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1 3 '4 SECTION THREE DRAMATIC, PHOTOPLAYS, EDITORIAL. TWELVE PAGES ILLUSTRATED FEATURES SCHOOLS PORTLAND; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 19161. t - r GETTING POSITION ON STAGE IS EXCEEDINGLY nirnpniTTUiMPTn nn UIMIUULI lliiiiu iuuu Even When Foothold in The- ro k Spmrerl It k Hard ' to Secure Advancement. NO FIXED RULE APPLIES Julia Crews Used Bait to (Jet Recog nition la Hew York After Win ning Out In west. Is It cany to secure a position on the stage? This Is a question that has always bothered young people ambitious to embrace a theatrical career The ' truth Is, It la a moat difficult thing. A very wealthy man called on Alf Hay man, the manager of the Charles Frohman company, last fall, so dis turbed in mind that he was HI. Ills daughter, his only child, had deter mined that she was going on the stage. The family was horrified. Neither father nor mother could bear to think of the girl going out to face the world alone. There wan bo need of it The manager smiled good naturedly. "Of course," he said, "your daugh ter alma high. She wants to play Juliet and Rosalind. She desires to be another Maude Adams. To begin with, ahe would accept a position aa leading woman for John Drew's com pany. She had heard a lot about Mr. i . ew's leading women becoming stars, and then Mr. Drew la so nice and charming., She doesn't want Chin , Chin 'Sybil' or "Watch Your Step,' or anything like that. Her ambition oars. Oh, I know the type You re member what David Harum used to say about the skittish horse? 'Give her her head; give her her head.' Qlva Up Idea. "Let her try it. Don't attempt to top her; don't place impediments In her way. When she secures the kind of an engagement she wants, then come to me." And all that Mr. Hayman knows about the young woman was told In a letter from the grateful father to the effect that the girl had been so often rebuffedthat she had given up all notions of a stage career. Even though a man or woman has secured a foothold in the theatre. It is no easy matter to obtain advance ment. The profession is overcrowded. There are hundreds of English and French actors in the country seeking positions. How. then, does any one move forward? Specifically, there may be one answer, but generally there is a different answer for each Individual case. You who have seen Laura Hope 'Crews, John Drew's present leading ' Woman, would never think that she had the slightest difficulty in gaining a foothold on the" stage. Her appar .ance, manner, personality, vole anJ natural ability seem all adapted for the stage. And yet all these things would have probably counted for noth ing without the exercise of brains, which Miss Crews possesses in abund ance. Unique Schema Worked. Miss Crews had worked for a season with a western stock company. She ' was its leading woman and could go no higher. She wanted to Bet recogr.i- j tion In New UrA. Reluctantly she laid aside the reviews of her work. New York rr.&naii-r3 would only smile at them. They t.i.d seen these things before. On the coast she was well known, but then the coast might have been Patagonia bo far as New York was concerned or cared. Reaching New York, the actress discovered there was a stock company playing a theatre that was almost within the fashionable theatre belt. It was not a big stock company, but It was in & theatre that was not a half-mile from the theatrical offices. She wanted a position in this com pany and got It. It was Immaterial that the salary was not of the Joyful brand, for that was of little moment Just then. It might be easy for her to get managers to go to the conven ient theatre and see her work. One afternoon George Tyler dropped In at the theatre and next afternoon he engaged Miss Crews to appear with Eleanor Robson in "Merely Mary Ann." Her plan of securing a good engagement in a good role matured I more quickly than she figured. After that it was easy sailing. Hawaii to Furnish Theme for the Opera rk Ctw Believe That Bom Say Some American Will Stand on '"Crater of Xilunt and Be Inspired. San "Francisco, Cal.. May 20. (U. P.) -The great American grand opera rlbl be written about the Hawaiian elands, in' the opinion of Mark Klaw, heatrioal producer, who returned to- y on the Matsonia from the islands. -It will not be written by a Ha waiian, however,' ha said. "Their music has too much of the folksong Ml it, and their musicians are too primitive. But some day an American omposer will stand at the crater of Olauea and hear the famous legend r the volcano and then he will write uch .nuslc as has never reen written n America." Kla'v said he had -outlined no defi nite dramatic efforts during his trip. ui admitted that he carries many (leas for future plays. 'Little Minister" Is Being Set to Music According to Report Alice BTeilson Will Sing Part of X.ady Babbie; Suc cess 'is Anticipated. TtlM T.lttlj. If Inlat.-" t. kln. -o. h muslo and la expected to be as at active in operatic rorm as it is in its resent form. Affor1lnr t nnth. ble of Lady Babble will be sung by uce iNciison, v ii does -, seem as if arris's story would lend Itself very I'cely to a-musical setting. It i cturesu and romantic : , MOST POWERFUL SALES of the SEASON t . i Exceptional Events-Prices That Are Positively Unparalleled A Commanding Sale of the Finest European Objects of Art Ideal Gifts for June Brides Marble statuary from Italy bronze figures and lamps from Paris and Vienna Amphora pottery from Teplits hand-woven basketware, hand wrought iron candlesticks and candelabra from Sweden Berlin nickel and glass condiment sets, tea and coffee sets, sugar and cream sets, serving trsyt, hors d'oeuvre dishes Berlin pottery. An unlimited assortment of personally selected art pieces impossible to replace at any price under present conditions. Not a piece but that is now worth from a third to a half more than our regular prices. All One-Third Off Sixth Floor Smartest Model Coats At the Extraordinary Price $15.00 A Sale Unparalleled for Style Quality Variety Coats Selling Regularly to $45.00 That Have Been Taken From Our Regular Stock Selections must be made at the time of purchase. No exchanges, no C. O D.'s. Third Floor MEN I Monday You Can Buy the Best $1.25 Faultless Nightshirts At the Very Special Price 65c Tuesday Price Will Be Raised to Regular Made of Fine Muslin and Cambric in Extra Width and Length First noor, 40-Inch, Best Quality Crepe de Chine Sold Everywhere at $2.25 Yard $1.50 One Day Only In black and white and from 30 to 40 different shades. Second Floor Pure Silk Taffeta Parasols Regular $3.50 $1.75 With gold frame, tailored shape, in pink, green, lavender, purple, yellow and gray. First Floor 17, 27 and 45-Inch Embroideries Regular to $1.00 Yard 45c Sheer Swiss flouncings, finished with ruffles, scal loping or hemstitched edges. First Floor Newest-Scarcest-Smartest Wool Jersey Knit Sports Suits At the Unprecedented Price $19.85 Positively no suits sent from the department; selections must be made at time of purchase. No C. O. D.'s. No ex changes. In gold, green, Copenhagen and Royal blue, in two styles as illustrated. Third Floor 56-Inch Dress Fabrics Midnight Blue Serge Black Coating Cheviot $1.00 Yard An Extra Special Price for Monday Only SeoonA Floor $1.75 Kimonos JAPANESE HAND - EMBROIDERED FANCY FIGURED CREPES $1.00 For Monday Only The Japanese kimono can be had in rose, pink, green, light or dark Copenhagen. With sash. Those of crepe in Empire style, with elastic waistline. All lull size and length. Fourth Floor Shantung Silk SportsJackets MONDAY ONLY Remarkably Priced $3.95 Blue, rose, green. -Less than cost of the materials. Third Floor Three Different Styles in Crepe deChine and China Silk Gowns That Have Sold at $5.00 $2.75 For Monday Only In white and Flesh. Made Empire and slip-over styles,, with trimmings of net, lace and hemstitching. Fourth Floor Women's Pure Thread Fiber Silk STOCKINGS ' Regular Price 50c 33c For Monday Only In black, tan, white, pink and blue. Lisle garter ttfps and spliced feet. First Floor, Women's Globe Knit : " Union Suits! Regular $1.00 and $15 55c For Monday Only Of silk lisle thread, sires 34 to 44. First Floor . - Fell Yard Wide, Velvet Finish, Wide Wale White Golfine 95c Our Regular $1.25 Quality 12-Yard Bolts of Long Cloth Full 36 inches wide, limit not more than one piece t i nr to a customer, exceptional 41.D Second Floor An Event Beyond Comparison SMARTEST MILLINERY 600 Newest Mid-Season Trimmed Hats Taken From Our Regular. Stocks Hats to $18.06 Hats to $9.50 From the Fourth Floor Fashionable Coats for Misses and Small Women Stylet Selling to $10.00 For $6.75 Coats taken from our regular stock. In three quarter length. Of fancy plaids and checks. With and without belts, smart, full and flaring styles. Fourth Floor Three New Styles in $2.25 CB.Corsets On Sale Monday at $1.25 iMade of fancy Dresden fig ured coutil. For small, medium and stout figures. Supporters attached. Fourth Floor, Hook-Front Style . 50c Brassieres For Monday Only 35c Finished with wide cluny or filet lace, in two styles. All sizes. Fourth Floor, $7.50 $4.95 Third Floor On Monday Only We Shall Sell English, Liberty and American Cretonnes and Chintzes That Sell Regularly to 75c Yard 33c At Yard From 30 to 36 Inches wide. In the Old English designs, floral and cunvcnuonai uesigns. Ana a wunuenui range oi pplonngs. Filth Floor See the Summer Styles in Pictorial Review Patterns. Second Floor, c Merchandise ofc Phones Marshall 5000 Merit Only Home Phone H-2222 i Garbage Cans- Approved by the Fire Marshal $3.65 heaTy corrugated, 30-gallon rust-proof, leak-proof, tight-fitting cover, galvanized cans, on special sale at $2.89 $3.90 heavy galvanized cans, 30 gallon capacity, wood slat rein forced sides, double seamed raised bottom, special ..$2.98 Basement Ice Cream Par lors and Soda Fountain in the Basement. The FREE Sewing Machine is the Best Made, Regardless of Price. Fifth Floor, r Importation Pure All Linen Handkerchiefs Regular 17c to 20c 2 for 25c Monday Only -Hand-loom embroidered. First Floor J Extra Heavy Crochet Bedspreads Always Sold for $1.50 $1.19 Price less than wholesale. For full-size bed, closely woven, heavy raised and scroll patterns. Seoond Floor Where You Spend the Least and Get the K$ost For It" No Phone Or ders Filled for Economy Base ment Sales, r Home Needs- AT BIG REDUCTIONS 25c Pearline Washing Powder 19c 20c "Phoenix" Gas Mantles, up ' right and inverted 1 5c 90c Pine Tar Moth-Proof Bags, 30x70 size . .79c 25c Wire Con Gas Toasters 19c 10c King Fly Swatters ...... .7c $2.50 Nickel . Plated Casserole, Gurnsey inset, 8-in. size $1.98 $1.75 Family ScaUs, with scoop, 24-pound capacity .... . $1.39 $3 Oregon Willow Clothes Hamp ers, family size $2.69 $1.50 Aluminum Rice Boilers. ' ' 1 W -qnart size , . : . , . . . . 98c J -50c Aprons 35c Large, Long Coveralls Extra quality percales in light black and white figured or dark patterns. 56 mchee long, regula tion style, belted beck. AH sizes. . Bttseroaat r To $1 Gowns 59c Of Longcloth or Crepe Slipover, yoke and open-front styles, full, large size and length. Pretty trimmings of dainty laces, embroideries and tucks. Basement i I 25c Hot Lunch . Menu for Monday Cream of Tomato SoapRoast Veal or Minced Steak with Spa ghetti or Deviled Crb----RetisB--PoUtoee Bread, Butter, Rolls Beverages, j?lt-' aeamont r JUST RECEIVED 87S NEW, FASHION ABLE A 1 f0 $3TubSUkWaists,ipl.yo Monday Exceptional Price Crepe de chines, novelty tub silks and china silks, trimmed, plain and ruffled styles, copied from expensive waists. In white, black, flesh, rose and sizes 34 to 46. Basement r-7$cShell Goods 25c- 1000 Desirable Pieces Plain and mounted back combs, barrettes, casque combs, hair pins and novelties for the new styles of naa-aress. Basement To $1.00 Wide Lace Flouncings. Monday ream and white, for graduation and Summer dresses, f waists, trimmings, etc. Soft finish, In caquelle, filet, ,S M diamond meshes. Beautiful designs. Correct Newest Styles in Coats Sold to $18.00 Monday $9.95 .Women's dress . and - sports', coats, of wool poplin, serge, checks, plaids -black and . colors-i -i-Bjinnaj.t; Corsets $1.1 $1.75 W. B. Nuform Of fancy pink material, in styles for average figures, with hose sup porters attached. 45c and 55c Children's ' Cantrop Waists.. . . . 39c IN SIZES 2 TO 14 YEARS. Basement i Odds and Ends Women's 50c to 85c Neckwear 25c All the popular new styles in collars, collar and cuff sets and vestees impossible to duplicate at this price. Basement MEN 75c to 50c Athletic Union Suits 39c Reduced for Monday Only Sleeveless, knee-length style, of checked nainsook, barred madras, plain soisette. Made just like $1 suits. All full sizes, 34 to 44. $1.00 Overalls 65c This price is less than wholesale cost. Union-made overalls, with shoul der straps, deep bib, large pockets. Basement BOYS'. ' D a.. oo A x c iu coats ooi 50c Amoskeag Gingham -Extra quality, " all full size with wide flounce and under ruffle, Bluo, and gray stripes.': Basement - 50c Summer Wash Suite . . 25c 117 fine suits. Buy all your boy needs at prices less than cost. Plaia colors and combinations, in linen and percale. Sizes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 years. New Shipment of ; T j Sport Blouses 29c . All sizes for boys 6 to IS years, ; Sport collar sty W BMemeat -$ 1 .25 Longcloth 98c New shipment of 36-inch fine, soft cloth, free from dressing,' splendid for wear. Limit, one bolt of 10 yards to each customer. 1 5c Playtime , - Suiting for. . 12V2C This Price Monday Only Fine variety ' of patterns -. and colors, best materials for children's wear and house) dresses. ' - . 1-tft'$.!:MSiJ Baeetnent J 1 I
