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WHO'S WHO

THE STAGE

DRAMATIC REFERENCE
BOOK and BIOGRAPHICAL
DICTIONARY OF THE
THEATRE f[ CONTAIN
ING RECORDS OF THE
CAREERS OF ACTORS
ACTRESSES MANAGERS
and PLAYWRIGHTS OF
THE AMERICAN STAGE

WALTER BROWNE & F. A. AUSTIN, EDITORS & PUBLISHERS

KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY

preface.

In issuing our first edition of Who's Wlio On The Stage we
wish, first of all, to extend our hearty thanks to all those who have
aided us in our earnest effort to compile a hook which, heing
accurate, honest and truthful, cannot fail to be valuable as a work
of reference. To those artists and they are in the majority who
kindly supplied us with data for their own biographies, thus insur-
ing absolute accuracy, we are especially thankful.

The task we set ourselves to accomplish was to present in
attractive and artistic form biographical sketches of all who have
attained eminence in connection with the contemporary American
stage. Our first edition contains biographies, not only of hundreds
of actors and actresses, including all the stars and many lesser lights,
but also of managers, playwrights, musical composers, opera singers
and the most prominent of vaudeville artists. Such a work on such
an elaborate scale has never before been attempted in this country.

It is our belief that Who's Who On The Stage will prove
valuable as a book of reference and be found interesting? not only
to all connected with the American stage, but to thousands who like
to know r the histories and careers of those whom otherwise they see
only in the glamour of the footlights for a few brief hours. The
playgoer, after enjoying the performance of some footlight favorite,
may turn to his Who's Who On The Stage and there learn full par-
ticulars of such actor's or actress's careers, together with such facts
concerning his or her private life as are matters of public record
and of general interest.

In compiling the biographies it has been our endeavor to "nothing
extenuate nor set down aught in malice." Where the matter has not
been supplied by the subjects themselves, all the facts set forth have
been duly authenticated by painstaking research. At the same time
we do not claim to be infallible, and some errors may have crept into
our work. We are anxious that our attention be called to these, so
that they may be corrected in our next issue. Since going to press
with this issue the advance sale has made it imperative that we publish a
second edition, which will be ready next year, and which will contain
hundreds of additional biographies. After that time it is our inten-
tion to publish Who's Who On The Stage annually, at the close of
each dramatic season, bringing it strictly up to date each year.

Xew stars are constantly arising, new successes being achieved,
and the theatrical ^vorld is full of kaleidoscopic changes; these will
be noted from year to year in Who's Who On The Stage, so that it
may become a brief chronicle and abstract of the times. Some, per-
haps, may make their final exit, and these must sorrowfully be dropped

from the ranks. Since this edition was put in type, and only three
days after he himself had revised his biography, destined to become his
obituary, which appears in this volume, that splendid actor and gentle-
man George Clarke passed away.

While we have endeavored in Who's Who On The Stage to pre-
sent the biographies as nearly as possible in alphabetical order, the ex-
igencies of page "make-up" so as to present the illustrations in their
proper places prevented absolute obedience to this rule. All names
with the same initial, however, will be found together.

In submitting our work, "with all its imperfections on its head,"
it is not our desire to disarm honest criticism. Indeed, we invite such
criticism, so that in future issues we may press nearer to the goal for
which we have aimed, and that is, to publish a full, complete and abso-
lutely accurate biographical dictionary of the contemporary American
stage. At the same time, we feel justified in briefly referring to the
countless and unexpected obstacles which we had to overcome in com-
piling this book. Not the least of these was the extraordinary apathy
exhibited by those who we believed would be most interested in our
project, and the scantily veiled attitude of suspicion and distrust with
which our honest overtures were greeted.

We are fully aware that our first edition is incomplete, inasmuch
as there are hundreds of American actors and actresses, managers, &c.,
who should, by reason of their positions in the profession, be repre-
sented in the pages of Who's Who On The Stage. At the same time,
we point to the fact that there is not one of them to whom we did not
extend a cordial invitation to supply data for biographies for insertion
in our book, entirely free of cost to them and without the smallest
obligation to become a purchaser of the work. More than two thousand
such invitations were sent to actors and actresses of repute throughout
the country, and these were all accompanied by stamped, addressed
envelopes for the return of the required matter.

To more than half this number, second, and in many instances
third, circulars were sent. Many responded, and thus enabled us to
publish absolutely complete and accurate biographies of themselves.
Where this advantage was not afforded us, the biographies were
carefully compiled from the best and most authentic sources. In
hundreds of instances typewritten copies of what we proposed to pub-
lish were sent to the subjects, with requests that they would correct
and revise them, filling any important omissions.

Printed proofs of seventy-five per cent of the biographies appear-
ing in this first edition of Who's Who On The Stage were sent to the
subjects of those biographies, and nearly all were revised by the actors
and actresses themselves. We have made every possible effort to en-
sure accuracy. We have given all who should be in its pages a chance
to occupy a position in Who's Who On The Stage. While regretting,
rather than apologizing for, any possible shortcomings, we earnestly
invite the aid of all interested, so that our next issue may be better
and more complete.

Who's Who on The Stage

AAMS, MISS MAUDE (KISKADDEN), was born in Salt Lake
City, Xovember 11, 1872. Her father was James Kiskadden. a business
man. Her mother, a well known actress, Mrs. Annie Adams, the daughter
of a Utah pioneer who claimed to come from John Quincy Adams stock,
is still playing. When Maude was born Annie Adams was leading woman at the
Salt Lake Theatre, which enjoyed the special patronage of Brigham Young. Phil
Margetts, an Englishman, now the proprietor of a liquor store in Salt Lake City,
but formerly a popular comedian, claims the distinction of first putting Mis?
Maude Adams on the stage, or. rather, of carrying her there. The future star was
just nine months old when a play called "The Lost Child" was being produced at
the Salt Lake Theatre. She had been taken to the theatre by a nurse. Margetts
was cast for the father of the lost child. At the last moment he found he was
expected to fondle a rag doll. While he was lamenting this Mrs. Kiskadden went
to the wings with Maude in her arms. Margetts snatched the baby from her and
dashed onto the stage.

When she was five years old, in 1877, Miss Maude Adams played her first speak-
ing part, Little Schneider, at the old Bush Theatre, San Francisco, with J. K.
Emmet in one of his "Fritz" plays. She also played Chrystal in "Chums," by
David Belasco, who had just risen from call boy to stage manager at the Baldwin
Theatre. In the cast were James O'Xeill. Lewis Morrison and the late James A.
Herne. When she was six years old she was sent to school, where she remained
until she was sixteen. Immediately on leaving school Miss Adams played the part
of a schoolmistress in Hoyt's "A Midnight Bell," produced at the Madison Square
Theatre, Xew York, in 1888. She afterward played in "Men and Women" and
created the part of the crippled girl in "The Lost Paradise," which first attracted
attention to her.

In the autumn of 1890 Miss Adams made her first appearance under the Froh-
rrian management as Evangeline Bender in William Gillette's comedy "All the
Comforts of Home," as a member of Charles Frohman's first stock company at
what is now Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre. Xew York. Henry Miller
headed the cast.

When John Drew left the Augustin Daly company to become a star under
Charles Frohman's management Miss Adams was selected as his leading woman,
and in September, 1892, she appeared with him at Palmer's Theatre, now known
as Wallace's, in Clyde Fitch's comedy "The Masked Ball," and made a marked
success in the part of the wife who assumes intoxication. For five years Miss
Adams was leading woman with John Drew. She made her first appearance as a
star, under the management of Charles Frohman, as Lady Babbie, in J. M. Barrie's
"The Little Minister," in Washington. D. ('., September 13, 1898. Her first stellar
appearance in Xew York was in the same play at the Empire Theatre, Septem-
ber 27 of the same year. Eobert Edeson played the title part. In 1900 Charles
Frohman made a special production of "Romeo and Juliet." in which Miss Adams
starred as Juliet in a successful run in Xew York City and a tour of the principal
Eastern cities. In 1901 she starred in "L'Aiglon," acting the role originated by
Sarah Bernhardt. In 1902 she starred in "Quality Street" and in 1903 in "The

Pretty Sister of Don Jose." After a season's rest she reappeared in 1905 in a
revival of "The Little Minister" and also in "Hop o' My Thumb." On November
6, 1905, she opened at the Empire Theatre, New York City, in J. M. Barrie's
"Peter Pan." This proved one of the most artistic successes of her career and ran
until June 9. Miss Adams's New York home is No. 23 East 41st street.

AINGDON, WILLIAM L. (WILLIAM LEPPER), actor, was born
at Towchester. Northamptonshire, England, in 1862. He was educated at
a private school and began business as a clerk in a bank. The fascination
of the footlights caused him to resign when he was nineteen years old and
join a theatrical stock company to play utility parts, and he made his first ap-
pearance in Belfast. Ireland, in 1881. For two years he "roughed" it in the Eng-
lish provinces and then attracted the notice of Wilson Barrett, with whom he played
juvenile parts in "Lights o' London," "Romany Eye," "The Silver King," etc. In
1887 he made his first appearance in London at the Princess Theatre, where he
remained for two years. In December, 1889, he began a long engagement at the
Adelphi Theatre, creatino- leading heavy roles in "The Silver Falls." "London
Day by Day," "The English Rose," "The Lost Paradise," "The Fatal Card," "The
Girl I Left Behind Me," "Flying Colours" and "Captain Kettle." Leaving there
he went to the Shaftesbury Theatre for the leading part in "Handfast," and after this
he appeared as Laurent, in the first performance of "Therese Eaquin," and as
Hailma Eckdal, in "The Wild Duck." After this he played leading roles in
numerous farcical comedies at the Vaudeville Theatre. In 1898 he joined John
Hare at the Garrick Theatre, playing Bertie Burnside. in "The Old Jew," and was
a fine Captain Hawtree, in a revival of "Caste." After playing at His Majesty's
Theatre with Olga Nethersole in 1900 he starred at the Olympic Theatre as Apollyon,
in "Pilgrim's Progress," and as Lord Nelson, in a drama by Robert Buchanan.
He then was seen as Jim the Penman, in a revival of that play, and as Ward Cross,
in "The Idler," in 1902, He created the part of Lord Jeffries, in "Sweet Nell of
Old Drury," and was the Professor Moriarty during the long run of "Sherlock
Holmes," at the Lyceum Theatre.

He made his first appearance in America in 1903, playing leading parts with
Amelia Bingham in "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson," "The Climbers" and "A Modern
Magdalen." Returning to London in 1905, he was seen in support of Mrs. Brown
Potter at the Savoy Theatre, and afterward as a leading member of Beerbohm Tree's
company at His Majesty's Theatre. In 1906 he was seen again in New York, play-
ing in '"Gallops," at the Garrick Theatre. In the fall of 1906 he played Mark
Tremblett, in Alfred Sutro's "The Price of Money," with W. H. Crane, at the
same theatre. In May, 1906, Mr. Abingdon married Bijou Fernandez, daughter
of Mrs. E. L. Fernandez, a New York theatrical agent. He is an expert cricket
player and fond of rowing. His London address is Savoy Mansions, W. C. He is
a member of The Lambs, New York.

t BOTT, MISS BESSIE (PICKENS), prima donna, was born at
Riverside, New York, in 1878, and is a descendant of the famous Pickens
family of South Carolina, whose members distinguished themselves in the
Revolutionary War, in battling for the Confederacy and in the making of
the New South. Her grandfather was for many years United States Ambassador
at St. Petersburg. With her sister, Jessie, she was reared in luxury, and the aptitude
both displayed for vocal and instrumental music was fostered by special education in

voice culture and banjo and guitar playing. Their father's death, however, left
them in such straitened circumstances that they were forced to turn to account the
talent which they had displayed at charity benefits and the drawing room enter-
tainments of their friends. Going to New York, they obtained a place in the
chorus of Augustin Daly's "The Foresters" company, at his theatre. They at-
tracted the attention of Edward E. Rice, and he engaged them for a singing-
specialty in his production of "1492" at the Garden Theatre, New York, in
1894. In 1895 the sisters appeared with Mr. Rice's "Little Christopher" company.
also at the Garden Theatre. They made up as street waifs and sang popular
ballads to the accompaniment cf their own banjos, guitars and mandolins. Miss
Bessie Abott, however, aspired to grand opera, and in May. 1897. she went to Paris
to study. December. 1901, she made her delrat on the operatic stage as Juliet, in
"Romeo and Juliet." Her success was instantaneous. For several seasons after
this she was the prima donna at the Grand Opera, Paris. In the winter of 1906 she
returned to her native land and first appeared with the Xew York Symphony
Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Xew York City. After singing at several concerts she
joined the Metropolitan Opera company.

A .RONS, ALFRED E., manager and composer, was born in Philadelphia,
and began his stage work as call boy at Fox's Theatre of Varieties., now
the Chestnut Street Theatre, in that city. When he was fifteen years old
he was treasurer of the theatre. When he was sixteen he established a
dramatic and vaudeville agency at Xo. 806 Walnut street, which was successful from
the first. His methods attracted the attention of W. C. Gilmore. manager of the
Grand Central Theatre. Philadelphia, and he was instrumental in getting Mr.

Aarons to New York, where he began busi-
ness in the Gilsey Building. Among Mr.
Aarons's "discoveries'' at this time was
Bessie Clayton, now Mrs. Julian Mitchell,
whom he placed with Hoyt's "A Trip to
Chinatown" company. Soon after this J. M.
Hill gave Mr. Aarons the management of
the Standard Theatre, New York, and Albert
Bial intrusted him with the booking of all
the big acts at the Koster & Bial Music Hall.
For a season Mr. Aarons leased Herrmann's
Theatre and presented vaudeville there. He
also leased the Bon Ton Theatre, in Jersey
City, and for a time was manager of Oscar
Hammerstein's roof garden, over his Man-
hattan Opera House, in West 34th street,
New York, which later became the home of
Koster & Bial. When Hammerstein built
the Victoria he engaged Mr. Aarons to repre-
sent him. in Europe, and for two years he engaged such celebrities as Yvette Guil-
bert, Cleo de M erode and Fregoli for seasons in this country. His success was such
that his salary rose from $150 a week to $15,600 a year. At about this time Mr.
Aarons took over the lease of Krause's Music Hall, on West 34th street, and named
it the Savoy Theatre. It has remained one of New York's first-class play houses
since that time. He produced the musical play "Mam'zelle 'Awkins," the book of
which was written by Richard Carle and the music by Mr. Aarons. This was Mr.

Carle's first libretto. In this play, which met with conspicuous success, Josephine
Hall was featured. Miss Hall is now Mrs. Aarons. At the zenith of his career
Mr. Aarons's health broke down, and for about five years he was forced to rest. In
May, 1906, he took "The Pink Hussar," under the name of "His Honor the Mayor."
to the New York Theatre and made a successful musical comedy out of what had
been a failure. Mr. Aarons's office address is No. 1402 Broadway, New York.

DAMS, MISS SUZANNE (MRS. LEO STERN), prima donna
soprano, was born at Cambridge, Mass. Her voice gave such promise that
after studying with Boston and New York teachers she. went, in 1890, to
Paris, determined to win fame on the grand opera stage. M. Jacques
Bouhey was her instructor in singing and M. Plugrie trained her in acting. She
made her debut in January, 1894, at the Grand Opera, Paris, as Juliet in "Borneo
and Juliet." She remained at the Grand Opera for the next three years, appearing
as Gilda and Marguerite and in other light soprano roles. In 1879 she sang for, two
seasons at Nice, where she was heard as Marguerite of Navarre in "Les Huguenots."
In 1898 she was engaged by Maurice Gran and sang a season at Covent Garden,
where she appeared as Juliet, Marguerite, Micaela, Eurydice and Donna Elvira with
much success. She sang at the first state concert of that season at Buckingham
Palace and with Jean and Edouard de Keszke at a private concert before Queen
Victoria at Windsor Castle. She returned to her native land with Mr. Grau in
1899 and sang with his company at the Metropolitan Opera House until he re-
linquished its management the various roles in which she had achieved success
abroad. She left the company when Mr. Conried became director and has since
been singing in grand opera abroad. Miss Adams was married to Leo Stern, an
English 'cellist, in London, in 1898.

AE, GEORGE, author and playwright, was born February 9. 1866, at
Kentland, Ind. He attended the public schools of Indiana and was
graduated from Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., in 1887, with the
degree of Bachelor of Science. He engaged in newspaper work, first at
Lafayette and later for ten years (from 1890 to 1900) in Chicago as a special
writer on "The Daily News" and "The Record" (now "The Record-Herald"). His
first book, "Artie," a collection of sketches in the Western vernacular, appeared in
1896, and was followed in the succeeding ten years by several others. From
1896 to 1898 he was dramatic editor of "The Chicago Record." His first nl"
was "The Sultan of Sulu," for which the music was written by Alfred G. Wathall,
of Chicago. It was first produced March 11, 1902, at the Studebaker Theatre,
Chicago. It ran for twenty-six weeks at Wallack's Theatre, New York City.
"Peggy from Paris," his second play, also musical, was produced at the Stude-
baker Theatre. Chicago, January 24, 1903. The music was by William Loraine
This ran sixteen weeks in Chicago, fifteen in Boston and eleven in New York
City. "The County Chairman," a political comedy drama in four acts, produced
by "Henry W. Savage at South Bend. Ind., in September, 1903, followed. This
proved the most successful of Mr. Ade's plays, and revealed him at his best. After
a ten weeks' season in Chicago "The County Chairman" was sent to Wallack's
Theatre, New York City, in November, 1903, where it remained until the following
October. Since September, 1904, it has been played each season by two companies.
"The Sho-Gun." a comic opera, with music by Gustav Luders. was Mr. Ade's
next production. It was produced at Milwaukee in April. 1904. by Henry W.

Savage. "The College Widow," Mr. Acle's next comedy, was produced at Wash-
ington, D. C., by Henry W. Savage in September. 1904, and opened a week later
at the Garden Theatre, Xew York, where it ran thirty-eight weeks. "The Bad
Samaritan," another comedy, produced at Washington. D. C.. September 5, 1905.
was withdrawn as a failure. Mr. Ade's last play, "Just Out of College," a three
act farce, opened at Xew Haven, Conn.. October 1, 1905.

Mr. Ade is a member of The Lambs. When in Xew York he lives at the Hollanc
House. His summer home is Haze Id en Farm, Brook. Ind.

V ALBAUGH r JOHN W., actor and manager, was born in Baltimore, Md..
/^ September 30, 1837, being the son of John W. and Elizabeth (Peters)
^ Alba ugh. He made his first stage appearance February 1, 1855. at the
Baltimore Museum as Brutus, in "Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin." His
first regular engagement followed, it being at the Holliday Street Theatre, Balti-
more, under the management of John T. Ford. In 1859 he became leading man
and manager of the stock company at the Gaiety Theatre, Albany. X. Y. He made
his first appearance in Xew York City in 1865 in support of Charles Kean at the
Broadway Theatre. In 1866 he married Miss Mary Mitchell, a sister of Maggie
Mitchell, the actress, and starred for a season.

He became manager of the Olympic Theatre. St. Louis, in 1868. and of the
Trimble Opera House, Albany, in 1870. He was a partner of Ben de Bar in the
management of the St. Charles Theatre, Xew Orleans, in 1870; manager of the
Leland Opera House. Albany, 1873-'81, and manager of the Holliday Street
Theatre. Baltimore, 1878-'91. He was also sole proprietor of the Xew Lyceum, Bal-
timore, which he built in 1890. %/ In 1878 he played a star engagement under Edgar
& Fulton in Daly's Theatre, Xew York, appearing as Louis XL Mr. Albaugh
built in 1895 and for three years managed the Lafayette Square Opera House.
Washington, D. C., and was sole lessee and manager of Albaugh's Grand Opera
House, Washington, D. C., from 1884 to 1894. His last appearance on the stage
was as Shylock, at the Lyceum. Baltimore, in December. 1899. His home is at
Long Branch, X. J

/ALBAUGH, JOHN W., JR., actor and manager, was born in Xew York
f\ City in 1867, being the son of Mary Mitchell and John W. Albaugh. He

^/ ^ made his first stage appearance in May, 1877, when he was ten years old,
at the Leland Opera House, Albany, X. Y., his performance consisting
of a hornpipe, danced between acts. In the same year Mr. Albaugh played child
roles in "William Tell," "Xick o' the Woods" and "Black-Eyed Susan." He
then went to school, and after completing his. education at college joined
Lawrence Barrett's company, with which he remained three seasons. In 1887
he went to Baltimore and became manager of the Lyceum Theatre. He remained in
that capacity for nearly thirteen years, for three years conducting a stock company in
which he was manager, stage manager and leading juvenile. In 1900 he gave up
the managerial end of the theatre to devote himself entirely to acting. One of his
most successful roles since then has been as Frank Austin, in "Colorado." He has
also played such characters as Pierre, in "The Two Orphans," Lord Chumley and
Little Billee, in "Trilby." In 1888 he married Miss Marie Castner, of Brooklyn.
N. Y.. a stepdaughter of Andrew Dougherty, the playing card manufacturer.

MISS VIOLA ALLEN.

(Photograph by Sarony.)

A^LEN, MISS VIOLA (MRS. PETER DURYEA), actress, was born
in Huntsville, Ala., in October, 1809. She inherited her histrionic
talents from her father, C. Leslie Allen, who, in association with such
players as Edwin Forrest, E. L. Davenport, Wilkes Booth, Edwin Booth,
Madam Modjeska and others, has held a prominent place on the American stage
for over fifty years. Her great-great-grandfather on her father's side. Colonel
William Burbeck, was a Eevolutionary hero, a personal friend of General Washing-
ton and at one time commandant of Castle William, in Boston Harbor. Her great-
grandfather, Major General Henry Burbeck. rendered valuable services during the
War of 1812. Her mother, Sarah Lyon, is a descendant of Captain George Francis
Lyon, of the English Navy, who commanded one of the ships sent out by the British
Government in search of Sir John Franklin. Miss Allen was educated in the
schools of Boston, at Wyckham Hall, in Toronto, and finally at a fashionable board-
ing school in New York City. Although it was not the purpose of her parents that
she should adopt the stage as a profession, she had early been schooled by her father
in the reading of Shakespearian verse. When she was fifteen years old her
debut came about unexpectedly. Miss Allen's father was appearing in "Esmeralda,"
with Miss Annie Russell in the title role, at the Madison Square Theatre. Owing
to illness, Miss Russell left the cast, and William Seymour, the stage manager, sug-
gested that Miss Viola Allen should be able to fill the role. That his judgment was
sound was proved at her debut. While appearing as Esmeralda Miss Allen attracted
the attention of John McCullough, who engaged her for such roles as Virginia, in
"Virginius"; Desdemona, in "Othello"; Parthenia, in "Ingomar," and Julia, in "The
Gladiator." Miss Allen's success for one so young excited popular admiration. Her
next engagement was with Tommaso Salvini, with whom she played most of the
Shakespearian and other classic heroines, including Desdemona, Cordelia, Juliet and
the wife in "La Morte Civile." Later she was selected by Lawrence Barrett as the
most fitting actress for the role of Mildred for his production of Browning's "Blot in
the 'Scutcheon." Then followed an engagement as leading lady at the Boston Mu-
seum, where she created the parts in America of Mrs. Errol. in "Little Lord Faunt-
leroy," and Gertrude Ellingham, in Bronson Howard's "Shenandoah." At this time.
too, she played in "Sweet Lavender" and in a revival of old comedies and other plays.
For the joint starring tour of Joseph Jefferson and William Florence in "The
Rivals" and "The Heir at Law," Miss Allen was engaged for the roles of Lydia
Languish and Cicely Homespun, appearing with marked success in each role. In
1892 she appeared with a special company in Bronson Howard's "Aristocracy," and
the following season became leading lady of the Empire Theatre company, New
York City, where she was especially successful in "Liberty Hall," "The Mas-
queraders," "Sowing the Wind," "The Conquerors" and "Under the Red Robe." In
1898 Miss Allen withdrew from the Empire company to star as Glory Quayle, in
"The Christian," by Hall Caine, in which she was enormously successful under the
management of Liebler & Co. This success was paralleled in 1900 by her Dolores,
in "In the Palace of the King." In 1900 also Miss Allen appeared for a few special
performances as Julia, in "The Hunchback." Then followed Hall Caine's "The
Eternal City," in which Miss Allen appeared as Roma. Under the management of
her brother, C. W. Allen, a series of Shakespearian revivals was projected by Miss
Allen in 1903, beginning with "Twelfth Night," in which she was seen as Viola,
and this was followed the next season by an elaborate presentation of "The Winter's
Tale," in which she assumed the roles of Hermione and Perdita. The series was
interrupted in 1905 by Clyde Fitch's play "The Toast of the Town." Miss Allen
was married in Louisville, Ky., on August 16, 1905, to Peter E. C. Duryea, of
Lexington, Ky., and New York. Her residence is No. 46 West Forty-sixth street.

A~ LEN, CHARLES LESLIE, actor, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1830.
His father was Samuel Alfred Allen, who held a government position in
Washington, D. C.. and Boston, Mass., and his mother Abigail Gates
Burbeck. As a member of the Aurora Dramatic Club, of Boston, and
before he was twenty-one, Mr. Allen played many important parts, and as an
amateur he spoke the last words on the stagj of Old Drury, as the Federal Street
Theatre, of Boston, was last called, they being at the end of "A Nabob for an Hour,"
in which he enacted Sam Hobbs. This was in May, 1852. at a benefit given for the
members of the National Theatre company, of Boston. At the age of twenty-one
Mr. Allen adopted the stage as a profession, naking his first appearance at Troy.
N. Y., in 1852, as a servant in "Simpson & Co.,'' under the management of George
C. Howard. His progress was rapid, and he was soon put into second comedy and

second old men parts. His character deline-
ations attracted the attention of Edmon S.
Conner, who engaged him in 1853 for the
Green Street Theatre, Albany. Here he
first enacted Bailie Nicol Jarvie, in "Rob
Roy." After playing such roles as Mon-
sieur Tourbillon. in "Pet of the Petticoats/'
with Miss Maggie Mitchell, and Peter, in
"The Octoroon," with Miss Kimberly, he
went to the Boston Theatre, where he re-
mained many years as the principal old man
and character actor in the stock company,
supporting Edwin Booth, Forrest, Jefferson
and the stars' of the 70's and 80's. He. was
the original Derrick there in "Rip Van
Winkle," and was the creator of the Judge,
in "Kit, the Arkansaw Traveller."

Mr. Allen was in the company of the
National Theatre, Washington, D. C., in

the seasons of 1864, 1865 and 1866, being the original Burleigh in Mrs. Lander's
"Elizabeth," Moneypenny in "The Long Strike," and Old Eccles in "Caste." Here
he also played Polonius to Edwin Forrest's Hamlet, and Kent, in "King Lear."

His first pronounced success in New York was as Old Rogers, in "Esmeralda," at
the Madison Square Theatre, when his daughter, Miss Viola Allen, made her initial
appearance in the title role.

Mr. Allen was for four seasons in the support of John Drew, and has also played
Sir Toby Belch with Modjeska and Miss Marlowe. Of late years he has been promi-
nent in his daughter's company.

ADERSON, MISS MARY (MRS. ANTONIO F. DE NAVARRO),
actress, was born in Sacramento, Cal., July 28, 1859. The following
spring her parents moved to Louisville. Ky., and her father joined the
Confederate Army. He died at Mobile, Ala., in 1863, at the age of twenty-
nine, when Mary was only four years old. Besides the girl, he left one son, Joseph
Anderson, six years her senior. When Mary was eight years old her mother married
Dr. Hamilton Griffin, of Louisville, who had been a Confederate Army surgeon.
The girl was educated at the Ursuline Convent and the Academy of the Presenta-
tion, at Louisville. Her stepfather, who was a Shakespearian student, fos-
tered her natural histrionic ambition, and at the age of ten Mary began to react

Shakespeare. She was taken to see Edwin Booth act, and when only just in her
teens announced her determination to become an actress. To encourage her talent
Dr. Griffin let her give recitals at his home and obtained for her instruction from
Charlotte Cushman. Father Anthony Miller, a Franciscan priest, taught her elo-
cution, and she had ten lessons from Yandenhoff. the public reader, to fit her for a
stage career.

Miss Anderson's first public appearance was as Juliet, at the Louisville Theatre.
in November, 1875, at a trial matinee. She was then only sixteen years old. but
her performance attracted much ' attention. In January. 1876, she appeared for
.1 week at the Louisville Theatre, supported by Macauley's stock company, playing
Evadne, Juliet and in "The Hunchback/' Engagements with stock companies in
St. Louis and other cities followed. Then John McCullough gave her leading parts
in San Francisco and she made a tour of the South under the management of John
T. Ford, of Baltimore. In the fall of 18T6 she first appeared at the head of her
own company.

She made her debut in Xew York on November 12, 18TT, at the Fifth Avenui
Theatre, and played Parthenia, Juliet, Evadne, Meg Merrilies and Bianca. Shf
was then eighteen years old. The following year she played another season at thf
Fifth Avenue, after which she made her first trip to Europe, her chief desire
being to visit Stratford-on-Avon and Verona. She played Galatea, one of her
favorite parts, for the first time in Troy, X. Y., September 26, 1881, and the next
year was at Booth's Theatre, Xew York.

In 1883 Miss Anderson went abroad, and on September 18 made her first stage
appearance in England at the Lyceum Theatre, London, as Parthenia. She played
a continuous season of ten months, and her success, both professionally and socially,
was unprecedented. She did not again play in her native country until 1888, when
she produced, in Xovember, "A Winter's Tale," at Palmer's Theatre, Xew York.
She previously played it one hundred consecutive nights at the Lyceum Theatre.
London. Miss Anderson suffered a severe illness in March, 1899, and was
compelled to cancel all her American engagements and disband her company. In
April she sailed for Europe, being ordered to take a prolonged rest. She then
abandoned the stage and has resisted every inducement to return. Miss Anderson
was married to Antonio F. de Xavarro at St. Mary's Chapel, Holly Place, Hemp-
stead, England, June 17, 1890. She has two sons. Her home is at Court Farm,
Broadway, Warwickshire, England.

A GUN, MISS MARGARET, actress, was born in Ottawa. Canada, in
1876, her father being Speaker of the House of Commons at the time and
her birth occurring in the Speaker's Chamber of the House of Parliament.
She was educated in a French convent school, and, having met with suc-
cess as an amateur reader, when she was seventeen years old, against the wishes of
her parents, she went to Xew York City and entered Xelson Wheatcroft's Dramatic
School, being one of the first pupils. Charles Frohman had promised that he would
engage for the Empire Theatre stock company the four pupils who acquitted them-
selves most creditably at the public performance of the school, and Miss Anglin
determined to be cne of the four. Her acting, when the time came, so pleased Mr.
Frohman that he at once engaged her for the part of Madeline West in "Shenan-
doah," in which she made her first professional appearance, at the Academy of Music,
Xew York, in the fall of 1894. After a year on the road Miss Anglin became a
member of James O'Xeill's company, 1896-'97, playing Ophelia, in "Hamlet"; Vir-
ginia, in "Yirginius"; Julie de Mortemar, in "Kichelieu," and Mercedes, in "Monte

Cristo." The following season she played the part of Meg, in "Lord Chumley/'
with E. H. Sothem, and organized a company for a tour of Lower Canada, playing
Rosalind, in "As You Like It," and in ''Christopher, Jr.," and "The Mysterious Mr.
Bugle." In the fall of 1898 Miss Anglin was engaged by Richard Mansfield as his
leading woman in his production of "Cyrano de Bergerac." Her playing of Roxane
established her as one of the foremost emotional actresses of the day, and Charles
Frohman at once engaged her as leading woman of the Empire Theatre stock com-
pany, New York. In that company the leading roles in "Mrs. Dane's Defence,"
"Brother Officers," "Lady Ursula," "The Liars," "Lord and Lady Algy" and
Ophelia, in "Hamlet," served to win further laurels for her. For four seasons she
played in San Francisco with Mr. Miller's stock company.

The season of 1905-'06 Miss Anglin was starred under the management of the
Shuberts in a dramatization of Wilkie Collins's "The New Magdalen" called
"Zira," which ran at the Princess Theatre, Xew York City, from September to the
middle of January, and in Boston until June.

A BUCKLE, AIACLYN, actor, was born in Texas in 1867. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in Bowie County when he was twenty years old, and
on account of his minority he had to take an examination in open court,
which he passed. Finding the practice of law unprofitable, Mr. Arbuckle
spent his time, while waiting for clients who rarely came, in the study of Shake-
speare. His first appearance on the stage, however, was in a German dialect part
with Peter Baker at a Christmas matinee, in Shreveport, La., in 1888. He there
made his first, and probably his last, conspicuous failure. Mr. Arbuckle then
played heavy parts with R. D. Mac Lean and Marie Prescott for three seasons, and
then, accepting an offer from Charles Frohman, appeared in "The Man from
Mexico" and several other productions. A period with T. Daniel Frawley's stock
company in San Francisco followed, Mr. Arbuckle making pronounced successes
as Zouroff, in "Moths" ; Jack Dudley, in "The Ensign," and the title part in "The
Senator."

Mr. Arbuckle appeared as a star at the head of his own company in the season
of 1900-'01 in a dramatization of Molly Elliot SeawelFs story, "The Sprightly
Romance of Marsac," produced at Washington, D. C., and the same season he
appeared in "Under Two Flags." When Nat Goodwin produced "The Merchant of
Venice" in the spring of 1901 Mr. Arbuckle was the Antonio.

A RDEN, EDWIN HUNTER PENDLETON, actor and playwright, was
/^ born in St. Louis, Mo., on February 13, 1864. He was educated in the pub-
_/ %. lie schools there until he was sixteen years old, when, stirred by a longing for
adventure, he went to the West. He found the excitement he sought, for he
was by turns cowboy, clerk, politician, newspaper reporter and theatrical manager.
The last venture struck a responsive chord, and the footlights soon lured him from
the box office. His first appearance as an actor was made in Chicago in 1882 in a
minor part with the Thomas W. Keene company. He played in stock until 1885,
part of the time with the Boston Museum company, and with the Madison Square
Theatre company, New York. While acting he had tried his hand at play writing,
and in 1886 he began starring in melodramas of which he was the part or sole
author. "Eagle's Nest," "Barred Out" and "Raglan's Way" were among the most
successful of these. In 1895 he was a member of William H. Crane's company,
and in 1896 he created the part of Mason Hix, in "The Governor of Kentucky."

He played Oliver West, in the original production of "Because She Loved Him
So," on October 28, 1898, at New Haven, Conn., and in August, 1899, returned
to starring in Rochester, X. Y., in a melodrama called "Zorah." His next im-
portant engagement was with Maude Adams in Charles Frohman's production of
"L'Aiglon," in which he played Metternich and won the commendation of the critics.
On June 24, 1906, he opened as a star at Power's Theatre, Chicago, in the drama,
"Told in the Hills," then produced for the first time, which proved a success. He
is a member of The Lambs, New York.

ATER, MISS LOTTIE, actress, the daughter of Frederick Pernal Alter,
was born in La Crosse, Wis. She was educated at St. Mary's Institute,
Milwaukee, and afterward studied at the Chicago Conservatory. She
made her first appearance in a juvenile opera company at Langham's
Opera House, Englewood, 111., April, 1886, playing Yum- Yum, in "The Mikado,"
to the Nanki-Poo of Miss Virginia Earle. Her expressed determination to follow a
stage career caused her parents, who did not look upon the idea with favor, to send
her to a convent for another year. While at the Chicago Conservatory Miss Alter
had appeared as an "extra lady" in many of the Booth, Barrett, Modjeska and
Robson and Crane productions, and on leaving the convent, in 1888, she obtained
her first professional engagement, appearing with Miss Vernona Jarbeau iu "Star-
light" on August 18, 1888, in Minneapolis. The next two years she played Jennie

Wilson, the waif, in "Lost in New York,"
under the management of Miles & Barton.
Beginning October 22, 1891. Miss Alter
played Savilla, in Klaw & Erlanger's first
production of "The Country Circus," at the
Academy of Music, New York City, and
remained with the organization two years.
In 1903 she played Wilbur's Ann at the
Schiller Theatre, ' Chicago, in "The Girl I
Left Behind Me." Then with Charles Froh-
man's Empire company she played in "Poor
Girls" and "The Rival Candidates." For
two years, 1895-'96, Miss Alter was leading
lady with the late Joseph Jefferson, playing
Dot, in "The Cricket on the Hearth," and
Meenie, in "Rip Van Winkle." She was also
the Flora Campbell in the first production of
"The Bonnie Brier Bush" in Chicago. Miss
Alter has also played in "Red, White and

Blue" under the Savage management, and with Rose Coghlan in a vaudeville sketch.
She was leading woman with the late Roland Reed for two seasons. Other engage-
ments were in "Hearts Are Trumps," "To Have and to Hold," a year with Miss
Henrietta Crosman as Mollie, in "Mistress Nell," and Audrey, in "As You Like It/'
at the Belasco Theatre, New York City, in February, 1902. Then followed two
seasons with Ezra Kendall in "The Vinegar Buyer." In the spring of 1906 she
played Ella Delahay in the revival of "Charley's Aunt" at the Manhattan Theatre,
New York.

Miss Alter's home is at No. 257 West End avenue, New York City.

RMSTRONG, SYDNEY (MRS. \Y. G. SMYTH), actress, was born
in Memphis, Tenn., where her father, A. T. Wells, hefore the Civil War,
was one of the leading dry goods merchants of the South. He lost his
wealth in that struggle and went West, where he amassed another fortune
only to lose it. His daughter had heen so successful in amateur theatricals that
when it became necessary for her to provide for herself she turned to the stage. She
began at the bottom of the ladder in a stock company in Illinois, her first part
being Esther Eccles, in "Caste." Her next engagement was with the stock com-
pany at the Front Street Theatre, Baltimore, where she played roles that ranged
from Lady Gay Spanker to Iphigenia. At this time she attracted the attention of
Dion Boucicault, who engaged her to play Arte O'Neil in "The Shaughraun." This
was followed by her appearance in dual roles in "Hoodman Blind," and the leading
roles in "The Still Alarm" and "The Burglar." She then joined Charles Frohman's
forces and became the leading lady in his stock company, playing the leading roles
in "Men and Women" and "The Girl I Left Behind Me." In 1893 she became the
leading lady of the Empire Theatre stock company, where one of her chief suc-
cesses was the leading role in "The Girl I Left Behind Me." On April 19, 1897,
she was married to W. G. Smyth, then manager of the William Collier and other
companies. After her marriage she retired from the stage. Her home is No. 240
West 49th street, Xew York City.

ATHUR, MISS JULIA (MRS. BENJAMIN P. CHENEY, JR.),
actress, was born in Hamilton. Ontario, Canada, May 3, 1809, and was
christened Ida Lewis. Her father was Thomas J. Lewis. Her mother
was an accomplished Shakespearian reader, and Ida Lewis, at the age ol
eleven, played Zamora, in "The Honeymoon," in private theatricals at her father's
home. She made her first professional appearance, under the name of Julia Arthur,
in 1881, with the Daniel Bandmann Shakespeare repertoire company, and a year
later, when only thirteen years old, she was a leading woman, playing Juliet.
Portia, Ophelia, and Lady Anne, in "Richard III." After three years' hard work
with the Bandmann company Miss Arthur went to Germany for a year's study.
Then she joined a repertoire company in California and played leading parts in
"Jim the Penman," "Captain Swift," "The Colleen Bawn," "Arrah-na-Pogue," "The
Silver King," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "The Still Alarm," "Peril." "Divorce" and "The
Private Secretary."

Miss Arthur made her first marked success as the Queen, in "The Black Masque,"
in New York in February, 1892. The opening night made her famous, and a few
weeks later she was engaged as leading woman with A. M. Palmer's stock company,
remaining with the organization for one year and playing Jeanne, in "The Broken
Seal" ; Letty Fletcher, in "Saints and Sinners" ; Lady Windermere, in "Lady Wind-
dermere's Fan," and acting in "Mercedes," a short play by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
In 1893 Miss Arthur became a member of the late Sir Henry Irving's company
as leading woman next to Miss Ellen Terry, and at the Lyceum Theatre, London, she
played Elaine, in "King Arthur"; Sophia, in "Olivia"; Rosamond, in "Becket," and
Imogene, in "Cymbeline." which was called her best role. She returned to America
with the Irving company in 1896, but organized her own company on October 14
of that year and produced a dramatization of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel,
"A Lady of Quality," taking the part of Clorinda Williams. She appeared as Par-
thenia, in her own production of "Ingomar," October 2, 1898, and produced "As
You Like It" at Wallack's Theatre, New York, on November 28 of the same year.
Miss Arthur was married to Mr. Cheney in February, 1898.

A" ONSON,. RUDOLPH, manager and composer, began his theatrical career
as manager of the Metropolitan Concert Hall, New York, which was on
the site of the present Broadway Theatre. After successfully catering to
the amusement loving public there for several years, he originated and
built the Casino Theatre, 39th street and Broadway, New York, and became its
first manager. It was this enterprise which brought him prominently to the atten-
tion of the public and the theatrical world as a manager and producer of musical

entertainments. On this theatre he operated
the first roof garden in America, and he may
justly be regarded as the originator of that
popular summer institution in this country.
Under Mr. Aronson's management the Ca-
sino became the recognized home of light and
comic opera in New York and the incubator
of such entertainments in America. It was
there, under his management, that the first
Air.oriean production of "Eriuinie" was
made and the record run for such entertain-
ments established. Under Mr. Aronson's
management such stars as Lillian Russell,
Francis Wilson, De Wolf Hopper and Jeffer-
son de Angelis first attained popularity.

Mr. Aronson has composed many popular
songs and more than one hundred and fifty
pieces for the orchestra. Of late years he
has spent much of his time in Europe, en-
gaged in booking musical stars for this country. His home is No. 227 Riverside
and proprietor of the Hotel Metropole, New York, on September 30, 1906.

ASHLEY, MISS MINNIE (MRS. WILLIAM ASTOR CHANLER),

/% singer and dancer, was born in Fall River, Mass.. in 1875. the name
/~^_ of her parents being Whitehead. Her father and mother separated,
and her mother, going to Boston, took her daughter with her. There
Mrs. Whitehead became Mrs. Ashley, and her daughter took the same name. While
she was a Boston schoolgirl Miss Ashley made her first public appearance as an
entertainer at a Washington's Birthday children's festival in the old Music Hall.
She became solo dancer at these festivals, which were yearly affairs, and was taken
in hand by a teacher of dancing, who was attracted by her natural grace and
ability. With this teacher Miss Ashley danced for the entertainment of guests at
summer resorts in the White Mountains until she decided to become a professional
stage dancer. Her first engagement was in Boston, in 1894, in the chorus of
Edward E. Rice's production of "1492." In 1895 she made her first Broadway
appearance in Rice's production of "Little Christopher," still being in the chorus.
In 1896, while in the chorus, she understudied the part of Miss Edna Wallace
Hopper in "El Capitan." Her first engagement outside the chorus was in a musical
comedy, "The Chorus Girl," in 1898. Her personal success in this was so marked
that she was engaged in 1899 by J. C. Duff to play Mollie Seamore, in "The Geisha,"
and Dolly Wemyss, in "The Circus Girl." In 1899 she played Gwendolyn, in
"Prince Pro Tern.," and in the same year captured New York City in the role of
Iris, in "The Greek Slave." In following seasons she still further advanced in art
and in popularity in New York City in roles in "San Toy" and "The Country Girl,"

produced at Daly's Theatre. In 1901 she was married to William Sheldon, a step-
brother of Walter Jones, the comedian. In 1903 she obtained a divorce from him,
and on December 3 of that year was married to William Astor Chanler, a great*
grandson of John Jacob Astor, African explorer, ex-Congressman and veteran of
the Spanish-American War. After her marriage she retired from the stage. In
September, 1904, a son was born to her.

^ ASHWELL, MISS LENA (MRS. ARTHUR PLAYFAIR), actress,
/^ was born in 1872. She was the daughter of Captain Pocock, of the British
^ Navy, who afterward became a Church of England clergyman. Miss
Ashwell was educated in Toronto, and studied music in Switzerland and
at the Royal Academy of Music, London. When she was eighteen years old her
elocutionary efforts attracted the attention of Ellen Terry, who advised the girl
to abandon vocalism for the study of dramatic art. Having married Arthur Play-
fair, an actor, Miss Ashwell made her first appearance on the professional stage at
the Grand Theatre, Islington, London, in 1891, playing a small part in "The
Pharisee." She then appeared with George Alexander, in "Lady Windermere's
Fan," and afterward with the late Arthur Dacre and Amy Roselle, in "Man
and Woman." In 1903 Miss Ashwell played Elaine, in "King Arthur," with Sir
Henry Irving, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, and three years later she played in
"Richard III." In 1899 she was with Wilson Barrett, in "Man and His Makers,"
and in "Wheels Within Wheels," at the Court Theatre. Miss Ashwell created
the title part in Henry Arthur Jones's "Mrs. Dane's Defence," in 1900, and
she was leading woman with Sir Henry Irving, at Drury Lane, when he produced
"Dante." Her performance in "The Resurrection," by Tolstoi, at Her Majesty's
Theatre, London, in the part played in this country by Miss Blanche Walsh, led to
her recognition as one of the greatest of English actresses. Her more recent suc-
cesses have been in "The Darling of the Gods," "Leah Kleschna," which she played
at Wyndham's Theatre, London, throughout the season of 1904-'05, and "The
Shulamite," 1905-'06.

Miss Ashwell's London address is No. 4 Portman Mansions, Gloucester Place, W.

AGELES, MISS AIMEE (MRS. GEORGE CONSIDINE), actress
and dancer, is the daughter of Alexander Zanfretta, once a well known
circus clown. When merely a child Miss Angeles made her first stage
appearance with the companies managed by the late Charles Hoyt and
playing his comedies. She was a clever dancer, and principally did dancing special-
ties. She then became prominent in musical comedies, making conspicuous suc-
cesses in a dance with James T. Powers, in "A Runaway Girl," at Daly's Theatre,
New York ; in "The Man from China." and in "The Rollicking Girl." She was
also in Joseph Weber's company for a season.

Miss Angeles became the wife of George Considine, a well known sporting man
and proprietor of the Hotel Metropole, New York, September 30, 1906.

BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK, author and playwright, was born in
Yonkers, X 1 . Y., May 27, 1862, being the son of Francis X. Bangn. He was
graduated from Columbia College in 1883, and for a year studied law. when
he became the editor of "Life."' which position he held until 1888. His first
book, "Roger Camberden," was published in 1886, since which he has written many
well known humorous books and short stories. Mr. Bangs edited "Harper's Weeklv'
from 1898 to 1900, and "The Metropolitan Magazine'' from 1902 to 1903. He then
edited "Puck" until May, 1905. His produced plays are "The Worsted Man,'' 1905 ;
"Lady Teazle," a musical version of. "The School for Scandal," in which Miss Lillian
Russell starred in 1905, and "Tomorrowland," a futurity extravaganza, produced
in Washington early in 1906. and afterward played for a run in Boston under the
title of "The Man from Xow." Mr. Bangs's home is in Yonkers, X. Y.

BARNABEE, HENRY CLAY, comic opera comedian, was born at Ports-
mouth, X. H.. on Xovember 14. 1833. His father. Willis Barnabee, was
proprietor of the leading hotel of Portsmouth. Henry Clay Barnabee
began his career as a clerk in a dry goods store in that town, and the only
way he was able to gratify his longing for a musical career was by singing in the
village church choir. At an early age he went to Boston to engage in the dry
goods business, and there he became a member of the Unity Church Quartet.
He continued his musical training by concert work and at entertainments of the
Mercantile Library Association, an organization in which many prominent actors
and entertainers received their early training. His work with this association (he
was a member of its amusement committee) became so marked that there was a
large demand for his services outside the city, and he soon attained such promi-
nence that he devoted considerable time to concert and monologue performances
in the larger cities of the Eastern States, although still maintaining his commer-
cial connections. A serious illness during the Civil War prevented him from con-
tinuing in business, and in 1865 he became a professional entertainer. He made
his debut with "Patchwork: or. An Evening with Barnabee," a monologue, which
he gave in a tour through the Xorthern States and Canada. A year later he made
his first appearance on the legitimate stage at a benefit performance at the Boston
Museum, playing Toby Twinkle, in "All That Glitters Is Xot Gold"; Cox. in "Box
and Cox," and singing the well known song "Simon the Cellarer." Thereafter he
appeared at the Boston Theatre in such parts as Aminidab Sleek, in "The Serious
Family," and Henry Dove, in "Married Life," and sang in the operettas "The
Two Cadis" and "Sir Marmaduke." In 1870 he organized a concert company
and toured Xew England and the Middle and Western States. In 1879 he became
a member of the Boston Ideal Opera Company, then just formed, and became one
of the star performers of that famous organization. In that company he appeared
as Sir Joseph Porter, in "Pinafore"; Pasha, in "Fatinitza" ; John Wellington
Wells, in "The Sorcerer"; Lambertuccio, in "Boccaccio"; Florestan, in "The
Bohemian Girl"; Baillie, in "The Chimes of Xormandy"; the Duke, in "Oli-
vette"; Abbe Bridaine, in "The Musketeers"; Lord Allcash, in "Fra Diavolo" ;
Bunthorne, in "Patience"; the Major General, in "The Pirates of Penzance";
Bolero, in "Girofle-Girofla" ; King Bobeche, in "Bluebeard": Don Japhet, in
"Giralda" : Prince Lorenzo, in "Mascot" ; the Marquis, in "Fanchonette," and
Bruno, in "The Daughter of the Regiment." In 1888 the Boston Ideal Opera
Company was dissolved, and the more famous Bostonians were organized. Mr.
Barnabee being one of the chief promoters. It was as one of the stars of this
company that Mr. Barnabee came to be known the country wide as the dean of

light opera singers and comedians uf the American otage. His uest known and
most popular creation with this company was the Sheriff of Nottingham, in "Robin
Hood," De Koven's opera. Other parts he played while the Bostonians were in
existence were Marcassou, in "The Poachers"; Lurcher, in "Dorothy"; Don, in
"Don Pasquale"; Don Quixote, in "Don Quixote"; Chrysos, in "Pygmalion and
Galatea"; the Governor, in "The Knickerbockers"; the Professor, in "The Ogalai-
ias" ; the Elder, in "The Maid of Plymouth"; La Fontaine, in "Prince Ananias";
Ezra Stebbins, in "In Mexico"; the Duke, in "The Serenade," and Rip, in "Rip
Van Winkle." In 1859 he married Miss Clara Warner, daughter of Major Daniel
George Warner, of Warner, N. H. He is one of the original members of the Apollo
Club, of Boston, and is also a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of
Boston. In 1905 the Bostonians, which for several years had been going down-
hill, broke up as a company. Since then Mr. Barnabee has done little on the
stage save for a few vaudeville performances.

BARNES, J. H., actor, was born in England, and made his first appearance
with Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in a small part in
"The Bells." He filled many provincial engagements until 1874, when
he came to the United States with Adelaide Xeilson as leading man of her
company. In 1883 he reappeared at the Lyceum, in London, with Mary Anderson,
playing leading man in "Ingomar" and in all her repertoire. He also accompanied
her on her tour of the United States. He was with the Kendals in 1886 and with
Grace Hawthorne in 1887. In recent years he played with Sir Henry Irving at
the London Lyceum, and accompanied him to the United States on his tours.
In 1905 he came to this country under engagement to Charles Frohman. The fall
season of 1906 he was in the cast of "The Hypocrites," by Henry Arthur Jones,
produced at the Hudson Theatre, Xew York. He has written a quantity of verse,
including a serious poem, "The Mission of Judas," and a lament on the death of
Queen Victoria.

BARRYMORE, MISS ETHEL, actress, on both her father's and mother's
side is descended from families whose names are noted on the stages of two
continent 1 *. The daughter of the late Maurice Barrymore and Georgina
Drew, the niece of John Drew and the sister of John and Lionel Barry-
more, she was born twenty-five years ago. Her father and mother being among
the most gifted actors of their day, it was to be expected that their children would
feel the call of the buskin. The first recorded appearance on the stage of Miss
Ethel Barrymore was at the Empire Theatre, on September 23, 1895, when she
played the role of Katherine in Henry Guy Carleton's comedy "That Independent
Young Person," Miss Maude Adams and John Drew also being in the cast. The
following year Miss Barrymore became a member of the Empire Theatre stock
company, her uncle, John Drew, being its leading man. Her first role in this com-
pany was that of the serving maid in "Rosemary." Following this she played
Priscilla, in "Secret Service," going to London with the company and meeting with
such favor that she soon became as well known at the receptions in society drawing
rooms as she was on the stage. In the fall of 1897 she was engaged by Sir Henry
Irving and played several important roles in his productions, her work in "Peter
the Great" calling forth especial commendation. At this time her engagement
was announced to Gerald Du Maurier, the son of the author of "Trilby," Avho had
played in the American tour of Beerhohm Tree's company in 1896. This engnge-

ment, however, like a previously rumored one to Laurence Irving, the son of Sir
Henry Irving, proved to be without foundation. In 1900 she returned to the
management of Charles Frohman and became a star, her first appearance as such
being in "Captain Jinks." Her success in this stamped her as a worthy successor
to the honors of her mother, and her accomplishments, aside from those displayed
on the stage, opened to her the doors of the homes of many of the best known New
York City families, where she was received as a social equal. "Captain Jinks''
was followed by "Cousin Kate," at the Hudson Theatre. New York, in which
Miss Barrymore made another personal triumph. At the beginning of the season
of 1905 she appeared in "Sunday," which had a short run. In May Charles Froh-
man made a special production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" for her at the Lyceum
Theatre, New York, she playing the role of Nora. In Deecember following she-
opened for a short run in J. M. Barrio's "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire," at the Criterion
Theatre, New Y r ork.

BAKKIE, JAMES MATTHEW, author and playwright, was born at
Kirriemuir, Scotland, in 1860 and educated at Dumfries and Edinburgh
University. He had already made his mark as a novelist when his first
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play, "Walker, London," was produced at Toole's Theatre. London, in 1890.
The following yeai he married Miss Mary Ansell, an actress, who was appearing in
his play. Mr. Barrie's fame as a playwright rests largely on his adaptations of his
own novels. Among his most prominent successes, all of which have found favor in
this country, are "The Professor's Love Story," written for E. S. Willard, and pro-
duced in 1895; "The Little Minister," produced in 1897, in which Miss Maude
Adams starred; "Quality Street," in which she starred in 1902; "The Admirable
Crichton," presented here by William Gillette ; "Little Mary" and "Peter Pan," pro-
duced in London in 1904, with Miss Nina Boucicault in the title role, and in which
Miss Adams starred here last season. His latest plays are "Pantaloon" and "Alice
Sit-by-the-Fire." both played by Miss Ethel Barrymore in this country hast season.
Mr. Barrie's principal recreation is playing cricket.

BATES, MISS BLANCHE (MRS. MILTON F. I) AVI* I, actress.
was born in Portland, Ore., in 1873. Her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Bates, were well known as actors in the West and in Australia, her
father being manager of the Oro Fino Theatre, in Portland, at the time
of her birth. When she was three years old the family moved to San Francisco,
where she was educated. Miss Bates made her first appearance on the stage at a
benefit for L. R. Stockwell, manager of Stockwell's Theatre, later known as the
Columbia, in San Francisco, in 1894, in a one act play by Brander Matthews called
"This Picture and That."

She next played general utility parts in the company of T. Dan ; el Frwley, at a
salary of about $20 a week. Going with him to Xew York, they were engaged by
James Neill for the Giffm and Neill company,- then playing in Denver, Salt Lake
City and Portland. Miss Bates's salary was $35 a week. Mr. Frawley becoming
proprietor of the company, Miss Bates was advanced first to leading woman and
afterward to joint star, making her first marked success in 1895 as Mrs. Hillary, in
"The Senator." She played the leading comedy parts in "The Railroad of Love,"
"Nancy and Co.," "The Last Word," "The International Match," "The Transit of
Leo," "Sweet Lavender" and "Captain Swift." As Phyllis, in "The Charity Ball,"
she proved herself an able emotional actress, and after playing in "The Wife," "In

Spite of All," "The Dancing Girl" and "An Enemy of the King," she won a
success as Nora, in Ibsen's "A Doll's House."

Miss Bates was first engaged by Augustin Daly in 1898, and played Shake-
spearian parts with his company. After another short starring tour with Frawley
she created the part of the Countess Mirtza, in "The Great Ruby," at Daly's
Theatre, New York, but resigned from the company after playing the part only
twice. Her withdrawal caused much newspaper comment. Her acting in this,
however, obtained for her an engagement to play Miladi in Liebler & Co.'s pro-
duction of "The Musketeers," in which she was again conspicuously successful. She
first appeared under the management of David Belasco, at his Xew York Theatre,
in the Japanese one act play, "Madame Butterfly." Miss Bates's next success was
as Cigarette, in Belasco's production of "Under Two Flags." Then came the Princess
Yo-San, in "The Darling of the Gods," by David Belasco and John Luther Long,
which ran through two seasons. Her most recent success is in the star part of The
Girl, in Belasco's drama of early California life, "The Girl of the Golden West."
produced in the fall of 1895 at the Belasco Theatre, Xew York, and which ran there
over nine months.

Miss Bates is the wife of Milton F. Davis, a first lieutenant in the First Cavalrv,
U. S. A., a Minnesota man, who was graduated from West Point. She lives with
lire mother.

BATEMAN, MISS VICTORY, actress, was horn in Philadelphia. She
made her first appearance as an amateur when a child, with the Wheatly
Dramatic Association, in that city, in "Rosedale." Her first professional
appearance was as Gertie Hacket, in "Romany Rye," which she played for
three seasons, in support of the late William Terriss. She afterward played leading
parts with Louis James and Frederick Warde. In 1892 Miss Bateman supported
the late E. J. Henley and Aubrey Boucicault. in "The Favorite," at StockwelPs
Theatre, San Francisco. For a season she was leading woman at the Imperial
Theatre. St. Louis, playing Carmen, Camille. Yera. in "Moths"; Young Mrs. Win-
throp, Juliet, Portia, and Mercy Baxter, in "Caprice," in which she made her
greatest success. She created the part of Nora Hanlon, in the English melodrama
"Burmah." produced in Boston in 1895, and she was also the original Dearest, in
"Little Lord Fauntleroy." In the summer of 1906 Miss Bateman was leading
woman in the Bush Temple stock company, in Chicago.

ELASCO, DAVID, playwright and manager, was born in San Francisco.
Cal.. July 25, 1859. His father. Humphrey Belasco, still lives. His
mother was Rena Martin Belasco. Both of them were natives of England.
David Belasco's education was begun by a Catholic priest at Vancouver,
British Columbia, and was finished at Lincoln College, California, where he
was graduated in 1875. His leaning toward the stage was apparent when he
was a child, and the gift of a toy theatre from his parents, upon the stage of which
dramatized versions of his nursery books were produced, marked an epoch in his life.
His first play, written at the age of fourteen, and acted by himself and his friends,
was entitled "Jim Black : or. The Regulator's Revenge." It came to an untimely
end at the close of the second act through the machinations of some young ruffians
who had been engaged as "supers."

Mr. Belasco started his career as a call boy at Baldwin's Theatre, San Francisco,
and in 1878 he had become its stage manager. He also held the same place at the

Grand Opera House and the Metropolitan Theatre, San Francisco. The companies
that he directed at this time contained many actors and actresses who became cele-
brated stars, and it was during these years of stock work that Mr. Belasco laid the
foundation of his present success. While he was directing stage work he was also
dramatizing novels, adapting foreign plays and doing original work. Something like
a hundred plays of this nature were produced with varying success. In 1880 the
Mallory Brothers engaged Mr. Belasco to take charge of their productions at the
Madison Square Theatre, New York. It was there that he gained his first pro-
nounced success as an author, with "May Blossom." in 1884. "La Belle Busse,"
"Valerie" and "Hearts of Oak" had already had prosperous runs in New York,
however.

Mr. Belasco next went with Daniel Frohman to the Lyceum Theatre, taking
charge of his productions, in 1887. Here he wrote "Lord Chumley," with Henry
C. DeMille, which started E. H. Sothern on his prosperous career. "The Wife" and
"The Charity Ball," written in conjunction with Mr. DeMille, followed at the
Lyceum Theatre, and "Men and Women. 1 " written for Charles Frohman, was pro-
duced by him at Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre. Following this, in col-
laboration with Franklin Fyles, Mr. Belasco wrote "The Girl I Left Behind Me,"
which opened the Empire Theatre, New York.

"The Heart of Maryland." written by Mr. Belasco, was produced in 1895, and
was the means of starting Mrs. Leslie Carter on the road to stardom. In 1897 Mr.
Belasco produced "The First Born," by Francis Powers, and the following season he
starred Mrs. Leslie Carter in his own version of Berton and Simon's "Zaza." In
1899 he produced a farcical comedy, entitled "Naughty Anthony," with Miss
Blanche Bates in the leading role, and later his dramatization of John Luther Long's
Japanese story, "Madame Butterfly." in which Miss Bates was again the principal
figure.

On April 16, 1900, at the Garrick Theatre, London, he presented Mrs. Carter, in
"Zaza/' with great success, and "Madame Butterfly" was also produced at the Duke
of York's Theatre, repeating its American success.

"Madame Du Barry," written by Mr. Belasco, was produced at the New National
Theatre, Washington, D. C., December 12, 1901. and on December 25 at the Crite-
rion Theatre, New York. Its success was phenomenal. "The Darling of the Gods,"
a drama of Old Japan, written by Mr. Belasco in collaboration with John Luther
Long, was produced at the Belasco Theatre. New York, in the following year, 1902.
with Miss Blanche Bates as the Princess Yo-San. "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," written
by Mr. Belasco and founded on Egerton Castle's novel, "The Bath Comedy," was
produced at the Belasco Theatre. New York, in 1903, with Miss Henrietta Crosman
in the title role.

Mr. Belasco's next play, produced in 1905, at the Belasco Theatre, New York
was "Adrea," a classic tragedy of the Byzantine period, written in collaboration with
John Luther Long. Mrs. Leslie Carter played the principal role.

In September, 1904, Mr. Belasco produced "The Music Master," with David
Warfield in the character of Herr von Barwig, at the Belasco Theatre, New York.
This play holds the modern record for a long run, having been played for over 600
nights continuously since the opening night in New York. Mr. Belasco is one of the
leaders of the so-called independent theatrical managers.

The most recent production made by Mr. Belasco was his own play, "The Girl
of the Golden West." a drama of the days of '49 in California. Miss Blanche
Bates opened in the title role at the Belasco Theatre in this drama on November
14, 1905. and the play ran there into the fall of 1906.

BAUM, LYMAN FKAXK, playwright, was born at Chittenango, N. Y.,
May 15, 1856. He was educated at Syracuse, and began newspaper work
in South Dakota in 1880. He is the author of many books for children.
His produced plays are "Maid of Arran," New York, 1881 ; "Matches,"
New York, 1882; "Kilmore," Syracuse, 1884; "Queen of Killarney," Rochester,
1885 ; "The Wizard of Oz," Chicago, 1902, and "The Woggle Bug," Chicago, 1905^
He has in preparation "Queen Zixi of Ix."

Mr. Baum married, at Fayetteville, X. Y., Maud, daughter of Matilda Joslyn
Gage. He is a member of the Chicago Press Club, the New York Athletic Club and
The Players. His home is in Chicago in the winter and at Macatawa, Mich., in the
summer.

BELL, DIGBY, comic opera singer and comedian, was born in Milwaukee,
Wis., in 1849, being the son of William J. Bell, a banker. When he was
five years old the family moved to New York, where he received his educa-
tion. After being graduated from college he decided to follow his father's
occupation, and engaged with him in the brokerage business, becoming a member of
the Stock Exchange. At his father's death he became the New York passenger
agent of the White Star Line. He had found time in the rush of business to
pursue an early bent for singing, and vocal study and his success as a baritone at
concerts soon led him to forsake business entirely and go to Italy to study music.
He studied there for five years, to such good purpose that in 1876 he made his
debut in grand opera at the Island of Malta, his first roles being those of the Count,
in "La Sonnambula," and Valentine, in "Faust." He next appeared at the Teatro
Fondo, in Naples, singing the leading baritone roles in "Faust," "II Trovatore,"
"Linda," "La Sonnambula" and "Traviata." He left Italy to return to his native
land to make a concert tour of it, during which he sang in oratorios in Boston,
Chicago and Detroit. At the end of his concert tour he became a member of the
Martinez English Opera Company, in which he sang all the well known baritone
opera roles. This company finally became stranded in Montreal, and to enable it to
get to New York it was decided to put on "Pinafore," which had never been played
in Canada. Its success was instantaneous, and Mr. Bell's personal achievement as
the Admiral was so marked in a subsequent tour of the L T nited States that he decided
to devote himself to comic opera. He accordingly appeared next as John Welling-
ton Wells, in "The Sorcerer," the first of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, "Trial by
Jury," the Gilbert and Sullivan one act opera, and the one act musical comedies
"Ages Ago," "The Spectre Knight" and "Charity Begins at Home," all written by
W. S. Gilbert. In these three, in which he appeared under the management of John
A. McCaull at the Bijou Opera House, New York, Mr. Bell took the city by storm.
His next engagement was with the Comley-Barton company, with which he created
the role in this country of Coliquot, in "Olivette," Catherine Lewis, John Howson
and Marie Jansen being in the cast. For the next three years he was under con-
tract with Augustin Daly. At this time he created the part of Jack Polo, in
"Cinderella at School," and appeared in "Zanina," "Needles and Pins," "The Pass-
ing Regiment" and "Americans Abroad." After another season with the Comley-
Barton company he rejoined the McCaull opera company and appeared in "Nell
Gwynne," "The Princess of Trebizonde," "The Pirates of Penzance," "Don Caesar,"
"The Black Hussar," "The Mikado," "Boccaccio," "Fatinitza," "Indiana" and
"Ruddygore." He had married Laura Joyce while they were playing in Mr.
Daly's company and she was with him as a member of the McCaull company, as
were three others who were destined to become stars of the comic opera stage,.

Marion Manola, De Wolf Hopper and Jefferson De Angelis. After starring
with great success in "The Tar and the Tartar" and '"Jupiter'' in New York, he,
became the leading comedian of the Lillian Eussell opera company, appearing with
Miss Eussell in "The Princess Nicotine," "Girofle-Girofla," "The Grand Duchess/'
"The Queen of Brilliants" and "La Perichole." Despite his success as a comic
opera star, Mr. Bell aspired to legitimate comedy, and after a starring tour in
"Nancy Lee" he put into operation the long cherished project. He, with his
wife as co-star, made a tour in Hoyt's "A Midnight Bell," his part being that of
Deacon Tidd. While this was only partly successful, it warranted him in con-
tinuing along the straight comedy line, and his next appearance was in "The
Hoosier Doctor," written by Augustus Thomas. His success in this met his most
expectant hopes. For the last two seasons he has starred as Mr. Pip]), in "The
Education of Mr. Pipp," the comedy built around the drawings of Charles Dana
Gibson by Augustus Thomas. Mr. Bell's address is No. 147(5 Lexington avenue.
New York.

BENTLEY, MISS IRENE (MRS. J. T. SOTHORON), was born in
Baltimore, where her father at one time was a wealthy merchant. While
still in her teens Miss Bentley was married to J. Thomas Sothoron, a
lawyer, of Washington, D. C. A separation quickly followed, and, her
father having met with financial disaster, Miss Bentley found herself compelled to
earn her own living.

Choosing the theatrical profession. Miss Bentley went to New York and obtained

an engagement with E. E. Rice and the late
A. M. Palmer to appear as one of the
captain's daughters, in "Little Christopher,"
at the Madison Square Theatre. Thus she
made her first appearance on the stage in
1895.

Miss Bentley then became a member of
the Casino chorus, appearing in "The Merry
World," where she attracted the attention of
George W. Lederer, who pushed her forward
until she assumed prima donna parts and
eventually became a star, her first stellar
part being in the musical comedy "The Wild
Rose." Since then Miss Bentley has been the
star of several light musical pieces. She
has also appeared as a ballad singer in vaude-
ville houses.

Miss Bentley's home is at No. 65 Central
Park West. Ne\v York.

BERGEN, MISS NELLA (MRS. DE WOLF HOPPER), light opera
prima donna, was born in Brooklyn, her father being Captain John Riordan.
of the Police Department. When she was eighteen years old her singing
attracted the attention of the famous bandmaster Patrick Sarsfield Gil-
more, and he engaged her as soprano soloist for his band concerts on tour and in
New York. After several seasons with him she retired from public view save
for amateur performances of the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan and solo singing

in Brooklyn church choirs, to engage in further musical study. In 1895 she re-
turned to the professional ranks and toured the country under the management of
Fred C. Whitney, in Smith and De Koven's "The Fencing Master." She soon again
left the stage, this time to become the wife of James D. Bergen, a wealthy cut glass
manufacturer of Meriden and Hartford, Conn. As Mrs. Bergen she was one of
the most noted church choir singers of Meriden and Hartford. The old love for
the stage, however, reasserted itself, and in 1897 she left the Centre Church choir,
of Hartford, to play the leading soprano role with De Wolf Hopper in "El Capitan."
In 1899 she was again with Mr. Hopper in "The Charlatan." Mr. Hopper had
obtained a divorce from Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper in the summer of 1898, and
when Mrs. Bergen left the cast of "The Charlatan" to go to South Dakota it was
rumored that she and Mr. Hopper would be married as soon as she had obtained
a divorce. Eumor proved truth and they were married. She played thereafter
with him in the leading soprano roles in all of his comic operas until the last
season, when they appeared in different companies. Her last engagement was as
the star of the Sousa opera "The Free Lance," which ended the 1906 season at
the Xew Amsterdam Theatre.

BERGERE, MISS VALERIE, actress, was born in Metz, France.
With her sister Leona, who was a member of the Conried opera company,
she came to this country when a girl and studied the English language.
She made her first appearance as Dora Vane, in "Harbor Lights." at
Oakland, Cal., in 1892, and the following season played ingenue parts with
Maud Granger in California and the Northwest. The same year she created the
part of Mrs. Eussell Eitchie, in "The Journalist." Avith marked success. She next
appeared in ISTew York in "A Piece of Steel." In 1895 Miss Bergere did excellent
work as Jen, a tough girl, in "A White Eat," and as Marie Vernet, a French
adventuress, in "On the Mississippi." Three years later she was a member of the
Girard Avenue stock company at Philadelphia, appearing in such parts as Hen-
riette, in "The Two Orphans" ; Mrs. Eawlston, in "Jim the Penman" ; Suzanne, in
"The Masked Ball" ; Miriam, in "The Butterflies," and as Carmen. Miss Bergere
is an accomplished linguist. She has recently been seen in vaudeville.

BERNARD, SAM (BARNETT), comedian, was born in Birmingham,
England, on June 3, 1863. When he was four years old his parents moved
to the United States. He and his brother Dick were imbued with "show"
ambitions when they were youngsters, and gave their first appearance in
their father's woodshed. They made their first stage appearance in Xew York in
1876 at the old Grand Duke Theatre, Baxter and Worth streets. The theatre was
in a basement, and the admission fee was five cents. The Bernards used to perform
there after school hours, billed as the Bernard Brothers, and did one of the knock-
about comedian singing and dancing acts so popular at that time. As a team they
played this sketch in vaudeville and variety houses until 1884, when Sam Bernard
joined the stock company at B, F. Keith's Providence (E. I.) theatre to play comedy
roles. In 1885 he went to England and appeared in character sketches in the
leading music halls and variety theatres. He returned to the United States in
1886. created the role of the Bad Boy, in "The Corner Grocery," and for two seasons
played the principal comedy role in "Lost in London." He next gave his attention
to burlesque, and from 1888 to 1891 played the principal comedy parts with the
Xight Owls. Later he became part proprietor, with Mr. Manchester, of the

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French Folly company, also a burlesque company, in which he again played the
leading comedy parts. It was at this period that he became popular as a German
dialect comedian, and it was the laughs which greeted his language nonsense which
led to his heing engaged by Weber & Fields to tour with the Russell Brothers.
When Weber & Fields organized the burlesque company, the Vaudeville Club,
they placed Mr. Bernard in charge of it. When that company was retired he
became a member of the Weber & Fields Broadway Music Hall company in Xew
Yoi'k, with which he remained until 1901. In 1904 he was engaged by Charles
Frohman to star with Miss Hattie Williams, in "The Girl from Kay's." which ran
for a season at the Herald Square Theatre. Xew York. In this Mr. Bernard madf
the chief success of his career, a success which took him out of the ranks of the
music hall comedians and gave him a place as a comedian on the legitimate stage.
He continued this success, still as a co-star with Miss Williams, "in "The Rollicking
Girl," also produced at the Herald Square Theatre by Charles Frohman in the
season of 1905-'0(5.

BERNHARDT, MADAME SARAH (ROSINA SARAH. DA
MALA), actress, was born in Paris in 1844 and educated at the Convent
de Grandchamps, Versailles. She made her first appearance on the stage
at the Comedie Frangaise, when she was eighteen years old, as Iphigenie.
After appearing at the Gynmase, Porte St. Martin and Odeon theatres she returned
to the Comedie Franchise in 1872 and was nominated a "societaire" in 1875.
When she left the Comedie to make her first visit to America and England she
was fined $20,000. She made her first appearance in America in 1880. Return-
ing to Paris the following year, she became director of the Theatre Ambigu. In
1882 she was married to M. Damala. She bought the Porte St. Martin in 1883
and made many noted productions there. Her next visit to America was in 1886.
From 1887 to 1893 she played at the Porte St. Martin, and then assumed director-
ship of the Renaissance, where many of her greatest successes were made. In 1898
she bought the old Theatre des Xations, which she renamed the Theatre Sarah
Bernhardt.

Her most recent visit to this country was in the season of 1905-'06. when she
toured under the management of the Shuberts, after a brilliant engagement at
the Lyric Theatre, Xew York. She played farewell performances there June 12
and 13, 1906, appearing in "Hamlet," "Frou-Frou," "Camille" and "L'Aiglon."
During her tour Madame Bernhardt frequently played under a huge tent, on account
of the war between rival managerial organizations.

Madame Bernhardt, besides being a painter and sculptor of recognized ability,
has written many books and magazine articles and produced a play, "L'Aveu,"
written by herself, at the Odeon Theatre, Paris, in 1888. Her home address is
Boulevard Pereire, 5, Paris.

BEVERIDGE, J. D., actor, was born in Dublin in 1844, his father being
a civil engineer. A clerkship in his father's firm not suiting him, he ran
away at the age of sixteen and joined a travelling theatrical company,
making his first appearance at Oldham, in Lancashire, England. After a
few years of "barnstorming" he obtained an engagement at the Adelphi Theatre,
making his first London appearance in "Lost at Sea," in 1869. For years he
played leads in English provincial companies, principally in the Robertson come-
dies. His Pygmalion, in "Pygmalion and Galatea," attracted attention at this

MISS HELEN BERTRAM.

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time. Again returning to the Adelphi for the production of ''Taken from Life," in
1881, he remained there, under the management of the Gattis. until 1897, playing
heavies in the long series of Adelphi melodramas, and becoming the leading
exponent of stage villany on the English stage. Afterward Mr. Beveridge created
the part of the Professor, in "Old Heidelberg," at the St. James's Theatre, and
appeared in "The Country House," at the Prince of Wales's, in 1903.

Mr. Beveridge came to this country, under the management of Charles Froh-
man, in 1904. The season of 1905-'06 he played in "Man and Superman," sup-
porting Robert Lcraine.

BERTRAM, MISS HELEN (MRS. E. J. MORGAN), comic opera
prima donna, was born Lulu May Burt, in Tuscola. 111., in 1869. She
made her first histrionic effort when a child of four, being held on a table
to speak a piece in the arms of Mrs. Joseph G. Cannon, wife of the present
Speaker of the House of Representatives. She was educated in Indianapolis, and
studied music there and at the Cincinnati College of Music. Having had some
experience as an amateur with the Lyra Musical Society, Miss Bertram made her
first New York appearance at the old Madison Square Garden as Josephine, in
"Pinafore," a part she played "one consecutive week/' She was then engaged by
the Emma Abbott Opera Company and played Filina, in "Mignon," in 1888. She
then went under the management of J. C. Duff, appearing in a large repertoire of
light operas. During this engagement she was married to Signor Tommasi, the
musical director of the company. A divorce followed a few years later.

After singing many prima donna parts with the McCaull Opera Company, Miss
Bertram became a member of Henry E. Abbey's English Opera Company. In 1893
she was married to the late E. J. Henley, a well known actor. She had one child
by him, Eosina Henley, born in 189-L Mr. Henley died a few years after the mar-
riage. After being prima donna with the Bostonians, Miss Bertram joined the Carl
Rosa Opera Company, and at the Covent Garden Theatre, London, sang Santuzza,
in "Cavalleria Rusticana" ; Arline, in "The Bohemian Girl," and Nedda, in
"I Pagliacci."

Miss Bertram was in the original casts of "The Tar and the Tartar," "Foxy
Quiller," "Peggy from Paris," "A War Time Wedding" and "La Basoche" (in this
country). She has also played prima donna roles in "Clover," "The Black
Hussar," "Amorita," "Miss Helyett," "The Prince of Pilsen." "The Serenade,"
"Robin Hood" and "Prince Annanias." The season of 1905-'06 she created the
part of Jack Homer, in "The Gingerbread Man," under the management of Bra den
& Peters.

At the death of Mr. Henley Miss Bertram became the wife of E. J. Morgan, a
popular actor, who died early in 1906.

BINGHAM, MISS AMELIA (MRS. LLOYD BINGHAM), actress.
was born in Hicksville, Ohio, her maiden name being Smiley. She was
educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University. Her first stage appearance
was with McKee Rankin in a tour of the Pacific Coast. She made her
first appearance in New York at the People's Theatre, on the Bowery, in a melo-
drama, "The Struggle of Life." Her next engagement was at Niblo's Garden,
New York, in "The Power of Gold," another melodrama. After playing in "The
Village Postmaster," at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, and in "Captain Impu-
dence" and revivals of the Boucicanlt dramas, at the American Theatre, she was

engaged by Charles Frohman for his production of "The White Heather," at the
Academy of Music. She afterward appeared at the Madison Square Theatre, in
"On and Off" and "The Proper Caper." and at Wallack's, in "At the White Horse
Tavern" and "The Cuckoo." She succeeded Jessie Millward as leading woman in
"His Excellency the Governor," at the Empire Theatre. The season of 1899-1900
she appeared in the melodrama "Hearts Are Trumps," played with the George
Holland Stock Company at the Girard Avenue Theatre, Philadelphia; in "Xature,"
at the Academy of Music, New York; in "The Capitol," at the Standard, New
York, in 1895, and at the Herald Square, Xew York, with the Mordaunt and Block
Stock Company in 1898.

In 1900 Miss Bingham went to London, and there saw women acting in and
managing their own companies. She returned to Xew York determined to emulate
them, organized her own company, accepted a play from Clyde Fitch, and on January
15, 1901, gave the first performance of her stock company at the Bijou Theatre,
New York, with "The Climbers," she herself being in one of the principal roles.
The play proved a great success. Since then she has produced a number of plays,
chief among them being "A Modern Magdalen" and "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson."

Miss Bingham's home is at Xo. 41 East 31st street, Xew York.

BISPHAM, DAVID, grand opera baritone, was born in Philadelphia on
January 5. 1857. His parents were of Quaker stock, their forbears having
been among those who came to America with William Penn. One of them,
Nicholas Scull, surveyed and laid out the city of Philadelphia. Mr.
Bisphfl m's father was a well known lawyer and music lover who played the flute
and sang in the choir of his church, and his son not only inherited his taste for
music, but lived in its atmosphere. One of the pleasures of his early boyhood days
was to accompanv his father's flute on the guitar. On leaving Haverford College,
from which he was graduated in 1876 and where he had been the leader of the
Glee Club, David Bispham entered business as a wool merchant. He still studied
music, however, and as a member of the Orpheus Club and the Oratorio Society
became well known in the amateur musical life of the city. He was also the solo
basso and leader of the boy choir of St. Mark's Church. In 1885 he married Miss
Caroline Russell, the daughter of General Charles Russell, and Avent abroad. He
had long cherished an ambition to become a grand opera star, and when he reached
Italy he at once began to fit himself for such a career. He studied under Yan-
nuccini, in Florence, and Lamperti, in Milan, meanwhile singing in churches
and at concerts in Florence, Bologna and Milan. In 1889 he went to London,
where for two years he continued concert singing and appeared in amateur grand
opera performances. He made his grand opera stage debut on Xovember 3. 1891,
at the Royal English Opera, appearing as the Due de Longueville, in Messagers
"Basoche." At the end of this engagement he was at once taken into the Covent
Garden company by Sir Augustus Harris. There, in the summer of 1892, he first
appeared as Kurvenal, in "Tristan und Isolde." He sang at Covent Garden for
the next five years, appearing in some twenty-five roles in French. German and
Italian opera. In 1897 he was engaged by Maurice Grau to sing in Xew York
with the Metropolitan Opera company, which included the De Reszkes, Plangon,
Campanari. Madame Melba and Madame Eames. Mr. Bispham has won his
greatest laurels in his native land in Wagnerian roles, his Kurrenal, Telramund
and Beckmesser especially calling forth the admiration of the public and the critics.
Of late years he has lived principally abroad and devoted himself to concert singing,
although making occasional trips to the United States to appear in song recitals.

BLANK V, HARRY CLAY, actor, chiefly in melodrama, was born in
Columbus, Ohio, December, 187-L At the age of ten he had gained a local
reputation as a boy actor, mimic and gymnast, and had appeared at many
entertainments, his gains from which helped to support himself, his mother
and his brother, who had been left almost penniless at the death of Mr. Blaney,
at one time a wealthy merchant of Cincinnati and Columbus. Harry Blaney
always dates his career from the Sunday morning on which he entertained the
prisoners of the Ohio State Penitentiary in the chapel of the prison. Thereafter
he entertained them frequently and so endeared himself to them that on Christmas
morning, 1886, they gave him a gold watch and $40. this sum becoming his first
bank account. His first stage engagement was with Elmer Vance, in "The Limited
Mail." For several seasons afterward Mr. Blaney played in musical comedies and
extravaganzas, in some of which he received training at the hands of Ben Teal.
"Across the Pacific" and "The Boy Behind the Gun," in which he has increased
his reputation as one of the most popular gallery favorites, are representative melo-
dramas of the kind which have made him a wealthy man, most of which have been
written by his brother. Charles E. Blaney. Harry Blaney married, in November,
1903, Miss Kitty Wolfe. His summer home is at Centre Moriches. Long Island,
where he has a number of speedy road horses and Shetland ponies.

BLAUVELT, MISS LILLIAN EVANS (MRS. WILLIAM F.
PENDLETON), grand and light opera prima donna, was born in Brook-
lyn, March 16, 1873, her ancestors being Welsh and Dutch. She was edu-
cated at the public schools and began the study of music when she was
five years old. She played the violin in public at the age of seven, and at fifteen years
began to study singing at the National Conservatory of Music, New York, under
Jacques Bouhy. While still very young Miss Blauvelt was married to Royal Stone
Smith, son of Judge Fayette Smith, of Ohio. Mr. Smith was a church choir
singer, and when M. Bouhy went to Europe the Smiths followed, so that Mrs. Smith
might continue her studies with him in Paris.

Miss Blauvelt sang at concerts in Paris and Belgium, and later in Moscow,
where she studied under Eubinstein for the lyric stage. She made her first appear-
ance in opera at the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels, as Mirelle. Returning to
this country, Miss Blauvelt sang at concerts under Seidl, Thomas and Damrosch.
In 1897 Miss Blauvelt obtained a divorce from her husband. In 1898 she sang
before Queen Margherita of Italy, and the following year before Queen Victoria.
In February, 1899, she was married to William F. Pendleton. of New York. In
1901 she received the decoration of the Order of St. Cecilia, at Rome, being the
only woman to be so honored. In 1902 she sang at Covent Garden, London,
making successes as Marguerite, Micaela, Juliet and Zerlina. The season of 1905
she went into light opera, appearing as star in "The Rose of the Alhambra," under
the management of F. C. Whitney. Miss Blauvelt's home is No. 632 Kenmore
Place. Brooklyn. X. Y.

BLINN, HOLBROOK, actor and stage director, was born in California,
his father. Colonel Charles H. Blinn, being one of the veterans of the Civil
War, and his mother, known on the stage as Miss Nellie Holbrook, one of
the leading women of the American stage. She was one of the few women
to play Hamlet, a character in which she appeared before a New York audience,
and gained fame as a stump speaker for the Republican party in the Presidential

campaigns of 1876, 1880 and 1884. Holbrook Blinn left Leland Stanford Uni-
versity in his sophomore year as the result of differences with the faculty regarding
articles in the college magazine, "Palo Alto." which he originated and published.
It was only to be expected that he would find his life work on the stage, for which
many amateur performances and his mother's training had fitted him. He made
his first appearance with Frank Mayo, in "The Streets of New York," as one of
the ensemble, in 1878, at the age of six.

His real debut was made at a benefit for Robert M. Eberle in San Francisco, he
playing Gratiano. in "The Merchant of Venice." In 1902 he was engaged by
Joseph Grismer to play Jefferson Gwynne, in "The New South." He remained
with Joseph Grismer. under William A. Brady's management, for a year and a
half, touring the entire country. A year afterward he organized a company and
took it to Alaska, playing the entire Pacific Coast on the way. This was the first
dramatic company that had been to Alaska. At the end of this venture he joined
Miss Effie Ellsler as leading man, playing such parts as Romeo. Orlando and
Armand Duval. His next engagement was with Roland Reed for one season.

At the end of this season Mr. Blinn worked with Chester Bailey Fernald on
"The Cat and the Cherub/' which was first produced at Hammerstein's Olympia
in New York in 1897. and later was taken to London under the management of
William A. Brady and Mr. Blinn, where it ran for nearly a year at the Lyric
Theatre.

Mr. Blinn's next engagement was with Martin Harvey, under whose manage-
ment he created the dual roles of Jean and Ernest Defarge, in "The Only Way,"
and the Commendador, in "Don Juan's Last Wager." at the same time being the
stage director. After appearing in "Ib and Little Christina" in London, and at
the Madison Square Theatre in 1900, Mr. Blinn appeared with Miss Marie Bur-
roughs in a dramatization of "The Battle of the Strong," and as Lord Carnal, in
"To Have and to Hold" at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York. He then went
to London to originate a part in "Sweet and Twenty," and stayed there for a special
engagement with Miss Olga Xethersole at the Adelphi Theatre and to play Jaques
in a revival of "As You Like It."

Mr. Blinn was then engaged to play Napoleon in George Edwardes's production
of "The Duchess of Dantzic." a role in which he made a marked success in London
and in this country. After playing the part two years and a half he created in
New York the role of Austin Stoneman, in "The Clansman," at the Liberty
Theatre. He then joined forces with Edward A. Braden to produce and play in
"The Plainsman." and is now general stage director and play reader for Mr. Braden.

LOCK, SHERIDAN, actor, was born in Boston, and was graduated from
Boston L T niversity. His first engagement as an actor was with Daniel
Frohman. in the role of Dave Hardy, in "Esmeralda." Since then he has
played many leading parts, such as Colonel Prescott, in "Held by the
Enemy"; Count Musso Danella. in "Mr. Barnes of New York"; George Deshamel,
in "Article 47," with Maud Granger: Sartorys, in "Frou Frou," and Armand, in
"Camille." He was jointly featured with Emily Rigl and Joseph Haworth in
"The Crust of Society." at the Union Square Theatre, New York, and appeared
with the late E. J. Henley, in "Captain Paul." at the opening of the Castle Square
Theatre, Boston. He was in the original production of "Darkest Russia." and for
!ome time played leading parts with the Boston Museum stock company.

BLOSSOM, HENRY MARTYN, JR., playwright, was born in St. Louis,
May 10, 1866, and was educated at the Stoddard School. Before taking to
literary pursuits Mr. Blossom was in the insurance business. His first con-
spicuous success was his unique story, "The Documents in Evidence/" His
second was the novel "Checkers," which he dramatized and produced with remark-
able success under the management of the late Kirke La Shelle. Scarcely less suc-
cessful was Mr. Blossom's book of "The Yankee Consul," a musical comedy pro-
duced by H. W. Savage, with Raymond Hitchcock in the principal part. He is also
the author of "Mile. Modiste," Miss Fritzi Scheff's successful comic opera, and "The
Red Mill," in which C. B. Dillingham starred Montgomery and Stone in the 190G
fall season. Mr. Blossom is a member of The Lambs and The Players. His New
York address is No. 23 West 30th street.

BOND, FREDERICK, actor, began his career as a call boy at Wallack's
old theatre, 13th street aid Broadway, New York, in 1878. He afterward
occupied a similar place with the stock company at Abbey's Park Theatre.
After a time he was intrusted with utility parts, and after a season or two
of barnstorming he joined Sol Smith Russell's company, playing the role of the
Tramp in "Edgeworth Folks." It was during an engagement in San Francisco with
this play in 1884 that Mr. Bond attracted the attentioi of the late Augustin Daly,
who engaged him for his stock company, with which Mr. Bond remained seven years.
Last season he was one of the cast of "The Social Whirl," which had an all summer
run at the Casino, New York.

BOUCICAULT, AUBREY, actor, was born in London in 1868, being the
second son of the late Dion Boucicault. He made his first appearance on
the stage at Toole's Theatre, London, in 1888, and the following year was
at the Criterion Theatre, under the management of Charles Wyndham,
where he played in the original production of "Betsy." He was in the cast of
"Caprice," at the Globe Theatre, in 1889, and in a revival of Bronson Howard's
"Truth," at the Criterion in 1890. The same year he came to this country and
made his first New York appearance in "The English Rose" at Proctor's Twenty-
third Street Theatre. Several engagements in comedy parts followed, the one which
attracted the most attention being that in support of Miss Camille D'Arville, in
Stange and Edwards's "Madeline; or, The Magic Kiss." Mr. Boucicault has
also starred in the parts played by his father in his own famous Irish plays, and
supported Otis Skinner in "Francesca Di Rimini." The season of 1905-'06 Mr.
Boucicault appeared in "The Prodigal Son," "The Vanderbilt Cup" and "Arms and
the Man/' in which he played Ma^or Sergius Saranoff, with Arnold Daly, at the
Lyric Theatre, New York. Soon after his arrival in America Mr. Boucicault
married Miss Amy Busby, an actress, from whom he was divorced in 1895.

RADEN, EDWARD ALLEN, manager, was bora January 21, 1863, in
Shelby County, Ohio, his parents having emigrated from Virginia shortly
before his birth. It was intended that young Braden should take the min-
istry for his life work, and after finishing his school education in Ohio he
was sent to New York to take a course in theology. There he became interested in
the stage, and after a few months joined the Agnes Wallace Villa company, a reper-
toire organization, playing the smaller towns. Mr. Braden's first appearance as an

actor was made at Port Jervis, N. Y., when he played the part of the old doctor in
"Miss Moulton" and Buttoni in the burlesque of "Cinderella" in one bill. For the
next five years Mr. Braden was an actor, his stage name being Brooks.

In 1883 Mr. Braden accepted a place in the general offices of one of the big rail-
roads in an executive capacity, which he resigned six years later to assume the man-
agement of "The Little Nugget." Prominent in this company at that time were
Oscar and Josie Sisson and Herbert and Joe Cawthorne. During the prosperous part
of the career of the Jacobs-Proctor Circuit Mr. Braden became well known as a
producing manager of popular priced attractions. In 1896 he took the management
of Proctor's International Vaudeville Company, and later he was the manager for
three years of the Eays in "A Hot Old Time."

In 1901 Mr. Braden joined the forces of Henry W. Savage in a general capacity,
remaining with them until 1905, when he started in business for himself. Within
the short space of twelve months Mr. Braden organized and put in active operation
one of the most important theatrical concerns in the country. The season of 1906
he owned seven attractions. They were "The Gingerbread Man" (two companies),
"Man and His Angel," "On Parole," "Barabbas," "Amos Judd" and "The Turn
of the Tide." His business address is Knickerbocker Theatre Building, 1402 Broad-
way, New York.

B REESE, EDMUND, actor, was born in Brooklyn. He made his first
stage appearance as the leading man of a repertoire company in the West
in 1892. In 1896 he was engaged by Madame Rhea to play the heavy parts
in the romantic dramas in which she made so many successful tours, and
soon became her leading man. While in her company he played the roles of
Napoleon, in "Josephine"; Lord Lester, in "Mary Stuart"; Sartorys, in "Frou
Frou"; Benedick, in "Much Ado About Nothing"; Chysos, in "Pygmalion and
Galatea," and Shylock, in "The Merchant of Venice." In 1898 he joined James
O'Neill's company, supporting him in such roles as Albert and Nortier, in "The
Count of Monte Cristo"; Appius, in "Virginius," and Grebauval,, in "When Greek
Meets Greek." He was next engaged by Liebler & Co. to play Rochefort in "The
Three Musketeers," in which he earned hearty commendation. In 1906 he made one
of the chief successes of his career as John Burkett Ryder, in Charles Klein's "The
Lion and the Mouse," which ran more than three hundred nights at the Lyceum
Theatre, and was taken to London, where it failed, by a second company, of which
he was a member.

BOWLEY, MISS FLORA JULIET, actress, was born in San Francisco.
She is a sister of Captain Bowley, of the United States Army, who is now
an inspector at West Point. Miss Bowley was educated at Smith College.
Northampton, Mass., and there her elocutionary work attracted the atten-
tion of James K. Hackett, who gave her her first professional engagement to speak
a few lines in "The Fortunes of the King." She also understudied Mary Man-
nering, and eventually succeeded to the leading woman's part. The season of
1905-'06 Miss Bowley played Kate Roberts, in the No. 2 "The Lion and the Mouse"
company, so successfully that in the fall of 1906 she was selected to play Shirley
Rossmore, the leading woman's part, succeeding Grace Elliston in the New York
company, at the Lyceum Theatre.

BRADY, W. A., manager, was born in San Francisco in 1805. His father
was Tfcrence A. Brady, an authority on the Roman Catholic Church and
the founder and editor of "The Monitor," the chief organ of that faith on
the Pacific Coast. In 1869 his father joined the editorial staff of "The
New York Herald.'*' In his teens W. A. Brady established a bulletin and messenger
service, of which he had a monopoly, for the big sporting events in Xew York.
Finding himself penniless in Omaha in 1882. after iiis father's death, lie became a
Southern Pacific railroad train boy. While in San Francisco one day he went to
the California Theatre, and, telling Bartley Campbell that he was an actor, got a
place in "The White Slave." Max Freeman, the stage manager, recognized him as
the train boy and discharged him as an actor to hire him as a call boy at $7 a week.
Two weeks later Brady, on the illness of William H. Thompson, took his place as

Natchez Jim in the play. Two weeks later
he was made assistant stage manager, and he
finally succeeded Freeman as stage manager.
As such he prompted Edwin Booth, Lawrence
Barrett, the elder Salvini. Rossi, Modjeska,
W. E. Sheridan and other famous actors on
their visits to 'Frisco.

Brady sent out his first company in 1888
in a repertoire of fifteen plays, some pirated.,
including "She," dramatized from the novel
by Brady himself. He made $65,000 out of
the play in one season. He bought "After
Dark" from Dion Boucicault in 1890 for
$600, starred in it as Old Tom, and cleared
$60,000 the first season. Then he put James
J. Corbett in the cast and made $100,000 in
another season, before the latter wrested the
prize ring championship from John L. Sulli-
van. He produced "The Cotton King,"

"Humanity" and "Old Glory," and obtained the rights to "Trilby" outside of New-
York and Chicago and sent it to Australia. He also produced "Xero," with Wilton
Lackaye, at this time. He leased the Standard Theatre, Xew York, in 1896, called
it the Manhattan and produced there "The Turtle." "Mile. Fifi," "The Manicure,"
"The Weather Hen." "Women and Wine" and "'Way Down East." This play,
which is still popular, netted Brady more than $500,000. In 1899 he married
Grace George, and in 1900 he starred her in the younger Dumas's "Diane de Lys,"
called "The Countess Chiffon," and in "Her Majesty."

In 1901 he starred her in "Under Southern Skies," in 1903, in "Pretty Peggy,"
in 1905 in "Abigail," and in 1905-'06 in "The Marriage of William Ashe." In
1901 he made an all star revival of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the Academy of Music.
New York, with Wilton Lackaye, Mrs. Annie Yeamans and John E. Kellard in the
company. The same year he produced Clyde Fitch's "Lovers' Lane" at the Man-
hattan Theatre, New York, and "Foxy Grandpa," which ran three years. He
helped stage an all star revival of "The Two Orphans" at the Xew Amsterdam
Theatre, Xew York, in 1904, with Miss George as Louise, and staged an original-
cast revival of "Trilby" at the same theatre in 1905. In 1903 he starred Wilton
Lackaye in a dramatization of Frank Norris's novel "The Pit," and in 1904 he
produced the first American performance of Ibsen's "Pillars of Society" in New
York, with Wilton Lackaye as the star. In 1901 he also produced H. A. Du
Souchet's "Betsy Ross" in Philadelphia. Wilton Lackaye's "The Law and the

Man/' from Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables," and Eupert Hughes's "The Richest
Girl in the World" were two of his productions in 1906. He assumed the manage-
ment of Eobert Mantell in 1905 and restored him to the Broadway theatres in
Shakespearian repertoire. He revived "King Lear/' in which Brady had acted
the Fool with Sheridan in 'Frisco, in 1905. He produced the Rev. John Snyder's
"As Ye Sow" in Boston in 1905. He re-leased the Manhattan Theatre in 1906.
He is the manager of Wright Lorimer, Al Leech and Carrie De Mar, and managed
De Wolf Hopper in 1904-'05 in a revival of "Wang." Mr. Brady's activities are not
limited to the theatre. He has been one of the cfiief figures in the development of
the new Coney Island, has been the promoter of many big sporting events at Madison
Square Garden, has managed many champion pugilists, and has large real estate
interests.

BRATTON, JOHN WALTER, composer, was born in Wilmington, Del.,
January 21, 1867, being the son of John F. and Emma Bratton. He was
educated at the public schools of Wilmington, and then became a student
at the Philadelphia College of Music. Mr. Bratton has supplied the music
to several musical comedies, including "The Man from China," book by Paul West,
which was produced in Chicago in 1904 and had a run at the Majestic Theatre,
New York. He has also more than two hundred popular songs to his credit, the hest
known of which are "The Sunshine of Paradise Alley," "Henrietta, Have You Met
Her?" "The Same Old Way," "Isabella" and "In a Cosey Corner." Mr. Bratton's
home is at No. 103 West 54th street, New York. He is a member of the Green
Room Club, of New York.

BURROUGHS, MISS MARIE (MRS. R. B. MACPHERSON),
actress, was born in San Francisco, Cal., in 1866, her maiden name being
Lillie Arrington. When only seventeen years old Miss Arrington had won
success in readings and recitals at private gatherings in San Francisco, and
at one of these Lawrence Barrett was so impressed with her ability that he tele-
graphed A. M. Palmer and obtained an engagement for the girl in "The Rajah,"
which was being played at the Madison Square Theatre, New York. On the arrival
of Miss Burroughs the leading woman was taken ill. The novice was entrusted with
the part of Gladys, and thus, in 1884, Miss Burroughs made her first appearance on
the stage in an important emotional role. Her next part was Irma, in "Alpine
Roses." After that she was entrusted with leading parts in "Hazel Kirke," "Esmer-
alda," "After the Ball" and "Mrs. Winthrop." While in Xew Orleans Miss Bur-
roughs played Zicka, in "Diplomacy," with Wallaek's company, at forty-eight hours'
notice, in place of Sophie Eyre, who had been taken suddenly ill.

Miss Burroughs then played Pauline March, in "Called Back," with Robert
Mantell in New York, and with A. M. Palmer's company at the Madison Square
Theatre created the part of Queen Guinevere, in "Elaine," with Alexander Salvini.
She also played Lettie, in "Saints and Sinners," during this engagement.

Miss Burroughs went to London in 1890 and was engaged to support E. S.
Willard on his American tour, opening in "The Middleman," as Mary Blenkarn.
Miss Burroughs subsequently supported Mr. Willard several seasons, playing Vashti
Dethic, in "Judah" ; Edith Ruddock, in "Wealth" ; Kate Norbury, in "John Need-
ham's Double" ; Lucy, in "The Professor's Love Story," and Ophelia, in "Hamlet."
In 1890 Miss Burroughs became the wife of Louis F. Massen.

In 1894 she starred in Pinero's "The Profligate" and produced "Romeo and

Juliet" and "Leah." In 1899 she appeared with Stuart liobson in "The Meddler,"
and she was also his leading woman in "The Gadfly." She also starred in "The
Battle of the Strong" in 1901.

In 1901 Miss Burroughs was married to Robert Barclay Macpherson, of Xew
York. Her home is at Xo. 261 West 93d street, Xew York.

BURT, MISS LAURA (MRS. HENRY STANFORD), actress, was
born in Ramsey, Isle of Man. near England, in 1SS2. Her father. Cap-
tain Brown Burt, was an Englishman, horn in Bristol, and her mother,
Ann Lloyd Burt, was Welsh, having been horn in Carnarvon. Miss Bnrt's
first pronounced success in this country was in the part of .June, in Paul Arthur's
play "Blue Jeans." She then appeared as Madge, in "In Old Kentucky," a part
which she played several seasons throughout the United States and Canada and

also for a season in England. On March 2,
1902, Miss Burt became the wife of Henry
Stanford, an actor in Sir Henry Irving/s
company. The marriage took place in Xew
York, and .Miss Burt, joining Sir Henry's
company, played Helen of Swabia, in

^^ ^^^H "Dante," throughout the run at the Drury

~^ N ^ Lane Theatre, London, and during the last

tour of the famous English actor in this
' country.

Among many parts played by Miss Burt.
she has made her most pronounced successes
as Dolores, in "In the Palace of the King";
as Glory Quayle, in "The Christian"; as
Juliet; as Portia, in "The Merchant of Yen-
ice''; as Rosalind, in "As You Like It," and
as Camille. The season of 1906-'07 Miss
Burt, jointly with her husband, starred in
"Dorothy Yernon of Haddon Hall." under

the management of Ernest Shipman. Miss Burt's address is Xo. 301 St. Xicholas
avenue, Xew York. She is a life member of the Professional Woman's League.

BAIRD, DOROTHEA (MRS. H. B. IRVING), actress, the daughter of
John Foster Baird, barrister-at-law, of London, England, was born in 1ST5.
After experience as an amateur, she was selected by the late George du
Maurier, author of "Trilby," to create the title part in the iplay of that
name, principally because she closely resembled his sketches of the heroine of his
novel. Thus she made her first professional appearance as Trilby with Beerbohm
Tree at the Hayrnarket Theatre, London, in 1895, and was at once accepted as an
accomplished actress. In 1896 she was married to Henry Brodribb Irving, elder
son of the late Sir Henry Irving

Miss Baird has since played leading parts in many London theatres, the most
prominent being at His Majesty's in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," 1900; at the
Garrick in "The Wedding Guest," 1901, and under the management of Charles
Frohman, at the Duke of York's Theatre, as Mrs. Darling in "Peter Pan," 1904-5.
Last season she was in "Xero," at His Majesty's. Her London address is Xo. 1
Upper Woburn Place, Tavistock Square, W. C.

BUCKLEY, MISS MAY, actress, was born in San Francisco, Cal., on
December 15, 1880, while her parents were visiting in that city. Her
mother, who died at her daughter's birth, was of English and her father of
German descent. Miss Buckley spent her childhood in New York, where
she received her education. Her first appearance on the stage was as a child, in
"May Blossom." in San Francisco, prior to her coming to New York. The late
Dion Boucicault. who was a friend of Miss Buckley's father, was instrumental in

getting for her her first engagement on the
professional stage. After playing in Booth
and Barrett's company for two years, Miss
Buckley appeared in "The Burglar/' and
then joined the stock company of the Al-
cazar Theatre, San Francisco. She there,
in 1897, so impressed David Belasco by her
playing of the leading role in "The First
Born" that he bought the play and engaged
Miss Buckley to star in it in New York.
Eoles in support of John Drew and Annie
Russell, parts in "On and Off," "Hearts Are
Trumps," "Caleb West," "The Price of
Peace" and engagements with James O'Neill,

r"A Japanese Nightingale" company. Wright
I orimer's "The Shepherd King" company
and William Collier's "On the Quiet" com-
pany occupied the ensuing seasons until the
fall of 1905, when Miss Buckley went to Lon-
don. In the season of 1906 she played with Raymond Hitchcock in "The Galloper/'
until the summer, when she went to Denver, Col., where she is a social as well as a
stage favorite, to fill a stock engagement at Flitch's Gardens. Her home in New
York is at No. 2 West 39th street.

BUOKSTOXE, ROWLAND, actor, was born in Sydenham, near London.
England, in 1861, being a son of the late John Baldwin Buckstone, for
thirty years lessee and manager of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London,
one of the most prolific dramatic authors and considered the most popu-
lar comedian of the Victorian era. As an amateur Rowland Buckstone made his
first appearance, at the age of nine, as Anna Maria, a maid servant, in the
farce "Ici on Parle Franchise." His first professional appearance was with his
father in the latter's farewell of the English provinces in 1877, he playing char-
acter parts in the old comedies. He afterward was with the Chippendales from
1878 to 1880, playing Tony Lumpkin, Bob Acres, Henry Dove. Benjamin Bunter,
Cousin Joe, Toby Twinkle and Sir Benjamin Backbite. His first appearance in
London was in the melodrama "The New Babylon," at the Duke's Theatre, which
was destroyed by fire at the height of the drama's successful run.

After a season at Sadler's Wells Theatre with the late Mrs. Bateman, appearing
as Dibbles, in his father's drama, "The Good for Nothing"; Box, in "Box and Cox";
Peter, in "Romeo and Juliet," etc., he went to the old Prince of Wales's Theatre,
and for two consecutive years, from 1880 to 1882, played Basil Girgione, in "The
Colonel," without being once out of the cast. This was considered a record at that
time. Mr. Buckstone then supported Fanny Davenport, in "Pique"; the late
Dion Boucicault, in "The Colleen Bawn," and Mary Anderson, appearing with her

in "Pygmalion and Galatea/' "Ingomar," "The Lady of Lyons" and "Comedy and
Tragedy." His next appearance was as Knickerbocker, with the late Fred Leslie,
in the comic opera "Rip Van Winkle." He then, with his sister Lucy, produced
"She Stoops to Conquer."

Mr. Buckstone came to America in 1884. appearing as Amminabad Streyke, in
"The Colonel," at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York. He then made a long
tour under the management of Charles Frohman, playing principal comedy parts
in "Lady Clare/' "Victor Durand/' "The World/' "The Two Orphans" and
"Esmeralda." Returning to New York, Mr. Buckstone appeared in "The
Enchantress" and with the McKeo Rankin stock company. In 1887 he supported
Clara Morris, and the same year appeared with Helen Dauvray as Anatole in a
revival of "The Scrap of Paper." Mr. Buckstone joined E. H. Sothern in 1887.
and has been with him ever since, a period of nineteen years, which is probably
the longest engagement on record. He created the parts of Col. Sapt, in
"The Prisoner of Zenda" ; Col. Jack Dexter, in "The Master of Woodbarrow" ;
Tommy Tucker, in "Lord Chumley"; Daniel Graham, in "The Trap to Win a
Woman"; 101, in "'Change Alley" ;" Jorkins, in "Captain Lettarblair" ; The Mikel-
mann, in "The Sunken Bell" ; the Executioner, in "The Proud Prince" ; Guy Lam-
bert, in "If I Were King"; Laporte, in "The Song of the Sword," and Michael
Kelly, in "Sheridan." In the Sothern-Marlowe company Mr. Buckstone plays
Dogberry, Sir Toby Belch, Launcelot Gobbo, Peter, the First Graved igger and
other Shakespearian comedy parts. Mr. Buckstone is a member of The Players.

BURKE, MISS BILLIE, actress, was born in Washington, D. C., in 1886,
her father and mother, William E. and Blanche Burke, having been on
the stage. She was educated in France, where she studied singing and
languages. Most of her professional work has been in Europe. She first
attracted attention while singing at the London Pavilion. Her first appearance on
the legitimate stage was in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast," at Glasgow,
Scotland. After a season or two in the English provinces she was engaged by
George Edwardes for the part of Mamie Rockefeller in "The School Girl." During
this, her first London engagement, she became popular by her singing of "My Little
Canoe." She played Lizette, in "The Duchess of Dantzic." at the Lyric Theatre,
London, and Renee in the touring company. In the season of 1905 she appeared
in "The Blue Moon," at the Lyric Theatre, London. Her principal hobbies are
automobiling and horseback riding. Her home is at No. 34 Queen's Road,
London, N. W.

BURNETT, MRS. FRANCES HODGSON (MRS. STEPHEN
TOWNSEND), playwright, was born Frances Eliza Hodgson, at Man-
chester, England, November 24, 1849. When she was sixteen years old
her family came to the United States and settled in Knoxville. Tenn. Two
years later, in 1867, she began writing for magazines. Miss Hodgson was married
to Dr. L. M. Burnett in 1873, and they made their home in Washington, D. C., in
1875. In 1898 Mrs. Burnett obtained a divorce, and in 1900 she married Stephen
Townsend, an English author. Mrs. Burnett's first novel was "That Lass o'
Lowrie's," published in 1877. The same year she produced "Dolly, a Love Story,"
"Kathleen" and "Surly Tim." "Haworth's" was published in 1879, "Louisanna"
in 1880. "A Fair Barbarian" in 1881, "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in 1886. and
"Editha's Burglar" in 1888. Her most popular plays have been "Little L^rd

Fauntleroy," "The Showman's Daughter," "Esmeralda," "The First Gentleman of
Europe," "Editha's Burglar," "Xixie" and "A Lady of Quality," written in collabo-
ration with Mr. Townsend.

Some of Mrs. Burnett's most recent novels are "In Connection with the Wil-
loughby Claim," 1899: "The Making of a Marchioness," 1901, and "The Little
Unfairy Princess," 1902.

Her address in this country is Xo. IT TO Massachusetts avenue, Washington,
D. C. Her home in England is Maytham Hall, Eolvenden, Kent.

BYROX, ARTHUR WILLIAM, actor, was born in Brooklyn, April 3,
18T2. being the son of Oliver, a well known actor, and Mary Kate (Crehan)
Byron, and a nephew of Ada Eehan, the well known actress. He was
educated at St. Paul's School, Garden City, Long Island, and made his
first appearance as an actor Xovember 24, 1889.

After a long and varied experience in stock and other companies, Mr. Byron
gradually climbed the ladder until, as leading man, he became associated with the
companies of John Drew, Mary Mannering, Amelia Bingham, Sol Smith Russell,
Maxine Elliott and Maude Adams.

The season of 190o-'06 Mr. Byron played John Burkett Ryder in the Western
"The Lion and the Mouse" company, impersonating throughout a long run in
Chicago the character created by Edmund Breese in Xew York, a part in which
Oliver Byron replaced his son in the fall season of 1906.

Mr. Byron is a member of the Xew York Athletic Club, The Lambs and The
Players. His home is at Monmouth Beach, X. J.

BYRON, OLIVER, was born in Maryland, Xovember 14, 1842. He first
appeared on the stage as a schoolboy, in "Xicholas Xickleby," with Joseph
Jefferson at the Holliday Street Theatre, Baltimore, under the manage-
ment of John T. Ford, on January 21, 1856. He played boy parts with
Charlotte Cushman and other stars, and was for two seasons with the old Richmond
Theatre company, Richmond, Ya., with Edwin Adams and John Wilkes Booth.
After five years of hard study he became a leading man, supporting Edwin Booth
and acting lago and Othello alternately.

He supported Charles Dillon, J. H. Hackett, Laura Keene and Mrs. Scott
Siddons, as Romeo, Macbeth, Ingomar and other characters. He starred in 18TO
in "Across the Continent." and in the next thirty years played leading roles in all
the well known romantic dramas.

To Mr. Byron the stage owes the first appearance of Ada Rehan. It was in
18T4 that, a member of his "Across the Continent" company falling ill while play-
ing at Xewark, X. J., he called her in to play the part of the absent one. She
was then fourteen years old. He subsequently sub-starred her at Wood's Museum
in "The Thoroughbred" and in "The Rebel." It was her acting in these plays
that first attracted the attention of Augustin Daly. At her last appearance in Xew
York Mr. Byron was one of her leading supports.

The season of 1905-'06 he was with Henry E. Dixey in "The Man on the Box."
The season of 1906-'OT he played John Biirkett Ryder, in "The Lion and the
Mouse," under the management of Henry B. Harris.

Mr. Byron married in 1868 Mary Kate Crehan, a sister of Ada Rehan, the
actress.

CAHILL, MISS MARIE (MRS. DANIEL V. ARTHUR), comedienne,
was born in Brooklyn, X. Y. Xone of her relatives were connected with the
stage, and she had had no experience when she made her tir<t appearance in
her native city, at the little theatre where Harley Merry, the famous scenic-
artist, was conducting a stock company. Her first part was a soubrette role in
"Kathleen Mavourneen," an Irish romantic drama. The title part was taken by
Nellie Lingard, a niece of the historian and essayist.

The first musical play in which Miss Cahill took part was Charles Hoyt's "A
Tin Soldier." She played the part of Patsy, her work consisting mostly of dancing.
She next played several parts in the productions of George Lederer, attracting much
attention by her singing of such songs as "Nancy Brown" and "Under the Bamboo
Tree." It was her singing of "Xancy Brown" which caused Mrs. J. J. Astor to
take the entire company to Newport for a private performance. This song furnished
the title for a musical comedy written by George Broadhurst and Frederick Rankin,
with music by Silvio Hein and George Hadley. in which Miss Cahill first became a
star in the season of 1902-'03, under the management of Daniel V. Arthur, whose
wife she subsequently became. The following season she starred in "Molly Moon-
shine," by Edwin Milton Royle and George V. Hobart. Miss Cahill scored the
greatest success of her career as Mary Montgomery, in the musical comedy "Marry-
ing Mary," produced at Daly's Theatre, New York, in August, 1906. This play
was originally written for his wife by Edwin Milton Boyle, and produced at the
Madison Square Theatre, New York, in 190:5, under the title of "My Wife's Hus-
bands." Nat Goodwin then played it for a time. Mr. Royle then transformed it
into a musical comedy, with lyrics by Benjamin Hapgood Burt and music by Silvio
Hein. Miss Cahill's address is care of D. V. Arthur, Xo. 1402 Broadway. Xew York.

CAMPBELL, MRS. PATRICK (BEATRICE STELLA), actress, was
born at Forest House, Kensington, London, England, in 186T. being the
daughter of John Tanner and Luigia (Eomanini) Tanner. She was edu-
cated at private schools in England and Paris. In 1884 she was married to
Patrick Campbell, of Straumer, N. B., the second son of Patrick Campbell, manager
of the Bank of India at Hong Kong. Her husband was killed in the South African
war in 1900. She has one son, Alan Urquhart, formerly a cadet in the British Navy
and now an undergraduate at Oxford, and one daughter. Stella, who recently was
married at the age of seventeen, her husband being only two years her senior.

Mrs. Campbell first appeared with the Anomalies Amateur Dramatic Club at
West Norwood, London, in 1886, and a year later began her professional career,
touring England with the Ben Greet and Bandmann-Palmer companies. She first
attracted marked attention by creating the title part in "The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray" with George Alexander, at St. James's Theatre, London, in 1893.
She later appeared with Beerbohm Tree in "John O'Dreams," and with John Hare
in "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith." In 1896 she played Juliet to the Romeo of
Forbes Robertson at the Lyceum, and two years later toured Germany with him in
Shakespearean plays. In 1900 she leased the Royalty Theatre, London, producing
"The Canary," "Fantasticks," "Beyond Human Power" and several other plays.

Mrs. Campbell came to this country under the management of Liebler & Co.
in 1901 and played a six months' engagement in repertoire. The following
year she made another American tour under Charles Frohman, appearing in "The
Joy of Living," by Sudermann, and "Aunt Jeannie," by E. F. Benson, among other
plays. In 1904 she appeared with Sarah Bernhardt, playing "Pelleas and Melisande,"
by Maeterlinck, in French. The same year she made another American tour, with

an English translation of Sardou's "La Sorciere." In 1905 she again played in
French with Madame Bernhardt in London and throughout England.
Mrs. Campbell's London address is No. 33 Kensington Square, W.

CALVE, MME. EMMA, grand opera prima donna, was born in Aveyron, in
the South of France, in 1864. Her mother was a French woman and her
father a Spaniard. He died when she was sixteen years old. She then went
to Paris to study singing. She made her first public appearance at a
benefit at Nice in 1881, and made her professional debut the following year at the
Theatre de la Monnaie, at Brussels, in Massenet's "Herodiade," with indifferent
success. A tour through Italy followed, and there she saw Duse act. She studied
the Italian actress' methods, and as a result made her first marked success as Ophelie
in Thomas's "Hamlet."

In 1884 she first appeared in Paris, in "Aben Hamet." She achieved her greatest
successes there at the Opera Comique as Carmen and as Santuzza in "Cavalleria
Eusticana." She first appeared in London in 1892, at the Royal Italian Opera. She
made her first appearance in this country on December 20, 1893, at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York, as Carmen, and made an instantaneous success. Since
then she has been with the Abbey, Schoeffel, Grau or the Conried managements
almost every season. In 1905 she made a tour of the states at the head of a concert
company, under the management of John Cort.

Her home is at the Chateau Cabrieres, Cevennes, France.

CARLE, RICHARD, comedian, was born in Somerville, Mass. He was
graduated from the High School in that city. He had gained a reputation
as a platform humorist throughout New England before he made his first
appearance on the regular stage, supporting James T. Powers and Peter F.
Dai ley, in "A Straight Tip." His next engagement was with Joe Ott, in "The
Star Gazer," after which he played in "Excelsior, Jr.," and then made his first
marked success in "The Lady Slavey." He afterward played principal comedy
parts in "One Eound of Pleasure," "In Gotham," "A Dangerous Maid," "Yankee
Doodle Dandy," "A Greek Slave" and his own musical comedy "Mam'selle 'Awkins."
As a legitimate actor, Mr. Carle made a pronounced success in the part of the
carpenter, Shossi Shmandrik, in Israel Zangwill's "Children of the Ghetto," pro-
duced in Washington on September 18, 1899. The following year Mr. Carle went
to London as a member of the "An American Beauty" company. The play was a
failure, but when the company presented "The Casino Girl" in its place Mr. Carle
jumped into popularity with the Britishers.

Returning to this country, Mr. Carle starred in his own musical comedies, "The
Mayor of Tokio" and "The Tenderfoot." The fall of 1906 he starred in "The
Spring Chicken." Mr. Carle's New York home is No. 127 Riverside Drive.

CARLETON, HENRY GUY, playwright, was born at Fort Union, N. M.,
June 21, 1851. His father was the late General James H. Carleton, U. S.
A. After being graduated from Clare College, San Francisco, Henry Guy
Carleton entered the army, but soon resigned, and took up newspaper work
on "The New Orleans Times" in 1877. There he won his spurs in the yellow fever
epidemic of 1878. He soon afterwards went to New York, where he quickly earned a
reputation as a humorist. His first dramatic work was "Memnon," an Egyptian

tragedy, which was purchased by the late John McCullough, but never produced.
Other plays by Mr. Carleton, many of which have been successful, are "Victor
Durand," "A Gilded Fool/' played by Nat Goodwin; "The Butterflies," "The Lion's
Mouth," and "Ye Early Trouble."

April 10, 1890, Mr. Carleton, who had married and been divorced, married Miss
Effie Shannon, the actress. She obtained a divorce from him three years later.
January 21, 1894, Mr. Carleton married Miss Olive May, a member of John Drew's
company, then playing "The Butterflies" in Chicago. Mrs. Carleton is a daughter of
Colonel Gordon A. May, of Chicago, and on her mother's side a grandniece of Daniel
Webster. Mr. Carleton is a member of The Lambs and The Players, New York.

CARSON, MURRAY, actor and playwright, was born in London, of Scottish
parents. As a youth he was secretary to the Eev. Dr. Joseph Parker, of the
City Temple, London, but, finding the footlights more attractive than the
pulpit, Mr. Carson, while still in his teens, obtained an engagement with the
late Wilson Barrett, with whom he played in "Claudian," "The Lord Harry," "Hood-
man Blind," "The Silver King," "Hamlet" and other plays. Since coming to the
United States Mr. Carson has written many works in collaboration with Louis N.
Parker, the best known of which is "Eosemary." In August. 1906, he made his first
appearance in vaudeville at Keith & Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre, New
York, in a one act play, "The Point of the Sword."
Mr. Carson is a membei of The Lambs.

CARTER, MRS. LESLIE (MRS. WILLIAM LOUIS PAYNE), was
born in Louisville, Ky.. her maiden name being Miss Caroline Louise Dud-
ley. On her father's death the family moved to Ohio, where Miss Dudley,
still in her teens, met Leslie Carter, a wealthy Chicago lawyer, to whom she
was married at Dayton, May 26, 1880. On May 22, 1889, Mr. Carter obtained a
divorce. Mrs. Carter then decided to seek a stage career. It was not until she
met David Belasco that she found a manager who saw in her the possibilities of an
undeveloped talent. Under his tutelage she studied and worked, untiringly and
unceasingly, until November 10, 1890, when she made her debut in New York in
"The Ugly Duckling," by Paul Potter, Mr. Belasco giving her the principal part.
The result was a failure. More training and hard work on the part of teacher and
pupil followed, and better results came with the production the following year of
"Miss Helyett," a comedy with music by Audran. Mrs. Carter played the part of a
demure Quaker maiden in this for two years, improving constantly, and all the time
being under Mr. Belasco's personal training.

In March, 1893, Mrs. Carter left the stage and dropped out of the public eye
until 1895. These two years had been spent in further study and training in her
New York apartments. In October of that year she appeared as a star in "The
Heart of Maryland," written especially to display her talents by Mr. Belasco. In
this she achieved the success she and Mr. Belasco had worked so long and hard for.
She played Maryland Calvert in this country for three seasons, until April 9, 1898,
when Mr. Belasco took the play to the Adelphi Theatre, London. There Mrs. Carter
appeared as Maryland Calvert 145 times. This was followed by an even greater
success, "Zaza," written by Mr. Belasco from the French play by Simon and Berton,
which Eejane produced at the Vaudeville Theatre, Paris. After its initial produc-
tion in Washington, December 26, 1898, Mrs. Carter was hailed by some critics as

the American Bernhardt. In April, 1900,, she appeared with great success in "Zaza"
at the Garrick Theatre, London.

"Zaza" was followed by "Madame Du Barry," written by Mr. Belasco, which was
produced first at the New National Theatre, Washington, I). C., December 12, 1901,
and opened in New York at the Criterion Theatre on December 25. The success of
this was even more phenomenal than that of "Zaza," Mrs. Carter showing perhaps
even more talent as an emotional actress than she had in the former play.

From that time until 1905 Mrs. Carter alternated in playing "Zaza" and
"Madame Du Barry" to crowded houses all over the country. In 1905 she appeared
in "Adrea," by Mr. Belasco and John Luther Long, at the Belasco Theatre, New
York. This was withdrawn in the spring of 1906, and Mrs. Carter rested. In July
of that year she started from her summer home at Shelter Island, New York, with
a party of friends in several automobiles on a trip through the New England States.
In the party were William Louis Payne of New York, an actor, who created the role
of Mr. Leffingwell in Augustus Thomas's comedy "Mrs. LeffingwelPs Boots," at the
Lyceum Theatre, New York, in January, 1905, and Mrs. Carter's son by her first
husband, Leslie Dudley Carter, who is 23 years old. When the party reached Ports-
mouth, New Hampshire, Mrs. Carter and Mr. Payne were married in an Episcopal
church there, the date being July 13, and the rest of the party and the New York
theatrical world did not know of the marriage until the following day. Mrs. Cartel-
gave her age on the marriage license as 30. The result of this marriage was that
Mrs. Carter and Mr. Belasco broke, although he had prepared a new play, in which
.she was to star, and Mrs. Carter went under the management of Charles B.
DillinHiam.

CAWTHORN, JOSEPH, comedian, was born in New York in 1868. He
first appeared on the stage when he was three years old in a pickaninny
minstrel entertainment at Eobinson's Hall, New York. In 1872 he and his
brother Herbert joined Haverly's minstrels and toured the country with
them for four years, Joseph Cawthorn being Haverly's original "Mastodon." In
1876 he went to Europe, and for the next four years appeared there in the music
halls and pantomime shows. Eeturning to the United States in 1880, he played in
vaudeville until 1883, when he made a joint starring tour with his brother Herbert
in "Little Nugget." He was next engaged as the principal comedian of Pattl Kosa's
company, and then appeared for a season in the same capacity with the Gladys
Wallis company. In 1895 he reappeared as a star in "A Pool for Luck," his
success in this putting him in the front rank of light comedians. After
playing the leading comedy parts with Corinne and in "Excelsior, Jr.," with Sadie
Martinet he played a leading part in "Nature" at the Academy of Music. New
York, in 1897. A starring tour to the Pacific Coast in "Miss Philadelphia" was
followed by his engagement for the role of Boris with Miss Alice Nielsen in "The
Fortune Teller." In 1906 he was the star of John Philip Sousa's comic opera "The
Free Lance," which had a successful run at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

CARTON, R. CLAUDE (R. C. CRITCHETT), playwright, was born in
London about fifty-five years ago, being the son of Dr. George Critchett, a
well known oculist and brother of Sir G. Anderson Critchett. While playing
Eosencrantz to the Hamlet of Miss Marriott in Hull in 1876 Mr. Carton
met and married a daughter of the late Henry Compton (Charles Mackenzie), a
famous comedian and the founder of one of the best known families of English

actors. Mr. Carton is best known in America as the author of "Lord and Lady
Algy," "Liberty Hall," and, more recently, "Mr. Ilopkinson."

The production of "The Great Pink Pearl" at the Criterion Theatre, London,
nearly twenty years ago, was Mr. Carton's debut as a playwright. The play was a
great success, and since then Mr. Carton has devoted himself exclusively to the
dramatist's art. His best known plays, in addition to those already mentioned, are
"Sunlight and Shadow," "Eobin Goodfellow," "The Tree of Knowledge," "The
Home Secretary," "The Squire of Dames." "The White Elephant," "Wheels Within
Wheels," "The Treasure," "The Pointsman," "Lady Huntworth's Experiment."
"The Undergraduate," "Public Opinion," "The Rich Mrs. Repton," "A Clean
Slate," and "The Undercurrent."

Mr. Carton lives with his wife and one daughter at The Red Lodge, Acton^ near
London. He is a dapper little man, always faultlessly dressed, and his chief recrea-
tion is riding and driving. He is a member of the Garrick and the Savage clubs,
London.

CART'S, MISS EMMA (MRS. HARRY JAMES EVERALL), come-
dienne and singer, was born in Berlin, Germany, March 18. 1879. Her
father. Carl Cams, was a manager, and her mother. Henrietta Rolland, a
prima donna of some note. Miss Cams sang in public when she was six years
old, and. coming to this country after completing her musical education, adopted the
stage as a profession when she was fifteen years old. She appeared in various minor

parts in light opera and musical comedy
until 1900, when she played her first
important part, that of Lady Muriel in
"The Giddy Throng," replacing Lady
Francis Hope (May Yohe), at the
Xew York Theatre, Xew York.

She became a popular favorite and
remained a member of the Xew York
Theatre musical stock company for
three years, during which she created
the parts of Nancy in "The King's Car-
nival" and Jane Bowlingbrook in
"The Hall of Fame." She was the Mrs.
Tack Orchard of "The Defender," pro-
duced at the Herald Square Theatre,
Xew York; the Countess von Lahn in
"The Wild Rose" ; the Princess Yo San
in the burlesque of "The Darling of the
Gods," "The Darling of the Gallery
Gods," produced at the Broadway
Theatre, Xew York, and Mrs. Jane
Habicomb in "The Medal and the
Maid." at the Broadway, in the last
named of which she made popular the
"Zanzibar" song. The season of 1905-
'06 she appeared as Lady Peacock in

"Woodland." She was married June 25, 1905, to Harry James Everall, a Xew York
business man. Her address is Xo. 200 West 70th Street, Xew York.

CHASE, MISS EDNA, actress, was born in New York City September 29,
1888, her parents being Warren E. and Mary Johnson Chase. She was led to
go on the stage by the success which met her dancing and singing at amateur
entertainments, being twelve years old when she made her first public appear-
ance. She made her stage debut on January
26, 1903, at Weber & Fields's Music Hall,
New York, in "Twirly Whirly," beginning
in the chorus. She continued there until
1905, her work in the mean time having ad-
vanced her to one of the smaller roles, when
she went on a vaudeville tour in John
Mason's "Society Belles," with Miss Lillian
Doherty. In 1906 she was engaged to play
Dorothy in "The Tourists." Miss Chase is
an expert swimmer and horseback rider.
The prowess of Miss Chase as a horsewoman
was put to the test in the summer of 1906 by
an exploit which gained her much notice.
While visiting her aunt in Sullivan County,
New York, she undertook to ride a Western
broncho, and, having no side saddle, she rode
like a man. Alarmed at the report of a gun,
her horse ran away on a narrow mountain

bridle path, and, to add to the danger, the girth of the saddle broke. Miss .Chase
had such a good grip that the saddle remained in place, but, realizing the peril
should the horse shy or swerve, she worked herself free of the saddle and dropped
it to one side. The horse ran fully two miles through the bridle path and then
came out on a sandy road, and it was only a question of time before it tired
itself out.

CHAMBERS, HADDON, playwright, was born at Stanmore, near Sydney,
Australia, in 1861, being the son of John Ritchie Chambers. Mr. Chambers
began life as a clerk under his father, who was in the Colonial Civil Service.
He afterward was a rider on an Australian cattle range. Going to London
in 1880, Mr. Chambers began a literary career. His first important play was "Cap-
tain Swift," produced by Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket, London, in 1888. His
other notable plays are ''The Idler," "John a-Dreams/' "The Tyranny of Tears."
"The Honorable Herbert," "The Old Lady," "The Awakening" "and "The Golden
Silence." He is part author of "The Fatal Card," "Boys Together" and "The
Days of the Duke."

CHAMBERS, KELLETT, playwright, brother of Haddon Chambers, was
born in Sydney, Australia. He studied law for a time, but deserted it for
journalism. In 1888 he went to London, where his brother had already won
fame as the author of "Captain Swift." He came to this country in 1891
and engaged in newspaper work in New York and San Francisco. In 1901 he
married Mrs. Mary Davison, better known to the public as "Kate Carew," carica-
turist and interviewer, and to artists, under her own name, as a portrait painter.

Mr. Chambers's first play, "Abigail," was produced at the Savoy Theatre, New
York, in 1905, Grace George starring in it. His second, "Frenzied Finance," a

farce, followed at the same theatre. In 1906 he made a four-act stage version of
Charles Dickens's favorite novel "David Copperfield," which Charles Cartwright
produced in England under the title "Dan'l Peggotty." Mr. Chambers's address
is American Dramatists' Club, No. 114 West 40th street, New York.

CLARK, MISS MARGUERITE, comic opera soubrette, was born in
Cincinnati, being the daughter of A. J. Clark, a prominent merchant of
that city. Her parents died before she was eleven years old, and an elder
sister took charge of her, placing her to be educated in the Brown County
Convent, Ohio, where she remained for three years. As a child Miss Clark had
proved herself an entertainer of ability in amateur theatricals and charitable enter-
tainments, and when she left the convent she decided on a stage career. On the

advice of J. K. Murray and his wife, Clara
Lane, with whom she was acquainted, Miss
Clark joined the chorus of the repertoire
company with which they were playing in
Baltimore and made her stage debut in that
city under the management of Milton Aborn.
In a short time she was graduated from the
chorus to a speaking part. After remaining
with this company several months she went
to New York, and there accepted a place as
understudy in George W. Lederer's "Belle
of Bohemia" company, meanwhile contin-
uing vocal study. She sang the prim a donna
role on several occasions, and did it so well
that she obtained an engagement to play the
soubrette role in "The Burgomaster." Ap-
pearances with Dan Daly, in "The New
Yorkers" and in "The Wild Eose," at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, led to

her signing with De Wolf Hopper and playing the role of Polly, in "Mr. Pickwick."
This part started her on the road to popularity, and her playing of Mataya, the role
of Delia Fox in the original company, in a revival of "Wang," following an engage-
ment with the "Babes in Toyland" company, established her place. She made the
greatest success of her career as Sylvia, with De Wolf Hopper, in De Koven and
Eankin's comic opera "Happy land," which had a long run at the Lyric Theatre,
New York, the season of 1905-'06 and on tour the fall season of 1906.

CLARKE, CRESTON, actor and playwright, the second son of the late
John Sleeper Clarke and Asia Booth Clarke, and brother of Wilfred Clarke,
was born in Philadelphia August 30, 1865. In his youth he went with his
father to London, and there and in Paris received his education. He made
his first professional appearance at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in the company of
his uncle, Edwin Booth, his role being that of Francois, in "Eichelieu." From 1882
to 1886 he played in London and the provinces in the company of his uncle and
in support of his father. He became a member of Lester Wallack's stock company
in 1886 in New York, and when it went out of existence joined Augustin Daly's
stock company. Mr. Clarke organized his own company and made his first appear-
ance as a star in 1887, opening with "Hamlet" at Eichmond, Va., in which town his

grandfather, Junius Brutus Booth, made his first appearance in America. For ten
years Mr. Clarke toured at the head of his own company, playing "The Merchant
of Venice,'' "Richelieu," "The Fool's Revenge," etc. In 1897 Mr. Clarke pro-
duced his own romantic play "The Last of His Race.' 7 The season of 1905-'06 Mr.
Clarke starred in "Monsieur Beaucaire." Mr. Clarke married, April 17, 1895,
Adelaide Prince, an actress. He is a member of The Players, Xew York.

CLARKE, HARRY CORSON, comedian, was born in Xew York, being
the son of H. G. Clarke and Mrs. Adele Clarke. His mother played with
Edwin Forrest, Charlotte Cushman, E. L. Davenport and Edwin Booth, and
his grandfather was the stage manager at Barnum's Museum in its palmiest
days. He began his stage career in' his youth by playing with his mother and
acting as advance agent for various companies, but made his real debut as an actor
in 188-i, when he played a part in "The Lights of London." He next played a
season of repertoire with Maud Granger's company and then appeared in the initial
production of "Beauty" at Wallack's Theatre, New York. His next role was that
of the Stage Manager, in "Mam'zelle." For several years thereafter he played in
various stock companies, it being his boast that he played two hundred and fifty
eccentric roles in as many consecutive weeks. He has been most successful as
comedian and stage manager of the stock company at the Lyceum Theatre, Denver,
and comedian of the Columbia Theatre stock company. San Francisco. With the
latter company he had two successful seasons in Honolulu. In 1897 he first
appeared as a star in "What Happened toi Jones." This lasted for three seasons.
Then he starred in "What Did Tomkins Do?"

CLARKE, GEORGE, actor, was born in Brooklyn, June 28, 1840. He
was educated in Richmond, Va. His first appearance on the stage was
with the Richmond Dramatic Association as the Prince of Wales, in
"Richard III.," in the old Richmond Theatre, September 8, 1855. "Barn-
storming" followed until Mr. Clarke was at the old Holliday Theatre, Baltimore, in
1858. For the next three years he was with P. T. Barnum, at Barnum's Museum,
Broadway and Ann street, New York. He is the only surviving member of that
company. In Mrs. John Wood's company he appeared in Augustin Daly's "Break-
ing a Butterfly," and he played Bob Brierly, in "The Ticket of Leave Man," at the
New York Theatre under Mark Smith and John Lewis Baker. At the Worrell
Sisters' New York Theatre he appeared in a dramatization of Henry Ward
Beecher's "Norwood," by Augustin Daly and Joe Howard. In 1868-'69 he was
stage manager and leading man with Edwin Forrest, and the following season was
at Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre, in 24th street. New York. He was next with
Lester Wallack for a short time, and left him to take the management of Lina
Edwin's Theatre, opposite the New York Hotel.

In the fall of 1871 Mr. Clarke joined the late W. J. Florence's company for his
production of "Eileen Oge" at the Grand Opera House, New York, and finished
that season at the Varieties Theatre, New Orleans, Lawrence Barrett being stage
manager 'and little Minnie Maddern, now Mrs. Fiske, being the child of the com-
pany, which included Stuart Robson and Augustus Pitou. In 1873 Mr. Clarke
again joined Augustin Daly at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. The following year,
after the New Year's matinee, the theatre was destroyed by fire. After supporting
Mrs. Clara Rousby at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, Mr. .Clarke went to England,
where he played in "Proof Positive," at the London Opera Comique. and with

Charles Wyndham in "Pink Dominoes." He also toured the country as dm. in
"The Shaughraun."

In the fall of 1879. after appearing in "Rescued," under the management of
Dion Boucicault at Booth's Theatre. Mr. Clarke produced "Hearts of Steel" at
Xihlo's Garden. Xew York. In January, 1882, Mr. Clarke joined Miss Fannie Daven-
port's company. He was in the cast of "American Born." produced by Charles
Frohman at Havlin's Theatre, Chicago. In May, 1884, lie played Inspector Byrnes.
in "The Pulse of Xew York," at the Star Theatre. In 188o-'86 he was at Wallack's
Theatre. He next enlisted under the banner of Augustin Daly, remaining with
him until the manager's death in 1897. Mr. Clarke's last engagement was as
Senator Bender of Oregon, in "The Embassy Ball." produced in the spring of 1906
by Charles Frohman at Daly's Theatre. Xew York. Mr. Clarke died on October
3, 1906.

CHERRY, CHARLES, actor, was born in England, none of his relatives
ever having been connected with the stage. He began business as a banker's
clerk in London, after having graduated from Oxford University. He
was an enthusiastic amateur actor, taking even more pleasure in facing the
footlights than in counting five-pound notes, and after playing several leading parts
successfully he determined to adopt the stage as a profession. After some experi-
ence in England, playing small parts in several companies and gradually winning

his way from "juvenile leads" to parts of
importance, he came to this country in 1899,
opening at Wallack's Theatre. Xew York,
in "A Kay of Sunshine." He was then lead-
ing man with Mary Mannering for a season,
and with Henrietta Crosman. in "The Sword
of the King," and Elsie I)e Wolfe, in
"Cynthia." The season of 1903 he began an
engagement as leading man in support of
Maxine Elliott, which position he has since
retained, playing with her in "Her Own
Way" and "Her Great Match."

Within the last two years Mr. Cherry has
also played in London with Ethel Barry-
more, in "Cynthia" ; with Miss Elliott, in
"Her Own Way," and with Mr. and Mrs.
Forbes Robertson, in "Mice and Men." He
goes to England in the spring of each year,
returning to this country for the fall season.
Mr. Cherry's Xew York address is The Broztell, Fifth avenue and 27th street.

CHEATHAM, MISS KITTY, actress, was born in Xashville, Term.,
being the daughter of Colonel Eichard Cheatham, three times Mayor of
Xashville, and a granddaughter of General Richard Cheatham. She began
her stage career in 1887 by playing Daisy Brown, in "The Professor." and
the same year was engaged by Colonel McCaull to understudy Miss Bertha Ricci,
the prima donna of his opera company. Before the season was over Miss Cheatham
had succeeded Miss Ricci and sang the principal parts in "Falka" and "The Black
Hussar." Miss Cheatham's first appearance in Xew York was at the Casino, where

she appeared as Cerise, in "Erminie," in the long run of that opera. She next
became a member of Augustin Daly's company and went to the front in that as
Bizarre, in "The Inconstant." Among her other roles were Titania, in "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," and Jaquenetta, in "Love's Labor's Lost." She was the
original Winn}', in "The Last Word."

Miss Cheatham remained many years with the Daly organization, and after
leaving it played many leading parts. Of late she has devoted herself chiefly to
public readings and charitable performances. The summer of 1906 Miss Cheatham
gave dramatic recitals in Europe, returning to New York in August.

COGHLAN, MISS GERTRUDE EVELYN (MRS. AUGUSTUS
PITOU, JR.), actrass, was born in England in 1876, being the daughter
of the late Charles Coghlan, the well known actor, and niece of Miss Eose
Coghlan. She inherited her father's talents, and was a student at the Art
School of South Kensington, London, where she became proficient in black and
white drawing and in water color painting. Coming to this country with her
father. Miss Coghlan made her first appearance on any stage as Mion, in "Diplo-
macy," at Detroit. January 16, 1893, when she was seventeen years old. Her debut
was in the nature of an accident, for one of the actresses in the company was taken
suddenly ill and Miss Coghlan took her place. She was so successful in this that
her father began at once to prepare her for a stage career. Her training completed,
she played important parts in many companies, and was for a time leading woman
at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York. The season of 1905-'06 Miss
Coghlan played Shirley Eossmore with the Western "Lion and the Mouse" com-
pany, which had a long run at the Illinois Theatre, Chicago. She was married to
Augustus Pitou, Jr., a son of the well known New York theatrical manager, on July
1, 1906, the marriage being kept secret for a time.

COGHLAN, MISS ROSE (MRS. JOHN T. SULLIVAN), actress, was
born in Peterborough, England, in 1853. Her father wa* Francis Coghlan,
publisher of Coghlan's Continental Guides and a friend of Charles Dickens.
Her brother was the late Charles Coghlan, the well known actor. Her
sister-in-law, when Eose was little more than a child, put her on the stage, her first
appearance being as one of the witches in "Macbeth," in Grreenwich, Scotland. Soon
afterward she won favor as Tilly Price in a stage version of "Nicholas Nickleby"
at the Court Theatre, on her first appearance in London. After she had played
engagements with Adelaide Neilson and J. L. Toole, E. A. Sothern brought her to
this country in 1871, and she made her first appearance in a dramatization of "The
Woman in White," by Wilkie Collins. She then played a season with the Lydia
Thompson English Burlesquers at Wallack's Theatre, New York. In 1873 she
returned to England to support the late Charles Mathews. After a season with
John Hare Miss Coghlan supported Barry Sullivan, the tragedian, in Shakespearian
parts, one of her principal roles being that of Viola, in "Twelth Night." She was
in the original cast of "East Lynne," at the St. James's Theatre, and created the
part of Lady Manden, in "All for Her."

In 1877 Miss Coghlan returned to this country to be leading woman of Lester
Wallack's Theatre. Her first role was Clarissa Harlowe. Her greatest success
during the nine years she remained with Wallack was as Stephanie, in Herman
Merrivale's "Forget-Me-Not." She also achieved distinction in "A Scrap of
Paper," "The World/' "The Silver King" and "Moths." The last performance of

the famous stock company at Wallack's was on May 5, 1888, when Miss Coghlan
played Lady Teazle, in "The School for Scandal." She was also the Player Queeen
in the star cast which appeared in "Hamlet," May 21, 1887, to mark Lester
Wallack's retirement from the stage.

Returning to England in 1892, Miss Coghlan played the Countess Zicka in a
revival of "Diplomacy," and two years later was seen in this country in Oscar
Wilde's "A Woman of No Importance." In 1895 Miss Coghlan starred in
"Diplomacy" and "Forget-Me-Xot," her husband. John T. Sullivan, being her
leading man. She obtained a divorce from him a few years ago. The last two
seasons Miss Coghlan starred in sketches in the vaudeville houses.

In July, 1902, Miss Coghlan became a naturalized American citizen, and engaged
in stock raisins on her ranch in Montana.

COHAN, GEORGE M., actor, manager, playwright and song writer, was
born in Providence, R. I.. July 4, 1878. His father was Jerry J. and his
mother Helen P. Cohan, both of whom were well known on the stage and
are now playing in their son's company. He was ten years old when, in
the city of his birth, he made his first stage appearance in a play written by his
father and in a company of which his mother was the business manager and
treasurer. The same season he appeared in his first musical specialty, playing the

violin at Haverstraw, Xe\v York. The two
following seasons he toured the country with
his father and mother in a play written by
his father, "The Two Barneys." " In 1890 he
played the Boy, in "Peck's Bad Boy." Soon
afterward the Four Cohans, father, mother,
George and his sister, Miss Josephine, took
the vaudeville field and became one of the
most successful of the headliners. One of
George M. Cohan's first essays in the play-
writing line was the sketch "The Wise Guy,"
played by the Pour Cohans. "The Gover-
nor's Son," later lengthened into a three act
plav, was another which served them well.

His first complete play was "Running for
Office," in which the Four Cohans headed
their own company. It was with "Little
Johnny Jones," however, that Mr. Cohan
achieved his first great popular success as a

writer of comedy and music and as a comedian. This musical comedy was first pro-
duced October 10y 190-i, and was played continuously until April 12. 1906. It made
a fortune for its author, who was also its owner, manager and star. This was fol-
lowed by another musical comedy, equally as successful, "Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway," first produced September 25, 1905, of which Mr. Cohan was again the
author.

In February, 1906, Mr. Cohan staged his fifth play, another musical comedy,
"George Washington, Jr.," first produced at the Herald Square Theatre, New York.
"Popularity," produced at the Lyceum Theatre. Rochester, X. Y., in the fall of
1906, was the first of Mr. Cohan's plays without a musical setting. He has been a
most prolific song writer, and his melodies have -been whistled by the public from

the Atlantic to the Pacific. He married Ethel Levey, an actress, who now appears
with him in his plays. He is to-day one of the most prominent managers in Xew
York, Samuel H. Harris being his partner. His Xew York address is Cohan &
Harris, Xew Amsterdam Theatre Building.

COLLIER, WILLIAM, actor, was born in 1868. When he was ten years
old he ran away from school to join a juvenile "Pinafore" company, from
which he received a salary of $3.50 a week, with $1.50 extra for handling
baggage. In the company he was understudy for Arthur Dunn, who played
Dick Deadeye, but before the season closed Collier had gone on for nearly every
part in the opera, including Josephine and Little Buttercup. Although his parents
were players, they forced the boy to go to school until 1882, when he got a place
as call boy at Augu?tin Daly's Theatre. During the six years he stayed there
he played several small parts, among them being the page in "Taming of the
Shrew"; Starveling, in "A Midsummer Xight's Dream," and Simple, in "The
Merry Wives of Windsor." In the character of a dude, and without a line to
speak, in "Samson and Goliath," Mr. Collier appeared to such advantage that he
was engaged by John Russell, manager of "The City Directory" company, and
opened in the parts of the Elevator Boy and the Stage Manager. In the latter he
had only six lines to speak, but he developed the character until it became the
principal one in the piece. He could not do a step of dancing, but, finding it
necessary, practised until he became one of the most original dancers on the stage.
Mr. Collier for years played eccentric comedy parts in the Hoyt farces, and it
was not until 1901 that he became a star. His "work in "The Man from Mexico"
and in "Mr. Smooth" led to his appearance as such in that je&r at the Madison
Square Theatre, Xew York, February 11, in "On the Quiet," by Augustus Thomas.
Mr. Collier played this comedy for two seasons, and then joined the forces of
Weber & Fields at their Xew York Music Hall. Subsequently he took "On the
Quiet" to London, where he was successful. Returning to this country, Mr. Collier
was starred in several comedies which failed. In the spring of 1906 he sailed with
his own company for Australia, after an exciting experience in San Francisco during
the earthquake and fire.

Some years ago Mr. Collier married Louise Allen, a comedy actress, wno ap-
peared with him in many of his successes. They were legally separated in 1905.

COXRIED, HEINRICH, manager and Metropolitan Opera House director,
was born at Bielitz, Silesia, Austria, on September 13, 1855, being the son
of Joseph and Gretchen Conried. His father was the proprietor of a large
yarn factory. He .made his debut at the Burg Theatre, Vienna, on Feb-
ruary 23, 1873. He remained there for over two years, and then went to the
Xational Theatre, in Berlin. When Dr. Foerster became chief stage manager of
the Leipzig Stadt Theatre he engaged Mr. Conried to play leading roles. He was
not twenty-one when he became manager of the Stadt Theatre, at Bremen. His
success there was so marked that it attracted the attention of Adolph Xeu^ndorff,
then manager of the Germania Theatre, Xew York, and he engaged Mr. Conried
as chief stage manager. Thus it was in 1878 that Mr. Conried first faced an
American audience. In 1881 he was engaged as stage director of the Thalia
Theatre, and soon afterward he undertook its management with Karl Hermann.
In 1882 he became artistic manager of the Casino, .Xew York. "Xanon,"
"Amorita," "The Gypsy Baron." "Poor Jonathan" and "Apollo" being produced

there under his direction. In 1893 he took the management of the Irving Place
Theatre (then known as Amberg's Theatre). Up to February 23. 1898, when he
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his entrance on the stage, he had pre-
sented 270 plays at the Irving Place Theatre. In 1904, when Maurice Grau
retired as director of the Metropolitan Opera House, Mr. Conried was chosen by
the stockholders to become his successor. Mr. Conried married in Xew York., in
1888. Augusta Sperling. He is a graduate of the Obercalschule, Vienna, and has
received the degree of A. M. from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been
decorated with the Order of the Crown by Germany, the Crown of Knighthood
of the Franz Josef Order by Austria, the Order of Art and Science by Italy and
Belgium,, and the Order of the Crown by the King of Italy. He is a member of
the Board of Germanic Languages and Literature of Harvard University and
Vassar College. He lives at Xo. 65 West 71st street, Xew York, and has a summer
home at Asbury Park, X. J.

CORBETT, JAMES J., actor, was born in San Francisco, in September,
1866. His father, Patrick Corbett, came from Ireland in 1854 and settled
in Xew Orleans. He married in 1858 and went to San Francisco. James
J. Corbett was graduated at the age of sixteen from the Sacred Heart Col-
lege in San Francisco and obtained a place as a clerk in the Xevada Bank, where
he remained until, as a member of the Olympic Athletic Club, he developed remark-
able skill as a boxer. Becoming a professional pugilist, he attained extraordinary
popularity and became the champion heavyweight of the world by knocking out
John L. Sullivan in Xew Orleans, September 7, 1892. After playing in vaudeville
sketches and athletic parts in various plays, he made his first appearance on the
stage as a star in a play Avritten for him and called "Gentleman Jack," in Elizabeth,
X. J., October 2, 1892. Since then he has appeared chiefly in sketches at vaude-
ville houses. In the fall of 1905 Mr. Corbett appeared in "Cashel Byron's Pro-
fession," by George Bernard Shaw, at Daly's Theatre, Xew York, but the play was
a failure.

CORINNE, - , comic opera prima donna, was born Christmas Day,
1875, in Boston, and made her first public appearance four years later at
the Boston Xational Baby Show. She was adopted a year later by Mrs.
Jennie Kimball, an actress, who was the wife of Thomas Flaherty, a piano
dealer of Boston. Mrs. Kimball exploited "The Little Corinne" as a child actress
from the time she was six years old, making continuous tours all over the country,
but maintaining a home in Philadelphia and perpetually fighting Prevention of
Cruelty to Children societies. Corinne's first part was Little Buttercup, in "Pina-
fore," but when she was still a child she starred in the prima donna roles in
"Olivette," "'The Mascotte" and dozens of light operas. She made her most con-
spicuous success when she was fifteen in "Monte Cristo, Jr.," which was produced
in Xew York in 1888.

The mystery concerning the parentage of Corinne (she has never been known by
any other name) was carefully fostered by Mrs. Kimball for advertising purposes,
and at various times it was given out that she was the offspring of derelict nobility
and had been snatched from dreadful surroundings by Mrs. Kimball; that she was
an octoroon, and that she was the daughter of H. E. Jacobs and an Italian wife,
although the well known manager never had an Italian wife.

Mrs. Kimball died in her private car at the Union Station, St. Paul, Minn.,

March 23, 189G, and it was then said that she had left Corinne a large fortune, the
proceeds of profits from the Kimhall Opera Company, which for years she had
managed with Corinne as the star. Since then Corinne has played many engage-
ments in musical comedies and in vaudeville. In the fall of i906 she was starred
in the part originally played by Miss Fay Templeton in "Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway.''

COULTER, FRAZER, actor, was born at Smiths Falls, near Kingston,
'Canada, August 20, 1848. He adopted the stage permanently in 1875,
having previously played in several amateur performances and in a few
scattered legitimate productions. His early stage training was a varied
one, appearances with Mrs. Sheridan Shook, as Joseph Surface, in "Lady Teazle";
as Phileas Fogg, in "Around the World in Eighty Days," at the old Xiblo's Garden ;
the leading juvenile role in Mrs. Bartley Campbell's "'The Vigilantes" and support

of stars like John Owens, John Gilbert, Law-
rence Barrett, Fanny Davenport and Fred-
erick Warde giving him a liberal education.
In 1879-'80 he was with Stuart Eobson and
William H. Crane, appearing with them in
"A Comedy of Errors," "Sharps and Flats"
and other of the earlier plays which made
Crane and Robson so successful as a team.
Mr. Coulter played the part of Lord Travers
in the original production of "Hazel Kirke"
and supported Thomas W. Keene as leading
heavy man in that actor's first starring tour.
In 1882 he was a member of the Boston
Theatre stock company, appearing there as
the Spider, in "The Silver King." He waS
Miss Rose Coghlan's leading man the first
year she appeared as a star, and then for two
years was a member of the famous Boston
Museum stock company, appearing there with

.Richard Mansfield in the original production of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." In a
period of two consecutive weeks at the Boston Museum he played fourteen different
roles, a new one every night. He played in "Harbor Lights" in its seventeen weeks'
run in Boston, and was the Count Orloff of "Diplomacy" in its production at the
Herald Square Theatre in New York. Later appearances have been in "Sporting
Life," at the Academy of Music, New York, and with Robert Bdeson. In the
spring of 1906 he played ex-Judge Stott, in "The Lion and the Mouse," in its long
run at the Lvceum Theatre. Xew York.

COWLES, EUGENE, opera singer and actor, was born in Stanstead,
Quebec, Canada, being the son of Dr. C. W. Cowles. He went to Chicago
as a youth to become a clerk in the First National Bank. While there he
sang in church choirs. In 1888 he joined the Bostonians, at Ford's Theatre,
Baltimore, making his first appearance on the professional stage as Squire Bantam,
in Stevenson and Cellier's comic opera "Dorothy."

For ten years Mr. Cowles sang the principal basso parts with the Bostonians,
making his most noted success as Will Scarlett, in Smith and De Koven's "Robin

Hood." On the dissolution of the organization Mr. Cowles became leading man
of the Alice Nielsen Opera Company, playing in "The Fortune Teller' in 1898.
He also sang in grand opera in London. His last engagement was in the comic
opera "The Alcalde/' produced at the Grand Opera House, Chicago, under the
management of J. K. Hackett. June, 190(5. Mr. Cowles lias composed many songs,
the best known being "Forgotten," "Once in a Purple Twilight" and "Crossing
the Bar."

Mr. Cowles married Miss Louise Cleary, May 23. 1898. His home is in Derby
Line, Vt.

COURTLEIGH, WILLIAM, actor, was born in Guelph, Ontario, and
reared and educated in St. Louis, Mo. \Vhile studying law at Washington
University he became a member of the McCullough Club, an amateur
dramatic organization, and before he was twenty years old he had attracted
attention as an amateur actor. The manager of a road company, impressed by Mr.
Courtleigh's talents, offered him a place and asked him to construct a melodrama
from a scenario he already had in hand. Mr. Courtleigh built the play (it was

called "Brother and Sister"), gave up his law
books and signed a contract with the man-
ager. After a season with John Dillon's
company, Fanny Davenport engaged Mr.
Courtleigh to play the roles of Jean de
Sereux, in "Fedora," and Thyseno, in "Cleo-
patra." He also had an important part in
"La Tosea," and it was in Miss Davenport's
company that he first appeared in Broadway,
New York.

His next engagement was with Augustin
Daly's stock company, he appearing with that
organization in "Taming of the Shrew" and
in "The Foresters" with Ada Rehan. He
succeeded Eobert Hilliard as the hero of
"Blue Jeans," played the leading role in "In
Old Kentucky," and was leading man for
Helen Dauvray in "That Sister of His" in
succession, and then followed Wilton Lack-
aye in the principal role in "The District

Attorney." He was the John Swiftwind of "Northern Lights," the first of the
Indian plays. With the company of Margaret Mather and E. J. Henley he played
Posthumus, in "Cymbeline" ; Romeo, to Miss Mather's Juliet ; Rudolph, in "Leah,"
and Orlando, in "As You Like It." After appearing in the title role in "The
Man of Honor," he was engaged by Daniel Frohman for the Lyceum Theatre Stock
Company. He first appeared at the Lyceum in "The Princess and the Butterfly,"
and when James K. Hackett became ill Mr. Courtleigh took his place in the leading
role in that play. After appearing in "The Tree of Knowledge," "Sporting Life"
and "Trelawney of the Wells," he supported William H. Crane, in "A Rich Man's
Son," and was the King Charles of Henrietta Crosman's production of "Mistress
Nell." He also played John Ridd, in the production of "Lorna Doone," which
ran eight weeks at the Grand Opera House, Chicago.

He next starred in "Lost River," supported Virginia Harned, in "Alice of Old
Vincennes," and Maxine Elliott, in "Her Own Way." He also supported Clara

Bloodgood, in "The Coronet of the Duchess/' and James K. Hackett, in "The
Fortunes of the King." In the summers of 1904 and 1905 he headed stock com-
panies in Providence, E. I., and Boston, Mass. In 1906, after being featured in the
unsuccessful "The Eedemption of David Corson" and playing Charles Hawtrey's
part in "The Lucky Miss Dean," he went into vaudeville with K. C. MacCulloch's
one act play "The Third Degree." In this Mr. Courtleigh assumed eight different
roles. Mr. Courtleigh is married, and has a son, William Courtleigh, Jr. He is
president of the Actors' Society of America and a member of The Players, The
Lambs and Green Eoom Club. His home is at No. 304 Second avenue, New York.

CRABTREE, MISS CHARLOTTE (LOTTA), actress, was born in
Grand street, New York, November 7, 1847. Her father and mother had
emigrated from Lancashire, England. Previous to going to San Fran-
cisco, in 1851, her father kept a book store in Nassau street. When she
was nine years old Lotta began singing in public resorts in California settlements,
her first appearance being at Laporte, in Babbit Valley, Sierra County, at a concert
given by an amateur violinist, an Italian named Bona. Her first real appearance
as an actress was at Petaluma, in 1858, as Gertrude, in "The Loan of a Lover"
For two or three years following she travelled about California with her mother,
both being members of a vaudeville troupe. In San Francisco, as a child, she
appeared at Wilrert's Melodeon, her usual reward being a shower of gold pieces
flung to the stage by the miners in the audience. Her earliest successes were made
as Paul, in "The Pet in Petticoats"; as Liddy Larrigan, in "Family Jars." and as
Little Nell, in "The Old Curiosity Shop."

Lotta's first appearance in New York was at Niblo's Garden in 1864. Three
years later she leaped into popularity as the feature of a summer season at Wai-
lack's, playing the Marchioness to the Dick Swiveller of J. C. Williamson. Then
followed seasons of great success at Niblo's, the Olympic and at Booth's Theatre.
In 1883 Lotta visited London, playing "Musette" there, December 22, under the
management of Harry Jackson, at the ftpera Comique. This Avas a failure, but a
month later she gained appreciation in Little Nell and the Marchioness.

Prominent among the many parts played by Lotta were Fanny Gribbles, in "An
Object of Interest"; Tartarin, in "The Seven Sisters"; Jennie Leatherlungs, in
"Jennie Lind" ; Judy, in "Ireland as It Was" ; Sam Willoughby, in "The. Ticket-
of-Leave Man"; Captain Klopper, in "Catching the Governor"; Andy Blake, in
"The Female Detective"; Nancy, in "Irish Assurance"; Kip, La Cigale, Poca-
hontas, Fanchon, Dick Wastrell, in "Old London," and Nan, in "Nan, the Good for
Nothing."

Lotta met with a serious accident while playing in Newark, N. J., in 1890, and
has now practically retired from the stage. Her home is at No. 59 West 51st
street, New York. She has a summer place at Lake Hopatcong, N. J.

CRANE, WILLIAM H., actor, was born in Leicester, Mass., April 30, 1845.
His family soon afterward moved to Boston, and there, at the old Brim-
mer School, which overlooks the stage entrance to the Hollis Street
Theatre, the boy Crane was sent to be educated. He was better at
mimicking his fellows and his teacher than at his lessons, because he would mimic
and would not study. One vacation his father got him a job in a music publishing
house. Nothing seemed to go right in the store after Crane entered it. All of
the employes appeared to have a great deal to do in the basement. The proprietor

i'ound that young Crane was the magnet. As often as lie could the youth would give
imitations of the actors lie had seen, for he was passionately fond of the theatre,
and would sing the songs which were popular at the time. He lost his joh. One
day a playmate asked him if he could sing. Crane said ''Yes." ''Come and see
my mother, then," said the hoy. "and maybe you can come with us. \\'e are actors."
The hoy's mother was Mrs. Harriet Holmau. who had been a celebrated actress in
her time. She had formed a little company of her own. and used to tour the
country, presenting a repertoire of plays, farces, pantomimes and operettas. In
the company were three of her own children. Perugini was also a member, and so
were William Davidge, Jr., Charles Drew and others who became prominent on the
stage. After Mrs. Holman had heard Crane sing she sent for his father, and the
result was that the youth was apprenticed to her, he to give his services in return
for his training and hoard.

Crane made his first appearance in public in Mechanics" I fall, Vtiea, X. Y.. on
July 13. 1803. as the Xotary. in "The Daughter of the Regiment." For eight
years he remained with the Holman company, and it was eight years of hard work.
In those days a bill of an evening would as a rule include a little farce, a comedy, a
pantomime and a one act operetta, and in addition to appearing in all of them
Crane would sing and dance between acts. Leaving the Hoi mans. Crane became
the low comedian of the Alice Gates company. Mr. Crane believes that Mrs. Gates
was the first to start the musical comedy idea. She would insert in some of the
comedies airs from the operas, and her success was pronounced. Between seasons
with this company Crane went to Boston, and was the first of many comedians to
play the part of Le Blanc, in "Evangel inc."

After being low comedian in the Hooley Stock Company, of Chicago. Crane
took a part in a play called "Our Boarding House," produced at the Park Theatre,
in Xew York. In the company Crane met Stuart Robson. At the end of the sea-
son the two men decided to star together, which they did with success for a number
of years. They made a number of important productions, and staged "The Comedy
of Errors," "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and other classical plays. Y'ears ago
the best seats in the theatres around the country were sold for a dollar. Eobson
and Crane made the first advance on this price while they were presenting "The
Comedy of Errors." They made the price of the best seats for their performances
a dollar and a quarter. One of their best remembered successes was "The Hen-
rietta." The actors separated in 1889, since which time Mr. Crane has devoted
himself almost exclusively to the production of American plays. Among these have
been "Xewport," by Clinton Stuart ; "The Senator," by David D. Lloyd and Sydney
Rosenfeld; "On Probation," by George H. Jessop and Brander Matthews; "For
Money," by Claj' M. Greene and Augustus Thomas; "The American Minister," by
Paul M. Potter; "Brother John," by Martha Morton; "The Pacific Mail," by Paul
M. Potter; "His Wife's Father," by Martha Morton; "A Fool of Fortune," by Martha
Morton; "A Virginia Courtship," by E. W. Presbrey; "Worth a Million," by Mr.
Presbrey; "The Head of the Family?' by Clyde Fitch and Leo Ditrichstein ; "Peter
Stuyvesant," by Brander Matthews and Bronson Howard; "A Rich Man's Son,"
by Michael Morton ; "David Harum," a dramatization of the novel ; "The
Spenders," a dramatization of the novel; "Business Is Business," by Octave Mira-
beau, and "The American Lord," by George II. Broadhurst and C. T. Dazey, the
last named of which he appeared in at the Hudson Theatre, Xew York, in the
spring of 1900.

On August 29, 1900, Mr. Crane created the part of Joseph Trimblett, in "The
Price of Money," a comedy by Alfred Sutro, produced at the Garrick Theatre. Xew
York. He is a member of many clubs, including The Lambs and The Players.

CROSMAN, MISS HENRIETTA (MRS. MAURICE CAMPBELL),
actress, was born in Wheeling, W. Ya., September 2, 1871, her father,
Major George H. Crosman, U. S. A., being stationed near that city. Her
mother, Mary B. Wick, was a member of the Youngstown, Ohio, family of
that name, one of the most prominent and wealthy in that part of the United
States, and niece of Stephen C. Foster, the composer of "My Old Kentucky Home"
and other famous songs. Miss Crosman was educated at the Moravian Seminary,
Bethlehem, Pa. She made her first stage appearance as a member of a stock com-
pany at the Soldiers' Home, Dayton, Ohio. She met and married there J. Sedley
Brown, an actor and playwright. Her first appearance in New York was at the
Madison Square Theatre, in "The Rajah," after which she travelled with various
companies and for one season supported Robert Downing. After being with the
Lyceum Theatre stock company, New York, in 1889 Miss Crosman appeared with
Augustin Daly's company as Celia, in "As You Like It." She afterward rejoined
the Lyceum company and played in "The Charity Ball" and "The Idler." She
was in the original cast of "Mr. Wilkinson's Widows," at Proctor's Theatre, New
York.

The season of 1892 Miss Crosman played in "The Junior Partner" and
"Gloriana," at Herrmann's Theatre, under the management of Charles Frohman,
making conspicuous successes in each. In 1896 she obtained a divorce from Mr.
Brown and the custody of their only son, then nine years old. The following
year she was married to Maurice Campbell. In 1899 Miss Crosman was in Bartley
Campbell's "White Slave" company, and later played leads with Robert Downing.
After seasons with Augustin Daly she began starring under the management of her
husband, the first play being "One of Our Girls," by Bronson Howard. The next
was "Mistress Nell," by George C. Hazleton, produced at the Bijou Theatre. New
York, in October, 1900, which ran for two years. This was followed by a New
York run of one hundred nights in "As You Like It," after which came "The
Sword of the King," which ran the greater part of a season in New York. In 1904
she appeared at the Belasco Theatre, New York, in "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," a
dramatization of "The Bath Comedy," by Alice and Egerton Castle, which ran for
two seasons in New York.

Plays which followed were "Madeleine," "Nance Oldfield." "Mary, Mary. Quite
Contrary," and her latest comedy, "All-of-a-Sudden Peggy," 1906.

Miss Crosman is fond of golfing, rowing, shooting and horseback riding.

DARK, STANLEY, actor, was born in London, England, May 15, 1874,
being the son of Henry Sidney and Marie Dark. He is a nephew of
Georgina Burns, a well known English prima donna, and of Cora Stuart,
wife^of T. W. Robertson, the son of the author of "Caste," "School" and
other plays. Stanley Dark made his first professional appearance at the Palace
Theatre, Manchester, England, in a one act play, "The Fair Equestrian," with
Cora Stuart. He next toured the English provinces as Sir Christopher Deering, in
"The Liars." His first marked success was as Joseph Surface, in "The School for
Scandal," with Miss Fortescue.

He came to this country April 11, 1901, and became leading man for Blanche
Bates, playing Bertie Cecil, in "Under Two Flags," at the Garden Theatre, New
York. He was a member of the Empire stock company the season of 1901-'02,
and afterward was with Virginia Harned in "Iris," "The Light That Lies in
Woman's Eyes," "Camille" and "La Belle Marseillaise." He played with Mary
Mannering in "Nancy Stair," and in 1905 played Jermyn Rycroft, in Henry Miller's

production of Henry Arthur Jones's comedy ''Joseph Entangled," at the Garrick
Theatre, Xew York. He created the role of the Duke of Claire, in Louis K.
Anspacher's comedy "The Embarrassment of Kiches," produced at Wallack's Theatre,
New York, May 14, 1906. He also appeared the season of 190o-'06 iu "Mizpah,"'
"The Embassy Ball" and "La Belle Marseillaise/"' He i.s a member of The Players,
New York. On June 30, 1906, Mr. Dark married Eva Dennison, an actress.

DAILEY, PETER F., actor, was born in Xew York in 1868. He made
his first appearance at the Globe Theatre, Xew York, in 18TG. when he
hit the popular fancy as a dancer with a barndoor reel. He then joiaed
Whitney's circus, playing clown and doing a jumping act. In 18?? a
vaudeville troupe called "The American Four" was organized. In this, with Mr.
Dailey, were Pettengill, Gale and Hoey. The success of this variety quartette was
extraordinary. Each member won popularity, and as a team "The American Four"

was a "star turn" for eight years. Mr. Dailey
joined the Boston Howard Athenaeum com-
pany in 1885, and remained with that organi-
zation three years. He then made his first
appearance on the legitimate stage as leading
comedian in Kate Castleton's company.
After playing Le Blanc, in "Evangeline." for
a season, he was joint star with James T
Powers, in "A Straight Tip." Then Mr.
Dailey starred in "A Country Sport" and
"The' Night Clerk." May Irwin was lead-
ing woman. He next became a member of
the Weber & Fields company, playing many
parts in the popular Xew York burlesque
house. He afterward starred in a musical
comedy called "Hodge, Podge ev, Co." The
seasons of 1905-'06 he starred in "The Press
Agent," also appearing at the head of a com-
pany playing the same musical comedy some-
what altered the season of 1906-'()?. His Xew York home is at Xo. 214 West
92d street.

DALY, ARNOLD (PETER CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD DALY),
actor, was born October 4, 1875, in Brooklyn, X. Y. His parents were
Joseph J. and Mary Daly, who were born in Ireland. The parents of
George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright, in whose plays Mr. Daly has
achieved his most noteworthy successes, were their intimate friends, Sir Ambrose
Shay, a mayor of Cork and Mr. Daly's uncle, having frequently entertained the
parents of Mr. Shaw. Mr. Daly was educated principally at the Academy of the
Sacred Heart and St. Patrick's Academy, Brooklyn. He was ejected from four
public schools of that city on account of those same revolutionary ideas which have
made him enter so heartily into the characters drawn by George Bernard Shaw.
Not content with announcing his opinions, he organized strikes among his school-
fellows against rules which he considered unjust and an insult to his intelligence.

His first theatrical engagement was that of a call boy at the old Lyceum Theatre.
His first part was that of a butler, in a play in which Fanny Eice was starring.

He played minor parts until he came into marked prominence through his imper-
sonation of Chambers., in Frank Mayo's production of "Pudd'n Head Wilson,"
dramatized from Mark Twain's book of that name. Prior to his taking up the
Shaw plays, Mr. Daly achieved successes in parts in "Because She Loved Him So,"
"The Bird in the Cage," "Barbara Frietchie," in which Julia Marlowe was the
star; "Self and Lady/' "Are You a Mason?" "When We Were Twenty-one," "Lady
Margaret," "Hearts Aflame," "Cynthia," "The Girl from Dixie" and "Secret Ser-
vice." On December 9, 1903, he produced Shaw's "Candida" for a single matinee
at the Princess Theatre. The success of both play and actor was so marked that
Mr. Daly and Mr. Winchell Smith formed a partnership to produce the play at
the Berkeley Lyceum. There "Candida" ran for more than 150 nights, and caused
such widespread discussion of Shaw and his plays that Mr. Daly, quick to see his
opportunity, followed it with the Shaw plays "The Man of Destiny" and "How He
Lied to Her Husband," the latter a travesty on "Candida" written by Shaw
expressly for Mr. Daly.

The next Shaw production was "You Never Can Tell," which met with a success
as marked as that of "Candida" and had as long a run. Then came "John Bull's
Other Island," and the refusal of the city authorities to allow Mr. Daly to present
"Mrs. Warren's Profession," after similar action on the part of the New Haven
authorities. Mr. Daly and his leading woman were arrested, merely as a formality,
and the case was dropped when he announced that he would make no effort to pro-
duce the play. These proceedings called forth some hot comment from Mr. Shaw,
and created a furor of discussion among Shaw's and Daly's admirers and detractors.

Mr. Daly married, on July 1, 1900, Mary Blythe, a niece of General La Grange,
osf Los Angeles, Cal. They have one child, Blythe Daly, who is five years old.
Mr. Daly is a Eoman Catholic in religion, and a Democrat in politics. His favorite
pastimes are golf and horseback riding. He is a member of The Lambs and The
Players. He usually spends his vacations abroad, visiting Carlsbad, London and
Paris. His favorite authors are Bernard Shaw. W. W. Jacobs, Mark Twain, Tom
Watson and Ida Tarbell; his favorite music the operas of Wagner, Puccini and
Bizet; his favorite dramatists, Bernard Shaw, Shakespeare, Edmund Rostand,
Henrik Ibsen and William Gillette. Permanent address, The Lambs.

DANIELS, FRANK, comedian, was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1860, where
his father was a dentist. When Frank was very young the family moved
to Boston, and there he was educated, graduating from the Lawrence
School and then attending Pierce's Business College. For three years he
was employed as a wood engraver by George Mathews, in Washington street. Boston,
and at the same time studied singing at the New England Conservatory of Music.
Having made a few appearances as an amateur, Mr. Daniels made his professional
debut as the Sheriff, in "The Chimes of Normandy," in Chelsea, Mass., in 1879.
He next became second comedian at the Gaiety Theatre, Boston ; then played a brief
engagement with the McCaull Opera Company.

He first attracted attention with Atkinson's Jollities, in a farce called "An
Electric Doll," making a three years' tour of the country and playing a season in
England. Returning, Mr. Daniels, after playing in "The Beggar Student," at the
old Bijou Theatre, Boston, created the part of the Old Sport, in Hoyt's "A Rag
Baby." which he played for three years with such success that he became a member
of the firm of Hoyt, Thomas & Daniels. In 1887, however, he severed his connec-
tion and starred in "Little Puck," an adaptation of the well known story by Anstey.
"Vice Versa." His success in this piece endured three years, and he then, in 1891,

produced "The Attorney." He scored another success as Shrimps, in ''Princess
Bonnie," hut this was eclipsed by "The Wizard of the Xile," produced in September,
1895, and Mr. Daniels was established as a star of musical comedy. "The Idol's
Eye" and "The Ameer" were his next mediums: then came "The OHice Boy." The
season of 3905-'06 he was seen in "Sergeant Brue."

DALE, MISS GRETCHEN, actress, was born in Cleveland. Ohio, in 1880.
Her father was a hanker in that city, and owned an extensive estate in
California, where Miss Dale spent most of her earlv days. When vet a
child she won distinction by her talent for mimicry and her ability as an
elocutionist. When fifteen years old she was sent to school in Xew York, and there
first felt a longing for the stage. After studying at various dramatic schools and
attracting attention at the pupils' performances. Miss Dale made her first pro-
fessional appearance in the small part
of Helen Lo\ve!l. in Thomas Dixon's
play "The Clansman." which, after a
stormy season in the South, was given
at the Liberty Theatre. Xew York,
January 8, IJXMi.

Miss Dale was ambitious for better
work, and while playing her first small
part applied for and obtained permis-
sion to understudy the more prominent
parts. She obtained her reward in a
manner which was as unexpected as it
was pathetic.

Only a few weeks after Miss Dale
joined the company the death of
Georgia Welles caused a readjustment
of the cast, and Miss Dale became the
leading ingenue as Xellie Graham,
which she played for the balance of the
season. Her work in "The Clansman"
so impressed Mr. Dixon that, although
she was little more than a novice, he
engaged her to create the title role in
his new play, "The One Woman," an
adaptation of his most recent novel,
produced in the winter season of 1906.
Since adopting the stage as a profession Miss Dale makes her home at the Hotel
Majestic, New York.

D' ARVILLE, MISS CAMILLE, comic opera prima donna, was born in
Holland in 1863, and received her musical training from French and
Italian teachers. She made her first professional appearance in London in
1883, at the Strand Theatre, where she sang in a series of light operas.
She afterward sang with the Carl Eosa Opera Company, and for a season was
under the management of Alexander Henderson. Miss D'Arville came to this
country in 1888 to sing the part of Anita* in "The Queen's Mate," at the Broadway
Theatre, Xew York, Lillian Russell also being in the cast. Subsequently Miss

D'Arville appeared for eleven months at the Casino in "The Grand Duchess," "Poor
Jonathan" and "La Fille de Mme. Angot." She then became the prima donna of
the Bostonians. singing Arline, in "The Bohemian Girl"; Maid Marian, in "Robin
flood," and Katherine, in "The Knickerbockers."

In 1893 Miss D'Arville joined the forces of Edward E. Rice and appeared in
the title part in his production of "Venus" at the Park Theatre, Boston. After
that Miss D'Arville starred in many light operas, making a pronounced success in
the title part in "Madeline; or, the Magic Kiss," by Stange and Edwardes. Miss
D'Arville has recently been singing in vaudeville houses.

DAVENPORT, MISS EVA (MRS. NEIL O'BRIEN), actress, was born
in London and educated at the Convent of Notre Dame, in that city. At
the age of fifteen she went with her father to Australia. She had received
a thorough musical training, and having an excellent soprano voice began
her professional career by singing, with Miss Amy Sherwin, scenes from Italian
operas. She played Josephine, in the first Australian production of "Pinafore/'
and then became the prima donna of the Montague-Turner English Opera Com-
pany. In Australia she became the wife of Neil O'Brien, an actor, and with him
was engaged to go to India with Emily Melville in a repertoire of English operas.
After playing five months in Calcutta Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien former their own com-
pany, under the title of The Mascot Opera Company., and visited Hong Kong, play-
ing there four months, and Manila. They played two seasons of three months each
in Japan. The Mascot company lasted four years, during which Miss Davenport
played in twenty-six operas. Then Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien came to this country.

Miss Davenport made her first appearance in this country at the Casino Theatre,
New York, as the Duchess, in "The Drum Major's Daughter." While playing the
Princess, in "Erminie," Miss Davenport discovered that her forte was comedy, and
she has since played nothing but comedy parts. She played Miss Big, in "Poor
Jonathan," and then went on the road with Miss Pauline Hall, playing Abigail, in
"Puritania," and the show woman, in "The Princess of Trebizonde." This was fol-
lowed by her greatest success as the Queen who is buried alive, in "The Isle of Cham-
pagne." In 1897 Miss Davenport played Lady Hawser, in "The French Maid." at
the Herald Square Theatre, New York, under the management of E. E. Rice.
Later engagements were as Coralie, in "Papa's Wife," with Miss Anna Held and
Charles Bigelow ; Madame Giraudet, with Jefferson De Angelis. in "A Royal Rogue,"
and Bella, in "A Silver Slipper," with Sam Bernard. Miss Davenport considers
the best work of her career to have been done with Raymond Hitchcock, as the
Spanish widow, Senora Terese Ribera. of Uruburu, in "The Yankee Consul." Her
New York address is No. 162 West 80th street.

DAVENPORT, HARRY, actor, born in New York City, is one of a family
whose name has been prominent on the American stage for more than half
a century. His father, E. L. Davenport, was considered one of the best
Shakespearian actors of his time. His mother, who was knoAvn on the
English stage as Miss Fanny Vining, was a well known actress, and one of his
sisters, Miss Fanny Davenport, was the famous tragedienne. When the entire
family was gathered at the home at Canton, Pa., where Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Daven-
port died, there were nine children, nearly all of whom, at some time or other, were
players. Miss Blanche Davenport, who was known on the stage as Bianca La
Blanche, was an opera singer and was a favorite at Naples: Miss Florence Daven-

port was an actress and singer and a member of the opera company organized by
John T. Ford, of Baltimore, and Miss May Davenport, who married William Sey-
mour, the manager, was a member of the famous Boston Museum Stock Company.
Edgar L. Davenport, who received his early training at the Boston Museum, is
still a prominent leading man, his most recent appearances having been in "The
Crust of Society," "Cumberland, '61," "Pudd'nhead Wilson" and "The Christian."
Harry Davenport, the youngest of the children, made his stage debut when he was
five years old, as Damon's boy, in "Damon and Pythias/' in his father's company.
Soon afterward he played a child's part in "Jack Cade." In his youth he was a
member of the original juvenile "Pinafore" company which appeared every after-
noon at the Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia. After working his way up the
ladder, one of the rounds being manager of the Girard Avenue Theatre, Philadel-
phia, he found the field in which he attained great popularity at the Casino. Xew
York. This field was in musical comedy, and his playing of roles in "The Belle of
New York," "The Rounders," "The Lady Slavey" and "The Burgomaster" served
to give him a fixed foothold as one of the leading singing and dancing comedians of
the present day. In the season of 1904-'05-'06 he appeared in Lew Fields's "It Hap-
pened in Nordland" company. He married Phyllis Rankin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. McKee Rankin.

DAVIS, MISS FAY (MRS. GERALD LAWRENCE), actress, was
born and educated in this country. She began her professional career as a
reader and reciter, touring the States with success. Going to London, she
made her first appearance on the legitimate stage with Sir Charles Wynd-
ham's company at the Criterion Theatre, playing Zoe Nuggetson. in "The Squire of
Dames." In 1896 she played Antoinette de Mauban, in "The Prisoner of Zenda,"
at the St. James's Theatre, with George Alexander, with whom she also created
leading parts in "The Princess and the Butterfly," "The Tree of Knowledge," "The
Conqueror," "The Ambassador," "Rupert of Hentzau," "A Debt of Honor" and
"The Awakening." She also appeared with Alexander in revivals as Celia and as
Rosalind.

In 1891 Miss Davis created the part of Iris, in Pinero's play of that name, and
the same year came to America to play leading parts under the management of
Charles Frohman. She created the title part in the comedy "All-of-a-Sudden
Peggy."

On May 20, 1906, Miss Davis w r as married, in Boston, to Gerald Lawrence, an
English actor, formerly with Sir Henry Irving's company. Mrs. Lawrence signed
to star in the fall of 1906 in a dramatization of Mrs. Wharton's novel "The House
of Mirth."

DAY, MISS ANNA, actress, was born in 1884, at Sandy Hill. N. Y., of
Irish-American parentage. At an early age she played parts in amateur
theatricals in her home town. She made her first professional appear-
ance in Shakespearian roles with Walker Whiteside. After several engage-
ments in classic drama she assumed the role of Jane Bolingbrook, in "When
Knighthood Was in Flower," under the management of Sweely, Shipman & Co.
While playing this part she was understudy for the star, and appeared as Mary
Tudor in many of the large Eastern cities with such success that she was selected
to star in "When Knighthood Was in Flower" for the season of 1906-'07.

DA/IE, MLLE. ("LE DOMINO ROUGE") (MRS. MARK A.
LUESCHER), premiere danseuse. was born September 16, 1884, in St.
Louis, Mo., and began her stage career at the age of sixteen. She went
abroad in 1900 to study the classic ballet under famous masters in Vienna
and Leipsic, and joined the Court ballet at St. Petersburg one year later. After a
season tlu>re Mile. Dazie appeared in a unique dancing specialty in the leading
music halls of London. Paris, Berlin, Breslau, Vienna, Budapest and Hamburg,

returning to her native country for a
tour of ten weeks over the Keith circuit
in 1904.

During that season her art attracted
attention among American managers,
and she accepted an engagement to ap-
pear at the Wistaria Grove during the
summer of that year, under the direction
of Messrs. Werba & Luescher, the latter
of whom made Mile. Dazie his wife on
September 16, 1905. Mr. Luescher
conceived the idea of having the dancer
appear masked on her first appearance
with the view of arousing the curiosity
of the audience, and presented Mile.
Cazie, her features hidden by a mask,
as "Le Domino Rouge." The idea was
such a novel one that it caught the
popular fancy, and Mile. Dazie was the
torliner wherever she appeared. Paris
and London engagements followed the
successes in the United States, and her
appearances abroad were no less note-
worthy. Among the impresarios who
have been enthusiastic admirers of
Mile. Dazie's toe dancing is Oscar Ham-

merstein, who, in searching for a premiere danseuse to head his ballet at the Man-
hattan Grand Opera House, selected her as the most distinguished.

DAZEY, CHARLES TURNER, playwright, was born in Lima, 111.,
August 12, 1853. He was graduated from the College of Arts, Lexington,
Ky., and from Harvard University, where he received his degree of B. A.
in 1881 and was class poet. His first dramatic work was a two act comedy,
"Rustication," written while he was a sophomore, produced by a college society and
later played by the stock company at the Boston Museum. Mr. Dazey's first serious
play, "An American King," produced by James O'Neill, was not successful, nor was
"For a Brother's Life," which followed, under the management of J. M. Hill. For
some years Mr. Dazey was interested in real estate in Kansas and Dakota, and wrote
only light plays, such as "The Little Maverick," played by Maggie Mitchell during
her last season on the stage. Mr. Dazey's first real success came with "In Old
Kentucky," which was played for five consecutive months at the Academy of Music.
New York, and by numerous companies all over America, England and Australia.
Other plays from his pen are "That Girl from Texas," "Rival Candidates." "War

of Wealth," "The Suburban/' "Home Folks" and. in collaboration. "In Mexico" and
"That American."

Mr. Dazey married in July, 1887, Lucy Harding. He is a member of The
Lambs and the Lotos and Dramatists' clubs, Xew York. His home is Xo. 1 Madi-
son Park, Quincy, 111.

I A VIES, MISS PHCEBE (MKS. JOSEPH R. GRISMER), was born
in San Francisco, her father being Captain David Davies. of the United

States steamship Madrona. of the Pacific Squadron. She made her first
appearance on the stage, in 1892, as a member of the famous Baldwin
Theatre Stock Company, in San Francisco, under the management of "Tom"
McGuire, playing the important part of Hortense, in "Bleak House." She after-
ward played the part of Chispa, in Clay M. Greene's play of that name, with such

success that W. H. Harden made an
offer to star her. Feeling she was too
young, however, she remained for two

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seasons as leading woman of the Bald-
win Stock Company. In 1883 she mar-
ried Joseph R. Grismer. the leading
man of the organization. Miss Davies,
during the stock engagement, had
played successfully many parts, includ-
ing Ophelia, with Rossi, the Italian
tragedian; Juliet, with W. E. Sheridan,
and Rosalind, in a special production of
"'As You Like It," and soon after their
marriage Mr. Grismer organized a com-
pany, with himself and wife as joint
stars, which played several seasons in
San Francisco and throughout the Mid-
dle West, Miss Davies scoring in such
parts as Rosa Leigh, in "Rosedale";
Mercedes, in "Monte Cristo"; the lead-
ing part in "The Fool's Revenge," and
T ady And ley, in "Lady And ley's Se-
cret." Miss Davies also created the
I rincipal woman's part in Hoyt's "Mid-
night Bell." Her husband then, in col-
laboration with Clay M. Greene, wrote

"The Xew South," in which Mr. Giismcr and Mis Davies starred for three years,
opening at the Broadway Theatre, Xew York, afterward playing at the Madison
Square Theatre and throughout the country.

W. A. Brady and Mr. Grismer then produced " 'Way Down East," in which Miss
Davies created the part of Anna Moore, contributing largely to the success of the
play. Owing to the fact that her husband is part owner of the play, Miss Davies
has continued to play the part ever since its production, at the Manhattan Theatre,
Xew York, in 1898. Roughly estimated, Miss Davies has appeared as Anna Moore
more than three thousand times. In the fall of 1906 Miss Davies was considering
an offer to star in the leading role in "The Kreutzer Sonata/'

Miss Davies owns a handsome steam yacht, the Manzanita. Her Xew York
address is care of Joseph R. Grismer, Xew York Theatre Building.

DAVIS, RICHARD HARDING, novelist and playwright, was born in
Philadelphia in 1864, being the son of the late L. Clarke Davis and Re-
becca (Harding) Davis. He began life as a newspaper man in Phila-
delphia and then joined the staff of "The Sun," New York. At this
time he wrote the Van Bibber stories, which first won him fame. He was special
correspondent in the Spanish, Boer and Russo-Japanese wars, and has also repre-
sented magazines in various South American revolutions. He is the author of
many novels and short stories. He began writing for the stage only a few years
ago, his first play being "The Taming of Helen," in which Miss Ethel Barrymore
starred. His other plays are "Ranson's Folly," "The Dictator" and "The" Gal-
loper."'

Mr. Davis married Miss Cecil Clark, daughter of J. M. Clark, of Chicago, April
4, 1899. His home is at Marion, Mass.

DE BELLEVILLE, FREDERIC, actor, was born in Liege, Belgium, his
father being a colonel and his brother a captain in the Belgian Army. His
great-uncle, Charles Rojier, was Prime Minister of Belgium in 1830.
Military service had no allurements for him, and, moreover, he was born for
the stage, for he became a player while he was a lad of twelve at school. He was
not out of his teens when he made his professional debut at Sanger's Amphitheatre,
London, in 1873, in "Fair Rosamond." His second engagement was at the Theatre

Royal, Cambridge, where he played eight
weeks under the stage management of Fred-
erick Warde. After this Mr. De Belleville
began pla}dng in London, appearing at the
Standard, National and Gaiety theatres, and
remaining at the last named for three years.
In this time he played a wide range of parts.
In 1879 he went to Australia and played in
Melbourne for five months. His first appear-
ance in the United States was at Baldwin's
Theatre, in San Francisco. There he origi-
nated the role of Count George De Maubreul,
in "Deception," and played in "An Orphan
of the State," "The Upper Crust," "True to
the Core," "Forget-Me-Not," "East Lynne,"
"The Galley Slave" and "Fairfax." A. M.
Palmer saw him play the Dwarf, in "Nanon,"
at this time, and engaged him for his Union
Square Theatre Company, New York. After

opening in Brooklyn, on November 8, 1880, as Cuthbert Fielding, in Edgar Fawcetf s
"The False Friend/' Mr. De Belleville made his first appearance before a Man-
hattan audience, playing the role of Count de Carojac, in "The Banker's Daughter."
He remained at the Union Square for three seasons, creating while there the roles
of Count de Lavard, in "The Creole"; Monsieur Cavagnac, in "Felicia"; Monsieur
Octave, in "Raymond"; Clifford Armytage, in "Lights o' London"; Sergeant
Troy, in "Far from the Madding Crowd"; James Rantzau, in "The Rantzaus,"
and Henri de Targy. in "A Parisian Romance." He left the Union Square
Theatre to go on a joint starring tour, under the management of John Stetson,
with James O'Neill in "The Count of Monte Cristo," in which he played
Noirtier, and "The Corsican Brothers." From 1884 to 1885 Mr. De Belleville was

starred b}' H. C. Miner in "'The Silver King." In 1885 he was in the original
cast that produced "Favette" at the Union Square Theatre. The season of
1886-'87 he played leading parts with Rose Coghlan in repertoire. The season
of 1888-'89 lie supported Clara Morris, being the original Dr. Clermont, in the
production of "Helene" at the Union Square Theatre, Xew York. While playing
in Charles Frohman's stock company at Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre he
created the role of Israel Cohen, in "Men and Women." In 1892 he, with Charles
Coghlan and John T. Sullivan, supported Eose Coghlan in a tour of this country
and a run in "Diplomacy," Mr. De Belleville playing Count Orloff and Henry
Beauclerc. In 1894 he supported William H. Crane in "The Senator." appearing
as Count von Strath. That same season he starred in "Hoodman Blind," appeared
with the Coghlans again in "Diplomacy" and supported them in a revival of
"London Assurance" at the old Star Theatre, Xew York. In February, 1894. he
played in "The War of Wealth." In 1895 he played Count Trast. in Sudermann's
"Honor/' and appeared in the melodrama "The Last Stroke" through the season
of 1896. In 1897 he joined Mrs. Fiske's company, first appearing with her as
Henri des Prunelles. in "Divorcons." at a benefit performance at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. He was the Alec Stoke-D'Urberville in her production of "Tess of the
D'Urbervilles," the Fabio Ronaldi in "Little Italy" and Henri de Sartorys in
"Frou-Frou." In 1900 he was once more playing Xoirtier. He was the Baron
Bonelli of Viola Allen's production of Hall Caine's "The Eternal City." In 1905
he once more joined Mrs. Fiske's company, as Kleschna, in "Leah Kleschna." In
May, 1906, he appeared in "The Coward." produced at McYicker's Theatre, Chicago.
He is a member of The Plavers, Xew York.

DE ANGELIS, JEFFERSON, comedian, was born in San Francisco,
Cal., November 30, 1859. His parents had had stage careers, and his
uncle,. Thomas Rosa, taught him, while he was a boy, the tumbling and
dancing he has used to such good advantage on the comic opera stage.
He appeared on the stage at various times while he was still in short dresses, and
was only twelve years old when he began his stage career as a variety performer
at Gilbert's Melodeon. in San Francisco. When he was fourteen he and his sister
joined forces, she being known as La Petite Sally, and toured the country in a
half-hour vaudeville sketch. It was in this sketch and at this age that Xew
Yorkers had their first glimpse of the man who has since become one of their most
popular comedians. In 1880 he and his sister gave up the sketch for a one act play,
"One Word." They played this for eight weeks in San Francisco, and then went
to Australia with it, presenting it there for seven months. While in Australia
De Angelis determined to see the world, and he did it. He organized a company
which could play everything from grand and comic opera to farce and burlesque,
and after touring the principal cities of Australia with it, took it wherever there
was an European colony of any size in Japan, China, India and South Africa. This
daring venture lasted for four years, and was marred only by the death of Miss
De Angelis, who died in 1882, in the middle of the tour. When he returned to
his native land De Angelis soon was engaged by the McCaull Opera Company, his
first role with it being that of Sir Despard, in "Ruddygore." He remained with
Colonel McCaull until 1890, sharing honors with Digby Bell and De Wolf Hopper
until 1890, when he accepted an offer from Rudolph Aronson to join the Casino
company. There he created the role of Poor Jonathan, in the comic opera of that
name. In 1893 he left the Casino to play the leading comedy role in "The
Prodigal Daughter." returning again to the Aronson management the same season

to play the Detective, in "The Passing Show." His next engagement was with
"The Little Trooper," in which he played the leading comedy role and helped
Delia Fox to become a full-fledged star. On September 3, 1896, he arrived at the
long sought goal himself and became a star, the Broadway Theatre and "The
Caliph" being the setting. This proved only party successful, however, and he
soon gave it up to star jointly with Delia Fox and Lillian Russell, in "The Wedding
Da.y," which ran until 1898. Since then Mr. De Angelis has starred at the head
of his own company, presenting "The Royal Rogue," "The Toreador," "Fantana."
etc. The season of 1906-'07 he appeared in "The Girl and the Governor." He is
a thirty-second degree Mason, a Mystic Shriner and a member of The Lambs, The
Players and the City Club, of Yonkers, N. Y., where his home, Sunnyside Drive.
Ludlow, is situated.

DE KOVEN, REGINALD, composer of lyrics, religious music and comic
operas, was born at Middletown, Conn., on April 3, 1859, his father being
an Episcopal clergyman. He entered St. John's College, Oxford. England,
in 1879 to complete his education, and was graduated with the degree of
B. A. While there he composed his first song, "Marjorie Daw." His first operatic
composition was "Cupid, Hymen & Co.," which was never produced, the company
organized to play it breaking up just before the date set for the opening night.
In 1887 he wrote "The Begum," which was produced by the McCaull Opera Com-
pany, which included at that time Digby Bell. De Wolf Hopper, Jefferson De
Angelis and Laura Joyce, and had a successful run in New York. This so. encour-
aged Mr. De Koven that he went abroad to study. While a pupil of Richard
Genee in Vienna in 1889 he wrote his third opera, "Don Quixote." This was
followed in 1890 by what is conceded to be the best American comic opera, "Robin
Hood," made famous by the Bostonians, which is still as popular as ever. "The
Knickerbockers," "The Fencing Master" and "The Algerian" followed in succes-
sion, all becoming immensely popular. "The Highwayman," "Rob Roy," "The
Three Dragoons" and most of the music for "The Man in the Moon" and "From
Broadway to Tokio" preceded his latest opera, "Happylancl," in which De Wolf
Hopper starred all of last season with great success. Mr. De Koven's lyrics and
religious compositions are as well known on the concert platform and in the
church choir as his operatic airs are on the stage. In 1884 he married Anna
Farwell, the daughter of the late Charles B. Farwell, of Chicago, who was L'nited
States Senator from Illinois, and soon afterward made New York his permanent
abode. His wife's sister is the wife of ,Hobart Chatfield-Taylor, of Chicago. He
and his wife are the owners of the Lyric Theatre, New York. He is a member of
The Players and The Lambs.

DENNY, WILLIAM HENRY LEIGH (DUGMORE), actor, was born
at Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England, in 1853, being the son of the
late Henry Thomas Leigh Dugmore. He was educated at King Edward's
School, Birmingham. When he was six years old he played a boy's part
at a provincial theatre, and at the age of seventeen he made his professional debut
at Dundee, Scotland. In 1879 he came to America with Lydia Thompson, leaving
her to appear at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, under the management of
the late Mrs. John Drew. Returning to London, he joined the stock company at
the St. James's Theatre, under the management of Hare, and Kendal, and later
accompanied Mrs. Langtry on her first tour in England as her principal comedian.

In 1884 he again visited this country, as a member of the Lester Wallaek Stock
Company, and in 1885 was a member of Charles Frohman's first company. Again
returning to London, he created the part of the rural policeman, in Pinero's
"Dandy Dick," at the Court Theatre, and followed with an engagement in the Gilbert
and Sullivan operas at the Savoy, London, making his first appearance at that
theatre as Wilfred Shadbolt, the jailer, in "The Yeomen of the Guard." and in
1890-"91 playing the Grand Inquisitor, in "The Gondoliers." in which part he
appeared before Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle.

After the dissolution of the partnership between Gilbert and Sullivan, he left
the Savoy company and joined Arthur Roberts at the Lyric Theatre, where he
created the part of another policeman. thi< time a city specimen, in "Dandy Dan."
in 1897. After various engagements in England, and after the death of his wife.
he accepted a starring Shakespearian tour in Australia and New Zealand, playing
Bottom, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Touchstone, in "As You Like It." and
Malvolio, in ''Twelfth Night." On his return to London, in 1!)<)4, he decided to
pursue his career for the future in America. He is the author of a farce. "A
Mutual Mistake," and several other plays. In 1889 he was elected a life member
of the Savage Club, London, in recognition of his services during the five years of
his honorary secretaryship of that institution. He is also a member of The Lambs.
Xew York.

DIXEY, HENRY E. (HENRY E. DIXON), actor, was born in Boston
January 0. 1859, and made his first appearance on the stage when he was
ten years old at the Howard Theatre, in his native town, playing Peanuts.
in the melodrama "Under the Gaslight." Under the tuition of the late
.lames S. Maffat. the pantomimist. he learned deportment and dancing, and when
Edward E. Rice produced "'Evangel ine" at the Globe Theatre. Boston, on .June 7,
18V5, Dixey's dancing got him an engagement to play the forelegs of the heifer.
Richard Golden being the other half of the nimble beast. During the phenomenal
run of "Evangel ine" Mr. Dixey played many other parts, and gradually worked hi<
way up to leading comedian through the medium of such productions as "The
Corsair," "Hiawatha," "Horrors," "Robinson Crusoe,"' "The Babes in the Wood."
"Revels" and "Cinderella at School." When the craze for Gilbert and Sullivan
operas came in he scored vastly as Sir Joseph Porter, in "Pinafore"; Bunthorne. in
"Patience"; John Wellington Wells, in "The Sorcerer," and the Chancellor, in
"lolanthe." He was also very successful as Lorenzo, in "The Mascotte." and Sir
Mincing Lane, in "Billee Taylor."

For several seasons Mr. Dixey played a wide round of leading comedy parts
under the management of John Stetson, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New Y/ork.
and then he produced the extravaganza "Adonis," under the management of Mr.
Rice. It was first played in Chicago July 6, 1884, and on September 4 following it
opened at the Bijou Opera House, Xew Y r ork, and ran there for more than six
hundred nights. May 31, 1886, Mr. Dixey appeared at the Gaiety Theatre, London,
in "Adonis." hut, except for his caricature of Henry Irving, the piece was not a
success. A long tour of this country followed, and then Mr. Dixey appeared in "The
Seven Ages," which, however, did not prove a second "Adonis."

After a season with "A Man with a Hundred Heads," Mr. Dixey joined Augustin

Daly's company in 1894, and demonstrated his ability as a legitimate comedian.

While with this company his most pronounced successes were as Malvolio, in "Twelfth

Night"; Marcus Brutus Snap, in "A Night Off," and the ballet master, in "7-20-8."

After a period in vaudeville, and after dabbling with the profession of a conjurer.,

Mr. Dixey, in 1899, appeared as David Garrick, in "Oliver Goldsmith," by Augustus
Thomas. The fall of 1900 he starred in a dramatization of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell's
novel "The Adventures of Frangois," with indifferent success. The seasons of
1905-'06 to 190? he starred in "The Man on the Box." Mr. Dixey is a member of
The Lambs and The Players.

DE WOLFE, MISS ELSIE ANDERSON, actress, was born in New
York, December 20, 1865, being the daughter of the late Dr. Stephen
De Wolfe. On his death, in 1890, his daughter, being obliged to earn her
livelihood, elected to go on the stage. She had previously made her mark
as an amateur actress, first appearing at the Criterion Theatre, London, at a bene-
fit for a church charity, in "The White Milliner," in the presence of the Prince
and Princess of Wales, now King Edward and Queen Alexandra. She after-
ward acted in "The Loan of a Lover" at the home of Mrs. Eggleston, Washing-
ton Square, New York, and in 1886 she played Lady Seymore, in "A Cup of
Tea." at the University Club Theatre. The same year she played Lady Clare at
the opening of the Tuxedo Club Theatre, and later appeared as Lady Gwendoline
Bloomfield, in "Drifted Apart/' and Helen, in "The Hunchback," at the same place.
Other parts she played as an amateur were Mrs. Prettifet, in "The Mousetrap";
Lady Teazle, in "The School for Scandal," and the leading part in "Contrasts."

When she decided to become a professional actress she obtained an engagement
with Charles Frohman and made her first legitimate appearance at Proctor's
Theatre, New York, October 5, 1891, as Fabienne Lecoulteur, in "Thermidor."
She had studied the part in France under the direction of A 7 ictorien Sardou, the
author of the play. Then followed two seasons on the road, in which she played
in "Joseph," "Judge" and "Four in Hand." After playing Eose Eeade, in "Sister
Mary," Miss De Wolfe joined the Empire stock company, playing Lady Kate
Ffennel, in "The Bauble Shop"; Lady Charlie Wishanger, in "The Masqueraders" ;
Mrs. Wanklyn, in "John a-Dreams" ; Mrs. Glib, in "Christopher, Jr.," and Mrs.
Dudley Chumleigh, in "Marriage." In 1898 Miss De Wolfe made a pronounced
success as Hclene, in "Catherine." Of late Miss De Wolfe has forsaken the stage
for decorative art work. Her home address is No. 112 East 17th street. New York.

DITEirilSTEIN, LEO, actor and playwright, was born in Austria, his
father being Count Ditrichstein until he was deprived of his title and
estates because he supported the Bohemian revolution in 1847, led by
Kossuth. Mr. Ditrichstein made his first appearance as an actor at Berlin,
where he had established a reputation when, in 1890, he came to this country and
made his first appearance with the stock company at the Irving Place Theatre
under the management of Gustave Amberg. He had previously been leading man
at the Royal Theatre. Hamburg, for a season. His first part in this country was in
Suclermann's "Honor," and his second in the German version of "The Lost Para-
dise." Having mastered the English language quickly, Mr. Ditrichstein was en-
gaged by Charles Frohman for John Drew's company, and in 1894 he played his
first English-speaking part in "Mr. Wilkinson's Widows." He made his first pro-
nounced success as Zou Zou in the original production of "Trilby" at the Madison
Square Garden Theatre under the management of A. M. Palmer in 1895.

The following year he created the part of the French professor in W. A. Brady's
production of "Under the Polar Star." He has since played light comedy parts in
many plays, including some of his own. Mr. Ditrichstein, in collaboration with

Clyde Fitch, wrote "The Other Man/' which was produced at the Garden Theatre,
New York, in 1893, and "A Superfluous Husband," produced at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, New York, in 1897. He also wrote "The Last Appeal/' produced by
Henry B. Harris, and "Are You a Mason ?" The season of 1905-'06 he appeared in
the farce "Before and After/' written by himself. In December, 1896 ? Mr.
Ditrichstein married Mrs. Josephine Knoop, the daughter of Christian Woehrle,
proprietor of the Belvidere Hotel, New York, who had been divorced from her hus-
band, Louis J. Knoop, a month previously. Clyde Fitch acted as best man at the
weddinjr.

DYETT, WALTER FAIRMAN, actor, was born in Auburn, N. Y., in
1873. He was educated at Berkeley School. New York, and Trinity Col-
lege, Hartford, Conn. While at college he was prominently identified
with dramatic entertainments, and upon assuming commercial business he
still was associated with amateur theatricals, appearing in many plays produced by
The Strollers in New York. Mr. Dyett made his fir*t professional appearance in
vaudeville in a sketch entitled "Wanted, a Groom/'' which proved a success. After

a short season with the Proctor Stock Com-
pany, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, he appeared in a musical comedy called
"Cupid & Co./' scoring his first pronounced
success.

Mr. Dyett first appeared in New York as
the Duke of Gadsbook, in "'Abigail/' sup-
porting Grace George, under the manage-
ment of William A. Brady, in 1904. The
season of 1905-'06 he was in the cast of "His
Majesty/'' and also appeared in a repertoire
of the comedies made famous by the late
Rosina Yokes, under the management of
David Henderson.

The fall season of 1906 Mr. Dyett played
Artie Endicott, the part created by Joseph
Coyne, in "The Social Whirl," opening at the
Casino Theatre, New York, and afterward
touring the country under the management

of the Shuberts. Mr. Dyett is a member of the Green Room Club and The Strollers,
New York.

DROUET, ROBERT, actor and playwright, was born in Clinton, la., in
1870. He joined a travelling theatrical company when he was sixteen
years old and soon became a manager on his own account, playing a round
of Shakespearian plays. He played leading parts in support of Robert Down-
ing, and appeared as General Delarouche in "Paul Kauvar," supporting Joseph Ha-
worth and Miss Erne Ellsler. Mr. Drouet supported dara Bloodgood in Clyde
Fitch's "Girl with the Green Eyes," produced at the Savoy Theatre, New York, in
1903, and appeared in "A Woman in the Case" at the Herald Square Theatre. Later
he played in "Citizen Pierre," and made a pronounced success as John Storm in "The
Christian," with Miss Viola Allen, succeeding Edwin Morgan in that role. With
Mary Mannering Mr. Drouet played Colonel Jack Brereton, in "Janice Mere-

dith" at Wallack's Theatre, Xew York. Mr. Drouet married Miss Mildred Loring,
October. 1897. He is the author of several plays, including "The White Czar,"
"Montana," "Doris" and "An Idyll of Virginia." He is a member of The Players
and The Lambs, New York.

DOWNING, ROBERT L., actor, was born in Washington in 1857, and
entered the profession in 1877 at Baltimore. On earning his spurs he
supported Mary Anderson, Edwin Booth. John McCullough. John E.
Owens and Joseph Jefferson. Since 1889 he has starred under his own
management, playing such parts as Yirginius and Spartaeus. in "The Gladiator."
He married Eugenie Blair. Mr. Downing's home is at Edgemore, Benninajs, D. C.

D' ORSAY, LAWRANOE, actor, was born in Peterborough, England. He
comes of an old family of lawyers, and was himself educated for the law,
hut threw up Blackstone for the stage. After considerable experience in
stock companies and the provinces, with the usual ups and downs, Mr.
D'Orsay eventually made a position 1'or himself in London in "swell" parts, prin-
cipally of the military order, until of late years these special parts began to be desig-
nated by authors and managers as D'Orsay parts. In 188(> he played a sort of Dun-
dreary character with Minnie Palmer,
in ''My Sweetheart/' at the Strand
Theatre, London, and subsequently
made his first visit to America with
Miss Palmer under the management of
John R. Rogers. Then followed a long
series of engagements in the principal
Theatres in London with such well
known stars and managers as John
Hare, Edward Terry, Thomas Thorne,
George Edwardes, etc. During a three
years' engagement with George Ed-
wardes at Daly's Theatre. London, he
created parts written for him in "A
Gaiety Girl," "An Artist's Model" and
"The Geisha." He came to America
with "An Artist's Model."

Mr. Charles Frohman brought Mr.
D'Orsay to America again six years ago
to support Annie Russell and to plav
the King in "A Royal Family," and
Mr. D'Orsay has stayed here ever since.
After two seasons with "A Royal Fam-
ily" Mr. Frohman cast him for a part
in "The Wilderness," at the Empire
Theatre, Xew York, and it was his per-
formance in this play that influenced Augustus Thomas to write "The Earl of
Pawtucket" for Mr. D'Orsay, the success of which made him a star. The production
was made by the late Kirke La Shelle. at the Madison Square Theatre, and it ran
just a year in Xew York. Augustus Thomas next wrote "The Embassy Ball" for

Mr. D'Orsay, which Mr. Frohuian accepted and produced. He ha? engaged Mr.
D'Orsay for a term of years to star under his management. Mr. D'Orsay is a
nienil)er of The Lambs.

DOXAGHEY, FKEDEUH'K, playwright and manager, was born in 18TO
in Philadelphia. He was graduated from ilie Central High School there
and from Princeton University. He was on the staff of "The Philadelphia
Press" in 1890, and correspondent of "The Xe\v York Recorder," the
dramatic and musical critic in 18% of "The Philadelphia Times." in 1900 of "The
Philadelphia North American," and in 1901 -I)? of "The Philadelphia Times." and
Inter of "The Times-Ledger." He was a member of the editorial staff of "The Phila-
delphia Ledger" in 19()4-'0(>. In 1889 he had experience as an actor with Augustin
Daly's company. He is the author of "The Craft of Krishna." produced in IS!)!);
"One K. dive," 11)01: "Mooney the Mummer," 1!H:5: "The Specimen." "The In-
tense Irene," and "The Lure of a Lady." He is also the author of "The Points," an
essay on punctuation, published in 1888. In 1906 he was manager for Robert Man-
tell and general representative of William A. Brady.

DODSON, JOHN K., actor, was born in London in 18,57'. He was edu-
cated for the bar, but found amateur theatricals more to his liking than
the study of law. He made his h'r-4 professional appearance at the Princess
Theatre, Manchester, England, in 1877, playing a small part in "The
Spelling Bee." with the late ,1. Lawrence Toole as the star. For two or three years
he played juvenile lead parts in small companies. He was advised by Edward
Terry to try coined}- and character parts, and began his career as a comedian at
the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, under the management of the late Michael Gunn.
After a time he became first low comedian at the Royal Theatre, Worcester, varying
his roles, ranging from old comedy and Shakespearian parts to comedy old women
in Christmas pantomimes. He supported Joseph Jefferson and J. K. Emmett
when they were touring in England, and for a time w-is with W. ('aider's "White
Slave" company. In 188(5 he was engaged to create the part of Joe Buskin, in
Maud Branscombe's production of "Hearts," a comedy drama by Walter Browne.
After creating the parts of Carraway Bones, in "Turned T T p/' and the Professor,
in "Kleptomania," Mr. Dodson was engaged by John Clayton to play Mr. Posket,
in Pinero's "The Magistrate," after which he became a member of the company
supporting Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in 1889. With the Kendals he came to this
country, making his first appearance in "A Scrap of Paper" at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. He remained with the Kendals as leading character comedian for five
years, playing in this country and in London, and making his mark in such parts
as Baron Montrichard, in "The Ladies' Battle"; Penguin, in "A Scrap of Paper";
Eadford, in "All for Her": Moulinet, in "The Iron Master"; Sam. in "The Queen's
Shilling": Gimnion. in "The Squire"; Baron Croodle, in "The Money Spinner";
Cayley Drummie, in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" ; Mr. Bargus. in "The Weaker
Sex," and Captain Mountraffe, in "Home."

In 1895 Mr. Dodson was engaged by Charles Frohman as principal comedian
of the Empire stock company, his first appearance as such being as Keber. in
'"The Bauble Shop." He also played Montague Lushington. in "The Mas-
queraders," and the Rev. Stephen Wynn, in "John-a- Dreams." He originated
the part of Cardinal liichclieu. in "Fnder the Ked Uobe." and played John

MISS MARIE DRESSLER.

Weather-by, in "Because She Loved Him So." Mr. Dodson made his first appear-
ance in a vaudeville house October 29, 1900, as Richelieu, in "Richelieu's Strategy,"
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York. In 1902 he created the part of
Simonides, in "Ben Hur," at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, and subsequently
played it for long runs at the New York Theatre, New York, and throughout the
country. After a season as a star in "American Invasion" Mr. Dodson played
Pierre in the all star revival of "The Two Orphans" at the New Amsterdam
Theatre in 1904-'05. The season of 1905-'OG lie played the title part in Kla\v &
Erlanger's production of "The Prince of India," in "The Prodigal Son" and in a
special production of "Oliver Twist."

Mr. Dodson married Annie Irish, an actress. He is a member of the Lotos,
Green Room and New York Whist clubs, and The Lambs and The Players. Xew
York. His address is the Lotos Club, New York.

DRESSLER, MISS MARIE, comedienne, was born in Cobourg, Canada.
She made her first appearance on the stage when she was sixteen years
old as Cigarette in a dramatization of "Under Two Flags" by her brother-
in-law, Richard Ganthoriy, also the author of a "A Message from Mars/'
Her next role was Katisha, in "The Mikado," with the Baker Opera Company. Her
first appearance in New York was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre as Cunigonde, in
"The Robber of the Rhine," an opera of which Maurice Barrymore wrote the book
and Charles Puerner the music, this following a tour with the Bennett & Moulton
Opera Compan} r , in which she played thirty-eight different operatic roles, ranging
from the prima donna's part to that of an old woman. She won favor for the
first time when she appeared with Camille D'Arville, in "Madeleine, or the
Magic Kiss," and became still more prominent on the stage as the Queen in "1492."
After playing with Eddie Foy in "Little Robinson Crusoe" in Chicago she appeared
for a time at the Garden Theatre, New York, under the management of the late
A. M. Palmer. Following her support of Miss Lillian Russell, in "My Lady Nico-
tine," she was engaged by George W. Lederer to create at the Casmo, New York,
the part of Flo Honeydew in "The Lady Slavey," the late Dan Daly also being in
the cast. In this she made the chief success of her career. Her next important
roles were the leading comedy parts in "Hotel Topsy Turvey" and "The Man in the
Moon," produced at the New York Theatre, New York. She appeared as a star in
''Miss Prinnt," and when that was retired played leading roles in "The King's Car-
nival" and "The Hall of Fame" at the New York Theatre. After recovering from a
serious illness, in 1905, she was engaged by Joe Weber, and became the feature of
"Higgledy-Piggledy," "The College Widower," "Twiddle Twaddle" and "The Squaw
Man's Girl of the Golden West," played at his Broadway (New York) music hall.
The fall of 1906 she again joined the Weber company.

DIXON, THOMAS, JR., playwright and novelist, was born in Shelby,
N. C., January 11, 1864, being the son of the Rev. Thomas and Mrs.
Amanda (McAfee) Dixon. He was graduated from Wake Forest College,
North Carolina, with the degree of A. M., in 1883, and from the Greens-
boro (N. C.) Law School in 1886. He M<as admitted to the bar in all North Caro-
lina courts and the United States District and Supreme Court the same year. He
held a scholarship in history and politics at the Johns Hopkins University, 1883-'84,
Mr. Dixon was a member of the North Carolina Legislature from 1884 to 1886,
giving up politics to enter the Baptist ministry October, 1886. He was pastor of

congregations at Raleigh. X. (_'., 1887; Boston. Mass., 1888-'89. and New York.
1889 to 1899. during which time he held Sunday services in the Academy of Music.
Throughout this time and also until 1902 he was a popular lyceum lecturer.

In 1902 Mr. Dixon retired to his country home at Dixonvale, Va., and devoted
himself entirely to literary pursuits. His first novel. "The Leopard's Spots," was
published in 1902. Then followed "The One Woman," in 1903, and "The Clans-
man" and "The Life Worth Living/' in 1905. That same year Mr. Dixon entered
the ranks of dramatic authors with an adaptation of "The Clansman" which
caused much comment on account of its attitude on the negro question. He has
also adapted "The One Woman" for the stage, and lias made a play of his latest
novel. "The Traitor/ recently published. Mr. Dixon is vice-president of the
Southern Amusement Company, and has become an independent author-manager,
producing his own plays.

Mr. Dixon married Harriet Bussey at Montgomery. Ala.. March 3. 1886. He
is a member of The Players, Xew York.

DKEYV, JOHN, actor, was born in Philadelphia in November, 1853. His
father, John Drew, was a celebrated comedian and Irish character actor.
His mother was for many years a famous actress, one of her last successes-
being as Mrs. Malaprop, with Joseph Jefferson, in "The Rivals." John
Drew. Sr., was manager of the Arch Street Theatre. Philadelphia, when he died, in
18(52. and Mrs. Dre\v maintained a stock company at that theatre until 1877. She
died August 31, 1897.

John Drew, the younger, was educated at the Protestant Episcopal Academy, in
Philadelphia, and did not adopt the stage as a profession until he was twenty years
old. He made his first appearance at the Arch Street Theatre, under his mother's
management, March 23. 1873, as Plumper, in the farce, "Cool as a Cucumber/' He
next played Hornblower. in "The Laughing Hyena," and during the next two years
played many small parts, to use his own words, "without making a particular im-
pression with either the audience or myself."

Augustin Daly first saw John Drew in the part of Major Alfred Steele. in a three
act comedy. "Women of the Day," in January, 1875. The manager bought the
comedy and produced it at his New York theatre, with James Lewis in the leading
part. A few weeks later he engaged Mr. Drew, and in February, 1875, John Drew
made his first appearance in New York with the Daly company as Bob Ruggles, in
"The Big Bonanza." Then he appeared in "Pique" and many light comedies. He
played his i'nst Shakespearian part in 1876. in support of Edwin Booth, who had
rented Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre for a season. Mr. Drew's part was Rosencrantz,
in "Hamlet." He also played Francois, in "Richelieu," Exton, in "Richard II.,"
Clavis, in "The Lady of Lyons." Francis, in "The Stranger," and Hortensio. in
"The Taming of the Shrew." The seasons of 1877-'78 were spent in support of
Fanny Davenport, who toured the country in "As You Like It" and other Daly suc-
cesses. The season of 1878-'79 was spent with Frederick Warde and Maurice Barry-
more, who roured the country as joint stars, Mr. Drew plaving Henry Beauclerc, in
"Diplomacy."

In 1880 Mr. Daly founded the theatre in Broadway, New York, which still hears
his name, and John Drew "became his leading man, a place he occupied for twelve
years. In that time he created a large number of light comedy roles, besides ap-
pearing in many Shakespearian plays and revivals of old standard comedies. In the
older plays his conspicuous successes were in "The Inconstant/ "She Would and She
Wouldn't," "The Country Girl" and "The School for Scandal." In Mr. Daly's adap-

tatious from the French and the German he made personal successes in "The Kni!-
road of Love/' "Dollars and Sense. " "A Night Off," "Nancy and Co.." "Seven-
Twenty-Eight." "The Last Word" and ''Love in Tandem." usually sharing the
iionors with Ada Rehan. Mr. Drew's work was fa\orably received in Louden and
Paris during the visits of the Daly company to Europe in 1884. 188(5. 1888 and 1890.

In 1892 John Drew became a star, under the direction of Charles Frohman.
making his first appearance at Palmer's Theatre, New York. October :>. in Clyde
Fitch's adaptation of Aiexandre Bisson's comedy. "The Masked Ball." Mr. Drew
starred as Frederick Ossian, in "The Butterflies," by Henrv Guv Carleton ; in "Chris-
topher, Jr.," by Madeline Lucette Riley : in "The Bauble Shop." by Henry Arthur
Jones; as Sir Jasper Thorndyke, in "Rosemary": in "'A Marriage of Convenience":
as Major Dick Rndyard, in "One Summer's Day," by Henry V. Esmond, and as Sir
Christopher Deering, in "The Liars." by Henry Arthur Jones. Other plays in which
he lias starred are: "The Tyranny of Tears," 1899-1900: "Richard Carvel,"
1900-'<)1 : "The Second in Command." 1901-'02 ; "The Mummy and the Humming
Bird." 1902-"03: "Captain Dieppe," 1903-*04: "The Duke of Killicrankie." 19()4-'05,
and "DeLancey," 1905-'06.

Mr. Drew married Josephine Baker, of Philadelphia, and they have one
daughter. Their home is at Easthampton, Long Island. Mr. Drew i< a member o.f
The Players, The Lambs, the Green Room Club, the Actors' Fund Association, the
Racquet and Tennis Club, the Brook Club and the Westchester Countv Club, nil of
New York.

EARL, MISS VIRGINIA (MRS. FRANK LAWTON), actress and
light opera prima donna, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August (i. 187-">.
She made her first appearance on the stage as Xanki Pooh, in "The
Mikado." in 1887, while a member of the Home Juvenile Opera Company.
She also played the principal "tenor" parts in "Patience," "Pinafore" and "The
Pirates of Penzance" with this organization. A Western tour with the Pike Opera
Company ended in San Francisco, where Miss Earl joined Hallen and Hart, play-
ing in "Later On" with them for two seasons. Mis* Earl's next engagement was
with Edward E. Rice, under whose management she spent three years in Australia,
playing Gabriel, in "Evangel irie" ; Taggs. in "The County Fair"; Fedora, in "The
Corsair," and Dan Deny, in "Cinderella."

Returning to this country. Miss Earl played the lunch counter girl, in Hovt's
farce "A Hole in the Ground." Then she joined the I). W. Truss Opera Company,
playing Mataya, in "Wang," on the road for two seasons. Following this she made
her first appearance in New York in 1893, being engaged for the Casino Theatre.
where her first role was in "The Passing Show." Roles in "The Merry World." in
"Gay New York" and in "The Lady Slavey" also served to show her ability.

After four seasons at the Casino Mi^s Earl was engaged by Angustin Daly to
play Mollie Searnore, in "The Geisha," in 1897. Under Mr. Daly's management
she also played Flora, in "Meg Merrilies"; Ada Rehan's maid, in "The Wonder."
and in several Shakespearian plays. Her Ariel, in "The Tempest," called forth the
highest praise. Then Miss Earl again slipped back into musical comedy, winning
laurels as Dora, in "The Circus Girl," and Winnifred Grey, in "A Runaway Girl."
The death of Augustin Daly terminated Miss Earl's career at the theatre bearing
his name, and she went back to the Casino in 1900, making her reappearance as
Percy Ethelbert Frederick Algernon Cholmondely, in "The Casino Girl."

Tn the fall of the same year Miss Earl played in "The Girl from Up There,"
under the management of Charles Frohman, and later in "The Belle of Bohemia."

The season of 1901-'02 she played in "Florodora," at the Xew York Theatre Winter
Garden. The following season she starred in "Sergeant Kitty/' under the manage-
ment of George B. White. For the last two years Miss Earl has been seen chiefly
at the vaudeville houses.

Miss Earl was married to Frank Lawton, who at the time was playing the
dancing master and doing a whistling specialty in "The Milk White Flag," at Hoyt's
Theatre, New York. October 15, 1894. She obtained a divorce from him eight
years later.

EBERLE, EUGENE A., actor, born in 1840, is an actor by inheritance, as
his grandfather, Adam Eberle, was an actor, and his father, Charles Eberle,
and Edwin Forrest made their professional debuts together in a circus,
Eberle playing cornet and Forrest doing flip-flaps. Eugene was carried
on the stage when he was four months old, at Bangor, Me. Twenty years afterward
he made his debut in the same city, playing Paris, in "Romeo and Juliet." After
a season in an "Uncle Tom's Cabin" company, which was transformed into a minstrel

show, Mr. Eberle supported Charlotte Cush-
man, playing the Apothecary, in "Romeo
and Juliet," and the Surveyor, in "Henry
VII I." He then went to New York to play
at the Winter Garden, under W. M. Fleming,
at a salary of $6 a week, which he never got.
Maggie Mitchell followed Fleming, and Mr.
Eberle became second low comedian at the
Winter Garden, under Stuart, Booth and
Clark. He remained there four years,
eventually becoming first comedian. He"
played in the hundred nights' run of "Ham-
let" in which Edwin Booth was the Dane and
Charles Kemble Mason the Ghost. Eberle
first played Second Gravedigger, and about
the middle of the run succeeded Thomas
Placide as First Gravedigger. He played
with the Booth brothers in "Julius Caesar"
the night in 1863 when Southern sympa-
thizers tried to burn New York. Edwin Booth was the Brutus, Junius Brutus
Booth, Jr., the Cassius. and John Wilkes the Marc Antony. Just as John Wilkes
began the funeral oration the fire department broke in in ame to prevent the firing
of the theatre.

After many engagements in support of stars and in stock companies, including
those at the Leland Opera House, Albany, and the Boston Theatre, Mr. Eberle
joined the Joseph Jefferson company, playing Tackleton in "The Cricket on the
Hearth," and Cockles, in "Rip Van Winkle," in the season of 1885-'86. The next
year he supported Madame Janauschek, playing Dominie Sampson, in "Meg Mer-
rilies," which he had previously played with Charlotte Cushman. Then came three
seasons with "The Still Alarm." In 1890-'91 he was with A. M. Palmer's "Aunt
Jack" company. Since then he has played in "Colonel Carter of Carters ville,"
"Across the Potomac," "Shiloh," etc., and he has supported Robert Mantell and Mar-
garet Mather. He played four seasons with Otis Skinner and two with Annie Rus-
sell, playing Pete, in "Mice and Men," and old Parling, in "The Younger Miss Par-
ling." He then played another season with Skinner, and was last seen as Senator

Koberts, in the original "The Lion and the Mouse" company, at the Lyceum Theatre,
New York. His permanent address is Box 32, Chatham, N. Y.

EDESON, ROBERT, was horn in New Orleans, his father, George E.
Edeson, being a well known comedian and stage manager. He was edu-
cated in Brooklyn, N. Y., and in 1886 became box office clerk at the Park
Theatre there, then under the management of Colonel Sinn. The follow-
ing year when Cora Tanner was to produce "Fascination" there, an actor cast
for a minor part became ill. The Colonel was in a dilemma. Young Edeson
volunteered to play the part, and Colonel Sinn offered to bet him a hundred dollars
he could not succeed. But Edeson did succeed, and for his first appearance on any
stage he earned $100 in a night. The following season Mr. Edeson played a juvenile
part in a small company presenting Augustin Daly's "A Night Off." After a season
with "The Dark Secret" Mr. Edeson joined Charles Dickson's company, playing in
"Incog." In this company he met Ellen Burg, an actress, whom he made his
wife. She died in June, 1906.

In 1896 Mr. Edeson joined the Empire stock company, and as understudy to
William Faversham jumped to the front in the latter's part, Gil De Berault, in.
"Under the Red Kobe." Mr. Edeson next attracted attention as leading man in
Amelia Bingham's production of "The Climbers." In the winter of 1902 he be-
came a star, playing Augustus Thomas's dramatization of Eichard Harding Davis's
novel, "Soldiers of Fortune." The season of 1905-'06 Mr. Edeson starred in
"Strongheart," an Indian play.

EDWARDES, GEORGE, manager, was born in Dublin in 1852 and wa*
intended for the army, but while "cramming" he was asked by his uncle,
the late Michael Gunn, a Dublin theatrical manager, to look after his
company, which was touring in "The Lady of Lyons." This glimpse of
management decided him to join the profession. He went to London with introduc-
tions from Gunn and was engaged by D'Oyley Carte as business manager of the
Opera Comique, and afterward of the Savoy. He continued so until 1882, when
he formed a syndicate and leased the Gaiety Theatre from the late John Hollings-
head, becoming its sole manager. He produced "Jack Sheppard," the first of a long
series of Gaiety successes. "Monte Cristo," "Esmeralda," "Buy Bias" and "Car-
men-L T p-To-Date" followed. Mr. Edwardes was the originator of that class of
entertainment known as "musical comedies," the first big successes in this line being
"The Shop Girl," "A Gaiety Girl" and "A Runaway Girl." He became lessee of
Daly's Theatre, London, after Augustin Daly's death, and there produced a succes-
sion of musical comedies, including "An Artist's Model," "Florodora." "The Geisha,"
"San Toy" and many others equally popular. These and the Gaiety plays were
toured all over England and the United States. Mr. Edwardes has managed or
been interested in many other theatres, either alone or in partnership with Charles
Frohman, Frank Curzon and other well known managers. Practically all the pieces
which he has produced have been seen in the United States, South Africa and Aus-
tralasia. He is the busiest and most experienced theatrical manager in London at
the present time, if not in the entire world. His chief recreation is horse racing, and
he owns a fine stable, which is under the control of his brother, Major Edwardes.
Mr. Edwardes married in 1885 Julia Gwynn, an actress, who created many parts in
the early operas of Gilbert and Sullivan at the Savoy Theatre, London.

EDWARDS, JULIAN, composer, was born in Manchester, England, De-
cember 17, 1855. He came from a well known Scottish musical family, and
his sisters Fanny (Mrs. Harry Clifton) and Annie (Mrs. Red fern Hollins)
were well known on the English operatic stage. His early days were spent
in Edinburgh, and he first studied music at the University there under Sir Herbert
Oakeley. For some years Mr. Edwards was associated with the Carl Rosa Opera
Company, and in 1880 he became conductor of the Royal English Opera Company,
a -place he occupied for six or seven years. The first important work from his pen
was "Victorian." a grand opera in four acts, the book of which was founded on
Longfellow's poem. "The Spanish Student.'' This was produced at Sheffield, Eng-
land. March fi, 1883, and afterward played at Covent Garden Theatre, London.

Mr. Edwards came to this country in 1888 and became musical director for many
light opera companies. While associated with the Digby Bell company his first
light opera. "Jupiter," book by Harry B. Smith, was produced April 14, 1892, in
Washington, D. C. It had a rim of 300 nights. At Herrmann's Theatre, New
York, on January 20, 1893, the first joint production of Stanislaus Stange and
Julian Edwards, a combination which to some extent resembled that of Gill)ert and
Sullivan in England, was produced by the Manola-Mason company. It was a
musical comedy. "Friend Fritz." founded on the Erckmann-Chatrian romance.

Mr. Edwards's next and most ambitious production in this country was a grand
opera in miniature, "King Rene's Daughter," first played at Herrmann's Theatre,
Xew York, Xovember 22, 1893. "Madeleine, or the Magic Kiss," by Stange and
Edwards, was produced at the Tremont Theatre. Boston, July 31, 1894, and after-
ward ran three months at the Bijou Theatre. Xew York. "The Goddess of Truth,"
written for Lillian Russell, was produced at Abbey's Theatre, Xew York, in February,
1890, and on October 18 of the same year "Brian Boru," produced at the Broadway
Theatre. Xew Y'ork. met with marked success.

Later operas composed by Mr. Edwards have been "The Wedding Day." in which
Lillian Russell, Delia Fox and Jefferson De Angelis appeared at the Casino Theatre,
Xew York; "Dolly Yarden," written for Lulu Glaser. and "When Johnny Comes
Marching Home/' "Princess Chic," "The Jolly Musketeer," for Francis Wilson:
"Love's Lottery." for Madame Schumann-Hcink, and "The Girl and the Governor."
Mr. Edwards is also the composer of the grand operas "Elfinella" and "Corinne."
as yet unproduced, and the cantatas "The Redeemer" and "The Mermaid."

Mr. Edwards married in Xew York January 9, 1889. Philippine Siedle, a well
known English prim a donna. He is a member of The Players, The Lambs and
the Lotos clubs and the Manuscript Society, Xew York. His home is at Sunnyside
Drive. Lndlow. Yonkers, X. Y.

EDWARDES, MISS PAULA, comedienne arid light opera singer, was
born and educated in Boston,. She made her first appearance on the stage
in that city in the chorus of "Tabasco," of which Thomas Q. Seabrooke
was the star. She w r as also understudy to Miss Elvia Crox. then Mrs.
Seabrooke, and an opportunity to play the leading soubrette part at the first matinee
of the play. Miss Crox falling ill. allowed her to show her ability. The following
season she was with Hoyt's "A Black Sheep" company, still in the chorus. Bettina
Gerard, who played the Queen of Burlesque, left the company and Miss Edwardes
was promoted to her place. A year later, after appearing in "A Dangerous Maid,"
Miss Edwardes made her first noteworthy success by creating the part of Mamie
Clancy, a Bowery girl, in the original production of "The Belle of Xew York," at
the Casino Theatre, Xew York. She also played the part in London with the com-

pany headed by Edna May. Her next engagement was with August in Daly at his
New York Theatre, where she created the part of Carmenita, in ''A Runawav Girl."
and gained popularity with the song "High Society." Miss Fdwardes next attracted
attention as Louise Jupp, in "The Great Ruby." In !!)()() she played the part of
Honorah, in "Mam'zelle 'Awkins." After appearing in revivals of "A Runaway
Girl" Miss Edwardes became a star, under the management of the Shuberts, play-
ing the title part in "Winsome Winnie/' a light opera which ran for two seasons on
the road and was also seen at the Casino Theatre, Xew York. The season of !!)<)'>
she starred in "Princess Beggar," a comic opera.

EVES8OX, MISS ISABELLE, actress, was horn in Xew York in 1*70
and is descended from one of the old Knickerbocker families, her grand-
father being Abraham Bassford, who owned a large estate at Fordham, and
her grandmother Mrs. Abby C. Kipp. Her father, Henry Evesson, Jr.. a
New York merchant, died early in life. Miss Evesson was fourteen years old when
she decided on a stage career. Her mother took her to Augustin Daly to ask his
advice. "What can you do?" he asked the child. "Nothing," she replied, "but I

am willing to learn." The answer
pleased the manager so that he engaged
her. and she remained in his company
two years, playing small parts and un-
derstudying. When she left Daly's
Theatre she played a short engagement
with Richard Mansfield, and then at
Wallack's Theatre created the role of
Fuchsia Leach, in "Moths." After
this she was leading woman at the Bos-
ton Museum for two seasons. Sir
Charles Wvndham saw her there and
offered her a prominent part at his
London theatre, where she made a
marked success. Returning to the
United States, she toured as Dearest,
in "Little Lord Fauntleroy." While
playing Rosa Leigh, in "Rosedale," she
Ejjtt. met and married a companion of her
childhood. Almyr Wilder Cooper, a
2MB well known newspaper man, nephew
of Clark Davis, for many years editor
of "The Philadelphia Times." In less
than two years Mr. Cooper was killed
<n an accident. His widow later as-
sumed her maiden name, accepted an

engagement from Charles Frohman and returned to the stage. Miss Evesson was
leading woman at the American Theatre when it first opened with a stock company.
She played two successful seasons with the Keith Stock Company at Providence.
R. I. The season of 1904 she was starred in "In the Palace of the King," and
the seasons of 190o-'0<> she was leading woman at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre,
New York.

MISS MAXINE ELLIOTT.

ELLIOTT, MISS MAXINE (MRS. NATHANIEL C. GOODWIN),
actress, was born in Rock) and, Me., February 5, 18T3, and spent much of
her childhood on a large sailing ship, of which her father. Thomas Dermot,
of Oakland, Cal., was captain. Subsequently she spent about a year at the
convent of Notre Dame, Roxbury, Mass., and went to New York when she was barely
sixteen years old to begin the struggle of "carving out a career." She made her
first appearance on any stage in the part of Felicia Umphraville, in "The Middle-
man," the season of 1890-'91 in New York with E. S. Willard, under the manage-
ment of A. M. Palmer. She also played Virginia Fleetwood, in "John Needham's
Double" ; Beatrice Selwyn, in "A Fool's Paradise," and Lady Gilding, in "The Pro-
fessor's Love Story." After that she joined "The Prodigal Daughter" company, at
the American Theatre, New York, and remained there to play the second part in
"The Voyage of Suzette," which ran only two or three weeks.

She then joined Rose Coghlan's company and played Dora, in "Diplomacy";
Grace Harkaway, in "London Assurance"; Alice Varney, in "Forget-Me-Not," and
Mrs. Allenby, in "A Woman of .No. Importance." Augustin Daly then engaged
her, and at his theatre she appeared in the title role of "A Heart of Ruby," in
"The Orient Express," in "A Bundle of Lies" and in "A Tragedy Rehearsal."
She also played Silvia, in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" ; Hermia, in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," and Olivia, in "Twelfth Night." In 18 ( J5 she went to London
with this company, where her beauty attracted great attention. After a summer
engagement with the Daniel Frawley Stock Company in San Francisco, she joined
Nat Goodwin's company in 1896, becoming his leading woman. In that, year she
obtained a divorce from her first husband, George A. McDermott. a lawyer and
Mayor's Marshal under Mayor Grace of New York. She was married to Mr. Good-
win February 20, 1898. With him she appeared as Portia, in "The Merchant of
Venice"; Hermia, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; in "An American Citizen,"
"The Cowboy and the Lady," "When We Were Twenty-One" and many of the othei
plays in his large repertoire. The season of 1903-"04 she was starred by Charles B.
Dillingham in Clyde Fitch's play "Her Own Way," and in 1905-'06 in another
Fitch play, "Her Great Match." Miss Elliott spends most of her leisure time
abroad, having a town house in London. Gertrude Elliott, also an actress, now the
wife of Forbes-Robertson, the English actor, is her sister.

EMERY, EDWARD, actor, born in England, comes from one of the most
famous families in the annals of the English stage. In 1780 his great-
grandfather, John Emery, was a well known actor and manager of a theatre
in the town of Sunderland. His son, John Anderson Emery, was a most
popular London actor in the last century, and Edward Emery's father, the late Sam
Emery, was the creator on the English stage of many of the characters in Dickens's
plays, such as Dan'l Peggotty, Cap'n Cuttle and John Browdie. Edward Emery's
sister, Winifred Emery, the wife of Cyril Maude, the well known London actor-
manager, holds with Ellen Terry the first place in the hearts of English playgoers.
Edward Emery first came to the United States with one of Sir Charles Wyndham's
companies, and at the end of that company's tour in this country joined the forces
of the late A. M. Palmer. He afterward played under the managements of Charles
Frohman, Liebler & Co. and Klaw & Erlanger. Early in 1906 he became a member
of Margaret Anglin's "Zira" company, playing the part of Captain Sylvester. Char-
acters in which he has achieved prominence have been Captain Redwood, in "Jim
the Penman," and Lord Robert I T re. in "The Christian."

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ELLISTOX, MISS GRACE, actress, was horn in West Virginia and edu-
cated in Episcopal schools. When she was seventeen years old it was
planned that she should enter a convent, hut. her father dying suddenly,
it became necessary that she should aid the family, and the stage was
selected as a medium. She made her first appearance with Daniel Frohman's com-
pany, in "His Excellency, the Governor." She was then in "The Tyranny of
Tears" and "Wheels Within Wheels." Then followed three summers on the coast,
during which she played all kinds of parts with Henry Millers company.

She then appeared in "The Taming of Helen'' at the Savoy Theatre, New York,
where Richard Mansfield engaged her for his leading woman. She made her first
big success with him in "Alt Heidelberg."

Miss Elliston then played Olivia, in "Twelfth Night." with Viola Allen, and
then became leading woman with Nat Goodwin. Finallv she played her hest part,
that of Mildred Gresham, with Sarah Cowell Lemoyne. in Robert Browning's drama
"A Blot in the 'Scutcheon." The season of 190o-'06 Miss Elliston created the part
of Shirlev Rossmore, in "The Lion and the Mouse," at the Lyceum Theatre. New
York.

Miss Elliston's New York address is No. 155 West 48th street.

ENGLANDER,. LUDWIG, composer, was born in Austria and emigrated
from Vienna to New York in 1882. He was conductor of the Thalia
Theatre when Heinrich Conried was director of it, and there produced his
first opera, "The Prince Consort." He occupied the same place at AmbergV
German Theatre, w T here his opera, "1776," was produced. His first stage score
for the English stage was that for "The Passing Show," produced by George
Lederer at the Casino, New York, in which Jefferson De Angelis played. He
followed "The Passing Show" with "The Twentieth Century Girl." Ther
in succession followed "A Round of Pleasure," for the Rogers Brothers; "A
Daughter of the Revolution," for Camille D'Arville; "The Caliph," for Jefferson
De Angelis; for Francis Wilson "Half a King." "The Little Corporal" and "The
Monks of Malabar"; "The Rounders." for Thomas Q. Seabrooke; "In Gay Paree,"
for Mabelle Gilman ; "The Casino Girl," for Virginia Earle ; "The Wild Rose," for
Irene Bentley; "Sally in Our Alley," for Marie Cab ill; "The Cadet Girl," for
Christie MacDonald ; "The Belle of Bohemia," for Sam Bernard ; "The Office Boy,"
for Frank Daniels: "A Madcap Princess," for Lulu Glaser, and "The Two Roses,"
for Fritzi Scheff. In all, Mr. Englander has written the music for thirty-five
operas. He is also well knowii as a writer of popular songs, more especially in
collaboration with Harry B. Smith. His home is No. 351 West 144th street
New York.

EVANS, CHARLES E., manager and actor, was born in Rochester, N. Y.,
September 6, 1856. In an effort to pay for a piano bought for his school
a series of entertainments was given by the pupils, and Evans was applauded
so greatly by the audiences and the press that he decided to become a rea]
actor. This was against the wishes of his parents, and he ran away from home.
He first appeared in various vaudeville companies with James Niles in humorous
sketches. In 1879 he made a tour across the continent with Tony Pastor. Three
years later Mr. Evans was associated with Messrs. Bryant, Hoey and Niles in a
company know^n as the Meteors. The French sisters, who afterward became the
wives of Messrs. Hoey and Evans, were members of this organization. After the

olio the company presented a farce called "The Book Agent," written for it by
Frank Dumont.

This farce, in which Mr. Evans was a book agent and Mr. Hoey a tramp, was so
popular that they decided to have it elaborated into a farce comedy. Charles Hoyt
was engaged to do this work, and he produced from it "A Parlor Match," which
was presented by Evans and Hoey for many years. It is estimated that they cleared
at least $300.000 with this play. The partnership of the two men was dissolved
with the last performance of "A Parlor Match" in Harlem in 1894.

Mr. Evans then abandoned his career as an actor and became a manager. He
purchased the old Park Theatre, at Broadway and 35th street, New York, rebuilt
and refurnished it and opened it as a theatre for the production of stars and new
plays. He managed this house for several years under its new name, the Herald
Square Theatre, and his administration was very successful. He resigned the
management of the house a few years ago to return to the stage.

EYTINGE, MISS ROSE (MKS. CYRIL 8EABLE), actress, was born
in Philadelphia in 1835. She was educated there and in Brooklyn, where
she acted as an amateur. Her first professional appearance was as Melanie,
in "The Old Guard," a one act drama, at the Green Street Theatre,
Albany, X. Y., with Hough's Dramatic Company, in 1852. After ten years in
stock companies, she made her first appearance in New York at the Olympia
Theatre in 1862. For some time she was in Edwin Booth's company, and in 1868
she was leading woman in Lester Wallack's company, playing Xancy Sykes and
Lady Gay Spanker with pronounced success. She was leading woman at the Union
Square Theatre, Xew York, creating in this country the parts of Eose Michel,
Felicia and Gervaise, in "Drink."

In 1880 Miss Eytinge went to London and supported Barry Sullivan and many
other English stars. She returned to this country in 1884 and played many engage-
ments. Of late years her appearances have been infrequent, and she has devoted
her time chiefly to teaching the art of acting and to writing for the magazines.
She is the author of a novel, "It Happened This Way," and a play, "Golden
Chains." Miss Eytinge has been married thrice, first to David Barnes, next to
George H. Butler, United States Consul General to Egypt, and thirdly to Cyril
Searle, an actor. Her home is No. 214 West 83d street, Xew York.

FAVEBSHAM, WILLIAM ALFRED, actor, was born at Xo. 1 Bentic
Terrace, St. John's Wood, London, England, February 12, 1868. He was
the youngest of thirteen children. He had been on the English stage only
a few months, when he came to Xew York, in 1887, to support Helen
Hastings at the Union Square Theatre. He afterward joined the Lyceum Com-
pany, appearing as Eobert Grey, in "The Wife," and in "The Highest Bidder."
Tiring of the stage, he returned to England, but came back to America at the end
of 1888 and played Leo, in Rider Haggard's' "She." With Mrs. Minnie Maddern
Fiske, Mr. Faversham played Carrol Glendenning, in "In Spite of All"; Jacob
Henderson, in "Caprice"; Helmer, in "A Doll's House," and Valentine and Don
Stephano, in "Featherbrain." Returning to the Lyceum Company, he appeared as
Clement Hale, in "Sweet Lavender" ; Lord Seymour, in "The Prince and the
Pauper," and Alfred Hastings, in "All the Comforts of Home."

After a season with Augustus Pitou, Mr. Faversham went to the Empire Theatre,
Xew York, and played second parts. The end of the second year he succeeded

Henry Miller as leading man, making his first appearance in that capacity as Gil de
Berault, in "Under the Eed Kobe/' which ran the entire season. The following
year he was the Eric von Rocleck of "The Conqueror" and the Lord Algy of "Lord
and Lady Algy." Other parts played with the Empire Company were Lieutenant
John Hinds, in "Brother Officers" ; Jack Martin, in "My Lady's Lord," and Roger
Ainslie, in "A Man and His Wife." He also played in "Sowing the Wind/' "Don
Ca3sar," "Phroso," "John-a-Dreams," "Impudence" and "Letty," and was the Romeo
to the Juliet of Maude Adams.

In March, 1902, Mrs. Marian Faversham, who was a widow when she was
married to the actor ten years before, obtained an absolute divorce. The same year
Mr. Faversham married Julie Opp, an actress. They have one son, William Crozier
Faversham, born October 31, 1905.

Mr. Faversham made one of the chief successes of the 1905-'OG season as Jim
Carson, in "The Squaw Man," by Edwin Milton Royle, which had a long run at
Wallack's Theatre, Xew York, under the management of Liebler & Co.

Mr. Faversham is one of the biggest breeders of bull terriers in America. He
has a farm in the south of England, where he has imported the American trotting
horse, the breeding of which he has found profitable.

FEALY, MISS MAUDE, actress, was born in Memphis, Tenn., March 4,
1886. Her mother, Margaret Fealy, was on the stage for eighteen years,
and now conducts the Tabor School of Acting at Denver, Col. Miss Fealy
first appeared on the stage at the age of four in the tableau of "Faust and
Marguerite," her mother playing Marguerite. As a pupil of her mother's school
Miss Fealy appeared in public as Yera, in "Moths"; Juliet, in "Romeo and Juliet";
Galatea, in "Pygmalion and Galatea"; Louise, in "The Two Orphans"; in "Sweet
Lavender/' and as Kathleen, in "Mavourneen."

She was fourteen years old when Augustin Daly saw her play Juliet and was
so impressed that he engaged her for five years. Mr. Daly's death cancelled this
contract, and Miss Fealy was engaged for Eunice, in "Quo Yadis," by F. C. Whit-
ney, under whose direction she made her first appearance in New York. This led
to her engagement as leading woman by William Gillette. Miss Fealy, who at that
time was sixteen years old, remained with Mr. Gillette for two seasons, playing in
this country and in England the role of Alice Faulkner, in "Sherlock Holmes."
Her work in England attracted E. S. Willard, with whom she played Lucy, in "The
Professor's Love Story"; Mary, in "The Middleman"; Ada, in "David Garrick/'
and Filaberta, in "The Cardinal." Following this engagement Miss Fealy sup-
ported Orrin Johnson as a co-star in "Hearts Courageous" at the Broadway Theatre.
She also played Felicite, in Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's play "That Man and I."
The most important engagement of her career was that of leading woman with
Sir Henry Irving, she playing Ellen Terry's roles of Rosamonde, in "Becket";
Julie, in "The Lyons Mail" ; X orah, in "Waterloo," and Marie, in "Louis XL" Last
season Miss Fealy starred as Ernestine, in Martha Morton's "The Truth Tellers,"
but ended as leading woman with William Collier in "On the Quiet." Miss Fealy
has appeared at Elitch's Garden, in Denver, every summer for the last seven years,
during which time she has appeared in "A Royal Family," "Prince and the Pauper,"
"Dorothy Yernon," "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Mice and Men," "The Li.ttle Min-
ister," "When Knighthood was in Flower," "Romeo and Juliet," "The Christian,"
"Faust" and "Lady Dainty." In September, 1906, Miss Fealy signed with John
Cort for five years, making her first appearance as a star in the title role of Martha
Morton's latest comedy, "The Illusion of Beatrice."

FARNUM, DUSTIN, actor, was born at Hampton Beach. Xe\v Hampshire,
in 1876, his parents heing G. D. and Clara Adele Farmim. He has two
brothers, William and Marshall Farnum, who are also players. He began
his stage career with his brother William while they were still attending
school at Locksport, Me., appearing during the summer months in a singing spe-
cialty with a company of Thomas E. Shea and in a singing and dancing specialty
with the "Hidden Hand" company. His first professional engagement was with

the p]thel Tucker Repertoire Company, with
which he toured the New England states.
A season in stock at Buffalo followed. In
1899 he played his first important role and
first attracted attention as Lieutenant Den-
ton, in Augustus Thomas's "Arizona," under
the management of the late Kirke La Shelle.
He made the greatest success of his career
as the Virginian, in the dramatization of
Owen Wister's novel of that name by Mr.
Wister and the late Kirke La Shelle, which
opened in September, 1903. and ran for
twenty- two weeks at the Manhattan Theatre,
New York, and is still one of the most popu-
lar plays on the stage. Although Mr. Far-
num had never seen a cowboy and created
the character solely by study of the novel,
his portrayal of the type was so faithful to
the original that he met with remarkable
success in the West. H<; is an enthusiastic baseball "fan" and fond of yachting
and airtomobilinsr.

FERNANDEZ, MISS BIJOU (MRS. W. L. ABINGDON), actress was
born in New York, being the daughter of Mrs. E. L. Fernandez, a well
known theatrical agent, and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Bradshaw, who for years were attached to the old and new Bowery Theatre
companies. Miss Fernandez made her first appearance when only a child at the
Madison Square Theatre, New York, as Little May, in "May Blossom." She after-
ward played Arthur, in "King John," with Edwin Booth; Little Meenie, in "Rip
Van Winkle," with Joseph Jefferson; Baby Fritz, with J. K. Emmett; Little
Lord Fauntleroy, and Topsy, in the children's "Uncle Tom's Cabin'' company.
About this time Augustin Daly signed a seven years' contract with her parents for
the child's services, and also undertook complete charge of her education. With
the Daly company she played many parts, being especially successful as Puck, in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream." She was the youngest Puck ever seen in this country.
Her engagement ended, she finished her education at the De Valencia Institute and
returned to the stage to play the grown-up Meenie with Joseph Jefferson. After
stock seasons at Washington, Baltimore, Troy and Albany, in 1899 she made a
success as Rosalind, in "As You Like It." After a time in the Empire Theatre
Stock Company, New York, she supported John Drew, in "One Summer's Day" ;
Mrs. Fiske, in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," and Amelia Bingham, in "The Climbers"
and "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson."

In 1900 Miss Fernandez made a good impression as Lygia, in "Quo Vadis," and
was seen as Alison Devo. in "Hearts Aflame." In 1902 she was the star in the stock

company at the opening of the Circle Theatre, Xew York, and in 1894 she was the
Marianne in the star cast of "The Two Orphans," and played in "The Fair
Exchange." The season of 1906 she played the leading part in "The Redskin," at
the Liberty Theatre, New York, and afterward Lonka, in "Arms and the Man,"
with Arnold Daly. She was married to W. L. Abingdon, the English actor, on
May 29, 1906.

FIELDS, LEWIS MAURICE (LEW), comedian, was born in Xew York
January 1, 1867. He graduated from the Allen street public school, and
began his career as an entertainer in 1877, in partnership with Joseph
Weber, playing Dutch corned} sketches at the East Side variety houses.
They were at first professionally known as "The Dutch Senators." For nearly
twenty years Weber and Fields played in vaudeville houses, and in 1885 they formed
their own company, still continuing their knockabout acts. Ten years later they

leased a small theatre in Broadway,
Xew York, and founded the entertain-
ment which quickly became famous and
lasted, as a successful partnership, until
190-1. During that time they had in
their company many of the most famous
burlesque and light opera artists of the
American stage and produced many
successful musical entertainments,
chiefly written by Edgar Smith, with
music by John Stromberg.

In 1904 the firm of Weber & Fields
was dissolved, and Mr. Fields formed a
partnership with Henry Hamlin and
Julian Mitchell, producing similar en-
tertainments, the first of which was "It
Happened in Xordland." Mr. Fields
also leased a theatre, built on West 42d
street, Xew York, and named it Fields's
Theatre. The season of 1906, however,
he abandoned this and leased the Her-
ald Square Theatre, Xew York, where.
in the fall he produced "About Town."
Mr. Fields's wife was Rose Harris. His
home is Xo. 334 West 88th street, Xew
York. His business address is Herald

Square Theatre, Xew York, Fields's Theatre having been renamed the Hackett
Theatre.

FIG MAN, MAX, actor, was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1868. His father,
Bernhart, and his mother, Henrietta Rappa Figman, came to this country
in the early '70s. Max Figman showed histrionic talent at an early age and
as a member of the Philadelphia Drawing Room Club he became an accom-
plished amateur. He made his debut at the age of sixteen as Prosper Courmant,
in "A Scrap of Paper," and later played in Willie Edouin's "Fun in a Photograph
Gallery.''" His first marked success was as Jean Frangois, in "Passepartout." pro-

duced on January 24, 1888, in Philadelphia under the management of Imre &
Bolossy Kiralfy.

Some of the parts he has played since then include Captain Jack O'Hara, in
"Heartsease"; Jonas, the bell ringer, in "Dolores"; Butterfield, in "Le Voyage de
Suzette"; General de Mauch, in "Love's Extract"; Captain Dandv, in "Burmah";
Jack McKay, in "The Absent Boy"; Dewey Bedford, in "A Ward of France";
Adhemar Gratignon, in "Divorgons"; Jules Barton, in "A Misfit Marriage"; Arthur
Chamberlain, in "Club's Baby"; Dick Swiveller, in "Little Nell and the Marchion-
ess"; Fournier, in "Miranda of the Balcony"; Torwald Helmar, in "A Doll's
House"; Richard Murrv. in "Gretna Green," and Assessor Brack, in Hedda
Gabler."

Mr. Figman starred as Sir Reginald Belsize, in "The Marriage of Kitty,"
during the season of 1904-'05 and in 1905-'06 was featured as Grand Dudley,
with Florence Roberts, in "Ann La Mont," and as Baron von Kleber, in "The
Strength of the Weak." He will star under John Cort's management the
coming season in "The Man On the Box," and will act as general stage director
for Mr. Cort's attractions prior to his starring tour. Mr. Figman is an excellent
horseman and is fond of rowing and fishing. He has written several plays and
sketches and appeared for a short time in vaudeville in one of the latter. During
his various engagements with Mrs. Fiske he staged for her "A Doll's House," "Mary
of Magdala," "Divorgons" and "Miranda of the Balcony."

FILKINS, MISS GRACE, actress, was born in Philadelphia. When Haver-
ly's juvenile "Pinafore" company was formed she was engaged to sing
and play the part of Josephine. Colonel John A. McCaull saw one of her
performances and engaged her for his opera company. With this com-
pany she made her first appearance in New York, playing in "Josephine Sold by Her
Sisters," at Wallack's Theatre. A year later she was enrolled as a member of the
Augustin Daly company at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, and there she entered into
legitimate comedy work with such artists as Ada Rehan, John Drew and James T.
Lewis. She appeared in such plays as "Love in Harness," "Nancy & Co.," "7-20-8.'"
and as the Widow, in "Taming of the Shrew." Since then she has played
Madame Olympe, in "Camille"; the Duchess, in "Adrienne Lecouvreur"; Phcebe, ir
"As You Like It"; the juvenile role in "Donna Diana"; the page in "Much Ado
About Nothing," and minor parts in "Cymbeline" and "Measure for Measure,"
under Madame Modjeska. She created the part of Fairy Graciosa, in "The Crystal
Slipper" and was in McKee Rankin's "Runaway Wife" company. She has also
played in the companies of Rosina Yokes and the late Sol Smith Russell. The fall
season of 1906 she appeared in the initial production of "The Daughters of Men"
September 24 in Boston.

FISKE, HARRISON GREY, manager, author and journalist, was born
at Harrison, Westchester County, New York, July 30, 1861, being the son
of Lyman and Jane Maria (Durfee) Fiske and grandson of Jonathan and
Eunice (Fiske) Durfee, residents of Wales, Mass. Through both parents
he is descended from John Fiske, of Weybred, England, whose forefathers had dwelt
at Laxfield, in the same county, since the time of Henry IV. Emigrating to New
England in 1648, John Fiske settled at Watertown. One, if not more, of his
numerous descendants bore arms in the Revolutionary War, Asa. his great-grandson,

being a lieutenant in Captain Froeborn Moulton's company of minute men in
Colonel Danielson's regiment.

Harrison Grey Fiske, after attending Dr. Chapin's Collegiate School in Xew
York, spent some time in Europe, and then returned to his native country to enter
the University of the City of Xew York. His tastes were literary, and while at
college he wrote short stories and sketches for magazines and newspapers and
corresponded for several Western dailies. He entered journalism regularly as
editorial writer and dramatic critic on "The Jersey City Argus," and later he held
a similar post on "The Xew York Star," then under John Kelly's control. In
July, 1879, he became a contributor to "The Dramatic Mirror," and in the autumn
of the same year bought an interest in the stock company that owned it. The same
year he was placed in charge of the paper. At that time he was eighteen years
old. In 1883 Mr. Fiske obtained a controlling interest in the newspaper, and five
years later became sole proprietor. In 1880 he was dramatic critic of "The Xew
York Star." Mr. Fiske has advocated encouragement of the American drama and
has worked for the spread of patriotism in dramatic art. Mr. Fiske married at
Larehmont, X. Y., March 19, 1890, Mary Augusta, daughter of Thomas and
Elizabeth (Maddern) Davey, better known as Minnie Maddern, the actress.
Mr. Fiske entered the field of management as the manager of Mrs. Fiske in 1896.
In 1901 he leased the Manhattan Theatre. Xew York, as the home theatre for
Mrs. Fiske, and conducted it for five years, making various productions during
that period. He has also introduced to the American stage Bertha Kalich. the
Polish actress. He is one of the so-called independent managers who have several
times entered the lists against the so-called Theatrical Trust.

Mr. Fiske is a trustee of the Actors' Fund, a member of the Sons of the devo-
lution, of the American Academy of Social Science, and of the Zeta Psi Fraternity.
He is a director of the American Dramatists' Club and of the Lotos Club ; was
secretary of the Goethe Society and has been vice-president of the Xew York
Shakespeare Society.

FISKE, MRS. MINNIE MADDERN (MRS. HARRISON GREY
FISKE), actress, was born in Xew Orleans. Her father was Thomas
Davey, prominent in the South as a theatrical manager, and her mother
Mrs. Minnie Maddern. the daughter of Eichard Maddern, an English
musician, who came to this country with a large family and organized a travelling
concert company composed of his own children. The organization was known as the
Maddern Family. Mrs. Maddern became a well known actress later under her hus-
band's management. Mrs. Fiske was two years old when she first went on the stage.
Between acts she sang a ballad, "Jamie Coming Over the Meadow." As Minnie
Maddern she made her debut in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of three years as the
Duke of York, in "Eichard III." She first appeared in New York with Laura
Keene in "Hunted Down," being then five years old. She later played Prince
Arthur in the revival of "King John" at Booth's Theatre, New York, with John
McCullough, Junius Brutus Booth and Agnes Booth in the cast.

When she was twelve years old she played Francois, in "Eichelieu," and Louise,
in "The Two Orphans." When thirteen she assumed the part of the Widow Mel-
notte with astonishing success. She played the round of child's parts with Barry
Sullivan and later with Lucille Western. She was the original Little Fritz, in J. K.
Emmet's first production at Wallack's and Niblo's, New York ; Paul, in "The Octo-
roon," at Philadelphia; Franko, in "Guy Mannering," with Mrs. Waller; Sybil, in
"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," with Carlotta LeClerq ; little Mary Morgan, in "Ten

Nights in a Barroom/' with Yankee Locke in Boston, and the child,, m "Across the
Continent," with Oliver Doud Byron. She took the child's part with E. L. Daven-
port, in "Damon and Pythias," and other plays, in Philadelphia ; she played Hein-
rich and Meenie, in "Bip Van Winkle" ; Adrienne, in Daly's "Monsieur Alphonse" ;
the hoy's part, in "The Bosom Friend"; Alfred, in the first road production of
"Divorce"; Georgie, in "Frou-Frou," with Mrs. Scott-Siddons ; the child, in "The
Chicago Fire"; Hilda, in Emmet's "Carl and Hilda"; Ralph Rackstraw, in
Hooley's Juvenile "Pinafore" Company, and Clip, in "A Messenger from Jarvis
Section." At the age of ten she acted the Sun God, in David Bidwell's production
of "The Ice Witch" at Xew Orleans, and she also appeared in "Aladdin," "The
White Fawn" and other spectacular pieces.

Brief periods were spent by the young actress in French or convent schools in
the cities of Xew Orleans, St. Louis, Montreal and Cincinnati. Her education,
despite her constant change of locality, was methodical, and it was carefully super-
vised by her mother. Mrs. Fiske became a star at the age of sixteen. After that
time and up to the time of her temporary retirement she had become identified with
several plays, among them being "Caprice" and "In Spite of All." When she was
married, in 1890, and retired from the stage, she had no thought of a permanent
relinquishment of the theatre. On her return to the stage she soon took a place
in the front rank of American actresses. Her repertoire includes the parts of Nora,
in "A Doll's House"; Marie Deloche, in "The Queen of Liars" ("La Menteuse") ;
Cesarine, in "La Femme de Claude"; Madeline, in "Love Finds the Way" (Mar-
guerite Merington's adaptation of the German play, "Das Recht auf Gliick") ;
Cyprienne, in "Divorgons" ; Magda, Gilberte, in "Frou-Frou," and the one act
plays "Little Italy," "A Bit of Old Chelsea," "A Light from St. Agnes," "Not
Guilty" and "A White Pink." Mrs. Fiske had been accepted throughout the
country as one of the foremost American actresses when in the spring of 1897 she ap-
peared in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" at the Manhattan Theatre, New York. Subse-
quent successes were Langdon Mitchell's comedy entitled "Becky Sharp," founded on
Thackeray's "Vanity Fair"; "Miranda of the Balcony," "The Unwelcome Mrs.
Hatch," Paul Heyse's "Mary of Magdala," Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," C. M. S.
McLellan's "Leah Kleschna," produced in 1905. and a one act play by John Luther
Long entitled "Dolce."

FITCH, WILLIAM CLYDE, playwright, was born in New York May 2 ?
1865. He was graduated by Amherst College in 188G, and immediately
started on a literaiy career. His first effort was "A Wave of Life," pub-
lished in 1889. His first play was "Betty's Finish," produced at the Boston
Museum. It had a run of two months. His next was "Beau Brummel," written
for Richard Mansfield and since played by him nearly a thousand times. A com-
plete list of Mr. Fitch's pla} r s, the original plays listed in the order of their produc-
tion, and those for whom they were written comprises the following: Original
Plays "Beau Brummel," for Richard Mansfield ; "A Modern Match," for the Union
Square Theatre Company; "Pamela's Prodigy," for Mrs. John Wood, in London;
''His Grace de Grammont," for Mine. Modjeska ; "April Weather," for Sol Smith
Russell; "Nathan Hale," for Nat Goodwin; "The Moth and the Flame," for the
Kelcey-Shannon company; "Barbara Frietchie," for Julia Marlowe; "The Cowboy
and the Lady," for Nat Goodwin ; "The Climbers," for Amelia Bingham ; "Captain
Jinks," for Ethel Barrymore; "Lovers' Lane," for W. A. Brady's company; "The
Way of the World," for Elsie De Wolfe ; "The Girl and the Judge," for Annie
Russell ; "The Last of the Dandies," for Beerbohm Tree, in London ; "The Stub-

bornness of Gerahline." for Mary Mannering: "The Girl with tin- Given Eyes." for
Clara Bloodgood ; "Her Own Way," for Maxine Elliott; "Major Andre." for Arthur
Byron; "Glad of It," for Charles Frohman's company: "The Coronet of the
Duchess/' for Clara Bloodgood ; "The Woman in the Case," for Blanche Walsh ;
"Her Great Match/' for Maxine Elliott: "The Toast of the Town/' for Viola
Allen; "The Girl Who Has Everything," for Eleanor Robson. and "Truth." for
Clara Bloodgood (in rehearsal). One-act Plays "Betty's Finish." for the Boston
Museum company, and "Frederic Le Maitre," for Felix Morris, later Henry
Miller. Adaptations "The Social Swim," for Marie Wainwright ; "Gossip," with
Leo Ditrichstein, for Mrs. Langtry; "The Head of the Family." with Leo Ditrich-
stein, for William H. Crane; "A Superfluous Husband," with Leo Ditrichstein,
for William H. Crane; "The Marriage Game"; "Bohemia." for the Empire Theatre
company; "The Bird in the Cage/' for Charles Frohman's company; "The Masked
Ball/' for John Drew; "Sapho," for Olga Xethersole: "Granny." for Mrs. Gilbert;
"Cousin Billy," for Francis Wilson; "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson." for Amelia Bing-
hain, and "Wolfville," with Willis Steele, for Charles Frohman's company. The
fall of 1900 he dramatized Mrs. Edith Wharton's novel "The House of Mirth" for
Charles Frohman. Mr. Fitch's Xew York home is Xo. 113 East 40th street. He
has a country place, Quiet Corner, at Greenwich, Conn.

FOX, MISS DELLA MAY (MRS. JACOB DAVID LEVY), actress
and light opera singer, was born in St. Louis October 13, 1872, Her father
was A. J. Fox, a photographer. She made her first appearance on the stage
when she was seven years old as the Midshipmite in a children's "Pinafore"
company. She next appeared in a child's part ill ^'A Celebrated Case," James
O'Xeill being the star. She first attracted attention .asHhe creator of the part of
Editha, in Augustus Thomas's dramatization of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's
story. "Editha's Burglar." This was produced by the Dickson Sketch Club, of St.
Louis, an organization which included Augustus Thomas 'atkL Edgar Smith, both
now well known playwrights. Miss Fox in her early teens joined the Bennett and
Moulton Opera Company and sang leading soprano roles. She next was engaged
by Heinrich Conried for the soubrette part in the opera "The King's Fool," and
attracted attention with the song "Fair Columbia."

In May, 1890, De Wolf Hopper made his first appearance as a star, in "Castles
in the Air," at the Broadway Theatre, Xew York. Miss Fox was selected, chiefly
on account of her small stature, to play the soubrette part of Blanche, and prin-
cipally through the medium of the "Athletic Duet" she shared the success of the
opera with the elongated star. The following summer, when "Wang" was pro-
duced in Xew York, she made her greatest triumph in the part of Mataya, par-
ticularly by her singing of "Another Fellow." Xext she appeared with Hopper in
"Panjandrum," and in August, 1894, she became a star in Goodwin and Furst's
opera "The Little Trooper," which was followed by "Fleur-de-Lis," by the same
author and composer.

Miss Fox appeared with Lillian Russell and Jefferson De Angelis, in "The Wed-
ding Day/' at the Casino, New York, in the fall of 1897, and the following year
starred in "The Little Host." At this time she suffered a serious illness, and her
life was despaired of for months. After her recovery she made a few appearances
in vaudeville in 1900. December 26 of that year she was married to Jacob David
Levy, a Xew York diamond broker, at Boston. Since then she has appeared chiefly
in vaudeville houses.

FRENCH, MISS PAULINE, actress, was born in California, being the
daughter of Moses and Theresa Sehrank French. She was educated in San
Francisco, and made her first professional appearance in that city September
21, 1895, as Celia, in "As You Like It." She afterward played Rosalind,
in the same play, at the Leland Stanford University. At Daly's Theatre, New
York, she played Lady Constance, in "The Geisha," and Charlotte, in a revival of
"The Magistrate." In this house she was also Diana, in "The Lottery of Love,"
and Angelica, in "A Xight Off," and afterward was a member of Henry Dixey's
company. In 1904 she went to London to fill an engagement at the St. James's
Theatre, where she appeared as Lady Plimdale, in a revival of "Lady Winder-
mere's Fan." In 1905 she appeared at the London Comedy Theatre as the Duchess
of Carbondale, in "On the Quiet," with William Collier. "

FOY, EDDIE (EDWIN FITZGERALD), comedian, was born in New
York, being the son of Richard and Ellen Hennessy Fitzgerald. He made
his first public appearance in 1869 at a benefit at the Newsboys' Home
at Chicago, doing a clog dance. In 1876 he was dancing at the Cosmo-
politan Varieties in Chicago, and in 1878, with a partner, as Foy and Thompson,
he was doing turns at concert halls in Kansas City, Dodge City, Kan., and Lead-
ville. The team did blackface sketches and acrobratic songs and dances. In 1879

Mr. Foy was at the Palace Theatre,
Denver, remaining there until 1881,
when he went to California, opening at
the Adelphi Theatre, San Francisco,
where he did white face specialties in
the opening "olios" and played leading
parts in the dramas which wound up
the show. He then joined Emerson's
Minstrels, and after ten weeks went to
Butte, Mont., playing in a variety show
owned by Gordon and Ritchie. From
there he went to the Carncross Min-
trels in Philadelphia.

In 1884 Mr. Foy joined Kelley and
Mason's company, playing "Tigers."
He then played six weeks in the Union
Square Theatre, New York, with Carrie
Swain's "Jack in the Box" company.
He then went to California and joined
the Alcazar stock company. After that
he joined the George S. Knight com-
pany, playing "Over the Garden Wall."
He made his first comedy hit as the
Lunatic, with Kate Castleton, in 1888.
The following year he joined David
Henderson at the Chicago Opera House.

opening in "Cinderella ; or, The Crystal Slipper." The following season he played
principal comedy parts in "Bluebeard," and for successive seasons in "Sinbad, the
Sailor," and "Ali Baba." Mr. Foy then starred in plays called "Off the Earth,"
"Robinson Crusoe" and "The Strange Adventures of Mis? Brown." Then he played

in "Topsy Turvey" for one hundred and fifty nights at the Herald Square Theatre,
New York. He was then with Klaw & Eiiang-er n season, and afterward in "The
Strollers/' at the Knickerbocker Theatre. After a season in "The Wild Rose" and
another in "Mr. Bluebeard," Mr. Foy was in the disaster at the Iroquois Theatre,
Chicago, 'barely escaping with his life. For nine months he was the star of "Piff,
Paff, Pouf," at the Casino Theatre, New York, and then he was starred in "The
Earl and the Girl" by the Shuberts, touring with that piece a second season, in
1906-'07.

Mr. Foy married Madeline Morando, premier dancer., in 1895. His home is in
Post Eoad, New Rochelle, N. Y.

FORBES-ROBEKTSON, JOHNSTON, actor and manager, was born in
London January 16, 1853, being the son of John Forbes-Robertson, an art
critic and journalist. He was educated at Charterhouse, and afterward in
France and Germany, where he studied painting. In 1870 he was admitted
as a student at the Royal Academy School of Art, London. His inclination, how-
ever, was toward the stage, and in 1874 he made his debut as Chastelard, in "Mary
Stuart," at the Princess Theatre. He gained experience under the management
of Charles Calvert in Manchester, where he played with Phelps in Shakespearian
parts. In 1880-'"81 he supported Mme. Modjeska at the Court Theatre, London,
playing chiefly Shakespearian characters, and in 1888 he joined the Bancrofts at
the Haymarket, playing leading parts with them up to July. 1885, when he went to
the United States with Mary Anderson.

On his return to England he supported Miss Anderson at the Lyceum, in "The
Winter's Tale," for which he designed the costumes and appointments. He then
joined John Hare, playing Dunstan Renshaw, in "The Profligate," at the Garrick
in 1889, and Baron Scarpia, in "La Tosca," at the end of the same season. In
1890 he appeared in Pinero's "Lady Bountiful." Then followed another American
tour, after which he played Buckingham to Irving's Henry VIII.

In 1896 he opened the Lyceum, London, under his own management, producing,
among other plays, "For the Crown," and making the chief success of his career
by his impersonation of Hamlet. He also appeared with Mrs. Patrick Campbell, in
"Magda," "Macbeth" and "Pelleas and Melisande." In 1902 he leased the Lyric
Theatre, producing "Mice and Men" and "The Light That Failed." He became
the lessee of the new Seal a Theatre, London, which he opened in September, 1905,
with "The Conqueror," a drama by the Duchess of Sutherland. This was fol-
lowed by "For the Crown" and "Mrs. Grundy," by Madeline Lucette Ryley.

In 1900 Mr. Forbes-Robertson married May Gertrude Derniot, an American
actress known on the stage as Gertrude Elliott, a sister of Maxine Elliott.

FREEMAN, MAX, actor and stage manager, began his theatrical career in
his native country, Germany. When he first came to America he was en-
gaged as stage manager of the Germania Theatre, New York. Later he
went to San Francisco, where he became a member of the California Theatre
Stock Company, making his first appearance there as Kautchikoff, in the original
production of "Fatinitza" in English. From the California Theatre he went to
Baldwin's Theatre as stage manager and leading comedian. His next engagement
was with the Emily Melville Opera Company, which produced light opera with
marked success in Boston and Chicago. Mr. Freeman first came into prominence
as an actor in New York by his playing of the small part of the Waiter, in

"Divorcons," produced by the late Henry E. Abbey. He then turned his attention
exclusively to adapting and staging operas and plays. Among the plays and operas
he has staged have been "Orpheus and Eurydice," "Held by the Enemy," "The
Rajah" and Bartley Campbell's "Siberia." At the Casino, New York, he staged
"The Brigands," "The Grand Duchess," "Erminie" and "The Fencing Master."

F ROHM AN, CHARLES, manager, was born in Sandusky, Ohio, June 17,
1860. He is the younger brother of Daniel Frohman, also a prominent
manager. When Charles Frohman was twelve years old he went to New
York, and through the influence of Daniel, who was then a reporter on
"The New York Tribune," became night clerk in the business office of that news-
paper. He attended school during the day and at nine o'clock at night began his
work, remaining in "The Tribune" office until four o'clock in the morning and then
trudging to his home, two and a half miles away. When he was fourteen he left
school and was employed with his brother in the advertising department of "The
New York Daily Graphic." There he worked all day. At night he sold tickets in
the box office of Hooley's Theatre, Brooklyn. To reach his home after the per-
formance he was obliged to ride six miles.

In 1877 he went West to take charge of the Chicago Comedy Company, which
produced "Our Boys" and similar plays, with John Dillon as the star. A year or
two later he joined William Haverly. and with him organized the Haverly Masto-
don Minstrels, which opened at the Howard Athenanmi, Boston. He took the
minstrels to London and toured with them successfully in the English provinces for
nine months. At the end of 1879 he again joined his brother Daniel, who was
then managing the Madison Square Theatre, New York. When Daniel retired
from the management of this theatre Charles Frohman managed the tours of
several companies sent out with the Wallack successes. Then he returned to New
York and established himself as a dramatic agent in a little office in Broadway.
There fortune began to smile upon him.

On November 18, 1888, Bronson Howard's "Shenandoah" was produced at the
Boston Museum. Mr. Frohman was the agent of the author. The play was not a
success as produced, but Mr. Frohman saw great possibilities in it, and Mr. Howard
agreed to make the changes desired by his agent. Then, although penniless, Mr.
Frohman obtained the entire American rights to the play, except for Boston, and
induced Al. Hayman, a California manager, and W. E. Hooley to join him. Each
of these advanced $1,500, while Mr. Frohman, with no money to contribute, under-
took the management. The play was then produced at the old Star Theatre, New
York. It was a tremendous success, and three years later the partners divided
among them a profit of $150,000, having paid the author in royalties $50,000 more.
From that time on Mr. Frohman was in the ascendant. In 1890 he organized a
stock company in what was then Proctor's Theatre, in West 23d street, New York.
This finally developed into the Empire Theatre Stock Company.

In the mean time Mr. Frohman had been planning a combination of theatrical
interests which would control the United States field. He obtained the aid of
Al. Hayman, Rich & Harris, of Boston; Nixon & Zimmerman, of Philadelphia,
and other leading and wealthy managers, and launched what is known as the
Theatrical Trust. In a few years this organization was in control of a large
number of the best theatres from New York to San Francisco and from Boston to
the Gulf. Then leading stars began to appear under the management of Mr.
Frohman. Mr. Frohman next extended his field across the Atlantic by leasing
and managing the Aldwych and Duke of York's theatres in London and becoming

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jointly interested with the Gattis in the Vaudeville and with Arthur Chudleigh
in the Comedy. He pursued the same policy in England that had been so success-
ful in the United States, producing at his London theatres all his American suc-
cesses and organizing companies to play them in the provinces. Tie divides his
time between the United States and Great Britain, going to London every February
and remaining until July. Nearly every actor or actress of the first rank who
has come to America from England during the last ten years has been under his
management, while he has introduced many American stars to the British public.

F ROHM AN, DANIEL, manager, was born in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1853.
He was one of three brothers, all of whom became theatrical managers.
Daniel was the oldest, Gustave the second and Charles the third. In 1865
Daniel Frohman went to New York. He became a messenger for Albert
D. Richardson, of "The Tribune" editorial staff. Later he became a reporter on
"The Tribune" and then private secretary to Horace Greeley. When John R.
Young founded "The Standard" young Frohman became business manager, and
later, and when the newspaper suspended publication, two and a half years later, Mr.
Frohman became an advertising agent for "The Graphic," the first daily illustrated
paper published in the United States. Ill health forced him to abandon this busi-
ness and he became advance man for Callender's minstrels. In 1877 he became
identified with J. H. Haverly, the first manager to evolve the idea of combining
the business of a number of theatres under one management. He managed the
Fifth Avenue Theatre for Mr. Haverly, but in 1879, when the Mallory brothers
got control of the Madison Square Theatre, he accepted an offer to manage that
house. He remained there until 1885, "Hazel Kirke," "Esmeralda," "The Rajah"
and "Mayblossom" (in which Georgia Cayvan made her first appearance), being-
produced there under his management. In 1886, when A. M. Palmer took the
Madison Square Theatre. Mr. Frohman obtained control of the Lyceum Theatre in
Fourth avenue, and organized a stock company, with Miss Cayvan as leading woman
and Herbert Kelcey as leading man. Others in the company were Effie Shannon,
Katherine Florence, Mrs. Walcott, W. J. Le Moyne, Nelson Wheatcroft and
Eugene Ormond. "The Wife," the first play presented by the company, ran for a
season and the theatre leaped from obscurity to prominence, where it stayed until
its final closing about fifteen years.

In the mean time Mr. Frohman had starred E. H. Sothern and brought the
Kendals to this country. "The Wife." "Sweet Lavender," "The Idler," a revival
of "Old Heads and Young Hearts," "Lady Bountiful," "Squire Kate," "Merry
Gotham," "The Gray Mare," "Americans Abroad," "Trelawney" and "Rebellious
Susan" were some of his most successful plays at the Lyceum.

After the old Lyceum had disappeared the new Lyceum was constructed by Mr.
Frohman. In addition he is manager of Daly's Theatre, the lease of which was
purchased on the death of Augustin Daly. In 1904 Mr. Frohman married Mar-
garet Illington, a well known actress. He lives in West 79th street, New York.

FULLER, MISS LOIE, dancer, was born near Chicago, and taken to that
city when she was six years old. She was a precocious girl, and at that
age gave a number of lectures on temperance. From this she was graduated
to the stage, and in her teens she played all kinds of parts in Western reper-
toire companies. Her first appearance in New York was as Jack Sheppard, in the
burlesque of that name, produced at the Bijou Theatre by Nat Goodwin. After a

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winter in .New York she took a company to the West Indies, playing everything
from Topsy to Juliet. Then she took a trip to Europe,, and George Edwardes en-
gaged her as an understudy for Nellie Farren. While in London she received fr> m
a friend in India a beautiful white silk skirt, and this skirt was the origin of the
skirt dauqfi, in which she became famous.

On returning to America she was cast in a part in "Quack, M. D.," in which
she appeared in a farcical hypnotic scene. Not knowing just what to wear, she
thought of the .Indian skirt. She fixed it up with a silk bodice, fastened it with
springs over her shoulders, and in the unique garb danced over the stage. She
discovered that it caught exquisitely the colors of the calcium, and with this dis-
covery came the creation of the serpentine dance, with which the name of Loie
Fuller thenceforward became identified. She developed the dance so well that it
soon was the theatrical rage of two continents.

She first produced the dance at the Casino, New York. Frank McK.ee, the
partner of Charles Hoyt, saw it and offered Miss Fuller $150 a week to dance the
serpentine in Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown" at the Madison Square Theatre. After
remaining at the Madison Square for several months Miss Fuller sailed for Europe
and danced in Berlin, Paris and London.

FULLER, MISS MOLLIE (MRS. FRED HALLEN), actress, waa
born in Chicago, and with her sister Loie, when she was still a child, made
her first appearance in entertainments. She first attracted attention when,
under the management of Edward E. Kice, she played leading parts in
many of his earlier extravaganzas. Her greatest success was made as the Twen-
tieth Century Girl, in a musical comedy of that name. Miss Fuller was also for
many seasons a member of the Hallen and Hart company, presenting musical
farce comedies, she having married Fred Hallen. Her home is in Whitney avenue,
Elmlmrst, Long Island, X. Y.

G LASER, MISS LULU, comedienne, was born in Allegheney City, Pa.,
on June 2, 1874. In 1892, when Francis Wilson and Marie Jansen
were playing in "The Lion Tamer," Miss Glaser, having obtained through
a friend an introduction to Mr. De Xovellis, the leader of the orchestra
at the Broadway Theatre. New York, sang for him there to test her capabilities.
The song was "My Lady's Bower," and Mr. De Novellis was so well pleased that he
introduced Miss Glaser to Mr. Wilson. He gave her a place in the chorus of "The
Lion Tamer," and also made her Miss Jansen's understudy. When the latter
left the company to become a star Miss Glaser took her place and jumped into
immediate popularity as Angelina. In her first season, 1892, Miss Glaser played
Lazuli, in "The Merry Monarch," and Javotte, in Mr.- Wilson's revival of "Erminie,"
in both of which she increased the favor bestowed on her by theatregoers. Then
she played Elverine. in "The Devil's Deputy," and in 1895 Eita, in "The Chief-
tain," still with Mr. Wilson, this being her first "straight" prima donna role, two
other parts first having been assigned to her. Next she played Pierette, in "Half a
King," and Jacquelin, in "The Little Corporal." In 1899-'00 she played Koxane,
in Mr. Wilson'? production of the opera "Cyrano de Bergerac," and again appeared
as Javotte in a revival of "Erminie." The next season she appeared as a star at
the head of her own company in "Sweet Anne Page." From 1901 to 1904 she
was under the management of Fred Whitney as a star in "Dolly Varden," which
had a six months' run at the Herald Sguare Theatre, New York. From 1904 to

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1906 she was under the management of Charles B. Dilliiiglumi, and starred in two
of the most successful parts of her career in "The Madcap Princess'' and "Miss
Dolly Dollars." Miss Glaser's home is at Mount \Vrnou, X. Y.

GLEXDIXXIXG, JOHN, actor, was horn in White-haven, Cumberland.
England, November 30, 1857. His parents were Scotch, his grandfather
living close by and being a personal friend of Robert Burns. After con-
siderable experience as an amateur he began his professional career in 1880
s a member of Alexander Wright's company, at the Theatre Royal, Greenock, Scot-
jand. He next became leading man in support of Walter Bentley. playing such
parts as lago and Mercutio. A season w'th Bland Holt's company, in "Taken from

Life." followed, and in 1887 he created the
part of Jack Dudley, in "Hands Across the
Sea," at Manchester, England. He played
Tom Potter in the original production of
"The Silver Shield," by Sydney Grundy, and
he was one of the first to play Wilfred Den-
ver, in "The Silver King"; David Kingsley.
in "Harbor Lights," and Xed Drayton, in
"In the Eanks."

In 1880 he joined Mr. and Mrs. Kenclal's
company, making his first appearance as
George Desmond, in "A White Lie." The
same year he came with the Kendals to this
country, opening at the Fifth Avenue The-
atre, Xew York, and, with the exception of a
three years' tour with his own company in
England, 1896-'99. he has since been asso-
ciated with the American stage. He was
four years under the management of Charles

Frohman. He was the Laird in the first production of "Trilby" in this country.
In 1899 he was leading man with Olga Xethersole, playing in "Sapho," "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray" and "Camille." He created the part of Hardolph Mayn, in the
first American production of "Joseph Entangled," by Henry Arthur Jones, and was
in the cast of "Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots" in the Xew York production.

In 1905 Mr. Glendinning went to Australia in support of Nance O'Neil, and
played a repertoire of leading parts there and in New Zealand. The fall of 1900
he returned to Xew York to take part in the original production of "The Hypo-
crites/' at the Hudson Theatre. Mr. Glendinning is a remarkably expert swimmer,
having many times swum across the Narrows of Xew York harbor and having the
record of swimming five miles out to sea and back. He is a member of The Lambs,
Xew York, and the Savage Club, London.

GEORGE, MISS MARIE (GEORG), actress, was born in New York in
1879, being the daughter of German-American parents. She was edu-
cated at a German school, and was taught music by her father. In 1897,
changing her real name of Georg into the English George, she made her
first appearance on the stage in New York in a small part in "The Lady Slavey."
She was rapidly promoted, until she assumed the part of the Lady Slavey herself.

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A f

MISS GRACE GEORGE.

She created five star parts in less than a year and in 1900 went to London with
"The Casino Girl." She was then engaged by Henry Lowenfeld to play in the
opening piece at the new Apollo Theatre. For two seasons she played the prin-
cipal girl part in Drury Lane pantomimes, and in 1905 played in ''The White
Chrysanthemum" at the Criterion Theatre, London.

GEORGE, MISS GRACE (MRS. WILLIAM A. BRADY), actress,
was born in New York in 1880 and received a convent education. After
studying dramatic art she made her first stage appearance in a small part
in Charles Frohman's production of "The New Boy," and in 1894 succeeded
Edna Wallace Hopper as Wilbur's Ann, in "The Girl I Left Behind Me." She next
attracted attention as Aimee, in "Charley's Aunt," and Gretchen, in "The Wander-
ing Minstrel." After supporting Charles B. Welles as Madeline, in "Frederic
Lemaitre," in vaudeville she attracted especial notice by her work in Charles
Dickson's "Jealousy" and "An Undeveloped Bud," also in vaudeville. After
appearing in "The Turtle" at the Manhattan Theatre, New York, she played the
role of the young wife in "Mile. Fifi," thereby enhancing her popularity.

She made her first appearance as a star under W. A. Brady's management in
the comedy "The Princess Chiffon," an adaptation of the younger Dumas's "Diane
de Lys," at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New Y r ork, in 1899. This was followed in
1900 by her appearance as Queen Wilhelmina, in "Her Majesty." The season of
1901-'02 she starred in Lottie Blair Parker's "Under Southern Skies." Later she
made a tour at the head of a special cast as Gilberte, in Meilhac and Halevy's
"Frou Frou." The season of 1903-'04 she made one of the chief successes of her
career as a star in "Pretty Peggy," the Garrick-Woffington play, by Fannie Aymar
Matthews, produced at the Herald Square Theatre, New York. The spring of 1904
she was one of the all star cast in the revival of "The Two Orphans" at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York. After appearing as Abigail in Kellett Chambers's
comedy of that name, she played the role of Lady Kitty in a dramatization of Mrs.
Humphry Ward's "The Marriage of William Ashe" in the season of 1905-'06, and
also appeared in Kupert Hughes's comedy "The Richest Girl." She opened the fall
season of 1906 September 11 at the Manhattan Theatre with "Clothes." by Avery
Hop wood and Channing Pollock. Of late years she has starred solely under the
management of her husband.

GIRARDOT, MISS ISABELLE, actress, is a sister of Etionne Gi mi-dot,
the actor. She was born in London and began taking lessons on the violin
when she was four years old. She entered the Royal Academy of ^Uusic
when she was nine and won several gold and silver medals. In her early
(tens she made her first professional stage appearance in the part of Ella Willoughby
in the musical comedy, "In Possession," by Walter Browne, at Mr. and Mrs. German
Reed's entertainment, at St. George's Hall, London. Her next engagement was in
"La Cigale," in which she played the title role. She also appeared in "Madame
Favart" and "The Geisha," under the management of George Edwardes. Other
roles in which she has appeared are Madame Angot, Olivette and Pepita.
Miss Girardot came to this country six years ago and has devoted much time to
church singing, although she has played in several of F. C. Whitney's productions.
She recentlv played with her brother in "Charley's Aunt" at the revival at the Man-
hattan Theatre.

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GILLETTE, WILLIAM, actor and playwright, was born in Hartford.
Conn., July 24, 1853. He was the son of Francis Gillette, ex-United States
Senator, and once a candidate for Governor of the state. When a small boy
he showed histrionic tastes, which he exploited in the attic of the Gillette
homestead, but his ambitions were frowned upon by his parents. He was graduated
from the Hartford High School, and studied at the University of the City of New
York and at Boston University. When about twenty years old Gillette, still bent on
a stage career, left his home and studies, and, reaching St. Louis, obtained a place
as utility man in the stock company of Ben De Bar, which opened in New Orleans.
For this Mr. Gillette received nothing a week, and when he suggested an increase in
salary he was discharged. He made his way home, and stayed there until 1875, when
Mark Twain, who was a neighbor of the Giliettes, obtained an engagement for him
at the Globe Theatre, in Boston. He made his first appearance as Guzman, in "Faint
Heart Never Won Fair Lady,'' on September 1.5 of that year. That same season
he played the counsel for the defence, in "The Gilded Age," with John T. Kaymond,
and also played Malcolm, in "Macbeth" ; Montano, in "Othello" ; Benvolio, in
"Romeo and Juliet"; Eosencrantz, in "Hamlet"'; Master Wilford, in "The Hunch-
back," and other parts in a wide range of modern plays, his chief success being as
Prince Florian, in "Broken Hearts," a part he obtained because of the sudden illness
of Harry Murdock.

Two seasons with the McCauley Stock Company in Cincinnati and Louisville
followed, during which Mr. Gillette was evolving his first play. This had its birth
in one-act form, and was elaborated until, at its production at the Madison Square
Theatre, New York, June 1, 1881, under the title of "The Professor/' it was a full
fledged three-act play, with the author in the title role. The play ran nearly a year
in New York. Mr. Gillette aided Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett in writing "Esmer-
alda," which followed at the same house, and he also played in the production of
"Young Mrs. Winthrop." In 1884 Mr. Gillette played the principal part in his own
adaptation of Von Moser's "Der Bibliothekar," at the Comedy Theatre, New York.
The same night A. M. Palmer produced "The Private Secretary," Charles Hawtrey's
adaptation of the same play, at the Madison Square Theatre. Threatened lawsuits
ended in a compromise, and Mr. Gillette for several seasons starred in a composite
ot the two versions of "The Private Secretary."

Mr. Gillette's next play, "Held by the Enemy," was produced at the Criterion
Theatre, Brooklyn, in 1886, and taken to the Madison Square Theatre, where it
achieved great success. Mr. Gillette himself played the part of Thomas Bean, the
war correspondent. Mr. Gillette's dramatization of Eider Haggard's "She" was
produced at Niblo's Garden in 1887, and was followed by his "All the Comforts of
Home" in 1890, "Mr. Wilkinson's Widows" in 1891, and "Ninety Days." While
preparing this elaborate production Mr. Gillette became dangerously ill and had to
retire. As an invalid, rusticating in North Carolina, he wrote his greatest play,
"Secret Service," which was produced at the Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia, on
May 15, 1895. "Too Much Johnson," a comedy, by Mr. Gillette, produced at the
Standard Theatre, New York, the previous year, also was very successful. He also
wrote "Settled Out of Court" and "Because She Loved Him So." In 1901 Mr.
Gillette dramatized Sir Conan Doyle's detective stories, under the title of "Sherlock
Holmes," himself playing the title part, with much success in this country and in
England for two successive seasons. The season of 1903-'04 he played in J. M.
Barrie's "The Admirable Crichton." The season of 1894-'9o he acted in London,
and in 1905-'06 he produced and played in "Clarice." Mr. Gillette is a member of
The Players, The Lambs and The American Dramatists Club, New York; The
Friday Night and Albatross clubs, Boston, and The Lake City Club, Chicago.

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GRAHAM, ROBERT EMMET, actor, was born in Baltimore, December 17,
1858. He first entered the theatrical profession as call boy at the Holliday
Theatre, Baltimore, at the age of thirteen, the manager of the theatre
being his uncle. He was given four positions in the company, call boy,
utility man, captain of supers and librarian, for each of which he received $6 a
week. Thus as a boy his salary was $2-1 a week. His father was dead and he was
the only support of his family. Mr. Graham's first speaking part was that of a

messenger, in "The Old Man of the Moun-
tain." He had to rush into a tent and
shout : "My lord, there is a courier without !"
He was so nervous that his speech was in-
audible. The gallery boys shouted "Louder !"
The entire gallery took up the cry. Graham
shouted the lines at the top of his boy's voice
and burst into tears. Then to the "gods" he
*aid : "1 hope that's loud enough!" and
rushed off the stage. Two years later he
was in Cincinnati as general utility man.
The comedian was missing one night, and he
took the part of Pierot. in "The Pearl of the
Savoy," and became principal comedian with
Maggie Mitchell when he was seventeen.

Mr. Graham made his first big success as
Clorinda, in "The Magic Slipper," at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York, in
1879. He starred with Minnie Palmer, as

Tony, in "My Sweetheart," from 1881 to 1883. In 1886 he opened in Philadelphia
in "The Little Tycoon," and played General Knickerbocker, in that opera, about
two thousand times. His next pronounced success was in "Sea King," under the
management of C. H. Yale.

Mr. Graham originated the part of Cyrus Gilfain, the millionaire, in "Floro-

dora," at the Casino Theatre, New York, in 1900, and played it a year and a half

in New York and two years on tour. He then played in "Piff, Paff, Pouf." The

fall season of 1906 he played in "The Lady's Maid," at the Casino Theatre, New York.

Mr. Graham is a member of The Lambs.

GOODWIN, J. CHEEVEB, playwright, was Boston born, and, as he is
wont to put it, brown bred. He was educated at Harvard University and
was graduated from that institution with the class of 1873. Soon after
leaving college he took up amateur dramatic work, and from that gained
such a liking for the legitimate stage that he became a member of a company
headed by the elder Sothern, which made a tour of America, Mr. Goodwin support-
ing the eminent English actor in light comedy parts in such plays as "Our Ameri-
can Cousin," "Home" and "The Hornet's Nest" for a season. He soon, however,
gave up playing for writing plays, and almost his first work in this line was the
writing of the librettos for all the comic operas with which the late Alice Gates
displaced the regime of the Lydia Thompson Burlesquers type of musical entertain-
ment. Mr. Goodwin is best known as the writer of the books of "Evangeline," the
extravaganza for which Edward E. Rice wrote the music, and which, first produced
at Niblo's Garden, New York, in the summer of 1874, is still played on two con-

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tments; "Wang,'' which made De Wolf Hopper a star, and "The Merry Monarch,"
which did a similar service for Francis Wilson. The scores for these comic operas
were written by the late Woolson Morse. Mr. Goodwin wrote the book for the Lon-
don musical success "Lost, Strayed or Stolen." for which Mr. Morse also wrote the
score. Besides these Mr. Goodwin has written over fifty plays and librettos. In the
mean time he has dabbled in finance and politics and served, for half a dozen years,
as private secretary to ex-Controller Theodore W. Myers of Xew York. He is a
member of The Strollers, the American Dramatic Club and the Elks. He is still
engaged in playwriting, having a musical comedy and a comic opera booked for
production this season.

GOODWIN, NATHANIEL CAUL, JH., actor, best known as Nat
Goodwin, was born in Boston July 25. 1857. While he was a schoolboy
and a student at the Little Blue Academy, in Farmington. Me., he was
noted for his ability as a mimic. He was graduated by the college in
1873 and became a clerk in the dry goods <tore of Wellington Brothers, in Boston
After two months there he became a clerk in an upholsterer's shop. He remained
there a month., and then entered upon his stage career. His chief desire, from the
day he had first recognized his prowess as a mimic, had been to be an actor, and
through his college and clerkship days he had studied Shakespeare and taken lessons
in dramatic art. When he left the upholsterer he gave dramatic readings for a
time and then obtained a place at Xiblo's Garden, Xew York, as genera! utility
man. He next went to the Boston Museum to fill a like place. He made his first
legitimate appearance, and fainted for the first and last time in his life, at the Provi-
dence Opera House with William Henderson's stock company. He was cast for
the part of Sir George Hounslow in a melodrama, "The Bottle." When his cue
came he rushed to the stage, raised his arm and opened his lips to speak. But no
sound came from them. He was so overcome by stage fright that he dropped
unconscious. He next found himself on a train, wig, grease paint, stage costume
and all, bound for Boston. This experience for a time banished all thoughts of
a stage career, and Mr. Goodwin again became a clerk, this time in a shoe store.
But the old longing soon reasserted itself, and he resumed giving his mimicry at
public and private entertainments.

The late Stuart Eobson happened to see him at one of these entertainments and
prevailed on John B. Stetson, who was about to star Robson, in "Law in Xew
York," at the Howard Athenaeum, Boston, to engage Mr. Goodwin to appear as a
shoeblack and give his imitations of well known actors, at a salary of $5 a week.
He was so successful in this, really his debut, that Joseph Bradford wrote a sketch
for him, "The Rehearsal," in which he again appeared at the Athenaeum. In 1875
he made his first New York appearance in a speaking part at Tony Pastor's Theatre.
Soon afterward he appeared with Miss Minnie Palmer at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre. He played Captain Crosstree, in "Black Eyed Susan," and was then
engaged by Edward E. Rice to create the part of Captain Dietrich in "Evangeline."
He did so well in this that he was soon playing the leading part, that of Le Blanc,
which he continued to do for three years.

After playing the Pirate Chief, in Rice's production of "The Corsair," and in
"Pippins," a burlesque, by J. Cheever Goodwin, he organized in 1877 a company
under the name of the Froliques, and with this he appeared for the next three years,
presenting among other plays "Cruets," "Hobbies," "Rambles" and "Ripples." In
1880 he made a tour with "The Member for Slocum." In 1882 Mr. Goodwin
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Gilbert and Sullivan operas, "Confusion/' "The Skating Rink/' "Big Pony." "Our-
selves/' "The Black Flag," "Sparks," "A Gay Deceiver," "Colonel Tom,"" "Turned
Up/' "A Royal Revenge," "Lend Me Five Shillings," "A Midsummer Night's
Dream/' in which he was the Bottom, and "The Viper on the Hearth."

In May, 1883, he played Modus, in "The Hunchback," and the First Grave-
digger, in "Hamlet," at the Cincinnati Dramatic Festival. About this time he also
played Marc Antony, in "Julius Cassar," at a benefit for Tony Hart in New York.
In "l889-'90 he produced Henry Guy Carleton's "A Gilded Fool" and brought out
"A Gold Mine" in London, and also played a Cockney part in "The Bookmaker/'
under the management of George Edwardes. In May, 1890, he produced for the
first time, at Portland, Ore., "The Nominee," in which he created one of the most
successful characters of his career, and which later had a long run at the Bijou
Theatre, New Yoi"fc. In 1896 he was the Sir Lucius O'Trigger in an all star cast
revival of "The Rivals." and produced Madeleine Lucette Ryley's "An American
Citizen." In 1898 he produced Clyde Fitch's "Nathan Hale," and in 1899 he went
to London under the management of Charles Frohman, where he appeared with his
wife, Maxine Elliott, in Clyde Fitch's "The Cowboy and the Lady." In February.
1900, he produced "When We Were Twenty-One," supported by Miss Elliott, at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, New York. "Gringoire," "David Garrick," "In Mizzoura"
and "Ambition were other plays which he produced at this time. In twelve years he
had created thirty-one different characters. In 1901 he made an elaborate production
of "The Merchant of Venice," playing the role of Shylock, opening at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, and taking the production on tour. The same season
he presented "The Altar of Friendship," by Madeleine Lucette Ryley. In 1903 he
played in "The Usurper," by I. C. Morris, for a season. In 1904, with Klaw &
Erlanger, he made a lavish production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as the
opening play for the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, his role being that of
Bottom.

In 1905-'06 Mr. Goodwin appeared in W. W. Jacobs's "The Beauty and the
Barge," Alfred Henry Lewis's "Wolfville," and "The Genius," formerly "The
Genius and the Model," by W. C. and Cecil de Mille, which he first produced in
Albany, N. Y., April 20, 1906, and played at the Bijou Theatre, New York, during
the fall season.

Mr. Goodwin's first wife was Eliza Weathersby, a well known comedy actress,
who died in 1887. In February, 1898, Mr. Goodwin married Maxine Elliott, th'>
well known actress.

His home is at Ocean Park, Southern California.

GOLDEN, RICHARD, actor, was born in Bucksport, Me., in July, 1854,
and was educated at the public schools there. He made his first profes-
sional appearance when he was thirteen years old with a Mexican circus
known as Allie's Allied Shows, but his real stage debut was made in 1876.
when he joined Edward E. Rice's forces, and played the fore legs of the heifer.
Henry E. Dixey being the hind legs, in the original production of "Evangeline."
He was afterward promoted to play the Policeman and Le Blanc. He was with Mr.
Rice many seasons, and then undertook the management of the Dora Wiley Opera
Company, of which his wife, from whom he was divorced in 1892, was the star. He
afterward married, at Cohoes, N. Y., Miss Katherine Kittleman. Mr. Golden pro-
duced "Old Jed Prouty," of which he was part author, in 1889, and has since
played the part about three thousand times. In 1894 Mr. Golden was joint star
with Miss Pauline Hall in a revival of "The Princess of Trebizonde" at Harrigan's

Theatre, New York. The season of 1898-'99 Mr. Golden appeared with
Alice X T eilsen in "The Fortune Teller," and the following season he played the
part of the Steward of the Duke of Burgundy, in "Princess Chic," of which Miss
Marguerite De Silva was the star. The season of lUOo-'OG he appeared in "The
Tourists" and "The Bad Samaritan." He is a member of The Lambs and The
Green Room Club, New York. His home is at Port Washington, N. Y.

GOLD, MISS BELLE (MRS. A. W. CROSS), comedienne, was originally
a newspaper reporter, starting when she was twelve years old. When she
was fourteen an assignment was given her to write about the life of stage
women behind the scenes. Through this she obtained an engagement with
John B. Doris, who took a fancy to her, and he gave her a part. She was successful
in it, but returned to her newspaper for a time. The following year she went on
the stage for good, and gradually achieved considerable fame. She appeared in "In

Gay Xew York" and a revival of "The Still
Alarm." She was featured in the original
production of "The Bowery After Dark," and:
starred in "The Colorado Waif" and "Xew
York Day by Day." In 1904 the Hanlon
Brothers featured Miss Gold in their "Su-
perba." Klaw & Erlanger then signed her to
originate the part of Desdemona with Mc-
Intyre and Heath in "The Ham Tree." The
fall season of 1906 she continued with "The
Ham Tree" company, and during the engage-
ment of that company at the Xew York
Theatre, Xew York, her work attracted much
attention, especially her singing and dancing.
Miss Gold is the wife of A. W. Cross,
manager for Walker Whiteside and Lawrence
Evart. She is the first of her family to be
associated with the stage. Miss Gold is a
native of Xew York State and makes her
home in Xew York City.

GIDDENS, GEORGE, was born at Chadwick Manor, Middlesex, England,
in 1855, being the son of James Giddens, a farmer, of Arborfield Berks.
He began life as an articled clerk in a solicitor's office. While playing
as an amateur he was noticed by Sir Charles Wyndham, on whose advice
he decided to study for the stage. He made his first appearance at the Theatre
Royal, Edinburgh, in 1874. In 1875 he came to the United States with Sir
Charles Wyndham. His first appearance in London was in 1878, when he played
Jex, in the "Idol," at the Folly Theatre. He played several years at the Criterion,
London, sharing in the honors of the success of "Betsy," "The Headless Man,"
"Truth," "David Garrick" and "The Candidate." In 1891 he created the role of
Adolphus Greenthorne, in "Husband and Wife" at the Comedy Theatre, and he has
since played with success at Wyndham's, the Hay market, St. James's and Drury
Lane. He married Miss Katherine Dandridge Drew, an American, in 1891. The
fall season of 1906 he appeared with Miss Ellis Jeffreys at the Liberty Theatre, Xew
York, in "The Dear Unfair Sex."

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GOODKirii, MISS EDNA (BESSIE EDNA STEPHENS), actress,
was born at Logansport, I ml., in 1883. Her father was A. S. Stephens, a
coffee merchant. When Miss Edna was only two years old the family
moved to Chicago, where her father embarked in business and became pros-
perous Miss Goodrich was educated in Chicago, and graduated from the Hyde
Park High School. Having made several appearances as an amateur, she deter-
mined to adopt the stage as a profession, and. going to New York, obtained an

an engagement at the Casino Theatre
there, where she made her first profes-
sional appearance as one of the Sextette
in "Florodora." I'nlike hundreds of
others, however. Miss Goodrich does
not claim to have been one of the orig-
inal six.

Miss Goodrich next went with the
Anna Held Company, and became
prominent through announcements that
she was the highest salaried '"Show
Girl" on the American stage. It was
witb Miss Held that Miss Goodrich
got the opportunity to play her first
real part, that of Madame Recamier, the
famous Parisian beauty, in the musical
comedy "Mile. Xapoleon." Miss Good-
rich then went to Europe and studied
dramatic art for half a year. On her
return she was engaged by Charles
Frohman as understudy to Hattie Will-
iams, in "The Rollicking Girl," playing
the part several times in support of Sam
Bernard. After five months" tuition
under well known retired actresses Miss
Goodrich determined to enter the fiekl

of legitimate comedy. She bought the rights in "The Genius and the Model," a
comedy by William C. and Cecil de Mille. and made the production herself, starring
jointly with Harry Woodruff in the fall of 1905. In the spring of 1906 Nat C.
Goodwin purchased the comedy and engaged Miss Goodrich to play her original
part of Xeil Graham, the artist's model. He renamed the play "The Genius," and
Miss Goodrich first appeared as his leading, woman on its production at Albany.
N. Y., April 20, 1906. Continuing as Mr. Goodwin's leading woman. Miss Good-
rich first appeared as Phyllis, in "When We Were Twenty-One," at Kansas City on
June 9, 1906. The fall season of 1906 Miss Goodrich was featured in support of
Nat C. Goodwin, in "The Genius," at the Bijou Theatre, Xew York.

GILMORE, BARNEY, Irish comedian and singer, was born in Philadel-
phia in 1867. As a young man he sang in a church choir in Camden, N. J.,
and when twenty-one joined the Duff Opera Company to play small parts.
He was then starred in a play called "The Irish Jockey," but had to retire
on account of ill health, and went back to church work. He made his reappearance
at Keith's, in Philadelphia, in a character singing specialty. Then he formed a
partnership with John Conlev, and they played an Irish sketch in the vaudeville

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houses for two years. He next joined John F. Leonard, and they wrote and pro-
duced "Hogan's Alley," which proved a great success. Mr. Gihnore more recently
starred in his own play, "The Rocky Koad to Dublin."

GRISMER, JOSEPH RHODE, actor, playwright and immager. was born
in Albany, N. Y., November 4, 1849. After graduating from the Albany
Boys' Academy, at the age of fifteen, he enlisted in a New York regiment
and went to the front to fight for the cause of the Union. He was in active
service until the close of the Civil War, when he returned to Albany and went into
commercial business. Joining the Histrionic Amateur Dramatic Club, he acquired
a taste for theatrical life, and made his first nrol'essional appearance in Albany in

is? i). Three years later he was leading
in-in at the Grand Opera House. Cin-
cinnati, a position he occupied for
years, playing all the leading parts in
support of such stars as K. L. Daven-
port. Charlotte Cushman. Laura Keane,
Kdwin Adams. Charles Feehter, Charles
Mathews. Lawrence Barrett. John Mc-
Cullough and Adelaide Xielson. He
also played in hundreds of stock plavs
of the period.

Mr. Grismer went to San Francisco
in. 1877 as leading man of the Grand
Opera House, afterward occupying the
same position at the California Theatre
and the Baldwin. During this time he
made dramatizations of ''Monte Cristo"
and "''Called Back," and. having mar-
ried Phoebe Da vies in 18S.'$. he made
up a repertoire with these and other
plays, organized a company and ap-
peared as joint star with his wife until
1898. Meantime he and Clay M.
Greene wrote "The New South." which
ran three years. In 1898 he rewrote
and produced " 'Way Down East," a

play of which William A. Brady and he are the joint owners, and which has had a
phenomenal run, lasting over nine seasons.

Since then Mr. Grismer has been connected with Mr. Brady, who, as a boy, had
been a member of his first company, in 1884, in this and many other plays, and they
have produced successively "Fifi," "Aunt Hanna," "Betsy Ross," "A Stranger in a
Strange Land," "Siberia," "Sky Farm" and "As Ye Sow." Their latest production
is "The Man of the Hour."

Besides his theatrical interests, Mr. Grismer is a director in the Commercial
Trust Company, treasurer of the Gulf Fisheries Company, president of the Actors'
Order of Friendship, vice-president of the Actors' Fund and a member of The
Lambs, The Players, American Dramatists', Green Room, Bohemian, Larchmont
Yacht and Manhassett Yacht clubs, and a lieutenant in the "Old Guard."
Mr. Grismer's business address is New York 1'heatre Building, New York.

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GIRARDOT, ETIEXNE, actor, was born in London of French parents.
His father. E. Gustave Girardot, is a painter of eminence in England.
Mr. Girardot was educated for commerce and became an accomplished
linguist, but home surroundings led him to become an art student first
and a dramatic aspirant later. In 1875 he made his first appearance as an actor
in a small part in the English provinces. Eight years of hard work followed, in
which he sometimes played fifteen parts in a week, and on one occasion "went on"
for eight characters in "Macbeth." His first success was at Her Majesty's Theatre,
London, in "The Yellow Dwarf."

After a year with Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft at the Haymarket Theatre he played
engagements with John Hare and Arthur Cecil, appearing as Sir Woodbine
Graf ton, in "Peril," and the Colonel, in "The Queen's Shilling." For two years he
acted Colonel Sterndale, in "The Solicitor," and made successes as the Idiot, in
Almost a Life," and Silas Hobbs, in "Little Lord Fauntleroy." He was the
Antonio, in "Much Ado About Nothing," when Ellen Terry first played Beatrice.

In 1893 Mr. Girardot was selected by Brandon Thomas, the author, to play
the leading part in "Charley's Aunt" in this country, and made his first appear-
ance in New York at the Standard, now the Manhattan, Theatre. The extraordinary
success of this comedy in London, where W. S. Penley played the title part, was
duplicated, and Mr. Girardot has become chiefly associated as an actor with the part
of Lord Fancourt Babberley.

In this country he has also played Cavendish, in "Mam'zelle 'Awkins"; Pro-
fessor Archibald Gilworthy, in "The Purple Lady"; Frank Stayner, in "Miss
Francis of Yale": Major Wilbraham, with Mrs. Fiske, in "Miranda of the Bal-
cony"; Baron de Stael, with William Collier, in "The Diplomat"; Sir Eobin Mc-
Taf't, in "My Lady Peggy Goes To Town"; Flute, in "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," with Nat Goodwin; Valentine Favre, in "Leah Kleschna," and Baptiste,
in "The Eose," both with Mrs. Fiske, and as Auguste de St. Gre, in "The Crossing."

GILLMORE, FRANK, actor, was born in New York of English parents,
who returned to their native land when he was only a few months old.
His mother, Miss Emily Thorne, was a well known actress, and a member
of the famous English theatrical family of that name. Mr. Gillmore
made his first appearance at the age of twelve with a travelling pantomime called
"Jack and the Beanstalk/' under the management of his aunt, Miss Sarah Thorne.
Then came a return to the schoolroom, to be followed by a short period of mer-
cantile life. At the age of seventeen he abandoned the counting room and once
more became a member of his aunt's forces. He remained with her for three
years, going on for servant parts and such classic roles as Borneo, Orlando. Othello.
Shylock, Hamlet and Claude Melnotte. His first appearance in London was in the
small part of Captain Yane, in "Fascination," by the late Eobert Buchanan, at the
Vaudeville Theatre. He remained in the stock company at that theatre for three
years, with occasional appearances at other London theatres. In the autumn
of 1892 he returned to America to join Charles Frohman's forces. His first
appearance was in St. Louis in "Settled Out of Court." The following spring he
appeared in New York for the first time at the Standard Theatre, now the Man-
hattan, in "The Better Part," and later in "The Arabian Nights." The next season
he went on the road, and for eighteen months played the part of Lord Winder-
mere in "Lady Windermere's Fan." Eeturning to England in 1895 he played
engagements with E. S. Willard, Forbes Bobertson and Beerbohm Tree. Then he
was under John Hare's management for three years. This brought him again to

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this country on Mr. Hare's second American tour, when he played George D'Alroy,
in "Caste"; the Rev. Noel Brice, in Pinero's "The Hobby Horse," and Percy, in "A
Pair of Spectacles." When Mr. Hare produced the Pinero play "The Gay Lord
Quex" in London Mr. Gillmore played Yalma. Then lie joined Xat Goodwin's
company, and was the original Soldierman in "When We Were Twenty-one." The
season of 1899-1900 he was leading man with Mrs. Fiske. playing Rawdon Craw-
ley, in "Becky Sharpe," and Angel Clare, in "Tess." For the two following years
he was a member of George Fawcett's stock company in Baltimore and in several
Southern cities. The second year Mr. Fawcett featured Mr. Gillmore. The season
1902-'03 he began with "The Japanese Nightingale," and after that closed he again
joined Mrs. Fiske, this time to play Aulus Flavins, in "Mary of Magdala," and
other parts. The autumn of 1904 he returned to England, where he played Captain
Lovel, in "Mice and Men," with Forbes Robertson. In January. 1905, Mr. Robert-
son began a tour of the American cities with "Love and the Man,'' by H. V.
Esmond, and with "Hamlet." In the former Mr. Gillmore played Mr. Herridge,
M. P., and in the latter Laertes. Then followed a short season at the American
Theatre, where Mr. Gillmore played Mercutio, Bassanio and Sir Christopher Deer-
ing, in "The Liars." The autumn of 1905 he joined W. A. Brady and Joseph Gris-
mer's company, appearing as John St. John, in "As Ye Sow." He left that after
the New York run to play the Marqiiis of Tredbury in the original production of
Winston Churchill's play, "The Title Mart." In the spring of 1900 he appeared
at the Garrick as Sir Charles Foden, in "What the Butler Saw." Mr. Gilimore's
wife is known on the stage as Laura McGilvray.

GREENE, MISS EYIE (MRS. RICHARD TEMPLE, JR.), light
opera prima donna, was born at Portsmouth, England, and made her
debut as a dancer in comic opera at the age of fourteen. Discovering that
she had vocal talent she became understudy to a prima donna, and a year
later played leading parts en tour in musical comedies. When she was seventeen
years old she was a provincial star, sustaining the title roles in "The Gay Paris-
ienne," "The New Barmaid" and "Billy."

She made her appearance in London in the romantic opera "L' Amour Mouille"
at the Garrick Theatre in 1898. Her next important role in London was Dolores, in
"Floroclora," at the Lyric, in 1899. Then she entered into a contract Avith George
Edwardes and has been playing under his management ever since. She created the
role of the Duchess of Dantzic at the Lyric in 1903, and at the end of the long
run of the opera in London she played it through the provinces and in America.
She was last seen in the prima donna part in Sardou and Felix's new opera, "Les
Merveilleuses," at Daly's Theatre, London.

GREET, BEN, actor-manager, was born on a training ship in the Thames, of
which his father, Captain William Greet, of the Royal British Navy, was
commander, and was educated at a naval school. His introduction to the
stage was as a member of J. W. Gordon's stock company at Southampton,
England. Then he played for three years with Sarah Thorne at Margate. He was
the original Dashitall, in "My Sweetheart," with Minnie Palmer, and was with Mary
Anderson at the Lyceum Theatre in London in 1885. He afterward played with
Lawrence Barrett at the same theatre and then at the Haymarket with Beerbohm
Tree in "Jim the Penman." Then he ventured into management, taking a touring
company into the provinces. He was successful and has had from ten to fifteen com-

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panies on the road in England and America during a season. Many of the leading
London successes were produced by him in the provinces. He was one of the
pioneers of pastoral plays, and for a score of years he has presented Shakespeare in
the open air in England and of late in the United States. He produced "Everyman"
in London and brought it to this country, where it proved a great success. He is
the founder and proprietor of a dramatic training school in London.

GREY, MISS KATHERINE, was born in San Francisco, Cal., her parents
being John T. and Katie R. Best, and her grandfather Captain Francis
Read, a well known pioneer of the days of '49. She made her first stage
appearance with Augustin Daly's company. Her first leading part, and
the first which brought favorable notice to her, Avas that of Helen Berry, in "Shore
Acres," with James A. Herne. Since then she has played in "Shenandoah/' "All
the Comforts of Home," "Jane," "The New South," '"New Blood," "The Jilt,"
"Our Bachelors," "Roger La Honte." "The Senator," "Napoleon." "Arms and the
Man." "A Parisian Romance," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "The King of Peru,"
"The Royal Box," "The Man with a Past." "His First Offence," "Niobe," "The
Superfluous Husband," "His Little Dodge,'' "Rupert of Hentzau," "A Southern
Romance." "The First Born," "The First Violin," "Cyrano de Bergerac," "The
Greatest Thing in the World." "Men and Women," "The Last Appeal," "The
Ninety and Nine," "Petticoats and Bayonets," "The Best of Friends," "The Other
Girl,"' "The Gay Lord Quex," "When We Were Twenty-One," "The Girl I Left
Behind Me," "Charley's Aunt," "Incog/' "The Man from Mexico," "My Friend
from India," "Gloriana," "Captain Lettarblair," "Secret Service," "Hearts 'Aflame,"
"Business Is Business," "The Firm of Cunningham," "The Governor of Kentucky,"
"A Scrap of Paper," "Wolfville," "You Never Can Tell," "Candida," "The
Redskin," "The .Love That Blinds/' "The Christian/' "A Lady of Quality," "The
Only Way/' "The White Heather." "Facing the Music/' "Too Much Johnson" and
"Mrs. Dane's Defence." She has been leading woman for Richard Mansfield,
Charles Coghlan, James K. Hackett, Henry Dixey, William H. Crane, N. C. Good-
win and Arnold Daly.

GRISEL, LOUIS RACINE, actor, was born near New Castle, Delaware,
November 26, 1849. being the son of Susan Amanda Racine, a Parisian,
and Louis Theophile Grisel, a Swiss. His mother acted character parts
under the stage names of Marie Le Gros and Mrs. Ed. Clifford. His first
appearance on the stage was at Deagle's Theatre, St. Louis, as Landry, in "La Tour
de Nesle," in 1873. The same year he appeared as Tradclles, in "Little Emily,"
with Stuart Robson at the Olympic Theatre, St. Louis. After several years of road
management, in 1883 he joined Miss Fanny Davenport's company, playing the part
of Dr. Loreck in her initial production of "Fedora" at the old Lyceum (Fourteenth
Street) Theatre, New York. He next became stage manager of the New Park
Theatre, now the Herald Square, New York, for the Frohman Brothers' production
of "The Stranglers of Paris/' written by David Belasco, also playing the part of
Captain Guerin. Later he played the role of Mons. Claude, Prefect of Police, in
the same play. He was a member of Madame Ristori's company on her farewell tour
in America in 1884-'85. For several summers thereafter he was stage manager
of J. H. McVicker's Theatre, Chicago, for the first production of what is
now called "Shore Acres," then known as "Uncle Nat," with James A. Herne
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"New Blood." In 1889-'90 he toured the United States as Tuck- Jot-, in
J. K. Emmett's play of that name, and was also in 1S89 a member of Mrs.
Langtry's company at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Xew York. At the opening of the
Castle Square Theatre by Henry W. Savage in Boston Mr. Grisel became stage man-
ager. Thereafter he played the roles created by W. H. Thompson in "Love's Young
Dream" and "A Family Circle" under the management of Charles Frohman. lie has
played recently in "The Girl from Kay's," "A Wife Without a Smile" and "Forty-
Five Minues from Broadway." His wife is an actress, her stage name being Mary
(Mamie) Johnstone.

GROSSMITH, GEORGE, JR., actor, the eldest son of George Grossmith
and nephew of Weedon Grossmith, was born, in London and educated at
the University College School and in Paris. His first important engage-
ment was in London in the production of "Morocco Bound" in 1893. The
following year he appeared at the Gaiety in "The Shop Girl." He had prominent
parts in "The Messenger Boy," "The Toreador" and other London productions.
and in 1904-'0o he was a member of Edna May's company, which played "The
School Girl" in Xew York. He is part-author of "Great Caesar." "The Gay Pre-
tenders," "Gulliver's Travels," "The Love Birds," "The Spring Chicken," "Rogues
and Vagabonds" and "Xoah's Ark." He married Adelaide Astor. a sister of Letty
Lind, of the Gaiety Theatre, London.

GROSSMITH, LAWRENCE, actor, was born in London in 1ST 7. being
the son of George Grossmith, the entertainer; nephew of Weed en Grossmith,
and a brother of George Grossmith, Jr. He M r as educated at St. Paul's
College, the London University School and at Shrewsbury. Originally
intending to become a mechanical engineer, he served for two years and a half at
the engineering works of Stothert & Pitt, at Bath, England. He made his debut
on the stage at the Court Theatre, London, with Arthur Chudleigh in 1896. playing
at night and studying painting during the day. For five years he played comedy
in the West End of London under the managements of Beerbohm Tree, Arthur
Bourchier, Charles Hawtrey, Frank Curzon, Mrs. John Wood and others. He
toured in America with Mrs. Langtry for six months. Lately he has been asso-
ciated with musical plays. The season of 1906-'07 he was with Lew Fields, opening
at the Herald Square Theatre, Xew York, in "About Town."
He married Coralie Blvthe June 2, 1904.

GROSSMITH, WEEDON, actor, a younger brother of George Grossmith,
was born in London and educated at Simpson's School, Hampstead. He
attended also the West London School of Art. He is a successful portrait
painter and has frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy and
Grosvenor Gallery. Adopting the stage as a profession, he joined the company of
Rosina Yokes in 1888, and came with it to the United States. On returning to
London he made an unsuccessful appearance in "Woodstock's Little Game," and
returned to the studio in disgust. Sir Henry Irving, however, offered the part of
Jacques Strop, in "Robert Macaire." to him, and he was so successful in this that
Richard Mansfield, then just beginning his career as a star, offered to him a part
in "Prince Karl," which was running at the Haymarket, London. In this theatre
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success in "The Cabinet Minister," "The Volcano" and "A Pantomime Rehearsal/'
In 1894-'96 he acted as manager of the Vaudeville Theatre, London. He produced
a play written by himself, called "The Night of the Party," in the Avenue Theatre
in 1901, and then made a tour of the United States with it, playing a long season
at the Princess Theatre, New York. In 1904 he appeared in the "Lady of Leeds,"
and in 1905 in "The Duffer," a play written by himself.

In 1895 Mr. Grossmith married May Palfrey, of London. He is a member of
The Beefsteak, Garrick, Savage and Art Students' clubs, London, and The Lambs
and The Players. New York. His home is at No. 1 Bedford Square, London, W. C.

GRU NDY, SYDNEY, playwright, was born in Manchester, England, March
23, 1848, being the son of the late Sydney Grundy, ex-Mayor of Man-
chester. After leaving Owens College he practised as a barrister in Man-
chester from 1869 to 1876. His first effort as a dramatic author was a
comedietta, "A Little Change," written in 1872 and produced by Buckstone at the
Haymarket in London, the Kendals playing the principal roles. His first important
play was "Mammon," produced in 1887. This was followed by "The Snowball,"
"In Honor Bound," "The Vicar of Bray," "A Fool's Paradise," "The Head of
Eomulus," "Man Proposes," "Sympathetic Souls," "The Glass of Fashion," "The
Queen's Favorite," "The Silver Shield," "Clito," "The Wife's Sacrifice," "The Bells
of Haslemere," "The Arabian Nights," "The Pompadour," "The Dean's Daughter,"
"A White Lie," "Esther Sanfraz," "Haddon Hall," "Sowing the Wind," "An Old
Jew," "A Bunch of Violets," "A Village Priest," "The New Woman," "Slaves of
the Eing," "The Late Mr. Castello," "The Greatest of These," "A Marriage of Con-
venience," "The Silver Key," "The Musketeers," "The Degenerates," "The Black
Tulip," "A Debt of Honor," "Frocks and Frills" and "Business Is Business/'
nearlv all of which have been seen in this countrv.

GUILBEBT, MADAME YVETTE, vaudeville singer, was born in Paris,
her father being a wealthy merchant. She was educated in a convent
until her father lost his fortune, when, at the age of fifteen, she went to
work to help support her family. She helped her mother in an embroidery
shop which the latter opened in Paris, but the two women were unlucky. Then
Yvette became a dressmaker, but her health suffered, and she sought a place in the
Paris theatres. She was unsuccessful, and then tried reporting. She forsook the
pen to try for the stage again. This time she went to a cafe concert hall, and
was successful. Her chansons soon became the talk of Paris, and have since been
one of the marked features of the amusement world. She is now as well known
to American vaudeville patrons as she is in Paris and London. The season of
1906-'07 she made a tour of this country in conjunction with Albert Chevalier, the
English comedian and Ginger of "coster" songs.

HACKETT, JAMES KETELTAS, actor and manager, was born on
Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada, September 6, 1869. His father, James
Henry Hackett, was a famous American actor, and his mother, Clara C.
Hackett, a popular actress. The elder Hackett died when James K. was
only two years old. The boy inherited a desire for the stage, and when he was seven
years old recited Shakespeare's "Seven Ages" in public. As a youth Mr. Hackett
became well known as a clever amateur actor, and he was the leading spirit in the

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theatricals at the College of the City of New York, from which he was graduated in
1891. For less than a year he studied law. Then lie became an actor, making his
first professional appearance in the part of Francois, in "The Broken Seal,"' with
A. M. Palmer's stock company, at the Park Theatre. Philadelphia, March 28, 1892.
After a short season as leading man with Lotta, Mr. Hackett joined Augustin Daly's
company, but left it to star during the season of 1893-'94 in ''The Private Secre-
tary," "The Arabian Xights" and "Mixed Pickles." He next became leading man
in the Queen's Theatre (Montreal) Stock Company, where he played in ''Heart and
Hand," "Snowball," "American Money" and other comedies. On January 14,
1895, he played the Count de Neipperg, in the production of "Madame Sans-Gene,"
at the Broadway Theatre, New York. He also appeared the same year in support
of Mrs. James Brown Potter and Kyrle Bellew.

Mr. Hackett joined Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Theatre company in November,
1895, making his first appearance as Morris Lecalle. in "The Home Secretary." On
the resignation of Herbert Kelcey Mr. Hackett became leading man of the com-
pany, opening as such with the revival, on February 10. 1896, of "The Prisoner of
Zenda." On November 23 of the same year Mr. Hackett played Bruce Leslie, in
"The Courtship of Leonie," in which Mary Mannering, an English actress, made
her first appearance in America. She became Mr. Hackett's wife May 2, 1897.
With the Lyceum company Mr. Hackett played Captain Trefuss, in "The Late Mr,
Castello"; the Prince of Wales, in "The First Gentleman of Europe"; Lord Cer-
vasse Carew, in "The Mayflower"'; George Lamorant, in "The Princess and the
Butterfly," and Nigel Stanyon, in "The Tree of Knowledge." He began a starring
tour in the latter play, but abandoned it after his production of "Rupert of Hent-
zau." in Philadelphia, November 21, 1898. His next production as a star was
"The Pride of Jennico," in which his wife played the leading woman's part. The
season of 1905-'06 he produced "The Walls of Jericho," by Alfred Sutro. at the
Savoy Theatre, he being the leading man and his wife the leading woman. It
proved to be one of his most successful ventures.

The last few years Mr. Hackett has gone into management on a large scale, being
associated with the so-called Independent movement. His business office is at No.
1215 Broadway. His home is No. 38 East 33d street. New York. He is a member
of The Players and the Alpha Delta Phi Club.

HALL, OWEN (JAMES DAVIS), playwright, was born in London in
1853, and educated at the University College of London. He practised
law for twelve years, during that time doing literary work for English
journals, but finally dropped legal work for journalism. For two years
he was assistant editor of "Galignani's Messenger" in Paris and dramatic critic of
"The Sporting Times" of London. He also founded and edited "The Bat" and
"The Phoenix." Meeting George Edwardes one day in a railway carnage he told
the manager that he could write a better piece than the one then running at the
Gaiety Theatre, London, of which Edwardes was manager. He received a commis-
sion on the spot to show what he could do. In a few weeks he produced the manu-
script of "A Gaiety Girl," which proved a big success. After this he wrote "An
Artist's Model," "The Geisha," "A Greek Slave" and "Floradora," none of which
ran less than a year in London, and all of which have been successfully produced in
New York. He is also the author of "The Silver Slipper," "The Girl from KayV
and "The Little Cherub," all of which have been seen in New York.

A brother of Mr. Davis is a well known newspaper reporter in New York.

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HALL, MISS PAULINE (MRS. GEORGE B. M'LELLAN).
comedienne and light opera singer, was born in Seventh street, Cincinnati,
in 1860, her maiden name being Pauline Fredericka Schmidgall. Her
father kept a drug store. When she was fifteen years old Miss Schmidgal!
made her first appearance on the stage, under the name of Pauline Hall, as a
dancer in the ballet at Robinson's Opera House, Cincinnati, under the manage-
ment of Colonel E. E. J. Miles, and when he sent "America's Racing Association
and Hippodrome" on the road Miss Hall was the Mazeppa of the street parade and
drove a team in the chariot races. In 1880 Miss Hall joined the Alice Oates Opera
Company as a member of the chorus, occasionally playing small parts. Then for a
few months she was with Miss Mary Anderson, playing such parts as Lady Capulet,
in "Romeo and Juliet," and the Widow Melnotte, in "The Lady of Lyons." Next
joining Edward E. Rice's company she played in "Horrors" and "Revels," and a?
Gabrielle and Hans Wagner, in "Evangeline."

In 1882 Miss Hall was with the J. H. Haverly company, singing Elsa, in '"Tht
Merry War." Again joining the Rice company, she created the part of Venus, in
"Orpheus and Eurydice," at the Bijou Theatre, Xew York, December 1, 1883. The
extravaganza ran until March. 15, 1884. The following May 6 she appeared as
Hasson in a revival of "Bluebeard" at the same theatre, and three months later
was at Xiblo's Garden, Xew York, as Loresoul, in the spectacular extravaganza
"The Seven Ravens." In February, 1885, she created the part of Ixion, in the
burlesque of the same name at the Corned}- Theatre, Xew York. Then for a time
she played a German part, Prince Orloffsky, in "Die Fledermaus," at the Thalia
Theatre. Xew York. After a short season with Xat Goodwin, as Oberon, in "Bot-
tom's Dream," Miss Hall joined the Xew York Casino forces under Rudolph Aron-
son, making her first appearance there as Xinon de L'Enclos, in "Xanon." Angelo,
in "Amorita," and Saffi, in "The Gipsy Baron," were other roles.

Miss Hall made her greatest success as the originator of the part of Ermine,
in the opera of that name, which she played throughout its record breaking run of
eight hundred performances at the Casino, Xew York, and also throughout the
country. Other Casino successes in which Miss Hall took part were "Xadjy" and
"The Drum Major."

She became a star at the head of her own company in 1892, appearing as Vivian,
Earl of Barrenlands, in the comic opera by C. M. S. McLellan and Edgar Stillman
Kelley, "Puritania, or the Earl and the Maid of Salem," in Boston. After a
season in vaudeville Miss Hall joined the Francis Wilson company in the spring
of 1900, singing in a revival of "Erminie" and in the comic operatic version of
"Cyrano de Bergerac." Of recent years Miss Hall has been seen chiefly in singing
specialties in vaudeville houses.

Miss Hall was married to Edward White, a Western mining man, at St. Louis,
in February, 1881. She obtained a divorce from him in 1889, and in 1891 was
married to George B. McLellan. a theatrical manager and brother to C. M. S. Mc-
Lellan, the playwright. Her home is at Caryl, Yonkers, X. Y.

HALL, THURSTOX, actor, was born in Boston in May. 1882. He ap-
peared in many amateur performances, playing Charles Marlow, in "She
Stoops to Conquer," and Clement Hole, in "Sweet Lavender," among other
parts. His first appearance on the professional stage was in William
Morris's production of "When We Were Twenty-one" in September, 1901. His first
part of importance was that of Jasper Sterrett, in "A Poor Relation." under the
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lias oeen as Mr. Bob, the part lie created in "Mrs. \Yiggs of the Cabbage Patch,"
under the management of Liebler & Co. He lias played in stock companies in
Providence and Eochester during several summers, and last summer was the lead-
ing man of the Players' Stock Company at the Bush Temple Theatre, Chicago. He
is a member of the Masonic fraternity, is fond of all outdoor and athletic sports
and has written some verse. His home is at Winchester. Mass.

HAIXES, KOBEKT TEKKEL, actor, was horn at Muncie, Indiana. Fer>
ruary 3, 1870, and educated at the public schools there and at the Uni-
versity of Missouri. He made his stage debut in 1S91 with Robert Down-
ing in the Xational Theatre. Washington. D. ('.. appearing as Lucius in
"Yirginius." In 1892-'93-'94 he was in Thomas W. Keene's company, and
in 1894-'9o with James O'Xeill in '''The Count of Monte Cristo.'" In 1895-'96
he played leading heavy parts in support of Walker NVhiteside. In 189(5-'!) 7 he
played Alexis Xazimoff in "Darkest Russia," and De Xeipperg in "Madame Sans
Gene." In 1897-'98 he appeared as John Xazavoe in "The Cherry Pickers.'" He
turned his attention to stock company work from 1898 to 1900, being the leading
man of the Shubert Stock Company at Syracuse, X. Y., and of the Albaugh Stock
Company at the Lyceum Theatre, Baltimore. The following season he supported,
as Don Juan of Austria, Viola Allen in "In the Palace of the King." His next
engagement was as leading man for Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske. whom he supported
for two seasons at the Manhattan Theatre, Xew York.

In 1902 he created the part of Pan! Charteris in Genevieve Haines's "Hearts
Aflame" at the Garrick Theatre, Xew York. In the following season he created
the part of Prince Kara, in "The Darling of the Gods'" at the Belasco Theatre. Xew
York, sharing with Blanche Bates the honors of a run in the city and on the road
which lasted for four seasons. In 1904-'05 he starred in "Once Upon a Time," by
Genevieve Haines. In February, 1905, he was especially engaged to support Robert
Mantell in his Shakespearan revivals in Xew York, playing such parts as I ago,
Richmond, De Mauprat and Laertes. In 1905-'06 he again played Prince Kara, in
"The Darling of the Gods," this time as a star. On May 7, 1906, he created the title
role in George Broadhurst's drama, "The CoAvard," at McYicker's Theatre. Chicago.
Mr. Haines is a graduate of the University of Missouri, from which he received
the degree of LL.D. He is a member of The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, The
1 jambs, The Players, The Green Room Club, The Siwanoy Country Club (West
Chester, New York), and The Brooklyn Yacht Club. He married, at Xew Orleans,
March 14, 1895, Genevieve Greville, the playwright.

HARLAX, OTIS, comedian, was born and educated in Zanesville, Ohio,
where in 1887, while he was still a schoolboy, the late Charles H. Hoyt met
him. That year Mr. Harlan became a member of Hoyt's company
making his first appearance on the stage as The Romantic Young Man, in
"A Hole in The Ground."' He next appeared with Frank Daniels in "Little Puck,"
after which he returned to the Hoyt fold, as one of the Razzle-Dazzle trio, in "A
Brass Monkey." His next part was Major Yell, in "A Texas Steer," after which he
left Hoyt for a time and played Tippo Tip, in George Thatcher's "Africa." He
played with May Irwin in "Boys and Girls," and next appeared as Spinks, in
"Gloriana." After a short season with Thomas Q. Seabrooke in "The Isle of Cham-
pagne" he played the part of the Yizier, in "Tabasco." He then made his greatest
success as Hot Stuff, in "A Black Sheep." Afterward he played the title part in

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OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN.

(Photograph by Marceau.)

"A Stranger in New York," and that of a New Jersey hayseed, in "A Xight and A
Day.'" The season of 1905-'06 Mr. Harlan played Theodore Banting, in "The Van-
derbilt Cup."

HAMMERSTEIN, OSCAR, manager and builder of theatres, was born in
Berlin, Germany, in 1847. He came to this country in 1863 and engaged
in cigarmaking for a living. He invented many labor saving devices in
this industry, for which he secured patents. He was a passionate lover
of the theatre, and, in 1868, he wrote three one-act comedies, one of them with
music, and they were successfully produced at one of the German theatres in New
York. They were called "Selo Sechsig," "Antonio" and "Our Poor Relations." In
1870 he leased the Stadt Theatre, which afterward became the Windsor, and launched
into theatrical management. He was not successful from a financial point of view,
and for a time he relinquished his theatrical management ambition.

In 1880 he came to the conclusion that Harlem needed a theatre, and he set to
work to build her one. At that time Harlem was not the populous section that it
is now, and she really did not want a theatre. But the valiant Oscar decided that
she did, and he built her the ^Harlem Opera House, one of the most beautiful and
practical theatres of the world. The place ate up nearly $300,000 of Mr. Hammer-
stein's money before he lost it. Then he decided that Harlem needed two theatres,
and he built her the Columbus, opening it with Margaret Mather. It made money,
but the money had to be sent to the opera house to maintain it. Next he came
down to Manhattan and built the Manhattan Opera House, which afterward
became Koster & Bial's Music Hall. Then he built the Olympia, now the New
York, and undertook to run it as a first class music hall. He paid the highest
salaries, and for a time the Olympia was very prosperous, but the house was finally
taken from him by the New York Life Insurance Company on a mortgage for
$900,000,

Since the collapse of the Olympia enterprise Mr. Hammerstein has built four
more theatres in New York the Victoria, which he now manages; the Belasco
Theatre, the theatre opened by Lew Fields in 42d street, and the new Opera House,
in which he is to try conclusions with the Metropolitan Opera House in the pro-
duction of grand opera.

HARNED, MISS VIRGINIA (MRS. E. H. SOTHERN), actress, was
born in Boston in 1868, but when she was a baby her parents left that
city and she was educated and spent her early years in England. Return-
ing to this country she made her first stage appearance with a travelling
company playing "Our Boarding House." Early in 1887 she appeared with George
Clarke in "The Corsican Brothers" and "False Shame," and then for two years
toured with a company playing "A Night Off," taking the part of Liobe. After a
short season with Harry Lacy in "The Still Alarm," Miss Harned made her first
appearance in New York, March 31, 1890, at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, in
Sedley Brown's "A Lost Lane; or, On Green Meadows."

After a season playing Florence Fetherley, with Louis Aldrich, in "The Editor,"
Miss Harned was engaged by Daniel Frohman as leading woman for E. H. Sotheru
and she made her first New York appearance at the Lyceum Theatre, as Clara Dexter,
in "The Maister of Woodbarrow." She also created the leading woman roles in
"Lord Chumley," "The Dancing Girl" and "Captain Lettarblair." Her Drusilla
Ives, in "The Dancing Girl," attracted most attention. In 1893 she joined A. M.

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Palmer's company and with it played Mrs. Erlynne, in "Lady Windermere's Fan" ;
Letty Fletcher, in "Saints and Sinners," and Mrs. Sylvester, in "The New Woman."
In 1895 Miss Harned created the part of Trilby in this country at its first produc-
tion at the Park Theatre, Boston, March 11, and afterward played the part through-
out a long run at the Garden Theatre, New York. She was also the original Lady
Ursula, in the comedy "The Adventure of Lady Ursula," first produced at the Broad
Street Theatre, Philadelphia, December 6, 1807.

For several seasons Miss Harned has starred at the head of her own company.
The season of 1906-'07 she played "The Love Letter."

Miss Harned was married to Edward H. Sothern in Philadelphia December 3,
1896, since which time she has appeared chiefly in his support. Her New York
address is No. 37 West 69th street.

HARRIS, SAM H., manager, was born in the Bowery, New York, in 187x5.
He was a bread winner at the age of eleven and was employed in various
mercantile pursuits up to the time when he was seventeen years old,
when he became the manager of a large steam laundry. Soon afterward
he became manager of Terry McGovern. the lightweight pugilist, with whom he
was very successful, both in victories and financially. He bought a half interest in
a burlesque show, "The Gay Morning Glories," and featured McGovern in it. Mr.

Harris next produced one of Theodore
Kremer's melodramas, "The Fatal Wed-
ding," which was most successful in the
popular priced houses. One day, on an
excursion of the Music Publishers' Union
in New York, he was introduced to George
M. Cohan, the comedian and playwright.
They soon became associated as partners,
and since then Mr. Harris has been iden-
tified with the enormous successes of the
Cohan musical comedies.

His ability as a theatrical manager at-
tracted the attention of Klaw & Erlanger,
who entered into an arrangement with him
whereby they had first claim on the services
of the young author and composer.

Notwithstanding his numerous theatrical
duties, Mr. Harris still finds time to indulge
in his favorite pastime, automobiling, and

his touring car is a familiar sight on Broadway, New York. His permanent address
is New Amsterdam Theatre Building, New York.

HARRISON, MISS MAUD, actress, began her stage career at the Madison
Square Theatre, New York, under the late A. M. Palmer, acting, as
a child, the boy Shakespeare Jarvis, in "The Lights o' London." She
was the first Mrs. Brown, in Bronson Howard's "The Banker's Daughter."
She was the Queen, in "Elaine," Annie Russell being the actress of the title role.
She was concerned in such runs as those of "Saints and Sinners," "Aunt Jack," "One
Touch of Nature," "Jim the Penman" and "Broken Hearts." She was the first
actress in this country as Rosa Guerin, in "A Parisian Romance," in which Richard

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Mansfield made his first notable hit. She was the Henriette of the famous Palmer
revival of "The Two Orphans."

Miss Harrison played in Sydney Rosen f eld's farce of "The Purple Lady," in
1899, at the Bijou Theatre, Xew York, and also in "Xaughty Anthony," produced in
1900 at the Herald Square Theatre. Xew York, by David Belasco. The season of
1906 she was in "Clothes," supporting Grace George.

HART, JOSEPH (J. H. BONDROW), comedian, was born in Boston,
June 8, 1858, and began his professional career as a child in such plays
as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Ten Xights in a Barroom" at the Howard
Athenaeum, then under the management of his uncle. Josh Hart. In the
early '70s he joined I. W. Baird's minstrels as end man. and soon became one of the
most popular of minstrels and banjo players, coining his own jokes and writing
his own songs. He was one of the minstrel troupe of Simmons and Slocum, of

Philadelphia, and one of Tony Pastor's best
drawing cards. He left minstrelsy and va-
riety to play as Koko. in "The Mikado," and
in "The Princess Ida." In 1888 he went into
partnership with Frederick Hallen. and under
the name of Hallen and Hart they toured the
country with a company, playing the musical
comedy "Later On," written by Mr. Hart and
H. Grattan Donnelly. This ran for six suc-
cessive years, and was followed by "The
Idea," by Mr. Hart and Herbert Hall Win-
slow, which served them well for two years
more.

The partners separated then, and Mr. Hart
starred the season of 1895-'96 in "A Gay Old
Boy," written 'by himself. In 1897-'98 he
was the star in C. T. Dazey's "A Tarry town
Widow." From 1901 to 1905 he starred in
"Foxy Grandpa/' written by him in collabo-
ration with Melville Baker, with whom he also collaborated in the writing of "Girls
Will Be Girls." Mr. Hart is the author and producer of many vaudeville sketches,
?n several of which his wife, Carrie De Mar, whom he married August 1, 1894, has
achieved popularity. His home is 16 Morningside avenue, Xew York. His business
address is Xew York Theatre Building, Xew York.

HARRIGAX, EDWARD, actor and playwright, was born in the old
Seventh Ward of Xew York October 26, 1843, being the son of an Irish
ship contractor. When a boy he made his first appearance on the stage
in the old Bowery Theatre, delivering an original stump speech at a
performance of Campbell's Minstrels. From fifteen to seventeen he was an appren-
tice in a shipyard. Then he drifted to the variety stage, soon becoming one of the
leading lights of that class of entertainment. His first team partner was Alexander
O'Brien, and his second Sam Rickey, with whom he appeared in "The Little Fraud,"
at the Globe Theatre, Xew York, November 21, 1870. "The Mulcahey Twins" was
also produced during this engagement, and struck the popular taste. The text of
both sketches was written by Harrigan. After dissolving partnership with Rickey

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Mr. Harrigan joined with Tony Hart, and for years the Harrigan and Hart team
was popular.

At this time the upper West Side of New York was a wilderness of rocks and
boulders, upon which thousands of poor families lived in squatters' shanties, paying
no rent. Mr. Harrigan saw in this element the basis of a play and wrote "Squatter
Sovereignty." He produced it at the Theatre Comique, New York, in 1881, and
took the city by storm. It was followed by a series of similar plays. Mr. Har-
rigan obtained control of the Theatre Comique and became a manager himself.
That theatre was destroyed by fire in 1884, and Harrigan and Hart went to the
Park Theatre, now the Herald Square, where they produced "McAllister's Legacy,"
"Cordelia's Aspirations" and other plays.

On December 29, 1890, Mr. Harrigan opened a new theatre in West 35th street,
now the Garriok, which was called Harrigan's Theatre. He remained there several
years, and then retired from management and devoted his time to tours. Among
the successful Harrigan plays may be mentioned "The Mulligan Guards," "The
Mulligan Guards' Christmas," "The Mulligan Guards' Picnic," "Mulligan's Silver
Wedding," "Old Lavender," "McSorley's Inflation," "The Leather Patch," "The
O'Tehans," "Dan's Tribulations" and "Eeilly and the 400."

HASWELL, MISS PERCY (MRS. GEORGE FAWCETT), actress,
was born in Texas and educated in Washington, D. C. She made her
first appearance on the stage as a member of Augustin Daly's company,
playing small parts and being understudy to Ada Eehan. She made her
first pronounced success as Molly Seamore, in "The Geisha." In 1895 Miss Haswell
became leading woman for William H. Crane, in whose company she remained three
years. In 1899 she became the star of a stock company, playing the entire season
in Washington. She was leading woman with Otis Skinner during the New York
run of "Prince Otto," and in 1901-'02 she starred at the head of her own stock
company at Chase's Theatre, Baltimore, opening with "The Liars," and playing
mam- Frohman productions, such as "Liberty Hall," "The Tyranny of Tears," "A
Marriage of Convenience/' etc.

Miss Haswell is the wife of George Fawcett, the well known actor and manager.

HAYDEN-CLARENDON, J. (O'BRIEN), actor and playwright, was
born in County Cork, Ireland, July 10, 1878. He was educated at Rat-
cliff College, Leicestershire, England. After studying law in London in
1897 he took up the study of art in Paris. Later he studied music in
Dresden. While in Paris he wrote a novel of Parisian student life, "The Aspen
Leaf." In 1899 he returned to London and took his first professional stage engage-
ment, to understudy the part of Bobby Rivers, in "A Gaiety Girl." He next played
Young Marlowe, in "She Stoops to Conquer" ; Guy Stanley, in "A Runaway Girl" ;
Lieutenant Fairfax, in "The Geisha" ; The Unknown, in "In Gay Paree," and Harry
Bronson, in "The Belle of New York."

In October, 1900, he came to America and became a member of Henrietta Cros-
man's "Mistress Nell" company. In 1901-'02 he played Percy Van Stuyvesant. in
"The Casino Girl" ; Dolly, in "Morocco Bound," and Captain Donegal, in "Floro-
dora." In 1905-'06 he pla.yed Artie, in "The Prince of Pilsen." He is the author
of the comic operas, "Sunny Jim" (in collaboration with Roy L. McCardell) ; "The
Man from Cook's" and "The Gay Coquette." He married, in Boston, March 13,
1902, Hattie V. Moore, daughter of John Moore, of Brooklyn.

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HENDERSON, DAVID, manager, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in
1853. At the age of twelve he found himself an orphan, and went to
work on "The Edinburgh Evening Courant." There he was grounded in
all departments of newspaper work. He became an expert stenographer,
and found himself, at the age of eighteen, in Xew York.

At first he wrote "on space'' in the daily newspapers, and acted as news editor
on "The Scottish American." He then conceived the idea of publishing cheap

standard novels. With his brother Wemyss
he started a printing office in Ann street and
a publishing office in Xassau street. Within
two months he had appointed agents in half
a dozen states, and was selling wagon] oads.
lie accepted a commission from William
Smyth, then of "The Herald." to go to Cal-
ifornia, where he met Flood, Fair, O'Brien.
Mackay, George E. Hearst (father of W. R.
Hearst), James Keene, Ralston, John Mc-
Cullough, Mark Twain and many who have
since become famous.

David Henderson, as foreign correspond-
ent for "The Chicago Tribune," was with
General Grant on his trip around the world
while in Europe. Returning to this country,
he became dramatic critic of "The Chicago
Tribune." After this, with General John A.
Logan and William D. Eaton, he founded
"The Chicago Herald."

The Chicago Opera House was his next project. He planned the scheme and
the stock $550,000 was subscribed in six weeks. Thus Chicago had the first
fireproof, steel constructed, electric lighted theatre in the country. While the theatre
was being built Mr. Henderson accepted an offer from Melville E. Stone, and became
managing editor of "The Chicago Daily News."

The opera house was opened by the late Thomas W. Keene, in "Hamlet." Then
began a record which has rarely been excelled in any one theatre in this country by
any one manager. The policy of the Chicago Opera House stamped that city as
a producing centre. In June, 1887, was born "The Arabian Xights." It had a run
of 392 performances. "The Crystal Slipper" followed and was given 855 times.
Then came "Sinhad." with 783 performances. This was followed by "Bluebeard,
Jr./' with 802 performances, and "Aladdin, Jr.," with 500. "Ali Baba" was given
over 900 times, and as an attraction at the Chicago World's Fair cleared $246,000.
Many players, including Henry Xorman. Eddie Foy, John D. Gilbert, Gerald
Coventry, James Sullivan, William Collier, Thomas Ryley, Otis Harlan, Lee Har-
rison, Ezra Kendall, Herbert Gresham, Ada Deaves, Carrie De Mar, Ida Mulle,
Frankie Raymonde, Bonnie Maginn, May Yohe, Dave Warfield, May Irwin and the
late Dan Daly were associated with and many of them graduated from the Grand
Opera House under Mr. Henderson's management.

At the Chicago Opera House Reginald De Koven and Harry B. Smith's first
opera, "The Begum," and later their greatest success, "Robin Hood," were first
presented. The Metropolitan Opera Company sang on that stage for the first time
in the West, Mr. Henderson staged for many years the productions of the McCaull
Opera Company.

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Broadway,, in Denver; the Great Northern and Schiller (now the Garrick), in
Chicago; the Auditorium, Kansas City, and the Savoy, New York. He built the
Duquesne Theatre (now the Belasco) in Pittsburg.

Mr. Henderson married Frankie Eaymonde in 1896, having a few years pre-
viously divorced his first wife, who was known on the stage as Grace Henderson.

HAWTREY, CHARLES, actor, was born at Slough, near Windsor, Eng-
land, in 1855, being the son of the Eev. John Hawtrey, an Eton master.
He was educated at Rugby. He made his first appearance on the stage in
London in "The Private Secretary," which had a long run. This was fol-
lowed by "The Arabian Nights," "Tenterhooks," "Nerves/' "Jane" and "Husband
and Wife." He played at tlie Globe Theatre from 1892 to 1895, and produced "The
\Yhite Elephant" and "Saucy Sally" at the Comedy in 1895 and 1896, and "One
Summer's Day" in 1897. This was followed by "The Cuckoo" and "Lord and Lady
Algy" in 1898, and "A Message from Mars," at the Avenue Theatre, London, in
1898-1900. With this play he came to the United States in 1904, under the man-
agement of Charles Frohman, making a pronounced success.

Returning to London in 1905. he repeated "A Message from Mars" at the Avenue
Theatre, and then produced "Time Is Money," at the Criterion, subsequently going
on a provincial tour with Ethel Irving in the same piece and in "The Lucky Miss
Dean." He created the part of Mr. Kingsbury, in "The Indecision of Mr. Kings-
bury," at the Haymarket. He adapted "The Private Secretary" from the German
of Von Moser, and is the author of "Mr. Marton," a three act comedy.

Mr. Hawtrey married Helen Neary Durand, daughter of the Eev. Ha vi land
Durand. of England, in 1902. His home is No. 5 Basil Mansions, Sloane street,
London, W.

HELD, MISS ANNA (MRS. FLOREXZ ZIEGFEL1), JR.), actress,
according to her managers, is a Parisienne, but it has been stated by those
claiming to know that she was born in Indiana. She first became popular
in America when she appeared, following Charmion, at Koster & Bial's
Music Hall, New York. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., then her manager and now her
husband and manager, first introduced her to the legitimate stage by featuring
her in a revival of "A Parlor Match" with Evans and Hoey at the Herald Square
Theatre, New York. It was at this time that Miss Held was advertised as taking
a bath in a tubful of milk every morning. After a disastrous tour to the Pacific
Coast, in which she played in "A Gay Deceiver" and "The Cat and the Cherub," she
appeared in "La Poupee" at Hammerstein's Olympia, New York, and then in the
musical comedy "Papa's Wife," by Harry B. Smith and Reginald De Koven.

HERBERT, VICTOR, composer, was born in Dublin, Ireland, on February
1. 1859, the son of Edward and Fannie Lover Herbert, and the grandson
of Samuel Lover, the novelist. He was sent to Germany to study music
when only seven years old, and became an expert performer on the violon-
cello, playing that instrument in the Court Orchestra, Stuttgart, and with many
famous European organizations. He came to this country as solo 'cellist in the
Metropolitan Orchestra in 1886, and afterward played first 'cello and was assistant
conductor with Theodore Thomas and Anton Seidl. He became bandmaster of the
Twenty-second Regiment Band, New York, in 1894, and in 1904 organized his own
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stage music are the scores of the operas "Prince Ananias,'' "The Serenade" and "The
Viceroy/' for the Bostonians; "The Wizard of the Nile," "The Idol's Eye" and "The
Ameer," for Frank Daniels ; "Cyrano de Bergerac," for Francis Wilson ; "The
Fortune Teller" and "The Singing Girl.'' for Alice Xielsen; "Babette" and "Mile.
Modiste," for Fritzi Scheff ; "Dolly Dollars," for Lulu Glaser, and "Babes in Toy-
land" and "It Happened in Nordland."

Mr. Herbert married on August 14, 1886, Therese Foerster, a well known prima
donna. Mr. Herbert's home is No. 321 West 108th street, Xew York.

HERNE, MISS CHRYSTAL, actress, was born in Boston in 1883, her
father being the well known actor James A. Herne, whose chief success
was "Shore Acres." Miss Herne made her stage debut in a small part in
"Griffith Davenport" on January 16, 1899, the play being produced by
her father's company. In the season of 1900-'01 she played with her father in
"Sag Harbor." Her next engagement was with E. H. Sothern. This was followed
by her appearance as Dearest in a revival of "Little Lord Fauntleroy." In 1903
she appeared as Hippolyta in Xat Goodwin's production of "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," and in November of that year plaA'ed her first engagement as a leading
woman, supporting Arthur Byron in Clyde Fitch's "Major Andre." This play
proving short-lived, she was engaged as leading woman by Xat Goodwin. In his
company she appeared as Gwendolin Winston, in "My Wife's Husbands." and as
Margaret Ruthven, in "A Gilded Fool." For the remainder of the season of 1904
she played the leading parts in Klaw & Erlanger's production of "Home Folks"
and in "Richter's Wife," written by her sister, Julie Herne. When Arnold
Daly began his production of the series of Shaw plays he engaged Miss Herne as
his leading woman, and her impersonations of Candida, in "Candida," and Gloria, in
"You Never Can Tell," were prominent factors in giving those plays their great
popularity. She appeared as Vivie Warren in the only production of the Shaw
play "Mrs. Warren's Profession" the authorities allowed. Leaving Mr. Daly's com-
pany, she went to London, appearing as the leading woman in support of H. B.
Irving, son of Sir Henry Irving, in his production of "The Jury of Fate" at the
Shaftesbury Theatre, the opening night being January 2, 1906. In March. 190(5.
she returned to Xew York and again joined Mr. Daly in a Shaw play, this time
playing Reina Petkopf, in "Arms and the Man."

HILLIARI), ROBERT COOHRAN, actor, was born in Xew York in
May, 1857. Soon afterward his family moved to Brooklyn, where they
were socially prominent. Robert Hilliard first tried commercial life in
a broker's office in Wall Street, but, becoming interested in am-iteur theat-
ricals and being elected president of the well known Gilbert Dramatic Society in
Brooklyn, an organization in which he and Edith Kingdon, now Mrs. George Gould,
played leading parts, he determined to adont the stage as a profession. He leaded
the Criterion Theatre. Brooklyn, and made his first professional appearance, in
"False Shame," there January 18. 1886. He also played in "Engaged" and "Led
Astray," at his own theatre.

His next engagement was with Charles Frohman, in "Saints and Sinners" and
"The Golden Giant." After seasons with Mrs. Langtry and Nat Goodwin Mr.
Hilliard starred in "Mr. -Barnes of New York," and made one of his greatest suc-
cesses in "Blue Jeans." Other conspicuous parts he played were Richard Gray, in
"Adrift." and the Earl of Woodstock, in "Sporting Life." In 1901 he was featured

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by Charles and Daniel Frohman in "Wheels Within Wheels." He also starred
successive seasons with Paul Arthur in "The Nominee," and alone in "Lost 24
Hours," "The Mummy" and "The Sleepwalker."

For years he played a one-act drama called "The Littlest Girl" in the vaudeville
houses, and in the fall of 1905 he created the part of Dick Johnson (Kemerrez, the
road agent), in David Belasco's "Girl of the Golden West." In 1881 he married
Cora Bell, a daughter of Franklin Bell, of Brooklyn, who obtained a divorce from
him April 21, 1894, and the custody of their only son ; then twelve years old. In
September, 1896, Mr. Hilliard married, in Jersey City, Mrs. Nellie E. Murphy, who
had obtained a divorce from her husband, Edgar Gibbs Murphy, a well known wing
shot. Before her first marriage she was Nellie E. Whitehouse, of N.ew York. Mr.
Hilliard's son is now an ensign in the L T nited States Navy, having graduated No. 3
in his class at Annapolis three years ago.

HITE, MISS MABEL (MRS. MICHAEL J. DONLIN), actress, was
born in Ashland, Ky., in 1885, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Hite. She made her first appearance on the stage when eleven years old
as the Lord Chancellor in an amateur performance of "lolanthe." Her
first professional engagement was with Dunn & Kyley's company in "The Milk
White Flag," in which she played the part of Pony Luce. She made her first
marked success a? Estelle in "The Telephone Girl," playing Miss Lipman's part.

She also achieved success as Quiriussa in
"The Girl and the Bandit." Since then she
has appeared chiefly in vaudeville sketches
with Walter Jones in all the principal the-
atres of the Keith-Proctor and Percy Will-
iams circuits and also at Hammerstein's.

Miss Hite, unlike many other young
soubrettes, is not afraid to distort her feat-
ures, assume ungainly attitudes and wear un-
attractive but laughter inspiring apparel.
She has made a specialty of playing uncouth
and ungainly girls, and seeks to be funny
rather than to look handsome on the stage.
In her sketch with Mr. Jones she plays the
part of an actress who assumes to be half-
witted, and by her clever acting wins the love
of the man she loves. The season of 1906
Miss Hite and Mr. Jones played an extended
tour. Miss Hite is a baseball enthusiast, and

early in 1906 she became the wife of Michael J. Donlin, the well known baseball
player.

HITCHCOCK, RAYMOND, comedian, was born in Auburn, N. Y. Be-
ing successful as an amateur actor, he decided to adopt the stage as
a profession. Obtaining an engagement in New York to play leading
parts on the road, he and the management mutually discovered that he
was unsuited to the part of Ingomar, and, finding himself stranded in Philadelphia,
Mr. Hitchcock obtained work in Wanamaker's store, where he remained a year. He
next was engaged by William T. Carleton and sang in the chorus of "The Brigand"

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for a salary of sixteen dollars a week. He got his first real opportunity in Montreal
when Charles A. Bigelow fell ill and he was called on to take the comedian's part at
short notice. His next engagement was for the part of Sir Tobin Topa.x. in "The
Golden Wedding/' after which he became leading comedian in the Castle Square
Opera Company, playing a variety of parts in standard light opera. He was the
original Uncle Shank in "We 'Uns of Tennessee." and afterward appeared in George
W. Lederer's productions of "A Dangerous Maid" and "Three Little Lambs." He
supported May Irwin in "The Belle of Bridgeport," played a season with "The
Burgomaster," and later appeared in "Vienna Life" and in the original cast of
"Miss Bob White." Mr. Hitchcock became a star under the management of Henry
W. Savage in "King Dodo," produced in Chicago early in 1902 and taken the same
year to Daly's Theatre, New York. Mr. Hitchcock has recently starred in "Easy
Dawson," "The Galloper" and "The Student King/"

HUGHES, MISS ANNIE (MKS. EDMUND F. LENOX), actress, was
born in Southampton, England, in 1869. She was the daughter of
Henry Hughes-Gass, of H arrogate, Yorkshire, and was educated in Xorth
London and at Queen's College, Harley street, London. Miss Hughes was
only fifteen years old when she made her first appearance on the stage in "The
Private Secretary," under the management of Charles Hawtrey, at the Globe The-
atre, London. After a short season with Thomas Thome at the Vaudeville she
was engaged by Sir Charles Wyndham, creating the part of Caroline Boffin, in "A
Man With Three Wives," and playing Jennie Gammon, in "Wild Oats," and one of
"The Two Roses," in a revival of Alberry's comedy.

Joining the Adelphi company she played in "The Bells of Hazlemere," and
then went to the Court Theatre and created the part of Winifred, in "Mamma," and
also played with Mrs. Kendal in "The Weaker Sex." In 1887 she was the original
Little Lord Fauntleroy, playing the part at the trial matinee. After a season
with E. S. Willard, playing Xancy, in "The Middleman," Miss Hughes was mar-
ried in 1890 to Nicholas Devereux, a wealthy young Irishman, and announced her
intention of retiring from the stage. The same year, however, she played in "April
Showers" and in "Sweet Xancy." She also played Angela, in "A Country Mouse,"
in 1901 ; in "A Girl from School," in 1903, and in "Public Opinion," in 1905.

In 1904 Miss Hughes created the part of Eliza Dibbs in E. C. Carton's comedy
"Mr. Hopkinson," at the Avenue Theatre, London. When the comedy was produced
in Xew York, early in 1906, Miss Hughes made her first appearance in America in
her original part. Miss Hughes is now the wife of Edmund Fitzmaurice Lenon, an
English actor, known on the stage as Edmund Maurice. Their home is at Xo. 4
Portman Mansions, Gloucester Place, London, W.

HOWARD, BKOXSON", playwright, was born in Detroit on October 7,
1842. His father was a ship owner and the Mayor of Detroit in 1849.
He was educated at Russle's Institute, New Haven, Conn. He began life
as a newspaper man and worked on "The Evening Mail," "The Tribune"
and "The Evening Post," New York, in 1862. Four years later he retired from
journalism to devote himself to dramatic authorship. During a long career as a
dramatist he has written scores of comedies and dramas, the most successful of
which have been "Saratoga," produced in 1870 ; "Diamonds," 1872 ; "Moorcroft,"
1874; "The Banker's Daughter," 1878; "Old Love Letters," 1878; "Hurricanes,"
1878; "Wives," 1879; "Young Mrs. Winthrop," 1882; "One of Our Girls," 1885;

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"Met by Chance," 1887; "The Henrietta/' 1887; "Shenandoah," 1889; "Aris-
tocracy," 1892, and "Peter Stuyvesant" (in collaboration with Brander Matthews),
1899. Mr. Howard is president of the American Dramatists and a member of the
Authors' and Lotos clubs and The Players, New York; the Savage and Green Room
clubs, London, and the Prismatics, Detroit. Mr. Howard married Miss Alice
Wyndham, a sister of Sir Charles Wyndham, in London, October 28, 1880.

HOLLINS, MISS MABEL, actress and singer, was born on Christmas
Day, 1887, in London. Her mother was a noted operatic singer; her
father Eedfern Hollins, the well known English tenor, and her uncle
Julian Edwards, the composer. In 1890 Miss Hollins was brought to

this country l>j her family, and three years later her sister Maude, then playing with

Richard Mansfield, in "The Scarlet Letter," took her on tour with that company.

Mr. Mansfield, after a talk with Miss Mabel, insisted that she play the part of Pearl,

a juvenile, in his support. At the end
of the tour the youthful actress re-
turned home and began the study of
music.

Although it was never intended that
she should go on the stage, Miss Hollins
took part in several amateur perform-
ances at the Park Hill Country Club, in
Yonkers, and played Peep-Bo, in "The
Mikado.'" A year or two later, during
a summer season of comic opera at the
Grand Opera House, New York, Will-
iam Stewart, having seen Miss Hollins's
work as an amateur, selected her for the
part of Molly Seymour, in "The
Geisha," which she played with marked
success. All doubt as to her future
vanished, and F. C. Whitney secured
her for Nora Melon, in "Piff, Paff.
Pouf." which ran almost a year at the
Casino Theatre, New York, and later
played the larger cities. Following
this. Miss Hollins created the part of
Daisy, in "His Honor the Mayor,"
which opened at the Chicago Opera
House. After a long engagement there

the company toured the Middle West and later settled at the New York Theatre

for a long summer run.

During this engagement of "His Honor the Mayor" Charles Frohman engaged

Miss Hollins to play Lady Dorothy, in "The Little Cherub," at the Criterion Theatre.

New York, and she left the part of Daisy at the height of its popularity, only to

achieve a greater success in her new role. Miss Hollins is a talented pianiste and

has composed several songs, some of which have already been published. Her home

is in Yonkers, N. Y.

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HOLLAND, EDMUND MILTON, actor, was born in Xew York Sep-
tember 7, 1848, being the second son of George Holland, a well known
comedian, and Catherine (DeLuce) Holland, and the brother of Joseph
and George Holland. He was educated at the public schools. He made
his first appearance on the stage as a baby, being carried on by his father in the play
"To Parents and Guardians." When he was fifteen he was made call boy at Mrs.
John Wood's Olympic Theatre, and about the same time he played one of the children
in "A Day After the Fair." For three years he worked at ^Irs. Wood's theatre for
a salary of $6 a week and then was engaged for small parts at Barnunrs Museum.
He next appeared with Joseph Jefferson in the first production in Xew Yon\ of
"Eip Van Winkle." In 186? Mr. Holland joined Lester Wallack's company. Up
to that time his stage name had been E. Milton. For thirteen years he remained
a member of the Wallack organization, his first part being in "A New Way to Pay
Old Debts." His most pronounced success was as Silky, in "The Road to Ruin."

After leaving Wallack in 1880, Mr. Holland played a short engagement under
A. M. Palmer as Rifnandini. in "French Flats," after which he went to London with
Mr. and Mrs. McKee Rankin, playing the Judge, in "The Danites." Returning to
this country he played Major McTurtle, in "Mother-in-Law," and the Deacon, in
"After the Ball," at Abbey's Star Theatre, Xew York. In 1882 he played Pittacus
Green, in "Hazel Kirke." When Mr. Palmer assumed control of the Madison
Square Theatre Mr. Holland became a member of his stock company, in which
organization he remained until the end of the season of 1894-'95. His best known
characters there and those which he was the first to portray in this country included
Captain Redwood, in "Jim the Penman"; Mr. Gardiner, in "Captain Swift";
Berkley Brue, in "Aunt Jack"; Gregory, in "A Pair of Spectacles"; Lot Burden,
in "Saints and Sinners," and Colonel Carter, in "Colonel Carter of Cartersville."

Mr. Holland,, in conjunction with his brother Joseph, first appeared as a star at
the Garrick Theatre, Xew York, September 2, 1895, in "A Man With a Past." The
seasons of 1895-'96 and 1896-'97 the Holland brothers starred in "A Social High-
wayman," and later E. M. Holland appeared as Eben Holden in the play of that
name, under the management of Charles Frohman. He played Pope Pius X, in
"The Eternal City/' in 1902-'03, and Captain Bedford, in "Raffles," with Kyrle
Bellow from 1903 to 1906. Mr. Holland is a member of The Lambs and The
Players.

HOPPER, WILLIAM DE WOLF, comedian, born in Xew York March
30, 1858, is descended from the well known Colonial De Wolf family on his
mother's side and allied by marriage to the Belmonts, Tiffanys, Perrys,
Lawrences and Aspinwalls. The old De Wolf homestead at Bristol, R. L,
in which state the family was famous and wealthy in the days of the Revolution, was
only recently sold. His mother, Miss Rosalie De Wolf, traced her genealogy back to
the eleventh century, the founder of the family being known as Olf the Sharp Eyed.
De Wolf Hopper's father, John Hopper, came from Quaker stock. He was a lawyer,
and it was intended that his son should follow the same profession. De Wolf Hopper
studied law, however, for only six months. He acted in an amateur performance of
"Conscience" at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York, and immediately de-
cided to become a professional actor. With $50,000 which he received at his father's
death he organized his own company, calling it the Criterion Comedy Company, and
with it he made his professional debut as Talbot Champneys, in "Our Boys." The
company also played "Caste." The company was a failure, but Mr. Hopper had some
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finance a tour through the South and West of "One Hundred Wives." The stranding
of this company ended his managerial career.

He then became a humble actor, and was engaged by Edward Harrigan for a
part in "The Blackbird." After this he studied singing for a time, with the inten-
tion of taking up grand opera, but abandoned the plan to accept an engagement with
Daniel Frohman in the Madison Square Theatre Company in 1884. He appeared
at that theatre as Pittacus Greene, in "Hazel Kirke," and Owen Hathaway, in "May
Blossom." Then he again looked longingly at the grand opera stage and resumed
vocal study. Comic opera, instead of grand, he soon learned, was to be his forte.
Tn the fall of 1885 he joined the McCaull Opera Company forces, and, being called
on at the last moment to play Pomeret, in "Desiret," at the Broad Street Opera
House, Philadelphia, acted the part so well that he was at once made chief comedian
of the company, with which he played in "The Black Hussar/' "The Beggar
Student," "Die Fledermaus," "The Lady or the Tiger," "Don Caesar," "Loraine,"
"Bellman," "Josephine Sold by Her Sister," "Falka," "Folback," "Boccaccio," "The
Crowing Hen," "Clover," "Fatinitza," "The Begum" and "Captain Fracasse."

Mr. Hopper first became a star in 1890, under the management of Locke & Davis,
in the opera "Castles in the Air." The following season he brought out "Wang," by
J. Cheever Goodwin and the late Woolson Morse, and it proved his first great success.
It ran for two seasons. "Panjandrum" followed, running for a season. He produced
"Dr. Syntax" in October, 1895, and followed this with "El Capitan," by John Philip
Sousa. in which he opened in Boston, April 13, 1896. In 1898 he took "El Capitan"
to London, where it met with astonishing success, and he also did very well there
with "The Charlatan," under the title of "The Mystical Miss." He later appeared
as a member of the all star stock company at the Weber & Fields Music Hall, New
York, and left that organization to head his own company in "Mr. Pickwick." After
a revival of "Wang" in 1904 he appeared the season of 1905-'06, under the manage-
ment of the Shuberts, in De Koven's "Happyland," which ran the entire season.
Mr. Hopper has also played Falstaff, in "The Merry Wives of Windsor," and David,
in an all star production of "The Rivals." Mr. Hopper has married four times. His
first wife was Ella Gardiner, his second cousin on his mother's side. They were
divorced, and he married Ida Mosher, of Boston, a member of the McCaull chorus.
They had one child, a boy. They were divorced in 1886. He married Edna Wallace
on January 28, 1893. They were divorced in 1898, and the following year Mr.
Hopper married Nella Reardon Bergen, who had shared his success in "El Capitan."
Mr. Hopper is a member of The Lambs.

HOPPER, MISS EDNA WALLACE, comedienne and light opera
singer, was born in San Francisco, Cal., her father being Walter Wallace,
a baseball scorer and theatre usher of that city. After his death her
mother was married to Alexander Dunsmuir, a Canadian, who lived in
San Francisco. He died in New York in January, 1900, forty days after his mar-
riage to Mrs. Wallace, leaving a fortune valued at between eight and ten million
dollars to his brother, James Dunsmuir, ex-Premier of British Columbia. His
widow compromised her claim on the estate for an annuity of $25,000, which ceased
at her death. After her death Edna Wallace brought suit in the Canadian courts,
where the will was probated, for one-third of the estate, to which her mother was
entitled under the laws of California. The Canadian courts upheld the will, and
the case was taken by Miss Hopper to the Privy Council, the British court of last
resort, in London.

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Koland Reed was responsible for her desire to become an actress. He met her when
she was about seventeen years old and jokingly offered her a place in his company,
which was then playing in San Francisco. Although her parents did not approve
of it, she accepted the offer, and August 17, 1891, made her first stage appear-
ance with Mr. Eeed's company at the Boston Museum, as Mabel Douglass, in "The
Club Friend." Two weeks later she made her first Xew York appearance, playing
the same part at the Star Theatre where, six weeks later she played the ingenue
role in "Lend Me Your Wife." Her work attracting the approval of Charles
Frohman, he engaged her for his forces, and with them she appeared as Lucy
Morton, in "Jane"; Mrs. Patterby, in "Chums"; Margery, in "Men and Women,"
and Wilbur's Ann, in "The Girl I Left Behind Me." In the last named her play-
ing received most favorable comment.

She was married to De Wolf Hopper June 28, 1895, while she was playing
Wilbur's Ann, becoming Mr. Hopper's third wife. A few weeks afterward, Delia
Fox becoming ill, Miss Hopper jumped into her part as Paquita, in "Panjandrum,"
and made of her first essay in the comic opera field a remarkable success. There-
after she played with her husband, as Merope Mallow, in "Dr. Syntax" ; Mataya, in
"Wang," and created, in April, 1896, the part of Estrelda, in "El Capitan," by
John Philip Sousa. The Hoppers had domestic difficulties, separated in 1898, and
were divorced, Mr. Hopper marrying Miss Bergen. Thereafter Edna Wallace
Hopper appeared in "Yankee Doodle Dandy," an extravaganza; with Lillian
Russell, in a revival of "La Belle Helene," and in 1899-1900 with Jerome Sykes,
in the extravaganza "Chris and the Wonderful Lamp," acting the role of Chris.
The season of 190o-'06 she played in vaudeville. The fall season of 1906 she was
a member of Lew Fields's company, opening at the Herald Square Theatre, Xew
York, in "About Town." Her address is Xo. 863 Seventh avenue, Xew York.

HUNT, PHIL, manager, was born in Philadelphia in 1868. He began his
theatrical career in 1880 with H. B. Mahn's Juvenile Opera Company.
Engagements followed with various travelling and stock companies. In
1886 he became treasurer and business manager with Bennett and Moul-
ton's companies, followed by engagements in a managerial capacity with Madame
and Augustin Xeuville, X. S. Wood, Joseph Callahan, Harry Lacy and for three sea-
sons with H. C. Miner's and W. A. Brady's companies. In 1894 he directed the tour
of Weber & Fields's "The Trolley Party," and in 1895 managed the tour of the Wash-
burn Sisters in "Fortuna." Three seasons' association with Arthur C. Aiston fol-
lowed, and in 1900 he managed the tour of Ben Hendricks in Jacob Litt's production
of "A Yenuine Yentleman." In 1902 he bought from Mortimer Murdoch, the Eng-
lish playwright, "Down by the Sea" for the sum of $300 and it cleared a profit of
$18,500 for Mr. Hunt in the following three .seasons. In August, 1905, at the
American Theatre, Xew York, he produced "Hearts of Gold," and the same season, in
December, "A Crown of Thorns" at the Fourteenth Street Theatre. Mr. Hunt's
later productions were "The Master Workman" and "An Outcast Wife."

ILLINGTON, MISS MARGARET (MRS. DANIEL FROHMAN),
actress, was born in Bloomington, 111., in 1881. Her maiden name was
Maude Light. After studying dramatic art for two years in a Chicago
school she made her professional debut in a small part in "The Pride of
Jennico," with James K. Hackett's company. Subsequently she played the leading
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Frohman's stock company at the Lyceum Theatre, New York. She afterward
played a summer engagement as leading woman of the Richmond (Va.) stock
company and played one season as leading woman with E. H. Sothern. In 1905
she created the leading role in "The Japanese Xightingale" at Daly's Theatre,
New York, and in March, 1904, she played Henriette, in the all-star cast
revival of "The Two Orphans." She was the creator of the part of Mrs. Leffing-
well, in Augustus Thomas's comedy, "Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots," in November.
1905. She played the leading woman's role in "The Lion and the Mouse" in
Chicago in 1906 and went to London with the company especially selected to pre-
sent the Klein play there. On September 3, 1906, she appeared as Nina, the lead-
ing woman's role in Arthur W. Pinero's "His House in Order," at its first American
production at Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre, New York.
Miss Illington's home is No. 159 West 7 Oth street, New York.

IRVING, HENRY BRODRIBB, actor, eldest son of Sir Henry Irving,
was born in London August 5, 1870, and educated at Marlborough and
New College, Oxford, where he took honors in history. On July 26, 1896, he
married Dorothea Baird, an actress, who came into prominence as creator of
the part of Trilby. He was called to the bar in 1894, but never practised, preferring
to follow his father's profession. When twenty-one he joined John Hare's com-
pany at the Garrick Theatre, London, appearing in "School," in 1891. He filled
engagements under various managers and toured in the provinces with Ben Greet' s
company in 1895. He played Louis Roupell, in "The Tree of Knowledge," and
Sir William Beaudevere, in "The Ambassador," with George Alexander, at the St.
James's in 1896-'97. In 1902 he joined the company of Charles Frohman at the
Duke of York's Theatre to play Orlando, in "The Twin Sisters," and Crichton, in
"The Admirable Crichton." In 1905 he appeared as Hamlet at the Adelphi, and
his performance was greeted with warm praise.

Mr. Irving is the author of "The Life of Judge Jeffreys,''* published in 1898,
and a volume of criminal studies, entitled "French Criminals of the Nineteenth
Century," published in 1901. His home is at Russell Mansions. Southampton Row,
London.

IRVING, MISS ISABEL, actress, was born in Bridgeport, Conn., February
28, 1871. Soon after she left school, and without experience, even as an
amateur, she was engaged by Rosina Yokes, and made her first appearance
at the Standard Theatre. New York, as Errnyntrude Johnson, in "The School
Mistress," in February, 1887. The following season she was engaged by Augustin
Daly, and remained in his company six years, appearing as Oberon, in "A Midsum-
mer Night's Dream" ; Helen, in "The Hunchback" ; Audrey, in "As You Like It" ;
Daisy, in "Nancy and Co." ; Susan, in "A Night Off" ; Pansy, in "The Great Un-
known," and Faith, in "The Last Word." She played with the company in London,
and also at the Vaudeville Theatre, Paris, where she appeared in Ada Rehan's part
of Jo, in "The Lottery of Love."

While in London in 1894 Miss Irving resigned from the Daly company, and
that fall she played Lady Noeline, in "The Amazons," under the management of
Daniel Frohman. On the retirement of Georgia Cayvan, Miss Irving became lead-
ing woman of the old Lyceum Theatre Company, New York. While there she played
in "'The Case of Rebellious Susan," "The Prisoner of Zenda," "A Woman's Silence,"
"The Wife," "The Charity Ball" and "The Benefit of the Doubt."

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In 1897 she was engaged by Charles Frohman to succeed Maude Adams as lead-
ing woman for John Drew, a place she occupied for several seasons, during which
she played in "Rosemary," ''A Marriage of Convenience,'* "One Summer Day." "The
Liars'' and "The Tyranny of Tears." She also appeared in several other Frohman
productions, among them being "The Husbands of Leontine," "Self and Lady,"
"The Romanesques," "The Eoyal Rival," with William Faversham. and in "A Mes-
sage from Mars," with Charles Hawtrey. She then was starred in "The Crisis,"
under the management of James K. Hackett. She played Louise, in the all star cast
of "The Two Orphans."

IRWIN, MISS MAY (MRS. FREDERICK W. KELLER), activss. was
born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, in 1802. being the daughter of Robert F.
and Jane Draper Campbell. When she was eight years old she was the
soprano of the village church choir. She made her first stage appearance with
her sister Florence at Daniel Shelby's Adelphi Variety Theatre, Buffalo, in December.
1875, the sisters singing duets. It is recorded that Florence fainted after they had
done their first turn. At the suggestion of Mr. Shelby they adopted the name
Irwin for stage purposes. Their combined salary was $30 a week. In 1877 the
sisters were playing their first sketch, "On Board the Mary Jane." at a Detroit
variety theatre. Tony Pastor saw them there and engaged them for his Xew York
theatre, and they appeared for the first time in the metropolis on September 13,
1877. There they played the sketch "A Rural Stroll" for four years and played
"leads" in the burlesques. They left Pastor's in 1884, and May Irwin was engaged
by Augustin Daly. She made her first appearance at his theatre in Pinero's "Boys
and Girls." She became popular as the creator of the role of Siisan, in "A Xight
Off," and Lucy, in "The Recruiting Officer," and accompanied Mr. Daly's company
twice on its tours abroad. In 1888 she returned to variety and became, with her
sister, a member of the Howard Athenaeum Company, Boston. At this time the
Trwin sisters produced John J. McXally's first dramatic work, a sketch called
"Home Rule." After appearing in H. Grattan Donnelly's "Fashions" she appeared
as Helen Stockton, in "The Junior Partner," with Henry Miller, under the man-
agement of Charles Frohman ; as Ophelia, in the burlesque "Poets and Puppets,"
and in Russell's "The City Directory." After an engagement with Peter Dailey in
"A Country Sport" she for the first time became a star with "The Widow Jones,"
by John J. McXally, which ran through the season of 1895-'96. It was at this time
that Miss Trwin began the coon song singing which has added so materially to her
popularity. She got the idea through hearing negro servants singing rag time at a
summer hotel. The season of 1896-'97 she again met with success as a star in "The
Swell Miss Fitzwell," and the following season appeared in "Courted Into Court/'
"Kate Kip, Buyer," "Sister Mary," "The Belle of Bridgeport," "Madge Smith,
Attorney," followed successively up to the season of 190.VOO, when she appeared in
"Mrs. Black Is Back." She last appeared in "Mrs. Wilson, That's All."

JEFFRIES, MISS MAUD, actress, was born in Coahoma County. Missis-
sippi, in 1870, and educated in Columbia, Tenn. When nineteen years old
she obtained an engagement to play small parts in Augustin Daly's company
in Xew York. Then Wilson Barrett, the English actor, engaged her for his
London company. Her first London success was in "The People's Idol," at the
Olympic Theatre. After that she played leading parts in Mr. Barrett's repertoire.
>U'e was the original Kate, in "The Manxman," and Ben My Chree, in Hall Game's

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adaptation of his novel "The Deemster." She was also the original Mercia, in "The
Sign of the Cross/' which she played with Wilson Barrett all over the world. She
played Marianne in Beerbohm Tree's production of "Herod" at His Majesty's
Theatre. London, in 1900. Since then she has made a tour of Australasia.

JANIS, ELSIE (ELSIE JANIS BIEBBOWER), actress, and youngest
star on the American stage, was born at Delaware, Ohio, March 16, 1889.
Her parents were of English, Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. As a child
of three years she began the imitations which have since placed her in a class
by herself in that line of stage work. In her own words : "I began imitating every-
thing, from animals to railroad trains." While she was living in Columbus she was
taken to see James Neill, who was playing there with his own company. Being
struck with the personality of the child, he arranged to make her a member of his

company, and gave her her first part,
that of the boy Cain, in "The Charity
Ball." As Cain she made her first
stage appearance December 24, 1897.
Her parents had known President Mc-
Ki nicy's family in Columbus, and while
a guest at the White House at Christ-
mas, 1899, she showed her ability as an
entertainer to an audience composed of
the President and his family, members
of his Cabinet and Miss Janis's great-
uncle, Senator Cockrell, of Missouri.
Her talent for mimicry so impressed
the President that he suggested a vaude-
ville stage career for her. His advice
was followed, and in August. 1900, she
made her first appearance on the vaude-
ville and New York stages. Edward
E. Eice, who was conducting summer
night concerts on the Casino Theatre
roof, engaged her, and under the name
, .,*/;, of "Little Elsie" she was an instantane-
ous success. For the next three years
she was a top liner in the chief theatres

-'... -'- j of the vaudeville circuit, her imitations

of the voices, make-ups and manner-
isms of various well known actors being the principal feature of her performances.
In 1904 she was starred by Milton and Sargent Aborn in "The Belle of New York."
thus becoming a star at the age of fourteen. Starring tours in "The Fortune
Teller" and "The Duchess," which had been played by Alice Nielsen and Anna
Held, respectively, followed. It was not, however, until the summer of 1905 that
Miss Janis obtained her real chance in Broadway. Then the management of the
New York Eoof Garden selected her to head their summer players. Miss Janis
seemed to catch New York at the psychological moment, and it was then that
George C. Tyler, managing director of Liebler & Co., signed her. She opened
under the Liebler & Co. management in "The Vanderbilt Cup" at the Broadway
Theatre, New York, in the fall of 1905 and enjoyed there an entire season's run.
an achievement without precedent at her age.

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JANSEN, MARIE (MARIE JOHNSON), actress, was born in Boston,
where she made her professional debut in the Park Theatre September 13,
1881, in the "Lawn Tennis" company, then playing at the Bijou Theatre,
New York. After that she played the waiting maid to the Countess, in
"Olivette," and when the company went to Boston she was promoted to play the
part of the Countess. In 1883 she joined the forces of Colonel McCaull and ap-
peared in "The Beggar Student." That was her first real success. Mr. Aronson,
of the Casino, in New York, heard her, and at once offered her a position in his com-
pany. In the spring of 1884 Charles Wyndham engaged her to create the title role
in "Featherbrain" in London, which she played for eight months. Then she came
back and was engaged as leading woman for Francis Wilson's comic opera company,
a position which she retained for several years. In 1901 she organized a company
of her own, with which she toured the country. Then she retired for two years.
Her address is Winthrop, Mass.

JEFFREYS, MISS ELLIS (MRS. H. S. SKELTON), actress, was born in
Ireland, being the daughter of the late Captain Jeffreys. She was first mar-
ried to the Hon. Frederic Curzon, but this marriage was afterward dissolved,
and she became the bride of Herbert Sleath Skelton, an actor. Miss Jeffreys's
first appearance on the English stage was in light opera, in which she played small
parts. That line of work did not satisfy her, and she abandoned it for comedy. She
made an almost immediate success, and played leading parts in nearly all the West
End theatres of London. In 1902-'03-'04 she played the leads with Harrison and
Maude at the Haymarket Theatre, in London, and subsequently, in 1905, with Fred-
erick Harrison. In 1904 she made a tour of the United States in company with her
husband, Mr. Sleath, and achieved considerable success. In 1905 she again came
to the United States, to play in a special production of "The Fascinating Mr. Van-
derveldt." She opened the season of 1906-'07 in the Ignited States in "The Dear
Unfair Sex/' at the Liberty Theatre, New York, which, proving a failure, was with-
drawn. Later she played Kate Hardcastle, in a revival of "She Stoops to Conquer,"
with W. H. Crane as Old Hardcastle.

JEWETT, HENRY, actor, was born in Australia, but spent his boyhood
in Dunedin, New Zealand. At the age of fifteen he had acquired a repu-
tation as a public reciter. After working on a ranch as a cowboy for a time he
became a clerk in the Bank of New Zealand. In 1879 Mr. Jewett made his
first appearance on the stage as Ealph Waters, in an amateur performance of "Bitter
Cold," in Dunedin. He made his first appearance as a professional in Wellington,
New Zealand, April 1, 1880. After a year of stock work in Dunedin he toured New
Zealand with Miss Louise Pomeroy. Then he went to Australia, opening as Clifford
Armitage, in "The Lights o' London," in Ballarat, Victoria, December 26, 1882.

Mr. Jewett next supported George Darrell in Melbourne, and in 1884 joined
Wybert Eeeve's company in Adelaide. For the next seven or eight years he was
leading man in many first class companies in Australia. In 1892 he came to this
country and played his first part here as Charles Cashmore, in the one act play "My
Uncle's Will," with the Stockwell Theatre Company.

In 1893 Mr. Jewett was leading man for Miss Julia Marlowe, playing the whole
of her repertoire. The following season he was with Eichard Mansfield. He
created the part of Sergius. in George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man," and
with Miss Eose Coghlan he played in "Diplomacy." Mr. Jewett appeared as Bene-

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diet Arnold, in a drama of the same name, on December 27, 1895, in New York, and
his performance attracted much attention. He then was seen as Cassius, in "Julius
Caesar," and as Othello. The summer of 1896 Mr. Jewett organized a stock com-
pany in Kansas City, with himself as star, and supported by his wife, known on
the stage as Miss Frances Hastings, whom he married in Sydney, Australia, in 1888.
Mr. Jewett was with Mr. Mansfield again in 1896-'97. He supported Miss
Fanny Davenport in "Joan of Arc," and played Shakespearian parts in St. Louis
in seasons following. He first appeared in the part of John Storm, in "The Chris-
tian," in Boston. March 6. 1899.

JONES, WALTER, comedian, was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1872. "\Vhen
lie was ten years old he ran away to join Robinson & Alexander's circus,
serving an apprenticeship as a tumbler, and eventually rising to the dignity
of a clown. He then became associated with the box office of the Grand
Opera House, Cincinnati, and made his first appearance as an actor in a melodrama
called "Genevieve" on a tour which terminated disastrously in Toronto. Working
his way to St. Thomas. Mr. Jones joined the Howard Hall circus, which he left in

the early 80's to play Passepartout in Imre
Kiralfy's spectacle, "Around the World in
Eighty Days." Four seasons with W. A.
Mestayer's company followed, during which
Mr. Jones played in "'We, Us & Co.," "The
Tourists" and' "The Grab Bag." Following
this he played Owen McFee in "Aunt
Bridget's Baby," with George Monroe.

Soon afterward he ran a dramatic agency
in Cincinnati and managed James Owen
O'Connor for a short season. Then followed
a season with "The United States Mail." af-
ter which, for two years, he acted the part
of Snapper in "The Pulse of New York." It
was in this part that he originated the tramp
act which afterward brought him into promi-
nence. He was playing at the Grand Opera
House, Boston, when Edward E. Rice en-
gaged him to play the King in "1492." In

this, just four hundred years after the title date, Mr. Jones made his first great
success, his tramp specialty making him famous throughout the long run of the
extravaganza in New York. Mr. Jones then played William Tell in "Excelsior
Jr." and one of the bailiffs in "The Lady Slavey." His next engagement was in
"Gay New York." After that he made a popular character of Buffingsby Flash in
"One Round of Pleasure."

Prior to 1900 Mr. Jones starred in a revival of "In Gay New York" at the
Casino, New York, starred with Thomas Q. Seabrooke and Miss Edna Wallace
Hopper in "Yankee Doodle Dandy," played in "The Man in The Moon" at the
New York Theatre. New York, and in "The Gay Debutantes." After a season in
vaudeville with Miss Norma Whalley he went to San Francisco in the summer of
1900 to play in an all star cast giving the Hoyt farces. Afterward he starred for
two seasons in "The Chaperones," of which he was part owner with Frank L.
Perley. After a season in George V. Hobart's "The Sleepy King" he appeared in

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1905 in "The Girl and The Bandit." The season of 1!)05-'OG Mr. Jones shirred
in a vaudeville sketch with Mabel Hite.

He is a member of The Lambs, the Larchmont Yacht Club. The Green Room
Club, the Chicago Automobile Club, the Vaudeville Comedy Club, the White Rats,
the Eagles. F. 0. E. and The Flying Squadron.

JONES, HENRY ARTHUR, playwright, was born in Brandborough,
Bucks, England, September 29. 1851, being the son of Silvanus Jones, a
farmer. He was educated at the village grammar school at Winslow, Bucks,
and -went into business life at Bradford, Yorkshire, when thirteen years old.
He became a successful commercial traveller, but from the first time he entered a
theatre, at the age of eighteen, and saw Miss Bateman, in "Leah," at the Haymarket.
London, he was so fascinated with the stage that he devoted all his spare time to
its study. When he was twenty-seven he deserted commercial life to become a
dramatist.

His first play was a little piece called "It's Only Round the Corner," which was
produced at the Exeter Royal Theatre in 1878. This was followed by "Hearts of
Oak," "Elopement," "A Clerical Error." "An Old Master," "His Wife," "Cherry
Ripe" and "A Bed of Roses." His first notable success was "The Silver King,"
written with Henry Herman, and produced at the Princess's Theatre, London, by
Wilson Barrett, in 1882. Since then he has written "Saints and Sinners," produced
in 1884; "The Middleman," 1889, and "Juclali." 1890, for E. S. Willard ; "The
Dancing Girl." 1891 ; "The Crusaders," 1891 ; "The Tempter" and "The Bauble
Shop." 1893; "The Masqueraders" and "The Case of Rebellious Susan," 1894; "The
Triumph of the Philistines." 1895 ; "Michael and His Lost Angel" and "The Rogue's
Comedy," 1896; "The Physician" and "The Liars," 1897; "The Manoeuvres of
Jane," 1898 ; "The Lackey's Carnival" and "The Princess's Nose," 1902 : "White-
washing" and "Joseph Entangled." 1903; "The Chevalier," 1904. and "The Heroic
Stubbs," 1906.

Nearly all his plays have been produced in the United States. In August, 1906.
his latest play. "The Hypocrites," was produced, for the first time on any stage, at
the Hudson Theatre, New York. Mr. Jones personally superintended the rehearsals,
and this was the first time a new play by a leading English playwright had its
initial performance in the United States. Mr. Jones's home is No. 38 Portland
Place, London. N. W.

JOHNSON, MISS MARION POLLOCK, actress, was born in Dubuque,
Iowa. As a member of the Amateur Dramatic Club of Chicago she played
in many amateur performances before appearing on the professional stage,
on which she made her debut in Boston, July 8, 1901. with J. H. Gilmore.
She next appeared in "The Price of Peace" at McVicker's Theatre. Chicago, as
Sister Agnes and general understudy. In 1902 she played Patty Swain in "Richard
, Carvel," and the same season joined Amelia Bingham's company, playing a part in
"A Modern Magdalen." After playing in "A Fool and His Money" in 1903 she
replaced Olive May in William H. Crane's "The Spenders" company. In 1904 she
played with the Bellows stock company, in St. Louis ; in 1905 with the Bush Temple
stock company in Chicago, and in 1906 with Proctor's stock company in New York.
October 23, 1905, she created the part of Kate Roberts in the original "The Lion
and The Mouse" company at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, and played the same
part in the season of 1906.

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KELLY, HARRY, comedian, was born in New York and made his first
appearance on the stage at the age of seven years at the London Theatre
there with the Alex Zanfretta Troupe of pantomimists. His next engage-
ment was with the Niles, Evans, Bryant & Hoey Company, he being one
of an act of boys known as the Big Little Four. The first part of consequence
young Kelly essayed was that of the Bad Boy in "Peck's Bad Boy." Later he
joined his stepfather, John T. Kelly, and Dan Mason who were playing in "The

Tigers." Subsequently he played the role of
the Policeman in "Evangeline," and was with
Richard Golden in "A Barber Scrape." With
John T. Kelly and Gus Williams he ap-
peared in the farce "U and I" and later with
John T. Kelly in "McPhee of Dublin." Af-
ter gaining the popular favor in the musical
review "Cook's Tours" at Koster & Bial's,
New York, he played with Lillian Russell
in "The American Beauty."

For the next three years he was one of
the principal members of Klaw & Erlanger's
"Jack and the Beanstalk" company, leaving
it for "The Whirl of the Town" at the
Casino, New York, in which as the bartender
he again pleased the public, especially in his
song "Roxianna Dooley." In the "Mam'zelle
'Awkins" company at the Walnut Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, and the Victoria

Theatre. New York, lie made one of the chief successes of his career. Subsequently
he was with James T. Powers in "The Messenger Boy," with the late Jerome Sykes
in "The Billionaire," in "A Little of Everything" at the Aerial Gardens, New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York, and in "Mother Goose." In 1905 he became a
member of the Lew Fields Theatre Company in New York, playing in "It Hap-
pened in Nordland" and in the burlesque of "The Music Master/' He next ap-
peared in "His Majesty" and in the spring of 1906 created the role of Deacon
Flood in "His Honor the Mayor," probably the best of his career. In August, 1906,
Mr. Kelly signed a five years' contract with Alfred E. Aarons.

KELCEY, HERBERT (HERBERT LAMB), actor, was born in Eng-
land October 10, 1855. As the eldest son of a county family, he was
intended for the army, but he joined a provincial theatrical company and
made his first appearance on the stage at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, in
1877, playing a small part in "Flirtation." After roughing it in the provinces for
three years, he was engaged by Sir Augustus Harris, and created the part of Cap-
tain Lord Loverton, in "Youth," produced at the Drury Lane Theatre August 6,
1881. The following year he came to this country, making his American debut
at Wallack's Theatre, New York, as Philip Radley, in "Taken from Life," Sep-
tember 9, 1882. Mr. Kelcey also created the parts of Count Orloff, in "Diplomacy,"
and the Spider, in "The Silver King," in this country.

The seasons of 1884-'85 Mr. Kelcey was a member of the Madison Square com-
pany, New York, playing Cheviot Hill, in "Engaged" ; Edward Warburton, in "Old
Love Letters," and Philip Van Pelt, in "Our Society." The following year, as a
member of the Wallack Stock Company, he played Colonel Tressidor, in "Harvest":

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Lord Jura, in "Moths"; Mark Helstone, in "Harbor Lights"; Tom Coke, in "Old
Heads and Young Hearts"; Major Barton, in ''The Dominic's Daughter." and
Joseph Surface, in "The School for Scandal."

In October, 1887, Mr. Kelcey became leading man in Daniel Frohmau's Lyceum
Stock Company, making his first appearance as John Rutherford, in "The Wife."
He remained in that organization nine years, creating and playing many leading-
parts. In the fall of 1896 he supported Mrs. Leslie Carter, in "The Heart of
Maryland," after which he became a star, playing for several seasons the role of
Edward Fletcher, in "The Moth and the Flame," at the head of his own company,
with Effie Shannon as his leading woman.

KELLERD, JOHN, actor, was born in Kensington. London, May 14. 1863.
He was an orphan at the age of four, and at eight had learned to play the
vioiin and piano. His stage career began January 10, 18T9, when he
played Polonius, in "Hamlet," at the King's Cross Theatre, London. He
then accepted a place as leading man in the Lyceum Theatre in Stafford. From
there he drifted into several provincial companies, and then obtained a London
engagement at Sadlers' Wells Theatre. Another round of the English provinces
followed, and then he was engaged, in May, 1883. for the company of the Boston
Museum, and came to the United States to fill that engagement.

He afterward played with Daniel Bandmann and as leading man for William
J. Florence and Frederick Warde. His first New York appearance was in "Held
by the Enemy," August 16, 1886, in the role of Gordon Hayne. After the death of
Florence he was engaged by Joseph Jefferson to play the part of Sir Lucius
O'Trigger, in "The Rivals," the part which had been played so long by Florence.
He appeared later with Henrietta Crosman, in "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," at the Belasco
Theatre, New York, and with Mrs. Fiske, in "Leah Kleschna."

KENDAL, EZRA, actor, was born on a farm in Allegany County. New
York, in 1861. He began life as a printer in Olean, N. Y. ; then, going to
New York, he became a reporter on "The Xew York Herald" for a
time, and then on "The Olean Times." He made his first appearance as
a professional actor at Elizabeth, N. J., in the farce "That Rascal Pat," on St.
Patrick's Day, 1880. After that he supported Lillian Cleves-Clark, in "Only a
Farmer's Daughter," getting a salary of $4 a week and expenses. Mr. Kendal made
his first hit in "Wanted, a Partner," at Rankin's Third Avenue Theatre, New York.
after which he wrote and produced "We, Us & Co.," and became a star. He starred
eleven years in his farce "A Pair of Kids." More recently Mr. Kendal starred in
"The Vinegar Buyer."

KENDAL, WILLIAM HUNTER (GRIMSTON), actor, was born in
London December 16, 1843. At the age of eighteen he entered the
dramatic profession as a member of the old Soho stock company of Lon-
don, which at that period included p]llen Terry and David James. He
went to Glasgow, Scotland, in 1862, where he remained, as a member of the Theatre
Royal Company until 1866, supporting such stars as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean,
Helen Faucit and G. V. Brooke. At the end of 1866 he made his first appearance in
London at the Haymarket in "A Dangerous Friend." He married Miss Madge
Robertson August 7, 1869, and the remainder of his theatrical career is prac-

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tically identical with that of his wife. He is a member of The Junior, Carlton, Gar-
rick. Beefsteak, Arts and Cosmopolitan clubs, London.

KENDAL, MRS. (MRS. W. II. GRIMSTON), actress, was born at Clee-
thorpes, Lincolnshire, March 15, 1849, being the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Robertson, both of whom were actors, and the sister of T. W.
Robertson, the author of "Caste/' "School" and "Ours." Her first public
appearance was at the old Marylebone Theatre in "The Struggle for Gold." For
a long time she played children's parts in pantomime and made her debut as an
adult as Madge Robertson at the Haymarket, playing Ophelia to the Hamlet of the
late Walter Montgomery in 1865. An eighteen months' tour in the English prov-
inces followed, and in 1867 she returned to London and appeared in "The Great
City" at Drury Lane. The following year she came into prominent notice by her
performance of Blanche Dumont, in "A Hero of Romance," at the Haymarket.
She remained there for seven years, creating the principal parts in a series of suc-
cessful pieces by W. S. Gilbert, including "The Palace of Truth," "Pygmalion and
Galatea," "Broken Hearts'" and "The Wicked World." Two of her greatest triumphs
were Lady Orman, in "Peril," and Dora, in "Diplomacy," at the Prince of Wales's
Theatre in 1876.

The Kendals entered into a partnership with John Hare in the management of
the St. James's Theatre, which continued from 1877 to 1888, during which time
they produced many successful plays. In 1889 Mr. and Mrs. Kendal made their
first tour of the United States and Canada under the direction of Daniel Frohman.
It was phenomenally successful, and was repeated annually for five years. Since
then they have made several provincial tours and played several seasons in London.
The Kendals were married August 7, 1869. Their London address is Xo. 12 Port-
land Place.

KEITH, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, owner of vaudeville theatres, wa
born in Hillsboro Bridge, X. H., of Scotch and French parentage. Until
he was eighteen years old he was content with the life of a farm boy and
a "deestrick" school education. He saw a performance of Van Am-
burgh's circus at that time, and it so impressed him that the farm Avas no longer to
his liking. He started out as a circus worker, and was associated in those early
day* with BunnelPs and Barnum's museums, in Xew York, and with the circuses
of Forepaugh and Batcheller & Doris. He finally ventured into the show business
as a proprietor, and followed it with varying success until 1885. On July 6 of
that year Mr. Iveith founded and began the continuous performance plan now
known as vaudeville. Mr. Keith himself ascribes the idea to the fact that he saw
in a dream people singing and dancing continually on a stage. He was then part
owner of the Gaiety Musee, in Boston, and he saw financial disaster coming. The
dream seemed to him an inspiration when he recalled it later at a time when he
was seeking some way out of his difficulties. He went to work, evolved his plan
and put it into operation. The first day the receipts increased just $50.

The success of the plan exceeded his most sanguine expectations, and in 1886
Mr. Keith leased the Bijou Theatre, adjoining the Gaiety. He branched out. and
year by year built or leased theatres for vaudeville performances until, in 1905, he
bad, in addition to two Boston theatres, houses in Providence, R. I.; Pawtucket,
B. I.: Philadelphia, Cleveland. Columbus, Ohio: Portland. Me.; Manchester,
N. H. : Lowell, Mass. : Xew York, and London. England. In June. 1906, Mr.

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Keith and F. F. Proctor, his chief competitor in the vaudeville field, who also had
theatres in various cities, including New York, joined forces and formed the Keith
& Proctor Amusement Company. This was the beginning of what is now called
the Vaudeville Trust, for a few weeks later the United Booking Office of America.
headed by Messrs. Keith and Proctor, was formed, with the control of more than
one hundred vaudeville houses in the Eastern and Western cities. Mr. Keith's
home is in Brookline, Mass. He is the owner of the steam vacht Courier.

KELLY, JOHN T., Irish comedian., was born in Boston. Mass.. August 2(5.
1855. He attended the public schools until he was fourteen years old.
in the mean lime doing clog dancing for the amusement of his com-
panions. His first public appearance was under the management of M.
B. Leavitt, with whom he made a six months tour through the Eastern States and
Canada. At the close of this engagement he adopted white face and low comedy
parts and joined Jennie Kimball's comedy and burlesque company. While with
this organization his parents induced him to abandon the stage, and he was appren-
ticed to a clothing cutter. He devoted one year to this trade, and then threw away
the tape measure in, disgust and joined "The Mocking Bird Serenaders" in Bangor,
Me. In 1870 he made his firs appearance in vaudeville, in Buffalo. The following-
year he became a favorite at Tony Pastor's Theatre, Xew York, in Irish character
changes. He formed a team with Thomas J. Ryan, known as Kelly and Ryan,
which was dissolved in 1885, and Dan Mason, the German comedian, then became
his stage partner. Afterward he joined with Gus Williams, the German comedian,
and starred with him in "U and I." He afterward appeared in ''Roger McFee."
He was also with the Weber & Fields forces. The season of 11)0(5 he played a sketch
in vaudeville houses.

KERKER, GUSTAVE, composer and musical director, who filled that
post for many years at the Xew York Casino, was born in Westphalia.
Germany, February 28, 1857, of a family of musicians. He came to this
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country in 1867 and settled in Louisville, Ky. When little more than
sixteen years old he first conducted an opera, Weljer's "Der Freischutz," and later
he became leader of the orchestra of a Louisville theatre. In 1879 he composed
his first opera. "Cadets," the libretto being written by Morris Warner. Then he
went to Xew York, and joined E. E. Rice in the production of "'Orpheus and
Eurydice," at the Bijou Opera House. He retained the position of director at the
Bijou until 1888, when "The Pearl of Peking'' was produced, nearly all of the
music of which he composed. Then he transferred his services to the Casino, his
first production there being "The Brigands," of which most of the music was
original with him. He is the author of the music of "Castles in the Air" and "The
Belle of Xew York," and hundreds of similar pieces.

KIDDER, MISS KATHRYX (MRS. LOUIS K. ANSPACHER),
actress, was born in Xewark, X. J., but her home is in Evanston, TIL,
where her grandfather was President of the University. Her father was
Colonel H. M. Kidder, a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. Her
first real professional work was done in Xew York, at the old Union Square Theatre,
where, in 1888, she appeared as Wanda, in Frank Mayo's production of "Xordeck."
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at the Star Theatre, Broadway and 13th street, New York. After that she toured
in legitimate repertoire with Joseph Haworth. Her next appearance was as Dear-
est, in "Little Lord Fauntleroy," at the Broadway Theatre, New York. Then she
purchased the American rights of "Sans-Gene" and presented it at the Broadway
Theatre, where it achieved a decided succcess and was continued for a long run.
She toured with this French play for three years. After this she became a star
under the management of Wagenhals & Kemper.

Miss Kidder was married in October, 1905, to Louis K. Anspacher.

KLEIN, CHARLES, playwright, was born in London, England, January
7, 1867, and educated at the North London College. He was connected
with the stage for many years before writing his first play, which was
called "A Mile a Minute." His next play, "By Proxy," attracted con-
siderable attention, and he has since scored many successes. His best known plays
are "A Paltry Million," "The District Attorney," "Heartsease," "The Charlatan,"
"El Capitan," a comic opera; "The Honorable John Grigsby," "Dr. Belgraft," "A
Eoyal Rogue," "The Cipher Code," "The Auctioneer" and "The Music Master,"
both written for David Warfield; "Mr. Pickwick," a comic opera written for De
Wolf Hopper; "Red Feather," also an opera; "The Lion anjl the Mouse," which
enjoyed a phenomenal run at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, and "The Daughters
of Men," produced in the fall of 1896. Mr. Klein married Lilian Dankwert.
Mr. Klein's home is No. 154 West 77th street, New York.

KXOTT, MISS ROSELLE (MRS. THOMAS KNOTT), actress, was
born Agnes Roselle in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1870. The Roselles were
among the early pioneers of Canada, her grandfather having fought in the
War of 1812, and carried the tidings of peace at Stony Creek. When in
her early teens Agnes Roselle saw "As You Like It" with Modjeska as Rosalind.
From, that moment she determined that she would one day speak the lines of that
part. She had played leading roles in many amateur performances, when ona day a
travelling company was threatened with disaster in her native town through the
illness of one of its members. Miss Roselle stepped into the breach, and her success
was instantaneous. Soon afterward she joined a company at Halifax.

When she was nineteen years old Miss Roselle was married to Thomas Knott, a
Canadian, assuming the stage name of Roselle Knott. Two children were born of
this marriage, Thomas Knott, Jr.. and Viola Knott. Miss Knott's first role of im-
portance was in Steele Mackaye's drama "Paul Kauvar." Augustus Pi ton then en-
gaged her for three years, presenting her first in the role of Nourmale, in "The
Cherry Pickers." An engagement with Richard Mansfield followed, in whose com-
pany she played all the leading roles. She played in Robert Mantell's company for
a season, and subsequently won success as Lygia, in the original production of "Quo
Vadis." The next season she played the Empress Josephine, in "More Than Queen,"
and then Katinka. in Clyde Fitch's "A Modern Magdalen." This was followed by
two seasons in "When Knighthood \Vas in Flower," after which she toured for a
season in "Cousin Kate." The season of 1905-'06 she again starred as Mary Tudor,
in "When Knighthood Was in Flower," playing fifty weeks. The fall of 1906 Miss
Knott starred in the title role in "The Duchess of Devonshire," a play written for
her by Mrs. Charles A. Doremus.

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ECKAYE, WILTON, actor, was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, in
1862. He was educated for the priesthood and spent two years at college
in Ottawa and four years at Georgetown University, Washington, D. C.
He had received his nomination for the propaganda at Rome and his
passage was booked for Havre, when he went to the Madison Square Theatre, New
York, one night to see a performance of "Esmeralda." At its end he told his father,
who was with him, that he intended to be an actor instead of a priest. He returned

to Washington, and while studying law there
became president of the Lawrence Barrett
Dramatic Association, with which he ap-
peared in many amateur performances. He
obtained an introduction to Lawrence Bar-
rett, and in 1883 made his first appearance
on the professional stage in Mr. Barrett's
company at the Star Theatre, New York,
his role being that of one of Paolo's friends
in a production of "Francesca da Rimini."
His most important part while with Mr.
Barrett was that of Salarino, in "The Mer-
chant of Venice." After playing in stock .in
Dayton, Ohio, with the Carrie Swain com-
pany, and in "May Blossom,'' he joined
Fanny Davenport's company in 1886, sup-
porting her as Claudio, in "Much Ado About
Nothing," and plaving in "Fedora" and "As
You Like It."

In 1887 Mr. Lackaye came into prominence by his portrayal of Robert Le Diable
in the production of "Allan Dare" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, and
attracted still more commendation the same year by his playing of Leo in William
Gillette's version of "She" at Niblo's Garden. His Gouroc, in "Paul Kauvar," fol-
lowed, and his substantial success in this was repeated as Saviani with Rose Coghlan
in "Jocelyn" at the Star Theatre, New York. In 1889 he played Don Stephano with
Minnie Maddern in "Featherbrain" at the Madison Square Theatre, New York, and
Haverhill, in "Shenandoah," and Gilchrist, in "Booties' Baby," followed. Augustin
Daly then engaged him, and at Niblo's Garden he appeared as De Noirville in
"Roger La Honte" in 1899 with William Terriss and Jessie Millward, and at Daly's
Theatre as O'Donnel Don in "The Great Unknown," also in 1899.

After leaving Mr. Daly he appeared as Sir Barton, in "My Jack"; the Russian,
in "Colonel Tom"; Latour, in "The Dead Heart"; Jack Adams, in "Money Mad";
Barillas, in "The Pembertons" ; Jim Currie, in "The Canuck" ; the title role in "Dr.
Bill" and W. A. Brady's production of "Nero" (1890-'91), and Steve Carson, in
"The Power of the Press." He then went to London, and for a short time played
with the St. James's Theatre company. Returning to this country, he joined Charles
Frohman's stock company, appearing in it in 1892 as King Louis, in "Pompadour^;
Perrin, in "Mr. Wilkinson's Widows," and Jefferson Stockton, in "Aristocracy." He
was next engaged by A. M. Palmer for his stock company, and enacted leading roles
in "Lady Windermere's Fan," "The Dancing Girl," "Saints and Sinners," "Ala-
bama," "Jim the Penman," "Woman's Revenge," "The American Heiress," "The
Price of Silence," "The Transgressor," "New Blood," "The New Woman" and "The
District Attorney." In 1895 he made one of the greatest successes of his career in
the creation of Svengali, in "Trilby."

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that in Theodore Burt Sayre's "Charles O'Malley." In 1899 he played Keb Shenmel
in Israel Zangwill's "Children of the Ghetto/"' both in New York and London. He
was the Petronius of "Quo Vadis" in 1900 : played the leading man's role in Augus-
tus Thomas's "Colorado'' in 1901-'02, and was in the cast of Amelia Bingham's
production of "A Modern Magdalen" in 1903. He made another marked success as
Curtis Jadvvin in W. A. Brady's production of "The Pit," a dramatization of Frank
Xorris's novel, which ran from 1903 to 1906. The fall of 1906 he appeared as
Jean Valjean in "The Law and the Man." a dramatization of Victor Hugo's "Les
Miserables."

Mr. Lackaye married Miss Alice Evans September 25, 1896.

EMSOX, ERNEST, actor,. was born in Illinois. He began his professional
career in 1892 with Walker Whiteside, playing comedy and character parts.
The next two seasons he appeared in "Edgewood Folks." He next supported
James A. Herne and Stuart Eobson, and played several seasons in stock
companies, making successes as Captain Merry weather, in "The Lottery of Love";
Spettigue, in "Charley's Aunt" ; Dabney, in "All the Comforts of Home" ; Kershaw,
in "Jane," and Knowlton, in "The Lost Paradise." The season of 1899-1900 he
created the eccentric juvenile part of Lem Yarrington. in David K. Higgins's
comedy "Darius Green," later called "Up York State." He was the Lonny Bowles in
"Caleb West," and the David Higgins, in "At Piney Ridge." He then originated the
part of Lem Dunbar, in Arthur Sidman's "York State Folks." He then became a
star and toured the country successfully in a country comedy drama, "Young Tobe
Hoxie," of which he is the author. The season of 1905-'06 he was the Dave Lacy of
Paul Armstrong's "The Heir to the Hoorah."

He is the author of several plays, including "Found in the Rockies" and "Young
Tobe Hoxie."

EXGTRY, MRS. LILY (MRS. HUGO GERALD 1)E BATHE),
actress, was born on the Island of Jersey, in the English Channel, in 1852.
She was the daughter of the Rev. W. C. E. De Breton, dean of Jersey.
When she was only sixteen years old she was married to Edward Langtry,
a wealthy English merchant. His wealth and her fathers social standing gave her
entrance into English society, her beauty making her the recognized belle, and her
close personal friendship with the Prince of Wales, now King Edward, made her
famous. When she decided to go on the professional stage in January, 1882, the
Prince and all his "set" attended her first appearance at the Haymarket Theatre.
It was a great social event. Her first part was Blanche Have in "Ours," and she
subsequently played Kate Hardcastle in "She Stoops to Conquer." From a society
leader Mrs. Langtry quickly developed into an accomplished actress and an astute
manager, with a keen eye on box office results. In the first six years of her pro-
fessional career it is said that she accumulated a fortune of about half a million
dollars touring America and the English provinces. Her principal parts were Rosa-
lind in "As You Like It," Cleopatra. Esther Sandraz, Lady Clancarty and the lead-
ing role in Sydney Grundy's "The Degenerates."

Nearly twenty years ago Mrs. Langtry foreswore her allegiance to the Queen of
England, the friendship of whose eldest son had brought her fame and fortune, and
became an American citizen. She bought a large ranch in California and spent
much of her time in this country. At one time she had a summer cottage in Long
Branch. X. J.. where she entertained lavishly, but in Bohemian fashion. Under her

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own management she made several tours of the world, playing in the principal
English speaking cities of every continent. Both she and her husband obtained
divorces, she in America and he in England. In 1897 Mr. Langtry died, a poor and
broken down man. Two years later Mrs. Langtry married Hugo Gerald de Bathe,
eldest son of Sir Henry de Bathe, Bart., a man nearly a quarter of a century her
junior.

Mrs. Langtry at one time owned a large racing establishment at Eegal Lodge,
Newmarket, England, racing under the name of "Mr. Jersey," her most famous
horse being Merman, which won many of the English classic races. Her latest, most
successful play was "Mrs. Bering's Divorce/'" by Percy Feudal 1. In the season of
1905-'06 she played repertoire, with her own company, in South Africa.

ENE, MISS ("1LAKA (MKS. J. K. MTHKAY), actress and singer, was
born in Ellsworth, Me., but was taken to Boston, Mass., while a baby
and regards that city as her home. After being graduated from the Dear-
born School, she studied music under John Hodgdon and Signor Oliveri.
After church and amateur work. Miss Lane made her first professional appearance
in 1884, in "Virginia,"' with the Bijou Opera Stock Company. The next two sea-
sons she was with Hoyt's "Bag Baby" and "Tin Soldier'' companies, after which
she joined the Conried Opera Company, opening at the Xational Theatre, Wash-
ington, in "Nanon," and afterward playing Fiamette, in "The Mascot," and Nina,
in "A Night in Venice." Her next engagement was with E. E. Rice, in "The
Corsair," in 1887. She then sang the prima donna part in "The Pearl of Pekin."
Next followed four years with the Carleton Opera Company as prima donna.
During this engagement Miss Lane became the wife of John I\. Murray, whom she
supported in "Glen da Lough," an Irish drama, produced in Boston in 1892-'93.
The Murray- Lane Opera Company was then formed, and successfully toured the
West. During the illness of Lillian Russell, in 1895, Miss Lane took her part in
"The Tzigane." She then joined the Castle Square Opera Company, an organiza-
tion with which she has several times been associated. In addition to singing in
opera companies, of recent years Miss Lane has appeared with her husband in
operatic selections in vaudeville houses.

EUGHLIN, MISS ANNA (MRS. DWIGHT VAN MONKOE),
actress, was born in Sacramento, Cal., October 11, 1885. Her first stage
appearance was as Arthur May, a child part, in "Rosedale," at the Grove
Street Theatre, San Francisco, September 12, 1892. After a season as
Little Eva with Peter Jackson and "Parson" Davies in an "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
company, she played Suzanne La Ronke, in "Roger La Honte," at the Stockwell
Theatre, San Francisco, and another season with the same "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
company. She next created the role of Marjorie, in Arthur C. Sidman's "A Sum-
mer Shower" ; starred in "Little Lord Fauntleroy," and created the part of Blind
Ruth, in "A Man Without a Country," at the American Theatre, New York.

After a season as Editha, in "Editha's Burglar," she appeared for three years in
vaudeville, giving imitations of Mrs. Leslie Carter, and played two years with the
Wilbur Opera Company. She created the soubrette role on the Casino roof, New
York, in "The Casino Boy," and was the leading soubrette in "The Belle of
Bohemia" in London and America; Roxana Rocks, in "The Casino Girl." and
soubrette with Dan Daly, in "The New Yorkers." For three years she was Dorothy,
in "The Wizard of Oz," this role being one of her most marked successes. The

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role of Bonnie, in "The Land of Nod," was followed by two months in vaudeville
in New York and the role of Dolly Dainty, in "His Majesty," at the Majestic
Theatre, New York. Miss Laughlin was married July 12, 1904, to Dwight Van
Monroe, a New York jeweller.

EWRENCE, GERALD, actor, was born in England, and made his first
appearance as a member of F. R. Benson's company, playing Shakespearian
repertoire. He made a tour of South Africa with Lillian Braithwaite, a
well known actress, who was his first wife. This marriage was afterward
dissolved. Mr. Lawrence was for a time a member of Beerbohm Tree's company, at
His Majesty's Theatre, London, and he then became leading juvenile man with Sir
Henry Irving, remaining in the company until the dea,th of the famous English
actor. On May 20, 1906, Mr. Lawrence married Fay Davis, the American actress,
in Boston. The fall season of 1906 Mr. Lawrence was seen in "The Dear Unfair
Sex," in support of Ellis Jeffreys, in New York.

EWRENCE, MISS LILLIAN, actress, was born in Alexandria, Va.
Her early life was spent in San Francisco, where, as a child, she made her
first appearance on the stage as the Queen's Knight, in the living chess
game, which was a feature of the comic opera "The Royal Middy," at the
Bush Street Theatre. Until she was sixteen years old she sang in light opera at
the California Theatre with Emily Melville. Then for two years she was in a
stock company in Oakland, Cal. She made her first appearance in New York in
1892, supporting Hortense Rhea. After a summer stock season in Dayton, Ohio ;
she played Henrietta, in "The Two Orphans," with Kate Claxton.

Engagements in New York with Minnie Seligman, in "Lady Gladys," at the
Madison Square Theatre, and with Katherine Clemmens, at the Fifth Avenue, in
"Mrs. Dascott," were followed by tours in "In Old Kentucky" and in Carrie
Turner's compan}^. The following year she appeared in "The Crust of Society,"
under the management of Charles Frohman. She then played Shakespearian parts
with Thomas W. Keene. On May 3, 1897, Miss Lawrence began an engagement
with the Castle Square Stock Company, in Boston, which lasted many seasons and
during which she played more than one hundred leading parts. The summer of
1906 she was at the Globe Theatre, Boston, at the head of a stock company.

ENNON, NESTOR FORBES RICHARDSON, actor, was born in
Richmond, Va., in 1863. He studied acting at a college of oratory in New
York, and made his first appearance there as an amateur in. 1879, playing
a small part in "Antony and Cleopatra." His first professional engage-
ment was with Lawrence Barrett, when he was only seventeen years old, his first part
being the Messenger, in "Othello," at Des Moines, Iowa. The same year, 1881, he
played in "Othello" with Booth and Barrett at the Academy of Music, New York.
His first principal part was Henry Marston, in "The Professor," at the Madison
Square Theatre, New York, in 1883. His first pronounced success was as Anthony
March, in "Called Back," at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, under the man-
agement of A. M. Palmer.

Other parts in which Mr. Lennon has been successful are Ruby Darrell, in
"Hearts of Oak" ; Mike Hampton, in "The Minute Men" ; Lord Clifford, in "Jack
Cade": lago, in "Othello," under James Collier's management; Prince Ferdinand,

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jn "The Tempest," at McVickers's Theatre, Chicago ; Max de Lieussiers, in Sardou's
"Exiles"; the Artist, in "The Noble Rogue," with Steele Mackay, in Chicago, and
afterward in the same play, renamed "Money Mad." at the Standard Theatre, New
York. He played Rudolph in the revival of "The Black Crook," at the New York
Academy of Music, and has since played hundreds of leading parts. The season of
1905-'06 he starred in a repertoire of such plays as "When We Were Twenty-One,"
"My Partner" and "Hearts Aflame." He is expert at boxing, swimming and horse-
back riding.

EMOYNE, MRS. SARAH CO WELL, actress and elocutionist, ivas born in
New York, and made her first professional appearance, in 1878, at the
Union Square Theatre there, in A. M. Palmer's stock company, playing in
"The Two Orphans," "French Flats," "The Banker's Daughter," "Mother
and Son," "A False Friend'' and other plays. She stayed with this organization
three seasons, and then decided that her field was that of the reader and elocutionist,
gaining especial distinction as an interpreter of Robert Browning. In 1884 she
visited England, and was successful as a reciter and reader. Returning to the
American stage, Mrs. Lemoyne made a remarkable success in the part of the Dowager
Duchess de Coutras, in Henri Lavedan's comedy "Catherine," and also as Mrs.
Lorimer, in "The Moth and the Flame." In 1899 Mrs. Lemoyne starred in "The
Greatest Thing in the World," by Harriet Ford and Beatrice De Mille. The follow-
ing year she played the Queen in Browning's tragedy "In a Balcony," Otis Skinner
being the Norbert and Eleanor Robson the Constance.

In 1888 Sarah Cowell was married to the late William J. Lemoyne, and has
since used her married name upon the stage.

ENVIS, FREDERICK, actor, was born in Oswego. X. Y.. February 14
1873, being the son of Jr.mes L. and Jeanette Virginia Lewis. His first
appearance on the professional stage was in 1891. For three or four
years thereafter he played with various road companies, and later became
a member of the Lyceum Stock Company, New York, playing in "When a Man's
Married," a curtain raiser to "The First Gentleman of Europe." After a season in
"The Prisoner of Zenda" he played Charley Underholt, in "My Friend from India,"
and Lieutenant Telfair, in "The Heart of Maryland." A season with George Fawceti;
as leading juvenile man of his Baltimore Stock Company led to his becoming-
leading man for two seasons, in one of which, with Mary Shaw as star, part of the
company gave a series of matinees of Ibsen's "Ghosts" at the Manhattan Theatre.
New York, Mr. Lewis playing the part of Oswald Alving. The matinees were also
given at Mrs. Osborn's Play House, New York.

Mr. Lewis next appeared as Orlando, in "As You Like It," supporting Hen-
rietta Crosman; starred in a dramatization of the life of Edgar Allan Poe. called
"The Raven," and appeared at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, as Professor
Arnold Rubek, in Ibsen's "When We Dead Awake." In the mean time he played in
summer stock companies in Rochester and New York. The season of 1905-'OG he
was leading man with E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, playing Mercutio. in
"Romeo and Juliet"; Bassanio, in "The Merchant of Venice"; Duke Orsino, in
"Twelfth Night"; Don Pedro, in "Much Ado About Nothing," and Horatio, in
"Hamlet." He was engaged for the following season in the same capacity. He is a
member of The Lambs and The Players and is fond of all out-of-door sports.

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EVEY, MISS ETHEL (MRS. GEORUE M. COIIAX), comedienne
and dancer, was born in San Francisco, November 22, 1880. She appeared
in amateur theatricals from the time she was eight years old, as an elocu-
tionist and pianist. She made her professional debut at the Columbia
Theatre, San Francisco, New Year's Eve, 1897, with Hoytfs "A Milk White Flag,"
in a coon song specialty. Her first popular success was made at a Sunday night
concert at Wobcr & Fields's Music Hall, New York. It led to an engagement in

Koster & Bial's Music Hall, New York, which
lasted for twenty weeks, after which she
signed with Weber & Fields.

The first season Miss Levey entered the
vaudeville field she appeared with a company
headed by Joe Hart and Carrie De Mar. She
next joined the Hyde & Behman Specialty
Company, to be with George M. Cohan, whom
she had married the previous summer. She
has appeared in all of George M. Cohan's suc-
cessful productions up to the present time,
her successes in "Running for Office," "The
Governor's Son," "Little Johnny Jones" and
"George Washington, Jr.," having been pro-
nounced. The summer season of 1906 \Fiss
Levey was seen as Mrs. Dickey Dickson. the
runaway's wife, in her husband's comedy
"The Governor's Son," at the New Amster-
dam Theatre Roof Garden, New York. Mr.
and Mrs. Cohan have one daughter, Georgia Ethelia Cohan, who is six years old.

EI'MAX, MISS TLAKA (MRS. LOFIS MANX), actress, was born in
Chicago. She made her first appearance on the stage in Kiralfv's "The
Bat Catcher." She next played the ingenue role in Madame Modjeska's
production of "Odette," and created the leading woman's part in "Incog,"
under the management of the late A. M. Palmer. She afterward playec" .etfling
juvenile parts with Mitterwurzer, the German star, in Chicago. Becoming ttie wife
of Louis Mann, the comedian, she starred with him in "The Laughing Girl," "The
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown" and "The Telephone Girl," and created the
part of Julie Bon Bon, in "The Girl from Paris," making her greatest success in
that role. She afterward starred in many musical comedies with her husband. The
season of 1905-'0f> they starred in a comedy called "Julie Bon Bon," written by Miss
Lipman.

Miss Lipman's New York address is No. 310 West 101st street.

ESTER, MISS KATE, actress, was born in Shouldam Thorpe, Norfolk,
England. One of her ancestors. Sir William Butts, was physician to King
Henry VIII, and appears as one of the characters in Shakespeare's "King
Henry VIII." His portrait, painted by Holbein, now hangs in the National
Gallery at London. Miss Lester made her first stage appearance, after a year's
study with Dion Boucicault, in "Partners" at the old Madison Square Theatre, New
York, with the Madison Square Stock Company, when Alexander Salvini was its
leading man. She afterward played Ruth Rolt in Pinero's "Sweet Lavender." under

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the management of Charles Frohman. Her continued <ueeesse> in minor parts led
to her engagement as his leading woman by 1'iehard Mansfield in 1N!1. and she
Continued to support him for the two following years. The next year she was with
Marie Burroughs on her starring tour. There followed three seasons with William
H. Crane, two with Mary Mannering and one with .Julia Marlowe. In 1905 Miss
Lester played with John Drew's company in "The Duke of Killierankie." In i!><>6
she appeared with the "Brown of Harvard'' company, at the Princess Theatre. Xew
York.

EBY, MISS EDN.A, actress and mimic, was horn in Xew York in 1884, and
was taken to London by her parents when a baby. She was educated in
England, and first attracted attention by mimicking her schoolfellows.
When she was ten years old she began to study for the stage, taking lessons

in elocution from Genevieve Ward, the famous actress. Returning to this country.

she made her first appearance, when she was sixteen years old, at the Garden Theatre,

Xew York, as Dorothy Woodberry. in ''Hearts Are Trumps," produced in 1900 by

Charles Frohman. and after a little
while, having understudied the part,
she played Dora, the principal role.
She continued under the management
of Charles Frohman the following three
seasons, and made her first conspicuous
success in the part of Estelle, in "The
Two Schools.'' at the Madison Square
Theatre, Xew York, taking the place of
the leading woman.

After playing in ''To Have and to
Hold" and ''The Xew Clown,''' Miss
Luby went into vaudeville, appearing
at Tony Pastor's Theatre, Xew York.
She was with Fritzi Scheff, in "Ba-
bette," for a season at the Broadway
Theatre, Xew York, and she then went
into vaudeville again, giving her well
known imitations and appearing at all
the Keith & Proctor and Percy Will-
iams houses. Miss Luby is under en-
gagement to appear at the Palace The-
atre, London, and on her return will
star in a musical comedy which has not
yet been selected, under the manage-
ment of a well known firm. Miss

Luby's Xew York address is Xo. 2610 Broadway.

EFTUS, MISS TEriLIA (MARIE C1SS1E), actress, was born in Glas-
gow, Scotland, in 1876, being the daughter of Marie Loftus, a well known
English vaudeville singer and dancer. Miss Loftus was educated in. convent
schools in England, and in one of them played Ariel, in a performance of
"The Tempest." She showed such extraordinary talent for' mimicry when she was
only fifteen years old that she was taken from school and, as Cissie Loftus. put at

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the head of the bill at the Oxford Music Hall, London, where her imitations of well
known actresses caused her almost immediately to become -a star. After a brief
season in musical comedy, at the Gaiety Theatre, Miss Loftus again returned to
vaudeville. In 1896 she broke her professional engagement and eloped with Justin
Huntly McCarthy, the novelist and son of a leader of the Irish party in the English
House of Commons. The marriage did not prove a success, and they were divorced
in the United States some years later.

In 1898 Miss Loftus appeared in ''The Children of the King." with Martin
Harvey, at the Court Theatre, London. The following year she again abandoned the
legitimate stage and went to the United States, giving her imitations at the vaudo*
ville houses. She afterward appeared in New York in comedy under the manage-
ment of Charles Frohman, with such success that she was engaged by the late Sir
Henry Irving as successor to Ellen Terr}-, and with him she played Marguerite, in
"Faust," at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in 1903. The following season she was
starred by Mr. Frohman in this country. In 1905 she played Peter Pan, at the
Duke of York's Theatre. London.

EONS, MISS GRETCHEN (MRS. LUCIUS HENDERSON), actress,
was born in India, where her father, the late Edmund D. Lyons, a well
known actor, and his wife, a dancer known on the stage as Jeanette Thomp-
son, were fulfilling an engagement. As a baby she was taken to England,
and made her first appearance on the stage there when only six months old. When
three years old she acted the child in "Deacon Brody," in which the late E. J. Henley
starred in this country. She appeared in the drama called "Human Nature," but
known in this country as "In the Soudan," on its first production at Drury Lane
Theatre, London, and she also played the title role in "Jack in the Box." About
1890 she came to this country with her father, and has since played in the companies
of Richard Mansfield, J. K. Hackett, Kyrle Bellew, Otis Skinner, etc. She made
one of her greatest successes in the farce "The Mysterious Mr. Bugle" on its pro-
duction in Chicago.

MAC-DONALD, MISS CHRISTIE (MRS. W. W. JEFFERSON),
light opera prima donna and soubrette, was born in Boston, and when in
her teens played several small parts in summer companies in that city.
Her first professional engagement was with Pauline Hall, in 1892.
Francis Wilson then offered her a place in his company, and she played small parts
in "The Lion Tamer" and "The Merry Monarch," also being understudy to Lulu
Glaser. In the season of 1893 Miss MacDonald played Marie throughout the run
of "Erminie." and occasionally Javotte. The season of 1894-'9o she played Bob,
the valet, in "'The Devil's Deputy," and Mrs. Griggs. in "The Chieftain." She
played Shafra, in "The Sphinx," in Boston in 1896, and the same year Lucinde, in,
"Half a King," with Francis Wilson's company, after which she played Woo-me, in
"The Walking Delegate," in Boston. The seasons of 1898 and 1899 Miss Mac-
Donald was seen in Sousa's opera, "The Bride-Elect." She became a star in Feb-
ruary, 1900, at the Columbia Theatre, Boston, playing the title role in "The Princess
Chic," and making a noteworthy success. Miss MacDonald played this part two
seasons, and has since been a recognized prima donna of light opera. The season
of 1905-'06 she sang in "Mexicana." She is the wife of William Winter Jefferson,
fourth son of the late Joseph Jefferson.

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MACDOWEL'L, MELBOURNE, actor, was born in Little Washington.
X. J., and ran away to sea when a boy. Tiring of a sailor's life, lie
obtained a job as ticket seller at the theatre in Montreal of which his
elder brother, the late E. A. MacDowell, was manager. He made his
first appearance there as Charles the Wrestler, in "As You Like It," with Adelaide
Neilson, as Rosalind, and Eben Plympton, as Orlando. Being an athlete and not
much of an actor, he spoiled the scene by throwing Plympton instead of taking a
fall himself.

In 1877 Mr. MacDowell made his first real effort as an actor in the part of the
Sheriff's officer, in "The Road to Ruin/' at the Boston Museum. At that time he
used the stage name of William Melbourne. Returning to Montreal. Mr. Mac-
Dowell played leading heavy parts for two seasons, opening as the Duke de Gon-
zague, in "The Duke's Motto." Then followed three years with a stock company in
Minneapolis and a season in "The Black Diamond Engineer," under the manage-
ment of Charles Forbes. Mr. MacDowell then played Aaron Rodney, in a "Hazel
Kirke" company and Valentine Hay, in "Kerry Gow," with Joseph Murphy.

The season of 1884-'8o Mr. MacDowell played Jean de Lerieux, and then was
engaged to create the part of Scarpia, in "La Tosca," in its first production in this
country, by Fanny Davenport, at the Broadway Theatre, New York, March 3, 1888.
The following year he married Miss Davenport, and for ten years, until her death,
in 1898, he played leading parts with her, being most successful as Loris. in
"Fedora." and Marc Antony, in "Cleopatra." He then became a joint star with
Blanche Walsh.

Mr. MacDowell has starred with his own company of late years, and the spring
season of 1906 he was at the head of a stock company in Albany. X. Y.

MACK, ANDREW, comedian and singer, was born in Boston, July 25,
1863, and educated at the Eliot street public school. When he was
thirteen years old he went on the vaudeville stage, assuming the name of
Williams, and, in partnership with Martin Hennessy, formed the team of
"Williams and Hennessy, the Connecticut Cuckoos." Mr. Mack made his first ap-
pearance on the regular stage in musical farce under the management of Monroe &
Rice. He made his first real success in a singing part in "Ivy Leaf" with William H.
Powers. His first appearance as a star was in "Myles Aroon," under the manage-
ment of W. T. Russ & Co., in 1895. Since that he has starred at the head of his
own companies in Irish musical dramas. The season of 1896 he was seen in "Arrah
na Pogue."

M'LELLAN, C. M. S., playwright, who first wrote under the name of
Hugh Morton, was born in 1865 in Maine. He is a brother of George
McLellan, theatrical manager. He first Avas a journalist, at one time
being editor r.f "Town Topics." He wrote the librettos of "The Belle
of New York," "The Whirl of the Town," "In Gay New York," "An American
Beauty," "The Telephone Girl," "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "The Wire Walker" and
other musical pieces. He came into notice as a writer of serious drama with "Leah
Kleschna," produced in New York by Mrs. Fiske the season of 1905-'06. He is also
the author of "On the Love Path," played at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in
the same year, and "The Jury of Fate," produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Lon-
don, in 1906.

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RICHARD MANSFIELD.

(Photograph by Histed.)

MANSFIELD, RICHAKI), actor, was born in Heligoland, tin island in
the Xortli Sea, May 24, 1857. His mother was Madame Kniiinia Ruders-
dorf, a well known prima donna. He was educated, at Lerbv School,
England. There, one "speech day." tlie hoys gave a recital of "The
Merchant of Venice/' young Mansfield being cast for the part of Shyloek. That
was Mansfield's first appearance in any part. He afterward studied painting at
South Kensington, but need of money led Mansfield to sail for America when lie
was in his early teens. He made his home in Boston, where his mother had estab-
lished herself as a teacher of singing, and became private secretary to Kben I).
Jordan.

Not liking commercial life, Mansfield returned to England when he was twenty.
There followed a period of poverty. He painted well, but no better than thousands
of others. He had, however, many accomplishments, being a good musician and
singer and a brilliant linguist, and these saved him from starvation. He made
numerous friends, and they fostered his talent, so that he drifted into the ranks of
drawing room and after-dinner entertainers.

His work in this field attracted the attention of AY. S. Gilbert. ''The Sorcerer."
the first of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, had just been produced, in .January,
1878, George Grossmith creating the part of John AVellington AYells. AA T hen Gilbert
and IVOyley Carte, the manager, needed some one to fill the same part in the country
company they decided on Mansfield, and he was engaged at a salary of $15 a week.
Mansfield played the leading comedy parts in "Pinafore" and "The Pirates of Pen-
zance" with English provincial touring companies for the next two or three years ;
then he again shook the soil of old England from his feet.

He made his first appearance in America as an actor at the Standard Theatre
(now known as the Manhattan) as Dromez, in "Les Manteaux Xoirs," a comic opera
from the French. He also played Nick Yedder, in the opera "Kip A'an AYinkle,"
by Planquette, and again drifted into Gilbert and Sullivan opera, playing the part
of the Chancellor, in "lolanthe." It was during this engagement that Mr. Mans-
field sprained his ankle in Baltimore while dancing and was compelled to leave the
cast. From that time dates his career on the legitimate stage.

The late A. M. Palmer was about to produce "A Parisian Eomance" at the
Union Square Theatre to open the season of 1883, and Mr. Mansfield was engaged
for the small part of Tirandel. James H. Stoddart was cast for the part of Baron
Chevrial. After rehearsing for some time, Mr. Stoddart decided that the part did
not suit him. In a dilemma Mr. Palmer intrusted the important role to the younsr
English actor. The astounding success made by Mr. Mansfield is history. For the
next few years Mr. Mansfield did not enjoy continuous success, but he gradually
forged his way to the front. In San Francisco he achieved success in "French
Flats." In New York he played in "Alpine Roses," at the Madison Square; "La
Vie Parisienne," at the Bijou, and "Gasperone," at the Standard Theatre. For a
season he supported Minnie Maddern Fiske, in Sardou's "Andrea." Then he
drifted back to comic opera for a while, playing Koko. in "The Mikado," in Boston.

In May, 1886, Mr. Mansfield produced "Prince Karl," by A. C. Gunter, at the
Boston Museum. He brought the production to the Madison Square Theatre, New
York, for a fortnight's engagement. The public received the play with such favor
that he leased a theatre, engaged his own company and played "Prince Karl" and
"A Parisian Romance" for a long season.

The next notable production of Mr-. Mansfield was a dramatization of Robert
Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," at the Boston Museum, and after-
ward presented by Mr. Mansfield with enormous success in London. This was only
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dian. Some years later Mr. Mansfield was invited by the late Sir Henry Irving to
play a season at the Lyceum Theatre in London, and there he produced "King
Richard III/" his first Shakespearian production.

Mr. Mansfield produced "Beau Brummel" at the Madison Square Theatre, New-
York, in 1890. Since then he has maintained a place at the head of the American
stage by a series of successes, prominent among which have been Shylock, Cyrano
de Bergerac, Don Juan, Nero, r< Arms and the Man," Don Carlos, "The Scarlet
Letter," "The Misanthrope," "Ivan the Terrible," "Ten Thousand a Year,"
"Monsieur," "Henry V," "Julius Caesar," "Beaucaire," "Old Heidelberg," "Devil's
Disciple," etc.

Mr. Mansfield's town home is at No. 316 Eiverside Drive, New York. There,
surrounded by costly works of art, he lives with his wife, who was Miss Hegeman,
her stage name being Beatrice Cameron. She acted with him in many of his
earlier successes. They have one son, Gibbs Mansfield.

MANN, LOUIS, comedian, was born in New York in 1865. When eighteen
years old he began his stage career by barnstorming through New Eng-
land. In various small towns he played such parts as Hamlet and Ar-
mand, in "Camille." Later, in stock companies, he supported such stars
as Salvini, Lewis Morrison and J. K. Emmett, playing legitimate parts. His first
pronounced success was as Mr. Utterson, in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," with Daniel
Bandmann, in 1888. He played the leading part in "Incog," Clara Lipman,
who became his wife, being in the company. Other subsequent successes were in
"The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown," "The Girl from Paris" and "The Tele-
phone Girl," in which his Hans Nix attracted much attention. Mr. Mann's specialty
is German dialect, but he played a Frenchman in "The Girl in the Barracks," pro-
duced in Baltimore on October 9, 1899. The following season Mr. Mann played
Franz Hochstuhl, in "All On Account of Eliza," first produced in Bridgeport, Conn.,
August 23, 1900. For the last six years Mr. Mann has starred jointly with his wife,
except for a season with the Joe Weber company. The season of 1905-'06 Mr. Mann
u-ud Miss Lipman played "Julie Bon Bon," a musical comedy written by the latter.
Mr. Mann's New York address is No. 310 West 101st street.

MAPES, VICTOR, playwright and manager, was born in New York in
1870, being the son of Charles Y. Mapes, a well known scientist, and the
grandson of General James Jonas Mapes, who was in command of the
United States forces in New York State during the War of 1812. Victor
Mapes was graduated from Columbia University in 1891 and became successively
a reporter on "The New York Sun," a student at Sorbonne University, at Paris;
stage manager of the Lyceum Theatre, New York; dramatic critic of "The New
York World," stage director and play producer at Daly's and the Garrick theatres,
New York, and the author of many plays, one of which, "La Comtesse de Lisne,"
written in French, was produced at the Theatre Mondain, Paris. In 1899 Mr.
Mapes's one act play "A Flower of Yeddo" was produced and the following year
his "The Tory's Guest" was seen. In 1901 James K. Hackett produced Mr. Mapes's
play "Don Caesar's Return/" and in 1904 Charles Richman played his "Captain
Barrington."

Mr. Mapes is the director of the New Theatre, in Chicago. He is a member of
the University Club, The Players, The Lambs and the Columbia club in New
York.

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M'GILVRAY, MISS LAURA (MRS. FRANK G1LLMORE),
actress, was born in Chicago, her birth name being Mac Gillivray. Her
first desire was to become a reader, and she achieved success in that line,
particularly in Toronto, Ottawa and the neighboring cities. Her stage
debut was made as Wilbur's Ann, in "The Girl I Left Behind Me." Then followed
a long tour as Lady Windermere, in "Lad} Windermere's Fan." In E. M. Holland's
production of "A Social Highwayman" at the Garrick Theatre, Xew York. Miss
McGilvray played the part of the French maid.

After her marriage in 1896 to Frank Gillmore she and her husband went to
London. While there she was a member of John Hare's company for three years,
being in the original cast of "The Gay Lord Quex." Her recent appearances in this
country have been with Mrs. Fiske. One season she played Amelia, in "Becky
Sharpe," and little Abraham, in "Teas." In the run of Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," at
the Manhattan Theatre, Xew York, in 1904, Miss McGilvray played Mrs. Elvsted.

MARS, LEO, pantomimist and singer, is the son of a Parisian stock broker.
He engaged in that business himself for a time, but decided to go on
the stage, and began his career in pantomime at the Drury Lane
Theatre, London, in 189G. During engagements at the Matinee, Empire
and Palace theatres, in London, he was heard by King Edward VII.. who was so
pleased with the singer's French chansons that he engaged him to entertain the
royal family on several occasions. After several seasons of drawing room enter-
taining, he was engaged in 1901 by George Edwardes for his production of "Three
Little Maids" at the Prince of Wales Theatre. His work in "Lady Madcap" at-
tracting the attention of Charles B. Dillingham on one of his London trips, he en-
gaged Mr. Mars, under a three years' contract, to appear in the United States. His
first appearance in the U/nited States was with Fritzi Scheff, in Mr. Dillingham's
"Mile. Modiste" company.

MAY, MISS EDNA (MRS. FREDERICK TITUS), actress and light
opera prima donna, was born in Syracuse, X. Y., in 1875. Her maiden
name was Edna May Petty, being the daughter of E. C. Petty, a letter
carrier. When she was only seven years old she appeared in a children's
"Pinafore" company in her native city. When she was sixteen she went to Xew
York to study for the stage, and there was married to Frederick Titus, a professional
bicycle rider. This marriage was dissolved in 1904. Miss May made her first ap-
pearance in New York as Clairette, a small part in the operetta "Santa Maria," at
Hammerstein's vaudeville theatre. She then went with a company playing Hoyt's
farce "A Contented Woman."

Joining the chorus at the Casino Theatre, Xew York, Miss May was almost
immediately selected by George W. Lederer to assume the part of Violet Gray in his
production of "The Belle of Xew York," in which she made a remarkable success
and practically became a star in a night. After a long run in Xew York the com-
pany went to the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, where the piece ran 500 nights, and
where Miss May made an even greater success than in this country. Since then
Miss May has played successive seasons in London and Xew York, appearing in
"The Casino Girl," "An American Beauty," "Three Little Maids," "The School
Girl," "The Catch of the Season" and similar musical comedies, being featured as
a star.

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ROBERT MANTELL.

< Photograph by Baker. Columbus. Ohio.)

MAXTELL, KOBEUT BKUCE, actor, was horn in Irvine-, Ayrshire,
Scotland. February 7, 1854, When he was about five year-; old his family
moved to Belfast, Ireland, where he was educated and where lie developed
a taste for amateur theatricals, playing 1'olonius. in "Hamlet." when he
was sixteen years old. He was apprenticed to a wine merchant, his parents objecting
to his ambition for a stage career, but when he was twenty years old he ran away
from home and. going to the United States, endeavored to obtain an engagement
in the Boston Museum Company. Failing, he returned to England after staying
only two weeks in this country, and made his first professional appearance as the
Sergeant, in "Arrah-na-Pogue/' at Kochdale, Lancashire, in October, is^ij. His
stage name was then R. Hudson. He next played Father Dolan, in "The Shaugh-
raun." George Clarke, afterward so long identified with Augustin Daly, was the
star in these plays. As a member of a stock company Mr. Mantell supported
Charles Calvert, Barry Sullivan, Charles Dillon and Samuel Phelps. who took him
to Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, where Mr. Mantell obtained a solid grounding
in Shakespeare and the classics. He was with Phelps in his famous revival of
Macklin's "The Man of the World."

Mr. Mantell next went on tour with Marie De Grey, playing Romeo, Benedick,
Orlando, Orsino and Malvolio, in "Twelfth Xight," and Bassanio. He played Shy-
lock at a special performance to the Portia of Miss De Grey. In November. 1878.
Mr. Mantell made his first appearance in America, in Albany, X. Y., playing second
parts with Madame Modjeska. After a season he returned to Europe in support
of the American comedian, George S. Knight, in bis production there of "Otto,"
in which he played Dick Freely. Then he went on tour with Miss Wallis in ,1
round of Shakespearian roles, including Antony, in "Antony and Cleopatra." In
1883 Mr. Mantell made his first appearance in Xew York at the Grand Opera House
as Sir Clement Huntingford. in "The World." The same season he made his first
pronounced success in the United States as Jack Hearn, originally played by
Wilson Barrett in London, in "The Romany Rye."

In the fall of 1883 Mr. Mantell joined Fanny Davenport for the first pro-
duction in America of "Fedora," by Sardou. Mr. MantelFs acting as Loris Ipanoff
was one of those theatrical happenings that reverberate for years. To talk of
Manti-11 in "Fedora" to those with a theatrical memory twenty years long is to
conjure a torrent of enthusiastic recollection. Sardou had written the play for
Sarah Bernhardt. and Miss Davenport was regarded as the actress best fitted for
the leading role. Mantell's splendid virility, his sincerity and restraint, his sense
of situation and his superb physical equipment combined to make his performance
the most effective of the whole cast.

Leaving Miss Davenport, Mr. Mantell created the part of Gilbert Yaughan. in
"Called There and Back," at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Xew York, in 1884. and
appeared in "Dakolar" at the Lyceum Theatre. In 1886 he became a star for the
first time, acting in a play by John W. Keller, called "Tangled Lives." A year
later he produced "Monbars," gaining plaudits hardly second to those of "Fedora."
In 1888 he revived "The Corsican Brothers." and produced in succession "The
Face in the Moonlight," in which he acted a so-called "dual role" : "The Louisi-
anian," by E. M. Alfriend ; "A Lesson in Acting," a one act play, by John Ernest
McCann ; "Parrhasius," a tragedy of Grecian locale, and "A Cavalier of France,"
both by Espy Williams, of Xew Orleans; "A Gentleman from Gascony," "The
Light of Other Days" and "The Dagger and the Cross." He also revived "The
Marble Heart" and "The Lady of Lyons."

He took up Shakespeare incidentally, acting both Othello and Hamlet in 1893.
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State courts arising from a suit for divorce brought by his wife,, Margaret A.
Mantell, resulted in his being declared in contempt, so the metropolis was
closed to him until he should be purged a process that he did not embrace until
1904:. On "the road" he turned to Shakespeare with so much success that early
in 1904 he went to New York and appeared in the Princess Theatre as Eichard III.
His scenery and costumes were shabby and inadequate and his support called up the
vision of Bardolph, Nym and Pistol, but he won unstinted praise. In the course of
this engagement Mr. Mantell and William A. Brady joined forces. Mr. Brady took
his new star to New York in October, 1905, for what was to have been a month's
visit. Nine weeks passed before Mr. Mantell left the Garden Theatre, where he
played revivals of "King Lear" and "Macbeth." He acted a repertoire of six plays
in Chicago, Philadelphia. Baltimore. Washington, Montreal and Toronto with
remarkable success. "Julius Caesar" and "The Merchant of Venice" have been
added to his repertoire, as has the role of lago.

Mr. Mantell's leading woman. Marie Booth Russell, is Mrs. Mantell.

MANNERING, MISS MARY (MRS. JAMES K. HACKETT),
actress, was born in London, England, in 187G. She made her first
appearance on the stage in England under the name of Florence Friend,
speaking only three lines in the play "Hero and Leander," in which Mrs.
James Brown Potter and Kyrle Bellew were joint stars. She then became a pupil
of Herman Vezin, the well known American actor, playing a number of Shake-
spearian parts throughout the British provinces Avhen she was only eighteen years
old. She was playing in a comedy called "The Late Mr. Costello" when Daniel
Frohman saw her and engaged her for his New York Lyceum Theatre, where she
made her first appearance in "The Courtship of Leonie," the season of 1896-'97.
The following May she became the wife of James K. Hackett, then the leading man
of the compan}'. The marriage was kept a secret until January. 1898.

Miss Mannering made personal successes at the Lyceum in "The First Gentle-
man of Europe" and "The Mayflower," but her biggest hits there were as Fay
Zuliani, in "The Princess and the Butterfly," and as Rose Trelawney, in "Trelawney
of the Wells." For some seasons she was a joint star with her husband: then she
starred at the head of her own company, under his management. The season of
1906-'0? she was seen in "Lady Betty," by Mrs. Rider Johnson Young.
Miss Mannering's home is No. 38 East 33d street, New York.

MARTIXOT, MISS SADIE, actress, was born in New York in 1862,
being christened Sarah. Her father was William Alexander Martinot.
At the age of fourteen, while she was a pupil in a convent school, she
decided that she wished to follow a stage career, and obtained an engage-
ment at the old Eagle Theatre, New York, Josh Hart, the manager, giving her $5
a week as an "'extra lady." Thus she made her debut in September, 1876. A week
afterward the star, Maude Branscombe, falling ill. Miss Martinot took her part. At
this theatre she played nine weeks of comic opera with Aimee, the French primu
donna. Her next role was that of Cupid, with Ada Richmond, in the burlesque
"Chow Chow." in which she gave imitations of Aimee. After playing several parts
in Boston theatres, Miss Martinot became a member of the Boston Museum Stock
Company, starting as "walking lady." With this company she played roles in
modern comedy, old comedy, farce, melodrama, Shakespeare, burlesque and comic
opera, and supported such stars as Dion Boucicault. I awrence Barrett, Fanny

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Davenport, Charles Coghlan, Frank Mayo and Sol Smith Russell. Before she left
the company, after four seasons, she was its leading woman.

Her next engagement was at the Comedy Theatre, London, where she created
the role of Katrina in the original production of Planquette's "Rip Van Winkle."
She returned to Xew York to open the old Star Theatre, then the Germania, with
the late Fred Leslie, in "Vice Versa." They followed this by playing Dion Bouci-
cault's repertoire on tour. John Stetson then engaged Miss Martinet for his "Con-
fusion" company, for which "Distinguished Foreigners'' was a curtain raiser. Miss
Martinot imitated Ellen Terry in this. Her next role was the leading one in
"Zelna," at the Union Square Theatre, Xew York. She followed this with comic
opera, Rudolph Aronson engaging her as prima donna for the Casino, Xew York.
She sang "Xanon" for over 100 nights. Then, her health giving way, she retired for
three years, spending the time abroad. On her return to the stage she starred at
Amberg's German Theatre. Xew York, in "The Mascot." in German. Succeeding
roles were Dora, in Rose Coghlan's "Diplomacy" company: Rosa Leigh, in "Rose-
dale," and Suzette, in "The Voyage of Suzette."

Of late years she has not been seen on the stage save at infrequent intervals.

MARLOWE, MISS JULIA, actress, was born Sarah Frances Frost, at
Caldbeck, England, in November, 1865. In 1875 the family came to
this country, taking up their abode in Cincinnati. Sarah Frost was still
a girl in short dresses when she first gave evidence of the histrionic-
attainments which later, allied with indomitable pluck and perseverance, were to
win her fame and fortune. She was still attending the public schools of Cincinnati
when she essayed her first stage appearance, in an amateur juvenile performance.
and she was only twelve years old when she appeared with a "Pinafore" company,
which made a tour of the West and South. For several years she continued playing
such characters as Josephine, in "Pinafore"; Suzanne, in "The Chimes of Xor-
mandy," and a page, in "The Little Duke." She also played juvenile parts in
"Rip Van Winkle."

When she was sixteen years old her talent attracted the attention of Ada Dow,
who had achieved prominence on the English stage. The woman saw in the girl
raw material which gave promise of a brilliant future, and she undertook to develop
it. At this time her stage name was Fannie Brough.

The belief of Ada Dow that a larger and more important field awaited her pupil
found an echo in the latter's heart and served to fire the ambitions it had long
contained. "I'm going to climb," little Fannie Brough once said to her father,
and, when she was seventeen, the climbing began. She and Ada Dow lived at the
latter's home in Bayonne, X. J., and there the elder woman gave the younger all
the benefit of her training and experience. The younger entered into the work
with all the ardor of one whose ambitions knew no bounds.

For three years she read Shakespeare from 8 a. in. until noon, and impersonated
characters in the great poet's plays in the afternoon, finding time as well to practise
with foils and swing Indian clubs and dumbbells. During this time she became
acquainted with Colonel Bob Ingersoll.

She made her real theatrical debut in the East, and her first in any important
role, when she appeared as Parthenia, in a performance of "Ingomar," at Xew
London, Conn., in 1887, under the management of Colonel R. E. J. Miles. In
October of the same year she made her first Xew York appearance in a trial
matinee at the Bijou Theatre, where she again impersonated Parthenia. She was
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time she appeared as Juliet. The following year Ariel Barney became her
manager, and she made a tour of the country with Shakespearian plays.

On May 28, 1894, she was married, in Philadelphia, to Robert Taber, who had
been her leading man at her first appearance in "Romeo and Juliet," in 1888.
They appeared as joint stars for a season in Shakespearian plays. Disagreement
finally ended in a separation. In 1900 she obtained a divorce, and on March 7,
1904, Taber died in the Adirondacks from pleurisy.

Later plays which have served to add to the lustre of Julia Marlowe have been
"Colinette." ''Bonnie Prince Charlie," "When Knighthood Was in Flower/' "Bar-
bara Frietchie" and "The Cavalier." Parthenia, in "Ingomar" ; Rosalind, in "As
You Like It"; Juliet, and Viola, in "Twelth Night/' are the roles in which she
has attained the greatest success.

In the season of 1905-'OG she and E. H. Sothern were joint stars in Shake-
spearian roles.

MASON, JOHN, actor, was born in Orange, X. J., in 1857. He entered
Columbia College in 1876. but was never graduated, preferring to adopt a
stage career. Louise Leighton, with whom he had appeared in amateur
theatricals, was about to make her professional appearance at Bauvard's
(now Daly's) Broadway Theatre, and Mason was engaged to play five small parts
for $8 a week. When treasury day came Mason got only a "V" and his mother
found no difficulty in persuading him to go to Italy to have his voice cultivated.
After a year abroad he returned, in 1878, and joined the Maggie Mitchell com-
pany at the Standard Theatre, Xew York, for small singing parts. He then went
to the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, to do similar work in a stock company.
In 1879 Mr. Mason went to the Boston Museum, making his first appearance
there as Careless, in "The School for Scandal," and remained with the company
four years. After a season with Robert Mantell and with Nat Goodwin, Mr. Mason
went back to the Boston Museum as a stock star, with Annie Clarke, in a revival of
the old comedies. In 1890, after playing the hero in "The English Rose," Mr. Mason
went to England, where, with George Alexander, he played Simeon Strong, in "The
Idler," with great success.

Returning to America Mr. Mason starred in "If I Were You," and then pro-
duced "Friend Fritz," adapted for the stage by Stanislaus Stange, with music by
Julian Edwards, at Herrmann's Theatre, New York, which piece he played for
several seasons. Mr. Mason also created the part of the hero in Brady's production
of "The Cotton King," and played for many seasons in vaudeville sketches.

MATTHISON, MISS EDITH WYNNE (MRS. CHARLES RANN
KENNEDY), actress, was born in Birmingham, England, being the
daughter of Kate Matthison, a concert singer. She was educated at
King Edward's Grammar School, Birmingham, and acted as an
amateur in Shakespearian and other roles in Birmingham when she was ten years
old. She adopted the stage as a profession and made her first appearance in 1896
with Minnie Palmer in the chorus of "The School Girl." A year later she was
engaged to play Mercy Merrick, in "The New Magdalen."

She joined Ben Greet in 1897, playing Miladi, in "The Three Musketeers."
Since then she has appeared in twenty-three Shakespearian parts, including Juliet,
Rosalind, Ophelia. Portia, Beatrice, Viola. Queen Katherine and Oberon. She has
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Peg Woffington. She made a marked success by her performance in "Everyman,"
at the Court Theatre, London., which was followed by a long season in New York
and an American tour in the same play. In 1906 she created the chief role in an
adaptation from Euripides in London called "The Klectra."

MILLEK, HENRY, actor, was born in London, England, in 1859. but
was reared and educated in Toronto, Canada, where when he was a youth
he first was led to take up a stage career by reading an article on the early
struggles of Henry Irving. At the age of fifteen he began to study elo-
cution, and for the next four years he devoted himself to acquiring all the stage
training he could get. He made his first stage appearance just before he was nine-
teen in a stock company performance of "Macbeth" at a Toronto theatre. Before

the end of the season he v:a< playing the lead-
ing juvenile roles in classic drama with this
company.

In 1878 he joined Modjeska's company,
playing, as did Robert Mantell at that time
in the same company, general utility roles.
His next engagement was with Adelaide
Neilson, and in two seasons with her com-
pany he played, among other roles, those of
Peter, in "Measure for Measure"; Paris, in
"Romeo and Juliet"; Arviragus, in "Cym-
beline," and Oliver, in "As You Like It."
After a brief engagement with Ada Caven-
dish he was engaged by Augustin Daly and
made his first appearance with that manager
in "Odette" when that play was first pro-
duced at Daly's Theatre, on February 6,
1882. Ada Rehan, James Lewis and John
Drew were in the same cast He left Mr.

Daly to join A. M. Palmer's forces at the Madison Square Theatre, where
he appeared as Herbert, in "Young Mrs. Winthrop." After being leading
man for Minnie Maddern for a time and playing Eric Thorndike with Agnes
Booth Schoeffel in a special production of Arthur W. Pinero's "The Squire;' Mr.
Miller was engaged by Daniel Frohman as leading juvenile of the original Lyceum
Theatre Company. There he appeared as Robert Gray, in "The Wife" ; Clement
Hale, in "Sweet Lavender," and Randolph, in "The Marquise." His appearance as
Kerchival West, in Bronson Howard's "Shenandoah," was followed by his engage-
ment by Charles Frohman as leading man of the Empire Theatre stock company,
and there he made his mark as Mr. Brabazon, in "Sowing the Wind" ; Mr. Owen, in
"Liberty Hall"; J. Ffolliet Treherne, in "Gudgeons"; Rudolph, in "Bohemia," and
David Remon, in "The Masqueraders."

He first appeared as a star in 1896 in the original production of "Heartsease,"
by Charles Klein and J. T. C. Clarke. In 1898 he again starred in "The Master,"
by Stuart Ogilvie. In the fall of 1899 he created the leading role in "The Only
Way," a dramatization of Charles Dickens's "Tale of Two Cities," by Freeman
Wills, which was produced for the first time at the Herald Square Theatre. New
York, on September 16. Mr. Miller has recently become a manager, and lias
been associated as joint star with Margaret Anglin. The season of 1905-6 he
appeared in "Grierson's Way," "Zira" and "Young Fernald." The fall season of

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1906 he produced "The Great Divide," a drama by William Vaughn Moody, which
opened the Princess Theatre, New York, on October 3. His home is No. 255 West
55th street, New York.

MELBA, MADAME (MRS. NELLIE ARMSTRONG), grand opera
prima donna, was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1863, being the
daughter of David Mitchell Porter, a wealthy merchant. Her mother
was of Spanish descent. When she was seventeen years old she was
married to Captain Charles Xesbit Frederick Armstrong, son of Sir Andrew Arm-
strong, Bart. In 188? she accompanied her father, who was a commissioner to the
Paris Exposition, to France and studied singing under Madame Marchesi. She
made her first appearance at the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels, as Gilda, in
"Kigoletto." She made her first appearance in England at Covent Garden, in
"Lucia di Lammermoor," in 1888, since which she has been regarded as one of the
greatest of prima donnas, having sung in all the great capitals and at the Metro-
politan Opera House. New York, where she first appeared under the Abbey,
Schoeffel & Grau management.

In April, 1900, Captain Armstrong received a divorce in Galveston, Tex., with
the custody of their one child, a boy, then about sixteen years old.

MELVILLE, MISS HOSE, actress, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., being
the daughter of a Baptist minister. She attended the convent school
of St. Mary's of the Woods and later went to Franklin College. In
1881, after leaving college, she joined the Baldwin-Melville company
playing repertoire in the West. Miss Melville first created the eccentric character
of Sis Hopkins, which gave her popularity, m a play called "Zeb." It was a small
part, which she elaborated bit by bit until it became a recognized feature of the
play. During the run of "1492"" at the Garden Theatre, New York, in 1894, Miss
Melville and her sister appeared in a specialty called the "Two Little Jays from
Indiana." Eose Melville's next engagement was as leading woman in "The Prodigal
Father," in the role of Dolly Bond, which she played two seasons. Then she joined
Matthews and Bulger, appearing in their musical play "By the Sad Sea Waves,"
in which she introduced her creation of Sis. For several seasons she has starred
at the head of her own company.

MELTZER, CHARLES HEXRY, playwright, was born in London,
England, of naturalized Bussian parents. When a boy he was sent
to Paris, where he was educated and where he began life as a journalist,
eventually becoming Paris representative of "The Chicago Tribune,"
and later of "The New York Herald," for which he travelled extensively in Europe
and in Egypt. Mr. Meltzer came to New York in 1888 under contract to take charge
of the dramatic and musical departments of "The New York Herald." For four
seasons he was dramatic critic, and during the seasons of 1893-'96 he wrote dramatic
reviews for "The New York World."

Mr. Meltzer's contributions to dramatic literature have been partly original plays
and partly adaptations. His first play, "The Story of Eodion, the Student," was a
free dramatization of Dostoiewsky's novel "Crime and Punishment." Later he de-
vised "Salome" (a tragic pantomime with ballet) in collaboration with Armand Sil-
vestre. music by Gabriel Pierne, which was produced in Paris : "Manon Lescaut," a

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comedy drama founded upon the romance of Prevost, and "The First Duchess of
Marlboro ugh/' a comedy of manners, suggested by the Duchess's memoirs. His
adaptations include the English versions of Hauptmamrs "Hannele" and "Die
Versunkene Glocke" ("The Sunken Bell") ; Daudet's "L'Arlesienne," Sardou's and
Moreau's "Madame Sans Gene," Decourcelle's "Le Collier de la Heine" and 'This
que Reine" (in collaboration with Charles Frederic Xordlinger). His coined v "His
Honor the Mayor" (produced by William H. Crane) was written with the collabora-
tion of A. E. Lancaster.

Since 1903 Mr. Meltzer has acted as secretary and general assistant to Mr. Hem-
rich Conried, manager of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. His home is
at No. 4T6 Central Park West, Xew York.

MILLWAKD,