The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
ACTORS WHO'S WHO?

nous song number, i Want What I
Want When I Want IT," with FritzI
Scheff in mile. Modiste' Pruette is said
TO break about S50 worth OF glassware
each week during this song on account OF
his vehemence when striking the table
with his fist
Two Of the members Of the famous old
Bostonians company will be seen with
FRITZ Scheff when she appears here I'm
Mile Modiste." They are Josephine Bart
lett and Blanche Morrison both Of them
being among the best singers in light
opera In this country to-day. Josephine
Bartlett. during the lifetime OF her sister.
Jessie Bartlett Davis. used TO sing the
latter's roles without any public an
nOunccment being made, and IL Is said
the public was never the wiser On many
occasions she sang 20 Promise Me"
the song made famous by Jessie Bartlett
Davis
Although Adelaide the dancer with
The Orchid" is yet in her teens she
has had ten years OF practical experience
as toe dancer. She began her career
at the age Of nine in vaudeville under
the direction Of Mr p. +. Keith. IN Bcs-
ton. Since then she has appeared with
The Passing SHOW" The Merry
World" THE Lady Slavey," "In Gey
New York" THE Casino Girl" "Ths
Brownies" with the Rogers brothers.
The Man IN the Moon" j." The Girl from
Paris" Babes and the Baron" The
Three Graces." and The Blue Moon"
She Is shortly TO be seen At the New
York HipDodrome
Miss Flora Zabelle. the prima donna
OF a Yankee Tourist" has the enviable
/ distinction OF being the only woman in
/ this country who has won fame as a
/ writer for the American periodicals. Miss
/ Zabelle is known in private life as Mrs.
Raymond Hitchcock. and is the daugh-
/ ter Of DR. Mangasarian, Of Chicago, "a
man celebrated for his eruditI0n in Orr
entail lore. Zabele Mangasarian. as she
was known before her marriage 70 Mr.
/ Hitchcock, spoke the Armenian tongue
from the cradle and received q splendid
education in il from her father. Having
/ access TO his Well-stOcked library, she
absorbed much Of the Eastern traditions
and stored her mind with the lore which
/ has since made her name familiar 10
/ ArmeHians throughout the world Being
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music OF that far-off land. and during the
/ long summer evenings at her home by
I the seashOTe. on Long Island, delights
her friends with the strange Oriental
/ songs that she learned iu childhood,
/ Edward Fitzgerald, known now as Ed
die Foy made his professional stage
debut in Dodge City, Kans.. in 1877. with
la partner named Thompson. and for eight
/ years toured the country in a blackface
/ song and dance act under the team name
Of Foy and Thompson. The pair played
three years al Carncr0ss Opera House. iu
/ Philadelphia, when they separated. F0y
then Joined Kelly & Mason. in a musical
comedy called "The Tigers" and the fol-
/ lowing season became q member Of the
/ Alcazar Stock Company. San Francisco.
/ In the company At the time was MauIs
/ Adams. Jefreys Lewis, Edward Buckley.
and Frank MOrdaut. After that F0y
was with Kate ClaXtOn in a Crazy
/ Patch" and six years in pautomime with
/ David Henderson, IN Chicago, making bis
+ first starring venture I'm 1888 in OF the
/ Earth" which was not a success. More
( recently he has appeared in Robinson
/ CrusOe," Hotel T0psy TuTvy, The
/ Strollers.'' THE Wild Rose. Mr. Blue
beard. % "Pif. PaT. Pouff. The Earl
and the Girl" and his present vehicle,
/ ''The Orchid"
/ Neil O'Brlen. for years one OF tho most
/ famous Of biackface comedians, is now
appearing with Lew Dockstaders min
strels. O-Brea was born in Binghamt7H.
/ \. Y. tbirty-seven years ago. After
/ high school education be engaged IN
! business as a cigarmaker. but was per-
suaded by enthusiastic friends 10 give
Up the trade fer the stage, many IF them
recognizing his pronounced talent for
mimicry. With this end In view. Nell
formed a partnership with Edward Bo-
CERT. also OF Binghamton. the team Deing
known as Bogert and O'BrIen. They d.l
a trick musical "act" which proved very
successful. Jack Hayeriy, lie veteran
minstrel. gave them a trial. and Che fol-
lowing season found them with Al. Ct.
Fields minstrels After several Teags
the team went into vaudeville. enjoying
great success until 8ir. Bogert's health
/ save way. O'Brie1 than cast his lot with
the Primrose & West MINISTRIES. remain
ing with that organization through three
lie wa. fupersouaung his quaint negro
character. now so We'll known 20 all low
ars OF miustrelsy. when the partnership
was changed 10 Primrose * Dockstade-,
and later 10 Lew DCCkstader.s mias-tels.
For tra mast six years Neil O'Brlen has
been one Of the most conspicuous mem
hers of Mr. Dockstader's aggregation.
rising rapidly in the es-ima ton # the
nUbIir rs one Of the most humorous ~
grotesque negro impersonators. 4 Pc
cuIiarifv Of aIr O'Brieu's career as
-shouterf Of coon songs is that he 3lvays
writes his own songs. His greatest sue
|cesses have been If I Only Had a Dollar
af Ny Own" Lucy Loo. 'EveTy52ay
turned Around and Looked at Me
MANDY" and his present success.
Bother Nothin'-
Mr.. otis skinner. who viii soon he in
washington i'm "a new play. The Honor
of the Family" is one of the most PIC
turesdue personalities on the American
stage to-day Briefly, Otis Skinner was
horn at Cambridge, Mass, in le7S His
father was q Universalst preacher, and
MANY Of his pateruaI forbears were cler-
gvnen His mother was Bartholomew
of Puritan stock. Mr.. Skinner attributes
his theatrical tastes 10 the fact that his
parents moved 10 NdiADI iueV iivli " 50
auestcrcd New York town shortly be-
fore his birth, and were Immediately en-
tranced with the tbeaters of Boston,
case Of prenatal influence. one of the
Rev Mr. SINNERS close friends was =.
T. Barnum, the great Snowman. When
young Skinner felt the theatrical craving
coming on he went to BaTnum and ASK
/ ed for a letter Of introduction to William
Davidge. ir. manager Of the Philadelphia
/ Museum. now the Ninth and Arch Streets