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GERMAN PLAYERS PRESENT "THE IMAGE
CARVER OF AMMERGAU" AT THE LYRIC
People of Bavarian Mountains Are Cleverly Depicted, but Drama Is Hardly Up to Standard.
"iCJnCTTT Trf THEATER
J. JLJaJiJJL
14th aid WASIUNGTON ST8.
1'IIONES MAIN 1AXDAI12S
12th and
Morrison
Streets
Phones
Main 117
A 4224 '
FOUR NIGHTS, BEGINNING TONIGHT
Special Price Matinee Wednesday
THEATRE
CAST.
Anton Hoeflmaier. innkeeper
Ernst Rlg-o
Lonl. hi daughter
Selma Lttndemann
Frits Baumiller, painter
Paul Stein
The "Lobner-Trauar
Margerete Moor
Paull. lier on Oscar Rann
The "Roethelbachbauer"
K. Coester
Muck!, his son E. Waterstraat
The old "Pechlerlehnl" F. Moor"
Rural master of ceremonies. . .a. ihle
Lolsl the goatherder... Martin Dudel
Resl. waitress. .. .Marguerite Ortman
Regerl. bride a. Achtert
Tonl. bridegroom c. Heifer
618,11 Clara Schenlt
Kanil Katherine Krieg
Model Emma Lieb
.. "-"ipire ineatre Co. (lie.) Lessee.
PORTXAWS PASHIONABLB POpVlaR-PRICE PLAYHOUSE.
Home of the Incomparable Baker Stock Company.
SAM S. & LEE SHUBERT, Inc.
ANNOUNCE
THE ONE BIG LAUGH OF
THE CENTURY
Week Beginning Sunday Matinee Today, Mar. 21, 1909
FIRST TIME IN THE WEST
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BT J. H. HECKER.
THE phenomenal vitality of that
type of play, of which the "Image
Carver," which was presented by
German actors at the Lyric Theater
Friday night. Is an example, may well
be reduced to one predominating cause,
the exceptional and quite astonishing;
vitality of the people depicted therein.
There Is a people, wilfully and bliss
fully Ignorant of what we are wont to
call "higher civilization," who would
scoff at the Idea that It Is their right
and duty to work for the "betterment
of mankind" or the "progress of hu
manity," who are perfectely contented
to live and to die as their forefath
ers did. They certainly are not
burdened with a heavy load of "ideals,"
as we understand them, but they have
one thing, that is getting rarer and
rarer perfect health, and resulting1
therefrom an exuberance of spirits Quite
unknown In this or any other part of the
globe.
"Well may we poor victims of health
foods and physical culture exercises
stop in bewilderment, listen to sounds
so strange and breathe the air that
blows down from the mountains, cool,
fresh. Invigorating. "Sinful" they may
be; they are certainly given to drink
ing, smoking and swearing (oh, how
they can swear), but is not the list
of our "sins" also the list of our "pleas
ures?" One thing is certain: However
we may judge them, we cannot help
admiring and envying them. They are
unbreakable like the rocks of their
mountains and untamable like the ani
mals of their forests. They are devoted
to their rulers, to their faith, to the
free, easy and at the same time stren
uous life of their region. They know
what it means to love and to hate and
to fight and to die on the battlefield.
To come In touch with them, means to
drink from the eternal fountain of
youth, of virile strength and robust
health. Small wonder that the whole
world Is making a pilgrimage to the
Bavarian mountains and returns from
them refreshed In 'body and spirit.
In regard to the particular play in
question, it must be said that It Is rath
er weak and diluted: It strikes me as
shallow and hollow from beginning to
end. The plot Is very poor and far
from Interesting. A girl who Is accus
tomed to meet the advances of her ad
mirer with contempt, - because she
thinks him a regular sissy, but gives
In as soon as he himself shows fight. Is
rot a subject to arrest our attention for
five long acts. But the audience came
not for the play; It came to see and to
applaud Dudel. our Juvenile comedian,
who is a decided favorite with the Ger
man population. The house was filled
nearly to Its capacity, the applause was
iiucra.1, even entnusiastlc. .Dudel was
at his best, and kept the audience In
continuous merriment. His Loisl, the
village idiot, who runs through the play
eating, drinking, loafing and, above all,
begging, was screamingly funny. The
couplet. "Everything With Us Is Na
ture." sung by Dudel, evoked thunders
of applause.
Selma I-lndemann, from Seattle,
played Lonl, ana played the part In a
quite masterly fashion. My personal
Impression is that the artistic success
of the play, if there was any, is mainly
due to the high standard set by this
Very able actress. Her every word and
movement showed that she Is thorough
ly at home on the stage; her pantomime
was perfect; the sound of her voice is
Very pleasant and reaches back to the
farthest corner. Her acting was sim
ple, natural and convincing. Only,
when it came to the climax, when the
Ice was broken and the coquettish and
cold village belle changed to the loving
and submissive woman, a decided lack
of temperament made itself felt and in
terfered with a satisfaction otherwise
complete. A shrew of the Lonl type
would not submit to fate without a
desperate and heartburning struggle.
The cast being so large, we may be
excused for not referring to every sin
gle part. O. Hahn as Paull, the hero,
had his best moments In the third act.
when the sleeping lion begins to waken.
The part of Nandl gave Katherine
Krleg occasion to delight the audience
with some real Alpine songs ("Schna
dorhuepferln." absolutely untranslata
ble), sung with a sweet, strong and
fresh voice. M. Moor as Lohnertraudl
was particularly good, and so was F.
Moor as Pechlerlehnl. Special praise
must be given to G. Ihle. the rural
master of ceremonies, who performed
his part with a humor that would have
done credit to Hans Sachs himself and
to E. Rlgo as the genial host of the
college Inn.
Next Friday's bill Is "Miss Doctor,'
comedy in four acts, by Oscar Walther
and Leo Stein. It Is a very clever and
very amusing play. A wealthy soap
manufacturer has an ambitious daugh
ter, Johanna, the type of the modern.
unconventional new woman, who stud'
ies law at the University of Zurich and
graduates from there as "doctor juris
summa cum laude" (doctor of law with
highest honors). Returning to Berlin,
the shocks the community by appear
ing in bloomers, smoking cigarettes
3ind assumtng a general mannish atti
tude, which according to her ideas she
owes to her position as advance guard
Tf revolting womanhood. This, togeth
er with a dissertation In which she,
with great vehemence, attacks the
stately authorities, soon brings her in
conflict with the police and the courts.
Her father Intrusts her with a lawsuit,
wnien sne promptly loses.
Marguerite Ortman. for whose benefit
the performance will take place, ts to
play the part of Miss Doctor Johanna
tDlltrich. Miss Ortman is favorably
known to a theater-going public, and
has secured a firm place in the hearts
of the patrons of the German company.
"With equal success she has played
parts falling to the lot of the leading
lady as such Intrusted to the ingenue.
lier Editn in miaas Lost Paradise'
ttnd her Goden Eve in the play of the
tame name were particularly well re
ceived.
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BY CLYDE FITCH
This Metropolitan Attraction Will ,Be Seen Here Ex
actly as Presented for One Year at Daly's
Theater; New York.
If You Don't Want to Laugh Don't Come
SEATS ARE NOW SELUNC AT THEATER
Evenings $1.50 to SOc, Matinee $1.00 to 25c
MARGUERITE ORTMAN, WHO WILL
"MISS DOCTOR," AT THE LYRIC
TAKE LEADING PART IX
KEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
Since my arrival I have kept my eyes open.
I have been a cloBe observer of conditions
and surroundings; for desired to know
something of the people and country be
fore deciding to bring my family here. I
have found out that the West has a race
Issue and I wish to discuss it, referring as
a text to this editorial which appeared in
last Tuesday's Oregonian:
"It is not worth while to waste breath in
protest against the marriage .of a white
oman to a man of alien race and color. A
woman so lost to all sense of personal dig
nity and propriety and so utterly regardless
of the rights of posterity as to seek to con
tract such an alliance is beyond the pale of
reason and is certain to make shipwreck of
her life. It is just as well to let her go
her way."
To a Southerner this editorial sounds
good; only it does not go far enough. In the
first place, the race issue is one of the
great problems confront in
this entire Union. It has been confined prin
cipally to the South for the past 40 odd
years, but it is reaching out in every direc
tion ; and Its proper and ultimate solution
will devolve upon the entire country. It has
ceased to be sectional, and in truth it never
should have been a sectional question. Had
it not been for the bitterness engendered by
a terrible war, which we all now deplore, its
solution would have come easier and more
quickly. There is implanted within the
breast of the Caucasian, or white race
ta part of his very being), "a feeling of su
periority to all the black and yeiiow races;
and is not his feeling and belief proved by
the history of the past ? Has not Chris
tianity, civilization and progress marked its
xrau in every land where the white man has
put his foot? Is not the world today in
debted to the white race for mnut nf thn
things which have elevated and brought en-
iiKiueiimeni to tne woria? Are we not in
debted to the white race whose genius and
skill have given us most of the modern in
ventions which have revolutionized the
world ? If the above content irn m.-
and admitted argument of furtner xune-
riority is unnecessary.
I now discuss the effects nnri roa..). n An
Intermingling of rhese alien races (black and
yellow) with the white race and see If it is
best, or even desirable. Will the white race
be improved either physically or mentally by
il """'""bk wi nia oiooa wnn mat of
me uiu.uk or yeuow races? No! Ten thou
sand times no! Is a pure article tetter and
more desirable than an adulterated one'
Yes, unquestionably. Then, why adulterate'
Pure Ink and water are useful and very de
sirable, but when the two are combined, tne
essential qualities are destroyed. We In that
case have neither a useful ink nor a. palata
ble water. Are the Constitution, laws and
treaties of the United States In the way or
preserving our race integrity ? If so, let us
alter the Constitution, repeal and amend the
laws and abrogate and make new treaties.
So long as our churches, schools and
public places are open to encourage
the intermingling - of these alien races
the bars to race, extinction and dis
tinction are being, thrown down, and
such conditions are being encouraged Just
as those mentioned In The Oregonlan's edi
torial. "It is a condition and not a theory
that confronts us." The states must pass
laws prohibiting under proper penalties the
intermarriage, of these alien races. No use
th nponift. nf J iZ-, Xr ICOUUS- "ue we stand
.-J? 1 ldTy by d Permit and encourage the things
NO MONGREL WITH WHITE
Protest Against Intermarriage of
Aliens and Caucasians.
vmtTE SALMON, Wash., March IS. (To
the Kdttor.) A Utile more than two months
mko I left my home in the South North
Carolina) with the Intention of investigating
- 1 conditions in the Pacific Northwest, with the
' &d.ea of locaUiuc Ad maklax ay HQnge ftfigo. I j
GoodFridayNight
0th of April, 1009, 8:30 P.
Sir. J. Hutchison Announces a
GRAND
SACRED CONCERT
at the .
White Temple
Twelfth and Taylor Sts.
The Proceeds to Be Devoted to
"The Missions for Seamen." "
ARTISTS s
Mrs. Herman Bohlman, of Los
Angeles, soprano; Mr. GeorR P.
Waloker. basso-profundo (final
appearance); Mr. Henry L. Bett
man, violin. At the pianoforte
and the organ Miss Genevieve
Frazer, Miss Laura Fox and
Mr. J. Hutchison.
J ADMISSION t
Tickets for reserved seats, 75c;
unreserved. 25c; at Messrs. Rove
& Martin. S23 Washington street,
on and after Wednesday, the 7th
of April, or by mail from J.
Hutchison, Sargent Hotel. .
AT HEILIG, APRIL 1-2-3
SPECIAL! SPECIAL!
Klaur ErlMKFr Present Their Original Nrw York; Company and Pro
duction In Sir Gilbert Parker's Great Drama,
THE RIGHT OF WAY
WITH
GUY STANDING and THEODORE ROBERTS
In Their Famoni Impersonations of
CHARLEY STEELE and JOE PORTUGAIS
Seat Sale Opens March 30.
that produce the results. Purify the source
of 'water supply, and so prevent contamina
tion, sickness and death. Put out the spark,
and so avoid the conflagration. Stop the mar
riages of these black and yellow races with
the whites, and thereby preserve the Cau
casian race in all Its purity and glory. In
the language of the poet:
"Sin is a monster of such frightful mien.
That to be hated needs but to be seen.
But seen too oft, familiar with its face.
We first endure, then pity, then embrace."
That great statesmtn and patriot, - Abra
ham Lincoln, enunciated the - truth of my
contention long before the war, in one or
his speeches, in the Lincoln-Douglass de
bate. I give his words as nearly as I can
from recollection: "No two races, one a su
perior, the other an Inferior, can live to
gether peaceably on a social and political
equality. True as the Bible, then and now.
Will we continue to pity and endure the
disease in its Incipient stage, or will we pro
vide at once the remedy, and save this
Nation from a mongrel race?"
E. H. MORRIS.
LAST CONCERT SEASON 1909
Portland Symphony Orchestra
David Rosebrook, Conductor
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1909
HEILIG THEATER
SOLOIST
DAVID BISPHAM
The Distinguished Baritone
Seat Sale Opens Saturday, March 27th, Box Office
Heilig Theater
PRICES SOc TO $2.00
The German Dramatic Go.
Will Close Their Season by Presenting the Comedy,
"FRAULEIN DOCTOR"
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1909,
At the Lyric Theater, Seventh and Alder Streets, as a benefit for the
I . Ingenue, Miss Marguerite Ossman.
Tickets, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. For Sale at Lyric Box Office.
Norsk Foredrag
Captain H. Angell
will lecture in the . Taylor-Street M. E.
Church, Friday evening, March 26th.-
Subject, "The New Norway."
Tickets, 50c. 8:15 P. M.
c
PORTLAND,
OREGON
We ARMORY,
Wednesday Evening, March 31, 8:15 o'Clock
LECTURE
Under the Auspices of the
Portland Commercial Club
Subject, "From Hampton Roads to San
Francisco " in Command of the Atlantic Fleet.
REAR ADMIRAL ROBLEY D. EVANS
FIGHTING BOB)
Rwred Sat Sale at the Portland Commercial Club. Office 7th Floor. March 23-26.
and at Rowe & Martin'a Drugstore, March 27-29-S0-S1. Out-of-Town People Can Se
enre Tickets by wrttinir to "Secretary Portland Commercial C'lnb." inclonina; money
order or check, with stamped envelope for reply. No more than 10 Tickets sold to
one person. Tickets. i.OO. $1.90, 1.00 and 50 cents.
GRANi
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
"Week Starting "Monday
MARCH 22, 1909
MARCO TWINS
ALICE DAVENPORT
& CO.
Original Sketch,
HETTY ERMA
England's "Pet Bo v."
ELMER TENLEY
Character Comedian.
THE YANKEE
TAR"
Nautical Extravaganza
JOE WATSON
Character Monologist.
HARRY McDUFFEE
Illustrated Song.
GRANDASCOPE
Latest Depictions From
Life.
Matinee every day at
2 :30 .... Admission 15c
Evening performances,
7:30 and 9:15..15e, 25c
Box seats . ... SOc
An Extremely Laughable Farce Comedy in
Three Acts by George Arliss
orTl n" "Ih laKl'aS"?.t,m " d- A 1 every line. Vnlqoe and
original characters and situations. If yon cajor aa erenlnar of heartV
wholesome l.n.hter, be-. are to sec -There andB.ck!" Yotf will v
reret It.
Eyening Prices, 25c, 35c and 50c Matinees, 15c and 25c. Matinee Saturday
NEXT WEEK LEAH KLESHNA.
THEATER
Orecon Theater Co.. Ineu. loesses
Telephones Main a A. 0300
GEO. L. BAKER. GENERAL MANAGER
The Play That Plays Bitf Road Attractions at Popular Prices
BAKER
b ALL WEEK, STARTING MATINEE TODAY,
auiNUAY, MARCH 21, 1909
THE BIGGEST NOISE YET
HARRY BERESFORD
AND REMARKABLY CLEVER COSEPAXY IN"
"As orlsht as the day after a
two weeks' storm." The Call.
"Real fun unceasing laughter:
delicious: something different: a
treat." The chronicle.
"Real comedian who knows
what constitutes a laugh and how
to get It." The Bulletin.
Digs you In the ribs." San
Francisco Examiner.
The lo4 Angeles Examiner
says:
tIlS5f,t l.Be?"1,, Yoa -.
Which Is the Answer to Comedj."
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Br Harry and Edw. Paulton.
Greatest Comedy Success of New York, Chi
cago, London, San Francisco.
Bargain Matinee Wednesday, 25c Any Seat. Regular Mat Saturday
Popular Baker Prices Will Prevail, 25c to $1; Matinees 25c, 50c
Phones Main 6 and A 1020
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ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
g Monday Matinee March 22
THE GRAND OPERA DIVA
MLLE. ZELIE DE LDSSAN
Soloist of the Metropolitan Opera-House, New York.
S. MILLER KENT
And His Players In
"MARRIAGE ! A MOTOR CAR."
The Oklahoma . Cowboy,
WILL ROGERS
Expert Lariat Thrower.
"lrrt American Appearance of the
Famous French Star.
JOLY VIOLETTA
Assisted by Moris. Arnaud.
Brazilian Dancer.
CARON & FARNUM
Originators of "Tumbling Laughter.'
MR. S MRS. HARRY CLARKE
"Astounding Achievements on the
Banjo."
SURAZALL S RAZALL
The Man. the Piano and the Girl,
Presenting
"THE MUSIC I'trBLISITER."
ORCHESTRA. PICTURES.
PERFORMANCES EVERY EVEMIXG AT 8,18; MATINEE DAILY AT 2:15
EVENING PRICES 15c. 25r ROo -7.
Dally Mttoe. 15c. 25c and SOc (So-day, ,nd Holiday., yi,ht Prl.
The Spitzner
Philharmonic Society
SECOND CONCERT
March 21. 2:45 P.M.
HEILIG THEATER
Tickets 25c, for sale at Abendroth's
Jewelry Store, 326 Washington St.
LECTURE
PfiSMeif? flTS C.ASAS C.A.
of Salvation"
By Professor Hermann S. He'ring, C.
S. B., Masonic Temple, "West Park
and Yamhill streets, Tuesday, March
234. Afternoon at 3 o'clock, eve-
ning at 8 o'clock. No admission fee.
PANT AGES THEATER
BILL CHANCEls MONDAY
ADVANCED YAUDEYILLE; STARS OE ALL NATIONS
WEEK ENDING TODAY: Adelaide Hermann, the" Beautiful
Queen of Magic; Ott's Four Players; Joe Goodwin; The Hayden
Family; the Two Scotch Macks; Jean Wilson, and the Biograph.
WEEK, Beginning TOMORROW
Marisoffs Eight Genuine Russians
Singers, Dancers and Instrumentalists.
Special Added Attraction,
RAWSON AND JUNE
Genuine Australian Boomerang-Throwers.
GARDEN CITY TRIO,
Sitfgers and Comedians.
HAYNES, REDMOND & CO.
Clever Comedy Sketch.
JEAN WILSON
Baritone Soloist.
WARNER AND LAKEWOOD
Presenting
"The Scarecrow and the Maid"
KILTIE DUO,
Scotch Instrumentalists.
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Latest Moving Pictures.
THE PANT AGES ORCHESTRA, ALWAYS A FEATURE
The statistics of life insurance people
show that In the last 25 years the average
length of & man's life has Increased 5 per
cent, or two whole years from 41.9 to
43-9 years.
Miss Alma Sturtevant was recently an- -pointed
clerk of the County Court In Boul
der. Colo. She ts a native of Maine am)
.moved to Boulder County from that state '
three years ago.
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