TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIA3T, PORTLAND, JANUARY SO, 1916.-
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SUDDEN DECISION OF E. H. SOTHERN
TO RETIRE STIRS THEATRICAL WORLD
Engagement at Booth Theater Is Ended, bat Actor Plans Short Road Trip Before Leaving Stage
Market," by Amilie Riven, Will Be Presented in Place of Play Star Is Withdrawing.
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Walter play. "Just a Woman, which
was presented the same night as "The
Cinderella Man." It is a strong pres
entation of the well-known fact Khat
men who grow rich suddenly outgrow
the wives of their youth. But this wife
refuses to be put aside. Finding that
the "woman in the case" will not give
her husband up, she faces a trumped
up charge of unfaithfulness in court
and when she sees that her boy is like
ly to be taken away from her, makes
a desperate effort to retain him by ad
mitting the charges. Walter Hampton
is the husband and the play is strong
and clever.
Mrs. Fiske in her play of the year,
"Erstwhile Susan," which is founded on
"Barnabexta," has a delightful role. It
is that of an elocutionist-feminist from
Iowa, exquisite in dress and speech.
who uses literary allusions in every
sentence. The play is located in the
Dutch region of Pennsylvania and tells
of the attempt of Juliet Miller (Erst
while Susan) to bring joy, sunshine.
art and uplift into the sordid lives of
the inhabitants of the small town. The
delight of the play can be well imag
ined. John Cope plays the hero, a
tinsmith whom Susan marries to re
form. The play is filled with spark
ling lines and Mrs. Fiske makes her
role the center of attraction.
Three of the season's successes owe
much of their popularity to their, re
spective leading women. Mary Ryan in
"The House of Glass." Madge Kennedy.
whose new role in f air ana warmer
outrivals her work in "Twin Beds,"
and Adele Rowland, the star of the
latest success, "Katinka." All three
seldom leave New York and are great
favorites in almost any role they at
tempt i
Vera Burgess are a few of the clever
principals who are surrounded by
bevy of Mexican senoritas and dancing
girls. They have excellent voices and
their dancing is all that could be desired.
The plot is coherent and has to do
with the adventures of a group of
young Americans who get into the
heart of the trouble-swept country.
How they get into the country, penni
less and friendless, and how they get
out with pretty wives and plenty of
money is told in a hilariously clever
manner.
Hugo B. Koch and his players in the
latest . dramatic sensation, "After Ten
lears, have selected an exceptionally
clever vehicle. The story tells of
woman who made a mistake ten years
before the action of the play starts.
The secret becomes known and the en
suing episodes are thrilling and the
climax preaches a startling sermon.
O'Neil and Wamsley, the well-known
lightning bugs of vaudeville, will of-
News and Gossip of. Plays
and Players-
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BY LLOTD F. lOXERGAN.
EW ORK. Jan. '29. (Special)
The it est news item in tbe
theatrical world last week was
The sudden announcement of the clos
ing of the Sothern fnaajrement at the
Booth Theater and the statement from
y.. H. So them that at the close of
ehort season on the road he would re-
lire from the stage.
The news was particularly depressing
to those devotees of the great actor
Who have followed his repertoire with
srreat interest and enthusiasm. -His
Departure from Miakesperean role
this season was a deckled novelty and
one which eave him new opportunities
to display his ability.
The opemnc play. "The Two Vir
tues." by tsutro, was followed by re
vivals of "Lord Dundreary" and "David
Garrick." Another play. "The Lrly se-
rante, by fcebastini. was scheduled for
production on March 14. With the an
nouncement of his chancre of plans
romes news that a revival of "If I
Were Kinj? would be given after the
short tour in Boston and other cities.
Ir. i?otherns w(fe. Julia Marlowe, has
filready retired from the stase and they
'will sett le permanently in Kngland.
Their New York home has been rented
Jpr an indefinite period.
In place of Sothern a new play will
l'e presented, "The Fear Market." b
Xmelie Kives. author of "The Quick or
the Dead." 25hados of Flames" and
other books. It dm Is with the irreg
ular practices of certain weekly pub
lications and such closely drawn char
acters in New York life are said to be
lined' that it is expected to cause much
comment.
vt round the M Uepart.
Another departure that will be great
ly r arretted is that of "Around the
Map," one of the best Klaw & Krlan
ger successes in years. Unfortunately
out-of-town engagements and the ne
eaisitv of rinding a place for "Marga
ret Schiller. h.lsie I erguson s new-
play, make the change imperative.
"Kugyles uf Red Gap" must also inovo.
The uttuir of last week seemed defi
nitely settled when "The ' Cinderella
Man" moved into the Hudson Theater.
iisfla-ing "Bunny. but leaving Ralph
Kn-3 and "Rugglos" supreme at the
Fulton.
Now comes th announcement that
liose tUuhl and "Moonlight Mary" are
to hold lown trie stage of tbe Fulton
Theat r and u-:atn the "last perform
ance Saturday" sign has been hoisted.
thf r iiuarters are being sought for
"IUsclrH of Red Gap" and it is proba
ble t.ut it will remain in New York,
in sptte of the nuvup about contracts.
There are many new things listed
for presentation soon and the question
of how they will find room is a vital
one. The Frohman-Bclasco production
if "Oklahoma.1 an original play by
Cieorge Scarborough, was made at the
frtamford Theater recently and re
vived unusually tine notices from the
metropolitan critics who Journeyed
down to see It. The scenes are all laid
upon an Indian reservation and the
principal roles are played by John Mil
tern, Lonore Vlricb. lately seen in
The Mark of the Beast." .Lowell She-r-man
and William Courtleigh. j
v aAn early presentation la New York j
is promised but there seems to be
small prospect of it. The Frohraan at
tractions are playing to 'crowded
houses. Maude Adams in revivals of her
plays. Kthel Barrymore in "Our Mrs.
McChesney," is packing in audiences
nightly,- and "Cock o' the Walk," the
SkinnT play, shows no signs of de
creased numbers. As to the Belasco
theaters, "The Boomerang" probably
will play the season through and
"Common Clay" in the other Belasco
hou.se is booked months ahead. A. H.
Woods has never bad so successful a
play. How will they do it? Thfn, too,
the new Warfield production is awaited
with interest. Burly in the season it
was . announced by Mr. Belasco that
"early in the new year" would be the
New York opening of the play which
has been so successful in Washington
and other cities. '
JoHopn Brooks to Star MIbs Terry.
From the Brooks office, comes word
that early In February Phyllis Nielsou
Terry will' be starred in a new play, the
name and other particulars about whicfi
will be soon announced. George Mac
Farlane will be starred also in a new
play of life in the early 19th century
In Scotland. Glen MacDonough is the
author of "Heart o the Heather,"
which is said to have a splendid role
for the clever MacFarlane.
"Any House." by Owen Davis and
Robert H, Davis, the latter the well-
known magazine editor, will have as1
ilg star Kdwin Arden. while the open-in-;
date will be early in the next
month. - "The Ohio Lady," the Booth
Tarkington and Julian Street play, also
is slated to be seen shortly, while K. A.
Weil announces thut within a short
time he will produce a four-act play
"The Co-Respondent by, Alice Pollock
and Rita Weiman. Arthur Hopkln's
next production will be "A Happy End
in?." This is quite in contrast to "The
Devil's Garden." his last production,
which, in spite of the fine handling
struck audiences as being too morbid.
"A Happy Ending' sounds optimistic
and cheerful and will probably reach
the combined artistic and financial
success which The' Devil's Garden"
lacked.
Already plans axe being announced
by-dUferent theatrical stars who de-
pate in the Shakespear
ian tercentenary in the bpring. The
earliest plans tire from Margaret
Anglin and Sir Beerbohm. Tree. Miss
AngUn -isittd St. Louis, Mo., a few
weeks ago during1 her tour with
"Beverly's Balance." and selected a site
in i-orest Park for the stage and am
phitheater where outdoor performances
will be given in connection with the St.
Louis Pageant Drama Association. The
dates will be lato in May or early
June. t
Council Agrees to Plans.
The City Council has agreed to Miss
Anglin's plans and instructed the Park
Commissioners to carry out hef wishes
in the matter. The construction will
be en a very elaborate scale, including
the erection of a stage of turf in ter
races, transplanting of trees and shrub
bery to reproduce a "Forest of Arden,
Tho settings will be on the same elab
orate scale as those which distin
guisnea ner recent, classic ureek re
vivals in the Greek Theater in Berk
eley.
Sir Beerbohm Tree has specially en
gaged Miss Edith Wynne Matthison
for the role of Queen Katherme in his
spectacular production of "Henry
III." in which he will be seen during
he tercentenary celebration in New
"ork. His effects are being sent over
rom His Majesty s Theaters, London
nd the great actor will be seen as
Cardinal Woolsey. There has been
great controversy in New York over
the selection of a site for outdoor pres
entation of bhakesperean plays. Cen
tral Park was first selected but a storm
of protest, raged on one side by those
who feared the damage to the shrub
bery and on the other by those who ob
jected to having a pay performance in
a public place, concluded the matter.
At present, it seems as if the affair
would be held on the grounds of the
New Y'ork University, but plans have
not been definitely settled. Other cities
undoubtedly will be heard from short-
ly and Snakespearean roles will be
quite in order during the next few
months.
Three New Plnya Presented.
Of first interest in Portland are the
doings of real Western people (not
those who happen to live as far away
from New Y'ork as Buffalo and so call
themselves "Westerners!") and so the
newest production by Oliver Morosco
takes the first place of the trio of new
plays presented last week. Mr, Morosco
has three other plays playing to ca
pacity. "The Cncbastened Woman,"
with Kmily Stevens; "Princess Pat,"
with dainty Eleanor Painter, and "Sa
die's Love," with Marjory Rambeau,
the Portland favorite. Tho newest of
fering, "The Cinderella Man." has as
its star Phoebe Foster, who played the
charming little heroine in the short
lived "Back Home." by Bayard Yeiller
and Irvin S. Cobb. I
It is a sentimental story by Edward '
Childs Carpenter and was pronounced i
by all critics as altogether charming
and a relief from problem and melo
dramatic stories. The hero is a cheer
ful musician who is striving to win a
$10,000 prize for a libretto. He does not
have the woes that usually afflict stage
musicians. Next door lives a lonely
rich girl who conies over the roof to
bring cheer at Christmas time to the
half-starved musician. She brings food.
Christmas wreaths and a nice, warm
pink comforter for his bed.
She docs not care for riches and when
her father will not disinherit her she
passes herself off as the companion of
the rich girl next door and so wins the
love of the poor man. The father be
comes more optimistic in the last act
and the artist wins both prize and girl
Phoebe Foster was dHiiehtfnl in her
new role and Shelley Hull. Lucille La
Verne and Charles Lane, with Hubert
Wilke as the composer, were the prin
cipal members of the company.
Jonephlne Victor Returns.
Another leading woman who returns
in a new play after having had the
first part in a short-run play "The
Bargain," by Herman Scheffauer) is
Josephino Victor, who gave an excel
lent performance In the new Eugene
N"
EWS of Cathrine Countiss is al
ways interesting to her many
friends in Portland.
Possibly some have not heard of Miss
Countiss' dtvorco this Winter from
E. I. Price, the theatrical manager.
She has remarried and is now Mrs. O.
C. Hanna. tier present husband is a
retired business man from Texas and
there's a touch of romance sounded in
the fact that he was Miss Countiss'
very first sweetheart and he and she
were reared together and went to the
same school and to parties before she
ran away at 16 to become an actress.
Miss Countiss has spent the Winter in
Southern California, where she is en
gaged with a motion picture company.
She has not forsaken the legitimate
stage and has a new play, a comedy,
under consideration for next season.
.
Louise Kent is a member of the Hall
Stock Company at the Casino Theater,
in Washington, D. C. This week it is
playing that gay old classic, "East
Iynna."
'
Maude Hanaf ord has a small role in
Blanche Ring's new play. Maude
played for two weeks with the Baker
Players as an ingenue. Helen Lowell
is in Miss Ring's company. The play
is one of Willard Mack's, called "Jane
O'Day From Broadway." and A. H.
Woods is back of it. On February 3
the premiere takes place at Atlantic
City.
o
A second company of Jules Eckert
Goodman's dramatization of "Treasure
Island" has been sent on the road.
From Columbus. Ohio, where it is now
playing, reports come that it is being
splendidly received. George Fawcett
has the role of Long John Silver, The
original company will .stay on for
what promises to be a long season at
the Punch and Judy Theater, in New
York.
Bessie Clayton, at tho Orpheum last
week, is in private life the wife of
Julian Mitchell, manager for Klaw &
Erlanger s interests and part owner
of the Ziegfeld shows. Miss Clayton
and Mr. Mitchell have a lovely young
daughter, Priscilla, who gives promise
of being a writer. She is still u
school in New York, but has contrib
uted short articles to papers and mag
azines.
Wilson Mizner, author, playwright.
vocalist, actor, sometime young hus
band of the late Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner-
Yerkes, and man about New York town,
is now the-Wilson Mizner Play Produc.
ing Company. He has opened offices
in the Columbia Theater building, at
Seventh avenue and Forty-seventh
street, Xew Y'ork. and will bring out
his own plays and the works of other
writers.
Why do you eat hen eggs?" "Be
cause- a hen advertises and a duck
don't." This is from "It Pays to Ad
vertise, coining soon to the Heilig.
Much interest has been aroused by
Grace George's announcement of a
$1000 prize for the best play submitted
to her by a college student. The offer
was made early in November and since
that time Miss George has been del
uged with inquiries from colleges East
and West. Professors are inquiring
in great detail, for they are eager to
have their colleges represented in the
contest. All manuscripts must be in
bv June 1. Judges are the dramatic
critic of a metropolitan daily paper, a
well-known playwright and a general
stage director,- all of whose names will
be announced later. The winer will
receive $1000 and, in addition to this.
royalties according to the regular ar
rangement. The play will be put on
by Grace George and her Playhouse
Company.
When Cyril Maude consented to his
daughter, Margery Maude, joining
George Arliss as leading woman in
Paganini, ho stipulated tnat Mr. Ar
liss and Mrs. Arliss, who is also a
member of the company, snould look
after the young girl, and above all
keep her from falling in love. Not that
Margery had a habit of falling in love,
but somehow Mr. Maude had a premo-
ition that If he lent his daughter to
the play "Paganini" she might: True
to his promise. Mr. Arliss kept his
young leading lady so busy with work
would seem impossible for ner to
find time to even think of any young
man. But Margery as Charlotte in
Edward Knoblach's new comedy falls
in love with Captain Strangford, and
Captain Strangford in real life is Paul
Gordon, and the first thing Mr. Arliss
knew Margery Maude and Paul Gordon
announced they were engaged both on
nd off the stage. It is understood that
by this time parental blessings iave
een received by Dotn tne young peo
ple and the marriage will take place
In New York in April. ,
PSYCHIC MASTER TO APPEAR
AGAIN AT HEILIG.
III lililiPi!ll
Santanelll.
At the Heilig Theater tonight
Santanelli, the master psychic, at
the -unanimous request of thOBe
who witnessed his bewildering
exhibition last Saturday night,
will give a new programme, con
sisting of phenomena new to the
citizens of Portland. Santanelli
is so different- from all others
who have appeared in Portland
that one has no conception of
what a revelation is in store for
them until they have experienced
the fascination of being one of a
Santaneili audience. Never in
the history of the Heilig did an
audience leave that theater with
a greater desire to see more and
to bring interested friends to the
next performance than did the
audience last Saturday night. All
persons desiring to have their
minds set moving on things
psychic should attend the per- t
f ormance at the Heilig tonight.
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A Big Classy Girl Show
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songs and parodies are original and
their entertainment is sufficiently di
versified to keep the audience in an
uproar from rise to fall of curtain.
Dorothy Vaughn is the cheerful sing
er of cheerful songs. She has an orig
inal way of rendering them, and the
songs are of the sort that will appeal
to all amusement lovers.
Peggy Bremen and brother have
spectacular attraction, "The Imp's
Playground." Both these stars are re
markable contortionists and their feats
are startling.
The third chapter of the big film
serial, "The Girl and the Game," will
be presented to round out the pro
gramme. Beautiful Helen Holmes is
appearing in the exciting offering.
Richard Havemann and his wild ani
mals will be seen for the final perform
ance at the continuous programme to
day, commencing at 2 o'clock and end
ing at 11. Miss Bertha Gardner, the
songstress of the trenches, is the spe
cial attraction.
WAK comedy; is ox at lyric
Dillon and King Are Presenting Fine
Cast in Latest Songs.
According to Dillon and King, the
comedians playing with the musical
comedy at the Lyric Theater, what
General Sherman said about war was
all wrong and they are putting on the
comedy, "The War Is Over," to prove
it. It is one of the best laugh-getters
and is a genuine gloom-dispeller, with
an abundance of novel features. It
promises to be one of the best staged
and most elaborately costumed of any
of the fast fun comedies put on at this
popular playhouse tliis season. It con
tains many of the latest song hits and
in the large cast the parts are well
taken.
Dillon and King themselves, as Ike
and Mike, have a wordy combat that
is one of the best bits of comedy these
funsters have handled. The show will
have a grand opening in the military
drill by the Ginger Girls chorus. These
dashing and charming young women
work hard to make this number a win
ner as a leader as to what is to follow.
A few of the specials put on are a solo
by Miss liuby Lang, the smartly
dressed and charming leading woman.
Sail on Silvery Moon, by Frank Har
rington, and girls, "Floating- Down the
Old Green River," by Kay Collins, as
sisted by the chorus in a cane dance.
Clarence Wurdis will have the song hit.
Little Miss U, S. A., ' with a chorus
background.
The big special song number for the
week will be "Carry Me Back to Old
Virginia," by Miss Dolly Bunch, the
clever little package of daintiness. The
show closes with the great finale in
which the emblem of peace is surround
ed by representatives of warring na
tions, is a big. showy feature. There
will be a continuous performance all
day today and a daily matinee with
profit-sharing night Tuesday and the
chorus girls' contest Friday night.
"LOOT" IS BIG, RED APPLE
Police Chase "Criminals'' Who Run
for Car After Visit.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25. "I'll never
run for a streetcar on a dark night
again," declared J. A. Grindeland, after
being jerked from a car platform and
ordered to "stand wnere you are," while
zealous policemen searched his pockets
and took down his name and address.
Mr. Grindeland, who is studying mu
sic, and Carl J. Eide, candidate 'for As
sistant City Attorney, members of the
Thulanian fraternity, 1029 Fourth
street Southeast, had been visiting at
the home of a fraternity brother, O. II.
Nelson, 2435 Marquette avenue.
They wen; returning home late the
other evenirs and started to run for a
streetcar. An automobile carrying po
licemen rounded the corner just as tho
two men boarded the car. The polli-o
halted the streetcar and ordered tho
two men off.
"Stand whert you are. Don't move.
We've got the goods on you this time."
said a six-foot patrolman looking sus
piciously at two pall's oi bulging
pockets.
"What were you running lor. lie
asked, "and what's that slui'f in your
pockets? Don't move, 1 say." and he
pulled from the suaplciou.s luo'kinji.
pockets half a dozen rosy apples.
The two men stood where they were
until a sergtjant arrived. He looked
them up and down, allowed them to
explain their purpose in running, told
them they didn t look like desperate
characters and allowed them to go un
their way.
Mr. Eide formerly was a professor at
Central High School.
The "trench knife" Is a nev.' -v-apon "f
warfare, with a blade of about l."i tnolu-s.
It Is used for fiKhtlng in th trem!:ei vh,-re
there is no room to awing u fiworii or
bayonet.
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NEWS OF THE THEATERS
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Commerce Letter-Writing week motion
pictures will be a special feature on
th) new bill at the Empress Theater
for on week. These are the only ana
exclusive motion pictures of Letter-
Writing week, and will be shown at
this theater only.
FCX IS RING AT PAXTAGES
"In Mexico," Musical Comedy, Is
Featured on Bill.
With Uncle Sam ar.d General Car
ranza staging a series of international
disputes. "In Mexico." the big Metro
poritau musical comedy which comes
as the featured attraction to Pantages
for a week commencing with the mat
inee tomorrow, is a peculiarly timely
production.
Alf Goulding-. Kdythe Stayart and
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ENTIRE NEW PROGRAMME
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DOROTHY VAUGHN
The
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PEGGY. BREMEN & BRO.
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"THE IMPS PLAYGROUND."
"The Girl and the Game"
Chapter Three of This Sensational Film
Serial, in Which Beautiful Helen
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