The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-09


tied THE Circus waif." win be shown
AZ the Garden Theater today. The pro-
gram viii further iarlndes brand-pew
keystone comedy and abbreviated con-
cert by the Garden Symphony Orchestra
ThurIow Bergen, though a member Of
the old New Jersey family OF that name
Zone Of the sixteen Oldest In the statel
was brought up and educated In Wash
lngton. d, c.. At nineteen. Mr.. Bergen
gave UP the study OF law for the stage,
and for the past fourteen years has been
associated with only the best American
theatricals. During the last six years
he has been one Of the six highest-sala-
rfed actors in the country.
Author, playwright. composer, singer.
and athlete, Mr.. Bergen's yersatilities are
numerous. He has written many chill
dren's stories. and as a boy composed
the lyric and music Of the well-known
song, '.Esther's Lullaby" which he play
ed and sang at the White House for the
late President Cleveland. who gave Mr..
Bergen permission to dedicate the song
TO his first daughter, Esther"
Thuriow Bergen Is a type OF clean-cut
american" whose motto Is, Think
right and keep your health" His pride
is In his library, and this with the at
tAchment he has for his horse ere his
only hobbies. aside from his devotion to
his regular work.
Some Of the more recent theatrical en-
gagements of Thurlow Bergen are: Our
selves" THE Marriage Game" The
Niger" 1.-The whirlwind." 'The Watch
err Diplomacy" and many others. In
both 1919 and 1913 he starred in stock
work. conducting his own company
through Central South and Central West
ern States. Mr.. Bergen's advent into
moving pictures necessitated his giving
up the leading part In Panthea" at the
new Booth Theater in New York. For
the past four months he has been APP
pearing in leads for Theodore Wharton,
Inc, of Ithaca, n. Y. His best known
pictures are: THE Boundary Rider"
Wharton, and The Stain" Pathe, both /
released through the Eclectic Film Com
pany.
Col Jasper E. Brady. Of the Vitagrsph, |
has completed the scenarios OF The /
Island of Regenerations't and 'Britton OF
the Seventh" both from novels written <
by his brother Rev. Cyrus 7. Brady. 1
"Britton of the Seventh" is a gripping
story Of the famous Seventh Cavalry.
dealing with the events leading up to
and including the Big Horn campaign.
in which Custer and IS officers and men
persisted. The play will be mounted in
Montana and Dakota and real Sioux In
dians and United States troops will be
used.
DR.. Brady with Mrs Brady and three /
are at present marooned in
Rome, due to. the European war.
Gaby Deslys II in London where she
will pose for the Famous Players Film
company's production OF a big feature
made under the direction of Edwin 8.
Potter and Hugh Ford. Harry Pilcer
Il. 4
lust as a dutiful and newly married
husband should. 1t is reported that she
S getting something in the neighbor-
lood Of 5000 for the engagement and in
addition to this a slight item OF E55g is
'posite her name IN the Palace pay roll.
The chances are that with any kind OF
uCk-f the cost of living scars no
ligher-GabrieIle will manage to exc out
livelihood during the summer months
Later she will star in some thrilling
var dramas and romances for the same
ompany.
AS she herself said when engaged by
Adolf Zukor to play when about to
oard the ship en- route TO her native
and. she is good judge OF values.
;eedless to say. the pictures in which
ne appears are awaited with interest
In an interview recently contributed Z
y Miss Edna Wright. the motion pic ,
ure critic, II was stated that Miss Ran {
olph. Of the Kalorama Company. was J
n actress whom no one at first glance, /,
'ould think capable OF portraying any :
art. yet who had played in many OF >
he strongest dramas Of the photoplayf .
'Orld$ As it is a moot point with many I
,otion picture fans as to the literal :
!eaning OF Miss Wrlghts comment it is
ell in order to state here that any one
amiliar with the talent OF Miss Ran
olph will find In the comment nothing :,
ut the highest praise. the expression !.
eing used to accent the achievement =
this popular photoplay star