
CHRISTIANS, RUDOLF, Actor and Manager, died 2 Feb., 1921 (51)
CHRISTY, EDWIN P., Actor, died 21 May, 1862 (47)
CHURCHILL, CHARLES, Author of " The Hosciad," died 24 Nov., 1764 (33)
CHUTE, GEORGE MACREADY, Actor and Manager, died 14 Aug., 1888
CHUTE, JAMES H., Actor and Manager, died 23 July, 1878 (69)
CHUTE, JAMES MACREADY, Manager, died 15 Feb., 1912 (55)
CHUTE, JOHN COLEMAN, Manager, died 19 Feb., 1913 (94)
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GIBBER, COLLEY, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 12 Dec., 1757 (86)
GIBBER, THEOPHILUS, Actor, died 16 Oct., 1758 (54)
GIBBER, MRS. THEOPHILUS (Susanna), Actress, died 30 Jan., 1766 (51)
CLAIRVILLE, CHARLES, Librettist, died 1918 (63)
CLAREMONT, LIZZIE (Mrs. Henry Spry), Actress, died 29 Jan., 1904 (62)
GLARETIE, JULES, Dramatic Author, Critic, and Manager of the Cornedie
Fransaise, died 23 Dec., 1913 (73)
CLARGES, VERNER, Actor, died 11 Aug., 1911 (65)
CLARK, CHARLES, Manager, died 16 Sept., 1919 (64)
CLARK, HERBERT F., Dramatic Author, died 26 Dec., 1920 (60)
CLARK, T. SEALEY, Publisher of The Green Room Book, died 1 Apr., 1909 (59)
CLARKE, CRESTON, Actor, died 21 Mar., 1910 (44)
CLARKE, GEORGE, Actor, died 4 Oct., 1906 (62)
CLARKE, HAMILTON, Composer, died July, 1912 (72)
CLARKE, HARRY CORSON, Actor, died 3 Mar., 1923 (62)
CLARKE, H. SAVILLE, Dramatic Author, died 5 Oct., 1893 (52)
CLARKE, JOHN, Actor, died 20 Feb., 1879 (50)
CLARKE, JOHN S,, Actor and Manager, died 24 Sept., 1899 (65)
CLAXTON, KATE, Actress, died 5 May, 1924 (74)
CLAY, CECIL, Dramatic Author, died 25 May, 1920 (73)
CLAY, FREDERICK, Composer, died 24 Nov., 1889 (49)
CLAYTON, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 27 Feb., 1888 (44)
CLBARY, EDWIN, Actor, Manager and Journalist, died 3 Aug., 1922 (64)
CLEMENTS, FRANK, Actor, died 8 May, 1886
CLIFFORD, MRS. W., Actress, died 5 Sept., 1850 (59)
CLIFTON, HARRIETT, Actress, died 27 Feb., 1910 (63)
CLINTON, DUDLEY, Actor, died 1 October, 1908 (39)
OLIVE, FRANKLIN, Operatic Vocalist, died 30 Nov., 1924
CLIVE, KITTY, Actress, died 6 Dec., 1785 (74)
CLIVE, WYBERT, Actor, died 18 July, 1892 (32)
COAXES, " ROMICO," Actor, died 21 Feb., 1848 (76)
COBIIAM, THOMAS, Actor, died 3 Jan., 1842 (63)
CocKBtmN, CATHERINE, Dramatic Author, died 11 May, 1749 (69)
COOKINGS, GEORGE, Dramatic Axithor, died 6 Feb., 1802
COM, THOMAS, Actor, died 14 Aug., 1886
COFFEY, CHARLKS, Dramatic Author, died 13 May, 1745
COGIILAN, C. F,, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 27 Nov., 1899 (61)
GOGITLAN, KILY, Actress, died 7 Apr., 1900
COHAN, J, J., Actor, died 1 Aug., 1917 (69)
COHAN, JOSKPOINK, Actress, died 12 July, 1916 (40)
COHEN, ISAAC, Manager and producer, died 1 Oct., 1910 (77)
COKAYNK, SIR ASTON, Dramatic Author, cliccl 10 Feb., 1684 (75)
COLAS, STELLA, Actress, died Aug., 1913 (65)
COLK, BKLLB, Vocalist, died 5 Jan., 190S
GOLBMAN, FANNY, Actress, died*3 Mar., 1919 (85)
COLEMAN, JOHN, Actor, Dramatic Author, and Manager, died 22 Apr., 1904
(72)
COLERIDGE, SAMXJFX TAYLOR, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 25 July, 1834 (61)
GOLLBTT, JOHN, Actor, died 28 May, 1888 (77)
GOLLKTTK, CHARLES, Actor, died 10 Fob,, 1924 (81)
COLLIKR, JAMES W., Actor, died 13 May, 1898
GGLUKR, IBRMMY, Author of "The Short View . . . of the 'English Stage/'
died 26 Apr., 1726 (75)
COLLIER, JOHN PAYNE, Dramatic Historian and Shakespearean Critic, died 18
Sept., 1883 (94)
GOLLTNGHAM, G, G. (Mary Helen. White), Dramatic Author, died 20 Juno, 1923
CoLLTNGWcxm, LKSTER, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 19 Sept.,
1910 (54)
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COLLINS, JOHN, Actor and Poet, died 2 May, 1808 (65)
COLLINS, JOHN, Actor and Vocalist, died 13 Aug., 1874 (70)
COLLINS, LOTTIE, Actress, Vocalist, and Dancer, died 2 May, 1910 (44)
COLLINS, WILKIE, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 23 Sept., 1889 (65)
COLMAN, GEORGE (the elder), Dramatic Author, died 14 Aug., 1794 (62)
COLMAN, GEORGE (the younger), Dramatic Author and Censor, died 17 Oct.,
1836 (73)
COLOMBIER, MARIE, Actress, died 30 Aug., 1910 (66)
COLONNA, DON EDGARDO. Actor, died 12 Aug., 1904 (58)
COLVILLE, SAMUEL, Actor and Manager, died 22 Aug., 1886 (61)
COMERFORD, MAURICE, Part Proprietor and Publisher of The Stage, died 9 Nov.,
1903 (49)
COMPTON, C. G., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Aug., 1911
COMPTON, EDWARD, Actor and Manager, died 15 July, 1918 (64)
COMPTON, HENRY, Actor, died 15 Sept., 1877 (72)
CONDELL, HENRY, Actor, died Dec., 1627
CONGREVE, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 19 Jan., 1729 (58)
CONNER, EDMON S., Actor, died 15 Dec., 1891 (92)
CONNOLLY, MICHAEL, Composer, died 11 Aug., 1911 (80)
CONNOR, CHARLES, Actor, died 7 Oct., 1826
CONNOR, MRS. CHARLES, Actress, died 14 Apr., 1863
CONQUEST, BENJAMIN OLIVER, Manager and Pantorniraist, diet! 5 July, 1872 (68)
CONQUEST, MRS. BENJAMIN, Ballet Mistress and Dancer, died 4 Nov., 1867 (64)
CONQUEST, CLARA (Mrs. Charles Dillon), Actress, died 3 July, 1888 (63)
CONQUEST, GEORGE, Actor, Dramatic Author, and Manager, died 14 May, 1901
(64)
CONQUEST, MRS. GEORGE, Ballet Mistress and Dancer, died 18 Dec., 1890 (50)
CONQUEST, LIZZIE, Actress, died 26 Nov., 1876 (18)
CONREID, HEINRICH, Operatic Manager, died 27 Apr., 1909 (54)
CONTAT, LOUISE, Actress, died 9 Mar., 1813 (52)
CONWAY, F. BOOTH, Actor, died 7 Sept., 1874 (55)
CONWAY, MRS. F. BOOTH, Actress, died 25 Apr,, 1875 (41)
CONWAY, H. B., Actor, died 14 Aug., 1909 (60)
CONWAY, HUGH (Fargus), Dramatic Author, died 15 May, 1885 (37)
CONWAY, LILIAN, Actress, died 5 Jan., 1891
CONWAY, MRS. LIZZIE, Actress, died 4 May, 1916
CONWAY, MINNIE (Mrs. Osmond Tearle), Actress, died 9 Oct., 1896 (42)
CONWAY, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS ("Handsome Conway "), Actor, died 1828 (39)
CONY, BARKHAM, Actor ("Dog Drama"), died 1 Jan., 1858 (55)
CONYERS, CHARLES, .Vocalist, died 19 Nov., 1896 (35)
COOK, AUGUSTUS, Actor, died 11 Mar., 1904 (50)
COOK, DUTTON, Dramatic Critic and Journalist, died 11 Sept., 1883 (54)
COOK, JOHN FURNEAUX, Actor and Vocalist, died 19 Jan,, 1903 (63)
COOK, THOMAS AYNSLEY, Actor and Vocalist, died 16 Fob,, 1894 (62)
COOKE, ALEXANDER, Actor in Shakespeare's plays, buried 25 'Feb., 1614
COOKE, GEORGE, Actor and Manager, died 4 Mar., 1863 (55)
COOKE, GEORGE A. (Maskeleync and Cooke), died 2 Feb., 1905 (79)
COOKE, GEORGE FREDERICK, Actor, died 26 Sept., 1811 (55)
COOKE, MRS., Actress, died 19 Mar,, 1745 (80)
COOKE, SANDER, Actor, died Feb., 1614
COOKE, T. P., Actor, died 4 Apr., 1864 (77)
COOKE, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 20 Dec., 1756 (53)
COOKE, TOM, Composer, died 26 Feb., 1848 (66)
COOLEY, HOLLIS E,, Manager, died 2 Aug., 1918 (60)
COOPER, CHARLES KEMBLE, Actor, died 13 Sept., 1923 (69)
COOPER, CLIFFORD, Actor, died 1 Apr., 1895 (76)
COOPER, MRS. CLIFFORD (Agnes Kemble), Actress, died 3 Apr., 1895 (72)
COOPER, F. Fox, Actor, died 4 Jan., 1879 (73)
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COOPER, F. HARWOOD, Actor, died 29 Sept., 1905 (78)
COOPER, FRANCES (Mrs. T. H. Lacy), Actress, died 21 Apr., 1872 (53)
COOPER, FRANK KEMBLE, Actor, died 27 Dec., 1918 (61)
COOPER, JOHN, Actor, died 13 July, 1870 (77)
COOPER, MARGARET, Vocalist and Entertainer, formerly Actress, died 27 Dec.,
1922
COOPER, THOMAS ABTHORPE, Actor, died 21 Apr., 1849 (73)
COOTE, CARRIE (Lady Pearce), Actress, died 16 Dec., 1907 (37)
COOTE, LIZZIE, Actress, died 18 Feb., 1886 (24)
COPELAND, ISABELLA (Mrs. J. B. Buckstone), Actress, died 15 Dec., 1912 (73)
COPELAND, W. R., Manager, died 29 May, 1867 (68)
COPELAND, MRS. W, R., Actress, died 24 Jan., 1863
COPPKE, FRANCOIS, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 23 May, 1908 (66)
COPPIN, HON. GEORGE, Manager, died 12 Mar., 1906 (87)
COQXJELIN (AM) BENOTT, Actor, died 27 Jan., 1909 (68)
COQUKUN (Cadet) ERNEST, Actor, died 8 Feb., 1909 (60)
CORNETLI.E, PIERRE, Dramatic Author, died 1 Oct., 1684 (78)
CORRI, CLARENCE, Composer, died 13 Nov., 1918
CORRI, DUSSEK, Operatic Vocalist, died 4 Feb., 1870
CORRI, HENRY, Actor, died 28 Feb., 1888 (65)
CORRI, MONTE, Composer, died 19 Sept., 1849 (65)
CORRT, PATRICK, Actor and Vocalist, died 1 June, 1876 (53)
COSTA, SIR MICHAEL, Composer, died 29 Apr., 1884 (74)
COTTON, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 16 Feb., 1687 (57)
COULDOCK, CHARLES WALTER, Actor, died 27 Nov., 1898 (83)
COURTNEIDGE, MRS, ROBERT (Rosie Nott), Actress, died 27^ Aug., 1914 (46)
COURTNEY, JOHN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Feb., 1865 (61)
COUTTS, CoMi'TON, Actor, died 11 Apr., 1910 (60)
CQVBNKY, JANE, Actress, died 19 Jan., 1900 (76)
COVKNKY, H., Actor, died 24 Oct., 1881 (91)
COVKNBY, MRS. H., Actress, died 6 May, 1854 (67)
COVKNKY, HARRIETT (Mrs, Charles Jecks), Actress, died 24 Feb., 1892 (64)
COWELL, JOSEPH LKAHILEY, Actor, died 13 Nov., 1863 (71)
COWLEY, ABRAHAM, Draxnatic Author, died 28 July, 1667 (49)
COWLKY, MRS. HANNAH, Dramatic Author, died 11 Mar., 1809 (66)
COWLEY, RICHARD, Actor, buried 12 Mar,, 1619
COWPKR, CLARA (Mrs. William Calvcrt), Actress, died 13 Mar., 1917
Cox, C. DOXTGLAS, Manager, formerly Actor, died 2 Feb., 1904 (60)
Cox, HARRY, Actor and Vocalist, died 10 Jan., 1882 (40)
COYNE, JOSKPH STIRLING, Dramatic Author, died 18 July, 1868 (64)
CRANE, Knrni, Actress, died 3 Jan., 1932 (40)
CRAVEN, ARTHUR SCOTT, Actor and Dramatic Author, killed in action, 15 Apr.,
1917
CRAVEN, HAWKS, Scenic Artist, died 22 July, 1910 (73)
CRAVEN, H, T., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 14 April, 1905 (87)
CRAVEN, TOM, Actor and Author, died 5 Aug., 1919 (51)
CRAWFORD, CLIFTON, Actor, died 3 June, 1920 (45)
CRAWFORD, F. MARION, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 9 Apr., 1910 (54)
CRKSWICK, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 17 June, 1888 (74)
CRISP, HENRY, Actor, died 19 May, 1906 (53)
CRISP, SAMUEL, Dramatic Author, died 24 Apr., 1783
CROISBTXE, SOPHIE, Actress, died 19 Mar., 1901 (54)
CROKER, T, F. DILLON, Theatrical Historian, died 6 Feb., 1912 (80)
CROMJPTON, W, H., Actor, died 23 Oct., 1909 (66)
CROMWELL, CECIL, Actress, died 16 Apr., 1913
CROOK, JOHN, Composer and Conductor, died 10 Nov., 1922
CROSBY-BELASCO, JULIET, Actress, died 22 Mar., 1907 (30)
CROSS, A. B., Actor, died 2 Jan., 1910 (50)
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CROSS, EMILY, Actress, died 4 Jan., 1904
GROTTY, LESLIE, Vocalist, died 18 Apr., 1903 (50)
CROUCH, ANNA MARIA, Vocalist, died 2 Oct., 1805 (42)
CROUEST, HENRY, Panto mimist, died 10 June, 1891
CROWNE, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 1703
CROX, P:LVIA (Mrs. T. Q. Seabrooke), Actress, died 10 Jan., 1911
CULLENFORD, WILLIAM, Actor and Sec. of Royal General Theatrical Fund, died
6 Sept., 1874 (77)
CUMBERLAND, JOHN, Theatrical Publisher, died 13 June, 1866 (79)
CUMBERLAND, RICHARD, Dramatic Author, died 7 May, 1811 (79)
CUNNINGHAM, JOHN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 18 Sept., 1773 (44)
CURLL, EDMUND, Theatrical Publisher, died 11 Dec., 1747 (72)
CUSHMAN, CHARLOTTE, Actress, died 18 Feb., 1876 (62)
CUSHMAN, SUSAN, Actress, died 10 May, 1854 (32)
CUYLER, MRS. MARGARETTE, Actress, 14 Mar., 1814 (55)
D
DABBS, DR. H. R., Dramatic Author, died 10 June, 1913
DABORNE, ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 23 Mar., 1628
DACRE, ARTHUR, Actor, died 16 Nov., 1895
DAGMAR, MARIE, Actress, died 15 June, 1925
DAILEY, PETE, Actor, died 23 May, 1908 (45)
DALLAS, J. J., Actor, died 24 Aug., 1915 (62)
DALLAS, MERVYN, Actor and Vocalist, died 23 Jan., 1911 (87)
D'ALROY, EVELYN, Actress, died 29 Apr., 1915 (33)
DALY, AUGUSTIN, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 7 fune, 1899 (61)
DALY, DAN, Actor, died 26 Mar., 1904 (46)
DALY, ELLEN (Mrs. Phillips), Actress, died 14 Jan., 1890 (75)
DALY, JULIA, Actress and Vocalist, died 21 Aug., 1887
DALY, MARIA, Actress, died 31 Oct., 1905 (75)
DALY, LAWRENCE, Actor and Manager, died 13 Nov., 1900 (38)
DALY, RICHARD, Actor and Manager, died 8 Sept., 1813
DALY, WILLIAM, Actor, died 7 Mar., 1857 (61)
DALY, MRS. WILLIAM (Miss Yates), Actress, died 18 Jan., 1883 (79)
DAM, H. J. W., Dramatic Author, died 26 Apr., 1906 (47)
DAMALA, JACQUES, Actor, died 18 Aug., 1889 (40)
DANA, HENRY, Manager, died 4 Sept., 1921 (66)
DANBY, CHARLES, Actor, died 7 Sept., 1906 (48)
DANCE, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 5 Jan., 1863 (69)
DANDY, JESS, Actor, died 14 Apr., 1923 (53)
DANIEL, GEORGE (" D. G."), Critic, died 30 Mar., 1864 (74)
DANIEL, SAMUEL, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 14 Oct., 1619 (57)
DANJURO, ICHIKAWA, Actor and Manager, died Oct., 1903
DANSEY, HUBERT, Actor, died 30 May, 1917 (47)
DANVERS, EDWIN, Actor, died 12 Dec., 1906
DARMONT, ALBERT, Actor and Dramatic Author, died Jan., 1909 (45)
DARRAGH, Miss, Actress, died 15 Dec., 1917
DARRELL, MAUDI, Actress, died 31 Oct., 1910 (27)
D'AUBAN, EMMA, Dancer, died IS Oct., 1910
D'AUBAN, JOHN, Stage Manager, formerly Dancer, died 15 Apr., 1922 (80)
DAUDET, ERNEST, Dramatic Author, died 20 Aug., 1921 (BO)
DAUNCEY, SYLVAN us, Dramatic Author and Managur, died 24 Nov., 1912 (48)
DAVENANT, SIR WILLIAM, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 7 Apr., 1668 (62)
DAVENPORT, A. H. (" Dolly "), Actor, died 23 Oct., 1873 (42)
DAVENPORT, E. L., Actor, died 3 Sept., 1877 (60)
DAVENPORT, MRS. E. L., Actress, died 20 July, 1891 (62)
DAVENPORT, FANNY, Actress, died 26 Sept., 1898 (48)
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DAVENPORT, FANNY ELIZABETH, Actress, died 20 July, 1891
DAVENPORT, GEORGE GOSLING, Actor, died 13 Mar., 1814 (56)
DAVENPORT, JEAN (Mrs. Lander), Actress, died 2 Aug., 1903 (74)
DAVENPORT, MARY, Actress, died 26 June, 1916 (65)
DAVENPORT, MRS. MARY ANN, Actress, died 9 May, 1843 (84)
DAVENPORT, T. D., Actor, died 6 July, 1851 (59)
DAVIDGE, G. B., Actor and Manager, died 31 Jan., 1842 (49)
DAVIDGE, W. P., Actor and Manager, died 7 Aug., 1888 (74)
DAVIES, ACTON, Dramatic Critic, died 12 June, 1916 (46)
DAVIES, CECILIA, Vocalist, died, 3 July, 1836
DAVIES, HUBERT HENRY, Dramatic Author, died 17 Aug., 1917 (48)
DAVIES, MARIA JANE (Mrs. John Coleman), Actress, died 20 Nov., 1893.
DAVIES, THOMAS, Dramatic Biographer and Writer, died 5 May, 1785 (73)
DAVIES, SUSANNA, Actress, died 9 Feb., 1801 (78)
DAVIS, JESSIE BARTLETT, Vocalist and Actress, died 14 May, 1905 (44)
DAVIS, LIEUT. -COL. NEWNHAM, Dramatic Author and Critic, died 28 May, 1917
(62)
DAVIS, RICHARD HARDING, Dramatic Author, died 11 Apr., 1916 (52)
DAVISON, MARIA, Actress, died 30 May, 1858 (78)
DAWSON, STEWART, Actor, died 5 Mar., 1896
DAY, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 23 July, 1584
DAY, PHILIP, Actor, died 25 Dec., 1887
DEAN, JULIA, Actress, died 19 Mar., 1868 (38)
DEARMER, MRS, PERCY, Dramatic Author, died 11 July, 1915 (43)
DJB BELLEVILLE, FREDERIC, Actor, died 25 Feb., 1923 (68)
DBBCJRAU, CHARLES, Actor and Pantomimist, died 7 Dec., 1873 (44)
DEBURAU, JEAN-GASPARD, Actor and Pantomimist, died 17 June, 1846
DEBUSSY, CLAUDE, Composer, died 26 Mar., 1918 (56)
DBCOURCELLB, ADMEN, Dramatic Author, died 6 Aug., 1892 (69)
DB FOB, Louis VINCENT, Dramatic Critic, died 13 Mar., 1922 (52)
DE FRECE, LAURI, Actor, died 25 Aug., 1921 (41)
DEJAZBT, VIRGINIA Actress, died 1 Dec., 1875 (78)
DBKKBR, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 1641 (71)
DE KOVEN, REGINALD, Composer, died 16 Jan., 1920 (59)
DKLAIR, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 18 Jan., 1894 (52)
DKLANK, DENNIS, Actor, died 29 Mar., 1750
DELANNOY, EDMOND, Actor, died 30 Dec., 1888 (71)
DKLAXJNAY, Louis, Actor, died 22 Sept., 1903 (77)
DKLAVIGNE, GERMAIN, Dramatic Author, died 30 Nov., 1868 (78)
DBLIBBS, LEO, Composer, died 16 Juno, 1891 (55)
DKLMORK KALPH, Actor, died 21 Nov., 1923 (70)
DELPINI, CARLO, Pantomimist, died 13 Feb., 1828 (88)
DE MAX, KDOUARD, Actor, died 28 Oct., 1924 (55)
DENE, DOROTHY, Actress, died 27 Dec., 1899
DKNHAM, GBOROB W», Actor, died 3 Feb., 1907 (62)
DENIER, TONY, Clown, died 10 Mar,, 1917 (78)
DKNIN, KATE, Actress, died 5 Feb., 1907 (70)
DENISON, A, M., Actor, diod 27 Oct., 1891
DENNIS, JOHN, Critic and Dramatic Author, died 6 Jan., 1734 (75)
DENNIS, WILL ((Stephen Tovmshend), Actor and Dramatic Author, died
20 May, 1914 (54)
DENHY, W. H., Actor, died 31 Aug., 1915 (61)
DBNVIL, ALICE, Actress, died 7 June, 1908
DENVIL, CLARA, Actress, died 19 Nov., 1867 (18)
DENVIL, H. G., Actor, died 5 Apr., 1866 (62)
DE KBSKE, BDOUARD, Operatic Vocalist, died June, 1917 (62)
DE RBSKB, JEAN, Operatic Vocalist, died 3 Apr., 1925 (75)
DERRICK, SAMUEL, Dramatic Author, died 28 Mar., 1769 (45)
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DESBOROUGH, JULIET (Mrs. F. W. Irish), Actress, died 5 Feb., 1892 (54)
DESCLEE, AIMB, Actress, died 9 Mar., 1874 (37)
DESHAYES, PAUL, Actor, died 14 Apr., 1891 (57)
DESLANDES, RAYMOND, Manager, died 21 Mar., 1890 (64)
DESLYS, GABY, Actress and Dancer, died 11 Feb., 1920 (36)
DE SOLLA, RACHEL, Actress, died 24 Nov., 1920
DESPREZ, FRANK, Dramatic Author and Theatrical Journalist, died 22 Nov.,
1916 (64)
DE VERE, GEORGE F., Actor, died 24 Dec., 1910 (75)
DEWAR, FREDERICK, Actor, died 8 Jan., 1878
DEWAR, J. A., Actor, died 24 Apr., 1897 (64)
DEWHURST, JONATHAN, Actor, died 1 Aug., 1913
DIBDIN, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, Song-writer, Composer, and Dramatic
Historian, died 25 July, 1814 (69)
DIBDIN, CHARLES ISAAC MUNGO, Manager, died 14 June, 1833 (65)
DTBDIN, THOS. JAMES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 16 Sept., 1841 (70)
DIBDIN, Mrs. T. J., Actress, died 29 Aug., 1828
DICK, C. G. COTSFORD, Dramatic Author, died 28 Aug., 1911 (64)
DICKENS, CHARLES, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 9 June, 1870 (58)
DICKENSON, G, K, Actor, died 4 July, 1863
DICKONS, MARIA, Vocalist, died 4 May, 1833 (63)
DIDDEAR, C. B., Actor, died 21 Oct., 1859 (58)
DIETZ, LINDA, Actress, died 6 Sept., 1920
DIEUDONNE, M., Actor, died 31 Dec., 1922 (91)
DIGGES WEST, Actor, died 10 Nov., 1786 (66)
DIGNUM, CHARLES, Vocalist, died 29 Mar., 1827 (62)
DILLON, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 24 June, 1881 (62)
DILLON, CLARA, Actress, died 27 Feb., 1898
DIMOND, WILLIAM, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 2 Jan., 1812 (62)
DINGWALL, ALEXANDER W., Manager, died 27 July, 1918 (60)
DOCKSTADER, LEW, Minstrel, died 26 Oct., 1924 (68)
DODD, JAMES WILLIAM, Actor, died 17 Sept., 1796 (62)
DODSLEY, ROBERT, Dramatic Author and Publisher, died 25 Dec., 1764 (61)
DODSLEY, JAMES, Theatrical Publisher, died 19 Feb., 1797 (73)
DODSWORTH, CHARLES, Actor, died May, 1920
DOEL, JAMES, Actor, died 29 Aug., 1902 (98)
DOGGETT, THOMAS, Actor (Doggett's Coat and Badge), died 22 Sept., 1721
DOLARO, SELINA, Actress and Vocalist, died 23 Jan., 1889 (40)
DON, LADY (Emily Saunders), Actress, died 20 Sept., 1875
DON, SIR WILLIAM, Actor, died 19 Mar., 1862 (36)
DONALDSON, WALTER, Actor and Author of " Green Room Gossip," died 10 Dec,,
1877 (84)
DONIZETTI, GAETANO, Composer, died 8 Apr., 1848 (50)
DONELLY, HENRY V., Actor and Manager, died 15 Feb., 1910 (49)
DORAN, DR. JOHN, Dramatic Historian, died 25 Jan., 1878 (70)
DORNTON, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 11 May, 1900
DORVAL, MAX, Manager, died 25 May, 1902
DOSTOIEWSKY, FEDOR, Dramatic Author, died 1 Feb., 1881 (59)
DOUGHTY, JAMES, Clown, died 14 Mar., 1913 (94)
DOUGLAS, KENNETH, Actor, died 17 Oct., 1923 (49)
DOUGLASS, JOHN, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 31 Jan,, 1874 (59)
DOUGLASS, JOHN, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 13 June, 1917
DOUGLASS, RICHARD, Scenic Artist, died 22 Jtily, 1911 (67)
Dow, ALEXANDER, Dramatic Author, died 31 July, 1779
DOWNES, JOHN, Prompter and Author of " Roscius AnglicauuH," fl. 1662-1710
DOWTON, EMILY, Actress, died Jan,, 1924 (84)
DOWTON, WILLIAM, Actor, died 19 Apr., 1851 (88)
DOWTON, WILLIAM PATON, Actor, died 19 Sept., 1883 (88)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
DRAPER, MARCUS, Actor and Manager, killed in flying accident, Feb., 1917 (32)
DREW, JOHN, SEN., Actor and Manager, died 21 May, 1862 (37)
DREW, MRS. JOHN, SEN., Actress and Manageress, died 31 Aug., 1897 (79)
DREW, SIDNEY, Actor, died 9 Apr., 1920 (55)
DRINKWATER, A. E., Dramatic Author and Manager, formerly Actor, died
27 Jan., 1923 (71)
DRQUET, ROBERT, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Aug., 1914 (44)
DRYDEN, JOHN, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 1 May, 1701 (68)
DUBOURG, A. W., Dramatic Author, died 8 July, 1910 (80)
DUCK, WILLIAM, Manager, died 13 May, 1892 (72)
DUCROW, ANDREW, Equestrian Actor, died 27 Jan., 1842 (48)
DUDLEY-BENNETT, H. G., Manager, died 16 Oct., 1918 (52) .
DUFF, JOHN A., Actor and Manager, died 31 Mar., 1889
DUFF, MRS. MARY, Actress, died 5 Sept., 1857 (63)
DUFF, THOMAS, Actor, died 14 June, 1892 (69)
DUGGAN, MAGGIE, Actress and Vocalist, died 5 Oct., 1919 (59)
DUMAS, ALEXANDER, SEN., Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 5 Dec., 1870 (67)
DUMAS, ALEXANDER (the younger), Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 27 Nov.,
1895 (71)
Du MAURIER, GEORGE, Author of " Trilby," died 8 Oct., 1896 (62)
Du MAURIER, LIEUT. -CoL. GUY, Author of " An Englishman's Home," killed
in action, 1916
DUMENY, CAMILLE, Actor, died 28 July, 1920 (62)
DUNDAS, HENRY, Actor and Manager, clicd 13 May, 1907 (47)
DUNDY, ELMER S., Manager, died 5 Feb., 1907 (45)"
Dui»uis, ADOLPIIK, Actor, died 24 Oct., 1891 (67)
DURAND, CHARLES, Vocalist, died 18 Mar., 1904 (77)
DURKT, MARIE, Actress, died Apr., 1881
D'URPEY, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 26 Feb., 1723 (70)
Dimtr, ALFRED, Dramatic Author, died 29 Dec., 1889 (60)
DURXTSKT, JOHN, Vocalist, cliccl 6 Nov., 1843 (51)
BUSK, ELEGNORA, Actress and Manager, died 21 Apr., 1924 (64)
;i)u SOTTCITWT, H. A., Dramatic Author, died 27 Oct., 1922 (70)
Du TBRRKAITX, LQULS HENRY, 'Dramatic Author, died 31 Mar., 1878 (37)
DUVAL, GEORGES, Dramatic Author, died 28 Sept., 1919 (72)
DYAK, ADA, Actress, died 10 Mar., 1908 (64)
DYAS, MRS. ANN ADA, Actress, died 1 Dec., 1871
DYAS, KDWAKO, Actor, died 31 Jan., 1877 (62)
DYER, M.ICHAKL, Actor, died 9 Apr., 1774
DYOTT, MRS. JOHN, Actress, died 17 Oct., 1876
E
EAST, JAMES, Actor, died 11 Nov., 1900
EAST, JOHN M,, Actor, died 18 Aug., 1924
EASTLAKK, MARY, Actress, died 5 Aug., 1911 (55)
EASTMAN, FREDERICK, Actor, died 8 Dec., 1920 (60)
EBBRLK, ROBERT M., Actor, died 24 May, 1912 (71)
EBSWORTH, JOSEPH, Dramatic Author, died 17 June, 1868 (79)
EBSWORTH, MARY EMMA, Dramatic Author, died 13 Oct., 1881 (87)
EBURNB, W. H., Actor, died 19 Sept., 1874
KWUKNK, MRS. W. H. (Margaret), Actress, died 6 Jan., 1903 (73)
KCCLKS, JOHN, Composer, died 12 Jan., 1735
ECCLKSTONB, WILLIAM, Actor, fl. 1610-1622
EcirecARAY, Josfs, Dramatic Author, died 15 Sept., 1916 (83)
EDDY, EDWARD, Actor, died IS Dec., 1875 (53)
EDGAR, E. P., Actor and Manager, died 2 Sept., 1884 (56)
EDGAR, RICHARD, Actor and Manager, clicd 25 May, 1870
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EDOUIN, WILLIE, Actor and Manager, died 14 Apr., 1908 (62)
EDWARDES, CONWAY, Dramatic Author, died 5 May, 1880
EDWARDES, GEORGE, Manager, died 4 Oct., 1915 (62)
EDWARDS, GEORGE SPENCER, Theatrical Journalist, died 1 Aug., 1916 (79)
EDWARDS, JULIAN, Composer, died 29 Sept., 1910 (54)
EDWARDS, RICHARD, Poet and Dramatic Author, died 31 Oct., 1566 (43)
EDWARDS, RICHARD, Dramatic Author, died 19 Nov., 1604 (81)
EDWARDS, H. SUTHERLAND, Critic and Author, died Apr., 1906 (77)
EDWIN, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 3 Aug., 1854 (83)
EDWIN JOHN (the elder), Actor, died 31 Oct., 1790 (41)
EDWIN, MRS. JOHN, Actress, died 8 Jan., 1794
EDWIN, JOHN (the younger), Actor, died 22 Feb., 1805 (37)
EDWIN, MRS. JOHN, Junr., Actress, died 3 Aug., 1854
EG AN, FREDERICK B., Actor and Manager, died Jan., 1877 (59)
EGAN, FIERCE, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 3 Aug., 1849 (77)
EGAN, WILLIAM, Actor, died 21 Apr., 1785
EGAN, WILLIAM (the younger), Actor, died 16 Oct., 1822 (60)
EGERTON, DANIEL, Actor, died 22 July, 1835 (63)
EGERTON, MRS. SARAH, Actress, died 3 Aug., 1847 (65)
ELDEE, LILIAN, Vocalist and Dramatic Author, died 13 Feb., 1904 (34)
ELDRED, JOE, Actor, died 29 Feb., 1884 (41)
ELDRIDGE, LOUISA, Actress, died 9 Nov., 1905 (76)
ELIOT, MAX (Mrs. Granville Ellis), Dramatic Critic and Author, died 21 Feb.,
1911
ELLAR, THOMAS, Harlequin, died 8 Apr., 1842 (62)
ELLIOTT, CHARLOTTE (Mrs. Tom. Smale), Actress, died 3 July, 1906
ELLIOTT, WILLIAM A., Actor, died 4 Dec., 1905
ELLIS, BRANDON, Dramatic Author, died 6 Jan., 1916 (87)
ELLISTON, ROBERT WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 8 July, 1831 (57)
ELLSLER, EFFIE, Actress, died 12 Dec., 1918 (94)
ELLSLER, FANNY, Danseuse, died 27 Nov., 1884 (73)
ELLSLER, JOHN A., Actor and Manager, died 21 Aug., 1903 (81)
ELMORE, JAMES, Actor, died 2 July, 1901 (61)
ELMORE, MARCUS, Actor, died 30 Jan., 1872
ELPHISTONE, EMMA (Mrs. J. Sheridan Knowlos), Actress, died 10 May, 1888 (81)
ELRINGTON, FRANCIS, Actor, died Aug., 1746 (54)
ELRINGTON, THOMAS, Actor, died 22 July, 1732 (44)
ELSWORTHY, MARIA, Actress, died 5 Oct., 1879 (54)
ELTON, CAROLINE, Actress, died 1 Dec., 1902 (68)
ELTON, WILLIAM, Actor, died 18 July, 1843 (49)
ELTON, WILLIAM, Actor, died 27 Jan., 1903 (54)
ELWOOD, ARTHUR, Actor, died 28 Oct., 1903 (53)
EMDEN, WILLIAM SAMUEL, Manager, died 4 Jan., 1872 (71)
EMERY, FRANK, Actor, died 4 Nov., 1910
EMERY, JOHN, Actor, died 25 July, 1822 (44)
EMERY, MRS. JOHN, Actress, died 24 Jan., 1870
EMERY, MACKLE, Actor, died 18 May, 1825 (85)
EMERY, ISABELLA MACKLE, Actress, died 6 Dec., 1827 (72)
EMERY, PHILIP, Actor, died 18 June, 1859 (44)
EMERY, SAM, Actor, died 19 July, 1881 (63)
EMERY, MRS. SAM, Actress, died 1 May, 1886
EMMETT, J. K., Actor, died 15 June, 1891 (50)
EMNEY, FRED, Actor, died 7 Jan., 1917 (51)
ENGELBACH, E. C., Manager, died 7 Mar., 1916 (69)
ENGELS, GEORG, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 31 Get, 1907 (61)
ENGLANDER, LUDWIG, Composer, died 13 Sept., 1914 (64)
D'ENNERY, ADOLPHE, Dramatic Author, died 26 Jan., 1899 (87)
ENSON, FANNY, Actress, died 17 Feb., 1897
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EPITAUX, FRED, Actor, died 1 Oct., 1913
ERSKINE, SIR DAVID, Dramatic Author, died 22 Oct., 1837 (65)
ESMOND, HENRY V., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Apr., 1922 (52)
ESMOND, WILFRED, Vocalist and Manager, died 4 Mar., 1913 (69)
ESTCOURT, RICHARD, Actor and Dramatic Author, died Aug., 1712 (44)
ESTEN, MRS. (Harriet Pye), Actress, died 29 Apr., 1865 (102)
ETHEL, AGNES, Actress, died 26 May, 1903 (50)
EVANS, FRED, Clown, died 31 Oct., 1909 (69)
EVERARD, WALTER, Actor, died 11 Apr., 1924 (74)
EVERETT, GEORGE, Actor, died 27 Apr., 1881 (57)
EVERILL, FRED A., Actor, died 22 Feb., 1900 (62)
EVERSFIELD, HARRY, Actor, died 30 Jan., 1896
EVESSON, ISABEL, Actress, died 9 Aug., 1914 (51)
EWELL, CAROLINE, Actress, died 8 June, 1909 (69)
EYRE GERALD, Actor, died 7 Aug., 1885
EYRE, JOHN EDMUND, Dramatic Author, died 11 Apr., 1816 (48)
EYRE, SOPHIE, Actress, died 29 Oct., 1892 (39)
EYTINGE, ROSE, Actress, died 20 Dec., 1911 (76)
FABER, BERYL, Actress, died 1 May, 1912
FAIRBROTHER, LOUISA, Actress (Mrs. Fitz-George, married the late Duke of
Cambridge), died 12 Jan., 1890 (75) .
FAIRCLOUGH, BOOTHROYD, Actor, died 18 Sept., 1911 (86)
FALCONER, EDMUND, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 29 Sept.,
1879 (64)
FALCONER, MRS, EDMUND, Actress, died 3 June, 1864
FANE, BLANCHE, Actress, died Mar., 1858
FARJ'EON, B. L., Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 23 July, 1903 (65)
FARKOA, MAURICE, Actor and Vocalist, died 21 Mar., 1916 (52)
FARLEY, CHARLES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 28 Jan., 1859 (87)
FARNXB, H. B., Dramatic Author, died 22 Sept., 1889
FAUNUM, G. DUSTIN, Actor, died 19 Feb., 1912 (65)
PARQUHAR, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, died 28 Apr., 1707 (28)
PARR, FLORENCE, Actress, died 29 Apr., 1917 (57)
FARRELL, JOHN, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 21 Apr., 1848 (57)
FARRBN, ELIZABETH (Countess of Derby), Actress, died 21 Apr., 1829 (70)
PARRKN, FLORENCE, Actress, died 29 Mar., 1878 (25)
FARREN, GEORGE PERCY, Actor, died 18 Aug., 1861
PARRKN, HENRY, Actor, died 18 Jan., 1860 (34)
PARRKN M!RS. (Mrs. Faucit), Actress, died 16 June, 1857 (68)
FARRBN, NEIXIE (Mrs. Robert Soutar), Actress, died 28 Apr,, 1904 (58)
FARRBN, PERCIVAL, Actor, died 28 Apr., 1843 (59)
FAREEN, WILLIAM, Actor, died 9 May, 1795
FARRBN, WILLIAM, Actor, died 24 Sept., 1861 (75)
FARRBN, WILLIAM, Actor, died 26 Sept., 1908 (82)
FAXJCIT, HARRIET (Mrs. W. H. Bland), Actress, died 5 Aug., 1847'
FAUCIT, HELEN (Lady Martin), Actress, died 31 Oct., 1898 (81)'
FAXJCIT, JOHN SAVILL, Actor, died 1 Nov., 1853 (70)
FAC/ST, LOTTA, Actresn, died 26 Jan,, 1910 (29)
FAVART, MADAME (Marie Justine), Actress, died 21 Apr., 1772, (44)
PAVART, MADAME MARIA, Actress, died 11 Nov., 1908 (75)
KAWCWTT, CHARLES S., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 23; Nov., 1922
PAWCBTT, JOHN, Actor,, died 9 Oct., 1793
PAWCBTT, JOHN, Actor, died 13 Mar., 1837 (68)
FAWCETT, MRS. (Miss Miles), Actress-, died 31 July, 1797;
FAWCEXX, OWEN,, Actor,, died 21 Feb., 1904 (65)
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FAWN, JAMES, Actor and Vocalist, died 19 Jan., 1923 (72)
FAWSITT, AMY, Actress, died 26 Dec., 1876
FEARON, JAMES, Actor, died 30 Sept., 1789 (43)
FECHTER, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 5 Aug., 1879 (57)
FEINMAN, SIGMUND, Jewish Actor, died 1 July, 1909 (52)
FELIX, MDLLE. SARAH, Actress, died 13 Jan., 1877 (59)
FELYNE, RENEE, Actress, died 27 Apr., 1910 (26)
FEND ALL, PERCY, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 29 Nov., 1917
FENN, FREDERICK GEORGE, Dramatic Author, formerly Dramatic Critic, died
2 Jan., 1924 (56)
FENN, GEORGE MANVILLE, Dramatic Author, died 27 Aug., 1909 (78)
FENNELL, JAMES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 14 June, 1816 (49)
FENTON, CHARLES, Actor and Scenic Artist, died 16 Feb., 1877 (56)
FENTON, FREDERICK, Manager and Scenic Artist, died 21 Apr., 1898 (81)
FENTON, LAVINIA (Duchess of Bolton), died 24 Jan., 1760 (52)
FEODOROVNA, VERA, Actress, died 24 Feb., 1910
FERGUSON, ROBERT V., Actor, died 21 Apr., 1913
FERNANDEZ, JAMES, Actor, died 13 July, 1915 (80)
FERRA VILLA, EDOARDO, Actor, died 31 Oct., 1915
FERRERS, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, died 11 Jan., 1579 (79)
FERRIER, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 11 Sept., 1920 (77)
FEUILLET, OCTAVE, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 29 Dec., 1890 (69)
FEVAL, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 8 Mar., 1887 (69)
FEYDEAU, GEORGES, Dramatic Author, died 5 June, 1921 (57)
FIDDES, JOSEPHINE (Mrs. Dominic Murray), Actress, died Mar., 1923 (85)
FIELD, AL. G., Minstrel, died 3 Apr., 1921 (72)
FIELD, NATHANIEL, Actor and Dramatic Author, buried 20 Feb., 1633 (46)
FIELDING, HENRY, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 8 Oct., 1754 (47)
FINNEY, JAMESON LEE, Actor, died 9 Aug., 1911 (47)
FISCHER, HARRY, Actor, died 20 Nov., 1908
FISHER, ALEXANDER, Actor, died 2 Nov., 1893 (70)
FISHER, CHARLES, Actor, died 17 Apr., 1869 (76)
FISHER, CHARLES, Actor, died 11 June, 1891 (75)
FISHER, CHARLES, Actor, died 1 July, 1916
FISHER, CLARA (Maeder), Actress, died 12 Nov., 1898 (87)
FISHER, DAVID, Actor and Manager, died 6 Aug., 1832 (71)
FISHER, DAVID, Actor, died 20 Aug., 1858 (68)
FISHER, DAVID NUNN, Actor, died 4 Oct., 1887 (71)
FISHER, JOHN C., Manager, died 17 Dec., 1921 (67)
FISHER, WALTER DAVID, Actor, died 25 May, 1889 (44)
FISK, JAMES, JUN., Manager, died 17 Jan., 1872
FISKE, MOSES W., Actor, died 20 Mar,, 1887
FISKE, STEPHEN, Dramatic Critic and Theatrical Journalist, formerly Manager,
died 27 Apr., 1916 (75)
FITCH, CLYDE, Dramatic Author, died 4 Sept., 1909 (44)
FITZBALL, EDWARD, Dramatic Author, died 27 Oct., 1873 (81)
FITZHENRY, MRS., Actress, died 11 Dec., 1790
FITZPATRICK, EMMA, Actress, died 13 Mar., 1868
FITZWILLIAM, EDWARD, Actor, died 30 Mar., 1852 (63)
FITZWILLIAM, EDWARD FRANCIS, Composer, died 19 Jan., 1857 (32)
FITZWILLIAM, MRS. EDWARD, Actress, died 11 Sept., 1854 (52)
FITZWILLIAM, ELLEN, Actress, died 19 Oct., 1880 (58)
FITZWILLIAM, KATHLEEN, Actress, died 6 Jan., 1894 (67)
FLANAGAN, RICHARD, Manager, clied 17 May, 1917 (68)
FLEAY, FREDERICK GARD, Shakespearean Commentator, died 10 Mar,, 1909 (78)
FLEETWOOD, CHARLES, Patentee Drury Lane Theatre, died 19 May, 1740
FLEETWOOD, JOHN GERARD, Actor, died 20 July, 1776
FLEMING, MRS. (Mrs. Stanley), Actress, died 17* Jan., 1861 (65)
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FLEMMING, HERBERT, Actor and Manager, died 23 Oct., 1908 (52)
FLETCHER, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 28 Aug., 1625 (45)
FLETCHER, LAURENCE, Actor and Theatre Patentee, died Sept., 1608
FLEXMORK, RICHARD, Clown, died 20 Aug., 1860 (35)
FLOCKTON, C. P., Actor, died 2 July, 1904 (76)
FLORENCE, W. J., Actor, died 19 Nov., 1891 (60)
FLORENCE, MRS. W. J., Actress, died 18 Feb., 1906 (75)
FLOTOW, FREIDRICH VON, Composer, died 24 Jan., 1883 (70)
FLOWER, SARA, Actress and Vocalist, died 16 Aug., 1865
FOLI, SIGNOR (Allen T. Foley), Vocalist, died 20 Oct., 1899 (64)
FOOTE, LYDIA, Actress, died 30 May, 1892 (49)
FOOTE, MARIA (Countess of Harrington), Actress, died 27 Dec., 1867 (70)
FOOTK, SAMUEL, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 21 Oct., 1777 (56)
FORBES, ATHOL (Rev. Forbes Phillips), Dramatic Author, died 29 May, 1917 (50)
FORD, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died circa 1639 (53)
I?ORDHAM, BRIDGE, Actor, died 26 Oct., 1768 (34)
FOREPAUGH, ADAM, Manager, died 22 Jan., 1890
FORKi'AUGH, JOHN A., Manager, died 8 June, 1895
FORM AN, GEORGE FREDERICK, Actor, died 23 Aug., 1852 (41)
FORMAN, JUSTUS MILES, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 7 May, 1915 (39)
FORREST, KDWIN, Actor and Manager, died 12 Dec., 1872 (66)
FORREST, MRS. KDWIN (Catherine Sinclair), Actxess, died 16 June, 1891
FORRESTER, HENRY, Actor, died 9 Apr., 1882 (55)
FORSTER, JOHN, Biographer and Dramatic Critic, died 2 Feb., 1876 (63)
FORSTKR, WILFRED, Actor, died 3 Apr., 1924 (52)
KORSYTH, HELEN, Actress, cliccl 9 April, 1901
FORSYTM, NEIL, General Manager ol Royal Opera, Covent Garden, died 29 Apr.,
1915 (48)
FOWLKR, EMILY, Actress, died 1 Dec., 1896
Fox, CHARLES H,, Perruquier, died 12 May, 1893 (35)
Fox, C. KEMBLE, Actor, died 17 Jan., 1875
Fox, DKLLA, Vocalist and Actress, died 16 June, 1913 (41)
Fox, GEORGE L., Actor, died 24 Oct., 1877 (52)
FRAMPXON, FREDERICK, Dancer, Pantonumist, and Manager, died 26 Nov., 1882
(66)
FRANGCON-DAVIES, DAVID, Vocalist, died 14 Apr., 1918 (62)
I/RASHU, CLAUD LOVAT, Theatrical Artist and Designer, died 18 June, 1921 (31)
FRTCDKRICE, FREDERICK, Operatic Vocalist, died 12 Apr., 1888
FREDERICKS, ALBERT, Manager, died 26 June, 1901 (61)
FRKOICRICKS, SAM, Manager, died Doc., 1922 (46)
FREKMAN, MAX, Actor, died 28 Mar,, 1912
FRKKR, CHARLES, Actor, died 23 Dec., 1857 (55)
FRENCH, SAMUEL, Theatrical Publisher, died 9 Apr., 1898 (76)
FUOHMAN, CHARLES, Manager, died 7 May, 1915 (54)
FRKNCH, T. HKNRY, Manager and Theatrical Publisher, died 1 Dec., 1902
FRI.END, WILTON, Manager, died 14 Feb., 1912 (76)
PUGIWE, PAUL, Actor, died 1 Mar., 1920 (69)
FURNIVAL, DR. F. J., Shakespearean Scholar, died 2 July, 1910 (85)
PURTAPO, TBRBSA (Mrs. J. S, Clarke), Actress, died 9 Aug., 1877 (32)
FYFKK, CITARLKS J., Actor, died 2 Nov., 1910 (80)
FVLKS FRANKLIN, Dramatic Author and Critic, died 4 July, 1911 (64)
G
GADSKI, BERTHA, Actress, died 20 Dec., 1907
GALDOS, BKNITQ PBRKZ, Dramatic Author, died 5 Jan., 1920 (75)
GALKR, KLUOT, Vocalist and Manager, died 11 June, 1901 (73)
GALLON, TOM, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 2 Nov, 1914 (48)
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GALT, JOHN, Theatrical Writer and Biographer, died 11 Apr., 1839 (59)
GANDILLOT, LEON, Dramatic Author, died 22 Sept., 1912 (50)
GANNE, Louis, Composer, died 14 July, 1923 (61)
GANNON, MARY, Actress, died 22 Feb., 1868 (39)
GANTHONY, RICHARD, Dramatic Author, and Actor, died 29 Apr., 1924 (67)
GARDINER, E. W., Actor, died 12 Feb., 1899 (37)
GARRICK, DAVID, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 20 Jan., 1779 (61)
GARRICK, MRS. DAVID, Actress, died 16 Oct., 1822 (97)
GARTHORNE, C. W., Actor, died 22 Feb., 1900 (54)
GARRY, CLAUDE, Actor, died Aug., 1918 (41)
GASCOIGNE, HENRY, Actor and Manager, died 9 Aug., 1894 (44)
GASTON, E. B., Actor, died 9 Jan., 1858 (35)
GATTI, AGOSTINO, Manager, died 13 Jan., 1897 (55)
GATTI, CARLO, Manager, died 6 Sept., 1878
GATTI, STEPHANO, Manager, died 12 Oct., 1906 (61)
GATTIE, HENRY, Actor, died 17 Nov., 1844' (78)
GAUTIER, TH&OPHILE, Critic and Poet, died 22 Oct., 1872 (61)
GAY, JOHN, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 4 Dec., 1732 (47)
GENEST, REV. JOHN, Dramatic Historian, died 15 Dec., 1839 (75)
GENTLEMAN, FRANCIS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 21 Dec., 1784 (56)
GEORGE, A. E., Actor, died 10 Nov., 1920 (51)
GEORGE, HENRY, Actor, died 26 Apr., 1908 (60)
GERMAINE, AUGUSTE, Dramatic Author and Critic, died Dec,, 1915 (53)
GERMON, EFFIE, Actress, died 5 Mar., 1914 (66)
GERMON, JANE, Actress, died 10 Aug., 1909 (87)"
GERRISH, SYLVIA, Actress and Vocalist, died 9 Dec., 1906 (58)
GIBBS, MRS. (Mrs. Geo. Colman, Jun.), Actress, died 1844 (74)
GIDDENS, GEORGE, Actor, died 22 Nov., 1920 (75)
GIDEON JOHNNY, Theatrical Historian, died 29 Nov., 1901 (78)
GIFFARD, HENRY, Actor and Manager, died 29 Oct., 1772 (78)
GILBERT, G. H., Actor, died 12 Dec., 1866
GILBERT, MRS. G. H., Actress, died 2 Dec., 1904 (82)
GILBERT, JOHN, Actor, died 14 June, 1889 (79)
GILBERT, SIR W. S., Dramatic Author, died 29 May, 1911 (74)
GILDER, JEANNETTE, Dramatic Critic and Authoress, died 17 Jan., 1916
GILDON, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 12 Jan., 1724 (59)
GILLILAND, THOMAS, Theatrical Chronicler, Author of " Dramatic Mirror," died
circa 1816
GILMAN, ADA, Actress, died 18 Dec., 1921 (67)
GILMER, ALBERT, Manager, died 5 Aug., 1917 (56)
GILMORE, EDWARD, Manager, died 5 Nov., 1908 (69)
GILMOUR, JOHN H., Actor and Manager, died Nov., 1922 (65)
GIOVANELLI, EDWARD, Manager, died 14 Mar., 1881
GIRARD, KATE, Actress and Vocalist, died 22 Mar., 1885
GIRAUD, GIOVANNI, Dramatic Author, died 1 Oct., 1834 (57)
GIUBELEI, ARTURO, Actor and Vocalist, died 4 Dec,, 1846 (44)
GIUGLINI, ANTONIO, Vocalist, died 12 Oct., 1865 (39)
GLADSTONE, W, H., Actor, died 3 Jan., 1900 (80)
GLENDINNING, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 16 July, 1916 (58)
GLENNY, CHARLES H., Actor, died 1 Oct., 1922 (65)
GLENNY, T. H.f Actor, died Apr. 6., 1891
GLOSSOP, JOSEPH, Actor and Manager, died Jan., 1835
GLOSSOP, MRS. JOSEPH (Elizabeth Feron), Actress and Vocalist, died, 9 May, 1853
(58)
GLOVER, CHARLES WILLIAM, Composer, died 23 Mar., 1863 (57)
GLOVER, EDMUND, Manager, died 23 Oct., 1860 (48)
GLOVER, MRS., Actress, died 16 July, 1850 (68)
GLOVER, WILLIAM, Manager, died 24 Aug., 1916 (83)
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CHRISTOPH VON., Composer, died 15 Nov., 1787 (73)
GLYN, ISABELLA, Actress, died 18 May, 1889 (64)
GODARD, BENJAMIN, Composer, died 10 Jan., 1895 (45)
GODFREY, G. W., Dramatic Author, died 10 Apr., 1897 (53)
GODFREY, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 3 Aug., 1763 (26)
GODWIN, E. W., F.S.A., Theatrical Designer and Architect, died 6 Oct., 1886 (53)
GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON, Poet and Dramatic Author, died 22 Mar.,
1832 (82)
GOFFE, ROBERT, Actor, died 16 Feb., 1624
GOLDEN, RICHARD, Actor, died 13 Aug., 1909 (55)
GOLDMARK, CARL, Composer, died 1 Jan., 1917 (86)
GOLDONI, CARLO, Dramatic Author, died 8 Jan., 1793 (86)
GOLDSCHMIDT, OTTO, Musician, husband of Jenny Lind, died 25 Feb., 1907 (77)
GOLDSMITH, INA, Actress, died 9 May, 1915 (56)
GOLDSMITH, OLIVER, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 4 Apr., 1774 (46)
GGMKRSAL, EDWARD ALEXANDER, Actor, died 19 Oct., 1862 (74)
GOODALE, GEORGE P., Dramatic Critic, died 7 May, 1920 (77)
GOOD ALL, BELLA, Actress, died 3 Feb., 1884
GOOD ALL, CHARLOTTE, Actress, died 19 July, 1830
GOODALL, WILLIAM R., Actor, died 13 Jan., 1856
GOODMAN, CARDELL (" Scurn " Goodman), Actor, died 1699 (50)
GOODWIN, NAT. C., Actor, died 31 Jan., 1919 (61)
GORDIN, JACOB, Dramatic Author, died 11 June, 1909 (56)
GORDON, GEORGE LASH, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 18 Mar., 1895
GORDON, HARRIET, Actress and Vocalist, died Apr., 1869 (35)
GORDON, J. B., Actor, died 30 Oct., 1914
GORDON, NELLY, Actress, died 20 Feb., 1872 (26)
GORDON, WALTER, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 20 Jan., 1892
GORDON-LENNOX, COSMO, Dramatic Author, died 31 July, 1921 (52)
CORK, MRS. CATHARINE, Dramatic Author, died 29 Jan., 1861 (62)
GOSSON, STBPIIICN, Dramatic Author, died 13 Feb., 1624 (69)
G6i, M',, Actor, died 20 Mar., 1901 (78)
GOTTSCHAIX, RUDOLF VON, Dramatic Author, died 28 Mar., 1909 (85)
GouGnE, ROBERT, Actor, buried 19 Feb., 1625
GOULD, FRED, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 30 Dec., 1917 (76)
GOULD, J. NCJTCOMBK, Actor, died 10 Oct., 1899 (50)
GOUNOD,* CHARLES, Composer, died 18 Oct., 1893 (75)
COWARD, AMNIK (Mrs. Charles Fawcett), Actress, died 21 Mar., 1907 (48)
GKAMUR, CHRISTIAN DIETRICH, Actor, died 12 Sept., 1836 (35)
GRAHAM, JOHN MUNRO, Actor, died 16 Oct., 1863 (46)
GRAHAMW, J, G.f Actor, died 31 Oct., 1907
GRAIN, CORNTCY, Entertainer, died 16 Mar., 1895 (50)
GRANNY, CORNKLIUS W., Actor and Manager, died 4 Sept., 1886 (82)
GRANT), GEORGES, Actor, diod 31 Mar., 1921 (60)
GRANT, W, F,, Actor, died 5 Jan,, 1923
GRANVIIXIK, GEORGE (Viscount Lansclowne), Dramatic Author, died 30 Jan.,
1735 (68)
GRAXTAN, H. PLUNKBTT, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 25 Dec., 1889 (81)
GRATXAN, MRS. H. P. (Emily Byron), Actress and Vocalist, died 4 Nov., 1849 (37)
GRACT, JACOB, Manager, died 14 Dec., 1877
GRAIT, MAURICE, Manager, died 13 Mar,, 1907 (56)
OR Air, ROBERT, Theatrical Writer, Author and Manager, died 9 Aug., 1916
GRAVKS, J., Scenic Artist, died 2 Sept., 1869
GRAVBS, LAURA, Actress, died Apr., 1925 (55)
GRKATITJKKD, BKRXIE, Dramatic Author, died 16 Jan., 1826 (66)
GKEKN, JOHN ("Faddy"), Actor and Vocalist, died 12 Dec., 1874
CRBBN, RICHARD, Actor and Vocalist, died 16 Jan., 1914 (49)
GREEN, THOMAS, Actor and Vocalist, died 16 Doc., 1859 (73)
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GREENBANK, HENRY H., Dramatic Author, died 26 Feb., 1899 (33)
GREENE, EVIE, Actress and Vocalist, died 11 Sept., 1917 (41)
GREENE, ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 3 Sept., 1592 (32)
GREENWOOD, T. L., Manager, died 10 May, 1879 (72)
GRENET-DANCOURT, E., Dramatic Author, died Feb., 1913 (54)
GREET, WILLIAM, Manager, died 25 Apr., 1914 (63)
GRESHAM, HERBERT, Actor and Stage Director, died 23 Feb., 1921 (68)
GREY, MARIE DE, Actress and Manageress, died 21 Oct., 1897
GRIEG, EDVARD, Composer, died 4 Sept., 1907 (64)
GRIEVE, THOMAS, Scenic Artist, died 16 Apr., 1882 (82)
GRIEVE, WILLIAM, Scenic Artist, died 12 Nov., 1844 (44)
GRIFFIN, BENJAMIN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 18 Feb., 1740 (60)
GRIFFIN, GERALD, Dramatic Author, died 12 June, 1840 (36)
GRIFFITH, THOMAS, Actor, died 24 Jan., 1744 (63)
GRIFFITHS, W. H., formerly Theatrical Manager, died 18 Jan., 1923
GRIMALDI, GIUSEPPE, Maitre de Ballet, died 14 Mar., 1788 (75)
GRIMALDI, JOE, Clown, Actor, and Dancer, died 31 May, 1837 (58)
GRIMALDI, JOE, JUN., Clown and Pantomimist, died 11 Dec., 1832 (30)
GRIMANI, JULIA (Mrs. Chas. Mayne Young), Actress, died 17 July, 1806 (21)
GRISI, GIULIA, Vocalist, died 25 Nov., 1869 (57)
GRISI, CARLOTTA, Vocalist, died 22 May, 1899 (79)
GRISIER, GEORGES, Dramatic Author, died 5 June, 1909 (56)
GRISMER, JOSEPH R., Dramatic Author and Manager, died 5 Mar., 1922 (73)
GROSSMITH, GEORGE, Actor, Composer, Author, and Entertainer, died 1 Mar.,
1912 (64)
GROSSMITH, WEEDON, Actor, Dramatic Author, and Painter, died 14 June 1919
(67)
GROVE, F. C., Dramatic Author, died 16 Aug., 1902
GROVES, CHARLES, Actor, died 8 July, 1909 (65)
GRUNDY, SYDNEY, Dramatic Author, died 4 July, 1914 (66)
GUIMERA, ANGEL, Dramatic Author, died 19 July, 1924
GUITRY, JEAN, Actor, died 12 Sept., 1920 (38)
GUITRY, LUCIEN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died I June, 1925 (65)
GUNGL, JOSEF, Composer, died 1 Feb., 1889 (78)
GUNN, JOHN, Manager, died 20 Oct., 1909 (38)
GUNN, MICHAEL, Manager, died 17 Oct., 1901 (61)
GUNTER, A. C., Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 23 Feb., 1907 (59)
GWINNETT, RICHARD, Dramatic Author, died 16 Apr., 1717
GWYN, NELL, Actress, died 13 Nov., 1687 (37)
GYE, FREDERICK (the elder), Manager, died 13 Feb., 1869 (88)
GYE, FREDERICK (the younger), Manager, died 4 Dec., 1878 (69)
H
HAASE, FRIEDRICH, Actor, died 17 Mar., 1911 (83)
HABINGTON, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 30 Nov., 1654 (49)
HACKETT, J. H., Actor, died 28 Doc., 1871 (71)
HACKETT, MRS. J. H. (Kathcrine Lcc Sugg), Actress, died 9 Dec., 1845 (48)
HACKETT, MRS. J. H., Actress, died 27 Oct., 1909 (74)
HACKNEY, MABEL (Mrs. Laurence Irving), Actress, died 29 May, 1914
HAINES, HERBERT E., Composer and Conductor, died 21 Apr,, 1923 (43)
HAINES, JOE, Actor, died 4 Apr., 1701
HAINES, J. TALBOT, Dramatic Author, died 18 May, 1843 (45)
HALES, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 27 Dec., 1780 (40)
HALEVY, JACQUES FRA^OIS, Composer, died 17 Mar., 1862 (63)
HALEVY, LEON, Dramatic Author, died 10 Sept., 1883 (80)
HALEVY, LUDOVIC, Dramatic Author, died 8 May, 1908 (74)
HALL, HENRY, Actor and Manager, died 18 July, 185$ (50)
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HALL, OWEN (James Davis), Dramatic Author, died 9 Apr., 1907 (53)
HALL, PAULINE, Actress and Vocalist, died 29 Dec., 1919 (60)
HALL, MRS. S. C., Dramatic Author, died 30 Jan., 1881 (81)
HALLAM, ADAM, Actor, died 1738
HALL AM, ANN, Actress, died 5 June, 1740
HALLAM, BASIL, Actor and Vocalist, killed in action, 20 Aug., 1916 (27)
HALLAM, LEWIS (the elder), died 1756 (42)
HALLAM, LEWIS, Actor, died 1 Nov., 1808 (72)
HALLAM, MRS. LEWIS, Actress, died 1773
HALLAM, THOMAS, Actor, died 11 May, 1735
HALLAM, WILLIAM, Actor, died 1758 (46)
HALL-CAINE, LILY, Actress, died 1 June, 1914
HALLIDAY, ANDREW, Dramatic Author, died 10 Apr., 1877 (46)
HALLIWKLL-PHILLIPS, JAMES ORCHARD, Theatrical Historian and Author, died
3 Dec., 1888 (68)
HAMBUN, THOMAS S., Actor and Manager, died 9 Jan., 1853 (54)
HAMBLIN, MRS. T. S., Actress, died 8 May, 1849
HAMBLIN, MRS. T. S. (Mary Shaw), Actress, died 4 July, 1873 (56)
HAMILTON, HENRY, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 4 Sept., 1918 (65)
HAMLIN, JOHN A., Manager, died 20 May, 1908 (73)
HAMMERSTEIN, OSCAR, Manager and Composer, died 1 Aug., 1919 (72)
HAMMOND, W. J,, Actor and Manager, died 23 Aug., 1848 (49)
HANBURY, LILY, Actress, died 5 Mar., 1908 (33)
HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERIC, Composer, died 13 Apr., 1759 (74)
HANKIN, ST. JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 16 June, 1909 (39)
HANLEY, MARTIN W., Manager, died 7 Sept., 1905
,11 ANN, WALTER, Scenic Artist, died July, 1922 (85)
HANSARD, ]. B., Actor and Scenic Artist, died 23 Jan., 1908 (68)
HANSEN, LAURA, Actress, died 26 Nov., 1914
HANSON, JOHNNY, Clown and Comedian, died 20 Sept, 1907 (64)
HARCOURT, CHARLES, Actor, died 28 Oct., 1880 (42)
HAKCOURT, CYRIL, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 4 Mar., 1924 (52)
HARM, SIR JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 28 Dec., 1921 (77)
HARGRKAVKS, W, P., Actor, died Apr., 1919 (83)
HARKJNS, DANIEL H., Actor, died 7 Dec., 1902 (67)
HARLKY, GEORGE DAVIES, Actor, died 28 Nov., 1811
HARLKY, JOHN PRITT, Actor, died 22 Aug., 1858 (72)
HARLOWK, SARAH, Actress, died 2 Jan., 1852 (87)
HARPKR, JOHN, Actor, died 1 Jan,, 1742
HARRIGAN, EDWARD, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 6 June, 1911 (67)
HARRIS, AUGUSTUS GLOSSOP, Manager, died 19 Apr., 1873 (47)
HARRIS, SIR AUGUSTUS, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 22 June,
1896 (44)
HARRIS, CHARLKS, Stage Manager and Producer, died 23 Feb., 1897 (42)
HARRIS, J IKNKY B,, Manager, died 15 Apr,, 1912 (45)
HARRIS, JOSEPH, Actor,/. 1661-4681
HARRIS, JOSMPII, Actor and Dramatic Author, fl. 1661-1699
HARRIS, MARIA, Actress, died 31 Jan., 1904 (59)
llAWttis, NKLLY (Mrs, Horace Sedger), Actress, died 28 Aug., 1897
HAKUIS, THOMAS, Manager, died 1 Oct., 1820 (82)
HARRIS, WILLIAM, Manager, died 25 Nov., 1916 (83)
'HARRISON, FANNY (Mrs, Isaac Cohen), Actress and Vocalist, died 15 Feb.,
1909 (70)
HARRISON, MAUD, Actress, died 28 Apr., 1907 (53)
HARRISON, WILLIAM, Operatic Vocalist, died 9 Nov., 1868 (55)
HART, CHARLES, Actor, "died 18 Aug., 1688
HART, HKNRY, Manager, died 8 Jan., 1909 (81)
HARTK, BRKT, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 5 May, 1902 (62)
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HARTLEBEN, OTTO ERICH, Dramatic Author, died 11 Feb., 1905 (50)
HARTLEY, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 1 Feb., 1824 (73)
HARVEY, FRANK, Dramatic Author, Actor, and Manager, died 29 Mar., 1903 (62)
HARWOOD, JAMES, Actor, died Feb., 1900 (83)
HARWOOD, JOHN E., Actor, died 21 Sept., 1809
HARWOOD, ROBB, Actor, died 20 Feb., 1910 (40)
HASLEM, BERT, Actor, died 11 Nov., 1903
HATHERTON, ARTHUR, Actor, died 11 June, 1924
HATTON, JOSEPH, Dramatic Author, Journalist, etc., died 31 July, 1907 (68)
HAUPTMANN, CARL, Dramatic Author, died 4 Feb., 1921
HAVARD, WILLIAM, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 20 Feb., 1778 (68)
HAVILAND, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 19 Sept., 1917 (57)
JHAWORTH, JOSEPH, Actor, died 28 August, 1903 (48)
HAWKESWORTH, WALTER, Dramatic Author, died Oct., 1606
HAWTHORNE, GRACE, Actress and Manageress, died May, 1922 (62)
HAWTREY, SIR CHARLES H., Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 30 July,,
1923 (64)
HAWTREY, GEORGE P,, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Aug., 1910 (64)>
HAWTREY, WILLIAM P., Actor, died 6 Jan., 1914 (57)
HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH, Composer, died 31 May, 180® (77)
HAYDON, FLORENCE, Actress, died 21 July, 1918 (80)
HAYDON, JOHN S., Actor, died 19 Nov., 1907 (70)
HAYES, CATHERINE, Operatic Vocalist, died 11 Aug., 1861 (38)
HAYES, F. W., Dramatic Author and Painter, died 7 Sept., 1918 (70)
HAYMAN, AL., Manager, died 9 Feb., 1917 (67)
HAYMAN, ALF., Manager, died 14 May, 1921 (56)
HAYNES, T. P., Actor, died 16 Feb., 1915 (65)
HAYWELL, FREDERICK (Hawley), Actor and Dramatic Author, died 13 Mar.,
' 1889 (62)
HAYWOOD, MRS. ELIZA, Actress and Dramatic Author, died 25 Fob., 1756 (63)
HAZLETON, GEORGE C., Dramatic Author, died 24 June, 1921 (53)
HAZLEWOOD, C. H., Dramatic Author, died 31 May, 1875 (52)
HAZLITT, WILLIAM, Dramatic Critic, died 18 Sept., 1830 (52)
HEARD, MRS., Actress, died 5 Feb., 1797 (47)
HEARN, JAMES, Actor, died 10 Nov., 1913 (40)
HEATH, CAROLINE (Mrs. Wilson Barrett), Actress, (lied 26 July, 1887 (52)
HEBBEL, FRIEDRICH, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 13 Dec., 1863 (50)
HEIDEGGER, JOHN JAMES, Operatic Manager, died 5 Sept., 1749
HEIJERMANS, HERMAN, Dramatic Author, died 22 Nov., 1924 (59)
HELD, ANNA, Actress and Vocalist, died 13 Aug., 1918 (45)
HELLER, JEANNE, Actress, died 29 Nov., 1908
HELMSLEY, W. T., Scenic Artist, died 8 Feb., 1918 (68)
HEMINGE, JOHN, Actor, died 10 Oct., 1630 (74)
HEMSLEY, W. T., Scenic Artist, died 8 Feb., 1918 (68)
HENDERSON, ALEXANDER, Manager, died 1 Feb., 1886 (57)
HENDERSON, DAVID, Actor and Manager, died 26 May, 1908 (54)
HENDERSON, JOHN, Actor, died 25 Nov., 1785 (38)
HENDERSON, MARIE (Mrs. George Rignold), Actress, died 26 Feb., 1902 (58)
HENGLER, FREDERICK CHARLES, Circus Proprietor, died 28 Sept., 1887 (67)
HENLEY, E. J., Actor, died 16 Oct., 1898 (36)
HENLEY, W. E., Dramatic Author, died 11 July, 1903 (53)
HENNEQUIN, ALFRED, Dramatic Author, died 7 Aug., 1887
HENRY, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 25 Apr., 1795
HENSLOWE, PHILIP, Manager, died 6 Jan., 1616
HERAUD, JOHN A., Dramatic Author and Critic, died 20 Apr., 1887 (86)
HERBERT, Sin HENRY, Master of the Roils, died 27 Apr,, 1673 (77)
HERBERT, JOHN, Actor, died 6 Apr., 1852 (40)
HERBERT, JOSEPH, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 18 Feb., 1923 (56)
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HERBERT, LOUISA, Actress and Manageress, died 10 Apr., 1921 (89)
HERBERT VICTOR, Composer, died 26 May, 1924 (64)
HERBERT, WILLIAM, Actor, died 16 Oct., 1896 (52)
HERMAN, HENRY, Dramatic Author and Stage Manager, died 25 Sept., 1894 (62)
HEROLD, Louis JOSEPH, Composer, died 19 Jan., 1833 (41)
HERON, DALZIEL, Actor, died 8 Aug., 1911
HERON, MATILDA, Actress, died 7 Mar., 1877 (46)
HERRING, FANNY, Actress, died 18 May, 1906 (85)
HERRING, PAUL, Pantomimist, died 18 Sept., 1878 (78)
HERSEE, HENRY, Manager and Vocalist, died 21 May, 1896 (76)
HERVE, FLORIMOND, Composer, died 4 Nov., 1892 (67)
HERVIEU, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 25 Oct., 1915 (58)
HBRZ, RALPH, Actor, died 12 July, 1921 (43)
HEWITT, AGNES, Actress, died 24 Feb., 1924 (61)
HEWLETT, MAURICE, Dramatic Author, died 15 June, 1923 (62)
HEWSON, J. JAMES, Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 3 June, 1923 (71)
HKYSB, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 2 Apr., 1914 (84)
HBYWOOP, JOHN, Dramatic Author, fl. 1515-1580
HEYWOOP, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, fl. 1596-1650
HIBBBRT, H. G., Dramatic Critic, Theatrical Journalist, Editor of The Bra,
died 7 Mar., 1924 (61)
HICHINS, H. J., Manager, formerly Actor, died 8 Feb., 1911 (67)
HICKS, NEWTON TREKN ("Bravo" Hicks), Actor, died 21 Feb., 1873 (62)
HIGGIE, T. H,, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 24 Mar., 1893 (85)
HILL, AARON, Dramatic Author, died 8 Feb., 1750 (55)
HILL, BARTON, Actor, died 25 Jan., 1911 (82)
HILL, BENSON, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Sept., 1845 (49)
HILL, G. H. ("Yankee Hill"), Actor, died 27 Sept., 1848 (38)
HILL, W. J., Actor, died 13 Apr., 1888 (54)
HILTON, HILDA, Actress, died 13 June, 1888 (35)
HIPPISLEY, JANE (Mrs. Green), Actress, died 21 Aug., 1791 (72)
HIPWSLEY, JOHN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 12 Feb., 1748
HIPMSLBY, JOHN (the younger), Actor and Dramatic Author, died 1 Jan., 1767
HiRSCit, Louis A., Composer, died 13 May, 1924 (42)
HITCHCOCK, ROBERT, Dramatic Historian, former actor, died 1809
FlrMfi, MAUKL, Aetims, died 22 Oct., 1912 (26)
HOADLKY, Dtt, .BENJAMIN, Dramatic Author, died 10 Aug., 1757 (51)
HOADLKY, JOHN, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 16 Mar., 1776 (64)
HOARK, PRWCK, Dramatic Author, died 22 Dec., 1834 (80)
HOBBBS, JOHN OLIVER (Mrs. Craigie), Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 13
Aug., 1906 (38)
HOUSON, MAUD, Ac truss, died 6 Jan., 1913
HOIXSON, G'EOBGK A., Actor, died 27 June, 1869 (47)
HODSON, HKNRTWTTA (Mrs, Henry Labouchero), Actress, died 30 Oct., 1910 (69)
HODSON, KATE, Actress, died 17 Apr., 1917
HODSON, SYLVIA (Mrs. John 8. Blythe), Actress, died 20 July, 1893
HOJCY, WILLIAM F., Actor and Manager, died 29 June, 1897
HOFFMAN, AARON, Dramatic Author, died 27 May, 1924 (43)
HOGARTH, WILLIAM, Operatic Vocalist, died 4 Juno, 1899 (55)
HOLKKOOK, ANN CATHERINE, Actress and Axithoress, died Jan., 1837 (56)
HQLOKOVT, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 23 Mar., 1809 (64)
HOLL, HENRY, Actor, died 20 Nov., 1884 (73)
HOLLAND, CHARLES, Actor, died 7 Dec,, 1769 (33)
HOLLAND, CHARLBS, Actor, died 1849 (71)
HOLLAND, EDMUND MILTON, Actor, died 24 Nov., 1913 (65)
HOLLAND, GKOUGK, Actor, died 20 Dec., 1870 (79)
HOLLAND, GEORGE, Actor, died 17 Feb., 1910 [63)
HOLLAND, WILLIAM, Manager, died 29 Dec., 1895 (58)
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HOLLINGSHEAD, BESSIE, Actress, died 14 Nov., 1915
HOLLINGSHEAD, JOHN, Manager, Dramatic Author, and Journalist, died 10 Oct.,
1904 (77)
HOLLO WAY, W. J., Actor and Manager, died 6 Apr., 1913
HOLMAN, JOSEPH G., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 24 Aug., 1817 (53)
HOLME, MYRA (Lady Pinero), Actress, died 30 June, 1919
HOLMES-GORE, ARTHUR, Actor, killed 12-13 Aug., 1915 (44)
HOLT, CLARENCE, Actor and Manager, died 27 Sept., 1903 (77)
HOLT, ELISE, Actress, died 28 Dec., 1873 (26)
HOME, REV. JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 5 Sept., 1808 (85)
HONEY, GEORGE, Actor, died 28 May, 1880 (58)
HONEY, LAURA, Actress, died 1 Apr., 1843 (26)
HONNER, ROBERT, Actor and Manager, died 31 Dec., 1852 (43)
HONNER, MRS. R., Actress, died 4 Jan., 1870 (61)
HONYMAN, JOHN, Actor, fl. 1626-1631
HOOD, CAPTAIN BASIL, Dramatic Author, died 7 Aug., 1917 (53)
HOOD, MARION, Vocalist and Actress, died Aug., 1912 (59)
HOOK, THEODORE, Dramatic Author, died 24 Aug., 1842 (53)
HOOLE, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 2 Aug., 1803 (75)
HOOLEY, RICHARD M., Manager, died 10 Sept., 1893 (71)
HOOPER, EDWARD, Actor and Manager, died 27 Jan., 1865 (70)
HOPE, ETHEL, Actress, died 22 Dec., 1899
HOPPER, CHARLES H., Actor, 17 June, 1916 (53)
HORDEN, HILDEBRAND, Actor, died 18 May, 1696
HORN, CHARLES E., Actor and Vocalist, died 24 Oct., 1849 (63)
HORNCASTLE, JAMES HENRY, Actor and Vocalist, died 6 May, 1869 (67)
HORSMAN, CHARLES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 4 Aug., 1886 (61)
HORTON, CHRISTIANA, Actress, died 1756 (?) (60)
HOSKINS, WILLIAM, Actor, died 28 Sept., 1886 (70)
HOUGHTON, STANLEY, Dramatic Author, died 11 Dec., 1913 (32)
HOWARD, BRONSON, Dramatic Author, died 4 Aug., 1908 (65)
HOWARD, CECIL, Dramatic Critic and Historian, died 20 Sept., 1895 (59)
HOWARD, GEORGE BRONSON, Dramatic Author, died 20 Nov., 1922 (38)
HOWARD, MRS. GEORGE C., Actress, died 15 Oct., 1908 (79)
HOWARD, HENRY, Actor, died 10 Apr., 1853 (33)
HOWARD, J. B., Manager and Actor, died 14 May, 1895 (54)
HOWARD, MRS. J. B., Actress, died 17 Nov., 1912 (84)
HOWARD, SIR ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 3 Sept., 1698 (72)
HOWARD, WALTER, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 6 Oct., 1922 (56)
HOWE, HENRY A. H., Dramatic Critic, died 1 June, 1894 (61)
HOWE, HENRY H., Actor, died 10 Mar., 1896 (83)
HOWE, J. B., Actor, died 9 Mar., 1908 (79)
HOWSON, JOHN, Actor, died 16 Dec., 1887
HOYT, CAROLINE MISKEL, Actress, died 2 Oct., 1898 (25)
HOYT, CHARLES H., Manager and Dramatic Author, died 20 Nov., 1900 (40)
HOYT, MRS. CHARLES H. (Flora Walsh), Actress, died 22 Jan., 1893
HUDDART, FANNY, Actress, died 28 June, 1880
HUDDART, THOMAS, Actor, died 29 Dec., 1831
HUDSON, CHARLES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 10 July, 1H97
HUDSON, JAMES, Actor, died 6 Mar,, 1878 (67)
HUDSPETH, JOHN, Actor, died 2 Oct., 1866 (59)
HUGHES, FANNY (Mrs. Edward Swanborough), Actress, died 12 Jan., 1888 (45)
HUGHES, HENRY, Actor, died 11 Oct., 1872 (62)
HUGHES, J. C., Actor, died 29 Jan., 1840 (51)
HUGHES, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 17 Feb., 1720 (41)
HUGHES, MARGARET, Actress, buried 15 Oct, 1719
HUGHES, RICHARD, Manager, died 20 Dec., 1814
HUGHES, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, fl. 1587
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HUGHES, THOMAS, Actor, died 7 Sept., 1857 (49)
HUGO, VICTOR, Dramatic Author, Poet, and Novelist, died 22 May, 1885 (83)
HULET, CHARLES, Actor and Vocalist, died 1736 (35)
HULINE, JAMES, Pantomimist and Clown, died 31 Jan., 1890 (74)
HULL, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author (Founder of Covent Garden
Theatrical Fund), died 22 Apr., 1808 (80)
HULL, SHELLEY, Actor, died 14 Jan., 1920 (35)
HUMBY, MRS. ANN, Actress, fl. 1817-49
HiTMiiRES, ROBERT D', Dramatic Author, killed in action, 1916
HUMPERDINCK, ENGELBERT, Composer, died 27 Sept., 1921 (67)
HUNEKER, JAMES G., Dramatic and Musical Critic, died 9 Feb., 1921 (66)
HUNT, LEIGH, Dramatic Critic and Poet, died 28 Aug., 1859 (75)
HUNTER, HARRISON, Actor, died 2 Jan., 1923
HUNTLEY, FRANCIS, Actor, died Mar., 1831 (44)
HUNTLEY, FRANK, Actor, died 11 July, 1885 (56)
HUNTLEY, MRS. FRANK, Actress, died 2 Feb., 1895
HUNTLEY, GRACE, Actress and Vocalist, died 11 Oct., 1896
HUTCHISON, EMMA, Actress and Manageress, died 29 Oct., 1917 (72)
HUTTON, LAURENCE, Critic and Author, died 10 June, 1904 (60)
HYLTON, MILLIE, Actress and Vocalist, died 1 Sept., 1920 (52)
IBSEN, HBNRIK, Dramatic Author, died 23 May, 1906 (78)
ITXING, MKTA, Actress, died 26 Dec., 1909 (37)
INCHBALD, JOSEPH, Actor, died 6 June, 1779
INCHBALD, MRS., Dramatic Author and Actress, died 1 Aug., 1821 (68)
INCLKDON, ('HAS., "The Wandering Melodist," died 11 Feb., 1826 (63)
IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY, Author of Shakespearean Forgeries, died 17 Apr.,
1835 (58)
IRVING, H. 11, Actor, Manager, aiid Author, died 20 Oct., 1919 (49)
IRVING, SIR HENRY, Actor and Manager, died 13 Oct., 1905 (67)
TRVING, JOSEPH HKNRY, Actor, died 6 Sept., 1870 (31)
IRVING, LAURENCE, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 29 May,
19 H- (42)
ISAACS, .RKBKCCA, Actress and Vocalist, died 21 Apr., 1877 (47)
JACKMAN, ISAAC, Dramatic Author, fl. 1795
JACKSON, JOHN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 4 Dec., 1806 (76)
JACKSON, %HARRY, Actor and Stage Manager, died 13 Aug., 1885 (49)
JACOBI, GEORGES, Composer and Conductor, died 13 Sept., 1906 (66)
jAconr, VICTOR, Composer, died 11 Doc., 1921 (37)
JAMES, CHARLES JAMES, Scenic Artist and Manager, died 2 Oct., 1888 (84)
JAMES, CHARLES *S.t Scenic Artist and Manager, died 23 Mar., 1868 (35)
JAMBS, DAVID, Actor and Manager, died 2 Oct., J893 (56)
JAMKS, DAVID, fun,, Actor and Stage Manager, died 25 Apr., 1917
AMES, KATK, Actress, died 2 Nov.', 1913 (59)
JAMKS, I,n;mx>w, Vocalist, died 27 Feb., 1900
JAMKS, Loins, Actor and Manager, died 5 Mar., 1910 (67)
JAMJTKSON, GEORGE, Actor, died 3 Oct., 1868 (56)
fANAUsemcK, MADAME, Actress, died 28 Nov., 1904 (74)
JANSRN, MARIE, Actress and Vocalist, died 20 Mar,, 1914
JANVIER, MMMA, A dross, died 31 Aug., 1924
JAEBEAXI, VERNONA, Actress and Vocalist, died 16 Oct., 1914 (53)
J'ARMAN, HISRBKRT, Actor and Producer, died 14 Nov., 1919 (48)
JARWOT, HENRY C., Manager, cited 14 Oct., 1903 (76)
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JECKS, CHARLES A., Business Manager, died 12 Feb., 1895
JEFFERSON, JOSEPH, Actor, died 12 Aug., 1832
JEFFERSON, JOSEPH, Actor and Manager, died 22 Apr., 1905 (76)
JEFFERSON, THOMAS, Actor, died 24 Jan., 1807 (75)
JEFFES, HUMPHREY, Actor, buried Aug., 1618
JEFFRYS, GEORGE, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 17 Aug., 1755 (77)
JEPHSON, ROBERT, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 31 May, 1803 (67)
JERNINGHAM, EDWARD, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 17 Nov., 1812 (85)
JERRARD, J. FRANCIS, Actor, died 23 Apr., 1906 (54)
JERROLD, DOUGLAS, Dramatic Author, died 8 June, 1857 (54)
JERROLD, WM. BLANCHARD, Dramatic Author, died 10 Mar,, 1884 (57)
JESSOP, GEORGE H,, Dramatic Author, died 21 Mar., 1915
JEVON, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 20 Dec., 1688
JEWELL, MRS., Actress, died 8 Sept., 1798
JEWETT, SARAH, Actress, died 27 Mar., 1899 (51)
JODDRELL, RICHARD PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 26 Jan., 1831 (85)
JOHNSON, BENJAMIN, Actor, died 31 July, 1742 (79)
JOHNSON, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 11 Mar,, 1748 (69)
JOHNSON, SAM, Actor, died 15 Feb., 1900 (69)
JOHNSON, DR. SAMUEL, Dramatic Author, Critic, and Poet, died 13 Dec., 1784
(75)
JOHNSTONS, ELIZA, Actress, died 3 Aug., 1899
JOHNSTONE, HENRY ERSKINE, Actor, died 9 Feb., 1845 (67)
JOHNSTONE, J. B., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 25 Apr., 1891 (88)
JOHNSTONE, JACK, Actor, died 26 Dec., 1828 (78)
JOHNSTONE, MADGE, Actress, died 27 May, 1913
JONES, AVONIA, Actress, died 6 Oct., 1867 (31)
JONES, EDWARD, Composer and Conductor, died 10 Aug., 1917
JONES, ERSSER, Actor, died 2 Nov., 1877 (72)
JONES, GEORGE (Count Joannes), Actor, died 20 Sept., 1879 (69)
JONES, INIGO, Architect and Scenic designer, died 21 July, 1652 (80)
JONES, J. WILTON, Dramatic Author, died 1 Mar., 1897 (43)
JONES, MELINDA, Actress, died 12 Dec., 1875
JONES, MRS. CHARLES, Actress, died 28 Feb., 1866 (77)
JONES, MARIA B. (Mrs. Francis Phillips), Actress and Dramatic Author, died
11 Feb., 1873 (27)
JONES, MARIA, Actress, died 28 Dec., 1893
JONES, RICHARD ("Gentleman Jones"), Actor, died 30 Aug., 1851 (73)
JONES, W. G., Actor, died 20 June, 1853 (34)
JONES, MRS. W. G., Actress, died 13 June, 1907 (79)
JONG, FRANK DE, Manager, died 7 Dec., 1903
JONSON, BEN, Dramatic Author, died 6 Aug., 1637 (63)
JORDAN, DOROTHEA, Actress, died 3 July, 1816 (54)
JORDAN, GEORGE, Actor, died 14 Nov., 1873 (43)
JOSEPHS, FANNY, Actress, died 17 June, 1890 (48)
JOSEPHS, PATTI, Actress and Vocalist, died 5 Oct., 1876
JOYCE, WALTER, Actor, died 2 June, 1916 (81)
Jumc, ANNE, Actress and Vocalist, died 14 Apr., 1911 (60)
JUDITH, MDME., Actress, died 27 Oct., 1912 (85)
JULLIEN, JEAN, Dramatic Author, died Sept., 1919 (64)
JULLIBN, Louis ANTOINE, Composer and Conductor, died 14 Mar., I860 (47)
K
KAINZ, JOSEF, Actor, died 20 Sept., 1910 (52)
KAYB, FREDERICK, Actor, died 26 Apr., 1913 (58)
KEAN, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 22 Jan.. 1868 (57)
KEAN, MRS. CHARLES (Ellen Tree), Actress, died 20 Aug., 1880 (74)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
KB AN, EDMUND, Actor, died 15 May, 1833 (46)
KEELEY, MRS., Actress, died 12 Mar., 1899 (93)
KEELEY, LOUISE, Actress, died 24 Jan., 1877 (43)
KEELEY, ROBERT, Actor, died 3 Feb., 1869 (75)
KEENE, LAURA, Actress and Manageress, died 4 Nov., 1873 (63)
KEENE, THBOPHILUS, Actor, died 25 July, 1718
KEENE, THOMAS W., Actor, died 1 June, 1898 (57)
KBL'CEY, HERBERT, Actor, died 10 July, 1917 (60)
KELLKHKR, Louis, Actor, died 1 June, 1898 (40)
KELLOGG, CLARA LOUISE, Vocalist, died 13 May, 1916 (74)
KELLY, ANN, Actress, died 5 Apr., 1852 (103)
KKLLY, CHARLES, Actor, died 17 Apr., 1885 (46)
KELLY, FANNY, Actress and Manageress, died 6 Dec., 1882 (92)
KELLY, HUGH, Dramatic Author, died 3 Feb., 1777 (38)
KELLY, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 16 July, 1751 (71)
KELLY, MICHAEL, Vocalist, Actor, and Composer, died 9 Oct., 1826 (62)
KEMBLE, ADELAIDE, Dramatic Author and Vocalist, died 4 Aug., 1879 (65)
KEMBLE, CHARLES, Actor, died 12 Nov., 1854 (79)
KEMBLE, MRS. CHARLES, Actress, died 3 Sept., 1838 (65)
KEMBLE, ELIZABETH (Mrs. Whitlock), Actress, died 27 Feb., 1836 (64)
KEMBLE, FANNY (Frances Anne), Actress, died 15 Jan., 1893 (83)
KEMBLE, FRANCES (Mrs. Twiss), Actress, died 1 Oct., 1822 (62)
KEMBLE, HARRY, Actor, died 22 June, 1836 (45)
KEMBLE, HENRY, Actor, died 17 Nov., 1907 (59)
KEMBLE, JOHN PHILIP, Actor, died 26 Feb., 1823 (66)
KEMBLE, MRS. J. P., Actress, died 14 May, 1845 (89)
KKMBLK, M.YRA, Actress, died 28 Oct., 1906
KKMBLTC, ROGER, Actor, died 6 Dec., 1802 (81)
KEMBLE, M!ns. ROGER (Sarah Ward), Actress, died 25 Apr., 1807
KKMBLK, STEPHEN, Actor, died 5 June, 1822 (64)
KEMBLE, MRS. STEPHEN (Elizabeth Satchcll), Actress, died 20 Jan,, 1841 (78)
KKMV, WILLIAM, Actor, fl. 1580-1605
KKNDAL, W, H., Actor ami Manager, died 6 Nov., 1917 (73)
KENDALL, EZRA, Actor, died 23 Jan., 1910 (48)
KENNEDY, H. A., Dramatic Author and Cxitic, died 21 June, 1905 (50)
KENNEDY, MRS. MARGARET, Actress and Vocalist, died 23 Jan., 1793
KENNISY» CHARLKS LAMB, Dramatic Aitthor, died 25 Aug., 1881 (58)
KKNNKY, JAMES, .Dramatic Author, died 25 July, 1849 (69)
KJWNKY, R.OSK, Actress and Reciter, died Aug., 1905
KEN WARD, Komi, Actress and Journalist, died 30 July, 1905
KRRKKR, GUSTAVE APOLFH, Composer, died 29 June, 1923 (66)
K6ROUL, HENRI, Dramatic Author, diexl 14 Apr,, 1921 (64)
KBSSLER, DAVID, Jewish Tragedian, died 14 May, 1920 (61)
KtLUGRBW, CHARLES, Manager, died Jan., 1725 (60)
KXLUGRMW, THOMAS (the elder), Actor and Manager, died 19 Mar., 1683 (71)
KILUGKRW, THOMAS (the younger), Dramatic Author, died July, 1719 (62)
KILLKJRBW, SIR WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died Oct., 1695 (89)
KILMOREY, EARL OF (Lord Newry), Manager and Dramatic Author, died
28 July, 1915 (73)
KING, DONALD W,, Actor and Vocalist, died 7 Aug., 1886 (74)
KING, THOMAS, Actor, died 11 Dec,, 1805 (75)
KING, T, C., Actor and Manager, died 21 Oct., 1893 (68)
KINGDOM-GOULD, EDITH, Actress, died 13 Nov,, 1921 (60)
KJNGHORNK, MARK, Actor, died 4 Nov., 1906 (55)
KINGSTON, THOMAS, Actor, died 2 Aug., 1911 (41)
KXRALFY, IMR&, Impresario, Exhibition Manager, former dancer, died 27 Apr.,
1919 (73)
KXEBY, HUDSON, Actor, died 8 Mar., 1848 (29)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
KIRKE, JOHN, Dramatic Author, fl. 1638
KIRKMAN, FRANCIS, Dramatic Author and Publisher, fl. 1674
KITCHEN, R. H., Clown, died 1 July, 1910 (81)
KLEIN, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 7 May, 1915 (48)
KNIGHT, EDWARD ("Little Knight"), Actor, died 21 Feb., 1826 (52)
KNIGHT, GEORGE S., Actor, died 16 Jan., 1892 (41)
KNIGHT, JOSEPH, Dramatic Critic and Historian, died 23 June, 1907 (78)
KNIGHT, PERCIVAL, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 27 Nov., 1923 (50)
KNIGHT, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 4 Feb., 1820
KNIPP, MRS., Actress, fl. 1664-1677
KNOWLES, ALEC (" Sir Affable"), Theatrical Journalist, died 15 Jan., 1917 (66)
KNOWLES, JAMES SHERIDAN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 30 Nov., 1862
(79)
KNOWLES, JOHN, Manager, died 19 Feb., 1880 (69)
KOTZEBUE, AUGUST FR. FERD. VON, Dramatic Author, died 23 Mar., 1819 (57)
KYD, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died Dec., 1594 (36)
KYNASTON, EDWARD, Actor, died Jan., 1706 (66)
KYRLE, JUDITH, Actress, died 21 Mar., 1922
LABJCHE, EUGENE, Dramatic Author, died 23 Jan., 1888 (72)
LABLACHE, FANNY (n&e Wyndham), Vocalist, died 23 Sept., 1877
LABLACHE, FREDERIC, Vocalist, died 30 Jan., 1887 (71)
LABLACHE, LUIGI, Vocalist, died 23 Jan., 1858 (64)
LABLACHE, LUIGI, Actor, died 18 Dec., 1914 (64)
LABOUCHERE, HENRY, formerly Manager, died 15 Jan., 1912 (81)
LACEY, MARIAN, Actress, died Sept., 1915 (95)
LACdME, PAUL, Composer, died 14 Dec., 1920 (83)
LACY, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 17 Sept., 1681
LACY, JAMES, Patentee of Drury Lane, died 21 (?) Jan., 1774
LACY, JR.OPHINQ, Composer and Dramatic Author, died 20 Sept., 1867 (70)
LACY, THOMAS HAILES, Dramatic Author and Theatrical Bookseller, died 1
Aug., 1873 (63)
LACY, WALTER, Actor, died 13 Dec., 1898 (89)
LACY, MRS. WALTER (Miss Taylor), Actress, died 28 July, 1874 (67)
LACY WILLOUGHBY, Actor and Manager, died 1831 (62)
LAFONT, PAUL, Actor, died 18 Apr,, 1873 (77)
LAGRANGE, FELIX, Actor, died 15 Oct., 1901 (75)
LAGUERRE, JOHN, Actor and Scenic Artist, died 29 Mar,, 1748
LAIDLAW, LOUISE, Actress, died 26 Jan., 1871
LAMB, EDWARD, Actor, died 5 July, 1887
LAMB ART, RICHARD (Eric Leighton), Actor, diet! 6 Jan., 1924
LAMPE, ISABELLA, Vocalist and Actress, died 5 Jan.) 1795
LANCASTER, JOHN, Manager, died 12 Nov., 1896
LANE, SAMUEL, Manager, died 28 Dec., 1871 (67)
LANE, MRS. SARA, Actress and Manageress, died 16 Aug., 1899 (76)
LANGBAINE, GERARD, Dramatic Historian, died 23 June, 1692 (35)
LANG-FORD, ABRAHAM, Dramatic Author, died 17 Sept., 1774 (63)
LANNER, MADAME KATTJC, Dancer and Ballet Mistress, died 15 Nov., 190H (80)
LANTELMK, MDLLE., Actress, died 26 July, 1911
LAPORTE, PIERRE FRANCOIS, Manager, died 26 Sept., 1841 (58)
LARKIN, SOPHIE, Actress, died 10 Aug., 1903 (70)
LARPENT, JOHN, Examiner of Plays, died 18 Jan., 1824 (82)
LA SHELLE, KIRKE, Manager, died 16 May, 1905 (42)
LASS ALB, JEAN, Vocalist, died 7 Sept., 1909 (62)
LATHOM, FRANCIS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 19 May, 1832
LAURENT, MARIE, Actress, died 5 July, 1904 (78)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
LAURI, EDWARD, Actor and Stage Manager, died 9 Jan., 1919
LAURI, GEORGE, Actor, died 4 Jan., 1909
LAVERNE, PATTIE, Actress, died 24 Apr., 1916
LAW, ARTJIUR, Dramatic Author, died 2 Apr., 1913 (69)
LAWRENCE, WALTER N., Manager, died 29 Feb., 1920 (62)
LAWS, EDMUND, Actor, died 26 Nov., 1852 (48)
LAWS, MRS. EDMUND, Actress, died 19 May, 1880 (69)
LAWSON, JOHN, Actor, died 25 Nov., 1920 (55)
LAWTON, FRANK, Actor and SifHeur, died 16 Apr., 1914
LBAKE, JAMES, Patentee of Covent Garden Theatre, died 15 Aug., 1791 (76)
LEATHKS, EDMUND, Actor, died 6 June, 1891 (44)
LECLERCQ, ARTHUR, Pantomimist and Dancer, died 12 Jan., 1890
LHCLERCQ, CARLOTTA, Actress, died 9 Aug., 1893 (55)
LKCLTCRCO., CHARLES, Ballet Master, died 28 Dec., 1861 (64)
LKCLKRCO,, CHARLES, Pantomimist and Ballet Master, died 20 Sept., 1895
LECLKRCQ, LOUISE, Dancer, died 16 July, 1898
LECLKRCQ, ROSE, Actress, died 2 Apr,, 1899 (54)
Lmocg, A. C,, Composer, died 24 Oct., 1918 (85)
LEC'.OUVREUR, ADRTENNE, Actress, died 20 Mar., 1730 (37)
LEDGER, EDWARD, former Editor and Proprietor of The Em, died 24 Sept., 1921
LEDGER, FREDERICK, Editor and Proprietor of The Era, died 14 June, 1874
LKK, ALEXANDER, Composer, died 8 Oct., 1851 (49)
LEE, HENRY, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 30 Mar., 1836 (70)
LKE, HENRY, Actor and Protean Artist, died 9 Nov., 1910 (53)
LKE, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 19 Feb., 1781
LKK, NATHANIEL, Dramatic Author and Poet, buried 6 Ma,y, 1692 (39)
LKE, NELSON, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 2 Jan., 1872 (65)
LISK, SOPHIA, Dramatic Atithor, died 13 Mar., 1824 (74)
LKK, THOMAS, Actor* died 11 Aug., 1856 (46)
LKFFINGWKLL, MYRON, Actor, died 10 June, 1879 (51)
LIWLKR, ADAM, Actor, died 29 Oct., 1905 (76)
LKGouvft, ERNEST, Dramatic Author, died 14 Mar., 1903 (96)
LKICKSTKR, GKORGK P., Actor, died 23 June, 1916 (72)
LKIGIJ, ANTHONY, Actor, died Dec., 1692
Lmon, HKNRY, Actor, died 7 June, 1881 (63)
LEIGH, MRS. HKNRY, Actress, died 20 Nov., 1915 (90)
LKIGH, HKNRY S., Dramatic Author, died 16 June, 1883 (46)
LKiGir, JOHN, Actor, died 1726 (37)
LKUHITON, MARGARET, Actress, died 3 Mar., 1908 (56)
LKLOIR, Louis, Actor, died 29 Nov., 1909 (49)
LKMAXTRJfi, Fufci>ftRie, Actor, clicci 26 Jan., 1876 (75)
LKMAITRB, ]utM«, Dramatic Author, Critic, Poet, and Novelist, died 7 Aug.,
19 14 "(60)
LEMON, MARK, Dramatic Author, died 23 May, 1870 (60)
LifiNNAKi) HORACE, Dramatic Author and Lyrist, died 2 Sept., 1920
LEONCAVALLO, RucGiKRO, Composer, died 9 Aug., 1919 (60)
LKUANII, M,, Actor, died 16 Mar,, 1920 (56)
LKHMK, FRKD, Actor, Vocalist, and Dramatic Author, died 7 Dec., 1892 (37)
LKSUK, GKOKGW W., Actor, died 15 Aug., 1911 (48)
LKHLIK, II. J,, Manager, died 14 June, 1900
LKKLIK, HKNRY, Dramatic Author, died 4 Mar., 1881 (51)
LUSHINO, GorniOLD UPHRATM, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 15 Feb., 1781
(52)
ALFEKD, Actor, died 6 May, 1925 (50)
CiBcmoM, Actor and Stage Director, died 6 Dec., 1924
WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, Manager and formerly Actor, died 16
Oct., 1920 (69)
1,'lCsTRANGK, JULIAN, Actor, died 22 Oct., 1918 (40)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
LETHCOURT, H. J., Actor, died 8 June, 1897 (41)
LE THIERE, ROMA GUILLON, Actress, died 8 Jan., 1903
LEVENSTON, MICHAEL, Manager, died 29 Mar., 1904 (48) '
LEVERIDGE, RICHARD, Vocalist and Composer, died 22 Mar., 1758
LEVICK, Gus, Actor, died 8 July, 1909 (55)
LEWES, CHARLES LEE, Actor, died 26 June, 1803 (62)
LEWES, GEORGE HENRY, Dramatic Author and Critic, died 28 Nov., 1878 (61)
LEWINSKY, JOSEF, Actor, died 27 Feb., 1907 (72)
LEWIS, EDWARD, Actor, died 23 Apr., 1922
LEWIS, HENRY NAISH, Actor, died 27 Nov., 1862 (46)
LEWIS, JAMES, Actor, died 10 Sept., 1896 (56)
LEWIS, LEOPOLD, Dramatic Author, died 23 Feb., 1890 (62)
' LEWIS, MATTHEW GREGORY (" Monk "), Dramatic Author, died 14 May, 1818
(42)
LEWIS, WILLIAM THOMAS (" Gentleman Lewis "), Actor, died 13 Jan., 1811 (62)
LEYTON, HELEN, Actress, died Sept., 1913
LILLIES, LEONARD, Manager, died 2 Aug., 1923 (63)
LILLO, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, died 3 Sept., 1739 (46)
LILLY, A. C., Actor, died Dec., 1916 (75)
LIND, JENNY, Operatic Vocalist, died 2 Nov., 1887 (67)
LIND, LBTTY, Actress and Dancer, died 27 Aug., 1923 (60)
LINDEN, LAURA, Actress, died 2 Sept., 1906 (49)
LINGARD, ALICE, Actress, died 25 June, 1897
LINGARD, GEORGE, Actor, died 28 Oct., 1876
LINLEY, GEORGE, Dramatic Author and Composer, died 10 Sept., 1865 ((>7)
LINLEY, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author and Composer, died 6 May, 1835 (64)
LISTER, FRANK, Actor, died 29 July, 1917 (49)
LTSTON, JOHN, Actor, died 22 Mar., 1846 (69)
LISTON, W. H., Manager, died 9 Apr., 1876 (46)
LISTON, MRS. W. H., Actress, died 25 Feb., 1879
LITCHFIELD, MRS. HARRIETT, Actress, died 11 Jan., 1854 (76)
LITT, JACOB, Manager, died 27 Sept., 1905
LITTLE, C. P., Actor, died 18 Jan., 1914
LITTON, MARIE, Actress and Manageress, died 1 Apr., 1884 (37)
LLOYD, MARIE, Music-hall Comedienne, died 7 Oct., 1922 (52)
LOCKE, MATTHEW, Composer, died Aug., 1677 (47)
LOCKWOOD, EDMUND, Manager, died 14 Mar., 1911 (55)
LODER, EDWARD JAMES, Composer, died 5 Apr., 1865 (52)
LODER, GEORGE, Composer, died 15 July, 1868 (52)
LOFTUS-LEYTON, ROSIE, Actress, died 17 Mar., 1902 (27)
LOGAN CORNELIUS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 23 Feb., 1853 (46)
LONDON, JACK, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 22 Nov., 1916 (40)
LONNEN, E. J., Actor, died 31 Oct., 1901 (40)
LONNEN, WALTER, Actor, died 2 Dec., 1903
LONSDALE, H. G., Actor, died 12 July, 1923
LORAINE, HENRY, Actor, died 10 July, 1899 (80)
LORIMER, WRIGHT, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 22 Dec,, 19 11 (37)
LOSEBY, CONSTANCE, Actress, and Vocalist, died 13 Oct., 1906 (55)
LOTTA, CHARLOTTE CRABTREE, Actress, died 23 Sept., 1924 (77)
LOVEDAY, H. J., Stage Manager, died 29 Mar,, 1910 (71)
LOVELL, GEORGE WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 13 May, 187H (74)
LOVELL, MRS., Dramatic Author, died 2 Apr,, 1877 (73)
LOVELL, TOM, Clown, died 4 Jan,, 1909
LOVER, SAMUEL, Dramatic Author, Novelist, and Poet, died 6 July, 1868 (70}
LOWE, THOMAS, Actor and Vocalist, died 1 Mar., 1783
LOWE, TREVOR, Actor, died 5 Feb., 1910 (32)
LOWIN, JOHN, Actor, buried 18 Mar., 1659 (83)
LUCCA, HELEN, Actress, died 10 Sept., 1895 (29)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
LUCCA, PAULINE, Operatic Vocalist, died 28 Feb., 1908 (67)
LUCKTTE, CATHERINE, Actress, died 20 Oct., 1892
LUDKRS, GUSTAV, Composer, died 24 Jan., 1913 (47)
LUDWIG, WILLIAM, Operatic Vocalist, died Dec., 1923
LUMLEY, BENJAMIN, Opera Manager, died 17 Mar., 1875 (64)
LUMLEY, RALPH R., Dramatic Author, died 27 May, 1900 (35)
LUNN, JOSEPH, Dramatic Author, died 12 Dec., 1863 (79)
Luxz, MEYER, Composer and Conductor, died 31 Jan., 1903 (72)
LYLE, LYSTON, Actor, died 19 Feb., 1920 (64)
LYLY, JOHN, Dramatic Author, buried 30 Nov, 1606 (52)
LYND, ROSA (Lady Chetwynd), Actress, died 8 Oct., 1922 (38)
LYON, T. E., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 23 June, 1869 (57)
LYONS, EDMUND, Actor, died 28 May, 1867 (39)
LYONS, EDMUND D., Actor, died 16 June, 1906 (55)
LYONS, R. C., Actor, died 11 Dec., 1892 (39)
LYTTON, LORD (Bulwer Lytton), Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 18 Jan.,
1873 (69)
M
MAAS, JOSEPH, Operatic Vocalist, died 16 Jan., 1886 (38)
M'CAULL, JOHN A., Manager, died 12 Nov., 1894
MACAULBY, MRS., Actress, died 22 Feb., 1837 (52)
MACAULEY, JOHN T., Manager, died 3 Nov., 1915 (69)
McCtiLLomm, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 8 Nov., 1885 (53)
McCuNN, llAMisn, Composer and Conductor, died 2 Aug., 1916 (48)
MACJ>ONALA>, ANDREW, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 22 Aug., 1790 (35)
MAcDoNoiJGir, GLKN, Dramatic Author, died 30 Mar., 1924 (57)
MACPAURKN, GKORCK, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 24 Apr., 1843 (54)
MACKARRKN, SIR GKORGB, Composer, died 31 Oct., 1887 (74)
MoGucKiN, BARTON, Vocalist, died 17 Apr., 1913 (60)
MefNTYRE, WILLIAM, Actor, died 8 May, 1885
MACKAY, CIIARLKS, Actor, died 2 Nov., 1857 (71)
MACKAY, F. 1<\, Actor, died 5 May, 1923 (92)
MACKAY, W. GAYKR, Actor and Dramatic Author, died Mar., 1920.
MACKAYK, STKKLK, Dramatic Author, died 25 Feb., 1894 (52)
MACKINPWR, LIONEL, Actor, killed in action, in France, 10 Jan., 1915 (46)
MACLARBN, ARCHIBALD, Dramatic Author, died 1826 (71)
McLKAY, FRANKLIN, Actor, died 6 July, 1900
MAOKI.W, CHARLES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 11 July, 1797 (307) •
MACKLIN, P. H., Actor, ditxl 3 May, 1903 (54)
MACKLIN, MRS. F. II. (Blanche Henri), Actress, died 9 Apr., 1904 (55)
MAC.LKAN, )<>IIN, Actor, died 15 Mar., 1890 (55)
McLULLAN," 0, M. 8. (Hugh Morton), Dramatic Author, died 22^Sept., 1916 (51)
MACNALLY, LEONARD, Dramatic Author, died 13 Feb., 1820 (68)
MACNAMARA, MRS,, Actress, died 23 Jan., 1862 (84)
McNAUcaiToN, TOM, Actor, died 28 Nov,, 1923 (57)
MACRKAOY, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 11 Apr., 1829 (74)
MAORUADY, WILLIAM CIIARLKS, Actor and Manager, died 27 Apr., 1873 (80)
MA«SWJNMY, OWWN, Manager, died 2 Oct., 1754
McVfCKKR, J, H.f Actor and Manager, died 7 Mar., 1896 (74)
MeWADB, KOIWKT, Actor and Manager, died 5 Mar,, 1913 (78)
MAI>I>OX, j. M«> Manager, died 3 Mar., 1861 (72)
MABDIW, FREDERICK OBORGK, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 8 Apr,, 1891
(50)
MAGINN, !)R. WILLIAM, Dramatic Critic, died 21 Aug., 1842 (49)
MAIXWSR, GUSTAV, Conductor and Composer, died 11 May, 1911 (49)
MAJOR, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 13 Feb., 1913 (55)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
MALIBRAN, MARIA, Operatic Vocalist, died 23 Sept., 1836 (28)
MALONE, EDMUND, Shakespearean Commentator, died 25 Apr., 1812 (70)
MALTBY, ALFRED, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 12 Feb., 1901
MANDERS, THOMAS, Actor, died 28 Oct., 1859 (61)
MANLEY, MARY, Dramatic Author, died 11 July, 1724 (61)
MANNING, JOHN, Actor, died 18 Mar., 1890 (64)
MANNS, SIR AUGUST, Conductor, died 1 Mar., 1907 (82)
MANOLA, MARION, Actress and Vocalist, died 7 Oct., 1914 (48)
MANSELL, RICHARD, Operatic Vocalist and Manager, died 28 Feb., 1907
MANSFIELD, RICHARD, Actor and Manager, died 30 Aug., 1907 (50)
MANTIUS, KARL, Actor and Author, died 17 May, 1921 (61)
MAPLESON, J. H., SEN., Manager, died 4 Oct., 1869
MAPLESON, COL. J. H., Manager, died 14 Nov., 1901 (72)
MARBLE, DAN, Actor, died 13 May, 1849 (42)
MARCHANT, FRANK, Dramatic Author, died 17 Dec., 1878 (41)
MARY, JULES, Dramatic Author, died July, 1922 (71)
MARIO, SIGNOR, Operatic Vocalist, died 11 Dec., 1883 (73)
MARIUS, C. D., Actor and Vocalist, died 25 Jan., 1896 (46)
MARKS Y, ROBERT BRENNER, Actor, died Jan., 1908 (66)
MARKS, JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 4 Dec.,
1922
MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER, Poet and Dramatic Author, died 1 June, 1593 (29)
MARLOWE, OWEN, Actor, died 19 May, 1876
MARMION, SHACKERLEY, Dramatic Author, died Jan., 1639 (36)
MAROT, GASTON, Dramatic Author, died 1916
MARRIOTT, ALICE, Actress and Manageress, died 25 Dec., 1900 (76)
MARRYAT, FLORENCE, Actress and Novelist, died 27 Oct., 1899
MARS, ANTONY, Dramatic Author, died 17 Feb., 1915 (53)
MARS, MDLLE., Actress, died 20 Mar., 1847 (68)
MARS, SEVERIN, Actor and Mime, died 17 July, 1921 (43)
MARSCHUER, HEINRICH AUG., Composer, died 14 Dec,, 1861 (66)
MARSHALL, CHARLES, Scenic Artist, died 8 Mar., 1890 (83)
MARSHALL, EDWARD, Actor, died 26 Feb., 1904 (78)
MARSHALL, FRANK, Dramatic Author, died 28 Dec,, 1889 (49)
MARSHALL, POLLY, Actress, died 11 Sept., 1862
MARSHALL, CAPTAIN ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 1 July, 1010 (47)
MARSTON, HENRY, Actor, died 23 Mar., 188S (79)
MARSTON, MRS. HENRY, Actress, died 5 Mar., 1887 (78)
MARSTON, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 25 June, 1634 (59)
MARSTON, JOHN WBSTLAND, Dramatic Author, died 5 Jan,, 1890 (70)
MARSTON, RICHARD, Scenic Artist, died 16 Feb., 1917 (75)
MARTIN, JOHN, Actor, died Jan., 1764
MARTIN, SIR THEODORE, Author, died 18 Aug., 1909 (72)
MARTINET!!, PAUL, Pantomimist, died 26 Dec., 1924 (73)
MARTINOT, SADIE, Actress and Vocalist, died 7 May, 1923 (61)
MARTYN, ELIZA (Miss Invcrarity), Actress and Vocalist, died 27 Dec,, 1846 (33)
MARTYR, MRS., Actress, died 7 June, 1807
MASKELL, FANNY, Actress, died Feb., 1919 (90)
MASON, CHARLES KEMBLE, Actor, died 11 July, 1875
MASON, JOHN, Actor, died 13 Jan., 1919 (61)
MASSENET, JULES, Composer, died 13 Aug., 1912 (70)
MASSEY, ROSE, Actress, died 23 July, 1*883 (32)
MASSINGER, PHILIP, Dramatic Author, buried 18 Mar., 1640 (56)
MATHER, MARGARET, Actress, died 7 Apr., 1898 (38)
MATHEWS, CHARLES, SEN., Actor, died "28 June, 1835 (60)
MATHEWS, CHARLES J., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 24 June, 1878 (74)
MATHEWS, MRS, CHARLES, SEN, (Anne Jackson), died 12 Oct., 1869 (B7)
MATHEWS, MRS. CHARLES J. (Lizzie Davenport), Actress, died 4 Jan., 1899
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MATHKWS, JAMES W., Business Manager, formerly Actor, died 14 Dec., 1920 (56)
MATHEWS, JULIA, Operatic Vocalist, died 19 May, 1876 (34)
MATKOWSKY, ALDABERT, Actor, died 16 Mar., 1909 (52)
MATTHEWS, FRANK, Actor, died 24 July, 1871 (64)
MATTHEWS, MRS. FRANK, Actress, died 27 Aug., 1873 (66)
MATTHEWS, SANT, Actor, died 15 Mar., 1896
MATTHEWS, TOM, Clown, died 4 Mar., 1889 (83)
M'A'rrmsQN, ARTHUR, Dramatic Author, died 21 May, 1883 (57)
MATTOCKS, ISABELLA, Actress, died 25 June, 1826 (80)
MATURIN, REV. CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 30 Oct., 1824 (42)
MALTRKL, VICTOR, Actor and Vocalist, died 22 Oct., 1923 (75)
MAURICE, NEWMAN, Actor, Manager, and Author, died 11 Sept., 1920
MAWSON, EDWARD R., Actor, died 20 May, 1917 (55)
MAY, SAMUEL, Theatrical Costumier, died 5 Nov., 1876
MAYBRICK MICHAEL (Stephen Adams), Vocalist and Composer, died 26 Aug.,
1913 (69)
MAYER, G ASTON, Manager, died 18 Jan., 1923 (53)
MAYER, MARCUS, Manager, died 8 May, 1918 (77)
MAYER, MARCUS L., Manager, died 4 Aug., 1903 (71)
MAYHKW, H.f Manager, died 23 Oct., 1834
MAYWEW, HENRY, Dramatic Author, died 25 July, 1887 (74)
MAYHBW, HORACE, Dramatic Author, died 30 Apr., 1872 (53)
MAYNARD, GEORGE, Actor, died 14 Dec., 1851 (40)
MAYO, FRANK, Actor and Manager, died 8 June, 1896 (56)
MAYO, MRS, FRANK, Actress, died 30 Oct., 1896
MAY woon, HOBERT CAMPBELL, Actor, died 1 Dec., 1856 (70)
MKAD, TOM, Actor, died 17 Feb., 1889 (69)
MEADOWS, DRINKWATER, Actor, died 12 June, 1869 (74)
MED HO URN ic, MATTHEW, Actor, died 19 Mar., 1679
MKH.HAC, HKNRI, Dramatic Author, died 6 July, 1897 (66)
MKUINWD, AusxrN, Actor, died 23 Jan., 1908 (52)
MKLFORD, MARK, Actor, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 4 Jan., 1914
MKU.ON, AHA, Aolross, died 19 Aug., 1914
MKU.ON, ALFRKD, Composer, died 27 Mar., 1867 (46)
MELLON, MRS. ALFRED (Sarah Wool gar), Actress, died 8 Sept., 1909 (85)
M.KLLON, HARRIETT (Duchess of St. Albans), Actress, died 6 Aug., 1837 (62)
MKI.MOTU, COURTNEY, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 4 Oct., 1814 (64)
MKLVILLK, ANDREW, Manager, died 2 Aug., 1896 (43)
LLK, MRS, ANDREW, Actress, died 1 Mar., 1904 (54)
LUfi, CHARLES, Actor, died 28 Feb., 1862
LLW, GKORUB, Actor, died 26 Dec., 1898 (74)
MWNDKUSSOHN, l^KLix BARTnoLDY, Composer, died 4 Nov., 1847 (38)
MKNiyfcs, GATITLLB, Critic and Dramatic Author, died 8 Feb., 1909 (68)
MWNDKS, MOHKSJ Dramatic Author, died 4 Feb., 1758
MHNKKN, ADAH ISAACS, Actress, died 10 Aug., 1868 (33)
MteM&K, .PROSPER, Dramatic Author, died 2 Oct., 1870 (67)
MEKIVALK* HMRMAN, Dramatic Author, died 14 Jan., 1906 (67)
MBRRITT, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 7 July, 1895
MKRRY, ROBERT, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 14 Dec., 1798 (43)
MKKRY, MRS, ROHKRT (Ann BnnvLou), Actress, died 28 June, 1808 (38)
MKRVIN, KRHimuiOK, Actor, died 22 May, 1897
MtofcNiww, OSCAR, Dramatic Author, died Feb., 1913 (54)
Mwtnucw, PAUL, Dramatic Author, died 10 Dec., 1905 (85)
MEYER, Louis, Manager and Journalist, died 1 Feb., 1915 (43)
MIKYKRBKKR, GiACOMO, Composer, died 1 May, 1864 (73)
MIDDLKTON, f AMISS, Actor, died 18 Get,, 1799
MiPDtwtON, THOMAS, Dramatic Atithor, buried 4 July, 1627 (57),
MILES, KnwARD, Actor, died 31 May, 1906 (92)
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MILLAUD, ALBERT, Dramatic Author, died 22 Oct., 1892 (47)
MILLE, HENRY C. DE, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 11 Feb., 1893 (43)
MILLER, DAVID PRINCE, Showman and Manager, died 24 May, 1873 (65)
MILLER, EDITH, Operatic Vocalist, died 27 June, 1903
MILLER, EMILY, Actress, died 31 Mar., 1902 (62)
MILLER, JAMES, Dramatic Author, died 26 Apr., 1744 (38)
MILLER, JOSEPH (" Joe Miller"), Actor, died 16 Aug., 1738 (54)
MILLETT, MAUDE, Actress, died 16 Feb., 1920 (52)
MILLS, FRANK, Actor, died 12 June, 1921 (51)
MILLS, JOHN, Actor, died 17 Dec., 1736
MILLS, WILLIAM, Actor, died 18 Aug., 1750
MILLWARD, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 7 June, 1892 (62)
MILMAN, DEAN, Dramatic Author, died 24 Sept., 1868 (77)
MILTON, JOHN, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 6 Nov., 1674 (65)
MILWARD, WILLIAM, Actor, died 6 Feb., 1742
MIRBEAU, OCTAVE, Dramatic Author, died 16 Feb., 1917 (69)
MISSA, EDMOND, Composer, died 29 Jan., 1910
MITCHELL, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 17 May, 1856 (57)
MITCHELL, JOHN, Manager, died 11 Dec., 1874 (68)
MITCHELL, JOSEPH, Dramatic Author, died 6 Feb., 1738 (63)
MITCHELL, MAGGIE, Actress, died 22 Mar., 1918 (86)
MITCHELL, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 12 May, 1856 (58)
MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL, Dramatic Author, died 10 Jan., 1855 (67)
MODJESKA, HELENA, Actress, died 8 Apr., 1909 (64)
MOFFATT, SANDERSON, Actor, died 1 Jan., 1918
MOHUN, MICHAEL, Actor, died Oct., 1684 (64)
MOLIERE, JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN DE, Dramatic Author and Poet., diod 17
Feb., 1763 (51)
MOLLISON, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 19 Dec., 1911 (50)
MOLLOY, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 16 July, 1767
MOLLOY, J. L., Composer, died 8 Feb., 1909 (71)
MONCK, MATTHEWS, Actor, died 20 Oct., 1907 (57)
MONCKTON, LADY, Actress, died 24 Sept., 1920 (83)
MONCKTON, LIONEL, Composer and Musical Critic, died 15 IM>, 1924 (<$2)
MONKHOUSE, HARRY, Actor, died 18 Feb., 1901 (47)
MONNA-DELZA, MDLLE., Actress, died 5 May, 1921
MONTAGUE, EMMELINE (Mrs. Henry Compton), Actress, d'w.d 31 Doc., 1910
MONTAGUE, H. J., Actor and Manager, died 1 1 Aug., 1878 (35)
MONTAGUE, WILLIAM, Actor, died 1 Feb., 1869 (73)
MONTCRIEFF, W. T., Dramatic Author, died 3 Dec., 1857 (63)
MONTEZ, LOLA, Actress and Dancer, died 17 Jan., 1861 (42)
MONTGOMERY, WALTER, Actor, died 1 Sept., 1871 (44)
MONTGOMMERY, DAVID, Actor and Manager, died 20 Apr., 1917 (47)
MOODY, JOHN, Actor, died 26 Dec., 1812 (85)
MOODY, W. VAUGHAN, Dramatic Author, died 17 Oct., 1910 (41)
MOORE, AUGUSTUS, Stage Manager, died 27 Dec., 1910 (54)
MOORE, EDWARD, Dramatic Author, died 28 Feb., 1757 (44)
MOORE, JESSIE (Mrs. Cairns James), Actress, died 28 Nov., 1910
MOORE, LOUISA, Actress, died 27 June, 1898
MOORE, NELLY, Actress, died 22 Jan., 1869 (24)
MORAND, M, R., Actor, died 5 Mar,, 1922 (62)
MORE, HANNAH, Dramatic Author, died 7 Sept., 1833 (78)
MOREAU, ANG&LE, Actress, died 4 Mar., 1897 (40)
MORGAN, E. J., Actor, died 10 Mar., 1906 (33)
MORGAN, FITZROY, Actor, died 25 Oct.,, 1912
MORGAN, MERLIN, Conductor and Composer, died 25 Apr,, 1924 (47)
MORLEY, PROFESSOR HENRY, Dramatic Critic and Author, died 14 May, 1 894 (72)
MORRELL, H. H. (Mackenzie), former Manager and Actor, died 8 Jan., 1916
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MORRIS, DAVID E., Manager, died 13 Feb., 1842 (72)
MORRIS, FELIX, Actor, died 13 Jan., 1900 (55)
MORRISON, LEWIS, Actor and Manager, died 18 Aug., 1906 (61)
MORTIMER, CHARLES, Actor, died 27 Sept, 1913 (82)
MORTIMER, JAMES, Dramatic Author, died 24 Feb., 1911 (77)
MORTIMER, JOHN K., Actor, died 17 Sept., 1878
MORTON, CHARLES, Manager, died 18 Oct., 1904 (85)
MORTON, E. A., Dramatic Author and Critic, died 6 'July, 1922
MORTON, J. MADDISON, Dramatic Author, died 19 Dec., 1891 (80)
MORTON, MARTHA, Dramatic Author, died 18 Feb., 1925 (59)
MORTON, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 28 Mar., 1838 (74)
MORTON, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 18 Jan., 1879 (76)
MOS.ENTHAL, HERR, Dramatic Author, died 17 Feb., 1877 (56)
MOSER, GUSTAV VON, Dramatic Author, died 23 Oct., 1903 (78)
Moss, W., Actor, died 11 Jan., 1817
Mossoi', HENRY, Actor, died Nov., 1773 (44), or 27 Dec., 1774 (45)
MOTTEUX, PETER, Dramatic Author, died 18 Feb., 1718 (58)
MOTTL, FELIX, Operatic Conductor, died 11 July, 1911 (55)
MOTTLEY, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 1750 (58)
MOWLT,OT/J FREDERICK, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 4 Aug., 1911 (47)
M.OUL, ALFRED, formerly Managing Director of the Alhambra, died Feb., 1924
MOUNET, PAUL, Actor, died 10 Feb., 1922 (74)
M o UN Mr- SULLY, JEAN, Actor, cited 1 Mar., 1916 (75)
MOUNTAIN, MRS. UOSAMAN, Actress and Vocalist, died 3 July, 1841 (73)
MouNTKotrr, WILLIAM, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 9 Dec., 1692 (33)
Mo WATT, Mus. CORA, Actress and Dramatic Author, died 29 July, 1870 (51)
MOWBRAY, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died Aug., 1900 (77)
MOYNE, SARAH COWELL LE, Actress, died 17 July, 1915 (56)
MOYNK, W, J. LE, Actor, died 6 Nov., 1905 (74)
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADKXJS, Composer, died 5 Dec., 1791 (35)
MOZKKN, THOMAS, Ar.tor and Dramatic Author, died 28 Mar., 1768
MITMK, (1KOKGK, Actor and Vocalist, died 28 Dec., 1918 (59)
MtnvnoLLANJD, J. B., Manager, formerly Actor, died 2 June, 1925 (66)
MUNUAY, ANTHONY, Dramatic Author, buried 10 Aug., 1633 (80)
MUNDKN, )osm»H, Actor, died 6 Feb., 1832 (74)
MuNKOK, KATE, Actress and Vocalist, died 17 Oct., 1887 ,(39)
MUNYAUD, [AMES HICNRY, Actor, died 14 July, 1850 (35)
MURDOCH, JAM UK E,, Actor, died 19 May, 1893 (82)
MURPHY, ARTHUR, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 18 June, 1805 (77)
MUKPUY, JAMES, Dramatic Author, died 5 Jan., 1759 (33)
MURRAY, ADA, Actress, died 3 Oct., 1913 (74)
MUKKAY, CUARUCS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 8 Nov., 1821 (67)
MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE, Dramatic Author, Actor, etc., died 1 Aug., 1907 (60)
MUUKAY, GAHTON, Actor, died 8 Aug., 1889 (63)
MURRAY, MRS. GASTON (Fanny llughcn), Actress, died 15 Jan., 1891 (61)
MURRAY, UKNRY Lteiair, Actor, died 17 Jan., 1870 (49)
MtiHRAV, Mtt«, Lmc.u, Actress, died 25 May, 1892 (77)
MURRAY, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 6 May, 1852 (62)
MUKHKA, IXMA PI, Operatic Vocalist, died 18 Jan., 1889 (51)
MUSKKRRY, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died July, 1918
MUHSKT, ALKRKU BE, Dramatic Author, died 12 May, 1857 (45)
N
NANKIWILLK, WILLIAM, Manager, died 23 Oct., 1911
NATHAN, HKM, Actor, Manager and Agent, died 9 May, 1919 (61)
NATION, W, H, C,, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 17 Mar., 1914 (71)
NKALK, FREDERICK, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 11 Dec., 1856
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NEIL, Ross (Isabella Harwood), Dramatic Author, died June, 1888 (48)
NEILSON, ADA, Actress, died 25 Jan., 1905 (59)
NEILSON, LILIAN ADELAIDE, Actress, died 15 Aug., 1880 (32)
NELSON, CARRIE, Actress, died 9 Dec., 1916 (80)
NELSON, ELIZA (Mrs. H, T. Craven), Actress, died 21 Mar., 1908 (81)
NELSON, HARRY G., Actor, died 30 Jan., 1908
NELSON, JOHN, Actor, died 25 July, 1879 (49)
NESVILLE, JULIETTE, Actress and Vocalist, died 26 July, 1900 (30)
NEVILLE, HENRY, Actor and Manager, died 19 June, 1910 (73)
NEVILLE, JOHN GARTSIDE, Actor and Manager, died 16 Mar., 1874 (87)
NEWTON, ADELAIDE, Actress, died 12 May, 1900
NEWTON, AMELIA (Mrs. Thomas Thome), Actress, died 18 Apr., 1884
NIBLO, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 21 Aug., 1878 (89)
NICOL, EMMA, Actress, died Nov., 1877 (76)
NICOLAI, OTTO, Composer, died 11 May, 1849 (39)
NICOLINI, NICOLAS, Operatic Vocalist, died 18 Jan., 1898 (63)
NILLSSON, CHRISTINE, Operatic Vocalist, died 22 Nov., 1921 (78)
NISBETT, MRS. (Lady Boothby), Actress and Manageress, died 16 Jan., 1858
(46)
NOBLES, MILTON, Actor, died 14 June, 1924 (80)
NOKES, JAMES, Actor, died 8 Sept. (1696 ?), 1692
NORRIS, HENRY (" Jubilee Dicky"), Actor, died 9 Fob., 1731 (68)
NORTHCOTT, JOHN, Dramatic Critic, died 30 June, 1905 (62)
NORTON, FLEMING, Actor and Vocalist, died 30 Sept., 1895 (57)
NORTON, BRUCE, Actor, died 26 Nov., 1861 (43)
NORTON, W. H., Actor, died 17 Jan., 1876 (67)
NOTT, CICELY (Mrs. Sam Adams), Actress and Vocalist, died 3 Jan., 1900 (67)
NOVELLI, ERMETE, Actor and Manager, died 30 Jan,, 1919 (67)*
NOVELLO, CLARA, Vocalist, died 12 Mar., 1908 (89)
NUNES, LEON, Dramatic Author, died 29th July, 1911
NYITRAY, EMIL, Dramatic Author, died 20 May, 1922
O
GATES, ALICE, Vocalist and Manageress, died 10 Jan., 1887 (37)
OBERLE, THOMAS, Actor, died 7 Nov., 1906
O'BRIEN, NEIL, Actor, died 18 Oct., 1909 (55)
O'BRIEN, WILLIAM, Actor and Dramatic Axithor, died 2 Sept., 1815 (79)
O'CONNOR, JOHN, Scenic Artist, died 23 May, 1889 (59)
ODELL, THOMAS, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 24 May, 1749 (58)
ODINGSELLS, GABRIEL, Dramatic Author, died 10 Feb., 1734 (44)
OFFENBACH, JACQUES, Composer, died 5 Oct., 1880 (61)
O'HARA, KANE, Dramatic Author, died 17 Juno, 1782 (69)
OHNET, GEORGES, Dramatic Author, died 5 May, 1918 (70)
O'KEEFE, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 4 Feb., 1833 (85)
OLCOTT, LILIAN, Actress, died 8 Apr., 1888
OLDFIELD, ANNE (" Nance "), Actress, died 23 Oct., 1730 (47)
OLDMIXON, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 9 July, 1742 (69)
OLIVER, M. (" Patty "), Actress, Vocalist, ami Manageress, died 20 Dec,, 1880
(46)
OLLENDORF, PAUL, Theatrical Publisher, died 18 Dec,, 1920
O'NEILL, JAMES, Actor, died 10 Aug., 1920 (73)
O'NEILL, Miss (Lady Becher), Actress, died 29 Oct., 1B72 (80)
OPP, JULIE, Actress, died 8 Apr., 1921 (50)
ORDONNEAXJ, MAURICE, Dramatic Atnthor, died Dec., 1916 (02)
ORGER, MRS. MARY ANN, Actress, died 1 Oct> 1849 (61)
OSBALDISTON, D. W., Actor and Manager, died 28 Doc,, 1850 (57)
OSTLER, WILLIAM, Actor, fl. 1601-1620
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O'SuLLiVAN, DENIS, Actor and Vocalist, died 1 Feb., 1908 (39)
OTWAY, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 14 Apr., 1685 (34)
OXTDIN, EUG&NE, Operatic Vocalist, died 4 Nov., 1894 (36)
OULTON, W. C., Stage Historian, died 1820 (50)
OUTRAM, LEONARD, Actor, died 6 May, 1901 (45)
OWEN, GEORGE, Actor, died 16 Nov., 1882 (57)
OWEN, EMMIE, Actress, and Vocalist, died 18 Oct., 1905 (33)
OWENS, JOHN E., Actor, died 7 Dec., 1886 (62)
OXBERRY, WILLIAM, Actor and Author of Oxberry's Dramatic Biography, died
9 Juno, 1824 (40)
OXBERRY, W. H., Actor, died 29 Feb., 1852 (44)
OXENFORD, JOHN, Dramatic Author and Critic, died 21 Feb., 1877 (64)
OZELL, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 15 Oct., 1743
PACK, GEORGE, Actor and Vocalist, fl. 1700-1724
PACKER, JOHN HAYMAN, Actor, died 15 Oct., 1806 (76)
PAGDKN, HENRY, Actor, died 30 Oct., 1907
PAILLKRON, EDOUARD, Dramatic Author, died 20 Apr., 1899 (65)
PALLANT, WALTER, Dramatic Author, died 2 Aug., 1904 (45)
PALMER, A. M., Manager, died 7 Mar., 1905 (66)
PALMKR, BESSIE, Operatic Vocalist, died 1 Sept., 1910 (79)
PALMER, M.P., CHARLES, Dramatic Critic and Journalist, died 25 Oct., 1920 (51)
PALMER, HKNRY, Manager, died 19 July, 1879
PALMER, JOHN (<f Gentleman Palmer"), Actor, died 23 May, 1768 (40)
PALMKR, JOHN, Actor, died 2 Aug., 1798 (56)
PARTCPA-ROSA, EUIMIROSYNTS, Operatic Vocalist, died 21 Jan., 1874 (38)
PARKK, WALTER, Dramatic Author, died 6 Dec., 1922
PARRY, HAYDN, Composer, died 29 Mar., 1894
PARRY, JOHN, SEN., Entertainer, died 8 Apr., 1851 (75)
PARKY, JOHN, Entertainer, died 20 Feb., 1879
PARRY, I)R. JOSEPH, Composer, died 17 Feb., 1903 (61)
PARRY, SKFTON HKNRY, Manager, died 18 Doc., 1887 (65)
PARRY, TOM, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 5 Dec., 1862 (56)
PARSKLLK, JOHN, Actor, died 17 Feb., 1885 (64)
PARSLOK, CHARLES T., Panto mi mist, died 22 Sept., 1870 (66)
PAKSLOK, CIIAKLKS T., Actor, died 22 Jan., 1898 (61)
PAR.SLOTC, JAMES, Actor, died 5 Aug., 1847 (48)
PARSONS, WILLIAM, Actor, died 3 Feb., 1795 (58)
PA.SCOK, CHARLES KYRK, Editor of The* Dramatic List, died 9 Nov., 1912 (70)
PASTA, GururcTA, Operatic Vocalist, died 1 Apr., 1865 (68)
PATKMAN, BKLLA, Actress, died 30 Jan., 1908 (64)
PATKMAN", ROBERT, Actor, died 8 June, 1924 (83)
PATKY, JANET, Vocalist, died 28 Feb., 1894 (52)
PATON, MARY ANNB (Mrs. Wood), Actress and Vocalist, died 20 July,
1864 (62)
PATH, ADBLINA, Operatic Vocalist, died 28 Sept., 1919 (76)
PATTI, CARLQTTA, Vocalist, died 27 June, 1889 (53)
PAUL, HOWARD, Dramatic Author and Entertainer, died 9 Dec., 1905 (75)
PAUL, MRS, HOWARD (Isabella Featherstone), Actress and Vocalist, died 6 June,
1879 (46)
PAULO, SIGNOR, Clown, died 27 July, 1835 (48)
PAULO, JAMES, Clown and Pantomimist, died 27 Apr., 1883
PAULTGN, HARRY, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Apr., 1917 (75)
PAUL-TON, TOM, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 25 Mar., 1914 (76)
PANUCHPQRT, CLAIRE, Actress, died 23 Nov. 1924
GEORGXNA, Actress, died 19 Dec., 1895 (70)
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PAYNE, EDMUND, Actor, died 1 July, 1914 (49)
PAYNE, FREDERICK, Pantomimist, died 27 Feb., 1880 (39)
PAYNE, GEORGE ADNEY, Manager, died 15 May, 1907 (60)
PAYNE, HARRY, Clown and Pantomimist, died 27 Sept., 1895 (64)
PAYNE, JOHN HOWARD, Dramatic Author, died 11 Apr., 1852 (60)
PAYNE, WILLIAM HENRY, Actor and Pantomimist, died 18 Dec., 1878 (74)
PEAKE, R. B., Dramatic Author, died 24 Oct., 1847 (55)
PEELE, GEORGE, Dramatic Author and Actor, fl. 1581-1591
PELHAM, WALTER, Actor, died 17 Mar., 1907 (72)
PELISSIER, H. G., Actor and Manager, " The Follies," died 25 Sept., 1913 (39)
PBMBERTON, T. EDGAR, Dramatic Author and Biographer, died 28 Sept., 1905 (56)
PENKETHMAN, WILLIAM, Actor, died 20 Sept., 1725
PENLEY, BELVILLE, Manager, died 20 Mar., 1893 (84)
PENLEY, SAMPSON Actor and Dramatic Author, died 28 May,, 1838
PENLEY, WILLIAM, Actor, died 23 Mar., 1838
PENLEY, W. S., Actor and Manager, died 11 Nov., 1912 (59)
PENNINGTON, W, H., Actor, died 1 May, 1923 (91)
PEPYS, SAMCJEL, Dramatic Historian, died 26 May, 1703 (70)
PERFECT, J. R., Manager, died 12 Feb., 1912 (77)
PERICAUD, Louis, Dramatic Author, died 12 Nov., 1909
PERTOLDI, ERMINIA, Dancer, died 9 Dec., 1907 (52)
PERUGINI, SIGNOR (John Chattei-ton), Actor and Vocalist, died 4 Dec., 1914 (59)
PETTIFER, MARY ANN, Actress, died 25 Dec., 1892 (70)
PETTITT, HENRY, Dramatic Author, died 24 Dec., 1893 (45)
PHELPS EDMUND, Actor, died 2 Apr., 1870 (32)
PHELPS, MRS. EDMUND (Miss Hudspeth), Actress, died 2 Jan., 1907 (67)
PHELPS, SAMUEL, Actor and Manager, died 6 Nov., 1878 (74)
PHILIPS, AUGUSTINE, Actor and Patentee, died May, 1605
PHILIPS, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 12 Doc., 1734
PHILLIPS, F. C., Dramatic Author and Novelist, 'Cormerly Manager, died 21 Apr.,
1921 (71)
PHILLIPS, WATTS, Dramatic Author, died 2 Dec., 1874 (45)
PHILLIPS, MRS. ALFRED, Dramatic Author and Actress, died 12 Aug., 1876 (54)
PHILLIPS, ACTON, Manager, died 17 May, 1899 (69)
PHILLIPS, STEPHEN, Dramatic Author, Poet and Actor, died 9 Dec., 1915 (49)
PHILP, JAMES E., Actor and Composer, died 21 June, 1910 (42)
PIDDOCK, J. C., Actor and Vocalist, died 3 Dec., 1919 (56)
PIGGOTT, E. F. S., Censor of Plays, died 23 Feb., 1895 (71)
PINK, WAL, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 27 Oct., 1922 (60)
PINTO, CHARLOTTE, Actress and Vocalist, died 10 Apr., 1802
PITOU, AUGUSTUS, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 4 Doc,, 1915 (72)
PITT, ANN, Actress, died 18 Dec., 1799 (79)
PITT, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 21 Feb., 1866 (47)
PITT, FELIX, Actor, died June, 1922
PITT, GEORGE DIBDIN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 26 Feb., 1855 (SB)
PITT, HENRY MADER, Actor, died 7 Mar., 1908
PITT, TOM, Business Manager, died 30 Dec., 1924 (68)
PIXLEY, ANNIE, Actress, died 8 Nov., 1893
PIXLEY, FRANK, Dramatic Author, died 30 Dec., 1919 (52)
PIXLEY, Gus, Actor, died 2 June, 1923 (58)
PLACIDE, CAROLINE (Mrs. Wm. Rufus Blake), Actress, died 21 May, 1881
PLACIDE, HENRY, Actor, died 23 Jan., 1870 (70)
PLANCHE, J. R,, Dramatic Author, died 30 May, 1880 (84)
PLANQUETTE, ROBERT, Composer, died 28 Jan., 1903 (52)
PLAYFAIR, ARTHUR, Actor, died 28 Aug., 1918 (49)
PLYMPTON, EBBN, Actor, died 12 Apr,, 1915 (62)
POCOCK, I., Dramatic Author, died 24 Aug., 1835
POLINI, G. M., Manager, died 22 Sept, 1914 (63)
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PONIATQWSKI, PRINCE, Composer, died July 3, 1873 (56)
PONISI, MDME., Actress, died 19 Feb., 1899 (80)
PONSONBY, EUSTACE, Composer and ex-Actor, died 15 Apr., 1924
POOLS, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 5 Feb., 1872 (87)
POPE, ALEXANDER, Actor, died 22 Mar., 1835 (72)
POPE, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 15 Mar., 1797 (53)
POPK, JANE, Actress, died 30 July, 1818 (76)
POPE, MARIA ANN, Actress, died 18 June, 1803 (28)
POPE, THOMAS, Actor, died Feb., 1604
POPE, WILLIAM COLEMAN, Actor, died 1 June, 1868
POPE, MRS. W. COLEMAN, Actress, died 16 Mar., 1880
PORKL, PAUL, Manager, died 4 Aug., 1917 (73)
PORTER, BENJAMIN C., Actor, died 20 Mar., 1879
PORTER, MRS. MARY ANN, Actress, died 24 Feb., 1765
POSSART, ERNST VON, Actor and Manager, died 8 Apr., 1921 (70)
POST, LILY, Actress and Vocalist, died 4 Apr,, 1890
POTTER, PAUL M., Dramatic Author, died 7 Mar., 1921 (67)
POUGIN, ARTHUR, Theatrical Historian and Musical Critic, died 8 Aug., 1921 (78)
POWELL, CHARLES STUART, Actor and Manager, died 26 Apr., 1811 (62)
POWELL, M,RS., Actress, died 31 Dec., 1831 (c. 70)
POWELL, GEORGE, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 14 Dec., 1714 (46)
POWELL, J., Actor, died 13 May, 1836 (82)
POWELL, WILLIAM, Actor and Patentee, died 3 July, 1769 (34)
POWER, TYRONE, Actor, died 13 Mar. ( ? ), 1841 (43)
FOYNTER, MRS., Actress, died 25 Mar., 1898 (81)
PRATT, SAMUEL JACKSON (" Courtney Melmoth"), Dramatic Author and Actor,
died 4 Oct., 1814 (64)
PRBSCOTT, MARIE, Actress, died 28 Aug., 1893
PRKKTON, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 2 Feb., 1807 (53)
PRICE, STBPHKN, Manager, died 19 Jan., 1840
PRINGLE, LEMPM^RK, Actor and Vocalist, died 23 Oct., 1914
PRINSKP, VAL, R.A., Dramatic Author and Artist, died 11 Nov., 1904 (66)
PRITCHARO, J, LANGFORD, Actor atad Manager, died 5 Aug., 1850 (60)
PRiTCirARO, JOHN, Actor, died 24 Dec., 1868
PRITCHARD, MKS., Actress, died 19 Aug., 1768 (57)
PRITCHARD, Miss, Actross, diod 20 Aug., 1781
PROCTOR, BRYAN WALLER (" Barry Cornwall "), Dramatic Author, died 5 Oct.,
1874 (87)
pROMfJT, LEONARD, Actor, killed in action, May, 1917
PRYNNB, WILLIAM, Author of the Histrio Mastix died 24 Oct., 1669 (69)
PtmewLL, HENRY, Composer, died 21 Nov., 1695 (37)
PYB, HKNHY JAMES, Dramatic Author and Poet Laureate, died 11 Aug., 1813 (58)
PYNB, LOUISA, Operatic Vocalist and Manageress, died 20 Mar., 1904 (75)
PYNK, JAMES FREDERICK, Operatic Vocalist, died 23 Sept,, 1857 (72)
Q
QUICK, JOHN, Actor, died 4 Apr,, 1831 (84)
Quiw, JAMKS, Actor, died 21 Jan., 1766 (72)
, MARK, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 8 Oct., 1891 (32)
R
L, LYDXA, Actress, died June, 1915
RACHEL, MADAME, Actress, died 3 Jan., 1858 (38)
RAB, ALEXANDER WILLIAM, Actor, died 8 Sept,, 1820 (38)
RAWtrNP, FERDINAND, Actor and Manager, died 5 Sept*, 1836 (46)
RAXNPORTII, ELIZABETH, Vocalist, died 22 Sept., 1877 (63)
RALBIGH, CECIL, Dramatic Author, died 10 Nov., 1914 (58)
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RALEIGH, MRS. CECIL (Saba), Actress, died 22 Aug., 1923 (57)
RAMSEY CECIL, Actor, died 7 June, 1814
RANJDTCGGER, ALBERTO, Conductor and Composer, died 17 Dec., 1911 (79)
RANDOLPH, THOMAS, Dramatic Author and Poet, died Mar., 1635 (29)
RANKIN, A. McKEE, Actor and Manager, died 17 Apr., 1914 (73)
RANKIN, GLADYS (Mrs. Sidney Drew), Actress, died 9 Jan., 1914 (40)
RANKIN, MRS. McKEE (Kitty Blanchard), Actress, died 14 Dec., 1911 (64)
RANKLEY, CAROLINE, Actress, died 29 Aug., 1846 (29)
RACINE, JEAN DE, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 21 Apr., 1699 (59)
RANGE, CECILIA (Mrs. F. C. Burnand), Actress, died 10 Apr., 1870 (27)
RANSFORD, EDWIN, Actor and Vocalist, died 11 July, 1876 (71)
RAPHAEL, JOHN N. (" Percival"), Dramatic Author, Critic and Journalist, died
23 Feb., 1917 (47)
RATHBONE, GUY B., Actor, killed in action, 21 Apr., 1916 (31)
RAVENSCROFT, EDWARD, Dramatic Author, fl. 1671-1697
RAWLSTON, ZELMA, Actress and Vocalist, died 30 Oct., 1915
RAY, J. H., Actor, died 17 Apr., 1875
RAY, JOHN WILLIAM, Actor and Dramatic Author, died Sept., 1871 (64)
RAYMOND, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 11 May, 1911.
RAYMOND, J. T., Actor, died 10 Apr., 1887 (51)
RAYNE, LEONARD, Actor and Manager, died 19 June, 1925 (56)
RAYNE, LIN, Actor, died 5 Nov., 1886 (47)
RAYNER, ALFRED, Actor, died 20 Jan., 1898 (75)
RAYNER, LIONEL BENJAMIN, Actor and Manager, died 24 Sept, 1855 (69)
RAYNHAM, Miss, Actress, died 23 Aug., 1871 (27)
REACH, ANGUS B., Dramatic Author, died 25 Nov., 1856 (35)
READE, CHARLES, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 11 Apr., 1884 (69)
REDDISH, SAMUEL, Actor, died 31 Dec., 1785 (50)
REDDISH, MRS., Actress, died 24 Mar., 1799
REDE, THOMAS LEMAN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 12 Dec., 1832 (33)
REDE, W. LEMAN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 3 Apr., 1847 (45)
REDFERN, W. B., Manager, died 21 Aug., 1923 (83)
REDFORD, GEORGE ALEXANDER, Film. Censor, formerly Examiner of Plays,
died 10 Nov., 1916
REDMUND, WILLIAM, Actor, died 9 Oct., 1915
REECE, ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 8 July, 1891 (53)
REED, ALFRED GERMAN, Composer and Entertainer, died 10 Mar., 1895 (48)
REED, ISAAC, Dramatic Critic and Historian, died 5 Jan., 1807 (65^
REED, JOSEPH, Dramatic Author, died 15 Axtg,, 1787* (64)
REED, ROLAND, Actor and Manager, died 30 Mar., 1901 (48)
REED, THOMAS GERMAN, Entertainer, died 21 Mar,, 1888 (70)
REED, MRS. GERMAN (Priscilla Horton), Actress, died IB Mar., 1805 (77)
REES, DAVID, Actor, died 5 Dec., 1843 (49)
REEVE, JOHN, Actor, died 24 Jan., 1838 (39)
REEVE, WILLIAM, Composer and Manager, died 22 June, 1815 (58)
REEVE, WYBERT, Actor and Manager, died 15 Nov., 190(5 (77)
REEVES, SIMS, Operatic Vocalist, died 25 Oct., 1900 (82)
REGNARD, M., Actor, died 4 Sept., 1709 (54)
REGNAXJLT, MADAME, Actress, died Aug., 1887
REGNIER, FRANCOIS JOSEPH, Actor, died 28 Apr., 1885 (79)
REHAN, ADA, Actress, died 8 Jan., 1916 (55)
REID, HAL, Dramatic Author, died 22 May, 1920 (60)
REIGNOLDS, KATE, Actress, died 11 July, 1911 (75)
REJANE, MDME., Actress and Manageress, died 14 Juno, 1920 (63)
RENARD, JULES, Dramatic Author, died 23 May, 1910 (40)
RENOXJF, HENRY, Actor, died 24 July, 1913 (53)
REVILLE, ROBERT (Barrett), Actor, died 26 Oct., 1893
REYER, ERNEST, Composer, died 15 Jan., 1909 (85)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
REYNOLDS, FREDERICK, Dramatic Author, died 17 Apr., 1841 (77)
REYNOLDS, JANE LOUISA (Lady Brampton), Actress, died 17 Nov., 1907 (83)
REYNOLDSON, T. H., Actor and Dramatic Author, died July, 1888 (80)
RICE, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 12 Apr., 1880 (60)
RICE, EDWARD E., Composer and Manager, died 16 Nov., 1924 (75)
RICE, JOHN, Actor, fl, 1611-1625
RICE T. D. (" Jim Crow"), Actor, died 18 Sept., 1860 (52)
RICH, CHRISTOPHER, Manager, died 4 Nov., 1714
RICH, ISAAC B., Manager, died 10 June, 1908 (81)
RICH, JOHN, Actor, Harlequin, and Manager, died 26 Nov., 1761 (69)
RICHARD, GEORGES, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 16 Nov.,
1891 (60)
RICHARDS, COLONEL A. BATE, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 12 June,
1876 (56)
RICHARDS, JOHN, Scenic Artist, died 18 Dec., 1810
RICHARDSON, FRANK, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 1 Aug., 1917 (46)
RICHARDSON, JOHN, Showman, died 14 Nov., 1837 (76)
RICHARDSON, LEANDER, Dramatic Author and Theatrical Journalist, died 2 Feb.,
1918 (61)
RICHINGS, CAROLINE (Brennard), Operatic Vocalist, died 14 Jan., 1882
RICHINGS, PETER, Operatic Vocalist, died 18 Jan., 1871 (73)
RICHTER, DR. HANS, Operatic Conductor, died 16 Dec., 1916 (73)
RIDOUT, MRS., Actress, died 27 Mar., 1761
RIGHTO^, EDWARD C., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 1 Jan., 1899
RIGNOLD, GEORGE, Actor and Manager, died 16 Dec., 1912 (74)
RIGNOLD, HENRY, Actor, died 17 Sept., 1873 (62)
RIGNOLD, LIONEL, Actor and Manager, died 13 Nov., 1919 (69)
RIGNOLD, SUSAN, Actress, died 16 July, 1895
RIGNOLD, WILLIAM, Actor, died 22 Dec., 1904 (68)
RIGNOLD, WILLIAM HENRY, Actor, died 24 Nov., 1910
RIMMA, FRITZ, Actor, died 30 June, 1904 (44)
RINGLING, AL., Circus Proprietor, died 1 Jan,, 1916 (63)
RISQUE, W. H., Librettist and Author, died 17 Aug., 1916
RISTQRI, ADELAIDE, Actress, died 9 Oct., 1906 (84)
ROBE, ANNIE, Actress, died July, 1922
ROBERDKAIJ, JOHN PETER, Dramatic Author, died 7 Jan., 1815 (60)
ROBERTS, DAVID, Scenic Artist, died 25 Nov., 1864 (68)
ROBERTS, SIR RANDAL, Actor, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 10 Oct.,
1899 (62)
ROBERTSON, CRAVEN, Actor, died 23 June, 1879 (33)
ROBERTSON, Miss EAST, Actress, died 19 Nov., 1916
ROBERTSON, MRS. THOMAS, Actress and Manageress, died 19 Dec., 1855 (87)
ROBERTSON, THOMAS WILLIAM SHAFTO, Actor and Manager, died 24 May,
1895 (37)
ROBERTSON, T. W., Dramatic Author, died 3 Feb., 1871 (42)
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM, Actor, died 4 Dec., 1872 (73)
ROBERTSON, MRS. WILLIAM, Actress, died 4 Dec., 1876 (71)
ROBINS, GERTRUDE, Actress and Dramatic Author, died 25 Dec., 1917 (31)
ROBINS, JOSEPH H,, Actor, died 23 Aug., 1878 (52)
ROBINSON, ANASTASIA (Coitntes« of Peterborough), Vocalist and Actress, died
26 Apr,, 1755 (57)
ROBINSON, FORREST, Actor, died Jan., 1924 (65)
ROBINSON, FREDERIC, Actor, died 18 Oct., 1912 (82)
ROBINSON, " PBRDITA/' Actress, died 26 Dec., 1800 (42)
ROBINSON, RICHARD, Actor, buried 23 Mar., 1648
ROBSON, FREDERICK, Actor, died 12 Aug., 1864 (43)
ROBSON, FREDERICK (the younger), Actor, died 16 Mar., 1919 (72)
ROBSON, MAT, Actor, died 22 Dec., 1899 (69)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE ^THEATRE
ROBSON, STUART, Actor and Manager, died 29 Apr., 1903 (67)
ROBSON, MRS. , STUART (May Waldron), Actress, died 22 Dec., 1924
ROBSON, WILLIAM (" The Old Playgoer "), died 17 Nov., 1863 (78)
ROCHELLE, EDWARD, Actor, died 16 Apr., 1908 (56)
ROCK, CHARLES, Actor, died 12 July, 1919 (53)
RODGERS, CAPTAIN, Manager, died 9 May, 1907
RODGERS, JAMES, Manager, died 6 Jan., 1890 (74)
RODNEY, FRANK, Actor, died 14 Aug., 1902 (43)
RODWELL, G. H., Composer and Dramatic Author, died 22 Jan., 1852 (50)
ROEBUCK, CAPTAIN DISNEY, Actor and Manager, died 22 Mar., 1885 (66)
ROGERS, Gus, Actor, died 19 Oct., 1908 (39)
ROGERS, JAMES, Actor, died 15 Apr., 1863 (42)
ROGERS, KATHARINE, Actress, died 19 Dec., 1891
ROGERS, WILLIAM, Actor, died 14 Jan., 1876 (70)
ROLLE, GEORGES, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 3 Oct., 1916.
ROLT, RICHARD, Dramatic Author, died 2 Mar., 1770 (45)
ROMER, ANNE (Mrs. William Brough), Actress and Vocalist, died 1 Feb., 1852 (23)
ROMER, EMMA, Actress and Vocalist, died 14 Apr., 1868 (54)
ROMER, ROBERT, Actor, died 5 Apr., 1874 (66)
ROOKE, WILLIAM MICHAEL, Composer, died 14 Oct., 1847 (53)
RORKE, CECILIA, Actress, died 16 May, 1877 (17)
ROSA, CARL, Manager, died 30 April, 1889 (46)
ROSE, ANNIE, Actress, died 1 Nov., 1902^58)
ROSE, EDWARD, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 31 Dec., 1904 (55)
ROSELLE, AMY (Mrs. Arthur Dacre), Actress, died 16 Nov., 1895 (41)
RosifcRB, J, G., Actor, died 2 Oct., 1870
Ross, DAVID, Actor and Manager, died 14 Sept., 1790 (62)
ROSSE, RUSSELL, Actor and Manager, died 15 May, 1910
Rossi, ERNESTO, Actor, died 4 June, 1896 (69)
ROSSINI, GIOACCHINO ANTONIO, Composer, died 13 Nov., 1868 (76)
ROSS-SELWICKE, ETHEL, Dancer, died 29 Oct., 1906
ROSTAND, EDMOND, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 2 Dec., 1918 (50)
ROUSBY, ARTHUR, Actor and Manager, died 29 Oct., 1899
ROUSBY, MRS. CLARA, Actress, died 19 Apr,, 1879 (27)
ROUSBY, WILLIAM WYBERT, Actor and Manager, died 10 Sept., 1907 (72)
ROUSE, THOMAS ("Bravo" Rouse), Actor, died 26 Sept., 1852 (68)
ROUTLEDGE, CALVERT, Manager, formerly Actor, died 22 May, 1916
ROWE, G. FAWCETT, Dramatic Author and Actor, died 4 Sept., 1889
ROWE, NICHOLAS, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 6 Dec., 1718 (44)
ROWLEY, SAMUEL, Dramatic Airthor, fl, 1601-1633
ROWLEY, WILLIAM, Actor and Dramatic Author, fl. 1610-1638
ROWSON, SUSANNA, Actress and Author, died 2 Mar., 1824 (62)
ROXBY, ROBERT, Actor, died 25 July, 1866 (58)
ROXBY, SAMUEL, Actor and Manager, died 3 July, 1863 (58)
ROZE, RAYMOND, Composer and Conductor, died 31 Mar., 1920 (45)
RUBENS, PAUL, Composer and Dramatic Author, died 5 Feb., 1917 (40)
RUBINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Operatic Vocalist, died 2 Mar,, 1854 (61)
RUSSELL, LILIAN, Actress and Vocalist, died 6 June, 1922 ((JO)
RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL, LORD (Sir Edward Russell), Dramatic Critic and Kditor,
died 20 Feb., 1920 (85)
RUSSELL, HOWARD, Actor, died 15 Nov., 1914 (81)
RUSSELL, MABEL, COUNTESS, Actress, died 22 Sept., 1908
RUSSELL, MARIE BOOTH (Mrs. R. B. Mantell), Actress, died 31 Oct., 1911
RUSSELL, SAMUEL THOMAS (" Jerry Sneak " Russell), Actor, died 25 Feb.,
1845 (79)
RUSSELL, WILLIAM CLAKK, Author of " Representative Actors/* died 8 Nov.,
1911 (67)
RUTLAND, RUTH, Actress, died 12 Apr., 1892
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
RYAN, LACY, Actor, died 15 Aug*, 1760 (66)
RYAN, T. E., Scenic Artist, died 21 Oct., 1920
RYDER, JOHN, Actor, died 27 Mar., 1885 (70)
RYDER, THOMAS, Actor, died 26 Nov., 1790 (55)
RYLEY, J. H., Actor and Vocalist, died 28 July, 1922 (81)
RYLEY, SAMUEL WILLIAM, Actor and Author, died 12 Sept., 1837 (82)
ST. ANGE, JOSEPHINE, Actress, died 9 June, 1892
ST. AUDR'IE, STELLA, Actress, died 11 May, 1925 (49)
ST. GEORGE, JULIA, Actress and Vocalist, died 11 Nov., 1903 (79)
ST. JOHN, FLORENCE, Vocalist and Actress, died 30 Jan., 1912 (57)
SAXNT-SAENS, CAMILLE, Composer, died 16 Dec., 1921 (86)
SAKER, EDWARD, Actor and Manager, died 29 Mar., 1883 (52)
SAKER, MRS. EDWARD, Actress, died 6 Feb., 1912 (64)
SAKER, HORATIO, Actor, died 2 Apr., 1861 (34)
SAKER, HORATIO, Actor, died 19 Oct., 1902 (54)
SAKER, MARIA, Actress, died 1 Sept., 1902
SAKER, RJCHARD HENRY, Actor and Manager, died 26 Apr., 1870 (28)
SAKER, ROSE, Actress, died 22 Sept., 1923
SAKER, WILLIAM, Actor, died 22 June, 1849 (59)
SALA, MADAME, Actress and Vocalist, died 11 Apr., 1860 (67)
SALA, GEORGE AUGUSTUS, Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 8 Dec., 1895 (67)
S ALMOND, NORMAN, Actor and Vocalist, died 28 Apr., 1914 (56)
SALVINI, ALEXANDER, Actor, died 15 Dec., 1896 (35)
SALVINI, TQMASSO, Actor and Manager, died 31 Dec., 1915 (87)
SAMARY, JEANNE, Actress, died 18 Sept., 1890 (33)
SAND, GEORGES, Dramatic Author, died 8 June, 1876
SANDERSON, SYBIL, Operatic Vocalist, died 16 May, 1903 (39)
SANDFORD, SAMUEL, Actor, ft. 1661-1699
S ANGER, FRANK W,, Manager, died 17 Apr., 1904 (55)
SANGER, RACHEL, Actress and Vocalist, died 22 Sept., 1884 (34)
SANKEY, SIR CHARLES, Operatic Vocalist, died 21 Sept, 1922 (88)
SANKEY, KATB, Actress, Vocalist and Manageress, died 18 Jan., 1923 (86)
SANTLOW, HESTER (Mrs. Barton Booth), Actress, died 15 Jan., 1778 (93)
SAHO, Louis BERNARD, Actor and Vocalist, died 27 Nov., 1851 (59)
SARCEY, FRAN$ISQUE, Dramatic Critic, died 15 May, 1899 (70)
SARDOU, VICTORIEN, Dramatic Author, died 8 Nov., 1908 (77)
SARGENT, FRANKLIN H., Manager, died 28 Aug., 1923
SASS, EDWARD, Actor, died 15 Nov., 1916 (58)
SAUNDBRK, CHARLOTTE, Actress and Vocalist, died 31 Mar., 1899 (73)
SAVNDSRS, E. G,» i'ormerly Manager, died 19 May, 1913
SAWDERS, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 7 Oct., 1909 (90)
SAITNJDBRS, EMILY (Lady Don), Actress, died 20 Sept., 1875
SAUNDERS, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 29 Mar., 1895 (84)
SAUNBERS, MARGARET, Actress, fl. 1702-1744 (&. 1686)
SAXJNDERSQN, MRS,, Actress. (See Mrs. Thomas Betterton.)
SAVAGE, RICHARD, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 1 Aug., 1743 (46)
SAVILLE, EDMUND FAUCIT, Actor, died 20 Nov., 1857 (46)
SAVILLE, MRS* E. FAXJCIT, Actress and Manageress, died 25 Aug., 1879
SAVILLE, J. PAUCIT, Actor, died 31 Dec., 1855 (48)
SAVILLE, MRS. J. PAtJCiT, Actress and Manageress, died 31 Mar., 1889 (77)
SAVILLB, KATE, Actress, died 7 May, 1922
SASCON, KATE, Actress, died 18 Apr,, 1863 (36)
SCANLAN, JAMES, Vocalist, died 25 Sept., 1909 (76)
SCANLAN, W. JAMES, Actor and Vocalist, died 26 Feb., 1898 (42)
SCKARF, HENRY, Actor, died June, 1887 (65)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
SCHILLER, JOHANN FRIEDRICH, Dramatic Author, died 9 May, 1805 (46)
SCHLENTHER, DR. PAUL, Manager and Actor, died May, 1916 (62)
SCHNEIDER, HORTENSE, Vocalist and Actress, died 5 May, 1920 (83)
SCHOEFKEL, JOHN B., Manager, 30 Aug., 1918
SCHOFIELD, JOHNNY, Actor, formerly Minstrel, died 21 Dec., 1921 (65)
SCOTT, CLEMENT, Dramatic Critic, Author, and Poet, died 25 June, 1904 (62)
SCOTT, JOHN R., Actor, died 4 Apr., 1856 (46)
SCOTT-SIDDONS, MRS., Actress, died 8 Nov., 1896 (53)
SCRIBE, EUGENE, Dramatic Author, died 20 Feb., 1861 (69)
SCUDAMORE, FRANK A., Dramatic Author and Actor, died 1 Nov., 1904 (58)
SEABROOKE, THOMAS Q., Actor, died 3 Apr., 1913 (52)
SEALBY, WALTER, Actor and Manager, died 17 Oct., 1904 (43)
SEAMAN, ISAAC, former Dramatic Critic and Journalist, died 16 Dec., 1923 (88)
SEAMAN, JULIA, Actress, died 30 Jan., 1909 (71)
SEARELLE, LUSCOMBE, Operatic Vocalist and Dramatic Author, died 18 Dec,,
1907 (47)
SEARLE, WILLIAM, Actor, died 14 May, 1864 (49)
SEDGER, HORACE, Manager, died 27 June, 1917 (64)
SEDGWICK, AMY, Actress, died 7 Nov., 1897 (67)
SSDLEY, SIR CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 20 Aug., 1701
SEEBOHM, E. V., Dramatic Author, died 11 Sept., 1888
SEFTON, JOHN, Actor, died 19 Sept., 1868
SEGUIN, EDWARD, Operatic Vocalist, died 12 Dec., 1852 (43)
SELBY, CHARLES, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 21 Mar., 1863 (62)
SELBY, MRS. CHARLES, Actress, died 8 Feb., 1873 (76)
SELLS, LEWIS, Manager, died 5 Sept., 1907 (65)
SENNETT, CHARLES, Actor, died 30 Oct., 1905 (73)
SENNETT, MRS. CHARLES, Actress, died 13 Feb., 1913 (67)
SENNETT, WILLIAM, Actor, died 28 Nov., 1875
SERJEANTSON, KATE, Actress, died 16 Feb., 1918
SERLE T. J., Actor and Dramatic Author, died 20 Mar,, 1889 (90)
SERPETTE, GASTON, Composer, died 3 Nov., 1904 (57)
SETTLE, ELK AN AH, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 12 Feb., 1724 (76)
SEVERIN-MARS, M., Actor, died 17 July, 1921
SEYMOUR, MRS., Actress, fl. 1717-1723
SEYMOUR, KATIE, Actress and Dancer, died 7 Sept., 1903 (33)
SEYMOUR, MRS. LAURA, Actress and Manageress, died 25 Sept., 1879 (59)
SEYTON, CHARLES, Actor, died 12 Dec., 1894
BHADWELL, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 12 Aug., 1726
SHADWELL, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 19 Nov., 1692 (52)
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, Manager, Poot, and Actor, died
23 Apr., 1616 (52)
SHALDERS, CHARLES WILLIAM, Actor and Scenic Artist, died 5 Nov 1862
(43)
SHANCKE, JOHN, Actor, buried 27 Jan., 1636
SHARP, RICHARD, Actor, /. 1616-1628
SHARPHAM, EDWARD, Dramatic Author, died 23 Apr,, 1608 (32)
SHAW, MRS. ALFRED, Operatic Vocalist, died 9 Sept,, 1876 (62)
SHEIL, RICHARD LALOR, Dramatic Author, died 25 May, 1851 (59)
SHELDON, SUZANNE, Actress, died 21 Mar., 1924 (49)
SHELLEY, HERBERT, Actor, Author and Manager, died 28 Feb., 1921 (50)
SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 8 Sept., 1822 (29)
SHELTON, BERTIE, Stage Manager, formerly Actor, died 21 June, 1920
SHEPHERD, RICHARD, Actor and Manager, died 14 Apr,, 1880 (76)
SHERIDAN, AMY, Actress, died U Nov., 1878 (39)
SHERIDAN, ELIZABETH ANN '(Linley), Vocalist, died 28 June, 1792 (37)
SHERIDAN, FRANCES, Dramatic Author, died 26 Sept,, 1766 (42)
SHERIDAN, JOHN F., Actor and Manager, died 25 Dec., 1908 (60)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY, Dramatic Author and Manager, died 7 July,
1816 (64)
SHERIDAN THOMAS, Actor, died 14 Aug., 1788 (67)
SHERIDAN, W. E., Actor and Manager, died 18 May, 1887 (47)
SHERWIN, RALPH, Actor, died Jan., 1830 (31)
SHIELD, WILLIAM, Composer, died 25 Jan., 1829 (81)
SHIRLEY, JAMES, Dramatic Author, "died 29 Oct., 1666 (70)
SHIRLEY, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, fl. 1739-1780
SIORRA, EDMONSTON, Actor, died 28 June, 1861
SHONE, R. V., Business Manager, died 19 Aug., 1901 (45)
SHORE, J. G., Actor, died 21 Apr., 1885 (58)
SHUBERT, SAM S., Manager, died 12 May, 1905 (30)
SHXJTER, EDWARD, Actor, died 1 Nov., 1776 (48)
SIDDONS, HENRY, Actor and Author, died 12 Apr., 1815 (40)
SIDDONS, MRS. HARRIETT, Actress, died 2 Nov., 1844 (61)
SIDDONS, MRS. SARAH, Actress, died 8 June, 1831 (76)
SIBNKIKWICZ, HENRY, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 16 Nov., 1916 (70)
SILSBEB, JOSH, Actor, died 22 Dec., 1855 (40)
SIMMONS, SAMUEL, Actor, died 11 Sept., 1819 (42)
SIMMS, HENRIETTA, Actress, died 5 Apr., 1887
SIMON, CHARLES, Dramatic Author, died 31 May, 1910 (60)
SIMPSON, MERGER, Manager, died 12 Aug., 1902 (66)
SIMPSON, J. PALGRAVE, Dramatic Author, died 19 Aug., 1887 (82)
SIMPSON, MARIA, Actress, died 25 Feb., 1879 (45)
SIMS GEORGE R., Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 4 Sept., 1922 (75)
SINCLAIR, HENRY, Actor, died 18 Dec., 1879 (50)
SINCLAIR, JOHN, Operatic Vocalist, died 22 Sept., 1857 (72)
SINGER, JOHN, Actor and Dramatic Author, fl. 1594-1602
SIRE, HENRY B,, Manager, died 17 Jan., 1917
SKEFFINGTON, SIR LXJMLEY, Dramatic Author, died 10 Nov., 1850 (79)
SKKTCHLKY, ARTHUR, Entertainer, died 11 Nov., 1882 (64)
SLATKR, C. PDNDAS, Manager, died 8 July, 1912 (60)
SLAUGHTER, WALTER, Composer* died 2 Mar., 1908 (48)
SUNGSBY, MARY, Actress, buried 1 Mar., 1694
SLOANK, A. BALDWIN, Composer, died 21 Feb., 1925 (52)
SLOMAN, HENRY, Actor, died 11 Aug., 1873 (80)
SLOMAN, MRS. JOHN, Actress, died 8 Feb., 1858 (59)
SLOUS, A. R., Dramatic Author, died 28 Mar., 1883 (71)
SLY, WILLIAM, Actor, buried 16 Aug., 1608
SMALK, TOM E., Business Manager, died 19 Feb., 1890
SMART, CHRISTOPHER, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 21 May, 1771 (49)
SMART, SIR GEORGE, Conductor and Composer, died 23 Feb., 1867 (90)
SMITH, ALBERT, Dramatic Author and Entertainer, died 23 May, 1860 (44)
SMITH, C, }„ Actor, died 22 Oct., 1888 (80)
SMITH, E. t., Manager, died 26 Nov., 1877 (73)
SMITH, MARK, Actor, died 11 Aug., 1884 (55)
SMITH, RICHARD JOHN (0. Smith), Actor, died 1 Feb., 1855 (68)
SMITH, SOL, Actor, diccl 14 Feb., 1869 (67)
SMITH, MRS. SOL,, Actress, died 15 June, 1917 (87)
SMITH, WBNTWORTH, Dramatic Axrthor, fl. 1601-1623
SMITH, WILLIAM, Actor, died Dec., 1696
SMITH, WILLIAM (" Gentleman Smith "), Actor, died 13 Sept., 1819 (89)
SMITHSON, HARRIETT (Mxlme. Berlioz), Actress, died 3 Mar., 1854 (53)
SMOLLETT, TOBIAS, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 17 Sept., 1771 (50)
SMYTHE, JAMES MOORE, Dramatic Author, died 18 Oct., 1734 (32)
SNAZKLLK, G. H., Actor and Entertainer, died 17 May, 1912 (63)
SOANB, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, died 13 July, 1860 (69)
SOHLKB, Gus, Stage Director, died 7 June, 1924 (58)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
SOLDENE, EMILY, Vocalist, died 8 Apr., 1912 (72)
SOLOMON, EDWARD, Composer, died 22 Jan., 1895 (36)
SONNENTHAL, ADOLF, HITTER VON, Actor, died 4 Apr., 1909 (74)
SONTAG, CARL, Actor, died 24 June, 1900
SOTHERN, EDWARD A., Actor, died 20 Jan., 1881 (54)
SOTHBRN, LYTTON, Actor, died 11 Mar.* 1887 (35)
SOTHERN, SAM, Actor, died 21 Mar., 1920 (55)
SOXJTAR, ROBERT, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 28 Sept., 1908 (81)
SOUTHERNS, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, died 26 May, 1746 (85)
SPARKS, HUGH, Actor, died 3 Mar., 1816 (64)
SPARKS, ISAAC, Actor, died 18 Apr., 1776
SPARKS, LUKE, Actor, died 28 Dec., 1768 (57)
SPARKS, MRS., Actress, died 3 Feb., 1837 (83)
SPEARMAN, WALTER, Actor, died 6 Mar., 1886 (42)
SPENCER, GABRIEL, Actor, died 22 Sept., 1598
SPILLER, JAMES, Actor, died 7 Feb., 1730 (38)
SPRY, HENRY, Dramatic Author, died 17 Feb., 1904 (69)
SQUIRE, TOM, Actor, died 12 Dec., 1891
STANDING, ELLEN, Actress, died 23 Mar., 1906 (50)
STANDING, EMILY, Actress, died 9 Mar., 1899
STANDING, HERBERT, Actor, died 5 Dec., 1923 (77)
STANFIELD, CLARKSON, Scenic Artist, died 18 May, 1867 (73)
STANFORD, SIR CHARLES VILLIERS, Composer, died 29 Mar., 1924 (71)
STANFORD, HENRY, Actor, died 19 Feb., 1921 (49)
STANGE, STANISLAUS, Dramatic Author, died 2 Jan., 1917 (56)
STANISLAUS, FREDERICK, Composer and Conductor, died 22 Nov., 1891 (47)
STANLEY, EMMA, Entertainer, died 11 Dec., 1881 (63)
STANLEY, MONTAGUE, Actor and Painter, died 4 May, 1844 (35)
STANLEY, MRS,, Actress, died 17 Jan., 1861 (69)
STAPLETON, SIR ROBERT, Dramatic Author, died 10 or 11 July, 1669
STEADMAN, WALTER, Actor, died 28 July, 1900 (45)
STEELE, SIR RICHARD, Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 1 Sept., 1729 (57)
STEEVENS, GEORGE, Shakespearean Commentator, died 22 Jan., 1800 (63)
STEINBERG, AMY, Actress, died 4 Nov., 1920 (70)
STEPHAN, CELESTE, Dancer, died Sept., 1909 (85)
STEPHENS, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, died 15 Oct., 1851
STEPHENS, H. POTTINGER, Dramatic Author, died 12 Feb., 1903
STEPHENS, KITTY (Countess of Craven), Actress, died 20 Feb., 1882 (8H)
STEPHENS, W. H., Actor, died 7 Oct., 1888 (70)
STEPHENS, MRS. W. H. ("Granny"), Actress, died 15 Jan., 1896 (83)
STEPHENSON, B. C., Dramatic Author, died 22 Jan., 1906 (67)
STEPHENSON, CHARLES H., Actor, died 20 Jan., 1905 (81)
STETSON, JOHN, SEN., Manager, died 8 Juno, 1892 (96)
STETSON, JOHN, Manager, died 18 Apr., 1895
STEVENS, GEORGE ALEXANDER, Actor and Author, died 6 Se.pt., 1784 (74)
STEVENS, F. PERCIVAL, Actor, died 28 Mar., 1917
STEVENS, JOHN A., Dramatic Author and Actor, died 2 June, 1016 (73)
STEVENS, SARA, Actress, died 8 Sept., 1904 (70)
STEYNE, E. T., Actor, died 21 Apr., 1912
STILL, DR. JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 26 Feb., 1007 (63)
STIRLING, ARTHUR, Actor, died 2 Dec., 1898 (71)
STIRLING, MRS. ARTHUR, Actress, died 28 Oct., 1902
STIRLING, EDWARD, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 14 Aug., 1894 (83)
STIRLING, MRS. (Lady Gregory), Actress, died 28 Dec,, 1805 79)
STODDART, J. H., Actor, died 9 Dec., 1907 (80)
STOEPEL, RICHARD, Composer and Conductor, died 1 Oct., 1887
STOKER, BRAM, Business Manager, died 20 Apr,, 1912 (64)
STONE, GEORGE, Actor, died 9 Nov., 1889 (32)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
STORAGE, ANNA SELINA, Actress and Vocalist, died 24 Aug., 1817 (51)
STORAGE, STEPHEN, Composer, died 19 Mar., 1796 (33)
STOREY, FRED., Actor, Dancer, and Scenic Artist, died 4 Dec., 1917 (61)
STORMONT, LEO, Actor and Vocalist, died 28 Jan., 1923
STOYLB, J. D., Actor, died 31 Dec., 1880 (49)
STRAKOSCH, MAURICE, Impressario, died 9 Oct., 1887
STRAUSS, EDUARD, Composer, died Jan., 1917 (81)
STRAUSS, JOSEPH, Composer, died 22 July, 1870 (42)
STRICKLAND, ROBERT, Actor, died 19 May, 1845 (47)
STRINDBERG, AUGUST, Dramatic Author, died 14 May, 1912 (63)
STUART, HENRI, Actor, died 6 Jan., 1891 (46)
STUART, THOMAS, Actor, died 11 Feb., 1878 (76)
STUDOY, J. B., Manager, died 9 Aug., 1910 (78)
SUETT, RICHARD ("Dicky" Suett), Actor, died 6 July, 1805 (50)
SITGDEN, CHARLES, Actor, died 3 Aug., 1921 (70)
SULLIVAN, SIR ARTHUR, Composer, died 22 Nov., 1900 (58)
SULLIVAN, BARRY, Actor and Manager, died 3 May, 1891 (69)
SULLY, DANIEL, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 25 June, 1910 (54)
SUPP/C, FRANZ VON, Composer, died 21 May, 1895 (75)
SUTER, W. \L, Dramatic Author, died 31 May, 1882 (70)
SUTHERLAND, KVKLYN GREENLEAF, Dramatic Author, died 24 Dec., 1908
SUTHERLAND, W. R., Actor, died 26 Mar., 1904 (50)
SWAN, JOHN, Actor, died 26 Apr., 1861
8 WAN BOROUGH, ADA, Actress, died 12 Dec,, 1893 (48)
SWANBOROUGH, ARTHUR, Manager, died 22 Dec., 1895
SWANJUOROUGH, MRS., Actress and Manageress, died 6 Jan., 1889 (85)
SWAN BOROUGH, W, H,, Manager, died 17 Dec., 1886 (57)
SWANSTON, HtLLiARD, Actor, fl. 1622-1631
SWINBOURNK, THOMAS, Actor, died 4 Nov., 1895 (72)
SWINBURNE, ALGERNON C., Dramatic Author and Poet, died 10 Apr., 1909 (70)
SWINKY OR MAcSwiNBY, OWEN, Actor and Manager, died 2 Oct., 1754
SYKKS, JKHOMM, Actor, died 29 Dec., 1903 (35)
SYMS, ALGERNON, Actor, died 11 Feb., 1915 (71)
SYNCIK, Jt M,, Dramatic Author, died 24 Mar., 1909 (37)
T
TAWW, ROBERT, Actor, died 8 Mar., 1904 (38)
TAGLIONI, MDLLE. MARIE, Dancer, died 24 Apr,, 1884 (80)
TAILLADK, PAUL, Actor, died 26 Jan., 1898 (72)
TALBOT, Miss, Actress, died 7 July, 1865 (39)
TALBOT, MONTAGCTB, Actor and Manager, died 26 Spr., 1831 (58)
TALFOURD, FRANCIS, Dramatic Author, died 9 Mar., 1862 (35)
TALFOURD, SIR THOMAS N., Dramatic Author, died 13 Mar., 1854 (59)
TAI.MA, FRANCOIS J., Actor, died 19 Oct., 1826 (63) .
TANNER, JAMBS T,, Dramatic Author, died 18 Juae, 1915 (56)
TAPPING, Aumwn, Actor, died 28 Dec., 1880
TAUI.MTON, RICHARD, Actor, died 5 Sept., 1588
TATK, JAMES W,, Composer and Manager, died 5 Feb., 1922 (46)
TATK, NAHUM, Dramatic Author and Poet Laureate, died 12 Aug., 1715 (63)
TATIIAM, JOHN, Dramatic Author and Poet, fi. 1632-1664
TAVKKNKK, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 8 Jan., 1731
TAYLIWRK, JOHN, Actor, died 28 Mar., 1861
TAYLOR, CHARLES H., Dramatic Author and Lyrist, died 27 June, 1907 (46)
TAYLOJR, SIR HBNRY, Dramatic Author, died 27 Mar,, 1886 (85)
TAYLOR, JAMES GOULDE, Actor, died 17 Jan., 1$04 (67)
TAYLOR, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 1 Dec., 1653 (73)
TAYLOR JOHN, Dramatic Critic, died May, 1832 (74)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
TAYLOR, JOSEPH, Actor and Patentee, buried 4 Nov., 1653 (67 ?)
TAYLOR, TOM, Dramatic Author, died 12 July, 1880 (63)
TAYLOR, WILLIAM, Dramatic Critic and Poet, died 5 Mar., 1836 (70)
TEAL, BEN, Stage Manager and Producer, died 20 Apr,, 1917 (55)
TEARLE, EDMUND, Actor and Manager, died 4 Feb., 1913 (56)
TEARLE, OSMOND, Actor and Manager, died 7 Sept., 1901 (49)
TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS, ALEXANDER, Dramatic Translator, died 5 Dec,, 1921 (56)
TELBIN, ROSE, Actress, died 24 Mar., 1849 (22)
TELBIN, WILLIAM, Scenic Artist, died 25 Dec., 1873 (61)
TELLET, MRS. CLARA, Actress, died 15 Aug., 1887
TEMPEST, MABEL, Actress, died 10 Jan., 1899 (23)
TEMPLE, RICHARD, Vocalist, died 19 Oct., 1912 (65)
TEMPLETON, JOHN, Vocalist, died I July, 1886 (83)
TEMPLETON, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 10 Dec., 1907 (69)
TENNYSON, ALFRED, LORD, Dramatic Author and Poet Laureate, died 6 Oct.,
1892 (83)
TERNAN, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 17 Oct., 1846 (47)
TERNAN, MRS., Actress, died 30 Oct., 1873 (71)
TERRASSE, CLAUDE, Composer, died 30 May, 1923 (56)
TERRAUX, L. H. DU, Dramatic Author, died 31 Mar., 1878
TERRISS, WILLIAM, Actor, died 16 Dec., 1897 (49)
TERRISS, MRS. WILLIAM (Amy Fellowes), Actress, died 12 Aug., 1898
TERRY, BENJAMIN, Actor, died 22 May, 1896 (77)
TERRY, MRS. BENJAMIN, Actress, died 1 Mar., 1892
TERRY, DANIEL, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 24 June, 1829 (40)
TERRY, EDWARD O'CONNOR, Actor and Manager, died 2 Apr., 1912 (68)
TERRY, ELIZA, Actress, died 21 Dec., 1878 (61)
TERRY, FLORENCE, Actress, died 15 Mar., 1896 (42)
TERRY, KATE, Actress, died 6 Jan., 1924 (79)
THEOBALD, LEWIS, Dramatic Author and Shakespearean Commentator, died
18 Sept., 1744 (56)
THIERRY, EDOUARD, Former Director of Comedie Francaisc, died 27 Nov.,
1894 (81)
THOMAS, A. GORING, Composer, died 20 Mar., 1892 (40)
THOMAS, AMBROISE, Composer, died 12 Feb., 1896 (84)
THOMAS, BRANDON, Actor, Manager, Dramatic Author and Composer, died
19 June, 1914 (57)
THOMAS, J. W., Proprietor and Editor of The Theatrical Observe, died 7 Apr., 1878
THOMAS, W. MOY, Dramatic Critic, died 21 July, 1910 (81)
THOME, FRANCIS, Composer, died 16 Nov., 1909 (59)
THOMPSON, ALFRED, Dramatic Author and Designer, died 31 Aug., 3895
THOMPSON, AUGUSTA, Actress, died 14 Mar., 1877 (36)
THOMPSON, BENJAMIN, Dramatic Author, died 26 May, 1816 (40)
THOMPSON, DENMAN, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 14 Apr,, 1911
(77)
THOMPSON, FRED. W., Manager, died 6 June, 1919 (47)
THOMPSON, LYDIA, Actress and Dancer, died 17 Nov., 1008 (72)
THOMPSON, LYSANDER, Actor, died 22 July, 1854 (37)
THOMPSON, LYSANDER, Actor, died Nov., 1892
THOMPSON, W. H., Actor, died 4 Feb., 1923 (71)
THOMSON, JAMES, Dramatic Author, died 27 Aug., 1748 (47)
THORBURN, H. M., Manager, died 14 Jan., 1924 (39)
THORN, GEOFFREY, Dramatic Author, died 3 June, 1905 (62)
THORNE, CHARLES, Actor, died 13 Dec., 1893 (70)
THORNE, CHARLES R,, Sen,, Actor, died 13 Dec., 1893
THORNE, CHARLES R., Actor, died 10 Feb., 1883 (42)
THORNE, CLARA, Actress, died 25 Dec., 1915 (63)
THORNE, EMILY, Actress, died 5 Mar., 1907
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
THORNE, ERIC, Actor and Vocalist, died 26 Nov., 1922 (60)
THORNE, GEORGE TYRREL, Actor and Vocalist, died 24 June, 1922 (66)
THORNE, SARAH, Actress and Manageress, died 27 Feb., 1899 (62)
THORNE, MRS. THOMAS (Amelia Newton), Actress, died 18 Apr., 1884
THORNE, RICHARD, Actor and Manager, died 22 Oct., 1873 (34)
THORNE, RICHARD SAMUEL, Actor and Manager, died Feb., 1875 (62)
THORNE, THOMAS, Actor and Manager, died 11 Nov., 1918 (77)
THORNTON, FRANK, Actor, died 18 Dec., 1918 (73)
THURMOND, MRS., Actress, fl. 1715-1737
THURNKK, GEORGES, Dramatic Author, died Sept., 1910 (32)
TICKELL, RICHARD, Dramatic Author, died 4 Nov., 1793 (42)
TIDSWELL, CHARLOTTE, Actress, died c. 1846
TILBURY, HARRIES, Actor, died 30 Jan., 1864 (58)
TILNEY, EDMUND, Master of Revels, and Play Licenser, died 20 Aug., 1610
TrniKRADGE, GEORGE S., Actor, died 22 Jan., 1916 (67)
TmENS, TIIKRESE, Operatic Vocalist, died 3 Oct., 1877 (46)
TOBIN, JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 7 Dec., 1804 (34)
TOCUE, RAOUL, Dramatic Author, died 17 Jan., 1895 (45)
TODHUNTER, DR. JOHN, Dramatic Author, died Oct., 1916 (76)
TOFTS, KATHERINE, Actress and Vocalist, died 1756 (76)
TOLSTOI, COUNT LEO, Dramatic Author, died 20 Nov., 1910
TOMKIS, THOMAS, Dramatic Author, fl. 1615
TOMLINS, FREDERICK GUEST, Dramatic Critic and Journalist, died 21 Sept.,
1867 (63)
TOMPKINS, EUGENE, Manager, died 22 Feb., 1909 (58)
TONSON, JACOB, Play Publisher, died 2 Apr., 1736 (80)
TOOLE, JOHN L,, Actor and Manager, died 30 July, 1906 (76)
Too LEY, NICHOLAS, Actor and Patentee, buried 5 June, 1623
TOI>HAM, EDWARD, Dramatic Author, died 26 Apr., 1820 (69)
TOSTI, SIR FRANCESCO PAOLO, Composer, died 2 Dec., 1916 (70)
TOULMOUCHB, FRKD^RIC, Composer, died 23 Feb., 1909 (58)
TOWKRS, JOHNSON, Dramatic Author, died 8 July, 1891 (78)
TOWNSEND, AxjRKMAN, Writer of Masques, /. 1601-43
TOWNKKND, THOMPSON, Dramatic Author, died 16 May, 1870 (64)
TOWNLKY, RBV. JAMKS, Dramatic Author, died 15 July, 1778 (64)
TRiunw-Lt, ZKUA, Operatic Vocalist, died 18 Aug., 1892 (54)
TREE, SIR HERBERT BBKRBOHM, Actor, Manager and Dramatic Author, died
2 July, 1917 (63)
TRKK, MARIA (Mrs. Bradslmw), Actress and Vocalist, died 18 Feb., 1862 (60)
TRKNCII, UKRBKRT, .Dramatic Author, Poet and formerly Manager, died 11 June,
1923 (57)
TKKSCOTT, VIRGINIA, Actress, died 30 Dec,, 1911 (41)
TRUKBA, DON, Dramatic Author, died 12 Oct., 1835
TRUSSBLL, FRED, Manager, formerly Conductor, died 12 July, 1923 (64)
TSCHAIKOWSKY, PETER,' Composer, died 6 Nov., 1893 (53)
TuRNBinx, STANLEY, Actor, died 8 May, 1924 (43)
TURNER, CARRIE, Actress, died 12 Oct., 1897
TURNER, ELLEN, Actress, died 16 May, 1872
TURNER, H. J., Actor, died 15 Oct., 1891 (85)
TURNER, J, W., Vocalist and Manager, died 17 Jan., 1913 (68)
TYARS, FRANK, Actor, died 11 May, 1918 (69)
TYNDALL, KATE, Actress, died Aug., 1919
U
UDAL, NICHOLAS, Dramatic Author, buried 23 Dec., 1556 (51)
UND'ERHILL, CAVE, Actor, died c. 1710-1,1 (76)
UNDERWOOD, JOHN, Actor, died Oct., 1624
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
URQUHART, ISABELLE, Actress, died 7 Feb., 1907
USHER, RICHARD, Pantomimist and Clown, died 23 Sept., 1843 (58)
VALE, SAMUEL, Actor, died 3 Mar., 1848 (51)
VALENTINE, PAUL, Dancer and Ballet Master, died 29 May, 1924 (85)
VALENTINE, SYDNEY, Actor and Chairman of the Actors' Association, died 23
Dec., 1919 (54)
VALENTINE, T. C., Actor, died 19 Aug., 1909
VAN BIENE, AUGUSTS, Actor and 'Cellist, died 23 Jan., 1913 (63)
VANBRUGH, SIR JOHN, Dramatic Author, died 26 Mar., 1726 (60)
VANDENHOFF, CHARLES H., Actor, died 29 Apr., 1890
VANDENHOFF, CHARLOTTE (Mrs. Swinbourne), died 26 July, 1860 (42)
VANDENHOFF, GEORGE C., Actor, died 10 Aug., 1884 (64)
VANDENHOFF, HENRY, Actor, died 7 Oct., 1888
VANDENHOFF, MRS. HENRY, Actress, died 27 Mar., 1870
VANDENHOFF, JOHN M., Actor, died 4 Oct., 1861 (71)
VANDERFELT, E. H., Actor, died 1 Dec., 1900 *
VANE, SUTTON, Dramatic Author, died 16 Feb., 1913
VANLOO, ALBERT, Dramatic Author, died 4 Mar., 1920
VARREY, EDWIN, Actor, died 5 May, 1907 (80)
VAUCAIRE, MAURICE, Dramatic Author, died Feb., 1918 (53)
VAUGHAN, KATE, Actress and Dancer, died 21 Feb., 1903 (51)
VERBRUGGEN, JOHN, Actor, died Apr., 1708
VERBRUGGEN, MRS., Actress, died end 1703
VERDI, GUISEPPE, Composer, died 27 Jan., 1901 (87)
VERNER, CHARLES, Actor, died 11 Oct., 1869 (39)
VERNON, HARRIETT, Actress and Vocalist, died 11 July, 1923 (71)
VERNON, JOSEPH, Actor and Vocalist, died 19 Mar., 1782 (45)
VERNON, W. H., Actor, died 4 Dec., 1905 (71)
VESTRIS, MADAME, Actress and Manageress, died 8 Aug., 1856 (59)
VEZIN, HERMANN, Actor, died 12 June, 1910 (81)
VEZIN, MRS. HERMANN, Actress, died 17 Apr., 1902 (74)
VJARDOT, PAULINE, Actress, died 18 May, 1910 (89)
VICTOR, BENJAMIN, Theatrical Historian and Manager, died 3 Dec., 1778
VICTOR, MARY ANNE, Actress, died 13 Mar., 1907 (76)
VILLETARD, EoMOND, Dramatic Author, died 18 Aug., 1890 (78)
VILLIERS, EDWIN, Actor and Music Hall Manager, died 29 Apr,, 1904 (73)
VILLIERS, GEORGE (Duke of Buckingham), Dramatic Author, died 16 Apr.,
1687 (59)
VILLIERS, JAMES, Actor, died 31 May, 1863 (76)
VINCENT, ELIZA, Actress and Manageress, died 10 Nov., 1856 (42)
VINCENT, E. S., Actor, died 26 Sept., 1907 (53)
VINCENT, H. H., Actor and Stage Manager, died 19 Get, 1913 (65)
VINCENT, ISABELLA, Actress and Vocalist, died 9 Juno, 1802 (67)
VINING, AMELIA, Actress, died 26 Sept., 1869
VINING, FREDERICK, Actor, died 2 June, 1871 (81)
VINING, MRS. FREDERICK, Actress, died 17 June, 1853 (61)
VINING, FANNY (Mrs, E, L. Davenport), Actress, died 20 July, 1801 (62)
VINING, GEORGE J., Actor and Manager, died 17 Dec., 1B75 (51)
VINING, MRS. HENRY, Actress, died 5 Dec., 1874 (69)
VINING, JAMES, Actor, died 27 June, 1870 (74)
VINING, WILLIAM, Actor, died 18 Nov., 1861 (78)
VOKES, FRED, Pantomimist and Dancer, died 3 June, 1888 (42)
VOKES, F. M. T., Pantomimist and Dancer, died 4 June, 1890 (74)
VOKES, JESSIE, Actress, died 4 Aug., 1884
VOKES, ROBERT, Pantomimist and Dancer, died 2 Mar., 1912 (56)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
YOKES, ROSINA, Actress, died 27 Jan., 1894 (39)
YOKES, VICTORIA, Actress and Dancer, died 2 Dec., 1894 (41)
VOLLAIRE, JOHN, Actor, died 11 Apr., 1889 (68)
VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS DE, Dramatic Author, died 30 May, 1778 (84)
VON LEER, SARAH (Mrs. J. M. Hardie), Actress and Manageress, died 29 June,
1916
W
WACHTEL, THEODORE, Operatic Vocalist, died 4 Nov., 1893 (69)
WADMAN, Miss, Actress and Vocalist, died 23 Dec., 1892
WAGNER, RICHARD, Composer, died 13 Feb., 1883 (69)
WAINWRIGIIT, JOHN, Actor and Manager, died 13 Mar., 1911 (69)
WAINWRIGTIT, MARIE, Actress, died 17 Aug., 1923 (70)
WALCOT, C. M., Actor, died 13 May, 1868 (52)
WALCOT, MRS* C. M., Actress, died 2 June, 1906
WALCOT, CHARLES M., Actor, died 1 Jan., 1921 (81)
WALDEN, HARRY, Actor, died 4 June, 1921
WALDRON, FRANCIS GODOLPHIN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died Mar., 1818 (64)
WALKER, THOMAS, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 5 June, 1744 (46)
WALKKS, W. R., Dramatic Author, died 2 Feb., 1913
WALLACE, VINCENT, Composer, died 12 Oct., 1865 (51)
WALLACK, HENRY JOHN, Actor, died 30 Aug., 1870 (78)
WALLACK, MRS. H. J. (Miss Turpin), Actress, died 19 June, 1860
WALLACK, JAMKS W., Actor and Manager, died 25 Dec., 1864 (69)
WALLACK, J. W., JUN., Actor, died 24 May, 1873 (55)
WAT-LACK, MRS. J. W., JUN. (Ann Duff), Actress, died 11 Feb., 1879 (64)
WALLACK, LKSTKK, Actor and Manager, died 6 Sept., 1888 (69)
WALLACK, MRS. LBSTKR, Actress, died 28 Mar., 1909 (84)
WALLACK, Mus, WILLIAM (Elizabeth Granger), Actress, died 6 Mar., 1850 (90)
WALLER, I). W., Actor, died 30 Jan., 1882
WALLKR, MRS. D. W. (Emma), Actress, died 28 Feb., 1899
WALLWR, LKWLS, Actor and Manager, died 1 Nov., 1915 (55)
WALLKR, MRS. LEWIS, Actress and Manageress, died 14 Nov., 1912 (49)
WALLIS, Miss, Actress, fl. 1789-1814
WALSH, BLANCHE, Actress, died 31 Oct., 1915 (42)
WALSH, FLORA, Actress, died 22 Jan., 1893
WALSH, SAM, Actor, died 12 Jan., 1920 (42)
WALTON, JOHN, Actor and Vocalist, died July, 1847
WARD, SIR A, W., Author of " History of, Dramatic Literature," died 19 June,
1924 (86)
WARD, K, D., Actor, died 15 Nov., 1889 (36)
WARD, DAME GifiN,«vntvK, Actress, died 18 Aug., 1922 (85)
WARD, SARAH, Actress, died 9 Mar., 1771 (39
WARDK, GJKORGK, Actor, died 12 Nov., 1917 (80)
WARDE, JAMKK I1,, Actor, died 11 July, 1840 (50)
WARNER, COARLKS, Actor, died 11 Keb,, 1909 (62)
WARNER, MRS. (Miss Hucldurt), Actress, died 24 Sept., 1854 (50)
WAKN.KR, NMIL, Actor, died 15 June, 1901 (71)
WARREN, T, GIBBON, Actor aad Dramatic Author, died May, 1919 (65)
WARRKN, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 21 Sept., 1888 (75)
WARWICK, OTTILIA, Actress and Vocalist, died 13 July, 1904 (47)
WATEKLOW, MAKJORIK, Actress, died 20 Sopt,, 1921 (33)
WATERS, JAMKS, Theatrical Journalist, died 14 Jan,, 1923 (68)
W ATKINS, BARRY, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 5 Fob., 1894 (69)
W ATKINS, ROSINA, Acl'ross, died 22 Aug., 1904 (76)
WATSON, A, K. T., Dramatic Critic and Journalist, died 8 Nov., 1922 (73
WAYUSXT, MRS., Actress and Vocalist, died 26 Apr,, 1851 (51)
4XA (.!I.10) 1289
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WEATHERSBY, ELIZA, Actress, died 24 Mar., 1887 (37)
WEAVER, JOHN, Introducer of Pantomimes to England, died 24 Sept., 1760 (87)
WEBB, HENRY, Actor and Manager, died 15 Jan., 1867 (52)
WEBB, JOHN, Actor, died 21 Feb., 1913 (49)
WEBB, MRS., Actress, died 24 Nov., 1793
WEBER, CARL MARIA VON, Composer, died 5 June, 1826 (40)
WEBER, HENRY WILLIAM, Editor of Plays, died June, 1818 (35)
WEBSTER, BENJAMIN, Actor, Manager and Dramatic Author, died 8 July, 1882
(84)
WEBSTER, CLARA, Actress, died 14 Dec., 1844
WEBSTER, FREDERICK, Actor, died 2 Jan., 1878
WEBSTER, JEAN, Dramatic Author and Novelist, died 11 June, 1916
WEBSTER, JOHN, Dramatic Author, jl 1602-1624
WEEKES, H., Actor, died 23 Nov., 1838
WEIR, GEORGE R., Actor, died 2 Mar., 1909 (56)
WEISS, KARL, Manager, died 11 Apr., 1911
WEISS, WILLOUGHBY HUNTER, Actor and Vocalist, died 24 Oct., 1867 (47)
WELCH, JAMES, Actor and Manager, died 10 Apr., 1917 (51)
WELLS, MRS. MARY, Actress,/. 1781-1811
WEMYSS, F. COURTNEY, Actor and Manager, died 5 Jan., 1859
WENMAN, T. E., Actor, died 4 Feb., 1892 (47)
WEST, MRS. W., Actress, died 30 Dec., 1876 (86)
WEST, WILL, Actor, died 5 Feb., 1922 (52)
WESTERTON, FRANK H., Actor, died 25 Aug., 1923
WESTLAND, HENRY, Actor, died 27 Dec., 1906 (68)
WESTON, THOMAS, Actor, died 18 Jan., 1776 (39)
WETI-IBRALL, FRANCES, Actress, died 13 Nov., 1923
WEWITZER, RALPH, Actor and Author, died 1 Jan., 1825
WHEATCROFT, NELSON, Actor, died 3 Mar., 1897
WHEATLEY, WILLIAM, Actor and Manager, died 3 Nov., 1876 (59)
WHEELOCK, JOSEPH, Actor, died 29 Sept., 1908
WHEELOCK, JOSEPH, JUN., Actor, died 22 Jan., 1910 (38)
WHIFFEN, THOMAS, Actor, died 10 Oct., 1897
WHINCOP, THOMAS, Dramatic Historian, died Aug., 1730
WHITBREAD, J. W., Dramatic Author and Journalist, died 9 June, 1916 (68)
WHITBREAD, SAMUEL, Chairman of Drury Lane Committee, died 6 July, 1815 (57)
WHITBY, ARTHUR, Actor, died 29 Nov., 1922 (53)
WHITE, REV. JAMES, Dramatic Author, died 28 Mar,, 1862 (77)
WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author and Poet Laureate, died 14 Apr., 1785
(70)
WHITLOCK, MRS. (Eliza Kexnble), Actress, died 27 Feb., 1836 (74)
WHITTAKER, ARTHUR, Manager, died 1 Nov., 1914
WHYTE, HAROLD, Dramatic Author, formerly Actor, died 14 Feb<» 1919 (73)
WHYTE, ROBERT, JUN., Actor, died 10 Nov., 1916 (43)
WIDDICGMBE, HARRY, Actor, died 6 Apr., 1868 (55)
WIDDICOMBE, JOHN ESDALE, Pantomimtst and Actor, died 2 Nov., 1854 (66)
WIDDICOMBE, R. H., Actor, died 5 Nov., 1854 (67)
WIDDICOMBK, VICTOR, Actor, died 27 Feb., 1912
WIELAND, GEORGE, Pantomimist, died 4 Nov., 1847 (37)
WIELAND, H. W., Pantomimist and Dancer, died 9 July, 1922 (BO)
WIGAN, ALFRED, Actor and Manager, died 29 Nov., 1*878 (61)
WIGAN, MRS. ALFRED, Actress, died 17 Apr,, 1884 (79)
WIGAN, HORACE, Actor and Manager, died 7 Aug., 1885 (67)
WIGLEY, ALFRED, Actor and Stage Manager, died 2 Mar,, 1916
WIGNELL, THOMAS, Actor and Manager, died 23 Feb., 1803
WILD, GEORGE, Actor and Manager, died 29 Mar., 1856 (5!)
WILDE, OSCAR, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 30 Nov., 1900 (44)
WILDENBRUCH, ERNST VON, Dramatic Author, died 15 Jan-, 1000 (64)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
WILHELM, C. (William John Charles Pitcher, R.I.), Designer and Artist died
2 Mar., 1925 (66)
WILKES, THOMAS EGERTON, Dramatic Author, died 18 Sept., 1854 (42)
WILKXNS, GEORGE, Dramatic Author, fl. 1607
WILKINS, JOHN, Actor and Dramatic Author, died 28 Aug., 1853 (26)
WILKINSON, TATE, Manager, died 16 Nov., 1803 (69)
WILKS, ROBERT, Actor, died 27 Sept., 1732 (67)
WILLARD, E. S., Actor and Manager, died 9 Nov., 1915 (62)
WILLKS, LOUISE, Actress, died 16 Apr., 1889
WILLIAMS, ARTHUR, Actor, died 15 Sept., 1915 (70)
WILLIAMS, BARNEY, Actor, died 25 Apr., 1876 (52)
WILLIAMS, MRS. BARNEY, Actress, died 6 May, 191 J (85)
WILLIAMS, BERT, Coloured Actor and Vocalist, died 5 Mar., 1922 (49)
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Anthony Pasquin), Dramatic Author, died 23 Nov., 1818 (57)
WILLIAMS, JOSEPH, Actor,/. 1673-1700
WILLIAMS, THOMAS J., Dramatic Author, died 8 Sept., 1874 (50)
WILLIAMS, MONTAGUE, Dramatic Author, died 23 Dec., 1892 (58)
WILLIAMSON, JAMES CASSIUS, Actor and Manager, died 6 July, 1913 (67)
WILLING, JAME«, Dramatic Author, died 26 July, 1915 (77)
WILLMORE, JENNY, Actress, died 8 Aug., 1894
WILLMORE, LIZZIE, Actress, died 25 May, 1877 (89)
WILLS, W. G., Dramatic Author, died 13 Dec., 1891 (61)
WILMGT, CHARLES, Actor and Manager, died 18 Nov., 1896 (57)
WiLMO-r, KOBERT, Dramatic Author, fl. 1568-16
WILSON, ARTHUR, Dramatic Author and Historian, died Oct., 1652
WILSON, MRS, C. BARON, Dramatic Biographer and Author, died 12 Jan., 1846
(49)
WILSON; CHARLES, Stage Manager and Producer, died 25 July, 1909 (49)
WILSON, CHRISTOPHER, Composer and Conductor, died 17 Feb., 1919 (43)
WILSON, JOHN, "Dramatic Author, died 1696
WILSON, JOHN, Operatic Vocalist, died 8 July, 1849 (49)
WILSON, KICHARD, Actor, died 4 Juno, 1796
WILSON, MRS. RICHARD, Actress, fl. 1 773-1786
WILSON, ROBERT (the elder), Actor and Dramatic Author, buried 20 Nov., 1600
WILWONT, RGBTCRT (the younger), Dramatic Author, died 22 Oct., 1610 (39)
WILTON, ROHKRT PLTCYDKLL, Actor, died 26 Nov., 1873 (75)
WINGFXELD, HON. LEWIS, Theatrical Designer, died 12 Nov., 1891 (49)
WINSTON, JAMES, Actor and Author, died 9 July, 1843 (70)
WINSTONB, RICHARD, Actor, died 2 Dec., 1787 (88)
WINTER, WILLIAM, Dramatic Critic, Biographer, and Miscellaneous Writer, died
30 June, 1917 (80)
WINTORSBL, WILLIAM, Actor, died July, 1679
WOFWNGTON, MAWIARKT (" Veg "), Actress, died 28 Mar., 1760 (42)
WOLF, KKNNOLD, Dramatic Author and Critic, died 2 Jan., 1922 (50)
WoLSBLBY-Cox, GARNET, Composer, died 11 Nov., 1904 (32)
WOOIJCR, J. P., Dramatic Author, died 18 Sept, 1868 (44)
WOOD, ARTHUR AUGUSTUS, Actor, died 7 Feb., 1907 (83)
Woor), FRANK MOTLEY, Actor, died 30 June, 1919 (75)
Woon, J, HICKORY, Pantomime Author, died 25 Aug., 1913 (54)
WOOD, JOHN, Actor, died 28 May, 1863
WOOD, MRS* JOHN, Actress and Manageress, died 10 Jan., 1915 (83)
WOOD, JOSEPH, Operatic Vocalist, died 6 Sept., 1890 (90)
WCTOD, WILLIAM B,» Manager, died 23 Sept., 1861 (82)
WOODALL-BIW>, JOHN, Actor, died 21 Dec., 1917 (25)
WOODFALL, WIXJMAM, Dramatic Critic, died 1 Aug., 1803 (57)
WoomruLL, JACOB, Actor, died 31 Aug., 1832 (40)
WOODRUFF, HARHY, Actor, died 6 Oct., 1910 (46)
WOODWARD, HENRY, Actor, died 17 Apr,, 1777 (62)
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
WGOLER, J. P., Dramatic Author, died 18 Sept,, 1868 (44)
WOOLLIDGE, MRS., Actress, died 22 Feb., 1862 (63)
WORKMAN, CHARLES H., Actor and Vocalist, died 1 May, 1923 (49)
WORM, A. TOXEN, Manager (formerly Press Agent), died 12 Jan., 1922 (55)
WORMS, GUSTAVE, Actor, died 19 Nov., 1910 (74)
WORTHING, FRANK, Actor, died 27 Dec., 1910 (44)
WRENCH, BENJAMIN, Actor, died 24 Oct., 1843 (67)
WRIGHT, BRITTAIN, Actor, died 25 Apr., 1877 (40)
WRIGHT, COWLEY, Actor, died 18 Jan, 1923 (33)
WRIGHT, EDWARD, Actor, died 21 Dec., 1859 (46)
WRIGHT, FANNY, Actress and Dancer, died 20 June, 1883 (43)
WRIGHT, FRED, Actor and Manager, died 19 Oct., 1911 (85)
WRIGHT, MRS. FRED, Actress, died 21 Feb., 1919 (72)
WRIGHT, MRS. THEODORE, Actress, died Sept., 1922
WROUGHTON, RICHARD, Actor, died 7 Feb., 1822 (74)
WYCHERLEY, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author and Poet, died 1 Jan., 1716 (75)
WYES, WILLIAM, Actor, died 22 Sept., 1903 (46)
WYNDHAM, SIR CHARLES, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, died 12 Jan.,
1919 (81)
WYNDHAM, R. H., Actor and Manager, died 16 Dec., 1894 (81)
YARDLEY, WILLIAM, Dramatic Author, died 26 Oct., 1900 (51)
YARNOLD, EDWIN, Actor, died 29 Dec., 1848 (58)
YARNOLD, MRS, EDWIN, Actress, died 26 Dec., 1867 (45)
YATES, EDMUND, Dramatic Author, died 20 May, 1894 (62)
YATES, FREDERICK, Actor and Manager, died 21 June, 1842 (47)
YATES, MRS, FREDERICK (Elizabeth Brunton), Actress, died 30 Autf., I860 (61)
YATES, GEORGE, Actor, died 30 July, 1907 (81)
YATES, RICHARD, Actor, died 21 Apr., 1796 (90)
YATES, MRS. RICHARD (Mary Ann Graham), Actress, died 3 May, 1787 (59)
YAVORSKA, LYDIA, Actress, died 3 Sept., 1921 (47)
YBAMANS, MRS. ANNIE, Actress, died 3 Mar., 1912 (76)
YEAMANS, JENNIE, Actress, died 28 Nov., 1906 (44)
YOUNG, CHARLES, Actor, died 24 Jan., 1874
YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE, Actor, died 29 June, 1856 (79)
YOUNG, SIR CHARLKS, BART,, Dramatic Author, died 11 Sept, US87 (47)
YOUNG, ELIZABETH (Mrs. Donnan), Vocalist and Actress, diotl 12 Apr., 1773
YOUNG, FLORENCE, Actress arid Vocalist, died 10 Nov., 1920
YOUNGE, FRED, Actor and Manager, died 6 Dec., 1870 (45)
YQUNGE, RICHARD, Actor, died 17 Nov., 1846 (55)
YOUNGER, ELIZABETH, Actress, died 24 Nov., 1762 (63)
ZEIGLER, CLARA, Actress, died 20 Dec., 1909 (65)
ZBRBINI, CARLOTTA, Actress, died 15 Apr,, 1912 (69)
Roll of Honour
1914-1918
Actors, Musicians, Writers, and Workers for the
Stage who gave their lives for their Country
1914
COLLINS, R. P.
ROOKB, A, E.
THE ROLL OF HONOUR of Soldiers connected with the Stage who gave their
lives in the service of their Country was unveiled by the Bishop of London
in the vestibule of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 17th February, 1919.
The Roll occupies two panels and the following are the names (over 200)
inscribed thereon- —
1915 (contd.)
RUSSELL, R. W.
SANGER, EDDIE
STRUTHERS, GUY
TRAIL, RICHARD
TRIXSCHLER, HENRY JOSEPH
YENNING, GERALD
WATT, BASIL H,
1916
BALDKRSON, F. R. (Eric Stone)
BARRY, SHIEL
BERSON, WILLIAM
BROOKES, GORDON BYRON
BROOKFIELD, SYDNEY F.
CARROLL, JACK E.
CHESTER, ROLAND (Reuben Roberts)
CRAWFORD, WILLIAM
CROWXHER, ERIC
CUDD, LESLIE
CURTIS, ARTHUR JOHN POWLES
DRUCE, DUNCAN
ELDON, BOB (R. J. Orford)
FULTON, RICHARD S. (Sydney Richard
Worger)
GILBEY, TOM (Tom J. Kildare)
GLYNN, GOLLY (Green)
GRAY, LESLIE A.
GRBATOREX, GEORGE (J. F, Clarke)
HALE, NORMAN (Norman Hale Talbot)
HALLAM, BASIL (Radford)
HORSPALL-MARSHALL, P,
HOWARD, LEWIS C.
1915
ALEXANDER, HARRY
ARMSTRONG, HENRY Louis
Biucu1, HERBERT TRENLY
CART-TON, LAWRENCE
CATTLEY, CLIVB
CRAHN, HAROLD
COLMAN, S. G,
CROSBY, BRADFORD
DARTNBIX, WILBUR, V,C
DAY, ALFRED E.
DKNNYS, KENNETH
JQu MAURIBR, GUY
FOOTB, WILLIAM
FROST, KBNNBTH
GKOVK, LAWRENCE
HAMMOND, FREDERICK ROBERT
HAMPSON, JOHN
HOLMES-GORE, ARTHUR
KNQWLBS, JOHN
LOWDRR, LANCELOT
MACKXNDBR, LIONEL
MASON, EDWARD
MCCLELLAND, LAURBNCE
MILWARD, A.
MUNDILL, VICTOR
OWEN, MEREDITH
PATERSON, ARTHUR
POWELL, WILL
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
1916 (contd.)
HOWSQN, CHARLES E.
HUNT, REGINALD
JAMES, STANLEY
JONES, ALFRED COTTON
LOVETT, PAUL (P. W. Lovett-Janison)
MACNAUGHTON, A. E. H.
MARKS, CECIL
MARTIN, CHARLES WALTER
MAUDE, ROBERT HENRY ERNEST
MUSGROVE, STUART
NELSON, FRANCIS
OUGHTERSON, HUGH GEORGE
RATHBONE, GUY BENSON
ROMER, FREDERICK
ROPER, ERIC
ROUTLEDGE, CALVERT
TENNANT, EDMUND HUBERT
TODD-STEWART, JAMES
UPTON (Percy Jerome)
VANE, ALWYN
WAGNER, RICHARD CYRIL
WALSH, LIONEL
WISEMAN, CHARLES
WOOD, HERBERT
YOUNG, TYKO MEMIA
1917
BAMBRIDGE, WILLIAM HERBERT
BARKER, BERNARD
BARNES, FRED
BEERBOHM, CLARENCE EVELYN
BENNET, E. C.
BIBBY, CHARLES
BINON, JACK
BOLTON, A, J.
BOLTON, G, BENSON
BOSTOCK, HARRY (J. Thompson)
BOULLIMIER, TONY
BOULTON, CHRISTIAN HAROLD ERNEST
CARSON, MURRAY
CRAVEN, ARTHUR SCOTT (A, K. Harvey
James)
DELROY, MAURICE
DIAMOND, ALF.
DOWN, OLIPHANT
DRAPER, MARCUS (Mark Denman
Draper)
EMMERSON, ALFRBD T,
ENYER, JACK
FISHER, ALAN
FITZGERALD, PAT (R, Egginton)
FOSTER, JOHN
FROST, ALAN
GIBBON, CHARLES
GROOM, PHILIP
HAINES, W. RIBTON
HALPIN, FRANK
1917 (contd.)
HARDING, BERT
HEWETSON, H.
HAYES, ELTON
HOLT, MARSHALL
HOPE-LUMLEY, R.
HOLMES, BASIL RALPH GARDINER
HOUSSEIN, LASSAH
HUSBANDS, J. W.
IRWIN, PERCY G.
INGLIS, PHIL. (P. G. Watson)
KIVER, HUBERT W.
LAMBLE, T. B,
LESTREE, CHARLES
LIMPUS, B.
MANSFIELD, R.
MASTERS, E. H. FRANK
MOMBER, HARRY
MUDIE, ALAN
MOFFAT, S.
MOFFITT, H.
MOWSON, C.
O'HARA, TERKNCK
PARKER, ROGER
PAUMIER, KONALD HODGSON
PROFEIT, LKOPOLD
REGENT, ERNEST (McKeand)
ROBSQN, JOHN
ROMAINE,% MARTIN
SAKER, F.
SANDFORD, CHARLES V,
SAUNDBKS, F. J,
SEFTON, PHILIP
SHAW, JULES
SHUTTLE WORTH, K. C.
SMITH, F. W.
SPENCER, N.
ST. AUBYN, J<\ J.
STANHOPE, BUTLER
STANNBUS, J, TT.
THOKNDIKK* I^RANK
UNDERWOOD, FRANK
WADE, GKNK
WALTON, H, B. (Harry Moflil)
WEETMAN, BERT
WARDEN, HnMPHEKY (George
Cochranc)
WHITE, WILLOUGHBY
WILSON, T, W, J.
WOODWARD, GEORGE (FiH
WOODALL, BlllD
YATKS, N,
YOUNG, PERCIVAL
1918.
ADDISON, G
BARTLETT, A, D.
BARRIB, E, S.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
1918 (contd.)
BROOKE, R.
BENNETT, B.
KALCKALL, G.
BOVILL, C. H.
BRANNIGAN, D.
GAMPKIN, R. E.
CALKAEM, L.
CARRICK, T. JE.
CALDBRON, G.
CASTJLB, , V.
CAMPBELL, A. W.
CHISWELL, M.
CAITHNESS, W.
COTTBRKLL, H.
DOWNS, W.
DAWSON, O.
DREW, S. (June)
Ems, O.
GRB'ENSMITH, G. W.
GWYTIIBR, N.
HKYKL, A. R.
HIATT, K. W.
1918 (contd.)
HOBSON, C. C.
HOUGHTON, G.
JOHNSON, W. E.
JEROME, P.
JACKSON, W.
KING, N.
KERISTON, W.
LIE CORRICK, R.
MOTT, C.
MATHESON, H.
MURRAY, A.
PARKER, C. B.
PENNY, A.
PELMAR R.
PORTER, G, L.
REGENT, V.
SHEASBY, H. W.
SMITH, S. G.
TAYLOR, E. S. S.
VINCENT, A.
WELLS, N. A.
WHITE, R. N.
In addition to the names given, above, there should be added —
BATT, HAROLD NEWCOMB, CHARLES
CHASKMORIC, K. K. PAYNE, NORMAN
CM WORD, ,BKRT PEEVER, GEORGE
DONOVAN, KDWARD POLLACK, MAURICE
LAX, DONALD TOMKINS, WILFRED
L'LOYP, ALFRED UNDERBILL, CHARLES
GUY WOOD GATE, W.
WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
Theatrical Wills
A. List el a few well-known Managers, Actors, and others,
whose Wills have been proved
PHINEAS T. BARNUM, Showman, aged 80 1,000,000
LOTTA, Actress, aged 77 800,000
EDWARD LEDGER, formerly Editor and Proprietor of The Era (d. 1921) .. 450,351
JAMES A. BAILEY, Showman, aged 59 . . . , 400,000
W. H. C. NATION, Manager and Dramatic Author, aged 70 311,672
R. D'OYLY CARTE, Manager, aged 56 240,817
EUGENE TOMPKINS, Manager, aged 58 . . 225,230
SIR H. E. Moss, Music-hall and Theatrical Manager, aged 60 . . . . 204,814
ALEXANDER W. DINGWALL, Manager, aged 60 . . . . 200,000
SIR CHARLES WYNDHAM, Theatre Proprietor, Manager and Actor, aged 81 . . 197,035
JAMES C. WILLIAMSON, Manager and Actor, aged 67 . . • .. '.. .. 193,038
STKFANO GATTI, Manager, aged 61 . . .. .. .. .. ., 139,796
COSMO GORDON-LENNOX, Dramatic Author, formerly Actor, aged 52 . . 139,397
IMRE KIRALFY, Manager, fox'merly a dancer, aged 73 . . » . . . . . 136,680
WILLIAM HARRIS, Manager, aged 83 .. . . .. .. 131,300
DAVID GARRICK, Actor, Manager, and Dramatic Author, aged 61 ,. . , 120,000
CHRISTINE NILSSON, Operatic Vocalist, aged 78.. .. .. .. . . 119,920
MRS. R. D'OYLY CARTE, Theatrical Manageress (d. 1913) .. ., . . 117,670
SIR W. S. GILBERT, Dramatic Author, aged 74 .,111,971
RICHARD THORNTON, Music-hall Proprietor, aged 83 105,000
JOHN B. SCHOEFFEL, Manager, died 1918 102,000
AL. HAYMAN, Theatrical Manager, aged 67 100,000
ANDREW MELVILLE, Manager, aged 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000
SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER, Actor and Manager, aged 59 .. . . . . . 90,672
JOHN L. TOOLE, Actor-Manager, aged 76
LIONEL MONCKTON, Composer and Musical Critic, aged 62
H. G. DUDLEY-BENNETT, Manager, aged 52
ANNA HELD, Actress and Vocalist, aged 45 ($300,000)
79,084
79,517
71,701
(about) 71,405
W. H. KENDAL <Grimston), Actor and Manager, aged 73. . . . . . . . 66,251
ALF HAYMAN, Manager, aged 56 . , . . . . . . 65,500
GEORGE CONQUEST (Oliver). Actor-Manager, aged 64 .. .. .. ,. 64,417
JOHN S. CLARKE, Actor and Manager, aged 65 . . . . . * , . 63,756
JOSEPH BROOKS, Manager, aged 68 . * .. .. .. .. .. , , 61,420
ANDREW DUCROW, Equestrian Manager and Performer, a^ed 48 . . . . 60,000
FREDERICK CHARLES HENGLER, Circus Proprietor, aged 67 , , . . 59,655
HENRY B. HARRIS, Manager, aged 45 59,000
R. H. WYNDHAM, Manager, formerly Actor, aged 81 ., . * .. ,, 56,460
HOWARD PAUL, Actor and Entertainer, aged 75 , . . . . . . . 55,905
ISAAC B. RICH, Manager, aged 81 55,876
WILLIAM THOMAS LEWIS (" Gentleman Lewis"), Aotor, aged 62 . . «. 55,000
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, Composer, aged 58 . . . , , . . , . . 54,527
HERBERT SPRAKE, Music-hall Manager (rf. 1904) . . ,. . . ., 54,284
MARSHALL P. WILDER, Entertainer, aged 56 .. », .. . . », 52,851
AUGUSTIN DALY, Manager and Author, aged 61 . . 51,033
JAMES W. BOUGHTON, Manager (d. 1914) 50,300
GEORGE EDWARDES, Manager, aged 62 . . . , 40,780
HENRY PETTITT, Dramatic Author, aged 45 .. .. . . ., , , 48,477
NEIL FORSYTH, Manager, aged 49 . , . . , . 47,699
SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE, Theatre Proprietor, Actor and Manager, aged 63 44,085
EDWARD TERRY, Actor and Manager, aged 67 .. » . , , , . . , 44,056
CLYDE FITCH, Dramatic Author, aged 44 43,000
HAMILTON Atoft, Dramatic Author, aged 79 42,782
DAVID JAMES (Belasco), Actor, aged 54 ., 41,594
JOHN SANGER, Circus Proprietor and Showman, aged 73 . . . , , . 40,747
JENNY LIND (Mdrne. Goldschmidt), Vocalist, aged 67 ., . . . . . , 40,630
ERNEST NICOLINI (Dinard), Vocalist, aged 62 40,560
AUGUSTUS PITOXJ, Manager, aged 71 (over) 40,000
JOHN LISTON, Actor, aged 69 , , , 40,000
ELIOT GALKR, Vocalist and Manager, aged 73 30,877
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WHO'S WHO IN THE THEATRE
H. B. IRVING, Actor and Manager, aged 49,. .. .. 39176
SYDNEY GRUNDY, Dramatic Author, aged 66 . . . 37*957
ALFRED LESTER (Alfred Edwin Leslie), Actor, aged 50 ] 3?' 779
W» B. REDFERN, Manager, aged 83. . .. .. .. 37*605
MRS, H. NYE-CIIART, Manageress, formerly Actress, aged 69 36,'/38
ADA REHAN, Actress, aged 55 .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 35,477
MRS. SARAH SIDDONS, Actress, aged 76 . . . . 35*000
CHARLES KEAN, Actor and Manager, aged 57 35,000
FREDERICK GINNETT, Circus Proprietor, aged 67 .. .. .. .. 32,139
lii) WARD CoRY'roN ENGELBACH, Theatre Proprietor, aged 68 31,910
J. W. TURNER, Operatic Vocalist and Manager, aged 68 .. .. .. 31,600
WILSON BARRETT, Actor, Manager, and Author, aged 57 30,862
SIR JOHN HARE, Actor and Manager, aged 77 .. . . . . . . . . 30,066
CHARLES MAYNE YOUNG, Actor, ased 79 . . 30,000
SOL SMITH RUSSELL, Actor, aged 54 . . 30,000
WILLIAM MORGAN, J.P., Manager, aged 78 29,954
GEORGE SANGKR, Circus Proprietor and Showman, aged 84 29,348
HELEN FAUCIT (Lady Martin), Actress, aged 82 27,977
G, B. DAVIOGK, Manager, formerly Actor, aged 49 .. 27,000
PAUL CINQUEVALLI, Juggler and Equilibrist, aged 59 26.217
LiKtnvCoL. N. NEWNIIAM DAVIS, Dramatic Author, Critic and Soldier, aged 62 24,780
ALFRED Mow,, Manager arid Agent (A. 1924) 24,356
[AMES MAGREADY CHUTE, Theatre Proprietor and Manager, aged 55 .. .. 24,152
PMJt A. RUBENS, Composer and Dramatic Author, aged 40 24,128
EDWIN BOOTH, Actor-Manager, aged 59 .. . . . f , . . . . . 24,000
SIR AxTGusTXJS HARRIS, Manager and Author, aged 44 23,677
H. B. KARNIE, Dramatic Author (d. 1889) 23,072
MICHAEL MAYBRICK, Vocalist ana Composer, aged 69 . . . . . . 23,012
CAPT, ROBERT MARSHALL, Dramatic Author, aged 47 . . . . . . . . 22,260
F, C. HOSTO<;K, Circus Proprietor, aged 46. . 22,166
C* M. S. MCLELLAN, Dramatic Author, aged 51 .. .. 22,166
EDMUND PAYNE, Actor, aged 49 21,657
WILLIAM GREET, Manager, aged 63 21,530
DKNNIS O'SULLIVAN, Actor and Vocalist, aged 39 20,989
Slit HENRY IRVING, Actor and Manager, aged 67 .. .. .. .. 20,527
MIGUAKL GUNN, IVCanagor, ago.d 61.." .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,447
KIHJAK BRUOK, Manager and Actor, aged 56 20,273
CHARLES KLEIN, Dramatic Author, aged 48 (over) 20,000
W, C, MACREADY, Actor and Manager, aged 80 20,000
Joaicrn MUNDKN, Actor, ag(kd 74 20,000
to. O, CON ATTEST, Mail utfcr,' formally Actor, aged 68 .. . . *. .. 20,000
GKORGK GROSSMITH, Actor, Composer and Entertainer, aged 64 .. .. 19,628
RICHARD CGRNEY GRAIN, Entertainer, aged 50 ,, .. .. .. .. 18,950
Autfttft BOOTH, Actress, aged 56 , . 18,650
EDWARD RQSIC, Dramatic Author, aged 55 18,586
WILLIAM TERRIBS (William James Charles Lewin), Actor, aged 49 .. .. 18,257
KATE MUNKOIC, Actress and vocalist, aged 39 .. .. .. .. 18,200
SIR FRANCIS C. BORNAND, Dramatic Author and Editor of Punch, aged 80 . , 18,176
WILLIAM SMITH (" Gtmlloman Smith "), Actor, agtsd 89 ' . . 18,000
ROIIBKT KKKLKY, Actor, aged 75 18,000
LIONEL RKWOLD (UIONALL), Actor and Manager, aged 69 17,853
Louis MEYER, Manager, age4 43 " . . 17,531
MARY ANNE KKELKY, Ar«tre88, aged 93 , 17,000
II, K. lUYNtt, The.atrical Costumier (d. 1915) , . . . 16,471
FRE» LESLIE (Frederick Hobson,), Actor and Dramatic Author, aged 37 16,113
KttWAJtn ABKEW SOTIIKRH (" Lord Dundreary"), Actor, aged 54 .. .. 16,000
W, S, PKNLKY, Actor and Manager, aged 60 . . . . 15,642
AUTIHTR STIRLING (William Rogers) Actor, aged 71 . * . . . . • • 15,227
ft. S, WILLARD, Actor aad Manager, a^od 62' 14,681
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KMERY, Actress, aged 01 , . . . 12,955
HKNRY DA VIES, Dramatic Author, aged 48 12,284
LILIAN BLDBK, Vocalist and Dramatic Author, aged 34 12,282
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TAMES F. ELLISTON, Manager, aged 66 1 1,920
JAMES T. TANNER, Dramatic Author, aged 56 11 ,788
MRS. STIRLING (Ladv Gregory), Retired Actress, aged 79 11,556
PAUL MARTINETTI, Pantomimist, aged 73.. .. .. .. .. .. 11,408
CHARLES READE, Dramatic Author and Novelist, aged 69 11,000
GEORGE RIGNOLD (Rignall), Actor and Manager, aged 75, 11,000
ROBERT PATEMAN, Actor, aged 83 .. . . . . . . . . . . , . 11,000
DAN LENO (George Wild Galvin), Music-hall Comedian, aged 45 . . . . 10,994
FREDERICK BURGESS, Minstrel-Manager, aged 67 . . . . . . . . 10,894
HON. GEORGE COFFIN, Actor and Manager, aged 88 .. . , . . . . 10,232
LESTER COLLINGWOOD, Manager, aged 53.. .. .. .. .. .. 10,034
JOHN QUICK, Actor, aged 84 10,000
FRED HENGLER, Circus Proprietor and Showman, aged 67 . . . . . . 9,666
DAME GENEVIEVE WARD, Actress, aged 85 .. . . . . . . . . . . 9,354
C. HADDON CHAMBERS, Dramatic Author, aged 60 , . 9,195
SAMUEL PHELPS, Actor and Manager, aged 74 .. . . . . . . . , 9,000
LUIGI LABLACHE, Actor, aged 64 . . . . . . . . . . . , 8,899
CECIL RALEIGH (Rowlands), Dramatic Author, aged 58 8,575
WALTER LACY (Williams), Actor, aged 89 8,566
WILL DENNIS (Stephen Towneshend), Actor and Dramatic Author, aged 54 8,116
JOHN CLAYTON (Calthrop), Actor and Manager, aged 44 . . . . , . 8,120
CHARLES INCLEDON, Actor, aged 63 . . 8,000
FANNY BROUGH (Boleyn), Actress, aged 60 . . 7,824
JOHN GLENDINNING, Actor and Manager, aged 58. . . , . . . . . . 7,822
HENRY NEVILLE, Actor, aged 73 . . 7,724
MARIE LLOYD, Music-hall Comedienne, aged 52 .. . , 7,334
GABY DESLYS, Actress and Dancer, aged 36 (English Estate) , . . . 7,225
LEONARD BOYNE, Actor and Manager, aged 71 , . 7,168
ALBERT CHEVALIER, Actor, Author and Entertainer, aged 62 . . . , . , 7,164
VICTOR HERBERT, Composer, aged 65 . . . . . . . . . . . , 7,130
GEORGE R. SIMS, Dramatic Author and Journalist, aged 75 . . . , . . 7,1 11
MRS. (JANE) POPE, Actress, aged 76 . . . . . . , . 7,000
ISAAC COHEN, Manager, aged 77 . . 6,065
TOHN HENDERSON, Actor, aged 38 .. . . . , . . . . . . , . 6,000
"KATE SAVILLE, Actress and Manageress (d. 1922) 5,986
GEORGE H. CHIRGWIN (" The White-Kyc'd Kaffir "), aged 67 5,956
CHARLES FROIIMAN, Manager, aged 54 (Property in U.K., £5,804 ; Gross Kstatc.
U.S.A., $918,932 ; Net Value, $451 « about £90) 5,894
HARRY PAYNE, Clown and Pantomimist, aged 64 . . . . . , , . 5,858
LEWIS WALLER (William Waller Lewis), Actor-Manager, aged 54 , . , . 5,845
H. H. VINCENT (Barnctt), Actor, aged 65 .. . . . ." 5,801
MABEL HACKNEY (Mrs. Laurence Irving), Actress (d. J914) ,. . , ,, 5,760
JAMES BLAKELEY (Baseley), Actor, aged 42 . . , . 5,712
FRED EMNEY, Actor, aged 51 .. . , ,. . . ,. ,. ,. 5,708
MRS. LEWIS WALLER, Actress and Manageress, aged 49 . . , . , , 5,693
HENRY DANA (Henry C. T. M. Torrcns), Manager, aged 66 5,673
EDWARD CORRIE RTGIITON, Actor and Dramatic Author, aged 61 . . . . 5,563
STANLEY HOUGHTON, Dramatic Author, aged 32 .. , . , 5,488
ARTHUR PLAYFAIR, Actor, aged 49 .. . , . , , , „ , . 4 » , 5,438
JOHN NEVIL MASKKLYNB, Entertainer and Illusionist, aged 77.. ., ., 5,366
MAURICE EARKGA, Actor and Vocalist, aged 48 .. , . . 5,193
MICHAEL LEVENSTON, Manager, aged 48 5,077
MARGARET COOPER, Vocalist and Entertainer (rf. 1922) .. 5,032
BRAM STOKER, Business Manager and Novelist, aged 64 . . . , . . 4,875
A. E. GEORGE, Actor, aged 51 .. ., .. 4,852
JAMES FICRNANDEZ, Actor, aged 80 .. .. . . 4,819
FRKD BILLTNGTON, Actor, aged 63 . , . , . . 4,7($8
LAXJRI DE FRECE, Actor, aged 41 .. .. ., ., ,, ,. , . 4,086
A. E. DRINKWATER, Dramatic Author and Manager, aged 71 .. , „ ,. 4,604
CLARA BLOODGOOD, Actress, agccl 37 . , , , . . 4,579
M. R. MORAND, Actor, aged 61 4,571
HERBERT CAMPBELL (Herbert Edward Storey), Music-hall Comedian, aged 61 4,477
CHARLES WARNER (Lickfold), Actor, aged 62 , 4,428
DAVID MONTGOMMERY, Actor, aged 47 , „ , 4,307
HENRY JAMES BYRON, Dramatic Author and Actor, aged 49 .. . . . . 4,200
WILLIAM RIGNQLP (Rignall), Actor, aged 63 4,106
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MASKELYNE, JOHN NEVIL (the Younger), Entertainer and Conjuror, aged 63 3,628
LADY BANCROFT (Marie Wilton), Actress and Manageress, aged 81 . . 3,596
WILLIAM PARRRN, Actor, aged 82 3,522
JAMKS LAWRKNCE GRAYDON, Music-hall Director, aged 74 . . . . . . 3,392
MRS. HERMANN VEZIN, Actress, aged 74 . . . . - . . . • • 3,329
ROBERT DROUET, Actor and Dramatic Author, aged 44 . . . . . • 3,278
KUGENK STRATTON, Negro Delineator and Dancer, aged 57 . . . . . . 3,112
SYDNEY VALENTINE (Nossiter), Actor and Chairman of the Actors* Association,
a^ed 54 2,948
WILLIAM MOLLISON, Actor and Manager, aged 50. . . . . . . . . • 2,871
JULIE OPP (Mrs. W. Faversham), Actress, aged 50 .. 2,750
HERMAN MERIVALE, Dramatic Author, aged 67 .. . . 2,832
ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS, Translator, aged 65 . . . . . . 2,831
CLEMENT SCOTT, Dramatic Critic and Author, aged 62 2,748
FRANCOIS ARSENE CELLIER, Conductor and Composer, aged 64 . . . . 2,724
HENRY WOODWARD, Actor, aged 62. . .. .. .. 2,600
(1. G. COLLINOIIAM (Mary Helen White), Dramatic Author (d. 1923) .. .. * 2,625
II. J, LOVKDAY, Stage Manager, aged 71 .. . . 2,328
LIONKL BROUGH. Actor, aged 72 ,. . . . . . . . . . • • • 2,317
MRS. CHARLES CALVERT, Actress, aged 83 . . . . - . . - • ' 2,281
SOPHIE LARKIN, Actress, age.d 70 .. . . - . . - • . • • • • 2,138
ST. JOHN HANKIN, Dramatic Author, aged 39 . . 2,116
CYKIL HARCOURT, Dramatic Author aud Actor, aged 52 .. .. .. 2,115
GEORGE HENRY LEWKS, Dramatic Author and Critic, aged 61 .. .. 2,000
MRS. G, H. GILBERT, Actress, aged 84 .. .. 2'£S?
ALFRED SIDNEY WIGAN, Actor and Manager, aged 61 2,000
KATE TERRY, Actress, aged 79 .. .. -. •• ^fjj?
FRANK DKSPREZ, Theatrical Journalist and Author, aged 63 1,896
COWLKY WRIGHT, Actor, aged 33 .. . . . . • • • • • • • • J'§S2
HENRY II. HOWE, Actor, aged S3 •- 1»667
ATUOL Forums (Rev. Forbes Phillips) , Dramatic Author and Clergyman, aged 50 1 ,614
F, A. SCUDAMORE, Dramatic Author and Manager, aged 58 1,403
BARCLAY GAMMON, Entertainer, aged 48 .. .. .. .. •• •• '^oa
C, H. BOVILL, Dramatic Author, atfod 39 1,339
ADA CAVKNDLSH, Actress, aged 48 .. .. •• }'^5
PITT CUATII AM, Actor jiucl Vocalist, aged 37 M^y
WAC, PINK, Dramatic. Author and Actor, aged 60 MU*
NAT. C. (GOODWIN, Actor, agcd 61 .. •• •• •• :^25
SIR CHARLES UAWTRKY, Actor, Manager and Dramatic Author, aged 64 .. l,l«o
AUSTIN BRKRKTON, Critic, IMographcr and Manager, aged 60 1,15^
CAKLOTT/V ADDISON (La Trobo), Actross, aged 64 J,IUA
A, C\ ("ALMOUR, Author, fornxdy Ador, a^ccl 55 J,wu
IIARWY I''KAfJS(>N (Potts), Vfxuilist and Kntcrtamcr, aged 44 l,0b/
BRONSON HOWARD, Dramatic Author, aged 65 ., .. .. .. -• i»oou
JOHN NT. RAPHAEL (" PtTOivjil "), Dramatic Axithor, Critic, and Journalist, aged
47 . . . . • * • • • • • • * * • * * • * * ,000
JOHN OLIVER UOHHKS '(Mrs. Craiptfe), Dramatic Author, aged 38 .. .- 995
l$i>MUNt> HOLLAND, Actor, as<^ 65 ^
ICmvARD SAKS, Actor and Author, ag<ul 58 *£*
ALFRKD HRYDONE (Boak), Actor, ;tg(d 56 .. ^.. . . .. •• •• ^"
l.AtrRKNCK IRVING, Manager, Actor, and Dramatic Author, aged 4-2 .. .. sw/
DKLLA Kox, Actrosn and Vocalist, aged 41 <>y»
KVKLYN D'ALROY, Actross, apfod 83. . -• •• •• J*^
WJLLIK EDOUIN, Actor, aged 67 ,. •• ^rt afn
JAMKH Dora,, Retired Actor and Author, utfed 98 ȣu
I^HKD IUSTMAN, Actor, aged 60 ^
CHARLKH H, CiLKNNKY, Actor, aj^ccl 65 .. . . '?:?
CLAUD LOVAT FRABER, Artist aud Designer, aged 31 /oi
CAPTAIN BASIL HOOD, Dramatic Author, ag'C'd 53 ^
IT, KYKMC BKLLKW, Actor, aged 57 . , J™
MKYKR tm%, Composer and Conductor, aged 72 £'£
BASIL HALLAM, Actor and Vocalist, aged 27 , . *™
HjgRUKRT E, HAINEH, Composer and Conductor, aged 43 a**
KATK BIBHOP, Actress, agecl 75 J'*
FRED, WMGUT, Actor, aged 85
JOHN BTLLTNGTON, Actor, aged 75
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G. A. REDFORD, Film Censor, formerly Licenser of Plays, died 1916 . . . . 337
GEORGE GIDDENS, Actor, aged 75 * .. 310
CHARLES H. E. BROOKFIELD, Actor, Author, and Dramatic Censor, aged 56 . . 269
T. E. DUNVILLE, Music-hall Comedian, aged 56 . . 236
AUGUSTS VAN BIKNE, Actor, Manager and 'Cellist, aged 62 228
EBEN PLYMPTQN, Actor, aged 62 " 200
BLANCHE WALSH, Actress, aged 42 200
Miss DARRAGH (Letitia Marion Dallas), Actress, died 1917 190
CHARLES H. WORKMAN, Actor and Vocalist, aged 50 . . . . . . 159
MARY EASTLAKE, Actress, aged 55 .. 147
HERMANN VEZIN, Actor, aged 81 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138
EDWARD A. MORTON, Dramatic Critic and Author (d, 1922) , . . . . . 120
OSCAR WILDE, Dramatic Author, aged 44 .. . . ,. .. .. 100
PAUL ARMSTRONG, Dramatic Author, aged 46 .. ,, ,. .. .. 100
JOHN D'AusAN, Stage Manager, formerly Dancer, aged 80 . . , . . . 100
MRS. JOHN DREW, Actress, aged 79 ,. 42
THE " GREAT " VANCE (Alfred Peck Stevens), Vocalist and Entertainer,
aged 50 39
STEPHEN PHILLIPS, Poet and Dramatic Author, formerly Actor, aged 49 5
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PRESS OPINIONS
A Selection from many excellent Press Opinions of previous issues —
THE TIMES says—
In "Who's Who in the Theatre"
Mr, John Parker is carrying out the
good work which David Erskine Baker
began with his " Companion to the
Playhouse " in 1764. Mr. Parker gives
the more important facts in regard to
several hundred players, dramatists,
critics, Continental as well as English
and American,
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says—
The volume, a perfect storehouse of
information regarding members of
the theatrical profession, is quite
remarkable for the fullness and the
accuracy of the details furnished.
From the standpoint of the critic it is
a book of incalculable value.
The value of " Who's Who in the
Theatre " to all interested in stage
work of any description increases with
every fresh edition. Mr. John Parker's
compilation, in short, is no longer a
luxury ; it has become a positive
necessity. The new edition bears
ample testimony to his untiring
industry. Taken altogether it would
be difficult to exaggerate the value
of the volume. To all interested in
the theatre, and j>ai*ticularly to those
whoso business is concerned with
theatrical events, past and present,
the volume is simply invaluable.
What it has cost Mr. John Parker,
the compiler in patience, industry,
and research none but he knows ;
tho result is a work in regard to which
the \\ so of the word " monumental "
can hardly be considered exaggerated.
It is not alono the extent of ground
which it covers that calls for com-
mendation, Even more praiseworthy
are the care and unremitting attention
displayed in the pursuit of accuracy.
To assert that it is without spot or
blemish would be tantamount to
declaring that Mr, Parker is more
than human. But in his necessarily
somewhat cursory examination of the
long list of biographies the present
writer has been unable to detect any
slip of real importance.
THE DAILY MAIL says—
An invaluable work of reference.
Contains not only condensed bio-
graphies of well -known actors, managers,
critics, composers, and dramatists,
but also an obituary which contains
the names of nearly all the leading
actors of the past.
"Who's Who in the Theatre" is
, not only a most complete biographical
record of the stage, but is also a
wonderful store of facts of incalculable
value to everyone interested in theatres
and in those who write for them, act
in them, and manage them.
" Who's Who in the Theatre " is
undoubtedly the best and most useful
directory of the stage ever compiled.
THE MORNING POST says—
The book is an excellent piece of
work and invaluable to those who
have to do with the theatre. One can
only congratulate Mr. John Parker,
and trust that "Who's Who in the
Theatre " will prove what it deserves
to be — a hardy annual.
Since the appearance of its first
edition, " Who's Who in the Theatre "
has been recognised as a standard work
in a region where trustworthy authori-
ties are few. It is really indispensable
to all who have to do with the stage,
and concerns not the stage of our own
land alone, but those foreign stages
between which and our own there is
such a constant commerce.
THE DAILY CHRONICLE says-
Altogether it is a most indispensable
and timely volume of things theatrical.
PRESS OPINIONS— contd.
Thanks to Mr. John Parker's inde-
fatigable labours and excellent judg-
ment, this indispensable record ol the
life of the contemporary stage has now
developed into a work of reference that
in itself helps to give a dignity to its
subject. The book is a mine of in-
formation, and in its new and enlarged
edition is indispensable to those
interested in the stage.
THE DAILY NEWS says—
Playgoers cannot be too grateful
for the latest " Who's Who in the
Theatre " To all people who
go to theatres or who read about
theatres, as well as to those who earn
a living by theatrical art, this book is
indispensable.
THE DAILY EXPRESS says—
one that every student of
the stage will require on his book-
shelves.
"Who's Who in the Theatre " fully
deserves the praise bestowed on it.
Mr. John Parker, the editor, has
brought this indispensable volume
down to date. The biographies are
remarkably full and complete, and the
appendices are a mine of information.
THE DAILY GRAPHIC says—
The editor, Mr. John Parker, has
rounded out his invaluable stage refer-
ence book to excellent purpose. In its
new and revised form the volume is the
best guide to stage biography available,
and is full of details interesting to the
playgoer.
THE DAILY SKETCH says—
To theatrical folk it is quite
indispensable.
THE SPORTING LIFE says—
How many people, even those who
find most use for them, realise the
amount of labour and research that is
necessary for the production of a com-
plete book of reference ? Precious few,
I warrant. Yet it is impossible for the
most thoughtless to glance through the
latest issue of "Who's Who in the
Theatre " without understanding how
huge has been the task carried to a
successful conclusion, how great the
triumph of the editor, Mr. John
Parker, and those who assisted him.
Its pride is its completeness. It is the
sort of book to appeal to anyone
interested actively or passively in the
theatre, its people, and its past.
Everybody connected directly or
indirectly with the stage will give a
most hearty welcome to " Who's WJhx>
in the Theatre," compiled and edited
by John Parker. A most valuable
book of reference, crowded with facts
carefully collated, and admirably
arranged, the latest edition of " Who's
Who in the Theatre " more than
maintains the high reputation gained
by the preceding editions.
THE EVENING STANDARD says—
A new list of great convenience and
completeness.
Mr. John Parker has just published
a new edition of his invaluable thea-
trical guide, "Who's Who in the
Theatre.1' it is quite the Bradshaw
of the stage, and should be on. every
playgoer's shell.
Though his previous editions of
"Who's Who in the Theatre" were
as remarkable for extent as for accu-
racy, Mr. John Parker has not been
content to rest on. his laurels, He has
not only brought Ms swarms of facts
up to date, but the volume contains
much more than personal particulars.
Such information as is given about
West End theatres and plays must be
a groat source of comfort to even the
most infallible memories.
THE WESTMINSTOE GAXOTTBsays-
a very comprehensive bio-
graphical dictionary. Hit; uexv edition,
of "Who's Who in the Theatre" is
better and bigger than its previous
issues, and Mr. John Parker, the
editor, is to be congratulated on the
thoroughness and general accuracy of
IUH work,
THE BEVEREfi say*—
The most comprehensive record
of the work of ' workers in the
Theatrical World that has yet been
seen ^ It is indeed a moau*
mental compilation,
" Who's Who in the Theatre " is
invaluable to all interested in the
PRESS OPINIONS-
ntd.
drama, from whichever side of the
footlights one's interest is focused.
One thing is certain, that is, that
if you have had that compendious
compilation, " Who's Who in the
Theatre," arranged and edited by Mr.
John Parker, and published for some
few years past by Sir Isaac Pitman &
Sons, you miss it sorely if you don't
follow it up and secure each successive
volume. The new issue is more
welcome than ever. It might, indeed,
fittingly be described as a Monumental
Memorial of Mummers.
THE ATHENAEUM says—
An elaborate guide to the stage of
to-day, which should be very useful
for reference. The details given in
the section of Biography are particu-
larly full.
THE OBSEBVER says—
This attractive volume has made its
appearance with all the signs of robust
success. The biographical portion of
the work has been extended, and in
every way the publication is both
interesting and useful.
The book has all the qualities
necessary for a work of this character ;
it is wonderfully up to date, accurate,
full and clearly arranged. Everyone
of any importance in the theatre, on
cither side of the curtain, is included
in the biographies ; the foreign drama
is not neglected, the tables of
genealogy, compiled by that master
of the science, Mr, J, M, Bulloch, are
full of interest. Mr. Parker has done
his work of; editing tKe volume with
immense care and skill, and the result
in a book of reference which is in-
<li spousal >lo to those who are concerned
with the business of tlio stage.
THE STAGE says—
An admirably compiled and edited
book, and the work reflects much
credit on Mr, Parker.
THE EEA says—
A biographical record of the con-
temporary stage, unrivalled in its
completeness an invaluable,
nay* an indispensable, work of
reference*
Is of inestimable value.
ENCORE says—
" Who's Who in the Theatre " is a
biographical record of the contem-
porary stage and is a mine of informa-
tion which none who are connected
with the stage can afford to neglect or
leave unbought. The compiler and
editor, Mr. John Parker, has had a
colossal task before him and he has
succeeded in a manner surpassing all
human expectation. All writers and
talkers who wish to get a reputation
for encyclopaedic knowledge in things
of the stage would do well to start
at page 1 and finish at the end of the
book.
THE SPORTING TIMES says—
So much interest is taken by the
public, playgoers or otherwise, that
the new and revised edition of " Who's
Who in the Theatre " is sure of a warm
welcome, Mr, John Parker, who is
responsible for the previous editions,
has produced a most interesting book
of reference which can only be
described as a colossal work.
Admirably put together and up to
date.
THE LIBRARIAN says—
With this edition "Who's Who in
the Theatre" consolidates its position
in the world of year-books of reference.
We can say with the greatest truth
that it deserves its position.
THE PUBLISHERS' CIRCULAR says-
almost indispensable to those
interested in theatrical matters
THE WORLD says—
Undoubtedly the most complete
work of its kind yet issued. All
who are interested, whether pro-
fessionally or otherwise, in the theatre
of to-day should possess a copy.
The book contains an enormous
amount - of information.
THE GRAPHIC says—
The best work of the kind ever
attempted The most fascinat-
ing book of reference that is published.
Nothing but enthusiasm could have
carried Mr. Parker to the point of
PRESS OPINIONS— con/J.
producing "Who's Who in the
Theatre " ; no financial reward could
recompense him for the immense
trouble he has taken to make the
present book as complete as it is.
When all is said and done, his achieve-
ment is extraordinary, and it can be
measured only by someone who has
attempted a similar task.
This invaluable work of reference
has eclipsed all its predecessors in
completeness. Of all the books of
reference, and there are many, none
is better or more lovingly done than
" Who's Who in the Theatre " com-
piled and edited by Mr. John Parker,
It is almost incredible that one man
could produce a book so encyclopaedic
as this. No more comprehensive book
about the theatre has been published
here, or elsewhere. Unlike most books
of reference, anybody interested in the
theatre can sit down and read " Who's
Who in the Theatre "• with pleasure,
especially in the matter of the biog-
raphies of actors, which are extra-
ordinarily comprehensive and accurate.
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS
says —
an excellent book of refer-
ence. In olden days The Krat the
well-known stage weekly, was called
" The Actors' Bible," I wonder what
the Profession will invent to immortal-
ise Pitman's publication of Mr. John
Parker's " Who's Who in the Theatre"?
It is an admirable book, <me of those
I love to take oil my shelves and to
flit through with butterfly-wings. II
tells tales of achievement ; it recalls
the tides pi many careers ; it saves
from oblivion a multitude who in their
day adorned the boards and have
since, in well-earned rent, planted t he
cabbage of contentment,
THE SKETCH says-
All who are interested in things
dramatic, whether as members of " the
profession " themselves, or as play-
goers, critics, business people, or what-
not, will give a hearty welcome to the
new and enlarged edition of " Who's
Who in the Theatre/1 compiled and
edited by Mr, Jolm Parker. " Who's
Who hi the Theatre M is a thoroughly
well arranged work of reference, anil
one which will be generally welcomed
in its new edition. It contains a
mine of information on matters
theatrical. " Who's Who in the
Theatre " is, in fact, a volume which
contains information on practically
every point in connection with the
stage ; and the Theatrical Calendar,
which is one of its features, is a
fascinating study.
THE LADY'S PICTORIAL says-
There should be a very large and
cordial public who will be interested
in the new edition of that invaluable
reference book to the drama, " Who's
Who in the Theatre," compiled and
edited by J olm I >arker. Altogether, the
volume is an interesting and admirably
planned work of reference.
it will be cognate to Debrett
or Burke, and coveting even wider
ground in its own world than do those
indispensable volumes.
THE ILLUSTRATED SPOUTING AND
DRAMATIC N'KWS says-
After some ineffectual attempts in
the past to found a .successful dramatic
" Who's Who," it looks «xs though the
one now edited and compiled by Mr,
John Parker has conic to stay. * It is
undoubtedly the best of its kind yet
THE SUNDAY TIMKS says -
" Who's Who in tUe Theatre "
makes a welcome reappearance, AH in
the past LsHues, the work in a mine of
information in regard to the con*
temporary stage, It is a formidable
11 compilation of theatrical biog-
raphies," It include^ particulars of
llio lives not only of prominent; folk
on the contemporary stage, but
references to managers, dramatists
and others whose work 1ms boon of
value to the dramatic "world, of to-day,
Mr. Jolm Parker stagers one with h'i»
industry, J lis accuracy and care? arc
comparable to those of a chartered
accountant.
THE PEOPJLIi! says-
The volume has grown with the
passage of yoant, and has now attained
to quite bulky proportions. It is,
indeed, a work of much knowledge and
PRESS OPINIONS— contd.
labour, and could not be in safer hands
than Mr. Parker's. Such a work has
entailed vast research and endless
patience, but the result adequately
repays all the labour expended upon
it* No student of the drama can afford
to be without it. Not only is it a
biographical dictionary of all the more
notable personages connected with the
stage, it contains many other features
incidental thereto. It is, indeed, an
invaluable work for all whose business
or pleasure takes them into the
dramatic world.
HOUSE AND HOUND says—
That invaluable work of reference,
" Who's Who in the Theatre," com-
C"1 jd and edited by Mr. John Parker,
just been issued, and will prove
not only a luxury, but a necessity, to
all who are interested in the stage.
" Who's Who in the Theatre " is a
monumental work of inestimable value,
on the compilation of which Mr.
Parker deserves the heartiest congratu-
lations and the warmest thanks of all
who are interested in the drama both
of yesterday and to-day. All who are
interested hx matters theatrical—
whether UH critics, actors, historians,
or mere playgoers— -will hail with
acclaim the new edition of " Who's
Who in the Theatre."
ILLUSTltATKl) SUNDAY,, HERALD
Hays-"-
Easily the most engrossing book of
the year is " Who's Who in the
Theatre."
THE PERFOXIMEB says—
Biographies of practically everyone
connected with the theatrical profes-
sion are given in a most concise and
comprehensive form. It is practically
the only volume of its kind published,
and forms an invaluable work of
reference indispensable to anyone
interested in any way in the Theatrical
or Variety World.
THE CLARION says—
If anyone wants a good ''Who's
Who" of the theatre, let that one
beg, borrow, steal— or buy, of course
-"»4he new "Who's Who in the
Theatre/' It is a colossal work, con-
taining not only biographies of every-
one connected with the theatre in
England, but of all the Continental
theatrical notabilities also.
THE SATURDAY REVIEW says—
Of all reference books necessary to
members of a particular profession,
the theatrical "Who's Who " is one
of the most complete. Looking through
these pages, one gets an almost oppres-
sive sense of the skill, management,
and industry that goes to the com-
piling of a book of this kind. In the
theatrical "Who's Who'* one can
admire a difficult task well executed.
THE PLAY PICTORIAL says—
If you are keenly interested in things
theatrical, you should possess yourself
of " Who's Who in the Theatre," which
is a biographical record of the con-
temporary stage, compiled and edited
by Mr. John Parker. Taking it all in
all, "Who's Who in the Theatre"
holds its own with the great reference
books of our generation. It is a credit
to its Editor and to the firm of Sir
Isaac Pitman, who have the enterprise
to publish it.
THE MANCHESTER COURIER says—
In "Who's Who in the Theatre"
we have a valuable record of the
prominent persons in the theatrical
world . . . the work is certain to
meet with success, for it meets a
decided want.
To all those who are connected with
the stage, or who was, in any way,
interested in the theatrical world,
" Who's Who in the Theatre " will
prove invaluable. It is a veritable
mine of useful information, clearly
set forth and readily accessible, which
no one intimately acquainted with the
drama can afford to be without.
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN says
"Who's Who in the Theatre"
gives concise but adequate biographies
of actors, managers, dramatists, and
critics on the Continent and in America,
as well as in this country.
Once again, a very handy book of
reference.
PRESS OPINIONS— contd.
THE SUNDAY CHBONICLE (Man-
Chester) says —
...... an indispensable work oi
reference.
THE LIVEBPOOL COUBIEE says—
All who are interested in things
theatrical will welcome " Who's Who
in the Theatre."
THE BIBMINGHAM GAZETTE AND
EXPBESS says—
This comprehensive volume is a
veritable encyclopaedia of the stage.
" Who's Who in the Theatre " is a
book no one interested in the stage
can afford to do without.
THE BIBMINGHAM POST says—
this admirable volume
We congratulate Mr* Parker warmly
on the production of a book of reference
which should have — and will have — a
long and prosperous run,
THE SHEFFIELD INDEPENDENT
says —
Mr. John Parker, a most reliable
authority on matters connected with
the stage, lias discharged the duties
of compiler and editor, and has spared
no effort to make the volume an
epitome of all matters relating to the
theatre. We are surprised at its
completeness.
THE YOBKSHIBK OBSERVER says - - -
This monumental and indispensable
work makes a welcome reappearance.
Mr. Parker is to be congratulated uj>on
the patience and the industry which
he has shown in carrying through the
necessaiy revision of dates and data,
and in producing a storehouse of
information invaluable to the Press,
the profession, and the play-loving
public.
THE YORKSHIRE POST says—
"Who's Who in the Theatre/1
edited by Mr. John Parker, is well
established among standard reference
books, Nowhere else can one find such
full biographies of actors and actresses,
with chronological lists of the plays in
which they have appeared.
a reference book which was
needed.
The best theatrical directory pub-
lished. It supplies a want that has
been increasingly felt in recent times.
There is no other work of reference
which can fill its place.
THE SHEFFIELD TELEGRAPH says-
Most acceptable to everybody con-
cerned with the stage. Certain to be
studied as well as merely consulted
by playgoers.
The usefulness of the book is
apparent even to the casual eye. The
work is an excellent compilation,
dealing with the theatrical world in a
most comprehensive manner.
THE CARDIFF WESTERN MAIL
says—-
Not only does the work include full
particulars of the careers of actresses
and actors, but also the more notable
managers, dramatists, composers,
critics, scenic artists, historians, and
biographers essential to every
reference library,
" Who's Who in the Theatre " comes
up once again, a perfect mine of
information about everybody who is
anybody on or about the stage, Thin
in a very inclusive volume, The biog-
raphical section is wonderfully com-
plete, including not only actors, but
managers,, dramatists, musical com-
posers, critics, etc. Colonial, American,
and Continental celebrities are included
too, and the volume is not only an
indispensable reference book, but is
tremendously interesting for occasional
reading,
THE EAST ANGLIAN DAILY "TOMBS
says—
Here is a work which cannot easily
be dispensed with by auyouo interested
in the Theatre of to-day.
DUBLIN EVENING IIEBALD say*—
Invaluable to anyone who wishes to
find out briefly and smeductly anything
about anybody in connection with the
theatrical profession .
EDINBUBOH DISPATCH says—
The biographies are models of
brevity and compression, and const*-
PRESS OPINIONS— contd.
quently, like Jaques, " full of matter."
The inclusion of celebrities of the
foreign stage is unusual in such publi-
cations, and in view of the com-
parative inaccessibility of the inform-
ation, all the more valuable in this.
THE EDINBURGH EVENING- NEWS
says —
The editor, Mr. John Parker, has
done his work thoroughly and well,
and the result is a storehouse of
information which is unique among
theatrical reference books
THE SCOTSMAN says—
To those who have had occasion to
use it in former years, "Who's Who
in the Theatre" has approved itself
as a most reliable book of reference in
matters histrionic. In the edition
which is now published, its editor,
Mr. John Parker, has increased its
usefulness in several ways.
The volume is an admirably com-
piled book of reference on all matters
connected with the theatre at home
and abroad. Full and accurate in its
details, the volume should make a
strong appeal to all interested in the
theatre.
THE GLASGOW HERALD says--
Mr, John Parker, editor and com-
piler of "Who's Who in the Theatre,"
makes no vain claim when he describes
the latest volume as the most com-
prehensive of its kind yet published.
This will be found a valuable record
to all interested in the theatre, and
not least to Shakespearean students,
who are furnished here with a unique
chronology of the Shakespearean
drama.
Some years ago Sir II. Bcerbohni
Tree described this work as " abso-
lutely pyramidal " as a monument of
industry. It is also, iix everything
connected with theatre and variety
hall, a vast repository of business facts
and of that personal information, which
i» so attractive to all the human kind.
It is a work of indispensable utility
to all who are interested in any way
in tlio stajjo. There is hardly any
curiosity with regard to the theatre
and theatre- folks, which may not bo
ocl from its pages.
THE ABERDEEN FREE PRESS says-
it offers a mass of infor-
mation that should render it an
inseparable companion for reference
purposes.
THE ABERDEEN JOURNAL says—
" Who's Who in the Theatre " is at
once an invaluable biographical dic-
tionary of theatrical people, and a
mine of information relating to the
stage.
HALIFAX EVENING COURIER says—
A revised edition of this remarkable
storehouse of information regarding
members of the theatrical profession
is to hand. The volume is recognised
generally as being one which cannot
easily be dispensed with by anyone in
the theatre of to-day.
IRISH INDEPENDENT says—
A veritable mine of information on
all subjects relating to the stage.
The book is handsomely produced,
and is altogether indispensable as a
reference volume for anyone connected
with or interested in the stage.
THE WESTERN MORNING NEWS
(Plymouth) says —
The Blue-book of the Theatre. A
monument to its painstaking compiler
and editor, Mr. John Parker. Compiler
and publishers are alike to be con-
gratulated on the contents and format
of a volume which is indispensable to
" the " profession.
JOHANNESBURG SUNDAY TIMES
says —
With this book at hand no one need
profess ignorance of the great army af
world's actors and actresses.
The work has been edited by Mr.
John Parker, well known in London
theatrical circles, and he has done his
work carefully and well. No one
interested in the theatre of to-day can
afford to be without " Who's Who in
the Theatre/' which is well bound,
well printed, and is, in its way, unique.
This edition of " Who's Who in
PRESS OPINIONS— contd.
the Theatre " shows a very remark- TOEONTO SATURDAY NIGHT says-
able progress upon the previous issues A credit both to the compiler and
of this valuable work ol reference. the publisher. People who pride
It is much larger, much wider in themselves on knowing who is who
scope, is fuller of information, and is theatrically cannot afford to be
the most complete work of theatrical without this book,
reference yet issued by any British
publishing house, and is an indis- ^wn^r •*„>***<< AI*/™™
pensable possession to any student of MELBOURNE ARGUS says™-
the contemporary drama, or to any The volume is an epitome of all
playgoer. matters relating to the theatre.
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