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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ' MORNING, MAY 12, 1C07. xf - . ;T rrn n n n n i.ivv iu -r,: n n n i xi i m n f win n . I.T. f ' X 'II' ' 4 .' lL i:, : . 4V ; s$J 3RMD THEATER l A J;, oSOUBfeST'TE. VNTANA . 1 ill w ms ii 1 1 ?. .r. 1 illTXrV toe NcwjmVm acm rrn n n n n; a, , n n " i i THE r Aire . . . - atx&camroMs, cmmsnzm ' '"' . j , pr Tr""-J,7i,Mi "'" ' 1 r iiTri m 0! V1 & I (1 "81 9 ft- LtAUINfi WnMAN AT THt LYRIC, atTHEMSROIAM ip3E coming week will be One ' of - I lmportaace In -theatrical , circles, I for It marks the reopening of the A Marquam Grand ; theatre. : The house has' been; dark for - more ' : than a year and great Interest attaches to the event on Wednesday. , j ; i J The reopening: of the Marquam means more than the; mere Introduction of an opera company, however good that may f be. It will mean a renewed and really sincere effort on, the part of the syn dicate's representatives to - find , eon venlent and suitable ; ouarters for 1 the production of -syndicate attractions In ' this city. n ;-.':u,-:ivr The Imperial Amusement- company, which' has secured the Marquam, .has made an earnest endeavor to make the reopening- of the famous old house an Important event. There is no doubt but their hopes will be realised. The house will be reopened Wednes day night when the San Francisco opera ' company wftl present Fantana." That will be followed by other operas and popular prices will prevail. vv --.v ."'-.'. The past week was uneventful except In that It provided an opportunity for the- tre-oers of this city to see the actress j who has , for years ben . terroea tne most beautiful woman on the staffs. Miss Russell oleased large ' audiences durinr her engagement here and lnd dentally aroused no ' end of srgument concerning ner right to tne tiue. "Salome" ; closed the weE j at f the M0N0L0CUES. Reopening of Marquam Qrand. When the Marquam Grand -reopens Wednesday night. May 16, it will not only be the most beautiful, but also one of the cosiest theatres in the west The opening attraction, ' the San : Francisco opera company, is no stranger to Port land, having mads quite an impression during a three nights' engagement at the Helllg last January in "The stroll' era. v:, ; ; w- s;t.;.;f:it'-; ' Aida Hemml, one of the most beautl ful and talented prima donnas on the operatic stage, heads the organization. Miss Hemml is. the possessor or a brll liant soprano voice, is a splendid dresser and has a sense of humor that is rare among, female singers, Teddy Webb and George' Kunfcel are the principal f unmakers. Mr, . Webb, prior to his joining -the forties at the Tivoli opera-house, - where he remained as a comedian for some 10 years, was a leading tenor at appeared with Lillian ftussell, Dorothy Morton, Jfeannle Win ston and other famous stars. Mr, Webb also had the distinction of being pres ent as a member of the company that opened the Marquam many years past Mr. Wabb will go to Seattle after the completion of the Portland " engagement ! the Ban Francisco opera company for several weeks, leaving the company In August to begin rehearsals for - "The AlasKan," the new comic opera In which he will be starred by John Cortt. iv George Kunkel, the big comedian of Heili and will be offered again to night ; It has some elements of merit, j the company,: is well remembered ' for though Its gruesome theme win pron-1 ms success in jine eirouersr na pre- ably prevent an extenaea ww w m vioub io inai naa on punneciea wun company, Mr. Wilfred Boger, the, am- the Boston ; Lyrics and i the old Call- bitlous young leading man who is re- fornia opera company, which appeared sponsible for Its production -on the at Cordray's many years ago. , , coast, has made a favorable Impression Cart Hayden, the tenor, Is a handsome In this city., c . i young ! fellow - and the possessor of a The Heilig will be dark during the beautiful volet. : He Is equally at home scorning week and also for the -week fol-j in grand or com io opera and his friends to win. S Miss Henrietta Crosman . will l In this city will be surprised at the h the next attraction at that house. I rapid improvement he has made. Ehe will be followed by Miss Annie Bus-j .: Florence Plnnott, the soubrette, was sell as Fuck InA Mid-Bummer Night's tent to Mr. Healey by the Shuberta for Pream.1 Miss Ethel - Barrymore will I the production of their pieces.; Sha-has close the season at the Heilig on July 4. been the soubrette with Eddie Foy in ' THIS WEEK AT THE THEATRES. , . "SAI.OMK" At the Helllg tonight , ' . - - . "FANTANA"-rAt "the Marquam, by the flan Francisco opera company, beginning Wednesday night , , - "TUB NEW DOMINION- At the Baiter, by the Baker stock company, all week with the usual matinees. -, "THE WHITE CAPS" At 'the Empire, by; the Seaman stock company, . all week with the usual matinees. 1 "DEVIL'S ISLAND"-At the BUr, by the Btar theatre stock company, all week with matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. "BEHIND THE MASK" At the Lyric, by the -Allen stock company; all week with matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. , i i VAUDEVILLE At the Grand with dally matinees, - COMING ATTRACTIONS. 7 BAKER All next week, "Contented Woman." EMPIRE All next .week. '"Wicked London." ' ways, Is not 'filled with , obstacles of melodrama, the situations are logical, ana the lines are not only amusing but they are human. , A number Of beautiful settings are scattered like gems through the various acts, ana "The New - dominion" wen earns the title of a genuinely attractive comedy.,,'.' : -tv': :-- ---.- Edgar Baume will be seen In the star role, one of his greatest nafts In the season of the old .Columbia stock com pany, in November, 1904, and its repetl tion at this time is at the earnest re quest of many; admirers of this sterling leading man. Miss Maribel - Seymour will play the charming young heroine, a part for which She is peculiarly suited; Following is the cast .in "The New Dominion": Martha Boland, Miss Lucile Webster; Napoleon LaFayette Randolph runcie Poly"). William Dills: Mr. Mar shall Boner, Donald Bowles; Baron Frani Vlotor , Hohenstauffen, Edgar Baume; Mr. Edgar Norman Randolph, William Lv Gleason; Mrs. Harriet Ran dolph, Mrs. Mina Crollus Gleason: Mr. J. Charles McVeigh. James Gleason: Mrs. Josephine Dulaney. Miss Louise Kent; Miss Flora May Randolph, Miss Maribel Seymour. ; . : i the single exceptions' of the productions in san Francisco at the American and Novelty theatres by Mr. Healys sing ers, not: been seen in the west With a run of one vsolid year ;at the Lyric, New York; slxf months at the- Garrick, Chicago, and four months at the Boston theatre, Boston, and soma six months In the nouses controlled -by the Shu- berts on th road, Jeff : D'Angellis achieved fame and fortune. Owing to-the fact that the company cannot open until Wednesday, "Fan tana" will not be given for a, full; week. and prospective' ticket buyers would do wel! to reserve , their sittings : In ad vance for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, and Sat urday and Sunday matinees. The sched ule of prices Is as follows Entire lower floor 75 cents, balcony 50 . cents, gallery 2S cents; 25, 85 and 60 cents are the matinee prices. Box office Is open oaiiy from 19 a. m. untu 10 p. m. Flenrietta Crosman Coming to Heilig, change ; of bill. " ; ll-of-a-fludden rPeggy is ; a ' rattling farce; witty, snappy, ; ana rilled .- with laughter. Mias Barrymore't Summer Tour. Ethel Barrymore is now plavina- t the Empire theatre the most successful engagement she has aver nown in New As Peggy oMara, Miss Crosman por- York, f Her engagement there closes on trays a. roguish. Impulsive rin who is always getting into mischief and en tangling those about her. -The : Al mighty Dollar" Is a . modern comedy drama. As Beauty Stuyvestan t Miss urosman is a product of present social conditions In New York, who, satisated with ' normal entertainment, goes out side the beaten track in quest of va riety, but does not lose command of herself. Thus the chance 1a afforded May lg. and she Immediately goes on tour xor a summer season, which will extend well into August - Miss Barry more has been having: a; busy-time of It Last October she went on tour in J. M. Barrie's Play. "Allee-Sit-by-the- Later, she . appeared In. - "Cantaln Jinks," ' which she also used for her opening play at . the Empire. 1 Follow' ng this she has appeared In "The Sll I I 'M ID it - x i , i sotMUiino v. ieia ana caesari RffJ'f JfUl JVCWalUUtL (Charles Conners) eecaoe to tho moun- "1" " Z t"iTAt "The Earl and the Girl," played Trlxie In the "Wizard of Or and was the orig inal Daisy in Pixley ft Ludera "Burgo- maeter." Maude L. Beatty! most - pleasing contralto, who was en route to the Ban Francisco Tlvell at the - time of the , Though seriously handicapped by the ' departure of Miss Lillian Lawrence ana - John Sainpolis the Baker company had great success witn "Tne uowooy ana th Lady,"! which was produced at the Third f street house, during the entire, wek. It played to large houses at every perrormanoe ana anoraea opporiunmea i eartnquaae. jviamg iu suuipau; n for exeellent Individual acting, notably Seattle and opening' in "The Wedding ".that of Miss Louise Kent ana wunam i uay, miss tieaicy, maae omuiwi niu ' Harris. ' The Baker company will offer j with a), repertoire of over 250 oomie The New Dominion during the om-1 operas, for the most part learned while : Ing week. . . ''M-:-.:f '-V'--. la member of the poiiara company. Miss The Seaman company at the Empire I Beattv being the first Pouard grown- "played a successful week in "She Dared j up to be seen in this country, she Is a Do Right The company , has several 1 members who have l shown especial merit - It Is said to be likely that both the Bakery and the,. Seaman companies will be disbanded- Jane t and a new company organised - to appear Baker. . " , ..l valuable acauisltlon to any company. J.' Albert Wallerstedt baa to bis credit some-of the biggest successes at the Tivoli opera-house, having a One bari tone voice capable of filling the largest at the I of houses. Last season Mr. Wallerstedt shared honors, with the star in "Dolly In The Allen - company is ' constantly 1 Varden" and was also,-. successful adding to its list of friends la H new I Richard Carle'a "Mayor of Tokl0.w home, the Lyrlc and made a great suo. Sv-y Leicester and Melvln ) stokes or "Brown's in Town" during the rplay the characters and Juveniles, re- " vw-",tm new Biar company nas I snectlvelv. - Krea Roeers. kudy Norton (.Uo "male rood", and . thoaa , whn ara I .r, "ndn rumnnAte in Jhi nMltfi Un of. melodrama are rrdlng all' the people. The "chorus.- Is composed of thrills they could desire at .the Wash-1 !! immkHm ,,lnunh Mlll.,ii. ii;ton street hou M.-tfer fits your eypi for l. 241 axhtrton tret. torntr Seventh, foraei'y at 1X1 eixtl street, - - as sistant ger :ra'.- stage director for . the Shuberts, has charge of the stage, and ! Kdouard von T'uechner is . the musical director. '., . The opening bill, "Faataoa," bag, with Henrietta Crosman' will be at the Helllg theatre May 21, 28, 29. She comes here direct from New York, and will have the ' entire company which appeared with her during her recent run tne bijou theatre when ' she scorea e Broadway hit of the year.: The en gagement in this city of this gifted ac tress win rank as the notable theatrical event of the season. -.-: -.y .'-v.t In - comedy f Miss Crosman is recog nised as the most fascinating actress, of the present 'generation. Furthermore, she possesses remarkable versatility, aha the range of characters ahe, portrays extends from Shakespeare - to , modern farce, and in all she is admitted the cleverest of present-day ' comediennes. In proof of her wide talent it may be mentioned that she has to her credit the longest run ever" scored by a woman in Shakespeare. She presented "As You Like m for 100 nlghtf in New York, City. " No Other woman has ever bad . anything like so long a run in Shakespeare, and only one other player ever equaled IV That was Edwin, Booth, who' at the heighth of his fame gave 100 performances or "Hamlet" in New York. To Miss Crosman's further cred it are runs of two, years each in New York in "Mistress .Jfell", and" "Sweet Kitty Bellalra." , . ::, ; Of her Driuiant successes none nave been " more conspicuous , than those earned in "All or-a-euaaen, Peggy and The Almighty Dollar," and local play goers are fortunate in the opportunity to see her In both these v plays. For during her engagement in this city he will change her bill. : She will, divide her performances here between "All-of-a-Sudden pegjry' and "The Almighty Dollar."- ZLLm wW be .- aa aattre, to see this great comedienne in two of Tver Box," "Her Excellency the Cover- mf mwHi yupumr puiys ana two oi ner i nor ana ."cousin .Kate. "-MisaBarry most admired roles. ( j, :-v; I more will be seen in "Captain Jinks' :!rs w-T-Z:Jiy'K-1- oa tour. and lu visit this- city. rfft,l3 l TT.-;- cu.-. t,i.- f Clyde Fitch i. j t " " y. " lightful comedy, or conceived a sweeter t Miss Rose Coghlan requires no Intro- love story t than that told in this play, ductlon to the people of ; Portland, as The scenes are laid In the old New York she has already won the esteem and ad- In the days of hoop skirts and Crinoline, miration of the . people ver, this eontl- It la a striking picture of the days of none, irom tne; Atlantic to the Pacific, I tne-; young gauants. miss ; uarrymore and la acknowledged to be the greatest f Plays the part of Mile. Trentoni, an interpreter or tne hetter class of drama 1 opera singer returning to ner own iana on the American stage. k j America for her first appearance. ' . She brings with, her on this occasion I It is her best creation and. the one that an exceptionally strong ; supporting company, and all the lovers of the true arama should not .fall to take advantage of witnessing her excellent work In the greatest Shaw ? play,"1 "Mrs. J Warren's rroiession." autnor a:so of "Man and established her as a star. "The White Caps" at the Empire. v A Kentucky romance In five eats, en titled ', "The White Caps," -will be the Superman," "Candida," etc The produo-1 next production of the popular Seaman tlon Is an elaborate one, every act, scene I stock company. ' . t, .-'';;' and property being carried, and will be given in its entirety at the Helllg' the atre may g, io, zs, - W This thrilling melodramatlo romance will be seen for -the first time In Port land. The play . opens' at Judge Ran dolph'js (C. Kehoe) home, .Just after he "The . New Dominion" at the Baker, has.made a pubiio speech denouncinrthe ,t.w ' f gang of bandits known as , the "White uo bw dominion wiu oe tne Din i CJapa i - They vovt vengoanoe ' on him, at the Baker .theatre, for the 'coMJln gland theit leader. Ooel Flinders (Herbert week, starting with matinee Sunday. It 1 Aahton). assisted bv Jim Haul fLeo was written by Clay Clement once one I LIndhird),' a rejected eul tor of the of the most popular stock actors' who I Judge's inly, daughter, Hasel (Margaret ever played in Portland. : Mr. Clement Pitt), are about to nail the death, notice personally B carre a ' in tne : comedv In nn hla 4noi" when the are mirnrl hv Portland and other- cities throughout Sheriff Dick Colter, (Raymond Whita the country, and mode a fortune from I ker). :J: ';;;."'; Piayj.jaw ! K-.i'iM'-'k-ys: r I & He warns them not to harm the Judee It la considered by competent critics lor his dauahter. and thus sains their u one vi .-tne. tew aeiigiufui plays of I hatred, aided by Zltelia (Ethel Jones), tne mooern stage, it can be considered I a quadroon, whom Joel lovea. : But she In the same class with ' Auarustua I lnvea the sheriff and when refnani linr Thomas' "Alabama," which is an Amerl- love, he swears to Hasel that she is can classic. i'The New Dominion" is th sheriffs lover' and Hazel renounnea pleasant and effective without being of I him. s,He calls toi , flridf- out. '-tha cause a strenuous order, si'- and warn the Judge of a. White-Can-Mot The story tells of a youn German I to kill him. They raid tha house hut studenV' 'Baron Hohenstauffen, who I the ; sheriff arrives In time to, thwart Visits Virginia for the purpose of nur-1 their scheme and-arrest them alL. , At suing investigations in botany,. and to the trial they are acquftteoV .--.-S?.-' restore bis health. While studying the Judge Randolph, while denouncing the flora of the grand oW statLJihe baron Jury. . is ehot-bjhrHealy.-the-sherlff Is falls desperately In Vv" with one of accused and Is about to be lynched when the beautiful girls for which Virginia Hazel stops them. Hazel and Dick. nn. la famoua. Their love tuna In pleasant eomsaaie4 b. two, faithful , gervaata, tains. The sheriff aucceeda In sending for soldiers and the White Caps are. broken up either by being killed and taken prisoners. : The sheriff reaps his reward by winning the hand of 'Hazel and all ends the way it should. The situations are powerful and. the climaxes are exciting to a startling de gree. While the story is melodramatlo, It lssbubbllng over with comedy. Sue and Caesar and Bill Dillon (A, Neale) and his . wife (Miss Nell Gibson) and an old hag materially assist in unravel ing the plot . Some of the most plctur esque scenery ever presented on the Em pire stage has been painted for this pro duction, and the manager has spared no expense to uphold the New York verdict or the play when once Been von want to aee it again, ," . , ;v . I Behind the Mask' at the' Lyric: During the week Just closed the Allen stock company, with Miss Verna Felton and the other favorites,, moved into the XiTrio theatre and gave the . delightful farce, "Brown's In Town. to capacity business. For the second week of the company's -engagement Director Allen has selected a new melodrama that has never been seen on the Pacific coast It made a great hit on Broadway early In the season. It is original in Blot and unique In treatment This new melo drama is called "Behind the Mask.' '"Behind the Mask" is unlike the usual melodrama. It will not insult the in telligence of anyone. There Is a de licious oomedy vein; there is a charming love story: there are, pretty stage pic tures , thrilling, t situations that held Broadway audiences : spellbound.'. The drama wilt be given an exact copy of the Broadway production, special care being given to scenic and light effects. All the favorite members of the Allen company will- be In- the cast. y'iSX a -'Behind the Mask" la a drama of the golden west, , but Is tinlike any other western drama. ; The scene Is set In Colorado, v There are mechanical effects that will startle the Jaded theatre-goer Into the realization that, after all there Is something new on the stage. . r "Behind the Mask" will run for one week, beginning Monday evening, , with matinees Tuesday, , Thursday.. Saturday and Sunday; Seat sale is now open, for me entire weeK. ; Keserveq seats may De ordered by. telephone. :Ku' .; Vaudeville at the Grand, acta and . plenty of BlCtvaudeville them will be found on the new program at the Grand, beginning with the mat inee tomorrow. - The feature is the Baker troupe of . acrobatio bicyclists. They re without equals on the wheel, Portland : theatre-goers will - remember this troupe as one of the sensations of the burlesque season at the Baker thea tre last year. The bicyclists at that time proved that, they were no ordinary performers but were offering the pub lic a genuine novelty. . ; There Is oomedy as well as daring. anPfjkill In this act The Baker troupe has' appeared In Eu robe and America and wherever they have performed have been the talk of the town. .- C7.:X: -:iv v. "Bllle and the Actress'rls the title of a funny arrangement which will be per petrated, by Walter Shrouds and Lizzie Mulvey. They will Introduce the com ical pantomimic keg and knock-about dance from "The Babes in , Toyland." Thla lSi the added attraetion and It is guaranteed as good, for Shroude !and Mulvey are gymnastic dancers In a class of their own. -i -s'. -vfi "The 8herlff of Larramle. Js a west ern playlet written by Harry. W. Babb and stared by E. Loring Kelly. ... These two, with Mlsa Mails Oliver, will pro-. sent the little drama. The players are not unknbwn locally, having been seen here , on the legitimate stage. , The scenes of "The Sheriff of Larramle" are laid in Wyoming In the days when bad' men were common as cattle and the no tion occurs on the Bar Z ranch. The. Bennett slaters have a refined sketch Introducing singing, dancing and comedy character changes, . concluding with an operatic duet : Barrington and bis company of wooden-headed perform ers, is a ventriloquist considered a clever voice thrower. Everyone likes a ventriloquist and In Barrington thsy. . will hear one of the best -Harry A. Brown is a college-bred Indian who Is a singer and a-cartoonist as well. Real Indians in vaudeville are rare birds. Frederick Roberts will have a new II- lustra ted song and the Grandlscope will' ' , be supplied with the latest moving pic tures imported from Paris. : t W) i Thla afternoon and ' tonio-ht tha mi ' rent bill, which Is composed of 18-karat laugh makers, wMl be presented for the,, last times, Do not miss this enter- " talnment, - ' - . -' 1 "DeviTg Ialand" at; the Star. , Success has been stamped fn large leti. ters upon the efforts of the new Star, Theatre Stock company. The last week was Its Initial appearance in this city , and thera'la now no doubt of Jta aue- CeSS.. ,.;,';,,.;.'-"'-'-;,. ': ' The performances last week wtmi ' witn as much smoothness as thosaRT tha , company had been working together for a year Instead of. only a few days. The management - Sullivan A Considlne, la determined, to. give the patrons of the rf. Star theatre high class melodramas on a satisfying scale. Everything will be Of, the best and at popular prices these pro- , duntlons will' be above carping criticism. or tne second 1 week the new Star Theatre Stock company will present a play whloh has never before been eeen . in tne west although it ls.walt icnowA in New York, Chlcago-and London. -This is "Devil's Island.'" The founda- tlon of the play is the case of Captain . Dreyfus, As the world knows. Captain Dreyfus was falsely accused or selling military secrets to Germanv. ' thna en dangering his own country, France. He was convicted on perjured testimony, forged evidence and was sentenced to serve a long sentence at Devil's Island, the worst --prison settlement on the face . of the globe. Here Captain Dreyfus ' languished for year until ho was fin- uZ,ien' Beir" ,11 and-set f ree. ; The Dreyfus case wa one of the most noted and sensational -trials on record and the Indications and adventurea of ' Dreyfus have been dramatised In 'the , Play "Devil's Island." "the Tniavhnirine- it. alll. . ' W'-J - J. .. tfim. line., xrom tne penal v setUeTNaflt malnUlnod by-the French government .w1;,. coasl wi. central America. A thrilling, exciting- and sensational has been woven and the Oomedy element has not escaped -attention,; so - that "Devil's Island" Is a rousini- ar,.i,: ' ?k nt There wUl' matinee Toesday;- 4.,,nUo Diuruj ana oiinaay. , - Thie afternoon and tonlsrht win h ti.V.i..t performances of "The Sliver King. the famous melodrama , m which the 'new Star Theatre Stock comnanv a- Its bow to- Portland. Seats are now on sale. ' . . ,-. ' X Appendicitis. 4 Is due in a large measure to abuse of . the bowels, by employing drastlo pur gatives. To avoid all i)inP .. Li. 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