The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
ACTORS WHO'S WHO?

stage to-day. IT viii be remembered that
Wallace. when he was known in the by
gone days as "Wally." created the role
Of Little Lord Fauntleroy. which proved
a sensation, considering his remarkably
matured characterization for a child of
such tender years. Since leaving the
rose-strewn path Of a child-aetor, Mr..
Eddinger has enjoyed the distinction Of
being the only genuinely blond villain
on the native stage. Since the earliest
days Of the drama the accepted villain.
or heavy man." has been known as a
dark, sinister individual, but never until
Wallace Eddinger appeared on the stage
Of the Hudson Theater. New York has a
blond villain been seen to mix up the
course of true love in any play Wallace
Eddinger began his career in Albany. y.
Y. in 1887, with Charles T. Ellis. His
last appearance in Washington was with
William Collier. in Caught in the RAIN
Robert Edeson, who will appear at the
New National tomorrow night in the play
Of West Point life by William C. de Mile
and Margaret Turnbull. "Classnates.'
has had "a career of unusual briilancy,
Notwithstanding the fact that he has
been star only six years. Mr. Edes0n
was born in New Orleans, La, and made
his first appearance on any stage in 1857
at tie Park Theater, Brooklyn, in ''Fas-
cination." At the Fourteenth Street The
ater, New York, he appeared September
Is. 1880, in The Good Old Times, and at
Hoyt's Madison Square. In 1882, he played
in ''The Cowboy" THE Charms Of Mu-
sic" and "a Modest Model" During the
past fifteen years he has been seen IN "a
Mere Pretense," THE MasqueTaders
"Johu-O-Dreams," Marriage" Under
the Red Robe a Man and His Wife,
The Little Minister" His Excellency.
the Governor THE Children Of the
Ghetto" Cboth in America and England,
THE Greatest Thing in the World. The
Moment Of Death" and THE Climbers
Robert Edes0nss career as a star began
at the Savoy Theater, New York, in
March, 1902, when he appeared I'm Sol
diers of Fortune" His later starring plays
have been THE Rector's Garden" Kan
SONS Folly" "Strongheart," and his pres
ent play Of West Point life, Classmates
Miss Maud Granger, now appearing in
the support of Robert Edeson IN the play
OF West Point life, Classmates" is L
graduate of that same school that has
produced Clara Morris Rose Eytinge,
Fanny Davenport. and Rose Coghlan-ths
stock company Miss Granger has been
associated with all Of these actresses in
the best stock companies New York has
ever had and having been leading lady
al WaIlacks TheateT, Union Square. and
Days, has been prominently identified
with many notable metropolitan produc-
tons. Maud Granger made her debut n
The Two Orphans" at the Union Square
Theater, New York Associated with her
in this production were such notable play
ers as Stuart Robson, Charley Thorn,
Kate Claxton, and Mrs. Mckee Rankin
kitty Blanchard Miss Granger also
created the role Of Dora in sardou's play,
Diplomacy" appearing with Henry Mon
tague, Lester Waflack, and Rose Cogh-
Ian. While Miss Granger has supported
in leading roles such stars as Edwin
Booth. John Mccullough, and George
Ringgold in tragedy. Lester WaHack. ".
j. Florence, and Robson and Crane in
comedy, it is in emotional roles that she
has been more prominently identified and
better known, having starred in them for
a number Of years all over the country.
Miss Granger's more recent appearances
have been under the management of
Henry B. Harris. who is now producing
CLASSMATES" Prior 10 coming under Mr..
in the support Of the English actress,
Miss Lena Ashwell
People unfamiliar with the ofT-stage face
and figure of Fred Stone, tie famous
'Scarecrow' OF The Wizard Of Oz." find
It difficult 10 reconcile his youthful ap-
pearance with his statement that he has
been 4 public entertainer more than twen-
~ years. The assumption of most play
goers who had never heard Of him before
his appearance as the 'ScaTeerow" in
The Wizard Of OF" was that he was
comparatively new arrival TO the stage.
Patrons Of vaudeville knew better than
this, however, familiar as they were for
years With the splendid drolleries of Stone
and his partner. David Montgomery. as
variety headiiners. But one rlust 90 back
far beyond the vaudeville beginning OF
Stone to get a pedigree anything like near
complete. Stone is now a little over thir-
", though he looks much younger He
has been a performer since he was eleven.
He has been a wire-walker an acrobat, a
Ieaper in a circus, a leading juvenile and
character man in stock. At eleven, he
was giving shows in barn behind Lock-
hart & Phillips real estate office in To-
peka, Kans. When he was twelve he saw
a travelling tightrOpe walker give a street
exhibition in Topeka. Next day he had
q high wire up stretched from the peak
of the barn to a neighboring shed. and
was pratcing. In two weeks, report has
IT, he was able to do everything he had
seen the travelling professional do, and
month later, when a circus dropped into
Topeka, Stone hunted up the tent shows
wire walker and asked permission to try
his skill on the wire strung out in front Of
the circus for the street show. The man,
dreading an accident, and skeptical Of
Stones professions of his skill, refused.
But the boy found his chance to shin I'D
ladder TO the wire and then knocked
the breath out of the professional and the
crowd by walking with the ease Of an
expert When he came down after the
exhibition, he was offered a chance to 90
with the circus. He prevailed upon his
father TO let him join. and the next town
saw young Stone in tights and spangles,
doing the high-wire act
Few men now before the public eye
can boast Of greater versatility or more
plethora of talents than Burr Mcintosh.
HIS has been a most unusual career. fuu