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Newspaper Page TextTJIE SUNDAY -OREGOXIAS, TORTLAXD, AUGUST 13, 1911. TACOMA WILL PRESENT, "THE BURNING OF ROME" Spectacular Production of Historic Interest Will Be Given in Immense Stadium in September Drama to Be Conducted on Gigantic Scale. MAX FiGMAN and h! excelletiuy chosen company bar mad cood at th Helll In thalr Buminar "- ( rmnt. crowded houaea bain tha rula all Ut weak In the popular oom- ty. "Tha Man on tua box. t Tha matlnaa Wedneadar - J ord braaker In thla Una. arary "aeat j beln- takan br woman, and doaana of , woald-ba atrona war tarnad away ; from lack of room. F1rman earta'nly i haa cauht tha atay-at-homan. their j frtenda anl Tlaltora. Tha Man on tha Box" la a Uah maker. and It raealrad a moat aatlafae tory rendition, tha atacin bain nota ble. Mr. ricman haa bean materially aelated In thla aucoeaa by Ma leadlnv woman. Mlaa Lcltta Bobartaon. who howi talant of a hlh order. Tonlcht the company epana In "Tha Sttbetltnte." la which Mr. Fir man appeara aa Smith, tha bright yone Kaw Tork evttorney who la unexpectedly called to the part of a preacher In tha new Teaiole Mr. Firman flnda abundant opportunity aa a hl(!i-claaa romadtan. and ha may be expected to play the double part with due attention to ta delicate humor. Next weak tha - new Mil wlU be -Mary Jane'a Pa." tha well-known newapaper play. Madame Bon. the Anglo-Farlalan rortrayer of "Zaxa. "Cajnllla, ate. and her ETcclleh company In Victor K fmalley'a "The Woman Who Knew." will be beadllnera at tha Orpheum. . At tha Empreaa. flrat place on the bill -will be taken by A Million-Dollar tvife." a vaudeville comedy claaalc. closely fallowed by Frank Hartley, an Arliora Jo In OHmpaea of the Prai rie." with one doxea people and horaea, will atar at ranter, pretention a wild Wet ahnw with lota of variety and aplc In It. Attractive chanrea of filma and other featiirei will be aeen at the Etar. and the Oaka. aa nerval, will have rood en tertainment to offer Ita patrona. MKX C ome'dlan Will Be 'Seen aa "The Sobtitot" at Hellig.Thii Week. For "il eecon week at the Hell If Theater, becinnlnr tonlrht. Max Fl tnan will present tfenlah Dlx's and ' Evelyn Oreenleaf Sutherland e comedy The Substitute." In which Mr. Firman toured a few eeasona aro. "The Sub stitute" tells the story of a younc law yer who marries an adventure, wh "on tlrea of him and securee a divorce. The Illustrious Mr. Smith, a he la known, attains wealth and position. sj well as fame, for his cleverness. He has a brother-in-law to be. however, who la an eminent member of the clerrr. The preacher la called to the email town of West Appleford to re lieve the pastor, but la stricken by the heat on the way, and In a spirit of fun. Mr. Smith decide! to take hla place. At Win Appleford he finds the resi dent parson has an exceedingly pretty daughter, and also that the poor old man Is under a cloud of mistrust, for having used some of the church funds wronry. Smith takes up the case, to flrd hla former wife deeply Involved. He finally succeeds In bringing events to a satisfactory close, and after much difficulty in persuading the young min ister's daurhter that It la perfectly rlrtt that she should marry a dlvlrced man w'na her love. Scenes of home and vlllace life are portrayed with genuine real'm. "The Substitute" la a wholesome American r '.'. The ltnea are clever. Mr. Fig man's personality only serving to bring nut the comedy element stronger and clearer. There wlil be a bargain matinee Wednesday and a popular matinee Sat urday. Beginning next Sunday. Augut . Mr. Ktxman will present his great success. "Mary Jane'a Pa." MIVSTRFXS HOLD POPULARITY i;trhard r Prlngle'a Show Keeps New With Each Season. Every once In a while tome self styled Pooh Bah of authority breaks "t print upon the passing of the min strel show, and some people actually believe him. Theater box office atatements. however, do not bear thla out. rsa the contrary, they prove that a good minstrel show does well up to ward the banner business of the sea son. The question naturally arises then, why are there not more minstrel com panies? The question la a fair one, and here Is a fair answer: Too attend the same play or musical comedy season after season If it provea to be a big success, bear the same sons, listen te the same dialogue, look at trie same scenery and leave the the ater eatisfled. Would you do the same by the minstrel show? No. Each season you Insist upon a new scenlo produc tion and new novelties. ThJs ralla for a vast outlay of money, as well as n rry and brains. Many minstrel com panies fail because their sponsors keep In the same old rut: others because tn their strenuous endeavor to provide something new lose sight of the fact flat a minstrel show must always be a minstrel show, and offer the public a hodge-podge of comic opera and buf foonery, which the publio In turn re- s. x itw. h. st -assess) mj- j-ii -ssst ; ; v 'r-f- : f--TV-i Jj X ' ' r" KU-vUft,.- ,1J i ; , j l r - " 'A . : 4-' . i. -f . i r ; i a v.. fuaes to accept, for the "dear public" la a wise child after all. One of the most succeesful minstrel organisations today Is Rlcharda A FrlnsMe's, who have toured the country for 10 years. Each season they rive a brand new show, but It la alwaya a minstrel show. This company. 40 tn number, will give two performances at the Baker Theater tonlrht and Monday night. ORPHEUM OFTOtS VARIED BISL Mnch-Talked-of Sketch. "The Wo man Who Knew," Headllner. Limited excursions to Joyland and BALLOOSKT TEtM OF THB STHAX.E RELIGIO THAT K L LllS DAfUXO LIVES. .1 y 1 fi v:. V J ' I .V-i - . I Charles Broadw Bros e: wick. game ' t "Every aeronaut In the haa three falls every season. In- t less he has them he Is bound to to T be worried. It he crawla out of them alive he knows he la aate for that eeaaon." That Is the expressed belief of Charlee Broadwick. the balloon ist at the Oaka thla week, lie had Just been discussing his daughter. Tlny's. fall of Thurs day Afternoon. In which, owing to a mishap with one of her three parachutes, she made a sheer drop of 1S00 feet and escaped alive. "That wae RabVa third drop." he said, "this season and she Is safe now. I have had mine al ready and as for the boy. he got his la Pittsburg. Seems as If 'all the care you take won't prevent you having those three fall a, they are as regular as clocw-work- "Sometlrriee the children get a hun:h' that something Is wrong. Then I either go op myself or re fuse to allow aa ascension. They never have to go. They know they have only to tell me they have a 'hunch' and It la all off. I want them to tell me. too. And I never rare If we have to dis appoint the crowd. Better that than kill the kiddles." return will be sold at the Orpheum twice each -day during the coming week, and aboard the special viy be snother of those tremendous bills of entertainment that are- beeomlng a fixed habit with the management of that theater. There will be vocal and Instrumental music, breath-taking ath letic stunts, lots of comedy and a sketch embodying a study In socio logy. At the top of the bill will be the much talked about social-problem aketch. 'The Woman Who Knew." as played by Madame Besson and her ori ginal company. Including Charles Dodsworth. 13 years a member of Sic Henry Irvlng'e splendid organisation of players. "The Woman Who Knew" la a comedy-drama, telling the story of the conquest of another's husband by the "Woman and how the latter finds excuse for her conduct, protecting her conquest from his rightful owner.- Madame Besson has long been rec ognised aa one of the great emotional actresses of Europe. Brilliant beauti ful and charming she presents a study of expression that la rarely equalled on any stare. To musical Portland the oomlng of the Cadets De Gaseogne, and Alsace and Lorraine will be a boon. The' Cadets are Parisian vocalists composed of a woman soloist and three men. tha organisation being considered one of the best that Europe boasts. It la booked exclusively for the Orpheum circuit. Alsace and Mil a. Lorraine are Instrumentalists of more than average ability and Introduce the new Instru ment called the Alaacephone. Resemb ling a cross between a cornet and a violin its tones more nearly resemble the hnms'n voice than any other. Nothing better than Corcoran and T)!xon have spread burnt cork in Port-, land for many moona, their eccentric 1 dancing being especially ludicrous, while Rosa Crouch and George-Welch have already earned a coast-to-coast reputation as one of the liveliest pairs that ever played the circuit. As sing ers, dancers and tumblers they are Im mense. Neat, natty, nifty and nice Just about describes the presentation by two charming girls. Lulu Wells and Marlon Flnlay, with Fred Hol-nes. The trio haa one of those clean, fast moving and funny offerings that makes an audi ence reluctant to see them go. And finally will come those cool cus tomers, the Wvnne Brothers, In a series of acrobatics which are divested of all appearancee of danger or difficulty be cause of the sang froid with which thev go through It. The Planophlend Minstrels and dainty Kllda Mortis will be seen for the last time at the performances on Sunday. REAL, BROXCHOS AT PAXTAGES Frontier Life Depleted by Cowboy Production Leading BUI. Real cowboys.' breaking real bron chos, and with all the effects of lite on the plains, "Arlxona Joe," the huge, spectacular production, will topllne the programme at Pantages for the week commencing with the matinee tomor row at 1:10, Introducing Miss Adele von OhU world's champion eques trienne, and supported by a bill of un equaled vaudeville. "Arlxona Joe" la the largest production- ever attempted on the vaudeville stage, carrying a carload of scenery and a company of ten. In addition to four bronchos and all the equipment of frontier life. The sports and habits of the ees-hers are depleted, the break- Ing of "ontlaw" bronchos taking up a considerable part of the performance. The riding of Miss von Ohl is a fea ture, and her feata In the aaddle are remarkable in every way. For several yeara following her winning the world's championship as a lady rider, she was the star In Buffalo Bill's Wild .West Show. Stanley and Edwards. In "Visions of Marble," represent noted pieces of art, taken from mythology and ancient his tory. "De Vere of the Chorus" la a charm ing playlet of life behind the scenes. In which Miss Eleanor Otis essays the principal role, which Is that of the Illy paid, overworked leader of the chorua. Comedy and pathos are happily Inter mingled and the plot Is one that holds Interest. Popular Indeed are the selections by FOftMER STUDENT AT HILL, MILITARY ACADEMY SIC CK8SFIL AS SHOW MANAGER. Harry L. Cert. ' Harry L. Cprt, who brought Max Flgman, ' one of Amerca's foremost comedians, to the Hel llg Theater, for a four weeks' en gagement, waa a few yeara ago a student of Hill Military Acad emy ajid a popular fellow among his schoolmates. Mr. Cort has made rapid strides In the profee alon of his father, John Cort. hav ing had several "shows" of his own on the road, besides manag ing the Moore Theater In Seat tle and other large theaters, and now ha la making an unusual success of Mr. Flgman la his repertoire engagement. Since hla arrival in Portland Mr. Cort has been busy reviewing tha acquaintance of many of his college chums, who are enthusiastic. r--;" f ' '- '-:-'-rrViJ-i , 1 the Albany Four, who are accompanied by their own pianist. The quartet Is one of the best that haa been presented here for a ions; t'me and the selec tions are -chosen rtth ' the Intent of pleaaing lowers of both classical and popular music. It has been many a day since a tramp comedian was appreciated by an audi ence, but Billy McDermott la the orig inal maker of mirth. His songs and parodies keep the audience In an up roar from the time that he steps onto the stage until the curtain Is .rung down. The daylight animated events aa shown by the Pantagescope have be come a permanent feature of the pro gramme 'and new reels will be given In the week to come. ' The season's latest and greatest dramatic success "A Night With The Poets" introducing Clinton E. Lloyd In bis noted recitations, wljl be seen for the final performances this afternoon and evening. EMPHESS BILL LOOKS BRIGHT Announcement Glre9 "Million Dol- lar "Wife" aa HeadHner. ' The week's bill at the Empress start ing with the matinee Monday afternoon It is announced will consist of a num ber of the best single-handed enter tainers op the Western circuit. The bill is said to be particularly bright with comedy and song, with some nov elties on the side. For the headline act the management announces . "A Million Dollar Wife." This comedy is being presented by Leslie Morosco & Co. Mr. Morosco has appeared here at varioua times both in vaudeville and musical comedy. As a special added feature Sullivan & Consldlne are sending Frank Hartley, a Juggler. - The work of Hartley has commanded the attention of vaudeville patrons from one end of the continent to the other, Mt Is said. ThoseHliklngiSlnglng are provided for in the Bell Boy Trio, a melodious aot in which the three young men In sert comedy and sing catchy songs. An Individual entertainer Is Mary Ambrose, Erin's versatile beauty. Miss Ambrose has an act built on new lines and her part of the show is heralded as among the popular sections of the bill. German eccentrlo acrobatic come-. Alans, the Randow Brothers are billed a having a succession of laughable surprises. Herbert Charles will give a study of feminine follies. . There will be new motion 'plctf res . to complete the bill. The last performances of the present show, headed by "The Duchess," will be given tonight TRIPLE DROP IS AXXOCXCED Miss Tiny Broadwick to Try Feat at Oaka From Great Height. -Manager Cordray has engaged that trio of daring aeronauts, the Bread wicks, for another week at the Oaks. Foilawlnr will be their schedule of ACOMA. Aug. 1U (Special.) Though Tacoma"a Stadium haa been finished barely a year. It has al ready been used for the holding of track meets and baseball grames; from Its concrete benches thousands have beard the Orpheum Club sing and EUery's and varioua. other private banda play. Over Its turf football teams have struggled for supremacy. This Sum mer It has been part of the playground system of the city, and has seen ten nis and other games In constant pro gress. For a week last Summer units from all the mobile branches of the United States Army there exhibited their bravest ajeeds of prowess, dynamited bridges, scaled walls and all the rest of it. A month ago the "Carnival of All Nations" staged its pageants with in the same circus maximus. School children have drilled. S000 strong In its vast enclosure; Roosevelt haa spoken there to capacity audience. Convention I Sought. Now, to these widely variant pur coses the city is talking of bringing the 112 Democratic National Conven tion to convene under a canvas cover ing in the stfaium. and Margaret 111-tngton-Frohman-Bowes has laid plans fn. ttarinfl- thare an elaborate Drjftduc-. ( tlon of the Gceek tragedy Oedipus. 1 nese projwi uib - visionary, though their promoters seem confident of ultimate success In their promotion. However, there is one more big event,- at least, to be present ed at the Stadium in.the near future, which is already welf under way, and which la not at all visionary.. This is the "Burning of Rome," to be riven on the evenings of September s4, Labor day, and September 5. : . In many ways this spectacle, some what on the order oi "The Destruction of Pompeii." though on a vastly big ger acale. will be the biggest pageant ever conducted In the Stadium. A large force of workmen Is busy at the .struc ture erecting the city on the seven hills, and the hills as well, with their seven temples. The back drop Is 425 feet long, stretching well across the end of the concrete horseshoe, and 75 feet high. Its designer says It is the largest stage setting ever constructed, even outdoing the" most extensive ef fort of be New Tork Hippodrome. The perspective Is so planned that the spectator. sees the ancient capital aa though from a distance of 35 miles. performances this week: -Sunday. 4:30 P. M. and P. M.; Tuesday and Thurs day P. M.. Saturday ':30 P- M- and P. M.. This afternoon Miss Tiny Broadwick will attempt a triple para chute drop for the first time, it Is said, the feat haa ever been, dared west of Pittsburg. . ' . To make the triple drop possible the balloon must rise at least 7000 feet. At this altitude. Miss Broadwick will cut loose and dash earthwards until her speed Is slacked by the opening para chute. She will then change to her second parachute bar and with the closed umbrella again hurtle down wards. A third time?she will repeat the risky performance.. She will land In the Willamette River or In some spot adjacent to the Oaks. As the girl cannot swim a motorboat will be wait ing to pick her up. Miss Broadwick Is but 1 years of age. She will make the afternbon as cension and parachute drops and may asoend on some evenings. On other eve nings her father, Charles Broadwick ,or her brother. Jack Broadwick, but a few years older than the girl, will -make the attempt. Night ascensions will be in full view, the Oaks' search light being kept on the balloon while the aeronaut, will be Illuminated by fireworks attached to the bar of the parachute. Concerts by Philip Ielz and the Oaks Park Band will be given every day. The Metropolitan Opera Quartette will give vocal concerts " every afternoon and In the evening will Intersperse grand opera selections with popular airs. The members of he quartet are: Madame Zarad-Fischer, soprano prima donna; Miss Alice Desmond, contralto: Joseph Msnn, tenor, and Saul Roselle, baritone. IXD1AV- ROMANCE OFFERED New Film at Star Is Not of Blood thirsty, Scalping Kind. The Star Theater management for today's change will offer a big Indian nictM-e "Th. Snlrit of the Gorge," as Its feature. This is described as not the ir...M ki.A.thl.itv acnlnlnflr Indian viuiuaij uti"u-,u.i.., r v film, but a legend, romantic, and in a way historical, presenting a pnase ui the early life of the children of tho BICYCLIST AT EMPRESS HAS APPEARED OFTEN BEFORE ROYALTY. 7 zt Bud Snyder. It is not every man born in Seattle who can stand before kings, but- Bud Snyder Is an ex ception. Snyder, who is one of the headliner on the bill at the Empress, and is playing the Sulli van & Consldlne circuit, has vis ited every part of the globe In the last 15 years, doing his dare devil bicycle act. He has been admired by the Czar of Russia, the Shah of Persia and many of the princes of India and the no blllty'ln Europe. While a boy he became enthu siastic about bicycles and grad ually became a master of the wheel and accomplished sensational- feats. His first public performance was on the streets of Tacoma and he was such a hit that he immediatelystarted on his first tour of Europe at an Immense salary. With the assis tance of his mechanician he in vented a euperior type of bi plane in which he made spectac ular flights In Europe and in .which he will be one of the start ers in the Coast-to-Coast Ameri can transcontinental flight. T : : K In the foreground, in the courtyard of Nero's palace, is an actual lake, 410' feet bv 102 feet in size. The football field is being excavated by a large force of teams witluscrapers.. In order' to make possible this piece of realism. Down Into this lake the Tiber, a really noble river, will flow from out of the hills. In the field of the Stadium and on Its fifth-mile cinder track, the Roman, sports will be held. In these 1000 Tacomans will take part. The thousands that are expected to gather for the two performances will see Nero come down from his palace and see the games begin at his behest In the hlppodrome It will all be done, to the turning down of thumbs, even as In Quo Vadls and all the other his tory and fiction concern!.! that inter esting individual.. Then finally tho fire will leap forth from one palace and another, the emperor will fiddle with might and main until everything the workmen have been building all these weeks will be consumed. Fireworks Will Dazzle. Then, in order, as the committee an nounces, that the audience may not have to go home In a downcast mood because 'of this wantonness, a pro gramme of Roman fireworks will con clude. The next day another Rome, another seven hills with their seven temples, and another Nero's palace and gardens will arise. The" organization under whose aus pices the production Is to be staged is the now permanently formed Carnival Association, though the Rotary Club, the Commercial Club and the School Board are all co-operating. The pro ceeds all go to Install a permanent lighting system In the Stadlujn. As the first day of the spectacle is Labor day, the unions are also co-operating with the association. They are selling buttons, with a reproduction of the proposed new Labor Temple on one side and the Stadium on the other. These admit to the performances and give ten votes for Nero. . September 5 has beep designated Merchants' day. and on that occasion all the out-of-town business men in the city are to be the guests of tha Tacoma whole salers at the pageant and at luncheon at the Commercial Club. R. D. Mc Donald and H. B. O'Neil. prominent Tacoma business men, are president and aecretary, respectively, of the -Carnival Association. . forest "Birds of a Feather," a satire on an unfortunate man who thought he possessed the ability to purchase gowns and hnts for his wife, will also bo offered, together with "the Dare Devil" and "The Interrupted Game," two farce comedies more than usually clever, by the Biograph Company. Professor Mer-' rlam 'will continue his Illustrated lec tures on the world cruise of the Atlan tic Squadron. James Hammock, the . . v I . A a . V. Victor singer, win oo mtruuuLou w Portland publlo for the first time. The Arcade's show will consist of four brand-new, first-run pictures. The Bell of Justice," a historical tale: The Two Sons," dramatic and Intense; Billy s Marriage, renna tumcuji two splendid descriptive pictures, bbtb interesting and educational, make up the bill. , The new films at the Oh Joy! will consist of 'The Arrow Head," an in tensely thrilling Indian drama; "Friday the Thirteenth," descriptive, showing a series of mishaps whlcn - oeren a woman and a man on Friday the thir teenth; "The Academy Girl," and "Jim mie's Luck," two comedies. The Tivoll's headliner will be "The Romance of a Dixie Bell," a wartime tale. Intense and thrilling, and two thousand feet of other more than ordi narily good material. Master William Junor, singer, will certainly please the children, as well as the grown-ups. and Mr. Sather will have a brand-new ballad. yw-T Grace Methodist Episcopal j Church, this morning. Miss Laura i Ferguson will sing Vannah's "Tears of Christ" At this church, the quartet for the coming year will con sist of Miss Laura Ferguson, soprano; Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton Stowers. con tralto; Joseph P. Mulder, tenor; and W. A. Montgomery, baritone. Miss Leonora Fisher Is organist and direc tor. , At the First Christian Church the organist for the month of August will be Miss Emma Whippel, and at Calvary Presbyterian Church. Miss Eugenia Patten. Miss Rose Friedle. a contralto sin ger of St Mary's Cathedral choir, was a recent soloist at the Catholic Church at Seaside, Or., and sang Wiegand's "O Salutarls," Miss Jean Dunbar accom panying on the pipe organ. Last Sun day morning, at this church, Mrs. Rose Reed-Hanscome sang Bordese's "O Salu tarls," and Sister Amatus, of this, city, was organist and choir director. The sermon was preached by Archbishop Christie. Edgar E. Coursen, organist, of the First Presbyterian Church, will take his outing this season with the Maza mas, returning home about September. - A Centennial organ recital will be given under the direction of Miss Leonora Fisher, of this city, at the First Presbyterian Church. Astoria, Or., Thursday night at 8:15 o'clock, when this programme will be rendered: "Prelude and Fugue in B flat" (Bach), Miss Maude C. Ross; "Adore" (Ravina Westbrook), Miss Iva Clara Ingraham; "Berceuse" (Spinney) and "Marche Herolque" -(Schubert), Miss . Margaret Taylor; "Andantino in D flat'" ("Sa lome"), Miss Maude C. Ross;. "Melody" (Howard) and "Andantino" (Wetton), Miss Ina Clare Ingraham; Reading, "The Matinee Girl," Miss Mabel Fer ris; "St Cecilia Offertory" Op. , No. 3 (Batiste). Miss Margaret Taylor; "The Swan" (Saint Saens) and ."Grand Chorus" (Lemalgre), Miss Maude C. Ross; vocal "Send Down Thy Blessing" (Wawelink) Miss Teresa Sweeny; "So litude" (Godard). Miss Margaret Tay lor; March Tannhauser (Wagner, Miss Ina Clare Ingraham. Mario Sammarco will return to America next season. La Scala Milan, made . him flattering offers, but he preferred to remain with the Chicago Philadelphia Grand Opera Company. Amedeo Bassl has been offered $5000 a week to sing two numbers dally at one of the largest Londsin music halls. Immediately after the qlose of the Covent Garden season. He has also had an offer from an American .manager for a concert tour before and after the Chicago-Philadelphia opera season. , A postal card has been received from - Robert Bolce Carson, the tenor singer, dated from Paris, stating that he. Mrs. Carson, and the children had visited in Paris and Cologne, and were" on their way. to Berlin, Germany. Mr. and- Mrs. Carson sang at a musicale onboard the ocean steamer from this country, and met two musical people from Vienna who asked them to locate there but they said that Portland is home. "