South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-01
Among the Stars in the
World of the Iheater
By VIII v. Fink

Two attractions OF exceptional
merit are scheduled for the oliver
opera house this wcek-Wuliam
Hodge in his own play The Guest
OF Honor" Tuesday night, and
Grace LaRue and Hale Hamilton in
Dear Me" Friday night and Sat-
Urday afternoon and night
Mr.. Hodge began coming 20
South Bend about 20 years ago. He
was then a supporting actor. known
as W. T. Hodge. AS a member OF
James a. Herne's company present
ing Sag HarDor." he was at the
Auditorium, Jan. 9. 1901. playing
the part OF Freeman Whitmarsn.
house. sign and ornamental painter
and glazier. leads the choir" His
performance back that far was so
good that Il Is remembered 10y the
observing element Of that long aso
audience--an audience, which, by
the way did not know 10 was seeing
a substitute for Mr.. Herne until &c
learned the truth the next day. Cast
as Capt. Alonzo Plummer Of Hick-
DRY Crick, w T. Hodge was in the
cast OF George AIDES Peggy From
Paris" at the Auditorium, Jan. "a,
1903. Then he was something OF a
singing comedian.
il was az Daniel Voorhees, Pike of
KOkomO. Ind. in The Man From
Home" a play BY Booth Tarking-
ton and Harry Leon Wilson, that
Mr.. Hodge became a star. In that
character he won public and critics.
90 MI r..rT D.
long and very profitable. II made
NIr. Hodge, now known as William
Hodge, the L. being omitted
Since 1.-THE Man From Home"
most OF the parts played by Mr.
Hodge have been I'm a way at least
drawn over the Daniel Voorhees,
Pike pattern-aimed at snObbery
LAYING aside The Man From
Home" Mr.. Hodge starred in THE
Way 10 Happiness Fixing Sister
and - cure For Curables." He was
last here I'm Fixing sister" This
season The Guest of Honor" made
from a book MI Hodge wrote sew
eral years ago. was produced.
Wherever It has been acted it has
been liked and 1t is put down as
AAAN hNsi- eAAAlAD MI AAOArnC mas AAcAA
since the days OF Daniel Voorhees,
Pike. The Shuberts are responsible
for the production and in support
Of the star are Scott Cooper. Jennie
Lamont. Jane Houston. Charles w.
Butler and Graham Lucas.
A new and to all appearances
successful Offering is Grace LaRue
and Hale Hamilton in Dear Nc.
called ian optimistic comedy with
songs" and written by Luther Reed
and Mr.. Hamilton. John Golden.
responsible for Turn to the Right,
'Iightin' " and Three Wise Fools,
produced II in Atlantic CITY. n. j.,
month ago-on New Years day.
Leaving South Bend next Saturday
night II will proceed TO Chicago, |
where It IS scheduled TO open a stay
at the Cort theater a week from
tonight
Grace LaRue is known I'm South
Bend chiefly by the favor she has
won IN the larger cities-particular
~ IN New York. Raymond Hitch
cock used 20 rely on Miss L.aRue as
an important adjunct TO his "Hitchy
Koo." In vaudeville Miss LaRuc
won bis following Like Nora
Byes. she is coming 20 south Bend
as something new" Mr. Hamilton
As known here through local appear
auces. The IaRue-Hamilton support
includes Marion korby. Henri Ieoni.
Robert Lower. Edward Burton
Baker Moore, George Price. Albert
Madison, Joseph Daily H. Bratton
Kennedy. j. @. Morton and Guine-
we're Giblon.
Dear Me- was first produced i'm
California
There has never been a time in the