THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POItTLiAND, 31 AY 9, 1909.
I opening attraction being the well-known
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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
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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.
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! 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.
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"MERELY MARY ANN" TODAY
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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