The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 12, 1913, SECTION FIVE, Page 3, Image 59

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    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." ,
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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:
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$12.00 Bigelow Body Brussels Carpet reduced to . .$1.60
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' 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,