Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-16

became a star during the present season.
when she created the main role in Mary
JOhnson's Audrey"
William H. Thompson, who will appear
as friar Laurence is one of the most popu-
| lar actors in America. There is little or no
| question within the profession concerning
Mr.. Thompson'S status among American
stars. The great producing managers of the
country agree that he is indisputably the
best character actor in America
Mercutio will be interpreted by Eben
Plympton, American of good old revolu-
tionary stock, and not Englishman as
sometimes enormously stated. Mr.. Plymp-
| ton first came into prominence in October
| 1876, when he played Romeo to the Juliet
| of Adelaide Nelson.
Edwin Arden was a protege of the late
| Edwin Booth. He commenced his stage ca
| reer in small roles with the famous TRACE
| dian, and rose from minor position in his
| company to the position of leading juve
nile actor, and remained in this rank until
Mr.. Booth took the late Lawrence Barrett
and Nine. Modjeska into partnership for
| joint starring.
Frank c. Bangs one of the Oldest and best
| known players on the American stage, will
| be seen as Montague. Mr.. Bangs was one
| of the famous quartet of actors who flour
| ished at Booths Theater in the early sew
| entities, and who made the country ring with
| praise over their magnificent revival of
Julius Caesar" In this-the first of the
notable ShakeSpearean revivals-Edwin
Booth was the Brutus, Lawrence Barrett
the Cassius, F. L. Davenport the Caesar
and Frank C. Bangs the Marc Antony.
George Clarke, who is to be the Capulet-
father of Juliet-haS been identified with
Shakespearean productions since 1850, when
he made his first professional appearance
as the young prince in Richard III at
the city of Richmond. Mr. Clarke was the
leading man of Days famous company for
over quarter of a century, and during the
major portion of that time the stage di-
rector of the organization Mr.. Clarke re-
manned a member of the company until MI.
Days death, four years ago
Forrest Robinson, who is cast for Ben
volo, first became conspicuous in his
chosen profession when he played CiaphaS
with James 'Neill in Salni MorSeS mem
orable production of the Passion Play.
After this Mr. Robinson starred for sea-
son in Youth"
John E. Kellerd will be seen as Tybalt.
Mr. Kellerd made his first appearance on
the stage as Hamlet, in amateur per-
Torrance given at the Kings Cross Theater,
in London. He came to America to JON
the Museum Stock Company, and In 1881
went on the road for the hrSt time, IN
support of Daniel Bandmann. Minnie Gale,
afterward leading lady for Edwin Booth,
and now prominent in New York social life
as Mrs. Haynes; Julia Arthur, later sue
cessful star and now the wife of b. r
Cheney the Boston millionaire, and Cyril
Maude, a popular actor-manager of Lon
don today, were all members of this COM
pany.
Edmund Breese the Escalus, Prince of
Verona, is another successful protege of
James O'Nein. He has played Icillius to
Mr.. O'NeilFs Virginius one week and APP
plus Claudius-the heavy role and dis
tinct contraSt-the next.
William j. Ferguson, who will play the
low comedy role Peter, began as boy at
Fords Theater, this city. thirty years ago.
In BARLEY Campbelfs Fairfax Mr. Fer
guson unprecedented the first tramp" in
troduced on the American stage. 1t was
big hit and by way of contrast Mr.. Abbey
gave him the opportunity to. create the
character of the dude in "A Friendly Tip"
in which he starred Mr.. Ferguson's crea-
tons were among the chief successes in the
long runs of Charles Aunt" The Fatal
Card" THE Girl from MaXims THE Gay
| Parisians," etc In this last named play
| Mr.. Ferguson scored greatly by his intro
| duction into the character of Pingley seven
| full minutes of French pantomime-an art
| now almost lost to the modern stage.
Mrs. w G. Jones. who enjoys the rare dis
! tinction of being the Oldest actress. in con-
| tinuous service, now playing on the Ameri-
| can stage, was born at Chatham, England.
| over seventy years ago, and commenced
| acting at the Walnut Street Theater, Phil
| adelphia. at the age of eight. In later
| years Mrs. Jones has been called upon by
! Mr.. DAILY, Mr.. Palmer, Mr.. F'rohman and
| all the managers for their more important
| Shakespearean REVEALS. She has played
| nurse to all the famous American Juliets
since Adelaide Nelson, including Mary
| Anderson, Sara JeWett Margaret Mather,
| Julia Marlowe and Maude Adams.
| Ada Dwyer, who is cast for Lady Capulet,
| is noted in the profession for her eXtraor-
| binary ability in the stage art of makeup.
| Miss Dwyer has played a wide range of
| character parts, and in each has sunk her
| individuality SO completely that even her
| closest friends could not recognize her
| HICKMANs LOVING CUP-The audi
ences at the Columbia Theater last week
| commented upon a beautiful silver loving
| cup used in the drinking scene of "a School
| o3oIJ
| act when Charles Surface and his lively
| companions pass round the overlooking
{; cup. AS was conjectured by many this cup
has quite a history for it was presented to
| Mr.. Robert Hickman, stage director of Miss
| Bertha Galland's company. by the entire
| cast of THE Girl and the Judge company
| two seasons ago. The names of Annie Rus
| the list of the well-known cast which was
| seen in Washington. Mr.. Hickman was
| associated with Miss Russell ever since her
| first hit as Sue in London, and he pre-
| serves this token of regard of his associates
I with warmest remembrance.
A DETECTIVE sToRY-william Her
man West, who will play Foxy CUTLER in
1.-The Highwayman' at Chase's next week,
| had an experience with "a limb of the W.
| of the Foxy CUTLER quality of penetration.
| 1t was at the time of the finding of the
| body of the man afterward identified as
| Guldensuppe, the bath rubber in New York
| city. The police of the metropolis were
| making a microscopic search for 1.-The mys-
| ferrous man with bundle" who was sup
! posed TO know whole volumes of Sherlock
| Halmes facts about the assassination of the
big German. Taking up the thread of the
| narrative at this point Mr.. West goes on
| to tell:
| THE company with which 1 had been
| playing closed near New York and l was
| making my way home via Weehawken with
| q bundle containing my costume and wig.
| ] got upon the ferry boat and passed for
ward to the outer seats because my pack
| age was not very prepossessing, and
Stunned observation / had hardly taken
| my seat when fly cop came up to me and
| demanded to know the contents of my
bundle. 1 asked what authority he had and
| he exposed a badge. Then l remembered
| what the papers had said about the police
| search for the man with the bundle and
| seeing crowd of truckmen standing anX-
| iously around l determined to have some
| fun with the sleuth. Again he insisted upon
| knowing what was in the package.
"'Open it yourself said l.
''Whereupon he tore open a small place
| in one side of it, The first thing that met
| his eye was the hair on my old wig. 1t
/ was for middle-aged mans part and the
! hair was slightly streaked with gray
Huh he huskily calculated. What's
1 that?