THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POBTIAXD, OCTOBER 1, 1905.
CRUSH AT CONEY'S CLOSING
Thousands of Women Have Dresses Torn OfF
in Demoniacal Rush to See Hear and Be Seen.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 25. (Special Cor
respondencesWhen Coney Island
closes with a grand festival it Is
tme to announce -with or -without flourish
that the season In tho city Is open. On
Thursday night this great event occurred
with a Mardl-Gras celebration, which
does not mean that Shrove Tuesday had
any more to tlo -with the case than to fur
nish the name and the sort of entertain
ment which New Orleans has been In the
custom of serving annually and which
has made it unique in this particular. As
is always the case with everything which
bears upon that wonderful resort which
is at once the abhorred and the eagerly
sought spot in America, no words can
describe it. The ensemble takes in such
a wide scope of details which can only
be resolved into the name of "atmos
phere" that tangibility becomes intangi
ble, and there you are.
Is it necessary to say more than that
thousands of women had their dresses
actually torn off them in the wild fairly
demoniacal rush to see and to hear what
was to bo seen and heard. The roar of
the surging crowds outdid the roar of the
old ocean;, which felt that up to the pres
ent time it had had its own little roar
undisturbed and particularly unchal
lenged. The very air was charged with
human beings rather than with the ozono
from, the open air and the salt water, and
could any one human being have wit
nessed the parade extending over one
mile and a half no doubt he would have
pronounced it the most remarkable sight
he ever had witnessed, but it is safe to
assert that no one was able to see with
the sort of comfort necessary to the en
joyment of a scene of that description.
It must be conceded the managers of the
r enterprise, however, that for originality,
'elegance and variety as well as for the
less important feature size, the Mardl
Gras festival of this week no one has
surpassed, not even those in New Orleans,
the shome of that sort of amusement in
this country.
One of the features of the parade was
the automobile procession, in which
nearly fifty machines were In line, for
which the first prize, a silver cup, was
awarded to M. J. Bauscher, a Coney
Island hotel keeper. At the head of the
procession was a body of 24 mounted
policemen under Grand Marshal Ellas P.
Clayton and his aids. After them came
an Indian band and then followed floats
representing the United- States, England,
Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France,
Italy, "The Sunny South," Switzerland.
Spain, Mexico, Norway, . Russia and
Japan. There was also a float from
which was sent off the fireworks of the
evening and innumerable humorous and
business representations constituted the
character of the rest of the exhibits. A
band of music followed each float and
meanwhile the crowds were indulging in
the throwing of. confetti and. in other
methods of jollification. The -illuminations
were not the least part of the
dazzling scene and consisted of thousands
upon thousands of colored bulbs of elec
tric lights strung across the streets and
outlining all the buildings in Dreamland
and in Luna Park. The street fakirs
turned loose in swarms or schools with
wares calculated to make noises and to
add to the Babel-llke confusion and
Coney Island closed its gates.
From this surfeit of brilliancy It seemed
good to turn to the real opening of the
theatrical season in New York notwith
standing the fact that comparatively few
people are. In town yet, and were it not
for that never-falling stand-by. the float
ing population. It wouiu hardly be pos
, Bible to open so early. However, It will
be remembered that -I have said before,
this early opening has a double sig
nificance since it gives the companies a
chance to wear off the rough edges.
There are some plays -on tho boards again
that need no smoothing touches insofar
as they ran all of last season and are
well known both to public and to players.
Among these are Mrs. Leslie Carter at
the Belasco in Adrea, Robert Edson at
the Savoy in Strongheart, De Angells at
the Lyric in Fantana, Mrs. FIske at the
Manhattan in Leah Kleschna, David
Warfleld at the Bijou in The Music
Master, with the original companies.
There are also many of the standard
plays with new people and in the hands
of stock companies. Speaking of stock
companies makes one think of the very
remarkable values offered by the Proctor
vaudeville houses, of which there arc four
in New York alone. Here may be found
a story by itself, and a good one, telling
of the evolution not only of the houses
but of the audiences which patronize
them. For Instance at Proctor's Fifth
Avenue, which is not on Fifth avenue,
but onBroadway and Twenty-eighth
streets, the company includes Amelia
Bingham, Ellta Proctor Otis, Charles
RIchman, Charles Dickson, J. H. Gll
mour anfc-anumber of others well known
as supporters of star casts. They have
already this season presented Clyde
Fitch's "The Climbers" and the old stage
horse, "The Sporting Duchess." At the
Proctor 125th Street Theater is another
extremely good stock company, and at the
two other houses they present vaudeville,
changing the scheme sometimes to pro
long the engagements of certain com
panies or certain plays.
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People are doing more talking about
the future than- they are about the pres
ent. Perhaps, after all, this Is but nat
ural if we only stopped to notice. Just
now the future holds much that is Inter
esting both in music and In the drama,
and so long as people will have their plea
sure in their own Individual maner, why
there is nothing to do but to give them
what they want. Notwithstanding the
fact that we have much hat is interest
ing on at the theaters, already, those who
talk theater, and everybody does, are
more interested in Richard Mansfield's
plans than in George Ade or even George
Shaw, both of whom aro being presented
for dear life today in New York.
Richard, the Terrible is preparing, and
"when Richard prepares we may all stand
with open eyes, ears and mouth waiting
for results. The remarkable thing about
Richard is that he always has results,
which Is, after all, the only thing that
counts.
Mr. Mansfield's la'tcst enterprise will be
the production of "Don Carlos," and who
will say that Mansfield, the artist, tho ac
tor the musician, cannot And methods
by which to make use of all his talents?
Many people who are painters, musicians,
actors, etc (note the word many and And
out how many), use one talent as a pro
fession and the other or others as recrea
tion, but Mansfield is jione of these. If
ho had 0 other, distinct types Of genius
ho would be using each and every one
to embellish his role as actor and for that
wo get in him something absolutely
unique. Where Mansfield gets his plays
will be answered by the fact that he is a
tremendous reader, and literature has no
secrets from him. He drops upon plays
In the wilds of Russia, in tho Senate
chamber of Rome, in tho royal palace of
the Escurjal, Madrid, with more ease than
he displays when ho has to make a
speech. No one who has ever heard him
try will doubt this statement. Now he
plans to arrange the incidental and the
entr acte music himself for Verdi's opera
of "Don Carlos," and the scenery will no
doubt enlist Mr. Mansfield's talent as
artist and designer. In addition to cele
brating the 13th year of his mdrrlage this
week in New York, Mr. Mansfield opened
his season of rehearsals, but he will not
appear here until April, after a long tour
which will take him to the Pacific Coast.
Mr. Mansfield will play at the Grand 'Opera-House
In San Francisco because he,
and he is not alone, does not like the Co
lumbia when it comes to capacity. He
will play three weeks at the Grand, in
Chicago, dedicate two new theaters, one
in Anderson, the other in Goshen, Ind.,
and then start West, stopping at Omaha
Denver, San Francisco and the rest of the
country.
In addition to "Don Carlos," his reper
tory will include, the Mansfield group, and
his plays of the last several seasons, In
cluding "T,he Misanthrope, Ivan the
Terrible," and the Shakespearean suc
cesses. George Bernard Shaw in two theaters!
Does anybody think that it is on the po
lice force of New- York alone the wit of
the Hibernian scintillates? Then hie
to tho Hudson and see Robert Loralne In
"Man and Superman," and from there
go straightway to the Garrick. where Ar
nold Daly is faithful to the brilliant Irish
man on his more . artistic side, in "The
Man of Destiny," and in his more cynical
rather than satirical play, "How He Lied
to Her Husband." When, several months
ago I went at length into the matter of
Shaw and his work, it may be that I pro
ceeded too soon, for the boom is on now
in deadly earnest, and no one can say
that there is not food for thought in every
line, indeed, in every letter written by
that prince of iconoclasts. But arc we
ready, will wo ever be ready for a whole
sale smashing of Ideals and Idols? We
all live too much in this realm, and when
Shaw awakens us to the folly of It we
feel that wo should really pat him on
the back and say "That's right, I feel
that way myself, but I have never been
able to say it in just that manner," and
then we turn around and soar again to
heights of our own building and forget
about Shaw and his hammer. What would
the mother do without her dreams of her
little ones' future? "What would become
of art. of literature, of anything, of ev
erything were it not for the land of
dreams? Hero's to the land of dreams
and to G. B. S., the greatest dreamer of
us all."
George Ade, the American George, or
shall we not say the Chicago George and
not interfere with the prerogative of a
certain George of a century ago, of whom
Mr. Ade may or may not be a disciple,
is on full speed that is, all valves open.
Come to thlpk of it, George Ade'a draw
ings may be more truthful than he lets us
believe, for he has all his coups clothed
In-such quaint garb that to use a Shawlsm
distorted. "You can't always sometimes
tell." What a good thing for all parties
concerned, the public as well, that Henry
W. Savage brought those two remarkable
people together! The other one is Ray
mond Hitchcock, who bids fair being with
me a serious rival of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra I forgive the chill
ing glances: I do not expect the pitiless
public to sympathize with me; I only
know how many times I went to see the
"Yankee Consul" and I know that If the
chance offers I will go Just as often to
see "Easy Dawson" and not care a cent
what counter attraction is on at Carnegie
Hall. Can mortal man say more? '
Entirely different and perhaps not so
amusing is the same playwright's "The
Bad Samaritan," now playing at the Gar
den Theater with Richard Golden as the
principal attraction, although all of the
cast Is worthy of recognition. It would
seem as though Mr. Ade had consulted his
own dictionary In the writing of this play;
in fact, it would be hard to conceive that
any man could remember so many slang
terms unless he had a standard authority
beside him day and night. In a word, the
play is a bit Incongruous, as it Is simply
and frankly farce, but it is based upon
a theme which is not usually presented
from that standpoint, as ingratitude is
one of the weaknesses of life for which
we can afford to feel regret rather than
to be amused at Its vagaries. But if one
can go there and forget that any one has
to look for anything but fun, there is
plenty to keep him laughing. To those
who know what George Marlon has been
to the Savage productions during the 'last
few years, there was a matter of the
keenest Interest in seeing him before the
footlights in a comedy role. Mr. Marlon
has been responsible for most of tho
staging for Mr. Savage, and In this ca
pacity he has few equals. That did not
prevent him, howover, furnishing a deal
of fun as Slgnor Pletro Gargellnl, whom
no one need be told Is an Italian vocal
teacher.
EMILIEJ FRANCES BAUER.
Not a Diver, but
a Dancer
Miss Roosevelt Surprises Her
Fellow-Passengers by Ap
pearing in Native Costume.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28. (Special
Correspondence,) With the return of
Secretary Taft and his party from the
Orient, further details of tho experi
ences of Miss Alice Roosevelt have be
come known. Secretary Taft, soon aft
er he reached the shore, made a firm
denial of the -story that the daughter
of the President had jumped into a
bathtub, fully dressed, on tho Man
churia on the way out. The Secretary
says that there was skylarking on tho
part of every member of the party,
and there was some talk of a dare to
Jump Into the tub" fully dressed, but ho
asserts that it was not taken up.
There seems to be small doubt that
Nicholas Longworth has won his way
into the heart of Miss Roosevelt. A
member of tho party said that, if they
were not engaged when they left San
Francisco, they surely were by this
time. He added that this was not the
only prank of Cupid aboard the Man
churia. He refused to mention any
names, but asserted that another Con
gressman had yielded up his heart un
der the spell of the mystic waters of
the Pacific Two other engagements,
it is said, will result from the trip.
An interesting story Is told of Miss
Roosevelt's conduct in the land of the
Moros. It seems that when the party
was first received by the native chief
the President's daughter garbed her
self in bright red, with red shoes and
a red feather in her hat.- It seems that
the Moros are extremely fond of bright
colors, and upon festal occasions adorn
themselves in the flashiest garments to
bo had.
Accordingly, when Miss Roosevelt
appeared in her red dress, she was re
ceived with wild cheers. She was
much taken with the ways of tho
Moros, and made a study of their songs
and dances. When the parts' was on
its way to Manila, after the visit to
the Moros, she surprised all on board
the boat one morning by appearing in
a native Moro costumo with a tam
bourine in her hand. Then, to the ac
companiment of the tambourine, she
proceeded to dance some Of tho native
steps to the intense delight of the oth
er members of the party. She made
the rounds of, tho boat, stopping be
fore every group .to go through the
dance.
Miss Roosevelt kep't tho party in
constant good humor. Sho was full of
life, and showed the same restless en
ergy as her- father possesses. She
nearly spoiled tho decorum of one of
the state banquets in Manila. She was
seated next to Governor-General,
wrignt, ana naa listened to speech alt
er speech. The hour was growing late,
and Miss Roosevelt was anxious to be
out to see more of the city with her
friends. Finally she leaned over to
Governor Wright and said, in a stage
'whisper: "How much longer is this
thing going to last?"
A romance which recalls that of
Ruskln has just reached Its climax In
San Francisco In tho marriage of Rob-
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ert Hanford, a wealthy mining man,
and Mrs. Gabrielle Cavalsky, tho
rtnuriitcr of a oromlnent French citi
zen of this city. Hanford's wife and
Mrs. Cavalskys husband stepped aside
most graciously that the marriage
might be. ...
Hanford and his wife lived most
happily together in a handsome homo
here and moved in the best society.'
Hanford was rated as a millionaire,
and the couple were considered for
tunate in every respect. Their hap
piness continued until the Summer of
1904, when they spent the season at
Del .Monte. Mrs. Cavalsky spent the
season there also. Mrs. Hanford was
not of a Jealous nature, and did not
keep a close watch upon her husband.
However, she soon became aware that
something was wrong. She pressed
him for an explanation, and he told
her that ho had at last methis affin
ity. "The grand passion comes to a man
but once," he said, "and it has now
come to me." Then he explained that
Mrs. Cavalsky, a very beauUful woman
with French features, was the cause of
the "grand passion."
Soon after this, Hanford became 111. He
asked his wife to call Mrs. Cavalsky, that
he might take new ,Joy In her smiles.
Mrs. Hanford obeyed, thinking only of her
husband'.? wishes. Mrs. Cavalsky came
and entered the sick room, while Mrs.
Hahford retired. When - Mrs. Hanford
again entered the room she found Mrs.
Cavalsky In her husband's arms. She saw
the impossibility of this arrangement.
and assured the tw6 that she would not
stand between them and happiness. Ac
cordingly she applied for a divorce and
a decree was granted her by the court.
Tho husband of MraU2avalsky by this
time became aware that all was not as
It should be in his household and he also
decided not to be a barrier to the happi
ness of the two. Accordingly, he advised
his wife to sue him for a divorce, which
she did with alacrity. TJie decree came
in due time. k-
Hanford and Mrs. Cavalsky then waited
for the legal time to elapse, and this
week were -made man and wife. Hanford
has made provision for his former'-wifo
by supplying her with, property and-giving
her $50,000 in cash. She has gone to the
home of her mother in Canada, and
Cavalsky, who is a dentist, continues to
practice in town. ,
Martin Egan, who wa one of tho fore
most correspondents in tho Orient during
the late war, arrived in this city with
the Taft party this week. Egan brought
a bride with him. Sho was Miss Eleanor
Franklin, of New York, and had acted as
correspondent in the Orient for Leslie's
Weekly. Egan Is a San Francisco boy.
who has rapidly mounted the ladder of
Journalism. A few years ago be was a
reporter on tho San Francisco Chronicle.
He was subsequenUy made tho Xew Tork
correspondent of that paper, and later was
sent to Cuba during the war with Spain.
tt sorwri th Associated Press in Toklo
during the war, and Is now on his way to
London, where he will have charge of
tho Associated Press office.
Two will contests have been begun in
San Francisco which are of moro than
ordinary interest. Distant relatives are
seeking to secure a portion of the S2.WO.000
estate of Samuel Davis, who died here
over a year ago. Davis was a broker,
but lived the life of a rcclustf. H.c lodged
over his office, which was In a dingy
building. That he was possessed of
wealth was not known by any of Davis'
friends, for he lived In a miserly way.
He had hoarded up Immense wealth, and
the fact came to light only after his
death. The enUre fortune was left to
Davis aged sister, who died a few weeks
after her brother.
The other contest has been brought by
young Monroe Goldstein, whose father dis
inherited him because he married out of
his faith. The Goldstein estate exceeds
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YOUNG GIRL RUNS AWAY
Ervllla SmtU Escapes From Cus
tody of Aid Society.
A young girl named Ervllla Smith, aged
11 years, ran away from her home on
North Twenty-second street Friday fore
noon and her custodians arc very anxious
to ascertain her whereabouts. She has
blue eyes, light hair, round full face, scar
under right eye. Had on long brown
cloth coat, wore no hat. had on red and
white striped skirt, with blouse waist of
the same material, with white collar. Any
Information respecting this girl will be
thankfully received oy Superintendent
Gardner, of the Boys' and Girls Aid So
ciety or by calling Telephone -East C
This girl has been in tho custody of
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society slnco
December 6, 1S0L The matron at the
Union Depot called attention of the au
thorities to the girl, who arrived there
without money or protection. Sho
seemed to know little about her parents,
and told a story of her having been In the
custody of some people by the name of
Black, residing at Dallas, Or., who did
not want her any longer, and so placed
her on the train tor Portland. It finally
developed, however, that she had been In
the St. Mary's Home, at St, Paul, and
was. placed with different families from
which she would frequently run away. In
the present instance there seems to be
no reason for her leaving the people with
whom she was placed, except that they
had been calledbn to admonish her for
absenting herself from home.
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