The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
ACTORS WHO'S WHO.

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There are five ladies in John Drew's
company. all OF whose claims to being
widely known are well founded Miss
billie" Burke has made an immediate
and deep impression by her remarkable
I beauty and the art OF her acting: Miss
DoEothy Tenant whose pictures graced
all Of the magazines Two years ago. when
/ she created and played Jane Witherspoon
/ in The College Widow Miss Ida Cree
! ley Smith. a gTandchid OF Horace Greeley
and sister OF the Well-known writer. Miss
NIxola Greeley Smith, Mrs Kate Pattison
Selten. and Miss Hope Latham the last
two being actresses Of well-established
/ fame.
I one OF the most noted actresses Of the
modern English stage is Mabel Moore.
who is now playing in The Servant in
the House" She was taught her art by
I that famous old actor, William Farren;
rose to renoWn as one or the celebrated
Benson company, and was later leading
I lady for Arthur Bourchier Two OF her
highly praised roles have been those of
Lady Alethea in Alfred Sutro's Walls
/ OF Jericho" and Lady Jessica IN The
/ Liars Among her Shakespearean roles
are Portia, Viola. Rosalind. Juliet and
Opheiia. IN old comedy she has played
many parts. and she was the original
Electra OF 'Euripides" on the English
stage.
Charles Cherry. who will have the Lead
ing male role in the new Clyde Fitch
comedy, Girls at the Beiasco Theater
this week. has been leading man with
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sons. having created the leading role in
her productions Of Her Own Way" Her
Great Mateh,7 and Under the Green
wood Tree" Mr. Cherry is an English
man, who has been IN this country six
years. 1t was just about that time that
/ he played one OF the relocated officers
! in Henry Miller's production Of darcy
I OF the Guards From playing a small
part in that production. Mr. Cherry be
came leading man with Elsie de Wolfe in
/ Cynthia - and from that company joined
/ Miss ElliOtt's company during her drsJ
/ season as star
! Mr.. Brandon lyman. the young leading
! man who viii be seen in the support OF
/ Nine. NaZimOva al the BelaSco Theater
I the week Of March 3. recently starred in
Robert Emmet," play which he wrote
himself. and in which ne appeared for
several seasons-untiI. IN fact. he was en-
gagged By Mr.. David Belasco under a
/ long-term contract, which has not yet ex-
pired- Mr. lyman has been loaned" to
the AIessTS- Shubert By Mr.. Pelasco, and
VIII appear with Nine Nazimova
/ throughout her present tour. At the con-
clusiOn Of this tour Nine. NaZimOva viii
return 10 New York 10 take I'D her inter
Il
4 years past she has appeared continuously
with tremendous success Indeed. she
would still be playing at the Bijou The
ater, IN the metropolis. We're il not for
contracts entered into by her managers
some time ago, which had to be fulfilled.
Five years in the support cf Robson
and Crane. al different times - member
/ OF the Augustin Daily. Wallack. anG Mad
ison Square stock companies. and leading
man Of various stock organizations "a S..
/ Paul, New Orleans. Baltimore. and Wash
( ington-this was the early stage training
/ Of A S Lipman. one OF the principal
/ members Of Eleanor RObson's company
/ Later Mr. Lipman became leading man
I for Joseph Jefferson, appearing with the
| late comedian in The Rivals Lend Ne
/ Five Shillings." Rip Van WinkIe.' and
ATlEAeL on the E1GATLn- IN KOEa A-0Ell-
lan's company he Won many triumphs dur
: ing the time that this gifted woman was
creating a sensation in her repertoire
/ Mr. Lipman also appeared in BY Proxy"
In Missouri" and Indiana. Several
seasons IN succession found bin playing
/ IN Charles Frohmans companies in such
/ productions as '-ArisIOcraCy' and L'Aig-
lon" For two seasons he was a member
I OF the original Lion and the Mouse"
( company.
There IS no other actress upon the
/ English-Speaking stage to-day who knows
more about the art OF makeup than
Nine. NazimOva. who comes 70 the Belas-
co Theater for u week. beginning March
3 Part OF this famous acress' training
in the Moscow Conservatory was the
I mastery Of this subtle accomplishment
/ Nine. Nazimova. though one OF the
I youngest dramatic stars now before the
public, does not hesitate 10 eEace her
/ beauty when the exigencies Of role call
I for such Disagreement. Not only is this
/ true. but when occasion arises she has
an almost uncanny aptitude for changing
[ her height. IN some parts she appears 10
be very tal woman; again. as for in
stance when she is seen as Nora In "a
/ Dolls House., she IS petite and birdlike
As Hedda in "Hedda Gabler'' she seems
quite tall. while in owen Johnson's play.
The Comet" she gives one the impress
sion Of being much above the average
feminine height
Charles Ram Kennedy. the author OF
The Servant In the House. which Hen
y Miller's Associate Players are 10 pre-
! sent at the Belasco next week. IS the
author OF another drama. soon to be pro-
duced in this country. entitled The
Winter Feast Its scenes are laid in
Iceland OF the heroic age. when Druidism
still fingered there. Mr. Kennedy is the
husband OF Edith Wynne MatthisOn. and
also played in the production Of Every
man. which gave her such fame through
out America. he was the fur-capped doc
tor who delivered the sermon al the end
OF the quaint old morality. He also play
ed OrainO 10 his wife's Viola. AS actor
and dramatist he has found his true forte.
yet he was originally destined for the
church Born in Derby IN England. he
moved as a boy 70 Birmingham. where
his youthful corutship OF Miss Matthison
resulted eventually in their marriage.
Both went or the stage about the same
time Mr. Kennedy entering Beerbohm
Trees company At one time he managed
the Theater MetrOpole. in London. bur
came 10 America with his wife in Every
man
This Is the season Of youth. especially
in the theatrical profession. Elsie Janis
and Mabel Taliaferro are both under
twenty, yet they are stars. Ruth Nay
cliffe. who plays an important role in