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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. OCTOBER 25, 1903. ; : I " rr, : 1 WEATHER IN NEW YORK BRINGS OUT CROWDS TO THE THEATERS Emilia Frances Bauer Writes of New Plays, and the Successes of Stars Now Occupying the Boards. 1; S1'1 VI 1, - n. J rm. ... , i m HAJ28YLIEDTKE.Q&? AND AV 'DIE EABEM5TEfJYE&N LOlfET VANM . JZVUY ANN LVZZLLMAN JU 'TytFMAS WHO STOOD yS77Z.r MMiwiimnnwii in I mi i 5 . . L-f f'wv t J - NEW YORK. Oct. 19. ?pei-laT cor espondcnoe.) The weathrr lends lt- elf to further tlir lr.tprcsts of the thetrs and notwithstanding the ex citement of the approaching election riost of the plays have their quota f hearers. One of the most success ful now runnlwr Is that In -which Blanche Bates is appearing, and In which she haa a rol affording her l.ie opportunities. There is no as- !.tan.e from srora-eous Paris powns and elaborate stage settinK. it is quarelv and fairly her own person ality and her peculiar talents which win her new laurels and perhaps as (treat ones as she has ever worn. The play is rather original in many respects while it preaches BO moral there Is a hlph principle runnlnK through It which never leaves it at any moment even under strained and trvinsf circumstances. It is called "The Ftghtlnsr Hope." and with the exception of one bit of crudeness it is admirably constructed. There are five characters supplement ed by a telephone and a typewriter at which Miss Bates operates with re rnurkable deftness Indeed there Is little doubt that should she decide to srlve up the stage she would not fre at a loss for a profession. She comes as confidential secretary ti Mr. Temple, who is to be held as a thief if the crime was not committed by R3h rt Granger, at that moment Imprisoned lor over-certifying a check. Miss Bates Is really the wife of the convicted man. ajid ber service In Mr. Temples office Is merely .for the purpose of helping to i-Iear lltv r.ime of her husband for the s.tke of hnr .two children, who Rr of much greater Importance to her than Ls the husband. His weakness has al ways elicited a degree of regret, as she is especially won by those who have strong and forceful characters. In Mr. Temple she finds a man whom she for merly admired without having known him. and from the moment she presents herself for the position it Is evident that she has made an lmprrsslon upon him. If he were free from all suspi cion he might allow his admiration for her to find expression, but under the circumstances he would not presume so far. The confession of who she really Is and what she wants Is made to Mrs. Mason, the housekeeper for Mr. Temple, who knew her when she was a young girl, and who over half believes that Temple is guilty and that Granger is wrongfully held. She. however, recog nizes the danger of the situation and calls the wife's attention to the fact that Temple seems deeply interested in his secretary, whom he believes to be a single woman. The network closes around him and there Is only one thing which could pos sibly clear him. and he reveals his affection to his secretary, hut tells her that he will not even speak of his love to her unless he is cleared from all suspicion. His force and his splendid bearing are the traits that Mrs. Granger admires and they are those which her husband lacks pitiably. When the let ter la found which clears him entirely he gives it to his secretary to put into the safe, as she only has the combina tion. When he leaves the room she crawls back and takes it out. It proves to be a letter from her own husband. In which he promises for the sum of $100. 000 to overcertify the check. Her horror maddens her, and she forgets everything except that she is working to save her children from a shadow, and in a mo ment of frenzy she burns the letter and with It goes the evidence of Temple's Innocence. As the last shred of it disappears she realizes what she has done to Temple, and that she loves him. His admission of love follows before he knows who she Is end what has happened. Her con fession to hlra Is a remarkable piece of work, and here Miss Bates estab lishes a new standard for herself. She Insists that she will go on the stand and testify what she has done and what was in the letter, when Granger walks In apparently a free man pardoned. After a stormy scene he persuades her to hide. him in her room, and Temple's clerk, not knowing what has happened to the letter, asks her to take a letter to the detective agency. He dictates this and she then hears that the money was Invested In bonds made out to a woman of questionable reputation. When he leaves the room she drags Granger out from his refuge and asks him who the woman is. to his mo mentary consternation, but he regains his self-nossession and shows her how helpless she Is, as is also Mr. Temple, for he could testify any time that her testi mony was given because she was m love with him. The climax Is at band when it la revealed that he had not been pardoned, but had escaped and was tracked to that office. The attempt to save him was of no avail and a, shot fired outside Is all that is necessary to realize that trouble is over and sailing Is clear for the widow of the convict and the man she lovs. Charles Rich man is a magnificent support to Miss Bates and the company throughout Is without flaw. Jules Goodman, of Portland. Or., will be responsible for four plays to be seen In New York this Winter. The first was produced last Thursday night at the Circle Theater with Louis Mann in the oast. Mr. Goodman called hte play orig inally "The New Generation," but re named It "The Man Who Stood Still." Mr. Goodman has brought forward sev eral Ideas, among which he treats the question of race prejudice, but he does not carry It to a forceful conclusion. This may be because it is not the only iho in the nlav or because it is a for bidding subject. Another idea brought forward Is that In America there rs but one crime and that is failure. The young writer Is not always logical and In many cases argues on both sides of the ques tion Mr. Mann is the only really inter esting actor in the cast and the role is well calculated to show his capabilities. There are many moments of humor and some really excellent comedy throughout. The cast was aa follows: John Krauss Mann Marie Krauss Ml Edifh Brojmlng -Katrlna Bender. . .Mme. Mathilda Cottrelly Edward Spiegel Kobert A. Fischer Fred Spiegel James lncent Alice Splesel Miss Emily Ann Wellman Martin MacFerguson P. S. Barrett Prank MacFerguson H A. La, Motto Joseph Abrams Qecftrey Stein Beslo Miss Lillian Slnnott Hal Frank Julian Eleanor' Ames Miss Gladys Malvern Emma ' Corlnna Malvern Jackson Herman Marum Blake N" Daniels In "The Golden Butterfly," produced at the Broadway Theater Monday night, Reginald de Koven has at last come for ward In a new light opera which Is more on a par with the excellence of "Robin Hood" than he has ever brought forth since that opera swept, with a cyclonic success, through this country from coast to coast. The subject se lected bv the composer and his collab orator, Harry B. Smith, is rather out of the usual in a certain sense, and rather familiar on the other hand. It deals with the theft of a musical idea, whether con sciously or otherwise, and the story Is based upon the stealing of an opera by a manager. This enlisted the services of two prima donnas, who played against each other with very amusing and in teresting effect- Miss Van Studdiford is well known and has the , star part, but Miss Gene Luneska is a good second with a voice of charming quality and an Individuality of much value. The hit of the evening was given to Mies "Van Studdiford. who sang It charmingly and was recalled many times. It is "The Butterfly and the Clover" and gave a ) dainty touch of indescribable beauty to the act. The orchestration Is excep tionally well done and the orchestra Is well handled by Anton Heindl, who evi dently understands his profession. All the parts are adequately filled and some are of exceptional ability, among these Walter Percival and Louis Harrison. The cast follows: Bertha Miss Lenoia Xovaslo 01 . Miss Marion Woods Count" Androsiy. . . .' Charles Purcell Petoffy Louis Casavant Baron von AHenkoff Louis Harrison lima Walden Miss Grace Van Studdiford ...Walter Percival Wanda. V. .'.Miss Allco Hills Hanska W. J. McCarthy Tina Korbav Miss Gene Luneska Call Boy "To-To" Charles W. Butler Head I'sher A. Hanscliman Stage Carpenter Walter Jenkins Prince Serglus Orloffsky Louis Casavant Lailov Charles Purcell His Wife Miss Gladys Coleman What is distracting a good many com manders of the pen Is whether John Drew Is a good man to interview or whether he is Impossible, Some decldad one way and some another and n secret that may prove valuable to those who intend to serve their country this way Is that if he knows it there will never be anything for publication. Sitting be fore a formidable reporter Is not one of his pleasures and after a session with him one wonders bow he could have been so entertaining and yet said so little for publication. He can talk of sports and outdoor exercises, for these are. his favorite pastimes. He is often found riding in the park and his horses are the envy of lovers of equlnes. He is a well-known .habitue of the country clubs, but his greatest delight is his country place at Kasthampton. long Island, where he has a splendid estate with tolf links, tennis courts and a wide expanse of .country for polo, a game at which he and his daughter aro experts. Kvery week-end. Winter and Summer, finds him In thw home, surrounded by his friends, all of whom enjoy his coun try estate as well as does the noted actor himself. Mr. Drew has the satisfaction nf read' Ing for the hundredth time probably that no role ever fitted him like that of Jack Straw. In which he W now seen at the Bnpire. As long as we can remember John Drew, the same remark has been called into requisition, which means that he always makes one feel that he has never been better fitted with a role be fore, in fact one might easily Imagine that he is as careful In the fit of a role an In the fit of his coat and in speaking of John Drew this is significant. It is difficult to believe that this is his 14th season as a Charles Frohman star, for he looks as young as he did when he first played Petruchio ftt Daly'e. Mr. Drew Is not one of the Teminlscent sort and it is seldom that he refers to those bygone days, even though they were days of glory and of magnificent associations for him. When Edwin Booth was in his prime Mr. Drew played Tubal to his Shylock and his scrapbook ' contains many clippings anent the "young John Drew" in his "studious performances." In their time Mr. Drew has acted with all the best figure of the American stage and with many of the foreign artists, among them Charlotte Cushman, Law rence Barrett and the elder SalvinI, and It Is safe to believe that he Is as en thusiastic today about his profession as he was when he was building all his hopes on a career. BMIL.IB FRANCES BAUER. 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Third, Our stock is the most complete in the city, and every one of our "Pens" is always ready for use. There is a pleasure attached to your "Pen" when it is always ready. EVERY PEN SOLD UNDER OUR GUARANTEE WE REPAIR FOUNTAIN PENS PENS FILLED FREE 'New Moldings Just Arrived. Open Sundays, 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Politics Stirs Old Mne to Fighting' Point Septuagenarians From TeonfMrt Hold Heated Debate In Street car Over F'avorlte Candidates. monarch, but as a matter of fact they hopelessly failed. Half a dozen London constables would have kept the crowd in check better than did the immense force of police and military. The re sult was that the crowd in many cases easily came into almost personal con tact with the King. When it is added that most of the civilians are said to nave armed themselves for defensive purpose with revolvers, the nervous ness of the boy Kins can be imagined. AH! I'll pull your hat over your . eyes." I "Bah! You're .afraid." "I am, am I? There!" ! "I'm from Tennessee, too. There!" j The anifry voices, each somewhat ven- . triloqulal. startled the passengers on a crowded car on the Woodlaiwn line about 10:30 o'clock yesterday morrtins. Msti- j cuffs seemed probable, and the strap- ' hangers stepped aside to, make room for the entertainment, and thereby exposed to view two aged men, eacli with a firm grip upon the brim of the. other's hat One ! of the men, a spectator said, was about 70 years old: the other, about five years , his senior. To some of the passengers in- j terference appeared to be advisable, but : others thought action should be delayed , until facial damage was threatened, bo the old men were permitted to keep the floor. Each retained his hold upon the brim of the other's hat, and only mumbles could be heard "Ijgt go of the hats and speak out!" said a listener, who was curious to know what subject two old men could find to quarrel about. The hats were released, and the men Informed the trespassers upon their wrangle that they had been discussing the Presidential election. "He's from Tennessee and he's going to vote for Taft," said the elder man. ."He's from Tennessee and he's going to vote for Bryan." said the other. "If Taft was a yellow dog you'd vote for him because he is a Republican," de clared the first. "I would, and If Bryan were a mule you'd vote for him because he is a Demo crat." "lit-" "And I'll" Two hands were extended again for the' unoffending hat brim, when the In quisitive man interfered. "Here," he said, "you fellows are played ; out. Leave this game to the young peo- ! pie. Move apart," and seating himself I between the belligerents he kept them at bay. but their tongues continued to wag until the elder man left the car at Bast Burnside street. Boy King: Was In Danger. ' LISBON, Oct. 24. (Special.) 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