Evening star., 1922-07-23
B0OTHPORTRA|T
TO Be PRESENTED
Gift of Rotar;ans to Repre-
sent American Stage at
Stratford.on.Avon.
CEREMONY AUGUST "a
E. H. Sothern and Many Celebrities
Will Take Part in Honor.
ing Tragedian.

Rotary International, the new name
for the International Association of
Rotary Clubs, of which the Rotary
Club of Washington. D. c.. is an ac-
tive part, has completed arrange
ments to have the American stage
represented in the 'Shakespearean
Gallery at Stratford- on-Avon. Rotary
is to present to the gallery life
size oil portrait of Edwin Booth. ac-
credited as Americas foremost
Shakespearean actor The donor of
of the B. F. Keith vaudeville circuit
and the artist is J. A. Mohlte of
Bro ,klyn Z. H. Sothern has been
asked to head committee that is
to be representative of the theater
in America. and to make the address
turning over the portrait to Rotary.
During the International conven-
ton of Rotary last year in Edln-
burgh. Scotland. delegates from the
British Rotary clubs. eNpatiating on
the glories of the Stratford collec-
tioE of Shak kespeareans. commented
on the fact that of all the countries
in which the plays had been en-
acted. the United States alone re-
manned unrepresented in the gallery.
while the actors. dramatists and
other Shakcspearean -protagonists of
Europe are all over the place.
Gallery of Immortais.
It has been the intention of the
Shakespeare Society of Stratford-
on-Avon to make, the museum ad-
joining the theater there sort OF
gallery of immortals, and the Amer
lean Rutarians at the convention We're
chagrined to know that the United
States was uprepreSented.
Mr.. Albee, collector of paintings.
learned of the Stratford desire for
an American representation from the
returned Rotarians. and commits
stoned MIR. Mohlte to paint a replica
of the portrait of Booth which hangs
in the PLAYERS Club. 1t shows the
tracedian in the conventional cut
away coat and gray trousers which
were his favorite street attire.
Celebrities on List.
In the banquet hall of the Hotel Nc
Alpin at noon. August "a. the portrait
will he presented to the Rotary clubs
of America by Mr.. Sothern. as chair
man of the committee. acting for Mr..
Albee. the donor Mr.. Sothern's asso-
ciateS on the committee and those
Invited to occupy places at the speak
ers' table are Julia Marlowe. Maude
Adams. Lionel Barrymore. Julia Ar
thur. Walter Hampden. David War
field. John Barrymore, Ethel Barry
more, John Drew. William Faver-
sham. Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske.
Robert Mantell. Daniel Frohman. Da-
vid BelaSco. Charles b. Dillingham;.
Augustus Thomas. DR.. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. Brander Matthews. Ed
ward Sheldon. Eugene O'Neill, Charles
Dana Gibson, Charles Ram Kennedy.
Edith Wynne MatthiSon. Harrison
Fisher. DR.. Maurice Francis Egan. j.
A Mohlte. Florence Reed. Viola Allen,
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garet Anglin and Edward Milton
ECyle.
BY choice of the directors Of the
Rotary International. Arch c. klumph
of Cleveland. Ohio. international past
president. has been selected to accept
the Booth portrait and to accompany
the picture to England. where every
preparation has been completed for
the reception and emplacement of
the gift by the trustees of the
Shakespeare home. at Stratford-on-
Avon. with proper ceremony, Septem-
ber 20