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OTE OREGOK DAILY JOUltNAL, PORTLAND, SATUI? DAY EVEKINOi v- iMAItCII "21, -J90&.---ir;
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MARQUAM QRAND .THEATRE.
"THE TWO ORPHANS' AND 4iTIIE WIZARD OF THE NILE"
BAKER'S THEATRE.
SHENANDOAH"
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WAR ORAM A,
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"Shenandoah," which will bo tin at-
traction Hi the Baker Theatre all next
Week, atarting with the usual matinee
tomorrow afternoon, ts a play tht hai
tood till teat of tlmi butter than any
Other American drama. It la a story of
- WW. but It la alio a story of love. Murh
" attention haa been paid to th sp-0-.
tacular possibilities of the play, and the
battle scene at the end of the third net
ta (aid to be one of the most effwtlvM
blta of atage business that haa ever
been aeen upon the tta.gr.
The play oicni In Charleston, 8. C.
tt being; the night before the flnt gun
' Vtl fired at Fort Bumpter. Indeed, the
(lin wsJTs of the fort can be aeen
ftrom tha mention where the young lov
' ra are Ylsttlng their Southern friend.
Th baro of the play li a West Point
out, ao that now the popular Interest li
very great. The coupon ticket! which
have been on sale only a few days have
been going rapidly, and of course from
now on till after tha performance!
the demand for aeati will Increase.
The writer attended a rehearsal the
other day at the Marquam. and. great
as his expectation! because of the re
porotj he had heard, they were more
than realised by what he law and
heard. V. H. Boyer. who has had
charge of the musical part of the opfwa,
haa u chorus of 100 that alngs the songs
an well as any professional chorus ever
thought of doing. The parti are well
proportioned among tenors and bassos,
ind between those there Is a chorus of
14 boy altbi and sopranos. All together
they make munic which has never been
excelled by any local organisation and
KATE CLAXTON
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Zm "Tha Two Orphans," at the Karqnam, Hext Monday, Tuesday and Wad
day Wights.
graduate, young and gallant officer,
. who la, at the time, atationed In Charles
ton, and he faila In love with a typical
Southern girt She ia spirited and
brave, with a true heart and mind of
. her own. Tha declaration of love la
topped by tha gun, which, fired by
Gen. ' Beauregard at Fort Sumpter,
plunged thla oountry Into an awful four
years' war. Thus the two lovera are
aeparated, ha to fight for the Union.
. aha to remain In the Southland and
Bursa tha wounded. But there Is no ces
atlon of Interest, even though the lov
rs be separated, for the action of the
play takes a jump forward four years
. and at tha rise of the second act, both
fcrmlee are drawn up, almost In battle
array, In the Shenandoah Valley the
acene being Cedar Creek, about 20 miles
from Winchester.
Gen. Sheridan, who is In command of.
.Che Union Army, baa been aummoned
to Washington. A message, taken from
the rebel signal atatlon on Three Top
, Mountain, tells o( the coming attack.
Here, by singular combination of cir
cumstances, the lovers meet, for the
heroine haa been arrested as a Con
federate apy. and her lover Is detailed
to . guard her. Then comes the great
acene of the play the battle of Cedar
Creek. It atarts in with the Confeder
ate rush on tha left flank, which carries
all before it. Then comes another on
the right, and amid the shrieking of
ebelli, the rattle of musket balls, the
Union troops are forced to retreat
The day certainly looks black for the
Union eoldlers, but, faintly, in the dls
; tance Is heard the cry, "Sheridan Is
coming 1" It gives the men new heart.
The guna which ha Ve been pnf,r. h--'-.
ward ere turned about, and once again
their brazen throatn hurl, uui uwi,
fiance to the armies of the South. When
....Gen. Sheridan does come, covered with
dust from the long ride he has had,
; followed by a troop of cavalry, the tired
... men rush forward like demons and
- weep all before them. The day is
Won. The Northern soldiers are vic
torious. Defeat is turned Into victory.
nd tableau follows tableau, making a
erles of moat thrilling war pictures.
The last act has for Its locale the City
f Washington. The war has ended,
and it is time to end the story.
aat Arisone performance.
Tonight la the last appliance of
Ariaona" at the Manjuam Grand. The
Jday has had a successful week and has
drawn strong to the clone. It Is a pow-
erful presentation and well worth see
ing. '
seldom by any company from else
where. William Bernard of the Baker Stock
Company haa coached the principals In
their parts, and if they don't make the
audience laugh Itself Into convulHlons,
there will be something wrong with
somebody's sense of humor. Bob Mc
cracken, as Kibosh, the Wlxard, ts
funnier than a box of monkeys. Visions
of dumpy Frank Daniels In the part rise
continually before you when lanky Bob
goes through the t lines and does the
stunts that Daniels did, and laugh you
must. Oeorge Eastman, as Ptolemy,
haa a make-up and a manner that Is
simply breath-taking. Kibosh's atten
dant and foil, Abydos, Is humorously
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. The Wizard of the Vile,
The '8tory of the comic opera. "The
WIsard of the Nile," which the Multno
. mah Club will present next Friday und
' Saturday at the Marquam Grand, Is too
well known to need repetition. The
comical doings of the fake magio'on.
Kibosh, and the things done to him In
Egypt, have been made familiar to all
by Frank Daniels and his company. In
r deed "thW "opera proved to be one of the
most popular that Daniels ever starred
In, and the M. A. A. C. boys In ehoos
Inf a, t medium for the amusement of
their friends and the display of -heir
talents could " not . have chosen more
wisely.
. It la a safe prediction that the three
performances of "The Wizard of the
Nile" win be the chief theatrical event
f the season. Everybody knows that
the boys have spent almost two months
la getting ready for the production, and
report of the excellent work by the
yrlncl&ala and the "cuorus hare leaked
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to be designed. These "Sadie Olrll"
cannot fall to make a hit. They are all
well known and popular, and will have
hosts of friends In the audience. They
have learned their graceful steps under
the tutelage of Miss Buckenmeyir and
have learnud them well. ,
Kate Olaatoa at the Karqnam.
Kate Claxton. the famous blind girl
of "The Two Orphana." Is the atar at
the Marquam next Monday, March 23,
for three nights. Regarding her and the
company Uie Winnipeg Telegram of Feb
ruary 13 said:
"Standing room only was the cry at
the theatre laxt night, when Kate
Claxton and company presented The
Two Orpjians.' Mlsa Claxton as Louise
upheld her reputation. It Is no easy
mstter to Impersonate a blind person,
and, although to an Inexperienced eye
her part might not seem very Impor
tant, there must be rt great strain on
the system throughout the perform
ance. As Henrietta, Kthelyn Palmer
acted with great power,, grasping every
opportunity preHonted to her. As Iv
Frochard. Marlon P. Clifton kept the
audience In roars of laughter, begging
with the true art of a practiced mendi
cant, acting the hypocrite a-s though to
the manner born, and making dry re
the manor born, and making dry re
Fred M. Tlllish's representation of the
Chevalier de Baudry waa very good,
especially In the scene with the Comte
d Llnleres at the end of the third
act. As Plcard. John K. Hazard proved
very amusing; he wus distinctly a spec
imen of the light-hearted Frenchman,
who suits himself to circumstances and
takes a lot of sjppreinlng. Frank Mc
Donald gave an excellent representa
tion of the cold -blooded villain, who
haa no moral principle and would not
hesitate to commit fratlclde should
his brother stand In his way. Mary
Stewart Cone has very little chance of
showing her histrionic powers until the
txth act. when she allows herself to
be sent to exile In place of Henrietta,
a piece of self-denial which Is mujli to
be admired, but which rarely happens
In real life. Florence Robinson as the
Countess de Llnlerei haa a stately
presence, and makes an excellent wife
to the Count do Llnleres, who as the
minister of police Is as pompous as his
position demands. Seats are now selling
for the entire engagement
SPEOAt NEW YORK
DRAMATIC LETTER
By Herbert a. Clamp.
(The Leslie,' Syndicate Special.)
NEW YORK, .March l.-The liveliest
Inspiration we nave had In theatrical
matters this week li the appearand of
James T. Power! In "The Jewel of
Asia," who leaves un middrnlv at the
end of the month owing to 11 previous
engagement at the Criterion Tlu A ire by
wlileh Charles Hawtrey tfikex hln place.
James T. Power has long been a popu
lar favorite- , In the presentation of
Broadway funV He Is one of th' clever
est farce comedy men who has ever
delineated It. He I the nntural com
plrment to Bert Wtlliimr, the tending
man of the negro compu:.v nt the New
York Theatre, who has naturally made
a big hit there.
It was nature that made Mr. Powers
grotesque, "but. tt Is art that has con
quered the question for merriment. Ho
Is a wonderfully expressive comedian.
Joseph Jefferson li no more adept than
he at cracking a Joke thout a ham
mer. Uaehel Booth, who will play the
star female role with hlr:i on the road,
has ma.de quite n sueeess Charles
Hawlrey wifl come to ;iie Criterion on
Monday, Masfh 23, and pr. s- nt I ' if.
ous two seasons' success. "A Message
From Mars."
At the Victoria Blam lie Walsh plays
her part In serious di-ain.- "it-nurrec-
tlon" in the Betallle dr.inm 's what Tol
stoi meant It to be In IiIm lk a drea.l
ful exposure of degradation In a women.
uot for entertainment. Jio .tor cyawte
Usm; und .there, has notH-eif'mecte'tfls-sejit
from Mlsg " Walsh h view of .the
unfortunate Mailova. as the ugliest con
ceivable sol anfl ;tf rali, designed by the
author, to enforce a I.-sson by nvans of
u most terrible example. Looked at
from that atandpofnt, Miss Walsh's
achievement 'deserves all of the ample
consideration it has received from the
reviewers. Prior to this I had regarded
Kllta Proctor Otis' Nancy Slkes as the '
week of ber metropolitan engagimant
hows not the allghteat falling off, even
though Lent ia here.
"The Oir! With the Green- Dyea" la
nearlng the close of Ita aucceasful run
at the avoy Theatre. Although it la
till In the height of thla prosperity
Charles Frohman flnds it Impossible to
delay any longer Its Boston engage
ment which la booked for March SO. On
thii date the full company and complete
production will be taken to that city
for the reat- of the aeason. Mr. Fitch's
latest comedy haa . scored heavily In
New Tork with Iti cleverness and
brightness.
At tha Manhattan "The Bishop's
Move" has proved a success. Naturally,
for ho b. a veteran and In his time was
played many parts. One can scarcely
eleverly. She mrceedi herself from the
Manhattan Theatre. It is the purpoie
of Mr. Fawcett to continue -Ibsen playa
at this attractive little theatre, he hav
ing a strong belief In problem plays.
Oeorge Ade Is planning ' to furnish an
attractive and novel souvenir for the
100th performance of the "The Sultan
of Sulu" at Wallack'i Theatre in New
Tork. Thii merry muilcal satire will
round out ita first century run on
Broadway shortly and the popular de
mand for the many lyrtc hits haa led
the author to ihow hii appreciation by
publishing a handsome Illustrated edi
tion of the book of "The Sultan of
Sulu," containing Illustrations In colors
of the scenes and characters in the
opera.
"The Dangers of Paris" by the well-
THREW THINGS
AT HER HUBBY
Judge Ckland' s orce Hill Grinds
Much Grist.
Seen Trom "The Two Orphans," at The )tarq.aaia Oraad Theatre.
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Xattaee Tomorrow at Oordray'a
Charles A. (Karl) Gardner, the sweet
singer and eminent German comedian.
who starred for so many years in "Fath
erland." "Karl, the Peddler." and other
successful plays, will be aeen In Lincoln
J. Carter's mammoth scenic masterpiece.
'The Darkest Hour."
The ulay is well conceived, with a
remarkable Berles of exciting and de
cidedly thrilling situations. It deals
with railroads there are tracks,
switches; etc., and the railroad is util
ized on the stage as it has never been
before. One of the most popular and
realistic effects Mr. Carter has ever pro
duced was the approaching locomotive
in his well-known drama, 'The Heart of
Chlrao." In "The Darkest Hour" he
has reversed this Idea and shows a full-
sized passenger train going away from
the audience. Around this wonaeriui
piece of stage mechanism, Is Written one
of the most thrilling and intensely dra
matic scenes that has ever been wit
nessed on any stage.
The plot is entirely new and away
from the threadbare conventional lines.
Wholly devoid of all the old stereotyped
situations. It tells a story never before
used for stage production. It is In four
acts, for each of which the entire equip
ment of special scenery is carried. "The
Darkest Hour" will be tho attraction at
this theatre all next week, beginning
with the Sunday matinee tomorrow.
There will be a special matinee for
ladles and children on Saturday.
womDExrcx baiijuoad bceks.
ii 1 1 1 li li i mmjl i nil il.M'UB iJW. . 'I, ',
' i ti r.-- 'T'l Ji I fto I V. Km
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In "The Darkeit Kour," at Oordray'a,
Tomorrow.
recall a dozen of the chief Frohman auc
oeise of the last 10 years without re
calling that Mr. Thompson had a role
In the production that he played well.
He recalls the fact that he hns played
his part well and has the privilege to
'wcorae a star If the public is willing to
accept him as such, under the manage
ment of J. K. Hiackett. His part Is
certainly a charming one. Mrs. Cralgle'a
deals with a pretty love story In which
the Bishop's nephew hesitates between
a simple and charming young girl, Bar
bara, and a fascinating young Duchess,
whose beauty and brilliancy have blind
ed the young fellow's eyes. The Bishop,
a genial and lovable character, moves
through the pln'y with a kind ami gov
erning hand, eventually saving Barbara
and his nephew from what threatened
to be great unhapplness for them both
and finally bringing them together.
AL a. rislAa Coming.
The big company of ten comedians
with the Al. G. Fields Greater Minstrels
Is headed by Al. O. Fields in person. The
greatest living delineator of the negro
character and dialect is, beyond ques
tion. Al. G. Fields. His work stands out
distinct and alone, in a class by itself.
Tt In onnortunltles for studvlns the negrt
in the everyday Ife of that individual
have been unlimited, and he has made
excellent use of his opportunities. He
haa transplanted the negro character on
the stage In a manner charming In Us
naturalness. The result . is seen in a
perfect portrayal of the existing types
of the colored race that Is as refreshing
as it is original. This season he Is to be
seen in an up-to-date program of funny-
isms that would tickle the risibilities of
a stoic. Fields' ' Minstrels will be an
early attraction at the Marquam Gixtnd
Theatre.
vilest creature in womankind that I had
ever seen outside of a police court; but
when Blanche Walsh's Maslova, :in
equally sodden inebriate, changed her
hateful scowl to an amorous leer, 1
shuddering! y moved Miss Walsh ahead
of Miss Otis as a" demonstrator of femi
nine depravity.
Annie Kussell begins, her tenth week
tomorrow night In "Mice and Men" at
the Garrlck Theatre. The remarkable
b-islness which started with the first
Tho forthcoming engagement for one
week, beginning March 23, . of "King
Dodo" at the Montauk Theatre, Brook
lyn, marks the first appearance in
Greater New York of the popular Plx
ley & Luders cometiy opera since Its
memorable run at Daly's Theatre last
spring. With "The Sultan of Sulu" at
Wallack's and "The Prince of Pllsen"
at the Broadway, Mr. Henry W. Savage
will have three musical comedy attrac
tions running In New York this month.
Raymond Hitchcock, Sheridan Simpson.
Flora Zabelle and the rest of the cast
of principals and pretty chorus that
appeared at Daly's will be brought to
the Montauk with the exceptions of Miss
McKlnney, whose role In "King Dodo,"
owing to Miss McKlnney's accident In
Washington recently, Is now being In
terpreted by M s Celeste Wynne. "King
Dodo" closes ltg second engagement In
Boston to receipts that surpassed the
record of any week of Its former visit
known English authors. B. H. Mltchel
son and Charles H. L&ngdon, had Its
first metropolitan production at the
American Theatre on Monday night. The
play Is of the melo-dramatlo order, full
of startling and sensational Incidents
and will be put on with elatawate scenic
effects. It ran for six years In England
and has proved a gigantic success.
There Is no discounting the bill at
Keith's Union quare Theatre thla week.
it is one o( the best that liberal
Napoleon of the Continuous" has ever
put Into hla vaudeville house In New
York.
The Nobles head the bill and their
work In comedy sketches la distinctively
nigh class. Tom Nawn and company
are presenting "Pat and Genii." which
Is even more " laughable than "One
Touch of Nature": the Marvelous Mer
rills In their acrobatic feats; Josephine
Sable, the well-known vocalist; La
Petite Adelaide, without doubt the
showiest toe dancer In vaudeville;
Quaker City Quartette, in popular songa;
Waterbury Bros, and Tenny in a musi
cal act: Raymond and Caverly, well
named the "Roger Brothers of Vaude
ville"; Kennedy and James, in a rapld
flrlng talking act, and many other
clever performers, will help In the entertainment
At Mrs. Osborne's Playhouse Mr.
Fawcctt's plans Include a long run of
Ibsen's Ghosts, previously played at
the Manhattan Theatre. Miss Mary
Shaw enacts the leading role very
Patent Train Stopper.
A novel device la being tried for auto
matically stopping a traia A double
dial is attached to one of the driving
wheels; this registers the number of
miles. Another part of the dial is fit
ted with a series of stops, arranged to
coincide exactly with the distance of
each station from the preceding one. As
the train runs into the station zone the
"stop" acts on a throttle valve and pulls
up the train within the specified limits.
The Inventor adds that Jt will be useful
In case of carelessness on the part of
the driver, or if he should be asleep.
There la a Weekly Journal, at only fl
a year, to any addreee. There la a ajaml
Waekly Journal, 104 eoplea daring the
year, for only tl.50, to any addreea
Four divorces granted and two held
under advisement waa tha record ia
Judge Cleland'i court yeaterday. Not a
caaa waa conteated. The wife who la
alleged to have thrown flat-lrona and
cooking utenaili at her huaband failed
to ihow up and defend heraalf, and tha
wife that ran away with another man
likewise did not put In an appearanoe.
The first ease called waa that of Au
gustus Brill agalnat his wife, Emma
Brill. Mr. Brill had a tale of woe to
relate to the court, and he did It well.
Many tucks and frills adorned his tes
timony, and the court decided that he
was a much-abused man. Brill testi
fied that one source of amusement In
dulged in by hla better half waa that
of throwing flat-lrona at hlrn on varioua
occasions. Pots and pans also came his.
way, when he was uot prepared, and
several kitchen utensila had at divera
times met him in the face. At last Mra.
Brill could no longer amuie herself with
Brill and deserted him. This was more
than a year ago. The court held the
case under advisement.
With "Another Gentleman."
W. E. McMendea sued Elizabeth Mo
Mendei for a divorce on the ground! of
infidelity. The testimony waa adduced
that Elisabeth had decamped with an
other man several months ago, and has
not been seen or heard of since. Said
Judge Cleland; "Did Eliza leave you?"
"Yes," replied the deserted McMendes,
"she went away with another gentle
man." He got his divorce.
Elisabeth Klllon waa granted a di
vorce from William Klllon on the ground
of habitual drunkenness.
Temperance House secured a decree
from J. C. Houie on the ground of de
sertion. Mlnnla Erlckson was allowed a divorce
from Charles Erickaon on the ground of
desertion.
The case of Charlotte Benfleld, who la
suing Fred Benfleld for a divorce on tht,
ground of deaertlon, was held over under
advisement
BlggMt Bfaa In Senate.
W. B. Heyburn, the newly elected Sen
ator from Idaho, will be the biggest man
in the Senate next session, at least from
the viewpoint of avoirdupois. But he
makes good-humored complaint The
Eastern papera and by "East" an Idaho
man means anywhere other aide of the
Missouri have exaggerated hla weight
"They say I weigh 400 pounds," he re
marked, "when the truth la I am Just a
scant 280." Mr. Heyburn ia a native of
Pennsylvania, but for nineteen yeara haa
been a resident of Idaho, where he la
very popular.
Xa Devoted to Knalo.
Ever since Frederick the Great the
house of Hohenzollern haa been conspic
uous for its devotion to music. The lat
est Instance is Prince Joachim Albrecht
of Prusslsa, the second eon of the Re
gent of Brunswick, who has Just com
pleted the muslo for a spectacular ballet
entitled "The Miracle of Spring."
Peculiar Coincidence.
Sir James Ferguson, senior member of
the British House of Commons, was se
riously injured recently by being Ftruck
by a cab. The last "father" of the body.
W. W. Beach, was killed by a similar
accident.
Monopole Tomatoes are better
home-canned.
than
As "Cneops,h in "The Wizard of
th HUe,
played by Ed Warnock. Did you ever'
.-o a Shanghai and a bantam rooster
side by side? Well, that is what Bob
and Ed remind you of. Stuart McGulre.
the well known baritone, takes the part
of Cheops, the priest, and he does It
justice. Ptarmigan, the music 'teacher,
is played by Nic Zan, who ha3 many
eood lines and funny scenes with
Princess Cleopatra. Tho ladies' parts of
the ininclpals and chorus ere all taken
Jjy men. IouVs Hru as Queen Slipoona,
nifwtes an aunuraoie woman in , both
voice and appearance, and Lou Ger
liupcr. In the role of Princess Cleopatra,
is positively sfinning. The songs which
he (shoj has with the little boys' chorus
will surely make the audience wild with
delight.
The beautiful costumes and the strik
ing scenery for the production . have all
been desitrned by H. D. Alien, under
wlioi.:' direction the opera will be given.
The costumwi of the ballet the "Mult
nomah Sadie Girle," are entirely orig
inal, for In the former productions there
was no ballet and hence costumes had
Largest Watch In the World.
What is undoubtedly the largest
watch ever made Is to be seen at the
Waltham Watch Co.'s office In High
Holborn. England. It stands 20 inches
high and welgs 120 pounds. It is made
in the form of a perfect fac-slmile of
one of their latest watches. It IS a
beautiful and wonderful model, by
which It Is possible to see the "works"
In motion, Impossible In the case of an
ordinary watch. Special machinery had
to be devised for making the various
parts. Altogether the sum of $15,000
was spent upon it. There are 23 Jewel
imitations in the big. watch, these being
composed of agate and rock crystals.
The watch has been exhibited at some
of the principal' exhibitions and has al
ways attracted more than ordinary notice.
' Pioneer Woman I& D.
The first Australian lady duly qual
ified physician, Dr. Emma Constance
Stone, recently died in Melbourne at the
age of 46. She was the daughter of a
London contractor of scientific tastes
who settled in Tasmania. She studied
first at the Woman's Medical College,
Philadelphia, afterwards in London and
finally in Melbourne, where she started
practice and encouraged a number of
young ladies to follow in her footsteps.
Dr. Stone was a strong advocate of fe
male suffrage. -
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FIRST TIME IN PORTLAND
THE MOST REALISTIC BATTLE SCENE EVER PRESENTED
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Presented With Careful Attention to every detail, by the
Baker Theatre Company
notwithstanding! the enormous ex
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PRICES WILL, NOT CHAINQE.
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