The Washington herald., 1911-04-16
COLUMBIA PLAYERS.

The makeup of the principals Of the
| Columbia Players, which has been so re-
| ligiou5ly guarded by the management as
an agreeable surprise for their patrons,
| is made public for the first time this
morning 1t includes the following peo-
pie, assigned to the line of work indi-
Gated: Frances Nelson, leading woman;
Louise Arnold. second leading woman;
Jessie Glendinning ingenue: Emelie Mel
Vile. character and comedy: Carrie
Thatcher. general character; Nina Mel
vile. juvenile. and little Helen Hayes
Brown. in childreEs parts. OF the men.
Henry {. Mortimer is the leading man;
Everett Butterneld, the second man and
light comedian: Frederick Forester,
heavies; Louis Morrell. for responsible
characters; George Barber, In characters
and comedy; Stanley James. for charac-
ters and comedy; Joseph Hazelton, avail
able parts; Arthur Richie, juvenile and
stage manager; H. c. Parker, general
business; Edwin H. Curtis, stage direc-
tor, and Stephen Golding. scenic artist.
From this list it will be seen that there
is liberal representation Of those who
last year made good-many whose return
will be source of delight to their friends
in this city. or the new people, interest
will probably center in Frances Nelson,
who has youth, good looks. sincerity and
a never-ending optimism and bubbling
good humor, which takes the dull edge
from the hard grind Of stock work-and,
what the girls will like, she knows how
to dress. She has Just returned to work
after an extended vacation, prior to
which she was leading woman in the
Minneapolis Stock Company. She has also
supported James K. Hackett in The
Pride % Jenico," in which she subse-
quentiy starred. She starred also Jointly
with Cyril Scott in The Prince Chap"
and was starred in the title role Of the
college Widow in the first company
sent on the road out OF New York.
The leading man, Henry c. Mortimer
IS possessed of an almost equally inter-
esting personality. He is a good-looking,
well-huilt man, and ranks among the
best of stock leading men. During the
past season he has been with John Bar
rymore in The Fortune Hunter and
prior to that was leading man in the
Albee Stock Company, at Keith's. in
Providence, r. I. Mr.. Mortimer. is not
yet thirty. and has all the charm Of
youth and enthusiasm.
Louise Arnold successfully replaced
Julia Dean as leading woman with the
Hartford Stock Company when the lat
ter came to Washington, and has also
been eminently successful in similar
work in Milwaukee. During the past
season she was leading lady with Mar
garet Ellington.
Jessie Glendinning is one of the true
daughters of the stage, her father being
dear old John Glendinning. She left q
Canadian convent to go on the stage,
first appearing with Amelia Bingham
in THE Lilac Room She was ingenue
with Edwin Arden at the Belasco Thea
ter in this city in 1901. and In addition
to excellent work in The Great Divide"
achieved an artistic triumph as Mary in
The Servant in the House" She was
elso with William H. Crane in Father
and the Boys"
George Barber comes direct from the
New Theater Company, in which he has
occupied a prominent position since leav-
ing the position of leading man with the
Girard Avenue Stock Company, in Phila-
delphia.
Louis Morrell is a product Of the Cas-
tie Square Stock Company. in Boston, but
more recently was with the Lytell COM
pany, in Albany.
In fact, II may be said that the per-
sonnet of the present company Of the
Columbia Players is unusually strong,
and gives every promise Of making the
season of summer stock at the Columbia
e memorable one