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5 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 21, 1908. REVIVAL OF SHAKESPEARE DRAMA BY ROBERT MANTELL, TRAGEDIAN Famous Actor, Who Has Not Visited Portland in Decade, Coming to Heilig Theater in Long Repertoire of Plays. HEILIG THEATER ARQUAM New Week's Bill HEATER Big Features 14th AND WASHINGTON Stu. PHONES MAIN 1 and AU22 M T THE old-time theatergoer is In his glory just now. What he and his ancient comrades always refer to as the "halcyon days" of the drama, aro about to be restored, for he sees on the fences and in thp shop windows a long list of Shakesnerean plays. It includes "Macbeth." "Kins Lear." "King Richard III." "Hamlet," "Othello," "The Merchant of Venice," etc. It Is a lone time since they have been seen on the billboards, and certainly there has been no such for midable repertoire since the days of Edwin Booth. The man to whom the public is indebted for this opportunity of enjoying once more the sublime poetic sentiment, wisdom and philosophy of the master dramatist is Robert B. Mantel), who makes his advent in Portland next week for the first time in 10 or 12 years. Ifis presence oui?ht to be very welcome for it is due to his labors and study when he had to toil In the byways of his pro fession that the American stage can boast of the only Shakesperean tragedian of the clay. It is curious what impression one gets In reading over this Impressive list of tragedies. So potent and vivid is the genius of Shakespeare that when one reads his plays one appears to feel that he has seen them. The titles and the stories are so familiar to older theater goers that In course of time they Imagine they have really seen the stage produc tions and it Is astonishing that when they try to recall the actors they have seen they discover that they really have seen only a few on the stage. This is essential ly true of "King Lear" whose story of filial Ingratitude has touched the heart strings of people the world over. When Mr. Mantell revived "King Lear" in New York two seasons ago. it was the first time that the tragedy had been seen there in 27 years. The reason why it is seen so infrequently Is that there are few actors born who have the his trionic, artistic and physical attributes to successfully present the role, not to mention the power of poetic eloquence. Back In the early 70's Edwin Forrest, then in the last day? of his professional career, played the role. His wonderful power, robustness and vitality, made this grand old figure one of the vital por trayals of his time. It was not until some years later that Edwin Booth essayed the role. His extraordinary genius made the part Impressive, but his lack of physical power left something wanting In his im personation. The part was not to his liking and he played It only infrequently Just often enough to Impress the versa tility of his genius on stage annals. A California actor named Williams E. Ilk I- 4 I - v h - : i ffi : . 1-J , MAHTEIiIi -A3 OOOOOO JvlAUTELiii -AS .KINS JRICHAX1D HI. JfciAT-UjET 000 Sheridan made the part familiar on the Pacific Coast In the early 80's. but until the present revival by Mr. Mantell there has been no actor to play the part In the larger cities sufficiently often to place the tragedy in the stage repertoire of the present day. But at last this actor has appeared in the zenith of his fame and in the plenti tude of his powers to restore this sublime old King. Recognized in his earlier days as one of the handsomest men on the stage. Mr. Mantell has preserved the splendid physical vitality of his youth and is able to present not only the In spiring poetic quality of the role but he has the magnificent stature to give full expression to the personal pieKire of "King Lear" and give significance to his majestic line when dethroned from power and with crown and sceptre of straw he thunders: "I am every inch a King." When Mr. Mantell revived the tragedy in New York two "years ago it enjoyed a run of 11 weeks an extraordinary record for a Shakespearean play. It conveys a significant Impression of his successful presentation of the role. SOME BEAUTIFUL GOWNS WORN IN THE PLAY "CAUGHT IN THE RAIN Famous Directoire Costum e to Be Seen in Comedy in Which William Collier Is Starring. . ANY of the newest creations for stage costuming . are notable masterpieces of the dressmaker's art. The women of the cast In "Caughtj In the Rain," In which William Collier appears at the Hcillg Theater June 25. 26 and 27, wear some very chic frocks and frills. Ellen Mortimer's first gown is a lavender voile over lavender taffeta, deep tucks at the bottom, a shirred belt, the square neck piped with blue silk and filled in with cluny lace. Her hat Is a white lingerie, with trimming of blue ribbon loops and lavender flowers. In the Becond act she wears a stunning green satin directoire gown; the surplice cut waist Is filled In with chiffon, and the fdges outlined with pink satin which ends In a sash at the back; silver and gold' embroidery on bands of the satin also follow the surplice outline; she wear3 a handsome diamond brooch and carries a black and white silver spangled fan. The -next, a mountain costume, is a simple,1 white wool skirt fitted nicely over the! hips end buttoned on the left side, an outing waist of white silk, turned over collar, black four-in-hand tie and white shoes. Anne Bradley who plays the rola of Nellie Gardiner wears a green taffeta, a two-piece dress belted with the same ma terial, a lace guimpe, and large white hat trimmed with green feathers. The other gown for her appearance in the second act is a handsome white satin, plain, but stylish in cut and having a wide Empire girdle and sash of embroidered blue satin. Helena Collier-Garrick makes a chic ap pearance in a black French broadcloth, tlie long coat cut away in front lined with white satin, a white satin vest and small, close hat, with side trimming of white coque feathers. Her second gown Is an exquisitely fitting rich yellow velvet, a plain princess with sleeves of yellow chiffon, cut very low In the back and outlined with gold passementerie; gold wings are in the stylish coiffure. The next outfit she wears is a gr?en linen, a plaited skirt, the double-breasted pony coat trimmed with stitched bnds and large black buttons, a net lace blouse, a white felt hat with band of white chif fon, and one black quill thrust through, and black and green patent leathers. ' Jane Laurel Is artistically gowned in a light gray chiffon over gray silk, double ruffles of the material with a foil of gray silk run through the middle, set off the skirt; the square neck and short puffed sleeves are finished with the gray; si'.k, and girdle of the same holds th t fullness to the waist. Again, she looks aesthetic in an old blue French broad cloth, a stylish sweeping plain skirt, a wide silk girdle and short Empire eoaj braided In soutache, a white hat with blue feathers and flowers, over all a long light blue silk coat with angle sleevcsj Women will undoubtedly take a great interest In the gowns In "Caught in the Rain." OLD MASTERS IN PAWN Iondon Money-Lender Makes Huge Profit on Loan. LONDON'. June 20. (Special.) A London pawnbroker is congratulating" himself on having loaned $75 on seven old pictures to a needy customer, for when the pictures were not redeemed, the other day he discovered that the collection contains several old masters, which he hopes to dispose of to one of the many American art lovers who are always searching for treasures of this kind. He hirS. in fact, already re fused one offer of $13,000. "I lent the money mainly on the value of the frames," the pawnbroker said to me yesterday, "because ' they are so heavily encrusted with sold that I knew I could get my money back by sending them to the melting pot. The agreement expired In May, and all the. canvases became my property. I placed them In a lumber-room where they were acci dentally seen by a friend, who was look ing for antique furniture, and who told me he thought they might be valuable. "I immediately had them examined by two experts, who Rreed that the col lection contained several masterpieces. One of them offered nie $2500 for one painting, which he declared to be the "Martyrdom of St. Agnes." by Guarinl. The other expert offered me a very large amount for a small canvas a portrait of Josephus, by Raembrandt. 1 do not want to break up the collection and chall J j ' ' V 1 " W;V ad -i 'it I - - ? " I I I I !sfe;sPw I Iks & 74 :i f -Y' ' -" lm:f$iilW' ill 5 1 1 VmifrmAtf1!! . v.'. : - l T . X::-:- :: . .... .: - . . .:fro.-- I ANNE BRADLEY, IX GOWN WHICH SHE WEARS IN "CAUGHT IN . THE RAIN." probably not find It hard to sell It to some American millionaire. "I have seen the man who pledged the pictures, and as I found him in great need, I have promised him half of what I get for the old things." RUBIES CHEAP AS GLASS Gorman Clieinist Solves the Problem of Artificial Production. BERLIN, June 20. (Special.) Rubles will be worth no more than rhinestones in a few months. Tor Professor Mietlies of this city lias proved that he can make a ruby for $12 which no expert in the world can tell from a genuine worth $1250 because the gem made by the professor in fact is genuine, although made by artifi cial means. The Mietlies gems are syn thetically created, that is made by chem ical means which exactly reproduce the process which In nature occupies thou sands of years. The greatest expert armed with the most powerful microscope can not detect any difference between Profes sor Mietlies' gems and natural stones, the only difference being that the former are always flawless. The professor has not yet succeeded In making artificial diamonds, though he makes white sapphires which closely re semble them. He also makes emeralds which are excellent imitations of the gen uine and declares that In a few months he will be able to make absolutely perfect diamonds and emeralds. As a result of Meitlies' invention Ger- THURSDAY, FRIDAY, TFTftf E1 l 07 SATURDAY NIGHTS JULlD LD9 AX), LJ SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY A Cloudburst of Laughter CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS The Reigning Success AT IN THE FARCE COMEDY IN THREE ACTS Happy, Clean Humor , Caught in the Rain Best Farce in Years BY WILLIAM COLLIER AND GRANT STEWART EVENING PRICES: MATINEE PRICES: I,ower Floor Flmt 10 rows... $2. 00 Entire Lower Floor $1.00 iJwer Floor Lant 6 rows fl.SO Balcony $1.00, 78c. BOO Balcony $1.00, 75c 60c ,-.n Gallery 50c Gallery 25o SEAT SALE OPENS NEXT TUESDAY AT THEATER. Music by Jessie L. Gaynor and F. F. Beale. Libretto by Alice 0. D. Riley. Direction of Miss Margaret R, Martin. For benefit of The Institute Club oi the People's Institute HEILIG THEATER Monday and Tuesday Evenings, Tuesday and Wednesday Afternoons, June 22, 23, 24 i.eats now selling at Box Office. Evening Prices $1.50, $1.00, 75c and 50c. Matinee Fnces $1.00, 75c, 50c and 25c. man pawnbrokers are refusing to loan money on rubies and sapphires. DISLIKE AMERICAN BEEF Purchase for British Army Causes Much Dissatisfaction. LONDON", June 20. (Special.) It has caused great dissatisfaction that the War Department has divided a contract for the delivery of canned meat to the Brit ish army between the American firm of packers, Libby & Co.. of Chicago, and Australian contractors, in such a way that the Americans are to deliver two thirds of the meat while the Australians are to supply only one-third. The value of the whole contract Is $90,000, and It represents a ten weeks' supply. The government insists that the Aus tralians received as much of the con- MR. WILLIAM A. BRADY PRESENTS MR. MANTELL IN SHAKSPERE FOR EIGHT PERFORMANCES AT THE HEILIG THEATER Week of June 29, '08 ARRANGEMENT OF ROLES Monday Night Kin I -ear Tuesday Night Macbeth Wednesday Afternoon Shylock (In "The Merchant of Venice") Wednesday Night Hamlet Thursday Night OtheUo Friday Night King lar Saturday Afternoon Macbeth Saturday Night King Richard in NOTE Both afternoon plays, "The Merchant of Venice" on Wednesday and "Macbeth" on Saturday, are In general use this term In the col leges In this vicinity and In the public schools, and ought, therefore, to be of special appeal to school teachers and their pupils. SEATS READY FRIDAY, JTNE 28 Curtain Nights. S o'clock sharp. Afternoons, 2 o'clock sharp. LYRIC THEATE COR. SEVEATH AND ALDER STREETS, KEATING & FLOOD, PROPS. Both Phones Main 4SS5. Home 1026. WEEK COMMENCING f f TTVTI7 OO MONDAY 3Jlil r l r l Fourth Week of the Famous Blunkall-Atwood Stock Company, in the Thrillins; Comedy-Drama. "A Gentleman Convict" One of the Season's Big Events. Matinees Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday. Sunday: Prices 10c and 20c. Every Evening at 8:30: Prices 10c and 20c. NEXT WEEK "A HERO IN RAGS." tract as they could handle, but the gen eral opinion still holds that American meat is no better than it proved to be during the Spanish-American War, when thousands of cans here in England were found unfit to eat and sent back to America. VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE Week Beginning Monday Matinee, June 22 Positively the Strongest Vaude ville Programme seen in this city for months, headed by The Great Okiio Family Chinese Magicians and Illusion ists. The most expensive act in vaudeville. A Second Feature, Meier 6 Mora European Specialty Artists. A Third Feature, La Veen, Cross 6 Co, Presenting "ROMAN SPORTS AND PASTIMES" Without Doubt the Greatest Strong Act ever seen west of New York. Don't miss them. Johnson and Dogs Trained Dog Novelty. Edward McWade S Co. "An Emergency Actor." Tierney & O'Del! "The Boys With the Jingle and the Chatter." Fred G. Bauer Rendering His Latest Success. ' F. F. Montressa "That I. A. T. S. E. Man," Presenting the Latest Thing in Animated Pictures. DANCING BARGE Will Leave Foot of Washlnsrtoa Street Every Night at 8 o'clock. Good Music; Fine Wai Floor. Admission 50c for Four Hours- Nice Dancing:. Tickets On Sale at the Dock, Best in Vaudeville J. A. Johnson. Resident Manager Presenting E S Attractl ns Week Just Ending: The Ten Colored Knijrhts in bip feature musical act; Toreat and his Trained Roosters; Madame Johanna Kris toffy in Operatic Songs, and other big features. FOR THE NEW WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY YE COLONIAL SEPTETTE The daintiest and most pleasing musical act in present-day vaudeville. ' MISS MARIE ROLFSON , In an act which eclipses the "Georgia Magnet." Miss Rolfson is assisted by Captain Leopold McLaglen, world's cham pion jiu jitsu wrestler. Shorty and Lillian Dewitt, Presenting The Lilliputian and the Soubrette The Great Ellmer In a Comedy Juggling Act. Fiske & McDonough in the "Newsgirl and the Tough." Jean Wilson With a New Illustrated Song. THE BIOGRAPH PRESENTING THE LATEST C0MI0 FILMS MATINEES DAILY AT 2:30; NIGHTS AT 7:30 AND 9 O'CLOCK PRICES: UPSTAIRS, 15?; DOWNSTAIRS. 25; BOXES, 50 ANY SEAT AT THE WEEKDAY MATINEES, FIFTEEN CENTS BAKER THEATER PHONES: MAIN 2, A 5360 GEO. L. BAKER, GEN.MGR. FORTIA'VD'e FASHIONABLE POPULAR PRICK PLAYHOUSE HOME OF THG INCOMPARABLE BAKER STOCK COMPANY ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS THIS SEASON STARTING today JCNE 21, 1908 Bronson Howard's Noted Play, FiDrmnn it m TAT MJ A As produced by Stuart Robson and W. H. Crane One of the most famous plays of a century Introducing the Great Game of Wall Street; Bertie, the Lamb, and Old Nick of Wall Street Every Act a Gem Stage under direction William Dills. Evening Prices 25c, 35c, 50c Matinee 15c, 25c MATINEE SATURDAY. Next Week Last of the Season Hoyt's A BUNCH OF KEYS PORTLAND'S HOME OF MUSICAL COMEDY TWO SHOWS EVERY EVENING First at 7:30; Second at 9:15. Lower Floor, 2oc; Balcony, 15c. MATINEES DAILY at 2:30 P. M., 15c, Except Box Seats. WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY MATINEE, JUNE 21, 1908 LAST WEEK OF THE ARMSTRONG MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY OFFERING THE MERRY MUSICAL SATIRE, ENTITLED EVERYTHING ENTIRELY NEW "OAKS FOLKS" 10 A. M. tott 12 P. M. BATHS OPEN i O'CLOCK TODAY. gj GRAND SYMPHONY 1 CONCERT 5 Orphcutra of "White anil Kold." 3 Fror- comfortablp sfats. Khol- sK tered. for i.'.OO people in the W Airdome. sSS is TOl(!HT. SilS. "a '"&e JOLLY WIDOW" i (MW The srpat laughing- musical fsiirress by the Allen Curtis Comedy players. Arthur Clam angt1. Wlnnifrert Green, Allen Curtis. iMargruerlte ya Ponte. Albert Irf'onard. Herbert I.iiul ley. Charles V. Fleer, and the riMShinir bevv of Curtis dane ilia; eirls. SWEI.I. SHOW," say nil. Monday niarhl. a nerv Mimical Scream. 3? Wfiirley Girley THE TICKLER Show ami oonrrt daily, rain or Fhino. Admission only ) cents. Tidies Free Sunday A. M. in Rink. Most remarkable ei K . h'At.Bf Portland Ever Had' Coaster, Dancing; all day In rnvillon. Kl Kl'n uladiray .irl. Pool-rooms. Cllulen. Kte Kte. "FIFTKE5I JI11VITES FROM AI.DEB 8TREKT."