The Washington herald., 1908-04-12
ACTORS WHO'S WHO?

ACTORS WHO'S WHO?
Ray YoungHian. who Is now appearing
as Clyde Wetherbee in the Richard Csrle
musical comedy. "Mary's Lamb" at the
Illinois Tbeater, studied for three years
in Paris under N. de Trabedello and in
London under Shakespeare.
Miss Edith St. Clair. the petite and
dainty dancer now playing in ~Marv's
Lamb Richard Carle's latest musical
comedy, was in the original quartet that
made The innocent Maid" famous in one
OF the Rogers Brothers pieces. She also
has appeared in The White Cat" The
Grand Mogul. and other musical plays
and spectacles. In "Marys Lamb she
has the part of French maid.
Miss Jeaunette LoWrie. who appears as
Sylvia Montr9se, a retired actress. in
Richard Carries new musical gaulhol.
'Mary's Lamb" has had wide stage ex-
perienee. Beginning in the late Roland
Reeds company, she has appeared Ia a
number Of musical comedies with Thorl-
as q seabrooke and Lew Fields. and she
was the star Of "Yama. musical play
which began its career in Philadelphia
last November.
Miss Maquita Dwight. the actress who
mas been assigned 10 the role Of the fe-
male villain in Molly Bawn.9 which is
to have It's first performance here this
week al the Majestic Theater. portrays
the character Of Marcia Amherst. VINO is
half English. half italian. In her close
adherence 10 realism Miss Beatrice Moves
the beautiful young star OF the piece. in
sisted upon finding a woman who was
helf English. half Italian TO play the
part. At last, through the assistance OF
Miss 5euiah Poynter, who dramatized
THIS popular story by the Duchess. she
found Miss Dwight, who is both
Horace Goldin, although better known
as European iliusionist, IS an American
and. what is more. more or less Of a
Washingtonian, having resided here in
his early years. Goldin, above all else.
shows his Amerieanism in his complete
departure from the conventional in de-
developing the science Of necromanev.
HIS latest move ahead Of the rest is 10
eliminate side talk" entirely from his
performance II this were denied the
majority Of illusiouists their acts would
go TO pieces and exposure would be IN
stantaheous, as they rely largely for
their deceptive effort upon their abilitv
70 Keep the thoughts and eyes Of their
audiences from getting too close 10 the
operators movements. GoIdln scorns this
suoterfuge as bc1eath the notice Of a
master Of magic, and ne depends solely
upon his amazing quickness. together
Win other unknown aids. He IS without
doubt a great creator Of mechanical lin
sions, his more noteworthy productions
eeing the famous bed chamber illusion.
the phantom fish trick the suspended
trunk Hight the cannonaded lady. the
isVi'ation mystery, the sedan chair de-
ception, and scores of others. His pres
eht engagement is his first return 10 tha
fatheriand in years.
In the early days Mime. Lillian Nordica
who is to be heard here al the New Ma
tional Theater Sunday evening. April u
PASSED through many trying experiences
unpleasant then, nut in retrospect rather
amusing. The great singer relates with
glee that while studying the role Of Isolde.
under Mime. Cosima Wagner's direction.
she was asked 10 leave three hotels IN
succession on complaint Of the unmJsicsf
guests who objected 20 her indefatirsble
practice. At last she succeeded In renting
q room where she could continue her
studies without annoyance TO others r
was above a hairdresser's establishment
and overlooking a courtyard. a piano
and two chairs constituted the furniture
and there for five hours each dav Mime
Nordica. Nine. Wagner. and Herr Kniese
the Baireuth director, studied the role of
isolde together, the two ladies alternafine
In the luxury Of the chair. one OF which
OF necessity, being occupied by the ae-
companist- Beyond the study OF this psrt
Nine. Nordica began work on the role OF
Brunnhilde, in the "siegfrled" portion Of
the trilogy. When Isolde was naus,caliv
mastered, the use of the Casino stage At
Lucerne Tas offered her. and there. with
Nine. Wagner. the dramatic side Of tha
role was studied, every action and Res-
ture, which Wagner had so fully indi-
Gated n ne music. being pFacticed and
hiefnorlzed. IN Chicago and Boston.
Jean de Reske as Tristan. the following
winter tie work was pronounced . rs,-s,
lationr as far as their combined achieve
ments were concerned. This season closed
with the enthusiastic episode Of the Dras-
entauon Of the diamond tiara to Nine.
Nordica on the stage Of the Metropolitan
opera House, New York City. Later
when she appeared in the role of Isolde At
Covent Garden, the American Judgment
was sustained. But with al OF her. enor-
nous success IN this great Character.
Nine Nordica never forgot the tiresoma
hours she spent in the little upper room
over the hairdTesser's establishment with
Nine Wagner and Herr ,Kniese.
Mr.. Thomas Z. Shea. who will be pre-
Sented by Messrs. Cohan & Harris in the
new religious play. "A Soldier OF the
Cross" az the New Academy. has enioved
a unique position among theatrical stars
For the past twenty years Mr.. Shea has
been appearing in the more serious kind
Of stage plays. He was born in Cam
bridge. Mass. and was educated in the
schools of that city, where his early in
terest in theatrieals was as an amateur
First appearing on the professional stage
under the management Of Il. J. Chapman
in that veteran managers company Mr.
Shea went in for "heavies" Next We see
him touring the New England States as
leading man in Charles Atkinson's Stock
Company. At the end Of two years he
had bought half interest in the organ
ization, and not long after he ACQUIRED
entire control Making special feature
in his programme Of the classic and more
serious drama, he worked his way up 10
the distinctive position he now occupies.
Mr.. Shea has appeared in almost every
conceivable role. from the sensational
melodrama TO the Othella Of shakesneare.