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3 mm m xq?'.!- Sip r i to ;;T:;- 1 ! ;. .lVv: I1-' . TTv:r-..; ,:Af.- iCdtVw-- tTftE HUtftCAlv WUDEV1LU COMEDY . ( - ' T r ?f ' 7 ' r ' :T. SMMS f T J ' ' . i T.T-1T :iT5T-? XNff'&f vvv TTo iv mjnAOERTZuDSPnELPs::.: ;v'icfl' " 1 ' A ' 75f- VT'. i PWI6. 6 AT. Jl3riT FEB 15 -16 )W 8AKt -lACWlMTflB SNJtJ t--'-r HARTE with- THIS WEEK AT McINTTRB AND HEATH In Klaw Krlaner production of 'The Ham Tre." at the Hetllc, Monday.' Tuesday and Wednesday nights '. "'and Wednesday matinee.- ':' ' ' .. :r- -.r-, "THIS DOCTOR OF ALCANTARA" At the Helllg. Thursday night, by - the Portland 'Opera, , company. i. , : , , - PAUL. GIL.MORE In "At Yale," at the Helllg, Friday and Saturday IT I WERE KINO'' At the Baker, by the Baker .stock company, all week, wlth'the usual matlneea. ""HUMAN HEARTS" At the Empire, all' "week, with matinees today, ' ' Wednesday and Saturday. - A BUNCH OK KEYs'WI the Lyric, by the Lyrlo stoek company,, all week, with dally matinees. ' - . '"LOST IN SIBERIA" At the Star, by "the Allen ' stock company, all week, with matinees Tuesday.. T huraday. ' Saturday and Sunday. VAUDEVILLES At ths Oratjd and Pants gea, all week, with dally matl- COMINO ATTRACTIONS. HEILIO "Buster Brown," Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. Febru-:-. ary-17, J and It; Oeorga Ade'a comedy, The -i-County- Chairman,"- Wednesday night February JO; "The Umpire,", Thursday, Friday. Bat . nrday and Eunday and Saturday matinee. . . ' ' BAKER All next week, "Mrotner EMPIRE AU net week. "My Wlfea HE past week was an, immensely - satisfactory one' In local theatrt , cal circles. Including not only the public, but the managers of the .various theatres, . To the public was sattafactory because the offer ings were unusually high class. There ' . . . . . 1 . . T1 .riare likely oe'n if" wwns.in r land's history In which mora real merit In things theatrical was offered. , 1 It. was sattafactory to tle manager ttenrase thir effort were apr-td and almost record audiences attended the different houses. The publtd plainly ' showed that It was willing to met the Mn.nn nut. tkin half- VI And Will liberally patronise shows that are worth . ; t.ii . ' .... ', At the Helllg there were two shows of the greatest 'merit and Uiey were i most generously patronized. Miss Isabel . Irving In "Susan in Search of Hus band" gave Portland three evening of , irwal merriment in one oi in priu comedies that has ever been sent to '. the ooast. .r ' ' Th latter part or the week saw the appearance of the co-stars. William H. Crane and Ellis , -Jeffreys, In "8hs , Stoops" -to Conquer." -The revival ;Of that charming anltquity could not have been entrusted to more capable actors 'than the company which presented it In Portland. It played to capacity , ! houses at each performance. . ' , Portland seems to have gone Baker- , mad during the past week, since the Baker stock company undertook the pretentious production of "If I Were .King." ; There-is no doubt about the week having been satisfactory at the i .Third street nouee, tor in an me x . peiienc of the popular Baker company It has never. met with such flattering 'success as In 'It t Were Kleg." Ths Empire offered a rare collection of thrills with "Nettle, the Newaglrl," and the publio was there in lerg num w wm a thm. Rnuallv nromlflln In ths lins of melodrama is "Human Heart,' which the-Empire offer to its patrons during the coming week. Ths Lyric company scored hesVlly : 'with -Tennessee's Pardner." which drew large houses during ths week, "A Hunrh nf Keys" is the bill at that house -' for this week,' -' - . At the Star ths Alien stock company pleased Its admirers with "Out or me Kold." which was well patronised, lxwii in Siberia," which will b the bill dur ing this week, deal with a subject that . " , ni will likely tm .1 wa j, ' ... -. find ready appreciation. . " The coming week should be) equally mm aattB'aetor. as the one Just past. The Helllg offer Mdntyr and Heath In "The Ham Tree," a musical vaude vllle, which haa made a tremendous hit throughout the country There ar 100 people in the east. ' i Paul Ollmore, who Is s prime fsvorit In portlsnd. will appear at tne jienig during the latter pari sf the week In a new eolleg play. "At Yale." There hr bees r'r in which foot hall. bae bll and ether games have be-n Intro- 'irst la which a boat raca la U thrlil- I - - Mtllfatory on n local lliMtn- i ine wpru rrnii is anotr wuj. r , eml clrclM. Including not only thf j ' . .. - 'X . public, but nanaiiti n inni i0v varythlna tht' old old to hr, h w Immensely plemnr. I lyA 1 ' i , ' . v I . THE THE THEATRES. ' umrera. Family.' Ing feature. The play la a story of col lege jife wheu a regatta. Is under way. r V. ' - .: "I loVe everything that's old old friends, .old times, old manners, old books, old wines, and I believe, Dorothy, you'll own I have been pretty fond of an old wife. So says old Hardcaatl In paying courtly compliment - to his - shrewish spouse. And when William H. Crane read the lines t lh Helllg a Vast audience mentally added, "and old plays and players, too, for us," How ' many fond associations cluster bout the history of "She Stoops to Conquer!" With Its brilliant adorn ment of anecdote. Its enduring achieve ment and Its mine of real humor, It Is as Intensely human and as Intensely pleestng as it wss on that historic first night at Covent Garden theatre, March 15. 177J.' ' ' , - ' The famous Dr. Johnson was in the theatre that -night, determined that his protege's play should succeed. A male volent rival, who was sorry It suc ceeded, wrote: "A'l eyes were upi Johnson, who sat In a front row In a aids box, and when he laughed everbody thought himself warranted to roar." Succeeding generations of smiling pos terity have confirmed Dr. Johnson's verdict of "She Stoops to Conquer." He ssld sf It: 'I know of no play. for many -years that has answered ao much the great end of - comedy making - an audience merry.".. - . ';i In alt the years since' Its initial a p. pearance in the pld theatre In London It Is likely that a mors capable com pany has not attempted Its presentation than the one that concluded Its engage ment at the Helllg last' night. In It William II. Crane, ths venerable link ' between the beautiful drama of yesterday and the ellk-tlghts epoch of today, and Kill Jeffreys, foremost of English comediennes, were co-stars, With them was a company of rare ability. Among Its members were Oeorge Oldden. . accredited the most remark able Tony Lumpkin who has ever ap peared In the part; Fanny Addison Pitt, who tins played almoat every character In ths piny during her long career: Mar garet Dale, Walter; Hale. Herbert sieeth and others of note. v- - There was capacity house st the Helllg to witness the presentation of the fumou old play by the tw- famous stars. - it did not appear to the matinee crowds, however. . Mr. Crane appeared as Ilordrastle, the courtly old country gentleman, who en dured much and suffered patiently for the sake of his old friend, the father of the young man who was his guest. For 40 years Mr. Crane has been en tertaining audiences, but he could hard ly appear to better advantage than In the character of Hardrastle. ' Though tha part. Is In reality only a minor on la carrying out the plot, be ing fourth is point of- importance, he wss at all times ths center of Interest when upon th stage. He has been seen her many times, test year ' 1n "David II arum." but for Uos whs, feats ft pas-, OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY slon for what Is venerable and fin In tha old ways, the old books and old wines, there Is an excuse, for gratifica tion that tb failure of a. strictly mod ern play. In. which he appeared. early. In the season, drove him to Join forces with Miss Jeffreys and undertake the revival of "She Stoops toXonquer." , Miss Jeffreys was Kate, dutiful and modest, but coy and coquettish, daugh ter of Hardcastle, who stooped t the position of barmaid In her father's house that she might conquer. She -Is on of the best-known Kate Hardcas tles In England and ranks as one of the foremost of International comediennes. Beautiful, charmingly winning and with a musical laugh that Is worth going far to hear, she was immensely pleasing. In lineage, by the way. Miss Jeffreys haa even as high rank aa she haa a an actreas. Iu addition to her artistic at tainments, she Is a social quantity In Ergland. Sh is a sister-in-law of Earl Howe and by. marriage was related to the late Lord Randolph Churchill and thg dowager-duchess 6fRoxburgh. Miss Jeffreys Is the wife of -Herbert Sleath, who,- for stags - purposes.-has dropped his family name of 8kelton. Her first husband waa a brother of Lord Ciinon. and her only son. Chambr William" Penh Curion, Is put" twice re moved from the peerage. - Mr. Oeorga Olddona, who played the part of Tony Lumpkin, took the part In the revival of the plec by Cyril Maud at ths Haymarket theatre, London, sev eral years ago. He la considered the best who -has ever undertaken It. Walter Hale, who had tha part of the bashful and reserved Marlow, Is a pol ished and finished actor and gave a pleasing Interpretation of the character. Especially plcislng even in such stel lar company was Miss Margaret Dale, who had the part of Constance Mel ville. Shs Is pretty enough for any part and Is a vivacious and pleasing actress. It Is likely that Portland has never had the -opportunity of aing as nf. ble a group of actors aa the on that presented "She Stoops to Conquer," The piece wss beautifully staged, and the play admirably presented. - How ever farcical Goldsmith's plot In this charming old play, there la a reality and charm In his characters that Is rarely seen In the modern play. It may b that that - reality and charm, together with the Intensely human Interest of the play, is what haa cauaed It to be ranked as one of the three real com die that liavs been written within th past 100 year. . SPOTLIGHT FLASHES . William II. Thompson, the fsmous character, ia one of th latest recruits In vsudevllle. , Miss Viola Allen Is to add a new play to her repertoire, by producing an adap tation of a French classic by Mlrbeau. , Miss Victory Bateman haa bean en gaged by, Charles E. Blaney to play the leading role In "Parted On Her Bridal Tour," a dramatisation of on of her own novel, by Miss Laura Jesn Llbbey. Oerhardt llauptmann, th celebrated Oerman playwright. Is expected to come to America within a few week -to lee ture on Oerman literary art befor som of th universities. " There Is a wldespresd speculation bout th subject of David Warfleld'a next plsy, hut Mr. Bclssco Is preserving his usual Sphinx-like silence concerning' tb" matter. I " " Rtrhard Mansfield will begin hlf New Tor engagement at Uk Mew Amster . I h;:T; ;. ' jv !J !'., J. .-... .' dam theatre on February 2t, openinc with "Peer Oynt," - Margaret IUIngton. who In private II f ia Mr." Daniel Frohman, and who Is now . playing ths leading feminine role with John Drew In "His Houss In Order, will be placed at ths -head of her own company next season. " Boaton has been chosen for th first presentation of the dramatisation of 'Pilgrim's Progress."- in wnicn Henri etta Crosman is to appear as Christian. Ths play is to be one of the biggest things ever undertaken In ths theatrical line. There will be many scenic hovel ties and a succession of striking ef fects. Great stress will he laid on ths poetio and arttstl possibilities. There will he 100 persons In ths cast. Includ ing players, fingers, dancera and musi cians. The summer will be spent In nhmrmli and If will probably be Octo ber" before the production laTeadjr; George Ade's political comedy, "The County Chairman,"-will bs the attrac tion St the Helllg treatr Wednesday night, February SO. - ' i Ths Manchester (England) Chronlcl says of King Edward: His majesty, who is one of ths best Judges of such matters in Europe, always 'carrte his own whiskey with him. as well aa his own mineral waters. The latter I a common-Trench variety, and the whis key I of the liqueur type. So particu lar Is he In the matters that ha even has his whiskey snd his mineral water sent on to his box at a theatre should he be spending bis evening there. The king Is slso a skilled dramatic critic. Not long ago h practically killed a musical piece by demanding In his strongly accented voice: "Will some one tell me what tha plot nf this d d play Is about?" Ths remark wn heard In all directlons.i snd ended In a week or so ths-esreer of "the d d play." He like to see a theatre filled, and t have known a manager teJrphon lh hot hast to a friend of mtn In th city asking him to send dowt. a dosen cou ples to occupy1 unbooked stslls when the king baa suddenly announced his in tention of visiting a bouse. .'Miss Ellerl Terry created possibilities of Indignation by one sentence In her fsrewell Interview a few day ago, "We ahall not leave," shs said., "ths civil ised part of th states; that I to say, our tour will not taks u farther west than Chicago nor farther south, than Washington.' MORNINO, FEBRUARY 10. MONOLOGUES. Mclntyre and Heath at the Heillg. Jamas Mdntyr 'and Thomas K. Heath, ths only living genuine delineators, of the old style of negro who flourished In ths south in ths days before th war, ar the stars of Klaw Erlanger pro duction of George V.- Hobart'a big mu sical vaudeville. "Th Ham Tree," which proved s sensational success In New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Chi cago.' Thla attraction will be presented at the Helllg theatre,' Fourteenth and Washington streets, tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, with a matinee Wednesday. - ;... ; , , ! These comedians, who" hav been be fore the public for. JO years present the negro with all his natural comedy. They long ago established their, fight to be recognised aa artists, and hold th posi tion of leaders In ' this field of enter tainment. There is no riot of ragtime, coon shouting and obtrusive substitu tion of counterfeit of the real negro In their performance. ' They therefore present -a remarkable-contrast to th garish, noisy style of then- inartistic contemporaries. , ' It Is certainty refreshing to1 see two men, with a few old clothes and th daub of burnt cork on ' their counte nances, create the genuine atmosphere of th southland with ths natural touch of th negro whose very seriousness is productive of laughter. It Is this qual ity In their performance In ''The JIam Tree," which raises them far above the ordinary and which proves a revela tion to many who have not heretofore seen them or known of their remarkable success on th vsudevllle stage. Klaw at Erlanger certainly chose wise ly when they selected these two men as the star of "Th Ham Tree.' As cre ators of innocent merriment they oer tslnly have ns equals. Mr. Hobnrt, In ths writing of "The Ham Tree," took the famous, old sketch, 'The Georgia Minstrels," which Mclntyre and Heath had been playing for aeveral years, and wrot his play around It, Th result Is on of th greatest laugh-makers th American stage has ever known, snd from th time of the lis of th cur tain till Its final fall at ths end of the performance, thee clever artist keep th audience In- a contlnuou roar of laughter. ... . . - Klaw and Erlanger hav given these players their, usual elaborate produo- U07. tion and hav surrounded them with a remarkable company, headed by Jeanne Towler, Carolyn Gordon, Belle Gold, David Torre nee and Alfred Flaher. Fred erick V. Bowers, the popular tenor and song writer, and W. C. Fields, th tramp Juggler, Hre aleo conspicuous members of the cast. Beats are now selling at th theatre box effic for th entire engagement. "... .- : ,.. -,. .'. ,- " Paul Cilmorg in "At Yale.-; Next Frlaay. and Saturday . nights. February li and . It, with a special price matinee , Saturday afternoon the clever and popular actor,, Paul Gllmore, will present his Istest success, "At Tele," at the Helllg theatre, Fourteenth and Wasehlngton streets. The following from the Houston Chronicle says: 'At Tale" Is a college rowing plsy, Just a J'Strongheart". Is a college foot ball play. It Is very modern and full of ths spirit and details of college life, with plenty. of action. - Indeed, ths ac tion rises to the height of the romantic play In the second act when the prise fighter and a plug-ugly assistant at tempt to bold the hero captive so that ha can not row In th race. , . - , Of eours the hero knocks down ths villains and Jumps through the window, after breaking It with a thrilling crash of glass, and, of course, ha appear at th crew's -quarter Just in time to take his plsoe In the boat, thwart th conspiracy against ; him - and win th race, ;- Th foiling of th chief villain, Burler. th substltut on th craw, who owns sn auto a suspicious circumstance in a college man. according to popular prejudice Is well managed. He .1 a particularly contemptible villain, un scrupulous, untruthful, a "betrayer of man and woman, and a coward. II la thoroughly discomfited before the play is dons, and he richly deserves It. Mr. Henry R. McClaln plays the part well so well that th gallery hisses. . -- Mr. Paul Gllmor plays ths part of ths hero, Dick Seeley, the stroke of the crew, with a. seat which makes th dram seerri real life. - He I an athlete, quick In action, '.and an' attractive lover. But, best of all, ha Is a good boy, as Is shown by his fatherly advice to Mama Brady, th tough girl. Mr, Ollmore haa ths handsoms face and physique for such a part, and a pleasing voice, which he make very boyish 1n thl role. And he la a good actor, who has the ability to roits his audience to enthusiasm. Mis France Hearth, who - plays llama Brady, deserves -especial praise. 1 To play' the part of the tough gfrl with out overdoing It Is not an easy task. Miss Scarth fulfills It with great nat uralness and -admirable art. Like her dresa, in - th role she herself ls "a scream." ' ' The heroine, Dorothy 1 Randall, la played aa she ought, to be played by" Miss Leon a Ball, who is pretty and wil ful In tha part, msklng the most of IU Ths rest of ths cast is good. r "The" scenery of ths river and th management of the great boat race de erve especial praise. -- "At Tale" la an 'excellent play and well played. ' Th playgoer who goes to see it will add the memory of ths per fnrmance to his stock of pleasant ths-.. atrlral reminiscences, . Y . Th advance sal , will open next Wednesday, morning, February 1J," at th box office of th Helllg. " . rr.w-..wrT-- "Buster Brown" at HeiUg. y " Th musical cartoon ; comedy..' "Bug tor Brown.'' will b the attraction at the Helllg theatre. Fourteenth and Washington streets, for three) nights, beginning next Sunday, February .IT. Th aetit sale opens next Friday, Feb ruary It, at the box office of the the tr. :- , , -., -, '. : : , :., : :v "The Umpire' Comlnc to HeiUf. What promises to be the most notabl engagement of the season at tha Ualilg la that of "Th tTmplre.". which come in th very near future. ' Thl mualcal comedy boasts the prestige of the long- 1 est run In th history of Chicago theat ricals, and by. those who ,havo seen It I pronounced worthy In every way of Its extraordinary, vogue.- ' The element which combine 'to give "The L'mplr" thl popularity ar th modern nature of its themes th na, tlonal games, baseball and football, pol itics, "graft," diplomacy and other uh Jects' ot current Interest, together With ' Its muslo and Its comedy, both nf which srs In the first of their class. No mus ical comedy ever produced In th past, decade contains so many song hits ss. "The Umpire," and the score Is con sidered th master achievement of Its composer, Joseph E. Howard. It Is enough to know that the comedy kept Chicago laughing for nearly a year. The production la under the direction of Manager Harry Askln of the Grand opera hmtse, Chicago, which gasnres a rich equipment of scenery and costumes,-- (Continued on rags Forty -nln.), Metiger" Ills" your eyes Tor 11.00. SUUt street, near .Washington, ..TV-:.- :..'.::r::':Vt: V) I -
