The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03

dents, and quite frequently the deviation is
reversed. A short time ago E. H. Sothern and
Julia Marowe appeared for the first time under
the direction of the Shuberts, after years spent
under the management of the house of Frohman,
and at about the same time Jefferson de Angels,
who was for two seasons big drawing card in the
Shubert opera "Fantana, became charge of
Frank Mckee, an ally of the trust Mrs. Leslie
Carter-Payne, after spending her entire theatrical
with David Belasco, and by this association
barred from appearing in trust theaters through
out the land, has cast in her lot with Charles
Dillingham; who is hand and glove with Froh-
Arnold Daily who first attained promi-
when Liebler & Co., presented him in
repertoire of Bernard Shaw comedies, left his
managers as he fancied that he had be-
come money making STAR and joined hands
with the Shuberts. Within the last few weeks
this alliance has been terminated rudely, and the
next announcement will undoubtedly be that Mr.
DAILY has gone back to his first love-
And so through list which might be continued
almost indefinitely but it is only necessary to cite
these few instances to show that it is largely
question of advantageous contract and salary
consideration which prompt change from one
side to the other, and that the principle of the
thing has but little weight in influencing toward
decision.
However, there is one actress who is an indie
pendent and has been from the inception of the
struggle. With the odds all against her, Mrs. ILL.,
Flske stood almost alone for several seasons with N
the result that she prohibited from appearing k
in many of the cities of the United States and of s
necessity confined her appearances to the few IE;
theaters brave enough to remain without the Ea
pale. Happily for the paygoer, that day is al
most thing of the past for the compact now
existing between the Shuberts, MIR. Fiske and
David Beasco has opened to the independent star
chain of theaters extending from to coast and
including all OF the prominent American cities
Easily the foremost and strongest dramatic organiza
ton in America to day is that which Mrs. Fske has
brought together under the of the Manhattan
Company. 1t is composed of body of players whose
stand for the finest and trues their art and
nowhere else is there evident the fine ensemble
the union of artistic effort which spells strength and the
and finish which characterize every effort of
the Manhattan players from the star down to the least
conspicuous member in the cast.
The is taken from the Manhattan theater in
New York, the playhouse which has been Mrs Fs-e'>
theatrical home for several past and which until
the present has been under the personal drec
ton of her husband and manager Harrison Grey Fiske
1t was early in the autumn of 1904 that the company
organized and made its first appearance in series
of revvas which included Becky Sharp" and "Tess
of the d 'Urbervles" Then came the first presenta
ton of "Leah Kleschna" by c. NJ. s. Mcclellan per
Torrance which Immediately established the high pres
tige of the company and made of play, which under
different treatment and in other hands would have been
little more than interesting melodrama, one of the
most substantial of that and several seasons
At that time chiefly notable in Mrs Fiske support
were Charles Cartwright, George Ariss, John Mason
and William B. Mack, and capable quartet OF
actors it would be difficult to bring together The first
two from England, MIR. Cartwright at that time
making his American debut as Keschna, the thevng
father of the heroine His embodiment of the thaEkless
role was most disnctivey and thoroughly developed,
and together with Mrs. Fiske Mason, Arss and Mack
he made the great fourth of the drama most vitality
interesting However, Mr.. Cartwright remained with
the company but season, and has appeared in
America since that time until few weeks ago. when he
assisted his countrywoman Ellis Jefreys, in The Dear
Unfair Sex of brief and sad memory.
MIR. Arlss has continued to cast in his lot with the
Manhattan Company, and perfect and hawless has
been his work throughout that he has established him
self firmly of the sklfu creators of charac
ter parts the stage to-day. He first to America