THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVE3ITJE1T 2G. 191G.
RIDA JOHNSON YOUNGS NEW PLAY WINS
THEATER-GOERS OF NEW YORK TOWN
"Captain Kidd, Jr," Proves to Be Delightful Quest After Buried Treasures Which All Audiences Lore
There Is "Pollyanna," "Old Lady 31" and Other Favorites That Are Real Hits.
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EW YORK, Nov. 25. (Special.)
Rida Johnson Young's new play.
"Captain Kidd, Jr." made a great
hit at its presentation at the Cohan &
Harris Theater, under the management
of the two gentlemen whose names the
theater bears. The audience is taken
on a Joyous adventure after a buried
treasure in quite the old-fashioned and
delightful way ot the storybook.
The first act is laid in the bookshop
of Andrew MacTavish & Co. The
""Co." is Andrew's charming daugh
ter, and his assistant is madly
in love with the fair Mary. He has
bought' a lot of books at auction and
among them are several that are in-v
teresting. But the most important one
to the young lovers is a book on buried
treasure which contains a chart giving
the location of a real treasure. When
the play was tried out it was called
"Buried Treasures," and the title fits it
as well as the newer selection.
The ending of the first act is ef
fective as the lovers pull down the
blinds, lock the doors and pore over the
map together. The next scene takes
them to Cape Cod, where the quest 'is
oontinued. There are many amusing
complications bank robbers, a funny
village constable and many other in
terruptions when they try to dig up the
fortune. In the last act everything
turns out all right. Mary has spent all
her money in search ot the treasure,
which has turned out worthless. Jim
after other discouragements, has s
novel accepted, a novel which has gone
the way of many others before its final
"glory." and they find that the great
est treasure in the world is love, and
"they live happily ever afterward."
Otto Kruger, who played the young
husband in "Young America." is Jim,
and gives an excellent performance of
the role. The heroine, Edith Taliaferro,
was a lovable Mary, and Ernest Stel-
lard. the father. Zelda Sears has
Rmall role, which she handled with her
usual finish, and the rest of the com
pany was up to the Cohan & Harris
standard. The play was well mounted
and aroused so much enthusiasm at the
first performance that it seems a "sure
fire hit."
Happy Plays the Thing.
The happy, exhuberant play seems
quite the thing this season. "Pollyanna'
has caught them all and is, perhaps, re
sponsible for starting the fashion. Her
appeal to the audience at the close of
the play suggests the ending of "Peter
Pan," when Maude Adams makes her
famous query, "Do you believe in
fairies?" Only "Pollyanna" asks if the
audience hasn't something to be glad
about.- It strikes a popular chord and
everyone leaves the theater feeling
happier and better for the suggestion.
The Oregoman representative discov
ered some new things to be "glad"
about. James Jay Brady, the manager
of the company, was "glad" that he had
been to Portland and had many "glad"
memories of his visits to the city. The
reporter, too, was "glad" that he was
glad, and glad, too, that questions
about Portland asked by Mr. Brady
could be answered with such ease. One
is "glad" to be a representative, but
"gladder" when one meets someone
who knows the city from beginning to
end and a great many of its prominent
residents by their first names.
"Old Lady 31" has also a happy little
theme and has caught the public fancy.
The pathos of the incident of the old
couple making ready to go to the old
people s home and then discovering
that they willr have to be separated is
alleviated by the decision of the old
ladies themselves to waive the rules
and admit the old man with his wife.
Can you picture the scene when the
matter is put to vote? And can you
picture the old man as the one and
only representative of -his Bex in an old
ladies' home? Emma Dunn gives a
human picture of the delightful hero
ine, and Reginald Barlow shares hon
ors with her as her . husband. Lee
Kugel. well known in theatrical cir
cles, is managing the play, which seems
destined to last for a. long time on
Broadway. ,
New Play at Comedy Pleaaea.
Susan Glaspell's play, "Trifles,"
proved the most popular play on the
new bill by the Washington Square
players at the Comedy Theater. It was
tense and thrilling, dealing with the
solution of a mysterious murder. A
woman's love for a bird, the only flash
of light in her sordid and unhappy life,
is the only bit to work upon. The
work is interesting, and a wonderful
analysis of the human emotions. "An
other Way Out" was a clever satire on
one phase of Washington Square life,
and "Altruism," billed as a satire, failed
to score. The Japanese play proved
grewsome anyone of the heaviest of
the plays ever attempted by the play-
-Then
ers. The presentation of another play,
formerly produced by the players, at
the Palace (which corresponds o the
Orpheum) was another event of the
week. "Overtones." by Alice Gersten
berg. was presented with Helen Lack
aye in the lead, and duplicated its
former success. A number of the fine
little plays are being "done" in vaude
ville and will be seen all over the coun
try. "The Clod" is now in its second
season.
The announcement that the Port
manteau Theater would give perform
ances shortly was received with great
pleasure by those who have seen Stuart
Walkers unique playhouse and by
those who have not been able to see it.
Mr. Walker will appear as star in
some of his own plays and the theater
will be set up Inside the Thirty-ninth
Street Theater for a series of matinee
performances commencing next week.
The incidental music for the occasion
has been composed by Arthur Farwell
(who wrote the musical settings for
the Shakespearean Masque "Caliban"
last year), Charles Wakefield Cadman
("Indian" music composer) and Harry
Gilbert, accompanist for David Bisp
ham and well Known as composer.
Gregory Kelly and many of the old
favorites will be seen with Mr. Walker,
their ew lorK season following a
tour of New England. In addition to
the matinees a special Saturday morn
ing performance will be given for
children during the engagement at
the Thirty-nlnth-Street Theater.
Rehearsals continue dally at the
Hippodrome under the personal super
vision of Mile, Pavlowa, who manages
to attend 'almost every lesson. Her
wonderful endurance is a surprise to
the other folks at the big playhouse,
ho are accustomed to think that two
performances a day are tiring. In Chi
cago It will be recalled that the won
derful dancer rehearsed in. the morn
ings, played before the camera after
noons and at 'night gave a. perform
ance In the Midway Gardens and still
lived to tell it. A little thing like
hard -work does not feaze-her; in fact,
she thrives upon it. Seats at the
Hippodrome are on sale up to Christ
mas. A newcomer to the cast is So
phie Barnard.
The success of "The Flame" will not
interfere with the presentation of
Richard Walron Tully's new produc
tion, "The Masquerader," which is be
ing tried out on the road. Its new
home has not been selected, or at least
not announced. Guy Bates Post is
the star.
"Follow Me," with Anna Held, is an
other possibility of the near future.
Several new acts have been added to
the show to make it more like a re
vue, among them Harry Lewis, known
to vaudeville as "A Vaudeville Cock
tail," tFhose name is a great addition
to the cast.
Wlnthrop Ames, it is rumored, has
another -no-elty to spring upon the
public. His "Pierrot, the Prodigal,"
still continues to draw crowds, but the
new piece will be mora in the stiape
of a play.
" The premiere' 'of ' "Little " Lady " in
Blue," the new play In which Frances
Starr was to have appeared at the ter
mination of the Warfleld engagement,
has been postponed until later. The
phenomenal success of "The Music
Master" Is responsible lor the change.
The short engagement could and would
not satisfy the public and the only
thing that was left to Mr. Belasco to
do was to extend the engagement. One
wonders where he will put Miss Starr
or whether he will continue on the
road for the same longer period.
Rumors of Strife Verified.
Rumors of trouble amonir the prin
cipals "at the Century have been cur
rent for some time. Even before the
opening of the show there were those
who persisted that all was not well.
One newspaper affirmed that so many
stars could not scintillate under one
banner without trouble and ventured
the question (which has puzzled every
one since the cast was announced).
Who has the star dressing-room?"
The first of the 30-odd stars to admit
that there was dissatisfaction was
Marie Dressier, who withdrew at short
notice because she was not satisfied
with her part. Other changes are
expected at any time, because It is al
most too good to be true.
Speculators are reaping a harvest
with tickets, although the theatrical
columns advertise an abundance of
seats at prices from 50 cents to $1.
Beatrice Herford. In one of her mono
logues, had a line about those 50-cent
seats. Her friend asked what she
had seen at the wonderful New The
ater and she replied "the head of the
woman in front of me. But those dark
cells have doubtless been abolished by
the new and enterprising managers.
Messrs. Dillingham and Ziegfeld. and.
if not. there is much to be heard even
though the seeing part is not so good.
News and Gossip of Plays
and Players.
By Leone Can Baer.
SOMEONE has said that the greatest
test of histrionic art is to be able
to play a comedy role when one's
heart is having a tragedy. Whether
that's the real acid test or not, de
poneth sayeth not. but I do know that
it often happens Just that way.
Furthermore, I know of one case Just
last week where a soul-harrowing
tragedy was being enacted in the big
neart or a wee little girl actress and
she wasn't saying a thing about it.
until the doors of her dressing-room
had closed upon her. It Just so hap
pened that I stumbled upon the story
when Mayo Methot asked me "please
would I put a piece in the paper about
Yutch." It sounded suspicious and 1
looked deep into the eyes of the little
lead ing-woman-ln-the-maklng. They
of the stage begin this publicity stuff
early, you know. It's born With their
art. I sometimes think. So I sighed
and wondered if Mayo had been in
oculated with the germ of "newspaper
noticeltls." But the big gray eyes
looked right back at me and they had
big tears In 'em.
She wasn't acting, for Mayo, if you
know her, is Just a sweet, little human
girl, fond of dollies and school and her
fairy story books. She really had a
sorrow and I waited to hear it. Slowly
she told me:
'Today is Yutch's anniversary. He
was my dog. It isn't his birthday an
niversary, but the one we had to chloro
form him on. He was so sweet and
good, but he ate all the neighbors'
chickens and Daddy had to chloroform
him. Some folks wanted him. He was
part bloodhound and part some other
kind, and he would have made a good
watch dog, but I didn't want anyone
to have him if I couldn't. So daddy
took him cut in the garden and I really
b'lleve Yutch knew all about us going
to part. He looked at me so sad. His
eyes were like chocolate drops. Every
one hated him but daddy and me. I
made him a grave and today I dec
orated it all .over with flowers. You
could have a picture of Yutch for the
paper if you want it. but anyway will
you put It in about this being his an
niversary?"
Mayo didn't tell me all this in one
connected story. It came by divisions.
And she was genuine. When she had
finished she looked disconsolately at
the kodak picture of the mongrelish
Yutch and sighed.
"It's awful to have to go on and
play a role when your heart Is crying
Inside of you."
I thought of that old line "out of the
mouths of babes." And because Mayo
is my friend first, and an actress last,
and because I. too. hated Yutch In his
dog-days and shed no tears at his un
timely departure I want to do the
amend honorable. So that is the why
of the following line:
"Friday, November 24, was the first
anniversary of the passing out of
Yutch, a beautiful and beloved dog
friend of Mayo Methot." Now I've
squared my account with Yutch.
Henry Chrlsteen Warnack. dramatic
editor of the Los Angeles Times, has
branched out as a play writer and
has a new play "The Honor System,"
now running in Philadelphia. He has
written several scenarios too, his latest
being "Fires of Conscience," in which
William Farnum appeared.
John Galsworthy's play. "The Fugi
tive, is being put in rehearsal in New
York by the Shuberts.
David Warfield is going to tour in a
revival of "The Music Master."
Leo Ditrichstein. in "Th Great
Lover." Is coming to the Pacific Coast
next Spring.
Ruth Gates, of the Alcazar Players,
says that there isn't any need to grow
old that the caresses of giddy old
Father Time can be dodged if only one
goes about It In the right way. "To be
young is Just to feel.young and to feel
young is to stay young." is Miss Gates'
perfectly simple creed. She says further
that:
"If you want to possess the magnetic
and fascinating beauty of youth, then
I insist that you must cultivate a habit
of enjoying. Don't make up your mind
that you want the moon and will not
be happy until someone gets it for you.
If you can't have the moon, grab a
little star instead." (She didn't mean
to be a Johnnie and stand at the stage
door and literally grab some little
star. Miss Gates meant that life is
HOME OK
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PELTIER AND VALERIO
In the Delightful Act.
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filled with little pleasures too, and we
must learn to take our happiness from
them.)
PresBed for further details, she said:
"A calm and peaceful mind reflects
the beauty" of contentment upon one's
face.'
"If you love nature and her free-for-all
pleasures, you will naturally keep
out of doors all that is possible. This
freedom of the great outdoors that
gives for youth.
"I am careful of my diet: I do not
gourmandize; I do not overeat; indeed.
I sometimes go a whole day with no
more nourishment than a glass of rich
milk and a few graham-flour biscuits.
Fruit forms an important part of my
diet and I am sure that if more women
made it a daily practice to eat fresh or
preserved fruit they would not be seek
ing anti-fat and anti-lean nostrums.
'Reducing by the drug route is not
only dangerous, it is unnecessary.
"I believe I divide mjc idea of keep
ing young into three parts learn to
enjoy, learn to relax, don't worry. Care
killed-a cat. you know, and worry ages
women and men, too far more quick
ly than the hand of Time or the
ravages of the elements."
Frank McGettigan, the new-thought
manager of the Orpheum. told me a
funny kiddle story about the baby girl
of one of his actors. Stan Stanley. He
asked me. if I used the story please
to mention that Stan Stanley is coming
soon to Portland of course on the
Orpheum. I've mentioned It. Here s
the story about the baby.
"Every time she looks into my face
sh smiles," he told Mrs. Stanley.
"Well, it may not be exactly polite.
she said, "but it proves she has a sense
of humor."
Ray Samuels says that the reason
married women always tell . single
women they ougnl to get marriea is
that both misery and matrimony love
company.
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Hale Hamilton and his wife. Myrtle
Tannehill, will return next month from
Australia, where they have been ap
pearing in American plays for two sea
sons. "A 'Woman of Today," a new play by
James Forbes, will be produced short
ly by Selwyn & Co.
Max Flgman, who has been devoting
his time and talents to movies for sev
eral years, has quit acting for the
screen and will return to the speaking
stage next month in Edwin Milton
Koyle's new play, "Peace and Quiet."
The comedy deals with the Mexican
border situation and was acted before
President Wilson at a special perform
ance last Spring in Washington.
Speaking of Mary Anderson's recent
performance at His Majesty's Theater
Second Concert
Portland
SIXTH
SEASO.V
SIXTH
SEASON
Symphony Orchestra
WALDEMAU LIND. Conductor.
Eleventh and Morrison
Street Theater.
Sunday Afternoon, December
3, at 3 o'CIock.
Feature :
Symphony No. 4. Op. 3fi. in F Minor,
(Tschaikowsky).
Single tickets. SI. 75c and BOc.
Plat of theater and sale of tickets
at Sherman-Clay & Co., December 1
and 2.
THE BIG SHOWS
ORRIN CRAIG TRIO
Comedy Novelty Acrobats.
BENNINGTON AND SCOTT
Novelty Entertainers.
CINEMA FEATURES "The
Warning" Three Dramatic Reels
with a strong lesson Pathe News
and a Comedy.
THEATER
Broadway and
Morrison
'Milton
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Special Bargain Performances
In aid of a new hospital, the London
Times says: "The programme consisted
of two plays by the late Sir W. S. Gil
bert, each of which is closely linked in
the memory of middle-aged playgoers
with Miss Mary Anderson. Needless
to say. one of these was 'Pygmalion
and Galatea.' And seeing Miss Mary
Anderson once more as Galatea, we
found it hard to believe that it was all
those years since she had played the
part. The old grace of movement and
benuty of pose were there unimpaired:
RAY
SAMUELS
THE
BLUE STREAK
OF
VAUDEVILLE
MARIE FITZGIBBON
The Great Big Story Teller
THE CLOWN SEAL
Most Wonderful Trained Animal
BERT LEVY
The Famous Artist-Entertainer
New Show, Starting Sua, Mat,
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Week Commencing Monday Matinee. Nov. 27
America's Rollicking; Musical Frolic
sA"The Two Pikers'"
With Jimmy O'Neal, Frank Walmsley
Hazel Kirke and a Bevy of Broadway Beauties
VALERIE SISTERS
In MKun, Krolle and Kaithloa.
The Extraordinary International Feature
Raul Pereira
The Eminent Court Violinist of Portugal and His
ORIGINAL STRING SEXTETTE
ADONIS
A Study Im Laircndcr.
PANTAGES ORCHESTRA
H. K. Evenson, Director
CONTINUOUS TODAY 2:15
The Gypsy Camp, and an
The Alcazar
Players
W. Seaman, Manager
Spoken Drama
Otherwise
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the play that is going to
it.
the voice had lost nothing of its lovely
quality. If the play seems old and thin
and sour, the playing of Galatea was
still young and beautiful and gracious."
A War Correspondent.
Brooklyn. N. Y.. Life.
What did your father say when you
told him I was a war correspondent?
Imogene He said he would give you
something to write about if you didn't
leave early tonicht.
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HARRY HINES
The SSth Varlrty.
THE LASS OF THE
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