PAGE SIX.
DAILY EAST ORBGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1910.
"THE GREAT DIVIDE" IS
GREAT AMERICAN PLAY
American plays have come and
American plays have gone, but It 1
claimed that Pendleton theatergoers
have never seen a play remotely akin
to 'The Great Divide," the drama that
has been called by the metropolitan
critics, "the long awaited 'great Am
erican play, " which is to be present
ed at the Oregon on Tuesday night,
March 1, by Henry Miller's especially
elected company of players. Most
dramas of western America have con
cerned themselves with a material
struggle between a bad man and a
hero, with a romance of the hero as
an indispensable part of the plot.
"The Great Divide" has Its struggle,
but it Is a psychological struggle be
tween .a free and easy son of the
Rockies and a high-principled girl of
the east The girl, left at the mercy
of three drunken toughs (who shake
dice for her) marries one to save
herself from dishonor. The marriage,
even under these brutal conditions.
brings out all that is noble In the
man and kindles in his heart a great
purifying love. But the woman,
brooding over the situation, revolts
with all her being toward him, crush
ing the love that is awakened by his
natural nobility and keeps constantly
in mind the horror of their first meet-
Ins:, when he was another being, a
brute made mad by liquor. The first
Act, where the three liquor-crazed men
gamble for the woman they have
found alone and helpless in the des
ert has been conceded by all who have
seen it to be the most dramatic scene
ever presented in the history of Am
ric&n drama. It is purely material,
and every point stands out clear, and
later on in the second and third acts
when the phychologlcal element
comes to the front, the action of the
play becomes direct and the govern
ing motives are not clouded. The
play is rich in dramatic situations
and its lines possess literary merit
not often found in western plays. "The
Great Divide" is a play that causes
thought. It is destined to live a con
siderable time, and it gives promise
of great things from the pen of Wil
liam Vaughn Moody. Ina Brooks will
assume the role played in New York
by Margaret Anglin, while Mr. Mil
ler's part of Stephen Ghent will be
essaped by Edwin Jones. The cast
includes such artists as Eleanor Park
er, lone Chamberlain, A. Willard
Grass, Vernon McDonald, Mark Har
rison, Guy Graham, John Rowe,
Willard Grant and others of equal
prominence.
generosity within the stipulated time'
forms the basis for so many humor
ous complications that It Is impossi
ble to record them. Incidentally he
finds himself with a party of friends
on a yacht in mid-ocean in the throes
of a violent storm and In this scene
(which covers an entire act) is dis
closed the unmistakable genius of
Frederick Thompson, who orig.nally
produced the play. The realism of
this ship scene has unquestionably
never been approached and nothing
that the writer can say can even give
a faint idea of the magnitude and ddr-
Ing disclosed. Messrs. Cohan and
Harris, who have secured the touring
rights to "Brewster's Millions," have
equipped it in the same lavish fash
Ion that marked the metropolitan en
gagements, and the cast Includes Roy
al Tracy, Carl W. Gerard, Gus Chris
tie, Fred Loomis, Franklin George,
Louise Sanford, Richard Webster,
Arthur Bramms, Den Wilkes, Kath
erlne Raye, Edward C. Howard, Ma
rie Horton, Morgla Lytton, Gene Fox
croft, and a host of others.
had the Duchess of Portland, the
Duke of Bedford and Lady Wolverton
who is a daughter of the Earl of Dud
ley, as her guests and It would be dif
ficult Indeed to select three more dis
tinguished personages. ' Mrs.'. Astor !
wore scarcely any Jewels. She was 1
dressed In white satin. The Duchess
was in black, with just a few dla
monds. These two have struck up a
great friendship and both have thoirJ
Ideas about the so-called smart set.
The Whltelaw Relds are now at
Chilton lodge. They will go to Can
nes shortly, where they have taken a
villa for two months.
Mrs. Rooert Goelet, mother of the
Duchess of Roxburghe, Is cruising In
her yacht, the N ah ma, with some
friends. The Nahma Is now In Cor
sica, whero she will remain for some
time.
A notable engagement to be shortly
announced Is that of Nellie Post,
daughter of Lady Barrymore by her
first marriage to Montague Eliot,
usher to the king, who Is the second
sen of the Hon. Mrs. Charles Eliot
and nephew of the Earl of St. Ger
mans. ' Miss Post has long been a favorite
In London and New York society and
is noted for her charming manner
and great vivacity. Lady Barrymore
spends most of her time at her home
in Ireland and does not entertain
much in London. Mr. Eliot is much
THE HOUSE OF A
THOUSAND CANDLES"
In this day of the ten cent maga
slnes with its twenty or so pages de
voted to New York theatricals, the
public throughout the country are
well posted on this particular subject
This one fact is probably the cause
for the great increase In demands for
the better class of plays, and an at
traction that is successful on the road
must have first been a success in
New York.
One of the plays that was particu
larly successful in New York and that
is now being presented on the road
to very, large business, is "The House
of a Thousand Candles," the attrac
tion at the Oregon theater on Wed
nesday. March 2. This play ran for
an entire season without having been
outside of three theaters, namely. The
Hackett and Daly's in New York, and
the Garrxk in Chicago. In summing
up his criticism on the performance
the dramatic critic on the New York
Commercial said "Altogether the
play Is an agreeable surprise."
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SCENE FROM "THE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CANDLES" AT
OREGON THEATRE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 2nd.
THE
GREY-EGERTON LINEN
IN THE WASH AGAIN
London Society is busy again dis
cussing the Grey-Egerton matrimo
nial affairs.
Boston was as interested as Lon
don when Sir Philip Grey-Egerton
gallantly allowed his wife, who was a
Miss Cuyler, a member of a promi
nent New England family and niece
of Henry James, the writer, to divorce
him, as socialdom knew that she de
liberately ran away from her hus
band and children with R. McGreery,
to whom she is now married. Sir
Philip was devoted to his pretty, but
irresponsible wife, and allowed her
to bring the necessary charges against
him. Since the divorce their two
children have lived mostly with the
mother. Recently the daughter de
clared she could not endure home life
with her mother and ran away to
Eton, where her brother Is at school
and the boy and girl determined to
live in the future with their father.
Xow comes the announcement that
Pir Philip Is engaged to Lady Clarke,
who divorced her husband, a colonial
i politician. Lady Clarke also has two
j children and the Grey-Egerton chil-
Brewster's Millions. I dren continue to live with Sir
The advent of Cohan and Harris' ! Philip whose marriage to Lady Clarke
comedians with Roval Tracy present- be a quiet rfgistry office affair,
lng Winchell Smith's and Byron Ong-j Meanwhile Mrs. McCreery does not
ley's famous "Brewster's Millions." at j find her life a bed of roses- Her hus
the Oregon theater Mondav evening, 'and is a popular and a keen sports
Februarv 2S, will mark a red letter man, but she has failed to gam real
evnt in local th.-airi.-als. Coming as entree. Sir Philip is popular and his
it doe? iresh from ito conquests of second wife will be warmly welcom-
New York, London and Chicago, lo-
cal theatergoers have reason to feel
thankful for the opoprtunity of wit- i
nessing this tx-at suet-ess. The mer- j
its of "Brewster's Millions" are two- i
fold, it if not oniy a splr-n-lid play, !
but it is a!o an achievement In stage
craft It toils an odd, fania-stic story j
of a young man wiw ; forc.-d to spend i
a miil'cn d-iiltn-s ,n a twelve-month;
by the "-mi? of ?'lbr.rUnt Will by
which he itih'-rit.s many tims this
smoiint. His efforts to dispose of this
enorrn.!:s mm in secrecy and without
any w.ld d -r'-.t y of extravagance or
liked by the king and Is usually given
the task oi entertaining distinguished
foreigners visiting London.
KAISER LIKES AMERICANS.
Residents of United States Always
Welcome at His Court.
Berlin. There is not the slightest
foundation for the reports cabled
from the United States that the Ger
man court has made a formal protest
to the American embassy against the
increasing proportions of the Ameri
can Invasion of the kaiser's drawing-
roows. This statement is made on
the highest possible authority.
On the day after the reports In
question were sent from the United
States, Baron von dei.i Kenesblck
chief master of ceremonies to the
court, called personally at the Am
erican embassy to say that two or
three places for Tuesday night's clos
ing court ball had suddenly become
vacant, and the court would be 1 de
lighted If the embassy would accept
that number of extra Invitations.
Nothing in the shape of such rep
resentation has reached Ambassador
Hill, although it is undoubtedly true
that certain persons connected with
the court feel that too many Ameri
cans are breaking into the charmed
circle of German royalty.
Oregon Theatre, Tuesday Mar, 1
' HENRY MILLER PRESENTS
"The Long Awaited Great. American Play."--N. ,Y. Press
him iiAg(uiiy
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LOXDOX SOCIETY NOTES.
Mr'.. J. J. A-tor One or Most Exclus
ive Hostesses in England.
London. Mrs. Elsie French Van-t'-i-1;
It. Jyiuly ('bt-yl' smore'a sister, will
he riuinlxn-. ionon the American
bo"tesy(-s after Enster. for which pur.
pos" ?hp has taken a house In Upper
r.rooks street.
Mrs. Ava Willing (J. J.) Astor's
1 i rj ; -'t her house in Hill street the
other night was made exclusive. She
lliissian Peasantry Fear Great War in
Enr East Is Presaged.
.St. Petersburg. The Halley comet
has caused extreme terror among the
superstitious Russians. Some take it
to be a precursor of a. great war in
the far east; others believe the end
of the world is at hand.,
The groat cold now prevailing in
Russia and the flooils in Franco are
ascribed to thu comet's influence,
while (jliukr.i, plague, and revolution
we commonly expected to result from
lis appearance.
Huge crowds gather on the Field
of Mars, in the center of St. Peters
burg, whence the comet is pla nly
visible. The popular newspapers print
Business Adviser of King Is Most In
teresting Pcrsot.
London. There is no more inter,
estlng personality in the financial or
social world of England than Lord
Farquhar, who Is King Edward's ad
viser on all matters relating to His
Majesty's business affairs. Lord Far
quhar Is now very wealthy, being a
director of Parr's Bank, in which con
cern he has a considerable interest
and being on the directorate of many
insurance and other Important com
panies. It is due to her dexterous nnd
somewhat daring evploitatlons of
Lord Farquhar's tips that the Kon.
Mrs. George Keppel has amassed a
fortune on the market.
Lord Farquhar began life compar
atively speaking, a poor man. He
came of an old and distinguished but
by no means wealthy family. He was
a younger son and was originally
destined for the diplomatic service;
but diplomacy Is rather an expensive
profession, especially for a younger
son, and Mr. Horace Farquhar as
Lord Farquhar then was- decided to
accept the offer of the late Sir Charles
Forbes of Newe, a wealthy banker,
and went to him to learn the banking
business.
Mr. Farquhar's reputation as a man
possessing a singularly keen insight
into the intricacies of high finance
soon became known and some years
inter Mr. Farquhar Joined the bank
ing form of Sir Samuel Soot. & Co.,
and became a director of Parr's Bank
on the amalgamation of the two con
cerns. In 1S!M ho was created Baron
Fnrquhar.
From his youngest days Lord Far
quhar has been a great favorite with
the royal family, and on His Majes
ty's accession was at once appointed
Master of the Household. Lord Far
quhar did not intend to hold the po
sition permanently, but merely took
it up at the King's express desire in
order to carry out the many reforms
in the management-of the royal house
hold which His Majesty liadi in view.
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Washington. It cost the United
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day to debute the question of whether
portraits of some of the former
speakers of the house should be
painted In oils and hung in the cor
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This made $24,000 expended In the
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