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other plays. Following this engage
ment Giddens was a member Of stock
companies in San Francisco and Chi
cago, and subsequently visited Aus
tralia. where he played a number Of
important parts.
On his return to New York In 1877
he appeared at the Union Square Thea
tire in Pink Dominoes," and later at
the same theatre in The Mothers
Secret" He then returned to London
and made his first professional ap-
pearance there at the Folly Theatre
in September. 1873. in Charles Wynd-
hams comedy. Tile Idol" In 1879
he Joined Wyndham at the Criterion
Theatre. London. and remained under
his management, with the exception Of
short period in 1881. for twelve years.
during which he appeared in practi-
cally every production made by him.
Giddens came back to America In
1898 and appeared In David and 10
seph," and at the conclusion OF this
engagement. he again returned TO
London, where he played exclusively
for several Yeas. II was not until
the season OF l906-O7 that American
audiences saw him again. at which
time he toured with Ellis Jeffreys and
William II. Crane as Tony in 'She
Stops To Conquer" which he is said
tc have played oftener than any living
actor. Scarcely n single production Of
this play, either in America OF Lon
don. has been made in many years In
| which he has not appeared In this
role.
Another engagement In London fol-
lowed and in 1910 he returned here.
and at wallack's Theatre, now passed
into theatrical history. he scored one
oi the greatest successes OF his career
NJ Sir Peter Antrobus In Lewis N.
ParSer's play, "Pomander Walk" Cid
dens played this part for practically
two years and then became a member
.. OF Annie Russell's company al the
Thirty ninth Street Thea+re. where he
again played TONY in "She Stops To
Conquer" Do0bcrry In much Ado
About Nothing" and Bob Acres IN
The Rivals"
| He was next seen with Fanny Ward
J II, Madame President" and then came
his engagement with Arnold DAILY IN
a series OF Bernard Shaw productions.
In which his admirable portrayals OF
William in you Never Can Tell"
| Major Petko1 in Arms and the
Man." and Mr.. Burgess in CANDIDA"
Mt the Garrick and Park theatres, even
more firmly established him as a char.
acter actor OF the first rank.
| Following this, Giddens gave a
splendid account OF himself In Bran
don Tynan's Irish comedy. The
Melody OF Youth" and two seasons
ago also appeared under Mr.. Belasco's
management In support OF Frances
Starr In Little Lady In Blue" In
which he added another to his long
list OF admirable stage portraits by
/ his work as Cobbiedick, the old sailor,
IN this charming comedy Of the
Georgian days
Last season Mr. G,ddens WAS saer.t
"a Pair Of Petticoats." and at the
conclusion OF this engagement he
! again returned to the Delasco fold
! to assume the role In which he is
nightly delighdng the audiences that
are crowd!ng the Lyceum Theatre.
THE League OF Nations" win De me
subject Of MaJor-Gen Sir Frederick
Barton Maurice's lecture when he
makes his second public appearance
in New York, at Carnegie Hall on
Friday evening. April I. He will 10
fully into this vital topic OF the hour,
discussing II from all It's angles, and
will reveal how the proposed league
and Its Incorporation In the peace
treaty looks from the standpoint of
one OF the great generals OF the war.
Gen. Maurice, who was director OF
military operations OF the British Cen
era stan from 1915 to 1918. and In
the first OF the allied generals to lee
ture on the war. came to the United
States direct from the Peace Con-
ference at Paris. where he had I'M
usual opportunities 10 view from be-
hind the scenes the great world
drama being enacted there. Few men
are In better position to discuss the
League of Nations than this eminent
visitor, who, in addition to being a
distinguished soldler-"one OF the best
brains in the British army, he has
been called-is the author OF several
books and articles. He has the repu.
toiion OF being one of the most au-
thoritauve military historians and
critics who write IN the English ian
guage, and is noted for bis keen ana
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