The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-02

Not few Of the great luminaries Of
the stage OF today emerged from Oh
security in a single night and dazzled
the public almost by accident. Many a
player has been an unknown under
study one night and next night has
been blazoned before the world as a
genius.
II was this way with Margaret An
Gin. The young Canadian woman was
unknown To fame and did not so much
as dream OF stellar honOrs when she
was pIaying with Virginia Harmed, in
adventures 0f-I5ady Ursula But
Miss Anglin was understanding the
title role.
One night Miss Harmed was indis-
posed. Miss Anglin stepped IN, and
fred with ambition. arose TO great emo
tional heights. That night she emerged
from the cLVysaiis of an unknown IN
derstudy "a the fun blown butterfly or
3 great actress, and the remainder Is
familiar history
Eleanor Robson was an unwilling I'M
defstudy, and began her stage career
rry-tFre- merest chance The girl was
fascinated with the stage and used TO
Ioiter about the wings in the old Fraw-
ley TheateT. on the Pacific coast. Her
mother tried to discourage the girls
longing for the stage, but her efforts
were unsuccessful. One night when II
yvas-s E5eaEtIme Tor the curtain to be
rung up on -an important play II was
found that one of the minor players
was nor- present. Word came that she
was sick ard unable 10 appear.
Eleanor .Robson's Chance.
Miss Robson said she knew The lines
and would 20 on. She stepped out into
the glare of the Gootights and carried
herself so wen that her mother with
drew her. objections TO a stage career,
and success since has fallen to the lot
of the persistent and ambitious young
woman.
Richard Mansfield owes his first great
success TO the whim OF another actor j.
II. Stoddart suddenly took a dislike TO
the part Of Raron Chevrial in "A Paris
ian Romance" Young Mansfield was
I'D in the pars, and he came forward
and offered himself, and the next morn
ing after he gave his wonderful eX-
hlbftioa in this role he was hailed ds
q superb artist.
Annie irish was called from the great
audience of onloOkeTs to take the part
pIayed by Mary RorlSe in "Harbor
Lights" at The Adelphi Theater, in Lon
6an. Her initial efforts were satisfac-
~ ard from that tims on her progress
Us easy. Mary Mannering also was
rbruDtIv called to the fOOtiishts. II
vas in the year 1892, when Kyrle BelleN
and Mrs Brown Potter were playing ii
..t{ero and I.eander, at Manchester
England. Through sickness the part 81
Zcla in this piece was left vacant. anI
Miss Mannering suddenly was called
rlDon to play 1t. She went on, and wa,
go successful in the part that it was
given 10 her when the piece was put OF
a the Shaftesbury Theater, in London
Ada Rehan's Debut.
Ada Rehan was a round, rosy cheek
cd young Irish girl, travelling about tht
country with Mrs. oliver DOud Byron
who is Miss Rehan's sister. She wa
called upon 10 take a small part IN
rIav one night in New Jersey town
The girl tripped on the stage and made
q successful debut that since has bios
Eomed into success
For some iuexplicable reason SOM
foreign artists of the greatest fame d.
not meet with success in this country
while others always are financially sue
cessful- The latest visitor 10 meet Will
Tepulse is Mime. Vera Komisarzhevsky
the Russian player. Encouraged by Ia
SUCCESS Of Nine. NazHnoYas she came {