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13 THE . OREGON SUNDAYr JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY ' MORNING. MAY i 21, 1905. loon. p. Mortenson has "a vtgur and confectionary atora and Jack Craig Is onof ,the beat barbers In tha state. The hotel are In keeping with the projr re as of tha town. . . , THE DRAMATIC SEASON WASHIN0TONSANDt LI0NSAMALCAMATED (Continued From Page Seventeen.) "V TESTUKQ along- the ' BhOTes Tif fVl" Baker'a bay. on the north Bide 1 -""""br"The roiuBiWs rfverrtn. r- iBC-county-Waehingtoii.-a'- r)w nf the mo- wpmn, " enter.. asrfciTK . Uauin',1' manu. mat naie. 1 1 - In com mere they figure" with the world Irt" supplying its markets -with th finest fish; In pintles-" they hold Ow batancr-of TWWf r1n "t he Is t at e ; 1ft . . society, charity and affalra of brotherly love they outdo the great Pacltto coast ..Wintry. . ' ' Ilwaco and "Chlneok -miLf toperly ""be celled twin cities they are twine In :' a common, wey. In push, enterprise and .prosperity, but they ere the greatest , rlrale In all of Washington for suprem- , ' .acy on every point to which each .as- . plrea. " TheTeiMeme 1'f 1 ea'tr-rta.-e lipw and prosper, alljwning-aaid-ivwupying their own homes, .moueis or simplicity and comfort, not depending- upon sun shine "or "rain -though they have so abundance of the. former.. In summer . ' i and a eontlnuuu downpour'of the latter .. .. In . winter whether the eurth fall-to faprotit a pea or brings forth, abundant crops of .rich -.vegetation., iney ao not , ' concern themselves,' The mighty ocean " '- a regularly as the tlW and seasons Tglves up Ita beet food Halt wnicn uie 'whole world buys. -' -:-'--rr' - .;Triwaco..ia the oldest and best; known . but by no weans -the paramount of the : twin cities. ' Esch la the peer of the other. Ilwa'cp was named for, a tribe 'of Indian . that inhabited Us shores long before Lewfs and Clark came, and remained In tranquil poaaesirofi'f lliH -country on tha north aide of the mighty . rtyer long after their -departure:. y j-z Once . a greaL.-CpmnifrciiUceiiter.xnd the scene of a large proportion of the """shipping of the Pacific coast, la now the 73 gateway to Oregon's snd Washington's r- - greatest ummerrreson.-U belongs to both statea becauee both eta tea take ad " . vantage of its splendid attractions and . X eome to It as a haven of reat during the summeTTsetrsen. ie ilea on., the shores ' of the bay tinder the great bra con light ; of Cape Disappointment - and - North Head, , while the big modern guns of ' J LJ3r 'I Nll- Li! 1 - ith -v---;:f'' .... : . - .. - . ! Charles R. Johnson's Home, Chinook. ' ports Canby. Stevens and Columbia ever ' cover the sea and river, assuring this, . the flrst town on the approach by water. ' ample protection from any enemy. Ilwaco Is reached by the Ormon Rall- . road ft Navigation company'a ateaiQera, which are veritable . palaces floating . through 'a panorama of scenic grandeur and beauty. Plank roads and trails f branch out .from -the -town to every point of lntereat which makes travel a pleaaure after the town la reachedr Tha town itself ts IncorpoYirted ertd con i tains about --tnhabitantB.x tt!aon a cash basis with a surpluj, on hand, and Ha schools are excellent. A. E. King Is mayor and K. A. Hawkins. W. : A. Graham, W. B; Hawklney. George , Grable and Charles Jdhnsoif coxncllmen, Howejton-i recorder,' Ben Wise treasurer, Amon Markham marshal and , Ur. T. 8. Kennedy health officer. Its school building coat over $15,000. A aafa tmmrancc ts carried."!! pupils : , number I7. who are instructed by Ova teachers this year, -Another teacher Is to be employed next year. Trie district Bi t eashr oaslff. 'The business Itiwtl- -tutlons are on a solid foundation. Be, sides, the flshlng Induntrv Bnd the sum mer trade from (ourlats and rottagers. It supplies large area,: The forts and duatrr furnish It with trsde. . J. D, Craig has a contract to supply the1 Ore gon City paper mills for a term of veara trbm the forests lmmpdtatelyoverlookl Ing the town. ' The town has a good water system and contemplates Install ing electric lights. It also has a tan nery of large capacHy, owned by P. J. MrOownn Sons, arid hus a sawmill and lumber plant. Among the business Institutions C. E. Kerlee has the largest. He started as a , boy a number of years ago with the Aberdeen Packing company. Penniless ;then, he has by good management, econ omy and Industry, Iwn enabled to buy- out the big Institution and now does a Iunw of business f $40,000 .f ISn.OOO annually. He supplies a large rsde on -Hh fceach ttniing the summer aessonr7-: Culllna tt Uralmm have a good exclu sive ;grocei(y trads while O. U WHliamg . (a also an ld eetabllahci grorerynian. Johnson ec Co. have a first class mllll-' nery' store and 'furnishing establhth- me lit. : Oorge Woodruff Is the onfxtlonsryl dealer. .- Herbert Petit. William Black and N ; i C. Koefetl each have a aalann. . :i -1'he Ilwaco Jnirnal is tliSi oldest pa' per puousnea n j'aoinc ro(inty. Home of Ceorgs v- if'. 1! !Bv"fnn:'4!Flr'. 'A ,i it I fxf V- iT -?'- r V';' ;. 1 - 1 . i. .1 '"'r,T ' , V .: .;-:;:; r j : A'rX"":? ... - - - .if-.-:-- jafaju..,.,,;,,,,.,, ,.,. J . Home of W, B. fhlnootc: reached . "byritttgr six "miles np the'bay-nt -eotrtierted with Astoria and tho-outalde worl4 by ateamboat.' boastapf .being tbe Jbrr.Uest fwa rn thr state of Washington. -Jka- larger-nsor larger thatr Ilwaro, It has no munlcjpal corporation but preserves the peace sue-ceasfully- and In a remarkable manner. It laj next door neighbor to Fort Colum- Dta, ana is uaiiy vmitea oy a large num ber of soldtera. full of all of the high spirit common to that clnss. ' But Chi nook has no trouble in handling them. Every citizen la a policeman and when soldiers get too loud, they are seised and their lieada ""placed tinder ajjiurerj until they agree to be good. When an incorrlglbla treapaases too far on tha peace and dignity of the town, he la seised and taken to a large hall where roller skates ; are placed on his feet, his hands tied behind him, and he Is com pel fed to wear the'm until lie Is ready to promise to Itehave properly. The moat striking feature of Chinook Is Its beautiful homes. Scattered along --AKerler Business the' beach or, a mil are dwelling's and lawns tliat would do credit 16tthe most fashionable avenue In the cltlesi . The Interior furnishing are in keeping with the exteTlor appearances, The. people all have money, take, the leading new papers-and- periodicals and are - well posted on current ..,, who vist t he pl'cJ nrrt?nrv fifhte! '",ar Jl otherwise. Those .expecting -to And village with the motley population char nctertstlo of those on the Atlantic coast Hibbert, Chinook. - .".'-. : . : ;- p ifiJ T:,::V --U-11H:, " i-tim"Li-i-i tj..aV--- Jiif-i. fi ' -"a :-.i-nTJi'". ? win not re tr ti:-;iU?:r?-:?-'-:Xs i ?XX'?-?X-'X-::: H !- '..--vi . :X .. :'X Xh :-X f-:.- .-jr-Jt Dongldson, Chinook. wlit'De" greatly surprised. -" Tftajrwourd coma as near finding a model town, here as may be found anywhere in the United 'fctatcs.-"- r : v ' " t Charles-RTjoItnson. W. 1). Donaldson, Jasper Prest, J. K. Dalton. George Hib bert and scores of others own homes here that are jrngdei . of beauty and comfort. ' V -; t ' -: Chinook,' has' an VnAillment of 162 school children amf iW school property la valued at $3,oo. the employs three teachers at good salaries for a term of nlneimonths each year. . , The achool li brary la especially well supplied. The present teachers are Angus Jack, prin cipal, and Mrs. Gertrude. Settem and Anna Henderson assistants.! The school boards consists Qf Xels Futtrup, J. K. Dalton and Chris Hanaen, with J. Dalton clerk. Mr. Iialtort has been clerk of the school -district since it, was prominent men la that portion of the state;" The' Scandinavian Lutherans and -the Melhodlsta iiave organised churches at Chinook. Itipl i he f net that -the-town- ta -not Incorporated, it lias over Z.500 feet of good aJilewalka-JjuUt -by - pruatssub yripi tf.n Ti.i. n a avudls jneihod -ot raising money in Chinook. The school bulldtitg was recently repaired and' painted In this mariner, and all kinds of public entcrprjses are kept up in "this way. All of thee"'people thrive by the flsh- ing- irniiwtry.""Tng' town wwh1 nnmi'u in honor jot the great fish which has made toe Columbia ao famous the World over. and which make jta run up the stream bearing Its ntne'. which enters the bay near the towr. ; Ihe women enter Into IhO. Industry w.lth all of tha enthualaam of the men. It is told of a woman that one of the greatest single catches In one day on the bay, she lenped Into the Ashing boat and assisted in landing the fish from the net, to the ruin of her costume. -- -.- - ' The town has a weekly newspaper, the Observer, one of the -best in -the state of Washington It Is edited by George Hlbbert and Charles Payne, who wield much' influence In state politics and bring Chinook- into prominence throughout tha coast country. William .Barrows; the assistant post master, is. the local cartooniat. - His Work has been accepted In the Seattle papers and some of the larger eastern publications, although- Mr. Burrows lias never had any training, He- has-mad the Chinook Observer a strong factor In Washington politics with his appro priate cartoons In political campaigns. . The Steamer Mller piles regularly be Block, ilwaco.; tween Chinook and Astoria, bIbo' stop- j ping at JMcUowan'a and Fort Columbia Captaln Babbldge Js ohe of the best known stesfnboat men on the lower Co lumbia, and takes great pnlns In seeing that btSpassengersTiaVe pTeftirahrT'Oy ages. " V The Chinook hatchery, situated .near he n ot Ch,M h" ""cl,y of 2.000.000 fry annually, - It Is- in charge of Nick Hansen, who has been In1 the fish business for 24 years. He Hns had charge of the cannery for seven years, end tiiMler hla manuHement thi Institution is doing much fur, the prop agation, of - the salmon Industry. One of - the features of the Chinook .BChool. vo.rltlaglstt especlally-worthjLof mention snd emulation.. The prlne.lpnl going s t he theory-that th yoting" fish. ermen should be taught Agriculture as well as other branches has Inaugurated farming and gardening on a small scale, and Is interesting the young men In the work. Each department of the school lias .a- acparat plt -of -ground which - Is kept in perfect condition and worked snd sowed every season with a'varlety of seeda. Besides Jhe local 'products, cotton and peanuts and other foreign farm produrts ere Introduced wtth as tonishing results, - The town hss - several 'enterprising nuslrtsg"lilKtHunons. .J."8. "Jones and 8. J. Baseel have, large general store and supply the population within a ra eus of several miles. Their- annusl volume of buslnes run up Into the tl ou sands Sf dollars. ' .7... . X Jensen hse the Msnger saloon, A. Pearson conducts ;to Bureau saloon and F. O. Ualther haa tha Chinook sa- H a veJInitcd-3'h4r--F onret "iindBe- corns tbs Sscond Largest Jrsternal .iiisuiiiiie Orjjanmnon 'oii'ihi eifie-Coastr-1- V Wednesday of tills week (he Supreme I.odae of the IndrDendent. Order of Lions . was ' called In extra session to take Into consideration the matter of amalgamating its membership with that of the Order of Washington, a prosperous . bcneflclary order of Port land, Oregon., After two days of careful dell.beratlon and mapy pansctL. between tha supreme Qlf luaiis xt -troth-These boa- trTtiSamulgumatiun was finally con- sumntett. . . , ; j The Order "of Washington' guarantees the pr6tectlon of every cert ideate tr contract issued by the supreme officers of, the Independent Order of Lions to Its membership. . - - It may seem strange vto the-publle that two bright fraternal organizations; that buve had such a prosperous exist ence, should thu amalgamate their forces, but after- taking into considera tion .the fact that. the era of consolida tion' la upon 'us, and that' union of Strength., both numerically and .finan cially,, seems" to be in tha air, it is no wonder. that these two fraternities, hav ng their principal places of business In the same city, should.' Join hands and go forth 3"--w4n"n"'rJa,urrels and enjoy tte out met ion or soon being the largest beneficiary fraternal order .on --the Pa- cltlo coast.- The Order- of Washington has. been in existence for twenty-two yeara and enjoy the confidence of -the gooa people or ine enure t-acinc coaat. as well as ten euetern slates. - Us of Ices, which will-now comprise nearly hair or the sixth floor of the Marquam building, will be a credit lo thextty of fort land. r.- A. Macr-nerson, former supreme president of. the Order of Lions, -will be Identified with the Order of Wash Ington, and will assist its supreme sec retary, J.'L. Mitchell, in invading every nook and corner of the Paclflo coaat. In the Interest of the now consolidated, or inniMilun, . . It 1 encouraging to ay, after inter viewing -the -tunreme.' oTtlcere-of th Order of Xions, that among them there was not a dissenting voice in relation to. this amalgamation.! .. The Order of Washington takes abso lute control of all the finances and other asset belonging to the Order of Lions, and In return will guarantee the -payment of alt-rramgnuTnr-TlaDTimea of the order. It la believed that the Joining' of the two forces in the city of Portland -will mean - almost Illimitable progrees. and will create vrn enthusl asm among itartous-'todgew-thBt-wtrr certainly, redound, with credit., to - the cunsolldated soctetlea aiid.lq our state's l jnatropol Mr. J. I Mltrhell. supreme secretary of the Order of Washington, bas. per mitted the use of a letter Just received from John H. Shively, deputy insuranoe commissioner of the state of Washing ton, which Is -self-explanatory: . "uiymiiiirr'Tnign.. sray -i!)'.-"TS05. J L. Mitchells . . Supreme - Manager Order of Washlnaton. Portland, or.: 1 Dear Kir: This tnoenjpg'a mall brng to me the news that there is a strong probability, of the Independent Order of Lions amalgamating with the Order of vyasnmgton uiuier tne management and control of.the latter society. I wtnh to congratulate you upon this decision on the part of the Order of Lions and at" the same time to congratulate the membership of botb. societies that this step Is about to be taken. It will great- ,rx strengthen the Order of Washing. ton snd at the same time add stability to the contracts already in force oo the part of the Order of Lions. "I have had It In my mind for some considerable: time to advise this -step. and-i-ara sure- that the amalgamation will give confidence to the membership of both societies, not only by enlarging the membership, but by adding to the financial resources of the ". Order of Washington, while at the same time the mcanbWB of the-Order of Lions enter a larger and older organisation. In this day of keen competition among the fra ternal organizations the smaller socie ties are greatly handicapped by - the momentum given by the larger frater nities. I think the step Is In the. line of wisdom, safety and success, and most heartily recommend its adoption. Very truly yours.- 'J.-It-gHIVELY; "Deputy Insurance Commissioner. -All -that 4a necessary now la for. t hern two splendid organisations to pull to gether as one great body, with might and . matrix and- nothing can stop Its progress and momentum. Indeed, ; it iy Tmiiiuia unm tne en larged-Order of Waahington will be timing 'tint strongrsr" financial fraternal Insurance concerns of the western portion of the United Statei Tr"nas"lne" experience and business ac umen behind It- to speedily gHre "Tt place at the head of the fraternal pro cession of the broad Pacific coast. . t tiOTB UTTIB A7TEX 30 TZAKS. From the" Philadelphia Record. . Although belated more than 20 years. A love letter appointing a tryst haa been discovered and forwarded to the person addressed, Alonzo Blrdsall, a motorman, who lives in Darby. Blrdsall was born snd raised near Bay City. Michigan, and there he met, wooed and won his wife, who was a Miss Parkinson. -Her-parents and his people occupied adjoining farms, but, owing to a tempo rary reud, the -young poocle's love did not TQlf "SlriOotTlTv. "Tfinveoiir7ei in ha alv. 'and. to facilitate emetl leave letters Tor" each other in the hol low of an old elm tree. .One day deatk visited the Blrdsall family. - and . the feud was suddenly terminated- In. the excitement Miss Parkinson totally for got a. letter she-bad Just -left in-the tree. The barriers removed, flie lovers mar rled. and about 10 years ago moved to Philadelphia. Last week Blrdsall re eeived a letter from his brother, which explained that in chopping down the' old elm he had found a note, which he Inclosed. ' Although weatherbeaten and discolored, the writing was legible. It ran: "John, Dear Meet me at the 'wli-lewe-tonlghte- Ellen;" - : rsBisxaD xx sirow. From the Philadelphia North American. A large statue of aluminum, which was erected a year ago on the summit of file Aiguille du Oeant, a famous mount.ifn"in"theSwla Alps, 1J, (too feet In height, und dedicated to the "Lady of the Eternal Snows." has claimed second victim. An Italian peasant wo man. . ja native of i Courmeyeur, whose child han besVi III for some months past, recently decided to climb the difficult had dangerous" 'Aiguille au3 beg for the life of her l(lld at the foot nf the cross. . Without Informing her friends of her Intnntlon, the woman set out for the mountain, and 'perished In the deep snow. Her body was found about a quarter of the way tip the height. A similar tragedy occurred some-months ago near the same apot. Their humor I mora subtle and for the writing of lyrlca. Recently, however, ilk. Jasei rtiim bhm: have come Into prominence and a bet' terment Is alrnuiiy aiuiarant, ,' , ' . : The Comedies. ' There was a. great mass of comedies presented thlr." season. - "Jack's Little Surprlae," by LOul Egan "Which servd te feature Mr. Arthur - Byron, was light and frlvoloua and met with little success. Mrs. Wlggs." made good. The,.Spellbimler"' and Charles Dickson did not hold' the public,., lang.. Clyde inr''TiraTpionet Tjr-tbe Dtirhess" wouldn't sliine'even- with. Mrs. Blood, good and" a splendKl cast. -"Bird Cen? ter was evidently : too ;provineiai- or the metropolis. Mr, Loula Mann in "The Second Piddle'' foil below Mr. Warfleld's success and possibly suffered somewhat by.- vague similarity be. tween his play- and Mr. Wwrjield's. Mr. Nat Goodwin tried hard .o carry "The I'surper" to popularity and Jn spite of his gwn personal following snd regard had a- hard time of it. Mr, Fitch s Cousin Billy." which he 'adapted with many liberties" from no less a"piay "than '"Le Voyage de Mon sleur Perrluhon, gays Francis Wilson a clever and pleasant medium for hie entry into- pure, comedy without music in "Vs. .Letting well's Hoots " Augustus rhoinas produced a highly divertln play.full T orlgTnalTty ainT"truo7Tiu mor, In every way deaervfng the success it achieved. The play waa splendidly acted by a company Including Mtsa Kay Layls, Margaret llllngton.. Jessie Bus ley, William Courtney, Ernest Lawford and Vincent Serrano. . "Nancy Stalr.-'C. dramatised from the jtovel of the. same name, and presented by Miss -Mary-Mannertng, . was full of HsprlghtlinesS. and not without charm. nut lucked tne consistent force and con vincingness to carry It,, through. "Strongheart.t 'Jthe Indian play pre sented .by Rol"-rtnrKdeson- seemed ""to catt;h the public because of its novel centra) "character. "Mrs. Temple' Tele-' gram," a farce with which Mr. Law rence .opened egaln the Madisoh Square theatre, had a . run of over 100 per formances, pleasing' because of excel lent acting and( humorous situations. Mr. Thomas' second play, "The Educa tion of Mr. Pipp." which wa suacested by the Gibson drawings, of the, same name, also proved n enjoyable farce. . with "Abigail" Miss Grace "George introduced a new dramatist to rtlie-pub Hp. Kellftt Clialmers. who TrnVed him. self both ih this play and his other play, "Freniled Finance."-which waa produced a . little later, a-writer -of considerable comic invention, not without -originality nd 'rresnneewTTiut somewhanackliig In those convincing qualities of pathos and P-ag.r wliib-ria- the-4tng run- determine amaa'a-jiucceaa.oE. failure It remains to be seen whether or not Mr.Chalmcrs has these, things In him. "Whe Goes Therer by the suthor of "My Friend From India" was not as Interesting nor musing as other plays by this same author. MIhs Fischer Is WrTrTplaylng; pianihrus mutige a '""J'neTBchool for Tliis bBnds,""and"vldently meeting approve I. rbe Heir to the Iloorah." also still "layitig. ,ls a romedlT of western mining y of western imlnln LLraKyet was a realirxcellent place-of i uch pathos aaliumor j otls Skinner's- productlotiof life, whlrh has as mi to it, and while It has manifestly point, at which one can attack, it . yet . rings trueln it greater scenes- "The Firm nf "fiinnlnghsm" was Mr, . Lawrenre's seoond venture st the Madison Square. "The College Widow.", by Mr. Ade, com pletes- the list fairly welt.- It Is -n hard to. see the reasons for this piece' popularity. It ts away from the beaten track. It Is full of youth snd dash -and V has clever lines, rromEngllsb BoiL- We have also had the usual Importa tlons from England, though this year they have rot been o successful pot of the standard of previous years. " Mr. Drew, gave a delightful performance In the charming faTrtcal romance. "The Duke, of Killlcrankle," by Robert Mar shall, a fantastical. Almost onre-upon-a time tory, worthy of the author of.""A Royal Family" snd-"Hls Excellency the Governor." - Mr. ZangwiU'a -Serlo-Comlo Governes,"--which Miss Cecilia Jjoftus used for ber first-venture into stardom proved only moderately successful. A novelty of a freakish nature was In 'troduced by Arnold Daly, when he pro duced the one-act Shaw play.' "How He Lied to ller Husband," In which -Mr, Shaw satirized both his audience and himself. Henry Arthur Jones'" "Joseph Entangled" was a delightful play, finely acted bjnrcnry Miller and I il.la Spong and deserved a -far more .enthusiastic reception than it obtained.' Sir' CharleS Wyndham presented for the first time In Gorrtnge's Necklace." which proved a rather Interesting MgTnlass melodrama I tinged wlnv soplety enmedyr "Sunday" in which Miss Barrymore- appeared -was noce melodrama thsw blgh 1 claisr It told a atory partly of our west and part ly of England. It waa effective rather than convincing. "Tha Rich Mrs. Rep ton." though by no less an author than R. C. Carton and presented by a com pany -headed by Miss Fay Da via. lasted Just four performances. Mr. Pinero's "A Wife Without a Smile" was de prived of Its dancing doll and. conse quently fell very fiat For his debut before sn American audience Mr. Ed ward Terry presented "The House of lUirnside." a character study, done In a really worthy manner and showed him self an actor of striking personality and tho power to depict character. "You Never Can Tell," the Intellectual farce. by Bernard Shaw, may perhaps be con sidered the cleverest and most enjoya-ble- comedy . of the yea,v Mr.Arnold Daly' by this production won a firmer hold upon the publics than he has pre viously had end has earned the . right to ne taken seriously. His future-efforts with Mr. Shaw's plays should prove -of interest. : -rrr Borne Tfcst Tailed ,Mlss Ida' Conquest came te grief. In her flrst attempt to star fn Th Money Makers." which belled Ita nsme as far as the New York production went. "Lucky Durham," a play evidently designed to eater to the American public, was hard ly worth Mr. Willard's while. H,e re prieved himself, however, later by pro ducing "The Brighter Side" and appear ing In aome of his older itircrsse. "ljove In- idleness," also produced by Mr.' Terry. fell Jyery flat. Mffc Esmond's play, "love and 'the Man," which Mr. Forbes Robertson used for his return to New York this season, -was a shining example of a great Idea, not fully reH alised. Mr. Robertsons .acting was superb. - ' , : " "Miss 'El fUTTef f reV XT "a n "EnglTsh av tress, llnio known to us before, msd' her.bdw to the American public In "Th Prince Consort," 'which demonstrated that she was sn actress of ability and piquant charm, though the play Itself had a limited run. "The Trtfler" proved a-failure after very few -performances,. "Jinny, the Carrier,", the second Zangwlll play, which- Miss Annie" Russell ap peared In, for some unaccountable rea son did not meet the approvsl which was due It: it wa a renlly rtellfthtfiij 'little comedy and . it - was exquisitely sctcd, A r?cotch piece, "The Proud Laird," lived but a w,eek. ',Vcry few plays of continental origin were produced.' There was "Military Mart," fi.w p.lupl fnv man. and "Brother Jacauea." with emu.. H hnX3XWUua!t&!TT&teuM ond "Mademoiselle Marul," In which Mt Bingham. Is now appesrlng. Of vttu iseTrejiXTavTaTil a dos'efiTPT'TnTJI'f ' plays. .This great actress appeared In a variety of roles, ranging from tragic realim-to 'towtioaal. romance Iil her comedy work, she standa without com parlson, a thorooghgoing-golng realist to the minutest , detail and with, the power to convince and impress wit nessed rarely. Her work possesses to a tittrber-oegTes Than any seen before on our stage, Dsoiute -nnamy.- r What has bacome of the costume play and the remantto -plaV, with which our stage was ao overrun! We have bad this winter 'The Fortune of the King, In which Mr. Ituckett appeared, a play suggested by incidents more or leea in the Jlfe of Charles Stuart. ..Then there wua "Once Upon a Time," which was presented by Mr., Haines and written by his wife. And finally there was "The Lady Bhore.'V upou which Miss Virginia Harned lavished a great deal f money. If there were any more, they escape the ! memory at the moment. Evidently like tliot iiramaMsea novel to wnicn iney are somewhat' - akin;" they nave, hud their daj. And agaln'Vo murmur thanks, ' The Sertoua Flay..' Thui we approach the serious play. Hie I SaV it H saV Satf r UUlJs- mien. It is even more caffloult to know Juat where to draw the line. For in stance, is "The Music Master" to be Judged as A serious . play? By -all means, if we consider Mr. Warfleld's acting; by no means it we. consider the play per- s'e. Hothe- divisions in thle section tpust be purely arbitrary , , While speaitlng of Mr. Warfteld It may besaid- that he hss undoubtedly scored th greatest success of the year, hi achievement almost amounting to a sensation. Mr. Warfield ha the power of Infusing pwetry Into realism and It Is tltf a that miikes" bis 'actrns;-0 effeotlver; Tliat It is iffectlve no one will doubt who has had the privilege of witnessing his Impersonation of Von Barwlg. Perhapa In this division, too, should be- placed the production of "Frio.uet," with Miss Marie Doro. There la little to be said of this play except that It was pretty nd sentmental. "The Sor ceress" showed Serdou with . all his dramaturgic akIIV at hla. finger i.U and exhibited Mrs. Campbelt lnii her phys ical beaiity-and mrtistlO-Worth.."Taps," a play adapted fromthe. German, wbb irinanr rtmm. excellently acien and splendidly staged. The .point 6r ylew was so Germanic, however, that with ail things In Its favor, the play did nht ao. ' Herbert Kelcev.and Miss Kffle Shannon were-sen at their best in tliia-i- It Is Pleasant to record the moderate sueeese at least oXWUllam IL. Crane l!iiOcUiyeMMjJbeitujaj'ijtisinessl s Bus I- ness,': a magnificent study. 'n'h'ilftan--ni- Mlddlemaru -MrManillt: 1 11 a Ul W 1 1 II Air. v. , i iw &m - any other work which we have had from, him; These two plays " should ba re garded as jho high water mark -of the yenr. ". ' ' "r". ' 1 J-11..i6aaa Old rie5s. ' "l". 1M Pln.rn'. "Ttt V" fell Short -Onfall rlrls" -and-"The Second Mrs. i'anque- piA.in' ."The Harvester." wss redo tent.of the oben eir end the fields.'' Mtvr fik Inner' a portrayal of - tbe wanTerng 1 tramp with the Ihlrfl Ol t ra Hi hi l.ls , "Grrthfly.t.'-the "'' w ma.,.... ""."'-"" piay annpieu -y r. r 7- ,T v. ... Ar-.i .nrf lu.t mm it trananlred starring, waa a sautlmental little thing. to be remembered Tnlcfly for the lov able, revered woman-; who played the title role and wno aiea myne mm-i M the seasomWith--iAdrea-' Mr- Bene and Mr.' Long have supplied Mrs. Car ter with another 'role in wnicn to snow her talents and 1 abilities. It remains to" be seen whether or honbeblay w' duplicate the success of either "Zaza-T or "Du Barry. uianene vtaisn cap tured probably the best Fitch play of the year in "The Woman In the Case." a-.drama of merit and power, Mlsa Nnnce O'Nell produced Thomas Bailey Aldrlch s bJhllcal drama, "Judith of Uethulla,"- play of ;true : poetlctem perament. which Juat mlasod downright greatness. As for Mls O'Nell she hss shown herself an actresa more In the promise than In the actual fulfillment, though not without momenta of greiit- nesa Finally there-waa -VLeah Kleah- na." which must stand as a vltsl proof of now"eager ihe public is for anything novel backed by an- idea. "Lean Kleshna" was not a. great plsy but It was full . of Ideas and freshness and straightforward intenalty, free from dramatic Jugglery. Most of all It wss spiaudldly acted by-a-CPtnpapX-headed bv Mrs. Flske and .containing aucn names as Aril, Mason,-Cartwrlght and Mackf- - - ShaklearaBarrpdnctlons, There have been a great many Shakespearean productions and they have varied much in quality and char acter. Easily at the head stand ths three-relays -of "Hamlet,", "Romeo snd Juliet" and "Much Ado About Nothing." produced by Miss Marlowe and Mr. Sothern. In every case the perform ance was adequate and In the case of the last piece superb. Miss Marlowe In returning "to her own field again has demonstrated thst America has at least one Shakespearean actresa of the flrst rank. Her Juliet was full of beau tyartd grace and with- moments of traglo loftiness. Her denotement, of the development In this chsracter was remarkable. As Ophelia she, brought a pathos and sincerity, to bear that were compelling. But as Beatrice she wa magnificent, sounding every nuance and depth of 'the role, giving one of those exquisite portrayala which one Carrie In memory for years as te standard of comparison. Mr. Sothern was at his best as Benedick, reflecting the manl chsracter under the scoffer, the gentle man under the soldier, ills performance of the melancholy Dane showed a cer tain amount of fineness but no Very radical advance or difference over that of the previous year. His Rorrieo lacked fire and dash, though filled with poetlo sweep. It waa too contemplative. Throughout the nroductfona were splen didly stagedj and excellently managed, and Tor. this, as weir as ror nis sctmg praise ! du to Mr.' Sothern. - . -There were twey-other performances Hamlet" here' this winter; one by a certain Aid or a Shem, a single matinee, which needs no mention; the other by Forbes Richardson, who repeated bis wonderfully sympathetic ..'and moving Interpretation. ) Mr. Robertson's elocu tion alone Is enough to call forth prals In till age' When so few aolor know how to speak i the . English language, much' leaa. to Interpret itt' Of "Rlrtiard III'' we bad two- per formances.', Mr. Mantell gave a vivid If" somewhat conventional Richard, while Mr. Mansfield showed an intense, powerfulconception, ot this character. portrayed on original Jlnes. . Mr. Mans field also presented again bis Shylock, tghlch probably I "ths Jew thst Shakes peare drew." Mr. Mantell was seen too In "Othello." as was Mr. Shea. Mlsa Ada Rehsn' repeated her mssterly por traiture of Katherlne In "Taming nf the Shrew." which hadi all the freshness and vigor of a fliat performance,, but SSg : the absolute finality of perfect art. Mis JgffllJalnr.ths rams uf renins, gnu ng mluua,-4 the-fetmer -of which-she waa charming and In the latter satisfying. oi a apecisi niaitnee shtrepejit Mola In "The Twelfth .Night"' and scored moderately. Mia Nance 0Nell In "Macbeth,", completes the list. Re view of .this -play yiiaa been o -reoenV -that there Is no need of mention at this time. t: Somewhat allied to ueh production were presentations of old comedian and piy-uh--a-"8he"Jtoopg "to Conquer'' by an all-star cHHt coiits(DlngMJaa Robson. Mis Irving. Mr, ., Mellsw and air. uonaou. . mis Kenan also save us T " ncr mar jeaaie, -concernnia which It would M trite to repeat the- usual praise. . , , ' iBsea aaa us iDseaesane, " ' . .i The Ibsen dramss Prove Steadily mora ' snd more , popular. There have been two productions o-f "Hod da Gabler," one by Mrs. Flake which waa wonderfully well acted and staged jind the. other by Miss Nance CNell. There have .,. been Iwo. productions' of the "Master ' Builder," but these have been -of the nature" drTTspeclaT performances?1 whirh' elso holds true of a production bf "An bnemy of the People." "When We Dead Awake" was nut' on for 'aotnethtna- nt ir; run-conalderlno'. - Mia. Rn.m., achieved an unexpected success In T"A DOiriIOuseTvIewIngTJie character of the doll wife in a fresh and attractive light. , - -V". "- ... " Allied te this tVDfl of nlar are aueli dramsa 'RiinrfnrmBnn'. . .4 - . which Mlaa O'N'ell nreaented. anH hik ., "Fires of St. John." which She also Old" Mention, too, might be made of BJorn-- sen s -Beyond Human Power" r- Tha Old rong-ht sek, '. - There were any number of old suc cesses revived either to start the sea son or to eke It out. ' Mrs. Flske again exhibited her" remarkable artistic lm- . perstmattmr 0T"Becky" Sharp in the pis y' "' of that name by Langdon Mitchell. SJr Charles Wyndham revived Mr. Jones' "The Case of Rebellious Susan," a delightful comedy, one of its author's best, which waa-very well Indeed. H also preaented "David Garrlck." a play which liaa aomewhat lost it appeai, being artificial and too mueh ot the theatra for. audience . of today. lr CharWa-tliowed' hlmeelf str' actor tf training, and "ability, possessed of -a- charming - and : appealing personality. Kdward Terry, Wyndham' compatriot, ' brought to light and a certain' amount-: of life again I'lncro'a saccharine comedy, "Sweet Passport," a very, amus ing farce, not neWto thV stiigo bf this ' Coontry, however. -Z , v Mr. 'WMllard."-anotherng11sfiBctnr7 not meeting-success wltb his new plays. bad- recouree to ht--foTtner drama,- ln-. ollldlB, .t,Tlt. wemtfhrough. a large part of .lite reper - 1 tolre. at lea at hla repertoire" of "recent " xeara, "Beau Brummel," "A Parisian Ro- -mance," "Dr. Jckyll and Mr. Hyde." ' "Ivan ihe Trerlhl. " "Hlnliari 1 It y . "Thff "' Merchant of Venice,,J and completed hi-, engagement ;wltlt : Mollere's . comedy. "The Misanthrope," a. series of pjnys whichrlodlpated wlthoot' e .doubt.- the high place occupied by this artist,- Mr. Gillette 'returned - with '.- ""Sherlock ' Hcilm,,ir and Miss AdaTus ' and ' Lady n..n. ', rter 't'snd da" too. -wns rev vert for a nertoii and even '. "u ,r" A Message -From Mare. "London . Assursnoe," well acted ws ' tried with Miss -Ell!-- Jeffrie in the ." role of Lady -Gay Spanker and demon- , strated anew that " actriss cleverness. ". . r.l .hteh "' j-- f2i.Ivli.2i..t:i. might be added, but the list Is suffi ciently long to show how hard pressed the managers were for new material. ""Tb Sis or the Oae-Aot Way. - ; It should be stated before pessing nr. that Mlaa. Barrymore gave a special matinee at which sho played again "Cousin Kateand thatjieautlful. little 'one-act piny. "Carrots." Which recalls the faot.that there hss been a large number - of one-act- plsye this winter Miss Adams used "Op O' Me Thumb." a study of a poor little wetf In a cheat) laundry, snd did it so well thst she won new laurels. George Keenan Is his ven ture nt the Berkeley Lyceum presented a series of playlets of more or" less - merit A -curtain-raiser. "In tho Eyes of the World." was played with "Mrs. Lefflngwell's Boots."-and "Mrs. Battle Bath" has Just been sdded to the piece at the Madison Square. Above all there were the three plays by Mrs. Flske, one of which. "The Light of St. Agnes;" wss a masterpiece, It looks a bit as if the-one-net play might In the future have the vogue over here that H has lit England. . - a-4-wea,iaat t here-bas-beew of what may best be termed "special performances"- that is, performances away from the beaten track of the "commercial drama." Miss Margaret Wycherly presented a number of W. It, Yeats" plays and met with ta succes d'estime. at least. It wss but-natural, however, that Yeats, with his symbol- Ism -and mysticism, could have little appeal to the great mass of theatre- , goera. Let it be recorded, however, thst there was beauty and poetry and charm and Interest In Ittreh plays as "The Hour Glass" and ' 'The Countess Catbleen." Mrs.-Le Moyne, an Intense admirer of Browning, and a distinguished actress, presented "A Blot In the "Scutcheon." The play, while unqueetlonably poetlo and forceful, does not quite convince. - Mrs.. Le -Moyne's own acting Was, otj course, authoritative and. her-eomM- - was competent. " T " To tha sama class belongs, perhaps, a week'a production of a drsmstlsstlon of Tolstoi's "Anna Karentns," though thls " was put on at one of the atocg nouses. ; ' "foretfttOompanUs. - ' . InTaddlt to ail these', we hsve hid , a Frencn -company ""'".. , theatre, which. gae a repertoire Qf French-nlavs. over at tne irving riaoe theatre; ..Mr. Conrled'a stock - company1 has-been 'presenting In German dozens' of plays. Thls company Is probably th finest stock company in America, .gnu , both In range and character of Its pro ductions deserves tha highest appre ciation -and jegaxd.;,r . t- - Down on the east aides there are In numerable Yiddish theatres and Ita'tani theatres and - Chines theatres, and heaven knows what elae. Above all, there have been hundreds of melodramas,. and- rural drama and cheap burlesques St the lower-price houses. After . glancing- at "ilTT these . names one would not' think; that It would b '' possible -to; say that there had not . been- plenty to see and to enjoy., Yat you can meet those who maintain tli.it Tr the season haa been barren, and for th4 ' most psM a bore. ' One thing c6mes out distinct, and- Clear; . The demand - for . fresh, new, . original pluys. Jius . niver been so strong and the supply- simar- ently never so limited. -. , Most of the "thrifty snd nroarssslvn - towns of Douglas eptinty are building' ; -up rapidly.- They are G lends le. Riddle, Csnyonvllle. 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