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PEOMISES MADE BY
THE PRESS AGENTS
DANCING KMD IN "THE 10,000. DEAUTYVt TT1E GNDt
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fafail ftts(3kf oiJf Ambition! and Art Precedence Over
' ' love, 1$ Conclusion of Florence Roberts
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;CjliUSlK'And W Wycmr crieae agape.
. Shuddering in the gloaming iight;
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UlvUlisnfy xlied last wght f j '1 -
LORENCE ROBERTS recalls the poet'Aldrich's picture of No-man's
Land, where ou oul sees its double and knows it not.
' She has come to the parting of Jhe' ways she looks back upon her
ijfeifi rwork Bide4 tb.e'guidance of . Louis Mann and shudders to
frankly that she lacks
look Jit' the ajajrffeft tutiy- before hir. ghe, confesses
incentivy'SoUbjl her 'airt
? "I used'tq believe that success meanfeverythTng,
said she, "to feel that
if I could but mount the ladder stretching; before me; life would find
its excuse in that And now I work just , as hard, I try perhaps with the
same o4 sincerjty.-tut somehow within me a Voice cries all the time 'Who
cares? Who cares?'" :.
r V. N6w-Misi-Roberts' is noV a Sentimentalist1, She U frankly and unequiv
OcaUy-lieattby inV,appearancfcv sane, the commaiid-
H ing sort She wastes ljttle time, it can readily be Imagined, in wondering
f-over the wherefor of the which. Eighteen; years of close contact with the
theatre ndt ways have knocked the senfihienf out of he.r. But in the
loss of Mr. Mann, who was throughout tneir married life her preceptor and
, guide, she ha received a blow. from which she. has not yet recovered.
This'is'not shown fa, the exhibition of ber husband's portraits in her
' ,? roomirai" the hotel. The mere form of keeping his photographs on the
mantel" and oh fner writing fabfe with the offering of violets and lilies of the
valley before it might be construed into a simple outpouring of the artistic
side; of JMiss-; Robert's temperament' It is undeniably effective, this seeing
j : the protpgtapbs of the dead on eyefy side. But a talk with the actress her
self TObs thar-idea of any excuse for being. ;
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ShVis' brainy and yet emotionall To see her at her desk one would ac
cept ber'as'the principal of a grammar" school. This impression is rather
heightened by the sobriety ofnher clolhing and the eye glasses, which she
wearsjconstantly while 6ff the stage.i".Her face is not free from lines. Her
v' manner is far from conveying that impression of cat-like grace that many
actresses give one. 7 J' '' ' '
- But she talks welfand forcefully. And when she becomes deeply inter
steUm hui wbjet he- is absolutely commanding. Her gestures though
never" iSXggtratedconle freely and assist materially in helping her carry
herpqjnt., 5 vi " ,. r"iiy "
As she says herself, she is a reniarkable example Cjf the .triumph of mind
over body, V "m . y 'i- -r; .'
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1 'Last fall," while in New York, Miss Roberts gave for a short while, a
' PUy called "The Struggle Everlasting." -It was written by Edward Milton
f." DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR tfflE WEEK
Royle, author of "The Squaw Man" and other successes and was considered
by Mr. Royle the best thine he had ever written.
It was very similar to the old morality plays of mediaeval times. In it
Miss Roberts typified the embodiment of the flesh of that for which men
ruin themselves. And in it she portrayed three stages of development
tirst the fleshly, second that of the mind, third that of the soul.
Jn the -one she was a horrible vampire, in the other she wa heartless
but held her grossness in subjection, in the third she reached the final stage
of development. The flesh had been conquered; the mind had grown into
the perfect bloom of the soul. When her old companions in grossness saw
her final change they scoffed and refused to believe. They declared that the
priest whom she loved would go down before her old fleshly self as they
had all done in their turn. But in the denouement she reveals the triumph
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" It is a tremendous idea but unfortunately was not a popular .success
Miss Roberts was so delighted with it, however, that she was extremely
anxious to take it with her on her tour of the west. Mr. Cort objected and
it was dropped, for the time being at least, although she hopes to present it
again next season.
"I worked very hard over the play," said Miss Roberts. "I tried in every
way that lay m my power to make it a success. And it should have been
a success by all rights, but was given up after a comparatively short trial.
- "The relLnaufshinc of that nlav was a hard thiricr for me. because I be
lieved in it thoroughly and believe in it yet. And I find that it is harder for
me to become enthused with my work than it used to be. While my husband
was alive I could go to him for help and encouragement.' .Now I feel that
there is no one who really takes a personal interest to whom I can look
for complete sympathy and understanding. Too many people make the
fatal mistake of placing ambition and art before love. I know that they
come after. Art is a barren thing at the best.
Some years ago while in Portland Miss Roberts gave Gabriele d'Annun
zio's "La Gioconda" and it is her ambition again to portray the character
of Sylvia, the wife of the decadent and vacillating artist, Lucio, whose bcau
tiful hands are ruined in saving her husband's work of art from destruction
by a jealous model.
It is a tragedy of the hands "The Tragedy of the Beautiful Hands" was
the original title and Miss Roberts possesses the hands, fine and delicate
and wonderfully cared for. And yet they bear mute testimony to her men
tality. The nails were originally short. They have been manicured into the
long narrow scales which have been adopted as the standard of beauty.
No one but Miss Roberts and Eleanore Duse has attempted to portray
this finest of d'Annunzio's characters. The western, actress can well be
pardoned for her pride in the part and her anxiety to play it over the
country. .'-
Sylvia and Magda; these are the two characters which she is most ambi
tious to be successful in. 1
She looks back over her years of unceasing work. She looks forward to
a future which is well within her grasp. She is wandering through the
No-man's Land between. But she has triumphedver one of the three stages
of the struggle everlasting,
"Still nursing the unconquerable hope,
Still clutching the unsoluble shade."
"There are two tragedies in life: one is not to getyour heart's desire; the
other is 'to get it," says the brigand chief in "Man and Superman." Miss
Roberts seems fated to taste of them both.
STAGE HMDS WILL
HAVE BIG BENEFIT
- MARQUAM lUKANIV-Tonlgh t n week. "Th Ten Thousand Dollar
5 Ul,v. lvu. wiui special reature jLoomroay.
.v-SAlKhlg; afternoon rwj, week, reijdeat etocJc company. In "The WTiite
JJtAKIWVau5iV.Ar.
TANtAGES WfidevlHe.
-A?r",,.trnwLnd ,wtV-rWnt -tock company, In 'The
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MPLKEA his tternoow- and Vwk, "A, Texas Outlaw."
V.'t:mtVTtom weea, .resident stock company, in "Tr
TotajV rraldent stock company In Th TranBgressop."
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NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS
IiILIG-Sunclay; 'Monday,1 Tuesday, - liarry Woodruff In "Brown of
Harvard, . .- c i ' ; - v
MAKy CAM Sunday, and alt week, "The Devil's Auction."
HA K K R "The Mills of the Oods." .. v 4 ' v -
t.Mi 4ivt. urHperaie wiauce. v, , t -
and exhibl-
The one big theatrical people's annual
benefit affair will be seen this season
at the Marquftm Grand nexj. Tuesday
afternoon. The Theatrical Mechanical
association has greatly Increased dur-
i ing the past year both in numbers, and
In standing with the public and the pro
fession and the Portland branch Is one
of the liveliest and most, powerful In
the entire national organisation.
Every year a big benefit takes place
at some theatre,, and this affair Is one
of much importance. Wherever an ac
tor or actretss who ! a member, and
most of them are, happens to be when
the" benefit takes place, he or she imme
diately comes forward and volunteers
to do everything In .his power' to make
it a-saeeeee. -Jt-is-the-one- time insi-
public nas sn opportunity to see a va
ried array of first class talent of all
different varieties -and ' sorts collected
together. in one program, and many dis
tinct and entertaining . novelties' ; are
served tin in the . vav of hla-h rlnaa
Vaudeville ; acta, monologues, , musical1
numbers, clever sketches
tions of stage setting.
The orchestras also contribute,, and
next Tuesday at the Marquam one pf
the largest orchestras ever heard In this
city will assist. There will not be a
single dry act in the entire program, as
only the best in the city will be se
lected to fill the bill. The program will
be announced later. Watch for It and
prepare to go to the Marquam next
Tuesday afternoon, and eniov one of the
most pleasant. afternoons you ever spent
Tickets are on sale at all the theatre
box offices in .the city, and have been
placed at popular prices within the
reach of everyone.
High Ground.
The moral ground some men are found
To take
Is frequently a bluff I
aw ' ;, p-CatholIp Standard. ,
is high enough:
the highest ground
:A Strorfg Veieet - - -
"Did my voice fUl the hall r tha aoltb
1st Inquired.. - 1 , - - r
'It more than filled the lobby," the
manager retorted. "The whole house
went, out for a smoke whlla. youwere
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. "The Man of the Hour" Tonight.
The Heillg theatre. Fourteenth an4
Washington streets, tonight and week,
with matinees Wednesday and Satur
day, will offer to the Portland theatre
goers, for the first time here, William
A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer's pro
duction of "The Man of the Hour" from
the pen of( George Broadhurst, which
comes here after a run of over one year
at the Savoy theatre. New York city.
The consensus of opinion appears to be
that It is a play of exceptional strength,
telling forcibly a powerful dramatic
story. While Mr. B road hu ret has taken
for his central theme the political sit
uation as It exists In nearly every great
city In the country where there are
"machine" politics and "graft," he has
also interwoven a delightful love story.
The particular "graft" that Mr.
Broadhurst has utilised Is '-a scheme
on the part of the "machine boss" and
a shrewd financier to put a bill through
the council of the city in which the
action takes place, giving to a certain
street railway a; perpetual franchise.
The franchise bill in the course of time
passes the council and comes to the
mayor for his signature. But Bennett.
realising that It Is a "steal" refuses to
sign it. In the end strict hon
esty proves to be the best pollcv,
and despite obstacles, which at the time
seem to be almost Insurmountable, Ben
nett wins nis sweetheart, saves ber for
tune and his own honor. ;
xne story or the play is told in a
straightforward, culmlnatlve manner,
with plenty of comedy interspersed to
relieve any tensity In the dramatic ac.
uon. There are, four acts In the play,
and the cast is ' reported to be of unl-
rorm excellence, being the same com
pany that appeared in the play at the
Savoy theatre, New York, all the past
summer, including many well-Known
artists Lionel Adams, last season with
Annie Russell, and Cecil Kern, whose
native city is Portland. Seats are now
on saie ror tne entire week.
"Doomsday" Is Coming.
With the coming of Lewis A Lake
In the 110,000 Beauty, the musical
beauty show, at the Marquam for one
week starting 8unday matinee will be
as an extra, added attraction, the spec
tacular production, Doomsday, probably
the most beautiful electrical production
now before the public.
Doomsday is all that the nm im.
plies, the consummation of the world,
in the year pf our Lord 2005 The cur
tain rises on the city of New York,
showing that portion of the city now
on East River below the bridge. One
sees steam launches, motor boats, autna.
parades and people wending their sev
eral courses, through different streets
and waterways. Chimes are heard In
the distance and the beautiful sun rises
above the- tall massive structures, and
sets bathing the city in purple splendor.
The moon rises over the bav. and w
hear the Christians singing In the tera-
le, wnen suddenly an explosion Is
eard and one of the bulldines bnrata
intd flames. ,
The fire department is called out. and
a desperate struggle takes place. Songs
of rejoicing are heard as the firemen
go to tneir nomes. Suddenly great
clouds sweep over ' the sky. licrhtnina-
and thunder is seen and heard, the earth
rocxs, ana irom tne heavens there comes
a rain of fire, flaming balls smash
through the strongest buildings. The
waters dry up. and the cltv is in a
state of desolation. Suddenly we are
confronted with the pits of hell, fiends
are seen plying through the flames and
darkness. Screams and moans are heard
on every side, and Satan in his majesty
is seen.
suddenly an anirel aooears and hell la
Damsnea as lr by magic. It is then
that we are confronted bv beautiful
hazy clouds; moving before us. scores
oi angejg rural majestically around the
beautiful aurora; lights dazzle our eyes,
und the gates of heaven loom up before
us. we near me sweet voices singing,
and we Just realise what it all means.
Truly this grand spectacle must be seen
to do appreciated.
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"The Other Girl" at the Baker.
No One ever saw just such another
comedy as Augustus Thomas' ''The
Other Girl," with which the Baker com
pany will open its week this afternoon.
Clever and original In the extreme at
everything must be that is. created in
the brain of that master playwright.
Augustus Thomas, author of "Arlsona.1
"Alabama," "In Missouri" and so. many
ouier great American successes.
"The Other Girl" deals with the .ad
ventures of a gentlemanly pugilist. Kid
Garvin (really supposed to be Kid Mo-
joyi, cnampion middleweight of the
wona, wno is instructing a clergyman
In the art of self defense, and who at
tracts a young society alrl by his mag
nificent physique to the extent of an
eiopment planned In which 1 they are
to escape by means of his automobile.
She. is only saved from creating a scan
dal by the clever manipulation of an
other young girt, who by a series of
rapid acts manages to lock s the lady
out on a balconv. don her. a-noia. vail
and other . automobile -wraps,-antf -rides
away with the kid Into the night.
An accident te j the machine causes
their - SUbseauent ammt far MMkla
driving; and a whole - lot of amusing
nd exciting, events follow. - The. girl
who takes the bla chance in nvi Lt
friend la brough under suspicion for
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a time, and the- plot takes many curi
ous and unexpected turns, which in tho
end, however, lead to the bright and
logical ending which leaves all parties
happy and all the misunderstandings
settled. The character of the kid is
an original study, and he proves him
self to be a hero Indeed in his sta
tion. The cast will h fnllnwa-
Dr. Clifton Bradford, the parson. Rob
ert Homas; "Kid Oarvey" Shelden. the J
pug, Austin weoo; Reginald Liumiey.
Donald Bowles: Henry wattermsn. Earl
u. uwire; Mr. fuiton, William Uleason;
Judge Newton Bates. R. E. Bradbury:
jar. layior, a reporter, Howard Kussell;
Catherine Fulton, Miss Marlon Barney;
Ksieue Kiueriage. miss Louise Kent;
Mrs. Watterman. Mlna Crollus Gleaaon:
Myrtle Morrison, Miss Marlbel Sey
mour; Ann, the cook. Miss Gwynne
Sterling; Maggie, the maid, Miss Fay
man. This la the state of affairs that Jo
meets when he is pardoned from prison,
but of course the girl remains true to
him and in the end there Is a reconcilia
tion of all the characters except the
bad man, who gets some, at least, of
his desserts.
Olive J. Eckhardt will be seen in the
leading comedy role of "Nuthln," tha
tramp who is in search of Wlllard Arm
strong, the Texas outlaw.
Bainter.
"A Texas Outlaw" at the Empire.
"A Texas Outlaw" will start the week
at the Empire this afternoon and run
until Saturday night, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
"A Texas Outlaw," with Its scenes
laid In Louisiana and Texas, tells the
story of a much-wronged girl, and tells
it with such emphasis on every incident
that offers hope, of a thrill for the audi
ence. It Is a melodrama, with some of
the exaggerations that mark that style
or play, but its tale of love triumphant
and villainy foiled at the psychological
moment Is told In a way to hold atten
tion and provoke Interest. K. Lorlna
Kelley, who Is seen as Joe Raleigh, Is
unjustly accused of a crime for which
he Is arrested and imprisoned. During
his incarceration tne villain. A Texas
Outlaw," , manages to worm his way
Into the good will of the father of Sa
vannah Blake, Joe's sweetheart, and the
latter is finally betrothed to the bad
The Land of the Midnight Sun."
The novel of. Hall Calne have been
read by millions of people the world
over and in fact there is no more popu
lar writer living today. For the first
time In the history of local theatrical
affairs the Allen Stock company will
present the play at the Lyrlo all during
the 'coming week, commencing Monday
night
The scene of the play' Is Iceland and
the plot conoerns. the Uvea of two half
brothers, one of whom has sworn to
kill the other because of the wrongs
suffered by his mother at the hands of
their father. The other brother is a
noble, high-minded man who becomes
governor or Iceland ana is greatly be
loved by his people. He marries a beau,
tlful American girl and his life seems
crowned with success. A revolution oc
curs, however, and he is driven fr
office and sentenced to Imprisonment
the sulphur mines through tne conniv
ance or a jeaious political rival.
Strangely enough the two brothers are
both In. the mines and without knowing
their relationship they are chained to
gether. " After awhile the brother with
an oat n or vengeance on nis soul dis
covers that his fellow prisoner Is his
brother. .
A reconciliation is effected and the
nlav ends happily. Rupert Drumm snd
Charles Ayres have very strong roles
as the two brothers while Verna Felton
aa the American girl, Forrest Seabury
and Mrs. .Clara Allen as the old comedy
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