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7 THE4 OREGON SUNDAY' ' JOURNAL PORTLAND,- SUNDAY' ' MORNING, ' SEPTEMBER t9, 1007.
Upmost
CECILIA "RnoPA . mj prima dowa wvm
rTO caufornww at m msowitf grand
TOCK is hard work," lamented
a leading woman In one of the
Portland companies the other
day. She sighed wearily and
shrugged her shoulders as she
looked around her little pine box of a
' dressing room, with Its disheveled
clutter of "make-up" and flimsy lin
gerie. "I don't see how some actresses get
' through life so easily. They star and
have engagements In New York for a
year at a time. Yet they throw no
Dhard work Into their acting they
" merely smile or look pretty or strike at
titudes and let It go at that. The rest
of us have to fight our way up and
- study and wear ourselves out trvlng to
please our audiences and falling at
mat nair me time.
"Look at Maude Adams she Isn't
tired when she gets through with her
worn: tier plays take no great effort.
All she does Is to move around a little
and talk a little and she is the Idol of
. tne country. And then there Is Maxlne
Elliot she doesn't act no one ever
- accuses her of trying to do anything
.'but assume beautiful poses."
There was at least as much truth as
. poetry In the plaint and perhaps not
Very much of either.
' Many of the actors and actresses that
s have risen to renown have spent long
1 years In the bondage of repertory com-
panies and in the drudgery of stork
work. Frances Starr, Iavld Belasco's
latest star, began her career in stock
companies and played in (hern till Be
' lasco discovered her.
Nat Goodwin and Francis Wilson and
others who now shine brilliantly were
, minstrels back In the days when mln
Strels got small salaries and frequently
did not get them at all.
; Even Maude Adams, who was cited by
the tired Portland girl as an example
, of the actress who didn't have to work,
. used to wear clothes that were made
for her by her mother, Mrs. Annie
Adams, In the little cottage In Salt
' Lake City, from which Miss Adams ven
' tured forth every evening for her round
at the music hall.
Mary Anderson slaved for B a week
. In Louisville but her faith was never
. dimmed.
William Faversham, who is to come
to Portland next week in "The Squaw
Man," one of the great successes of the
- past few years, used to sleep In the
.'parka' in New York while he was work-
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COMEDIAN wnm
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ing his way trying to make a name
and place for himself on the stage.
Joseph Jefferson. Clara Morris, even
Maxlne Elliot, the other example cited
by our friend, were poor and started In
at the bottom. The list could be con
tinued indefinitely.
There is no royal road to success on
the stage any more than In literature,
in music, in any of the arts, and al
most in any line of business.
True, there are a few In business for
whom the road is royal, from college
days to the presidency of the railroad
or the trust or the bank. But It is
nny
THE WEEK'S THEATRICAL OFFERINGS.
, THE HEILIO Tonight, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, "Little Joh
Thursai' r-ridaj-, Saturday. "The Prince of Pilsen."
t. inr wahivi am rne i:aurornlans In "Marltana."
y' J?AK,R,?ak'Jr fJt,ock company In "The Olrl With the Green Eyes."
-THB GRAND Vaudeville.
THK EMP1 RE "Uncle Josh Perkins."
THK STAR "Slaves of Russia."
r THE LYRIC T Die at Dawn."
K COMING ATTRACTIONS.
TUB HEILIO William Faversham In "The Squaw Man."
Til B" MlROIflM flUiKTt Th nu- it i.t ri.
i THB MAKBR -Tbe' Baker; Stock company In "Barbara Frletchle."
THti- umamj vauoeviue. . .
THE EMP1RJS "The Denver Express." ,
THB STAR-VMIdnlght in Chinatown."
THB J.IRiC--"Tli Girl I Left Behind Me."
seldom so In art. and especially In the
dramatic art.
There Is such a thing as misplaced
endeavor, however. It is occasionally
seen at the melodrama houses, even
now and then at the Marquam or the
Ilclllg.
There was no doubt for Instance but
that Harry English worked laboriously
in his part as Tom Dorgan in "In the
Bishop's Carriage." which was so ad
mirably presented at the Heilig last
week.
But he failed to convince he worked
too hard possibly. He overdid his nart
and save In one or two instances failed
to make of it what was expected.
Hard work can do everything, it has
been said but it ofttimes does too
much.
There Is to be a change in the dra
matic skies of Portland for the week.
We have been having dramas of In
terest, serious works, at the Hell I g. To
night ushers 1n a whirl of music, fun
and pretty girls with George Cohan's
"Little Johnny Jones." It has been
seen before in Portland, but it was liked,
and doubtless Will be as great a suc
cess as ever at Its four performances
In this city.
Then, while we have lust caught our
breath from tha Cohan play, cornea "The
Prloe .t FUmii,'1 jrUeb baa Kail
grown Into a classic with 'its delightful
music and tuneful lyrics.
Souse too, is coming he P18?
at the Armory on October 18 ana is.
It is fortunate that the Armory has
been selected for his appearance here.
Sousa's or any other band of his size
in noi a source 01 joy ana ueiigni jii
the ordinary theatre. The volume of
sound is crushing -deadening all the
finer effects are entirely lost
Opera is to succeed opera at the Mar
quam Grand. When tha Calif ornians
take their flight after-next "week, the
San Francisco Opera company which
sang here last spring, it well be remem
bered, Is to return for a 19 weeks' en
gagement. The company haa added sev
eral new soloists of merit, a new tenor,
and a mesio-itoprano of unusual ability,
Ul saldy and expect to -bay ;uo-
BUJ&t H0DGKlNc5vs
UNClE dOSn PEEKING
cessful engagement of 10 weeks In Port
land. .
PLAYS AND PLAYERS J
That Raymond Hitchcock has mode
an unqualified hit at the Astor theatre
in his starring vehicle, "A Yankee Tour
ist, has never "been disputed. Last
Wednesday a professional matinee was
announced In response to repeated re
quests from members; of the profession
wn6 desired to see the lank comedian
ddlnj his stunts, but had .been fleaied
AT TftE LYRIC
the privilege on account of their own
performances. Thirty minutes before
the rise of the curtain the doors were
closed tipon the crowd, which filled the
lobby to suffocation and extended Into
the street, where the traffic police squad
were busily engaged in attempting to
Clear a way for the electric cars and
cabs that were trying to pass the thea'
tra.
Joseph Brooks will present Lillian
Russell in her new racing drama.
"Wildfire," in Cincinnati, September 30.
The nt'enes of the new niece are laid in
Hempstead, Long Island, and the. plot
hinges on the trials of a pretty young
widow wno nas mneruea a racing sta
ble from her first husband. Out of the
west comes a Lochlnvar, who falls in
love with the widow, not knowing; that
she is the owner of the stable' he is
trying to out out of business. This is
the foundation of the plot. Mr. Brooks
has surrounded Miss Russell with an
excellent company, which Includes Boyd
Putnam, Herbert Corthell, Ernest Lam
son. Hiiio Toland. Gilbert Douglas,
Samuel Colt, Grant Michell, Rosa Rand,
Rosalie De Vaus and Norma Winslow.
A star whom Harriaon urey risne
tniv add to tnose unaer nis manage
ment is Gustavo Salvlni, the son of the
famous tragedian. Tomaaso Salvlni. The
actor has signified his willingness to
some to the United Stales, and the alder
galvini la desirous that be shall do so,
at hei Li.e
&xr. Flskes original intention upon
opening negotiations was to cast Sal
vlni for a leading role in one of his
productions, but the young actor is not
sufficiently sure of his command of
English to attempt an appearance in
any but his native tongue. Ills wish is
to appear here at the head of his own
company, the performance being given
entirely in Italian. The negotiations
are still In progress and are likely to re
sult favorably. Gustavo Salvinf seems
destined to wear the mantle of his
father's fame. He lias won many tri
umphs In Italy In the repertoire which
his father used to play, and has Just
concluded a tour of South America,
where ht duplicated his Italian suo
cess Rehearsals of ' Percy MacKaye's
"Sapho and Phaon," In which Bertha
Kalich will appear this season, are in
progress. Madame Kalich's company in- '
eludes Henry Kolker, Lucius Hender
son, Fred Brio, Adele Block, Jessie Glen
denning, Haael MacKaye, Alice Coburn,
Clare E. Krall and Gladys Hulette.
Robert Milton is stage manager and
George H. Wiseman director of musio.
A large number of auxiliaries will ap
pear, and there will be a chorus of 40.
Mrs. Fiske will return next week from
her vacation at Sausallto, California,
and will at' once begin rehearsals of
"Leah Kleschna" and 'Tees of the D'Ur
bervllles," In which she and tha Man
hattan company will tour- this autumn.
Walter Rothwell. the noted German
eftnducforJ who oocupies the director's
chair with Henry W. Savage's produc
tion In English of Puccini s operatic
masterpiece, ."Madam Butterfly,", re."
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