East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-25
NEW YORK DRAMATICS.

By william, S. Brewer.

New York.-Now that the sensation
which the Johnson-Jeffrie pictures
created is subsiding, theatredom has
another thriller. This is afforded by
a few stage beauties who have started
the fad of sleeping on the roofs of
the houses in which they play earlier
in the evening.
For the preservation of physical
beauty and mental poiseum when the
mercury is cavorting round the top
Of the thermometer tube. there Is
nothing more efficacious than sleep
ing in the open air SO says Miss
Marion Baxter, one of the members
Of the "none of them twenty none
Of them married" chorus of Frederic
Thumpson's "Girlies," playing at tho
New Amsterdam Theatre.
Miss Baxter and the Misses Jessie
Piper. May Doherty and Josephine Ar
mold are making the aerial gardens
on the New Amsterdam roof their
sleeping quarters.
"Girlies" is scheduled for all sum-
mer at the New Amsterdam theatre.
/ Those in the name parts are hand
somely costumed and the offering Is
airy enough to make an acceptable hot
weather entertainment. Joseph Caw-
thorn and Maude Raymond are the
principals.
In The Summer Widowers' at the
/ Broadway are seen scenes, twenty
musical numbers and a remarkable
east Of fun makers and singers Lew
Fields heads the cast and is most ably
assisted by Irene Franklin.
Ziegfclds revue, the ''Follies OF
1870" continues TO attract record
crowds to the Jardin de Paris ator
the New York theatre. Mindell King
ston, OF vaudeville fame, made hel
debut in the piece recently. Bert
Williams. the colpred comedian. intro
duces n new song weekly. Louis Al
eXander and Julian Mitchell in th'
vampire dance seldom fail to please
The Great Behman Show is the ii
tie of the burlesque organization
I which has begun a four weeks en-
gagement at the Columbia theatre
A two-act extravaganza called Pain
Beach" is presented. The company in
cludes Eileen Sheridan, Lillian Hern
don. Lon Hascall. VIII ]. Kennedy
g Louis Thell, Joseph Bahrton and
{ large chorus and dancing ballet 7,
9 the vaudeville bill are George Arm
strong. Eileen Sheridan, the Sever
Pelfords and other specialists,
Louis Mann isappearing in the fare
= comedy "The Cheater" at the Lyri
. theatre. It is a free adoption by NJ,
y Mann from a German original entitle
y Der Doppelmansch" Mr. Mann
:. role is that of Godfried Plittersdorf.
a state Senator. He is a Particular
= ardent enemy Of all night saloons an
- the basis of the fun is i'm the fact tina
he inherits one Of the establishment
- OF this order which has seemed to hir
"A most obnoxious.
t. Edith Helena, the coloratura Sc
r prano, who since her last appearanc
here with the italian Grand Oper
l. company has completed a brilllai
ia concert tour Of the Pacific coast. wi
"A he one Of the principal soloists at II
" Plaza theatre concerts given by II
" Aborn English Grand Opera copan
N Seven Days" entered upon it's thi
Iv ty-seventh week at the Astor theat
providing two hours and fifty minut
ot Of the jolliest sort Of fun for tho
" who would forget the hot wealth
a liscomforts "Seven Days" will r
e. main all summer.
~ Corse Payson produces Tolstoy
g "Kreutzer Sonata" at the Academy
Is Music. This is the play of Russi5
Sc life in which Bertha Kalich made n
te first appearance to Broadway. Nj
IN Fiske also played it with great succe'
tn on Friday afternoons tea is served
the stage to all members of the cor
re nany to all Of the audience who C;
tr o,,,ac.,1 Of eoapaS