THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 14, 1909.
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BY
GAETAIVORDAWOLD
A BIO undertaking m computed
In Hew York when the Verdi
monument was unveiled last
Friday, under the auspices of
the Progresso-Italo-Amerlcano. which
has been Instrumental In securing the
erection of this monument.. The work
has been In progress for tome time, and
September 20 Impressive ceremonies ac
companied the laylnc of the corner
stone, when 2,90 children sang the
new American national hymn composed
by Professor Qtacomo Qutntaao. The
undertaking throuchout haa been entire
ly Italian, though the Interest and sym
pathy of the musical world at large
has been with It.
Giuseppe Verdi died January L ltoi.
and all the world felt the loss of this
great composer. The editor of II Pro-greaeo-ltalo-Americano,
in New York.
Chev. Charles Barsottl. Immediately
conceived the plan of erecting a mon
ument In New York through the Italian
songs. Aa songs ware paaaed from gen
eration to generation by the voice only,
and were never written down. It la no
wonder they soon lost their original form.
The style of music Is similar to the
Scotch. In tracing the source It is
found that the negro melodies often
use the pentatonlc scale where the
Scotch had a major, and minor with a
minor seventh for the original minor.
Thars Is also the conspicuous presence
of sudden syncopation which gives the
catch and snap to Scotch music, and
from which the modern ragtime and
exaggerated "coon songs" have probably
sprung.
Tributes to Mozart.
The Moxart festival, celebrating his
one hundred and fiftieth birthday anni
versary, was the chief event In Sals
burg;, Austria, during the summer San
son, and out of it have grown several
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Madame d'Auria, Soprano.
colonies. Subscriptions poured In at
nee from all parte of the country from
the loyal Italians, so eager to honor the
memory of their Illustrious country
men, and Chev. P. Clvllettl, the renowned
sculptor of Palermo, was chosen to ex
ecute the work. The monument la com
posed of five statutes of puree! Carrara
marble, Verdi, the central figure, on a
huge column of dark granite, support
ing four minor figures representing his
leading operas. The work waa brought
to New York in It pieces, and arrived
here August 24. Three daya later a
great banquet was given for the sculp
. tor st which all the prominent Italians
of the city, the Italian consul, and many
American authorities were present.
September 20 the cornerstone waa laid,
and Friday the monument waa unveiled.
The Italian government was officially
represented by two cruisers, Fleramos
ca and Umbrta, and Rear Admiral Rob
ert Call represented the king of Italy.
The American government was also
officially represented to make the oc
casion aa much as possible a bond of
sympathy between Italy and the Amer
ican nation.
California Music Progressing.
California la feeling great encour
agement about her musical outlook, for
intend of the musical life being par
alysed after the earthquake, as st first
expected, there has been renewed ac
tivity on every side. Efforts are being
made In San Francisco, and are proving
urcessful, to organize a strong Cali
fornia mualr teachers' association. The
purpose of this organization is to bring
the profession In closer contact, and
through personal efforts cause the for
mation of a stock company which will
erect a temple of music for San Fran
cisco, so that visiting artists may have
the opportunity to appear favorably be
fore the public. Men have already been
found-ready to advance the capital. Dr.
J. Fred Wolle. head of the music depart
ment of the University of California,
has been spoken of for president.
Musical life In Los Angeles, too, Is
progressing, snd recently the Gamut
HS has taken possession of Its new
building, one of the finest equipped and
handsomest buildings in the city. The
Gamut elub is composed of muslo teseh-
H as active members, and their friends
and sympathisers as associate mem
bers It bears the same relation to the
musical life of southern California as
the teachers' association will to trie
northern pert of the state.
Negro Melodies Not American.
The contention following Antonln
Dvorak's pronouncement of negro mel
odies ee the national music of America
lies not died dwn. Henry T. Pink first
took exception to It In the New York
Evening Post, calling negro music "a
hodge-podge Of Spanish, Portuguese.
Sagllsh. German. French and American
new" Angele M. Read of New York
m "Musical AmeiioaJ" accredits the
melodic m Scotch origin. In parte of
the south the planters were largely of
h aeerent, be says, and the negroes.
eJwaya clever Imitators, borrowed their
Important results. First and moat
prominent, of course. It has spread the
appreciation of Mozart snd his works.
Secondly, a movement has been started
to raise funds for a grand new concert
ball In Salzburg, hta birthplace, whleh
will be erected to his memory, and
chiefly for the performance of his
works. The proposed site will be In
Mozart platx. facing the famous
Schwanthsler monument of the Immor
tal composer. The funds are being
raised by a lottery, and one of the
prises le a fine concert grand piano
from the celebrated Bosendorfer firm
of Vienna.
As another outcome Dr. Ernest Sayl
of St. Louis, who sttended the festival
In Germany, ia returning to organise a
Pan-American Mosart society as e
hrsnch of the international association.
His praise of the week of festival la
unstinted. Sunday wee the lest day.
and only Mozart's religious music was
given. The directors Included some or
the most famous conductors of today
J. F. Hummel. Richard Strauss, Felix
Mottl, Oustav Mahler end Reynaldo
Hahn. The celebration waa carried on
under the direction of the Moxarteum
Institution. These festivals. which
come at Irregular Intervale, are given
under the Immediate patronage of
Prince Eugen of Austria. t
A Museum of Voices.
The French government haa begun a
collection of phonographic records of
the voices of famous singers for pre
servation in a national museum, with a
view to keeping them for the future.
Heretofore we have heard of the voices
of fine singers of the pest, but hare
had no way to compare them with the
voices of the present, and we de not
know if the celebrated voice of Mall
bran, for 'Instance, really compered fa
vorably with the great voice of Patti,
or how the art of that day compared
with today's.
Three years ago Francesco Tama grin,
the great Italian singer, generally con
ed ed the greatest tenor of hie age, re
quested to sins Into a phonograph that
his voice might, he preserved for his
children to hear. His sudden death
about a year ago showed the wisdom of
his plan, and though ha was the first
of the greet songsters to try the experi
ment, the plan haa been worked ap
slnoe. A specially prepared plate ia
used for the record and enelosed In a
hermetically sealed metal box contain
ing a chemical compound to protect it
for future yearn Engraved on the out
side is the date when each box is to he
opened, one in SO years, another In 104),
according to the probable time when
anniversary festivals will he held.
New York's Musical Season.
How richly New York Is supplied with
musical attractions can be seen by quot
ing extrerts from e letter Edward 3.
Finch ef this city just received from
Mrs. Henry T. Ftnek, who generally
accompanies her husband to all the best
concerts She writes:
"We thought last year the musical
season would- finish us, but this year
It is worse. Last yeer we had nine
symphony orchestras, visiting and reel
dent, giving about 100 concerts. Then
there are nine or more quartet org-antea-tlona.
each giving from two to six con
certs. Besides these there were many
incidental recitals and 1 weeka of
grand opera, with Ave regular perform
ances a week and many extras. Thla
year there will be three opera com
panies Of courae we look forward eag
erly to Salnt-Saena, to PaderewskL with
hie new compositions, to Muck, to Saf
onoff and to new operatic stars, Ger
ald Ins Farrar, who la already a great
artist; Emmy Destine, Cavalllarl, the
beautiful Italian, and our dear Edouard
de Reake. No wonder a musical critic
needs a bracing- change of scenery and
occupation after aueh a strenuous exist
ence. Idling and gardening during the
summer gives the necessary stimulus."
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The musical recital announced to be
given et St. David's Episcopal church on
Thursday evening, October It, haa been
unavoidably postponed to a date in No
vember. An Interesting event this week will
be the piano recital given by Miss Dor
othea Naah at the Unitarian chapel
Wednesday evening st 8:15. Miss Nash
will be assisted by Mrs. Imogen Hard
ing Brodle. contralto, and W. Gtffbrd
Nash will be the accompanist The pat
roneaaea Include a number of the moat
prominent patrons of music In the elty
Madame Von Bolton, Mrs. A. E. Rockey,
Miss Nicholson, Miss Henrietta Falling,
Mrs. L. L. McArthur, Mrs. Powell, Mrs.
R L. Sabln and Mrs. H. H. O'Reilly.
The program is neatly arranged with
a synopsis of each number for the bet
ter enjoyment of thoee unacquainted
with the music. The Llsat "La Predica
tion aux Oiseeux" and MacDowell's "Sea
Plcturee have never been given before
in Portland. The program la:
Toccata arid Fugue, D minor (Bach
Tausig; sonata. C sharp minor. Moon
light Sonata (Beethoven); "Au Bord
d'une Sou roe," at the Brook's Side
Llsst; "La Predication aua Olseaux"
Bird Sermon (Llsst); Weldesrauchen
(Llsst): Sea Plcturee (MscDowell);
Magic Fire Scene from the "Valkyrie"
(Wagner); Polonaise. C minor (Chopin);
Polonaise, A flat major (Chopin).
Mrs. Brodle's numbers are "Swing
High and Low" (Haesche), "Deer Love,
Thine Aid (Selnt-Saens) and "VIel
Trauma' (Binding).
A most interesting program was
given by Mrs. Walter Reed and Arthur
Alexander at the Elks' reception last
Friday evening. Both singers were In
fine voice, and gave the following pro
gram, receiving many congratulations:
'Mattlnata (Tostl); "The Tenr'a at the
Spring:" (Beach). Arthur Alexander:
duet. "Venice" (Harris), Mrs. Reed and
Mr. Alexander: "I Know a Lovely Gar
den" (D'Hardelot): "Love, the Pedlar"
(German), Mrs. Reed: "Ma Volslne"
(Gorlng-Thomaa); "Quest O Quelle."
from "Rlgoletta" (Verdi), Mr. Alexan
der: The Hills o' Skye (Harris);
"Woodland Croon Song" (Clutaam). Mrs.
Reed; duet, "Calm aa the Night"
(Goetse).
Cerl Denton haa arranged thla pro
gram for the special consecrstlon serv
ices et Trinity ohurch today:
11 a. m. A short organ recital pre
ceding the regular service.
"Le Cygne",.' Saint-Saens
"O .Star of Bve" Wagner
Benediction Nuptlale Holllns
Gavotte Handel
Largo Handel
Trlumphale March Costa
7:10 p. m.
Barcarolll Hoffman
Hallelujah Chorus.... Handel
The Te Deum for the' day will be by
H. Smart; the enthema, "I Wss Glad
When They Said" (Elvey), "Praise the
Lord" ( Randegger).
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Madame d'Auria has Just been sdded
to the ranks of Portland singers, having
recently arrived from Seattle. She Is'
en operatic soprano, originally from
New York, though she spent five years
aa teaeher In the Toronto conservatory,
and thres years in Minneapolis. She
has also been In Winnipeg, and toured
much of Canada in operatic work. Her
Instruction waa with Signor d'Auria of
New York, whom she subsequently mar
ried. In Seattle she has been the soloist
each year for the German Sangerfaest
Madame d'Auria la now at 450 Market
street, and plans to make her stay here.
preferring Portland to Seattle because
of a more musical atmosphere.
Madam Melba Is resting at her coun
try home near London, after a success
ful season at Coven t garden. She will
arrive In New York late In December
to fill her grand opera engagement
with the new Hammerateln Opera com
pany. Melba la perhaps the biggest
star Hammerateln has engaged for his
company, which Is to run In opposition
to the Metropolitan Opera company.
This is the first effort that haa been
made to support two stand opera com
panies hi New York, and much discus
sion about the outcome la rife.
The musle at Temple Beth Israel Fri
day evening at the farewell service for
Dr. Stephen S. Wise waa so excellent aa
to deserve special mention. Perhaps
it waa tha large audience that Inspired
the choir or It may nave been their
fondness for Dr. Wise that made them
sing so exceptionally well, but certain
It la that the synagogue has seldom
heard such Inspired music aa, they save
that evening. Their numbers were:
"Still. Still With Thee." Arthur FOote.
sung by request, and "Lo, the Day of
Reet Decllneth,' by Flotow.
The announcement that Anna Selkirk
Norton will leave Portland this week
tn take up her residence In Sslem Is a
matter of genuine regret. Mrs. Norton
has been in Portland almost two years.
end In that time has endeared hereelf
to the public with her lovely rich voice,
her artistic temperament and charming
personality. Good wishes In multltudee
o with her to her new home. Her fare
well recital last night at the Norton la
waa met with enthueleem end she was
given an opportunity to see how mueh
ahe means to musical Portland.
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The following program wae Siren et
a musicals at Mrs. Edward Alden Beats'
home. ITt Everett street, Sat
urday evening, a week ago, in honor
of Mlaa Jeanette McMillan Of Chicago:
Voice duet, "O. Wer t Thou In the Cauld
Blast" (Mendelssohn), Mlaa Nancy
Beala and Sidney Raamuaaen: piano,
"Scherzo" (Goetse), Mlaa Margaret
Palmer; song. "Love In "the Southland"
(Canfleld), Miss Frances Bingham;
piano, "Velee," opus 4 2 (Chopin), Miss
Jeanette McMillan. aria,- "Roberto"
I (Meyerbeer), Miss Elizabeth Harwaa,
voice duet. There Let Me Rest" (Green),
Mioses Nancy Beala and Frances Bins
bam; violin obllgato. Mlaa Zlpoiwh
Harris; piano. "Onomenrelgen" Llsst).
Miss Maud 'Bell; song. "Bedouin Love
Song" (Plrtsutl), Charles MoPherson;
violin. "Traumerar (Schumann). "Knla
wlak' (Welnlawskl). Miss Zlposah Har
ris; song, "Spring's Awakening" (Dud
ley Buok). Mtsa Elisabeth Harwaa i
piano, "Polonaise" (Ltest). Miss Jean
ette McMillan; song. "Sing Me to
Sleep" (Greene). Mtaa Haael Brown;
Slave Sons (Del Rlege), Mlaa Nancy
Beala
After the program refreshments were
served by Mlse Beala. assisted by Miss
Bingham and Mlaa Harwaa.
Frederick W. Goodrich haa arranged
the following program for today's serv
ices at St David a Episcopal church:
Morning
Te Deum In D Woodward
Offertory, "Hommage a Mozart ". .Calkin
Poetlude, "Marche Nuptlale" Wely
Evening
Magnificat and Nunc Dlmlttls la O. .
Oadeby
Anthem. "Worthy le the Lamb" .. Handel
Offertofy, "Minuet and Trio
Stemdale- Bennett
Thanksgiving Te Deum In B hat.. Calkin
Poatlude in o Collin
Clara Clemens, the daughter of Mark
Twain, made her American debut re
cently In Norfolk, Connecticut, end met
with success. She was aeatsted by Me
rle Nichols, the charming Boston vio
linist. Miss Clemens hea a pure, sweet
contralto of a sympathetic quality that
appeala to her hearers. 8he has en
joyed many advantages of early train
ing through her life abroad with her
distinguished father. Her professional
debut waa made tn Florence. She will
tour the east under the management of
Loudon Charlton thla season.
The Gogorsa concert at the Hefltf
tomorrow night haa been so much talked
of and looked forward to that it is quite
unnecessary to add anything. Thoae
who heard the baritone sing at the
Emma Eames concert last eeason are
eager to hear him again and thoae who
have not yet heard him are on the qui
viva for what they are assured will
be a rare treat The aale of tickets
opened yesterday and the first tickets
went with a rush that promises a large
attendance.
Tha Portland Operatic elub held Its
first meeting last Wednesday evening
at Mrs. Walter Reed's residence. The
opera rehearsed Was "Madame Butter
fly" (Puccini). Next rehearsal la Wed
nesday evening at Arthur Alexander's
atudlo. Eilers piano house.
J. A. Dunbar, a pupil of Mrs. Walter
Reed, has secured the position es tenor
In the choir of Westminster Presbyte
rian church.
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Francis Rogers has taken the place of
Devld Blspham as baritone in the Cycle
quartet, which will this yeer give The
Quest." "The Persian Garden" end "The
Daisy Chain," besides Grace Wassail's
"Shakespeare Cycle." The other mem
bers of the quartet are the same as be
fore. Madame Shot well-Piper, soprano;
Madame Katharine Ltak, contralto; Kel
ly Cole, tenor, end Ethel Cave-Cole,
accompanist.
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.Anns Beatrice Sheldon ia back again
from her concert tour In British Colum
bia and will direct the music at the
First Unitarian church today. Mrs.
Anna Selkirk Norton will sing a solo
at the church this morning. This will
be the lent opportunity to heer Mra
Norton'a lovely voice for some time, aa
she leaves Tuesday for Pendleton.
William Wallace Oraham Is planning
te complete a quartet to give chamber
recitals again this season as last. The
personnsl Of the quartet haa not yet
been arranged for Mrs. Sherman Brown,
second violinist, msy remain east for
the winter. Ferdinand Konrad and Emll
Thlelhorn were the other members last
yeer.
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Why do ao many people In the choir
end the congregation sins "Old Hun
dred." and equally well-known and fa
vorite hymns with their noses to their
bonks and the books grabbed hard lest
they should look off once and breek
down? Are they afraid the sound will
escape and cannot be caught again?
Miss Rose Coffee will substitute for
Mra W. A. T. Bushong in the First
Congregational choir, and for Mra Imo
gen Harding Brodle In the Temple Beth
Israel choir. Mra Buahong Is going
east for a month's visit, and Mrs. Brodle
will be gone several months studying
In New York.
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Signor R. A. Luce heel haa Just re
turned from his eastern trip. In New
York he waa entertained by Blanche
Bates. Count Mars ill, Clarence Eddy
and the banker. Morosinl. In Boston
he waa the guest of Bsron and Baroness
G. Tostl, thus meeting many chatming
people .
Miss Helen Coblentat and Miss Hilda
Gumbert have been added to Mra. Rose
Bloch-Bauer's Tuesday afternoon class.
Last week Miss Gladys Orenier. Miss
Harriett Johnson and Mlaa Pearl Mata
chek were the soloists. New quartet
numbers were taken up for rehearsals,
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1MB in saw v eaiiv-wiia jimiu m uuvu ve .
W. Glfford Nash, who gave individual
recitals laat year are all to do concerto
work with orchestral acompanlment thla
year. Some of these students displayed
unusual ability, and all the programs
were good.
Many pleasant comments hare been
made on Mr. Godfrey's work In the First
Presbyterian choir as substitute tenor
for Dr. George Alnelee. Mr. Godfrey le
coaching With Mrs Ross Bloch-Bauer.
He will substitute for three months, -
The Oregon Conservatory of Music,
under L. H. Hurlburt-Edwarda, director,
haa published Its ninth annual calendar
Of courses. A number Of views taken
on tha heights about the conservatory
make tha publication attractive.
At the last meeting of Mrs. Walter
Reed's Tueeday afternoon class the fol
lowing: new members were received:
Mra. M B. Mullen. Mlaa Bessie Wilson,
Miss Olga Johnson, and Miss Zeta Hol
Ueter. Ferd Konrad, cellist, la filling an en
gagement for several weeks In Seattle.
THE THEATRES
(Continued from Paso Twenty.)
pen Be has been spared this season to
make It as In the peat the funniest,
brightest and most up-to-date of He
kind in the wee..
"The Holy City" Coming.
Next week efter '''Pete Peterson" at
the Empire there will be a grand pro
duction of "The Holy City." It will
open Sunday matinee, Ootober 21. The
play, which deele with life during bib
lical tlmea, le most Interesting and the
subject Is handled most reverently.
Complsts scenic and mechanical effects
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Solid quartered oak, cane
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On Xmas we will award a large
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We will continue our special
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for another week at the follow
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65c size for S6
85c size for. ... 55
$1.10 size for 75f
$1.50 size for 95e
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This gracefully design
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17x80 inches, supported
by gracefully curved
standard finished in
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for only -
$14.40
are carried for each and every act. The
cast la the. best that money can pro
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At the Grand.
Thla la to be a red-letter week at the
Grand. The vaudeville bill which Sulli
van Coneldlne have sent Manager
Erjcksoh wUl be a strictly all-feature
arrangement The eota are even above
the ordinary high standard of this home
of vaudeville.
The feature which wins the neao-nne
distinction Is the Berry troupe of acro
bats. These are five members in the
troup, and they are world-famoua
wherever there Is a vaudeville theatre.
Thla Is one of the beet acrobatic spe
cialties before the American public. An
other startling feature will be that of
Tom Eck. Introducing Lilian Chick in
her hasaedous "leap-the-loop." No sim
ilar act haa been seen In Portland, and
thla Is ths first time that any kind of a
hoop haa been leaped by a woman In
Portland.
John Byrne ia not a prevaricator, but
he le a clever story teller, and hie an
ecdotes are of the lateet vintage. No
one haa ever caught him telling en old
Joke, because he writes his. own. The
Margaret Newton company give a com
edy singing sketch which wtll assist In
driving dull care to the tall timber.
The Cliff Dean company of three peo
ple present "Married Life." Thla will
be the laughing hit of the bill. Nearly
two years ago .Dean played It In this
city, and It proved one of the funniest
bills of the season. Marie LeClaire. an
operatic soloist, will rsnder s number
of selections. Master Harold Hoff, the
boy balladlst, will havs another of his
pictured songs and the Orandlscops
will naah a aeries of noveltlea This
bill wlU compare with the beat the
Grand haa yet produoed. The aCfe, es
will be seen, are particularly striking,
and are of great variety.
Thla new program starts tomorrow
afternoon. For the week of October it
the headllner will be ts)e Ttdbeeux
Zouaves, consisting of 10 beautiful mai
dens in gun drilling, sword combats and
wall scaling. Today la the laat of the
bill which has been pleasing ths Grand
patrons during the past seven days. It
Is a thoroughly pleasing bill. Dally
matlneee are given at the Grand and
two shows nightly.
PantafeV New Bill.
What Is unqueettonably the greatest
novelty ever shown on a vaudeville
theatre In Portland will heed the Pan-
CtrBBS W1BTBB OOtWWt
J. B. Oover. 11 N. Main St.. Ottawa,
Kan., write.: "Every fall It haa been
my wlfe'e trouble to oatch a severe
cold, snd theretare to cough all winter
long. Laat fall I got bar a bottle of
Horehound Syrup. She used It and haa
been able to sleep soundly all night
long. Whenever the cough troubles her
two or three doses slope the cough, end
she Is sble to be up end well." I5c 10c
and $1.00. Bold by Woedard, Clarke A
Co.
tages' new bin for the week opening
tomorrow. This novelty Is ths won
derful mechanism which performs like
a man and which la nevertheless a mare
machine. It Is no more Phroeo, a. msn
who apee the machine, but a genuine
machine and it doea many odd capers.
When you first see it you will say It la
a man the same aa wae Phroao, but
there wlU be plenty of thlnga to. con
vince you to the contrary in the act.
The ect ia one of the best in vaudeville
and is secured by Psntagea under heavy
expense at thla time.
The best to be found, regardless of
distance and coot, Is being added con
stantly to the Pantages circuit, with
the reault that the acta are aot only
nbw but . etrlktngly good. The stan
dard of the acta ia constantly increas
ing until there Is now no greet room
for Improvement although advantage
will be taken of eueh room aa le left.
Some of the beat people on the circuit
have been drawn upon to complete the
new offering. Hart and O'Dell, who
were delayed laat week, wtll be on hand
with their laughable comedy sketch
The Preston slaters will present their
Juvenile character change act which
haa made good all alone the line. Ray
mond Merrltt, the funny man of the
program, haa a loag record aa a Joke
ster. Beatrice Lome, the "Scottish
Nightingale," haa been booked and will
sing a program of popular aire and
folksong. Leo White will sing a new Il
lustrated eons, "Ain't You Coming Back
to Old New Hampshire. Mollyr The
lateet moving pictures, direct from New
York, will conclude a streets perform
ance.
The old bill of the peet week la up to
the seme high standard. The feature
le the 'Varsity quartet from Chicago.
In a fine singing act While not billed
as a feature, Roy Eldredga, monologlst,
la the hit of the show and hla funny
capers and sayings have kept every
audience of the entire week tn an up
roar. Miss Ferrln and Mlaa Currln.
Portland girls, are making the vaude
ville debut and have already made good
La Temple, the magician, and the va
rious other performers are artists in
thslr line.
w
, At ths Lyric.
In Its attraction for this week, com
mencing with the matinee tomorrow
afternoon, the Lyric promises a play
which will find favor with all patrons
of ths longteatabllehed house. "A
Mother's Secret" haa been obtained by
the company by the enterprising mon
sters, Keating A Flood. This is. like
the majority of playe given at the cosy
family theatre, new to Portland.
"A Mother'e Secret" le a strictly
modem drama. In four acts, and with a
story unlike thoee usually found In
the playe of emotional character. It le
not a problem play, as might he sus
pected from the tlUe, but a good, clean
wholesome theatrical entertainment,
showing the eventual triumph of e
K other's love under the meet dlstr.se
jg oircumstancee.
There la not a situation which la aot
logical, nor a character which haa been
exaggerated In the drawing by the au
thor. The plot la consistent and haa
been carefully built by an experienced
writer. The better aentlmenta are
played on by the lines, end virtue la
supreme, efter a number of trial a "A
Mother'e Secret" will be pleasing to
everyone who enjoys a dramatic nov
elty. This Is what1 "A Mother's Secret"
la For this reason It la eaay to pre
dict a week of successful business ' at
the Lyric. Prank Fannin, Herbert
Aahton, Charles C oncers. Miss Warda
Howard, Miss Lily Brenscombe end all
the other favorites In the company wlU
appear and have roles calculated' to dis
play thslr skill and ability.
The Deserter," a military drama
whleh has been a great drawing card
during the paet week, wtll be repeated
this afternoon end tonight. It breathes
of patriotism and loyalty. "The De
serter" la what may Justly be nailed
a hit There la a daily matinee at the
Lyrio and at night two performances.
At the Star.
"The Two Orphans" will be produced
by the Allen Stock company at the Star
'fi 'ns tomorrow
alrht This familiar drama will have
a fitting revival. It will give the mem
bare of the company more latitude then
they have had In previous bills. Mlaa
Vera Felton will be seen ee the blind
girl, Louise. Henry McRea will play
Choveller de Veudray. Jacquee will be
Impersonated by Mr. Ashley and Mr
Seabury wUl be oaat aa Pierre. Mra
Alloa will appear aa Mothsr Fouehard.
This famous play, first made notable
by Kate Claxton, la French In He atmos
phere. It tells of two orphan girls who
are brought to Parts under falae pre
tenses tn order that a noblsman may
secure one of them. Loaiae la blind
and Henrietta, the other, being kid
naped, leaves Louise without a pro
tector. Louise falls Into the hands of
Mother Fouchard, a villainous old
woman, with two eona. Jacquee, a thug,
and Pierre, a crippled knife grinder
Louies Is taken to ths den of Mother
Fouchard and Is made to bee on the
streets. She le beaten and starved.
Henrietta escapes and trlee to find
Louise, but is arr.ated and sent to
prison. Through the klndnees of a
deserted mistress of Jaoquee, Henrietta
again escapes end her story Is finally
heard by the long-lost mother of the
blind Sirl The .authorities begin a
search for the missing Louise, and they
locate her Just aa Jacques is trying to
kill Pierre for attempting to defend the
Slrl. "The Two Orphans' Is filled with
thrilling situations, end haa a heart
story rfuch aa haa not been duplicated
in any other emotional drama. It la aa
reliable and rlaaslo as sny of the other
Immortal dramaa. Thla will be the
most Important play the Allen company
haa presented. There will be a perform
ance eech night and matinees Tueeday.
Thursday. Saturday and Sunday. Santa
are now selling for 'The Two Orphans."
Thla afternoon end tonight will be
the laat performances of the
derma, "That Olrl From Taxes.
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