Show I Many Stars in inThe inThe I The Covered Wagon It was waa his brother in law brother law Clay member of or the theatrical I 1 who secured J J. J Warren arren Kt Kerrigan herrigan his first stage engage- engage n nent ent This was In the play Sam which opened at the Garden Garden Gar Oar den theatre New I York and after atter a long run went on the road Kerrigan Kerrigan Ker Ncr rigan then only 18 years ears old had hadt I t the e juvenile lead hen the play closed on the road Kerrigan returned to New Nework York ork l rj g I and n Joined d the Spooner on Stock corn com patsy pany Later he lie played pla the juvenile lead load in Brown of ot Harvard Then ho lie was in the cast of Bradys Brady's s production pro- pro Tho The Master Key following follow follow- Sing ing which h he ht Joined the I creaming with them three years The opportunity to go into molion motion motion mo mo- tion lion pictures came cama to him bLat In 1911 t. t made him a star at once his Isis first picture being The Voice I Prom From the Fireplace Afterward he Joined the tho American Film company and for two v years ears played the lead leadIn In every picture in which he ap appeared ap- ap neared After Arter that he went to Universal Universal Universal Uni Uni- versal which provided him with better opportunities one of or his notable roles being that of ot Samson In the production Samson and anil Delilah This was In 1915 InS This rhia year after a long Ions absence from the screen ho hA was Induced to return to play V Will WIlI Banion one ot of ottile tile the featured roles role in The Covered Wagon to be shown hown for a limited limit limit- ed NI engagement at the Salt Lake theatre He lie lived like the others in the company the life of ot a pioneer pio plo ne neer ner er In appearance Kerrigan Is one of I Ithe the most picturesque ue actors on the screen One of ot his lus hobbles hobbies Is as he lie II puts It pictures In addition addi- addi tion to being a IL screen actor he isan is isan an enthusiastic advocate of ot the I silent drama Itself |