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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
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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.
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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
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ANNE BRADLEY, IX GOWN WHICH SHE WEARS IN "CAUGHT IN
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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."