The Sunday Oregonian., March 22, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 3, Image 39

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAECII 22, I90S.
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PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL
GIVE ITS FIRST CONCERT ON NEXT FRIDAY
THE newly organized Portland Sym
phony Orchestra, under Charles
- Dierke'a direction, makes its initial
bow to the public Friday afternoon, March
27. at the Marquam Theater. The orches
tra is ably assisted by Beatrice Barlow
Dierke as soloist.
Several years ago there were attempts
made to establish an orchestra here, but
as they depended only upon the chance
box-office receipts for financial support, it
was found impossible to carry out the
good intentions of those interested. This
year the business management, under
Sirs. Edna B. Jones, has raised a fund to
defray the expenses, by subscription. The
constantly increasing interest and patron
age of musical affairs convinced the mu
sicians that the time was opportune to
ask the public to co-operate with them
nd establish an orchestra that will not
only be a satisfaction to the musicians,
but a pride to Portland. It seems entirely
Jn keeping with the wonderful strides
Portland is taking In commercial lines to
fre able now to support her own orchestra,
as do most large cities throughout the
country. This worthy movement has been
started by such prominent men as W. D.
"Wheelwright, Paul "Wessinger. Theodore
B. Wilcox, Dr. Jonah B. "Wise, I. N.
Fleischner, K. D. Inman. Dr. A. A. Morri
son, Walter J. Burns, C. T. Adams, J.
Wesley L&dd. W. B. Ayer, and others.
These subscribers are a few of the many
who have given their hearty approval and
substantial support to help carry the or
chestra through the present season, but
the success of the whole plan will rest
a.-pon the general public, and it is hoped
the efforts of all concerned will be re
warded by a full house next Friday after
noon at the first concert.
The orchestra is under the efficient lead
ership of Charles DIerke, who needs no
introduction to Portland. Mr. DIerke Is a
cultivated musician who is peculiarly
adapted to the work of conducting by
virtue of his sympathetic and genial na
ture as well as his thorough knowledge
of music. Mr. Dierke has surrounded him
self with 40 of the best musicians In the
city, who are capable of interpreting the
most difficult programmes. Mrs. DIerke
Js admirably equipped to serve as soloist.
She has technical skill and strong musical
temperament. In the Liszt B'-major con
certo, which Mrs. Dierke will play with
the full orchestra accompaniment, ample
range Is given to show her mastery of
technique as well am her tone color. There
Is a strain running through this number
played by Mrs. DIerke so delicately it
suggests a lacy fabrlo or rainbows and
waterfalls, and then rushes on with a
tumultuous vigor, all of which she inter
prets with such spontaneity that she con
vinces one of her wonderful power and
understanding. The work of the orchestra
in this number is delightful. Mrs.
Annual Spring Music Festival
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Three Hundred Will
THE annual Spring Musical Festival,
o be given" at the Armory on April
0, 11, 12, promises to be -the most
notable event ever given In the -Northwest.
It will consist of the famous Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra of 65 musicians,
under the direction of the world-renowned,
conductor, Adolph Rosenbecker, together
with a local chorus of 300 voices, which
has been rehearsing for the past three
months under tho direction- of Professor
"W. H. Boyer of this city. Four noted
vocal soloLsts from the Bast, Mrs. Gene
vieve Clark Wilson, soprano; Mrs. Rose
3ut1gpr Gannon, contralto; John B. Mil
lar, tenor, and Arthur Middlcton, basso.
Kdlth Maxaru Gray, planiste: Jan Van
Oordt, solo violinist and conccrtmelster;
Franz Wagnr-r, cello soloist and assistant
conductor. The following programme will
be given: '"Fair Ellen." by Max Bruch;
story of "The Siege of Lucknow," pre
ceded by a grand orchestra concert on
the opening night, Friday. April 10. Satur
day afternoon a popular orchestra con
cert for school children of the city. Satur
day night a grand orchestra concert, to
be followed by "The Swan and the Sky
lark." by A. Goring Thomas. Sunday
fternoon (Palm Sunday) Handel's "Mes
siah," and Sunday night a grand orches
tra concert, with vocal and instrumental
soloists. Without any doubt this will be
the most pretentious musical affair that
Portland has ever witnessed. Musical
people from all parts of the state are
v planning to attend.
CTiorua rehearsals of the Musical Festi
val chorus are held every Monday and
"Wednesday nights at 8 o'clock, at fillers
liall. Park and Washington streets. All
chorus members are asked to attend regu-Jarly.
BOY OF EIGHT SINGS BASS
Itcmnrkable Freak of Nature Found
in English Town.
LONDON. March 21. (Special.) Joseph
Williams, the 8-year-old son of a deco
rator living in the Malda Vale district,
is the most remarkuble boy in London.
At the age of 7 his voice "broke," and
tecanie sapulchrally bass, and now. at
the age of 8, he is the possessor ndt only
of a full-grown man's voice, but of a
budding mustache. He has proved a
sore puxsle to 13 doctors, including the
late Sir William Broatlbent, who have
examined him and pronounced him a
"freak of nuture." This very precocious
boy was "discovered" by Parry Cole,
the organist of a church in Malda Vale,
nnd the composer of several light operas
and songs.
The boy came to him to have his voice
tried for the church choir, and Mr. Cole
at once noticed that the boy. whose
birth certificate he can produce, pos
4 sossed a deep bass voice. Parry Cole
became so Interested In the case that he
made an arrangement with the parents
of the boy to teach him singing for seven
THE WEEK IN PORTLAND
plot. Ned Danvers has selected the home
of the banker for plunder, Xnd as a pre
caution has had hU trusted pal installed
In the house as-a servant. Ned Danvers
enters with his assistance, and has Just
completed the robbery of the house, when
lie is surprised by the sudden entrance
of the daughter. Rscape being out of
the Question, he takes his cue from a
dropped exclamation of the frightened
girl, and assumes the role of detective,
declaiming volubly his intention to pro
tect her from house-breakers, whom hs
assumes mill try and enter.
His dialogue with the girl is interrupted
by the return of the family, and he is in
troduced as Ned Danvers, detective, and
is so accepted by all save Sherlock
Holmes, who has his suspicions, and the
Ilot develops a rivalry between the two
that furnishes the thread of the story,
and Incidentally keeps a battle of wits
on between the pair. Ned Danvers plans
n. robbery of the local bank, and with
fonsummate audacity implicates the
banker, who arrives as he is finishing the
lajtk. then telephones the police, who
come with Holmes, to find apparently
the capitalist and Danvers the rtrst on
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MRS. BEATRICE BARLOW DIERKE, PIAXO SOLOIST WITH PORT
LAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Dierke 'a personal popularity, coupled with
her undoubted ability, will help wonder
fully In making this first concert a suc
cess, and the success of this first concert
will do so much towards making our or
chestra a permanent organization. The
programme for the first concert is as fol
lows: Charles DIerke. Conductor.
Beatrice JMerke, Soloist.
Coronation March Glacomo Meyerbeer
years. Joseph is tail for his age and
sturdy and amazingly solemn. He is
very dark and on the upper lip is a well
detlned mustache, which his mother
cuts for him now and then. He is ex
tremely intelligent and has a voice of
immense power. He sang a patriotic
song entitled "Queen Victoria," com
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the scene and the culprits flown. Holmes,
however, is not t be hoodwinked by the
clever thief, and attempts to place him
under arrest, but he turns the tables on
the sleuth and escapes. He is subsequent
ly cornered in the home of the banker,
where he has gone to say a last good-bye to
the daughter, with whom he has fallen in
love, and despite his revelation that he
is a thief she shields hlra and assists
him in his escape, which is brought to a
halt at a suburban railway station, where
Holmes has him cornered, and things are
assuming a bad look for the cracksman,
when he springs a dramatic surprise on
the man-taker, and, making a dash for
the detective's auto, escapes, taking with
him the girl, who goes a willing captive.
The piece is particularly fascinating, with
many comedy situations and scenic sur
prises. LECTURE BY" AMUNDSEN.
Discoverer of Northwest Passage at
the Heilig Saturday Night.
Captain Roald Amundsen,- the great
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6yrnphony No. &. . . . Ludwl tob Beethoven
Arwiant Con Moto Allegrro
Concerto for pianoforte ........ Frans Liszt
(Allegro Maesto Tempo Giusto. Quasi
Adagio, Allegretto Vivace, Allegro Ani
mato). .
Introduction to the third act from Lohen
grin -. ..Richard Wagner
Lo Cygne Saint Saens
Pap 111 one Moris Rosenthal
Etude Paul do Schlozer
Slavonic rance. .- Anton. Dvorak
Held in April
Be Heard at the Armory.
posed by Parry Cole, and the power of
his voice would have made a Socialist
on Clapham Common green with envy.
Then he sang a scale and reached the C
in the bass clef. At present his ear ts
poor, but .Parry Cole believes that he
has in this, boy a Tupil who will one day
become a great "basso profundo.
THEATERS
Arctic explorer, will deliver his famous
Illustrated lecture at the Heilig Theater,
Saturday. March 38, at 8 o'clock. The
subject is "Conquering the Northwest
Passage."
The Washington papers lately contained
long accounts of the annual banquet of
the National Geographic Society, which
took place in the large ballroom of the
New Willard Hotel.
Captain Roald Amundsen was the guest
of honor and the whole function took
upon itself the character of a grand per
sonal ovation for the intrepid Norwegian
explorer such as has eeldom been be
stowed by the upper tendom in the Capital
upon a foreign scientist.
The Vice-President of the United States.
Mr. Fairbanks, on behalf of the society
handed Captain Amundsen their large
gold medal, which had been specially en
graved with a suitable deeicm. This medal
weighs $250 worUi of gold and on one
side has the Arctic map with a beautiful
emerald set at the point of the North
magnetic pole. In this way the society
wished to emphasize the credit it gives to
Amundsen for his work in locating the
pole.
This medal Is the highest scientific dis-
tlnciion that can fall to a discoverer in
the United States, for the society is the
biggest in the world, counting more than
30.000 members and the medal has only
been given to one man before Amundsen,
as it was given last year to Commander
Peary.
Amongst the 400 guests could be seen all
the members of the diplomatic corps, the
highest officers in the Army and Navy
and all the noted scientists of Washington.
"THE BURGOMASTER" COMIXG
Favorite Musical Comedy at Heilig
Theater Next Sunday Night. i
The Heilig- Theater's announcement 1
for four nights, starting with next Sun- '
day, March 29, with a special Wednes-
day matinee, will be Plxley and Lu- ,
dors' musical comedy. "The Burgomas
ter," with Gusj Weinburgr and Ruth
White in the parts of the Burgomaster
and "Willie. Both these artists are par
ticularly well known to local theater
goers, and the engagement promises to
be highly successful- "The Burgo
master." always the best and merri
est of the many Fixley and Luders suc
cesses, has been gone over and rewrit
ten by these popular composers and
comes out in an entirely new dress.
All of ths original song hits have been
retained, and several new ones intro
duced. Manager "William P. Cullen,
under whose direction the present tour
is given, has given the present produc
tion a sumptuous mounting, every
thing being entirely new In the way of
scenery, costuming and electrical ef
fects.' The last act of the piece has
been entirely eliminated and a new one
put in.
MART MAXNERTNG COMING
Beautiful, Charming Actress "Will
Present Delightful Comedy.
No attraction presented in Portland
this season has provoked so much com
ment as the coming of Mary Manner
ing, in her new play, "Glorious Betsy,"
at the Heilig Theater, April 2, 3 and 4.
It has absorbed the Interest of soci
ety and the theatergoing public. in gen
eral, and the Shuberts have been most
untiring in their efforts to give Miss
Mannerlng a splendid company and a
beautiful production. The story runs
as follows: This new play has for its
central figure that radiant belle of
yesterday, Betsy Patterson, whose
beauty and ambition made for her one of
the most remarkable careers ever at
tained by an American woman. From
the position of a Baltimore belle whose
wit, pride and rather daring independ
ence made her the admiring comment
of all fashionable society in America,
she sprang suddenly into International
notice by hfr marriage with Jerome
Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon,
just at the time when he was proclaimed
Emperor of the French.
"RAEFIiES" OPENS XEXT WEEK
High Royalty Play to Follow at the
Baker, Opening Next Sunday.
"Raffles," the gentleman thief, who
was a member in high standing among
the best English society, and who plied
his dangerous calling to their loss,
will be seen at the Baker Theater all
week, beginning next Sunday matinee,
March 29.
This is one of the highest-royalty
plays of the entire season, and one that
is seldom produced by stock compa
nies, but is simply in line with the
many big offerings patrons of the
Baker have been getting and have been
promised for the rest of this season,
to the very close.
Kyrle Bellow, probably the greatest
matinee idol of the country, was the
original Raffles, alid after playing a
long run In New York, came West and
was seen here in it. Since then It has
been played here by S. Miller Kent,
the latter having appeared at the
Heilig Theater not so very long ago.
Mr. Alison will, of course, play the
star part at the Baker, and from an
actor of his well-known ability and
long experience, a perfectly artistic
performance may be expected.
MASTER VIOMN1ST BOOKED
Pantages Secures Eminent Star to
Follow MacDowell Engagement.
Melbourne MacDowell, the noted star,
as the feature of the week Just ending
and Makmurl, the celebrated Russian
violinist, as the feature of the new bill
opening Monday. That is a record to be
envied by the very best houses of the
entire country.
MacDowell. with Virginia Drew Tres
cott. In "The Oath," have scored a big
success during their engagement, which
is just now closing at Pantages. Never
have those two stars been seen to bet
ter advantage and their success in vau
deville here is to be numbered among
their many triumphs on the stage.
Crowded and appreciative audiences
have attended every performance and
many people have been turned away
nightly. Despite the enormous salary
lists, the price of admission has been
the same, and there will be no increase
for Makmuri's engagement through the
new week.
The programme supporting MacDowell
and Miss Trescott is made up of acts
that measure well up to the high stand
arid maintained by this leading-vaudeville
house. Carlisle and Baker, the
"colored aristocrats," have an excellent
turn, Kauffman brothers are unexcelled
in their burlesque work, Matthews and
Harris scored with their "Adam the Sec-,
ond." and, in short, the .bill was all that
could be wished throughout. Those who
have not been should try to get in today,
by all means. If ndt able to get in at tne
first performance, try the second.
Makmurl, the distinguished master of
the violin who Is featured on the new
bill, is well worthy of that distinction.
It cost a bunch of money to lure him
into vaudeville, but the salary roll is
quite a secondary ( matter with the
Pantages circuit. He comes here direct
from the Orpheum circuit, after a long
list of tremendous successes. The op
portunity of hearing a real master with
out paying U per seat is one that will
be taken advantage of on a large scale,
no doubt.
Another worthy feature will be W. A.
Speer and troupe, in the dramatic
sketch. "Jockey Jones." This is a lively
little piece, . novel and put on by capable
performers.
The original Dlerick trio have a
weight-lifting. Juggling and acrobatic act
that calls for a fat salary. They have
played the best circuits, and while new
here, they come with the highest recom
mendations. Murphy Andrews and company, in a
comedy singing act. have many things
that are new and Lambert and Pierce,
as blackface comedians are widely and
favorably known. Jean Wilson will sing
a new Illustrated song and the biograph,
as usual, will reel off something in the
moving picture line you haven't seen be
fore. All In all. the new show will be
worth your while. Pantages has set a
new pace in Western vaudeville and In
tends keeping It up The circuit is mak
ing money and isn't afraid to spend it.
Announcement will be made shortly of
plans for the finest-equipped theater in
the city of Partland, 'barring none.
NOTED ARTISTS AT THE GRAND
Vaudeville Bill of Great Variety
Starts at Tomorrow's Matinee.
Advanced vaudeville has little better
to offer than the bill which the Grand
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Largest stock of trusses on
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SECOND FXOOR.
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FIRST FLOOR.
Goblets, Hoare cut, Lily pattern, regular
$12.75 ; half-dozen : . 9.05
Goblets, Hoare cut, Lily pattern, regular
$16.00; half-dozen $12.10
Claret Glasses, reg. $13.50; half dozen $9.15
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LARGEST RETAIL DRUGSTOKE IN THE UNITED STATES
will present this week, starting with the
matinee tomorrow. A number of noted
vaudeville artists are in the collection of
entertainers and the bill ranges from
legitimate dramatic playlets to comedy
sketches with songs and dances. For the
top of the bill the management an
nounce Anita Hendrie. David Miles and
company in the Western tabloid drama,'
The Marshall." It is a little melodrama,
with the scenes placed In Colorado. T. H.
Davis, author of the piece, has con
densed Into this little drama the essence
of a four-act play. It is one of the most
complete miniature melodramas In vaude
ville. Laughter Is the specialty of the
Sldonias. One Is an eccentric tramp and
the other a golf girl. This act visited
Portland a long time ago and made good
down to the last line. The act is reported
as being better than ever, which will be
going some. Vera De Bassinl is styled
the Italian nightingale by musical critics
and she is also known as the human
violin, because of her ability to perfectly
reproduce the sweetest strains of that In
strument. Vera will introduce her. Imi
tation violin playing during her engage
ment at the Grand.
Frank Hayes and Anna Suits are
duetists and exponents of eccentric danc
ing. As fancy steppers they can win a
medal in any terpsichorean contest. The
Grace- Tempest Trio consists of Miss
Tempest, assisted by James Dunn and
Stanley Warner. This act consists of
singing and dancing specialties, plenty of
them and each executed with skill and
ginger.
LOtta Meaney and company wlil be seen
in a comedy sketch of life on the East
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POULTRY POWDER.
People who care well for their
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Try "Prof. Wlngr's" Poultry Pow
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CONDITION POWDERS.
For horses, cattle, sheep and swine.
The 'Derby." which is sold at
reg-. price 25c per package, we will,
as an inducement, make you at 19c
each, six for $1.00, for three days.
These Are Bargains Don't Miss
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FIRST FLOOR.
Celery Trays, reg. $6.60 $4.95
Water Jugs, reg. $14.50 $10.65
8- inch Bowls, reg. $7.70 $6.10
9- inch Bowls, reg. $11.00 $8.25
Plates, reg. $5.50 $3.47
Plates, reg. $7.00 $6.23
Covered Comport, regular $14.30 $10.05
a Turkish
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ed by physicians
and which cost
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for a few cents
Prices $4.00, $5.00,
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SECOND FLOOR.
Side in New York, called "The Bowery
Bud." This Is filled with fun and melody
and possesses a few character touches
such as can be found nowhere else in the
For the second week of her engagement
Seadle Seaward will sing a new senti
mental ballad with illustrations, ajid the
Montressa motion waves will deal with
a novel subject.
Queen to Have Bungalow.
LONDON. March 21. (Special.) The
of the suffering and danger in store for her, robs the expectant mother
of all pleasant anticipations of the coming event, and casts over her
thadow of gloom which cannot be shaken off. Thousands of womea
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A large stock of invalid
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ing all the latest makes- We
have both self-propelling and
chairs for street use. Prices
from $25.00 to $45.00.
FIRST FLOOR.
For a few days only
we are' making sharp
reductions on a num
ber of cut glass sets
and pieces. Economi
cal buyers will do well
to take notice.
Queen is having built for her convenience
this Summer a small bungalow on the
foreshore between Sandringham and
Hunstanton irf a very secluded part.
Hitherto the Queen has suffered from
lack of accommodation there, and twice
last Summer she got very wet before she
could reach shelter from rain. This bun
galow is not designed for sleeping pur
poses, and will be used principally for
the serving of lunches and teas.
Is aa ordeal which all
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