The Sunday Oregonian., February 26, 1905, PART THREE, Page 19, Image 19

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 26, 1905.
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Robert Emmet, Ireland's Patriot-Martyr
IRISH-AMERICANS TO MEET NEXT SUNDAY EVENING AT
ARION HALL TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTH ANNIVERSARY -
SOLDIER, patriot and martyr, the
memory of Robert Emmet -will be
revered and loved as lone as Erin's
sons breathe. Born March i, 177S. at Dub
lin, Ireland, and hanged In his native city
as a traitor September 20, 1803, Emmet
left this life before he was 25 years old.
Next Sunday evening: the Irish-Americans
of Oregon -will celebrate Emmet's
memory at a meeting to be held in
Arion Hall, when the orator of the oc
casion will be Wallace McCarnant, and
the event will be one of widespread in
terest. Emmet's life reads like a romance. A
tvpiral Irish patriot, he died at the hands
of the public executioner because he tried
to start a revolution which had for its
object the freedom of Ireland from Eng
lish rule. Yet Emmet's family was orig
inally an English one and came from
Kent in the wake of Cromwell's army for
the suppression of the Irish revolution In
164L In the subsequent confiscation of the
properties of the defeated native Irish, the
Emmets received a substantial grant of
land in Tipperary. In Ireland today, if
yea call a man a Cromwelllan you apply
an epithet of reproach to him. Yet it is
remarkable that from this Cromwelllan
blood has come Robert Emmet, Ireland's
most celebrated political martyr. Em
met's father was one of the state physi
cians to the vice-regal court, and in the
ordinary course of events the boy ought
to have grown up to be a Conservative in
politics, to have been a fashionable "phy
sician like his father, and to have passed
his days in case, wealth and honor. But
young Emmet had the soul of the poet
patriot, and he applied his life to the cause
of Irish freedom.
Young Emmet a Fiery Orator.
At venerable Trinity College, Dublin,
young Emmet's opinions on political mat
ters soon got him Into rouble for these
were the days when the united Irishmen
were forming themselves Into a secret
revolutionary society and he soon becamo
one of the flery orators of that fiery party.
He was expelled from college, and after
ward went to the continent for safety
from arrest. In 1S02 he found himself In
company with other Irish refugees, and
plans for the deliverance of Ireland were
made. Napoleon, then First Consul, talked
cf sending a fleet to Invade England, but
the fleet afterward went to Egypt. How
ever, Emmet believed Bonaparte's prom
ises, and full of zeal he returned to Ire
land and labored heart and soul for an
other insurrection. In May, 1S03, the
expected war brok out between England
and France, and did not finish until an
other great Irishman, "Wellington, ruined
Napoleon's hopes. But that's another
story. "With 515.000 received from the es
tate of his late father. Emmet bought
and stored up for use munitions of war,
pikes, guns, powder, hand-grenades, etc,
aid placed these In different Dublin de
pots. He effected a secret organization,
but by an accidental explosion of rockets
in one of these depots', the Irish govern
ment awoke to the fact that another ln
fcurrection was on foot.
One week after this Emmet dressed
himself in his uniform as commander-in-thlef
of the forces of the Irish republic.
His coat was green, with heavy gold ep
aulets; his waistcoat, white; his panta
loons of the same color, with Hessian
boots. He had a sword hanging by his
ulde, and to a crimson belt were gathered
a brace of pistols. The men summoned
to meet at the appointed time and place
did not materialize, and those who really
faced the music did not number over 100.
Emmet wls so disheartened that he pro
posed flight to the mountains until an
He Originated
WHEN the gilded young men of a
generation ago wished to con
vey the impression of genuine
real devilishness they boasted of having
seen the "Black Crook." This was In
the day when prudish female persons
put pantelettes on piano legs and wore
fearful and wonderful hoop skirts -to pre
clude the possibility of rakish winds re
leallng the contour of the feminine form
dixine.
About this time it happened that some
dating young women bold pioneers that
they were donned tights and appeared
upon a New York stage in tights In a
Fpectacl called, "The Black Crook."
"V iewed from this distance the piece seems
foolish and stupid, but many foolish and
stupid people and institutions have im
mortalized themselves by being first on
the ground, and because "The Black
Crook"' instituted the ballet in this coun
try It Is a memory which survives.
The distressing incident of the first per
formance of "The Black Crook"' occurred
about the close of the Civil War, and
the Mesdamcs Grundy of that day threw
up their hands in holiest horror and
surreptitiously went to see it. We are
probably no worse and just as good as
we would have been had the ballet never
been lugged over from Europe to grace
or disgrace our stage, so I can't see Just
whj Bolossy Kiralfy should deny being
the instigator of "The Black Crook."
He is in Portland just now, and be
cause his name has always been asso
ciated with the old spectacle he took
prcaslon to explain to me that he and
Ms brother Irmy did not originate "The
B'ack Crook." but revived and refined It
some years after Its first production. This
was in tho early '70s. They pulled Its
teeth, so to speak, and readjusted It' to
something near the standard of Christ
mas pantomime.
Aside from all this, however, Bolossy
Kiralfy is regarded as the father of spec
tacle In America, and almost .from the
time he came to this country, in 1S69, ho
has been Identified with shows which
entntnee the eye.
The approaching Exposition drew him
out here, and for the past few weeks he
has been turning hfs energies toward a
great show which will help to celebrate
the achievements of Lewis and Clark to
be called. "A Carnival in Venice."
Bolossy Kiralfy is not an old man yet,
and he looks even younger. He Is small
and pale, also quite bald, with a cast of
countenance which would make It futile
for him to attempt to conceal his Hebraic
origin. He Is an electric dynamo of nerv
ous energy, and the vim ho has Is nart
explanation xt his success. Of a stage,!
lamuy, ne was Dorn bb years ago in Buda
pest, and at 2 he made one of a company
of acrobats and dancers. He came to
America in that capacity with his broth
er and three sisters, and for that coming
we owe the most gorgeous spectacles of
our time.
After attracting National attention with
his expurgated "Black Crook," he gave
us the first great exposition spectacles
"Around the World in Eighty Days,"
which was one of the big attractions at
the Philadelphia Centennial of 1S76. Fol
lowing this he produced "Enchantment."
"Michael Strogoff" and many other
rhows of like pretensions. He has made
61 trips across the Atlantic, for every time
a new idea was sprung upon Europe he
hurried over, seized upun it. Improved
upon it and brought Jt to the land of his
adoption.
The Duke of Cambridge once told him
that had -he not been a great showman
he would hav been a great general and
the Duke of Cambridge In those days was
something of an authority.
Oreat undertakings were and are KI
raJfy's joy. Few things are too big r for
him to undertake and if we ever ;iav'e a
panorama showing the creation of the
ROBERT
Irish army could be gathered, but his ad
vice was overruled. He retired to his
hiding place, and a noisy and riotous rab
ble took up the attempt. They met and
killed Lord Kilwarden.sthen Chief Justice
of the King's bench, and his nephew. Rev.
Mr. Wolfe. No attack was made on Dub
lin castle, and when the rabble saw the
military coming they did not face them.
The rising had proved another failure.
Emmet escaped to the "Wicklow Moun
tains and might have made his way out
of the country had he not determined to
again see his sweetheart. Miss Sarah
Curran, daughter of John Phllpot Curran,
the celebrated Irish barrister. Emmet's
plan was to make his way to America,
where the young lady could later follow
him and become his wife. The meeting
between the sweethearts did take place,
but some enemy gave away the' secret of
Emmet's hiding place and he was ar
rested for treason. At Ms trial he made
the memorable speech that has since be
Spectacle
world it will be safe to look for Bolossy
Kiralfy somewhere about the premises.
At the Columbian Exposition his
"America" at the Auditorium was almost
a counter attraction to the big show out at
Jackson Park. At every one of tho fairs
of National consequence which have been
held since 1S93 he has been on the ground
with a spectacle. Last year his "Loui
siana" was a distinct feature of the SL
Louis centennial and this Summer he will
not hide his candle under a bushcL Old
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark
will have to hustle if they attract mere
attention than Bolossy Kiralfy and his
"Carnival of Venice."
He has been sort of a professional
foster-father to many of those who have
since attained fame on our stage. Nat
Goodwin began as a super under him
SO-odd years ago. Robert Downing,
Dan Daly, Joseph Cawthome. Otis Skin
ner. Louise Allen. Clara LIpman and a
whole ensemble or others learned their
theatrical A. B, C's under his tutelage.
In the course of his long career he has
met with some tolerably representative
citizens. King Edward and hl3 lovely
EMMET.
come a classic for the beauty of Its lan
guage, and for the closing sentence:
"I have but one Tequest to ask at my
departure from this world, and It is the
charity of silence. Let no man write my
epitaph, for as no man who knows my
motives dare now vindicate them, let not
prejudice or Ignorance asperse them. Let
tnem and me rest in obscurity and peace.
and my tomb remain unlnscribed, and
my memory in oblivion, until other times
and other men can do justice to my char
acter. When my country takes her place
among tne nations of the earth, then and
not till then let my epltaph.be written."
y So Emmet was hanged. "This Is the
head of a traitor." said the executioner
to the sorrowing crowd. Two years after
Emmet's death Miss Curran married Cap
tain Henry Sturgeon, lut she sank Into
a rapid decline and died May 5. 1S0S. Em
met's dying words have, come true. Other
times and other men"ar 6 now "doing jus
tice to the patriot's character.
Bolossy Kiralfy, Master Originator
and Producer, Is in Portland With
Designs on the Fair.
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BOLOSSY XntALFT.
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queen have honored his London exhibi
tions by viewing them under his personal
guidance, not to speak of assorted lots
cf princelings.
Now he Is here working like a beaver
to organize his latest effort for the ap
proaching centennial. He Is almost ' 60.
but ho hustles like SO. and if he lives
will add another to his long Hsl of suc
cesses. He has the artistic temperament
and the box-office instinct and a glutton
ous appetite for work. These are 'the
three patron graces of his profession and
depend upon It. Bolossy Kiralfy will make
sometnlng happen at the Fair next Sum
mer In spite of fate and high water.
A. A. G.
Eagle Mates But Once.
Chicago Tribune.
The married life of most birds could be
taken for a model even by members of
the human family. There Is. for Instance,
the staid, dignified .and homely baldhead
ed eagle the glorious emblem of the
American Republic. He mates but once
and lives with' his one mate 'until he or
she dies. If left a widower even a young
widower the baldheaded eagle never
mates again. He remains alone and dis
consolate In the nest on the rocky crag
or in the branches of a tall pine that
formed his domicile while his mate was
alive. No other female eagle can tempt
him to forsake his disconsolate life. With
him, once a widower, always a widower.
The golden woodpeckers live in a happy
married state, mating but once. If the
male dies his mate's grjef Is lasting, and
she Hv.es- a widowed bird the rest of her
life. So, too, the male woodpecker neveri
seeks another mate after the death of his
own. He taps on a tree beside their nest
day and night trying to recall her: then
at length, discouraged and hopeless, he
becomes silent and never recovers his
gayety.
Kill All Children
Who Are Defective
Chlcagre AVomau Cants Bemb
flhell Into Au&CBce by Advocating-
Tfclx Theory.
CHICAGO. Feb. 25. (Special.) Club
women of this city have been much
agitated by the statement from Sirs.
Paul Forwerg-, in an addresa before the
Social Economics Club, that "alf men
tally and morally deficient chuldren
should be put out of existence at their
birth, or as soon as their defects are
noticed. "We only retard our own de
velopment by maintaining; them in pub
lic institutions."
This was only a part of the bombshell
that dazed the audience. Mrs. Forw.erg'
continued: "We should have a state
college of physicians authorized to ex
terminate such human being. Such ac
tion is taken every day In our hospitals
to hide the results of operations in
which the surgeons have blundered.
Why should that be any better, or
worse, than the course I advocate?"
As may be supposed, this statement,
coming- from a woman prominent in
club and social life, has started gen
eral discussion. All the prominent club
women in the city have been inter
viewed on the subject and all are on
record as disapproving- it. Some of the
leading physicians, however, agree in
part or in while with Mrs. Forwerg's
startling; proposition. They go further
However, and suggest that mental and
moral deficiencies be prevented by regulating-
marriages. They would abso
lutely prohibit the marriage of persons
In whose "families run strains of de
generacy or anything- approaching- dis
ease, the nature of which would tend to
cripple the offspring-. The theory that to
reform children, one must begin with
the grandfather, finds many supporters.
Reformers in Illinois have, for years.
ben urging- stringent laws to regulate
marriages, positively forbidding- mar
riages, for Instance, between crimin
als, or the marriage of any one whose
family shows criminal taint. Under the
present lax system, marriages are per
formed In the jails between murderers
and confirmed thieves and the offspring-
is- turned loose upon the community to
still further propoxate its kind and pol
lute and poison the body politic. Judg
ing from the hot replies to Mrs. For
werg's proposition, however, Chicago Is
not yet ready to destroy Its mental and
moral cripples at birth. They may hang
later on, but they are to be given a
chance at life.
Chicago's Modern Solomon.
Another case of the modern Solomon
was enacted by Judge Mack, In the Su
perior Court this week. At the same
time a tragedy was enacted in the life
of Albert Charles Henry Perleberg.
who first opened his blue eyes upon the
world last 'January. The child was
claimed by twj. women, each of whom
made tearful brotestaYiorf'locourt that
she ought to 'know whether or not Is
was her child. Hannay Johnson, of Au
rora, III., said she had given the child
In adoption soon after Its birth. Mrs.
Carrie Perleberg, who is laboring under
six Indictments for forgery, loudly pro
claimed herself the mother. How she
obtained possession of the baby was not
mado clear, but the fact remains that
she has had41t with her In a cell at the
police station. Judge Mack labored with
the case and finally severed the knot
by rejecting the claims of both women
and giving the child to the Visitation
and Aid Society. In this decision he
was fortified by a jury which had lis
tened to all the evidence. It was agreed
that the baby would find more suitable
"mothers" with the society.
Cheapest of Swindlers.
Perhaps the meanest and cheapest
of all swindlers Is James R. Barlow,
who was arrested here this week by
a. deputy postofflce Inspector. Barlow,
who Is only 22 years of age. Is charged
with writing letters to women all over
the United States under the name of
Isaac Sternberg &. Coi. setting forth
the alluring fact that just before
Christmas a diamond ring had been
purchased for the recipient of the let
ter by some person who had neglected
to leave his name or the small amount
necessary to pay for shipping the Jew
elry. This amount was 79 cents and the
woman were requested to remit jxnd
receive the diamond ring. One can well
imagine that his harvest was abundant.
Aside from the prospect of receiving a
diamond ring, the bargain-counter
proposition of 'J 9 cents, in itself, was
simply irresistible. Barlow flourished
amazingly for tie time being, but
Uncle Sam failed to sec the humor of
the thing and the young man Is in line
for a hard experience with the Federal
authorities. He is being held under
bond of S1000 for trial.
New Municipal Museum Open.
Chicago's new municipal museum, which j
has been founded to portray in intelligent
manner the latest and moat Improved meth
ods In city government, and after which
Chicago will pattern future undertakings,
and the only one in the United States,
was opened to the public this week. It
Is located In three big rooms in the Pub
lic Library building, and Included in the
exhibits are original drawings, models,
photographs, maps, charts, literature con
tributed by -many foreign and American I
GRAND -MASK
INAUGURAL
BALL
. NOT AT WASHINGTON, D. C.
BUT AT
MERRILL'S HALL, SEVENTH AND OAK
MARCH 4, 1905
Under the Auspices of the Theatrical Social Club
GENTS.
LADIES
Grand March at
MARQUAM GRAND
Thursday Evening, March 29 1905
RETURN ENGAGEMENT
pf the Distinguished Acror
MR.
CHARLES B. HANFORD
Accompanied by MISS MARIE DROFNAH, in a notable pro
duction of Shakespeare's Great Tragedy
OTHELLO
5 MR. HANFORD
AS "OTHELLO'
MISS DROFNAH
AS "DESDE.MOXA"
PRICES Farquetto,- 51.50. Parquette Circle, Jl. Balcony, first 6 rows,
73c; last 6 rows 50c. Gallery, 25 and 35c Boxes and Loses, $10.00.
The advance ale f seat Trill ope aext Tuesday morning, February
2S, at 10 o'clock.
I MARQUAM GRAND
Saturday Afternoon and Night, March 4, 1905 ,
Bargain Prices at Matinee-Popular Pricesin Evening
sKJl 1
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THE BARNUM OF THEM ALL
Under the Management of Leon W. Washburn
More Grand Novelties than ever!
Gorgeous Scenery.
Mechanical Effects.
Professor Gerlack's Military Band.
Colored Military Band.
Blood Hounds.
Beautiful Chariots and Tableaux.
Genuine Cake-Yalkers.
Watch for the Big Parade! It Beats a Circus.
Bargain Mat. Prices
Adults and Children 25c to
Any Part of the Theater.
Gallery 15c
Advance Sale Open Thursday Morning; March S, nt 10 o'clock.
THE SUPERB
COLUMBIA STOCK COMPANY
JL.
RICHARD MANSFIELD'S
COLUMBIA
14th and Washington. Thone Main 110.
A. JL BALLARD, Leee and Manager.
LOTELTEST WEEK OF THE SEASON. LOVEI-JEST TLAY OF THE TEAR.
PRODUCTION SCENICALLY SUrERlOR TO MANSFIELD'S ORIGINAL.
Beginning Today, Sunday, Feb. 26
AH Week With Regular Saturday Matinee
PRICES ALWAYS THE SAME
EtchIdk loc, 25c, 35c, 50c. Matlae 10cr 15c, 23c.
NEXT ATTRACTION ARISTOCRACY
a e
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cities by private organizations, archi
tects and individuals and Anns whose
work la of public significance. The SL
Louis Exposition has been drawn on large
ly both for the loan and permanent exhi
bition. How New York has solved the garbage
question will be shown by large models
of reduction and incineration plants and
photographs. How St. Paul has solved
the smoke nuisance Is shown by photo
graphs and literature. How the trans
portation and harbor problems have been
solved by New York and foreign cities
.$1.00
...50c
9:00 o'CIock P. M.
. M3lct Rssldut HMirsr
FKOHfc M1IS SSI
MR. H EN NIG
AS "IAGO"
THEATER
VV.T. PAN OLE,
Resident Manager.
Phone Main S8S.
Double Spectacular
Male and Female Quartets.
Buck and Wins Dancers.
Jubilee Singers.
"Wasons Drawn, by Handsome Shetland
Ponies.
Grand Visions and Transformation
Scenes.
Eva and Her Golden Chariot.
Popular Even'g Prices
Aduits 50c; Children 25c
To Any Part of Theater.
Gallery 25c
GREATEST SUCCESS.
THEATER
is shown by detailed sketches and mod
els, and there are Illustrations for the
plans of outer parks, as well as Illus
trations of the development of the tene-
ment-house conditions in many cities.
The scope of the museum covers the
following classification: Municipal admin
istration, city plan, public art. public
recreation, street-making, street cleaning,
transportation, sanitation, housing, school
extension, libraries, charities and cor
rections and literature. The museum. In
short, covers almost everything Imagin
able In city-making. Jt Is the Intention
to supplement the exhibits from time to
tim to include any innovations found
nnrtlrfible In other cities of the world.
ROSE EYTINGE
Pupils prepared for at as a. pulpit. i
platform or parlor. Either prlvat
ltao&3 or class -work. Vor tlaa and
trms. applr at
261 Thirteenth Street
PHONE MAIN 1203.
THEATER -
GRAND
TODAY SUNDAY CONTINUOUS, 2 TO II P. M.
MATCHLESS
4 THE DUFFY FAMILY 4.
THE LOUIE BROTHERS
Roman Ring Klngi
Hand-to-Hand Balancers.
CHARLES A BOYD
Monologist.
MR. ALF BONNER.
Song Illustrator.
ADMISSION TO ANY SEAT, lOc-BOX SEATS, 25c
IT ALL LEADS TO THE
STAR THEATER
Portland's Fashionable Vaudeville
House.
Week of February 27
A st5r BUI All g tar reaturei.
The Marvelous Acrobats
Around the Globe
The Greatest of All Mimics
EDDIE LESLIE
"In the Portland Fair."
The Incubators of Komlcar Komedy.
ROSE AND SEVERNS
. A Decided Novelty.
MEIERS AND ROSA
On the Twlrllnr DIsi
Th Musical Genius
IY1LLE. CARRIE
Champion Sleigh Bell Kl"Ser
Initial Appearance ot the Charralns
HAYES SISTERS
Diminutive Novelty Dancers
The .Eminent Baritone.
ARTHUR JACKSON
TV11I Slnsr
"Nobody Seems to Love Ms Now.'
Edison Projectoseope
Presentlnr New Series of Life Motion
Pictures.
3 SHOW'S DAILY 3
Afternoons at 2:30 P. M.
Evenfnsw. Two Performance.
Admission. 10c: Box Seats. 2Sc.
CONTINUOUS ON SUNDAY.
THEATER
THIRD AND YAMHILL STREETS. a
Largest Vaudeville House In America.
WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 27, 1X3.
Stublefield Trio
In a Neat Aerial Act.
Castle & Hall
Comedy Sketch Artists.
The Klines
In aij Eccentric Clown Act.
Alf James
The Funniest Man on Earth.
Leander Trio
Statuary Act of Great Merit.
The De Lades
The Clever Negro Delineators.
Barnard Williams
Monologist.
John W. Wood
In Illustrated Songs.
The Biograph
"With a Mile of New Moving Pic
tures. Admission 10c. Performances at
2:20. 7:30 and 9 P. M.
ARCADE
THEATER
Another Bit Show for
Week of February 27.
First Appearance of
Alice FLOODS Hattie
And Their Terformlnr Dog
TRIXIEV
A Bljc Novelty Act.
The Minstrel Boys
CARROLL & INEALEY
Funedlans From Fnnnytown.
The Mixologists of Comedy
THE ALVINOS
Tou'H Get Your Money's "Worth.
The Curbstone Gosslper.
W. J. MACK
Initial Appearance of
HARRY HBNRICKSON
The Sweet-Voiced Baritone. Singing
"She Sleeps Beneath the Silvery
Rio Grande."
AMERICAN BIOGRAPH
Producing the Latest Subjects.
Continuous Sundays from 2 to 10:30
WVek-day. afternoons from. .2 to 4:30
Evenlnjts from 7 to 10:30
ADMISSION. 10 CENTS.
Lyric Theater
Week Commencing Monday. Feb. -7.
Afternoon and Evening
THE rOFUIAR LYRIC STOCK CO.
Presenting th Great Sensational
Comedy Drama.
The Convict's Daughter
THE BEST YET.
SPECIAL SCE3NERT.
NOVEL, ELECTRICAL EFFECTS.
ELEGANT COSTUMES.
SENSATIONAL CLIMAXE?.
A Play of Great Heart Interest,
thrilling situations and bubbling over
with comedy.
SPECIAL
First Appearance In the West of
MR. HARRY JAMES
One of England'?, Greatest
Vaudeville Stars.
Adml5lon to all parts of house. 10c.
LADIES FREE MONDAY NIGHT
Before 7:30 P. M. when accompanied by
nyone purchasing a. 10-cent ticket.
Doors open, 6:43.
week aP
FEBRUARY 27
ATTRACTIONS!
5 ANDERSON & COMPANY -5
AMY GRANVILLE
Character Artist
Singer and Toe Dancer.
LANDO AND MAYNARD
Jolly Mirth Maker?.
THE GRANDIS00PE
"Hop O'. My Thumb."