TITE SUTTO AT OREGONTAN, P0KTCANI, MAT 21, 1 91 6.
anxiously awaited. H is working in
them now, but the first picture will not
be shown to the public for a. number
of weeks.
Another matinee idol who is Koins
to dip into pictures afraln shortly Is
Richard Bennett, the star of "Rio
Grande." His "Damaged Goods" was
so successful that he contemplates a
series of appearances and will leave
for the Coast at the termination of his
engagement in New York. Tyrone
Power. - who has quite deserted the
speaking stage these days, is the star or
a new picture that la crowding the
Globe Theater. It is caned "Where
Are My Children" and its press agent
is Dr. J. Victor Wilson, formerly of
the Strand Theater and well known in
theatricals the country over. Dr. Wil
son, a real M. D.. has outlined a fine
publicity campaign and his name as
physician adds much to the cleverness
of his newspaper notices. lie is well
known in Portland on account of former
connections here.
NEW YORK THEATRICAL SEASON IS
RUNNING MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL
Gotham Now Assumes Role of Summer Resort and Managers Show No Disposition of Depriving Visiting Crowds
of Opportunity to See Late Plays.
BROOKLYN SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE
. DELIGHTFUL, ACTORS IN PLAYLET
"The Land of Nod, Merry Operetta, Is Successfully Given and Teachers ajid Pupils Are Showered With Congrat-
ulations Negro Ballads Add to Programme.
SCHOOL IS 25 YEARS OLD
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BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN.
NEW YORK. May 20. (Special.)
"To close or not to close, that is
the question" which is perplex
ing the New York theatrical managers
just at present. The theatrical year
should close early in May. but, from
indications, it will be prolonged con
siderably this season. Several matters
have been responsible for the unusual
length of the season, the cold weather,
the large number of visitors to the
metropolis and the sudden interest in
theatricals by the general public.
New York, too, is becoming a Sum
mer resort, with more visitors each
year, and it Is from these temporary
residents that a grreat harvest is
reaped. The railroads sell round-trip
tickets into New York at greatly re
duced rates, but woe to the New Yorker
who expects the same .consideration
when leaving town for another large
city. To Chicago, for instance, there
is absolutely no reduction. Yet from
the Windy City to New York and back
a round trip ticket may be purchased
for $30 (one way is a little more
than 120.).
"New York is a 'Summer resort.' Chi
cago isn't." was the apt response of
one ticket agent of a large railroad.
So. with reduced rates in and extra
rates out. the war with its limit on
travel abroad, there should be the big
gest crowd ever in New York this
Summer. Few closings, have been an
nounced and a- number of new produc
tions have already been planned, which
will be carried out unless extremely
hot weather mars the attractiveness of
the "Summer resort."
'ew Edition Prevented.
Instead of closing at the usual time
this year, the Hippodrome has offered
a new edition of "Hip. Hip. Hooray,"
with just enough of the original pro
duction to keep the good flavor. Char
lotte has a new dance number, "The
Moth and the Flame." in the skating
scene. Against a background of moun
tains with the deepening twilight
around, she gives a wonderful dance.
Gliding between two rows of lighted
candles, her performance thrills with
Its attractiveness and daring. Another
novelty which she' introduces in the
new edition is a dainty Oriental dance,
equally graceful in rhythm and dainti
ness. Sousa's band has some new airs,
some corned bits have been added to
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'Come,
the Grand Central " scene, and Irving
Berlin's song, "Kverything Is Rag
time," was greeted with much applause.
"The March of the States" has been
kept intact and is still the signal for
much applause.
" By the way, there always seems to
be a sprinkling of Oregonians present,
and the pretty girl who represents us,
never fails to be loudly welcomed. The
clowns have new stunts, of course, and
Toto, the chief one, . has introduced
more nonsense into the snow scene,
where he emulates the skaters, and
other advocates of. outdoor sports. His
efforts are ludicrous end amuse chil
dren and grownups as well.
Silhouette 'Pictures Attract. .
Children and grownups seem also: to
continue their allegiance to "Treasure
Island." which seems to have-become
Jules Eckert Goodman's rather than
Robert Louis Stevenson's work. ' so
clever is the dramatization! A novelty
recently introduced which has attract
ed any number of people before the an
nouncement boards of the Punch and
Judy Theater, is a new series of pic
tures of the different characters in
silhouette. One is Bhown here of Jim
Hawkins (Mrs. Hopkins) delivering
Jber letter to Long John Silver. Others
depict various scenes in the play - and
they have quite rivaled the other
photos of the scenes as they really are.
The black and white effect will prob
ably be copied by other managements
and introduced as "original" a little
later,. after the public has had time to
forget the good impression. .
Miss Edith Chapln, who is" well
known in Portland, though her home
is in Brooklyn, gave her second oper
etta, "A Spring Fantasy." before a'
large and appreciative audience the
other'night. Besides writing the book.
Miss Chapin sang the leaning role and
Woodruff Rogers, the composer of the
music, sans opposite her. The operetta
will be given other performances later
and it is Miss Chapin's ambition to
be heard in Portland at some future
time. .
Miss Georgene Faulkner, of Chicago,
whose stories are appearing In The
Oregonian (she is better known as
"The Story Lady") also made several
appearances before New York clubs
during the past week. At the white
breakfast of the Republican Club, of
which her sister. Mrs. William-Rogers
Chapman, is president, she told. some
of her clever stories as well as appear
ing before- the Woman's Press Club
informally.
New Things In Slgrht.
" "A ' Lady's' Name" is the title of
Marie Tempest's new starring venture
which -is by Cyril Harcourt. The pre
miere performance at the 'Princess
Theater, Montreal, was- a gala event.
All the officers of the Irish-Canadian
Rangers attended in a body in appre
s46 ana'
o v6arvT7f""
ciation of Miss Tempest's work for re
cruiting at the outset of the war. Miss
Tempest playB the part of an authoress,
one Mabel Vere, who has all sorts of
witty and interesting things - happen
to her while she is in search of ma
terial for a new book. "A Lady's
Name" succeeds the "Fear Market" at
the Comedy. "The Fear Market" will
be sent out on the road next season,
and . there is a chance that Portland
will have' the opportunity of seeing
Amalie Rives' sensational play, which
revolves about a certain . blackmail
sheet which flourished in New York
not many years ago.
"A Woman of No Importance." the
Margaret Anglin-Holbrook. Bllnn ve
hicle. Is proving that names sometimes
go by contraries! The Oscar Wilde
play, with its many clever lines, is all
the stronger for the fine acting of the
two - principals and their well-balanced
company. So, too. "Come to Bohemia."
which opened the same night, is doing
well. Natalie Alt has some good songs,
graceful dances and the necessary
gowns to attract envy. . The chorus Is
stunning and the good impression of
the first night continues.
Elsie Krrgunoa Seem as Portia.
Theatrical critics can hardly wait for
Sir Herbert Tree's production of "The
Merchant of Venice." Not so much be
cause of the great English actor, as
because of a new American "Portia"
who will be seen with him. Elale Fer
guson's friends say she will make the
role a wonderful one and present an
unusual character study of the first
woman lawyer, while others prophesy
only failure in the new and difficult
role. Sir Herbert Tree, therefore, must
be prepared to sacrifice his popularity
the first night and give way to the
clever little actress in her new attempt.
Time will tell which critic was right,
the pessimist -- or the optimist! . One
thing, the third critic who predicted
that the announcement was a press
agent's story. that . Miss Ferguson
would never be. seen in "The Merchant
of Venice." Is feeling mighty -cheap
just now when the . posters with the
announcement of Miss Ferguson's ap
pearance In that role are all over New
York. . .
; Sothern Benefit la So ere as.
The revival of "If I Were King" by
E. H. Sothern, was awaited with great
interest. The part itself is one of Mr.
Sothern's most happy ones, and the an
nouncement that the entire proceeds
would be devoted to the Actors' Fund or
America' in their million dollar campaign,-
was an added- Inducement for
crowds to attend the theater. So suc
cessful has the "venture" been that the
engagement - has been extended two
weeks more ' and the chances 'are that
it will have another extension to meet
the popular demand and the popular
charity.
ilr. Sothern's debut in pictures' is
WASHINGTON NORMAL TO
BRATIS TOMORROW.
CELE-
Quarter Century Boole Published by
Studeuta BIk Programme at
Klleasburar Plansed.'
The silver anniversary of Washing
ton State Normal at Ellensburg will be
celebrated by both the students and the
citizens nine days beginning tomorrow
and the demonstration will close May
SI. The Chamber of Commerce will be
in charge of tomorrow night's events,
and the . meeting will be styled "Citi
zens Nisht," Indoor baseball games,
on the campus, volley ball, music by
the girls' - band, ' and short addresses
will be given.
In commemoration of the 25th anni
versary, the students of the school have
published a quarter century book, "The
Kultue," which contains a. complete
hitory of the school,, and of its 15 de
partments. The following is the programme for
the whole event:
Monday 2:30 P. M.. junior ivy day: "cit
izens' nlg-ht."
Tuesday 6:15 P. M.. Mothers' Club sup
per; 7:SO p. M.. twilight concert.
Wedneaday 10 A. M.. klnderrarten
Spring festival: 7:30 P. M.. T. W. C. A. re
caption and festival.
Thursday Reunion of first seven claaaea:
meeting- In the reception-room: 4 P. M au
tomobile ride: 6:30 P. M.. supper In Normal
dlninc-room: H:ls P. M.. addreaaea and
music; speaker of the evening. Professor
Edmond S. Meany.
Friday 2 P. kl.. historic oaaeant of Klt-
tltaa Valley by the Training- School; 8:18
P. M.. Dramatic Club play, 'Heart's
Eae"
Saturday 2 P. v.. historic oaaeant of the
W. 8. N. B.; 4 P. M.. alumni bualneaa
meatlng; :3l P. M.. alumni banquet, srant-
Ina; or llro dlplomaa.
Sunday II A. M., Taecalaureate service.
sermon by Dr. H. C. Mason: 4 P. M. Y. w.
C. A. vesper aervlce.
Monday. May 2B 2 P. M- senior elaaa
day programme; 8:15 P. M.. Iadlea' Musical
Club concert.
Tuesday. May SO IO A. M.. closing: assem
bly; 2.SO P. M.. Memorial day programme
by 1. A. R.; 8:15 P. M., reception by the
faculty.
Wednesday. May 31 IO A. M . graduat
ing; exercises; speaker of the morning, J. H.
Morgan; presentation of d-lplomaa. President
W. E. Wilson.
CLACKAMAS PUPILS DINE
Eighth Grade of Grammar School
Holds Class Festivities.
CLACKAMAS, Or, May 20. (Spe
cial.) The eighth grade of the Clacka
mas grammar school gave a class ban
quet at Hornberger's hall Saturday
night, at which last year's graduating
class were guests. The hall was dec
orated with numerous American flags
and on the tables were beautiful bou
quets of flowers presented by Mr. Her
bert of the local greenhouse, and other
friends.
A social evening followed the ban
quet, which was a thoroughly enjoy
able affair.
GRADUATES TO CONTINUE
Twenty-Nine Hood River Students to
Go to College.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May 20. (Spe
cial.) Professor L, B. Gibson, princi
pal of the Hood River High School, has
ascertained from a canvass of the stu
dents that 29 of the 35 members of the
PORTLAND GIRL STARS
IN UNIVERSITY PLAYLET
Miss Elsie Lee Portrays Role of Co-Ed In "Absent on Leave, Which
Was Written by California Student.
lkWK:-'-
A PORTLAND girl was accorded
honor as the best fitted of all the
University of California senior
beauties to lead the "Extravagansa,"
given in the Greek Theater, on the
evening of May 13. Miss Elsie Lee was
the pretty Portland girl who played
the part of "Flossy," the girl co-ed in
"Absent on Leave."
The play was written by Miss Hazel
Havermaie, a member of the class, and
was a combination of new and medieval
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PAUL TRACK1SE, GRACE: HAVES AND KEXSETH IIECKLEJI, WHO APPEARED I' BROOKLYN SCHOOL, J'llO-
UICTIOX, UND OF KOD," FRIDAY.
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set
of the cleverest school pro
grammes of the season was pre-
nted Friday in Brooklyn school.
Pretty little girls and manly boys ap
peared in songs and specialties that
would have done credit to old-time
actors.
"The Land of Nod" was the title of
a tuneful, merry operetta in which 33
year's graduating class, who received
their diplomas last night, will attend
Institutions of higher education. Most
of them will attend Pacific Coast in
stitutions. "The past year," says Professor J. O.
McLaughlin, superintendent of city
schools, "has been the best year in the
history of our schools. We are plan
ning better work for the coming year:
for we will have better accommodations
and a better all-round plant." With
the proceeds of a $45,000 bond issue
sold last week the city school board is
asking for bids on the construction of
a new grade school and an annex to the
present High School building.
Garfield Grange to Meet.
ESTACADA. Or.. May 20. (Special.)
At the meeting of the Garfield
Grange May 27 O. M. Plummer and C.
N. McAlister. of the Portland Union
Stockyards, will speak, as will also E.
E. Faville. of Portland, editor of the
Western Farmer.
thought in the guise, of a striking
morality play.
Miss Lee rad - a unique role of a
"regular" but remarkably pretty co
ed who was cause of all the trouble.
About her revolved the action of the
play and "satans" and "high priests"
and other queer characters. In up-to-date
form.
Miss Lee is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. It- K. Lee, of Portland, and a
niece of Llllie Davey Thomas, prin
cipal of Ainsworth School, of this city.
boys and girls participated. There were
two performances, both well attended
and both given in a finished manner by
the clever young actors.
The programme opened with negro
ballads sung by 15 students. Then came
a "perpetual motion" number by the
primary grades. The eighth grade
scored a hit in the "Barcarolle" and the
SPOKANE COUPLE START
ON ERRAND OF MERCY
Mr. and Mrs. Asa V. Bradrick Stirring Philanthropic to Endow Hospital
Beds for Benefit of Crippled Children.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
Asa v.
Wash,
and I
SA V. BRADRICK, of Spokane.
ash., was in the city recently
had the extreme pleasure of
spending a couple of hours with him.
It will doubtless occur to the reader
that Mr. Bradrick is the gentleman
whom this paper has mentioned edi
torially a couple of times quite re
cently for the work he has done for the
relief of crippled children in Spokane
during the last few years. In brief, he
has during the four years last past
paid 1400 a year for a free bed in the
Deaconess' Hospital of that city where
in crippled and deformed children were
treated. In that space of time 39 chil
dren were so treated and every one of
them was completely cured.
Air. Bradrick, who is 52 years of age.
has retired, from artive business and is
going to devote the remainder of his
life to the rause of humanity in fur
thering his ideas- of assisting the crip
pled and deformed youth of our coun
try. He is not a rich man according
to the present-day standard of wealth,
but he has enough to live upon and to
travel from place to place to bring his
views and ambitions before the people
who are able to assist in the good work
he has begun. It should be said. In
this connection, that .Mrs. Bradrick is
the chief helper of her husband in this
work. Further than that it should be
said that It was this good woman who
first brought the attention of Mr. Brad
rick to the work he is doing.
S20.000 Poat Given I' p.
It will be difficult for some people
to believe that Mr. Bradrick is acting
entirely through philanthropic motives,
difficult for them to understand that
he gave up a business paying him some
$20,000 a year Just to carry out his
hobby. He is in the prime of life, at
the -zenith of his mental and physical
power, and the same can be said of
his wife. But hand in hand, side by
side, they are goina- out into the world
to do battle for the benefit of man
kind without the thought of gaining
a single penny for their labors.
Indeed, you could not irk any way
insult either of these worthy people
quicker than by mentioning gain to
them, that is. in a financial way. They
propose to pay every cent of their
traveling and living expenses as they
travel to and fro across the continent
to the last penny of their income and
they propose to make that income suf
ficient for the labors they perform.
It is often said that in the field of
organized charity it takes $2 to place
$1 in active work, said $2 going for
high salaries chiefly. Mr. Bradrick.
in his Spokane operations, made $120
do the work of $5000. for that would
have been the ordinary cost of hos
oital and surgical expenses for the 39
cases treated.
Snrslral Work la Kree.
Be it said with pride, however, that
there was no charge whatever for sur
gical cases and the best surgeons in
that city were only too glad to give
their services free! Just think of that,
you who decry the "doctors!" And Mr.
Bradrick has ' found that wherever
there is a hospital there are near-by
surgeons who will offer without price
their best efforts for the benefit of
the little unfortunates brought to them
in the same way. Is that not a splen
did tribute to the physicians of our
country?
Here I wish to give the doctrine of
Mr. Bradrick In connection with his re
tirement: "Mr Carnegie has stated that the day
would come when It would be a dis
grace to die very wealthy. My doctrine
is that the same thing will appiv very
soon to the successful business man and
that the day will come soon when our
smaller children were warmly applaud
ed at the close of their Indian lullaby.
The song "Land of Nod" was well re
ceived and the interpretive dance
"Dreamland" was a fascinating selec
tion. Teachers and pupils were showered
with congratulations at the close of
the entertainment, for the excellence of
the production.
successful business men will retire
from business in time to devote a por
tion of their best energies and ability
in trying to do something Tor their fel
low man in which there is a vast field
of opportunities. This is my idea in
giving up business at this time, that I
may set an example and follow out my
ideals. Not many can be Carnegies,
but there are thousands that can quit
in time to give service, which often
proves as valuable as money."
General Appeal Made.
Now here is what Mr. and Mrs. Brad
rick are going to do. and be sure and
remember they are going to do it at
their own expense, so that for every
dollar contributed 100 cents will go for
the relief projects. They are going to
tour the country, making their chiefest
appeals in the Northwest, to get people
to endow beds in hospitals where the
same work can be done that was done
in Spokane. He is sure the surgeons
will respond the country over as they
did in Spokane and treat the cases
without charge and he is absolutely
certain that the good women of the
land, through their church and other
organizations will search out the little
crippled children whose parents are too
poor to have their cases properly at
tended to and bring them to the hos
pitals. Mr. and Mrs. Bradrick are going out
In search of people of wealth who will
endow beds or wards in existing hos
pitals in perpetuity If possible, for
shorter periods it the donors are not so
situated as to make the rifi perpetual.
A single bed will cost from $400 to
500 a year: a ward, of 10 to 12 beds,
will cost about $5000 a year; the single
bed would take care of a dozen cases or
more a year, the ward more than 100.
Money Collected.
Ah! says the reader, the Bradricka
are going out to collect money. Not a.
dollar, not a cent. The money must be
paid direct to the hospital or put in
trust in some financial institution for
such payment. Neither Mr. nor Mrs.
Bradrick will take a penny, for there is
to be no rake-off for anybody. Please
get that into your head thoroughly.
Just try and get the thought clear that
the Bradrlcks are doing this work for
the good they are doing for the little
crippled children of the country and not
for gain or glory of any kind.
Just sit down for a moment and think
this thing out. First, think of the ben
efit to the hospitals. No new hospitals
are needed, there are plenty now with
vacant wards: think of the benefit to
them. Then remember there is no tex,
no creed, no politics nothing but hu
manity in the project. Just the broadest
and deepest sort of humanity, which is
the zenith of philanthropy.
None will offer their services more
freely than the blessed, blessed, noble
women of the land, none will respond
more freely than the reputable sur
geons of the land all that is needed is
the money for the hospital charges. If
that is offeree as it should be there
will soon be a wonderful diminution its
the number of cripples we daily see on
our streets.
I. line l)cxsits Heins Examined.
FSTACADA. Or.. May 20. (Special.)
Through the agricultural department
of the Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er Company, in conjunction with the
Willamette Valley Southern Railway,
Investigations are now under way to
ut;iire the extensive limestone deposits
near Marquam, in Clackamas County.
Samples of the stone have been sent
to the Oregon Agricultural College fr
tests and a report should be available
within a few days. If lime can be ob
tnired at a price of not to exceed $4.50
a ton on the land, thousands of tons
will be used in this section.