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BRILLIANT REVIVAL OF VANITY FAIR
CHARMS NEW YORK PLAYGOERS
Marie Tempest as Becky Sharp Is Feature of Eapid-Action Piece Staged Slowly in Seven Acts at New Theater.
"We Can't Be as Bad as All That," Latest Production.
BT EMII.IE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK. Jan. 14. (Special.)
The New Theater which may be
put on record for brilliant "re
vivals and productions opened the doors
of the past by reviving- "Vanity Fair"
with Marie Tempest as Becky Sharp In
. -...inn marie tv Robert liichens
and Cosmo Oordon-Lennox. The Thack-
eray novel Is lone; and diffusive and it
was not easy to bring it even Into
seven scene. Marie Tempest Is one
.f the Intelligent as well as fascinat
ing actresses of the present and 1t was
a happy Idea to have had her appear
In connection with the slock company
of the New Theater. It was interest
ing; to note the difference between the
rapld-artlon play of today and tat
which moved much more slowly of yes
terday. Kverythln-t which could be
brought to bear upon Its success from
the part of the manng'-nwnt was pro
vided and the ultra realistic touch was
there in the form of a lovely hound
ho for a short time seemed to hold
the fate of the scene at bay. If he
had been trained, either he had for
gotten It or he had Ideas of Introducing
some orliclnat features. Jie was tempt
ed, however, by a luscious piece of
meat and all further trouble was
averted. -Vanity Fair" will be given at
the New Theater in connection, how
ever, with the regular plays which In
clude "Sister Beatrice." "Don." and un
der the auspices of 1 New Theater,
the "Blue Bird- is still playing to
erowded houses.
A play which has created ome com
ment Is the latest one from the pen
of Henry Arthur Jones entitled "We
Can't Be as Bad as Alt That." and none
of the scribes can be blamed for be
ginning; a criticism with the remark
that we earnestly hope the title Is cor
rect. Mr. Jones, like Sir Arthur Pinero,
has turned to a shabby lot of people
for hi material, and It Is a question
whether In the experiences of the play
wrights Mr. Jones has not found a
mora disagreeable set than those pre
sented to us In "The Thunderbolt." by
Pinero. "We Can't Be as Bad as All
That" Is produced at tlie Naxlraova un
der the management of the Author's
producing- Company.
The play la la three acts and deals
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with a certain phase of Kngllsh society
that Is suggested by the title. Sir
Ralph Newell, after ten years" absence
from Kngland. has for guests at his
house Mrs. Engalne and her stepdaugh
ter. Violet, whom he has met on ship
board. He has intentionally spread the
report that Violet will Inherit a large
sum of money, and this news attracts
Fulks Blssett. who is seriously in debt
through a vicious life. He succeeds
In luring the girl to accepting him as
a suitor. Mrs. Engalne appeals to
Newell to help her save Violet from
Blssett. and Blssett appeals to Ms sin
ter. Lady Carnforth. to aid him in get
ting the glrL Lady Carnforth attempts
to persuade Mrs. Engalne to consent
to the match, and. being unsuccessful,
attempts to force her consent by threat
ening to tell what she has discovered
that Mrs. Engalne is a certain Nora
Sliard. who eloped with Newell s best
friend some years before. Mrs. En
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Newell and tells him who she is.
The cast Includes Katherine Kaelred,
Charlotte Granville. Frances Jordan.
Mrs. Sam Sothern. Kate Phillips. Nye
Chart. Wallace Ersklne. Ivo Dawson,
William Hawtrey. Herbert Budd, and
1 Edward Bonfleld.
j The occasion marked the first pro
j ductlon of the play anywhere. At the
end of the second act Mr. Jones, voic
ing his appreciation of American co
operation, and especially that of Mr.
Charles Klein, called Miss Kaelred for
ward to share In the honors.
Herman Bahr. author of "The Con-
I cert." produced a new comedy called
. "The Children" for the first time In
seven European cities Christmas eve.
' The Ehuberts own the American rights
and will produce this work In America
t In the near future. "The Concert" still
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has been no play of equal popularity
since "The Music Master."
It Is finally announced that New
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the American managers and on the
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composer, that Mascagnl forfeited his
opportunity when he began to post
pone his coming. Mr. Centanlnl, who
has Just returned from Europe, said,
when asked what he .knew of the con
ditions: "Mascagni's trouble is pro
crastination. I think. When he should
have been at work on his music it is
said on the other side that he was
busy building a house with the $20,0000
advanced him by his American man
agers. He will never come here now.
The American public would hiss him
off the stage. I think he will go to
Buenos Ayres to produce 'Ysobcl.
"The Girl of theMSolden West" has
had more adverse critlrlsm that any
opera which has been offered in some
time, but. It is a fact that whenever
It la announced the seats are sold long
in advance and so far as standing room
Is concerned, there Is not an inch of
available space to be had within a few
moments after the doors have been
opened, consequently this does not look
very much as though Puccini were des
tined to meet his first failure, since
his wonderful Boheme was given to
the world. But how little the public
knows of what a writer suffers before
he gains a popular approval, and with
all the present success of "La Boheme,"
of "Toeca." "Mme. Butterfly" and "Ma
non Lescauf it Is a fact that Puccini
has never brou.-ht forth one work
which did not bring down upon himself
oceans of critical abuse, and perhaps
none worse than "La Boheme." While
here Puccini examined an opera of a
brilliantly-talented young American,
whose name need not be mentioned at
this moment. The Maestro became un
usually excited and said: But this is
a masterpiece. It should be known nil
over the world." V-pon this, the younger
composer confessed that he had well
nigh lost Interest In it. that being an
American he had too many odds against
him both abroad and in his own coun
try and that he felt as though he had
grown old In the struggle to gain rec
ognition for his work. Puccini arose
from his chair, took the hand of the
younger man and led h'm to the win
dow. He threw back the curtain and
he turned his face to the light. "Look
at me." he said. "See. my hair, my eyes,
the scars on my very soul and In my
heart there are scars. There is not a
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. -Kv nr nf mV SOUl that
does not show 'La Boheme. I am still
suffering and no success in the world
will ever wipe out the memories of
what I endured, not only before hut
after it was produced. I do not- think
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overlooked when the right noment
comes."
Henry Miller is coming back to the
stage in New Tork in a play called "The
Havoc." by H. S. Sheldon. Mr. Miller
in returning as a star to New York,
comes under the management of Lieblr
& Co. He opens at the Bijou Theater,
Monday evening.
Mlscha Elman is vthe craze of New
York this week. The young Russian vio
linist, who was a sensation upon his
first appearance in New York, has
gained a larger circle of admirers upon
. a. h mvj: "They told
me I could not come back two seasons
in succession to America, but here I am
for the third time, and my engagements
are so manv that I could already be as
sured of another success next season. 1
love America and the idea- that I shall
make a long trip again la t. great de-
"Iman was in the best of spirits, in
fact, he has never been happier than
he is now. The cause of his Joy is th.it
he Is now a free man, that is. if ono
who has not yet reached his 21st year
may be so called. .
Military service in Russia was for sev
eral years confronting the younsr man
who has become tne idol of two worl.-is.
and the Idea of relinquishing the Ufa
of an idoilxed artist to become a sol
dier did not appeal to the Russian, even
though he has a strong patriotic sense.
Among Elman's long list of, friends
he numbers Kings and Queens as weU
as many Indigents who have benefited
by his graciousness. To Queen Alex
andra, he said last July, when she ex
pected the visit of her sister, the Czaripa
of Russia, that if ehe really wanted to
do something for him he would appre
ciate her Intercession with her raj-al
sister for his release from military-er-vie.
He scarcely gave the matter a thought
after this, because release from service
In Russia was more than any one in tbo
world might dare to hope for.
In Russia things require so much red
tape that years are Involved in putting
anything into execution, but strangely
enough it was not a week afterward that
Mlscha Elman received a call to appear
at the Russian Ambassador's.
He -was stunned, because he had for
gotten everything but the military sorv-
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a pall, and now he though- the call had
come. Heavy-hearted he presented him
self, but the gloom in hie face was not
.L.A. In that nf the attache A3 he
grasped the young artjpt by the hand
ana saia:
"Mischa, I congratulate you. I could
V ..... vn tha i-elense but I wanted
the honor of telling you myself that you
have been released from military service
and that you can do more tor your couh
, . . Anniimiin. vmir nr.nAiii career.
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sufficiently recovered to realize what had
happened. -
An..i.. ...... . in thl. rirflmatlc fin I
sode threw the entire city of his birth
into mourning foe- several days. inia
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In the morning, of an emissary from the
Czar to the nrlest who held the birth
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records in charge. ' This very unusual
occurrence caused the priest to awaicen
the nelgnDors. lniorming iwm ui -man
was either dead or had committed
some crime against tne government.
T. ...,.,?. aiith wMAsnreflri1 ff-rief that.
without knowing the details, the entire
city went into mourning, and it took El
man manv days to reassure his friends
and inform them of his good loriunc.
' ""fCew Year's dav to the actor or nc
tress merely represents one of the days
upon which there is an extra perform
ance, said Dorotny uonneny, wnu u
.incnueline. the heroine of " Madame Jt,
is perhaps the most discussed woman of
the stage in America of the declining
days of the year ot our iora, iiu. i
think my oddest New Year's is the first
one I can recall.
"That odd New Year's of which
pometimes think occurred before the days
when I had embarked upon the theatrical
sea, when I was a bit of humanity I
ehall not say how large. I was a very
little cirl and probably should .have been
longing for dolls and such toys, but it
was at the time of tne pauiock-Draceiei
craze. All I heard was 'bracelets and
keys' and about a certain person who
was to lock the bracelet and then keep
the key. This air of romance appealed
to me strongly, and though the grown-up
girls laughed at my fancy, my mother
decided to give me wnat i wamea. vvnen
I awakened New Year's morning there
was a tiny padlock bracelet locked on
my wrist. I was so delighted that the
flrnt ouestlon I asked was: 'Who has
the kevT "
' 'That,' said my mother. Is a secret.'
The mystery of it all was very fasclnat-
Insr. and to this day the secret has been
keot. although the bracelet has long
.iiv. s-nnn the way of many trinkets
The mvsterv and romance of it all still
charm me. and even now I occasionally
find among my gifts some lime remem
hrance without a card, and again I find
myself wondering and wondering, 'Who
has the key?" '
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Pampered Aristocrats and Tramp Cats Are Billed to Rub Shoulders at
Portland's Show on January 19, 20 and 21.
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JANUARY 19, 39 and Zl win De rea
letter days for the stray cats of
Portland. Many of them will rub
shoulders at the Oregon Cat Show with
the. petted and aristocratic family pets
of- the feline family this because the
Oregon Cat Club has decided to oner
cups as prizes for stray cats. The stray
cats need not be accompaniea Dy peai
gree charts. They will be Judged Btrictly
upon individual merit. The. only qualifi
cation for entry is that the teat must
have been rescued and given a goon
home.
The Humane Society is offering a cup
for the best male stray cat, E. J. Jaeger
a cup for tne Dest snori-naireu cum
kitten entered, and Mrs. I. W.- Swanton
a cup for the best short-haired stray kit
ten entered by' a boy or girl under 16
years of age. R. A. Thompson has do
. n tn hn eiven to the person
who enters the . stray kitten taking first
place in open competition, tnmei mu
be in by 5 o'clock Monday evening at
cat show headquarters, sixth floor Meier
& Frank store. The prizes are now on
exhibition In the show windows oi una
firm.
rk. i.iat in nfferinir nrizes for stray
felines Is the desire among cat lovers
to promote an interest in xne wnidi.
the animals. If the cat fanciers had
their way (and they are trying to secure
It through the medium of education) no
cats would ber prowling about homeless
and friendless.
Entries have been coming in thick and
fast. There promises to be an array of
cats at the show well worth going to see.
There will be Maltese cats. Persian cats.
Angora cats and several other varieties
of the feline species, imj ...
from all parts of the Northwest, and wi I
be devotedly cared for while on exhibi
tion by a committee specially appointed
for that purpose.
C D Minton. secretary-treasurer or
the' Oregon Cat Club. 33 Hamilton build
ing who is receiving entries, said yes
terday that the show promises to eclipse
the fondest hopes of its promoters. Cat
lovers have availed themselves eagerly,
he said, of the opportunity to place their
favorite cats on exhibition.
TRAIN THIEVES GET $1200
Riviera Season Brings Out Robbers
in France.
PARIS. Jan. M- Americana on their
way to the south of France should be
extremely careful of their pockets and
of their hand-luggage during their pas
sage through the Gare du Lyon here in
Paris.
The Riviera season Is just beginning,
and already arrests are being made and
robberies con lltted in or around the
southern express every day.
Two Englishmen, who gave their
names as Jack Lyons and John Jones,
of London, were arrested here the oth
er evening Just before the train de
luxe left Paris. Detectives saw them
hang about the trains and then pick up
an acquaintance with a passenger. The
i passenger, an American, grew suspi
cious. The two men left him. went Into
a compartment, and climbed down to
the platform with a bag belonging to
another passenger containing 1200.
The next day four men were arrested
for theft in the same train, and since
then two others have been jailed.
POSTAL INCREASE SHOWN
Mount Angel Office Second in Stato
iu Amount Second-Class Mall.
MT. ANGEL. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.
Postmaster T. L. Ambler reports the
heaviest increase In the postofflce
business for the year of 1910, that the
office has ever shown, the general in
crease of business all around being
nearly one-fourth over the business
done In 1909. .-..
Stamps and other postage to the
amount of $6440.90 was sold, making
an increase of 23 per cent.- while
on the postal account, business to the
amount of $64,644.74 was done, of which
$32 272.37 . was for orders . paid, and
$19,180.27 for orders issued. The total
business of the of f ice - was $ .0,980.64
Of second-class matter there was
dispatched during 1910, 255.952 Pounds,
an increase of 23 cent during
the year. The second-class mail rep
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1 aictine jrreso.
I mail of this class, Mt. Angel claims the
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1 largest postofflce in the state in. point
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REDMOND WILL ADVERTISE
Commercial Club Plans Campaign
Along New Lines.
REDMOND, Or., Jan. -Tll8v"'-mercial
Club is planning a jb"c"'
campaign along new lines. ith the
advent of the Hill and Harriman roads
many newcomers are expected.
.i.i rnnh has a member
ship of more than 100. The club plans
to get the railroads to agree to ship
freight in here in carload lots as soon
as the rails are laid to this place.
CENTRAL! A BANKS RICH
Deposits .Total $4,512,077 Per
Capita Division of $22.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Jart. 14. (Spe
cial.) If all the money in Centralla
were divided into equal shares, every
man. woman and child would have 3
on deposit in the banks.
This per capita calculation is based
upon the healthy condition of the Cen
tralla banks for the fiscal period just
ended when the report of the National
Controller is announced. The total suit
On deposit Is $1,612,077.63.,
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