The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

ERNEST GLENDENNING is
one Of the few actors who
has no ambitions to be II
star. 1t is not his fault that
ooen DAVIS Is writing a play for him
s,d that Harry Askin after he has
scncluded his engagement in "a Mod
,,r Exc" AT the Casino will make him
a star. This is the statement of his
,rlyate ambitions which he has kindly
communicated.
what Glcndlnning would rather
a. than any other thing n a think
~ inst now Is to become the direct
,,e head of a theatre devoted to orig
nal productions. and he'd prefer that
mo theatre be located In a small city
a community with "A population OF
,o, more than 10000. In the plays
,hich he would produce he would act
70, tho principal roles but character
parts.
Modern plays would constitute the
menu. produced in n modern way.
MIR G%lendinning's modernity does not
encompass such novelties as gilded
fairies, which he holds to represent a
nnase Of the production idea
10 he classified simply as a playful
l onshoot and not to he accepted seri-
ously) lie would like to he finan-
oially 50 well fortified al to enable
him to close the playhouse during a
season Of lack of desirable produc-
zion material and to be able to pay the
salaries they demand TO the very best
actors enjoyable. Given the oppor-
,unity represented by these things he
believes the intelligent cooperation of
the discriminating class of playgoers
IN a city of the vie mentioned would
enable him to get great results, as
well as to be perfectly happy"
rccessful first appearance during the
las, week OF Experience" has been
engaged to play Youth all text year.
Mr.. Rarbee has been on the stage
only four years. He was born In
lafayette. Ind. ear George AIDES
farm. He vas raised and educated In
Indianapolis, where the literary annals
record that Gen. Lew Wallace was his
uncle by marriage and that Gen,
Richard Calling, the famous inventor
Of the Calling gun. was another uncle
From indianapolis he went to Prince
ton. from which he was graduated
Owing to the death OF his father he
went TO Los Angeles to accept a com.
mercial position, but the call OF the
stage proved so strong that he ap'
Piled to John Blackwood. manager ri
the Belasco stock company in thai
city, for a theatrical engagement. Mr.
Blackwood said the only line Of parts
open was tho typical tray carrier ir
society dramas. and so Mr.. Barbe'
made his debut as a footman in
pinero play, for which he received tn,
magnificent sum of S. a week. Som,
weeks he didn't even get that much
for there were many plays in which
tea was not served in the second act
He p~ersevered and was promoted to Z
better line o: parts.
After playing three seasons with tn,
Belasco company and its successor
the Morosco stock company, Mr.. Bar
bee came east. determined to get al
engagement: in New York. He found |
s,most impossible. as he was e%ntirel.
unknown and managers demande,
some one with n reputation. He &C
cept"d n summer engagement wit
the Summer stock company at Glitch
Gardens, Denver, and remained Their
thr ughout the summer of 1914.
Mr.. Barbea's New York appearance
were in a small role in The Last Re
sort a failure. and In we Ar
Seven un,!i he happened to mee
George V. Hobart, who decided tina
he would make ar ideal youth 70
Experience"
Anybody who sees the frame {
pictures showing Irene Franklin 1
various stages of her artistic develop