THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAN. PORTJuAJKT), OCTOBER 8, 1905 2t eoMSToeK vs. shaw Censor of Morals and Radical Dramatist of War Bauer's Brilliant Work. NEW YORK, Oct 3. (Special Corres pondence.) On with the fight! Let Joy be unconflned. If that Is not the exact quo tation, it should be. for the fight has arrived- The principals In the game are George Bernard Shaw and Anthony Corn stock, and the public concerned are those who know of Mr, Shaw, since It la likely that those who only know Mr. Comstock will say as Mr. Comstock himself was guilty of saying: "Who Is Shaw?" Still It shows that Mr. Comstock Is not paying much attention to the young moon in the literary world, becauso if he were he would not need to ask, "Who is Shaw?" The trouble came about through Mr. Shaw's having heard that his books were ordered out of the libraries In America, and he Issued a long and not by any means uninteresting statement concern ing "Comstockery" In America. It came to the ears of the censor of morals In art and literature of America and while he confessed that he did not know that there was a Mr. Shaw he would look Into the matter and promised positively to remove his works If this had not been done as yet It Is another case of swallowing a camel and straining at a gnat because -while Air. Shaw Is daring enough and not In frequently shocking enough, he Is not a circumstance to what may be encountered In many dramas and in modern, to say naught of ancient, novels. And when we come down to dally journalism as it is practised In some sections of the country, nothing that Mr. Shaw has ever offered can compare with stories that are her alded from bulletin boards and flaunted under great headings. The only element that Is missing In the whole thing is con sistency and that is always lacking In a movement of purification. Not that we do not need purification, but there is no such thing possible as a radical elimina tion of vulgarity "through any means other than by great influences of refine ment and such educational work as bring about refinement by themselves. This is not to "be accomplished In a day, in a, year, in a decade, but we need only to look around to realize that something has been at work in the the way of uplifting the masses. The question that strikes pretty hard Is, do the masses need purify ing Influences or do the classes need them as much? When this is answered we shall know whether the morals of the people would suffer more from plain stralghforward, unpalatable truths, such as offered by Shaw, than from these same truths gilded, made acceptable and weak ened through custom and because society rules certain things acceptable or other wise. Shaw has used the stage from which to preach his lessons, and he never yet has been guilty of writing without" a definite purpose. In other words, he of fers a story with a moral to It. Contrast this with the moral tone of such plays as "Zaza," "Sapho," "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and It would seem to any fair-minded person that Shaw s alms arft far the nobler, since he does not descend 10 tne baser side for the purpose of lend ing his works special attraction. How ever, the Shaw craze is Just on and it is here with a vengeance. The season of music Is awake In Brook lyn Just a little ahead of New York but New York does not care about a trifle like that, since It will have one or two musical attractions ahead of everybody else and a few that nobody else" will have. For instance, New York will have grand opera, and, be It told in a whisper, Boston will not Conrled Is tired of play ing to a Iobs anywhero and, as we are told, Boston is never a financial success. The reason given for this will be rathe? startling and not at'all comprehensible to the layman Boston Is too muKlftai! visit the symphony concerts; not an empty seat 10 ob seen, not a seat at the concerts of the Knelsel Quartet series, nor, indeed, at the concerts given by the Boston Symphony Quartet But Boston does not regard opera as pure music and for that reason the patronage Is seldom what might be expected. However, to return to Brooklyn and Its season, it Is interest ing to note that the Savage Grand Eng lish Opera Company will open Its tour at the New Montauk Theater October 2 In "Aida." They will remain one week, during which they will also, present "Lohengrin." "Rigoletto," "Tannhauser," "La Boheme" and "Faust" Mr. Savage has assembled a superb company and every equipment is better and stronger than ever. The singers Include Madame Serena, Gertrude Rennyson, Florence Scarborough, Milllcent Brennan, soprani; Rita Newman, Rita Harrington, Margaret Crawford, Mary Eames Miller, contraltl; Francis Maclennan, Joseph Sheeban Wil liam Wegener, Thomas Best, tenoft; Wln fred Goff. Robert Kent Parker, Thomas David Richards. Arthur Deane, Ottley Cranston and M. L. Bowman, baritones and basses. The conductors are the Chevalier Emanuel, Elliott Schenck and Eugene Salvatore. Both Mrs. Scarborough and Miss Newman are Western girls, the former being from Los Angeles and the latter from San Francisco. Later In the season Mr. Savage will present the first English translation of "The Valkyrle7' the second of the great Wagnerian cycle, of which "Rheingold" Is the first, "Sieg fried" the third and "The T,wilight of the Gods" the fourth and last It is usually called the Trilogy and "Rheingold" Is re garded as the introduction, it being a very short work and in one act This will be presented by a special company on about the same lines that the English "Parsifal" was given last year. Speaking of "Parsi fal," it may be significant that the great work is only announced for two produc tions by the Conrled Opera Company so that after the overflow which we had last year those of us who became enamoured of the opera will probably go hungry un less we can satisfy ourselves with two offerings. This does not, however, pre clude the possibility of supplementary performances. The great opening musical event of New England and really of the East oc curred September 27, 28, 29 at Worcester, Mass., and although in no "way comparing with the brilliancy of the seasons of long ago the festival was Incomparably greater than it was a year ago. Some of the choral works were exceptionally In teresting, but to Harold Bauer must be yielded the palm, both as far as his Infinite art Is concerned and as attraction If the enthusiasm of this Worcester audi ence counts for -what It should. The orchestral concerts seem to have made more of an impression in general than the choral, although it must not be forgotten that chorus work is the raison d'etre of the Worcester Festival Society. The festival hall Is very large and the acoustics are extremely good, and as for brilliancy of audiences it is certainly con ceded that no gathering could bear marks of more distinction. There were a great many notable music-lovers from Boston present and many from New York and all that Interlying country. There was eveiy evidence that the people Iwd not much more than arrived from the country homes and the wonder Is how so many handsome gowns were prepared so early In the season. It was suggested that hereafter the festival be held a little later, as it makes too much of, a hiatus between that and the real season In New York and Boston, and also the artists are not always available so early. Tender direction of Wallace Goodrich, the chorus of Worcester has done splen did work and In many of the finer details they show a gain over past seasons. There Etlll seems to be less volume In the climaxes than one might expect, but the tcnal quality Is nevertheless very good. On Wednesday night at the first concert Mr. Goodrich offered his chorus In se lections from Cesar Franck's "The Beati tudes" and in a superb work of Mozart's -which is very seldom heard and which would well repay any conductor for the -trouble. This is the "Requiem," and it was beautifully given. In fact nothing hat Mr. Goodrich has done has been manner In which he presented this classic gem. The chorus was "pliable and elastic under his baton and they discharged their duty well. The soloists of the evening were Mrs. Corinne Rider- Kelscy, Mrs. Bertha Cushlng-Chlld, George Hamlin, Julian Walker, George Leon Moore and Harrison Bennett The second day's events were full of interest and full of merit. Including an orchestral concert under direction of Franz Knelsel, in which he had the as sistance of Herbert WItherspoon. who sang Wo tan's Farewell from Wagner's "The Valkyrie," .and Mile. Jolivet, a young violinist of much charm and ability. The work of Knelsel as conductor was never more fully demonstrated than In the extreme difficulties of the Beethoven Ninth Symphony, otherwise known as the Choral Symphony, because It closos with a setting of Schiller's "Lobgesang" for chorus and quartet of soloists. It Is of extreme difficulty for the singers and further demonstrates that Beethoven could not write for the voice, because the strain Is fearful and often reaches from the singers to the audience. The soloists were Mrs. Marie Zimmerman, Mrs. Helen Allen Hunt, Clarence B, Shirley and Her bert WItherspoon. Bruckner's "Te Deum" was a work of great Interest, since it had never been heard in the East and Mr. Goodrich gave it a masterly reading. The afternoon concert of the third day was by far the most important of the season's work and the evening was given to solo ists entirely. The notable features of the concert were the playing of Harold Bauer and the first performance of George W. Chadwick's new symphonic poem "Cleo patra." Mr. Bauer gave a wonderful In terpretation to the great Tschalkowsky piano concerto, and one which was differ ent from any that we have yet heard. Mr. Bauer's art Is noble in the highest sense of. the word and all praise Is by far too weak. Ho is certainly the most pow erful pianist with orchestra that we have had the opportunity to hear and the ac companlment given him by Mr. Knelsel and the orchestra was certainly Inspired and inspiring. The applause was deafen ing and his recalls were beyond count The work of Mr. Chadwlck was of more than ordinary significance on a pro gramme of the Worcester festival, since Mr. Chadwlck was for years conductor of the society and he holds an unique place in their affections. The work is bold and many times beautiful and effective in or chestral effects, but there is that Inevit able tendency to long drawn out passages and many times one could but wish that it were ended, notwithstanding many really delightful and musical moments. Mr. Knelsel gave It with as much Interest and as much care as if it had been writ ten by the veriest foreigner instead of an American of whom we can afford to be proud. Mr. Knelsel also presented Men delssohn's Italian Symphony and Mrs. Kelscy sang Mozart's "Vol che sapete." The evening concert offered a mixed pro gramme presented by Charlotte Maconda, Mr. Hamlin, Isabel Bouton and Mr. Bennett Some people are Just cynical enough to ask why George Ade does not lay off one season, because nobody can write so many plays as he does without running 6hort of material, at least of original matorlal, and it is assuredly originality that has been Mr. Ade's ldng suit "Just Out of College" Is just out of the basket and it serves to star young Mr. Wheelock, who makes the most of his opportunities. Joseph Wheelock. Jr., is well cared for In the way of a part and there Is a great amount of Jollity and mirth to which he contributes his personality to a' great extent There Is nothing forced in the fun this could not be, coming from Mr. Ade but the situa tions which give the opportunity for -merriment are very much so, and thero is Jusf about as much plot as you can get out of the title. The cast -with few exceptions, an ablo one, was as fol lows: Edward Worthlngton Swinger Joseph Wheelock, Jr. Septimus Pickering Eugene Jepson "Silvers" Mason..... Charles Jackson Prot H. Dalrympl Bliss. .George H. Trader Ernest Bradford ....George Irving Rufus Harry Frees A Collector of Souvenirs Louis Eagan A Solicitor of Insurance George Alryn A Subscription Book Agent... .Howard Hull A Delegate from the Union, a Train Caller M. B. Pollock A Ticket Seller Tully Marshall Jack Lindsay Albert W. Meyer Harvey Hughes ...Jack Devereau Tom Catlln Paul Puraphrcy Caroline Pickering Katharine Gllman N. W. Jones ..v.. Mabel Amber Genevieve Chlzzle Georgio Mendum Luella Jenkins Pickering. . .Louise Sydmeth Bernlce McCormlck Blanche Stoddard Aunt Julia Swlngor ..Mrs. E. A Eberlo A Newsstand Girl Elenc Foster A Lonesome Lady Traveler Frances Comstock A Busy Lady Traveler Maud Sinclair Miss Larksum....'. Lillian Seville Ml6s Byrd Louise McJCamara. Miss Blythe .Myrtle Tannehlll Jerome K. Jerome (pronounce It Je rum, please, if" you would be correct) has thrown the semllltcrary, as well as the ultras into a fever of excitement in the expectation of hearing that noted idler express some of the idle thoughts. However, remembering the difference between what wc hoped the "Dolly Dialogues" would- be In the lips of their creator and what Anthony Hope really was as a lecturer and read er, we will save our supply of enthusi asm until October 17, when Mr. Je rome (pronounced Jerum) will make his first appearance at the Empire The- ! more worthy of praise than was the ater. Poor Mrs. Blanche Chcscborough Mollneaux-Scott! Without the name of Molfneaux, her salary in vaudeville wouldn't buy, well, say, the matches, but she can't use it Her present hus band, Mr. Scott says that she has not been enjoined from thense of the name, and he probably knows whereof he speaks, at any rate she was obliged to cancel her engagement at Keeney's Theater in Brooklyn, and she is sud denly "Indisposed." That she should ever have been permitted to appear In public on the amount of talent of which she can (not) boast Is the marvel, and proves that without the privllego to use the name of Mollneaux, there is not much opportunity for her on the stage. It also proves what vaudeville stars are paid for. "The Bad Samaritan" proved so In the most accepted understanding, insofar as it has gone Into the drydock, and when next it appears we shall never know that It was "done over." This does not happen often with a Savage production- Mme. Schumann-Hcink is still resting after her trip, as it was a very hard one and she was quite out of health and spirits. She Is enjoying her honey moon, at least one week of It before be ginning with "Love's Lottery." This gave the usual opportunity to her un derstudy, Claire Mentz, who took the prima donna's -role during her ab sence, and it led to a contract for five years with Fred C Whitney to star In a new opera to be furnished by Julian Edwards. Lilian Blauvelt is rehearsing "A Rose of Grenada," in which she will make hor debut In comic opera. The ev.cnt is widely discussed, and no doubt Wal lack's Theater. will see a brilliant sea son during tne run of the charming little prima donna. EMILTE FRANCES BAUER. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER WedneTs"eN&itst Oct. 9-10-11 Matinee Wednes. Afternoon, v THE FAVORITE'S RETURN Thirteenth Armu&l Tour of Jacob Littk Incomparable Company in the Mat Popular Amen cam Play Eyt Written IN OLD KENTUCKY Writtea by C. T. DAZEY. . BIGGER, BRIGHTER, BETTER THAN EVER. 50 ( ROLLICKING FROLICKING, COMICAL PICKANINNIES )50 Six Kentucky Thoroughbred Horses. The Greatest of All Horseraces. The Famous Pickaninny Brass Band. Madge's Thrilling Swing Across the Mighty Mountain Chasm. PRICES Both Matinee and Night 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 WATCH FOR THE Bid PARADE. Seats Now Selling. : MARQUAM GRAND TH EATER : j Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights, Oct. 12, 13 and 14 i Special Price Matinee Saturday a MR. JOHN CORT ANNOUNCES I FLORENCE) i ROBERTS I In the Title Role of "ANN LA MONT" A Modern Play of Strategy and Insistent Dramatic Interest By PAUL ARMSTRONG Author of "The Heir to the Hoorah" The Cast Comprises MAX FIG MAN and a Coterie of "Well-Known Xew IiBcids Henderson II. S. Northrap Robert McWade Clifford Leigh York Players, Including David It. Young: Norah I-nmHon Lntclle Yorke Mercelta Eimonde Florence Ttnbln;im Lillian Arninby EVEXING PRICES Parquet 51.50; ParqUct Circle. 51.00. Balcony, first thre rows. 51.00; second, three rows, 75c; last six rows, 50c. Gal lery, 25c and 35c Boxes and Loses, 510.00. SPECIAL. MATIXEE PRICES Parquet. 51.00 Parquet Circle. 75c. Balcony, flrsr six rows, 75c; last six rows, 50c. Gallery, 25c and 35c The advance Bale of nentu ttIU open next Tuesday morning: at 10 o'clock. TRAINING OF COSSACKS Taught From Their Cradle? to Obey the "White Czar. Everybody's Magazine. "What & fine cook granny was!" re lates the Cossack, In describing his child hood, "she made bright yellow cakes big as this big fur hat. It took a long time to bake the cake in the brick oven; It was so soft and delicate that even If you stamped on the floor and Jarred the oven the big cako would fall Into a lump of dough and be good only to feed the geese and the peacocks. So old granny used to hobble up and down In front of the oven waving off all of us who tried to get close for a fmell, and even If one of us little brats shouted or jwore she would curse us soundly In a whisper for making a jar In the air. If you'vo ever heard a Cos sack swear you will see that granny was right, for a Cossack curse "could stop a big locomotive running full speed down a mountain. Ha, ha, ha!" He leaned back and grew red with laughing. "Well, well! And my good, fat mother what borsch (soup) she used to make In the deep earthen bowl! When she poured It all splattering Into the brown earthen basin, two or three feet across, then we brats used to stand around, each with hla wooden spoon. We each dipped out a big chunk of meat; always fair play, each had his turn; If one of us took two pieces, how quick old granny would beat him In the Xaco with her spoon! And, when the meat was all gone, then we dipped up the thick, red tomato soup evory spoonful, I can tell you. We young dogs wore al ways hungry "Only we Cossacks have kept ourselves untainted hy all this new science It cats like a cancer Into the power of our Czar. But we alone are just as our grandfathers' were before us. And I think my young son he Is a bold, big fellow I think "he, too, will stick to the ways of his fathers. These propagandist devils never try to come to us, for they know we are safe against them; all their new, slushy ideas roll off our brains like water from the back of a goose Not a drop of socialist slush sticks on. "Why? Because from our cradles we were taught to obey; to obey without stopping to think it nil, out; to obey two fathers our own father and the Czar. When the Czar commands, then I do. You see my young daughter asleep over there? Well, if the Czar said Tear her in pieces!' then I should do it, though I might kill myself right afterward. That's what a Cossack means by loyalty." The Xoon Uninhabited. Harper's Magazine. The moon being much the nearest to us of all the heavenly bodies, we can pronounce more definitely In its case than In any other. We know that neither air nor water exists on the moon In quanti ties sufficient to be perceived by the most ROSE EYTINGE Pupils received and prepared for pulpit, stage, platform or parlor. Private or class instruction. For time and terms apply at 718 East Burnside St Phone East 2230. BELASCO PHONE MAIN 311 Belssco & Mayer, Preps. E. D. Price, Gcn'I Manager MATINEE TODAY AND TON I G HT Last Times of The Charity Ball OCTOBER 9 20th WEEK BELASCO STOCK COMPANY FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT ONLY 11 IT EI The Acting Romantic Actor WHITTLESEY Supported by Belasco Stock Company, in a new selec tion of plays, beginning -with the First Portland Production of James K. Hackett's Success, the Romantic Comedy FORTUNES THE FAKING Prices Nlht: 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c. Matlaees: 25c, 35c aad 50c Sale of scats at Theater Box-Ofnce only. Reservations two weeks In advance. NEXT WEEK I White Whittlesey Sheridan OR THE MAID OF BATH MARQUAM S OCT. 1 9 to 25 WITH SPECIAL MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY" THE KLAW & ERLANGER CO. (Inc.) STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION OF GEN. WALLACE'S DRAMATIZED BY WILLIAM YOUXG THE THRILLING CHARIOT RACE IX ACT V. MUSIC BY EDGAR STILLXAX KTtl.T.TTT A MIGHTY PLAY THE MOST IMPRESSIVE OF ALL STAGE PAGEANTS 300-PERSONS IN PRODUCTION-300- PBJPrn First 12 Rows lower Floor 12.50 rrUuLO Remainder Lower Floor.,... 12.00 First 2 Rows Balcony... J2.00 4th. 5th St th Rows " ... 11.50 Remainder Balcony $1.00 Box Seats $3.00 Gallery, Reserved... Gallery, Admission. . 75c Hattaeo Prteea 50c Sane as Klsrfct. EXCURSION RATES ON ALL RAILROADS -SEAT SALE STARTS SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 14, AT 10 O'CLOCK Out-of-town orders for seats through the mall or the express offices will be promptly attended to. In the order of th-slr receipt, after the regular aala opens, when accompanied by remittance and a self-addresstd stamped envelope for reply. In order to avoid all mistaks. State when ordering priced tick ets desired and performances. Applications for seats should ba made to Calvin Heillg, Manager, Marqunm Grand. Portland, Or. delicate tests at our command. It Is certain that the moon's atmosphere, if any exists. Is less than the thousandth part of the density of that around us. The vacuum Is greater thah any ordinary air pump Is capable of producing. "We can hardly suppose that so small a quan tity of air could be of any benefit what ever In sustaining life; an animal that could get along on so little could get along on none at all. But the proof of the absence of life is yet stronger when wo consider the actual results of actual telescopic observation. An object such as an ordinary city block could be detected on the moon. If anything like vegetation were present on Its surface we should see tho changes which It would undergo In the course of a month, during one portion of which It would be exposed to the rays of tho unclouded sun. and during another to the Intense cold of space. BAKER THEATER PHONE MAIN 1907. EMPIRE THEATER Twelfth and Morrison Streets MILTON W. SEAMAN. Mao3r Phone Main 117. ISME OF MOSiCM. BBUESfrK YAMHILL AND THIRD STREETS. MESH TIE1TE1 CI., LESSEE. GEO. L MKI, MIUIEJL ONE SOLID WEEK STARTING MATINEE TODAY, SUNDAY OCTOBER 8th Matinees Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday Portland's Popular Play Place. One Solid Week, Starting Today (Sunday) fylatinee Regular Matinee Saturday 2:15 P. M. An Everlasting Success. H. H. Frazee Presents the Big Fun Show NOTE BARGAIN MATINEE WEDNESDAY 2:15 P. H.--25C TD ANY SEAT Return to Burlesque After Three Years MAY HOWARD Queen oF Musical Extravaganza In Two Musical Extravaganza "M'lle Fifi" and "The Rounders" Supported by a Radiant Regiment of Singers, Dancers and Comedians Magnificent Costumes, Scenery and Electrical Effects 30 ARTISTS 30 The Popular Favorite Commedlenne MAY HOWARD A Glittering Magnificence of Scenery and Electrical Effects, a Galaxy of Beau tiful Womea Gorgeously Gowned, More Music than a Comic, Opera, Real Comedians, Singers and Dancers. j The 2 ; Great I I New ; : York J Subway I I Scene See Uncle Josh at the County Fair PPJPpQ Evening, 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c Sunday and Saturday matinee 1 AluJCnJ 15c, 25c, 35c aad 50c Wednesday matinee 25c to any seat Next Week THE STAR SHOW GIRLS Harold Bauer - PIANIST Direction Lois Steers Wynn Co man Wednesday Evening, Oct. 11, 1905 8:15 First Baptist Church. PRICES . . . . 'I . . $2.00, $i.so, $i.oo Seat Sale Tomorrow at 10 A. 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J The Beauvais Trio, "A Military Courtship." Collins s LaBelle, Singers and Dancers. Franklin Confer, "Would You Care?" SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT Miss Alice Shaw The World-Renowned Whistler. The Voltons, Refined .Acrobatic Marvels. James J. Auory, Comedy Pianist. The Staroscope, "The Coal Miners." GENERAL ADMISSION 10 CENTS. Sundays, Evenings and Holidays, Reserved Seats on Lower Floor, 20c; Dally Matinees. 10c. to any Seat except Boxes. Bos Seats, 25c.