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THE SUNDAY - OREGOSTAN, PORTTAXD, JUSTE 23. 1912.
ROOFGARDEN SHOWS ARE METROPOLITAN PROCESS
FOR SEPARATING NEW YORKER FROM HIS MONEY
Seats Are Hard, Show Is Poor. Refreshments Vile, Heat Great, but Then Prices Are Higher Than Elsewhere on These Top-Story Amusement Places,
. go the Crowd Goes Madison Square Is Being Rehabilitated by Western Syndicate.
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ln Dicture show on Broadway be
tween Ninety-ninth and One Hundredth
streets, declared his girl servants were
continually leaning out of the windows
and flirtlngr with patrons of the show.
When he remonstrated the servants
left.
Ernest T. Gallagher complained that
for three or four hours each evening he
and other rent-payers were compelled
to listen to "the pounding of a tin pan,"
called a piano,- playing the same rag
time tune." Others declared that sleep
was impossible because of the ap
plause and cheers of the audiences.
.
Florence Wickham, who sings Alan-a-Dale
In the revival of "Robin Hood"
at the New Amsterdam, sang "Oh,
Promise Me." over the long distance
telephone to H. C. Barnabee in Bos
ton and- Tom Karl in Rochester, N. T.,
last night, during the gala perfor
mance in honor of the anniversary of
the first production of -the De Koven
and Smith opera in unicago in isu
Both Mr. Barnabee and Mr. Karl were
members of the original cast of "Robin
Hood.
TROUT LAKE VALLEY IS
MECAC FOR TRAVELERS
District Boasts -of Soil, Climate and Scenery Unsurpassed in the Great
; Northwest.
Myriad Lights to Speak of
Patriotic Honor
Alilecmen Favor Lru Dsaseroai
Method of Celebrating Glorious
Fourth lu Mew York.
BT LLOTO F. LONE RG AX.
NEW TORK. June 51. (Special.)
The roof garden season, a period
of theatrical life peculiarly "New
Tork" is arain upon us. and thousands
of Manhattanltes nightly pretend to
enjoy themselves under the most un
pleasant surroundings.
The name "roof garden," it must be
has been converted into a bit of Winter stances which led the Englishmen to
landscape. The light from hundreds of
electric lamps will be reflected upon a
pond of real ice on which Miss Qrace
Helane and Eddie Hansen, professional
skaters. iv an exhibition.
A company of Western capitalists has
undertaken 10 rehabilitate Madison
Square Roof Garden, the new amuse
ment place successful only in the year
... , , ' ., , . K. Harry Thaw shot Stanford White, and
' - , nnhllf- Th thru
top-story theater; for it has walls and
celling, and is practically as warm and
much more uncomfortable than the reg
ular theater, although it is not good
form to say so.
On the root garden the seats are
hard wooden chairs. Closely assembled.
The show is a vaudeville, not as good
as can be seen in Winter for cents
or 91, while the roof prices are 32.
On sticky evenings. Just as we have
been undergoing of late, a roof garden
Is a martyrdom unless one wants to
be in the swim. The seats are uncom
fortable, the house employes more or
less sloppy, and the show on the make
shift stage more or less of a bore. But
yea can go there in evening clothes,
drink very bad liquor at double bar
room prices, and smoke any kind of
cigars or cigarettes you want.
Hammersteln's root has a new name
this year, Jardln des Fleurs," and
has been transformed into a bower of
vines and flowers, and each woman pa
tron la presented with a rose upon en
tering. Another feature is the Ice car
nival. The Old Farm which rovers the
djolaing root of the Republic Theater
acres of roof space have been utilized
In making a big Oriental garden, where
one msy dine or dance or be entertained
by caberet performers. A large danc
ing pavilion has Seen erected in which
visitors may dance between courses or
after dinner.
"The Pirates of Pensance" is ' the
fourth of the series of revivals from
the works of Gilbert and Sullivan made
by Manager Ie Shubert and William
A. Brady. This opera is now being
given at the Casino Theater. It was
at the Casino that the "Mikado" and
"Pinafore-- were offered, while for "Pa
tience" the Lyric was chosen because of
circumstances that made it more avail
able. Apparently the popularity which
the Broadway home of musical com
edy enjoys has been deemed a suffi
cient factor to transfer the play on
view there that "The Pirates" mirht
have the Casino for a rendezvous.
It is Interesting to note that "The
Pirates of Penxance" was the only one
of the many works of Gilbert and Sul
livan which had Its first performance
In America, and to recall the circum-
offer their opera first to aliens. '
It was by no means a spirit of grat
itude that nrornDted them to choose
New Tork for the initial presentation.
Rather It was a feeling that unless It
was given there first they would be
deprived of the profits they roll iney
were entitled to morally If not legally.
For despite the popularity of "Pina
fore," the authors received practically
nothing from it in the way of royal
ties. The next Fall it became known that
another opera had come from the pen
of the two, and immediately there was
a scramble among American managers
for the American rights. One manager
offered J30.000 for the New England
rights alone, the advanced royalties of
fered would have aggregated more than
$100,000. But Gilbert and Sullivan had
planned that they and not American
managers should reap the harvest this
time, and so they organised their own
company and sent It to New Tork un
der D-Oyly Carte. .
"The Pirates had its initial presenta
tion at the Fifth Avenue Theater. De
cember 31, 187. with a cast which
included Signor Brocolini, Hugh Tal
bot. J. H. Ryley. Fred Clifton. Miss
Blanche Roosevelt. Miss Jessie Bond
and Miss Alice Bamett. It scored a
success, but there was no repetition
of the "Pinafore" craze, and the Eng
lishmen didn't make the 1100.000 they
might have received.
Every precaution wss taken that the
opera should not be stolen as its pre
decessors had been. When they went
to Boston with it, Alfred Collier sat
in the leader's chair for the first few
performances, and he took the full
score with him, when he gave place to
the regular theater leader, -who had to
fall back on , the first violin score.
One night a shorthand reporter dis
covered in one of the boxes taking
notes was ejected and his notes were
confiscated. - -
Seven comic operas by Gilbert and
Sullivan followed "The Pirates," but
the Englishmen did not again try to
retain sole control of their works.
Marcelline. who hss been the head
clown at tb-s Hippodrome ever since it
opened seven years ago, has formally
announced his withdrawal from the
big Sixth Avenue playhouse, and will
enter the vaudeville field in the Fall.
The real reason probably is that he
will draw more money.- but the excuse
given out by the press agent is that
the clown Is tired of New York and
wants to travel. This explanation, by
the way. has greatly surprised many
legitimate actors, whose idea of
Heaven Is a steady job on Broadway.
The Union Square .Theater In East
Fourteenth, after a lapse to moving
pictures for five years, returned to
vaudeville. The theater was the ori
ginal home of vaudeville in the city
and had a great following when Four
teenth street was the theatrical dis
trict, which is now further north. B.
F. Keith, who recently bought out the
Percy Williams theaters In this city,
celebrated the return to vaudeville by
giving each person present a rose.
Many of the old-time patrons were
present at the first performance under
the new rules.
'
One of J0 residents "and property
owners who protested recently before
James G. Wallace, chief of the bureau
of licenses, against an open-air mov- j
BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN.
KiEW YORK, June 22. (Special.)
New York City's Fourth of July
' will run more to electricity than
it will to fireworks. The municipal au
thorities have planned to celebrate in
every assembly district and the alder
men have been given their choice of
gay lights or explosives. Strange to
say the majority of them have selected
electric displays and they will gleam
all over town on' Independence day.
Mayor Gaynor is so well pleased with
the result of former years, when the
number of deaths, fires and accidents
was reduced materially, that he ordered
the police and tire departments to see
that the city ordinances are strictly
enforced.
The customary pre-hollday celebra
tions, which usually begin about June
1. have been reduced to a minimum
much to the satisfaction of ordinary
well-behaved pitizens. The authori
ties expect that the Sullivan law, with
its severe penalties, will tend to mate
rially reduce the number of pistol car
riers. Heretofore those arrested on
July 4 have suffered no penalty other
than the loss of their revolvers and
trifling fine. Now, with the penitenti
ary staring them in the face they may
be more circumspect. The Judges oi
General Sessions have announced that
they mean to deal severely with all
'gun toters," and this may aid to main
tain quiet and order.- ,
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The construction of the subway in
Broadway and other streets will entail
a very general disturbance of the walls
and foundations of abutting buildings
and reauire their support- by snoring,
according to the Merchants' Associa
tion. For this purpose it will become
necessary for the subway contractors
to "pierce many of the adjoining walls
and enter upon the front part of the
basements and subways for the pur-
nose of erecting proper supports.
These changes will subject the prop
erties affected to an increased nre haz
ard, and having this In view "the New
York Fire Exchange gave notice that
in the cases indicated building risks
would be charged upon shored-up
buildings and those in which the base
ment or sub-basement floors are Droa
en into during the period through which
the conditions Indicated exist. Tms
means a large increase in Insurance
rates upon buildings and their contents
along the streets tnrougn wnicn ine
new subway worK is earriea on.
Merchants' Association members have
asked the advice of the association as
to whether the city or its contractors
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insurance rates caused by the city's
operations and the opinion of the asso
ciation's counsel. John W. Griggs, was
asked for Information. His opinion Is
that increases of Insurance rates is
not included as an item of the legal
damages for which the city would be
liable.
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Tho number of automobiles in New
York State has decreased 15,f00 in the'
last year. According to figures made
public by the Secretary of State there
are now 85.300. as against over 100,000
in 1911. No reasons for the lessened
numhe.r of vehicles are given. In New
York County, comprising Manhattan
and the Bronx, there are 20,705 autos,
of which 16,821 are pleasure vehicles;
In Brooklyn. 7687; in Queens, 2223, and
In Richmond. 754. 'In Greater New
York there are 22,157 chauffeurs to op
erate 31.369 machines. The auto and
chauffeur fees from Greater New York
aggregated $351,000. and from the
whole state over $856,000. - There are
36.065 licensed chauffeurs in the state.
Of the 85,300 automobiles. 76.164 are
for pleasure; .7320 are run for commer
cial purposes, 1572 belong to dealers,
and 244 are exempt.
Mayor Gaynor's delight in letter
writing has caused trouble for him in a
new - quarter. Ida Schnall, of the
Bronx, who has the title of champion
female athlete of America, wrote to
the Mayor asking him to aid her in se
curing women the right to appear in
the games at Stockholm, and request
ing that he bring the matter to the at
tention of J. E. Sullivan, secretary of
the American committee, to which
Gaynor replied: "Dear -Miss Sehnall:
Yes, indeed, it is a great injustice. Here
von are. the champion female athlete
of America, and yet they won t allow
vou to noaipete in the Olympic games
in Sweden, June 29. It I were you I
would write to the, King of Sweden,
protesting loudly, and I do not care
how strident your voice may sound In
his ears. He deserves It ail. If he
were under my jurisdiction. I would
him come to his senses very quickly
and allow you to compete with the
men. If he does not put you in the
American team, and let the King of
Sweden put you out if he wants to, I
am -very greatly mistaken In Mr. Sul
livan, r would like to go to Sweden
myself and see you do them all up
smite them hip anrthigh. Very truly
yours. W. J. GAYNOR, Mayor."
"I reallv think Mayor Gaynor was
trying to kid me." commented Miss
Schnall, later, "but never mind. He
will hear from me later."
Miss Schnall Is a champion diver,
captain of the Greater New York Fe
manta' Baseball Club, and the
holder of 20 or more medals for vari
ous athletic stunts.
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' A big festival of music and a week
of celebration for all nationalities
which will be ushered in by a grand
parade led by the Boy Scouts, forms
part of the carnival that the pro
gramme and attraction committee of
the Hotel and Business Men's League
has planned for the Summer. Mayor
Gaynor will open the carnival July 1
from the steps of tho City Hall.
It is expected that there will be
50 000 persons in costume, representing
all nation, in the parade. Governor's
Island will be the camping ground of
thousands of Boy Scouts. . .
In September" will take place the fes
tival of music, planned to be the great
t in the world's history. Fifty thous
and musicians, belonging to orchestras.
bands, choirs ana arum ana ougie
corps, gathered from all parts of
America will come nere iu vie wiui
one another In a 10-ay competition.
Valuable prises will be awarded by a
small army of critics and judges. Open
air concerts will be held In Central and
other parks by choirs and bands. Many
singers will appear In costume.
Simultaneously wia mo lesuvai it
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IIITE SALMON, Wash., June 22.
(Special.) Trout Laxe valley
has a soil, climate and scenic
setting which Is said to be unsurpassed
In the Northwest. It lies in the upper
part of the White Salmon alley. a
level expanse of volcanic ash, 35,000
acres of which are under cultivation.
It was originally settled by the Swiss,
Peter Stoller leading the way up the
trail from the Columbia River to with-
Jng 18 miles of the snow line of Mount
Adams. -.'
By persistent work the forest was
cleared and a few head of stock af
forded the pioneers subsistence. Water
was needed- to bring the valley into its
own. William Coate made a private
ditch, which showed the possibilities of
Irrigation. Now there are three systems
carrying pure mountain vtUr to the
valley. Grain yields to tne acre run as
high as 125 bushels of oats, 45 to SO of
wheat and two crops of heavy clover.
A creamery was established a- few
years ago and has increased Its out
put each year.
The settlement consists of about 75
families, with two schools. . Two-stores,
meat market, hotel, lodges, amusement
hall, lumber mills, creamery, are its
village assets.. -
With Its wonderful mountain., park-
like woods, "Sleeping Beauty." wonder
ful lava and Ice caves,, little lake, two
tumbling streams. Trout Creek and
White Salmon River, with the historic
Indian racetrack a comparatively short
distance away, the valley is a mecca
d
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for tourists and hundreds visit the place
in the course of a season.
fa nlonnul tn hnlri an evnonitlon ' Of
musical Instruments at one of the big
show palaces of the city. This exposi
tion will be divided in two distinct
parts, one- demonstrating the- entire
itory of the manufacture and proauct
of wind and string instruments, the
other an exhibition of all tho other
types of musical instruments from the
piano player to the phonograph.
Books Added to
Library
GENERAL WORKS.
Brooklyn N. Y.) Public Library. Books
for boys and gin- 191 1- .
BIOGRAPHY. ".
Conrad A personal record. 11V
IeLo the American, by - Gamalter
Bradford, Jr. 1912-
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Ball The Chinese at home, or the man of
Tong and his land. 1911- - .
Douglas Society In China. 1901.
Edwards Some old Flemlnh town. 1911.
Graham Undiscovered Russia. 1912.
Knox An historical relation of Ceylon,
together with somewhat concerning severall
remarkeabte passages of my life that hath
hapned since my deliverance out of my cap
tivity, by Robert Knox, a captive there near
twenty years. 1911. - '
skotts'berg The wilds of Patagonia: a
narrative of the Swedish expedition to Pata
gonia Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland
Islands In 1807-1909. 1911.
. FICTION.
Masefield Captain Margaret.
Masefleld Multitude and solitude.
Morris It. and other stories.
Sheehan The queen's fillet. .
- FINE ARTS.
Lethaby Architecture; an introduction to
the history and theory of the art of hulld-
'DTaber The cathedrals of England: an ac
count of some of their distinguishing char
acteristics together with brief historical and
biographical sketches of thhelr most noted
bishops, n. d. . . .
Tennant Photography at home: a h""""
book to the use of the camera In the "
for pleasure and profit: with working meth
ods and reltsble formulae, clttll. .
TaJbot Moving pictures: how Ihey are
made and worked. J912.
Tennant Photography outdoors; P"?""'
suggestions In simple language, telllnf. the
belinner about the equipment required, the
choice and treatment of many kinds of sub
jects and how to make pictures. clU.
HISTORY.
Bostford A history of the ancient world.
1911' LITERATURE.' "
MacKaye Tomorrow; a play In three acts.
ma' PHILOSOPHY.
Laguna-Dogmatlsm and evolution; stud
ies in modern philosophy. 1910.
Lomax physiognomy; how to read char
acter in thhe face and to determine the ca
pacity for love, business or crime. 1.M0.
Odell A primer of palmistry. sVyo.
RELIGION.
Bible. V. T. epistles Saint Paul's epistles
to the Colosslans and to Philemon; a re
vised Greek text with introduction, notes
and dissertations by J. B. Ughtfool. 1IP04.
Bible. N. T. Phlllpplans Saint Paul's
epistle to the Phlllpplaos. a revised Greek
text with Introduction, notes and disserta
tions by J. B. Llghtfoot. 190S.
Brownlle Hymns and hymn writers of
the church hymnary. jail.
SCIENCE.
Ball The story of the sun. 1916.
Saleebv The methods of race-regeneration.
1911. '
Thompson The forester's manual: or. the
forest trees of Eastern North America. 191.
SOCIOLOGY.
Bartlett The better country. elOtl.
Devon The criminal and the community.
I01- .
Mason Story or the women s suffrage
movement. 1912. ,wi
Moody Art of Wall street Investing 1906.
Palmer Why go to college? an address.
Reason University and social settlement
1898.
Spargo Arner ElamanU fo socialism: a
text book. 1912. . ' . .