THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. JUNE ' 23, 190S.
MAIN-GIVES WAY.
FLOODING STREETS
LEGE. Corvallls. June 22. (Special.)
Will Wicks, a graduate of the Oregon
Agricultural College, and for two
years an instructor in the institution,
has been elected professor of pomol
ogy in the Agricultural College of New
Hampshire, and has become one of the
lecturers on the farmers' institute staff
of that Institution. He is an Oregon
boy, and his election to a full profes
sorship in the New Hampshire institu
tion is creditable to the state of his
nativity and to his alma mater.
TOYSHOP GREAT HIT
Child Actors Cover Themselves
With Glory.
Escaping Water Covers Down
Town Pavements and
Wets Feet.
PERFORMANCE IS SMOOTH
10
MANY CELLARS INVADED
Starting From Weakened Main at
Tenth and Tavlor, Truant
Flood Sweeps Retail
District.
Corroded and weakened by years of
usage, a huge 20-inch water main at
Tenth and Taylor streets burst late yes
terday afternoon and, with -a nimble
'nd roar, the water swept away the few
feet of earth above the pipe, gushing up
ward like a giant geyser.
The fountain rose to a height of sev
eral feet above the ground, and, tumbling
In its descent, rushed in a wild torrent
through the down-town district, flooding
streets and sidewalks alike to a depth o
several inches, paralyzing business for
half an hour or more i the shopping
districts, inundating- cellars and causing
damage which may reach into the
hundreds. Many dwellings and busines
houses will have no water connections
today as a result.
Incidentally it caused no end of fun
for small boys and no end of annoyance
to women. Throughout the streets it
raced like a mountain torrent, driving
men and women from the streets, fright
ening horses and clogging the chugging
wheels of automobiles. Seeking Its level,
it poured down towards Washington and
the lower streets and for a time even
streetcar traffic was at a standstill. At
Third and Washington the streets were
impassable, while even portions of the
sidewalks were under several inches of
water.
. Flood Carries Debris.
From Seventh street to the river and
from Morrison and certain portions of
Yamhill to Stark, practically every
street was for a time inundated. In
some of those streets the murky floo.
carried stones and debris In its path and
rose to a depth of four and five inches.
A mysterious feature of the flood was
the appearance of fish on the streets. At
Fifth and Morrison streets, for instance,
three newspaper men were standing when
the crest of the flood was passing. As
they stood there a small boy, barefooted,
was playing In the street.
Suddenly the youngster shouted, then
reached down into the water. He im
mediately withdrew his hand, holding
by the tail a small catfish, probably six
Inches in length. Each of the newspaper
men vouches as to the truth of this tale,
but skeptics may easily ascertain that
fish actually exist in the reservoir, and
their wandering through the water mains
of the city would be easy.
Foaming and roaring as it rushed fron!
the earth at Tenth and Taylor streets,
the water found Its way in greatest vo.
ume dotlm Taylor street to Park an
Seventh.' It rushed In a torrent down
those streets. while other adjacent
streets were flooded. At Seventh and Yam
hill the flood divided, reducing the force
of the waters. It turned abruptly at
Morrison from Seventh and at Sixtn
from Yamhill. At Sixth end Morrison
the branch floods. met again and, Joining
their strength, plunged rapidly down td
Fifth.
Waters Clog Sewers.
Down Morrison to Second and First the
flood raced before it spent its'
strength and down Sixth to Washing
ton and Stark it poured its muddy way
before it began to recede. So great
was the volume and so powerful the
current that sewers were clogged and
only a faint ripple above told where
the seething waters were trying to find
an outlet.
Into basements in private residences
and business houses alike in the af
fected district the waters rushed and
telephone calls to the Water office in
the City Hall were frantic and numer
ous. Porters were set to work in the
down-town stores to remove goods
from the cellars and basements or
raise them from the floor. .
The basement of Woodard, Clarke &
Co's. drugstore Fourth and Washing
ton streets, was flooded and murky
waters mingled with drugs and acids
to an extent that will cause considera
ble damage. In other stores similar
losses were reported. Into several
dwellings where dining-rooms and
kitchens are on the basement floor, the
water rushed, postponing dinner inde
finitely and In one instance even ex
tinguishing the fire in the kitchen
stove.
Meanwhile there was commotion at
the Water office in the City Hall. Be
tween answering telephone calls, ex
plaining the situation and giving or
ders to his lieutenants, Water Super
intendent Dodge had little time to
grasp the humor of the situation, if
any existed.
Tells Mayor ot Trouble.
He took time, however, to hurry into
the office of Mayor Lane to whom he
explained that a 20-inch main at Tenth
and Taylor streets had burst and the
water was flooding the business sec
tion of the city. Only one report of
damage had been received up to that
time, he said, and that was from the
drug house of Woodard, Clarke & Co. at
Fourth and Washington.
Before explaining to the Mayor, how
ever, he had sent men to the various
points in the business section and they
opened all possible outlets for the wa
ter. Sewers were thrown open and
pipes connected.
It was fully 20 minutes before the
water flowing through the broken
main was cut off. The main was laid
many years ago and is a remnant of
the old and antiquated system. Be
fore cutting off the water it was ne
cessary to shut many gates in different
sections of the system and that re
quired time. However, It was Anally
done and the flow of water stopped.
Almost as quickly as it had appeared,
the water on the streets disappeared.
However, in Its wake, it left a slimy
covering of mud on streets and side
walks and the unexpected flushing the
streets received was of infinitely more
damage than many could have ima
gined. A complete and thorough clean
ing of all the streets inundated will be
necessary immediately. '
, Repair Damage by Xoon Today.
"So far as I could learn there was
little damage," said C. Albertina, fore
man of the city water works, last
night. "Just how the break occurred
or what caused It we cannot say at the
present time. But you can say that
the damage will have been repaired
by noon tomorrow and everyone will
have water by that time.
"We have had men working on the
break since it occurred and by noon
tomorrow everything will be all right."
Oregon Boy Chosen Professor,
OREGON . AGRICULTURAL: COL
DR. G. B. WARNE ARRIVES
National President of Spiritualists
Society Visits Portland.
Dr. George B. Warne, of Chicago,
president of the National Spiritualist
Association, arrived in Portland last
night and will be the guest of the
members of that organization for the
ensuing eight days. Toaay will be
devoted to sightseeing and a public
reception will be tendered Dr. and
Mrs. Warne at the residence of Dr. and
Mrs. D. A. Mclntvre. 314 East Eleventh
street, corner East Market, "Wednes
day night. At 8 P. M. Thursday and
Friday night, Dr. Warne will deliver
lectures at the Women of Woodcraft
Hall, Tenth and Taylor streets, to
which the public is invited. Saturday
night the president of the National or
ganization will be the guest at a ban
quet at the Sargent iotei ana a. union
all-day meeting of Spiritualists will
be held in the Artisans- Hall in the
Ablngton building Sunday. Monday
and Tuesday of next week will be de
voted to. excursions to Astoria and up
the Columbia River to The Dalles.
PILES SUPPORTS ANKENY
Seattle Senator AVill Keep Pledge
Mad,e Over Three Years Ago.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 22. (Special.)
United States Senator Samuel H. Piles,
who returned from the National capital
today, reiterated his intention to sup
port Senator Levi Ankeny for re-election.
"I intend to support Senator Ankeny's
candidacy," he said, "and to make good
the pledge I made three and a half
years ago. I told Senator Ankeny of my
plans and I told Congressman Jones I
would support Air. Ankeny. Mr. Jones
thoroughly understands the situation, and
he has not offered any protest to me. I
did not think anyone would even doubt
my sincerity or raise any question about
my plans for this Fall. I thought the
people would understand that an obli
gation to Senator Ankeny exists and
would naturally expect me to support
him."
TEN GAMBLERS ARRESTED
Result of Raid Made in City's Res
idence Section.
Ten men were arrested in a raid on
a gambling game in a private house at
Eleventh and Alder streets shortly
after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The arrests were made by Detectives
Howell, Smith, Kienlen and Kay. A
dozen or more packs of cards and sev
eral boxes of chips were taken as evi
dence. The gamblers were somewhat sur
prised at the suddenness with which
their playing was stopped, but made
no attempt at a get-away. Those ar
rested were: J. J. Ryan, O. F. Clark.
C. Harris, C. H. Hall, W. Gregg, Will
lam Blalock, P. Jones, Ed Smith,
George Howard and J. Norton. The
prisoners were allowed to depart upon
putting-up $25 each as bail. Among
those arrested are several who have
figured in other games raided in vari
ous parts of the town by the police.
GOVERNOR TO JOIN PARTY
Will Go to Eugene With Portland
Excursion Tomorrow.
Governor Chamberlain last night tele
phoned Tom Richardson, manager of the
Portland Commercial Club, that he would
Join the excursion of Portland business
men to Eupene tomorrow morning. The
Governor will join the excursionists as
the train passes through Salem. Arrange
ments have been made by which mem
bers of the excursion party can get their
tickets today. By this plan much of the
confusion will be avoided that certainly
would result in an attempt to distribute
the tickets Just before the train leaves
the Union Depot tomorrow morning.
"This excursion will be the most repre
sentatiw party of citizens that ever left
Portland on a similar expedition," said
Mr. Richardson last night. -'Several
other prominent business men today
Joined the excursion and the list will be
completed and fully up to expectations
before Wednesday morning."
INDIAN GOES ON WARPATH
Kills Mother-in-Law, Wounds Wife
and Flees to Mills.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., June 22.
(Special.) Jimmie Keoshi. a Yakima
Indian, residing on Satus Creek, in the
reservation, yesterday killled his mother-in-law
and dangerously wounded his
wife, after which he took to the hills.
The crime was reported to Superin
tendent Jay Lynch, of the reservation,
today, and a deputy sheriff and posse
started out in pursuit this afternoon. No
details of the crime are available.
PIGEONS OFF TO OAKLAND
Ten Birds Released Yesterday Morn
ing in Oregon City.
OREGON CITY. Or., June 22. (Spe
cial.) Ten homing pigeons were sent
flying at 4:10 o'clock this morning
from Oregon City, and B. T. McBain,
who released the birds, expects them
to reach Oakland, Cal., whither they
are bound, by tonight. The distance
is about 500 miles in an air line and
should easily be covered by the pig
eons under favorable conditions.
Accused of Stealing Cattle.
ASOTIN. Wash.. June 22. (Special.)
William Cpttingham, alias Coyote Bill,
and Scott "Clark, were arrested here last
night by Sheriff Campbell. They are
wanted on the charge of cattle-stealing
In Wallowa County. They will fight ex
tradition and are lodged In the County
Jail awaiting developments. Cottingham
Is an old offender and has served a three
years' term at the Walla Walla peni
tentiary. Steamer Breakwater to Drydock.
The steamer Breakwater has been
ordered into drydock Immediately for
extensive repairs, and will probably
be out of commission for a month or
more. On account of there being no
available steamer to replace the
Breakwater, the Coos Bay service will
be discontinued for the present.
Spring styles Hanan shoes at Rosenthal's
Operetta at Hellig Theater for Ben.
efit of Institute Club Draws
Large and Fashionable
AudlenceA
BY CHARLES MBSSER STOW.
Dolls. Big dolls, little dolls, wax dolls,
rag dolls, tin dolls, wooden dolls dolls
of all kinds, all stiff and ugly as is doll
nature. Then, of a sudden, children. Big
children, little children, all glowing with
health, fun and happiness, all beautiful,
all attractive, full of activity and the
grace that belongs to childhood. This
is the miracle that was wrought at the
Hellig last night when the Toyshop was
given in Portland for the first time.
Imagine a shop full of toys, left pro
saically by the toymaker when he goes
home. Imagine on the stroke of 12 all
the toys coming to life and full of fun.
It is not hard to know what these toys
will do. They try to have all the fun
they can in the short time allotted to
them.
"Weren't you scared?" I asked a lit
tle chap.
"Course not," he said. "This Is too
much fun."
And it was fun, both for the children
and for the audience that packed the the
ater. It has been a round of fun all dur
ing the refiearsals, which have been go
ing on only for about two weeks, and
when this is the spirit that controls a
thing it is bound to be a success.
Miss Margaret Martin has had the di
recting of the production, and the chil
dren love her and do what she tells them.
This is one reason for its success. Miss
Martin directed "The House That Jack
Built," that was given here successfully
last year. Mrs. A. E. Rockey and Mrs.
W. E. Thomas have had charge of all
the arrangements of the production,
which is for the benefit of the Institute
Club of the People's Institute, and their
hard work and tactful efforts were an
other contributing cause to the success.
Those who took part in the operetta
were so thoroughly imbued with the fun
of the thing that they could not help
but do well. It is hard to single out any
for special mention. The old toymaker,
J. A. McHolland, was good. He entered
Into the spirit of the time and place and
was an old toymaker to the letter. Win
nie Lewis, who was the Paris doll, was
not only pretty and sweet, as befitted the
part, but was a surprise with her good
acting. Cassie Hiller, the child, sang her
song about loving the old doll best in a
way that made the house very still for
a minute. The little child who was
chosen queen. Peggy Boyer, brought
smiles with her winning ways.
Captain Blocktin, Floyd Tarpley, and
Captain Woodenhead, Gavin Dyott,
drilled their soldiers and did military
swaggers amid applause. The rag doll,
Edwin Shevlin. and Johnny, George Biles,
were very funny in their parts, while
the baker, Gretchen Smith, got a round
of applause for her song. Mrs. Minnie
Dearborne-Schwab, as a Japanese maid
en, made one of the hits In her cherry
blossom song. The Teddy Bear .stunt . is
new In the operetta, and made a big hit.
The music for "The Toy Shop" s
tuneful and above the average of some
of the musical plays that have been
seen here. Mrs. Jessie Gaynor wrote
it, and F. F. Beale did the orchestra
tion. The libretto Is by Alice C. D.
Riley. It will be repeated twice today,
and tomorrow afternoon. All children,
big and little, are missing something
if they do not see it. Following is the
cast of characters:
The Toy-Maker J. A. McHolland
Dr. Plllsly Phelps Carson
Paris Doll Winnie Lewis
Japanese Maiden
Mrs. May Dearborne-Sohwab
The Child i-assle Hiller
Queen Peggy Boyer
Hag Doll Edwin Fhevlln
Johnny George Biles
The Baker Gretchen Smith
Captain Blocktin Ford Tarplev
Captain Woodenhead Gavin Dvott
Three Jarka-ln-Box .
Hoyt Colgate, Crosby Shevlin, Herbert
Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd and Mrs: F. Morton
Insley present
The Lady DolI Helen Lada. Elizabeth.
Malboeuf, Louise Caswell. Cha-peron, Mrs. J.
Couch Flanders.
Mrs. K C. Shevlin and Mrs. Gordon
Voorhles present
The Three Fops Hoyt Colgate, Crosby
Shevlin. Herbert Hill.
Chaperons. Miss Julia Chemin and Mrs.
A. J. Richardson.
Mrs. John Shepherd and Mrs. Robert
Lewis present
The Four Hours 1 o'clock, Miss Zeta
Hollister; 2 o'clock. Miss Beulah Cadwell:"
3 o'clock. Miss Gene Butterfleld; 4 o'clock.
Miss Clara Howell.
Ohaperon. Miss MarJorle Noble.
Mrs. R. W. Wilbur and Mrs. F. H. Page
present
The Minute Fairies Isabella Clark,
Genevieve Mitchell. Jessie Colgate. Kath
leen Mitchell, Dorothy Calef, Dorothy Mc
Kensie. Hazel Bowie, Marcla Carlock, Mar
Jorle Hall, Dorothy Magulre, Miriam Hol
comb. Chaperons. Mrs. H. M. Carlock and Mrs.
C. J. McCusker.
Mrs. E. F. Tucker and Mrs. William S.
Biddle present
The Noah Family Noah, Malcom Mac
Bwan: Mrs. Noah. Ferd Smith; Shem,
Walter Korell: Japheth. Howard Stokes.
Chaperon. Mrs. W. A. T. Buehonit.
Mrs. Allen Lewis and Mrs. Thomas Kerr
present
The Jap Dolls Nancy Zan won, Gladys
Lang. Jane Hoge. T.ouise Heusner, Dorothy
Sanford. Catherine Mackenzie.
Chaperon. Mrs. May Dearborne-Schwab.
Mrs. Charles Ladd and Miss Maud Alns
worth present
The French Dolls Ruby Blosser. Maria
Michener. Alice Houston, Charlotte Iald
law. Faith Van Auker. Katherlne Laldlaw.
Nelly Bayly, Lillian Morgan, Winifred
Smith. Helen Hicks, Ruth Murphy, Lo
retta Jennings.
Chaperons. Mrs. G. H. Nottage and Miss
Vida Nichols.
Mrs. R. Koebler and Mrs. Hannah Rob
ertson present
The Dutch Dolls: Mabel Korell, Manrlne
McAdams, Mildred Graham. Sara MoCully.
Katthleen Sealv, Florence Getz. Margaret
Ring. Margaret Mackenzie. Clarice Biles.
Sallle Sabln. Dorothy Sharp. Constance
Sharp; chaperons. Misa Mlla Wesslnger and
Miss Ethel Thompson.
Mrs. David Honeyman and Mrs. J. Ernest
Laidlaw present
The Candy Dolls Florence Pangle, Ana.-
tasia Norton. Rose Agnes Kady. Charles
Car, Mary Gill. Margaret Foster; chaper
ons. Mrs. M. W. Gill and Miss Mildred
Nichols.
Mrs. W. D. Fenton and Miss Nellie Wil
liams present
The Gingerbread Men Walter Gates,
Lynn Kady. Wilson Coffey. Rockwell Stev
ens: chaperons. Mrs. J. T. Walls and Mrs.
Emma W. Blandford.
Mrs. T. B. Wilcox and Mrs. Frank B.
Hart present
The American Beruty Dolls Mildred
Josselyn, Jeanette Thomas, Marie McBrlde.
Agnes McBrlde. Rosalind Klngsley, Mary
Brownlle, Helen McCusker. Ethel Morris,
Mary Stuart Smith. Nell Franjen. Maria
Nevine. Beatrice Locke; chaperons. Mrs.
H. S. Butterfleld and Mrs. Edward Kings
ley. Mrs. L. H. Tarpley and Mrs. W. C. Al
vord present
The Teddy Bears Hoyt Colgate. Herbert
Hill; chaperon. Miss Harriet Jelllson.
Mrs. Zera Snow and Mrs. Florence Mlnott
present
The Tin Soldiers rArchie Klngsley, Jack
Wright, Alex.- Linthlcum, Lansing Laldlaw.
Edgar Michener, Jackson Wentworth. Harry
Wright, Henry Mitchell, Cordis Sengstake,
George Butterfleld: chaperons, Miss Virginia
Borup and Miss Rachel 8mlth.
Mrs. S. B. Linthlcum and. Mrs. I. N.
Flelschner present
The Military .band James Wall, Joan
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Dalton. Hugh McKenna. Jack Holden,
Richard Jennings. Clymer Noble. Ralph
Smith, Charles Wentworth, Jack Bruhn,
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Skene; chapencms, , Mrs. F. J. Bailey and
Miss Beulah Nicholas.
Mrs. K. A. J. Mackenzie and Mrs. W. B.
Ayer present
The Wooden Soldiers Gavin. Dyott. Ben
age Josselyn, Stuart Freeman, Otis Fitch,
Theron Fitch, Newell Hugglns. Harold San
ford. Paul Smith, Harlan Bristow. Rinehart
Braak; chaperons. Mrs. H. N. Stoner and
Miss Jessie Chaddock.
Mrs. William MacMaster i.d Miss Sallle
Lewis present
The Marines Ailsa MacMaster. Dorothy
Collins, Alice Tucker. Frances Henny. Ger
trude Towne. Helen Jennings, Marie Rohr
hacher, Dorothy Meredith, Cocsuella Mc
Millan; chaperons. Mrs. George W. Collins
and Miss Winifred Rankin.
Following were the patronesses: Mrs.
Wr. S. Ladd, Mrs. H. W. Corbett, Mrs. C.
J. Reed. Mrs. W. ' L. Boise. Mrs. H. C.
Wortman, Mrs. C. E. S. Wood, Mrs. Lee
Hoffman, Mrs. F. M. WVarren, Mrs. F. B.
Riley, Mrs. Walter Cook, Mrs. David
Lewis. Mrs. Peter Kerr, Mrs. John Latta.
Mrs. W. H. Skene, Mrs. Dell Stuart, Mrs.
Harriet McArthur. Mrs. J. H. Sladen,
Mrs. A. E. Butterfleld, Mrs. R. M. Tuttle,
Mrs. F. Eggert, Mrs. W. M. Ladd. Mrs.
H. W. Coe, Mrs. Charles Curry, Mrs. A.
C. Emmons, Mrs. C. H. Carey. Mrs. John
C. Ainsworth. Mrs. C. F. Swiert, Mrs.
Warren F. Houghton, Mrs. Frank Kerr.
Mrs. G. E. Chamberlain, Madame von
Bolton. Mrs. Edward King. Mrs. W. M.
AVhidden, Mrs. H. C. Campbell. Mrs. M.
W. Smith, Mrs. Wallace McCamant,
Mrs. X. E. Ayer, Mrs. S. Chapman, Mrs.
Paul Wressinger, Mrs. H. L. Pittock,
Mrs. S. Hirsch, Mrs. C. H. L?wis, Mrs.
R. Glisan, Mrs. C. C. Strong. Mrs. Hugh
Hume, Mrs. R. B. Lamson, Mrs. Edward
Kingsley, Mrs. J. Frank Vaison, Mrs.
D. P. Thompson, Mrs. C. F. Beebe. Miss
Edith Nicholson, Miss Martha Hoyt,
Mrs. John Carroll, Mrs. J. C. Olds, Mrs.
Edward Cooklngham, Mrs. C. A. Dolph,
Mrs. Harry Lane, Mrs. James Laldlaw,
Mrs. Raleigh Stott, Mrs. H. E. Jones.
Mrs. W. H. Colgate. Mrs. G. Walter
Gates', Mrs. F. E. Hart. Mrs. J. W. Hill,
Mrs. TV. E. McCord. Mrs. Donald
Mackay. Mrs. M. I Holbrook, Mrs. E.
H. McCraken, Mrs. R. R. Hoge, Mrs.
H. S. Gile. Mrs. William Jones. Mrs.
E. B. Carroll. Mrs. C. U. Gantenbeln.
Mrs. L. W. Sitton, Mrs. C. C. Smith.
Mrs. H. W. Scott, Mrs. W. W. Cotton,
Mrs. William Honeyman, . Mrs. S. M.
Mears Mrs. A. J. Meier, Mrs. E. P.
Morey, Mrs. Howard Mather, Mrs. W.
T. Mulr. Mrs. S. Frank. Mrs. Martin
Winch, Mrs. John E. Young. Mrs. W. J.
Burns, Mrs. A. L. Mills, Mrs. R. Lea
Barnes. Mrs. H. M. Blumauer, Mrs. C.
E. Wolverton. Mrs. M. Simpson. Mrs.
Ben Selling, Mrs. A. B. Thompson, Mrs.
T. R. Johnston, Mrs. William Warrens,
Miss Holbrook, Mrs. Adolphe Wolfe.
The executive board of tho Institute
Club is as follows:
Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett president;
Mrs. T. B. Wilcox, first vice-president;
Mrs. J. G. Gould, second vice-president;
Mrs. William Mackenzie, secre
tary: Mrs. C. E. Ladd, treasurer: Mrs.
George W. Simons, chairman finance
committee; Mrs. A. H. Tanner, chair
man woman's department; Mrs. A. E.
Rockey, chairman children's depart
ment; Miss Valentine Prichard, direc
tor. A Gentleman Convict
at the Lyric
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LAST night at the Lyric the Blun-kall-Atwood
stock company .pro
duced' for the first time on any stage
a new play by Charles Vernor Finlay,
a popular member of the company, and
a veteran actor of note. The piece, "A
Gentleman Convict" is an Important
addition to the drama of its kind. It
is frankly melodrama, but on a higher
plane than most melodramas.
The plot ts consistently Interesting,
at times becoming thrilling with Just
a degree of sensationalism, which is
always necessary to spice a play -written
for those who demand stage ex
citement. It affords Ervin J. Blunkall
first-rate opportunities as a romantic
loading man, and he plays the role of
Ralph Raylelgh, sometime ensign in
the British navy, afterward a wrongfully-accused
convict, and always a
gentleman. He succeeds in sustaining
the reputation he has already won here
a an interpreter ot difficult role.
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Lyllian Atwood plays the somewhat
unattractive role of Phyllis, niR wire.
in a commendable manner and the au
thor. Charles Vernor Kinlay, rontrto-
utes very largely to the success of the
performance as the whole-hearted ana
thoroughly likeable Irish laborer, who
afterward becomes a sergeant of New
York's "finest."
Joan Storm, whose personal charms
warrant some rhapsodies. Is quite at home
as the wife of a young Gotham mil
lionaire, and brings excellent acting abil
ity Into the Impersonation of the part.
Charles Schad. a comedian of unques
tioned merit, makes the part of Blucher
Washington, a colored survivor, one of
the features and the specialty he con
tributes between the second and third
acts Is good enough to go it alone on
the vaudeville stage. Clarence Burton
and Fred F. Cantway give a good ac
count of themselvese as the Jealous hus
band and the villain, although the lat
ter's makeup Js somewhat amateurish.
He might arrange to look less the con
ventional stage bad man and help the
general Impression considerably. The
management has staged the play ade
quately. Same bill all week with a mat
inee today.
Whirly-Girly" Opens
at the Oaks
THE Allen Curtis Musical ' Comedy
Company. In the musical potpourri
called "Whlrly-Glrly," scored even a
bigger hit with their opening produc
tion of the piece yesterday than the
clever artists did the previous week.
"The Jolly Widow" was immense, but
"'Whlrly-Glrly" goes It Just one better.
All the songs are new and the cos
tumes fresh and pleasing.
From the opening ensemble until the
finale of the last act, there is not a
dull moment In the piece, and the dash
ing work of the epringhtly chorus, to
gether with the clever work of the
axinciDftU. ui itie comedianjk. keen the
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audience in the best of spirits through
out. Dainty little Winifred Green, assist
ed by the pony ballet, renders one of
the cutest numbers seen here in a long
time. "I Think an Awful Lot of You."
is the title of the song, and the dash
ing manner in which the little sou
brette and the chorus put on the piece
has not been excelled ty many ot the
first-class road productions playing to
top prices.
Pretty Matie Cleveland and Charles
A. Figg contribute a most pleasing lit
tle dialogue while dressed as children,
and the song, "I'm Sorry." is a decided
hit.
Marguerite La Ponte makes a stun
ning leading woman in musical comedy,
and her Indian romantic eong, "Red
Bird," Is moat fetching. Herbert Lind
ley. a splendid baritone, contributes
"My Mercedes." quite cleverly. Arthur
Clamage, Allen Curtis and Albert
Leonard are first-class comedians, and
anyone who visits The Oaks Airdome
wlil be well repaid for the time taken
to see this well-balanced company In
action.
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at Woodard. Clarke & Co.
SOME EXCEPTIONAL VERSE
Poete, with and without National
reputations, contribute some excellent
verse to the July Sunset. "The Master"
of Magnificence," by Herman Schef
fauer; "Lines On a Loving-Cup." by
Charles Warren Stoddard; "The Irrec
oncilable." by Jacob Brown: "To a Se
quoia Forest," by Clarence Urmy; "In
vitation." by Mabel Potter Pitts; "As
Through a Glass Darkly," by Mira Ab
bott Maclay; and "Poco Tlempo," by
Thomas Grant Springer, are some of
the poets and their offerings that tend
to make the July Sunset an exceptional
number.
Logger Is Drowned.
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Arthur Fulk. a logger, was drowned In
the North I'mpqua River, 22 miles east
of this city, last Saturday, while attempt
jDg to break a Jam ot logs. He came to
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