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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 7, lOOS. ; v 4 ; A V ' -v. I.. iL....-. " yy tthZ&' ! -tf I T Is something of an anomaly that the theaters, especially the higher priced ones, reap less proportionate benefit from carnivals and other events which draw thousands of pleasure seekers into a city than any other places of busi ness. It would seem that the past week In Portland should have been an excep tionally good one and that the theaters would have put their best wares in the window and done a land-office business. Not so however. The Heillg was abso lutely dark until Saturday night, when our old army friend Lew Dockstader and his minstrel men brought the newest conceits In the blackface line to delight large audiences. The Baker did only an average week with a new play by Ollie Morosca, called -The Halfbreed." While crude and amateurish, the piece yet has some ele ments of strength and popularity. It was well received. The Lyric installed the BIunkall-Atwood company, a really fine stock organization. The company was de layed on its way from San Francisco and did not open until Tuesday afternoon. "The Bushranjer" served as a satisfac tory vehicle for them. The Armstrong company still continues to please at the Star and will continue indefinitely. The Allen Curtis musical company, a splendid company of its kind, opened a season at the Oaks In modernized Weberfieldian burlesque. The vaudeville bills at the Grand and Marquam averaged well. The Damrosch concerts with Nordica as soloist were probably the most pretentious musical events In the history of Portland, and amounted to another managerial tri umph for Misses Steers and Coman. There will be nothing at the Heilig un til the later part of the month, when William Collier in "Caught In the Rain,'" will be here, followed by May Robson in "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," and Robert Mantell in an entire week of Shakespearean repertoire. Commencing this afternoon the Baker will present "Lover's Lane," and the Star "Brown's Vacation." Tomorrow af ternoon the-vaudeville bills will change, and tomorrow night at the Lyric, "Held By the Enemy," goes on for the week. LEW DOCKSTADER TOXIGHT America's Foremost Minstrel and Company at Heiilg Theater. Jolly Lew Dockstader, Amerlcja's fore roost minstrel comedian, and his big company will be the attraction at the Heilig Theater, Fourteenth and Wash ington street, tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Dockstader has a corps of vocal soloists who are probably the best ballad singers to be obtained for this style of enter tainment. There are dancers galore, and an orchestra of 21 instruments. The en tertainment this season has been de clared in other cities to be the best that Dockstader has ever offered. Dockstader always comes with a new monologue, and the pleasant memory he has left of his last excites lively antici pation of his new act. This year it is a skit called "A Dull Day in the White House," In which his imitation of the chief occupant of the executive mansion shows a. wonderful bit of "make-up." It is very funny and he talks in his humorous-serious style of race suicide, the Japs, trust busting, Harrlman. bear hunting and other important issues of the day. In the opening part of the pro gramme Dockstader sings his new song, called "When the Hammer on the Anvil Rings." which is a kind of poetic inter pretation of the slang phrase, "a knocker." Seats are now selling at the ater box-office. Fourteenth and Wash ington streets. "LOVERS' IiAXE" AT BAKER Favorite Stock Company in Great Clyde Fitch Comedy. One of the favorites of all the great Clyde Fitch plays will be presented by the Baker Stock Company this week starting with today's matinee. This will be his "Lover's Lane." that beauti ful story and rattling comedy and char acter play .which is known from one end of the land to the other. "Lover's Lane" is a story of rural New England, and contrary to most cases the hero is a minister the preacher In a village church Rev. Thomas Singleton, and he is a man who Is thoroughly and self-sacrirtcing. He has filled bis house full to overflowing with unfortunates of different sexes and ages without regard to their previous conditions, and finally brings down the wrath of his snarling, pin-headed con gregation the typical scrawny, narrow-minded old hens and deacons, who force him to resign his church, which owes its very existence to him and his noble efforts. But they do not hold out long, and in the end he goes back to them on his own terms, which are all made for the good of others, who have been the marks for the malice and envy of his members. There is a world of comedy In the play, furnished by Simplicity, a waif whom he has taken in after she has been refused by all the orphan asylums in the state, also Uncle Billy, and the town characters. A treat "bit" Is the Bill Poster. The Baker company will be cast as follows: Rev. Thomas Slnpleton Oeorse Alison Herbert Woodbrldse ronald Bowles I ncle Bill William Gleason Hosea Brown Earl D. Dwire Mr. SkiHt? Howard Russell leacon Steele James Gleason Harry Percy MeKlnney Billy Sidney Isaac Pick Wood-bridge Mamie Haslam Mary Larkin Izetta Jewel Mrs. Herbert Woodbrldse Ixiulse Kent Aunt Melissy Gertrude Rivers Matty Mina Crollus Gleason Simplicity Johnson Marlbei Seymour Bridget Louise Murray Mrs. Lane Ruth Lechler Mrs. Hosea Brown Hilda Graham Miss Molly Mealey.... Lucile AVebster Mrs. Steele ...Olivia Ireland Mrs. Jennings Lillian Grey Bessie Steele Rhea Mitchell 'BROWN'S VACATION" TISIELY Musical Comedy at the Star With Three Performances Iaily. Now that vacation time is coming on the Armstrong Company will offer a timely entertainment on this annual event. "Brown's Vacation" begins at the Star theater this afternoon and continues throughout the week. There Is always a place for bright musical comedy when properly offered, and this is the mission of the Armstrong Com pany. "Brown's Vacation" Is in the nature of a scenic how as well as a musical comedy. It Is laid In three acts and the fun starts soon after the first cur tain and never pauses until 'thn final complication has been settled. There Is more story to "Brown's Vacation," the Armstrong Company claims, than to any of the other attractions it haa produced. There are genuine comedy and farcical situations and enough plot to keep the Interest and give a reason for the laughter. A dialogue which scintillates with wit and repartee. Is strung through the three acts. The scenery Is brand new and so are the wardrobes. The scenes are laid in Chinatown, which gives the scenic artist, the property man and the costumer a field in which to prepare some unusual effects. There will be the usual collection of songs and dances. Three performances will be given dally, one In the after ,noon and two in the evening. HELD BY THE ENEMY. MONDAY BIunkall-Atwood Company at Lyric in Great War Drama Tomorrow. Tomorrow night the famous Blunk-all-Atwood Company, which has al ready captivated Portland audiences. will present its first local performance of William Gillette's greatest of all war dramas, "Held by the Enemy." This is properly regarded as the eminent actor-playwright's masterpiece and is positively the greatest Civil War play. Elwin L. Blunkall, who ranks well up at the top among American leading men, will be most happily cast in Gil lette's old role, and Lyllian Atwood playing opposite him will appear to delightful advantage. There is an es pecially good part for Grace Plaisted. while Charles Schad, a brilliant young comedian, will have a "fat" part. Beautjful Joan Storm, who has already broken the hearts of hundreds of sus ceptible theatergoers, will have an im portant assignment, as will also "Clar ence Burton and a -number of others.- Manager Flood has displayed his en-' terprise and sincere desire to give Ly ric patrons the very best by bringing the BIunkall-Atwood company here. It ranks among the very best that has ever appeared in this city and the' prices charged at the Lyric . are . only a small portion of what is assessed elsewhere for much Inferior attrac tions. The production of "Held by the Enemy" will be equal to anything ever seen on a local stock stage. Remem ber that the opening performance will occur Monday night. Get your seats In time. - "The Bushranger.'? . Toaly The final performances which the BIunkall-Atwood Company will give of "The Bushranger" at the Lyric will occur this afternoon and tonight. It has been the theatrical sensation of the week and the brilliant new stock company has fairly captivated the town. Do not miss this exceptional attraction. FIGHTING FITZ IS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fltzsimmons at the Marquam. How many Western vaudeville circuits do you imagine there are that would bill up a feature act costing $1000 per week? Pantages.is doubtless the only one that would go this strong. ' It Is costing the management an even $1000 to present Robert Fitzsimmons for the new week opening Monday. With Mrs. Fitzsimmons the great fighter is presenting a dramatic sketch. Of course, Fltz needs no introduction here. He's about as widely known as Roosevelt. He is known as the greatest fighting man that ever donned a glove. For years we have been reading about his battles against great odds In weight and his phenomenal victories over men much larger and stronger. But the old warhorse does not come in his guise as a fighter. In the world dra matic he has been doing things in a quiet way and his dramatic sketch has gone big the country over. It is quiet and refined and not marked by slobbery tears and cheap sentimental tommyrot, such as the average retired pugilist is wont to produce. Fltz has his own stand ards and they are high. "A Man's a Man for a' That" Is the title of his sketch. The scene is a fash ionable New York clubroom and Fitz ap pears as a young broker with Mrs. Fitz simmons as one of the bon ton. The In evitable romance springs up and when Fitz gets a chance to show his skill at bag punching in her brother's gymnasium that clinches the matter. This exhibition of bag-punching will be greatly enjoyed. Fitz Is one of the great est in elusive bag handling. He will ex hibit the punch with which the world's greatest lighters have been put to sleep in their time. The rest of the bill has been prepared without regard to expense. Manager Johnson does not believe in putting up one big act and a lot of fill-ins, so that the Marquam's supporting bill will be of the usual high standard. Barnett Brothers and Miss Sylvia are the best knock-about comedians in the game. Vlrden and Dunlap have a brisk comedy drama "The News Girl." Delia Stacey is the dainty and fascinating sou brette who had a big hit with the Burgo master Company. Chink Brown Is a Chi nese impersonator who has made good at the game., Jean Wilson will sing a new illustrated song and the biograph will reel off the usual brand new Installment of comedy pictures. You wouldn't find the- -eo.ual- of this bill in any vaudeville house in' the country, even at double the price charged by Pantages , at the Marquam.' GRAND GETS EIGHT BIG ACTS Glcesons and Houlihan Hcadliners of Costly Programme. Following up the great show of vaude ville Sullivan & Considine have sent to the -Grand the past week, there will be another equally high-grade vaudeville en tertainment at this place of amusement the coming week. The new programme, which" opens with the matinee tomorrow, 'offers' eight big acts, each out of the groove of mediocrity and each different. There will be singers, dancers, comedians, musical artists and a dramatic sketch. By way of a headline attraction the management will present the Gleesons and Houlihan in an act framed as one of the greatest of its class. The Gleesons are known wherever good dancing has been discussed and have a showmanship which makes the act the "more attractive. Houlihan is an instrumentalist and will preside at the piano during the dancing and Uetween dances. For the special added feature there will be a novelty act In Leon and Adeline, the lady juggler and the house-wrecker. The act is new and introduces juggling sen sations. Franklyn Gale & Co. are to provide the dramatic tone to the bill with a charm ing little playlet, "The Seamstress." Miss Gale will be remembered for her artistic dramatic performances - in Portland with traveling organizations. McNish and Pen fold are singing, dancing and talking en tertainers. Georgie O'Ramey Is a sing ing comedienne and Sheehan and Mone han will do a musical novelty act with some singing. To these will be added the illustrated ballad of Fred Bauer and the latest motion pictures by F. F. Mon tressa. The last performances of the present bill will be today. This bill contains George Wilson, the minstrel, the Pekin Zouaves and the American Newsboy's Quartet. THIS WEEK AT THE OAKS Allen Curtis Company in "The Girl" and Symphony Concerts. Now that the weather is becoming more settled the Oaks is coming into Its own as the greatest and most pop ular amusement park west of the Mis sissippi. This year under the changed policy it far surpasses farmer years, the attractions offered being ' vastly better than anything heretofore at tempted. The natural beauties of the park are accentuated over last year and everything from the main gate is entered until the big pleasure ground has been "thoroughly explored iuirj presses the beholder as the acme of all that could be desired in the line of park entertainment. m Two attractions of exceptional in MR. AND MRS. ROBERT FITZSIMMONS AT THE MARQUAM terest are the musical comedy offer ings of the Allen Curtis Company every night in the Airdome, and the matinee concerts given in the same place by Herr Waldemar Lind and the symphony orchestra ' of White and Gold. The famous Allen Curtis Company, which comes here direct from phenom--enal successes in the East and South, is a very superior musical organiza tion, as it demonstrated to the satisfac tion of all who attended its opening performances last week. The bill for the week commencing tonight will be "The Girl," said to be one of the clev erest musical concerts on the present, day stage. It abounds in sparkling humor and jingly music. The come dians, singers and the dancers keep moving every minute. The Big Three, Allen Curtis. Arthur damage and Al bert Leonard, comprise one of the fun niest comedy trios that Portland has ever seen. There are a number of other atrac tive and entertaining princip'als and the liveliest chorus of 5 singers and dancers that ever tripped down the pike. The show will make the biggest kind of a hit with you. Herr Lind has prepared a series of elaborate pro grammes for the White and Gold sym phony concerts, which will prove t.ie delight of music lovers. Remember these concerts occur every afternoon in the Airdome. Then there Is the unique Tickler, besides scores of other means of entertainment. "The Swindler," by Howard Russell. Howard Russell's play "The Swin dler," a drama of high society along the "Raffles" and "A Social Highwayman" order, will open next Sunday Matinee, June 13. at the Baker. It will run all the week with a matinee Saturday. WILL APPEAR AT THE HEILIG Performance June 12 by Pacific University Dramatic Students. Encouraged by their great success in the production of "The Bridge of the Gods." at the Heilig Theater last year, the students of Pacific University are preparing a production of the splendid three-act comedy. "Our Boys." and the trial scene from "The Merchant of Ven ice." to be given at the Helllg June 12. The three-act comedy Is one of the best of the modern English play3. and when first produced In ondon ran for 1500 nights without a break. It is full of opportuni ties for exciting a laugh. The characters are striking and distinct and the dialogue fairly bristles with fun. The trial scene from "The Merchant of Venice" is. of course, the great scene of the play. Ev erything has been done, both in costum ing and stage setting, to create Elizabethan atmosphere for this scene. The char acters are all well taken and a artistic and adequate interpretation may be ex pected. The students taking the princi pal characters are for the most part those who have had special training in this line of work, so the pereformance will be far above ine average amateur effort. Miss Wilhelmina Heidel. the young lady who took the part of Wallulah, in "The Bridge of the Gods" last year, and who immediately afterward received an offer Lilian Tingle Tells About An A p petizing Tutti Frutti in a Jar Gives Hints Also for Putting Up Greep Gooseberries Without Cooking, and for Making a Delicious "Gooseberry Cheese." BY LILLIAN TINGLE. CORRESPONDENT, Mrs. H. L. T. (Portland), writes: "Years and vears aeo I heard of a 'Tutti Frut ti.' but was not told the proportions. It began in strawberry time, and then all the fruits were used in their turn. It was not cooked, and, if I'm not mis taken, was preserved with alcohol and sugar. Can you send me a recipe for such a mixture? It will be highly ap preciated." By a coincidence, not altogether re markable, considering the season of the year and the arrival of Oregon strawberries, the same, or what would appear to be the same, recipe has been asked for by two other "fore-handed" housekeepers, Mrs. W. B. U. (Oregon City), Mrs. L. B. (Portland). So this answer may perhaps serve for all. Years and years ago, in Germany, I also not only heard of, but tasted a very delicious "tutti frutti" preserve, and was given instructions for its making. Every year since I have in tended to try It, but have never done so, and therefore I am unable to speak of it from personal experience. The notable housekeeper from whom I re from a New York manager because of her excellent work, will take the part of Portia in the trial scene, and of Mary Melrose, the poor cousin. In "Our Boys." Those who heard her splendid work last year will be interested to hear her again in a new and entirely different role. The principal comedy character. Per kyn Middlewlck. will be taken by William E. Gwynn. a student of exceptional abil ity. He represented Pacific University, in both oratory and debate this year. His work this year in the character of the wealthy but ignorant Butterman Is going to be a revelation to his friends. The proceeds of the play are to be ap plied on the gymnasium fund. Nearly $3000 has already been subscribed and the students and faculty are hoping that the play will net them a good round sum. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PLAY Local Talent Ready With "Idyl of Folly" at the Hcilis. "Idyl of Folly," a comedy drama in three acts, will be produced tomorrow night at the Heilig. by the local council. Knights of Columbus. An evening of good, wholesome fun is promised from the cast in whose hands the comedy has been placed. Various business and do mestic complications between the Nickle burys and one Montague Pymples afford opportunities for play that will be keenly enjoyed and a few delicate little touches of pathos give balance to the show and greater zest to the comic parts. Following is the cast: Evelyn Nlckle bury, a young heiress. Miss Frances Gal lagher; William Xicklebury. her father, a widower. Fred J. Bolger; Harriet Wel ford. Evelyn's friend. Miss Agnes Harwas; William Falrplay. a merchant. Fred Weber; Frank Nlcklebury, M. D., Wil liam's nephew, James Curran; Philip Sharpe, a modern financier, G. Lester Paul; Mrs. Shybold Evelyn's aunt. Miss Mary Cardiff: Betsy, a lady's maid. Miss Ruby Howard; Montague Pymples, a bookkeeper. James E. Bannon; Ferret, a lawyer. W. M Daly, and James, a servant, John Cahalln. Entertainment for the Deaf. An entertainment for the deaf of Port land will be given in Immanuel Baptist Church, Second and Meade streets, Friday night, June 12, at 8 o'clock. A programme consisting of sign songs and recitations will be rendered. The entertainment will be under the auspices of the Phalathea Class. Following Is the com plete programme; Sign song, "Nearer My God to Thee," Mrs. Reiehle, Mrs Johnson and MIfs Iverson; natural signs, "The Emotions," Mrs. Johnson: 23d Psalm, Mrs. Reiehle: Rainbow Motion song, Mrs. Jorg; dialogue, "Courtship's Difficulties," Mr. Redman and Mr. and Mrs. Young; sign story, "A Monkey's Churning," Miss Hansen and Mrs. Jorg; sign song. "Yankee Doodle," Mr. Van Emon; story In pantomime, "Courtship." Mr. Johnson: story in pantomime, "Preacher and the Wasps," Mr. Redman; recitation. "The Broken Pitcher." Mrs. Jorg and Mr. Van Emon: sign recitation, "Star Spanglert Banner," Mrs. Reiehle; scripture reading, "Jesus Stills the Tempest," Mr. Van Emon: "The Child's Prayer," Mabel Stegner. ceived the recipe gave It somewhat as follows: "Take a larpe stone jar that will hold many pounds of fruit, and put In first one pint of rum for every six pounds of fruit you intend to use. Add the' fruits in succession, as they ripen, with one pound of white sugar for each pound of fruit. Begin with strawber ries and raspberries, and use any other kind of fruits except currants, grapes and bananas. Use equal quantities of each kind. Take only perfect fruit just at the right stage of ripeness. Stone the cherries, peel, stone and slice the larger fruits. Stir up well every time you add more fruit and sugar; and keep the jar tightly covered with a piece of bladder. When the last fruit has been added, let the preserve stand for a month before using It. "A handful or two of fresh cfamask rose petals may be added. If obtainable." This last ingredient will present no difficulty to a Portland housekeeper. I understood from this German au thority that currants, grapes and ba nanas were excluded as likely to cause fermentation; but a similar, though more definite recipe, from another source, particularly calls for red cur rants: "Put one pint brandy In a stone jar. and add, as they come ripe, one pound of each of the following fruita with one pound of sugar for each pound of fruit: Raspberries, strawberries, red currants, cherries, plums or apricots and mulberries or blackberries." Another correspondent, Mrs. A. H. N. (Portland), says: "Can you tell me how green gooseberries can be pre served without cooking? I have heard that it can be done, but do not know Just how. Please give also a recipe for gooseberry cheese." I know an English housewife who always puts up green gooseberries for Winter pies by the following simple method: "Stem and rinse the gooseberries, which should be hard and green, and pack them closely Into glass cans which have been heated, and rinsed in boiling water. Fill to overflowing with boiling water; seal, and keep In a cool dark place. Look them over occasion ally to detect the first signs of mold or fermentation. Use like raw fresh fruit. Green plums and tomatoes can be treated In the same way. Another method, taken from a very old book, sounds interesting, but I have never tasted it: "Top and tail the gooseberries and put them, fresh from the bushes, Into dry glass ' bottles. Shake them down as full as possible. This is Important. Have good corks ready, and resin the the outside well; then bury very deep In the garden, cork downwards, and you may have green gooseberry tart for your Christmas dinner." This method was tried some time ago by an enterprising friend of mine. The deep digging part being rather fatiguing, she assigned this work to a young midshipman nephew who was visiting her for a few days. He cheer fully agreed, carrying out each bottle as it was corked up, and giving it hon orable burial. Only he buried them carefully and aeeply In different parts of a rather extensive garden and put up no tombstones to mark the spots. He went to Join his ship next day, and I believe the gooseberries have not yet been discovered. As in the case of Moses, "no man (except the midship man, and probably he has forgotten) knoweth of their sepulcher unto this day." Gooseberry cheese is quite easy to make, and keeps very well. Take equal weights of sugar and green gooseberries. Cook the latter intll quite soft. Pass them through a sieve and cook the pulp and sugar together for an hour or so until the color Is red (not burned and brown) and the mixture "firms" when a little is tried by cooling In a saucer. Put up In small glasses like any fruit Jelly. It should he firm enough to cut in cubes when it Is turned out. It Ib nice for several sweet and savory dishes, and makes a useful garnish. The flavor rather im proves with age. I tasted some four-year-old gooseberry cheese some time ago. It was particularly delicious, and suggested a much more expensive and complicated origin.
