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THE ,gUNDAT OMGONIA3T, PORTLAND. MA.T 22, 1904.
RICE AND CADT IN "FTODLE-DEE-DBE." AT THE BAKER THEATER. , lBkBptBHl
T was an- interesting: week at the play
f houses, In spite of the fact that the
Baker was dark, pending the opening
of the burlesque season. Tqe big event
was the first appearance here of the Rog
ers Brothers and their remarkably fine
company. But few Portlanders had
ever seen the famous Dutch team, which
has been a close rival to "Weber &. Fields
for many New Tork seasons, and those
who attended the performances of the
"Rogers Brothers in London" at the Mar
Quam at the week's end found much that
was novel in the Quaint humor of the
brothers. The production was the most
elaborate musical comedy ever seen in
Portland.
At the beginning of the week "The Four
Cohans," who were likewise new to local
audiences, presented their musical farce
"Running for Office." The -vehicle which
this talented family use is an elaborated
skit which the son, George II., wrote
some three years ago, and which they did
in vaudeville until they abandoned that
field. The Cohans wore fully up to ex
pectations, -except George M., whose over
weaning egotism in refusing to appear
Tuesday night was unpardonable. He
refused to go on at the last moment be
cause he had an. understudy, just like a
real star.
The only serious offering of the week
was Isabel Irving, for three nights and
a matinee in "The Crisis" at Cordrav's.
The play Itself is as good as most drama
tized novels, no better, but it was well
acted, and proved very satisfactory. Miss
Irving is a clev er actress, and is well sup
ported. During the latter part of the
week the popular Washington-street
house had "Brown's In Town," a hilari
ously funny farce in the hands of entirely
competent comedians. This is also the
bill today.
In spite of the approach of Summer,
there 1b no falling off in the attendance
at the theaters, and last week's audiences
were large, notwithstanding the fact that
all but one of the attractions were high
priced. The vaudeville business was also good
at all the ten-cent houses except the Park,
which closed up shop after a precarious
existence of four months.
This week will see the inauguration of
the Baker season of burlesque by the
Casino Company, the Marquam will be
closed except on "Wednesday night, when
the newsboys benefit occurs, and Friday
and Saturday, when amateurs will stage
a fairy spectacle. Cordray's will offer
popular-price melodrama.
BURLESQUE AT THE BAKER.
Casino Company Opens Engagement
Today In "Fiddle Dee Dee."
A eeason of fun and music will begin at
the Baker Theater this afternoon when
the highly-praised Casino Company of
burlesque artists, dancers and singers will
present "Fiddle Dee Dee," the first of the
remarkably popular Weber & Field musi
cal burlesques. The sole plot and purpose
of "Fiddle Deo Dee" is to amuse, and it is
a huge success In that direction. Such
story as it has concerns the adventures
of a coupleof pleasure-loving Germans and
their Hebrew friend while visiting the
Paris Exposition. They have all sorts of
humorous experiences and get. Into trou
ble through the purchase of a talking dolL
After this failure a rich Irishman tries to
get them to marry a homely woman with
whom he has become involved in a mar
riage promise, and offers a bonus of $10,000.
These two incidents In themselves create
enough comedy for one evening's enter
tainmentand keep the audience in screams
of laughter. Incidental to them there
aro numerous other pleasure-giving fea
tures including a burlesque on the opera,
the funny burlesque on the Floradora sex
tette, and several pretty and catchy en
semble numbers in wnlch the handsome
chorus girls are the stars.
Rice and Cady will furnish the Ger
man comedy. Bobby North will be their
Hebrew friend. Sidney de Grey appears
as a young man with money to throw
away and Incidentally sings a couple of
great coon songs. Joseph Dalley is the
Irishman in trouble. D. M. Henderson
appears as the ugly and injured Birdie,
Lou Harlow, a fascinating joung woman,
late of the "Prince of Pilsen" company.
Is the prima donna. Flossie Hope and
Lillian Levey are tno principal dancers
and are marvels in their art. And last,
but not least, is a bevy of pretty singing,
dancing and show girls, all graceful and
clever. '
The scenery and costumes have been
built especially for the production which
is full jot beauty, color and life.
The next burlesque will be a double bill,
consisting of "Hurly Burly" and a
travesty on "The Royal Family."
"KIDNAPED" AT CORDRAY'S.
Comedy-Drama of Thrilling Interest
Opens Tomorrow Night.
Tho ever-popular drama, "Kidnaped."
will bo presented at Cordray's tomor-
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row (Monday) night, and will be wel
comed by all lovers of good, sensa
tional plays, for "Kidnaped" has
proved one of the strongest dramatic
productions of its kind ever written.
It depicts all the different phases of
life in the great metropolis, every act
scintillating with startling episodes.
Sensations follow each other so rap
Idly as to keep one thrilled with ex
citement through every act. Tet the
strong comedy situations and bright
specialties introduced offset the more
melodramatic scenes of the play, and
afford plenty of opportunity for laugh
ter. The scenic effects are elaborate, and
show such familiar pictures of New
Tork life as the famous "Brooklyn
Bridge," "East River at Night," "The
Old Rookery at Five Points." "The Po
lice Patrol," and the famous kidnap
ing scene in the third act. "Kidnaped"
will be presented by a competent com
pany of well-known players, carefully
selected for the different characters
they assume. The special scenery used
in the production will be complete and
elaborate, a carload of special scenery
being carried for the production. The
Summer bargain prices lately Tnausu-
) rated at Cordray's will remain "the same
for this engagement.
AMERICA'S GREATEST ACTOB.
Richard Mansfield Is Coming, to the
Marquam.
When Richard Mansfield presented
"Ivan the Terrible" In New York on
March 1, one of the critics exclaimed:
"Bootn had his Hamlet, Irving his Louis
XI, and Mansfield has found his Ivan."
Another cabled his London paper: "New
Tork has seen but two great things this
season. Parsifal and Ivan the Terrible."
It is as the crafty, ldomltable, supersti
tious, old despot, the Tzar Ivan, that
this great actor will be seen at the Mar
quam on Monday, May 30. All the identi
cal 105 people wno were seen with him
in New Tork will be seen with him here.
He brings every vestige of the imperial
production, one of the most superb ever
seen. It is a munificent series of pic
tures of Russian court life under the
greatest, albeit the crudest, of Russia's
Tzars. He will give his glorious produc
tion of "Old Heidelberg" Tuesday even
ing. He comes direct from San Francisco.
The advance sale of seats will open next
Friday morning. May 25, at 10 o'clock,
when not more than six seats will be sold
to one person for any single performance.
AT THE BIJOU THIS WEEK.
Attractive Vaudeville Programme Is
Announced by Management.
Commencing Monday, May 23, the
Bijou will offer another delightful en
tertainment for the week. This new
theater is growing in popularity, as
the attractions offered are the very best.
Tho management is booking direct
ly from Chicago and New Tork, conse
quently is in position to secure the
very best of American and European
nov eltles.
The Mazzlotas, direct from the Or
pheum circuit, will appear in a new,
refined and artistic musical act, intro
ducing several unique novelties. Other
acts are Ocarina Duet, with mechan
ical bird effects, the birds singing and
moving their bills and tail feathers
in exact Imitation of live birds; also
tho latest novelty, entitled "A Muscal
Dinner Set"; Addison and Livingston,
comedy sketch artists; the Four Rob
erts, in the beautiful comedy, entitled
"The Dollmaker's Dilemma." which has
made a great hit and is remarkably
clever and worthy of words of the
highest praise. Claus and Montez, sing
ing and dancing soubrettes, formerly
of Weber & Field's, are sure to make
a hit. The rest of the bill is equally
notable, and promises an hour's enter
tainment of rare enjoyment. Little
Millie, who appears in illustrated
songs, will sing the very latest song,
entitled "For Sale A Baby." The lat
est motion pictures on the vitascopo
and other numbers go to make up the
entire programme.
CHEERY BILL AT THE ARCADE.
Latest Vaudeville Novelties Offered
on the New BUI.
These are cheery days at the Arcade
Theater. Vaudeville acts from the great
circuits of the East have maJ this cozy
family amusement-house a popular place
of refined recreation. Always on the look
out for the latest novelties the pro
grammes sparkle with tbe latest ami
most up-to-date acts which are procured
with no regard to expense. On Bunds s
tho curtain rises at 2 P. M. and the show
are continuous without a break until J8
P. M. Today will be the last if th bUl
that won the approval of the saa-ons l&tf
week.
Beginning with the matinee Moaday at
2:15 P. M.. sterling aUractloas are effarod
for the public's amusement. The elar feat
ure is th Exposition Four, the bighert
salaried act appearing In vaudeville. K -c-archs
of music and song, thes alever ei
tertainere wUl reooive the nomas of au
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MIS8 HAZEL KOONTZ. A3 THE ROYAL.
QUEEN OP COLUMBIA, IN "THE
QUEEN'S BOUQUET," AT THE MARQUAM
GRAND.
who appreciate melody in its most alluring
and original form.
The original Bowery boy and girl, with
all their quaint ways, 'their entertaining
dialect, their characteristic songs and
dances, will be portrayed by Mr. and Mrs.
D. M. Hall, and a right merry team they
are.
The. one-act comedy sketch, when It is
really bright and clever, is the most en
joyable feature" of an up-to-date vaude
ville programme. The patrons of the Ar
cade. Theater will find that Wilson and
Moran in the comedy skit. "Their First
Quarrel," are past-masters of the art of
provoking continuous merriment.
When Josephine Gordon glides on the
stage, a pretty, petite soubrette, she will
win applause. When she sings, and when
she dances, encores will be her reward.
Kippy has a funny name. Klppy arouses
mirth when he steps on the stage. And
when he Juggles. Kippy will be greeted
with screams of laughter. He is very
klppy and very clever. In fact the klppiest
juggler that has ever appeared on a
local stage.
With the reputation of producing the
latest moving pictures, fresh from the
front of the war or whatever 'point is In
the public eye, the Arcade Theater will
present on the American Bioscope the
newest and most Interesting films. In the
lobby the Vitagraph will play an equally
important part of providing entertainment
for the theater's guests.
The show today Is continuous. Week day
bills begin at 2.15 In the afternoon and
7:15 In the evening. The price of admis
sion remains the same, 10 cents.
NEW ACTS AT THE ORPHEUM.
Star Attractions to Be Sent From
San Francisco.
Arrangements were completed yes
terday whereby everything that comes
to San Francisco will be played at the
Orpheum Theater, so the people of
Portland will have the very best. The
chief Interest of theatergoers centers
at this beautiful new theater.
The new bill at the Orpheum is one
of great promise, and contains the
names of some very delightful enter
tainers. The programme Includes many
feature attractions. Karl and De El
mer, the flying flames, in their sensa
tional human trapeze innovation, are
acrobats of great ability, and have
been delighting the public of the East
the past three months. Mr. Frank
Stafford, better known as the Califor
nia lyric whistler, and MIsb Marie
Stone featuring Mr. Stafford's inimita
ble imitations, appear in a sketch, "A
Hunter's Game." Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fay are comedy sketch artists.
Zara and Zara, who pleased the au
diences last week, will continue in a
new act this woek. Other acts are
Madge Maltland, contortion dancer;
George A. and Lizzie Bird, in a scream
ing comedy, entitled "Riley's Recep.
tion"; Josephine Regal, musical artist;
Mann and Franks, in duets; Ed Fisher,
the Incomparable as a laugh producer,
in a new descriptive comedy act; Mae
N. Vernon, in her latest hit, entitled
"On a Good Old Trolley Ride"; John P.
Brace & Co., in another side-splitting
comedy; Myrtle Franks, in a new spe
cialty, attd a consignment of Hew films
and pictures, which will be seen oil the
vltascope. These attractions make an
excellent bill, and no doubt will be
greeted by crowded houses.
"BROWN'S IN TOWN" TODAY.
Last Two Performances of Bright
Farce at Cordray's Theater.
The last two performances of 'IBrown's
in Town" will bo given at Cordray's the
ater at this afternoon's matinee and
tonight. "Brown's in Town" Is one of
the cleanest, brightest and funniest en
tertainments seen in a long time. The
farce Is of Just the build and texture that
make multitudes of laughs and people
would more readily be laughed out of their
money than they would be willing to have
it enticed away by a frown or given up
for a too serious drama.
LYRIC'S THIRD WEEK.
New
Bfll Is Announced, Beginning
at Monday's Matinee. .
Th tMr week at the Lyric promises
rauwh On the bill are the Vlctorellas,
triple fear arttota; AlwMiitr, the man
I of mytcy; WW Xinc. yspular mono
lobk;JttyaMe4 S. BaMwiB, baritone
solois. Ml "Tbe mm Bll"; th Delacys,
kitvge o M&okf&ct; ICsran. an Bins, dl
reet Srem Xew York, latredaefeg Miss
iCoraa, & e&anslng vepraao singer, and
then th vitascope, giving the complete
story of Rcfelnsoa Cnoe and his man
Friday. Monday :3fr P. M. la the opening
xf tbe feUL
At the Arcade This Week.
At tbe Arcade Theater1 this week Is the
highest salaried act in vaudeville, the
Exposition Four, -who are known as
"Mighty Monarchs of Music and Song."
They come direct from the Keith circuit
of New Tork, the greatest circuit in the
East, to which the four will return after
playing this week's engagement at the
Arcade.
"The Queen's Bouquet."
The Marquam Grand stage will be a
floral bower indeed with royal purple
thrones, flanked wltn flowers and ever
green, lovely maidens and gallant men in
beautiful costumes, when they present the
fairy extra vangaza entitled "The Queen's
Bouquet," on Friday evening and Sat
urday matinee. The little entertainers
are perfect in their parts, rehearsals for
the pretty dances are over. They are all
having fun selling tickets and fitting on
their royal gowns at the costumer's. Mls3
Grace Shaw and Mrs. W. G. Perkins, two
of Portland's charming singers, will assist
with vocal selections. Many prominent
people wlir occupy the boxes, as they were
pleased with the pretty dances presented
last year in the Oriental fantasia given
for the Patton Home. T"o all those the
children promise a performance tenfold
prettier. The advance sale of seats w$U
open next Tnursday morning at 10 o'clock.
Japanese Courtship at Shields Park.
A Japanese courtship will be the open
ing musical extravaganza at Shields Park
in June. This will be its first production
in the West, and coming at a time when
the land of the geisha girl Is the cynosure
of every eve, makes the production dou
bly interesting. Thirty people will be in
the cast, including Shields' auburn-haired
pony ballet It is expected that this bal
let will cause a furore.
STAGELAND.
The dramatization of "Pilgrim's Progress'
promised for next season by -Mr. Charles Froh
man, will probably turn out to be a shrewd
and profitable bit of managerial enterprise.
Almost everybody knows something of the
book, although comparatUely few persons,
probably, now read It, and the posthumous
tame of John Bunyan will represent a -vast
amount of advertising value. For many years
It has been an article of faith with theatrical
speculators that Immense sums of money might
be made by tbe representation of religious
subjects on the stage, if the good will of the
press and pulpit toward the enterprise could
be assured. Salmt Morse had the courage of
his convictions. & quarter of a century ago,
and wasted much Ume, labor and money in
an endeavor to produce the Passion Play In
New Tork Cltj. He was quite sincere, doubt
less. In his professed belief In the lncet'mable
moral Influence of the propotd representation,
but the hostile public sentiment was too strong
for him. There were some performances of
the play in the "West, but the scheme was soon
abandoned. It is doubtful whether it could
be revived now with any greater chance of
success. But the success of "Everyman" evi
dently gave Mr. Frohman a hint of which he
as prompt to avail himself. If "Everyman,'1
a religious allegory of which few persona had
ever heard, attracted crowds of reverential and
interested spectators all over the country, bow
much more attractive might "Pilgrim's Prog
ress," an allegory known by name, at least,
almost as well as the Bible Itself, be expected
to be? Against "Everyman;' there were rateed
some faint murmurs of sacrilege and certain
lv the very theatrical Impersonation of the
Almighty was at least as injudicious as it was
unnecessary but no protest on this score would
be possible in the case of the Bunyan play, while
the high moral purpose of it would constitute
a. theme xapable of exhausting the superlative
of a circus press agent. The spectacular op
portunltles, of course, are infinite. They pre
sent themselves almost on every page. That
ample use is to be made of them is proved by
the declaration that the dramatization will re
quire 10 scenes, and 200 persons to interpret
them, A little curiosity as to tbe name of
the adapter la excusable. It is conceivable
that the text might be condensed and recast
into some kind of dramatic form, without to.
Ul destruction of its essential quail t; but
the task would require an amount of tact,
skill, and discretion not generally associated
with the constructor of modern spectacles.
Whether the Immortal tinker would be able to
recognize his work In this latest extra-Illustrated
edlUon is exceedingly doubtful. But the
show is sure to be a brilliant one, and almost
everrbod) will go to see It.
In watching a "book play," which spectator
derives the larger measure of enjoyment from
the performance he who hast read the book
before seeing the play or he who has not?
Does not the patron who la familiar with the
novel enter the theater so unconsciously preju
diced that the play is almost certain to prove
unsatisfactory to him? That he does Is be
lieved. Tbe reason Is not difficult to discover.
Any one who reads with anything approaching
understanding or care involuntarily forms a
mental picture of the different characters
drawn by the author. Tbe written word is
chiefly responsible for this.
But part of It also is due to that peculiar
and subtle mental process which causes us to
personify any individual whose, name is men
tioned In our presence. Persons whom we
never have pen come to have certain physical
attributes which may prove to be widely dif
ferent from the actual. All of us have had
the experience of meeting some one of whom
we have heard, but whom we never have seen,
and being surprised to find, "he doesn't look
at all as I had expected." "We unconsciously
have built up a personality around a name.
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Th ptaxt sa tfce kMfc takers etmi aad.
"belcc fore- our salHA's ire. i wltfe these
xnfat&l jslctures, we ester tfee theater to see
the story of the book visualised aad Material
ized before tw. The hero eaters. He probably
is entirely different la aftpearaaee from -what
we bad expected. Disappointment results.
Certain ceaea ttwtt "hid (Heply impressed ua
la the novel are omitted from tke pUy for
good and sumcleat theatrical re&soas. Again
we are disappointed. We lose sight of tbe
value of the play as such, and, condemn be
cause we re not give, a viasa.llM.tlw of Use
novel.
Mrs. Ixtiie Blair Parker 1 probably the
most successful woman aramaUc writer in the
world's history. Her plays have, netted a
larger profit in a short space of time, to the
manager who have exploited them, than have
any other plays of llko character by other
writers. During the past season Mrs. Parker's
plays "Under Southern Skies" and "Way
Down East" have been given conUnuous pre
sentation by five different companies. "Ughta
of Home" achieved substantial success durins
Its run at the Fourteenth-Street Theater, and
is booked solid for next season's tour. There
will be seven companies on the ro&d next
year presenting theee three plays, each em
ploying the services of 25 or more acttfrs. Mrs.
Parker owns the dram&tlo rights to Harold
Frederick's celebrated book, "The Damnation
of Theron Ware." having closed a contract
come time ago With Judge Alton B. Parker,
executor of the Fredericks estate. Her drama
tization Is called "Theron Ware," and will be
presented as soon as a eultabel actor can be
found for the part. For the past year Mrs.
Parker has been busily engaged writing a
novel, which she expects to have ready and
on the market for Fall reading.
Men and boys stood in line from 4 o'clock
Wednesday evening until they reached the box
office after the sale opened next morning lor
the Richard Mknsaeld engagement in Ban
Francisco last week. AU during the night the
line -rrew until it was three blocks long. There
were never less than 200 in line all the flmt
day, and those in line at 10 at night wer6
glen numbers, so that their places could be
resumed the next day. The second days of
the sale repeated this remarkablo demonstra
tion. It was esUmated on Saturday night that
every seat for every one of Mansfield's 14 per
formances woul be sold before the first cur
tain went up. The first day's cale was given
-out as over 513,000. The management wired
the great actor, offering to guarantee him
the capacity of the Columbia Theater for two
additional weeks If he would cancel his Port
land, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Duluth
engagements, but he refused to break any
contracts. Speculators are already asking S7
a seat for Mansfield tickets, and It will not be
surprising if tbe premium raises the price to
$15, and perhaps more, for particularly choice
locations.
Fred Edwards, of May Edouln's Company,
tells this one. The brothers had more or less
trouble with the boy next door, and hadn't
always come out victors. In fact, the bor
next door was so much bigger that he seemed
to have tbe best of It Invariably.
So it wasn't an unusual thing when one of
the brothers came into the house with a badly
bruised eye. Moreover, he was crying when
his aunt stopped him in the hall.
"Hush, Will," she said. "You mustn't make
any noise."
"What-what's the mi-matter?" he asked be
tween his sobs
"Tou may disturb your new brother," said
his aunt, eoothlngly.
He dried his eyes in a minute.
"Have I got a new brother?" he asked.
His aunt nodded.
"One besides Jim?"
She nodded again.
"Bully!" he exclaimed.
"Tou're glad of it" she asked.
"You betl" he fairly shouled. "If Jim. and
me and the new one can't lick that feller next
door we'd better move."
The famous little Tivoll at San Francisco is
no more, for wreckers have torn the old
building to the ground and the lumber is
now being carted away. It was on April 21,
1879, that the Tlvqll was opened, the first
performance being given by tho Vienna La
dles' Orchestra. It was on November 24,
1003, that the Tivoll closed with the per
formance In aid of the Verdi monument fund,
a performance In -nhlch all the Italian art
ists who had made so brilliant a success dur
ing the grand-opera season took part. In all
the 24 j ears that elapsed the Tivoll had
never been closed at all, unless the few days
for repairs and the occasions of National
mourning are taken into account. Mean
while, the little theater, under singularly
brilliant management, had been the chief
factor in educating the people of San Fran
cisco to an appreciation of high-class music
to an extent not known in, any English
speaking community in the world. In place
of the old house -a handsome five-story build
ing of brick and steel is to be put up.
,
When David Belasco sets out to do a thing
he leaves nothing lacking which might con
tribute to success. He took Agnes and Ed
gerton Castle's novel, "The Bath Comedy,"
in hand lait year and dramatized it as
"Sweet Kitty Bellalrs." He Intrusted the
title role to Henrietta Crossman, and during
the present season the play and the star
have scored a notable metropolitan triumph.
As a result of the hit made by the drama
tized version, the Stokes Company has just
Issued a Henrietta Crossman edition of "The
Bath Comedy," beautifully illustrated with
photographic scenes from the play. On May
12, the occasion being tho 175th perform
ance of "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" at the Be
lasco Theater In New York, a copy of this
special edition of 'The Bath Comedy" was
presented to each person in the audience.
They must have been expensive souvenirs for
Mr. Belasco, but they were characteristic of
the Little Corporal of the stage and worthy
a most delightful actress and a notable play.
Mme. Pattl Is telling stories of her expe.
riences during her concert tour of this country.
In Hot Springs, Ark., while she was singing
"Home, Sweet Home," an engine at the rail
way "depot" close by was sounding its whistle
loudly. "We were not In the same key," said
Mme. Patti, "and it was a trial to drown
that locomotive. For all that the audience
was pleased. They shot a negro In the leg.
Poor fellowl How they do dislike negroes
down there. This negro had climbed a tree
to look in at a window while I was singing."
In dissolving their partnershlpyMr. Weber
gave Mr. Fields his check for $40,000 and
took over the mulc hall at Twenty-ninth
and Broadway. Mr. Weber will run the
music hall probably as a combination or
burlesque house and Mr. Fields will form a
partnership with Messrg. Mitchell and Ham
lin and will eventually appear in one of their
productions at a theater to be erected for
them In the neighborhood of Broadway and
Forty-second street by a Brooklyn syndicate.
A member of Ben Qreet's dramatic com
pany tells this story about a fellow actor:
It seems that during a tour which the com
pany made through the British provinces a
performance was given one night In the na
tive town of this actor. In a discussion of
the fact, not long after, it was asked if the
audience vd given their fellow townsman a
proper reception. "Yes." was the answer;
"he was greeted with round after round of
silence." Harper's Weekly.
Preparations for the starring tour of George
M. Cohan are .progressing, and one of the
strongest musical comedy organizations Is be
ing secured. It is said that a few surprises
will be sprung in the makeup of the com
pany, and the chorus department will be a
feature. Rehearsals will commence Septem
ber 1 in New York City. Mr. Cohan claims
the musical numbers in "Little Johnny
Jones" will be attractive. Charles C. Stumm,
now with the Four Cohans in advance, will
direct the tour.
Paderewekl will not return from the Far
East by way of the United States. His tour,
as finally arranged, begino at Melbourne at
the end of June, or the beginning of July.
Then he visits the- chief cities of Australia
and New Zealand. Thence he goes to Hong
Kong. Shanghai, and possibly to Japan, should
the condition of war in the Autumn make
concerts there advisable. He then traverses
India, and Teturns to Europe by way of Cairo
and Constantinople. He sails from Naples
May 29. , .
Manager Fred Nlblo, who will direct the tour
of Josephine Cohan, in the new American
comedy, "The Leading Lady," has decided
raon this style of ploy for her, as musical
comedy has given her so little opportunity for
the display of her talents as a comedienne.
Her new play is by Leslie Corbln, a New
J Yortt Journalist, and will require a strong
PIONEEK UNCLE TOMME-RS
The American Classic and Its Interpreters
"Was at One Time Considered Seriously
Dr. Judd, in The Theater,
a NDOUBTEDLY the most successful
Uand popular American play wnicn
has yet been -wrlten Is "Uncle Tom's
Cabin," th dramatization of Harriot
Beecher Stowe's famous story. It has
ben played uninterruptedly ever since It
was first produced, 50 years ago. There
are actors today -who, for tho last IS
or more years, have played nothing else.
Acting la this play has with many actors
become an Industry and quite ceased t6 be
an art. In the single Summer of 1501
there ivere 16 companies in this country
playing the piece under canvas. I was
aeked a short time ago how much longer
the play would be popular. I answered
that It would continue to be popular long
after the death of the last man who ever
saw a slave. The original cast was as
follows:
Undo Tom. G. C Gsrmon; St. Clairo, G.
C. Howard; Gumption Cute, C. K. Fox;
Eva, little Cordelia Howard; Topsyv Mrs.
G. O Howard; Fletcher, G. "W. Lk Foxj
Harris, Mr. Slple; Legree, N. B. Clarke;
Eluta, Mrs. "w". G. Jones; Cassy, Mrs.
Bannister; Ophelia, Mrs. R Fox; Emme
line. Miss Barber; Marie, Miss Landers;
Wilson, Mr, Toulmln; Perry, W. J. Le
moyne. Tho early performers In the play were
not called. Uncle Tomers, as they are
today. That name was given to them
In later years, when the country became
flooded with companies playing this piece,
and advertisements In the dramatic pa
pers raad, "Uncle Tomers Wanted."
An advertisement In the New Tork Her
ald In 1S53 announced:
: NATIONAL THEATER TO COL-
: ORED PEOPLE: NOTlC&-On and :
: after Monday, August 15. a neat and :
: comfortable parquctte will be pre- :
: pared In the lower part of the thea- :
: ter for the accommodation of :"
: RESPECTABLE COLORED :
: PERSONS :
: Desirous of witnessing the great :
: drama of :
: "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN." :
: the front seata of which will be re- :
: served for females accompanied by :
: males. and no female admitted tin- :
: less with company. :
The Howard family were the first ac
tors to play "Uncle Tom's Cabin." They
staged the adaptation which had been
made from Mrs. Stowe's book by George
L. Aiken. They opened, with it in Troy.
N. T., where it had a run of over three
months. From there they took It to the
National Theater, in New Tork. where
VERSATILE GUY STANDING
New Baker Leading Man Noted Yachtsman and Marine Artist.
Los Angeles Times.
AN actor who Is an actor and nothing
more Is usually a freakish specimen
of mummerosity fit only for the meta
phorical cages of a mental menagerie. An
actor who takes time to be a human being
usually possesses, besides art, a highly
interesting personality.
Such Is Guy Btandlng, leading man of
the Baker Theater Company, noted paint
er of marines, former sailor and well
known yachtsman. Mr. Standing has Just
received an offer from an Eastern syndi
cate of periodicals, Including Leslie's
Monthly, to sail on board a press boat
to the seat of war off Port Arthur, there
to depict with his pencil the stirring na
val episodes of the Jap-Russo conflict
The actor will not go. He prefers a
pipe in a comfortable dressing-room to
gift cigars on a shell-3wept quarter-deck
at present, and vows that California cli
mate, in its languorous enticement, saps
the heroism out of e.very man's veins.
Standing already has a number of ex
cellent war scenes in his possession,
painted by himself. These, of course, are
touched only from the models of imag
ination, but they possess the fire and vivid,
coloring of sketches created under the
light of flashing guns, and are as true in
fine detail as many a master battle paint
ing. In his earlier days Standing was an
"able seaman," and acquired a compre
hensive knowledge of all men and things
which go down to the sea in ships. He
forsook the ocean later for the stage, and
was followed by no less than six brothers
of a family of seven, all are actors.
In his dressing-room last evening the
Thespian discussed real events and the
stirring melodrama of the Orient with
much more eagerness than he could by
any means bring to bear on the play chac-
cast though email In numbers, and will In-
trod'uee Miss Cohan In several of her dainty
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has a new play by
Hon. Mrs Alfred Lyttleton, the wife of the
British Colonial Secretary, and this will be
produced at a London theater on May 30. In
this piece Mrs. Campbell will represent a
working girl, and ladles will be Interested to
hear that she wears only one costume during
the three acts. The story is described as a
"social problem," and deals with life In a
West End dressmaking establishment.
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It was during the second act of "Parsifal"
in a Cincinnati stock house, when Parsifal,
the "guileless fool," bad killed the sacred
swan, and its body came hurtling through the
air to fall at the feet of Gurnemanz. "My
gracious, Kate, what was that?" excitedly
gasped a wondering onlooker,.
"It was a ham, Mame." replied her com
panion, with the superiority born of Instant
comprehension of affairs.
Frederick Warde and Louis James will not
play together next season. Mr. James has ac
cepted a role In the Palmer production of "The
Two Orphans," and it is now announced that
Mr. Warde will be associated with Katherlne
Kidder in the Stanislaus Stange version of
Salammbo," "The Daughter of Hamilcar."
This niece was the spectacular one Blanche
ttt i aV. V a fAM T orti!"T Ifm
"Resurrection came to
save her from It.
The Rogers Brothers tried their hand In
Journalism while they were In New York to
play their recent engagement at the Knicker
bocker Theater. They were asked to conduct
the funny supplement'ot one of the great Sun
day papers, and they did It with the most
conspicuous success. Their original Jokes were
considered as bright and funny as those which
they are so fond of springing on the stage.
Fred Hamlin is getting the strength of the
Weber and Fields organization. Fields will
not only have the lead in the new spectacle
to be produced at the Grand, Chicago, next
Spring, but will be a partner in the venture.
He will not have a German role. Edgar
Smith, of the Weber-Fields household, will
collaborate with Glen McDonougb. Julian
Mitchell will stage the production.
DeWolf Hopper had a slight cold the other
night, and in a curtain speech he referred to
It in this fashion: "I went to my doctor,"
he declared, "and the doctor said I had been
eating too- much nitrogenous food and must
stop It and eat farinaceous food. Since then
I haven't been able to eat at all, for I don't
know what either word means."
This la a pretty good record for George Ade:
He has furnished the musical comedy and
drama at Wallack's Theater, New York, fo
two solid years, and It looks as though he
would have another year's stretch. He has
supplied "The Sultan of Sulu," "Peggy from
Paris," "The County Chairman" and now
"The Sho-aun."
Frank Emerson, who has hen hero with the
Bofltonlans and the "San Toy" Company, and
now with "The Shepherd King." desires to
contradict the rumor that was set afloat re
cently that he had died. As Mark Twain said
in similar circumstances, "the report waa
groeely exaggerated."
Mabel McKInley has written a two-act
comic opera, tlje scene of which is laid in
Washington. It will be produced next sea-
they gave their first perf ormance on July
, - tl UIO .VVV J.U1A .4J
took the play on tour. I joined the com
pany as advance agent in 1S, replacing
Hank Parmelee the first agent that went
out with an "Uncle Tom's- Cabin" com
panywho was on the sick list
George C Howard acted St. Claire, and
he made an ideal Southern planter, On
ana off the stage he invariably wore a
black broadcloth frock coat with brass
buttons, and he always had on lavender
trousers. So, when he was around the
hotels and on the streets of the towns
where we were plaving. people who had
seen him at the theater would recognlzo
him at once and would say, "There goes
Eva's father." Mrs. Howard was Topsy.
and there has never been any one yet to
equal her In the character. Little Cor
delia, her daughter, was a born actress.
I have never seen anything more natural
and beautiful than the way In which she
played Little Eva. She required no train
ing for it; it came natural to her. Many
a time I have seen a big crowd following
her when sho was out on the streets or
at the stores shopping with her mother.
They wanted to get a peep at little Eva
with, her long golden hair.
The rest of the cast had In it Greene
C. Germon. who acted Uncle Tom;
George Lv Fox, who afterwards became
the famous pantomimlst Humpty
Dumpty, played Phlneas Fletcher; hl3
brother, Charles K. Fox, took the part
of that droll individual. Gumption
Cute. George Harris was played by
Samuel M. Slple, and Eliza by Mrs. W.
G. Jones. N. B. Clark was Simon Le
irree. W. J. Le Moyne, who was with
the Howard family when they first
produced the play at Troy, created and
acted the part of Deacon Perry. When
I wsaB with the Howards, George L.
Fox doubled and took this part and
also the part of Phlneas Fletcher.
Sometimes when George L. Aiken, tho
author of the version, was with tho
company he would play either George
Harris or George Shelby.
Some of those old-time players are
still living. Cordelia Howard is now
residing in Cambridge, Mass. Mrs.
Howard, her mother. Is still alive and
a hearty old lady. Mrs. W. G. Jones,
though upwards of 80 years old. Is
still on the boards today, and playing
with Charles Frohman's Empire Thea
ter Company. W. J. Lemoyne is still
acting. All the other members of the
old company are dead, but Hank Par
melee is still living.
acters of the mimic f ootllght world. Seat
ed in an ancient "property" chair, with
the flashing sword of Tournolre thrown
negligently across his stalwart legs, Mr.
Standing brought billows of nectared va
por from a richly colored meerschaum,
and appeared completely at peace with the
world.
Said he: "I've always spent my Sum
mers on the Atlantic Coast, and this will
be the first of many seasons that I have
not had a little 30-foot craft In commis
sion. Doing much amateur yachting, I
have kept up my Interest in maritime
matters, and what art work I have prac
ticed has been along these lines.
"I believe that an actor or a mem
ber of any other profession should first
be a man, and by being a man, I mean
that he should take an Interest in the
outside world of general affairs. Tou
know that art is but an idealized reflec
tion of life, and he who has not seen life,
and felt its possibilities within his own
heart, can never depict it upon the stage
or elsewhere. Before I left for Cali
fornia I took a considerable interest in
the Oriental conflict, and wrote several
inconsequential articles concerning the
seat of action. These I illustrated with
some sketches from my portfolio, and in
this manner I came to get the offerfrom
the press syndicate to go to Japan on
their chartered steamship. They have
not yet recognized in Guy Standing the
author and artist, Guy Standing the actor.
And I don't believe I will let them, for
certain reasons of my own.
"I could not accept any work of this
kind, even to do In this country, while
T am working as an 'actor man. One
profession in this day is strenuous enough
for any man, and the fellow who dabbles
In two or more usually makes a flzzle of
all. Elbert Hubbard says that 'art is a
fine pastime, but a poor business,' and
as far as painting is concerned, I am at
present agreed."
I son. with Miss McKInley in the leading role,
I She is the young woman who doesn't go or
on
the advertising her name gives her.
Ahem!
Peter F. Dailey. the well known comedian,
late with Weber & Fields, has signed a con
tract covering a term of years with Klaw &
Erlanger. This Summer he will appear a3 the
principal comedian backing Fay Templeton
In burlesque in New York City.
The Governor of Utah is to meet Maude
Adams at the state line and will accompany
her to Salt Lake, where she will give three
performances. A big reception at the actress'
private car is contemplated. Miss Adams
was born at Salt Lake.
Now comes a new Carmen. She is Senorlta
Pepita Sandoval, Spanish actress, who is to be
presented next season In this country. The
costumes and accessories are to come from
Spain, and she will be supported by an Amer
ican company.
George R. Sims Is preparing a Japanese
sketch for May Yohe, drawn from the tetter's
experience in the land of cherry blossoms, in
which she will appear hi London. The part
which Strong will have in It is not announced.
E. H. 8othern is writing a play, a poetlo
drama, introducing a character famous In his
tory, with a religious subject as a background.
A well-known prelate of the church Is assist
ing Mr. Sothern in the clerical effects.
Cecelia Loftus, who supported Sothern hero
last year, has almost recovered from, her re
cent attack of scarlet fever, and la resting in
Boston. Se will act no more this season, and
sailed for London last Saturday.
The San Francisco Dramatic Star reports
Samuel F. Tuck, the well-known theatrical
man. as saing: "I consider George Wood;
ward the cleverest character comedian on
the American stage."
Zlegfeld, the husband of Anna Held, has or
ganized a S1.0OO.0OO sindlcate in San Fran
cisco, and will erect a theater in that city.
He has been working out this plan for the
past five years.
William Faversham's new play next season
will be a dramatization of Hamlin Garlin's
"Hesper." The work of dramatizing the
novel is being dono by Channlng Pollock.
Edna May will play in New York next sea
son. She Is to open at Daly's Theater In
September In 'The Schoolgirl," supported by
George Grossmlth, Jr., and Fred Wright.
Sadie Martlnot has filed suit for divorce from
her husband, Louis Nethersole, Olga's brother.
The case will not be contested. Incompati
bility of temper is given as tbe cause,
c
London, within a ten mile radius of Charing
Cross, baa 7G2 places of amusement, frequent-
ed nightly by approximately 10,000 people.
William Gillette, his friends say, has made
up his mind to play Hamlet next season, re
gardless of the prevailing prices for eggs. .
Next.eason's play for a star cast will be
"Lights o London." "The Two Orphans" has
been a big success, and will go on tour.
Oza Waldorp will probably be the ingenue
for the new Belasco and Mayer stock in Los
Angeles.