rilE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. JANTJART 23, 1910.
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oughly convinced that the Star is the "
representative motion-picture theater of
the Northwest.
Motion photography is no longer a
fad. It has today become a permanent,
progressive institution. In the bi
centers of the world there are thou
sands of men employed in the making:
and exhibition of motion pictures. The
greatest artists In the dramatic and
theatrical world are being paid the
highest salaries to pose for those com
panies who are making a specialty of
turning out these great productions. A
computation was made recently which
resulted in the astonishing statement
that more than $60,000100 is invested
in the United States alone in this
branch of public entertainment.
The management announces that it
will continue its policy of placing be
fore the public nothing but the latest
and best that can be obtained. Tin
performances today will start promptly
at 1 o'clock, and will run continuously
until 11, and there will be a complete
change of programme as usual on
Wednesday.
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TLLj, even to overflowing, was Port
land's measure of theatrical attrac
tions last week, and all of them
worth while. Of course David War
field looms up big and splendid at the
top of the bin, in his play, "The Music
Master." Crowded" houses greeted his
performance nightly, and if David Be-laac-o
really sent him this way to
gather up the loose pennies, as is re
ported. Warneld certainly must have
taken several sacks full back to his
manager. But that's a matter aside
the play was the best and finest
achievement we have ever had, and
everyone who saw Warneld is better
for his coming.
Portlanders always evince extraor
dinary interest in Florence K-oberts,
who, in a way, they regard as their
own, hence her fortnight engagement
at the Portland Theater is doubly wel
come. In Rupert Hughes' play, "The
Transformation." Mfss Roberts has won
new laurels for herself all week, play
ing to lajge audiences nightly. The
drama, a new vehicle for this gifted
emotional actress, gives her opportu
' nlty to show her versatility. White
Whittlesey, a former leading man at
Tie Baker, is seen as leading man with
Miss Roberts. Beginning this' evening,
"Gloria" will be presented by Miss
Roberts. The play is by James Bar
nard Fagan, a young writer from Dub
lin who would have guessed it?
whose magazine work and dramatic
bits have attracted much attention re
cently. "Gloria," a romantic comedy,
set in Florence In the sixteenth cen
tury, affords Miss Roberts a delightful
role. Much Interest awaits her por
trayal of this, her first appearance in
the play, and Portlanders feel honored
especially.
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To fill out the week after Warfleld's
going, the Bungalow's offering was
Marie Cahill, the American comedienne,
in "The Boys and Betty.". The play,
musical in character and an adaptation
from "La Papillon," is a splendid vehi
cle for .this charming actress of the
May Irwin type and amply fulfilled all
that had been promised.
On Thursday evening Olga Nether
sole comes to the Bungalow for an
engagement of three evenings and one
matinee. .On Thursday evening and
for the Saturday matinee this world
famous emotional actress will present
her new plu-y, "The Writing on the
Wall"; on Friday night, "Camille," for
which she - is Justly famous, and on
Saturday evening her renowned
"Sappho." Her "Writing on the Wall"
is an expose of certain astounding con-,
ditions existing in New York tene
ments owned by a wealthy church cor
poration, and Miss . Nethersole's inter
pretation of the story , is creating a
sensation.
On January 30, we are to have
Blanche Walsh In Jules Eckert Good
man's play, "The Test," at the Bunga
low. At the Baker Rose Melville, In "Sis
Hopkins." played to a better business
all week than at any previous visit
to Portland, which attests both- the
popularity of "Sis" and the Baker man
agement. Beginning this afternoon,
The Wolf," Eugene Walter's big story
of the Canadian Northwest, will occupy
the boards at the Baker for a week.
Andrew Robson will be seen as the
young French Canadian . hero.
On January SO, "Brewster's Millions"
is coming to the Baker.
The Orpheum and Grand have both
played to capacity houses, despite the
big attractions at the other playhouses
Julius Steger. in "The Way to the
Heart, is the feature at the Orpheum,
while Reno s army of misfits continues
to delight the Grand. With the change
of bill at tomorrow's matinee, these
two popular homes of vaudevill are
each to exploit a Venus as the headline
act. but as widely different In the pre
senting as one could well imagine At
the Grand the Diving Venus. Sere
Nord, an almost mermaid, will disport
in a huge glass tank, while Seldom's
Venus, in a scries of representations
of the world's most classical statuary
will be at the Orpheum.
Marguerite Ortman, a German actress
of merit, will present Richard Voss'
drama, "Eva," at the Bungalow this
evening, the engagement being for one
performance only.
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The appearance of Harry Lauder at
the Armory last Monday created wide
spread interest, for the little Scotchman
is one of the best advertised individ
uals on the vaudeville stage today. The
attraction was not very well managed
and the star was In a temper because
of the poor arrangements. .The audi
ence was not large in the 'afternoon,
but at night the great auditorium was
packed. Lauder is unique; he is in a
class by himself -in his particular line
While $2 a scat is an extraordinary
price iu py lor a vauaevlue enter
tainment; it is not written -down that
anyoouy was disappointed. The ap
pearance of Lauder under the manage
ment of William Morris (Inc.) has re-
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vived the rumor that Morris will es
tablish a high-class vaudeville circuit
on this coast. Morris has announced
In San Francisco that he will have the
aters In Portland, Seattle and the prin
cipal California cities. The Immense
success of the Orpheum there Indicates
that there is room for another .high-
class vaudeville circuit.
TXOREXCE ROBERTS TO.MGHT
Famous Actress' First -Appearance in
Her New. Play, "Gloria."
AH Portland theater-goers will be glad
to note that Portland has been selected
for the first appearance of Florence Rob
erts In her now play, "Gloria." This will
take placel tonight at the Portland The
ater. It Is by James Barnard Fagan, a
young master of arts from Dublin, who
has been doing quite "a lot of notable
magagine work and some good dramatic
bits in London during the past five years.
"Gloria" is a romantic comedy set in
Florence in the 16th century. Only the
shadowy background at all touches the
intrigue of that epoch. The foreground
is full of sprightly comedy, in which
Gloria Capponi, a vivacious, high-strung,
imperious young Italian beauty of the
court, flouts and circles all admirers with
continuous comedy resulta. Three of
them the most adventurous are sent
their several ways to utter humilia
tion. The worst victim of all at least
the most humiliated is a stalwart young
Englishman, who though perhaps slightly
slow-witted, after the traditional exam
ple. Is very much "a man for a' that."
"This young officer, Sir Philip Lllley,
decides to requite her to pay her back
in her own coin for the outrageous prank
that has made him the laughing-stock of
the town. With masterful shrewdness he
hits upon a device calculated to insure
her embarrassment equal to his own. He
decides -to whip her, and this he does
roundly and in the first corner of the
first room at their first encounter after
the decision has been made. A daring
device, no doubt, but it turned out in this
case to be singularly effective, for the
imperious beauty is at once humbled and
so far acquires &trY and more rational
sense of precaution ;"iiat eventually, with
slow but beautiful yielding, she falls in
Sir Philip's arms, acknowledging him her
master and her lord.
Miss Roberts has In "Gloria" a delight
ful comedy role, and her supporting com
pany is a good one. Her leading man.
White Whittlesey, is in the role of Sir
Philip Lilley, a part particularly suited
to his undoubted talents. The play has
leen handsomely staged by the Shuberts.
"Brewster's , Millions" at Baker.
"Brewster's Millions," described as the
most original comedy presented In e. de-
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cade, and which has crowded the the
aters of Chicago, New York and London
for mony months past, will be presented
at the Baker all week, starting next Sun
day matinee, January 30. The stage
adaptation of George Barr McCutcheon's
novel ha9 been cleverly made by Wlnchell
Smith -and Byron Ongley. It teems with
humorous situations, delightfully toned
with a delicate note of pathos and a fas
cinating heart interest. The story is one
of life and action and there is not a dull
moment In it. Its keynote is the effort
of a hitherto very sedate young man to
spend $1,000,000 in one year. Inherited
from a grandfather, aa a condition to the
Inheritance of $7,000,000 from an uncle.
OLGA NETHERSOLE THIS WEEK
Famous Emotional Actress Will Pre
sent Three Plays at Bungalow.
Olga Nethersole, England's most cel
ebrated actress, comes to the Bunga
low Theater for four performances
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
She will open her engagement with
"The Writing on the Wall," an Amer
ican play in which she has never been
seen here.
It is an American drama written by
William J. Hurlbut. and is an attack
upon the money-grabbing Instinct of
the trustees of Trinity Church Corpo
ration in New York, .who operate and
control one of the worst tenements
and lodging houses in the metropolis.
San Francisco critics have just pro
nounced it to b. the artistic triumph
of Miss Nethersole's career, and cer
tain it is " that she has' never before
appeared to better advantage in any
dramatic offering.
A revival of "Camile" is scheduled
for Friday evening, giving Portland
theater-goers the first opportunity to
see Nethersole in the part that recent
ly won for her a triumphant success
at the Theater Sarah Bernhardt in
Paris. She was the first English
speaking actress to venture into the
Bernhardt stronghold with the drama
which for years has been considered
Bernhardt's own. The result was the
unanimous declaration that Nether
sole's enactment of the Dumas hero-
ine nlaced her in the world's srront&at
triangle of artists, "Bernhardt, Duse.l
Nethersole," as recorded by Catulle
Mendes, the foremost critic of Europe.
Saturday "evening Nethersole will
Rive s representation of "Sapho" as
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written for her by the late Clyde
Fitch, from the immortal novel by Al
phonse Daudet. Many other actresses
have attempted the part and have met
with some success, for "Sapho" is
built upon an immortal theme; but all
the world concedes that Nethersole
gives it a personation and delineation
which is impossible of achievement by
the rest. '
THE WOLF AT BAKER THEATER
Famous Drama by Eugene Walter
Opens Week's Engagement.
Of '"The Wolf," Eugene Walter's
famous and successful drama, which
comes to the Baker for the week open
ing this afternoon, much has been
written of a laudatory nature by the
critics, and particularly of the Intense
and novel climax to each of the three
acts. The close of 'the last act, espe
cially. Is one of the most unique and
striking seen in a number of years.
The hero and the villain of the drama
fight a duel almost entirely in the
dark, and the audience can only see
the two figures In a fierce encounter,
without being able to distinguish
which Is which. When one of them
finally falls dead, and the victor stands
over him, the spectators are not sure
of the identity of either. This Is dis
closed by the light of a match, with
which the hero sets fire to his cigarette.
The appearance of the white face of
the winner, standing out of the sur
rounding blackness in the flare of the
match flame Is so dramatic an Incident
that the applause at the Lyric Theater,
New York, was often delayed while the
audience took in the picture. As the
light begins to flicker and burn out,
the applause starts and grows into a
deafening avalanche.
This , is melodrama real, stirring
melodrama of the good , old-fashioned
, kind, according to the critics of the
metropolitan ' dailies and yet the
"wise" Broadway audience, generally
so cool and disdainful, did not realize
that It was, and let itself to applause
as vociferous as any "gallery god"
ever did.
That was the remarkable thing
about the great success of "The Wolf."
Eugene Walter, its author, demonstrat
ed that a play can be a truly great
work, a masterpiece, in fact, and still
be melodrama.
This remarkable success will no
doubt prove as big a hit with theater
goers here as it did last year. The
cast is still headed by Andrew Robson.
Bargain matinee Wednesday and regu
lar matinee Saturday.
SELDOSIS' VENUS AT ORPHEUM
Sensational Living Marble Studies
Feature on New Programme.'
The new bill which opens for one
week beginning tomorrow afternoon at
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Orpheum is headed by an exception
ally clever and artistic act, "The Sel
doms," which are plastic exhibitions
on the order of the antique as well as
modern masters. ' As If of marble, hand
some figures stand on high pedestals
for a long time In absolute repose, ap
parently not moving a muscle, and
there are shown single plastic figures
as well as groups that are truly
marvelous in their beauty. "Seldoros'
Venus" proved a veritable sensation
in Europe, where It was proclaimed the
most remarkable exhibition of "living
marble" ever shown. This is the cen
tral figure of a series of groups re
producing the world's greatest master
pieces, such as "The Fountain," "Reach
ing the Winning Post" and "Samson
Bound."
Toby Claude is a brilliant little
comedienne who has become famous
throughout the country as the star in
"Fantana," "A Knight for a. Day," "A
Chinese Honeymoon," etc. Toby Is the
original package and with a raft of
new material she is sure to be a fea
ture of the programme.
The Five Mowatts present a light
ning club-juggling act which is a mar
vel of speed and dexterity with a highly
sensational finish in which the air is
literally filled with whirling clubs.
Kate Watson, Gus Cohan and com
pany will present a one-act pastoral
playlet called "The Hoosier Girl," in
which Miss Watson has created a new
character type which promises to be
come as popular as Sis Hopkins.
Knight Brothers and Sawtelle are
offering a delightful little oddity en
titled "A Little Bird Was Looking All
the Time," which is clever and original
in conception and contains much humor
and many good laughs.
Lester and Kellett are clever comed
ians with originality and style, and
hand out a laugh every minute.
Carbrey Brothers are eccentric
dancers of note and they also' bring
along a number of the latest song hits.
DIVING VENUS AT THE GRAND
Sere Nord to Be Feature of New Bill
Opening Tomorrow.
Sere Nord, the Diving Venus, is the
great feature act which Sullivan &
Considlne send to the Grand for one
week, starting with the Monday mat
inee. Everywhere Sere Nord has. ap
peared she has created a sensation. It
is a question among critics which Is
the better, Nord or Miss Kellernrtan.
The latter Is more widely known, as
she has been longer before the Amer
ican public and has been widely adver
tised. Sere Nord is a young English
girl who Is a marvel In the water. Her
form Is perfect and Is displayed to ad
vantage in the natty bathing suit she
wears. This mermaid will disport Jn
a large glass tank which is now being
built on the stagf of the Grand.
A rattling musical act will be con
tributed bjr the Columbus Four, who
can play on all sorts of instruments.
They spice the act with bright comedy,
and their playing will be one of the
assured hits of the new programme.
The Melanis quartet Is an Italian con
tribution to the bill. This act has been
a whirlwind for applause since' its im
portation from sunny Italy. The voices
are of grand opera caliber. Paulinette
and Picquo are eccentrics from Europe,
wnere many or ine Dest novelty acts
originate. They 'are daring and com
ical acrobats.
A comedian of- class Is "William J.
Coleman,. who comes with a reputation
for introducing original matter and
fresh patter generally. , "Sis in Serv
ice Is a sketch with Fred Roberts and
FlorenceHilton, and Is said to be full
of fun. There will be a new Illustrated
ballad by Fred Bauer and a new col-
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motion pictures which have
leen elsewhere In Portland,
ing performances of the pres
ill be given Sunday afternoon
ng. It is a programme of
well-
sleeted novelties and amusement.
NEW BILL AT THE STAR TODAY
Splendid Programme Offered Pa
trons of Motion Pictures.
The Star management will present an
all-featured bill today, consisting of an
interesting ' drama, a laughable comedy
and an Instructive and entertaining in
dustrial picture, a feature travelogue,
special music and Cy Confer in the lat
est Eastern ballad hit.
The patronage at this theater has
steadily grown into very large propor
tions aince it was first devoted to pictures,-
until today the public is thor-
CANNED "WOLFHOWLS
FEATUR ES OF TRAGEDY
Phonographic Record Used to Stir Lone Timber Wolf to "Song" in Play
Soon to Be Produced in Portland at Baker Theater.
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NE of the most interesting animals
of the Northern Hemisphere Is the
American, or timber wolf, from the
traits of which Eugene Walter has drawn
one of the principal characters of "The
Wolf," which Is to be presented next
week at the Baker Theater.
While there are probably few of the
black wolves in the Everglades, and
while the Arctic regions- furnish some
of the animals as white as the snow on
which they run, the gray, or timber wolf,
big of body and strong of jaw, is com
mon all over the Northern country.
Born and bred In the Northern Cana
dian woods, that marauder, sometimes
alone and sometimes in packs, roams the
country, and preys on any living being
that may cross his path. The timber
wolf has developed wonderful strength
and cunning, and has been known to
pull down a horse single handed.
BLANCHE WALSH NEXT SVXDAV
Brilliant Actress Coming to liunpra-
low in "The Test."
What is declared to be the greatest
play in which Blanche Walsh has eve
appeared will be the attraction at the
Bungalow Theater for a limited en
gagement of four nights and one mat
inee, beginning January 30, when sh
will be seen in "The Test." The work
is that of Jules Eckert Goodman, and
Is pronounced to be one of the most
powerful plays ever produced on the
American stage. The author has treat
ed the problems of today in a most
forceful, intelligent and highly inter
esting manner. He has woven into
four acts of absorbing dialogue, heart
Interest and action, a phase of modere
llfe that appeals to men, women ant
children In every walk.
In the leading role Mr. Goodman has
given to Miss Walsh an opportunity
such as seldom falls to t;ie lot of an
actress. He has gone deep into the
soul of a noble woman and has seen
her passions and her emotions. Miss
Walsh gives a faithful and convincing
portrayal of all that he saw. The. play
is virile, mastterful and fearless in ita
presentment of truths. The moral les
son Is- brought out In all its Intensity
but Is never permitted to trench upon
the enjoyment of the work as one ot
true dramatic art.
Ellis Contimies to Improve.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Representa
tive Ellis continues to improve, though
still in bed. He probably will not get
out before the end of next week.
The Australian state of Victoria spendt
nearly 500.H a year In ita warfare
against the destructive rabbit.
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AY TI3IBEK WOLF ACTOR.
Traps laid by man seem to be futile,
but the wolf in Mr. Walter's great play,
the human wolf, gloats over his intended
victim, as the real wolf howls outside,
but the human wolf, not so keen as. his
four-footed brother. Is caught in a trap
of his own making, and the very howl
of the shaggy-coated animal, as he real
izes that his prey Is coming to him with
out hunting for it, closes a very wonder
ful play.
The real wolf "howls" produced in the
play are bits of remarkable stage craft,
a phonographic record of the howls of a
wolf pack having been made at the wolf
cage in Bronx Park, New York. Ac
companying the "canned" howls ara
heard the real cries of. a lone timber
wolf carried by the company, and nightly
as the howls of his absent brothers ara
emitted from the phonograph, "Teddy."
the big gray timber wolf, cries aloud his,
sense of wrong and loneliness.