Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1917)
3 WORLD'S SERIES FANS TAKE TIME to WITNESS SOME NEW YORK THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS Portland's Only EXCLUSIVE Home of Spoken Drama Broadway and Morrison Milton W. Seaman, Manager 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 tlTri 1 miiiniiiiiiiiiittiiiiiii "Furs and Thrills." a Musical Version of "Coat Tales," by Arthur Hammerstein, Will Be Seen " . " Theatergoers This Winter. by Portland -."THE STJNDAT - OREGOXIAX, PORTXATSD, OCTOBER 21. 1917. The ALCAZAR PLAYERS IN I Week Beginning Sunday Matinee, Oct. 21 Today -w ? 4sf acika? Ss&iCr: I Va e if .....-.. .1 . : . , .;.v.'. N BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN'. EW YORK, Oct. 20. (Special.) The week of the championship games broueht huge throngs to New York, and most of them seemed inclined to combine baseball with the theater. Consequently seats were at a premium and every person that could Bet into the theaters, without infring ing on the strict fire regulations, found their way into the many and various places of amusement There were several '"most important" openings, but possibly the really sig nificant ono was the return to the stage of fciilhe Burke in a delightful little play by Clare Kummer called "The Rescuing Ansel. The story tells of a charming young American girl who manages by her ingenuity and wit to save her father from financial ruin when things looked their black est. There are many verv clever lines, just as in Miss Kummer s other plays, ' GoodneM, (iracious, Annabel " and "A Ssuccessi'cil Calamity, and Miss Burke was at her best. Arthur Hop kins, who first introduced Clare um mer as dramatist, is associated with Klorenz Ziegfeld in the production, which is an excellent one, and the cast Includes Frederick Perry, Robert Mc ade, Claude GiUingwater, Marie "VVainwright, Roland ouns?. Richard Barbee. Dana Desbro, alter Schel lin, Rhoda Beresford and Elmer Brown. During the same week William Gil lette opened his second season in an other play by Miss Kummer, "A Suc cessful Calamity," at the new Ply mouth Theater. Two of the former actors who created roles last year are now with Miss Burke Roland Young And Richard Barbee now succeeded respectively by Norman Keedwell and Robert Rendel. The remainder of the cast was the same and Air. Gillette seemed better than ever after his long Summer's rest. The story, it will be recalled, tells of a family so spoiled by their riches and position that they are drifting their separate ways. So father has an inspiration and pre tends to fail in business. The ruse works beautifully, and when the fam ily is once more happy and united he explains matters and the audience is led to infer that "they lived happily ever afterward." Arthur Hammerstein made his sec ond presentation of the new season at the Casino Theater with "Furs and Frills," a musical version of "Coat Tales," which he produced as a "spok en" comedy last season. The play was only a half success, but the addition of music and a chorus of pretty girls has given it new life and, from indica tions, it has come to town for a long stay this time. It is built around the familiar plot of the husband who wishes to give the lady he adores a fur coat without arousing the suspicions of her husband and his wife. he hits upon the plan of buying a sable coat, pawning it and having her "find" the ticket. The plot works thus far as planned and the husband of the adored one is sent to the pawnshop to redeem the coat. He returns with a measley little fur piece, while his stenographer blooms out in a sable garment! Naturally, there are suspicions, followed by many explana tions, before matters are finally ad justed. Silvio Hein, the well-known composer, has given some tuneful mel odies to "Furs and Frills" which will become familiar to the dancing and singing public. "You Can't Take It With You When You Die" and "It's Kasy to L.ie to Your Husband" are two of the swingy melodies. The cast includes Krnest Torrence and Ruby Norton, among the long list of principals, and these two, according to one critic, scored highest in their respective roles of William McTavish, the Scotch composer, who hated to spend a cent, and Polly, the office stenographer. Mr. Ifammerstein's other play, "Ie Luxe A"nnie," is also making a great success at the Booth, and the Coast company which will be seen in Portland in "You're In Love" has started on its way which will be a. long one! "Katinka" is promised a return visit this season and so Mr. Hammerstein will be represented in Portland this season by at least two shows. Another new production of the week was "The Claim," by Charles Kenyon. author of "Kindling," written with Frank Dare. The story is laid in the early days of an Arizona mining camp jrt SYca.if 1 1 . is staging it, will turn his attention next to "Sick Abed," another comedy. Another out-of-town premiere that attracted much attention was "The two leading characters. Florence Rob erts heads the cast and other well- known players are: Geraldine O'Brien, Edward Robins, George Thompson, Al Stuart. Charles ITalton, Florien Arnold, J. J. Williams, Horace James, Walter Baldwin, Jr., Melton Clodagh, Rein Thomas and Lorna Valore. The play was presented by the Henry B. Harris estate and will be reviewed later. An interesting change in the new production of "Out There" is in the last act, when, speaking at the foot of Nelson's Monument In Trafalgar Square, London, she takes a new theme and combines it with her for mer plea for recruits for the army. It deals with conscientious objectors and pacifists, and the speech is espe cially pertinent at this particular crisis in tur own affairs. From Ricliard Walton Tully's offices comes the announcement that Ihe Flame" will be seen here the week after Thanksgiving with a number of the original company in the cast and also that "The Bird of Paradise" is due to visit Portland again This last production is made with Mr. Morosco. "The Masquerader" continues to pack the Lyric and the interesting novel of Katherine Cecil Thurston has been made even more enjoyable by the stage version which Mr. Tully made of it. Guy Bates Post, the star of "The Mas querader," helped "do his bit" in the recent drive for the second liberty bond by selling bonds at one of the large department stores a couple of afternoons. He made a great record and may be called upon later to help swell the sales, if they should fall off- Eleanor Painter, who scored in "Princess Pat." is going to try her luck as dramatic star. . Most people would be satisfied to be prima donna, but this one wishes to be a full-fledged emotional actress. Her experiment is awaited with much interest. "Art and Opportunity" was produced in London with Marie Tempest in the role that Miss Painter will play, and Richard Lambert will produce it. The dra matist, Harold Chapin. was an Amer ican, who wrote a number of plays produced in London and who -enlisted in the English army at the beginning of the war and was killed in action. A brilliant future-had been predicted for him, as he was but 29 years old when he died and his work showed promise of greater success. Clifford and Brooke will stage the piece which, will be given an early presentation. "Under Pressure," the new play by Sidney Rosenfeld. which Klaw & Er lange will bring out, was given its "tryout" in Baltimore recently and made a decided impression. Fred Niblo and Violet Heming have the principal roles, assisted by Hilda Spong, Albert Grau, Zeffie Tilbury. Laura Burt and 77i2czta r-J. TSfz is used in the miiinc sense, but as relat ed to a dramatic situation between the rass ninow, oy (jnannmg foliocK. Kennoid W olf and Louis Hirsch. The production was described as "Writh an exceptional . cast, abundant and unus ually tuneful music and a plot that is really dramatic. "The Grass Widow" possesses all the qualities that spell success." The leading characters are taken by Natalie Alt, Howard Marsh, Otis Harlan, Victor Morley and Jess Dandy. The new Winter Garden show will also have its out-of-town first night within a few days. It is called "Doing Our Bit." and goes to the Shubert Theater, New Haven, before coming into New York. Frank Craven has abandoned "This Way Out" for "Going Up." a new mu sical play by Otto Hauerbach. Louis Hirsch and James Montgomery. His appearance in musical comedy is a new departure and one that will certainly prove a novelty. His work in "Too Many Cooks" and "Seven Chances" demonstrated his ability as a comedian, and one naturally wonders if he has the singing voice to carry out the rest of the qualifications deemed essential for musical comedy stars. Of course, many of them have no voices, anyway, but one expects that Mr. Craven, dramatist, star and producer, certainly has one stored away somewhere to sur prise and delight his many admirers. Then there is "Drafted." the new comedy by James Montgomery, part author of -"Going Up," which Mr. Fra zee gave its first production at Albany the other night. It will come to town as soon as a theater can' be secured for it. And among the other new things that are coming within the very next few days is "Chu Chin Chow." the mammoth production which Messrs El liott, Comstock and Gest will bring into the Manhattan Opera-Vouse with a wonderful record In London to its credit. The three clever managers sel dom mistake a good thing, and "Chu Chin Chow" is described as the best they have ever done.' Among the lat est additions to- the cast of leading players are Richie Ling. Lester Sweyd. Robert Hill and Josephine Emery. "SHER3IAX WAS EIGHT," LYRIC and the selection of the title is not Arthur Laceby. Edgar Macgregor, who Always a $1.50 Attraction at Popular Prices A STORY OF TODAT AND FIFTY YEARS AGO as played with great success by Doris Keane. A superb emotional love drama. Gorgeous ef fects, costumes and settings. First time in Port land. Stage direction of Walter B. Gilbert. Evening Prices . . 25c, 50c, 75c Sun. and Sat. Mats. . . .25c, 50c Monday Bargain Night.... 35c Wednesday Bargain Mat.. 25c NEXT WEEK "THE WITCHING HOUR" thorlty that It has nothing to do with the present war. The scene is supposed to be in Mexico, where an uprising has Just unearthed another President, and where Mike and Ole have just been brought before him on a charge of smuggling in arms and munitions. Sentenced to be shot, the appearance of a United States warship in the harbor changes the sentence to poison and to but one of them. Mike draws the lot and Ole eats the dinner, but with the usual luck it is not the poisoned one, and Mike gets the worst of it. Of course nobody gets shot, but there are several real love romances, which about settles the differences be tween the two countries, and every body is happy. Ben Dillon and Dick Lonsdale, the two comedians, have plenty of material out of which to man ufacture laughs, and the song numbers introduced Include "By the Rio Grande," "The Mascot of the Troon." "Fall in arA T7V 1 1 rtiir onl "Th An T'T I CrtmA ' Back to You." Matinee every day, and Tuesday night country store, with chorus girls' contest Friday. County Court has been petitioned to make an appropriation In the budget for the coming year for the employ ment of such an official. County Judge E. C. Kirkpatrlck and Commissioners Beckett and Manston are in favor of an agricultural agent, but desired an expression of the farmers. Library Notes. Unique Title of Musical Stock Offer ing Starts Today for One Week. The Lyric Musical Stock will offer for the week starting today a ribracking travesty entitled. "Sherman Was Right," which from ail accounts has more laughs, more music and more pretty girls visible than any of its predecessors this season. It may have something to do with war the title indicates that subject but Manager Keating is au- WOULD It not be a good thing for the advertisers if every town throughout the country maintained a publicity center to which any citizen would naturally appeal for information on any subject? How many advertisers know that such a center exists, and how many take advantage of it? The Public Library is such a center. Good informational publicity matter on thousands of subjects is received by the Library, and filed for the benefit of inquirers. The teachnlcal department has an extensive collection of trade catalogues to which new material is being added almost daily. The trade papers and magazines are constantly being searched by members of the staff for announcement of other publi cations. All trade catalogues are in dexed by firm name and under subject. Is it not good business for the mer chants to send trade information regu larly to centers where thousands of in terested persons will see and use it? Many trade publications have a dis tinct educational value; others, by rea son of the text or the excellence of il lustrations, possess some general ap peal aside from the primary purpose of the trade catalogue to sell goods. Most of this literature is costly to pro duce and the generosity of the pub lishers should not be taxed by indis criminate requests. Many inquiries can be satisfied by consulting such a col lection in the Library. Not only trade catalogues, but manu facturers' directories, cable and tele graphic codes, shipping handbooks, and trade Journals can be consulted during one visit. Or, If time is pressing, much of the Information becomes quickly available by simply using the tele phone. Possibly the lack of realization that the Public Library, here and elsewhere, is a valuable publicity center, is due to the fact that its services are free. Is it possible that manufacturers would be more Impressed, and willing to con sider it as a business proposition, if this service were offered for $25 a year? The municipal reference library, room 312, City Hall, has on file a sur vey of Infant mortality, which was re cently made by the New York Milk Committee. This survey extends back six years and includes 252 cities of the United States. Portland is the banner city for 1916, as in all cities of its class that of over 100.000 population it has the lowest death rate for infants, namely, 55.1 deaths of infants under one year of age out of every 1000 births. Fall River. Mass., has the dis tinction of having the highest infant mortality rate, that of 163.2 out of every 1000 births. The public is re quested to examine this suggestive survey. ... The new Yiddish Little Theater movement, pronunciation of Russian names, Hallowe'en stories and games, Indian club swinging, the Japanese question in America, sporting dogs, opera scores, stories and librettos, mu sic for the "movies," civil service ex amination books, and always one-act plays, and plays for amateur produc tion, are most ardently sought in the circulation dtpartment of the Library. French grammars, the technique of the stage, short-story writing, books on diet, pickling, and stenographic man uals, are also in great demand. EXCELSIOR DEMAND JUMPS Many , Mills In Pacific Northwest Have Exhansteff ""Their Supplies. EUGENE, Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.) The demand for excelsior has been enormously increased as a result of the war, according to C. C. Peterson, manager of the Eugene Excelsior Mills. Mr. Peterson .says that some of the excelsior mills of the Northwest have exhausted supplies of raw material and are seeking to buy excelsior for their customers . from mills now In opera tion. - In the manufacture of excelsior it is necessary to keep wood cut two years ahead, that it may become thor oughly seasoned. Mr. Peteron stated that the supply of wood at the Eugene mill had been reduced until wood suf ficient only for 18 months remained. If the demand keeps up a shutdown of six months will be necessary, he said. Five Potatoes Weigh 0 Pounds. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Oct. 20. '(Spe cial.) J. D. Monroe brought five pota toes into city recently that tipped the scales at 8?i pounds. They are of the COUNTY AGENT IS FAVORED Polk Farmers Will Ask County Court for Soil Expert. DALLAS. Or.. Oct. 19. (Special.) At a meeting oi tne rom oumy jarro- i ers' Union held in Dallas this week ! the members went on record favoring) the employment of an agricultural agent. ' ! The county agent plan has been taken up and Indorsed by every com-1 mercial club in Polk County, and the j COMING ALMA Assisted by Salvatore de Stefano, Harpist. HEILIG THEATER, OCT 31. . SEAT SALE, SAT., OCT. 27. PRICES: Floor $2.50, $2.00 Balcony $2.50, $2, $1.50, $1 Gallery, Reserved $1.00 MAIL ORDERS NOW! Orders will be filed and filled in order of their receipt before the regular sale opens, if accom panied by check and self-addressed stamped envelope, sent to Steers & Coman, Columbia Building, Portland, Or. HIPPODROME SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY VAUDEVILLE "FOUNTAIN OF LOVE" Sparkling Girl Revue Cooper, Simons & White "Ragtime Melody Number" 4 Other Big Acts i O'Henry Drama "The Lonesome Road" CONTINUOUS SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS IVOt hn"44 VVMl ' W PRESENTS iW ujJiyWj fit "aarn dance ft gLl &L if syi'ft ,1 PORTLAND GIRL ' fW' ?1" LEACH FLORENCE, IT SISTERS t I t J U i I mW 1 71 f A VOCU EWTIRHIHCT8 FROM THE COIDOI WEST KELSON u Hb tan Hm in KIriehr Poti BROWN GALLAGHER iffiJSM,-. j HERBERT IRENE RlWy SPENCER MARTIN VAUDEVILLE'S SINGING COMPtiSERS WRITERS OF SONC HFTS THE UP TO THE MINUTE" PAIR TICKET OFFICE SALE OPENS TOMORROW HEILIG THEATER Broadway at Taylor Phones: Main 1 and A 1122 NEXT If OCT. 25, 26, 27 SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY A GREAT NEW PLAY FOUNDED ON A GREAT OLD ONE A. H. WOODS PRESENTS POTASH & PERLMUTTER IN SOCIETY By Montague Glass and Roi Cooper Megrue. ONE LAUGH FROM START TO FINISH Evenings Floor, $1.50. Balcony, $1.00, 75c, 50c Gallery, 50c Saturday Mat. Floor, $1.00. Balcony, $1.00, 75c, 50c. Gallery 50c drought-proof variety and do not seem to have been affected by the dry spell of the past Summer. They are free from disease and there are no freaks among them to add to their weight. Insurance May Be Denied. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 20. (Spe cial. ) Fire insurance for buildings at Grays Harbor ocean beach resorts probably will soon be an impossibility following incendary fires during the past two years which have resulted in losses exceeding $100,000. These fires have wiped out practically all of the beach hotels and most of the business blocks. The latest of these doetroyed four buildings, causing a loss of ap proximately $5000. Read The Oreeonian classified ads. ANTAGE led Vaudeville Broadway at Alder. Marine Dally, r p a 1 a r Prl 2 ISO. Twice N'lftotly. 7 and 9. a Boxea aad Loa-ea Reserved. WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW'S MATINEE Marty Brooks Presents the Musical Comedy Panorama I by With Jimmy Glldea and the Entire Xew York Company. Boole James Horan; Moalc by Harry Seymour. Production Staged by Marty Brooks. Brady & Mahoney In 'The Cruise of the Doughnut." The Cromwells Unique Entertainers. James Dugan The Irish Bard. "Saint and the Sinner" By Ethel Clifton. Jessie and Dollie Miller That Delightful Pair. "the Fatal Ring" 7th Episode, With Pearl White. Today the Curtain Will Rise for tbe Continuous Performance Promptly at 2 o'clock. La fit Times "Tie Winter Garden Revue." T AZTO T tf Musical Stock JL-f JL KI'U 4th and Stark Keating & Flood, Managers Matinee every day at 2:30 10c Night continuous at 7:30. . . ,15c, 25c Sunday continuous at 2:00. . ,15c, 25c All Week, Starting Sunday Matiree, October 21 The rip-roaring, semi-romantic symposium of fun and music, SHERMAN WAS RIGHT! A howling travesty on our recent Mexican mixup. The original Hot Tamale of merriment. Mike and Ole in new difficulties. GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS In sensational costumes, riotous choruses, ravishing dances. TWO SPECIAL FEATURE NIGHTS Tuesday The Country Store Friday Chorus Girls Contest ( w I H V ) so SAY WE - 1
