The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
ACTORS WHO'S WHO?

Miss Margaret Bourne. leading woman
FOR William Faversham this season in
/ The Squaw Man." was leading woman
/ for z. II. Sothern and Julia AIarlowe in
their presentation OF Hamlet" and
Much Ado About Nothing" and occu-
pied similar position with Louis James
and Frederick Warde in their Shake
] spearean alliance. Miss Bourne was also
leading woman for Nance O'Nen in roper
toire. and for Wright Lorimer in The
/ Shepherd King" She played Lady Isabel
In Forest Lovers" with Bertha Galland,
/ Huesette with z. H. Sothern in If I
Were King" Mary Stuart in Dorothy
Vernon Of Haddon Hail. with Bertha
Galland. and Louka in Arms and the
Man with Arnold Daily.
! Mr.. Will 5. Miller. a well known Wash
ington boy who has won recognition as
an actor, but who has Of recent years
! been associated with the business depart
ment Of the profession, was a visitor in
Washington last week. Mr.. Miller, OF
/ Billy" as he is Familiarity known 70 a
host Of friends here, was a sutIer at
/ Camp Alger. Virginia, during the Span
/ ish-American war, and is well remem-
/ bered by the many boys who patronized
his stand Within the past few years
/ Billy" has been identified with some
/ OF the most representative companies on
] the road. He joined '"The Roger Brothers
/ in Panama" company after having served
with Wright EOrimer in "The Quick
/ sands" until that organization disbanded-
An interesting coincidence is that Mr..
| Miller was several years ago an usher at
/ the New National Theater.
William Faversham's career IN America
began at the Union Square Theater in
New York in 1857 in play called Pen
and Ink. which was used 10 exploit an
/ English barmaid as A star, and which
\ had q disastrous run OF two weeks. Il
/ served Mr.. Faversham well. however. as
I Daniel Frohman visited one OF the per
f0rmances and was attracted by the
/ young actors personality and work, and
engaged him for the Lyceum Theatsr
company. which at that time had in its
membership George Cayvan. Herbert
Kelsey, Henry Miller, Mrs. lie Moyne,
and other prominent people. and Of which
! David Belasco was stage manager. II
was In "Aristrocracy," by Bronson How
ard, that ne scored his first hit, and
began a career that has brought him 10
/ a prominent position among American
actors. For a time ne WAS leading man
for Minnie Maddern Fiske. and then went
20 the Empire Theater Stock Company as
leading man under Charles Frohman's
management. and quickly became one OF
Z NJ
this organization he created leading roles
in Lord and Lady Algy." Under the
Red Robe" Brother Officers" The
COnquerors.' Sowing the Wind" "Phro-
So Lefty, The Masquerade" --BO-
heInia," and other plays he was stiI
under contract 70 Charles FrOhmsn when
George c. Tyler. OF Lebler & Co. was
seeking an actor or ability and promi-
nence 20 assume the part Of Jim Carston,
cowboy. in The SGuaw Man"
Miss Marion Stanley. this seasons
prima donna with Gus and Max Rogers
in The Rogers Brothers in Panama" is
a native Of Brooklyn. y. Y. Miss Stanley
has been upon the stage since childhood,
beginning her career as Little Marion.
known TO al amateur theatrical patrons
as a child wonder Her first professional
engagement was with HendersOn's Blue
beard. Jr.," company. in WHICH she ap-
pea-ed as Jack. the Giant Killer. After
this she attended school and was gradual
ed with hOnOrs. Later Miss Stanley ap-
peared with the Boston Comic Opera
Company. following a successful season
there in the Amarauth Dramatic Society
Of Brooklyn. remaining a principal mem
Der Of that organization Tor five years.
Miss Stanleys next professional engage
ment was with the James r. Waite Com
pany, playing leading roles in Uncle
Terry and The Minister'S Daughter"
The next two years she was in vaudeville.
In 1909 Mss Stanley joined the English
Daisy" company. and while playing with
that organization in Syracuse was at
tackled by a lion which figured In the per-
fOrmance. Here she was badly wounded.
but with good health and an abundance
Of viii power. she soon was able 70 re-
sumo her tour Her next season was
spent with a stock opera company in Gin
cinnau, playing IN THE Isle Of Cham
pagne," The MOcking Bird. - FL Capt.
tan said Pasha, billie Taylor"
'Erminie. - The Telephone Girl The
French Maid and The Girl from
Paris" In 1888 the Ne Him, and !
company was fame famous through the
excellent work Of Miss Stanley. IN which
organization she was the prima donna
She later accepted the role Of the lady
lunatic in %The Wizard OF or Miss
Stanley was still under contract with
The Wizard OF o. management. but
through the kindness Of Julian Mitchell.
she obtained a release in order that she
might iOin The Rogers Brothers in Ire
land company.
The career Of the Rogers Brothers-Gus
and Max-is one Of unusual interest The
two now famous comedians began their
stage careers in team" act in quite
the same manner as did Robson and
Crane Harrigan and Hart. Evans and
Hoey. Ward and Vokes. and others equal
" well known Eighteen years ago the
two Rogers boys were song and dance
pair. singing nicely and dancing neatly.
but never thinking OF STOPPING 10 be
funny. They were well known in the
list OF attractions at various variety the
8ters. but by nc means famous Il was
In 1889 that they got a two weeks en-
gagement at Austin & Stones dime
museum in Boston. little later they
gave a trial performance at Tony Pas
tors in New York for the benefit OF
vaudeville managers. with the result that
they were Immediately booked for a sea-
son Of thiTty-hve weeks. For several
years they continued 10 be popular vaude-
Vile performers, later being called at the
Office Of a well-known manager TO accept
position that required tber1 70 do 4