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THE MOKNI'G OKEGONIAN. MONDAY". OCTOBER 23, 1907. NATION OP fi NECESSITY Health Officer Pohl Tells of Portland's Fight to Keep Out Plague. DANGER IN DEAD RODENTS Physician Points Out Necessity for Burning Bodies of Pests China town Is to Be Inspected in" the Xear Future.. The work of exterminating germ carrying rats and cleansing the -waterfront as a means of preventing the in troduction of bubonic plague 1 being vigorously prosecuted by the Health Department and the Marine Hospital Service. Tenants of buildings along the waterfront are also assisting the authorities in the warfare on the disease-bearing rodents. The O. R. & N. Company has been especially active In the work of clearing up Its section of the river front. The sewer outlets which were found in bad condition are being repaired. Under the new regu lation of the Health Department all ships are new being fumigated on ar rival In the port, and are not permit ted to lie within six feet of a wharf. ThU Is done for the purpose of pre venting rats from coming ashore. The Health Board has been engaged In the work of cleaning up the water front for the past six weeks. The offi cials have been a good deal hampered by tho small appropriation made for the work, but the Council has ex-, pressed its willingness to- Increase the appropriation of $1000 should It become necessary. The fumigation of cars from San Francisco and Seattle is a measure that Is likely to be adopted. When Interviewed at her home last night In regard to the work now being done by the city, Dr. Esther Pohl, City Health Officer, said: Rats Must Be Killed "The most important thing in the work of preventing the introduction of tha plague Into Portland Is to kill rats and destroy their bodies Imme diately. Euch householder .should make It a point to kill his rats, not to drive them away to some other house. That may benefit him, but It does the community a great Injury. When caught a rat should be killed and burned immediately, as a dead rat, where plague Is known to exist, is worse than a live one In the communi cation of disease. The fleas on the ra have the germs of plague and as soon as the animal dies they leave It and seek the first means of sustaining life. Dead rats are, therefore, the greatest menace. ' "Very few rats are being delivered at the crematory, under the bonus of 5 cents. That does not seem vers' much, but. it is in fact a good deal. In Seattle, it Is true., they pay 10 cents and in ' San Francisco 10 cents, but they have plague in both places, while here we T.ave none, l suppose if the disease existed here we would be glad to pay a larger sum, but under the present circumstances 5 cents seems ample. The Impression seems to be abroad that only a few of the rats presented at the crematory will be examined. Such Is not the case, however. Dr. Matson, bacteriologist of the State Board of Health, has offered to make : tests on p large number, since the ex amination of a healthy rat would necessarily require but a short time. Inspect Chinese Quarters. "We have planned to begin an in spection of the Chinese quarters imme diately, not with the idea that we ex pect to find any plague indications, but for the purpose of ascertaining what means the Orientals are using to pre ' vent its propagation. "The rat Is the conveyor "of the plague germ Just as the mosquito Is or the yellow fever, germ. If you ex terminated the mosquito the danger from Infection Is not great. In , the anie way get rid of the rats and the greatest danger from .bubonic plague Is disposed ,of.". , Bubonic plague is a disease supposed to be identical with -the plague known as the "Black Death," which had Its origin in China and made Its Hirst ap pearance In Europe 543 A. D., at Con stantinople. It derives its modern name from tha fact that it attacks the lymphatic glands in the neck, arm pits, groin and other parts of the body. Tha swollen parts are extremely sensi tive to the touch the patient suffers from headache, vertigo, Vhlgh fever, vomiting and great prostration. An other, feature is the appearance of pur ple spots and mottling of -the skin. In t severe cases death generally ensues in 4S hours, and, at best, recovery Is slow. Came Through Egypt. , The disease appeared ln Egypt in 541 A. D., and within a year extended to Constantinople, where it Is said to have caused the death of 10.JOO persons in one day.. In 1332 the plague spread through the whole of Europe and near. . ly one-fourth of the population died.' It Is estimated that during this reign c-f terror, out of 2,000,000 Inhabitants of Norway. ' but 300.000 survived. It ' was estimated by Pope Clement VI that the .mortality from "black death" for the entire world was 40,000,OD. This outbreak lasted about 20 years. During the great plague in London In 1665 there were 63.596 deaths out of a population of 460,000. It was be lieved the Infection was Introduced in bales of merchrxJise from Syria. The sanitary condition of London at the time was notoriously bad. It Is a sig nificant fact that those who lived out of the city and on barges and ships In the Thames did not contract the dis ease. A Struggle for Gold at the Star THERE is hardly a resident of Port land that has not at sometime or other either seen a gold or silver mine or talked with miners about life in a mining camp. Again, there Is no one who Is not deeply interested' In tales of mining of the sudden finds and leap Into wealth, or. as the. rule Is, the struggle for years to find the hidden treasure only to meet defeat in the end. The story told in "A Struggle for GoldV is chock full of mining adventure and life In the California gulches and gives oppor tunity for members of the R. E. French Company at the Star to present one of the best plays yet put on that stage. W. B. Patton is the author and he evi dently knows his California well,, though EXTERMI TS the story deals more of the old days than present-day mining with modern methods. The rough and ready miner of the past is presented by the people at the Star with due regard to fact and tra dition, and the scene In the gulch where an explosion occurs, the result of which brings good fortune in the nick of time. Is most realistic and a triumph in me chanical effect. The first scene gives the members of the company an opportunity to appear on dress parade, and the audience seemed pleased to see their favorites In evening clothes, the opportunity being the recep tion at the San Francisco home of the mtneowner around whose fortunes ' the story revolves. , The author of "A Struggle for Gold" probably did not Intend to make the characters of Bridget O' Hough and Bar ney O'Hoolihan the ones a reviewer would pick out for first mention, but If he did not he must have been ignorant of the fact that these parts would be played by Eva Earle-Ffench and Charles Connors some day In Portland. Almost any crowd of theater-goers would much rather laugh than cry. The audience at the Star had some hearty laughs every time the two "Irishmen" appeared on the scene. The part of Bridget as given by Eva Earte-French took" one back a few years ago when the popular actress de lighted her hearers In character comedy roles before she acquired the hyphen and addition to her name. Her performance this week Is quite as good, if not better, than anything she could do before Mr. French persuaded her to tack on his name to hers. Miss Hale, as usual with that, leading lady's work, gave evidence of study of the part she essayed as Margaret Mc Lean, and shone as "a true woman." Kathleen Taylor, as the young daughter of the mtneowner, was as winsome and chic as ever. Daglcnn, the dutiful son and brother, does excellent "work and has the house with him every time In his "heroics." - DeCamp would beeter look out for his personal character, for he makes such a smooth and plausible villain that before long it 'may become second nature with him. His work, as always in such parts as the scheming-scamp in this play." is worthy of special mention. The other parts, particularly the miners In their mountain cabin, are acceptably filled. The "story Itself Is not so particularly original as to plot as It Is a fresh method of telling the old victory of devotion and love over Intrigue and villainy. Matinees will be given Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday' besides nightly performances during the week. "Thorns and Orange Blossoms" at Empire BERTHA Clay's stories may be sniffed at by some people, just as Mrs. South worth's were years ago; but when It comes to dramatizing such a novel as "Thorns and Orange Blossoms," the re sult on an audience Is everything the most expectant manager could desire. That play was presented at the Empire yesterday by one of Rowland & Clifford's companies, and the large audience de parted with a good "opinion of both the play and company. In a spirit of justice it must be said that the play Is of a higher class and tone than anvthlna- Keen it th 'Rmnlr for some weeks, but In saying that, It must not be understood to mean that the audience was deprived of Its customary "thrills," for there are several situa tions producing the breath-holding and moist eyes so usual in an Empire pro duction. That "Thorns and Orange Blos soms" had a run of several weeks In Chicago before it was brought to the Coast can well be believed after seeing this company In the piece, for It tells a story of interest to every class of so cietyand Is not overdrawn. The haughty, pfood, heartless, aristo cratic Dowager Duchess is a character Americans are beginning to know well, and the "child of the people" Is taken Into the heart with genuine sympathy. It Is a positive relief to meet with a type of Englishman that is not burlesqued out of all semblance of a gentleman, and the author has drawn an evidently true-to-llfe type in Sir Hubert. Of course, he can't see a Joke promptly, but he would not be true to life if he did. The breezy American, Tommy Swift, shows his Eng lish creation by saying things about the Chicago stockyards no 'one In this coun try would be guilty of writing. The ac tion and development . of the story is natural and entertaining with a spice of humor to relieve the gloom at times. Of the company It may be said in a word that It Is one of the best road troups seen In Portland at popular-price houses In many a day and, in fact, is superior to several lately playing the high-price theaters. The people are all new to Portland audiences, but before the week ends they will have established a place in the memories of theater-goers which will make them welcome for a re turn engagement. Orma Raymond gives a remarkably even and intelligent rendition of the dis tasteful Dowager, and Grace Valentine does the daughter of the proud house of Ryvers most acceptably, both to the ob servers and to her Yankee lover. Said Yankee lover Is a part that suits W. H. Dorbin as though written for him. and apart from some trifling "breaks" In the book, for which Dorbin Is not responsi ble his work Is excellent. Flora Fair field, as the Insulted wife, plays con vincingly and at times reminds one of Clara Morris. James B. Cunningham, whjle not much in evidence in two scenes, makes a creditable lover and husband and dresses the part correctly. The ex aggerated cut of the suit he wears In the last act is distinctly English. Peter Pann has a part that was laughed at, at first, but the author and actor de veloped the character until Sir Hubert becomes the favorite male in the cast. The other members of the company do the minor parts smoothly, and together the company Is well balanced and well trained. "Thorns and Orange Blossoms" Is the bill all week, with matinees Wed nesday and Saturday. HAVE ONE FOR YOUR HOME Places to Be, Found for Nearly Dozen of the Best Babies. Did you see the article "Eight Were Taken," etc., in yesterday's Oregonlan? If you have the parlor room and the where-wlth-all to own the very high est type of highest-grade pianos, you'll certainly be well repaid to read the an nouncement again carefully.' Nearly a dozen of the very choicest of Baby Grand Pianos are to be disposed of without ceremony at Ellers Piano House, and at the prices we have tick eted them, not a single one should re main on our floors unsold by the mid dle of this week. If you have an old piano we'll accept it in part payment for one of these babies. If you have any doubt ad to the amount of room a baby grand occupies In your parlor, send for our Chickering baby grand patterns which, spread out upon the floor, will exactly outline to. you the exact dimension of these grands. ' Remember, please, that a very choice Mission designed upright piano, and several other splendid special exhibi tion styles of highest grade uprights are also being sacrificed during the coming week. They were sent . here without our buyer's orders, are being sold on factories' accounts, and we'll not spilt hairs about payments for same. Eilers Piano House, 351 . Washington street, corner" of Park. All forms of scrofula, salt rheum and eczema are cured by Hood's Sarsaparll la. the blood purifier. ' - - SHOT BY MASKED ROBBER Miss Susie Thompson Wound ed in Hold-Up on Cornell Road. THUG FIRES, INTO BUGGY Sisters Returning From , Visit to Parents at Cedar Mills Disre " . gard Order to Halt High wayman Makes Escape. . Miss Busie Thompson, 21 years old, employed at 680 Everett street, while driving back to the City with her Sis ter after a visit to her parents' home near Ceaar Mills, was shot and pain fully wounded by a lone highwayman on the Cornell road, three miles west of the city limits, about 6:30 o'clock last night. The road agent ordered the girls to halt and fired on them when they attempted to pass. According to the best Information obtainable last night, the girls left the farmhouse about 6 o'clock to return to this city, where both are employed as domestics. It was hardly dark at the time and they had not the -slightest ap prehension of danger on the much traveled road, but as they rounded a sharp bend on the hillside a masked man darted from the underbrush and took a position ahead of them In the middle of the mad, which is not wide at that point. The girls did not notice the mask or the revolver leveled at them until the robber -gave the command: "Stop! Throw up your hands." Instead of obeying this command, one of the girls struck the horse sharply with the whip and the startled animal plunged for ward. The robber thereupon; fired, pos sibly thinking the persons in the 11 AT THE THEATERS "CHECKERS" AT THE HKILIO. Edward Campbell, known as "Check- t ers . . nan nuuwn . v "Push" Miller Dave Braham, Jr. t Arthur Kendall. ..,. George Seybolt J Judge Martin George B. Miller "Uucle Jerry" Halter ..... .3 Oeorge F. Merrltt Adonlram Barlow Joseph Wllkles Murry Jameson Howard Smith The General Robert Craig The Colonel George E. Merrltt The Major. ' Joshus Nathan Jasper Frank McCoy "Ghlck" Allen Maxfleld Moree Phillip Kendall Maxneid Mores 4 Bud Breckenrldge Robert Craig Hi Prendergast William Hall f Lem Stevens Frank McCoy Tobe . .... Adelbert - Knott Jim Brown . . Frank McCoy "Splint" Eagan ..... . .T. J. Scanlon Orflctal Caller Charles Foster Captain Tllton .'..... Joshus Nathan Ed. Raines Emil French Hank Winter William Hall Barney O'Brien Adalbert Knott Simklna Maxfleld Moree Pert Barlow. . .Stephanie Longfellow Sadie Martin Clare Armstrong Cynthy Lydia Dickson Aunt Deb . .' Pauline Eberhard Mrs. Long ...... .Pauline Eberhard Mrs. Watson Eleanor Lyons Gertrude Neville, , . .Mabel Stoughton T Clara Esmond. ... i .Beatrice Around I BT ARTHUR A GREENE. WHEN Henry Blossom wrote "Check ers" he pioneered what was practi cally a new field and created a type In fiction that came very near being a nov elty. It was his nifty young hero with a vocabulary that had the man who In vented slang beaten to a murmuring sigh. It was the very warm line of talk that Checkers passed across that first; at tracted attention to him and made the poor but houest racetrack gambler one of our p6pular idols. There have been phoney Checkers since then, bunches of them. The magaslnes and department store book-shelves are filled with them and In the show business say, in the show business they've been coming so fast that It looked like a Labor Day pa rade. , We have seen them in the works of G. Cohan and more-' recently In a fierce one evidently written by a swamper at Intervals before working hours, called "The Time, the Place and the Girl." Fine for the low-brows and thistledowns, but there la only one of the real good guys and Checkers is the candy-kid. Blossoro beat them to It for one reason, and for another because he had sense enough to make his pert kid that copped out every good bet talk like they do at Sheephead instead of like a phonograph with a bum pair of lungs. Take it from me that Checkers Is' all to the satin-lined. Well Checkers blows In last night to the Helllg, keeping a return date made last year and we were all there. See? Do wa like the show? Say, quit your kiddln'. It's better than' last year and the prices are down a third. Very much to the Wall Street thts time and- there is so much for the money that you have to get a dray. The crowd last night was so big It overflowed Into the field and there wasn't a heart beat between things doin'. It's a grand little show all right, all right. The Kirk Lashelle estate is making amends for one or two things it has done In the recent past and sends out "Check ers" this year at reduced prices with a better cast and an equally good produc tion. When it played the Helllg last year $3 was charged and there was some complaint. This year there can, be none. "Checkers" Is distinctly a play for the masses. It bears very little relation to "Peer Gynt," but It Is a wholesome, amusing and altogether quite an excit ing comedy. The first act displays some degree of bad taste in making the Invalids at a watering ' place the principal butts of. the jokes, but this objection aside, it is a good, snappy, enjoyable entertain ment, f Hans Robert and Dave Braham are playing the name part and "Push" Miller again this year and doing much better work than on the former occasion, Joseph V(lkles. who does the hard-headed eld Arkansas banker, remains in the cast and does the part splendidly. Lydia Dickson gives a funny performance in the Sis Hopkins part. She is. new and a decided improvement. Ojther new members are Stephenie Longfellow and Clare Arm strong, who will do very nicely. More extra people are used than formerly and the stage is overcrowded in the betting shed scene. "Checkers'" will be repeated tonight and Tuesday night. buggy were attempting to run him down; perhaps out of such cold-blooded malice as led a masked thug to mur der Harry Logan, an unarmed victim. In thlo city last week. The bullet Ktrtick MisSjusie Thompson in the left shoulder, passing through the shoulder blade and coming out at the back. Both girls screamed in terror, and the thoroughly frightened horse dashed past the highwayman so close that the latter was almost knocked down. This much of the girls story was learned from the hospital authorities after the wounded girl had been taken to . the Good Samaritan Hospital by her sister. Last "night the wounded girl was un able to talk, and as her sister had left the hospital to notify Miss Thompson's parents of the affair, It was impossible to get an account of their experience at first iand. As 60oh as the wounded girl had re ceived the attention of the house sur geon at the hospital, the police were notified df the holdup. After a super ficial Investigation, they finally decided that the case was not within their jurisdiction, and thought It time to notify the Sheriff. Jailer Beatty, at the County Jail, was called up after 10 o'clock, three hours after the. holdup, and informed of the shooting. At that hour Sheriff Stevens was unable to learn anything from the wounded girl, and Investiga tion was postponed by him until today, when he intends to .take up the matter and make an effort to" apprehend the robber. Miss Thompson's wound Is painful but not serious, unless complications arise. " MONEY IS REQUIRED NOW To Complete Building of the Flor ence Crittenton. Refuge Home. PORTLAND, Oct. 26. (To tho Editor:). In the urgent need of money to complete the building at the northeast corner of East Thirty-first and Gllnan streets, the board of manager of the Florence Crittenton Refuse Home haa decided ' to make m strong appeal to the public for immediate assistance. The building was begun two years ago, the board endeavoring to pay for each con tract a finished but collections were slow and although assistance came through state appropriation, the cost .has been great ly increased over the original estimate of $14,000, by the advance In price of labor and materials. To save what had been done. It seemed necessary to go on with the building, and the need of It for the sake of the health and the welfare of those In the old building was so urgent that with funds In hand a few weeks would see It In shape to be occupied. But without money we cannot go on. with the state ap propria- "DIPLOMACY" AT THE BAKER. Count Orloff ..William Bernard Baron Stein ;.. Robert Homana Mr. H. Beauclerc Austin Webb Captain Beauclerc. . .Donald Bowles Algle Fairfax. ..... .Howard Russell Messenger R. 12. Bradbury Marquis de Rio Zares. ' Mlna Crollus Gleason Countesse Zlcka Marlon Barjiey Markham William Gleason Antolne James Gleason Mr. Shcperd C. H. Lewis Lady Henry Fairfax. .. .Roy Bernard Dora Louise Kent Mlon.. Dorothy Bernard BY ARTHUR A. GREENE. SARDOU'S greatest drama, "Diplo macy," was splendidly performed by the Baker players yesterflay. It is In every respect such a masterly piece of I playwriting that to give It as it should -1 . ... . oe given is credit enougn lor any com pany of actors. Most of the brilliant old Frenchman's pieces run too "strongly to theatricalism. Too many of his char acters . could not possibly exist In real life and they are made to do and say. things that no human being outside of a madhouse would dare attempt "Diplo macy" Is, however, an eminently human drama and the pity Is that Sardou has not given us more work in its strain. The play Is so comprehensive in its scope that a number of the characters stand out almost with Identical Impor tance. In fact. It is almost an ideal bill for an all-star cast: The Baker players give practically that .sort of a perform ance. The roles of Countess Zlcka and Dora, played by Marlon Barney and Louise Kent, respectively, reverse the usual practice and Miss Barney appears as the wicked adventuress while -Miss Kent is the misjudged heroine. The dashing Countess, spy though she Is, is an attrac tive adventuress and a sympathetic one for one cannot quite bring himself to see her punished for her misdeeds. This is especially true of the part when played by Miss Barney. It Is beautifully done and yet I'm almost Inclined to think the leading woman will have a good deal to answer for. She makes the Countess such a lovely creature that, with all her "cussedness," you almost hope she will succeed in her designs, and that's a hope no good morals will tolerate. Besides, Miss Barney in a red wig is Irresistible. Miss Kent's work as Dora won her en thusiastic applause and all of It was 1 richly deserved. It" Is one of her best characterizations. ? Austin Webb and Donald Bowles have long and difficult parts, those of the Brothers Beauclerc. Mr. Bowles . plays the Captain and Mr. Webb the civil ser vice official. Better team-work haa sel dom been seen on the Baker stage, both men sharing honors as nearly equal as It seems possible for. two ' artists to do. Robert Homans again appears In a superbly-acted character role, that of the Iniquitous old diplomat Baron Stein. In manv resDects I consider Mr. Homans a better actor of this particular line than J John Seinpolis and that Is no faint praise. Baron Stein is admirably con ceived and Interpreted. William Bernard is back In the cast this week and con tributes considerably to the general ex- ) cellence of the performance as Count Or- j ion. flima crouous uieason, as tne amus ingly vain and frivolous Dowager, could not well be improved upon. For that matter Mrs. Gleason's art is so fine that It is practically critic-proof. Roy -Bernard Is very happily cast In the part of Lady Henry Fairfax. This is practically the only good chance Mrs. Bernard has had this season and she gives such a good account of herself that the public will hope to see her In more pretentious roles than she has been given up to. "Diplomacy." Howard Russell is a cap ital Algy Fairfax, " James Gleason Is funny as a French waiter Dorothy Ber nard Is a charming maid and William Gleason, in about two minutes of a look in during tne first act. Is as' good as the part will let him be. The play Is well produced. Tou can't make a mistake by going to "Diplomacy." Oregon Strawberies rn October. ' NEWBERG. Or., Oct. 25. (To the Edi tor.) Will The Oregonlan publish a fact, for our Eastern friends' information, of this great Willamette country? Today a local hotel management served fresh strawberries to Its guests of about SO people, and also bought a crate or rresn raspberries. Tomatoes are yet ripening on the vines in large quantities In nearly every garden, the flavor and size of alt being as good as grow In any land m tne Summer season. - Oregon against any state In the Union for variety and quality in fruits and vegetables as well as equable climate tha whole year through. X. U- WILL, a Guest THIS IS WORTH SAVING Put It in Some Safe Place (or It May . Come In' Handy Some Day. Here Is a simple home-made mixture as given by au eminent authority on Kidney diseases, who makes the state ment that It will relieve almost any case of "Kidney tiauble If taken before the stage of Brlght's disease. He states that such symptoms as lame back,' paln-!n the side, frequent desire to urinate, especially at night; painful and discolored urination, are readily overcome. Here fs the recipe; try It: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Take a-teaspoonful after each meal and at bedtime. A well-known local druggist is au thority that these Ingredients are all harmless and easily mixed at home by shaking well in a bottle. This mixture has a peculiar healing and soothing effect upon the entire Kidney and Uri nary structure, and often overcomes the warst forms of rheumatism in Just a little while. This mixture is said to remove all blood disorders and cure the Rheumatism by forcing the Kid neys to filter and strain from the blood and system air uric acid and foul, de composed waste matter, which cause these afflictions. Try It if you aren't well. Save the prescription. tion, there has been collected til, 017.12. We have paid Mr. Lynds. the contractor, S500; plumbing. $1100; wiring and tubing, $200; steam-heating plant, $1557; Insurance, $196.20 total. $11,553.20. While .there Is a s mail- balance on hand, between IftOOO and $7000 is required to com pletely finish the building. There is money now due Mr. L,ynds. the contractor. The need of paying him Is urgent, and the need of finishing the building sufficiently to be occupied before the Inclemency of Winter Is Imperative. Will The Oregonlan not help In establishing the moat valuable agency which has been devised for reaching and helping a class of girls who cannot otherwise be reached through the ordinary avenues of Christian activity a well equipped rescue and industrial home? In dustrial Independence aa well aa sptrltual regeneration must be the keynote In the upbuilding of character, and the endeavor Is to provide a home that will meet the re quirements of the work In Its broadest sense. ' - MRS. CLEVELAND ROCKWELL, President F. C. R. Home. Edwin Ii. Gates. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct 27. Edwin L. Gates, superintendent of the -Missouri -River Improvement Association and formerly a reporter on the Port land, Op., Telegram, died at bis home here today, aged 36 years. "THE HIGHWAYMAN AT THE MARQUAM. Dick Fitzgerald. Arthur Cunningham Lady .Constance Sinclair Alda Hera ml Captain Rodney Eugene Weiner Foxy 3ulller George Kunkel Doll Primrose., Daphne Pollard -1 Sir Godfrey Beverley. Oliver LeNoir Lady Pamela.. Lillian Raymond Lieutenant Lovelace ... Maude Beatty Sir John Hawkburst Fred Snook Toby Winkle William Blalsdell Lord Kilkenny Dion McFadden BY JOHN. J. HARRISON. IF a vote were to be taken by music lovers on which of " the two operas, "Robin Hood" and "The Highwayman" contains the better music, Reginald de Koven's admirers would have difficulty in making a choice. 'Robin Hood" was produced so recently at tha Marquam that Portlanders had Its rippling melodies running through their minds when the San Francisco Opera Company gave them an opportunity to make a comparison of the two works, with one fresh in their memories and the other given here by this company for the first time. The feature of "Robin Hood" making it full of genuine enjoyment the first time heard. Is the number of solos, duets and choruses It contains that "stick." In that particular "The Highwayman" is a twin brother. With Cunningham's "Farewell to the King's Highly" ringing In the ears at the close of the night's revel In song, the delighted auditor leaves the theater only to have other songs that were rendered earlier In the evening come back to his mind. De Koven cer tainly composes music It were difficult to forget after once hearing, if one de sired to do so. "The Highwayman" is a cleverly writ ten story by Harry B. Smith of the days of Dick Turpin, the Elizabethan period when gentlemen outlaws figured In the affairs of Old England. The romances are worked out without straining a point to produce dramatic effect, and when the '."play" is fairly under way, bristling with bits of comedy, the audience has no trouble In fancying Itself living In a dif ferent age. The only point of similarity in the two eras is that then, as now, "everything Is fair in love and war." To this romantic story the famous com poser has given most fitting music, for the rollicking choruses and solo numbers fairly scintillate with suggestions of for est, the abandon xf careless and happy-go-lucky men and women of the world. and yearnings of the lovesick swain. Good as Is Arthur Cunningham In all his work, his admirers were just a little fearful that critics In the South claimed too much for his singing and acttng in "The Highwayman." After listening to his grand' baritone last night, and fol lowing his Interpretation, of the title role, the fears alluded to were dispelled and the Inclination was keen to say the critics referred to were less enthusiastic than his rendition deserves. Mr. Cun ningham had the privilege to appear In the role when the opera was first put on In the East, alternating with the creator of the part. He sang the part with the Tlvoll people In San Francisco with such success that whenever that fine, old com pany appeared In the comedy-opera the theater sold out night after night for long runs. ' Last night" Mr. Cunningham gave his audience a taste of what he can do with an Irish ballad In one of the best songs In the score, "Kitty O'Brien." It comes somewhat easy for Cunningham to ' take the brogue," he was born that way. And it-appears equally easy for him to put the tenderness and "teasln' " Into his bal lads. He was probably born that way, too; fie very likely squalled In Infancy In perfect tune. In his duet with ..liss Hemml, MDo You Remember, Love?" he, no they, did It so admirably that a double encore resulted. Miss Hemml, by the way, was In ex cellent voice last night and sang beauti fully and true. In her masquerade as the pretended highwayman, she made a pretty picture, and when a soprano can sing well and look well too, what more has she to gain? Miss Lillian Raymond as Sir Godfrey's daughter made Captain Rodney's Infatuation seem the most natu ral, thing In the world, and her singing of the numbers coming to the part were done with musical skill. Miss Beatty, as the lisping lieutenant, filled the require ments of the role fully especially the wardrobe. Daphne Pollard did her best to be a great big woman, and succeeded In everything but stature. She makes a lovable soubrette and sings astonishingly well In such big company. Eugene Weiner started off a trifle timely in his first solo, but caught his tone later on and finished his numbers quite satisfactorily. George Kunkel's con ception of foxy Quiller leaves nothing to complain of and bis singing was much SILVERFIELD'S WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS Fourth, and Morrison "lisp- Trimmed Tailored Suits for Dressy Wear Velvet Street Suits . Fluffy-Fluffy Skirts Waists, Etc., Etc. 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The sky east of the city is lit up by the flames. Communication with the gardens by telephone Ls interrupted. jlilieftSSilillll r '4- iVv .1