The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
ACTORS WHO'S WHO.

h(A OANO WIN - wiz.
Harrington Reynolds. who viii be re-
membered by WashIngtonians as Daniel
Frawley's leading actor. VIII be welcomed
by his many friends here during Mr..
Goodwin's engagement at the Columbia
Theater.
Miss Grace vinton. who PLAYS the SOU
brette in The Great Express Robbery
AT the Academy this week. is a Washing
ton girl. AS this is her first appearance
in her native city, her many friends in
tend giving her fattering reception
Miss Josephine Florence Shepherd. VINO
appears In the role OF Aunt Harriet in
The Road 70 Yesterday" comes from a
/ line. OF famous performers she is fbs
only daughter Of the late Mr. and Mrs.
/ William J. Florence. known for their
work IN THE Mighty Dollar and the
niece Of the late Mr.. and Ms Barney
/ Williams. stars Of other days Miss Shep-
herd last appeared here in The Girl from
Rays and The Cowboy and the Lady"
Miss Eveleen Dunmore. OF the Coming
Thro' the Rye" company. is an English
I girl, who came to this country q few
L = "f'A' NrD WIN bAlE vi AIlDl-e E~l&HtteS
musical comedies as its prima donna So
/ prano- She liked America so well that
/ she has never returned 20 England De-
string TO further perfect her musical ac-
cOmplishments. Miss Dunmore took a
course at the National Conservatory Of
/ Music. In New York, and AZ the con-
/ clusion Of the term she easily won first
/ prize for vocal excellence.
! M Thurston Han. this season appear
/ ing in the title role in Klaw q Changers
greater production Of "Ben-Hur." is han
dicapped b. being required 10 play part
created by another and played by various
/ other prominent leading men for a period
covering seven years. Although Mr. Hall
I looks" the part. he declares that he is
/ constantly conscious Of the fact that the
audience is intuitively comparing his work
with that Of the i've actors that have
I preceded him as Ben-HUr Although Will
/ lam Farnum enacted Beu-Hur longer than
/ any Of the other actors. such well-known
I players as the late Edward J. Morgan.
Henry Woodruff. and Tyrone Power have
/ al one time OF another appeared IN the
title role.
| Vera Michelena, the prima donna oF
I THE Girls Of Holland company. is the
youngest woman on the American stage
I 20 acquire by right Of gifts and talent
/ such a position Miss 8Iichelena IS but
twenty years old. and is the daughter Of
Sig. Nichelena. who twenty years ago
was one Of the most famous singers OF
grand and light opera in this country.
I il Is an Interesting fact 10 know that her
/ stage appearance was made az the age Of
/ five. when Miss Marie Tempest sang 10
/ her during the performance Of The
/ Fencing Master. an opera written by
\ Reginald de kOven. Now Miss AiicheIena
I is found fifteen years later singing the
difficult prina donna role OF ArieIla in
/ Mr.. De Koven's latest opera. The Girls
I OF Holland"
/ There viii be- no little curiosity among
7 music lovers 20 see and hear Mr.. Pac.e
/ Ripple. who PLAYS the role Of Alvarez Y
/ Toledo a Spanish captain in the he
/ Koven-Stange comedy opera. --Th- Girls
/ Of Holland which plays Ar the BeIascO
/ Theater this week Mr.. Ripple's Amer
7 lean debut viii be made al this house to-
I morrow night, and h. comes 10 this coun-
I try with q reputation as a lyric tenor
I unequaled by any Of his coUntrymen in
I England Mr.. Ripples recent fame rests
D 4AA --4E tfAl the ~l4lNfS> lN Sf-NIfl last
/ son in the tenor roles AZ the Gilbert and
i sullivan REVEALS at the Savoy Theater.
( London. As Ralph RacksJraw. in Pima
fore and rs Nanky Pooh. IN The Nj
/ kado. he was the talk OF London. and
I was equally popular in Patience The
/ Pirates Of Penzance.' ''Ruddygore.'' and
/ The YeOmen OF the Guard
Harry Macdonough. who plays the lead
I ing comedy part IN THE Girls os Hol-
/ land. is probably one Of the bes,-known
/ light opera comedians in this country to-
day. and what IS somewhat unusual with
this class Of player. ne IS possessed Of
good singing voice. Mr.. Macdonough.
1 though still n young man. is veteran Of
the lyric stage, and has appeared in
over thirty operas. He has always been
more or less Identified with the works Of
Mr.. de Koven, and Il was exactly twenty
years ago this month when he gained u
. reputation with the Mccall opera com
pany with the first production OF The
/ Begun al the Chestnut Street opera
/ House. Philadelphia. Since that time Mr.
Marlborough has been with such other De
/ koven operas as Rob Roy" The High
wayman." The FerCins Master. and
I Foxy CUTLER In the part OF Max Of
Holland. IrOudabour doctor and a boon
companion in The Girls Of Holland" he
. Is said 20 have a role which suits excel
lently his taking comedy methods.
Blanche Walsh. ike many Of her sister
players, has for a number Of years been
identified with characters Of a distinct
type. When Miss Walsh comes 10 the
New National next week she viii De seen
in characters the sort Of which she has
so long been Identified with-the woman
with past There is little doubt but
that Blanche Walsh. Ike many other
women Of the stage. finds that her work
in the Interpretation OF this stamp Of
character has been so successful that II
becomes next 10 the impossible % try 90
break away from il. In The Straight
Road one Of her plays this season,
Clyde Fitch has given Miss Walsh the
greatest part OF her career-that u Mol
o'Hara. a girl Of the East Side slums
of New York City. Playgoers recall the
faithful representation by Miss Walsh Of
the difficult role I'm The Resurrection.
and later as Margaret RoIfe IN 'The
Woman IN the Case" the play used by
Wagenhals and Kemper when Miss walsh
last appeared I'm Washington. Her real
istic work in The Kreutzer sonata IS
also of pleasant memory
The role Of the principal shephcrdcsS IN
Elaw * changers production Of Ben
Hur'' Is PLAYED by a Young Washington
girl. Miss Marie f. McKevitt. who ap-
pears this season for the first time on the
professional stage. For several years
past Miss McKevitt has been prominent