The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
II. HECCIE. who Ia the Old
clerk in Justice" at the Cand-
Ter Theatre. Is an Australian.

Ter Theatre. is an Australian,
born in the bush and brought
IN among the putposts Of civilization,
Heggie Is 6ntv"55 years. old, although
he moves With the stiffness of declin-
ing ear as CokcSon. the office hack.
In Galsworthy's play. Yet he broke
wild horses In his colony before he
turned actor.
II wac through Charles Hawtrey
that Heggie got his first opportunity
on the stage. lie payed the mes
senger IN "A Message From Mars
and went then into stock. OF which he
had a full experience. lie created the
part of "The Lemonade Boy In Sir
J. NJ. Barrie's sketch. Ellen Terry
noticed the young actors work In the
Barrie piece and engaged him to play
the Juvenile with her in Nance Old
field during an American tour. Upon
q proof Of his versatility by returning
to London with Ethel I.evey and
taking part in a Hippodrome revue.
lie distinguished himself in Eng and
by his work III Gilbert C~hesterton's
fantasy. Magic aud still more by
his im~personation of the neurotlc
brother in the late Stanley Houghton's
play. 'The New Sin In the latter
he played II youth victimized by drugs
who goes mad when his brother
escapes hanging and he loses his
chance of an inheritance. His work
as Uridh Hcep in Cyril Maude's pro-
duction of The Highway Of Life"
based on David Copperfield. drew
much favorable comment upon him.
In this roe. as in the present instance.
he played a clerk. but a very different
type Of one.
He Is best known in this country for
his Interpretation of Androclcs in the
Shaw satire. "Androclcs and the Lion
staged here by Granville Barker last
winter. Mr.. 1legeie is an earnest add
mirer of both Barker and Galswothy,
who col,aborated in staging the Lon
don production Of Justice"
Wallis Clark, who is the presiding
Judge in Justice at the Gambler The
atcr. Is a character actor. lie won dis
tinction in New York in the role Of
Sheer In sheridau's THE Critic" which
was presented by b. lden Payne. the
present producer Of Justice"
Mr.. Clark had beer with Mr.. Payne
at the Little Theatre in Philadelphia
during the previous season.
The time ~"Scrooge" was brought to
tho United States Mr.. Clark was en-
gagged to play the Ghost. lie later
played the title role. and has TO his
credit nearly 5000 performances Of this
study. lie later appeared in the United
States on the dramatic stage. the
vaudeville stage and before the cam
era. Indeed. lie has just completed
one of the most expensive feature films
to be released. It is a Aim version.
with all the thrilling situations and
general atmosphere, of Jules Verne's
romance of the sea, "Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" 1t Is to be
relea Sod ncNt season. as |; has already
required ten months in its prepara-
ton, and there is still five or six
months more TO be devoted o it.
Clark was the WIN Grain in The
New Sin" in America and was with
John Barrymore in Half n Husbani'
several years ago. In England he has
a repertoire Of leading parts which is
most astonishing in number and
variety. They include Cnptdin Hcnt-
eau and BlHck Michael in Rupert Of
Hentzau,' Bldct Ho,rk in "trder Two
Flags ola Eccics in Caste" Mar
shah in captain swift" John Hard
ing in "The Idler." T'oimnn In Liberty
Hail." Bin Sykes in oliver Twist
Nero in The Sign of the Cross
GOdcmnr in "'The Sword of the King
IDerton TdrtrCy IN wheels Within
Wheels" Huph .irduic in The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray," JdckeU in SUNDAY"
LORD D%urtinUtor- in Lady Winder-
mere's Fam" count de Varrilie in
Camille" Morinrity in Sherlock
Holmes" Whitcy in The FAN of the
Curtain and more than 100 other
leading parts, many Of them well
known In America.
Besides acting with distinction Mr..
Clark won notable success as a stage
director. He is n strong advocate Of
the presentation of short plays and
contcmplatcs eventually the establish
ment OF a theatre in New York where
they may bc presented. Although an
Englishman Ivy birth, he Is one of the
many English actors who has won
success in this country and has re-