Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

Mark Robertson. Carleton Macy will be
the Ralph Van Dyke of the play. On
his last visit to Washington he was seen
in HE Fell In Love With His Wife"
Hon. Siias Gregg. Mr.. Nichols has been
on the stage many years and identified
with the leading stock companies through
out the country. John Ellis, the Hon.
Tim Michigan of Mr.. de Miles new play.
began his stage career with the late ].
K. Emmett. Last season he was seen in
1.-The Third Degree"
COLUMBIA PLAYERS THIS SEASON.
The makeup Of the Columbia Players,
who open their season at the Columbia
tomorrow night, gives promise of one Of
the most enjoyable summer seasons in
the history OF that theater. Miss Frances
Nelson, the leading woman. began her
career In stock, and, like many Of the
best actors and actresses, she thinks
that is. in many respects. the most de-
lightful kind of WORK in theatrical fields.
Her first stock company was In Phlia-
delphia, her own city, with James X.
Hackett. with whom she played the en-
tire season. A most satisfactory engage
ment with Cyril Scott. in the Prince
Chap followed. and later a stock en-
gagement in Kansas City. After brief
engagement with the Milwaukee Stock
Louis in stock. and later. in response to
a hatterins offer, went with Amelia
Bingham, with whose support she con-
tinued for some time. She has also
Wilton Lackaye, Margaret Ellington and
Rose Stahl, and has probably played
more prominent parts than any other
leading woman who has come to a Wash
ington stock company.
Henry G.. Mortimer, who will be the
leading man Of the company, was for
fourteen months leading man with T. Dan
lei Frawiey's company in Cal.iornia. has
America, was a prominent member in the
New York production at Wallack's Thea
ter OF THE Dollar Mark" and closed
an extended season as leading man of
to accept an engagement in Cohan &
Harris new American comedy, The
Fortune Hunter
Jessie Glendinning will be remembered
Servant in the House." and later was
here with William II. Crane in Father
and the Boys" She will be the ingenue
OF the company.
ENGLISH PLAYERS IN DICKENS
Those who bark back in theatricals to
the days Of the melodrama "Harbor
Lights will remember handsome" Will
liam Terriss. the English melodramatic
star, who created the leading role in the
old country and afterward played the
same part in the first American produc-
ton. III Will also De recalleo tnat ne met
his death by assassination at the stage
door of the old Adelpht Theater, Lon
don. One Of his sons. Tom, became
comedian and Is the author Of the adap-
| tation. ''Scrooge." from Dickens. Christ
mas Carol" in which he plays the name
part at Chase's this week. This is his
| first visit to this country and he brings
with him the complete English cast and
production.
In his support Is Wallis Clark, cast an
"Jacob Marley's Ghost" at one time a
member of Sir Henry Irvings Lyceum
| Theater Company. Another we'll known
English actress. Maud Leslie. who plays
Mrs. Cratchit, was with Sir II. Beerbohm
1 Tree in a number Of his massive produc-
tons of Shakespeare. Still another is
Tim Ryley, for years connected with sew
eral of the leading provincial stock COM
pauies.