iTITE STDTDAT" OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, , JANUARY 12, 1913. IN. "EVA" 'NEW YORK SEES, MUSICAL COtiiEDY THAT HAS PLOT OF REAL DRAMATIC WORTH Success of New Opera by Franz Lehar Depends Now on Whether Public Really Wants Acting or Just Fun and Music "The Drone" Appears With Good Ca3t Ralph Stuart Leads in Underworld Play Former Portland GirJ Appears With Sam Bernard in 'Ah for the Ladies." , STUPENDOUS BARGAINS IN CARPETS RUGS O jm v J "J f v ! : ; r I ' lV ... aa,jrm?s&&. ' -fcrr5 --"fv vA-r! tiki" t -y v'-r H; m' f 5 . 1 .xspi - ? 1 V s v "if ' f ir - Ja il ylV Vc P--fr' -, -v'V -1ix v i l - LC sSi :I1 v r?vii tlm- i'' f i farm ff7xrrf 3bA Ae? KOt rrr' I ff, ' XPrecM-fManJk. flams'. frhi'Xf" 'yv riirrwC. rv, . - -f rr-Tt2T; c . frr ! v ixv-.xiv'-J? s? 4 lilt 1 1 " " '.- BY LL.OTD F. LOSERUAN. JklEW YORK. Jan. 11. (Special.) l "Eva." the new opera by Fram dam Theater, differs from most comic operas In that there is a strong dra uiatlc Interest, even though the plot re minds one at fmea of the well-known novelist, Laura Jean Llbbey. The heroine Is an orphan girl who has been brought up by the employes of a Belgium rf'.ass factory. The youns heir comes to tuKe charge of the fac tory, meets the girl and makes love '-i her. The workmen resent the attei tions of the faclcry owner, and in order to quiet them he Eays that he is going; to make her his wife. The girl discov ering that he does not intend to marry her, runs 'off to Paris, where she be comes a milliner. There her lover finds ttr and asks hir to be his wife. The popular success of this piece win depend upon whether the' public care for dramatic action in an entertain ment which has been generally hela suitable only for frivolity. As a whole the book moves smoothly, and tio audi ence seemed to take pleasure in the blend of the fantastic and the serioas which the new play contains. Characters Well Taken. Salllo Fisher as Eva was excvllt-nt both dramatically and vocally. John Haly Murphy, In a comedy role, rave a fine performance. Walter Pe.-cival was an agreeable hero and sang the songs allotted to him acceptably. The principal character in he lone." at Daly's Theater, is an ami able impostor, who is a persistent pen sioner on tus brother under th pre tense of beiue at work on important inventions. But the impractical j'eam- ls always an appealing figure iind l-anle! Murray, as portrayed by .. hit- iora ivane, won me sympathy f tue aualence. The play, which is by Rutherford Muyne. enjoyed considerable success in London, where the part of John Mur ray, the inventor's brother, was played by Jhe author himself. John, the inventor's brother, has a great respect for Daniel's genius, and his judgment Is vindicated when Sarah McMinn succeeds in getting John to pro pose to her. John repents nis nasty action and he is facing a breach or promise suit, when Lianiel Intervener. His pet invention, a fan bellows, is of no earthly use. but he succeeds in con vincing the mercenary Sarah's bru'her tliat it la a great money-maker, and; I 7X wsfy Jiearf Cert AedZr&. the latter agrees to accept the pj tent fun and Is likely to crowd the Lyric rights in lieu of damages. j Theater for some months to come. Kooert i-orsyin, in the roie or jonn . i nderworld Plaved Out. audi ill li" at weoer s xn eater, is me Murray, pavo a prood performance, while Marsraret OOorman as saran McMinn was as shrewish as could be desired. Whitford Kane, as stated earlier In this review, gave a sympa theticlnterpretation of the visionary Daniel Murray. The other parts were capably handled. Sam Bernard Has Opportunity. "All for the Ladies," at the Lyric Theater, elves Sam Bernard an excel lent opportunity to display his ability as a comedian. Panturel, Olemente & Co. are a ladles' tailoring firm which has been steadily losing standings Finally the partners decide that they must brace up, and in order to do sj hire from a competitor the great designer, Leo von Lauben- -heim. The secret of Leo's success is that he knows how to please the ladies. as no one else in Paris does. He goes to work for the firm and their busi ness increases immediately. Sam Bernard in tne part of Leo cre ates a grood deal of laughter in the way he lords It over the titled ladles, and the manner in which h shows up the tricks of the trade. Mr. Bernard "Hoiiaculate. things move merrily along. Adele Ritchie, as the young wife ol Panturel, looked well, and also sang in very good voice. Alice Gentle, a for mer Portland girl, who was a promi nent member of Oscar Hammersteln's Manhattan Opera Company, had the part of Georgette, whlcb she acted in telligently, the role giving ample op portunity to her splendid voice. All for the' Ladies' is very good Jatest play dealing with the under World which has been presented to Sew York theatergoers. The piece, which is by Joseph Byron Totten, has as its main character gunman known as "Alibi Bill," and he and others of his kind portrayed" in the play eem much more inexpert and hon est than the daily papers have had us, believe. A young woman causes the reformation of "Alibi Bill," and a fe male detective gets him a position with the Government secret service. He wins the heart of a society mission worker, who goes ebout the Bowery blazing with Jewels in order to bring peace and good will to them, and all that. One of the benevolent member of crooks kills that pest of civilization, the Dis trict Attorneyr and the police are laughed off the stage for suspecting Alibi Bill of a crime. The- nefarious District Attorney wore full evening dress and a lovely over coat. And Alibi Bill was equally lm- When he finds his three ei- pals "burgling" his house In Washing ton, he gives them money to get away with and a sermon on the folly of be ing crooks. Ralph Stuart had the part of Alibi Bill, and played it with all the fervor that popularized him as a "matinee Idol" with the Murray Hill stock com pany. He tried to make -his part sym pathetic, but the moral lessons of re formed crooks are sot. as a rule, very convincing. Eleanor Lawson strode handsomely through the role of the fe male detective. Her erect bearing was a better proof of her nobility than even the lines proclaimed her. The Dis trict Attorney, cur that he was, knew so few of his lines that even the ama teur crpoks hi the audience recognized him for a villain. . ' New Comedy Appears. New York has had many plays deal ing with the undet"world, but it Is to be hoped that the plays later' In the sea son will deal with more Inviting themes. Mary Roberts. Rinehart, who, in con Junction with; Avery Hopwood, wrote "Seven Days," a very entertaining com edy. Is the author of "Cheer T.Tp." now at the Harris Theater. The new play is not of the high Standard as "Seven Days" and the plot is far from new, but there are many lines, with laughs In them. The late proprietor of Hope Springs Sanatorium left the place to his son, Dickie Carter, on condition that Dickie get there by 6 o'clock on the particular night on which the action begins. But Dlpkie was late, and be was in danger of losing his inheritance when Alan Pierce, a stranded actor, agreed to be Dickie for a time and took charge of the health resort. Dickie's understudy starts to run the sanitarium on ideaa of his own, re placing pampering with fresh air and hard work, and giving the author a chance to preach a little health ser mon. Be la a great success, and be- Delayed shipments of Carpets and Rugs from the leading manufacturers all arrived within a felv days' time, and we find ourselves carrying twice as much in these two lines as we ought to. We are, in plain, words, over . stocked, and in order to bring these lines to normal quantity we have ' Reduced the Price on Standard Makes as Follows: $1.00 Alex. Smith & Sons' Brussels Carpet reduced to.... ....75 $1.35 Ales. Smith & Sons' Brussels Carpet reduced to ,.....$1.00 $1,50 Alex. Smith & Ws' Brussels Carpet reduced to.,. ......... .$1.15 $1.35 Alex. Smith & Sons' Velvet Carpet reduced to $1.05 " $1.60 Alex. Smith & Sons' Velvet Carpet reduced to. . ...$1.25x $1.65 Alex. Smith '& Sons' Axminster Carpet reduced to ..-...$1.30 $1.85 Alex. Smith & Sons' Axminster Carpet. reduced to $1.45 $12.00 Bigelow Body Brussels Carpet reduced to . .$1.60 $2.00 Bigelow Axminster Carpet reduced to . . $1.60 ' Above prices include sewing, laying and lining. A Large 'Assortment of Remnants Ranging in Length From Five to Twenty Yards ReducedTrom 50 to 75 Per Cent. BRUSSELS, AXMINSTER AND VELVET RUGS $17.50 Brussels, 9x12, reduced to.... : $12.35 $18.00 Velvet, 9x12, reduced to. .. ". .. $13.75 $21.00 Brussels, 9x12, reduced-to. ., ; . ....... t, $14.50 $27,00 Velvet, 9x12, reduced to : v :r .. ., . $18.50 . $27.50 Ajxminster, 9x12, reduced to. . ., . ... .$16.00 $65.00 Wilton Velvet, 9x12, reduced to. .$49.85 Hundreds of these Bugs in different sizes at a corresponding discount. OurFurnitureClearanceSale has been the talk of tha town and amazed our would-be competitors. Such a slashing of prices was never before known in Portland and has made-other dealers throw up their hands in amazement. We don't give trading stamps, etc., but we do give prices that cannot be met by any other house in Portland. Call and see for yourself. . ' CASH OR CREDIT HENRY JENN1NG & SONS Home of Good Furniture ' , Corner Morrison and Second Streets One Year Ahead of Competitors f.. th tlav ends finds the "silver lining" to his own cloud. . The audience got a gooa aem ui iuu nniv RV.nch' adventures with it-.-i.,.r atAircase. and the panic of Doc Barnes, played by Koyal Byron, who, impersonating an 01. u., -plained that "People keep asking me about parts of their bodies I never heard of. ' . c4.v.A. pintn aji the heir, and uomnflBi. the stranded actor nlaved their carts with the proper comedy spirit. Frances Nordstrom, as a Spring maid, and Lotta Linthicunf as a designing actress, handled their roles with skill. Sydney Kosenleid recently pm- ...I ..' o nms hv Ethel E. Keays the principal characters of which are a physician ana nis wne. x.-o v tion was brought about by the .a- , of Theater Clubs, which is trying to effect the staging OI wwruiy " accepted by professional managers. A successful young physician is ha rassed in his practice by his wife, wno does not realize that his professional v 1.1 rt a certain degree, be career onvw" . apart from his married life. She wants to knit in his omce, aim i employment of a very capable trained tn the extent of in- DUrBB, ecu bwe, sisting on returning to her father s house. The nurse .(reiiov . , i Anntnr'a emnlov and tion Dy leaving - - marrying a rich bachelor friend. The woman maxes me - : J wives do ol not allowing their hua . . . .oritli their old com- Danas 10 " r . . panions, and. in every way, showing more devotion man even -ticular husband cares for. -.r pnmotifV: nnnta nrettiiy as the too devoted wife. Elsie i-smond as the nurse, plays her part too seriously, while Franklin Ritchie, as the physician. gave an admirame pru....... Dart of the bachelor friend was well suited to KODeri .i . full advantage of the opportunities that came .to him. " FLOATING DECK IS HOPE New Invention May Save Loss of Life r in Marine Disasters. i.nTOS. Jan. 11. (Special.) A striking device for saying life at sea was explained to a meeting of mem bers of Parliament called, bjr John WardV-in a conrmittee-room at the House of Commons the other day. The idea is that portions of the deck, built in the form of pontoons, should be detachable.- In each portion there are chambers, some of which are her metically sealed, in order to give the loose deck buoyancy, and some of which can be openea ro aiiow . uLut f provisions being - Kepi m mem. vfri.A ...in hn a rnnsTructed eroes down the pontoon portion of the deck will be automatically releases aim wui, of course, float securely. 1 ha.rlfts Hartlev. of 51 Shelton's lane, Leyton. He Is an en gineer S ULier. 1000 "KIDDIES" AT BALL Lord Slayor and Lady of London re Hosts at Annual Event. LONDON". Jan. 11. (Special.) The annual Juvenile fancy dress ball was given at the Mansion House yesterday by the Ixrl aiayor ana tne itay May oress. Invitations "were extended to about 1000 children, whose ages ranged from 6 to 14. In addition there were pres ent about half that number of adults. The guests were received in the sa lon and after the reception there was a procession of the children guests in double file to the Egyptian ball. The rules required that the adults remain at the vide, behind the columns, so as to afford room for the children to pass. Once in the Egyptian room dancing :gan to the music of the string Band of the Guards. In other apartments there were performances of living ma rionettes. Punch and Judy and ven triloquism. Light refreshments were served during the evening in the long parlor, but the great affair was a for mal supper at 9:15 P. M., to which the guests proceeded ceremoniously, pass ing In procession the Lord and Lady Mayoress on the dais. In the -past the children's dresses have been of great beauty and va riety, but this year all records for beauty and originality were eclipsed. There were costumic representatives of King Richard I, King Richard III, John Bull, Uncle Sam, Zealand peasants, Quaker girls and Cupid, the last named a rather daring Innovation. One little guest was dressed in Imitation of "A Portrait After Raeburn" and there was a. golden butterfly, a Kismet, a Dresden china, and any number of powder puffs and white rabbits. POPE PLACES INTERDICT Prohibits Diocese of Genoa Festival Celebrations. GENOA, Jan. 11. (Special.) The diocese of Genoa has been placed by the Pope under a partial Interdict, which prohibits for the time being the celebration of festivals with the cus tomary splendor and the administration of certain religious rites in the ordinary way. Difficulties arose when, on the nomination of Mgr. Caron as archbishop of Genoa, tbe Italian government re fused to issue the necessary "exequa tur." This refusal was attributed by the Vatican to the intrigues of Ge noese' Modernists, who were undoubt edly annoyed at the removal to Brus sels of the well-known and popular preacher. Father Semeria. It is more probable, nowever, mat. the government's attitude towards Mgr. Caron is due to the hostility he dis played to United Italy in the diocese of Canada. A-quarrel between Modernists and anti-Modernists may possibly be regarded as purely a religious matter, and consequently within the Jurisdic tion of the church alone, but the re fusal of the "exequatur" by the gov ernment is generally Justified In the Italian press on the ground' that Ital ian unity should be respected by pre lates who draw stipends from civil funds. The Cathedral Chapter here has protested Its entire submission to his holiness, but In local ecclesiastical cir cles It is not anticipated that the In terdict will be Immediately removed. FAMILY SECRET IS BARED Bride-Elect Learns Fiance's Mother Is Her Own, Too. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 11. (Special.) On the eve of their marriage a couple at Halmstad, West Sweden, made an astounding discovery. The. banns had been published and everything was In readiness for the bappy event. A day or .two before the wedding was to take place the bride-elect was looking through her fiance's photograph al bum, v ' On seeing the portrait of a woman, she suddenly exclaimed, "Why, that's mother!" Karl Anderson, the bride groom-elect, not a little startled. In sisted that it was his own mother. But investigations proved that he was born out of wedlock, and that his mother, who afterwards married his fiancee's father, had kept silence about the irregularity. No wedding could of course take . place, but in spite of the discovery and disappointment, the couple remain. good friends HY suffer days and nights of sleepless tor ture from eczemas, rashes, itchings and irritations of the skin and scalp? It is needless, A warm bath with Cuticura Soap and one application of Cuticura Ointment will afford immediate relief, permit rest and sleep and point to permanent skin health in most cases when all else fails. This is strong language but easily proven by use of the free samples of Soap and Ointment which will be mailed postpaid to any sufferer. Address Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Dept. 39, Boston, London, Paris, Sydney, Calcutta, Bombay, Totio, Hong Knag or Cape Town,