The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
ACTORS WHO'S WHO?

John W Dean, who plays the leading
part in "A Fool and a Girl" was
at one tins q valued member Of the Co
lumbia Theater Stock Company. appear
ing with great success in many different
roles. Last year AlT. Dean supported
Miss Katherine Grey during the long New
York run of the play. "The Reckoning"
Lillian Goldsmith, who last season
sprang from the chorus and successfully
filed the role played by Florence Bindley
in The street Singer" and "The Girl and
the Gambler. is the latest addition 10
the Nixon q Zimmerman forces, and viii
be seen as Hulda Spiegclberger iFs the
musical cartoon extravaganza, Simple
Simon Simple"
Suzanne Rusholme. Hubert Harbin, and
Ben Field are English players imported
by Henry Miller especially for his Cecilia
Loftus-L -Lawrance D'Orsay production.
The Lancers." All three enjoy enviable
populations In London If America takes
kindly to them upon their debut. they
VIII in the future be identified with theat-
! ricals exclusively in this country.
Fred Tyler. one Of the principals Of
The Lancers' company, is an English
actor who won fame in New York by his
creation of the role Of Sir George Crofts
| In Arnold Days production Of Bernard
Shaw's tabOoed Mrs Warren's Profess
sion. He was successful also In that
other Shaw failure produced By DAILY the
same season. John Bulls Cther Island. %
Slbilla Thorne. general understudy in
The Lancers.' was the prize show girl
at the New York Casino two years ago.
| Lee Shubsrt discovered that she possess
/ ed dramatic talent. and last year gave
her an important part with Virginia
Harmed in Anna Karenina-" Miss Thorne
is ready 10 play any feminine role in
The Lancers" at a moments notice.
Miss Alison skipworth Of the cast Of
"A Fool and Girl" Is well known
to playgoers here by reason OF her
/ long service as a valued member Of Dan
iel Frohman's Lyceum Theater stock Com
pany. which organization she left TO be-
come a member Of one Of Charles Froh-
mans companies. Miss SkipwOrth's last
appearance here was made in support Of
Miss Viola Allen last spring.
Miss Fanny Ward. who plays the part
I'Of Nance in the London production Of
Claiming PoIIock's In the Bishops
Carriage will be seen in a Fool and
Girl" which opens tomorrow night
at the Columbia Il will be remem-
bered that Miss Ward was a chorus
girl in HendeTsOn's production OF Sind
/ bad and later went to London, where
she starred successfully IN THE Climb
ers,' and made a prOdigi0us hit IT. In
/ the Bishops Carriage" Miss Wards
! husband IS a Mr.. Lewis. who became a
millionaire by way Of the African dia-
mond mines.
Lawrance D'Orsa- though one Of the
most British OF Englishmen, has gained
his greatest theatrical success in Amer
lea. Mr D'Orsay once was in musical
comedy, bat that was long time ago
Later he became 2 member OF Daniel
Frohmans famous Lyceum Theater
Company playing important parts in
many OF its best successes. Mr.. Dor.
say played with Henry Miller and Mar
garsU Anglin on the Pacific Coast two
Z
Kirk La Shelie as star in The Earl OF
Pawtucket," a comedy written especially
for him by Augustus Thomas. He PLAYED
this role for three years. Later he was
star Of The Embassy Bali and Lord
Dcncaster."
Cecilia LOTUS fame rests upon her IN
imitable limitations. but she has had sue
cess in ShakesPearean tragedy and COM
edy, in serious drama. I'm comic opera.
and in farce comedy, as well as In vaude-
vile. Miss LOTUS first entry into The
classics IN America was under the patron
age OF Nine 3IOdjeska al the Fifth Avenue
Theater. New York. about eight years
ago, when she appeared very successfully
as Viola in Twelfth Night at special
mGtinees. Daniel Frohman marked her
ability and engaged her as leading woman
with E. II. Sothern Her Ophela to Mr.
SotheTn's Hamlet is well remembered
She created the principal feminine roles
with Mr., Sothern ia Richard Ioyelace"
and If ! Were King" Next. Miss LOT
tus was starred by Daniel Frohman in
Israel Zangwius A Serio-Comic Gov
erness. play which gave her but little
opportunity After another season in
vaudeville, Miss Lotus returned 70 Lon
don and there took the title part in J.
NJ. BaTTie's Peter Pan. playing il many
more times in London than Maude Adams
did in New York. and winning in II her
greatest triumph on the legitimate stage.
Coming back to america last autumn,
Miss Lotus became one of Joseph Web
er's comedians. Henry Miller had long
had the idea of presenting Miss Lotus
in play peculiarly adapted 10 displaying
her talent as an ''entertainer." and last
spring. believing he had found such a
vehicle IN The Lancers,' he placed her
under contract TO star Jointly with Law