Evening star., 1909-02-14
SHAkESPEAREAN
LEADING

I.ADY-Miss Marie Booth Russell, in (pri-
vate life Mrs. MantelD has supported
Robert Mantell in his old repertoire of
romantic plays and during the time that
this excellent actor has been presenting
the masterpieces of Shakespeare.
Miss Russell has posed for a ma jority of
the celebrated women of Shakespeare
although many OF her poses have been
in roles she has never had an opportunity
10 portray. She has, however. been seen
as Juliet to Mr. Mantelrs Romeo. as
Lady Macbeth as Cordelia in King
Lear" as Lady Ann in king Richard
ILL., as Constance in king john" Des-
demona in .othelio," and ophe,
plays "Richelieu." which he will do here
next week she will he seen as Julia
de Mortemar, and in the special revival
of The Lady of Lyons will appear as
Pauline to Mr.. Mantel's Claude Mel
notte.
A LIFETIME IN COMIC OPERA.-San
Francisco claims Jefferson De Angels as
one OF its favorite sons. His parents were
actor folk before him, and almost before
he passed from skirts into pantaloons he
had learned most of the tumbling aero
battles and dancing steps which later
proved his most attractive stock in trade.
At twelve years of age he began his pro-
in Gibert'S Melodeon in San Francisco
His sister. already in theatrcals as La
Petite Sally, had won considerable local
reputation, and when Jeff was fourteen
ne Joined with her in presenting a sketch
of half an hours duration. 1t was called
One Word and it ran seven cOnsecu-
tive weeks In the city of the Golden Gate.
Then the wanderlust caught them and
they toured the Antipodes for seven
months in the same sketch. Returning
TO this country he and his sister organ
lied company for world girdlins
tour. and for four years they travelled
from one country to another. until the
death of La Petite Sally sent them home
ward. Again, in New York the comedian
took place In the famous McCaul Opera
Company. playing Sir Despard in "Ruddy-
gore" one of the early Gilbert Sullivan
operas. He remained with Col McCaull
I'll 1890 and then Joined the Casino
forces under Aronson, in Poor Jona-
than After three years here he left TO
play the leading part in The Prodigals
Daughter" returning once more to the
he helped Della Fox to fame in The
Little Trooper" and still further on he
starred With Lillian Russell in The We'd
ding Day Then blossomed the JET
ferson De Angels Opera Company Jeffer-
son De Angels. proprietor and under his
own banner his successes comprised The
Royal Rogue THE Toreador." Fan
tana.' THE Girl and the Governor and
last ana ne Great WHlte Way
DISCOVERING A PI.AY-Many erro-
reous statements have been made rega rd-
ing Charles Frederic Nirdlinger's play
The World and His Wife" 1t has been
said repeatedly that this play was hawk
ed about in managers offices In New
York before finding its way into Mr.. Fay-
ersham's hands. This is an error. The
truth is that three years ago copy of
James Huneker's review OF the German
version of Echegarays ''El Gran Ga
leoto" from which THE World and His
Wife" Is taken, fell into Mr.. Faversham' s
hands He was then at his summer home
in England On his return to America,
Mr.. Faversham hunted up Mr.. Huneker
and proposed that he make an adaptation
OF the play for his use. Mr. Huneker told
Charles Frederic Nirdlinger. who had al
ready written several plays. was greatly
Interested in Echesaray's plays. and was
the right man to make an adaptation.
Mr.. FaverSham acted on this suggestion,
and Mr.. Nirdlinger made the adaptation,
calling 1t THE World and His Wife" No
manager had the play under considera-
tion. for Mr.. Faversham accepted Mr..
Nirdlngers work on it's completion.
The notion that THE World and His
Wife had been suggested to several
stars ano managers came about through a
natural error. In 1899 Mr. Nirdlinger
published a book called Mosques and
Mummers." In this work was a chapter
devoted to Echesarays The Great Gale