'THE CLIMAX," FOLLOWING MODERN IDEA,
SETS NEW RECORD FOR SMALL CASTS
Only Four Characters Appear in Drama of Family Life Written by Edward Locke.
BEATER
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(pedal Price Matinee Wednesday and Saturday.
AMERICA'S FOREMOST ROMASTIG ACTOR ,
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Week Commencing
SUNDAY
Afternoon
Sept. 26, '09
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Presents Clyde Fitch's Great Dramatic
Epic of the West .
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MOB cen. heavy productions with
big casts, have become passe.
Plays with small casts are in
vogue at the present time. This is not
because theatrical managers have a de
sire to economize, as is the general
opinion, but it is because the playwrights
are forming a clearer conception of the
demands of the public. A producing man
ager seldom gives any attention to ex
pense: whether his cast is a numerous
one entailing a greater number of - rail
way tickets and a greater salary role is
of secondary consideration in his mind.
These are minor items if the attraction
"makes good1." A manager would rather
listen to the demands of his audiences
and supply them, the general opinion to
the contrary, than curtail the people of
his offerings.
"The Music Master." "The Thief."
"Paid In Full." "The Easiest Way." "The
Wolf and "The Climbers." all big hits
with small casts, were not so constructed
because their managers wished to save
railway fares. They were all constructed
by their authors long ere they were given
a production or long ere they reached the
manager's desk even. There is no longer
a desire for the war drama and the
drama of romance and costume play with
mob scenes and ensembles. And the play
wright has awakened to this fact. The
American Nation is in the midst of peacej
there Is no hurrying to arms. "State
affairs" are not an issue today; the
affairs of the "family" have become the
dominating note. To et his situations
and episodes the writer must go into the
family, the "small state," and conse
quently his characters are not so numer
ous. He finds enough war in the family,
sufficient opposing forces to meet his
demands: indeed, friction and fiction to
meet his needs. Should the United States
be thrown Into war the stage would take
on again the mob scenes and dramatis
personae involving large numbers of peo
ple; for It behooves the playwright to
depict the issues of the day.
With the coming of-the small cast the
theater is coming into its own. An audi
ence goes to a playhouse to "hear" a
play, the spectator goes under canvas to
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"see" a circus. An audience Is out to
hear, to grasp with the mind rather than
with the eye the affairs of the stage.
Plays enacted by a numerous cast appeal
to the eye more than to the hearing and
the mind: mob scenes and the spectacular
should be left to the circus ring, where
the spectators go to see. The "mind's
eye" can follow all of the antics of a
small number of characters. Such being
the case an audience is more deeply in
sympathy with a play with a few char
acters than with a play with a large num
ber; it ets better acquainted with all
of the characters. It is so in life. One
Is more in sympathy with his friends, the
acquaintances with whom he Is thrown
in daily touch, than with the mobs of
the streets. So few details are lost to
an audience sitting at a play with a small
cast. In a little bit each character be-
comes an acquaintance with the auditor,
and direct sympathy is established be
tween the two. A character may drop
out of a play with a large cast and never
be missed by the audience. .
Accepting all this as a fact, it Is natural
to see that man who builds a play with
a small cast must be a person with the
bent of a genius. He must create his
characters so that they have something
in common with their audiences. They
must have the life and blood, the traits
of their acquaintances: he must establish
A strong sympathy between his character
and auditor. Indeed, he must "hold the
mirror up to nature" more truly than the
other fellow who comes forward with
Ihe numerous cast. He must be less arti
ficial and ring true. More attention must
be given to deetall, and every actor in a
small cast must be a star. As a play
with a small cast appeals more directly
te the mind of the audience . than the
play with the large cast, it is an easy
matter to understand why the playwright
who builds the former puts a more diffi
cult task before him than the playwright
who undertakes the construction of the
latter.
There are five characters in Tne
Thief" and six in the "Paid in Full," big
hits of the last two seasons. They are
successes because they have dippsd
right down into the "core of the "small
state" or family. There are only four
characters in "The Climax." "The Cli
max" goes on record as having the, small
est cast of any play ever offered to the
public Edward Locke, its author. 8,
young American, undertook a big job
when he sat down to write a four
character play. In a family of four there
can be less friction than lrT-two families
of ten or mpre members. One would al
most expect harmony in the company of
three or four people, and one would hard
ly expect to find the opposing forces suf
ficiently developed for a drama. But In
this dainty drama 'peopled with but four
characters there are fiction and friction.
And as the audience quickly becomes ac
quainted with each one of the four, each
one of the four must have something in
common with the audience. The creative
forces must ring true to get the sympathy.
Put Dill Pickles in Cask to
Conform With German Recipe
Then Ecll the Barrel Briskly for the Best Fermentation Results Grape
Fruit as a Salad With French Dressing Is Tasty.. '
T LIUAJf TINGLE.
Answers to Correspondent.
PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. 18. Will you give
me through The Oregonlan. a recipe for
making- dill pickles? In what form do
you ue your dilL and where can it be ob
tained? Mrs. A. C- McC
I must confess that I have had very
little experience In the making of dill
pickles, but the following Instructions,
translated from a. German trade manual
dealing with the preservation of veg
etables, should be reliable.
Pick over the cucumbers, wash clean,
wipe dry. and place in a clean, hardwood
cask with a layer of vine leaves, Morella
cherry leaves, and dill flowers at the bot
tom, and another about the middle. Cover
the top with the leaves and dill flowers.
Close the cask; and. through the bung
hole, pour in a 6 per cent brine solu
tion. Put in the bung, loosely, and set
the cask in a warm place or in the sun
until fermentation is complete. Clean up,
fill up any brine that may be lacking, and
drive the bung firmly home. Roll the
cask several times before setting Anally
In a place in the cellar.
The dill can usually be obtained In any
large vegetable market at this season. It
comes in large bunches, oriea. ana cotu
about 10 cents a pound. The vine leaves
are partly to improve the color, but are
also useful. I am told, in preventing
mold growth and the wrong sort of
fermentation. Probably the cherry leaves
could . be dispensed with, if not easily
obtainable.
Seaside. Or.. Auit. 81. tvill you please
srlve some saiicgesnona on ways of prepar
ing grape fruit, also the proper vegetables
and desserts to accompany the different
meats? Mrs. J.
1. Grape fruit should be wipd and cut.
In halves, crosswise, for . serving. The
tough skin can be separated from the
pulp, as follows: With a small, sharp
pointed knife make a cut separating the
pulp from the skin around the entire cir
cumference. Then make cuts separating
the pulp from the skin, dividing the fruit
into sections. The tough part can gen
erally be removed in one piece by cutting
with scissors, at the stem or blossom
end. Sprinkle -the pulp, left In the outer
skin-cup. with sugar; let stand 10 minutes,
ajid serve, very cold., on fruit plate. A
candied or Maraschino cherry is usually
placed In the middle.. Sherry, apricot
brandy or sloe-gin may be added, if ap
proved. Uout 1 tablespoon of the former,
or half a tablespoon of the latter being
enough for each .portion.
Grape fruit pulp, free from skin, may
be used in a fruit cocktail, with other
cut-up fruits of appropriate flavors, such
as pineapple, banana, strawberry or
Maraschino cherry, and served in cock
tall glasses. -With a simpler dressing
these fruits may -also be served-in the
grape fruit shell.
Grape fruit is also good In a salad,
with French dressing. The pulp, free
from skin, and broken, not cut. into small
pieces, combines- well with celery or let
tuce hearts. A salad of grape fruit and
oysters is approved by some gourmets.
An excellent marmalade, can be made
from grape fruit by a methgd similar to
that used for oranges.
2. It Is hardly possible to answer your
second question in detail. As for veg
etables there are a few which tradi
tionally accompany certain meats: but
there is no special rule about desserts.
Personal taste and general knowledge of
food values must be. the guides in this
matter.
With roast" beef. Franconia, scalloped
Alice Lloyd Booked by Wireless
Orpheum Managers Negotiate Contract for Engagement of English
Comedienne When on Midocean.'
JOHN W. CONSIDIXE. general man
ager for the Northwest Orpheum
Circuit, received word from the
Orpheum headquarters in NeV York
that Martin Beck has Just engaged
Alice IJoyd. the popular English come
dienne, for every available' week this
coming season. The engagement
which was arranged by Pat Casey, the
vaudeville agent was originally ef
fected In a novel manner, for. although
the actual contracts were not signed
until yesterday the preliminary nego
tiations were carried on by wireless
while Mr. Beck was in mid-ocean.
When he and M. Meyerfeld. Jr..
president of the Orpheum Circuit, were
returning to America recently on the
Oceanic, a Marconi message was sent
them in care of the ship:
"Klaw & Erlanger have released
Alice Lloyd. Free from October."
To 'this Mr. Beck replied:
"Close with Lloyd entire season." and
upon his arrival here the detatls of the
long route were quickly arranged.
Although this will be Alice Lloyd's
third season in America, since her sen
sational debut at tne uoioniai i neater,
this will be her first appearance west
of Chicago, and Mr. Beck thinks her
engagement one of exceptional Impor
tance. -
It is stated tha t the aggregate amount
of her contract for the tour is the larg
est ever ' bald a vaudeville artist In
America for a single season. Miss I playing; Memphis and New Orleans
XJovd will begin her tour In the Southlatter part of next month.
Alice Lloyd, the . English Come-
dlensie.
the
mashed, or mashed and browned potatoes
are suitable; and Yorkshire pudding is a
traditional and popular accompanlmenL
Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beet greens,
spinach, young beets, new corn, salsify,
tomatoes, squash, turnips, peas, beans
(fresh), hominy, rice are all suitable for
roast beef or roast mutton. Horseradish
Is used with the former, red current or
mint Jelly with the latter. Baked or fried
bananas are served with mutton.
Beefsteak and lamb or mutton chops
may be accompanied by bananas or by
any of the vegetables mentioned above.
In the New Costume Play of Lore and
Adventure in Old Louisiana
CAMEO KIRBY '
' (The Success of Years).
By Booth Tarklngton and Harry Leon Wilson, Authors of The Man
From Home."
LIEBLER 8 CO., MANAGERS
Special- air. Farnum has the admittedly beat supporting company la
the country.
PRICES
EVENING.
Lower Floor $2.00, 91.50, 1.00
Balcony 100
Gallery 75c
Logea 02.00 . Bum ....$2.50
MATTITEE.
Lower Floor ..tJ50, fl.OO
Baleonr ,..$1.00, 75c
Crallery
Loses .... 91 AO Boxes
50e
$2.00
SEATS NOW SELLING AT THEATER FOR ENTIRE ENGAGEMENT.
COMING the BUNGALOW-
One Weeek Ky nq October 3
SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY . .
Joseph M. Weber Presents
The Moat Talked-Ot Play In the U. S. A. s
the Climax
SEAT SALE OPENS FRIDAY, OCT. 1.
Evenings, $1.50 to 50c. Matinees, 1.00 to 25e
With stewed or braised beef, potatoes,
turnips, Varrots, tomatoes, peas, beans
or vegetables "a la Jardiniere" (mixed
vegetables cut in small even pieces) are
used. Corned beef goes well with any
of the cabbage family or any kind of
greens, and with parsnips.
Roast pork calls for apple sauce (as
does goose and duck) and goes well with
onions, squash, turnips, parsnips, spinach,
salsify and cauliflower. Dried peas or
beans, soaked and cooked as a vegetable,
are often served with pork.
With lamb, new potatoes, green peas
or beans, spinach, young root vegetables,
cooked lettuce and asparagus are served.
Asparagus is, perhaps, most appropriately
served as a separate course. It is also
served with Spring chicken.
Current jelly belongs especially to ven
ison. Olives, celery oranges (in sauce
or salad) and fried hominy go with dif
ferent kinds, of wild duck and -are also
good with domestic ducks. Apple cro
quettes or fritters are sometimes used
with goose or duck.
In choosing vegetables, much, of course,
depends upon the- season and the occa
sion, as well as upon personal preference,
and the kind of sauce or gravy accom
panying the meat. Whole volumes might,
and have been, written on 4hls branch of
the gastronomic art. Not more than two
varieties of vegetables should accompany
a course. A choice dressed vegetable,
served in the French style, as a separate
course, or entree, Is usually acceptable
and in good taste. , '
' Portland. Or., Sept. 1. Please give recipe
for putting up grape Juice at home. Mrs.
M. Q- '
Weigh the grapes. For 10 pounds of
rrapes allow 3 pounds of sugar. Pick
the grapes from the stems. For, say, a
peck of grapes, add about 6" pints of
water. Cover, bring slowly to boiling
point, turn into a heavy bag and drain.
The remaining pulp may be squeezed for
juice or used for marmalade. Add sugar
to the Juice; heat to boiling point; skim,
and put up at once in fruit jars as in
canning fruit. Other fruit Juices may be
similarly prepared for Winter use in pud
dings, frozen dishes, or punch. Some
times it Is wise to can fruit Juice intended"
for Jelly, making the Jelly later in spare
moments on cool days instead of during
the hot weather.
Electric rail weldini Is said to prevent a
laritc portion of the noise of the passage
of the rolling;- stock.
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L JLjL .Ilie. sf JLi PHONES MAIN 2, A 5360
Playing High-Class Road Attractions at Popular Prices.
Oregon Theater Co. (Inc. Lessee). Geo. I Baker, Gen. Manager.
All Week iTSU Sept. 26, 1909, Today
STUPENDOUS
SUCCESS!
The Great American
Play
Beautiful
Strong
Cast"
Scenic
Production
Long runs In New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, St.
. Louis and all large Eastern cities.
BARGAIN MATINEE WEDNESDAY 25c any seat.
Sunday and Saturday Matinee, 25c, 50c. Evenings, 25c to $1.00.
Next week Alburtos and Arsnllia, Hypnotists and Telepathic Wonders.
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VOCAL RECITAL
BY-
M
ARGARET GAIN
AT
MASONIC TEMPLE
West Park sad Yamhill Streets
Monday Evening, September Twenty
Seventh, 8:30 P. M. -
TICKETS, $1.50
i
On sale at Rowe tf Martin's Drugstore, the Cain-Rice Shoe Co
and at the Door.
VAUDEVILLE
WEEK OF SEPT. 27
Special Extraordinary
Engagement
Exclusive and . Limited Vaude
ville .Tour Under Sole Direction
of Sullivan & Considine
. First Western Appearance
ISABEL BUTLER
Champion Ladv Ice Skater of
the World
EDWARD BASSETT
Holder of Championship for All
Kound Ice Skating of World
Skating on Real Ice
Greatest Novelty in Vaudeville
FAGAN AND BYRON
In Bits of Musical Comedy
A1DA WOLCOTT & CO.
One-Act Farce, "Fisherman's
Luck"
FLO. PATTERSON
The Kentucky Maid, in South
ern Songs
Bissonette and Newman
The West Point Cadet Athletes
FRED BAUER
" Illustrated Song
GRANDASCOPE
Original Subjects
duction
-First Pro-
BASEBALL
Recreation Park,
Corner Vaoshn and Trent7-fonrtfc Sts.
LOS ANGELES
vs.
PORTLAND
KEPT, a, 33, 23, Z4, 26, 3.
Gaes begin week days 3:30 -P. M.;
Sunday. 2:20 P. M.
Admission Bleachers. Z6c; Grand
stand, EOc; Boxes. 26c extra. Children:
Bleachers, 10c; Grandstand. 25c.
Ladles' Day Friday.
Bora' under 12 free to bleacher
Wednesday.
The Cowboy am
The Lady
PRICES : 25, 35 and 5q Cents
Bargain Matinees Wednesday and Saturday
Week Commencing Oct. 3, Shu
The regular
bert Attraction.
Going Some'
DAILY jiATIXKE 15c 25c. 50c. Sundays and Holidays PTIaht Prices)
Phones Main 6 and A lO
wr v n ma M w u
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
etnrtinit Monday Matinee, Sept. 27th
VALERIE BERGERE AND COMPANY
In the one-act Playlet, by Grace Griswold
"BILLIE'S FIRST LOVE"
TUSCANY TROUBADOURS SK GLINSERETTIS
A Double Trio of Tuneful Thrill- European Novelty Gymnast3.
ers. : ,
CARLIN & CLARK JOE JACKSON '
German Comedians. The European ' Vagabond.
isKJffiSL. ALBURTUS AND AITUS
Studies From Life. ; - A Laugh and a Juggle.
PERFORMANCE EVERY EVENING 8il5
MATINEE DAILY 2tlS
Evening Prices 15c, 25c, 50c and 75c
DAILY MATINEE 15c, 25c, 50e (Sundays and Holidays Night Prices)
pANTAGES HP HEATER
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Week Commencing Monday Matinee, Sept. 27
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
Barlow's Dog and Pony Show
s Introducing ' trained equines and canines of almost human intelli
gence. The best act of its kind to appear in vaudeville.
EXTRA FEATURED ATTRACTION
The Glocklers
Whirlwind juggling by whirlwind jugglers.
KAUFTMAN BROTHERS CASEY & LE CLAIR
Kings of Opera Burlesque Irish Character Sketchers
-ilPMAN & LEWIS METER BROTHERS
"""!5ingers and Comedians European Equilibrists
LEO WHITE PANTAGESC0PE
Illustrated Ballad Latest Animated Events
Popular Prices. Matinee daily. Curtain, 2:30, 7:30 and 9.
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Prices 30, 20 and 10 cents.
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giving Increased quantities dT. nd In
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of a cheap aupply of Melfcis a discovery of
the greatest importance to Egypt.
' The people of Southampton. England,
wish to erect a monument to the Pilgrim
Fathers, and the Mayor of that city has
suggested that Americans might be Inter
ested to tire extent, of contributing cash'
to the project.