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THIS WEEK AT THE THEATRES.
"UtTTliE LORD FAUNTLEROT" At the Heilig tonight by Miss OHIe
Copper and the Baker Btock company.
VIOLA ALLEN At the Heilig In "Twelfth Night" Monday night; Tue
! day night In a special bill of four acta from four clalo dramas.
"THE FORTUNE TELLER" At the Marquam by the Ban Francisco
opera company all week, beginning Monday night, with the usual
matinees. - ; , , ,
"TEEZY-WEEZY" At the Baker theatre by the Zlnn musical travesty
company, all week, wlthj matinee Saturday and Sunday, , '
"CONFCSION"--At the Star by the Star stock company, all week, with
1 matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
'"SHALL WE FORGIVE HER 7' At the Lyric by the Allen stock com
pany, all week, with matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sun
. , 1 day. -5 1 Vs " ' V - ".", ' ' " , '
. VAUDEVILLEAt the Grand all week, with dally matinees.
A DECIDED revival of Interest In
theatrical affairs , marked the
week Just past, due undoubtedly
to the freakish actions of the
- weather. It was Just the kind to
cause anguish among the managers of
open-air resorts and Ideal for a even
ing's entertainment in the theatre.'
Consequently managers of the various
theatres that were not closed enjoyed
. almost record-breaking patronage. With
' ' - m .tmtlAh, that with wrtf
- few exceptions, were barely mediocre
playhouses did about as big a business
" as during any week of the season. Nor
have the prospects for continued gloom
caused any but the most pleasant feel
. lugs among the managers.
So far as the actual theatrical season
In Portland Is concerned. If there Is
an actual .theatrical season here, It is
virtually closed. But the mildness of
Portland's climate prevents the austere
" period -of demarkation that prevails in
- eastern cities, . so the closed season
here in reality applies only to the the
atre which .houses" the syndicate's at
tractions.' ,
That house, the Heilig. is practically
closed for the summer season, for only
one. mora attraction la scheduled there.
Miss Ethel Barrymore will appear at
that theatre July . 8-4, and . it , Is also
possible that Maude Adams may be
seen there in the interim.
' The management of the Marquam has
announced its declination to recognise
any conditions of time or weather in
conducting its affairs. It will run In
definitely, which means for a very long
'time If the publlo Interest at the pres
ent time Is an indication. The San
Francisco opera company is still the
attraction there and . wiil continue In
that capacity for two weeks longer. An
nouncement was made yesterday that
Nance O'Neil had been secured for a
four weeks' engagement beginning July
8. She will open- the engagement In
"The Sorceress." -
The season of the Baker, stock com
pany closed last week, though several of
Its mombers are stilt there and aided
last week in the production of "The
prince and tha Pauper," In which Little
Ollle Cooper starred. Thpy will pres-
nt "LHtle LiOra ' faunueruy, . - iu
Heilig tonight with Miss Cooper in the
title roie. - ;
This performance will likely be the
last f the Baker company until nert
for in ma. .
which was tha bill at the Star during
the week. "All the Comforts of Home,''
wns uia ,viu tv we Alien , company at
MOXOLOOUEa
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At the Heilig Tonight. ,
- Manager George L. Baker announces
a single performance of little: Ollle
Cooper, his wonderful child star, and
the Baker theatre company at the Heilig
tonight In a magnificent production of
"tittle Lord Fauntleroy," ,Thi classi
cal creation from the brain of Frances
Hodgson Burnett will never cease to be,
when properly presented, one of the
most fascinating of all beautiful stage
productions. It is also Miss Cooper's
best effort, and this clever little child
has been pleasing large audiences at the
Baker all week in "The Prince and the
fall
announced a
anon or musical our-
l.nue for the Third street theatre. The
Zinn Musical Travesty company la the
nume of the organisation . selected to
retain the pultlie interest . in , that -section
for a time. - '
The Pti,r cmpsny made a very Credit.
hlf h.ins; in 'Th Belle of Kfn
i V a ifttiuuful play of tha south.
Pauper.'
It is well to note that the popular
Baker prices will prevail at the Heilig
tonigni, ana no one snouia miss tnis one
opportunity to see little Ollle Cooper
as the poor young urchin who entered
the home of the crusty but klnd-heartod
old earl, won his way to the old 'gentle
man's heart ' and afterward became a
noble of the realm. ' The important role
of the old earl will be taken by that
most sterling actor, William Gleason.
Mrs. Erroi, tne mother or JLlttle Lxrd
F'auntleroy, will be portrayed by Ethel
Jones, who is always pleasing in what
ever she Is cast
The production is under the. stage di
rection of William Dills and all special
scenery and . costumes have been made
for it,. Not one detail is lacking, and
every person who attends the- Hellfg
theatre tonight-and sees dainty Ollle
Cooper and the Baker company In "Lit
tle Lord Fauntleroy" will feel that h
or she has been well repaid
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Viola Allen in "Twelfth Night"
Viola Allen will appear as Viola in
Shakespeare's comedy, "Twelfth Night,"
at the Heilig theatre tomorrow (Mon
day) night. . Miss Allen has given the
play. a magnificent setting and It Is one
that lends'' itself capitally to scenic
splendor. . That: Shakespeare intended
this Is beyond doubt, else he would not
have laid the scenes in the duke's pal
ace or in .the splendid formal Italian
garden of a splendid princess,
The best artists of "America executed
these scenes and they had cart blanc
to produce the most artistlo and ele
gant setting possible. : While "Twelfth
Night" is a rollicking comedy, there is
a romantic love story." Indeed, there is
a very varied interest in this capital
comedy -that of love, lntrig.ua, senti
ment and roistering fun. "Twelfth
Night," with Miss Allen and such a
company as supports her, could hardly
ran to captivate ana aeugnt., -Miss
Allen's company Includes Wll
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nam xv. imrruuil, oiuiivy nviucui x1 ui-
ler Mellsh, Henry J. Hadlleld. C. Leslie
Allen; Myron Callce. Alison Ship-worth,
Royal Tracy and Zeffle Tilbury.
Tuesday night, June 18, Miss Allen
will be seen In a special bill made up
of lour acts from four classic aramas.
Miss Allen, supported by her line com
pany, will aDoear as Rosalind in the woo
ing scene from "As You Llka It," as
Juliet in the balcony scene from "Romeo
and Juliet," as Lady Teasel in the
screen scene from "The School for
Scandal" and as Portia In the ttlal
scene from "The Merchant of Venice.
Seats are now selling at the box office
or tne tneatre, Fourteenth ana wasn
mgton streets, lor Dotn nignis..
"The Fortune Teller" tt the Mar
quam.
. The San Francisco opera, company has
built up a most splendid' following in
this city and it will .be very bard for
any musical organisation to wrest away
Its well-earned laurels. This week's of
fering. "Dolly Varden," Is, In the opln
ton of many competent to judge, one of
tha best things undertaken by tha com
pany and packed houses have heard it
at; the Marquam Grand since Monday
night
Up to last Monday night, with the ex
ception of Mr. Wallerstedt, not one
member of the company had ever ap
peared In "Dolly. Varden," and much
mere credit Is due on that account
"Dolly Varden" will be given for the
last time at today's matinee and to
night's performance. '
Tomorrow night the San Francisco
ODera comDany will be seen and heard
in one of Its greatest triumphs, Victor
Herbert's comic opera, "The Fortune
Teller." As played by the San Fran
cisco opera company "The ; Fortune
Teller" leaves nothing to be desired, and
the press of Denver and San Francisco
state that tne uanrornia singers' pres
entation was equal to the original when
Alice Nellsen and her company fairly
swept the country by storm. The opera
is a genuine novelty in Portland,. as the
Nellsen company could not fill time
here.
.Many of the singers Of the present
company,- at tne Marquam piayea in
"The Fortune Teller" when tt was given
with such great, success at -the TIvoll
opera-house, San Francisco, , and were
coached In their parts by Paul Stein
dorff, who, with Edouard Von Buechner,
director or the San Francisco opera
company, put on the musical' end of all
the Victor Herbert operas-sung-by Alice
rveusen.
"The Fortune Teller'V will bring Into
play the full strength of the San Fran
cisco opera company, Aida Hem ml will
again assume an Alice Nellsen role, and
when one stops to realise Miss Hemmi's
capabilities they feel that. nothing will
be left undone. As a special feature
Miss Hemmi will sing Ardlta's delight-
iui waits song, "jraria," m itauan. .
. Carl Havdn's beautiful tenor ; voice
will be well suited to the role of Ladls-
laus, and the handsome young fellow
as the captain of Hussars will' make a
most . pleasing stage , picture. Maude
Beatty,' Amy Leicester - and Florence
Sinnott have good parts. Teddy Webb,
George Kunkel and Joseph Miller, three
of the best operatic comedians at pres
ent before the public, will, as Fresco
the ballet master, Count Berosowskl the
composer, and Boros the Gypsy, have
parts exactly suited to 1 their several
peculiar styles of comedy. " .
In addition to the numbers In the
score, the ' three comedians have pre
pared a choice menu of comedy novel-:
ties calculated to keep the audience la'
good humor. Mr. Wallerstedt, the big
baritone, will be Sandor, the Gypsy in
love with Irma, played by Miss Hemml,
and to his lot falls the love song,
"Slumber On. My Little Gypsy Sweet
heart," one of the most beautiful songs
ever written bv Victor Herbert. Mr.
Stokes and the other principals will be
well cast.
The costuming and scenery of "The
Fortune Teller" will be up to the stand
ard set by the San Francisco opera
company. There will be a drum corps.
composed of female members of the
companvy of which the management is
especially proud.
The -Sunday night performances at
the Marauam are Quite the vogue now.
last Sunday night' only standing room
being left and there seems to be no
diminution In the advance sale of seats
for the last performances of "Dolly
Varden." which will be given this aft
ernoon ana tonigni.
Baker to 'Have Musical Burlesque.
Baker audiences will have a change
of diet for a while in the form of a
light musical travesty company, which
will open with a' matinee today and play
a short summer season. The opening
burlesque will bo "Teesy Weesy, or. A
Trip to Coney Island" -full of nonsense,
music and color,
Zlnn's famous beauty chorus, known
tlonal part Just he kind In which she
has been most successful - Other mem
bers of the cast are so located as to get
the best results from their work. Ralph
Belmont, the matinee fclrls' hero. Is to
be seen in a striking, manly role, while
Forrest Seabury, Mrs. Clara Allen and
the others will certainly shine In their
roles.
The play is sure to please, being a
rare combination of melodrama, comedy
and heart interest. Already the ad
vanoe sale.lndlcates that the attendance
will break all recent records.- The Lyrlo
is an iaeai summer tneatre, oeing coot
and airy -and comf datable In every re
spect Those who have become patrons
of the people's popular playhouse are
loua in meir oraise or rne mannamni
for careful and cnnsMernt Attention ta
line comfort of the public. You will
maae a great mistake ir you do not at
tend the Lvrio durlnv tha enminar weslr
as the attraction is in every way one
wi mo uesi oi me season.
In the meantime do not forget that
me unar nerrormances or "ah th mm.
forts of Home," this week's big hit, will
occur this afternoon and tonight. Vema
Felton will leave after tonight for her
summer vacation and will not ne aen
witn tne company lor some weeks.
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"Confusion" at the Star,
Commencing tomorrow, Monday night,
the reorganised stock company at the
Star theatre will present a rousing farce
for tha week's entertainment' "Confu
sion" has been selected for the occasion,
and all who saw it presented by Nat C.
Goodwin will want to sea it at the Star,
This will ba tha first time that "Confu
sion" has had a production in Portland,
and it will also be the first time that
the atdck company has undertaken a
farce.. "
Among the early successes of N. C,
Goodwin, the foremost comedian of this
country, there is one which shines out
above all others. This is "Confusion."
Long before Goodwin became identified
with sedate comedies like "When We
were Twentv-ona." "The Amnrimn-nt
lien" and "The Glided Fool" he had
and contribute largely to the success of
tne organization, zinn nas tne reputa
tion of knowing how to pick girls Who
are pretty, graceful and clever., He
trains them In the different Intricate
as the "sweet sixteen" dancing girls, j made hisname, famous throughout. XhtA
..... k.- imn,.nu v, rkM I land in "Confusion " '
cumusion is essentially a rarce. it is
not a comedv. for there la no haart In.
terest the one element which makes the
aurerence between the two kinds of en
tertatnment. "Confusion" takes its
name irom tne almost unlimited situa
tions Which - develon with thA ranlrtltv
Of llffhtnlnff durlno- the nouraa nf tha
three acta. The characters sro throuch
so many experiences and are so mixed
that eonfusion is tha onl word whloh
can givean-idea of tha conditions ex
isting. Keen wit and plenty of it is
found, and there is enough story to In.
volve everyone in the cast and- keep
them-,-twisted until they almost forget
their names.- While tha atrw-V- nnmnanv
at the Star theatre has been running
several weeks, this will ba Its premier
in a farce; and much Is exnectad nr tha
members. There will be matinees Tues
day, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
This afternoon and nieht. will ha tha
ciosm perrormancen of the Southern
romantic drama, "The Belle of Rich
mond," a oulet and delightful story of
vno luuuinno, ' ueais lor inese nerrorm-
ances are now on sale at the box office
ui u nor triflHtre, .
nerrecl
most aratlfvina. . Evervthlna in his pro
ductions la new. clean and uoto-date.
"Teesy Weesy" is one of the most
popular bills. There la nothing tangible
in the way of a plot, but it tens or two
(evidently) henpecked men, Who tell
their wives that they are going to Chi
cago for four weeks, and who instead
make " a : spirited descent upon the at
tractions of Conev Island. In the mean
time the wives, taking advantage of
their hubby a' absence, plan a trip alBO
to Coney. A great lot oft fun follows,
which must - be seen to be; appreciated.
Some of the popular numbers are "Good
Old Glorv." "The Banana Son." "cans-
alma" and 'Wouldn't Do Wrona." Zlnn'
company will give but two matinees at
the Baker each week, Sundays and
Saturdays. The earns popular scale of
prioes will continue as baa prevailed at
the Baker all season. 4
Zinn Company's Second Week.
For thrf aaonnd week.: onenina next
Sunday matinee, the Zlnn company will
present "The uueen and tne Musaeteer, -a
travesty written on one of the most
popular French operas, "Zlnnlzed," up to
date.
- K
Bonnla Farley have a quatnt vaudeville
rollick which consists of character sing
ing, trick tumbling and ecoentrlo danc
ing. There is ginger and life in the
Karieys ana tney are guaranteed.
John Del more and Emily Darrell have
a study in black and white. They are
cnaracter enanga - artists ana in ' me
front rank of the profession. The act
Is s Iron fly recommended by managers
In other cities. Burton and Vase are
original ringer-whistlers and . singera
t'When: the Widow Arrives" is a eotrn
edy playlet by the Maude Isabella Ent-
wistie company, consisting or three pen
Frederick KODerts win nave a
Die.
bran
rand-new sona, and the arandlscope a
new imported rum.
Today, afternoon and evening, wll I
end the great vaudeville bill which has
caused a sensation during tne past lew
days. . This program contains such en
tertainers as the clown,' Howard; the
Chinaman, Ah Sid; the four Masons,
Mile. Olive, tna remaie juggler; wne
lan and Searles, and others whose sole
object in life is, tcmake people happy.
Varied Attraction at the Oaks. -
The management of the Oaks is to
offer special inducements to picnicking
and 'excursion : parties and . everything
possible will be done : for tholr. en
tertainment this season. Arrangements
have already been made by whist clubs
for . several whist parties during the
season. Everything necessary, for such
an event will be provided by the man
agement of the park.
Special days are also to be observed
and programs befitting the occasion will
be followed. June is.' for Instance, is
to be observed a Blanche! institute
and St Mary's academy' day and 'spe
cial entertainment will be provided tha
visitors on that occasion. Many other
days have been similarly designated for
the season.
Ampng the big features of the Oaks
are the sensational performances Of the
Freat Davenports, who "are. daily per
ormlng dare-devil feats at the park.
These most sensational of all high-wire
performers began their engagement at
the park on Thursday night and great
crowds have . watched every perform
ance. Schltsonyl's band of Imperial Hun
garian Hussars ' continues to attract
large crowds to its daily concerts de
spite the threatening weather of the
past few days. As a musical organisa
tion this band has never had an eoual
among the touring bands to visit this
coast and it is creating a Wonderfully
favorable lmDresslon In Portland. It
will give a special concert of sacred .
music at t o'clock this afternoon- and a
special concert at 7:10 this evening.
s xnere is a wonoerrui amount or in
terest in that Queer - old junk, the
Whana-Ho. that was used by the
Chinese government more - than a cen
tury ago to clear its waters of plratea
The vessel still contains the old in
struments of torture and of warfare
that were, in use at that time.
The dancing pavilion, tavern, skatlnr
tlona at he park offer an unlimited
rink, old milt and .various other attrac
variety of amusements. , The. menat-arle
where there Is a pair of evceedinirly
clever wild animal chums, is the place
where all the .children will want to go.
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" Vaudeviire at the Grand. '
While the bill of the past week at the
Grand has been extra fine, Sullivan
Considlne have an eveii better one for
this week, commencing tomorrow after
noon. There will be an unusual num-
"Shall We Forgive Her" at the Lyric, oer of novelties, besides a corps of
Something very fine Is coming to the I singers, dancers, comedians and aero
patrons -of the Lyric during the week bata In no respect will -the bill be
commencing tomorrow afternoon, when j ordinary, and there will ba features
ine Alien biock company win tnnmr hi i ; . v u,,., toui. i"n
here in vaudeville, , -
Th headline act will ba a practical
demonstration in wireless telegraphy by
Captain Henry, electrical engineer, late
of the government service. A scientific
lecture is somethlns; unusual In vaude
ville, but CaDtain Henrv haa nrenarad a
Short demonstration and explanation of
the wireless which is not onlv amna.
lng, but instructive. The publlo will
know jnore about this branch of science
from the act of Captain Henry than
they could otherwise In a month.
- .Herr Soana is the added attraction,
He -presents living portraits from" the
Hall of Fame. His sortraita ara life
like and will attract attention to an as
tonishing degree. This act of itself is
a headline feature and - will attract at
tention during the week. James ana '
Marie Wainwrlght's greatest . success
"Shall We Forgive Herf There have
been few plays more popular . with
American audiences . but - strangely
enough in has never been: seen here.
The play is a domestic melodrama of
the highest type and deals with life in
Australia and England. There are a
number of very, strong parts, and each
of the members of 'the ' company will
ave a chance to do his best work. Miss
Josephine Deffrey, one of the most
beautiful and popular young : stars In
the country, has been especially, engaged
to take Verna Felton'a nlace durlna tha
latter's absence on her summer vaca
Mua Deffrey will have a highly emo-
tt
SOP tells about a man who could
W give a skillful imitation of the
nightingale. One man refused
to listen because, as he said,' "I have heard
a real nightingale! Nobody ever learned
much about the Edison Phonograph bvNi
reading about it. Until you have heard the
Bdison you do not know the possibilities'
of, a singing, playing, talking, machine.; ,
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, It nay be because the Phonograph is Mr. Edison's favorite invention '
and because it still has his personal attention that it Is so good. Anyway f ' '
' there is more real amusement in an Edison Phonograph' than In any Other ' !
device for making the hours pass quickly and pleasantly. '""'
. There's a dealer in this towa who'd be delighted to prove this to you, ' , ' -!
. National Fbonoaraph Company ; ' - 1
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Dealers with established stores wanted to sell Edison Phonographs la t
very towa not covered. - V'?"' ''"I'T"' ' c " -'" ' '