V ; I .-w -T r- ' ' ' ' PHI II ! ' -- - lIPH P II .1 1 J! PI III I M -. ." iNS ... M V, VKESjXU '4. Iw . -ziEmnTJtmr t ft txu west itna rxxAnrj. r afareaaai 0ra4 afossar, TMdar, WeeneMay alflrts, IWoMWMl',i Tvurxlar, rrMay, SaOsrday alsate aaa1 ' gatardar putlnes, "War Dews Kmi." , Kpiltir "Tee MmhUw'i Dengs ter." .:. , Bker aaltlsMre . SmI1m (bar amine I. ...... j . j. ' . Ijyrle fcf.kMlrasM. raatsfpa VuMlk ' ' ' ra4 VandcTllta. J;-' V' ;- -f.. tar-Tap4avlUp, ' ' .'K' ' wag heavy tnk at tha VtiNtiui Qrand, rallarad by Charlaa B. Haft ford's presentation of ' "Ths Tarn Ins of ths Bhraw". Thuraday ' Saturday afternoon. " ' Nancs O Nll aUrtad tt prsssntlnr melancholy play on fused? nttht 8s Hermann's "Plras of 8t ijhn'' n4 fol lowing ths parf ormanos on Wed nee day with as eTen mors dtamal tnaatsrplsos. 'Monna Vanna." On Friday nlht Han ford appeared a "Othello," and on gat ' tirday nlcht as "Inconar" in ths KnKltah vdaptatlon of Fredertoh Halm's stlrrlns trassdy. -Der 8obn dsr WUdnlss." . , Nance O'Nstl'n old friends troupsd out to see hsr sot, and those who knew bar tnly by ths fans shs recently has so- ' ulrsd bslpsd ssrsU ths throne;. ' Almost , ir wers pi eased with atlas CNell. but ths plays shs ussd did not meet with : each general- approval. - It, would bs real plaasurs to see. Miss O'Nsll In a really likeable play, to whieti statement, of icon res. Miss O'Nell's staunch adralr- . sirs will reply that In a likeable play hsr Benlus eould not show Itself. Isr- . Iiaps not. but ws should llks to sso her try, ,v ... .-.,.',., Hanford. who plays In ths small towns Of ths country to ths delight of a faith ful following, rather surprised Portland people by ths general acceptability of Ills offerings. Jits Pstrvohlo la "Ths framing of ths shrew" Thursday night -was ssosllsntly dons, and Mies Dror sit was s consistent surow, - However, tragedy is Hsnford's forts, as he d ani ons tr ted on Friday and Saturday nights .In "Othello" and "Ingomar.'V In these vlays he displayed talsnts long familiar te theatregoers, as was also ths case in rsspsot to bis Bhylock la "Ths Merchant ' s)f Venlos." . Hanford is not av great as. tor, bat bs Is careful, studious and con sistent His -rsadlng of tthakeapearean roles Is enjoyed by students, and his In- tsrpretatlons generally accepted as rea sonable. '-'',',' 1 t , ' T, - -1 " This week "Woodland," balled as one f Pulsy and Luders' beet comle Op rss, comes to the Marquam for ths first half of ths week, followed by ths ever popular " 'Way Down Kaat." Thsrs Is , fcurleesjus at ths Baker, commencing this avf ternoon, contributed this wsek by an siggregatloa called ths Baltimore Beau ' ties, and ths Hmplrs offers for the wssk '"The Moonshlnsrs Caughtsr." . ons of the most popular melodramas oa , ths Toad. .; ;. ; T:' : ; ''" ' "Mhtnah." Play In blank Ysrso by Klla Whssler Wilcox and Luscomha ItearSlia, was girsn lis nrpi pressnisv tlon at Ford's opera house, Baltimore, Ths performance, under dlrsctlon of Chsrlss Frohman, Is declared to have been a success. "Mlspsh" la Mrs. Wil cox's first play, and ths poetess was present to oss it performed. Bhs re ceived sd 'ovation. . The Municipal theatre at Northamp ton. Maaeschusetts, mads a profit Of f 41 la at year, ths receipts being $11, snd ths expenditures lll,0tt.7. Ths be 1.i no of IM1 trill 1s Used to re duce ths 104 deficit of 11.100. The llenvsr Press rlub hss been ten ired ths use of the. L-roadwajr theatre . 1 '.'.- ?-ry .v" 'J , i ir ii . . t; CMALL TALK OF STACE : i 1 7 1 t.reoiLjL.'i;t'--u: k i nzz 1 -A- k '3TCWCTT0H 0? I 'raw v I mV jr. r-; 1 a; .114.1 i au. to It. Ths club will present two skstches', written by members, ons dsallns with President Roossvslt'a visit to tho wsst. ths ' othsr- burlesquing national ebar- aotsrs. Ths four dally nswspapers will en gags theatrical people from tho cur rent attractions to crwolss ths per formanoo of tho newspaper men. agrss- Ing that sack criticism shall bo print ed exactly as written. It to reported that IT.000 peopls atT isnasa ins opening ox venies or Ameri oa, ths now California plea sure resort Herr Zlmmarmaa of Vienna has dis covered that two leather sacks filled with atr when brought ' rlolsntly .. to-' gather make a noise sxaotly llks that produced by ths slapping of hands. By placing tba leather sacks in various parts of tho theatre, concealed from public viaw, of eourss. Herr Zimmer man ess produce by simply prssslng an also trio button, applause from tho gsj- isry. pit or stalls. Osstoa Akoun. who had tho Btroots of Cairo show on tho Trail at ths ex position last summer, hss charge of ths amusement features at ths recently opened Venice of. America, near Los Angeles. A number of Trail attractions aro being presentsd under his msnage- msnt thsrs. Including ths Streets of Cairo, Tompls of Mirth, Mirror Mass, Klondike Mines, ' Darkness and : Pawn and Animal Show. ' JTustfos Ftugerald of Msw Tork In deciding against ths theatrical man stars' sssoclatlon, which excluded from its theatres Jamas B. Mstcslfd. critic for Life, dafloe a man's right to ths tnestrs thus: .-.-...,.-:. Tbo managers' resentment may or msy not bo well founded, but that is Immaterial. It cannot bs held that dramatic criticism is of Itself unlawful, and, while it may bo that critics In soma instances transcend legal bounds, tho law ! in such cases affords ampls remedies . against , writers and pub lishers. , . i , . .. "It Is claimed that tho combination of managers in this -instance practic ally controls all of the city theatres and that tho secret of their conduct la to deprive ' tho complainant of the opportunity of pursuing his profession. Tho gravamen of ths charge lies' in ths agreement, Land tho . collective light of tho parties thereto caimot bo meas ured by ths nature of their Individual rights la respect to Individual acts. "Hs (a theatrical manager) may oven rsf us to sell tickets to torn applicants, whlls freely disposing - of ' there to othors, providing such discrimination Is not on account of rsoo, color, sto.1 but conceding him all these rights, thsy csnnot bo held .to sxouss agreements between a number of managers to the prejudice of an Individual or a class Of Indlvldusis. .- ' "whsn th purpos of the combina tion la of a chsrscter to affect preju dicially ths interests of others, thenvj acts whloh may be within lawful bounds when dons by an Individual become criminal If done la pursuance of a common sgresmsnt by . a number, of individuals," .' :: BenJsrain Chspln will tempt fato With "The Great Emancipator," which la a dramatisation of Incidents In Abraham Lincoln's life. A similar play produced In Chicago In lltl failed miserably, al though Lincoln' make-up was perfect Here's a glimpse of how a p lay is written. Charming Pollock's version of "In the Bishop s Carriage" wiu not bo given In New Tork this season. Mr. Pollock dramatised tho. novel :. last spring, and last snramsr It was tried out with great sucoess by a stock com pany at Hartford. -Miss Maoei Taiiarerro. arod ft, at tempted torplay tho role of a woman of 17, but was not heavy enough for ths emotional scenes." said a member of tke oompany. "Mr. Pollock kindly rewrote ths whole thing, making her part Ju venile. . Btlll oho couldn't handle it, and we were laid off until more rewrltlak eould bo done, v" ,, If reports front Cleveland aro to bs trusted. Fitch's ' latest comedy, The Olrl Who Ha Everything." Is a sue- w. It wss written for Mis Eleanor Rob son, and tho review are lust as complimentary to hsr as to -ths play. -Finally Mr, Tyier or i.tebier" Co.. who refused to tabs Mis Taliaferro out and ' substltuts a mature actress, got Mr, Pollock to snake hsr part secondary OSCOM SUI.UAY SCENE F&Ort WW T)OvmER 'BT'kT -THE Charts Cartwrlght was sn gaged to play tho load, but finally rsf used tt on the ground that he couldn't do himself Jus- tlos in support of a child,, Mr. Tyler then disbanded ths company rather than withdraw Mia Taliaferro." , David Oarrtck was equally good In eomsdy or. tragedy. At a social gather ing one night a friend said to him, "Davy, which do you like best, which do you find easlsr to play, comedy or tragedyr "W hot hsr 111 or well, In high spirits or depressed," answered derrick. "I alway feel equal to trsgedy.- But eomedy ah, my friend, comedy la a se rious buslnnsa." - . Evsn ths mightiest among them havs to scratch grsvel to maks a living now adays. John Drew, Viola. Allen,. Kyrle Bellew and Mrs. Flsks wsr'o doing one night stands last week. - Bernhardt her self la booked for a succession of aot- and-gst-out towns, - - r ." . . Charlott .Thompson ha made a silo- osssful play out, of Mis Robert' fall uro, "Paulln Darcy." . Mis Nstbsrsols aald th physical strain of playing two of hsr Important characters In one day 1 very great "But" ah remarked, "I have adopted a system of living that makss' ths taak much Is ssvers than It might other wlss be. For some tlms I havs been a strict vsgetarlan. discarding meats alto- gether, and tho physical benefit IS sur prising. There is a feeling of buoy ancy' and strength that I never expe rienced before. I am convinced that people in general tak sntlrsly too much rood; for myssir I have but two meals a day brsskfhst of a cereal 'and eggs. and possibly fish, at noon, and abso lutely nothing mors until after tho per formance at night, when I have what may) be regarded a my dinner, although that too, Is light Ths consequence Is that my mind I clear, my spirit elas tic and my body under perfeot control; I rarely experience fatlguo and suffer no lnconvenlsnces from the ehangss of tho wsathsr. I do not in tho least, mind th cold." c. . Oracs George I shortly to begin her first tour through the norvhwsst Mr. George Evans, who na th lead' Ing part in "Ths Runaways" at th Au ditorlum this week, say h llks his new role tmmsnssly. - "In It." said Mr. Evans. "I am a vsri tabls kissing bur. There 1 one na.it la tn piay where i kiss six protty girls. and about It tlmss each. That means about to sweet osculation sach - tier- formanoo. In Baltimore I shall play 1 performances, so you se that for the coramr ween I nave something like too kisses coming to ma On ths season I can figure on about ll.OOB kisses, whlca record, if I do say it myself, makes Can- taln Hobson look like a two-spot - "Don't ask mo if I like the show. Row. can I help JJtT - Wouldn't any man like it with 10 loving kisses coming to him aomstlms twice a day, and getting paid for It toot John IX RocksfSilsr and Plerpont Morgan are not th only one who have elnchee in thl world. Fat has also been kind to ma" v i Will A. Page, BualnsM manager for Olga Nethersolo, sends word that she has complsted arrangement for on of the moat remarkable theatrical move ment on record. She opens hsr season next fall In London, and movs direct from London to Ban Frsnolsoo, where shs open on ' Christmas day.- Miaa Nethersolo ha ssven ' carload of scenery for th nln plsy in hsr reper toire, and Instead of shipping this by freight - serosa th continent Miss Nsthersols ha fouad It oxpsdisnt to charter a large ocean steamer to movs all her effects from London to San Francisco by way of Capo Horn. . 'Way Down East shares th happy distinction of being : tho best paying plsoo of theatrical property la th coun try with "Ben Hur" and "Th. Old Homestead." and yet at th start of its career it had -to bo nursed into popu larity with tho solicitude and car given an Incubator baby. -i At ons tlms a half interest In ths plsy eould havs been bought for I2.&0S. but. .. - -J-ies& evwC:T ll v..-, w ,? i gfTs C csi . -rc. AsmnrJ&lD 11 . i 1 - 1 offered and who didn't go Into it . needed ', th money I William A. Brady produced tho piece. That waa nine year ago, and for sev eral ysara ha paid ths author. Mrs, Lot tie Blair Parker, royalties. , After that X think he effected an arrangement by which he paid her outright for ths play, and It profits bavr sine been his and bis partners, Joseph R, Grismer. "'Way Down East" ' llks Th ' Old Homestead," ha th advantage over "Ben Hur" of being a comparatively cheap show to run.- Its cast Is not par ticularly long, and whlls .living salaries aro paid the actors, there are no tltt a wsek people In It. Borne pretty fairy tale about the profits of ths play ar sxtant Thsy read very nicely and ar only expanded about'two thirds. At ons tlms thsrs wSro three companlos out In some year th net profits have run as high as 1 18,000. but "'Way Down Bast" ha had It lean seasons as well ss it fat and a fair saUmats of it net returns since It was first produced would probably b somswhers between MOs.oso and 1100,00. , ccllAd" Tomorrow Night Th attraction at th Marquam Grand theatro tomorrow. Tuesday and Wsdnssday will bs Hsnry W. Savage's offering. "Woodlsnd," which has been aptly described ss a musical fantasy of too rorsst w nue it is a comio opera. It differs so sbsolutsly from ths cur rent compositions coming under that hoa a tnat it win bs round to be a wholly unlqu and . original . entertain ment, i .'-.. :.: , "Woodland" wa Mr. Bava "' annual summsr production in Boston almost two years ago, and held tho board at th Tremont theatre for upward of four months. Bubssqusntly It was clven at tho - Studebakar theatre in Chicago for two months and was then taken to Nsw Tork, whsrs It was ths popular musical play on Broadway for upward of 1 weeka Tho story is Imagine tlv and poeti cal;-' ths characters have all been se lected from the feathered tribes and furnish opportunities for a great divsr sity of suggestive costumes, front the broadly comlo blue Jay and rooster to demurs Jenny Wren, tho gorgeous pea cock and tho exquisite ntghtingsls. Ths story of ths play Is simpls and sasy to follow. King Eagle, the ruler of the forest, ha sent for bis son. th Saglst, to corns hum from oollsg and assures command of th royal army. - Th son is expected to wed hi cousin, tho Lady Hawk, but declares hi love for' Mis Nlghtlngal, and, a ho refuses t obey tho royal sdlot snd msrry tho hawk, hs 1 banished. . Th king 1 aocldsntal ly killsd and th blu iayr who had been posing about tho court- as a lyr bird, ascend to tho throne. HI reign Is a tempestuous one and a revolution, headed- by robin redbreast, - result in hi downfall and ths plsclng on ths throne, of tho rightful heir. .... Prince Eagle. The eaglet marries th night- ingsls, and th blue Jay, though allowed to ed th wren. 1 banish d from th forest' ' '.. K Ths eomedy of th piece will bo found clean and refined, but hearty, and th action at all times sprightly. On of tho principal chsrmS liss In ths, muslo. Ths aong will bo found to bs delight fully Uvsly and catohy and th en sembles and" choruses have been deaJ Glared by sll who havs witnessed thO peri oral a nee vr do ins oesi jar. ajuaers hs sver written. Tho play ha been stairsd in a manner most elaborate, cost ly and artlsUo. Ths leading comedy role, that of King Blua Jay and ths bogus "Liar" Bird, Is played by the well-known and popu lar comedtnri. Harry Rulger. Dainty lit tle Mia Helen Hale, a Wsllssley college KmuuH.vs me jmr mm .ttut j nnr i .W.rsa Ui&i fcLriZA SiriH .. ... .... i' - i i . - . 5; r MONOLOGUES. y ii , :.sv 1 . ."' ..... f I I H aapSP' bksVj General Rooster; Loul . Casavant, th wis Judge Owl; Walter Lawrence, th bold Robin Redbreast; Miss Louise To- xler. ths dashing ' Prince Eagls; Mis Magda Da hi, a young Swedish-American girl with a sweetly sympathetic voloe, la the prima donna and -play th part of the exquisite Mis Nlghtlngal; Miss Ida' Mulls Is ths loquacious and gossip ing Mrs. Polly Parrot: Miss Grata Rl ley 1 th proud Lady Peacock, and Mil Bsrtyn Mortimer th demure little Dove. .. -. ..... , (' Beat ar now celling for th ngags msnt v., -... - . , . .. . . , "WayiDown East at th Martmtra. On Thursday, Friday sad Saturday nights. February It, It and It, with a special pries matinee Saturday, th Mar quam Grand theatre will have " Way Down East" aa it attraction. "'Way Down East" wag written by Lottl Barker, elaborated by Joseph Grismsr snd Produced by WlUIsm A. Brady. Ths characters of Mrs. Bsrksr play ar ordinary human folks. Abovs everything their stories are svsry-day toriss; often dramatlo but never the atrlcal. Anna Moors, tho young girl who has been deceived by a mock mar riage and hs com to th boras of Bquir Bartlett for shelter, l th bodlment of countless, wsll-rsmsm- bored mother and sisters -quiet cling ing, affectionate and useful about the houss.. Thoroughly human, too, is gentle, patient Mrs. Bartlett and equally human, the squire, a genuine admixture of Nathaniel Berry and Dun sten Kirks. Honest farm boy, such a David Bartlett are not rare, nor. un fortunatel. are ansslns Ilka Martha Perkins and unscrupulous Uaadls llks Lennox Sanderson. . ; . . ' v. ; v If HI Holler, tho Pickwickian chore boy; Professor Sterling, ths butterfly- catcher, and Constable Whipple, who ropressnts tho majesty of ths daw, are a little bit overdrawn, no one who re calls ths merriment they occasion will Diame tn auuior. Bquir Bartlett Issrns from Mis Perkins that . Ann' Moors, who hss sought refuge with him. hs passsd a mistress "but didn't wear no wedding- ring." Tho' Squire verifies this- infor mation and . despite th remonstrances of hi son, who ha eomo to lovo ths stranger, faces Anna Moor with hsr supposed sin. After giving way to a burnt of womanly indignation, th pent- up emotions of year a. Anna file Into tho heart of a raging storm. Beau meed with cold and unconscious, shs Is found hour later by David Bartlett who takes hsr to his heart and hearth. . , Long run la Nsw Tork,' . Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco and other cities svldencs tho popularity of th offering. "'Way Down East" hss been dons 7i times In Nsw Tork snd 180 times lTvChlcago. - Th company to bo seen In th play differ In no Important particular from that which ha come . to bo Identified with It Persons who have witnessed ths performance will remember that every member of the cast is qualified for hi or hsr special vol. Tho advance sals of seats will open next Tuesday morning; February 10, at 1 'clock. ' jC-'-. l, "Moonshlner'a Daughter. ' " There will be a strong melodramatic offering at the Empire, for tho coming week,, starting with today matinee. ?'hls wUl b "Th Moonshiner Dough er ."' which is one of tho few play that bid fair to bo a leader after hundreds of others havo disappeared. ' one or ins mosi in terssinar scenes in I UooaauUw B sAl;3lU, sttoy a Ons of ths most Interesting scene In comptee Illicit still In. full operation, explaining how ths moonshiners make whiskey from tho oern they grow. This still was captured In tho mountain of Tsnnesso aftsr a terrlble fight. In which many govsrnmsnt officer were wounded and ssvsral moonshiners wsr csDtursdV Th moonshiners cannot uh derstand why after they havo grown their com. It I not their property to do with as they Ilk. A beautiful lor story is " woven around the rugged mountains, full of heart interest - , Th entire p.rformancs, whlls thrill ing and slotting to1 th xtrsm - at times, I nsvsrthslsss a oloaa and wholssom play, a story that appeal to all classes. There will b only on other matinee besides th opening ont, that on Saturday, - - t ' :,. ,A " MaYlaiaa Qadsld Comlas;. u -.;. Ths prospsct ( hsartng Madams Oadskl at. the Marquam Orand thaatrs Ibursdsy svsning, March I, la one to which all local muslo lovers are looking forward with plsaaurabl anticipation, and- there is svery liksllbood of tho fa mous singer's reception being a cordial one, There I perhap no singer on tour today whoa fame, particularly .In th great Wagnerian roles, is greater. Indeed, of ths few truly phenomenal voices that may be- heard 'this season. Madam Gadakf I probably accepted a th richest and fullest whlls from th standpoint -of freshness nons can equal hers,- tbo diva bslng younger by many 'year than these whose cialas to preeminence on- tho operatic stags was mads" contemporansoualy with hsra. Msdsma, Oadskl is . still ' in . th early thirties, and her power r Just reach ing their perfeot development. . ' t It wa with oonsiderabls chagrin two year a;o that Nsw Tork patrons of th opera received th snnounosmsnts that Madame Gedskt had decided to forssk ths oosrstlo stags, but the now that shs would bo heard throughout th coun try In -ooncert wa balled wltb delight Th Initial tour waa taken under th direction of Loudon O. Cuarltoa.-whO mansges- her fortunes this yssr. snd so successful wa it from svery viewpoint that arrangmsntarfor- appearanos this asason wr. i At tho Emplr for th wssk following "Ths Moonshlnsr Daughter" tM ao mestlo melodrama. "Human Hsarte." wilt be presented by a good oompany and with elaborate scenic environment. Ths High School Oirla at ths Bsksf. At th Baker theatre next week, com mencing Sunday, February It, and oon. tlnulng for th usual week's- engage ment with regular matinees, tho offer ing wUl b "Th High School Oirla.-1 t Ths Bahimor BtmntWs. Th Baltimor Beantlss company will be th attraction at tho Baker for th wssk commencing with the matlnoo to day. It la aald that no better burlesqus company has- sver been presented to the patron of thl house and tnat no pret tier lot of girl wars sver brought to gether la one production. A strong company will present aa entirely neat two-act musical fareo. sn titled "A Sootoh High Ball,' from tbo pen - of Edward Baity, well known for hi abil ity to create really funny situation ana dialogues, i Interspersed with ths action of ths plsy srs ths following favorites In their novel specialties: Glenroy and Uugp flasa - LVT73i t. . ( V - it t' If ) , '1 - it r o . v v '; . ; II 4 - ' Is, . . fJjs?-tpn- tf-BM ' te th dancing marvel, and Armstrong as! Bsrtrand, vocalist singers and dancers. The musical number. In which th n- ' tir company participates, havo been especially arranged by th famous dano- mi awawi Hiuni as uopsaiev xos' costuming and aoonio effects ar from th workroom of th best mschanlc procnrabl. i:.....-... w;t;" ; Bssldss today, there will bs two mors ' matinees by th Baltimore Beauties. Oa Wednesday tho regular bargain, matlnoo will fbo given, and Saturday . matin will bios th oompany' sngageaasat . ... VAUDEVILLE AND STOCK, . . ; HsrilsndTrio st-Stsr; Thoa who havs heard o much about th wonderful power of llttlo Lola Cot- . ton the child mind reader, at tbo Star, sn witness hsr performance for - the last time today.- Th greatest moving picture mm on exhibition la th world -1 "Th Trainwreckers" which will also vih ahswn for ths hast tlms today. The performance ar sontmsous from : to l:tt p. m. . t . (vs -j Th HaTflancT Trio, th grsatest Wir set ia America, has bead sngagsd for th feature of tbo now program which begins with the matinee tomorrow after noon. A rolmto of strange sounds is Dsl-a-phon, who I practically a human -telephone- Eddie Dolsn, tho man who made tho world laugh, will now maks th Star - patron enjoy a good, - loag f ssst of fun. DsRosstta and Exosll aro , Unrivaled gunsplnners. Joha J.i Welch, the men in. white, I a monologn srtlst Hs I not unknown la Portland, for ho Ulted thl city several years ago and mad himself a favorite. WUl C. Hoyt will- havo a new picture pong, and th Stesoooop will' solve tbo servant girl -probleaw - . Thursday : I Washington's , birthday, and In honor of tho holiday ths Star will havo continuous psrformance ' as On Sunday. - ..- ' .. . ps . -. ; 4- V .' W ! i $ ' ' - i' ' ; . Orsnd's New BUt , ' Today I th last opportunity to see Princes Trlxi,' 'th best-trained horse in. tho world, and th other assortment i (Continued on Pegs- Nlnstssn.) 231 . HAKtTi rAr::crsu ST or ' rKDrrriAKD HCN3 ,0tr, " , tCL0TME , .p- ' ' i ; . ; ... v ....' . , 43 . j - , i- .if- ; 1