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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 21, 1S07.
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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
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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 ... ...
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"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
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