THE SUNDAY ORECJOXIAX, rORTLAXD, ArRIL, 30, 1911.
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WHEN th l:ulan Symphony Or
rhestra of Nw York pUyi ll
two conrrrta at the Armory. Tenth aiiu
Courfi atrt. on the afternoon" and
nrnlnc of Uy H. will a much
bMr orxiniutloi) than that which
n h-r.J in this portion or th coun- .
try during the Ben ;rrt tour imt ;
time o. In New Tork. tll organlza.
tlon la rank'd a on of the bil of th j
country. In plta of this fact Mod' it j
Ailhutr. the conductor, ever striving'
t make h oraanliatlon as prrfect a
possible, has made certain addition. to
tha ranks of hl players which hava
materially trrt(iend It. j
When th season clod last year, th j
first work Allnchuler undertook was the
aervtrrs h -desired. Several distln-
Mulshed violinists were Detained to (
atrenrthen th orchestral string, a
number of players of wood wind Instru
ments wer Invited to Join th KusaUn
Symphony Orchestra and gladly ac
cepted, and Ona:iy a few very nne play
ers upon brass Instruments were given
will lte j
nilre time to j
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contracts to uevuta their
th concerts of this orches
The rt musical r-ault was shown
last Fall at the P.rt concert, when
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those who were familiar with th a
Itles of th Russian .ymphonr ore
tra found It to l a more efficient body
of musicians than ever before. Th
splendid sweep of th strtnics and th
mellowness of the brass and wood
winds hav already stirred thousands
f muslc-lorera this season to out
bursts of enthusiasm. The programmes
to be given at th afternoon and even
In r performances here May II will b
specially selected and arranged to pre
sent som of the novelties In symphonic
work for th local music-lovers as well
as some of the maanlftcent olJ-tlm fa
vorites. The evening programme will
probably be on devoted to all Husslan
eomporer. and such names as Tschal
kowsky. ilylnskl. Rachmlnlnoff. Aren
aky and Jaerofell show how Inspiring
that performanc will b. The Tschal
kowsky symphony will be either tha
-Pathtliue." or the Fourth Symphony:
It has not yet been decided.
Besides i Instruments la this orches
tra, there are four vocal soloists, all of
whom are well known In the musical
world. Madam Nlnl Ilmltrleff. the so.
prano. Is one 01 me noiea iuiii nut
known and popular as th other two
mentioned, th former being Madam
Joel-Hu: and ih latter belns; Ber
tram Schwan. They will both occupy
Important places on all th programmes
to b given throughout th Tactile
Northwest. Scbwan never falls to gtv
th utmost satisfaction whrvr he
mgs and his appearance la New York
with all th great symphony orchestras,
and In many of th leading; festival
throughout th country, hav mad his
rls In his profession rapid and almost
spectacular. Mm. Hulsa haa on of th
leading choir positions In New York
City and haa a magnificent role and
splendid style and delivery.
Taken all In alL the coming of this
fine big organisation will b on of
th b:gst musical overt of a great
big season. The Pacific Northwest tour
of this or. h-tra la under tha direction
of Lois fUeers-Wynn Coman.
The soloists for the Washington High
fchnol entertainment t- be given soon
uodr the direction of Mrs. Rise Red
Hanscom. are: !.otil Cprbln. Resale
Owens. Phlia M'-Puffee. Dorothy Leans
and Mary CTou--b,
Th recent concert given by M!ss
Gladys Boys at Kelso. Wash- Mrs. Rose
Ited-llanom assisting, waa most suc
' cesaful. Mrs. Kd-IIanscom sang two
group of songs and was often encored.
The musical Iiomrver were: 'Uttl
Horn o" Dreams." Metralf: "Serenade."
Pierre: "Annl I-eurl." old Scotch:
Tmm th Land of th Sky Blue W ater."
( adman: "Uttie (llrl s Ijiment." l-oehr.
and -riuadow March." R-eger. On of
th vnt of th occasion, especially
pleasing to th Kelso and Kalama peo
ple waa the fin recitation. "Betsy and
I." read by little Mis Kva Schauhle.
of Kaiama. W ash.
Last Sunday, at Patton Methodist
Kplscopal Church, Mtsa Klva Hill, so
prano and R- H. Robertson, tenor, sang
the duet. "Lov Divine." from "The
Daughter of Jarlua." and .woa praise
for the escellent manner In which they
sang Tir.lght Mr. Robertson will sing
-Th- pi'.nm" br Oley Speaks.
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Th wgtn recital lately given by Miss
I.omra fisher, at the First ,reby.
terlaa . hurch. Astoria. .Or., assl.ted by
111M IUta A. Hobaon, opraJio, waa
era. who haa also a n musical rtpui.- 'Flr Mv Heart" tMorley):
tlon In this country. Sh Is th daugh- tb y. ,A Forest fbi
ter of a Russian General and I. an art- " imZ?J rlu London no-
,., .f high a.and.r. and artistic wortb. L.r. I H.,. JnZt
olc haa that delightfully mellow tlm- ' " ' .... . ,.. japetr i-yy.
br. tha, I. full, resonant golden. Th .. . (TtJ yor;K.,:p.it
contralto and barlton ar Just aa well ' V . . n'h,.. . c-.i
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mt th Four ololts With the
Kasaan Husalaa iiynpboay Or-
rhestra Wkl(k Appear at th
Arsaary Thursday Afteraoaa a
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aad Kventna. May 11.
Baa lllreetlaa.
largely attended and a pleasing musical
surer. Mrs. John M. Holt, of Astorin.
gave a launch party In honor of Miss
Klshr. and the. other invited ciif-M
were: Rev. W.'S. Gl'bert and Mls Ull-b-rt.
Mls Margaret Taylor. Miss Helen
Ta lor. Mls Heba A. Holon. Mrs. J. K.
Hljsclns. Mr-. C. R. HlKS'ns. Mrs. Wal
ter Stoke.. Mrs. William Tyler. Mrs. K.
Osborn. Mrs. A. A. Finch. Mrs. llobart
Gnrlli k and Miss Parbara Eakin.
I-s.it Wednesday nl(tht at. Mil waukee.
Wis- this Interesting programme waa
rendered bv the Sheffield Choir, from
( Sheffield. Kngland: Motet for double
chorus. -Sing Ye to the Lord" (Barh);
! air. "Lohengrin's Farewell" (Wagner).
' Henry Turnpenny: mudrlgals a "In
sonir
madrigal. b "You Stole My Love"tMc
Farren): -Waltx Song" (German). Mtsa
Jennie Tacgart: men's part aongs. (a)
"Lone Day Closes" Sullivan).- b) "A
Franklynnne's Iogge" (Mackenzie);
duet. "A Nlirht In Venice" tLucantonl).
Miss Jennie Tagsart and Henry Turn
penny): scenea from the Bavarian High
lands. a LulUby" (Klgar). lb) "Th
Dance" (Cigar): chorus. "Hallelujah,"
"The Messiah" (Handel). Bung- by the
Sheffield choir and the Arlon Musical
Club.
Jin. Isabel Keller, aoprano. aasiated
by Frank K- Klchenlaub. violinist, and
Edgar K. Coursen. accompanist, gar
recently a pleaslnx recital at the Y.
W. C. A. audltorum. Mrs. Kellcy 1 a
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newcomer In musical circles her, but
those who heard her ar very enthus
iastic orer her rolce and the musical
ability she displays. The programme:
-Der Nausbaum." "Waldesgesprach.
-Fruhllngsnacht." "Jeptha a Daughter
(Schumann): "Preia Lied" (Vagner
Wllhelm): "Gretchen Amsplnnrade
(Schubert): "A Summer NlKht
(Thomaa): "L-F-stasl" (Ardltl): gre
nade (Drdla): "Hear Ye. Israel (Men
delssohn): "Calvary" (Rodney).
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The many association members and
friends of the Apollo Club. Pn1r,'andn
premier mal voice chorus, w"' '"I
terested to know that the club a next
concert will take place on the nlg-nt of
May 11 at tho Masonic Temple.
Mrs Arthur Huntington Brush, who
has been secured as assisting soprano
soloist, comes fresh from her tr''"1Ph
with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra
and In commenting on her work with
that organisation. Henry Hadle. th
conductor, speaks in glowing terms oi
praise. She Is said to i"" -
commonly clear, lyric soprnno
a charming stage prenence. and
-i .... i. miiKielan and artist.
voice.
to be
Mrs.
Brush will appear In two concerted
number with the club and In two sep
arate numbers. The club's success In
Introducing Spokane and Tacoma vocal
soloists to Portland music lovers, bids
fair to be repeated In the case of Mrs.
Brush. Her number with the club are
"Wynken. Blynken and Nod." Eugene
Fields beautiful poem set to music Ivy
Kthelbert Nevln. and the other. Monra
-To the Ceolua of Music." an ambitious
composition containing mjiny beautiful
passages and several fine cllmagea.
In addition, the club will sing Bucks
"Bedouin Love Song." a spirited num
i Tirinr'a familiar verse. "O
Peaceful night." "Dan Cupid and Dame
Fortune." two charming unaccompanied
numbers In lighter vein, and "Blow
Thou Winter Wind." by Parker, which
f.ilrly makes one shiver In Its realism.
These, with a group of Irish aongs, a
Mendelssohn number and ending with
Orleg's "I-andslghttng." will complete
a programme of pleasing; variety and of
good balance.
The Apollo members ar striving for
th highest ideala in oreparing nn
rendering tho very best male voice
compositions. Rehearsals nave Deen
well attended, much enthusiasm mani
fested, and a first-class concert may be
looked for.
As heretofore, there will ie no puo-
Uc sale of tickets for this concert, a
limited number of seats not require
for regular membership of tne ciuo.
can be securetl through active and as
sociate member.
Mrs Charles Alnhonse will b so
prano soloist at St. Francis' Church this
morning, when Marzo's mass will be
suns'.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Rose Bloch
Bauer will give a students song re
cital when these singers will renncr
solos: Mrs. J. E. Wolff. Miss iio
Price. Miss Salome Kmlson. Mis una
Hancock, of Cornelius. Or.. Mrs. Charles
Alphonse. Mrs. Edwin Stever. Mrs. . arl
Friedman. Mrs. Delphine .varx. airs.
Elfreda Heller Welnateln. Mrs. Burvh
and Miss Rose Robinson,
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Mendelssohn's "St. Paul." which la
being prepared by a chorus of 40
voices assisted by an orchestra, will
be sung next Sunday night. Mny 7, at
St. James' English Lutheran Church,
under the direction of Catherine M.
Covach. Those who will sing are tne
Misses Van Lewlsen. and Miss John
son: a women's quartet. Misses Shearer
Albln and Mesdame Lens and Keefer:
Miss Brown, Mlsa Ivlenow, miss
Sehmeer and Messrs. Stryfier. stout,
Halloway, Johnson. Frederlch and
Hughes.
AH future rehearsales of the A Cap
el'.n chorus will take place Tuesday
nights at 8 o'clock, at Ellcr new hall.
Seventh and Alder streets. All mem
bers of this chorus are urgently asked
to attend the rehearsal Tuesday nlxht
to prepare for the first concert of the
A Capellas. to be held about May 12.
A representation of an old May-day
fete will be given May 10 at the Helllg
Theater, tinder the auspices of St.
Mary's Alumnae Association. One of
the features of the event will be the
singing of a chorus of 300 voices, with
accompaniment furnlsfted by the Helllg
orchestra, and directed by Frederick W.
Goodrich. Mr. Goodrich la scheduled to
give an-address on "The State Regis
tration of Music Teachers," before the
Northwestern Music Teachers' Asso
ciation. In this city June 8 and 9.
Miss Grace Brown, contralto, who la
well known In various portions of this
state aa a singer of merit, was the
soloist at a recent meeting of the Tues
day Afternoon Club, held at the home
of Mrs. Harry E. Chlpman. 300 East
Second street, where she won many
Russian Player Wakes
Magic with His VicKa
Theater Filled to Overflowing
Mh Aadleaee That Acclaims
Klmaa tor Daaallng Perforin-
POn. genuine warmth almost amount
ing to affection, rarely In this city
has any artist on tour ever had a
kinder, more tumultuous reception
than Mlscha Elman. world-renowned
violinist, at the Helllg Theater, last
Wednesday night. An audience assem
bled that filled th theater to over
flowing, a musical audience, that de
manded the best and got It. Elman
waa recalled exactly SS times, and at
the conclusion of the concert It was
with difficulty that the audience could
be persuaded to go home and allow
Elman to go to his hotel and pack his
trunks to board tha train for Seattle.
Suoh a high-class concert as that
given by Elman glvea sew musical In
spiration, and enough new color Ideals
to last, well, until Elman cornea back.
He la at th first blush of maturity
now. at to years old. ki this gifted son
of Russia, and what further excellen
cies he will reveal In musical worth
as the years pass, stagger the Imagi
nation. Technique and fingering ar
l.lle terms to apply to a genius like
Ei man. He Is literally a magician, who
waya audiences at his will. Yet he Is
modest and willing to pleaae. and thor
oughly unspoiled, although today he la
arrpted as the one violin king of the
world, who can make the violin speak
as if gifted with a human voice and
I this Is not sa'd with unklndness toward
other competing artist.
Th most commanding number Wed
nesday night was Mendelssohn E minor
concerto, the only one that composer
ever wrote for the violin. It was fault
lrsely played. The most sensational,
hair-raMIng selection was Paganlnl's
"I Palpitl." At tha end of th group
of four numbers, finishing with the
"Schon Kosmarln." three recalls were
awarded Elman. who responded with
the "Prelslled" from the "Melsterslng
ers." A double encore wss Insisted on,
anl Elman played Krelslero "Llebes
fretir.d." His last encore was "Humor
esqiie" (Dvorak), and his goodby mes
sage. X'aprlcletto" (Mendelssohn). Th
encore after the Handel sonata In D
major was a minuet by Beethoven.
Delighted applause greeted the new
cnery displayed by th Helllg man
agement, and the water-blue window,
door and acreen picture helped the ar
tistic effect of the concert, which was
under the direction of Lola Steers
Wynn Coman.
A party of Russian young men
stormed the Helllg stage door and
cheered Elman as ho lora himself
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pleasant compliments on her singing.
Miss Brown was one of the singers
last week at the Klrmess.
The singing of the anthem "Even
Me" (Warren), by the White Temple
quartet last Sunday morning calls for
special mention, because It waa so well
done.
A largely-attended and enjoyable
concert was given last Tuesday night
by the Arlon Singing Society. Luclen
E. Berker. conductor, assisted by Mrs.
May Dearborn Schwab, soprano. Henry
Wagner, violinist, and Alexander Wag
ner, 'cflllit Best of the chorus work
was the fine rendition of Hiller's can
tata. " Istermongen." with Mrs. Schwab
as soloist. Instrumental trios, played
by Mr. Becker, iilanlst. and Henry and
Alexander Wagner as violinist and
'cellist, respectively, came In agreeable
variation from the vocal choral work,
and were much appreciated. Mrs.
Schwab was In excellent voice and sang
a number of songs to such good effect
that she won a flattering and deserved
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Miss Grace Brovt a. Contralto,
Who mag Before the Tuesday
Afternoon Club.
reception. The chorua work of the
Arloaa showed further gratifying Im
provement. Miss Henrietta Beartlce Honey gave
a recital at Central Methodist Episco
pal Church last Friday night to an ap
preciative audience, and won pleasing
success.
, Miss Leila Mulr iang, very accept
ably. Brlggs' "!ead Me All the Way'
last Sunday at St. James" English Luth
eran Church.
L. Gaston Gottschalk. the eminent vo
cal Instructor and singer, whose home
was formerly In Chicago and who came
to live here last October, left last
Thursday to undergo a serious surKll
operation In Chicago. Mr. Gottschaln.'8
health causes his friends anxious con
cern. Miss Rose Robinson will be the so
prano soloist, at the Norwegian San
gerfest. May 1". at the Masonic Tern-"
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
EDITHO BT LEONB) CASS D1EH.
WILLIAM
known
the bes
ILLIAM GOT"LD. professionally
as "Billy Gould," one of
best-known of vaudeville en
tertainers, has just married a Portland
rlrl. Miss Margaret Hamburg. The wed
ding took place Friday of last week at
Spokane, where Miss Hamburg was vis-lttng-Mr.
Gould will be headliner at the
Orpheum this week. A clipping from a
New York paper says: .
"The news of Billy Gould'a marriage
will not surprise any of his New York
friends, as It has been well-known since
his last trip West, when he met the
present Mrs. Gould, that on his return
engagement they would be married.
"Mrs. Gould was Miss Margaret Ham
burg, of Portland. Or., and very popular
In society. They were married at Spo
kane Friday, Miss Hamburg being In
that city on a visit.
"Tom Waters and Miss Jennie Ellis
acted as bridesroom ard bridesmaid.
"The best wishes of nil those whom
Mr. Gould has entertained in his vaude
ville and dramatic career will accom
pany them on their Pacific voyage."
Aphle James, widow of Louis James,
is to be one of the late season's new
stars. S. T. King has taken her under
his direction and completed plans for a
tour to begin in Boston on May lo.
For her starring medium jurs. jamcs
hns obtained the rights of "Judy
O'Hara." by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur
nett. "Judy O'Hara" Is a costume play
of the period of Queen Anne of England
and deals with the endeavors of the sup
porters of the pretender. James Stuart,
to place him upon the throne. Mrs.
James will appear as Jn Irish lassie, a
lady of quality and a dashing highway
man In Stuart's cause.
In the supporting company will be
Paul McAllister. Lynn Pratt, Alfred
Moore, Frank Currier. Ann Warrington.
Frank Dekum. Madge Corcoran, Mary
Elizabeth Foroe. Gerome Edwards and
Helen Ingford.
Of this cast. Frank Dekum Is a Port
land man and Mary Elizabeth Forbes is
th "original" Harrison Fisher girl and
we aaw her In "The Man From Home"
last year. Mrs. Jamea la aiso well-known
In Portland, having appeared here many
time, with her late husband, whose
death occurred Just two weeks following
his last appearance In Portland, two
years ago.
Henry E. Dtxey's special engagement
of live weeks with Mrs. Flake
has ended and the actor has
returned to his vaudeville tour. He
joined Mrs. Fluke at the beginning of
her New Yo(k season and played Lord
Steyne during the revival of "Becky
Shnrp." and - then was cast for Peter
Swallow In her new comedy. "Mrs.
Bumpstead Leigh." the success of which
will prolong her metropolitan engage
ment far beyond the season's limit. Ef
fort were. made to extend Mr. Dlxey'a
contract, but they were not successful,
owing to hii previous vaudeville engage
ments. Blanche Bates and her play "No
body '"-"Widow." continue to be a more
Irresistible magnet In New York than
at any time since It began, months
ago, crowded houses being the rule for
every performance. "As times passes,"
the critics say, "Miss Bates" work aa
Itoxana seems, if possible, to grow
more mellow and delightful."
Those famous Russian dancers, Pav
lowa and Mordkln. are not speaking aa
thev pass by in London, where they are
appearing at th Palace Music Hall. For
three days they have refused to dance
together and this despite pleadings and
peremptory calls from a disappointed
audience. Each takes curtsln calls sep
arately and their beautiful Bacchanal
dance has been cut off the programme.
It is asserted that the fight Is purely a
personal ono with Mrs. MIkall Mordkln
as the source of the trouble. Mra. Mike,
von mav remember, appears with tha
I ballet antiques a lovaljr &fla fUl bjr h&l
pie." Her numbers will be: "The Great
White Throng" and "Ich Llebe Dlch
(Grieg). m m
Meyerbeer and Rossini. In spite of all
their rivalries, were the warmest of
friends. Rossini once said. "Meyerbeer
and I can never agree." When some
one In eurprlse asked why. he replied,
"Meyerbeer likes sauerkraut better
than he does maccaroni."
The chamber music concert, to be
given this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Chrlstensen's Hall, Eleventh and Yam
hill streets, by the Portland- String
Quartet, has aroused no small amount
of Interest in musical circles. The quar
tet Is composed of Waldemar Llnd.
Frank G. Eichenlauh, Charles D. Kaff
and Mose Chrlstensen, and will be as
sisted bv Harry E. Van Dyke, pianist.
Although all the members are well
known soloists, they have all had good
experience In ensemble playing and the.
result of their long-continued work to
gether has been productive of a fine
finish and tonal balance. The pro
gramme: .Quartet (Borodlne); (a)
"Canzonetta"- (Mendelssohn): (b) "Var
iations on Austrian National Hymn"
(Havdn): (c) "Andante Cantabile"
(Tschaikowsky); quintet (Arensky).
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The riedmont Choral Society, with
Robert Bolce Carson as director, will
give a concert at the Mount Tabor
Presbyterian Church Friday night.
Solos will be sung by Mrs. Rhea Car
son, soprano, and Stuart McGuire, bari
tone. The Piedmont Choral Society will
give Its second concert May 9 at the
Piedmont Presbyterian Church, assisted
by Mrs. Khea Careon and Stuart Mc
Guire. Tommy "Is there any difference, pa,
between a violin and a fiddle?"
Pa "Indeed there Is, my son. The
Instrument you heard at that concert
last month was a violin; the thing Mr.
Nexdore plays is a fiddle." Cathollo
Standard and Times.
Robert Bolce Carson, Mrs. Rhea Car
son and Miss Laura Ferguson have been
engaged to give a song recital at the
State Normal School, Ellensburg, Wash.,
May 10. "
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'Oliver B. Hughes, tenor, will sing
at Hawthorne Presbyterian Church to
das. The Easter cantata, which was given
so successfully at Taylor-Street Metho
dist Episcopal Church, will be repeated
there May 14, at the request of Dr. Ben
jamin Young, the pastor.
People who have heard her sing say
that one of the most talented singers
who has come to Portland In a long
while Is Mlsa Marguerite Balr, of Bill
ings, Mont. Previous to her arrival
In this city. Miss Balr spent three years
In Cincinnati, Ohio. She will appear In
a recital here In the near future.
Probably there will not be any more
Boyer-Rosebrook Sunday afternoon
popular concerts at the Hellig Theater,
this season, as the fine weather. It Is
thought, suggests out-of-doors, instead
of In-door concerts. It may be that one
of these Boyer-Rosebrook concerts will
take place some evening early In June.
The subject for discussion, at the
meeting "of the Monday Musical Club
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
will be: "Chopin and Chamlnade," when
Mrs. J. P. Ludlam will read a paper on
these two composers. Albert Creltz
will play on tne violin two Chamlnade
numbers. Miss Essie Block wlH give
two piano solos by Chopin, and Miss
Clara Howell and Tom Dobson will
sing.
lonely. And she's some dancer, too. be
lieve anyone who saw her terpsichore
at the performance here last Winter. It
was rumored In Portland even then that
the two ladles were on anything but
friendly terms, the divine Pavlowa be
ing a vlctom of the eald-to-be green
eyed monster.
Steps are being taken to exterminate
from New Y'ork theaters the exasperat
ing nuisance, the "plugger." The prac
tice has grown so lnsiduously and so
rapidly that the rest of the audience
often grows restive to the point of re
sentment, and In one or two instances
an old-fashioned outburst of hissing
has been experienced. It would seem
from all accounts that the practice be
gan with the music publishers, who
planted their people in the galleries
and balconies to popularize new mel
odies, not only by applauding them,
but by Joining In the choruses. The
vaudeville performers made note of the
usage and adopted It when coming to
New York, and many of these folk had
great first-night "receptions"" and many
recalls that for a time fooled the man
agement as to the real popularity of Its
stars. From this point the employing
of "pluggers". spread rapidly into tho
general body of the profession, until
now It has assumed startling and really
menacing proportions. Apropos of
which a writer In a metropolitan paper
comments thusry:
It really is amusing- to watch the rexular
first-nighters when the "plugger" gets to
work.
Some totally unfamiliar player steps out
upon the scene, and there Is an outburst of
hand clapping such as might signalize the
appearance of Ethel Barrymore or E. H.
Sothern. The first-nighter stares vaguely,
scratches his head In a puzzled manner and
consults his programme
He finds that the name of the acclaimed
Individual is unknown to him. and at first
wonders If In som manner a popiUar genius
has slipped by without attracting his notice.
Then, as the piece wears on and be perceives
that the actor or actress Is no great shakes,
he feels that an effort has been made to
"string" him, and he becomes sore all
th rough.
Th schema is like a good many of th
other luxuries of life all right enough if
not Indulged In to excess. But the point has
been reached where the celebrated "death
watch" of New York surely is getting mad
to arts in It grim majesty and smite tha
"pluggers" of strange actors and actresses
and song publishers who first pa.y singers
to produce their songs and then hire a group
to boost them.
This may not be exactly dramatic
news but It's Interesting. Tetrazzinl's
gown for her appearance before the
British King and Queen and after the
coronation ceremony will be one of the
most elaborate seen in the British capi
tal during the week of pomp and of
ficial splendor. The singer's gown es
capes the rules of the titled women of
England who take part in the corona
tion ceremony and whose dress Is pre
scribed by an order which says that
a Duchess may trail along In so many
feet of skirts, but that a Countess can't
trail quite so generously. Tetrazzinl
may wear just what she likes and have
a train hitched on as long as the title
of some of the English dames who
can't even wear a long" ruffle on their
skirts, despite the said title. Accord
ing to reports from the French capi
tal, Tetrazzinl Is going to take every
advantage of her opportunity and Is
having a perfectly wonderful gown
"manufactured." She is said to be
spending a fortune on It, too, and
everyone who knows her Is more than
pleased since she Is the only singer
who has been Invited to appear at the
English court at this, of all times.
Harry Corson Clarke, and his wife,
Margaret Dale Owen, two clever com
edy stars who are known locally, are at
the Alhambra Theater In Seattle for
a few weeks, sailing later for Australia
and India to fill stock engagements
already made.
Gertrude Nelson Andrews' new play,
"fhe Rem.itta.nce, Van," opened In Chi-
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Fawcett as star, xvilss Esmond Is par
ticularly well known In Portland,
where for two seasons she was ingenue
with the Baker players, in fact, with
the first Baker organization. She was
here this Winter with Nazimova, and
distinguished herself In several roles.
Mr Fawcett was In Portland two sea
sons ago In "The Great John Canton,
in which he created the title role. The
new play was given Its premiere at the
Teck Theater. In Buffalo, the week
prior to coming to Chicago. The big
role, that of Bob McKeever. which Mr.
Fawcett has created. Is said to have
its inspiration in the life or the late
Marcus Daly, ts Anaconda, Mont., ana
U was while vTsltlng at his celebrated
ranch that Mrs. Andrews got the Idea
of her play, "The Remittance Man.
One night several years ago two young
California millionaires were dining
with two young women a' HX
Hotel in Cincinnati, says Town Talk
The women were members of M ss
Marie Dressler's company and Miss
Marie Dressier herself happened to be
dining at the next table. As the party
of four arose after dinner the sleeve
of one of the flashy "w3aufthea
wine glass from the table and " was
shattered to bits on the marble floor.
WUh I tw-lnkle in her wrasBlve eyes
Miss Dressier leaned toward him and
said' "I beg your pardon, jouve
cropped the stone out of your ring.
A story of managerial resource is
circulating around town, a-nd John
SupTob at'the Baker Theater started It.
It seems that a repertoire cP.P
peared in a small town and biHed
fWmille" as the opening play.
,o?al manager, interviewing the trav
eling manager, was trd.uc(edatc0retshse
letter's wife as the leading actress.
She was I vigorous blonde, and might
have conflsseH to weighing 200 pounds.
atWheSn the two managers aourned
to the bar of the tavern to get better
acquainted, the local manager, with
the confidence inspired by the usual
liquid, remarked that the actress In
question was a fine-looking nan.
"But" he asked, with some note of
doubt In his tone, "'do you mean to say
she can play she's dying of consump-
""Well," replied the manager-husband.
"lt' thla way, you see. In the common
vJlo of "Camllle" the woman does
die of consumption. But we play the
revised version." .
"How's that?" queried the local man
ager, at once deeply Interested.
"Well, In our performance Armand
hits "er over the head with a. table
leg, and she Just dies natural.
.
Following the precedent of Eddie
Foy. Elsie Janis and a lot of success
ful stars, the beauteous UUian-never-grow-old
Russell has ""consented to
appear In vaudeville for a few weeks
after the termination of her regular
tour. She Is at present appearing in
Chicago in "The First NMght. Her
vaudeville engagements are to begin
on or about May 7; she will appear
singly and sing. Her voice is reported
to be in exceptionally good condition
after the long rest she has been able
to give it. The salary which tempted
the actress is given as $2500 a week.
At the beginning of the negotiations
she asked for $3000. her salary when
she appeared in vaudeville before over
the Keith & Procter circuit. This brief
Invasion into the varieties will in no
way change the plans for the contin
uance of her starring tour next season
under the direction of Joseph Brooks.
Tolstoi's "The Living Corpse" (cheer
ful title!) Is to be produced this Sum
mer in Berlin at the Kleines Theater.
It has only recently come to light mat
among the papers of Tolstoi there was
found the manuscript of the play, said
to be of morbid character, in 12 scenes.
'"A Certain Party' gives me one op
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wishing." declares Mabel Hlte. "Some
years ago a certain critic stated that I
depended largely upon grotesque cos
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practically every part I've had g
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and
has called for comic clothes. 'In A
Certain Party,' however, I play a simple
servant, an upstairs girl, whose cos
tumes are not a whit funnier than those
that servants generally wear. If I have
won in this play it has certainly not
been with the help of funny clothes."
Margaret Pitt, one of the first lead
ing women with the Baker players, Is
to head a stock company In the Garrick
Theater at Wilmington, Del., opening
there on May 1 in "The Girl of the
Golden West."
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