THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POItTLiAND, 31 AY 9, 1909. I opening attraction being the well-known -I comic opera star. Ferris Hartman, ana his company, who have been packing the Grand Opera-House. Ios Angeles, lor many weeks past. While in that city re i cently. Manager Baker made special ar rangements with Mr. Hartman to play here on his way to the Seattle Exposi tion, where he will be seen for a long engagement this Summer. He haa one .7 of the best organizations for the purpose of presenting the latest big musical suc cesses he has ever been surrounded with. I and will open here in the big Lew Fields success, "It Happened in Nordland." The Baker box-office will open for the sale of seats next Friday morning, and pop ular Summer prices will prevail for the entire Hartman engagement. I HERE'S ORPHETJM'S XEW BILL . f es3f V v . js I v,s 4 - " - ' I I . lf K i A l- : ! FTER so long: a time the Crool War between Klaw & Erlanger and Be- ' lasco-Flske is at an end, according to the New York dispatches. . For many years these opposing factors In our Na tional amusements have been at logger heads, and the public, being between the upper and nether millstones, has suf fered thereby. Some of- the - very beat dramatlo offerings of the past decade we have missed because such distinguished players as Minnie Maddern Flske, David Warfleld. Blanche Bates and others have found no theaters open to them In many cities of the country ' where the "Syndi cate was In control and locked Its doors against them. Theater' patrons are to be congratulated that some of our leading artists, who have hitherto been barred, man now come in on equal terms-with others. Mrs. Flske, America's foremost woman star. Is en route to the Coast in her lat est sucoeas, "Salvation Nell," and is booked .for San Francisco in the near future. . It la to be hoped that she will, under the new arrangement, be seen -at the Helltg Inter. The quarrel between the Belasoo-Flske forces and "K. & E," has lasted for the better part of a decade and . has been an unfortunate affair, judged by any standard. Now that peace has' been declared, we may expect to de rive much, more pleasure and profit from the theater. The Heillg's season bids fair to end In a blase -of glory, after several months of mediocrity. A week from Monday comes Madam Naslmova, newest sensation among emotional actresses, who came over from -provincial Russia a few years ago, learned English In six ' months and fairly carried Broadway off Its feet. On Monday and Tuesday nights and Wednes day afternoon she will be Been in "A Doll's House"; on Wednesday night In "Hdda' Gabler," and on Thursday night In "Comtesse Coquette." On the Friday night following will ap pear Ben Greet's famous English players In "A Midsummer Night's Dream." with "The Tempest1' as the closing bill. In connection therewith will be heard the Russian Symphony Orchestra of 62 pieces. Ben Greet la today the greatest exponent of the Elizabethan drama, and Portland Is to be enthusiastically con gratulated on Its opportunity of hearing this fine organization. - Four years ago Mr. GreST and his company were seen , here, and their performance of "Every man" still stands as a model. Underlined for a later date Is Otis Skinner in "The Honor of the Family." The Baker Company scored another big success in "When Knighthood Was in Flower," Mies . Jewel distinguishing her self as the capricious Mary Tudor. Com mencing this afternoon ZangwiU'a play, 'Merely Mary Ann," formerly played by Eleanor Robson. will be presented. The Baker remains dark. The Lyric pleased Its patrons with "At the Old Cross Roads." and will' .change this after noon to "Ten Nights in a Bar-room." Last week's' Orpheum bill was one of the best that popular house has ever of fered, the particular star being Marshall P. Wilder In his inimitable monologue. It will continue this afternoon and tonight, changing tomorrow afternoon, as will alBo the 'Grand and Pantages. A. A. G. "MERELY MARY ANN" TODAY '"-'-. - ' First (Stock Production Here of Fa mous Klcanor Ttobson Success. Of all the plays the Baker Stock Com pany has- offered its- patrons this season, the one that Is entirely different from all others. Is "Merely Mtiry Ann." which Manager Baker announces for the week beginning with today's matinee at - the Bungalow. It Is the dramatization of the powerful story by Israel Zangwill, and was played by Miss Robson with great success in New York- and on the road. The role of Mary Ann will, of course, be played here by Izetta Jewel, with Sydney Ayres as Lancelot, the composer. Mary Ann Is a .poor little Yorkshire lass, who has been' driven to London by poverty, and who has become the down trodden slavey in the mean lodging-house of Mrs. Leadbetter. The household is the Incongruous mixture, of masses and classes that such establishments usually ere. Mrs. Leadbetter isan Ill-favored Cockney widow.- with a daughter she is bringing up to be a lady.". Her lodgers Include an aristocratic but struggling composer, Lancelot by name; a medical student, a newspaper reporter and a pair or music, nail aancers Known as the Sis ters Trlppit. For this assemblage Mary Ann cleans boots, builds fires, scrubs, sweeps, dusts and serves at table. She Is a lonely and a dull-witted person, with only the mem cry of her country home and her love for a pet canary bird to stir her imagina tion. Tnen J-rftncelot . appears in her empty world and she worships him. Her devotion, even when he treats her curtly, is fanatical. - - Lancelot has high hopes that a -symphony of his.- soon to be per formed, will bring him fame and wealth. The composition Is refused at the last moment, and Lancelot, averwhelmed with disappointment, plans to go to the coun try. Mary Ann begs to be allowed to go with him, as His housekeeper1 anything, so long as she may be near him. The composer is about to accept the girl's proposition, the true nature of which she, in her simplicity, does not comprehend, when news is brought that Mary has. by the death of her brother, fallen heir to a million pounds. The tidings make no impression upon Mary Ann. She thinks only of her love for Lancelot. He, realis ing the sudden change in her station in life, assumes a virtuous pose and leaves her, while she, more lonely than ever, caresses the piano that his hands have touched and 'leaves her canary-to cheer him with its song when he returns to his lodgings. t That is the story of the first threeacts, which take place In the hall and in 'Lan celot's room in Mrs. Leadbetter's lodging house. The fourth act occurs six years later and the scene Is the long drawing room of a magnificent English country house. Mary Ann, now called Marion, has been transformed from a pathetic little slavey into a cultured, arlstocratlo, brilliant woman of society. Lancelot haa won distinction as a composer and his opera Is being sung at Covent Garden. The two meet by accident, and after a delightful scene filled with brilliant com edy and repartee, they decide to seek happiness together. MJIE. NAZIMOVA'S REPERTOIRE Famous Russian Actress Will Pre sent Three Plays at Hellig. Interest in the coming of Madame Nazi- mova for her engagement in repertoire in English at the Hellig has brought forth scores of letters of inquiry for the reper toire. Madame Nazlmova's management makes the following announcement, and the arrangement of plays will allow the famous Russian to offer all three of the dramatic vehicles which she is presenting on the Coast. On Monday, May 17, the engagement will open with Nazlmova as Nora in Ibsen's "A Doll'a House." This play has proved by far the most interest ing of the three, and the demand for it is so great that it will be offered in Port land on Tuesday evening and at the PORTLAND GIRL WHO IS i .'rl - 1 hit mi nn -1111111111- iiwn tii'im- MISS ETHEL VOX WALDRON, WHO WILL PLAY IN STOCK AT ST. PAUL. One of Portland's brightest and (most successful representatives. Miss Ethel Von Waldron, is In the city for a few days, the guest of her mother. Miss Von Waldron has for some time been alternating lead- , ing roles with the Jessie Shirley Stock Company at Spokane, and is now under engagement to appear with the James Neil Stock Com pany; which opens a Summer season at St. Paul week after next. The talented Portlander will play Ingenue parts, and, it is understood, re ceives a handsome salary. Mr. Nell watched her work during his re cent visit to Spokane, where he played at the Orpheum, and Immediate ly made her such a flattering offer that the young actress could not resist the temptation to leave the Shirley company. Miss Von Wal dron served her apprenticeship with the Baker company two or three years ago, and is very, widely known and universally popular here: Her rise in her profession has been phenomenally rapid and ts-a great satisfaction to her many friends. mimmmammti J' , ssMBsBBnikMaSliaHsWsM Wednesday matinee, as well as for the opening performance. On Wednesday evening, Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" will be given a single performance. "Hedda" Is one of the Muscovite's best characteriza tions, and during her New York engage- SUCCEEDING ON STAGE. V.Tr'i. k : - Of -r r Hi tnent served her for three separate re vivals. Her Hedda Is one of the most notable things Madame Nazlmova has ever offered, and differs so materially from that of Duse and other great ar tists that her conception is declared en tirely new and original. The most novel offering of the engage ment will come on Thursday evening, when Nazlmova will be seen in light com edy. She will present on Thursday Ro berto Bracco's "Comtesse Coquette," a dainty and original story told In the light est vein. In both "Hedda" and. "Com tesse Coquette"" Madame Nazlmova wears notably handsome gowns, . and all three of the plays have been given thorough and artistic mounting. Under the direction of the Messrs. Shu bert, Madame Nazlmova Is surrounded by the strong company which supported her In New York and which has attracted attention in San Francisco, Los Angeles and, the other Coast cities In which she has' appeared. In this company will be Bradbon Tynan.. Cyril Young. Francis Powell, Percy Lyndal, Mrs. Jaoques Mar tin. Miss Weldllng. Miss Singleton and others. "The Little Minister" Next Week. Manager George L. Baker has made ar rangements with Charles Frohraan to pro duce the famous Maude Adams version of the beautiful Barrie play. "The Little Mlnistar." and Uia aksf Stock Comnany Bt ililMMm MSlPMHstSIMRtsMMMMSlssTsTsTs1 If : c JL, U.WMII..HIlU.,,i,Sj,. i- will open In it at the Bungalow next Sunday matinee for the week. Izetta Jewel will, of course, play the role of Lady Babbie, one of the most charming and delightful ever conceived by an au thor or playwright, and there is no doubt but she will be thoroughly winning In it, while Mr. Ayres as Gavin Dishart, Mlna Croluus Gleasen In her old part of Nanny; Maribel Seymour as Mica Dow Howard Russell In his former rolo of Sneeky Hobart, and all the rest of the popular company In the different well- known characters, will go to make a pro duction of the play such as will, no doubt. insure packed houses the entire week. RUSSIAN SYMPHONY TO COMB With Ben Greet Players, It Will Ap pear in Shakespearean Festival. The Russian Symphony Orchestra of New lYork and the Ben Greet Players come to the Hellig Theater on May Zl for a three days' engagement, playing "Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Tempest;" with the entire music of the two pieces. The Mendelssohn centenary is the reason for this magnificent presen tatlon of the master's great work, and the event is the most important in the musical history of the city. The orches tra itself numbers 50 players, and Mr. I c in 1 Tfhi1mr"frrfilYi Greet has in his company 35, with the children for the fairy dances. Nearly every one is familiar in some way or another with the "Midsummer Night's Dream" music. The familiar Wedding March, for Instance, belongs to this play. The wonderfully beautiful over ture is. hardly. less familiar and has .few equals for beauty among grand opera overtures. The Intermezzo deserves equal popularity with a similar number in the modern Italian repertoire, and the Scherzo, as a piano transcription, is played by all the great concert pianists. There are in all musical numbers dur ing the performance in addition to the incidental music accompanying the speeches of the fairies. Puck, Oberon and Titania. Tlhe principal numbers are the overture, the Scherzo, "Fairies' March, intermezzo nocturne, "Wedding March,' the burlesque "Funeral March" .and the Dance of the Clowns." There are also two beautiful numbers for solos -and cho rus, "Ye Spotted Snakes," and the grand finale, "Through the House," as the fair ies bless the abode of the newly-wedded lovers. In addition to this, Mr. Greet interpo lates a "Fairy Dance" to the music of the familiar "Spring Song." To insure a proper rendition of the vocal numbers the management has engaged Grace Clark ICahler, a well-known New York concert singer, to sing the solo parts in the fairy music. On Sunday night, May 33, " The Tern, pest" will be given, with incidental mu sic by Sullivan and Tschaikowsky. 'TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM" Popular Lyric Stock Company to Re- I vive Famous Temperance Drama. This week, beginning with today's mat inee, the popular Lyric Theater stock company will be seen In a revival of the great temperance drama, "Ten Nights In Barroom." The full strength of the company will be used and the production will be complete in every detail. The drama has been declared by thousands of critics to be the greatest temperance les son ever taught by an author. It is a play that every child should see, and one that every adult who has seen It should see again. It depicts the wrecking of three homes, gives a picture of wrecked youth and disgraced old age caused by the liquor traffic, shows how the greed for gain makes men blind even to the preservation of their own families, and depicts ' the reformation of a man at a terrible cost. Mr. Herbert Ashton will play Tom Morgan, Ralph Belmont will be seen as Willie Hammond, S. M. Griffith as Si mon Blade, Charles Connors as Sample, Miss Duncan as Mrs. Morgan, Little Em ily Simmons as Mary, and Mr. Drum, Mr. - Wistrand, Miss Branscombe, Lillian Griffith and the other members of the company will be well cast. The- production will parallel In every detail the original presentation in Lon don. ' The drama is particularly oppor tune, owing to political conditions. Thers will be the usual . matinees today, Tues day, Thursday and Saturday, and the Saturday matinee will be a special one for children, at regular Lyric prices, when every attention will be given the little ones. Every night this week at 8:15. Seats now selling for the entire week. Seats for the Saturday children's matinee should be procured as soon as possible. flartman Opens Next Sunday. Next Sunday the Baker will reopen I after three weeks of darkness, and a I short season of Summer comic opera and mnslcal comedy will be inaugurated, the J I Plenty of Amnaement Offered by Prorramme Opening Tomorrow. Thoraaa H. Ince and Company will pre sent at the Orpheum this week a little one-act comedy entitled "Wise Mike." written by Mr. Ince. This company Is made up of four people and all are clever artists. Edward Gillespie as Wise Mike, presents a - remarkable character study . and Tom Ince as Percy Stubbs la an actor of more than average ability. Rosana Casselll's dogs have won re nown all along the line of the Orpheum circuit. They are called the midget won ders and their work is remarkable, and these beautiful and rare Chihuahua dogs Is sur to be classed aa one of the feat- . ures of the Mil. "Sunny South' lsB aa the name sug gests, an ensemble of plantation pas times, performed by 10 colored comedians and singers. The stage setting represents ., a beautiful Southern home, with a bit of romantic Southland, and the negro quar ters in the distance. There are many changes of costumes, solos, duets, quartet and ensemble singing, follow In quick suc cession leading up to a grand dancing finale. , Frank Coombs and Miss Muriel Stone present their one-act comedy, "The Last of the Troupe. Owing to tne clever acting of the pair and' the singing of Mr. Coombs who haa been called "the min strel with the voice" this little comedy offering with music has- been uncom monly successful. Miss Stone Is - very clever, while Mr. Coombs is a comedian of more than ordinary ability. Wells and Sells have a comedy acro batic act different from anything else on the bill, and in fact different from the ordinary run of such acts. The Baader-La Velle Trio do a clever and unique cycling act, which they In troduce in a novel way. When first dis covered on the stage the trio are seated in a large modern automobile, which ex- - plodes and breaks away, leaving the three riders mounted on bicycles on which they then perform; all are re markable riders. Miss Dorothy Drew, the Jolly singing comedienne, who has just returned from a most successful season In South Africa, will be a most welcome attraction. The songs Mies Drew sings are all her own composition, and one of them, "Clever Mister Man," has attained international popularity. BIQ NEW BILL AT PANTAGES TJniqno Head liner Promised for the Coming Week. ' une or me most unique ana artistic vaudeville productions seen in Portland in many weeks is promised by the top line feature at the Pantages Theater for the new week, beginning with the usual matinee Monday afternoon. This feature act will be furnished by Mr. and Mrs. ' Edward H. Lucas, who are making their first American tour on the Pantages cir cuitthey will be seen in a series of Im personations from Charles Dickens' fa mous bfwks. Mr and 2Arst. T .11 an, ftnld to - give a splendid performance, includ- ing two scenes fronw "Martin Chuzzle- wit," the first portraying Jonas Chuzzle- wit wooing Mercy, and the second his drunkenness and ill treatment of his wife. This will be followed by an Impersona tion of the hypocritical Uriah Heep. The second scene closes with the death of Joe. the crossing sweeper who always has to move on, and In this scene Mrs. Lucas Is said to do some capable emotional work, bringing out the full pathos of the char acter. Special scenery and old English furniture are said to supply a genuine . Dickens atmosphere. . As a special added feature, the manage ment will present the Four International Comlques, in a tumbling pantomimic and acrobatic act, which has received much praise from critics an over the circuit. Another important feature of the bill will be the Four Cycling McDonalds. These performers feature a clever young lady who does some really remarkable trick riding. Bowen Brothers are eccentric dancers and singers, who are always popular on any programme. Al Luttrlnger and Lillian Lucas will present an Interesting drama tia playlet entitled "The Girl of the West." The Del Costa Duo are high-class op eratic vocalist." who have made a big hit over the entire Western circuit and are sure to become favorites In Portland. Jean Wilson, Portland's popular bari tone, will have a new illustrated song and the Pantageecope will present the very latest in the comedy moving picture line. Today will be your last opportunity to see the present great bill of advanced vaudeville artists, which is headed by "The Galnsboro Girl." GRAND PROMISES A HUMMER Not a Dnll Moment on Bill Opening With Matinee Tomorrow. From the motion pictures to the headline act, every number on the new vaudeville programme which the Grand will present this week, commencing to morrow afternoon, there will not be a dull moment. This promises to be one of those very high class shows which the Grand is noted for. As the head line attraction, Sullivan & Consldine are sending Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, two of the best known players in vaude ville. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes have now on approval of the public a delightful sketch entitled "A Wild Rose." Following along the headllner come a number of other strong specialties. There will be a unique singing, danc ing ana artistic numoer proviaea oy Miller and Tempest, under the title of "Kix and Trix." This Is a combina tion of merriment and melody. Every one who has heard a phonograph is familiar with the "Uncle Josh" rec ords. These were originated by CaL Stewart, who will be on the new pro gramme at the Grand. Stewart is billed as the grocery store story teller. He Is a guaranteed comedian, as any one will vouch who has heard his funny monologues on the phonograph. An unexcelled couple In the way of merriment are Grover and Richards. Their act is original with themselves and they come with the reputation of making good on all the theaters on the circuit. "The Sharper and His Mark," is the title of the funny sidewalk conversa tion sketch of Fox and Crystal. These people are dealers in Hebrew dialect comedy and wholesale jokes in joblots. Harry McDuffee will sing a new illus trated song and the latest Imported mo tion pictures will be flashed. This afternoon and tonight will be the last opportunity to see the present pro gramme, headed by the Williams A Walker chocolate drops. King and Bai ley, with their dusky belles. Miss Hutchison's Recital. Miss Fern Hutchison, of MedCord. Or., (Concluded on Page Three.)