Universal Filmlexikon (1932)

RONALD WARD 23, Mycldlelon Square, London. E. C. 1 T: Clerkenwell 1195 X; 7.30—17 M: I. Shepperd, 23, Myddleton Square, London. E. C. 1 AA • BG • BD • FR • FN • FM • GK • Gl phüt : Catstack, Blackpool ALFRED WELLESLEY 182, Gammon's Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire T: Watford 2312 AA BABS BC CB • EK • EO • ET • FM-FN-GK Y: 5 ft. 6 ins. Ronald Ward has played a great variety of parts at many London theatres and at more than one New \ork theatre, in addition to a long Australian tour with Irene A'anhrough and Dion Boucicoult. The stage plays in which he has scored notable personal successes include, among nianv others, "The Bachelor Father", Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance", "Let us be Gay", "The Unforeseen", "Aren't we All", "The Admirable Crichton", "Mr. Pym Passes By". "Neil o'New Orleans", "His House in Order", "The High Road", "Brown Sugar", "PoUy with an Past", "Daddy Long-Legs". "Trelawney of the Wells". "Outward Bound", "Bröken Wings", "Noel Cowards "The Young Idea", etc. etc. Though still at the beginning of his career, Ronald Ward has already niade a reputation for hiniself. An actor of his talents was bound to attract the attention of film producers, and Ronald Ward was given his first screen opportunity in the talking film "Alibi", in which he played juvenile lead. Alfred Wellesley, Character Coniedian; born in 1875. Wrote own comedy sketches and featured in them on all big vaudeville circuits. Principal comedian in seven George Edwardes' musical comedies. Played a great variety of leading comedy parts in London and the English iirovinces. Appeared in principal parts at Aldwych, Adelphi, Coliseum, Daly's, Duke of York's, Gaiety, Garrick, Opera House, Pavilion, Priiice of Wales' and Prince's, in the West-end ; recent successes there being in "Maid of the Mountains", "The Last Waltz", "Cuckoo-in-the-Nest", "Merely Molly", "Thark", "A Warm Corner", "Little Tommy Tucker" and "Henry the Ninth". Played in the Lhiited States in "The Middle Walch". Recent talking films include "A Warm Corner" (Gainsborough) and "The Beggar Student" (A. F. A.). Ronald Ward ist an den meisten Londoner Bühnen und an mehreren New-Yorkern Theatern in den verschiedensten Rollen aufgetreten und hat eine große Australientournee mit Irene Vanbrugh und Dion Boncicoult mitgemacht. Von den Stücken, in denen er besondere Erfolge errang, nennen wir: „The Bachelor Father", Bernhard Shaws „Misalliance", „Let us be Gay", „The L nforseen", „Aren't we All", „The Admirable Crichton", ,.Mr. Pym Passes By", .,Nell o'New Orleans", „His House in Order", „The High Road", „Brown Sugar", ,.Polly with an Past", „Ljddy Long Legs", „Trelawnev of the Wells", „Outward Bound", „Bröken Wings", Noel Cowards „The Young Idea" usw. Obwohl Ronald Ward erst am Anfang seiner Künstlerlaufbahn steht, ist es ihm bereits gelungen, sich einen Namen zu machen. Auch der Film ist natürlich auf ihn aufmerksam geworden: der Künstler spielte als erste die jugendliche Hauptrolle in „Alibi" und schnitt ausgezeichnet dabei ab. Alfred Wellesley, Charakterdarsteller; 1875 geboren. Schrieb eigene Lustspielsketsche und trat in ihnen in allen großen Vaudeville-Bühnen auf. Erster komischer Darsteller in sieben musikalischen Komödien George Edwardes'. Spielte eine große Anzahl führender Lustspielrollen in London und in der englischen Provinz. Trat auf in Hauptrollen am Aldwych-, Adelphi-, Coliseum-, Daly's-, Duke of York's-, Gaiety-, Garrick-, Opera House-, Pavillon-, Prince of Wales' und Prince's-Theater im Westend; letzte Erfolge in „Maid of ihe Mountains", ..The Last Waltz", „Cuckoo-in-the-Nest", „Merely Molly", ,.Thark", „A Warm Corner", „Little Tommy Tucker" und „Henry the Ninth". Spielte in den Vereinigten Staaten in .,The Middle Watch". Letzte Tonfilme „A Warm Corner" ( Gainsborough) und „The Beggar Student" (A.F.A.). 443