if2S 32 IN the future when balance and etow almost certain -we on "Old Heidelberg" we cast up the reminiscent It is will dwell longest In recalling the achievements of local stock companies. Beyond all question the finest thins we have seen at the hands of the Col umbia, players was the piece, introduced here a year ago by Richard Mansfield, a rewritten and vastly improved "Prince Karl" called "Old Heidelberg." Both Mr. Gould and Miss Countls'e. pave performances which compared fa vorably with those of tho great originals. Mr. Mansfield and Miss Conquest. Each of these splendid leading people sur- J parsed all former efforts, and ' Mr. i Bowles, Mr. Dills and Miss Allen acquitted j themselves splendidly. "Old Heidelberg" I reflected glory on Manager Ballard. Di- j rector Bernard and all those who had 1 part In It. j Charles B. Hanford. who is a popular j favorite in Bugene and such like places returned to the Marquam for one night in "Othello." One night was quite suf ficient. On Saturday afternoon and night the Marquam presented what do you think ''Uncle Tom's Cabin." Last week certainly was a blank at Portland's leading playhouse. The Lyric Company played "The Con vict's Daughter" and the continuous houses had varied bills. A. A. G. "OLD HEIDELBERG." Columbia Theater Company's Success to Be Repeated This Week. Never before ip. the history of the Co lumbia Theater, or in fact in' the an nals of any stock company, in Portland, has there been such demand for a pro duction that the management deemed it necessary to continue it into another week, but there never lias been such an elaborate and beautiful production given in stock here before, and the pub lic, quick to realize when It is getting something that is unusual or out of the ordinary, has continued to flock to tho Columbia in such largely increasing numbers with each successive perform ance, that there is no other reasonable thing but to continue the play as the public demands it. Hence It will be seen again at the Sunday matinee and evening performance and for at least thro more performances, Including Wednesday night, and it is not inprac tical to believe that Its success will continue for another solid week. "Old Heidelberg" is Indeed worthy of all the plaudits It has received from sincere press critics, and an exacting public. It is Indeed a $2 show for 50 cent?, complete, perfect and as nearly without a flaw as is possible for a high-class stock production to be. The performance has been shortened at least 30 minutes, by cutting- down many delays that lyere unavoidable In the beginning, and as the large num ber of extra people and supernume raries have become more perfect in their part, tho whole thing goes with a dash -and vim that will make it seem almost like an entirely new production to those who saw it this past week. No one will regret having, seen ""Old Hei delberg" the second time. It Is a play one could see many times, and appeals to "all persons in every walk of life. It Is the realization of the children's fairy tale; it appeals to every throb of ro mance in tho hearts of youth, and to older people; it recalls many happy hours, college life and dreams of the Jays when life's sun shone the bright est... Sevt-ral of the big productions given at tht Columbia, under the manage ment of Mr. Ballard, have created such popular furore, that it has been neces sary to run them more than a week. but so far "Old Heidelberg's" sensa tion has overshadowed them all, and hundreds of people have been unable to secure good location during the past week, and many others have Just be gun to wake up to the fact that there Is something extraordinary on at tne Columbia. Hence, it is more than likely now that they know it is to be con tlnued. that not one of these will miss the opportunity to ?ee and be able to sai they have seen, the biggest stock production ever given in Portland to date, "NMd Heidelberg." Bronson Howard a masterpiece "Aris tocracy," is In preparation to follow the phenomenal run of "Old Heidel berg' and t!mejy announcement will be made of the opening date. Minstrels at Empire, Starting with the usual matinee today od lour, nights-of. this wk-with-a EpcJU-Creator e aiid-hls - lUOJsand , of- M1 m aW 11 7W tm 'tsbU. clal matinee "Wednesday. Mahara's Big Minstrels will be the attraction at the Empire Theater. It Is always pleasant to look forward, to real, up-to-date performance of min strelsy, and the new Mahara Musical Minstrels is among the recent ebony pro ductions of the current season. Critics have been profuse in their praise, of the unique company, together with the superb scenic environment, which has been called a work of art. From a musical standpoint ttfb Mahara Company Is su perior In every particular. The musical melange is a treat In Itself. The festive vaudevllllan also furnishes a big part .of the entertainment, and numerous other attractive features place Mahara's ope ratic minstrel boom on a par with the best. A splendid street parade will be given Monday at noon. Coming to the .Empire. A bright, sparkling comedy under the unique title of "Tour Neighbor's Wife"; will be the attraction at the Empire The ater Friday and Saturday of this week. The management announces that a "Bus ter Brown" matinee will be given Satur day. The St Paul Globe of Minnesota has the following to say of this comedy: "Those who. imagined that they were to see a presentation of some salacious piece of society scandal displayed upon the boards in this dramatic production were agreeably disappointed. The plot of the piece, if it can be said to have a plot at all. Is only the effort of a skinflint money-lender to compel the widow of a deceased soldier to marry him. failing in which he tries to deprive her of her home on a mortgage, which the timely payment of a life-insurance policy on the life of her husband prevents. But one loses all thought of the play, or anxiety about the plot, in witnessing tho wonderful per formance of the boy actor. Master Wil fred Dunbar, as Buster Brown. Preco cious he certainly is, and few grown peo ple could retain so perfectly their lines in so long a part. His songs. Interspersed throughout the play, never fall to attract and captivate his audience. One experi ences a feeling of surprise at the nat ural, childlike action of the lad and his charming face and pretty ways go to the hearts ol all who confront him. His sup port was good. Particularly fine was J. T. McGovern as the tramp." COMING ATTRACTIONS. Creator Tomorrow Nlgrjt. THE SUNDAY, 0S(Kff IAff, POBTLAD, - SCAKCH-' ft, 190& i I, 7ii la. mm musicians together with Slgnor C. Sodero, harpist, will give three grand concerts at the Marquam Grand" Theater tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday evenings at S:M o'clock, with a popular matinee Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Following Is the programme for the three concerts: March 6, evening programme. 8:30. Part I: 1 March. "Tannhanper" "Wagner 2 Overture, "Mignon" Thomas 3 Terzette from "Attlla" Verdi Solos by SIgnori Tomaslno, Forcellati and Tafisco. 4 Organ offertory Batiste intermission. 5 Suite. "'Scenes Pittoresques, ' (a) Marche. (b) Air de-Ballet, (c) An- gelus. (d) Fete Boheme Massenet C Harp solo, 'Tcma Con Varlazlpne". Thomas Slgnor C. Sodero. 7 Overture. "Tannhauser" "Wagner March 7 Evening programme, 8:30. Part I: . l March. "Roval Purnle " Creatoro 2 Overture.- "Zampa" Herold ?Prl:irtf and sacred scene. Act w Parsifal" Wagner Intermission Part TT: ' Miserere. "II Trovatore" Verdi Solos by SIgnori Tornmastno and Forcel latl. S Minuet Paderewskl G Harp solo, "vaise de jonserio .... Halsemaln Riimor C. Sodero.. 7 Oranil - selection. "Carmen" Bizet Marca 7 Matinee programme, 3:00. To i- T- 3 March". "American Navy" Creatora 2 Overture. "William Tell" kossiiu 3 Funeral March - .Chopln 4 Sextet from "Lucia" Donizetti Solos bv SIgnori Tommaslno. Sementa, Forecellatl, Picclrlllo. Tafisco and Glove. Intermission. 5w?n. "Hlua DanubeV Strauss 6 Harp solo. "Pensee Poetlque"..Lebana Slgnor C Sodero. 7 Reminiscences of Scotland Godfrey "The Earl of Pawtucket." "When Mr. Lawrance D'Orsay appears at the Marquam Grand Theater for three nights, beginning March 13. he will bring with him the same cast, without change, that appeared with him during the major portion of the plays run m .New York. Two or three changes were made In the cast curing its Jew xors en trazement. but these were made in an effort to improve the play's interpreta tion, and positively no changes have been made flnce this company went on tour. Manager Klrke La "Shelle, regards D'Or- saj'K present jeaning laay. jane eyion. SSjs a, fiSstlaxS,rSn" AlJAougElic r.Earl 1 i VI, 71 I Si of Pawtucket" Is announced for this brief engagement here, it Is safe to assume that It could be extended to an indefinite period. The advance sale of- seats will open next Friday- morning at 10 o'clock. ' Dustln Farnum-Helen Holmes. Thoso who have not read Owen Wlster's uncommonly successful novel, "the Vir ginian," wj'l perhaps hardly, appreciate the eagerness with which Those who have read the book are lopklns forward to the presentation of its dramatization at the Marquam on Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday afternoon. It Is doubtful, if any hero of fiction since the era of big selling' novels has ever taken so firm a grip on the hearts of both men and women readers as has this young knight of the cattle country. In him Mr. "WIster hasjihown us a specimen of sturdy Amer ican manhood that has proven irresistibly alluring to readers and that cannot hut be even more effective in a stage repre sentation. Dustln Farnum and Helen .Holmes are in the leading roles. READINGS BY ROSE EYTINGE Series to Be Given by Talented Ac tress During Lenten Season. Yielding to the importunities of a host of friends and admirers. Rose Eytinge has consented to give a scries of afternoon readings during- the sea son devoted to quiet and intellectual pleasures. The dates decided upon are March 16. 23, 30 and April 6, at Par sons Hall. Selections from Shakes peare. Browning, Dickens and miscel laneous authors, ranging xrom grave to gay, will be rendered In tho inimita ble style that has made Roge Eytinge famous, anti Parsons Hail will un doubtedly be crowded ,at every read ing Many ladies prominent In Port land society are Interested, and it is proposed to make the promised mat inees genuine Lenten functions. Sea son subscriptions for tne entire series will be placed at the exceedingly rea sonable charge of 52. Lists will he opened by lady patronesses this week, and are certain to be liberally patron ized by those who delight In meritori ous literary entertainment. NEW ACTS AT THE STAR. Big Laughing Show Begins at Mati nee Tomorrow. A big laughing show begins M the Star Theater tomorrow at 3 P. M. It is headed by tho vaudeville gems, Ascott. Eddie & Co.. in a novelty sketch entiuea, -xnings "Will Happen." Those that do are cer tainly amusing while these ciever vauae- villian hold the boards. Another brilliant act is the spectacular sensation of Mme. lone, "La Danse du Meade." variously described as an elec trlcal revelation and a symphony in col ors. It la tne preiuesi siage picture ever Droduced In vaudeville, The renowned "Washer Bros, the orig inal boxing midgets, who made the big gest bit of any team in New York, will appear in their zamous mirtn-creaung act. John T. Hansen and Maybel Drew, favorites on .any stage, appear in a comedy ' playlet. "Breaking Up House- "keeolnff." an act that. Is realistic and lauKh-Insolnng. Mardo, the great comedy juggler, haa another act that will start the merry makers to shouting. He is not only a jUggler of unrivaled skill, but his roasr terv of the comedian's art is unexcelled. Arthur Jackson will sing pictured bal lads, and Edison s projectoscope will dis play Imported films showing the latest moving pteturesr The shows today are continuous, 2 to 10:20 P. 1L and the week-day shows start at 2 P. M-. 7:30 and JP.1L "MASTER AND MAN." Ths Lvrlc Stck Company's Great Offering Many companies aflA managers have tried to Introduce sensational melodramas tn Portland audiences, but It remained for- the Lyric Stock Conpsny. to gain miblle favor In thls'ime of work. Thfe four-act comedy-drama. "Vaater and Man." which goes o r the; week, com mencing Jaonaay axireen. wiu-jm n- LotbT xeYt4UQVsJie:x4iC t&aT x-JfedJKass Xsiito Xrateraltsv 3ie fc4 & A7 performance Is possible for the 10-cent price of admission. This play deals with life in the mountains, and tells the story of a man who went to prison for a crime he never committed, and how a little mountain girl braved tho trials and hard ships of the world. In order to shield her sister's sweetheart from the hangman's rope. The end of the third act. showing the storm at sea. Is realistic 1n the ex treme. The comedy element is furnished by a young Irish lad, the household ser vant, who turns detective, and finally lands' the villain behind the bars. An excellent vaudeville programme will be furnished between acts. Ladles free Monday night, when accompanied by any one purchasing a ten-cent ticket before 7:30 P. M. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS The Grand Theater. -"When the leader laughs. It's good." said Harris, the comedian, at the Grand, and the public agreed with him, and week before last flocked to see his funny make-up and hear him get off the most original stuff ever heard in Portland. By a very general request this same Charles Harris has been engaged for- this week and he will appear" In a new sketch. "The Dark-Eyed "Widow," In which Harris will play the widow. This skit provides real, genuine laugh every seeond. Dan Mason, formerly of Mason & Mason. Is another extraordinary turn. uan has made the people laugh In every part of the world. Sylvester. Jones and Pringle in their fine minstrel act offer one of the recognized headline features of vaude ville. Palmer and Robinson also are on the bill with "The Sorcerer and the Soubrette." Another very strong act will be that of Morrel and Evans, high-class duettists. They present an act that will long be remembered and they are sure, to Jump Into Immediate popularity. Alf Bonner has" an Illustrated song entitled 'In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree," by "Williams and Van Alstlne. The pictures are rarely beautiful. This number will develop Into bne of the brighest on the bill, as Mr. Bonner la adding to his popu larity each week and the songs are get ting better all the time. There will be a number of other strong attractions and in the grandiscope there will be shown the latest Parisian films. , AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS. Baker's Good Bill. Last week was the greatest of the many successful weeks which the Baker has enjoyed since it opened last Summer. This week the Baker opens with the Fern com edy Four, the jolliest entertainers in the business; John Welch, the clever song and dance artist, follows, and next on the bill are "Weaver and Jones, impersona tors, and the three Aerial Stuarts, direct from the Orpheum circuit; the wuma Sisters; Zonda Numericas, the contortion ist, who appears for the first time on the Coast; Alf Jamee, the monologuo come dian; Jean Wilson, the illustrated Danaa sinner, and the blograph will complete the Ust. Continuous performances today from 2 until U P. M. STAGELAND. X.niln Kueetll and Edna May have both had minor opraUoa for throat troubles. Edward F. Goodwin, i Nat C. Goodwin, died cbuMtts. t . younger brother of recently In Maasa- Mary Maanerhis will return, to th atace In "Nancy Stair" at tne criterion. ew jorx. on March 12. It announced that "Dorothy Vernon." TBrtb. Gallasd'a ereat success, la available for etoelc purposes. Mrs. Barney "Wllllama. the once famous ex Tsonent of Yankee characters. recently cele brated "her T3tn year. Robert Downing Intend, to .make a revival of "Toodlei" with a strong- company and p- ri,i mviicrr under the raanasemeat of P. P. Craft. Amelia. Btn5ha.n1 will begin her NaT? York nrarment at Wallack'a Theater Jiarca o in s.rdemn!l!e Mara!." followtnr "The Yankee' Conaul." which will then bejiin ju road tour. Charles Mackey, a former member of the Baker company, opened a week -ago at Buf- falawltn the "William Farnunt Stock comsanri after a very euceeaaroi engagement is v.eve land. . Tj-nL Winter, ton of William Winter. lh dramatic editor of the New York Tribane. AltA at Mentoce, Cat. on iFebrmry 17. He war a graduate cf Brown Unlrerfity .wltk-.th class of "36, an& was a jrieraber oftfeft 'Delta fa literary talent and had written considerable for college publications. He had been suf fering from locomotor ataxia, for a long time and his death was not unexpected. His sister and mother wore with him at his death. Ha leaves two children. Just before the close of the second act of "Leah Kleschna" at the Manhattan The ater last Thursday night an excited boy ran Into the theater and demanded that Mr. Cohen be summoned from the audience at once. V The testimonial in honor of Joseph Holland will be held at the Metropolitan Opera-House. New York, on the af ternopn of Friday, March 24. Every player of promlnencln the vicin ity of New York at that time will participate. while Victor Herbert will conduct the aug mented orchestra. His store's on fire," said the boy. when be waa asked why he wanted Cohen, "and he's In the theater with a lady." waa told that Mr. Cohen jcould not be dis turbed then and he hurried away.' When the act was over the ushers went among the audience asking Mr. Cohen to step out to the box oQce. According to Treasurer Bamuelson, 11 Co hens appeared at the box offlce .within Ave minutes. Six admitted owning stores. The other five showed no Interest In fires. The six storekeepers got their coats In a hurry and started, away, each In a differ ent direction. But all save one probably the victim of the fire came back. Mirror. The New York Dramatic Mirror says; Among the members of the Columbia Stock Company. Portland. Or., wno recently ap nrared In Oulda'a "Moths of Society." waa Mrs. John T. Raymona. airs, xaymona needs no Introduction to theatergoers, but It had been some time since, she last acteu, and she was quite a stranger in Jforuana. She gave a fine portrayal of the adventur ess. Duchess de Sonnaze. Blanche "Walsh may head a stock company in vw York next season. "Wagenbals 4r vmTi.r am tnrlne- to secure a small the ater on Broadway suitable for a permanent company. If they are ame 10 get tne nouse they want Miss Walsh, supported by Robert Drauet and a good companj-. woo nm ,Di in Xew York all the Winter, produc ing several new plays, which will afterward be SOW tO roaa companion. Guy Standing, well known here through his connection with the Baker company, rejoins Mrs. Patrick Campbell In Chicago tomorrow as her leading, man In "The Sorceress." It Is understood that Mrs. Campbell's company will visit Portland latsr In the season, when the-matinee girte may hold a reunion and re call the days of a year ago when Standing was the leading man at Baker's. George Edwardes said on his return to Lon don: "la architecture and fittings the Eng lish theaters are far behind those of America. New York has three first-class, playhouses to every one In London. Some of the quite or dinary New York theater cost 300.000, while Daly's, one of the most xpnsrre ia London, cost only 120,000. Much, as Americans like to. be amused. New York has too many theaters.- X recital will be given by the department of elocution, oratory and dramatic art of the -ectrT, Academf. of Music, assisted by the vniiair nd . Violin departments, Wednesday JjyualaC Jtefch. 3. at Acadeaay Hall, Secoaa m AT AMtrt zyj& zsXXf I5S mm mm; mm 5i and Morrison streets. This programme wilt be rendered under the direction, of Professor W. If. Basmus: Reading. "The Tramp," C. P. Smith: scene. "North and South." Miss 3$. Boyd; recitation, "A Christmas Repentance. Miss Hilda Davles; vocal solo. "Without Thee,"" (D'Hardelot), Miss Bertha, Royal; scene, "Damon and Pythias." -Silas M. Kern; reading. "How Rube Played." Miss N. Swart: vocal eolo. a "Were I a Star" b "Daisies" (Hawley). Miss Petronella. Connolly: read ing. "The Model Discourse," Louisa Boyden Goddarfi; monologue, "Wlthia tho Gates," Miss Anna Phillips; violin soto. Mlas Cornell Barker; reading. "The Curse of Begulas." D. G. Griffin; scene from "The Rivals," Hiss Ellen E. Eh rosea and Professor G. Lester Paul: recitation. "The Painter of Seville," Miss KHHe Clarke; vocal solo, "My Dreams" (Toatl). Ralph Davles; monologue. "Tha Con fessional." Miss Theresa Riester; recitation, selected, Mrs. J. C. Johnson; scene, "Sign of the Cross." Mlsa M. M. Bode; vocal solo "Creole Lover's Song" (Buck), Ronald Brad bury; reading. "The Telltale Heart." Prof a Jos' G. Lester Paul; scene, "School for Scandal." Mlsa Hattle Kent and- Professor W. M. Ras tnus. "While Maude Adams Is appearing every night In the sprightly "Little Minister" and the dolorous 'Op o Me Thumb, that dour deappetlzer for Sherry's or Rector's, at a distance of five blocks a small, winsome woman, with a contralto voice and similar tricks of gesture. Is playing the part of the osteopath's wife In Mrs. LefllngweU's Boots, says the Mirror. Some years ago It ia sot needful to say how many or few a man was talking to the woman who is playing In Mrs. Leffiing well'a Boots- about the debut of the star of The Little Minister. A company needed a child for a line In a San Francisco' pro duction in which the woman was appearing. "I promised them Maude might go on If you were -willing." said the woan. "I'm not," said the man. "I don't want to see" the child make a fool of herself,"" The child looked up from her motherly care of a much, battered doll, and replied: "But I won't make a fool xf myself, papa-' That night Maude Adams made her debut as an actress. . , When she was 14 years old Miss Adams was a pupil In the Collegiate Institute of Salt Lake. The' woman with contralto voice and the same family mannerisms came home from ' a tour and told the principal that she intend ed to put Maude on the stage. "Oh. Mrs. Adams, don't think of it re monstrated the principal. "She is a bright child, and if you let her finish her course she can teach school, and' perhaps some day may earn aa much as $2000 a year." "But she wants to play," and I think -we should let a child follow her bent, If It ls-a harmless one. And. perhaps, she mysoTBe cay earn more than $2000 a year.' And Maude Adams went -en a tour of the Pacific Coast with her mother. Once again Mrs. Adams intervened. It was when Miss Adams, under the managemeat cf "Daniel Frctanan. was dolpg medium, work at a medium salary, and friend were preacilng the beautiful, fattening doctrine of conttat with a fair lot. , Charlie Hoyt asked the little girl from ta West to sign with hlm.for The Masked BalE. ItUs Adams. Impressed by the .many seraaeoa on content, refused. Mrs. Adams, ualaspre ed by the- sermons, first advised, then iaefsted. Maude Adams in The Masked Ball had Tser opportunity. . ' And .so throughout her daughter's csjreer Mat'. Adams ha played weil the -yart, "A Mother Intervenes." . - " ' "