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26 THE SUNDAY OREGOKIAK, P&RTLA3SD, JUNE 7, 1903, HAT he has many warm friends in Portland was evidenced by the rout ing welcome Ralnh Stuart receded when .he appeared In "The Highest Bid der" at Baker's Theater, after a week's rest to take care of a cold. Although b had excellent support, Mr. Stuart waB the life of the play. By turns he was the erratic, eccentric auctioneer, and the next moment transformed Info the impetuous yet imploring- lover, glad If he caught a kindly glance from his sweetheart's eyes. 'Their love- story was long- drawn out, and one just began to wonder how the billing and cooing were to end, when the climax came with a suddenness and a warmth that left nothing to be desired. The part of Jack Hammerton just suited Mr. Stuart's dry, almost matter-of-fact humor. Helen MacGregor made a lovely Rose Thornhlll, and she gave a fine, care fully finished study of that maiden's vari ous moods and whims. She led on her lover like a will-o'-the-wlsp. "Virginia Brissac was not so effective as usual, but tills was probably because she had to por tray a stiff, aristocratic English girl. Frank Campwas Impressive in his vil lainy as Sir Evelyn Gralne. and Priestly Morrison made a fine, courtly Lawrence Thornhlll. Mr. Van Pelt ought to have made the part of Sir Muffin Struggle more prominent. The stage settings' were highly commendable. Harry Sawyer, singer, mimic and story teller, was probably the top-liner in Shields' vaudeville company playing last week at Cordray's Theater. He was splendid both In falsetto and natural voice, and astonishingly clever In Imi tating such people as Delia Fox and Vesta TUley. He is a first-class entertainer, and if any patron was not pleased with Sawyer's act it Is' doubtful if anything In vaudeville would please him. Mann and Franks caused lots of laughter with their amusing burlesques, and Miss Franks is about the only young woman heard in this city able to draw laughter from a parody on "The Holy City." Curiously enough, the soprano singer In the De Rulz-Grantvllle combination also sang "The Holy City." There are times when we wish this song were not sung so much. The three Mullaly sisters, dancers, made a hit, especially .Plnkey Mullaly. The attendance was good all week. Vau deville has come to stay, evidently. DOUBLE BILL AT THE BAKER. Ralph Stnnrt Company In "The Cat ana the Cherub" and '"The Peacemaker," For the week commencing this afternoon Mr. Ralph Stuart announces what prom ises to be the greatest treat of his en gagement "The Cat and the Chrub" by Chester Bailey Femald. and "The Peace maker,", by Ralph Stuart and Dudley A. Bragdon. No play ever produced contains such artistic effects of coloring, such deli cate handling of the passions and emo tions as are found In this beautiful Chi nese play. It Is a prose poem. The fan tastic music of the Orientals, the pictu resque costumes, the scenery and stage settings all tend to make the picture thor oughly Chinese in character. In fact, it will seem as though a bit of Chinatown had been transplanted. No one but an artist of genuine merit would attempt to produce such a play as "The Cat and the Cherub." The emotions and play of feel ing and the tender love scenes are so charming, so delicate and poetic that they could easily be spoiled by a director not guided by an artistic mind. Even the murder of Wing Sun Lucy and the aveng ing of Tils death by Wing Shee. who slays the murderer, are so delicately handled that while they are enveloped in an at mosphere of mysticism and weird fanati cism, they In no wise , shock the most critical or sensitive. "The Cat and the Cherub" has won a very high place in the dramatic world: it has been translated into the German, Dutch. .French and Scandinavian lan guages. One musical opera has been pro duced from it in Germany and another Is under preparation In London. Mr. Stuart will play the part of "Wing Shee, a learned" doctor. His scene where he avenges " the murder of his- son by killing the murderer. Chin Fang, is truly remarkable. He invites the murderer to sit with him on a bench and talks to him of death In a philosophic vein, grad ually bringing tho death of bis own aoa to mind, and then, when thus prepared, "Wing Shee deliberately kills him. and seeing a policeman Approaching he sets the limp body of Chin Fang on the bench again, adjusts the hat. and arranges the body to look lifelike. "With an arm around the corpse. "Wing Shee is smoking and engaged in conversation when the police man strolls by. After the ofQcer has passed "Wing Shee lights a cigar and rises from the bench and carelessly walks away, the body' of - Chin Fang falling r limp on the ground. I All the characters are good and will i have most artistic portrayal by the mem bers of .the Stuart company. Following the Chinese play will be pro duced the one-act comedy. "The Peace maker," the joint work of Ralph Stuart and Dudley A. Bragdon. Its theme Is loye and pique. Two young people, man land wife, love, but don't realize It; they have opinions and Ideas that do not har monize and they know It. hence their matrimonial difficulties. Their friend, Sylvester Sprague, knows all about it, how to adjust all matrimonial squabbles, how to make these two misguided people agree: he does It aftf r many exciting ad ventures." This week, beginning today. Is the last but one of Mr. Stuart's engagement here, and the sale of seats for ev ry night and matinee is already going with a rush. Mr. Stuart haB strengthened, his position and esteem in which he Is held by the theater-going public of Portland. He has ben found a most capable artist, giving us the very beet plays that can be secured. Portland will always welcome him as a prime favorite. TO SEE THE PRESIDENT. Moving Pictures of Chief Executive At Cordray's Theater Today. Americans are patriotic. The exponent of the Nation's prowess is the man whom the -millions select as chief executive.' Two weeks ago last Thursday the Presi dent of the United States was a guest of the City of Portland. Throngs upon throngs congregated to pay him tribute. It was a day worthy of the best efforts of the men, women and children who le(t their homes that day. President Roose velt was seen and he was heard. He talked, to the people as one of them. He rode about the streets careless of any thing save the occasion that added to his greatness. Mr. Roosevelt will ride about the streets again. He will smile to the bright-faced I school children as he did that day. He I will appear at the City Park, and. in the I rain, speak to thousands there assembled. Beginning this afternoon the gala day will all be shown. There will be more comfort in s:-elng tho President of the United States now than when he ap peared May 21. This afternoon Cordray's Theater will be rainless; It will "be cool, and while the splendid moving pictures taken by Mr. Thomas Nash for Mr. Shields' entertainments are being shown there will -enter the breasts of tho Indi vidual members of the audience something very akin to that great essence called patriotism. Added to .this are the other features of the exclusive programme. By mall Mr. Shields has gone back to the East and has secured the most capable artists that are in the business. There are Albert and Mae Pleau. two high-rate singing and dancing sketch artists. It is said that nothing better has been seen in Portland than this pair. For weeks they enter tained at Keith's In New York, and where can a better house or a more exacting one be found? Enrie and Honegger, the Monopedes in their acrobatic work, are classed among the best. Lydon and Wrenn follow in the quick succession of attractions. And the Mullaly Sisters. Mr. Shields says that he was on the point of sending the sisters out over his 'circuit, but a great number of requests came to him, asking that the Mullalys be held over, and acting on the suggestion they will remain for another week In an en? tlrely new .set of skits. Harry Sawyer will also appear in new .character work. This genius was good for 19 weeks at Proctor's, and it is a safe guess that he will continue to hold tho Portland people In tho same good opinion of him that they now have. Cad Franks, one of the best female character artists that ever tripped the stage, will appear with Mr. Horace Mann. None more capa ble than these are to be found. Two new illustrated sonrs will be added to the full programme, and there Is the .show., Com pliments are due from somewhere to the Portland nan who hag shown his ability to place before the public a line of at tractions so meritorious." The matinee this afternoon will be a special one for ladies and children. MARY MANNEUING COMING. Famous Actress Will Present . "The bbornncni of Gcrnldlne." One of the most notable of the season's offerings will be the engagement of Mary Mannering in Clyde Fitch's new comedy, "The Stubbornness of Geraldine." at the Marquam Grand Theater, Monday and Tuesday nights. June 15 and 16. Miss Mannering's play this season comes with the indorsement of a two months' run to crowded hduscs at the Garrick Theater, New York, and complete approval in all the other cities 'where It has been presented. It is described as a sparkling comedy of present day social life, pure and wholesome In tone, and filled with the acute character drawing characteristic of Clyde Fitch at his best. It Is a love stbry, pure and simple, and the stubbornness of the heroine is only another name for her fidelity to the man of her choice, in this case a much misunderstood Hungarian nobleman, admirably acted by Arthur By-i ron. The staging of the piece. Is said to be as amusing in its originality as It is handsome in every detail of the produc tion. Miss Mannering's role is said to fit her talents and charming personality to perfection, and the merit of the new piece, joined with her large following in, this city, warrants the prophecy that her en gagement will be a thoroughly successful one. In her company this season, beside Arthur Byron, are players of such ac knowledged merit as Anita Rothe. Rosa Cooke, Mrs. Whiffen, Hassard-Short and others. The advance sale of seats will open next Friday morning at 19 o'clock. ELSIE ESMOND'S CHICKS. They Have Glass Drinking Caps and Steam Heat. Elsie Esmond, the pretty blonde in genue who has made so many friends in thlc city as a member of the Baker The ater Stock Company, is a great drawing card at the Burbank Theater. Los An geles, Cal.. where she Is a valued mem ber of the Neill-Morosco Company. She has fallen a victim to the Southern Cali fornia, erase of raising chickens. Ev erybody who is anybody and looking- for a hobby In Southern California goes in for raising, chicks. "When egga get up to 5- and 6 cents apiece, and chickens sell on the open market for 20 and 25 cents a pound, the raising of this sort of country produce is npt such a silly fad after all. But Elsie Esmond Is quite the most unique and interesting chicken farmer that the State of California has had the distinction of welcoming within Its bor ders. She houses her chickens In Just the careful and dainty way that one would expect just such a dainty and sym pathetic girl to do, and now has a chick en-house that chicken farmers "come miles to see." A stranger, to look at Elsie Esmond, would take her for an English debutante. She Is attractively built, small boned. graceful in every line and curve, and the embodiment of perfect health. Like Brit ish beauties', she Is low voiced, blonde. and has bright blue eyes and splendid white teeth.- But, unlike them, she is quick witted, warm hearted, positive. somewhat Impulsive, animated and nat ural. She has no earthly use for Delsarte systems or so-called "correct usages of society," which she claims takes -the nat ural grace out of the body and the nat ural kindliness out of the soul. She does things on the spur of the moment, and stretches points to make people comfort able. A few days ago she gave a poor mother a WO bill to keep her sick baby supplied with fresh milk. "When she was a nttle girl she was kissed and made much of by General Sherman. The old warrior kissed her she refuses to tell how many times but at two reunions of the Grand Army of the Potomac "Little Elsie" was placed near the head of the table, and for every peal of her childish laughter, there was a button or a badge or some other souvenir now being treas ured for the cabinet of her gray-haired days to come. "My hennery!" she exclaimed, laughing. "Oh.- dear!" and then she sighed. "That henhouse will drive me Into the poor house, unless It burns up or Is struck by lightning. I have only had it a few weeks, but It Is the most costly thing that I ever owned. A friend of mine told me the other day that all of my home com forts were in the henhouse. I told him that I believed he was jealous of my poor hens. "When we used to go out to dinner he used to bltd hard when we had fried chicken. Now he. as well, as some of my" other friends, won't touch the meat in any form soup, pot pie,- croquettes, salad or roast. Mercy knows I haven't "been ex travagant. It Isn't I, it's the henhouse architect who runs up the Nils and who is slowly bankrupting meT I just make suggestions to Mm, and the: next thing I know- a tremendous bill comes in for cut-glass chickens' drinking cups." It may be well to explain right here that nothing just like Elsie Esmond's hen house 'was ever conceived by the most enthusiastic chicken culturist, even 1b. Mb wMut moods. It Is a. two-stecy slruct- ur. with & swell front r every s4e a4 has all of the modem IsaprovemfeBts pri vate baths, hot and cold, water, electric lights, hardwood floors, crowing tKbes. step-ladders, with carpets, oilcloths, and steam heat to take the chill off at night. For Elsie, knows that hundreds of chicks la Southern- California contract severe colds between sunset and sunrise, and perish. Miss Esmond's henhouse has three departments roost, nests and nur sery. The nursery, which Is used as a sun parlor In Winter when Spring chick ens are ready for cream gravy, is under blue glass. Miniature pictures of cham pion fighting cocks and blue-ribbon hens ornament the inside walls. There are other pictures of record-breaking layers, just to encourage the present occupants of the Esmond henhouse. "Window boxes, planted with pepper-grosses, moss-lined. and palms, add to the rest of the orna mentation. A well-known taxidermist has placed in the immediate yard of the hen nery In heroic attitude the stuffed, forms to two or three illustrious hens who shuf fled off their coll before they were due to be served "a la Maryland." Los Angeles has many Interesting sights, including a real ostrich farm, but up to now Elsie Esmond's henhouse, near East Twentieth street and Stanford avenue, Is one of the most unique structures the city affords. Baker Company's Seattle Success. In spite of other attractions and the starting of out-door amusements for the Summer, the Baker Theater Company la etill a pronounced success In Seattle, and In response to numerous requefts from patrons and at the wish of Manager Howe, Manager George L. Baker has con sented to keep the Baker Theater Com-. pany In Seattle until June 20. thus making the engagement In that city, one of ten weeks Instead of eight weeks, as original ly planned. The company went to Seattle practically unknown, and from the first It played to crowded houses and. met with every Indication of popular approval. It made friends everywhere, and duplicated Its Portland success. It was the" magnet which drew pleasant family parties to the theater, and people went because they were sure of seeing nothing but the most refined plays, excellently portrayed. -It "Is a difficult question to answer, which one of the Baker companies made the strong ets hit during Its stay, so far. In Seattle. The verdict of popular approval has been stamped on each one. The consequence was that when the date for the recall of the Baker Company came to pass, ac cording to contract, there was a cry of protest from all sides. Manager Howe accordingly saw Mr. Baker, and the lat ter consented to the members of his com pany playing In Seattle until June 20, at least. "Golden Legend" Next Wednesday In another column will be found a brief synopsis of "The Golden Legend," Sulli van's dramatic cantata, which will be produced by soloists, chorus' and orches tra, under Mr. Boyers direction; Wednes day evening. June 10. at the Congrega tlonal Church. Among the many beauti ful numbers with which the work Is re plete may be mentioned the unnccom nanled choruses, remarkable for their pure style, and the closing' number of the third scene, where the soprano solo ist and chorus unite In a hymn to the sea. "Chrlste Elelson." Tickets and li brettos can" now toe obtained, as an nounced. Empire Theater to Open. The Empire Theater, the Helllg-Baker new house. Will open Its doors to the public on Monday, June 15, with one of the strongest vaudeville bills ever offered to Portland theater-goers. Several big EaBtern top-line acts have been engaged for the opening performance, and will come direct from New York to Portland to onen their season on the Northwestern Pacific Coast vaudeville circuit. Nothing has been left undone to make, this house' one of the coziest, modern and up-to-date vaudeville houses west of tho Rocky Mountains. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "The Virginian." For the last week of the Stuart com pany's engagement at the Baker Theater "The. Virginian," the successful, comedy drama, will be the bill. This has been a very successful play and one In which Frank Mayo met with great success. Shields' Park Opens In Two Weeks. Shields' Park will be thrown open to the public two weeks from today. Edward Shields has spent several thousand dollars fitting the place up, and it is now one of the finest equipped outdoor resorts in the country, and is a great improvement over last year. The same extensive bill that Is presented at Cordray's will be duplicated there. The large stage Is being equipped with new scenery and every appointment that marks a regular theater will be In evidence. Everything around the place has been changed and improved except the name, which was a familiar by-word last season. TOPICS OF THE DRAMA. Charles Dana Gibson has objected to Blanche Ring's new musical production being called "The Gibson Girl," and con sequently the name has been changed to "The Blonde In Black." w So successful has "The Earl of Paw tucket" been with Lawrence D'Orsay in the title role that Klrke La Shelle has signed that-actor for the unusual period of ten years. It is Mr. La Shelle's pur pose to continue him in farce-comedy and the next one will also be written by Au gustus Thomas. When George Ade came to Wallack's, New York, from Chicago,- the first thing he did upon entering the theater was to mistake a large mirror In the lobby for an exit, and walk plump Into it, crushing the brim of his new straw hat. He. was heard to remark that he thought he had seen a cross-eyed yellow dog the day pre vious, and now he was sure of It. The Exile," which Martin Harvey re cently -produced at the Royalty Theater in London, is not the play In which he is to be seen in America next season. That will be a drama of the Cromwell times Introducing in contrast the Roundheads and the Cavaliers. "The Exile" deals with the last days of Napoleon's life at St. Helena. In tho London reviews of this play the critics resent the fact that In the play the British officers treat Napo leon .harshly. Herbert Kelcey. who has been playing In "Sherlock Holmes," is trying to be come a detective in. real life, and find out who broke Into his apartments at 200 "West Eighty-sixth street. He recently closed his tour and came home. The house was In an unspeakable state. Some one had been living In the apartments during his absence, and left only upon his near approach, purloining a few articles and leaving others which Mr. Kelcey wishes had been taken. To pretty Rosa Brellner attaches the distinction of being one of the few Cau casians who ever played a Chinese char acter in a Chinese drama in the Chinese language before a Chinese audience In a Chinese theater. Chinese tradition and custom prohibit participation by the gen tle daughters of Confucius In public en tertainment. Their talents and accom plishments are reserved for the delecta tion of thplr parents and brothers and husbands, find the most abandoned Chi nese female would consider herself Irre trievably accursed If she were to ignore this rule. Ro?s. ability to pronounce the Chinese words correctly and to grasp the queer Chinese music made the natives of the Flowery Kingdom look upon her as- soincthing of a phenomenon, aad as a result of her success the moon-eyed man ager shrewdly Induced her to sign a con tract to appear in Chinese theaters In Hong Kong. Singapore. Manila. Macao and Pekln. At all of these place-ahe repeated tiHf.f arore created by her first appearance before a Cblceie. aurttmce. TMs little California, girl has reaaen tr fel grate ful for -e seeraijig- ralaferftone that stranded her in HoaIala and, eventually led , to her becoming the greatest attrac tion cn the Chinese stage. She can make more money in a week by playing to almond-eyed audiences than she could have made In a year by assuming In gentle roles In American farce comedies, San Francisco and New York are among the Chinese worlds she has yet to conquer In tto exclusive line of work she has adopted. Mr. and Mra. "WV "W. Jefferson' (Christie MacDoaald) will sail shortly for Europe and spend the greater part of the Sum mer, abroad. At a performance lately of "A Midsum mer Nighrs Dream," by Vassar 'students. the hit of the piece was maae by juss Jane Priscllla Sousa, aaugnter or the march king, as Puck. Advices from Manila state that the Gov ernment lias suppressed two seditious plays, one 61 -which was performed at Ma nila, the other at Batangas, tne capital of the province having the sama name. What was" that awful shriek I just heard" asked the author, nervously. "That," explained the stage manager, as he hurried towards the door, "was the star in . the, death scene. The audience has got him." It is said that on his tour through Penn sylvania when Jefferson da Angells got to Shenandoah, an. impulse came upon him to swell his bank, account more than usu al, so he Insisted on a 50-cent gallery rate, where the custom had been 25 cents. The gallery boys went of strike. A board of conciliation was appointed to confer with the- management, but it was of no avail, so Mr. De Angells found an empty gal lery and lost over J1S0 In receipts. Joseph Jefferson takes a good deal of, the point of shafts at him for playing "Rip Van "Winkle" generation after gen eration, by laughing at the fact himself. He concluded a, late address with some verses of which thefinal lines were: "And when at the last I shall reach heaven's door. I am sure that St Peter will say: Come In, young comedian, entertain us some more. But for heaven's sake get a new play." Sir Henry Irving, the actor, does not like hansom cabs. The reason, it is said. Is due to an occurrence that happened, in this country. One day he was being driv en along by a Brooklyn cabby, when the latter, not knowlne who his fare was. was startled by hearing mutterlrigs and moan- mgs inside the vehicle. He listened at tenUvely, till at last he caueht th words "Hates any man the thing he would not kill?" That was quite Enough for Jehu. Turning his horse, he drove home at full speed,, and reported to the police that his fare was a dangerous lunatic No wonder air -tienry now prefers a modest four wccjct, in wmcn ne can renearse un- neara. Beerbohm Tree-will nerform nt His Mai esty'a Theater. London. Tuesday, a iir. matization of Kipling's story. "The Man Who Was." It will be used at a benefit as a curtain raiser to Alfred Austin's -vtioaaen Field." After all. Miss Fay Templeton may re turn io jaroaaway a good deal sooner than was expected. She has severed her con nection with the Weber & Fields Com pany for good and passes under the man agement oe the Shuberts. who are to send ner out In a new musical comedy by Clyde Fitch early in October. But October Is still five months off, and the prospect oi sucn a long- seasion of Idleness does not wholly appeal to Miss Templeton, par ticularly as her new manaeers have sfe-. nlfled their willingness to let her go to wors; again at once. , Plans were recently completed by the management of Wallack's Theater, New York, to effect extensive alterations and Improvements In the house during the Summer. Thfe puts to an end all rumors concerning the tearing dawn of the the ater. The stage is to be deepened about 23 feet. The -dressing-rooms are being removed to a building one door east on the Thirtieth-street side of the old build ing, and a new building will be erected Immediately at the rear of the stage, which will be used as a green room. In view of these alterations and Improve ments, tho decision has been reached to close the run of "The Sultan of Sulu" at Wallack's Saturday, June 13. "The Sul tan of Sulu" has been running continu ously since It opened in Chicago on March 11, 1S02, and will have completed 66 weeks when It concludes its New York engagement The next attraction at Wal lack's Is to be another George Ade play, "Peggy From Paris," which opens the house in September. In the Keith bill. Marshall P. Wilder ranks easily as one of the most popular features. Not everything he says Is new, but old jests as well as newer ones bring the responsive laughter. Mr. Wilder puts his audience In a good humor by prefacing his stories with a little speech, in which he tells how hard It Is sometimes to get people to laugh. "You 6ee," he says, "there are always some people out front who don't want to smile. For example, there's the man with the 'I-dare-you-to-make-me-laugh face." Here Mr. Wilder screwed up his face In a. manner to accentuate all the vinegary characteristics possible In the human countenance. He told of experiences crossing the ocean. One man meets another on deck and asks: "Say. who is that homely woman over there?" "That's my wife." "But you haven't looked." . "I don't have to." John Ford, billed at the Circle Theater; New York, has a turn which lasts about eight minutes, and for six minutes he steadily dances, without interruption. Re cently seen In his dressing-room, imme diately after his act, the dancer takes on' the appearance of a human shower bath. The perspiration flows- from every pore, and there Ms every indication that this la indeed, the strenuous life while it lasts. "But," says Ford, "I love it. I'm un happy if I'm Idle a week. And really, it's the best thing .in the world for health, I've never been sick a day In my life ex cept, for the measles. My appetite always Is good." IThere's a pointer for dyspeptics. "People talk about dancing affecting the heart. Why, I've never suffered the slightest-inconvenience. I suppose I lose a pound every ume I do my' turn, but I make it up when I get to the dinner or the supper table." But he has his little song of" woe. "The American public," he asserts. dcs not appreciate good dancing. A man comes out and tells a few jokes that some one else has written for him, and the people think he is great So. too. with a performer who has been gifted by nature with a voice. Both the monologlst and the singer Ret more credit generally, but for the actual labor Involved, neither of them compares with the dancer. And it -very frequently happens that the steps that cost the moBt time and work do not create any applause, while come simple, showy movement arouses enthusiasm. That's because people haven't learned to discriminate between what is difficult in dancing and what is not" Mr. Ford will leava shortly for London, where ha Is under contract to appear for four weeks at the Tivoli. John D. Barry, author of "A Daughter of Thespls," gives promise of becoming a leading authority among writers who deal with the stage in fiction. He was born in Boston about 35i years ago, and since graduating from Harvard College he has devoted himself to Journalism- and liter ary work, living for the past dozen years In New York, with the exception of pne year spent chiefly In Paris, studying the French stage. While in Paris he wrote "MdeQlKll P-laBcXe." the story by which be Is beet known. He is a. fre quent contributor of sheet stories and verses to- the magazines and he Is the au thor of the article. "The Confessions of a Playwright," which created a sensation a few months ago. Mr. Barry also 13 known to have written severl plays, ono of which Is soon to be produced by a stock company In the West ' . A finely painted miniature of Mile. Ma rie Duplessis, better known to fame as "La Dame aux Camelias," the real Ca mllie and source of inspiration of Dumas? more or less, true novel, of that name. painted In l&fT by one of the best-known miniaturists ot that epoch, .pnly fetched JH0 at a recen public sale in Paris. Josephine Cohan's new long-distance au tomobile, one of the largest ever manu factured, has been styled "The Green Monster." It Is one of the most powerful and Xastest machines ever made. When the successful engagement of the Four Cohans at the Fourteenth-Street Theater comes to a close Mtsa Cohan is going to wake an extended auto tour. Mrs. Bruno closed her season In "Unor- na," at Fremont Neb., and returned to New York. After a visit with her sister. Esther Tlttell. at the latters Summer home on Long Island. Mrs. Brune will sail for Europe to spend the Summer. She will begin her next season again under the management of Wallace Munro in October, when she will present a new play. Margaret Anglln will sever her connec tion with the Empire Company next sea son. After spending several weeks abroad sne win return to America to appear on tne .facinc uoast as a co-star with Henry LMHler, under the management of C. B. DlHingnam. in "The Taming of Helen." and later in a repertoire. At the close of this engagement Miss Anglln will go to London to play, returning later to appear again under the management of Mr. Dil lingham. Bron3on Howard Is to contest with Stu art Robson's heirs for the rights of "The Henrietta, his famous- comedy, that was controlled during his lifetime by the late comedian. Mr. Howard maintains that under his contract the play reverted, to him as soon as Mr. Robson was unable to use It Robson Is reported 'to have al ways feared that the play would fall Into other hands and Is said to have destroyed the manscrlpt In order to prevent It ever being used after his death. It Is likely that the matter will be taken into the courts for final adjustment Charles H. Yale will next season produce "a new pictorial comedy melodramatic sensation." "The Way of the Transgres sor." It will be a radical departure from Manager Yale's former enterprises, but will Include many dramatic novelties, and be finely staged. It Is said. The piece was written by Charlas H. Fleming, and is in four acts. A feature of the production will be the first appearance in America of the acting Landseer dogs, Victor, Czar. Zip and Leo. These dogs were educated and developed by William T. Stephens. They are not "trained" dogs, but acting dogs, assigned to important parts in the play. - Senator and Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew and a party of guests recently went to see "The Earl of Pawtucket" at the Manhattan Theater, New York. They were late In arriving, and the scene, which is laid in the breakfast room of the Waldorf-Astoria, was half over. Just as the party took their seats one ot the actors, who represented a United States Senator, and was discussing the subject of matrimony, said: "Why shouldn't I marry Harriet? I am 15 years younger than Chauncey Depew." Every eye In the house was turned to the box where the Depew party was located, but, beyond a bland smile, the bridegroom Senator was apparently unconscious of the au thor's fling. The management, however. were much upset by the incident, and a serious discussion was held In the lobby as to the advisability of tendering the Senator an- abject apology, but this scheme had to be abandoned, as no one could be found to undertake the task. Mrs. Lillian M. Hall's Auditorium Stock Company, recently reorganized In thl3 city, leaves here today on their trip for the far North. They will play at Juneau, Skagway and White Horse, cn route to Dawson, Yukon, where they will play a season of 20 weeks. This Is the second season for this company In Daw son, where Mrs. Hall and her company are decided favorites. Last year they played for 22 weeks and missed the last boat They had to proceed over the ice, which is said to be far worse than walk ing railroad ties, according to Mrs. Hall, who, by the way, has Just finished a tour starring as "Camllle." She owns the Auditorium Theater In Dawson, and It Is said to be an up-to-date house In every way. The company 13 a well-selected one, the most prominent being: Mra. Lillian Hall, Frank Readlck. business manager; Frank B. Fanning and Franklyn Gale, leads; John McDonald, heavy man; Rich ard Clarke, characters; Kit Wilson, com edy and specialty, and W. K. Morgan, Bessie Chandon, Alice Condon and. Harriet Joselyn. William Douglas Is scenic artist At the state dinner given to King Ed ward at the" Palais Elysees, VIctorlen Sar dou was Introduced to the King, who ex pressed his delight at meeting the cele brated playwright. Sardou, who was charmed with King Edward's kindness, told His Majesty that, though the King had probably forgotten, it was not the first time that they met, and added: "But the last time we met your Maj esty was Prince of Wales and trying your luck as an actor." Sardou then recalled to the memory of the King how they had met years ago In the Theater VaudevIHes, at a night when "Fedora" was played. The Prince of Wales, who "had gona Into the wings, suddenly got the Idea that he wanted to play a part himself, and without hesitating replaced the member of the chorus who represented the corpse1 of Fedora's fiance. Sardou was not a little surprised to find His Royal Highness on the deathbed. The King laughed heartily at the story of this prank of his youth, and asked Sardbu to forgive him for his poor memory. In speaking of the proposed passage of a bill about to be brought before the British Parliament forbidding the em ployment of children in theaters. Sir Hen ry Irvlnsr says: "I see that Mr. T. W. Russell said it was monstrous that chil dren of,7 and 8 years should appear on the stage for the amusement of the public What Is really monstrous Is that a rooted hostility to the theater and a gross igno rance of thearical conditions should Bj permitted to distort the Judgment of a Parliamentary committee. We, who are familiar with those conditions, know that a theater bears no manner of resemblance to a factory. Child-life fn a theater. Is not child labor. In a theater children aro not sweated; they are petted. Life for them Is both an education and -a recreation. To Mr. Russell It Is a shocking thing for a child of 7 to be a fairy In Shakespeare; but the child of 7 would not exchange that dream of Joy for all the gloomy pleasures that appeal to Mr. Russell. Moreover, to many a child that fairyland Is the be ginning of a professional career. I need not give to you the names of all the great artists who have been born on the stage, cradled on the stage, who shocked the T. W. Russells of an earlier day by pre senting to a delighted public the spectacle of Irresponsible childhood tripping gayly on the boards. Ask Marie Wilton, Madge Robertson and Ellen Terry whether they had a terrible time during their infant apprenticeship whether they yearned for a Perseus like Mr. Broadhurst to save these little Andromedas from a dragon of a stage manager? These great artists will tell you that hey trace back to their earl iest years the impressions which have been most valuable to their artlstlo development."