The Washington times., 1906-05-06
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Dorothy Hammond, Britisher.


Miss Dorothy Hammond, who is the
charming leading woman of the Column
bia Theater Company. is one Of the
many natives OF England that has met
with success on the American stage
The American stage has frequently been
Invaded" but there are many British
born playerfolk seen nightly upon the
American stage in the height Of the
dramatic season who have been here
SO long that they have passed almost
as Americans Some OF them are AmeTi-
cans, because they have liked the coun-
try so well that they have taken out
naturalization papers. Some Of the Eng
lish actors now famous in their own
and other lands actually made their
deouts upon the American stage. Among
these are Sir Charles Wyndham. with
whom Guy Standing. of the Columbia
company. some years ago played in
succession of plays, including The
Headless Man. and Cyril Maude. Maude
came TO this country to become a cow
boy, but turned his attention toward
the stage and made his debut at Den
Yer in 1855. going later 10 London, where
he has since met with unusual success.
Charles Wyndham. now knighted by the
British crown, made his first appear
dLtE upon any stage III LAle CANN u
Washington in 1854 a the tag-end of the
civil war. One OF the first English act
ors to cast his destinies with America
was Henry Hallam, a member of the
famous Hallam family of players. Hal
lam came to the American colonies in
the middle Of the eighteenth century
| and started the first theater in America
I at williamsburg then the capital OF the
colony of Virginia. opening il with The
Merchant of Venice" September >. 1752.
HaIlam and his English company trav-
eled by coach to theaters which were
subsequently esta blished at Washing
ton. Annapolis. Philadelphia, and New
York In recent years there have been
regular tours of the United States by
! the late Henry Irving and Ellen Terry,
who only last Saturday celebrated the
! hftieth anniversary of her debut on the
/ stage. the Bourchiers. Beerbohm Tree
| + s Willard, Charles Warner, Forbes
I Robertson. the Haress Adelaide Nelson
/ Oga Nethersole. Wyndham. and others
I From the music hills we have had reg
/ ular visits by Chevalier. Bessie Bone
! hill, Marie Lloyd. Vesta Tilley. anC
! "Cissie" LOTUS before she entered ths
! legitimate and became Cecilia The lat'
Mines Levick was born in England il
/
1853. 10 remain until his death in 1897
Amy Roselle. another native of England
made her American debut in 1872. Mrs
Annie Yeamans, who has spent all he
best career on the American stage, wa
born on the Isle of Man. and made he
| American debut in 1855. Katherine Flor
| ence, the wife of Fritz Williams. wa
born in London. and-came here as
child Her mother. katherine Rogers
also abandoned the English stage TO ac
in America Dion Boucicault was on
OF the most valuable recruits 20 tn
American dramatic ranks from the the
aters of London, and his wife. Agne
Robertson. was an English woman
Grant Stewart vas born in England
drifted TO Canada. and made his Ameri
can debut in 1890. julia Marlowe, VIII
was also horn in England. came 10 tn
United States as a child. settled In Kan
sas. and went on the stage Ada Cur
rier, the aunt of Miss Marlowe, ais