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' THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, ; PORTLAND. SUNDAY . MORNING. MAY, 28. 1803. 17 A- '. i' V. Cont,.I"'l trom . - , . . of too great length to be told hero. -. ktufftce It tO SSV that whan In 1KRI An. .tonlo I'erei, the Spanish pretender, came In at, (m I atdyaaMAfge) asslgnsd tn him. to met somewhat In the character of an Interpreter. .When the doctor learned the pretender' real nature he hated and . despised him. gases afterward tr(ed to use , Lopes as a political tool,- which ZJZi angered the doctor that he revealed , -II h ite een. hereby winning assart Usting enmity, ' an. enmity which ; ter gmlnated only ' when '' Essex had' brought " , 'him '-to trial upon - an unfounded Aceu . sat ion -of plotting against the life of the queen, It was , a shameful trial, with bribed witnesses, with-the rack and v ether Instruments of torture and with a special mode of procedure. . Essex himself presided." Of course. Lopes was lcondemncd to be hanged,- but even then ' "g'.',fn "long delayed h sla-nlnf nf "liia death warrant. " ' ' Meanwhile feeling ran high, and the greatest excitement prevailed. No word were too bitter, no denunciations too vi tuperative t hurt at the doctor, con rioted upon a : trumped-up . charge of which, he wss really Ignorant - Imme diate! yafter hloxaciitlon. pamphlets and -""accounts" came out, and we find ' Henslowe putting on such plays as "The - Jew of Malta." ''j.-; '' New all these historical events have hearing upon Shakespeare's play. Though -The -Merchants of Venice" aa It: now -r -Stand's Is glveii "the date of 16s, It is v. pretty certain, t rom Internal evidence - that Jt is a made-over play, and many students have placed it at Hit. This seems to- hava weight : and . would ao- '9nt-ior Bin3LJWngM9roy'it ? - bucked by both internal and external .evidence.. The curious and -Interested - are referred to the Variorum edition Of ' the play for a full discussion. ' . ' Written In 164 to meet a publlo de mand, the nlav would tend to mirror the TTuMtc feeltngr--Bhaktsneara -pTObstjr " saw. Lones mora than once, especially when the Eari' of ' Leiceater'a players appeared at Kenllworth. Mr. Lee points out one-very significant fact:i . In the source uaed by Shakespeare for this Ils"yIL tht J na.m tlhmerchant was An Ido and net Antenh m used -by Shakespeare. which was alao the . . name of the Spanish pretender, whom Lopes hated so deeply.. -. 1 Clesrly when first written. Shylock 4 character - part.--- Burbage, - who -. first playedthe - role. Imitated the Jewish ' doctor tn dress and beard. It is also "f -noteworthy thst he wore a false nose, a 7 - red eHg and a peculiar cap which, the -Jews of thst time were rorced to wesr. - -The Inference comes at once that Bur- rrbsgeeoncetved the part on tomlc lines. The first great actor to "humanise" the .rr."part was-Kesn. While Keant played it .' with an intensity and-fierceness, .he at ileaat-dId.-away-sIUi ihei-noaaand.wig. Then finally, cam afacready, who was "" " the forerunner of Slr; Henry-'lrvlng in " .". making th:part sympathetic, , And so we,Teech to-the present time. - Thri.as baUttla doubt f Shakes. peaTS's Intentlona In regardto the char-rr- aeter.-'He was too clever : a dramatlst -JlJiot toJcnowL- his . audience- and not to have anleye bol)o-ffloJ'ecelpts,jIIe ' : wss not-taking any chancea with-his " clientere. Thst he"buUdedTetter tuan T' he. knew" is proof of his genius ss well ."lis the" ge"nrtis',o-the---greal aetorswho j. J) ve ln terpreted All work. . . What . has (THEATRE WEEK COMMENCING MAY 29 - kZUABU VATOgTILtK. Keeling Floed atsascera, OTZSTVU BAKES OKOHZSTKA Holmes and Holmes Is s Coswdy Sketch, '"Vy Cncle's Tliit." Avill and Grimm . Roaiia Ring ArtlsU Bgprtn. Rice and yalters: la a Bsdget of Fun. Entitled "Why Is s Crow"! ' - The Murrells Operatic Kldfrre. epd Dnettlits. , Jean Wilson i Ftrtnrrd Bailees- The Bikerograph l.itMt Life Motlos Fictaree. rriee ef Almlwles, OKI CIHX, Mat i j ' i"? i 'i ' (Formerly Columbia Theatre) 14th and Washlagton HATIWCC TfinAV every evening this week - MIX I IllCC IXJUn I - Reg. Matinees Saturday and Sunday Special Matinee Tuesday, u BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT (lAPVfl A NfTh First Appearance in Portland of x THE. BELASCO. ST0CK . COM PAN Y. Prices Evenlnes, 1S to 75c; Matinees, 15c to 50c. Seats now on at 1 oiflce and Dolly Varden Cigar Store. 1 1 i - 7 box 1 Cigar NEXT WEEKs THE CLIMBERS Clyde Fitch. Masterpiece PageSlxteen.) . 3 played , the mischief evidently was the factthat he was-drwlng his Jew. at firsthand and some of the nobility and rnentallty of the real 'man crept Into thT"ffellonWTWH(rri ':' ",..-'.. aThylook How and Tkem.'--, .. We must - never forget one thing , In matters like this. Our Ellsabethan forbears did not hve ss delicate feel ings as we "bf today r, p'd " te-l Have we possess. Bhylock,s bona wun Its forfeiture or'pound--o-flesh was neither unuaaal-nor especially cruel to them: -The practice "was rather wall knownT" Ahldnlo's"conductTt thT end of the trial scene, which , to tho modern mind is highly ..revolting. , waa laudable to-the Elizabethan.'' Persuasive COBver slon was not' popular in. those days. It wss easierto torture a man Into belief than to try to convince him; besides It SftVfd tt and of ferrd sport rnmparshls- to the bear pttr- As we look at Shvlock todsy7he"ls. with -eseetton t pernaps Portia.; head and shouldera the most respsctable per aon of the play. In mentality he so far overtops the 'others as to mske -them seem pygmlesv'- Antonio's conduct, which he confesses to when Bhyloc upbrslds hlmfor It, Js hardly What wi; consider consistent "with" a" gentleman, Jessica Is one of the most contemptible figures among all .Shakespeare's c women. Baasanlo la a cheap fortune-hunter. And-sotheyT alt rangs.'' -Among -these Shylock . stands out as a -man among children; . . ' " ' . ' . uit.was. not ao to the EUsabethans and there could be no more cogent proof of this than-the fact that there la. a whole act after the: final appearance of Shy- liwlrj en "t "f Pt're romantic connedv. L. ; The Sophlstloataa Tlew.-- - It is then the sophisticated, view which Mr. Adler shows us.- It Is . perfectly plaualble to read such an Interpretation Into the text. Krora a modern viewpoint it might h -lld perhapa more rnnaial snt than the other. All that Is neces ssry Is to slur certsln lines snd accen tuate other lines and there you have it. Shylock becomes ths outrsged father, the persecuted religious .devotee, - tlvl svena-er of a people'a wrongs. And when be-finally leavea, beaten ioaingeyery-1 Is nothing but pity In the hearts of the beholder. in Mr. Adler's performance there are c,rtaltTTnomenur Whlcn strike the note f reel gr..tn: Atrimrstheetake the form of bits of business afolher timp thev are Inherent in subtler ir iiitrr.- Thara li thst touch when -ho comes home and finds Jessica' gone. In aide the house ; you " hear his groans, then put he comes, his features stresked wlth'palri and sufferings making -every rrort to.-Trold to his sanlty With a groan he sinks down on the steps of the- quay, breathing nsfd in a- gasping, choking -sort -of -waj- tils- bsnd uggtng st 'his -ellsr-s---iis-wermrjng, until he tears It from his neck. t.l' - Again In his scene with Antonio, after his 'lone speech anent- the lmtults which he has endured, and after he- has ar ransed for the losn-.-yotr-se Wm--witch 1 tha.departur of Uasssnioana nis iriena. as a. hawk would watch. Ala prey, men suddenly a "handkerchief - which- he-has sronnvd-wteets- his eve. Slowly-he-goes J towardli-agBlilJWitchlngvthe retreatlnrl figures, picks. It up. ana wiia ormi nation every: movemeit..h jwtnds the handkerchief about hts arms, as if n h.lrf.. Antnntn within its folds. - His ureatest piece of acttnri uow ever, a-the vety end of the trial soeixv Beaten, ne falls Upon, the floor and begs for -mercy We-, hears Antoojo s .wocds and each cuts him to the heart. At his side is Gratlano, taunting him and ridi culing him.- Ha staggers - to his feet, dlxxy like ona drunk: he tries to salute the duke; he looks Antonio full in-the face, a look not so much of hatred aa contempt, and so with fine dignity, reel ing as he is. his shoulders erect, with an expression., part-ot derision and part of amusement upon "hla features, bead straight.: he totters from the room It was one of those, pieces of acting, so final and so powerful that It grips one by the throat It was no wonder that the audience called ' him back -again and again,, though it was In the midst of the scene. And when the curtain finally went down on the act the applause was tumultuous until Mr. Adler in broken English made a little speech. A Word About XTr. Adler. . Mr." Adler wss born in Odessa, , Rus sia. .He Is a man of fine education, but he pek English " hrokenljrVg-fact which has undoubtedly-held him, back considerably. . Ha has In his time por trayed something like 600 parts snd st his thestre on the east side he has long been a great favorite. - In' his method he is realistic to the extreme, as are most of the Yiddish actors. No detail seems to be too minute, no subtlety too nice to escapahlm. The method .has lis drawbacks ss well 1 as Its virtues.1 Realism can be carried too far and thus spoil the Illusion. It would not be fair to say thst Mr. Adler hss done this In his' Shylock; but It can be Justly stated that, he carries it to the last degree pos sible. The audience, as said before, while It was profoundly moved at times, did. at other times laugh. Indeed, there were moments when one felt almost as if one had reverted again to the days of Elisabethan England. After ten yeara we have "Trilby" again. What a vogue It once had. Thert May 30, Decoration Day With tha Author DAVID BELASCO sale at Wmm have been popular" books since, which la selling power far surpassed Du Msu rlsr'a story; tjut not one of them has had , the. popularity.- Tba -Trilby tola and Trilby that which It Inducedjwere manifold. . f rora 1 hatplua to femala s. cietiesrM Lk most things . upon which ths-publie-fanoy-llghti : too -ayldiy.Jt died' soon. ; Tet about a week ago "Trilby.", the Dlav. ; waa revived with many Of . the original cast.' There-was Wliton Laokr aye as Svengall again. ynd anss -'vir slnla Harned as TrllDV nerseu., mui Mi Hnrr Ma;flllHll,a-Iag. 'v and Mr. John Qlendenninc as The Laird.! There.was Rosa Rand as Mrs. Bago and. there was Leo Pletrlchsteln as Zou Zou. Above all,-there waa the play just as Mr. Potter wrote It several years ago. An1 t TrrT1 f"iy, ! " th vogue and fad are forgotten, almost with the sjun-Jtensltvjmdlnterest that It did ten years ago. " i - . No one ver apcused ."Trllbxl-Of bf Ihg ft'great'playj but It is a very effecr ttve one. . It Is distinctly a creation of the theatre.-a.nd-lt Is redolent with sen- Ltlroent and humor. ; It has the Ingredi ents -of success, ana r. ruor mixed them better than he did, in this confection, we might say. It tfoes hold AnJhlghtly-udlflnceaApplaud'Jupt11 Mr.. Lacks ye makes a speech. - . It ; Is', hardly Ihecessary - tor- say- ny thing concerning the presentjjnodlltrllpn. It Is,- of eouse, excellently acted,-and Mr. Lacksye still shows his wonderful portraiture of-the weird Svengall. -Miss Harhed ls still winning and sweet, and The . Laird and' Taffy as Irresistible- as ever. As for- Zou Zou, he remains f aa-Clnatrnr.-one-of tha: most lovable ' char actors- of the -stage.- -'r t rLewi$ and Clack Observatoryf AS the time approaches for the open ing of the fair, all having .the welfare of the city at heart" should study the best manneryof ntrtatnrng1 tu vest toordea of visitors who will soon be here as our - guests. What better way can be found than a trip on the scenio Portland Heights Loop and a view of the city and surrounding country from the great height on top of the observatory, 1,000 feet above ths rlverT This, artificial summit can bo reached with eaae and at nominal cost. A round trip csn be made In less than one hour and the magnificent view unfolded to the sight Is not equaled anywhere on this contl nent; snd Just, consider thst It is pot necessary to leave the city limits to witness air this. LThe city" people should not -fall to- s this grand. view, so ss to tell their friends sbout It. BEACHES WILL SOON BOOM. Beginning June 1 the A. & C. R. R. WiH-Srfl-R4undJripSeaicrturz Excursion Tickets Daily. What promisee to be the banner sea son for Clatsop snd other beaches will open Julie I, and commencing with thst date the A. tt C. R. R. will inaugurate their summer round-trip excursion rates from - Portland -to Clatsop-and North beaches. 1 . Special round-trip excursion tickets from Portlsnd to Clatsop and Nortk Beach points, good to return until Oc tober It. 14. - Special sesson commutation tickets (S round trip)- between same points, good to return until October 15, Sit. , Similar excursion pickets Issued by the 0.'RrK." Co. and Vsncouver Transportation Co. to North Beach points sre Interchangeable and will be honored on, the trains of this company In either directlori between Portland and Astoria. " '-' Train leaves Union depotySt o'clock a. m. dally and runs through to Xlear hart and Seaside direct wiqhput trans fer. .' Parlor cara In every train. Tickets on sale st Union -Depot and city ticket office. 14 Alder street. For additional Information apply at attes office. " Phone Main 0. ' . , 1 T--. ' -' 4 . From Men's Wear.:: v. - Business in fur overcoats developed to such unlooked for proportions Isst wlntee as to attrset mora hsv the usual amount ot sttentlon to the fur vogue. Thst the fsshion will attain great popu larity next winter Is a fpregone conclu sion. ' '( . ' The severity of the past winters hsve brourht furs Into more genersl use. and the demand last wlntertor fur overcoets wss so crest that the makers were taxed to) keep up the supply. Next winter there should be sit ample number, for there ara niore concerns making fur garments, riojw than ever before. , 1 1" '" The styles which will prevsll in furs the comTngwsonl. ara ' the vsrlou s-nrdes of muskrst. nsttlrst, blended and black, only the becks and not the be! lies being used for linings. - Another fa vored fur Is mink, which comprises ths lining , of sll expensive gsrments, se lected stock of dark skins being the most costly. . , For evening dress the sstrskhan Is used. Its long hlsck, silky curl msklng a J rich, llnng The collars are large curl r . Ju . I- -L iv;.-T-,Ma-- X v Wr - fMORrRrlSOS Monday Evwiingr TAT 8: 30 SM0&M0xm Chaunccv Olcott T Collier's Famous War Qot cspondenf ahd.Suff Photo grapher v . . . Lecture and Illustrated Views on the 'These Views wer tsken by Mr. Xunn during actual hostilities between 'rf the battleships ef Russia -and-Japa"' ' ' 1 ; ' roPVUB JPWjitTia Adults, 0c Children," e.' - Seats bow -gelling. : . . -4 - -. ' v Saturday Matinee and - SPECIAL '" --r:: Za Two of Xls Matineet2:15 t. JK. aforrla,Comsy Oram t . Both VYOdnotloiui -btw -mo-rar -aATTjni - '...,. n,.u 11 Kii -' Ralcnnv first algrrowav:-78c; last three rows," 60tt I '" 1 ' M,,w,MMWMwaiiBiJiauiBm,ii i ,. ii ii in 1 1 i sivloodwin matinee, 25e and 35c; entire gauery-gi nigni, euo. Owing to ' the Lewis and Clark parade Thursday morning. June 1 advance sale of aeats -wUI .-opaa Lat j0OlKOXlgnatidate.. DIRECTION LOIS MARQUAM GRAND Theatre Tuesday, May 30, 8:30 o'Clock prix t s .:; - lo wer-.-floorr nteept last:-4hrea-Tow rri rn itroTTTrmm.W.00 - Lower floor. Isst three rows ' J'S Balcony, first three rows J-o Balcony, second three rows 1..... oo Balcony, last, six rows., ...i .tb Oallery, reserved, 75c Admission to gallery, BOo. Boxes and Logee, gia.60. SEATSHOWLSELLING. r 1 J - . - TT T- - - u Sunday Exposition AjrrTa.laL 2 toil p.m. week GRAND Lmajuna" -Attractions ' " ' QRAINP . the INDIAN refined WEEK OF MAY 29 VAUDEVILLE 8 EmersonV Minstrel Maids 8. - The Anderson Children -iSy i. f w'(jJivtir ,0 D,t u ",t,T" 'wte'd""1 Act0 Marie Sparrow , - " Uewis 'and Harr - ., TEat ALK HOsOLDOIiT. Blackface Muilcal BitcS. ' Ed Mack Bingham and Thornton - COsOO DAHCIa. ' i ' "" Tool Trareaty. ; Toe Bonner. - , The Grandiscope ' ,svm lllnatraw. "My Old Orsa Hosm.-. . ,-. -"The Mhlll.t." T , aaa f 4 r RTnlns 8nnlara and HolMajra a rw SMts Is General Admission mij&-v ;v Opens 1 p. m. Tixeiday Perslsn lamb In one piece skins and nat. ural and blended otter. . ,', r The coats are, made without cuffs, and ths garment Is eut generously full, with a very large sweep. , Medium weight superior quality cloths are used for the. shells. - .. - j Laoaiag ia spsclenoa,; . From the Cleveland Plsln Dealer. ''Somebody who calls - himself Pro fessor -Trent rlalmsj that , Daniel Defoe, who wrote 'Robinson Crusoe.' wss ths greatest liar thst ever lived." , . "I guess the professor never met one of our expert campaign liars. v, T - PANGLEf - Resldent - Managcr - T - REE - TBPT - WENrSIX - T - H ,1905 it O'CLOCK will give a ' v ; V - Night, JUNE 3, 1905 ENGAGEMENT BrighUs Ooaasdlea. Evening at 8:15 S7ZOZAZ.' MTXTAX. 1' " Carried Complete. ilB - MTO - M - - - Pariitetei - ; . alx rows. 11.00: first three of last Boxesndr-tiogesi 1 1 ealleryr-' 8TKER8 - WTNN COMAN. LYRIC THEATRE Keating C& Flood, Mgra,"""'" v .Week Starting '.. j MONDAY, MAY 29 The Great Comedy Drama 'IttMHO" A Western Idyl'V ' . rouow THX ClOWDt. Aawtetleai ' 10c TO ANY SEAT 10c Phone Main Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Nights ro - MOUAwrxa - By Angnstus ilU OMJOTTTi BOirOBV -My Wild Olcott' s Lullaby, t"When Song raUCXg Lower Tloor. except LJLOIU-Balcopy. first I rowsti-Ott; 60a -Oallery, reserved, I5c; balance, The advance sals of seats will open Mo ANNOUNCEMENT Dramatic Season ., li - -, - ''at Mis) Voptua Bramatlo laooea '.,;?' v A Romance of Athlone slmvrloa't Moil Clu-xnilBf and Tr-mtll AetrMa . . . miss . . 1 V : Waa aaa woa. fains and dlattaetloa In Vsw Tork and Xa4oa aa aa aetiesa- L.fajoa and dlatiaetlos In of woalsrfnl powsv aad Vtn CIOam)yaV- arat appearaaee swpperted - by aee ewa esseUeat , X-' -aotiipaay will fea to'-' y-vr'r' A Komance w yo One fi the most beautlf'uT and stirring plays of. George : Washington's -time- ever produced by any actress -on .the . American, stage,, and - one in . which she - hss met with overwhelming success and unstinted praise from Jj...'. .yfeigsrfgrrrr rOCentO EMPIRE Twelfth and Morrison THE EMPIRE STOCK CO. t On. the highest wave of popularity, presenting .; excellent plays with COMPLETE scenery and stage mounting. Playing to 15,000 people weekly. ADMISSION "All This i Week, Starting A WICKED" WOMAN A story true to life. Five interesting acts, with comedy and pathos mingled. Record Break ing Week STAR THE GREAT John L. Will annear everr afternoon in Ms p-fventng wllf box three rounds with TODAY CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCES-2 TO If f . M. MELROY TRIO1 ClevralD(log and Daseisg Oomady " " " Art. , - ; MACK AND ELLIOTT Is Ttaetr Orlslnal Cornier Skit, ."Mis. takta Iitrntltjr." r- MRS. JULES LEVY-te CO. , fcrT Haalcal Kora'lty gkatca. - ;" ' r HELLMAN-, World's Kaitar" Mas Mas, ' Prices of Admkston John L C-fcVENIKO Lower floor, escept last 4 rows.t lwer floor, last 4- rows....... ,,.JS Kalcony, first. S rows 25 Ralance of balcony v.' .19 box seats 1.00 " On'aocOUnt of the length of shows dally. Matinees daily, 3:30 868 gewonrd - comttdt a ntoa. Manager, Irish " Ros."J The Irish ft wall," ' Is Sweet," "Kate Kearney." Isst three rows, $1.50; last three rows, '' seoond three rows,- 7fcor-fatet ehrrowt,-- tie. Boxes and Loges, 110. ' nday morning. May 29, at 10 o'clock. -- EXTRAORDINARY! Beginning June 5 7' Vsw Tork aad loadoa i ehrmlag persosallty " OCeaO, THEATRE Milton W. Seaman, Resident Manager Sanday Matinee, Today. May 28 WeekTbf MAY 29 THEATRBl AMD ONLY Sullivan original monnloa-ue turn and in tha hrs sfrarrlng partnerrJIm McOonntclc.- ;KOSURB'&"CHAPIN Oomady Bkftch Artlats, F. rl.STANSFIEl.D Comedtaa Wlmte a4 Inprrteoatoa, ' Tbe aUisarkable Barlteoe, RICHARD BUR ION Kw Song. "Jnat Beraoae Toe Were . Old gwMtheart ot BUse." , THE BIOORAPH Showlnf the naat!nal Rvalt'He mat -of th CbrbeU-McCos- riakt, " SoIIivan Enaemtnt-One Vetk Csly .:' -. matinee: -. -..;-.r : .., Entire ldwar floor ..." 1 Entire balcony'.. .11 Box seats .'. . .( the performance thre will he tlre to 4. JO p. m. Kv-enlnga. l.li . II p. i v.