Arizona republican., 1905-03-02
WHITE WHITTLEsEY.

One of the most important engage ments of the present season at the Doris opera house will be that Of the young romantic actor, White Whittle- sey, whose starring tour is under the direction of Belasco Mayer and Price of the Alcazar theater, San Francisco, and who will be seen here in Richard Harding Davis famous play. Soldiers of Fortune.r next Monday night.
 Among the very few leading men of the American stage today White Whit tlesey occupies a prominent position. Having imbibed his first theatrical learning from that master of stage craft, David Belasco, the young actors career has been a notable one. He has been associated with many of the prominent actors and actresses of the stage and in the companies of Ada Rehan, Margaret Mather. Henrietta Crossman, Julia Arthur. E. H. Sothern, Wilton Lackaye and Florence Roberts, whittlesey soon achieved an enviable record.
 For the past five years Whittlesey has played under the guidance of his present managers and his annual star ring appearance in San Francisco for an extended summer season is one of the events of the City by the Golden
 
 Gate.
 Endowed by nature with a superb physique and keen intellect, White Whittlesey is the beau ideal Of a TO- mantle actor. He is a man who is liked by men as we'll as women. chiefly on account of the marked magnetism of his acting.
 In witnessing performance of Whittlesey, the audience forgets for the time being that his characteriza- tion is but stage creation His he roes are portrayed in such life-like manner that one seems to think that the stage presentation is of absolute reality It is not until the curtain falls that Whittlesey's auditors again feel that the mirror has been held up to nature"
 For the present starring season Of Whittlesey. his managers have select ed what they consider are the three best plays of the actors repertoire The plays being presented by Whittle- sey and his supporting company are "Heartsease." the charming romantic play in which Henry Miller made one of his greatest successes; Soldiers oi Fortune" the stirring story of Soutt American revolution, from the pen ol
 
 ding Davis, and dramatized by the fa- nous Augustus Thomas, and "The Sec ond in Command" the play of English military life, written by Captain Rob- ert Marshall in which John Drew SCOT cd so heavily.
 Whether it be in the silks and sat ins of the poet-musician in the TO- nance of '.Heartsease." or as the brave American in the midst of revolution and turmoil in Soldiers of Fortune, or as the whole-souled soldier of "ThS Second in Command" Whittlesey pre- . sents types of heroes who win the hearts. not only of women in the play but also of his audiences.
 Lavish expenditure has marked tho work of Whittlesey's managers for hi: present starring season. The scenery costumes and stage accessories art carried for the three plays mentioned ! and the equipment weighs more thar four tons, requiring two large baggage cars for it's transportation. In ever. theater in which the young star i | seen, the advance order given is "; clear stage" and the patrons of tn | Doris opera house are assured superl scenic productions.
 The company supporting Whittlese! ! is a specially selected one and mum 1 bers twenty-five people A choir i also carried for the rendition of tn music in ''Heartsease,' which forms S | important part of that play. | The supporting company number actors and actresses selected for spe | cial lines of stage work and include l such well-known names as Eugen l Thais Lawton, Virginia Brissac. Ali Perry, Edith Campbell. Hallie Whit and Messrs. H. M. Sainpolis. Harry [ Byers, Reginald Mason, Henry Lewel l lyn Carl YohO Taylor Curtis and Er