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The Washington times., 1906-02-11
BelascO-De Wolf Hopper in Happy

Belasco-De Wolf Hopper in Happy
land"
De Wolf Hopper. I'm the best opera he
has had for ten years, IN role that
gives him splendid opportunities for
being Iegitimately funny and which per
mits him TO sing good music with that
fine bass voice of his. in a consistent
and artistic revival of the true forms
of operetta, in a production that has
never been eduaIed for beauty and good
taste in the mounting Of a musical piece
and surrounded by the best singing and
acting ensemble in the country today.
are the pleasant and attractive pros
poets presented by the announcement of
the Belasco Theater for the current
week The opera is "Happyland," writ
ten by Reginald de koven and Frederic
Ranken. staged by r. II. Burnside and
produced under the management OF the
Messrs. Shubert. 1t had a run of the
first half of the present season at the
Lyric TheateT. New York city, where
it was accorded the distinction of be
ing the very best musical production
shown in the metr oils.
Mr.. Ranken has laid his story in plea
SAINT places and peoDIed il with most
amusing persOnaRes. The action takes
place in Elysia n kingdom whose sub
iects are never called upon to fathom
the depths of unhappiness. It is an
ideal condition. but King Ecstaticus
(played by Mr.. Hopper does not SUBJ
scribe TO the prevailing optimism. owing
to the fact that he is unable to meet
the requirements of a treaty with a
neighboring king to wed his son to the
daughter of the latter-one King Alti-
mus. OF Altruria. to-wit The Elysian
priuceliTig is in reality a princess, but
the world knows il not. so carefully
has Esctaticus concealed the fact of
the real sex of his offspring.
Mr. de KOven. whom Washington
claims as its own. has written for
"Happyland," the best score to bear
his signature since Robin Hood and
''Rob Roy It is full of melody. and
the songs. choruses. and ensembles are
both musicianly and charming. There
are comic and sentimental gems galore.
and as It requires good voices 10 sing
this music. the MessTs. ShIbert have or
ganiEed the best singing company of
the wear.
Mr.. Hopper is said to be his delight
The Washington times., 1906-02-11
Stage Gossip From Gotham
By JAMES GRANT THURSToN.

to the Gaiety is forty-five minutes. BY
the Introduction of a covered motor car
fitted as a dressing room Miss Cutler is
enabled to do the trick,
Miss Mildred DeGray. a pretty Min
neapolis girl. has created a sensation
in the London music halls with a bare
footed dance. Miss DeGray was robbed
and wounded by revolutionists in Russia
last fall, and declares that she con
siders herself lucky she got out of
the Cars dominions with her life.
The appointment of Herr Ludwig Bar
nay as director of the Royal TheateT
in Berlin caused sincere pleasure to his
many friends and admirers on this side
of the Atlantic. Herr Barnay. now that
Sir Henry Irving is dead. is one of the
greatest stage managers alive He is
a master of the craft in handling stage
crowds. and is thoroughly familiar with
every phase of the managerial depart
ment. in addition to being one of the
worlds great actors.
Felix Motel has been engaged by
Frau Cosima Wagner 10 conduct seven
performances of "ParsifaI'4 and five Of
Tristan and Isolde" at the Wagner
festival at Beyreuth next summer.
Among the singers who have been en-
gagged are Marie Witch and Ernst
Kraus-
I hear that Max Faetkenheur has
plans well under way for the building
Of a great hippodrome at Cleveland.
which Will have a seating capacity of
5000 people, a stage so feet wide, sixty
three dressing rooms. and acCOmmoda-
tons for camels. elephants. horses. and
other beasts galore. While this seems,
here in the East. a pretty big under
taking for the Ohio city. Mr. Faetken-
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friend. But Ann won't have it that
way. She holds the silken coils secure
- about the young artist, Yet all the
while plays desperately for the heart
interest OF Tanner
The lines Of the comedy. as in most
of Shaw's purely dlverting works. are
SUGGESTIONS of epigrams. smart turns OF
Wit. or drun periods emphasizing hu-
morous situations.
Robert Lorraine who bounded 10 big
favor over night IN Now York in the
role of John Tanner. the man who
wouldn't marry. viii be found I'm the
role in the performance at the New Ma
tionaL Particular interest also attaches
to the production in connection with the
fact that Clara Bloodgood, the original
Violet. viii play this important part dur
ing the Washington engagement. Ida
Conquest and other well-known players
are included in the company.
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Chase'8-S. Miller Kent and Company.

Chase panorama of polite vaudeville
this week viii present a series Of novel
ties and collection of stars that are
only possible in one bill in many seasons
First la order Will be the distinguish i
young romantic actor. s Miller Kent
who has hidden adieu to the legitimate
stage and has taken the final VOWS Of
vaudeville Mr.. Kent had a long dra-
matte novitiate and has run the whole
gamut from juvenile roles TO the dizzy
heights of stardom. Long a member OF
the Frohman clan, he next SUPPORTS
Nat Goodwin in The Cowboy and the
Lady" in which latter he fell heir TO the
Goodwin role and pushed his own name
up several pegs. To London he after
ward went and was with Wilson Barrett
playing Horatio TO the eminent English
mans Hamlet. Back here he came later
and starred again in Fighting Bob"
and Facing the Music" Then the
vaudeville beacon shone upon him and
he entered the new field in which honors
have come TO him thick and fast He
viii present here Just Dorothy which
is from Byron Ongley's clever pen, and
is said TO be brimful of strong dramatic
opportunities as well as entertaining wit
and humor. 1t tells OF an Fastener who
goes West in search of fortune. IN his
support viii be Frank Frayne, the we'll
known character actor, noted for his
peculiar ability 10 depict Chinese char
acters, one of which. called Seep Seepsy,
he impersonates in the comedietta-
The special foreign card viii be the
Troupe Picchiani. direct from the Lon
don HippOdrome. The eight artists out
rank any other acrobats in Europe and
the feats performed by the women alone
will seem little short Of marvellous,
given. as they are, with the hampering
skirts Of evening dresses. An extraordi-
nary feature. indeed. may be expected
from Julian Eltinge, the former Harvard
student. He was member of the anna
teur dramatic association drawn from
the Boston Cadets and the Boston Bank
ers' Association. These talented anna
teurs made the first production of r. A.
Barnett's popular extravaganzas. The
Lady and the Musketeer, 1892, Three
Little Lambs" Miss Simplicity" in
watch all the parts were played by the
youths, and Eltfnge. in particular, being
the impersonator of ell the heroines.
Then vaudeville cas-, its net around
him and last summer, in his feminine
characterize lions, he was the leading at
traction at the Aerial Roof Garden. New
York, being given precedence over Fay
Templeton- Virginia Earl, and other
long established fayorites- This week
he will repeat has most popular imper-
sonatiors of the far sex and his com
plete success viii soon be a matter of
history here. George Wilson (''Waltz
nee agafn'O. the minstrel comedian. viii
be another card that will draw a legion
of admirers.
The Rose Wentworth bslestrian Trio
will present the most picturesque haute
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cage. The advance demand for seats is
said 10 exceed that fer any other play
in years
With one of the most notable casts of
the season. The TrancOso Trail open
ed last Tuesday night in Rochester. The
play is a story of old Mexico.
Arnold DAILY has his third leading NO.
man Of the season in Edna B~una who
has just assumed this role OF Gloria in
''You Never Can Tell" Katherine
Grey. who appeared with Daily in Wash
ington. refused 20 accompany the or
ganization when it left New York re-
Gently. and Florence Kahn was en-
gagged In St Louis Miss Kahn sudden
~ left the company and now Miss
BTuna IS playing leads.
John L. Sullivan, the famous prize
fighter, has gone into vaudeville and is
giving a monologue. The talk is said TO
be commonplace, but Sullivan's past
achievements are sufficient to draw
large audiences Just TO see him.
Henry r. Dixey and The Man on The
Box are turning people away in Chi
cess for which he has been seeking since
the days OF "Adonis.'
Leah Kleshna." in which Mrs Fiske
is adding another triumph TO her earlier
successes, is now being played through
the English provinces by Pillar NORM. a
little foreigner. who will be remembered
10y local audiences.
Xvette Guilbert, the French singer
who almost shocked American morals
several years ago with her risQue songs.
Is coming again 10 this county.
Charles Frohman will present her in "a
series of special matinees in New York
be ginning February Is, when she will be
heard in French programs
Annie Russell concluded her London
engagement in Major Barbara last
night and tomorrow she will sail for
America. Miss Russell is no longer IN
der the management OF Charles FFoh-
man, but Will begin her American tour
on March 19 under the direction of Wag-
cnhais and Kemper.
Jack O'Mera. advertising agent Of the
Columbia Theater. has returned to this
city from a business trim TO New York
city and the North.
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Majestic-GeOrge Evans in "The Run


Always,
That gingery little comedian. George
Honey Boy Evans. viii come To- the
Majestic tomorrow for q weeks engage
ment in that most popular Of all the ia
nous musical comedies which had their
birth al the New York Casino, The
Runaways- Local play patrons have
seen the piece before. laughed at its
absurd situations applauded its catchy
songs. and admired the noted Casino
show girls, but neve: before have they
had an opportunity to see Es2ns in the
role OF Butch, the horrible example.
On the face of II. the experiment Of
taking a top liner from vaudeville and
starring him in Il musical comedy was
q departure from the ordinary but Man
ager f Ray Comstock knew his come
dian. and. as results have shown, so
did the public. The fun-mszking pro-
cIivities of the Honey Boy never
had wider scope than in THE Run
avyays." and last week in Baltimore the
theater could not hold the persons who
wished to see the composer OF In the
Good Old Summer Time
Although playing the popular-pIiced
houses this season. both star and man
agement wisely decided that there would
be no curtaiIInent of the company. moth
things have been added which have ma
teriaIly enhanced the laughter-provoking
elements. In the first act Mr. Evans
has introduced a big ensemble number,
the cleanest cut sort OF burlesque, called
Down in the Old Town Hail. which
tells of the boyhood delights of wit
Messing a Tom" show, Haveriey's min
streIs. and hearing Andrew Mack sing
Irish love songs.
In this number Evans, with his re-
narkable voice. is in his element, as
the hero of Mrs. Stoves book. the bassO
and tenor of the minstrel company, and
as the Irish comedian. scores most hon
estIy. In the second act the star and
Miss Darlington do a burlesque stabbing
scene from q thriller which is con
YulsiDS.
The supporting company is very strong
and includes several members of the
original cast. among them being Charlie
Dox. Henry Taylor. ". T. Bowman, J.
NJ Bowman. Harry Smith. Charles VIM
satt. Mona Darlington, Margaret Suth-
erland, Carolyn Walker, Glare Calhoun,
Blanche Barnes, Veva. de Ford, and 9TH
ers, including the famous Casino Show
Girls
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Flaming Arrow"

Lovers of tales of the frontier, where
the Redmen take an active part, Will
find a thrilling treat in The Flaming
Arrow" which comes to the Academy
tomorrow. The characters introduced
are all typical of the West in the early
eos and include the picturesque COW
punchers. the deep-dyed and treacherous
MEXICAN. the Indians. and army officers
The story of the piece has to do with
The love. of a young Indian chief for
coloneFs daughter Another love story
10 added nv a fun-loving Trishman in
love with a spinster, who does not care
10 acknowledge her span OF me Among
The features are Moon Dog, a famous
warrior: Red Flash. Clusters famous IN
dian scout: Black Eagle, an Arapaho
chief, and White Eagle, his son. The
The Washington times., 1906-02-11
Columbia-May Irwin in Mrs. Blacl
Is Back"


Comedy win reign supreme at the Co.
lumbia all this week. for May Irwin. the
dispenser of good cheer and genius of
the coon song. viii be in town until
next Saturday nighti In the meantime
she will disport her exuberant personal
ity through the three laugh-laden acts
of George V. Hobart's successful farce
play. Mrs. Black is Back This is the
same piece that was presented in Wash
.ington last season by Miss Irwin, who
was accorded a welcome by local the
atergoers seldom received even by favor
lite stars The Washington engagement
was shortly after the very prosperous
enga cement of six months in New York
city, and the verdict of approval stamped
upon the star, play and players by
washington and New York has. since
then. been upheld by the principal cities
of the country. Early this season Miss
Irwin began a Pacific coast engagement
and played the important cities of the
West and Middle West, so that Mrs
Black is Back" can appropriately De
called the transcontinental success.
A most distinguished audience. which iD-
Guided on the opening night the Presi-
dent and his party, and the most pToni-
nent members of Washington society.
started the enga cement in this city most
auspiciously last season. Even patrons
of the most serious and classic art of the
theater must see May Irwin as a sort of
antidote TO Shaw and Ibsen. and these
seriousIy-minded students of the drama.
after seeing Miss Irwin's performance,
are quite ready TO admit that there is
art in light comedy. Indeed, May Irwin
is considered by the analytical patrons
of the theater to be as artistic and ele-
waited on her particular plane of art as
any of the most artistic opponents of
the classics May Twins art is of the
kind that is enjoyed by everybody who
enjoys a theatrical performance. As TO
her play. il is said that Mrs Black is
Back" is the most legitimate comedy
and the most successful one in when
she has ever appeared With stage
craft worthy of the most experienced
writer's of the best in French farce, Mr.;
Hobart has evolved plot and developed
the most amusing and laughabie KIND
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ful old comic opera self in ''Happylaud. -
He has . splendid acting and singing
part, and he has never been in better
form than at present His company is
headed b. Miss Marguerite Clark. the
most charming OF soUbTettes. who Is
simply delightful in the part OF the In
genuous princess. The company is strong
in comedians. the big star having the
assistance of William Danforth. WiIlis1
Wolff Ada Deaves and Frank Casey.
The singing contingent consists Of Es-
teIIe Wentworth, a Washington soprano.
who has made a success Of her stage
career; Bertha Shalek, Contralto: JOS
eph Phillips. tenor; Carl Haydn, bari
tone. and John DunsmuiT. basso-
"Happyland" is notable and note
worthy for its clean refined humor, and
the absence Of all slap-stick comedy and
giggling show girls. The production
shows daintiness and refinement
throughout. and strikes a new artistic
note in musical shows.
The Washington times., 1906-02-11
Behind the Footlights

Claiming Pollock has been engaged
play. which win be produced next sea
son. Mr.. PolIock's play. The Secret
Orchard" viii be brought out this
spring by the Shuberts.
William Collier is the latest Amer
lean actor who seeks the favor Of Aus
ualians Mir. Collier and his company
! Will sail for Australia on April - for
a three months tour, during which
The Dictator" and "On the Quiet" will
be presented.
IN addition to obtaining the English
rights to The Little Grey Lady" Chan
ming Pol1ock's successful play. James
X Hackett has procured the Western
rights to the piece, and is organizing
company to be sent out as soon as pos
sibIe
A new stock company viii come into
being at the Garrick Theater. New
York. on February L. It will be
called the Garrick Stock Company. and
is to be modelled after the old Lyceum
Iheater company, so successful several
years ago. Among the actors who will
make up the organization are Charles
Richman, W. L. Abingdon, and William
HawtTey, two prominent English &C
tors. William Ingersou, Brandon
Hurst, George Probert. George Holland.
Hall McAIister. Alfred Hudson, Grace
I1Ixins Grace KimbaI, and Frances
Starr.
Julie Opp, wife of William Faver-
sham, viii take a dip into vaudeville
Miss Opp has been absent from the
stage for more than d year. Her last
appearance in Washington was with
Mr. FaVersham in Lefty"
Maude Adams viii continue TO play
Peter Pan" for the next two years
This arrangement has been made by
Charles FrOhman in consideration OF
the pronounced success of the play.
prina DeWolfe. who was last seen
here as the adventures in THE PrOdi- !
Cdl Son, viii become q star in q play
called The Woman Pays
The Prince Of India" J. l. c. Clarke's |
dram atization of Gen Lew Wallace's
story. is tremendous success in Chi
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Of situations. It takes three acts of the
best natGred kind of fun that even the
most prudish could not consistently
squint at 10 extricate the heroine from
embarrassing and thoroughly amusing
complications. At proper intervals the
action Il pleasantly. though iTTeleVantlY.
interrupted when Miss Irwin steps TO the
footljghts and. in that inimitable manner
OF hers, takes her audience into her con-
ndence and-sings a coon song. The
same splendid company who was in Miss
Irwin's support last seaon viii be with
her tomorrow night They include Ed
gar Acheson KY. John z Hazard. Ro-
land Carter Louis Foley. Victor Cas-
more. +. Elliot Jenkins. +. c. Fay. Ed
ward p joyce and Jane Burby. May
Donohue Lottie Dillon. and others.
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ecoIe arenic act ever witnessed either
in saWdust or on stage. Violet Dale.
the mimic. former pTima donna of ',Ihs
Chinese Honeymoon. viii cbeTTnineiy
re-enforce the other p-omireEt offerings
The McGratn brothers viii play opera
tic airs and Southern melodies on han
jos. The motion pictures VIII show II de
Flags and Faces o. All Races.
The Washington times., 1906-02-11

Is an actress responsible for debts
contracted by her son after~he is old
enough to vote? Mrs. Leslie Carter
saws not George Latham. a New York
tailor. who claims 20 have furnished
Dudley Carter the twenty-four-year-
son Of the aetress. $500 worth of gar
ments. SAYS yes. The matter has been
left to the arbitrament OF the court.
If you had been several kinds of a
champion pugilist and were convinced
that YOU had Il all over Richard Mans
field as an actor and with the aid of a
shTewd manager. an accomplished press
agent and a beautiful voting wife had
secured columns Of free advertising then.
with the beautiful young wife afore-
said, had put on a fancy act in vaude-
vile only To have your sweetest and
pretuest love scenes laughed at as "a
farce comedy wouldn't that jar you?
Well. that's what happened to Bob
Fitzsimmons. when he made his reap
rearance at Proctor's Fifty-eighth
Street Theater Monday.
Jim Corbett. the other great pugfust
actor. intends To take another fall out
of the drama He claims that he was
foul He hasn't signed for his next
fight as yet. but intends soon TO go into
active training by way of vaudeville.
Ha is firmly convinced that ii was not
James J. CCrDett but "Cashel ByTon's
Profession which was 10 blame for his
recent knockout.
Rigo, the Hungarian gypsy affinity of
Princess Clara Ward Chimay. has been
booked for an American tour and viii
open here at the Colonial on February
&c He brings with him has own Hun
garian orchestra
Miss Maude Adams can boast of the
heaviest mail OF any actress now playing
in New York. The great majority of let
tiers received by her are from little chill
Gren who have been delighted by her
Peter Pan" and who have no hesita-
ton in saying so.
Nearly every vessel which sailed for
England this week carried some of the
members OF the Veronique Company.
y hich closed its American engagement
il Boston a week ago.
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a story is told on Broadway that Sam
Shubert has secured site and VIII soon
begin building "a S250.o0G theater at Den
yer II is TO be modelled after the mi
HOis ia Chicago and the GaTTiCk in ST.
Louis. and viii be called the Z. II.
Sothern Theater.
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heur is confident that it will be a payini
Investment. and declares that he Ia
secured the necessary backing to carr
his plans into effect.
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/ hear from Paris that the Bey of
Tunis has sent to Nine. Bartet the ia
NOUS French actress. the cross of the
Commander of Nitcham Iftika. This is
the second decoration to be conferred
upon this distinguished actress. She is
entitled to wear the cross of the Legion
of Honor.
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cage. The advance demand for seats is
said 10 exceed that fer any other play
IN years.
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Jack O'Mera. advertising agent Of the
Columbia Theater. has returned to this
city from business trim TO New York
city and the North.
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With one of the most notable casts of
the season. The TrancOso Trail open
ed last Tuesday night in Rochester. The
play is a story of old Mexico.
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Nearly every vessel which sailed for
England this week carried some of the
members OF the VerOnique Company.
u hich closed its American engagement
il Boston a week ago.
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Rigo, the hungarian gypsy affinity of
Princess Clara Ward Chimay, has been
booked for an American tour and VIII
open here at the Colonial 'on February
&c. He brings with him has own Hun
"a rin " nrchpsf n
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Julie Opp, wife of William Faver-
sham, viii take a dip into vaudeville
Miss Opp has been absent from the
stage for more than year. Her last
appearance in Washington was with
Mr.. FaXersham in .I.etty."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-15
CHURCHILL SELLS
BUSINESS COLLEGE
PENDLEToN SCHOOL BOUGHT
BY MISS NJ. NJ. SLATTERY
Well Known Commercial College Be-
comes Property of the Proprietress
of the Standard College of Spokane
and the Business College of La
Grande-Two Strong Commercial
Men to Be Added to the Force.

Pendleton Business college has just
been sold by Prof. and Mrs. f. NJ,
Churchill, who have conducted 1t for
the past three years, to Miss NJ NJ.
Slattery Of the Standard Commercial
college Of Spokane, who also conducts
the business college at La Grande.
Pendleton Business college was
founded in 1899 and has been in the
hands Of a number of proprietors
since its birth. It has been a notable
attraction in the educational life OF
Pendleton and has brought a large
number of young people from all
parts Of the inland empire to this
city for a business education.
Miss Slattery is an experienced
new features to the Pendleton schoo
and make 1t attractive in every way
She is a graduate of Oshkosh Nor
NAL school and OF the University OF
Wisconsin and has had a large prac-
teal experience in the management
Of commercial schools and comes to
Pendleton to engage permanently in
this branch of educational work.
Prof. and Mrs. Churchill have not
yet decided upon their future work
but will perhaps remain in this city
or vicinity.
Miss Slattery, in speaking of the
prospects of the college, said to the
East Oregonian today:
with this excellent foundation to
build on, Pendleton can boast a busi-
ness college second to none in the
west. 1t is my intention to add to the
already efficient corps of teachers
two Of the strongest commercial men
that money can procure"