The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, June 15, 1902, PART THREE, Image 21

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OKEGONIAiN, PORTLAND, JUNE 15, 1902. 21 , THE WEEK IN THE THEATERS MISS KIDDER IN "THE COUNTRY GIRL" jr SUCCESS OF A STOCK COMPANY There is realjy very little excuse for such a production as "The Country Girl," -which was given by Kathryn Kidder and company at the Marquam last week. The comedy itself is well enough, but it cer tainly does not call for such a rough and ready, slap-stick interpretation as was given it. Miss Kidder is not at all suited to the part of Peggy, and in fact there Is very little to Justify so good an actress in putting on such a play in such a -way. The production of "Franclllon" was far better, but in neither play does Miss Kid der appear to nearly so good advantage as she does in "The School for Scandal" or "Madame Sans Gene." The Stuart Company, which closed a successful season of eight weeks at the Baker Theater Monday night, has demon strated that there Is Toom for a good etock company in Portland, The company played to good crowds during the entire engagement, and the ovatiorf they received the night of the farewell performance shows how great was the impression they made. There can now be no doubt about the success of the engagement of the Nelll Stock Company next Fall, provided that company is up to the standard set by Mr. Stuart, as it undoubtedly will be. OPENS THIS AFTERXOON. Engagement of the Pollnrd Opera. Company at the Balccr. One of the most novel and entertaining performances that hae ever been seen in Portland was that of Pollard's Juvenile Opera Company, which some months since plajed an engagement In this city, and the announcement of the return of this combination will be received with pleas--ure. They return after having made a suc cessful trip to the East, and there is no question that they will again duplicate their former success In this cits. The company opens at Baker's Theater this afternoon in that beautiful light comic opera, "H. M. S. Pinafore." The same clever company of children remain, the same as on their previous -visit, and once more the comedy of Willie Pollard, the artistic singing of Alice and Jack Pollard, and the genius of the little tot Daphne Pollard, will be welcomed. The scenery for the production of "Pinafore" will be up to all requirements. All of It was pre pared especially for this company while in Chicago, and it is said that the shW scene is a marvel of stage craft. r The seat sale for the first week of the engagement opened with a rush, and there is no question that record-breaking busi ness will be the rule of this engagement. "Pinafore" will run up to anfi-lncluding" "Wednesday ciening, when It will be fol lowed by "A Gaiety Girl." The usual pop ular prices of Baker's Theater will prevail. CLOSE OF THE YEAR. Commencement Exercises for Elocu tion Pupils. The Marquam Grand was crowded Fri day evening, June 6, for the commence ment exercises of the Gillespie School of Expression. The artistic effect of the stage settings was greatly enhanced by a profusion of La France roses, the school flower. Rev. John F. Ghormley pro nounced an impressive invocation. The two young ladiea who received diplomas, Miss Bertha Irene Matlock, of the readers course, and Miss Jessie May Zimmerman, of the teachers' course, were subjects of Interest. Miss iZmmerman is possessed of that magnetic force which Is essential for a successful teacher. In her numbers, The Idyl of an Orchard," a pathetic poem; "Moriall's 'Mo'nln'," a bit of dialect, and "Gazelle and Swan," a dramatic selec tion. Miss Zimmerman showed great ver satility, her voice responding to the -varied emotions called for by these several selections. Miss Matlock's first number, "The Soul of the Violin," was a classical selection full of pathos, requiring in its rendition artistic finish and great voice control, to which demands Miss Matlock was fully equal. In the "Coming Out of Miss Cummings." an action monologue, her natural vivacity and grace of man ner captivated the audience. Miss Mat lock gives promise of a very successful future as a Teader. The reading of the "Lotus Eaters," by Mrs. Gillespie, illustrated by poses by these joung ladles, was one of the most enjoyablo numbers given. One of the features of the musical part of the programme was a piano solo, the "Durand "Waltz," plajed by little Evelyn Hitchcock, wno is only 9 5 ears old. Her interpretation and execution were phe nomenal for a little girl. The other mu sical numbers, consisting of a cornet solo by Miss Bessie Datesman; vocol solos by Miss Eethel Lytle and Mr. George H. Street, and a selection by the East Side Ladies- Quartet, Miss BeWitt, Miss Kllp pel, Mlas Ladd and Miss Prior, added greatly to the pleasure -of the evening. Rev. Dr. A. A. Morrison gave the com mencement address and his flashes of wit were greatly appreciated. SHIELDS' CONCERT PARK. Amusement Resort at Thirteenth and "Washington, Opens Saturday. Edward Shields' new amusement park, located on the vacant black, -Thirteenth and "Washington streets, is practically completed, and will he opened to the pub lic next Saturday night, June 2L Mr. Shields will offor a strong list of star attractions during the Summer, with an entire change of programmo each week. For" the opening week Helen Lamar will bo the topllner In a gorgeous trans formation entitled "Her Last Letter." The Eastern vaudeville managers are call ing for original novelties, and this new act was especially constructed for exhibi tion over the Eastern circuits. It is re pleto with special scenery, transforma tions and calcium effects. Another important feature will be the polj scope, which showed the McKinley funeral pictures at the exposition last Fail. At this time special interest la cen tered in the local moving pictures to be presented. Seeing General Summers and the Decoration-day paraders passing in review on a canvas is a decidedly new and unique novelty in Portland. This film will be exhibited the first week, along with a score of other subjects equally as interesting. Still another big feature will be the pow erful baritone, Harry Edwards, in reper toire of illustrated songs. This name is a nom de plume for an old Portland boy who has never sung In public in thfs city before. Mr. Shields will also have several more J n. iw uiu uprnniK ween, .tie nas a score or xnoro on the list to book from and is only waiting to obtain such acts as he thinks will best please the patrons of his Jvirk. An orchestra, numbering 10 of the best musicians in the city, has been engaged. Mr. Shields' past record In Portland as an amusement caterer is w ell remembered, and his subsequent connection with some of the leading theaters and parks in the East has added to his knowledge of amusement-seekers' wants, and the fact that he is at the head of the new enter prise guarantees its success. "With such strong attractions and general admission only 10 cents, the well-seated enclosure will undoubtedly be packed every night. The big opening is awaited with Interest. Notes of the Stnge. Melbourne MacDowell may possibly play at the Baker Theater before the Summer is out. Primrose & Dockstader's minstrels will open "their next annual tour at Manhat tan Beach, early in July The Weldemann Company is touring Oregon and playing one-night stands in the vicinity of Portland. "Will H. Bray, the famous minister to DaDomey in "A Texas Steer" Is in San Francisco plaving In vaudeville. James Nelll, who is engaging people for the Nelll Stock Company, reports that he has nearly finished this arduous task. George B. Broadhuret is in San Fran cisco, where he went to superintend re hearsals of his latest romantic comedy. The engagement of the Stuart Stock Company, at the Burbank Theater, Los Anseles. will open tonight In "By Right of Sword." It is reported that Mascagnl is working' on a new opera, "Marie Antoinette," that will bo produced in Paris and "Vienna ear ly next season. "Williams and "Walker will appear next season In a new musical comedy, "In Da homey," by Paul Laurence Dunbar and "Will Marion CoBk. Robert Lett, who will be remembered in Portland as a former star of the Grau Opera Company, has joined the "King Dodo" Company, at Dalj's Theater, New York. "The Red Knight," which James Nelll produced there. Mr. Nelll appeared as Robert, Crown Prince of Morantea, whllo Edyth Chapman was Cecilia, Queen of Rhodoland. Bertha Crelghton, now leading woman at the Glrard-Avenuc theater, Philadel phia, will star next season under the management of P. S. Mattox, in "A Colonial Girl." John Daly Murphy, formerly with the Harrington Reynolds Company, has rejoin ed Ralph Stuart, with .whom ho came from New York, and will play Bennet in "By Right of Sword.' "Webber & Elliott, the Portland musical team, will open at the New Chutes The ater, in San Francisco. June 23. They will go from there to Los Aicelps, and will return to Portland September L Chauncey L. Sothern. who played Little Blllee In T. D. Frawley's production of "Trilby," at tho Tabor Grand, Denver, has been engaged by Mr. Frawley to play Juveniles for the Summer and next season. F. Opper, the cartoonist, will personally design and supervise, as well as Illus trate all the show printing forliis comic creation, "Peck and His Mother-in-Law," to be presented the coming season throughout the country. 1 The erstwhile second Frawley Company, which played a week in Portland not long ago, Is now known as tho Harrington Rey nolds' Company. It is playing to six weeks' engagement in Seattle, and will go from there to Butte and other Montana towns. Jerome- Sjkes will be presented in a new vehicle a musical comedy by Harry B. Smith and Gus Kerker called "The Money Burner." It will "be first presented In New Haven about October 3. After a season In the larger cities it wilt follow 'The ountry Girl" at Daly's Theater. GENUIS OF NAPOLEON. Important Part Played by His Tre mendous Encrgry. Kansas City Star. Mr. Thomas "Watson's recent "Life of Napoleon," like overcontribution to Na poleonic literature, leaves tho reader won dering what constituted the Corsican's genius. "Was It simply tho "infinite ca pacity for taking pains," an ability for hard work, or was it, as Lord Rosebery suggests, an "Indefinable spark"? A con sideration of the achievements of Napoleon throw light on the question. It Is evident that mere capacity for work does not make a man a genius. A dunce may ahow amazing industry. Tho genius Ynust have good natural faculties; he must "be able to grasp relations quickly and see things In their right proportion. That much may bo taken for granted. In tho case of Napoleon good intelligence wa3 combined with enormous energy and pow er of endurance. He could go for days with out sleep. In his early Italian campaigns he sometimes spent a week In the saddle, with only brief intervals of rest. In Rus sia he frequently rode 90 miles in a day, reconnoltering. "When the crisis was over THE COOLEST PLHCE .GEORGE L. BAKER. MANAGE IN T03ZSIN PHONE OREGON NORTH 1076 PHONE COLUMBIA 506 COMMENCING THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT POLLAR JUVENILE D'S FIRST TIME AT POPULAR PRICES FIFTY CLEVER ARTISTS OPERA COMPANY GORGEOUS SCENERY and COSTUMES BRIGHT AMD CATCHY MUSIC AUGMEiTTED 0SGBEST7U NEYIR CHANGING PRICES Evening 50c, 35c, 25c, 15c. Matinee 25c, 15c, 10c Sunday matinee, Sunday, Mon- J day, Tuesday and Wednesday j nights Gilbert and Sullivan's Tuneful Opera H. M. 5. PINAFOR Balance of week and Saturday i matinee A GAIETY GIRL NEXT WEEK THE POLLARDS IN "THE GEISHA" AND "LA MASCOTTE" taken to a hilltop. In taking1 a last look over the Held to see that everything was ready, he came upon the gun train, stuck fast in a defile. The men had been -working long "without success to extricate it. Napoleon took a lantern and superintend ed the nrocess of getting It out. In his later years his campaigns suffered because I ne naa 10 .leave aciaus 10 iesa tvi"".... men. This was the cause of his defeat, upon the sea. "I cannot create men," he exclaimed In despair -when news came of a crushing naval defeat. "I must use them a I find them." "When Napoleon -went to the siege of Toulon, an unknown young arUllery Cap- --f fcva&a &m&mjtAi . ,-ss& . Tnsa w : . j- a. x. ,. jww- .. r '.tt.- w9 "V&M i if ii ii m fc &CE.MS FUOM UliLH.t luVMAK'J "Hint LAbT JL.ETTEK," AT SHIELDS PARK. he would sleep for SS hours at a stretch. His endurance -was heightened by the fact that he could get a nar under the most trying circumstances, even on the battlc-ncld. He laid down the rule that he was to be awakened only to hear bad hews Good news, he said, could wait. It was his .marvelous endurance that enabled him to surperviae all the details of his earlier campaigns. The night before Jena he had ordered some cannon to be. tain, he showed the same demoniacal en orgy vhlch he possessed almost to the end. From the surrounding cities he requisitioned material. Cannon he se cured from tho army of Italy, and from llartlgues. Horses and workmen he found In various towns. He set the artisans to building fascines, gabions and hurdles. He equipped an arsenal in a ravine and set up a gunsmith's shop. He took steps to re establish the Dardennes gun foundry. As mmmmZ ' , j i i i In FaJry Guise. Sfatfffe food so o Willie & Gonmepbllnrd Mr TVatson remarks, "All possible pre cautions were taken, all possible prepa rations made, every energy bent to bring to bear those means .necessary to the end. Nothing was left to chance, good luck, providence or inspiration. Cold calcula tion governed all, tireless labor provided, all, colossal driving force moved all." This comment suggests the other char acteristic beside capacity for work, upon which Napoleon's military genius rested good sense. When he began his military career tho science of war in Europe was in a rut Generals, fought according to well established rules. It was not good form to attack too early in the morning. There was practically no scouting, and officers did not think It worth while to familiarize themselves with tho formation of the country. After having fought a respect able number of hours It was customary to stop. Forced marches were thought little of. Cannon were regarded as largely orna mental. They were set out In a conspic uous spot and allowed to blaze away In the general direction" of the enemy. They did little beside make a noise. Napoleon was an original observer. He bad njticed that artillery might bo turned to some account if the guns were put within range of the enemy and aimed carefully. This observation he put Into effect at Toulon and Xodl, fo the great discomfiture of his antagonists. That it had occurred to nobody else is not sur prising. European military men are only now learning that infantry need to bo sharpshooters. Another source of Napoleon's success was his accurate knowledge of the topog raphy of the country. He knew the loca tion of every ravine and hillock, and he could conduct on army through a difficult region with a speed that amazed his ene mies. Furthermore, Napoleon was not handicapped by tradition. The battle of Marengo was won after it had been lost simply by his refusal to stop fighting, when the Austrian General had decided the French (Were beaten and had reUred from the field. "When the Russians were retreating over the frozen lakes from Austerlltz", Napoleon ordered his gunners to elevate their pieces. The cannon shot, falling on the ice, broke it up and 2000 Russians were drowned. A Hungarian officer, taken prisoner at LodJ, unconsciously revealed the secret of Napoleon's genius when he said: "You French have a young General who knows nothing about the rules of war. Today he is on j our front, tomorrow In the rear. Now he is on your left and then on your right. One does not know where to place oneself. Such a violation of the rules is intolerable." The fact was that Napoleon simpH applied common sense to the con duct of campaigns. He knew his ground, i learned where the enemy was weakest and attacked there. H1b movements were speedy and sure. He was quick to see an opportunity and energetic to use It It was not until he was worn out and broken that he fought his "Waterloo. "Gentle men." said Vandamme, after the fighting preliminary to that battle, "gentlemen, the Napoleon of the Italian campaign no longer lives." Had he been the lg0rou3 man of Marengo the outcome might have been different Professor Sloane ventures the "opinion that Napoleon's natural gifts In- a slug gish man would have appeared mediocre, but under his fiery energy they became transcendent This was tho opinion of Napoleon himself. It Is quite possible to account for his genius without Tesorting to the "indefinable-spark" theory of Lord Rosebery. i i ( t SHIELDS PARKl THIRTEENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS OPENS SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 21 W I T H T H E EDWARD SHIELDS COMPANY 1 Every Including the following stars r " Evening,.. selex lamae , l rMl In a beautiful :- J?, Ueneral transformation . 1 f Admission "Her lMSt letter' " -. Ifx THE VIOTOKEIiIiAS UC Triple Bar Experts HARRX EDWARDS Illustrated Songs " r THAVIOtA Juggler and Hoop-Roller EDTTARD SHIE03S Humorous Illustratsd Talk The wonderful POLYSCOPE f .Animated pictures " Including i General Summers And the Decoration " Sf Day Parade Marchmg) up Morrison Street SHIELDS ORCHESTRA 10 Leading Musicians BOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE. 4 Shaped Like a Grindstone aad fVe Are Xenr the Center. Kansas City Star. The progress in every department of science is so continuous that the average man has no time to keep paco -with it Cordray's Theater FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 8 P. M. BENEFIT PERFORMANCE For the Hospital Fund BABY HOME TJ BT THE JUVENILE DRAMATIC CLOT A BOY OR A GIRL? A Play in Plve Acts. Specialties Between Every Act AD3HSSIOJT 25o AND 15c. Exchange tickets at "box office daring Frlda), June 20. Doa't miss the beat performance ever given by Portland JoveenflVTalentu this theory is derived by pure mathe matics. Ifc-may be demonstrated that were stars to bo scattered throughout space for an indefinite distance, every part of the heavens would blase at night with the light of the noonday sun. The fact that the sky Is a blue-hlack would thus seem to prove the finlteness of the universe. It is evident that the correctness of the grindstone hypothesis must depend The alumnus who left college 10 years j on several assumptions. One is that the Ggo may be pretty well assured that his knowledge of electricity, of chemistry, of physiology, of astronomy, is already out of date. His only way of keeping informed is to read occasional magazine articles In which the specialist gives the results of tho latest Investigation. An essay -by Professor Simon Ncwcomb in tho current issue of the International Month ly Magazine is such an artfcle. It pre sents the theory of tho stellar universe which he regards as most probable, in view of the latest discoveries in astron omy. Do tho stars extend indefinitely on through space, or is there a limit to the stellar universe? Are they scattered hap hazard or grouped after a definite plan? If the universe is finite, how tar from Its bounds Is the earth? These are some of the questions which Professor New comb considers in the light of the most recent Investigations of astronomers and geologists. The professor helleves it to be fairly well established now that the stellar uni verse does not extend Indefinitely into space. The stars visible through a pow erful telescope ho thinks are grouped in the shape of a grindstone with tho earth near the center of the system. A few scattered bodies probably are beyond the mass of stars, he says, and there may be other systems far beyond the one to which the earth belongs. The reason for tho grindstone theory is found In the fact that tho thickness of stars Increases toward the milky way from every direc tion. In May or June this hazy band may be seen skirting the horizon as a sort of belt. This may be allowed to rep resent the circumference of the grind stone which is laid fiat Overhead, about the axis of such a grindstone, are the fewest stars. The number increases fair ly uniformly toward the horizon. It Is evident that this would be tho phenome non seen by an observer near the center of a system of stars grouped In the grindstone .formation. There would be comparatively few bodies between him and the flat surface, while there would be many between hl3 station and the cir cumference. An indirect argument for tho support of light of .ail the stars reaches the earth 1 that It Is not intercepted by screens oi dark star dust Another assumption Is that the suns are distributed fairly uni formly -throughout space. Professor T. J. See, In an essay in the Atlantic Month ly last year, expressed the opinion that the presence of masses of star dust in space makes it Impossible to tell any thing about tho extent of the stellar sys tem. Professor Newcomb does not be lieve this objection valid. "Were the star dust to interfere seriously in the pass age of light, he points out that it would probably cut off from our vision the more distant stars and would make their apparent thickness in every direction abbut the same- He concludes, too, that Observation Justifies the belief that the distribution of stars, is nearly uniform within a radius of from 3XX to 400 light years from the earth, a "light-year" be ing the distance that light at the Bpeed of 180,000 mlle3 a second, would travel in a jear. Were the universe of Infinite extent as has been claimed, the heavens would be illumined at night with the light of the sun. It has been found by observation that the light actually appearing1 In the sky Is only one SO-mllllonth of that in tensity. Professor Newcomb calculates that about this much light would bo re ceived On the earth if the extreme bounds of tho stellar system lay between 10,000 and 20,000 light-years distant While he admits that "eminent authorities" differ with him. he believes the weight of evi dence favors his view. The earth, then, in the opinion of this astronomer, lies near the center of, a sys tem of millions of stars, grouped In a grindstone formation, with Its circum ference from 10,000 to 20,000 light-years distant l : . Declined 'With Thanks.' Chicago Tribune. Chicago will not object to St Louis having the ' Democratic and Republican conventions in 1504. The officials of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition think that the two big party gatherings will serve to increase the attendance at their fair. by the presence in St Louis oi the dele gates themselves, and by the advertise-, ment which they will give it, on returning to their constituents. No doubt the dele gates will be willing to comblna, business with pleasure. It will be possible for them for tho price of one ticket to perform their duty to tho party and to enjoy the advantages of tho exposition. Tho seri ously Inclined will be pleased with the op portunity to study, and the .frivolous, if any such are elected, will seek, the (Midway as a relief from the monotony of tho long, hot cessions. Chicago no longer pro claims itself a "convention city." Tho time has passed when it looks forward with pleasure to the filling of Its streets and tho crowding of its hotels with con vention crowds. St Louis is likely to have a building boom such as preceded the World's Fair in 1S93, and, In spite of the exposition visitors, will probably have more room for the delegates than in 1896, when there was some difficulty in finding accommodations for the colored members of the convention. 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