THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND JUNE 23, 1913.
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BTT-EOSE CASS BAER.
rERILY the end of tho theatrical
season Is upon ua. Henrietta
Crosman wu the only Helllg
attraction last week and then was In
for only two performances In her farce
comedy, "The Real Thing," epigram
matic and delightful as entertainment.
Tonight ushers in that exponent of
domesticity, Margaret Illlngton. in
Charles Kenyon's play, "Kindling.'' Mr.
Kenyon is a former San Francisco
newspaper man and this is his first
play. He offered it to a half dozen
other actresses before Miss Illlnston
read it. She saw its possibilities and
It was while she was here in Portland,
one year ago. that she telegraphed Mr.
Kenyon to come on here to negotiate a
contract. With Edward Barnes, Miss
JUington's husband, Mr. Kenyon met
in Hy Etlers' store and signed a con
tract to write playa for five years for
Miss Illlngton. He has Just finished
curtain raiser for her to use In con
section with her present play when
she opeps her own theater, the Tiling
ton, Irf New York next October. In the
meantime she has no vacation, other
than the one week she has Just taken
off from work at Shasta. Her road
tour continues until the opening of the
New York theater. Then she goes on
tour again for the Winter and June
will find her playing in London In
"Kindling."
Her new curtain raiser, by the way,
was suggested as to plot by the Riche
on trial, which seems to Insure Its be
lng sufficiently morbid to satisfy.
"Kindling" is a tremendously dramatic
play, written about a woman of th
tenements, who steals to have better
things for hor unborn ch.'ld. In Miss
Illington's support Is Frank Campeau,
who is remembered for his work as
Trampas In "The Virginian."
Florence Robinson, who was the aunt
In "Seven Days," Is also of the cast, and
ao la Frank Camp, who was a player
with1' Ralph Stuart'a company when
Cathrlne Countiss was a member.
Miss Illington's engagement is for
even nights, with matinees on Wed
nesday and Saturday.
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The frivolous "Blue Mouse- -having
frisked over the Baker atage to the
eminent satisfaction of that theater's
patrons all last week, will give way
today to the first stock production of
that beautiful play, "The Dawn of
Tomorrow." Miss Fleming will, of
course, be Glad, the role In which we
aw Gertrude Elliott at the Helllg last
season, and which was created by
Lleanor Robson. The play Is from the
pen of Frances Hodgeson Burnett and
Is a beautiful symbol story, with the
Joy of radiating happiness as Its theme.
Most of its scenes are laid in the slums
of London, and a large cast Is needed
to portray it. This production will be
followed by the romantic love play of
George Barr McCutcheon. "Beverly,1
the sequel to "Graustark." which never
falls to score heavily with its Romeo
and Juliet atmosphere of love and ro
mance, its elements of chivalry and
flashes of comedy.
The last play of the present stock
organization will follow "Beverly."
Quite appropriately for Elks' week. It
win be "Are You a Mason." the famil
iar lodge play. .
Headlining the Orpheum bill Is David
Belasco's vaudeville production of
"Madame Butterfly." The Empress
heads with the Eight Saxons in a big
musical act called "The Transparent
Dressing Room." At Fantages Frizso
a protean artist In a playlet In which
he depicts II different characters, will
be the topliner.
MISS ILLIXGTOX AT HEILIG
"Kindling," Depleting Tenement
Life, la Offering.
At the Helllg Theater tonight Mar
garet Illlngton will open an engage
ment of seven nights with special mat
inees Wednesday and Saturday, in
Chnrles Kenyon' play of tenement life,
entitled "Kindling."
To Mr. Kenyon. a San Franciscan, the
credit of writing one of the most per
fectly constructed and convincingly ap.
pealing plays that haa yet been given
to the American public must be ac-
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, bargain performance wll be given as
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oorded, for In his treatment of the
theme of "Kindling" he has shown
originality, skill and power, which
stamps him as a genius In the ranks of
our native dramatists, and to Mr. Ken
yon'a remarkable play is the wonder
ful portrayal of Maggie Schults by
Margaret Illlngton, and which gives
her an opportunity that has never been
given before, to display the splendid
emotional powers with which she Is
so generously endowed. As a result of
her acting in this role. Miss illlngton
has added another stage plctureto her
artistic achievements of the past that
will live long In the history of our
stage as a classic.
The power of mother love and the
sacrifices which It will prompt, form
the basic theme of the play. Maggie
Schults lives with her husband, Melnie,
a stevedore. In a reeking, tumble-down
tenement in the East Side of Mew York.
The unwholesome atmosphere of the
Mace has made it a hotbed of disease,
and many of the children .have become
a Drev to contagion. Under these cir
cumstances, embittered with the hard-
hips of his lot. Heinle declares that
it is the greatest stn to bring children
Into the world to share this misery
even more of a aln than to kill them.
A strike among the stevedores throws
him out of employment, and his un
happy wife, knowing that very soon
their union must Dear iruiuon, is
temnted to steal to provide money
with which she fondly hopes they will
be able to leave the wreicnea scenn
about them forever.
8he obtains work In the home of a
social worker in the district, and be
comes the confederate of a burglar, to
whom she sells the plan of the house
for the amount of money she needs to
leave town. Her , complicity In tne
theft is suspected, and through the sa
gacity of the sleuths engaged upon the
case she Is entrapped and an admis
sion of the truth wrung from her. Tne
nexDected happens, however, by tne
young woman who has been victimized.
Instead of being sent to jail to aatisiy
the law for the misdeed her condition
is accepted aa extenuating circum
stances, and she Is permitted to go free
with the transportation for the coveted
trip.
Practically every . issue confronting
human society today enters into the
composition, and lends color to lte
plot: and so artfully do the arguments
and the situations evolved in the play
search out the pitiful makeshifts and
evils of certain modern economic sys
tems that the story is thrilling, throb
bing and appealing in its denouement.
The cast includes tne loiiowmg play
ers: Byron ueasiey, rrana uampeau,
Ida Lewis, Florence Robinson, ItutH
Tomllnson, John Jex, A. G, Kenyon,
Frank Camp and H. Benson,
STRONG PLAY OX AT BAKER
The Dawn of a Tomorrow Shows the
Good and Bad of Life in London.
Baker Stock Company has been seen
In many unusually strong plays during
the present season, but one of the last
and greatest New York sucoesses to be
released for stock purposes and which
will be presented this week Is Gertrude
Elliott's starring success, "The Dawn
of a Tomorrow," which will open this
afternoon.
Two acts take place In the lowest
and vilest quarters of the great City
of London and nothing more realistic
or awe-lnsptrlng to th morbidly
curious than the scenes In these acts
has been created In a long while.
As , It happens a certain rich " old
British Lord suddenly becomes aware
from overhearing his physicians In con
sultation that he Is doomed to soon
become insane and die so. He deter
mines to commit suicide and In order to
conceal the act from his family and to
protect his family name be goes dis
guised as a poor outcast into the
lowest slum distrlot. during a heavy
fog. This scene opens the second act.
and it is here Just 'at the critical
moment that he meets with Glad, a
child of poverty and ignorance, but
nevertheless a little ray of sunshine
who just naturally believes that all
goodness and gladness come from
thinking It Is so. Through many charm
ing, and at times thrilling scenes these
two pass, for the child (for she Is "but
little more) qulokly discerns what Is
In the mind of the desperate, wretched
man and begins her campaign of re
calling him back to life and hope im
mediately. In the end her philosophy
wins and a play that from the opening
promises all kinds of misery and
shadows, becomes one of constantly
increasing sunshine that carries the
audience along with It with -Irrepres
sible charm nd pleasure. Sir Oliver
gives the girl aid and also helps clear
her lover of the charge or a crime
which he has not committed, and alto
gether brings much happiness to Apple
Blossom Court which helps to make
himself happy and likewise healthy.
Eleanor Robson Orst played tne role
of Glad which Miss Fleming will por
tray with the Baker Company. Th
cast is a large one and the scenic
effects are unusually beautiful and
realistic "The Dawn of a Tomorrow"
will continue all week with a matinee
Saturday. Tomorrow nlsht the popular
"MADAME BUTTERFLY" BILLED
Belasco's Masterpiece Is Headllncr
at Orpheum Thls Week. -David
Belasco's masterpiece, "Ma
dame Butterfly," is the headline num
ber on the bill to open at the Orpheum
with the matinee tomorrow. The play,
as presented in vaudeville. Is not con
densed. but will be staged In its orlg
inal entirety as produced for the first
time as a curtain-raiser to "Naughty
Anthony" In New York. Ten actors are
In the cast. An executive stall com
posed of nine persons accompanies the
production on its vaudeville tour, and
the play requires the full stage for
45 minutes. In the cast are Forest
Seabury, a former Portland aotor, who
takes the role of an attendant, and
Inez Seabury, his little daughter, who
was born in Portland. The child acts
the part of Trouble, daughter of Ma
dame Buterfly, or Cho-Cho-San, the
role taken by Clara Blandlck. Clara
Blandlck, leading woman In the notsd
little Japanese drama, was born In Ja
pan and Is the wife of a United States
naval officer. She was selected par
tlcularly by David Belasco for the
leading Dart In "Madame Butterfly,
which is a Japanese) story built around
the desertion of a Geisha girl by an
American naval officer.
Filling second place on the new bill
are the O'Meers Sisters and company,
tight-wire performers, whose act also
Includes singing, and dancing. The
three women flit about on the perilous
wire, sing in the midst of their most
dangerous feats and finish the act
with a picturesquely costumed Russian
folk song.
Brown and Blyer, "Just Entertain
era," are next. This team has a sing
lng and dancing act with a wide vein
of comedy, and newspaper reviews of It
say it has the virtue of being new ana
vivacious.
Then comes Harry . Atkinson, the
Australian Orpheus, or "the man with
a whole orchestra in his throat." At
kinson has the gift of being able to
imitate the song of any bird and the
tone of any musical instrument with
his vocal cords. Fifth on the new bill
Is the Tuxedo Comedy Four, who are
scheduled to provide a merry half hour
with their singing, dancing and ban
ter. One make's ur - as a "rube," an
other as an old actor, the third as a
German and the fourth appears In
ordinary street garb. The final num
ber la a pantomlmio gymnastic act of
fered by Honors and Le Prince, who
are said to present only unusual turns-
The Elliott Savonas in "The Palace
of Orpheus," a big musical act, will
close their engagement at the Or&heum
tonight.
FRIZZO COMES TO PAXTAGES
Protean Artist Will Represent The
atrical Staff and Performers.
Direct from his sensational triumphs
at Paris, Berlin, London and Naples.
Frlzzo. the wonderful protean artist.
wllli make his Initial appearance at
Pantages for the week commencing
with the Monday matinee, June 24, a
the headline attraction on a programme
of exceptional merit.
Frlzzo was booked by Richard
Fitrot, the European representative of
Alexander Pantages, for a short and
exclusive tour of the Pantages cir
cuit, prior ito the arttst'a return to the
continent for Indefinite engagements.
Frlzzo will appear In bis original
sketch. "Eldorado," playing the roles
of the members of the executive staff
of a theater, the prima dona, the il
lusionist, the tenor and many other
characters familiar to playgoers. He
concludes his performance with a
startling disappearance, making hi
act one of remarkable merit.
New York's latest and greatest sen
sation, the Trilby Barefoot Texas
Tommy Dancers, will be another ban
nered attraction on the programme.
The four members of the company ar
seen In artistic rendition of the cele
brated dance and a huge carpet Is
spread on the stage to protect their
feet. The dances are of rare artistic
merit and " set Broadway agog when
they were first presented. In keeping
with his standard, Mr. Pantages en
gaged them for an exclusive tour of
his circuit, thus glvlnir the theater
lovers of the West the best and big
gest metropolitan attractions llrst.
No greater vaudeville star than
Henri Kubellk, nephew of the famous
Bohemian violin virtuoso, has ever
been here. Herr Kubellk will offer his
original compositions and a number of
selections from light and grand operas.
His handling of a violin bow is de
lightful and Herr. Kubellk will prove
as great a star as nis aistinguisneo
relative. Music-lovers especially will
enloy this act.
It remained for the Marmeem Four
to present a musical comedy act that
would be appreciated by all. These
cl-sver entertainers will offer an act
original, refreshing- and extremely en
tertalnlng. They have been musical
stars individually and their amalga
mation wiy be a treat for lovers of
real enjoyment.
No happier German comedians than
Jones and Mayo have been presented
in local vaudeville for many a day.
Their work is novel and entertaining,
while their parodies and witticisms are
delightfully funny. , ,
Sensational and amusing Juggling Is
offered by the Lessos, late of the Lon
don Hippodrome. They will make thel
first appearance here and will un
doubtedly score a big hit. The Pan
tageecope will offer new, animated
event.
Pantages offers bigger and better
vaudeville productions every week, and
the act playing now are even better
than those of a few months ago. The
theater 1 absolutely fireproof and 1
the coolest shown ouse in the city, be
ino- chilled by Ice blasts.
The Five Columbians, presenting
Miss Marlynn Miller in a delightful
musical comedy, will conclude their J
local enKUKemeiiE wnu iiie uciaviuv
ancea this afternoon and evening.
lng anothet tour of the circuit and be
ing welcomed wherever he goea.
Sunday's performances will be the
last of the bill which haa been running
th past week. It I a tip top vaude
ville ahow, which has made a favor
able impression with all patrons. On
the programme are such winners as
the celebrated Dollar troupe, the five
musical Nosses. the three Dixie girls
and other. It la a dandy entettaln
ment. DERBY DAY AT THE PEOPLES
Star and Arcade Both Have Pro
grammes of Merit. '
In a little more than three year the
film industry has developed from a
curious novelty Into a distinct art. This
has resulted directly from the Insistent
demand of an exacting public. Pro
ducers have had their, ear to the
ground and have keenly caught and
paid attention to the distinct and de
veloping public taste, so . that today
the cheap, the commonplace, the usual
and the ordinary does not appear in
any sense of the word, and It requires
th artistic, the extraordinary, the able
and unusual to secure ana retain pud
Uc approval. The People a Amusemen
Pnmnanv has made a careful and in
telligent study of public taste In the
matter of motion pictures; and feels
that it has on all occasions presentea
only the beat, the purest ana tne most
uplifting In the realm of a distinct art
Tha features today at the People's
Theater are many and varied, headed
by a great Edison production entitled
"The Girl at the Key," snowing a wire-fic-ht
az-alnst craft and corruption,
"The Runaways" Is a delightful Lubin
comedy. "Derby Day" is a great race
track film. "Mysterious Pierrot" Is
trink comedv. and that ever welcome
Confer, Bauer and Wilson Trio will be
present and do Its best to please.
At the Star "The Spirit Awakened,
an intense Blograph picture, is beyond
explanation and must, be seen to be
appreciated. "The Ingrate" Is a strong
r.i.hln drama: "Rube Detectives" and
th "Shoffer's Dream" two cornea le
"London" a splendid scenic; "The Rex
Trio," a feature musical act, and Miss
Carrie Louise Airton, wi-nu
violinist.
The Arcade will headline "Tne tie
turn of William Mahr," a strong dra
matis studv. following with 'Her
Brother," another splendid Vltagraph
offerinsr: "Catzenjammer Kids, com-
adv: "SheeD Raising," educational, Rae
Saunders, the feature, singer, and Ar-
thur Elwell, baritone.
EIGHT SAXOXS AT EMPRESS
English Mnsical Aggregation Is
Head liner This Week. -
Anyone who Is not pleased with the
new bill at the Empress must be hard
to satisfy. The new Empress show,
which opens with the Monday after-
noon performance, will have an array
of talent gathered from two conti
nents. Two of the specialties are Im
ported from England and. others rep
resent American vauaevme at its Dest.
The eight Saxons, England's musical
stars, have been assigned to tne Head
line position by Sullivan ft Consitilne,
This act Is appearing, in its musical
surprise, "The Transparent Dressing
room." This Is something new In th
manner of musical acts and the nov
elty will appeal to the regular patrons
of vaudeville. . It is an act of comedy
and cleverness combined with a first
rate musical programme.
Recognised as one or the best quar
tets in vaudeville, the Monarch comedy
four will come as the special added
feature on the new bill. This quartet
mixes fun with the songs, but aside
from the comedy element It Is as tune
ful a quartet as has been heard In
Portland for months past. It is of
established reputation.
Likewise musical is the act of Grass!
brothers. These chaps come from
England and this is their first tour
since (hey closed the season at the
London Hippodrome. They are musical
acrobats, a variety of entertainment
that Is scarce In America, although not
uncommon In Europe.
After the Gale" 1 a breezy sketch
of college life. At the head of the
sketch is .Ted Gibson, the noted come
dian, who will be supported by a splen
did company. The plot Is typical of
the campus without treading on fa
miliar ground.
Singing their own songs, Al Brown
and Gertie Moulton will contribute to
the bill. Their act comes highly rec
ommended. Mary Dorr, the carica
turist with th beautiful voice, is max-
COUXCIL CREST IS POPULAR
Amusement Park on Hill Top Keep!
Cool in Torrid Weather.
Combating the - extremely warm
weather of last week have been the
sea breezes that blow about Counci!
Crest. The new Scenic-Amusement park
established there Is beyond question the
most comfortable spot in Portland when
the weather is excessively warm down
AUSTRALIAN SINGER AT OR
PHEl'M HAS REMARKABLE
VOCAL QUALITIES.
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Barry AtklnaoB.
Harry Atkinson, who is billed
as "The Australian Orpheus," is
known in the theatrical world
as "the man with a whele orches
tra in his throat." He has the
gift of being able to imitate the
songs of all birds and the tones
of all musical instruments with
vocal cords. Physicians declare
freakish formation of his throat
and nose are responsible for his
extraordinary accomplishment.
His throat is double the size of
the: ordinary throat In back and
his nostrils, being honeycombed
and perforated, act as a sounding-board
when he sings. Atkin
son says It is a task for him to
talk when he considers the ease
with which he make bird nates
and imitates the sounds of music
al Instruments. Atkinson's real
name 1b Harry Atkinson Fitts.
He is the ton of an eminent doc
tor of Melbourne, and studied
vocal music under Slgnor Gecchi
who, at the same time, had
Madame Melba under his tuition.
Atkinson was "discovered" by
the noted actor, J. L. Toole, and
his secretary, Frank Tornton.
'who were guest at a Melbourne
dinner, where Atkinson sang.
.Toole informed Atkinson he was
master of a novelty that would
appeal to the vaudeville world
'and prevailed upon him to take
-up a stage career. Atkinson
came to America in 1891, was
elected a member of the Savage
Club, appeared at several New
York society functions and made
his first jig public appearance at
the Covent Garden Promenade
Concert before 7000 persons. Then
he was engaged for a three-year
tour of England's prominent
music halls. Atkinson will be
gin a week's engagement at the
Orpheum with the matinee tomorrow.
town. No matter how hot it is, on
can always be comfortable In "Port
land's Roof Garden." The elevation,
S00 feet above town, makes a sur
prising change In temperature. This
was appreciated by several thousand
visitors to tha park last week, when
relief was found from the humidity.
The ride on the streetcar up the big'
hill Is cooling, to begin with, and re
freshing results accrue from trips on
th roller coaster, merry-go-round and
"Trip -up the Columbia," all first-class
attractions at the Scenic Park. Council
Crest makes no pretensions at any
thing In tha dramatic line, but for those
who love nature and grand scenery,
the place simply can't be beaten. In
this connection is remembered th
praise of Council Crest given by Dan
iel Frohman. the great playwright, who
was taken up the hiil by William T.
Pangle, a few years ago. Frohman
said he had made 32 trips to Europe,
but on none of them had he seen any
thing to equal the view from Portland's
big hill..
Numerous attractions are on tne tapis
for the Immediate future at the park
itself. Thus far there have been a
number of picnics, a shirtwaist skating
party and numerous firework display.
The Alblna, Portland Heights and Sun
nyside roller skating club all organ
ized this Summer, have chosen the
Council Crest rink as their headquar
ters and are holding fortnightly par
ties there. Last Sunday there was an
exciting two-mile skating race in the
big rink, won by James Bodlne. This
was in addition to the triple exhibition
of pyrotechnics. The chicken dinners
Sundays are proving a popular feature.
DURBAR PICTURES RETURN
Kinemacoldr India Pageant Comes
Back to Hell Iff June 80 for Week.
A special return engagement of th
gorgeous and inspiring pageant in the
world's history, "The Durbar in Klne
macolor," reproducing in motion and
natural color the dazzling splendor at
tending the coronation of King George
and Queen Mary as Emperor and Em
press of India, comes to the Helllg The.
ater seven afternoons and evening be
ginning Sunday, June 30. '
Klnemacolor picture are not merely
moving pictures they are the thing it
self, and the immense value of the new
natural color photography aa applied
to kinetics by the Urban-Smith inven
tion is demonstrated by the facilities
which the authorities offered the Klne
macolor camera corps at the great In
dian Durbar.
The Klnemaoolor process suggest-
that the day may come when even the
newspapers will' have become obsolete
and the general public will taKe tneir
news dally In. moving color views.
The Durbar lent itself admirably to
color illustration. The arrival of the
King and Queen at Bombay In the royal
yacht and the royal procession through
the city a propnecy or tne oriniani
groupings of the British and Indian
troops to follow in subsequent scenes.
The pageant Is presented in an ascend
ing scale of Interest Their Majesties
arrive at Selingarh by train following
which is the grand state entry through
the Elephant Gate of the Delhi Fort,
affording a wondrous spectacle of the
native princes in' their equipages of
scarlet, sliver and gold inset with daz
zling Jewels; the elephant and camel
corps with their magnificent trappings.
the review of the famous Black watcn
of Scotland, and In all of over 60,000
British and Indian troops, the ruins of
ancient Delhi, the. horse races at Cal
cutta for the King's cup, the ascent of
the King and Queen on their thrones
robed In royal regalia, and in all it is
the real Durbar brought to America,
where one does not feel the blazing
sun or blinding dust of India, but Is
privileged to enjoy all of its grandeur
from an opera chair without the dis
comforts of a fatiguing Journey to the
Orient.
A special lecturer and an augmented
orchestra, which will render Oriental
melodies and stirring marches composed
for the Durbar, will add to the beauty
and fascination of the production.
BAKER WILL OFFER BEVERLEY
Famous Book by George Barr Mc
Cutcheon to Be Played Next Week.
One of the prettiest love stories ever
written of the light, romantic order la
George Barr McCutcheon's "Beverley of
Graustark," the sequel to "Graustark,"
and it is now announced that the Baker
stock company will offer "Beverley"
for the week opening next Sunday
matineo.
While the scenes are laid in and
around the mythical principality of
Graustark and while several of the
same characters are Introduced, still
Beverley must not be confounded with
Graustark, as they are entirely sepa
rate and different plays. It is hard to
decide which is the more fascinating
ef the two. There Is more laughable
comedy In Beverley and the heroine Is
an American girl, while the hero of
Graustark Is the exact reverse.
The love interest Is simply charming
and bubbles all over with fun and ex
citement that oppeals to the hearts of
all people, for few ever become too old
or hardened to be interested in the old,
old story, especially when It is sur
rounded with all the elements of reel
romance and chivalry. Beverley will
doubtless prove a wianer, for thousands
have read and enjoyed the famous novel
from whloh it is dramatized.
SHIP IN CALM AT SEASIDE
Schooner Rides Waves All Day ant
Makes So Progress.
SEASIDE. Or, June 22. (Special.)
The unusual spectacle of a full-rigged
ship becalmed offshore for a whole day
was afforded Seasider yesterday. Th
vessel was a four-master of the schoon
er type and presented a pretty sight
to landlubbers aa she rode motlonles
with every stitch of canvas set.
The day being perfect and the air
clear the ship wag easily seen until
o'clock at night. While the sun was
setting the ship was sllhoutted against
the sunset, giving camera enthusiasts
target that, will not soon be dupli
cated.
Some fears were expressed for the
safely of the vessel- since she seemed
helpless in the absence of wind and
it appeared that the tide was carrying
her toward the rocks on Tillamook
Head