Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

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music and Drama

United States have accepted member
ship on the executive committee of the
Actors National Memorial campaign
Daniel Frohman. president of the Ac-
toTs' Fund of America. has just an
Dounced the new acceptances. In re-
Sponding to Mr.. FrohmanS appeal each
expressed the sentiment that nothing
would be left undone to make the event
asbig success.
Mr. Taft, in accepting the invitation
said that if he could possibly do any
good for the cause he would gladly join
in the work.
at will give me pleasure Mr.
Hughes wrote, Ito serve on the commit
tee for the purpose of giving appropriate
recognition of the work done by the
members of the dramatic profession in
connection with the liberty loans, drives,
etc"
Mr. Frohman also announced that
every federal reserve bank governor has
espoused the campaign, together with
the chairmen of all the big money drives
conducted during the war. 1t was also
said that forty state governors had be-
come part of the movement, had APP
pointed committees to cooperate with
them in the prosecution of the work and
had completed organizations of their
own to conduct the drive along highly
efficient lines. Two hundred mayors of
large cities, it was further stated, had
accepted invitations to carry on the
work in their respective municipalities
and had surrounded themselves with
committees composed of influential men.
The executive committee to date
stands as follows: John D. Rockefeller.
jr.; James s. Alexander, president of
the National Bank of Commerce and
member of the liberty loan central COM
mittee during the five drives; Benjamin
Strong, governor of the federal reserve
bank and chairman of the liberty loan
committee during the five drives; George
Gordon Battle, chairman OF the hrst
Salvation Army drive; William Sloane
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de Soldat. the Y. NJ. c. A. work in the
French armies, and member OF the war
work council of the Y. NJ. c. A; Joseph
T.. Cullman, jr., vice chairman, Limit
Club, war savings stamps; COZ; Harry
Cutler, chairman of Jewish Welfare
Board. U. S. A: Charles E.. Lydecker,
president of the National Security
League; William G. McAdoo, former
Secretary of the Treasury and chair
man of the recent nationwide Boy
Scouts drive: William Fellowes Morgan.
vice chairman. New York district, \. NJ.
G. A. drive. and president OF the Mer-
chants Association, New York; Morgan
J. O'Brien. vice chairman war Iuno
drive of the National Catholic War
Council; George w. Perkins, chairman
finance committee. united war drive;
Louis ]. Robertson, chairman speclai
trade committee. liberty loan and all
war drives; Mortimer L. Schin Kuhn,
Loeb &, Co. and chairman finance COM
u.ittee, Jewish Welfare Board; James n.
Wallace, Central Trust Company ana
formerly of the liberty loan committee;
Felix NJ. Warburg, chairman joint dis-
tribution committee. all Jewish relief
funds: Albert H. Wiggin. president
Chase National Bank and formerly OF
the liberty loan committee; Guy Emer-
son vice president of the National Bank
of Commerce and formerly vice director
in charge of publicity and war savings,
liberty loan committee; Jules 8: Bache'
Cleveland H.. Dodge, waiter E. REV
president Corn Exchange Bank, and DR..
Herbert Putnam.
Found Versatility Handicap
Not so many years ago when Lillian
Fitzgerald, the comedienne, was SOU
bretting in musical comedy ana Try
ing to get a permanent foothold In
theatricaIs, she suddenly discovered
that her lack of progress was due to
her being too versatile. She was tnen
soubretting for a large theatrlcai
firm which was in the habit of put
ting out several large musical shows
each season. The head of the firm
ofYered her a new job. to understudy
every soubrette that that manage
ment had, and her new employer tolo
her she was given that job because
she was the only one he could nnd
versatile enough to handle 1t.
For a time everything was rosy.
Then Miss Fitzgerald decided she
wanted to be starred in her own
right. But the management wouldn't
listen. And for the first time in her
life Miss Fitzgerald discovered that
versatility was handicap. she
took the bull by the horns and quit
She then entered vaudeville.
Born in Ireland and educated in a
convent, Miss Fitzgerald. at an early
age. showed promise as an actress
Her desire for the stage is hereditary;
her father was Percy A. Fitzgerald,
at one time a popular operate singer
in England. Two years ago MISS
Fitzgerald made her debut in vaude-
willie with Henry I. Marshall Miss
Fitzgerald is now assisted by Clar-
ence SIENNA, the pianist.
Played Four Parts In One Play
Charles Dow Clark. who is cast as
Zacharia, the village sheriff. in "Dou-
BILE Harness." new comedy which
opens at the Shubert-Belasco tomor-
row night, began his career in Dan
fel Frohman's famous old Lyceum
Thea.er Stock Company. of which
James K Hackett, ISABELLE Irving.
Herbert Kelley, Mrs Whiffen and
w. ]. lie Moyne were the principal
players at that time
After a few years training with
that organization ne secured me coih
edy role in The Prisoner of Zenda
and toured all over the United states
in that play. Before the tour ended
he had played about every male part
in il. One night, however, he was
called upon to play four different
parts He was old Rassendell In the
prologue; Bertram. the artist. in the
first and third acts: the mayor OF
Strelsau (bis own par) in the second
act and Detchard in the fourth. Fol-
1ovip~ this experience he felt uuAli-
fed to present The Prisoner of
Zenda" as a monologue, so between
seasons he played il in this form at
summer hotels, taking all the parts
The role of old Goldtop. the roue,
in the Telephone Girl" was his next
work, and then followed three years
IN Quincy Adams Sawyer" that New
England play of genuineness and
humor in which he was seen as
Hiram Appearances in Woodland"
WICKED in between stock engage
rnents and then he Joined Willie
Golfers company as character CO.
median, appearing in Take Ny Ad,
and Little Water On the Side" Then
both Collier and Clark were with
George Cohan's first revue, Hello.
broadway" This was followed by
appearances in a succession OF plays
of various merits and fortunes till
Captain Kidd. Jr.." the Cohan sue
cess, in which he was the village con-
stable. He was again under the CO.
han banner last season in welcome,
Stranger.
Mrs. jacques Martin Returns.-Mrs.
Jacques Martin, who is to portray the
title role at the Garrick Theater this
week in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" will be remembered for her