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kur (tack mmpaar la "Prlnea Otto.
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Bkr "Jollr Qraaa WMowa"
. I-rrto Ljrte itock atnapaay la ""Ca-
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ttrand TaoaTllto, -
Sun VadTlll.
I HOSE eroakara who hava bean
Ulklnv ( bad attar at faeU of
tua espoalUon ' would do wall
drop in on any - of tha
' theatraa thaaa nlghta and look around.
Tha fair la over. They are hauling It
- away In truck loads; that la, all that the
hanuner -and. - have ' not reduced to
apllntera. But there Isn't a theatrical
tnanaarer In the city of Portland who has
.a Just complaint. At the Marquant the
. marvelous production of "Ben Hur,
...even at largely advanced prices, has ao
caught the public that ita engagement
, has been extended through the week.
At the Belasco White Whittlesey Is glv
Ing bis romantic repertoire before au
diences that tax the capacity of .that
'theatre. Melodrama is filling the Era-
intra anil that I.vrlo nlfht after nlahL
while the Baker Is captivating Ita large
' clientele with burlesque. The prospect
.was sever fairer for a theatrical mt
' son. And the theatre la the best bar
- ometer of tradethe aurest Indication of
a city's proeperlty. " " .
The btlla from the coming week are
promising. "Ben Hur" continues its
run at the Marquam. Whittlesey pre
sents "Prince Otto, a fine romantic
drama, at the Belaaco; the Empire will
'entertain tts patrons by telling "Why
Women Bin,' and the Baker will put on
another of the "wheel" burleequea.
SMALL TALK OF STAGE
PEOPLE.
i Mrs." Leslie Carter has revived "Da
Barry" and "Zasa" at the Belasco the
atre ia Mew York within the past fort-
nignt. " -
Edna May baa made A Broadway suc
cess or -rue catch of the Season" and
.will at once begin a road tour, with a
prospect or playing on the coast.
. James K. Hackett and Mary Manner
'Ing are filling the Savoy la New Tork
vwim -rue walls of Jericho.".
Eva Tanguay la playing "The Sambo
Girl" In New Tork. It la the work of
J tarry B. smith and Ouatave Kerker.
v "The Banker's Daughter." originally
-produced about 19 years ago, has been
revived in New Tork by the Proctor
irtn avenue stock company, '
Bothern and Marlowe are filling the
Knickerbocker in New Tork with Shake
pea roan productions, "The Taming of
the Shrew" being featured.
Frederic Thompson, one of tha pro-
rroun-s m nm great Hippodrome la
New Tork, has suddenly branched out
aa an author. His dramatis spectacle,
"The Romance of the Hindoo PrinM
haa Just bees' produced at the giant
Grace George (Mrs. William Brady)
will next produce Margaret Mayo'g
nramausauon or "To Marriage of Wll
Ham Aeche." .
It Is said that Josef Hofmann, the
pianist. Is soon to marry Mrs. Marie
Kustls. formerly the wife of Oeorge
Pea body Buatla. . - s
: Maxlne Elliott has made a success of
"Her Great Match" to the extent that
he haa purchased the English righuJ
iron viat rixq ana win appear la the
piece in inaon in i07.
Mme. Calve Is on the eve of opening
tier concert tour at Montreal, she la
s.V aren pviv ea.e.g sia Vf 1 WllalalUll.
Joe Cawthorn haa opened on Broad
way aa a star in 'Trlti la Tammany
TtalL" la so doing he succeeds the
Rogers brothers, who hate severed their
connection Wlta Kiaw and Erlanger.
Mlaa Dolly Dollars." ia which Lulu
O laser Is appearing, has turned out to
be a decided succer- and Its New Tork
run will be extended.
Maude Fealey, the Denver girl, haa
, blossomed aa a full-fledged star la
roadway, having appeared la "The
Truth Tellers? at the Grand opera
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Tn Ilsr Run Extended.
C Wng to the unprecedented demaad
for seats, .bottTln and out of town, the
stupendous production of 3en Hur"
will be extended next week. " running
Thursday and Friday nights, October tl
and 17,. and; closing with the matinee
performance Saturday afternoon, Octo
ber II. The advance sale for these per
formances will begin tomorrow- (Mon
day) morning at . 10 o'clock.
It has often' been claimed that the
play of "Ben Hur" waa subservient to
the scenery and mechanical appliances,
and that without the sumptuous pro
duction provided by Klaw & Erlanger
the play would be uninteresting. That
thla Is a wrong Impression any one who
haa seen a rehearsal of "Ben Hur" can
teetlfy. In these rehearsals no scenery
Is used, and only the lines of the play
stand out One would not think that a
Bra Hur". In flannel trousers and negll-
shirt, a Messala In smartly cut
street clothes and Derby hat, a Slmon
ides easily walking . about when - his
scenes 'did not call hire to his . chair,
with pretended twisted limbs; an Arrlus
la turned-up trousers, and an Egyptian
Iras- la modish gown and hat, could
carry him back to the daya of old Rome
and give- him the atmosphere- of the
Nasarene. Noona would not think ao;
but they do.'
One peep at a rehearsal carried out
with the Intensity of those of the "Ben
Hur ' company will show that after all
the play and the players are the thing,
and the scenic Investment, no matter
how elaborate it may be, is but aa ad
junct to the work of the author and
actorv The Illusion persists, too, in
spite of constant breake. Tha desperate
battle la the gallery, for Instance, .Is In
progress. The hammer of the h orator
beats out- the tinging time; the slaves
pull at the oars, only they have none;
sword clashes on battle ax; really one
can see the gallery leave, la spite of the
fact that before his eyes are only men In
nondeecript clothea and back of than)
only a raw walL :
Then there Is a sharp clapping of
hands. Short and curt come the word a.
"Here, you, you actor boy; tf you do
that agala you go out of the theatre.
Ton would think that would break the
Illusion for a while. Not at all. Again
In a minute the gallery la rolling, and
the battle Is raging Just ail before. A
special Sort Is apparent In "Ben Hur"
to preserve the perfect letter of the
text; long speeches are repeated be
cause the stage manager Imagines be
detects a single Interpolated word.
;'; Trinca Otto" at Belatcof
: White Whittlesey, than whom the
coast haa no more popular actor, will
begin his third week as a stock star
with the Belasco stock company torn or
row night In a magnificent production
of the widely read "Prince Otto," which
Is one of the most beautiful romantlo
dramas In Encllah. f
The story was evolved by the prollflo
pea ef Robert Louis Stevenson and was
dramatised by Otis skinner for his own
use. - He starred la the play with great
success; la fact, he made a small for
tune out of it before It was turned
over to the use of stock companies, and
Belasco at Mayer, with customary -en'
terprise, were the first to obtain It for
production on the coast. .
"Prince Otto" ia the romantic tale of
startling events which transpire la a
mythical kingdom. It la of the James
K. Hackett type of .drama, with the ra
pier always In the foreground, the
prince as a hero, the prlnceaa as a hero
ine and a prime mlnlster-uslng AH his
power to separate the ardent lover.
These three 'characters afford splendid
opportunities for Mr. Whittlesey, . Mr.
Sainpolls and Mlas Lawrence, while
Effle Bond, tha ingenue, comes Into one
of those sweet peasant girl roles that
have done ao much toward making ro
mantlo drama. .
Tba new bill will be produced with
gorgeous scenlo embellishments and, as
It la a costume play, a rich display of
finery In dress may be expected.
A matinee thla afternoon and tonight's
performance will bring to a cloae Mr,
Whittlesey's profitable week In "Sheri
dan," Paul Potter's treatise of the life
of the great poet.
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V Th Sultan of Sulu Coming.
- Playgoers can laugh with a clearer
conscience at "The Sultan of Sulu"
than at any other mualcal comedy. The
Ade-Wathall melange Is now In ths
fTOrth year of Ita existence and public
patronage ' continues undiminished.
There are many reaaons why thla merry
mualcal. aatlre has a strong hold on
popular: favor. In the first place, the
words are written In George Ado's" best
vein and the lyrics have, a Jingle to
them worthy of W. 8. Gilbert when that
brilliant writer and Sir Arthur Sullivan
were at the senlth of their fame. The
mualo la also delightfully catchy and
the scenic effects are veritable triumphs
of stags realism. "The Sultan of Sulu"
will be given at the Marquam Grand
theatre October tl and November 1.
The advance sale of seats opens aext
Saturday morning at 1 o'clock.
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'': The Bakers BI1L
. Managers Fulton aad Hogan, whose
attraction, the "Jolly Orsee Widows,"
will be the offering at the Baker theatre
all thla week, commencing with the usual
matinee today, are reaping a golden
harvest from their pluck la risking -an
enormous amount of money and placing
their company aa tha read with a bur
am ! - mm mi wi vriraaiw . aa i . , ,
lesque In the highest sense of the word. 1
The program Includes two new and or-
Hglnal burlesques entitled "The Widow's
Wedding Night," and "The Sign of the
Red Light," introducing MUe., Jeanette
Oulchard, queen of burleaque. Theae
two burleaquea also tend to serve to In
troduce the Jolly coster girls, tha girls
from gay Mobile, the emerald queens
and the Spanish beauties, alt of whom
have created a sensation wherever they
have appeared. In the excruciatingly
funny burlesque entitled "The Sign of the
Red Light." the entire company will
participate. Including the two funny He
brew comedians, Murray ' Simons and
Charlea Burkhardt, anfl a chorus of SO
beautiful girls. The low priced matinee
will be given Wednesday as Is the habit
of thla theatre.
"Peggy From Paria." ,
The musical comedy success, "Peggy
Prom Paris." will be the attraction at
the Marquam Grand theatre Thursday,
Friday, Saturday nights, November I. I
and a, with a special matinee Saturday.
-"Why Women Sin" ,
"Why Women Sin." said to be the
strongeet play of the present season.
and produced by a company of unquali
fied excellence. which played : to tne
tergeot 'business of the season at the
Alhambra theatre, Chicago, last month,
will be the attraction at the Empire
theatre all thla week, starting with the
matinee today. . The piece la said to be
full of human interest to young and
old. It Is In five acts, and holds the at
tention of the audience. The scsnsry Is
the most magnificent ever aeea with a
popular priced company. It Is said that
no melodrama so deeply thrills tha hu
man heart, none so affecting, none more
ARNOLD DALY IN THE LATEST S
(Froa
The Journal's OWa Oorrwpoadaat.)'
EW TORK, Oct It. The Galllck
theatre used to be a somewhat
dismal little place, a gloomy
terra-cotts, melancholy-looking
house of amusement. - This season It
waa redecorated with an effusion of
gold and red and green which is both
cheerful and attractive. Outside ia the
lobby there are small pictures of scenes
from plays of Shaw, aa presented by
Mr. Daly. Also over the doors there are
two immense photographs, one very
large, of tha late David Garrick. and
the other, aomewhat larger even, of the
present Arnold Daly. ; Here, then. Is
supposedly the home of-act since Its
patrons are the greatest actor tha Eng
lish' race haa ever produced and the
discoverer of Bernard Snaw, at leaat
the discoverer In tha sense of popu
larising the . Irishman's plays.
In all. seriousness, Mr. Daly deserves
great credit for what he has done In
Introducing the playa of Shaw. Ha has
been absolutely sincere, too, la his de
votion, and there can be no doubt as
to the deepness and firmness of his
convictions. He haa- brought also to
the "productions .which have been pre
sented under his care every bit of en
thusiasm and ability which he possesses
and these are not alight He has worked
hard, honestly, almost piously, and
there Is not a person who will grudge
him the success which he has achieved.
And success he- certainly haa won, de
served success. t Is not too much to
say, even, that he haa enriched the
stage and possibly brought to It aa In
fluence of far-reaching effect For
both Mr. Shaw and Mr. Daly," whatever
may be urged against them, are stim
ulating. . :- ...
Shews Plays. '
The stage would have missed a great
deal If
"Candida" had not became-
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beautiful, none ao mysterious and pus
sllng la plot, none that will be remem
bered bo long or with mora pleasure.
In this production will be aeea little
Margie, and who recently made a pro
nounced hit at the Carnegie Lyceum,
New Tork, where ahe played .he leading
roles of the Children's theatre. , The
usual ladles' and children's matinee will
be given Saturday. ,
"Dora Thome" Coming. . -.
Lovers of the good and beautiful .in
fiction will no, doubt : be gratified- to
learn that an opportunity will be given
them to follow the career of gentle
"Dora Thorne," tha atory that made
Bertha M. Clay famous, in a dramatisa
tion which has been put forth for the
first time this season. This play may
well be termed "pure aa the lilies," re
freshing and'Wholesome, and Is surely a
play for all, reaching all and pleasing
all In its direct touches Into the hearts
and home Ufa of the rich aa well as ths
poor. The splendid production will be
seen at the .Empire theatre tha entire
week of October 21. .
"Washington Society Girl."
The problem of dressing the chorus of
a modern burlesque company Is perhaps
tha most Important that comes up for
consideration la the course of, making
a production. - . .
By
scnted, a great deal both by way of a
play and by way of acting. Whoever
baa experienced the,, delight of ' seeing
"Tou Never Can Toil" must ever feel
grateful to the men who made such a
performance possible. - Then, too. there
were those delightful bits such aa "The
Maa of Destiny," and "How He Lied to
Her Husband." Finally. Mr. Daly has
promised us this season -"Mrs. War
ren's Profession," possibly aa "unpleas
ant" play to many, but really a great
play and one of profound meaning and
value. .- ....
It has taken courage to' do all this
and It haa taken steadfast belief oa Mr
Daly 'a part in Bernard Shaw. So far
hta contentions have been flatteringly
fulfilled and he haa coma out of It all
with Increaaed reputation aa aa actor,
together with a special mantle of In
tellectuality, stamped with the perfect
Shaw trademark. Let Mr. Daly there
fore be given all tha credit possible;
for last Tuesday night he produced a
new play by Mr. Snaw entitled "John
Bull's Other Island." and he must taks
tha responsibility for this aa he does
for the other plays, though It may not
In any such way redound, to hla credit
"John Bull'e Other Island." j '
'The beet way to describe this nsw
play by Mr. ' Shaw la to say that, to
our poor intelligence. It ia everything
that a play should not bo and a fow
things that many plays would Ilka to
be and -cannot be. Story it haa none,
unleaa you call a pitiful love Incident a
atory. Plot It haa none. Characterisa
tion It haa preclousl little of, save la
one or two minor characters. Whatever
Interest it haa at. all relies oa one side
for Its fores on a knowlsdge ef the
J Irish question In English politics and
on tna omar upoa riaaheg of wit and
satire and, yes, even of poetry, '
A eurlous ernaoctloa ia this olar." a
' Mora than 100 gowns ara worn by
the "Washtngtoa Society Girls" who will
be seen at the Baker theatre the week
of October X, aad ao fewer than 40
people. Including designers, cutters,
fitters and sewing women, were em
ployed la preparing tha wardrobe. -
VAUDEVILLE AND STOCK.
. Good Bill it Grand.
. .
i Santell, the strongest . man la ths
world and a man mora perfectly devel
oped physically than tha equally famous
Sandow, will cloae his engagement at the
Grand today. The performances will
run from I:t0 to 10:4.
Commencing tomorrow afternoon, a
complete new vaudeville program Is to
be tendered the patrons of the house. It
Is a remarkably attractive entertain
ment that has been prepared. Thomas
Meegaa and company have tba headline
aot. They are eastern stars and come
to thla city well recommended. Real
good canine acts are rare, but Madame
Wanda haa something new and above
the average. Tha act Is entertaining
to old aad young. 8. Kantenelll has a
long name, but ha la a wonder. He Is
called king of the air and Is as much at
home on a slender line of metal as
other people are on the solid ground.
The Malooma have been secured by the
management to contribute to the-merrt-
JULES ECKBRT GOODMAN.
traet eat to - characters, 'aa article
worthy of tha Fortnightly Review or a
political organ, put on the stegs. Vague
ly it recalls la form those curious old
allegories which the universities . of
Cambridge aad Oxford used to be se
fond of giving about the time of Queen
Elisabeth. Moreover, it Is, if one may
hasard a guess. Bernard Shaw in ear
nest aad serloua
A Political Pamphlet. " i '".-.;-'
It la almost Impossible to ' tell the
story af this piece, that is story In
ths meaning ef a connected tale of sua
talaed interest and this for the reason
that thera la. ao such story. The first
act is practically a dialogue between
the two principal characters, Thomaa
Broadbent the typical Englishman, aad
Larry Doyle, the typical disillusioned
Irishman. The dialogue becomes a dia
tribe upoa tha Irish character and you
ara given your first doea of the medi
cine which you are- to take throughout
the play. At once you are plunged
headlong Into the Irish queetloa aad
with it into the English question, for in
ths flnsl analysis Shaw htta at both
people, with, equal force. .
Thomaa Broadbent Is essentially the
efficient man. He la without any senss
of humor, which means that he takes
himself seriously. . One of the charac
ters says to Mm;i.unce' I might have
taken you for K hypocrite.' - He is not
a hypocrite, - for, he firmly believes
whatever may be saying at the mo
ment though at - tha next moment he
may be aaylng something diametrically
opposite, in which Ita equally believes.
It Is case of not letting the right
side. of the brala know what the left
side does. He Is the plodding, divine
right sort of individual who may call
forth ridicule and contempt even, but
In the ead saakea inevitably toward his
goat i. 'vv) -
ment and they have a comedy aketoh
that Is Mid to bristle with laughs. , The
team haa made a big hit la other vaude
ville theatres along tha Pacjflo coast
Weston aad True ara singers and" danc
ers and their dancing la of the kind
which- made Primrose and West famous
throughout the 'land. Their songs are
new and so are the steps they dance.
"An Adventurous Auto Trip-' Is the
alluring title' of tha Grahdloseope pic
tures. Fred Purlnton haa secured an
other new Illustrated ballad which suite
his clear baritone voice. v ,
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Novelties st the Star.
This Is the last day of tha current bill
at ' tha Star. , Tha performances today
will be continuous front t:S0 until 10:41.
With the matinee tomorrow the Star
will present a bill replete with novelties.
The same high-class vaudeville always
found at this temple of mirth will be
maintained. At the. top of tha list Is
the Fredericks ' trio , of " wheelers . and
cyclists. They come to America from
the varieties of France and the mualo
halls of London. .The McDonall trio are
bicycle experta and their- aot ' Is said
to be unlike that of any ether In the
business. Billy Durant,. a Chinese In
strumentalist, haa one of the unique
acts ia vaudeville. Ha plays ''typical
Chinese Instruments 'and sings Mongo
lian love songs, ss well aa popular dlt-
Larry Doyle,- the. Irishman, is typical
In his way aa Broadbent ia la hla Dis
tinctly the Inefficient man, full of ro
mance and spirit . not .without hard,
common aense and fervor, yet,, clearly
at right anglea with himself., almost
cursed with a biting hard humor 4he
Modem disillusioned Irishman. . .. i , i
An Odd Love Episode. ,;
The talk between these two seems to
bs of a sort of verbal duet. Out of which
come -various remarks About' tha ro
mance which baa clung to old Erin and
Larry's bitter tirade against it After
all of - which aad It occupies pretty
much the 'entire act you are. given . a
few words of atory, namely, that Broad
bent is on hla way to-Roscullsa In Ire
land. He wishes to persuade Larry, who
waa bora aad raised there, but who has
not been back-la XI yeara.' to eome
with him. - Tou are also made aware
that one reason for Larry's staying
away so long from this place, which
he calls a "hell of littleness and mo
notony," Is a young lady. Nora Rellly,
to whom he had made love eome It
years before and who Is thera waiting
lor him. Neither at thla point nor at
any other point In the play ara you
sura whether or. not Larry loves the
girl, but at leaat there Is no doubt that
ha doea not Srant to marry her. Aa he
telle the story to his English friend,
that Individual with his perfect adapt
ability at once enthuses over Miss
Rellly "the. beautiful Miss Rellly she
becomes, once he hsa thought of her.
And Larry realises In a flash that the
Englishman"1 can be counted on for tak
ing Mlas ReiUy off his hands, and so
consents to go with his friend.
Aot twa has two seenea. Tha. first
is. a hillside In Roscullen. Here eomee
one af the finest touohee In tha play,
disclosing one of tha greatest bits which
Mr. Chaw has given la any play er aay
V:iM"aV
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i ties to the acoompanlmant of'tkeedd
melody boxes. Leonard aad Bernard ara
Juggltra and good ones. Lola Fawa ia
a charming comedienne and vocalist.
Her selections are new aad timely. Tha
Staroeeope la prepared to flash an amus
ing film called The Toung . Tramp,"
which tells tha atory of how a amall
boy confiscated a duck, aad of the pur
suit which follows. : The illustrated bal
lad will be rendered by Franklin Con
fer and It wllljbe one af the latest pub
lished. There ara dally matinees and
two night performances at tha Star.,.
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At th Lyric. i
-. For. tha forthcoming week tha man
agement af iha Lyro theatre aaneunees .
a grand production of "Camllle" a play,
which haa lived for yeara and will live
for years to some. - Miss Marjorle Mack,
tha winsome aad talented leading wom
an of the Lyric, will appear la tha title
role, a part that haa been played by all
of tha world'a greatest actresses. The
part of Camllle' a lover,' Arniand Du
val, will be played by 8. a. McLean,
who should make an excellent Duval, as
ha haa played tha part upon several dif
ferent occasions. Tha story of Camilla
la so well knowa -that ao aoeount of It
Is needed here. .
Last performance today af "A. Pris
oner of War. :
PLAY
other at his writings so far. Peter
Keegan, a priest who haa been un
frocked because he - has . supposedly
given absolution to "a black man."
stands oa tha slope talking In the
moonlight to -a grasshopper, which is
whistling at hla feet Nothing more
beautiful or moving haa been heard on
tha stage la recent years than this, un
less it be a speech by this asms char
aoter a little farther ' en in the play. ,
though ha bears little' relation to it
except by way of contrast to the other
priest. Mad," he call htmaelf, which
he Is not at all, but perhaps hla mind
has become warped little by looking
too closely at life through a new angle,
found too late la Ufa. ..
Hedren Defined. ; f 7 .
. Ta him there is as such thing aa
Ireland and England or Germany and
Franca There are but two oountrlee
heaven and hell and thla earth la
only a place of peaaaoo. Thla waa the
knowledge he had gained -from the
black maa whoa ha had gone to ab-
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