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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1905)
2b t b .. .'aut'u'&vnnuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunH i r.iiiBfwmzAji-t'z.r rrrs'K. l ? v- ununununummmmmmmmmmr. i iv inKLf x ONSIDEHING that it was Thanks giving week, theater-goers had rath er a quiet time of it through the past seven day?. The Mnrquam remained dark, except on Thursday night, when there was a college festival, which brought out a most enthusiastic gather ing of young people. There was the usual variety of musical extravaganza and melodrama, however, offered by the three housps thnt are neer dark in season the Belasco, Baker and Empire. The Bclasoo presented a revival of tho drama. "Michael Strogoff.' which saw a great many years of useful service bo fore going into retirement four or Ave years ago. While the play doos not come apace of modern requirements, neverthe less its Itu-ssiim settings are of peculiar interest at this time. The Bolasco Stock Compuny succeeded in making the play vivid and plausible and again demonstrat ed the company's peculiar ability for handling melodramas of the better order. Lansing Rowan's "Camille" was one of the best offerings the Empire has made this season. Miss Rowan Is some dis tance removed from being a great actress nor is she exceptionally well cast in the role of Marguerite Gauthier. but her in terpretation of the part is intelligent. It is a part that lays bare a player's inef ficiencies only as does that of Hamlet, but It may bo said of Miss Rowan that she succeeds tolerably well in disclosing Marguerite's character, f expressing her emotions and of adding a touch of poetry to realism. After the high-grade of musical comedy and burlesque that the Baker has been giving us this season, the "New London Gaiety Girls" whs something of a dis appointment; but then an occasionally inferior company is unavoidable and eaijy to forgive on the part of a bouse that rarely falls to give good values. . Evidently taking its cue from the week just past, the week to come will likewise be somewhat quiet. The Marquam will give Havcrly's Minstrels on Friday and Saturday. The Belasco will present "The Girl With the Green Eyes." a society comedy-drama written by Clyde Fitch. The Baker has the "Miner's Merry Masqueraders" in a fresh installment of burlesque and musical comedy. "A Jolly American Tramp." showing in comedy vein the adventures of a "Knight of the Ties" will be tho bill at the Empire. THKKE should be no vacant seats to morrow night at the special perform ance of "The Girl With the Green .Eyes" at the Belasco Theater. The jwrformance will be devoted to a goodly cause that of adding to the funds of the Women's Exchange and about all the theater peo ple will receive as their share is the ex perience. Indications arc that the attend ance will be of enormous proportions, as. Indeed, it should be. There are few more worthy charities than the Women's Ex change, which is kept up through the generous and commendable efforts of r.rtland ladies. They have set about making tomorrow's benefit a success with characteristic energy. Younr ladies 'f Portland's younger social set have lunteered to sell candy made with thoir own hands. There ought to be a mighty demand for candy between the acts STRANGELY sad wore the funeral services last Monday over the re mains of Miss Helen McGregor, a Port land favorite, who died in Boston follow ing an operation for deafness.' The serv ices were held In the baggage-room of a Boston depot, and were conducted by the author of "As Ye Sow," in which Miss McGregor was appearing up to the time f her death. Amid the din of puffing engines, rum bling trains and hissing steam the cere mony oocurrod." says the Boston Herald. "The surroundings wore so crude, the time and place almost out of sympathy, and the service of such a nature that it could not fall to leave its impress upon even a calloused heart. The caskot rest ed upon a trunk, and at Its head was a large wreath and mound of violets, the favorite flower of the dead girl. The simple inscription. "From Her Com rades." told in itself the story of the assemblage around her bier. "Surrounding the casket were the mem bers of the 'As Ye Sow Company, of which she was the leading woman, prin cipals of the company touching elbows with mechanical employes. "Rev. John Snyder, author of tho play In which she achieved such success, took l " ;!?:' "'" AflL JUnnnnnnK II SJtt'I''IUnM .- V. V 'i' "mnnnnnnm iff """nnnnnmna matinee and also the matinee Satur- .BjL KSfeV . I BVe"hB Performances start at flK jj IpP.rf I ,4A .TOLLY AMERICAN TRAJIP" qjjtp . Jh 3ai ' H ; Melodrama Author his place at the head of the casket about 11:30 o'clock to conduct the simple yet doubly impressive service. With heads bared, those assembled drew close about the rude bier, ami the quartet of the company rendered with feeling a song as it were direct from the heart. 'Noar er. My God. to Thee. At its conclu sion the silence was almost impressive, and the blasts f a locomotive, coming as they did at this time, were silently welcomed by hearts that were aching and throats which held something which seemed to ehokc- "Several of the women members of the company could not restrain their grief, while a little lad whom she Sad befriend od sobbed as though his heart would break. Little Olive Price, who had sev eral scenes in the play with Mies McGreg or, almost made others break down, as the tears streamed from her eyes and coursed down her cheeks, to be brushed away with big sobs. Miss McGregor lost appeared in Tort land as leading woman with Ralph Stu art at the Baker theater several sea sons ago. and was well received. During her stay here she won many friends and admirers, who will learn with sincere regret of Iter untimely death. DAVID BELASCO is cither guttty of gross plagiarism or of having been betrayed by a worthless individual whom he had attempted to assist. Hither way he has gained a whole lot of very un pleasant notoriety over the matter and caused an impression to go abroad which it may oe difficult to overcome. The difilculty. which has been agitat ing New York theatrical and literary cir cles for the past week. ws brought on by an article appearing in the current issue Df the Boeklover's Magazine on "The Art of Acting." It appears in the i ame of Mr. Belasco. out the sad fact has developed that most of the article appears in George Henry Lewis" hook, written S9 years ago The theft is a deliberate one and one of the boldest pieces of plagiar- lsar perpetrated in recent years toy any writer with a claim to prominence. Mr. Belasco emphatically denies that he is responsible for the article. He soys he gave out an interview to an advance agent who appealed to him for aid, say ing he was in hard luck, but could get a footing if Mr. Belasco would grant him an interview which he might sell to a magazine. Belasco says he talked with the fellow for at hour or mon- and then, at the supplicant's ronucx. signed the intorvlew without reading it in order tnat it could pass off as originaL He sayshis only motive was to help a fellow mortal THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy, PORTIiAND, DECE3IBER 3, 1905, who was In distress and In doing m he was influenced by a receftecUou of Me wn. early struggles. The man who. he claims, betrayed Mm doeHnes to talk and nets as If guMly. according to accounts contained in the New York dallies. His story Is withal a very phutstMe one. Whether he was really tricked or whether he has influenced some hireling to shoul der Hie blame after being detected In an unpardonable piece of literary theft Ik not altogether an easy thing to decide to ons own satisfaction, however. At any rale, he should have been enreful about signing Ma name promiscuously to m. terviowa which he had net read. HAVER L-Y'S MOSTRELS. Famous Burnt-Cork Organization at Marquam Friday anil Saturday. Havcrly's Mastodon Minstrels wlil be the attraction at the Marquam Grand Theater next Friday and Saturday nights. December S and 9. with a popular matinee Saturday, and. owing to the success scored by previous visits it Is reasonable to expect that the Marquam will he nlted to overflowing to greet this company and Its bright particular stars. Fred Rus sell and Billy Beard. Of all the minstrel companies on the road. Havcrly's alone preserves the spirit of the genuine old-time Week-face min strel performance and faithfully presents the original minstrel texts and traditions that have achieved such a degree of -success for this popular company. A larger and stronger combination than ever before has been engaged for this season, la addition to Fred Russell the assisting comedians number Billy Board, one of the best pert raj ers of the South ern old-time coon shoutcrs: Herman Ma rlon, another exceptionally funny end man; Billy Pearl, a singing comedian with original comedy conceits, and Per ron Somer?. who bids fair to become one of the nort popular minstrel comedians on the road. The ensemble singing of the Haverty choir is conceded by the most competent of critics to be the best heard m years. The soloists include George T. Martin, a baritone with one of the most wonderful voices ever heard with any minstrel show. Wharton Beyer, a balled stager with a tenor voice of exceptional range: W. H. Parkerson. a basso profundo. whom the management secured from one of the Broadways musical successes; W. A. Wolfe, a bass with a grand opera voice, and Joe Brown, a lyric tenor, whose marvelous top notes have created a sen fat Ion la musical circles. The .Mu sical Courier said: "Brown le- the dis covery of the season. As a ballad singer he ranks with Couneey Oleett and An- rew -iiacK. Fred Ruseeirs monologue Is the feature of the otto, which Includes Marion and Pearl, eccentric talking and singing com edians. Garden ami Somers. the great est novelty musical act on the American tagc. and Marseilles, the anatomical enigma, a European Importation from the Xouve Circe. Paris. The advance sale of seats will open next Wednesday morning. December 6, at 10 o'clock. MIXER'S 31EKRY BURLESQUKRS Xctv and Original Ilurloquc Com pany to Open at the Baker. Miner's Merry Burlosquers, an at traction of unusual excellence, will be seen at the Baker this week starting; with matinee today: The show Is maJe up of the best burioseue and vaudeville talent avail able, particular pains being- taken toward securing- a chorus of handsome women, who can both sing- and dance. The hew girl- contingent numbers upward of 2 and will be found one of the most attractive in the "new wheel." Considerable money has been ex pended on costumes and there will be few similar attractions that can boast of such dainty display of good-looking girls. They will be attired In the moat ile.be rate costumes with a background of the most resplendent scenery, made additionally attractive by an abund ance of many varl-eolorcd electrical effects. The Hrst part, calling' forth the strength of the entire company Is en titled "A Lively Honeymoon. while the huriesue is called "Doctor She. Both conceits are said to be the proper coper and will undoubtedly elicit xnuvn appreciative applause from the "boys." The olio of vaudeville talent embraces Emily Nice, late soubrette with Roger Bros.. Emm mi. Emerson and Em mends, comedy, sketch artists: Gamllch and Kelly, comedians; Billy Xbble. the Dixie boy: the Goblin Girls and the LaTey Brothers, comedy acrobats. A visit to the Baker will not be re gretted while the Merry Burlesquers are hoding forth. Regular matinee days at the Baker are Sunday, the opening performance, the popular Wednesday bargain day ; "A Jelly American Tramp" Is the striking title of a new play by E. E. Kidder, the well-known author, who wrote "A Poor Relation" and -peaceful Valley," which attained consider able fame. The play will be offered by the veteran manager, V. D. Newell, at the Empire all this week starting with the matinee thin afternoon. It Is a story of American life por trayed by American characters, and told In a quick, sparkling way. full of strong dramatic climaxes, brisk dia logue an brilliant comedy. The central Idea concerns tne defrauding of a life insurance company by a rascal named Joe Barrett. Both the Men and treat ment are absolutely new and original, If such things can truthfully he said in dramatic writing today. Joe Barrett insures his wife's life for J2., and tnen by his scheming lays claim she died. He has. however, stupefied her with powerful drugs and keeps her a rloe prisoner In the top garret of his noose where no one ever visits except himself. He then substitutes a- body, the face of which has been destroyed, and the body Is buried as his wife's and ne collects the J2.J from the Insur ance company. His stepdaughter, a lit tle girl of 11. the child of the Ill-treated wife, is away at school at this time and knows nothing of her mother be ing alive, being forbidden to go upon the upper l'oor of the house ..where the victim is secreted. The suspicions of a detective con' nected with this insurance company, named "Warren Wade, are aroused, and wltn the assistance of the woman's child, a little girl named Flo. and his friend Barker, and a quaint character, a tramp called "Happy Jack." he dis covers the unfortunate woman secrted la the attic, being treated to alow poi son, and after an exciting series of ad ventures ros tores her to her daughter and friends, and metes out the proper punishment to Barrett and his accom plice, an adventuress who has agreed to marry him and fly to foreign landt with the 3a,t defrauded from .the life Insurance company. The character of Happy Jack, played by Clark Ross, the character' actor. Is a most novel and quaint conceit. He is an ex-eircus per former, the death of his wife and child having robbed him of all his ambition until he becomes, as he expresses It, a common, ordinary American tramp, one like you read of in the funny pa pers that hi a standing joke to every one but themselves. This interesting story Is told with pleasing specialties, with wholesome comedy by Happy Jack and a comedy Irishwoman named Delia Dooley. whose bright lines keep the audience In continuous good humor throughout the entire evening's enter tainment. Regular matinee Saturday. XEW GIRD AT BELASCO. Clyde Fitch's I-atot and Greatest Play Tills Afternoon. The first performance of Clyde Fitch's latest and greatest play of the smart set ever given en the Pacine Coast wNI oeeur this afternoon at tho Belasco. This ! a play which probably has attracted more attention than any other metropolitan production In recent years. It deals with fashionable life. In which Fitch Is so much In his element, and Is said by the critics to be the best tiring he has ever written. Manager Sackett has been for months negotiating for the rights' to pro duce It here, and at loot has succeeded after saying the highest royalty for the privilege ever paid by a stock theater in the United States. It h an unusual privilege for a dty like Portland to he given such a distinc tion, and local theatergoers will un doubtedly appreciate the privilege. The opening performance will occur tMs af ternoon, and the piece wiH he continued every night during the coming week, with the usual matinee Saturday. On Monday night there wilt be given' a grand benefit for the Woman's Exchange, the bill being "The Girl with the Green Eyes."" It Is very appropriate that this attraction should have been chosen for this big society event, for It Is distinctly a play of society, and should appeal to the local smart set. The .proceeds .of Monday night's fceneat go toward alle viating the condition of the poor of Port land. Each member of the organization has an important place in the cast, there being two of the strongest roles on the modern stage for Lillian Lawrence and Will R. Walling. MIsp Lawrence being men. of course, in the part of "The Girl." A large number of auxiliaries will be used, ami the production will be one of the most lavish In the history of the elty. Many theater parties are being organized for the week, and everybody seems inter ested. "The Gh-I with the Green Hyes" is an offering of unusual note. Opening today. "THE PRINCE OF PILSEX." Tuneful .Musical. Comedy .Suecess at Marquam December 12 and 13. At the Marquam Grand. Tuesday4' and Wednesday nights. December 12-13. with a matinee Wednesday, the tuneful "fa ralhars" of that most virile of musical eomedles. "The Prince of Plisen," will be heard in Henry W. Savage's presenta tion of this popular Pixley & Luders work. The beautv of itn manv sansr hitR. ap "The Message of the Violet," "The Tale of the Sea Shell." 'The Stein Song." with its swinging Heidelberg refrain; "The Song of American Cities," "Pictures In the Smoke" and others, have served In large measure In maintaining a lasting popularity for this entertainment. Frank Pixley's story and lyrics have more of poetry and romance than usually attach to a work of this kind, and Gus tavo Luders rythmic harmonies' retain their freshness, derplte frequent iteration. "The- Prince of Pllsen" Is being played by one company only, and Its roster bears the names of Jess 'Dandy. Arthur Don aldson. Ivan Anderson. James E. Rome. J. Hayden Clarendon. Peter Swift. Louise Willi- Ruth Peebles. Marguerite Fergu son. Pauline Huntley. Marie Welsh. Ida. Stanhope and others. Manager Savage's- skill ami judgment in effecting the alliance of vocal excellence and good looks In chorus contingents are strikingly exemplified in this organiza tion. The scenic and costume accessories are new and the symphony work by an augmented orchestra will be a noticeable adjunct of the production. The advance sale of seats will open Saturday morning December 3. at 10 o'clock. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "The Girl From Sweden.' Fred W. Kalkner will present his new play. "The Girl From Sweden." at the Empire for the week after "A Jolly American Tramp." Mr. Falkner has en gaged a strong company for his new play headed by Miss Madle DeLong, who. without a doubt. Is the cleverest Swedish dialect comedienne on the American stag today. So different from all the rest, every word she ut ters is perfectly understood by the au dience. This is the kind of comciv draroa that shows the honest noble henrted people of the Swedish rac. The play Itself is purely American from the pen of Charles Newman. Many excellent specialties are Introduced during the netlon of the play by mem bers of the company. Carr's "Thoroughbreds.' Winsome, willful, .vivacious "Thorough breds. bubbling ever with life and spir it. The very name ie suggestive of dash and abandon, and the glint of silken hosiery mld a mass of fluffy white. It would bo diffloult to imagine a more handsome coterie of beautiful maidens than those gathered by Manager Frank B. Carr for his attraction. Willowy, graceful, natural, they render the tun-, fuL catchy musical numbers in a manner certain to delight the fancy of all ob servers. These "Thoroughbreds-" will be ES? ai tho Baker for the weak following 'Miner's Merry Burlesquers" and win open next Sunday matinee, December W. NEW ACTS AT THE GRA2TD. Albini Makes Final Appearance To day Tomorrow Trolley Car Trio. At the Grand today the pertermanees will be continuous front 230 until 10:45. TbJs wtti be the last appearance of AlMnl the magician, who has mystified the Grand audiences and who has duplieated the feats of Anna Eva Fay during the past week. , Commencing tomorrow afternoon, the Grand wIM give another of its all-feature vaudeville entertainments. The bill is new from top to bottom. The headline act is the Trolley Car Trio, a laughable novelty that is as comical as anything hitherto presented in vaudeville. The Trolley Car Trio offer something dis tinctly new In the way of entertainment, and they will be a hit. It is an acrobatic act Trask and Rogers, talking and dancing f comedians, are among the best In the. I line. They have appeared in this clt oeiore ana witn success, ineir line c conversation is snappy and full of fur while their dancing will compare with th foremost in the profession. "A Pin. Tea" Is the title of the playlet for th week. It Is acted by Baby Hawkins an Polly Hazel. This is an act that wr be of especial interest to the youngster: Woodson Sisters are travesty artists, an they are right down to the minute m the! travesties. There are few people in th country who can extract more raerrlmen to the minute than this couple of dash log girls. Atlantis, the spherical dancer, who ha often been heard of. but never seen here will be on the Hot. Harold Hoff ope" his engagement as the new balladist c the Grand. He is a young man with phenomenal voice, ami hns been on th Grand circuit for two years a proof r his worth and popularity. "Escaped Fror Sing Sing" will be the story related oi the Grandiscope. This will complete on of the most amusing and diverting c light entertainments. The bill Is up to th Grand's high standard. SPECIALTIES AT THE STAR. Last Day or "Foxy Grandpa" Nev Bill Tomorrow. Many and varied will be the vnudevill specialties at the Star this week, startia with the matinee tomorrow. Today th performances' will be without intermb slon from 2:3 to 10:45. This Is the las d$y of "Foxy Grandpa." Frako. the im personator. and the rest of the bill whfr has held the Star stage for the past weefc There are many soubrettes In vaudeville but among the top-liners in this branc of the profess Ion are Donnellan ani Beadle, two of the brightest prettiest an. most fascinating little ladles that eve sang a song or did a dance. Thes maidens come with the best of recom mendatiens to the Star, and their act I said to be new in every respect, and a. fult of ginger as a grocery store. Wes and LaRae are a team of comedians guar anteed to make the most confirmed pessl mint l-nirh. Tliival ami Irvintr are corned acrobats who go through feats onth ground and in midair that are astonish lng. Kittle Walsh, the Irish cuckoo, wil unfold a collection of Hibernian saying: and songs. Eddie Badger is a corned; musician. From this list it will be seen that th Star is no place tcr go this week if a per sen 1 looking for tears. There is no an act In the collection which does no bubble with fun and humor. It is essen tially a comedy bill, and a vaudeville en tertainment which consists exclusively o comedy Is a rare thing, for it is difflcul for a management to assemble so man: good comedians in a single week. Fre Purinton will sing "Dear Old Georgia. and the pictures which illustrate th verses of the ballad are almost work of art. For the Staroscope the manage ment has secued a vfvle moving pic'ur story of "The Missing Jewelry Case." IRON MAN AT THE LIBERTY". New Theater Secured Fine Features for the Ensuing Week. If some one should tell you casual!? that there is a man, living who ean si with a rock on his skull while the rock n broken by a heavy sledge it is question able whether you would believe it However there is such, a person in ex fcrtenee just one and he will spend th week at the new Liberty Theater. The man is James Mandy. and his equa. for hardness of skull doe? not live. Thi blows that are showered on his hea' would kill an ordinary Individual instant ly. But they do not bother Mandy in th least; not any more than they would af feet a blacksmith's anvil. Mandy is man of iron frame, and besides suffering boulders to be shattered on his head h smashes them with bis bare fists. an doey other equally perplexing and aston lahiriR feats. But thafis enough abou Mandy. for he Is by no means the wh"Ti show, since there are seven, other fin acta. Dalton and Dale are as funny a bra- of knockabout comedians as one wouI Ami in a year's travel, and have made good everywhere they have been. Clrcilhan. the greatest of Arabian acro bats, does some feats that no one but ar Arab could expect to do. The Elliot have a pretty and refined musical at NanXenn has a new and novel sketch art Leo White, baritone, has prepared a nets Illustrated ballad, and a new set of raov tog pictures, solving the "servant prob lem." will he shown on the btograph. The eld bill, presenting the historic.!' drama, "An Episod of Sixty-oiie." rmT seven good vaudeville turns, will be shown todnv for the last time. $26 r Don't pay $40 for a Black Suit. We will make a suit to your meas ure for $26 finest Black Thibet cloth, Wool Serge lining. Come in and see the fabric in the bolt Columbia Woolen Mills Co. Elks' Building. 7th and Stark.