THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 5, 1911.
CHANTECLER FINANCIAL SUCCESS BUT
SPECTATORS FIND IT IS WEARISOME
Erstiri'i Hiy Present :d to Fucked Eoues Show Rum Eight Wwk, Tien New York Has Enough of It Even
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Marguerite Clark portrays in this city. '
so the announcement is made that an
American actress will be engaged for
the London season, although the sup-
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The latter half of this decision Is re- j
garded aa a mistake, for It Is doubt- !
ful if English players can bring out
the dainty touches of Margeret Mayo's
comedy, which has kept ail New York
laughing- for many months.
A new terror to dramatio critics has
been found in Mary Garden's threat to
sue a brutal man who said in cold print
that she was increasing In weight. Miss
Garden, who Is proud of her sylph-like
form, swears that she has been most
brutally wronged, and Is preparing to
sue for heavy damages. She says that
Instead of increasing In abolrdupols, she
has really lost 10 pounds in weight, and
that she can prove it. All of which
would Indicate that the long-famous
"scales of Justice" are at last to be em
ployed in a literal sense.
Ethel. Barrymore's press agent
turned out a story the other day which
mightily interested the magnates who
manufacture moving picture films. He
told hew the Ethel Barrymore company
was oalled to a rehearsal on Sunday,
much to their surprise. When the com
pany assembled they found that the or
chestra was adorned by a camera and a
hus-e nhonos-raoh.
The director oreerea everyooay 10
take his or her place, and the actors
wont throus-h their respective roles.
while the camera and the phonograph
made Instantaneous recoras or ineir
words und gestures.
Thl iicrr was orlnted as news in va-'
rlous papers, but none got excited ex- I
cent the cloture men. They feared that
a great discovery had been made, for
none of them have ever found a way
to take indoor moving pictures outside ;
cf a studio, supplied with a battery of
expensive lights, especially arranged for '
that purpose. Also the effort to make '
moving picture records that will syn- i
chronlze with the records of a phofc- J
graph. Is a problem that has beon long ;
studied, but has never been solved. Kd- ,
lson has tried it. but up to date has
never got beyond a "One Man Record."
which, of course, is valueless in prac
tical work. So. naturally, the moving ,
picture men were Interested In the mat
ter, and paid money to investigate.
What is the answer? Well, they are
no longer worried. But the press agent
Is thoroughly happy, for" he got the
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PLAYWRIGHT'S DAUGHTER, IDENTITY
HID, MAKES HIT IN FATHER'S DRAMA
Dorothy Parker Captivates in "Pomander Walk" Fraulein Meyer Organizes Politeness League Chinese Woman
Doctor Visits United States on Lecture Tour Famous Beauty of Philadelphia Divorced.
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BIBLJOORAril T.
Scott. Temple The pleasure of reeding.
lo.
DIOORArHT.
Joeephlne. Rmprm of France. The Em
prMi Josephlno. Napoleon's enchantrcra. by
Philip w. 8eriraBt. a. 1IW0.
Koebel. W. H. Portugal, lis land and
people, loos.
Kuakln. John Ruskln ana his circle, cr
Ads EerWnd. 11-in.
Tolstoi. L ft.. Count Ufe of Tolstoi;
later years, by Maud Aylmer. 2 v. IBM).
DSCRIPTlOV ANU TltAVKL.
Moncrteff. A. R. fl. Surrey; painted by
Sutton Fslmer. 11'6.
ewann. A. J. Fighting the slave hunters
in Central Afrfa. lulu.
Walters. J. C. Uost land of King- Ar
thur. FICTION.
Bennett. K. A.Clayhsnser.
Mooth, E. C. The doctor s lass.
Cnrllns. J. R. The doomed city.
Charter. Melville The Eternal Rose.
Fawcctt. Edgar The hou
BrldR.
Gnrland. - Hamlin Other
roada.
Haggard. H. R- Queen Bheba's ring.
,Ha, lan A man- man.
Sioott. Leroy The shears of destiny,
eilnrlalr. Mar The creators.
Snoft-ord. Mrs. H. E. P.) The
gods and ether stories.
Thurston. K. T. The greatest wish In the
world.
FINE ARTS.
Chaffers. William The collector's hand
book to keramlcs of the renaissance and
modern period. 1TXJB.
Ocrdon. Kate Esthetics. 1!M9.
Miller. F. E. The voice, Its production,
ca e and preservation. Ed. 2. 1910.
Rnaoter. Olga Chats on violins. 19or..
:atbbone. K. 81mple Jewllry. 1H10.
WnrrlotL J. A. K. The remaking or mod
ern Europe from the outbreak of the' French
revolution lo the treaty ot Ariin.
1T8. Ed. rev.
achaff. Worrla The battle of the wilder
ness. 1310.
LANGUAGE.
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main-travelled
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H. First book In English.
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I rvr TOrtK. Tb. 4. (fipeclat)
ChAstecier." whlclj enjoyed the
best advance notices of any drama
m record. !i safely housed- at the
Knickerbocker Theater. Financially it
is a great success, scenlca'.'.y it Is
rta.-rr.:n jr. but from the standpoint of
the man in the orchestra stall or the
spectator la the gttUery it la Intensely
wearisome.
Rostand's play is being; presented to
racked houses, and they will probably
continue up to the end of the fun.
"Chantecler" la limited to eight weeks.
and full houses would mean cross re
ceipts of about IMi.OOO. Before the
curtain rose the first night, there was
ITw.DOS in the boa office, which is a
r.ew hia-h record.
L'esplte the adverse criticisms, it
looks aa if every one who can is visit
ins; the playhouse. Really it la very
much like climbing; the Washington
Monument, extremely tiresome and not
much after you complete the Journey,
but all rural visitors tlo It so they
ran tell their friends about It when
they go home.
I'rohman Is, Wise.
Charles Frohman waa very wise in
limiting' the engagement to eight
weeks. When that period la com
pleted, there wl!l be no audknees left
from which to draw. For no one wants
to see "Chantecler" more than once.
Mar.y who have paid good prices for
admittance leave before It is over. And
a41 over town yon hear the remark:
"Ild yoa see 'Chantecler? Isn't It
awful?" To which the one addressed
replies: "Yes. I never was so bored
a all my llfe."
However. the important point, from
the procurer's standpoint. Is that they
"go." For many persons buy tickets
after they fully realise that they are
Kolng to have a very tiresome even
ing. And they are net disappointed.
1: is the first case co record that a
play universally acclaimed as the
dreariest on record, la a smashing fin
ancial success. Even Maude Adams
failed to score a personal success. The
speeches of Chantecler were too much
f r her pnyslcal powers. As It was,
the chief honors went to May Blaney.
who was the Hen Theasant. a role that
many believe would have fitted Miss
Adams to perfection.
Many explanations for the dramatic
failure of "Chantecler" are being ad-
vanced. One Is that French Is the only
tor.gae In which It has any excuse for
existence. Another is that L N. Parker,
who made the translation, failed to
bring out the beauty of the original
version.
Play Eoiow Book. '
The general Impression is that
"Chantecler as a play is nine miles
behind "Chantecler" in book form. One
reason Is that in the poem you can see
the animals In your minds eye. but on
the stage one sees men and women try
ing to look like animals, and utterly
failing In creating; the necessary 11
luslon.
Everybody knows, of course, that the
action of "Chantecler takes place first
In a barnyard, then In a corner of a
park at night. In a kitchen garden, and
finally In a forest at dusk.
All the characters ars birds and ani
mals, each representing- some charac
terlstlc. -The
play is so clogged op with alle
gory, that half the time the audience
does not know what It Is about. Mr.
Krohman has announced hla desire that
the public shall regard his version as
a drama. But It is allegory or noth
ing, and allegory ions; and obscurely
drawn out.
At the conclusion of the local engage
ment. Chantecler" will visit a num
ber of cities for brief engagements.
There is much general interest In the
production, and the chances are that it
will do welL But It could never rnn
for a year, or even six months on
Broadway.
Last year a version of "Chantecler
was given at a local vaudeville house.
A Wall street man. who was discussing
the new production the other night,
said:
Hoof Garden Show Best.
"I have seen 'Chantecler' twice, and
1 liked It best at the roof garden. For
they danced and sang, and put some
ginger into it."
The Industrious Louis K. Parker, who
is responsible for the English version
of "Chantecler." is also responsible for
another translation from the French
that la new to the local boards, Henri
Ikvedan's comedy "81 re." In which Otis
Skinner appears as a star at the Cri
terion. The hero Is an attractive mounte
bank, who has been an unsuccessful
actor, a locksmith, a clockmendor, and
has also failed in other lines of busi
ness. Finally he enters tbe employ of
a Koyaiiat Countess, who believes that ,
the Dauphin, son of Louis XVI, still
Uvea. To cure her, the Jack of ail
trades, who resembles the monarch who
died on tbe scaffold, is persuaded to as
sume ths role of the unfortunate child
who died In captivity. For a while the
deception succeeds, but finally the
Countess discovers the fraud, and as
the play ends, the would-be King goes
out to fight for Louis Phllllppe.
"Sire" was a great success In Paris,
according to all accounts. The New
Tork verdict Is that Paris may know
what It wants, but that the things that
suit Paris are not always sultod for
local success.
The play abounds In "local color,"
that is designed to excite the pa
triotic Interest and enthusiasm of the
men and women across the ocean, but la
bound not to be understood here. The
result Is that the play simmers down
into a graceful romantic comedy, which
la far too light to stand the test of
the strong theatrical tore that the
local theater going public seems to de
mand. Otis Skinner, always an admirable
actor, portrays the part of tbe adven
turer with the necessary lightness, but
It would seem that an artist of his
ability could be more advantageously
used. His supporting company was
adequate. Alabel Burt played the part
of the deluded Countess with grace, but
hardly suggested the fanaticism which
is tbe sole excuse for her delusion. Iiet
ta Jewel, who had only a small part, won
a personal triumph, due principally to
her strong personal charm.
Sometimes an actor finds It very un
pleasant to say the lines that are set
down for him by the author. In this
class at present is Nat Goodwin, whose
matrimonial troubles have Interested
the people of many countries of late.
Goodwin is now appearing at a local
vaudeville house In the venerable one
act farce. "Lend Me Five Shillings." In
It the "Major" asks, "Are you mar
ried?" To which Goodwin is forced to
reply, "I have not tUat happiness." a
response that evokes screams of laugh
ter at both the matinee and night performances.
eir Charles Wyndham, who Is now on
his way from London to spend four
days In the United States. Is coming
TiartlcuLarlv to see "Baby Mine." which
is to be presented at his Criterion The- I "OI- 1110-
Arnold. 8. U
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UTERATTKE.
Chapman. S- M. English literature In ac
count rellsion. isno-lfliin. IHIO.
Chesterton. K. 3ll3ort K. cnestenon
criticism. 1H09..
Davidson. John Rallsda anri son-rs. 1SK9.
Dasson Dawson Ureat English letter
writers. Sr. lttOK.
f; sortliY. John Justice, loin.
Lnler. Sidney The Lanier book; selec
tlons in nroso ajid verse from tho writing
at Sidnev Lanier: ed. by M. E. Hurt. lPO!.
Mat-.hews. J. B. The philosophy of the
ahcrt-storr. lPOl.
Mitchell, 8. W. The comfort of the hills,
and other poems. 1910.
Peabody. J. p. Marlowe. Ed. 2. 1901.
Eteele. Marshall, com;. The ona and
reciter.
Thomas, . M. rThe guest at the gate.
lorti.
Thompron, Francis A renegade poet and
ether essays. 11; 10.
Whitman. Walt. Democratic vistas and
other papers. 1H&S.
PH1LOSOPHT.
Kirk ham. . D.-VThe philosophy of self
help: en application of practical psychology
to dally Ufa. 1UU.
RELIGION.
Ferris, C. 8. The Sunday kindergarten.
lauu
Pfelderer. Otto The development of
Christianity. lvio.
.SCIENCE.
Clowes. Frank Colemsn. J. B. Quantl
tat Ire chemical analysis, adapted for use
In the laboratories ot colleges and schools.
Ed a. low
Parker. Eric Book of the aoo. 1B0S.
Petit. Robert How to build an aeroplane.
SOCIOLOOV.
Archer. William Through Afro-America
an Tiellsh readlne of the race Droblem.
Flom, O. T. A history of Norwegian Ira
mleratlon to the I'nlted States from thi
earliest beslnnlns down to the year 1848.
1SH9.
La Monte. R. P at Mencken, H. L. Men
versus the man; a correspondence between
R. R. La Monte, socialist and H. L. Menck,
n. Individualist. IV 10.
Mac'arlane. J. J. The world's commerce
and American Industries. 1903.
Oliver. George Antiquities of freemason
ry. New ed. 1899.
Roosevelt, Theodore The real Roosevelt,
hla forceful and fearless uttersnces on va
rious subjects, selected and arranged by
Alan Warner. T910.
Row. R. K. The educational meaning of
manual arts and Industries. 19u9.
Van Hlsera, C. R. Conservation of natural
resources in the United states. 191U.
U8EFUX. ARTS.
American school of correspondence, Chi
cago Department store accounts, by C E.
SweetUod. 1910.
Baker. A M. How to succeed as a sten
ographer or typewriter. 188.
Dicks, L. R. Auditing. Authorised
Amor, ed, rev. and enL 1900.
Fisher, H. W. Making Ufa worth while.
19 IO.
Moore. J. A Schoolhouse, Its heating and
ventilation. 1905.
Sadler, W. 8. Fctence of living. 1910.
Snow, W- O. Ventilation in Its relation
to health. 1910.
Wadiiell. J. A L. De pontibua. 1908.
ADDED TO REFERENCE DEPARTMENT.
Des Moines (la.) Pes Moines plan of
city government. 1909.
Dyer, F. H. A compendium of the war of
the rebellion. 1908.
Duldner. Hugo The design and construc
tion of Internal-combustion engines. 1910.
Ed. t. rev.
Mar. M- E. State s Interest In conserve'
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ater In London. It lg a fact ot parttcu
lar interest to patriotic Americans, that
8tr Charles arlmits that it is practically
Impossible to find an English actress
who can play the lead, tbe role that
Unin veer book. . 1910.
Mexican year book 1909-10. Comprising
historical, statistical and fiscal Information.
1910.
Walters, D- A. Tbe trail to boyhood.
1910.
EW TORK. Feb. 2. (Special.)
When Louis Napoleon Parker put
on his exquielte little plan, "Pom
ander Walk," in Xew Tork, one of the
principal roles was entrusted to Doro
thy Parker. Few of those who went to
the theater knew that Miss Parker was
one of the two daughters of Mr. Park
er and that this was her first appear
ance on the stage. Mr. Parke'r did not
want it known tnat Miss Parker was
his daughter until she ha.l achieved
success or failure. He had himself
schooled her for the part and she justi
fied his teaching by achieving: a re
markable success. All New Tork has
been captivated by her beauty, her sim
plicity, her unconsciousness and above
11, her art-
Tlie world's league of politeness Is
iii course of organization. It already
has taken form in Italy and Germany.
The mother of the movement Is Krau-
leln Meyer, of Berlin and Rome. She
finds that politeness is a lost art in
Europe and she hears that it has fallen
Into desuetude in America. She traces
its decline to the spirit of hurry. When
he I"rench people went about Paris in
their old horse omnibuses and thought
nothing of the time, they had leisure
to be polite. As soon as the subway
was built In Paris, men beean to think
more of saving time. The automobile!
completed their undoing. Famous
throughout the world for being courte
ous, the French people are now quite as
bad-mannered as the people of the rest
f the world. The English are known
all over the continent for their assert
iveness and general rudeness.
American travelers have the same
reputation in many quarters. Having
organized a "Soeieta Pro Gentilozza"
In Italy and a "Bundfur Hoeflichkeit"
in Germany, Fraulein Meyer is going
after the ill-mannered of other nations.
If you Join the league for politeness
you wear a badge which costs you a
few cents. If a man with one of these
badges on his coat hustles his neigh
bor In the Bubway or takes a street
car seat while women are standing he
will hold himself up to public ridicule.
It is said that the moral effect of wear
ing a politeness badge Is very great.
Dr. Kin is the head of the modern
medical movement in China. She grad
uated in 1885 from the Women's Med
ical Infirmary, now a part of Cornell
University. She returned to China and
for 21 years has been engaged in re
organizing the hospital system and'
training women nurses. She is in
America to deliver lectures and to
provide for the education of Miss Hsul
Lan Pal, who accompanied her. bne
hopes to take back with her new ideas
on the subject of building, heating and
sanitation.
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Frederics Berwind Gilpin has just
obtained a divorce from Charles Gilpin
third, charging him with being too
fond of stage dancer. Mrs. Gilpin
is regarded as the most beautiful wom
an in Philadelphia. She is a daughter
of the late Charles E. Berwind. the
millionaire coal operator, and a t-Jtee
of Mrs. Robert E. Strawbridge and of
the Baroness Ruprecht von Bucklln
sau. Mrs. Gilpin Is now In Paris,
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Mrs. Trenor L. Park, it Is said, will
marry Mitchell Depew, a nephew of
Senator Depew. Mrs. Park was Julia
Catlln. She has lived in Paris, at 74
Avenue de Bois de Boulogne, since
her husband's death. Mr. Depew was
married in 1900 to Mrs. Leila Adams,
but has been divorced. He, too, has
been living abroad. The accompanying
portrait of Mrs. Park was made several
years ago. One of her two children
died since.
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Miss Lilla Gilbert is voted the most
delightful debutante, of this season in
New Tork. Dinners and dances have ,
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been given to her; she has been to
Washington, where she was the guest
of Louise Cromwell end has enjoyed
the social gaiety of the capital. Al
together she has been the belle of
the season in more than one city, hue
is a charming woman and Is expected
to be the heiress to the Brokaw millions.
NEW SECT AND PROPHET
Antoinism Has 160,000 Followers
In Belgium.
London Telegraph.
Some mention was made recently of
Antoinism, the new religion founded
in Belgium by an ex-mlner named An
tolne. Antolne, the "Good Father" or the
"Parent One," as his followers call him,
13 a man of 65, with flowing white
locks and a patriarchal heard. His fol
lowers now number 160,000, of whom
300. Including his wife, "The Good
Mother," are adepts.
Antolne's home Is at Temeppelez
LJege. Hidden In a block of similar
small houses, the prophet's dwelling
Is only conspicuous by the spire of his
church, which adjoins it. The door of
the church is also the door of the
house, and bears a notice. "Ring the
bell at night for M. Antolne."
For three years Antoine has not left
his house or garden. He lives entirely
on vegetables, which he prepares him
self. He sleeps little, resting only for
two hours during the night, the great
er part of which he spends walking
In his little garden, which has electric
lamps fitted up all around the walls.
He never reads anything, he will not
see newspaper men, and only holds
communication with the outside world
by means of the telephone.
He confines his healing to ceremo
nies in the church, where the services
are of the simplest description. They
take place at 10 A. M.. Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday. At 9
o clock A. M. the congregation as
sembles, and an adept, M. Deregnan
court. the publisher of the sect's liter
ature, takes bis place at a desk under
a raised platform. There Is complete
silence for half an hour, then M. De-
regnancourt announces that operations
will take place at certain hours on
certain days and that ail who wish to
be cured must have perfect faith.
He then continues sitting perfectly
still, not a muscle moving and his
watery blue eyes fixed in an unblink
ing stare straight before him. At the
stroke of 10 every one rises and the
'Parent One" enters by a side door
and slowly walks u pthe steps to the
rostrum.
Wearing a black cassock and with
his gray hair falling around his
shoulders, Antolne faces the congre
gation for a full minute without mov
ing or uttering a sound. He then lifts
his right hand toward them and holds
it thus extended for another minute.
That Is alL Those two minutes make
the service. The "Good Father" walks
slowly out, the adept remarks "Every
one whose faith is strong enough must
be cured," and the church empties .
silently. No collection Is made, but
subscriptions are taken for the main
tenance of the church, which Antoine
built himself with a legacy of $4000.
For six months Antoine has not
spoken a word to anyone. People come
at all hours, with all sorts of ailments
and appeals. Antolne effects his cures
now by deputy. His wife or some other
adept stands In front of tbe applicant,
and turning her eyes upward slowly
waves her hand in the air. which means
that she is invoking Antolne "the
Healer."
The patient or the patient's deputy
then departs. The cure is effected, or
if it is not, then there has been a
lack of fath. There is nothing to pay.
The badge of the sect is the "tree of
the knowledge of the sight of evil,"
represented by a white tree on a black
background.
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