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THE OREGON v SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1908.
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WUlard Mack, Who Believes Actor Should Be Educator.
. "Wlllarci Mack, who is starrln? la "On
Iarole," says in an Interview on "The
Stage of Today": '
"After all. are 'we to say that the
part of the theatre la to" amuse, or to in
struct or educate? It undoubtedly is
both; but in the last analysis,; which is
the more important?' Borne will say
that when, they g-o to the theatre they
are' tired and that they do not want o
listm to plays with lessons o be mas
tered, no matter how beautiful. Let
those who want such things have their
plays, but we want the play which
' gives our tired brains a rest, rather than
makes them work throughout.au even
ing after -working all day.
"The tendency of looking down on the
f durational side of the drama is a se
rious one and a regrettable one, and,
what is more. It is a growing one. The
. plav whlrh is only produced to nmuse,
)m like the lightest novels In literature
-how much would be lost to the world
it literature should develop along lines
which do not educate. No more can the
theatre hope to attain its largest and
widest field of usefulness unless It
tries to make more' than a passing im
Dresalon.
"To survive, the staae must be self-
supporting this being the case, there
can be little hope for anything better
untrl we have an endowed stage. We
would not advocate all seriousness a
company may have its educational value
oinerwise, we wo'na oe ruling onun-
dan and his followers off tne stage en
tlrely. Surely 'Peter Pan' had some
thing to tell that meant more than sim
pie amusement it Is the very essence
of the beautiful thoughts of childhood.
Even a good comic opera may teach a
iove of good music.
"Rather those whom we would decry
would be the ones who would have 'all
jam and no bread'; those who want
only the frothy in plays and never the
intellectual, and those who go to a
musical show merely to see a display
of women or a sputter or sidewalk con
versations. "Let us havo these things only in
moderation remembering that to amtise
is an right for the stage, trat mat. in
the last, analysis as with literature
Its purpose is to uplift and to educate."
STRAY TOPICS FROM NEW YORK
New York, Nov. S8. The men of New
York owe a debt of gratitude to a cer
tain subway ticket agent who had the
courage to act his protest against the
immoderate slse of women's hats while
all 'the rest of the men confine them
selves to lurid thoughts and unchristian
wishes when they find themselves shut
out from the sight of their surroundings
.bv these monstrous creations of the
milliner's "art." Under the rules, which
prohibit the carrying of large parcels
on subway trains, that ticket agent re
fused to allow a messenger boy carry
ing an enormous box oontalning one of
the latest Merry 'Widow hats to ride on
a subway train. The boy insisted upon
. blocktng the window of the ticket booth
and the ticket agent was compelled to
.use force to remove the boy and his
cartwheel like burden. In the scuffle
box and hat suffered considerable dam
age, and the result was that the agent
was arrested to assault. Such is the
Ingratitude of the world. Instead of
awarding a medal to the man and of
rewarding hint substantially for his
good sense, they put. the man in Jail.
The Merry Widow has entered into
an unholy union with the Devil at one
of the Harlem A burlesque houses, and
the result is a travesty silly enough to
tickle the decadent taste of the New
York theatre patrons. The book is by
George V. Hobart and the music is bor
rowed indiscriminately from various
composers and "decomposers" of music
Joe Weber and Blanche Ring take the
principal parts, and divide the honors
of the success. , .
New York is seriously threatened by
the danger of losing Madison Square
ganten, which is undoubtedly more fa
mous throughout the country than even
the Metropolitan opera house. The
stockholders of the ocmpany, which has
held the lease on the property for many
rears, are becoming discouraged by -the
opelessness of their efforts to make
the garden pay as an investment.. Dur
ing the past two years they have not
even been able to jnake enough to pay
the interest on their outstanding bonds.
As they can not see any prospect of im
proving the profitability of the venture,
they have practically decided to cancel
their ase of the property and wind up
the affairs of the company. This would
mean a great loss to New York, and it is
hoped that some method will be devised
to prevent this sacrifice of New York's
' t ambus, hall. '
The pastor of the Second Reformed
church in Jersey City gave out. an in
teresting story of what he considered
the efficiency of prayer. A woman of
76 became desperately sick about one
month before the last election, and there
seemed little hope thafshe would live
long enough to find out who was elected
president. As Bhe was greatly interest
ed in the outcome of the election, she
asked the members of her family to
oln her In prayer, that she mignt live
nnr enough to see Mr. Taft elected.
Her prayer was granted. She actually
uvea uniu xne jrmujr Hiior eirouuu.
The story is quite touching, but with
out Irreverence one can not help wonder
ing whether her -prayer would have been
granted had she asked to live until
Bryan was .elected. It it had what a
long life would not the, devout . old
woman have had before her!
It has been suggested to John D.
Rockefeller to write a book giving his
autobiography, and it is reported that
John D. did not spurn the suggestion
of the publisher. That would in deed
be an excellent thing. Judging from his
statements at different times concern
ing his connection with the Standard Oil
trust and relating to the methods of
that organisation Mr. Rockefeller is
master of fiction, and it would not be at
all surprising If his autobiography would
eventually prove to be that most elusive
of all things in the .field of literature,
the "great jfmerlcan novel." '
Riding in taxlcabs in New Yotk.isn't
what it's cracked do to be, . If this
keeps on taxlcabs will become- rather
unpopular with the general public It
takes a daring, almost . a desperately
reckless man to take one of these con
veyances. There are heavy odds against i
his arriving safe and sound at his des
tination. If the strikers' do not blow
him and bis conveyance to the sky with
a bomb, use him as a target for tilstol
practice or break his head with brick
bats there is always the chanoe that the
inexperienced, amateur chauffeur will
lose his head -and run the machine Into!
one of the tron supports of the Elevated
or a swiftly, running electric car. The i
rive upon the scene of such "accidents"
only In time to gather up the pieces, i
The New York health department had
to deal with a regular comic opera sit
uation the other day. The. department
conducts a sanitarium for consumptives
at Otlsville, in Orange county. New Jer
sey, which accommodates ltd patients,
60 per cent of whom are Jews. The In
stitution is run as a charity, but as the
funds are insufficient to employ all the
help required, the patients were expect
ed to help the authorities of the sani
tarium by keeping their rooms in order
and render some assistance to the cooks,
such as peeling potatoes and waiting
upon other patients in the' dining room.
The Jewish patients, or at least one
dozen of them, strenuously objected to
such menial, manual work. They con
sidered themselves outraged and left the
sanitarium xln a funk. They went to
New York and presented their griev
ances to Commissioner Darlington. The
latter smoothed down their ruffles and
tried to persuade them to go to the
Riverside sanitarium, where help is
more adequate. Instead of returning to
Otlsville, but only one of the' 12 was
willing to do that. The others re
fused' indignantly. Thev 'wanted things
their own way. and would rather die of
consumption than peel potatoes or keep
their rooms clean.
This Is a queer world! Not so very
long ago a man who had retired from
active business after h& had accumu
lated a considerable fortune, committed
(SMdil Dispatch te Tbs lorn-Mil
Atlantic City, Nov.' 27,Ths Tfleclara-
uon ot jhihb tjrrace w. nimiui, uuu
hold economic expert of Passaic, N. J-,
that $ a week la ample to feed family
of four, stirred delegates to the eighth
annual convention of the New ' Jersey
Congress of Mothers to open j dissent
-impossible'" exclaimed Mrs. mawura
juarsnaii, or "enn Amoojr, . i
"il cannot be done except upon a siaaj
Vatlon basis!" objected Mrs. Margaret I
Edwards, of Princeton. : . . j. .
Miss 'Pitman, was speaking; of what
migm ds accomplished wun naiary ui
iibuu. which sue termed & "neat in
come," in view of the fact that, the
average compensation or aociors, law
yers and clergymen in America does not
exceed $800 per annum. , '
in apportioning iz& a month to maae
thlnva meet for an ivcran familv.
she deducted for carfare. She al
lowed 120.74 a. month for rent: 1 4.8 J
17.80 a
month.
for food. .:.--! ...... v
The convention rose In good natures
rotest at this juncture. Inquires were
urled at the speaker from every side.
Calm under the onslaught. " aha said
she knew of a very nioe little woman,
who kept her husband and two growing
children: well supplied with food-for
tt) a week. ' '
I don t. mean.- or course. ' she ex-
Dlalned sweetly, "that the- alrl who
never brewed a cup of tea or made her
own bed before she married could per
form a miracle like this, but I ao main
tain that a little woman, with n keen
business sense, devoted to her husband
and children, could keep her table amply
supplied with nutritious rood xor i a
week."
The delegates, half convinced, began
to smile approvingly, and Miss Pitman
explained that 26 cents a head a day
would do first rate for her little family.
In order to have a table allowance of
$10 a week the woman whose husband
had a fixed Income ofl $1600 a year
would be compelled to make -her own
frocks. Miss pitman asserted. The fam
ily should be able to anend 812.20 a
month for church and charity, $18 for In
vestment and $6.49 lor education, under
which heading she Included theatre
tickets.
"About one play a month!" interjected
a delegate. I
Miss Pitman said the girl who had a
sneaking desire to make Tier social calls
in an automobile should never make the
mistake of marrying on $1600 a year.
This seemed logical to the mothers,
but Miss Pitman's allowance of $10.74 a
month for a "girl" was received with
derision. Negative nods brought from
the economic expert the retort that de
mands of $18 and $20 from domestics
with little training and no sense of
economy were an outrange to be adjusted
by household diplomacy.
She quoted statistics to prove that
nine tenths of the earnings of the coun
try pass through the hands of women.
aua uni inieu mm fijgin ibiiimh ut AiniA
lean families live in excess of their in'
comes.
AND
I MAUDE LEONE
IN HENRY MILLER'S
FAMOUS MILITARY SUCCESS
"ON PAROLE"
A STORY OF THE SOUTH IN 1865
Excellent Cast Beautiful Production
PRICES
"Lower Floor, first 10 rows..- ..$1.50
Lower Floor, last 6 rows ....$1.00
Balcony .... . . . . .?1.00, 75, 50
JEntire Gallery .,.50
I
HAS SEEN TWO
PRESIDENTS SHOT
Illinois Man Regards Himself ma
Hoodoo; Will Sidestep
Taft.
NORDICA
and Company
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PRICES .
$3.00, $2.00, 91.50
jGallery Admission $1
SEAT SALE
Tuesday, December 8.
suicide, because he. did not know what
to do with himself, and life without
some occupation did not seem worth
living. Now another man, who has re
tired on a competency, has written a
letter to one of the local newspapers,
asking for suggestions aa to how he
should keeo nlmself from dying of
ennui. In answer to this letter, which
was published by the accommodating
editor, a perfect flood of suggestions
has been sent in for publication in the I
same oaner. Some or these sueeestionn
are serious and fairly sensible, most of
them, however, too silly to aeserve con
sideration. The poor rich man deserves
universal sympathy. He supplies ne
of the most powerful arguments In fa
vor of a colleare education. If that re
tired merchant had had the advantage of
a college education he would not lack
something to fill his life's sunset days:
there is always football, baseball and
boatraclng to Interest a college man.
The tip given out that Mr. Taft, the
president-elect, had commissioned some
body to purchase two powerful automo
biles for his use in Washington has
caused quite a flurry among the mak
ers of heavy machines. Of course every
one of them would like to have the hon
or of being "purveyor to the president,"
especially in a case like this, where the
president is such a heavyweight. It
would be a great advertisement for the
endurance of their machines.
"The World and Ills Wife," in which
William Faversham Is now playing, is
taken from the Spanish.. It is built
around the theory that one can stop
railroad train or change the. current of
a stream, but that one cannot stop a
woman's tongue. This feature is the
basis of the complications of the play.
(SdscUI DUntcb ta Tb JooraaLI
Alton, III., Nov. 27. E. S. Kennedy of
East Alton has sworn off calling on
presidents, for he is probably the only
man in the United States who has seen
two presidents of the United States as
sassinated.
When President Garfield was shot by
Charles Ouiteau Mr. Kennedy was stand
ing within a few feet of the chief exec
utive and ran to nis aia.
"I was standing on the station plat
form at Washington," says Kennedy,
"waiting for a train. I saw President
Garfield come on the platform and ob
served a man who stood near me eyeing
the president. After a few moments he
walked directly toward Mr. Garfield and
as qlck as a flash he drew a pistol
from his trousers pocket and fired at
tne presiaenr. y
"A rain. I was riant on the spot when
President McKinley was assassinated. I
was in the line of people who were
shaking hands with the president. I
saw a fellow with his arm in a sling. I
was looking right at htm when he
reached out his left hand to shake
hands with the president and then
whipped a pistol out of that sling his
right hand was in and fired before any
one could stop him.
"I didn't see Roosevelt, Just because I
was afraid I might see another presi
dent killed."
HEIR TO RICHES
JOINS TnE NAVY
"Tosemlte,"
new romantlo psychic
problem Orama by Charles A. Tavlor,
has been put in rehearsal by the Fhu
berts and will shortly go on tour, play
ing in the principal Sliubert theatres
throughout the country.
Cincinnati Millionaire Lad Rides In
Own Auto to Train Enlists
Just Because He Wants To.
(Special Dispatch to Tbn Jonrnil.)
Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 27. Glen Corre,
aged 24. son of the late A. O. Corre,
who was classed as a millionaire hot.l
proprietor, enlisted as a sailor In the
United States navy, and left for New
York to begin his humble duties as a
seaman.
Young Corre drove up to the central
railroad station in his own handsome
automobile, the ride doubtless being the
last in such a luxurious conveyance for
the next three years, the term of Ills
enlistment. Corre's decision to Join
the navy was kept to himself, and his
relatives learned of It only shortly be
fore his departure.
xoung corre owns an equal snare
with each or his three slstera in tils
father's big estate, which embraces
the Grand hotel and the Gibson house.
leading hostelrles of this city. His
brother-in-law, C. A. Burkhardt, Is presi
dent of the A. O. 3rre hotel com
pany, which conducts both hotels, and It
was at Mr. Burkhardt's mansion, on
one of the suburban hilltops, that young
Corre had been living.
Corre has been living the life com
mon among Idle young men of wealth
who have no ambition. He is fine look
ing, well educated ant h tn. in th.
rway of dress, which was always graU.
wov., v-uiioiuoreu oy me very oesi
lnVjrme(1 n such matters, as faultless.
His pay will be $17.60 a month.
NAMES OF 20 WOMEN
FOUND IN OPIUM RAID
(Special Plapatch to TUe .VarnaH
Pittsburg, Nov. 28. By the raiding
of an opium den, the police have come
Into possession of the names of about
20 women and girls who have been
"hitting the pipe'r on the quiet.
Steps are to be taken at once to
break up this evil. The police will take
up the matter with the families of the
women and will, In this manner, en
deavor to minimise the opium pest,
which has reached an alarming stage
in Pittsburg.
The place was one of the largest
ever raided In Pittsburg. Two hours
previous to the descent of the police, a
dozen women and girls were there. The
tip was passed, however, and when the
cops arrived only two women, and one
uninaman were arrested. These were
Mrs. Meade Long, her daughter Bessie,
18 years old. and Ho Tim. aliaa "Dover
Duck," who was recently chased out of
new xora city.
Mrs. Long was arrested nine months
sgo in company with a Chinaman
whom she accused of drugging her.
Her husband Is a Pennsylvania railroad
engineer at Altoona.
aiKgNov.29,1908,Today
SECOND TIME IN THIS CITYFIRST TIME IN STOCK-"
The Brilliant, Sparkling Champagne Comedy,
"Git
ciring Gloria"
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A .vivacious tale of a popular London actress, a diamond necklace, J
some friends, tome suitors, some jealous women and other people.
DELIGHTFUL AND ENTERTAINING MUSICAL NUMBERS
INTERPOLATED. FULL OF LIFE AND MERRIMENT.
SPECIAL SCENERY, HANDSOME GOWNS, BEAUTIFUL 1
STAGE SETTINGS. X
Stage Under Personal Direction of Mr. Donald Bowie,
Evening Prices 25c, 35c, 50a. Matinees 15e, 25a. ' . ;
. Matinee Saturday, . ' '
NEXT WEEK "THE ROSE Of THE RANCHO"
Seats on 8ale MondayNov. dOth -
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'mis theatre that playe big road attractions at papula prtoss
Beginning Tonight, Sunday, November 29, 1908
IS
lOth "There ain't no" sense in doin nothln' - lOth
iuvii for Bobody wliat eVeP done nothla' for
Season you." Sis Hopkins. Seaflon
J. R. STIRLING Presents the Artistic Comedienne)
Sl(0)
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Bequest Conditioned on. Bedtime.
From the American Hebrew. -A
legacy of $1000 conditioned on a
change in its bedtime rules has been
willed to the Jewish Home for thn Airri
at St. Louis by Abraham Greenblatt, a
teacner or Hebrew, (ireenblatt's will
provides that If the lnatUutlnn A ham
away with the fixed hour at which Its
Inmates shall go to bed and allows
thent to retire whenever thev rhAnm tt
shall receive his bequest, but not other
wise.
In the Characteristic Play,
"SIS HOPKINS"
A play of purpose. A plot of sense. A happy blending of fun and,
earnest
FULL OF LAUGHS LAUGHS LAUGHS.
The Pastoral Comedy Hit-Best Company Yet.
New and Special Scenery. New Music, New Specialties.
See the Famous "Snakentine" Dance.
Prices 25c to $1.00. Sunday and Saturday Matinees, 25c, 50c -WEDNESDAY
BARGAIN BATINEE, 25c TO ANY SEAT.
NEXT ATTRACTION MTHE LAND OP NOD"
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PANTAGES THEATRE
BILL. CHANGES TOMORROW
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE STARS OF ALL NATIONS
WEEK EVSXXrCr TOD AT The Ten Xooatry Kids: Earle tc Curtis; Hanlon
at Clifton; Dunn, Franols St Co.; Bernler as Stella; Jean Wilson; and ths Bio
graph, positively the best snow of the season.
WEEK COMMENCINd MONDAY MATINEE
9 TH2C S
GREAT HER AS FAMILY
Kins Marvelous European Acrobats, lata of Singling Brothers Circus.
The iargest and nest Acrobatic Act in Vaudeville.
' BTECIAX. ADDED ATTXACTIOK
BURT WESTON & COMPANY
Presenting THE MBDICINB MAIN"
DEKEKDA GREEK
The Creative Juggling- Comedians,
Booked Direct from- the London
.Hippodrome.
WAXTEB DAJfTELS
Impersonating Welt Known Actors
in Full View of the Audience.
TKB BXOOXArX Unequal d Moving- Pictures.
POPULAR PRICES 15 CENTS, IS CENTS. BOX SEATS 50 ' CENTS.
MATINEES IS CENTS, BOX BEATS 60 CENTS.
B0T7XDEK ft QUIVK
Klnirs of Music, Introducing art
Original and Clever Electrical Nov
elty. jeajt wnBOsr
Pictured Ballad. Entitled "I Love
You as I Never Loved Before."
THE LYRIC
Starting Sunday
Matinee, Nov. 29 X
THE BLUNKALL CO. ?
, Representing the Screaming Farce Comedy
99
Alntinees Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ;j
DAIXT BtATOTEB i (EXCEPT BUZTDAT AHD KOUDATS), ISO, aSo. 600.
Phone, Mam 6. A 1020
7 . (ft
Paying particular at
tention to the enter
tainment, comfort
and convenience of
ladies and children.
THEATRE
Formerly Warqaam Craid
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Presenting at all
times the best of
European and Amer
ican Vaudeville attractions.
Week
Commencing Monday Matinee, Nov. 30
pouownra au-stab teatitbb acts
EVA TAYLOR LEO DONNELLY
And her players, in Merriest of In a Pleasing Pastime.
Farcial Comedies, "Chums."
JOE LA PLEUR
FOUR FRANKLINS Daring High Ladder Novelty.
Sensational European Aerlalists.
ALEXIS and SCHALL
GRACIE EMMETT Some Twists, Skirts, Turns and
Steps.
And Her Company, ,
"Mrs. Murphy's Second Husband." QrpheUm PlCtUreS
AMY STANLEY T
me Gin with the picks.- Orpneum Orchestra
PEXPOBMAECEB ETEBT KYEHUTQ, 8:15; MATHTEB SAXXT, 8:15. In
Evening- Prices lBo, a5e, 50c, 75c Evening Prioes 15o, 88o, BOo, 7 So.
DAXXiT MATXKEB (EXCEPT TV9AT AID IOUDATI), ISO. ISO, 800.
Phones
Main 0496
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THE STAR
Playing only the Stair - Havlin Eastern Road Attractions
Commencing Sunday Matinee,
I Nov. 29, 1908
I ELMER WALTERS'
GREATEST COMEDY DRAMA SUCCESS
A Millionaire Tramp"
I
CI?!? The Great (Church Scene. 1117 ilD The Choir'of the
I . Ulv .WM WUW.VA W
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try Opera House and the
Village Depot.
Cross, the Song of the
Christmas Revelers. v .
Something So Very
Nothing Like It Ever Presented. Before,
t , Different
FULL OF -BRIGHT SPECIALTIES. ' r
f - -Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday .
V Prices Matinees, 15c 25c Night, 15c, 25c,1 35c, 5Qc ' (
i NcJtl Atlraciioit- "Bunco In Arizona -
GIB
Vaodevillt de Luxe
Week of Elonday "
Matinee, Nov. 30th
THE GREATEST FEATURE
ACT OF MODERN VAUDEVILLE
Mile. Joyce Gray!
in HER OWN ORIGINAL'
VERSION OF THE
.VISION OF
"Salome"
Direct from the Alhambra, Paris
MAGNIFICENT SCENERY
SUMPTUOUS COSTUMES
SPECIAL ADDED FEATURE
Harry Luken's
7 Trained Bears
Introducing; '
"The Boxing Teddy Bears."
SPECIAL ADDED FEATURE
Douglas A. Flint & Co.
IN "THE MIXERS."
Joe R Keller & Co.
- :'.'--""--. "'Ini,-.v.'vU.;
"A RURAL SUBSTITUTE"
The Pelots
Juggling Oddity
"FUN IN A HOTEL OFFICE"
La Selle Trio
Weld's Most Daring Acrobats,
Joe Hardman
' The Happy Humorist,
Fred Bauer
Singer of. Pictorial Lyrics
Latf t I r ' '
Firmer, sem to nave it al their "own
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