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3 THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN. FOKTl7AJilt . SSKPTE3IBER 21, 1913. ANN SWINBURNE, PORTLAND GIRL AND BROADWAY FAVORITE, OPENS SEASON IN GOOD COMIC OPERA Oregon Actress to Create Title Bole in. "The Madcap Princess" Richard Harding Davis Gives Misnomer to His New Play, "Who's Who?" "Sweet hearts" Not Success of "The Spring Maid," Say Critics. BT LLOYD F. LOSERGAN. NEW YORK. Sept. 20. Special.) Ann Swinburne, the Portland girl wHo now is a Broadway favorite. Is to appear In wliat those who know ay ia th ereateet of comic operas. She wit!' create the title role in "The Madcap Princess." the new Victor Her bert offering to be presented by K. M. Krazee. and the rehearsals of which have just commenced. The book and lyrics are by David Stevens and Justin Huntley McCarthy, who have written a romantic story with locales in and near Paris. While Miss Swinburne will be called on to characterise a role unlike anything she has heretofore attempted. Mr. Herbert has been given every opportunity for the composition of a score which he. of all American 'composers, is qualified to write. r. Frai:ee has invaded the ranks of Strand opera for part of the cast sup porting Miss Swinburne, with the re sult that "The Madcap Duchess" will be interpreted by a notable singing or ganization, including Ulenn Hall, a young: tenor who has canceled his con tracts with the Metropolitan Opera House; Harry McDonough. the well known comedian: Josephine Whittell, Peggy Wood. Frances Liieb, Gilbert Clayton, Robert Uantroort. Herbert Ayllng am! others. The production will be staged under the direction of Fred G. Latham, while Max Hirschfeldt will conduct. The opening: date is October 27 at the Colonial Theater. Boston, with a New York engagement to follow around the holidays. PIlss tiwinbnrne Enthusiastic Miss Swinburne is enthusiastic over her part in "Tho Madcap Duchess," and believes she will make even a bigger success than last season. As will be remembered, she was the big success of the year, being praised by all the critics and nightly being signaled out by the audiences as the one big feature of the production at the New Amster dam Theater. "Lieber Augustin," at the Casino, is bright and tuneful. The music is not trashy, neither is it of that high brow kind, which wins praise from so-called musical critics, but which the general public does not like. During the past few seasons we have had a number of these "first night successes." acclaimed as wonderful, but which from a box oiflce standpoint were fearfuL "Lieber Augustin" does not come in this class. It is good, without being heavy, a happy medium between drivel and up lift stuff. The pieec was seen in London last year, under the name of "Princess Ca price." It was not a success, but then it had been doctored up for the London market. Here the German version Is used, and it goes much better. Miss May de Sousa won the artistic and musical honors of Lieber Augus tin." There waB a time when Miss de Sousa cut no more ice on the stage than a Prohibition candidate cuts in a Bow. ery district. It must be admitted that Bhe has Improved most remarkably. She sings delightfully, with a rich and resonant voice, and is a real prima donna without the airs and graces of some of them. De Wolf Hopper is featured as the star, but Miss de Sousa rather put it over on him. He made the best of his role, and was as amusing as usual, but m k v W J "Si 'fa ''y" '4 : k" lVa 1 I - M - : a- t .;i-' Vil V.v' rM Jsi l ' :' . . ' i j g BacV. :. . .. . ... X A"!, n - '.1-- - J.li ' '--"iWllTl-f" T 1 1 ll II - lllnili mr mill .'wjwll ' !I2JJQXOX2a And Suggestions for Making the Home Cozy Recently our Eastern buyer purchased an opening and up-to-date stock of tapestries and velours of nearly every description suitable for banging and furniture coverings. 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One Year Ahead of Competitors The Home of Good-Furniture NRY JENNING & SONS Corner Second and Morrison Streets It Isn't such a great part when you stop and analyze it. ,., Georee Mc ariane sang senuuoij o...u admirably. He is not a great actor, but certainly can ao siunis wim m voice. KosziKa uoiiy, .s'' o. cer with a pleasing personality, made a distinct nit. , Taken all in all. "Lieber Augustin is well worth while. "Sweethearts" Not Big Success. Christie MacDonald, who scored heav I "TVio Snrinir Maid." is back at the New Amsterdam Theater in "Sweet hearts," a pulverized and granulated sugar comic opera. Victor Herbert composed the music, while the book goes to the credit of Madame Fred de Gresac and Harry B. Smith. It tells the story of sweet little Sylvia, who is found in a tulip garden and adopted Dy a laundress and later turns out to be the rightful Crown Princess of the al leged kingdom of Sllanla. Tom Mc Naughton "put the humor" Into the play according to published report. Ho also' acted steadily and energetically, greatly to his own satisfaction. Many persons who have seen "Sweethearts" declare that there is too much Tom Mc Naughton, and that his "humor" is not high grade. It must be said for him, however, that he is a hard worker and deserves applause for his industry, any- Sweethearts" never will be the suc cess that "The Spring Maid" was. Miss MacDonald does her best, and her best is good, but her newest starring vehi cle is tiring. Lionel Walsh plas-s the part of an English comedian. He was exceedingly English. The most striking feature about the reBt of the cast was the name of one of the minor actresses. It Is Ethel du Fre Nelson. Davis' Play Needs Flo. William Collier is back again In a new play by Richard Harding Davis, called "Who's Who?" . A more appro priate name would have been "Why?" tor it was a sad little trifle, and not even Collier could make it interesting. It needs more plot, and more bright dialogue, and quicker action, and bet ter scenery and a few other things I have forgotten for the moment. In the play Collier Is a cowboy known in Arizona as Soapy Sam, and is wanted in Texas for murder. To keep out of Jail, he has successfully spread a report that he Is dead. Now, along comes a lawyer searching for him as the heir to 5500.000, under one of those peculiar stage wills we so often hear about. Unless Soapy Sam turns up, the money goes to his cousin. The lawyer finds Soapy Sam by means of a motion picture film, but the heir is afraid to reveal himself, because of the murder charge. It is badly worked out, and Collier himself could have done much better had he thrown away the manuscript of Richard Harding Davis and worked out one of his old time offerings, which is generally be lieved to be thought out by the star just as the curtain is going up. "Who's Who?" Is extremely short, and only by long stage waits and drawn out intermissions was It possi ble to make it a whole evening's en terainment. It was what moving pio ture people call a "half reel, padded out with dead stage to run full time." Frohman to Open Season. Charles Frohman will begin his reg ular season at the Lyceum Theater next Thursday, when he will present Grace George in J. M. Barrie s play, "Half an Hour," preceded by Stanley Houghton's three-act play, "The Younger Genera tion," Just as the piece was presented at the Haymarket Theater, London. Stanley Drewitt, who created the chief part in the London production of "The Younger Generation," will have the leading part in this country. Ernest Lawford will also be a member of the cast. Miss George will play the leading part in "Half an Hour," a night previ ous to the appearance of Irene Van brugh In the same part In London. A plan Is under way In Mr. Froh man's office whereby the Lyceum Thea ter will be kept open throughout next Summer for the presentation of light farcical plays and reviews without music SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS ARE HAVING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IN GOTHAM Belasco Theater Opens With "The Temperamental Journey" "Where Ignorance Is Bliss" Is Commended for Having Depth as Well as Froth Operatic Engagements Difficult to Make Unless Real Stars Are in Oast. otr f7I.lW WRJLNCE3 BAUER. EW YORK. Sept. 20. (Special.) The Shakespearean days are on. .inhn Drew is not alone in New York in "Much Ado About Nothing at ' the Empire, as the Manhattan Opera-House is announced to open to morrow night with Sothern and Mar ir.no in th same i) lav. The Wednes day matinee will have a revival of "If I Were Kins." without Miss Marlowe in thp rflt. William Faversham has strengthened hia company materially by adding Constance Collier, who has been en crA&rori to Dlav Portia in "Julius Caesar." Miss Collier is a beautiful woman "and a highly talented actress and will hold her own with the bril liant actor and his charming wife, Julie Opp. who. with Cecelia Loftus, are also members of the organization. it- i.-, ......ha l.a yiovp. Inst faith in the power of the great Bard of Avon. nor will he rest until ne nas convmueu hla nubile that Shakespeare has not yet come into his own. David Belasco opened the theater i V. I - na oa o in aH With "The Temperamental Journey" after a successiui uypiit in nutuoBici, i TTanlcoA T Ttlttirh. Unt3 111 Cll i i uiiu'lu. ' - stein and Isabel Irving head the cast, and the play deals with an artist who Is so glad to get out or ioucn wnn ,v.. n Via Allnw, the identitv of his valet to become confused with his own, and tne vajei uvea imo artist, while he goes through his daily life as a valet. In a certain sense the plot is not unlike the Arnold Bennett story of 'Dn.i.i aii-ita" which la announced for an early production under the title of "The Great Adventure, who wmtu Winthrop Ames will open his new play house In Forty-fifth street, to be called the Booth Theater. It was at first intended to can ine it . fXnthnm hill MV. AtTIAS dfl- -ij.j , . n nnnnf nf TCriwln Booth. he would dedicate Jt In this manner. There has been no Booth Theater In New York since tne nay oi me great actor-manager. something over 25 years ago. Janet Beecher is In the leading role of the Bennett play. Mr. Ames nas aiso enssea juna Dean, of "Bought and Paid For" fame, for the opening play at the Comedy Theater. This Is a new American com edy by Mark E. Swan called "Her Own Money." It Is written around every day New York life and deals with the simple desire of a wife for her own money without the need of consulting her husband about a penny of it. Among the September openings may be mentioned "Miss President" at the Garrick under the management of Charles Dillingham with Fannie Ward in the leading role. Others in the case are Ruth Sinclair, Minna Gombel. Dun can McRae, George Giddons, W. J. Ferguson and others. Another was the Molnar comedy, "Where Ignorance is Bliss," with Wil liam Courtleigh, Rita Jollvet, Frederic de Belleville and Florlne Arnold in the four principal parts. The brilliant Hun garian novelist whose satire and in cisive pen have been enjoyod before In the drama called "The Devil." shows his knowledge of the stage and its life in his latest effort which deals with the story of the most popular actor of Vienna who has married an actress of equal popularity and merit and with all the characteristics and entangle ments that accompany such a person ality. A notable feature In former en tanglements was that they never last ed beyond six months, but she never could be induced to marry. The peri od of probation Is at hand and she has been married to the actor for nearly six months, when ho begins to read where Mn Skinner was recuperating after his recent illness and Mrs. Skin ner was entertained In a thoroughly unique manner by Mrs. John L. Eu bank. The hostess asked about 70 wo men to a pool party, given in the sul phur pool, which is five feet deep and supplied by springs. It is covered by a celling of. rough boards and walls were made for the occasion of oak and chestnut boughs, among which were hidden scores of lamps which were re flected In the pool. This lighted the water in which the party was held and the bathers, clad in Bhort one-piece suits of pale colors, could be seen as clearly under water as above. Supper was served on a floating table exquis itely decorated with crystal and tall silver flagons, belonging to the family silver of Mrs. Eubanks. Champagne and a light supper was served and toasts were drunk to Mrs. Eubanks. Mrs. Skinner and to "Aunt Fanny," the negro mammy wljo had taught swim ming there for two generations and who was in attendance upon this oc casion. The party began at 9 and last ed for one hour. There will be interesting plays of fered those who understand the Ger man language. The new director of the Irving Place Theater has grasped the tremendous possibilities that are lat ent In the modern drama of Germany and also the necessity of bringing to this country Germany's modern play ers. Among those returning may be mentioned the charming Mathilda Brandt, who made a sensational sue- the writing on the wall as she shows I g j t Beason and wno was largely L,1 lllUIUIIiaLQ IUIO AVI HIU JtlUOI V' I I Chopin. This, he tells the friend of the family, a noted critic, always pre sages a restless state of affections. The husband decides to put her to the test and In this is aided by the critic who is the friend of both, and a play begins in which the husband plays his role as husband and as actor, as the wife meets him with his own weapons. Through out there Is a fluency which attests to the thorough knowledge which the playwright has with his subject and there is froth as weil as depth. ' mm Otis Skinner is himself again and "Ki3met". is on its way to the Pacific Coast. Mr. Skinner, with his wife and da-jghter. were In Hot Springs, Va.. responsible for the possibility to con tinue the season when Dr. Baumfeld died suddenly. Rudolf Christians was then named as Dr. Baumfeld's success or and his plans for the present sea son show that he waj wisely chosen. Mr. Christian announces for Septem ber 23 Ludermann's play, "Dor Gute Ruf," and later will follow Tolstoi's "Der Lebende Lelchnam," Herman Bahr's "Phantom," Arthur .Schnitzler's "Professor Bernard!," Stringberg's "Wetterleuchten" and other plays. Mr. Christian will revive Goethe's "Faust" in an elaborate fashion, which has not been done Hlnce the theater was under the late Helnrich Conrled. who left there to become Impresario of th Metropolitan Opera-house.
