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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1903)
Ill Corner Twelfth Phone Main 78.... HANDSOMEST THEATER ON THE PACIFIC. COAST and 2 Morrison 2 PACIFIC NORTHWEST YAUDEY1LLE CO. Prop. GEO. L. BAKER, Res. Manager t THE ONLY HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE HOUSE IN PORTLAND ' 2 WEEktM COMMENCING DAY, AUGUST 31 THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST- 30, 1903. OPULENT VAUDEVILLE First Appearance in Portland Tetsuwari Troupe Japanese ""JuKftlers and Acrobats THE KUHNS Three Emperors of Music r Trask and Rockers Eccentric Dancers INTERIOR OP THE MARQUAM GRAND THEATER. After spending 'Hl.OOO in redecorating, altering, furnishing and painting the In terior ol the Marquam Theater. Manager Hellig can rest assured that the artistic beauty and conveniences of that popular house of amusement are now a delight to all Its numerous patrons, and many expressions of this nature have been heard among audiences present la3t week to hear the Pollard Juvenile Opera Company and Ezra Kendall. The handsome appearance of the foyer catches one's eyes on entering the theater and serves as a hint of the completeness of detail and beauty of color that Is to follow. Never before has the Interior of the Marquam looked o brilliant. The artistic, raised work on the walls and proscenium was subdued by color when the theater was first built why. It is difficult to imagine but Mr. Hclllg's fine taste has brought out the true beauty of those ornamentations. The two cozy-corners on each of the sdde-alsles are a handsome combination In blue leather and yellow silk, while a moon-like electric globe shines from the center of the mass of silk. The manufacturer who made the rich carpet states that there Is no better car pet placed in any theater In this country, and after sinking Into Its luxurious depths, one readily believes him. All the electric lighting arrangements have been rearranged over the entire house. The two logos in the center of the downstairs seats are likely to prove a welcome and convenient innovation. In fact, both downstairs and upstairs the theater 'has been thoroughly overhauled In opening what promises to be a prosperous season. Manager Hellig can. well say that he has the handsomest theater on the Pacific Coast, without exception. " LOA DURBYELLE Xecromancer-Shadovrist Mounts and Delmar In Xovclty Skits - ' LLOYD SPENCER MonoloRlst EXCELLA Contortionist MAUDE STILL : Sonbrette AND THE BIOSCOPE Positively Lnt "Week of LOUIE DACRE . The Fnnny Lady S EVENINGS 30c-20c-1Gc MATINEES 20c-10c v Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday o Last two performances today (Sunday) of present bill S MATINEE 2:15; NIGHT 8:20. 2 o OS... .8. .... ... . will play a few weeks with "By Right of Bword before proceeding to the Pacific Coast. Frank McGlynn, a young Western ac tor, who has served with some of the best American companies. Is now heading u stock company in Rochester, N. Y. Sadie Martinot will be toured by Jules Murray this season In "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Roso Coghlan will be seen In "The Greatest Thing in the World." Mr. and Mrs. Stanford (Laura Burt) tire cycling through Normandy and Eng land. They will appear this season with Sir Henry Irving, opening September 34. Virginia Earlo will this season star In Leandor S. Sire's production of "The Mocking Bird," opening the Chestnut Street Theater, Philadelphia. Septembor Vesta Tillcy. the Engusn vaudeville star. Is on the way from London to New York, t: appear on this side In a new musical comedy. Her vaudeville salary Is about ?2500 per week. Charles Kenyon has been signed by Lewis Morrison to play "Faust" In the Lewis Morrison Company. Mr. Morrison will leave for the East in a week or two to open his season. Lawrence Wilbur, of Henry W. Sav age's "King Dodo Company, has been presented by the United States Life Sav lrg Corps with a gold medal for saving the lives of two boys at Ocean Beach, recently. Cora Tanner, who was a star, many j ears ago In "Alone in London," and who was the wife of the late Colonel W. E. : Sinn, of the Montauk Theater, in Brook lyn, was married recently to a prosperous New York business man. i ... Wilton Lackaye. who played with Amelia Bingham In this city recently, will arrive in New York Thursday, to begin rehearsals in "The Pit." His seat-on In that play will bogln at the Walnut- Street Theater. November S3. ... Blanche Walsh's company will number 47 people, among whom are Alexander von MltzeL Charles MacDonald. Clement Hopkins, W. N. Wndsworth. Zenadle Williams. Jessie Ralph. Mrs. Henry Van cenhoff, May Warde and Laura Linden. ... Maurice Barrymore Smith, the welcom ing angel at Cordray's theater, has done t::od work this Summer senson In the t.cket office at Shields Park. Mr. Shields ays that Smith Is one of the most faith ul, conscientious employes he ever had. ... Sam Thall's production of Isadore Wit nark's sparkling musical comedy. The Chaperons," recently opened the season it Ashbury Park. N. J. A quick trip across the continent will be made so as tj arrive at the California. Theater. San Francisco, in time to open September 28 f ... Shakespeare. If not waking up. Is at 1 ast walking in his sleep. Five aetroese. rrc mentioned as intending to ds Lady Macbeth, that bloodthirsty lady who was tlven to FOmnambullwB. Tbev are Mrs, Leslie Carter. Mrs. Fiske. Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Mary Shaw, and Nance O'Neill. . A handsome new theater is to be built ct Santa Barbara. Cat. and will be ready FOon after the season opens. All modem Improvements will be Incorporated in the l ew structure and JKO.&M is te be ex pended in its construction. The Santa Barbara Improvement Company will be the owner and the necessary capital will be supplied by San Francisco capitalists. The house will be controlled by Oliver Morocco. Kathryn Osterman Is spending the Summer between costumes and photo graphers. Up to date, the actress has had 163 different styles of pictures taken and when her starring tour in "Miss Petti coats" is Inaugurated, Miss Osterman'a assortment of poses will be greater than most stars on the road. ... Marguerite Hayden, daughter of ths late William R. Hayden, the manager, recently made her first appearance as a professional actress at the Manhattan Theater, New York, playing, for the one performance, the role of Ella Seaford in "The Earl of Pawtucket." . In appear ance she was most attractive, and she acted naturally and with grace. ... Eleanor Robson's managers have se cured for her use the coming season "La Valllere," and the English society drama which Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Louis H. Parker have -written for hor, besides a play by Zangwlll. which is in substance a dramatization of his story "Merely Mary Ann." Hugh Taylor has been commissioned by William Henry Garson, the novelist, to dramatize and prepare for immediate pro duction his books, "Hester Blair" and "Tito." Mr. Taylor has Just returned from England, where he collaborated with Fergus Hume In a dramatization of that author's novel. "Miss Mephistophelean Coming attractions at Keith's Chestnut-Street Theater. Philadelphia, are Mile. Sidy Nirvana and her trained horse in a kind of living picture act Ned Weyburn's Minstrel Muses are another original idea, A part of their performance is to make up on the stage. R. J. Jose, the tenor, and Robert Hllllard, In a new sketch, are also future headllners. 1 Wallace Munro has completed ar rangements to present "The Cavalier" in St. Louis during the World's Fair in 3904. He will mount the play In a spec tacular fashion, and will add to the set tings now used a cyclorama battle scene, showing the advance upon and the de fense of VIcksburg. The cast will in clude a number -of the players who ap peared In the original production. Henry Guy Carleton. author of "That Imprudent Young Couple," in which Maude Adams and John Drew appeared at the Empire Theater a few seasons ago. Is personally directing the three weeks of rehearsal of the company, in which May Sargent will star in Miss Adams' former role. He will also travel a week with the company after Its open ing, Tuesday. E. L Johnson will man age the tour. Among tho new plays selected by Mana ger George I. Baker for the Baker Thea ter Company this season are: "The Pris oner of Zenda." one of Sothern's great successes; "Sergeant Jamos," one of Kirk La Shelle's money-makers; "The Dancing Girl." one of Belasco's plays; "The Liars," a society" play, where John Drew made a great hit; "At the White Horse Tavern," a great comedy. There are others on the list. ... Few actresses play gratuitously and are a source of cash revenue to the manage ment, but one of the speckled hens that cackles and scratches throuch the first I act of "The Dairy Farm" Is a shining excepUon. She has not failed to lay an egg dally since the pure, wholesome but termilk drama began Its season. An ear nest, conscientious worker this, and one that creates no dissension by absurd claims to the star dressing-room. . Members of the Baker Theater Company are heading for Los Angeles, Cal.. where they open September 20 In a society play. "The Liars." The company includes George Alison, William Bernard, Carlylo Moore. W. H. Dills, Howard Russell. Ben nett Southard, Stuart Anderson, Charles P. Clary. Edna Archer Crawford, Norma Hyatt, Mma Gleason, Dot Bernard. Ger trude Rivers, Roy Bernard and Frances A. Denlson. ' ... Irene Everett Hayman, whose death at Bridgeport. Conn., has recently been an nounced, was the daughter of ex-State Senator Everett, of San Francisco. She was quite a popular society girl wnen she went on the stage. Her last visit to the Pacific Coast was three, years ago when she played a brief season at the Alcazar Theater. She married David Hayman, a brother of the well-known Al" Hayman. Her husband died not long since. She was a handsome woman and a fair actress. STORIES OF THE STAGE. David Warfleld, who is visiting at San Francisco, had lome fun recently at the expense of Tony LubelskI, rthe Oakland manager, who started the chain of Nov elty Theatres In various California towns. LubelskI is thought to be a pretty good booking agent, and when Warfleld came up, disguised, and asked for a turn so that he could get a short engagement in order to get money to reach his home LubelskI said: "All right." "I'm Mr. Wil liams, of New York. You watch me," called out Warfleld. All the people who were "on" to the Joke at rehearsal, laughed Inwardly when Warfleld began to give the worst imitation of singing a la Chevalier they ever heard. He and the piano were continually at variance. Then he gae a vile Imitation of a Hebrew comedian, and sang, with a rasping voice, about an aged mother who stole a horse and was sent to jail. LubelskI looked dls- 1 gusted. "Well, how much are you going to give me for a turn? say $45 per week and board," hinted Warfleld. "I wouldn't take you at any price. You might take tickets at the door, but that's all. You I can't act." growled LubelskI. Then all the jokers nearly exploded witn laughter. That night the cost of the supper was on I LubelskI. I ' When little Daphne Pollard was play I Ing with the Pollard Lilliputian Opera I Company at Hankow, China, an incident occurred which might have had an un pleasant termination. Chang Chi Tung, the Viceroy, was ao taken with the child that he commanded her presence. When Daphne saw the aged statesman she laughed and exclaimed, "What a funny old Chink." The Viceroy, who is somewhat deaf, asked one of his suite what she saldj The courtier explained that Daphne had been greatly impressed by his highness ap pearance, and had exclaimed: "What a great and noble looking man." "She Is a wise child." remarked Chang, "and I will buy her to Instruct my wives." He then offered Mr. Pollard S00 for Daphne. The Viceroy frowned when told the bar gain could not be made. Chauncey Olcott tells a story about a man who was a generous bartender In his young manhood, but who afterward got into politics and was elected a Justice of the Peace. One of his first cases was that of a Mary Mulcahey, who was charged with drunkenness. Glancing down at her from the bench, the new Justice Inquired -with assumed .dignity: "Well, what are you here for?" "Plaze. year honor," said Mary, "the copper pulled me, sayln' as how I was drunk. An yer honor, I don't drink, I don't drink," "All right," said the Justice, uncon sciously dropping into his old "habits. "All right, Mary; have a cigar." Hendrick Ibsen is nothing If he Is not frank. Upon the occasion of his first meeting with Jane English, who Is a great admirer of the great poet of her fatherland. Miss English ansrwered a ques tion of Ibsen's as to whether we have any decent theaters in America by saying: "In many respects some of our theaters are the finest in the world." "I think that Is a He," was Ibsen's reply. "The Americans are very fastidious," said John Hare, "but an actor I knew took the palm when he got up an Im promptu luncheon while his wife attended a rehearsal. " 'I had a fine meal on your new ce real,' he said to his better half, when sho returned. " 'What do you mean? that half In quired. I haven't any new cereal in the house. " 'Why, that nutty sort of stuff you left on the dining-room table. " "You donkey,' she exclaimed, "you've eaten up my roof garden. All my petunia, nasturtium and sweet pea seeds.' "And he's been buying flowers to Bquare himself ever since." . Colonel John S. Flaherty, manager of the Majestic Theater, New York, say3 that one of the most pathetic remarks ho ever heard was made by a youngster who belonged on New York's great East Side. The" little fellow was taken to Coney Island on an outing conducted by a char itable organization. ' He went down on the beach and stood for several minutes watching tho waves rolling in. As far as he could see thero was nothing but water, and the expanse Of waves and white caps fascinated him. Heaving a deep sigh the little fellow remarked: "Well, this Is the first time I ever saw enough of anything." Visitors to Portland Should not miss the delightful trips up and down the Columbia River. Particulars at O. R & N. city ticket office. Third and Washington. I SHIELDS' PARK I THIRTEENTH AND WASHINGTON ? 3200 SEATS I'll ONE MAIIT 2270. e : SgWnn TODAV, SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 : CORDRAY'S THEATER EVENING PRICES: 25c 35c 40c 50c Box Sent. SI.OO Completely Transformed. JOHN CORDRAY AND WILLIAM H. RUSSEIJl, Managers. PORTLAND'S POPULAR FAMILY PLAYHOUSE OPENS THE FALL AND WINTER SEASON WITH Completely Transformed. A WEEK OF COMEDY FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE DELIGHTFULLY DROLL COMEDIAN MR. FRANK BACON IN THE NEW RURAL COMEDY THE HILLS QFCALIFORNIA With the Original Company 20--PLAYERS--20 Special Scenery Equipment. THE REALISTIC FARM YARD SEE OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY HOME AND REFINED SPECIALTIES H EAR THE Famous California Quartette START I IN G TONIGHT SUNDAY EVENING AUGUST MATINEE SATURDAY MATINEE PRICES: lOc 25c Box Seats SOc PROGRAM: A Rural Classic In Four Acts, x. .. CAST OF CHARACTERS t Everett Doollttle Mr. Scott Seaton ii1IRmCnker- Wallace Hunt A?i S1"" Mr- Milton Ross twHS"? Stoka fat) Mr. Gus Tate Darby Gale..... Arthur Carroll Lieutenant Good Adolph Angus Abraham Scribbler George Collins Ulysses Gregg i " . Moriaritv A. Copp. ! Stephenson Herald Hill Lester Nollman Lucile Hill Miss Claire Sinclair Popy Hill... niss Bessie Bacon Pauline Hill Miss Frances Slossen Aunt Caroline Miss Jane WIedman Little Herald.... By Him Self and Mr. Frank Bacon as..... Uncle Amos Members of the Salvation Army. Farm Hands, etc SYNOPSIS x ACT r. Interior of the home of Hannibal Hill, deceased. ACT II. Farm of Amos H11L Two years later. ACT HL Six years later. Scene 1. Law office of Everett Doollttle. Scene 2. Street. Scene 3. Slums of the city. ACT IV. One day later. Scene 1. Doollttle law office. Scene Street. Scene 3. Next day. Down on the farm. During the action of the play the California Quartette will render some of their latest songs. Mr, Gus Tate, assisted by Miss Slossen, will introduce their specialties, and will sing 'Don't Make Those Scandal ous Eyes at Me." written expressly for them by Lee John son, author of "My Honolulu Lady" and other popular rag time ballads. Best Show of the Season ALL NEW FACES ST GET THE HABIT GENERAL ADMISSION 10 CENTS Every Act a Top-Liner