The Sunday Oregonian., July 13, 1913, SECTION FOUR, Page 2, Image 46

BY WALTER MAY
OBSCURE for a time in its week of
darkness, once more the Helllg
Theater becomes the beacon In the
i'ortiand tneatrlcal world tonight, when
John Mason and his finished cast come
in "Aa a Man Thinks," the psychologi
cal play of which reviewers from New
York to San Francisco have been loath
to write temperately. The production
begins a week's engagement and there
will be a matinee Wednesday and Sat
urday. -
The play is one of Augustus Thomas'
latest to go on tour. It is heralded as
Ills best. He wrote It for John Mason,
just as he wrote "The Witching: Hour1
for that sterling player. If the author
has lnnoculated the lines with his keen
philosophy of life and his observations
of modern psychological progress, lie
has, if we are to believe the critics and
those who have witnessed it in the
Kast, given to John Mason a magnifi
cent opportunity to use those lines with
effect. John Mason has no superior in
the delivery of the English language:
to say nothing of his ability as an
actor. ,
"As a Man Thinks" does not belie Its
title. In those four words are the
theme, the title, the plot. . The title
means what it Bays; which is enough
to aet forth that "As a Man Thinks'! is
a problem play, in which there is & so
lution only as the individual takes it.
Of course It deals with the sex prob
lem but the wholesomeness of its lines
er.oms .to remcve the objectionable dregs
with which so many problem plays have
been dragged down. In the hands of
finished players then. "As a Man
Thinks" fhould provide a week of
worth-while entertainment. j
in tne variety theaters beginning to
morrow afternoon vaudeville in its
many forms in offered. At Pantages
"Hiram," a tabloid musical comedy,
heads the bill. Fred Ardath, the "dream
girls" and 20 others handle the music
and the laughs. To the Empress "The
Passenger Wreck." a serio-comic nov
elty, comes for the week. It is under
the direction of John B. Hymer. of
"The Devil and Tom Walker" fame.
"The Cavaliers" are a musical combina
tion augmenting the bill.
Ous Edwards, with his "Kid Kaba
ret." comes to the Orphaum. and he
brings his 20 youngsters again He
was here a few weeks ago with his
Song Revue" and was a crashing hit.
Critics call the "Kid Kabaret" even a
better attraction. Will Kogers. the
Oklahoma cowboy,' is an added feature
on the new bill.
The bills of the last week in the
various vaudeville houses close this
evening, and the new Attractions bogin
tomorrow with the matinee.
The Lyric has to offer for the new
week "The Bean Trust," a music and
fun creation.
Looking ahead a few weeks, "The
Passing Show of 1913" is the next at
traction for the Helllg. It is. as all
t assing Shows are, a combination of
tne oesi mings or the year just gone
picked from Broadway theaters in New
York. Waldemar Young in the San
f rancisco Chronicle, after citing the
fact that the production broke all rec
ords for first nights either at the Cort
theater there or at any city, continues:
ine rasBing snow of 1913,' to put
it
mree, very Drieiiy. meets everv
expectation and every advertising
v ,w ,0 ulgt gorgeous entertain
ment, staged sumptuously. It isn't
through breaking records vet " .
The production is now talked of for
us ciever vaudeville acts and its beau
tiful women, aside from its unusual
settings; It carries the Howard broth
ers of "Messenger Boy" fame in vaude
ville; Trlxle Friganza, Charley Ross
and an array of talent including little
F.lsle Akroyd. the Boston Diving Venus,
and Adelaide, the dancer, who is one
of the fftellar features of the outlay
The music of course is fitting.
a mtie tarther away, along about
.nugusi iv, Aaeie. Blood in "Every
Woman," is the scheduled entertain
ment. . '".
JOHN MASON HERE TONIGHT
"As a Man Thinks" Is Play at Helllg
Theater for Week,
John Mason and his Xew York Thirty
ninth Street Theater players will be
seen at the Heillg Theater, Eleventh
and Morrison streets, for seven nights
beginning tonight, with -a special mat
inee Wednesday and matinee Saturday
in the new four-act drama, "As a Man
Thinks," by Augustus Thomas, author
of "The Witching Hour, Arizona,"
and others. Mr. Mason and his company
come to Portland almost direct from
New York, and the local engagement is
part of the itinerary of a special Sum
mer toui- the last tour of Mr. Mason in
"Aa a Man Thinks" under the direc
tion of the Messrs. Shubert, by arrange
nient with Charles Frohman.
Mr. Mason's contract with Mr. Froh
man calls for the actor's full services
in the regular theatrlo season, and in
order to present "As a Man Thinks" in
the Far West and on the Pacific Coast
there has been a steady demand for
it in these territories ever since its
year-and-a-half Tun in New York with
Mr. Mason in his original character. Dr
Sffelig. the Messrs. Shubert, who own
the play, had to arrange the present
special tour, which, beginning in Win
nipeg and ending in Denver, August 39,
will enable Mr. Mason to reach New
York early In September, as per the
Frohman bond, for tlib rehearsals of
the new play, "Indiaa Summer," now foe-j
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'As a Man Thinks." like Mr. ThommT
first John Mason Dlav. "Th WitoMnnr
Hour," in which Mr. Mason was last
seen in this city two seasons ago, treats
broadly of the human mind, but, instead
of- telepathy thought transference the
author in his latest drama goes into the
science of the influence Of thought, and
good or evil, he tells his hearers, comes
of pure or base reflection, "as a man
thinketh."
The scenes and characters of the play
are distinctly of the fashionable center
of New York City, and the drama's
most obvious story concerns the jeal
ousy of a wife, Mrs. Clayton, played by
Julie Heme, whose husband, Frank
Clayton, played by John Flood, has
Just once deviated from the path of
strict propriety been guilty of a seri
ous though single indiscretion which
she has forgiven. Misunderstanding
and some Information with reference
to a sculptor's beauty model the hus
band has met in Paris arouse the wife's
early-day jealousy, and in a spirit of
reckless revenge she goes. Innocently,
as it proves later, to the bachelor apart
ments of a man an artist, Benjamin De
Lota, played by Lyster Chambers. The
husband- discovers this. There Is a
OKLAHOMA COWBOY
TO ORPHEIM.
COMES
Will Rosen.
There is one man that the
stage has not ruined for his for
mer pursuits and he la Will Rog
ers, the Oklahoma cowboy, who
comes to the Orpheum for a re
turn engagement. At a recent
frontier day in Texas, Mr. Rogers
entered a roping contest with
many prize cowmen of the coun
try and roped and tied a steer
in record-breaking time. The true
atmosphere of the plains, the
magic handling of a -lariat and
the delicious, quaint humor which
he brings to the stage make bis
act one of the most unique and
entertaining ever - booked. He
recently shared honors with
Blanche Ring in "The Wall Street
Girl." Mr. Rogers" present tour
over the Orpheum circuit . has
been one continual ovation.
THE SUNDAY
break in the home.' After much suffer
ing and through love of their little son,
a reconciliation is effected on Christ
mas eve.
It is these situations that Mr. Thomas
makes his main character. Dr. SeeTlg,
Played by Mr. Mason, dominate at all
times.
"KJD KABAHET" IS HEADLINE
Gus Edwards' Proteges Open at Or
pheum Tomorrow.
Beginning with tomorrow's matinee
Orpheum audiences may prove the as
sertion of Ous Edwards that his "Kid
Kabaret" Is even better than the "Song
Revue of 1912," In which he appeared
here recently. Twenty clever proteges
of Mr. Edwards appear in the Kabaret.
which Is a melange of songs, dances
and fun put together. The scene of the
CJ-J,ah Jning-room of Mr. and Mrs.
" Terrace flv minutes after pa
and ma have left the house." Ten big
mus cal numbers are arranged with lm
li1""8, ma"y Interesting effects.
JrL iUrd ra,mb" ' the company
wn?die CRntor "! George Jessel.
Will Rogers, the Oklahoma cowboy.
orS .T H1, apwpear w,th nls magic lariat
??,rJIl . humor to dPte his
triumph of two years ago. Trick roping
must be of the highest order to win.
and Rogers only begins whero many
have left off. That is only half hiact
E-VT' fr hla brand "."aint. half
worth whHm y makeS hlm diat,ncy
AJa2? Connelly nd her company In
A Strong Cup of Tea" are natural
and genuinely funny. They have no
on the bill. The contents of the Cup
Tf.a Jf w,thhW OX Miss Connelly
fu? ,I&vor may he the more delight-
The Rose Valerlo Sextet call them
selves speed fiends on a taut wire and
accomplish a series of feats that are
far from easy to duplicate on solid
earth. Theirs is one of the few head
line class of wire acts.
Helen Trix. the "pianosongwhlstler
ess is a clever young woman who
writes her own songs and delivers them
In her own way with success.
La Valera, Spanish dancer, and Mel
vln Stokes, dramatic tenor, add one of
the most intense and brilliant spots to
b wlth "A Dash of Spanish."
Both have gifts of unusual entertaining
qualitj'. e
A banjoist who is a real artist is
Brent Hayes. He Is said to be a mar
vel, and critics have declared his act
alone to be worth the price of admis
sion. Mis Orford and her wonderful ele
phants close with the current bill to
night. EMPRESS HAS XEW COMEDY
"The Passenger Wreck" Headlines
Bill "The Cavaliers" Xext.
Great variety marks the new bill to
open at the Empress tomorrow after
noon. "The Passenger Wreck," a serio
comic novelty with a big surprise at the
climax, is the headline attrutu .. -
Cavalier.." ten vocal and instrumental
stars, are the extra feature, and the
three Bennett sisters, boxing, wrestling
and fencing experts, fill the third prom
inent place in the new show.
"The Passenger Wreck" is a brand
new thing in vaudeville. It is built on
sketch" lines and Is said to provide
T,11 Ia.uhB for every minute it
holds the stage. The surprise finish is
a big laugh producer. Edward Racey
and Bessie Burt are the ,1
production, which is presented under
tua management of tho noted John B
OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND,
Hymcr of "The Devil and Tom Walker"
fame.
"The Cavaliers" have' an elaborate
act. Tho scene in which they appear
represents a baronial castle in England
and "The Cavaliers" take the part of
guests attending a musical holiday,
vocal and instrumental solos are
numerous in the production and the
ensemble numbers have been praised
as being wonderful. This act is pre
sented by Evans &" Harris and it is
billed as the classiest musical offering
In vaudeville.
The three Bennett sisters give an exr
hibition of physical culture exercises
in which a three-round boxing bout by
two of the girls is featured. . The girls
are experts in Jiu-jitsu, boxing, fencing
and wrestling and their act is extremely
lively. The Bennett sisters are former
Orpheum headliners.
Joe Bimes, a poetic storyteller, re
cently engaged In New York, where he
was entertainer for an exclusive club,
wnl be heard in the 'down-to-date
stories of his own creation.
The Palace Quartet, each a cultured
singer, will be heard In popular selec
tions, and the Georgia Trio, blackface
comedians, complete the new show In a
comical melange of singing, dancing
and merry-talk.
The Exposition Four will appear for
the last time at the Empress tomor
row night, and Paul Dullzell, former
Belasco star, principal of "The Trainer."
will close his engagement here at the
same 'time.
"HIRAM" PANTAGES' FEATURE
Big Tabloid Musical Sketch Carries
. Attractive Chorus Girls.
Merriment will rule at Pantages for
the week beginning with the matinee
tomorrow when "Hiram," the big tab
loid musical comedy with Fred Ardath,
the Dream Girls and a company of 'JO
are booked to make their local debut.
Critics have , characterized the act as
a big laugh success and the musical
numbers are many and tuneful. The
distinct plot lends attractiveness to
the production.
The Dream Girls are a pretty bevy
of chorus queens to .be presented in
local vaudeville and their presence will
aoo greatly to the merit of the pro
duction. Their costumes are models of
Parisian modiste art
Mr. Ardath Is a happy 'funmaker and
no lias surrounded himself with a com
pany that affords him the best of sup
port. He will be seen as Hiram,
role peculiarly suited to his abilities.
The Russian musical act, the Olga
Samaroff Trio, has been secured as a
special attraction and the act will be
appreciated by music lovers. Alexander
Pantages brought the act from the
Continent at large expense to play ex
clusively on his circuit and it has
scored a triumph wherever it has been
heard. Mile. Samaroff is a musical star.
By popular request Howard and De
lores, featuring the Ragtime Model
Girl, have been brought again and the
triumph they scored a short time ago
is certain to be repeated. Latest song
hits are introduced.
Roy La Pearl, the singing blacksmith.
Is another strong drawing card, ap
pearing in his original stage effects.
Lester brothers are entertaining
comedy acrobats, their feats being
novel and thrilling and the players
clever. The Pantagescope will show
new animated events.
'HEAD HUNTERS' FEATURE FILM
Peoples Theater to Show Play Based
on Philippines.
1 The People's management promises a
clever show today with "The . Head
Hunters" as a novelty feature. It ha j
JULY 13, 1913.
been a constant problem to maintain
peace and order among the tribes of
the Philippines. "The Head Hunters"
illustrate in a graphic, thrilling and
realistic manner some phases of the
struggle on the part of the Govern
ment to prevent the savages from gain
ing control. A "Modern Witness" shows
how a. man robbed a blind author of his
mams inrougn tne use of a dictagraph,
and presents the novel question as to
whether a man could be convicted of
stealing brains. "Hard to Please" is a
comedy. "The Education of Chinese
Children" is depicted In a hand-colored
film, while "Shooting the Rapids of the
Snake River" is a piece of local film
exceedingly Interesting. Al Berg
pianologist. will make his Initial bow
to the Portland public, and Miss Inez
D Coatello, the character singer, will
be continued for another week.
Next Wednesday Sardou's master
piece. "Theodora." In three regular
theatrical acts, will be produced. There
are 3000 actors in this production,
000 St th Ec,alr Company J100,-
The Arcade Theater will put on to
day a two-reel comedy entitled "A Pos
sibility. The Strife" contains sev
eral of the most thrilling episodes pos
sible in film portrayal. ;'Oh, You
Flirt," is another good comedy, and
lightening sketch of Hi Mayer, the
newspaper supplement artist, including
turns, good music and effects, will also
be the order of the day.
The Star Theater will put on for the
first time at its price of admission
Redemption." This picture is in three
reels and tells one of the most realistic
and gripping stories ever told of a
sinner redeemed. The bit of comedy
entitled "Four Queens and a Jack" will
be given. .
"THE BEAN TRUST" LVRIC BILL
Tunernl Melodies and Much Comedy
In Xew Attraction.
. Full of bright, tuneful melodies and
an abundance of good clean comedy,
"The Bean Trust." at the Lyric Thea
ter next week promises a most enter
taining programme. The story is one
of frenzied finance, end tells of J. J.
B. O'Shea, a dealer in beans, who be
comes ambitious to control the mar
ket and sets out to complete his mon
opoly. However, the unexpected al
ways happens, and a new supply
springs up from every angle when
leant expected and upsets all O'Shea's
well-laid plans. After a hard battle
with the Barlwo Baked Bean Company,
REWARD IS OFFERED TO PERSON WHO IDENTIFIES THIS i
ro&TLAND GIRL,
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"THE RAGTIME MODEL GIRL."
How many Portlanders recognize in the photograph one of the
prettiest and best-known Portland girls in vaudeville today'
JuBt to give everybody plenty of opportunity to guess .'correctly
Manager J. A. Johnson, of Pantages, where the lyric beauty is to ar
pear for the week commencing with the matinee tomorrow, announces
that her stage name is Delores, and that she has been billed East and
West as "The Ragtime Model Girl."
To the first person guessing the identity of this veritable queen of
syncopated melodies, two complimentary box seats will be given on
application at the manager's office.
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a rival concern, he becomes tired of the
worry and strife and tries to escape
to -a resort in the mountains, but his
friends and enemies alike follow him.
The situations are ridiculous and ex
tremely amusing, and in the hands of
Lew Dunbar, Billle Onslow, Frank Con
fer and Tiney Snyder, the comedy is
ctrried well-nigh the riot point.
The playlet has been well staged and
costumed, and filled with lively musi
cal numbers. The trio composed of
Snyder, Confer and Bauer, as well as
the Romig Twins, will have a new
musical specialty. Tuesday night the
athletic contest will be a feature, and
on Friday night the chorus girls con
test will be the added attraction. The
new bill opens Monday afternoon and
will continue the entire week, with a
matinee daily. Today will conclude
the present bill, and will afford the
last opportunity of seeing Arthur Pel
key, white heavyweight champion, and
Tommy Burns, ex-heavy weight cham
pion. ESCAPE OX OSTRICH SHOWN
Globe BUI Includes Strong African
and American Dramas.
Something absolutely new in moving
picture playcraft is the latest South
African novelty, entitled "A Wild
Ride," which will be seen at the Globe
Theater beginning today. In this new
red-blood drama of the African wilds,
an English girl, the heroine of the ad
venture, is trapped with her parents in
a lone farmhouse by frenzied Zulus
led by a vengeful half-breed more
crafty and cunning than his savage
followers. The savages drive off all the
live stock to be sure that the family
have no means of escape, and then start
a. siege. The girl escapes from the
house, makes her way to the ostrich
pen. and getting on the back of a big
bird, goes on the wings of the wind,
across the pathless desert to an English
army station. She gets the military
back to the lonely farm in time to
thwart the" savages and avert the final
tragedy.
Today's bill also includes a Vitagraph
drama entitled "The Moulding," in
which a society man weds a girl of
the woods and attempts to make a so
ciety bud of her, but before the end of
the pictures he prefers her In her true
role. Ruth Roland is seen in a good
comedy, "Entertaining Uncle," who is
not tha rube they take him for. "Curi
osities of New York" Is also an inter
esting film.
Daphne Lewis will revive some of
the old songs and new solos will be
heard on the Globe organ. Tha same
bill will be shown Sunday and Tuesday,
ORIENTAL PLAY AT COLUMBIA
Drama. Comedy, Travel Scenes and
Music Make Up Programme.
One of the best numbers on the bill
which opens today at the ColuVnbla is
a Vitagraph drama entitled "The Spirit
or the Orient." in which Maurice Cos
tello, the popular actor, is featured,
Costello takes the. part of a wealthy
Englishman residing in Bombay, who
is ensnared Into marrying a beautiful
half-caste Hindu girl after he has res
cued her from starvation and cared for
her. Normalee is ungrateful, however,
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for the kindness of her husband and
conspires with her Hindu lover to
murder him. Plans miscarry and her
treachery becoming known, to escape
punishment and disgrace the girl
drowns herself. It is a gripping play
reflecting the spirit of the Orient.
Another clever drama on the bill,
which is produced by the Blograpli
Company, is "The Mistake" a tale of
the lonely gold fields in which two in
timate friends become enemies through,
the love of a woman. "Over the Great
Divide in Colorado" is a scenic film
taken along tho route of the highest
standard-gauge railroad in the world.
A considerable part of this route lies
not only above the timber line, but
above the snow line as well. Deep
and narrow gorges, beautiful water
falls, glaciers and many other beauti
ful views of the surrounding country
are shown.
"Winsome Winnie's Way" is a de
lightful comedy. Winnie canuot help
being pretty and attractive, and when
John takes her to a picnic and all the
other fellows desert their companions
for her, there is plenty of trouble In
store for everybody. The Pathe Weekly
shows how Raymond Hitchcock, the
well-known musical comedy star, is
initiated as a "Potlatch bug" during
his recent visit in Seattle, and niativ
other interesting events all over the
world. Matt Dennis, the tenor, will
have some new songs, and the orches
tra will also have a complete change
of programme.
SIDEWALK VENTS TARGET
Chief Clark Begins Campalgu to
Keep Traffic Doors Closed.
War upon tho practice of leaving
sidewalk doors open without reason,
will be started by Chief of Police Clark,
as soon as the water and dampness
now in many cellars on account of high
water, has disappeared. In walking
through the city the other day. Chief
Clark noted a score of Dlaces in the
congested district where the doors,
taking up half the sidewalk, were left
open with no apparent reason, and ho
ou.iu ii was a practice which must bs
stopped.
Because so many cellars still have
water in them, or are in process of be
ing disinfected, immediate steps will
not be taken, but as soon as a fair op
portunity arises, the nuisance will ba
curbed.
While there is no other way for
freight to be moved In and out of eel-:
lays except by the sidewalk doors,
many merchants and others, through,
their employees, are extremely negli
gent, leaving the doors open for hours
when nothing is in transit. Some re
tail establishments, in addition to
keeping the doors open throughout tho
day, maintain a display on the inner
side of the walk and use the space
between to barter with their custo
mers, so that the walk at times in
completely obstructed to pedestrians.
It is probable that an example will
be made , by having policemen keep
check on the time that doors are open
when not in use, and arrest the pro-
prietors of the premises.
IDAHO LANDS STILL OPEN
Government's Figures Show Big
Tract May Be Homesteaded.
LEWISTOK. Idaho. July 12. (Spe
cial.) There are 269.905 acres of lani
in Shoshone. Latah. Lewis. Idaho. Clear
water and Nej Perce Counties in Idaho
that are open to settlement, according
to figures submitted today from the
United States Laud Office here.
In the past year 29.503 acres of land
In these counties have been takpn uo
as timber claims, homesteads or iso
lated tract entries.
Apportioned to the North Idaho
counties the following shows the num
ber or surveyed and unsurveyed Gov
ernment lands: Shoshone, surveyed,
3732; unsurveyed. none; Latah sur
veyed 1316. unsurveyed 1280; Lewis,
surveyed 1534. unsurveyed none; Clear.
waier, surveyed 30.242, unsurveyed
none: Nej Perce, surveyed 61.780. un
surveyed 10.680; Idaho, surveyed 145.-
41, unsurveyed 3000.
Much of this land is brokpn and
mountainous.
POLK SEEKING RAM SALES
Annual Event Attracts Buyers From
All Over -United States.
BUENA VISTA. Or.. June 28. (Spe
cial.) An attempt is being made by
county organizations to secure for Folic
County for next year the ram sales by
me wuamette Valley Woolgrowers' As
sociation. These sales are held an
nually and attract buyers from all
parts of the United States. The animals
disposed of are thoroughbreds. A pro
fessional aucticneer is employed, and
tne sales usually continue lor three
oays. It is necessary that a tract of
land be provided where pens may ba
built.
No saie will be held during the pres
ent season, owing to the limited time
available for advertising it, but It in
planned to Desm next year and hold
them annually.
Cottage Grove to Have Alarms.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. T,.iv- i
(Special.) Cottage Grove will have an
electric fire alarm system within 0
days, its purchase having been nrri.H
at the meeting of tho Council Monday
n.i.. ajstrai win be a dupli
cate of that in Ube at Corvaiiix ti,-
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Conn
psiiiy nas driven me tree use of its poles
for the installation of tho service.