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is '.-nti .t ef '-. J THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. .' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMSZr. g, 1C:3 t mi us m--iK UU, .i. T " 1 " 7 'V- " " 'I V A, Y if V V .w N -J 7 7ft 11 TOUR LOVE I SJWLL flOLDIN KY HEKKICP POEtEVER t 1 'J r rjii,7 " i is W . (.V o G v. 7 s t.. a1 j i - ' 4 i " i.i I V1CW. Or iriUXvJlAjaAJLCTJ. ?! '.via ititiMsa lEi'.win itna tkxatxii. Mri)iuim ftrtnd Moodaf ind Tuesday , , rlf"bt, "Art "; WcdiMMlajr and Tbnradar nlht, 'Th MarrUro f Kilty"; rrlilar aa4 Katnrtlaf nlrlita. fiaturdar natluM, "Wbaa Knlfbtbood Wa loaf FJower." Hrlaaro Wbltf : Whlttlrarr and B laac atork company In "Xa laidT of , Lrna." .all wh. " -.- Kmpir "A. Hiibm fcliTa," all wtrk. . Baker Tb , Tlf Llllaa, barkrajaa, , all wee. - I.Tl Xfpkxlrama. ..T , Graad Vandertlbr . . . , ... ljfaiftj.-Viiilllla. " Bur TaudoTtHer- A' LTHOUQH "buaineaa - haa ben what the tnanavement tarma "aattaf&rtory" at the Belaaco thaatra from tha data of Ita opcnlnat. Portland'a plargoara appear to bava undaraatimatad tha baauty and ' Importanca of tha tnaanificent prod u 3- f tlona which ara being wltnaaaed thera at tha present . tim It la an Indla . putabla fact that we liava never had a dramatic treat, at the same prleee, which could be favorably compared with White t Whlttleaey'a engagement aa atock atar In the list of playa ha has given. f Portland,. as ft rule, take klndlr atock; at leaat, a good, percentage of lUy-shoppera give that clasa of theatrU ' cal entertainment due eonalderatlon, and : If the rest of them knew what they wera mtsalng In allowing auch productions as -The M n titan an'! and "fortunes of tha King" to slip by unnoticed, thera prob ably would be considerable of a wall of regret. ' - ' ' - . ' ""Whlttreaer came to ns first at li.lO ja aeat 4e reduce the question to one -t "commercialism and had leaa talent around hlia than' he has at present - He established himself firmly and unequiv ocally a mat time. It la almost Incon ceivable that now. with prices so much lower, mere ahould be even one unoccu pied acat in the Belaaco theatre. The el service of Freeoort. Island,, where live fata wife and , boy. Freeport being something of an art cen ter, where tha mighty and talented art recoanlxed ' they made the tenor-come dian a member of tha local fira depart ment. Full many a time ba baa -bean Jerked out of bed by tha cruel algnal of distress and on different occasions has distinguished himself for valor and harl labor nothing so hard, however, aa his dances In tha George Ada show. Even tually Mr.' Deagon learned to love fir fighting and force of habit has drives him to mount his wheel and fly, no mat ter jr Hie. Freepdrt badge admits, him within tM Tared, itovatedjncloaure of tha fire lines ana no oeiiies witn vne name: It was In St Louis wet allppery day. A fire angina passed down the street straight by tha Planters' hotel Deagon -jumped on bta wheel and was oft after it In a flash. He dlda t go quite a fast aa the engine, owing to police rag otattona, but In turning Into Olive street there- was -a catastrophe. The oycle slipped and Its rider waa precipitated wlLB Tearful force into toe gutter. When he .picked himself up. mud-bespattered from soles to hairs, uls coat rent down the bac)t s4am and half the buttona gone from his vest a 'big copper confronting him with' a charge of breaking the speed limit - tha flra engine' waa some blocks away.:. !-...-. . . -. "Fool!" he exclaimed, "I am a, flra- man!" - - - :-v-' That quieted tha policeman and, noth ing t daunted, the , hero started again. faster than ever. Finally ho swung around another corner. Joy at lastl There stood tha angina, nex. to a black smith's door. ; ' ' "Where a It where la It T" he de manded of tha driver, breathlessly. 'Where's whatt" responded tha latter, laconically. '. . ."Tha. flra the fire!" . . f -1 : 'There ain't no fire," you Idiot we came down here to get a. tire fixed!" Arthur has resigned from tha muntcl- - -care and attention exercised by Belaaco v aa stayer in tneir production have been f a great, credit to tha city. Visitors dur ing the exposition remarked continually that thera Is no better stock company ','east or.yweat; A4 rat Portlanders do not ' seem tv appreciate fully the gift .-, , that baa been laid at their doors. How- (-ever, the loss fall on the recreant an1 tha remainder will re on admiring tha best prf ormancee In atock that Port- -land baa aver known. -.'.wW. ...' - - Arthur Deagon came out of tha east one day and - married Grace Sawln, a Portland glrL A modem Lchlnvarr he approached the scan of hla matrimonial triumph on a bicycle.- Crossing a ditch ma the way? dreaming a dream of fame, - Ma front wheel came In bitter contact with the allppery edge of the biidglhand when they found Arthur he was a sub- , Jima pictura-of distress. - - , B( (hat ta not all. ' . . TUt Peagon .wheel Is, still an asnet of, the, "Peggy From Parla" company, -: and the star sm. makes his' Incidental ' tawn-Jouraeylng on Its saddle. Whereby there hangs-a tale aa Ions as It la in teresting.' ' - . -It -seem that Mr. Peagon own soma ' nundreds of acres st Freeport, on Vonn "( . . - ..j- In the week 'a attractions there waa a distinct surprise. Tha record of "The ultan of Bulu" last season led Play goers to believe that It woulfl be .th gem for which- they had been looking, whereas "Peggy From Parlsr tha qual ity of which haa alway been a matter of doubt was a ahow so Infinitely superior that wa marvel howthey can both be controlled by the aame man, Madison Corey having purchased both works from Colonel Savage. Tha success of Peggy, however, lev almnat ' evn.lnalvelv in the excellence of Its . principals. For thfl'l first time this season we' heard real vocalists lif light opera.-If Mr. Corey does no worse he wtll stand redeemed a a theatrical caterer. Tha coming week la pot unpromising. The Marqqam haa three attractions billed L-The Marriage of Kitty," "When Knighthood Was In Flower" and the old favorite, "Arlsona." whlU Mr. Whittle sey and tha Belasoo company turn from "The Manxman" after tonight to the fin old "Lady of Lyons." . , . , . - J . race whitnet. Rlsterllneea Is easily mistaken for anctlflcatlon by th man who" ha It WHITE UmiTTZJESBYlH "THE LKDYGF ZYONS HTTmXELRBCQTHEJiTB'E SMALL TALK OF STAGE PEOPLE. P. J. McLean aad MarJOrle Mack are about to saver their connection with th Lyric-stock company. They have proven Immensely popular here. Miss Mack aa the leading woman end Mr. McLean aa leading man and-author. Most of the playa produced at the Lyric. during th piat It weeks were from his pen and their qualify Indicates that MoLean Is to become on of th most noted authors of melodrama. -v Kyrl Believe .and- E. M. Holland have begun another season with "Raffles.'' .JJUJan Russell has -gone Into vaude ville at a salary said to ba enormous.- "The Prodigal Bon" proved a failure and haa been rubbed off tha Broadway alate, 4 . i ...-.J .-.rAZS . - Maude Fealy Is playing a new comedy by Mrs. Martha Morton . called . 'The Truth-Tellera." . -. ' Augustus THomaa new' play, for Law rence D Oreay has been - named ) "The Embassy BaiL" Charlotte Walker will support the star. Margaret. Anglln la credited with a great aucceaa In "Zlra." The' New Tork crttlce refer to her a the modern Clara Morris. - . David WarDeld'a "The Muslo Master" I has recently scored its 160th perform ance In New Tork without, a sign of It popularity diminishing.. Sara Bernhardt'a engagement In New Tork wlir begin November Z and will be limited to two wceks-rth.' shortest engagsment she haa ever played In the metropolis. ' ' Paria has discovered a new Bernhardt t I' ar Jff A' . - n llfl lff,w "a'T l V eaa v 'sTlal a . . 1. I, SB " . K, J ' ' . : : mm M'U'f-: lv:S-' 1 1 m .av m v aaaai 1 ' 1 1l U IlkPC iU r ' r i 11 I 1 JTYJTil I "X. . II . " . n : i 11 m m w t, - r . n at ? vsbbbbbbebi ai 1 1 i m . er-v- m i.fM ' I I "'IT r1ggsS5PiM (a! I I X 1JW 'jISI . ..! Hfauaoom fs f -3- I - lllil 1 III II ' III ... s ': I rmANWTM.fflJfjSCO STOCK CO. :'i ymmmtmrnnKnwfiL 1 1 1 1 BBBaTaTsTasBBl 1 1 1 BBBaTsTaB 1 1 K mWEt7KNI6HmOQJ) JWSI?IFLOttm?: rTrtEilAROlIftTt GRAND 1 nEATRfc - won't have to carry out any contract with me. If they don't like the piece throw It In the basket I'll stand my share." It must have sounded atrang to the Broadwayere. , Donald Bowles, formerly of the Co lumbia atock company, and more re cently with Nat C Goodwin, has becoma leading Juvenile with the Caatle Square theatre atock compahy in Boston, suc ceeding Charlaa Wyngate. Thls Is the same organisation that produced John Salnpolls, and Miss Lillian Lawrence of the Belasoo forces. It will be of further interest to their many 'friends Mademoiselle Ventura, who captured! to learn that "Billy" Dills is In stock at first prise for trsgedy and second, prise for comedy In the national contest Re port state that aha bears a wonderful resemblance to the honored ' madams and that In tnethoda and styles ths ac tresses are Identical. . ' Chryatal Hearna, daughter of tha 1st Jamea Aj Hearne, la appearing at the Oarrick In New York In "John Bull' Other Islana." ; ' ' ''-- - ' De Wolf Hopper' baa met with ira menae aucoeas lo his new pteoe, "Happy land." The gosstpers are telling a character Istle 'story of " Oeorge Ade and his graceful acceptance of failure. They say that when "The Bad Samaritan", went down before the critical onalaught In: New' Tork Colonel. Savage grew nervoua. "Can't you do something with Itt" he demanded of Ade. "Whale tha usetr . laconic-ally - Inquired Oeorge. "When a thing's bad, It'a bad. You can't always -.write successes." And then, aa - the colonel's face failed to lighten before hla philosophy tha young man aauea Springfield. . Maasachuaette; that Fred Esmelton recently resigned from th same stock company and that "Bill" Bernard opened aa Arretsford, the heavy. In "Secret Bervlce at tha Belaaco the atre In Los Angeles laat week. , -.. r MONOLOGUES,, . 'Dont worry, .-colonel; you L , .-r,- ' ' .:.'. ' . ' : - - - ' : '" ' J "The Lady of Lyoni.', . ( . In selecting "The Lady of Lyons", Yor productlen this, .week the Belasco theatre mapagement haa not only varied It policy, of offering distinctly - new playa, but As given Whit Whittlesey on of his favorite role and an of the greatest dramatic vehicles , ever writ ten. . - Bulwer Lytton was perhaps the great est romantlo author ot hla time and It la generally conceded that ha created nothing mora fascinating than "The Lady of Lyons," the beautlful-atory of th love between the lowly'-born youth who impersonate th prince rnd the moat beautiful lady of the land. "Al though the play ha ' been . witnessed here frequently as early. In' fact as the days when Essie Tittle assumed the title 'roles at Cordray'a musee It has always been a prime favorite with playgoer. And the production . prom ised tomorrow night H la safe to say. will b among1 the most satisfactory ever presented on the coast ' The two big leading roles ' will he played by Mr. Whittlesey and, Miss Lawrence, but these-are not the only members of, the cast who are .given op portunities. It Is a play that calls for tha best work of tha full organisation and doubtless will - be enthuelastlcally received..,. ',; v 'v The final performance of Hall Caine'a 'Th Manxman" will ba given this afternoon and evening. Th Belaaco company haa given few bill that were as popular with the public aa this on. . W ... r-,Z '- "A Human Slave." .- You who are happy and well clothed and who sit down to a neatly appointed table three time a day for a aquara meal, do you aver atop to realise -what It la to be hungry', to want for the nee cessltlea of life? Have you ever been through a big labor atrlke aa an active participant and watched th sufferings of) your wlf and .children, all for the sake of a principle, for a Just demand for an Increase In the dnlly wagest In "A Human Slave," which,; 1st th offering t the Empire, starting today's matinee and all this vuek, thera -la a big strike of Ironworker. Th . tnsn ' - have been so brow-beaten and bullied by their - employer, so reduced In wage that It la impossible Nf or them t keep body and soul together, and finally, aa a last resort they go on a strike. It la In the winter time and the biting winds readily pierce their way N through the threadbare clothing of the strikers and their wive and little ones. Food is scarce. The man are peaceable, law abiding cltlsens, but in order to create publlo aympathy, their late employer hires, a rascally Italian to burn a por tion of tha mills, How this act reacted on both the employer and th Italian will be told In "A Human Slave," which la Under the direction of Eugene Spofford, and which Is justly regarded as on of the big melodramatic sensa tions of the season. I , : -. y:- t : . V.".-Tht Marriaje of Kitty.". 'When It 1 said that ."The Marrlag of Kitty," which , waa presented - at -the Mat-quant Grand theatre laat aprlng, la the beat remembered ' comedy offered during the past season, a grest deal haa been said. . The ease, precision and re fined humor of the members of .Jules Munry's Comedy company were pleasing to the eye and mind Jaded with a sur feit of garish display. Manager Calvin Helllg announces another opportunity to enjoy: the vagaries, whimsicalities snd 'witticisms: of The "Marriage- of Kitty" next Wednesday and Thursday nights, November a and t, with clever Alice Johnson In the title role. This play waa presented all throurh ;, the country laat season and everywhere delighted playgoers. The work of the companyJUJaseaaon 1 aald to be even more elever than ft waa last year and an unusually clever entertainment, can be - looked for. .. The advance sale of seat will open tomorrow .(Monday) morning at 10 o'clock. -..'., .. .'.;.' " . Tiger LClee at the Baker. ' Those wW njoy th beet f vaude ville, th brightest of burlesque, the prettiest of girls, the most tuneful of musical specialties and the most beau tiful acenlo and costume effects are ad vised to attend the Baker-theatre' the Coming week, commenolng with today's matinee, where the Tiger Lilies, under th . direction of the Campbell-Drew Amusement company, will hold forth. In tha organisation of tha Tiger Lilies thla aeaaon, aa In -tne peat the manage ment ha shown. A-wisdom worthy of emulation.'' - Old traditions have been oast to the winds, and new Ideas have been successfully followed.- Faces new to the burleaque world and material hitherto unknown te attractlona of this class will b found with th Tiger Lille. . Such artists aa Ale Carr, who (Continued An Page Ntnateen.) 'WASHINGTON ST PORTLAND , MAKER HENS C10THCJ V-.-r-.".. . 4
