The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09


1851, began HIS stage career at Feranti s,
in Chicago. in 1863 After the big fire
In the Windy City. he IN conjunction with
Gus Bruno made HIS way across the
continent 20 Frisco and there. at the
Belle Union. the Wigwam. the Alcatraz.
and other variety houses. in between
waiting on the bar and dancing. made
his reputation. which later preceded him
and induced David Henderson 10 engage
him for the terpsichorean advertisements
Of All Baba" THE Crystal Slipper,
''Bluebeard." and the various other Chi
cago Opera House productions. Becom-
Ing ambitious Foy starred himself in
3 piece called The World Is Mine" with
disastrous financial results. since which
time. coming East he has allied himself
first with the Klaw & Granger forces.
and In the past six seasons with the shu-
berts. The most notable y his achieve
ments with the latter frm<yas '"The Earl
and the Girl Orchid" mfr. Hamlet, of
Broadway" and this year he is starring
IN Up and Down Broadway" Foy mar
ried Madeline Morondo. who was Hen
derson's premiere danseuse and who Is
the mother of the eight Foy children,
who, in conjunction with their nlustrious
NSAs4+Nt1 INV Abiht the roy DHSCDdi cruz.
OF course. Morondo is still the umpire.
Emma Carus who is co-star with Eddie
Foy in up and Down Broadway" at
the Belasco this week. was born in Ber-
lin. Germany Her mother was Henrietta
ROLAND, grand opera singer. who
brought Emma TO America when she
was four years old. Emma Carus made
her debut on the stage at the age of
fifteen. at Doris Museum. in Ninth avenue. |
New York City. Here she did eighteen
turns a day, singing two songs at each
show. or thirty-six songs a day. for a
salary of 50 a day. Miss Carus claims that |
it was this strenuous engagement which |
developed her barytone voice. Later she |
went on at the New York Theater for a /
Sunday night performance. and made |
such a hit that she stayed there for I'VE /
years. This was in 1900. Since that time !
Miss Carus has been prominently iden- |
titled with musical comedy, having been |
featured with the original New York |
casts OF THE Mimic World" THE Great /
White Way" and was starred with Har-
~ Bulger in wonderland Last year |
she went TO England 10 play a four /
wesk's engagement at the London music /
gagement was extended for over three /
months, only leaving TO return 10 Amer
lea to fuInn her contract with the Shu-
berts for this season. Next season it IS |
anticipated that Miss Carus will be ex-
clusively starred in a vehicle OF her own.
Barney Bernard, one of the principals /
in the Eddie Foy company. was born in
Rochester in 1876. He went on the stage
eleven years ago. playing Hebrew char
acter parts in the various revues IN San
Francisco. He came East and took his
brothers (Sam Bernards) place with the
Weber-Fields forces. He was a feature
with Genee in THE Soul Kiss" and .
THE Silver star" In conjunction with
Lee Harrison he did vaudeville for a
season or two. and is now under con-
tract with the Shuberts, for which those
astute managers are promising to fit him
for stelardom as some of their other
stars give out
Lee Harrison, who is associated this
year with Eddie Foy. does not care 10
tell the place of his birth nor his age
Suffice that for the last thirty-fve years
he has been moro or less behind the
footlights CASUALLY behind. In former
years none OF the Aarons' Casino pro-
auctions was considered complete unless
the ilustrious Lees name graeed the
bills. OF late years lack and the Bean
Stalk" 1892" The Crystal Slipper"
and other productions OF like fix were
the means through which he drew his
weekly pelf He. like Barney Bernard,
is under contract with the Messrs. Shu-
bert, with a view toward fitting him
with the roles wherein his name will
head the programme.
Carter De Haven, star OF THE Girl in
the Taxi" at the National Monday, be-
gan his stage career at the tender age
OF twelve He was led from one man.
ayers Office TO the other by the hand OF
his mother 10 exhibit his fancy dancing
steps and sing his songs. His Journey
vas NOT a long one. however. for he was
soon engaged, and II took but a very few
years 10 place his name in big letters on
the boards OF metropolitan playhouses.
He alternated vaudeville with musicale
comedy and took several steps up the
ladder OF theatrical fame when, at an
hours notice, he waltzed into George. NJ.
COhans part in Little Johnny Jones"
and made good" De Haven. since his
big hit in THE Girl in the Taxi" has
renowned the musical productions en-
tirely and intends TO stick to light com
edy roles without musical accountant
ment
Jessie Millward. one OF the stars of
The Girl in the Taxi" organization.
coming 70 the New National Monday.
has played so many parts in her time
that ii would take a column to emu
merate them all She Is as well known
on this side the Atlantic as abroad, !
where she Is best remembered through
her association with Sir Henry Irving.
whose leading lady she was IN that ac-
tors greatest productions. She played
opposite William Terriss for several sea-
sens until that artists tragic death, and (
then came TO America as leading woman {
for Charles Frohman's Empire Stock /
Company. She played in such great sue I
eesses as His EXcellency the Governor" f
My Laoy's Lord" Mrs Danes De- :
fense." and the stellar revival OF Sar- &
dou's Diplomacy" Four years ago Miss I
MillwaTd leased the Scala Theater and n
produced under her own stage direction I
The School for Husbands, and the fol- n
lowing season returned to America. hav- c
ing been selected by Sir Henry Arthur O
Jones for the part Of the mother in his
'Hypocrites'