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MAUDK ADAMS took possesion of
the Heilig stage last week, when
e be came forward -as the heroine
of J. M. Barrie"s dellgrhtfnl, if improb
able, farce, "Quality Street." For -all
of us, "the play possessed novelty, but
those who most looked forward to. wit.
reusing it were tnose who saw It when
it was first given, nearly a dozen years
ago.
"Quality Street" was the second ' of
the Barrie plays to be' given in this
country . by Maude Adams, and its suc
cess was pronounced. The comedy
showed us Barrie in a sentimental
njood. And we all know how senti
mental the Scotchman can be. But he
seasons it' all with so much of his
quaint, whimsical humor, .and somehow
he grip's -us just a little firmer -than
lie has in some of his later works. The
success of its revival has exceeded all
expectations. . . . ,
How much of the interest was in the
play and how much in Maude Adams
herself is not conjectural, but easily
figured. This artist's pathway has not
always been strewn with roses; the
most skillful of managers could not
always obtain for her plays that would
please the multitude, but one has yet
to attend a Maude Adams performance
at which the theater was not crowded.
Charles Frohman used' to say that Miss
Adams la the one personality on the
American stage to which the public
has always been loyal. It did seem as
if the theater-going public were more
Interested in the actress herself than
in anything that she had to offer. Just
the same. Miss Adams has been sin
gularly fortunate in her selection of
jjlays. with the possible one exception
f Restaud's "Chanticleer," wherein she
es.sayed a tremendously dramatic es
sentially masculine and robust role,
and fell just a bit short of its re
quirements. "When she came along the next season
in a revival of "Peter Pan"! we were
willing to forgive her Chanticleer, and
now, having seen her exquisite por
trayal of Phoebe Throssel in "Quality
Ktreet," we will forget "Chanticleer"
altogether. . . ' . .
Right on Miss Adams' trail comes
Mizzi Hajos in "Sari," a fresh, fair and
fascinating operetta, which has hit
squarely the bullseye of public favor.
It is one of Henry W. Savage's pro
ductions, and in its first season out
from New Tfork, which augurs well
for its scenic trappings and costumes.
It is Emmerich Kalinan's Hungarian
melodic masterpiece, and the English
book and lyric are the work of C. C. S.
Cushing and K. P. Heath.
The gay little songbird, Mizzi Hajos.
is remembered from "The Spring Maid"
visit, and Charles Meakins, who has
the leading masculine role, was with
Mabel Wilber when she first was sent
to us in "The Merry Widow." The
"siari" company will be at the Heilig
for four night, with a matinee on
"Wednesday. The engagement opens to
night. Kathleen Lawler will sing Thursday
Tiight at the Hellig in concert, and
from July 2 to 11 motion pictures the
subjects to be given out later will
ehow at this theater.
Then on July 12 will arrive one of
the theatrical sensations of the season,
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. In two plays.
tboth of which are included in her
Portland engagement. Of these Eer
nard Shaw's "Pygmalion," her newest
play, will be given Monday, July 1
nd "Wednesday, July. 14; Thursday,
July la; Friday, July 18, and Katurday
July 17, and at a; matine Wednesday
afternoon. "The Second Mrs. Tanque-
ray is to have but two presentations,
once Tuesday evening, July 13, and at
the Saturday matinee, July 17.
In realms of vaudeville occasional
genuine sensations are sprung. For
instance, the advent of Sarah Padden
this last week at Pantages has been
real treat to devotees of tabloid drama.
This week there is-another sensation
in the headline act. She is none other
than Margaret Edwards, the young and
lovely girl who wore a hemstitched
thought and appeared once in a while
as Truth in Henry Arthur Jones' big
motion picture play, "The Hypocrites.
At Pantages this week Margaret wears
the same costume she wore as Truth
and does classio dances.
Topping the new bill at the Empress
is a famous educated chimpanzee. Max
imilian the Great. There's a feature
act. too, under the- management
Kolar.d West. It is called "Just Half
Way," and John Gardner and Helen
Vallely present it.
"SAKI" "VIL,Ii BKGIX TOXIGIiT
Slizzi Hajos to Appear at llellig in
Pretty Operetta, -
"Kari," . the operetta, with Jlizzi
Hajos and the 'excellent supporting
oast, chorus and own orchestra, will
be Henry W. Savage's offering at the
Hellig Theater. Broadway, at- Taylor
street, for four nights, beginning to
night at 8:15, with a special matinee
.Wednesday. - '
Not since "The Merry Widow" has a
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musical piece captured popular fancy
as has "Sari." For more than two
years this operetta was the rage
throughout Continental Europe, and
all of last season and part of this it
was the craze in New York. Its music
has been played the world over and
its dances have been favorites wherever
there has been dancing.
In addition to its gay and vivacious
music by Emmerich Kalman, "Sari" is
provided with unusually -clever comedy,
the work of C. C. S. Cushing and E. P.
Heath. The story has life and color,
spirit and humor. The characters are
human, the scenes realistic and ra
tional. The scenic production is unique
and striking.
One of the many features of the
operetta is the big special orchestra
carried with the company; another is
the famous futurist gowns worn by
the large and good-looking ., chorus.
Everybody has heard of these gowns;
they were a sensation among the New
York 'modistes and -society.- woinet)
when the operetta was first produced
there.
Besides Miss Hajos, the cast includes
such well-known players as J. K. Mur
ray. Charles Meakins. Gretchen Hood.
Howard Marsh, John Squires and
others.
MOVIE STAR IN VAUDEVIILE
Margaret Edwards, Truth in "Hypo
crites," Heads Pantages Bill.
Reaching- the - acme of success as
"Truth" in Henry Arthur Jones' mas
terpiece. ;"The Hypocrite," Margaret
Edwards, the wonderful young motion
picture actress, turned her attention
from the movies and tomorrow she will
make her debut in Portland as a vaude
ville star when she appears as. the fea-
ure on Pantages new programme- for
the week.
As "Truth" Miss' Edwards became the
talk , of two continents; her daring in
terpretation of the part astounded even
dramatic producers, and. the motion pic-
ure is one or the best known in Amer
ica. Believing her mission in the movies
filled, Miss Edwards accepted her first
vaudeville engagement at the behest
of Alexander Pantages, and she will
appear in a series of classical dances
f her own creation and which have
been an artistic success in the East.
Special scenery is carried by Miss Ed
wards and her company for the terpsi
norein proaucnon, ana tne act is one
of the most striking in vaudeville.
With an affidavit from their mother
to prove their relationship, the Six
Kirksmith Sisters come as the special
aaaea attraction in one or the best mu
sical acts seen In local vaudeville. The
sisters are striking beauties, and their
ability as musicians is remarkable.'
They introduce many instruments, and
meir programme is varied and exten
sive. .
An act that will command more than
casual attention is that presented by
j-tsner, scnaffer and -Rockwav. the
Passing.-Revue . Trio, - who render the
latest song hits and the- brightest hu
mor in the most enjoyable manner.
Sensations -are many in the act pre
sented by the Flying Fishers, who are
rated- as -the most daring" of aerial art
ists. Their work excels that ordinarily,
seen, and. enough. humor is injected to
Keep me audience laughing in spite of
the thrills.
Halley and Noble come with the latest
in songs and patter. Their material is
new. and they will add much merriment
to tne programme.. .
The Three Weber Sisters are acrn-
batic dancers of renown,, and their terp
sichorean offerings are surprising and
sracemi. wny naiy went to War"
will be shown" in pictorial form by the
juutuai weeKiy.
lhe Little -fehennerd --of-- rtanrmn
Row," with Sarah Padden. in the titular
role, will be seen for the final perform
ance inis-atternoon and tonight, with a
programme of excellent vaudeville sup
porting the production.
HEBREW COMEDIAN AT EMPRESS
Carl lleiter, Actor-Manager, Has
Line of Sew Yiddisli Stories.
An act of special' interest at the
Empress Theater this week is that of
Carl Reiter, Hebrew - raconteur. Mr.
Reiter is manager of the Orpheum The
ater of Seattle and -is taking a flyer in
vaudeville, his theater being dark for
the remainder of the' season. He has
managed the Seattle Orpheum since its
inauguration a-nd is reckoned as being
the most widely known vaudeville
showman in the-Unlted Slates.. - ... ,
In his early days Mr. Reiter was a
magician and later he scored great
success -in tne-varieties as a monolosrist
Martin Beck and John W. - Considine
prevailed upon him to give up the stage
for a managerial .post in "the front of
the house and his present Empress en
gagement marks his ficst appearance
on the stage in 12 years. Mr. Reiter
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delighted throngs at the Empress The
ater in Seattle last week and estab
lished a record as a drawing card, al
though he followed the beloved Madame
Jomelli.
Mr. Reiter, specializes in the telling
of ' Yiddish ' stories, for wrfich" he has
special talent. He has his own. partic
ular style of monologue, getting close
to the audience in the "trench" of the
footlights and telling his stories as if
he were entertaining company in "the
parlor at home. His stories are new,
many of them being of his own mak
ing, his dialect rings true and laughs
so punctuate his recital that he has to
halt frequently that the audience may
hear all of his funisms. It was planned
first for Mr. Reiter to appear at the
Seattle Empress only, but he scored
such a tremendous, -"hit Mr. ' Consldl'ne
decided to send the manager-actor
along the entire Western circuit. Mr.
Reiter is on the billboards as the extra
attraction extraordinary, . .
The regular headliner of the show is
"Maximilian the Great." the most won-
fierful trained chimpanzee ever seen
here in vaudeville. "Maximilian" does
all his tricks without the slightest
prompting, many or rils feats are brand
new and he -is Laid to be more like a
human being than any mother animal
trained for the stage. "Maximilian
does all the tricks usually performed
by trained apes and adds several which
his trainer says, have not been accom
plished by any other chimpanzee in
vaudeville. " "Maximilian" has been
booked along the Sullivan & Considine
circuit particularly for the delight of.
children.
Another big feature of the new Em
press snow is just Hair way," an
original playlet presented by John
Gardner and Helen Vallely under the
management of Roland West. "Just
Half Way is Uniqi e in treatment, its
surprise element is creat and although
only a two-person act, it has all the
"punch" of a -play presented by a large
company.
Next in the show is the Elks' Dup. a
man and a woman, who entertain with
GIFTED SOPRAKO TO APPEAR IN RECITAL AT THE HEILIG
THEATER.
f :f K
A ; -f - If
MISS HAZELLE LO DESCA LOVELAD.
Mfss Hazelle Lo Desca Loveland, the gifted daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Frank L. Loveland, will be heard in concert on. the evening, of
. July 7,. when she will be presented at the Heillg Theater by George L.
Baker.: The affair will be" Invitational . and a long list of society
matrons will be patronesses. - , .. '--.'
Miss Loveland recently came from New -York, where- she received
the highest praise from the critics. She has a glorious dramatic so
prano voice and splendid stage presence and is now planning to -enter
' grand opera, for which she has had' several offers.
song selections ranging from ragtime
to grand opera. '
More music will be" provided by Tabor
and Green, singers and song writers.
who are one of the great hits of the
show..;
The two Bartelles. comedy acrobats.
complete the new bill.
Portland professionals-who are ambi
tious to enter vaudeville, will give try-
out .performances at the Empress next
Thursday night in connection with the
second show.
News and Gossip of Plays
and Players.
Edited by Leone Cass Baer.
k3 that "drunkenness, standing -alone.
does not constitute enough cause for
divorce.". Drunkenness can't . stand
alone, though. .
. -
Walter Gilbert is in town or rather
he isn't, since ne stopped only long
enough to buy a cookbook with "eco
nomical recipes for two" and hurry on
to Long Beach, Wash., notLong Is
land. He and Lee Pearl are going to
camp out this Summer in a tent and
expect a joyous time. . They have
pitched, their camp right next to that
of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Seaman, who
always spend their vacations on North
Beach. Walter Gilbert extends through
the press a . cordial invitation to call
on him, but preferably not at meal
time, as the nearest he has ever quali
fied as a cook Is when he is cast in
that capacity on the "Baker stage. He
just returned from a visit in Cali
fornia, at Santa Monica, where his son
Jack is appearing with the New York
Motion Picture Company.
Mr. Gilbert brings news that another
one-time Baker favorite. J. 'Frank
Burke, is playing in the same company
with Jack Gilbert. Mr. Burke has his
JUNE 27, 1915.
mother with him in the actors' colony.
They have a cottage and Frank drives
a car and all are quite happy and well
Franklyn Underwood and Frances
Slosson have a vaudeville act on the
Orpheum. It is called "Drifted."
In London Louis Parker at a lunch
eon not long ago said : -"Perhaps a new
poet wiil emerge from the war, just
as did Shakespeare from the troublous
times of the Mary and Elizabeth era."
He said a well-earned tribute to
American stage literature when he add-
ed, "So far as London is concerned, it
is Americanized and rightfully has the
American play come into its own, be
cause it is alive."
In a decision handed down by the
United States Court, Amelia Bingham
and her husband, Lloyd Bingham, and
Lawrence Marsten, who wrote Miss and
Mr. Bingham's vaudeville playlet. "Joan
of A.rc," are restrained rrom turtner
using a device patented by Ida Fuller
and employed to simulate fire on the
stage. -
Miss Fuller sued on the ground that
the process used in Miss Bingham's
act, in the scene in which Joan is
burned at the stake, was an infringe-
ment of her patent rights on similar
methods1 used to produce flame effects
for her dances. Judge Anderson held
the patent was valid and Infringed and
ordered the suit sent to a master for
determination of damages.
Miss Fullers fire effect fas pro
duced by a clever use of streamers,
stage gratings, blowers and electric
lights. She used it in her dancing act
on the New York roof. Two seasons
ago Miss Fuller presented the act at
the local Orpheum. She is a sister of
Loie Fuller.
Miss Bingham's act was a recent fea
ture in the Prospect Theater, Brooklyn.
Attorneys for Miss Bingham contend
ed the device she used was invented
for her and that it was totally unlike
the one employed by Miss Fuller. The
judge held, however, that there was
a basic similarity and decided the suit
against Miss Bingham.
In San Francisco Al Jolson in
"Dancing Around" is sharing his hon
ors with Kitty Doner, for both of them
are wont to look upon California as
home. Jolson found Mrs. Jolson there
and he rejoices in the fact that he is
an under sheriff of Alameda County,
and wears a badge to prove it.
Miss Doner looks upon San Fran
cisco as her homo town, since it was
there that her comedy ability was first
given adequate recognition. She went
to that city almost straight from the
schoolroom, having been engaged by J.
J. Ttosenthal for the role of one of the
Nutt - sisters in "The Candy Shop,
which made brief but brilliant history
for the Gaiety Theater on O Farreli
street. In this company Miss Doner re
ceived her first recognition. Then she
went touring with the Winter Garden
Company, headed by Al Joslin, and
since then she has scored a New York
success.
Mrs. Mary Kirksmith, down in Los
Angeles. Cal.. has attached her signa
ture to a most legal-looking document
with a natary public's seal on it and a
sworn-to-before-me-thls-seventh - day
of-October-1913 amidships its plot. And
it's all because a suspicious world
doubted that the Six Kirksmith Girls,
all musicians, are her daughters. Mother
Kirksmith savs. over her signature
"This is to certify that the six girls
known as the Six Kirksmith Sisters,
Maud. Gertrude. Marguerite. Pauline,
Agnes and Gladys, are all. sisters and
are my daughters. I .make this sworn
statement owing to the continued dis
cussion as to the girls' relationship and
the repeated attempts made, recently
to deny that they are all members of
one family.:'
Well, nowadays, its a w.jse parent
that knows its own set of children. The
Kirksmith group are appearing at Pan
tages this week and mother mailed me
one of the affidavits.
Jack Murray, who appears as the
Gypsy violinist in "Sari," which opens
tonight at the Hellig, had a most
auspicious stage beginning. None
other than the master giver of libraries.
Andy Carnegie drove young Murray
to .the limelight. As a. youngster, he
(Jack, not Andy) had set out to learn
the steel business in Edgar Thomp
son s plant in Pittsburg. Charles M.
Schwab, present head of the Steel Cor
poration, was in. the same institution.
and he and Murray- were great pals.
It is not generally known," but Schwab
at that time had a fine singing voice.
Of course, Murray had, also. The boys
specialized in their vocal selections.
Schwab excelled in German songs, while
Murray shone as ;a ballad singer. Also
they had some duets: - They got into the
trick of singing together in the steel
mill, and the workmen fell into the
habit of stopping everything else to
listen to them. It got so that whenever
the boys appeared in -any department
of the plant the men insisted on their
singing, to the interruption of other
pursuits and rightful business. -
It was in the nature of events that
Mr. Carnegie would learn of these i
promptu concerts conducted at the cest
of steel output, so one day he sent for
"Jack Murray.
"You'd better get out and sing where
everybody can hear you, was Mr.
Carnegie's suggestion to the boy. Mr.
Carnegie had a certain theatrical ac
quaintance at that time, and he set his
personal influence at work to get
Murray on the stage. It was Mr. Came
gle who obtained for Murray his first
engagement, which was with the Mc
Call Opera Company, and his first ap
pearance was in Philadelphia with that
organization. The piece was "Desire,
and it was on that occasion that De
Wolf Hopper essayed a comic opera for
the first time. He had just emerged
from drama, and the last piece in which
he trod the "legit" was called "One
Hundred Wives.
That title would seem prophetic for
Mr. Hopper.
Despite repeated assertions that they
had retired from the stage, E. H. Sothern
and Julia Marlowe will again be seen
together on Broadway. Mr. Sothern
will make his reappearance first with
out his wife. Under the managemen
of the Schuberts and by an arrangemen
with Winthrop Ames he will occupy the
Booth Theater all of next season in a
repertory of modern plays.
Next Spring Julia Marlowe, fully re
covered after a long rest, will Join Mr.
Sother and they will make a farewell
tour of the United States, and Canada
under the Shubert management. In tlii
last tour Sothern and Marlowe will ap
pear in Shakespearean repertory.
"Look Who's Here" opened last Mon
day night at Castles-in-theAir, in New
York, featuring Mile. Chapine, who
gained some popularity in Paris, where
she sang the roles of Mimi and Marion
She was starred by John Cort in "The
Rose of Panama" and then became
prima donna of the Winter Garden. I
was in "The Rose of Panama" tha
Chapine came to Portland.
Once more the divorce mill has com
pleted its deadly work. All very quietly
Mrs. ieroert w ltherspoon, wife of th
Metropolitan basso, has succeeded in
severing the legal .ties that bound he
to that attenuated but distingue-look
Ing gentleman. Mrs. w itherspoon is th
ster of Rupert Hughes, writer and
playwright, and doesn't seem to b
particularly successful in her marital
ventures, this having been her third
and let us hope last divorce.
From Town Topics comes this inter
esting account of a comedy enacted
lately in court and which had for. it
dramatis personae a certain actress as
Plaintiff, whom I shall call Miss Pick
ings; for defendant one who may be
termed the manager of 'The . New
Scandal Producing- Company,' and as
principal witness a playwright who for
our purposes may be know as Gay
Bolter. Miss Pickings claimed compen
sation for being bilked out of a play
and ah engagement.. According to her
story,, she brought a play to the de
fendaht, who accepted it and engaged
her to play the leading part. And then
in the shuffle'she got lost. Tho man
ager declared he offered to return the
play to Miss Pickings, but the latter
replied that she preferred $10,000 in
stead. She was merely selling the play,
and was not the owner of it. The au
thor and owner wag Mr. Gay Bolter,
who had engaged her to dispose, of it.
4 TONIGHT 8:15
HENRY W. SAVAGE
Offers the Most Sensational Musical Success Since His Pro
duction of "The Merry Widow,"
The Mirthful, Melodic
A.
With MIZZI HAJOS
EXCELLENT CAST
Chas. Meakins, J. . K. Murray,
Gretchen Hood, Howard Marsh,
Bert Gilbert.
Sari" Songs, "Sari"
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MAIL ORDERS NOW SEATS SEl.l.I. AT BOX OFPICE.
for Miss Pickings, but -on the stand
witcnea to the manager and disclaimed
all of the actress's statements in fact,
he said he had never heard of her. And
he a . Broadway star! .That alone
might have been enough for the jury,
but Miss 1'icKingrs produced a letter
hat Mr. Gay Bolter had written her.
Result: confusion for the defense; ver
diet for Miss Pickings. And the latter
s not in the least worried about fu
ture engagements.
Everybody will commend the United
Booking Offices-for their decision re
garding Mrs. Carman, whom they will
not allow to appear on the vaudeville
stage. The order Is general, and no one
who gains notoriety through criminal
proceedings will hereafter be exploited
behind the footlights. The element of
sanity is beginning to permeate the
entire theatrical outfit.
COACH PARTY SHOWS SUITS
Girls in Gay Costumes Give I'ifth
' Avenue Fashion Treat.
NEW YORK, June 20. A " gayly
dressed party climbed to the top of
Morris Howlett's coach. Old Sport, and
started for the Rockaway Hunt Club
races, first going up Fifth avenue from
the Holland House to show oft their
costumes.
They were 10 of the slimmest, and
prettiest mannikins that Hickson &
Co., of Fifth avenue, could find and all
were dressed according to the latest
tailor ideas. The top of the coach
looked like a garden in full bloom,
with its bright rose, green, yellow, blue,
mauve, tan, gray coals, hats and gowns.
The big checks and broad stripes which
could be seen as the young women
climbed the steps to the high seats
caused spectators to gasp with sur-,
prise. .
"I can't ride backward," -complained,
the girl wearing black and ' white
checked riding breeches with a short
black coat and silk hat. She was al
lowed to change from a back seat tiv
the box and spectators, mostly men,
who were massed on the Holland House
steps and on ,lhe sidewalk, watched
with interest as the young woman went
down the ladder and up again, where
she found a seat that displayed to ex
cellent advantage her bifurcated suit.
All the skirts belonging to the tailor
suits were extremely narrow. Nothing
of the 1830 in them, but there was
width.- Where? Why. in the coats, which
fell over the hips in ripples and even
had inverted pleats at the sides to
make them wider.
Under her tan covert cloth coat an
other riding girl wore a white habit
with a black stein stock and black,
shiny sailor hat. There were a few in
soft feminine apparel, but most of th
girls were dresssed for sports. And they
had binoculars siung over their shoul
ders. ,
THEFT OF LOVE DENIED
Defendant In $ 50,0 0 0 Alienation
Suit Says He Didn't Force "ote. .
PITTSBURG, June 20. Two new
moves were made in the sensational
Pyle-Stoughton 50, 00 alienation suit '
Charles W. Pyle, who entered suit
against A. K. Stoughton for ?50.00
damages for alleged alienation of the
affections of his wife. Clara Alma Pyle,
filed a petition' in Common Pleas Court
asking the court to open the judgment
that had been entered in favor ot
Stoughton on a note for $2200 given by
Mrs. Pyle.
Stoughton came out with a vigorous
denial of Pyle's charges.
Pyle ajleges that after his wife met
Stoughton in 1914 she began to drink
at his place of business and alleged"
Stoughton persuaded her to leave her
husband and to sign a judgment, note
for $2200. on which a levy against
Pyle's home in the North Side wa3
made.
Pyle says that he placed the deed
in his wife's name simply to show his
affection and trust in her and that,
he did not make her a gift of the prop
erty. He asks the court to permit him
to become a party in the judgment
proceedings on tho -note and to grant
a rule on Stoughton to show cause why
the judgment should not be opened and
a defense' entered into by Pyle.
Such a rule was granted by Judge
Davis when Attorney A. C. Stein. filed
the petition. .
THEATER
BROADWAY, AT TAYLOR,
hunett: Main l ana A inj
SPECIAL PRICE
MAT. WED.2:15
and Magnificent Operetta
STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION
Splendid Chorus
Own Orchestra
Dances, "Sari" Gowns