New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
WI o. Who in
The Current PIays

Madeline Delmar, whose "Orphant
Annie" has been favorably commented
she played Barnabetta with Mrs. Fiske
in "Erstwhile Susan" Miss Delmar is
New York girl and was raised in
Hartford, Conn. She was educated in
convent and entertained serious in
tentions of entering a life of sister
hood Instead of this she commenced
her theatrical career with company
doing one-night stands. Following this
came stock engagements in Providence,
Washington, Rochester and The Bronx.
She was seen on the road in Con
spiracy" and in David Coppertield
Vaudeville introduced her to Broadway
in "The Light of St. Agnes" the old
vehicle used by Mrs. Fiske, who hap
pened to see the sketch which led to
Miss Delmar being engaged to support
Mrs Fiske in "Erstwhile Susan"
What would you do if your friends
kept telling you that you had dramatic
ebility." that you ought to "get out of
musical comedy" and "do something
big" when all the while you were hap
piest in musical comedy and wanted
very much to remain there?
That is the question which Eleanor
Painter, prima donna of "Glorianna, ,"
has to solve. She says:
zone does best the things one likes
best to do, think There's something
about playing in musical comedy that
gets right under the skin. love it. I
love the jiggly music that gets into my
head and heart and feet. | love the re-
hearsals, when the director explains the
steps to the girls, shows them how to
point their toes and lift their skirts
and smile. I love the colorful settings
and the artistic costuming I love the
lyrics that have to be studied so care
fully in order to fit them in with the
music. like the pretty girls as they
go swishing past me and the frou-frou
their skirts make in the wings. | like
their talking and their laughing in the
dressing rooms.
And so it is that l remain in mu-
slcal comedy, though l have a secret
ambition to some day sing again in
grand opera, as l did before the war.
Meanwhile, am quite happy just where
am, and that is something to be able
to say, is it not?"
j. ii. Gllmour, who appears in the
first act in "a Stitch in Time" as the
aristocratic old father of the hero, has
been on the stage for more than forty
years, and in that time has played in
many famous successes that are now
theatrical history.
He was born in Montreal and made
his stage debut with Adelaide Nelson
in Twelfth Night" in that city. In
1873 he Joined Lester Wallack's stock
company at Wallack's Theatre Nater
known as the Starr as the juvenile in
"old Heads and Young Hearts" His
associates were Ada Dyas, Nine. Ponisi.
Dlon boucicault, John Gilbert, Maurice
barrymore, Arthur Rockwell. Arthur
Floyd. Gerald Eyre, Stella Boniface. Joe
shannon, Rose Wood and others Of re-
vered memory. He remained with that
company until 1881, and after a tour of
the West Indies appeared at Niblo's
Theatre in 'The Dukes Motto" and
Iheodora" and at the Madison Square
Tor two seasons in Hazel Kirke." after
which he created the title role in "Mr.
Barnes of New York"
DE played with Viola Allen in "Cym-
oeiine," was the original Flambeau with
Maude Adams in "L'Aiglsn" and Captain
Irumbull in Julia Marowe's presenta-
tion OF Barbara Frietchie." Two wears
as leading man in the original Castle
Square company in Boston and season
IN the revival here Of Shenandoah.
then with Amelia Bingham in
"Olympe," with Virginia Harmed in ala
Belle Marseillaise" and in Daniel Froh-
mans production of 'N6tre Dame.v and
then Mr.. Gilmour deserted the stage to
direct the dramatic department. of the
Chicago Musical College, post that