The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-24
ACTORS WHO'S WHO?

things. and after five seasons on Broad
way is now on tour FOR the first time.
re had the leading juvenile role IN The
Secret OF POlichinelle" and prominent
parts in J. X. Hackett's productions q
THE Crisis The Walls Of Jericho" and
The House OF Silence"
John Emerson. who will be seen with
Clara BloOdgOod-s company. was for sew
eral years member OF Mrs. Fishes COM
pany. appearing in her productions OF
Becky sharp "Hedda GablerV and
| Leah kleshner.T
Timothy Barrett Mcmahon is vauds-
Yiile's best arranger OF girl" novelties,
an art he acquired long ago. growing out
OF his experience with minstrel companies.
In vaudeville his fortunes have been link
ec with Miss Edythe ChappeHe. under
the team name Of Mcmahon and Chap
pelle. and his most popular creation I'D
10 the present time was "McNIahon's
| Watermelon Girls" This was the first
novelty uniting pictorial and musical dis
play. He followed IL with 'McMahou's
Minstrel Maids" and more recently Nc
Mahon's and ChappeIIe's Pullman Maids
| considered his most elaborate and sue
cessful exploitation. To sam Sanford.
the old minstrel, who died lately in Brook
lyn. McMahon gives the credit Of being
father Of minsuelsy."
Julia Sanders0u. who this year Is play
Ing Peggy in The Dairymaids.~ made
her first big success IN '.Fantans In
private life Miss Sanderson IS Mrs. Tod
Sloan, being the wife Of the famous
jockey.
Julian Eltinge, a Boston boy, horn little
more than twenty-one years ago in the
shadow OF Bunker Hill a graduate OF
Harvard and a member OF the famous
Boston Cadets. a military-sociaI organI-
zation celebrated for amateur playing.
and distinguished as first giving 70 the
stage Three Little Lambs Miss Sim
plic.ty." and other frivolous affairs since
successful es professional productions All
the parts IN these cadet presentations
are taken by the fellows OF the organi-
cation. and Elunge's assumption OF the
heroine roles Won him instantaneous
fame as HIS simulati0ns Of the fair sex
/ 50 dearly loved by the "Johnnies' was
more than mere iupersOuatiOn. they were
T genuine efforts OF genius, n fact since
/ recognized by the music hall world OF
I Europe and America. which Acknowledges
/ Eltinge as the greatest artist that has
/ ever attempted this delicate branch OF
thespic art.
/ Huntley Wright, who IS making his
first American appearance IN The Dairy
maids" has been for some years the
/ principal comedian at the Gaiety The
alter. London. In the past ten years he
/ has created nearly every comedy role in
the musical productions made by George
( Edwardes He played the Chinaman in
san Toy" more than a thousand times:
7 the original Chinaman in The Geisha;''
I the magician IN "The Greek Slave
Lie" in san Toy the Indian in "The
/ Ciugalee, the eccentric Dr.. Brierley in
/ The Gaiety Girl" and principal come
dian il 'The Little Michus."
/ Mrs. sam SOthern. who plays Eve Lin
/ don, the jealous wife. in The TRUTH"
7 in which Clara Bloodgood viii be seen
/ this week az the Belasco Theater. is an
/ English actress. and sister-in-law 10 Z.
/ II SOtheu- She came 20 this country for
I the first time last winter, appearing az
7 the Liberty Theater. New York, with
/ Ellis Jenreys. Clyde Fitch saw her and
/ at the end Of Miss Je1reys- engagement,
( engaged Mrs SOJhern for the vole she IS
now playing IN The Truth When Mrs.
! BloodgOod's season closed Mrs. Sothern
was at once engaged by J. K. Hackett
/ for the principal comedy part IN The
! Walls Of Jericho" She began her Pr0fes-
/ siOnal career in England eight years ago,
/ appearing first with Mr.. and Mrs. Ken-
/ daL She also played with Beerbohm
| Tree ST His Majesty's Theater. London;
Z she had the title role Of Miss Hobbs
and "Niobs," and the leading part in
! His ExcellenCy the Governor.
Clara Bloodgood. who comes 70 the Be-
lasco Theater this week in Clyde Fitch's
T comedy. The Truth IS one Of the few
recruits from society who have won u
/ prominent place on the stage on account
OF what they have accomplished, rather
than because Of social prominence. Be
/ fore she accepted a small part in Charles
{ Frohman's production OF The Conquer
/ OTIS" Mrs Jack BIoodgood was a prom
/ inent member OF the New York smart
set" In a recent interview Mrs Blood
good gives as her reason for going on the
/ stage the fact that II seemed 10 be the
only way for a woman 10 receive a good
salary while serving her apprenticeship.
7 found that my chief duty consisted
IN dressing we'll" adds the now success
ful actress. AS I had done that FOR a
/ good many years for nothing. the idea
OF being paid for IL rather appealed TO
me" Mrs. BlOcdgOOd appeared with Elsie
/ de Wolfe IN THE Way of the World
I and in several other Broadway prcduc-
i tons Her first appearance as a star,
under Charles Frohman's management.
was in Clyde Fitch'S The Girl With the
/ Green Eyes" After two seasons IN this
comedy. Mr.. Fitch wrote The C0ronet Of
! a Duchess" for her. II was presented az
the Garrick Theater, New York, and after
/ the engagement at that house was with
drawn. Last winter Mrs. BIoodgOOd cre-
ated the role Of Becky Warder in The
Truth, the same part that. later, was
given 10 Marie Tempest in London. and
PLAYED b. her az the Comedy Theater
| for seven months This season Mrs
Bl0OdgoOd is appearing In the same play,
under the management Of the NeSsrs-
Shubert
Lulu GIaser's engagement At the New
National Theater this week viii witness
the close Of her starring tour under the
i management Of Klaw and Erlanger. Il
viii also be her last week in Lola from
Berlin" John J. McNally's new music
play. in which she is now starring.
In the little New York music hall that
bears the name Of Joe Weber. Miss Glaser
and her husband. Ralph C. Herr, viii
hereafter hold forth as members Of that
already powerful organization Of fun
makers During her engagement in Lola