The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

| Incidents of the first time she visited this country; when she threw con niption fits as they were called then and slept in coffin,' for the purpose of learning some role which re quired her to impersonate the dead | Indeed-Sarah Bernhardt who mus be nearly 90 years old now-dates back perhaps to the very beginning of worth while theatrical things IT this country.
 MT. Douglas holds in his pos. session wonderful photograph ol Clara Morris" MT. Parkes said, "whc in her day and time was regarded as the greatest emotional actress 1T America Her Camille and Article 4T were among the greatest DOT traysls the stage has ever known She was at her height in the 70s right along at the time when Law renee Barrett, whom William Winter the great critic, declared was on, of the noblest figures of the stage. was in his prime. MT. Barretts pho tograph, old with age, shows hin with an abundance of curly hair and a most patrician face."l
 'Erminie. the revival of which has created such sensation after | nearly 30 years, with those wonder ful comedians, DeWolff Hopper and Francis Wilson, and which will be presented to the patrons of the Jef- ferson this season." said MT. Parkes holds for MT. Douglas remembrance through a photograph of Marie Jan sen--the most popular soubrette oi her day, whose performance in 'Er- mimic was ore of the outstanding performances of the early eighties
 Mir. Douglas has photographs of Adelaide Nelson, Charles Coghlan always been such favorite, Charles Coghlan making his greatest hit in The Royal Box while Lotta,' an idol of the sixties. was one of the OSl popular OlQ-lltuG StdSt ldNoA ties whom MT. Douglas ever knew Charlotte Crabtree, her real name was converted into 'Lotta' and in The old Curiosity shop Pawn Ticket No, 21o,' La Cigale' and other plays she was the prime favorite of those days"
 Mir. Douglas loves to talk about stuart Robson. MT. Parkes continued. and Richard Mansfield, Kate Clax- ton and Fanny Davenport all ot whom he knew and many of whom presented him with their photo graphs. Then there was Della Fox who at one time was DeWolff Hop pers wife and the idol of the stage in her day when she sang in Wang;'
 "A pretty girl; summer night
 A sigh and all Is well-o."
 William H. Crane is another of the old-time stage favorltes whom MT. Douglas numbers among his old friends and when Mir. Crane was here couple of years ago--still a won derful actor-Mr. Douglas felt as If he were meeting an old-time friend hearing a voice out of the long ago"
 Blanche Walsh. whom Birming- hane audiences at the Jefferson have had the pleasure of seeing in days gone by" Mir. Parkes said lis one whose autographed photograph adorns the collection which MT. ally known. but Blanche Walsh was the daughter of the warden of the 'Tombs' in New York city. She was accustomed to witnessing scenes ot violence from her earliest child hood the jail being her playground. Her debut was made in 1888 in one of the most gruesome of plays, 'Si- beria, the Russian atmosphere sa- voring of intrigue, crime and pun ishment."
 MT. Douglass saw and knew James K. Hackett, who was the matinee idol of his day and time. when he made his first big success in The Prisoner of Zenda,' which set the theatrical world agog with its romantic and interesting atmosphere. Henry Miller also Is one of the old time stage favorites' included in Mir. Douglas acquaintances: Mir. Hackett