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THE SUNDAY 0REG0NIA3, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 14, 1905.
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j O tetter character play has been giv-
c n his season at the Marquam than
"The Mumy and the Humming
Bird." by Paul Gllmore and his com
pany. Mr. Gllmore showed by his easy,
natural acting and the striking, clearly
cut perception of his part that he Is forg.
lng ahead in the front rank among our
younger American actors. Very few ac
tor anywhere have such a magnificent
voice as that with which Mr. Gllmore Is
blessed It Is like-a cathedral organ. "The
Tyranny of Tears," Mr. Gilmore's play
of last season, had one part In It that
eh one like a beacon light, the part of the
secretary. So with "The Mummy," the
character of Giuseppe, the vengeful Ital
ian, and so artistically played In panto
mime by John Martin. The latter's work
was very powerfully drawn and his por
traiture will be long remembered. For
the short time he had to master his part,
Mr. "Yielding gave a satisfactory rendi
tion: "William Strong gave a healthy, Im
pulsive portrayal of the young Lord. As
Lady Lumley, Margaret Drew was fairly
good, but she did not convince at times.
The scenery was first class.
It is impossible to think of the pro
duction of- "Jane" by the Baker Theater
Company, without a pleased smile. There
is so much in the pretty comedy to
like. The youngest actress in the cast.
Miss Vcrnoy "Whipple, one year old, ought
to got her salary raised, for she certainly
made a. hit at the end of the second act,
when the curtain arose and she was dis
covered seated on the stage all lone.
"William Bernard was Irresistible as "Will
lam Tlpson, an English upper servant,
and his assumed jealousy for his bride
was most amusing. Bennott Southard
made a ubiquitous boy In buttons. Mlna
C. Gleason sacrificed hor good looks for
a most original makeup as Mrs. Chad
wiok. and her character work had a true
comedy ring to it George Alison, as tho
bogus father, had a ready stream of fab
rications always at hand, and was ever
quick to grasp his opportunities. The
Jane of Esther Lyon can bear favorable
comparison with that of Johnstone Ben
nett It was a lively portrayal. Howard
Russell made good as Fixton, and was
ably supported by Gertrude Rivers.
Two plays worth hearing, "The Blue
Grass of Old Kentucky" and "Doris."
were tho attractions at Cordray's, and
Jessie Shirley's company played to fair
business. In "Blue Grass" tho dramatist
made far .too much of the mere fact of
love letters having been written years
beforo the man was married. In real life,
these letters would have acted as a boom
erang on the woman, if she had showed
them as a means to make capital, T. B.
Loftus was excellent as Colonel Decatur.
In "Doris" Miss Shirley appeared to bet
ter advantage in the title role, and "Wilson
Forbes was Impressive and commanding
as Rev. Mr, Merrlgood. G. D. McQuarrle
made a manly Kenneth Ashlelgh. If
"Doris" had a little less tears In It It
wouid be moro welcome.
Wober and Edwards make good at the
Arcade with their musical eccentricities,
and Freeze brothers work hard to "get
& hand" with their tambourines.
"MISTRESS NELL."
Henrietta Crosman's Famous Comedy
at the Baker Today.
Managor George L. Baker has succeed
ed in securing for tho Baker Theater Com
pany tho initial "Western production of
one of the greatest New York successes
of recant years, Henrietta Crosman's ro
mantic historical comedy, "Mistress
NeH," which will be the attraction at
tho Baker Theater all week beginning
with the matinee this afternoon.
It Is a romantic comedy In four acts
from tho pon of George C. Hazelton, and
revolves around the character of Charles
II of England and Nell Gwyn, the
orange girl, who became the most fa
mous actress of the period. Tho first act
Is the greenroom of the King's theater,
London, where the Initial performance of
Dryden's play, "Grenada," is being per
formed. Kelt Gwyn In the character of
Altnahyde wins great success and the
favor of the King. Nell, through her fas
cination and wit becomes a great favor
ite with all. A great deal of comedy is
caused by the lovelorn lord enamored of
Nell. She is truly and heartily in love
with the King, and during the progress
of the play frustrates the plot of the Duke
of Buckingham and Duchess of Ports
mouth against the King, by masquerading
as a boy and visiting the Duchess of
Portsmouth's ball, where she Intercepts
the papers that are to be sent to Louis
of France from the Duchess. At the ball
in the King's presence to try his love for
hor she reviles Nell Gwyn. The King in
defence of Nell forces her Into a duel,
thereby showing his love for her. After
crossing swords with the King she evades
his sword and escapes through a window.
Returning home, still in boy's clothes, she
is followed by the King and his merry
Lords, and is seen to enter Nell's apart
ments through the window. The King and
his party, believing her to be a man, pur
sue, and here occurs the merriest scene In
the play, where the Duchess and Duke are
unmasked, the King discovers that Nell
Gwyn and Adair are one and the same,
and all ends happily.
"ONE NIGHT IN JUNE."
Opens at Cordray's. Theater at To
day's Matinee.
The attraction, "One Night in June,"
which is booked to appear at Cordray's
Theater at today's matinee. Is without
doubt one of the strongest plays "before
the public. It3 last year's tour through
tho principal cities was one long series
of triumphant successes, and this season
finds it marching under the same ban
ner of prosperity. A carload of magnifi
cent scenery, beautiful electrical and me
chanical effects; a large caste of clever
Metropolitan artists and a series of the
newest, brightest specialties Introduced
during the action of the piece, make the
presentation one long to be remembered.
The theme of the play is based on the
love story of the country parson and the
village belle, who has just returned from
school. "While at the seminary she forms
an attachment with an unscrupulous vil
lain and clandestinely marries him. A
child Is born to them. He tells her she Is
not his legal wife, and his treatment of
her is such that she places the child In
te care of a trusted friend and returns to
her childhood home, supposedly from
school. Fearing to cause her father worry,
she keeps from him the story of her
marriage, but reveals It to the Parson,
who, although most broken hearted, for
gives her and promises to keep her secret.
He resigns his pastorago and goes to
New York. The husband appears upon
the scene, and by threats of exposing her
to her father gets her consent to accom
pany him "back to New York, which she
does, leaving a message to her father, ask
ing him to forget and forgive her.
The trials of the heroine In the great
city give rise to scenes of dramatic In
terest, but the last act finds the mother
and child back on the old farm, happy
in the associates of their dear ones, but
still under tho shadow of disgrace. This Is
all cleared up by her husband's accom
plice, who brings her news of his death,
also the proof that she alone was his legal
wife. The Parson returns and the love
story which was broken ."one night in
June" is taken up where it was left off
and all ends happily. The closing pic
ture on the stage at the conclusion is
never to be forgotten, and one that will
live In the memory of those who seo It
for long years to come.
"THE ETERNAL CITY."
Edward J. Morgan at the Marquam
Tomorrow Night.
Edward J. Morgan, supported by nearly
the entire original company, will present
Hall Caine's much-talked-of drama, "The
Eternal City," at the Marquam Grand
Theater tomorrow (Monday), Tuesday and
"Wednesday nights. This event will rank
among the foremost of the theatrical
year, as no play since "The Christian"
has caused such widespread and varied
comment in this country and England.
It was the sensation of a season fraught
with the unexpected In New York last
"Winter. The play remained at the Vic
toria Theater in the metropolis for five
months and commanded absorbed atten
tion in the other large Eastern cities.
"The Eternal City" is reinforced by the
beautiful music setting written for It by
Pletro Mascagni, composer of "Cavalleria
Rusticana." Mascagni caught the eternal
spirit of Rome and turned Into harmonies
whose rhythm are as the pulse of the
play. It Is not often that the oppor
tunity comes to see a drama like Caine's
and to hear music like Mascagnl's on the
same evening.
Liebler & Co. have surrounded Mr.
Morgan with a production of a masslve
ness and beauty seldom seen on the road.
The scenes were taken from famous ex
isting places, the best known being repro
ductions of the Vatican Gardens, the In
terior of the Castle of St. Angelo, the
celebrated prison, and the Coliseum as
seen in the moonlight. Donna Roma's
studio is one of the most elaborate In
terior sets ever constructed.
Sarah Truax, late leading woman at
the Grand Opera-House, Pittsburg, and
one of the most talented and handsome
of our young leading women, will have
the rolo of the fascinating Donna Roma.
Frederick de Belleville still lias his strong
original role of Baron Bonelll, and Frank
C. Bangs will lend his native dignity to
the part of Pope Plus the Eleventh. In
David Rossi, the enthusiastic young
Italian patriot, Mr. Morgan has an even
more vital character than that of John
Storm In "The Christian," which he made
famous.- The curtain will rise promptly
at S o'clock.
NEW BLEND OF VAUDEVILLE.
Arcade Theater Will Present Enter
taining Programme Next Week.
The Arcade Theater has won fame by
Its vaudeville blend by comedy, startling
acts, and musical novelties. Today the
programme Is continuous from 2 to 10:36
P. M. .and tomorrow at 2:3 P. ML the
new bill begins. Six new acts of rare
merit will be presented. The Barsdens,
the world's greatest cycle wonders, will
startle by their agile feats.- Leslie and
Langton, far-famed funsters, will present
a laugh-coin sketch, entitled "Oour Coun
try Cousin." The Telsuwarl arc the imper
ial troupe of Japanese Jugglers, as clever
In vaudeville as their countrymen are
daring on the sea, Delmar and Dexter"s
long suit is turning entertaining tricks
as fast as their audiences can respond
to their merry quips. Jessie More, the
favorite singer of Illustrated songs, and
the American Bioscope with moving pic
tures complete the programme.
THE KILTIES BAND.
Picturesque Musical Organization at
the Marquam This Week.
The celebrated Kilties Band, undoubted,
ly the most picturesque, novel and popu
lar musical organization now beforo the
public will be heard at the Marquam
Grand Theater next Thursday night, Feb
ruary IS.
This wonderful organization, which was
recruited from the five principal regi
ments of the Dominion of Canada, has
played before hundreds of thousands of
people in the United States, Canada and
Mexico. Tho band, in their concert,
always give due prominence on their pro
grammes to the compositions of the great
composers, bur they are 'equally at home
In the popular music of the day, and par
ticularly excel in the rendition of their
own peculiar national music, that of Scot
land. Aside from the musicians In the band,
attached to the organization are seven
soloists, six- Highland dancers, two bag
pipers, four British military buglers and
a splendid vocal choir of 18 voices, who
relder with' skill and effect exquisite
Scotch and American melodies.
The band appears In the picturesque
full-kilted uniform, and attached to It Is
a giant drum-major, Donald MacCormack,
who stands seven feet In his stocking
feet, and oyer feet in the feather
bonnet which he wears. George "W.
Griffith, the owner of the band, has equip
ped it with every accessory necessary to
the successful conduct of a high-class
concert band, and there Is every reason
to anticipate a successful engagement.
The advance sale of seats will open next
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
"Down by the Sea."
The attraction following "One Night In
June" at Cordray's Theater, week of Feb
ruary 2L will be seen a quaint and . suc
cessful comedy-drama of life on tho "sea
coast, entitled "Down by the Sea," wblcH'
comes to us overwhelmed with laudatory
notices from critics -wherever It has been
presented. This production will be one
of the theatrical treats of the seaaQri.'"".
Murray and Mack.
Murray and Mack, who come to the"
Marquam Grand Theater shortly with
their latest musical offering, "A Night on.
Broadway," are winning new laurels
every week. Undoubtedly they arc Amer
ica's best stage Irishmen, and their pop
ularity Is founded on merit and origin
ality. "The Bostonlans."
The announcement of the early coming
of the Bostonlans to the Marquam Grand
Theater will be welcome news to Port-,
land theater-goers.
"Sag Harbor."
"Sag Harbor," James A. Heme's beau'
tlful drama, will be seen at the Marqi
Grand Theater In the near future.
STAG ELAND.
Harry B. Smith often says, with a placid
smile, that he was discharged from every
newspaper la Chicago. And there are news
paper men by the dozen who corroborate his
story. But the author of "Robin Hood" and
"The Girl From Dixie." and the more thaa
a hundred comic operas and musical comedies
strewn over the 13 years between these out
puts, says, with a sigh, that those newspaper
-days were happy ones compared with the dark
period since he became a manager and went
into the "angel" business, besides being- a
librettist,
"I suppose there are playrigbts who lead an
Ideal existence," he says, ruefully, "but per
sonally I have a hundred worries now to one
when I was a very unsuccessful reporter."
Augustus Thomas was another confessed
misfit In Journalism. It is a tradition on the
St. Louis paper which ho attempted to servo
that he was the worst reporter that had "re
ported" for It In all Its 90 years.
Frank Pixley, who wrote "The Burgomas
ter." "King Dodo" and "The Prince of Pll
sen." Is another graduate from newspaperdom
who did not leave a gap that could not be
filled. "Fairish" Is the highest praise any
one has ever applied to his newspaper work.
Even his devoted wife, whom he calls "Billy."
could not say more for it. But sow that she
has lured him away from his old Ideals when
$50-a-week as an editorial writer on a New
York newspaper represented to him life's high
est good she dampens every verso he writes
with her happy tears.
Glen Macdonough's was a dim light on Park
Row, and his editor had three distinct &nd
nearly fatal shocks when he learned that the
man for whom he had saved all his choicest
editorial expletives had written a successful
comedy for May Irwin.
Leigh Bruckart. who went through the Ori
ent and Australia ahead of the Frawley Com
pany, says: "In Calcutta we owned the town
for eight weeks. "We presented two new plays,
and introduced the latest, up-to-date Ideas
Ice cream and fans between acts. Oar com
pany played In Melbourne and Sidney, but the
season In those clUes was not enUrely satis
factory! as the Australians, first of all. do not
like Americans, and have no use for purely
American plays, with the possible exception of
Arizona,' 'Secret Service and a few others.
"What they want Is elap-stlck American farce
comedy. They are very lax regarding copy
rights in Australia. There is no copyright on
story books "there, and every fiction success that
comes out U promptly seized by local dramat
ists and put on the stage. The only way to
protect book stories in dramatic form is to
copyright that version. The pirate reigns su
preme all through Australia. 'In the Palace
of the King Is being played under the UUe of
'In Old Madrid'; 'Blue Jeans is being called
In Indiana'; The "Wrong Mr. Right' Is called
The Wrong Mrs. Right ; 'What Happened to
Jones Is changed to 'What Happened to
Smith. and so throughout the whole list of
successful plays. Another peculiar thing
about the Australian country Is that the actor,
no matter how humble a member of his class,
will not double a part. Every part Is la
charge of a separate actor."
Sick or well, the actor. like the soldier, has
to go ahead. There Is no let up. A decidedly
painful experience fell to the lot of Ed Abbey,
of Jessie Shirley's Company, playing "The
Blue Grass of Old Kentucky." at Cordray's
Theater, last Tuesday night. Just as the cur
tain was about to rite In the first act, a tele
gram addressed to Mr. Abbey was handed to
htm. He was all made up ready to go oa
with his part. The universal sympathy of the
company went out to him when It was learned
that the telegram told the mournful news that
his brother was dead at Toronto, cnfo
"What was to be done? There was no under
study ready to jump in and play Louis Birth
elot, the part for which Abbey was cast. The
audience was waiting, and rather than con
sent to some one going on the stage and read
ing his lines. Abbey smothered bis- prlrate
grief and played his part. Nobody In the
audience guessed that beneath his smiling
face lay the weight of a heavy sorrow. He
never played better.
David Warfleld, cf 'The Auctioneer," aeed
not play unless "he wants to' do so. This'" is
the kernel of the opinion delivered by Justice
Leventrltt, of the Supreme Court of New York,
in the application for a mandatory Injunction
asked for by Joseph Brooks. The latter, who
says he Is a partner with David Belasco In the
production, recently secured the appointment
of a receiver of "The Auctioneer" In a suit
for the dissolution of their partnership. Be
lasco denied that any such partnership existed.
Warfleld refused to play, except under Be
lasco' s management, and when W. M. K. Ol
cott was made receiver, Warfleld ceased play
ing, and tho company was disbanded. Counsel
for Warfleld contended that, while the court
might enjoin Warfleld from acting for any
persona outside his contract, it had no Jurls
dlcUon to compel him to act If he declined to
do so. Justice Leventrltt agreed with this
view of the matter, and held that a mandatory
Injunction could not Issue.
Two babies filled Important roles at Baker's
and Cordray's Theaters last week. In "Jane,"
the star baby attraction was Master Verney
Whipple, 1 year old. eon of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Whipple, of 705 Vancouver avenue, and at
the end of tho second act when the baby was
left alone on the stage, he made a very pretty
picture. A chorus of delighted "Ohs" arose
from all parts of Baker's Theater, ahd tho
(gyeyeryperHm present. Verney Whipple has
wr wr, niie eyes, ana he is the proud pos-
"sesjor, ;so. far,- of eight teeth. Miss Rankin.
4 months. Old, Is the baby who was the star
actress ol- her size In "The Blue Grass of
OltUKeitudkl'." at Cordrav's Theater. On ac-
pfcouTrt'- or her tender age, she was carried
arcuni br Miss Jessie Shirley. Baby Rankin
hoe not received her Christian name as yet,
-and is the adopted daughter of Mrs. Rankin,
375 Front ijtreet.
JDavld "Belasco says: "After existing en
gagements have been filled, no company of
Bine shall ver again appear In a theater If
Its booking Is controlled by the trust. The
routes that I have booked myself, dealing dl
ffectly wlmIocal managers, are Infinitely bet
ter than any -routes ever given mo by Klaw &
Erlanger, nd It Is obvious that the profits to
both the local managers and myself should be
ffiueh greater. Klaw & Erlanger receive a
dmlsaloai . for booking from the company
anaser, .a, percentage from the local man
ger, and Jr? one Instance I was obliged to
ve up a, run half of my entire Warfleld
profits beslles. This enormous tribute was de
manded by Klaw & Erlanser for booking
routes that .necessitate great expense in rail
way faresj with such long Jumps that players
are .lnra rrpetual state of faUgue and irrita
tion. FoVlhls service managers have paid
tribute' for years. I know what I had to pay."
Lansing Rowan, leading woman of the Hod-
.klns StQck Company, at Memphis, Tenn., has
necn engaged as leading woman of the Acad
emy cf Music Stock Company, Newport News,
Va., for the Spring and Summer season, open
Ipg the latter part of next month. Miss Rowan
wlll.be featured. The company will bo man
aged by William T. Klrby, a .newspaper man.
Royalty bills will be produced, the season
opening with "The Girl I Left Behind ile," to
be followed by "The Silver King." "The White
Squadron." "Trilby." "Held by the Enemy."
"When London Sleeps" and other similar bills.
The season Is planned to last at least 12
wfeeks. and will probably run Into the Summer.
Mlas Rowan's supporting company will make a
short tour of Virginia In "Sapho" prior to the
opening of the stock season at Newport News.
"Mies Rowan was leading woman with Ralph
Stuart the season before last.
Oscar Hammersteln made public recently tho
details of his Invention for quenching any fire
that may happen on a stage. Ho has patented
the device, but says It is not for sale, but that
any manager is free to avail himself of his
permission to use the invention, any way. ilr.
Hammersteln's Idea is to substitute for the
wooden or Iron cross-pieces In the gridiron.
Iron pipes 1 inches in diameter, perforated
with good-sized holes. In addition to the
usual GOOO-gallon tank now in use on the roofs
of the New York theaters, there must be a
second tank of the same capacity. Both tanks
are to be connected with the pipes, the water
being held In check, until needed, by valves
that may be operated from the stage. In case
of fire, the levers or cranks could be opened
and 10,000 gallons of water would flood the
stage and drown out any blaze in a few mo
ments. McVlcker's Theater, Chicago, with safe
guards against Are and loss of life, reopened,
being the first of the Chicago popular play
houses to do so since all of them were closed
after the Iroquois fire. The sight which met
the eyes of the audience was a corrugated
surfaco of the 2500-pound lire-proofed steel
curtain. The curtain was lowered between
the acts. Scarcely less obvious were the exits.
17 in number, nearly all leading directly to
the alleys on each side of the theater. Above
each In largo black letters on a white back
ground was the word "Exit," Further, to
direct the audience, a gas jet with a red globe
appeared over each door. The aisles led di
rectly to the exits, a reformation which cost
the theater about 300 seats, chiefly in the bal
conies. The theater people are under bond to
make further alterations by September 1.
llarle Cor.dlt, of Oswego, N. Y., and Fred
erick R, Taylor, electrician of the Garslde.
Condlt & Mack Stock Company, were recently
married on the stage of the Colonial Theater,
Feeksklll. N. Y. The ceremony followed the
regular evening performance of the stock com
pany. The bridal party, consisting of the
members of the company, marched up the
aisle to the strains of the wedding march
from Lohengrin, headed by the youngest of
the Arabian acrobats, who acted as page, car
rying the wedding ring on a silver plate.
Una. Pellhanl was bridesmaid, and Thomas
Maskell best nan-. Rev. Thomas C Straus, a
Presbyterian minister, officiated. A wedding
breakfast at one of the hotels followed the
ceremony.
Attractions last week In San Francisco the
aters: Columbia. James and Warde, In "Alex
ander the Great"; Tlvoll, "When Johnny
Comes Marching Home": Grand Opera-House,
Weber & Fields. In "Whoop-Dee-pee" and
"Catherine"; Alcazar, "The Gay Parisians";
Central, "In Sight of St. Paul's": California,
Murray and Mack In "A Night oa Broadway";
Fischer, "Roly Pely"; Orpheum. Billy B.
Van, Rose Beaumont and Company, Thome
and Carleton, Enyder and Buckley. Rice and
Elmer, Two Silvas. Stuart Barnes. Robertas
and WUfredo. Orpheum moUon pictures, and
Monroe, Mack and Lawrence.
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Laura Plerpont, who recently appeared In
this city as the singing star In "Maloneys
Wedding."- Is meeting with great success on
tour, and Is one of the most valuable mem
bers" of the company. She Is an unusually
pretty girl, and although .her work Is warmly
praised; her "head Is itlll of normal size. This
Is one of her chief charms. Mlu Plerpont Is
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a Cincinnati girl, and is experienced in musi
cal comedy work. Her father Is an artist, and
she comes from a musical family. She U
clearly destined for better engagements than
the one In "Maloney's Wedding," which Is a
good stepping-stone.
Evelyn Wood and her stock company will
open an eight weeks' engagement at the
Dewey Theater, Oakland, Cal., commencing"
-February 21. Miss Wood began her stage
career under the Charles Frohman manage
ment, and remained In his companies for three
seasons. She next Joined Maud Adams, the
Empire Stock Company, Marie Osborn for a
special engagement, and then back to the Em
pire Stock. Then followed a season with
Isabelle Irving in "To Have and to Hold,"
and a season with Amelia Bingham. Last
season she was with Elsie Do Wolfe.
Two hundred members of Pyramid Lodge,
No. 400, F. & A. M.. attended the performance
pf "By Right of Sword" at the American
Theater, New York, lately, to honor the star
of the play, Ralph Stuart, who Is a member
of the lodge. After the performance a ban
quet was served on the stage, speeches were
made, and a flash-light picture was taken of
the gathering. The American Theater orches
tra furnished the music, and played Theodore
H. Bendlx's latest two-step, entitled, "By
Right of Sword."
Fl F. Proctor, the prominent vaudeville man
ager, has purchased the Fltty-elghth-Street
Theater, New York, from Randolph Guggen
helmer, for about- $500,000. Mr. Proctor con
trols the theater 'at the present time, and
there will be no change of policy in his man
agement. This Is the second theater he bos
bought In the last few months, the other being
the One Hundred and Twenty-flfth-Street The
ater, In Harlem. Mr. Proctor now owns four
theaters outright and controls three more.
Many, people have asked the name of the
pretty melody that Frank M. Griffin, the con
ductor of Baker's Theater Orchestra, played
as a curtain-raiser to the comedy, "Jane."
The air Is taken from the English ballad, "My
Pretty Jane," by Bishop, and was one of the
most famous songs in the repertoire of the
eminent English tenor, Sims- Reeves. It Is a
tender love song, and so beautifully did Mr.
Reeves sing It, that he often left his audience
dissolved In tears.
Manager George L. Baker Is negotlaUng
with Dodson L. Mitchell to reproduce his
American patriotic play, ,"Paul Revere," at
Baker's Theater In the near future. Every
schoolboy knows the story of the patriot, Paul
Revere, who, during the Revolution, mounted
the steeple at midnight of the Old North
Church, Boston, and swung bis lantern to
warn the Americans of the approach' of the
British.
Otis Skinner will use Edwin Booth's reper
toire next season on an Independent tour, to
begin In November In Chicago and to stay
four weeks In New York. The plays will be
"Hamlet," "Macbeth," "Richelieu," "Ruy
Bias," "The Merchant of Venice," "Richard
III," "The Fool's Revenge." "Don Caesar de
Bazan" and "Franceaca da Rimini" all, with
the possible exception of the last, nonroyalty
plays.
The Rochester (N. Y.) Herald says, appropoa
of the Improvements in exit facilities demand
ed by the authorlUea everywhere: "With the
predominating Influence of the Theatrical Syn
dicate, it Is most desirable at any rato that
there shall bo moro opportunities for patrons
of the drama to get away from some of their
bad shows. Let the exits be multiplied and
kept open!"
Henry Miller's 18-ycar-old on. Gilbert, Is lh
Miss Bingham's company, playing a small part
la "Olympe," against his father's wishes, as
Mr. Miller did not want him to go on the
stage, .giving as a reason that the stage Is
overcrowded. Gilbert Heron Is the young
man's stage name, from his mother. Bijou
Heron's, name.
Mrs. Brune, who has been In London with
her husband. Clarence M. Brune, has gone
to Paris to receive vocal instruction from
Slgnor Sbriglia for two months. Mr. Brune's
companies are now touring In the English
provinces. Mrs.. Brune appeared at the Mar
quam last Season In "Unorna."
Minnie Pixley, now Mrs. E. H. McCracken.
was lately vislUng In San Francisco. She and
Annie Pixley. It will be remembered, were a
great team In years gone by. Mrs. McCrack
en was a fine dancer, and Annie made M'Llss
famous. Gus Pixley. the brother. Is an actor,
and Is presenUy In New York.
Nearly the entire business staff of Klrke La
Shelle was 111 one day recently. Mr. La Shclle
was down with a severe case of ptomaine
poisoning; his stage director, John Stapleton,
had nervous prostration, and Del Bonta, his
general manager, had tho grip. But all are
better, or very near It.
James E. Sprott and J. E. Small have com
pleted a comedy entitled "Love's Triumph,"
that will be produced next season. Mr. Sprott
Is now writing the book of a romantic opera.
In which Forrest Huff will be featured. Mr.
Sprott was press agent last season for Harry
Carson Clarke.
Companies closed: "On the Stroke of
Twelve," "The Japanese Nightingale." la
South Bend. Ind.; "Minister's Daughter," at
Richmond, Ind.; "Jesse James, the Bandit
King"' at Burgholx. O.; "Heart of Chicago,''
at Syracuse, N. Y.; "A Desperate Chance."
Julia Sanderson, who played at short notice
Paula Edwardes part of "Winsome Winnie,"
at the New York Casino, recently, while Miss
Edwardes -was ill. has been engaged to-play
Mrs. Pineapple In the Easton Company's pro
duction of "A Chinese Honeymoon."
The engine attached to Sir Henry living's
special car, on the way from New York to
Montreal, blew .up near McKeever, N. Y.,
lately, and the engineer was badly scalded.
No one else was Injured, and the train went
on after a short delay.
Nine out of every ten actresses who col
lapse from "overwork" and "nervous prostra-
tloa" are victims of. lack -of fresh, air." You
rarely knew a woman who made two hours out
of doors every day mandatory to herself that
became a wreck. '
Engagements for the James Nelll Company:
Los Angeles. Cat.. unUl February 20; Ye Lib
erty Theater. Oakland. Cak. March 6-June 19;
Majestic. Theater, San Francisco, June 20-Sep-
tember S; Los Angeles, from. September 11, In
definitely. m
The New York DramaUc Mirror of February
i 0 says: "There are but threo prominent stock
companies on the Pacific Coast, Of these the
Baker Theater Company U located at Portland.
Or. The other two organizations are- In- Cali
fornia." Robert RusselL of Schenectady. N. Y.. son
of the. late Sol Smith Russell, bad charge of
tne electrical exhibit at the recent Automobile
'.Show at the Madison Square Garden, New
Maude Adams was lately taken, ill 'in Water-
bury, Conn., and was brought to her house In
East Forty-first street. New York, to recuper
ate. Tomorrow night, at the Alcazar Theater.
San Francisco. "The Charity Ball." by David
Belasco and H. C. Da Mllle. will bo presented.
York. . ,
E. D. Price, of the Alcazar, San Francisco,
will go East in April. Mrs. Price 13 vilUng
relative In Idaho.
Chris O. Brown has signed with Norrls &
Rowe's Circus to handle car No. L
Frank Oppcrman has 'one arm helpless from
the effects of rheumatism.
Fanny Gillette is still In New York, not In
the best of health.
Ellta Proctor 0tl3 has Joined the Century
Theater Company.
STORIES OF THE STAGE.
Remembering El H. Sothern. there are sev
eral lines In the text of his play. "The Light
That Lies In Woman's "Eyes," that cause one
to wonder whether they are- uttered In a spirit
of apology or protest. For example, the
bounder Wiggin Smyth WlggJn remarks:
"I've got to go on the stagf?."
"Why?" asks Lucy Porter.
"I'm no good for anything else."
"But how do you know you can act?"
"Ob, any fool can do thatl"
Later some one says: "The stage Is going
to the dogs in this country," and the retort is:
"The stage la always going to the dogs in
every country. Wonderful how cheerful tho
dogs are."
Another exchange of "courtesies" having to
do With he profession results when the query
Is made:
"It he falls as an actor, what will he do?"
"Ob, then, he'll teach acting."
"They'll name a cigar after him."
"Good; then he'll end In smoke."
Mr. Sothern has evidently had experience
with budding novices that led to this apt de
scription of the class: "Now that he's mado
up his mind to act, he thinks he knows all
about if,"
And in the phrase, "These Irish people have
no sense of humor; wo laugh at them because
they have a brogue, but they're not really
funny," one wonders It it is not the leading
man's protest against the popular appeal of
the character actor, who gets laughs by a com
bination of red wig, broken English and mak
ing mouths on the side.
r
There are Innumerable little comedies and
tragedies of the theater that the people before
the curtain know nothing about. Not so very
long ago an actress in New York made a pro
nounced hit In a play which was numbered
among the season's few successes. Night after
night her strongest sceno was applauded to
the echo, and again and again the curtain had
to be raised to allow her to bow her smiling
acknowledgements to the enthusiasts out
front. But each time the curtain fell, screen
ing the actress from the audience, her tongue
went out In derisive mockery at those who
were paying her that unusual compliment of
unrestrained applause.
To the casual spectator of tho Incident the
MOTHER LOVE ON THE STAGE
AS PORTRAYED BY MRS. DELLEN
BAUGH IN " POLICHINELLE " Sr
New York Press.
S tender and appealing as a tear
set in smiles is Harriet Otis Dellen
baugh's portrayal of mother love
In "The Secret of Pollchinelle" at the
Madison Square Theater. It Is an emo
tional gem, clean cut and radiantly beau
tlfuL It is "the touch of nature" in a
pure and pretty comedy.
"Mrs. Dellenbaugh must bo a mother
herself," said a sweet-voiced, sad-faced
matron after the performance on "Wednes
day night "I'm sure of it. She could
not play with such real and intense
fueling and so naturally If she were not.
Her work bears the stamp of genuine
heart-love. It is a lesson in tenderness
that some of us need overmuch, I fear."
Mrs. Bellenbaugh Is a mother, and her
son Is the inspiration of her art. He is a
sturdy little chap, a bit older than tho
boy In the play but not so much older
that she cannot readily imagine him to
be the chnu before her on the stage.
The story of "The Secret of Pollchi
nelle" tells of a mother who finds that
her only son has been secretly married
for five years and that he has a child, a
boy of four. Her delight, gratification
and pride in the child struggle for the
mastery with her disappointment and. re
gret at her son's choice of a wife.
"The part is very real to me," Mrs. Del
lenbaugh confessed to the writer. "I ap
ply the circumstances of the piay to my
self personally, and I know how I should
feel and act under them at home what
I would do and suffer for my own child
In such a situation. Then I analyze my
feelings with the result which you have
seen.
"There Is a sceno In the play, you re
member, where a photograph of my grand
son Is shown to me. I'll let you Into a
secret. That picture Is actually a photo
graph of my own son; and it Is so for
the reason that I could not get tho nat
ural expression without It. In the re
hearsals wo used simply a piece "of card
board and my lines sounded unreal to me
as artificial, in fact, as that bit of blank
paper. I told the manager that if I was
to get out of this piece of business all
there was In it I must be shown a picture
of my own little boy. He agreed.
"Now, when I sec that, the scene be
comes as real to me as anything could
be In my private life. I can see my own
NEVER AGAIN, SAYS SOTHERN
ACTOR, SUED BY BUDDING PLAYVRIGHT,
VOWS TO READ NO MORE MANUSCRIPT
H. SOTHERN wHI never, no never,
e again read the manuscript play of
any young man or woman who "only
wants a chance."
Mr. Sothern was served today, at Louis
ville, Ky., with more papers in a suit
filed by Miss Ellenetta Harrison, of Som
erset, Ky., says a New York newspaper.
The actor is said to be seriously thinking
of founding a library for the containing
of similar legal papers and of entering
into competitidn with "Weber & Fields as
champion defendant of the theatrical
world.
Miss Harrison's demand is for tho mod
est sum of $5000. She claims this amount
for a play called "The Stage of Life."
When the process-server caught Mr.
Sothern In his hotel, the actor's face It
self was a breach of the peace. Not H1I
debrand, nor P.upert of Hentzau, nor any
of the others whom Mr. Sothern has im
personated or slain, could withstand the
glance. But he controlled himself.
"A year ago," Mr. Sothern explained,
"Miss Harrison sent me a thing that
thick" Indicating a couple of books lying
atop of each other. "She said she was In
a hard way. Father and mother poor, she
their main support. Mortgage on the,
farm. Same old James A. Hearrie
talc. But, she said, 'great ldea3 la
actress attitude seemed most ungracious, but
uucnsaiea an explanation or it i
may or may not seem sufficient -as one se
u view it.
"For years," she said. "I have worked and
slaved arid fretted for recognition hero In New
York. la other cities they have respected my
efforts for a long time. Here It was always
bad business, bad noUces. and cold, cruel
treatment. Now I have them exactly where X
want them. No. I'm not unappreclaUv (hert
ete made a contemptuous grimace): that's Just
the way I feel about it,"
Maude Fealy. chatting la her dressing-room
,a ,avoy about er somewhat rapid rise,
told, with some gusto, this Incident of the cir
cumstances leading in 1, , .,
woman by William Gillette for "Sherlock
Holmes";
"Mr. Gillette hadn't seen me when Mr. Froh-
,C t0 ensaKe me and en he told
me I looked too young. I hurried down town
?, ?7 flrstJon sW. When next I saw
Mr. Gillette my hair was done up for the first
time, and I wore high-heeled slippers, so that
I looked a good deal more of a woman. He
laughed, and said I looked a lot older, but I
knew I didn't.
"I will never fonret that
Miss Fealy. "It didn't At me. It didn't begin
10. me mnouni 01 irouwe I had to make it
presentable would only be appreciated by a
woman. But I firmly believe that the skirt
got me that position; and. as I consider myself
a very fortunate girl In getting it. I naturally
cherish that first long skirt"
Eleanor Robson anneared th n i
in a brand-new frock In the last act of "Mere
ly Jiary Ann," at the Garden Theater. New
York. The dress she has hnn trmrion in .v..
act Is pink. The new one Is white and some-
wnar. plainer, although no les3 elegant In de
sign. "Don't you think you're a bit extravagant?"
Inquired one of Miss Robson's friends the day
after she had worn the new dress for tho first
time. She went on: "I think that pink dress
is a dream, and Isn't nearly worn out. Of.
course, the white Is a dream, too, but then"
"Well," replied the actress, Vlt's this way.
I've found since I've been at the Garden that
audiences differ a great deal. Some of them
are very cold, and others are very enthusl--stic
Now. I always Uke to have things in
keeping with my surroundings. So. when I
find I have a cold audience out la front, I
intend to wear the pink dress. When the au
dience Is enthusiastic. I shall put on tho
white. Don't you think that's a good Idea?"
The handsomest usher at the Marquam The
ater tells this one: "When one of the East
ern companies playing 'The Little Minister
was In the Aeight of Its success la New York,
one of the ticket-takers noticed a Scotch colllo
dog looking as if ho would like to seo tho
show. Ultimately tho dog stood In line and
made straight for the central door along with
the crowd, but to his great surprise he woa
kicked out. Three different times did tho dos
attempt to get In to see tho show, and each
time he got the boot. He eyed tho crowd
with Intelligent interest, and at lost seemed
to notice that each person who passed through
the theater door carried a ticket In his right
hand. A Scotchman who was present, not
wishing to see one of his own nationality get
left, said to the dog: 'Am Scotch like yersel.
Pit a btttle paper in yer moo an' ye'll be a
rlcht,' The dog barked as If he understood
the advice, and the next minute ha appeared
at the theater door with a piece of paper In
his mouth. That was his ticket, and he was
Immediately admitted."
When Otis Skinner returned to his old homo
town, Hartford. Conn., on day last Summer,
he met a friend of his school days, Charles
G. Huntington.
"Busy Just now?" asked Skinner.
"No," .said Huntington: "what will we dor
"Let's go swimming same old swimming
hole in the Farmlngton River."
"All right," said Huntington; "shall wo
drive out, or walk, as we used to?"
"We'll walk." said Skinner.
So they tramped the threo miles to the old
swimming-hole, which neither of them had
seen In a score of years, and plunged In. They
walked back. Skinner was so lamo he couldn't
act for a week, and Huntington has been peri
odically rheumatic ever since.
son as he played around our house at
the age of this little boy In the play, and
I can recall how rhy heart used to jump
at a sudden sound when he was not in
the room, and how I feared for half a
second, with my heart In my throat, that
It portended some disaster or misfortune
to him. That i3 mother love, and it is a
sensation and feeling which no one but
a mother can fully comprehend.
"In tho play the mother's disappoint
ment at her son's marriage Is greatly
overshadowed by her delight in his hap
piness; yet even this is tinged with a
shade of pain at the thought that it must
have been a sore distress to him for these
five years to have such a great secret
from his mother, whom he love3 with, all
the devotion of a truly good son.
"Several persons have suggested to mo
that this line of thought would not occur
In tho real lovo of a mother; that sho
would be so disappointed and angry at
her son'3 deception atad marriage so far
beneath him that she would havo no
thought . for his sturdy little son. I do
not agree with these critics at all. I know
that if I were to find my own son had
acted in a similar manner I should feel
glad that he was happy, and while it
would be a great source of grief that ha
had not confided his love to me in tho
first place, yet I think all this would
be swept away In my desire to have him
happy.
"If a mother truly loves her son, her.
first and only thought is his happiness,
and if he loves a girl well enough to
havo been constant and faithful to her
for five years under burdensome circum
stances, he must love her with a really
true and great love. Therefore, having
proved his devotion, a mother who would
not welcome his wlfo with open arms
would not be worthy the name of mother.
Then, too, even If she would not forgive,
her son for his own sake, tho sight of
her grandson should melt any mother's
or grandmother's heart. Particularly lg
this true In France, where small families
are the rule rather than the exception,
and the birth of a child Is therefore very
much more of an event than It Is In Eng
land or America,
"Consequently I think the Interpretation
of tho role which I have given It is a
proper one. Summed up. It simply amounts
to a mother's love for her son surmount
ing any and all circumstances and condi
tions, and any mother win agree with ma
that this Is the rule In real life."
manuscript.' Would I read it? Oh, yes!
Soft-hearted dub of an actor certainly
I would I Now, we players are a good
natured lot. There's heart in most of us,
and we fall for the real, because lt'a
strange to us. I honestly wanted to help
that poor girl, and wrote a' note saying
I'd read her work at my earliest con
venience. I've never read It because I
haven't had the time. In fact, I haven't
had time to answer my own personal let
ters. "So now she wants her play, eh? Like
Mr. Schoonmaker, of Lexington."
Mr. Sothern referred to E. D. Schoon
maker of Lexington, who yesterday ob
tained an order of court on Mr. Sothern.
to return a manuscript,
"No," said the interviewer. "She wants
$5000, which she says you agreed to pay
hen"
"It'3 a forgery," said Mr. Sothern. "I
never 3lgned any agreement to pay her
money for that piece of work, nor did I
promise to do so, verbally. I'll read no
more plays! I don't want any won't
have any!
"They are imposing on my good nature.
I know where to get plays. I go to a
particular playwright every time I want a
play. How absurd for me to pay a mere
girl, who isn't known to anyone, 55000,
when all my plans have been made for
seasons ahead! Oh, really, it would mak
me laugh If It wasn't so serious."