The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, January 26, 1908, Page 27, Image 27

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    LONDOlNMJDIENeES'MOT
Director Gr
1 -CjRACB GEORGE 1
IN DIVOECON st-v.
m RACE GEORGE, who will b Mm
" In "Dlvorcon." In thla elty. p
I V. pered In London , during th
iJ "aoclety Mason" thcr thla put
i . , aprlng and mnmer, William A.
Brady, who la directing Miaa George'a
tour, waa also In London during thosa
month! and so well pleased waa ha with
Tier ancceaa that while there ha arranged
to submit to English audlencta for their
approval, aome of his attraction which
had found favor in the United States.
j"Wy Down East" will be one of the
offerings sent over and Robert Mantel
later will be given an opportunity to ap
pear In aome Shakesperlan roles from
his repertoire. . In making his plana for
entering Into the London field, Mr.
Brady had an opportunity to contrast
the methods obtaining there with the
ones he Is so familiar with In this country-
That he Is determined to become
a factor In English theatricals Is fur
ther evinced by the contracts he made
for Miss George's appearance again in
London next season. His observations
as follows, are quite interesting:
1 "In their Interior arrangements and
service," aaid Mr. Brady, "even the new
est of the London theatres have disad
vantages that seem strange to Amer
icana. The cost of admission to the
first-class housea is more than in this
feountry, but the conveniences, without
reference to the play Itself, are far
from commensurate with the Increased
expense. The scale of prices In the
west end theatres,, reduoed to American
tourrency, libout aa follows: Stalls
or orchestra sfats. $2.62; front seats in
jthe circle. $1.80; back rows of the ctr
fcle, f 1.44: upper crlcle, eenta: pit 0
rents; gallery 14 cents. Thus the best
eats coat more than the corresponding
Snea In American theatrea, while, the
rate for the cheaper seats la a little
Sntrince ttf Gallery,
j "The audience enters the top gallery
bn a level with, or one flight above, the
Street ; To get to the stalls, the circle
r the pit, several flights Of stairs must
be ascended. Owing to the rail which
divides the pit from the orchestra seats,
jnly two or three theatres are provided
with aisles running lengthwise of the
tuditorlum, so Ingreas or egress must be
Aid througn one ooor on eacn siae ana
y climbing over other people who hap-
en to nave reacnea weir piacee nri. .,
"Men ushers are not yet anown w
ndon. The duty of seating the aud-
encea still falls to young women, sur
vivals of the oranire women of the aev-
?nteenth and eighteenth centurlea.
These take the reserved seat coupons
and point out the location of the chairs
k best they can from the alales. They
are not adverse to taking a tip and they
nlwaya exact a sixpence (11 cents) for
j?ach program. No stated , number of
tlrls are employed but instead the force
it Increased or out down in accordance
with the volume of the patronage. There
are no head ushers. -
"London has not yet countenanced
sidewalk ticket .speculation, but it is as
-adly Imposed upon aa New York by
(peculators in "another, if more polite
orm. A oosen o-ciiea wuraries ' ra
rol If tney wisn, praciicaiiy me wnoie
upply or tneatre iicxeis. xne xneairea
iniv &r knowledge their- busineBa re-
ationa with these libraries and furnish
.it h snnta they demand which the lat
ter sell at an advance of from a six-
I ls.lf 'llf I 1
Known
rmm rassell'a Saturday Journal
P
LENTY of men are possessed
with the ambition .to wear athat time Slam was within an ace
enwo. Lebaudy waa a icaae
point. n uw
. . r - -3 i
,!!r:h: HAh.ra. But it was it beat
V comic opera
.w... -
ha augar mUlionaire
rom publlj vi
I The men who
capital "V
i,"Vl"" "a -,hi Aait hi
klhgdom and tha.aon or h. . -,..Bd the enormous task of than 20 years -he has raised the mer- " i?iV -xwn
,w : '';?,' -' oiy "'r. rrT'- "T, - Vrr and many were made peers. Today tha'fwo ; PTOV"
really .wleld.power With, 0m;; ilff;tWA , vi baron is 'head of ver 1.S0 different con- -nted in his favor -
' are usuauy ouue v,7iir-th. w,. tfVl cerns. and must De a millionaire in spue -w-VTaiir th svinch chocolate
.p.hirw-""hev sit in-their offices ' Twenty-five years ago this mart was a -Y .11 mUUonalre,. who. i yaraago, oougnt ".--VinifSS" . "
ant to advertisement. ;. J.ney-gy ; Jl of hie enormous guts to chanty. More " 1.1 hX 'in i.r- .inT h,iht
VtohZltttiyUZri f thair.. tioa., A. big, broad-shouldered, powerful , Wa have heard a good deal lately of which l IS? miles long ana 49-miwa ;oi at. an, "r. ; ..- j New York, in is ana waa
(nan in the street nroiy iii , i.uin mon i., i, ti.ii, n.nn.iiiu. n.Vjk mi.k a ir.k.,1,1.1. in n In ih mmith of tha St. Law-, misunderstood me. Our .tram will be .? i .ho t-'nisconal academy in
f Wh AMaiTiull " kidnap MacLeanT mous riches which he has wrung trom lightened rulef who ever sat on the erty. But wenier, nas maae 11 prae- ? . y :;w. ,u,f lrginia. in iwrw rwo
I Why ..did hamuli kioiwp tflTnaver. .. tu- hafoM the Runao- V?Lh.n thmn. "Tt h i nnt the nmi tUti French colony. . No oaa . may to. ..:--,":' . .-.; in.l ,H.r in his church and a
simpiy. Because Mf"WfW";' . j,Mna. war-hfc was nt onlv ohlf tiiic. Vr. V th .ArnnJ rnilMt'Vohnm. n l.nd or trade on the island with-'. .. u. i ; i v,:.: ; iri advanced to the
? DaVin!' "l1nb. .iZiX-n thit with gatherer and controller of the finance , mrtftn noWer. The uncrowned king of out the owner's permission.. No aicohot''.VXt?ai- Zonea '"' tt Onipt: . Ia After serving churches In
Vim i- hS. li'andr 1 hiroouid nraotloally of Korea, but also commander of the the Afghans is Nase Ullah, theAmlr's ia sold, no firearms may be kept or avvtej;'M MM,,t TtA,M ' burg Pennsylvania:' Troy, New
:im. cou.a BrrT"""f f Korean army. He la not so nowerful SSfl?.. who ia now ; 33 vlars old. A without a special permit. ; The two . From the Medical Record. lgZ.,'X 'Masaachusetts. he.
vTeard"frM:jac-'aslIy
..,.mna? Tn.alhlv not one. i Yet vtniS
-iAirian Hnir.mAt has. for many years
,Br hAAn nrar-t trail it- ruler of a country
s big aa France and Ireland put to-
aether, with a population 01 peiween
even and eight mUllona. . Jacquamyna-la
.1 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, 'SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1S03, V '
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PHOTOS
DOVER
1 IV r ' w ivI L.
to tte World at
'
j
- ... i- vnMan
wM.iur .iona i'tlRi?""";
g time in the Egyptian,
the 8-reat ; Lord Cromer,
l2. lint hlni to Slam. At
i was within an ace of
J",J"Yr,
UU .kt. In tflOO
III , - v3 i
lnln.onh.Wo
S ?rLU
clever. lurtat ctiecicmatea rencn iipiom-
i.Vi.r ...k... ..hi ha tu.
his bus1nss-llke straightforwardneSL
rnm KiirnnoanB nun nim in f. iiiVBiurir. idi
now as once he was. but. he. is still
but, he .is still
first among thosa of his own na-
.liunmilj. ..iw.-.VM
Japan has many statesmen
era I a of rreat ability. Yet few
that the real creator of modern Japan
ern Jaw:
tne man to wnom in owes 11 mat 1
a first-class power-, with a finger
on
has nowt retired keeping Slam an Independent nfe.tton.Mid chant caste untUmem bers ' ";-KV,VnteMed in enormous petition
: . 7 v .. -in n;tin. u iiuuimim a icranr-t. called to the emperor's council -chamber,' ne was ,?,'y''t',1"'J ?
I a
Large
. ...
am puise m. ui'wunui uwuuns, u
comparatively unknown Baron Shibu-
sawa. In Japan a few years ago to be-
come a merchant was to lose all social
th mi ! a nf thA worlrl'n destinies. Is the
.;s:H;:i;--.i;;v pom. 'HhihM.
n,any ther
uivcm wyu. Uu ' (
country. Shlbuaawa. who. having Degun
.
sudde
wb-w- ia mv.mw c v. ..w. u
Hark, gloomy, aaturnlne man
H.rir rlnnmv.
nan. Ka.e W-
with the party
;.and by Wlr
iah hai Identified himself
indSMiya-cou
hi wild mountains and wilder tribes. Nase
of the munans or priests.
Ullah 1 oommander-in-chlef of the
wfpoaltionX: HVuTfatr7ngeraa
between mem me rami
penslve to the British i government
served a sentence ef six months' impris
onment for having published "official
AnmtmcnJu without due permission." ts
. - . . 1 . . litaM.nnDlll InmiUflTia.
mvj. - - . - ----- - r . . . .
" u ; r 1 1 i i h rrl of bv the nub-
men who ar e little he ara or oy "?"D;
lie at large. n v,v irtl7 but
$U him, Is iM.wf.lu by Birth, out
anouier vi latw uwun pw
men who are little neara or w ine puo-
beer .one "Jfc ttr;r.vi&
,
iv .ii A h- th honor nfhelnr tha
"""-"? t'"""" r.Tl .w-
-S'-h?. K?n Peter, whi T Is Ta c?eature
h..- m
great Industries are paper .P m'
Snd lobster canning. Menier hasten
bitterly Warned for turning &
off "thJf.rand7.But
ceeded where others have failed. Antl-;
xeoatL on whtoW''
UiSlttS:,&l-'',.r ,.
, j is. rei i xr -n iyi
.rxs. ot a Hwarboriv
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' making theatre building prohibitory un their chief concern la to suit the. tastes)
pence to four shillings ($1.00) above the less a nart oJ the rental can be met by of the occupants of the seats in . the
regular price, but never below it Lon- office hire. Another is that the 'ancient orchestra.
do seems to prefer the library system light' privileges of neighboring property "Actors from abroad are els annoyed
even with its exorbitant exactions, on prohibit the construction of theatres in by the persistency of udiencea in re
account of the convenience it offers the most localities high enough to accom- fusing to come to their . """i
oubllo which is able to open running ae- modate an orchestra floor and two or about 9:30 o clock, and owing to tnis
counts with the library proprietors. three balconies above the street level. tardiness nearly every play lon
"American actors who appear In is preceded bv a curtain raiser, although,
Theatrea Have Bara. London, Invariably find that they must Grace George had what is known as an
lOeatres nave ears, .k,nr. thir tnthnrt. sliehtlv to suit enterUiner precede Divorcona.' Thla
,v...t.. i. Ttnnn fiu tta bar.
-h.r .ii kinds of drinks are sold, but
where aU kinds or annas are "
few theatre managers are In control of
JliVBl, LllBL. .u .v.iuu.b .
this Aenartment of the slayhouse. The
privilege is sold outside on an annual
or lease basis. The revenue It fur
nishes each theatre, however, is a con
siderable item, ranging from $260 ttf
$500 weekly. In the case of the music
halls this revenue Is nearly doubled and
It often pays all the running expenses of f
such playhouses, excepting of course the
stage. The proprietors of the bars also
control the program privileges and pay
the ushers, and they likewise are re
sponsible for the pouring of tea and the
sale of candles between the acts.
"Many managers would prefer to sup
ply their patrons with programs free of
charge, but the system Is so well es
tablished and bar proprietors cling with
such tenacity to the program privileges,
that the theatre managers are powerless
against them, except on the lopenlng
nights of Dlays, when by aommon con
sent programs are supplied free or
Ch"The'ra la another individual in the
London theatres who is unknown in
Wmllar places of amusement in th s
country. He Is called a Pfteer.' His
business Is to watch over the pit and
see that its occupants are crowded Into
the smallest possible space. He is an
official of great responsibility for at
well attended performances the skillful
dlsoharge of his duty will add $50 a
night to the box office receipts.
T,London safeguards its theatre audi
ences aa well aa we do, but unlike here
the cost fajls upon the theatre manager.
In each playhouse a fireman -with abso
lute authority is stationed. His salary
is paid by the theatre, though it doee
not control his actions. He must make
regular inspection of the auditorium
and stage, examine hydrants and other
fire extinguishing apparatus at inter
vals, and see that the passages are
kept clear and particularly that the fire
curtain is dropped and raised once dur
ing each performance, so that the audi- -ence
can see it l In working order.
The policeman's duties are the same as
here, except that he also assists in
handling the carriage rush when the
audience is dismissed.
- "Every piece of scenery drapery and
fixtures used on the London stages Is
fireproofed and this law Is rigidly en
forced, but the use of lighted lamps,
candles and other, open flames on the
stage, la quite prevalent.
Changes in Plana. '
"It is generally believed that English
theatres were originally built below the
street level for, reasons of safety. The
atrical architects deny the efficacy of
this plan .and urge building play
house entirely above the around. Such
a revolution in theatrical architecture
la not likely to be brought about,, now
Oni reason is that ground rents
Moruiimmvn vu mo v
a ,L ,k n.-H-
Vnrn tha Washington Herald.
Senator Foraker balked at the combi
iiu i 1 1 1 1 1 1 l m. i ii nuu uat.& la. ii. naa
nation of train 23 and track 13. He was
.- -
" "lv KllPtm
Cleveland Saturday,
chWlt Mar.,n1 L,eaK'
member; pf the leag
tn nrfsrram 0r a meeung neia in
-- rs hi.,Vv nt which th Maf-
League is in charge. A
1 "" ."u k. wv"im
hia man called
en the telephone.-, v- '
"Hello, senator, are you all ready "
he' said. "Our train leaves at 5 o'clock,
li s tram ss ,ya ww mt ' ,
What's -thatr. said the . senator.
Train 23 n track 13? Not for me,
my friend.; Now that I think It over I
don't see how -1 can make the trip."
Frieiwa. or ttne ;ieveiana man tnougnt
he had been the victim of ? an elactrlo
Pltal quiet h"S"
?v ?..rn!r, f'"
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atrained ?ow; '"weP1"?:0Y'
ZwLZ - r . V;Va-7 .in;.r.n,A-
that a -wave of protest against unre.
VKSSSSi Sf asiiV'of the" larger 'cities
Ik. ..11.
Win.Ututin, aritl-nols. measure..
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tv,. rfmor.H. r c.n.ii.it aiif.fi Dn
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opening nights, for Instance, they must
lay "Q. the plt an(J queries in order
f response. In America
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BISHOP
T
HERE are no American cnurcn-
men who are more widely known
than la BlshoD Potter Of
the
Protestant Episcopal church of
New York. Few exercise a wider
Influence in public life, for It is espe-
claU thls line that the suprem-
.w. d.. i mriKt marked.
acy of Bishop Potter is most marked.
His voice is often heard expressing
opinion on questions of public interest
and import, and although one may not
always agree with him in his conelu-
.1.. ti.. i n ti i i b
BlUlin .,1V ' -.. ...
sions, tne mnuencp n .ikvchub -
nn, R shon l'otter migni
" ..r v,.v.; nnniri his
Episcopal dtffnity ly inheritance. " His
lyis uncle. Bishop Horatio
Kotter. mat ne wua umii ...
York in 4883. Betides tnese lamny
wpigcopal connections the present
bishop of New York served for 20 years.
beginning
w..;i,. in isn. us secretary to tne
J!..T k,,.a of bishops. Certainly
g was well versed in Episcopal admin-.
Jstration when, at the death of his un
lg87i Henry C. Potter succeeded
h!m .cciesiastical heaa or tne inw .
Yo"k dioces. . .
lust ou vcars suit" oiohuii .
J "l .1.1 th. fn I.
i
Schenec-
"":
Phil-'
seminary
.
year"
priest-'
Greena-
' York;'
became,
' .h D.atin.
Grace'church,
w York City, It was as the rector
ofOraVe that he 'began to exert the in-
nf rtraca that he began to exert tne in-
f.'c? ".'.r-A, the commu-
II IV Ihlt . naa ' i,ioiniu .v. v.
wurse his pomUon was greatly strength-
ened by hi. election oii-nop o .ew
first Dart Is aimed to appeal to the
a I .
tastes of the gallery nd P't upants
of which arrivaat the theatre early and
remain late." . y
M 1 I gl IT V
POTTER.
xora, our nis rorcerui personamy
wuulu f"""" a""g. impression
tnrnt Althnilcrh ha ml,hl .nl t.... v.
come so widely known. , : i .
When Dr. Greer,-then rector of St.
Bartholomew's church. New York, wai
in 1904 Bishop Potter gave up to him
Since that time the bishop has btieri
even more free than he waa before to
fill public engagements that were not
ecclesiastical.. He Js especially note.l
L j , ? proDiems or
. . . ' L
cnurcn and labor, of msrrluim Bn.i i.
vnn.. oh tV.i. " ."'I
moral issues. . He is much in Seniana
Sttirad.ra,l
vis tatlona . with ,-onableSula,
" ""v ut nm aiucese.
jn man . nas ever erected a greater
monument ; to his leadership that the
Cathedral pf ; St. John the Divine, which.
is now building . or Mnrnint......
Heights, New York.- This la . wiw.iiv
Bishop Potter's project, and Is a uioi-
act of such dimensions that neither tl.a
bishop nor any .of hla colleagues it
imeiy to live long enough to o ii
completion. Indeed. Blaho? Potter h
uiuuo iiu , iwici in i,ne xaci inac tie
'Want. Ik. u-... ..Mil ... .
in, (.TBI iruuivc, CUBling It ACI.fi,
of millions of dollars, to be loi .g In tt
Duiiaing. wants an emfie that h);kii
be an honor tn hia rhnrj lT nut in mhi. ii
; the whole country may point with jnif.
ana ne reaiizea at tne ournnt nut
was not capable of iee(iy iiccunu i. '
ment. The story is told tht in nf
New York's famous miillonuireii. vn-i
has since died, told Bishop i-urt.-r 1 ,t
be would give him I l.ouo (in(l with 1
,to build a
paltry, comr
Keen develo
J a icatiiAoral.' if" s" " -
compared to the whl- i 1
been oeveiopea in in uiNi n.,
ht th iter was lndi.m... ,,
A. ,
on t
auch a, a.
such a sum fur sucii a i