TTIE SUXDAT OREGONIAX," PORTLAND, A mrer 22. 1 915.
"UNDER EIRE' WITH SETTING IN DARK
EUROPE. LISTED AMONG EARLY P.LAYS
Flv x(W OfTcrinc Darin f Wk Arc UaasaaL and. Tnourh Not Agreeing. An Critics Seem t Be Pleased.
Teo Bowsneraag.' With Notable Cast. U Story of Car for LoresickBess.
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T1 predict loo (hot tho ofMolcc
Aal of tha Uaatrteal mm
wosI4 b docJ iiml WMks bos
cum to pm. Ium4 of woluns; anul
bor la jr. thaotrlrol mjtars oro
ovatlttio thmKlrt of tbo "early
oonlnc" habit ao4 o(Tr oC oauaval
oatrbr airradr aavo atao maoa. This
oat wrclt a fla plara. en of
which. "Tha Girt From t'tab." wa aoaa
tut yr.
It epaa4 at tSa Kntrkarborkar for o
rtf run. after which Julia Sanderson.
tNHAi J Brian. Joseph Cawt!orao and
ether of too excellent coat will so on
tour. A tyrrteoj arat-nlrht oodleoeo on- ,
jored tae old parte ox too muaiceu corn
ea r oa well aa tho nuy tnaovollrna.
Also on Mondar opeoed another
-Ajlrl" known aa "Tho Girl Who Smilea.'
and who. It la predicted, will have in
pla opportunity to evercUe her wllea
poo New York aadtences. Tho play
la from tha French fcy t'aul Herea and
Jean I'rlqoet. adapted by Adolf Phil
lip and i-Joard faultoo. and atared
under the direction of Hen TeoL Na
talie Alt. taat aoea la Adle. U aiarle
of tho en: He. and other well-ho.
mi la the cast are William Pontorth.
Trad Walton, Georao tialdwla and
Marl raachloettl.
AH t rtny Are rrnloew. "
Rather an unusual point about these
aarly ope mm a. critic seemed to Ilk
thera all. Not all tho critics asrreed on
certain plays, bat the renews were for
tha moot part favorable. Conaiderin
th fact that It waa a hot week, tho
-ylaye muat bao been good.
- Tueeday nlaht brousht tho Balai
oontna. The Hoomeraoe;.- with a I
tabio cast and tho aal ffnlsb of pro-
-auction and acting. Too tula has beea
.wail choeea. and tlees a hint early In
tho play aa to tho outcome. Only a
hiat. however, for the subtle manner
la which Vr. Sumner- (Arthur byronl
o-cailed prescription work out la
moat cleeerly aiaoaced. Bu-dd ood
bndce. esceileatiy played by Wallace
E4dir.-er. pots himself under tha doc
cars to b cored of loeoalcknoao.
Too doctor dertdeo to core him by a
re method, the mala part of which
tnciodee tho sereiceo of a beautiful
yoenc nurse iVsrtha Medman. The
taoalo can well bo .Imacmed. for the
doctor becomes a!oua of his patient'
apparent aCXectKo for tho nurse. Uudd's
sweetheart tJrace Tyler (Ruth Sh.plyl
comes Into tho efTtr. followed by an
other cWimaat fr her band (Gilbert
re(!ui. sad f'de e mother tMarnat
Otis roilenbausk) has her own haro
of trouble.
t Tho ma ay closer ItoaUeo and r?ec
tte bit of bosiaosa ar charmisc
The doeotntif will certainly re'urn
orsat laoreia t t co-author. Wir
cb:i Smith aivd Victor Me pee. and pock
tee Eeiasr Theater for a ! run.
Daid Belasco fcas not yet aaaeuneed
It Ms plae for th Its season, bot
taeee whwb haee boon aanooaced 1
chsdo: Towr of tha pnacipoj Eastern
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cities by Fraaco blarr with her last
season success. "Man Odlle." after
nhich the will be seen In a new play
by T. Wlney Perdval and Borne
Hodce. author of -Grumpy", Dnetd
Warfleld in n ow play written by Mr.
felasce w'll an In November: "Th
Lauaater of Fools." tho successful com-
-j r recently presented at the iTInco of
Walee Theater: a new play by oeor
Vddletan: Belaseo' own adaptation of
"The CriE.- and nw play by Mr
Wilson Woc-dmw. Archibald L. Ses
sion. Frank LlfMner. Maurice Sam
wola and Marry Irvtar Zde. rat
showlna; of American wntn with
th Frohman company he will also pre
sent a number of play. Including
Goorg Scarborouch'a "Tb Girl. which
ws enthusiastically received at It
"tryout" at Atlanuo City recently.
-Search Me" Renamed by Critic
The fourth offrto of th week was
a clever farce, "search Me." On of
th metropolitan critic chrlstered It
"Button. Button." which Is a happy
thought, for tt I a case of her, there
and everywhere.
Like "Hand Vp," It I a ruby which
ha dinjpttrtt aad tha exciUaf chase
WASHINGTON AT PARK STREET .
Week Beginning Today
APPEARING
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2 to 5 P. M., 7 to 10 P. M.
THE WONDERFUL MME.
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NEW SONGS EVERY DAY
tt- T I O Matinees, 10 cents.
L. atvlLeeC-aJ Evenings and Sundays, 10c, 15c
Lege Seats 25 cents.
wherein th Jewel Is almost recovered
i M.M.im.i lead to many
complication. Anthony Moreland (Fred
Graham), while entertaining a pariy 01
friend at hi country home, take th
ruby from th aaf and showa it to
thera. Only It is not th really, truly
ruby, simply a clever Imitation. Th
light ar turned out, and In the ex
citement the near ruby disappears.
Until the middle of the last act. no one
knows who has the imttatlon, or that
it I an Imitation. " Everyone suspects
the hero. Thomas Hurst (Howard E
terbrook). but of course he was proved
Innocent. It I not o rood a play as
"Officer .". but entertaining and lull
of comedy.
Thursday night also saw the pre
miere of "Under Fire," the new Bol
Cooper Mejrrue play. A It dealt with
the European war. there wa more or
less criticism, both on the part of the
critics, soma of whom thought it too
pro-English and others who wer on
the other ide. Thl entiment waa
shared by th audience, whose mingled
applause and bisse made it difficult
to determine Just which way th wind
blew.
First Act Drag in Spots.
The first act dragged In spots, but
the rest of th performance did not
lack for" Interest and thrills. The
world seemed moved backward, as th
tea party t Sir George wgtafr
mildly diicussed the possibilities of
war. Some of the guests v. ere confi
dent that the troubles in Ulster would
prevent England taking- part in the
affair, but one ventured the opinion
that if there were war with another
country th Irish would forget their
own troubles and kill ten Germans
with one hand!
The dialogue Is clever and aside from
the stern reality of what war really
means, presents a vivid picture of con
ditions as they must be at this time.
Violet Hemlng plays the role of the
governess In tho prominent British
home, where she transfers her Intimate
knowledge of the affairs or stato to
bar German-spy husband. He is a
genuine villain, true to no country, yet
pretending to serve them all at differ
ent times.
Th hero. William Courtney, Is a
dashing Irish officer, who la too poor
to aak Ethel to marry btm and goes
sway. She Is heartbroken at hi ap
parent lack of feelinr and ecretly
marries the spy. thinking him to be a
French sympathiser. Captain Redmond
returns rich and ready to marry her,
and from that moment thing begin
to happen. She discovers that ber
husband Is not really married to her
at all and la a traitor to boot.
Second Ac Laid In Belclaaa.
So sh pretends to accompany him
Inside the German lines willingly,
while she Is obtaining information for
.i n I a n ,4 ,ti4 Knrland The
second act is laid In Belgium, peaceful
Belgium, aa n was duii
X no oavi.ee lata -'
and scoff st the scgsestlon that it
may be violated. Later the soldiers
enter.
While some of. the officors try to
b Just, other take advantage and the
brutal shooting of the Innkeeper as
a suspected spy Is almost grewsorae
In Its reality. There ar many "close
calls' for all concerned In this scene,
the newspaper man in aeareh of war.
admirably played by Frank Craven. Is
soiti we " fc -' ,
th mark of an English slop and his I
suit was also .ngiian maae: uie iri
! eantured as a spy. bat Captala Ked-il
mond. masquerading as a German of
ficer, obtains ber release for a short
time and she escapes, but not before
the spy (Felix Kremba) bas discov
ered them and attempted to kill the
Irishman.
He Is prevented by the Innkeeper's
daughter, who. half-crazed by ber ex
perience, stabs him and allows the hero
to escape. A wonderful act this Is and
the final demolition by a bomb from
the enemy's camp Is well handled.
Finale' la In French Church.
The last act brings the play to an
end in a French church near Parts,
where the hero and heroine are united
among scenes of suffering and death.
The first of a series of war plays that
will undoubtedly bo presented. "Under
Fire" has much to recommend It and
the cast has been splendidly selected.
EdgaV Selwyn. by the way. will present
another new play nxt week, "Rolling
Stones," .with a fine cast and on
which has taken well during- its short
"tryout."
Besides "Rolling Stones." will open
"Some Baby." the Henry B. Harris es
tate play that deals with a sort of
fountain of perpetual youth which Is
discovered by a scientist. Many amus
ing complications follow.
There Is much amusement also In
"Mr. Myd's Mystery," presented by
Joseph Brooks with Taylor Holmes In
the title role. These plays will be re
viewed later. AH three open the same
night.
An optimist Is one who expects the her
reet to outclaae the prospects.
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Big Show, New Bill AU Week.
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Launches, Morrison Bridge, 10c
Washington and Park.
WEEK BEGINNING TODAY
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"TheBank"
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BASEBALL
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SALT HAKE
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AUGUST . IS. IB. 20, 21. 25
Gaanca Besta Weekdays at 3 P. M.
Sundays, S30 P. at.
Reserved box seats for sale at Rlche'i
ClEar Stand. Sixth and Waahinston Sts.
Ladles' Day - Wednesday and Friday.
Twenty-fifth Annual
Wasco County Fair
The Dalles. Oregon.
Sept 28, 29, 30. Oct. 1, 1915
T. B. Philips, See, n4 Trea.