Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
Theater and Ph0tOplay
comes direct from the Winter Gar.
den show. cinderella on Broadway.

den snow. cinderella on bioao" o''
The royal road to stardom has been
| discovered by Virginia O'Brlen, VINO
| appears as co-star with Charles KING
| and Laurance Wheat in Buddles.
| Out of a New England conservatory
| of music she stepped into the prlma
] donna role of Tier Regiment, WIN
Donald Brian. and later. when she ola
/ condeScend to go into the chorus Oh
The Royal Vagabond," she was
plucked out and given the leadlns
| role left open by Tessa Costa's en-
gagement in ..I.assie." She closed in
The Royal Vagabond" one SATURDAY
night last spring and Monday nlent
| sang Peggy Woods part IN BUD
dies" at the Selwyn Theater.
John NJ Kline, well known to local
theatergoers as a member OF the Co
lumbia Polls and Garrick Theater
stock companies in Washington, who
has had twenty years experience IN
various kinds of dramatic work, mas
turned his attention to teaching ora
matte art.
The United States Marine Band
under the direction of Capt. William
H. Santelmann. is making tour OF
the eastern and middle states. under
the mana cement of William l.. Rad
cliffe of this city. The tour Will close
, the latter part Of November with
! big concert at the New York HIPPO
drome and one at the brooklyn
! Academy of Music.
Emma Dunn's Stage Cnreer-Some
years ago when Richard Mansheld.
then appearing in Peer Gynt, re-
quired for the portrayal OF the mother
in the play woman possessing not
only dramatic force and power. but
IN q.
Emma Dunn was selected in spite OF
her extreme youth, which 1t would
seem might bar her from successfully
creating this character.
So well did she show up her ma
ternal qualities in the role that, per-
haps, more than any actress of today
she has been cast for the part of
mother in plays in which she has ap-
When ten years old she was taken
to see The Two Orphans" then be.
ing staged in England: She felt
that the scenes then disclosed to her
childish gaze Were realities. The
impression created in her mind was
50 deep that upon returning to her
home she play acted" the perform
and sisters. Four years later she
had her next opportunity. and this
time she saw east Lynne" then in
New York.
These two plays served only to. add
fuel to the flame of the girls am
eager was she to begin her career
that she sought out a theatrical
agency and asked for the stupendous
salary Of $50. The agent. instead OF
meeting her request, suggested that
mother to him., whicis
the child did in ALI earneStness,, only
to learn that she had been the SUBJ
ject of the mans ridtcule.
Nothing daunted, however, Miss
Dunn kept on in her search for an
opening. and not long thereafter ap-
peared in stock company in Boston.
Then she went on the road in a play
called Special Delivery" and still
later Joined a stock company and
toured the west, coming back with
Mansfield.
Mr.. Belasco sent for her to play
Mrs Warren in '"The warrens Of
colored woman in The Easiest Way"
played the title role in Mother and
appeared also in He and She," by
Rachel Crothers; in the Governors
Lady" in Sinners" and in "Old Lady
81"
Wrote to Order and-Presto!-
There is perhaps no better proof of
the time-worn adage. Nothing sue
ceeds like success" than the experi-
the interpolating music for Bud
dies" the George v. Hobart comedy.
His first work in the theater began
four years ago. when. as a member
Of the Canadian army. his duties
brought him to New York. He made
his debut in a pianologue on the
vaudeville stage. where he attracted
the attention of various producers 1t
was during this period that he met
the Selwyns. who became so interest
ed in his compositions that when
"Buddies" was placed in rehearsals
as straight comedy and 1t was de-
cided that it needed a bit of inter-
polating music. Arch Selwyn asked
him if he could supply a song for
1.-THE final act which would embrace
the spirit of the boys billeted in
peasant home in France preliminary
to sailing for American shores.
I'll do it now If you want me to. :"
Mr.. lillian replied.
Go ahead" he was told, and in less
than thirty minutes he had written
the words and music of Hello. Home. !"
He is now under commission to write
the music for three new plays.