The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-11
mEREDlrH,s LETTER
Timely Thestrieai News Notice
Of Interest to Everybody.

In addition to the list of stars that
have already endeared Themselves o
the public many actors and actresses
of note win be advanced 70 starring
+honors. aithoughhE had been predicted
that the habit Of starring would die
out. There Is q difference In sstar-
and in being featured which
the initiated frequently fail to notice,
but the members Of the profession
have never been hownt to fail to mark
fhe distinction. The actor or actress
that Is starred IS supposed to have a
personal following strong enough to
Justify the use Of the stars name
before the name OF the vehicle, while
in other cases the name Of the play
has the black type with some prpmi.
nent member Of the cast mentioned.
For instance, an Important announce
ment of the coming season is that
John Drew will be t'starrel2 in Her
House IN Order In that wonderful
success, THE Heir to. the Hoorah,"
Guy Bates Post is featured and the
announcements will read with a
strong cast including Guy Bates Post"
and "The County Chairman" which
goes out for its fourth season, will
have a line something like this. Mac
1yn Arbuckle and a great cast"
The most prominent Of the new
stars will be Florence Roberts. who
opens her season in Philadelphia in
"The Strength Of the weak" She
has long been a favorite with amuse-
ment lovers OF the Pacific coast and
in private life is the wife Of Lewis
Morrison, of Faust fame. Another
prominent new star will be Rose stahl,
whose rise in the last few years has
been the subject Of much comment.
1t was only a few seasons ago that
she made the smaller towns in THE
American Gentleman" being jointly
featured with William Bonelli. In
the few cities that were visited the
company appeared In the popular
priced melodrama houses, which does
not give the artist much prestige. Re,
Gently she entered vaudeville with a
sketch, The Chorus Lady" and this
proved such a wonderful success that
she went to London with it this sum-
and 1t will be enlarged into a play
for her coming season, which opens
atthe Savoy Theater in New York.
Other new stars who will tour the
country this season whose names are
more or less familiar with theater-
goers are: Hilda spong in Lady
Lena Ashwell In "The shul:
mantle" a play Of Boer life; Maud
Americas youngest star, will
have 'The illusions of Beatrice"
Kennedy will appear in a
Biblical play by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
the title "Mizpah;" Anna Day.
who viii be promoted from pnderstu1y
TO star in When Knighthood Was in
Fower;;" Frank Moulan, who will have
a Ptxley & Luders opera, THE Grand
Moguii" John Henshaw, who will be
starred by Bert G. Whitney in "Cap
lain Carless;" Marguerite Clark, who
made such a big bit. in the support of
DeWolf Hopper, will star in The
Merry Khan" Harry Bulgar has al
ready reached the starring point this
summer in 1.-THE Man From Now" as
has Hattie Williams in "Tne Little
Cherub," which opened the other day
at Atlantic City; Clifton Crawford
will have a play, THE Sign of the
Tines" Fred Mace will be strongly
featured and practically starred in
THE Umpire;" Barney Bernard will
lake Sam Demands role in "The Rol-
licking Girl" on the road; Charles
Cartwright will be starred in Lights
OUT a play that Keicy & Shannon
out under the title Taps" Can
adaptation from the German); Porter
]. White will be given Z. H. sothern's
role in '"The Proud Prince" and Tom
Waters will reach The height of his
ambition with a new vehicle, THE
Mayor of LaughIa11."
Among those STARS that are UNI
known to the New York audiences,
but who are probably as clever as
many delight Broadway. might be
mentioned: Florence Davis, who takes
the road another season in 1.-The Player
Maid;" Creston Clarke, who will have
a new play. 1.-THE Ragged Messenger"
All H. Wilson, whose new vehicle will
be called Metz in the Alps" Nat M.
Wills, who will star in "a Lucky Dog
Paul Gilmore, who will have a new
play, "At Yale" and Master Gabriel,
Of Buster Brown" fame, who will be
starred in Little Jack Homer"
Among those who have frequently
attempted starring tours in the past,
two actresses have such splendid
plays for the coming season that sue
.onss &c. almost RISurnd Thav are FayI