The Washington herald., 1919-05-25

!. when the Garrick Players tnaug-
rurate their season Of summer stock
st the shubert-Garrick Theater next
Sunday night . company OF metro
spolitan ability and experience will
sos presented Washington play pa
Irons
= In selecting the Garrick Players.
the management secured only ac-
'eors snd actresses Of wide expert
Isnee. man and women who have
won their spurs in successful prov
auctions. as weIl as in stock and
n the motion picture neld-
Because Of the interest which
has been manifested in the re-
sEumption of summer stock in this
city, q brief resume OF the person.
mel Of the Garrick Players should
iee timely.
Earle Foxe LeHd,ng Man
Earle Foxe. leading man. began
his American stage career with
Douglas Fairbanks. in the silent
drama. after a successful career
Of several years in the picture field
in England. His initial screen pro-
duction was The Cub" after which
he successfully played IN The
Backsliders." with Annie Russell; |;
The Stranger" with Wilton Lack
ave; as Dave. in The Trail of the
Lonesome Pine" Silverheels, in
The Love Mask" and Sir Galahad.
IN The Dream Girl" He has also
been seen in various David Ward
Grifnth pictures. and supported
Norma Talmadge and Pauline
Frederick
- Two seasons ago he made his debut
on the spoken stage. and appeared in
the following productions: The Blue
Pearl The Cinderella Man" The
SQUAD Farm" ''She Walked in Her
Sleep" ''Parlor, Bedroom and Bath"
and Leave 1t to Jane in which he
recently was seen in Washington.
Lalyn walker Real Beauty.
Laura Walker. leading woman. is re-
garded as one of the real beauties Of
the American stage She played in
stock for several seasons in Baltimore
and Richmond and then migrated to
New York. the goal of every actor or
actress. She made her metropolitan
debut as leading woman with Louis
Mann in The Bubble"
Her success was so instantaneous
that she interested William A. Brady,
who placed her under his MANAGEMENT
and for two seasons featured her in
the role of Marcelle in the big New
York success. The Man Who Came
Back"
= Mackay Popular Favorite.
Edward Mackay is considered one of
the foremost leading men on the stage
today. He has headed stock COM
panies in Washington. Boston, New
York, the Crescent in Brooklyn, Or
pheum in Philadelphia and the Nor
osco stock on the Coast. He began his
career in Shakespeare and was fea-
tured as Hamlet for a season.
Mr. Mackay recently concluded a
successful season as the lead in
Seven Days Leave" prior to which
he was seen in such productions as
Mother. Liberty Bond" The Five
Frankfurters," The Prince Chap" in
which he played the title role;
Strongheart," in which he was fea-
tured. and other productions. includ-
ing The County Chairman" DARCY
Of the Guards" Pierre of the Plains ;.
Madame X" The Road to Yester-
day. The Man of the Hour" THE
Light Eternal" and in support of Mar
garet Anglin. Blanche Bates, Maude
Adams and William Gillette.
Mary Edeson New Star.
Mary Newcombe Edescn. second
woman, was last with the Cohan and
Harris production of The Cave Girl -
IN Phlladelphia, in which she only re-
Gently closed. She is the wife Of
Robert Edeson. and has been on the
stage out two years. appearing first
IN small role with Mr.. Edeson in
his own production of His Brothers
Keeper. and later being promoted to
the role of leading woman because of
her excellent work
After closing with Mr.. Edeson. Mrs
Edeson Joined Chauncey Olcott as
leading woman in The Vice of Nc
ConneH and The Heart of Paddy
Whack." after which she was signed
by Edgar MacGregor and created a
role in Sick Abed" Early durinr the
present season Mrs. Edeson appeared
as star with Amelia Bingham, Phoebe
roster Harrison Hunter and LYNN