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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 13, 1912.
PLAY IN WHICH GROUCHY HERO WAS VENTURED
FINDS BROADWAY FOLK LIKE IT NOT AT ALL
"Tantalizing Tommy" Tails to Strike EesponsiTe Chord as Musical Comedy, But "Oh! Oh! Delphine" Is Accepted as One of the Gayest, Merriest
Things of Some Time and Possessed of One of the Prettiest Choruses New Yo: Ever Saw "Steve" Is "Unnecessary."
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(K1EW TORK, Oct. 12. (Special.)
' rclllcked into the Knickerbocker
Theater, is the twin sister of "The Pink
Lady" and seems destined to be as pop
ular as that entertaining play. "Oh!
Oh! Delphine" is the gayest, brightest,
merriest musical piece that has come
this way for a long time. It has a vim
and a go. There is lots of tuneful and
catchy music, stage pictures more than
ordinarily attractive, and one of the
best-looking choruses ever seen on
Broadway.
In the list of principals there are no
real familiar names, but .the people for
the most part made a pleasing impres
sion. Frank Mclntyre is really funny,
and Ms song, "Everybody Is at Home
Except Tour Wife." must have pleased
the music publisher because of the
spontaneous hit it made. Of the xo
nen Miss Graca Edmond and Stella
Hoban had the principal carta.
former as Delphine and the -latter as
simone. her rival.
Tardy Comers Pay Pemaltr,
Not only will the poor, tired business
man like "Ohi Oh! Delphine." but it
will please others who ere not in busi
ness and who are not tired. An Inno
vation worthy of being followed In
other houses is now in vogue at the
Knickerbocker Theater. There the cur
tain rises at 8:10 and late comers can
not be seated until the end of the first
act. On the opening nir.'ht, "Diamond
Jim" Brady, the veteran theatergoer,
was one of those compelled to stand
modestly in the background, and this
almost caused three cheers from the
rest of the audience.
Arnold Daly presented John J. Mc
Intyre's three-act play. "Steve." in Bos
ton, under the management of H. H.
Frazee. Frazee saw It on the openinR
night, and stopped managing Daly. The
star fished up another manager 'and
brought him and "Steve" Into the
the Harris Theater. "Steve" is a wholly
unnecessary study in selfishness, with
a cad for the leading part. "Steve" is
an unredeemed scamp of a somber
brand. He lives with his mother, hi
brother and the girl he is going to
marry, tie neeas tunas lor his con
templated wedding trip and tries to
borrow It from brother. The brother
nappens to be treasurer of a fund.
"Steve," to get the money, puts up a
Job by which he is suspected of steal
ing $600. The money must be raised
ti save him from prison. He gets the
girl to plead with brother, while
mother adds her tears. Honest brother
embezzles the money for the girl's sake,
and they all economize in order to pay
pay back the $600. which, unknown to
them, "Steve" spends in high living.
In the mo. of course, his crime Is dis
covered and he walks out. after having
delivered up the "swag," and brother
marries the girl, who, of course, he
has always loved in secret.
Mr. Daly acts the part consistently
throughout, playing valiantly lor the,
antipathy of the audience. He was the
swaggerer, the loafer, the waster and
the tough, from start to finish, and
wasn't even good to his mother. The
others in the cast had very little to do
and did it badly.
"Steve" is an "unnecessary" play. It
scored no points and seemed certain to
fill the average theatergoer with a
sense of repulsion.
Edward Peple, who has written some
delightful short stories and a few plays,
is the author of "The Charity Girl."
now at the Globe Theater. Victor Hol
laender composed the music and George
Lederer produced the work, which has
been put through an evident process
of elaboration.
Mr. Feple's heroine is a wealthy girl
doing rescue work in the slums. There
was a bogus Swami, a nagging wife,
an East Side convert of the charity
girl and other occasionally recogniza
ble attempts at characters in Mr. Pe
ple's play. The story, however, was
fairly submerged under the effort to
make the piece popular and It seemed
during part of the performance as if
its purpose was to initiate the New
York public into the mysteries of rag
time and the "turkey trot," which were
tacitly taken to be unknown here.
Marie Flynn. a pretty young woman,
was the charity girl. The dry humor
of Ralph Herz appeared at Its best In
the role of the clairvoyant. Others in
the cast were Blossom Seeley, Anna
belle Whitford and D. L. Don.
Grouchy Hero Fails.
In "Tantalizing Tommy," now at the
Criterion Theater, an effort has been
made to introduce a hero with a
grouch. It was not very successful.
Musical comedy should be bright, gay
and sparkling. In "Tantalizing Tommy"
whenever anything that promised to
be moderately amusing came along It
Beemed to be the cue for the hero to
appear and effectually wet blanket
everything. The story of the play
sounds better than it acts. The spoiled
daughter of a Paris candy king meets
with a motor accident near the coun
try chateau of a self-centered young
Government clerk and is obliged to
spend the night there. To be sure, she
is Quite properly chaperoned, but never
theless it appears that she has thor
oughly compromised her unwilling host.
The result oi ner visit is me oreaKlng
off of the clerk's engagement to the
daughter of his superior and also the
breaking off of her own engagement
Naturally she starts to win the only
man who has ever given her a piece
of his mind and stirs up a lot of com
plications, although finally achieving
success.
Miss Elizabeth Brice was the Tommy
and in the opinion of the audience was
not especially tantalizing. George
Anderson was the gloomy hero. The
others in the cast did the best they
could, poor things.
. "Tantalizing Tommy" needs a new
book, a new set of lyrics and a few
comedians. The music is charming.
but some of the prettiest airs are
robbed of half their value by the silly
words with which they are fitted.
Hrr V Is Revived.
Lewis Waller has revived at Daly's
Theater "Henry V," the rarely seen
chronicle play of Shakespeare. It has
not been seen here since Richard Mans,
field presented it at the sGarden The
ater in 1900.
"Henry V" Is a series of scenes from
the history of the middle ages. It' is
epic rather than dramatic and the au
dience seems to witness only a series
of episodes, a succession of tableaux
that appear and fade with an occa
sional outburst of exquisite lyric verse.
In these days it takes a special
audience and a special patience to find
delight in the slow development of
these histories. "Henry V" Is not a
masterpiece of Its creator's genius. It
was meant for its day and no stretch of
respect excuses the attempt to adapt
it to present conditions in the theater.
Mr. Waller did all that an actor
could for the historic episodes grouped
about the King, who gives the play its
title. Everything that could be done
from a spectacular point of view was
done, but the result. It must be admit
ted, was a disappointment.
At the Manhattan Opera-House
Shakespearean plays are also the pro
gramme. Sothern and Marlowe,
whose popularity shows no sign of
abatement, are playing there to record
audiences. Their repertoire is practi
cally unchanged from last year.
W. C. T. ,U. EVANGELISTS
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
Evangelistic Division of Union Has 14 Distinctive Departments Organiza
tion Has 25 National Preachers Besides Those in Various States.
Great Size Is Feature
fn Furs This Season
Different Kinds of Sklna Aluo Are
Worked Into One Wrap to Make
Striking Combinations Prices
$oar in Uniformity.
yr1TER cuffs., broader scarfs,
Y fuller cloaks and a profusion
ww of fur trimmings on hats,
gowns and all. wraps." So says Dame
Fashion when milady quizzes her about
her new furs. This news, taken in con
"""""" wnn ine ract that prices of
pelts or almost every sort are soaring
makes one fairly gasp at the amount of
money fashionable women are forced
to spend on their Winter furs.
jiet io tne increased size of fur
pieces this season, the most striking
...ins uuuui tne new fur creations
xnere are almost no
coats made of one fur th.k-,.,
Coats of seal have beaVer. fox-or sabi.
collars, and coats of pony have seal
or sable collars and the newarit mrt.
ana scans are made of two contrast
mg lurs. in fact, any combination nf
turs is tne thing this year. There are,
nowever, exceptions to this rule, and
y,-., vvunien ot lasnion have
.v-wi-crminB coats ror eve-
u.iiK wear mis winter.
These ermine coat, ho
while being anything but bulky, are
v,.uchuiit iuu. ana can ha fatHu
uuu.. io iigure. xney are mas
lerpieces or tne furrier's skill, but it
"L "ss man J2500 to own one
of these new ermine wraps. It may
.u V nowever, to the comfort of
wno Dougnt rur coat last -
son or the season before, that there Is
very little radical change in the cut
of the more serviceable fur coats this
" ana mat, except for the addi
tion of a contrasting collar, your cara
cul, seal or pony coat of last season
will need no alterations whatever.
Ermine will be very fashionable' this
especially m combination with
moleskin and various blncW fi,r li
mine and moleskin are considered the
mosi suitaDie evening furs, although,
of course, sable known also as zibel
ine Is always approprate at any time.
xioiesKin. although some authorities
ay us nay nas passed, is so graceful
and pliable that It will still hold Its
own.
One of the leading fur hnii
Tork predicts with
that fisher which, by the wav. i h-
normally expensive will be at the top
' mvor among lasmonabla wom
en. The smartest fur rt th.
known as the civet cat. win h fh-'
lonable only when worn with black. It
is so striking in Its contract nf hlnt
and white that It can be worn to ad
vantage by very few women.
Both gray and white fox will be fa
vorites with the girlish tvnn nf nrr,.
and tipped fox. because of Its beauty
and high price, will surely be in high
Natural colored caraeun nnnth,, n
of the season's fancies. A beautiful
muff recently displayed in a Fifth-avenue
window was of black fox, banded
on the edge and through the middle
with natural color caracul. With black
fur this caracul in its natural hn i
exceedingly effective.
tne furs used for mourning are pro
minently lynx, with broadtail and
monkey next in favor. Although none
of the furs of a brownish hu. I nnn- i
sidered suitable for mourning, mole-
sain is considered most appropriate for
half mourning this year
The most fitting furs for nhilrirxn in
squirrel and beaver, the more expen
sive furs being considered hardly In
good form for the youngsters.
Aside from the usual sale of fur
muffs, collars and cloaks of various da.
seriptlons, there will be an enormous
mount of fur trimming used this vear.
Most of the diaphonous evenlne eowna
will have fur trimming, and the exquis
ite evening wraps, of brilliant brocade
snag ana cninons. are freauentlv sdred
with sable or ermine. Milliners, too,
never made better use of fur. The sea
son's hats sometimes show two furs
charmingly combined.
Small fur bags, to match coat or muff,
are to be used this year. Most of the
bags are envelope shaped, with fur
handles and wide flaps, fastened with
a pearl clasp. Some of the bags have
metal mountings, and long, silk cord
handles.
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P I ' I
iHE backbone of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union is
the evangelistic department which
will be well represented at the annual
convention of the union, which com
mences here, next Saturday. In at
tendance will be some of the best
known evangelists in the world.
The evangelistic division of the" union
haB 14 distinctive departments. The
organization has 25 National evangel
ists, besides those appointed by the or
ganizations in the various states. A
large number of these 'are ordained
ministers.
One of the first evangelists was the
world-renowned Bible reader, Hannah
Whitehall Smith. Rev. Alice Palmer
has taken the gospel temperance theme
around the world. Elizabeth Gordon,
the strong expounder of "thus salth the
Lord," is of New England birth, and
always fills acceptably either rostrum
or pulpit. Mrs. J. K. Barney. Of Rhode
Island, is best known as "The Pris
oners' Friend." She was Instrumental
in getting the police matrons in our
prisons, and many a prison reform has
followed her footsteps.
Rev Alice Barnes Hoag, a preacher
and the wife of a preacher, has been a
power in the evangelistic work of the
Northwest, especially in Montana,
where both are now at work. Madam
Layah Barakat is a Syrian who came
to America for evangelical work.
All these preachers have filled pul
pits of every denomination most acceptably.
Columbus a Spaniard?
Kansas City Star.
Dr. Constantino de Hurta y Pardo.
of Havana, a Cuban scholar, has un
dertaken to prove to the American
Geographical Society and the Hispanic
Society of America, that ChristoDher
LoiumDus was a Spaniard and not an
Italian. He maintains that Columbus
was born at Pontevidre. Spain, and not
at uenoa, Italy. Doctor Horta has
documents to prove his contention and
these are now in New York. After
these organizations . have completed
their examination. Doctor Horta pur
poses to publish the details of his
research in a pamphlet which will be
sent to governments, universities and
civic authorities throughout Latin
America that they may rejoice in the
knowledge that Columbus was of their
own blood.
SWEET PEAS ARE NOW
READY FOR PLANTING
Seeds Placed Properly in Fall Said to Give Not Only Earlier Blooms, But
Finer Flowers, Sturdier and a Larger Stem.
BT STELLA WALKER DURHAM.
CALL planting of sweet peas
A Joke on His Xose. ;
London Tit-Bits.
It was the elder's day at the plate.
He was shaving himself just before
church time, when be made a slight
cut with the razor on the extreme end
of his nose. He- called to his wife for
the court-plaster, and was told to
look in her sewing basket.
At cnurch every one was smiling as
the elder passed the plate. Very much
annoyed, he asked one of his assist
ants if' there were anything wrong
with his appearance.
"I should say there was," answered
the assistant. - "What's on your nose?"
"Court-plaster," was the reply.
"No," said his friend. "It is the
label from a spool of cotton, and it
says 'Warranted 200 yards." "
I being strongly advocated by en
thusiastic growers of the dainty
flower that rivals the rose for popu
larity. At a meeting of the Oregon
Sweet Pea Society held Tuesday It was
the consensus of opinion that sweet
pea seeds planted In the Fall not only
give earlier blooms, but larger and
finer ones on longer stems and that the
foliage will be finer and the plants of
higher and sturdier growth.
The Sweet Pea Society elected offi
cers for the ensuing year at this meet
ing and made up the list of prizes to be
awarded at the sweet pea show which
will be held next Summer, so that
those wishing to compete could take
advantage of the better conditions for
planting in the Fall. Four classes Ol
growers may compete for prizes
commercial growers, private gardeners,
amateurs and school children. There
will be several prizes for each class.
The officers elected are O. M. Plummer,
president; R. R. Routledge, executive
secretary; Mrs. Harriet C. Hendu, cor
responding secretary. The complete
list of prizes may be obtained from the
officers of the society.
Amateurs Are Warned.
Amateurs are advised that the Im
portant difference between planting in
the Fall and in the Spring is that for
Fall planting care must be taken that
the water drains away from the seeds,
whereas in SDring Dlantlng it is cus
tomary to plant the see'ds in a trench
that will hold the moisture.
A well-drained, sunny location
should be selected for a sweet pea
hedge and the success of Fall planting
Is in getting the plants up a few Inches
before cold weather comes. Sweet pea
vines are hardy, but should be pro
tected with straw or fir boughs during
the coldest weather. When the vines
start growth in the Spring they grow
very rapidly, therefore need much
nourishment. This should be provided
at the time the seeds are planted by
spading deeply and working in plenty
of fertilizer. It is well to dig a
trench 18 inches deep and till two-
thirds full of well-rotted cow manure.
covering this with good sou. Cover
the seed with an inch of soil and when
js I the plants are two or three inches high
thin out to not less than two inches
apart.
Thinning Is Advised.
The English growers, who have mag
nificent sweet peas, thin to a foot apart
and have a separate trellis for each
vine made of wire netting colled
around and fastened on a stick which
is stuck into the ground. Each vtne
grows up through this tube arrange
ment and the blossoms, of .course, find
their way out through the meshes of
the wire. Most American growers do
not thin so relentlessly, however, and
instead of the separate supports, pro
vide a trellis, planting a row of seeds
on each side. It is always best to
have. the support up when the seeds
are planted, especially if there are to
be two rows, with the trellis between.
The Spencer types should be planted
farther apart or thinned more than the
ordinary types. The dark seeded types
are the best for Fall planting. The
trellis should not be less than five feet
high.
A Typical Stagedrlver.
Churchman.
He was a typical stagedriver and a "
we went up Rabbit Creek and over
the long grades toward Sinker Creek,
then up the great mountains that rise
8000 feet above the level of the sea
our stage driver Dave was unusually
loquacious even for one of his tribe.
His language was not always choice,
but it was realistic. He told about
other days and other stage drivers; ol
how old "Stoney," an old-time drivei
of the Overland stage, died last year.
He insisted, said he, on going on his
regular trip, though very feeble, and
he was brought into the station that
night by the faithful horses stark dead
with the reins tight in his hands. Then
he spoke of his own hardships and of
the sufferings he had endured last
Winter in doing his work when the
snows were heavy and the cold intense.
He said that he expected to quit, but
every time he went to tell the boss he
thought about his horses and somehow
he could not bear the idea of separat
ing from them.