TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 23, 1921
'BOUGHT AND PAID FOR" OPENS
FOR REVIVAL IN PLAYHOUSE
Soma Players Formerly Popular in Portland in Cast of Brady Produc
tion Elsie FerguKn Has New Vehicle.
i Sam Forrest will direct the produc-ias Inaugurated October 15. did not
tion which is due to open soon at one affect Portland until Thursday, when
of Mr. Harris' New York theaters. the lirst or the ew lorn snows ap
CmtiM Melodrama Appear.
"The Fair Circassian" came into
I peared here in Its entirety.
PAXTAGKS BILIi SPRIGHTLY
the Republic theater succeeding I
j "Getting- Gertie's Garter." and proved
to ie a moaern Araman ia. 1 1.-,,- .i T..m.Milf-r in Kiieli of Six
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with a Persian prince and a slave
I Sirl of modern times transported to
I the court of St. James. The girl has
I been sent in the care of the prince
as a present for the king, who, not
rein; interested In harems, declines
the gift. The prince then decides to
Splendid Acts.
Breezy comedy, singing, dancing,
athletics and novelty are in the new
bill at Pantages starting with the
matinee tomorrow. It Is a fitting
have the little beauty for his own. but j New Year's attraction, for there is fun
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BY KLIZABETH LORXKGAN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. (Special.)
Tho Playhouse opened with
another new show last week.
Thla Is the sixth play that has come
In with the hopes of remaining a long
time at '"the Brady playhouse. The
withdrawal of "Mario Antoinette" in
which Grace George appeared a few
weeks ago, came as a great surprise
becauso It was one of the most beau
tiful productions that has come to
Broadway, It was excellently staged
and actod, but for some reason, Mr.
Brady let it remain the bare two
wcoks. His newest offering promises
to have great vogue. It Is a revival
Of the old success "Bought and Paid
For" with a casi which Includes sev
eral names near and dear to westers
folks. Helen May Kellar and Allen
Atwell (University of California boy)
aro both from the coust, Charles
Klchman has appeared in Portland
many timeH, Marie Nordstrom also,
while If "Bill" Harrison Is not eo well
known, his father, one of the famous
partners of Harrigan and Hart, had
many friends in the northwest.
Charles Richman is the only member
of the original company in the revl
raL "Bought and Paid For" was first
produced in New York in September
1901, and, after a long and successful
run, had many road companies, was
done numerous times by stock com
panies and has even been plcturlzed
and so the story should be familiar
to everyone. Mr. Brady seems to have
scored a hit for tho Playhouse at laBt
though the fickle public has played
a lot of queer tricks upon the pro
ducers thie year.
Itevlvala I'aunually Popular.
For some reason or other, revivals
re very popular this year. A sea
eon or so ago a number of old plays
were brought out of the storehouse
but they did not make the desired sen
sation. For one thing, some of them
were hopelessly old-fashioned as com
ppred with modern statecraft and
nuiKiral standards. Taking a lesson
from this the old plays were hardly
recognized this year. "Thi Bell of
New York" was renamed "The Whirl
of Now York" and didn't really re
semble "The Belle'- much except for
a familiar cene or two "The Merry
Widow" had all the old familiar tunes
but the "widow" was extremely mod
ern ns to clothes and the lines were
di;tlnrtly up to the minute. Then we
have had "The Lost Waltz." "Flora
dora" "Krmine" and "The Climax"
(last season successes which are tour
Inir outside of the subway circuit) as
well as "Romanrc" and "Pc O'My
Heart." and within the next couple of
weeks "AliHs Jimmy Valentine." "The
Chocolate Soldier" and "The Squaw
Man" will come to town in new and
up-to-date dress.
Several other old plays are being
held in readiness by managers to
bring out of tho storehouse to re
place some of the new plays that
have not caught on.
Klsle Fergnann In w Play.
KIsie Ferguson made her debut as
a Sam Harris star in a delightful
play with scenes In different pe
riods. In tli is way it suggested
"Maytlme." though the theme of the
etory was entirely different. Zoe
Akins, author of "De Classe." In
which Ethel Barrymore 1 appearing,
and Marjorle Rambeau's "Daddy Goes
a-Hunting," wrote "The Varying
Shore." which traces the life of the
fair heroine from 16 to 90 or there
abouts. In all the guises she was her
beautiful and very attractive self!
Mr. Harris has given it an exception
ally beautiful production and the cast
is well chosen. Mr. Harris, by the
wy. has selected Mary Nash as the
heroine of his new play. "Captain
Applejack." which has Wallace Ed
dinger as the hero. Undoubtedly the
two will be co-starred, as Misa Nash
was always featured In the Brady
plays in which she appered. Others
in the production will be Hamilton
Revelle. Phoebe Foster, Ann Andrews,
Ferdinand Gottschalk, Helen I.ack
aye, Harold Vermllve. Marie Waln
wright. Walter Scott and John Gray.
she takes advantage of the freedom
of the European woman and decides
otherwise. Later she changes her
mind and all ends happily. It is pre
sented by an all English cast and
well acted, but whether It will prove
a success or failure remains to be
seen.
I.anrrtte Taylor lias Siew Vehicle.
Laurette Taylor is through with
revivals, for a time at least. She
recently announced that her new
play will be "The. National Anthem."
by J. Hartley Manners. Last year
she revived "Peg O'My Ileart." and
could easily do it again, as she played
to crowded houses. After a tour of
some of the easLern cities, she went
abroad and since her return has been
vacationing. A. L. Erlanger and U.
C. Tyler plan to present the new play
during New Years week.
Hlu Kambeau ts Us on Koad,
MarJorie Ijfimbeau takta to the road
rext week o be succeeded by Ben
Ami. who scored a notable success
last season In "Samson and Delilah.'
He will be presented by Arthur Hop
kins In "The Idle Inn." This Is the
play which brought Ben-Ami his first
real recognition as a great actor
when it was presented at the Jewish
theater two years ago. It was then
that Mr. Hopkins induced him to ap
pear In EnKlish and Samson and De
lilah" was the result. Mr. Hopkins
Is producing the play and In the com
pany will be Mary Shaw, Whitford
Kane. Hubert Druce, isva Mcuonaio,
Joanna Roos and Edward C. Rob
inson.
ew Producer Aanounced.
Norman Trevor will make his de
but as producer around the holidays,
under the direction of the Seiwyns
His play will be "The Married Wom
an," which Is written by Chester
Bailey Fernald. Mr. Trevor will
have the leading part with Beatrice
Maude. Percy Waran, Margaret Dale
Edna Guerny. Marsh Allen. Dorothy
Bige!ow. Grant Stewart and Edmund
Norris In the cast.
And Leo Dltrichstein will open the
newest Shubert theater about the
s..mc time in "Face Value," which
has been adapted from the play by
Sabatino Lopez by Solita Solano.
young newspaper woman, formerly
dramatic critic on one of the New
Tork papers. Miss Solaro handled the
publicity for "Lightnln' " more than
a year, being the first one to look
after the press end. Later she gave
up the work to devote herself to
.hort story and play writing, and this
translation may be followed by an
original play later in the season.
"The nine Kitten" Heralded.
The next Hammerstein production
will be "The Blue Kitten." , A num
ber of well known players have been
engaged and rehearsals are already
under way. The tryout is set for
Atlantic City, on December 28. Edgar
Selwyn and Leon Errol are directing
and Victor Morley, Joe Cawthorne
and Lillian Lorraine are announced
as three of the principals.
The announcement was made from
the office of Henry W. Savage that
he has accepted another musical com
edy from the pen of Zelda Sears, of
which Peggy Wood (the original he
roine of "Maxlme") will be the star.
The name has not yet been selected.
Some of the new Shubert things
will be "Little Misg Raffles," with
Vivienne Segsl, which Is due to open
on the 26th, "Green Jade," with Orrin
Johnson In the chief rote; "The
Squaw Man," which will have in the
support of William Faversham, Les
ter Lonergan (In the former Bill Hart
role). Rose Coughlii Burr Mcintosh,
Riley Hatch. H. Cooper Clilfe and
Mrs. Lydig Hoyt. who will play the
society role of Lady Diana.
NEW BILLS AT THE THEATERS
(ontlnupit From Pair S )
Lindliard is to be seen as Martin.
Miss Frances Woodbury will have a
rol replete with possibilities for fur
ther revelation of her splendid emo
tional talents in presenting Helen
Berry. The large Baker cast has been
i enhanced for the presentation of
"Shore Acres" by the addition of sev
eral highly talnsjed actors.
"Shore . Acres," which lives upon
the stage as the beautiful verses of
the masters live upon the printed
page, is in four acts and was written
by James A. llearne, who won undy
ing fame for his work as its author.
He wrote not alone for his own day,
but for all ages, since his basio study
is a study of the human heart, which
has not changed much since Hearne'B
day.
Director Gilbert will make much of
the possibilities of "Shore Acres" in
the matter of staging and has already
provided a flock of live turkeys which
will be sacrificed, one at a time, for
the big Christmas dinner scene at
each performance.
For the "Shore Acres" week the
usual bargain night performance has
been set over from Monday until
Tuesday night and all Monday night
season tickets will be honored on
Tuesday evening. In addition to the
usual matinee and evening perform
ances for the week, "Shore Acres"
will be presented at a special mid
night matinee on New Year's eve,
December 31, starting promptly at
11:30 P. M.
The midnight matinee is an annual
feature of Baker theater activities
and the present schedule will fit in
with the owl car programme for the
last night of the year. A brief cere
mony will mark the tolling of the
midnight hour. The usual Saturday
evening performance will be given
in addition to the miinight matinee.
"PKMIOO" TO UK At BAKEI1
Story or Hoy lAre Will Be on Hoard
for l'ir.st Week Next Year.
"Penrod." that happy cross-section
of American boyhood into which
Booth Tarkington has Injected ail the
glamor of the 12-year-old, is to be
presented by the Buker slock com
pany throughout the first week of
the new year, commencing with the
matinee on New Year's day.
The title role will be presented byj
Rnh Russell u Pnrtliinil :i(l vhna.l
early start toward a stage career
holds much promise. Selmar Jackson
will enact the role of Henry P Scho
fieid, Penrod's father, and Miss
Frances Woodbury will be Margaret,
Penrod's sister. Tarkington's famous
boy stories under the title of Penrod
have been reduced to stage form as
"Penrod" by Edward E. Rose, prom
inent playwright, and the action Is
confined to four acts.
a neat singing act, which Is entitled
"Down Melody Lane." while Cortez
and Ryan have a dance diversion that
is reported to be exceptionally fine.
The LcRoy brothers present an ath
letic demonstration and an exhibi
tion of strength and agility of ex
ceptional character.
One of the besi numbers on the
bill will be the offering of Smith and
Inman, who have a comical little
character skit, entitled "Sally's Visit.'"
Thursday, what is heralded as the
most pretentious equestrUj act in
vaudeville will be featured. Holland,
Dockrill and company present it.
Jimmy Reynolds, "A Loose Leaf From
the Ledger of Time"; Gruet, Kraemer
and Gruet, "circus day in Georgia";
Harry and Lola Stevens, "tales, tunes,
steps," and Joe and Clara Gordon,
comedians, compose the rest of the
bill.
Two spectacular musical and danc
ing acts, superbly costumed and ele
gantly staged, will be the headline
acts of the two Christmas week bills
which the Hippodrome will offer. Un
der the new policy of Loew, Inc., all
programmes will come through from
New York city intact, with no option
given any of the acts at Chicago to
leave the show. This policy, which
and laughter In each of the six splen
did acts.
Lovely Hazel Hickey and her com
pany, in "The Night Boat," have a.
novel farce that is an appropriate
headline attraction. It shows how a
young and attractive woman with a
penchant for fainting In hotel lobbies
collects souvenirs. Four men assist
Miss Hickey and many laughs are
gathered with this extremely funny
farce.
Wilber Mack. always versatile,
wrote a neat, wholesome bit of repar
tee in "After Dinner," with Earl Fos
ter and Ethel Kay. The act Is pre
sented with more than ordinary
finesse, is well staged and smartly
costumed.
"Melody and Steps," presented by a
quartet of young girls, is quite out of
the ordinary. The Wynn Sisters, danc
ers; Alvia Baker, sinking comedienne,
and Dorothy Brower, pianist, make up
the act. There? are a number of cos
tume changes and the act moves with
the necessary speed to make it a big
hit.
Six Tip Tops are a sextet of ath
letes, who do some difficult balancing,
pyramid building and tumbling. The
act is presented with special stage
setting an-d appropriate costuming.
Violet Carlson is a diminutive prima
donna, who makes a number of cos
tume and voice changes, as she gives
her impressions of operatic favorites.
During one of these she sings "One
Fine Day," from "Madame Butterfly."
Mile. La Toy has an artistic, act that
both grown-ups and children will ap
preciate. In it some remarkably
trained dogs present a series of beau
tiful picture poses. The Pantagescope
will offer Alice Joyce In "Her Lord
and Master," a visualization of the
famous play, which lends Itself well
to screen adaptation.
D ANISE FILLS IN FOR RUFFO
AND TONES CHARM AUDIENCE
Baritone Jumps Into Prominence by Singing of "Emanin Before Big.
Crowd in New York Theater.
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BY EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
EW YORK. Dec 23. (Special.)
New York was -to have had
two triumphs this week and
with the elimination of Titta Ruffo,
who was unable to appear as an
nounced Thursday night, there were
still two triumphs and perhaps more.
not a case of "Le Rol est mort! Vive
le Rol!" because the great Russian
basso's success served to emphasize
the superb work of Adamo Didur. I
who created the part for American ;
audiences when Toscanini first
brought it forth In all its barbaric
splendor. Jeanne Gordon was an ex
quisite and vocally superb Marina
and most of the cast were as hereto-
Rrnanl" uroa ,.... .v. .- I DI1 most OZ tne Cast W
of presenting Titta Ruffo in a work I Rothier as Plmenn. Raymond
CHIIISTMAS SPIIIIT AT LYRIC
"In Bohemia' to Be Staged With
Holiday Music and Comedy.
The Christmas spirit will be ex
pressed In snappy music at the Lyric
theater this week when the popular
Lyric funsters stage "In Bohemia," a
refreshing bit of comedy with a plot
that will give the principals and the
Rosebud chorus us well ample oppor
tunity to please Lyric patrons.
"In Bohemia is a story of the trials
and tribulations of Ikle Leschlnski,
who is disguised as the duke of Zu
rach to shield the real duke. Imper
sonated by Howard Evans. Ikle is
pressed into service by Lord Bewith
you, the real duke's English friend.
Impersonated by Jewel LaVelle. Iny
Blotz. as Eddie Wright is known, and
Ted Ullmark are bold brigands who
want to destroy the real duke.
This villainous pair is thwarted.
however, when Gypsy Lanka (Dot
Raymond) . arrives and, disguising
lkie as a wild man, gets him out of
reach of the bandits. Miss Anna I
Chick, is Mrs. Harvey, with Constance,
a marriageable daughter, in the per
son of BUlie Bingham. Mrs. Harvey
wants daughter, to marry a real duke,
but daughter has other ambitions and
she contrives a secret wedding with
Egbert Keskiesko, who she later
learns is none other than the real
duke In disguise.
Music and dancing numbers are to
have a big place on the Christmas
week programme and several notable
specialties are offered. One of'theue
will be a specialty by the Lyric or
chestra, which has arranged an in
teresting novelty number. The expo
sition trio will be prominent and
there will be duets by Miss Raymond
and Al Franks, singing "Zinca Zulu
Man, and by Miss Bingham and
Evans, whose song is "Didn't You?"
Miss Raymond's solo number Is
'Gypsy .Sweetheart," and Miss Bing
ham's "I'll Bo a Santa Claus to You."
Miss Chick will sing "Ohio" and La
Veile's solo is "Tropical Moon," while
Evans sings "Oh, My Eskimo."
The usual Lyric programme of per
formances will be carried out for the
holiday week, with the country store
Tuesday night htkI the chorus-girl
contest Friday night.
In which she has never been seen and
Chaliapine was cast for the title role
of Moussorgsky's "Boris Godunow,"
for which he Is noted the world over.
In the first case, at the last minute
Danise wa substituted for Ruffo and
the baritone certainly Jumped into a
prominence which he could hardly
have hoped for in his happiest dreams.
"Ernanl" too provided almighty vehi
cle for Rosa Ponselle, who astonished
even those who had measured her
possibilities to the full she went be
yond thoso expectations. The night
after, even following a capacity house
for the first "Parsifal" of the season,
Chaliapine was the- new key-note in
the Russian opera and such a marvell
ous one that the audience was spellt
bound, thrilled and held almost dumb
in its admiration.
New Type Pleases.
Chaliapine la of a type. It Is that
type which made of his Meflstofele
(Bolto s) one of the most harrowing
impersonations that Metropolitan op
eragoers have ever seen and. although
it is some 14 years since his appear
ance in this work, the memory is as
fresh- as though it had taken place
one or two seasons ago. One can no
more reckon with the emotions of a
Chaliapine than with those of a Boris,
and how much Is histrionic and how
much Is the man from within break
ing forth, no onlooker, critic . or
otherwise, can tell.
It were easy for a cool-blooded
Anglo-Saxon to sit In Judgment upon
the fearful outbursts which made the
climaxes almost terrifying. Incredible,
so to speak; but one Is not reckoning
with stage play under these condi
tions; one is reckoning witli human
beings whose Intensity, emotional
systems, life and thoughts are quite
as foreign to us as is the most fan
tastic figure ot fiction.
Production Is Exquisite.
"Boris Godounow." one of the most
exquisite masterpieces In the Metro
politan repertory, to be quite frank,
has never made the popular appeal of
some of the more "tinkly" operas, but
the audiences to) be found each time
It is sung are replete with well-known
music lovers, to whom every note is a
Joy. Overwhelming as was Clialla-1
pine's success Friday night, this was
Delaunois as Theodore, Ellen Dalossy
as Xenia, Kathleen Howard as the
nurse. Marion Telva as the barmaid
anil Mr. Papi conducting. The enthu
siasm and the brilliancy of the audi
ence was quite as great as upon the
opening night of the season.
r.rnani, which had a few per
formances under Oscar Hammerstein
when Bond was a member of his
company, has not otherwise been
done in New York for 18 years, at
least it is that long since it found a
place In the Metropolitan repertory.
Holes Are Hccalled.
The role of Don Carlos, then sung
by the great artist Scotti to the ll
vlra of Marcella Sembrich, was done
with remarkable skill by Danise, who
seemed to have forgotten that It Is
not an enviable thing to substitute at
the last moment (or a star wtu has
something of a hero s following.
To tho baritone's credit be it said
that his beautiful singing and fine
impersonation brought to his feet all
those who had come to applaud Ruffo
and these will find renewed enthu
siasm when the "guest" baritone will
make the delayed appearance. Be
tween Rosa Ponselle as Elvira and
Martinelli in the titular part there
was much and varied Interest. The
soprano role has always been regard
ed as Intended for a lighter voice
than that of Miss Ponselle, but she
accomplished things with It that
brought her storms of applause and
it may be that in these days the
more dramatic singing of these arias
is rather to be desired than other
wise and more nearly fits the drama
tic situations.
Martlnelll's Tonra Win.
Martinelli too brought forth great
shouts of approbation; his high tones
alone were enough to have guaran
teed the enthusiasm. Truly a great
artist was Dardones as Don Ruy Go
mez. Nothing more finished or beauti
ful has been heard on the stage than
his 'Infelice," and Indeed everything
he did was on the highest possible
plane. The ballet headed by that
ever delightful Rosina Gall! and her
partner Bonfigllo, the very fine work
by the chorus, for which Glulio Settl
is ever responsible, and the marvel
ous staging made "Ernanl" an up-to-
date success with Papi as conductor.
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FAITHLESS HUSBAND WRECKS
LIFE OF GENTLE HELPMEET
Aunt Frances of Little Arizona Woman, Victim of Merciless Betrayal,
Devotes Herself to pothering Community.
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Xcw Year Kliow Planned.
Plans for an elaborate midnight
matinee to commemorate the passing
of the old year and the arrival of
li)22 have been completed by Keat
ing & Flood, managers of the Iyric
theater. The additional New Year's
eve show will start promptly at 11:20
o'clock and will be marked by a
lively series of vaudeville acts and
musical comedy specialties presented
by the principals of the Lyric musi
cal comedy company cast and the
Rosebud chorus. Special musical
features have been arranged by the
orchestra.
LOT OF M0R0S ALLEGED
Dutus In Mlndunuo Conspire to
Haul Down American Flag.
FAMOl'H ACTOR APPPEAHS
IX RII VAX W1XKLE."
IlirrODItOME HAS GOOD BILL
"Snappy Bits" Is Heaclliner or Yule
Week Attractions
"Snappy Bits," a. dancing act with
a number of singing selections of the
musical comedy ocder thrown In: fine
performers, beautiful costuming and
sumptuous staging, will be the out
standing attraction on the new Hip
podrome bill this afternoon. Flagler
and Halla have what is reported t be
its v '(.
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Young and old have loved Rip
Van Winkle ever since Wash
ington Irving's story first ap
peared, and now the famojjs
book and stage play has been
adapted to the screen, The pic
ture will be the New Year's
week attraction at the Majestic
theater starting next Saturday.
Thomas Jefferson, who ap
pears in the title role, played
the part for many years on the
stage. He is the son of Joseph
Jefferson, whose name is in
separably connected with the
delightful Rip. The picture has
been elaborately produced and
is an Ideal attraction for children.
MANILA. P. I. Hauling down the
American flag, hoisting the Turkish
flag in its place and driving out all
Americans and Christian Filipinos
were parts of an alleged plot by
certain Moro dolus in Lanao province,
island of Mindanao, according to a
communication received today by the
director of non-Christian tribes,
whose headquarters la in Manila.
Alaoya Alonto. 'who signs himself
'Sultan of Itamain." makes the charge
and the communication is signed by
25 other sultans. 241 datus. 10 rajahs,
one hadjl and more than tiiree score
other Moros, who are followers of
Mohammedanism.
. "We Moros are trying to do all we
can In learning from our Christian
Filipino brothers, except the eating
o pigs, which is forbidden by our re
ligion, for we know now that they
are far better than we are." writes
the Sultan of Ramain. "The agree
ment of Datu Amal Manablland with
Datu Amai Binaning to do foolish
ness caused the death of the later.
We, the young datus of Lanao, will
be very glad if all those old datus are
killed as they are hindering the prog
ress of our province as well as the
whole Philippines. The aim of their
agreement was not only to drive out
the Christian Filipinos but also the
Americans, because they want the
Turkish flag to be raised over Lanao j
and the Turks to take the place of j
g . , j 4 i Americans ana Liinsuan r inpinos
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uesite inai gumiiuiauijr atienuance ut
public schools should be enforced in
Lanao province, notwithstanding the
opposition of the old datus, who fear
that the public school -teaching will
alienate their girls from the Moham
medan faith.
FRANCES was 35 when she met
Ralph. Up to that time she had
been too busy teaching school and
mothering her two younger brothars
to think of marriage. However, a
stepmother and the departure of her
brothers gave her more leisure than
she had had for many years.
Ralph was 23, and working his way
through medical college. He was a
tall, fairly good looking chap, but
overworked and undernourished,
bashful and self-effacing. Frances
took him under her maternal wing.
Six months later Ralph was told it
was a case of Arizona climate or the
discard for him. He, of course, took
his troubles to Frances. He had no
money, but Frances was an excellent
teacher, and teachers were wanted In
Arizona, and Frances was no To'nger
needed at home. She-argued the dls- i
crepancy in their ages when Ralph
proposed marriage but in spite of her
33 years, she was still more than or
dinarily good looking, and they were
both fond of each other.
Her savings took them to Arizona,
where she secured a school and taught
for eleven years while Ralph con
tinued his studies. The combination
of sunshine, good food, and tender
care developed Ralph into an excep
tionally finu looking man. He had a
desultory practice in the little town i
where they lived, but whether his
youthful ambitions were killed ' by
Frances' loving care or whether it
was Just his natural disposition when
the necessity for work was removed,
at any rate he was perfectly content
to loaf, read, and take things easy
while Frances grew old teaching.
When they were married few people
would have thought Frances more
than two or three years the older, but
at 46 hard work and worry over mak
ing one dollar do the work of five had
worn telltale wrinkles In he.- face and
corresponding ruts in her disposition.
Ralph at 34 was in his prime dis
tinguished looking, courteous, and
good natured he had no worries to
make him otherwise.
An automobile accident occurred In
the little town, and the injured man
was a prominent New York physician.
Ralph's services to the doctor were
greatly appreciated, and thinking
Ralph deserved wider fields, he of
fered to tike him to New York as an
assistant. It was Ralph's great op
portunity, anil Frances giartly Sc-
quiesced. Lovingly they parted;
Frances to join him as soon as she
could get a teacher to take her school.
At first Ralph's letters were those
of a lonely lover; then they became
fewer. Finally came a letter stating
he had met his soul mate a ,-lrl who
could understand him; who could in
cite his ambitions, as Frances had
never done. She must realize how
much too old she whs for him and
what a drawback she would be to a
rising young physician.
Frances was no coward. She had
fought death for this man; che could
conquer a passing fancy for a young
girl. She wrote him tender, pleading
letters; letters that should have ap
pealed lo thamanhood she had cre
ated, but of no avail.
Then came a letter requesting that
she file suit for divorce, alleging de
sertion, in order that he might marry
and be happy: that he appreciated the I
motherini; she hud clven him. but '
surely it was the greatest duty of a
mother to bestow happiness.
Frances stared at herself In the
mirror. Her face was tired, old and
worn. If a divorce would give him
huppiness she might as well give it.
She had riven everything else. She
went to a lawyer friend and stated
the case.
"It never pays to be In a hurry,
Frances," advised the lawyer. "Go
home and think it over."
She returned to the little homo she
had worked so hard to obtain, the let
ter crushed in her hand. So tliut wus
what ho considered her, a mother; sho
who had renounced motherhooil that
she might work and care for him. A
Sudden nausea overcame her, the sun
light seemed to fail, as Ralph hail
done. She fell forward, her head
striking on the corner of Ralph's
footstool.
Kindly hands carried her into tho
house, but the blow had been a merci
ful one, and all events of her married
life were wiped from her memory.
To everyone In the little Arizona
town, the gentle, white-haired woman
is Aunt Frances. She mothers every
one, and is In return enshrined in
those warm hearts. Hut there Is a
certain prominent and successful New
York physician (whese friends lament
that he Is incumbered with an Insane
wife) who is held In such antipathy
by those same Arizonmns that It
would be an extremely unhcalthtul
place for him if his health should
again demand that cllmnte.
Fordney tariff more British Colum
bia apples are selling on the New
York City market than last year.
While but a few cars of tho prov
ince's crop reached New York last
year. 30 cars had arrived there by tho
beginning of November. Thougli
New York seems to bt the favorite
cutlet for theso Canadian shipments.
Boston, St. Louis. I'hl Udelphla, Chi
cago and other large cities are receiv
ing apples from the Okanagan valley.
Cuiiuillaii Apples 1'ay Duty.
VICTORIA. B. C. Despite the duty
i,f 3i cent per tomhel impoerl hy the
BIG MOUNTAIN COLLAPSES
Ot'ologlt-ul Freak Vluiescl In Aus
tria During Fawt Year.
V1KX.VA Tho geological freak of
a great mountain disintegrating "
fast that It Is discernible day by day
a tiling that ordinarily takes thou
sands of years is occurlng in the
mountainous regions mar Vienna.
The Aussee Handling, riislng over,
5000 feel. Is simply collapsing. It" '
great cones ami pinnacles of rock are
crashing and tumbling ns If under
mined by gnomes; the forests that
clothed the slopes lie flat or move
slowly and Meadily downward, piling
into the valleys, anil the turf carpel
moves with them. Over 3 miles Of
territory are Involved In the me
ment and hundreds of sightseers view
the convulsluns from opposite elope"
The phenomenon has been In prog
ress for nearly a year with gradual''
increasing acceleration. One scientific
explanation Is the presence of an ab
normal quantMy of water In tha
chalky limestone core of the moun
tain, causing the collapse of great
riivprn nnd l'tl!llB- of strita
t-iy' L"Bi.i atvauMKimmiiiujM3taa3m
H I I
JfME. '
1'iiiK Salmon Again Sells. .
VANCOUVER. B C. Over 11.000
cases of pink salmon were recently
loaded on the . steamer Mongolian
PrlnrA for European nolnts For fhA
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unaccountable reason has been a drug
on the market, and the Interest lately
evinced In this commodity has been
very encouraging to British Columbia
cahners. The Japanese have acquired
a taste for pink salmon and China's
recent orders to the cannera have
been very heavy.
Auditorium
THIS WEEK
tT-.NIGHTS, DEC. 28-29
K :.! o'CIocli,
The Wonderful Cinematic
Travel Tonr,
"BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN"
Ten Thousand Fret ef Moving
rlctarea Showing; the Beantlea of
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1'alhrdrnlN. Towns, liivers. Coast
fernery and (.eneral Points of
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KDl C ATI O A L, 1 MSTRl CT1 VE.
A wn Ilonra Journey Through
llritaln'a Unnlnt and Historic
Towns and Villages and Along
the Pretty Countryside.
VISIT Old London, the Tower
lirifla-e, Houaea of Parliament,
Westminster Abbey. Windsor
('astir, St. Paul's Cathedral,
W r I l'a Cathedral, Shakrsprarr'a
Home, Dickens' Old Curios Ity
Shop, Etc.
Merr Than Five Hundrrd Sornrs.
A Scenic Feature of Hare Beauty.
Prices, Including War Taxi
Adults. SRe
Children Under 1 SOe
The World's Greatest Contralto.
AUDITORIUM, JAN. 9
Direction Steers & Com an
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Side Balcony, $1.50, $t.00, 50c.
Plus 10 Per cent War Tax.
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Send Checks and self-addressed,
stamped envelopes to
Steers & Coman, Columbia
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JAMES A. IIKKNE'S
Great American Home Play
Scones and Characters
Never to Be Forgotten
SHORE
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Bv the Same Author
"Sac-Harbor" and "Hearts of Oak"
t ii 'i hi
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An exquisitely told tale of quaint New KncUnd vilhian life,
people whose wants are few and ways aru simple '1 he Ileal
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Tea i hen a lenson in charity ml patience In unfoidliid Its story .
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Don't Koru'ef the Annual
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Set. the o.1 vear out and the new year In
December .11. ll:3n I". M.
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Great Holiday Bill
For Four Days
Beginning
TODAY
The Xntetf K,tifflltt Juvrnlli
i'harnrtrr Arlor
Gareth Hughes
"The Hunch"
A Comedy Clean-t'n Tip on a Or
tain Mar to lleat the l.auali
Market.
"Snappy Bits"
A Synropatrd Muxtral Divrraloa
With l.nno- A (illiaon and the aa
Itrll WlwtrrH. j
1,4 KOY II HOT II KM.
Amazing Athletic Exploits.
CHAHI.K FL.triLKH A.M
HI TH II A I.I A.
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CORTEZ Jt IIROW.V,
Character Song Impressions.
t'ontlnunna Performance Today nnd
Kverjr IJay TJils wk. Pnpnlar
i'ricrs.
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Friday night.
Afternoons at 2 Evenings at 7 and 9. . 'i
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