The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
ACTORS WHO'S WHO.

Wen known as an oid-time theatrical
manager. He was business manager OF
the Bostonians for twelve years. and has
managed the biggest stars OF the coun-
try. He is 2 descendant Of Ger Van der
! Wheaden- who fought under Gen. Brad
dock in the Freneh-Indian campaign.
Arthur Elliott. who plays the part OF
the money lender in '~roddles.' is a very
versatile comedian He jumped from
prominent part in The Girl from Kayss
TO play the Snug philosopher in John
Drew's production of His House in
! Order" Dir. Elliott is al home in musl-
cal comedy. straight comedy. and. as his
/ performance in '-Toddles" shows. IN
farce comedy
II. B. Warner, who Will be seen IN
Washington in the role Of the man.
IN Eleanor Robson's production Of "Sa-
lomy Jane. is the son OF the English
actor, Charles Warner, chiefly known for
his mastery Interpretation Of the prin-
cipal role in the famous old temperance
play. Drink" Mr.. Warner has been
supporting Miss Robson for the ps st FIVE
years. last appearing in Washington in
Merely Mary Ann"
Miss Gene Gauntier, who assumes the
role OF Texas West in the Western drama.
Texas, is a near relative Of the famous
Sally Ward Downs. Of Louisville KY,
who viii be remembered by many Of the
( older Washingtonians as one Of the So
! cial favorites Of the day and for the
lavish entertainments she used 70 hold
{ in the old Gault House, her home in
I Louisville, where she lived for many
years.
Charles Richman. who plays Kearney
in David Belasco's ''The Rose OF the
Rancho" is one OF the few american
/ players whose association with the late
Augustin Daily was conspicuous. When
so many actors relate how they were
with DAILY they are perhaps within the
/ truth. but the truth IS also thar they
played small parts. Mr.. Richman was
/ the leading man I'm the DAILY plays for
/ four seasons. which is an honor and dis
/ tinction worth while lie has also been
/ a star. and was co-star with Ada Rehan.
/ Charles a Stevenson. one Of the prin-
cipal players in Olga Nethersole's com
pany. was for number Of years leading
man for Mrs. Leslie Carter. and scored
Z
/ this capacity. notable among them being
bis roles in ~Du Barry" and ''Zaza."
/ Mr. Stevenson was with Miss NethersoIs
last season when she PLAYED al the New
/ National Another prominent actor ap-
] pearing in her support this season IS
/ Frank Mills. who made his bow 10 Ameri-
/ can audiences last season with Miss
NetheTsole in 'Sapho."
George Wilson. one OF the most famous
Of the actors Of the old school viii be in
Washington next week in the support OF
Eleanor Robson. As a character actor,
Wilson is without an equal or the Ameri-
can stage. For years he was q member
OF thar famous company that paved az
the old Boston Museum in the early DAYS
OF thai house, and his record OF parts
would iii a good-sized page in the dairy
newspaper. Wilson Is best remembered
IN Washington. perhaps. for his work as
/ Louis II with Z. II. SOthern in IF I
| Were King" In "SalOmy Jane Liebler
4 co. have furnished this sterling old
actor with IS great role as he has ever
jad in Col. StarbOttle Students OF litera-
ture who have reveied in the Bret HaTte
! stories VIII be interested IN his work As
this unique old soldier.
( Paul Armstrong. author Of ~Salomy
Jane" in which Miss Eleanor Robson IS
1 soon 10 appear at the New National The
ater here. is an interesting personality n
/ the world OF Bohemia. Armstrong has led
( the strenuous hfe-ln his day. At first a
sailor before the mast on q Lake schoon-
er. he gave I'D that TO become a profes-
sioral baseball player. and that in turn
] 70 become a newspaper reporter. His
/ first play. The Superstitions Of Sue"
I proved a New York success. Then came
The Blue Grass Handicap. q fair melo-
drama, that pleased the patrons Of the
I popular price playhouses- II was fol-
/ lowed by Saint AnUc's." which later. as
/ Anne lie Mont" served Florence Rob
erts as a stepping stone 70 stellar h0nOrs
I His first ten-strilze was made with The
/ Heir 70 the Hoorah." but the hit OF his
career was scored in '-Salomy Jane"
I Edith Wynne AIatthison, who made
such an impression throughout this cOun-
/ try as Everyman in the revival OF that
1 powerful old miracle play. has been
1 brought over again from London BY
I Henry Miller TO create the leading femi-
/ nine role in THE Servant in the House
the much-tslked-of play that is 70 be
4 seen here at the BelaSco soon During
/ her former American tour and engage
ment aC Days Theater in New York.
I this delightful and gifted actress won
\ high praise not only as Everyman. but
/ as GOldSmiJh's Kate HardcastIe and as
I Shakespeare Rosalind and Viola Upon
/ ner return 10 England she became leading
I lady with Sir Henry Irving and played
/ Rosamund 10 his Beckett on the night or
/ his death AT the Court Theater, London,
/ she excited great enthusiasm by her
/ classical Greek pOrtrayals or Andromache
/ in The TrOades'' OF Euripidss. and IS
I Electra in the tragedy Of that name. She
was the Emilia in the all-star production
OF -OthellO' AZ the London Lyric and AT
/ tbs Stratford-on-AvOn Shakespeare fes-
+ tival. She also created the role Of Brang-
I waine in Tristan and Isoult by
COmyns Carr, and played juliet for the
( first time.
J. Harry Benrimo has played many
parts in many companies. Just now he
/ is playing Sural. a Greezer-Indian. in
/ David Belasco's The Rose OF the
/ Rancho For the past dozen years or
more. although Mr.. Benrimo has played
1 conspicuous parts. and has not exactly
hidden under bushel. no spectators n
| the houses n which he has appeared have
! seen his face. This is because OF the roles
/ he has created, and the art of makeup.
( Perhaps his most unique and distinctive
\ part was that OF the full-breed Indian he
/ created IN Belasco's THE Girl OF the
/ Golden West" Mr.. BenTimO lived on the
i Western plains for a few years. and got
I his intimate knowledge Of the dirty red
( skin he SO vividly portrayed from
mlnglIng with Western tribes In this