The Sunday Oregonian., March 01, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 4, Image 38

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An Irish Company Plays in New CJork
W. B. Yeats' Play "A Pot of Broth" Is Presented Mrs. Campbell Gives Invitational Performance of "Electra."
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NEW YORK, Feb. 24. (Special Cor
respondence.) We have had Ital-
tan companies galore; Kngllsh
companies have practically becomO as
much a part ot the season's entertain
ment In America as In London; Russia
has sent entire organizations of play
ers, but a company from Ireland was
the novelty of this week. The players
consist of members of the Irish Na
tional Theater Society, of Dublin, and
It was expected that W. B. Yeats
would play the leading part of his own
quaint little play entitled, "A Pot of
Broth," but he did not. and the play
era were W. G. Fay, who played the
part of a beggarman; Bridget O'Demp
ey, as Slbby Conneely, and F. J. Fay,
as John conneely. At the outset U was
evident that the vehicle was not suffi
ciently Important, and while it was not
without a charm, the charm of folk
lore, for Instance, it was fa.r short of
the sort of thin? which would have
shown what these people evidently
want to show, and that is the stage
Irish character without exaggeration
ami with the original atmosphere.
"The 'Pot of Broth" is so simple that
one can scarcely realise how It could
hold' the Interest of the over -Urea
playgoer; on the other , hand, perhaps
through sheer simplicity, it may be a
welcome relief to the problematic of
ferings of the modern playwright.
The scene is laid In the kitchen of an
Irish cottage, where the beggarman
comes In Quest of a meal, but the
housewife is not one of the kindly
sort, and bids him begone, without the
slightest approach to an invitation to
t'Na. He is not to be put off so easily,
and Interests her In a curious-looking
stone which he has tied around his
tie k. This, he claims, has only to be put
into a pot of boiling water, to which
is added a wish, and it will bring forth
anything, from a rich soup to a de
licious wine. The wife and her hus-
. band are sufficiently curious to allow
mm 10 rnter ann to experiment with
the stone. Needing something with
which to stir the soup while he sings
its incantations, h finds a ham bone
and also a chicken which Sibby has
lust plucked, and after tasting It. the
good people offer to buy the stone. The
beggar, however, refuses to sell, but
presents It to them In appreciation ot
their hospitality, which Is greater than
thoy realise, since he bags the fowl
when it Is done, and the hambone. too.
He departs, leaving the man and his
wife to bring forth some wine rnrthe
priest, who is expected on a visit.
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Mrs. Campbell gave an Invitational
performance of Electra to the profes
sion of New Tork, but the lady knew
not what she set in the way of troubles
for the doorkeeper ot the Garden Thea
ter and for the police, who Anally were
driven to abandoning all hope of keep
ing order anions the women who
turned out. Over ir00 people pre
sented themselves, including the usual
number of hystericals. One was sure that
ehe should have precedence over all
others, because she had met Mrs. Camp
belt at a tea and the actress had invited
her to call. Another vowed vengeance
on the management because she had
played In the company once with Mrs.
Campbell, and she positively knew that
It would be a great grief to Mrs. Camp
bell did sha but know how she was being
treated. Another had administered once
to the needs of little Pinky Panky Poo,
when this dog of Japanese nobility was
111 and In pain. There wera tales of In
numerable colors and lengths, and it
was worth standing In the melee to hear
the different qualities of voice and the
different tales. Some notables, including
John Mason, Edna Wallace Hopper and
Kllta Proctor. Paniel Frohman and Mar
garet Il'.ington, EC H. Sothern and
party were taken in through stage en
trances, fire exits and Inconceivable
apertures in the building, and If any one
doubts that Mrs. Campbell Is popular he
should have seen the scramble. At the
close of her remarkable performance she
made little speech of thanks. She be
came III after this and closed he en
gagement suddenly. She will go on tour.
- 'ijuira is aaways one more cn&nca.
This consoling remark has reference
to the plays - at finish long and sucT
cessf ul runs In the Broadway Theaters.
Sometimes In the mad rusu and whirl,
the last performance slips by and the
play closes. -But sooner or later It
comes back for a supplementary run
either at the Academy of Music or at
the Grand, and while these theaters
are not held on a par with the newer
houses on Broadway or on Forty
second street, they offer the best com
panies at slightly lower figures than
the other houses.
"The Great Divide" is back for three
weeks, and the Interest revolves not
alone around the play and Henry
Miller, but in the part of Ruth Jordan
Edith Wynne Matthlson is replacing
Margaret Anglin, who created the part.
Miss Anglin has left New Tork to re
hearse "The Awakening of Helena
Ritchie," In which ehe will appear a
few times before going on a tour to
Australia. When "The Great Divide"
will close at the Academy, Miss
Matthlson will appear with Walter
Hampden in two of her husband's
plays under direction of Henry Miller,
who is surrounded by, the same cast
aa the one which was seen at Daly's.
There Is great delight everywhere
over the new that David Warfleld will
return to his old success, "The Music
Master," and "The Grand Army Man"
closed on Saturday night, after a -run
of several months. It was admirably
fitted to the personality of this won
derful actor, who enjoys the distinc
tion of being regarded by many as the
foremost American character painter,
and indeed one cannot be too lavish
In praise of David Warfleld, as he rep
resents everything that is legitimate
In a great art. There is perhaps noth
ing more effective, more stirring, more
dramatic than hia extreme quiet. This
will bring tears more quickly than the
most impassioned momenta of anyone
else who row comes to mind. His
simplicity and trustfulness are those
of a child, and when a grief comes it
is such a deep, hopeless grte that one
can only feel the pain, not the condi
tion or the age, not1he drama or the
event, only the tearing, tugging at
those tender heartstrings, only the
grief of one .who trusts, of one who
did not remember that suffering was
a part of life.
While' "The Grand Army Man" will
probably not go down as such a tri
umph as "The Muslo Master." it of
fered Warfleld one of the greatest op
portunities that the great Westerner
has ever had, and the pathos, the dry
throated, dumb pain will not be for
gocten by anyone who ever saw the
character of Wes" Bigelow lived by
David Warfleld.
"The.Music Msster" will be given at
the Stuyvesant Theater of David Be
lasco until the end of the season.
E. H. Sothern has accomplished the
very difficult feat of stepping Into his
father's shoes, which ie not ddne with
success under most circumstances.
Young Jefferson tried It without suc
cess, the younger Salvlni never was
able to make those who had seen his
father forget him, and so we might
proceed down the line. Sothern, How
ever, has given a Lord Dundreary
which for strength of drawing and for
real unadulterated humor has not been
surpassed even by the creator of the
part,
Mr. Sothern has received innumer
able letters from old timers who have
written to tell him that he not only
brought back memories of his father,
but in many respects he eclipsed the
performance of his noted parent. Dur
ing the last week of his engagement
at the Lyrio Mr. Sothern will give a
special matinee performance, to which
he will Invite all thoee who have writ
ten him, comparing his performance
with that of his father, and he has
also requested that if any of these hold
old programmes he would be happy to
have them, as he Is desirous of col'
lecting all he can find. -
Viola Allen closed her engagement
at the Astor Theater on Saturday nlght.
Her play, "Irene Wycherly," was not
one likely to make one feel the hap
pier for seeing it, but it was fas
cinating in Its own peculiar way, and
became something of a .fad before its
run was over.
...
Olga Nethersole, one 'of the most re
markable of the emotional actresses, is
in her second week at Daly's, and while
there Is keen appreciation of her qualities,
she has not a repertory calculated to give
that pleasure which Mvould be derived
from such a talent in a satisfactory med
ium. There was considerable Interest mani
fested in the double bill of Hervieu's
"The EiHgma" and "rPagJlaccl" In which
she played Nedda and gave a prologue
and epilogue before the curtain. Hervieu,
also responsible for "The Awakening," Is
one of the favorites in France, but he is
very far away from American standards
and ideals. What may be in that country
melodramatic situations are here, no mat
ter how well presented, almost laughable.
Our day of love Intrigues and jealous
husbands as portrayed on the stage, ts
almost over and it takes more origin
ality than that to give strength enough
to a play to make it hold a one-night In
terest. "The Enigma" is a one-act play
in which two sisters-in-law are 'in love
with the same young man. Both of their
husbands, after reading of a scandal
among their acquaintances, express their
attitudes toward a slml' it condition
should it exist in their families, one de
claring that he would kill the man, the
other that he would kill both. Both
wives are agitated, as the man of their
affections is present. He, however, only
loves the one Olga Nethersole, and
neither sister-in-law knows of the other's
weakness.. There is a tense scene, after
which the husbands retire and the guest
leaves, accompanied by an older man,
who is a cousin of the family and who.
knowing- ot the young man's attach
ment, attempts to d.ssuade him. The
husbands bar the door before leaving
and the wives, who remain down stairs
for a time, stifling in the heat and on ac
count of the smell of the pipes, unbar
the door and leave it so for the night.
The husbands, who are starting on a
hunting trip early 4 A. M. give no
chance of escape to the young man, who
does not make his exit early enough. He
is discovered behind the curtains by the
irate husbands, who are racked to, know
which one of the wives Is guilty of the
indiscretion, for it Is not more. Both
wives are brought from above and both
are equally excitable. A few moments'
scene between the young lover and his
older friend and adviser reveals the fact
that he will extricvate the woman he
loves by shooting himself as though by
accident with a gun while crossing a
ditch. Notwithstanding the entreaties of
his friend, a few moments later a shot
Is heard and both women in a state of
freniy come from up stairs, knowing by
intuition what has occurred. The hus
bands watch them with eagle eyes to
note which Is guilty, but neither derives
very much satisfaction, because when the
news Is brought in. both women are be
side themselves with grief and the hus
band of the one who really loved htm
and who was beloved in turn, seems
convinced that the other was the sinner.
It was a true case of "Cherches la
femme."
The story of "I'Pagliacci" is too well
known to need a retelling, and of the two
this was the stronger vehicle for Miss
Nethersole, who as Nedda has fuii op
portunity for emotional scenes. But we
who are accustomed to think of Nedda'
as a light, airy creature such as .uiss
Farrar. or Mme. Cavalleri, or even Fritzi
SchefT, during the few days of her oper
atic career, do not reconcile Miss Nether
sole's heavier and more emphatic talent
to the part. The play, however, was not
without Interest for chose who know it
backwards as an opera.
Another week's engagement will pre
sent M1ss Nethersole in repertory, in
cluding Carmen, Sappho, Magda, Camule
and The Second Mrs. Tanqueray.
Lew Fields, who is without doubt one
of the most amusing comedians of the
day. has an excellent medium in the
musical comedy, "The Girl Behind the
Counter." Every one connected with the
production knows that there is only one
object in view, and that is to get as
much fun out of the situations as pos
sible. It would 1-e difficult to ca'J the
story a plot, but there is enough upon
which to hang a series of funny songs
and beautiful dances, eccentricities and
jokes galore Henry Schnlff (Lew Field),
a soldier of misfortune, is dazzled by the
sudden transition from a hall bedroom
existence in Gower street , to a
butterfly life in Easy street, and
so is his spouse, formerly his
landlady, In whom the unexpected acces
sion of wealth has awakened a desire
for social conquests. Winnie Willoughby,
her daughter, who has rather sound ideas
concerning life In general and matrimony
in particular, is much more sympathetic
to her stepfather than to her mother.
Then there is Millie Mostyn, the "over
lady" at an American department store
In London, in love with Cord Gushington,
who has been especially selected by Mrs.
Henry Schnlff as eligible for her daugh
ter. Into the complications are brought
Ninette Valois, of the millinery depart
ment, and Susie Seraggs, the assistant
cashier. The name of tha play comes
from the plot between the over-lady and
Miss Willoughby, who is allowed to act
In the capacity of clerk in order to be
convinced that Lord Gushington Is really
in love with Miss Miss Mostyn, and is
only planning to marry the other girl's
wealth. However, it is here that she
meets her fate, while waiting on Charlie
Chetwynd, a self-made young American
millionaire. Further complications arise
from the fact that Henri Duval, the man
ager of the "Universal." has received
the sum of IS000 to break the crust of
society for the Schnlff family. Unknow
ingly he confides his plans and his plot
and the hopelessness of the situation to
the paterfamilias, who is not surprised to
hear that he has been unable to interest
the lords and the ladtes, and in conse
quence he will be compelled to dress up
the employes of his establishment and to
send them to represent the nobility. The
play fairly reeks with laughter and prob
ably will run to the end of the season
to full capacity houses. In support of Mr.
Fields are Connie Ediss, May Naudain,
Louise Dresser, Lotta Faust, Topsy Sio
grist, Edith Ethel McBride, Lottie Fre
mont, Martin Brown. Denman Maley,
Joseph Ratllfl and George Beban and an
enormous cast.
Carolyn Lowengart, who has been
studying for four years in Berlin with one
of the beat vocal teachers of that city, re
turned last week from Europe, and after
resting for a few days in New York, she
will leave for her home In Portland, Or.
Miss Lowengart has studied hard and
seriously and deserves to make her way
In the profession which, she has chosen
for herself.
EMTLIB FRANCES BAUER.
LONDON TRIBUNE NO MORE
Liberal Paper Suspends Loses $ 1,
250,000 In Two Years.
LONDON. Feb. 22. After a life of
rather more than two years, the Tribune
newspaper has ceased publication. It
was an organ of official "front bench"
Liberalism, and its decease occasioned
much surprise among the supporters of
the government.
Although it was known that Franklin
Thomasson, M. P.. the wealthy cotton
spinner, who founded it on January 15,
1906, and his friends had spent an enor
mous sum of money over the venture,
it was not anticipated that the paper
watild atop publication at tha beginning
of a new Parliamentary session. It stood
alone as a penny (3-cent) London morn
ing newspaper advocating Liberal prin
ciples. A sworn circulation statement for the
week of July 25-20, 1P0T, showed a net
paid circulation of 66, &3 and 15,500 "un
sold, retus and voucher" copies. The
large number of "unsold" copies Is ex
plained by the fact that the Tribune was
given away "gratis for six months" to
some thousands of readers.
A statement was published on January
15 last that "the Tribune has almost dou
bled its set paid circulation. It has been
enabled to increase its advertising rates
by 50 per cent. The advertising revenue
during the year had also very largely in
creased." The death of a paper whose circulation
and advertising connection were steadily
increasing can be accounted for only by
the enormous financial strain involved
in the continual issue of daily Journal
which does not "pay."
The loss is believed, to hnve been re
cently as much as $5000 a week, in spite
of the strenuous efforts of S. J. Pryor,
who had been managing editor for the
last 12 months, and materially assisted
to increase the circulation and lessen the
heavy drain on the finances of the con
cern. The total loss occasioned by the Trlb
unue has been more than $1,250,000. The
capital which has been so nearly ex
hausted was $1,600,000. In January, 1907,
$1,250,000 of this was held in fully paid
shares by Mrs. Katherine Thomatson.
Franklin Thomasson and James Daven
port Whelpley, of New York. Later 100.
009 $5 shares were taken up by G. C. B.
Ewell. of "Bridgeport. Conn., and F. S.
P. Phllipson-8tow, of Fernhurst, Sussex.
LION TURNS ON TAMER
Inert ViIdnes of Brute Breaks Out
In British Menagerie.
LONDON, Feb. 22. An extctlng Incident
occurred during a performance at Pur
chase's rnenarer!e, at present located at
Battersea, a large African Hon, named
Wallace, attacking and mauling its
trainer, known as Marco.
Marco neglected to keep his eye stead
ily on the animal as he was leaving the
cage, and as he was stooping to unfas
ten the. grille, it sprang after him, strik
ing him with one of its paws on the
back. Marco's clothing was torn and
he fell bleeding with his face to the
floor of tha cage. Wallace placed a
paw between the man's shoulders, but
was driven off by Mr. Purchase's son
with a long Iron fork.
Marco Immediately jumped to his feet,
and under his gaze tha lion backed into
a corner. The trainer then drove the
animal round the cage, made him jump
over a board and left him standing en
his hind legs. Immediately Marco had
left the cage, however, the lion sprang
forward and gave vent to his rage against
the iron bars. "It's In them," said
Marco. "The wild nature is there, and
it will break out slmetimes. I have had
lions which I have petted from cubs, but
It is all the same when they grow up."
CUT RATES FOR WEDDINGS
British Clergy Fixes on Lower Scale
for Poor.
LONDON, Feb. 29. (Special.) The orig
inal discoverer of the great truth that
"Competition benefits the consumer"
could never surely have expected that
the provisions of his maxim would one
day be found to include even aspirants
for entrance to the holy estate of matri
mony. It ts a fact nevertheless, that a
movement hRS recently been set on foot
among the English clergy to establish a
lower scale of wedding fees In the hum
bler neighborhoods.
The cause of the movement is not far
to seeH- The returns from this source
of clerical Income have shown a lament
able falllng-off of late, while marriages
in the Registrar's office are growing
steadily In favor. An analysis of the
places at which the ceremony was per
formed during the last year show that
the number of weddings celebrated In
church was actually the lowest on record,
while the duties of the Registrar in
creased enormously.
BLOW TO BETTING GAME
Justice Holds jVo Liability Exists
Between Partners.
LONDON, Feb. 29. (Special.) Justice
(Darling has given judgment in a case
turning upon an alleged partnership in a
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