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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1908)
1 ) feAKER 5TOCVi CO. DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. HEILIO--Frlday and Saturday; John HAKt;K-Beldent atocK company 1ARIC Allen atock company in "Under Two FUgn." STAR Armatmhg- comedy company In "Sweethearta and Wiya." " PANTAQE8 VaudaviUa. GRAND Vaudevill. NEXT WEEK'S HKTliTO-flaturday' and Sunday, trfiw BAKER Realdent atock company in PROMISES MADE BY V THE PRESS AGENTS ' ' . . John Drew at the Heilig. i Tha attraction at tha Helllg theatra riday and Saturday nights, May 29 fend SO, with a matinee Saturday will i John Drew In J"My Wife," on of t he moat ucceasful playa in which ha friaa aver been prasented by Charlaa rohman. ... "Jly Wlfa" la a comedy from tha yrtnch and ae'ta .forth a breezy, paiaty, and wholesome story. Tha Eng lish' verelon la by Michael Morton. Ger ald Bveralelfh la a bachelor of middle jta Re,, having- hla own establishment, and (Jlvlnr the life of a well bred gentleman irf leisure. He la one of the guardtana inf a beautiful girl, a model of Innocence land modesty to whom an old aunt Oias left a fortune with the proviso that bhe must be married by her eighteenth iklrthday. Her oarenta wish her to c kept. one young man whom she dislikes and aha wishes to marry another, who an suddenly called out of the country. With the dilemma before her of (either marrying the man she cares noth ing for or losing her money, "Triiie" 3ropoeea to Gerald, who waa fond of er, but whose attitude haa alwava Ten of tha paternal nature, that he -jnarry her legally, but only In fun, jtnareby securing tha inheritance, but at the expiration' of a year when her lorer was expected to return, the make llteve marriage waa to be dissolved laSd Trlxle was then to be restored 4o IJ'er read sweetheart. Gerald conaenta to ft&ia whimsical arrangement and the I mock husband and wife go to Switzer land on their "honeymoon." The situa tion gives origin to a number of amus ing dilemmas, among them a comic duel, but Gerald becoming aomewhat Ir ritated at Trixie'B gaieties, leaves her wun tier rather and mother, returns to London and resumes hla bachelor life una naous. xjui nis young wife follows, i New York, May 21. Slowly and al wiost reluctantly. It would seem, the theatre doors in New York are swing- lug shut for the season, and as each jock is lurnea ine summer stillness that Is going to settle down upon the Great White .Way becomes more pronounced. Still there are plenty of shows left for the army of theatre-goers, and very soon the numerous roof garden theatres will open for business. In spite of the many outside attractions such as Coney Island, tha roof garden theatres are very pop ular on hot summer nights. Located as many of them are on the roofs of skyscrapers they are aura of a cool and refreshing breeze and are hlirli above the noisy and duett streets. The number of hotels that are making the roof garden a feature Is certain to triake the supply of cool evening spots gual to the demand of those who are obliged to remain In the city during- the umxner mootns. ; "...- 2 Although society -usually Is either out f the city or preparing to leave early In May this year Is an exception to the ule. " There " seem to be fewer houses rtosed In the fashionable quarter of the 'city and any morning In Central park so rirty folk can be seen In large aum Icra. for there la a tremendous interest 1 i riding and driving this spring; ' At Vifth avenue and Sixtieth street ' the r art for tli morning ride Is made and ther. too, may be seen the. most at trufiive inrnouts., with women driving -l.irtea " f ever description, i , ,- ... . i c-ur-i hasta ara frequently seen., for ; STRAY TOPICS FROM OLD NEW YORK "" ' JIM Drw In "My Wife." tn "wny sm.it n Juett Home. OFFERINGS. DockMader'a miiistrela. "Tha Half-Breed' goes to his bouse and naively resumes her atation as Mra. EverBlnlgn. Although nominally .waiting for. the return of young Rene, Trtxle's fiance, when the play marriage can be declared off, Gerald and Trlxle have really fallen deeply In love with each other. At this juncture Rene geta back from Morocco and announces that he haa married the paaha'a daughter. Thla turn In affairs is received ty Gerald and Trlxle with delight, and the final curtain falls on the pair, who, wedded in Jest, are now in reality huaband and wife. "My Wife" : was produced at the Empire theatre, 1 In New York city, and ran there for four months. As . Gerald Everslelgh this distinguished comedian Is seen in a typical Brew part, graceful, elegant, refined, witty and dlatlnculshed. As sisting him as leading lady is Miss Billle Burke, a young actress, who though born In , the United States,., haa spent all her life abroad. This season Is her first one In this country and her beauty, her magnetism, and her finished artistic talents have already given her a wide reputation. Ferdinand Gotta chalk, tha brilliant actor of light com edy parta, Is Mr. Drew's leading man. Others In the company are Morton 8eU ten, Frank Goldsmith, waiter Boder- llng, Albert Roccart, Mario Majeronl, Axel Ounn, tier be rt Budd, Rex Mo Dougall, L. C. Howard, Dorothy Ten nant. Greeley Smith, Hope Latham, Kate Pattlaon Selten and May Galyer. The advanoe seat sale will open next Wednesday at 10 a, m. at tha box office the theatre. : , 'Whjr Smith . Left Homer The Baker "win -be! a 'regular laugh factory this week, Broadhurst's famous farca, "Why Snarlth Ift Home," being the attraction "starting with today's matinee. It Is a eomsdy full of great character parts for which tha different members of the Baker stock company are so well liked, and It never fails to arouse the llvlieat merriment whenever well played. It Is the story of the Smiths a well-to-do young married couple, who, although they love each other fondly, are never the fashionable Ladles' Coaching club la not neglecting any opportunity tor practice. If the warm weather contin ues H is probable - that the exodus of fashionable folk wlU begin soon, and while it is'hard to prophesy Juat where will be the rallying place of the social world this summer,' still It is safe to say that Newport will be as ; popular as ever and that Bar Harbor will . be well to the fore. Tha latter placet, how ever, will probably attract fewer men because of its dlxtanna from the political centers during; the presidential-campaign. Although the wealthy -owners f auto mobiles are fined frequently for . ex ceeding the speed limit still 'they pay their fines and go-on -their' way tenoto me; until they are caught- again. Tha Long Island railroad, however, has de vised a new punishment that bids fair at least to make the automobillsts live up- to the rules of the company. ' 'Al ready 11 nrnmlnent and wealthy 'resi dents of Manhattan, among them Wil liam K. Vanderbilt ' Jn. William D. Sloans- and Lawrenoe Gourlla. have been placed on the black list of the railroad company and are not permitted to cross on tn terry boats because of violations Of the road's-transportation ;'rules. The numbers of offending machines have been placed on -big blackboards at the -Long Island ferry approaches with the announcement that they are barred from going serosa the river on the ferry boats. The reason therefor Is also stated, which Is that the men did not stop their motors Immediately after being legated on, the boats, and started them again before the boat- waa'Titsriirtfie "illn. olri theothen side. Guards have been post ed at .the ferry terminals to see to It i THE OREGON SUNDAY-' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, . MAY 17, theless kect in a constant stats of trou ble and misunderstanding by a lot of. "buttlnksy relatione. The predominat mf'one of -these Ms' an aunt.-' with ft mother-in-law disposition, and part of me pioi conoerna smun s DriDing sa vins, the cook, to get rid of her. The action is lively, and one mlxup follows another with surprising rapidity and mirth provoking constancy. v Broadhurst la author of a large num ber of our biggest successef. both In farce and heavy drama. Among the former are "What Happened to Jones." and "The Man From Mexico," while "The ail Us of the Gods," (played thla aeason by the Baker company).' and "The Man of the Hour," one of the greatest of modern successes, are noted amongst the latter class, Broadhurst's name always stands for the best, and this week- theatre-goers who enjoy good, clean mirth-provoking comedy will laugh to their hearts content at the trials and tribulations of the Smiths, for these home asbubles are the kind we all know more or less -about our selves. The cast Of tha Baker company In the piece, will be: ., " John Smith, who loves his wife and Uvea In New York. George Alison: Gen eral1 Bllletdoux, his wife's second -cou son, Donald Bowles: Count Von Gug- Jenhelm. who made them twisted, ames Gleason; Major Buncombe. -with memories or last nignt, William Glea son; Robert Walton, Mrs. Smith's brother, Howard Russell; Mrs. Smith, who loves her husband, no matter, Mlsa Iietta Jewel; Miss Smith, a lady in waiting. Miss Gertrude Rivera; Mrs. Bllletdoux, Mrs. Smith's aunt Miss Louise Kent; Rose Walton, Robert's bride- of a day, Miss Luclle Websteei Julia touchlngly clever. Miss Marl bet Seymour; La'vlna ' Daly, president of the Cookladiea' union, Mina Crollus Gleason; Elsie, a maid, Miss Hilda Gra ham, ! "The Halfbreed" Coming. ' ".The Halfbreed" ia a big western drama with scenes laid In the Indian Territory. It was presented at the Bur bank theatre, Los Angeles, for five weeks straight to packed houses, and by special arrangements with the owner, Oliver Moroaco, the Baker stock com- Tany will present It for the Rose Fes lval week, opening next Sunday mat inee. May a. nie scenic efefcta are that none" of the machines posted gets aboard the boats on either side, and as these reriies form the gateway of the great automoblling roads of Long Island the owners of the machines are placed in not only a rather embarrassing po sition but, are obliged to undergo a real punishment. " One by one New York's famous trees are disappearing either to make room for new buildings in the. city where every inch of ground is valuable or are being destroyed by vandalism.- Recent ly the last of the famous -Hamilton group of It trees was cut down. At the northern extremity of the city 1h Win chester stands the huge Pell oak, un der the branches of which Thomas Pell, the first lord of Pelham Manor,- la said to have signed his treaty with the In dians In 1854. Although It la surround ed by an iron fence It Is not proof against vandalism, for the boys of the neighborhood have built so' many roar ing bonfires within the hollow trnnk that It will soon be necessary to cut it down before it falls of its own ac cord. Some of the historic trees still remain, however, among them a line of Egyptian cypresses presented to the freat. Napoleon by the kliedive of Egypt hey, were Intended for Paris, but Na poleon was busy at Waterloo at the time and they were sold to r Stephen Jumel : a wealthy New 'Yorker. - It - Is probable these trees will have to be cut down very 'soon to make room for new buildings.' Two trees ' phuvtfd by King Edward, when as -prince of Wales he visited -America In I860, stid -rematn in Central park, and H.ls wholly nrob- able that these will withstand both van- far out of the ordinary, and the play filled with higniy , interesting cnarac ters and events. At the Marquam. Hardeen, the world famous wizard of locks, the man who can unfasten and free himself from any .sort of hand cuffs or atraightjacktts ever Invented, will be the star attraction at the Mar quam Grand theatre for the week of Monday, May 25. A strong bill of other high-class acta will make the Pantagea attactlons for- the coming week the best in the city. Hardeen haa an act that Is recog nised by critics as one of the most mys tifying and wonderful ever presented before the footlights. He permits him self to be locked Into any sort of Hand cuffs that were ever invented, then in less time than it requlrea to tell it he frees himself from the shacklea, pre senting them to the view of the audi ence unlocked, open and uninjured, re gardless of . the fact that the keys are kept beyond his possible reach. One of his most remarkable feats la his escape from the atrstghtjacket and muffs used ao errectiveiy upon me mosi aes perate and powerful insane persons. It takes Hardeen but 7 minutes to per form this seemingly impossible feat He suarantees to escape from any box or crate which mechanical Ingenuity can contrive, without breaking or injuring the crate. "How doea he do it" this is the question that la asked by every one who sees ma perzormance. Ana ii Is a question that has mystified the po lice and lock experts of the world. Among the other attractions ror- tne eomlns- week are. Zarro Trio, comedy bicyclists; Blondey Robinson company, comedians and vocalists; Chick. Piper Gray & Co.. comedy sketch artists in a aklt entitled, "TatiH Town on tjnnsi-, maa Eve"; Jean , Wilson, illustrated aong; the blograph - latest moving pic tures. The show for the week Just closing with the Bell Trio ss the feature act haa proven Itself a big drawing card. The Star. This afternoon the Armstrong- com pany at the -Star theatre will change its program and present another of Its dallsm, and the march, of progress for many years iv viwiv. , A grizzled sailor on the shady side of (0 walked into a restaurant at 41 Whitehall atreet recently and calling the firoprletor aside asked for Lizzie. Not ng the astonishment of the proprietor the old sauor . went on to describe Lis sle as a charming girl, with brown hair. rosy oheeka and blue eyes, and growing more confidential ho explained that she waa nis sweetneart. The Incident Is only an 'Indication of the rapid growth of Manhattan, and the way that the residential portion of the city has been pushing farther and farther up town, till Whitehall atreet Is so far down town that the majority of Gothamltes know it not In the case mentioned Lizzie lived 40 years ago at wimenau street, wnere tne restaur ant now standa. It was Wiere that the old sailor bade his sweetheart farewell, for a short time only, till he went to the far east to make his fortune. Then he was -to return and marry Lizzie. Forty years have elapsed since then, but the old tar expected to find Lizzie waiting at 43 Whitehall. After an all day search he was seen at dusk tramp ing" through Whitehall and Pearl streets seeking for some place that would re call the' New York of 40 years ago.' "The cat came back" .was forcibly and sorrowfully brought to the mind of a certain Gothamlte who bet 126hat he would lose his friend's cat so it would never return. The . bet was a sporting pne,.for every . kind of an attempt had been made to lose the grimalkin. Once the cat was dropped from High bridge, but it swam- down the Harlem river to Port Morris and from there walked back to Its master's house. After the bet was made the other day the cat was taken to Blackwell island with th . derstanrilng that the money .was to go to the GotfiamUe if the. cat did. not re. turn by 4:10 p. m. on tha following Sun- 1808. T m'UT'PERWO HAGS musical . comedies. "Sweethearts and Wives" will be the name given this new bllL The Idea of the entertainment Is taken from the toast,- "Sweethearts and wives may they ' never meet" According to Mr. ' Armstrong this week's attraction, at the Star theatre will exceed In humor and melody any of those which have gone before It Manager Armstrong takes particular pride In "Sweethearts and Wives" for it Is more pretentious than some of tha other shows and Is bolstered up with more and better musical numbers, not to say possession of a greater amount of comedy. Every member of the company will have a part In "Sweethearts and Wives' for even the chorus can live up to the title good humoredly. This chorus, while not so large as those carried by some of the traveling companies, makes up In energy and enthusiasm what It lacks In numbers. . Now that the Star theatre has been rerns-nlxad as the home of musical com edy at popular rates. It Is drawing to Itself a patronage different from that of the past. The people who attend the Star now are tnose wno want a cneer ful time at a theatre. They want fun and music and these things are found at tha Htar because that la the ex clusive policy of the place. Then be .m. th reaular bill there are vaude ville features. wun -uweeinisne ana Wives" for Instance, there win oe snee han mnA Monahan. an Australian muate- al act and Wilfred and Lottie. Theae fm Ann tomorrow afternoon. A dally mauneai ana iwo nignuy wi- formances Is the policy at the Btar theatre. - , . The Grand. - In the new list of features which Sullivan Constdins are sending to the ..., rt wut i tv m. to the minute on Sunday that the cat turned up at her old home. The pernicious effects of the tipping custom were shown up in a new light the other day in the dining-room of a small hotel in jjroosiyn. wiumm m klns, a waiter, was serving an elaborate dinner to a man and woman and had kept on the Jump for over an hour at- ranumff to every mm- ,i.n Mr hla check and drawing a bll of large denomination from a big roll handed it to Jenkins. ' Presently the waltar returned with Just 11 change. "Keep it, ' said the diner, and Jenkins fell to the floor dead. A doctor was summoned and said that the waiter had died of heart disease. - - The Alternatives. - From Tit-Bits. "Wet get some sad cases." said tha attendant at the lunatic asylum to the visitor, and opened the door of the first cell ' ' Inside was a man sitting on a stool and gazing vacantly at the wall, "Sad story," said the attendant; "he was in love wun a gin. Dut she mar ried another man, and he lost hla rea son from grief." t --Ther stole but - softly, closing1 the door behind them, and proceeded to tha next inmate. This cell waa thickly padded, ?and the man within was stark, staring mad. "Who is this?' Inquired the visitor.'; : "This." repeated the attendant "thla is the other man.'' . ' , . Where He Got Them. ' He had blisters, but they didn't '" ' ' With the mower handle match: - l He had . been out: with tha youngsters An tne pbgk jot piaying catch. . - . -Cleveland Plain Dealarv 'V J iV V1 Grand for this week, commencing to morrow afternoon, it Is no easy matter to select the headllner. This is be cause there are so many vaudeville acts from which to select It has been de cided, however, to designate tne Seven Samois as the top of the bill. The Seven Samois are Arabian acrobats in a whirlwind gymnastic exhibition. In troducing American and their own na tive feats. By way of special added attraction there will be a "down east"" playlet which will be a complete New England pastoral play boiled down to vaudeville limits, This will be interpreted by Macks, Hart and La Marr. It bears the title 'Cynthia's Visit' and will be found a novel vaudeville offering. "The Nightingale" is a mixture or comedy and drama which - is presented by Acton, Kloville St Co. . There Is no other sketch just like thla in any re BDect. 'Lawrence and Harrinston are the people who created the characters of the Bowery boy and the Bowery girl in vaudeville. They have thla character down to the smallest detail and have presented the specialty everywhere worth mentioning. "The Man "With Two Heads" la the way the act of Potter and Hartwell is billed. They , are a couple of comedy acrobata who will Introduce aome freak feats in their line. "The Man in Red" la the way Harry Holman la referred to, because that Is the way he dresses when he is unwinding his amusing monologue. Fred G. Bauer will have hfs usual new Illustrated ballad and the F. F. Mont ressa motion wavea will be imported from gay "Paree." Today Is the last of the current bill which contains Harrlgan, the Juggler, and the Robert H. Hodge company In a farca Under Two Flags" Monday. The closing week of the Allen com pany engagement, which opens tomor row Jilght wlU be devoted , to a grand spectacular -revival of that thrilling romantic drama. "Under Two Flags." which includes, the thrilling horseback ride up the rocky mountain pass and the realistic sand-storm scene. These two incidents are among the greatest stage effects ever attempted. Verna Felton's greateat piece of work is undoubtedly the character of "Cig arette" the fascinating little daughter of the regiment. She is very gener ally accepted lis the beat successor to Blanche Bates in the great role. The management- has made every arrange ment tp give the play the finest of productions and the company, which Is ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS DURING THE ROSE SHOW l , i yjr . . T4T ' A - T KA. "R.T) ttWKGE TO VESUVIUS The recent tragic eruption of Mount Vasuvius. which has been chosen by Henry J. Pain, the famous pyrotechnist as the theme of his new great open-air spectacle, will be seen. In thla cfty at Multnomah field every evening during the Rose Carnival. Since that memorable dav II centuries ago, when Pompeii. waa destroyed, there have been hundreds of eruptions, large and small; these have varied greatly in their physical character at times the discharge being in a liquid and white hot mass of lava that swept in torrents down the mountain side, at nearly a mile a minute; and was still so hot when it overwhelmed the snrroundlnr' ritlaa and villages, seven and eight miles away, mat it meitea copper, stiver ana even flintS. " , ' ' -J. , During the most recent ernnttnn f Vesuvius, -which occurred in 1904, the volcano hurled out blocks of storm 4 fi feet In Circumference, sent small pro jectiles thousands of feet ' Into the air. an'd flame and smoke many thousands ok i eei nigner; me mountain roared ana bellowed In a way that was deafen In o- snd Its fury shook the houses in the oeautirui city or isapies ana the sur roundlnr villages. Not only tha crater but the black, cone Itself, half a 'mile In height was cracked In s 11 directions. and from these cracks and venta, flames leaped thousands or reel nigh, - with lightning flashes, and the air for miles was fuu of : -flying projectiles and hot ashes. -. , : -. - .- -! Looking at the bright and Placid city. now Closely grouped about-the bay of Nanles. it Is difficult to realise that the dark mountain looming up behind omlng up behind I capitalist ' " . t, '-.-' :HU':'.:.-'-A"'.:iv;';:v: i. ' k' M f i : : j n I . fc ' 1 i 4 j i , - ; r ill'' ;. ,"(RKWj much stronger than ever before will five a finished performance.! Come out omorrow night and say farewell to the popular favorites of the Allen company as you may never have another oppor tunity of seeing them. Revelle Urqu hart will make a hit as .Bertie Cecil the ideal romantic hero. Everybody In the cast will be "on the Job." As usual there will be moving pic tures between acta. Closing of "Nell Gwynne." The last performance of the, Allen : Stock . company In "Nell Gwynn," will j ocour this afternoon and tonight. This! haa been one of. the greatest successes ! In the history of the Lyrlo and you i will make a great mistake if you miss"; Lew Dockatader Coming. Lew Dockstader and his big. minstrel company will be the attraction at the I HeUig theatre, Fourteenth" and Wash- i lngton streets, Saturday and Sunday, June and 7, At the Oaks. Sunshine, long delayed but schedulid for thla week,, will make the Oak a a popular place for the amusment lovers i of the city. In spite of the inclement! weather the resort has been the mecca L of those who had. time hanging on their handa during the past week, hundreds of people making the trip between ahowera. During the past week Harry Breton i with his flying automobile leap and the ; Tyrolean singers with their varied and extensive repertoire have been the two 1 main attractions. Breton has made a number of auceeasful leaps In his auto mobile but on Friday had a narrow escape from serious Injury or perhaps death. . In examining hla, machine hie fore making . the Jeap he . found that the rim of one of the tore. Wheel h4d been badly cracked. 'Had h not made the dleeovery .he undoubtedly would have been dashed to the ground from the 'high Incline.. Breton will appear at the park during , the greater part of the week. The Tyroleans will, also be at the resort during the week with an en tirely new list of songs. During their appearances so far the Tyroleans have won many friends among Portland peo ple and are eagerly looked for at each concert hour. With the 'coming of good weather the amusements at the Oaks have started into full swing and the old patrons r.f the place are voting It vastly improved over previous seasons.- L. cJ. WIVDB Win02B EjrrERUBiKUm them is answerable for thousands of hu man lives. Paln'a production depicting the trag edy of Vesuvius waa organized and equlped and is presented on a scale of magnitude that almost appals; first and foremost with everything bearing Pain's trade-mark is of course the fireworks, and it is sate to say that nothing more elaborate in this line haa ever been pro duced in this city. The circus features are represented in a large- number of sensational aerial and acrobatic per formances and various hippodrome acts. The scenic equipment of the Pain open-air exhibition shows enoush Mint ed mountains, palaces, - buildings and streets to extravagantly stock a score of the most elaborate stage sroducttnna. and the Immense Interest reported from all points proves the - wisdom of the management's enterprise, as In most ventures, ft Is the "big thing" that wins. Pain's "Vesuvius" Is without doubt the greatest attraction ever secured for a fete or -celebration - organized "along the lines of the Rose Festival. The ex pense in securing this great attraction was a small fortune and vet the manage ment proposes that everyone who at tends shall have the greatest value for their, money. . The performances - take place each - evening, oommenclnar Saturday, May 10 and continuing until Saturday, June' . with the exception of Sunday, there be- Ing no performances given that day,-. The production of , '(Vesuvius" is backed by JU J. Wilde, the well known:
