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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 5, 1808.
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' rV"V- E mntal!t la named aa a second feature. Hi ' 4 -i"''' .r- Jj l 'ii'w "'iwwJIlj j
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HKXgTO Tliiaish Playw, tontirht, "Kolntdre"; tomorrow nijht "La
Toaoa" Tueodar nlgrht, "The Broken Heaj-ts"; Wedneaday, "flhuU-
liTRIO Tuedy afternoon and nlgrht, Mra. Flake In "Roameraholm;
reat of week, Lyrlo stock oompany In "M"la Satan."
OAKS Allao-Curtla musical comedy company in "The Head Walters. "
MAHQUaJM Pantatres Yaudevill
GRjLNI VaudevUla.
PBOailSES MADE BY
THE PEESS AGENTS
"Rosmersholm."
Mra. Flake, who tas won the admira
tion of -New Yorkers with her .brilliant
performance of Rebecca West In "Ros
, mersholm,'" Will come to the Lyrlo the
fttre, opening; "Tuesday matinee July 7.
' In. 'Rebecca West Mrs. Fiske had a
role , upon which she has been, at -worn
for several years, and the result of this
ftudy is shown in her mastery of what
, In gpncrally agreed to be one of the
preatost most difficult (ind most fas
cinating women in the contemporary
drama. Rebecca West has been likened
hy some critics to Lady Macbeth. She
has some of tiiat characters attributes,
ps well as some similarity to that other
Rebecca, whom Mrs. Flake " played so
admirably Becky Sharp. At all events
'che is the dominant and moving figure
In a wonderful drama of love and expia
turn that is the crownine work of the
master modern playwright, Henrik Ib-fcn.-
Th-tory of the love of -Rebecca
West for-Joha Rosmer has an lnteref
that prips the auditor throughout Its
narration and thrills him in the Kreat
confession scene in the third act and In
the tremendous denouement to which
the story progresses.
It Is In these later, scenes that Mrs.
' Fluke rises to its greatest height, but
throughout the portrayal is character
ised by that fine intelligence. Intro
spective' analysis and thorough tech
nique at which Mrs. Piske is unrivaled.
Again, in this production the ensemble
acting: of the Manhattan company has
come 4n for the highest sort of praise.
Bo natural is the work of the entire
cast and so perfect is the balance that
the Illusion of reality is attained. The
company this season Includes Arthur
Vuller, William A. Norton, Fuller Mel
lish. Albery Bruning and Mary Mad
dern. As usual, with the production
vnder the management of Harrison
Grey Fiske, the staging Is artistic and
complete in the extreme. j
1 Yiddish Playera at Heillg Tonight.
" The famous troupe of Yiddish play
era from the Bowery theatre, New
York, direct from 10 successful weeks
In 6a Francisco, will be sesn four
. nigrhta In reportoire, commencing Sun-'
day, 'July 6. and four standard master
pieces will be produced.
Included In the company is the very
well kown leading woman, Ida Blum,
end the roster also comprises J. White,
the leading man, J. Stone Morris .
Splvack. Francis Btarr. Rose Vermant j
and others, whose names are quite un
familiar to the average- theatre attend
ant, but who are very well knon to
those Jews who follow the traditional
drama of the Jewish language.
The history of the Yiddish stage is
quite Interesting. It commences with
the year 170. when the Hebrew poet,
the late Abraham Goldfadden. wrote the
-first . Yiddish play. 'Shulamlth," but
owing to the poor caste of the actor 'n
the orthodox mind the Jewish girls
could not bo induced to appear, and th
author was compelled to train boys
With soprano voices for women's roles.
"Shuiamitto" ' the foundation stone
of the Yiddish etape. Later plays con
tained familiar HiMlcal plots, such as!
the life of KiiiK Solomon. Levi!
Joseph snd his brothers and others tf i
the rulers and prophets.
A Bout 16 yours ago a Jewisn news
paper man. Ja ob Gordon, started a no
era for tl.e Yiddish drama by preparlr.
good . translations of the clasf-lca. In
cluding the host known works of
fchakesppare. PhiMt-r. (icx-the and some
of the French ii umatists. Jacob Jor
don Is loilnv tho author of SO modern
t-lays and tn ' Uhetloland" is called the
Yiddish RhAkeKt.eHrV Blanch Walsh re
Btly Hppeare-l in a revision of Gor
don's adopu-d "Kreutre Bonata." RorthT
K!Hpli,.one T Mr Ktke'a (treatest (liw-coverit-s,
t fr..m Gordon's school.
-. This fnvMi Yiddish performnn'"
Will orn Puidav i.nlng, Julv , In
KolnMr." the lri'iuisiilnn In Spain:
ivesany evening. Julv i. ih I I.
meDtallst. ta named as a second feature.
He does many weird and novel things
with the subtle fluid. His act partakes
of unusual interest because of its nov
elty particularly to those knowing
something about eleotrlcity.
Atwood and Terry, comedians and dis
pensers of lively mirth are eastern com
edy successes -who will add much tp tho
Rttractiveness of the bill.
Glenroy and Benell are capable peo
ple in a domestic comedy playlet "Mar
ried Life." This sketch is finely
drawn and the comedy vein carries rich
values in fun.
Wells Q. deVeaux, mafPal eccen
trlque, does a musical turn that proved
g-ood enough for the best eastern Cir
cuits. He is a Parisian entertainer and
his eccentric musical act Is one of the
best In vaudeville. Jean Wilson will
sing a new Illustrated song and there
will be hew pictures on the olograph.
The bill, which concludes today is one
well worth your consideration if you
are looking for a couple of hours of di
version. The Four Comrades and
Charles Harris, two big New York vau- I
deville successes are billed aa features!
l nere are nan a dozen otner goon num-
Ders mciuaing tne feature mm, vam
palgnlng In the Philippines."
The Grand.
For the paat two weeks the Grand
has been offering a very superior line of
vaudeville attractions. The coming week
beginning tomorrow afternoon there
will be a bill which will even surpass
those. The best Is none too good for
the patrons of the Grand and for this
reason Sullivan & Consldlne are secur
ing strictly high grade acts in the
east and Europe. On the new program
are two acts, either of which Would be
a headlfner on a good bill. These are
Hugh Lloyd and Anna Hamilton.
Hush Lloyd Is t'ae world's grteuc
bounding rope artist. He works in mid
air nnd performs all of his feats with
out the assistance of a balancing pole,
an umbrella or any of tho other objects
which other aerial balancers use to
assist them.
The second feature Is Miss Anna
Hamilton in her Mexican study. "Beg
gars." This 1b a dramatic tragedy with
a sensational climax.. Miss Hamilton
falls down two flights of steep steps
and this feat will be the talk of the
town. There Is no other finish like
this In the range of the drama.
Harry Pllcer Is a singer "and dancer
on the order of George M. Cohan. He
was starred in the musical comedy
"Young Sleuth." Oscar Lorraine Is a
protean violinist, an absolutely new and
novel specialty. Lee and Chapman ap
pear In "Wanted, a Donkey." This Is
a farce which was billed for the past
week but did not arrive in time. Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Lewis will offer "The
l.ate Mr. wild.' there will be a new
rllustrated song and motion Dlctures
This bill will be a red letter event for
lovers of vaudeville. The last per
formances of the present bill wHll be
given today
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"Miss Satan" at the Lyrics
The offering at the Lyric for the
week commencing; Monday night will be
that delightful farce comedy "Miss Sa
tan." In which the Blunkall-At wood
stock company will appear at its best.
It is Just the sort of a piece the
public likes during the warm west tier,
being light and airy, requiring little or
no mental effort to follow; a medium for
laughter only. You will be charmed
with the clever comedy lines and sit
uations and the lnterpretat'on given
them by the clever people of the com
fnrv Mr Blunkall. Miss Atwood.
t'h!.;ie. ernor Kinlay, Charles Schad.
f;ra m Plalsted. Joan Storm. Clarence
Burton iiid a long list of other prin
cipals win appear at their best. A
f.-nt ire i f t!ie performance will be the
return of charming Oracle Plassted.
who has been out of the cast for a
k She Is to. be seen In a de
llcMful role which she will play in
liei fmrst form.
Ti ls will be one of the most pleasing
attritions of the summer. The Lyric
has i jg'ly a reputation for being t'.ie
'fa't Bound," by Edmohd 8.
VMeany Thla painstaking and
acholarly work rescues from
forgttf ulneae the man who.
by Ms diplomacy aa well aa his eour
age, saved from the' blighting grasp of
Spain ail the American ooaat country
north of California, 'and makes a aura
foundation for the local history of the
Ptiget aound region, whose names, are
oonatant reminder of Admiral Vrfn
oouver and his mission.
Vancouver himself, however, wis by
no means a prominent figure In the
world of his day. His origin has been
obscure, and his life a short career of
hard work In the navy, ended when he
was only 40 years old. It therefore
required long and painstaking: aaareh in
Kngland and elsewhere to obtain the
iscis tor nia Diograpny.
With enual Industry Professor Msanv
has obtained biographical data and por
traits of most of the persona whose
names Were placed upon the maps of
the northwest coast by Vancouver, such
as Rainier and Baker.
The result of thla exnlanatlAn of the,
origin and application of the familiar
mountains, eapes, plecea of water and
the like, a knowledge of which adds
Immensely to the Interest everyone
must feel In the picturesque and pros
perous region of which 'the book refers.
I The greater part of the book, how
ever, is a repriax or ao raucn of Van
couver's "Journal" aa relates to this
coast, edited, with footnotes and expla
nations adding to lta usefulness. The
'original Illustrations have been coded.
and many new ones, chiefly portraits.
jmve Deen lniroaucea. i
Professor Meunv's volume forms a
notable and very desirable addition to
, the library of American history, and
one of peculiar local interest on the
pacific coast, while It la extremely In
teresting reading Cor anyone interested
In the adventurous and novel exoerl-
ences of the early explorers. In hla
i prerace the author aaya:
"The sources for a work of this kind
are not easily accessible. Part of them
have been printed in journals and voy
ages, the books being long since out
of print and rare; but by far the grea
er portion of the sources are In the
public and private archives of Eng
' land and Spain. To search these and
glean from them the information need
ed, to gather the portraits wanted from
public and -private collections, to verify
obscure or disputed items these have
been the hardest task.
Vancouver's journal was nubllshe In
London in 1794 In three folio volumes
. and an atlas. The second edition ap
peared In 1S01 In six octayo volumes
and without an atlas. For convenience
in handling, the second edition is used
in this work. It Is designed to follow
the explorer from the time h strikes
the shore of the present state of Wash
ington, beldw, Point Grenvllle, on into
Puget sound' and around Vancouver
island, and finally through the ne
tlatlons at Nootka. Thla requires the
reproduction of volume II from dim
a to pnge 199. i nree or tne six steel
engravings reproduced from the orig
inal journal were engraved bv Jonn
i Landseer, father of the fameus art
ist. Sir Edward Henry Landseer. All
six of the engravings were drawn by
W. Alexander, from sketches made on
the spot by members of the expedition.
The Maemlllan company. Price, $3.50.
unreality of the conventional romanr
of chlvalrv. It overflows with adven
ture and ita pages are vivid with pic
turesque scenes and with the pomp aad
pageantry of medieval life. "The end is
particularly effective, beoauae, although
'ike all rood books coming tn a'geod
and, it promlaea happiness, tho happi
ness la df the sort for which a man la
content to wait. Harper at Brothara,
Price ft. to.
"Purple and Homespun," by Samuel
M. Gardenhlre Thie la tho first long
novel Mr. Oardenhlro has published
since he wrote "The Bllence of Mra.
Harold.'
The story tells of a United States sen-
ator ft om the west who falla In love
with tho daughter of tho English am- .
basaador. -She is betrothed to her cou
sin, an aristocrat like herself, but la
ignorant of the fact.that ha has had
an unfortunate affair' with a girl who
has fled -to America and become -a so
cialist worker on the east side. The
senator meets this girl while visiting
a friend and surprising complications
ensue. ,
A further barrier to Freeman'a hrve
txlsta in the myatery which aurrounda
his .own parentage, concerning wmcn
ho reader la kept In doubt up to the
lust moment.
The scenes in tne east aide and in
Washington 'and Europe brilliantly con
trast tne uvea or tna -upper ana lower
tlusses. "Purple and Homespun" Is a
swiftly moving drama of ingenious plot
and keenly exciting as a social atudy.
Harper a nroiners. rrice i.tu.
"Th Call of tho Weat." by SUney
Lee Mr. Lea la -one of ; the foremost
English students of the Elizabethan pe
riod, and in tnis volume ne nas garn
ered the fruit of hta ripe scholarship in
a remarkable presentation of America
"In the process of revelation to the
sixteenth century Englishman." He
first unrolls the Colonising; and explor
ing energies of Spain, aa exhibited
throughout that century and ahowa the
result of her vigorous example on the
Englishman, stirring them up to ex
ploration and adventure on their own
account. He then turn to the vision of
religions liberty in the new world which
the Huguenots created, concluding that
"the beginnings Of New Kngland were
cast in the Huguenot mould; from the
colonial failures of Protestant France
flowed the colonial success of Protestant
Kngland." The author closes his aur
vey of the period with the year 107,
when an English settlement first took
permanent root at Jamestown, and "tho
shadowy American scene a- length as
sumed for englishmen firm outlines,
which Justified sure hopes for the fu
ture. Charles Scrlbnera ' Sons. Price
$1.60.
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be more the Beau Brummel than ever.
Mr. Gilmore possesses other gifts that
should materially aid him in his imper
sonation of the hero. He has a lively
wit and an overcharged personality. His
a force i and directness that suggests I poaitlon of our world at the parting of
high dramatlo achievement. He haslth ways, severing us from one set of
amiability, cleverness, energy, daring, j opportunities, renueruig Us liable to an-
is unaffected and natural all of which ! CaP we circumvent any of these dan
"Janus In Modern Life," by W. M.
Flinders Petrle.rr-Janus was a god
happy In the possession of two faces:
with, one he looked back upon the past,
with the other ho peered curiously into
the future.
"Janus in Modern Life" Is a book
based upon a broad and sweeping sur
vey of the historical and Social past,
and includes a forecast of the new ways
along which the future may be ex
pected to move. It Is a development In
I some measure from Professor Petrle's
recent Huxley lecture, and It deals with
questions of race and immigration,
communism, philanthropy and Individu
alism in relation to historical Philos
ophy from a thoroughly modern point
of view..
Vistas are opened up In various di
rections, and emphasis is given to the
"The Supremo Gift' by Grace Denlo
Litchfield Many people, oven outside
of Washington.' will recall the disas
trous Waggaman failure which brought
distress and misery to many of the very
poor of thatkctty. '
It will be remembered that Mr. Wag
gaman was considered a philanthropist,
and paid those poor people who en
trusted their money, to him a larger
rate of interest than the usual invest
ment yields; but after a time he failed
for a vast amouhtrarrd many lost their
savings of a lifetime. Nothing has
ever been done to repay 'the numerous
creditors, though some slight hopes of
relief have been held out from time to
time. Grace Denlo Litchfield hag taken
this Incident, of rather tragedy, as . the
basis of her new novel, but her story
is worked out on entirely different
lines from those of the real case, and
her characters and situations are, of
course, entirely fictitious. Little, Brown
& Co. Price, $1.50.
Is Tony Allen.
avis.s 115. B1AJM. LEAPING VOMrvN
with THBTIDDiim PLAYEReSxr TUB 11B1LLG.
which has never before made Its ap
pearance in Portland, though it has
male a pronounced hit In the eastern
i-lties. It l.s one of the well known
Ward & Yokes plays and has a record
of a laugh for every line. The story of
the production is in its inception a
funny one. It has to do with two
tramps, who becoming possessed of a
billion dollars, decide to enter the res
taurant bumriess. principally because of
the fuct that throughout their urevlous
experiences they have never had enough
to cat and want a business where they
will be sure of three square meals a
ay. In orcer to be 8till closer to the
liasc of supplies the two tramps assume
tho roles of the two head waiters anri
out of It all there is one continual round
of hilarity.
The characters of the two tramps.
Percy nnd Howard, are takon bv Ar
thur damage and Herbert Lindley. In
the cast Is a pipe fiend. who Is a
dreamer par excellence and this part Is
tak-n by Charles Klgg. Ml sis Marguer
ite La -Porte takes the part of Lilac
Htld. Winifred Green of Polly Foot
UgJiL Scattered throughout the presentation
Hre a number of very pretty song, with
new costumes and stage settings.
Amorg these songs sre "Lulu and Her
l.n-la-la" by Miss Green: "If the Folks
Could Only See Me Now" by Miss La
I'onte: "Iireaming" by Charles Flug.
with Illustrative tableaux: "Seo-Saw" bv
Miss '.a r..nte. Mr. Lindley and Mr.
damage. Albert Leonard will also ln-troiu.-e
a very Interesting danolr.g
spe'lal'v The bill will continue
throughout the week and will be ons
of th ptroneest vet presented by the
.Mien I'urti" company (Turing Its suc
cessful engagement at thqsjOaks.
"The Cltv Chan." -and Cohan and Har
ris will produce it early in the coming
season, with Jack Norwortfi In the title
role.
Jess Dandy has been engaged by the
Messrs. Shubert to play the leading
role in a new Pixley-Ludera operetta,
which Is to be produced In the autumn.
Miss Elsa Ryan has been engaged for
the same production,
Charles Frohman has announced his
Intention of shortly reviving several of
J. M. Barrie's earlier successes, the
whole series to be known as a "Barrie
Cycle." Some of the plays brought
forth will be "Quality Street." "Alice
Sit by the Fire." and "The Little Min-
Lister."
Tho German comedian, who Is ex
pected by those who saw his work in
"The Girl Question" last year to be a
sensation when that piece Is presented
at Wallack's theatre, New York, Aug
ust 3. is called V,. A. George.
T-Ta ta A Yrt-kiiMB-' rfnrinffln 9fl vcaro .
old, who has acted in the best com-!",'" of collectivism vigorously
panies in Berlin, Hamburg and Dres-! maintaining the need of competition
den. and came to America three vears 1 and prophesying lugubriously that the
aim morA for th mirnosn nf Irarnlmr Putting into etri
gers
Professor Petrle's book la full of keen
observation and comment, and such de
ductions as he draws from the past
are keenly applicable to the present.
At this time special interest will at
tach to his utterances upon social ques
tions. He shows himself on the wholo
the foe of communism, socialism, and
putting Into effect of collectlvist the
ories will drive from the nation that
adopts it. the energetic and the glftod.
and leave a land In which there mill
here, although the first year and a halfffe? "ot,hln8', atlrrlng but stagnation. G.
he met with enough .discouragement!" Putnam s Sons. Price, $1.60.
the language than of playing any the
atrical engagements. He liked the coun
try, however, and determined to stay
Tr"
'-sit:atkwtriiim,h. 'The Broken Hearts"
ednestsx, tr.o Mh. tb !M jwrfcrm
- w, the ever popular "Shulamlth'"
at are no eelllr.g at the theatre for
tae antlre eogagemeix
; ,
' " Marquaan It Cool Theatre.
. It tko two thlrgs to gt the r'ns
m;l th!a hot weather a show cf more
than ordinary' QUj;ty and a cool thea
tre. At the Marqotm these two reqal
a'.we arsj supplied. There Isn't a cooler
r'Sfe" la Pfrtiard than the Marq.fam
i v e t re, protectee as it Is from tns sun
tt U times.
liitgs New Tor bookings alii
(M!ev ia fore n4 extraordinarily
i .-wt o w Is assured for the rw mrU
!.! tomorrow For feature plac
i-iT rrn41r scf tsaS-jMwn
t t te liujte r1ett. Tse
r it rjie it lwit loo f'jinv f .r
t t f'-t Kit the rrlwn of lau.1
c t .'; cffM b tr- fact of a
i :- n Hrh to Sacgh.
. -a fwUis aissTUfwaij swjarjx.
tst theatre In the ctty ana in an
ts one of the roost comtortabie.
averted warm weather plsce of
an.ust-ment, a tnousanas nave oiecov
e;el and ar discovering from week to
week Portland's most popular theatre
is the Lyric and the most popular play
ers are the members of the BlonkaU
Atwood company.
v ,
, "A Ragged Hero" Qosing.
The last performances that the Blunk-
s!l-Atwood company will give of its
successful production of "A Ragged
Hero"' will occur this afternoon and to
il it n t Get a move on rou and go to
tb best attraction of the summer,
w
At the Oaka.
The Head Walters" will aenre Bp
laughter knd bubbling merriment to the
patrons of tbs Oaka for the week con
menclng with tomorrow sight Tb
mental rrfreahmeat place will be the big
free alrdome and th sr r of the re
frphmit, bsr the member f the
Aii .anis tem- orrrrarr.
j THEATRICAL NOTES, j
- - - -
Florenco Roberta will begin her
fourth stirrl-g tour under the man
agement of John Cort at Peoria In Oc
tober Miss Roberts will he. seen In a
few err.ot;opil play constructed along
t' e line of her greatest success. "Th
Struggle Everlsstlrg," In which she st
talnd n remarkabl personal triumph
In New York City the past season.
Ethel Barrvmore sailed . for France
srtd Knglsnd last week, snd will enjoy
quite a vacation abroad before return
Ins: take up her new plsy for the
coming season.
Corstance Collier. leading Isdv of
Charles Frohmsn's London theatre. Is
U. he William Giliettes leading ladr In
"famw.." hy H. Bernstein, author of
mi i tuer.
A new theatre has Just been dedicated
In Buenos Ayr. whiih was started it
tears sga. "Rip Van Wlnkl" would
hare been aa appropriate bill for tb
opctag.
Oettf A4 Kaa the book of a new
wlcai t!t sit rot completed. Bi
Jarr.tn Mrg".l Burt wili ourr'y tse
mmw sod t tmo tattort will cen
tals ttr fforts on th lyric. The
Norman Haokett, late leading man
for James O'Nell, and 'or a number of
seasons an Important member of the
Sothern-Marluwe combination, and who
will next season appear in "Class
mates," the new American play, dealing
wiin cauet urn at wast roint, began
work with Mile. Rhea, supported Mod-
jesKa in repertoire and later appeared
with Frederick Warde and Louis James
tn Shakespeare. It was Mr. Murry
who discovered In him the possibilities
of an sctor of modern drama and pro
posed featuring hltn In plays of this
Order. A man with a graceful and vlsr-p
orous pnysique, loucneu wun monisn-
r.oss yet Informed with distinction," an
actor who can wear a dress coat as well
as he can handle a rapier or apeak hla
lines of blank vers without declaiming
them, a gen'leman of rare culture and
refinement In Mr. Haekett Mr. Murry
thinks he has found a most capable
inira memoer or ms artistic trio.
to have beaten a less determined man.
He couldn't get anything to do except
bits with the cheapest of repertoire
shows, but he persevered and finally
obtained the part of Baron Von Tes--mar
In "The Girl Question," and since
then his success has been assured, for
newspapers and public alike laud him.
According to a Paris dispatch, Mary
Garden, 'looking very girlish in white, '
was one of the most admired women at
the races there last week.
Klaw Erlanger have secured for
Adeline Genee. the dancer, the Dellbes
ballet, "Coppelia." This composition
Is one of the best examples of classic
ballet music ever written.
Ada Rehan Is to spend the summer
In England. It Is said she has no In
tention of returning to the stage.
F. Marlon Crawford's latest novel,
on which he la still working may be
dramatised for Eleanor Robson.
"In Old Kentucky" will open Its llth
season on August 17, In Duluth and will
play In the principal 'cities and towna
or tne central ana eastern states dur
ing the coming sesson.s This remark
able drama has outlived all Its com
petitors and outdistanced all Its rivals.
In the line of melodramatic offerings.
and still remains one of the best draw
lag cards on the boarda Miss Olive
Pklnner will play the heroine "Msdge"
In this season's orrsnlzatlon. iril
Charles K. French snd Bert G. Clark,
two fixtures with "In Old Kentucky"
will be with the company again.
. a
Joseph" O'Mara. th premier Irish ten
or of Kngland, whom A. W. Dingwall
and Joseph Brooks recently engaged in
London to star In this country la
Peggy Machree, the play which had
to be temporarily withdrawn on account
of the death of Dsnie O'Sullivan. will
finish his engagements In grand opera
at, Covent Garden and other European
renters for grand opera before saillnc
for America to enter upon hla new field
of work. Mr. O'Mars'a season In
' Pt v Marhree' will probabry begin
late In the fail at McVlcker a treat re.
Chicago. ,
Paul OUmor will open la The Boys
cf Company B" at Atlantis Oty la Set.
tmUr. Mr. Oilmara will make aa tdU
Tony Allen, the pride of company "B"
and th itl of tb girls la all the coun
try round Standing six feet In Ma
stocking feet, as, straight as an arrow
aad with a wil -defined military ha r-
Olga Nethersole has three new plays
by American authors. Early In the
year she will appear In New York in
one of them.
Blanche Bates will continue under
the management of David Belasco, and
It Is said will next appear in an en
tirely new line or work.
Th scenes of the comic oner In
which De Koven and Smith, author and
composer of "Robin Hood." are to write
for Grace Van Btuddlrord are laid in
Budapest
Edyth Walker, the former contralto,
who has recently been acclaimed in
London as the finest Isolde ever heard
there, was born In Hopewell, N. Y., and
used to sing in the choir of a .Hope
well church.
John Cort haa engaged a cast for
"The Alaskan," which open In Chicago
in September, that promiaea to greatly
surpass the original company which ap
peared In the Glrard-Bletnen - comie
opera last season. Edward Marttndell
will be featured in the rol of Totem
Pole Pete, which he created; Lor Lelb
wiu sing the prima donna role of Arlee;
Fritxl von Busing will ply Mrs. Good-Belter-Best,
the chaperon; Forrest Huff
will be Dick At water, th Alasxan;
George E. Mack will play the comedy
part, Smallberry Strander and William
Fabie will again b tba Teddy Bear.
e
So many candidate bar come for
ward for tuition in the school for cho
rus girls which th Askln-Slnger com
pany have announced that they will -
tabllsh in Chicago, beginning 'July L,
that in order to weed out th undesir
able ones before the opening of th
school, a preliminary inspection of over
to was held June It, although it had
bea taioncd applicants war sot do
sired t report before July 1.
"The Management of a City School,"
by Arthur C. Perry Jr. -A principal of
an important Brooklyn public school,
Professor Perry has written an enter
taining as well as Instructive book.
Specialization In school administration
haa in recent years made a new position'
for the school principal who stands mid
way between the superintendent on the
one hand and the. teacher on the other.
He is the administrative officer of the
school and hla are the problems of
school management and discipline. Mr.
Perry has had much experience In this
Important position, and he la evidently
endowed with a large fund of common
sense. He discusses the relations of
the principal to tire atate, the public, the
authorities, the teachers and the pu-
fills, in a way that should be of greatest
nterest not only to every school
teacher and administrator, but also to
the -Intelligent parent The Macmlllani
are Mr. Perry's publishers.
"Bertrand of Brittany," by Warnlek
Deeping In this novel Mr. Deeping has
gone back to the style he abandoned
when he wrote "A Woman's War." It
is a medieval story of chivalry and
heroism, tourney and single combat
knights and outlawa, and at least one
fair lady.
The title character Is th elder aon
of a noble family, who, becauae of
hla uneouthneea, is despised and neg
lected by his parents. But Bertrand Ts
inspired by the sympathy of a little
girl. Tlphaifle, who visits his father's
house, and. encouraged by her, he wins
the trophy in a great tournament at j
Rennes. Later, hla ambition thwarted
he turns to a loose life as th leader of
a band of free-lancers, but always he
serves uptiaine, wt.ose lnriuenca rinauy
saves him. Mr. Deeplng's story has a
human appeal which saves it from the
"The Adventures of Charles Edward."
bv Harrison Rhodes. This Is a book
that cannot fall to thoroughly enter
tain and, amuse every fortunate reader.
Tts author has nresented a new kind
of a problem, dealing with no question
of, morals or manners, but with the
effecting of th seemingly impossible by
a certain set or characters under given
conditions.
Tho first chapter, entitled "His Im
pertinence," describes how a young
American gives a compatriot a dinner
where the guests are distinguished Lon
doners and beautiful English women
who do not Know their host and who
are unknown to him. The publishers.
Little, Brown & Co.. have printed this
first chapter for free distribution to
whomever will ask for It, and It It
guaranteed to prove an appetizer which
will awaken a keen appetite for the
further escapades of the daring Charles
Edward and" the winsome Lady Angela.
A feature of the book Is the 24 full
page line drawings by Penryhn Stan-
laws, which ia a new departure in book
Illustrating.
Mr. Rhodes, the creator of Charles
Edward. Is a skilled American author
whose previous book, "A Flight to
Eden," attracted considerable attention.
"The Tenants," by Mary S. Watts.
Within the last year several very un
usual stories by a new writer, Mary S
Watts, have attracted considerable at
tention as they appeared in McClure's
Magazine, and it will be remembered
that on in particular aroused muoT dis
cussion in the papers because of the un
conscious appropriation of the title of
an unfinished story by Stevenson, "Th
Great North Road." Mrs. Watts has
now written her first long story. "The
Tenants." ; In It Mra. Watts lias for the
first time found room for the free de
velopment of her delightful art and her ,
Infinite entertaining manner of dealing
with men, women and incidents. She
has given a picture of a southern family
of unknown antecedents by the name
of Pallinder who entertain extravagant
ly, but who do not pay their bills, and
whose final downfall is ropst spectacu
lar and dramatic.
Subtitling her book, "An Episode nf
the '80s." Mrs. Watts has conserved to
a wonderful degree the color of that
period, not only In dress and furniture,
but in Its Ideas and sentiments aa well
and In topical allusions that will
awaken recollections in the minds of
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"Th Bervant tn the Hou," acted by
the famous Hnry Miller associate play
era at the Savoy theetr. New York,
haa pas sod its one hundredth snetropoli
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sgua
In a recent article upon hot weather
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lng on the other plays now current in
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"But most remarkable of all Is the
summer run of that mystical master
piece at th Savoy, Th Servant in the
House.' r'eoni are paying u a seat to
sense the spirit of Christianity, to s
the suggested presence! And In the
a..1m aAnt T tVila mfmw all
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the beautiful legend? Is tb human de
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tions with a great 'No
"Algeria," a new musical play, by
Victor Herbert and Glen MrDonougn.
will be the opening attraction at the
R road war theatre. New York, commenc
ing August II. Frank McKe. who
makes th production, has engaged
Gorg Marion to star tb piece, snd
haa secured a notabl list of principals,
Including Ida Brooks Hunt. Leoo Moor.
William Pruetta. Harry Tlgh. Harriet
Burt and Katberln Hutchinson.
' 'Check era." that rattling comedy
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Robert will again be en In th till
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ham Jr, will remain, practically the
am a Isat season. Ths pier will
pay an ettenrVd visit to th rsHfi
coast daring the fall, snaking Its third
westera tour nd later wLl b a
paxagTaf ii i agsia ia lb astarai cities.
Literature and the American Col
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"Th Church and Modern Life." hy
Washington Gladden. In thl hook Dr.
Gladden meats the question whether ths
Christian rnuren is an effete Institution.
H points ont frankly soma of Ita short
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It must do to be saved, and to save
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He hold that religion is a fset as
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la gathered in the transformation of an.
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