TOE -SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 18, 1910.
NOTABLE PEOPLE COMPOSE BAKER'S
NEWLY-ORGANIZED STOCK COMPANY
Ttomas McLuraie and Alice riemlng Came From New York, and Other Members Have Also Appeared on Broad
way Stages Array of Talent Generally Best Seen Here in Stock.
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1 STrTTERE are so many new faces In
' I the bin Baker family, so many un
I familiar names staring back from
ftha printed programmes, so many delle
rlotis surmises and "I wonder lfs" to be
expressed about each, that perhaps a
general Introduction to some of these
Interesting folk would not be amiss. Par
'ticalarty since they hare formed a syn
Vdlcate with the object of chasing dull
'care and blue devils out of our vicinity.
It's worth while to know a bit about such
public benefactors.
. First, of course, there Is the leading
man. Thomas McLnrnie. and the lead
ing woman, Miss Alice Fleming, two
'folk who will undoubtedly win a follow
flng In Portland second to none of their
predecessors. For they both possess In
generous degree the art of pleasing either
handful or a houseful. Miss Fleming
la reminiscent of no one. Hence she can
not be compared. She has. In the yemac
w!ar of the schoolgirl, "loads of charm":
of the quiet sort that steals upon you
r you are conscious of It- Like ' a
rrown-up girl Is she. with big. nloe.
- friendly eyes, and a handshake that
backs up the eyes. She cornea hera dl-
iTectly from the Crescent Theater In
Brooklyn, where she played last season
with our old friend George Alison, a for
mer leading man at the Baker. Prior to
that she had been In vaudeville with
"William Hawtry. a brother of Charles
Itawtry- Percy 'Williams saw her' act
aod promptly secured her for the Cres
cent Stock Theater Company, where, too,
she scored phenomenal success as lead
ing woman. Not the least of- Miss Flem
ing's assets is an excellently trained and
beautiful singing voice. She spent one
year In the musical centers of Europe,
and later studied with A. D. Farmer in
the London Conservatory of Music. This
is her first venture west of Omaha.
"Really. Miss lie I la Jewel Is the best
advertising medium for the West that
any commercial club could imagine. She
boosts, boosts, boosts, and to hear her
talk one would think, no place other than
Portland existed on the nap. It '
greatly dne to her praise -of the people
and the Baker management that I de
cided to come out here. I' am glad. too.
now that I'm here. . Tve. been going,
every day. to view some new beauty of
the place until I'm quite obsessed with
Portland, in fact. I can understand Miss
Jewel's enthusiasm. The West has al
ways appealed to me. and I rejoice that
the reultxatlon Is being as beautiful as
the anticipation I've carried for years."
ljutta different from the generally ac
cepted type of leading man la Thomas
McXarnie ("Me when it is Irish." says
Its owner, "and Mac when It Is Scotch.
Mine is Mc." An unassuming, mild
mannered gentleman is Mr. McLamie. He
is big and athletic, with Irregular fea
tures, a chin such as Jack London would
refer to as bull doggish, because it sets
square and firm and spells "no monkey
business." a pair of keen, clear, blue eyes,
and a f ln gripping wholesomeness about
him that compels attention. The man
who invented the word "personality"
must have had. Thomas ilcLarnle In
mind.
He. too. halls from New York, where
he appeared last season with John
Mason In "None so Blind" and "A Son
of the People." At various times . In
his career he has played stock engage
ments In every city of consequence In
the I'nited States, unless one excepts
the Alcasar in San Francisco. This list
Includes the Castle Squar Stock Com
pany In New York. Walter Clark Bel
lows' In St. Louis and In Ienver. Bald
win Melville's company In New Orleans.
Proctor's all-star cast In New York,
one season in' Memphis, one In Boston,
the Harlem Opera House, the Bush
Temple In Chicago, and a it-weeks' en
gagement at the Valencia In San Fran
cisco. To Mr. McLsrale was given -the
distinction of creating the role of "The
Devil" for Chlcagoans. and that of
Klesrhna In "Leah Kleschna." Mr. Mc
Larnle's long suit Is not chatter.' Ha
Is essentially what Gelett Burgess de
scribes as a sulphite. One could
easily picture him wielding a toothpick
on Washington street as imagine him
uttering platitudes. "I haven't any new
or interesting things to tell you," says
Mr. McLarnle. "and I'm a most uninter
esting person. I like my work and it
agrees with me. I have only one revo
lutlonary Idea. That one Is to some
day own a theater for the pleasure of
the public, where no count may be
taken of things commercial, where ev
ery moment from the time of entrance
to the minute of exit may be a land of
make believe, a place for forgetting. If
you will."
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The. "second woman" Is Miss Grace
HadselL a cheery maiden with dimples
and many smiles to set them off. She
has appeared in Portland prior to this
engagement, with traveling companies.
coming here last with Willie Collier in
On the Quiet", and "The Dictator."
three seasons ago. Last year Miss
Hadsell wits in vaudeville on the East
ern circuit, presenting a comedy sketch.
Strictly Business." "Just the evening
before I left New Tork to come' here."
said Miss Hadsell. "I saw Elsie Esmond,
one-time Portland favorite, and she
was voicing her envy of my rare good
fortune In coming to Portland. 'You'll
Just love It out there.' she told me. and
the people! My I they are the finest
folk on earth.' And that seems to be
a consensus of opinion of those who
have visited out here." Miss Hadsell
was with Mr. Collier for four seasons,
appearing with him In his London and
Australian tour. It will be remembered
that Mr. Collier's company was In San
Francisco at the time .of the' earthquake.
A new face and Incidentally a
good-looking face. Is that of T. J.
very
Car-
genue, a slender will o' the. vrlsp sort
or maiden with Anna Held orbs and a
penchant for chatter. "Oh, there's
nothing to tell about me." "she said.
with a characteristic shrug. (Note
Miss Duffet has a perfect right to shrug;
because she is French on Papa Duffet s
side of the family.) . "But." continued
she, "you may say one line and earn
my eternal gratitude. My name is
spelled Margot, but It Is pronounced
M-a-r-g-o. and my last name does not
rhyme with - muffet, but well, with
buffet, accent on the last syllable, you
know."
"Oh, like Duffy why, that's Irish."
aid the Irrepressible Carrlgan.
"No no," energetically disclaimed
the owner of the name In question. It's
like this. Doo-fay. Get It?" The life
history of this member of the Baker
company doesn't jump around over
either much time or many places. A
Butte product transplanted luckily to
Los Angeles In baby girlhood, she be
came that awe-lnsplring personage a
child prodigy, and recited, danced and
sang her way Into the Burhank stock
company, where she gained recogni
tion as a versatile actress In a few
years. During the Spring and early
Summer season of stock at the Baker
r''mn-who ttK- hn from ,w YorK jstheater. Miss Duffet was second worn
vnj. iv rwv vui wkii iwuia csovt tes
and has leaped Into Instant favor with
his co-workers and Baker patrons.
Three years ago Portlanders saw him
In "The Voice of the Mighty" with
James 0"NeIL He has had one season
In Boston, one with the Castle Square
Stock Company, one year under Belas-
cos management In New York durlnit
which time he appeared In "The Olrl of
the Golden Went." and last year In
"Going Some." Mr Carrlgan says Port
land Is the "best town on the Coast."
"Not only from the viewpoint of one
Interested' in theaters, but as a busi
ness and an educational center. Why.
do you know, it is a very common thing
to near your city referred to as the
second Boston, solely because of the re
finement and culture of its people. I'm
sure I'm going to like It Immensely."
Mr. Carrlgan Is a modest young man.
an almost unheard-of asset In these
days of press agency. He will tell you
about everything he happens to be up
on. out ne nraws the line at Carrlgan.
He has a Billlken smile and wears It
every day and on Sundays, too: His
eyes are like a fly's they see every
where at one and the same time and
are so large they occupy most of the
upper part of bis face. He has no af
fectations: he Is rust a likable young
man with a very great deal of boyish
ness left circulating around In his sys
tem, and for that reason If no other,
will be one of the really popular mem
bers of the new company.
Then there Is Margaret Duffet, In-
an. and later appeared with Franklyn
Underwood In his vaudeville sketch, "A
Wicked Woman," on the Orpneum cir
cuit. see
John Burton Is as full of .remin
iscences as a pudding (home-made, not
bakery) Is full of raisins. Well he
should be. He has a splendid memory
and a delightful way of telling his
stories. He Is the new "character" man
with the Baker folk, and by the by.
one of the best in his line in the United
States. It has been quite eight or nine
years ago since Mr. Burton appeared
In Portland, playing at that time at
the old Marquam Orand with the Nell
company, of which Thomas Oberly and
rrang aioickers. both now deceased,
were members. Probably no Coast actor
Is better known or more beloved than
Is Mr. Burton, the dean of the com
pany, as he might rightfully be known.
For the past six years he has been a
member of the Burbank stock company
In Los Angeles, and when he announced
his decision to this year cast his for
tunes with the Bakeronlans, there via
a general condolence meeting amongst
his followers and friends, who had
grown to feel in the half dozen years
that he belonged only to them. He has
spent all of his life, one might say, in
the theatrical business, and enjoys the
distinction of having acted with some
of the greatest people known to stage
history.
One of the old guard, Lillian An
drews, remains fV spread joy' among
Baker patrons. Ax a character woman
Miss Andrews has few equals. Her
Irish biddy In "Three of Us," her negro
mammy in ' unaer esouinern omm,
and her inimitable cockney type in
"Merely Mary Ann." are a trio of char
acterizations ' that served to bind her
to Portland folk In her recent engage
ment with the Baker Stock Company.
' Miss Andrews first became known
here as leading; woman for John Cor
dray's stock company In the old Baker
Theater building on Third street, re
cently torn down. She was for many
years a member of James xveii s com
pany of players, belns; a co-worker
with John Burton, the character man
with the present organization, George
Bloomquest. a former Bakeronian, and
Donald Bowles, who - at that time
played Juveniles.'' A treasured memory
for many of the older generation is
Miss Andrews' creation of Josephine In
"Pinafore." when It was first pro
duced In Portland at the Newmarket
Theater. Thomas Maguire was man
ager then and Miss Andrews had been
hurrledlv borrowed for the occasion
from the Baldwin Theater In San Fran
Cisco. V
"This will be my last season on the
stage positively," Miss Andrews says.
"For some time I've been wanting to
go back to my native England, and am
planning now to go next year. Oh, I
don't know that I'll stay at all. maybe
I'll turn right around and come back,
but I Intend to run over there, anyway
You seel've been In this country so
long I have become a good American,
but somehow I've been -wanting to go
back to England despite my serious
donbts whether I'll stay long enough
to take off my bonnet. I expect I'll
buy a return ticket when I start on my
Journey."
Miss Andrews likes Portland be
cause Portland likes her. She is a
great favorite with her fellow workers
and might easily be spoiled If she
would permit it.
John W. Sherman Is not unknown to
playgoers on the Coast. He was
"heavy" man in Miss Jewel's support
last Spring, going later to Los Angeles,
where he Joined .Virginia Harned's
company. Mr. Sherman was for many
years a concert singer, but was forced
to dlscon'nue this work because of
throat trouble. His stage work has In
cluded engagements with Richard
Mansfield in "Peer Gynt" - and with
Henry Miller In "The Great Divide,"
the Bush Temple Stock Company In
Chicago, and Lyric Stock In Minneapo
lis, and several seasons of Shakes
pearean repertoire on the road.
- Walter C. Renfort, for three years
with the Baker folk, remains this sea
son as assistant stage director. Mr.
Renfort is particularly remembered for
his clever delineation of the role of
Lee Wing, the Chinese in "The Three
of Us," and also as Rufus In "Just Out
of- College."
Donald Bowles Is back as stage man
ager with the Baker company, after a
most successful season on the Orpheum
circuit In his sketch "Guilty." Ronald
E. Bradbury, who was in Mr. Bowles'
supporting csst during; his vaudeville
tour, arid who Is favorably known to
Baker patrons. Is back also with the.
company this season.
Rhea Mitchell, a Portland girl,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Mitch
ell, will appear with the present com
pany. Miss Mitchell Is an unusually
talented young woman and has on
several occasions demonstrated her
histrionic ability. At the Bungalow, I
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COXTIXCED FROfl PAGE THREE
ber 28. The committee on arrange
ments Is composed of the. following:
A. B. Coin. R. E. Barrett, Joseph Kava-
naugh, Harry McCollough. W. P. LUlls
and J. C Smith. The patronesses are:
Mrs. Joseph Jacobberger, Mrs. Thomas
F Hulme, Mrs. F. P. Sheasgreen, Mrs.
W. P. Llllls, Mrs. Frank Ketrnan and
Mrs. Charles H. Feldman.
Mrs. A. C. Olsen was hostess last
Thursday evening at a linen shower In
honor of her daughter. Miss Maude
Olsen. Those present were: Cora and
Hester FlBher, Claire Woolpert, Ivy
Scott, Alice and Eva Sprague, Florence
Harmon, Emma Erdner, Pearl Hershey,
Harriet Yarwood, Katherlne Erdner,
Mabel Olsen, Mrs. George L. Spencer,
Mrs. George Erdner, Mrs. M. Smith
Mrs. A. C. Olsen, Mrs. W. F. Mills and
Mrs. O. Hemrich.
The Self Culture Club, composed of
some 25 young East Side folk, met at
he home of Mrs. R. R. Rohn last Fri
day evening to reorganize the club.
After Henry A. Dodge had been elected
president and events of the day dis
cussed, the meeting adjourned to meet
again at the residence of Miss Evelyn
U. Condon, in the near future.
W. L. Fleldner, who leaves the city
soon for Columbia University, entertained
few friends at his home In East
Twenty-second street last Monday even
ing. Five hundred was the game of the
evening and Misses Jessie Johnson and
Ruth Murphy and Fred Zanello and Ar
thur Murphy were the successful con
testants.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet Thursday afternoon, Septem
ber 22. at the home of Mrs. Sylvia Mc
Gulre, 796 Clackamas street. Founders
day will be observed and an interest
ing- programme has been arranged.
Miss Gladys Sonvain entertained the
following young women last Wednes
day at luncheon and later at the the
ater: Ines Stipe, Irene Wentx, Llela
McCarver, Winifred Heckman and Leah
Ganzmlller.
Mrs. Forest B. Hance entertained in
formally Tuesday afternoon In honor of
the birthday of her daughter, Miss
Kathryn Hance. About 60 guests
called In the course of the afternoon.
The first meeting of the Winter ses-
lon of the Portia Club will be held
at the home of Mrs. John Manning, 830
Marshall street, Tuesday, September 27.
Officers will be elected.
Miss Llllle V. O'Ryan returned last
Saturday from a trip through the Black
Meadows country and Crater Lake. The
trip, which consumed two weeks, was
made by horseback.
Mrs. Frank I. Fuller was hostess at
an Informal tea Wednesday afternoon
at her Portland Heights home in honor
of her visiting guest, Mrs. Clark, of
San Francisco.
WEDDINGS.
MIUcr-Kcndall.
On the veranda of the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. G. Reed, 299 Vista avenue,
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Miss Georgiana Kendall, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Kendall, of San
Bernardino, CaL. and Clinton E. Miller,
of Los Angeles, were married by the
Rev. E. H. Mowre. Mrs. Miller Is a
Wellesley graduate and Mr. Miller .was
formerly a student of the University of
California. The wedding was simple
and the only attendant of the bride was
her little niece, Marlon Reed, who car
ried an armful of roses. Mr. and Mrs.
Miller left Portland last night for Los
Angeles, where they will be at home
after December 1 at the Hotel Ingra
ham. Attending the ceremony were
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Kendall. Mr. and
Mrs. N. J. Levlnaou, Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Herdman, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ra
sor, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gilbert, Mr.
and Mrs. G. F. Brackett, Miss Wini
fred Yager. Morris Cadwalader and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Lloyd.
Lyon-Johnson.
At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Allen, 252 East Fifty-second street.
Wednesday evening, September 14, Miss
Elsie C. Johnson, a sister of Mrs. Allen,
was married to Theron E. Lyon by the
Rev. J. J. StauD, of the Sunnyelde Con
gregational Church. The house was
decorated with palms and Oregon
grape, the color scheme of floral dec
orations being yellow and white. Mrs.
Fred Olson sang "I Love You Truly"
and "Because," accompanied by Miss
Florence Jackson. Gladys L. Johnson,
sleter of the bride, was flower girl.
The bride wore a gown of cream silk
poplin, carrying an arm boquet of bride
roses. After the ceremony refresh
ments were served by Miss Fay Hen-
dershoot and Miss Genevieve Jameson.
The thimble and button concealed in
the bride's cake fell to Miss Hazel
Smith.
McKiUrick-Starr.
A pretty wedding occurred at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Starr, 171 East
.f ourteenth street, Wednesday afternoon.
September 14, at S o'clock, when their
daughter Ethel was married to James
McKlttrick by the Rev. S. A.- Starr,
father of the bride. The parlors were
decorated with Autumn leaves end ferns.
The bride wore a gown of white net over I
cnirron and carried bride's roses. Her
attendant was her sister. Miss Ruby
Starr. After the ceremony a wedding
supper was served, at which Mrs. E. B.
McKlttrick. of Seattle, and Harold C Al
len, of Chatham, N. J., were present.
Mr. and Mrs. McKlttrick left Portland on
the Shasta Limited for San Francisco,
where they will remain until the first
of October, after which they will be at
home to their friends at 77 East Salmon
street
Harper-Christ.
An attractive home weddlnar took
place at Vancouver Heights last
Wednesday evening when Miss Lillian
Christ, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Christ, was married to Ira Harzel Har
per, by the Rev. Mr. Grey.
The bride was attended by her cou
sin. Miss Florence Ogden, and four
flower girls, Fannie Price, Elsie Price,
Marguerite Wicker and Carol Kleiber.
Reuben Harper, brother ot the bride
groom, was best man. The bride's
gown was of cream satin and old lace
and her maid wore delicate blue.
After the ceremony a supper vas
served before Mr. and Mrs. Harper left
for Seaside, where they will remain
untjl October.
Sloore-Mllarch.
A quiet church wedding occurred
Wednesday afternoon, September 14, at
the Sunnyslde Congregational Church,
East Taylor and East Thirty-fourth
streets, when J. C. Moore and Miss
Lucy Milarch were united In marriage
by the Rev. J. J. Staub. Mrs. J. A.
Culverwell sang "I Know a Lovely Gar
den." and, "I Love You Truly." Mrs.
Grace E. Snyder played the bridal
hymn from ."Lohengrin" for the open
ing march and Mendelssohn's wedding
march for the postlude. Mr. R. Milarch
was best man and Miss -Gertrude
Fletcher was bridesmaid.
VIscman-Geazlk.
At the home of Mr. and Mrsi W. J.
Wiseman, In Irvington. Fay Wiseman
and Anna Geazlk were married last
Wednesday evening by the Rev. J. II.
Cudllpp. Miss Isabel Peterson was
hrldesmald and Moody Smith was grooms
man. The bride wore hand-embroidered
crepe de, chine and a long veil. The color
scneme or the rooms was pink and white
and it was carried out in the artistic ar
rangement of carnations.
Lane-Xorrldge.
The wedding of Miss Emma Nor-
rldge and. Timothy Lane took place at I
the Violet apartments, Sixth and Yam-
two seasons ago, it will be remembered
that one evening when Miss Jewel was
taken ' suddenly 111, Miss Mitchell
jumped 'into the leading role In "Sky
Farm" at four hours' notice. Again
when Marlbel Seymour was ill and
could not appear in "A Midnight Bell,"
Hoyt's comedy. Miss Mitchell learned
the role of Dot In just one hour and
scored a success. She is a most un
pretentious little damsel, with lively
coloring and a charming, unaffected
manner. She was a pupil of Mrs. Mlna
Crolius Gleason.
Nell Franzler is another talented and
versatile girl who will appear with the
present company. She, too, was a
pupil of Mrs. Gleason and has had
small parts with the Bakers for sev
eral seasons. Last year she was with
the Sanford Stock Company in Van
couver, B. C. Portland folk remember
especially her delightful comedy role
as Cinders with Donald Bowles In "The
Prince Chap." Mildred Dlsbrow, an
other pupil of Mrs. Gleason, will have j
parts this season, and those who know
whereof they speak predict a brilliant
future for this young actress. Last
season she was in Belllngham, Wash.,
with a stock company. Nita Quinn is
another one .of the former members
who has this year been elected as one
of the Baker family . .
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