TnE SUNDAY OREGOXIA PORTLAND. JANUARY 29, 1911. . .. :i Tfi . n w- I MISTRESS OF ROMANTIC HADDON HALL IS ARTIST EItiTe of Dorothy Vernon Works In Way of Her Own, ''One Eye at a Time" Privit Theatricals Popular With London Society. i - - : " ' " ' ' - ;; . ! ,-.. ! i t;- ; : J; ' r DlCncSS OP 13 OXDOX. Jan. 3 . Special.-rri-I j vate theatricals are now the rogue I- In society and Ladles SLirJorle. violet and Mm Manners, the accom plished daughters of the Puchess of Jutland, are maintaining their repuls ions as the cleverest amateur actresses f the day. The name of Manners shines with ro- I -nan tic luster In the annals of Kngllsh ife. for the roots of the family tree I run deep Into the storied past. The forthcoming marriage of Lady Violet I Manners to Hugo Charter!, eldest son of Lord Elrho. Important as It Is to I the families of the contracting parties, lacks the glamour of another wedding In the brlde.elect's family rather more I than three centuries ago. when Dorothy Vernon, the lovely heiress of Haddon I Hall, became Mrs. John Manners. The second daughter of Sir Oeorg I Vernon, known as "King of the Beak." because of the magnificent style In I which he lived. lKrotbr had a hun dred eligible admirers. But John Man- ners. a younger son of the Karl of Rutland, came a-woolng. and although be bad no broad acres to help his suit. the heiress of Haddon Hall plighted troth with him. Her family opposed the match, and kept ber a prisoner, yet with Ingenuity that Cupid lends to ardent lovers. John still man aged to see Dorothy. He disguised himself as a woodman, and taking up I his abode In the woods around Haddon. often met his sweetheart by stealth. At last relatives remaining stubborn and obdurate, the pair decided to elope Ion the occasion of a Junket In celebra tion of the sister's recent marriage to Sir Thomas Stanley. While fiddlers and dancers were busy. Dorothy stole quiet ly away to the terrace and across the lawn to the footbridge over the "fiver Ierwent where John Manners waited with horses. Then they scampered away Into the darkness and scarcely drew rein until the next morning, when they were married at a little Leices tershire church. According to tradition, they lived happy ever after. Ever since, the story has been an Inspiration to headstrong lovers, who look upon Dorothy Ver non of Haddon Hall as their patron Mint- The sweet old storv has lis Interest NEWS AND GOSSIP OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS EDUXD BT LEORB OXTHEIUXB Countess says In this month's Green Book, that the most dramatic moment of her life was crowded Into the sixty seconds she awaited her husband-to-be at the altar. "All the suspense, the conflict and In tensity of emotions that make up a greatest dramatic moment I felt while I watted for my new husband at the altar. "You see. U one Judged by appearances. was deserted. We had spoken our rows and the minister had uttered the Irrevocable words and turned to ma to express his good mlshes. when my brand new hust-and. K. D. Price, whispered to mc: "Excuse me a moment, dear" and, rushed out of the room. That was a very strange act. and 1 stood staring sfter him and Itntenlne; ta what the peo ple about me were saying. The min utes draKged on. It seemed to me that I had stood there an hour turning cold. :hen warm, fearful then Indignant, when Mck slipped this bridegroom of mine, smiling and apologetic. " Forgive nie for keeping you watt-inc.- dear. he said, "but I am so grate, rul to this dear old man for marrying i no nicety, that I went out to have a hill chaniod so that I could give him talre as much as I had at first lntend rd." Herb-rt Ashton. . for several years Identified with local theaters, and two rsions ago stage manager of the Lyric, la acting In the same capacity at To led.. Ohio, with the Paycen Stock Com pany. Mrs. Ashton. known profession ally as Uly Bracncombe. and Alice Con don with her hui-band. Sydney Payne, all former Lyric players are at the Mar love theater In Chlrago. e Kola La. Follette. a daughter of the "Senator from Wisconsin, has been en gaged by Henry B. Harris as leading woman for Edmund Breese. In Percy Mackaye's fantastic romance "The "Scarecrow." . -fcri. Klein, the author of "The .Uon and the Mouse." "The Third De- I gree." and more recently i no oam- ki.ra." savs that the dally newspapers effer Mm the richest field for tdeaa Lhal he could want. "Sometimes there HITLA.XD. for Americans, too. numbers of whom visit Haddon Hall In the Summer time where they are shown the very door through which Dorothy escaped to her Impatient fiance. . Poets and painters have lifted Had don Hall Into everlasting regions of art. and by an unusual ftness of things, the present mistress, the Duchess of Rutland. Is herself an artist of no mean ability. Perhaps the Impulse to art came In the Fall of 1877. when Queen Victoria painted her portrait. The Duchess has executed pencil por traits of the Duchess of Marlborough, the Duchess of Portland. Itudyard Kip ling and other celebrities. Site works after a method of ber own. sketching one eye first and practically finishing It before the rest of the face Is begun, the whole operation taking from three to five hours, to complete. With the Duchess of Sutherland, she shares the honor of being at the head of the most cultured set In English society, and like Queen Alexandra has the secret of perpetual youth or the services of a splendid beauty specialist. The business of living bas been re duced to a fine art by the Duchess of Rutland and her three charming daugh ters, who not without reason are held up fr emulation to the young Ameri can buds as they start their social ad ventures In Britain. Mother and daugh ters strike the happy mean between Im pulse and self-centeredness. between studlousness and the open-air activi ties well-born Englishwomen are en thusiastic about. The great gifts of these high-born girls shine out superbly in their act ing, especially In light comedy. "The Fooleries. a creation of their own. being one of the funniest performances society people have ever seen. "Birds of a feather Dock together." Is a saying especially true of society actresses. The Duchess of Westmin ster, who recently took the principal part In "The Kiss" at Katon Hall, and Colonel O. Cornwallls West, are par ticular friends of the Manners sis ters. Other titled people Interested In theatricals belonging to their set are Lord and Lady Sheffield, who have Just entertained thetr bouse party at Aid erley Park with a performance of "Alice In Wonderland." Lady Sybil Smith and Lady Maud Warrender are also titled players. CAII BAER. Is but a hint, he says, "sometimes a whole gamut of human passion Is dis played. The greatest handicap In play writing Is to combine a play that will fill the box office with dollars and at the same time be really worth while." Members of the Lambs' Club are taking steps to arrange a benefit per formance In behalf of Signor Peru glnl Jack Cnatterton). who once upon a time was a tenor of note and Inci dentally one of Lillian KusseU'a hus bands. see "There has been." walla Bernhardt, "no progress on the stage In America none in the laat twenty years! They still use sticks to brace the scenery. It Is atrocious! Terrible! I rush upon the st&se and I trip and fall. My maid rushes out to me after an act. She falls and breaks her leg. The sticks are not necessary. We do not use them In France." e Bernice Golden Henderson Heinxe. wife of F. Augustus of that name Is going to emulate Margaret Illington and chase back to the calcium for an other brief fling. She Is to star In a dramatization of Robert Hlchen's "Bel la Donna." Sounds like the name of a cigar or a label on a bottle on the chorua girl's dressing table. Clara Morris Is reported to be Im proving slowly, although her eyesight ia gone, and Is receiving hundreds of cheering messages from her friends. Most people would have followed the example of those Parisians who one morning recently passed a cat, terribly Injured, dying alowly in the sunshine on the Place du Carrousel. The passers-by paused to spend a commiser ating look and went on their way. A pale young man came presently across the great square, and he. too. stopped when he saw the cat. Then he turned and retraced his footsteps, in a little while he returned accompanied by a man with a parcel. The two men bent over the poor animal and a merciful dose of chloroform relieved the tor tured body. Thereupon the languid young man produced a coin, thanked bis companion as be placed It In big I hand, and then raisins hi hat. Henri ' Batallle, the most petted and success ful dramatist of the day. continued his lUVIlllll ISSSSS,. The last "Judge's Library" contains" a rather keen little composition oy ; R. w. Sneddon, a sort of cynics ex amination paper on "The Actor." which ! Is applicable, gennrally speaking, to almost any and all members of the . Ilk vou've met. seen or heard of. Fol lows: 1. Name the other grest actor. 2. Describe any occasion when you have had a part in which you could do yourself Justice. a. Write an essay upon Jack Sprat land his wife, the celebrated nctress I manageress. Mrs. Sprat, and Institute j a comparison between yourself and 'Jack, who got all the lean, pointing out ' her egotistical behavior in appropriat ing all "the fat. 4. Give a classified list of all the towns In which you have played, mark ing with a star all those In which 'vour "rendition" was "well-nigh fault less." Also suggest something to sup ply the plsce ot "rendition." S. Describe any spiritualistic seance at which the ghost failed to walk. (. Detail the processes of fluffing and gagging. Have they any refer ence to torture? If so, who Is the vic tim vourseir or the audience? 7. Without referring to the dryness or throat caused by the usual dust storm raging on a stage, describe In as few words as possible what Is meant by "drying Up." s. Explain the use of "props" In bolstering up a weak play. How may a dull scene be improved with .the aid of the scenic artist and the electri cian? Is this what Is known as a michine-made drama? . What are friends? How may you distinguish them from those who write In to you for tickets, which you usually pay for out of your own pocket, and who make audible comments, usually of an adverse nature, on your acting, with Intimate references to your do mestic fallings? 10. What sum do you receive for the publication of your photographs In the Sunday and theatrical papers, and a description of the make-up you use and your favorite brand of cigarettes? Does payment ever exceed a dollar per word? 11. What Is a press agent? hat la an author? Have you ever seen one? Describe him and point out his posi tion In the scale of Importance of those who run the theater. Does he have anything to do with the success of a play beyond being allowed to watch rehearsals, appearing at the premier, and cashing checks should the play run longer than the newspapers prophesied? 12. Where Is the RlaltoT Draw a plan Indicating by, a cross the agent'a offices, and noting each one with (he shortest period of time .you have to cool your heels In the waiting-room while the agent cleans the gold dust from his coat. 11. Trace the origin of the word Ham" back to the archcologlcal period of Noah, and describe Its association with eggs of contemporaneous aate. 14. Have you ever played in uncie Toni'i Cabin." "The Old Homestead." or "East Lynne"? If not. can you with truth describe vour self as an actor, or are you merely one of the profession? IS. Have you ever neen a matinee Idol? Describe the sensation. 1. How often do you intend to make your "positively last appear ance"? (Kindly append by wire-cama to your replies your volumes of press no tices, wnlcn will oe returned ur perusal, without comment.) m m w And right along after this, follows Miss Countisa' dramatic moment, "All the suspense, the conflict and intensity of emotions that make up a greatest dramatic moment I felt while I waited for my new husband at the altar. "You see. If one Judged by appear ances. I was deserted. We had spoken our vows and the minister had uttered the Irrevocable words and turned to me to express his good wishes when my brand new husband. E. D. Price, whis pered to me: "Excuse me a moment, dear" and rushed out of the room. That was a very strange art and I stood staring after him and listening to what the people about me were saying, ino minutes dragged on. It seemed to me that I had stood there an hour turn ing cold, then warm, fearful then in dignant, when back slipped this bride groom of mine, smiling ana apologetic. " 'Forgive me for keeping you wait ing, dear.' he said. 'But I am so grate ful to this dear old man for marrying us so nicely, tha I went out to have bill changed so that I couia give him twice as much as I had at first Intended.' " Lew Sully, the acutely plump come dian and monologlst whom Portlanders saw at the Orpheum the week Alice l.lovd was here. Is scoring a big suc cess In Los Angeles, whore, as here. he follows the petite English singer on the bill and burlesques ber act. la nis rich Imitation of her hobble song Mr. 8ully bas added burlesques on both Solash Me" and ".Master uupia. uoi a mental blue-print of Mellen's food L In an Ypsilantl. shooting gilt ar rows Into a flock of matinee dames? Or clad In a recherche Darning ouitit beseeching some one to came and solaah him" as he gambols In front of a marine drop? Mr. Sully Is going to be routed over the Orpheum circuit with Miss Lloyd for the remainder of the letter's tour.. She has assisted him In deslgtnlng, cutting out and making his costumes. Lula Glaser. the prima donna who lilts llssomely In "The Girl and the Kaiser." a new musical comedy suc cess In New York Just -now. possesses, evidently, 'a stronger determination than the average actress-woman. She says she simply cannot be persuaded to attend any functions at wmcn tier husband, Ralph Hen, figures. She says. In print, too. that her romance with the comedian Is ended and he can view her charms from an orchestra chair If he cares to, but at no more In timate distance. A story Is now going the rounds that Mr. Hera arranged for a New Year's party to which he In vited his wife. She paid no attention to the honor conferred upon her. so her husbsnd-f riend chased himself over to the Herald Square Theater, where she is playing, and nut his dinner-bid In person. Lula gave him that old plea of femininity since the day of Eve. that she hadn't a thing to wear. So the obliging husband spent 500 fat dollars for the prettiest gown he could pur chase, and of course having a previous knowledge, as It were, of the lady's tastes In raiment, to say nothing of minor details such as the sixe and length, Mr. Hers certainly got some gown. But would you believe it. Lula renlgged. and refused point blank to go to the Joy-fest. But she would keep the gown, she said, and she did. STUDY OF THIRST IS MADE Statistics of Amount of Liquor Con sumed Interesting. BERLIN. Jan. :. (Special.) The Strassburger Post has recently devoted space to a comparative statistical study of thirst as shown by the amount of liquor consumed by the Inhabitants of various European states. The task is complicated by the varieties of liquid refreshment which are met wtth in dif ferent countries and which are common to few. It appears, however, that the Dane drinks on an average 104 litres of beer, very little wine, but 24 litres of brandy each year. The Swede Is satisfied with 66 litres of beer and nine BAKER lIOttK OP THE INCOMPARABLE BAKER STOCK COMPANY. Week Commencing Sunday Mat., January 29, 1911, Today THE MOST STU PENDOUS STOCK P R ODCCTIOK EVER OFFERED IN THE WEST. 100 People Required GET YOUR SEATS F.A.HI.Y. - Nell-1 A powerful, realistic picture of the terrible ew Yorte alum life. Im mea.e. massive -cenlc effects. Greatly at.srmet.ted rut, fni all the Baker companies. Over fjfty anpernomerarles. Including (oreignera ef all aatlona. Evening prices, S5e, 50c, 75c. Sunday and Saturday matinees, 25c, 50c Wednesday bargain matinee, 25c. NEXT WEEK BILLY. ot alcohol.- The Norwegian Is one of the most temperate of Northern na tions, consuming but 31 litres of beer and three of brandy per head of popu lation. The Russian takes 5 litres each of beer and vodka, whereas his ally, the Frenchman, needs 32 litres of beer. 10 of brandy and 108 of wine. John Bull Imbibes six litres of whisky or gin. two of claret and 12 of beer or stout. The Dutchman rests content with S8 litres of beer and eight and one half of brandy. His neighbor, the Belgian. Is more capacious, being satisfied only with 221 litres of beer and nine of al- V. I tK A ...r.Un anri thu Hun garian each absorb 11 H litres of schnaps and Is of wine, xne tormer needing In addition 80 litres of beer, o-hll. it m anfftfA for the latter. Of all the Inhabitants of Europe the Ital ian is the one who drink least Deer, a wa llt-Aa mnA thA leAHt AlCOhol. one and one-fourth litres; he Imbibes 98 litres of wine, however. The figures for Germany are not given. WRITERS DRESS SHABBY CLOTH KS HELD IX CONTEMPT BY BRITISH AUTHORS. Some Few Exceptions to Rule Dress Nattily on All Occasions, bat Number I Small. LONDON. Jan.. 28. (Special.) Are British authors of today as well-dressed as some of their famous predecessors? Habitues of literary clubs and at homes are divided in their opinion. Some. Jealous for the reputation of present-day scribblers of mark, call at tention to the conventionally smart ap pearance of Maurice Hewlett, Jerome K. Jerome and Anthony Hope, as tney trot through London streets on their way to attend a council meeting of the Society of Authors. Their grlossy silk hats and smartly tailored overcoats dif fer In no respect from the clothes of prosperous bank managers. Although they have arrived at fortune's goal, they do not. like some other eminent writers, show an astonishing contempt for appearances. In the dining-room of the Authors' Club the other day was Charles Garvlce, known to a host of American readers as author of several clever sensational novels. He wore an ordinary tweed suit, and there were no creases In his trousers, although he makes something like 125.000 a year out of his books. Close by. Horace Yyndham, popular his torian, struggled with a beefsteak, near to W. H. Koebel. the authority on the Argentine Republic, and neither of these capable writers would have been mistaken for a Bond-street swell. Strange to say, writers with the least reputations, effect the smartest clothes, and exact the profoundest salutations from the commissionaire stationed at the curb door. The easy lounge suit Is on the whore most popular with emi nent British authors. To see Hall Calne In the Strand, for Instance. Is to be faced by an up-to-date edition of Shakespeare In a cloth cap and tweed suit, while Thomas Hardy walks about the streets of Dorchester far less smart In appearance than a dry-goods sales man out with his best girl on a Sun day promenade. But there are exceptions to the rule that seem to doom distinguished authors to go in negligee attire. Henry James. Maarten Maartens. Egerton Castle and Sir Sidney Colvln are always the pink of propriety where appearance Is con cerned, and W. D. Howells. when he was In London, would have passed any day for a prosperous British merchant. Lawyers Do Joke-Feat. PARIS. Jan. 28. At a dinner given re cently to one of the leading lawyers of the Paris bar the colleague who pro posed his health. Instead of making a speech, kept the table In a roar with a list of witty sayings which Maltre X. had made In court. Many of them, of course, were essentially professions 1. but one at lea-t was comprehensible to the layman. One day In rather a dry case the Judge and the two assistant Judge fell asleep during Maltre X.'s speech for the de fense. Suddenly he banged his desk, end. when the three Judges started Into wakefulness, said quietly: "As I told you yestnrdav at about this HEILIGTHEATER Monday, January 30, 1911 ANNUAL GYMNASTIC EXHIBITION PORTLAND SOCIAL TCRX VERBIS. 25c, SOc, 75c and 91.00. Tickets at Merchants' Savings A Trust Co.. and af Gymnasium, 172 4th St. Reservation. Sherman. Clay & Co.. 6th and Morrison. January 26, 27 and 28. Heillg Theater. January 29 and 30. PORTLAND HEILIG THEATER THEATER Phones Main , A S360 Morrison sad 1KB Sts. Geo. L. Baker, Gea. Mar. As Played by Mrs. Fiske time' The Judges looked at one an other, wondering; whether they had really been asleep for 24 hours, and the people In court roared with laughter. ITS PHOTO PLATS STAR THEATER All New Today Girl of the Mountains.' Intense ; Drama. Poor Sick Men. Blograph Com edy. Black-Rordered Letter. Detect ive Story. New Songs. Organ. Piano, Drums. Neit Wednesday, "II Trovatore. Moot Pretentious Picture Ever Exhibited With Operatic Art ists and Special Scenery. ARCADE THEATER Changes Today The Spy. Marvelous War Picture. Davy Jones in Sooth Seas. Comic. Scenes In Jersey. Picturesque. Confer's New Song and Other Features. OH JOY THEATER First Run Always Mary and the Cowpunchers. Comedy-Drama. The Woman Wins. Rural Com edy. Saved by Telegraphy. Big Fea ture Two Clever New Singers. ODEON THEATER New Programme Today An Indian Attack In Puritan Days. A Robust Patient. All Comic Ac tion. Whiffle New Sleeve. Comedy. Bob Forrest, the Singer and Pian ist. TIVOLI THEATER East Side's Pride Two Reformations. Great Drama. Father th. His Will. Clever Cora tdy. . HHIa ef Corsica. Scenic. Betty Rolls Along. Farcical. Sat ber. and the Pony Still on Deck. HEILIG THEATER Sunday, February 5 -SECOND- POPULAR SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT 75 Chora s 75 18 Orchestra 1 Direction W. H. Boyer. SEAT SALE THURSDAY PRICES, 75c, SOc, SSc, 25e. 7Se2.-Sim.Feb.5 SPECIAL PRICK MATINEES Wednesday and Saturday. Joseph M. Galtes Offers The Favorite Musical Play THREE TWINS " WITH VICTOR XORLEY AND BESSIE CLIFFORD. SEAT SALE FRIDAY SOCIAL TURNVEREIN Annual Gymnastic Exhibition Tomorrow Evening, January 30, 1911 Tickets on sale at Merchants Savlnjrs & Trust Co. or at grn-rtiasium. 172 Fourth street. Reservations, Heillg Theater. January 29. 30. ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Monday Week Special Vaudeville Engagement of the Distinguished English Actress (Permission Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger) MISS FANNIE WARD In "AN UNLUCKY STAR" GALETTFS - REDFORD and SIMIAN CIRCUS WINCHESTER MIGNONETTE KOKIN FRANK ROGERS BURNHAM and GREENWOOD DU CALION EVENING PRICES DAILY MATINEE 15c, 25c, 80c. BUNGALOW Geo. I.. Baker, General Bfanacer. Matinee TODAY Sun. BY GEORGE The Play That Has "The very best play I have ever Given here with a special cast, and on the same scale of magnificence that marked its two years' run at the Savoy Theater, New York City Matinees Sunday, Thursday, Saturday, 25c, 50c Evenings, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 ' Next Week A GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI SULLIVAN CONS.D1NE I pf Jfl "gQ II Vfc. TT 11 k. Vaudeville's Most Artistic and f 1 J0 m k i Yl Popular Comedy Star. O KAO U Wilfred Clarke & Co. In "What Will Happen Next." MATINEE DAILY at 2:30 The Dainty Little Mistress of the Pour Shows Sunday, Cello. 8 KM), 30, T.45 and 1S P. M. CLARA ROGERS : In Classical, Popular and Original jJTT?lT9S Selections. iMWW MR. AND MRS. MMM I. ROBT. KEANE & CO. ' fl 8 B-iSnf'Wa l V' 4 In an Incident From Real Life,' 5-?4 1 2tt4-:'iP I! I ra "What Money Couldn't Buy." Iiw-tf 8 X p r?"--,'SjBJj VjJ Ail'R :';s'i Tlle Jesting Juggler WMiMi NELSON WmMmw wuh his Bounding Hata- MmmW I MAJESTIC TRIO tfh&'2 &&2jr Presenting the Latest Song 4foj' Successes. - Special Added Feature, Best Vaudeville f 1 5c The MIMIC FOUR in America KScslSsc ,"rhe my After" ; GRAND AS COPE American and European matinees dailt at 2o Vaudeville ' NIGHT AT TOO and :15 Home of Musical Comedy Thlrty-lxta Week Week Commencing Tomorrow Matinee, KEATING & FLOOD PRESENT DILLON & KING SUPPORTED BV THE LYRIC MUSICAL COMEDY CO. I TOE? on no I Hiiro i A Melody of Color, LAUGHS GIRLS NOVELTIES FRIDAY NIGHT CHORUS GIRLS' CONTEST. Three Performances Daily, NEXT WEEK A letter-opener, mall scale and six-Inch ule havo been combined In a ha"" 4c ImotamantK Phones Main 6 and A 1020. Matinee, Jan. 30 IS, 22S, SO and 75c HOLIDAY MATINEES Nigh Prices. THEATER I2th and Morrison 8ta Phone Maon XI . A 4224 Jan. 29, 1911 BROADHL'RST- Made All America Talk i . '.Ld seen.' COLONEL R00SE"?ELT. Seventh and Alder Streets of Musical Comedy. IN-------------------n-----n--nnnanai a Galaxy of Beanty"""""""" - - - 2:4S, 7:45 and 9:1 S THREE WEARS. I Canada's egg supply does not now equal its demand, and Importations of Huslaii and Chinese products are becomipg cooyuoa