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, THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1909.
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DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
L.YRIC Imperial Musical Comedy company n "The Isle of Zaia."
ORPHKUM Vaudeville.,
GRAND Vaudeville. . " .
PANTAOES Vaudeville. . -
BAKER' Burna-Johnaon flftlit picture. '
STAB Movln pictures. ' .
' ' ' .T ' COMIXO OFFERIXGS
BUNGALOW Week of Juna 20, "The Merry Widow"; June 28, 29, SO.
. Ethel Barrymore, In ''Lady Frederick','; July U,t,- 8fe John Drew, In
- - Jli0k?,tJ?Jr i July 6e 7- Mr Flake, In "6alvaU6nvNeir;jJuly. .
9, 10, "The feetvant In the Houae.' , .
PR03IISES MADE BY
THE PBESS AGENTS
; ' The "Merrj Widow.-
As la well known. "The Merry Widow"
; la no mere ahow, designed to catch the
npplauae of the unthinking, to daizle the
Ignorant by empty display, but a well
Revised,, consecutive atory- in which
apoken dialogue and music have been
employed to give brilliant meaning to
that atory "In all Its-varying moods and
phases; muslo which Is full of vitality
and above all essentially faithful to the
All Of thla has. come to pass by the
genius of Franx Lehar, the composer,
and Victor Leon and Lea Stein, who
wrote the book, but aa far aa the inter
pretation goea the American public is
much' Indebted to Henry W. Savage for
' hi superb production. . and most of all
: for the splendid eaat which made the
f'Merry Widow" famous in this coun
try, i. Among the celebrities to be heard
here are Miss Mabel Wllber, who has
won the hearts of all, and is proclaimed
the best of any of the prima dotinas that
liava sung the title role; Misa Amy Bus-
.. aert, tha young cantatrice, who alnga
the role of "Natalie"; George Uameral,
who has sung tha part of the -Prince
Danlle over 200 tlmea, and has a beauti
ful voice, together with a very hand
some presence; Jnhn iJDonnel. tfte
grand opera tenor, and others of almost
' equal prominence, auch aa Thomas
Ieary. Oscar Flgman. Charles W. Kauf-
man, Harry H. Meyers. W. Strauna. J., a.
. Kriggs, Minnje Olton and many others.
The special "Madam Butterfly" orehes
tra will bs under the direction of John
licGhle.
. i The engagement will be for one week,
at the Bungalow theatre, beginning; Bun-
dy, June 20, with matinees on Wednes
day and Saturday. The seat sale will
-.pen Friday, June 18, but mail orders,
Swompanted by remittances, will be
filled In order of receipt as near aa pos
sible to location desired.
' Mall orders-will -ba received rom
both In and out of town beginning to-
morrow (Monday). Regular box office
Sale opens next Friday. Mall orders
ska precedence. Address letters and
make checks and money orders pavabie
to W. T. Pangle t Bungalow theatre. A
' Belf -addressed hnd stamped envelope
must be Inclosed to help Insure safe re
turn. ." - : ...
J, Miss Barrjroore's leading, Man.
f . Bruce McRae Is Miss Ethel Barry
tnore's leading mm this season in ''Lady
iFtederick.' the three act comedy by W.
Somerset Maugham, in which Charles
Ftohman' presents Miss Barrymore at
the Bungalow . theatre for three nights,
becinnlng Monday, June 21 Mr, Mc-
Kae, who Is conceded to be one of .the
. best leading men of the present genera
" t ion, was bom In London, His father
waa a aurgeon in me cngusn array, and
aa the name would Imply, a Scotchman.
while his mother -was English- His
uncle Is Sir Charles Wyndham. After
an earlv childhood passed In India,
where his father waa stationed.- and
later In Kngland, ha was sent, when a
lad 1 years old, to a military school
at Boulngne-eur-Mer, Frsnce, where be
remained until he waa 16. He then went
M New Zealand und engaged In cat lie
ranching, after which, having beromt a'
skilled surveyor, ti spni rive -vears id
ustrafis. opening up government reser
vations for pioneer settlers.
Mr, MfRas came to this country in
10. and for a year was in charge of a
rul ranch at. Krt Laramie, Wyo'. He
Ihen came eaat and decided to follow an
actor's creer. He made his debut Octo-t-er
5, !!. at prn-tn" Twenty-third
r r'-rt tlwatre in New Verk In'Bardou's
T.!-nll(r.' in the-- sutport of Elie lit
tM! h Md Frbe Rolrrtson. After ap
rmrt In the support fvarlu stars
art rusting the role f Vt, Watson In
"Sherlock Holmes, Mr. McRae became
Miss Barrymore' leading man. In her
support he- has played the following
pna; in ivz, Mr. leipsic, in v ar
rots" and-Archlbald Vyse, in, "A Country
Mouse"; 190S. Heath Desmond, lh
-wouain Kate '; 1894, colonel Brinthorpe.
In "Sunday," and Torvald Helmer, In "A
DoU'a- House" 1B0S, Colonel Grey. In
"Alice Sit-by-rhe-Flr,' and In 1908, the
title role In "Captain Jinks of tha Horse
Marines,- j ones, in Tfta Sliver Box,"
and Sir Montague Martin, In "His Ex
cellency the Governor." This season In
"Lady Frederick,' Miss Barrymore s new
play, Mr, McRae la appearing as Para
dine Fouldes.
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Orpheum'a New Bill."
The 17 year old English (nrr
dancer and comedian, Laddie Cliff, who
scored such a success In New fork, is
makin1 his first western tone anA will
be at tha Orpheum theatre next week
aa tne feature, unspoiled by a success
that WOUld turn the heait nf manv m-n
older performer, thla breesy, refresh-
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ng youtn is as mucn a natural born
fun maker as be was when he first
reUhMt Kav Vftrb- T r i ...
i . , , " ...,,. turn iw
kind of humor that appeals to the
American as well as to the Kngllshman
di?n! wild with enthuslaam verr-
. "The Eight Original Madcap' are
ly fvery producing manager -4n Nw
- i. nitra away
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ucces. at Wallack'a theatre. New York.
f? ,.th' Mature extraordinary of "A
....B.,v ,wi a. Lmj. iney are an ag
gregation of twisting, twirling, whirl
ing; 'oancing wonders, and all possess
youth, beauty and uniform agility, while
their performance la marked with -pre-clslon
not obtained by many of the other
r'" """" vn me aiage.
ph Ttf po?ular comedians, known
who, win present
kM.YHTiS"0'..!' PS 1nt Stand
.IJv,r dialogue and unique danclnav
jne aciion oi in, little comedy has to
da with tmn mln.t..!. . , T
ootored TOrter In a "One Night Stand"
5ti tV ntrtalnlng from
A feminine quartet. Which presents a
tuneful novelty that -g"
or the Old and New World:" Is Max '
Vitt' "Singing Colleens." a, ManvT of
their numbers such as "Conwi Back t
Er,'.n- .and, Ir,h melodies have a re
rullar fascination which make a stro
appeal to the audience. ,,ron
., oilie Toung and Brothers, offer V
d Jtlnct novelty this season, for in ad
dition to their hoop rolling Vvhtch bv
the way. Ollle Toung waathl flrat to
put into use on the ataae, thiv ai ,
5rPUn? "lous' .i&lbftUn' of
dtabolo playfng and asklllful display
J3WLmeTanJ throwln:. "Diabol; Is a
The Gartelle Brothers P, pi.,;., '
jir,;?ESi
to&Vh",,."
bitlon of fall, and bumpV and end. wuk !
?oimVktbe,.e buck s-itriii-i
Uh f?'heum Orchestra-will have n
interesting program of muslo and th
bUU oUon pictura. wlUclosa tZt
nurnaTohnsOB Plrtnreg at Baker
V The .. famous Burns-Johnson -battl
which occurred at Sydney; Australia, on
Boxing day, December i. 19ns k..k.
reproduced m mo lng picture flhna and
oy special arrangement with Hugh D.
Mcintosh will be nreneniHt in tki.
at tha Baker theatre every afternoon
and night thla wees. Afternoon at S
o'clock, evening at 8:S0.
Thi fight occurred at 11 o'clock In
the morning In the open air. The aun
was shining brightly and conditions for
successful photography were Ideal. It
has been said by people who were fortu
nate enough to witness these pictures in
London that they were the cleverest
ever shown of an event of this kind. The
famous "golden smile" with which, John
son taunted his opponent, showing his
dental Improvements and which was
commented on by Jack London, the
American novelist, in his cable dls-
paicnea to wnicago, can piainiy pa sees
In tha .pictures, the . most minute de
tail Is brought out and emphasized by
the camera. In fact, the audience that
witnesses these pictures will see the
fight much more' clearly than did the
majority of spectators , at .the ringside
In Sydney as their ootnt of vantage at
the picture reproduction' will collectively
be that of tha camera which was only
a few feet from tha .ring.
Mr. Mcintosh, who was the promoter
and referee of the Biirns-Jorjnson fight,
orougnt tne pictures to Ameriea wun
him recently. His mission here, apart
from hie desire to exhibit the pictures.
la to arrange a match between Johnson,
the recognised champion of the world,
and James J. Jeffries, who some time
ago relinquished the title. To thla end
ha has offered a purse of $50,000, which
fact has been commented on at length
by the press or the United States wlth
lng th past few days, but to this writ
ing Jeffries haa. refused to give an an
swer. 'Jeffries Is at present appearing
in vaudeville in tne east ana, jonnsou
is filling. similar engagements in New
York and .vicinity. : .
When -the pictures are shown tiere
with an expert, lecturer to point, out the
Incidents, of Interest, they, will be at
popular prices, desplta the expense of
bringing tnem..xo tnia country.
in addition to tne atwve tne nest
rounds of the ' Jeffrles-Sharkey fight
will be shown. 'so that you can judge
who is the best man. Seats are now
selling at Baker theatre for the entire
week. ' -.
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New Bill at Pantageft.
One of the beat acts that the Pan-
tages theatre has offered will be that
presented by- the Four' Bards, marvel
ous American gymnasts, which will bs
the principal feature of ft ex t week's
program, which will commence with (H
usual Monday matinee. The Bards have
a reputation that reaches from the At
lantic to the Racine ana mey never ran
to create a sensation at each and every
performance. - ' '
In competition with the Bards for first
place on the bill,, will be the troupe of
40 trained rats, cats and dogs, - which
will, be Introduced by Professor Rob
erts. He haa trained all sorts of ani
mals, but' for thla particular vaudeville
tour he- has selected this unusual conir
blnatlon, particularly on account of its
oddity,- It Is surely-out of the ordinary
to sea cats, - rats and dogs performing
together, and the rats trusting them
selves In the very teeth . of their "tradi
tional enemies., '; . '
. Next on the "Hat comes the Terr
Twins, who are so much alike that one
cannot tell them apart. They will intro
duce a series of comedy .acrobatic
stunts, and In their performance Is art
burlesque boxingbout, . which pn ac
count" of their" remarkably close re
semblance to each other, is unusually
funny. - -.- v. ."'' f ' .
Adams and Mack will be seen lrr their
comedy mBgi art.' which they call the
Mystefrlarch and th Mystagogue,"
whatever that is. Howver,. their per
formance is said to be a scream.
Music lovers are promised a surprise
with. Marie Hedllck'a, " Bohemian lyric
soprano. Who is -said to possess a re
markably sweet voice.
Ella Garrison and company will pre
sent a travesty on Anthony and Cleo
patra which they call "Tony and Qleo."
Leo White will sing a new illustrated
song, and the- Pantagescope will show
the very . newest comedy moving pic
tures. . '
Remember that today will be your
last opportunity to see the present great
bill of advanced vaudeville acts, which
is headed by Bonner, tha horse with the
human brain.) : . -;
' fitaf Moving Pictures '
Now that festival week is over the
8tar management ofera a performance
of extraordinary merit and novelty,', be
ginning with the matlnea thla afternoon.
The leading feature will be one of the
celebrated - blograph pictures entitled
"The Lonely Villa. in which the re
markable action Is displayed of a sen
sational ride for a Ufa on tha part of
the husband to save his wife from
death at the hands of desperate burg
lars. ' -
The Vltagraph company contribute a
splendid dramatic picture entitled "Ro
mance of Old Mexico," and Pathe Frerea
of Paris, the leading foreign producers,
offer an intensely Interesting story un
der the title of "A Woman's Intrlgua."
Connected with this film is an educa
tional one showing In detail the opera
tion of the snake skin -Industry. For
entertaining comedy, the Vltagraph
company contributes a rattling fares
entitled 'Caught at Last," and the Blo
graph company presents as Its comedy
"A New Trick."
This together with a new Illustrated
song right from tha producers, splen
did music, and other features, makes
up a show which for excellence haa
rarely been equaled.
The management Is asked to announce
that a special matinee will ba given
Saturday afternoon, beginning at 3
o'clock at which the prize baby contest
will be ended, and the prise awarded
to the successful contestant. During
the past-week the votes have run ilnto
tha thousands, and much excitement
and rivalry have been engendered be
tween the mothers of tha little ones, all
of whom are anxious to secure the cov
eted prise.
. At the Arcade theatre tha manage
ment has decided, beginning with to
morrow, Monday, June 14, .to put in
the celeated French singing and talk
ing p letups which in the last-60 days
have undergone wonderful Improvement
and are now presented as the greatest
leature in .farts, .uonaon and New York.
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Vaudeville at the Grand. '
Commencing Monday afternoon Built
van & Consldlne will have another alt
star and feature, vaudeville program' at
the Grand., The past week the manage
ment gave an exceptionally attractive
rbill and -the , coming program promises
to even excel t ',,
Among, the . many excellent special
ties will vfce) Clara Thropp, an actress
who was a successful star - in Ibsen
dramas, but' who is now rated as one
of - , America' "-cleverest - -comediennes.
Her songs are all new and crisp. Those
who- have Been Misa Tropp in the seri
ous drama wlil be surprised at her ver
satility as aispiayea as a comedienne. -The
great Makerenko troupe of Rus
sian gypsy singers and dancers will be
a positive feature. These people are
preoaoiy tne oest ixussian dancers to
tour this country." This is their first
western trip, and the reports from' cit
ies where they have appeared are most
nattering. .
The Torleys are premier trick cyc
lists who know the Ins and outs of
their bicyclists and canFdo more and
difficult-tricks than.anvof rlu.l-
Thejct stands at the head of -trick eye- (
" m;uuuH va win American veuae-
"Mann and Franks are a welt known
and popular team -who appeared here
twice: before and made unquestionable
hits,. Since, then they have been, m the
east, where.' their success was imn.
phenomenal. As singers and general
entertainer they have few equals.
Their sinsrlnar set 'Is called "lTrnni th
Sublime to the Ridiculous."
' Faust Brothers are pantomime come
dians, as funny as can be found any
where. There will also be a new illus
trated nauaa ana new motion pictures.
The present splendid bill, headed bv
the distinguished . aonrano. Ml,, xit.ho'i
McKlnley, will be repeated this aftet
noon and night forthe last timeV
William Schoen with the Imperial
musical comedy company at the
Lyric. : . .'. , . : .'
9:15 o'clock. It is the hot weather
show - in the city's coolest and safest
theatre,
fiS-
The Isle of Zaza."
TMs week at the Lyric, beginning
with today's matinee, Ed Harrington
will present Jthe Imperial Musical Com
edy company. In the latest musical skit.
The Isle-of Zaza," Last week demon
strated that this company can give ' a
clean,- moral musical show that - will
please the4 most . exacting,, and It'll ;be
even better sthls1 week," with: K larger
chorus and mora comedians. . There are
a dosen aong hits in "The Isle of Zaza,"
all fresh from Broadway. - There Is a
lot or pretty worK by the beauty broiler
chorus, and the fun xiows fast and
furious. 'V. - - .,- .
F.d Harrlnarton ' tCnrt lTinv r-h.-l
Connors. William Hchoen. Barbara Hol-
iana. .-uaintv rsauaia Melville, Clara
Howard, Dorbthy Newman, Mabel Slmp
aon and the other favorites will be seen
to advantage. "I'm So Lonesorrte'Vand
Patricia SalOme" will make yououen
your eyes some,- There will be the 'reg
ular ; Lyric matinees on Sunday- Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, arid two
pciformances each evening, at 8 Snd
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PLAYS AND PLATERS
Ida Mulle headed a benefit program at
xsoston. -
,e .
Frank Dumont Is general stage direc
tor lor Lew uoeKstader.
Georgia Calne will play the title role
in -xne mother uiri.
Paul GUmore will be seen next season
In "The Call of the North."
Klaw & Erlanger announce a dramati
sation or ' The inner Shrine.
The only actor a member of the Eng-
nsn parliament is a. t. w. Mason.
'
Hattle Williams will have a new
oomedy called "Detective Sparks."
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Fred Nlblo sailed for a three months'
tour of Europe with his wife, Josephine
Cohan.
Joe Weber has received bids for the
English and Australian rlghta of "The
Climax." .. .
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Marie Walnwrlght Is - to Jflurney to
San Francisco with the Marie Doro
company; ; ;
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"Belasco 'has decided to star Marlorle
Patterson, the beautiful grand niece of
Betty Bonaparte.
Al H. Woods will have 14 melodramas
on, the road the coming season, besides
other attractions. -
Lewis .Waller has accepted a new
play. In which Sir Walter Raleigh is
the central figure., t,. -
It is said that the finest bahet In
the world Is at the Maria theatre in
St Petersburg, Russia. -
The Dramatic Mirror's Tendon rorre.
snondent savs Elllv Burke's nroductlnn
of "Love Watches" "failed lamentably.'
Katie -Barry has tolned the A horn
opera company, after having completed
a. successful season in vaudeville. : :
Harold .Crane, of "The Golden rtlrl"
company," served four year In the Eng
llsh army before hej went on. the stage.
Annie : Rusaell will have the iMritnv
woman's, f-ole In , "Husband." and b.r
husband, Oswald . Torke, .will be feat'
urea, ?
Margaret Anglin has aianerf a pnn
tract with Frank McKee, to appear in
ine AvaKm or hr An -h rh a"
in autumn. - , t
William A.' Ttradv Kr. n nmliiA.
Play by Thomas Buchanan, the author
of Grace George's play, "A Woman's
Way," coming season.
Gertrude Coghlan haa hun nn,i4
for Robert Edeson's company next sea
son In "The Noble Spaniard," new
comedy by W, Somerset Maughan. - -
At the end of her present tour In
Ladv Frederick." VAh Rirrmn,, artu
be seen In a new play bv Arthur Win
Finero, as yet unnamed. .
Joseh Weber unnounnes a new tlav.
called "The Saddlemaker," for next sea
eon. ' The author is Edward E. Locke,
who wrote "The Climax."
The only American actor a memhee nr
the lower house of congress Is Honor
able Julius Cahn. ef the Third Califor
nia congressional district! - ... .
Eben Plympton and Kathleen Clifford
ehact the chief roles In "The Debtor" !
based on rickenS' story of Little Dprrlt-i
Margaret jnsyo la vne autnor. .. .. , .
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A new play by Mrs. George Corn-1
illls-West.- formerly Ladv RandolDh
Churchill, Is soon to be produced ln
Lohdon and, possibly, later in New York.
jvv ti.l,,',: , . n unit itmt , t
aucea in August oy Henry is. Harris,
: John Barrymore Is to ' star In . "The
r ortuns Hunter. , ,
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Wallace Munro, who was manager for
Louis James, has resigned to assume
tha position or manager for Olga neth
eraole. The arrangement goes into ef
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" Miss Edith Taliaferro has' just closed
her season in "Folly of the Clrcua
After a brief vacation she will begin an
other season the .last of . June to . last
until May. . . - ..
--In- Septembers slirrRbberjjT Mantel
will oegin a iwo years- lour vi , tne
world, sailing first, for Australia and
appearing later- in mala soutu Arrlca
ana t-ngiana.
A new play, "The Narrow Path," waa
produced at Philadelphia the other day
Several critics denounced It aa vulgar
ana a palpable imitation ; or - ETugene
waiter s. "JL he Kaslest Way."
Amelia Bingham la going to Kngland
shortly and will make her debut in Lon
don on July 19, In 7 "Great , Moments
From Great Plays " Miss Beth Frank
lyn haa been engaged to accompany her,
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Clyde Fitch's "Girls,": which wag a Mt
in New- York, failed in' Chicago, while
his comedy, "Tha Baohaler.'V which waa
not a brilliant success In New York
has been well received ; here, Chicago
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"We will," said A. L, EYlanger, "put
out Adeline Genee in a musical comedy
by Maurice Levi and Harry B. "Smith.
This will give us .the chance te intro
duce The lryad.. one of the best bal
lot ' , 3
Hans Robert, a young comedian, who
naa unn piaying in- -unecKers" lor lour
years, nas been cnosen to take np the
part In , "The Golden Girl," recently
im uuneii vj rry nuns, ana more re
cently by Harry Stone.
'News has been received -of the death
In Paris of Leon Hermann, known In
recent veara aa tha nrut Manr,n
His death waa due to consumption. He
was me Jiepnew or the elder Hermann,
wm umeu as nis iegitimate auo
cessor. ,.)--...,,. . k ...
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J Kyrle Bellew, accompanied by Frank
Connor, haa sailed for an extended
ouropaan xour, naving brought Mm sea
son In . "Tha Thief n a m.
Bellew will return in August to begin
rehearsals of Alfred Sutro'a hew Dlay.
"The Builder of RHd.. "
' '.'-scj. ' y. - e - a .
The season after next wiiu,m riiii-,,.
riii mue a laraweu tour in all hia e.
mous parts, from "Held bv the Enemy"
to "Secret Service," and will then retire
permanently from tha stage. Next' sea
son Mr.- Gillette' will not plgy at all
on account of poor health.
The New' York Telee-ranh
Twain is neddllnar amnna? ih,m.,.
agers'the libretto of a comic opera right
viu ma uwa yrn ana DSea upon nls
stdry. "A Connecticut Y.nW ; . k.
Court of King Arthur." M. W. Colwell
haa composed the score that goea with
the book. -V . . ,
Gertrude Coirhlan. will ha Rnh,rt
son's leading woman next season, when'
he makes his appearance- In W. finm.
ereetr'M augham's 'The NobTeBpanlard.T'
Miaa Coughlan will have the part of
jrtai inn roairiie. s rounr winnv inl rtim
object of the fiery Spaniard's wild
courtship. - 1
T am." said Nat Goodwin, "disgusted
and sick and ttrad nf tha 1 m.i,n
dramatist Three of the biggest "of
them Augustus Thomas, Clyde Fitch
and George Broadhurat each handed
jn a emon. 1 m going abroad and
In going to stav there till T l.n .
real play. . ,
united tn marriage at the Cathedral of
the-Holy Cross, Boston, by the Right"
Rev. Michael Bplaln. . ..
In memory of Morris Solomon and
his son, Gustavua, famotn aa Gua Rog
ers, of the- Kogers - Brothers, a -white
granite mausoleum wan dedicated tn
Washington remetery, Brooklyn. N. Y,
Sunday afternoon Mar 23. The mauso
leum waa constructed on the, order of
Mae; Rogers. It coat $14,000.
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In ,the Paris success for man v
months the reigning triumph of the
trench stage the detective play. "Ar- '
sena Lupin." - William - Courtenay will -play
two roles ln one. that of - a-hard-
eneTbut polished thief and burglar, wh
is. st the same time,' universally ac- '
cepted in the best society as a full- -blooded
duke of anolent lineage. V. '
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"As for the 'booing.' It is, said an
English actress, an old custom. - There's '
no doubt that it is cruel. Jt 1. v.n.,.i
and merciless-' and - no , mistake: hut
there is this to sav for it: it Kna -
a lot to keep utter trash off the British
stage and to keep, the English theatres
of the first-claas from- swarming with "
nrnmnAt.nt nlav.,." X: ... V i. r,
A'lie llav li tn , h' WwinJ k.
Klaw & ErlaAger and Joseph Bronlta
which;-ts a drsmatlzatton ' of j a novel,
"The Inner Shrine." nubliahed hv th.i '
Harpers, from -whom the managers have
obtained the dramatic rights". The novel
has made a sensation Jn literary circle",
interest being enhanced by thh faot that
the authorship is kept secret, y - -
Kellett Chambers.' the author-ef "is
American Widow," a -new comedy which
Henry B.: Harris will produce this com
ing season, is the hnshnn,! nf Kiia r.
raw, the well known New York artist. .
journalist and caricaturist ' Mr. Cham
bers is a. brother of Charles Huddon
ChamberSi the dramatist, whose plays,
"Captain Swift," . "The Idler," ''The
Awakening." "The Fatal Card and" "file
Anthony,' were well known succesaea.:
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From the shadow of the Alos cornea
a mournful little missive from Reatrlna
Cameron Mansfield, the widow of Rich
ard Mansfield, and a widow who is still
dazed and mystified and moaning In her
neari over ner loss tn that great man.
She never seems quite to understand
that Ke is Irrevocably gone from her.
and there is a plaintive mixture of wild,
uncontrollable grief Dent un and a kind
of solace : In' his presence 1 which she
feels all the time wherever aha mav
carry her tears and her courage. She
a in switseriana with ueorge Ulbbs
Mansfield.' her bov. whom aha la adu.
eating among the learned ' Swltzers.
Amy Leslie in ; Chicago- Newa . . , : 3
dean shows have naldt the beat in tha
long run. and the SDasmndio. ; fntunua.
apelfke Indulgence which craves filth in
tne aramafana immorality in Its speo
tacles has no Dermanent baala for rtn un
cial solidity and Is a menace tq com-
iiioruiaj nuegrny or me oox oitice. mat
la all there is about It The theatre
canot be diverted to the ill-gotten gains
01 inaecency, necause it is an institu
tion which addresses the publlo, and
not a sarcel of lascivious'' degenerates
and decadent weary Willies who have
the price. Even the feeble-minded crew -of
easy or bad morals tire Of their own
coarseness, but the sane "and lovely
thousands Who delight honorably in the
laughter, tears and 'tableaux of the
stage are the pioneer suoporters and
promoters of the drama. Amy Leslie in
Chicago News. --.Il ri ;
Mrs. Kendal, thd famous TTnll.h an.
tress, celebrated her sixtieth hirthriav
anniversary recently. Mrs. Kendal was
the youngest of 23 children. Her oldest
ojotber was born when bis mother was
19, and the youngest arrived when
mamma had reached the age of 48.
Cleveland News, i
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Mark Smith laadlna- man tn "Tha
Traveling Salesman," playing at a
Boston theatre, and Anna Muriel Fee-
ney. a member of the Marie Cahill
company during the past season, were
Elizabeth Baker three -weeks ago was
sn obscure stenographer and typewriter
at a wage-of & a week: today she Is
the most widely discussed playwright
In England, not excepting the redundant
Bernard Shaw, She Is credited with hav
ing written a remarkable play In
"Chains", which ba made sovdeep an
Impression that already it is listed for
production here next fall. Every Lon
don critic praises the young woman
for a sympathetic realism surpassing
that revealed in any other play in Lon
don In a year or more. fc'he has re
signed her $5 position- and has. signed
contracts for the delivery of two new
plays. "Chains" deals wtU the Class
which H. G. Wells in one of his stories
describes aa "damned little olerks." The
play bears upon the practical slavery
of the struggllne office workers. It is
strange, says William Bullock in - the
New , York Press, .the theme was per
mitted to lie untouched for Miss Baker,
who has not been inside a theatre half
a down times in her life, and -who
never heard of the. term dramatic tech
nique. 'Her success proves anew that
all -there la to drama is truth.-, ,
Widows-Their Vays and Wiles
BY GEORGE DAMKRAL.
The wjdqws are complicated and dan
gerous toys. They are wise beyond other
women and have seductions which their
unmarried sisters know naught of. I
am glad that Sonia Is a widow, and a
merry one.- Why be a sad widow when
the departed: has met the common fate
of mankind? A few short' years and
the widow will Join him who has de
parted, so- why not wine, flowers and
song and the despotism of dancing feet?
My first sweetheart was a widow,
whom I met when-an undergraduate at
the University of Chicago, and, living
at a boarding house kept by an elderly
Juno whose ample -charms caused me
to lose my heart. The encnantment
Was not for long, for I met a slim girl
with eyes like a deep well .lighted by a
moon, and forgot my anofent charmer.
I like the widows because one can talk f
to them about all sorts of things. You
know that they know, and no matter
how they may protest or blusn, yet you
reel that your sort ootnmgs nave con
veyed insinuations and Intentions to
their understanding with efficiency un
realized by girls and spinsters.
- A widow is one who has been driven
from the Garden of. Eden by the Angel
of Death. She has eaten of the fruit
of the tree of knowledge and she is
therefore wiser, more subtle and more
adroit tnan her maidenly slater. I love
sophisticating, and the widow. Is always
sophisticates, jr sne were marnea to
the right kind of a man she' comes to
one a post-graduate in all the vivacities
ana ail me endearments ana an tne tit
tle arts of . love. She makes passion a
science blended with fine art. Beside
herr the crude amateurism of the un
married is annalllng. . - .
I like widows who are beginning to
look again upon the world witn interest
and smartly gowned. -'grpomedt to their
finger tips, exquisite -. in every detail,
go forth upon the main thoroughfares
looking with a utnguia curiosity upon
men. To provoke this languor Into pas
sion is piquant, for I know nothing so
volcanie in its intensity as the love of a
widow. ' She . knows exactly what she
wants and exerts all her fascinations to
gain the desired end.- in common witn
other men of my company I have re
reived many . so called "mash notes"
during our tour, andt several of them
are from widows. '-.,1 have not replied to
any of them, but I -hold them in re
serve. A few good widows in reserve
are a fortress of strength to a man who
la wooing a reluctant maiden.
I must admit that I care greatly for
widows I prefer the stake horse who
haa been. tried in campaigns to the mai
den 2-year-old who : has never -headed a
field. I believe in betting my money
on a winner, and the fact that a wo
man has been married is a proof -that
she has won , at least one . matrimonial
event. - - . "
Grace Fllklns Is to .play "a protfltVent
part in "An American Widow," 'iA'Ktl-
I -went to Europe last summer to
study the methods of- different "Merrv
Widow" companies, of which -there are
hundreds on the continent My direct In
tent was to observe te Prince Danllos.
but being a connoisseur of women ! de
voted my .best efforts to the cultivation
of-somas, ana 1 must say mat 1 xouna
a most delightful diversity of merry
widows, between St- Petersburg and
Rome and - London and -Moscow. The
original "Merry Widow wss in Vienna.
Frau Guenther Is , the original widow,
and a learned, artful creature she Is In
all the lore of love and passion.
; K I may -say so, jiers is a beauty
which appeals to the bark- of a man's
neck and Jolts him as with shocks from
an electric generator. She haa a se
duction and a magnetism that fairly
pull you over the footlights just as
has.-Lily Flslo In London, una our own
beautiful Mabel -Wllber. t found a" very
Interesting widow la Rome, and a Greek
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George Dameral as Prince Daollo in
"The Merry Widow. .
Juno cast ' for the part In Athens, I
made love, to the Greek, but she was as
cold as a sculptured marble of the Par
thenon. In Naoles I had better luck,
for Bon 1 there was a black haired, dus-
Vv 1 vilnntiiAn . i,rMttir, whn T ahAnln
Judg-had been cradled on the slopes
of Vesuvius. It Is , well Tor me -that I
was soon 'called' from Naples, else I
might have been consumed. Hence I
shall always be interested tn widows,
They are en . engrossing study; take
tham h hv and - lara-a tinrth mttti. aaat
and west, any degrees of latitude and
longitude, they are wise folk, and he
who plays the game of love with them
piays it at nis risg. , ..;; ;,:.. :.
1 nave a mena wno tens me mat in
India they burn widows wpon the fu
neral pyres of their husbands. That
custom certainly relieves India .of a great
deal of dangerous material apt at any '
time to flare up and cause .explosions
in the breasts of men. .There are wid
ows who-sre-honey and polson.as well -as
widows who are milk and honey hut
I say, long live all widows, and mav
they have everything thelriearts desire!