THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. OCTOBER 9. 1910.
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NEW HEI LI G THEATER
OPENING TO BE GRAND
Portland Lover of Drama Will Be Given Many Happy Surprises When
Viola Allen Appears Tomorrow Night
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lnine find in the deep devotion of a man
that no other woman can even arouse?
What gloat Is there in holding- a man
you could not love if you tried? Don't
talk to her of your placid -streams and
slippers by the hearth. They're for old
age, not for youth and a man who
rives you a peace like that has only
that to gtlve. Saints are all right in
heaven, with a harp and a hymn and
a halo, but when she marries again
you'll know the man's a sinner!
"She wants a bad man soul and
body, spirit and flesh. She wants a
temper to calm, passion to curb, an eye
to please, and women to rout. She
wants life the battle of love! She was
born to fight and win, and glory in the
winning."
Preston Gibson, society playwright
and clubman, who married the daugh
ter of the late Senator McMillan, of
Michigan, is now in Washington. D. C.
discussing with fashionable devotees of
the drama his plans for the establish
ment of -The Playhouse". This is to
be a smart social and dramatic club
composed of society theatre-goers and
Bohemians In . the "upper classes."
Among those who have manifested in
terest in the project are the Lars An
dersons, who have an Italian palace
in the capltol city. "Ned" McLean, who
married Evelyn Walsh, daughter of the
late Thomas F. Walsh, silver king of
Colorado, and others who have been
actively identified with the drama, so
ciety and music rn Washington. It
ed Jy The Playhouse pro-
rs to Mil Id a Bohemian nome lor
themselves In the exclusive up-town
section of the city.
S clety and
is planne
i moters to
CA1YVIX HEILIO.
TO THE curious visitor who peeped
through the big Hetiig theater yes
terday. It will seem astounding to view
the order wrought out nf chaos by to
morrow evening when the new play
house, one of the best appointed In the
country. Is thrown open to the public.
On every side, the plumber, plasterer,
steal or concrete worker, and expert
mechanics of every order held possess
ion that confusion may glva way to
completeness before tomorrow night.
Debris was being shoveled Into wagons
and hauled away, and as If by magic
the beautiful things have sprung out
of seemingly nothing. Scaffolding was
being torn down, the varni-hers and
finishers being busy every second, and
the upholsterers perhaps busiest of all.
The beautiful hangings of amber plush
will be put up tomorrow; the big drop
curtains are already In place. These
are veritable works of art.
The asbestos curtain will be a wel
come surprise to Portlanders whose
wearied eyes rest too often on adver
tising lines about auto tires, someone's
team laundry or home cooking. At
the Helllg the asbestos drop is of It
self the acme of artistic conception. Ov
er the proscenium arch a beautiful bit
ef Oregon wood Is shown, with the Wil
lamette winding like a ribbon of silver
through the tree-colored hills. A pio
neer ox-train plodding slowly along a
roadway lends to the atmosphere of
the country primeval. Over the distant
hills a full moon pours its radiance.
This effect Is further suggested In
the beautiful dome of the theater deep
blue In color, the constellation- of Ursa
Major and Ursa Minor the Big Bear
and the Utile Pear and the Dipper
as well, shining out with astronomical
correctness, a result of electric lights
placed above the celling. All of the In
terior decorating Is finished, the color
scheme of warm, restful FTenrh gray
serving as an excellent foil for the gold
tracings and bits of white that relieve
the mouldings.
Costly velvet of a rich amber tone
constitute the hangings. These extend
all around the wall. In graceful lines,
draping eaah entrance back of the
it boxes, and extending as well across
the back of the theater. The drop cur
tain Is also of this velvet, and hangs In
straight, handsome simplicity, bordered
with deep gold fringe, and bearing only
a single big letter "H" effectually
picked out in gold In the center.
The electricians must next Install
globes everywhere.
All of the chairs and divans are In
place, save for the movable gold and
wicker chairs to be placed In the 22
boxes.
The big stsge is all finished, and the
dressing-room ready to receive the star.
Viola Allen.
A modern "Tower of Babel" Is the
Helllg today, re-echoing to the song
of the hammer and the voices of busy
men. Tomorrow night a fairy palace
will stand In Its place, with wonderful
bits of statuary at entrances, mirrors
reflecting beautifully gowned women,
thousands of lights sparkling, a big
orchestra playing soft music, and In
front Viola Allen In her play, "The
White Sister." A stupendous undertak
ing, but Its completion will be more
than welcomed among Portland theatre
goers who will give a grand reception
to the opening performance, as well as
extend their gratitude to those who
have made this new theater possible.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
EDITED BY LEOXH CASS BIER.
PORTLAND theater-goers who re
member Marlon Barney as leading
woman for a brief time with the
Faker Stock Company will be Inter
ested In knowing that this year she I
again leading woman with the Orpheum
players. In Philadelphia, where she has
a great following.
-"Tracked
by Wireless" Is tiie latest
addition to stage literature (spare the
mark?) A Callfornian, Ira C. Tichenor.
has written it. and tt was produced In
Los Angeles last week. The play t
based on the Crtppen case, and Is said
to be a very grand thing of Its kind,
opening In a Brooklyn music hall with
r-r. Harley H. Grlppen, in real life Dr.
Crtppen; Estel'.e Moore, Belle Elmore,
and Ethel Aire Ganeve as Ethel Clare
Leneve. From here Mr. Tichenor takes
the action of his play to Dr. Grlppen's
reception-room In London, m-here he
and his stenographer, dressed in male
attire, have a halr-breai!th escape from
the police.
The next act shows the two aboard
the steamer eTantrose. and the last act
Is an artlsttc. cheerful little glimpse of
the Quebec Jail. Tr.e author has let his
Imagination out to Its fullest tether and
given an additional charm to the dainty
lyrlc by cooking up a mad love story
between the heroine typist and Inspec
tor New.
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Lillian Russell, the ptgmentlous and
perennial, made her formal entrance
into the present 'theatrical season last j
week In Chicago. Her old familiar j
beauty Is framed In a play of fresh i
vintage, namely. "In Search of a Sin- j
nr." It Is from the pea of Crarlotte
Thompson, who once Impersonated the
character of Hallelujah Maggie in "Sal
vatton Nell." with Mrs. Flske. In order
to learn stage technique. It is a glee
ful tale of a dashing widow, rampantly
hunting for a successor to her late hus
band. He had been aggressively saint
like, and so this time she yearns largely
for a sinful "gent" who will keep her
guessing a part of the time, anyway.
The history of her search and her
successful wiles to take an apparently
respectable and contented Westerner as
an antidote constitute the story. The
critics and public who saw Miss Rus
sell's play are unanimous in the verdict
thta tt Is qolte the cleverest play she
fcas ever had. with or without the aid
of music. Here Is an excerpt "from one
of the widow's meditations:
"What satisfaction can a true fern-
Laura Jean Llbbey says it's her opin
ion, spropos the Chanler-Cavalterl af
fair, that "no man can have two wom
en at the same time." It's a cinch he
can't. Laura. If either of ' them gets
next to his little game. In another
outpouring she avers that "there Is
nothing so completely dead as dead,
dead love." By the way, Laura Is mak
ing a great hit In vaudeville now. Nat
urally every woman who 'ever wept
over the woes of "Gwendolyn the Pea
nut Vender's Beautiful Daughter" or
"That Fatal Midnight Marriage Bell."
makes It a point to be among those
present when their favorite authoress
vaudevilles a bit. Naturally.
Trlxle Friganza the comedienne who
Is featured this season In "The Sweet
est Girl in Paris" chats sociably on the
subject of obesity and gloats gleefully
over her own super-abundance of adi
pose tissue, according to a recently
published interview. Lifted from a
heterogenous mess of gabble anent fat
ness is this from Trlxie:
"Getting fst may be trie tragedy of
the society dame, but It Is the El Do
rado of the comedienne. Am I sorry
that I am well, plump? Not . on your
straight fror.t! When I was young and
foolish I mourned to see the signs of
approaching adiposity expanding my
slyph-llke figure, but now I rejoice at
my stately proportions. By putting on
one-third more weight I have more
than doubled my figure (of salary).
"It's easy to be funny when you're
fat. Humor seems to exude through
your pores. All life appears to be a
chuckle. If not a scream. I don't know
why this Is. and I leave it to the psych
ologists but the fact remains. Even
when I am in a tragic mood, the audi
ence laughs at me.
"Fat means peace, prosperity and
popularity to her who would be comic
It you don't believe it look at the Sis
terhood of Large Ladles of the Stage.
Fay Templeton, Stella Mayhew, Emma
Carus, Sophie Tucker, Elita Proctor
Otis, May Irwin, Flo Irwin and Marie
Dressier they are all members of the I
same club with big little me. Even In 1
tragedy fat- has not been unsuccessful.
I might refer you 'to. Mile. Georges,
the favorite of Napoleon, who was
queen of the French stage when she
ilghed a ton.
"Of course, I have neglected the
men in this connection. George Munroe
and Maclyn Arbuckle, please write."
Margaret Anglin is going to make her
debut as a comedienne in a play called
The Backsliders.1' The piece was writ
ten by George Egerton as she Is known
in polite llt'ry circles, or Mrs. Reginald
Goldlng Bright In private Hie. an Eng
lishwoman by the way, who possesses
versatile talent. In addition to her
printed works, she has to her credit
a play named "His Wife's Family,"
which was once acted for a time by
Arnold Daly. Miss Anglin will try the
play out near Chicago on Christmas
day, and the metropolitan premier will
be on New Year's day in Chicago. .
Our old friend. Cathrlne Countiss has
taken over Miss Anglln's play "The
Awakening of Helena Ritchie" and
will star in It this season.
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On the posting of bills advertising
the appearance of General Botha's
daughter as Carmen In an amateur
operatic production at Johannesburg
the South African Premier received
shoals of letters from Dutch residents
objecting to the performance. as "un
godly." Miss Botha, therefore, decided
not to appear.
For Henry Woodruffs use this sea
son the play entitled "The Genius " in
which both he and Nat C. Goodwin
have starred. Is being converted into a
musical comedy. William and Cecil
De Mille will contribute the lyrics to
ten musical numbers, which will be
composed by Paul Rubens. It was In
1903-06. or for a part of the season at
least, that Mr. Woodruff co-starred
with Edna Goodrich In this play, then
called "The Genius and the Model." It
marked the beginning of Nat Goodwin's
most recent romance, for that veteran
comedian succeeded to Woodruff's role
as a solitary star, also curtailing the
title of the play, and retained Miss
Goodrich as his leading woman. After
that It wasn't long till those wedding
bells rang out again. Incidentally, Nat
opened his season last week in Indian
apolis In '"J he Captain."
Ellen Terry will sail from Liverpool
October 19, arriving in New York on
October 2. On this, her ninth tour of
this country since 1883. when she came
for the first time with Sir Henry Irving,
she will give a series of Shakespearean
entertainments, or acted discourses. The
titles and the scope of these discourses
have been considerably changed by Miss
Terry eince the first announcement of her
farewell visit was made. As now planned,
they are as follows: "The Heroines of
Shakespeare Triumphant," "The Hero
ines of Shakespeare Pathetic." "The Let
ters of Shakespeare." and "The Children
of Shakespeare." Her addresses will be
accompanied by illustrative j acting, and
she will wear Elizabethan costume.
Miss Alice Fleming, leading woman
with the Baker Stock Company, sends
in this little contribution which she
calls "Exercises for young ladles":
Throwing a fellow over.
Tossing one's head in the air.'
Jumping at a chance.
Pushing one's self forward.
Getting In the swim.
Fishing for an Invitation.
Shooting arch glances at a man.
Twisting him round the little finger.
Casting about for an excuse.
Running up millinery bills.
Rehearsals of "Nobody's Widow," In
which Blanche Bates is to be the star,
began last week at the Belasco Thea
ter. For the supporting company
David Belasco has engaged Adelaide
Prince, Edith Campbell, Dorothy Shoe
maker, Bruce McRae, Harry Tighe,
Henry Schumann-Heink. and Wlnthrop
Saunders.
Kathyrn Klrwan haa revived "The
Mocking Bird," the musical comedy In
which Mabelle Gllman starred before
her marriage to William E. Corey, the
steel magnate The production was the
property of Mrs. Corey and she has
presented tt to Miss Klrwan, In whose
musical education she took an Interest.
NOTED SINGER 1 COMING
Mrs. Jessie L. Gaynor Will Appear
In Recital October CO.
Portland people are to have a popu
lar lecture and entertainment course
this season. 'The Collegiate Alumnae
and Oregon Alumnae are promoting It
for the benefit of their scholarship
fund, which provides college education
for girls. Some of the best-known lec
turers and entertainers of the country
will appear under these auspices during
the season, and the idea of having these
celebrities has made a great hit with
the people. '
On Thursday. October 20, at the Ma
sonic Temple, Portlanders will be given
a treat when Mrs. Jessie L. Gaynor
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Mrs. Jessie L. Gaynor, Who Will
Appear i'ader Auspices of Col
lege Alumnae.
will appear in recital, giving some of
her own songs, which are so well
known and so popular as to be almost
a household word. She will appear un
der the auspices of the People's Insti
tute, the board of which presented her
two children's operas "The House That
Jack Built" and "The Toy Shop," of
pleasant memory. .
Mrs. Gaynor will be accompanied on
this tour by her two charming daugh
ters. Kose and Dorothy, who have in
herited their mother's musical talents
and who are particularly gifted In in
terpreting her songs. Rose, the elder
daughter, has a high, light soprano
voice of great purity and flexibility.
while Dorothy s voice Is a darker-col
ored mezzo. Both voices have had ad
ORPHEUM ATTRACTION NEXT WEEK WILL RECALL FAMOUS CIVIL WAR TIMES.
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Jl ST "OLD SOLDIER FIDDLERS."
They say politics makes strange bedfellows b'ut the political game has a close second in modern vaude
ville. An apt Illustration of this fact Is shown by the case of Colonel Pattee and Captain Dillian. who are
members of the "Old Soldier Fiddlers" who play a special engagement at the Orpheum next week.
Forty-six years ago both of these men participated in the great Battle of Gettysburg. Their own regi
ments were opposed to one another, and In many of the fierce charges In hat great fight there Is no doubt
hot that Colonel Pattee and Captain Dillian were often in close proximity. It would have been sure death
to have even intimated to either of them at that time that there was a possibility of their appearing together
upon a public stage and clasping hands under a Northern flag. But today the old warriors are bosom
friends, and. with a couple of other veterans of our great civil strife, are showing vaudeville audiences in
the large cities a real novelty In the musical line.
The four veterans are Just "fiddlers," they disdain the term 'Violinist." and such a thing as a musical edu
cation Is unknown to them. - -
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mirable training and both girls have
marked talents. Mrs. Alice C. D. Riley,
who has been closely associated with
Mrs. Gaynor, having furnished many
librettos for her, said of her: "Should
Mrs. Gaynor sing the multiplication
table, she would make a charming song
of it." so great is her charm of personality.
CHINESE GIVE LOVING CUP
Kev. Dr. Holllngshead Honored by
Members of Methodist Mission.
On the occasion of his retirement
from the position of District Superin
tendent of the Methodist Eplscopa'
Church Rev. Dr. W. B. Holllngshead
was the guest of a farewell reception
Friday night by the Methodist Episco
pal Chinese Mission. The affair was
largely attended by both Americans
and Chinese. A farewell address was
delivered by Rev. Dr. Holllngshead,
and Rev. Chan Sing Kal. who was re
cently reappointed as minister of the
Chinese Methodist Episcopal Church,
made a short speech. An address was
also delivered by Mrs. P. Picket. Louie
Yuen was chairman of the meeting.
A chorus of Chinese children sang
two songs in English, 'Upper Garden"
and "Dearest of All." Miss Bertie Chan
was the organist.
A silver loving cup was presented by
the members of the Chinese Mission.
Miss Bertie Chan presented the cup
with a short speech, in which she said:
"We feel grateful for the untiring
manner in which you have labored
among us. I now, in the name of the
Methodist Episcopal Chinese Mission,
present' you with this loving cup. May;
it always be a symbol to you of our
love and remembrance. Our best wishes
for your future happiness and pleasure
accompany It."
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