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KUcJaEIL'a PLAY "TtlB iSWIDbER,"
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DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.
HEILIO-Friday right, Bell of the Foreat." i
BAKER Resident Stock eompinv Jn "Th Swindler."
OAKS Musical comedy, "The Jolly Widow."
8TARMuslcal burlesque, "General Mlxup."
PANTAGE8 Vaudeville. , S , I ' , ;:
GRANI Vaudeville. . ' '
, ' ' NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS.
BAKER -"The Henrietta." '
HEILSa Thursday and Friday,
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PE03IISES MADE BY
: THE PEESS AGENTS
"The Swindler," by Howard Russell.
Portland ha not had many premier
' performances of new plays and one
' written by so well known a person ns
Howard . Buaaell of - the Baker . Stock
; eompanr Is bound to attract more than
ordinary Interest and attention. Mr.
J RuaseU's new play, "The Swindler,"
! will receive it's Virgin presentation at
I the hands of his own fellow players
', at the Baker this afternoon, and win
j continue all week. It Is a play of high
society la New York, and the plot re
volves around a handsome,' well-bred
young- man, who though a orook with
the police of Europe bunting ' him. Is
posing. as an honorary member of so-
claty,. loves a beautiful and accom
plished girl, and probably, it left alone
, would change hi life and never again
do a wrong act.. ': : yy. '
But the punishment of the trans pres
sor presses closely upon him and In
, the end he Is saved only by an entire
ly unexpected occurrence. Helen Aine
, ley, the girl, loves him through, all his
aisgrace or exposure, ana tne enainsr
is as satisfactory and happy as could
be desired from a dot of this nature.
The scenes and .characters are all
.Highly interesting and quite original,
i and several strong dramatis climaxes
, man ue progress or the story, xnere
; is John Elliott, the wealthy piano deal
, er In whose esUbllshment the first
; act occurs, hie worthless cub of a son,
r and his charming daughter, as well as
i John Stanley, and several other strong
t acting roles for the principal members
I of the company. The cast in detail is
e ioiiows. Produced under the stage
direction of Mr. William bills. Earl
D. Dwlre, stage manager. Cast of
cnaracters: Arthur Starlnger, the
i swinmer, oeorge Alison: George Sfin
ley, president of the Ehawmut bank,
j Donald Bowles; John Elliott, a piano
jnwiuiaciurer, Alexander Dale: William
uiott, called "Billy," his son. James
oioasonj Henry Altman, a broker, Wil-
'.f M.'S?,1!0"; Merton. a servant at Elli
WU"J? Wolbert; John, Starinrer's
I" "raooury; sergeant or ponce,
Earl 1. Dwlre: "Buddy" Elllston, from
the country. Miss Mamie Hsalam; Wil
ams. at Elliott's I'iano- store, R. a
" ?traAhvJZ' P: l Elliott s Piano
?-,.?r,iwChS,T,e" LwI: "tenorrapher at
ElUolfs Planostore. Miss Ruth Lech-
Mtor. V Elliott s Piano store,
V alter Renfort; messenger of the First
National bsnk ; Nell McKinnon; Helen
Ainsley. Elliott's niece. Miss Isetta
Jewel; ert Elliott, Elliott's daughter.
, Miss Louise Kent; Bessie Hill "from
the slums. Miss Marlbel Svmour: Mis
Prsdy, from the country, Mlna Crollus'
Gleason; Mrs. Elllston. from the same
place. Miss Lucile Webster.
The Star,;
"General Mixup", will be in command
of tne fun forces at the Star theatre
this week. tJeneral Mixup" is a mu
skal comedy with a mlUUry hack
ground, which the Armstrong company
will play all week, starting this af-
iprnoon. Anyone who cannot laugh at
this entertainment should lose no time
in consulting a physician.
Besides the musical comedy itself
th-r will be ' vaudeville specialties
tlirown In for good measure. The spe
c if 1 - supplemental vaudeville feature
ill be Lilack and Mllier, mho are com
iy Knockabout artists, and who, come
to Portland with the highest testi
monials from an -admiring and en
tliusiMStlo public, - M lth the musical
c-ouuHly n) the Vaudeviilo, there al!J
J t thei Siai ail wek one of ' tlie
cue and a half hour-shows
J &nt Ii U Mis
nHnWAian
Vinie CoUler in. "Caught In the Rain."
that has been given to the local publla
at any time. ,
Those who have not yet visited the
Star theatre since It became the home
of musical comedy may rest assured
that it Is a treat to see the attractions
which the Armstrong company are
playing. ' The company is blessed with
comedians who know their business
and understand the gentle art of mak
ing the publlo laugh. To these may
be added a bunch of as pretty, vi
vacious and charming chorus girls as
ever escaped from Broadway to visit
the coast. With these people combin
ing to help Portlandera feel jolly dar
ing warm weather the result is a sue
cesa The 'musical comedies are spark
ling, clean, witty and sprinkled with
catchy songs and artistic dances and
marches. As a warm-weather enter
tainment the shows at the Star cannot
be surpassed.
. There are three performances every
day at the Star theatre. A matinee la
given and the night performances be
gin promptly at 7:30 and 9:15 o'clock.
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The Grand.
When It comes to selecting acta for
the Grand. Sullivan & Consldine spare
no expense. This accounts for the
many superior vaudeville attractions
which "are given at this home of pleas
ure. The new program, which begins
Monday afternoon, will be up to the
well-recognized standard of this thea
tre' and will contain acts which will de
light both young and old.
Trained birds are alwaya popular and
one of the largest troupes of educated
feathered creatures is under the di
rection of Marsella. The Marsella
birds are known wherever there is a
first-class vaudeville theatre in thi
east or Europe. They have been e
cured at an immense salary to visit
the Pacific coast and head the pro
gram . at the Grand. This act every
child should wltnesa The special ad
ded attraction will be as good as the
headliner. It will be the Webb Romalo
troupe of novelty equilibrists and acro
bats. . The troupe consists of three men
and a woman.
"Out All Night" could not be the
title of anything but a comedy sketch
Hutchinson and Bainbrldge will pro
duce it. Those .who have seen ''out
All Night" declare that it is one. of the I
funniest sketches they ever saw and I
that It lives UD to the title. Another
acrobatic specialty will be that of Mar
sells and - nis , wife, who are comedy
a-vmnasts and experts on - tne oar
well - as performing some tumblinc
teats or . oaring ana skiu.
Those eccentric singing ana talking
comedians, fitxgeraia ana wiison wii
occupy the stage for several minutes
to the 'entire satisfaction of all who
eniov fun. ' Bert and Lottie Walton win
show' how to be graceful on roller
skates and all who are Interested in
this fad will want to see what they
hn do.. Thev also sing ana dance and
do acrobatic whirls. : Fred O. Bauer will
render the latest Illustrated song In
Vila renertoire and F. F. Montressa will
exhibit something new in , the way, of
motion WVJ pictures.
Today will be tne last or tne pres
ent big bill, which is heaaea by the
Glee sons and Houlihan. ths premier
oancing act. y. ,. . .'
Labor's Greatest Drama.
The greatest drama aver written
around the all-important labor problem
is "Capital Against Labor,"" which will
be the offering of the Blunkall-At
wood company for the ', week , com
mencing Monday night. The Lyric ha
always stood high In the favor of the
publio but never has It gained so much
prestige as since the present distin
gulaned organization opened its season.
In addition Manager Flood Is offering
the very beat plays that can be se
cured and mounting them regardless of
expanse. ,t
"Capital Against Labor'' sounds a
new note la the drama. It is , thrill
THE OREGON SUNDAYS JOURNAL'. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 14,
fc I
ing story of the unending conflict be
tween the employer and the employed.
being laid in the heart of an extensive
manufacturing district. The characters
are all drawn from life and are made
to live and move and act like real hu
man beings, not like puppets as is too
often the ' case with our drama. There
are a number of sensational scenes and
tne interest Is kept at a high pitch dur
mg tne entire progress 01 tne perform'
ance.
- The members of the company, Erwin
L. ; Blunkall and Lylllan Atwood, the
distinguished leading people will have
two particularly striking roles, the most
important in which they have yet aj
peareA in Portland. Charles Bohad. tl
clever and popular comedian will create
mucn merriment, uracie Eiaistea win
be seen in a part that is ideally suited
to her and in fact the entire cast will
appear to aavantage.
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"Jolly Widow" at the paka
This week, beginning tomorrow
night, the Allen Curtis Comedy com
pany will give something new to the
patrons of the Oaks in the presents
uon of "The Jolly Widow" with all
Its laughs and shouts and funny situ
ations. "The Jolly Widow" is a Webbl
and .Fields play. It la not strong on
plot, hut It is strenuous on action. It
may not be logical In Its sequence of
events as loglo is mapped out in school
but il has the fun. the melody, the
pretty costumes and scenery, the clev
er lines to make it take with the peo-
lie who go to listen to it.
rrne Alien uurtls comedy company
naa aireaoy won its way witn tne pat
rons of the Oaks and has established
itseix as one or the amusement pro
ducers oi tne oity, out it is sare to
say that the effort this week will add
new laurels to those already won hy
the different members of the company.
Margaret La Ponte will take the
title role this week as the Jolly widow,
wnue winurea jreen win Drignten tfti
production as the gay soubrette. Arthur
damage will take the part of th
take the nart
of
I'uicn suitor xor tne nana
widow, Allen Curtis will be
of
tn
the
He
braio wooer. Albert Leonard will
be
the Irish lover and Herbert Llndley
win iui tne pan 01 nionaiae Mike
The 'Molly Widow," In its concei
tion, is a vehicle for mirth. It tell
the story of the contest between th
Dutchman, the Jew and the Irishman
for the hand and fortune of the little
widow who keeps them all guessing
and wins thjsjftattle In the end. It Is
iuii or ciever situations, nrignt lines
and tuneful songa The costumes are
new and bright, the scenery has been
maae especially-ror tne production and
the work of the company is something
that will be a surprise to those who
nave not seen It heretofore.
"Held by the Enemy" Today.
At the Lyric matinee today the Blunk
all-Atwood stock company will repeat
its phenomenal success, "Held by the
Enemy," which has caught the city hy
storm. . The last performance of this
grea.1 war Drams will do tonight. .
"Bell of the Forest" at the Heilia,
. One of the attractions at the'Heilig
theatre next week will be the presents.
tion of a dramatic operetta hy the stu
dents of the Christian Brothers at Blan
chet Institute. The boys of the above
named Institution are noted for their
successful entertainments each year.
The proceeds this year are for a worthy
cause, that of the building fund of the
t-nristisn tsrotners .Business college,
Tne boys are to present "The Bell of
tne roresv oy jvntnony J, Bchlndler.
Followlnar is the cast! Prlnr. PorM
vat, recent or the province, John T.
ltibcoii: counts itunert inn i.ennniit
companions of the nrince. Basil v. Row
nu nugcr r. jnuiuoon Aiexis rorster,
the gamekeeper's son, Aloyslus Hyland;
jinn iug, poBonw, josepn f. Hurley;
Bluster.
ponce commissioner,. George
G.. Kelly: Screech, the town crier. John
J. Jennings; Franx Staub. a wanderer.
Robert a, Driscol1. ,
Besides tne operetta, ; a prelude of
seven numoers wixi De given. Three
choruses bv over 10 students 'win k.
rendered. The; quarrel scene of Brutus
and Cassius will be presented by Je
rom P. Hurley and Francis J. McGlnty.
An extract, "The American Sailor." will
be given by Edwin P. Kenellck. and. a
vioun soio oy KODert a. j Drisco L A
concert recitation by the students of
M u
Music will be furnished bv the Hel-
lig orchestra. Judging by the sale of
tickets so far, a record-breaking crowd
will welcome' the students in their op
eretta. w w
William Collier Coming.
William Collier will be seen at the
Hellig theatre June 26 and 27 In his
newest farce, "Caught in the Rain,"
which was written by Mr. Collier and
Grant Stewart It deals with life in
and about the city of Helena, Mont.,
and there is a delightful mixture of
comedy and heart-interest in the story,
Mr. Collier has the role of a bashful
young man, who meets his fats during
a terrific thunderstorm, but unfortu
nately la mistaken as to the name of
tne young woman witn whom he has
rauen in love. That gives rise to Un
expected complications, but all ends
happily. Charles Frohman has had the
nlay beautifully staged, and the scenic
artist has had full scope In depicting
me mountain region aoout fieiena.
In addition to Mr. Collier the com
panv includes Albert Perrv. John fin
villa, Reginald Mason, W.,H. Post,
l nomas Martin, Charles Poore, Thomas
Beauregard. E. N. Whitney, Thomas
Lennon. John Adam. Max Eabercr. Ah
Sam. Ellen Mortimer. Helena Colller-
Garrick, Jane Laurel and Anne Bradley,
"The Henrietta" Next v
W. H. Crane's and , Stuart Robson'
famous play, "Ths Henrietta," wUl fol
low "The Swindler" at the Baker. . "The
Henrietta" will be the closing week of
the season for several Important mem
bers of the Baker company, as lt'ls to
do iouowea in xurn oy a noyt rarce.
after which vacation time Is here. The
Moyt Way. of course, features such
ciever Mayers in comedy as Miss Sev.
urour, dames uieason, w imam uieason,
Howard Russell, etc.. so "The Henri.
etta can be considered as the last big
piay in wnicn ine entire company, in
eluding Miss Jewel, Miss Kent. Mr. All
son ana ur, uowies win do cast for
this season, it will open next Sunday
matinee.
Mantell's .Success.
Not since the glorious days of the old
California stock company, when Edwin
Booth, Lawrence Barrett, John McCul
iough and other great tragedians of
that time trod the boards of that fa
mous theatre has an actor made such
an impression on California audlenoea
as Mr. Mantell did in San Francisco.
where he opened his enarasramant at the
van ne tneatre iat , Monday night.
San Franolsoo critics areS not given to
nmuBiasm, out last Tuesday tne ex
pressed themselves in lirmi nf nthn.
slastlc and overwhelming praise such as
has never been enunlnt in th hiatnrv
of the drama in California, and beyond
mjiiiuiK mat jibs even oeen oestowea
on any of the distinguished actors who
nave irom time to time visited the Pa..
clflo coaat At the Heillg theatre one
ww, peainning monaay, June iv.
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THEATEICAIj notes.
In a review of Edmund Oossa'a new
volume, "Henrik Ibserj," the literary ed
itor of the Independentwcoraes to inter
estlng conclusions as to this great au
thor and his dramas in the naltinr
Known vi wnioa airs. ruiiK was a pio
neer In this country, if not In Enallsh.
In America, says the reviewer, "the
ambition 'to play Ibsen has come to be
wnai a generation ago was the ambi
tion to play Shakespeare, and "Ghosts,"
"A Doll's House," T'Hedda Qabler" and
"Rosmersholm." with Other, nt rhn'.
dramas, are known to every town of a
thousand souls."
America does hot know these plays
as library plays, but it knows them
and favors them as- acting plays. This
tne people see m thes plays
men and woman Ilka th,moiv..
haps too much like the worst part of
themselves, in a settlnar like thai nn
This chief facL counted . with
ment constantly caualnar aumru, ik
'iunuo ingenuity not surpassed in
the history of ths drama, with the fact
rJ-ur. 01 maraea intellectuality,
being the first to sea thA nnniKiuti..
of his plays, have identified their per
sonalities with tham. h,v, TvT '
his hearing In this countrv." Tn h.ic
generation this nlavwria-ht v
come a familiar in practically all the
households of the countrv wh,r, ni..
are known and discussed. .
As in the case of "Rilnma t- .
den ublie will be called, upon to form
the first verdict of "Elektra." Th.
arrangements ms.de by the composer
provided for a Berlin premiere J th
htxt Strauss opera, to be followed by
a production In French at th. rwi.
Opera. , It Is now v definitely settled,
however, that the first performance will
"GENERAL MIXUP "
takeaplaca at the Dresden Royal Opera
next New Tear's night. Berlin will hear
it a montn later, then, Monte uario ana
Paris will follow In turn. Whatever its
success. It is unlikely that New Tork
will hear the novelty before the follow
ing year as It would be too much to ex-
Seot of Mr. Hammersteln to stage two
trauss operas In the limited New Tork
season.
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Charles Klein has written a new play,
which is to be produoed by Henry B,
narna .
George Cohan has gone to work on
anotner new piay, which win be pro-
uuvra in ficw xurs, tnia summer,
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Marie Tempest Is said to be success
ful In London in "Mrs. not." The nlav
wui do seen later, in America.
Henry Arthur Jones Is writing a new
play for Charles Frohman, the chief role
or which is xor a masculine star.
Mary Anderson Navarro and Ml an on
Nevada, who have been spending the
winter in xtome, nave returned to ixn-
aon.
The title of Louis Mann's new olav la
'The New Generation." Jules Goodman
will write It and W. A. Brady will pro-
duce it
Maurice Renaud. the French baritone.
who returns to the Manhattan next fall.
began his spring engagement at the
Paris Opera as Wolfram in "Tann-
hauser."
James J. Corbett la to anrtear In a
farce entitled "Facing the Music," which
Henry Dixon used for some years. The
star and play will be seen in the first-
class theatres.
Henri Bernstein, author of "The
Thief," is at work on another play
aihli.)i Uaflflm. IJ.Ia.u la r una i n
Paris: cnarles Frohman has secured
the English and American rights.
Jessie Mill ward sailed for Europe last
week for a rest. Next season she will
appear in a new play entitled "Peter's
jaoiner, opening at tne neiasco tnea-
tnre in tnis city in oepiemDer.
Edmund Breese. the original John
Burkett Ryder of "The Lion -and the
Mouse," will be seen next season in
'The Mebraskan." a new olav by Edith
Ellis, and under the direction of Henry
a. Harris.
Robert Edeson, appearing in "Class.
mates," will discard railroad trains on
his forthcoming New England tour and
win lane tne is cities in wnicn ne is 101
appear ln bis new 49-borsepowa1.auto-
mooiie. . 1 ,
That Madame Calve has ' ctflisented
to make one more tour of this conti
nent is a matter of unusual interest to
music lovers, especially those Who' in
the past have been charmed by this
great- songbird's operatio and concert
engagements. It has been arranged for
the madame to appear In a series of zs
concerts. The tour, whioh will abso
lutely be her farewell to this country,
will begin ln November and will ex
tend from the Atlantic to .the Pacific
coast ,
e
Florence Roberts, who has made
name for herself among the most gifted
and popular present-day emotional ac
tresses, will the coming season make
her annual tour of the United States,
including the territory west of the Mis
souri river, in a piay which promises
success both to herself and to her man
ager. This sterling actress has so long I
been held In esteem by play lovers that
her visits are anxiously looked forward
to. During the season just ending Miss
Kooerts aaaea 10 ner repertoire or good
plays "Sham, a comedy by Elmer B.
Harris, until recently dramatic editor
of the New Tork Globe.
John Cort has reon gaged Edward Mar-
tlndell for, -the coming season to play
tne roie or A otem i-oie rete in The
Alaskan," the Girard-Blethen comic op
era in wnicn ne was sucn a pronounced
hit this season. Mr. Cort has arranged
tViv th. 10ns. Q ...ann n TV.- A !.....
to open in Chicago ln September. Fol
lowing the Windy City engagement
which Is for four weeks, the tour will ,
extend to the Pacific coast Mr. Cort
win tnen enns nis oniv musical attrac
tion to New York, where he is confident
his reconstructed novelty will prove a
great success.
Henrietta Crosman will open her sea
son next xau in wew - lorit in rh.
uountry uin."
a
Lina Cavalleri. the Italian beantv nfl
the Metropolitan, whose tour with the
company was cut snort by a throat
affection, appeared in St Petarahurar
iMi wcca mi xatuion iescaui.
'
May Irwin has become nn nt th.
first nighters at the London theatres.
fhe expects to rent her house at the
housand Islands and remain abroad
until next tail.
A revival of "Tha l!a,V,n. ! I
giannea ror next season, to open in
hlcago about September 1. Frltsl von
Busing has been engaged for one of
mo principal roles. ,
Mabel Tallaferrn haa nhmawl ri.l
14.11 iur nan . inuon. inn inainaaji I
01 retiring rrom the stage at tha end
of the run of 'Tolly of the Circus,"
she will resume the role for a short
tour next rail. She win then is aim.
ceeded by her younger sister. Edith.
a . e . . : . .
Emma Calve was to have appeared
as Salome in Massenet's 'Herodlade"
during her engagement of 10 appear-
tne jnannaua.n next winter,
but since Mr. Hammersteln baa de
cided to produce Strauss' "Salome" it
is unlikely that the Massenet opera
win oe given.
e ; e.
Katharine Grey is to be starred Iti'l'jim tT.
dr tha minanmmi nt vartin Pacir I premier oo the Baker, stage , today, and
in several Clyde Fitch plays and twalwhich wilf run the entire week. Rus
or .three other dramas in whlctj she I sell nas been a popular member of the
has ' been seen. Her tour ; will open I Baker company from its . very bertn.
at the Novelty theatre, v San Francisco,
"The Truth" is named, as one of the
plays she will offer. ,.
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' "Th Clansman" established sv new
record among successful plays with the
close of its third season in Brooklyn,
New York, on May 23. .. Those fond ef
theatrical statistics will be interested
to leara that In ; tha . triennlum Just I
1803.
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CLUSTERY
closed Mr. Dixon's Ku Klux Klan drams
has been played 1.600 times and has
been witnessed by ,768,946 people. The
"uw oo orrice receipts nave oeen
14,281,437. The distances traveled by
the companies have roundly aggregated
76.000 miles or more than three times
the girdle of the earth. ,
In honor , of the extraordinary
achievement the 1,600th performance
waa made a gala night. Manager
Brennan, Playwright Dixon and the
players entertained a large company
ul iiimiui un tne stage or tne Joroaa
way theatre. After the banquet lead
ers in the dramatic, newspaper and
llterarv worlds nnlteif in iun,ntiii,t.
lnr the management and expressed the
belief that the coming tour of "The
Clansman" on the PacTflo coast would
smash even the hlarh records nf th.
piay in tne east.
nusan atetcaire. tne American so
prano, who ! has been giving recitals
and singing in concerts in continental
muslo centerv and England since the
hAsTlnnlntr a9 " ha . . . i m
viueen Aiexanara and the Russian em
. Y . . sa v
press at Buckingham palace recently.
HMr,Hnr fi9 XXTa - TXT 1 1 1 1. TV m.A.
has engaged through his aide-de-camp,
twv staae ooxes at tne urand opera
? i or ma perrorm&nces
Of "Paid in FUll'' On tllMHav anH
nwnmoH evenings, June 16 and 17,
1? naB.ln the boxes SecreUry Taft's
aide stated that he wanted them for
xh viupjuyea or tne
f.rr3 t JJl
phvsinu. or to tW. "S.-Ti
guests.
John' Corhln. Wrltlnar n Thi a.
day Evening Post, gives in a few
sentences a wonderfully clear idea of
VT. ,Vv,lJ-..? Kosmersnoim," In
WhiCh MrS. FlSkS la now lnnaa.l.
and of which he says: "This is the"
"Li ln wnlcn tne great spirit of Ibsen
shines at its noblest and purest"
noting the very quiet beginning of
nusmersnoiin ' rrom th .nnvaniuaai
viewpoint, and its subsequent power,
I wln, l the potency of its protagonist,,
, mym
For two acta tha wnnl.a I. .v. u.
, . " . mm i. jut.
Flake ever elected tn nlav a n.r n
neutral tinted and obscure. Giving' the
center of the stage to others, she sits
apart the Inspiring spirit of the ac
tion, yet true to the attitude of mere
housekeeper. But toward the end of
the third act the whole throbbing life
of . the play centers ln her. Suddenly,
no one knows how, this gray and elu
sive woman pulses the white heat of
spiritual struggle, and of triumph
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Howard Russell, Portland's Latest pramatlat.
A great deal haa been said and writ
ten about Howard Russell's new play,
"Tha fltaHnAl.,. aarhl.k aatlt . 1,.
ning six years ago, along with William
Dills, Mr. and Mrs. Gleason and George
Alison, tha only ones of the original
company left now.' .."i.....-
- Portland theatregoers are, of course,
more than ordinarily Interested in ths
success of 'Mr. Russell's new play, and
he has the most ninoere wishes of thera
alt Ho has worked hard and earnestly
on It every spare moment he has had all
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through self-abnegation.' The ending
of the play leaves one with the sense
of exaltation." : . .
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The new play by Hugh Morton,
called "A Matter of Money," has been
secured by George C. Tyler, and Elea
nor Robson will appear la It next sea
son. This Is the first blast which 'has
corns from Europe, where Mr. Tyler
has been spending the past month.
Marie Doro, having finished her sea
son in "The Morals of Marcus," sailed
for Liverpool last Wednesday on the
Lusitanla. It is probable that the name
of the play and the date of her re
appearance on the London stage will
be announced on her arrival in that
city.
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The new play for FrltsI Bcheff, wh
by the way, haa been granted a di
vorce from her husband, will not be
named until after the work has been
oompleted, and Harry Blossom and Vic
tor Herbert who are to write the book
and the muslo, say it will be some lime
ln June before a title will be decided
upon.
William H. Thompson has purchased
through Samuel French the acting
rights of "Waterloo," the one-act play
in which the late Henry Irving made
one of his greatest hits, and will pre
sent it with special settings and ac
cessories, in vaudeville rvext season.
The royalty to be paid for the use, of
the piece is said to be the highest ever
paid for a one-act play. Mr. Thomp
son sailed last week to confer with
Conan Doyle, the author of the play.
A new star in the musical comadv
field next season will be Frank Lalor,
who. for the past season, has been the
principal comedian of "Comin' Through
tne itye." Tne KOrk -company has de
cided to promote Lalor, and at tha
Park Theatre, Boston, Labor day, they
will offer him to the public in a mu
sical oomedy to which a title has not
yet been given. Tom Waters will re
place Lalor in "Comin Through the
Rye," which will be sent on tour again
next fall, as usual.
Early
ln
September Waa-enhale and
Kemper will send a spe
peoia.1 company
of
01
layers, headed by Miss Annie Rus-
sell, to London, there to present "Paid
in Full." The company will be an all-
Amerlcan one, and the production will
likewise be sent front this to the othor
side of the Atlantic. The two com
panies now playing at the Astor the
atre. New Tork. and at the Grand
opera house, Chicago, will be continued
indefinitely.
winter from his regular work with tha
company, robbing himself of much need
ed rest and sleep in order to complete
It before tha close of the season.
Of course he has been la a position to
get tha consideration of Manager Ba
ker in.'its production, more than any1
ambitious author outside the company
would have, but the play has beeen ac
cepted, for production on its merits
alone and not from any personal rea
sons. . It reads with all h. earmark a of
a genuinely professional society drama,-,
and Mr. Russell's' thorough knowledge
of stagecraft and its possibilities leaves
no reason why it should not play with .
the Same smoothness and Interest that
it reads, (