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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY , MORNING, ', APRIL 5, 1008. ;:;ArV:-;; ir .V 1 -y. r ia ". , w . . v,' .-' . .w .5 '. - ' f .- . .'.4 5 PaTcC CL)nh6etA-Mjro' 4''- PROMISES MADE BY" THE PRESS AGENTS u .a ,v m m JT W :U lit III I : V V .. fMSl 11.-5 c ;r UjZi r k --: It''' i icicle V ?;;:.-, i . V rf --A )fW?Spf ASi -' LJ1 1 ' J' " . L"! . .. .1 1 "''J- 11 .T.. 1 1 V.Ti-Un U '? I . V.' 'f' ii f HI .JlMTa SETA J I I 1 I rTTfr JO ilNl IS ri v. 1 I ' la woalthy San Francisco bachelor of le lw ' :. :. -(vrf,.'.-.-.v-.r ..;- ';. '''.)' ;i -', ''''- . !'::. 'viVik.. ;"; & :';) ,;..' j i Mrs.' Patrick Campbell at Hcilig. Mm. .Patrick Campbell, supported bj her own London company, from her own theatre, the Royalty, In London, England, cornea to the IlelUg theatre for a -two nights' engagement, com- , menclnlt Monday night. During her en gagement here she will present her two nest Known plays, "Tne tsecona Mrs. Tanqueray," Monday evening and Tues day evening ino .notorious jots, mu smlth." As the stellar figure in these two Plnero plays, Mrs. Campbell has achieved a notable success. She Is ' called the greatest "Tanqueray." Surely no on -has ever so graphically pictured this capricious Woman as Mrs. Camp bell. Her Paula Tanqueray Is played witn ail tne Intensity of repressed emo tion. Most Tanqueray. It has been said, have been emotional females who were allowed full freedom of passionate out bursts whenever the mood came on, but Mrs. Campbell's "Paula" is constrained and' her tempestuous feelings are de scribed with a quiet, but none the less vivia, painrumess. Ana so it is wun her Agnes Ebbsmith. Seldom does Mrs. Campbell allow her voice to rise above . tne ordinary tone, and tne general aia . logue has the effect of a mere conversa tional flow. But the heart Is there. There la no denying that Tanqueray is mostly soul; Ebbsmith mostly heart. Both women want to do the right thing, but they take different paths to achieve the same results. Seats are now selling at theatre for both nights. "Brewter' Millions" at Heilig. , In securing the Cohan and Harris comedians presenting Brewster's Mill ions" and announced to appear at the Heilig theatre for four nights, begin ning next Wednesday, April 8, with a special-price Saturday matinee. Mana ger Heilig figured this one of the ban ner shows of the season. No play in re rent years created a bigger sensation or ( turned mora talk among theatre-goers than "Brewster's Millions" on its ini tial production at the New Amsterdam t heatre. New York city, where It ran to capacity houses for over one year. It Is taken from the novel of George Parr MeCutcheon and dramatized by Wlnchell Smith and Byron Ongley. The plot Is new and original, having money for a basis, a young man is left $1,009, (m) by a deceased grandfather, and on receipt of this- money gets word that an eccentrlo uncle left him $7,000,000, which he la to receive at the end of the vear en that conditions: that h does not pr,ness $1 and owna nothing but the clothe en hia )lt:; " ':iv. The many complications that arise, nnd ludicrous situations ' which take i 'lace cause no end of laughter, which flows from start to finish; but the big sensation and possmiy me pesi ever ai- .niiied In any play Is the great yacht cetie in full view or tne audience, xnis (lasterplece or stagecrail is seen' toas jiir about in mid-ocean, and with such iHiisao erreets mat me audience ac unily imagines at times they are on i, lifsrh seaa instead or nareiy seated a tiiatre. luff name ot vonsn niiq an engagement of three weeks commenc ing with the matinee this afternoon at 2:15. "Fantana," the musical comedy which made a fortune for the flhutwrt brothers and Jeff De'Angellis and which me oia ban Francisco Opera company gave for three nights at the Marquam Grand last season, will be the opening Ulil. With the exception of Teddy Webb, the dumpling comedian, now fully re covered from his Illness, Daphne Pol lard, that diminutive comedienne. Eu gene Wiener, the pleasing tenor, Amy Leicester, Frank Bertrand, Al Wilder and Joseph Miller the company is prac-, ucauy new. urace walser, who Is the soprano of the reorganized San Fran- 'clsco Opera company, has a splendid record as a musical comedy woman; her voice, a dramatic soprano, Is a remarkably good one and she Is as tal ented as she Is pretty. Wallace Brown low, a baritone who has earned the distinction of being one of the very best In his particular line and who played the principal baritone part in Klaw and Erlanger s "Duchess of Dantsig, and sang Serareant Bob Trivett. th baritone lead to Schumann-Heink's Lena in Amoves Lottery," as well as a score oi otner successes: Georgia Campbell, a sprigntiy sounrette with a voice Joseph Miller, that remarkably fine actor and stage director; Frank Bert rand, character comedian, round out splendid ensemble. The chorus is all that could be de sired, the feminine portion being com Welland Btrong, a man with one foot In the grave, William Dills; Ben Gay, a wealthy San Francisco bachelor of the Union club, William Gleason; Rash lulgh Gay, nephew of Ben Gay. of the Bohemian club. Donald Bowles; Nor man Blood, chum of Raslilelgh, of the Bohemian club, William Wolbert; Willie Grow, proposed at the Bohemian club, Howard Russell; Noah Heap, waiter at the Riche restaurant, James Glea son; Hoffman Price manager of Cliff House. Charles Lewis; Slavin Payne, a servant of Ben Gay. R. E. Bradbury: Turner Swift, who runs the Ice crusher, James Murnhy: Stlllman. Charles Wood: Tony Gay. nleceX of Ben Gay, Elsie Gar rett; Isanelle Dame, a friend of the Gays, Luclle Webster; Flirt, Mrs. Buy ers maid, Manoei Seymour; Mrs. Guyer, a widow from Chicago, not too strenuous on culture, but makes up for It ln"blff," Louise Kent. V. ' T maun '.'. '. .- i - , 'A;y ! JU .-rrrJ te s HPirirja 'i '.V 'f ...f-x'.n,l,i' V P 1Ae gr & usee l4$t' posed of comely young women who can ootn sing and dance and tne maie por tion strongs on voices. The production from a scenic standpoint, the first scene snowing the hotel and grounds at Dei Monte, the second act the exterior of the palace of Marauls Kioto, japan, and the last act the deck of the yacht Japonica represent the very best of the scenic artists' efforts. The costuming is beautiful in the extreme and there will be some gowns worn that will create a flutter amongst the feminine portion of the audience. All of the song hits have been retained and Webb has some new verses for the "Don't Go ' in the Lion's Cage number, in addition there will be some half dozen Interpolations. The regular matinees are given (Saturday. Urrls assures a first-class company of -putabie people and a production tnat nl be given la its entirety with all vnlc rnibeiiianmenta ana magnificent oKtumes. beat sale opens tomorrow at icatre. "Fantana" at the Marquam. Frank W. Ilealy wUl bring his r "cAnisra esnvgranciseo .. vpera. torn Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown." Life, laughter, merriment and musio will reign supreme at the Baker all this week starting this afternoon for an other of those unexcelled Hoyt plays. This time the great fun creator's "A Trip to Chinatown." will be the bill. All the Hoyt plays hold capacity rec ords at the Baker, for one ia presented about every six weeks, and they are such a change from the regular routine oi piays, ana so cleverly presented, teeming with life and action, comedy and wit. that they attract like bright sunshine. "A Trip to Chinatown" has not oeen seen Here in manv seasons and it is the one with the longest New Tork record or any play 668 consecutive performances, without a break. The play ia a travesty on. the famous "Bo- nemiar. lire or old Ban YYanclsco and offers great scope for that rare satire ana wit coupiea with broad rarce and some rather risque situations for which Charles H. Hoyt was so noted. The last act takes place In the historical old landmark. tne'Cliff House, and the en tire piece Is interspersed with liv-eiv specialties, song, cnorus and original conceptions from the brain of mi. Marl be I eeymour. wnose clever partici pation has had so much to do with the Immense success of these pieces with th RaJrer comnanv th nnt onr- Many or the songs are entirely of her own composition as -well th. beautiful and superbly costumed chorus numoers. Ibsen Matinees at the Baker, Next Wednesday and Thursday after noons, members of the Baker will ap pear In two special matinees, which will be the initial events of their kind In the history of the theatre. Theatre goers of all classes, as well as students of the famous Norwegian dramatist, Henrlck Ibsen, are attracted by these matinee performances of his master piece, Rosmersholm, nnd another un usual thing Is that they will be glyen at tne regular naKer matinee prices. "Rosmersholm" Is a great tragedy of numan lire, -it is a powerrul story and takes unlimited liberties with ordinary customs - and conventionalities, but teaches a lesson to all who will under stand that they will never forget. It la a classic, of course, and takes only six cnaracters to present, but these six persons must be ones who can -act. Miss Stoddard, the capable leading woman of the Baker company, has made the fam ous Norwegian writer a special study for several years, and has been closelv associated with some of the world's famous stars, gleaning from them many valuable suggestions and ideas. and her portrayal of the abnormal character of Rebecca West Is the result of most careful training, coupled with strong emotional powers and artistic temperament. The story of the play is too long to cover completely and will oe ert to De learned when presented Great interest has been expressed In tnese events at the Baker and the de mand for seats has been very heavy. ure wni onus roiiows: jonn Kos mer, ueorge Alison: Rebecca w..t Blanche Stoddard: Rector Kroll, Robert Homans; Ulric Brendel. Donald Bowles: Y.. . mn,A - a . . . . . ' njuiiirunwru, nowara Kussell Madame Helseth, Mlna Crolius Gleason DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. HEILIG Mrs. Patrick Campbell In repertoire, Monday night "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," Tuesday night "The Notorious Mrs. Ebb smith," Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, "Brewster's Mil lions." MARQUAM. San Francisco opera company in "Fantana" BAKER Resident stock company In Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown," Wednesday and Thursday matinees, Ibsen's "Rosmersholm." LYRIC "A Fried of the Family." Allen stock company. STAR French stock company in "A Texas Ranger." GRAND Vaudeville. PANT AGES Vaudeville. NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS. BAKER Resident stock company in "The Eternal City." MARQUAM San Francisco opera company. Teddy Webb, Comedian, San Francisco Opera Company, at the Marquam Grand Theatre All This Week. last concert of the Aeademla flancta Caecllia In Rome. Beethoven, Tschal kowsky and Wagner were the compos ers represented. Tyrone Power is later on this season or early next fall to be given an op portunity to appear as Macbeth. This has been his one big Shakespearean am- ouion ror many years, and Henry Miller has decided to make a production for him, In which rase EcHth Wynne Mat thlson may enact Lady Macbeth. ' In response to a cable message from Marc "Klaw Channlng Pollock has sailed for London to superintend re hearsals of "The Secret Orchard.'" which Is to be produced at Terry's thea tre next month. Faapie Ward will play the role of Joy. assurned In this country by Josephine Victor, "The College Widow" is to be pro duced In London under the manage ment of Henry W. SuvHge. The com pany expects to sail on March 30. Norman J. Norman is planning to bring to America the company of Si cilian actors that has been Interesting London for the past two months. Julia Marlowe took nossesslon of a new private car last week that Is said P be the finest In use In the country, he will use the ear durlna the re mainder of her tour. "Way Down East" Is to open in Lbn don on April IS, at the Aldwycli theatre, with the original cast and production. Joseph R. Grlsmer sailed last week to complete arrangements for flie opening. Madame Schumann-Helnk (Rapp) filed an application for naturalisation Rapers with the county clerk at Newark, lew Jersey, on March S. fhe took out her first papers In Cincinnati some time ago. V Revel le Urquhart, New Juvenile Man With the Allen Company at the Lyric. one of the great national suocesses and has played two engagements here at the Marquam and Heilig at the highest prices. Everybody remembers the delightful Serformanee In whioh Alice Johnson and eorge Barnum shone. Upon the release of the pieces for stock purposes Mana- 3cr ruioa ana uirector . Allen immi tstely opened negotiations for It and ineir errorts were crowned with suc cess. Like moat successful fumes !' deals with domestio misunderstandings and the complications are fast and fu rious. The cast Is such that the oompany will have unusual onnortunl ties to display their varied talents and wniie verna Felton. Revelle Urquhart, Forrest Seaburv and Mrs Allen will have the orlnclDal narta th nre nrn rAiil- ly no poor characters In the piece. The maiiiiKenieni has nwMnert nnnn n hAaiiti. rui production and something good in scenic Interiors may be looked for. "A Friend of the Family" will be a. rarn attraction, uo not delay securing seat In advance as there ia a heavv ilnmsnrt already. According to the custom there win do movinir nintures iwtwuon anti Some excellent Pat he films have been secured, which will add greatly to the interest oi tne penormancea. y to the Marquam Grand theatre for J The cast of characters la as follows: w The Grand. No program in months has had a better appe&rance than the vaudeville bill which Sullivan & Considlne ' are sending to the Grand for this week. The new bill starts tomorrow afternoon nd It will contain some of the best vaudeville acts In the country and a number of farhlllnr names will ho t., on the list. Walter E Parkins a. will appear In the screaming farce 'The Man From Macev's." Mr Purlin. the famous comedian who starred for ears -.n rne Man .From Mexico" and My Trlend From India." Thl la th first time he has been seen here since he was a star at the Marquam. Too Many Darlings" is a lively oom edy which will be offered by those purveyors of fun, Gardner and Maddern. Their act is so clever and amusing that It will be the special added attraction. Katherlne Nugent will present a sing ing and' comedy number. Miss Nugent was the original Flora Wiggins In "The college wtoow"; ana when she wa especial hits of the performance. Miss Nugent is a rare comedienne and her specialty Is reported as being a very hu morous affair. Golden and Hughes are a brace of cTimedy boomers and will have as their vehicle "Hlsereta's Visit to the City in tnis ine votinr woman will have a sort of Sis Hopkins part in which she Is considered the rival of Rose Melville. The only and original trolley car trio of eccentric acrobats will be on the list of many -features. This Is an act which has played the leading vaudeville thea tres of the country and has never failed to make irood. Bell and Wjmhhnm present "The Johnny and the Chorus Girl." Miss Washburn la the nnlv In dian in vaudeville singing songs In her native tongue. Fred G. Bauer will render the Illustrated ballad "What tha Roses Said to Me" and F. F. Montressa will flash new films. Today will be the last of the r resent bill, with You n tr Buffalo Maude Sutton & uo. ana other features. Bright Acts for Pantages. "If you want the theatre-going publio "to patronize you it is necessary to give them real values not one week but ev ery week," sMd-AIex Pantages, head of the big Pantages vaudeville circuit, In discussing the show business lately. And Mr. Pantages Is living up to his own advice, aa any and all who havo been attending the Portland house this year will freely, testify. The bill of the week just ending1 has been exceedingly good, but not any bet ter than the bill to come this ensuing week. It has been a bill of big acts. tne ttamer troupe or 14 -Tyrolean sing ers in an operetta "Life In the Alos.' being the most expensive feature ever presented by a local vaudeville house. The Blm Bom B-r-r-r trio in i their unique electrical musical act, has been coins- Diar aa nas Monanan. .tne pnenom enal skater, and all the others. Next weeav beginning Monday, another all-star aggregation will occupy the boards. There will be two features, the most notewortny peine tne appearance of Fredrik Makmurl the celebrated vio linist, , Makmurl waa billed - for two weeks ago, but waa suddenly taken ill, thus being unable to appear until this time. He is a player of rare ability and .invariably causes a liberal flow of tears from those affected by the mtUMc of a master hand. Carter and Waters In the new and merry comedy, 'The Wise Mr. Conn," la tne otner xeaiure ana ii is wormy one. here at tbst UeUSg jshe, ts. onwX tbtj.1btja!l& MlSIJC f COOEfitoU people. There Is many a hearty laugh In the act. Axtell and Heine have a novel com edy turn known as the "India rubber man and his acrobatic doae." it is an other vaudeville treat. Pauley and Hea- ley in a cameay singing ana dancing act are artists in their line. Rose Buach. the dainty soprano, will appeal to those wno enjoy good singing, cohan and Spencer contribute a liberal quantity of bright comedy. Jean Wilson will sing a haw lll...,..lAJ A i, . 1 . hot. iiiuaiiaiou euus uu, aa usual, me biograph will put up something new in tne way or motion pictures. - At the Star. "The Texas Ranger" is the attraction at the Star theatre for this week. The first performance will be the matinee this afternoon. Experience has taught that the Sunday crowds at the Star are larger than the accommodations so those who desire witnessing the per formances today should order the seats In advance. Use the telephone if de sired. The story tells of a young member of the Texas Rangers, a semi-cowboy organisation from which the Rough Riders of President Roosevelt were re cruited. The adventures of this hero among the hostile Indians and the renegade whites is thrilling and filled with excitement One of the- most startling climaxes ever conceived for a dramatic production la In one of the acts. Here the small garrison, hemmed in on all sides and maklnir a flvht against overwhelming odds of Indians, are about to be massacred. The daugh ter of the commander, rather than fall into the hands of the enemy entreats her father to kill her when the Indians begin scaling the stockade. Just as the father is aiming at his daughter's head to murder her and thus' save her honor. reinforcements arrive in charge of the "Captain Impudence" Matinee. If you want to see the Allen company In Its great performance of "Cantaln Impudence" at the Lyric, you have no time to spare. There will be Just two more performances, one this trurnnnn and nn. tnnitrhf rt ). V. . . . v. ki. of the week and you will enjoy It. Mov ing pictures. "The Eternal City." Hall Calne's Intensely dramatic crea tion "The Eternal City," will follow "A Trip to Chlnatowji" at the Baker, opening next Sunday matlnee April 12. The change Is so great that people won der how the two can possibly be so per fectly presented by the same company, but no one ever doubts the iii-i.a ,,r either of them. "The Eternal City" was vreseuieu at me fianer two years ago. j THEATRICAL NOTES. J hero. "The Texas Ranger" will call for an enlarged cast and many special scenic errccts. it is a piay ror tnose who love excltoment and Interest at the theatre. Matinees will be Sunday, Tuesday, inursaay ana oaiurasy. "A Friend, of the Family" at Lyric. It is with a preat deal of satisfaction that the-Lyrio management announces that it has made another - ten strike and secured . the stock . rights to that famous farce "A Friend of the Family." Rtf Jh9. ja4L.tew aeajana '.it has bpn Joseph Coyne is to be made a star next season by Charles Frohman, and will appear hero In "The Mollusk," a play which has been pn view In London for the past six months. Alexander Carlisle will be brought to this country as a Joint star. V a a a Notwithstanding the manv flatterln nuiictu 01 me i-nnce or fiisen in Paris, a new review is now under wbv iu replace ine 01a one. .Mature limner and May de Sousa made hits in "The rrince ana win be retained In the new review. Stella Hammersteln. daughter of n car Hammersteln, has been engaged for George M. Cohan's new nlav Th Van. aee rnnce. aiiss Hammersteln -has re cently returned from Europe, where she has been studying" music for the past year. Mlscha Elman, the young Russian violinist, whose first American tour originally scheduled for this season has been tiostponed till next venr will mota his New York debut at a Sunday night concert at the Manhattan Opera house early in December. At the sale of the late Richard Mans field's house furniture last week, Mary Garden paid $250 for five large chairs, three of which were elaborate throne chairs. .These and other objecta she purchased at the same , time she will use In fitting up a studio In New Tork. '-' ' Max Fiedler, the next ; conductor of the Boston Symphony orchestra, has been much in demand for special en gagements In various parts of Eurone this winter.- He recently conducted the The German version of J. M. Barrle'a "Little Minister" was produced at the Imperial Burg theatre in Vienna last Monday night It met with an excellent reception, and apparently was a great success. , It Is said that W. J. Locke, the author of "The Morals of Marcus" and '"lha Beloved Vagabond," Is writing a new flay for production in London during he oomlng summer, and that Mario Doro will play the part of the heroine. "Many are called, but few are chosen. '" says Geraldlne Farrar, "and real I v. If I spoke the truth as I fell It, I should say that unless one can be at the ton. it does not seem worth while the struggle, the self-sacrifice, the disappointments." www Mile. Laure Donalda. the French ac tress who made her appearance on the American stage last autumn with Mrs. Flake In "Leah Kleschna" and "Tess of the D'Urbervllles," has returned to Paris. She has decided to retire from the stage and devote herself to literary and Journalistic work In' the French capital. a a a Madame Calve, who sailed for Eu rope last week, took with her the manu script of Mrs. Flske's one-act tragedy, "A Light From St. Agnes," with a view to Its submission to a prominent French composer for an opera for her use. Madame Calve was irreatlv imnressKd with Mrs. Fisk's nlav when she wit nessed It In English, and then expressed her desire to appear in it as opera. Mrs. Flake also has had a wish that in op eratic form "A Light From St. Agnes" should be used by Calve, and the read ing of the play served to strengthen Cal ve's belief In its remarkable values for opera. In fact, she classes it as arama with "cavaiieria Rustlcana. a Roberto Bracco, the noted Italian dramatist, who has translated "A Light From St. Agnes" Into Italian, and who controls the rights of the play, for Italv, has also recognized Its operatic valuer, and had Puccini In mind as a composer of the music for it. It transpires, how ever, that much as this composer might desire to write the -music, he will be un able to do so In time to suit the wish of Madame Calve, who puposes to ap pear It in abroad as well as In this country next season. Puccini, It seenin. has engagements that will Involve all of his available time now for several years, and so Madame Calve plans to seek a 'composer In Paris. WHAT YALE HEN EAT. They Average 029 rounds of Meat a Day for One Thing Some statistics have been published by the Yale Dining club to show what the 1,068 members of that organization who eat at the Yale commons manage to get away wuh In the line of food. In a week, lor instance, 6,600 pounds of meat, 900 dozen eggs and 5.100 rolls and loaves of bread disappear down the Yale throat The dai.v consumption is about like this: Nine hundred and twenty-nine pounds of meat, subdivided into 2AR pounds . of roast beef, '84 pounds of poultry. 144 pounds of lamb 143 noundsi of pork and 72 pounds of steak; 100 loaves of bread. 1,200 rolls, 60 pounds of oatmeal, 1,200 quarts-of milk, 120' auarts of cream. 120 pounds of thl butter and a like amount for cooking gurposes, and from three to . four unches of bananas, as well as 20 bush. ,els of potatoes. ; Two hundred gallons of soup Is pre pared dally for two meals. 8everai years ago, when the club had 1,050 members, the figures showed an equal preference for meat but not so decided a anlng toward eggs. Otherwise the ltems( were proportionately; the same. .