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33 fc THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 14, 1906. the many -well-wishers for the betterment to the stage and the development of its possibilities for the benefit of mankind Xvlll, without doubt, be pleased to learn that the forthcoming production of ff' Tier's famous mystic drama, "Parsifal." Is announced for an encasement of three nights. October 19. 20 and 21, at the HeillK Theater. No production that has ever been presented to the American public has been received with such universal com mendation and praise that has been ac corded "Parsifal" wherever produced. Scholars an1 artists, press and clergy, theatergoer and churchgoer. 8,11 have Joined - in acclaiming it the gentlest, eweetest and most gratifying story ever ' enacted upon the stage. This spontaneous outburst of apprecia tion is not occasioned, as one would be inclined to imagine, because the play emanated frorft the brain of one of the greatest geniuses that ever lived, Richard Wagner. Other great men have written great plays. The cause lies in the fact that the beautiful story told is one that appeals direct to the heart and soul of every man or woman that has a spark of blood in their veins; that every speech and action used in the development of the simple story are so intensely dramatic that one sits absolutely enthralled with their power and lmpressiveness. The orchestra prelude "will begin at 7:30. curtain will rise at 7:45. Advance sale of seats will open next Tuesday morning. October 18, at 10 o'clock, at the box office, Heillg Theater. Out-of-town orders, ad dressed to W. T. Pangle, must be accom panied -with money order and self-addressed envelope for safe return. THE TVO RPHANS" AT STAR Familiar Melodrama Revived by the Allen Stock Company. 1 "The Two Orphans" will be produced V.y the Allen Stock Company at the Star theater this week, starting tomorrow Mght. This familiar drama will have a fitting revival. It will giver' the mem bers of the company more latitude than they have had in previous bills. Miss Vera Felton will be seen as the blind girU 3uise. Mr. Henry McRea will play Chevalier de Vaudray. Jacques will be Impersonated by Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Beabury will be cast as Pierre. Mrs. Al lien will appear as Mother Fouchard. This famous play, first made notable by Kate Claxton. is French In Its atmos phere. It tells of two orphan girls who are brought to Paris under false .pre tenses in order rriat a nobleman may se cure one of them. Louise is blind, and Henrlette. the other, being kidnaped, leaves Louise without a protector. Louise falls into the hands of Mother Fouchard, a villainous old woman with two sons. Jacques, a thug, and Pierre, a crippled Jtnifegrlnder. Louise Is taken to the den of Mother Fouchard and is made to beg on the streets. She is beaten and starved. Hen rlette escapes and tries to find Louise, but is arrested and sent to prison. Through the kindness of a deserted mis tress of Jacques. Henrlette again escapes and her story is finally heard by the long-lost mother of the blind girl. The authorities begin a search for the miss ing Louise and they locate her just as Jacques is trying to kill Pierre for at tempting to defend the girl. "The Two Orphans" Is filled with thrill ing situations, and has a heart story such as has not been duplicated In any other emotional drama. It is as reliable and classic as "East Lynne" or any of the other Immortal dramas. This will be the most important play the Allen Com pany has presented. There will be a per formance each night and matinees Tues day. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Scats are now selling for "The Two Or phans." This afternoon and tonight will be the last performance of the comedy-drama, "That Girl From Texas." "THE COLLEGE WIDOW." Henry W. Savage Offers George Ade's Great Comedy at Heillg. That valuable bit of theatrical property, "The College 'Widow." will be the attrac tion at the Heillg Theater, Monday, Tues day and Wednesday night. October 22. 23 and 24, with a special matinee Wednesday. It can conscientiously be said that this production by Henry W. Savage of George Ade's comedy has drawn more people than any American play written in the last decade, and It Is a fair prediction that Jtn longevity la a matter of many sea srns. Mr. Savage is said to have engaged for the present tour an unusually able or ganization for the strong types around which Mr. Ade has built his play. Among the well-known players in the cast are Robert Kelly. J. Bcresford Hollis. Otis Turner, Alan Brooks, Wilson Deal. George S. Trimble. George C'. Odell, John Fenton. Allen Bennett. Ernest Anderson, I.ouIse Rtitter, Estella Dale, Bessie Toner. Patty Allison. Frances Chase. Rosalind Allin. Elizabeth Van Sell and Helen Tor Tey. Scat sale opens Friday, October 19, at Heillg Theater. IP YORK STATE" AT BAKER Great Character Play Scheduled for Xext Week by Stock Company. ' "l"p York State." which will follow "Lady Huntworth's Experiment" at the Baker, is a novel aiid original character drama, dealing with the people and sur roundings of the famous region in and around the Adirondacks. It will give theater-goers an opportunity to see the mem bers of the Baker Company In garb and action different from anything which they have so far assumed. While largely com edy. It tells a story of love and devotion, and will no doubt be most happily re ceived by the many admirers of Portland's great stock company. "THE HOLY CITY" AT EMPIRE Beautiful Religious Drama Opens Week's Run Xext Sunday. Following attraction at the Empire, and opening next Sunday matinee, October 1. will be the beautiful and impressive drama, "The Holy City." For this, the third season of Gordon & Bennett's wonderful drama, every degree of theatrical presentation has been made to excel. The allegory, musical, spectacle and thrilling situations so greatly enjoyed last year, the large company of superior talent, costumed In garments of almost bewildering beauty, is stronger and more brilliantly arrayed, and additional acces sories have been provided. Nothing more dramatically complete will be seen this eeason, and It is of pleasant record that last year's- success is being surpassed. SEATS HEILIG THEATER GOGORZA Prices: $2.50, $2.00, $1.50, $1.00. Gallery Reserved, $1.00. "The Holy City" will also serve to bring to our notice a new star on the dramatic firmament in Jhe person of Miss Luella Morey, ' a brilliant young emotional actress who will be seen as Salome, the daughter of King Herod. Louis James Coming. Seldom does an attraction bear the stamp of novelty with as much wrace and distinction as the coming presentation of "The Merry Wives of Windsor," in which Louis James will be seen at the Heillg October 25. 26. 27. While tie com edy Is one of Shakespeare's happiest con tributions, yet it has the novelty of hav ing been played more seldom than any one of his numerous plays, a fact that can be accounted for by the lack of suit able material to present it. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" requires a strong cast to give it life and vitality, and Louis James, thoroughly aware of that fact, has engaged a splendid organization to support his own characterization of "Sir John Falstaff." PAXTAGES BIG XOVELTY ACT Wonderful Mechanical Figure . Is Secured for Sew Bill. What is unquestionably the greatest novelty sensation ever shown on a vaude ville theater In Portland will head the Pantages ne,w bill for the week opening tomorrow. This novelty is the wonderful mechanism which performs like a man and which la nevertheless a mere ma chine. It is no mere Phroso. a man who apes the machine, but a genuine- machine, and it does many odd capers. When you first see it you will say It is a man the same as was Phroso, but there will be plenty of things to convince you to the contrary in the act. The act Is one of the best in vaudeville and la secured by Pan tages under heavy expense at this time. The best to be found, regardless of dis tance and cost, .is being added constantly to the Fantagea circuit, with the result that the acts are not only new, but strik ingly good. The standard of the acts is constantly Increasing until there is now no great room for improvement, although advantage will be taken of such room as Is left. Some of the best people on the circuit have been drawn upon to com plete the new offering. Hart and O'Dell. who were delayed last week, will be on hand with their laughable comedy sketch. The Preston Sisters will present their Ju venile character change act, which has made good all along the line. Raymond Merritt, the funny man of the pro gramme, has a long record as a Jokester. Beatrice Lome, the "Scottish Nightin gale." has been booked and will sing a programme of popular airs and folksong. Leo White will sing a new illustrated song, "Ain't You Coming Back to Old New Hampshire. Molly?" The latest mov ing pictures, direct from New York, will conclude a strong performance. The old bill of the past week 1 up to the same high standard. The feature Is the Varsity Quartet, from Chicago, in a fine singing act. While not billed as a feature, Roy Eldridge, moirologist. Is the hit of the show. RED-LETTER WEEK AT GRAND. Vaudeville Bill Strictly an All-Fca-ture Entertainment. This is to be a red-letter week at the Grand. The vaudeville bin which Sulli van & Consldino have sent Manager Erlckson will he a strictly all-feature arrangement. The acts are even above the ordinary high standard of this home of vaudeville. The feature which wins the headline distinction is the Berry Troupe of Acrobats. There are five mem bers in the troupe, and they are world famous wherever there is a vaudeville theater. This is one of the best acrobatic specialties before the American public. Another startling feature will be that of Tom Eck. Introducing Lilian Chick in her hazardous "leap the loop." No similar act has been seen in Portland, and this is the first time that any kind of a loop has been leaped by a woman in Portland. John Byrne Is not a prevaricator, but he Is a clever story-teller, and his anecdotes are of the latest vintage. No. one has ever caught him telling an old Joke, because he writes his own. The Margaret Newton Company gives a comedy singing sketch, which will assist in driving dull care to the tall timber. The Cliff Dean Company, of three peo ple, present "Married Life." This will be the laughing hit of the. bill. Nearly two years ago Dean played it In this city, and it proved one of the funniest bills of the season. Marie . LeClalre. an operatic soloist, will render a number. of selections. Master Harold Hoff. the boy balladist. will have another of his pictured songs, and the Grandlscope will flash a series of novelties. This new programme starts to morrow afternoon. For the week of Oc tober 22 the headrlner will be the Tid beaux Zouaves, consisting of10 beautiful maidens in gun drilling, sword combats and wall scaling. Today is the last of the bill, which has been pleasing the Grand patrons during the past seven days. "A MOTHER'S SECRET." Successful Melodrama at the Lyric This W eek. The successful melodrama. "A Mother's Secret." will be offered to the patrons of the Lyric this coming week. It Is a play that will please all. dealing with love and treachery. A young mother, "Mrs. Wil liams (Warda Howard), has been desert ed by her husband, leaving her one child, a boy, taking the other, a little girl, with him. In her long search for the girl, pri vation and reverses cause an illness which sends her totally blind, so when the play opens she Is being taken care of by Bridget, an old Irish woman (Isa bel McDonald). Harry, the son (Carrol McFarland). is a young man now and able to help his mother? Bridget has a son. a rollicking young fellow. Terry. (Frank Fanning); he is an artist; he has fallen fn love with the romp of the village. Drift, (Lily Brans combe). She takes a great liking to Mrs. Williams, and Harry Drift Introduces her father (George Lowe) to them. She no tices a sign of recognition between her father and Mrs. Williams, which makes her suspicious. Jim. a tramp, (Herbert Ashton) holds the key to the situation, he knowing Wood's secret, that Mrs. Wil liams is his w'fe and Drift is the child she has been looking for. Jim meets Wood and demands Justice. Wood shoots him. Terry finds the body, and with pis tol in hand, is accused of the shooting. He goes to Jail, but faithful Drift gets him out. Terry finds Wood, demands that he clear him of his crime, after over hearing Bridget confess that Terry is not he- son. hut the son of wealthy parents. SELLING TODAY Monday Eve, October 15 8:20 o'clock BARITONE DIRECTION LOIS STEERS -WYNN COM AN Boxes, $15.00. Gallery Admission, 75c. . Doors Open 7 P. M. that she' changed her own boy for him. Mrs. Williams and Jim turn up, confront Wood, he is driven to bay and admits the wrong he did his wife. There is a happy reunion. Terry gets Drift. Mrs. Williams finds her child and all ends aa It should. Mrs. Williams is a beautiful, sympe. thetio part, Bridget Is one of those dear old Irish women that everybody loves, while Drift Is a girl lull of spirit, never satisfied unless she is in some mischief. Last Time for "The Deserter." Today will witness the close of the most successful week since the begin ning of the Lyric stock company season. Everybody who has seen "The Deserter" is delighted with it. Don't fail to see it today before it is too late. Continuous performance. THEX AXD NOW. ' THEN. The little piece that I'll recite Is not a tale of woe. Nor 'bout thtnas that happened In tha Bible, long ago; But. the facts that I'll relate (That is with your permission) Are happenings right in our midst. Not extracts from tradition; And little fot tho' I msy ba. " I some day will grow bigger. And trust that" empty seats in Schule i. Will then not ba "de rlgeur." So when at eighteen I'll arrive. At womanhood's estate, I trust the seats will all be filled. Tho" 'twill be rather late. By that time, too, let us hope, dear friends. That we will hare a choir. Composed of Portland's volunteer Whom the good work will inspire. Our grand old organ up there Is So lonely and so sad. With no one 'round to play on it. Now, Isn't that too bad? 0 If It could only speak and say: "Does no on care to hear mT I'm growing- older every day. With no one 'round to cheer me; "An ornament I may appear. But that Is not ny mission. I want to thrill your hearts with Joy, But haven't the permission. "Won't some one on me pity take And rouse me from my slumber? I'm an organ up to date. Not any old. back number." , Look at this glorious edifice! With tears my eyes are wet To think our blessed Synagogue Should be plunged Into debt. Come, friends, let us united be And try our best to clear It; Delightful entertainments give. The work, let us not fear It. And when that horrid debt is paid. We'll burn two little papers. And with your kind permission, friends, I'll hold the waxes tapers. And now I've made my little speech And tried to say what's right. So wishing you Good Sabbath, friends, I merely add, good night. NOW 1006. Six years have passed, kind friends. Since I my little piece recited. And pleased am I Indeed today To And you so united. The pews are sold, the seats are filled With folks who dearly prize ' To listen to the eloquence Of Dr. Stephen Wlso. A man of learning deep is he. So cultured and refined, So witty and original. Above all else, to kind. His diction is most perfect. His vocabulary rare, As orator and minister Few, can with him compare. Could Shakespeare but have known this -man,: Such a character had he drawn That the lean and hungry Casslus With envy had been torn . r . Whilst Hamlet and Marc Antony, Of soliloquy and speech. Never in their greatest flight Such eloquence could reach. The choir sends out music sweet. The "Lost Chord" has been found. The dear old organ roused to life Oh, tender, beauteous sound. And last, but not the least of all. The mortgage has be-n raised. And tor this gigantic effort . . Three worthy men are praised. . Their names you know, so I'll not tell. But happy let us be. Look up to Clod and thank Him That our Synagogue is free. n . 1, MRS" SIMO-' HARRIS. Oct. 11. 1906. Students' Class at Museum of Art. A class in design, clay-modeling and drawing will commence Monday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, under the auspices of the Oregon Art Students' League, at the Museum of Art. This class i to meet every Monday evening, and will be in charge of Mr. H. F. Wentt. manual train ing and. drawing instructor, and Miss Roma McKnlght, pupil of Frank Avah Parsons, of the- Chase ' School of Art, New York;. Arthur Dow. M. Mucha and others. The work is Intended to meet the needs of beginners as well as more advanced students, and to be accessible to any one interested in the. study of the fundamentals of form and color. Further particulars may be obtained at the Mu seum of Art. Fifth and Taylor streets. Singular Bread Strike. PARIS. Oct. ?S. A curious situation has arisen at Meaux. where both the bakers and their men are on strike. No bread is baked in the town, and the population is fed oh loaves made by the troops. There are three factors In the strike wages, the weekly .rest and tiie bread tax. The men demand a wane of 45 francs instead of S5 a week. The employers, on the other hand, re pudiate the holiday by rotation, and clamor for the suppression of the tax on bread. NEWPORT AND TAQ.CINA BAT. Summer Excursion Tickets Are Still on Sale. The dates of sale of Summer excursion tickets to Newport and Yaquina Bay have been extended to October 15 with a final return limit of October 31. which will en able those who have not already been to this delightful resort to take the outing at the reduced rate offered during the Summer. Full particulars in regard to rates etc. bv calling at City Ticket Office, Third and Washington streets. Portland. HEILIG WASHINGTON W. T. PANGLE, Manager. Direction. N. W; TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 14TH AND BARGAIN PRICE MATINEE WEDNESDAY HI HENRY'S GREATEST IV! I IN STRELS AN ENTIRELY NEW COLOSSAL COMPANY OF 50 ALL WHITE PERFORMERS 50 FINEST FIRST PART IX MINSTRELSY ENTITLED THE PALACE Gorgeous Costumes. Beautiful -Singing. All Kinds of Dancing. Musical Solo ist, Star Vaudevilles, Plantation Scenes. Grand Electrical and Scenic Ef fects, Moving Clouds. Rising Moon. Rippling Water, and all the Latest Prismatic and Electrical Effects. Grand Double Orchestra and Mammoth Band. EVENING PRICES: Lower Floor except last 3 rows.. $1.00 Lower Floor, last 3 rows 78 Ealcony. nrst 4 rows "S Balcony.- last 10 rows 50 Gallery SAe and .23 Seat Sale Opens Today (Sunday). WATCH FOR THE BIG HEILIG THEATER FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND f -4- Ifi OA 01 SUNDAY NIGHTS, lUCU VJ'IAJ'Ll Messrs. Martin & Emery's Colossal Production of Richard Wagner's Sacred Festival Drama . . IP. jE. 3 Iv'2? sJLr Adapted by Wm. Lynch Roberts and Presented on a Scale of Grandeur fJever Before Attempted AUGMENTED. ORCHESTRA. PRELUDE AT 7:30 P. M. Performance at 7:45 Prompt. Carriages at 1 1 PRICES: Lower floor, 1st 10 rows 12.00 i Balcony, next five rows 11.03 Lower floor, last 6 row 1.50 Balcony, last Ave rowa 75 Balcony, first four rowa 1.60 l Gallery 50 "Parsifal' a success, a production that approached 'Ben Hur.' " . .' Evening; Chronicle, Spokane. Wash., October 6. ADVANCE SEAT SALE OPENS TUESDAY, OCT. 1, AT 10 A. M. Out-of-town orders addressed to W. T. Pangle. manager Heillg Thea ter, must be accompanied with money order and a self-addressed en velope for safo return. LYRIC THEATER PORTLAND'S POPULAR STOCK HOUSE Every Afternoon and Evening, Beginning Monday, October 15, 1906 The Emotional Melodrama, A Mother's Secret IN FOUR ACTS FOLLOW Admission 10c, Reserved Seats 20c CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE Oct 15 PANTAGES and Stark Best Family Theater J. A. Johnson, Resident Mgr. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCES TODAY BEATRICE LORNE The Scottish . Nightingale PRESTON SISTERS Juvenile Charac ter Change Artists LEO WHITE Illustrated Song. The Novelty Sensation, "GARICA HUMANUS" Genuine Mechanical Fig are A Vaudeville Innovation TODAY'S Vanity Quartet, I.a Temple, Mln . Currln and Miss Fcrrln, Roy Eld-reda-e. The Pierce Slaters, Leo White, Latest Moving Pictures. Performances dally at 3i30, 7iS0 and 0 P. M. Admission 10 and 30 cents. Boxes 25 cents. Ladles and children take any seat at week-day matinees for 10 cents. 14th and TfplH? Theater Phone Washington. C"S Alioaier MaJ , LAST TIME TONIGHT, 8:15, The Brilliant Actress, JANE CORCORAN In the Delightful Comedy, "The Freedom of Suzanne" PRICES: Lower Floor, first (1 rows. !:H0; las 10 rows, $1.00. Balcony, 75c and 50c. Gallery, 3,"e and 25c. Seats selling- at the theater , today. THEATER T. Association. C. HEILIG, President. NIGHTS, October 1 6-1 X PRICE MATINEE WEDNESDAY OF ALADDIN BARGAIN WEDNESDAY MATINEE PRICES: Entire Lower Floor .'....'. 50c Entire Balcony- 25c Children under 14 years of age, 25o to any part of the theater. 10 A. M.. at Pox Offlre. Heillg Theater. PARADE TUESDAY NOON. 5) THE CROWD MART AXD O'DELL Green Lake Comedians RAYMOND MERRIT The Funny Man the; biograph Latest Movlnjp Picture OFFERING EXPOSITION RINK Opening Announcement The second and last season of the Exposition Roller Skating Rink opens on Friday or Saturday of - this week. October 19, 20. (Positive announcement later). NEW FLOORS, NEW SKATES, INCREASED ACCOMMODATIONS. PARSON'S ORCHESTRA. Rink under same management as season 1905-06. Lessee, i BAKER THEATER Phone Main 1907. Home of the Superb Baker Stock Company. : All Week, Beginning Today's Matinee;"' Sunday, October 14th, 1906. By special arrangement with Daniel Frohrhan, Lady Huntworth's Experiment AN ORIGINAL COMEDY IN THREE ACTS BY R. C. CARTON Produced under the personal direction of John M. Sainpohs. Lavish display of scenery, stage settings and beau- tiful gowns. Production Complete. Evening Prices, 25c, 35c, 50c; Matinee, 15c, 25c MATINEES SUNDAY AND SATURDAY Next Week-UP YORK STATE, EMPIRE THEATER Portland's Popular Playhouse-v-Playing the Beet Eastern Road Attractions Only NOTE THE REDUCTION' IN PRICES STARTING MATINEE TO DAY ........ ELMER WALTER'S LATEST AND GREATEST SUCCESS THE NEW SWEDISH COMEDY-DRAMA ET THE BEST OF THEM ALL PETERSON A STIMULANT FOR THE BLUES SEE THE FOUR CLEVER ACTING DOGS Prices: Evenings 10c, 20c, 30c; Matinees 10c, 20c MATINEES, SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. NEXT ATTRACTION, THE HOLY CITY THE WEEK OF OCT. 15 ALLEN STOCK COMPANY PRESENTING THE WORLD-FAMOUS MELODRAMA The Two MATINEES TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS At 2.30 P. M. Prices 10 and 20 Cents Every Evening at 8.15 P. M. Prices 10, 20 and 30 Cts. Secure Seats for all Performances by Phone, Main 5496 vV THE ANOTHER VAUDEVILLE CARNIVAL HEADED BY THE WORLD-FAMED ACROBATS THE BERRY TROUPE FIVE IN NUMBER Three performances dally at Si SO. 7t30 and il5 P. M. Prices All matinees except Sundays, 10 cents to all seats, not Including; boxes. Evenings and Sundays, 10, 20 and box seats 30 cents. Carmen Sylva. Queen of Roumanla. s,tory wrlter and poetess, was married to her hus band four times. According to th German civil code, according: to the Lutheran religion, according to the Roman 7atholic church and according to the rites of the Greek church (in preparation "The Sorceress") PHONE MAIN....117 12th 8 MORRISON OCTOBER 14 THE BEST OF THEM ALL STAR PHONE MAIN 5496 Tohans GRAND WEEK OF OC TOBER 15 SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION Tom Eek's Hazardous Loop, par formed by Ming Lillian Chick, the beautiful and daring cyclist. CLIFF DEAN CO., In "Married Life." One of the funniest sketches on the stage. J-U-o-Y-h-R-n-N-h-E-w, Not a liar just a etory-teller. MARGARET NEWTON' CO., Refined singing act. MISS MARIE LECLAIR, Serio-comic and vocalist. MASTER HAROLD HOFF, The peerless illustrated singer. GRANDISCOPE, The very latest Pathe films. A Jeweler, no matter how dishonest, would not steal the Jewels In a watch, for they are valueless: they cost only 10 cents a ptece. In antlq.ua wstehes the Jewels wera often costly. In modern watches they are never worth more than $15 a gross. E