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1THE ' OREGON ; SUNDAY JOURNAU : PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23. 1003.
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DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
- HEILIQ Monday night, Paderewskl recital: Wednesday night, Eichen
Uub recital.
. MARQUAM Tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday nights. Clay Clement In
"The New Dominion"; Wednesday and Thursday, "The Bells'; Fri
day and Saturday, "London Assurance."
BAKER Jsetta Jewell and resident stock company In "Graustark."
1 EMPIRE "A Battle of Life."
LYRIC Allen stock company In "Camilla."
STAR French stock company In "Adrift In the World."
UKANi) vaudeville.
FAN T AGES Vaudeville.
NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS
HEILIO Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Kelcey and Shan
, , non In "The walla of Jericho"; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, "The
- Virginian."
MARQUAM Paul Gilmore in "The Wheel of Love."
BAKER Isetta Jewell and resident stock company In "Zaa."
. LYRIC Allen stock company In "By Right of Sword."
EMPIRE "No Mother to Guide Her."
PKOMISES MADE BY
THE PBESS AGENTS '
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Clajr Clement, surrounded by a first
class company of actors, brought direct
ly from New Tork to Portland. Ore
gon, will open Sunday matinee at the
. Marquam Grand opera house In a rep
ertoire or delightful plays, Including
"The New Dominion." 'The Bells," and
"London Assurance."
Perhaps no other American actor is
o well fitted by nature, genius and
experience, to give a varied presenta
tion of lofty and ideal characters of
a pronounced type as is mis
author. And It is surely fitting that
he should make this new and ambi
tious adventure on, the Pacific coast,
wnere toe first sprung into fame with
. the -production of his own beautiful
idyllic drama "The New Dominion," in
which is that noble idea of a true
rntl(tma.n re ri resented in Baron Hohen
xtaufen, the central figure of the play.
The late Colonel Ingersol pronounced
the baron to .be the most perfect type
of man he had ever seen repre
sented on the stage, and as played by
the author It is certainly a most
charming and complete character, am
bitious, lovable, gentle, simple, poetla
just, with a tenderness for the weaker
creatures of life that Is inspiring, and
withal possessed 'with that saving
grace - of humor ana aeugntrui play
, in . xancy wuiuu uiu bviuioi .hp
dent kin to all the world. Had Mr.
Clement' been; content' to play this one
character continuously, ne might nave
been today a rich man.
The management has given Mr. Cle
ment first-class support and the plavs
will vall be staged in the most fitting
' manner.
During r his present engagement
Mr, Clement will produce "The
New Dominion.' "The Bells," and
"London Assurance." It is asserted
by critics that in some respects Mr.
Clement's portrayal of Mathlas in "The
Bells," Is more convincing than that,
of the late Henry Irving, in that the
character conceived . by the present ac
tor, is more human, more generous and
Jclnd in the beginning, and more deeply
mysterious and poetic in the conclu
sion. It. is a metaphysical study vt
the first order, as 'written; and few
factors have been bold enough to at
tempt the portrayal of such elusive
human emotions.
Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon.
Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon
have been engaged to co-star In the
London and New York success, "The
Walls of Jericho," and will present it
at the Hellig theatre for four nights,
beginning next Sunday, March 1, with
a special-price matinee Wednesday.
Alfred tsutro. th author nf "tk
vvnua 01 jericno, Derore Its production,
had for many years been struggling to
gain recognition as a dramatic author.
Play after play was ejected until ha
hit upon the Idea of presenting to the
British public a picture of the doings of
mo M.ii wunu, wmcn ne called. The
Walls of Jericho." From the first this
play met with great favor and enjoyed
gopularlty for over two years at the
rltish capital. Later it was brought
to America and presented in New York,
where its success was Just as emphatic
and secure.
Seat sake opens next Friday, February
28, at box office of the theatre.
. Charles B. Hanford Coming.
The eminent' actor and tragedian, Mr.
Charles Hanford " and his company of
players. will present "The Taming of
the Shrew," "Antony and Cleopatra." and
"The Merchant of Venice" at the Hellig
theatre In the very near future. This
will be welcome news to the many ad
mirers of this celebrated aptnr h ..in
be glad to learn of his early appearance
In this repertoire of legitimate plays.
The Virginian" Coming.
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Is of the romantic class of Anthony
Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda," and
the thousands of readers of the dodu
lar bopk will want to see It Many
inauiries nave already come in reaara
lng "Graustark" since It was first an'
nounced for the season.
The scenes are laid In the imaginary
European principality of Edelweiss
wmcn is ruled over Dy the beautiful
Princess Yetive.
Grenville Lorry and Harry Anaulsh
are two young ana adventurous Amerl
cans who go over to Edelweiss search'
lnar for a certain woman whom they
afterwards learn is none other than
the princess Yetive, and they also learn
at the same time of a cowardly plot
to kidnap ner lor political purposes.
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They enter into the name with char-
The famous and familiar western acteritc nerve and promptness to pro-
drama. The Virginian, will be the at- their purpose and become embroiled
traction at me ileum tneatre. Four, into tne affairs or tne country to a
tpnth anil wh(ifnn .t.t. ,i most serious extent. Lorry soon be
nights, beginning Thursday. 'March 6e comes wildly in love with the Princess
with a special-price matinee Saturday and circumstances favoring his suit
i mirKHAi lr jn inn Ann. I fi.ru i m n mi.
"to I ture of dare devil coftiedv and thrilllm
"Graustark' at the Baker events that decide life and death. an
The dramatization of 00r b-., nr"gn mem au our 'young intrepid
- m a j rrifPii'M rm i-iiiiim fin i wnn rivino- ai Ata
Cutcheon'e famous novel "Graustark." Miss Izetta Jewel who gave such a
will be the Baker Stock company's at- delightful portrayal of Nance Olden
.mm: :asrss as PSSi:3F
Portland appearance of the play which iarga number of supernumeraries and
strong, romantlo -play. The costumes,
scenery and stage settings are up to
the high standard that is never per
mitted' to fall -at the Baker. The en
tire cast will De as follows: fimn
fell Lorry, an American, Robert Ho-
mans .Marry Anguisn, nis Trlend. Dnn.
aid Bowles: Prince Gabriel' of rtrn
stark. William Gleason; Prince Bolarcz
of Axphlane, Edward Lawrence; Prince
jorenz, nis son. uenion vane; Hitzky
bell boy at hotel. Howard Russell; Os
trom. guard to Gabriel. R. E. Hmrthni-t,.
Allode. guard to Yetive, Charles Lewis'
Dannox. auard to Yetivn. .Tsmu.
Murphy; Lady Mlsrox. Miss Hilda Gra
ham; Lady Linnox, Miss Elsie Garrett,'
Teel. Miss Fay Bainter: Aunt Vrnnn
Mlna Crollus Gleason; Countess Dag-
msr, inupr in waiimg to xetive. Miss
Louise Kent: Therese. Yetlve's maid
Miss Marlbel Seymour: Yetive. tiring.
of Graustark, and "Miss Gugenslocker,"
Miss Izetta Jewel.
Miss Jewel to Appear as "Zaza."
For Miss Izetta Jewel's closing week
with the Baker company, it has been
decided to present the great emotional
play "Zaza,". for this is a role in which
the charming young- -leading ' actress
has achieved notea triumphs, ' and in
which it. will afford greatest Dleasure
ror uaaer patrons . io . see , ner. ruexi
week will be Miss Jewel's closlnr an'
pearance Of the limited special three
C031DJ61OTnB ttBILie.
tiful young Mexican girl, and in spite
of the fact that he has a wife already,
has an illegal marriage ceremony per
lunueu. Alter several roonins. How
ever, his crime is found out. and he
Decomes not only a fugitive from Jus
tice, but also from the girl he has
wronged. He seeks refuge in the heart
of the Sierras, but without avail, for
one rouows relentlessly.
Finally he eludes her for a time.
weeks' engagement with the Baker com
cany and her interpretation of the heavy
I roie or .aza, - win De round to d a
I Marie Thompson at the Lyric, 1 '
most Intensely interesting one.
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"Battle of Life"at the Empire.
Starting with the matinee today the
thrilling new melodrama "Battle ' of
Life," 'Will openfor; the week at1 the
: Empire. - The scenes - are taken from
Bret Harte s famous writlnes of Call.
fornia, and ..vividly picture "the days
of old the days of gold, the -days of
'49." Richard Gordon, an eastern ad
venturer comes to California and -auc
ieea la .wlnninf- tb heart f bean.
but his greed for gold overcomes his
caution and in the end Justice over
taxes mm. in ner desire ror personal
revenge., his unlawful wife seeks to
Kin mm with ner own hand, but is
jrevented by the Interference of a Mex-
. v . 1 1 UU.V...0V, wiiv uiiiincii gives LUC
death blow, but not until after Gordon
nas lnnictea a ratal wound upon him.
Tne cnaracter or tne Mexican arlrl.
and will be played by Miss Ethel Tuck
er, an actress of ability. There will
be matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
At the Star. '
"Adrift in the World." Did you ever
hear of that play before?. No, of course
not, unless you read the eastern papers
closely, for "Adrift' in the World" has
never been played on this side of the
continent.. It will be seen in Portland
for the first time this afternoon, when
the Richard E. French stock comcanv
presents it at the Star theatre. The
play win run an week.
.It is tne policy or the French stock i
company-to ..present as many new plays
as possible. The management realizes
that the theatre-going public Is ever
clamoring lur numeming new. it wants
to see plays that have not been pre
sented before by other companies. To
Please tne dudiic. Manager French is
obtaining every good new play that he
hears of and that Is why so many novel
ties are produced on the stage of the
Star.
"Adrift in the World" is one of these
new pieces ana rrom what the review
ers said of it in New York it must be
a cracker-Jack. It Is not a howling
muiourama, out is a rennea, sensational
play, with excitement, humor, love and
adventure. It tells of the struggles for
existence in a large city, tne tempta
tions to be met and overcome and tho
philosophy -of virtue and hard .ork.
'Adrift in the World" nromlsM tn h
Din wmcn win niease the most exacting
patrons of the Star and it will show
the stock players in a verv favnmhia
light The scenery will ba. appropriate
and the costuming correct, as these are
aetaus wmcn never escape the attention
or tne stage manager. -
Matinees of "Adrift in the World" will
be held today. Tuesday, Thursday and
oaturaav. seats can ne reserved nv ti
ephone when convenient.
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The Grand's BilL ,
Those who want good vaudeville 'are
promised tine of the best shows they
ever witnessed at the Grand this week,
when the new bill begins tomorrow aft
ernoon. There are musical acts and
any number ' of comedians, dancers and
novelty people. Gilroy, ' Haynes and
Montgomery will be heajdllners.' - They
present "The Good Ship Nancy Lee." a
nautical "burtetta" and one or the fun
niest acts imaginable. A couple : of
years ago this act, played the Grand an4 1
made one of the record hits 'In the his
tory of the house. Since then tha act
nas played all the big houses of the
east It is a real musical and comedy
act and la so guaranteed. "The Kid's
Dream of the Bogle Man" is the title
or me venicie or IJonnelly and Rolatl,
the prima donna and the comic opera
comedian. This act will have electrical
eiiects ana is one no child should miss
seeing.
The special added attraction will be
an;ia ana Arno. European eccentriques.
iiity nave an act or oddities and wher
ever presented the team have made
vomaoie anocx-out. it is a scream
oi laugnter. james K. - Watte & Co.
have a seaside playlet. "At Lighthouse
jroini, wmcn is more pretentious than
the ordinary atvle rf entertainment
found in the. vaudeville theat FAN rh
piayiei was written Dy Lawrence Bar'
buur.
Brown and Schomer are a hrai nf
Doys wno are dandv dancers nnd thv
can sin k. too. uoo" ana imrrnn win
appear in "xne jockey and the Tout
raueiracK comeay witn a line of
iaugnier mat an who ever attend a
track will aDDreclate. Thi a ni.
xinuer ino wire aneaa or all competitors
no " n rusy winner everywhere.
Then there will be a new illustrated hi.
lad sunc by Joseph Thomnson and Im
ported moving pictures. This bill, as
uumiitu, is une or tne Dest ever put
together by Sullivan & Consldlne for the
west.
This afternoon and tonieht win end
the present program, headed hv the five
Hawallans,' and half a dozen other star
acts. V There will be the usual Sunday
uEiiuimiuitci iuuo.y. inia ending Dill
Is one worth witnessing as it ! irnm
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"The Wheel of Love."
George V. Hobart, in the new west
ern play, "The Wheel of Love," has sur
rounded his hero. Jack Hartley, with an
Interesting set of characters as are
not often seen behind th'e footlights.
The story is a. semi-western, semt-auto-mobile
love romance that carries lt
dramatis personao from Lake Hopat
cong, New Jersey to Rosebud Ranch,
Texas, stopping' at busy New York on
the way for a. bit of local color. Mr.
Gilmore is -delighted with his part and
the country is delighted with both him
and his newi play and there you are.
Both will be seen .at the Marquanv
unu)a lur one weea, opening on March I.
"No Mother to Guide Her."
Holden Bros. & Edwards, who have
presented many successes, stars and
plays, have i. organized an unusually
clever company for the presentation of
the big metropolitan success. "No
Mother to Guide Her," written by Lil
lian Mortimer- and headed by that
clever comedienne, Jeanette Carew.
Every woman who Is a lover of the
drama should see this famous play. It
will be at the Empire all week start,
lng next Sunday matinee, March 1.
LAY CLEMENT is an . amusing man to interview, because you feet
the minute you see him and he nods grandly in the general direction
, of where you may be standing that ypu are but one of ten thousand.
. .' You arc a unit, but an extremely unimportant onet v He has dealt
with us in job 16ts for the past thirty years. ; ll ' .
" He hasn't played "Sam Houston" "and Bsronj Hohenstaufen In "The
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ixew dominion, ana au.ine omcrs oi tncir scnooi lor.noioing, tie hS
imbibed, or rather Jias become saturated with their mannerisms, their views
of life, probably even to a certain extent with their ideals. He lives in their
atmosphere as much when he is in the lobby of the Portland hotel as when
he, is sniffing. the air of the green room.
Instinctively when you are talking to him you have the frightfully un-
II comfortable sensation that you aref standing in the reflection of the foot
' lights: that what he is saying is melnt for the larse and attentive audience'
1 behind you; that his gestures are carefully brought out for the crooer stave
S en,ect- At no time do you come ir actual contact with warm flesh and
Diooa.
He is used to us, so irritatingly used to us that his first remark is
' majestically to point the way to the nearest cafe where the waiters seem
a part of the settings and where the illusion is so perfectly carried out that
; your throat instinctively prepares for a dry "stage'1 drink. It really, is wet.
nowevcr, ana is paia mr, soiucwnai 10 your asionisnment, witn real money.
But when you finally settle yourself down into your orchestratchair
to see and listen you are given a good performance. Not at all a personal
performance, mind you, there is nothing in it that will tend to make von
at all egotistical, but nevertheless an entertaining one.
For instance, Mr. Clement has his own r&as on writing plays. As he'
has had considerable success in that direction these ideas may prove inter
esting. He advises all prospective playwrights to study architecture thor
oughly. Take a course, in a technical school if you can. Anyway study
it and learn thoroughly the principles of the art. Then, if you. still must
write plays, go to work at them, but keep in mind all the time what you
learned on architecture. . y
For instance, you have been taught that you must not build your
structure around a fine piece of ornamentation. You must build your
house nrst and add the ornament afterward, loo many playwrights, he
says, conceive some brilliant situation and build their play 'around it.
It is sure 'to be a botch.
Also, pick out your characters, think about them, live with them, but
whatever you do, don't write about them. Let them grow and attain ma
ture years in your imagination. Wait until they say what they want, not
what you want them to. Let them be entirely distinct individuals, with
wills and personalities of their own. Then when they have reached the
point where you have no control over them at all sit down and let them
speak and act and live and die through your pen.
Mr. Clement didn't add that most playwrights have evidently taken
their preparatory course in a carpenter's shop, not an architect's studio.
Jrle has grown charitable with the years.
Versatility is rare on the stage, even as it is rare in all walks of life,
Mansfield was heavy in comedy. Henry Irving seldom attempted a light
role. Nat Goodwin as Shylock converted sympathy into unforgiving rage.
We weep copious tears at the thought of Eddy Foy attempting to undo
poor old melancholy Hamlet.
This very quality of rarity then makes versatility doubly dear when
4 is occasionally unearthed. And to our contemporary in things dra
matic, Baker's players, we owe a debt of gratitude for disclosing the fact
that one of the 'Baker company is not only versatile, but something more.
She is marvelous. The. nine muses are at her feet. '. . ;
That she is mistress of the art of Thalia her industrious work iontf
since convinced the most unbelieving. A certain infectious, irresistible,'
inimitable, joyous enthusiasm carries her audience off its feet and to her
own. That is well, of course, but a dozen actresses have done the same
thing a score have made people laugh with similar amusing mannerisms
and a hundred have called forth smiles by the laugh in their own eyes.
Terpsichore is the twin sister of Thalia, they are the most intimately
related of all' the nine, so when it is said that Terpsichore, too, has lent
her art to Maribel Seymour those who have had the pleasure of seeing her
dance and hearing her sing will comprehend that as yet there is no cause
for the stretching of credulity.
TOOK HUSBAND'S PULPIT
Rev. Mrs. Varney Successful as Pas
tor of Michigan Church.
-The Rev. Mrs. Mecca Varney Is the
Sastor of Christ church. Paw Paw,
lchlgan and is said to have Increased
the membershiu one third sine takln
charge last October. Last summer the
Rev. Dr. Charles E. Varney, with his
wife, the Rev. Mrs. Mecca Varney, was
spending the summer at Eael Tlcn
when he was invited to fill the nuinit nf
Christ church. When the time came for
Dr. Varney to resume his lecture work
his wife was asked to become pastor of
the church. f.S
She began the work October 1. A
rally day was held the first Sunday is
the year and revealed the fact that the
church is growing with amasing rapid
ity, the Sunday school has the laraest
attendance in its history and the Junior
ana nnsiian unaeavor societies are, tne
oesi in ine county,
At Christmas one of the nresenta
given to Mrs. Varney for the church was
a bouquet made of white paper floweia
with dollar bills for J eaves. It renre
sented the contribution of one Sunday
school; class .and amounted to just 127.
Other classes presented sunUa though
smaller bouquets. --
But Euterpe also! Can it be possible that she who presides over lyric
poetry joins her lovely sisters in smiling upon this most fortunate of
maidens! Does she number among her costumes a riding habit with which
she dares mount Pegasus and drink from the fountain of Hyppocrenel
Yes, it would seem so. unfortunately we have heard far too little of
the sweet music of her oaten pipe. 'Tis but the sweetest grass of Helicon
that tempts her winged steed. But now and then, in the course of the
week's work, comes some lift in the lute'of happiness that finds its ex
pression in song. Such as, for instance, fathered, or should we say mothered,
the following favorite stanza:
"I tell you when the captain goes
It's a sorry day for us;
It means a lot of woes,
It means a chance to cuss,
It means the whole blame day starts wrong,
The dickens is to pay, f
And right is wrong and good is bad
When Geo. L. B 's away."
This sentiment well begun, the youthful Sapho goes on to exolain ia
further detail that:
'The theatre don't seem the same "J ,,
(The audience don't care) 'i' r J
They don't know we gaze over them '' ,
To see if HE is there; ' l
And when that tall form don't loom up,
The acting in the play .'
Just lack's a certain something
When Geo. L. B-r-'s away."
There's something about the swinging, reiteration of the final line, the
touch of a busy commercial life comminRiinK with the arts lent bv the ab
breviated Geo., the element of mystery contained in the "B ," that makes
one hurry on to the third and last: . - "
"You long to know, that he is there;
You don't care if he's mad; v
You don't care if he calls you all,
And tells you thines are bad:
You know he'll tell you when they're right, .
And when he smiles well, say
We miss him like his mother does,'
When Geo. L. B's away." .
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We do not wish to pass criticism upon noro haggle over any piece ol
creative work, but we suggest that perhaps Miss Seymour has chosen too
somber a subject for the bright little paper to which her effort Was con
tributed. Why does she look back to old, unhappy, faroff things? Mr.
B . hasn't been away since his trip south. Why refer Jo other, sadder
seasons? v y ' .
But at the same time we .must rnot let that incident blind us to an ap
preciation of her success in embracing Euterpe, Erato, Polyhymnia, in
cluding just a hint of Melpomene all in three'eight-line stanzas. The first
four lines are distinctly lyric. And surely Erato can claim as her own that
line:
"We mis him like his mother1 does,"
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while to none other, than Polyhymnia herself, she who has the prescience
ot sacred poetty, can be assigned that fervid bit: V
- "To see if HE is there." .. . . '
The muse oi tragedy, of course, is always hovering near; you can hear
the rustle of her ominous draperies and , catch a glimpse of the shadow
cast by .her closely xlasped : mask of terror. $ But think how Melpomene
wourd have exulted had. $liss Barney contributed the 36 lines to the Players!
But Jet's take up the most cheerful aspect, Qf;the poem, the great thing
Eerhaps that will cause it to stand with the works of the poets, not of the
lood-boilinsr. . trouble-stirrina "type .represented, bv. Bvron and Swinhnm
and Heine, but. rather of that safer, saner,' domestic, class of which Tenny
son, Whittier and Longfellow as well as . Miss Seymour are the represen
tatives. This is that.it reflects such an unusual, but highly desirable sym
pathy between employer and employes. Here is a band of toilers that can
not do without the master. When that tall form don't loom up they: jiist
can't act at all." -But when HE smiles but we'll be breaking into poetry
ourselves here in a minute or two and that's no part of a critic's duties.
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