Word: maddern
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Last week, quite a different scene from either of those above-related took place in Washington. A luncheon was given in honor of Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, famed actress. The guests included William K. Horton, President of the American Humane Association; Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the Major General; and others who, for want of a better term, may be called beastarians (by analogy with humanitarians). Presumably, the luncheon was entirely vegetarian. It was given in honor of Mrs. Fiske because, during the last 25 of her 60 years of life, she has devoted herself to the cause of suffering...
...large as the girl from home, handling sentiment with veracity and putting the color of conviction upon the butterfly who bursts from her homespun cocoon. Miss Crothers, moreover, does not allow her to sacrifice a career on the alter of Willie's toothpaste. Louise Closser Hale (oldfashioned mother), Merle Maddern (vampire), Alan Brooks (artist) and Richard Sterling (Willie) are others who are sufficient unto their parts. The producers?Equity Players...
...headed by George Gordon Battle, including E. F. Albee, Clement M. Biddle, Joseph P. Day, Haley Fiske, W. A. Harriman, Arthur Curtiss James, Robert Underwood Johnson, Elmore Leffingwell, Franklin Simon, Addison Van Tine, Frank D. Waterman, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, Mrs. A. C. Bedford, Mrs. John O. Cosgrave, Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James, Mrs. Medill McCormick, Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany, Jane Cowl and Evangeline Booth...
...exceptionally good. It states its problem, defies the spectator to solve it, maintains that defiance to the very closing moments of the action. Since mystery plays depend for their effect on secrecy, the plot will remain undivulged. Most of the important acting is done by Mary Kennedy with Merle Maddern and Claude King tied for second place. There is no shooting...
...Ritchie of Maryland, Governor Elaine of Wisconsin, Senator Stanley of Kentucky, Senator Couzens of Michigan, were also " invited to speak." And among those " associated with the organization " and " expected to be in attendance " were: Gertrude Atherton; W. W. Atterbury of Pennsylvania; Senator Bruce of Maryland; Marshall Field; Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske; Kermit Roosevelt; Augustus Thomas, Owen Wister, Walter Damrosch...