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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1908)
2 1-HE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JXXT 19, 190S. THE three places of amusement that still remain open were heavily patronized last -week, notwithstand ing the warm weather. The Pantages players at the Marquam found "The Spoilers" a splendid drawing card, and, in fact, so great was the financial suc cess of the engagement that it has been decided to continue the piece during the . first half of this week. "Madame Sans Gene" will follow on Thursday night. The Blunkall-Atwood forces have done remarkably well in "The Tide of Life," a ripping .melodrama, which will be re peated tonight for the last time. That organization will thot) turn its attention to "The Player," which oes on et the Lyric tomorrow night. An unusually good bill of vaudeville was offered at the Grand, and the man ngement promises an equally good change for tomorrow afternoon. The Interesting announcement is made that next season Portland will have a German stock company one night in each week, commencing October 2.. For some time the matter has been discussed in German circles, but only recently has It taken form. Ernest Pacully, editor of "Nachrichten," will manage the com pany, and is now negotiating with some of the leading German actors in NeWj York and Philadelphia, whom he will bring out for the season. The, Lyric Theater has been secured for each Fri day night during the season, and already 375 season ticket reservations have been made. On Monday nights the company will appear in Tacoma end on Tuesdays in Seattle. The company. will consist of 12 people and a line of standard dramas and comedies will be presented in the German tongue. Among the plays which ill be presented will be "Magda," "Old .Heidelberg" and many others which are familiar to the general public. The work of remodeling the Empire Theater Is well under way, and when the small army of workmen now engaged on the Job are through its old patrons will hardly recognize it in the new "Bunga low," which Manager George L. Baker has fixed upon as the new name. A new entrance is being constructed on Twelfth street, and the whole appear ance of the exterior will be changed. The interior is being thoroughly ren ovated, new carpets and hangings pro vided, the walls will be redecorated and the lower floor reseated with 'leather covered divans. The new place will be as pretty a little theater as could be imagined, and will make an ideal home for the Baker players. The "Bungalow" will be a dandy,, and no mistake. "MADAME SANS GENE" XEXT 'ew Week's Bill of. lYawley Com pany at Marquam Theater. For the second week of their, engage ment at the Marquam, T. Daniel Fraw ley. Miss Aileen May and the Pantages players will produce Victorian Sardou's comedy-drama of the French Revolution "Madame Sans Gene." "Madame Sans Gene" will be more than welcome to people who remember the brilliancy of the former productions of this play as given by Mr. Frawley. It was Mr. Frawley and Miss Mary Van Buren who made this play famous and well known throughout the West and it served to firmly establish those two play ers In the affections of playgoers. In the present production, Mr. Frawley will again appear in his great role of Napo leon. Few actors have been as successful as he in their portrayals of the Little Oorsican. Great interest attaches to the appear ance of Miss May as Sans Gne. This character is one of the most delightful and Interesting in modern drama. The clever but outspoken washerwoman. who became a duchess of France by the for tunes of war. is one that especially suits Miss May's style and as she has made a host of friends during her stay at the Marquam, she is assured of hearty wel come and warm appreciation. FIXE NEW BILL AT GRAXD Music and Comedy In Programme Opening Tomorrow. Tomorrow the Grand will begin an other of Its superior vaudeville entertain ments. The Grand is the only place in the city where this kind of amusement can be found. Sullivan & Considine are sending one good act after another and the coming programme promises to be a highly satisfactory affair. It will be ex ceptionally strong in music and comedy. "Around the World in an Airship" is the title of the headline act, which is an up-to-date scenic novelty by Parmet. Rus sell & Co. This is an idea on original lines and the airship Is seen with its in ventor and crew. The effects have been ' built especially for It by George F. Rus sell, of New York. The act includes a great deal of good singing. Will H. Armstrong and Magdallne present a. screamingly funny sketch, "The Expressman." It is guaranteed to make everyone laugh. This will be the spe cial added attraction. A third big feature will be Will Rogers, assisted by Buck McKee and his famous mustang Teddy. This will be an exciting exhibition of throwing the lariat and will be a glimpse of the Wild West in the cattle country. No act of this kind has ever before been attempted on the vaudeville stage. "Wanted a Divorce" la a comedy and there is nothing serious about it. This sketch Is presented by Charles J. Stine and Olive Evans. The plot 1 tha story. . - - m j-tVH s.-Tvytrsr - m JVA&irtZ 2cr g&vzt V, i ft 7 in i "" HI fSW of a young girl who has married a 'middle-aged fat man and wants a divorce and what happens cures herof her desire. It Is respectfully recommended to mar ried and single people. Potter and Harris are gymnasts who have been loudly praised in the reviews of vaudeville shows In the East. The act has snap, moves . fast and the man and woman work equally well, keeping the act neatly dressed. Miss Effle Pear son is a singing comedienne who has never been in the Northwest before. Fred G. Bauer will sing "She's Me Pal," which has no reference to the comedienne. F. F. Montressa will have some new motion waves. The present big bill will close tonight, with the usual Sunday performances. GREAT BILL AT THE LYRIC Blunkall-Atwood Stock Company in "The Player" Tomorrow. There will be an extraordinary offering at the Lyrio for the week commencing Monday night, when the Blunkall-Atwood company will present that beautiful ro mantic costume drama of England In the eighteenth century, "The Player," the central figure of which is David Garrick. the greatest actor of his time. The first act of "The Player"" is preceded by the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet." The management has provided a pro duction which excels anything ever at tempted here at popular prices, being scenically superior to anything heretofore seen on the Lyrio stage. The costumes are rich and brilliant, and all the proper ties and effects historically correct. A number of excellent acting parts are provided for which will be played in the very best form. Erwin I. Blunkall and Lyllian Atwood will do some of their fin est work, ably seconded by Grade Plais ted, Charles Schad. Clarence Burton, Charles Vernor Finlay, Joan Storm and others. The play combines admirably the best features of comedy-drama, with hu mor, sentiment, brisk action, stirring climaxes and beautiful dialogue. It will be a great treat for those who like a su perior dramatic entertainment. Preceding the first act of "The Player" comes the balcony scene trom "Romeo and Juliet." This beautiful scene from Shakespeare's Immortal love tragedy will be exquisitely produced. The opening performance will occur Monday night. Secure seats now and avoid the final box office rush. , "THE THIEF" ; COMIXG SOOX diaries Frohman Will Present Mar garet llllngton at the Hcilig. . There are only seven characters In "The Thief" which Charles Frohman will bring to the Heilig Theater July 27, 2S. 29 and 30. The action takes, place within about 12 hours; the unities of place and incident are also observed. The plot Is as startl ing as ingenious, and is developed with a skill that stamps young Henri Bernstein, its author, as one of the greatest masters of construction that the theater has known. There is no divining the denoue ment or the neat situation In "The Thief." The oldest playgoer goes as far astray in this regard as the youngest. The spec tator thinks the climax of an act has been reached, only to be roused out of his complacency by another, and more thrill ing turn of the prolific and resourceful mind of the playwright. New York audiences, late to arrive at the theater and early to leave, always came early for performances tot 'The Thief" and stayed late. There was no hurrying for hats and wraps toward the end, the play held their Interest to the very finish, and when thla would come, not even the most Inveterate frequenter of the playhouse could tell. No play seen lnthe Metropolis In many years has pos sessed this power of holding the spec tator's Interest so firmly fixed aa has 'The Thief." "AX EASY MARK" AT THE OAKS Allen Curtis Company Will Offer Xorel Musical Coniedy Monday. Commenolng tomorrow nlghc at the Oaks the Allen Curtis Company will appear in a new and unique musical entertainment called, "An Easy Mark." It Is a dramatization of the current comic supplements. All the well-known "funnies" . including Mr. and Mrs. Portland Theater-Goers Will Have Rare Treat in the Production of "The Thief" Margaret Illington, in Bole of Marie Voysin, .Has Attained Great Per sonal Triumph. "J1 HE THIEF," which Charles Froh man will bring to the Heilig The ater next week. Is a fine exam ple of the best In dramatic art a play that conveys an Idea to the specta tor not through any bald treatment of a set thesis, but through the emotions. In ingenuity of plot, cumulative inter . -v MAEGAHET ILLINGTON, "THE v hi. v f - - - . , " " - .& -.-i XV'ifii J?:--y7; W;ftv')v :-:::.::.:(. jv,sV:i's 'ss-'v:-:i:vS4;-';''',i.:lv.,!.': ,.: (vf:; tt,i--; y:tf:::,:&m'm(;w Katzen jammer. Buster Brown, Tige, Alphonse and Gaston, che Hallroom Boys, Fluffy Ruffles and others who are household names will be Introduced. It will be a continual scream of laughter interspersed with catchy song numbers and a number of sprightly dances. It will appeal especially to the children although patrons of all ages will find It a delightful enter tainment. , The big song number will be "Won't You Be My Baby Boy?" which will be sung by winsome Winifred Green assisted by the chorus. Other song hits will be "Since Patrica Salome Did Her Funny Little O'o La Palome" which will bo sung by Marguerite La Ponte, "Honor Bright I Loved Tou -Right, Old Pal" sung by Herbert IJndley, 'Take Tour Girl to the Ball Game" sung by Albert Leonard, Charles Flgg"s Inimit able singing "of "Say Sis, Give Us a Kiss" and "I Want to Marry-an Earl" by Miss Green. ' A number of new and novel dancing numbers have been arranged and there will be plenty of work for comedians, singers and the chorus. Beautiful special scenery, costumes and electrical effects will enhance the beauty of the performance. This is to be one of those shows you cannot afford to miss. Bear in mind the opening performance Mon day night. Last Time for "Venice.'1 The closing performance of "A Night In Venice" that beautiful musical comedy which the Allen Curtis Com pany is putting on at the Oaks will occur tonight and those who haven't seen It had better take advantage of this last chance. . Jt is a beautiful show. 'The Tide of Life" Today. - ;The -past-i week has been one of the most prosperous of the Summer at the Lyric, where that thrilling - melodrama "The Tide of Life" has been presented. The closing performances will occur this afternoon and tonight. If you haven't seen It you have missed something fine, so go before It is too late. est of development and logical denoue ment, it ranks with the half dozen or so masterpieces of the modern theater. Its author, Henri Bernstein, has In this, his most sensational yet finished pro duction, displayed a power of observa tion, a freshness and directness, of ex pression, a knowledge of humanity and i 5 , , WHO WILL APPEAR IN THIEF" a sklllf ulness In reaching and arousing the emotions that fully justify the dis tinction that his play has earned for him as the foremost dramatic composer of the present day. "The Thief" is unique in many ways, but In none more so than in the breadth of Its appeal. It has been translated from the French Into English, Russian, German, Swedish and Spanish, and in all these different tongues has been a source of absorbing interest to all classes. Essentially a woman's play, "The Thief" has naturally afforded Its chief female, player a wonderful op portunity for dramatic appeal. In Paris. Madame Le Bargy, In London Irene Vanbnigh, and in New York. Margaret Illington have attained In the role of Marie Voysin positive personal tri umphs. The splendid Impression made by Margaret llllngton as Nina Jesson with John Drew in "His House in Or der," has been intensified many fold by the powerful and artistic interpretation that she has given to the wife in "The Thief." The role of Marie Voysin has supplied Miss Illington with an oppor tunity superbly and masterfully em bracedof scoring the greatest per sonal triumph In the serious drama in many years. The story of "The Thief" is as follows: The Voyslns. husband and wife, are visiting M. and Mme. Lagardes at their country home. The Lagardes have a son, Fernand, who is smitten with Mme. Voysin and writes her the most ardent love letters. Mme. Voysin, who Is young and charming, and who loves her husband with an unswerving devotion, treats the young man's amatory atti tude lightly, as a sort of romantic flutter that will soon pass away.- She is good-natured and good-humored to ward him, but his attentions have made no other Impression lipon her than that' they are the outbreak of a silly senti mentality on his part- - He writes hen love letters which he places under the pillow of the bed in her boudoir, and leaves them around in other places where he knows she will find them. This letter-writing leads him Into a serious difficulty upon which he has not at all reckoned. For Mme. La gardes has had money stolen from her bureau drawer, and as a detective named Zambault, who Is in the house masquerading as a friend of M. La gardes, has seen Fernand quietly creep ing up the stairs to the bedroom, and has also seen him take something from the drawer In question, he openly ac cuses him of being the thief. It is known that Fernand has had an affair with a pretty actress to whom he has made presents, and It looks as if he had stolen the money to meet the financial requirements of the case. The Lagardes are astonished at the revelation. They refuse to believe the detective. He unfolds bit by bit, how ever, his evidence, and the father is at last convinced. He sends for his son. . Fernand hao gone Into the grounds to recover the letters he wrote to Mme. Voysin, she having told him where he would find them unopened and unread. Mme. Voysin volunteers to go after Fernand when the father demands his presence. She returns in a moment with him. To the amaze ment of everybody but the detective Fernand confesses his guilt. His fa ther, furious at the young man's dis grace, decides to send him away for a period to a distant country where he can earn and repay this stolen money. Of course, Fernand Is not the thief. The discovery of the real culprit and the boy's exculpation coua later on. Meanwhile, the preparation for Fer nand's banishment proceed. Mme. Voy sln's nice, kindly talk. In which she tpld him how futile hia passion for her was, as she loved her husband too dear ly to care for anybody else, has not had the effect of quenching or In any way subduing his love for her. The relations between husband and wife become painfully strained, and con tinue so until the moment set for'Fer nand's departure. Here disclosures are made that put anvastonishlng but sat isfactory complexion upon all the cir cumstances, and the dramatist is per mitted to carry his story to a happy conclusion. Others in the cast of "The Thief" be sides Margaret Illington are "Bruce Mc Rae, Edward R. Mawson, Sidney Her bert, Leonard Ide, Cecil Owen and Isa bel Richards. HARE AND HOUNDS ,N AIR English Society Charmed by New and Dangerous Sport. LONDON, July 18. (Special.) Aerial hare and hounds Is the latest fad of the part of English society which is interested in aeronautics and the new sport promises to become very popular with those who can afford to Indulge in it. The first aerial race of this kind took place the other day at Hurllngham. The idea of the race was that the Hon. C. S. Rolls whose balloon, the Imp, was the smallest of those on the ground should go away and make a descent at what ever spot seemed advisable to the solitary occupant. The honor of the race was then to go to the competitor who succeeded in grounding his balloon nearest to the Imp. The "hare" was chased by 12 balloons, piloted by some of the most prominent aeronauts In England. The race was pronounced charming and fascinating by any number of society ladles who took part or followed the course of the bal loons in their automobiles across fences and fields. The Imp had the best of the race and only one of the balloons was at any time anywhere near It. "Old Teddy" Loses Tip. LONDON. July IS. (Special.) There Is probably In all London no more disap pointed man than Henry Bowie, or as he Is better known, "Old Teddy" who had counted on being one of the witnesses at 35 2 TMM I. earn to Swim 1 TODAY AT 3:00, 8:00 & AND 10:00 O'CLOCK Three complete shows the effervescent bubble of melody, beauty and fun. NIGHT IN VENICE Complete two-hour performance three: airdome shows free today. Hear and see the Maypole Danoe, the "Cowboy Lady" chorus. "O'San" and the Curtis comedians and dancers. Mam moth masquerade in the rink. Carmen's day, Thursday, 23d WILL, YOU t 6 to 9 5 F;ffMn Mi'nufoc' MARQUAM Main 6- PHONES- SPECIAL NOTICE! OWING TO THE GREAT DEMAND FOR "THE SPOILERS," THE MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE THIS PLAY MON DAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF THE COMING WEEK. T. DANIEL FRAWLEY SUPPORTED BY MISS AILEEN MAY And Daphne Pollard in THE SPOILERS MATINEES SUNDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY COMMENCING THURSDAY, JULY 23 MADAME SANS GENE Mr. Frawley as Napoleon Miss May as "Sans Gene" Prices : Evening, 50c, 35e, LYRICTHEATER -COR. SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS. KEATING A FLOOD. PROPS. Both Phones Main 4683. Home, A 1028. WEEK COMMENCING TV TT "V rr MONDAY J VJ li I tJ Eighth Week of the Famous Blunkall-Atwood Stock Company, In the 3eautlful Romantlo Drama, THE PLAYER Preceded by the Balcony Scene From 'Romeo and Juliet." Matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Prices, 10c and 20c; every evening; at 8:30; prices 10c, 20o and 30a. NEXT WEEK the wedding of Mme. Anna Gould and the Prince de Sagan. "Old Teddy" makes his living as a witness at marriage ceremonies and he is generally a very busy as well as wealthy man. He has customers among all classes of society and his tip varies all the way from a penny to a sovereign. . He has been present at more than 60,000 weddings and had counted on receiving a small fortune from the new American Princess. NO MORE GARDEN PARTIES King Edward Dlsgnsted With Bad Manners of Guests. LONDON, July 18. (Special.) "Never again," King Edward is reported to have said after his large garden party at Windsor Castle the other day. and the explanation of the royal displeasure is that among the thousands pf guests present there were some wicked London tongues say they were Americans who greatly annoyed the King by crowding around the-royal pavilion, making audi ble comments and criticisms upon the appearance of the different members of the family and the dresses of the royal ladies. The fact that the King heard Baseball! RECREATION PARK Cor. Vaughn and Twenty-fourth Sts. LOS ANGELES vs. PORTLAND July 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Games begin weekdays 3:30 P. M.; Sunday, 2:30 P; M. Admission. Bleachers, 25c; Grand stand, 50c; Boxes, 25c extra.. Chil dren: Bleachers 10c, Grandstand 25c. LADIES' DAY FRIDAY Boys under 12 free to Bleachers Wednesday. Concert of Popular Airs at 2 o'clock Today sat 17vnm Alrlo Qf.' 5 ill THEATER -A 1020 25c, 15a. Matine, 25c, 15a. "EAST I.TN JfEJ." these remarks put an end to the rumor that he Is growing very deaf. Some Tery undignified crowding and pushing that took place In the tea tents was also noticed by the King, so that at the end of the party, when most of the guests had departed, Edward ex pressed himself very strongly to some of his leading court officials. The Star Brewery's famous Hop Gold beer Is unexcelled In all respects and Is highly recommended for its strength and health-giving Qualities. Orders for bot tled beer receive prompt attention. Phone Bast 46. Home phone B 1146. VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE "THE BEST SHOW EVER IN THE GRAND." THE UNIVERSAL VERDICT OF THIS WEEK'S SHOW. Here'a Another Record-Breaker Opening Monday Afternoon July 20: Headed by Parmet, Russell & Co. Presenting an up-to-dato scenlo novelty, "AROUND THE WORLD IN AN AIRSHIP," With the Singing Travelers. Special Added Feature, WILL ARMSTRONG MAGDALINE HOLLY In "The Expressman." A Third Big Feature, WILL ROGERS Assisted by Buck McKee, and his famous Mustang, "Teddy," in an exhibition of roping and lariat throwing. The Eastern Sketch Artists, STINE 6 EVANS "Wanted a Divorce." POTTER 6 HARRIS A gymnastic display 'without an equal. MISS EFflE PEARSON Singing Comedienne. FREDERICK BAUER "She's Me PaL" GRANDASCOPE Latest imported films from Paris DON'T MISS THIS SHOW. Time and prices remain the same
