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BY 'LEONE CASS BAER.
RUMMAGING . through an old scrap
book I came across this pat and
pert little observation in verse by
Don Marquis In the New Tork Evening-
Sun. He sails it "At a Bernard
Shaw Play," and Its satirical humor
and keen, philosophical insight Into
the workings of human minds is too
good to let pass by. Particularly is
Jt pertinent since our next theatrical
tidbit is to be "Pygmalion," with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell in the role of the
ccckney guttersnipe, who Is made into
a. lady solely as an experiment, be
cause one man wagers another the de
velopment is not possible.
Possibly one of the best little things
about George Bernard Shaw's play,
"Pygmalion," is that it is the first love
etory ever written by this daring Brit
ish playwright. He himself has labeled
It "A Romance." which is going a long
way toward a surrender to popular tra
ditions of the theater, so far as Bernard
Shaw is concerned. In this relation It
Is still . more interesting to find that
Shaw Insisted upon selecting his own
cast, securing Mrs. Campbell for the
part of Eliza Doollttle. In making
the contract with her he willingly gave
her the American rights to his play.
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Possibly one of the best little thing
that modern writers do is to write
about Shaw. They write to -him, and
of him. Each has the answer. Solv
ing 45 haw and anaylzing his works in
even more popular than deciding If
Bacon wrote Shakespeare. And when
you've read all that every one has to
say on the subject you don't know any
more than you did. The only thing to
do Is to go see his plays, or read them
for yourself and dig up an opinion of
your own. Find out for yourself
whether he is laughing with us or at
vs. And while we are on the subject
of Shaw's laughter, it may prove di
verting to read this notice which he
caused to be inserted In the pro
grammes at the theater in London
when his comedy, "Pygmalion," was
presented there. ,
"Dear Sir or Madame: It is your
custom .to receive my plays with the
most generous and unrestrained ap
plause. You sometimes compel the
performance to pause at the end of
every line until your laughter has
quieted down. I am not ungrateful, but
may I ask you a few questions?
"Are you aware that you would get
out of the theater half an hour earlier
if you listened to the play in- silence
and did not applaud until the fall of
the curtain?
"Do you really consider that a per
formance Is improved by continual In
terruptions, however complimentary
they may be to the actors and the
author?
"Do you think that the naturalness
of the presentation must be destroyed,
and therefore, your own pleasure great
ly diminished, when the audience in
sists on taking part in it by shouts of
applause and laughter, and the actors
' have repeatedly to stop acting until
the noise is over?
"Have you considered that In all good
plays tears and laughter lie very close
together, and that it must be very dis
tressing to an actress who is trying
to keep her imagination fixed on pa
thetic emotion to hear bursts of
laughter breaking out at something she
Is supposed to be unconscious of?
"Do you know that even when there
Is no euch conflict of comic and tragic
on the stage, the strain of performing
Is greatly increased if the performers
have to attend to the audience, as well
as to their parts at the same time?
"Can you not imagine how a play
which has been rehearsed to perfec
tion in dead silence without an audi
ence must be upset, disjointed and spun
out to a fearsome length by an audi
ence which refuses to enjoy it silently?
"Have you noticed that if you laugh
loudly and repeatedly for two -hours
you get tired and cross, and are sorry
next morning that you did not stay
home?
"Will you think me very ungrateful
and unkind if I tell you that though
you cannot possibly applaud ray plays
too much at each fall of the curtain
to please me, yet the more applause there
13 during the performance the angrier
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I feel with you for spoiling your en
joyment And my own?
"Would you dream of stopping the
performance of a piece of music to
applaud every bar that happened to
please you? And do you not know that
an act of a play is intended. Just like
a piece of music, to be heard without
Interruption from beginning to end?
"Have you ever told your sons and
daughters that little children should be
seen and not heard? And have you
ever thought how nice theatrical per
formances would be. and how much
sooner you would get away to supper,
if parents In the theater would follow
the precepts they give to their chil
dren at home?
"Have you noticed that people look
very nice when they smile or look
pleased. but look shockingly ugly
when they roar with laughter or shout
excitedly or sob loudly? Smiles make
no noise.
"Do you know that what pleases
actors and authors most Is not your ap
plauding them, but your coming to see
the play again and again, and that If
you tire yourselves out and spoil the
play with interuptions you are very
unlikely to come again?
"Do you know that my plays, as
rehearsed, are just the right length:
that is, quite as long as you can bear;
and that If you delay the perform
ances by loud laughter you will make
them a half hour too long?
"Can I persuade you to let the per
formance proceed In perfect silence
Just this once to see how you like it?
The intervals will give you no less
than five opportunities of expressing
your approval or disapproval, as the
case may be.
"And, finally, will you believe me to
be acting sincerely in your own Inter
ests In this matter as
"Your faithful servant.
"THE AUTHOR."
By whrich you will see that Shaw
has set 'himself firmly against both
applause and lauchter. at least in the
theater. And now comes Don Marquis'
fling In rhyme, which you will admit
has both rhyme and reason:
I love a play by Bernard Shaw
It makes ma feel superior
To laueh at things you hold In -e.
My PbHlstlne Interior!
When I laugh at bin clever chaff.
I'm genuine! I almost bust!
I love to feel that when you langh
You laugh because you think you must.
Sometimes you only laugh because
You've looked at me and got the cue;
But I'm not laughing then at Hbaw'i
Remarks rm laughing then at you!
Sometimes I think you think that I
Have missed a point that you have got
I've seen that look rise In you!
You think you're subtle, but you're not.
For that's the cream of all the joke.
To see you laugh when Shaw Is dull!
Dear bonehead, ordinary bloke.
Your Innocence is beautiful!
Sometimes when Shaw's most serious
You very nearly have a fit!
I laugh then. too. delirious
At your mistake concerning wit.
Shaw's commonplace, cheap, eomle things
I do not laugh at: they are crude.
Shaw put them in as scornful flings
And satires on the multitude!
We love the subtle Shavian shows
Thev make us feel superior;
I smile, you smile: each of us knows
The other la Inferior.
Mrs. Campbell's engagement begins
at the Heilig on Monday evening, June
12. She opens in "Pygmalion," and will
present It again on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday evening and at a mat
inee the famous English actress will
appear in a revival of "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray." She will be bound
to please in this play. It Is a char
acteristic, and may be the definition
of a masterpiece that, though re
peated 10 times,' it still pleases.
It is late In the day to speak of
the merits of PInero's tragedy of social
conditions. It holds strongly drawn
characters, vivid, affecting and dramatic
incidents, and a grave, almost fierce
irony, all without the use of a phrase
or the dragging In of an episode alien
to the dally course and direction of
life. Only those who misunderstand
the play Itself or are unaware of the
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social moods and tenses its author
describes can have any doubt of its
perfection.
Mrs. Vashta Dalton. owner of the
Eskimo dogs that won the Far North
racing derby, will be an added attrac
tion at the Empress Theater, begin
ning tomorrow. Mrs. Dalton is on her
way to San Francisco. She will lec
ture and give motion pictures of the
dog race and will tell of life in the Par
North. The regular hearlliner will be
the American Florence Family of so
ciety acrobats. The Empress moves to
the Orpheum building. Stark and Broad
way, this week.
At Pantages an old-time' favorite
comes back. He is George Primrose,
the veteran minstrel. Mr. Primrose, be
sides giving an exhibition of some
light dancing and quick wit. will offer
some of his favorite old songs. He
carries an excellent company to sup
port him. .
GEORGE PRIMTtOSE IS COMING
Delightful Veteran MlnMrH 1V11I
Appear at Pantaes.
Just as velvet-footed and delightful
as of yore, when he was the most pop
ular minstrel on the American stage.
George Primrose comes featuied to the
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Pantages Theater for the week begin
ning 'with the matinee tomorrow, sup
ported by his own large company of
genuine minstrels.
Mr. Primrose Is one of the historic
features of the stage, for It was
through his nimble brain that min
strelsy was first established as a pop
ular diversion on the American stage
and brought to the acme of perfection
through his nimble feet and excellent
singing voice. It was Mr. Primrose
whose songs and jokes made three gen
erations laugh, and coming as a popular-priced
star he will- renew the tri
umphs that he has ever met.
Without dlxpute Mr. Primrose la the
lightest man dancer the stage has ever
seen and he will give the dances that
won for him a niche in the Hall of
Fame. Mr. Primrose does not rely on
hi own versatility to carry out the
full programme, for he Is supported by
an excellent company of minstrels who
have made their mark in the East and
who will bring the latest in story and
song.
"Between the Reels" is a striking
operatic sketch based on real life and
presented by Rhoda and Crampton as
the special attraction. The play tells
of the adventures of a couple of opera
stars stricken by hard times and who
necure an engagement at a motion
picture theater. The play Is filled with
JULY 4, 1915.
laughter and pathos and the bright
ending pleases all.
Real Ice skating In Summertime Is
another novelty Pantages will offer
when the Three Marvelous Ice Monarchs
will make their debut. Huso trays of
Ice wlil be built Into a floor at every
performance and the temperature of
the theater will be considerably re
duced by the preaence of Ice. The
skater are experts and the act Is
genuine sensation.
Chartrea Ulsters and Holllday have
a hilarious musical playlet. "The Fhop
Models and the Floorwalker." In which
new sonars and new dances are Intro
duced. The scene Is laid in the win
dow of a department store and the fun
Is fist and furious.
Arline U the delightful dancing
Oypsy violinist, whose selections will
charm everyone, and Early and Itlght
have a happy playlet. The Mutual
Weekly will show the latest In pic
torial war news from the front.
Margaret Edwards, the Truth Girl In
"The Hypocrites." closes her engage
ment with the performances this af
ternoon and tonight, supported by un
equalod vaudeville.
MRS. CAMPna.Ii IS COMIVG
Xew and Old Plara to lie GUen In
Six-Day I'njagement.
Mrs. ratrlck Campbell, the famous
English actress. Mill appear at the
Helllg Theater. Broadway at Taylor,
for six nUhts. beginning Monday.
July 11. with special matinees Wednes
day and Saturday. As an exponent of
the best tradition of the theater. Mrs.
Patrick Campbell's engagement Is a
noteworthy one. In London Mrs. Camp
bell has played long enough to un
cover a repertoire that Includes an
almost unlimited range of characters.
America knows Mrs. Campbell best as
the exponent of the Plnero heroines,
as Paula Tanqueray. Mrs. Ebbsmlth.
Magda.. and other hectic women with
a past. For her present engagement
In this city she will present the best
of her old plays. "The Second" Mrs.
Tanqueray," a play that Mrs. Camp
bell made famous, and a play that
made Mrs. Campbell famous as an
emotional actress. Only two perform
ances of this emotional classic will
be given Tuesday evening and Satur
day matinee. ,
George Bernard Shaw, the satirical
and witty Irish author, who has had
all Britain by the ears the past year,
has written for Mrs. Campbell what
he calls a romance, entitled "Pygma
lion." The play promises to give Mrs.
Campbell a fame as a comedienne sec
ond only to the fame achieved by her
as an emotional or tragic actress.
The character of Eliza Doollttle. the
cockney flower girl, which Mrs. Camp
bell has created. Is the most appeal
Inif In all the Shaw gallery of por
traitures, lier cleft touches of com
edy are other admirable examples of
the best art of the actress, the char
acter being given a roundness, a full
ness and potency In action and ease
and melodiousness of utterance that
Imparts to It the distinction of thor
oughly achieved excellence.
"Pygmalion." which will be pre
sented Monday. Wednesday. Thursday.
Friday and Saturday nights and spe
cial Saturday matinee, shows the re
sult of the efforts of a phonetic In
structor to win a bet that he can patj
a cockney flower girl for a duchess la
six months
Professor Htrglns, Inventor of the
HlKKtn universal alphabet. meets
Ellsa Doollttle. flower girl, while a
party of wealthy folks and the under
crust are standing In a church portico
during a heavy rain. Hisgins ar
ranges to teach her to speak "like a
lydy." Preoccupied by his experiment,
he falls to noltce the girl has failea
Owner of .llaaka'a AVInning 1k
and Wondrou Acrobat I'ltgasi'd.
An exceptional show will hold the
boards at the Empress Theater, which,
beginning with the matinee tomorrow,
will occupy the former lrpheum at
Broadway and Stark street. The Em
press and Orpheum wilt eirluingc the
aters after the lust show at tue Em
press tonight, all arrangements betr-g
co'nplete for the shifting of theater".
-f special ii.tcrest in the new Em
press show wl:l be the extra attraction.
Mrs. Yashta Dalton. of Alaska fame,
owner of the Eskimo docs that won the
Far North derby. Mrs. Dalton l l lec
ture on Eskimo life and exhibit a mov
ing picture of the Esklmoa In their
native t aints. The Alaska moMe Is In
scenario form, showing the conversion
to Christianity uf an Ktkimu woman
cast out under an old custom by her
people. Mrs. Dalton wears an E.-klmo
costume on the stage. she was rn-
Ksged as the extra attraction hy IL
W. llerone. manager of the Empress,
as a "christening act" for the Emprees
new ho. . Mr. Dalton Is on her way
to San Francisco, where her dogs are
a feature exhibit of the Alaska tlirplay
at the fair. Slie will appear at the
Empress all week.
The regular headlincr of the new
show Is the American Florence Fam
ily, society acrobats, who are Just bme
from a irlumphtr.t tour abroad. Tl'l
troupe is the ttrst bl acrot.atic act
booked by Sullivan A Consldlne since
their resumption of control of the Em
press circuit. It has the reputation .J
presenting more novel feats than any.
other act of Its kind, and the enter-
Lalnmert offered by the family of six
Is vivacious and startling. The troupe
Is composed of three women and three
men.
Next In Importance In the new show
are Lloyd and Whltehouse. a former
Orpheum act. These entertainers, a
man and a woman, offer what they call
":'"th Century Nulalltles." a melange of
patter, singing and vaudeville non
sense. Lloyd and Whltehouse were en
gaged Immediately after completing a
tour of the Orpheum circuit In the East.
Dale and Weber, pretty girls who
make several costume changes, will en
tertain with singing and violin play
ing. They have been registering a hit
all along the circuit with their com
bined talents.
Then come Morris and Meeker, who
are programmed as "Salesmen of Joy."
This act Is crowded with laughs won
by new jokes and novel antics.
The Sldonlns will complete the new
Empress show with "Fun In an Artist's
Studio." an all-comedy act.
Portland professionals who aspire to
enter vaudeville will give tryout exhi
bitions of their acts at the Empress
next Thursday night In' connection with
the second show.
Split Reelr
George Barr McCutcheon and the movie
stars
Have h story full of thrills and Jars;
Greenfall Lorry, a wealthy guy.
Meets a girl on a train on the fly.
Finds her the queen of the kingdom.
Graustark,
Hears some bandits plot In the dark.
Saves Queen Yetlve. for two rival
suitors.
One kills he other of these two com
muters. Iorry and Yetlve their fortunes link.
Then over Graustark. Lorry's the
-kink."
One of the local picture show houses,
showing South American Travel series,
ran a film of Santiago. Chile, showing
street-cars operated by women and
with women conductors. All of which
goes to prove that the suffrage move
ment Is widespread.
Elmer Booth, the Mutual Komlc star,
who made bis last appearance In "Mr.
Walllck's Wallet." last Winter, met
bis death In an auto accident at Los
Angeles, recently. Mr. Booth's deatn
Is a great loss to fflmdom. as he was
known as the actor "who lived his
part."
It Is a matter of Interest and pleas
ure to note that after an absence of
considerable length "Ole Doc Yak.'
Cartoonist Sidney Smith's creation, is
back cn the screen. In a aeries of "Doc
Yak Adventures," which are being re
leased. Gall Kane will make her debut on
the Metro screen In the production of
Clyde Fliche's famous play. "Her Great
Match."
Thomas H. Ince. famous film pro
ducer, entertained 1S0O delegate to the
N'stlcnal Editorial Association conven
tion at the Ince studios, near Santa
Monica. The editors were taken to
Inceville In an army of Los Angeles
Press club automobiles, and escorted
NO. 20.
over the big plant by stars and players.
The entertainment took form of a hunt
tarbei-us on an oplunade In Santa
Venn canyon, where half a loxeu
ateers were roped, killed, roosted and
served by veteran cowboy k. Mr. Incw
Las the reputat.on of bcl'ir one of the
most lavish entertainers In the Pacific
South west.
John Sain poll", who's at the Star.
Widely has played and traveled tar.
In the early stages of his career.
He played w ith the Pskeronlans here.
Henry B. Walthall has Joinvd the
Essanay ranks, and la at present work
Init on a three-act sensational crttni.
"The Fatal Temper."
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Regarding censorship a "a menace
to the foundation of liberty an 1 free
dom." the manufacturers and film dis
tributers have met and organised to ls
better able to fmhl censorship.
Dorothy F:irn;im. ivb Is widely
known a the -Cl.rli.ty O'.il." 1 play
ing in the. f ortl.c wnms World Film
production. "The Cub." Her entrance
t. botli the movies and the stuuio ut
Howard ChanJler Christy was caused
by her beauty, but l-erldra she la an
actress of nu little ability.
lv Koaary" was first a prayer
The suppliant paid a. heaxenly fare.
Next, 'tuns n book, after a song.
Now it's a movie, seven reels long.
One of the Important social affal
of Lo Angeles was ti e dinner given
lor tieruinine rarrar, w bo is at t!'
loisky studio worklhK on a new photo
play series. Mayor Kose. of Ios An
Keleic. and numerous celebrities werc
presenl. John Drew and Miss Farrr
entertained w ith feature lan. r-s.
I'athe Is showlnc the first offin.n
war pictures, which have been ap
proved and censored by the French
military authorities and edited by t!"
the French Onematoa raph Chamber of
Commerce. These pictures, posse a
marked human and historical Interest
and are known as the "War Specials."
The villain is an awful one!
The heroen are like kings!
Each heroine, radiant a ti e suit
Is perfect, all save w Inta.
But I am weary of the silly tiling's.
Of soroid plots, with life and sorrow
one.
Of "damosc Is," that stand In simpering-
rlnita:
Of little by-plays, awfully over-done.
But let's all shout, and happily sin.
For a lot. we re given for our "iiwn ",
So -wherefore should w-e Kive a ding.
If once in a while e think we're
"done"? .
FACE MOPPING IS COSTLY
Cliinajiiun Iisuled us grt Al
most Suet-red's In ticttlns ll.
NEW YORK. June Zi. Had not a
venerable "Jarky" mopped his fa e a-
he came off the steamship Camagticy
at pier No. 13. South Brooklyn, tiic
population of Chinatown would have
been increased by two Chinamen and
four cans of opium.
The story came out when Commis
sioner Gray, in the Federal building in
Brooklyn. held Bularon KenUon. a
McX'can for the grand jury on a
charge of smuggling Charles Low- and
Charles Sirg into this country from
Mexico. Kendon. according to the
Chinamen, stowed them away in the
storeroom of the ship and when the
Camaguey reached her pier here black,
ened their faces and hands, put whis
kers on their chins and sent them
ashore as seafaring Ethiopians.
But the Chinamen were warm and
as they slouched down the dock one
of tlu-in mopped his face with the bsck
of his hand, leaving a streak of yellow.
The L'nlted States customs !nsectors
came along about that time.
NOTORIETY DIVORCE CAUSE
Woman IVeed From Man Who Broke
Into Iluckingham Palace.
FORT PCOTT. Kin. June Mrs.
Mary Pipe received a divorce recently
from Harry D. Pipe, tn the District
Court, on her allegation that she re
ceived much undelrable publicity when
her husband broke Into Buckingham
Palace. In London, several months wo,
and gave the King and Queen a scare.
The judge held that the wife was en
titled to the divorce, as the breaking
into the palace was an offense deserv
ing severe punishment.
It developed in the trial that Pipe
scaled the walls of Buckingham Pal
ace while the guards were not watch
ing, crept into the building and re
mained within a few feet of the Klnw
and Queen's apartment for houra before
he was detected. He was arrested and
the newspapers of London demanded
that be be severely punished, but Kin,:
George released him.
Mrs. Pipe also declared that her ht:s.
band had written several love letters to
a woman In England. Pipe la still
abroad.