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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1906)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 19, 1906. 29- night, and flattering advance notice were found to be no exaggeration. This Is -but one of the many press notices Mr. La Rose has received for himself and little company since they went on the vaudeville stage some years ago. Besides Mr. tft Rose. John Iunn and Wllhelma Francis have a comely sketch that has been "making rood" all along the line. Many people In Portland mill be glad to know the three Glrdelles. natives of this city, will be on the bill. These clever peo ple do a pantomimic acrobatic turn in which they Introduce coon shouting, dancing, etc. They have a very pleas ing act and unquestionably will be welcomed by their hosts of friends and acquaintances. Lyons A Cullum, who offer a vaudeville review. Chris Un, a monologuist and extemporaneous singer; Jsmes Burke, singing "Chey enne " and the Grandlseope with the latest film. "Dogs as Smugglers." will make up what will undoubtedly prove the best bill yet seen In Portlands leading vaudeville theater. "CACGHT IX THE WEB." Play That Tells a Detective Story at the Star Tomorrow. "Caught in the Web" will be the first attraction given at the Star as a stock theater. This event will take place tomorrow, when the Allen Stock Company makes its initial bow In Portland in the beautiful Bulllvan & Considine house. During the pest week this theater, has been thoroughly renovated. The policy of the 9tar from this time forth is to give a society melodrama each week, pre sented by a capable company and staged appropriately. - The Allen company ie not an experi ment for It has been playing at Tacoma for the past IS months to big business. The same high-class productions which made the company popular in the City of Destiny will be offered here. "Caught in the Web." the opening bill, is a detective drama in five acts. It tells of the deceit of a bank cashier, who, seemingly respectable, wrecks a bank and has as his associates tne worst kind of thugs. His plans are frustrated through his wife and the cleverness of a detec tive. The adventures of the detective in weaving the web around the defaulter and the many disguises which he adopts to circumvent the schemes of the crim inals add to the sensational features of this exciting drama. "Caught in the Web" has its scenes laid in New York, and they are realistic glimpses of life in the great metropolis, and the characters are not exaggerated, as ie usual in melodrama. The play will be elaborately staged and well costumed. The acts are shown In the home of a bank president, his office, a police court, a ballroom scene and in a den of coun terfeiters. All lovers of sensational plays will find "Caught in the Web" a rousing and refined entertainment, wherein right tri umphs over wickedness. The cast fol lows: Dick Leonard, Charles King; Rob ert Blackwell, Arthur Ashley; Tom Stan ley, Irving Kennedy; John Stanley, Lor lng Kelly: Jim Bradley, Forest Saabury; Mogan, Charles Ayers: Dodgers, Dolph Todd; Police Sergeant. Carl Reyna; Kdna Stanley, Miss Vera Felton; Florence Mer rill, Ethel Roberts; Bridget McNamara, Mrs. Charles Allen; Helena Blackwell, Marie Thompson. NEW BILL AT PANTAGES. Ralph Cummlngs and Company Headliners With One-Act Play. Once a patron of Pantages. always a patron. The audiences at the popular playhouse continue to grow bigger, and the reason Is very evident. Manager John A. Johnson realizes that people become tired of the same old thing week after week, and for this reason always takes pains to select features that are new and original. No old, stale acta at Pantages. This Is the secret of the success of the theater. Manager Johnson hag taken especial pains with the bill for this week, and it goes without saying that in practically every act there will be much that is en tirely new and pleasing. The bill for this week Is headed by Ralph Cumming.s and company, present ing "A Game of Hearts." 'The most pop . ular part of vaudeville Is the one-act playlets, and good one always draw the crowds. "A Game of Hearts" Is one of the very best playlets ever produced In American vafldevllle, and merits its place as the leading feature of the splendid bill arranged for this week. Another feature almost 'equally good is John Chick and company, presenting "A Bachelor's Honeymoon." This is another crowd-drawer, and never falls to delight. The Fashion Plate Trio, featuring the I-azy Moon, is an innovation and a nov elty. Bert Chamberlain, an old favorite, will be seen as a merry minstrel. The child wonder, Edith McMasters, displays her accomplishments as a singer and dancer. Jean Wilson will sing the illus trated song. "By the Dear Old Dela ware," and the biograph will present the latest comic pictures. The bill for the last week ends today. Almost everybody knows that it was one of the very best seen In Portland for a long time. The hit of the week was Harry McCray in "The Old Guard." A rarer piece of dramatic work would be hard to find. All of the other features of the bill are splendid. 'PARTNERS IX THE MINE.' Thrilling Drama Opens at the Lyrlo Theater Tomorrow. "Partner In the Mine." the play for next week at the Lyric Theater, opening Monday, is a beautiful and stirring ro mance of Oregon. The pathetic scenes, love-making, comedy and strong cli maxes are so evenly blended that It is one of the most charming comedy dramas ever written. We find the two partners. I.ee Adams (Frank Fanning) and Perry Barnes (Herbert Ashton), staunch friends with the rest of the boys, trying to keep from little Carolina West (Lily Brans combe), only child of their partner, the news of his death. She arrives unexpect edly In the camp during Perry's absence, he having gone to a close-by town to get married. It ends as It should. All the characters are strong. Lee Adams Is a fine stamp of a man, as also Is his friend Perry. Caroline Is one of the sweetest little girls to be found, causing laughter one minute and tears the next. The com edy is also well supplied by Bedrock Dodge, the natural liar, and his wife, (Miss Power). There is not a dull mo ment In the entire piece; the Interest never flags. The management deserves credit for selecting such a. charming piece, and the patrons of the Lyric will be delighted. Fitch Brings New Plays. Clyde Fitch, after a European so journ of five months, arrived in New York last Sunday aboard the Celtic, bringing with him the conrpeted man uscript of "The Truth," his new play, which is to be presented in October, says the Now York Dramatic Mirror. The playwright, after an extended au tomobile tour through France and Italy, settled down in a suburb of Munich, where he finished his latest dramatic composition. Though nat urally unwilling to discuss his play in detail, Mr. Fitch made certain general statements as to the character of his work. According to the author, it is a modern play with characters such as are familiar in everyday life a New York society comedy in four acts. Clara Bloodgood is to be assigned one of the principal roles, though the piece has nothing which could be strictly termed the "star part." The rest of the cast has not yot been decided upon. CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE FOUNDED 1867. DR- F ZIEGFELD. President- College Building, 202 Michigan Boulevard, Chicago, Ills. Forty year of artistic achieverhent tinder the personal direction of its Founder and President, Dr. F. Ziegfeld, has made the College one of the vigorous educational forces of America. Offers facilities unsurpassed in America or Europe. Has the strongest faculty ever assembled in a school of musical learning. Investigation will demonstrate the superiority of this institution. BOARD OP MUSICAL DIRECTORS: Dr. P. Zlegfeid Hugo rleermana Dr. Loul Falk Hans von Schiller Ernesto Conaolo William Cattle Bern hard Llstcmana Herman Devriea Felix Borowskl Mr. O. L. Fox Hart Cenway , Director School of Acting All Branches of SCK3CLCF ACTUS, OPERA, US G SCHOOL CF EXPRESSION, Kodarn Languazts. RECENT ACQUISITIONS TO THE FACULTYt HIKX HEERMANN, The world renowned Violinist and Instructor, of Germany. ERNESTO CON SOLO, The Eminent Italian Pianist. 41 st SEASON BEGINS SEPTEMBER I Oth. ILLUSTRATED CATALOG MAILED FREE. KOTS Applications forth 43 free and ISO partial Scholarships will be received until September 1. Mr. Fitch is personally to direct re hearsals of "The House of Mirth," dramatized by Edith Wharton and himself. In which Fay Davis will inter pret the role of Lily Bart. With re gard to this production, which is scheduled for September, Mr. Fitch is emphatic in his assurances that the people of the novel are to be staged precisely as conceived and drawn by Mrs. Wharton. . There will be no "stane revision", of the plot, no theatrical, dis tortion of the characters. After "The Truth" and "The Mouse of Mirth" are once well under way, it is understood that the playwright will devote his at tention to preparing; a new vehicle for Blanche Walsh. While automoblling- on the outskirts of Rome, the American dramatist came perilously near meeting: an untimely end and the scar on his forehead is still visible as conclusive evidence of the adventure. The chauffeur attempt ed to turn a corner at reckless speed, with the result that all three tourists were hurled out of their car. Mr. Fitch's head struck against the stone abutment of a bridge; he lost consid erable blood and lay unconscious for a couple of hours. NOTES OF THE STAGE. V; Trixie Frlgranxa, last season lead ing comedienne with the Joe Weber Stock Company in New York, will play the role of Katrinka In "His Honor, the Mayor." Miss Frlgania is well known on the road as leading woman In several of Henry W. Savage's musical plays. William C. De MUle, the author of "Strongheart," which Robert Edeson will present durlns; the season of 1908 and 1907, under the direction of Henry B. Harris, is at present at his country house In Merrlewold park, Merrlewold, N. T., where he is completing the new all Indian character play, which Charles Frohman will present during the coming season. Since Jules Murry. a year a?o. an nounced that he would the coming sea son present Paul Gllmore In a new col lege play, entitled "At Tale." And that he would show in it a real regatta scene between a Tale and Harvard eight on the stage, it is said that the management of "Brown of Harvard" Is now also intending to introduce a Sim ilar effect. m ' J Miss Gertrude Coghlan, leading wom an in "The Lion and the Mouse," which is to be transferred from Chicago to Boston oh September a, believes that the three best forms of exercise for a woman is fencing, golf and tennis. "Fencing is unquestionably the best," says Miss Coghlan. "It adds grace to the figure and carriage, and helps thft poise of the body, enables a woman to stand easily erect, makes the figure supple and lithesome, equally develops all parts of the body, and becomes af ter a little practice one Of the most fascinating sports that exist." A young man sneaked from a 50-eent seat In the gallery, down an unguard ed stairway, and took his position among the one-dollar standing-room patrons. The manager approached him. "You know you only paid 50 cents to see this show." he said, "and now you're down here with the dollar pa trons." "That's right," answered the young; man, thoughtfully. "I'll tell you what I'll do. To stand up here costs a dol lar; I only paid 50 cents. If I stand on one leg, will that fix It?" He was allowed to stand. " . David F. Perkins, through Herman Llndemann, Berlin, Germany, has se cured the dramatic rights for the United States and Canada to Henrik Ibsen's "Venstab," a short dramatic saga tale which appeared in the chris tianla (Norway) Posten In 1852, and In a German translation, "Die Freund schaft," in the Deutsche IHustrlete Zeltung. Berlin, in 1861. The English adaptation and dramatization has been made by Edrlc Kraaf and David Per kins. The English title of the play Is a literal translation of the Dano-Nor-wegian "Friendship." Mr. Perkins will be seen In the role of Basil this com ing season, and a strong supporting company Is being engaged. It would seem that "Strong-heart," the play In which Henry B. Harris will present Robert Edeson for the third year, beginning September 3, at New ark. N. J., is to become as famous In musio and song as It now is In dramat ic annals. A new intermesro. entitled "Strongheart," by Will E. Dulmage, has just been Issued by the Sam Fox Pub lishing Company, of Cleveland, O., and from the advance orders already re ceived bids fair to prove one of the big sellers of the year. A picture in colors of Mr. Edeson, framed In a border of Indian trap pings, adorns a title page, which for Its originality and uniqueness cannot well be excelled. Ruth St. Denis, in her East Indian dances, appeared before King Edward VII. at the home of the Duchess of Manchester, on Tuesday evening, July 24, Miss St. Denis" Interpretations of Radha, the deified wife of Krischna. being keenly enjoyed by His Majesty. Indeed. Miss St. Denis Succeeded so well that during the last week she has appeared three times before an audi ence made up almost entirely of titled personages, some of those present on these occasions being the Earl of Lons dale, the Duke and Duchess of 8parta, the Duke and Duchess of Argyle, Prin cess Louise, the King's sister, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Viscount and Viscountess Churchill, Baron Maurice de Rothschild, Sir Berkly and Lady Sheffield, Viscount Rldly, and the German and Prussian Ambassadors. Henry B. Harris will present Miss St. Denis in a number of the larger Amer ican cities during the coming Fall season. Henry B. Harris ann6unces for the new season the following partial list of players now under his direction: Robert Edeson, Rose Stahl, Grace Ellleton. Edmund Breese, OrTirt John son, Dorothy Donnelly. Arthur Byron. Effle Shannon, Gertrude coghlan. Her bert Kelcey, Grace Ftlkins. Ralph Del more. Mary Boland, Josephine Lovett. E. W. Morrison, Frazer Coulter, Eva Dennison, Olive Doud Byron, Wilfred Lucas, Paul Everton, Flora Juliet Bow ley, Joseph Kilgour, Grace Thome, George Parsons, William Lewers, Frank Brownie and J. Byron Beas ley, F. J. Mclntyre, Sidney Ainsworth, Frederick Bonn, Ira Hards, Walter Al len, E. A. Eberle, Marion Johnson, Margaret St. John, AI Llpman, William Burton. Luke Martin, Charles D. Pifct, Etta Baker, Martin, Malcolm Duncan, Edwin Brandt. George W. Deyo, Alice T Vra nrli RvriiR AtMllriA TvnOWl- ton. Amy Lee, Macey Harlam, Amy Lesser, John s. Robertson ana Aoa Levick. Harrison Grey Flske has returned to New York from his sojourn In Cali fornia and a tour of the Northwest, to begin preparations for his next theat rical season. His first matter in hand will be the presentation of Bertha Kt lich in a play new in English to New York to signalise the second season of this actress under his direction. This Dlav is "The Kreutzer Sonata," a drama in four acts, adapted by Langdon Mitchell, author of "Becky Sharp," from the Yiddish of Jacob Gordln. "The Kreutzer Sonata" was written by Mr. Gordln for Madame Kalich before she came to the American stage, and she acted In it for a number of seasons In New York with enormous success. In fact, it was represented by her more frequently than any other play In her repertoire, and always was received with enthusiastic approval. In adapt ing "The Kreutzer Sonata" for the American stage, Mr. Mitchell is said to have retained all its original strength, and in its original form the drama has many remarkable features, while he has adjusted it to the artis tic requirements of the English-speaking stage. It is a play of exceptional dramatic power, and is rich In diver sified character delineations, while it abounds In comedy, and Mr. Mitchell, while adhering to Its essentials, has symmetrized its Construction and add ed to its effectiveness. '. THE STAR CHANGE OF POLICY ; Beginning Monday evening, August 20, the Allen Stock Co. will give weekly productions of high-class melodramas. ' OPENING BILL "CAUGHT IN THE WEB" A Sherlock Holmes Detective Story Two Performances Daily One Each Afternoon and One Each Evening PRICES Evenings First twelve rows on lower floor, 30 cents ; balance of lower floor and first three rows in balcony, 20 cents; the rest of balcony, 10 cents. Matinees 10 cents to all seats except boxes. Seats Reserved for the Evening Performances by Phone, Main 5496 Milwaukle Country Club. Eastern and Seattle races. Take Sen wood or Oregon city ear, starting from First and Alder street. Week of Aug 19 PANTAGES Fourth and Stark THE BEST FAMILY THEATER J. A. JOHNSON, Resident Mgr. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TODAY John Chicfc & Co. IN "A Bachelor's Honeymoon." Fashion. Plate Trio, Featuring Laiy Moon. Biograph, Showing Latest Comlo Pictures. Ralph Cummings & Company, Presenting; "A Game of Hearts." Every Word Brings a Laugh. Bert Chamberlain, The Merry Minstrel. Edith McMasters, The Child Wonder. Singer and Dancer. Jean Wilson, Illustrated song, "By the Dear Old Delaware." TODAY'S BILL Harry McCray and Troupe, "The Old Guard"; Merritt Sisters, Jeanette Fletcher, Jack Leonor, Mr. and Mrs. George Morrell, the great Melnotte. Performances daily at 2:30, 7:30 and 9 P. M. Admission 10c and 20c; boxes, 25c. Ladies and children take, any eat at weekday matinees for TEN CENTS. BIG SD01H IISM 2 DAYS 25th and Raleigh Sts. Monday and AITf1 )A C, 0 1 Tuesday rtUU. 6U 13 61 I j n 11 II - vav X1YV w ! V i u flY 'if Mtom mmmrn K?T5ff is 111 ENORMOUS SHOWS UNITED .'ABSOLUTELY THE BIGGEST SHOW DT THE WORLD, TO WHICH IS NOW ADDED THE THRILL ING 1000-CHARACTER SPECTACLE, FIGHTING THE FLAMES. Scenery Representing A Whole City Stage Bigger than 100 Theatres Superb Costumes Magnificent Electrical Effects MOST GIGANTIC AMUSEMENT FEATURE EVER DEVISED. BIGGEST MENAGERIE ON EARTH, Tallest Giraffe Alive Huge Hippopotamus Only Rhinoceros in Captivity Den of Giant Polar Bears A Whole Caravan of Camels Three Herds of Elephants, and the Biggest Collection of Caged Ani mals in the World. SUPERB 8-FOLD CIRCUS. ) NEW SENSATIONAL FEATURES MOST ASTOUNDING OF ALL. SALVO'S FEARFUL TRIP TO THE MOON, THE MOST HAZARDOUS FEAT OF ALL. The Greatest Acrobats, the Foremost Riders, Incomparable Aerial Displays, Athletic and Gymnic Stars Supreme, Groupes and Companies of Trained and Acting Animals Gigantic Company of Funny Clowns, k&fy Three Rings, three Stages, Hippodrome Concourse and Aerial Enclave filled with &tt mmr-wm m... . . Vif GORGEOUS FREE STREET PARADE, AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M. MOST ELABORATE, LARGEST PAGEANT THE f EVER SEEN. TV? TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY at 2 and 8 P.M. Doors Open 1 Hour Earlier. JlNt3 60.CENT TICKET ADMITS TO ALL,. CHILDREN UNDER 13 YBARB O L. D , MAUF-FRICQ. Reserved Seats and Admission Tickets can be secured on show days at Graves Music Store, 328 Washington St., at same prices charged on the grounds. HE OAKS FAIR OF WORLD'S MARVELS First, Foremost, Favorite Family Playground ALWAYS CROWDED HUNDREDS OF FEATURE ATTRACTIONS Tonight at Eight P. M. The Watermelon Contest. A car load of real, " 'Way Down South" darkies in a match of speed to see who will get away quickest with a large melon. Tomorrow at Four P. M. One hundred boys contesting for the prize to be given the one who gets away quickest with a large blackberry pie. Magnificent Fireworks Every Thursday night at 9:30. Marian Liljens The Human Comet. Only wom an Fire High Diver, will make a blazing dive from the top of a tower into the. Willamette, daily at 3:30 and 9:30 P. M. Frank Comar In his terrific "Dip of Death" act, daily at 4 and 9 P. M. Friday, August 24 Baby Beauty Show See the Grand Parade of Nurses and Baby Carriages. Beautiful and costly prizes for the pret tiest, the fattest, the smallest, the best, the worst, boy and girl, ages 6 months, 1 year, 2 yearg3 years. Address all ap plications to S. H. Friedlander, "The Oaks." Saturday, August 25th A Race for Life See the finish of J. L. Hender son and J. J. Byrne, the Cham pion Swimmers, following their match race, from Oregon City to "The Oaks," where they are expected to finish at about 3 P. M. Free Days Ladies and children admitted free every day excepting Satur day, Sunday, holidays and spe cial days, from 12 :30 to 6 P. M. Tuesday, August 28 Chil dren's Day Grand free production of the Beautiful Spectacular Fairy Tale, "Aladdin and His Won derful Lamp." The boys and girls of Portland are invited to ake parts. Application should be made to S. H. Friedlander, at his office in "The Oaks.' Monday, September 3d Great Labor Day Cele bration ' Tnder the auspices o the Federated Trades and 'Labor Unions. Daily from 9 A, M.to 1030 P. M. A bath, a bathing suit and free swimming lessons, all for 25c. Watch for an early "open-air" production among "Tho Oaks' of Shakespeare's "AS YOU LIKE IT" D'Urbano's Royal Italian Band, Daily at 2:30 and 7:30 P. M. COMING DID YOU EVER SEE A POSTER CARNIVAL? Eig Orpheum Vaudeville THE GRAND Week of August 20th SPECIAL ALL-STAR SHOW HEADED BT THE HARRY LAROSE CO. PRESENTING THE "SAILOR m m HORSE" A ONE-ACT PLAYLET BY WILL M. CEESSY, "A HIT FEOM OCEAN TO OCEAN." AN ADDED FEATURE, JOHN DUNN-WILHELMA FRANCIS ft CO, In tho Comedy Sketch, "THE HOLD-UP.; The Pantomimio Acrobats. "THE THREE OIRDELLES." The Portland Artists. MR. CHRIS LANE. Monologuist and Extemporaneous, Singer. LYONS & CULLUM. In a Variety of Vaudeville. MR. JAMES BURKE, "Cheyenne." j," GRANDASCOPE. "Docs as Smugglers." THREE PERFORMANCES DAILY, AT 2:30, 7:50 AND 9t30 P. M. PRICES Evenings and Sundays, 10, 20 and 30 cents to box seats. Matinees, 10 cents to all seats except boxes. LYRIC THEATER Week Commencing Monday, August 20th 44 AN OREGON ROMANCE Partners in the Mine" IN FOUR ACTS Admission, 10c; Reserved Seats, 20c Performances Every Afternoon and Evening Without Prejudice. "Da you believe the horrible accusation that has been made, against Senator Snide?" "Sure I do. What is it?" ?ot Quite. Alice And Is it truethat Pansle ha became an actress? Ethel Well, not exactly that, dear. She's only gone on the stage. ,