TJIE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT J 2S, 1911.
PORTLAND MUSICAL CIRCLES AGOG
OVER COMING OF -MARY GARDEN
Woman Who Is Considered Greatest Exponent of Elemental Passion la Grand Opera, W01 Bo Heard in Portland on One Night, June S, at the Armory.
World Haa Sung Her Praise.
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THE that Marjr Cardon, fa-
rorll grand opera tar of tha Op
tra I'omlqua. Paris, will ales at
lha Armorr Saturdar nlicht. June J la
rraatlnr a arrat atlr la Portland mua-l-
rlrclra. Pari Is now awaltlns; her
return to create a role In a new opera.
On only one nlicht will the irreat In
terpreter of Thais. Louise. Salome, the
woman who. according to tha New
York Fun. haa become a "world
thouiht" tTP of ail tha aedocUona of
tha earth, Ilka Cleopatra of old. or
aran Bernhardt of yesterday, will be
heard here.
Vary Garden ta much more than a
merely beautiful woman. Tf she were
only that and no mora, she would be
rommonplare Indeed In thesa days
when stase beauttea are ao numerous.
But Cary Garden haa new and original
alturementa of her own, a strong In
dividuality, aad certain puxzltna; mys
teries of temperament that enable ber
to translate elemental pmsslona of tna
human heart vitally strong In con
trast, llow Is It possible, for example,
for one woman In a single night, no
matter how gifted she may be. to por
tray In "Louise" the fresa sponlaneoua
rapture of the famoua nuptial scene of
Charpntler"s opera.' the most Impas
sioned ecstasy that can spring from a
woman's heart; and a few moments
later plunge Into the sensational emo
tionalism of Salome In Massenet's
"Herodlade." a beautiful wanton crea
ture, tlger-llke. treacherous, submerg
ing the higher spiritual nature, with
pagan finality, into sensual material
ism of the most startling kind?
In "Thais' Miss Garden gives an
other wonderfully dramatic Illustra
tion of her Interpretative genius. In
an Impaanloned soliloquy before her
mirror Thais, tha beautiful courtesan,
beloved of klnga and people. whose
lightest wish becomes tha law of tha
land, seeks light upon the vital prob
lem as to whether her beauty la des
tined to fade and her power wane. Tha
monk Athanael. at the peril of hla
own soul, haa brought himself under
the Influence of Thais' dszsljng beauty
In order to warn her of that fata that
is sura to be hers unless she should
change her mode of life.
Moved to the very foundations of her
soul by his words, she looks full In
tha face of truth for the first time In
her Ufa. and Is convicted In he inner
most recesses of her heart. It Is the
critical moment of the awakening ot
a human soul to light and life. In this
supreme moment of dramatic passion
Mary Garden passes from tha realm of
aong Into that of tragedy, showing
herself one of the great actresses ot
all time. It was In this role of Thais
that she dazzled New York by a new
sorcery, the sorcery of a strange. In
scrutable type of genius.
Music-lovers consider It a piece of
rare good fortune that enables Port
land concert-goers to see and hear
Mary Garden In these famoua arias
that sha and aha only ran Interpret as
the composers Intended they should be
Interpreted. Her one concert will take
place at tha Armory. Saturday night.
June S, under the direction of Lois
Steers-Wyna. Coman.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
coiRD air LBora case her.
GUESTS In Portland until Wednesday
are Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Munro at
Hotel Portland. The former la ad
vance agent for Nance O'Nell In David
Belasro's play. "The Lily." Mrs- Munro
la none other than Charlotte Tittle, one
of the -Three Graces." as the trio of
famous actresses was known in early
theatrical daya In Portland. Minnie and
Esule Tittle were Identified for two
seasons. 1IM-1. wMb John F. Cor
dray's Musee and Theater on .Third and
Yamhill streets, where Kssle was lead
ing woman. Charlotte waa a member
of a traveling company, coming later
to Portland In stock. Minnie, who now
writes It Minnie Tltlle-Brune. Is In
Paris studying for the operatic atage.
Last sesson she starred In Hall Calne's
play. "The Eternal Question," the orig
inal version of Viola Allen'a success.
"The Eternal City." While the London
production waa not momentoua. Miss
Tlttle-Brune's personal triumph waa
marked. Mr. and Mrs. Munro returned
only last Kali from a visit of several
months with Minnie in London. The
other sister. Essie, who la now Mrs.
Oeorge Crater. Uvea In New York City.
Last season Mrs. Munro came to Port
land as leading woman with Olgm Neth
eraola. e s
Wlth tha closing of the Baker Stock
Company In Spokane. Frsnklyn Under
wood, leading man. has gone to Denver
to visit relatives. Mrs. Vnderwood
(Frances Slosaon) will remain In Spokane
as the guest of friends until her hus
band's return in June, m'hen the two will
come to one of the Oregon beach resorts
for the Summer.
Donald Bowleg has gone to Eugene to
put the finishing. touches on the senior
plsy and also to act as stage director
for the production. (
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Howard Russell is now romedlan with
the Lawrence Stock Company In Spo
kane. He is contemplating another jaunt
Into vaudeville and with that end in view
lately tried out a sketch, written by
Howard -Russell, who as we all know,
haa written sereral keen stories and
playlets. Mrs. Ausaell, known profes
sionally as Minnie Townshend. will ap
pear with her husband in vaudeville next
season.
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Rhea Mitchell has come. home from
Spokane, where she was Ingenue with
the Baker company. Since leaving here
In February Miss Mitchell has played,
many roles of Importance. In two In
stances during the indisposition of Miss
Sloeson. taking the leads. Rhea is tre
mendously ambitious and enjoys her
work so thoroughly that, now it is va
cation time, she is as lonely aa a cat In
a strange garret. Next season this lit
tle Portland maid and she is a native
daughter is going a-traveling with a
troupe. But as Rudyard K. has it that's
another story.
Muriel Hope, the new leading woman
with John Salnpolls at the Baker Thea
ter, has been called the American Naal
mova. If is probably because sha is so
essentially foreign, not only in her stage
methods, but in her daily life as well.
She has that indescribable piquancy of
the French woman, her voice- is dis
tinctly English and her manners are
European. While ahe halls by birth
from the State of Connecticut, a long
line of French forbears sent her very
early in life abroad to study. It Is only
five years since she returned, a quaint,
serious-minded and thoroughly fascinat
ing young woman, endued with the am
bitions of a stage Napoleon, and much
in earnest about her work. In fact. Bhe
is quite as optimistic as her nama would
Indicate. Since coming back to Amer
ica she has played two seasons with
Arnold Daly, once in "The Thief and
later In "Know Thyself." One year ago
ahe went to Oakland to play in the Lib
erty Stock Company, where she remained
until her engagement here opened last
week.
Aphie James, widow of the late Louis
James, has apparently not made a suc
cess of her spectacular production of
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's latest
play "Judy O'Hara." The critics all
seem to agree that It was well presented
but its style, that of the romantic cos
tume play, waa hopelessly behind the
times.
Mrs. James is remembered locally
through having appeared here often with
her late husband. She was. before her
marriage 16 years ago a cashier in a St.
t .. AnBtmAnt tnro The Ward and
James comDany came to the city. Aphie
got stage-struck and Joined as an "ex
tra" girl. Ono year later she married
Mr. James.
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Marshall P. Wilder sailed on the Kaiser
Wllhelm der Grosse last Tuesday, mak
ing his annual pilgrimage to the other
aide, where, as usual, he has extensive
vaudeville bookings.
. Emma Carus. after two seasons In the
legitimate as co-star with taaie toy.
has returned to vaudeville, playing at
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tfngnton oeacn in ib wwn. kjiio
monologue, written by Vincent Bryan,
and five n iw songs s hich are said to be
of the Cams kind.
Notice that Fra Elbertus Hubbardus
has started one of his Roycrofter work
shoiis Just outside Los Angeles. Folks
j . i. - -an nnw -av1 In the doubt
ful delights of paying double prices for
.the same things me aepanmeni siurt
carry.
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It would, seem that the atmosphere
of the theater has a peculiar fascination
for the offsDrlng of the late Jay aoula.
The latest exemplification of this is
borne out in the announcement from
London that- Frank J. Gould has be
come one of the managing directors of
George Edwardes Gaiety Theater.
Jay Gould hlmBelf built the Grand
Opera-House in New York, which is
still owned bv the Gould estate. How
ard Gould financed the construction of
the Globe Theater in New York, man
aged bv Charles B. Dillingham, and
three jof the sons of Jay Gould have
wed actresses. One of his daughters,
Anna, formerly wife of Boni of Castel
lane and "more recently" as they say in
the society column, wife of Prince de
Sagan. was at one time engaged to wed
Henry Woodruff, an actor who is wall
known locally, and who was last seen
here in "The Prince of Tonight." To
prevent Miss Anna's match with Actor
Woodruff, the combined authority ana
tact of all her brothers and sister Helen
was necessary. Frank Gould had to
try matrimony twice before marrying
into the profession, but. accomplishing
that end, he seems to have confirmed
his personal Interest in the theater as
Is evidenced In him having ?eeome one
of the moving spirits of the famous
London Gaiety.
When "The Chocolate soldier" was at
the zenith of its New York career. Fred
C. Whitney, its manager announced that
all his future productions would be
launched In London before being snown
In America. A great many of the news.
papers which paid attention to the pro
nouncement at that time concluded
aagely that Mr. Whitney was merely
suffering from sn acute attack of peeve,
and that once his passing grouch was
over he would be restored to his ac
customed urbanity toward first-night
audiences. That Mr. Whitney has stuck
faithfully to his word however and la
carrying out his programme to the
letter is causing large comment now,
He has already launched "BaronTrenck"
upon a highly successful career at his
own theater in London, and now makes
definite announcement of the forth
coming production of "The Rose Cava
lier" at Covent Garden. Apparently the
manager figured out the situation along
scientiflo lines. "The Chocolate Sol-
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Jl SlOrt MElBF.SJ Of AMERICAN IXSTTTITK OP BA.VKI5G AT BAXttCET.
Mnrr than TO Junior members of the banking fraternity af the city, constituting tha membership of tha Portland Chapter of the American Institute of Banking, gathered Tues
day night st tha Commercial Club for tbelr annual banquet. Mayor Joseph Simon and many leading bank offlclala of the city were guests of the chapter.
Tha principal address was that of Edward Cooklnzham, vice-president of the Ladd a: Ttlton Bank. He discussed the Aldrich plan for the revision of the monetary anh banking
-tru of tha Called States.
Tba Port. And chapter baa now baen In existent threa years and. according- to speakers at the banquet, has been Instrumental In Imparting much education along banking and
rinan.-lal Unas to Its members. Tba programme for tha coauuj Winter ts unusually ambitloua. It will consist In part of a course of lectures on the higher phases of banking and
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dler" had a bad opening In New York,
and was .compelled literally to force
Its way through public indifference into
popular regard. When presented in
London this beautiful opera bouffe was
sold out for tha opening and instantly
sprangajinto greatest favor. This de
cided Mr. Whitney upon his future
course,, and he has called the turn.
John Jex, stage-maiager of the orig
inal company in "The City," has been
commissioned by Ellis Parker Butler to
put into dramatic form for vaudeville
his already famous short story "Pigs is
Pigs." v
E. S. Wlllard, who by the way orig
inated the role of the pottery-maker in
"The Middleman" which John Salnpolls
played at the Baker last week, is going
back to the stage. The eminent actor
gave out a statement last year that he
intended to retire . permanently, but
evidently the lure of the footlights
has proved too strong for htm. He is
to appear in the gala dramatic corona
tion performance at His Majesty's The
ater, June 27. It is over seven years
since Mr. Wlllard concluded a season
in London, and since that time they
have seen very little of him over there.
In this particular instance the distin
guished actor is to appear as Brutus
the forum scene in Julius Caesar
to the Mark Antony of Sir Herbert
Tree.
Thomas MacLarnie, who came to
Portland as leading man for this sea
son's first organization of Bakeronlans,
and who later stayed awhile as heavy
man, is playing loads with the Orpheum
Stock Company, in -Montreal. Canada.
Lillian Kemble, another friend of ours.
Is leading woman.
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Frlfzi Scheff threw a bunch of Amer
ican Beauties at President Taft, who
occupied a box at her opening perform
ance of "Rosita." In Washington. In
return Frltzl received a bunch of
American smiles from the President.
Edgar Selwrn produced his latest
play, "The Arab," at the Burbank Thea-.
ter. In Los Angeles, last week. The
performance was by the stock com
pany. His play was originally called
"The Dragoman," and deals with the
colored question of mixed marriages.
The rights of the drama are controlled
by Henry B. Harris, and the Los An
geles production was merely in the
nature of a trial. The reports are most
favorable, although like "The Nigger,"
and plays of similar motif, this one of
an American girl trying to instill love
In the heart of an Arab camel-driver,
would seem to present material for
discussion.
Mabel Rowland, who is a sister of
Adele Rowland, and who was for a few
weeks a tried-out. end tired-out sec
ond woman at the Baker, has deserted
the motion picture Held, into which
she jumped after leaving here, and ts
now on tour with a polite "reader's
programme," for select audiences. She
is doing bits from Rostand's "Chan
tecler," along with Southern recita
tions. Florence Roberts, Theodore Roberts
and Thurlow Bergen rehearsed last
week with the Alcazar Stock Company
for their opening engagement of "Jim
the Penman," which begins today.
With the performance last evening ter
minated the engagement of Izetta Jew
el and Sidney Ayers. who went over
from Ye Liberty Theater in Oakland to
take the place of Thurston Hall at the
Alcazar. Apropos of Miss Roberta' stay
in San Franclseo, It Is Interesting news
that her step-daughter, Mabel Morri
son, daughter of the late Louis Morri
son, will be also In the city. Miss Mor
rison in private life Is Mrs. Richard
Bennett, and her husband, the well
known actor, has gone to California
for a four weeks' stock engagement in
Los Angeles, and for a similar length
of time at San Francisco. Mr. Bennett
made a big hit this season in 'The
Deep Purple." He will be starred
again next season by Llebler & Co., but
prior to opening In New York, Mr. Ben
net, his wife and their three little
daughters will spend a few weeks in
Honolulu.
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