The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 10, 1905, SECTION TWO, Image 17

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Newspaper Page Textv rvl r -I..- - J 'L ' ' 1 I l-lr M I I I f - 1 I . - I 1-7 . . 1 I I i .III,. I i 11 I J I l i I raP Mm IMA Ait: AT th day nevsr eon whsn WUton Lackay retlrss tmn th stage! W hop to hay him always, for ha la ona of ' .' thaa rarely ; found geniuses - of ' vesa- tlltty to whom age will b oMittl coa corn. That la. Mr; Lackay. vn now. . aa a comparatively yunc man, can play ' Such monstrous character aa Svengall : a llttl better than any living actor; and v If' that' a - tha case, whafa to prevent . "A him going right on in that Una of work I whan youth'a day la donT Let him hay hla fling at harolca for tha present I but Kml day coma back to tha char- acter work- in which ha excels. LackCyo wek t-tna-Marauaro-waa- ' Bo aueoeaaful that Inatcad of cloalng af tar tha matin yaaterday th manaca , : : ment dacldad to glv th night parform , ; anc and uaa a apaclal train out of Port- i land. If managera at thta Aaaon of r th yar can afford that, aort of thing, i which -moana a bonua running into hun-i ; drads, tha proapact Isn't at ail bad for ' local theatres..,, " . ' - Of the two ' play a presented by ' LackiT.- The Pit- was In greater da- mand. Jt was a better performance, aa ki whole, than "Trilby." for th company 1 ; was not organised with tha Intention of . ' playing Du Maurlefa . watra . jiypnouo , romance. The -truth la that "Trnbyt v has been done to death In stock.- Man ' ager Brady's . reason for carrying It is to hold tha play tied fast, ao that he wist revive It several aeasons hence. ' ' Tha latter 'part of the week we are to have our Brat view of Mrs. Wlgga of the Cabbag Patch" at Jhe Marquam, Madse Carr Cook will be royally wel- " corned to Portland la this quaint con- .Motion. .-4 The Balaaeo theatre gave its frlenda Von at -the delicious modern, comedies, "Harrlet'e Honaxmoon," which la on in ' C matinee today and tonight for the laat time. It waa a.spienaia srustie acnieve ment, but of equal promise la tha pro duction tomorrow night of "Judah." a Henry Arthur Jones senaatlon, with a psychological setting. - , BACH WHITMBT. - MONOLOQUES. "Judah" , Strong PUy. ', : ; The Belaaco theatre' stock company will give the first performance on a Portland stag of Henry Arthur Jones great drama. "Judah." at the Belaac tomorrow night. , That It will be a theatrical sensation is a foregone con clusion; It took London by storm and wa en immense suocess In this coun try. , ' . i V . .. , The play la described as a paycho- logical atudy. and yet It becomes an ex- - pose of modecn freaks and fakea of healers and hypnotists, . It is tilled with deep sentiment and is Intensely emo tional. It should prove at one an en joyable departure from the current bill, "Harriet's Honeymoon, which la prac- tlcally all comedy, and 'will probably be set down as the diatlnct dramatlo nor mally .of the season. The- plan eonoeraa a faker who. In order to prove the effl - cacy of hla healing ayatem, locks his daughter In lonely tower, there to re main without food or drink for an Im possible period. Secretly ha carries food to her and is detected by a young mln- " lstor, whose love for the girl Is Intense. Ons of the moat powerful climaxes of th play Is the preacher's lie, when he denies having disco re red th deception r K Edna . May in By (rteat .The Joomal's Owa Cbmapoodest) N EW YORK, Sept 1. A men who had Just returned irora London was discussing the other, day th theatre in that city; Ha ' was moat enthuslsstlo over J. M. Bar ries play "Peter Pan," in which Mlas - Adams is to appear this year. "Teter v Pan,'" ha aaid, "will go. .It wUl be a -- big suecesa - It is bound to go, for its appeal fa to th moat universal trait rn human nature, tha love of children." He ' paused a mlnut and thought, then he ' added, qulsslcally: "I wonder If that la ' exactly true? I mean whether the ap . ' peal Is to our love for children or to the child that never grows up which In " each one of ua." , Wherein Ilea our fondness for fairy storlssT What la the appeal of the clr ' 'cusf Why do those fanciful panto- mimes and extravagansaa hav such ' charm to grown-ups Mors svan If the ' truth wee known than to children, rrsomartmed "w gloss "thdlfutn and ay - that It Is-th fancy and poetry which ' holds ua ' It may be put ao but this In no way hides the fact that at bottom we u' are all pretty much children when we com to our amusements. Our eye,, re ' fined though It be by training, atlll is just aa pleased aa ever with the glare of -j bright and pretty colore." Our ear stilt ' is held by th slmpls melodies with .J which we were once crooned to -sleep. "All forms 6f smusement-In which the ' sdqlt delights are but elaborations of those, which plesses the child. ' c "Men are but boya grown tall. ' Hearts don't change much sfter all." 'The head does bhang very much. but oUffeellnga end Impulses remain pretty much the same. , . - in nothing Is this sppesl to the "adult eaild quit so arr;r. t ti la th Crania Ar??! w (Sum e iri rs a -a ' " . - wvw wvvv , JWXSE CARR COOK flJ 'MRS. WGGS Or THE CABBAGE rATCrt. KTTHB. -mmm dum theatre of the father In order to ah laid the family from denouncement and ruin. "Judah" may be described In advance ss a sensational treat. Strong roles fall to Mlea Xava-rence. Mr.. Walling, Mr. Sainpolla and other members of the cast Th play will be produced under the di rection of Satnpolls, and , enables the scenic artist to 'spread himself." - Tha final performances of the comedy, "Harrlet'e Honeymoon,'.! will be given this afternoon and tonight .-, w v- "Mrs. Wigga of the Cabbage Patch," The dramatisation offMra. Wlgga of the Cabbage Patch" wilt be the attrac tion at the Marquam Grand theatre next Wednesday Thursday, Friday and Sat urday nights, September IS, 14. 18 and IS, with special prlc matinees Thura day and Saturday, when Mrs, Madge Carr Cook will appear aa quaint, moth erly Mrs. Wlggs. This expert charac ter comedienne haa - scored tha hit of her career In thla part, which la ao In viting In both humorous possibilities and Its heart interest. Miss Bessie Ba I' ll scale, a gifted actress, - Impersonate tha odd character of Lovey Mary, whose runaway night from t$ orphanage with Little Tommy haa been chosen by Mrs. Anne Crawford Fletcher as the plot proper of he dremstln veralnw of Mray AUc Hegsn Rice's two' famous stories. The comedy Interest of. this three-act footllght" sdBptatlmr renters - In the mlrth-provoklng episode of Mr. Stub blna and hla matrimonial designs upon llttl Mis' Hasy. the meek and Bhlft less neighbor of Mra. Wlggs. This por tion of the original fiction has been elaborated to a notable extent, until the audience la, kept In a atate of merri ment rrom toe beginning or the play until th end - Charlea Carter, who won 7 I ' "I Tke Catck of tke Season" JULES ECKERT GOODMAN. and la no form "of the drama Is It bet ter seen than in th musical play. It may be put down almoat as an axiom that any play, however meritorious and weighty and powerful, la loat as far as popular aproval. goes if it does not to soms degree possess this element. Mr. Belaaco for instance haa evidently felt thla for h never forgets the r value of scenery .and all the other attributes that go to make a "great scenic produc tion." . The plays of Shakespeare ' in many ways ars full of it, - After all It la the stage which appeals first, and after It th drama. - . " . tin musical comedy w should surely never tolerate the absurdities' and abaolute ' incongruities were It not for the - simple child ... na ture which w ' bring to these plays, W ar delighted ' by color ef fects, by Jingles, by buffoonery.1' Of course it Is perfectly: possible to trace all this -back -pnyalologlcally and say that It la not only In thla respect but In all respects that the man la the ma tured boy and-that th whole thing 1 a truism. "Nevertheless tbe fact re mains that in our. amusements ws pro gress less away from youth than In any other direction. The only salient dif ference and even this ta not always ap parent la that for th adult there must be some pretense of Intellectuality; at Bottom ror aauit and . youth th earn nrifwlnla are at work N Edna Mays New Play. ' , , '7. All of this Is called forth by seeing Mlas Edna May Irr the new '(for Amer ica musical play. "The Catch of th Season." According to th program, th ststr concerned mainly on Angela th -e a-taveieje'a r?aT f jrKWH'-'m!wJW,mS'1C&J'!!i-AU.ft letaUW- !.'.. aa7.V a 'Aha as eiA .'.v.e.a.ttf af faT.v-vea.jt -fV' it-f X- JOSEFRINCDEFFKYa AT Tf-IB TfffTTf iTK -I IkJu-.mvJ bis national laurels aa an -eceentrla comedian by his portrayal of the great role of Cy Prime In "The Old Home stead.' and who la recognised today as probably the beat Interpreter of village types upon, the stage, will be seen In the role qX Mr. 8tubblns, which Is sec ond only to that of Mra. Wlggs In the play. Itself. -'. : . Th play. Is arranged lnjthre acts, all the ecenes of which are laid In the Cabbag Patch Itself. The caet of 26 principal characters comprises . almost all of th now familiar figures,' while several new ones hsve been Introduced. The advance, sal of aaata will open to morrow (Monday) morning at 10 o'clock. rr : ; - : Josephine Deffry Tomorrow. ' Th Josephine .Deffry company opens at, th Marquam Grand tomorrow night In "A Broken Heart,", Instead ,.ofJast night, aa originally booked. The organ-" tsatlon cornea well . recommended and will play at popular prices., The Tacoma Ledger, in reviewing . th company In that city, aaid: tB4vijw:pf the beet shows for the money ever seen In Tacoma. The company received an enthusiastic reoep tion last- night and It -cam from a packed house. Every seat was taken, and considerable standing room was ne gotiated, while Manager Stafford of the theatre states that fully 00 people were turned away, unable to get seats.. Another critic declared : "Mis Jo sephine Deffry Is scoring a success. This popular . actress haa won many frlenda In Tacoma and will add 1 to tha list 38 daughter , of Sir John Crystal and -th duke of St. Jermyna. Among th char acters ther were such estimable peo ple aa th Lady. Caterham and Lord Bagdad Mooteagl to - mention but a few from "among those present." Th scene was London; Lady Crystal's noma, May fair and . tha ballroom at the duchess of St. J ennyns". There were bevies of Gibson gtr . so th time must have been the' present. ' And yel this story. "The Catch of th Season." Is nothing mors or lees than our child hood friend. "Cinderella." " . 'Lady Crystal wag very eruel to her winsome, charming stepdaughter, An gela.' She "made, her eat coarse slices of dry bread' and drink her tea alone from heavy ahlna cups. Probably Lady Crystal waa not cruel at heart,- but she had two unmarried daughters of un certain age. .Such a thing- will make the beat ofmothers ' severe, especially when their stepdaughters are but 11 and very fascinating and , pretty. Worst of ' all, the dute of St Jermyna. "the catch of the season." wss having a ball given In honor of his twenty-first birth day. The Lady Crystal was quits right in being strict with Angels, Of course Angela wanted to go. She roved to dance and shs liked to see th people, and shs was eager to meet the duke. Not-that ah pouted when aha found that shs couldn't; she waa really very nice about it even when her cruel stepsisters would not even let her look st their beautlful.gowne. So ehe re mained home, with an injunction to go to bed at ten, and meanwhile eat by the fir and dreamed, pretending that she had 'sons to the bait And lo. In can) her godmother, quite a fairy la bar way, though Some too isiaisti "REW ANDGW&SRfiZN "KBNTUCKY SELLA? Th dresses worn by th ladlta In th caat at simply superb.". ... The Josephin Deffry company Is composed of s number of players who are .well known. In i this city.1 Among them, may be mentioned the leading man. Tom. B. Loftus, who established himself aa a favorite here several year ago. Tha bill will be changed Tuesday night to "A Wicked Woman." Beata are now on sale. ' ' ' ',-' ;- - "The Chaperong" Next Week.- '- One of th most pretentious musical organisations that Is touring the coun try thla season will present the success ful Isidore Wttmark comedy-opera, "Tha : Chaperons, " at 'the Marquam Grand theatre for- on 'week beginning Monday, September' II. "Th Chaper ona" company1 Is said to number nearjjr 0 people., and tha caat con Ulna aome very wall . known players. Including Madelya Marahall, Ruth IJoyd. - Doris Goodwin, Harry Ladell. John Price, Oaorge Lydecker. Frank Wooley and w V. Struns. The piece .waa originally written by Frederic Rankin, author of "The Ameer." and was subsequently re vised by ' th humorus writer, Georg V. Hobart. Tha advance sale of aeats will open next Friday . morning. Sep tember IS. at It o'clock. pounds avordupols and possessing the prose's nam of Lady Caterham. Tst ah was genuine, for ah took a stove poker and using It for a wand aha sum-' moned- th butler, who In turn sum moned th dosen or more little 'mo distes ' and milliners who came with overflowing boxes, out of which sprang wonderful confections of fabrtca Then was Angelina beautifully clothed, given art' Irish dialect for protection against discovery by her stepmother, and taken off to the dance. . The rest Is patent Of course she created a furor at th ball, and of course ah married tha duke. . It Is a pretty little tale and never waa the potency of youth more atteated thaa in lta reception. For barring th mere recital tha atory I -not vary clever: that la to say. that th lines are far from scintillating, and while aome of th lyrics ar felicitous they ar not unusually so. , Yet th play does win and 4h house is crowded to the doors nightly and th applause la generous. . i Dainty ta th word which comes first to th mind In eatlmatlng this perform ance. It is dainty In Its Idea and dainty In Its realisation. Finally th principal role I portrayed by one of the daintiest actresses en th stats. There is some thing that recalls Dresden China about the whol thing. Blemishes It haa here and" there. On first hearing It doea not Impress on quit ao deeply aa. for ex ample, "The School Olrl." in which Mtaa May- waa seen lastaeason. - Neverthe less. It seems destined for a like popu larity. Somehow the English have the knack of writing tbe quiet' seductive sort-of - things of -substituting for the garish and obvious the del lea t and po etic, :-y-.-y - Mlaa Mays 'Acting. :.l';.J7' Miss Edna Msy has shown In this piece th most promising work "which we hav srf.ifar had from her.' Never has her winsome personality bad better opportunity; but she displays something besides mere personality. There sre bits which would Indicate that shs hss ta her th capabilities .of clever char acterisation and the real ' Instincts of. rssa The Star's New Show. With tomorrow's matinee ' th Star will commence the new ahow forthe week. , Tbe new Hat Includes soms very strong and attractive features from th big circuits in th eaat. The great Ma June heads th list In a charaoter Chang act and presents a very enter' talnlng specialty in Impersonating the prominent characters of the past and present, Clancy and 8c h warts, two tal ented people from th legitimate stags, wlH be seen In a dramatlo sketch under the title7 of "The End." Rlnaidos. hoop rollers, will have novel act and prom ise some new moves with the circular toy. John McGrath, hand-balancer, has been a feature with the big Rlngllng ahows for two aeasons and will show many muscular feats In this Una. Roy McBfain's offering will be "The Pines of Tennessee." a sympathetic 4 kalU - "" " ' uuTOm foinoon and enntlnillnar hn,K . 1 turea. The Staroaoop offers a sensa tional picture taken at the height of the revolution In Russia. " '..'- .,' At the Lyric The phenomenal success won by th new Lyrlo stock company ' last week provea the troupe above the average of popular-priced stock companies. Mr. McLean and. Misa Mack, who will essay th leading roles In th future, hav th actress. Ther waa something In her acting In th second act where, at th ball, h Impersonated an Irish girl. that sounded a new . not and showed considerable ability. For th rest, th company, mainly English, Is capable. Th production was lavishly staged and the muslo waa rather more tuneful thaa usual. ' In authorship th play xhiblts th usual potpourri of namee, the book" being by Seymour Hlcka and Coamo Hamilton, the lyrics by Charles H. Taylor and the mualo by Hainea and Baker. TUkewlae ther ar several "additional" numbers by divers people ; , Many Openings; Few Novelties, There have been many openings the past week. but In th main they hav been revivals of last year's plays. Rob art Edesoa In his Impersonation of the American Indian, "Strongheart" " came back to the city last Monday and Is now at the Savoy. Joe Weber opened his muslo hall on Tuesday and for the first time without 'a new piece. Here tofore the 'opening of this playhouse, a mere bandbox Of a theatre, haa been -something of an event with flowers galors and curtain calls by the dosen, and a new play full of new absurdities. Th flowers and curtain calls were her this year, but th play was th same as that of last season. "Higgledy-piggledy" and "The College Widower." The piece Is to be presented here for a short season, when 4t is to be taken on the road, after which the company will tetorn wlta their new offering. Th4 company includes this year beelde Mr. Weber. Charles T. Btgelow..-- Mart Dressier, Trixl Frigaaaa and Bonnlo Ma gin. - Law Fields, Mr. Webei-s partner of two seasons ago. opened his theatre last Alght with his successful comedy of last season, "It Happened In Nordland." Miss Blanche Ring this year takes tbe role which Miss Marl Cahlll created. The Htppodrom began lta second yeer yesterday and already th house :s being packed nightly. Now that the novelty of this Immeasa playhouse has DTYwill k wrlunq. leading?, mn . 'N 3N . . aww. 'i as a , IF A .... &LLEA77 "hAY- XS'&ELLE DIAMOND'- i7- WEEN CFT71E HlGfiMYxr EMPIRE THEAWB : become very popular ' with theeXyrlo clientele. For this week the play will be a rural drama by B. G. McLean, en titled , "The King of Tramps." The story Is of a man whose horn wss ruined by a supposed friend. The wronged husband becomes a confirmed drunkard and literally alnka to th gut tar, but la- finally redeemed through the love of his daughter. Th play abounds In pretty and . dramatlo - scenes, with which are Intermingled tears and laugh ter. The climax of the third act, allow ing th light with - burning - lamps, la thrilling. The usual specialties will be Introduced between acta. - Laat oppor tunity today to aee P. O. McLean s great sensational - melodrama, , "A Tiger's Claw. . .. , ..... . . . , .., -i .-.. iv '.. a. .... The Aalrer'a fttm,U, t IjtaxtlngUhliatlB with matinees Wednesday Thursday ad 8aturday,J the famous Kentucky Belle extravagansa company will be th at traction at th Baker. The laat perform ance will be th Saturday , matinee; there will be no. performance Saturday Bight. v ,....,-, . ; If jingling, catchy music elaa.ni ma wholesome fun, clever comediana and sou- orenes. entertaining specialties: excel lent light and scenlo e IT acta, novelties, tableaux and feminine beauty count for somewhat worn off. w can better Judge It and see it in its true light It. surely bids fair to b on of th most "proflt able playhouse in th city, on t which every visitor will go aurely and one which will hav a steady and strong appeal to the New Torker. , - - Tonight Mr. David WarfleM takes up the run of the enormously successful "The Muslo Mastsr." which hla masterly acting made one of th sensations of the preceding season. ' .. ... "A Maker of Men," TS '.i-77 '.-."'- Bar mention was mads last week of a llttl one-act play by Alfred Butro, which Is being1 presented s a curtain salser to - "Mrs. Leffl Harwell's Boots." This little play, while only a trlfl. Is so full of meaning and so charged with keen insight that It Is no small side light upon Its author. Its story Is sim ple In th extreme, yet in a way, while It belongs to the commonplace, It In terprets this very commonplace and thus becomes extraordinary. V rarrinrtsn la a mn nf ta r--iM. atlve without much Initiative, h hat i" ""if ana managed to marry and to bring up three children, three boys.; He Is Intensely fond' of his wife and loves her with the. same tenderness and fin courtesy which he showed her In the first days of their marriage. He I on of those' hiea oapable of the thousand and, one little things which go -- - - - v wvmvil, DUV WHO Just seem to miss It In th Mg thing el met t ... For veers be ba K . - vt . Then a vacancy at the bank had come, th offie of manager. Fhrrtngton and hla wife are In their cosy little-sitting-room, she eewlne? mni.thin. children, be pacing nervously th room. Thev ara waitln - .i which shall Inform fcliti h,iiu ui bS has rece!"-1 hla nruilntm..) u. tells her 1 1 he lonra for the posit to for he' )l f r hla sake, huf y r. i.e a bit of resi 9 of the children r a ' rioi from and f pleae anything tha Katituoky belles ar ., tain to create a sensation. - ' This troupe is one of tbe beat of Its kind on th circuit. It offers a faroe oomady la two acts called "Murphy's . Mistake." that 1 a elasslo In Its wayi It Is not on of, those stags affairs oon, structed for th p.urpoe of axploltlng on or two parsonaf only. It contain a number of parts, all of which are in' the hands of capable performers. The prtnolpal comedy rola In "Murphy's Mls- take" is . interpreted by Jack Raid, : oomedlan who knows how to make us of his talents. Murphy 1 looking for a renoral nation for alderman and suooeeds. He - "roasts" his rival candidate ta a ; fashion that excites tough ter as well as 1 oontempt. Murphy Is a. real, live, human ' character and will be Uked because of , his shrewdness and humor. ' Th Ken- , tucky belles Is a show that win appeal ' to all' classes of theatre-goers. vT"7" ;: 1:1: 7: 7-71 "XJueen of the Highway-. Queen of tha Highway" ; th Utl of th play- that th Taylor company will present at th Empire . theatre starting with a matinee today and con- -tlnulng every night until next Thur day night when th theatre will be dark -Friday and Saturday. Tha Taylor, com- pany created a favorable impression In "Escaped From tbe Harem" last week . and drew larger houses thaa any at traction that haa appeared at the Em pire theatre with th possible exception of Mrs. Flak. . v --.(; "Queen of the Highway" ! just about as different from laat week's offering as . ona could wall Imagine. . Th scenes ar laid In th west la th early days. Bells . Diamond, th tltl charecter.iwaa" a liv ing reality; her career was romantic . from tha cradle to th grave; ah was a natural-born leader, and though aa out taw, ah was not devoid of womanly In- hsr and her daughtee ar aa pathetic as anything ver witnessed la a dramatlo , production. Lauretta Taylor appears as the ' daughter of Bell Diamond, th pet of a mining camp and a lovable char- acter. Allesn May, who plays th Utl character, will hav aa opportunity to display her undoubted hlstrionlo ability. viola Keen an Dears as a menaiy in- i dlaa maiden and there ar several lead ing parts among th character that ar well handled DV mammal aeamn th Taylor company., t , . r , . i'l ':. At .the Grand. ; " t Ther wUl be a new vaudevlll bin at th Grand this "week, starting with tha matinee Monday. First oa tha bill are th gnat House worths, a company ef four people ta a bright and original singing comedy sketch. Another strew card will be th wonderful Buses family of gymnasts In a pantomime act,. Brooks and Brooks have a oomdy sketch said to be scintillating with th latest brand) of humor. Th Aldo brothers are) equilib rists of renown. James Hawley. a monologist - new ta Portland, crania with a budget of new sayings sad aaro dla Fr4 Purintoa will eontrtbuta "la th Valley of Testerday." which fut Il lustrated by a series of beautiful lo turea "Th Compromlalna Sports' ye the title of tha new film for tha OranZ scop. - ' f ' A Dornestlc Tragedy. .' Finally th letter comes. AS sntcitedl b gives It to her to open that he may' hav bis newa, good or bad. front bag lips. . Sha reads It silently, her face changing th while. He baa lost tha , appotntn)nt The disappointment bits nun . naxu. . J l uia . nrvt iuuuiui av tvw - . - her and la his sorrow for her he saejigns , himself, saying that ah deserved a bet- ter husband, on that could hav gives her more, that ah has married but a , failure. - Sh listens patiently, much as she would to a fretful child, then shs tells him. H baa don much, he has : . made a woman love hint- . Above all is h not th father of three children, all boyst Is not ths bringing up of three worthy social beings of value? ' And Ss i she talks, th ear and worry 'leaves , ; Farrtngton and.ba knows his wife and himself better than ha baa ever be fare In hie life. - Ha-sees for th Ore time f j life In Its real valu " ' That Is all there Is to ths little plerev But It Is so charged with meaning and feeling . and pathos that it grip yea with a peculiar Intensity. Whatever ei thl play ebewa It points in as unosixaw light that Its author ts a maa who thinks and has the keenness to ge be neath the surface In things.