Judels, Charles

November 6, 2015

Charles Judels (1882-1969) was a Dutch-born actor. He was elected to The Lambs in 1909 as a Professional member. He was made a Lifetime Member. Judels was born on August 17, 1882, in Amsterdam as a third generation in a family of actors. His grandfather owned several theatres throughout the Netherlands and starred in… Continue reading →

Hopper, DeWolf

November 6, 2015

DeWolf Hopper (30 March 1858 – 24 September 1935) was a New York actor, comedian, singer, and producer. A star of musical theater, he made the baseball poem “Casey at the Bat” famous by performing it 12,000 times. He was elected to The Lambs in 1887, served as Shepherd 1900-02,… Continue reading →

Houdina Hunt, Mary Jane

November 6, 2015

Mary Jane Houdina Hunt began her career working with some of the best choreographers in the business like Michael Bennett, Gower Champion, Alan Johnson, Tony Stevens and Peter Gennaro in ten Broadway musicals. While on Broadway, she was associate choreographer for the original Annie. Mary Jane choreographed and directed Westchester… Continue reading →

Hagen, Ray

November 6, 2015

Ray Hagen (1936-2024) was a writer, actor, singer, dancer, audiobook narrator. He was elected to The Lambs in 1964 as a Professional member. Later he became a Life member. Ray Hagen was a narrator/monitor/reviewer for National Library Service for 42 years, from 1973 until 2015. For a brief time in… Continue reading →

Greene, Clay M.

November 6, 2015

Clay Meredith Greene (12 March 1850-5 September 1933) was a prolific playwright from San Francisco. He was Shepherd of The Lambs for 11 terms as well as Boy and Director many times. He was elected to The Lambs in 1887. In 1887–when the club was only 13 years old–the routine… Continue reading →

Golden, John

November 6, 2015

John L. Golden (27 June 1874-17 June 1955) worked in every single creative role in theatre and was a tireless champion of Broadway. He rose from writing novelty songs to producing major hits to become one of the most popular of any Lambs’ member before World War II. He was… Continue reading →

Gillette, William

November 6, 2015

William Hooker Gillette (July 24 1853 – April 29 1937) was a Connecticut-born actor, playwright, and director, who convinced author Arthur Conan Doyle to let him adapt his Sherlock Holmes character to the stage in 1899. Gillette was the first actor to officially portray the detective not only onstage, but… Continue reading →

Gillmore, Frank

November 6, 2015

Frank Parker Gillmore (May 14, 1867 – March 29, 1943) was a playwright and a stage and early film actor. He was a founder and former President of Actor’s Equity. Gillmore was elected to The Lambs in 1893. He was a Life member. He was born in New York City… Continue reading →