The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 28, 1912, SECTION FOUR, Page 3, Image 49

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    THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA PORTLAND. JULY-28, 1913.
: POPULAR PRICES :
CHAT AND GOSSIP OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS
TUT 1C IT IT I O THEATER
Phones Main 6 and A 1020
O 1C-1 UJUm-fi-
EDITED BT LEOPSE CASS BAER.
Seventh -and Taylor Streets
Phones Kaln 1 aad A ' 1123
RCCHAHD VIVIAN, who bo happily
filled the position as juvenile man
for this season's Baker organiia
, lion, ha joined the Orpheum stock at
Salt Lake City, where- Willard Mack
and Marjorie Rambeau are playing
lead.
Iztta JewelTa name appears regu
larly on the social calendar of Wash
Inston publications. Under a picture of
hr tins is the latest:
'"Miss Iz-tta Jewell was the guest
of honor at a dinner given by Repre
tentative Tilson, of Connecticut, last
SundayNat the Chevy Chase Club.- On
Wednesday Miss Jewell was the guest
of honor of Senator Fletcher, at i
luncheon grven In the Capitol by th
Florida member of the upper house."
Carlyle Moore, who was stage di
rector for George I... Baker almost 1
dozen years ago. has written a farce
comedy. "Stop Thief," which Is to be
produced by Cohan A Harris. Tomor
row the production will be tri4 out at
Atlantic City. Jn the rast is Frank Ba
con. last seen here with "The Fortune
Hunters."
Three attractions sent out by A. H.
Woods that are to follow each other
consecutively on this Coast next sea
on will be Julian Eltinge In The Fas
cinating Widow." Dustln Fa mum In
"The Littlest Rebel," and "Gypsy Love."
Julian Eltinge has appeared in Portland
but once, when he came as the real at
traction of the Harry Lauder show.
Mary Kdgett, in support of Cathrine
Countlss in A Woman a Way, Is
George I. Baker's talented daughter.
Mighty lovely she looked in her role
last week, wearing a palest blue chif
fon gown that closely fitted her slim
young body. Her hair, worn in a soft
knot low on her neck, brought a cameo
distinctness to her features, which are
enhanced further by a pair of expres
sive, big. dark eyes. Miss Baker or
rather Miss Edgett Is naturally a. lit
tle handicapped In her aspirations for
real histrionic glories by having a rath
r who is bitterly opposed to the thea
ter and thinks the Council should move
to have them aJl abolished except the
Baker. "Anyway," says Miss Baker
v Miss Edgett "I hope if I ever do
see my name In Broadway electrics
that no one will say I begun .because
I had a pull with "pa.
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Isn't it about time for another an
nouncement that some one has drama
tised the "Potash and Perlmutter" stor
ies? Josle Heather, the diminutive Eng
lish comedienne who headlined the
Orpheum bill one week last Winter
will make her first Xew York appear
ance tomorrow at the New Brighton
Theater. For years Josle has been a
favorite in British vaudeville, and has
rome t America to contest honors with
Alice Lloyd, Verta Tilley, Lucy Weston
and Lily Lena.
Mrs Gene Hughes, formerly a resi
dent of Forest Grove, Or., will make
her third appearance at the Orpheum
the week after next. This time she is
In vaudeville without her husband, who
has remained in Xew York to look
nfter hts theatrical booking business.
Mrs. Hughes and her four players will
appear in "Youth," a cnmedy playlet
written by Edgar Allen Woolf. In her
previous vaudeville visits to Portland
Mrs. Hughes presented "Suppressing
the Press." Mrs. Hughes and her com
pany occupy second place on the poster, i
!
Victor Morley is to play the Clifton
Crawford part In the Western "Quaker
Oirl" company, opening on September
7. Bessie Clifford, who Is in vaude
ville with Mr. Morley, will remain in
the two-a-day.
Here is a story about Baron Henry
ri Rothschild, the wealthy dramatist. ,
The baron, some time ago. produced
a play entitled "La Rampe," Jn Paris.
He was 'so delighted with- the skill
with which the chief parts were per
formed that he presented the leading
woman with some splendid jewels, and
?av the actor who played the hero a
country house. The millionaire, fascin
ated with the footlights, determined
to produce another play, and it was
decided that It should be pi'en at the
Vaudeville. Some little time after the
actors had received their parts to study
they returned home, and said that noth
ing would induce them to play in the
piece.
Their amazing decision led to inquir
ies, which led to the discovery, so it is
stated, that the entire company had
written to Baron Henry de Rothschild
demanding presents of country houses
and Jewels. Even a millionaire must
draw the line somewhere, and the dis
covery that the expense of putting on
(be piece, in the circumstances, would
be nothing short of colossal, led the
author to withdraw it
Olive May, alster to the lovely Edna,
Is playing In vaudeville at the Fifth
Avenue Theater, in New York. Her en
gagement opened last week. It is her
first appearance in vaudeville, but she
has won distinction in the musical com
dy field. She presents a sketch called
"The Inspector From Kansas," written
for her by Grant Stewart.
PORTLAND GIRL WHO IS INGENUE WITH VANCOUVER, B. C.,
STOCK COMPANY.
l -jW -9 ?
MISS RIIKV MITCHELL.
Judge Xevcomer'a decision In the
criminal courts last week In the case
of Will Rosslter against Rcnnie p n
ham. a colored sons writer, will be
Interesting; to music publishers as well
as to melody "lifters," says an exchange.
Lunham waa arraigned on the chars;,
of securing; money under false pre
tenses. Rosslter a short time ago paid
Dunham $lpO for a song called "Honey
How I Love to Sit and Look at Toil."
shortly after purchasing the song the
Oiicago publisher discovered the song
was identical with a number published
by the Shapiro Company a few years
back. A demand was made of Dunham
for the return of the money. He re
fused and was arrested.
Judge Newcomer fined Dunham $50
and costs and sentenced him to three
days In Jail. Dunham was also ordered
to return the $100.
Zoe Barnett Is again to heed an
organization of "The Red Rose." The
companv goes on an extensive tour,
beginning In Halifax, August D.
Margaret Anglin, who terminated her
prolonged Western tour last week, has
cone to her camp in the Adirondacks
10 rest for the Summer. Ahout the mid'
die of August she will begin the Ps
learsa!s of Kdvard Sheldon's new play.
-Kgypt," which Is to be first produced
in Chicago toward the end of Septem
ber.
George Foster Piatt will put the play
on under the personal supervision of
the author, who return from. Italy
rarlv next month.
"Egypt" Is a four-act play of modern
American life. The action takes place
:n Oeorgla and Xew J'ork. .
-
Trixle Frlganaa discourses in a met
ropolitan paper on the subject of play
ers who devote so much time to the
obvious that they have little or no
time for the essentials. "Girls rehears
ing In the chorus spent hours In work
ing on a bit of business that U not In
the least In the picture; and I have
seen others who spent their entire
time in asking questions about mat
ters that. could be of no possible Inter
est to them. In fact, I often wanted
to answer them as did a workingman
who was engaged in repairing a part
of a certain prison. Just above him
rs a convict, his face glued to the
iron grating, watching him. As the
noon hour approached the workingman
looked at his watch frequently. roe
convict finally broke In:
"What time is It, cull? he asked.
'The workingman paid no attention.
Again and again the question was
asked, and finally the workingman
grew annoyed.
' 'What difference does It make to
you T he fmally asked, and concluded.
'you ain't going nownere!
Marion Barney, once a leading wom
an in local stock. Is playing her fourth
Summer with the Chestnut-street Or
pheum Stock In Philadelphia.
Nance O'Xeil is leading woman In
stock at the .Majestic Theater in Bos
ton with the Lindsay Morison Com
pany.
Aren't you glad that Bessie McCoy
and Richard Harding Davis are finally
married and off the newspaper's
hands?
Miss Countlss' pictures are much in
demand by the Eastern magazines and
periodicals. Smith's magazine, the
New York Telegraph, the Review,
Leslie's Weekly and the art supple
ment of the Times have used them re
cently. One of her new art portraits
is the cover Illustration for the June
number of Simmon's magazine. The
New York Dramatic Newa last week
had another for the title page, with
this editorial comment:
'Cathrine Countiss. whose name is
about as well known throughout the
country as that of any other woman
on our stage, has come into promi
nence by unceasing effort, a gracious,
womanly personality and the ability to
act She ts expert In polite comedy.
but her best results have been gained
In parts with a broad sweep of emo
tion. Much Is expected of her In the
future. Next Fall she will be seen in
a new play."
Forbes-Robertson and Gertrude El
liott have decided to make a tour of
the English provinces. The repertoire
for this tour will consist of "Hamlet."
"The Merchant of Venice," "Othello."
The Light. That Failed," "The Pass
ing of the Third Floor Back," "Mice
and Men." and "Caesar and Cleo
patra." of which Mr. Bernard Shaw is
making a revised version. Mr. and
Mrs. Forbes-Robertson (Gertrude El
liott) open their season in September,
at Nottingham, to be followed by suc
cessive weeks in Bristol, Cardiff, and
Birmingham. After two weeks' stay
In Liverpool, they proceed to Man
chester, Leeds and Edinburgh, to be
followed by a fortnight in Glasgow and
a week In Newcastle. These will be
Mr. Forbes-Robertson's last visits to
the cities in question. In the Spring he
will appear In London.
Arthur Cunningham, an old Port
land stock player is in San Franlcisco
with "The Mikado." Gilbert and Sul
livan's Opera Company at the Cort.
De Wolf Hopper is Ko Ko. Alice Brady,
voung daughter of Wiliam Brady, has
the role of Pittl Sing, Kate Condon Is
OMAX HAS NEVER APPEAR- i
ED EXCEPT IN SIPPORT
OF HER HISBAND. T
Katisha, George McFarlane is the Mik
ado. Blanche Duffleld is Yum Yum,
Louise Barthel is Peep Bo. and Eugene
Cowles. formerly of the Bostonlans ana
co-star with Alice Nellson, Is Pooh
Bah, Arthur Aldrldge is Nankl-Poo.
"Rory," in the bulletin, says of our
old friend:
"And then came Cunningham.'
Arthur Cunningham, of San Fran
cisoo. who. when the a"udience let him
eto on. nlaved i'lsn-xusn.
Arthur had hardly gotten on the
stage, when the audience got onto
him. and the aDDlause was deafening.
He bowed and smiled and bowed and
smiled
And the applause grew greater and
greater, and at last he gave up, or
rather seeing no way out. steppea
foward and gave us the first speech
of the evening.
He thanked us. told us how glad he
was to be back, how our city has
rown. and then and then (Arthur,
how could you have done It?) he called
us "Dear Frisco.
The house groaned.
Arthur caught the "lapsislinguae'
and smiled and called us by our right
name.
Then they let him sing.
And he sang.
Cunningham has improved and his
voice, always true, had a mellowness
last night that comes only after years
of careful cultivation.
Irving' Berlin, who wrote "Alex
ander's Ragtime Band," "Everybody'3
Doing It." and "That Mysterious Rag,"
has just lost his bride of five months.
She was Dorothy Goetz. the young sis
ter of E. Ray Goetz. the lyric writer,
and her death occurred following a
five-week seige of pneumonia,
Marie Baker leaves- for San Fran
cisco on Tuesday, accompanying her
mother, Mrs. E. Baker, home. - Mrs.
Baker has been a guest of her daughter
during the greater part of her engage
ment as character woman with the
Baker Stock. Last week the Cathrine
Countiss company added the clever
Marie to its cast in "A Woman's Way."
Now she's going home for a vacation of
three weeks, after which she goes to
New York City.
By a queer trick of role-casting Roy
Clemence. who played so naturally the
part of a reporter in "A Woman's
Way." just ended an engagement at
tire Alcazar, In which his last role was
that of the would-Ike-to-be- a reporter
In "The Fourth Estate." On that occa
sion the reviewers said he probably
never had seen the Interior of a news
paper office, he played the role so ex
cellently and now when he plays an
honest-to-goodness reporter, we all
think he is an ex-one. As a matter of
fact he is not, never was, and probablw
never will be a newspaper man, al
though he has a host of friends In the
fraternity.
. . -t'.v
Mrm. William Morris, at Pantaarea.
Mrs. William Morris, vaude-.
vine's charming comedienne, has
a unique record. She has never
appeared In a play unless in sup
port of her husband. The Mor
risses will appear at Fantages
for a week commencing with the
matinee tomorrow In Mr. Mor
ris" clever little comedy "The
Lady Downstairs.'''
Ashes of Oregon Man Held
Up by French Police.
Law Forbids "Entrance of Hunan
Body Not Duly . Authorised," Say
Customs Offlcera When Cremated
Body la Received.
w
ILL you do up this package for
me?- I want to send it far
away." -
Thus spoke Mrs. Alfred Straub to
Leon Hirsch, of one of Portland's big
department stores, a few weeks ago.
Mr. Hirsch obligingly called a clerk and
Instructed him to prepare the package
for Its transmission to Paris, France.
"Look here, young man, you must be
mighty careful about that." advised
Mrs. Straub. "That package contains
the ashes of my dead husband."
The clerk, shaking like a leaf, a'.most
let the precious property fall to the
floor, but soon composed himself and
completed the Job of wrapping and
addressing the package. It was at once
dispatched to a sister of the deceased
husband at Paris, and Mrs. Straub was
consoling herself that she was ful
filling the request of her husband to
have his remains burled In Paris, hts
former home. She returned to her
home at Estacada. hoping that the sa
cred ashes would be safely transported
to Parts and there deposited In the fam
ily mausoleum. ,
Now comes news from Paris that the
ashes of Alfred Straub. a naturalized
American citizen, who died In Portland
last October, and whose body Was cre
mated, have been held up at Cherbourg
by the Customs Department. They had
been sent by parcels post to Mme.
Schaedell, sister of Mr. Straub, residing
In Paris.
According to the Paris dispatch, en
try was stopped by the French Custom!!
Service because the law prohibits ad
mission Into French territory of a hu
man body unless duly authorized.
The matter was referred to the Pre
fect of Police to ascertain whether tho
ashes were to be deposited in a French
cemetery, as the law forbids that they j
POSITIVELY COOLEST PLACE IN PORTLAND
Seven Nights Beginning Tonight
8llS O'CLOCK. ,
Bargain Matinee Wednesday Special Matinee Saturday
For the Third Splendid Attraction of Her Summer Season
CATHRINE SYDNEY
rrwiTijrmvnn AYRES
tUUW i 155
And Entire
Company in
Israel Zangwill's Delightful Comedy Love Story,
"Merely Mary Ann"
Aglow with Quaint Humor and Charming Sentiment.
Evening. 75c. POc. 85c, Z5c
WED. MAT.
.Any Seat 25c
Satnrday Matinee, 50c. 23c
A Klg-bta, Com. THE AWAKENING OF Seat Sale Opens
4 Sunday. Aug. 4 HELENA RICHIE Next Thursday
BARGAIN 'MATINEES BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY" ;
FOB "THE AWAKENING OF HELEN RICHIE."
Week
BefiBBlBi
ADVANCED VAUDEViIXE
Monday Matinee, July 29th
IDEAL SUMMER SHOW
. H. ST. JAMES
AND FLAYERS
In Comedy Playlet. "A Chip of the Old Block," by Byron Oniflet
Martin Johnson's Travelogues Charley Case
Wonderful Stories and Pictures of xhe Fellow Who Talks About His
Savage Life in the Far-Off South Father
Sea Islands ;
Robert De Mont Trio Burr and Hope
Presenting "Hotel Turn Over" London Society Entertainers
' ' A Lady, a Lover and a Lamp
"Watc'i the Shadows" ;
Kelly and Lafferty ; The Great Libby
A Novel .Dancing Sketch Boomerang- Comedy Cyclist
MATINEE
DAILY
ORCHESTRA : PICTURES
DAILY
MATINEE
EVENING PRICES ISc, 25c, SOc and 75c
DAILY MATINEE 15c, SSe. 60c. HOLIDAY MATINEES Night Prices.
HEILIG
THEATER
AUGUST
8--9--10
Mr. Harry Askin-Presenta
THE LA SALLE OPERA -HOUSE CO.
Of Chicago, In the Remarkable
MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESS
"LOUISIANA LOU"
With BARNEY BERNARD
Sophie Tucker and the Original La Salle
Theater Company aad Production
Note "Louisiana Lou" play, through the courtesy of Cathrine Countlss, who
resumes her Summer season Aug. 11 In "The Girt W ith the Green Eyes."
MATINEE
SATURDAY
should remain In . private possession.
Mme. Schaedell will be required to
prove that she holds a concession in a
Paris remeterv. otherwise the author
ization for the entry of the ashes will
be refused.
. ANNOUNCEMENT
The Majestic Theater
Management -wishes to announce to the public
that the pictures now being shown are the choice
of all First Eun subjects, selected from the folr
lowing producers:
VITAGRAPH
PATHE
LUBIN
SELIG
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These pictures are the best that, money can
buy, as has always been claimed by .our com
petitors. Four Full Reels and Two First-Class Musical
Acts compose the programme, which is com
pletely changed on Sundays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
MAJESTIC THEATER
James. Amusement Co., Owner
10c Admission 10c Edwin F. James, .
Box Seats, 25c " , Manager
BIOGRAPH
EDISON
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MATINEE EVERY DAY
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Week July 29th.
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SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE
Special Summer Prices
Nights, 10c and 20c Matinees, Any Seat, 10c
GUS HOR.XBROOK OFFERS
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A WYOMING ROMANCE
The Newest and Latest Tabloid Play of the Plains
10 PLAINSMEN AND COW GIRLS, 10
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VALENTINE VOX LES LE0NARDIS
Thei Whistling Ventriloquist Artistic Aerial Ent-artalnrsrs
FRANKIE DREW D'ARCY and WILLIAMS
The Inimitable Singing- Peerless Piano Patterers
Comedienne Presenting- Their Own Songs
. Extra Added Feature.
HAPPY JACK GARDNER & COMPANY
In the Laughing Hit, "A CLOSE CALL."
TWI-LIGHT PICTURES ORCHESTRA
MATINEE EVERY DAY, 2:30
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.MERCHANT OF VENICE Two reels.
Greatest film ever produced.
THE SOLDIER'S BABY War vs. Hu-
. inanity.
THE NEW POLICEMAN Great Com
edy. THAT TRIO and Mr. Harry Thorn.
Music and Melody.
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"MYSTERY OF" THE BRIDGE." Three
reels. Splendid plot, closely interwov
en. By producers of Tom Butler , and
Zlngomar.
"BABY CONTEST PICTURES." Live ba
bies in real moving pictures, contesting
for prize. ,
TWO SINGING FEATURES AAD A COMEDY
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STONES THAT REBOUND Father's
Vengeance Strikes Beloved Child.
THE REQUITAL Sensational Wonder.
TOMBOY RANCH GIRL Exciting
Western. ,
DOJIT GET OJT A SPREE." A real live
EDY
MR. EIWELL, Baritone Favorite.
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UNEQUALED VAUDEVILLE SEVENTH AND ALDER STS.
Week Commencing Monday Matinee, July 29
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
FRANK
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BUSH
The World's Greatest Raconteur
The Clipper Quartette Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morris
Wasters of Melody In "The Lady Downstairs"
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The Three Madcaps ' Pantagescope
Dancers Acrobatique Latest Animated Events
EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION?
The TOKIO MIYAKKO TROUPE
-Japan's Imperial Whirlwind Acrobatic Entertainers
Popular Prices. MATINEE DAILY. Box Office Open 10 A. M. to 10
P. M. Phones, A 2236, Main 4I3S. Boxes and First Row Balcony Re
se red. Curtain 3:30, TiI5 and 0.
COUNCIL CREST
Portland's Roof Garden, 1200 Feet Above the City.
Grand Free Display of Fireworks
Every Thursday
Free Scenic Amusement Park. High-Class Attractions. Open-Air
Rink. Picnic Grounds in Old Apple Orchard.
ADMISSION TO GROUNDS FREE
Wrestling Match
BAKER THEATER
- THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 8ll5 P. M.
Peter Buzukos
of Portland, Ltghtweisrht Champion of
the World.
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Domenico Turriciano
of Buffalo, N. Y.. Italian Middleweight
Champion.
ADMISSION 80c, 7Ke, fl.OO.
' RINGSIDE S ATS
BASEBALL
RECREATION PARK.
Cor. Vaughn and Tireaty-fonrih Sta.
SACRAMENTO
vs.
PORTLAND
JULY 23, 24, 25. 26, ST. ZS. " '
Games Bea-la Weekdays at 300 P. M.
Sundays at 2:38 P. M.
LADIES' DAY FRIDAY.
Boys Under 13 Free to Bleachers .
Wednesday.
T
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PORTLAND'S GREAT AMUSEMENT PARK
.Free Circus
Boyd A Offle "Wonderful One-Rlngr Aajarestratloa of Animal Acta. Per for
era aad Clown
TWICE DAILY, 4:00 AND 8:30 P. M.
Oaks Park Band
Dla- Concerts Tirice Dally
Visit the Trail
All the Usual Park Attractions
KING PHARAOH
The most wonderful horse in the world Twice dally la braln-raekjng
stunts
Be Sure and See the Circus Before You Go
Express Cars From First and Alder, S Cents
Fast Launches From Morrison Bridge