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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1918)
g m THE SUNDAY I ' 'J:':' " p v Z BT LEOXE CASS BAER. mHI Vlrlnl Jadce. Walter C Kf I )y. whoM aoBoal Tllt to n 1 TodrllI art rrnla to look for ward to and runroibwr plcaaaatlr. con trrbutca hia lni on "After tha War Wkatr- to Variety, a theatrical publi cation, and It la ao well written, ao titnelr. and covera the altoatlon ao thoroughly and with the rara jtood hu mor for whlca the Jadge (who Unt a Jndjce at all) la noted, that It la r yrlated la full to lead off thla depart meat today. Saya the Vlrrlnia JuJc: Jpite the bloody d'baorh throuch ki'b the world la paaelnr. thera la no di'ttbt that the above query Is enxaaMna; ir.r profound attention of the 'Chance lrr-a of turnpe and the exrhanaiea of the. world. That, there will be epoch -nuking; chance In the political, aoria!. artl-tlc and Indaatrtal affaira of man Xiad oiuet be patent to the moat casual Mner cf the trmHr which for near Jv four yeara haa drained tha reaourcea of humanity In both blood and treaa lire, to what anit be near the point crliap.e. for many or all of the Kuro Ieaa belllsrrenta. "5x"r It not for the international charactrr of oar profclon. and the to- t abaenre of any atandard coda erliirs. are micht readily adjuat oar rlTrs to the eadden chanse tn eco. nomlc rondltlona which muet follow the close of hoatllltlea alone line aim liar U that of either law or medicine. Tha rlatd examinations and Iron cod f ethica act to govern admiiwloa an practice in thee profeaslona eoabl thwn to protect themelve thorouahl froen any drlnce of competition either at hnme or abroad. "The utter lack of any auch anfe pntards In the theatrical profenelon wii Her tha war. undoubtedly result In a plethora of mediocrity both In America and KnrUnd and liar colonies, consist Ins; .f thousands of young aoldlera re tuinir.s; from their itraat adventure, no Jcnser williaa- to resume tha proeal and -ell-ordred busuiesa careers. trade apprenticeships of pre-war days. and the halo with which waiting sweet . a r rts will crown them, will result mora "benrh acta- and "tanaio llaarda' than tha U. B. O. haa ever dreamt of. "In addition to thla we may look for battalions of U-rmaa acrobats with wts and French names, wllllnjc to do eicht shows daily, room over a bowlinir alley, dine In Ureelc restaurants and travel by 'day coach from New York to Seattle. Trench quartets. Ked Crosa Duraes who nave never ainelled lini ment, impoverished princea and heroes of . doubtful title, mawkish hand acroas-the-sca sketches, all aided by lyins aaents. will, unlesa tha powers that be ,in bin-time vaudeviU" prevent. Itkve American audiencea damning proof of tha horrors of war. "Nor will England escape her share of this t-as;edy. much as she haa suf fered In the cause of liberty. She must prepare after peace to meet the heart l'Ss attack of a hoard of rutine sinc ere. )aaa hand plavera. asthmatic serlo comics and clever "boys from the Weat' whose efforts to entertain will make a Turkish assault aeem to them tame and ct-mmonplace. "And here I would sonnd a note of waraina; to the legitimate and revue masacera. William A. Brady. David B Lasco and Al H. Woods may well prepare to furnish butler parts to thousaaad embrvo Jrrlnns and Meaara. 4iuoert. I'lllinanam. Coaen and ic feid will do well ta prepare for the re ception of a "Death Kattallon of Ru aiaa eallrrinoa an1 ballet masters, who may now come laden with caviar and rreknc of the odor of the ateeraa-e. wirticut permission of His Imperial ill-ir. Nick ttomanoff. The one streak or atlver to thla cioad of gloomy predictions lies In the Irt that owl n ir to food conditions In tae. central empires we shall not be an noyed by any Influx of monkey, bird and doe; acta, they belns; moatly booked sKltd In the kitchens of Berlin. "I commend the perusal of this et-istle to the EnrMxh-speakina; mera- brs of our profession here and abroad. whether their labor be managerial. Jrurnallstlc or artistic, and trust that unselfishness and good Judgment on the pirt of all may result In a contiaaaace of normal and prosperous conditions after the dawn of peace, which will be mutually shared by all we dweller la the "Land of Make-Believe." It la a long theatrical lane that haa ao Sbakeepeareaa season. Kobert Man tell usually brings ours to us. since Kdward Pot hern haa elected to divide his time between motion picture work and appearances only In iw York. Julia Marlowe has ir tired permanently and Frederick Warde la devottrrar all his actortal energies to pictures. Charles Han word and a few of the lesser lamlnafUs In SRakerpearean por- trayaJs bare not visited ns in several seasons. Hanford came to ua a year ago. It's true, but he was lecturing with a picture. Margaret Anglln'a one venture Into Shakespearean productions proved aa disastrous financially and. if the truth be told, histrionically that abe haa confined her acttvltiea to other channrla alnce. William Faversham oc casionally bursts into print as having revived or about to revive hia one worth-while role of Mark Anthony in his own Idea of Jullua Caesar. 'The Ben Ureet Player who aadly deteriorate with the passing aeaeona and do not command half the interest of earlier daya. dropped In on us thla Spring for revival of "The Merchant of Venice." A good wind blew "The Ktratford of Avon" players, an English company, in our direction a few seasons ago and the splendid performances have never been forgotten by those of Da who were fortunate enough to witness tbem. Itobert MantelL the alwaya depend able, who caa usually be relied upon for a visit at least once each season, ha been having hia fling, he and his young wife, tlrnevieva Hamper, In the motion pictures and now rumor hath It that when he returns' to the legitimate stage. K will be In a modern play. Heaven forbid! Which Is all to nay that we are to have a brief Shakes pearean season. John K. Kellerd Is coming to the Heiltg next Thursday night. In "Ham let." On rlday night he presents "Macbeth." At a special matinee on Saturday he will appear as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice." and Sat urday night the engagement cloaca In -Othello." Mr. Kellerd Is an English actor and reviewers agree that his playing of Shakespearen roles Is one of the genuine dramatic surprises of the season. Oeorglanna Wllasm. a handsome. youthful, emotional actress, la Mr. Kellerd's leading woman, and his sup port ia aald to be an excellent one. In the week following we are to have the Incomparable Mitzi Hajoa in I'ora Fom.- the first of the Henry lavage musical productions to visit us this year. Another play entirely new to Tort- land la "The Cinderella Man." in which the Alcazar I'layera will open this af ternoon. A tender little comedy it is of the quality of "Daddy. Long Legs," nd waa written by Edward Childs Carpenter. From the Lets-Iretend- Land of its title, by way of the house top a poor little rich girl finds her way to the cheerless attio of a young poet. She haa just come home from abroad to live with a father whom ahe r rtd &o ss, ' J ' , . . ' i-'V "ir- Z ::l . ' r f ( - ; . r-i- 1 I 1 ..y---..y.- "! If .' ! .,'-f-f "w ' ..". ' fy' " . I " i i i i - ..a j it i in ii 'W ii -i m , i f, , ' 1 A T ,l'V-- - , -V r V V VJ V N - ': - ' t . ' S' I ' hi..iiiiMii..i.ri-.i.Mit.,.--K.ir---i , ...r. -. .ni.i it haa -not seen for many years, and who ia too engrossed with business and his own affairs to give her any of the companionship and sympathy for which she craves. In search of an outlet for her affec tions, she packs a Christmas basket and scrambles over the roof. In the midst of her Santa Claus visit the young man returns to drag her from her hiding place in the closet just when he Is beginning to believe - in - 400 Sr. of Co m& cxj. OREOOXIAV, rOKTLAXD, - - 7 I. f V v I. - t -4 " I - ' - . r fairies. Knowing of his pride she pre tends to be but the companion to the rich girl, which disarms him and they become real comrades. The visits be come a part of their dally lives and she helps him work on an opera libretto, until the old virago landlady breaks in upon their innocent parties and ejects ber tenant. Dark days fol low, but genius, romance and love must needs win in the end. All of this is told in a series of pretty incidents and surprises which leave everyone in the happiest frame of mind. The play ran a whole season at the Hudson Theater in New York under Oliver Morosco's direction and has Just been released for stock. Kuth Gates will play the role of the girl and Edward Everett Horton that of the poor young poet, with ail the rest of the Alcazar cast in support. After several weeks of no vaudeville on Wednesday nights at the Hellig the Orpheum now steps out into its old form and announces that circumstances permit it to give an extra show this week, bo the three-star show open ing today will give an extra perform ance next Wednesday night. Use of this Wednesday night by the Orpheum seems to be timely as Seattle has laud ed this week's show as one of the really, truly excellent ones of the sea son and a glimpse of the programme shows that It has plenty of variety. The headliner is Alan Brooks, he of the spiral staircase fame in "Straight ened Out," who comes to us in a vehicle which is new to the West. The new act is called "Dollars and Sense." Elsa Ruegger, who long has been heralded as the world s greatest 'cellist. is another one of the stars. This sea' son Miss Ruegger has her own com pany ans she ia accompanied by Ed mund Lilchenstein, violinist and conduc tor, and Miss Zhay Clark, harpist, The third big-type artist of the Or pheum show is Toots Pake, who will entertain with her own hula-hula dan cing and singing and playing by her troupe of Hawaiian singers and instru mentalists. Recently the Orpheum show Included Portland girl and the press agent had numerous nice things to say about her as an artistic entertainer. She came and made good as all who recall the act of Rita Boland will remember. Now comes another Portland girl and the announcements about her are Just as praiseful as those that heralded Rita. The Portland girl to appear with the Orpheum show to open at the Hellig this afternoon Is Clara Howard. Clara was a big hit here several years ago in one of the cabarets, such a big hit.; In fact, that she was retained by the jx Txer aJi-rort- ?rt"ct fits JL ftS hotel through several changes of en tertainers. George Primrose, veteran minstrel and soft-shoe dancer who has provided material for a myriad of "correct imi tations," returns to Pantages next week with his seven "all-star" minstrel boys. Jan Rubini, a noted Swedish violinist. Is making his first tour in vaudeville over Pantages and is on next week's bill. Alice Hamilton, comedienne; Martlette's Marionettes the Florens brothers, acrobats, and Barton and Hill are others on the bill. e "The Gibson Girl," a frothy concoc tion of mirth and melody, will open at the Lyric this afternoon, featuring the InAiHtn Atike and Ika in new roles. 'with the Rosebud Girls and The Rialto Quartet in late song hits. "The Gibson Girl" is a happy farce set to music and the plot carries a variety of mixups and cases of mistaken Identity calculated to keep the audience in high-gear hilarity for a couple of hours every day ana evening throughout the week. Two snecial nights are "The Country Store on Tuesday night, and "The Chorus Girls' Contest" on Friday night SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS GAIN J. E. Kellerd. to Be Seen Tbls Week, Says Legitimate Drama Secure John E. Kellerd is an optimist in all matters pertaining to his profession The eminent English actor does not fear the encroachment of new cheap, forms of amusement upon the legitimate the ater of the future. He says "We hear a good deal of the grand old days and the decline and fall of the modern drama, but personally do not believeit. We hear of the ee vere competition of vaudeville and the movies, all more or leas healthy signs of the times, and for myself I welcome any wholesome form of entertainment. At the same time it must be granted that nothing can replace the spoken word on the stage, though competition in every art and walk of lite is neaitny if we are wite enough to learn and profit by it.- "It is quite obvious from the number of people in New York alone who at tend revival of Shakespeare, who ex ceed by 300 per cent those who went in the old days to see Booth and Barrett. And so it Is all over the states. There is much more interest manifested ta the Shakespearean plays than ever before. 'I have no hesitancy in caring that. on the whole, Shakespeare is Interpre ted and put on the stage much better now than ever in tne days oi tsootn. A play should be able to stand on its owa merits witnout scenery, wmcn should only be an accessory. An actor also ehould be equal to this test of his art. Scenery should be adequate, but it should aot monopolize the attention. and always should remain the back ground, taking its place ia sub ordinate and proper proportion to -the actors. The company I have assembled' this season is one of the strongest organi- tlons that ever toured the United; States." The repertp're o be seen at the Hel lig Theater, Kroadway afr Taylor, this week will be as toiiews Thuraday A I night, "Hamlet"; Friday night, "Mac beth"; ' special matinee Saturday, "The Merchant of Venice"; Saturday night, "Othello." 'CINDERELLA MAX' HERE Story of Half-Starved Poet and Rich Girl Effectively Told. In the same class of plays as "Daddy Long Legs" is "The Cinderella Man," which will be eeeu here for the first time this week. It will be the offering of the Alcazar players at the Baker Theater, starting this afternoon, after a run of a whole year at the Hudson Theater, New York City, under Oliver Morosco's direction. Sweet and re freshing, tender and romantic is its theme and story. There is a poor, half-starved poet struggling for fame and fortune in a cold garret, and just across the house tops a very rich girl whose heart is lonely and who longs to find compan ionship and to do good for someone in the world. She hears about the poet and steals across the roof With a Christmas basket during his absence. In the midst of her unpacking the poet returns and she hides, only to be dis covered and brought forth just as he is beginning to really believe In fairies. She pretends she is the companion to the very rich girl, and a romance be gins which ripens into love and final happiness after all the clouds and bar riers are cleared away. 1 It is the telling of the story, with its many pretty incidents and charming characters and the atmosphere of inno cence and sweetness that holds one's heartstrings taut throughout the entire four acts. Ruth Gates will play the girl and Edward Everett Horton the poet. Tomorrow is the regular weekly bargain night, and matinees will be given- today, Wednesday and Saturday. ORPHETJM 'EXTRA' ANNOUNCED Alan Brooks Is Headliner In New Act, "Dollars and Sense." As extra performance of Orpheum vaudeville will be presented at the Hellig Theater next Wednesday night. the management obtaining this con cession on account of the three-star merit of the show opening this after noon. The headliner is Alan Brooks in his newest act called "Dollars and Sense." The other big-type acts are Toots Paka and her native Hawaiian singers and instrumentalists and Elsa Ruegger, famous 'cellist, and ber com pany. Alan -Brooks Is listed in big-time Vaudeville as one of the best natural comedians. He has an easy-going style of acting and he puts over his laughing and dramatic points in a manner all hia own. He is known par ticularly for his sensational success in "Straightened Out," the sketch in which he performed all kinds of antics up and down a spiral staircase in a sanitarium. "DollArs and Sensh." his nresent ve- hide, im declared the beet from bis pen. I I It is programmed as a humorous tragedy in three episodes and the pe culiarity of its staging makes it one of the big novelties of the season. Toots Paka and her company of Ha-: waiians entertain with real Hawaiian music and hula-hula dancing. This is one of the first Hawaiia-n acts to reach the big time and it is looked up to as the standard of acts of that type. Elsa Ruegger, Belgian 'cellist, has the reputation of being . the world's greatest woman 'cellist and she is so popular with the American public that she has been booked four times over the Orpheum circuit. In her present tour she is accompanied by Edmund Lichenstein, violinist and conductor, and Miss Zhay Clark, harpist. Of especial'interest to Portland is the fact that Clara Howard, a former resi dent of this city, is one of the. hits of the new Orpheum show. Miss Howard was a cabaret favorite hero several years ago and her popularity in Port land led to her success in vaudeville. She is programmed as "The Musi cal Comedy Girl," and entertains with songs and stories. One of the most . popular bits of her Orpheum act is her mimicry of Charlie Chaplin. Remaining acts are: Keller Mack, an old favorite, and Anna Earl in original songs and patter written by Mr. Mack; Jack King and Morton Harvey in a song programme of unusual excellence; the Alaska trio in "A Night on tho Yukon," presenting sports of the frozen North; the Orpheum Travel Weekly, with interesting moving-picture views of foreign lands, and the Orpheum or chestra under leadership of George E. Jeffery in a high-class concert preced ing every performance. PRIMROSE SCRE OF WELCOME World-Famous Minstrel to Be Seen at Pantages Tomorrow. Portland will welcome home Its own George Primrose, world famous min strel, and until the lure of the foot- , lights grew too etrong for the master of minstrelsy, a resident of the City of Roses, when he comes at the head of. his own company as the bannered feature at Pantages for the week com mencing with the matinee tomorrow. lr. Primrose has been one of the foremost entertainers before the public for many years. He is a pioneer min strel, and while many who once made merry with him and shared his fame have passed on, Mr. Primrose makes his triumphant return; introducing tha same marvelous dancing that made him a celebrity for many seasons. Not content with offering the delights of minstrelsy as he knew it years ago, Mr. Primrose has surrounded himself with a company of seven excellent young entertainers who handle their blackface roles with all the skill of their predecessors. . This will undoubtedly be Mr. Prim rose's farewell tour, for his handsome home on Terwilllger boulevard awaits him and he will probably return here in the Spring to make his permanent residence near Portland. Supporting Mr. Primrose Is a pro gramme of exceptional vaudeville. In cluding Barton Finlay and Charley Hill in their own novelty, "Vodevil a la Mode," an act that has been described as a scream throughout the Esst, where it has been recently presented with rare success. There are numerous novelties to keep the audience de lighted. Jan Rubini, the celebrated young (.Concluded on Pugs S, Column 3.)
