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J.S JAMES ICEILIi and his excellent coni pany presented "A Gentleman of France" well enough to bear favor able comparison -with the production' of the same play by Kyrle Bellew last year. Mr. Neill is a line figure of the romantic actor, a good swordsman, and has a fine Ithysique and a voice of excellent qual ity. His work in the staircase scene, in which he fights and'defeats six. opponents, is pnc of the most thrilling bits ot acting t:vef- seen here. Miss Edythe Chapman, liis leading lady, lsa charming actress, ad the remaining members of the com pany' wore satisfactory. Although ,h!s. production-contained many alever, novel features, Hermann, the magician, t did -not -draw a large attend ance th'eNilarquam. The days for such entertainments seem to be passing. About the most popular act Hermann did was to produce apparently from nothing real beer, whisky and wine, which he dis pensed to the thirsty and curious among his audiences. His top-liner tricks were the Princess Mohameda defying the laws of gravitation, and the Queen of Flame disappearing in a blaze. The two 'mem bers of Lasky's Military Band, who played on cornets and trumpets,' are fair musicians. ... Anthony Hope's great romance, "The PrisonorTof Zenda," drew crowds .of peo ple to Baker's Theater, and from artistic nnd box-ofilce standpoints, the production, will rank as one of the ploasliuj suc cessos'of the season. The play was well staged, due to the fine taste of Stage Manager Carlylo -Aloore. - The-atroagest4 character In "2enda" is undoubtedly that of Rudolph Rassendyl, .King- of Ruritanla, played by George Alison, and the part Just suited, his temperament and striking personality. Miss Hyatt shone In her artistic portraiture of the erring Count ess. Edna Archer Crawford had not very much to do as Flavia, so far as action is concerned, but she pleased and made more friends. Gertrude Rivers did unex pectedly strong work as Antoinette de Mauban, and her emotional acting was good. 'William Bernard made a hit in the sardonic, cynical character of the Cuke of Streslau. Carlyle Moore did clever character work as Rupert of Hentzau. Bonnett Southard had an excellent make m'p as Lord Topham. So had "William Dills as Colonel Sapt, supposed In real life to be the late Prince Bismarck. Thore was just the right amount of laughter in "Rudolph and A"aolph" at pordray's, and it Is one of the breeziest attractions presented this season. Charles A. Mason and H-P. Mason were the top liners as natural comedians, and the sfcune in which the woman is measured for a dress, according to the usual rules lor measuring horses, was screamingly funny. Charles H. Bates has a pleasing lyric tenor -voice, of a better quality than That usually heard with road shows. Beatrice McKenzIe, mezzo-soprano, made a hit, along with Bessie Phillips, dancing soubrette. Athcn, "Wilson and Clarke led the- fun at the Arcade this weekt and their- sketch) "What Happened to Brown," is worth seoing. Flood and Hayes, barrel jump-r ers, are clever. Their singing act should be changed. Pearson does entertaining contortion work. It'sxa great show for a. dime. "TOO MUCH JOHNSON." William Gillette's Famous Comedy at the Baker Theater. . It lias been over eight years since Will lam Gillette, the noted actor and play Tight, appeared in Portland himself in the famous role of Augustus Billings, whose rather questionable though harm less pranks have caused all the ridicu lous mix-up so brilliantly portrayed in this, his greatest comedy, which will open with the matinee this afternoon at the Baker Theater, and continue all week "with a special matinee Thanksgiving day. ' This wealthy young New Yorker, who has a young and charminff wife, has been for a long time deceiving JieY with the story of his large sugar plantation in Cuba, to which he is obliged to make'peri odioal trips. Suddenly his wife and her mother decide to go with him the last minute, and as he Is obliged to keep up the pretext he takes then down there where he has a friertd who does own one, or rather used to. From that moment the ball starts rolling and leads up to many of the funniest and cleverest situations known in comedy. "YON YONSON." Swedish Dialect Comedy-Drama at Cordray's This -Week. Easily the best of all the Swedish dia lect plays that the public has peon is the favorite comedy-drama, "Yon Yonson," which comes to Cordray's Theater this week, opening Thursday with a special Thanksgiving matinee. jTho story of the play Is a good one, well knit together, and is well told. Amos Jennings appropriates a patent belonging to his dead partner and adopts his daughter, setting his brother adrift among a Swedish community in a sparsely settled portion of Minnesota. The boy grows up in ignorance of his birth. Time goes on and Jennings takes a new sstner, George Halloway. Halloway knows all about the patent transaction, and using that as a lever, forces Jen nings into a land scheme, by the means of wiilcn he intends -to swmaic an ji.ng Hsh tourist. Jennings takes the English man to see the land,' and there supposes that he has murdered him. Halloway ac cuses Jennings of the criino, but the Englishman turn,s up and In the end mar ries" Jennings' adopted daughter and, "Yon Yonsorj," the hero of the" play, turns "but to be her brother. There are three acts In the play and the great scene,' the "Log Jam," at the end of the second act, is said to be one of the best effects ever produced upon the stage. " ' The management has given to. ."Yon Yonson". a-most excellent company, '4iead ed by Nelse Erickson, L W. Llttle...Harry1 Bon'd. James' CI Mack, Thomas ' O'Brien, E. H Bender, Frank Thorndyke, W. Hv Konst, J. F. Powers, F. W. Warren, Helen Rldgeway, Maude Lc Page, Madge Woods, Minnie Sharp, Mae Bennett and the Lumbermens' Imperial Comedy Four Quartette, one of the best singing quar tettes upon the stage. "KING OF THE OPIUM RING." Thrilling Melodrama Opens at the Empire Theater Today. "The. King of the Opium Ring,",, which met with such gr,cat success during Its former visit to Portland, will open the doors df the Empire Theater starting with, the matinee this after noon, and' Manager George L. Baker promises great' tilings lrt the way of scenic embellishments -and effects. which are very necessary in this scenic I sensation. A very strong company, in cluding John M. Sullivan, Etftelyn Palmer, Frederick Esmelton, Winona Bridges, Charles Edwin Inslee, Arthur Lane, Paula Herbert, Nicholas Gogley, W. B. Fred ericks, Lyman' Tucker, Efllcna Bla.Ir, Thomas Delaney and others of equal im portance will Interpret the 'various roles. John M. Sullivan will be seen as Wa Sing, while Miss. Ethclyn' Palmer will be cast as Georgette, whom Wa Sing, king among his race, becomes infatuated with. "The King of the Opium Ring" is a melo drama full to the brim with sensational situations. There are frequent breaks in the plot, however, for the introduction of specialties. Considerable attention has been devoted to this end of the perform ance, and several new and distinct novel ties will be introduced during the action of the play. "A MILLIONAIRE TRAMP." Opens at Cordray's, Theater at To day's Matinee. ""A Millionaire Tramp", opens at Cor dray's' Theater at today's matinee. The week.will.be divided between this comedy drama and "Yon Yonson," which opens at Thursday's matinee. "A Millionaire Tramp" represents a complete revolution in "stagecraft. The play has a rich vein of comedy and pathos, and scenic charms of rare variety. In delighting the eye and pleasing the eye, it excels all other plays. The falling snow, the beautiful Christ mas bridal, the sweet-singing church choir, the impressive Christmas chimes, the last glow of the dying embers, and a most beautiful finale, are among the novel features. This company has been, playing to crowded houses nightly, and It Is said that Elmer Walters, the owner of this attraction, made over 540,000 on It last season. DE WOLF HOPPER TOMORROW. Famous Comedian at the Marquam in "Mr. Pickwick.'' Tomorrow (Monday) night the famous comedian, De Wolf Hopper, supported by an excellent cast of principals and a chorus of 60 people, will begin an en gagement of three nights with a special matinee Wednesday in a musical pro duction of Dickens', "Mr. Pickwick." Among the all-star cast will be found DIgby Bell, Frank Belcher, Louis Payne, J. K. Adams, George Chapman, Augus tus Colletl, Frank R, Willing, Guy Bart lett, George Rblland, George B. Williams, Laura Joyce ,Bell, Marguerite Clark, "Vlvia Odgen, Florine Murray, Nellie Vic toria, Edna Vollman and about 50 others. The precise Broadway production, as seen at the Herald Square Theater for three months; will -be In evidence en tour. Seats are now selling. ARCADE'S NEW BILL TOMORROW Popular Playhouse Presents Star Vaudeville Attractions. Today is the last opportunity to see tho present bill that attracted thousands to the Arcade Theater last week. Headed by tho Athen-Wllson-Clarke company In a light one-act comedy sketch, "What Happened to Brown," the bill includes Mozarto, melodyimalcer, William1" Pear soh, acrobat. Flood and Hayes, cham pion "barrel-Jumpers, and the American Bioscope.- ' " The new programme ; of entertaining vaudeville that- will bold the 'boards, be ginning tomorrow, win add to the fame of -this- popular playhouse: Acrobats that do amusing feats, slpg funny ballads, -and dance diverting steps are the -Wells brothers. Their act coins laughs and is full of startling surprises. The four Bragdons outrival any quartet on the stage today for the diversity of, their laughable antics. Breahn and Mascot are a duo that know how to cook up and "serve a spicy dialogue with comedy sauce, as well as to warble songs drolly. P-aul Newman Is one of tho jaonnjwt THE SUNDAY OKEGONIN, I feblJTLlND, ' . NO VEMBEB 22, -. 1903. i. : : raH.i h-- r :r - -y- . . M , , ;- -V," .-, , - tr'-r""Oe viWt W&ik -V ; ii.J'm0'!t " I'don" from the Avenuo Theater, because of ,L 1 .'. " "T -S"A M fllli&i '' :'';V,lll'- j what he considers a' prejudicial' attitude to- ' J. tl.,, . .i- . lfjH J J & m i 'f'M ' - Wli j ward American productions. - - -. .' t lift t I Tv-lV If I SBiitt'l ':- '&U . ' i 'TflMwiTfrT I r ' singers that carols to the picturesque I accompaniment of .illustrations; The American bioscope has a new series- of moving- pictures that will please young and old. . - There are five shows every day .of the week: 2:30, 3:30. 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30. One dime is the admission to any scat in -the house. "BEN-HUR" COMING. Great Interest Is Manifested In the ' Spectacular Drama. ' " Every one who has perused General Lew Wallace's religious romance, "Ben Hur," read with special interest his mar velous description of the Grove of Daphne, the world-famed pleasure ground of Antloch, where, Apollo was worshiped with a voluptuousr pageantry unequaled in all history. Here Ben-Hur again met his Roman enemy, Messala, and so im pressed the Arab Sheik, Uderrlm, who was searching for a driver for his horses in the chariot race, that the Bedoln gavd him the privilege of contesting 'with them against Messala, whom he defeated and crippled for life. In the play the Grove of Daphne Is pic tured in two -great scenes; the first, the above, showing the Temple of Apollo, and the second, the Fountain of Castella. The detail with which these scenes have been developed may be inferred from the statement that even the curtain which hangs on the door' of this scenic temple Is an exact replica of that which hung on the door of the real temple in Antloch. Interest In the coming engagement of this attraction is greater than has ever been shown on any other similar occasion in Portland. Patrons are requested to be in their seats by o'clock in the evening, and 2 o'clock at the matinees, on ac count of the prelude the Star of Beth lehem, which opens the play, and no one will be seated during this scene. "THE STORKS." Tuneful Musical Comedy Opens on Thanksgiving Day. The advance sale of seats will open next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock for tho Thanksgiving .attraction at the Mar quam Grand Theater, which will be the tuneful musical comedy, "The Storks." The company, numbering 75 people, com prises Gus Weinberg, Gilbert Gregory, Francis Lleb, George Shlels, George Ror main', Abbott Adams, George McKay, Alma Cole Youlln, Countess von Hatz feldt, Ada Deaves, Dorothy Choate, Myra Davis, etc, and the popular Rosebud Garden of Girls. "The. Storks" will con tinue, as "the attraction Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights and a special matinee Saturday. "A Minister's Daughter." Miss Mllllcent Evans, daughter of the late Rev. W.- H. Evans, of Minneapolis, Minn., will be seen at Cordray's this sea son In E. J; Carpenter's "A Little Out cast." STAG ELAND. Manager W. A Brady, of New Tork, says: "All over the country, towns thatan sup port only one theater have four, and, towns that can support jnly ope attraction a weekt get six. What's going to happen t There'll bo a smash It's bound to come. One feature of the affair is that wages are too high. Actors who were satisfied, with $50 a week flvo. years ago now unblush lngly" ask for'$300. t Td Ilka to- see them get all they can. They wo.k only 30 or 40 weeks a year and they work hard. But, nevertheless. It Is true that everybody's Overpaid. I have 20 bright men traveling with my companies, and they keep me posted on conditions'.' In New England the atrical affairs are all to the bad,- except the gflt-edged shows, and .they .axe doing noth ing llko the business they did a year ago." ? ' ! E. H. Sothcrn opened the New Lyceum Theater,- New York, with "The Proud Prince." The New Lyceum, is a flno theater, its sim plicity being one of Its chief charms, inasmuch as there are no -glaring -.color schemes, fcr.euch gaudy embellishments as are to be found In many New York theaters. The foyer" is of marble, tastefully set, while the auditorium is spacious, with no obstructing pillars or posts, and finished in warm reds -and mellow yellows, the whole uniting to give a soothing efffeot. Both Daniel Frohman, the proprietor, and Mr. Sothern were called before the curtain and made appropriate remarks. Following the ( jperformance. Mr. Ifrobman save a, opper. re- J J i MAU50N 4' ' ceptlon and dance on the stage, which .was cleared of scenery and decorated for the occa sion. Charles Francis MoreI. tho veteran actor, Ttfcallst' and teacher, recently died In West Berkeley, CaL Mr. Morel Came to San Francisco over 50 years ago, and under the name ot Monsieur Charles appeared in some of the Urst-clauf operatic and dramatic per formances of pioneer days. He was also prominent among the early minstrel singers of San Francisco, and was well known as a chlr singer for -many years'. He was a French collegian and the 'author of several hooks of Instruction In the French language. Mr. Morel was 75 years of age, and at the time ot his death was director ot the sing ing section of the Hermann S6ns In -West Berkeley. He leaves two daughters and three sons. . Charming Pollock's dramatization of Frank NorriB "Tho Pit" recently had its first pre sent&Uon at Chicago. In the first and last two acts the play follows the line of the story very well, but with a condensation of locale, which, while necessary, causes a falling away from the book The 'first scene Is Jn the Audi torium lobby, and the finale la Jadwln's decla ration to bis wife that It Is not failure, but success?, in that he has won back her love. The-act grows In strength, reaching the cli max in the great piu scene in .the fourth act. The last act is in Jadwln's J10u3e, and the"Jend is peace. The scenery throughout is of a high order of- merit. There were many curtain re calls. . Ferris Hartman has arrived in San Fran cisco .from tho East, accompanied by Mrs. Hartman, and is much Improved in health after his "European tour. MrJ Hartman has with him "a budget -of new material for the light opera and burlesque season at the new Tlvolli which Is rapidly nearlng completion. Bbbert Edcson-ls devoting his leisure to play writing. . Jn collaboration with Byron Ongley, a member of his "Soldiers of For - tune" "company, he Is. preparing for his manager, Henry B. Harris, a stage version ot "Conjurer's House," a story ot the Hud- JLsoa Bay territory by Stewart Edward White, ... . . : '-S-'sSS:, ' - i ' ,,w J mM ilHSniifiili ill P. v ' WKMw- a ill HfaBK -Im&W ttr.W'ws. 1 the author of -'The -Blared Trail," "The Westerners" and other tales of forsst life. The scenes are laid at Hudson Bay, a local ity heretofore unused for dramatic pur poses. Tho actor is riot to bo Judged by ordinary standards," says E. D. Price, general man ager of the Alcazar In San Francisco. "Ner vousness, irascibility, over-sensitiveness, and rapidly alternating moods of exaltation and depression aro, in tho player, sure signs of the artistic temperament. The placid and phlegmatic rarely amount to anything. It Is the high-strung, unreasonable andusually Irritating actor or actress who leaves the lasting Imprint." Franklin Fyles, Jr., who Joined tho Clara Bloodgood company, presenting "The Girl With tho Green Eyes" at Cincinnati, is working on a new play for the star and ex pects to have finished It the other side of. the Missouri River. In the company sup porting Clara Bloodgood is Charlotte Em met, a member of the celebrated New York Emmet- family and a lineal descendant of the Irish patriot, Robert Emmet. Bobert Morris, stage director, and Elsie Esmond, both of the Nelll-Morosco Com pany, were married in Seattle last Tuesday. The ceremony took place at St, Mark's, Rev. j. -p. D. Lloyd officiating. Tho couple i is well known to Portland theater-goers, hav ing 'appeared here many times. Miss Es mond was with the Baker Theater Com pany last season and latterly Joined the Nelll-Morosco Company. - . Nina Blake, of Anna Held's. company, lately sustained severe injuries to her face, in Phil adelphia, as the result of mlBtakinc a bottle of carbolic acid for a face lotion and using the former freely. It is feared her eyesight will be seriously affected, and, sis It Is, she will be disfigured for life. Sam- Shubert, of tho theatrical firm of - shubert Brothers, has arrived In New Tork from London, disgusted with his- first -man agerial venture abroad and determined to take no more American pieces to England. I Ho baa arranged to. withdraw "Dolly Yar- ' - - Carrie Nation, in speaking of her stage debut, says: "I'm a natural actress, anfl when I go on the stage I'm going to try to be natural and not to pose. That's; what makes me a good actress. If I canuet before an audi ence, the audience Is mine. It took, nfe a long time to make up my mind to .go on the stage, however. Before I "accepted the offer I prayed a whole day and night. Then auddenly I knew what to do." ' Virginia Harned has originated more part3 from plays written by Knglish authors than any other woman of her age. Among the more prominent roles created by her waa Drusllla Ives in 'The Dancing Girl," Lady Ursula in "Tho Adventures of Lady Ur- .AT CORPRlYS aula," the title role in "Trilby." Fanny in "Captain Lettcrblalr." Lady .Windermere In "Lady Windermere's Fan." and Irish Bel lamy. Georgia Calne, who. by the los3 ot her-voice, was compelled to resign from the' east of "Peg gy from Paris." will spend at least three months at Catallna Island, California, where she expects a rest will restore her vocal powers. , , Tho first important German theatrical pro duction given in San- Francisco for. several years wilt be presented at the Columbia Theater, San Francisco, next Sunday even ing, by the Alameda Lustsplel Ensemble, an organization of talented amateurs. Vesta THIey had a rousing welcome at the Murray Hill Theater. New York, when she made her reappearance In New York between the acts of Edward Harrlgan's "Under Cover," She appeared In male attire and sang with all her old-time success. Jerome K. Jerome. Conan Doyle and Israel Zongwlll appeared recently m London in the cast of "Merely Mary Ann." when the play was given for copyright purposes. Zangwtll also acted as stage manager and Doyle was property man. , , . Frederick Belasco aid M. E. Mayer, of tho Alcazar, and John Morrissey. of tho Orphcum, San FranCteco. are among the Incorporators" and directors of the newly organized- Automobile Transit. Company, E S. Willard, who placed Stephen Phillips 'Puritan" play In rehearsal at the- St. James Theater, ndon. has acquired the English speaking rlzhts of "L'Adversalre," the new play by Alfred Capus. . . . Mortimer Martini, recently with the Mordant-Humphrey Company, has signed with the James' Keane Company. Mr. Martini is a clever heavy man, and- equally at home In character roles. Phyllis Broughton will make jo. welcome re appearance In London, when Seymour Hicks and Ivan Caryll's new piece, at present called "The Dog Trainer," l produced at the Adel- I pal December 7. In the old days she was ono of tho shinlnr lights of the Gaiety, but lat rterly. with the exception of a few appearances with Arthur Roberts, has been absent irom the stage altogether. OlH-er Morosco Is to build a $500,000 com bined hotel and theater building, at Los Angeles,. Cal., and It Is expected that tho building will be ready for occupancy by Sep tember, 1004. V w William Fitchett, a talented ywmg Aus tralian comedian, who has a fine baritone voice. ,has accepted an engagement with the Bates-Watson Company, now "touring Call- fornia. Charles D. Coburn has been engaged by Da vis and Darcy and Charles lc Young to play John Storm In their Eastern "production of "The Christian." ' . . Beerobhm Tree recently distributed souvenirs In observance ot, the 50th performance of Richard HI" at His Majesty's Theater. Lon don. " - The sliver otatuer of Ada. Rehan, which was an attraction 'at :the World's 'Fair at Chicago in 1S03, is to be melted lnto-bulllon In Omaha, Neb. . Chauncey Olcott. in his new play, 'Terence," will be seen this season at the New York The ater, where he will have a run. of seven weeks. Beatrice Bromfleld, of the . Mordaunt-Hum-phrey Company, has Joined a company in Denver, traveling toward tho Pacific Coast. ' Asa Lee Willard and Cathrine Countlss. lately- ot Manager Baker,s'"'The Christian" com pany, are to accept positions la New York. ' Lawrence D'Orsay, the star of "The Earl of Pawtucket," Is considered to be the best dressed man on the American stage. The betrothal Is announced- in London of Israel ZangwW, the novelist, lecturer and playwright, to Edith Ayrton. Harry Corson Clarke Is playing to good busi ness in Texas, and plans to take his com pany, next April, to Honolulu. Anna Held has scored a hit in Philadelphia In "Mam'sellc Napoleon." a musical play In three acts by Jean RIchepln. Anna Jordan, formerly of Mordaunt-Hum-phrey Company. Is now playing heavies with tho Raymond Stock Company. James Keane opened a fourweeks en? gagoment at San Francisco," presenting "Heart and Sword." Klrke La. Shelle lately underwent an opera tion for appendicitis In the Hahnemann Hos pital, New York.' Amelia Bingham has lost a diamond borso- Lshoe valued at $1500 at the Amphlon Theater. Brooklyn. . E. H. Sothern lately underwent a slight op eration for an obstruction in the nasal passage. - Manager George L. Baker has decided not to send out "Sergeant James" at present. . Manager George' H. Frost is planning to build a new theater at Pasadena, Cal, Jane Templeman is a new member f the Nelll-Mcrosca' Company. . -"" YOUR HAT 3Iay Be a StylLik One, but It Makes Trouble. A man usually buys a hat that's- "In style," but the modern hat for men has lots to answer for. Bald heads are growing- more numerous every day. 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