The Washington herald., 1916-11-12
THEATRICAL BRIEFS,

Orme Caldara was born in sight of the
Golden Gate. has been a prospector. min
ing engineer surveyor. real estate agent.
ranchrnan, fruit grower Texas Ranger,
and candidate for political office When
he hit New York he turned actor, and has
made a good living at it ever since. He
was once the juvenile leading man in a
stock company in Washington.
shyster lawyer. in Common Clay" is
himself lawyer. He found acting more
profitable and drew in his shingle In Ra-
leigh. y. c.. came North and hit the
Broadway rialto. got an actors Job, and
has been working ever since. He is also
the stage director of Common Clay"
Isabelle O'Madigan, the Mrs Fullerton
in Common Clay" is one American girl
who could speak French well enough to
become a member of Mime. Sarah Bern
hardts company. This was about six
years ago, when Nine. Bernhardt was
playing her repertoire at the Globe Thea
ter. New York. Miss O'Madigan played
small parts in "BAiglon," Camille, I"
Hamlet" Romeo and Juliet" and other
plays in Bernhardts repertoire.
Standing room only" was the order at
Polls Theater Tuesday night. A special
service was provided for the election re-
turns.
The innovation at Polls Theater Of the
attractions opening on Sunday night will
be more than ordinarily appreciated to-
night, when Edward E. Roses play INV
Mothers Rosary will be presented for
the first time here. There is a great re-
liGtous theme running through the play
Richard Walton Tully's spectacular mel
odrama about Mexico. THE Flame" will
soon celebrate its Tooth performance in
New York. Only two or three others of
the forty or more plays produced equally
as early in the season as "The Flame"
continue to hold forth in the Metropolis
Aside from the wide popularity of the
play itself, the superb acting of the large
company, headed by Violet Heming and
Peggy O'Neil, has aroused much enthusi-
asm.
Manager Robbins served a dainty
entire acte lunch to the players and
the theater staff after the first show
at the B. F. Keith Theater election
night. All expressed their happiest
appreciation and voted the Washing
ton Keith's and all it's staff, front
and back. the best on the circuit,
Charles Kellogg composed a bird song
about 1t and stated that he received
the most charming and distinguished ID
courtesy ever accorded him in a the
ater IN America, Europe, or the Anti
podes or the Arctic.
THE Stampede" a mammoth wild
west act. which formed the leading
feature in the recent New York ex-
hibition under the same name. has
been booked for early presentatio
at the B. F. Keith Theater here. There
are many cowboys. girls, bronchos.
outlaw mustangs, and all the impedi-
menta and paraphernalia always brought
to mind by such aggregations.
"Slim" Kellam. character comedian
with the Million Dollar Dolls" at
the Gayety Theater this week. was
born in Washington and will renew
many old friendship ties during his
engagement here.
Every one within the rnotion nic-
ture industry has a very definite con-
ception of the great potency OF Mr..
Cohan as popular idol. It is, Of
course, a matter Of extreme satisfac-
tion that Aircraft can announce that
the George NJ Cohan pictures will be
distributed through our exchange to
all parts Of the United States, with
the Mary Pickford and George M.
Conan productions It looks like = busv
year for Aircraft