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' TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 29, 1915.
NEW YORK HAS WEEK OF COMEDY
OPENINGS AND MORE PROSPECTIVE
"Ckla Qua" la On With "Tipperary" Replaced by New Catchy French Song and Portland la to S
Offering "Rolling Stones" la Highly Praised.
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k. JjJeinc frvai the ofterinas
to lomr (Heater vhlck ba4 opentn
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aat taaatuS "X'rita Chlo." la k
Montornry aAit Sleaa playad all
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t ' ts way. U only for ICtre rka. a:
fech aa estalee tour will be Ca
u4 ta reat of lb country wi.l h
aa apporfJnttT la )udfe for thorn,
St3r or oot too t.a prai
1 keaa ,u(f,r!4 Of courea. the
- f in country" only lociudee the real
ot of !are cltiw.
It le planned to latrlude tba West
- . the tuur aai I'orxlaad baa a treat
etora,
Aa leneyatien la te ubetltatlaa ot
another n,f for "Ttpprary. it la
X 'Bally Moony ami Bibby VcOee."
tcwpwd b4 wrtttea by Troopor
Tereaco Uowry Is tbe tranche. Tune
; ful and aura to catch tha public ear.
; maybe It 1U "oatwhljtlo lu faaoua
. preooceaeor.
Tba meat lapertaat opaatas' of the
week vas "Ho.l uif stoaee." tha ete
elwya offertaa. It la aeecriboa on
tde prccrtmm, aa "a melodramatic
comedy of ctty life." and la witaout
doast one of the cleeereat samea of
bloff ever enow a oa tbe etace, A
aplaadtd cast help with the success,
but aa taforlor on, could not detract
from tba laurala of tbo presentation.
There are two country boys, whose
middle aaraea should bars been "Wai
Itaaford.- two Inteeaely Interaatiaf
loa stories and a third la embryo, and
tha first two aefs of dowariaht bluff
at foliowsd by tbe lat la which the
Oid-fa,bioned ' prtrKlp.e of ' con
acioace la reelved and fits splendidly
Into the plot. ...
Buck Ryder (Harrison Fordl ewea
: ats land'.ady lie. which might as well
be a millioa. so far aa b. poaaibUlty
ef tmmediato paymaat la concerned, oo
Budd sooa out oa a holdup en tare and
bis Tlctlra proraa to be anothar down
aad outer who was about to commit
euK-tde. Ihrr devtde to combine forere
.and do ao with areat success. Learn
laa ef a mysterloua Jericho. Bradee
who 1 to laberit a wholesale candy
boa: Baas and marry the niece of the
board m a -bouse keeper. "Back coacelees
a eieear plan. Dto afreea to iff per-
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onate tha unknown man. and does ao
with areat loaeaolty. The unknown
then arrives uader aa aliaa. aa he Is
already married aad does not know
)u,t how to carry out the conditions
of the will. Braden is snaaaed as . a
clerk at ! a waok and tbe plot sees
merrily on. All sorts of complications
follow In quick aucreaslon. aided by
the cleeer dialoeue and Intricate sltua
tlona. They are accused ot murder,
plan to rob the safe aad aat away, are
cauaht and saved by tha real Braden.
who, admiring- their pluck and powers
of Invention, take them In aa partners.
And the romance? Each of them mar
ries a pretty rrl who hae contributed
to the fun of the play aa It proareased
and Braden s wife proves to bo a food
sort after alL
The cast Includes Harrison Ford. Ar
thur Ayleaworth as Braden. Harry
Bradley aad Beatrice lnsram aa the
Branlaaas. Charles Rugg-les as Dave
Fulton. Rea Seiwya aa Mrs. Braden.
Marruerite Sklrvin a Anna Anderson,
and iiacle Carroll aa Norma the heiress.
There were also two new comedtea
which opened the same nlaht. "Some
Baby." the Henry B Harris estate of
fering the date of which bad been
cbaaaed. was seen at tha Fulton Thea
ter with Frank Lalor in the leading
role, HI antics aa the Inventive
'g -vm i paar1
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doctor. who discovered tea elixir of
youth, were amusing and the audience
greatly enjoyed his part In the play.
He changed a dignified old general
into a t-month. old-baby and then ac
cidentally made his own daughter aa
Infant of the same are and many fanny
complications resulted.
Emma Janvier, who returned to the
stage after an absence of six years,
did excellent work as aa old maid with
her firs love affair. Others In the
cast were Franclne Lawrence. Beth
Franklin. John Arthur. Bam Edwards
and Gilbert Clayton.
"Mr. Wyd-s Mystery." with Taylof
Holmes, depended mostly on the star
for its best moments. It was the story
of sn eaeayist Myd). whose detective
story had made a great furor. He was
seeking copy for another success, as
hia wife had signed his name to a
contract for a second story, similar
to the first. The play furnished tbo
plot. A sort of Sherlock Holmes bishop
arrived, learned that Mrs. Myd had
gone away she was In the kitchen),
misunderstood the explanation and
construed red ink stains to be
Mood and alerted an Investigation.
This was the plot, which called for
tba Intervention of Scotland Yard and
many farelal situations.
Mr. Holmes waa supportsd by an ex
cellent cast and the play ia in progress
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of reconstruction, so that It may prove
a winner after alL
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This past wee- after the many open
ings of the tw previous - ones, was
singularly lacking In excitement. There
was one opening which will be re
viewed later. May Irwin's new ve
hicle. "So. 11. Washington Square,
which came into the Park Theater the
1M. was highly praised by out-of-town
critics and is said to be up to the Ir
win standard in cleverness and orLsr-i-.nt
Th. fntiAin week will brina a fe
more newcomers Into the limelight, and
with Labor day, tne season 111
,1 1 .. "fhin Phtn" will
succeeded by The Missing Link." with
Elsie Janls In a congenial rum t
the Cohan Theater is unpins
. i Xavm t n Advertise I
secret at present. This play closed
the ilst, after a year of successive per
atjta a.a. Ih Bma 100 f-
Many plans have been tentatively an
nounced by the conan oc nrn .w,-
K.. knnwa lust Which
company will have the first chance at
the big Broadway house.
,. i , . i in.nlrallnn to fol
low so great a success as "It Pays to
Advertise." Four companies will play
it through the country, as win ir
k - 1M HD. Trinl " Th, WOStem
company of the latter Includes some
well-known names, tne two
nrominent women being Grace Peters
end Pauline Ford. It hae been hinted
that the new Hitchcock play, with
Rosslka Dolly in a prominent role, will
. l v- VA,k nrivlunlon.bUt
will it be the" first Fall production of
the t nan Harris mniiimj .
announcement is awaiieo. wnu
Interest.
a- .. iM. i-A Kftw tha announce
Wail JVM imaHIKiv
ment reads to persons who are still awed
a Nation." which continues to psck
VnrV (hMrp and ona at Brigh
ton Beach.- not to mention eight or
nine otners in tne principal (
a-l--l. r-xmnanv which WSS
recently organised with D. W. Griffith.
Mack Sennett and Thomas Ince. have
announced their opening bill at the
KickerDocker rneater io uc '
i. , uitnhnrii nH a clever
Keystone cast headed by Mabel Nor-
m i nit.iM Fnirbanks under
mini r " " n -
GrifMth direction In "The Man and the
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Coward." a Civil War play by Thomas
Ince. The opening oaie naa nw
announced, but It will be soon after
the departure of "Tne uiri rroni uiau.
which now occupies the stage.
m I- ..ulatlnn ton about the
firat Frohman opening. Will It be
Ethel Barrymore In "Koast Beef. Me
dium." Maude Adams In the Barrio
repertoire, Mary Ryan In "The House
of Glass." Bllle Burko, or any other of
the clever feminine stars that twinkle
in the Frohman firmament? From
present indications it looks as If "The
Duke of Killicrankie" and "Rosalind"
would be the opening bill.
The announcement has Just been
made of the withdrawal of Ann Mur
dock and Francis Wilson (ram the
cast and that another medium .will De
provided for them. Graham Browne
and Marie Tempest will remain and
two dhers substituted tor Miss Mur
dock and Mr. Wilson.
Theatrical managers have not yet
announced their full plans, but from
present indications these plays at least
will be Introduced within a short time.
August 30, "The Road to Happiness."
with Will Hodge at the Shubert Thea
ter "Just Outside the Door," at the
Gaiety; "My Lady's Garter." at the
Booth. September : September 13.
opening of the Forty-elghth-Street
Theater, with a new play by Charles
Kenyon: the 14th, "Ruggles of P.eo
Gap" probably will see its premier In
Kew York, place unannounced, and tne
0tb Grace Oeorge will open the Play,
house as manager and leading player
And still the announcements appear
each day. The eeason looks like one
of many good things.
SOLDIER RESCUES BABY
Hero Swims Nearly Mile and Re
turns for Mother In Flood.
. t .a r.v lnr 51 . Stories of
Individual suffering and hardship In
the great Texas storm Degan m im"
in here a few days afterwards.
V T Annatmnfr AK MfirHIl'l Point.
was rescued after clinging to a raft
for nine hours in the storm and taken
to Houston on the tug Mary Ima. He
- .11 ki, nMiMitAiii in the storm
and feared for the life of bis 15-year-
old son. a
Sergeant Petty, at Texas City, swam
i . mil with the baby of the
express agent at Texas City to safety.
Then he returned and brought out tha
mother and an oiaer cm.
. r w ..i- v - heen elven the
Texas City soldiers for their conduct
toward the civilian population uurui
the storm.
BODANSKY NOT EXPECTED TO APPEAR
BECAUSE OF EUROPEAN HOSTILITIES
Reason Ia Believed to Be Refusal of Sanction of Country to Sing Under Italian Direction-PaderewsW Labors On,
Despite Difficulties, to Provide Aid for War-Stricken in Poland.
BT EMIUBT TRANCES BACER.
NEW YORK.. AUg. 29. mimix.;
At this time of the year a goodly
mnnnt of matter is printed which
. e irth about it. At the
same time. It would not be right for one
who disseminates musical nws uuv w
relate what the musical world 1m dis
cussing, whether true or untrue. For
this reason with no responsibility in
the following m6rsels of musical gos
sip the writer begs to say: "1 know
not what ths truth may be, I tell it as
'iwas told to me." .
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presaion that Bodansky. who was se
lected for ome of th German reper
tory at the Metropolitan, will not come
to America this season, inasmuch as he
would not os resaonaoijr .
. , . i- I n mwA alnm hla COD-
tract waa made the entrance of Italy
Into th old world struggle has altered
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COnaiLlona w, uim. - -
believe that this may be true. Inasmuch
as he would certainly not iw
. i hi, Mtiintrv Ia enter rela
tions with an Italian direction, whether
tbts be In a neutral counu r
WNow that the Metropolitan has lost
Its great stronghold. Alfred Herts, be
yond the possibility of a recall. It Is
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. . . -' . 'h.t Toaranini is
leva uigiimi.c.
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not Iffll or w,,,.io
and that he will not resume his post at
that house. Toecaninl had long wanted
to do the great Wagner repertory, such
aa the "Ring" cycle and "Parsifal," and
at the time of his departure this loomed
Dlgn on nis norin. . " J
understood that Bodansky was to have
merely such works as "Taanhauser.
"Lohengrin" and such other German
works, that did not intereat ToscanlnL
At this point it is interesting ui
ist one of the most enthusiastic let-
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tera Ot IUI'6' - . - - - -
fred Herts upon his acceptance of the
- 4 , n- nt tha Ran Francisco
Symphony Orchestra was written by
Otto H. Kahn. who expressed what no
man knows better in regard to the abil
ity, fidelity and complete adaptability
of
ox air. uci i i . " r .
could be offered an artist-musician of
his caliber. Mr. Kahn laid emphasis
upon what he had achieved as operatic
conductor and expressed absolute con-
air. aena ivr iui e . . -
ndence mat oa wgum ,i;ui,,
!BUltS aa Sympnony cvavutwr.
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gossip anent ths Metropolitan Opera
ST. HELEN'S BABIES, SEVERAL OF WHOM HAVE MADE HIGH
SCORE? IN EUGENIC CONTESTS HERE AND ELSEWHERE
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witness foThe fct thaTsl H"n, 1.
movement.' Former Portland eugenic contests navo -"'T" )th
5. number of St. Helens residents and been liberally contributed to with
iTni St. Helens babies. Several of the
scores from past contests, nmeriainmeun "
have stimulated renewed interest in
House, other rumors have It that the
general director. Gatti-Casazza. will
not return for ihe present season, and
named as his temporary successor or
rather successors are Scottl. to be as
sisted by Henry RusselL There is no
confirmation of the above, but in a day
like the present anything might be
true, except perhaps that ScotU would
affiliate with anyone, having been an
eye-witness to a former double man
agement of that house which was any
thing but happy.
A recent line from Giorgio Polacco
and his charming wife from Salsomag
glore Indicates tbe expectation of an
early return, and it is certain that this
splendid musician and faithful con
ductor has proven himself equal to cope
with any situation should one arise.
Another conductor upon whom new
duties may devolve ia Richard Hage
man. who has been making fame for
himself In San Francisco, where, he Is
conducting the symphony concerts at
the Festival HalL This conductor from
the Metropolitan Opera-House has been
heard even more frequently in concert
than at the -operatic helm, because he
has had practically entire charge of
the Sunday night concerts, where be
has of course had no symphonic music
to offer, but where he has been heard
to admirable advantage Is in the differ
ent festivals where he and the Metro
politan Opera Orchestra have been en
gaged. All this experience In addition to the
record he brought from his home. Hol
land, he has given with liberal hand,
and his readings have been both enjoy
able and highly satisfying. Mr. Hage
man will remain in San Francisco until
he will be needed at the Metropolitan,
and his going will be attended by re
gret from many who have enjoyed him
thoroughly.
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While Padefewski's press circulator
busies himself with the fact that the
great Polish pianist is enjoying the
hospitality or entertaining Mr. and
u v-noa, Kz-helllnfir at Bar Harbor.
during the month of August, the emi
nent pianist ana jaoorer tor ma nunc. -
ins countrymen, is hard at work in
California, where he has been resting
in Paso Roblea prior to his appearance
last Saturday at Festival Hall in a
Chopin programme given for the bene
fit of suffering Poland.
Paderewskl came to the West to col
lect money for this fund, as he had
done in the East, but it soon became
apparent that one appearance that he
might make would net more than he
.ns.inr f-Am 7 months of ae:e ud. bears
d"eepl7 interested in the "Better Babies"
children In the Picture nave i ,5
eugenics.
could possibly secure in any other way,
so he consented -to practice for several
weeks and to play a short programme
In addition' to making an address. In
asmuch as the great pianiBt speaks
English both fluently and delightfully,
he was doubly interesting, as he faced
the great audience both as speaker and
as pianist. '
The enthusiasm was so great that it
has since been arranged to have the
pianist appear Sunday wtih the expo
sition orchestra, under direction of Max
Dendix, who returns to his post so that
Richard Hageman may be released to
return to his New York engagements.
It has been decided that Paderewskl
will play his own concerto and a group
of solos
. t . ha- nnl Kaati hail nf rniaa for tha
pianist since his concert has been an
nounced, inasmuch as mere was mucn
...11. ..ultfwl ahmi, iia anmnnaaH connec
tion with an anti-Semitic movement two
years ago which resulted men in ma
canceling a number of engagements.
This element was manifest, but it was
- ,1.1. BtaniinAinl lhat BPVPral
of the rabbis took up the matter from
the puipit. ur, martin aiom, wt.
Ban Francisco Temple Emanuel, took
the stand that no money collected for
the Polish fund could reach the Jews
of Poland; he stated that he had abso
lute evidence that those people were
purposely omitted from the beneficiar
ies, and while he did not denounce or
even accuse Paderewskl, he indicated
that there should be no moral or flnan-
-1-1 nnn, tf thaaa in n Vm A tS bv the
Jews of this country, as the money sent
to Poland was usea as a wenuuu
against the Jewish sufferers. Two of
the visiting rabbis took the pulpit in
behalf of the same issue, and It was
said in some circles tnat tne wen
known patronesses of the Jewish faith
innoH tn withdraw their sup
port, both social and financial.
In the course of Bis aaaress r-aaer-ewslkl
only referred to the matter by
saying that it was a well-known fact
that in Poland the Jews had never been
mistreated and abused as they had been
in Russia, or words to that effect, and
this comment only served to bring crit
icism upon him for making the remark,
which is said to be absolutely incor
rect. The matter has served for a gen
eral topic of conversation for at least
t-a.n weeks, and is not understood by
the general public who feel that a boy
cott has been instituted against Pader
ewskl On aCCOUZlt Ot Uia aupyiwwu ..-
ance with an, anti-Semitic movement
This, however, is not at all the case; if
boycott it be, it is against the act of
supporting a fund sent to Poland which
not only does not help the Jews of that
suffering country, but which reacts
against them and serves to Increase
their humiliation and distress.
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The list of concert singers will be di
minished by one marked omission next
season, and one who was already
booked for many good appearances.
This is the charming artist known aa
Mrs. Frank King Clark, who became
Mrs. Isaac Upham last week in San
Francisco. There are many singer
who could be better spared from the
professional ranks than she, as she la
marvelously well equipped, not only ks
artist, but as unique teacher, and she la
at the same time of superb stage ap-
PShe'"w'a won to the matrimonial
ranks by Mr. Upham. son of the well
known stationer, the late Isaac Upham.
of Payot. Upham & Co. Mr. Upham is a
well-known club and society man. and
there could have been no woman more
able to grace a beautiful home than the
one he has taken out of a career which,
would have been not less than sensa
tionally successful. San Francisco will
be her home, and if she only lends her
musical talents in her own circle, the
musical life of the city may regard it
self "as fortunate.
David Bispham. always an innovator,
will offer one of the most attractive
programmes that he has yet arranged
for his admirers. For many seasons in
ducements have been made the baritone
to leave the realm of music and join
the thespians who depend wholly upon
the spoken word. In point of the fact
that Bispham is an unusually fine actor
he has frequently been perilously near
the point of renouncing music for the
stage. When he has been on the verge
of so doing fresh successes on the con
cert stage have made it the more dif
ficult for him to renounce it.
Several noted playwrights have sup
plied him with dramatic gems, but be
was still unable to withdraw from the
musical side. He lias compromised this
season by presenting a combination of
drama and song in which he will be
supported by his own company selected
to present "Adelaide," In which he will
appear as Beethoven, depicting one of
the numerous romantic episodes at
tributed to that great master.
. Mr. Bispham has engaged for this
production Maria Narelle, soprano;
Kathleen Coman, piano; Idelle Patter
son, mezzo-soprano: Henri Barron,
tenor, and Graham Harris, violin. In
addition to the piay of "Adelaide In
which these people will participate a
miscellaneous concert will be gyJ
built around a tiny plot to be called.
"The Rehearsal." The tour will open
in New York at the Harris Theater in
a series of special matinees October 17,
21. 22, 24. 25 and 26. after which he
will leave for the Pacific Coast.
"Adelaide," in which Mr. Bispham al
ready has appeared as Beethoven in
this country as well aa abroad, was
written by Hugo Muller about 1862,
and has long been known in Germany.
The story concerns the love of
Beethoven for the Countess Julia Gulc
cian to whom the so-called "Moonlight"
sonata was dedicated. Mr. Bispham has
arranged to have incidental music of
several of the Beethoven numbers in
cluding "Adelaide." "Joyful and Sor
rowful," from "Exmont" and the afore-
mentioned sonata
Name Changed by War.
London Punch.
Sympathetic Stranger (after neigh
boring lady's repeated calls of "John!
John! John!") -John doesn't seem to
be a very obedient little aog. iay-
Well, you see, his name isn't John
(faintly) it's really Frits.