THE 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
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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
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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 ... .
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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
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' 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
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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
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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