The Washington times., 1903-11-08
New Workers Tire of Shakes
pearean Productions Even
With MuS3ca1 Comedy
Trimmings Sir Henry
Irving Without Ellen Terry
a Failure.

let He makes q superb Charles Sur
face In The School for Scan1AL an
a charming Captain Absolute IN Shf
dams other brilliant comedy. Tbs
ais" both az which he has enacted
wallaek'z
HIS association as cO-star with Ia
James Brown Potter. began IN supssz
1887. and included a trip together to TIE
AntipOdes- BeIew IS a cousin a the
wealthy Baroness Burdett-coutts, and
his father Was considered the handsoua-
est man IN England His New York
debut WAS made at the Fifth Avenus
Iheater IN October. 1884, when 1Irs. Pot
ter brought cut Mile. de Bremen
In '.Ranses'' the detective. Captain
Bedford. as played by Z. II Holland. at
tracts almost as much attention as does
heaffies himself. Ia spite OF the fact that
Holland plays IL altogether in the old
Iasnloned vay-mOving his eyebrows and
stroklns his mustzche In the manner Of
the story book detective Of the past gem
Grafton But Mr.. Holland must Be de-
lighted 20 get out OF the Han Game /
brake. which held him last year as the
Pope with Viola Allen IN The Eternal
City" Previous TO that he essayed a
starring tour in ''Eben Holden"
Sons of a Distinguished Father.
Z. NJ. and his brother Joe are the sons
of George Holland. a once valued mem
Der Of Lester WaIlack's company. T.
was the funeral Of George Holland. BY
the way. that gave its name OF the
Little Church Around the Corner to
the sanctuary on Twenty-ninth Street. :
just east Of Fifth Avenue.
Joseph Jefferson. IN behalf OF the
widow, had sought out the clergyman
Of the church she herself attended. but
when this gentleman learned that it was
an actor over whose bier he was re-
quested to speak, he hesitated. and final
" suggested that there was a little
church around the corner where the SER
vices could perhaps be more convenient
" held.
For an extended period f. NJ. Holland
played with A n. Palmer's stock. one
of his most charming Representations
during this period being that of the
name part in Colonel Carter of Carriers
VILE II was in the autumn OF 1896 that
he and his brother Joe (now no longer
acting essayed a joint starring venture
They began at the Garrick with
Man With a Past" which went back
on them. then progressed to "A Social
Highwayman,r very much on the order
of ''Rafies." and in whica they made
considerable reputation. Joe as the gen.
tlemanly thief and z. N. as his faith
full valet But the next season they
met their Waterloo at the Fifth Ave
nue. in a dramatization of Marion Craw-
ford's Doctor Claudius." than which [
can think Of nothing more i'll adapted 10
stage use.
Other ~Rafaes" Actors.
A while ago. along with Fritz Will
Jams. Mr.. Holland struggled for season
after season with Charles Frohman's
Anglicized French farces
Clara Blandick. Mr.. Bellows leading
woman, lately played Glory QaayIe in
The Christian at the Academy Of
Music She is a Massachusetts, girl but
her father being a sailing master she
was born on the other side OF the
world. while his ship lay in Hongkong 4
harbOr-
Hattie Russell. cast as the Lady
rose, whose necklace is stolen, IS 2
ter Of Ada Rehan. She was once
ing woman for W. ]. Florence. al
three seasons played the Widow
Crane in The Senator"