Dogs have long played an interesting role as actors on the stage. For instance, there is Teddy, seen in the Mack Sennett comedies. It is said among the players at the Sennett laboratories that Teddy never wagged his tail in his life, and that it would be as much of a surprise at the studio to see him do so as it would in Washington to see a sedate justice of the Supreme Court skip a rope. He does as he is told as painstakingly as the most conscientious actor who ever posed lie-fore the clicking camera, but if he has ever enjoyed the experience or felt bored, his demeanor has never registered that fact.

Jasper is another celebrated canine actor. He has entertained a President, visited with a cardinal, showed a Supreme Court justice what a dog can do, and has thrilled his tens of thousands with his acting in "Young America." Jasper is a 35-pound brindle bull.

Shep, in "The Road to Happiness," played his role for three years without missing a rehearsal or performance, while Jack, in "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come," distinguished himself by his ability to portray before the footlights the faithful devotion of a dog for his master. Both have a rival in the great Dane that played the second lead with Mabel Taliaferro in "The Price She Paid." Another famous dog actor is Michael, owned by Laurette Taylor, whose touching role in "Peg o' My Heart" will be recalled by every one who saw that appealing comedy.