The Washington herald., 1920-11-28
Henry Miller's Long Career
A. Includes Famous Co-Stars
Ethel Barrymore One Of the Few Who Never
! Played With This Accomplished Actor.

There are many male stars on
the stage today who in their ca
reers have been associated with IA
nous actresses. but II Il probable
that no masculine star In this coun-
Try has ever had as many prominent
leading women or has been CO.
starred with as many noted feml-
nine, stars as Henry Miller, wno'
with Blanche Bates. begins q weeks
enkagement at the National on Mon
day evening in The Famous Mrs.
Fair"
To merely name the stars whom
Mr.. Miller has played opposite IN
his distinguished career would De
like reprinting sections Of a theat-
rfcal who's Who" In the days
of the famous Empire stock COM
pany in New York. Mr.. Miller played
opposite all the celebrated actresses
that that organization developed.
including Maude Adams Other
stars with whom he has been iden-
tifiad include Ada Rehan. Nine
Modjeska Gin whose company he ap-
peared as q very young actor), MAI
garet Anglin, Adelaide Nelson
Laure Hope Crews, Billie Burke and
Ruth Chatterton-
In fact, It might be safely said
that. there Is hardly . feminine star
appearing on the stage today VINO
has not, at some time or another.
appeared with Henry Miller. Etnei
BARRYMORE Is one Of the exceptions,
as Miss BARRYMORE attained stelar
honors overnight and had the
UNIQUE distinction of seeing her
name go up In electric lights the
night after the play in which she
was appearing opened in Phtladei-
phia- She jumped from compare
lively minor roles to stardom with
out ever having been leading
woman.
Needless to say. Mr.. Millers
friendship and association with SO
many talented and beautiful play
ers gave him a knowledge OF their
work that has made him q critic
whose opinion is OF incalculaole
value, and his opinion Is always
eagerly sought by his former as
sociates.
One of the FIRST of these asso-
ciates to recognize Mr.. Miller's aoil-
ity as a critic was Adelaide Nelson
Mr.. Miller, then near the beginning
of his professional career, was
playing the role of the First Sea
Captain in Twelfth Night" Miss
Nelson entered the stage after the
shipwreck scene and her first line
was: What country, friends, Is
this?" and Miller replied. This Is
Illyria, lady" The pathos win
which Miss Nelson played the role
OF the friendless girl, shipwreckeo
in a strange land. made a deep I'm
mt he
told her later, that her eyes nlled
with tears. Any actress, he said.
should be able to simulate weeping,
hut Il was the feeling with which
she read the lines and the spon-
taneity with which she threw her
self into the part
Later, after Miller had had An op-
portunity of watching Miss Nelson
in many of her roles, she asked MIN
which one he liked least Juliet,
he replied, to her astonishmen MT
-JuIiet" had been considered oy
nearly all the critics as her pest
role and Miller's answer was the
one she least expected, but she ad-
rnttted that she felt that way, TOO
II was mechanically drilled as Ju-
uet." said Miss Nelson, "and 1 al
most grew to hate II. l could never
feel the part as I can the others:
After this Miss Nelson asked Mil
lsr's opinion of her work frequently
and always welcomed his CRITICISM
Tha man who invented the tale
about women being incapable OF
Keeping q secret has had the last
thtn straw of substantiating evil
dencs blown away. 1t was a mean
remark in the FIRST place, was al
W-ays doubted, never actually ac-
cepted, and now Is established as
pure nonsense!
'-The Bat" is the convincing
proof Mary Roberts Rinehart and
Avery Hopwood. the authors, are
prepared to testify that American
women can keep facts to them
selves. Anybody who still thinks
this is not true should make an at
tempt to learn from someone who
has seen The Bat" Just what or
who the Bat really Is, and what
all the mystery is about
There is something in the appeal
of the authors contained in the pro-
grama- distributed in the theater,
and-something SO splendidly done
and --painstakingly worked out In
detair in the matter of keeping the
secret until the very last few min
utes of the play that NO manor
woman feels capable of going
away from the theater and telling
the secret to anyone else
Ever think Of how well the secret
has been kept? And hundreds Of
women see the play daily.
A magnificent orchestration has
bean arranged by Daniel Breeskin,
conductor OF the Rialto Theater or
chestra. for the presentation OF
''Kismet," the film spectacle In which
Otis Skinner il starred
The picture being oriental In
theme the entire score IL composed
OF numbers of this character. many
of them gems known to all lovers
of the best In music, and such as
are played by the larger symphony
orchestras. As a result the rendi-
tion is a positive treat a glance
through the program assuring Of
this fact
During the prologue the "Kash-
miri Song from Finden's indian
Love Lyrics Is heard. while
throughout the showing OF the pic
ture the following numbers are rem
dered with exquisite effect:
-Hindoo Song" tFrench) by Benz
berg; ARABIAN Night Romance" by
Aildenberg; '-Fete Arabe from Suite
Orientale," by Berge: Ballet Egyp-
.tien," by Luigini; Hindu Moon" by
MaEine: Overture lie Roi Dys," by
I.alo; Ballet Music from Aida" by
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