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THEATRICAL NEWS FROM GOTHAM
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TtIrdtr.lYir.1 Sti.
'By I M. Cummlngd.
NBWTORK. March Is. At the New
; Astor on Monday a ijew play by
(leorge Broadhurst, author of
"Thi Man of the Hour," wu
produced. 'The Milla tf th
Ooda. la the firat act held out promise
of better poaalbllltlaa than later devel
opment made good.
The firat aot of this play la tha moat
Interttatlnc.and tb acene la laid In
New York oourt room Where two persons
are on trial for erobesslement and for
irery. One cf the man, Jamea Clarke,
mak a speech after stopping the Im
passioned plea, of hie lawyer, and con
fesses that he did steal the money, to
help his sister who waa very 111, -he
wanted td aend her away to art better '
he. meant to replace the money, but hie
fellow prisoner In the pen found him out
and blackmarked him Into talc In more
and he eould not turn from hla course,
until it waa too late. A telegram dnr-
rtW TrtalmicraTOewhw-iJWBtlr-ef the-i
aletor. The two men are aentenced to
five years each,
Jamea Clarke escapee from prlaon and
Is prospering; In a email town whither
' he has) ,. fled, Hla former accomplice
chances- upon Clarke and ; blackmails
Mm, but ho roes too far and finally
thrtlllna; fight takes place, between the
two men, which la the strong soen of
': the play.
Then ho sends word to the author!
' ties to take hint back to prison be
- Ur throwing up- hls-whole career. - The
head of the out glass trust Is so anxious
to- wi Clarke-work-fof-hlm- that-ua
Interoedea with the governor with whom
, he has Influence, having one saved his
life.
Tha girl he lores, Catharine Gordon,
.. believes in Clarke, and remaina - true,
and all ends well. , .
Ben Grect'a Players. , ' 'lX '' ...
At the Oarden theatre on . Monday,
Ben Great's players came to the New
York boards for a' period of four weeks.
They opened with "Merchant of Venice,"'
. to the delight of a large and fashionable
: audience. Mr. Greet gives these Shakes
pearean plays In the original and primi
tive manner without elaborate stag set
. tings and oostumes. They are produced
as was the evident intention of th
bard, during th days of Queen Elisa
beth. . . j
Th reading of. the part of . Bhylock
by Mr, Greet Is perhaps nearer the true
conception of the author than any other
Hhakespearean player in many years.
. Miss Agnes Scott as Porttlt gave a
remarkable portrayal of J thla character,
second onlx to that of Ben Greet htm
toil. Thla lady occupied the same ex
alted position as leading lady of thla
company last season,, Mr. Frederick
Sargent was Bassanlo. and played the
part satisfactorily. Frits Lleber as the
Prlnc of- Morocco, Sydney Greenetreet
e Louncelot Gobbo. Sybil Thorndlke as
Nerlcsa, Percy Waram aa Gratlano and
Redmond Flood aa Antonio, deserve spe
cial commendation for thorough and con
scientious work. ...
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Widower! Houses.
' Another show play waa Introduced to
Broadway at a matinee this week at th
Herald Square theatre. "Widower
Houses," la really a dramatisation of
the rent Question of the London sluma.
"TEeSuatenc enjoy eoTand were "an used
by Bernard Shaw's keeq wit and Argu
ments, but the question of Its success
Is strongly doubtful, for this play is
not likely to appeal in any manner to
th Intelligence of a Broadway audleno.
Especially notloeabl was the work
of Mr. Hubert Kelsey aa Cokane, the
private secretary, and Mr. Ferdinand
Gottachalk as a poor, shabby rent col7
lector, cringing at first, then furious,
snd in the end prosperous and self
satisfied. This little aotor added much
to hla artlatlo status. , He raised a 'mall
part until it towered aocrrfe ail others
rnr the play. Mr; Kelsey gav finished
performance of Cokane that contained
tb true essence of comedy. Mr. Wil
liam F..Hawtrey was excellent, though
a trtfle oo pompous and obvious, aa
the hypocritical Sarborlua. Miss Effle
Shannon was her own charming self
aa Blanche.- daughter of th landlord,
although not as strong-minded and
fiery tempered as th part demanded.
riTi"'Sper."'7"'..
At th New York theatre on Mon
day, ' this melodrama - was produoed,
founded upon Rex Beach's well-known
novel snd dramatised by th author and
Jamea McArthur. It is founded on
facta, which the novel exposed concern
ing the corruptlon at Nome during tb
height of -the Alaskan gold fever. Mr.
Beach himself was a victim of a vaat
conspiracy to loot th valuable mines,
involving great and powerful Interest.
Upon thla theme be wrote "The Spoil
era," with the result of the breaking up
of this Alaska gang, who were dethroned
politically and law and order restored.
The main characters actually lived and
are aa real on .the atage aa they were in
life. - The hero, Qelnster. with his part
ner, Dextry, owns a rich gold mine
called th Midas, and they are preparing
to take out unlimited gold when they
are made victims of a conspiracy, with
th object of defrauding many miners
out of their claims. Gains ter tails la
love with a niece of one of th con
spirators, in developing th plot to a
point where right couqaers. . The ' au
thors have introduced a great gambling
eoene. an attack of vigilantes, a hand-to-hand
fight and other stirring Inci
dents. Ralph Stuart played th hero admir
ably, Campbell Gotland th Judge,
Oeorg Osborne as Dextry, snd Miss
pvSlyn Yaughan the JudgecjjUcsnd.
Mlas Harriett Worthington as Cherry
Malott,., ; . .. .
Play That Stay. ''
1 At Lew Fields Herald Square theatre
"The Road to. Yesterday" may be term
ed th chief novelty of th dramatic
year, and delights the audiences. Aft
closing its engagement hero, this play
will be produced in London at th Wal
dorf theatre. -
"Dream City" and "Th Maglo
Knight" have but two weeks more to
remain at Weber's theatre, when it will
go on. Ui roasL. Bnt will, return ta Ibis
bouse in time to close th regular sea
son, with a - new offering by Edgar
Smith and Victor Herbert.
At th Madison Squart theatre full
houses are tb rule, where that charm
ingly human "play, "Th Three of Ua."
la being played with Carlotta Nlllaon
in th leading role. It will remain until
th end of the season.
At the Belasco theatre, where Francis
Starr Is delighting - large tudlenoea
nightly with her portrayal of th
charming Spanish girl in Tb Rose
of th Rancho." Tb houses are en
tirely sold out nightly.
"Th Mills of th- Gods" at th New
Astor theatre has evidently caught th
popular fancy of th public . This
Broadhurst play Is a melodrama pure
fen" ilmnl .ni tti. '-- ...41
no Is worked up to a high pitch of
excitement .. . . .
THE THEATRES
(Continued From Pag II.)
derfully wll adapted to the capabilities
of th mam bars of th Baker company
' and there is a genuine treat in store
Xor Baker patrons. - :
Following la th east:.'
Under th personal direction ot Ar
thur Mackley. .... - .. :
Dora Kimber th general's daughter,
.............. Miss Lillian Lawrenoe
Surrada, a Sapor woman
Miss Louis Kent
RaUl Tait, aa English Bud
Miss Martbel Seymour
Captain Arlington, ot th Sixth
..... .' Arthur Mackley
General Kimber, eommander-in-chlef,
1V at Delhi William L. Gleasbn
Leo ' Llndhard
lieutenant Shannon, Sixth Carbineers, 1
H. M. B. Edgar Baum
tJmbolla, . tha dumb man of Allaha-
bad James Glee. son
- Mrs. Captain - Clings toa . Carr, - th..
regimental ' widow .
......... Mrs. MinaTCfollus Gleasoa
Rardlo Grant, of th East India com- ;
pany ................ Lynton Athey
Ram Koorah, a, Brahma priest......
Donald Bowles
. Lol Vlra, a Sepoy soldier. .William Dills
Khyder AIL a Sepoy soldier.........
William Harris
Herr Heinrlcb Sprudel, a Holland
warrior Howard RuaseU
Private Jenkins, of th Sixth -
, t. Ronald Bradbury
Private Taylor, of tha Sixth
w Orin Plnney
Private Smith, or tn Sixth
William Keller
Musician Walker, of th Sixth
, John Withers
"'Soldiers, Sepoys snd priests.
, SYNOPSIS.
" " Act 1 Bungalow of General Kimber,
"The loss of th light of heaven."
Act t Ilk th JilUs near Delhi Two
- days later. "A llf lost and a soul
aaved." - "
Act twrh Jungle. On day later:
"I van at th cannon's mouthy "
; Aot 4 Sama as aot 1. Four days
later. "A voice from another world."
. "
"The King of Tnunpa" it the Empire.
There's a reason why th Emplr Is
packed to its capacity at both perform
ances on Sunday and why there is al
ways a big audleno at all performances.
It Is because tb management of the
Empire gives to th people Just , th
kind of attraction they want.
And in giving them what they want,
th management never nsed better Judg-
ment than In selecting "Th King of
- Tramps." whlob is to bo th bill at th
. Empire for th entlr week, beginning
this afternoon. "Th King of Tramp"
la about th funniest piece that was
ever offered mX th Morrison-street
house.
It has been called a Yankee Doodl
comedy la four big acta. Every aot la
on of laughter. Th company that
li presenting the piece is said to be on
of unusually blgh quality and contains
' several noted stars.
Th play Is well staged. , well acted,
and Is designed for laughing purposes
only. It is clean, tuneful and lively
" and th kind of amusement that th peo-
ttaarTle of Portland r always giaa to see.
I f Victor Faust, who plays th tltls part.
is a comedian of wide reputation and
great popularity. H has been connected
with rtome of the very best productions
and is known ss on of th best en
tertainera on tha.Amerloen etaae. . He
has made a apeelalty of character work
and In thla particular part With his
quaint sayings, singing and dancing has
made the hit of his career. There Is
an exceptionally clever company sup
porting him. , ;
. . . . . . .
"At a Man Sow at the Baker.
If there Is anyth'lng In a name, the
play that Is to be produced at th Baker
next week ought certainly to be a good
one. "As a Man Sows" Is the title of
tha piece and it Is said to b as interest
ing as Baker patrons demand.
Th firat act of th play occur In a
Atilnt little village in Wales. A man
of th nobility marries a poor girl, it
minister's daughter. He finds hlmeelf
In straitened clreumeMnfea and regrets
th" tnnr1age. He la Induced by a sup
posed friend to leav his wife snd baby,
and nrfrrlea another woman.
The "boy of the first marriage and the
daughter of the second marriage meet
and fall In lov after a lapse of 9
years. Th story Is that of a mother's
vengeance, on who cannot forget th
wrong of SO years ago. Finally through
the repentance of th hushsnd th play
enda happily. . .
. - Tear is some amualng comedy In the
tiers, arising from th lov of an Eng
lish noblemaa for aa Irish girl, who
will have nothing to do with the Eng
lishman unless he adopts Irish waya. ,
"A Cowboy's Girl" at the Empire.
' "A Cowboy's Girl will be th Dill at
th Enrplr next week. Th play 1
Pare R. Benton's latest acenlo euoceaa,
direct from the east, where It ha been
Immenaely successful during th past
three seasons.
A company numbering IS acting peo
ple wtll present the play her exactly
a produced at Chicago, where It ran
for eight weeks at the Great Northern
theatre. "A Cowboy1 Girl" Is a story of
th plains, romantite with its cowboy
eharaours and plcturesqu in Its Mexi
can dressing. Th scenes are pleasant
and powerful.
Th comedy lmnt of th play is
actually funny and not merely an at
tempt at comedy. Th piece might al
most be called a musical melodrama, as
a large number of specialties are Intro
duced during th play. -,, V- ' :
. ... -
: "Deserted at the Altar" at Star.
"Deserted at lh Alter." a 'new heart
Interest drama, will be th attraction of
th Allan stock company at th Star
theatre for -this week, th first per
formance being tomorrow night. Mati
nees will bo held Tueeday, Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Plerc Ktngaley, th well known
actor and author, wrote "Deaerted at
th Altar." and it hag had th distinc
tion of being celled ono of th few
great American plays. Mr. Klngaley
has striven to give th public some
thing different from th ordinary blood
and thunder melodrama with which the
stag is overrun, and has succeeded
admirably tn thla pretty pastoral play.
Two of the scenes are laid In and amid
th grandeur of th Adirondack moun
tains, th first showing them in gala
summer dress with flowers, green trees
and singing birds, th last In tha snow
clad beauty of Christmas day.
Opening In th Adirondack In th
firat act th story takes th characters
from th peaceful scene of th moun
tain' to th busy whirl -of th city.
After th marriage, tn hero is cap
tured by accomplices of the villain, who
take him to th dan of a gang of des
perate counterfeiters and In this retreat
b is held prisoner until, through for
tunate circumstances, h makes his
escape. The play ends with all. the
oharaoters back on the farm Christmas
day and her th tangled web of their
lives Is straightened and the virtuous
are rewarded whll. th wicked are
punished.
Playwrlters hav embodied characters
from every nook and corner of th
world in their plays, completely over
looking the types which abound at
home. These hav been taken by Mr.
Klngsley and woven Into one of the
most entrancing lov stories told on
th American stage In many years.
Special scenery and lighting effects will
be used In "Deserted at th Altar."
"Under Two Flaga" will b repeated
for th last times this afternoon and
tonight ,
v .:'
"Michael Stro-ofr t the tfric.
The new bill at th "Lyric, beginning
Monday matinee and continuing all
week, with a matinee each day, will b
"Michael Strogoff," th great drama of
Russian life and adventure taken from
the famous novel of the eame nam by
Jules-Verne. Thla great drama depicts
loyalty tested through cruel suffering!
It shows Internal Runeta as few other
literary works show tt; it reveals condi
tions that hav been the cause of history-making
In tha last decade and par
ticularly tha poet two years.
The drama will be presented In a
worthy fashion at the Lyrlo, with an en
larged cast new mechanical effects, and
beautiful stage pictures. , It has been in
preparation for some time.
' The version of the play nsed there
ar several Is th most dramatto sndJ
t the same time the most auinantro;
It is the one that has been used In every
first-class production t th play. It I
not tha "Michael Strogoff" usually
played by Small road companies, but is
s different a could be. '
Th play has been particularly well
cast All tha old favorites will hav
important roles suited, to tbelr capabil
ities, and many new faces will be seen.
There will be pedal scenery and gor
geous costumes: there will b a realis
tic battle scene, and the horrors of
frnien Siberia will b depleted faith
fully. ' l i t
Seatd'for th entlr week bsve been
placed on sals snd may be secured at tb
theatr box office or ordered by tele
phone. There will b a children's mati
nee on Saturday, and two performance
on Saturday and Sunday evenings, th
first beginning at Till o'clock.
' This afternoon and tonight Will be
the laat performance of ,"Th Parlsh
Priest," which has gained hundreds of
new friends for tha Lyric during th
past week and which has been declared
by critics to be one of th most beautiful
play ever seen In Portland. There ar
som excellent seats left . ..
)
Vaudeville at the Grand.
New vaudeville special tie and many
of them will be found on th program
which Sullivan A Conaidlno have sent
to the Grand for thla week, starting to
morrow matinee. It will be a bill
strong in many particulars and eclip
sing th current one for variety and
mirth. The acts hav been selected
from several hundred and ar th pick
of their - respective lines. , ,-, . ...
The merry manikins of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter A. Deavee will be th headline
attraction. These manikins ar a life
like as wood and wire oan b made.
They do everything but talk. Th
Deavee ar .recognised as having no
superiors In tha manipulation of man
ikins and their figures ar more nat
ural than thos commonly used for
this purpose.
Smith CBrlen, a Vdballst and monol
oglst who has a reputation for tell
ing Jokes and singing songs before they
appear In th almanac, will - enliven
'th audleno with a few ot his latest
contributions to mirth. 1 .'
Mr. and Mrs. John Coasar will p-
seni -uur Honeymoon," a one-act com
edy which ha delighted th vaudevill
patrons of th - east Th piece was
written for th special benefit of John
C. Rice and 8ally Conn, two . of th
foremost sketch artists In vaudeville.
Mr. and Mrs. Cossar secured th right
to appear in "Our Honeymoon" from
Rio and Cohn and no on els will
offer this lively comedy rn th west
Th Osaves ar comedy Jugglers who
do more and varied stunts in th Jug
gling . department than any. of their
competitors..
Decay, Chase and Adams hav a Ilttl
comedy la which they introduce sing
ing, flute playing and violin solos. It
Is said to b a pleasing musical act
Burt Weston, the monologist will also
assist in driving away dull ear. Har
old Hoff wtll hav an Illustrated song
and tha Grandlaorp will ffer new
moving pictures. :
Today ends th current vaudevlU
program which has much to commend
It
Millinery.
After month of preparation and study
our spring millinery display is ready for
your indorsement Neither troubl nor
expense has been spared to bring to
gether from th styl center of Parts
and New York th aeweat and most ex
clusive styles In millinery. Ladles ar
cordially invited to call snd view our
display this week and. Th Chapeau,
111 Seventh St., opposite Hotel Imperial.
Oalcs Skating
Rink
cats srnroAT '
Xornlmf sssslo-a t a. am. to 1 p. as.
Afternoon l to 4O0i 4:30 t T.
evening T to lOiSO.
Great Band 29 lloslclus
' rrre-sslanto Oar Sarvio. '"f"
Flaasant kid.
Oaks Rink
EXPOSITION
RINK
. 19th and Washington - Sta,
Roller Skating
.Sessiona Morning, Afternoon
and Evening.
BIO FLOOR, BEST SKATES.
GOOD MUSIC, STEAM
HEAT, FREE INSTRUC
TION, HIGH PLANE OF
MANAGEMENT.
Admission 10c Skates 25c
No admission morningi: ladles
and children admitted free af
ternoons.
Iw. t. mtoib, I r
ntaaager. . ' I
Btreatloa jrertnwevtera Tneatrloal . I
AeeolaUom. O. aiemg, Uai
MOXDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, UASCO IS-IKO
Special Price Matlnae Wednesday.
THE KWKS LA SHELLS CO. OFTO
DUSTIN FARNUM
AND NOTABLE COMPANY IN OWEN WINTER'S SUPREMELY
SUCCESSFUL ROMANCE OF, THE WEST '
The
Virgin Ian
' aO
'The people of Portland have been
calling for good theatrical attractions.
The Virginian' In very respect is
en of die beat ever seen in the
United State," Portland Oregonlan.
Evening Priest, $ 1 .50, $ 1 .00, 73c, 50c
Mstlncw Prices. $1 .00. 75c, 50c, 33c, 35o ,
SEATS NOW 8ELLINOrPOir:ENGAGEMENTAT , THEATRE,
I FtartetBta aai
VasalaftoaSts.
Toe Reiug Tdeatre
Iw. r. raw cm, - I mreottoT
Manager. Assoclatli
jTortB western rheatrteat
en. O. Xelllg, rreslaen.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY NIGHTS. MARCH 21, 22, 23
- SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY ;
ERNBST SH1PMAN PRBSBNTS
ROSELLE KNOTT
AND ASSOCIATE PLAYERS .
In the Famoaa Criterion Theatre (New York) Snccesa
s
MaSIT-BYTlffi-FmE
By J. M. Banie, author The Little Minister "Peter
Pan, and Othera.
SPLENDIDLY EQUIPPED AND DRESSED
ininii rmxcasi
Lower fldnr, first 10 rows. .81 .50
Lower floor, last ( rows . .gl.00
'Balcony 9UOO, TBo, aoo
uajtarr
autnm rmicxsi
Lowar floor, first It rows.. fixe
Lower floor, last rows...,TM
Balcony ............... TBo, aoo
Gallery aa, Be
bjbat saui omi nxT TtrggPAT, Mamcmx it, at aoz omoi
.- nmo tkiim. . , .
OKO. I BAKER. Oenerai afanagef. " "
Prtla4'e raaMenaala, popular Prlc Theatre. Always Crowoea to
tn Doors. Fensaneat Home of th ramoua Baker Stock Ceaapaay.
WEEK COMMENCING
6t Patrick Day, Sunday, Mch. 1 7
EDWARD E. KIDDER'S .
. G2UTA!.CKm:iA!! LIUTA2Y PtAT.
mm, mm,
. Direction ARTHUR MACKLEY , !
Tti story of a light-hearted and handeom youhg Irian offloer In th
Engllah nervle at th time of th noted Sepoy uprising la India. Beau
tifully staged and unusually wU east.
SEATS ALWAYS ON SALE SIX DAYS IN ADVANCE. DONT
DELAY. BUY EARLY, AND GET THE BEST.
' Ifealaj Prices. 25, J5. 50c; UsUaee, 15, 25c r
MATINEE SATURDAY v : . .
KEXT WEEK. Ce Pewertsl DrsaaAS A UAN SOWS
&7 (IPROY) ):
AISTITID ST
ARTHUR VON JESSEN MRi WALTER REED
- OF DEKHARX, -PIANIST
CONTHALTO
HP1I Ifi
TH EAT
MON DAY n E
MARCH
, rmxenst
Sntlr iowea- floor flM oanssy see
Baioeay, . flreV row gl.oo Bozee glOvOe
Balooay; las to rows TB avsa Sal aTrtaay, BUaak aa.
TH
E GRAND
Por the Entire Week of March 18. 1907
VAUDEVILLE
DE LUXE
Mr. and Mrs. ;
Walter E. Deaves
and Company
Merry
Manikins
Oa af th Uomt nsaslmg A
; MlMtMl.
BWB0KA& ASBS9 ATTBAOTZOaT,
SMITH O'BRIEN
tM atlaglng Oonaedla aa4 Ba'
BURT WESTON
la Hla Latsst Comdy Creation,' The
. fdlcln Man." ,
Mr. & Mrs. Jno. II. Cossar
In "Our BoneTnoon."
DACEV, CHASE & ADAIR
- . "In a UtUe of Bverything."
THE OZAVS
, Comedy end Barlaeque Jugaltre.
MASTER HAROLD HOFF
.. . Tar Away."
GRANDASCOPE '
Tlghte Btn NaUona."
rzxr omafAJron bazxt At t-.it, i.tt and p. m.
raUCBS UaUnees, except Sundays and holiday. 10 to all seata
cp box. Evenings, Sundays and holidays, 10, too, and bog seats too.
L.nxxzzxxxaTZ:
EMPIRE THEATRE
Mill., fk. t.l.1T.1lB VartM, Una Atranttnna Onlv.
Main 117 12th and Morrison Sta.
MILTON W. atBAUAN. Manager. . ,
One Solid Week, fcglnnlnj UsStaee Snaday. Uarcb 17, Today
(DIfTDSAMlODS)
A Yankee Doodle Comedy in Four Big Laughing. Acti
FUNNIER THAN A CIRCUS
New
SONGS, MUSIC
SPECIALTIES
DANCES
See
VICTOR- FAUST Supported by LEON
The Birthday Party :
iny Scare Crow
luxuxue .
BENITA ALLEN
Th Fur
I IH!.
and:
And a Strong Company.
MATINEES WEDNESDAYAND SATURDAY.
.V
Rayirular: Bmrilro Prices -'.."
Next Attraclion,"A Cowboy's Girl"
v ,yT Tlephone Main JMOO
THE STAR
FOR THE ENTIRE . - i
Week of March 18, 1907 ;
TIE AIMRI STCffi CO.
Prtsent th Beautiful Pastoral Comedy:
an Mi4 AiTLn ku,.n
BY MR. PIERCE KINGSLEY
- - -:- . : - - v--'- IN FOUR ACTS ; -... . ... J. . h ..' V. '
MATINEES, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays arid Sundays
at 3:80. Prices10 and 20 cents.
EVERY EVENING at 8:10. Prices 10, 20 and 30 cents.
Reserved seats may be secured at the box office from 11
o'clock dally to 10 :30 for all performances, or by telephone.
Main 0496. ! . ,
LYRIC THEATRE
Week of March 1 8
LYRIC STOCK COMPANY
Presents the Famous Drama of Russian Life
iichael Strcigoff"
; MATINEE EVERY DAY
Two Performances Saturday and Sunday Evenings,
the First Commencing at 7 :1 5 o'aock.
SEATS MAY BE RESERVED BY
TELEPIICriE -