The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-10-26
STAGE STUFF.

Julia Marlowe will open the new
Illinois theatre in Chicago, inIroduc-
ing Clyde Fuchs play of BARBARA
FtIetchie," in which the prlnc.pal
character OF Whittier's poem is
transformed into IA young girl. The
play wright's Investigation OF the au
.hentIclly ot the episode, described
IN the poem, IL IS said, led him to
u0ubt The actual Occurrences, aud FIR
this reason Liberties have Oeen taken
aid the heroine, as now depicted, is
presentaDie Tor Stage yurDUses.
Hal Reds ups and downs have
beeu ar lug To an unusual degree,
aud ~ may De now tnat he will win
with his "Kuobs of lenhessee. The
aud most effective scene quite Orig.-
nal IL 10, l. where a mother takes
the life Uf her sou rather than see
nln uaugeu Tor d crime he dlu not
| commit. Rleds earlier lie Was
among the newspaper fraternity,
and since leaving That he has de-
veloped into rather clever writer
of nIoIo-drama aud fair actor. He
Is nJw III the Northwest.
Elwyn A. Barrow has written
play for Mr.. h. .. Willard called
"Punchinello.' lie deals with the
life If a stroiling Ltaiiau actor. If
Mr. Willard 10 fortunate he wlIi
sumo day, perhaps, have play
made that will lit him as well as
that of the "MiddiemaL," but he will
never do any Lhing better than tile
portrayal If the old potter, the char
HI. of
fame he now so deseryeuly enjoys.
MIR. Jefferson is just beginning mis-
customary short Iall tOur III chi
cagO, and will remain for two wee ks,
opening his engagement in Kip
Van Winkle." An engagtlnent vi
this fine ola actor as AWAY an event,
and IN any city. A gliuIpse into the
stage of the past by an ACTOR ripe lii
years and the traditions of the older
comedies Is the rare Offering of Mr..
| Je1te rson. Each time thls player,
dear To the heart of theater-gvers,
makes his visits there Is d feellI g
that possibly he may lot appeal
again, and each time he Is joyfully
welcomed anu the hope expressed
that he may continue 10 plav the
same OLD plays III the same sweet
way for ears to come. Mr.. Jetfer-
sons performances of Rip, Bob
Acres, Caleb piummer, and GolighL-
~ are creations oI pathos and gen.
unine heart interest, built up wi h
such care vi detail and such puri y
AS " leave them stamped on til.
minds and hearts OF tbs audiences
Tor all time.
Ezra Kendall is doing monOlo-
que III Chicago, anu, BY the.way, lie
il the only finished artist III this
style of entertainments. Mr.. Ken
dali, no doubt, fluids this line to pay
big, or he would turn his attention
to comedy again, III which he was d
great success, when mere boy. You
will recall with pleas u q "A Pair of
KIDS, and enjoy good laugh when
you think OF his hy-paper expert
ence in that comedy.
Roland Reed is appearing success
fuzzy this season in "A Modem
Crusoe," showing him as busting,
self-made American, overt1ewlng
with wit anu good humOr. Isabel
Rush aud her daughter are both seeL
to all advantage, Miss Rush, at
usual, dividing houors with the
comedian.
Richard Golden is making win
uer again with Old JED ProuGy."
Maciyn ArDuckle will make his
appearance as star in November.
ms young actor, out of the West, Is
getting there III good shape.
1T takes genius and hard work to
make d great actor" exclaimed the
chubby matinee favorIte, who wa.
smoking cigarette and reading d
o. cent novel.
And the press agent looked up
from the piles OF fiction which his
taciled pen was tracing, and in "a
voice that shook with feeling, eX-
claimed:
You bet it does Washington
Star.