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I THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 21, 1S07. .y fit 4 f Ml I urn 4 ' i, 7" HEILIG II ssr aw r -o. i ! aw naa a , , .1 m - m w. asr ,"iar"Bi at as . vawa-i jrsaan-a. ' . in. m ., i 1 - m rnn . .1,11 i . Mait i -w- - r 1 . m ,11 iiuuu. ,u, ro - .1 i r. L V - : 1 1 ; -ia u jjv 7 r ' ,-- : f IVM :: V"' ;t' ' I ? I V I II . S 1 1 I ill I I x HI - ' i.B;i .- J I ILL I AY a VifZZ) ATTttE EMPIRE opening IN THE BLACK HANC i 5 B ' - .. . ..JTI5SJtAZirzr win ATmcJXZLZ&. Wini.F.n othr e1M and eap-1 eUlljr thoM of tb rait, the , theatrical Mason la about to i doae, ther ara taaon to ba v llav that the attraction that are to be offered In Portland are really better than what haa (one bfore. For the proapt Portland ia In the proper at te et anticipation. r Certainly aome of the moet promt rant enmranta at the Hetlli are yet t be Mini. In the Mat of comln at trartlona at that house are number ft the famous arlora la the country to lll appear here before the aea closva. In the wt of new attraction the ! nrrmn stock oonipany epena today for n lni)rinltA encarement at the En l (r Ipn.lln. of course, entirely op , -n the fnvor with which the company' . '..ri are received, the engagement . y continue throughout the ajimmer i va tor .,relr Unjln of time. The individual member .wer aelected with a view to permanency. Another Indication that the aeaaon in Portland la far from closed I the an nounced openlnaj of the Marquam during the early part of May. The San Fran cisco Opera, company la scheduled to ppear there and active preparation for the reopening of the house are In proarssa. The San Francisco Opera company Includes many of the. mem bers of the old Tlvoll company of 0aa Franc laoo. . . .r ' The paat we at fha Helllaf, which was dark. mlht Indicate that the aea aon I approaching lu cloae at that bouse. It waa merely an accident, how ever, and the' com In- week will In j elude three flrat-clas attraction. They are Nat Ooodwln In repertoire. 'M re. WtKce of the Cabbage Patch." In a re turn enancement of one night, and Ray mond Hitchcock in The lankt Tour- Tbe Baker company will play 'The Prodlg-al Son," which i well known in Portland. After a serlea of play which have received rather dubious approval on th part of the publla, the manage ment of tb Baker has at last begun to offer plays which will' surely be aatlafac'tory. The Prodigal Son" la to be) followed by. "The Dictator." which was made a great favorite through the efforts of William Collier. During the past week the Baker com pany produced "The Admirable Crlch ton," written by J. M. Jlnrrle and In terpreted by William Gillette. The play waa a great auocess with Mr. Gillette In th leedlng role, but th Baker com pany failed to win the hearty appre ciation that it usually merits. The Lyrle company gave a very suo eeasful production of "Acroa the Po tomac" during the paat week. Entire it difXeraat in oharaotar. but llkel t II i r 111 - - MONOLOGUES. CIZAS. AYZV&& ZrSfEAJZTe OF T7Z5 JTcM VZJdMt i&LUZ' ZeZDGEXTZHEiSTAfc r jF2?LTQJ7. prove aven more popular Is "Snowball," I flo tilla week's offering at the Lyric. "Northern Light" waa th bill at th Star during th week and the ' Allen company showed to unusually good ad vantage. Th bill at the BUr thla week will be "Heart of the4 Blue Ridge." A considerable amount of Interest lo cally I connected with the appearance of the Walker Whiteside company next week. With Mr. Whiteside I Howard Gould, on of th moat popular leading men tb Baker company aver had. , . Musio. ' N. Hodgson, formerly at -JTOVi Second street, now at 40T Morrison -street Full Una sheet muala. Nat.C Goodwin at.tht Heffig. America's famous actor and comedian, Nat C Goodwin, supported by Edna Goodrich and an excellent company of players, will be the attraction It th Helllg theatre neat Tueaday and Wednesday. April II and 14. The open ing bill Tueaday night will be th so ciety comedy-drama, - "An American CJtlsen") at the epeclal-prlee mstinee Wednesday afternoon, "When W Were Twenty-one"; Wednesday night, ""A Glided Fool." ..... , . , " Br manv of th ablest drama Uo ooia- menUtora Mr. Goodwin Is looked 'upon as th- greatest of American - actors, and by all he la oosaldered our fore moat comedian. Sine th death of Joe Jefferson Mr. . Goodwin haa . had ' th realm of .high and low comedy all to himself, and in th blending of pathos and comedy in a single , aoena it I doubtful If he has a peer 'in any land wher ther are player acting play. Hi art la at times so dainty and aosaa. merllk that It has been compared to a moonbeam, and then again In a seen demanding great power and force he can arouse an audience to th wildest Mia versatility, too. Is equally re markable aye, even marvelous. When on recalls that he haa won equal praise ror his uraveaigger In "Hamlet" and hla Sbylock . In "The 4 Merchant of Venice"! that ha has gone from Nick Bottom, the weaver, In A Mldsum mar Nlght'a" Dream" to th heroic scene of "Nathan Hale"; that hla young norm American Indian in "Big Ponv' created a decided sensation one aeaaon, to be followed th next year by the eocentrlo undertaker, Carryway , Bonea. in "Turned Up"; that h was equally aengntrui as bod Acre and Bir Lucius CTrlgger in "The Rivals" then doea one realise what a thorough artist Nat C Goodwin ia. Tb range of hi genius aeeraa to hav no bounds, 'seata are now selling at th box offlc of th Helllg theatra for th entire engage ment. . i .. , . . .i , - Walker Whiteside it the HelHg. Walker Whiteside, the young actor who 1 to be aeen at th Helllg April It, I and May 1 and t. in hla new play, "The Magid Melody," is one of the most lntereeting flguras of the Ameri can stage, and his position haa been won by sheer merit and any quantity of hard work. For a number of yeara ha haa toured thla oountry In classic drama, playing a round of th Shakes pearian characters, and thla la hla first venture Into the realm of the modern drma. . A ahort time ago he affected an arrangement with the well known theatrical Arm of Lleber at Co. by which he became a atar under their manage ment, and thla la hla first tour under their direction. Mr. WblUild first aAeare4 Id thai theatrical world In lm, when ha be gan an engagement at th old Union Squar theater In New ' York, playing "Hamlet." Even at that tlm h waa at the head . of hla Own company and haa remained in a elmilar poaltlon ever Inc. . . It I a curious feature of hla career that h haa never yet played In . th aupport of any other actor but haa al ways been aeen with hla own organisa tions, and It la to thla that ha attributes the auecesa he has attained, for be haa never yet been' subjected to a directing mind In preparing his stage portrayal,, but haa been enabled to mould hla char acter according to hla own-ldeae, 1 in the present vehicle Mr. Whiteside assumes th character of a younar v: Unlet who la finding It an uphill fight to win recognition from the musical world. Th story I said to be terse. powerful and full of a wonderful ay-apathy and appeal, while garnished with stout dramat.a situation that lend an added Interest to what la described as a moat unusually powerful and Interest ing play. Mr. Whiteside has been, sup piled with a remarkable aupportlng com pany and. ha been furnished with an adequate production in every detail by -, Lleber A Co.. Hla engagement la re garded quit, on of th most in teresting that haa been played during the present season. 5 ... ... 'i .. A '."''-', '? r'"- '" "r ,Th Dictator Ia Coming:. ' William Colllei-a Tb Dictator" ia th play which will follow "A Prodigal '. Son" at th Baker. . Th nam of Wil liam Collier Willi no - longer 1 ' enough to make tha moat discrimina tive theater goer turn- hi eyes toward the Baker. ( s Th Dictator" I a story that will undoubtedly find excellent and thorough- - ly competent interpretation In the Bakinvw company. It opena next Sunday afUr-sJ noon ana win run an week. . "Mra. Wlgga'' WU1 Return to Heiligl Th return Of Llebler A Co.' nroduo. tlon of "Mrs. Wlggs of th Cabbage Patch" to the Helllg theatre next Thnr day night, April 15, will be weloom news to ror nana theatre-goers. At every . performance audlencea laugh themselves Into sldeaches, applaud th quaint philosophy of th heroine of th Cabbage Patch or silently express it appreciation of th pathetic touches. Mrs. Jriexncrs aramatlsatlon of u Rice's charming storle makes Mm Wlggs a human -being even If people of Mr. Wlggs otjtlmlsm are not m.nxr-i To her, llfe'a trivialities ara nothing' misfortune could alwaya be worae. Her doctrine is that of cheerfulness; her philosophy Is of the sort that all might iCoaUaua a Page FUt-8Tn,4 l 'if
