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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1911)
BROADWAY PRODUCTION WITH EVERY DETAIL IS TO BE SENT OUT WEST Morris Gest Busy in Arranging to Transport Gertrude Hoffman and 175 Russian Dancers on Tour Wnich Will Include Portland-Rehearsal Days, With No Pay for Actors, Hold Sway on Great White Way. THIS FINE BRASS : ONLY : 3 1 : Regular Price $22 : K ' r l1-" "r " " "in " p ?rra . v. -iu. -uJi i:. i?iLU)u , ::i&tiMhwf i At.,T(U, ...lu -in. xj-vw Vwi fer i. -u . .-- .'.. . . ... . . . . - - - - . - -- y Vat ywc -.sxDV " cvz. . jraz-cx a H J. v.; v! ,-7 V . -H ' V:lvX4 J?s I I c.'-n' V- v-X s ilV tV; 'A ' a I m ( v kms ; irjw 1 M i ' - ' - Kr"?- - .". . ' - -" ' ' ' - i n i r 'f v irf , fe'W I lUfsr I J3 W-'J if i PT LI.PID LOXEIMiAX. NEW YOKK. Aug. 8. (Special.) It 1 a task to arrange for the trans portation of ITS actora and much rcnerjr from New York to the Pacific Coast. .That explain why Morris Gest Is an extremely ' busy man these days. He la managing; Gertrude Hoffman, who la now at the Winter Garden, but the star and the remarkably enter taining Russian dancers will soon be eg their way West. They are booked to appear In Portland early In the Fall. When the company starts from' New Tork shortly. It will occupy a special train of six Pullman cars. They are due back In New Tork some time next Spring, and the same cars will be on the Job. The one special train will make the round trip to the Coat. It la promised that every one of the dancers who played with Miss Hoff man here will be with her on the road, and that the show will really be a Broadway production. In fact, any one ran see that It would be mighty hard to arrange for a second company, aa the success of the dancea depends upon their being done by experts. Most of the dancers hare never been In this country before, and are much excited over the prospect of a trip "out West among the Indians," as one of them described It. Rehraral Season On. These are rehearsal days along the Great White Way. The stage of every theater and the platform of nost of the available halls are In use all day long, for the education of perspiring Thespians. In many Instances tw or more companies use the same stage, dividing up the hours between them. Many of these aspirants will not act before the middle of September If they act at all. For while seasons are get ting shorter, rehearsal periods are growing longer. Rehearsals are really one of the evils of the theatrical business. No salaries are paid to the players dur ing these periods, which explains why the managers arc In no hurry to finish up their work. It costs little to pre pare for the road, and the manager1 importance Is Increased all the time. In the meantime, the unhappy actors are busy spouting lines by day and standing oft creditors by night. Some shows are eight weeks rehears ing, which Is absolute foolishness, a any person except a manager will ad mit. Four weeks should be the abso lute limit. Frequently a company, after a long period of study, lasts a week or less when the public gets a chance at it. Other Opportunltl One of the evils of rehearsals Is that frequently an actor Is kept busy studying his part at a time when ether J engagements are waiting, and Is then uddenly dismissed without a cent to how- for the work of weeks. One of the saddest stories I know of concerns a middle-aged actor, who was algned to play the part of an invalid last season. He was on the scene most of the time, seated In a wheeled chair, which he propelled by turning the wheel with his hands. And the stage director devoted much attention to the unhappy man. "Hay you there." he would yell, "that is all wrong. Try that speech over again. When you begin "My daughter you are over at the end of the plaaxa. WheV you say. 'Does tot." you are here. And when you get to 'Love you." you are at the front door. Now try It again." For six week this unhappy man wn whining about the stage In his wheel chair. At the end of the period he was discharged for incompetency. And all he fcot out of the engsgement was cal loused hands. Several of the tl.eaters which closed for vacations will revstn Monday, in - : -. cluding such old favorites as "Excuse Me" "Everywoman" and the Folles Bergere.- The only plays which ran through the heated spell without a rest were "The Pink Lady" and "Get-Rlch-Quirk Walllngford," although "The Red Rose" came In about that time and has lasted right along and is going strong. Summer Shows Fade. Managers admit that New Tork Is not as good a Summer show town as it used to be. The time was when halt a dozen theaters ran musical comedies all Summer, and did well, the patron being principally persons from out of town. But there was not a single show written for hot-weather audiences this year. The general opinion is that thl form of entertainment ha palled upon the people, and that roof gardens and seashore vaudeville now have the call. The bright young press agent at Luna Park has been keeping the name of that pleasure ground before the pub lic in great style. One stunt which given space all over the country wa the "race to Washington between an elephant and a donkey," the result being supposed to indicate what the result of the election- next year would be. The contestants started all right, and bulletins were sent to the papers from all points as far as Camden. Then the race was called off. both animal "being In such bad shape that It would be cruel to continue the contest." to quote Press Agent Robblns. Many persons had wondered how he was going to get out of it. for it was a certainty that the race could never be allowed to go to a finish. Intense partsans being certain to be offended, no matter which animal won. But aa it was a drawn battle everybody was hanpy. The latest Luna Park -stunt used Theodore Roosevelt to boom" business down at the seashore is a lion which Is said to have escaped from the Dream land fire. Fred Thompson, of Luna Park, sent this animal up to the Out look office, with a note reading: "Dear Mr. Roosevelt: I am sending you a lion for which I have no further use. Hope that your Interest In ani mals will enable you to find some good disposition to make of her. Her name is Atlanta." Xo Chances Taken. The animal, in her cage, was left on the sidewalk in front of the magasine office. Members of the staff begged the police to take the beast away, and finally an S. P. C. A. wagon did o. Then Thompson was communicated with and told "to call for his animal. He did. The advertfslng was effective and the cost very slight. But Thomp son would have been a very unhappy man if Roosevelt had accepted the gift. He knew, however, that the Colonel was out of town, and tht the other members of the Outlook aiaff are timid old souls, who would be sure to be afraid of such a good-natured lion as Atlanta. The dismissal of the charges made against Jacob J. Shubert, the theatrical man. by a chorus girl were to be ex pected. One Peggy Forbes alleged that Shubert struck her after a performance at the Winter Garden last Spring, and In the Police Court Shubert was held for a hearing. The case came up in Special Sessions the other -day, and the three trial Judge threw the charges out. The weight of evidence showed that the young -woman was "unduly exhil arated," and that when Shubert re proved her for her condition she struck him and cut his face. .Afterward ane had him arrested for assault. Several of the witnesses against the young woman are not employed by tne Shuberts, and naturally cannot be charged with partiality. The whole af fair simply demonstrates that the life of a theatrical manager is not always as happy as some persons suppose. f ; 1 JIPrI I L'Uh 1 i : - :v -It Axminster Rugs, 9x12, at $16.00 Midsummer DONT HENHY One Year Ahead of Competitors GALAXY OF MUSICAL STARS MAKE SEASON'S PROSPECTS LOOK BRIGHT Among Those "Whose Arrival la Heralded Are Katherine Goodson, Kubelik and Josef Hoffman Vienna Plans Opera-House Which Will Give Public of Moderate Means Access to Grand Opera Performances. BT EMILIB FRANCES BAUER. A, we approach the opening of the new season new names ae added to those who will contribute to the pleasure and to the profit of the musical offerings. It is announced now that Katherine Goodson will be in America for a short time, which is agreeable news for lovers of the piano, as Miss Goodson Is. one of the best of the modern women pianists. She has filled a great number of engagements in Europe since her last visit to this country and she has had more than one artist's share of uccess. R. E. Johnston, the Intrepid New Tork manager, has Just returned from Europe with a number of overwhelm ing announcements, the most important of which are scheduled for next sea son, which being the case, it is as well to reserve enthusiasm for the actual fulfillment of the engagements, most dassllng among which is a tour of one hundred concert by Tsaye, for which he is to receive $100,000, while Pade rewskt promises to "play eighty con certs for 1200.000. Best Talent Secured. For this Reason Mr. Johnson has en gaged Countess Luba Alexandrowsky. a Polish pianist; Mme. Felice Kashofska. a dramatic soprano, and perhaps of more importance, Yvonne de Treville, a young American singer, who has had very sensational successes in Europe, as also Miss Dorothy Toye, whose suc cesses in Europe have been thoroughly phenomenal in a line which she will now abandon for legitimate singing. Miss Toye has one of the most won derful freak voices of the world. She has primarily a pure tenor voice, with out being in the least masoullne of style or in appearance. The contralto Qual ity of her voice Is of unusual beauty, whjle as dramatic soprano she should be tremendously successful, and it is as such that she will return to her own country, where she ha never sung since she was in the early stages of her ca reer She is from Minneapolis, where she was well known as a talented mu- One" of the most Interesting visitors in America next season will be Kubelik, who has not been here in several years, not indeed since the genius of Mischa Elman has flashed upon us. The in terest in comparisons will be lively to say the least. Elman will be compar atively quiet this year and will go to Paris to live and develop. "I want to know something of life." he said to the writer, "and for this reason I have se lected Paris, because that is life, and I love the French school of composition, and while resting I want to grow into that atmosphere." Kubelik will open his tour at the Hippodrome October 15, in New Tork, where he made his first success in this country, when Daniel Frohman found him and brought him to America as a prodigy. He was o frail and delicate at that time that for a number of years curiositv ran high as to whether he was really a boy or whether he was a girl masquerading for the purpose of the sensation which would follow the facts of the case. But he has remained what he was originally and in addition to that he has become a very great master of his art. In his exceedingly Interesting book Issued this summer, 'Memories of a Manager," Mr. Froh man tells the Kubelik story. Artist to Be In Portland. Kubelik will be heard in Portland probably in December. His present management asserts this will be his farewell tour, as he has neither the ' 1 We received, a full car of these beds They must be sold quickly These rugs are the choicest product of the leading manufacturer in the Uni ted States, Alexander Smith & Sons. The regular retail price is $27.50, but while they last you can have your choice at 16.00 Sale Booms If you want to see a busy store in August, come down to the corner of Sec ond and Morrison. We have slashed prices on every line in the house and the people have been quick to respond. It matters not what you want to fur nish, from a kitchen to "a mansion or rooming-house. We can save you money. The largest stock in the city to select from. OVERLOOK OUR WINDOW JENNSMG CORNER SECOND AND MORRISON need nor the desire to remain before the public. News arrives in this country of the death of Caslmir R. Hofmann, father of Josef Hofmann, the well-known Po lish pianist, in Berlin, July 18. The elder Hofmann was widely known as he always accompanied his son on his tours and he was regarded as a very thorough and competent musician. Mr. Hofmann came in for much notriety when Josef, who was perhaps the most astonishing prodigy that ever lived, was compelled to cease making public appearances on account of the action of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The child was taken off the stage and placed for study In Berlin with Urban and Mosz kowskl and later with Anton Rubin stein. Art 19 Snpreme. When last year Hofmann returned after an absence of several seasons It was conceded that he had never reached the apex of his art until then, and it is not exaggeration to say that it would be difficult to conceive of greater art. Hofmann will return this season, but only to fill some engage ments with orchestra, among which will be some ten or 12 with the Bos ton Symphony Orchestra. Europe is not satisfied with condi tions surrounding opera, and the dif ferent cities are vieing with one an other as to the best means of Interest ing the broad public Hans Gregor, SHOES ARE HOBBY OF ONE PORTLAND WOMAN Twenty-six Pairs, of Every Shade and Material, Are Her Property, and She Wears Many in Day. IF Mother Goose may be believed: "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. Who had so many children she didn't know what to do." That old woman, it Is unnecessary to say, must have lived a long while ago, for few are the modern women who have "so many children," etc We could love her more If she had been thoughtful enough to have told some of her descendants Just how she man aged to economize on her shoes so suc cessfully. Think how many anxious hours the knowledge would have saved thj modern mothers! Fittingly to de scribe present-day conditions, the rhyme would probably read something like this: "Who had so many shoes she didn't know what to do." The accompanying pictures Illus trate the paraphrase. "Twenty-six pairs and then some," their - owner says. Judging from the number and variety, one might take her to be a "social butterfly." But she is, rather, a very busy professional woman of this city, besides being a competent home maker. Asked how the picture happened to be taken, she explained that an East ern cousin with a camera was visiting her recently. He proposed going some place and she said she would first have to change her shoes. At this, the cou sin "said things" and asked how many pairs she had for these were the third he had seen her in that day, and it was early in the afternoon then. She answered that she really didn't H--, DISPLAY The Home of Good Furniture the new impressario of the Opera House in Vienna, who has an American wife, formerly Delia Rogers, a well known contralto of this country, is planning to work along lines outlined by the Metropolitan of New York, and this, more than anything else, has aroused the ire of the Vienna artists, who regard this as the worst form of American invasion, although they felt much resentment, against the condi tions which displaced Weingartner as musical director of that house, in which the only way that America was respon sible was that Luclle Marcel, the Amer ican soprano, won the conductor so completely that when she was asked for her resignation he sent in his as well. In order to make opera accessible to a public of moderate means, Vienna is to have an opera house of enormous size, to be built much like that of Beyreuth, where there are no boxes or galleries. The house is to. seat 5000 people, and .there will be three operatic performances weekly and two of classic drama. It is hoped to work upon such a basis of economy that the highest-priced seats will be about 60 cents, and that it will be possible o gain admittance for 20 cents. It is ex pected that in this manner the receipts will In a measure cover the outlay, something which in Europe, as well as in America, with its more extravagant methods, seems difficult to do. It is planned to give the first performance of "Parsifal" in Vienna in the new opera house in January, 1913. know how many she had. A hasty in vestigation to satisfy this mere man's curiosity revealed the shoes shown in this picture high shoes, low shoes, black shoes, brown shoes, white shoes, buttoned shoes, laced shoes, leather shoes, cloth-top shoes, velvet-top shoes, house shoes, office shoes, walking shoes, climbing shoes, storm shoes, beach shoes, morning shoes, afternoon shoes, evening shoes. They made such an array that the cousin thought them a good subject for his eamera and so "lined them up" and "took" them. The owner of the shoes facetiously explains that the shoes "with the nails In the sole (left foreground) went to the top of Mount Hood with me in them!" 'Twas the Doler's- Privilege. Minneapolis Journal. Upton Sinclair, In a lecture In New York, condemned industrial or busi ness morality. "It is all wrong." he said, "but every body thinks it is all right. It reminds me of Tin Can. "Once, in a Tin Can poker game, s tenderfoot saw a player give himsell four aces from the bottom of the pack. The tenderfoot flushed with indigna tion. He turned to a Tin Can nativ and whispered: " 'Did you see that?' " 'See what?' " 'Why, that hound dealt himsell four aces!' " 'Wall,' said the native, in a Bur prised tone, 'wa'n't it his deal?" & SONS