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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1908)
190S. week commencing this afternoon the thrilling mJlodniRttc success. "MldnlBlit in New York." This play has always been a favorite with theatergoers who love an exciting, spectacular drama, and will certainly prove to be a great favor ite with Lyric patrons during Its run. An Important addition to the company will be that sterling comedian. Charles Conners, who Is particularly well liked In local theatrical circles. He will have a great role In "Midnight In New York." Ervln Blunkall, Portlands favorite leading man, and "Warda Howard, who has ever been Idol lied here since her first appearance, will delight their friends in, their respective purls. The great scenes representing the Deadwood stamp mill and Herald Square, in New York City, will arouso the wildest enthusiasm. The play deals with life In the Far West and New York, the first and last acts being laid in Deadwood and the sec ond and third in the metropolis. It Is especially strong In a comedy vfrn and Its sensational situations and lines are interspersed with many laughs. . You will find the play Just the thing to arouse your Interest and satisfy your desire for amusement. V ,. t U Man - . "-w SOMEWHAT colorless week In local (- l theatrical u marked bjr a de j elded frost In the box -offices. Brist i cess was undeniably bad at every thea ! ler lri town, tha explanation being that tn Tuesday cornea tha general election and a large proportion of tha patrons are saving their money In tha fear that I Bryan might be elected and they might : reed it for the necessaries of Ufa. ; The two Jefferson boys two. count em ! held forth at tha Helllg In their lament 1 e.1 father's old vehicle. "The Rivals." Con ; -eMering that they are traveling on tha j strength of tha elder Jefferson's reputa-L:-Ttn. they gave surprisingly good per formances. A noteworthy feature of their performances wsa the work of Rosa Rand, a rare old artist, whose Mrs. ' Malaprop deserves to be perpetuated lri , a better tribute than Uile. Lst night Asa Lee Wlllard. a very capable actor and one of the most de serving of our younger stars, presented Ms artl!c performance of "Poor Rela- tlosj" and will repeat It tonight at the Helllg. He Is In every respect worthy the attention of discriminating theater goers. On Monday night at the Helllg our old Army friend. Dustln Farnum. who will be remembered as long as the present generation Uvea for his work In The Virginian." will proffer his newest , success, "The Bquaw Man." 4n which Vllllam Faversham appeared here last year. No worthier sucoessor to Faver sham In the great play could have been elected. Vnderllned for the Helllg la "Paid In Full." which was the one big emphatic success In New Tork last sea- ' son and which will undoubtedly be well received here. A very pretty play and a commendable performance was given Bungalow patrons In "The Rosd to Yesterday." This af ternoon It will be succeeded by that tine olt drama, "Men and Women." The Honeymooners." at" the Baker, will be succeeded by James J. Corbett. of fltc fame, who Is getting to be some sftor. In his new play. "Facing the Music." The Lyric will offer "Midnight In New York" as a successor to "Pink Iomlnos." which was given very suc cessfully during the past week. "The Montana Limited" cornea to the Starthts afternoon for the week. If it pleases as well as "At Cripple Creek" last week. It will be well. The vaudeville tfieatera. Orpheum. Grand and Pantages, promise sjood bills tomorrow afternoon. -A POOR HEliATIOX" TOXIGHT I Wlllard In Sol Smith Russell' Play at Helllg Theater. Lee Wlllard. supported by a capable . ompanv of players, will present Sol Smith Russell's beautiful comedv drama, 1 "A Poor Relation." at the Helllg Thea i ter. Fourteenth and Washington streets. ! tonight at :15 o'clock. . I .. . t.i. tun at tha heart , it is a win " " - - - t I strings, that of the seedy genius whose k . i v. . others when succesa I crowned his grim struggles with pov i erty for recognition of his Invention. His simple faith in humanity and his tender ! solicitude for the little children of the poor with whom he shared his gsrret. ! hs crusts, his bad snd good fortune, i were convincingly portrayed. Altogether, i "A Poor Relation" points a moral and preaches the strongest kind of a sermon ' for righteousness. Seata are now aelllng at theater box office. ! "THE SQCAW MAX" THIS WEEK Duslin Farnum Fresenta Western 1 Itrania at Helllg Theater. ' In "The Pquaw Man" which opena a -,-eek'a engagement at the Helllg Theater tomorrow nieht with Dustln Farnum In 1 the star part, la told a strange, tale of hope deferred and selfsacrtnoe. erected upon a superstructure of feet which haa an irresistible charm for the average theatergoer. . The company In Itself la a notable one ' from any point of view, comprising as , Jt does such personalities as Mr. Farnum, I whose position as a portrayer of typical I American cowboy characters stamps him I at once as an actor of unusual merit; Ertr.sley Shaw, whose character work has won him a name that Is almost a household word throughout the country; ' Logan PsuL whose past record Is filled 1 with veritable character triumphs: George ! Peyo. who has made a disunct success 1 tn the good wholesome roles that delight .an audience; Maud Hosford, whose excel lence, ss an actress of merit have Pro gressed over a number of years; Cath . ertne Fieher. who has" made a splendid success In odd characters of many types ead iiaxy B. pointed alia has won rao- 0 4 i 3 .7 I 1Z.CTTA ognltlon In various sympathetic roles in tne past. The story told In the play Is straight forward and simple. Captain James Wyn negate. an officer of the Leicestershire Yoemanry of which regiment his cousin Henry, the Earl of Kerhlll Is Colonel, finds himself In love with his cousin's GREATEST WOMAN VIOLINIST COMING-TO HEILIO :-.-. . .. ;; .. - - l ; . -: - - ' - '"' -' "''-5 j ' ' MISS MAID POWELL. Portland music lovers are again to have the pleasure of hearing the the evening- when .hundreds who were unable to attend last year's afternoon recital, will have an opportunity of hearing this wonder ful artist. Together with Miss Powell will be heard the world's srreatest woman 'cellist, the beautiful young Russian girl. Miss May Mukle. and the noted English pianists. Miss Anne Ford. 'This Is with out doubt the most brilliant trio of women Instrumental artists that ever toured the United States. The recital in this city will be given at the Helllg Theater on Wednesday evening. November 25, Thanks giving eve. It Is not saying too much to make the statement that no musical celebrity in years has aroused the enthusiasm that Maud Powell did in thla city last seaaon. i i : w mm M A ft . J : :: : m WEli .INT , ocrc CO, .t T-if.fe Tha ITarl vhfi in hard- pressed for money, lndlscretely borrows from the regimental funds, and finds him self "wiped out" by a stock transaction. James Wynnegate. to save Diana from the shame of her husband's -disgrace, takes upon himself the burden of the crime and flees to Wyoming where he ! BEAUTY A? tH GRANTS takes up cattle punching, eventually mar rying Nat-u-rlch, an' Indian chief's daughter. Six years later, the Earl of Kerhlll Is killed on the hunting field and Mr. Petrle. the family lawyer, travels from England to Induce Carston to return and take the title. He explains that he canno.t deser'. his Indian wife snd son. In the last act. Bud Hardy, the country Sheriff, tries to arrest Nat-u-rltch for killing Hawkins, and a very tense and delicate situation is suddenly revealed by the sound of a pistol-shot. Tabywana enters carrying the dead form of his daughter, which Carston takes from him and carries Into the house. This brings the final curtain. A special matinee will be given Satur day. Seats are now selling at the thea ter box-office for the entire week. "MEN AXT WOMEX" TONIGHT Revival of Fataous Early Belasco Success hy Baker Company. The Baker Stock Company will be seen all this week In the beautiful play, "Men and Women." which has not been presented in this city for nearly six years. The company played it at the Baker in January or February. 1903. with great success and many requests have come in to Manager Baker to produce it again during the past year. It is one of those rare plays that never wear out and today Is Just as magnetic as It was 15 years ago when It was rated as fore most on the .American stage of high class productions. The story Is a simple one. but the In cidents, characters and episodes In the action of the play are Intensely dra matic, rich with humor and tender with love and pathos. It Is a purely hrman play with people living their lives Just as they do men and women but it has all the marks of David Belasco's genius and appeals to every class of theater goers. It lingers in the memory long after many others have been entirely forgotten, and there ate few, if any, even of the youngest generation of play goers who have not heard about it many times, and its name is more familial to them than that of one-quarter the plays of the past two sermons. The scenes are laid in New York and the central figure Is one William Pres cott, an employe of a large bank, who has unlawfully used certain valuable securities to tide over a panic, and who finds himself unable to replace them, permits suspicion to fall upon his young assistant, his sister's fiance. The stage settings are beyond com parison. The cast follows: Israel Cohen Sydney Arret tviillam Prescott Donald Bowles Edward Seabury . . , . .. James Gleaaon Mr . Pendleton William Wolbert Calvin Stedman William Dills Stephen Rodman Earl D. Dwirs Colonel Zachary T. Kip.. William Gieason Sam Deiafleld Howard Russell Arnold Kirks Ronald Bradbury Servant John Ellis Bersman Herbert Wilson Revnold Floyd Lynch Wavne c- Freeman Agnes RodmiB Iretta Jewel rora Prescott ....Lucille Webster Mrs. Kate Delafleld Iou1e Kent Urcery Kaox.j, .u,, Jiaribel fieynwur. (Jf: OIE. JMAMDCVTOLEi. Mrs. Jane Prescott. . .Mlna Croiius Gleasoa Mrs. Kirk ....Hazel jewel JAMES J. CORBETT AT BAKER Election Returns Will Be Read From Stage Tuesday Night. James J. Corbett, whose earnest efforts In recent years as a player Of parts, and whose success has been quite sufficient to entitle him to consideration as an actor rather than as a pugilistic cham pion, will fill a week's engagement at the Baker, beginning with a matinee to day, at the head of his own company, in "Facing the Music." The engagement will be doubly interest ing from the fact that Mr. Corbett is- a prime favorite in this city and hla- new play will give him abundant opportunity to demonstrate his talents as a comedian. Those who have heard Mr. Corbett In his highly humorous monologue will not have to be told that he is really a come dian. Much of the effect of his humor is in its very drollness, and his friends will readily agree that It will not tax Mr. Corbett's resources to maintain a fast pace in this distinctly funny play. In which he has been surrounded with a particularly capable cast of players. It will be remembered that "Facing the Music" was originally produced in New York, with Henry 155. Dixey in the principal character, and that It enjoyed a long run at the Madison-Square Thea ter. As John Smith, the sportively Inclined flat dweller, Mr. Corbett ought to give a good account of himself. Among the prominent members of the supporting company are the Messers. Joseph Sulli van, Corwin Luskmoore, Charles Horn, Tom Dare and the Misses Eleanor Mon tell. Amanda Hendricks, Lillian Leslie and May Dudley. Special attention Is called to the bar gain matinee Wednesday and also to f ' : Si 7 MrviiMM- Tuesday night, when all the election re turns will be read from the stage by Mr. Corbett. Manager Baker has ar ranged for -a special leased wire and operator to be'placed on the stage, and after the performance the theater will remain open to the public until the re sult of the election is definitely decided. SPECTACULAR PLAY AT STAR "The Montana Limited" Is Best Of fering Thla Season. At the Star Theater, starting with a matinee this afternoon and continuing all week, the management will offer the biggest melodramatic attraction It has given Its patrons up to date this season. Not that the company "Is larger than requirements, but the production Is quite Out of the ordinary in ' magnitude, for "The Montana Limited" Is the newest and, according to the Judgment of the managers, the best popular-priced attrac tion now before the public. It is the work of Charles- Ulrlek and W. L. Rob erts, Chicago playwrights, and Is pre sented In excellent style by the Kllmt & Gazollo Amusement Company. The story deals with Western characters and Its situations are essentially dramatic; they thrill by the force of the story they convey. There Is a big scene In "The Montana Limited" that adds to Its dra matic Intensity by Its realism and ad herence to dramatic . form The scenes of the play are located In Montana In the early days of railroading In that state and the principal characters are twin brothers. Jack and Bob Morley, one of whom Is a man of honor and the other a train robber. Bob is arrested for robbing a train, which' had. In fact, been despoiled by his twin, but the mys tery of the relationship is not revealed until the brother Jack is shot by a mem ber of his gang. Just as he decides to rush to the aid of Jils relative., who is about to be hanged. Coupled with this there Is a pretty love story, "the whole being enlivened by unusually bright comedy and character drawings of power and attractiveness. The play will be staged on a scale of srJendor unusual with popular-priced at tractions and the Interpreting company Is one of even strength and dramatic poise. "MIDNIGHT IX NEW YORK" Blunkall Company Will Present Thrilling Melodrama at Lyric. . The Lyric management takes especial pleasure In announcing that the peerless Blunkall company will present for the SI i i If "Paid In Full" Coming to Helllg. At the Helllg Theater for four nights beginning next Sunday, November S. Wagenhaia & Kemper will present Bugene Walter's great play of American life entitled. "Paid in Full," which has a record run of five months at the Grand Opera-House, Chicago, and a run of two seasons at the Astor Theater. New Tork. The entire New York and Chicago press stamped "Paid In Full' as the greatest play since the day of "Jim the Penman" and "The Banker's Daughter." Renold Wolf, the well-known writer of the Morn ing Telegraph, said In his review: "It was a triumph! Without a star, without even a oast of "distinguished players," de lightfully free from the noise and fan fare of the usual advance exploitation, a play by a young and little-known author steadily and surely drilled Its way to b: success at the Astor Theater last night. 'Paid In Full" Is the title of the play; Eugene Walter, the author." "Just Out or College" Coming. One of the most important engage ments of the present theatrical year at the Baker Is that of "Just Out of Col lege." a comedy In three acts, by George Ade, author of "The College Widow." Ade's character of Edward Worthing ton Swinger, the young man Just ou of college, Is an excellent exemplification of the nerve and bluff th'j modern col- t I lege graduate carries "from the Institu tion of learning. "Just out of College" will open at the Baker next Sunday, No vember 8. Baker Company In "Sky Farm. The best rural drama since the days of "Way Down East" and "The Old Homestead" Is Lottie Blair Parker's "Sky Farm." which the Baker stock company will present here for the first time starting next Sunday matinee, No vember 8, at the Bungalow. Lottie Blair Parker Is the author of "Way Down East," "Under Southern Skies," and other famous plays of thla class, and this latest one has all the elements of success contained In the others as well as many new feature. j "The Devil" Coming to Helllg. Henry W. Savage's authorized version of "The Devil," Franz Molnar's wonder ful Hungarian play, will be the attraotlon at the Helllg Theater, Fourteenth and Washington streets, November 13, 14 and 15. HEADLINERS AT THE ORPHEUM Slaley's Transformation, Gardiner and Vincent and Lew Hawklna. Beginning with tomorrow's matinee, an other ell-star combination of vaudeville performers will be seen at the Morrison street Orpheum. One of the most classla and evenly br-lanced bills will be pre sented that It has ever been the food for tune of the Portland theater-goers to have had an opportunity to witness. Ca pacity houses for the week are predicted. The bill starts off with Staley and Blr beck's novelty transformation, intruclng .'The Musical Blacksmiths," which Is full of entertaining features and scenic sur prises. Tunefulness, and clever amuse ment, combined with mechanical and elec trical transformation effects, are startling and Ingenious. - '- A spectacular fantasy. "Winning a Queen." will be presented by Frank Gardiner and Lottie Vincent. This little one-act playlet Is exceedingly novel and attractive. The Chesterfield of minstrelsy. In songs and stories, is Lew Hawkins. Mr. Haw kins has forsaken the "first parts" in the semi-circle of the minstrel troupe, to enter vaudeville. William Morrow and Verda Schellnerg, with their company of Indians, cowboys, etc., are presenting a breezy little playlet of frontier tie which they have termed "Keppy'e Millions." Two of the cleverest youngsters that nave been Introduced on the Orpheum
