The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, January 21, 1912, Image 31

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1912. THlilG DAB IS NATION'S VORK AUDITORIUM MAY; : RISE AT SPOKANE Grants Pass,Or One of Best One-Night Stands on S. P: THEATRE Mala a, A-630 j . Kortiioo ana inn Sts. ' I 0J. If Bakvr, XtiMrth WEEK COMMENCING MATINEE TODAY, JANU. . ARY 21, 1912-SUNDAY ; , The Greatest Dramatic Hit of the Century ' Clarence Bennett Co.'s Record Breaker Russian Expert Tells ; of i Prep aration for Imperial Bal- j let; Frohman's, Play. - Bond Issue of $500,000 Like ly to Be Authorized to , . Complete Structure. ' New fork; Jan. 20. Russian 'dancers . hava the center of the stage these days. All; the other dancer from the old time "buck and -wing" art lata to the ex hare been; Bent back to the wtnga. , Perhana the Russian method of train ing . the csar's , dancers la responsible for this. Mile. Tamara Karaavlne, one III 111 Rl imiB- WIIU iim wcwi . responsible for the popularity of this atyle of dancing outaide of Ruaala thus tails of the way the Saltators of "her i country are trained. She eays: j, w : ' . "Between the area of nine and twelve I corrimfmeed serious work, at the "aKfl of nine boye and ,; girls of. sufficient - promiee arc taken In the ballet school which, with Kb various branches, oc ' (juplee one entire street Here4hey re ceive not only Instruction..- in music, dancing and dramatic art. but In the ordinary branches of education. In very large school, of .; course, ' wh-n ... there are . many boys . and airls in . class, a certain- amount of difficulty-! must be experienced In finding out ex actly what , mode of . progress each in dividual la making. - To obviate this difficulty, therefore, as far aa dancing Is concerned, examinations are held each .year, And . those pupils who ' do not score a certain percentage of marlca are told tnat their services are no longer required. This step is an em inently sound one, from the point of view of both teacher and pupil; for, ob vlously,' tha former Is merely wasting time in endeavoring to teach the art of : dancing to one who has no real talent inr 1 1 wnna iri iHii.r 1 1 ti 11 1 ttim i n v fair rate of progress, is wise to give up dancing early in life, for competition Is Intensely keen In those great Russian ballet schools, and there U no rooin . for .boy, or girUwho doea not . possess the real spirit of dancing, . . Kow to Danes. . "You will - understand that to the trained dancer, to the dancer who has given up soma of the best years of her early ' youth to mastering her art not only do the legs dancer but the eyes, , the hands, tha neck, the bead, the arms, the mouth;. In fine, the whole body dances. ' v, ; , , "Every gesture has been studied; every gesture has a meaning, a mind. Ah, met I can recall now as If it were but yesterday, that I waa practicing entries, bows, smiles and every pose both when dancing and when awaiting my turn to dance. And how patient my master used to be! Realising that "my whole aoul was in my work, that It waa my most earnest ambition to be come aa far as possible a perfect mis tress of my art. he never tired of ex plaining to me the real meaning of the poetry of motion. Uttle miss, little miss,' he would say to me sometimes, at ter a long morning' practice, 'the true are or motion should be felt rather than seen. Visible effort is never . graceful, , ror its very strain detracts from real natural grace. If you were to dance as I would wish you to dance you must understand that there la In movement real poetry. It must be so spontaneous as to make you seem a thing of aerial fancy of flight, and of evanescence no spontaneous aa . to make you seem rath er to tread on atmosphere than on the stage. You understand me? That Is good, for it ehowa ma that you possess the real sour of the dance.' Ooea ob tfrf. " At the age of 18, or. maybe 17. If the pupil has shown real aptitude, a final examination is held, and then, provided the ballet master pronounces ' the verdict of proficiency, a royal car riage appears before the door of the school and the novice is taken to ex hibit her talents upon one of the royal stages.. , . "At St. Petersburg, the great home of ballet dancing, and the only great school of ballet dancing existing In Europe. eunaay is tne gala nigut, and a more entrancing spectacle than the Imperial Opera house at St Petersburg . In the winter season- in tha summer the opera houses are closed it would ba difficult to find. . The audience, too. Is not only especially critical, but It is well email fled to critlciaa the plrouttes, positions, postures and poses, the twinkling feet,' and mysterious modulations of their favorites. -Ah. yes, the applause which a popular prima ballerina re ceives on these' great gala nights is aurely ample . compensation for those weary months and years of drudgery from morn, till night in tha big ballet cnoui. ' ..... "But the Russian dancers are not permitted to grow old In service. ' A score of yeara represents their .Uttle Way.-and at the age of IT. a dancer re tires on a pension which provides gen erously for her future. And there you will have the Teal secrets of tha last ing aucceas of ballet in Russia. It Is a profession which, to- those who suc ceed in gaining positions at the Im perial . theatres, provides not only a source of income durln.ytheir. working years, out a little nest egg to wane, when-.-her smiles are only painful re minders of vanished charm. . Xoadon's Hew Spectacle.' ' Probably the greatest spectacle ever staged is that which Is amaalng Lon don at the present time under the title of "The JUracle," produced by Max Bernhardt, th great German stage man ager. The scene of the spectacle is a Russian cathedral. It is staged at the 01ympia.'--"''!-'-;-"s'-t't'".- -j:,-- Charles Frohman believes he has un der contract another Henri Bernstein in the newly arrived Belgian playwright, M. Klstemaeckers, . whose first really serloua effort, "La Flambee," has Just scored such a great success at he Porte Saint Martin theatre, Parla Produced In English, "La Flambee" will be called "The Aryan" or The Singed Woman." It is a powerful medium either for a forceful convincing leading actor or an equally equipped leading aotress. A mere account of the plot of "La Flam bee" gives no adequate idea of the al most uncanny power of hypnotic fas cination that It exerts upon every au dience "that seea it. . Evidently its au thor frankly regards the theatre as a place wherein people's emotions can be played upon aa effectively by tha ekllleJ electrician and stage manager as by the author. - Surprising lights, curious cqlors, " unexpected sounds in a word, the continuous suggestion of blsarre mDniracriaeae-a eimea-.e y aa." just emaeckers to enhance the effect got by . the concrete ldeaa In bis very strik ing dialogue."" . -; , ' ?:r.rTS;Y1T rr . Klaa Aarlla'a Xla. . - " Miss Anglln Is not the only famous member of her family. Her father was one of Canada's great politicians and speaker of the house ot commons there; her brother.' Frank, Is a justice of the supreme court In Ottawa; another broth er is a counselor to the king In Toronto, and her only stater Is married to a dis tinguished Officer in the American navy, a son. of Admiral Hutchens, of Washington. Weber and Fields have decided to"put on burlesque of "When Bun ty, Pulls j :;;sj..:jMfc-.:.e.;:: t&r- -v ' , 1 " ' I V ' . , ' " i 6- , it - w , '7: -I I '11- -' .; in... li UkMUm - Grants Pass, -Or., Jan.'1. i p. Grants Pass opera house, la the hobby of H. C. Kinney, who caused Its, construction in 1907, at a costS of $900), has a seating capacity of 700, and its coiineaa makes It a .home." In an accouatlc sense, it is perfect, the whispered ' perorations of orators carrying to the very rear -seats. In its aisles are laid rich patterns of ruga.' 'Its stage la 50 feet wide, 40 feet deep, and SO feet high, and It Is. only the attractions carrying the very hea viest of scenery that cannot find accomo dation for. every aet In their productions. The theatre has ten dressing rooms for the playere.that are - a delight and a luxury to every player using them, and it is seldom the members of any -theatrical company visiting Grants Pass do not personally thank the local manage ment for their' excellence. ' : - - The drop curtain was painted by Wil liam Grabach of Portland and represents a scene on the Rogue river near the city, with the green and never barren hills in the distance. v r - In 1909, Mr. Kinney leased the theatre to . Thomas.. J. Fuaon, an experienced manager, formerly of Ashland, who gave the bookings his personal attention, and by bringing many first class companies to the house, haa given Grants Pass the 'reputation of being the best one night stand between Portland and San Franciaoo. . - . On 'January first of this year, Mr, Fuaon moved to Medford, the manage ment was 'given to T. F. Hanley, , who for 1" years In Chicago, Kansas City, St Louis, Los Angeles and San Francis co .was aa Inveterate theatregoer. the Strings'',, as the first travesty of the forthcoming Weber and Fields Jubi lee. This was decided after various other H successful plays In New Tork had been seen by Weber and Fields. Lillian Russell, Fay Temple ton and Ed gar Smith, the librettist It la prob able that other-popular- eucoessee- wilt be burlesqued from time to time during the Weber and Fields jubilee engagement- ,aa was the custom at the old music halL ... . i Peculiar Scenic Effect. 8;ucial to Th Journal.) The Dalles. Jan. 20. Klickitat hills, across the Columbia from The Dalles, present a strange appearance just now. The hills extend from the mouth of Klickitat river at Lyle, about 30 miles up the Columbia, and rise from the riv er to an elevation of. 20uQ feet 'The top of the ridge and reaching about half way down Its aide is bare, while' from there to the river the snow covers the ground. The snow line is very .regular and shows the effect of a stiff Chinook ind which cut the snow down to a line almost parallel with the river. CAT "COMES BACK" AT RATE OF MILE A WEEK EUzabethtown, J. T., , - Jan. JO. A three-cojored cat named Fatima.' born and brought up 'in the. village, haa broken all local records in "coming, back." ' : - ' . Shortly . after ChrtstmasmO,.; Her-' man Aid rich moved from this place to Silver Bay, near; Lake George,, taking his family and possessions, Including Fatima. The trip can only be made in a roundabout way, by stage and rail road. A week or two after reaching . Silver Bay Aldrich wrote to friends here that Fatima had., disappeared. - Yesterday in bedraggled three-colored cat appeared at the back door of Aid rich's former, home here. She was reo- I HEELIG THEATRE 7th and Taylor Three Nights Beginning Tomorrow Matinee Wednesday HENRY W. SAVAGE Offers the Original and Only Production of . PUCCINI'S GRAND OPERA THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST Founded on Belaseo's Drama in English With Grand Orchestra of Tlfty Husloians (treat Oasts of Famous Artists Big Singing Chorus, Magmifioeni Effects Prices Both Nights and Matinee Lower floor, $S; last 3 rows, $2.50. Balcony, 6 rows, $2,50; ( rows $$: 6 rows, $1.60; 6 rows $1.00. Gallery, reserved, $1.60; admission $1.00 rats sow ssxouva t ATTO AJTD OAJUUAQZS AT 10:50 AJTD 4:50 P. K. ognlsed by children as Fatima, taken in and a dinner at once provided. ,The distance between Elisabethtown and Silver Bay la 60 miles as the erowd flies. Fatima had made about a mile a week , .. ' i . ' FARMERS' JONAH DAY BRINGS FIVE ACCIDENTS Wllkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 20. Albert Hughea of-Forksville, a farmer, was the victim olj five aocidents the other day. Having lighted a fire under a boiler preparatory to killing three hogs, he forgot he had laid his new gloves on the fireplace and they were burned. In adjusting a plank over a barrel filled with hot water Hughes slipped and was severely scalded. . An hour later the butcher knife he was using cut a deep gash In his arm. Next in adjusting a kettle filled with boiling lard, he spilled the lard on the fire and waa scorched when it biased up. ' While eating supper a bone stuck in hi throat and -a physician had to be called to remove it ; Spokane, Wash., Jan. JO. An auditor ium, with seating capacity of at. least 10,000 and so constructed as to be avail able for all public gatherings, . will probably be erected In Spokane ' this year. The Initial steps toward such an undertaking have been made "and the proposition will -soon be placed before the cltisens either In the form of a mun icipal' bond, Issue or. by public subscrip tion.,, - . .' v .". The necessity for such a building has been strongly In evidence during the four National Apple shows held in this city since 1(08 and also the crying need of such a building to house, the ever in creasing number of national, conventions which are coming to the city. Spokane has ; no . large auditorium .; where . mass meetings,, festivals, automobile shows, poultry ' shows, dances,' celebrations and spectacles can be held. It is believed such an institution can be made self supporting through the constantly In creased patronage. A municipal bond isue to provide 1600 000 Is reoieving, encouragement . The, flexible type of auditorium, such as Is in use -at Denver,-St. Paul and a few other cities.- Is favored. In these auditoriums there Is sufficient room to seat 10,000 people In an immense con vention hall and by an Ingenious me chanism operated by hydraulic pressure the inner walls of the building are made to close In and a temporary stage is low ered from the loft, reducing the else of i the building to a theatre accomodating j 8,000 to s.ooo persona 'ine temporary walls can also be used to form a number of smaller halls at the same time, there by accomodating three or four medium alsed conventions at once. Such a building, It Is estimated, can be erected at a cost of $400,000, exclusive of the Bite. LUMBER INDUSTRY PICKS UP ON GRAYS HARBOR Aberdeen, Wash., Jan.. 20. With the aale of the Union mill to George L. Flelts of Detroit, Mich., and Its proba ble opening for business soon, and the leasing of the Western mill by C. M. Weatherwax, indications for a busy sea son in the lumber industry are encour aging. The Western mill closed down In 1907 and has been Idle most of the time since The opening of this and the Union mill will give employment to. about 700 more men. W. B. Mack was made receiver -of the Union mill last December aa a result of the depressed lumber market The purchase price j wiu be about 90 cents on the dollar for the creditors. rFIRST THHv bbi sridi ii sti Direction of PORTLAND THEATRE MANAGERS POfcU&S Heilig Theatre JANUARY 25, 1912 Novelties Burlesque Class A-NY SEAT ONE DOLLAR Seats on Sale at Every Theatre in the City No reserved -seats will be sold at Heilig box office until all exchange tickets have been taken up. , No one person will be allowed to secure more than six reserved seat tickets. Pkone. Main A 1020 a.- Bejjinnlnn lltndiy UsOaee w ' ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Week. Jan. 22 JULIET? Invjlumorous Character Studies DOLAN AND LENHARR MULLEN AND COOGAN KARL The Romany . Opera Co. " (Inc.) ; Direction of Alexander Bevan. In ' a . Spectacular . Singing Scene, Entitled "La Festa Di Mezz Agosto" PAUL AZARD TRIO THEPARROFFS WORLD EVENTS MOVING PICTURES Evening Frlces: ISc, 26c SOc, 7Sc DAItT lEATrjnSS 150, ISO, MO, . UOXXDXX XATTBTBXU Wlgllt Frioes 4!h Annual Gymnastic Ejhibitlon i Porlland Sdcialiirn '? . ; -'4 ,' ' 400 TAKING ACTIVE PART ? . . V Monday. Jan. 29. Heilig Theatre LOS ANGELES TEAMS prizewinning exercises. in BASEBALL as applied to cal isthenics. iff".'..: Many Other New and Original Features, -COMING TO THE HEILIG THEATRE- VB.VMMUXX IDAT SATITBOAT FEB. 1-2-3 USBXJIS 8 00.1 PBODVOTZOV Hie Deep Purple sttitdat MOHHAT TXTBSDAT ILD. 6-7 r. a wmxaxt pbssevtb The Chocolate Soldier PRICES... ....:23S 50, 75 Uncquoled Vaudeville mm Seventh and Alder Streets WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY MATINEE, JAN: 22 ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY , By Special Arrangement Mr. Alexander Vantages Exclusively Presents The Seven Daivises THE GREATEST ACROBATS OF THE WORLD Introducing Mile. Dams, Europe's Strongest Woman Mabel Whitman Karl Hewett & Co. and her ' . in PICKANINNIES "WHO IS ELAINE?" In Southern Songs and Dance ; , . , Reuh and Drew "'"S' . Musical Entertaineri The Harlequins of Music " The Down East Four Pantagescope In Melodies' Old and New,' -Latest Animated Events FIRST ROW BALCONY AND BOXES RESERVED 4 Phones A-2236, Main 3646 Prices 15c-25c Matinee Daily-Curtain 2:30, 7:15, 9:00 3 TM -! A Stirring American Drama in Four Great Act By EDWIN MILTON ROYLE The show that dazzled .. ' two continents '" FIRST TIME HERE AT POPULAR PRICES. Bargain Matinee Wednesday, 25c-All Seats ; Reserved Saturday and Sunday Matinees-25c and SOc. Evening pricet 25c, SOc, 7Sc and $1.00. . ' ; NEXT WEEK "GRAUSTARK" NEXT WEEK FORMERLY T H E G R A N D -T 1 r Week, Jan. 22d SULUVAN & CONSIDINE Tha Ra-Engagement of tha Matchless Musical Laugbmakers, fred-ECKHOFF AND GORDON-anna In ThelrntnaFrumental and" Wortjr Absuf dltle. 8PEOZAXi. TEArrjB , , ' ;. The American Premier of Europe's Newest Novelty . MI IF CVCWV AND POMP A NY Presenting an artistto Poilng, Singing and Acrobatlo Dancing Aet TED LENORE Singing; Comedian Initial American Tour MARIN AND LONA Juggling and Equlllbrtstlc Feats BERT GRACE The Incomparable Comedy Couple . VON KLEIN AND GIBSON (Recently of ihe Wlntergarden. New Tork) Introducing Their Latest Topi cal Interpolations, Musical Hits and tha Freshest Comedy . Added restore Tha Dlstlnifulshed Character Star JAMES GRADY AND COMPANY Presenting the Dramatic Q em, "The TQI.Ii BKIDQB" ORCHESTRA Fourth and nPTTTT Stark Streets R ITU. EATME Fourth and Stark Streets WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW MATINEE TENTH WEEK DANCING, FUN, SONGS AND SURPRISES The KEATING & FLOOD MUSICAL COMEDY CO. . presents THE FLIRTING DUCHESS A MELODY OF COLORA GALAXY OF BEAUTY -A MUSI CAL GEM LAUGHS GIRLS NOVELTIES FRIDAY NIGHT CHORUS GIRLS CONTEST Two Performances Nightly 7:30 and 9:15 15c and 25c Matinees Daily 2 :30. (Any seat 15c except Sundays and holidays) Next Week THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN VEST THE MOST SENSATIONAL.TRAVESTY OF YEARS PEOPLES THEATRE SUNDAY MONDAY t TUESDAY PROGRAM CHANGED AGAIN WEDNESDAY : , THE OLD BOOKKEEPER -, ...Biograph Drama CAUGHT IN THE RAIN ...Vitagraph 'a Convict Tale COMPROMISE, and A BOARDING-HOUSE ROMANCE .'v. . i . i ..... .Lubin's Double ' Comedy MAYLASI A LIFE . . . . ... . . . .T7. ; . . . . .Graphic TraveloRue THAT TRIO, Something Different, and CHIEF EAGLE HORSE, Change of Song. COMING, WEDNESDAY, MRS. CHARLIE ALISKY, . Of Famous Gilman Family, in a Song Feature All Her Own. Arcade Theatre Oh Joy Theatre A Just Verdict Legal Tangle Girl of the West Thrilling To Save Brother.. Western Justice The Little Organist Dramatic Loved Animals..... All Comic Dad'a Watch .All Comedy Buffalo Sighta .-,.... Descriptive Ellwood Vocalist A Night Out. ......... .Comic Friday Night for ' Amateurs Arcadian Trio ............ Singers . 1 . . .. $10- Crystal i0:i TlVOIl . THE" BEST SHOW ON THE A GREAT SHOW TODAY ' KA?nTthJDE And an Entire Change of; Bill Neatest; Most Comfortable SUNDAYS, MONDAYS. , and Up-to-Date WEDNESDAYS. FRIDAYS -fv Photo-Flay Theatre STAR THEATRE THE TWO SPIES i. A War Tale of Tremendous Power TOM TILLING'S BABY A Vitaprrapli Peanty ......Great 'I ramp. Dram i Rioli I'athe Com1 ' y ....The Hi I! a MERELY A MILLIONAIRE IS THIS YOUR HAT? . ROMIG TWINS AND OTHER FEATURES