THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MARCH 29,- 1908.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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become an additional subscription night
which will allow the director to enlarge
his repertory and give more performances
to singers whose salaries are based upon
a certain number of performances. Mr.
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urday night, often . it increases them.
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Pos toff ice Department to Facilitate
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OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
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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. '
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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.
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such form that carriers must deliver the
mail as fast as it is turned over to them.
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$00 pounds per trip, they may, in some
seasons, be obliged to Increase . this to
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the full amount of mail, if it should be
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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.
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