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18 THE SUNDAY OREGOKIAN, POBTIiAKD, MAKCH 23, 1902. v -t cir,f zxmmir yr s -a. XL qhuu mmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmammmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ml ,.. . li c"& ! BsrellslflHsSBMvSl?! iflUi!vRVef'?ts9t!fHIBSB I IF I I il I 1 J it'V B8HflHBflBjf siiivHEuH itiiK5ttKBzBBS9BHH PUBLIC tsste manifests Itself in curi ous ways. The performance of "The Christian" at the MarJuam last week was In nearly every respect bet ter than that of the previous year, yet a year ago the house was packed at cevry performance, and th attendance Inst week was hardly above the average. In miss ing E. J. Morgan, as well as in missing Ilosc Cochlan the last of the weelc. the majority of the theater-goers who are always clamoring for something good, deliberately neglected to avail themselves of two of the best thine of thn vonr t- appears that negro minstrelsy ahd lurid ' j.iciouraraa appeal to the average Port land play-goer more than merit Florenco Roberts has never been seen In a role more suited to her than that , 7 wm,. i i A "i . ci zaza. which she played at Cordrav's ... , ... I j um uusiiicfs au inst week. The play, 1C tint tT flA V.A1.. . . is not of the healthy sort, nor dies there teem to be any legitimate excuse for any of Its kind when clean dramas forcibly appeal to the public, but It must be ad mitted that It gives 'an actress a great epportunity, and no higher compliment can be paid to MN3 Roberts than to say that she made the most of that oppor tunity. Her support was surprisingly good, and taken altogether the attrac tion was the best that haB been given at Cordray's thla year. Another week of good attendance at the Baker has proved that the manager at thtt ti,Mf. ,,. l. . , V . oi tnat tiicatcr knows how to please his Datrons. Tho hin tv M., , patrons. The bill was exceptionally good. n fact each succeeding veek has Im proved on Its predecessor this week. A feature of all the programmes which Is especially commendable in the absence of anything that can possibly be con strued as oiTtnsive.-In this tho theater surpasses any cf the vaudeville houses of the country, and thoe who know the disposition of vaudeville artists to cater to questionable taste, know that it is no easy work to keep a bill clean week after weelc ATTRACTIONS THIS "WEEK. Blanch Walnh In "La Madeleine" and "Janice aiercdlth" at the Mnrquam. Blanche "Walsh's engagement at the Marquam Grand Theater, which begins on Thursday night, promises to be a very Interesting one. It will disclose this clever young dramatic star in two dis tinct and widely diverse types of char acter. On Thursday and Friday even ings she will give her latest success. "La Madeleine," which is a modern drama with the scenes laid in Paris at the pres ent day, and on Saturday afternoon and evening she will appear as the heroine of Paul Leicester Ford's colonial drama "Janice Meredith." "La Madeleine" is said to be a play of today, dealing with the high Bohemia of modern Paris. In this world of lavish millions, of mad extravngance, of women whose one ambition is to be, at any cost, the talk of "le tout Paris," and of men whose h'trhest hone r tn v tfc f-,-,-TA protector of tho reigning queen of the hour, the story moves. La Madeleine Is i one of those masmlficcntlv ArpxsrA wnmm who may be seen In any Ma y or June at Anteull, Longchamps or the Cafcdes Cas cades; whose gowns set the fashions for London. New York and St. Petersburg, and who get from Felix, Doucct and "Worth what no other customer, however rich or titled, can obtain, because their orders are carte blanche. It is the story of a poor girl, born to sin and without any moral opportunities, who, after reaching the highest place in the half world. Is re generated: who "finds herself" through love. Marie Monnler. like Camiile. sacri fices herself for her lover. Her sacrifice . -. r , l " " "J i""Lu"v' ,.71. ... navn given up forever the glittering lire of the Eols and tho Boulevard, she voluntarily returns to it because she believes It to be her duty. How she Is saved from this great sacrifice is told 1A the third act, but beyond and outside all this is the struggle of the girl with herself: her better nature against her worse, which reaches its tragic climax In the fourth and last act. "Janice Meredith the play, is founded on Paul Leicester Ford's thrfllinf Pm-b. lutlonary novel of the same title, which , t... ... .. . . : is creunea wun me largest number or l reaoers ot any story printed in America during the past 10 years. The dramatic vereon was madevby tho author In col-j lauuiouuu m uuiiwu iu. .mise. inn Btage adapter of "Richard Carvel, ' David Harum. "The Prisoner of Zen- da," and seevral other dramas foundet? on popular novels. "Janice Meredith" Is presented In four acta, the scenes of which are the farm house of 'Squire Meredith, In Greenwood N. J., In May, 1775, Immediately after the battles of Concord and Lexington: - vm.ivuu kUllSlUUU I fVC llG: the hPArlnn.irtora nt Pnlnnal tne living room at ureenwood Christmas Jtahl, the Hessian commander at ,Tren-i ton, Christmas day, 1776, and a dismantled aSveaaievs house in Yorktown on the day of Corn Rallls' surrender to Washington In Oc tober, 178L j "The "White Slave" nt CordrayVi. The announcement of the coming to i Cordrny'c tonight and all next week of j Hartley Campbell's play, "The "White ; S'ave." nils the playgoer with pleasant I anticipation, and -when It is known that a . tlw mmnnriv will n.aent ! .I.-. i .. nlflccnt scenic equipment, the success of J uic engagement Is assured. 'e secret or uie success of this famous mmrntir. ,i, n. . . ... i he secret of the success of this famous "" .. iil ii me iiici i.iul it Is what is called a woman's. plav. In (hU .... I .. .- - . this rcspcot it rercmblcfl "CnmlJlV," "Ea.st i-ynne, rno Two Orphan." and "Tb Little Minister." A play that does not appeal to the gentler sex has but little chance to enjoy prolonged popularity, for It is woman who makes up two-thirds of the theater-going population, and who js mainiy responsive for the attendance of the male portion, whether brothers, sweethearts, husbands or fathers. It is vastly superior to the later-day productions of tho same c'as. and when properly staged, as It Is this season. It cannot but renew Its triumphs. Vnndevllle Programme at the Baker. !" uimviujiceent tiiai tne xamous cycle I wvri trui , , n . . , ! n'rl wiU be tnc t0I 1Ine attraction of The announcement that the famous cycle the vaudeville programme at the Baker this afternoon and the rst of tho week, is alone sufficient to fill the theater to the doort. The -vaudeville stage has never before had such a sensation as this. The spectacle of two men flying around the inside of what is practically a huge barrel, each almost In a horizontal posi tion Is calculated to impress the specta tor as well as wonder, and the thought if what would Happen If either wheel man miscalculated In the slightest degree either his speed or direction, makes the act thrilling beyond anything of the kind mat nas ever been put on the stase. But the cycle whirl is but one of the many features on the programme, which have been carefully selected In California and the East, and each one of which promises to be a rtar number In itself. Clara O. Moore, the singing girl, will be heard in new songs which, judging bv her reputation, will be sur.g ih a way to Insure her popularity with the audience. Carter and Thornhill. the eccentric Ger man comedians, will do one of those funny d'alect stunts which are so well received nowaday. Lynn and Kennedy, the danc ing nabobs, will show the latest things In their line. Frank W. Bacon Cc Company will glvs another playlet entitled "Adrift," which is said to be even better than "An Easy Liar." which they gave Irst woek. Lcando Brothers will appeir for thn first time In Portland with some comedy acro batics that have made them a reputation all over the country. "William "Walton, the yarn-spinner, will tell his funhic.it and newest storie. The sr-at Duffy children. Prince- Bonnie and Princess Fay, wl'l sing, dance and perform for the diversion of the auaience. ana O'Brien. Jcnnincs and O'Erien will produce a vaudeville sketch entitled "A Surprise Part.-." In which they will Introduce singing and dancing, as wen as other specialties. Such a pro gramme will proie by far the best enter tainment of the kind ever offered in Port land, and Its fame has rlreadv rsn!trrt !n .the biggest advance sa'c cf the season. COMIXG ATTRACTIONS. "Way Down East." "Way Down East," -with Its homely rural typos, returns to the Mhrquam Theater on Monday. March 31. to remain one week. The play was first seen here ltUii- "wiuu, wncn it ran successfully lor an entire week at the same theater, tho business Increasing with each succeeding performance. Tne record or this rural play, from a statistical standoolnt. is truly remarkable. It is estimated that it has been seen by more than 6,000.(00 at oo men, women and children, and its gross takings havo been in tho neighborhood of 53,000,053. It has more metropolitan runs to Its credit than any other play of the present time. The natural deduc tion Is that It Is a "play that appeals to all classes the hlsh and tho low, young - a-- ...... w .!., j vi and old, city folk and country folk. It is a plalr story of plain people. Tho country folk find enjoyment in having their own people set before them. Tho maM eirv mnn t Tn!rn niwrir tn -v,a tlmo when, with stone-bruised foet.Nhe chased tho butterfly through the mead ows. Withal, the storv of the nlnv nnlntc a moral that is applicable to all man klnd. This moral Is not hung out like a signpost, but is almost unconsciously absorbed. "Way Down East" is a clean play and a wholesome one. The clergy has not hesitated to Indorse It. It is a drama full of what 13 termed heart in- UiOlUU 1U11 Ul IHMl l& ICIUIUU IIUU.l J1- .,t Tf nnmt .nn . and trusting woman, and the retribution which overtakes the man who betrayed kj5(s"-". .mrBnt'.: .i-tTirJsijK s" rp? rafc "VE..itrKt i a- .wrxiu t mMEamui,:iitj&jiamMKmm.!fv.s4-.?z-f !V 'tM&tftimX &&& JBr--"- h v C -KATE" JjT J&VAY.DOWW EAST v-T3TO,rG. t -rPi , OCJl-r -" 'E2yiMC her by a false marriage Is one to stir tho blood end thrill the being. Anna Moore's slmplo story: her grief and nngulEh; her spirited denunciation of the man who took advantage of her inno cence: her triumph and the prospect of !'" mu Happiness ior ncr as me cur-. tain falls, all go to mako ud a nrettv. I unauecteu ana direct play. Interspersed with the strongest nortlon of the nlav thero Is a comrdy which brings out the characters of a New England village. The play furnishes scenes depleting life near a country town. There Is first the farmer's yard, with the expanse of mead ows and grazing land beyond tho road; a rrcat bam In which Is stored the food ior tii3 cattle, sheep and horre3. Tho second act discloses the sitting- ' room in tho farmhouse, with jts wido hearth and tho comfcrtable-looklng easy- chairs. In the third act the famous snow t ....., ., .......... .. ,...,.. llwu j WIU Interior of the kitchen, and mincer Is nearly ready. Outside the snow whirls and flics In exact Imitation of nature's convulsions, vrhllo tho red glow from the stovo, the bustle of preparation for the meal and The Incoming of visitors, mako tho scene breathe warmth and n'.eapure. The fourth and last act show t-, . T Jl Y maple-sugor camp in a New England mu . e sm"-to anotnrr of Mr. iron forest in Winter time. These acone?S?2 j mTQn fanisatlons next season opportunity for pretentious scenic effect ' Isabc'1 Evcason "-as nt yet got the $1200 and thev have been taken srivonti. n't decreed to her In her suit against Anna to the limit of stagecraft The snow I storm especially Is the most realistic ef- feet of the kind ever produced. Eome chengfs have been mado in tho cast since last season, all with a view to the betterment of the production. Tho Shirley Company. Following tho engagement of "The White Slave" at Cordray's. tho Jessie Shirley Company will play a return en gagement in an entirely new repertoire. i Jiotes of the Stnxc. A- new play has a wlrelss telegraph scene, -v Kyrl Rellew lately bought a prize bull dog for J15C0. "Old Jed Prouty" has Just celebrated Its 4200th performance. The Mary Manncrlng-Hackett-Bellew tour, In "Canlllc." has fallen through. There Is to be a scenic revival next sea son of Bartley Campbell's "My Partner." Marie Cahill is to be starred In a musi cal comedy to be written by Harry B. Smith. Sho will be under the manage- eBt ef Fnwt L. Petley and George "W. Xdercr. Carroll Johason ana George Thatcher have Joined forces In a sew minstrel com pany. Clara Morris le reported to bo writing a novel to be called "A- Pasteboard Crown." Otto Skinner denies the reports of Joint starring tours with which his name has been associated. Ella "Wheeler "Wilcox, thff poetccs, ha appeared as a stage writer In "Her First Divorce Case." New York has three Hebrew theaters In succesrful operation, and now Brooklyn Is to have one. Charles Ftohman asserts that there are not enough stars, and that there are too many theaters. Olga Ncthersolo may make an American tour next season under the management of ttib Shlpman brothers. G-eorge Monroe, the fat comedian, will appear next season with a new play, "The Doings cf Mrs. Dooley." Jamca B. Sullivan Is to imitate Louis Mann for the benefit of tho Londoners In "All on Account of Eilsa." Viola Allen Is to appear In a Tevlval of "The Hunchback" as Julia, with Ebcn Plympton ds Master "Walter. A report came from Louisville last Mon day that Nat Goodwin had lost $18,000 at a. game of poker In that city. Charles Leonard Fletcher, a monologlst, has quit the vaudeville stage and opened a school of acting In Kansas City. Nanette Comstock will play the lead ing part In "William Collier's company in -his production of "The Diplomat." "Wireless telegraphy has reached another stage. It has been Introduced among the dramatic "effects" of a new p!ay. George Towles has replaced Herman Peret as musical director with Anna Held's "Little Duchess" Company. Samuel Nixon, of the firm of Zimmer man & Nixon, has been In Havana with a view of posslbly locating a theater there. . Arthur Forrest and "Wilton Lackaye have been engaged for the production of "A Scrap of Paper," by Henrietta Cro3 man. Joseph Hart and Melville Baker are col laborating on a musical farce called "The Country Club." It will be produced next season. Ada Hehan has gone to England and will stay In Europe till Autumn. She had a now play by Martha Morton, but decided not to play this season. Virginia Earle's plea for divorce from Frank Lawton, the whistler, now In Lon don, has been granted by Justice Blanch-' ard, of the Suprcnje Court of New York. Clara Bloodgood says that she will not act again until next December, when she 13 to have an Important part In a new comedy written by Clyde Fitch for Charles Frohman. Rlgo, the violinist, who eloped with the Princess Chlmay, Is an attraction at the Olympla, in Paris, where the Princess goes to every performance and slta through her lover's turn. Elita Proctor Otis will make a Spring t'uir on "Eort Lynns" appearing In the dual roles of Lady Isabel and Mme. Vane. A ti VT?clleS mitof fintl Tnflnnrpr Tirrtcr sued by a pcrfontfer, whoe act he called 7, r. : : r, z z .z , , "rotten." The Jury found for the defend ant. Trlxy Friganza replaced Marie Cahlll In "The Chaperons" at Detroit last week. MIm Cahlll la preparing for her starring tour. v Louise Roycc. the comlc-opora soubrettc who war with Rogers brothers last year, is dying of cancer In a New York hos pital. whoso family founicd one of the religious rscts. known as Campbellltto, Is to go on the stage. Irene Perry arrived In New York from ijoncwn last wcck. rnti may aoon appear in comic opera In Klak" z Erlanger's man agement. A Wcftcm man has" stated that In her first 10 yeara on the stage Delia Fox got S mll-.n of press notices, which she has pasted In books. Lucille Fksven. who has been claying -c?.? ?. " bcri HoWcn" Company. Hcla ?nd her manager. The case has been aPPeaIea to tnc suprome court, In n of Boston's stock cor concerns rc- cPons of the audience by the players arc held at certain times during the week On those days the house Is packed. A melodrama entitled "A Desperate Chance" Is soon to be produced. The plot hinges on tho senfhtlcnal escape of the Eiddle brothers from the Pittsburg Jail. Amelia Bingham has made nn offer to Wilton Lackay to Join her company, and he may originate a character in her forth coming production of "A Modern Magda len." Amelia Bingham will not produce "Hearts, Aflame." She requested the au thor to build up tlja character assigned to Frank Worthing, and upon refusal dropped the piece entirely. May Yohe and Captain Strong are not thinking of dramatics. They are llvlnc happily in fine etyle In Yokohama, with all the appearance of having abundance of money. , Martha Morton's new play, "The Diplo mat " with WHHi fTn!l!f.r tn f hi nrlnMnal rolet will have its first presentation in, New York next Thursday evening. Nan nette Comstock will have the leading wo man's role. Paderewskl gave $1000 to be divided among the choristers and dancers em ployed In his new opera, "Mannr." The beneficiaries of his generosity were much, pleased at the unexpected gift. Frltzl Scheff, one of the sopranos of the Metropolitan Opera Company, will prob ably go Into comic opera next season, ap pearing In an original work by De Koven and Smith. The Shuberts will finance tho venture It will hardly bo necessary io fling bou quets at Mildred Holland In her new play, "The Lily and the prince." One act. a Florentine garden, will contain over 1200 artificial roses. Edna May is preparing to appear in a musical farce called "The Three Little Maids'' at the Apollo Theater, London. The new piece is by Charles Hands, with mu3lc by Paul Rubens. "The Sultan of Sulu," libretto by George Ade. was produced for the first time In nicago recently ny a company including George Beane, Margaret McKInney, Ger trude Quinlan and Blanche Chapman. Martin Harvey has given up "After AH," Freeman "Willis Eugene Aram play, as a failure, and revived In London "The Ci garette Maker's Romance." Thl3 situa tion puts his American tour of next sea son again in doubt. Lewis Hopper has teen engaged to stage the musical comedy, "The Wild Rose," by Harry B. Smith. It will have Its first presentation In Baltimore April 14. Al. Hart and Eddie Foy will have prominent parts In the piece. Minnie Dupree. who has been a mem ber of Amelia Bingham's company for tho past two years, has sent In her resigna tion and will become a member of the company playing "Life" in New York, beginning the last of this month. Beerbohm Tree Is reported to be con templating a series of coronation Shakes peare shows In London for foreign visit ors. It Is stated in The Sketch that he may produce among others "Richard the Second" and "The Tempest," with him self both as Pro.spero and Caliban. If present negotiations go through, Frank Daniels will have tho principal comedy rololn "The Chinese Honeymoon" when it is presented for the first time In New York at the end of the regular season. Kirke La Shelle may farm Daniels out to the Shuberts, who control the piece. When "Ben-Hur" was playing In Pitts burg Bomeone connected with the man agement, while strolling In the lobby of tho theater, said carelessly to an usher: "In this race tonight I'll bet you $5 Ben Hur wins." "I'll bet ?3 ho doesn't," promptly answered the usher. And suro enough something happened to the racing machinery, the curtain had to be rung down before Ben Hur'a chariot had driven an inch ahead of the others, and the knowing usher was ?5 the richer for the bet, which apparently was a suro thing for tho other. for tho other. f T HHrKB'KSHHHHffii. ,,7SM&mM&mggK M m "-WBSm m. jr-'-TL.. ji Dancing AJbobs -- w IHUKtv?9HWn MBBrzft'j j$J i" is" lariifcik' SsSwJ's. tfBBb Hta - IB Ft ri!SiB?'JK Wffv jHnRgMf 'J lb .H fHP E3 HHwnten S.mk . - HHBPfTSir -r". si Hfc B . -. A irsi it"ii mTYrT "t wm-T"-' -- ii niMiiimnwTiw- "" xv ? ir?i m . i -s i - 1 HB'.Hw- i i o route, f BMPWrBF n 1 Vaudeville M .W" ' ' " l . -JaMJLLiiftLJlLUBlt''1' 'IfU 1 i CfJRTER nD THORfJHILL.P 1 Ml llll.riJK-., in i l'- JBj iFTIl X : 4X - -v -. MUSICAIj JiOTES. i l?K k JMlillniii liiii $-M S m u.t t r jTBSfi-A-r.TiaBtfcCTBrjsianst s r. v jii; wn fsmmmmts'-. ei 62 RBwRSiBBwIlsltfdSnKraillBn SMHtt rfl rnti MVffHilllimiHIIwlfflii iUff if- ' WJfWMI'MJBMi ' . APJmi ,'VBSKV-jiBHBHME433:J ?m I IHBBlKlffgllBMI lEHjBBiriuI 3 K LIByiV-nBnfimiriHHWAMMBBI Tx illMNKlBSiaHKnKX ?M I naMffllfTtW'llWr'" iifflffiiililBIBPMnff h L 9BSTBSftTBHBBBnB9 Jk - t mmmm ANTON SCHOTT IN NEW YORK WELL-KNOWN TENOR PORTLAND musicians will always have an Interest In the artistic- ca reers of Anton Schott.. the well known tenor and vocal teacher, and his talented pupil, Miss Reba Hobston, of Astoria, who have both appeared before audiences in thi3 city. Recenely Herr Schott and. Miss Reba Hob son sang at the German. Press Club in New York City, and this notice appeared in next morn ing's Issue of the Morning Journal: "Miss Reba Hobson. a pupil of Herr An ton. Schott, -brilliantly sang the cavatlna from Frelschuetz, 'Und Wewn die Wolke sio Verhuellt,' and an aria from. Marsch ner'3 'Hans Helling. So great was the applause that she had to add as an en core a song by Schubert. We can pre dict for this young artiste a very brilliant career. The Intonation, phrasing and breathing were admirable, and the diction faultless. After the pupil, came the mas ter, Anton Schott, with Schumann's 'Bal lade des Hariners,' but the audience was Sle Verhuellt,' and an aria from Marsch not satisfied till ho added The Two Gren by Schumann. "In Herr Schotf-s voice Is shown very plainly the benefits of a good school how it preserves the voice fresh and elastic at an age when poorly trained voices havo long become unfit for concert work. Truly, with Anton Schott, it i3 not only a wonderful fullness of tone which carries one away, but his whole de livery, full of noblest expression and con vincing fiber, stands, in these times of decay in the art of song, with few ri vals." Herr Schott also sang at a Llederkranz concert, and this is from a recent issue of the Staats-Zeitung: "Anton Schott, once the hero of our German opera, sang Sigmund's- 1xve Song,' from the ValkyrIes,' and as an encore 'Tho Two Grenadiers, and later SCORES A TRIUMPH on the solo in The Battle Prayer' by Saar, in which latter piece. In the most powerful fortissimo, he soared above chorus and orchestra. And as ho began the 'Love Song In the tenderest mezzo voice. It proved thit he is today still in the full power of his voice a voice which has few equals on the German stage. No wonder that he was overwhelmed with applause." A concert was given last night at the Metropolitan Opera-House, New York City, In aid of tho funds of the Germn Pollkllnlk. under the direction of Emll Pauer, of the Metropolitan Opera orches tra. Among those who sang was Herr Schott. Other artists were: Miss Mar garet Hall, contralto: M. Wllczek, violin, and Raphael Josephy, pianist. Palm Sunday Oratorio. Those who have secured tickets to Taylor-Street Methodist Church for this af ternoon's recital of Theodore Dubois' 'The Seven Last "Words of Christ," by a select choir under tho leadership of W. H. Boyer, undoubtedly have a treat In store. The chorus has rehearsed this work with great zeal, and a musical event of more than ordinary Interest may be expected. Miss Kathleen Lawler, Boprano at the cathedral; Mr. James W. Belcher, tenor, and Mr. Dom J. Zan will render tho solo numbers, and Mrs. W. B. Thomas will preside at the organ. The orchestra has worked faithfully and will greatly enhance tho beautiful harmonies with which the score abounds. The service will be opened by the rendition of "The Palms," by Faure. Chaplain Gilbert will make a short address. It Is hoped that tho audience will assemble promptly, and no persons will bo admitted during tho rendering of a number. Delays between numbers are a deterring Influence to the full appreciation of the work. , Closing: Aeolian Recital. As tho time draws near for closing tho, recital season at Aeolian Hall, attendance and enthusiasm Is on the Increase. Lovers! of music who otherwise could not have! n 1 enjoyed many of tho selections outside ot European musical centers will recall with, pleasure many successful programmes that have been rendered during the Wln-j ter, and ah are now improving every Wednesday evening's oportunlty to hear more of tho music before the season closes for the Spring and Summer months. Last Wednesday evening it would havej been necessary for the Aeolian Company to have a small theater to accommodate all who desired to attend the recital, and. Judging from tho personnel of the audi ence, no one was there out of mero curi osity, or simply because it was a free, recital. They came to hear good muslc.j artistically rendered, and were not disap pointed. The Metropolitan Opera-House company has mot with a great success in Boston, and the critics have taken kindly to "Manru." Edgar Matthews entertained his musical friends at the Bohemian Club, San Fran cisco, March 15, and the programme wa3 an enjoyable one. Gwilym. Miles, the Welch baritone, re cently sang at Hartford, Conn., and tho critics said that his singing was more elocutionary than musical. Tuesday night a sacred concert will be yglven at the Seamen's Institute, when , Mrs. Rose Bloch .Bauer, Mrs. C. E. Farns- worth and Mr. J. Adrian Epplng will sing. The Willamette Valley Choral Union Is rehearsing "The Messiah," "The Creation" and "Stflhnt Mater" fnr th annua Knrtn ' - -- - o concert, which takes place In Corvallls this year. Citizens living near St. Mark's Episcopal ! Church. Evanston, Chicago, say that the new peal of chimes presented to the church four months ago is a nuisance and ought to be discarded. Musical Boston Is looking forward to t the appearance of a great trio in their I mlCst Jo.ef Hofman, pianist: Fritz Krels , ler, violinist, and Jean Gerardy, 'cellist, ', at Symphony Hall. March 20. The choir of tho First Congregational Church is rehearsing Easter music, and tho quartets to be usad are all new. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer will sing "I Know That My Redeemer Lith," from Handel's "Messiah." The? work of the Temple Beth Israel choir last Friday night Is to be con mended. The musical numbers were Max Splecker's "Fear Not Ye, O Israel," whlck