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The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

The showing of the lavish picturi-
ration Of walter Brownies famous
morality play. "Everywoman." at
Moore's Garden Theater this week
recalls the trsgic circumstances Of
the death Of its gifted author. Mr..
Browne was q newspaper reporter
on a prominent New York daily.
His burning ambition was to write
a great play for the stage that
would be something wonderfully
different and would live forever.
He conceived the brilliant idea of
Transforming the old morality play
OF the sixteenth century into. an
elaborate modern counterpart. The
conception of "Everywoman" grew
in his brain and became q vital.
living thing. He worked upon IL
feverishly for years-every mo-
ment that he could spare from his
Newspaper duties-writing, revis-
ing and polishing. 1t became an
was bound up with the success or
failure of his great venture.
At last IL was finished and In the
managers hands. The latter saw
its immense possibilities at once
anu cuNuuEl6sllC1ily went hDOol Nnc
staging, Mr.. Browne assisting. The
author worked for weeks upon the
preparation for the initial perform
ance, helping in the selection Of the
cast, the construction OF the great
settings. and the cutting and final
revision Of the play. At last II was
ready and Walter Browne was like
a man about to realize his hearts
desire. Suddenly by a grim turn OF
fate he was stricken with q fatal
illness and on the. very night OF
his mighty triumph at the Herald
Square Theater he passed away.
Leo Ditrichstein Is to appear un.
der the management of Lee Shubert
in The Purple Mask" adapted By
Charles Latuor from lie Chevaliel
au MasQue." by Paul Armont anc
Jean Manoussi. II was produced ir
London by Matheson Lang. undel
the title OF The Scarlet Mask" Tn,
play will open in Hartford on De.
eember 1s, with a New York engage.
ment during the holidays.
Hobart Bosworth and his support
ing cast are working on their produc
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14
THURSTON TALKS OF MAGIC

Every great war Of the worlds his
tory has been followed by unusual in
terest in magic, spiritualism and other
phenomena" says Thurston. the
famous magician. who will appear at
the Shubert-Garrick Theater this
week.
War. with its grim toll of death.
brings a trend toward the occult. All
sorts Of fantastic stories are told in
Europe, such as the one of the spirit
of Joan Of Arc rallying the French In
the early days Of the war. Through
out the continent. spiritism is arousing
the keenest of interest.
Through history we find the art
Of magic playing its part. The Bible
frequently refers to the magicians.
wise men and sorcerers. The Book Of
Exodus, for instance. refers to the
magicians Of Egypt initiating certain
miracles Of Moses by their >enchanI-
ments. The priests Of Egypt, Greece
and Rome resorted to magic. Their
principal illusion was the throwing
Of spectral images upon the smoke
OF burning incense by means OF con-
cave metal mirrors. Magic played its
part in Persia, India, China, and
1htOeSh thtS IdSt.
The ancient Romans gave frequent
exhibitions. The oracle at Delphi was
skillfully contrived bit of necrom-
ancy. The Egyptian statue Of Mem
non. which uttered weird sounds at
sunrise and sunset, was another
adroitly contrived work of the priests.
and in the middle ages we find Merlin.
who was contemporary with the Saxon
invasion of Britain in the latter part
Of tho fifth century.
The art Of magic survived the
barbarism and ignorance of the dark
ages. and reappeared in the so-called
modern Italian School of Jonas, An
droletti and Carlotti
THE real era OF modern magic dates
back to the beginning Of the nine
teenth century. Robert Houdin, born
1906, died 1871. attracted the attention
of the world with his soirees- fan
tastique at his Temple of Magic IN
Paris in the '4os. Magic attained a
remarkable popularity in England In
the eos. with the appearance of John
Nevil Maskslyne, who achieved his
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THE CHILDHOOD OF MRS. FISKE

Today the stage child who plays
one role and handles IL in a capable
fashion is considered an infant
prodigy. But Mrs. Fiske, who opens
in her new comedy, Mis- Nelly OF
NOrleans." at the National Theater
tomorrow night has a different
story to tell. In the so-calIed
"palmy days" of the theater. when
Mrs. Fiske began her career, q
stage child was supposed to be
quite as versatile as an adult actor
Consider Mrs. Fiske's infant rep
ertoire. for instance.
I'm my early days" says Mrs.
Fiske. I'VE used to be called upon
to do things that would be very
trying to the theatrical youngsters
of today. / remember when l wa
twelve. had a large repertoire OF
widely contrasting parts that
might be called upon to play with
very little notice. Sometimes I would
be cast for the widow Melnotte in
The Lady OF Lyons" and the next
night, Little Eva in Uncle I,orr .
Cabin The chief difiiculty found
in playing Eva was to obey the in
junction to keep my legs well up
when St. Clair held me in his arms
in order that my turkey legged
maturity for the role would not be
visible. Or another night. j would
be expected to comport myself a.
Little Mary Morgan in Ten Nights
in a Bar Room with the song Path
er. dear Father, Come Home with
Me Now and the following night
would md me as Francis, under
taking the momentous mission for
Cardinal Richelieu.
During that time IL was my priv
ilege to play children's parts with
many of the illustrious actors of
the period-the robust Barry Sulli-
van. the dynamic Lucille Western,
the beautiful Mary Anderson. and
many others who wore the crown
OF fame"
When the Selwyns offer Miss Jane
Cowl in a new play il Is always an
event in the dramatic world, yet
never has il been quite so much OF
an event as il will be this season
when she appears here at the Belasco
Theater on December q, in 'Smilin'
Through" a fantastic comedy in three
acts by Allan IsanSdon Martin, q Ca
madam whose name is comparatively
new in the theater. In IL Mr.. Martin
has afforded the popular star an act
ing role of exceptional charm and va
riety, blending that tender pathos
which appeals to those who love her
best in fearful mood with a whimsi-
cal humor in which she is charming.
The story is said TO be one OF the
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14
Mokf Anu,7e
aroe7
Don't Forget the Sugar.
BY SALISBURY FIELD.

The laundress and the chambermaid
Have been remiss for days.
And l have found the reason why
They both are writing plays.
The gardener has gone quite daft.
And sits up late o. nights.
He works upon the grass plot. but
Retains dramatic rights.
At dinner. only yesterday.
The butler dropped his tray.
Then cried. AT last! The climax for
The third act of my play"
And then he brought a platter in
(Oh, pity me as hostD
With a review that damned a play,
And served it for the roast.
wrote the above rhyme several
years ago. Since then I've had a
cook who developed a pretty talent
for making scenes. and a chauffeur
who should have been a barber
from the way he shaved telegraph
poles.
But the chauffeur taught me one
thing; while driving me sixty miles
an hour he taught me the real
meaning of dramatic suspense.
So / learned about playwrighting
from the laundress, the chamber
maid. the butler, and the chauffeur.
But 1 learned most from the cook.
Sometimes. when the cook wasn't
making scenes. she made sponge
cake.
1 like sponge cake. and when
like a thing 1 want to know how
it's made.
So the cook told me.
For the ordinary sponge cake"
she said, you take six eggs and
separate them"
Are they separated foreverT'
asked.
Not at ALL" she said. They
come together in the cake"
Enough" I cried. "You have
given me an idea. j shall take six
people, separate them, and then
bring them together in a play"
There's -four and favor to be
added" she warned me. And
susar-don't forget the sugar"
"No, indeedr said. TIL use
plenty OF sugar.
So I borrowed the recipe for
sponge cake from the cook, fol-
lowed It carefully-and wrote
wedding Bells" ....
A new Enid Bennett picture 10 be-
ing made at the Thomas II. Ince
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first fame by inventing a wood cabinet
in which persons disappeared and re-
appeared. Maskelyne, with a fellow
ragician named Cook, opened Lon
don's home Of magic in Egyptian Hall,
originally on Oxford street.
"a number Of notable magicians ap-
peared during the last decade. Buatier
de Kolta was a LAndon sensation at
Egyptian Hall. In succession came
such slight-of-hand experts and con-
jurers as ,Blitz. Anderson, Keller.
Hermann and Kellar."
Unlucky numbers. mystic signs, a nd
Fridays that fall on the 18th. have
no terror for Richard Shorty Nc
Allister. comedian with Arthur Pear
sons show at the Gayety Theater
this week. but he will fight shy of
airplanes and moving picture acting
as long as he lives.
McAllister tells Of his first adven-
ture in the silent drama and the SUBJ
sequent days he spent in a Los An
geles hospital as a result OF attempt
ed Doug" Fairbanks stunts in the
air.
Every one Of the 107 pounds and
every inch of the IS inches that
measures the distance from his toes
to his head suffered Va Jar when an
observer dropped him from an air
plane at a height of thirty feet, the
comedian claims In recalling his at
tempt to break into silent drama
fame.
The past week will mark the eighth
anniversary for Mr.. Harry Jarboe in
Washington, having come here as
assistant treasurer ar the Gayety
Theater eight years ago.
VI. r. Kline, manager Of the Cham
ber Music Society. has just returned
from Chicago and New York, where
he has secured several famous ar
lists of international fame. The
Chamber Music Concerts will be
given at the wardman Park Hotel
every other Friday, for which the
following have been engaged. Flon-
zaiey Quartet, Salzedo Harp Ensem-
BILE, consisting of seven harpists in
ternationally known, Cherniavsky
Trio Consisting Of Leon. Jan and
Mischel Cherniavslxy, violinist, plan.
ist and cellist). the Berkshire Quar-
tet. the Barrere Ensemble, the Lett
Quartet, and others to be announced
later.
Herbert Heyes plays the leading
male role with Ruth Roland in her
forthcoming Pathe serial, The Ad-
ventures Of Ruth" II will be remem-
bered that he played the male lead
with Helen Keller In .'Deliverance."
=
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

Pockets" picturing Louis Benni-
son. 81
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Monday.
Monroe Salisbury in His Di-
vorced Wife," Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Constance Taimadge in
Scandal; Thursday. Friday. and
! Saturday. Mabel NoYmand In
I. .Jinx." circus comedy and the
best picture lof her career.
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II has been the fate OF Eugene
OBrnen. who is at Crandalls Met
ropolitan and Knickerbocked thea
ter today in his second Selznick
picture, Sealed Hearts," to be cast
for hero roles ever since he's been
in the moyiez But O'Brien has no
use for the soft pedal hero" stun
in daily life. and here is his own
emphatic assertion on the subject
Just because an actor fits into
the hero parts of a picture and is
successful in them" says he, lis
no reason for jumping to the con-
clusion that he goes incoming
through all his nights and villain
smashing through all his days. In
reality. the two things 1 long for
most in life are good fiap-jacks
and good friends.
While some screen celebrities
might enjoy the sensation Of being
lionized. this is decidedly not the
case with O'Brien. This Selznick
star is, and wants to be known as
a plain mortal with, his feet planted
firmly on solid ground.
Although he has been on the
stage since his graduation from the
OniNerslly oi NotOIeoo' MS SonsisS
ent success both behind the foot
lights and on the screen. has in no
wise turned his head. He is the
same whole-souled, likeable chap
with q arm hand-clasp and .
steady look in his eye.
Furthermore. he treats women
in the same open. above-board man
ner he treats men. The girl who
can oppose him in q strong game
of tennis. or ride q horse as hard
and long as he can. will win his
friendship and esteem and hold it.
while the young lady who hints at
stroll through lovers lane or .
canoe trip under full moon, viii
find herself not included in his
party the second time.
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most unusual ever offered in the thea
ter. presenting Miss Cowl as her own
lovely self in modern costume and
again In the hoop-skirted frocks of
fifty years ago.
The eclat with which George White
came out Of vaudeville and estsb-
lished himself as q successful revue
producer has stirred ambition In
various vsUdevillians- William Rock.
not altogether a vaUdevillian in the
first place. expects TO come forth
with q revue entitled william Rocks
Varieties OF 1880 or something Of that
sort, in the spring. and at least two
other performers from the 'alls ere
preparing to expand skits into full
length entertainments. and are start
ing to cast covetous eyes upon Broad
way plsyhouses.
And. by way OF equaliSing matters
a triie. Hofbrook Blinn is going into
vaudeville.
During a recent visit to the New
York Hippodrome, where they wit
messed Charles Dillinghsm's monster
pageant Happy Days" Signors En-
rico Caruso and Antonio Scotti Of the
Metropolitan Opera, during the inter
mission visited the Hippodrome sta
bIes and enjoyed a visit With the Pc
rennial Hippodrome pets. Powers
elephants. Not content with the
usual visitors stunts OF treating the
elephants to apples and peanuts, Ca
russo seized a pitchfork and served
each elephant with an extra portion
of timothy hay, while Signor Scotu
emuIated a small boy at the circus
who works his way by watering an
elephant, except that the singer
adopted the easier way and instead
of bringing water to the elephant. es-
corted the elephant 10 water.
The Dolly sisters, Roszika and
Yancsi are said TO be heading toward
New York after a considerable alb
sence. Sometime in February. so runs
the legend. they will appear at Prin-
cess Theater in a new musical piece.
They have been playing oh. Look"
with no little success.
Mr.. Cohan. incidentally. is getting
ready to produce a play OF his own.
and has made Il known that he is not
to be so Quiescent In the future as
the various announcements. including
some of his own. have had Il. The
only change. apparently, is that here
after he will have no partner.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

POLIS-Comstock and Gest's new
musical play. Zip Goes a Million"
with Harry Fox.
SHUBERT-GARRIC - "Picadilly
jim" a comedy by Guy Bolton
and P. G. wodehouse, with Greg
ory Kelly.
BELAsCO-Jane Cowl in new
play. "smilin' Through" by Allan
Langdon Martin; produced by the
Selwyns.
NATIONAL-Mr. and Mrs. Coburn
in Capt Bruce Bairnsfather's
comedy, The Better Ole"
b. r. KEITH'S-The Marion Morgan
Classic Dancers: Blossom Seeley
and Company; Clark and Berg
man; Jim Thornton; Swift and
Kelly; vallecita's leopards, and
other acts.
COSMOS-Joe Sullivan's, "Frocks
and Frills;" Dazie Melnotte and
Edna Leedom in songs, comedy
and dances; Phyllis Gilmore with
"Blackmail;" wasticka and I'm
derstudy, clown seals: Burns and
Gary; Gibson and Pollack; Rose
Schmettan and brother. and other
acts. '.t.
GAYETY-Peter s. Clark's "oh,
Girl" company.
NATIONAL - Burton Holmes on
Vanished Russia"
LOEw,s PALACE - Marguerite
Clark. full week, in "A Girl
Named Mary"
LOEw,s COLUMBIA - First four
days, The Cinema Murder" Co.'S
mopolitan production of e. Phil-
lips Oppenheim's famous story,
with Marion Davies; last three
days. Bessie Barriscale in The
Reckoning Road"
CRANDALL,s METRoPOLITAN-
.-rhe Girl From Outside" Christi
mas week.
CRANDALL's KNICKERB0CKER--
Sunday and Monday. all-star cast
in The Girl From Outside."
Tuesday and Wednesday. THE
Joyous LIAR" starring ]. Warren
Kerriean; Thursday and Friday.
Constance Talmadge in The vir-
tueus yAmpit Saturday. High
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14
"A NEW LONDON HIT SELECTS
CAPITAL FOR IT'S u. S. A. BOW

MERE PERFORMANCE IN AMERICA AT BEIAScO To-
NIGHT = WILLARD MAcK'S ANTIBOLSHEyISI SUNRISE"
DAVNs AT POLLS TOMORROW MRS FIsKE APPEARS AT
THE NATIONAL WHILE GARRlO BECOMES OCCULT CENTER.
WITH TEURSToN AS HIGH PRIEST
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THE HERO-HATING GENE O'BRIEN

proper vehicle. Now, however. comes
an authoritative report that Miss Fer
guson's temperance on the stage
will be as Juliet-presumably some
time in the spring, when the theaters
are open for Shakespeare. The ven
ture will not. il may be recalled, mark
Miss Ferguson's debut in Shakespeare
for she was the Portia to SIR Herbert
Trees Shylock some four seasons aEo.
Dorcas Matthews, the beautiful wife
OF Robert McKim, that villain OF the
screen who makes his villsiny 50 real
that you want TO massage him with q.
ball bat. did such excellent work In
Reckoning Roads" that Bessie Bar
riscale offered her the role Of Ken
nedy Bond In her current production
OF Kathleen Norris great story, The
Luck OF Geraldine Laird" Miss Mat
thews brings great intelligence and
charm to her work, but how could
she help being a lovely vallsiness
with such a husband as Bob McKim,
Or did Bob get his cleverness from
Dorcas-vhich?
Blanche Sweet and her company Of
players from the Jesse ID. Hampton
cluolOe dTC ~ lTuChcCs Sdl.s ulfuluM
scenes for her third picture for Psthe
En- route To Truckee Miss Sweet was
q passenger on q train that was de-
rallied when the head engine hit q
steer car near Mojave. throwing both
engines and the baggage car into the
ditch. killing both engineers Mtss
Sweet ives badly shsked up, bot un-
injured. Her train Was delayed ten
hours. while frantic messages were
coming 20 the studio from Director
Robert Thornby asking what had BE-
come Of the star.
F., Allen Holubar n at work ''cutting''
the latest Dorothy Phillips picture
which Is to be called "Ambition.- .
More than 1000 feet Of film were
used in the taking Of the picture.
when he has finished editing n there
will be about 500. The picture VIII
be long st that
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14
By EARLE DORSEY

By EARLE DORSEY r.
The days theaer which afforded respite
premeres American premeres
end o'clock last night and with the dawning week in
the theater tonight Washington boasts another
performance Godfrey Teares
ducton. Carnival which will show its discriminating
Washington the Beasco tonight moving the of
Manhattan
does wholly rely for prestige Mr.
Willard Mack fling Bosheyism Mr. Mack unable resist
the lure of the Soviet theme for theatrical datrbe and indictment
Eugene recall level fountain
this source in play he
Little Sheep which opened here months with
Allan Dinehart andLo Robb in the chief roles.
has snce though the escapes memory
Then uprose crusader of Dxonda V the Rev Thomas
Dixon jr sample of what he'd
his exhibit The in oblivion Mr.
coming through shortly afterward with the
third major weapon which, its
title evidently something play upon
favorte radical phrase, "the dawn of freedom
The National offers turn production
delightful Mrs. Fke starring mis-
Nelly of NJ Orleans" story Creole South
unanimously praised
pheric values and its 1t play
hc Washington has yet see having its premiere
eve, when the Monumental City
arly enthroned a the Southern "dogtown" de luxe.
The palm
versatility Two weeks ago it housed abraham Lincoln" Without
blush along rejoicing opened
farce Sleep" Thurson,
the and for the next seven DAYS the Gck will be the
local center mystyng
hghpiest of and bafd popuace grouped before him.
whispers Thurston successful Broadway
bring nterand close Thurston is firing of the
road II Is said and he NAV erect himself New York theser which
for period of the leasing the
the meanwhile Thursto
FORE not be this way again in long time
The reference TO Baltimore J. L.,
scholarly critic of the Baltimore Sun. viii probably be those
of "Cahiva the Beasco tonight o L.
frankly coneses th Washington his usual Sunday night theatrical
only because Baltimore is closed Sunday but
the rather habit Of show
Washington their offerings and then hung off Broad
with the verdict leaving Baltimore await the of
road show
that the scored
@
Of the lesser principals Burns Mantle in the
He Is lyric tenor named he
of the of this exceptional score written by
preceded its coming is be-
question the success Of decade 1t has the best
revealed hs.s
y the American Singers society ~
the AoIsh original % 1s Mary S CARLISLE a. that which .anR 1n
the am .d ns am %
TOmn English girl of considerable light
%s.ls., numbers should dozen
Rose world" the song Mr. Clarke well Honor and
and which Miss Tomlin beautifully The
enunciatiOn of the singers them being
Beaueaire"
of this particular well into
perfectly Interpret tn.
a
old
McGynn
interest
the general public Mr. McGynn
and " stock companies ripend
Is
profession
of wellknown
Henry in
Francisco
Johnson As pleader before the
of supplied by the
And
Hacks himself
the
or
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In
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The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

Elsie Ferguson. who has been want
ing to return q the stage this long
time 10 apparently still seeking the
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

A new Enid Bennett picture is be-
ing made at the Thomas II. Ince
studios. C. Gardner Sullivan wrote
the story.
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Nok Qa7z7 ap1
CranoSMr
NEXT WEEKS SHOWS

POLPS-Comstock and Gest's new
musical play. Zip Goes a Million"
with Harry Fox.
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Herbert Heyes plays the leading
male role with Ruth Roland In her
forthcoming Pathe serial, The Ad-
ventures Of Ruth" II viii be remem-
bered that he played the male lead
with Helen Keller In .'Deliversnce."
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

And, by way OF equaliIing matters
a trine. Hofbrook Blinn is going into
vaudeville.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

NATIONAL-Mr. and Mrs. Coburn
in Capt Bruce Bairnsfather's
comedy, The Better Ole"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

BELASCO-Jane Cowl in a new
play, ''smilin' Through" by Allan
Langdon Martin; produced by the
Selwyns.
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jim" a comedy by Guy Bolton
and P. G. wodehouse, with Greg
ory Kelly.
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Feeling that
young
organize of such
said than done and this hssty pudding
"bombpoof
elimin Baltimore
opened to a
han of others.
she had paid her
Ia
which by assorted
I.srs hit winning Baltimore
CONTINUED rEns
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Imperator to Be Turned
Over to the Americans

PARIS. Feb. 2l.--An aErecIhen'
hcru rrurhcd whereby III" n'''u "'", .
v-iIl obtain som" OF In" best N''' i'.';'
merchant ships for transporting A'"T..
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sailing Of the ships is being h'iu Wy
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rnc.pt 'rr.vrs meeting that the dHl'ss';
If ships To the allies WAS ''rp' ,,.
mnon IN. delivery ~ food I" ''rr''' .':i
Marshal F'nch agreed /" have inc '"'".
question s,gIlrd hy comm .,Ls
,ir,, here, hut The r"mm!NH'"' .
,hnI this question Isl d'rrnd'"l "r nr-
, '|tr ti,rnnr,al gitua'inn ana .h"r
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wi}Ijp., 10 nrrcpl vas: sums OF w. ir'',,,,,
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Iv-i,r the war. This has '''''" wv
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Campbell Funeral Monday.

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances
rrndlrihn Campbell. wife Of tho late
Thomas i. Campbell. whose death oc'
CURED last Thursday afternoon. will be
held Monday aft"rnn"n 1T go o'clock
nj her late rcSiG"nrr. e. Fifteenth
street. In,"rmcnt VII follow in Green
wood cemetery.
Mrs Campbell was in her ciehty-Arst
vrar She had bean confined 10 hcr
HON" for many years. hat was most
patient sufferer She was Tho dAuEhi'i
If III" late james II. and Elizabeth
Srhon Mem cohen.