The Washington herald., 1907-12-22
ACTORS WHO'S WHO?

Maude Turner, one Of the principal mem
bers OF Mary Mannering's company. was
last season seen here with Sotnern and
Marlowe and was leading woman for a
season with Blanche Walsh
Frank Gilmore, who plays the part e7
Jerome Bonaparte, brother Of Napoleon.
in Mary Mannerings play. Glorious
Betsy" was last season the leading man
with Henrietta CrOsman. when that ac-
tress played "AH Of Sudden Peggy
Mr. Gilmore IS considered one Of the
best leading men on the American stage.
and is always in demand for romantic
plays. such as Glorious Betsy"
Mr.. Herbert Carr. who is a member Of
the Mary Mannering company. is the
I possessor OF a snuff box with a history
It IS gold enameled receptacle studded
with colored jewels. It was found by a
private during the retreat Of Bonaparte
from the Duke Of Wellington, after the
battle Of Salamanca. and was saved from
destruction by Mr.. George Collier. who
bought Il for a trihe from the soldier
whom he found busy picking out the
cnamels with q bayOnet The snuff box
became the property OF a well known
politician, who IN turn gave Il to- Her
bert Carr.
The fact that Robert Edeson, of Strong
heart fame. win have new leading
woman during his forthcoming engage
ment al the New National Theater IN
Classmates" VIII evoke interest IN the
career Of the newcomer-AIiss Flora Juliet
Bowley. Miss Bowley. who IS the sister
Of Capt. Albert J. BowIey. aid-de-camp 10
Gen Grant, IS one OF the youngest lead
ing women on the American stage. Al
though but twenty-five years Of age. Miss
BOwiey has had an enviable career. She
was for some time one Of the principal
players IN James K Hackett's company.
and later was intrusted with the role Of
Kate. in The Lion and the Mouse"
Little LeOnie FIugrath, the child actress,
now appearing in the support Of William
Faversham in The Squaw Man. IS the
youngest Of a family OF three prominent
stage children Seven years OF age. this
child has had a professional career that
would put to shame many Of her older
associates Her repertoire has included
fairies. dwarfs. Little Lord Faunteroy:
infant roles with Maxine Elliott, Cyru
Scott John Drew. and others Her
greatest achievement was the portrayal
Of little AIeenie, in Thomas JeGerson's
performance Of rip Van Winkle~
Leonie's rlne-year-old sister Viola travels
with her this season. acting as under
study and occasionally alternating in the
role OF Hal
Local playgOers who saw the Boys OF
Company 3" viii recall the part Of the
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young woman who played that part The
young woman was Miss Florence Nash. .
who, on the opening night Of that play in
New York, surprised-not he-seIf-but a
great house full OF blase drst-nighters by
her Interpretation Of what, in unintelll-
gent hands. would have been an inslg-
nifcant role. Miss Nash had the gratid-
cation Of hearing every one talking Of
-he clever little girl VINO had done such
great things with such slight materials
The gratihcatiOu was justified She had
seen her opportunity and had made the
most OF Il. and her reward came when
she jumped from q subordinate place To
one or the features Of a Broadway hit
As Gretchen. in Miss Hook Of Holland"
Miss Nash has another such opportunity.
Close observers say she viii improve Il
sam Bernard, soon TO be seen in Wash
ington IN The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer.'
frst made his appearance in public at a
l-cent chiIdren's tbeater on the lower East
Side, New York. He later appeared in a
little basement theater for the enormous
sum Of cents nightly, singing songs and
doing clog dancing. When he first met
Weber aRd Fields he looked down upon
them for the reason that they were only
receiving so weekly 10 his share in the
receipts Of q neighboring resort al At
lantic City. Twenty years later found
Bernard working in the Weber and Fields
company al their music hall on Broad
way. Since leaving their company he has
had most successful series Of starring
ventures, appearing in The MARQUIS Of
Michigan, The Silver Slipper The
Girl from kays." ''The Rouicking Girl
and his present musical farce. The Rich
Mr.. Hoggenheimer." The past four years
OF MIR. Be-na-d's career have been spent
under the management OF Charles Froh-
man.
Christie Macdonald early became IA
vorite player in light opera Blessed with
a pleasing voice. a gracefully petite fig
ure, and a charm Of manner that easily
gets over the footlights, she has gone
from one triumph TO another till today
when one starts 70 enumerate the most
dainty and finished performers on tie
lyric stage, the name that most readily
comes TO his mind is that OF Miss Mac
Donald PLaygOers have long been salts
fed that when Miss Macdonald is cast
for part that part viii be played in a
manner that viii at once be distinctive
and charming and the music OF the role
sung in just the exquisite way that should
mark the more poetical compositions of
modern musical comedy. In the last
half dozen years Miss Macdonald has
created many popular roles, but she is
best remembered perhaps for her work in
The Bride-elect," An English Daisy"
and in the last two seasons in the sue
cesSful Belle Of Mayfair" In the part
of Miss Hook. IN Miss Hook Of Hol-
land" Miss Macdonald VIII again be
seen in a character that she has so pre-
eminently made her own on the American
stage.