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TIIE SUXDAT OHEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, APRIX 23, 1911. GRACE GEORGE AMONG STARS APPEARING IN NEW PLAYS AFTER LENTEN SEASON A Genuine Surprise Stop ? isten! Look! i New York Theatrical Manager Have So Many Successes Already on Boards That Number of Initial Productions Following Holy Season Is Not So Great as Had Been Expected. .;f:. -Ar Fx : jrv I' : Ui ; " ir'iJ . tiU fr-fe 'M , . -i vn u -.. .:., V. j r. . : ".'.- I . , . . . i i f , y ' " f 1 J- ' Lj-: . - -; - - ; 0 4 1 irl JlJ ' r ! ., 1 bV -l!r'--V- 'i t.."; I . .7, .' i ' u.u - 7 lev! . . ; 'a . :.' . ) -"x;.-,; ; if it, C"T ' " r J - t"- : T , . x . I ; .:' ;' J-J.V-U-. - "-rvrr srsmrs rrr-sc s-r- , rjyjer, f i ' . . 'vw . trstejr rhxjr Jy ?r2Lj- nam v i, -. .V;;-, .. ; M' -rr:.. ,2 . '-, ';;v7?-. r-.v- p ' ; ' f , ..... ZM 11 11 The Iiduse is bulging with" Brass Beds Be'ds everywnere. iiree canoaas arrivea tue same . week, making thQ largest shipment of beds erer received at one time on the .Pacihc Coast. Ur course, we secured an immense discount for buy- "ing in such Quantity and we propose to give you the benefit of it if you will come and- take one or more away. We have them in all sizes, styles and shapes. As a sample, a genuine Brass Bed, same as cut, with two-inch posts, malleable iron rail-castings equipped with solid brass ball bear- 'ih?r 21-inch casters, finished in 18 coats of Eng lish lacquer; regular price $20, all you want of them $10.75 each. - Our No. 4093 Brass Bed, with a 2-inch continuous post made 'of solid brass tubing, very substantial and sightly. Regular price 37.50; this week $18.50 "TThese are only a few of themany specials that have been reduced in like proportion- ' a. In Apartments or Flats The Davcn-o is indispensable in flats or apartments. It takes tip little space and is really an ornament. ' "THE DAVENjO" (trademarked) has proved a happy choice of name for this popular piece of furniture. As a Davenport it is so perfect it is hard to convince the unini tiated that it has a Bed concealed. The Daven-o is in a 'class by itself. 4 WA"- LeJfe-i!WW Note the Points of Superiority mm 3 ?J 1 All bed clotlies, even pillows, are retained in the bed, not stored away. 2 Made up in the morning, like any other bed ready for use. 3 Bed part has steel frame, providing rigid construction impossible to get out of order. 4 Sanitary metal Bed construction. Seat is easily detached for cleaning. 5 Soft seat and spring back. Head and foot rails to keep pillows in place. DON'T OVERLOOK OUR WINDOW DISPLAY. lenry Jeniiin ons One Year Ahead of Competitors The Home of Good Furniture. CORNER SECOND AND MORRISON. upporting company Includes Miss Paula Marr. William collier, jr., .vi nac.. Collier Garrick. Mis Maud Gilpert. Albert Perry and others." Shubcrts Get Another Theater. Th enterprising Shuberts have added another theater to their long list, ine latest acquisition is the Manhattan Opera-House, Oscar Hammerstein hav ing leased It to them for ten years. The playhouse will be operated on the same principle as mat in lorce iur many years at the Academy of Music Broadway successes will be, presented at reduced prices (which Is financially possible, because of the size of the house), but the engagements will run from three to four weeks. . E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will play their annual engagement at the Manhattan Opera-House hereafter and, as is customary, they will remain in town for eight weeks. Heretofore they have appeared at the Academy of Mu sic. The success of "As a Man Thinks," in which John Mason is appearing at the Thirty-nlnth-Street Theater, Is so pro nounced that Author Augustus Thomas Is preparing to sail for Europe to ar range for the English production. A number of foreign managers have made bids for the play, but Mr. Thomas, who Is a good business man, will put it on himself, although the Shuberts will have an interest In It. Theatrical managers are much in evidence in Trenton these days, owing to the fact that a strong effort is being made to force a censorship bill through the Legislature. One measure, now under discussion. Is being bitterly fought by both the syndicate and the Independent Interests. ' The bill In Question authorizes the Mayor of each city, borough or town to appoint a local board of censors, which shall consist of the Mayor, Chief of Police and a citizen. They are given the power to prohibit -the per formance In any theater or other place of amusement of any snow which in their opinion may be against public morals or decency. And from their decision there Is no appeal. Petty Grafters Might Get Busy. Leading managers point out that this measure would simply invite crooked ness and corruption. It would place the producers at the mercy of every 1 " SQUEAL BOOKS " ARE -INTERESTING ' READING FOR NEW YORK PUBLIC Mayor Gaynor Upholds Police Commissioner, Despite Numerous Reports of Robberies and Holdups, But Gover nor, Who Has Power to Remove, May Lop Off Official Head of Appointee Responsible. &-V-77rer . sir JW PT t!,OTD F. t.O.NERf5A,V. NEW TORK. April 21. Special) As Is cuitomaxy. last Monday, be ing the first vk night after Lent, witnessed -the production of a camber of new plays, but th output was not as Urge as bad ben expected. The reason Is the Broadway bss J uany successes at pnwnt that In many cases managers did not care to try the. experiment f making c lute era. A well-established success U bet'.er at any time than a try-out and the plays that have lasted threaten Lent are good enough to remain until warm weather anyway. . Some of thera !U stay all Summer, for with the out-of-town visitors. New York managers have an Inexhaustable supply of ticket purchasers to count upon. The Playhouse. William A Brady new theater In Forty-eighth street Jurt off Broadway, was formally openel b tarda jr. The Initial attraction, whlcii was only for the matinee and the single- night performance. was Grace George (Mrs. Mrady) In the comdy. "tfauce for the Goose." It was the original Intention to pre sent the actress at the i'laybous In this comedy for a run. but on recount of the lateness of the season. Miss ' George will remain on tour, opening the theater In the FalL At that time she will head an organization to be known as the Playhouse- Compacy, which will be formed for the produc tion of new plays and revivals. - Scenes All In Xew York. The scenes of "Ha ore for the Goose" re all laid In New York. Miss George has the role of Kitty Constable, a young wife whose husband, having lit erary tastes rather than domestic In clinations, does not appreciate her. The wife, however. Is a woman of brains, smart and keen wilted and equal to handling the situation, when once she Is aroused. In the end the wife wins, not only against her'nus band, but against the other woman. The company Includes Herbert Percy, Frederick Perry, E. P. Cromwell. Frank E. Denny, Miss Kletb Wakoman and Miss Carolyn Kenyon. Beginning last Monday, Mr. Brady transferred his "Overnight" company, which has met with great succeum at the Hackett Theater, and boused It In the Playhouse. There It will remain nntll the hot weather. "Dr. Ie Luxe." with the very funny Ralph Hers featured. Is the new at- ' traction at the Knickerbocker Theater, and the plans are to keep it on all Summer. This attraction Is under the management of Joseph Galtes, who has already shown that be has a good idea of the kind of musical comedy- that the people like. It has an exception ally bright chorus, good principals and during- Its trial performances on the road baa been highly praised. "A conservatory for the orchids of entertainment." That Is what the managers of New York's) latest plaything, call It. lench Idea Followed In New York. This Is the new Fo'.ies Bergera In Forty-sixth street, just west of Broad way, which will be opened late this month. Henry B. Harris and Jean Laaky are the proprietors and they plan to conduct It on the line of the Follea In Paris as a restaurant music hall. The new theater la something of an architectural exotic. Its front is of glased tiles, set In Louis Seize designs, with a m'.iral painting depicting comedy's development from the time of the Greeks to de-te. There are no seats In the auditorium. Instead there are tables, teta-a-tete or en suite, all faring the stage. Dinner will be served about C P. M and just about coffee and ' cigarette time the curtain will rise on the first show of the evening. The second enow will follow supper ax 11 P. M. "Repeaters are frowned upon, for different tickets are required for each performance. There will be three musical directors and two revues, besides the ballets and cabaret shows. The performers are among the most expensive stare In Europe and America. There will be a broad promenade, bars to the right and left of them, and a gold champagne bar In addition. Some other features are a green-room, taxi cabs, 40 telephone stations, flower shops and girl pages. A fortune has been expended on this venture, which prom loes to be an important part of the gay life of New York. For ths Bprlng season at the Comedy Theater, William Collier will inaugu rate revivals of his former successes. The first was put on Thursday and the audience showed that they liked "The Dictator as well as they did seven years ago. "The Dictator." written by Richard Harding Davis, was produced In New York for a. successful run In 1904. Mr. Collier later appeared In It In London and during his Australian tour, always with satisfactory results. His present NEW Y The New BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN. EW YORK, April 22. (Special.) most interesting reading In York today Is found in the "squeal books." The average citizen never heard of the "squeal books" until Magistrate Cbrrlgan became involved in his argu ment with Mayor Gaynor over the pre valence of crime in New York. As a result of Corrlgan's heated remarks. ne grand jury is doing notning eise but Investigate conditions as to crime and the prevention of them. . The "squeal book" la kept in each station-house, and contains a record of all cases where persons have com plained of having been robbed or as saulted. The Lieutenant at the desk makes an entry, a copy thereof is sent to police headquarters and there the matter ends unless It should happen that an arrest is made. Details as to what Is In the "squeal book" are care fully hidden from the general public the Idea probably being that they would be unpleasantly surprised if they fully realized present conditions. It must be admitted that the grand jurors are shocked. They have found that in some precincts the crimes of violence run from four to 18 a day. They have dug up records of women be ing robbed In their homes, beaten by thugs, and attacked In the streets, while the fact remains that seemingly no effort has been made to capture the guilty ones. At least few, if any, ar rests are made. ' Mayor I pbolds Commissioner. - Mayor Gaynor, who realizes that a crisis Is approaching, took occasion the other day to speak of Cropsey as the best Police Commissioner-the city ever had and to add that he would not be removed. Aggrieved citizens have little hope that the Mayor win act and an effort s under way to carry tne matter to Governor Dix. Under the law as It stands at pres ent, the Police Commissioner can be removed, not only by the Mayor, but bv the Governor. And evidence of Cropsey's Inefficiency has been collect ed with a view to Its presentation at Albany some day. Dlx has the power, tut the general impression Is that he will not exercise It. He would regard It as a violation of "home rule," and is expected to say that the matter Is "up to" the Mayor. But within the past few days the , Mayor and the Governor have become Involved in a snarl over the Income tax question and there Is a hope that if the flames of discord are fanned Judiciously there may be some results that will please the residents of New York. Polo Oronnda Fire Costly. The destruction of the Polo Grounds created as much excitement, in propor tion, as would a similar fire In a small country town. And the financial loss I Is a bigger Item than some persons rea- I lize. For example, the Giants could count on playing to capacity any time the contest was of particular interest. The capacity of the Polo Grounds was a trifle over 30.000. At the American League grounds, where the players are quartered at present, the spectators can hardly exceed 12,000. As the Giants charge as high as $2 for certain seats, they may easily lose $15,000 on a single game, simply because they cannot ac commodate the crowd. Of course that Is a top mark figure, but it could be reached. The average loss Is easily $3000 to 5000 a day, and the rent of the Polo Grounds, $40,000 a year, is still running on. The Campfire Girls of America, or ganized in this city, hopes to develop into a society of nation-wide scope. Its main object is to encourage a greater interest among young girls of the public schools and others in exer cises in the open air, with the three fold object of developing their bodies, minds and characters. The wide interest taken by youths in the "boy scout" movements led promi nent women educators to believe that a similar work might be accomplished among the girls of the great cities. It is appreciated that the exercises must be provided of an entirely different character from those arranged for the boys, but it Is believed tli'at the aim of character-building will be no less surely attained. During the Summer thousands of young girls will have the benefit of healthful life and exercise in the open fields and woods within reach of the metropolis. Final details, however, have not been arranged. Another new trust has been un covered by District Attorney Whit man, and he has called upon the grand jury to aid in putting it out of busi ness in this city. The organization complained of is the Harlem Retail Grocers' Asso ciation, which was incorporated in. June, two years ago. Now it practi cally controls the trade along the en tire East Side, In the Bronx and in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. According to evidence that has been submitted to Mr. Whitman, the asso ciation, or rather Its executive com mittee, fixes prices for all staple arti cles and members are bound not to charge less than the figure set. If they do they are fined. A second of fense or a failure to pay fines results In a boycott being declared and the cutting off of supplies. Curiously enough the evidence in the case has been gathered through the work of wholesalers. They refused to aid in disciplining certain grocers, they say, and In consequence every associa tion grocer cancelled their orders, practically ruining the business of the unfortunate wholesalers. It is claimed by Mr. Whitman that a very clear case of violation of the Donnelly act. forbidding combinations to stifle competition has been estab lished, and he expects that a number of indictments will bo returned within a few days. Suffrage Parade Unique. The suffrage parade, which will bo held May 6, will have some novel fea tures, if present plans are carried out. For example, there will be "a di vision of mothers," to be led by Mrs. Egerton Winthrop. They will carry a banner bearing the inscription, "Wo prepare the children for the world; let us help to prepare the world for the children." A band of Highlanders will follow the suffrage banner,' after which will appear examples of the changes in woman's condition since the ISth cen tury. The woman of the sedan chair, and the women who spun and wove la the home will be on a float with mod ern Industrial workers. These, again, will be in contrast with actresses. artists, musicians and - writers. Then. there will be bands of business women. social workers, athletic women (some on horseback) and chauffeurs in petti coats. Aeronauts, with Mrs. Leo Ste vens at their head, will be In line, ac companied by a model balloon. A campaign march. written by Madame Georgi, will be sung by a chorus as the procession files through. Fifth avenue and Broadway to Union Square, crooked official who wanted to make a little change. New Jersey Is practically a "one night" state. Outside of NewarTc and Jersey City high-class attractions never play a full week. Consequently, in the majority of cases, the local censors would be obliged to act In the dark. The local board In some little town could easily announce to a manager when he struck the place that the play was unfit for presentation but that matters could bo "fixed." And under the circumstances the easiest thing to do would be to pass out soma small change to the grafters. The average manager does not ob ject to intelligent supervision or even dictation. : But he cannot see where he would "get off" if every benighted rural community had a board of official theatrical critics. If the law passes it Is within tha bounds of possibility that the big or ganizations of producers may mutual ly agree to keep out of Jersey and leave its citizens to the tender mer cies of fly-by-night companies. This angle has been brought to the atten tion of the legislators and is said tD have made an impression upon some of them. A