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"I TOE OREGON DAILY J OTJItNAL, TOTtTL AKDt f SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1903. -V (Attractions for the Somiri W ' ' " ' " 1 ' """"""" ,,,':',,,',,,M,'"',,,i''vi,,i'i::A'--r Marquam Grand Theatre The Empire Theatre At Cordray's Theatre :- At The Baker Theatre - .... "The Burgomaster' September 22-23. REFINED VAUDEVILLE "Young Mrs. Withrow," Sept, 20-21-22-23. "NEILL-MOROSCO STOCK COMPANY "The Dairy Farm," September 24-25-26 Continuing Through AU the Week "A Gold Mine," - - - Sept-24-25-26. " " I N "J A N I CE ""M E REDITH' M L I..,,.,,..,..- ................................. ..;..w...wb..;.i;.......,...;...;...... ...; ,..Mi......;.;;.y..;.;MrL.M--"-':'-rv,; , .", -r L.Tll. Y? J f ,. , ..- .v ' Itfe, something that li always welcome when well told, for the old farm and village 1 a theme ai dear to the Ameri can heart aa the 8 tare and Stripes. "Th Burgomaster," on of tha moat popular musical comedies which has been produced in this oountry In recent years, in its song hits, mala chorus, beautiful costumes and, pretty . g lrl chorus, la tha attraction at tha Marquam Grand on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, with a special Wednesday mati nee. The principals this year include many of the original cast and a number of new faces and If It . Is up to anything like the usual standard should afford a wholesome evening's entertainment. PRESS AGENTS' MONOLOGUES Good shows at all the playhouses Is thsreoord of the weak. The theatres were crowded nightly and tha bills In eluded everything from musical comedy to melodrama, and none of the pro ductions suffered for lack of popular ap proval. They were all successful to a degree. ' Tha NelH-Morosco company In reper toire promises to live up to the excellent standard which was claimed for them by the industrious press agents and al ready their success at the Baker is as- XTTTX WHITE, Xa "The Burgomaster," at ths MArquam Orand Theatr. . ..'-''4 '. i 1 . j, ' ' t 4 , v , .: 3T ' " - - - , V- 1 , K ' ' .in n in. . t":"i& mMK0rf'7T7T-: I I lIm- , llfjmt, ,.,i.iC'...li..Jl I... ".i ,.,..! 11 4 im -, J.li ,iri ii Siaiii ini.iiii. in i ii tmtm SSWZH XOKSAVVT, At Oordxay's, the ladles, or has been, wherever It has been produced for the last score of years, and with the sxceptlon ef "East Lyhne" or "Camilla" there is no play that the average woman -enjoys as much as "Young Mrs. Winthrop." This production will afford Miss Ola Humphrey an excellent opportunity for splendid emotional acting and the dis play of some gorgeous gowns which she possesses. The part of Mr. Winthrop will be essayed by Edwin Mordant. Tha leading parte of this play Were originally In the hands of some of tha best-known actors In America. "A Gold Mine" will be given commeno Ing with Thursday evening. This Is a oomedy-drama originally written for Nat C. Goodwin, who appeared in it with marked success. There is an interesting lovs story running through It. but it is one of the most laughable comedies that has been given to the public for the past 10 years. The company will open Bun day Mght. There will bs no 8unday matlrfee. owing to the-fact thSt no train arrives hers from Seattle, .where the company Is playing, until Sunday even ing, the night train leaving Seattle too eany ror companies appearing in beat tie on Saturday night to arrive here In time for a matinee on Sunday. Until this Schedule is changed there will be no Sunday matinee but after tha regular season opens Managers Cordray & Rub sell announce that about nine-tenths of the companies arriving here will be able to open with a matinee,' as they come from the south. BAXXB'S VBW BXXA. Paul Leicester Ford created something of a furor In American literary circles when he wrote his great patrlotlo novel of the Revolutionary war, "Janice Meredith." Edward E. Rose created an even greater furor among American state snnala when he dframatlsed and cepiea oy me can Tancisoo press as tn, 8klt should make lb a hot favorite. i tne moat aopompiisnea actress tnat naa Among tn, MW performer, b,ed f0P Vet appeared in that part. Bite gives tel the coming week is John Klerner. said ii u. urer miiiH.iiuii uu painowg wn- i to be the greatest of all Irish humor virnnn t n tti si srsai n top thaw aivta inni. . ms i 4 . . . . .1 r. V " Z. , . 1 rv iiorney is a nign saiariea, nrst- vldual triumph. .Charles Wyngate will class performer and his songs and aulck um m u wnunim, n wikiciiim Keep the audience amused much Is expected of so manly an actor svsry moment of his act. in o dsslrous role. Mr. Wyngate has a decided novelty will be the'work many inenos ana imiowtri in roruana or Allen WlahtmaiL a modeler In clav.' ana nis popularity increases constantly. The curiously named team. D's and rrmnlt lluvuin will k. w. w . . V - t - - " nrw - . w 1 - mi tt i. n i m unjiiuuuuMi lULrni on Phllomon, the country JSumpkln who a recent Suropean tour, will be another changes his farm clothes for the red attractive feature, and Matthleus and coat of the British soldier in order that Holt duo of dainty bajladiats. will add hla lady love may see him to better ad- a pollts pleasure to the varied joys of vantage in unnorm. x nomas UDeria, ins new PUL Elsie Esmond, Frederick Sumner and In Two of tha great bass songs tn which fact all. the rest of the Neill-Morosoo Arthur Hahn will be heard are entitled company have been cast to especial ad- "A Son of the Desert and I" and "Down vantage. , "- by the Deep, Bad See. His , magnificent The story of the play tells of the voice will do these famous song full hatred end hasards 1 between British, fustic. r Hessian and American forces In and Tha Tukes. a team of contortionists, around Trenton, N. J during the " decidedly above the average, tha glorious days when American valor and woman's work ranking wltb that of any patriotism burned its brightest "when or J11 Walter H. Orr, the electrlo Waahlngton crossed the Delaware." Puncher, will Introduce some new Owing to tha Baker theatre being of methods of drumming on the bouncing Insufficient seating capacity to accom- lbe, and the applause bs receives dem- modate the crowds desirous of witness- "tratee; tha merit Of his act New i. h a xr.iii.uA.n.A -. Itictllrca an the hlnaenna rlnam. tha hill ii'n . ivu. am 1 vvvv i.nvi 4UMIUVI idV I - auestloa.of, giving several extra. mati neeseach week, ia under consideration. At present mstlnecs are only given on bundays and Saturdays. Many fashion able theatre parties attend these per formances. AT TZB BXTBOOKASTZm. That Jolly jingle, 'The Burgomaster.' on of th merriest musical comedies . that baa ever been in Portland, will b th attraction at th .Marquam Grand theatre next Tuesday and Wsdnesday nights, September 12 and 21, with a special matin Wednesday at 1:15 o'clock. Th production promised - this time. In mors ways than one. is decidedly THOMAS OBBBUk Appearing at th Baker Tbeatrt With th VatU-Korosoo Company. Without any question, the Neill-Mo-rosco people are giving the biggest and most complete series of dramatic an tertalnments ever offered In Portland at popular prices. Thar are very few organlzatlone coming to this city which highest class and hav been leaders among stage successes In the effete East, where It is much harder to satisfy taste for the dramatic The cast is thoroughly exeellent and each and every on of the players have " made a favorable Impression. We hav had nothing so satisfying since the best days of the original Frawley Company, and any theatre patron can b assured of true dramatic value when they aoe such conscientious artists as Lillian Kemble, the most attractive and tal ented leading lady yet welcomed her; Charles Wyngate. always a scholarly and effective leading man; Miss Adora Andrews. Thomas Oberle, Frank Mc- Vlcars, Elsie Esmond, Phosa McAllister. Wilfred Rogers, formerly leading man of the Barbara Frltchle Company; Frederick Sumner. Joseph Dalley, Delia Buckley and H. 8. Oinn. . With the wealth of elaborate scenery which Is furnished each week by sceulo artist Harry Marshall and assistants, the result Is bound to be satisfactory. There is one glaring defect in the pre sentatlon of "The Chaperons" this sea son In the lack of good comedians. Re ally, the only Interest centers in tne girls, music and pretty choruses. There ere supposed to be lour comedians, out they shine by contrast apparently; sort of reflected glory. There is comedy In the lines, but half the time you do not know whether to laugh or not, Oscar Ragland, who took the-part of Aurustus. Is nearly seven feet high, and as Bchiuel. Harry Laden Is almost a dwarf, o the physi-ai disproportion is really an excuse to b amused, but their acting Is almost "nil" ana was a aisap. polntment . ' It is very seldom that a musical ex travaganza is supported by such a Uni formly pleasing set of girls aa are found ln-"The Chaperons." Their dancing was prettily executed, and is one of th best features of th performance. And In cidentally, who among the braver sex did not fall in love wltb Petite Mabel Hit, as tha comedy opera ouen? Crdry s did well wun -Buno mi Ba.'iIt Is really a Jewel, for thstolsa of .play, and could not be In better hands. The cast, was beaded" by Orral lLimoUTO. ho cleverly portrayed the -v - ' . . leading role of Walter Allen, a poof Inventor, and Charlotte Burton was equally good as Elma Goelet, the rich heiress. She Is natural. and graceful and gave a picture of a woman as she should be lovable, true and good, ' , "as an opener, "tn the Palace of the King" took well at the Baker, and right royal Welcome ' greeted th Nelll Morosco Company. There f1s that romance . which In spires; the sunshine of hopes which en thuse; the darkness of despair and plot that enthrllls. and. above all, the play of human action that makes life a checker board and the people the check ers. Next week they ' will give us "Ja nice Meredith" and If this is not equally aa pleasing It will be because the critics elsewhere were mistaken In their views. Two or three new sketches leavened the bill at the Empire and with a couple of exceptions the show was a great im provement over last, week. Raymond and Caverly still held down the bill as top-linera, and" well they deserve to, for no better sketch team has ever ap peared In this city. They ar genuinely amusing in their rough and tumble farce and are a whole show in themselves. Arthur Hahn gave several, new vocal selections .and there are unquestionably lots of people who go there simply to hear him sing. He has a magnificent voice and If he will take the advice o( the critics, who are really hla Cciends, and cultivates a little more action, it will be hard to find his equal. What th various show houses prom ise next week will be found In another column and from a cursory glance it would appear to insurs us another round of good entertainment The Mordant Humphrey company are back again with 'The Young Mrs. Winthrop" and "The Gold Mln,'i.4fc. play which was origin ally written for Nat Goodwin, and the week at Cordray's will be divided be tween th two productions. " 'The Dairy Farm," which comes to' the Marquam Grand three nights, com mencing next Thursday, Is one of the Belasco r Mayer s enterprises, and from what the press have said of It. should be a treat This Is the first season of the play on the coast, but it has been com mended highly elsewhere. It Is a simple, homely story of th loves" and hates, the nobler and meaner natures, the comic and tragic occur rences and the joys and griefs that help to make up the sum of human exlsiance In rural, communities as elsewhere. The picture: presented it of early-day village I1 I ... .. . " V" - - " - -, ... 'v , : .... ' v:v (- - .s - ' :fH4 i 9 ' ' : - A . ' -. '-. itVf-- --f-1-- r & V ' it' rj-t The re-engagement of Raymond and Caverly for a third week at th KmpJr theatre must be taken as a direct trib ute to th genuine merit of these two different ' from that seen last season, German comedians. It Is rarely that and although It contains all of .the old tny performer Is retained at the Empire femUiar melodies, nevertheless It admits for longer than two weeks and only the of nJr "w musical numbers which, enthusiastic reception by the public of WP introduced, in addition to many enani vauaevin features, "ins com pany Is th largest and most eminent this merry melange has ever had, and .op 'fry - 1 if';?'" ' it - t V' ' X 7 fi.. ''" -ff v. - :l; Af i BLBXB EBMOHTJ. With th BtUl-Moroso Company at th Baker Theatra. - " TKB TXBKZS, At th Bmplr Hsxt Week. Maftflger Shields promises to have his, new Washington-street theatre opened by October 12, at least. It was originally intended to open on thecWest-of the month, but owing to various delays W has been fuund Impossible. The "con. tlnuous" performances which he has en gaged to produce should prove very popular. G. 8. C. HUBBY HILLIB COUXBCt. Henry Miller, who will be seen at the Marquam' Grand theatre shortly, byt his almost annual visits to the Paatflo Coast has become more or less closely Identi fied with dramatics in this section of the country. His annual visit la about to commence, and there Is an additional Interest attached to it this year by rea son of the fact that another popular artist, Margaret Anglln, and on equal ly successful here, has Joined fore en with him. The advance program of plays, which Includes "The Devil's Disciple," 'The Taming of Helen," "Cam llle," "Le Main 9 des Forges." etc., prom ises great erf,oymejpt for th countless admirers of the two clever artists. . sured. , Th first big musics! production of the season. 'The Chaperons," cams early in th week to the Marquam Grand and while there wre Several disappointing features It was good enough to satisfy temporarily the cry for light musical comedy. And "The Burgomaster" is coming and other bigger and better ex. travagansaa, ao tha devotees of the chorus and th comedian can rest Satisfied. OOBDBAY'S TXSATBS. "Burled at Sea" will b givim for th last time at Cordray's theatrt tonight This is the best melodrama seen Iter this sesson. - Next freek's attraction at Cordray's theatre, commencing tomorrow night. will be the return of . the Mordant Humphrey company, augmented by flv new people, who will during the coming week ijxoduce two well-known plays. The first half of the weeic win De de voted to "Toung Mrs. .Winthrop." a Very pretty society play and one teaching a problem lesson, :. . ! t ;i;;:;;:;' . inwnmyi ... . n mji -Y ' j4 J ' - -r " - iMp '' : Piiili mmfmmimm fji mtmm .'.iti m mi mi 11 me i- io-... -r . -..'- i iiniifi't,in'(. 1 r M 1 fr" "11. it Vv imi fiirmin i - XASOABBT XXXOOMM AM XtCt. With "Th Pairy rafn" a to acarqnan Oraad Tneatr. placed before th public in play form Mr. Ford's book. "Janic Merdlth" will be given Sun da afternoon and the coming week by thej great Nelll-Moroseo company at th Baker Theatre, with Miss Lillian Kembl It is a favorite jrltbrtln th ilUe role. Mias Kemble was ac- these two magicians of mirth ha caused th rule to b broken. ' Beginning on Monday, Sept IU Ray mond and Caverly WJU enter on tha last week of their ngagment her and will present an. entirely, new sketch entitled 'The Macaroni System of Wireless Tell- oomarlsas Ruth WhlU. Osoar L. Big man. I Thomas Ricktu, William Riley Hatch. R. J. Moye, Charles Sharp, George Mc Klssock, Helen Dexter. Hammett Shel don. Louise Brackett and JoseDhln Dltt in addition to the celebrated "girlie" chorus of Western beauties. "The Burgomaster" vividly recalls to mind that Insinuatingly catchy strain of 'The Tal of the Kangaroo", as sunr I and danced by a trio and chorus. In fact this little musical "hit" Is greeted with more enthusiasm, laughter and applaus and whistles, blended Into a volum of sound, that It is the nearest j approach to an uproar that th theatre has known for many a day, and before th response (o th first encOr Is com pleted th gallery takes up th sir and th theatre rings with a whistled re frain. A new song, "Mdll New York." ha mad a big bit In Chicago, where 'Th Burgomaster" baa just finished a run. As a whole, "Th Burgomaster" is a blending of bright music, comedy. clever nurtatners, pretty faces and shapely forma, costumes that ar hovel, uniqu and rich, and scenic and electric; effects that rival Aladdin In Ills splen dor. 1 Th story Is told in a prologue snd two sets. Th first scene Is laid in New Amsterdam, two hundred and fifty years ago. where Peter Stuyvesant. the Bur gomaster, and Doodle Von Kull, his sec rotary, fearing e settlers are to b attacked by the British and Swedish forces andxby the Tammany tribe of Indians, avoid the duties such an at tack would force upon them, and as a consequence drink some drugged liquor tn order to participate In a "Rip Van. Wlrfkle" sleep until their troubles blow overv They don't awaken until the year 1901. when a gang of laborers digging a trench in New York City unearth th poor unsophisticated Dutchmen, who forthwith set out to see the town under the guidance of Willi Von Astorbllt, a gilded youth, and th Harlem Spider, a typical pugilist of the day. Beats ar now selling. . "nOKTTSO BOB." f . Miller Kent, In a new play entitled "Fighting Bob," will be the attraction I at the Marquam Grand, theatre shortly. Mr. Kent a appearance In a new olay after his previous success In "The Cow boy and the Lady," should be a suffi cient guarantee that a performance of unusua excellence will be given. Mr. Nathaniel Roth, under whose capable di rection Mr. Kent will appear this sea son, has spared no expense In surround ing blm with a company of players of repute. AT TD MABQUAM , A simple, homely story of the loves and hates, the nobler and meaner na tures, ths comic snd tragic occurrences. th Joys and griefs that help to make up the sum of human existence in rural communities as elsewhere this is th foundation of "The Dairy Farm," which comes to the Marquam Grand theatre next Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, September 24, 25 and 20, with a special matinee Saturday. The picture presented is of village life tn New York stats between the years 1SS4 and 1868, a time remote enough to be picturesque, yet recent enough to be remembered, wltb the charm of distance idealizing It by . many theatre-goers of today. 'Squire Hurleyv owner ef the dairy farm, la a well-to-do man of kindly heart and open hand, whose on fault Is the determina tion to hav his own way In all things. His envious - neighbor, Simon Krum, , hates him for his popularity and wealth. Nathan Newklrk. son. of the 'aquire s sister Sarah, loves Simon's jilece, Lucy, marries her against his uncle's wish and goes out into ths world to seek his for tune. Th anti-slavery movement and free-soil question were at this time agi tating the minds of men, and the play dwells -without too much insistence, howeverupon ths passions and preju dices provoked by that controversy. Simon Krum grows rich by. secretly returning runaway slaves to their old masters and claiming rewards, pretend ing" to befrisnd them and aid their es cape to th'fre ground of Canada, 'Squire Hurley, on tha other hand, grows poor through generosity to a friend, and Simon gets his clutches on th dairy farm, 'hoping to b elected as Justice of th peace and so become the popu lar matt of th villas tn place of the 'squire. But Nathanl comes back the day before lotlon, and by his eloquence turns th tld of public opinion. Simon, snraged beyond control when he sees th schemes of a lifetime brought to naught taunts .Nathan with Lucy's hum- ble origin and utters a baseless slander against her. Almost berore th words leave his Hps the "young husband has him by th throat and but for the neighbors! interference would doubtless hav strangled him." . . . Shortly after this 81mon Is found' dead and suspicions point to Nathan, but as he is about to be arrested one of th Continued, on Pag li.) -