TOE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SAT UK DAY EVEyiXG. MARCH 5, 1904.
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS
"Rosemary" will remain ; -sweet
"memory In the hearts of the Portland
people who saw it presented by Howard
K vie. There are faults enough with the
play, and there were jnoughpeopl-in
the cast Who were not saueraciory, dui
'Rosemary" U an oasis In a somewhat
dusty desert. After the pathetic part
ing of Sir Jasper and Dorothy fri the
decaying Inn, when the audience was
settling Itself back with a sigh of re
lief from a strong emotional climax,
Dorothy tripped lightly In and the au
dience gasped. , Those who had neither
seen the play, before, nor learned the
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story s conclusion, saw a dosen possible
conclusions to the incident, all of which
were potentially dramatic and none of
. which happened to be the one chosen
by the author. : When little Dorothy
tripped back and soberly said good-bye,
as-the flutter of her dress caught the
; audience'a eyo and it realised what was
coming, a ruatle of "Ohs" and "Aha"
, passed over the house. It la so seldom
. that acting grows real enough to atlr
the audience as it was stirred that
night and. bad the last act been burled
a more lovable and artistic offering
would be bard tg find.
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The resounding "damn," the curdling
"by gad, sir," the tumultuous "by . St
George and the dragon's bones" yes,
even the rustlo and delightful "gosh
ding it" and "by gum," must retire
to the dressing-room and don street
hablllmente for the Tale-Anti-Prof an
Jty league is on their track and tha
. elevation of the stage has begun. The
Tale students have been from time im
memorial pained by tha profane noises
they were forced to hear when attend-
. lng , the theatre. The day ( dreams ot
the students were haunted by vulgar
"By my bones, sirrah!" and "Dura meh
hide!" They wandered about In a maze
of villainous epithets and felt their
heart-strings snapping under the cruel
things that actors said to each other.
They studied Shakespeare, and found
that he waa profane, therefore they
substituted Milton, but even "Paradise
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Ward k Wade'a Minstrels at the Marquam.
Lost" had a few strong expressions, and
tante'a "Inferno" was hopeless.
Seeing neither peace In literature nor
hope In the "mimes of the buskined
Thespians," so say the students in their
claaaie mode;' the pained youths gath
ered themselves together In a quiet and
wnprofaned spot and in choice English
and solitude agreed to uplift the stage
by purging it of ail profane, frivolous
and suggestive expressions.
Delegations have already waited upon
tha leading eastern actors and have en
deavored to secure their t.omlse to say
only sice thing while 1W' e the spot
light, committees have -been appointed
to expurgate Shakespeare until he will
be as harmless and as little shocking aa
a quart of warm water, and. modern
rlava that contain expressions not found
ta Holy Writ will be rigorously excluded
from publicity. The association has
Tfloltlg 'sald.'appolntefl a repreaenta
tive dalegatlorfto confer with President
Roosevelt and present a proposed con
stitutional amendment to- the effect that
on and after the date of passage expres
sions not denoting . righteousness and
pious reflection may be stricken out of
any play, opera, drama, acenio produc
tion or offering, song, monologue, dia
logue, trlology or quintet rendition
given In public, at the discretion of the
censor, who shall be furnished each body
corporate having a playhouse by the
Tale Anti-Profanity league, Just when
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the Washington delegation will start is
not known, the doings of the league
having been veiled in mystery and star
chamber aessions mark its dally path.
It ' is also rumored that old Kit will
hereafter be known as Mr. Elijah Of
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Were it true, as the advance agent
contended, that the "Chief Justice" Is
an example of the modern playwright's
work, no further argument would be
needed to damn the modern stage. For
tunately the "Chief Justice" is not a
fair sample, of the modern. To locate
the time of the play in the Twentieth
century and to introduce recent slang
and modern foibles Into the setting, does
not make It a modern play. Leaving
asldei tha point that though presumably
of high moral standards, the success of
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the play hangs upon the heroine d Is
nnkw of worthless securities at their
far value before the financial world reij
allies their lark of value, i ana lorget
ting In humane kindness various Other
wearisome things, such as the heaptng
up of grief In the first act, until neither
actor nor audience can regard the
mimic sorrow as aught but mimic, the
thing that bites into one's Inner con
sciousness most is that the .character
of the play meant to be lta strongest is
Us Weakest '- 'pi'-
To have the leading man, a reserved
and hard-headed chief Justice,, hold down
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the center of the stage and release
tomea of epigrams, reams of pithy say
ings, to compel him to grind out a motto
every time he stirs the lire, and to
speak of Judicial virtue every time the
weather is mentioned, is a hara lot to
force on a willing and worthy delineator
of passion. Moreover, the vaat majority
of these pithy, epigramauo and aistin
gulshed phrases, sentencea and deliver
encea are tiresome, inopportune and tha
reverse of original, then the taak for the
actor becomes herculean and the audi
enca begins to think of boyhood days
and the Sunday-school library with
James the Christian and Fox'a Mar
tyrs. The average man of medium in
telligence could easily invent, all . the
aaylngs turned loose in the "Chief Jus
tice," a judge of standing would never
be guilty of perpetuating them.
A new story of the Ingenuity and
never-say-dleness of the modern theat
rical business manager - has drifted
down from Toronto, whether it be an
other advance agent's atory or a true
tale only artistically trimmed .is not
stated.
The story is that Elfle Fay, who la
starring with Henry Lee's players, de
cided that she had enough of the varied
trials of road life and would depart for
New York, throwing up her place. In
this mood she telegraphed from Toronto
to Weber and Rush at New York:
"Simply will not remain on tour' after
tha week." Weber and Rush replied
that she must stay and that they would
expect her to complete the tour. At the
aame time they instructed Sol Myers,
the business manager of the company,
to use every means to hold Elfle Fay.
He replied that he did not believe he
could after the week and another New
Tork telegram came hurrying back:
"Use every effort to persuade her to re
main."
Between the two Area Sol acquitted
himself nobly and a day later came a
dispatch from her who had been known
as Elfle Fay which read: "Sol and I are
engaged. Both are happy. Elfle
Myers."
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: O'Neill, Neb., hns caught the investi
gation fever and a committee of coun
cilmen recently looked over tha local
theatre with the view of discovering
what changes should be made to render
the public safe from panics. The com
mittee Investigated, reported and now
is covered with national fame. Some of
the things the committee found follow:
The door was locked, so the committee
entered through a bole in the roof; the
curtains were in good condition; those
that could not be wound up could be
walked through with ease; the asbestos
fire curtain was found safe and sound
in an ash barrel, with a layer of "cinders
over it to insure Its safety from de
struction should a conflagration break
out. Tha committee especially lauded
the seating arrangements, as the seats
were piled In a corner and on play nights
were handed out to the peopla having
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reserved seat tickets. Others brought
their own kegs.- The ventilation was
accounted ' perfect. , the committeemen
having to tie on their hata as tha evenr
lng was windy. In conclusion the proud
committee reported:
'The exits were nicely distributed and
in case of fire any one with a ladder or
an ax could get out almost anywhere.
The main-, entrance, consisting of a
double door, haa been locked for some
time, the key being lost, but a screwdriver-Is
hung bealde the door, no that
In caseof a fire It may be taken off lta
hinges, .which you-r committee -proceeded
to 4o when through .wltlv Its labors. Not
being) able & put the. door back, your
committee shut flip the maiw entrance,
and exit, with 'some baled hay that had
been stacked up beside the door for that
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PatU'has no thawed the .Bostonlan
musical frost to any marked extent. At
her first, engagement there this season
she was greeted by a full house and high
prices prevailed. In some mysterious
way the ; ex-prima donna received the
Impression that ohe was desired again
by the eager public and she arranged
for a. return call.; The city's curiosity
seems to have been satisfied, ' however,
and seats for 'the second engagement
went, slowly, though prices were cut in
half.
' Chicago is recovering from its theatre
acare and good crowds are attending the
theatre that have been permitted to re
open. The Studebaker and the Columbus
have been added to the active J 1st, the
Cleveland Is also open and La Salle la
scheduled to be 'light" soon.
"Every player a bird". Is not the
slangy . expreseion of a fly-by-nlght ad
vance agent, but the announcement of a
new thing In stageland. Gustave Luders
and Frank Plxley, who collaborated first
in ."The Burgomaater," , have ready for
the New .York public a comic opera en:
titled "Woodland" In which every actor
will take the role of a bird. The opera
will be first given In May,
Eleonora Duse will not act for many
months. If ever again. She is seriously
ill at Genoa with bronchial pneumonia
and' complete rest Is the only hope for
recovery . held out by attending physi
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Mrs. FI&k, although her .husband ia
editor of the Dramatic Mirror, haa , en
tered a strong protest against publicity
of a certain sort. A press association
recently spread broadcast a flattering
notice of .her. with this line tacked to
her picture: "Although nearly 60 years
old, she has' the face and figure, of a
girl of 22." It chances that Mrs. Flske
ls:r38- ahd" she hat said so"ln"posltlve
terms. She also calls to mind the time
when in early life enterprising inter
viewers fixed her age at (0 and even (5,
and then wondered how-she managed to
preserve her youth. For herself Mrs.
Flake aays she is unable to see why the
age . of any player should be considered
of Importance,
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"Just closing a successful run of 300
nighta at Madison Square theatre" will
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no longer be a sign of success and a
token of popularity, for thla historic
theatre has been closed by the order of
Mayor McClellan of New Tork, aa it
does not comply with recently passed
fire ordinar.cea and could not be altered
without unnecessary expense. The spot
on which tha most historic theatre in
the country now stands has been devoted
to amusement purposes for more. than
60 years.
Rossley and Costelle, Tom Hefron, Nio
olini brothers. Raymond Duncan, Lor
raine sisters, Leroy Berry and moving
pictures srs the bill at the Park 'theatre
today and tomorrow.
"The Voice of the Winds" is a New
Tork Instrumental novelty that is start
ins; out to do things to "Anona" and
other weird and popular pieces. In this
caae It is said the publishers paid for
the piece Instead of the compoaer haunt
ing their doors until they promised to
accept bis offering as a donation. The
price is announced to be 13,000 and the
C0RDRAYS THEATRE
Jtfatlnee Frloee Adults, 26c, children
tOc and 80c, Box seats tl.
TOXIOXT &AST TIKI "SAXS rAHKA." BCCAT7SK YOV TOYZB HXAXJ3
ot jt sovt Txnrz IT IS WOT OOOD.
nf.' Sunday, March 6
V Oontlaued Engagement of Portland's Sfew Favorites.
THE OLYMPIC COMIC OPERA COMPANY
Beginning Sunday Hatinee 6 Performances of the Brilliant Comedy-Opera
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Change of Opera Thursday, March 10. Fonr Fsrfonnanees. , Matinee
Saturday. Audraa'a r anions 3teug;ning Musical Sit,
LIVE
Entire Strength of Company In Casts: New and Picturesque Stags Busi
ness and Groupings. ?:-.
cTVIarquam Grand
They Have Arrived :; RED LETTER DAYS IN MUSICAL? CIRCLES
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Nights, March 7-8-9
, ,1 SPEOAL MATINEE WEDNESDAY, MARCH ? , I ,
, George L. Baker has the honor of representing and preaentins; Portland's recognized leading singers in a magnificent
, , . - production of Von Suppe's GRAND MILITARY OPERA , ,
Special Scenery from '
Baker Theatre Scenic Studio.
Augmented--Special Orchestra
PRESENTING THE FOLLOWING WELL KNOWN PEOPLE i
acillard O, iiowasdale , os Bloch
William Belcher
8. Stuart McGulre.
Robert Rountree
, Louis P Bruce
Rea Irvfn .
Milton Frohman
Marian Peter
Eula Bennett
Elsie Garrett
Rose Wood '
Beulah Cadwell
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Entire Lower Floor
: Balcony, first 9 rows .-. , , : ; . z . , .
Balcony, next 2 rows
Balcony, last S rows ...
Gallery, 2 rows reserved , .
GaUery, rematpder
New York musicians have voted . the
novelty worth the money.
It may jjound a little exaggerated to
say tha.rVo vaudeville performers are
two of tfi -'prettiest girls seen In this
city, but "that Is true of the Nelson sla
ters, , who are appearing at the Arcade
PRESS AGENTS' MONOLOGUES
MXWST&EUT AT TEB MABQUAJt
It has been' quite a while since Port
land has been entertained by a white
minstrel aggregation; in fact, there has
not been a minstrel company In any
of the local theatres since early last
fall. . Now, comes a big one. ' Harry
Ward presents the Ward & Wade Mag
nificent ' Minstrels for one night and
matinee at the Marquam, Saturday,
March 1 1- .Ward & Wade are no stran
gers to the mlnatrel-lovlrrg public, and
this year, with their knowledge acquired
of the public taste through long ex
perience and study haa found them in
the Trent rank. . -Ward & Wade long
ago made their reputation as comedians,
but they are different from the aver
age comedy stars . in so far that they
do not confine the comedy of the show
to their own work,, and it la pleasant
to note that the names of other f unmak
era appear in their list of performers.
Tom Powell, Charles Ivers. McCIain and
Warren, the great Monroe and Wolff
and Wilson are features with the com
pany, and 40 other white artists appear
In their first-part picture, entitled "The
Carnival of Venice." Their. Saturday
matinee will be given at popular pricea.
Parade and concert, augmented by the
megaphone quartet novelty, will be seen
and heard at noon Saturday. March 12.
The advance sale of seats will open next
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. ,
"TTBTCXiX TOK" AT TB3B XAKQUA1C.
' Stetson's spectacular production of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" will be the attrac
tion at the Marquam Grand theatre to
night at 8:16 o'clock. This grand old
drama haa been mercilessly butchered
by the "fly-by-nlght" companies In the
past It is a marvel that it has not
long before ' 'this lost its flower of at
tracting theatre-goers, - which is quite
often the case, but the public has grown
to know that Stetson's is always reli
able, that it alone has lifted "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" from mediocrity. . In
short, it is the only company present
ing this' time-honored drama with capi
tal enough to provide sufficient scenery,
people and railroad equipments to place
It among the best , entertainments be
fore the public. Stetson is the only one
presenting, the drama aa a first-class
show shfruld be environed and equipped.
Over 60 people are used in the produc
tion," and with lta artistic mingling of
mirth, melody and pathos all classes of
amusement-seekers will be entertained.
Popular pricea will prevail.
, AT COKD&ATg.
' Last night's performance of . "Said
Pasha," by the Olympla Comlo Opera
company, proved another treat to a
large audience at Cordrsy's. Today at
the matinee and again tonight this pretty
little opera will hold the boards. ,
'The Isle of Champagne" ' will ' hold
the boards at Cordray's the first four
10. Evening Prices He, tic, S5o,
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W. H. B0YER, Musical Director
FRED'K ESMELTON, Stage Mngr.
Baaer
Mrs. Walter Bead
Margaret ' Leasure
Dot Bernard
Ethel tytl -t
Grace E. Campbell
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SEATS NOW SELLING
Out of town mail orders ere
receiving prompt attention
nights of' the week, beginning with mat
inee tomorrow and - continuing until
Thursday night, when it 'will be ' re
placed with Audran's -"Olivette." It
was In this opera that Thomas Q. Sea
brook achieved the phenomenal success
which placed him in the front rank of
comic opera comedians.
"Olivette," the offering for the latter
part of the week, including the . usual
Saturday matinee, is one of Audran's
most dainty works, which will 'undoubt
edly be received with appreciation.
"Olivette" is full of rich comedy and
possesses a number of the most popular
musical gems. Especially la this true
of the "Sob" song, as rendered by Miss
Kendall.
"WCTCHESTEB," AT TKB BAKES.
.The Baker Theatre company will pre
sent for the coming week, beginning
with the matinee tomorrow afternoon,
the only war play during its Portland en
gagement this season.
"Winchester" is a flve-act story ef
war times, with the scene laid near the
city of that name in Virginia, in 18(3,
It Is the story of Virginia Randolph,
a high-spirited southern girl, who Is
beloved by Major Kearney, a northern
officer, atatloned near by. By mistake
the major is sentenced to death on the
charge of being a traitor. In the mean
time, Miss Randolph has been making
desperate plans to save her lover, and
at' the last moment, with proof of his
innocence. Miss Randolph rides to the
I MARQUAM GRAND
i Saturday Matinee and
Ward and Wade s
MAGNIFICENT WHITE
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40-ALL STAR
Two Bands and Specially Featured
;. a buii Jiuvjcb BjrxcxAJhTK rsATTTBES.
"The Carnival of Venice" A Marvelously Beautiful First-Part Spectacle, J
. AUGMENTED BY THE MEGAPHONE SINGERS.
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PBIOEB EVEBIVO Lower Floor, except last t rows, 1.00; last t rows,
75c. Balcony, first ( rows, 76c; last I rows, 60c, Gallery, 26o and
, 36e. 'Boxes and Logos, 17.60, ? , -"
VOtVXiAM HATXBBB PBIOES .Adults. 60c Children, Z6o.
THE AC VANCE OF SEATS WILL OPEN NEXT THURSDAY MORN
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THE BAKER THEATRE
GEO. L- BAKER. Sole Lessee and Manager 'V ' Phone Main 1007
PORTLAND'S FASHIONABLE
George L. Baker presents
WEEK BEGINNING
SUNDAY MATINEE
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by Edward McWade.
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W. T. PANCLE
Besldent Manager.
Costumes Made Enpeolally
for this Production by
Goldstein & Co., San Francisco.
Note the Excellent Voices In the Urge,
Well-Trained Chorus
kilos Loll McCoy
MIm OH E. Dollman
MIm Marian A. Wlntler
. Mlw A. Oonyert
Mr. J, Himpton -.
Miiia Bwtha Stfcrt
. MIm Eleanor Statter -,
Mlaa Vlda Kmd
Mlaa Bnal Tompkins
Mlaa Marion I'etera
Mlaa Eathvr Leonard '
. Mlu llla Haritlnf '
Mlaa Flora Krm
Mlaa Ann) Pltrhhurn
Mm. J. W. fllllett
MHa Llll.vn dlrud-nnlng
Mlaa' laly Oooka
. Mlaa Lillian Ooaman -Mlaa
Grace Gilbert
Mlaa Ellaabetb Harwaa '
lllas Katberine Coracb
A. A. Greene
. Ednia Hubaoa -
A. 1.. Rlanrlll
A. UcMolland
K. F. Hollowell
ttuy tnalnjr
X. R. Crounae
Jnmea H. Johnson, Jr '
Cbarlra (uttiir
J. B. Wlnaunlay
Jamra Vernon
Dr. Newell U Bmltb
. A. L. Cain
Cbarlea Church
H. Denllnser
r A. T. Hamuela .
H. Tanner
' W. h. Murray j t
Claim Godfrey .
; Cbarlea Gloaa ,
Will Ponabot ,
commanding general's headquarters and,
securing a reprieve, returns barely In
time to stay" the death sentence. On her
return she and her escort are attacked.
The return ride of the girl Is realistic
ally represented by a ktnetoscope. the
effect of which' is hovel and exciting.
Usual Saturday matinee.
OEOBQIA MUTSTBEXA. -,
S. H. Dudley, the comedian who made
such a hit last season with Richards &
Pringle'a Famous Georgia Minstrels, Is
sgaln with , the; aame organisation and
will be seen In a brand new skit or after
piece In which "Jim Jackson" is having
his' troubles in the. "Policy Shop." Dud
ley in the role of the tough country nig
ger, "Jim Jackson," is true to nature;
his droll sayings and quick gun playa
keep the audience In one continual roar
of laughter. The company will appear
at Cordray's, Sunday, March 13, for one
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ST. PATRICK'S PAY AT KABQtTAM.
An attraction new, this season, and
which Is possessed of much mrtt and
originality, ia that of the clever Cwedlah
dlalect comedian and Northland singer.
Ben Hendricks, In Sidney R. Ell la' ra
mantlo "comedy-drama, '.'Erik of Swe
den," which comes to the Marquam
Grand theatre Thursday; March 17, Mr,
Ellis has' reason to be proud ot the en
thusiastic j-ecelptlon of his star. lir.
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THEATRE gj-S
Night, March 12, 1904 I
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Orchestra Sweet-Voiced Balladlats.
POPULAR - PRICED PLAY HOUSE
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