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18 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAi; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINO, ' SEPTEMBER 8, 1907. rACTORS UNCONSCIOUSLY . IMBIBE CHARACTERISTICS Louis James Cites Instances Where Physical Man Un dergoes Entire Change. IN YEARS GONE BY . ACTORS HAD TO ACT Modern School Hold Desciple of Older Days Has No Curriculum, No Fundamental Basis to Go on in Selection of Talent. "'1 W'J I It u f but I By Louli James. ; Does an actor assume the character istics of the character he rlays? Tes and No. Physically I contend he does, tnentally I maintain he does not. As a seal leares Its Impression on warm "Wax ao does the assimilation of charac ter leave Its Indelible Imprint upon the subject that reflects it, and the more .the aotor absorbs the characteristics of the character the more outward evi dences ha Is sure to display. I do not mean to convey by this that the actor ttrhll nlAvlnff . nart must tnr thm jBfc live the character. Oh No! I have Upon many occasions expressed my neea tlve views upon this subject, therefore unnecessary to refer to that here, do mean, that by constantly de- Dieting the eccentricities or indlvidual- 'l-'ltlM of a certain part, the actor uncon k aclously imbibes a portion of that artl l floe, and It hourly develops until It i: assumes the nrnnnrMnn nf a realltv i : Now this reality may be the result of J ; study, affectation, association or even assimilation, although the latter cases k are rare, nevertheless there are cases ' C upon record that disclose the fact that ' r this abnormal development was ac- X cut red by assimilation. i ,t ' TJ&dsrgosa Onaac. I can alts many Instances where the -- puymivwu in ii naa unaergunv CO III - E piete metamorphosis by specializing; a certain line of work diametrically op i poslte to the field of effort in which he f had previously labored. One friend of ; mine In particular, who but a few years i ago devoted his labors to the field of I llg-ht comedy, changed to the heavier ''.methods of Shakespearian drama, with ( the result that today this comparatively ?. younf man has aired to a degree of stol f clsm that Is positively appaling. He - takes his stage life home with him and lives his characters off the stage to the extent that he has become an old man. Another gentleman I know, who has achieved such a phenomena1 success In a certain characterization on Broadway where he has been playing for over two years, that lie has become so thoroughly Imbued with his charac ter study that on the street you can signal hfmf out as the actor who plays that part, simply by his assumption of the outward manifestations of the char acter he essays professionally. Knows Whereof Be E peaks. Now years ago this was not so much in evidence as It is today, this statement I make advisedly, notwithstanding tho shopworn Idea that the old time actor acted off the stage as well as on. 1 have been an actor for forty-two years and know whereof I speak. In these days when all branches of the pro fessional life specialise: medical legal or histrionic, the contsant association with one lino of work must naturally leave Its imprint upon the practitioner. In the days gone liy when the actor irna to assume ail Kinds of characters. things were different, then he had no time to become so thoroughly per meated with one character that any outward manifestation was visible. Now we live in an era of types it Is not a question of can you play the part, it Is a question of do you look In the modern school there Is no cur riculum, no fundamental basis to go by In my young days the actor had to act' there was no excuse for a bad actor' now the general trend of things Is to go to types, actors and actresses are passed before scrutinizing eyes seeking types in much the same manner as a flock of sheep Is passed uDon at th '''? tV'- if ' htf i I FIDELITY BUYS HE PEAK WIN E Portland Men Purchase Val uable Claims Adjoining Their Pioperty. CONS0LI1UTI0N GIVES 900 FEET OF COPPER SUNNY TENNESSEE TO HAVE HOME WEEK Large Delegation Back to Nashville's Interesting Celebration. L. B, Reeder and Associate Reor ganise Former Mitchell Company Will Furnish Power to Drive Ox Bow Tunnel for O. 8. L. Tennessee's home coming celebration at Nashville, floptember 23 to 28, will hear from Oregon through an official representative, W. L. Morgan, who has been commissioned by Governor Cham berlain to represent the state. Mr. Mor gan Is a Tennesseean, who came to Portland 11 years go, and has become one of the city s prominent bunaers Nashville entertainment la composed of Edward W. Foster, Robert U Burch, E. o. Hnannon. irDy aenneti, Maynes Mo rn Tickets are on sale Sep, Fadden. The railroads have special rates. tember 16 to 22, good for 80 days. anted i From the former owners, A. L. Stover of La Orande and R. H. Shlpman of Half Way. Oregon, the Fidelity Copper company of Portland has purchssed for 130. 0i0 the eluht claims known as the Lime Peak Group, a locally celebrated ! mining property within a few hundred I yards of the Snake river. In the Seven ' Devils district. The claims Join the original property of the Fidelity com pany. The consolidation gives that company a compact property or to claims In the heart of the Seven Devils district, find comprises the largest hold ing In the district. Won Prise at Exposition. The Fidelity Copper company gained a national reputation at one bound by capturing the gold medal for an exhibit of huge slabs of pure copper glance at the Lewis and Clark exposition. It now becomes owner uf about 9,000 lineal feet dlrctly on the remarktible copper contact that extends from the Iron Dykn mine at the Snake river to the Peacock mine In the Interior, and along which nearly all of the big mines of the dis trict are located. I The company, formerly controlled by ! J. H Mitchell und associates. aa re- cently reorganized by L H. Keeder of I and bngln.s. men " Aa2 4 1 X Hi ' :Vl4 fit It' i V. V i g i.V'aT.T, t 1 EXCLUSIVE WARES. B alley k Oo Agents of the Koral rot. terles of angland. Bailey Co. announce that they have purchased from Prael, Kegels A Co. the retail department formerly located at the corner of Fifth and Stark etreets and will open a new store at 424 and 426 Washington street near Eleventh, about September 16, with the exclusive lines of decorated china and glassware controlled by the above firm, together with the newest productions in onina, flass. lamps, art metal goods and cut ery. Their specialty will be table servloe and art ohlna produced by Royal Doulton & Co.. Ltd., Buralem. England; Mlntons. Ltd., Stoke, England; Coalport, Stoke England; Cauldon, Stoke England; Havlland it Co., Limo ges, France; Porcelalnes G. D. A., Limo ges France; Dorf lingers American out glass, Stevens ft Williams' English rock and crystal. Webb & Sons' English rock and crystal. Furthermore, the new firm will carry opular-prlced lines as well as enabling h nr them. Halley ft Co. will, In other words no the shonDln nubile to net the hlgher- - f . . ... need goons without "oing east ror i carry the same class of wares as one finds at Tiffany's. K. H. Halley. the: head and front of this concern, came to I this country to arrange and superln- & Co.' tend the exhibit of the Royal Doulton notterv at the world's exposl- tion at St. Louis, after which he trav- ; eled extensively in this country. Being, a son of J. C Halley. manager of the ' Royal Doulton potteries, K. H. Halley, Is not only assured of an exceptional selection of goods for his Portland store, hut the right price upon t.iese most choice wares. I L. Morgan. Alphie James as Adrlana In "The Comedy of Errors" With Louis James. stockyards; a few are selected and the balance cast aside because they are not peculiarly fitted to the physical re quirements of the part; under such con ditions how In Heaven's n.imf can an ac tor or actress avoid nssumlns the char acteristics of a character that they themselves practically exemplified prior to Its assumption? JTo Heed to Go iniuii. As far as the mental transformation of the man to the character It Is dif ferent. I never could ure Hny reason to lead me to believe, that by the constant ly depicting of insanity an actor should become Insane, any more than that It Is necessary for an actor to become a habitual drunkard in order to truthfully portray the ravages of delirium tre mens. Long association with dishonest peo ple never made an honest man a thief, or the society of a blase woman make the chaste woman depart from the path of virtue. Unless the mentality Is nat urally depraved or unbalanced prior to that association, no affiliation or affinity will ever, to my thinking, alter the course or morality, unless me nasic law of lmmornllty has already been established. Environment has been used as a cloak to cover many a deed that was created In the brain long be fore the opportunity waf presented, honec society or association cannot ) held responsible for any more than merely affording the means whereby the act may be enae'ed; so with the drama, unless tho players have a nat urally weak mentality, that would eventually make Itself manifest under whatever conditions, no portraiture or character will alter the mental temper ment, or divorce the rational man from his innate principles. He is the head of the real estate and Insurance firm of Morgan. Sweet A Chapman, wtth offices at 213 Ablngton building "I have been authorized by the home coming- committee to appoint a delega tion of five Oregon-Tennesspcana to ac company me back to Nashville, and will be glad to comply with theso directions If the necessary number of native sons l,. .... .... ... wn. n(iv ha me or rneir anmrv in nr. secretary; m. .viorerieu. irm.vn ei . ui. tend. ' said Mr. Morgan. ' expect to (J. T. Tromwuld. Captain J K Hoone. H. irave neJtt Fr,i!lv evening and will go K. Gerspach and R A. Proudfnot. J. M. vla Chicago. The Tennessee home eom Healy la also heavily Interested lng week w)I1 one of the most en At a recent meeting of the directors Moyable In the state's history for those a con ti act was let foi extensive tunnel I wno have remained as well as those who development. On the combined group rpfurn Tt will h fiilH .ith ir,tu,t. at me present; lime are i uu leei ui ium- i nt- events nels, driven in various places, l he pur- Portland, and the purchase of the Lime Peak group Is the first move in a new plant to deeIop 'trie entire holdings from a main tunnel adjacent to the river, along the bank of which the Oregon Short Line Is building Its Snake river road from Huntington to Lewis ton. The following officers and direct ors, all Portland men. have been elected: W. v. Terry, president; L. 11. Heeder, Including speeches by not- CEMENT WALL TO REM DIRT Public Officials Have New Plan for Keeping: Wa terfront Clean. tlguous to the docks In the same man ner as provided In street Improvement. Under such a plan, the mayor thinks the harbor would be the finest In the world, free to everybody to land any where and free from contagion and contamination. German-American Bank. Real estate department. Sixth and Alder streets, Portland, are receiving many letters from eastern would-be purchas ers for city and country property. Send them a list of your property for sale. tunnel through Lime Peak hill and along tho contact tunnel already started toward that end. The present tunnel, opened toward the river. Is Into the hill lfiO feet, and at a Dolnt 700 feet farther It will reach con tact at a depth of over 1000 feet, which Is regarded as the key to the big mine In that stretch It will crosscut four ills tlnct surface outcrops of bornlte and glance, one of these being two feet of solid, clear bornlte. Enormous Water Power. Other mines In the district are push ing development work with the utmost speed as the new railroad approaches them, and there are Immense plans un der way for development of water pow er and electric current at Ox How moun tain, around which the Snake river de scribes an almost perfect horseshoe curve. The Ox Row Power company has taken advantage of the fall thus natur ally obtained from one heel of the horseshoe to the other, and by drivlnf n tunnel through the mountain wll direct an much of the river as Is need el through that channel to generati 2S.000 horsepower of electricity. The company has taken a contract from the Oregon Short Line to drive the rail road's big tunnel 2.200 feet long through (ix Bow mountain. The electric power company's plans falling to he carried out within the time limit, a heavy forfeit was demanded by the railroad company, and In order to comply with the railroad's demands the power company Is now Installing a tem porary electric plant sufficient to carry on the Ox Row tunnel work until the power plant can be completed. Ample power will untimately be avail able for mining purposes, and It Is now predicted that the Seven Devils district Is destined to become the greatest cop per camp In the world In point of eco nomical production and amount of ton nage. The Iron Dyke company's plans for next year's operations have been completed, and Include construction of a modern smelter. Three other smelt ers are being planned for the district. gret his Real Estate and Buildings.; William O. Reck. One of Oregon's ' old pinner Is Mr. WTllllsm O Reck. who came to Portland In 1852 and has I ntiiiuoiisly resided here since. Natur ally few of our citizens are so widely I known to all classes of the community, while none aro accorded more wide spread respect and esteem. As a cltl- , sen Mr. Reck has proved himself to be j both public spirited and progressive, a firm nellever In the present and future ' reatness of Oregon. He established i present business In 1S94, that of financial agent, real estate and Insur- I ance broker, end he Is also at the pres- i ent time a notary public In office. His office Is located at rpom 3 1 2, t he Falling , building. He Is a general fire Insurance 1 agent, who underwrites large or small fire rIMis In soma trf the strongest In- i surance corporations In the country. ' As a notary he attends with prompt- . ness and accuracy to all notarial work. I He finds safe and reliable Investments In lands and loans for Investors and also buys, sells, rents and exchanges j city property, farms, timber lands, i ranches mines, etc. He has houses and' stores for rent and collects rents, pays j taxes and Insurance for owners and j gives prompt returns. Mortgage loans i nre negotiated, and for the highest class of service his charges are moderate and his business Is extensive. 812 Falling building able orators, horse shows and races, bal loon ascensions, reunions and musical The Amalgamated Society of British entertainments. Kngineers will, after this year, cease i The general committee of the Ten- attending the Trades I'nlon congress nessee home coming In charge of the I and absent Itself for at least four years. Metxger sells diamonds at 10 per cent profit. J42 Wash, st JIATOR WANTS CITY TO BUY HARBOR PROPERTY Would Condemn Ground Abutting; on : Elver and Have Municipality s Construct Concrete Dock San ( lfcary and Beautiful Results. A concrete seawall extending from One end of Portland's harbor to the Other Is believed by Mayor Lane, Health Officer Pohl and Plumbing Inspector Hey to be the only guarantee of clean liness and safety along the water front. A recent Informal discussion at the city hall by a number of officials Brought this Idea to the front on a sug- festion of Mr. Hey. The plumbing in spector believes the European plan , adopted principally In the low countries , Should be urged here. A few American Bltles hve followed the lead of Europe ; and have constructed rock or cement rails. ., - Mr. Hey flgrures that a 40-foot concrete Swall can be built 100 feet from and , parallel with the shore line under nor flaal conditions at approximately 18,400 , per 100 feet. Such a wall would be iv 10 feet at the base gradualy tapering to four feet at the top. Figuring on 26-foot low water stage It Is believed that It will be only necessary to go , ' down five feet on an average below the ' - surface of the river bed to find solid ' gravel. For the purpose of preventing 'i An overflow during high water it is ,, thought 10 feet would be necessary above the loW water line to establish the dock floor. It would then be necessary for the dock owners or city as the case might be, to fill In behind the wall with dirt, - making the Improvement a permanent . one. Sewer pipes could be extended from the land to the concrete wall with - an opening In the river. This would do away with the -present filthy condition ' of the water front Mayor Lame goes a step further and states that the city should own all of , the water1 front and If E, necessary con ; demn a strip along- the water line for " this purpose. lie would build such a wmU as-iUr. " Hey proposes, but instead - of compelllna- ths dock owners to con- struct the wall he would have the mu nicipality do ina W,orU mraaxw coma h edluated and assessments levied (I afulnat the J benefited property con. A 0' W1' A. V . wo,. . .el's- Government Inspected Meats Magnificent Booth of the Union Meat Co. Where Canned Meats, Columbia Brand Mam, Bacon and Lard That Nave Passed U. S. Government Inspection Are on Ex hibitBeautiful Souvenirs Given Away. The very natnre nf this booth makes it instantly at tractive to every visitor at the Ture Food Show. Meats that carry Uncle Sam's guaranty of soundness have become an object of attention to every thinking person. While nat urally it would not be practi cal to exhibit fresh meats, the canned goods, and the Co lumbia brand hams, bacon and lard appear in extremely appetizing array. The booth itself, done in colonial style, in pure white with touches of yellow, is one of the largest and handsomest in the hall. The electric lighting is very effective and, altogether, greeting the eye on first en tering the hall, this booth draws attention from first to last. The following paragraph, taken from the little book this company is presenting to all visitors, is quite applicable to all lines of food : "MEAT IS MEAT" "Many people seem to go on the idea that 'meat is meat' that it is all the same arti cle, with no distinction to be made; but these people buy their eggs, butter, fruit and other foods, their clothes, fur niture, and in fact every other utility and luxury according to its quality, paying a low price for low grades, a higher price for the better grades, and so on. They should learn to discriminate in buying meat they should realize the superiority of well-fed, well prepared meats over those that are lean, underfed, and poorly nourished. Quality is a vital factor in meats, as in every other product." Ae v C'Wo-- e- ,.v o r,N o . s U stt' ACj - msar' STORE CLOSED MONDAY HOLIDAY We respectfully call your attention to our WINDOW DISPLAY tf FRENCH PATTERN HATS Special Prices for Tuesday The Wonder Millinery Co. COR. MORRISON AND FIRST STS. The Largest Millinery Houte in ths Entire Wett EVERY MAN WISHES TO DRESS CORRECTLY Benjamin Clothes Are the BEST CLOTKS that are made. Most good dressers are aware of the fact. If you have never tried a "Benjamin" we would like to meet you the next time you are in need of a suit. Business Suits . $20.00 to $40.00 Full Dress Suits $50.00 to $60.00 Tuxedo Suits . . $37.50 to $45.00 Overcoats KNOX IAT FALL STYLES The nobbiest hat of the season The Gentility Shop 311 Morrison, Opposite Postofflce Low Bates East SEPTEMBER 11-12-13 LAST OPPORTUNITY Final dates of sale this season for the special round trip tickets to the east. Secure berth reservations at once. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY Call on or addrM A. D. CHARLTON A. G. P. A. 2SS Morrison St. Portland, Or. ..VVAjp'VrY'r A-
