The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-29

Little Memo whole bunch.
I The Travelling Salesman"--a few.
Jane.
The squaw Man"--one good one.
ane successful Interpretation of
enid roles In James Forbes, comedy,
| Inc Travelling Salesman" at the
| Gaiety. by Francis Golden Fuller. aged
y ana her brother, NORM Fuller, aged
:, mas attracted considerable attention
| to child actors.
| Inc salaries paid to child actors in
| iirst-ciass Productions exceed those
PAID men In other walks of life who
are compelled to assume great re-
sponstbflities Here are two children
whose salaries exceed SIS a week. and
at the most they spend less than fif-
tteen minutes an evening In the theatre.
1t would be impossible to find any 9TH
er calling where the services of chill
dren command higher price than In
the theatrical profession
AZ IS interesting also to note that
OF the famous actors who are occupy
ing the attention of the theatre-goin
public of the day, the following made
their beginnings In baby roles:
Eme Shannon, at the age of 8. made
her debut, with John McCullough in
"Coriolanus." Julia Marlowe made her
debut on the stage at the age OF s, In
Pinafore;" Maude Adams was anoth-
| err famous child actress
Wallace Eddinger, who is appearing
| In The Third Degree" Charles Kiein's
| latest play. made his debut with Rich
ard Mansfield at the age of six
months. Ethel Barrymore was q cley-
er child performer. as was Eleanor
| Robson.
Nat Goodwin achieved considerable
prominence as member of Stetson's
i "a ms frTva nIa
company. In the same organization
the late Dan DAILY, at the age Of IL,
| was cast for the role of Marks, the
| lawyer Lofe Fuller, the famous dane.
er, made her debut in Chicago at the
age Of 2 1-2 years, and at 4 was play
ing prominent part in piece called
WAS She Right?' 4
William Collier first sprang into
prominent at the age of II in chill
dren's company, playing "Pinafore."
Eleanor Duse began her theatrical
career at the age of 8. Minnie Nad-
dern Fiske made her first appearance
| on the stage at the early age of 8 in
Richard Ill.," playing the Duke of
York. Jane Hading. the famous French
as q doll In lie Rossu."
May Irwin was another child ac-
| tress, as was her sister, Flo.
The late Richard Mansfield began
his theatrical career at the age of II,
| as the beadle of the parish in Char
ity Begins at Home" Clara Morris
started on her famous career at the
age of ~ at the Academy of Music in
Cleveland. In play called THE Seven
Sisters"
James o,Neiii. famous for his char
acterization of Dumas hero, the Count
OF Monte Cristo, made his debut on the
stage at the age of Is In Cleveland.
Adelina Patti, at the age of 7, came
into prominence In New York at Nib
los Garden. Ada Rehan started at the
age Of IL. Annie Russell played Jeanne
in miss Mutton" when 2 years old in
| Montreal.
salvini, the greatest of all Italian
actors. began his theatrical life at the
age of II.
Fay Templeton made her first APP
pearance on the stage at the age Of I
at the Grand Opera House, New York
city playing Cupid. Four years later
she was sensation as Puck In "A
Midsummer Nights Dream
II is also, fact not generally
known that the care taken of children
who are playing both In dramatic and
| musical companies is as good as that
bestowed upon the offsprings Of those
those who live In the homes Of the
| rich.
| The adult members of the company
vie with each other In bestowinE
blessings on the Riddles" and take
| It upon themselves to interest them In
| the futherance of knowledge ana edu-
cation.
Many an actor and actress today
owe their education to the people who
were associated with them in their
early days. 1t may be surprising to
| note that in the theatrical profession
there are many college graduates.
1t is estimated by booking agencies
| that there are at least two thousand
child actresses in the United States.