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'I .1 4:..:.. 'I V." "I OTTB your . my mm - This from Dutln -Karmira Ai on iclamatory atrok ha " diatialUMi tha Kladaom draama of thai praaa aent about hia ion a; Ufa '"lann( tha eaw-punchara, ratharing t j "atmoaphara" tor ttao rolo at "Tha Vlr ' slnlan." Thla waa abock enoyrh. But what think you that Faroum, thla YiTld younr tmperaonator of tha waatara cat ' tlaman.. la a Boatontaat Can you ' Iraaalna a rackleaa dara-darU la "chapa. 1' with a alx-abaotar at 'hla alda, cominf t out of auld old Boaton Can you -aaa ! a haro ( th ranaa marfiiiK from tha r1-!""" baked beaaai . - . f Prepoatcrouabut trua. 9o aaith Fat num. . .v. ; . . , - -..-- '. .- vm In our brief talk It derelopotf from an .V'tmexpectcd aourea namaly. a loeal doe- tor that only y rara sooa loriuna aia ' that reat audlaaea laat Tburaday al(ht . wltaaaa Mr. Farnum'a part ormanca of .'Tha Virginian." ; For whan tka train ' 'carry lnr tha company' waa within. two hours of tha town, tha laadln nan waa stricken with an exaruclating pain ana I , collapsed In tha alala of tha passenger coach. He Buffer from a new Illness ' all that night, and was la no condition , to play hla part; a doctor remained In ' tka wlnaa or In hie' dreseinrroom to brmoa him Hi Tor the task of acting. ' Not Infrequently this stoicism is found oa the suae, aut seldom does a per ' former bear tip under similar depressing t circumsUBcea as cooraaoiisly aa did Karnum or the first night of tha en " gagement. The. doctor ,- aaya he must have been- suf ferine the tortures of the ' Infernal regions, yet Be would not con usant to the dlsmlasal of the audience. ' nor would, be allow his understudy to go oa. He went through hie performance ' ' perfectly, to'alt appearaneaa, or.at least ... with.auah a degree of perfection that ; nana besides tha members of the- Com pany detected his agony. . . . . ' As it was the day following this ex perience Mr. Vsrnura waa not feeling aa . . )ovlal aa ha might at the prospect of an interview. - Tt he dlacuaaed thaatrioal affairs genially and let go of aome later i eating facts about himself and The ' Vlrglntao,'' which may not -heretofore ' save found their way Into print. .... "I was born Ma Boston," said ha, tn ... reply to a question,' "and then In the -fHub I received my' schooling. I waa one of those young collegians who ex pend more money at the box office win dow than in tuition and was stage struck great Scott, how stage-struck I was! After, I had taken a long and severe dose of Blackstone and was about . to bloom forth as a chief justice. In my own estimation, I heard of a cheap " 'repertoire company that wanted a man to play the villainous rolea. That for ' mine! I Joined out and made my first ' appearance on the stage tn Tha Hoop ' ot Oold.'. It was a rtp-snorter as . a melodrama. ', .. "Well. 1 ran the usual course ot the ' beginner, and about the time 1 had be "gun to think I was the beat actor en 1 'gaged in the elevation of the drama I -.. went ona night to ate a performance tif 'Arlaona.' I was rrasy to play Denton, ' sad as luck would ; have it Mr. JLa ctbelle was organising another company. .'I asked him for Lfenton and he replied ' that It was oiled, but that he would give me a chance at Captain Hodgman. 1 ' took it. We had been playing for dome ; time .when my cherished opportunity sr ""'rlred. " Vincent Serrano " went to New York to play In 'Romeo and Juliet.' and VI got his place as Denton. Bines thtin I have done only The Virginian,' and if : my guiding star ia willing I ahalt never play anything bealdes American charae-H tera. There is a certain fasclnatien " about a sombrero that I can't get away 1 from, and this Is the bappleat sesaon I . have ever known, because ,of that fas .clnatlon.' . . .. . , It waa about here that I asked, hire ' '.where he picked up his ideas of the cowboy; if it were true that he ever .lived among that class. - ' No.- ha replied. "1 give you my word, I haw sever seen a real cowboy; that la a eawboy In action. If I get In any nat ural touches. H I becauee thty come natural to ma Of course, I have lota , ef suggestions as to my make-up. While we were tn Mew Tork I waa visiting CajH. (a, Reynold tthanton, a rough rider . 'and one time foreman of the Chug Water ranch In Wyoming. He showed me a lot . of thlnrs I dlda t know about dressing '. tha part. Tha first time ho came to my . dreaetng room' he taught me how to handle my gun. and la making the illus tration managed te shont the celling full ac holaa. That's a, fact, noneau Ue '.. i--- "' , we ? f. rv' vv v ' LM 'V M rtM i T rTT BPATTrATPP AT THE v ; -nltllJTTJfll simply made a pepper-box out of that dressing room and couldn't understand tha protest that came from the manager afterward. Not that Bhanton was rough at all. for he wasn't But he was en. tbualaatlc As my guest he watched the performance repeatedly, and always be had something new te suggest. , . "Bhanton taught, ma how to carry a six-shooter, how to tie my handkerchief around my neck, how to- shake bands and a lot more, for which I am very thankful.- - , . . . Catnpeau Is a picturesque young aotor whom fate and physiognomy seem to have agreed to keep in the ranks cf stage "heavies" for all time. crack' ing good actor and a pleasant sort of fellow la private life, Campeau haa am bitions, aa have most heavy men. to some day reform and, emerging from the turgid depths of stags Iniquity, shins In the Umellcht as a virtuous hsrowho saves the maiden, pays off the mortgage. and gets all tha applause tn the laat act. But hitherto Campeau has suooeeded only, In being villainous. He was a wild and pleasant sort of 'murderer in "Arl aona;" he waa an admirable Tom Drls- coll in 'Tudd'nhead -Wilson," ,and as Jenkins in "Money-Mad," the eastern critics esteemed him highly. It. is as Trampaar however, that his stnuous In iquity finds its most artistic exempli fication. 1 - Campeau is a French-Canadian by he redity, American by birth, a brother of a famous baseball playsr and manager, and possessed of a hope that st last he will plsy a real hero who ehall be typic ally American because he will be an American Indian. There Is money In Campeau for the manager who will star him along these lines. , , . RACE WHITNEY. SMALL TALK OF STAGE ' PEOPLE. ' Toby Claude, erstwhile Fi-Fl tn "A Chinese Honeymoon." has gone . into bankruptcy. Nine-ten the of her debts are for photographs, dresses, - shoes. medical services and ludgmenta for breach of contract The total liabilities lire 11,040. . . , The Poor Mr. Rich" is a comedy Just "put on tha road. - Robert Mantell will ,uae "Richard III" as his starring vehicle under, the man agement of W. A. Brady. ' 8am Collins has Joined tha Weber Ha llo hall forces In New York. Eddie Foy'a vaudeville sketch. In which he Is assisted by several other performers, is called The Man Behind the Gun." It la getting down to madneaa when a woman announces that she will do a combination looping tha loop and leaping the gap In an-automobile. Yet this is tn be a feature of tbe Barnum Bailey circus next summer. Moving pictures of tha inaugural pro cession at Washington on -Saturday were shown in vaudeville houses In New York the next eftermwm. which Is going soma Capitalists of Detroit. Mlrh.. have con ceived the Idea of establishing- a chain of theatres la the L'nUed States to 1 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY UOniKZ'O. LIASCII 1. tin 7 V known as "The Merchants Theatres of tha United States' Tha project is for ths furtherance of the trading stamp system, tickets being given aa premiums to patrons of the merchants interested. Vaudeville would be the rule. "Dead wood Sick, tbe Scout of the Plalna" baa been copyrighted In dramatic; form and will doubtless be heralded soon as. a great western drama. "Ware I the King" la anew play, it Is dangerously near Sothern'e success in title. . . : , Funds have been raised to preserve the first theatre erected hi California, which is in ths old town of Monterey. It more closely resembles a stable than a theatre now, but many famous artist have appeared within Its walla. . . .. Cigarette, or "CI." the famous horse which Blanche Batea used in "Under Two Flags," is dead at Brooklyn. He waa still acting ia tha same piece whan a stage hand left two buckets of bran nearby, to be used In the stage storm. and "Clg" ate ths bran, than drank water and was dead before the veterinary ar rives. ' 1 . ,-- ., . . r The B. P. O. E. of PreacotL Aria., have built a handsoms theatre. It waa opened recently by tbe Florence Roberts com pany. It Is bow said that Blanche Walsh. Instead of heading a New York stock company, will make a tbur of Australia. (Tbe Yankee Consul" will be presented In Dutch Oulana, ths book having been translated Into Cutch. Blanche Batea has re-ebteared In New York at the Academy of Mualo in 1 na Darling or the Oods" and Is In for a long run. Harry Morris, one of the best dialect comedians on tbe staxs, la 'dead at New York. He was playing with tha Weber Muaic hall company. The flrat American production of Ib sen's "When tbe Dead Awake" waa given recently at Oswego, N. T, and la now running at the Knickerbocker theatre. New York. ' . Frank-Daniels has his new opera tn rehearsal. It Is called "Sergeant Brue," Edna May will appear nexj, year In The Catch of tbe Season. " Brady's No. 1 "'Way Down East" company baa gone Into New York to re hesrse a new rural drama, "Cape Cod Folks," by Rev. John Snyder. MONOLOGUES. "lfoonshintrs Daughter." One of the most Interesting features of the production of The Moonshiner's Daughter" is a complete still in opera tion, showing how ths moonshiners make whisky from tha corn they stow. The stilt ' Is afterwartts raptured by the government revenue officers, but not without a fierce 'fight tn which several officers are wounded.- The moonshiners cannot understand why, after tbey have grown 'tha core, they cannot do with It es they see fit. No matter how severely the moonshiners of Kentucky and Ten nessee are punished for this crime, they begin making whisky Immediately on their release, AU this to Kraphlcalix 5Y; V ..... . y. portrayed In The Moonshiner's Daugh ter," which cornea to the Empire theatre for ona week, starting with the. usual matinee today. Thla la the first time this plsy has ever been sesn in Port land. : One of the most entertaining fea tures of this production Is ths intro duction of a number- of high-class specialties during ths action of the play. .; -"Thtlma", at the Columbia. Starting Monday night, March 10, the Columbia Stock company will be seen all ths wsek In a powerful dramatisation of Marls Co re ill's delightful and Intense ly interesting love story of 'the wild Norway country and English nobility. The management feel assured that it will prove to be one of the most popu lar and pleasing offerings of the sea son. . The foremost English novelist of ths present - day- is - Msrle- Corelll, - whose 'Borrows of , Satan," and other well known works have been read and ad' mired by millions throughout the Eng lish-speaking world. , Second to none in popularity, of the many works of her able and prollflo pen, is Thelma," the story of ths beautiful Norwegian girl, ths descendant of a long line of Scandi navian Vikings, who is wooed and' won by an English nobleman, and leaves her kindred, the land of her ancestors, to dwell with her husband and his people In England to-live a new life -amid so- called fashionable society. The play Is a favorite one with eastern theatre goers; it haa Just 00 Deluded a very pros perous run of two weeks at tha Bush Temple theatre. Chicago. During . the present winter It haa been presented to crowded bouses In the leading theatres of Boston, Philadelphia. Brooklyn and elsewhere, and Is included in the reper toire of some of tha foremost theatrical combinations. ., . - In the Columbia theatre production Cathrlne Counties will appear aa Tbelma, a daughter of the Vlklnga; Howard OouldV-aa Sir. Philip Erring ton; Donald Bowles; aa George Lorrlmer, and Blanche Douglas, aa Brltta. Frank King will paint new scenery, and the play will be produced under the personal direction of William Bernard. ... , Thelma" ia a delightful matinee play, and never falls to draw crowded houses. Regular matinees Saturday And Sunday. . - -sr . "Monsieur Beancairc" at Marqtram. Creaton Clarke, an actor of special cm- rebrtty, will make his appearance at tha Marquam Grand theatre next Tuesday svsnlng, presenting that masterful ro mance. "Monsieur Beaucaire," the play In which Richard Mansfield won his most pronounced triumph. In selecting so eminently successful an adaptation aa Booth Tark Ins-ton's wonderful book creation he Is able to show superior tal ents which are his by right of inherit ance, for . tt most be- remembered that Mr. Clarke Is tha son of John Sleeper Clarke,- who a quarter of a century ago was tha most famous actor of -hla times. Ths present generation of theatre pa trons are familiar with tha name of Ed win Booth, whose sister wss the wlfs of Mr. Clarke. Sr., and thus Creaton comes doubly Imbued with hlstrionJn fevers, to which should be added tlt- "--trlnf X-( 1 . A J Ai:j forts to promote the best interests of the stage, and incidentally, toward, the cultivation of his inherited genlua .. "Monsieur Beaucaire" cannot fall- to delight those who revel in artistic merit. The characters are all tenderly, shaped, and the whole atmosphere 1a permeated with Invigorating wholeeomaness. No play In recent years has so completely won tha approbation of comedy friends as well as of conaervstlvs dramatic stu dents are haa' thla cleverly constructed romance ofthe- Georgian period, and tha role of Beaucaire. in. the hands of so ex perienced an actor as Creaton darks may be' likened unto . a cameo of the cleanest cut.- Seats are now selling. A great bill will be' opened tomorrow at the Star theatre afternoon matinee at I: JO o'clock.' Tha fact that It la beaded by Froslnl. ths musical genius, late of the Milan conservatory, Italy, la In itaelf sufficient to fill the handsome audito rium with crowds of muslo lovers. " The two Xerkee come direct to tha Star theatre from an eastern engage ment, presenting a novelty contortion ring act. Who will resist laughing when the Coltons are on tbe stage in their com edy sketch, which la full of the keenest wit and satire, The Star likes to please the children, and .thla week it announces ona of tha biggest vaudeville noveltlea. the danc ing doll act ot Cordero, Zaafretta, and Carl,- , Hanson and Drew have originated a j Ibsens. " When We Dead AWake" j '- :":. -' : By,, JULES BCKERT GOODMAN'. ' . '.-;. V'- , . ; , B- ' " ' " ' -:dJ N" EW YORK, March 10. At a pro duction of an Ibsen play soma time ago. Aha policeman ' who stood guard - over the' safety and treasures of the theatre was watch ing In ths back as the audience filed in. When the curtain had gone up, he slipped cautiously to tha side of the acting manager of the production and whispered In awe-struck tones, ... "Say, did they come of their own hook or did you go out and collect themT" The manager smiled and looked out over the house. "They Just growed," he said pleasantly. Then ' you ' must have growed them to order," continued the guardian of the law. .'"Say " be went on,, "I hold a medal for bravery but I wouldn't meet that bunch down there in the dark for a million dollars. . It looks like you made a raid on a dippy house." ..-. They were a curious lot, Anaemic young men with long hair and attenu ated faces.- Young girls with "soulful eyes," whatever they may be. Middle- aged woman with 00 Iff urea that would prove an alibi for any hair dresssr of reputation. Here- and there some fash ionable people, '-with the pose of think ers. A polyglot of tntellectuallam, the typical comic supplement Ibsen - sudl- snoe. . - - ; ' Bamagsd by Faddists. A - man can usually live down his enemies; but to live down his sdmlrers requires downright greatness. It Is a labor of years. Of no-man -hasthis been mors pertinent than of Ibsen. It haa been tbe intellectual ' faddists and dlllentantt who have kept him - from fitting recognition ten times more then all the abuse that has been heaped upon him. It has been the people who have professed to read all sort of nonsense in his plays and, assuming a keener understanding than their fellow tnanj have round all manner or absurd sub tletles and midden meaning" In his Writ ing, meanwhile, neglecting .the apparent and the real interpretation, who have literally soared away the real public. J been had to have greatness of aa absolute character to live all this down. And he hsa lived It down And is now t coming Into his proper and true place. As no other literary man of his time he has stamped his Influence upon the ear, an Influence which has changed the whole trend ot modern drama and has left its mark even von the novel. More and more each day his plays are being produced by well established act ors and actresses and they are proving both enjoyable and Interesting. Instead of findlnr him abstruse end mystical and Incomprehensible, audi-' enres are discovering that he wrote his dramas prlmarUr 4 he played and that "A: 1 DAUGHTER" new comedy Sketch that has proved quite fascinating to vaudeville goers, t , Maud Carter, an attractive soobrette, is to appear In character Imitations and a' very sprightly 'singing and dancing act, . Roscoe Arbuckle, the popular song Illustrator, and Edison's projeetosoope close a bill that Is up. to tha standard. Today's bill is continuous from t to 10:10 p. m. , . ,', 1, .v,-"-; V'.V :' .. ' u, ; ;The Grand Theatre. ,; "The Grand theatre has raised tha price of seats on the lower floor to 0 cents, but it has at tha same time elevated tbe character of ita attraction a. Last week the new ' price waa put into operation, and tha aama - eager ' and well-pleased crowds' attended ' the theatre, ehowtng that people do not object to the alight advance If the bill .contains attractions that satisfy tbe publla. . Thla-week the program Is even better, aa tbe llat that follows demonstrates. ' Flrafof all there Is Ted E. Box, who plays a return data. He will change - hla songs every night during his special engagement. . Jamas Post ' and company will also sppear ia Celtic comedy.. Befton and Deagle. who have Just returned from: a suoosssful trip s broad. -will. offer refined and novel comedy. Tbe - -.Tuoados,. .. remarkably clever heavy-weight balancers, will aa slat tn the entertainment. Miss Georgia Emery will present - a high-class vocal number. . . Alf Bonner: will -aing . "When the Harvest Moon Is on the River." The grsndlscopa will be a story film 'which shows 1 In a moat graphie - and realistic msnner the recent riots at St Peters burg, Russia. , -' ' ; ':' , The Lrric "M - No mora popular- organisation exists In the city 4oday than tha Lyrto Stock company. ' The new play The Subway of New York." which goes on for the week, commencing Monday afternoon. Is said to be tha best production yst of fered. The play abounds la comedy, and ' they therefore tell absorbing stories. If Ibsen Is something of a preacher per haps teacher were ths better wor be Is first, last and always the dramatist, one of the greatest st any rats among the four er five greatest dramatists ths world has seen. In sheer dramaturgic skill ha stands , above all carping and criticism. ' Evsa his worst detractors have no denied him this tribute. - The 00 reference If followed to its logical 000--duslon should have brought a Joatsr estimate. . ' The Mater of atjrpoerlsy. Most of ths misunderstanding of Ibsen has corns from the absolutely unjust method of- Judging him merely by a single play. . You will hear tt said that he la a pessimist and a degenerate be cause he wrote "Ghosts" or "A Doll's Home." Granting for a moment, that In these two plays be exhibits morbid ness and pessimism which Indeed he dees not does this prove that bis gen eral tendency Is In those directions? Is Shakespeare to be Judged by, say, "Lear" and "Richard HIT' A man most be estimated by. his work as a- whole. not by a single piece of 1C As a matter of fact Tbsen Is both hopeful and optimistic. Ths hypothesia underlying each and every one of his plays Is that there la good In the world If 'we will only let tt oome forth. He has simply placed hla finger upon one great blotch in our body social and has held . It up to . ridicule and scorn. . He has sttacked It tn Ita every phase and has pursued it with the rereaUessness and inexorability of fate. . , '.. Ths Us 04, JUrs.' . , , ' -'-- Hatred ot hypocrisy, or sham. Is the corner atone of the Ibsen structure, it Is not so. much lbs apparent hypocrisy that he alms at; it Is that Inner, subtle hypocrisy which has become interwoven In modern Ufa and which has mads of It a lie. It ia the hypocrisy which clings behind the easy use of such words ss duty and faith and coneclenos end con vention, smug terms of a more smug self contented neas and selfishness. Be hind each of then- be finds tbs lie, ba eause they are Interpreted by the nar rower rather than their broader mean ing. . Starting from' such a pornt natnratly and consistently he develops Into hla theory of Individualism and freedom of the soul. These are hla answer te and remedy for the He. Here la tbs truth and real meaning Of Ufa He Is thus ths interpreter of ths seal and In this he stands apart from . contemporary writers. .There. Is something almost classical, something that recalls the Greek dramatists in him. Dissimilar in theme and treatment, there is pat a sett act 1 full of thrOllng situations and exciting climaxes.' , . , - Ths story deals with one Ned Keens, a famous detective, and the many hair breadth escapes he goes through la cap turing the clever criminal knows as the "Shadow. While exciting; tha play Is not of the trashy order, but Instead. Is of the better clsss of melodrama, which la all the rage at present la every part of the country. . The comedy element of the play stands out exceedingly strong., and no doubt wilt make aa even better Impression than anything yet pat onfby thls popular company, -t '---... ' . a- ... - . j.-r " TUlm U7UI . .L. t.t ' - V p This week Ona, Ives and Center head, the bills. This ia a clever sketch tears. The four1 Aahtons will contribute aa as-, ' rial casting act -which will make the light-headed ' members of tbe audience ' draw-quickened breath." Odell and Hart: offer a sketch which will vie with Ona. Ives and Center for a comer oa the . laugh market. , The Adorloe Bisters, sou-, brettea, - come well recommended - and -will make a hit. The Sea words, in a rural comedy sketch, "Country School Days," introducing "Possum Pie." wtfl make - the audience roar; -tha Elliotts, song harpists. Jean Wilson tn a aew U-i lustrated song, and -the Bioa-reph with a mile of new tlni will oompiets tha MIL -t it ' . -' ' " 1 ' rjoan iof Are" at Columbia. ,", . 'Joan of Arc" Wilt be given at the Columbia matinee today and tonight .for Ita last two performances. One of the'.' most -thrilling and startling events' ra the play la the fail Miss Counties, in the- role of Joan, takes from . a high, tower in escaping f ran) prison. It Is. in fact, a perUous feat, for the distance In the Immense stage of the Columbia theatre la not Imaainary. - The actual fall is something like X feet, and while precautions are of course taken, which are not. sesn by the audience, v there Is sufficient rlakjto necessitate; the, ut most, ears. 'S--..'.. . ,, ; ; ,.a ; ,; 'A.. -Ths. famous Pollard LOllPutien Ooere eompany wUl begin , aa engagement, of two weeka at the .Marquam Grand theatre, beginning Tuesday, March II. in a repertoire of their latest success ful musical comedies. . " -Out New Man. Harry Beresford. who nlaved "The Wrong Mr. Wright" In Portland two years sgo, will be seen at tha Mmum Grand theatre Monday evening. March similarity between- "Prometheus" and "Ghosts." There U a breadth and sweep in Ibsen which lifts hint and gives to htm'onivaraellty. , Mi Amsks 'em MUttesT ''. V As said before, hvwerer, you must view him in the light of ail that he has done to see him la eorrect perpective. You must watch him working out bit'' by bit hla whole scheme. Not more than a bare suggestion along one line can he given here upon a theme that it would require a book te expound fully; but that suggestion may sUll be worth while. For' example, take him aa feri '' back as. tbs days when he wrote 'The League of Youth." and "Pillars of so ciety." Here yoa find the hypocrisy of polities held up to light in no uncer tain way. There are things In the 1st- tar play which are not without their . point for us of America. Here, too, yea can see Ibsen's early attacks upon that' Inner hvrjociirv wblrh h , struck at again and again. Consul Bar- nick, respected by all hia fellow men, a, ; . man of Influence and of na absorats lie In every relation of Ufa which touches him. To bis fellow men, to bis stale, to his wife, ha la a hypo crite. It is thla man's inner soul that Ibsen lays bare. For almost the drat tlmSu toft. In hla annlel ran,.. . the note of Individualism sounded in the ' character of Frokan H easel. , By ths time of "A Doll's Home" he Is fairly .launched upon hla way.- What - waa scarcely more than suggested orl, mere background in "Pillars of Society ' Is here brought Into first prominence. . The "relation betareea Consul Besnlck' -and hla wlfs was secondary. It la true ' -that Froken Heaset begins tn a way a i long Una of eharactara whose cry is ' freedom and the fan play of Individual- (Continued on Page Seventeen.) asAtrnt 281 ' 1 .:' A-
