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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1908)
DI l "T r : ' 6- BMP sii .ttei-t.. ...... v - v' itWHKi Mvs4 ::4 yk -VJ ...V- I- ;'ft'' l-il-- M-Jph-' (6 i HE HAM TREE" played a suc cessful engagement at the Helllg during the forepart of the week. It is a highly satisfactory musical enter tainment. Captain Hobson delivered his remark able lecture on Thursday night. There will be nothing at the Heilig until next Thursday, when Wilton Lack aye will offer 'The Bondman" for three nights and a matinee. The Baker players gave "Sherlock Holmei" a good performance and pleased the patrons. This afternoon Izetta Jewel will resume the position of leading woman and will appear In Amelia Bingham's role in "The Climbers." At the Lyric "From Sire to Son" will continue this afternoon and tonight. changing to "Under the Magnolias" to- ! morrow night. The Armstrong company will put on "The Bathing Girls" at the Star this af ternoon for a week, while the vaudeville bills at 1 the Grand and Marquara will change tomorrow. "THE CLIMBERS' BAKER Clyde Fitch's Society Play to Open This Afternoon for the Week. There will be the most superb array of elegant gowns worn by the ladies of the Bakfr Stock Company in "The Climbers." this week,- that has ever been seen' on the static of this popular playhousa. "The Climbers" will open this ufternon and it is, perhaps, tho best of all the 50 successful plays from the pen of America's noted playwright; Clyde Kltch. It is likewise one of the most expensive to staple, both from the standpoint of the manager and the uctor, for besides the costly clothes necessary to properly dress the differ ent parts, the ' royalty, scenery and ptage settings are far above the aver age required for the usual run of plays. "The Climbers" is strictly a play of society hiyh society the life which Fitch probably has few equals and no superiors in picturing.. It is the story' of a youriff married couple, Blanche; and Dick Sterling. By a . series, of reckless speculating Dick has ruined them both. In confiding her troubles to her husband's beat friend circum--stances arise that cast Buspidon upon Blanche, which reach a oulmlnatjon when Iick discovers them, together -at a country place, where they have met during a snow storm, and falsely ac cuses his wife, swearing that he will never meet her a.itain. The play, with all its heavy somberness, has a vein of bright and cheerful comedy, and has always been an Immense success with theater goers. Miss Izetta Jewel, who became so popular playing a short en gagement with the company recently, returns to take her place as leading woman and will bo s'adly welcomed by patrons of the Baker Stock Com pany, the majority of whom have shown a marked preference for her above all others this season. Mil. WILTON LACKAYE. Distinguished American Actor Will Begin Engagement at lleilig. Mr. Wilton Lackaye, returning to Portland after an absence of more than two years, will be seen next Thurs day night, in the HeiliK Theater. In his new role of Jason of the North In Hall Calne's play, called "The Bondman," a dramatization of the Manx writer's well-known novel of that title, which has been "standard" In the esteem of fiction-lovers here and in Great Brit ain for the last 20 years. It is curious to find Calne, after winning laurels as a playwright with such recent works as "The Christian" and "The Eternal City," reverting to his earliest book, first published in 1888, for a theme for a play; but the results to date would seem to be his vindication in the mat ter. His dramatization of "The Bond man" ran all last season in London, di viding the time between Drury Lane Theater, where It was produced on September 26, 1906, and the Adelphl Theater, whither it was removed at Christmas, and where the long run ended on May 31 last. That Mr. Lackaye has a strong ro mantic role in that of Jason readers of the novel do not need to be told. He Is said to have met with a great deal of success in the play, In which ha ,haleen. touring since last Septem ber. When his manager, Mr. William A. Brady, imported the play for Mr. Lackaye's use, he arranged at the same time to bring over the original Drury Lane settings, dresses, effects, etc. As these were brought Into the country under bond and must be returned not later than August 11 next, this will be Mr. Lackaye's last, as It has been his first, season In "The Bondman." Here Is one actor whose past achieve ments on our stage always insure a warm- welcome on Ms return. He is, without question, the foremost player of strongly-defined genre roles we now possess, and he has left an im press on the stage of his day by virtu of his acting In such powerful and widely-contrasted roles as Svengall in "Trilby," Curtis Jadwln In "The. Pit," Jefferson Stockton In "Aristocracy," Reb Shemuel In "Children of the Gret- to, Fetroneus In the original New York City and Boston cast of Vadis," Jean Valiean in ables," and. Brinker In Magdalen." The play is divided into four acts of five scenes, laid, In the order given, in the living-room of the Manx farm, in the dooryard of the same, in the pal ace of the Governor of Sicily, in the Sicilian sulphur mines, and on Lonely Island, where Jason makes his final sacrifice of ' liberty, that the woman he loves may be happy with the man he had sworn to kill. Miss Elsie Ferguson, a newcomer In the ranks of our leading women, will be seen as Greeba, the role acted in the long London run" of the play by Mis'. Patrick Campbell. Miss Ferguson has been . the subject, of a great deal of praise wherever she has been seen in this role with Mr. Lackaye. Mr. Ethelbert Hales, Mr.idney Ayres, Mr. Hall de Forreet, Mr. H. D. Byers. Mr. Charles C. Brandt, Mr. Griffith Wray, Mr. James Boshell, Miss Sue Danvers, Miss Alexandra Phillips, Miss Kather ine Wallace, Miss Blanche Neipllng and Mrs. Byers are among the 49 persons in the cast. "The Bondman" will be repeated on Friday and Saturday nights, at 8:15 o'clock, and Saturday afternoon nt 2:15. Seats for the engagement will be ready next Tuesday morning. : ; . : r- '. '! ' WEEK'S , BILL AT THE IiVRIC. ' -. ' , t , "Under the Magnolias'' to Be Pre . .sen'ted by Allen Stock Company. .Life in the Southland, a 'romance with scenes connected with a "typical race track, furnish the background for "Under the Magnolias," the play that Is to be pre sented at the Lyric this week, beginning tomorrow night. The play is constructed along new lines and has Its first production In Portland at t'his theater. In the plot the campaign for the election of a Southern Colonel to the State Senate gives opportunity for bringing out typical characters of the land of Dixie, and the romanct a graceful love story where the colonel's political opponent is a suitor for the hand of his daughter, but is unsuccessful. The young man who meets with, favor in the eyes of the young woman Is the foreman of the plantation, and Is a strony. manly chap who wins his bride against great obstacles. Miss Felton Is cast in the congenial part of the young Southern beauty, the colonel's daughter; Forrest Seabury as the oid colonel is certain to please as the ex-warrior; Revelle Urquhart will essay the manly young foreman and W. L. Walling has the "heavy." Mrs. Clara Allen has a comedy part as an old negro mammy an Charles Ayres and Miss Marie Thompson will do a large part in making fun, while Miss Ella Houghton has the doubled parts of witch and "jockey." From every indication this production will make one of the most decided hits or tne season. This afternoon and tn. night the last two performances of "From sire to son-' will be given, MUSICAL COMEDY AT STAR Armstrong Company Will Present "The Bathing Girls" Today. Musical comedy at the Star Theater at popular prices is a success. This much has been proven conclusively during the week just past. The Armstrong Musical Comedy Company will, commencing to day, present "The Bathing Girls" for the benefit of the fun-loving people of Port land. .... Undsr the new policy at the Star The ater there is a daily matinee and two per formances each evening. The night shows begin promptly at 7:30 and 9:15 o'clock. This makes three performances a day ables," and. Brinker In "A Modern I , - , f rf - " r 'jf 1 tta r C i B 'W 4 1 IKS THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, "Quo . E ft , - f 1 .7, Y'f . iA ,J na yi-t ' "L,es Miser- I "-s 11 I V. f x 2 s 1 . UV 1 XV;;:r k ' ' ; . A W y . . and . enables every one. to see these merry musical performances. If you cannot at tend the matinee or the .first night show there Is still a "later one. One matter has been disposed of beyond question during the week, the public took more than kind ly :to the new class of entertainment at the Star. Those who attended, and they numbered many thousand all told, were of one voice In praising the show. It is a distinct Innovation to eee this kind of show at such reasonable prices. "The Bathing Girls" will be as clever and amusing as was "A, Scotch High Ball," the opening attraction. " Each week at the Star during the engagement of this organization, there will be something new, a new musical comedy, up to date, with specialties, songs and fun generally. These will be-supplemented with vaude ville turns, the whole being designed for a rattling good fun show for an hour and a half. The Armstrong company has convinced the amusement seekers that they have real comedians In the Armstrong broth ers and a pretty, gingery and well dressed chorus of energetic and youthful girls. With tbla foundation, the enter tainment runs with a snap and never loses interest. "The Bathing Girls" will have as one of the big features the Musical Bennetts, blackface melody art ists. Musical bellboys and fresh, local gags, captivating girls and plenty of life will make "The Bathing Girls" a show which cannot but make good. The Star habit is a good habit to acquire and the Star .will soon be recognized as the only home of popular priced musical comedy In Portland. This is the only company of the kind on the Coast. "MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE Llebler & Co. Present Company at Heilig on Way to Australia. "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." with Its carefully selected Australian company of character artists, which comes to the Heilig Theater May 14, 15, 16. Is a dramatization by Anne Crawford Flexner of Alice ; Hegan Rice's two stories, one of the same name and the other called "Lovey Mary," under the management of Llebler & Co..' the Ameri can producers, and J. C. Williams, the eminent '.Australian, ., manager. T..VMra. Wiggs" will make a 30 weeks' tour of Australia, opening His Majesty's"' Thea ter, Melbourne, on June 15 "with the same company which com?s to the Heliig. The play Itself Is both entertaining and an illustration of the beauty, nobility and wide-reaching power of gentleness and unselfish effort to do good. .That poor product of the cabbage patch, her self often at the erfd of her resources, never oould turn the wretches from her door. Included In the specially selected com pany which opens in Melbourne, Austra lia, on June 15 are such favorites as Blanche Chapman as Mrs. Wiggs, Helen Lowell in her original role of Mis' Hazy, John Weber as Mr. Stubbins, Miss Craig Randall -as- Lovey Mary, Helene Ray mond as Mrs. Elchorn, Jennie Relffarth as Mrs. Schutz, May McManus as Asia, 'S4CG7CAL C0SZEZ?yG?. Mignon Douglass as Miss Lucy and Mas ter Francis Holmes as Little Tommy. "The Heir to" the Hoorah." The announcement that the Baker Stock Company will present Paul Armstrong's popular Western comedy, "The Heir, to tho Hoorah." for the week following "The Climbers," will be received with pleasure and interest. This will be the first popular-priced production of the piece here, it having Just been released for stock purposes, and, of course, at once seised upon by Manager Baker for the benefit of his patrons. The great number of real ly high-class plays presented by the Baker Stock Company this year has caused a lot of favorable comment, and the way they are presented Is also the source of praise and congratulation from all sides. "The Heir to the Hoorah" will commence next Sunday matinee. Among other things It will serve to introduce that famous Gleason heir. PAXTAGES NEW BILXIXG. Star Acts Secured lor Second Week . at Marqnam Grand. Pan tapes' attractions at the Marquam Grand Theater drew capacity houses all week. The facilities of the big and attractive theater, combined with what was, without doubt, the best vaudeville bill ever seen In Portland, drew the theater-going public out in crowds. And all voted the bill which is. Just now coming to an end well worth turning out for. Willie Zimmerman, the eminent impersonator of famous composers and orchestra leaders, was the feature of the year, his work be ing really arttetlc and not the cheap caricature of venerable men such as some of his alleged competitors give. Otherwise the bill is an all-star affair, made up of acts of unequaled merit. Pantages does not Intend to lapse. Even In the face of the tremendous ex pense of practically rebuilding the Fourth-etreet house and maintaining the Marquam Grand the expenditures for suitable acts will be even higher than ever before. Excellence Is the aim of Manager Johnson, and since the Pantages circuit has the money to spend and believes it good policy to provide the best, even on a small mar gin of profit, the best is assured. The new bill, which opens Monday, will be quite as deserving of public consideration as the bill juat ending, and in some respects more so. A topline act has been provided calculat ed to create a sensation. ' The act Is MAY 3. 1903. sr.zEAr stock co st r-&z y7?sc. Big Jeff, a new and powerful boxing Kangaroo Just imported from Australia. This kangai oo, a fine type of its species.- stands elgt feet, and' would rather box than eat. It actually looks forward to its boxing bouts with a pro fessional boxer who has been hired to go against the animal. And It keeps him moving -to keep from being knocked out, for the big kangaroo is no slouch at the fighting game. The Multnomah Club can get some very excellent Ideas by watching the system of the fighting kangaroo. The Golden Gate quintet is provided as a second feature. These five people are darkles and perhaps the best com edy quintet entertainers on the vaude ville stage. To see their character im personations of Chinese is in itself an uproar of fun. Their singing and danc ing Is unexcelled. You will enjoy their act. Francis Dooley and company sing the very latest New York songs, bringing with them everything in the song line that's new In Gotham. The great Klnseners. equilibrists, bal ance "everything from wagon wheels to feathers." As Indicated by the fact of their presence on the Pantages circuit, they are the best in their business. Mass May Evans, whistling soubrette, has a novel and taking act. Jacqueline and her "twa Scotch kilties" likewise have something novel in a singing, danc ing and bagpipe act. Jean Wilson will sing a new Illustrated song and the biograph will present the usual Installment of new and meritorious moving pictures. VARIETY OF ACTS AT GRANS New Vaudeville BUI Is Made Up of High-Class Novelties. Following up the great vaudeville enter tainment of the past week, Sullivan and Considine will give another programme of surpassing merit at the Grand the ensu ing week, commencing tomorrow after noon. On this new bill are assembled vaudeville artists of unquestioned reputa tion. It Is also one of the most expensive programmes In local vaudeville history. There Is nothing parsimonious about this bill and the patrons of vaudeville will find It to their liking. As the top attraction, the management will present the Marco twins, conceded to be one of the fuunlest acts in vaude ville. The Marco twins have played every first-class theater of coitsequence In this country or" Europe. They give the public something to laugh at, and this accounts for their success. One twin is about ten feet tall and the other Is little more than a dwarf. The act is unique and the contrast In the size of the twins is one reason for many of the laughs. In the wide field of vaudeville there is not a duplicate of this act. For the special added attraction there will be Porter J. White and company. They will produce a little dramatic sketch entitled "The Visitor." It Is now the correct and fashionable caper to have one dramatic tabloid on every vaudeville programme and "The Visitor" will not be found wanting, especially since It is being played by such an artist as the original Porter J. White. Clara Thropp, a recruit from the operatic world, is a singing comedienne who will have a place on the new programme. Miss Thropp was for merly Identified with a number of high class operatic companies. The Ascott-Eddy trio have an acro batic comedy act, which is said to be nothing less than great. The Alpha trio is another act with a reputation for mak ing good. The trio are novelty hooproll ers. There are other hooprollers, but wail until you see the Alphas. Fred Bauer will have a new song and F. F. Montress a late Parisian moving picture. Today Is the last opportunity to see Henri French in his impersonations of famous music masters, and the rest of the all-star bill. NORRIS & ROWE CIRCUS. Great Show Will Be Seen in Port- land May II and 12. In its issue of Monday, January 13, the Evening Bulletin of San Francisco said: "The Greater Norrls & Rowe circus, museum, menagerie, hippo drome and congress of nations began an Indefinite engagement in the large Auditorium building, situated and oc cupying the block at the corner of Fillmore and Page streets. The per formances given were a revelation, and mark a. new era In the evolution and transformation of this class of amuse ment. The large audiences were taken by surprise at the magnitude and ex cellence of the entertainment furnished. Among the performers, and there are upwards of 200 of them, appear the names of artiste of International repu tation. Among them being the Peer less Potters, aerlalists; the Honey Mora troupe, aerlalists;' the McDonald family, bicyclists; the Orton troupe, wire walkers, .clowns. Jugglers and trapeze artists; the Suigomoto family, Japanese performers; Herzog's high schooled horses, direct from their long run at the Hippodrome, New York City; Geisler's comedy and dancing " ele phants; Rumleyjs trained Siberian , bears, staghounds, llamas, zelirna and other animals In a big combination act; Setter's educated Shetlands; Mile. Fini's Arabian stallions and the wonderful Plzinl troupe. All these acts have ap peared with the big European circuses and hippodromes, and any one of them would be strong enough for the fea ture of any show. The riders are Itose Dockrlll, Miss Castello, Mile. Fini, Nol le Ashton, George Holland, Frank Mil ler, Austin King, John Deere. Mickey Feeley and William Gllson. The per formances are first-class In every re spect, and if Norris & Rowe dont play to standing room at every performance, they will not receive what is due them." - The date of exhibition in this city is set for Monday and Tuesday, May 11 and 12, afternoon and night. The per formances will be the same as those given In San Francisco In every partic ular, and to which 279.873 persons paid admission to see during the 'phenoml nal run of 60 performances In that city of the big clrcuB. By arrangement with the big amusement combine, Norrls & Rowe will be the only big circus to visit this section this season. Social Club Presents Drama. The Social Club of Sacred Heart Church presented the "Old Dairy Homestead," a drama In three acts. The performance was entertaining and delighted the audience. The charac ters engaged did remarkably well, and every one of the largo audience ex pressed entire satisfaction. M, J. Sohonus, "a detective in disguise," per formed his part with much natural shrewdness. J. Urquhart, "the schem er," acted his part with great cunning. W. Heitkemper was excelient,ln a com edy role. Tom Sweeney, as "a farm er," showed great versatility. Tom Sundercock, "the little brown con stable," took his part with precision and nicety. Nan Mann, as an old Irish girl, gave an excellent impersonation. Mary Washer made a digniiied and re fined appearance. Carrie Cassidy sur prised the gathering by her winning ways and naturalness. Agnes Heitkem per made a hit as an old nmid. She was the life of the play, and showed 1S her appearance on the stage great self-possession and ability. The Rev. Father Bloch will speak on next Thursday In the hail of the Sacred Heart Church, on the historic places of Palestine, and exhibit his views of the Holy Land. The lecture will be Interesting and the photographs have been secured in Jerusalem. DRAMATIC NOTES. George Broadhurat has to date taken In llOd.OiN) In royalties on his play of "The ' Man of the Hour," In whlrh four companh-g have been acting since last AuEust. He nee, meanwhile, produced ix other playe, not one of which ha been unsuccL-ssfui. Miss Grace George, whose sprightly talent was shown here earlier in thH sason In "IJlvorcona," is about to Eive some Chicago performances of "Sylvia of the L.etter." the comedy written for her by Jerome K. Jerome, the English wit and novelist. She will hold her new play by Clyde Fitch until September, when It will be acted in New York City. Both Louis Mann, who has made a name for himself In German Dialect nonsense, and Douglas Fairbanks, whom many critics re gard as the best light comedian now on (ho Bngllsh-epeaklng slater, will be added next jyeaccn to William A. Brady's list of starn. which now Includes Wilton Lackaye. iliss Orace Oeorge, Robert Muntell and MiM Phoebe XJavles. . " 'Way Down East." at the Aldwych Theater, has enabled another well-known American actress to achieve ptiennal ucce,d In London. A cable received recently quotes the London Times as baying: "Phoebe Davies gives to an old stage type new life and Infinite charm. Her pensive facial exprtiou, syn.patlK-tic titnhie f voice, quiet dignity, agiecibie presence and significance of K'tsturw coinuiiie to L-rtate a deep and agreeable iuiprett.-'ln. Mi Uavles I one of the moei tyatisiying actresses that America has sent us." Miss Elsie Ferguson, a stranger to play goers in Portland, will be the Oreebtt of "The Bondman," when, next Thursday night. In the Helllg Theater. Vt iton Laukave n.st gives the new Hall Calne piav In this city. When Calne wrote the play for Drury Lane Theater he stipulated that Greiba should be acted there by Mrs. Patrick Campbell, who was. accordingly, engaged for the role, When. Calne sold the rlghte to "The Bondman" for the United States and Canada to William A. Brady, Mr. Lackaye's manager, he soUKht to make a provision that Mrs. Campbell be en gaged. As she had arranged to come here this season as a mar on tier own account, this was out of the quontton, even grant ing that either she or Mr. Lackaye would have consented to any such arrangement. Miss Ferguson was acting at the time In "The Earl of Pawtucket." in London; and the Manx novelist, after looking at her per formance, agreed with Mr. Brady that she would be the ideal Greeba.- From all ac counts, she has nfade a pronounced success In the role, and has left a pleasant memory of fresh talent and Kirlish aspect wherever Mr. Lackaye has appeared la "The Bondman."