The Sunday Oregonian., May 05, 1912, SECTION FIVE, Page 3, Image 59

TITE SUSDAT OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND, MAY 5, 1912.
PLAY WRITTEN BY LONDON'S FAMOUS CRITIC
PROVES DISMAL FAILURE IN OLD NEW YORK
Charles Hawtry. Who la SUrrin it raxce Written by Charles H. Brookficld, English "Censor." la E adeeming Feature Former Portland Girl, Margaret
Mayo, Makes Millions in Royalties From "Baby Mine" and "Folly of the Circus."
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MEMBERS OF TITANIC ORCHESTRA
ARE KNOWN ON TWO CONTINENTS
Musicians on Great White Star liner Led by Bandmaster Hartley, Formerly on Mauretania "Jack" Hume Made
Trip Despite Fleas of Mother for Him to Stay at Home.
BI LLOTD r. LOEKUAX.
leTW TOr.K. Jlay 4. special.)
have had a rhanc to what
nor. a really truly ceiiior, rati
n excellent play. For -Dear Old
Charlie." f-aturln Charlns Hawtry. la
at the Matre Elliott Theater.
The author of this farce Is Cfcarlea
II. rrookfleld. who reada copy on al
the drama, tragedies, farrra and plain
musical comedies In London. Heraufte
of bis experience, one would say that
her must be the play of the season,
full of the seno of the censor, thor
oughly dean, reliable and ru a ran teed
to run Indefinitely.
Wall?
Well, the fact Is that the play with
the word "censor" blown in the bottle
Is aad little thing-, very, very llRht.
and with a few tiny laughs scattered
her and there like the plums in
puddlna. Here Is the story.
"Dewr Old Cnarlle- has Just ot mar
rted. and he had been a deuce of a f"I
low in bis earlier days. His two best
friends had each possessed a wife, and
Charlie had received a letter from each.
One lady bad died from eating; toad
st oils, but the other was alive. Now,
with this start, anyone knows how the
plot develops. Of course, there should
be a bausrhty. nasty, vindictive mother-in-law.
and truth compels the ad
mission that there was.
Hawrry Is Gawd. Aayway.
Mr. Hawtry pleased, even If his play
did not. New Tors, has liked him from
the days of "A Messenser Prom Mars,
and he keeps up his food work after
an absence from these shores of nearly
seven years. As the conventional rake
In "Iear Old Charlie," Hawtry was cap
ital. He Is a good actor, and bis slm
pie methods score.
K. Holoian Clark has the part of the
husband of the lady who dined, not
w isely but too well, on toadstools. He
played it very much like the curate in
"The Private Secretary." and caused
considerable entertainment. The other
members of the company were all Im
ported especially from England for this
ovrasion. It is hoped that they came
on a cheap boat, for otherwise the man
agerial extravagance would be deserv
ing of severe reproof.
The two facts developed by "Dear Old
Charlie" are that we like good actios,
and that because a man 1 a palnstak-ine-
censor. It does not follow that be
knows anything about wrttina- plays.
Marrarrt Mayo and her husband.
Kdar Felwyn. are Joint authors of
"The Street Girl," In which
Blanche Rtns; Is starring at the Georire
Cohan Theater. It Is billed as a musical
oomedy. and moves with the rapidity
of chain llsrhttns;. A near as could be
ascertained. Miss Rtns; la a yours; wom
an who buys an Interest in a mine In j
I Neva.
We ' a prl
completely covered with a-old dust.
Illaaehe Hln la lleadll
Rianrhe Illns; and Will Roprers, the
lasso expert, are the headllners, al
thouKh the latter Is not so featured.
There Is an exceptionally hard-work
Ins; and competent chorus, and the mus.
leal numbers are picturesquely staged.
Miss Rica; sans; whenever she could,
which was satisfactory to the audience.
eons; writers declare that no woman
can make more of a sons; than thl:
Jolly star and the facts seem to bear
thrra out. Her best novelty Is "Whistle
It." quite a catchy affair with some
rhythm to It.
Rogers, the expert with the rope, re
marked that while he felt sure of him
self la a SO-cent show, he was not so
certain of how he would be received In
a I- production. His rope manipula
tion waa extremely clever, however,
and caught on with the audience.
Others In the cast were Harry Oil
foil, who did various stunts that he
used to do In vaudeville. William P.
Carleton, the tall actor who sans; with
Miss Ring. Florence Khlrley and Lois
Josephine.
Miss Ring Is always cheerful, but
never vulgar or even noisy, wherein
she has a great advantage over some
stars. "The Wall Street Girl" Is enter
taining despite the lack of a plot,
moves rapidly and does not drag at
an v point. What more can -one ask
for a musical play in these days?
The new Spring edition of "The
Whirl of Society" was given at the
Winter Garden this week. In the re
written version the playsmlth has
elaborated the dialogue. the song-
smith has supplied several new num
bers, while the stage director has con
tributed several new dances. Aside
from this several new features have
been added to the already all-star entertainment.
Cerssaa Daaeer Delights.
Miss Greta WeisenthaL the famous
German dancer, who could' not have
come to our shores until she gained
permission from the Royal Council of
Germany, Is one of the newcomers to
the Winter Garden and proved a most
worthy addition to the entertainment.
Her work consists of several sensa
tional dances which won her fame and
fortune In the European countries. The
best number on her programme is the
famous "Blue Dsnnb I'ance. which
seems destined to create a sensation
here.
Moon and Morris. the celebrated
English eccentric dancers, are seen in
novel exhibition of "fancy stopping.
while the "Texas Tommy Dancers" in
troduce a repertoire of the latest cre
ations in the dancing line now In
vogue on the Barbary Coast. -Alto
gether the new numbers nave made
the Winter Garden entertainment even
more entertaining than ever.
The Manhattan Opera-house, the
home of Hammcrsteln'a company in
former seasons, la to be the playground
of a stock company this Summer, un
der the direction of Charles E. and
Harry Clay Blaney. the one-time kings
or at least grand dukes of melodrama.
They will open their season on May
C and declare they will give Broadway
successes at popular prices.
Margaret Mayo, In the last number
of the Delineator, gives some Inter
esting figures which show that she la
rapidly arriving at the millionaire
class.
Plays Brtaar Bla Royalties.
Miss Mayo is quoted as saying that
her royalties on "Baby Mine" last year
amounted to 1200,000, and that for the
same period "Polly of the Circus," now
three Tears old. paid her 1100,000.
The latter play," she adds, "has al
ready brought me in 1500,000, and I
expect 'Baby Mine' to double that, and
bring me a total of 11,000.000 before
It ceases to draw."
From which It would . appear that.
although producers are declaring that
this is the worst season on record, yet
playwrights are the ones who have no
reason to complain, that Is If they
strike It as right as has this former
Portland girl.
Evils of Competitive Athletics.
Indianapolis News,
Borne of the big men In our navy
have been making a study of the ef
fects of athletics on the men In Uncle
Sam's Naval schools, and they say that
spectacular and competltlvo athletics
are bad for them. Too many of the
men have serious after effects from
tho long, severe course of fittmg them
selves to lead In physical sports. Once
the men are on the sea conditions are
such that he system of exercises can
not be kept up. Tho excessively de
veloped muscles In the framework and
vitals of these athletes tend to degen
erate when exercises are left off. Lead
ing athletes become too fat and actu
ally lose strength from the muscles go
ing backward instead of staying at a
standstill.
BV EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK. May 4. (Special.) In
the world of music and the the
ater things are sad this week.
Though the audience may sit in the
presence of singer, pianist or play,
however interesting may be any of
them, the sound which seems to thrust
itself upon the sense rather than upon
the ear Is "Nearer. My God, to Thee."
with the accompaniment of the rush of
mad and cruel waters; and the picture
of those brave musicians who went
down on the Titanic with that last out
burst of trustful, simple faith, will not
grow dim for some time.
No wonder that this melody Is a fa
vorite with one and all, no wonder that
tho lamented William T. Stead, who
went down on tlio same steamer, se
lected It some years ago as the hymn
which had been helpful to the world,
his favorite, the favorite of the late
King Edward, and the hymn close to all
the world because of its simplicity of
expression, of line and the directness
of Its message, the music not less so
than the text.
Hartley Well Knom.
When the Celtic arrived some of the
musicians on board that steamer told
brokenly of some of the men who had
belonged to the band and orchestra of
the fated White Star liner under the
direction of Bandmaster Hartley, well
known in musical circles of England,
and to many who had crossed on the
Mauretania, where he had been band
master and first violin for soma time.
Tfrere were five other musicians, in
cluding Herbert Taylor, a skilled pian
ist; a cellist from Leeds named George
Woodward, and Dralley. Krlns and
Brelcoux.
When the management of the Titanic
selected their men for band and or
chestra they tried to enlist the services
of the best available for the maiden
trip and among those engaged for this
one trip only was Fred Clark, bass
viol, well known in chamber musical
circles In Scotland. He did not want
to go Into music of this sort, but was
offered very great inducement in the
way of price to make Just this one
trip. Another musician well known to
seagoers was Mr. Hume, familiarly
known as "Jock," who was for some
time bandmaster on the Carmanla. He
was a Scotchman, whose family was
known as makers of musical instru
ments for some generations back. He
was to have been, married upon his re
turn from this trip, and as he had been
on board the Olympic when It met with
an accident upon Its maiden trip his
mother pleaded with him not to make
thU one, which carried him to his
death, especially as he was equipped
for chamber music and wanted to go
into that line of work as soon as he
had earned enough in this way to mako
it possible.
Conductor Hartley was to have bnen
married upon his return from this trip.
Ham me rat el a Faces HanUblps.
Inasmuch as gloom Is settled over
London quite as muen as over New
Tork. Oscar Hammcrsteln feels that he
has been followed by unusual hardships,
and the success he has experienced In
the face of the tragic incidents which
seem to have followed his sojourn In
England, beginning with the death of
the Duke of Fife, which put all the
court In mouring almost Immediately
after his opening, which in itself was
less brilliant than it would have been
had not the King and Queen left for
India the day before, seems all the
more noteworthy. Mr. Hammerstein
has placed his opera-house at the dls
posal of those who wish to give per
formances for the benefit of the suf
fers and the services of his company
have been placed at the disposition of
those who will take up the matter as
well. Both Charles Frotiman and Mr.
Erlanger bave volunteered their entire
companies now playing "Pink Lady.
"Ben Hur" and "The Mind-the-Palnt
Girl." Sarah Brooke, too, has offered
to give a performance for the sufferers
by a company formed entirely of Amerl
cans.
Mile. Trentlni Is the marvel of the
singing world at present. After one
of the most taxing tours that a prima
donna could endure, not only In travel
and In the numbs' of appearances, but
"Naughty Marietta" Is a role cruelly
high and straining she left on the
Mauretania for London to Join Oscar
Hammerstein. with whose company
she will sing. Some of the operas in
which she will he heard are "The
Masked Ball," by Verdi; "Tales of
Hoffmann," and she will create the
principa" role in "The Quarreling
Lovers," a new opera which Mr. Dlppel
will produce next season, and which
was written by A. Parelli, one of the
conductors of the Chicago Company.
Australia to Hear Sinner.
Eleanor de Cisneros, one of the most
beautiful women of the stage, leaves
for a concert tour of Australia, where
she goes by way of San Francisco.
Mme. de Cisneros will remain in Aus
tralia through the season, returning to
America In time to open the season In
Philadelphia as Herodiade In the open
ing performance of next season, Oc
tober SI.
The Philharmonic Society is already
out with its announcements for next
season, which may be summed up in
the facts that under Josef Stransky,
16 concerts Thursday nights, 16 con
certs Friday afternoons and eight con
certs Sunday afternoons are promised.
The Cincinnati Orchestra, in search
of a new conductor replacing Leopold
Stokovski. resigned, is considering
Osslp Gabrilowttsch. Max Fiedler, just
closing his engagement with the Bos
ton Symphony Orchestra, and Herr
Schneevolght, of Vienna. Gabrlio
wltsch has made a sensational success
as conductor, and It Is doubtful that he
would leave the place he has made for
himself In Europe to come to any post
but New Tork, Boston or Chicago. Mr.
Fiedler is leaving Boston on account
of the return of Dr. Muck, whom lie
was replacing, and It is due the de
parting conductor to say that he has
won an enviable position.
One of the most delightful successes
of the later part of the season Is "The
Rose Maid," a musical comedy which
opened Monday night at the Globe,
where large audiences have been at
tracted from the first night. The day
of musical comedy with poor singers
is fast becoming a thing of the past,
and J. H. Duffey, tenor, singing the
part of the Duke of Barchester, is of
grand opera possibilities.
"Robin Hood" Revived.
"Robin Hood," which has probably
been sung more times than any musical
work known in this country, has taken
.on a new lease of life. Hid with It will
enter the producing field the De Koven
Opera Company, named after the com
poser of this light opera classic, who
since the day when his name first
found Itself upon every one's lips, ha3
become noted in many circles of musi
cal activity, principally perhaps as
musical critic, which position Reginald
DeKoven held for some time.
It was during his occupation in this
capacity that Mr. DeKoven had the
opportunity to study the situation of
the aspiring American slncrer. far too
good for what is given under the name
of musical comedy, and yet who have
limitations which would make Impos
sible the grand opera stage. A glance
through the old score which had been
loved and sung by people of at lease
two decades, Mr. DeKoven decided that
he had already felt this way about
things when first he turned himself
Into musical life.
"Rob't Hood," which has been sung
more than 4000 times by the Bostoni
ans, will be revived at the New
Amsterdam Theater, beginning Mon
day, May 6.
House Supported by a D05.
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It was Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and
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