THE SUNDAY, OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, (rvEMBEK 29, 1903.
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PARSIFAL CONTROVERSY STIRS NEW YORK
Grand Opera Season Is to Oprn. Fribji Scheff Kisses Victor Herbert.
Alice Roosevelt Pours Tfea with Ethel Birrymore and Maude Adams.
"jkfEW YORK, Xov. 23. (Special corre- X
1 pondence.) The "Parsifal" exclte-
xnent still continues, and one thing
Is certain. Mr. Conreld must 'be a plunger
la the fullest sense of he term, because
should the verdict promised for Monday
Te postponed hla opponents threaten to
bring an Injunction even on the night of
tbs performance. Just what this would
rae&n perhaps the general public can hardf
2y understand, as the expense Involved In
tho production would be of far less con
sequence than the position In which Mr.
Conreld would find himself, owing to the
great advance In price for aeats for this
occasion and the large sale which has
already occurred. There are many who
way that Mr. Conreld did this as a money
making proposition; but the enormous ex
pense would preclude very much profit.
Where Mr. Conreld has derived his bene
fit 1b from the wprld-wide advertising he
has had. and It Is probable (hat nothing
which he could have done would have
acted so quickly and so directly.
On Monday evening the opera season will
open, and 4n New York that means much
very much. The opening night at the opera
Is Invariably an affair of such brilliancy
that the pen can hardly describe the de
tails. The Metropolitan Opera-House Is
aa enormous auditorium, the miracle be
ing to those who do not understand the
Klence of acoustics In building how It is
possible to hear a note when one is up
about eight floors from the. stage. The
entire subject Is a great study. From the
orbtral stalls and the two floors of
boxes to the last seat In the family cir
cle, here. Indeed, you will find the gea
ulne musicians and the students who can
not afford the luxury of opera at closer
range. To say nothing of the brilliancy
a the stage, with its glamor and glitter,
the audience on the ground floor, the two
rows of boxes and the dress circle, which
already is the fourth flQpr up, is ablaze
with jewels and startling gowns. Then
comes the balcony, where there Is rather
les dressing and rather more enthusiasm,
end still more enthusiasm and still les
dressing on the next floor the family cir
cle, That all attention is upon the per
formance Is out of question, for there is
quite as much interest as to whether the
Vandcrbllts arc In their box, and what
the Morgans have on and who are their
guests Often many of these people have
dined sumptuously, and do not arrive until
10. Perhaps they are due somewhere else
at U. consequently their relation to tho
art of music is evident. This does not
mean that there are not many among the
society people and those who attend the
opera who are not really music-lovers, but
jLhe general. rule Is that they go to be
ceca as much as to see.
It Is for this reason that the opening
nights are usually given to such works as
have become more than familiar really
hackneyed It Is quite remarkable. In
deed, that Mr. Conreld broke away from
the traditional "Faust" to present "Rlgo
letto." And a brilliant opening this will
be. with Sembrich. who is one of the
greatest favorites of Europe or America,
and certainly she is surpassed by no one
en the operatic stage today. Caruso, the
irrcat Italian tenor, will make his Ameri
can debut. "When he was expected In
America last year, in order that the peo
ple might understand how great he was,
they advertised the amount of money he
was being paid for the engagement. This
artistic exploitation .we do not see this
year, although we are Informed upon all
occasions that he gets more money than
Jean De Keszke. Other artists to appear
one Monday night are: Mmes. Homer,
Baucnnelster. Mapleson and Focrnsen, and
Mm. Scotti. Journet. Beguc. Cermusco,
Josslero. Dufresch and others. The con
ductor will be Arty.ro Vlgna, who will take
this occasion to make his American de
but. On Wednesday evening Felix Mottl,
one of the greatest German conductors
living, will conduct "Die Walkure." This
performance will be notable for present
ing Gadski. Olive Fremstadt, who will
make her American debut; Louise Homer,
Oamll'e Scygard, Selma Kronold, Lillian
Hddelbach. Marcla Van Dresser, Jose
rhlne Jaroby. Isabelle Bouton and Miss
Bchafer This will also be the debut of
Ernest Trow, who will sing the great
"Wagnerian role.". Van Rooy and Blass are
also In the cast.
On Friday evening "La Boheme" will be
given, with Sembrich. Caruso, Campanarl,
Journet and others. It is a notable fact
that all of the great American singers are
r.ot with the Metropolitan Opera Company
th's year By great opera singers we
mean such people as Emma Eames. Lil
llan Nordica, Suzanne Adams, David Bls
rhatn. rind the like. Those Americans
whose nnmc appear are all young and In
experienced singers, whom Conreld may
have his own reasons for giving this op
iwrtunlty. If this Is meant to throw pap
to Cerberus It Is mighty poor pap. Nor
dica has been heard in Portland, Or.. In
the capacity of a singer; but what she Is
ns an opera singer those who have hot
?cn her can form no Idea, as she is one
cf the greatest opera singers of the day,
although not necessarily one of the great
est concert singers.
On Tuesday Madame Sembrich gave her
rst and only song recital In New York
City It w a colossal triumph for the
great artist, and it served to accentuate
tho weakness of PatU, who after all la
only ten yars older than Sembrich; but
tbe latter is at the height of the power
and glory of a noble artist and musician,
while the former is making a continuous
performance of farewell appearances,
drawing crowds upon a reputation of the
past when she was really the greatest
singer living We must also consider that
at that time this florid Italian's singing
was at such a point as to be satisfying;
but even If Pattl were endowed with her
former voice she could not carry that sort
cf music today, for the people who-have
heard such muslclnnrhip brought "to bear
In vocal music as that of Sembrich, Bla
pham. Campanarl and Lillian Lehman,
cannot accept a few Italian arias, "The
Last Rose of Summer." Arditi's "KIs
Woltz" and "Home. Sweet Home," as sat
isfying Dropping from grand to light opera is
Just what Fritzl Scheff has donn, and ap
parently with enormous success, because
from every side she Is nerfectly equipped.
Eh Is a dolightful singer and a very at
tractive woman. How she ever drifted
Into grand opera, or how she ever was ac
cepted In grand opera. Is one of the mys
teries we wlH never solve; but it served
her well, as It gave her additional value
and n large following. In the new opera,
'Babetto.' Victor Herbert has gh'en her
every opportunity, and an opportunity
which he did not give her she took. It
happened this way. At the clop? of the
opening night's performance the enthu
siasm ran so high for Victor Herbert, as
well as for Fritz! Scheff. that It suddenly
dawned uron the nrima donna that she
owed this man a remarkable amount of
gratitude. So carried away by the enthu
r'.asm of the moment, the applause, her
r jccess. and the fact that there was noth
ing else to do, she threw her arms about
Victor Herbert and kissed him before the
startled gate of the vast public far less
startled than the gentleman himself!
Whether Mr Hrbert was or was not pre
pared to answer with the speech for which
the audience called wc shall never know,
for he could only gasp, "Well, she knocked
It all out of me!" Perhaps Mr. Herbert
may gain Inspiration from this for another
comic opera. It Is too bad that he cannot
travel with the company, for putside of
the charm of the music and the book, this
was the hit of the evening. Eugene
Cowlcs. forms a magnificent assistant In
making this -a notable company. The mu
sical director Is John Lund, formerly con
ductor of the Symphony Orchestra, of Buf
falo. Theatrical managers are auite aggrieved
over the fact that the patronage of the
horse show "is unparalleled. Every one
was consoling himself with the Idea that
thero was a wave of hard times, and, of
course, the theaters must suffer first; but
in the face of the fortunes that arc being
lavished at the horse show, they will have
to explain the drop In theatrical audlenoes
in some other way.
And the horse show is a brilliant affair.
Almost as much so. If not entirely mors
so, than the opera. All the wealth and the
fashion In New York City Is found at
Madison-Square Garden; Indeed it took
that to wipe out the atmosphere of Dowle
and his throngs. Poor Dowle! If he had
only remained long enough to see this,
what invaluabale texts he, might have
formed. By the way, what a great com
bination It would be to have Dowjle as
the leading man In Carrie Nation's the
atrical venture.' For perhaps you have
heard by this time time, this energetic
and talented lady is starring with her
little hatchet In "Ten Nights In a Bar
room," and Robert Johnston Robert E.,
you all know him la her manager! Yes,
truly. With Dowle this would make a
great trio.
An occurrence In society this week which
should be portentous as far as the social
standing of the better class of actresses Is
concerned, is a topic of general conversa
tion. At the opening of one of the largest
portrait shows that has ever been given In
the American art galleries, tea was served
between 4 and 5, when Miss Alice Roose
velt, In a gown of mauve-tlnted gray, with
a large picture hat; Miss Ethel Barrymore
and Miss Maude Adams poured tea. As
a matter of fact, both Miss Adams and
Miss Barrymore enjoy the entree to so
ciety anywhere: at the same time It
strongly accentuated their eligibility when
they met the first young lady of the land
on terms of such social equality. There
Is neither time nor space at the present
moment to discuss this from It3 largest
side, but it Is a great step In advance in
this country.
One of the sensations in the dramatic
world Is the appearance oT Maude Adams
in a play written for her by Mrs? Frances
Hodgson Burnett. After two seasons of
seclusion. Miss Adams was welcomed with
enthusiasm and an affection that was real
ly, startling, and there was rauoh delight
to see that, notwithstanding the rumors of
her Ill-health, she was both well and
sprightly.
Mrs. Burnett's play Is written with the
atmosphere which Its setting In Madrid
would demand: It Is "The Pretty Sister of
Jose," which Is a mass of emotions and
theatrical devices. It will appeal to the
lovers of the theater rather than to the
lover of drama. Miss Adams' Imperson
ation of Peplta, the leading character,
was filled with her own personality; that
there was anything Spanish about It no
ono who knows that delightful little Amer
ican woman could be led to believe, for
MIsfe Adams did not have tho play long
enough to have permitted her to visit the
country for the purpose of acquiring a
keener sense of atmosphere. But in all
probability she will have enough strength
to carry the play through this season at
the Empire Theater.
One of the most interesting plays that
has just gone on the boards is "A Jap
anese Nightingale," the dramatized story
of Onoto Watanna. The Japanese play
If we may judge from two examples, no
tably "Madame Butterfly" and "The
Darling of the Gods," seem to be the
thing, so It was not surprising that a
very large audience was present at the
opening night at Daly's Theater. Per
haps as much Interest as will be found
in the play exists In the music by N.
Clifford Page, formerly of San Francisco.
Mr. Page has used several traditional Jap
anese melodies, and it Is certain that he
has done his work very cleverly. It Is al
ways a question as to what constitutes a
good drama. It is equally a question as
to what the public wants, a constant de
light to the eye, the ear and other senses,
or a genuine treat for the Intellect. "A
Japanese Nightingale" abounds In sensu
ous delights, but that does not always
constitute a great play. However, there
is little doubt but this will prove another
Daly success, and a nightly success at
that. Orrln Johnson, Margaret llllngton.
May Buckley, Fritz Williams, Eugene
Jepson, Olive May, apd Vincent Serrano
are In the cast.
One of the strongest plays of the week,
perhaps of the season. Is "The Admirable
Crlchton," which has Just made Its ap
pearance in New York City at the New
Lyceum Theater. It almost suffices to
say that as long as William Gillette has
seen fit to make this his medium of pre
senting himself to the public It Is a
good play, for h knows a thing or two
about plays. While "The Admirable"
does not claim to be a heavy drama. It Is'
a satirical fancy with brilliant burlesque
throughout There Is much genuine
humor, at which one can laugh heartily.
The play Is from the pen of J. M. Bar
rle, which Is a guarantee for Its high
plane of Intellectuality.
"Lady Rose's Daughter" is at the Gar
rick Theater, wl'h Miss Fay Davis in the
title role. Those who have read the book
can form a good Idea of what the play
Is, and those who havj not read the book
are behind the times, although the seri
ous minded person, he who reads really
good things, will hardly have trouble
about "Lady Rose's Daughter." And as a
drama It Is hardly to be considered more
Intellectual than it was as a novel, not
withstanding the fact that there are many
good situations both in the play and in
the book.
Another dramatized novel running In
New York for a short period Is Kip
ling's "Light That Failed," with Forbes
Robertson and his pretty wife, Gertrude
Elliot, the sister of Maxine. This play
has delighted the public very much, and It
gives a good opportunity to both of those
clever people. The play follows the book
closely enough to satisfy all admirers of
Mr. Kipling, and the rough places have
been made smooth by the clever touch of
Constance Fletcher, who writes under the
name of George Fleming. Miss or Mrs.
Fletcher has done something sufficiently
clever to deserve the name of a woman,
and why she has Joined the ranks of
Georges, such as Sand and Eliot, we have
no way of knowing. "The Light That
Failed" will probably continue to shine
for some time, and In Its refulgent Vays
the writer and Mr. and Mrs. Robertson
and several other people In the cast.
EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
STORIES OF THE STAGE.
On one occasion James O'Neill made a
record as a quick study which. If it could
have held, .would hae been recited, even
today as the most remarkable achievement In
memorizing a part In' the history of the the
ater. It -n as in the old days of the old stock
companies, and O'Neill was sent to support a
lady star In Ford's Theater. "The part, which
was a lone one, "was sent to me," relates
the actor, "and on a two days' railroad trip
I manaccd to digest It- On putting in an
appearance for rehearsal I was told that for
come reason the bill was changed, and that I
would have to appear In another role. The
script of the part was banded to roe at 1Q
o'clock Monday morning It was longer than
Hamlet.' I told Mr. Tord that to memorise
the lines by evening was impossible, much
less rehearse the business. Ford entreated,
implored, flattered. He declared if I did not
play the theater must be closed. Even at
supper time the question was not settled. The
houre was sold out, and both star and man
ager implored me to bo on. and, If neceaary,
read the part from the script. Double salary
was offered If I would only try my best. 1
finally relented. I think it nai one of the hit
of my life. I not only spoke eVery line, but
gave a perforraanre which induced the star
to embrace me. Some weeks after I could not
keep the secret any longer, and so I Informed
Ford that I had played the roie over a wee
some j ears before."
Much of the fua In Frank Daniels' new song-.
"I'm on the Water Wagon Now," results from
the Quaint manner In which the comedian
tings it. Here Is the first verse:
Of all the sporty toys who aport around th
town, -"s
I used to be the sportiest, ana wear the Kins
Sport's crown.
Twas "Johnny, set 'em up again,". when any
one I'd meet;
I drank 'most anything that waen't thick
enough to eat.
The breweries all worked overtime to satisfy
my thirst;
Of all the human reservplres.
7 must hav
been the worst,
I bought an automobile, but .1 mined the
machine.
For every time I started out I drank th
gasoline.
CHORUS.
But I'm on the water waron now;
I 'never get a Jag on now.
I am riding smooth and lightly;
To my seat I a,m strapped tightly.
For I'm on the water wagon now.
A good story Is going the rounds at the ex
pense of a number of young society men of
Stockton, Cal., wbo recently essayed to escort
the pretty chorus girls of the "Prince bf Pll
een" comttany out for a walk after the the
ater. Champagne euppers were planned, and.
In fact, nothing would have been too good for
those kangaroo maldenc. After the final cur
tain, the .Tommies all lined up at the stage
entrance, and as the chorus girls emerged
from the scene of their triumph, their heavy
baggage was readily rcceKcd by chivalrous
hands. She winsome chow girls hurried their
escorts up Main street to the Southern Pacific
depot, where a special train was In waiting.
Once there they asked for their luggage.
graciously thanked Stocktons polite joung
men and mppea aboard. The toot of tne
a hurtle was heard, and the train pulled out
amid a u awing of handkerchiefs and murmurs
of good-byes, leaving a saddened group of
sports, who had expected that the "Prince of
Pllsen" company would at least stay over
night In Stockton.
."Drinks for the crowd 'that It Isn't salt,"
said the large man In the proscenium box.
"Why not?" asked one of the party, leaning
forward to watch Lou Fields pour something
from a salt receptacle upon the property
chicken In the funny dinner scene of "Whoop-Dee-Doo."
"Catch an actor spilling salt!" replied, the
big fellow. "Not In a thousand years. Weber
and Fields have their superstitious, you can
be ure."
The argument resulted In & delegation being
sent to the stage entrance to make Inquiries.
The question was put to Fields.
"It Isn't salt." he said, "but I don't know
what It is. I'll ask the property mas." He
was gone two minutes, and came beck grin
ning. "It's granulated sugar," he said. "You
had me scared for a minute, for I thought
may be it was salt, after all."
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Joseph Jefferson, the actor, tells a story of
an election in Colorado, where the women vote
on the echool question.
A young woman came to the place of regis
tration one morning to qualify herself for suf
frage at the coming election.
"With what political party do you af
filiate?" asked the clerk sonorously.
The young woman blushed, started and was
evidently much embarrassed. "Must I an
swer?" she asked.
"Yes, madam," said the clerk. "You must
answer If you would vote."
"Well." she replied. "I don't think I'll vote,
then, for It Is nobody's business what the
party's name . but I don't mind telling ou
that he Is a candidate for School Trustee, and
he Is one of the nicest men I ever met."
Whenever George Broadhurst and George
Currie, who are In partnership In the theat
rical business, get Into an argument Broad
hurst Is pretty likely to wind up the conver
sation with this remark: "Well, you remem
ber what Charlie Hoyt said about you." Mr.
Currie was for a long time with the late
Charles Hoyt, acting leading parts In his road
companies. On one occasion Mr. Currie had
Just returned from a particularly prosperous
tour. Hoyt was somewhat surprised at the
success the company had met -a lth.
"That must'be an awfully good play," he
said, "for ou're the worst actor I ever saw."
Thereupon he closed the contract for another
year.
Frank Keenan relates an eplnode which hap
pened then he was with a repertoire company
playing tragedies. The play was "Othello."
and the sccnewas the one In which the Jeal
ous Moor demands the handkerchief.
To one of the audience It evidently seemed
as tboush the play at this point was being
unnecessarily delayed, for, rolling a big red
bandanna handkerchief Into a ball he threw
It straight at the head of the astonished
tragedian, exclaiming:
"Here, you! Take mine; and for heaven's
take go on with the play.'
.
Clara Bloodgood. "who will shortly visit the
Pacific Coast with her production, "The Girl
With the Green Eye' was once an unidenti
fied quantity In a Cincinnati hotel, where she
had occasion to call at the business office.
The clerk was busy when Mrs. Bloodgood ap
peared, but when he was ready to look In her
direction It was with a most affable smile
and the query. "Well, little one; what can 1
do for your This rather embarrassed the
star, but she rallied, and when she finished
the clerk knew exactly what the little one
wanted.
There are
stored away
22 tin horns -of various sizes
In the box-office at Weber &
Lewis and Clark's Bird Woman
The Best Authority Is Afainst T in Sacajawca.
It is reasonably certain that Ixswis and
Clark in theif diary misspelled the name
of the now famed hero'lne, Sacajawea.
Best authorities agree that the "J" sound
did not exist in the speech of her own
tribe, nor In that of her captors.
John C. Carson, the well-known Port
land pioneer, who has taken a deep In
terest in the subject, wrote recently to
John H. Charles, of Sioux City, la., a
man well versed in Indian lore, for his
views on the spelling- and pronunciation.
Mr. Charles declared that "Sa-Ka-Ka-Wla"
was correct, and to fortify himself,
put the question to Thomas L. Rlggs, a
member of the executive committee of the
South Dakota State Historical Society,
and the oldest missionary on the river.
No man in the state Is better Informed on
the language of Indians. Mr. Biggs writes
as follows:
In reply to your Inquiry regarding the
proper spelling of Lewis and Clark's -J'BIrd
Woman," I would say that I should spell
It Sa-Ka-Ka-Wia. My reasons: Undoubt
edly the name is of Gros Ventre and not
of Shoshone origin. Bird Woman was cap
tured by the Gros Ventre as a little girl.
She became the wife of Sharbonals, a
French-Indian living with the Gros Ven
tre. It was here that Lewis and Clark
found her and they received her 'name
through Her speech. Probably the name
length UwSe'STSI
ga!wia, Ct Slsfs stralningttVSurtcy: j
n-i,. i n.,Actinn ,... -.... 1
wrkt thpv -tre wnnnrf.iiniw
S??hJ?'LSSL t-"rrf" dl? Si
those Lewis and Clark men, but how Ihey
could get a "j sound into the name
(there is no such sound In Gros Ventre)
would be difficult to understand, did It not
come from the lips of a French interpre
ter. Both you and I know of the French
man's faculty in murdering a native lan
'guage and he always brings In his French
"J" sound Invariably.
The best authorities I know of support
( the spelling I have given. Rev. Mr. Hall
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NEW Lumbermen's Quartet, Log Jam, Luxurious Appointments.
Field's Music Hall. New York, awaltlns claim- J
ants. On election night a, sharpy watch was
kept on patrons of the theater, lest somebody
smuggle In a horn and blow It during- the per--,'
formance. One woman did succeed In passing
the doorkeeper with a horn hidden under her
Ions coat, but an usher saw It lator on, and
Treasurer MacBrlde made a visit to the box
where the lady sat. !
"Pardon me," he said, as he reached over
and took the horn from tne chair where she
had placed it. "This wllf be at tho box-offlce t
for you when you go out." I
She laughed. The horn Is still there with
the others. -
...
Max Hlrshfeld. musical director of "Babes j
In Toyland," was conducting a rehearsal of
the chorus, and was trying to impress on the
three-score girls that they were not dolns
their best. "I want you all to sine," be said.
"Even when we do not want much volume we
want all the voices. A gtrl who can olng
and won't sin? ought to be sent to Sing I
Sing." "It seems to me." corrected Mies
Stella Beardsley. one of the Piper cfilldren,
"that a person who can't sins and will sing,
pugbt to be sent to Sing Sing."
...
Joseph Jefferson once had a sort of valet
or factotum who was fairly satisfactory except
that he drank. No one could ever catch him
taking a nlD, however, and William always
swore solemnly that he was a teetotaler. One
day Jefferson saw him staggering Into tho
house by a side door. He sent for the man
and said, severely: "William, do you now
deny that you are drunk?" With accustomed
earnestness the man answered: "Mlz JefTson,
I'm worse'n that. I'm drunk's a lord."
...
At one of Sir Henry Irvlng's performances
of "Dante" two men in the audience seemed
uncommonly interested in the scene In hades,
where two traps In th stage suddenly open,
showing a defunct cardinal enduring all man
ner of torture, as he lies strapped to the
trap. The exact effect or this scene was ad
mirably described by one of the women, who,
tumlns to another woman, and exclaimed,
amid dense silence: "I always felt sure that
they must have folding beds In helL"
has reinforced .my understanding by a
recent letter. Dr. Washington Matthews,
I think, agrees with him.
The name ends with "wla," or "weah,"
as Lewis and Clerk had it, which equals
"woman," Just as In dur Dakota lan
guage "wlnyan," or In combination with
other words "win" .mean's the same, and
"Sa-Ka-Ka" or "Tsa-Ka-Ka" means
"bird."
DINNER TO JOE JEZFERS0N.
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Justice William R. Day Was Host '
Postmaster-General Tells a Story.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Justice Wil
liam R. Day, of the United States Su
preme Court, was the host at a luncheon
today In honor of Joseph Jefferson. Tho
other guests were Justices Harlan and
White, of the Supreme Court; Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana, and Postmaster
General Payne. After the business part
of the luncheon was over the guests
swapped yarns and told stories until lato
in the afternoon. Postmaster-General.
Payne, who is usually more of a listener
tfian a talker, became infected with the
after-luncheon spirit and told an old story
apropos of a remark by Mr. Jefferson:
"I don't care much for automobiles,"
said the Postmaster-General, "and I am
, n " L"
- " 1,ke' yU The
her J tw? sk8 flnt ?
side of the Blue Road, out In Rock Creek
I Park, when a gasoline runabout went by,
leaving a trait of evll-smelllng vapor in Its
5
wake. The skunks wrinkled their noses
and looked disgusted, and after watching
, " rnYto Vht oth.r X
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marked In a resigned tone:
what's the use of living!' ''
Oh, hell,
Carnegie's Bites
New York Mall and Express.
According to a friend of Mr. Carnegie,
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THE GREAT CHARIOT RACE IN ACT V.
A MIGHTY PLAY
OF
LOWER FLOOK, first 12 rows S2.G0 BAXCONY,
LOWER IXOOR, balance 2.09 BAIXOXY,
BOX SEATS 3.00 BAIXONY,
on Ssie ?or J-v
A FAVORITE WITH THE GIRLS
A TREAT FOR THE OLD FOLKS
BELOVED BY THE CHILDREN
A SOURCE OF PURE FUN
THEBAKERTHEATER
GEO. L. BAKER, Sole Lessee and Manager .
ALL WEEK, STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
NOV. 29, MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
GEORGE L. BAKER ANNOUNCESFOR THE
FOURTH WEEK OF THE'
BAKER. THEATER
COMPANY
A SOCIETY DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS
BY SIR CHARLES YOUNG
NEXT WEEK HENRY AR
THUR JONES1 GOMEDY-
EMPIRE THEATER
COR. TWELFTH AND MOJRRISON
GEO. L. BAKER, RES. MANAGER
WEEK STARTING MATINEE TODAY
JOSEPH LEBRANDT'S
SENSATIONAL MELODRAMA
THE
Murder at Sheldon's Corner, Pennsylvania
Sensational Leap for Life.
Union Square, New York City
Prices: Night, 15c, 25c, 35c,
Next Attraction, The Bowery After Dark
Introducing Tommy Tracey, Champion White
Welter Weight Boxer of the World.
when the Scotch-American multi-million-
aire read the reports of Rev. Dr. Rains-
ford's allusions to "that obstinate oie
man, Carnegie," and his delicate sugges
tion, "They say it is not well to look a
TUESDAY
EVENING
stupendous production of ge. Wallace's
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first X rows..S2.0 GAXXEKY, reserved
next S rows. .W0 GAIXEBY admission
bftlanc 1.00
..70c
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CORDRAY'S TH EATER
CORDRAY & RUSSELL, Managers. Phono Main 092.
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR THREE NIGHTS
AND SATURDAY MATINEE STARTING
NEXT THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5
E. J. Carpenter's Flawless Presentation of
the Powerful Drama
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A Story of Woman's Love and Devotion Every Act a
Thriller Every Scene a Revelation
THE BEST ACTED PRODUCTION IN MANY SEASONS
See life anions the upper ten and lower five of New York. A clean and
wholesome play. The misdeeds of tho mighty unmasked. See the Bat
tery at night. Cooper Union, society slumming, the dope fiend. China
town learn Its secrets. The play Js full of fascinating Interest and
unexampled emotionalism.
BORTRAYED BY A REMARKABLE CAST OF CLEVER ACTORS
PHO'E MAIN 1S07.
THE LIARS
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PHONE MAIN 78
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50c. Matinees, 10c, 15c, 25c
gift horse in the mouth and this horse's
. teeth are very old but " he laid down
;ls paper, hcadjustcd his spectacles, re
flected soberly a moment, and then re
sumed reading, with tho remark:
, i
DEC. 1st
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Music fey Edgar
Kelley.
Stlllman
350 PERSONS IN THE GOR
GEOUS SPECTACLE 350
Excursions on All Rail
roads and Steamboat Lines
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receipt, after the regular sale opens
when ordering priced tickets desired and
Or,
AT THE NEW
THEATER
Opposite Imperial Hotel.
WASHINGTON ST.. BETWEEN
SIXTH AND SEVENTH.
FIV SHOWS DAILY:
2:30, 3:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30
Birds of the rarest varieties are
the kind you'll find at the New Ar
cade Theater this week. We went
on a gunning expedition last week,
and tnis Is the reinilt. Never did
a hunter bring back a better bag.
It was a case of picking out the
finest birds In the Hock. Instead of
banging away and landing any
thing In range. We know the
places to find the rare birds, and
know how to bring them down.
What's the use of wasting powder
on reed birds when you can get
canvasbacks. Of course, some folks
are content when they hit reed
birds, but It Is only because they
haven't had the canvasback ex
perience. If you have a canvas
back appetite In theatricals, you.
can have It satisfied, and
ALL FOR lOCTS.
There Is always something doing
at the New Arcade in the way of
REFINED RECREATION
But last week wan certainly the
limit. AH of our friends called,
and the show they voted the ljest
ever presented In a Portland home
CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE
Did you see the Thanksgiving
day rush? The house was packed
all day with pleased patrons, and
the bill' that pleased thousands
will be,slven for the last time to- T
day. Now for this week's bill. i
Beginn'g Monday Night
You are sure to know that It is
good. But you may be surprised
when you see that It is headed by
THE JARRETTS
This is one of the most mystify
ing magic acts on the stage. The
Jarretts are past masters In the
dark art and their saucy marion
ettes talk. laugh, sing and dance
In a lifelike m?.nner. Marionettes'
Is a big word, and we'll give you
a clew when we say that the Jar
retts have any Punch and Judy
show faded off the earth. Take
the children to be tickled.
WIN5TANLEY & SULLIVAN
They are among the foremost
. exponents of the up-to-date song
and dance. Right merrily they
sing while their leet patter in their
clogs.
MORRIS JONES
You'll laugh when you see Jones.
His face is black as a coal dia
mond. The wfiites of his eyca
shine like X-rays. And his mono
logue Is a searchlight that send3
out dazzling rays of mirth.
THE FOUR BRAGDONS
Maybe you saw the Four Brag
ddns this week. Maybe you didn't.
With the aid of the dog they will
do an Irish comedy skit. We have
put on many a bright act before
your peepers this season, but never
one possessed of more candle pow
er. The bill ends with
The American Bioscope
AND ILLUSTRATED SONGS.
Follow the Crowd It Costs
Only a Dime.
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"Unfortunately, they are getting old
and perhaps a little worn, but you may
say to Dr. Ralnsford, with my compli
ments, that they have never bitten off
any more than they could chew."
ARCADE