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1 THE SUNDAY. OKEOOJiXAJi. JfOKTLAXD, DECEMBER 15, 1912.
"THE FIREFLY" WITH BIG STAR
SCORES SUCCESS IKf NEW YORK
Emma Trentlni Hakes Lnpresslon With Dancing and Singing In New York-i"The Sun Dodgers" Has Many Short
comings, but May Be Dressed Up "Within the Law 'Charged With Beijg Without the Law in Ono Theater.
BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN.
H EW YORK, Dec. 14. (Specie!.)
lI Emma Trentlni has scored a luc
cess In "The Firefly." la which
he Is now appearing at the Lyric'
Theater. The music Is by Rudolph
Frlml, a young Bohemian musician, and
the text by Otto Hauerbach. The plot
In some respects is reminiscent of "The
Lure of the .Mask," by Harold Mc
Grath. Miss Trentlni Is a blithe and enthu
siastic soul. Her voice la quite
fresh and youthful as ever. She pours
tt out lavishly and neglects no effort
In the way of dancing or acting that
may make her share in the entertain
ment as successful as It can be.
She Is first seen as a street singer,
and when her voice attracts the at
tention of one of the guests on a yacht,
lie forgets about his betrothed. She
goes on the vessel disguised as a cabin
boy, to appear as her own self In Ber
muda and be sent back to New York,
where It Is discovered that she is a
woman. A later Incarnation shows her
as a singer In opera of the species
sometimbes described as "grand." In
the end she gets the lover who had
first heard her sing In the street.
Itortinch Musicianship Shown
The score is melodious, with occa
sional revelations of more thorough
musicianship than the usual operette
music provides.
There was a good male chorus, and
the feminine part of the production
was as gratifying to the eye as to the
ear.
Craig Campbell displayed a good
tenor voice In the musical numbers al
lotted to him. and Audrey Maple pre
ented a lovely apparition of blonde
beauty. Roy Atwell's dry humor kept
the audience happy while he was on
the stage.
"The Sun Dodgers," after several
postponements. Is no on view at the
Broadway Theater, but is still far from
ready for this critical metropolis. How
ever, it is susceptible to treatment.
Sometimes this sort of a show that has
a poor start eventually turns out hap
plly. The excellent work of George W.
Monroe, the massive comedian, does
much to help the piece.
The piece Is called "a fanfare of
frivolity." by Edgar Smith, with lyrics
and music by E. Ray Goets and A.
Baldwin Sloane. All these names can
be forgotten. Although there was the
germ of a good Idea in the thing, Edgar
bmlth has never done anything as fu
tile, and the same may be said of E.
Ray Goets and A. Baldwin Sloane. The
ataglnr of the piece of "Ned" Wayburn
was pretty and effective.
. Monroe Labors Valiantly,
In spite of the play's shortcomings.
George v, . Monroe has labored val
iantly, and In the last act his mon
ologue did what the entire fabric of
"The Sun Dodgers" failed to do set
the bouse In a roar. He told the audi
ence that his voice had been tested, and
that his teacher had advised him to
sing Inwardly, and If he did so he
would make a great many more friends
than he would if he didn't.
Miss Bessie Wynn. who has a very
well-trained, clear and sympathetic
voice, waroiea ner songs very prettily.
Harry Fisher, who was featured with
Oeorge W. Monroe and Miss Wynn.
tried his best to be amusing, but
seemed to be wasted in the part as
signed to him in this piece.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett Is the
author of "Racketty-Packetty House."
which Is the play selected to open the
Children's Theater on the roof of the
Century Theater on the afternoon of
Monday. December 23.
The play was originally written as
a book, and was published by the Cen
tury Company.
George C. Tyler, lessee of the century
Theater, when discussing the plans for
the chlWen's theater with William K.
Vanderbllt. who furnished the money
to make the enterprise possible, sug
gested that the character of the enter
tainment set forth should be educa
tional as well as amusing, and the
"Racketty-Packetty House" of Mrs.
Burnett suggested itself.
Six New Playa In Rehearsal.
Charles Frohman has under rehearsal
six new plays, all of which will be pro
duced before February 1. "The Spy"
will nave its iirst performance at At-
that will Include Cyril Kelghtley,
Julian L'Estrange and Edith Wynne
Matthison. This play is now running
at the St. James Theater, London, un
der the title of "The Turning Point."
It is from the French of Henry Kiste
maeckers, and ran for a season and a
half at the Porte Satnte Martin Thea
ter, Paris, under the title of "La
Flambee."
At a special matinee on Monday, De
cember 16. at the Criterion Theater. Mr.
Frohman will present "Chains," a four-
act play, which he originally produced
at the Duke of York Theater, London.
It Is by Elizabeth Baker, and has been
adapted for the American stage by
Porter Emerson Browne. The cast will
Include Emily Stevens, Shelly Hull,
Desmond Kelly and Mrs. Thomas Whlf-
fen.
Following John Mason's season In
The Attack at the Garrlck Theater.
Mr. Frohman will present a new Ameri
can play called "The Conspiracy." by
John Roberts. The piece is in three
acts, and concerns modern New York.
On January 6 Mr. Fronman win pro-
due with Charles Cherry a modern
comedy entitled "The New Secretary."
It Is an adaptation from the French of
Le Coeur Dispose. It is still being
performed at the Athenee Theater,
Paris, where It was onginauy pro
duced mora than a year ago.
"The Sunshine Girl.- in wnicn juna
Sanderson. Joseph Cawthorn. Eva
Davennort and Tom Lewis are tne prin
cipals. Is scheduled to give Its first per
formance January ZT at me. Acauemy
of Music. Baltimore.
Maude Adams will come to the em
pire Theater December IS in -peter
Pan," while Mme. Naslmova, with
Bella Donna" will move to another
theater.
Actress' Kindness Remembered.
An example of touching devotion Is
found in Hugh Hopper, for many years
gardener for Clara Morris, the old-time
actress, who for the past 11 years has
given his services free. Before hard
ship befell Miss Morris,' who in private
life is Mrs. Frederick C. Harriott. Hop
per received a good salary, but In her
declining years he has asked no pay
for looking after her homestead, "The
Pines, at No. 537 Rlverdale avenue.
Yonkers. His responsibility is greater
lantlc City December 39. with a cast now than ever. In view ot the fact that I
Miss Morris is totally blind and help
less. A Yiddish version.-of "Within the
Law" was recently presented at the
East Side Theater, which Max R. W1I
ner, manager of "Within the Law,"
now being produced at the Eltinge
Theater, claims is a 'Violation of the
copyright covering his play. United
States Marshal Henkel slid In the
front door of Gabel's Comedy Theater,
just as Joe Garson, armed with a re
volver and a Maxim silencer, was In
search of the "stool pigeon" whom he
wanted to shoot. The marshal didn't
wait to see the target practice, but
placed the proprietors of the theater.
Max Gabel' and Benjamin Emanuel,
under arrest and brought them before
United States Commissioner Shields on
a charge of producing "Within file
Law" In a manner decidedly without
the law. The two prisoners were held
in tlOOO ball each. It Is alleged that
Gabel and Emanuel sent stenographers
to the Eltinge Theater to take down
the play, verbatim. , .,
Collier to Play "Bob Acres.'
William Collier, it is announced, will
appear as Bob Acres In a performance
of "The Rivals." during New Year's
week, at the Forty-ninth Street Thea
ter, for the benefit of a charity. A
special company will be engaged, which
will Include several of the prominent
actors appearing in New York at that
time. Joseph Jefferson and Nat Good
win are among the prominent stars who
essayed this role. Mr. Collier Intends
to depart considerably from the tra
ditional rendering ot the part when he
appears in the play.
I The recent marriage ot nine, isazi
nWova, the well-known Russian actress,
t9 her leading man. Charles Bryant,
was the outcome of a friendship of
nearly ten years standing. At that
titne Mme. Naslmova was appearing in
London with her Russian company.
There she met Mr. Bryant, and when
she confided to him her ambition to
learn English and appear on the Amer
ican stage, he volunteered to help
hter.
Mr. Bryant has played the part of
Dfr. -Meyer Isaacson In the play In
London with Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
arid was engaged to support tne Rus
sian actress in the present production.
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He is a brother-in-law of James Ber
nard . Fagan, the playright. .
Detective Play Soon Ready.
Robert Hilliard will appear In "The
Argyle Case," at tho Criterion Theater
on December 24. The play Is by Har
riet Ford and Harvey1 J. O'HIgglns, in
co-operation with William J. Burns, the
detective. Klaw & Erlanger, under
whose management Mr. Hilliard ap
pears have provided a strong supporting
company, including . Alphonz Ethler,
Bertram Warburg, W. H. Gllmore,
Selene Johnson, Stella Archer and
Wanda Carlyle.
. A play for which complete prepa
rations have been made for production
this Winter, will be presented by
Charles Frohman in association with
Klaw & Erlanger. This is the Com
edie Francalse comedy "Primerose,'
In which Elsie Ferguson will have
the star part, and the rehearsals for
which have already begun. Miss Fer
guson will make her first appearance
In the character of "Primerose" dur
ing the first week in January.
SHARONS STUN SAN FRANCISCO WITH
SOCIAL EVENT UNEQUALED IN WEST
City by Golden Gate Claims Population Is Half Million, Basing Opinion on 300,000,000 Carfares Annually Ore
gon Solon Electioneers in California Senator Bourne Secretly Meets Boss Flynn.
SAN fBAMWSW JJec. i. t special.
San Francisco society folk are
boastlne- that Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Sharon's dinner and dance at the Pal
ace Hotel recently, with the great ball
room converted into an entrancing
garden scene, was the most ambitious
and artistic indoor-social affair ever
given in a local hotel, or anywhere in
the West. Workmen from carpenters
to higli-priced decorators, were at
work on the scheme for a week, being
busy at nights for the bigger part of
the time In order to see that the. proper
effects were there. The cost of the af
fair is estimated at the $35,000 figure.
and it easily reached that amount.
Society Is rejoicing that the Sharons
are spending so much of their time In
San Francisco, Instead of Paris, as was
formerly the case, for the Sharons are
royal and extravagant hosts, nothing
being too good for their friends. Both
the Sharons have ample fortunes In
their own right and are In a position
to set the pace for the ultra-exclusive
set, as they have for the past two
years. In the American colony in Paris
they had the reputation of doing things
equally as well.
833,333 Ride on Cars Dally.
For the fiscal year ending June 30
last the three streetcar companies in
San Francisco report that their cars car
ried 300.000,000 passengers during that
time. The average numoer of people
carried' eacW month was 25,000,000, and
the daily . travel figures up to some
thing like 833,333. Getting down to
the average travel per hour during the
24 hours, it was about 34,722. -and fig
uring still closer, 57S persons traveled
each minute. .
A comparison of these statistics with
similar figures that attain in cities
like Buffalo, Detroit and St. Louis
would seem to bear out the conclusion
that since the census of 1910 San Fran
cisco has increased in population to
half a million. Claim is made that the
reason of the Immense streetcar travel
here Is due to the fact - that so many
people take short streetcar rides, but
there is nothing to indicate that San
Franciscans are more inclined that way
than residents of other ".itles.
Oregon Senator Seeks Votes Abroad.
John A. Carson, of Salem, an Oregon
State Senator, wants to be President of
the Senate when the Legislature, re
cently chosen, organizes next month.
Several of his fellow Senators are in
San Francisco and Los Angeles on va
cation trips, and It Is whispered around
that Senator Carson came to town to
buttonhole them and get their prom
ises of support.
Ambassador's Furniture Priceless.
A local trans-Pacific steamship com
pany Is making arrangements for the
shipment to Tokio of some valuable
and heavily insured furniture belong
ing to Lars Anderson, who was re
cently appointed by President Taft the
American Ambassador to Japan in suc
cession to Charles Page Bryan, of Chi
cago, who resigned. Several pieces of
the furniture shipment consist of a
chair, table and cabinet made in Prague
from a log of oak fished up from the
River Mlldau in 1902, and supposed to
be 900 years old. A little fortune Is
said to have been paid for these things.
Foresight Wins Fortune.
A story is in circulation that half a
dozen men of wealth In town won In
the aggregate over half a million dol
lars on the Presidential election. The
money was not won by betting direct
ly or indirectly on any of the candi
dates, but by speculating in the stock
market. As the story goes, these men,
each acting for himself, were confident
that Woodrow Wilson would win out,
and also that the stock market, both
railroad shares and the Individual
stocks, would respond favorably. So
they bought blocks of stock, some 10
to 14 different "kinds, for a rise. It
came, as they had staked their money
it would, and so profited greatly.
Bourne and Flynn Secretly Meet.
It has leaked out that Boss Bill
Flynn, of Pittsburg, who led the Bull
Moose party to victory in Pennsyl
vania, and United States Senator Jona
than Bourne, of Oregon, held a secret
conference at the St. Francis Hotel, at
the solicitation of the latter. Both
Flynn and Senator Bourne left town
without anybody knowing what it was
about and what it may lead to.
The connection is that if Bourne bobs
up at the forthcomlnsr National con
ference of the Progressive Republicans
at Chicago, then it would seem certain
that the local confab had something to
do with the rumored desire of Bourns
to have Flynn smooth out his differ
ences with taedlll McCormick, the lead
ing Chicago Bull Alooser, and Theodore
Roosevelt.
WOMEN CAST FIRST VOTE
COXTIJTCED FROM PAGE TWO.
at Falrvlew, Mrs. E. E. Heslin, also one
of the first to vote, was defeated,
though by . a small margin.
With single ticket and but little in
terest shown in the election at Leban
on.. It was left to the . women to en
liven matters for a time by their at
tempt to crowd two of their own sex in
for Councilmen. For a moment the
men had a good scare, but lack of suf
ficient women votes brought about the
failure of the plan. Mrs. Annie B. Reed
was the first woman to vote, and cast
vote No. 1 on the poll book. "Grandma"
Snyder, aged 94, .was the' oldest person
to vote, and probably the oldest woman
in the whole state. ' .
One of the pictures shown above de
picts a bridge club in Bend. Every
member of this fashionable organiza
tion was at the polls. An Interesting
Commentary in connection with It Is
that at a recent meeting a straw vote
wm taken to ascertain how its mem
bers stood on the question of prohibi
tion, it having been said repeatedly that
if '.women were to vote the state would
be . placed In the "dry" column at the
first opportunity. However, the straw
vote) in question developed the fact
thtf only one woman out of the 16
present favored prohibition. Mrs. C. &
Hudson served as a clerk and Mrs.' W.
B. Sellers as a Judge. At break of
dawn Mrs. S. M. Whittea, though over
73 years of age, took her stand at the
booth, so Intent was she to cast the
first feminine vote, which she did with
evident delight.
Flrat to Vote la Tillamook.
In Tillamook City Mrs. Amanda Ed
munds was the first woman to vote,
and also the first citizen. She is the
wife of George R- Edmunds, a promi
nent business man in the city. Half
of the votes cast were by women, who
favored the "dry" candidate for Mayor.
At the ripe age of 78 Mrs.- Martha
Van Winkle registered her first vote
and the first vote cast by a woman
in Weston. She is shown In the act of
marking her ballot.
With excitement greater than at the
Presidential election Wasco held the
city election last Tuesday. Miss B. E.
Ford, a bookkeeper, was placed on the
election board, being the first woman
to have this honor in the state east
of the Cascade Mountains. The wo
man candidate for Recorder fa'led to
receive support. .,
Mrs. A. D. Shollenberg, who has the
distinction of being the first woman
to cast a ballot for municipal officers
in Newport, was also the first woman
to register, and has taken an actlye
interest in tne present campaign.
Mrs. Shollenberg came here from Eau
Claire, Wisconsin, 14 years ago. Five
years ago she lost her house and con
tents by fire, but soon worked her
way up again and is now prosperous
and a possible candidate for Mayor
next year.
The first woman to vote in the city
of Aurora was Miss Emma J. Snyder,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Snyder, two of the original members
of the Aurora Colony. Miss Snyder is
the secretary of the Western Hope Re
bekah Lodge, and the presiding officer
of Una Temple of Pythian Sisters.
Interesting Day at Hood River.
If Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway, the
mother of woman suffrage in Oregon,
could have seen the City Hall of Hood
River on former election days and have
beheld It December 3 she would have
been glad because of the cleanliness of
the place. It is the combined meeting
place of the city officials and the city
"calaboose." The time has been when
the maudlin song of an incarcerated in
ebriate has interrupted the proceedings
of the Board of Aldermen. That day,
however, the steel cells of the prison
were empty. ,
On the table around which the elec
tion board -sat was placed a large vase
containing a bouquet of chrysanthe
mums and a heap of red Spitzenberg
apples. On the election board were Mrs.
J. P. Lucas, as Judge; and Mrs. Charles
H. Castner, as clerk. Both are well
known throughout the state in suf
frage and Woman's Club circles.
Despite the heavy rain that fell
throughout, the day, the women voters
came to the polls. Wrapped in oil skins
and with their umbrelas over them,
mothers who will soon pass the three-score-and-10
mark came to cast their
first ballots. One of the oldest women
voting was Mrs. J. T. Holman, of the
Heights portion of the city.
One of the most Interesting incidents
arising at the polling place this morn
ing was when Dr. W. S. Nichol, one of
the Home Protective Association can
didates for the Council, rode up to the
City Hall with his wife, mother and
mother-in-law in his automobile. One
of the judges, J. H. Hill, Immediately
warned him that, he was breaking the
corrupt practices act to bring voters in
conveyances to the polls. Dr. Nichol re
plied that he was escorting his family
to the voting place and that he' did not
think the law was intended to prevent
such actions. However, some of the
citizens were of the opinion that a man,
under the law, had no right even to
bring his wife to the polls In a convey- first votes at Pilot Rock. Ruth Royer,
was the first woman to serve on an
election board; Mrs. Viola Price Frank
lin, the first Albany woman to vote;
Mrs. J. R. Metzger, the first' woman to
vote in the Third Ward, and Mrs. F. E.
Van Tassel, the first in the First Ward.
She had not intended to be the first
woman to, vote, but came-down town
early with her husband and it happened
no woman had voted in this ward when
she arrived at thj polls an hour after
they opened.
With a total vote of 3656 at the reg
ular city election, Salem set a new
high-water mark in matters municipal.
Of this number about 1500, or 40 per
cent, were women, who encountered
very little difficulty in casting the bal
lots, as they all seemed to understand
how they intended to vote.
Voting was very slow until the af
ternoon at Junction City, when the
women livened things up considerably.
At 11 A. M. there were only eight votes
cast, at 2:30 P. M. there were 16 votes
cast. At about 3 P. M. the women
commenced voting and for nearly an
nour the clerks and judges were kept
ousy. Mrs.- Mina G. Saunders was the
Iirst woman to cast her vote In this
city.
Mrs. C. H. Sedgwick, wife of the
newly elected Councilman, was thj first
woman In Creswell to exercise the
right of the ballot. The suffrage vote
was larger than expected by many,
while others are of the opinion that
aad the weather been more pleasant a
larger percentage of the women would
have exercised the right of the ballot.
For the first time in the history of
Ontario the women of the city exer
cised the right of suffrage in a general
city election. Mrs. Martha Trow, wife
of Mayor A. W. Trow, had the honor
of being the first lady to cast her vote.
Ten women voted at Antelope on
Monday, December 2, Miss May L.
Cudd casting the first woman's ballot
and Miss Helen Smith the second.
The Shanlko city election developed
a keen contest between R. W. Blrg
feld and Mrs. Leola Lorlng for City Re
corder, the former winning by a vote
of 26 to 25. There was no other con
test, although Mrs. Anna Magee, who
was not a candidate, received ten votes
for Mayor.
Mrs. Anna Magee had the distinction
of being the first woman to act as
fudge of election in Shanlko and Mrs.
C. P. Wilson was the first woman
clerk. Mrs. Magee also cast the first
woman's vote in the city. The women
experienced no difficulty in casting
their ballots.
It was observed that men who or
dinarily go to the polls in whiskers and
overalls, were on this particular day
cleanly shaved and dressed in their
Sunday "duds."
At the special city election at Bar
low Mrs. M. E. Tull was elected Coun
cilman defeating O. Slatager. The wo
men of the town turned out en masse
and elected their choice. .
Despite the drawbacks of inclement
weather and long distance from the
polls, women braved all to cast their
ance, .and husbands were warned not to
drive their wives up to the polling
place, but to allow the women to dis
embark from vehicles at nearby street
crossings.
The women of the city of Grants Pass
took great delight In casting their first
vote. They came early and stayed late;
they even left washing on the line. The
judges were polite and attentive and
enjoyed the day thoroughly. The suf
fragist -vote reached Its highest point
during the middle of the afternoon
when the women fairly swarmed to the
polls, until the line reached out into
the street. 700 votes were cast by wo
men. In Albany Miss Cassie H. Thompson
daughter of Landlord Royer, was the
first woman to register and cast her
vote like a man, with the exception
that "she voted for the best-looking
candidates for office," so a local paper
affirms.
His Requests.
Judge. k
A drummer from Chicago lay dying in
Algiers.
(I've paid my poet's license, so Just
withhold your sneers!)
A policeman took this message when
he'd feebly told his name:
"Tell my wife I love her only; tell
Jones' wife the same."
MADAM
! IF YOU DON'T FEEL
TAKE DELICIOUS "SYRUP
Right '
OF FIGS."
Waste-Clogged Bowels, Torpid Liver and Decaying Food
in Stomach Cause the Sick Headache, Gas, Back
ache, Sallowness, Biliousness and Indigestion.
All women get bilious, headachy
and constipated simply because they
don't exercise enough. They don't eat
coarse food, or enough fruit and green
vegetables. Those are nature's ways
of keeping the liver and thirty feet
of bowels active! but very few women
employ them. The next, best way Is
delightful, fruity Syrup of Figs.
Nearly all Ills of women can be
overcome with Syrup, of Figs alone.
There Is no need to have sick bead
ache, backache, dizziness, stomach sour
and full of gases, bilious spells, sallow
ness. coated tongue, bad breath, bad
complexion, nervousness and depres
sion. The surest and safest remedy is
one or two teaspoonfuls of delicious
Syrup of Figs. Try this tonight
you'll feel splendid in tie - morning
when the sour bile, clogged-up wast
and poisonous matter have been gently
but thoroughly moved on and out of
your system, without nausea, griping
or weakness. Your head will be clear,
complexion rosy, breath sweet, stomach
regulated: no more constipation, gases,
pains and achea
It Is simply a matter of keeping
your stomach, liver and bowels clean
and regular. Then you will always be
well always look and feel your best.
But get the genuine the old reli
able. Ask your druggist for "Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna" Refuse,
with contempt, the so-called Fig Syrups
sometimes substituted to fool you. The
true, genuine, bears the name Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company; look taT
this on the lab'