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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
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vOHN BCRTOX. unqutlonably
I of tha moil thoronshlr llk4
character actors that Tr amus
tha Portland public, will lea-ra tomor
row tor hla horn In Los Ang-alaa. With
him wom Mrs. John Barton, who l not
an actraaa, and their pat of IX years.
FlfL a wonderful tox terrier. Thay are
all aolnr to hare a holiday. Mr. Bur
ton haa aa oranae iron, and a beautl
ful bunKalow right In the midst of It.
and be says be Is trolnr to enjoy It all
tnlg Summer. Mart be 11 fo back to
the atane net Kail and mayba ha
won't. He haa ben offered place in
the new Baker Company, to b made
p of old farorltee nest eeaaon, and
certainly we hop Mr. Burton will ac-
rpc He saya he will If ha plays stor
at all. But there a deferred tou
abroad that he and ' re. Burton hare
looked at lonKlnaly and aa mar be nex
September will ea them "rolllnc over
the ocean blue. Mrs. Burton Is
writer of abort stories, and haa pub
lished one book. "Herolnlacencea of tha
tase. storlea told by her husband,
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Here's a bit of newa about a one
ttme leadles; woman wltb tha Bake
players Lillian Lawrence. Last July
she was taken seriously 111 In New Tork
and after an operation, was told by
her physicians that aha must not work
for one year. So. accordlna-iy. she ac-
repted no envaa-einent when tha eeaaon
besaa. and later, when she felt able to
play as a In. the desirable place were
all taken. So Miss Lawrence played bar
first encasement week before lsst la
Boston with tha Castla Souar Com-
canr aa Portia In "The Merchant of
Venice." Now ehe haa returned to New
Tork to prepare for a season of Sum
mer stock with the Harry Ials atock
comnanr In Pittsburg. Miss Ls
rente's daughter. Klhel Orey Terry, will
appear In Portland dorms; in noe
with Nance u Nell In -i n
Ksstli
Uly-
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Olca Kulhmann. who waa leadlnc
nnin In tha local production of "Ira
Vtelsen Roesar ("TM White Horea
Tr-1 last Sunday at tb Hellla-. Is
a German actress of distinguished pres
nc and excellent dramatic ability. Her
r.rtrvl of tha role of Joeepna. nostess
.f the Inn. proved th brilliant success
of tha comedy play. Maaarae tvuni-
mann possesses, too. a lovely stoglne-
voice, and particularly pleased with
her solo -May Breeses." Tha actress Is
writ known In Portland and was th
reclplrnt of much social attention dur
Ins; her stay.
e e e
Imnald Bowles, who has been playing
Juvenilis with tha Baker Stock Com
pany In Spokane, arrived In Portland
tortay for a sojourn among his many
friends.
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Hilly mils. baptismal nam prob
ably William, but never verified has
ha-vome a member of th Baker fore
here, coming from Spokan with th
closing- of the stock organisation there
to take the plac left vacant by Jonn
Hurtnn. "Th Kin Is desd. Ions; llv
the Kins;.
a
John Sherman, another former Baker
player, la In Portland, having arrived
last week after tha closing of th Spo
ken company with which b bad been
playing-.
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-Faithful" iwho probably Isnt r
wouldn't feel th need of sdvertlslng
It) errltes to ask for Information con
reralng "th popular actor Edgar
Haura. who wss a leading man her
five yeara ago." Well, as far as I can
learn. Mr. Haume la still a "real s
tater In Milwaukee. Thre years ago.
he wed widow plus quit a family of
children and since thst time haa never
sn th footlights only from th au
diences' viewpoint. Th widow was
wealthy, and as Edgar had a Kentucky
farm and a bank account, th flier Into
th real estate gamble could be taken
safely. Anyway, he's making good,
and says It certainly beats acting.
Last year he spent thre months In Los
Angeles.
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Max Figman. following th close of
his season at th Ak-asar In San Fran
cisco, has been heading a atock com
pany at th Seattle Theater In tha
Mound city. Tha engagement will clos
la thre weeks.
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Mr. ami Mrs. Johnston Forbes-Robertson
(Gertrude Elliott) salted last
wrek for London on th Lusttaut.
They will spend their Summer at
Hartsbonrn Manor. Buahey Heart,
tkurlng lh coronation Mr. Forbea
Robrrtson will appear In a gala per
formance at Ills Majesty's Theater.
l.nndoa. where he la to read th royal
a.niress. In October both Mr. and Mrs.
Forbes-Robertson will return to Amer
ica to resume their tours; he In "Th
Passing of th Third Floor Back." sh
In "Th Dawn of a Tomorrow." and
later her new play. -Rebellion," tried
out recently In Kansas City.
a e
Hal Ford, th lanky comedian who
a short tint ago decorated th Or
pheura stage with a monologue, haa an
nounced that he has been engaged to
appear In th leading male role of "Th
Chocolate Soldier" In Australia next
season.
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Marc Klaw chases back and forth
aeross the ocean so much that must
have bowing acquaintance with every
llttl wavelet he meets. Just now he
has scampered over again, for the
fourth or firth time sine last Fall,
when h cam to Portland to put up
several blocka of theater fa-hem! I.
He may be going to represent -K. A
K." Interests at tha coronation and
then again he may not. "They" say he
Is going to arrange for a production of '
I Fink Lady- In London.
th cast of old favorites who had
played aom SO years ago In on of the
revivals of tbia play. Itself over 100
years old.
"6a-ay. h queried of Bid at th box
office, 'do you think George Baker can
get away with that trlckr
"Why ha ought . to,' said Sid. Tba
Country Girl haa always been a great
favorite with show-shoppers.'
"Well ril tall you. argued th man.
scratching hla head, 'them antique
prtmaa can't come back after years
any more'n Jeffries could.' "
e e e
Oliver Moroeco who went to New
Tork several months ago and organised
a company, then hied to Chicago with
It and produced "The Fox" at th Cort
Theater, haa returned to Los Angelea
to look after hla theatrical interests at
th Burbank Theater there.
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I clipped this out of a New Tork
paper. It's so silly it's funny and is
particularly of Intereet as all remember
dainty Beast Clifford and many per
sons know of tha hideous rat-ilk dog
Tama" aha lugged around in her muff.
or which trailed after bar at the end of
chain. Here, then Is the recital:
"Miss Bessl Clifford, who has 'Varna
Tamaed' all over the Middle West and
West for thre seasons In Three
Twins,' Is back on Broadway toting
around a llttl whit dog who replies
Here' to tb nam of Tama. Miss Clif
ford thinks mor of Tama than ah does
of anything else In th world, dsplt
any beliefs to th contrary. Sh takes
It with her everywhere, carrying
along a little grip In which sh puts
him when h Is tired.
'While having lunch with a friend at
the Cadillac yesterday Mlsa Clifford
told about Tama'a tricks. Then she
added:
' 'Io you know, th only poem I ever
wrote In my Ufa waa about Tama. Want
to hear itr
"Of course th youth across tha table
said X'h. huh." And this was It:
I have a llttl dog named Taraa,
Ann be Is my delight:
At night he wears his pajamas
Me eurely is a cute Utile tyke.
lie gosa all aroand wltb me;
Money could not buy Mm:
And wbea to a strict hotel go ae
I bid hla In kis utile satchel,
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Pavid Belasco'a daughter. Guasle.
whoa wedding to William Elliott, th
actor, was an event of th mid-Winter
In New Tork. Is aerloualy 111. and ha
recently gone to Colorado Springs, from
Ashevill. N. C hoping to benefit. Mrs
Elliott Is accompanied by her husband
and Mr. Balaaco.
Mrs. Flsk will visit Portlsnd som
time this Summer. Her husband. Har
rison Orey Flske.. has Just completed
arrangementa for a brief tour to b
made by th actress In her last big suc
cess. "Mrs. Burapstesd-Lelgh." to th
Pacific Coast th coming Summer. She
will visit Denver. Los Angeles. Ssn
Francisco. Portland. Seattle and a few
other cities. Tb trip will cover nine
weeks.
e e e
Blanch Ring, who begins her en
gagement at th Helllg tbls evening In
Tha Yankee Girl. haa declined an
offer to appear on Broadway thla Sum
mer as the star Tn a revue similar to
"Th Midnight Sons." which sh mad
success during Its original run In
New Tork. Miss Ring will continue in
her present musical play until late In
una, and win tben take a long vaca
tion, ah says.
see
Rumor says that Robert Edeson, who
will this next seaaon stsr In The Cave
Man," la quite determined to quit at-t-
ng within tha next few yeara and take
p marla painting, at which art ha is
aomewbat skilled. Whether this la a
vagary of th press agent remains to
be seen.
Lillian Russell has been kept very
busy lately denying, through the press.
he report of her engsgement to Alex
Moor, editor of tb Pittsburg Leader.
She aeems to have overcome her marry
ing habit In late years- Her first ven
ure . occurred when sh was quit
young, th object being Harry Braham.
musical director. Then she wed Ed-
wsrd Solomon, but owing to the fact
hat he had neglected the formality of
Ivorcing a former wife. Lillian left
him and rounded out her triangle of
matrimony with John Chatterton. a
Inger. He went the way of the others.
nd while rumors many have been cur
rent from time to time that the lovely
actress had decided to become an
other Mra Somebody. In each instance
he haa proved It either calumny or
press dope. By the way. before auother
alx months roll around th perennial
beauty will have returned to her first
lov comic opera. Sh has affixed her
signature to a contract, whereby Werba
V Lueacher control her aervlres for the
ensuing flv years, and th firm la ne
gotiating for a Viennese opera in which
to Inaugurate her return to the field
w her one sh wss famous.
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1 Phone Mala 1 aad A 1123
iy FOUR NIGHTS STARTING TONIGHT
SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE
-.."I!Hu , WEDNESDAY
Lew Fields aad Fred McKay Present
THE FAVORITE COMEDIENNE
BLANCHE
RING
IX THE MUSICAL
COMKDT
"THE YANKEE GIRL"
With Harry Gilfoll SO Players Special Orchestra
Kvenlng Lower floor. $2.00. $1.50. Balcony. 5 rows. $1.50; rows,
Ll.00; i rows. 75c: 6 rows. 60c Gallery, 50c. Wednesday Matinee
over floor; $1.50, $1.00. Balcony, 5 rows, $1.00; 6 rowti 75c; last 11
rows, 60c Gallery, 85c-25c
SEATS NOW SELLING
ARMORY
Saturday Eve'g
June 3d, 1911 .
MAIL ORDERS FILLED
Address
Lois Steers-Wynn Coman,
Columbia Bldg.
Prices (both Floor and Balcony)
11.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00.
sip, whispering of secret conspiracies
In the political world without, tha re
cital of portents and wonders, while th
broad humor of th period has a show
ing. Ths second act la occupied by th
lodge meeting proper, and here the seri
ous purpose of the plan has Its develop
ment. In the third scene, or division.
"from labor to refreshment," the con
vivial features of old-time Masonry
have amusing Illustrations. The toasts
and longs and table talk combine In an
easy and accurate reproduction of this
one Important function of Masonry. Th
play is said to be Intensely human,
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George Bernard Shaw says:
"The theater cannot give pleasure. It
defeats its very purpose if it does not
take you outside of yourself. It may
sometimes, and. Indeed, often does, give
on sensatlona which are far from
pleasant, which may even be In the last
degree horrifying and terrible. The
function of the theater Is to stlr'peo
ple. to make them think, to make them
auffer."
Unfortunately this suffering stunt Is
too often Just what a majority of mod
ern plays causes, and th masterpieces
of "G. B. S. are often among them,
at that.
Louise Treser. whom we saw with
IV Wolf Hopper, has written a musical
play that she will keep In th Ice-bos
until she and her husband. Jack Gardi
ner, can appear In It as Joint stars.
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Will Archie, the diminutive comedian
who appeared In Portland with LlUlan
Kussell In -wildfire" tried out a new
vaudeville sketch railed "Bud" last
week in Tookers. with great success.
Mrs. Leslie Carter, the lady with the
red hair and the temperament that
wont behave, haa arranged to go
abroad at the close of her tour In "Two
omen." Florence Roberts' old plsy
made over with new sleeves and a
harem skirt. Mra. Carter sails early la
June and Inten.ls to spend a part of
her Summer In Paris and London and
then return to her Summer home near
New Koch:ie. She Is coming out this
way out season In her "Two Women
play and probablv. In addition, will give
her version of "Hamlet and "La To.
ca. But t here's no need to borrow
trouble, she may decld not to step la
where angelt have feared to tread.
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Th Indefatlguable George M. Cohan
sang ten songs for a phonograph com
pany last week. Thla Is the Arst time
on record no Joke that the Yanke
Hood comedian has ever performed
for canned music specialists. It la said
that he received a remarkable contract.
The exact term are not known, but
there need be lm! doubt that th Am
erican Bag Waver received as much for
singing his tea duties as does even
Caruso.
Apropos of the earlv'week hilt. "Th
Country Girl. at th Baker. Sid Isaacs,
of the box-office fore at that theater
tells this: "An old weather-beaten man
waa eyeing Lh billboard announcing ;
And now Harry Lauder's handsome
"phis" has been reproduced In bronxe
and ls on exhibition at Burlington
House. In London. In this year's acad
emy display. True It' a wee. small
bust, snd It has been tucked away Into
an obscure position In a corner, but
It's there nevertheless. The sculptor
Is Reid Dick. He must be a regular
-J. pterpont M." to dabble In expensive
luxuries such as a bust of th pro
verbial "tight-wad Harry" would b.
For the first 'time It? the history of
Masonry a play, designed exclusively
for Masonic audience and subscribing
to all th laws of dramatic construc
tion, has been written and Is. says th
Cleveland Plain Dealer, about to be
presented by a company or actors cho
sen exclusively from the ranks of Ma
sonry and to appear under th Juris
diction of most of th statea according,
to booklnga already accomplished. The
plsy deals with ths development of Ma
sonry personified during the stormy
days of 1717. In the first seen, where
-the brothers" gather, there Is gos-
BOOKLET SHOWS THEATER
DftaIN of Construction of Orphcum
in Seattle Given. -
Handsome booklets, souvenirs of the
new Orpheum Theater In Seattle,
Wash., have been received in Port
land. Full of beautiful illustrations
and containing Interesting data relative
to the building. Its owners. Sullivan
Consldlne. Its builders, architect. Kings
ley, and Contractor Dow, and with
much that Is historical of Soattle and
tha Orpheum circuit, the book has not
only an artistic value, but is educa
tional as well.
The illustratlona reproduce the en
trance, a huge marque of ornamental
iron and glass; the lobby. - worked out
In rich marble mosalca and mahogany
panels under a ceiling of ornamental
plastering and the mural decoration
and ornamentation. Sections 'of th
grand foyer worked out in Grecian
classic and Italian renaissance, th
treatment In marble and onyx, ar rep
resented, with lll'isirattona. The lower
foyer and stairways are also shown.
One page gives attention to the protec
tions from fire, with Illustrations of
evlts. entrances, corridors, etc. The
People's Amusement Co.
1 BRAD-iEW PHOTOPLAYS IS
SUNDAY PROGRAMMES
fl LAST DAYS OF lOl'M LEO TOLSTOI. Showing Greatness of
""2 J" a Great Man.
-Jr' si 'HIE An H fow. Most Fascinating Child Story of
v3 the South W hich lias Ever Been Told.
Ocr Si THE M AMCl BE LADY. A Real Up-to-Date Blograph Comedy.
TS MISS HELKX LOWE.
CO -
OH JOY THEATER TTVOLI THEATER
A Close Call. Most Thrilling Plc-
Th SHU Alarss. A Vivid and Ex- tur Ever Exhibited.
citing Reecue From Flames. Alkali Ike's Aate. Western Com-
r... eff Ills a Ti i Drama. edy. a
. ZTr. Thai Awf.l Brother. Comedy
Jlaasay aa a Lark. Comic ljrarrTa.
Skenlsx th Rapid. Scenld. Al father and
Aad Clvr Ma-1 aad Swag. '''tur"'""'' ,D Grt P,C"
.3 s Th Biggest Seaaat-oa f 1111
- ra es.
3 A CLOSE CALL! A Climax of Thrills Every Solitary Second,
e s HER HIMBLE MlaUtry. Slum Life.
- LX A.D AROt D HAVAA. Senic
CIS " A HCStiRY MAT FED. Comedy.
" AND A BRILLIANT NEW SI.NCER.
Seat Sale Opens Next Thursday, May 25th
HEILIG THEATER
Corrimencing Monday Evening, May 29th
Cosablaew Stellar Easragemeat Extraordinary
MR. F H. MISS JULIA
lOthernMarlowe
I!T SHAKESPEAREAN REPERTOIRE
ArraaKesneat of Plays for Thla Engage-neat
Moaday Bight, May 39
Tuesday Bight. May XO
Wednesday naallaee. May 81...
WedaeeoaT night. May SI
Tha radar alght. Jnae 1
Friday alght. Jest Z
Satwrday sisttsee, Jaie 3...
Sataraay a-ntf Jaae m.
Macbeth
...Taming of the Shrew
.......Home and Juliet
Komeo and Juliet
.....Merchant of Venice
Twelfth Klgbt
Aa Yoa Like It
Hamlet
. Tear Dlrecxloa Mr. Lee Shnbert -
Lest It ba thought by the public that prices will-be raised for this en
gagement, it la positively stated by the management that the following
prices will prevail: Entire lower floor, t2.00; balcony, $1.60. $1.00, 7ao
and 60c; gallery, 50c Seats on sale Thursday, May 25, at 10 A. M.
BAKEI
THEATER
Geo. L. Baker, Gea. Mgr.
Phoaes Mala 3, A S360
MorrlaOB aad 11th Sta.
Starting ttSSf ) Sunday, May 21
Opening Week of the Eminent Actor -
MR. JOHN SAINPOLIS
Supported by the Baker Theater Company
in His Remarkable Success
THE MIDDLEMAN
By Henry Arthur Jones.
Mr. Sainpolis' portrayal of the old potterymaker is one of the most
superb Portland theater-goers have ever witnessesd. A beautiful play,
rich in pathos, strong in dramatic interest and clever in comedy.
Staged under direction of Earl D. Dwire.
Evening Prices, 25c and 50c. "Special Summer Prices:
. Matinees Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday all seats 2oc.
SECOND WEEK "STRONGHEART"
construction of the building receives
Its share In the souvenir booklet, as
does too the stage and Its appurtenances.
Cc-ntralla Gels Lodge Hall.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. May 20. (Spe
cial.) Centralis ls to have another
large lodge hall, with a spacious gym
nasium sinex. The place is being built
for the local lodge of the Loyal Order
of Moose, which has 400 members In
this city. The building will be ISO feet
by 30 feet, and will be one of the few
lodge rooms built on the ground floor
in this state.
Falls City Fights Prove Cosily.
FALLS CITY, Or.. May 20. (Special J
Tha three Italians, employed on the
water system, who attacked Charlie
Ragrew, Harry Davidson and Steele
Evans, from Powell's Camp, Wednesday
evenlnr. were arraigned before Judge
Ellis In the Municipal court yesterday,
and were fined $25 each. The fight
was the result of a dispute between
Evans and one of the Italians.
BASEBALL
RECREATION PARK,
Cor. Tangha aad Tweaty-fotirth Sta.
SPOKANE
portLand
May 15, IB, 17, 18, 19,. 20, 21.
Games Benin Weekdays at StOO P. M.
Sundays 2i3o P. M.
LADIES' DAT FRIDAY
Boys Under 12 Free to Bleachers
Wednesday. -
OAKS PARK
BIGGEST. BRIGHTEST. BEST IN EVERYTHING AMU ING
Grand Opening Saturday Afternoon, May 27
MANY NEW AND NOVEL FEATURES
PHILIP PELZ
World-Fsmoui Russian Bandmaster and Director
OAKS PARK BAND
OPEN AIR CONCERTS
Augmented by Special Soloists and Grand Gpera Quartette
From Metropolitan Opera Company, N. Y.
TT J DrV THE HERO OF NIAGARA FALLS, MARVEL
Xlrl.ri.1 X OUS FEATS ON HIGH WIAE
THE OSTRICH FARM
Exhibiting Living African Birds Decked With Rare Plumes
ATTnTTORTTTIVf Norton's Musical Comedy Company,
L---'- A, WIllUlU Pretty Girls, Catchy Music, Beautiful
Costumes, Special Scenery
. HI
Phones Main 6 and A 1020.
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE .
Beginning Monday Matinee, May 22 d
The Diminutive Comedian
MASTER GABRIEL AND HIS COMPANY
Present a One-Act Karce .
"LITTLE TOMMY TUCKER"
ISABELLE D'ARMOND-
"Tho Demi Tasse Comedjenne
Assisted by
GEORGE MOORE
In the Musical Melange
"Jolly. Junk"
TOM EDWARDS
The English Huntsman Ventrllo
qulal Comedian
THE KAMBA JAPS
Gymnasts and Head Balancers,
Featuring Tokio Namba, Who
Climbs a Flight of Stairs on His
Head
GEORGE AUSTIN MOORE
and CORDELIA HAAGER
A Laugh in Many Languages-
BROWNING' AND LEWIS
Presenting "Nearly a Soldier''
GERARD AND HUT-ELL
The- Iron-Jawed Duo
EVENING PRICES 15, 25, SO and 75c
DAILY MATINEE 15c, 25c, BOc, HOLIDAY M ATTN EES Night Frteaa
UNEQUALLED VAUDEVILLE
Week Commencing Monday Matinee, May 22
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
GEORGE
PRIMROSE
World-Famons Minstrel, Supported by His Dancing Boys,
Schrode and ChappeUe
In "During. One's Life. "oi,
Three Burns Sisters
. Mistresses of Melody.
Tallman
World's Champion Exponent
of the Technique of the Cue.
Pantagescope
Latest Animated Event3.
Extra Added Attraction
GRIFF, THE ENGLISH MIMIC
Popular Prices. Matinee Daily. Curtain 2:30, 7:30 and 9.
SUlX.VANaCONSlD.NE rf
GSKAND FredKarno's
; Original London
MATINEE DAILY at 2:30 n . n
roar Shorrs Sunday. KAUT 01111 1TIP I fl
trOO, Si:iO, 7:45 and :1S P. M. 1 CUllUillllllC VU
In "A Night In an English Muslo
, Hall"
SADIE SHERMAN
The American Maid in "Phototypes"
LOHSE & STIRLING
Daredevil Doings in Midair
JACK GOLDIE
The Lyrical Lad With the Whistle
Special Feature
"A Reopened Engagement of ths
Civil War"
Best Vaudeville flSc Barrows-Lancaster Co,
in America E'XzSc :
GRANDASCOPE
American and European !
j ... ' MATINEES DAILY AT 2s80 -
VaUdeVllle IVIGHT AT 7:30 and 8:15
BUNGALOW
Geo. l. Baker, General Manajrer.
The Summer Home of Popular Priced Musical Comedy
THEATER
12th aod MorrlsoaBta
r boas Main Hi. A 4221
AD Week, Commencing (fS&d Today, May 21
Keating & Flood Offer tHe Ever Popular
Lyric Musical
Comedy Company
PRESENTING- FOB THE FIRST TIME HERE
"THE NYMPHS"
A Sequel to "The Financiers" -r
A scream from start to finish. Beautiful scenic effects. Pretty girls.
Charming musical numbers. Dainty costumes.
Matinee every day at 2:45. Two evening performances, 7:45 and 9:15.
Prices, 15c, 25c.
Note. Reserved seats may be secured for the first evening perform
ances at regular prices.
A far as the development of the glass
Industry In China ls concerned, five factories
have been erected in recent years in the
neighborhood of Tientsin, two of which are
In Japanese hands. Their products are most
ly sold in tne province uf Chill.
In connection with tha effort to broaden
the basis for supplying: cotton, It ls pertinent
to state that cotton fabrics were produced
in India 500 years prior to the Christian,
era, and it was from India that cotton. vM'f
Urst Introduced, to .Europe. j
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