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i HB local llnancial flurry had a very
disastrous effect on theater attend
ance last week and none of the at
tractions were patronlxed as largely" as
usual.
Olga Nethersole's return was made
something of a society event and the au
diences which greeted her were In their
'. best bib and tucker. "Carmen" and "The
'Awakening'" naturally aroused the great
'ost Interest from the fact that the eml
'nent English woman played "Sapho" here
less than a year ago. A review of her
new play, "The. Awakening, " will be found
In another column.
; Earlier, in the week ."Checkers'" and
"The Three of Us" occupied the HeMg
'Stage. The latter is a play of unusual
quality, one that appeals to thinking peo
ple as something quite out of the ordi
nary literary construction. It was Inter
preted by a competent company and gave
general satisfaction. 1
"The Kighwayman" at the Marquam
was In every way a commendable offer
ing, being much superior to "The Idol's
Eye," in which" the San Francisco Opera
Company began Its engagement.
The Baker players gave an excellent
performance In "Diplomacy," opportunl
ties being given a number of the members
.to distinguish, themselves.
At the Empire "Thorns and Orange
Blossoms," at the Lyric "The Governor of
Kentucky," at the Star "A Struggle for
Gold" and vaudeville at the Grand and
Pantages pleased their respective audi
ences to the limit. i
Tonight's opening at the HeMg will be
"The Yankee Regent," which has received
excellent, notices along the line. It will
run until Welnesday night. Following It
comes: & Miller Kent In "Baffles."
: This -afternoon at the Baker Hoj-t's
fjtrce, - "A Hole in the Ground, " com
mences a. run for the week and at the
tsttne hour the Marquam will present "The
-Nightingale"'' Tha Star matinee today
will launch "The Confessions of a Wife"
And the' Empire "The Sweetest Girl in
Dixie." -The'; Lyric' will repeat "The Gov
ernor of Kentucky" today and tomorrow
Kight .will'., present. noman Against
"Woman." Vaudeville promises well at
the Grand : and Pantages.' A. A, . G.
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at the Baker This Afternoon.
The second big Hoyt play of tho season
will open at the Baker this afternoon,
and ha the attraction all week. This is
' Ills travesty on life and doings around a
forsaken little railroad station, west of
New York. Portland saw several of the
Hoyt shows last year, and as Is well
known, they were the most successful of
the season from a standpoint of popu
larity and attendance, which must mean
that they are great favorites with the
- largest class of theater goers. People
t love to have something that makes them
laugh, and Hoyt dedicated his works for
that purpose.
;. The events of the play take place In
and about a measly, out of the world rail
j road station, and all the characters are
; either employes here, or prospective pas-
sengers on the train. The situations are
I funny in the extreme. First there Is the
T agent, the much worried, tyrannical, bag
, gage-smashing individual, who is going to
bo superintendent some day, the lunch-
counter girl, with all the tricks of the
business at her finger ends, the telegraph
j, operator, also lady, a stranger is there all
. the time, waiting for the delayed train,
, and he is full of troubles; the young
man, waiting for his sweetheart to come
. on the train. In order to fulfill an elope
ment engagement; his three sisters. (Hoyt
always has three somethings), two drum
jners, a tramp, an old lady, some "kids,'"
t and a general conglomeration of Individ
uals to contribute to the life and exclte
, ment that takes place during the short
'time allotted them in this delightful gar-
den spot of earth.
Musical numbers are Introduced all
through, and Miss Seymour, the life of
Ithe Hoyt pieces, will as the lunch girl,
! contribute much to the ginger and gaiety.
, If you want to laugh and enjoy yourself
thoroughly nothing can be better recom
; mended than a visit to the Baker this
; week and see Hoyt's "A Hole In the
Ground." The cast will be as follows:
V & La"s,T " ' - Austin Webb
President of the Road i H. Lewis
. ."William nut
A Tramp
'A Young Man
1 A Hoy
' A Rnjier
Another Roper
A Drummer
...Robert Homans
....Donald Bowies
...Hnwara Russell
...William Oleason
....James Gleason
. . Karl D. Dwlre
lirst Slater Miss Porothy Bernard
; Second sister mim Pa nalnte,
Third Sister.... Miss Elsie n.rrtt
jl'ilrl Ht I.unrh Counter. Miss Muribel Seymour
Miss Loulst- Ken
t A Teuf LaUy ,
First Tarrior
.Sr?t-ond Tarrler....
Third 'farrier
I A Krat
tThe Brat's Mother.
..Miss Gwynne Stlrlina
.....Mrs. Roy Bernara
James Gleasou
....Miss Louise Murry
...Miss Mamie Huslam
. Mlna Crollua Gleason
Act I Exterior of railroad deaot and bag-
; gage liouse.
Acts II and ITI Interior of depot
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il'unel'til Musii-ul Coniedy Res ins JEn
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,' Tonight, Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday nights, at the Hellig Theater.
1'uurtcentli and Washington streets, one
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of the most-talked-of attractions of -the
current season. "The "Yankee Regent," a
companion show to- "The. -Isle of- Spice"
and "The Royal Chef," composed by Ben
M. Jerome, with the book and lyrics by
Adelman Lee. In a recent review
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that it was given its premier 1j Chicago
and settled down after the opening night
to a run of 22 wyeks. and was one of the
most generously Teceived shows of the
decade in the Windy City..
The story of the concert centers around
a peripatetic politician poetically Inclined,,
who. while a Yankee by birth, is a tiiirty
second cousin to the ruler of an obscure
German free state, .and the aged regent
departs this life conveniently as his
Yankee relative arrives and the American
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Is placed on the vacant throne. No sooner
dyes he assume control of the reins' of
government than a deluge of trouble
threatens to swamp him. Princess Olive,
of "Welner, Is only barred from ruling
the country by an old law to the effect
that she must wed, and -she is found
correspondingly busy on the hunt for a
mate that she may dethrone her Yankee
cousin. Somewhere in the unhappy ruler's
past he has loved an ancient chromo who
looms up on the scene and. adds to his
discomfort by her attempts to make him
respond to her overtures of love.. Not
content with this, the book builders hai-e
Introduced a Prince' or a neighboring
state (Wurst), who wins the hand of the
Princess, and the regent is forced to
call out his army and navy (two' men) to
arrest the invader. War Is declared, the.
country . Is In a state of chaosV and ' the
regent Is kept busy with his many irons
in the lire. An American millionairess,'
looking for a title, falls a victim to the
regent's charms and he surrenders the
keys of state for the keys to her money
vaults. Mr. Jerome has, it is said, fairly
outdone himself In the music of the
regent and with the original production
considerable Interest should center In
the local date.
A glance at the cast will reveal one
of the most pretentious offerings' we have
ever had at the local playhouse. Heading
a list of favorites in the ncme part of
the Regent comes Toby Lyons, remem
bered for his Goo Goo , Man in "The
Isle of Spice," his clever-work with "The
Land of Nod" and many other musical
successes. Thomas Burton, late of
Julian Mitchell's "Wonderland ;"" Joe Al
len, late of the Pete Daly Company, also
"A Night for a Day" Company; Osborne
Clemsen tenor with "The Rdyal Chef"
and "Xancy Brown" companies; J. Paul
Callen, late of Charles Frohman's forces
and producer of Veronique at the Gaiety
Theater. London; John Walton, come
dian original cast "The Time, the Place,
and the Girl;" Miss Bertha Sliale.k. last
season prima donna with De Wolf Hou-,i
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per; Miss Elsie Baird, original cast "The
Marriage" of Kitty;" 'Miss Elsie Herbert,
original east "The Royal Chef :' Edith
Arnold, late of Klaw- & Erlanger's pro
duction, i'The Sleeping Beauty and . the
Beast." In addition to this splendid cast
of light opera favorites a pony ballet from
the Gaiety Theater, London, and half a
hundred pretty talented singers and
dancers will contribute 'to, the sdecess of
the many .musical numbers with which
the loffertng is Baid to abound; Much
stress has been laid by tho . promoters,
too, on the beauty and novelty of the new
production, which was built especially for
this season's edition of the piece. Seats
are selling'at the theater.
"THE JflGIITIXGALE" TOXIGHT
San Francisco Opera Company AVill
Open Third Week of Engagement.
Tonight the San Francisco Opera Com
pany will enter upon the third week of
their engagement at the Marquam. offer
ing a choice menu in the shape of "The
Nightingale," an adaptation of Offen
bach's delightful comic opera "La Peri
chole."" The original book has been en
tirely rewritten, a dozen big musical num
bers have been blended into the Offen
bach score and in its present form "The
Nightingale" gives promise of being a
most enjoyable "affair. ;
From the rise to the fall of the final
curtain Uiere is not one dull moment, the
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comedians are given full scope, in fact
"The Nightingale" ean be best described
as "comedy romp sot to musio." Kunkel,
as the Viceroy. of Peru, a fellow on the
King Dodo order, Cunningham as the
merry Governor of Peru, Blaisdell as the
Old Prisoner, Weiner as Count Pana
tellas. Brownie Browning and Henry Bal
four as the Notaries all have good com
edy parts.
Alda Hemmi 'in the title role has the
major portion of the work to do and the
prima donna is fully, equal to the occa
sion. Miss Hemmi'a "What a Glorious
Dinner", la calculated to provoke much
laughter. In this song Miss Hemml Is
called upon td portray a young woman
who has dined, not wisely, but too well,
andjt fa one 'of ' the most artistlo bite of
tho opera. . Maude Beatty returns to her
Own, being cast for one' of the boy parts
that the contralto likes so. well, and as
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Plquillo in love with the Nightingale will
assist materially.
A prominent feature of "The Nightin
gale" will be the reappearance of Ivy
Pollard, sister of the clever Daphne. Ivy
Pollard will be pleasantly remembered as
the Belle In "The Belle of New York,"
when the Pollard Opera . Company gave
that opera at the Marquam. She has not
appeared on the stage since leaving the
Pollards but has consented to return next
week and with Daphne give a bit of Cos
ter life entitled "The Lambeth Walk."
The numbers that have been Interpol
ated and that will doubtless meet with
4nstant approval are "The Same Old
Girl." "What the Daisy Said,". "A Game
of Goo-Goo," "Delight," "The ' Glorious
Highball." "While In Peru," "The Lam
beth Walk,' "At the Vaudeville," and the
"Marines." The only matinees of "The
Nightingale" are given 'Wednesday and
Saturday.
The Woman's Exchange will have their
regular benefit at the Marquam Monday
night of 'The Nightingale" week. , After
"The Nightingale" the San Francisco
Opera Company will give "The Wedding
Day" -four nights'only as Isabel Irving
comes in for three nights.
"SWEETEST GIRL- IX DIXIE"
Xew and Charming Southern Molo-
f drama at the Empire This Week.
"The Sweetest Girl in Dixie'," which
will be the week's- attraction at-the,
Empire, Is strictly a play of the South.
It was written by a Southern girl. Miss
Ereda Blemons. born and raised
amongst Just the kind of people and
scenes she has so wonderfully succeed
ed In portraying in her play. There
ts a charm about the old South that
can be found nowhere else In the
world, and Its quaint songs and folk
lore stories make It seem like a land
of delight to all lovers of romance.
The Empire will have few better of
ferings to present for the season than
'The Sweetest Girl In Dixie." from a
point of pure and wholesome story and
clean character study. It deals with
the old Southern aristocracy, with a
designing villain from the North, who
Is from the type out of which carpet
baggers were drafted. A farmer mort
gages his homestead and places him
self at the mercy of the man who
wants to marry his daughter. TheS
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are all on the verge of being robbed
of all their possessions when the hero,
a dashing Yankee cousin, comes to the
rescue, to the extreme dls,eomtiture
of the schemers and the supreme de
light of the darkies. There will be
matinees of "The Sweetest Girl In
Dixie" Wednesday and Saturday.
"THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE"
R. E. French Company Will Stage
Melodrama at the Star.
""The Confessions of a Wife" will be
played all thin week at. the Star Theater
by the R. E. French Stock Company,
commencing with the matinee this after
noon. There, will also be matinees Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
Among the many melodramas which at
tracted the attention of New Y'ork theater-goers
last season none caused such a
stir as "The Confessions of a Wife." The
play enjoyed a phenomenal run and was
Bo well received that the managers never
sent It on the road nor released it for
stock, preferring to wait until the East
was exhausted before offering the drama
in new territory. The play is still coining
money in the New England StHti-s. and
will not be sent West with a road com
pany for another year or two.
' Meantime, hearing of the drawing
powers of "The Confessions of a Wife.'
Manager French wrote to the owners, and
after considerable negotiating rejoiced to