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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.
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WEEK'S , BILL AT THE IiVRIC.
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"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,
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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."