The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18

with THE Toreador," Belle OF May
fair" Fluffy Rufies. His Honor the
Mayor" THE Newly weds." Queen of
the Moulin Rouge. Mcintyre & Heath.
and dozen other big musical shows.
One OF the latest recruits to the must
cal comedy ranks from the vaudeville
stage is Ed Wynn. who appears In an
important part in the new musical COM
edy, THE Deacon and the Lady" Wynn
will be remembered for his excellent
work in Mr.. Busybody" and 1.-THE Biz
ken Freshman" in which sketches he
has been a headliner at all the principal
vaudeville theaters in the country. Mr..
Wynn's work is of the "chappy" style,
and his part in The Deacon and the
Lady" offers him unusual opportunities.
George w. Barber, OF the cast OF
Three Million Dllars," who is admitted.
ly one of Americas real character ae-
tors. may be said 10 be New Jerseys
most representative member Of the the
atrical profession He has maintained a
home at Bayonne for years. Mr.. Barber
belongs TO the leading yacht club Of Bay
onne, being an enthusiastic yachtsman.
One Of the most original and unique
characters now before the footlights Is
Harry Kelly. the star Of The Deacon
and the Lady" No matter whether in
musical comedy or vaudeville, one Is al
ways sure 10 ind Mr.. Kelly in a charac-
ter he has made famous. that OF "Dea-
con Flood" which he first brought into
prominence while with His Honor the
Mayor" In this character Mr.. Kelly
can get more laughs by doing straight
than most other comedians can by re-
sorting TO all kinds OF monkey shines 4"
Mr.. Kelly has come out with the an
nouncement that he intends to be "Dea-
con- Flood the rest OF his life. and that
the manager who wants his services will
be compelled to have this character writ
ten in for him IN any musical play in
which he appears hereafter The Dea-
con and the Lady" was especially writ
ten for Mr.. Kelly by Alfred e Aarons
and George Totten Smith. who studied
all the eccenuricities OF the characters
closely. with the result that they have
fitted Mr. Kelly with an excellent We
hicle.
Cyril Scott, the star Of The Lottery
Man." the screaming comedy that comes
10 the Belasco Theater this week. is what
Henry Van Dyke would call an out-of-
doors man. The actor COILS. has his own
motor car. and is only under roof when
he sleeps or plays. He owns a big farm
at Bayside, L. l., with a herd OF real
Jersey cows. and here the actor swings a
scythe. crops his hedges. and takes his
ease IN the summertime. Mr.. Scott is a
native OF Ireland. but has been in this
country since an early age His FIRST
stage appearance was in August, 1883, IN
The Girl I Love at Paterson, y. J.
Previous 10 that he had done much cred
liable work as an amateur During this
first engagement he received g a week
and his board. He had the role OF a
negro and doubled on another small part
\ year later he played with Miss Min
ME Madden, now better known as Mrs.
Fiske. in CAPRICE after which his rise
was rapid. He was associated with both
the Lyceum and Empire theater compa-
MES. and for several seasons was in
musical comedy, appearing in The Cir
cus Girl" The Geisha," The Runaway
Girl" ''Papa's Wife" and The Casifo
Girl 'The Prince Chap marked his
return 10 straight comedy in 1905