The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, March 29, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MARCH 29,- 1908. 3 Charles Frohman Invades the Parisian Field Dean of American Managers Will Present Gillette's Plays in French Marie Dorp Is to Have a New Play By . . French Dramatist. . : ' . BT EiUUE FRANCES BAITER. NEW YORK, March 22. (SpcciaJ Correspondence.) The season is very far f com closed, but from the plans already laid by Charles Froh man for next season one almost for gets the prescnt. This dean of Amer ican managers is now In London, hav ing finished his work In Paris, where he arranged for several new plays by those who bavo already furnished hlmj with successes, and ho strengthened the chain which connorts the theatrical Interests of America, England and France. M r, Frohman has tiiade a place In Kraui-c fur the notable American play wright, "William Gillette, whose Sher lock Holmes Is now running with great success at the Theater Antoine. Mr Gillette has been in Paris with Mr. Frohman and together they have ar ranged for a succession of Mr. Gillette's play, the next one of which will be "Held by tho Enemy," adapted into the French by Pierre de Courceiles, who made the translation of "Sherlock Dolmen." and who will also adapt "Hrewstfir's Million." Mr. Frohman is waiting for . the proper opening to take the entire ' Peter Pan' company from London to Paris, and if U comes this season it will be given In English but next year It will be given with a French com pany. Mr. Frohman lias closed several con tracts, among which is one with Paul Gavault, the author of "My Wife," who Is to collaborate with an American and with two writers who will furnish a play for Marie Doro, who made such a mcc ess this season In "The Morals of Marcus." Miss Doro Is one of the most in teresting personalities on the stage and much of her success is attributed to hr remarkable mobile face. Many tlio.time when the possibilities of fac ial expression suddenly lift an actor from a small part to a prominent po sition, and if he be equipped with a fine facial expression he has In his favor something as valuable as. If not more valuable than, many other phases of personal appearance. Of modorn actresses, the countenance of Marie Doro Is a striking instance of tho extent that an actress may im prove upon Nature, and, through ef fort, obtain a wide range and an exact power of facial expression. Partly in play, partly in earnest. Miss Doro has developed to the full the actor's most effective medium of interpretation facial expression. The result Is evident. The story of this unusual development is herewith told. It was as a member of the "Littie Mary" company that Miss Doro, availing herself of waits botweecn acts, or during the scenes of other players, got her best prac tice. In fun, as she thought, she vied with another girl at making faces as two children might do. Night after night she practiced at this, amusing her friend and being amused, until It came to her, unawares, that she could do almost anything Bhe wished with her countenance. This she realized one night upon actually frightening her friend with a look of terror. Thence forward Miss Doro has given the mat ter another sort of study and a fur therance of tills power. Her methods are these two to memorize a story, preferably one built of several ideas reflect upon It and then tell it entirely by facial pantomime to some one whoH has never heard it. ft is not easy to do and in a majority of cases as a means of telling a story it is unsuc cessful, but the mere attempt is splen did mental exercise and the finest kind of practice for obtaining sure muscular control of the face,-Her sec ond device in acquiring elasticity about the mouth is the mastery and pronunciation of certain sentences In Italian. French and Spanish. Careful utterance of even random phrases, tak en from any of the romance languages, which, when well spoken, are articu lated and enunciated with a nicety un known to the Anglo-Saxon speech, have proven as valuable to Miss Doro as( sKUiriu management or tue counte nance, and those who have seen the charming little actress in "The Morals of Marcus" know that she is past mis tress in both. There are dull spots and bright places In nearly all translated and transplanted works and "Toddles is no exception to this rule. "Toddles" Is not an inspiring name, to be sure; one expects something rather Inane and the character of Tod dles, otherwise Lord Meadows, played by John Barry more, is inane enough to sat isfy the most exacting. It is a part which takes pure "acting" on -the part of the younger member of the notable Drew Barrymore family, as he has a personality and a dignity quite out of keeping with the grownup baby with' which we are entertained in "Toddles." Early in the play Mr. Barry more did not impress the audience very much, but later he de veloped a spirit of humor which saved the situation, and Incidentally the play. Toddles is hopelessly entangled on the matter of matrimony. t Every one he knows Is planning to marry him to some one else and the most interested party is a certain money-lender who is keen about having him marry Constance Job lyn. a wealthy heiress. Toddles owes the money-lender a considerable sum. and that is the only way In which he sees the possibility of being repaid. His father on his deathbed further complicated mat ters by requesting him to marry his cousin, then aged 5, and the mother of the prospective bride pursues him in or der that he be not entangled in other matrimonial escapades before the child becomes old enough to consider it seri ously. Then there is Mrs. Howler, who thinks that under the circumstances Toddles will undoubtedly marry her, she bing of the "Merry Widow" type. Mrs. J only n, the mother of Constance, very fond of society, much to the dis gust of her Intellectual husband, and she arranges an "at home" which he at tempts to disarraime by calling the male guests aside and advising them that there are reasons why they had better go home quietly and that he will not tell. Tod dles is the only one who takes his ad vice, as it is quit to his taste. He goes home and goes to bed. In the second act Toddles is in bed', whore ho is besieged by those who re mind him that this is the day for nil marriage to Miss Joblyn, but he can not bring hlmelf to the point of en thusiasm. He decides to "take his bath" and see what he thinks about it afterward. Meanwhile, his aunt, tho mother of his "petite nancee." sees thftt her only salvation lies in keeping him' at home, and therefore disposes of his only uit of clothes. This again convinces him that bed Is the best place for him, and he plants himself again under the blankets. He is finally in duced to keep his appointment before the Mayor, and in the third act he arrives on the seene clad In a bor rowed overcoat, his pajamas and red frit slippers. In thi costume the Mayor asks him whether he will marry Miss J"blyn. and again he hesitates and slips back home to bed. In the final act. however. Toddles discovers that he really loves her. and he puts the question for hlmeelf and from him self. She must have wanted him very bsdy. b-Vauso she sahl "yes." and everyone except kU aunt and Mrs. Bowler was happy. The cast was as follows: THE CHARACTERS. Tord Meadows .John Barrymore Boolby Oswald Yorke Freddy Gunner. A. Hvlton Allen Haslitt Arthur -Elliot Doctor Baird bouls Massen Joblyn Charles Waloot Valet ..... . Harry Lllford Chauffsnr Arm and Cortes Th Mayor J. R. Crauford First Usher J. T."Chaille Second Usher Frederick I-yon Interpreter J. Browning ldy Dover ..Sadie Martinet Mrs. Joblyn ; Jeffreys Lewis Constance Joblyn Pauline Frederick Countess do Chambry Isabel-Richards Cicely , :T,cmUe Reed Mrs. Bowler OHv Temple Pussy Virginia Smith Maid at the Spring Grace Ha dwell . There is no telling to what use ' tho over. I put it away and reserve my deco rative touches of red and blue until a few days before' It Is submitted to the mana gerial eye and the managerial judgment. I make almost no changes In my lay at rehearsals." We frequently hear about , the play wright who have trunks full of old and rejected plays ready to spring Immediate ly after the first great success. This Is the case with Eugene Walter who became a noted man aver night. Walter is the author of "Paid in Full." which is not only playing to the capacity of the Astor Theater but for which neats are selling 13 weeks ahead. From the depth of this trunk a familiar1 possession of all aspiring playwrights Mr. Walter has unearthed "The Wolf" and after .putting a few finishing touches - on It, the Schuberts ' f - " - : ."- . 2? - 1 -n F. U. BALER. PORTLAND POPULAR B.ULAD1ST. IIJ.ISTHATED SONGS, AT THK MARQIAM GRAM) ALL THIS WEEk. telephone will be put next.- The latest eccentricity in this direction was enacted on Monday night with Miss Ethel Barry more and her brother John. Miss Barry more opened in Brooklyn at the Montauk Theater in "Her Bister," the same even ing that her brother appeared in New York at the Garrlck. Miss Barrymore was very" anxious to hear the perform ance and could contrive no way by which she could be in both places at once. By a lucky thought It was decided to have a special long distance wire,-which gave Miss Barrymore direct communication . between her dressingroom and the Gar rick stage, and with megaphone -attainments she had the opportunity to "keep tabs" on her brother while off duty her self. Clyde Fitch, who was co-author in Miss Barrymore's play, "Her Sister," is also responsible for the English version of "Toddles," known in Europe, as "Trlplepatte," and he has another comedy Just about to be launched, the name of which Is "Girls," just girls. . Mr. Fitch Is asked the usual number of questions anent his calling In life, some wanting to know from where he gets his ideas, others how he puts them together, and not a few do not hesitate to ask him what he gets annually in royalties. He does not answer all of these queries, but did consent to tell something of his habits of work. Said Fitch: v T often think about a play for two years before I begin writing it. When it has taken form- In my mind the writing comes, as It were, in a flood. I write steadily, taking little food and resting scarcely at all until the play is finished. The writing done. I immediately begin revising It. My system of revision la my own. No one else uses It and X am not sure that any one else would want it. First I go over it with much care with a black pencil, heavier than the one I used for the first writing of the play, so that I may see at a glance which was the original and which vhe revised portion of the page. Next I go over it again to make still nicer corrections, this time with pen and ink. This is so that at a glance I may know whether a word that appears on the page was my first, second or third written thought. A fourth going over to do still more ootlshlng Is done with a blue pencil. The last touches are made with a red lead pencil. So on every page on a play of mine, before I rellnaulsh It with a great sigh of relief Into the hand of a typewriter copyist, appear five kinds of handwriting. each signifying to me the stage of comple tion of the play. The work of revision is done quickly when the production of a play Is near. Otherwise, after the second going decided to put It Into rehearsal at once. There are only five characters in this play two of which will probably be in the hand of Ida Conquest and William Court en ay. "Girls" will come to Daly's March 21. This play opened In Washington, I. C, and proved very successful at , National headquarters of art and poll tics. It is hardly necessary to state that the subject deals with woman or with four girls who decide that they will live their lives entirely independ ently of the other sex. After various experiences In a law of fice in which the girl successfully carries her inde pendence, she and her companions fall victims to the natural enemy of woman man. ' Another case of jumping Into the lime light of success is recorded of Marlon Kerby who appeared for the first time on the stage in a new play by James Forbes, the author of "The Chorus Lady." This is called "The Travelling Salesman," with Thomas W. Ross in the title role which gives lilm the same sort of op portunities for bright snappy speeches that the role of Patricia gave Rose Stahl. Miss Kerby is playing the leading wom an part which is that of a telegraph operator. The young woman is from Chi cago and both there and In New York, she has a large social following in which she is recognized as a most talented monologuist and entertainer. She is des tined for a notable career, whether on the dramatic or on the operatic stage. Oscar Hammerstein will sail for Europe March 31, with the boat that will carry away practically the entire Manhattan Company with the exception of a few who will remain to fill some concert en gagements. Mr. Hammerstein has an nounced that next season there will be no popular priced Saturday night opera as he considers the conditions impossible to meet satisfactorily. His claim is that $3 is too high and too low. Those who pay $3 feel privileged to have the best in the way of stars and productions which must result in a loss or a practical loss to the management. Instead Mr. Ham merstein purposes to give popular priced opera on Sunday night instead of the concerts and at the same price as the concerts which means to the full letter, first-class grand opera for the people at $1.60. He has a tremendous following for Sunday night concerts and believes that f 3 i i I It k v ("lilt :? Ttn AN jOI fH Phone Exchange 11 HomeA6171A6172 OODARD CLARKE .-, i. TO. 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Mr. Hammerstein said In discussing his plans: "No theater lowers its prices on Sat urday night, often . it increases them. It has been customary to make opera cheap and often bad on Saturday nights and these popular price audiences are no longer satisfied with half an orchestra, half a chorus and half voice principals. Not only are these the conditions, but the stars absolutely refuse to participate In popular priced performances." Mr Hammerstein would not tell many of his plans for next season, but he did consent to say that if they carry cor rectly, the opera-house will not be closed at all and that he will attempt to secure facilities by which he can give grand opera after the -close of the regular sea son throughout the Summer, at popular prices. He will only engage singers, as that will be all that he needs because he will be able to employ the orchestra the entire year instead of three or four months and the stage hands as well. It is not unlikely that some evenings would be devoted to high-class English opera. MKXK FROM "CAPTAIN 1MP1DKNTE." AT THK LYRIC, STOCK COMPANY. IMPROVE ALASKA SERVICE Pos toff ice Department to Facilitate Delivery of All Mail. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 2S- It is the intention of the Postoffice Department greatly to im prove the mail service throughout Alaska, so that second, third and fourth-class mail will be delivered promptly at all seasons. There has been no complaint about the letter mail, which has been forwarded Winter and Summer, as fast as it could be put through, but merchan dise, newspapers, magazines, etc., have been repeatedly held up, oftimes laying over six months at a time, because of the inability of the Department so to adjust its contracts as to give continuous serv ice on all classes of mail. Second Assistant Postmaster-General J. T. McCleary, cognizant of conditions in Alaska, sent a man to tho big Territory last Summer to make a careful study of the mail system. This representative, Henry M. Robinson, of Atlanta, recently returned to Washington to report. As a result of his investigation, the Depart ment is entering upon a reorganization of the entire Alaska service, and proposes to terminate all existing mail contracts, entering into new ones 'as speedily as possible. Advertisements for new service are now being sent out, and it is hoped that new contracts can be closed early in the Summer. -J Under the old system, contractors who carried the mails in Alaska agreed to carry so many pounds per load, and to make so many trips per week or month, according to the location and Irngth of the route. Under this system letter mall, or first-class mail, was always given- the right-of-way over other classes, and al ways went through without unnecessary delay, but very often, particularly In the Winter months, newspapers, magazines and all kinds of merchandise were al lowed to accumulate, because the car riers had more than the contract amount of hlgh-cluss mail, and gave - that the preference. Only a short time ago there was an accumulation of 10.000 pounds, of mail at Valdez. which the carriers did not carry, as it was in excess of their contracts. ' Mr. McOleary has decided to abrogate alf existing contracts, which he has the right to do upon payment to the con tractor of one month's extra compensa tion. The mail service in Alaska now entails an expenditure of a little over $200.0u0, so that the change from old schedules to new will, at the outside, cost the Government $20,000. But there will be many carriers who will consent to take contracts under the new system. and in such cases it may not be necessary to pay th extra month's compensation. The new contracts will be drawn in such form that carriers must deliver the mail as fast as it is turned over to them. Where they are now bound to take put $00 pounds per trip, they may, in some seasons, be obliged to Increase . this to leoo pounds. In bad weather, however, when roads are in poor condition, the contractors will not be required to carry the full amount of mail, if it should be Impractical for them to do so. But even during the Winter, the Department finds that the Alaska roads are in very fair condition, and it is not anticipated that many trips will be made with short loads. The contractor will have nothing to gain by holding over the mails, for what he does not deliver on one trip he will have to deliver on the trip following. The postal authorities, appreciate the hardships that confront the people of Alaska, and want to render them every assistance in the way of prompt deliv ery of all classes of mall. They want parcels and reading matter to go through with practically the same expedition that letters are forwarded, and Mr. McCleary believes that under new contracts, prop erly drawn, this can be brought about. ND PLACE FDR A "H1G6ER" CLEMEXCEAU DRAWS COLOR UXE IX FRAXCE. All Paris Ivaughs at Story of " Pre mier's Ability in Playing Modern Politics. PARIS, March 28. A rather amusing anecdote concerning M. Clemenceau, the Premier, is Just now going the round of the press. Clemenceau wanted a snug little "sous-prefecture" to offer to one of his followers, and he summoned the di rector of this department to find him one. "Monsieur le President, Je n'ai rlen," said the functionary, "I don't care; I tell you I must have -a sous-prefecture; bring me your list," retorted Clemenceau. After consulting the administrative doc ument, he suddenly exclaimed, "What's that " putting his finger on a name. "Tljat, Monsieur le President, is a promis ing young man you yourself appointed as sub-prefect not long ago," "Why. stand dieu! he's a nigger," said the Premier. "Oh. M. le President, not a. nigger: onl a white man rather bronzed." "He's a nigger." Insisted Clemenceau. "Impos sible for a nigger to administrate French men. Revoke him at once; transfer him to the colonies if you can; I don't object to niggers in the colonial administration, but not in France. "This sous-prefecture is now vacant, and available for the person I wish to ap point to the post." The sacrificial "nig ger." it appears, is still waiting for a berth in the colonies, but in reality he is no more a "nigger" than Clemenceau is himself. - Alec Burns, brother of the Risht Hon. John Burns, was once well known in the ring as a boxing champion. The brothers studied boxine together. THE DANM00RE, CORNER OF 14TH AND WASHINGTON STREETS a ir - f , u IL 1 1 f 1 ' i J l& . - t . , mL . w - Zz L ""HJIZ- ' . -r J KKW HUTKIj TO BK OI'EED A PHIL 1 B OAS J. MOOHK. The accompanying illustration is of the Danmoore Hotel, which will be open on April 1, under the man agement of the well-known hotel man, Dan J. Moore, who is also proprietor of the Moore Hotel at Seaside, Oregon. , The hotel is most centrally located, on the corner of Fourteenth anjj Washington streets opposite the Heilig Theater. The entire building has been improved and made into a strictly modern hotel,' meeting alt the requirements of the traveling public. . A large, spacious lobby ts on the ground floor on the corner where are the oTfices. . The Danmoore will cater to permanent as well as to the transient trade, and a bus will met all trains. The furnishings and decorations are elegant and have been selected with a view of making comfort for the guests of th house. There arc telephone connections with each room, which is a convenience always appreciated. - - The many patrons of The Moore, at Seaside, will be pleased to her of Mr. Moore's new business venture, which will meet with unlimited success. . The hotel will be tun'on the E uropean plan, and will have a grill-room in connection, which will be one of the finest. This grill will be the nearest to the Heilig Theater and will become a favorite place for after-theater parties and luncheons. . The hotel U now open for inspection and reservations.