-THE -SUNDAY-" OREGONIAN,- POETLANOt SEPTEMBER 4, 1913
seen in a series of poses and demon
strations of strength that will attract
all classes.
Cook and Stevens will be seen la "The
Chinee and The Coon." an act full of
melody and sayings, and as they are
clever entertainers, their success is as
sured. The Pantagescope will show new
animated events.
The Summertime Girls, with Miss
Mildred Cecil and Bobby Harrington, in
Gus Sohlke's enjoyable tabloid musical
comedy, will be seen for the concluding
performances this afternoon and even
ing. FILM FEATURES ARE MANY
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r . i n i t n i t rf
- ; J Il 1 I J 1 ' , "' - at tne most popular prices Portland
t J if I I - f 1 S:fy frf' I has ever known. The immensely pop-
. I :l $ .. i 1 1 0VtCp I ula Monday bargain nights will be
r , I r J I. . , . ?? J 1 V IM.W,& 1?rJJ-' fl& -J continued, as well as matinees Sun-
- '.-'V-x - 1 ' F - . J- J& t AC W day' Wednesday Saturday every
: 'Jg&PS - fl ? imJ ? JV Vv !VJ f9P- 'i tormance. Ther. Is no reason -whr
jT A ' " AV . 1 0 U& J 7?'' f every play lover should not attend the
T5 ' . - r f i -s t -ar v vX oW"4 s " "- "r" " I Baker each week the coming season.
, - - . v , . , A,, I JC..i - rAW iw-ASiasi! " J for with the offerings that have been
wiwow... r" r . announced, presented by a company of
n ' ' ' ' TS l -rt f) . T this merit and at fthe prices arranged,
" j u a 1 1 ii i "" aSW 4 'i' 'I ' " 1 ' - 'liLJ together with the number of per-
' , a. jtfpms, 1 P' tm , s ty J, . formances every week, it would appear
tKfMmkn CI JaB . piays of last season. Alice Flem- that every possible demand had been
KTKiVi' r.x:Cj'&e7& lng i8 to have the role Helen Ware reached by Manager Baker. .
.S" J 1 . created. Robert Conness Is to be lead- The seat sale opens next Wednesday
it i?h1 hTv yf ' InS man. and season locations should be secured
J V Yy yyCS?Cf?' Li V. immediately upon the opening of this
(fjV"'V r yyjivw. , fT-Vih 11 1 Headlining Pantages bill is "The gaie.
Cf. (1 S7StZr Ay' Lion's Bride," a spectacular playlet.
feA -f 1 ' X "THE MIKADO" OPEXS TONIGHT ORPHEUM HAS
S-TAP-sr Jj'akyl I J" $1 " i ' J I Gilbert & Sullivan Offer Bare Fes-
L FaB ' '!?,.".' HI Oval This Week.
BY LEONE CASS BAEK.
m ND now (or a. season of real comic
opera In the revivals of . The
7 Mikado." -."Pinafore." "Patience1
and "The Pirates of Penzance." with
Be Wolf Hopper, Blanche Duffield,
En eerie Cowles, George McFarlane. Ar
thur Aldrldge. Kate Condon. Arthur
Cunningham, Viola Gillette. Alice Brady
and Louise Barthel singing the prin
cipal roles at the Heilig for one week.
All this begins tonignt.
Any Gilbert and Sullivan revival,
much less four of them, is bound to
brine forth an . avalanche of remin
iscences, for they -represent a series of
operas which enjoyed a popularity far
greater than the work of any other
writers. They were the means when
Pinafore," the first of their great suc
cesses and the second of their Joint
work, was written with which the
world was made cognizant of the fact
that there had arisen in the field of
cneretta a partnership as closely
bound In artistic affinity and unity as
the one celebrated in literature, that of
the Alsatian writers, Eckman and
Chatrian.
To fully acquaint oneself with the
early history of these delightful operas.
and of the men who made themselves
famous by writing them. It is neces
sary for one to Journey backwards to
b. little street in Bono, ionaon. wnere
stood in Dean street a little theater
called "Miss Kelly's." A quaint con'
celt was this little bandbox of a play
house, snuggled away In a garden,
which belonged to a dwelling famous in
the days of King George IV.
Once upon a time this little playhouse
did not seem to prosper with the kind
of entertainment they were offering
the public, and it was determined to
try an experiment. The experiment
was described as a "new and original"
cantata entitled "Trial by Jury." The
text thereof was written by W. 8. Gil
bert who was known already aa the
author of some entertaining plays and
excellent verse, and the musio by a
young composer Just risen to notice of
the name of Arthur Sullivan.
The cantata was produced on March
25, 1876. and that was the beginning
of the history of the great Gilbert and
Sullivan operettas, which for more than
a. third of a century have made people
happy, and it is not too much to say,
even better. - In all these operettas
there Is not a suggestive line nor a
taint of .unwholesomeness. The man
ager of the enterprise in which the
"cantata" figured was a young man
named D'Oyly Carte, son of RIohard
Carte, a manufacturer of flutes, and
himself a trained musician. The imme
diate success of "Trial by Jury" in
duced him to set about arranging for
the creation of larger works by Gilbert
and Sullivan. An organization called
the English Comic Company was
formed in IS 76, and Its first offering
to the public was "The Sorcerer," pro
duced at the Opera Comlque, as the the
ater was called, on November 17, 177.
George Grossmith, the famous English
comedian, was the representative of
John Wellington Wells, the "dealer in
magic and spells.' and others, long as
sociated with Gilbert and Sullivan pro
ductions, made their appearance in this
opera. Meanwhile the author and com
poser were busy with a new creation.
This saw the footlights on the even
ing of May 28, 1878, and was called
H. M. S. Pinafore, or "The Lass That
Loved a Sailor." Now at that period in
the history of the American stage
operetta was not entirely unknown but
it was not a familiar form of enter
tainment. Some of the Suppe works
had been performed in England, and
had enjoyed some moderate measure of
popularity.
American managers, having beard of
the success of "Pinafore" In London,
thought that It would be a good idea
to produce It In America, in spite of
the Intensely English spirit of the li
bretto. The advent of Pinafore" in America
was the beginning of later productions
of all their works In this country. The
American production of "Pinafore" was
made on November 25, 1878, at the
Museum Theater, in Boston, exactly
fr months after its London produc
tion. - ihe Pirates of Penzance" was the
only one of the many Gilbert andSul-
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Uvan comic operas which had its first
performance in America, D'Oyly
Carte had brought his London com
pany to New York for authoritative
productions of "Pinafore," when it oc
curred to him that he could protect
"The Pirates of Penzance" in America
from the "pirating that "Pinafore" had
received, by producing it here, so on
December 31, 1879, "The Pirates of Pen
zance" was given for the first time
on any stage, and was not revealed
before English audiences until April 3
of the followiwng year.
"The Mikado," which was also on
copyrlghted. received Its first presen
tation in America on August 14, 1885,
while "Patience" had been given some
years earlier, on September 3, 1881, at
the Standard Theater, New York.
Last night witnessed the closing of
what has Droved to be a most happy
season of Summer stock with Cathrine
Countiss heading her own company at
the Heilig. The immediate opening of
the Baker Theater will leave us for only
one week unsupplied with a stock or
ganization. The latter company opens
rehearsals tomorrow under the stage
management of William Bernard.
At the Orpheum "Tne Antique Girl,"
a musical comedy with IS dancing girls
and boys in the cast, will be the head
liner. Three stars are featured in the
act. These are Fletcher Norton, who
was leading man for Mclntyre and
Heath here In "In Hayti," Maud Earl,
who appeared at the Orpheum with
Julius Sieger, and Doris Wilson.
"Fujiyama," an operetta presented by
one dozen singers and dancers, 11 of
whom are girls, will be the headline at
traction at the Empress. Mademoiselle
La Deodima in statue poses is the added
attraction.
Sir William 6. Gilbert wrote the book
and the lyrics of 12 operas, of which
Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote the music,
which were produced by D'Oyly. Carte
in London at either the Opera Comlque
or the Savoy Theater.
A curious feature of Gilbert's op
eratic work was his fondness for sub.
titles, for example:
"H. M. S. Pinafore." or "The Lass
That Loved a Sailor"; "The Pirates of
Penzance," or "The Slave of Duty";
"Patience,", or "Bunthorne's Bride";
"Iolanthe," or "The Peer and the Perl";
"Princess Ida," or "Castle Asamant";
"The Mikado," or "The Town of Titi
pj.i. Ruddigore," or "The Witch's
Purse"; "Utopia," or The Flowers of
Progress."
It is said that while Sir Arthur Sull
ivan regarded Gilbert as the cleverest
librettist of whom he had any knowl
edge, it is a known fact that Gilbert
had scant acquaintance with music
He once said that he only knew two
tunes, and that one of them was "God
Save the Queen" and that the other
wasn't. '
It is a singular thing' that all the
Gilbert and Sullivan, operas, as pro
duced by the authors themselves, were
great financial as well as artistic suc
cesses. After the regretful dissolution of
partnership between Gilbert and Sulli
van, which occurred during the pros
perous run of "The Gondoliers," and
which is said to have been over the
color of three yards of carpet, the
records of the Savoy Theater produc
tions took on a new and less flourish
ing appearance. Each of the partners
had a hand in subsequent operas, but
the result only shows that tne work
of one was practically indispensable to
the other.
Tonight the opening bill is the most
popular of the four operettas, "The
Mikado."
All the trappings of vacation are to
be removed from the Baker Theater
and on the 8th of September the season
will swing into operation.
The opening bill, "The Deserters," is
one of the most delightful and vital
No event of the theater. In late years,
even at the height of the season, has
awakened a more genuine public m
terest than the season of Gilbert &
Sullivan comic opera revivals which are
to be given tonight at the Heilig The
ater by the Gilbert & Sullivan Festival
Company for an engagement limited to
one week only, with matinees on Wed
nesday and Saturday. In this .brilliant
organization, perhaps the finest sing
ing company engaged In presenting
light opera, will be found many famil
iar names In DeWolf Hopper, Blanche
Du:f ield, -juugene Cowles, George Mac
Farlane, Kate Condon, Arthur Aldridge,
Viola Gillette, Arth.ur Cunningham,
Alice Brady, Louise Barthel and the
New York Casino Theater chorus.
An Interesting and varied repertoire
will be given during the. term of ten
ancy of this company at the Heilig
Theater, as it will bring forward pro
ductions of "The Mikado," tonight, to
morrow night and Saturday night and
at the Saturday matinee; "The Pirates
of Penzance," on Tuesday and Friday
nights. Good old "Pinafore" has been
eelected for the matinee on Wednesday
and on Wednesday night, while . "Pa
tience," which will be given for one
performance only, will be the bill on
Thursday night.
It is interesting to note how success
ful has been the tour of this organiza
tion, not only in New York City, where
It enjoyed prosperity for a long time
at the Casino Theater, which playhouse
was the birthplace of all these revivals,
but in every other city where this com
pany has been seen, for it only proves
once more that the good things of the
theater never die, and certainly by
every standard the works of Gilbert &
Sullivan must be considered creations
of the finest quality. Then again, the
comic operas "The Mikado," "Pina
fore." "Patience" and "The Pirates of
Penzance" have always ranked first
in popularity, for the lure oftheir mel
ody has never relaxed, and the pith
and point of their satire remain as
fresh and as penetrating today as
they were in the years when they
were first written. There is more gen
uine sparkle and wit In the works of
Gilbert & Sullivan today than in most
of the musical comedies that have su
perseded them.
Aside from the popularity of these
different operas, there can be no ques
tion but what a measure of this suc
cess can be credited to the excellent
company engaged In their presentation.
BAKER OPEXS NEXT SUNDAY
New Company Will Be Seen in Many
Plays Not Here Before.
Theatergoers are looking to the
opening of the Baker Players, which
takes place next Sunday matinee at
the Baker, and as nearly every mem
ber is entirely new to Portland as well
as most of the plays announced, it is
but to be expected that the interest
felt in the popular organization which
comes out now under a new title is
also mixed with a great deal of cur
iosity to see and become acquainted
with the personality and work of play
ers who have reached the high water
mark of popularity in the large East
ern cities. The personnel of the or
ganization has already been announced
but to repeat the names of some of
the principal members will not be out
of place.
Alice Fleming will be the leading
woman and her remarkable perform
ances last season have- placed her in
the undisputed position of the best
leadirs; woman who has ever appeared
in thL city. Direct from New York
comes iiobert Conness, the new leading
man, as well as Helen . Strickland,
William Lloyd, Baker Moore and Rob
ert Wayne, while William Bernard,
stage director, and Alice Patek, in
genue, come from the famous company
at Elitch Garden, Denver. John R.
Summer and Elizabeth Ross have Just
closed a long and successful engage
ment with the Orpheum Players at
Salt Lake City. Charles Yule and
Claude Archer have been connected
with several of the best companies in
the United States. Mary Edgett is a
Portland girl whose rise in the profes
sion has been most remarkable and to
her will be Intrusted the important
minor rolef. These are the most im
portant members of the new company
who will make their bow to Baker
patrons next Sunday in "The Desert
ers," a powerful detective play which
was produced in New York by the late
Henry B. Harris with great success
and which has never been seen here
before.
The great capacity of the Baker
makes it possible to offer these hlglj.- I
class players and the big royalty plays
OPERETTA
"The Antique Girl," 16 in Cast, Is
New Headliner.
Sixteen dancing and singing girls
and boys, assembled la a company In
which three stars are featured, will
lead this week's bill at the Orpheum
in "The Antique Girl," a new musical
comedy sent along the vaudeville cir
cuit by Jesse L. Lasky. The featured
stars " are Fletcher Norton, who was
leading man here for Mclntyre and
Heath In "In Haytl," Maud Earl, who
appeared at the Portland Orpheum with
Julius Steger, and Doris Wilson, whom
reviewers, pronounce to be a Junoesque
beauty. Vivacious dances and lilting
songs' permeate "The Antique Girl."
Among the songs to be sung are
"That's the Kind of Fellow I Could
Love," "The Merry Minuet" and "Ain't
It Dark." "The Dance of the Persian
Princess"' will be presented by Fletch
er Norton and Maud Earl.
A playet by Walter Montague Is
next. It is "The Hypocrite' and win
be portrayed by Maude O'Delle and
Company, Miss O'Delle taking the role
of a heroine of the unfferworld. "The
Hypocrite" deals with the political
grafter and is said to be a most clever
sociological piayiet.
Third on the Orpheum poster are
Herbert Ashley and Al Lee, who will
present "A Night In Chinatown," the
locals for which is taken from New
York's Asiatic quarter. The sketch Is
rianrrihpd as a "musical duologue" am'
contains half a dozen stories, several
parodies, original songs and clever bits
of characterization.
Mildred Grover, a comedienne of note
in the vaudeville world, will entertain
wltn nen original buiubo ouso,
h.r husband. Dick Grover, accompany
ing her on the piano. The comedienne
makes up as an octoroon in full view
of the audience, gives several imita
tions and has an original "take off" in
portraying the troubles of a baseball
umpire.
Rprtish. billed as "the Ideal athlete.
Is next. Bertlsh is called "The Modern
Hercules" and his feats are said to be
beyond belief until actually seen.
Bertish Is a foreigner, but has been ap-
VABDBVIlIiE ACTRESS IS NOT
AFRAID TO HIDE BEAUTY
IN STAGE MAKE-UP.
Mildred Grover.-
Mildred Grover, who will ap
pear at the Orpheum this week
in an act composed mainly of her
own original sayings and songs,
is listed by newspaper reviewers
as one of the few handsome
women on the stage who Is not
afraid to hide her beauty behind
make-up. A feature of her
vaudeville act is her making up
as a frumpy octoroon in full view
of the audience. Her take-oft
of a baseball umpire also Is
praised by critics as a realistic
portrayal. Miss Grover won
stage prominence by her man
nerisms, which impressed vaude
ville) managers in New York as
being extremely funny. While
her vaudeville act is a vigorous
one, the comedienne goes
through it as if she enjoyed
every moment. Dick Richards
accompanies her on the piano.
Concerning Miss Grover's act
the Winnipeg Telegram said:
"The familiar "tough talk' im
personation won great response
in the act of Mildred Grover,
who is really well assisted by a
pianist."
fagTfifr ill ill. tMMZ
pearing on the stage ' in the United
States for two years. Williams and
Warner, Frenchmen, will entertain with
capers with new-fangled musical . in
struments, one of which is known as
the clacaphone. The Rexos, skaters,
who have amazed Portland audiences
before, complete the new bill.
William H. Thompson in "An Object-Lesson"
will appear for the last
time at the Orpheum tonight.
GIRLS SHINE AT EMPRESS
Eleven Dancing Maidens In Leading
Operetta, "Fujiyama.
Headlininz this week's bill at the
Empress Theater is "Fujiyama," a mu-
Mnmair r.rc,.nt.i) K nntk rfosen
dancing and singing artists, 11 of whom
are girls. It is strictly a girl show In
two scenes with Ada Mitchell and John
B. Wilson leading the merry maidens.
wTjSivftma" In much like the celebrated
"Madame Butterfly," but has a happier
denouement. The production is punc
tuated with vivacious dancing and lilt
In tr music.
"The Vision of Loveliness" is next.
She is Mademoiselle La Deodima, who
will appear in a series of statue posrs.
Tht, art-lit In n. Pfi.rislfnna whose fig
ure reviewers have referred to as being
divine. Mademoiselle jua ueoaimn biouu
on a pedestal throughout her act and
countless multihued electric lights cast
their rays upon ner as bob ia-Kea a-i em
tio position.
Harry Holden and Lucy Harron will
entertain with their skit, "The Mes
th Jjidv." This act Is
listed as one of the most laughable
turns on the Sullivan & Considlne cir
cuit. Holden and Miss Harron are for
mer musical comedy stars.
Tt,A Mtmc, T In ji PuntzAr. an - old
favorite, who is proclaimed to be one
or tne moat aariiig w uiuon
in vn-nrievllle. She will appear In
thi-mino- oxninltB on a high wire. Miss
PftntTor'n - newsDaner notices refer to
her as a most attractive woman whose
Truinii hp.au tv adds greatly to her
i)ar).rnnfl anil nerilOUS act.
"The Green Mouse" will be the offer.
i.. A Dnhont pmroriR an A Louise M ac k-
lntosh, each of whom has a notable
stage record. Louise Mackintosh was
with the celebrated Sol Smith Russell
for five years and she and her partner
were picked by David Belasco to play
the leading roles in his production of
"Is Matrimony a Failure?" In real life
Louise Mackintosh is Mrs. Rogers and
she and her husDana nave oeen on mo
stage together for 14 years. .
. T-,nH- o T. .3 1 j)tpr Conrad.
young rag-time experts, complete the
bin.
"The Houseboat Party" will be pre
sented for the last time at the Empress
tonight and at the same time "Onaip.
piano Illusionist, will close his engage
ment and Lee Tung Foo, Chinese mon
ologist and singer, will make his final
appearance here.
'THE LION'S BRIDE' THIS WEEK
Delightful Fairy Tale Will Head Bill
at Pantages. .
No greater spectacular production
has ever been seen in vaudeville than
"The Lion's Bride," an act that has at
tracted widespread attention on two
continents and which will top the bill
at Pantages' for the week commencing
with the matinee tomorrow at 2:30.
Not only will the act appeal to the
older patrons of vaudeville, but the
young folk who are familiar with tne
beloved fairy tale bearing the same
name and those who are -ot will take
keen delight in the performance.
The plot of the dramatic pantomime
is based on the fairy story which tells
of a beautiful maid held in durance
vile by a Persian tyrant for food for
his imperial brutes. The Prince Charm
ing in the guise of the son of a ruler of
a neighboring province comes to the
girl's rescue, but despite his appeal,
the Prince cannot turn the heart of the
tyrant. The Prince plans, and, secur
ing the aid of a good fairy, gets the
power to transform himself into a lion.
The maid is led Into the lion's den and
k vanished, when suddenly the
lion changes into the Prince. All are
happy as a result, except. t." '")
and his fate is Justly merited. The
costumes used in tne act are lavish
and gorgeous, while the scenic and
electrical effects have never been
equaled.
in., u.hati, 7dahr. the celebrated
American prima donna, will make her
debut in local vauaevmo Bnu-mi
cess is promised, for wherever Miss
Fisher has been heard on this, her first
tour, she has scored instantly. She has
used extraordinary care in selecting
her songs and each will be found to
appeal particularly to the public's fan
cy. From grand opera to popular airs,
her songs range, and with each she
wins encore after encore.
With Miss Fisher Is Miss Oline Wal-,1-
,nn,art wnrV hfijt demanded
HO, W UWDD 11 . - .. . -
i .- u. .i).nl!nn Xflan WhIHh will
IIKUUU-O.UC " . -
accompany Miss Fisher In her selec
tions, making tne act particularly
pleasing to the musically inclined.
rr-v. ll..,)Drlnnii f" ii r t . r will T) P fi S t) II t n.
series of noted illusions, which he orig
inated and which has won for him fame
and fortune. Carter Is widely known as
the greaest exponent of legerdemain In
the world and that bis pretenses are
not m-timea are evincca y ma icmo,
iii- wn-ir ta n-i. haffllns- And nrftrina.1
and he scores an instantaneous suc
cess. Fred Zobedie, known the world over
as the greaest physical wonder of mod
ern times, and Europe's representative!
of refined athletics, will be another on
the programme to attract more than
usual attention. ir. 4,uueai wiu oe
Costly, Novel, Exciting and Educa
tional Are Offerings Today.
With a positive feature in every
house, the film offerings today are
attractive. At the People's Theater
"Lucille," by Owen Meredith. In three
masterful reels, will take headline
place. All book lovers are familiar
with this popular story, which tells of
a misunderstanding between two lov
ers which brings on a life of sorrow
to Luclle. She. however, becomes a
Sister of Charity and does much good
In the world. The final ending shows
how near the former misunderstand
ing comes to causing the same unhap
plness to Lucllle's former lover's only
child. However all ends right. This
picture Is produced by Thanhouser, in
their usual splendid style. "Playing
Trumps' is a Solax comedy full of
much humor, and as a musical feature
the "Cervo Duo" will return for an
Indefinite engagement. This Is the act
which made such a tremendous hit at
this theater a short time ago.
At the Star Theater "Thelma," taken
from Marie Corelll's great novel, a
picture produced in three splendid
reels, tells the entire story of this
great writer's most famous book. This
picture is produced oy Reliance, and
is without doubt the best work ever
put out by them. The comedy will ba
"Marriage on the Run," by Gaumont,
showing a runaway marriage portrayed
in comic fashion. -The three French
Stars will present an entirely new list
of songs.
The Arcade Theater will feature
"The White Lies," produced by the
great Bison 101 Company, In two mag
nificent reels. This picture tells the
story of a poor unfortunate school
mistress whose father rune the village
saloon.- Because of his position, the
school board decides to dismiss her.
Her father broods over the dishonor
brought upon his child, and plans re
venge. He proves his manhood at last,
however, when at the risk and loss
of his own life he saves the villagers
from the terrible vengeance of drunk
en Indians. The picture is produced in
a very vivid ana realistic manner. "The
Modern Child," a comedy,, and "The
Chaperon," a comedy drama, complete
the films. "Leopold Rosan" feature
violinist, has been engaged as a spe
cial feature and will remain at the
Arcade Theater for a week's engage
ment, and "Arthur Elwell," favorite
baritone, will sing.
At the new Sunnyslde Theater "The
Power of Destruction" In three reels,
will be the feature picture, telling the
story of a terrible explosive Invention
about to be put upon the market by
a famous Inventor, when his conscience
warns him of the disaster It will un
doubtedly cause. He then concludes
to suppress Its use, even at the cost of
fame and fortune. The story then cen
ters about a vagabond and worthless
relative who determines to become
wealthy at his uncle's expense. How
ever, all ends well when fate takes a
hand.
The Peoples Amusement Company is
securing pictures from the entire
world's market.
On Wednesday, September 11, there
will be presented at the Peoples The
ater a four-reel production of Blanch
Walsh in "Resurreotlon." Miss Walsh
Is recognized as a distinctive Ameri
can actress of today, and will take the
part of Katusha Maslover, in this mas
terpiece produced from Tolstoy's booli
of that name.
Nazimova to Open Season.
It has been decided that Madams'
Alia Nazimova will begin her present
season at Toronto, September . com
mencing with the comedy, "The Mari
onettes." While performing this piecs
on a tour which will extend as fat
west as St. Louis, Madame Nazimova
will, at the same time, rehearse an
entirely separate organization for he
New York appearance In "Bella Don
na," dramatized by Bernard Fagau
. d.k. Ui.)).n,' novel of tht
same name.. "Bella Donna" will fol
low the engagement oi jonn urtw .i
the Empire Theater, New York. "Bells
n... . I- .till vunnlna- at the St.
James Theater, in London, after nine
months of prosperity.
lEGERDEMAH EASIEST ART IIT
WORLD TO MASTER, BAYS
STAGE MAGICIAN.
.l-Tgy.
That it is easier to decapitate a
man and replace his head with a
cabbage and then change about
again, than it is to catch files
around a molasses barrel. Is the
contention of the Mysterious
Carter, who comes as one of the
featured attractions at Pan
tages for the week commencing
with the matinee tomorrow.
Leserdermaln is the easiest art
In the world to master, accord
ing to this magician, and if the
audiences would pay closer at
tention to an artist at work, the
seemingly impossible would
never happen as It so often-does
on the stage.
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