The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-04
ACTORS WHO'S WHO
IN CURRENT PLAYS.

idtiiei ana hef Hothef s side is descend
ed from families whose names are noted
on the stage of two continents The
daughter of the late Maurice barrymore
and Georgia Drew, the niece of John
Drew. and the sister OF John and Lionel
Barrymore she was born in Philadelphia
IN 1876. The first recorded appearance OF
Miss Barrymore's appearance on the
stage was at the Empire Theater, New
York, September q. 1888. when she played
the role of Katharine IN Henry Guy
Cartoons comedy. THAT Independent
Person." Miss Maude Adams and John
Drew also appearing in the cast The
following year Miss Barrymore became
member of the Empire Theater Stock
Company. of which Henry Miller was at
that time the leading man. Her first
role in this company was that OF a serv-
ing maid. Following this she played
Priscilla In Secret Service" supporting
William Gillette going to London with
the company and meeting with such
favor that she soon became as we'll
known at receptions I'm society drawing
rooms as she was on the stage In the
fall OF 1897 she was engaged by Sir Henry
Irving, and played several important
roles in HIS productions. her work In
Peter the Great" calling forth special
commentator. At this time her en-
gagement was announced 10 Gerald du
Maurier, the son OF the author Of "Tril-
by" who had played in the American
tour OF Beerbohm Trees company In
1896. This engagement. however. like a
previously rumored one to Lawrence
Irving, son OF Sir Henry Irving proved
10 be without foundation In 1900 she
returned to the management of Charles
Frohman and became a star. her first
appearance as such being in Captain
links of the Horse Marines" Her sue
cess in this stamped her as a worthy sue
cessOr % the hOnOTs of her mother. and
her accomplishments. aside from those
displayed on the stage, opened 10 her
the doors of the homes of many OF the
best-known New York families. where
she was received as social equal Cap
tain links" was followed by Cousin
Kate" at the Hudson Theater. New York.
in which Miss Barrymore made another
personal triumph. At the beginning OF
the season OF 1905 she appeared in Sun
day" which had a short run. In May.
Charles Frohman made a special produc-
ton of lbsen's The Dolls House" for
her at the Lyceum Theater. she PLAYING
I0ilOMlHE
she opened for a short run in j. n Bar
rie's Alice Sit by the Fire" at the Cri-
terion Theater In New York. and In the
spring of 1907 was seen as Mrs. Jones In
The Silver Box" at the Empire Theater
in New York. In the season of 1907-S she
appeared in Her Sister" and in 1909 she
created the title role in Lady Frederic,
by William Somerset Vaughan In 1908
Miss Barrymore married Russell Colt
Miss Barrymore has a son and heir.
Samuel Barrymore Colt, born December,
1903
Charles Dalton. leading man for Ethel
Barrymore in 'Mid-Channel," is one of
the best-known actors appropriated from
the English stage by American producing
managers. He had earned fame as a
leading man in Dig London productions,
but it was under American management
that he made his big reputation as the
star OF The Sign of the Cross" which
ran for three years In the United States.
Dalton was seen in Washington three
years ago as a member OF the famous
Henry Miller Associate Players in "Ths
Servant in the House" He created the
role Of the vicar in that celebrated play
Theater in The Helmet of Navarro.
which was produced in Washington in
1901
Charles Dalton was porn in England
August @. lSG6, and made his first stage
appearance In the English provinces in
1883. He toured with the late Alice Lin
gard in numerous roles. and in 1857 made
his London debut, appearing as CASTOR
in Camille" at the Grand Isington
Theater on November :. He was subse-
Quently seen at the Grand Theater Lon
don. in Master and Man." and as Frank
Muller in Jess" Ia 1890 he made an ex-
tensive tour with Ben Greets company,
playing in A Scrap OF Paper" The
Ladies' Battle" and other productions.
Then he appeared at the Royal Theater
in Glasgow in May of that year as
Casella in "A Buried Talent" and in
August was seen as Randall O'Mara in
The English Rose" at the Adelphi The
alter, London, He came 10 America and
opened at the American Theater New
York, as Maurice Deepwater In "The
Prodigal Daughter, May %, 1884,,
and. returning to London. ap-
peaTed at the Princess Theater
in The World He was in shall
We Forgive Her?" THE Derby Winner"
wright and in Cheer. Boys. Cheer" He
again came TO America, appearing at the
Knickerbocker Theater November g. 1895,
as Marcus Superbus in The Sign Of the
Cross" He has since been leading man
for Blanche Walsh. James O'Neill. Nance
O'Neil. and Ethel Barrymore.
Frank f. Jamison. who has the part of
Hiram Belknap leading citizen of Fair
view, n. Y, in Henry b. Harris produc-
ton of Edgar selwyns brightest comedy
OF city life. The Country Boy" which
win be seen at the Columbia Theater this
week. is one of the best-known players
on the stage. and was bred in the days
OF the old stock star system. He has
supported Edwin Booth in his Shakes
pearean repertoire. He also appeared with
John Mccullough, Laurence Barrett,
Charlotte Cushman, and Adelaide Nelson
Before going on the stage Mr.. Jamison
worked as a printer in Philadelphia, but
the work was combining and he deter
mined 10 go on the stage NThrough his
mothers Intervention, Mr., MeCawley
gave him a positian and he opened In
the play, only a Jew" John d. Ray
mond was the star. and he played the
part OF a physician. In the first act ne
had only two lines He is dead" Mr.
JamisOn became so confused on his first
appearance that he forgot these lines
and Mrs Burroughs who was in the
cast, had TO call out his line. Mr. Jami-
son appeared with Mrs. John Drew when
she had the historic Walnut Street Thea
ter in Philadelphia, which IS now owned
by Henry B. Harris.
Miss Ethel Clayton will be seen in 'The
Country Boy at the Columbia Theater
this week in the part of Amy Leroy. a